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Study to consider gas pipeline expansion

July 30, 2008 09:09:00

The New South Wales Government is to fund a study to test the feasibility of extending the Central Ranges' natural gas pipeline to include several smaller communities in the region.[MORE]

Tags: oil-and-gas, pipelines, states-and-territories, coonabarabran-2357, quirindi-2343, tamworth-2340, werris-creek-2341

Coal company plans mine upgrade

July 3, 2008 08:18:00

The Werris Creek Coal Company is seeking to upgrade its mine.[MORE]

Tags: mining, tamworth-2340, werris-creek-2341

New push for Werris Creek health centre

May 7, 2008 10:10:00

A new attempt will be launched tonight to build a multi-purpose health centre at Werris Creek.[MORE]

Tags: healthcare-facilities, community-organisations, tamworth-2340, werris-creek-2341

Werris Creek museum bids to become national rail repository

March 17, 2008 10:10:00

The nationally acclaimed Rail Journeys Museum at Werris Creek is making a bid to become the national repository of Australian railway history and folklore.[MORE]

Tags: history, tamworth-2340, werris-creek-2341

GrainCorp to review silo fire damage

November 20, 2007 13:39:00

GrainCorp will today assess the internal damage to its grain handling elevator after a fire in its Werris Creek silo in north-west New South Wales.[MORE]

Tags: industrial-fires, grain, tamworth-2340, werris-creek-2341

Explosion fears as wheat silo burns

November 19, 2007 10:14:00

Emergency services have evacuated several homes amid fears a burning grain silo could explode, near Tamworth, in northern New South Wales. [MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, fires, industrial-fires, rural, agricultural-crops, grain, australia, nsw, tamworth-2340, werris-creek-2341

Tourists flocking to Werris Creek museum

October 2, 2007 08:12:00

New figures have revealed Werris Creek's historic Australian Railway Monument and Museum, in north-west New South Wales, is proving to be a major drawcard for tourists.[MORE]

Tags: tourism, werris-creek-2341

Elderly woman dies after tyre mishap

May 11, 2007 09:23:00

A 91-year-old woman who was hit by a runaway truck tyre in Werris Creek this week has died.[MORE]

Tags: death, road-accidents, tamworth-2340, werris-creek-2341

Tyre mishap injures senior

May 9, 2007 09:27:00

A 94-year-old woman is critically ill after being hit by a tyre which fell off a cattle truck in Werris Creek.[MORE]

Tags: emergency-incidents, tamworth-2340, werris-creek-2341

Fighting fund to be set up to lobby for rail link

August 31, 2006 10:00:00

A fighting fund will be established at a forum in Parkes next month to lobby for a rail link from Melbourne to Brisbane through Narrabri and Moree in New South Wales.[MORE]

Tags: transport, federal-government, activism-and-lobbying, coonamble-2829, dubbo-2830, moree-2400, narrabri-2390, orange-2800, werris-creek-2341, brisbane-4000, melbourne-3000

New England residents honoured with Queen's Birthday awards

June 12, 2006 09:20:00

Thirteen people from the New England and north-west have been given awards in the Queen's Birthday honours, which were announced this morning.[MORE]

Tags: awards-and-prizes, people, armidale-2350, tamworth-2340, werris-creek-2341

Werris Creek residents face water restrictions

January 10, 2006 10:08:00

Liverpool Plains Shire Council will impose level one water restrictions on residents of Werris Creek.[MORE]

Tags: local-government, water, tamworth-2340, werris-creek-2341

Three nominate for Liverpool Plains council

September 22, 2005 09:26:00

Three people have nominated to stand for the vacant seat on the Liverpool Plains Shire Council.[MORE]

Tags: elections, local-government, quirindi-2343, werris-creek-2341

Dog attacks prompt council to take immediate action

June 24, 2005 09:09:00

The Liverpool Plains Shire Council will issue on-the-spot penalties to owners who do not have their dogs under effective control.[MORE]

Tags: local-government, animal-attacks, currabubula-2342, quirindi-2343, tamworth-2340, werris-creek-2341

Armidale firm to build rail monument

June 3, 2005 08:46:00

An Armidale company has won the contract to build the Australian Railway Monument at Werris Creek.[MORE]

Tags: transport, 19th-century, armidale-2350, werris-creek-2341