The Armidale Express
Friday, 8 December 2023
Coo-ee for volunteers, float and stallholders at next year's autumn festival
Contact Armidale Regional Council if you would like to sit on the Autumn Festival committee, or enter a float in the parade.
All sewn up | Embroidery exhibition stitches together the natural world
Judy Wilford's daughters Meg and Naomi with some of the treasures collected over their mothers life which make up part of the collection in the exhibition A Stitch In Time.
Weekender
Rain doesn't dampen fairy festival spirits in Uralla
Heath Forsyth
Young fairies getting ready for the annual fairy festival in Uralla , photo Dave Robinson
Our Future
Social Co. House to bring business, creatives together in co-working space
Staff Writers
Moree council general manager Kelvin Tytherleigh, UNE vice chancellor Chris Moran, MP Adan Marshall, councillor Susannah Pearse, co-founder and co-CEO's of Social Co House Jacob Collier and Tyler Macey and MP Mark Coulton. Picture supplied.
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Whoops! Live anchor caught flipping the bird
Anna Houlahan • 50m ago
Maryam Moshiri gets serious. Picture via BBC News
Regional NSW could ease Sydney's housing pressures
Jessica Coates • 43m ago
Generic housing at Bella Vista housing development.
Second alleged killer arrested in Irma Palasics bashing murder cold case
Hannah Neale • 1hr ago
A second man was arrested in relation to the alleged murder of Irma Palasics. Picture AFP
Region's domestic violence orders plateau, down from COVID peak
Newsroom
Tamworth LGA recorded 911 domestic AVOs per 100,000 people in July 2022 to June 2023. Picture from file
Education
Bushfires, floods, COVID, family deaths did not stop this UNE student
Jo Taylor, insert, will be among hundreds of students graduating at the University of New England (UNE) from December 5 to 7, 2023. Pictures supplied
Rachel Gray
What's on
See what's on in the local region
See events in the Armidale area.
Newsroom
Get Framed Armidale and the Gallery is hosting a wreath making class.
Storms possible as New England swelters through heatwave
Lightning and storms are possible across the New England on Thursday as the region swelters through heatwave conditions. File photo.
Staff Writers
UNE students, academics welcome extension of e-scooter travel zone
Students Jenna Chapman, Isaac Sutton and Rachel Smith ride the e-scooters on campus at UNE.
Animal shelter closes after outbreak of parvovirus, shortage of vaccines
Lydia Roberts
Armidale Companion Animal Shelter has been disinfected after a case of parvovirus.
Our History
The future of our past: UNE archives and heritage centre off to a flyer
Heath Forsyth
Archives and collections advisor at the UNE Archives and Heritage centre, Julie McCarthy with one of thousands of extraordinary historical documents relevent to the New England region.
New dam set to provide '40 years' of water security to regional town
Walcha council's mayor Eric Noakes, director of infrastructure and development Al Butler, general manager Phil Hood, Member for Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall, and Member for New England Barnaby Joyce at the new Walcha dam. Picture supplied
Jonathan Hawes
Car Expert
Hundreds of vintage cars, bikes registered at annual gathering
Heath Forsyth
Lyndon Hardman with a 1909 Talbot Model 4T 25 HP

