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ON STANDBY: SES Superintendent Mitch Parker said crews are on standby should the predicted rainfall this week pose any new risks. Photo: Peter Hardin

Worst may be over for flood-stricken Gunnedah, but SES on high alert

Caitlin Reid

TRAGEDY: A man in his 50s, who was suffering with COVID-19, has died at Tamworth hospital. Photo: file

VAX THE NATIONMan in his 50s with COVID-19 dies in Tamworth hospital

Andrew Messenger

Here's how we're helping our readers defeat diabetes

SILENT ASSASSINHere's how we're helping our readers defeat diabetes

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Diabetes contributed to 11 per cent of Australian deaths in 2018, and 1.2 million hospitalisations.

SILENT ASSASSINIt's the stalking killer we need to confront

Anita Beaumont
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Photo: File

NSW records 179 new COVID cases and three deaths

Kim Chappell

EXPERTISE: New England and North West zone Commander Tom Cooper, Fire and Rescue NSW Station Officer Bronnie Mackintosh, and Community Engagement personnel from Fire and Rescue NSW Kate Faith and Melinda McDonald kick off three-day fire safety consultation program at Peel High School. Photo: Peter Hardin

Special unit deployed to help tackle youth fire concerns ahead of summer

Tess Kelly

Dr Peter Brukner. Picture: supplied

Meet the experts helping us catch Australia's silent assassin

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How to recognise the symptoms of diabetes

SILENT ASSASSINHow to recognise the symptoms of diabetes

Anita Beaumont
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The alarming stats about diabetes in Australia

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SILENT ASSASSINThe silent assassin preying on a new potential victim every five minutes

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Ferals and strays a cat-astrophe in struggle to control local numbers

DIGESTThat didn't take long, omicron

ON STANDBY: SES Superintendent Mitch Parker said crews are on standby should the predicted rainfall this week pose any new risks. Photo: Peter Hardin

Worst may be over for flood-stricken Gunnedah, but SES on high alert

FURRY FRIENDS: Tamworth Regional Council planning and compliance manager Ross Briggs with Buddy. Photo: Madeline Link

Ferals and strays a cat-astrophe in struggle to control local numbers

EXPERTISE: New England and North West zone Commander Tom Cooper, Fire and Rescue NSW Station Officer Bronnie Mackintosh, and Community Engagement personnel from Fire and Rescue NSW Kate Faith and Melinda McDonald kick off three-day fire safety consultation program at Peel High School. Photo: Peter Hardin

Special unit deployed to help tackle youth fire concerns ahead of summer

NEGOTIATIONS: Police allegedly uncovered a cash stash and about $143,000 worth of the drug ice during a search of the car. Photos: NSW Police

Talks taking place after cash and ice stash allegedly found in van

Growing times: The Fielder & Son Flour Mill, formerly the Phoenix Flour Mill, pictured in 1900. Photo: Supplied

Stepping Back in Time || Mills helped us grow

Cumulative of up to 50 to 100mm are expected in parts of the country from Tuesday to Wednesday.

WATCHLa Nina set to bring more rain and flooding to eastern Australia this week

SILENT ASSASSINHere's how we're helping our readers defeat diabetes

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SILENT ASSASSINIt's the stalking killer we need to confront

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Meet the experts helping us catch Australia's silent assassin

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SILENT ASSASSINHow to recognise the symptoms of diabetes

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The alarming stats about diabetes in Australia

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SILENT ASSASSINThe silent assassin preying on a new potential victim every five minutes

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Public hearings will be held on proposed laws to protect people expressing religious beliefs.

Public invited to have say on faith laws

The Prime Minister is urging premiers and chief ministers to stick to Christmas reopening plans.

States hold line on Omicron lockdowns

The new mRNA vaccine was created in Melbourne within five months by Monash University researchers.

Vic creates Australia's first mRNA vaccine

'We are all human': Out South West co-chair Cassandra Hymers. Photo: Pip Waller.

