Tag: north west
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GAV’S WEATHER: SOME FOLLOW UP RAIN ON THE WAY
Last week saw enough rain fall across the North West to save the situation for early winter crops. Making its way across Central West NSW is another system set to produce some follow up rain tomorrow. Cloud will increase in the west and the system will trigger storms over the North West plains before spreading…
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TAMWORTH TO HOST CITY V COUNTRY CLASH
In a major coup for the North West region, Tamworth will host next year’s New South Wales City versus Country rugby league clash. The representative game will be played at Scully Park, which has just had a $2.8-million upgrade. “The North West has produced many fantastic footballers over the years and hopefully this match will…
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SEARCH RESUMED TO FIND MISSING MAN
A search has resumed to find an elderly man, who went missing from Inverell Hospital last night. 72-year-old Milenko Maksimovic, also known as Mick, was last seen outside the hospital at about 6pm. There are serious concerns for his welfare due to a medical condition. Police, hospital staff and family members searched for Mr Maksimovic…
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TWO MEN CHARGED FOLLOWING INVERELL ROBBERY
Two men have been refused bail, following an assault and robbery at Inverell. Police allege the men punched and kicked a 40-year-old man in Campbell Park several times at around 2:30pm yesterday, before taking his wallet and running away. The pair, aged 36 and 47, was arrested in the town an hour later and then…
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MAN CHARGED OVER 2012 FIRE IN TAMWORTH
Detectives have charged a man over a fire, which caused $12-million in damage to a Tamworth high school three years ago. The fire destroyed the Castlereagh block of Oxley High School on March 18, 2012. In March this year, police identifed a 20-year-old man as a person of interest, who had since travelled to Malmsbury…
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HUNTER TRUCKS SUPPLIES TO DROUGHT STRICKEN AREAS
Just over six hours drive west from the flood-damaged Hunter Valley, rural communities near Walgett are enduring a three-year drought. Maitland-based disaster relief service, Aussie Care, which has been on the frontline of the storm relief effort around Dungog, is tonight trucking badly-needed supplies to farmers at Cumborah, in the state’s north west. The load…
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NEPAL EARTHQUAKE TRAGEDY HITS THE NORTH WEST
And as the death toll from Nepal’s earthquake disaster reaches beyond 3000, one Tamworth woman is breathing a sigh of relief. Sue Snook made contact with her brother Noel Border late last night, who just days ago completed the Everest Base Camp trek.
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TEENAGER CHARGED WITH INVERELL HIGH FIRE
A 14-year-old girl has been charged, following a fire at Inverell High School yesterday. Fire crews were called to the school at around 1:30pm and found the industrial arts roof well alight. Staff and students were evacuated and no-one was injured. The girl has been charged with recklessly causing damage by fire and she’ll appear…
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WEATHER: A LITTLE INLAND RAIN IS ON THE WAY
The inland areas of the North West are still very dry and the major catchments are very low, so rain of any kind is welcome out west and there is some on the way. Afternoon showers and storms are going to become a feature across the region in the coming days. That’s thanks to a…
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SUSPICIOUS FIRE DAMAGES PART OF INVERELL HIGH
Police are treating a fire, which badly damaged a section of Inverell High School, as suspicious. Fire and Rescue New South Wales were called to the school on Brae Street at around 1:30pm, where they found the roof of the industrial arts building well alight. Crews managed to contain the blaze a short time later.…