Gwydir Shire farmer Martin Murray has called out the unfairness of only 11 local government areas being included in the recently announced Farms of the Future grant program.
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Changes to boundaries of Northern Tablelands and Tamworth for upcoming election
As the state election nears, residents in the Liverpool Plains and Walcha areas will be starting to realise they’re not in the same electorate anymore.
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Our roads part 3: it’s all about the money
As impressive as the $500m announcement was, the reality is that’s no guarantee that will be the amount spent on fixing our flood damaged roads. In this final part of our series, we look at how the money works.
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Domestic violence hot election topic as parties seek to be Government for Sydney
Pre-election claims and counter claims are coming out of Sydney thick and fast, and it’s hard to miss that both parties have decided domestic violence is a key issue for the poll that is now just 48 days away.
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$500m for flood affected roads; over $20m for the region
The NSW Government announced an extra $500 million in funding for repairs to flood affected roads, at least $20.85m of which will go to councils in the Northern Tablelands electorate.
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Pothole blitz and major road repairs for New England
The NSW Government has announcing a fast-tracked pothole blitz across regional New South Wales, and committed to major works on the New England Highway, Oxley Highway, and Waterfall Way.
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New England roads mostly ‘not safe’; beyond ‘maintenance’
There is a growing sense that regional NSW needs a fundamental rethink of how roads are funded and managed.
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New England snubbed in DV program expansion
Just days after a New England Times investigation detailed the lack of DV offender programs in the region, the NSW Government has an announced a significant expansion… to anywhere but here.
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Moree Plains voting issues bigger than Toomelah
As we continue our investigation into what went wrong on election day in Toomelah, we found every single booth in the Moree Plains Shire Council election, as well as postal votes, had issues in the count.
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Regional roads to get boost in NSW budget next Tuesday
The NSW Government has announced they will prioritise spending on regional roads with more than $700 million in new funding to upgrade and maintain regional roads in next Tuesday’s budget.