'I could breathe again': Cassandra talks life as a trans woman

Tammy Omodei and Andy Paine locked themselves to a railway line in a bid to stop a Bravus train.

Protesters block Qld coal mine railway

Laine Clark

Victoria Police have found remains in their search for missing campers Carol Clay and Russell Hill.

Remains found in search for Vic campers

Melissa Meehan

Two men have been charged with murder following the death of Melbourne rapper Chris Habiyakare.

Charges laid over Victorian rapper killing

Melissa Meehan

Plastic surgeons have welcomed a review of the cosmetic surgery industry by health regulators.

Regulators move on cosmetic surgery sector

Laine Clark

READY: Taya Powell has been training hard in preparation for the North West Championships this weekend. Photo: Ben Jaffrey

Taya Powell hitting the ball as good as ever ahead of champs

WINNING COMBO: Trainer Troy O'Neile and jockey Mikayla Weir debrief after Beckford's victory at the Tamworth Jockey Club on Monday. Photo: Ben Jaffrey

Troy O'Neile scores win for loyal owner Tony Aceti

PUMPED: Tom Ison is hitting the road again on Wednesday to compete in the Inter Dominion heats. Photo: Gareth Gardner

Tom Ison gets another crack at Inter Dominon heats

Neil Evans previews today's Tamworth Jockey Club meeting

Neil Evans previews today's Tamworth Jockey Club meeting

CAPTAIN: Pat Cummins will be the first fast bowler to captain his country since Ray Lindwall in 1956. Picture: Gareth Copley-ICC/ICC via Getty Images

OPINIONHuge questions over Cummins' ability to lead Test team

Howard Kotton

DIFFERENT: The Australian Equine and Livestock Event Centre will host a new rodeo event in January. Photo: Simon McCarthy

AELEC to host ABCRA rodeo in the new year

An analysis of Australasian sporting clubs has put A-League Men powerhouse Sydney FC on top in 2021.

Sydney FC named Australasia's best team

George Clarke

File photo.

Lack of swimming technical officials becoming 'a bit of an issue'

Ben Jaffrey

ON SALE: Doug Crowell, Tony Orr and Evelyn Keane with what's on offer at the new op shop. Photo: Gareth Gardner

THINGS TO DOCommunity notices: Here's what's happening around town?

LIGHTS ON: Tamworth Powerstation Museum volunteers Ian Hobbs, Sandra McMahon, and Steve Adams with council's cultural collections officer Naomi Blakey. Photo: Gareth Gardner

Lights back on: Iconic museum set to welcome public again

Caitlin Reid

Two big acts set to shine on stage || Don't miss out

THINGS TO DOTwo big acts set to shine on stage || Don't miss out

Theatre Talk

Scenes of COVID testing in NSW. Picture: File image.

DIGESTThat didn't take long, omicron

Scenes of COVID testing from around the Hunter and Lake Macquarie. File image.

NSW Omicron COVID case visited several shops, KFC and Pizza Hut

TRAGEDY: A man in his 50s, who was suffering with COVID-19, has died at Tamworth hospital. Photo: file

VAX THE NATIONMan in his 50s with COVID-19 dies in Tamworth hospital

Photo: File

NSW records 179 new COVID cases and three deaths

Professor Kelly said the Omicron variant could actually be "relatively mild compared with previous versions" such as the Delta strain but "will spread" because it is highly transmissible. Image: ABC News

DIGESTNew variant an unwelcome arrival

Kayla Osborne

NO CASES: There were no new COVID cases in Tamworth in the latest update. Photo: Gareth Gardner, file

Armidale records fresh COVID-19 infection, as region's numbers decline

Caitlin Reid

Professor Kelly said the Omicron variant could actually be "relatively mild compared with previous versions" such as the Delta strain but "will spread" because it is highly transmissible. Image: ABC News

WATCHOmicron is 'a variant of concern', says CMO Paul Kelly

Shivé Prema

Photo: File

NSW records 150 COVID cases as Omicron confirmed in overseas travellers

Kim Chappell

Marki the wombat was treated for mange in captivity. This is very rare. Picture: Supplied.

