Armidale Express

25/06/2024

In a massive win for young families a new childcare centre able to cater to almost 70 young children is set to open soon in Armidale

A NEW child care centre will open in Armidale at the end of July. TG's owners Gayle and...

24/06/2024

"It's very humbling to hold the seat. It's a big responsibility," Brendan Moylan says after a dominant election result on Saturday night.

Your full wrap-up from the Northern Tablelands 2024 by-election.

22/06/2024

Updated: Nationals candidate Brendan Moylan will be the Member Elect for Northern Tablelands. Half the votes have been counted and Mr Moylan's early lead extended overnight to almost 68 per cent of the first preference votes.

Nationals candidate for the seat of the Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan is likely to be a shoe-in to...

18/06/2024

An alleged repeat offender known for committing lewd acts in public has been arrested and charged and will face court in July.

A man has been charged with allegedly committing a number of sexual acts in public in the state's...

18/06/2024

Wicklow owner Wal Broun has cited the challenging economic landscape as the reason for the sudden closure of Armidale's oldest hotel. Other businesses on the site will remain open.

ARMIDALE'S oldest pub, the Wicklow, will close on Saturday June 22, owner Wal Broun has confirmed. "Economic conditions...

17/06/2024

The monthly meeting of the Skeptics in the Pub group had been advertised as being held at the Wicklow. However, the venue has changed and the meeting will be held in the sports bar of the Railway Hotel on Rusden Street on June 25 from 6pm.

17/06/2024

A new book inspiring kids to follow their dreams will go on sale next week and the best part is the author is local -

Black Mountain children's author, Bec Nanayakkara, is set to release her second children's book, The Book Star, a...

14/06/2024

Neville Joseph Koch, has been sentenced to five years in prison for the r**e of 21-year-old woman in 2022.

A Tenterfield man has been sentenced to five years in prison for the 2022 r**e of a 21-year-old...

13/06/2024

Meet birdman Steve Debus: "Most of my work on birds of prey is studying them in the field, specifically their biology and ecology, and conducting surveys for Northern Tablelands local land services in monitoring of the nest of threatened species."

Renewable energy's impact on New England's raptors

13/06/2024

AFTER 21 years in the Mall, Office Express owner Jonathan Roberts has called it a day and handed the reins to Armidale entrepreneur Ali Nadimi.

AFTER 21 years in the Mall, Office Express owner Jonathan Roberts has called it a day and handed...

11/06/2024

"Truth telling in terms of our national identity needs to be done to celebrate the good parts of our history, but also understand and reflect on the not so good parts," Keith Munro says of the 24th annual Myall Creek massacre memorial.

Around 500 people attended the Myall Creek memorial on Sunday between Inverell and Bingara. Each June the memorial...

05/06/2024

Armidale councillor and scientist Dr Dorothy Robinson has confirmed her candidacy runnning for the Greens in the Northern Tablelands by-election.

The Greens have announced Dr Dorothy Robinson, Armidale Regional Councillor, and former principal research scientist at the Department...

30/05/2024

Corey Selby's wife gave an emotional statement while holding a teddy bear containing the ashes of her husband who was shot dead last year, urging for better mental health support in the regions. "Those that loved Corey want change so that others don't have to feel like we feel," she said.

An inquest has heard that on January 19, 2023, Corey Selby approached Tenterfield Police Station with intent to...

29/05/2024

Cold Chisel cut their teeth as a band in Armidale and now they're coming back as a launch pad for their 50th anniversary tour in October -

And you won't have to wait forever.

28/05/2024

A group of students and community advocates held a pro-Palestine protest at the UNE on Sunday, but are waiting on an official response from the uni about requests for it to divest from Israel -

Around 20 protestors flew a large Palestinian flag at the University of New England, in Armidale, on Sunday,...

28/05/2024

What a huge effort by the Pathfinders who had their annual pumpkin run send off yesterday, harvesting tonnes of pumpkin to create soup for community kitchens!

PUMPKIN soup will be on the menu for hundreds of hungry women and children across NSW in coming...

27/05/2024

Sophia-Rose Markham gave a rousing speech about reconciliation after around 250 people gathered for the annual bridge walk on Sunday -

"Voice, Treaty, truth-telling, that is how we reconcile," Sophia-Rose Markham says. It was a part of a rousing...

