2+ hour, 50+ min ago  (600+ words) Despite the World Cup match playing in his office, Daniel Mookhey is more comfortable trying to balance his state's budget than a soccer ball. The NSW treasurer will be delivering his fourth budget for the nation's largest state economy on…...

20+ hour, 51+ min ago  (426+ words) New England Times Police have charged six people with a combined 14 alleged offences following a three-day operation targeting domestic and family violence across the New England region. Operation Shield ran from Tuesday 16 June to Thursday 18 June, conducted by officers from…...

23+ hour, 7+ min ago  (670+ words) Three years after varroa mite first crossed into hives near Narrabri and Tamworth, the parasite has become a permanent part of farming life in the New England. National horticulture and bee industry leaders are now urging growers to budget for…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (700+ words) Glen Innes Severn Mayor Margot Davis has called for major changes to the draft New England North West Strategic Regional Integrated Transport Plan (SRITP), arguing transport investment should help generate economic opportunity and regional growth rather than simply respond to…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (343+ words) The owner of a quarry in the Uralla Shire has been ordered to pay $190, 000 after extracting gravel at up to four times the legal limit without an Environment Protection Licence. David Patrick Carlon operated the unlicensed quarry at Balala, west…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (400+ words) A family-owned poultry farm at Somerton has secured a $500, 000 grant through the latest round of the Coles Nurture Fund to trial an innovative water storage system aimed at improving water security and reducing losses from evaporation. Wintergreen Farm is the…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago  (1239+ words) Mc Lean Care will move to an externally provided allied health model across all of its residential aged care sites from Tuesday, 1 July, with chief executive Jill Davidson saying the change will give residents better access to face-to-face services like…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago  (196+ words) A 16-year-old boy has been charged after police found him riding a motorbike with an unregistered, loaded, homemade firearm in his possession, along a Narrabri road on Saturday night. Traffic and Highway Patrol officers were conducting a vehicle stop on…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (364+ words) A community group working to build an independent political voice for the New England region is hosting a free online event tonight, featuring one of the architects of Australia's most celebrated grassroots election campaigns. Voices of New England has invited…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (260+ words) A new weekly club for young digital creators is launching at Armidale Library next month, giving teenagers and young adults access to a professional-grade studio, expert mentoring and a community of like-minded people " all for free. The club will cover…...