The escape of two patients from a Sydney mental health facility has prompted NSW upper house member Mark Banasiak to demand urgent answers from the Government about staffing and security at Tamworth’s Banksia Mental Health Unit
Roads and Infrastructure
Posted inDorrigo, Roads and Infrastructure
Further school transport changes during Waterfall Way closure
Transport for NSW will add interim bus services from Monday to support students affected by the Waterfall Way closure.
Posted inCurlewis, Quirindi, Roads and Infrastructure
Delays and closures on Kamilaroi Highway
Motorists travelling on the Kamilaroi Highway are being warned to expect a difficult few weeks, with a full overnight closure at Curlewis next week, as well as delays near Quirindi for most of February.
Posted inArmidale Regional, New England Surrounds, Roads and Infrastructure
Categorisation spat as Armidale Road continues to decline
Responsibility for maintaining Armidale Road has become the centre of a growing bureaucratic dispute, as closures on other key routes continue to push more traffic onto a road described as both dangerous and chronically underfunded.
Posted inNew England Surrounds, Roads and Infrastructure
200-tonne dilemma for Waterfall Way
The State Government will undertake a detailed corridor assessment of Waterfall Way and surrounding Mid-North Coast routes following a major landslip.
Posted inAccidents and road closures, Politics, Roads and Infrastructure
Calls for alternate route to “Rockfall Way”
The closure of Waterfall Way for the fifth time in less than 12 months has reignited calls to invest in a viable and safe alternate route. Some locals are now calling the drive ‘Rockfall Way’.
Posted inAccidents and road closures, Roads and Infrastructure
Waterfall Way closed for at least a week after fresh landslip
Waterfall Way is expected to remain closed for at least a week, and potentially up to 10 days, after another significant landslip cut the vital mountain route between the North Coast and the Northern Tablelands.
Posted inNarrabri, Phones and internet, Technology
NBN Fixed Wireless is coming to the Narrabri LGA
Over 700 homes and businesses across the Narrabri Local Government Area are set to benefit from faster and more reliable internet connectivity, with nbn fixed wireless services being rolled out under the NSW Government’s Regional Digital Connectivity Program.
Posted inNarrabri, Roads and Infrastructure
Works to start on Violet Street Bridge replacement
The Violet Street Bridge replacement is set to take a significant step forward with works to get underway on the project next week.
Posted inAgriculture, Local News, Roads and Infrastructure
Drive safe this new year
NSW Farmers is urging people heading into country areas to take extra care on rural roads this new year.