MINERALS COUNCIL ATTACKS COURT RULING
March 11, 2010
The New South Wales Minerals Council has hit back after the Supreme Court ruled land access agreements on the Liverpool Plains weren’t properly negotiated.
The council claims thousand of mining jobs will now be put at risk, but farmers say the council is only trying to pressure the state government into changing legislation.
CENTRAL COAST GEARS UP FOR COUNTRY MUSIC
March 10, 2010
If you missed out on all the boot scootin at Tamworth, or you just didn’t get enough, the Entrance is the place to be this weekend.
More than 70 artists will be entertaining crowds for free, at the 10th Central Coast Country Music Festival.
TAXI DECISION DIVIDES COUNCIL
March 10, 2010
A council decision to move a taxi rank in Tamworth has angered the local industry.
Tamworth Radio Cabs has labelled the decision as hasty and unsafe.
LOCAL WOMAN RECOGNISED FOR HER TIRELESS WORK
March 9, 2010
Gunnedah’s Colleen Fuller has missed out on the New South Wales Woman of the Year award.
The deputy mayor has returned home after a gala ceremony in Sydney, where she was recognised for her tireless work in the community.
CALLS FOR NATION-WIDE WATER STUDIES
March 8, 2010
Member for New England, Tony Windsor, has renewed calls for independent studies to be carried out on alluvial flood plains before coal mining licenses are granted.
It comes after the Supreme Court ruled in favour of two farming families at Caroona, who have been fighting to stop BHP Billiton from accessing their land.
POSSIBLE COMPROMISE OVER TAMWORTH TAXI PLAN
March 8, 2010
The proposed master plan for Tamworth’s CBD, including an overhaul of Bicentennial Park, will go up for discussion at council tomorrow night.
The controversy over whether or not the taxi rank in Fitzroy Street should remain may finally be resolved.
NSW HOUSING HOLDS POSITION ON MOREE DEVELOPMENTS
March 7, 2010
New South Wales Housing Minister, David Borger, has fired a shot at Moree Plains Shire Council over their position on two social housing developments.
The state department maintains the upgrade will go ahead, despite community backlash.
COUNCIL GETS UPPER HAND IN STARLING WAR
March 7, 2010
Tamworth Regional Council says it’s found a cheap and viable short-term solution to the city’s starling problem.
The troublesome bird has been polluting Tamworth’s main street with droppings.
BATTLE ON FOR SEAT OF ROBERTSON
March 6, 2010
Controversial federal MP Belinda Neal will find out shortly, whether she’s been selected to re-contest her Central Coast seat.
Tyson Cottrill has been following the pre-selection battle and filed this report a short time ago.
MIRACLE SURVIVAL FOR DRIVER ON F3
March 5, 2010
A Central Coast man who miraculously survived a big scare on the F3 Freeway yesterday, has put his survival down to luck, and his late mother looking out for him.
49-year-old William Lockley was travelling south when a wayward tyre struck his windscreen.
