ABC New England North West NSW: Tamworth - Government and Politics
RSS Feed from the ABC New England North West NSW program area - from the location Tamworth - marked with subject Government and Politics

• Narrabri council reveals grant spending plans
  The Narrabri Shire Council says it has decided to spend an additional $500,000 in federal grants funding on several projects.
• Inverell council to revamp admin centre
  The Inverell Shire Council will seek tenders in the new year to refurbish its administration centre.
• Hope for rural research station to get federal lifeline
  There is hope that the Glen Innes Agricultural Research station may be saved by Commonwealth assistance.
• Federal delegation to tour Glen Innes Research Station
  The independent Member for New England, Tony Windsor, will lead a federal delegation of politicians to the Glen Innes Research Station today.
• Narrabri Mayor defends council financial health
  The Mayor of Narrabri has downplayed a warning it has been "red lighted" by a new report into its financial health.
• Armidale seeks Federal Govt funding for library
  The Armidale Dumaresq Council is to ask the Federal Government for funding to build its new library.
• Joyce against changing water allocation regimes
  Nationals' Senate leader Barnaby Joyce has told a meeting of irrigators at Moree to listen to the science of water allocations, not the emotion.
• Research station supporters meet
  A group set up to retain the Department of Primary Industries Research Station at Glen Innes meets for the first time this afternoon.
• Councils urged to unite in constitutional recognition bid
  Inverell Mayor Barry Johnston has warned that Australia's councils must be united in their bid to achieve constitutional recognition for local government.
• Mayors join push for greater local govt recognition
  Mayors and council representatives from throughout the New England and north-west New South Wales are in Melbourne today for a conference that they hope will lead to constitutional recognition of local government.
• $3.5m boost for Namoi Valley water
  The Federal Government has agreed to pay almost $3.5 million as its share of funding promised under the community development agreement for groundwater adjustment for the Namoi Valley.
• Armidale council to form new strategic plan
  The Armidale Dumaresq council is developing a new corporate strategic plan.
• Hospital timing to depend on federal funding talks: Rees
  Two of the north-west New South Wales region's state parliamentarians have revealed differing views on a statement by Premier Nathan Rees on the future of the Tamworth Base Hospital.
• Rural boards merger angers action group
  An action group fighting against changes to rural lands protection boards says it will hold the New South Wales Government accountable if the merger costs farmers.
• Macdonald defends DPI cuts
  The NSW Primary Industries Minister has defended cuts to his department in the state's minibudget, saying they will save millions of dollars.
• Investors sought for Glen Innes research station
  A working group is expected to be established to find investors prepared to buy a stake in the Department of Primary Industries' research station at Glen Innes.
• Local MP to plead ag station's case
  The New South Wales Government is facing further pressure to delay its planned closure of an agricultural research station in the state's north.
• Govt pressured to delay research station closure
  New South Wales Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald will come under pressure today to delay the closure of the Glen Innes Agricultural Research Station.
• Guyra council rethinks rate variation
  A lobbying campaign by farmers has led to the decision by the Guyra Shire Council to reduce the proposed 15 per cent rate variation it planned for next financial year.
• Council asked to approve Tamworth poultry plan
  The Tamworth Regional Council is being asked this week to approve an eight shed broiler chicken operation west of Tamworth.
• CMA angry over withheld water funds
  The Namoi Catchment Management Authority (CMA) has renewed its criticism of the Federal Government's decision to withhold payments to Namoi Valley water users as part of a four-year structural adjustment package.
• Hope for Terria to keep rural broadband pledge
  The Tamworth Chamber of Commerce says it hopes an Optus-led consortium pitching for the Federal Government's billion dollar national broadband rollout will be able to stick to its promise of servicing rural towns first.
• Axing rural research centres 'treacherous'
  Anger is growing in rural New South Wales over the State Government's planned mini-Budget cuts.
• Meeting to canvass rural research station closure
  The Glen Innes Severn Council is to host a public meeting this afternoon to discuss the future of the local agricultural research centre.
• Tamworth big winner in Govt funding package
  Tamworth is to get the lion's share of new federal funding to help boost the Australian economy.
• PM may be urged to intervene in water funding row
  Water users in the Namoi Valley say they will ask the Prime Minister to intervene if his minister responsible for water does not release funding promised under a structural adjustment package.
• Tamworth police communications centre safe for now
  The Assistant Commissioner in charge of police communications centres across New South Wales has allayed concern about the future of five remaining centres in the state, including one in Tamworth.
• Inverell Mayor joins Canberra local govt gathering
  Mayors from throughout north-west New South Wales have flown to Canberra for the Council of Local Governments meeting that is being hosted by the Federal Government at Parliament House.
• North-west mayors join Australian Council of Local Govt talks
  North-west New South Wales region mayors are to meet the Federal Government in Canberra today and tomorrow for the first meeting of the Australian Council of Local Government.
• Draper offers Tamworth Hospital revamp assurances
  The state MP for Tamworth, Peter Draper, says he wants the Opposition to stop questioning whether the upgrade to Tamworth Hospital will still go ahead.
• Fears 4,000 public service jobs axed
  Union fears 4,000 jobs will be cut over the next year because of the NSW mini-Budget.
• Council promises fight over rural research station closure
  The Glenn Innes Severn Council has vowed to fight the New South Wales Government's plan to close the Department of Primary Industries' (DPI) local research centre.
• Council to pay Howard Hinton Trust $500K
  The Armidale Dumaresq Council says it will pay $500,000 to the Howard Hinton Trust after being told the sale of two of its paintings to fund construction of the New England Regional Art Museum 12 years ago was inappropriate.
• Narrabri council to disc