Category: North West News

Gunnedah is on Flood Watch AGAIN tonight. The Namoi River is sitting at 3 metres but emergency services say that could change very quickly with fears isolated thunderstorms could see up to 100 millimetres of rain fall in the area.

Commemorations continued in the North West, with hundreds attending services across the region. More than 200 people paid their respects at Tamworth Town Hall – taking a moment to honour the sacrifice of local heroes.

Large bat populations continue to reside in Tamworth – and, with them, comes the risk of disease. Hunter New England Health says the rare but deadly Lyssa Virus is spread, through bites.

Christmas is just over a month away, but a number of North West business owners are concerned about upcoming costs. Some fear the festive spending season will be lower than usual, due to the rising cost of living.

A Tamworth family is hoping to raise more than $5000 dollars for the Stroke Foundation this month. It comes after their loved one, 70-year-old David Hinwood suffered a stroke earlier in the year.

A family has been left devastated, after their Coledale home went up in flames last night… Firefighters say the fire started in the kitchen – after residents left food cooking, while they weren’t there.

Gunnedah residents are once again PLEADING for more police resources, with crime statistics spiking by more than 130 per cent in the space of a year. One local is so tired of the attempted break-ins, that he’s looking at leaving the area.

The proposed Tamworth Performing Arts Centre has been scaled back by MILLIONS of dollars. Council is hoping the cheaper project will help secure government funding grants.

North West farmers could see big savings… as a bill supporting a container terminal at the Port of Newcastle passes the Lower house of New South Wales Parliament. There’s hopes the bill will now clear its next hurdle, slashing freight journeys by 40%.