Tag: Sydney
In good company
A collaboration between Australia’s premier theatre company and young Armidale performers has the potential to unearth a classic coming of age tale that just...
Spectacular student
Nicholas Kelly, newly-elected Arts Captain for Armidale High School, has found the last few weeks “pretty unreal” as he finds himself a featured...
Catholic Cathedral’s Centenary this weekend
This weekend will be the actual centenary of the blessing and opening of Armidale’s Catholic Cathedral. The magnificent building is one of the city’s...
Power of social media topic at Digital Enterprise breakfast
The topical subject of social media attracted a large crowd to the third instalment of the Digital Enterprise Program breakfast series seminars held last...
Countrylink train services resume
A welcome sound returned to Armidale last week, with the Countrylink Xplorer train service rattling into Armidale after a lengthy interruption to the service...
Flights too expensive
Earlier this year, on returning to Sydney from overseas without an ongoing booking to Armidale, I was asked to pay $459 for a one-way...
Historian to ‘revisit the frontier’ in public lecture
In a free public lecture at the University of New England, a visiting historian will examine the “frontier” life of her own forebears on...
Duval’s top minds win regional final
On Sunday, August 28, Duval High School’s Tournament of Minds Team won the NSW North West Regional Final of the Language Literature Discipline.
The team:...
Bike ride to raise funds for Children’s Hospital
Lifecyclists is a group of Armidale mountain bikers who are set to embark on a ride from Sydney to Armidale to raise money for...
Forced adoption apology broadcast locally
The NSW Government will issue an official apology for past forced adoption practices on Thursday, September 20, at 10.30am in the Legislative Assembly.
Arrangements are...
Two national awards for local embroiderer
Armidale embroiderer Judy Wilford has won two awards at The Australian Society of Miniature Art (NSW) Inc National Awards exhibition held annually at the...
Creating kitchen gardens
Food growing in schools was the focus for 30 New England teachers at Thalgarrah Environmental Education Centre in Armidale last Thursday, when they took...
