BANJO Empress Alabama is demanding the regal treatment from her owners Belinda Emery and Matt Ross following her win at the Royal Easter Show in the category of Junior Champion Shorthorn Heifer.

AUSTRALIA’S leading philanthropic organisation, dedicated to serving rural and regional areas, toured northern NSW recently.

BEING in a small school doesn’t mean you miss out on big fun and a big education – just ask the 130 youngsters who are this week recovering from an action-packed three-day drug education at Copeton Dam.

The stars shone brightly over a crowd of about 1400 people who turned up to watch Opera in the Paddock on Saturday evening.

Film students from the New England College of TAFE will film tomorrow’s Opera in the Paddock at Bill and Peta Blyth’s property Mimosa at Delungra.