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8.45am:
TAMWORTH: The cold case death of a Tamworth teen has been referred to the state’s homicide squad to see if investigators will reopen it. The body of Mark Anthony Haines, 17, was found on railway lines near the Warral silos on the outskirts of Tamworth, in January, 1988.
8.30am:
TAMWORTH: THE region has a new weapon in the battle against prostate cancer, with a local support group donating a state-of-the-art portable bladder scanner.
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GUNNEDAH:
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GUYRA:
With many musos commuting along the New England Highway to the Tamworth Country Music Festival this month, Guyra draws the attention of thousands with their annual Lamb and Potato Festival. But the festival is about much more than digging into the best local produce.
The event also provides an opportunity to showcase the very best in local talent, with a wide variety of music on offer to appeal to everyone.
7.45am:
TAMWORTH: As the city swells with festival goers and the mercury continues to soar St Johns Ambulance officers are urging everyone to stay safe in the heat this Country Music Festival.
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INVERELL: NSW Premier Mike Baird was expected to deliver a proposal Tuesday, January 17, for a action on recovery of former entitlements and an increase in protection for NSW paramedics.
However, a spokesperson for the Premier on Friday said discussions between the NSW Ambulance and Health Services Union (HSU) Paramedics division are ongoing, and there will be no Tuesday announcement.
7AM:
TCMF 2017: THEY may not be taking refuge under the shade of a Coolibah tree, and have since traded swags for vans, but campers have well and truly staked their claims ahead of the Country Music Festival.
State of the nation
Need a national news snapshot first thing – well, we have you covered.
Regional news
►TASMANIA: A child with anaphylaxia, a horse riding injury with no way to call for help, elderly relatives living alone, major highways without phone reception, bushfires, snakebites – all stories of life without reliable phone coverage across the state… the full story of the ‘black spot state’.
►ORANGE, NSW: Robert Nixon is considering his legal options after a review into his son’s death identified gaps in mental health services. In April last year, Mr Nixon’s son presented to a local health campus suffering from severe depression and drug addiction but no bed was available...the full story here.
►ACT: Authorities were warned of two dangerous dogs at a Belconnen public housing complex months before a resident was horrifically mauled. Now the victim is suing the ACT government for allegedly failing to prevent the attack despite receiving warnings from residents over three months.
►BENDIGO, VIC: Tuesday has been declared a Total Fire Ban day in the North Central, Wimmera and Mallee districts. The Bureau of Meteorology expects temperatures in Bendigo on Tuesday to soar to 39 degrees. A maximum of 40 degrees is predicted in Northern Country towns such as Kyabram...read on.
National news
►SYDNEY: A body has been found in a burnt-out car parked outside the Rooty Hill Leisure Centre in Sydney's west. Emergency services were called to the carpark on John Street just after 3pm on Monday where they found a dark blue Toyota Corolla hatchback with red P-plates well alight.
►Fourteen dolphins were found dead in shark nets installed at NSW beaches during last financial year, amid a surge in the numbers of marine creatures caught...read on.
►At least half of Australia's special intake of 12,000 Syrian and Iraqi refugees will be settled in one part of western Sydney within 12 months..read full story.
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International news
► MEXICO: At least five people, including four foreigners, have been killed and 15 wounded after a shooter opened fire at a nightclub in Mexico's Playa del Carmen resort during a music festival...full story here.
Faces of Australia: Maureen Clark and June Reedy
DOING anything for 60 years is remarkable, whether it is working a job or playing an instrument.
Two Central West women, Maureen Clark and June Reedy, have sent the very same card back and forth to each other for six decades.
Ms Clark, who resides in Bathurst, sent the card to her friend when she was just 17 years old in 1957.