LISTENWombats are rotting to death, meet the people trying to save them

Marki the wombat was treated for mange in captivity. This is very rare. Picture: Supplied.

LISTENWombats are rotting to death, meet the people trying to save them

K'gari was named for the Butchulla spirit who helped create the land and sea and then never wanted to leave. Photo: Shutterstock

LISTENRestoring Aboriginal place names to acknowledge identity and history

K'gari was named for the Butchulla spirit who helped create the land and sea and then never wanted to leave. Photo: Shutterstock

LISTENRestoring Aboriginal place names to acknowledge identity and history

Bylong's general store has been closed for a few months, it's owned by mining giant KEPCO along side the church and the primary school. Picture by Jonathan Carroll for the Newcastle Herald.

LISTENRegenerating a valley and a community

Bylong's general store has been closed for a few months, it's owned by mining giant KEPCO along side the church and the primary school. Picture by Jonathan Carroll for the Newcastle Herald.

LISTENRegenerating a valley and a community

CITY MOVE: Harcourts Horsham agent Tim Coller has sold St John's Church three times, this time most of the demand came from Melbourne, and ended up with a city owner.

City buyers ditch plans to stay close to the office

CITY MOVE: Harcourts Horsham agent Tim Coller has sold St John's Church three times, this time most of the demand came from Melbourne, and ended up with a city owner.

City buyers ditch plans to stay close to the office

No end in sight in race to the regions

No end in sight in race to the regions

No end in sight in race to the regions

No end in sight in race to the regions

Infrastructure and services racing to keep up across regional Australia

Infrastructure and services racing to keep up across regional Australia

Infrastructure and services racing to keep up across regional Australia

Infrastructure and services racing to keep up across regional Australia

SING IT: Luke O'Shea performs alongside Ashleigh Dallas. Photo: Peter Hardin

Stars revel in rebirth of live music as Golden Guitar finalists announced

Madeline Link
Caitlin Reid

SING IT: Luke O'Shea performs alongside Ashleigh Dallas. Photo: Peter Hardin

Stars revel in rebirth of live music as Golden Guitar finalists announced

Madeline Link
Caitlin Reid

LEGEND: Troy Cassar-Daley will perform at the nominees announcement. Photo: Supplied

Golden dreams on horizon as star-studded nomination ceremony set

Anna Falkenmire

SING IT: Luke O'Shea performs alongside Ashleigh Dallas. Photo: Peter Hardin

Stars revel in rebirth of live music as Golden Guitar finalists announced

HIGH NOTE: Tamworth Regional Council country music festival organiser Barry Harley. Photo: Gareth Gardner

GOOD NEWSGuess who? More surprises to come as festival planning hits high note

Anna Falkenmire

GO TIME: Tamworth Regional Council's Jacqueline O'Neill, Barry Harley and Kate Baker. Photo: Gareth Gardner

Cashed up tourists and music fans booking fast to boost business

Anna Falkenmire

INUNDATED: Parts of Gunnedah were swamped. Photo: Supplied by MP Kevin Anderson

UPDATEDAll hands on deck to help after floodwaters submerged parts of town

INUNDATED: Parts of Gunnedah were swamped. Photo: Supplied by MP Kevin Anderson

UPDATEDAll hands on deck to help after floodwaters submerged parts of town

Photo: Supplied to Curlewis Public School

PHOTOSMajor flood submerges parts of Gunnedah as main roads remain closed

Photo: Supplied to Curlewis Public School

PHOTOSMajor flood submerges parts of Gunnedah as main roads remain closed

SWOLLEN: A flood watch has been put in place with rain on the weekend radar, as catchments are already soaked. Photo: Gareth Gardner

Wet and warm weekend on the radar with a flood watch in place

SWOLLEN: A flood watch has been put in place with rain on the weekend radar, as catchments are already soaked. Photo: Gareth Gardner

Wet and warm weekend on the radar with a flood watch in place

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Under attack: As cyber crime incidences rise, more businesses are taking out insurance to protect from losses.

