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Dry and chilly conditions have made it difficult to rise early on some of June's mornings, but wonderous scenes greet those with the wherewithal to rise

More winter wonderlands on the way as dry June comes to frigid finish

Anna Falkenmire

ROAD TOLL: Inspector Kelly Wixx manages the Peel Highway Patrol unit covering the Oxley and New England districts. Photo: Peter Hardin

A deadly year on the region's roads has left families torn apart, friends shattered, communities broken and emergency service workers confronted and drained.

'One life lost is one too many': road toll leaves families torn apart

Mayor Rob Banham today advised that the councillors had unanimously decided to dismiss Mr Bennett from his position as general manager, effective immediately.

Glen Innes council sacks its general manager

ADJOURNED: A security officer assigned to MP Barnaby Joyce, pictured, was allegedly threatened during a roadside incident earlier this year. Photo: Peter Hardin, file

Videos, transcripts and statements will make up part of the evidence against a man accused of threatening the federal police officer protecting Barnaby Joyce during the federal election campaign.

Videos to make up evidence in Joyce security threat case

CULTURE: The street march has previously been part of A Day in the Dale, which will still be held in September, while the march is held on July 7 during NAIDOC Week. Picture: Madeline Link, file.

The Armidale region will be buzzing with cultural activities next week for NAIDOC Week.

Armidale encouraged to 'show up' for street march next week

Tess Kelly

MORE THAN THANKS: Uralla Central School principal Michael Rathborne. Photo: Gareth Gardner

Public and Catholic school teachers walked off the job together for 'historic' joint strike action over better pay and working conditions.

'The system is breaking': Public and Catholic teachers strike in joint action

Cheer on our regional athletes | In...

Leave your messages of support for athletes from regional Australia competing in the Commonwealth Games.

Cheer on our regional athletes | Interactive

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Vincent Lacoste and Benjamin Voisin in Lost Illusions. Picture: Palace Cinema

An irreverent, playful tone is one of this film's many pleasures.

Period piece steeped in modernity

Woody Harrelson and Kevin Hart in The Man From Toronto. Picture: Netflix

Kevin Hart is back after being cancelled by the internet, headlining a big-budget Netflix film.

A harmless way to kill an evening

Adam Sandler and Maria Botto in Hustle. Picture: Netflix

That mumbling patter that Sandler made his comedic schtick is still here, but toned right down and underneath a huge bushy beard.

Adam Sandler shines in rags-to-riches basketball drama Hustle

Ryhia Dank's winning poster entry is very personal. Picture: NAIDOC Week

NAIDOC Week poster winner Ryhia Dank sends powerful message of country

UNLIKELY LADS: Matt Mason, Tommy O'Dell and Johnny Took, of DMA'S, will release their fourth album later this year.

"It's funny when people go, 'you're changing'."

DMA'S getting back to where they once belonged

Man Vs Bee showcases the best in Rowan Atkinson, confirming he can deliver as brilliantly as he did with Mr Bean. Picture: Netflix

Man Vs Bee showcases the best in Atkinson, confirming he can deliver as brilliantly as he did with Mr Bean, and is still at the top of his game.

Man Vs Bee showcases the best in Atkinson

BETTER HEALTH: Regional support services are calling on bulk billing options to be expanded to help those who are struggling to find affordable healthcare options. Picture: FILE

A man in his 60s who couldn't walk but was turned away from the hospital, a family looking for help after their child hurt their hand. Regional support services are seeing higher presentations of complex health needs.

'Bulk up bulk billing': Support services on frontline as healthcare options become unaffordable

Wing general manager Simon Rossi says battery powered drones are a green, faster and more affordable way to make deliveries. Photo: Supplied

Wing isn't in the business of delivering coffee and banh mi, it's in the business of developing drone technology and infrastructure.

Drone delivery is about more than just flying takeout

Constable Zachary Rolfe has pleaded not guilty to the shooting murder of Kumanjayi Walker.

