Category: Recent Posts
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TAMWORTH ACTRESS LANDS A ROLE IN AUSSIE FILM ‘THE DRY’
Tamworth Actress, Rosie Lockhart, has landed a key role in one of Australia’s most recent films, ‘the Dry’. Produced in Victoria, the film also captures similarities to life in the North West.
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CLOSE COVID-19 CONTACT FROM SYDNEY FAILS TO ISOLATE IN BYRON BAY
After more than 160 days without a locally acquired case of coronavirus on the Northern Rivers, the region is now back on high alert. It comes after a close contact of a confirmed case, flouted the rules and refused to isolate, while visiting Byron Bay.
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TAMWORTH REGIONAL COUNCIL’S GRAND PLANS FOR 2021
Tamworth’s Council Chambers were buzzing today, with councillors wasting no time in getting back to work. Mayor, Col Murray, says water security and the pandemic recovery, are at the top of the local government to-do list.
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A FINAL FAREWELL TO NEWCASTLE’S TUGBOAT MASTER
They’re a common sight in every large port around the world, and without them the business of international trade would happen much slower. They are the tugboats that guide freighters and cargo ships safely to dock, and in Newcastle today they gave one skipper a fond yet unique farewell.
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YEAR IN REVIEW | HOW COVID-19 IMPACTED THE NORTH WEST
The pandemic affected almost every aspect of our day-to-day lives in 2020 and tonight, we take a look back at how it affected our region. COVID restrictions forced the cancellation of Australia’s largest country music festival and the Ruby Princess scandal brought the virus to Tamworth’s doorstep.
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TAMWORTH’S KART RACING CLUB GEARS UP FOR A BIG 2021
2021 is shaping up to be a busy year for Tamworth’s kart racing club, which is hosting the Alan Cox Cup for a second time. The club was forced to put the brakes on during lock down, but things are gradually returning to normal.
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STOCKTON’S MAIN STREET COMES ALIVE
Stockton residents might have noticed a bit more colour on the main street this week. It’s thanks to a community group working to spruce up the suburb…and not in the way you might expect.
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ALLEGED THIEF PUTS “DOZENS OF LIVES AT RISK” HOONING THROUGH NEWCASTLE IN STOLEN AUDI
Police say a thief put dozens of lives at risk on the weekend after he allegedly stole a car from a home in Merewether and drove erratically through the streets of Newcastle, reaching speeds of up to 160km/hr. On Sunday afternoon, the 49-year-old allegedly stole an Audi R8 from a home on Scenic Drive and…
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‘MODEST’ CHANGES TO CHRISTMAS RESTRICTIONS | HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has announced “modest” changes to coronavirus restrictions over Christmas after the state recorded eight new locally acquired case. “They’re modest tweaks and modest changes to account for the fact that everybody has had a very difficult year and some people’s stress levels and mental health capacity is already at breaking point,”…
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LARGE BATTERY STORAGE SYSTEM TO HELP POWER THE HUNTER’S TRANSITION TO RENEWABLES
A first of its kind 28-megawatt Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), set to be installed in Newcastle, has been earmarked to help the Hunter transition into a renewable energy zone. A development application for the battery has been lodged with Newcastle City Council, proposing it be built on approximately 1.5 acres inside the Steel River…