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Barnaby Joyce has been selected by the National Party to run again in the Federal Election for the seat of New England.  He had only one challenger in the pre-selection vote...

Singleton Council is turning a bad story into a positive one, and a show of community spirit. After vandals completely destroyed the amenities at Allan Bull Reserve on 24 April, Booth...

For the first and only time in it's 90-year history, the Kayuga Rural Fire Brigade will get a fire station.  The NSW Government has put $650,000 in the bank for the...

The first steps in the closure of the Liddell Power Station are starting.  Energy giant AGL announced in August 2019 after an independent assessment, that the first unit at Liddell will close...

There are officially 13 candidates in the Upper Hunter by-election.  The Electoral Commission did the ballot draw in Singleton this morning ahead of pre-polling starting next week and the election on...

Police are reappealing for information after the 2019 bushfire in the Nundle State Forest.  Emergency services were called to the large-scale bushfire on Sunday 27 October 2019, about 60km southwest of Tamworth. The...

Police want to speak with witnesses after a crash at Rutherford yesterday.  Police say that a bicycle rider was travelling east on Arthur Street at about 2:30pm when it collided with a...

There's more funding for rural financial counselling services for the New England electorate.  New England MP Barnaby Joyce announced that there will be 10 services getting funding across the country including...