A weekend of rain and wind is the stuff of nightmares for any outdoor event organiser, but according to Tara Toomey from Seasons of New England, it can also create a bit of magic.
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Posted inAustralia Votes 2025, Muswellbrook, New England Electorate
What do Upper Hunter residents think of Our Barnaby?
With a change of electoral boundaries, the Hunter Valley centre of Muswellbrook Shire has now changed from the federal electorate of Hunter to New England.
Posted inArmidale, Roads and Infrastructure
Bridging the past and future: work begins on new bridge
Work is due to begin on the replacement of Armidale’s historic Albion Park Suspension Bridge. The bridge has been closed since 2023 due to flood and white ant damage.
Posted inFire, Local News
Fire season wraps up but some restrictions in New England stay
The 2024-25 fire season is officially over for most of New South Wales, with restrictions extended in parts of the New England due to ongoing elevated fire risk.
Posted inFlood, Weather, Wee Waa
Most roads to Wee Waa closed due to flooding
Wee Waa is effectively isolated as forewarned as floodwaters make their way through the area following rainfall totals from the last week near 200ml.
Posted inArmidale, Education
Armidale students to add extra wave to Coffs Ocean Swim
There will be no lane-ropes or black lines to follow, but an intrepid team of swimmers from The Armidale School are ready to tackle the two-kilometre Coffs Ocean Swim
Posted inIndigenous, Legal, Tamworth
Four decades of questions over teen’s train track death
A friend of an Indigenous teenager whose body was found on train tracks near Tamworth 37 years ago has denied any involvement in his mysterious death.
Posted inLiverpool Plains Shire, Local politics
New GM for Liverpool Plains is a familiar face
Liverpool Plains Shire Council has announced a former leadership executive, Cian Middleton, will return to LPSC as its new General Manager.
Posted inFlood, Local News
Flooding in Gunnedah, Narrabri, and Wee Waa with other areas on alert
An increasing number of localities on the Macintyre, Gwydir and Namoi rivers are under flood advice, with the warning for Wee Waa updated this morning to ‘prepare to isolate’.
Posted inHealth, Local News
BreastScreen campaign targets underscreened women
With almost 900 women in the New England expected to be diagnosed with breast cancer this year, now is the time to book in a free, life-saving breast screen.