Video of Kumanjayi shooting shown to jury

Vet staff in Kiama with little alpaca 'Sunny'. Picture:Supplied

Kiama baby alpaca needs life-saving leg amputation

I even have my own Hellfire Club t-shirt as worn here by characters, Mike and Dustin. Picture: Netflix

If you often find yourself looking back fondly on the shows of your youth, then this one is for you.

There are 'Stranger Things' to be obsessed with

How can you safely perform a RAT on your child at home and help them to engage in the process?

Go low, go slow: how to rapid antigen test your kid for COVID as school returns

EMPTY SHELVES: Leah Davidson, of Amcal Award Pharmacy, Albury, and other Border pharmacists are seeing more and more customers trying to buy up cold and flu medicine this winter, leading to shortages. Picture: MARK JESSER

NSW/Victoria Border region chemists fear panic buying rush of cold, flu medicine

First it was a rush on toilet paper, now it's cold and flu medicine

Are you ready for back to school? Photo: FILE

As we approach the start of the first school term of the year in NSW, some parents are confused about the rules and expectations surrounding their child's return to school.

Masks, tests and more: Back to school in the Armidale region explained

A movement control order has been issued following the recent detection of the varroa mite in NSW. Picture: File

Queensland authorities have issued restrictions with the aim of protecting the bee industry.

Qld authorities issue restrictions as varroa mite threatens bee industry

A survey of the nation's leading economists shows a forecast rise in interest rates and inflation. Picture: Shutterstock

The Conversation's 2022-23 forecasting survey predicts an increase in the Reserve Bank's cash rate.

Sky-high mortgages, 7.1% inflation, and a 20% chance of recession. How the Conversation's panel sees the year ahead

Check out the video of this globally recognised wetland on the lower EP which is held in private ownership, and is the market.

Share your own private lake with prying eyes from all over the world

Stuart McKenzie catches an eastern brown snake found under a couch.

Snake-catching professional shares his top tip on how best to avoid eastern brown snakes.

Sofas, scales and playgrounds: The places brown snakes are caught

ROAD TO RECOVERY: Carlyle man Mick Humphreys, with wife Jenny and dog, Lila, is pushing for governments to act on delivering vaccines. Pictures: JAMES WILTSHIRE

'I was the one telling my wife and my family to be inside before four-o-clock.'

'The mozzies were that bad:' Survivor of virus in a call for action

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Driving rain continues to drench NSW with residents in one southwest Sydney suburb told to evacuate.

Rain ramps up Sydney flood evacuations

Former Victorian emergency services minister and Labor MP Jane Garrett has died at the age of 49.

Victorian MP Jane Garrett dies aged 49

NSW Police have charged a 26-year-old man in connection with a fatal stabbing in Wollongong.

Murder charge after Wollongong stabbing

Detectives escort Lee to the city watch house on November 8, 1949. Picture: File

On March 25 1950, after a long and dramatic trial in the Supreme Court, the three were found guilty of murder and sentenced to death.

Poverty, petty crime and prostitution: How Jean Lee became the last woman hanged

Former Australian PM Kevin Rudd is working to prevent future Russia-Ukraine style aggression.

Kevin Rudd joins Ukraine advisory group

COST OF FESTIVAL: Preparations for the Tamworth Country Music Festival made over a dozen people homeless, before the historic event was postponed on Friday, according to local homeless services. Photo: file

"It's not the moteliers fault. They've always done what they've done. Right at the moment we have a major issue in the housing sector, full stop."

TCMF 'made people homeless', as new date drives up April motel rates

Boosting the blue: Four new police officers were welcomed to the region on their first day on duty last week. Photo: Supplied

New recruits hit the ground running

LET DOWN: Australian Dental Association NSW president Dr Michael Jonas. Photo: Peter Hardin

Oral health care is expected to decline in regional and rural areas with dentists frustrated the bush is being left behind.

