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SONGSTER: Tim Freedman is dipping his toes into the country music world after 30 years as the frontman of the indie rock group the Whitlams. Photo: supplied

WHAT'S ONWhitlams frontman dips his toes into country music pool in new show

Andrew Messenger

Anna Liese Draper, Isabelle Lloyd, Natasha Favaloro and Melonie Rumbel

PHOTOSCheck out the faces in the crowd at the race track

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GROUP WORK: Landcare representatives, landholders and Tamworth MP Kevin Anderson at Breeza Station on Friday.

Shenhua would've 'annihilated' koalas but tree planting is SOS

Jessica Worboys

Ken Pengilley and Doug Hawkins from the Quirindi RSL Sub Branch, QHS Vice Captain Isabelle Davis, Captain James Redgrove, Principal Ian Worley, Captain Millie Slade, Ella Worley, Darcy Robinson, Rudi Walke

PHOTOSStudents pay tribute to ANZAC's in early service

Contributed by Sally Alden

McCarthy students mark Anzac Day with ceremony, march

PHOTOSMcCarthy students mark Anzac Day with ceremony, march

Jessica Worboys

Mission: Paramedics and the Westpac Rescue Helicopter on scene at Bingara hospital on Friday afternoon. Photo: Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service

BREAKINGEmergency mission after rider suffers broken legs in horsefall

Breanna Chillingworth

'This is why we need a bypass': Truck burns in Rouse Street

PHOTOS'This is why we need a bypass': Truck burns in Rouse Street

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SWINGIN' ON A SUNDAY: Vocalist Kate Armstrong. Photo: Supplied

WHAT'S ONThings to do: Getting out and about in Tamworth and beyond

Interview questioning 'suspicious circumstances' played in murder trial

WHAT'S ONPlan Anzac Day with our list of services for the North West

OPINIONFarming future key for Upper Hunter

Labour of love blooms in colourful orchids after tough seasons

SONGSTER: Tim Freedman is dipping his toes into the country music world after 30 years as the frontman of the indie rock group the Whitlams. Photo: supplied

WHAT'S ONWhitlams frontman dips his toes into country music pool in new show

BLANKET FINISH: Grant Buckley pilots High Court (third right) to victory in the $200,000 Tamworth Cup. Photo: Peter Hardin

'He's always backed me': Grant Buckley's shout-out after High Court wins Tamworth Cup

'This is why we need a bypass': Truck burns in Rouse Street

PHOTOS'This is why we need a bypass': Truck burns in Rouse Street

Mission: Paramedics and the Westpac Rescue Helicopter on scene at Bingara hospital on Friday afternoon. Photo: Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service

BREAKINGEmergency mission after rider suffers broken legs in horsefall

McCarthy students mark Anzac Day with ceremony, march

PHOTOSMcCarthy students mark Anzac Day with ceremony, march

Ken Pengilley and Doug Hawkins from the Quirindi RSL Sub Branch, QHS Vice Captain Isabelle Davis, Captain James Redgrove, Principal Ian Worley, Captain Millie Slade, Ella Worley, Darcy Robinson, Rudi Walke

PHOTOSStudents pay tribute to ANZAC's in early service

WHAT'S ONWhitlams frontman dips his toes into country music pool in new show

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'He's always backed me': Grant Buckley's shout-out after High Court wins Tamworth Cup

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Shenhua would've 'annihilated' koalas but tree planting is SOS

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PHOTOSStudents pay tribute to ANZAC's in early service

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'Just living life': Jackson Sharpe finds his groove

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PHOTOSMcCarthy students mark Anzac Day with ceremony, march

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Mark McGowan has announced a three-day lockdown for Perth in response to the latest COVID outbreak.

Perth into lockdown after COVID outbreak

A Victorian man has tested positive for COVID-19 after catching the virus in hotel quarantine in WA.

Victorian COVID case linked to Perth hotel

SERVICE: World War II veterans Robert Lapsley and Duncan 'Ken' Johnston. Picture: Simon Bennett

Meet some survivors of the world's most destructive war

Shoppers have rushed to stores in Perth ahead of a lockdown triggered by the latest COVID outbreak.

Western Australia's COVID lockdown rules

HERE TO SERVE: Warrant Officer Class Two Robert Cooper and Corporal Michael Garrard are keeping their family traditions alive. Picture: Kenji Sato

Why I serve: what drives diggers and veterans

Kenji Sato

Two men have been charged with sending racial abuse to NRL star Latrell Mitchell via social media.