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King Charles first Australian coins in circulation
MP Andrew Leigh with King Charles' coin portrait. Picture via Andrew Leigh
Anna Houlahan
'Justice never sleeps': $500,000 reward in murder of disabled woman
Anna Houlahan
Tanya Lee Glover and the wall of a Brisbane apartment where her body was found. Pictures via QLD Police
Updated
Severe Tropical Cyclone Jasper intensifies north of Australia
Anna McGuinness
The Bureau's forecast track map for Severe Tropical Cyclone Jasper as of 11am AEST on December 7. Picture by the Bureau of Meteorology
Who was Charlotte Taylor? Sleuths solving kitchen bench gravestone mystery
Isabel Bird
Who was Charlotte Taylor: A 1934 gravestone was discovered in a kitchen bench during a home renovation in Tasmania. Picture: Paul Scambler
Liam Neeson action sequel to film in small Aussie town
Anna McGuinness
Liam Neeson is starring in the sequel to ICE ROAD, filming in Walhalla in January 2024. Picture by AAP Image
Sport
Junior athletes shine in the field and on the track at Zone championships
Emily Waite, Alexandra Robson and Imogen Holmes
Top weight recovers from shaky start to win the Armidale Cup
Ellen Dunger
Savvy Lad lunges at the line in Sunday's Armidale Cup.
Father time not catching up with this pair yet
Connections after Father Rick after winning the Ladbrokes Million Dollar Chase. Picture supplied
Row erupts over AFL, cricket team relocation project
Laine Clark
The government unveiled an artist's impression of the showgrounds stadium during the Gabba rebuild. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)
Matildas, 2000 water polo team win Don, Dawn awards
Roger Vaughan
The Matildas, who reached the World Cup semis, have won Sport Australia Hall Of Fame's Don award. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

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Australia's most expensive and cheapest streets revealed
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Former Australia cricket captain Ricky Ponting paid $20.75 million for a six-bedroom home on Linlithgow Avenue, one of the country's most expensive streets. Pic: supplied
Jen Melocco
What do you do when your chicks have grown and flown the nest?
Steve Evans
Rachel Lane and Noel Whittaker. Picture by Elesa Kurtz
Why Australian home prices continue to rise despite rate increases
Jen Melocco
People have been sitting on their hands and been unwilling to put their home up for sale as interest rates rise says Ray White Commercial Head of Research, Vanessa Rader.
The regional areas with 40pc-plus property price growth
House prices in the Kiama LGA, in the NSW Illawarra region, were up 39.5 per cent in the year ending October. Picture: Shutterstock
Jack Needham
Sneak peek: Inside the beach house tipped to break the Byron Bay record
Jen Melocco
The home is tipped to break the Byron Bay record of $37 million. Pic: Supplied
See inside the Byron Bay house Carrie Bickmore is selling
Jen Melocco
The Byron Bay home is made for outdoor entertaining and summer living. Picture: Supplied
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Get Framed Armidale and the Gallery is hosting a wreath making class.
See events in the Armidale area.
Newsroom
What's on
New date for prestigious Packsaddle exhibition
Staff Reporters
Packsaddlers from left Merran Pearson, Moira Lloyd, Sue Fisher, Liz Fulloon, Michelle Schouten and Alison Wright with some of the art work will be on display and for sale during Packsaddle 2023.
What's on
Human Rights Commission president to deliver local lecture
Act to ensure all Australians' human rights respected: Rosalind Croucher
Lydia Roberts
Human Rights Commission President Rosalind Croucher will address Sanctuary members on September 14, arguing for the need for a Human Rights Act.
What's on
Move over Chelsea flower show: New England Garden Festival set to shine
Garden enthusiasts are expected to flock to the event which is the first of its kind in Northern NSW.
Heath Forsyth
New England Garden Festival committee members Ian Lloyd, Nellie Hayes and Lou Forsythe are looking forward to the inaugural event.
Review
See this local drama: Fun female perspective on relationships
Director Penny Dalgleish has created a lovely engaging performance that works on several levels.
Benjamin Thorn
See this local drama: Fun female perspective on relationships

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Completely devastating | Victims, rescuers recall Armidale tornado at anniversary breakfast
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Armidale Regional Council Mayor Sam Coupland recalls the terrifying time when the tornado hit the family's home.
Tragedy brings community together in mourning for family who lost three children in 'horrific' plane crash
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Family grieves deaths of three children and grandfather after tragic plane crash
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Emergency services at the scene of a fatal light plane crash north of Canberra which killed three children from Armidale. Picture supplied by Lukas Coch for AAP PHOTOS
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Regional NSW could ease Sydney's housing pressures
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The ghosts of education ministers past are haunting Jason Clare
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Disability advocate Ann-Mason Furmage. Picture supplied
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