Category: North West News
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Sunday funday at Kootingal Country Fair & Tamworth Show
The New England has put on a show for Father’s Day… Locals could pick up a last minute gift at the Kootingal Country Fair, or catch a bull ride at the final day of the Tamworth Show.
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Locals pushing for further mental health services
With only one mental health facility in the region, calls are ramping up for more support services. Locals say a wellbeing centre is needed, as the Uniting Church’s “Fair Treatment for Tamworth” campaign was held.
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Signature Care to build new facility in Tamworth
A new aged care service is set to open in Tamworth next year – creating hundreds of jobs, and places for our elders to live. Signature Care CEO Graham Croft believes it’ll be nothing like locals have ever seen before.
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Two North West health professionals named for key panel
The stories of locals have proven crucial in finding the health system’s failings for regional communities. Now two North West professionals will be at the helm, helping the state find solutions, on the regional health advisory panel.
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Rate rises see fastest regional property price drop in a decade
New data shows property prices in regional New South Wales have experienced some of their steepest drops in a more than a decade. Tree and sea changers fleeing Sydney are still having an impact on affordability, as Sarah Iuliano explains.
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Spring has sprung | Colour, health and rain predicted for the season ahead
Winter is over – and its covid wave is in decline – but health experts warn it’s unclear what will happen over spring. Still, today’s change of season brought warm smiles… even though the start could be a little wet.
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Mixed emotions felt over NSW COVID isolation changes
National cabinet’s move to drop the number of days spent in COVID isolation has been met with mixed feelings by Tamworth business owners. From September 9, the window will be dropped from seven days to five for those without symptoms – though some argue, isolation should be scrapped entirely.
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‘Look at moi Dom’: nurses and midwives call for action
Nurses and midwives from the North West joined statewide strike action….Highlighting what they describe as a dire situation in regional hospitals.
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Farmers unite against mining giant Santos’ Hunter Gas Pipeline
Farmers in the North West and Hunter areas are continuing their push to stop the Hunter Gas Pipeline from impeding on their properties. An Authority to Survey is the last step before Santos may begin initial work.
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North West patients and doctors call for a PET scanner
The North West is home to several cancer patients… yet, none of the region’s facilities house a PET scanner. It means locals are forced to travel hundreds of kilometres to access the service – with one Quirindi local taking it up with the State Government.