An Extraordinary General Meeting of Moree Plains Shire Council has seen Councillor Kelly James being evicted from the meeting, and ended with the announcement that General Manager Kelvin Tytherleigh will be leaving the role in a matter of weeks.
RK Crosby
Posted inEditorial, Regional
An apology to the voters of the Northern Tablelands
If we had called Brendan Moylan out sooner, pushed back harder, then perhaps he would not have put that statement out today.
Posted inNew England Times Engage Poll
New England Times Poll: New England says Yes, but it’s close
The New England Times polled 562 locals on The Voice and 53% say they intend to vote Yes in next week’s referendum.
Posted inEditorial, Regional, Solutions
Let’s start pulling the Armidale Secondary College problem apart so we can work towards solutions
**Content warning** Cliques, gaslighting, corruption, construction issues, incompetence, system failure. It’s a heavy list of issues causing so much pain at ASC.
Posted inEditorial, Political, Regional
Disrespect of Widders shows need for The Voice
There is really something quite extraordinary about the collusion between Armidale Regional Council members to vote down a motion to recognise Indigenous owners of the land on signs as you enter the LGA.
Posted inNew England Times Engage Poll
New England Times Poll #5: the election result
This week’s New England Times poll is about what you think of the New South Wales election result and how you feel about a Labor government.
Posted inNew England Times Engage Poll
New England Times Poll: locals most concerned about stealing as crime stats reveal dire situation in Moree
Less than a third of New Englanders trusted police to deal with local crime, while the latest crime stats reveal Moree is one of the worst crime hot spots in the state.
Posted inRegional
Dear Armidale, we need to have a chat about the cliques…
New England Times Publisher RK Crosby says Armidale is a very cliquey town, and we all need to fight that for Armidale to thrive.
Posted inNew England Times Engage Poll
New England Times Poll #4 – Crime
This week’s New England Times Poll is about Crime – poll closes on Friday.
Posted inNew England Times Engage Poll
New England Times Poll: Health, Economy on the minds of New England voters
As voters head to the polls this week the New England Times Poll has revealed that health and the economy are on the minds of local voters… and not education.