Armidale Regional Councillors last week voted 6 – 2 in favour of allocating funds towards preliminary works for the New England Rail Trail.The New England Rail Trail is a proposed 103-kilometre walking and cycling path along the disused Great Northern Railway between Armidale and Glen Innes. Supporters say the trail would boost tourism and local economies, while opponents argue it would dest...

Trees on farms deliver shade, cooler paddocks, soil protection, biodiversity and potential new income – but adoption in Australian grazing country is still low.Michael Taylor, a sixth-generation...

Armidale Regional Council (ARC) has announced the launch of the Rainwater Tank Rebate Program, an initiative designed to promote sustainable water use and reduce reliance on mains water supply. ARC sa...

The Guyra MuseumA public meeting chaired by Councillor Joe George was held at the Guyra Shire Council Chambers on 7th November 1986.From this meeting The Guyra and District Historical Society was form...

The Guyra community is invited to come together for a meaningful morning of generosity, connection, and coffee at the Bags and Beans for Dignity event on Saturday, 16th November from 10am at Harvest C...

Last week, students were thrilled to welcome Healthy Harold and the Life Education van to our school. Educator Kira delivered engaging and age-appropriate learning activities across all year groups, p...

Our week of golf is done and dusted and what a huge success. Averaging just under 50 players each day, our numbers were a little down on what was expected but most visitors complimented us on our friendly club and picturesque course - thank you green keepers.  There are so many people to thank, I don’t think there were too many vets, either men or ladies that didn’t help in some w...

Junior cricket kicked off this week with a strong performance and a big home-ground win to launch the season.Guyra batted first and had a shaky start, losing a few early wickets before Billy Cox (4 ru...

Twilight SoccerTwilight soccer has commenced for both Seniors and Juniors. Hopefully everyone is having a bit of fun and we are very grateful for the level of support shown. In the senior competition ...

Eli McGinty first laced up his boots at age six with the Guyra United Soccer Club “Caspers”. In 2023, at just 13, he transitioned to the Northern Inland Rangers, a regional Premier Youth L...

Before I get started on the weekend’s golf I must begin with apologising to our major sponsors Elders. I mentioned them only once as we were running through presentations quickly to give time fo...

The Super Spuds are full throttle towards 2026 after last week’s annual general meeting. The club elected a committee to be led by new president John Atkin.Joining him on the executive will...