Two charged over Mitchell racist abuse

Angelo Risso and Scott Bailey

Still no commitment to net-zero for Australia

DIGESTStill no commitment to net-zero for Australia

Tom Connor makes a break for Zastava during the Russian rugby sevens championships. Photo: Supplied

From winning cups to COVID-19, this Russian rugby journey had it all

Courtney Ward

BLANKET FINISH: Grant Buckley pilots High Court (third right) to victory in the $200,000 Tamworth Cup. Photo: Peter Hardin

'He's always backed me': Grant Buckley's shout-out after High Court wins Tamworth Cup

HIGH PRAISE: Jackson Sharpe says this Pirates side is "one of the best". Photo: Gareth Gardner

'Just living life': Jackson Sharpe finds his groove

Anna Liese Draper, Isabelle Lloyd, Natasha Favaloro and Melonie Rumbel

PHOTOSCheck out the faces in the crowd at the race track

FEELS GOOD: Tom Ison celebrates The Narrator's win at Tamworth. Photos: Peter Hardin

PHOTOS'It was awesome to win': Ison pilots The Narrator to victory

WELDED ON: Harry Mills and his partner, Paige Leonard, also connect at the Tamworth Magpies. Photo: Facebook

Harry Mills focuses on new-look Magpies and his Pies partner

Mark Bode

PROUD: Brett Douglas with his son Zeb after the pair turned out for the Kangaroos together for the first time. Photo: Facebook

Brett Douglas happy to sit on the sidelines with the Kangaroos

Ben Jaffrey

SHOWCASE: Racing returns to Tamworth in a big way on Friday. Photo: Peter Hardin

Neil Evans' preview of the Tamworth Cup showcase meeting

Mark Bode

MENACING: Jack Patterson en route to kicking fours goals in round one.

'I'll try and juggle it': Jack Patterson's competing loves

Mark Bode

Still no commitment to net-zero for Australia

DIGESTStill no commitment to net-zero for Australia

Victorian chief health officer Brett Sutton has received his first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine.

Pfizer jabs could be made in Melbourne

Health Minister Greg Hunt has defended the pace of the vaccine rollout in disability care homes. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

'Gobsmacked': Anger over disability care vaccine rollout

Prime Minister Scott Morrison will meet again with national cabinet today. Picture: Chris Doheny

Australia poised for COVID-19 vaccine revamp as national cabinet meets

People react to the verdict of the Derek Chauvin trial in Brooklyn. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images

DIGESTNext step for US after Chauvin verdict

Health Minister Greg Hunt asserted it had always been the plan to vaccinate people with disabilities and aged care residents in stages. Picture: Getty Images

Hunt defends disability care vaccine rollout

Dan Jervis-Bardy

Acting Victorian Premier James Merlino. Picture: Getty Images

mRNA all the way: PM flags support for domestic vaccine production

Karen Barlow

BUSINESS BOOM: Quirindi Caravan Park was packed with travellers during the holidays. Photo: supplied

Travellers flock to Liverpool Plains to spend up big during holidays

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Community solar farms empowering small towns

LISTENCommunity solar farms empowering small towns

Community solar farms empowering small towns

LISTENCommunity solar farms empowering small towns

Latarnie McDonald and Rodney Carter are trying to make kangaroo grass a viable crop. Picture: Tom Melville

LISTENWould you eat Kangaroo Grass bread?

Latarnie McDonald and Rodney Carter are trying to make kangaroo grass a viable crop. Picture: Tom Melville

LISTENWould you eat Kangaroo Grass bread?

Peter Hayes has been auctioneer and lessee of the Beaudesert pig and calf saleyard for 19 years. Picture: Larraine Sathicq

LISTENThe story of one town's fight to retain its heritage

Peter Hayes has been auctioneer and lessee of the Beaudesert pig and calf saleyard for 19 years. Picture: Larraine Sathicq

LISTENThe story of one town's fight to retain its heritage

STATUE: Tamworth Country Music Festival organiser Barry Harley and mayor Col Murray. Photo: Gareth Gardner

Festival organisers pull out all of the stops with statue for 2022

Madeline Link

UP NEXT: A committee has formed to raise funds to create a statue of John Williamson. Photo: Peter Hardin, file.

