Tamworth, Australia News

THE spate of car thefts in the past week in the Oxley Local Area Command slowed dramatically at the weekend, with only one attempted car theft reported since Friday morning.

THE Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal will assess how rural bulk water charges are levied in NSW in the coming months.

The Liverpool Plains Shire Mayor is putting pressure on councils in the Upper Hunter to back a push for a daily return passenger train service from Tamworth to Newcastle.

THE discovery of a rifle butt, a hacksaw blade and a condom hidden under a motel bed in northern New South Wales has sparked a fresh inquiry into a 21-year-old murder case.

Not quite apathetic but not proactive, either ... whilst images like these don't foster a sense of urgency any more, we still need to take measures to prevent any further environmental damage from occuring.

The Department of Primary Industries say cattle that died from cattle tick fever on a property near Tamworth a few weeks ago came from Queensland and north the north coast.

THE NSW Department of Primary Industries is advising cattle producers in the North West to look out for cattle ticks following a case of tick fever in a beef herd near Quirindi south of Tamworth.

Denis McFadden, the wealthy founder of the Just Cuts hairdressing franchise, travels to Tamworth in New South Wales to do voluntary work in the community and seek out worthy causes to which he can donate money.

North Coast tick experts will spend the next few days training DPI staff in Tamowrth about how to deal with cattle tick infestations.

IT'S the only race in the country where competitors might stop off for a scratch or a toilet break.

Councillor Russell Webb suggested at a TRC meeting a fortnight ago the submission be written because of concerns the draft did not acknowledge any prime agricultural land in the council's area.

Tick fever is caused by a parasite in red blood cells. The only thing that can spread tick fever is cattle ticks.