Third generation Breeza farmers the Tudgey family have been awarded the 2026 Brownhill Cup at the annual AgQuip Grower Forum last week, hosted by NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD), Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) and NSW Farmers. Each year the Brownhill Cup celebrates the people who contribute to NSW primary industries by developing and supporting new and innovative ways to enhance farming practices and ensure sustainable long-term productivity. With his wife Jillian, sons Jock and Brad and daughter Clare, Dave Tudgey farms 2,400 hectares with about 600 hectares of irrigation. The family operation, Trinkey Farms, […]

MARIE HOBSON, GUNNEDAH AND DISTRICT HISTORIAL SOCIETY Eulogies and obituaries often reveal previously unknown facts about a person’s life, with mourners often commenting that they had no idea the deceased had achieved so much in their lives. William Henry Pike was once such person, with his obituary on the front page of the Gunnedah Independent Advertiser on 7 January 1954 revealing a determined and brilliant mind, and the town of Gunnedah benefiting from his enormous contribution across a wide variety of organisations and projects. Today’s generation can have instant heat and light at the flick of a switch, all due […]