HELP WITH PRICE HIKES

Annual increases in electricity costs have sparked an increase in complaints made to the State’s Energy and Water Ombudsman.
But there is some help at hand to assist the families most in need.

GENEROUS PARTING GIFT

The people of Scone will benefit for years to come, thanks to the dying wish of two brothers.

In an enormous act of generosity, the Barwicks left their childhood home to the community.

LOCUST PLAGUE LOOMS

With Spring just around the corner, so too is the threat of locusts.
Authorities across the northwest are busy monitoring hatchings, with large infestations already reported across the state.

FIRE EVACUATES WORKERS

Fire forced the evacuation of more than 100 workers in Tamworth’s industrial estate this afternoon.
Toxic fumes rose from a plastic-filled steel tank, which caught alight during demolition work.

KEEPIT AT BEST IN YEARS

Good rain has seen one of the northwest’s biggest dams more than half full for the first time in 8.5 years.

Keepit Dam is nudging 60 per cent, marking a huge turnaround in just a few weeks.

WINDSOR CALLS FOR PATIENCE

One of the country independents at the centre of the election deadlock, Tony Windsor, has reiterated calls for the public to be patient.

It comes as the former leader of the Nationals and deputy PM, John Anderson, speaks out denying reports that the Nationals can’t, or won’t, work with the so-called kingmakers.

HEALTHY FUTURE FOR NARRABRI

Narrabri hospital’s multi-million dollar re-development is moving along smoothly.

It recently got the green light on $160,000 worth of equipment upgrades, which is expected to help ease staff and patient’s transition into the new facility.

CATS FIGHT FOR HONOURS

Look out Fido, our next story proves there’s a rival for the title of man’s best friend.
Close to 160 cats are in Tamworth this weekend battling it out for top feline honours.

DAFFODIL DAY IN FULL BLOOM

We might be four days out from Spring but the beautiful buds were already blooming today, as the Cancer Council held it’s major fundraiser.
More than 200 volunteers hit the streets in the north west, aiming to raise in excess of $100,000 as part of Daffodil Day.

TEENS CHARGED OVER BREAK-INS

Four youths have been arrested over a string of break and enters in Tamworth.
Police have recovered a large amount of property from several burglaries, including a number of laptops stolen from a public school earlier this month.

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