New items have been added to the on-board menu of NSW TrainLink’s long distance train services in time for summer’s peak travel season.
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Posted inEntertainment, Feature, Tamworth, Tourism
Golden Guitar Awards hosts announced
Two Golden Guitar award-winning artists will take to the stage in January, playing host for the evening at the nation’s longest-running music awards concert.
Posted inParenting and kids, Recreation, Sport, Tamworth
Work continues on No. 1 Oval Pavillion
Construction on the No. 1 Oval Pavilion continues to advance steadily as the project heads into the new year.
Posted inArmidale, Arts
15 years of leadership: Neil Horton honoured for service to local theatre
The Armidale Drama and Music Society (ADMS) recently took a moment to honour a stalwart of the local arts community: longtime President Neil Horton, who has just celebrated an incredible 15 years of leadership at the helm of the organisation.
Posted inEntertainment, Gunnedah
Hinton Drive holds onto Santa Street title
Hinton Drive in Gunnedah has once again claimed the coveted title of Santa Street in the Gunnedah Shire Christmas Lights Competition.
Posted inAnimals, Bingara, Environment
Taronga protects environmental jewel in North-West
Taronga Conservation Society Australia has established a third, ‘wild’ restoration site in the New England. Find out where and why here.
Posted inEnvironment, Good News, Recreation, Tamworth
Tamworth community comes together for Murray Cod release
Government officials, locals and fishing enthusiasts will gather at Split Rock Dam this Saturday, 20 December, for a meaningful boost to the region’s recreational fishery as Tamworth Fishing Tackle & the Great Outdoors release approximately 15,000 Murray Cod fingerlings into the water between 3 and 4 pm.
Posted inArts, Good News, Tamworth
Global talent heads to Tamworth for the Academy’s Senior Course
From New Zealand to Nashville, 29 emerging artists will converge on Tamworth this January for the 2026 Senior Course of The Country Music Association of Australia Academy of Country Music.
Posted inGood News, Indigenous, New England Surrounds, Parenting and kids
One mum’s baby bundles become life-changing charity
A pack of newborn clothes posted online and a conversation with a social worker were the beginnings of a charity focused on Indigenous mums and their babies.
Posted inAnimals, Local News
Give a rescue pet a home this Christmas
With Christmas fast approaching, families across New South Wales are being encouraged to consider adopting a pet from a council pound or animal shelter, giving rescue dogs and cats the chance at a loving “furever” home.