The decision by Services Australia to withhold funding which threatened to close the Uralla Medical Centre has been overturned after the intervention of federal Health Minister Mark Butler.
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Posted inHealth, Tamworth
Palliative care expansion for Tamworth Hospital as part of $743m package
A purpose-built palliative care unit to be built at Tamworth Hospital as part of a $743 million package from the NSW Government to improve end of life care.
Posted inInverell
Free podcasting and social media skills training on offer in Inverell
Free workshops for young people to learn how to make their own podcast or use social media as a business tool are on at the Inverell Shire Public Library next week.
Posted inEntertainment, Tamworth
Host and performers for this year’s Golden Guitar Awards announced
The Tamworth Country Music Festival starts tomorrow with many people already in town for the major event, and the excitement is building with the announcement Travis Collins will host and perform at the Golden Guitar Awards made yesterday.
Posted inArts, Gunnedah, Local politics
Photography exhibition captures seven years of highlights for Gunnedah camera club
An exhibition celebrating the journey of the Blackjack Camera Club Inc will open at the Gunnedah Bicentennial Creative Arts Gallery on Friday, January 27.
Posted inHealth, Uralla Shire
Mayor, patients, add to calls to save Uralla Medical Centre
Uralla Mayor Rob Bell and patients have added their voice to the call from local MPs Adam Marshall and Barnaby Joyce for the federal government to intervene and keep the Uralla Medical Centre open.
Posted inArmidale
Armidale Folk Museum to get a technology upgrade
The Armidale Folk Museum will soon be adding iPads and touchscreens to their experience, providing more information and context to the historical items on display.
Posted inArmidale, Glen Innes, Guyra, NSW Politics, Roads and Infrastructure, Tenterfield
Support for rail north of Armidale on display
Anaiwan elders, council members, business leaders and plenty of community members gathered at the Armidale train station today in support of returning rail services from Armidale through to Tenterfield. Rail […]
Posted inHealth, Local News, News, Uralla Shire
Bureaucracy blamed as cause of threatened closure of Uralla’s only full time doctor
The small village of Uralla has been reeling from news that the town’s only full time doctor is going to close its doors in a matter of days due to what has been described as ‘bureaucracy gone mad’.
Posted inArmidale, Lifestyle
New festival to celebrate New England gardens planned for November
The inaugural New England Garden Festival is being planned to be held in Armidale in November.