Tag: New England
Lobby takes off
By JO HARRISON
APPLYING for funding in round five of the Regional Development Australia Fund (RDAF) is on the agenda for Guyra Mayor Hans Heitbrink,...
UNE and Costa sign up
A MEMORANDUM of understanding was signed between horticultural company Costa Group and the University of New England last week, with the primary intention to...
No sign of school’s NBN
PARENTS of students at Duval High School have expressed their frustration at the NSW Government’s failure to connect Duval High School to the NBN...
Junior tennis players compete in PSSA state champs
The 2013 NSW PSSA Tennis State Championships were held last week in Albury showcasing junior talent in the New England.
A squad of 10 North...
Furry fun for a million paws
THE RSPCA’s annual Million Paws Walk will be held this Sunday 19 May at the Armidale Creeklands.
The walk starts at 10am but registrations for...
Council referendum
A REFERENDUM to financially recognise Local Government in the Constitution will be conducted in conjunction with the Federal Election on September 14.
Independent Member for...
High-tech cancer care
THE Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Stephen Conroy last week announced that a $1.55 million program to deliver additional care to...
Priest’s extra 64 charges
A FORMER Catholic priest has been charged with an additional 64 offences last Wednesday, 8 May in Armidale Local Court, bringing the total number...
Praise for fireys
SOME of the New England area’s most experienced and well-seasoned firefighters were applauded recently for helping protect their local communities from the impact of...
UNE hosts Bhutanese
A DELEGATION of 15 Australia Awards Fellows from the Royal University of Bhutan visited the University of New England last week to take part...
Media exposed to woolly thinking
By JO HARRISON
TOP Australian superfine wool growing properties in New England hosted 120 journalists last week, introducing them to the complexities of growing the...
Loss of a colourful character
By GARY FRY
ARMIDALE has lost one of its best-known green thumbs.
Graham Thomas Hillard (known as ’Tom’) passed away at the age of 70, after...
