With the holiday season just around the corner, New Englanders are being urged to stay vigilant as scammers ramp up to Christmas.
Social issues and services
Posted inAged Care, Tenterfield
Tenterfield Care opens 28 new Aged Care beds
28 new aged care beds at Tenterfield Care’s Haddington Aged Care Community were opened yesterday, marking a significant milestone for the service that was in dire straits a year ago.
Posted inCrime, Gunnedah
Thief with a green thumb leaves nursery owner seeing red
A nursery in Gunnedah has been at the centre of a number of repeat offences from someone who apparently knows their plants.
Posted inInvestigation, Social issues and services
Poverty surge in the New England: Part 3
Systematic upheaval, on a social, economic and political scale, is required to address our current poverty crisis. But it’s not as complex as that sounds.
Posted inInvestigation, Social issues and services
Poverty surge in the New England: Part 2
Several leading voices have gone on record raising their concerns and observations about why poverty is rising in the region, with housing – or lack of it – topping the list of concerns.
Posted inArmidale, Glen Innes, Moree, Social issues and services, Tamworth, Uralla
The Welcome Experience rolls out across the region
The magic of the Attract Connect Stay program that has transformed Glen Innes is now spreading out across the New England.
Posted inInvestigation, Social issues and services
Poverty surge in the New England: Part 1
Data and reports from those who work in the sector indicate the New England region is facing an escalating crisis of poverty and economic disadvantage.
Posted inCrime, General News, Moree
Police appeal for information after armed robbery in Moree
Police are appealing for information following an armed robbery at a service station near the Moree Airport.
Posted inDomestic Violence, Tamworth
New England families and children’s services leaders meet with NSW Minister
New England family and child services leaders played a key role in a roundtable this week with NSW Minister for Families and Communities Kate Washington.
Posted inDisability, Tamworth
Community support for children with disability in Tamworth
Aruma’s new home in Tamworth is creating more opportunities for local children with disability and those showing signs of developmental delay.