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Local students step up to leadership roles at TAS

Two students from the region have been appointed to leadership positions at The Armidale School (TAS) for 2027, recognising their commitment to service, leadership and their school community. Sam Swain, of Kelvin, has been appointed vice captain of Tyrrell House, the school’s oldest boys boarding house and one of its six sporting houses. In the role, Sam will help oversee the pastoral care and residential wellbeing of boys living in the house. He is currently working towards his Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award, has served as a sergeant in cadets and completed a term-long exchange at Woodbridge College, near Port […]

Nov 15, 2026

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Former Gunnedah GP Dr David Cooke OAM named NSW Senior of the Year

Former Gunnedah general practitioner Dr David Cooke OAM has been recognised for more than six decades of service to regional and remote communities, being named the 2027 NSW Senior Australian of the Year. The NSW awards were announced at a ceremony in Sydney on Wednesday, 4 November. The 84-year-old doctor, whose medical career included an important period serving the Gunnedah community, was announced as the state recipient in recognition of his extraordinary dedication to providing healthcare in some of Australia’s most isolated locations. Dr Cooke’s career has spanned more than 60 years, combining his two great passions of medicine and […]

Nov 15, 2026

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Winter darts competition enters finals series

Round 15 of the Gunnedah Darts 2026 winter competition was played last week. The results were as follows: A Grade Railway Gunnabees defeated Curlewis Sport & Rec. Koalas 9-2. Farran Lamb 125, 131, 134, 2 x 100 and 2 x 140; Ray Rooke 125; Mark Beasley 100. Dipper Campbell 100 and 132; Graham West Snr 2 x 100; Andrew Bower 100. Golf Club Tees defeated Courthouse Panlickers 7-4. Christian Hardy 125; Stewart Judd 116; Jack Kent 100 and 123. Sam Pryor 100; Keith Hubbard 100. Club Gunnedah Sevens defeated Railway Warriors 6-5. Fred Pryor 125 and 6 x 100; Trent […]

Nov 12, 2026

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Stacey McAllan Legal: Thriving, leading boldly

The principal lawyer behind Stacey McAllan Legal has had her fair share of overcoming challenges – which may be why in the business of law she is thriving. Stacey has never let adversity stop her from aiming high and meeting those goals. She was a teenage mum and went to university later in life. She worked and studied while raising four children, completing a Bachelor of Laws and purchasing Walker Beer Solicitors & Conveyancers in partnership with a colleague in 2010 and then become the sole owner of the firm in 2017. She hopes her experiences encourage young people to […]

Mar 5, 2026

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