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Narrabri Shire roads greatly impacted by ongoing flooding

Narrabri Shire roads greatly impacted by ongoing flooding

Narrabri Shire has been greatly impacted by ongoing flooding events across the region as a result of an extended La Nina weather pattern. As such, widespread and extensive damage has been caused to the roads network across the shire. While the road services team are...

Emergency roads funds fast-tracked

Emergency roads funds fast-tracked

Narrabri Shire is one of eight local government areas in NSW to get access to a fast-tracked emergency fund for repairs to flood-affected roads. The state government announced on Friday afternoon that $15 million would be used to assist councils in western and central...

Driver rescued, fined for ignoring road closed sign

Driver rescued, fined for ignoring road closed sign

Police are reminding motorists to exercise caution and obey signs around flood waters, after a driver was issued with a fine. At about 8pm on Friday, November 18, a 57-year-old woman was travelling on Culgoora Road, Wee Waa, when she drove around road closure signs...

Helicopter tasked to Wee Waa for retrieval of baby

Helicopter tasked to Wee Waa for retrieval of baby

The Westpac Rescue Helicopter was tasked by New South Wales Ambulance just after 4pm on Sunday to carry out an urgent inter-hospital medical transfer from Wee Waa Hospital to Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital. The helicopter critical care medical team stabilised a baby...

Moree SAP a step closer

Moree SAP a step closer

Member for Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall has announced the release of the Delivery Plan for the $194 million Moree Special Activation Precinct (SAP). Mr Marshall said this brought the project another step closer, with the finalisation of the delivery plan setting...

CSD and CRDC partner on disease and water research

CSD and CRDC partner on disease and water research

Cotton Seed Distributors and the Cotton Research and Development Corporation are partnering to support the delivery of integral research to benefit growers. Two substantial investments in disease and water management will be funded by CSD’s Richard Williams Commercial...

Late Peter Tapscott remembered as respected business, community man

Late Peter Tapscott remembered as respected business, community man

The late Peter Tapscott is being remembered as a respected business and community man. Mr Tapscott, of Gibbons Street, died aged 89-years-old last Tuesday. After spending his early life in Narrabri, Mr Tapscott returned to Narrabri from Burren Junction where he had...

Works brought forward for Rangari Road

Works brought forward for Rangari Road

Work on a 19.6-kilometre stretch of Rangari Road in the Tamworth Regional and Gunnedah Shire local government areas will begin in December. Road crews are now preparing to break dirt next month. Earlier this year, the state government took over the responsibility for...

TradeMutt showers Wee Waa with love

TradeMutt showers Wee Waa with love

Wee Waa was showered with love last week when TradeMutt and TIACS founders Dan Allen and Ed Ross came to town in their funky shirts for a Small Business luncheon at the House on Rose. It was a picture-perfect day with the sun shining and roads to Wee Waa open after...

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