Ground has been broken on the University of New England’s new Tamworth campus in what Mayor Russell Webb called “a very important milestone.” UNE Vice Chancellor Chris Moran joined Mayor […]
Tom Plevey
Senior correspondent and Editor of New England Times
Posted inLocal politics, Tamworth
Tamworth council drops trove of documents to combat speculation about Ray Walsh House
Tamworth Regional Council will release all documents pertaining to asbestos issues with Ray Walsh House, according to General Manager Paul Bennett.
Posted inLocal Government Elections 2024, Local politics, Tamworth
Greens candidates take aim at Tamworth’s rates hike
Tamworth Regional Council candidates Gemma-Lea Tolmie and Ryan Brooke started their campaign taking aim at the current Council’s proposed 36.3% Special Rate Variation
Posted inHealth, Indigenous, Sport, Tamworth
1 van, 3 days, 20 dentistry students, 15,000 mouthguards: TAMS ambitious plan for the Koori Knockout
Tamworth Aboriginal Medical Service has an audacious plan to debut its new dental van: to craft 15,000 mouthguards at the Koori Knockout
Posted inTamworth
Its time to roll up your sleeve and give blood
Tamworth Regional Council launched the Local Government Blood Drive yesterday, with the aim of getting five times as many donations.
Posted inTamworth
Tamworth’s Ray Walsh House faces its end
The refurbishment of Tamworth Regional Council’s Ray Walsh House is looking increasingly unlikely more than two years after asbestos was exposed.
Posted inEnergy, Walcha
Walcha approves Winterbourne voluntary planning agreement
Walcha Council yesterday voted to approve the draft voluntary planning agreement for the Winterbourne Wind Farm with a vote of six in favour and two against
Posted inFederal Politics, Roads and Infrastructure, Tamworth, Water
Joyce: Dungowan Dam back on if Coalition wins next election
An animated Barnaby Joyce has said that the cancelled New Dungowan Dam project “is back on the table” if the Coalition is re-elected.
Posted inLiverpool Plains Shire, Quirindi, Roads and Infrastructure, Water, Werris Creek
Opening of Quipolly Water Project secures the future for the Liverpool Plains
The long fought for Quipolly Water Project is now delivering good quality water to the people of Werris Creek and Quirindi, and a hopeful future for growth in the Liverpool Plains.
Posted inCrime
Youth crime in Kingswood results in police pursuit all the way to Newcastle
NSW Police are looking for four people wanted in relation to an aggravated break and enter of a hotel in Kingswood, south of Tamworth, early this morning.