Worry erupts over concerns rural oral health has been forgotten

ARRESTED: The car crashed through a golf club fence after a dramatic pursuit last May. Photo: NSW Police

The court heard the offence of discharging a firearm with the intent to resist arrest was "not terribly common" and the major issue was how long Booby would be ordered to remain behind bars.

'Significant' sentence expected after shots fired at police in chase

MOVING ON: The Page family, Bill and Evelyn (pictured) and son Robert, have been at the helm of the motel for many years. Photo: Peter Hardin

A family owned motel in the heart of Tamworth has been snapped up by a Sydney-based investor for a "record-breaking" price of more than $18 million.

Tamworth motel sold to Sydney investor in 'record' $18 million deal

Tresillian Family Care Centre CEO Rob Mills, left, Inverell Tresillian 2U provider Kirsty Wall, Tresillian Armidale Manager Trudie Laffan and Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall, right, inspecting the newly established facility on Armidales Rusden Street.

An innovative early parenting service will soon offer increased face-to-face services to families in the Armidale and Inverell districts.

New England service helping navigate life with a new baby

DOING GOOD: Kaso Elias, Jehan Darwesh and Melissa van Leeuwen were honoured for their work helping refugees access and understand healthcare. Photo: Supplied

Ezidi refugees resettled in Armidale are learning to navigate Australia's health care processes with a little help.

Ezidi refugees learn to navigate tricky health care process in Armidale

RESENTENCE: The Crown appeal was upheld. Photo: File

A body piercer who sexually assaulted a teenage girl and a young woman while running his business in Armidale will spend an extra two years behind bars after the prosecution slammed his sentence as "plainly unjust".

Body piercer's 'unjust' jail time upped by two years for sex assaults

Dam Designs: Member for the Northern Tablelands, Adam Marshall, inspects the dam wall, which will be raised over six metres. Photo: Supplied.

Malpas Dam has received $27 million to undergo an expansion to secure water in times of extreme drought, but Uralla Mayor Robert Bell has his eye on recycled water too.

$27m for Malpas but more needs to be done: Mayor

RECOGNITION: Primary Health Care Network (PHN) mental health and suicide prevention commissioning coordinator Fran Groves with HealthWISE care navigator Melissa van Leeuwen, PHN integrated health officer Ellen Meinel and HealthWISE interpreters Jehan Darwesh and Kaso Elias at Friday night's awards ceremony. Picture: Supplied

A program working to connect Armidale's Ezidi community with health care services has been recognised for its innovation and leadership.

Armidale health program wins award for work with Ezidi community

DIVORCE: Chair of the Tamworth branch of NSW Nationals, Ian Coxhead, voted for the motion to split up the Hunter New England Local Health District. Photo: Peter Hardin, file

A campaign to split up the Hunter New England Health district has gained more momentum, after members of the NSW Nationals Party voted to adopt the break-up as party policy, on Friday.

Nationals Party members vote for Hunter New England Health divorce

Big winter ahead: Dr David Durrheim has warned that influenza and COVID-19 are co-circulating, and is urging people to be vaccinated for both. Photo: Simone De Peak

It's the news we're all sick of hearing - COVID cases and hospitalisations are on the rise once again. But this time the flu and other respiratory illnesses are too. Here's what you can do.

Respiratory sicknesses blowing out as new COVID strain takes over

Police at the scene in Phillip after Glenn Walewicz, inset, was shot dead. Pictures: Sitthixay Ditthavong, Supplied

The 19-year-old, from Glen Innes, is accused of being an accessory after the fact to the murder of Glenn Walewicz.

Extradited teen charged with accessory to murder after sixth shooting arrest

TOTAL CONTROL: Armidale writer Bridget Van der Eyk with her first novel '10 dates'. Picture: supplied.

"The book will be available to purchase in paperback and ebook formats worldwide on the Amazon online platform."