Race against time to fund and make life-sized statue before festival

Madeline Link

TRADEMARK: Tamworth Regional Council councillor Glenn Inglis wants an audit of the city's intellectual assets. Photo: Peter Hardin

Iconic country music capital trademark™ could be up for the taking

Madeline Link

STATUE: Tamworth Country Music Festival organiser Barry Harley and mayor Col Murray. Photo: Gareth Gardner

Festival organisers pull out all of the stops with statue for 2022

HAPPY DAYS: Michael Maizey said the COVID-safe country music concerts at Moonshiners were enjoyed by locals and tourists. Photo: Peter Hardin

'Reflecting' on what festival means to the country music capital

Anna Falkenmire

'Just happy to be here': masks can't hide excitement at awards

UPDATED'Just happy to be here': masks can't hide excitement at awards

Anna Falkenmire

Five-day long boil water alert lifted for Werris Creek

Five-day long boil water alert lifted for Werris Creek

Five-day long boil water alert lifted for Werris Creek

Five-day long boil water alert lifted for Werris Creek

Boil water alert in Werris Creek lifted after five days

Boil water alert in Werris Creek lifted after five days

Boil water alert in Werris Creek lifted after five days

Boil water alert in Werris Creek lifted after five days

BE CAREFUL: Recent rainfall events have cause heavy inflows into Quipolly Dam which is part of Werris Creek's water supply chain. Photo: file.

Problem fixed but no end in sight for Werris Creek boil water alert

BE CAREFUL: Recent rainfall events have cause heavy inflows into Quipolly Dam which is part of Werris Creek's water supply chain. Photo: file.

Problem fixed but no end in sight for Werris Creek boil water alert

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SONGSTER: Tim Freedman is dipping his toes into the country music world after 30 years as the frontman of the indie rock group the Whitlams. Photo: supplied

WHAT'S ONWhitlams frontman dips his toes into country music pool in new show

Andrew Messenger

SWINGIN' ON A SUNDAY: Vocalist Kate Armstrong. Photo: Supplied

WHAT'S ONThings to do: Getting out and about in Tamworth and beyond

LEST WE FORGET: Anzac Day in Tamworth in 2019. There was no official Anzac services in 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions. Photo: file

WHAT'S ONPlan Anzac Day with our list of services for the North West

Cody Tsaousis
Jessica Worboys

Can we certify regenerative agriculture?

Can we certify regenerative agriculture?

Lorraine Gordon

Independence Square in Accra, Ghana. It commemorates the independence of Ghana from the United Kingdom in 1957. Picture: Shutterstock.

Haven of peace: Ghana celebrates its independence with eyes on future growth

Discovering the beauty of Regional NSW

Discovering the beauty of Regional NSW

Can we certify regenerative agriculture?

Can we certify regenerative agriculture?

The role of grazing animals in sequestering carbon

The role of grazing animals in sequestering carbon

Lorraine Gordon

Purnim Dairy Farmer Anthony Eccles, is seeing healthier cows and calves from feeding Mylo.

Maximising herd health with Mylo in south west Victoria

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GROUP WORK: Landcare representatives, landholders and Tamworth MP Kevin Anderson at Breeza Station on Friday.

Shenhua would've 'annihilated' koalas but tree planting is SOS

Jessica Worboys

Hospital chaplain part of fabric of healing

Hospital chaplain part of fabric of healing

Howard Barnes

Ken Pengilley and Doug Hawkins from the Quirindi RSL Sub Branch, QHS Vice Captain Isabelle Davis, Captain James Redgrove, Principal Ian Worley, Captain Millie Slade, Ella Worley, Darcy Robinson, Rudi Walke

PHOTOSStudents pay tribute to ANZAC's in early service

Contributed by Sally Alden

GROUP WORK: Landcare representatives, landholders and Tamworth MP Kevin Anderson at Breeza Station on Friday.

Shenhua would've 'annihilated' koalas but tree planting is SOS

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LEST WE FORGET: Anzac Day in Tamworth in 2019. There was no official Anzac services in 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions. Photo: file

WHAT'S ONPlan Anzac Day with our list of services for the North West

Cody Tsaousis
Jessica Worboys

Eddie Izzard, centre, in Six Minutes to Midnight. Picture: Transmission

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Ken Pengilley and Doug Hawkins from the Quirindi RSL Sub Branch, QHS Vice Captain Isabelle Davis, Captain James Redgrove, Principal Ian Worley, Captain Millie Slade, Ella Worley, Darcy Robinson, Rudi Walke

PHOTOSStudents pay tribute to ANZAC's in early service

Dad Thomas with his mini-me Aldous. Baby Aldous Leslie Clements was born on April 4, 2020 to Tamworth parents Ellymay Sheedy and Thomas Clements.

