Several leading voices have gone on record raising their concerns and observations about why poverty is rising in the region, with housing – or lack of it – topping the list of concerns.
Armidale 16.7°
13° - 28°
Cloud clearing
Cloud clearing
Glen Innes 15.6°
13° - 27°
Partly cloudy
Partly cloudy
Gunnedah 20.1°
20° - 36°
Sunny
Sunny
Inverell 18.3°
16° - 35°
Sunny
Sunny
Narrabri 21°
20° - 37°
Sunny
Sunny
Moree 22°
21° - 37°
Sunny
Sunny
Quirindi 16.9°
17° - 35°
Mostly sunny
Mostly sunny
Tamworth 18.8°
18° - 36°
Sunny
Sunny
Tenterfield 17.1°
14° - 26°
Cloud clearing
Cloud clearing
Uralla 24.7°
23° - 39°
Partly cloudy
Partly cloudy
Walcha 16.7°
12° - 29°
Cloud clearing
Cloud clearing
Wee Waa 21°
22° - 38°
Sunny
Sunny
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