Local News
03 Sep 10 | TWO former Armidale residents are leading a Sydney campaign to raise money for muscular dystrophy, a cause close to their hearts.
03 Sep 10 | Mikayla Glover’s ability to scrutinise ethical considerations and exhaustive knowledge of the world of science have earned her a trip to Perth during the Christmas holidays.
03 Sep 10 | ALISON Mackay is looking for readers who might be able to throw some light on this photograph.
03 Sep 10 | PEOPLE have been discovered clearing timber for firewood from land marked ‘Significant Roadside Environment Area’, unaware of, or not willing to recognise, the ecological damage they are causing.
03 Sep 10 | A man will appear in court after being charged with numerous drug offences in the New England region.
01 Sep 10 | THE NINTH annual Armidale Westpac Rescue Helicopter Ball at the weekend broke a number of records - most importantly, on the fundraising front, with well in excess of $30,000 tallied for the life saving service.
01 Sep 10 | Armidale Dumaresq Council (ADC) is encouraging residents to acquaint themselves with their city by taking advantage of the free Armidale Heritage Tour that leaves each morning from the Visitor Information Centre (VIC).
01 Sep 10 | WHAT was supposed to be a routine canyoning expedition turned into an almost fatal outing for University of New England staffer Brendan Heywood (pictured) in 2007.
01 Sep 10 | ALL kids are cute - even when they’re naughty - and now we’re out to find the most adorable in the district.
01 Sep 10 | THE Miss Country Girl modelling competition hits Armidale this weekend - and princesses from around the north of the State will strut their stuff at Centro shopping centre.
30 Aug 10 | MIKE Logan, chair of the Cotton Research and Development Corporation, will be the keynote speaker at the 2010 Robb College Rural Focus Dinner, to be held tomorrow.
30 Aug 10 | THE ARTS in Concert performances get underway at Lazenby Hall this week and to see what they can lead to, one needs to look no further than the walls of the Department of Education’s Armidale office in Rusden St.
30 Aug 10 | ONE of the oldest community radio stations in Australia, TUNE! FM at the University of New England, has begun broadcasting from new studios that will enhance the station’s capacity to serve its university and Armidale communities.
30 Aug 10 | The benefits of responsible fiscal management are starting to pay dividends for Armidale Dumaresq Council, with the annual financial accounts showing an improved cash position and reduced debt.
27 Aug 10 | THE 20TH New England Exhibition Poultry Association (NEEPA) Annual Show attracted almost 800 entries from about 50 exhibitors, who travelled across a radius of more than 500kms.
27 Aug 10 | In the lead up to Wattle Day on September 1, a botanist working for the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) has discovered a new species of wattle growing in a grassland in northern NSW.
27 Aug 10 | Uralla resident Chris Pyros announced as a winner at the Regional Waste to Art Exhibition in the category of ‘Textiles and Wearable Art’.
27 Aug 10 | A MAN who had been on the run for two weeks after escaping a correctional facility at Glen Innes was arrested by police on Sunday night.
27 Aug 10 | MULTIPLE Guinness World Record holder Anthony Kelly and Duval High students have combined with schools across the nation to break the mark for the ‘Largest Interactive Weather Report’.
27 Aug 10 | TONY Windsor, Bob Katter and Rob Oakeshott have issued Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Opposition leader Tony Abbott with letters requesting their compliance in seven ‘key areas’, as negotiations continue for the formation of a minority federal government.