Say hello to the beautiful babies born in the region

Aoife Healy and Keith Ellis were married on August 24, 2019 at Byron Bay.
Their love story began in 2002 when they first met.
“I was enamoured with Aoife as a teenager, and I still am to this day. Eventually, our journey took different paths with Aoife finishing her university degree and I went to New Zealand playing rugby," Keith said.
Re-kindling their romance in 2016, they have been living happily in Armidale ever since.
The couple's wedding reception was hosted at a private residence in the Byron Bay hinterland.
Aoife walked down the isle to Kanye West and the couple took their first dance to a live performance of I’m Into You by Chet Faker.
“After our friends left, we spent the rest of the weekend unwinding and dining on our mini-moon. We will be having our ‘real’ honeymoon in Ireland before spending some time at a couple of our favourite places in Europe for the summer," Keith said.
“We wanted to have a day that was full of natural beauty and didn’t need to be polished. When we decided on Byron we both knew that the beach was calling us."
They also chose it for the weather.
“We just knew that was a beautiful time of year in Byron Bay and we wanted a warm sunset wedding," Keith said.

Just married: Send in your wedding photos

McCarthy students mark Anzac Day with ceremony, march

PHOTOSMcCarthy students mark Anzac Day with ceremony, march

Jessica Worboys

Young Talent Time host Johnny Young with the team in the pastel-hued 1980s. Picture: National Film and Sound Archive

Young Talent Time celebrates five decades of joy

Megan Doherty

The gates were opened this morning in front of a crowd of locals, media and government representatives. Photo: Otis Filley

Water arrives in Lake Menindee for the first time in five years

Olivia Calver

Students honour the fallen at school's Anzac Day assembly

PHOTOSStudents honour the fallen at school's Anzac Day assembly

Jessica Worboys

Ash Hewson played for the Wallaroos on 22 occasions during her career. Photo: Supplied

OPINIONDoes Rugby Australia believe women don't go to heaven?

Courtney Ward

SWAGGIES VISITED: During the 1930's Depression, swaggies would walk the roads looking for work, or something to eat. Frederick McCubbin painted "Down on His Luck" earlier.

REAL AUSTRALIAFarmers have an appetite for self sufficiency

Chris McLennan

Is this prettier than a coal mine? Beef cattle at Blandford in the Upper Hunter.

OPINIONFarming future key for Upper Hunter

James Jackson, NSW Farmers Association president

GREEN IS GOOD: Tony Kanellos has plenty of priceless childhood memories of times spent in his family backyard.

A time when the grass was greener

Rowan Cowley

Enjoy meeting and serving travellers at the William Creek Hotel. Photo: South Australian Tourism Commission.

Fancy a working holiday?

Sue Preston

Cafes and shops in Kings Cross, Sydney, 1933. Photo: National Library of Australia.

Fun and frolics up at the Cross

John Piggott

Troy Peters, Mark Bailey and Wayne Northdurft inspect the cotton on Mirrabooka, Macalister, which will be picked in the last week of April.

Good finish to a tough growing cotton season

Helen Walker

PLAN: Joint Transition Team chair Shirley Harlock, who developed the proposal for the single dairy organisation, hands the report to Australian Dairy Plan independent chair John Brumby early last year.

Dairy single body plan abandoned

Carlene Dowie

The Milbank flock of the Carruthers family, Tullibigeal, won the 2021 Lake Cargelligo Maiden Merino Ewe competition. Pictured is flock classer Michael Elmes, Narrandera, with winners Barry, Vickie and Jared Carruthers among their ewes. (Insert) Kym Hannaford, Nutrien Ag, Wagga Wagga, discusses finer points of some ewes with classer, Michael Elmes, Narrandera.

Elmes classes way to a flock hat-trick win

Mark Griggs

Your rehabilitation should commence as soon as possible following an injury to allow a speedier recovery. Picture: Shutterstock.

Find the right help to recover after an injury

Dr Marcus Chia

IN BLOOM: Tamworth Orchid Society Incorporated publicity officer Cheryl Harris. Photo: Peter Hardin 220421PHB006

Labour of love blooms in colourful orchids after tough seasons

Madeline Link

Choosing when to start your children at 'big school' is not always easy, especially when your children have birth dates very early in the year. Picture: Shutterstock.

OPINIONWhen is best to enrol youngsters at school?

Mumma Jak

Five-day long boil water alert lifted for Werris Creek

Five-day long boil water alert lifted for Werris Creek

Five-day long boil water alert lifted for Werris Creek

Five-day long boil water alert lifted for Werris Creek

Boil water alert in Werris Creek lifted after five days

Boil water alert in Werris Creek lifted after five days

Boil water alert in Werris Creek lifted after five days

Boil water alert in Werris Creek lifted after five days

BE CAREFUL: Recent rainfall events have cause heavy inflows into Quipolly Dam which is part of Werris Creek's water supply chain. Photo: file.

Problem fixed but no end in sight for Werris Creek boil water alert

BE CAREFUL: Recent rainfall events have cause heavy inflows into Quipolly Dam which is part of Werris Creek's water supply chain. Photo: file.

Problem fixed but no end in sight for Werris Creek boil water alert