Cyber crime a growing business threat

Green thumb farmer making a tree change for the environment

Green thumb farmer making a tree change for the environment

LIFE OF LUXURY: Majestic Tamworth is one of a kind real estate opportunity. It offers residents access to facilities and an executive lifestyle that is unmatched in the region.

'Country Club' style development one of a kind for Tamworth

Under attack: As cyber crime incidences rise, more businesses are taking out insurance to protect from losses.

Cyber crime a growing business threat

VIEW INSURANCE - CHANGE YOUR VIEW: Every policy helps the Kindness Factory educate our children on the impact of kindness.

With a view to keep you covered

COMMUNITY SPIRIT: Fire affected Wondalga residents come together to swap stories and rekindle their community connections at a "Fire Shed Friday" event.

Local communities come together after bushfires

Relaxing lifestyle close to city centre | 31 Prentice Avenue, East Tamworth

Relaxing lifestyle close to city centre | 31 Prentice Avenue, East Tamworth

Relaxing lifestyle close to city centre | 31 Prentice Avenue, East Tamworth

Relaxing lifestyle close to city centre | 31 Prentice Avenue, East Tamworth

4719 Midland Highway, Daylesford. Picture: Supplied

Downton Abbey meets Daylesford: Wombat Park up for auction

4719 Midland Highway, Daylesford. Picture: Supplied

Downton Abbey meets Daylesford: Wombat Park up for auction

The east side has a butterfly shape and the south side has a sawtooth shape. Photo: Chris Erickson

Tricky block no problem for this award-winning South Coast home

Ellouise Bailey

House prices in the Kiama LGA, in the NSW Illawarra region, were up 39.5 per cent in the year ending October. Picture: Shutterstock

The regional areas with 40pc-plus property price growth

Jack Needham

When it comes to selling property, the more boxes you can tick to match the wish list of buyers, the better placed you will be to sell at a good price.

What makes a property a winner come auction time?

Reality Reno with Mitch and Mark

FURRY FRIENDS: Tamworth Regional Council planning and compliance manager Ross Briggs with Buddy. Photo: Madeline Link

Ferals and strays a cat-astrophe in struggle to control local numbers

Madeline Link

So you're holding an event? Share it with the community

So you're holding an event? Share it with the community

EXPERTISE: New England and North West zone Commander Tom Cooper, Fire and Rescue NSW Station Officer Bronnie Mackintosh, and Community Engagement personnel from Fire and Rescue NSW Kate Faith and Melinda McDonald kick off three-day fire safety consultation program at Peel High School. Photo: Peter Hardin

Special unit deployed to help tackle youth fire concerns ahead of summer

Tess Kelly

FURRY FRIENDS: Tamworth Regional Council planning and compliance manager Ross Briggs with Buddy. Photo: Madeline Link

Ferals and strays a cat-astrophe in struggle to control local numbers

Growing times: The Fielder & Son Flour Mill, formerly the Phoenix Flour Mill, pictured in 1900. Photo: Supplied

Stepping Back in Time || Mills helped us grow

Mike Cashman - Tamworth Historical Society

LIVE: Collarenebri students and Aboriginal Education Officer Arron Hynch join the livestream conference in Geneva. Photo: Supplied

World watches as Collarenebri school takes centre stage to bring trees home

Tess Kelly

ON STANDBY: SES Superintendent Mitch Parker said crews are on standby should the predicted rainfall this week pose any new risks. Photo: Peter Hardin

Worst may be over for flood-stricken Gunnedah, but SES on high alert

RACE LOVER: Ford fan and Penrith local Tony Hawton outside his campsite at Mount Panorama. Photo: BRADLEY JURD

Bathurst 1000's biggest Ford fanatic back at Mount Panorama

Scenes of COVID testing from around the Hunter and Lake Macquarie. File image.

