Tamworth’s new $18 million Skywalk is officially open, connecting Victoria Park to Oxley Scenic Lookout with a 1.5-kilometre elevated walk built for every ability.
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Posted inDomestic Violence, Grants and funding, NSW News
$40m boost for family violence program
A $40 million funding boost means all 52 Staying Home Leaving Violence services in NSW will get a 50 per cent budget lift, helping more women and children stay safely in their own homes.
Posted inAgriculture, Animals, Emergency management, National News, NSW News
Bird flu funding boost branded thin
A $145 million bird flu funding boost has been branded “deeply unserious” by conservationists, as the virus reaches a dolphin for the first time and NSW rolls out a native bird vaccine trial.
Posted inLocal News, Social issues and services
Census stumble in New England North West blamed on apparent staffing failure
Fears are rising that the Census rollout has been a “disaster”, with forms undelivered and almost no local advertising. The ABS won’t confirm reports of a staffing bungle behind it, but locals are asking: can the data be trusted?
Posted inCrime, Moree
Four teenagers arrested after Moree police pursuit
A stolen SUV, a police drone and four teenagers under arrest after an alleged pursuit through Moree ended in two crashes.
Posted inDisability, Tamworth, What's on
All-Inclusive Dance Party set to bring 80s fun to South Tamworth
Leg warmers, shoulder pads and a night for everyone. Tamworth’s All-Inclusive Dance Party is back, and organisers want an even bigger crowd this year.
Posted inArmidale, Crime
Four charged after Armidale drug and weapons raid
Meth, a drug ledger and a zombie knife allegedly seized as police charge four people following a raid on an Armidale home.
Posted inCrime, Tamworth
Elderly couple threatened with machete in Tamworth crime spree
A machete, two stolen cars and an elderly couple threatened in their own motel room. Police are investigating a string of linked incidents across Tamworth overnight.
Posted inGood News, Sport, Tamworth, What's on
Vote now to send Tamworth clubman to AFL grand final
He’s played, coached and manned the barbecue for the Tamworth Swans for three decades. Now Paul Kelly needs your vote to make the AFL Grand Final.
Posted inLocal politics and councils, Long Read, Moree Plains Shire, Politics
Three strikes and still not out: the weak council rules unable to deal with populist politicians
They run the same playbook as Pauline Hanson and Donald Trump: turn every sanction into persecution. Inside the NSW rules that still can’t make badly behaved councillors stop.