Tamworth and north-west
Gurley Post Office to shut
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The Gurley Post Office in north-west New South Wales is to close later this month.
Weather station staff cuts suspended: union
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The Public and Commercial Services Union says planned staff cuts by the Bureau of Meteorology at the Moree Weather Station have been temporarily suspended.
Moree police consider industrial unrest in push for more staff
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Moree police seem set to begin industrial action later this week after the breakdown of talks to improve staffing levels.
Commonwealth urged to control Murray
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A law professor urges that the Commonwealth act firmly to take control of the Murray.
Police seek new leads in missing truckie search
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Police are renewing an appeal for information about the disappearance of a Gold Coast truck driver in north-west New South Wales five years ago.
UNE celebrates spring graduations
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The University of New England (UNE) has wound up its annual spring graduation ceremony with about 1,000 people receiving degrees.
Motorhome rally rumbles into Bingara
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Bingara's population is to triple this week when it hosts the campervan and motorhome club of Australia's national rally.
Inquiry has given up on the Coorong, Greens say
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The Greens have accused members of a Senate inquiry into the Coorong and lower lakes of giving up.
Coorong inquiry impresses irrigators
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Irrigators are happy a Senate report into the Coorong and lower lakes recommends lifting barriers to trading water.
Coorong inquiry backs Government buyback line
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Senate inquiry into saving SA's Coorong region has backed the Federal Govt's stance.
Tamworth redirects tourism funds
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Tamworth Tourism says it has pulled out of the local regional tourism organisation because it thinks it could draw more visitors to the city by funding specific promotions.
Green light for new $15m coal mine
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The New South Wales Government has approved the creation of a new coal mine 15 kilometres north-west of Gunnedah.
Concerns aired over plantation timber industry roads impact
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The Local Government Association says the New South Wales Government needs to address the impact of the plantation timber industry.
Councils get advice in wake of investment woes
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The New England Strategic Alliance of Councils has met independent financial advisers to discuss the state of its investments.
Police continue Gunnedah murder probe
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Police say they expect to continue scouring the scene of a murder in Gunnedah for another two days.
Public warned of shonky travelling salespeople
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Police are urging New England residents to be cautious when dealing with travelling salespeople after receiving a number of complaints over the past few days.
$300k boost for drought counselling
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Armidale's Anglican Counselling Service has been given a grant of $300,000 to help people in New England region cope with the drought.
Govt has confidence in Glenwood Gardens audit
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The Federal Department of Health and Aging says it has full confidence in a recent assessment of the Glenwood Gardens nursing home in Glen Innes which found the centre caused serious risks to residents.
Murder may be linked to second death: police
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Police investigating the murder of a 50-year-old man this week in north-west New South Wales say there may be a link with another death in the area.
Aged care group rejects Glenwood Gardens audit
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The association representing the non-profit aged care sector says an audit into the Glenwood Gardens nursing home is based on incomplete information.
Council suffers $7m write-down in credit crisis
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The Moree Plains Shire Council has revealed its investments have suffered a $7 million write-down because of the current credit crisis.
Two men charged over Inverell murder
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Two men have been charged with the murder of an Inverell man in New South Wales' north west.
Long weekend road deaths spark safety warnings
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Police are urging motorists to drive with caution after a deadly long weekend on roads in the New South Wales New England region.
Care assessors to monitor nursing home
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Care assessors have been ordered to attend a nursing home in the New England region which failed to comply with Federal Government standards.
Inverell death suspicious: police
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A 39-year-old man has been found dead at a home in Inverell in north-western New South Wales.
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