Category: North West News

The wet weather is causing damage along the coast, but it’s also affecting as far as the North West. Local producers and transport drivers say they’re facing a mountain of challenges when it comes to delivering feed.

Apprentice jockey Elissa Meredith remains in a coma tonight… after she fell from her horse at a Gunnedah racecourse. The Dubbo local is the third jockey who has taken a fall across New South Wales in three days.

Tamworth Regional Council has unveiled it’s budget for the new financial year. Among the top spends- road maintenance, water infrastructure… and a $20 million organic recycling farm.

From first light, Tamworth was up to mark the start of this year’s NAIDOC week. The traditional owners proudly celebrated and showcased their culture.. and called for Aboriginal people to be included in the constitution.

Wait times for new cars have sky-rocketed across the globe… and the North West hasn’t been immune with some locals experiencing delays three times longer than expected. But Car salesmen in Tamworth expect wait times to reduce and be back to normal in the coming months.

Armidale council has released a draft plan to better manage the region’s water quality, over the next decade. The goal is to provide healthier, and more sustainable water systems.

There’s been a sweet start to Bingara’s Happy Days Orange Festival. Despite the rain – hundreds have taken to the streets to pick citrus fruit, during the opening ceremony.

Returning to the teachers strike now, and the streets of Tamworth became a sea of red and yellow shirts today, as hundreds of teachers walked off the job. The group marched to local M-P Kevin Anderson’s office, who was met with a loud and unhappy crowd.

A Gunnedah pharmacist is urging locals to treat wounds correctly, after new data has found many Aussies are not. Many believe letting a wound dry out is the best way for healing, but Karen Carter hopes to bust the myth.