RK Crosby writes that there is a huge opportunity for data centres in our region, but we shouldn't wait for state and federal governments or AI companies to realise it.

Origin Energy (ASX:ORG) has exited the Skye Ridge Wind Farm development near Walcha in northern New South Wales, effective immediately, saying the significant increase in the cost of building new wind generation no longer justifies running neighbouring projects in the same region side by side. The decision, reported on Thursday, leaves the energy retailer and generator focused on its Northern Tablelands Wind Farm within the New England Renewable Energy Zone, and it lands in a week when higher interest rates . . .

Moree's domestic violence rate is more than triple the state average. As NSW adds 1,000 prison beds, the Northern Tablelands MP says the answers may lie in Austria, Spain, and Sweden.

Origin has walked away from its 870MW Skye Ridge wind farm near Walcha, effective immediately, to double down on its Northern Tablelands project west of Armidale. But the move was no surprise.

Isaac from Nursery Near Me has some tips for spring planting on the tablelands, and says you should keep it simple, and choose natives from the cold country, not the coast.

Researchers have identified two new species of large stick insects in Far North Queensland, Australia, showing that even heavily observed landscapes can still hold biological surprises. The newly described species are Anchiale robusta and Anchiale mabiensis. The latter has so far been found only in the Mabi Forest on the Atherton Tablelands. The University of