The Northern Daily Leader
Sunday, 10 December 2023
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More than 400 people bought tickets to O'Grady Drama's 2023 show.
Jonathan Hawes • 21m ago
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What's on
What are tourists wanting from Tamworth this festive season?
Rachel Gray • 1hr ago
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It's a season packed with entertainment.
Cast members from the 2023 production of 'Shrek the Musical' on stage at the Capitol Theatre. Picture by Tamworth Camera Club
Tangaratta was the hottest place to be in more ways than one.
Jonathan Hawes
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Michelle Hobbs and Hannah Caterer with Mitch and Alex Hobbs, ready to fill the air with festive tunes at 'It's a Tangraratta Christmas!' Picture by Gareth Gardner
The faux pas was broadcast globally.
Anna Houlahan
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Maryam Moshiri gets serious. Picture via BBC News
The Tamworth teen is equipped with a have-a-crack attitude.
Mark Bode
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"I think it's OK not to know what you wanna do," year 12 student Riley Gentle says of life post-school. Picture by Mark Bode
What's on
The exhibition is on at NERAM until February 4.
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'I think today we showed what we wanna be about. '
Mark Bode
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Hayden Baker grips and rips it. Picture by Gareth Gardner
The upgrade could pave the way for the return of commercial flights.
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"We request that this information be immediately made public.'
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Council will have to decide whether all of its 280 relocated staff will move back into the building. Picture by Gareth Gardner
Friday night was a high point for Stacy Smith and Tamworth touch.
Zac Lowe
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Many others in the Tamworth Touch Association recognise the importance of the role Stacy Smith has played in recent years. Picture by Zac Lowe.
Find out what an AI thinks Tamworth will be wearing this summer.
Rachel Gray
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A trusty pair of RM Williams boots keeps The Land journalist Simon Chamberlain's feet stomping from town to country year-round for the Tamworth-based newspaper's loyal readers. Picture by Gareth Gardner
Community
It will be the convoy's first visit to Moree this year.
Mitchell Craig
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'We hope that defibrillators at sporting fields will never need to be used.'
Tamworth Mp Kevin Anderson
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Mr Anderson with the defibrillator at Scully Park Regional Sporting Precinct. Picture supplied
Mayor Webb says the last meeting was 'democracy in action'.
Cr Russell Webb
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Troy Cassar-Daley will be performing in Tamworth on January 25
Rachel Gray
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Australian country music singer Troy Cassar-Daley will be performing on Tamworth on January 25, 2023. Picture by Peter Hardin
"I love working with them as they are a sponge for information."
Rachel Clark
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Charles Impey stands in front of his multi-coloured wall of drink bottles. Picture by Peter Hardin
Our People
"No child in Manilla will ever go without a happy Christmas."
Tess Kelly
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The Tamworth teen has inked an excellent new deal.
Mark Bode
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"He seems as happy as I've ever heard him," Michael Spinks says of his son, Logan. Picture by Mark Bode

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A strange request in a recruitment interview has gone viral.
Jessica Coates
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Source: file photo.
The Insider, Dog Day Afternoon or Scent of a Woman?
Anna Houlahan
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The awards also featured first looks at upcoming releases.
Jessica Coates Ayden Dawkins
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Timothée Chalamet presents Game of the Year, Swen Vincke in a suit of armour and Matthew McConaughey introduces his new game 'The Exodus'. Picture via thegameawards/YouTube
The unusual occurrence has been widely shared on social media.
Cameron Mee • 1hr ago
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The Tamworth teen is equipped with a have-a-crack attitude.
Mark Bode
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"I think it's OK not to know what you wanna do," year 12 student Riley Gentle says of life post-school. Picture by Mark Bode
'I think today we showed what we wanna be about. '
Mark Bode
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Hayden Baker grips and rips it. Picture by Gareth Gardner
Friday night was a high point for Stacy Smith and Tamworth touch.
Zac Lowe
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The Tamworth teen has inked an excellent new deal.
Mark Bode
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"He seems as happy as I've ever heard him," Michael Spinks says of his son, Logan. Picture by Mark Bode
Souths have been spectacularly unfortunate in the last month.
Zac Lowe
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Chris Skilton said Souths are itching to get back on the field after more than a month of inaction. Picture by Zac Lowe.
The teacher never thought his life would turn out like this.
Mark Bode
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"If you'd told me 12 months ago this is where I'd be, I would've laughed at you" ... Cody Edstein-Boyes. Picture by Mark Bode

