1+ hour, 27+ min ago   (500+ words) Asthma Australia is calling on New England women to pay closer attention to their breathing, as the charity’s national Asthma Week campaign turns its focus to women’s health from Monday, 1 September to Sunday, 7 September. This year’s theme, “she needs to…...

7+ hour, 50+ min ago   (405+ words) Australia’s peak farming and bird conservation groups say a $145 million federal funding boost for the country’s bird flu response falls well short of what is needed, as the virus continues to spread through native wildlife. Invasive Species Council policy manager…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (840+ words) Older residents across the region who rely on home care have been given four more years of certainty, after the Federal Government extended the Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP) to 30 June 2029. But Uralla Shire Mayor Robert Bell says the extension…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (432+ words) Internationally recognised soil health and regenerative farming educator Graeme Sait will return to the New England in September to deliver a four-day Nutrition Farming workshop in Guyra. Hosted by Guyra Landcare Network, the Spring into Nutrition Farming workshop will run…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (552+ words) Construction has begun on a new $1.2 million pest insect research laboratory in Tamworth aimed at strengthening NSW’s ability to manage insecticide resistance and emerging agricultural pests. The purpose-built facility will support research into pests affecting cotton, grains, horticulture and dairy…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (361+ words) Adults with asthma from anywhere in Australia are being invited to help trial a new digital model of care designed to make day-to-day management easier, no matter where they live. University of Newcastle Senior Research Fellow Dr Dennis Thomas said…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (309+ words) A free health check that takes just ten minutes could catch a serious condition before it becomes an emergency, when the Men’s Health Education Rotary Van visits Uralla on Wednesday, 2 September. The custom built van, known as mherv, will be…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (277+ words) Motorists and residents near Armidale and Uralla are being warned to expect smoke this weekend, with the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) planning an 800 hectare hazard reduction burn in the Oxley Wild Rivers National Park. The burn is…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (468+ words) Hunter New England Local Health District has hired a round of new doctors for Armidale and Inverell hospitals, with 12 senior medical professionals appointed, though the district still has some way to go to address long term staff shortages in the…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (584+ words) The State Government has established a permanent command centre to coordinate the management of peak hospital demand during winter, providing real-time oversight of patient flow across the state’s health system. The Health System Operations Command Centre brings together System Flow…...