20/05/2024

The final count is yet to be done, but more than 4000 people descended on the Showground for the 2024 Big Chill Festival -

More than 4000 people descended on the Armidale Showgrounds for the Big Chill Festival. A storm did its...

18/05/2024

Catch Guyra's own DJ extraordinaire the Electric Postman tonight at the Big Chill Festival from 6.45pm, which he says will include a few "cheeky edits"

Guyra's own energetic farming DJ Ben Jackson, known to most as the Electric Postman, is excited for the...

18/05/2024

Pre-sale tickets have sold out, but there's limited tickets at the gate for the Big Chill Festival with Saturday headliners, the Rubens, saying they were excited to play -

A limited number of tickets remain at the gate after doors opened to the Big Chill Festival in...

15/05/2024

How good is this!? The $1million lotto winner is an Armidale man who received the winning ticket as a birthday present from his Grandma -

The sought after winner of a $1million lotto draw has been revealed as an Armidale man who received...

14/05/2024

The date for the by-election has been announced as June 22, Northern Tablelands residents will go to the polls to replace retiring Adam Marshall with only the Nationals announcing who will run for them so far.

VOTERS across the Northern Tablelands will head to the polls on Saturday, June 22 to elect a replacement...

13/05/2024

A rescission motion has passed, deleting council's previous motion to delay stage 1 of the rail trail between Armidale Station and Dumaresq Station -

Cheers and claps sounded in Armidale Regional Council chambers when a rescission motion regarding the rail trail was...

11/05/2024

Happy Mother's Day - here's how PLC Armidale students celebrated their Mums with a breakfast on Thursday -

Hundreds attended the PLC Armidale Mother's Day breakfast on Thursday when the College hosted its much-loved annual celebration...

09/05/2024

The mayor is putting forward a motion that could set the rail trail back on its tracks. Councillors will vote on a rescission motion against the previous 6-5 vote delaying the start of the trail -

An initial stage of the Armidale rail trail could soon be back on track with Mayor Sam Coupland...

09/05/2024

Have you got the winning ticket? Someone has won $1million with a lotto ticket bought at JJ's Newsagency!

'It was an unregistered ticket.'

08/05/2024

Here’s an update on the current situation regarding the Belgrave Cinema. A group of interested people has formed Cinema Friends to share information with the community and to support any future operators of the Belgrave in continuing it as a community asset.

As announced in February, UNE Life will cease operating the Belgrave when the lease expires in February 2025. After 30 years as the operator, UNE has more than fulfilled any community expectations. We’d like to thank them and all the staff for many years of enjoyable entertainment and their efforts in ensuring its viability thus far.

Within the Armidale community, the Belgrave Cinema is generally considered a community asset because it was established through the combined efforts of UNE Union (now UNE Life), Friends of the Cinema and the Armidale Ex-Services Memorial Club (Ex-Servies). However, the Belgrave Cinema building and property is owned by the Ex-Servies and it runs it as a business. Under the lease agreement, UNE Life has been paying the Ex-Servies an annual rent.

We want the cinema to continue to exist.

BE INVOLVED:
To learn more about the Belgrave’s future, become a member of the Armidale Ex-Services Memorial Club.
Spread the word to others.
Use the Cinema i.e. bums on seats.
To be kept informed of Cinema Friends activities, ‘Like’ and become a friend of the Cinema Friends Facebook Group (currently being created).

FUTURE ACTION:
Cinema Friends will be developing a community survey and undertake a “Cinema Skills Audit” which will hopefully inform future directions for the Belgrave.
If you are interested being involved please email [email protected] with your details and any skills you are willing to offer.

04/05/2024

Good local produce is key to simple Celtic style cooking at home share celebrity chefs at the Australian Celtic Festival in Glen Innes -

Local produce shone in a cooking demonstration by special guests Cian Mulholland and Roberta Muir at the Australian...

04/05/2024

A possible Australian record was lobbed during the 'light' weight for distance event by Highland Muscle competitors at the Australian Celtic Festival in Glen Innes yesterday.

In their third year running the Highland Games at the Australian Celtic Festival, Robert Mitchell owner of Highland...

01/05/2024

It was a challenging experience being on the other side of the camera for our very own sport report Ellen Dunger on Farmer Wants a Wife -

ACM sports reporter, Ellen Dunger, enters Farmer Wants a Wife