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NARRABRI Shire Council has welcomed $157,151 funding from the Australian Government to deliver new rooftop solar systems at Narrabri Aquatic Centre and The Crossing Theatre. Narrabri Shire is one of 66 councils nationally, and 23 in New South Wales, to receive funding under Round Two of the Community Energy Upgrades Fund. Regionally, Gunnedah Shire Council [...]
Youth Crime
A teenager will face court following an alleged car theft and pursuit at Inverell early today. At about 4.15am today, officers attached to New England Police District were called to a home on Frome Street, Inverell, following reports a white Toyota Landcruiser had been stolen. Police arrived and were told the vehicle – with its [...]
Christmas Races
AWARD-winning Australian country music star Max Jackson headlines the December 20 Moree Ag Supplies and Steel Twilight Christmas races after-party, just weeks ahead of her ground-breaking third appearance as official ambassador of the Tamworth Country Music Festival. Jackson, a proud bushie, Coonamble born and raised, is a three-times Golden Guitar winner and was crowned Golden [...]
Regional News
WALGETT shire mayor Jason Ramien and general manager Andrew Brown assisted fire crews and council staff when a main street building was engulfed in flames late Tuesday. At around 6.30pm Tuesday, Walgett Shire Council staff were assisting with a barbecue at the Walgett Singers carols event in Gray Park when a plume of black smoke [...]
Christmas Millions
A Tamworth man has been jolted wide awake by the eye-popping revelation he won $15 million in last night’s Oz Lotto draw. The New South Wales player held one of the two division one winning entries nationally in Oz Lotto, with each division one winning entry pocketed $15 million. The stunned winner joked he might [...]
Border Sport
GOONDIWINDI Regional Council will soon commence the development of a Sporting Facilities Strategic Plan to guide long-term investment in sporting infrastructure in the bordertown and shire villages. The plan will help Council take a proactive, co-ordinated approach to maintaining and upgrading its facilities while ensuring future decisions are sustainable and financially responsible. Councillor Kym Skinner [...]
Inland Rail Update
MOREE Plains Shire Council is urging the Federal Government to provide the required funding to complete works that will link north-western New South Wales to the Inland Rail project and the Port of Newcastle. Last week, the NSW Government gave their tick of approval for the final leg of Inland Rail in New South Wales, [...]
Agriculture
AUSTRALIA’s combined agriculture, fisheries and forestry production is on track to reach a record-breaking $106.4 billion in 2025–2026, according to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences December quarter reports. ABARES executive director, Dr Jared Greenville, said agricultural production alone was expected to total $99.5 billion – the highest on record. “These [...]
Strike Force Trawler
SEX Crimes Squad detectives have charged a Tamworth man for allegedly paying for and streaming the live abuse of children overseas under Strike Force Trawler. Strike Force Trawler is an ongoing investigation by Sex Crimes Squad’s Child Exploitation Internet Unit into the sexual abuse and exploitation of children facilitated through the internet and related telecommunications [...]
Federal Politics
FEDERAL member for New England Barnaby Joyce today confirmed he is joining Pauline Hanson’s One Nation Party. Mr Joyce made the announcement on Tamworth radio station 88.9FM, alongside Ms Hanson. Later, in an official statement, Mr Joyce said “there has been no more considered and serious decision than the one I make today to join [...]
