Category: North West News
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Lifeline hits record numbers for Suicide Awareness Walk
More than 100 New England locals have walked three kilometres, to remember loved ones who have taken their own lives. The event coincides with World Suicide Prevention Day – and saw the region’s biggest turn out yet.
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Memories of the Queen in the New England
It was a whirlwind visit to the North West that captured the hearts of many. From meeting with school kids to official openings in Tamworth, her Majesty’s trip to the city in 1977 left a lasting impression.
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Disability Expo brings hundreds to Tamworth Sports Dome
The Tamworth Sports Dome has transformed into a place to help those living with a disability. The 14th Link for Life Expo is underway, linking hundreds of people with vital services.
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NSW Bushfire Inquiry reveals last moments of Coongbar couple
The harrowing final moments of an elderly couple’s lives have been recounted a state coronial inquiry into the 2019-2020 bushfire season. Gwendolyn Hyde and Robert Lindsay perished while trying to protect their home, near Tenterfield.
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Rams fetch up to $20,000 at Farrer school sale
Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School today welcomed the return of its annual Ram Sale. Now in it’s 28th year, the sale saw dozens of animals go under the hammer after months of hard work from students.
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Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Literacy Day in Tamworth
Tamworth today played its part in addressing educational gaps between young indigenous and non-indigenous readers. Just 35 per cent of Aussie Indigenous kids are reaching targets, according to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
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Mother asleep with 3-year-old when robbers struck
A mother has been left stunned after a brazen burglary at her Tamworth home, early this morning. The thieves, taking off with one of the family’s cars – adding to a spate of vehicle thefts police are investigating in town
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WIRES volunteer shares do’s and do not’s this magpie season
Spring is here – bringing with it the return of some not-so-popular tree residents. One WIRES volunteer is encouraging locals to think twice about how they act around magpies, as swooping season begins.
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Hundreds of lambs go under the hammer at spring show
The Tamworth Spring Lamb Show and Feature Sale has wrapped up for another year. Hundreds of sheep were today auctioned off, with the champion pen prize awarded to the best of the bunch.
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North West locals ‘don’t feel safe’ as property crime ramps up
Several teenagers have been charged in the North West, as part of a police operation to stamp out property-related crime. The recent arrests have prompted Tamworth Regional Council to survey residents and improve its crime prevention plan.