The NSW SES has updated and issued more flood warnings for the region, adding Boggabilla, Pallamallawa, Yarraman, Woolomin and Piallamore, to Ashford, Tamworth, Gunnedah, Narrabri, and Gravesend, on the list of communities expected to experience flooding in coming days.
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Posted inConsultations and feedback, Gunnedah
Gunnedah council seeks community feedback for 10-year waste strategy
Gunnedah Shire Council is now inviting the community to participate in the Gunnedah Rural Waste Services Survey.
Posted inNundle
Tamworth Mayor expresses disappointment at Hills of Gold approval
Tamworth Mayor Russell Webb has expressed disappointment at the approval of the Hills of Gold Wind Farm in Nundle.
Posted inAgriculture, Local News
Water plans walked back
Farmer hopes for water security have been buoyed by new changes to water sharing plans for NSW rivers, including the Gwydir and Namoi-Peel.
Posted inEmergency management, Local News, Weather
‘Stay Indoors’ warning issued from Guyra to Tenterfield
The severe weather warning from the Bureau of Meteorology and ‘Stay Indoors’ advice from the NSW SES has crept west today, now encompassing the length of the New England highway from Guyra to Tenterfield, including Ben Lomond, Glen Innes, Deepwater, and Sandy Flat.
Posted inArmidale
Forty year records fall at TAS Swim Carnival
Records that had been on the books for up to four decades were toppled at The Armidale School’s senior swimming championships.
Posted inGunnedah, Health
Gunnedah welcomes new speech pathologist
A new placement program is helping more allied health workers getting experience in regional areas, and has landed Gunnedah a new speech pathologist.
Posted inArmidale, Local festivals and shows
Showjumping cancelled but the Armidale show goes on
The 2025 Armidale & New England Show will proceed as planned today and tomorrow (7 and 8 March) at the Armidale Showgrounds, with only the Showjumping needing to be cancelled because of the weather.
Posted inMoree Plains Shire, Narrabri Shire
Total Fire Ban continues for Friday
It’s the North Western regions’ turn for a Total Fire Ban, with the NSW Rural Fire Service declaring one for tomorrow, Friday March 7.
Posted inEnergy, Federal Politics, Nundle
Hills Of Gold Wind Farm approved for Nundle
The Hills Of Gold Wind Farm planned for around Nundle has been approved by the Environment and Water Minister Tanya Plibersek