“I picked a good city!”: Car trouble creates an unexpected connection
Kim's car overheated, resulting in her stopping in Armidale, connecting with some lovely people, and making it her home.
Following her heart to Narrabri
Daisy Lamb followed Farmer Todd to Narrabri, but the town has won her heart too.
Called to the home she didn’t know was home
With names like Handebo, Monckton, Curtis, Godley, Molloy, Carter and Beezley dominating her family tree, Deborah has moved home. She just didn't know it at the time.
Inverell is food for the soul
Fred believes this rural community, cradled within the hills and paddocks of the New England, has captured his heart, and satisfies his soul.
Two-step move away from Sydney and floods ends in Armidale
Christine and her daughter were part of the mass exodus from Sydney during the pandemic, relocating to the Northern Rivers at the end of 2020, just in time for the floods.
“I won’t go back”: bouncing back to the New England
Paul McLachlan's path has been a bit of a boomerang, but he finds his home back in the New England the only place he’d like to be.
Ticks all the boxes: Making Glen Innes a forever home
When cinema buff and avid volunteer Jennifer Body and her husband decided to leave Gin Gin in Queensland, they wanted to make this move their last. They chose Glen Innes.
The grass is always greener: Why we’re writing stories about people who have moved to the New England
Our New England communities are undergoing a profound change, so in this investigative series, we're finding out from our new arrivals what brought them here and how they're finding their new homes.
“The decision of our lives”: Specialist obstetrician thrives in Tamworth
A highly skilled obstetrician, gynaecologist, and laparoscopic surgeon, Dr Blake Knapman is very much a local, and happy to have been able to return home after two decades away.
Small towns, hard water, old pipes, and no data: a recipe for hiding water quality issues
Aging infrastructure is a significant issue in many of our tiny communities, particularly those with hard water. Part 2 of our investigation into poor water quality in the New England.