After more than a year of community pressure, a roundabout will be built at the Valla Beach Road and Giinagay Way intersection to address ongoing safety concerns and reduce the risk of further crashes.
Roads and Infrastructure
Posted inFeature, Local News, News, Roads and Infrastructure
Major road safety boost: Transforming hundreds of kilometres of regional roads and extending their life by decades
The State Government is investing $37.5 million to transform more than 470 kilometres of state-managed roads across the regions.
Posted inRegional Development, Roads and Infrastructure
Regional Cities NSW calls for $350 million freight investment
Regional Cities New South Wales has taken its case for a $350 million investment to fix the state’s freight chokepoints.
Posted inNews, Roads and Infrastructure
Coonabarabran flagged for new bushfire resilience program
A new program to boost the bushfire resilience of critical transport corridors by supporting Aboriginal cultural landscape management has been launched at four sites across regional New South Wales. Coonabarabran roads get the nod for the North West.
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Narromine to Narrabri Inland Rail Project receives Government Approval
Another step forward for Inland Rail with the Narromine to Narrabri (N2N) project receiving environmental approval from the Australian Government. It is welcomed news after a long delay for local communities.
Posted inNews, Public Transport, Roads and Infrastructure
Armidale and Uralla to benefit from better bus network
A revamped bus network, which includes the introduction of seven-day-a-week connections between UNE and Armidale station, is set to roll out from Monday 11 December.
Posted inFederal Politics, News, Politics, Roads and Infrastructure
Coulton confused about mobile black spot funding
Nationals’ Mark Coulton has claimed that Labor skewed mobile phone black spot funding to their electorates, but it appears the Member for Parkes may have got his programs mixed up.
Posted inInvestigation, Local News, Local politics, News, Politics, Roads and Infrastructure
Our Roads part 2: Can we fix it? Yes we can.
In the second part of our investigative series, we look at whether our councils have enough staff and plant to fix the extensive damage to our roads.
Posted inInvestigation, Local News, Local politics, News, NSW Politics, Politics, Roads and Infrastructure
Our Roads: A New England Times Investigation
In this three part series, the New England Times is having a deeper look at the state of our region’s roads: the repairs needed, whether our councils have the workforce and equipment they need, and whether the hundreds of millions on offer is enough.
Posted inLocal News, News, Roads and Infrastructure, Tenterfield, Tenterfield Shire
Tenterfield Taxis hang up their plates
Due to family health issues and rising costs Tenterfield Taxis will cease trading on March 31, unless someone buys the business.