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8.50am:
8.40am: CONCERNS over the impact of Shenhua Watermark’s proposed $1.2 billion coal mine on one of Australia’s most iconic animals will form the basis of a legal challenge against the project’s approval.
8.30am: NSW Chief Scientist and Engineer Mary O’Kane dismissed calls for a moratorium on coal seam gas extraction during a flying visit to Tamworth yesterday.
8.20am:
ONE man has been charged and refused bail over a ramraid on a local business as police continue their investigation into his alleged accomplice. More here
8.10am:
FOG caused major delays for air passengers to and from the region yesterday with waits of more than three hours.
The first commercial passenger aircraft out of Tamworth was delayed by more than three hours, leaving at 9.55am, not the scheduled 6.30am and the 8.30am flight left for Sydney at 11.44am. More here
8am:
7.50am:
7.40am: POLICE officers have been given the nod to carry their firearms in Tamworth court as debate simmers over security in court complexes across the state. More here
7.30am:
THE NSW Governor met with Tamworth councillors and youth workers yesterday to discuss issues facing local young people, including the drug ice. More here
7.20am:
7.10am: THE Country Women’s Association of NSW has been applauded for carrying rural communities through “the Depression, wars and the ravages of nature”, on the opening day of its 93rd annual state conference. More here
7AM: YOUR WEATHER
NORTH WEST SLOPES: Mostly sunny. Patchy fog on the southern slopes early this morning. Light winds becoming northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 23 to 28.
NORTHERN TABLELANDS: Areas of fog early this morning. Mostly sunny afternoon. Light winds becoming west to northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h in the morning. Daytime maximum temperatures 20 to 27.