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The top street had more than a $20 million median house price.
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Former Australia cricket captain Ricky Ponting paid $20.75 million for a six-bedroom home on Linlithgow Avenue, one of the country's most expensive streets. Pic: supplied
Noel Whittaker and Rachel Lane want to make downsizing 'simple'.
Steve Evans
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Rachel Lane and Noel Whittaker. Picture by Elesa Kurtz
Despite 13 interest rate rises since May property prices are still on the up.
Jen Melocco
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More than 400 people bought tickets to O'Grady Drama's 2023 show.
Jonathan Hawes • 21m ago
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Got an event coming up? Let us know about it and we'll include it in our Community Notices.
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Tamworth Railway Station.
What are tourists wanting from Tamworth this festive season?
Rachel Gray • 1hr ago
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The happy friendly smiling faces at the Tamworth Visitor Centre, located behind the big Golden Guitar on Goonoo Goonoo Road, are Rob Morgan-Jones, left, Renae Townsend, Chris Power and Nick Lewis. Picture by Gareth Gardner.
It's a season packed with entertainment.
Cast members from the 2023 production of 'Shrek the Musical' on stage at the Capitol Theatre. Picture by Tamworth Camera Club
The exhibition is on at NERAM until February 4.
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Judy Wilford's daughters Meg and Naomi with some of the treasures collected over their mothers life which make up part of the collection in the exhibition A Stitch In Time.

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What are tourists wanting from Tamworth this festive season?
Rachel Gray • 1hr ago
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Troy Cassar-Daley will be performing in Tamworth on January 25
Rachel Gray
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Australian country music singer Troy Cassar-Daley will be performing on Tamworth on January 25, 2023. Picture by Peter Hardin
Country music singer Troy Cassar-Daley visited Timbumburi school.
Rachel Gray
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Lara Tongue with Troy Cassar-Daley and Cooper Morgan at Timbumburi Primary in Tamworth. Picture by Peter Hardin
'Max is the living embodiment of the Tamworth industry.'
Rachel Clark
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All profits will go towards Lifeline's crisis support centre.
Rachel Clark
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TRC country music festival manager Barry Harley, Tamworth City Toyota dealer principal Tim Easy, and Lifeline Northern NSW general manager Michael Were show off the iconic straw hats. Picture by Peter Hardin
Ashleigh Dallas and Aleyce Simmons are also taking on ambassador roles.
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Five time Golden Guitar winner Ashleigh Dallas and Aleyce Simmons have been announced as Tamworth City Toyota Ambassadors for the next 12 months. Picture by Peter Hardin.
Manilla-born Jimbo Stokes is among the 10 finalists for the Star Maker crown.
Rachel Gray
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Jimbo Stokes from Scone, left, Brisbane's Piper Rodrigues, current Star Maker champion Loren Ryan, Jake Whittaker from Qld, and Gemma Beech from Singleton in Tamworth ahead of the 2024 country music festival. Picture by Gareth Gardner
His tour with Luke Combs is done, now Lane is focused on his HSC.
Tess Kelly
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Tamworth's Lane Pittman opened for American country music star Luke Combs for the Australian and New Zealand leg of his tour. Picture by Cam Brown

