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Health
Moree District Hospital has been selected as one of 15 health services nationwide to receive a major funding boost, helping its stroke unit deliver faster treatment and better outcomes for patients. The hospital will receive up to $90,000 from the Australian Stroke Alliance for a stroke co-ordinator. This new position will co-ordinate teams, boost evidence-based [...]
Return and Earn
FOR families waiting on treatments, every dollar matters. So, $100,000 worth of research into genetic diseases is an amazing way to start a new year. Thanks to the generosity of New South Wales, and every person who has chosen to donate their containers via Return and Earn, Jeans for Genes has been gifted $100,000 to [...]
Lawn Bowls
TAMWORTH lawn bowler Linda O’Reilly swept through a two-day round robin competition to win the Moree qualifying round of the 2026 Australian Indoor Women’s Singles at Moree Services Club on Saturday. The win catapulted O’Reilly to a spot in the Australia Indoor Championships at Tweed Heads in August. O’Reilly said getting to national level is [...]
Our Community
KIDS hate needles – that’s a given. As a child, Claudia Turner hated them more than most, so it was surprising for parents Mark and Ann when their daughter announced she wanted to apply for a school-based nursing traineeship at Moree District Hospital. That was in 2017, when Claudia was a Year 11 student at [...]
TCMF 2026
TOOHEYS has revealed it expects to pour 25,000 litres of beer during the Toyota Tamworth Country Music Festival during the next week. The beer brand’s appointment as official festival beer partner will build on the momentum of previous festivals, with an expanded presence. This year marks the first time Tooheys has taken centre stage at [...]
Regional Art
CONNECTION and creative expression are at the heart of Gunnedah Shire’s first exhibition for 2026. Ageing to Create will open on Friday, February 13 and showcase the works of seniors aged 58 to 98 who attended GoCo’s Monday and Friday Social Support Groups in 2025. The vibrant collection of artworks includes a wide range of [...]
Lawn Bowls
MOREE Services Club will create history this weekend when Magpies Bowling Club hosts an opening round of the 2026 Australian Indoor Singles Lawn Bowls Qualifiers. The four-day knock-out competition started yesterday with women’s sectional rounds. Women’s finals will be decided today, with the men’s sectionals played Sunday and finals decided Monday. Magpies club president Wayne [...]
Northern Tablelands
Welcome to 2026! I hope everyone is feeling rested and recharged after the festive season and looking forward to the year ahead. Changes to gun laws Premier Chris Minns recalled Parliament in the lead up to Christmas to make unnecessary changes to firearms laws in NSW. I voted against these changes, as did the rest [...]
TCMF 2026
A high-visibility police operation is underway to ensure community safety is the number one priority as country-music fans and spectators alike gather for this year’s Tamworth Country Music Festival. Operation Tamworth Country Music Festival 2026 is in place for the duration of the iconic event, which kicked off on Friday, January 16, and runs until [...]
Regional Health
HUNTER New England Local Health District is asking the Tamworth community and visitors to the Tamworth Country Music Festival to be aware of hepatitis A and its symptoms after six cases have been notified in the area since November last year. Three cases have occurred in one household, while the source of infection for the [...]
