News Releases
Mobile coverage boosted in Weabonga
29 Oct 2020
People living and travelling through the village of Weabonga will now have better phone service to make calls, browse the internet and stay connected with family and friends following the switch on of a new mobile service.
Read MoreWork underway on next stage of Mount Lindesay Road upgrade
29 Oct 2020
Work to deliver safer and more efficient journeys along Mount Lindesay Road is powering ahead, with the next two sections of the upgrade now underway at Legume East and Koreelah Creek with the final section at Big Hill in planning.
Read MoreGrant to help preserve Uralla's wartime history
28 Oct 2020
Uralla’s commitment to preserve Australia’s wartime heritage has been recognised with funding under the latest round of the Federal Government’s Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program.
Read MoreUralla luncheon for Veterans Health Week
27 Oct 2020
VETERANS and their families in Uralla are being encouraged to get socially connected this Veterans’ Health Week.
Read MoreJoyce welcomes Tamworth’s chickpea breeding program
23 Oct 2020
Member for New England, Barnaby Joyce, has welcomed the announcement of a national chickpea breeding program to be based in Tamworth.
Read MoreGrant applications now open for tech-savvy men's sheds
23 Oct 2020
Men’s Sheds negotiating the new era of social distancing and remote learning can apply for Australian Government grants to help ease the transition into the digital age.
Read MoreApplications opening for bushfire recovery fund in the New England
21 Oct 2020
Applications will open soon for a $250 million program to fund Bushfire Local Economic Recovery projects across New South Wales, including in the New England.
Read MoreOne-stop shop for drought, rural support in the Upper Hunter
19 Oct 2020
The Australian Government is holding ‘one stop shops’ in Scone, Merriwa and Coolah this week to support locals impacted by drought.
Read MoreJoyce fights for representation for rural Australia
19 Oct 2020
Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce said maintaining a Regional Australia seat in the NT is a victory in the fight toward adequate parliamentary representation in the bush.
Read MoreNew amenities block and playground for Wollomombi village
16 Oct 2020
Community facilities in Wollomombi will receive a $240,000 upgrade as part of Armidale Regional Council’s redirection of funding from the State and Federal governments to the surrounding villages.
Read MoreWorld war service an honour for 96-year-old Agnes Richardson
14 Oct 2020
Member for New England, Barnaby Joyce, has awarded veterans in Tamworth with commemorative medallions to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War.
Read MoreSun protection upgrade complete at Peel High
14 Oct 2020
Peel High School students can look forward to a little more respite from the looming summer heat following upgrades to the school’s outdoor area.
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