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Jamie Chaffey

Posted inEnergy, New England, North Coast Surrounds, Politics

All headline, no policy: Nationals Net Zero alternative raises questions

by RK CrosbyNovember 7, 2025November 7, 2025

Locals warn the Nationals move to drop Net Zero risks higher power bills and more pressure on productive farmland.

Posted inLocal News, News

Get ready for the Get Ready & Resilience Expo

by News DeskSeptember 17, 2025

Emergencies and disasters such as the 2021-22 floods show time and again that the way to build resilience is to work together and to be prepared. Now Gunnedah is bringing some help to our doorstep.

Posted inEducation, Local News, News

Celebrating 10 years of the 1000 Books Before School Program

by News DeskSeptember 17, 2025

Did you read a book to your kid(s) before bed tonight? If not, its time to start. The 1000 Books Before School is a program that has spread across the country – from the city streets of Sydney to the beaches of the Gold Coast and the Tasmanian town of Wynyard. And it started in Gunnedah.

Posted inCrime, Local News, News, NSW Politics, Politics, Social issues and services

Regional crime inquiry gets green light

by News DeskSeptember 17, 2025

National Party politicians have been congratulating each other on the establishment of a new inquiry into community safety and crime in regional NSW this week.

Posted inInvestigation, Local News, News, NSW Politics, Politics, Roads and Infrastructure

New England roads mostly ‘not safe’; beyond ‘maintenance’

by RK CrosbyAugust 24, 2025

There is a growing sense that regional NSW needs a fundamental rethink of how roads are funded and managed.

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