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The dam will hold enough water to fill 120 Olympic swimming pools.
Jonathan Hawes
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The stream of funds will only continue if the project swims.
Jonathan Hawes
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State water minister Rose Jackson announced funding for Tamworth's water security with mayor Russell Webb at the Wastewater Treatment Facility in Westdale on Tuesday, October 24. Picture by Peter Hardin
'This has the potential to lower people's water bills,' Water Minister says.
Jonathan Hawes
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NSW DPE manager of water efficiency Jethro Laidlaw, Taggle business development executive Steven Cato, NSW Water Minister Rose Jackson, and Tamworth mayor Russell Webb announced a new water saving study on Tuesday. Picture by Peter Hardin
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More than 400 people bought tickets to O'Grady Drama's 2023 show.
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Tangaratta was the hottest place to be in more ways than one.
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Michelle Hobbs and Hannah Caterer with Mitch and Alex Hobbs, ready to fill the air with festive tunes at 'It's a Tangraratta Christmas!' Picture by Gareth Gardner
"We request that this information be immediately made public.'
Letters to the Editor
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Council will have to decide whether all of its 280 relocated staff will move back into the building. Picture by Gareth Gardner
Mayor Webb says the last meeting was 'democracy in action'.
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Tamworth Council held it's most recent meeting in the Town Hall. Picture by Jonathan Hawes.
More than 400 people bought tickets to O'Grady Drama's 2023 show.
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The unusual occurrence has been widely shared on social media.
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Players were left stunned when the bails were not dislodged on Saturday. Picture supplied
What are tourists wanting from Tamworth this festive season?
Rachel Gray • 1hr ago
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The happy friendly smiling faces at the Tamworth Visitor Centre, located behind the big Golden Guitar on Goonoo Goonoo Road, are Rob Morgan-Jones, left, Renae Townsend, Chris Power and Nick Lewis. Picture by Gareth Gardner.
It's a season packed with entertainment.
Cast members from the 2023 production of 'Shrek the Musical' on stage at the Capitol Theatre. Picture by Tamworth Camera Club
Tangaratta was the hottest place to be in more ways than one.
Jonathan Hawes
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Michelle Hobbs and Hannah Caterer with Mitch and Alex Hobbs, ready to fill the air with festive tunes at 'It's a Tangraratta Christmas!' Picture by Gareth Gardner
The moral fog of averting our gaze in Gaza.
Mark Kenny
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"We request that this information be immediately made public.'
Letters to the Editor
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Council will have to decide whether all of its 280 relocated staff will move back into the building. Picture by Gareth Gardner
'We hope that defibrillators at sporting fields will never need to be used.'
Tamworth Mp Kevin Anderson
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Mr Anderson with the defibrillator at Scully Park Regional Sporting Precinct. Picture supplied
An ode to an icon - just in time for Christmas!
Garry Linnell
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Santiago is an eclectic city known for its rich history.
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This resort's sustainability efforts are world-class.
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Top-notch luxury meets eco cred on this stunning Indonesian island
Car Expert
Suzuki has reopened orders for its Jimny three-door. All specs remain unchanged for 2024, with prices starting from $30,490 before on-roads.
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Anne-Mason Furmage won't let her lifelong disability defeat her.
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Disability advocate Ann-Mason Furmage. Picture supplied
Thousands have heard Reg's stories about Kokoda Track. He has some simple advice to young people.
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World War II veteran Reg Chard in his home at Villawood, Sydney, NSW. Picture supplied

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Dr Elizabeth Hargan's tips to manage stress at Christmas time.
Dr Elizabeth Hargan is driven to help spread simple but effective ways to improve everyone's well-being. Pictures supplied
Tamworth's last store sale offering for 2023 increases by 3213.
Simon Chamberlain
Murray Dale, Westwood, Gulgong sold a pen of 25 Angus/Santa Gertrudis cross steers at Tamworth. With him is nephew and auctioneer Michael Purtle. Picture by Simon Chamberlain
How to make your home merry and bright without breaking the bank.
It's time to normalise secondhand, handmade and consumable gifts.
Amandine Ahrens
A listed guide on the ways you can make Christmas gifts affordable and original this year.
From time-saving appliances to fridge magnets with a twist.
Karen Hardy
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Merry Christmas to all our food mad readers. May you find a gift you like under the tree this year. Picture Shutterstock

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