Is our Kevin Anderson in line for a Ministerial position? Time will tell, but that's the rumour at least.

The man up the road, Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall, has been Minister for Tourism and Major Events, and Assistant Minister for Skills for a good while now, and has been rewarded for his efforts with an increased majority at the polls last weekend.

The government could certainly do worse than rewarding our country MP's, given some of their own are a bit on the nose of late.

And I bet Mr Anderson wouldn't say no. It's a chance after all to further the country cause with the city folk. And who doesn't want that!

On another note, the incoming Water Minister could be in for a hiding.

Tamworth Regional Council is determined to make sure our water woes are front and centre in any debate.

There's been plenty of talk about growing our population and blind Freddy can see there's great concern over our current water supply and how it would handle such growth. The general consensus is, it would not. 

But at least the council is getting on the front foot here. And Kevin Anderson says he will also make it a priority. So we'll see.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend

Fiona Ferguson

Editor, NDL