Category: North West News
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NEW INFORMATION FOR 1995 NORTH WEST COLD CASE
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are warned the following article contains images of deceased persons. Police have received new information into the 1995 death of a north-west New South Wales teenager. The body of 17-year-old Stephen Smith was found on railway tracks between Quirindi and Werris Creek in October 1995. The Indigenous boy’s…
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REGIONAL COUNTRY CHAMPS HOSTED IN TAMWORTH
Tamworth has hosted the regional country carnival for baseball for the first time… holding both the womens and mens under eighteens. The competition wrapped up today… now organisers hope the event will return to the city next year.
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HUNDREDS OF FARMERS TO ATTEND ANNUAL ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE
The annual New South Wales Farmers Association Conference is back on in Sydney this week. Farmers from across the state will discuss a range of important issues – as disease threatens to decimate the agricultural industry.
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TAMWORTH HOSTS MAIDEN SUPERNATS REGIONAL REVFEST
You might of thought there was a fire outside of Tamworth today with the amount of smoke in the air but in fact it was just burning rubber. Hundreds of revheads filled the local speedway for the first ‘Supernats Regional Revfest’ and promoters don’t expect the event to be a one-off.
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FOOD GALORE AT AUSSIE NIGHT MARKETS IN TAMWORTH
Thousands of Tamworth residents visited the local jockey club today for the Aussie Night Markets. From food to rides, and even sideshow alley games, there was something for everyone.
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CALL FOR FREE FLU VAX EXTENSION
Tamworth healthcare practitioners are calling on the State Government to extend the free flu jab scheme set to end on Sunday. It comes after today’s decision from the State Government to continue to provide free RAT tests for vulnerable people until October.
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MORE THAN 2000 KIDS SET TO COMPETE IN NATIONAL PRIMARY GAMES
Tamworth’s playing fields will become a sea of colour this weekend – for the biggest event on the city’s sporting calendar. The National Primary School Games will kick off on Saturday – attracting thousands of children – for two days of non-stop action.
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MAN CHARGED OVER HIGH-SPEED PURSUIT, ALLEGED CARJACKINGS
A man is in custody tonight after allegedly trying to carjack a number of drivers with a machete in the northwest. Matthew Riley is also accused of leading police of a high speed pursuit – before he was arrested at a service station – the moment captured on CCTV.
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FROST LEADS FARMERS TO FRONT UP MORE COSTS FOR FEED
North West sheep farmers are being forced to fork out extra costs to feed their sheep during this winter. Not only are they having to hand feed their stock – the lack of nutrition can put the animals at risk.
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MAN DRIVING 140KM/H FAILS TO PAY FOR FUEL BEFORE ATTEMPTING CARJACKING
A man has been charged by following a pursuit and multiple alleged attempted carjackings following an operation by officers attached to Oxley Police District and Highway Patrol yesterday. About 12.45pm yesterday (Wednesday 13 July 2022), a green utility allegedly failed to pay for petrol at a service station in Dunedoo, before failing to pay at…