Regional coverage
Stabbing Death
ONE man has died, and another is in custody following an alleged stabbing near Tamworth late yesterday afternoon. At about 6pm on Sunday, emergency services were called to a campsite off Danglemah Road, Woolbrook, about 66km north-east of Tamworth, following reports of a stabbing. Officers attached to Oxley Police District attended and were told two [...]
Bordertown Fundraiser
TAYLA Frahm will soon pull out the razor, clippers and scissors to raise much-needed funds for the Leukaemia Foundation’s World’s Greatest Shave. Tayla grew up in Mungindi and Moree and now lives at the Gold Coast, where she’s a fly-in-fly-out dump truck operator at a coal mine near Dysart in central Queensland’s Isaac region. The [...]
Rugby Union
WHEN Sid Harvey ran onto the field on Friday night at Allianz Stadium for the Waratahs, the young outside back had the full-throated backing of Narrabri High School. Harvey graduated from the Waratahs academy to the senior squad late last year and on Friday made his first-grade debut against the New Zealand Hurricanes. The Hurricanes [...]
Regional Sport
THE University of New England has teamed up with Armidale Regional Council to nurture the region’s top young athletes, as part of the inaugural Talent ID High Performance Academy, launched last week. Held at UNE’s Exercise and Sports Science Laboratory, the academy is a four-week program designed to accelerate athletic capability through elite testing, evidence-based [...]
Fire and Rescue
CREW prestige and bragging rights will be on the line this weekend when firefighters from around the state compete at the regional Firefighting Championships in Tamworth. Twenty-one crews will be vying for championship honours in 11 events, racing up ladders, scrambling to connect hose lines and demonstrating agility, accuracy and excellence in team work, executing [...]
Operation Soteria
A teenager was bail refused when he faced court today, charged following a string of alleged break-and-enters in Tamworth. Between 9pm on Monday March 2 and 6am on Tuesday March 3, three break-and-enters were reported in the Tamworth area, including at a residence on Waree Drive, Hillvue. This was followed by a break-and-enter at an [...]
Law and Order
A man will face court, charged with drug and firearm offences following a search yesterday at a residence in Warialda. Officers attached to New England Police District conducted a firearms prohibition order compliance search at an address on Long Street, Warialda, at about 2pm on Thursday. During the search, officers allegedly found a 30-year-old man [...]
Education
YEAR 12 student Heidi Cannington from Moree says she has learned many things during her time at The Armidale School – one of them is appreciating the “endless opportunities” on offer. “Whether it’s academics, creative arts, sport, service or activities like cadets, there’s so much for everyone,” Heid said. Heidi is TAS sports house captain, [...]
Start Snapping
THE Bureau of Meteorology is looking for that perfect weather image. There is one month left to submit your photos to the BoM’s Australian weather calendar competition for the chance to be included in the next edition of the calendar. BoM is looking for unique photos that showcase the variety and beauty of Australia’s weather. [...]
Record Numbers
SHADOW Minister for Agriculture Brendan Moylan has applauded the state’s cropping sector for once again leading the way on growth and productivity, farm income and export value growth. Figures from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences show cropping has played a huge part in recent record-breaking years in Australian agriculture, fisheries [...]
