TAMWORTH Regional Council has backed a $42 million proposal for a new aged care facility in Moore Creek.
The development would include 57 self-contained units for seniors and a 62-room, two-storey residential care facility, including a dementia wing, a community centre and a bowling green.
Juanita Wilson welcomed the development and said “aged care was one of the areas there will a lot of pressure on” in coming years, but raised concern about the flood-prone site.
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Russell Webb said the facility would be an economic fillip for the town with the added employment it would bring.
“I'd rather it be here than Narrabri or Gunnedah or Armidale,” he said.
“The reason they are coming here is because Tamworth has so much to offer.”
The proposal will go before the Joint Regional Planning Panel next month for the final tick of approval.
Jacob McArthur
Jacob McArthur is opinions editor for The Canberra Times and Australian Community Media. As part of the Canberra Times' production team, he helps the people of Canberra and beyond get the stories they need, when they need them across a range of platforms, while helping maintain a high editorial standard. Before moving to Canberra in 2020, he started with Australian Community Media in 2015 as a journalist for The Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he kept a close eye on Tamworth Regional Council. Jacob was also the co-host of ACM's Water Pressure podcast where he and Jamieson Murphy took a deep dive on issues and key decisions arising during one of the region's worst droughts on record.
Jacob McArthur is opinions editor for The Canberra Times and Australian Community Media. As part of the Canberra Times' production team, he helps the people of Canberra and beyond get the stories they need, when they need them across a range of platforms, while helping maintain a high editorial standard. Before moving to Canberra in 2020, he started with Australian Community Media in 2015 as a journalist for The Northern Daily Leader in Tamworth where he kept a close eye on Tamworth Regional Council. Jacob was also the co-host of ACM's Water Pressure podcast where he and Jamieson Murphy took a deep dive on issues and key decisions arising during one of the region's worst droughts on record.
