Armidale Regional Council (Draft) Strategic Plan for the Next 20 Years
This plan is on public display until 19th March for public comment. The mayor is holding public consultation sessions in Armidale, Guyra, Ben Lomond etc. The ideas and plans included in this plan should concern residents and rate payers as this will determine the future direction of the way the council will proceed to make…
Renewable Energy Zones and Impact on Communities
New England is a REZ designated as a State Significant Project by the NSW govrnment. Many solar,wind,hydro projects are being either established or developed by domestic and foreign companies in this region and elsewhere as per the government gudelines. However community opposition to some projects is growing and yesterday there was an organsied protest in…
Debate in NSW Parliament – Community Petition Seeking Passenger Trains
It is a rare event for the New England Community to collect signatures for a petition to the parliament on an issue affecting them and submit to the parliament expecting our elected representatives to do the right thing. This has been the case in relation to the petition signed by 10740 residents of the region and…
End Of 2023 Christmas-New Year Season
People in New England are slowly getting back to the normal rhythms of life after spending another festive season even though it was marked by unusual heat and some rain in between. The time was not ideal as our television screens were full of disturbing reports of the war in Gaza -still going on- and the…
Looking Forward-Looking Backward
2023-2024 We are about to say good bye to 2023 an year that was full of events andmeasures that impacted on our lives one way or another. Fires and floods arecommon events as are budgets and announcements. International events such aswars and market fluctuations increasing our cost of living were also at play. Overall,the year is ending with…
End of Year Celebrations Begin!
We are approaching the end of 2023 and there is a celebration in the Armidale Mall this evening corresponding with the lighting of new Christmas tree. Guyra celebration is on Friday evening. After the recent fires and hardships, people in Tenterfield are also gearing up for the festive season. Many are doing it tough in…
NSW Government and its Regional Policies
When we visit Sydney for family, medical or business reasons we realise how much we are missing out in the regions in terms of infrastructure facilities-be they in health, education, public transport, services, industries or government expenditure in general. Though we dislike the rat race (Sydney siders also hate this and some find alternatives like…
Handing a Community Petition to MP Adam Marshall
Media release Friday, 20th October, 2023 Media Release A crowd gathered at Armidale Railway Station at 11.00am today to celebrate the successful completion of a petition to the NSW legislative Assembly seeking the restoration of passenger train services from Armidale to Queensland on the Main North railway line. Representatives of local councils and the Trains…
Draught Conditions Continue
Most areas in New England experienced draught conditions this week. Temperatures rose to 30+ degrees. Grass is dry and no rain. However, we are blessed with wind. We are experiencing dry and hot weather similar to what we usually get in the summer in the middle of spring as predicted by the weather bureau. Landowners…
Israel-Palestine Conflict
Failure of Global Powers to Bring the Parties Together and Find a Solution Last week we saw the escalation of this conflict again after the Hamas fighters entered Israel from the southern Gaza border and attacked civilians on October 7th. They killed many Israeli civilians(some foreigners as well) and took over 200 hostages. It was…
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