KATRINA Burgoyne will make a long-awaited tour of NSW and Queensland, including her hometown of Gunnedah later this year. The Nashville-based singer/songwriter last performed on home soil in 2024 where she announced her pregnancy and did a gender reveal in front of the Gunnedah Town Hall. Katrina is excited to return home to family with her husband, Steve Kinney, and daughter, Poppy. “We’re also trying to bring a full American band out,” Katrina said. Katrina has confirmed performances in Gunnedah, Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast, Sydney and Newcastle. If she receives enough interest, she will also look at performing in […]

THE campaign to see some 2,500 National Service Vietnam veterans recognised continues for Narrabri’s Richard Barry. Mr Barry, himself a Vietnam veteran, has led a continued push to see veterans’ service acknowledged through the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal (RVCM). Within that cohort, Mr Barry has also provided assistance to many Vietnam veterans (Army, Navy and Air Force) who, through no fault of their own, were sent back to Australia without being awarded the medal because they had not served the ‘required’ 181 days in the combat zone. “These men had fulfilled their lawful conscription period and under the National […]