Category: North West News

Tamworth Regional Council will work with land agencies to boost housing supply, as locals struggle to find affordable housing. In the meantime, it’s given the green light for a motel to be transformed – to help address the problem.

The Australian Medical Association has made its way to the North West today to hear firsthand concerns about the local health system. It comes as new data is released, showing staff are increasingly fatigued – leading to them making mistakes.

A Tamworth motel could soon become crisis accommodation to deal with the region’s crippling homelessness problem. The local council will put the idea under the microscope at tonight’s meeting.

Former University of New England vice-chancellor Brigid Heywood has pleaded NOT GUILTY to the alleged assault of a teenage girl at Armidale. Heywood did not appear at court today.

The small town of Uralla is undergoing a major facelift, with the council’s plan to attract more visitors. Three local parks are the focus of the ‘Public Spaces Legacy’ – a cash splash in the millions.

The Namoi River is receding after it peaked at Gunnedah yesterday. Many residents are eager to return to their properties after a number were cut off by floodwater.

A Tamworth MP is pushing to have the old Banksia mental health facility transformed into a drug and rehabilitation unit. It follows the State Government’s $500-million response to the recent ice inquiry.

Major flooding continues in Wee Waa – and Gunnedah, where the Namoi river today reached its peak. Some residents cut off from the rest of town – with the SES working out how many homes are affected.

Member for Tamworth Kevin Anderson has endorsed an idea by the Friends of Nioka group to add a respite facility to the city’s palliative care service. They say, if developed, it would give those caring for their families from home extra support.

In the north west, parts of the Liverpool Plains are underwater, after close to 60 millimetres of rain fell overnight. Tamworth meanwhile has seen fresh flooding, with the swollen Peel River, rising further.