Bob Holland has started a new magazine to combat loneliness in seniors.
February 2023
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New England Times Weekly Poll: Bank Branches
Take part in our new weekly poll! This week we’re asking how you feel about bank branch closures.
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Protecting our rare and precious island gem
Minister for Environment and Water Tanya Plibersek explains the Government’s plan to strengthen national conservation of Macquarie Island, by placing all the Australian waters surrounding it under marine park protection.
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The origin and bigger picture of the New England Times
New England Times Publisher RK Crosby says the launch of the digital publication today is just the first step of a broader strategy to help revitalise the region.
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Don’t let the door hit you on the way out.
Member for Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall says no one in our region will miss outgoing Hunter New England Health CEO Michael DiRienzo.
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The rural GP on the verge of extinction: urgent medical attention required
Member for Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall warns the rural GP has become an endangered species and extinction is imminent unless State and Federal governments work together, and the Single Employer Model is implemented… before it’s too late.
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Should regional executives be measured by city standards?
Armidale is a small town: everyone knows each other and people talk. So should we be judging our executives by city standards?
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Train needed to cut food prices, access medical appointments
Deni McKenzie, Armidale | The cost of groceries etc. is rising due to trucks being unable to cross flooded plains. Should there be rail linking all the towns on all rail lines around NSW, then the price of goods would come down.At present people, isolated by not having a train, can’t travel for medical appointments […]
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Trains being forgotten
Anthony Canvin, Armidale | Apart from health, which is being well aired and on which topic Mr. Marshall is leading the charge, transport by train is a forgotten, or at best, a least canvassed topic. Mr. Marshall and the Council do not appear interested in passenger train travel. They ought to be. Are they not […]
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Politics preventing Armidale from being a rural healthcare leader
Geetha Ranmuthugala, Armidale | There are many factors contributing to the GP and primary healthcare situation that Armidale is currently experiencing. The outdated Medicare model, siloed healthcare system, together with decisions made by the University of New England (UNE) and the Armidale Council are all, in some way or the other, responsible for the plight […]