NSW Omicron COVID case visited several shops, KFC and Pizza Hut

BoM "really concerned" about flooding in northern NSW

WATCHBoM "really concerned" about flooding in northern NSW

Mayo MP Rebekha Sharkie in Federal Parliament on Monday night. Picture: aph.gov.au

Maeve's Law: Rebekha Sharkie opens up over sick baby grandson

Karen Barlow

Paul Kelly says Australia cannot keep Omicron out forever. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

We 'can't keep Omicron out forever', but reopening plans to pause

Finn McHugh

TRAGEDY: A man in his 50s, who was suffering with COVID-19, has died at Tamworth hospital. Photo: file

VAX THE NATIONMan in his 50s with COVID-19 dies in Tamworth hospital

Andrew Messenger

Health Minister Greg Hunt has appealed for Australians to stay calm and carry on. Picture: ACM image

WATCHBe alert, but not alarmed, by Omicron

Editorial

Know the warnings signs of dependency, addiction

OPINIONKnow the warnings signs of dependency, addiction

Dr Christian Rowan

Scenes of COVID testing in NSW. Picture: File image.

DIGESTThat didn't take long, omicron

Kayla Osborne

Portrait of Scottish colonialist and blackbirder Benjamin Boyd, 1830s by unknown artist. Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales.

REAL AUSTRALIATrailblazer or blackbirder? Ben Boyd stripped of naming rights

Leah Szanto

Guests toast being aboard Coral Geographer. Photo: Jeurgen Freund

Cruising set to make comeback

Sue Preston

TRAILBLAZER: Bill Onus in Fitzroy (1946). Still from Ablaze. Photo: Eric Onus

Film a key to leader's hidden history

Rowan Cowley

STAYING CONNECTED: Lex Marinos and Patricia Amphlett take radio and podcast listeners on a romp through the perils, pitfalls and precious moments of ageing.

Radio and podcast show targets older Australians

Eileen Wood

Future Farmers Network director Samantha Noon.

Agriculture, the career of opportunity

Samantha Noon

Aaron Kleier is crowned the 2021 PBR Australia champion in Townsville, for the fourth consecutive year. Pictures: Sally Gall

Kleier makes international bull-riding history | Photos

Sally Gall

Despite unseasonal weather across vast tracts of the eastern states, Grain Brokers Australia is calling the national wheat crop at 38 million tonnes, on the back of a bigger planted area.

Gloss gone from NSW crop but records may tumble in some states

Grain Brokers Australia

SWEPT: Taylor Swift's face framing hairstyles usually include a fringe. Illustration: Shutterstock

Famous hairstyles to copy this summer

HOMELY FEEL: Blockheads Hayden and Sara Vale chose concrete and timber to feature throughout their multi-storey home. This presents a balanced, yet luxurious feel as it incorporates flooring, joinery, furnishings and accents. Photos: supplied by the Vales.

Shack to chic in five stunning storeys

Vickii Byram

Fitness doesn't have to stop as you get older. There are plenty of senior fitness junkies keeping fit and pushing themselves to great heights. Picture: Shutterstock.

WELLNESSFitness after fifty has never looked so inspiring

Wellness with Amy Cooper

INUNDATED: Parts of Gunnedah were swamped. Photo: Supplied by MP Kevin Anderson

UPDATEDAll hands on deck to help after floodwaters submerged parts of town

INUNDATED: Parts of Gunnedah were swamped. Photo: Supplied by MP Kevin Anderson

UPDATEDAll hands on deck to help after floodwaters submerged parts of town

Photo: Supplied to Curlewis Public School

PHOTOSMajor flood submerges parts of Gunnedah as main roads remain closed

Photo: Supplied to Curlewis Public School

PHOTOSMajor flood submerges parts of Gunnedah as main roads remain closed

SWOLLEN: A flood watch has been put in place with rain on the weekend radar, as catchments are already soaked. Photo: Gareth Gardner

Wet and warm weekend on the radar with a flood watch in place

SWOLLEN: A flood watch has been put in place with rain on the weekend radar, as catchments are already soaked. Photo: Gareth Gardner

Wet and warm weekend on the radar with a flood watch in place