National Palliative Care Week 2025 will be held from May 11th to 17th and aims to raise awareness and promote understanding of palliative care for individuals with life-limiting illnesses.
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Posted inArmidale, Emergency management, Tamworth, Training and courses, Youth
Girls on Fire: Helping teens build resilience, connect, and explore opportunities
Teenage girls across the New England are getting ready to set the region on fire, or at least, learn how to manage the flame, with the Girls on Fire camp.
Posted inFederal Politics, Glen Innes, Tamworth
New England Senator promoted to front bench
Local boy and Labor’s duty Senator for the New England, Tim Ayres, will be promoted to the front bench in the new Albanese Government.
Posted inIndigenous, Tamworth
Tamworth celebrates historic partnership
Tamworth has become Australia’s first council to sign a formal partnership with an Aboriginal community-controlled organisation to work together on Closing the Gap.
Posted inArmidale, Crime, Legal, Tamworth
One former leader convicted, another charged
Former UNE Vice Chancellor Brigid Heywood was finally convicted yesterday but avoided a record, while Tamworth Regional Councillor Mark Rodda was charged with vandalism.
Posted inGunnedah, Tamworth
New kids on the block
Tamworth and Gunnedah will have more boots on the ground to keep communities safe as the latest police recruits commence their duties.
Posted inTamworth, Tourism
Tamworth to host NSW RSL Congress for next three years
Tamworth has secured the prestigious NSW RSL State Congress for three consecutive years, in a major win expected to deliver more than $500,000 to the local economy.
Posted inAwards, Tamworth
Tamworth projects recognised in state awards
Tamworth Regional Council has been recognised as a finalist in three separate categories in the 2025 NSW Local Government Excellence Awards.
Posted inMental Health, Tamworth
DART Calls for Banksia House detox facility
Drug and Alcohol Recovery and Treatment New England Northwest is one step closer to achieving its dream of having a dedicated detoxification centre in Tamworth after Council last night voted unanimously to write a letter to Hunter New supporting DART NENW’s idea to repurpose the Banksia House building.
Posted inArmidale, Tamworth
NRMA launches grassroots safety campaign
New data from the NRMA has revealed that wheel and tyre damage for drivers across the New England continues to be a concern with more than 800 calls for help in the first quarter of 2025.