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Garden club welcomes Tamworth visitors

Gunnedah Garden Club welcomed a busload of visitors on Saturday 19 September – 45 members from the Tamworth Cottage Garden Club. It was a full day, with lots of stops on their agenda, including two open gardens. They started with morning tea and a browse around Julia Withers’ garden, then on to the Presbyterian Flower Show and Spring Fair, and they then visited Helen Murrell’s garden. Gardeners love to share their plants and the ladies happily went away with lots of cuttings in hand. The club offered its thanks to Julia and Helen and the ladies who volunteered […]

Oct 10, 2026

One Crafty Creatures session left as holiday program ends

Spotlight: CRAFTY CREATURES The school holidays are nearly over, with just one session left today at 3.30pm where we will make peacock collages. The charge is $3 and bookings are required, phone (02) 6740 2190. Our Crafty Creations programs have been fully booked each afternoon and it is great to see so many new faces in the library! If you missed out this time, or have caught the crafty bug, our next Make It! session is on 14 October at 3.30pm, and costs $3 per person. We are making Yarn Dolls and it is open to ages 7 years and […]

Oct 10, 2026

Cotton planting underwayas growers face drier season

Planting is underway for Australia’s 2026–27 cotton crop, with several growing regions starting early ahead of what is forecast by the Bureau of Meteorology to be a drier season. Planting began in Queensland’s Central Highlands in early August, while growers in St George and the Brisbane Valley started in the past few weeks, along with a few early starters in Northern and Southern NSW who took advantage of favourable conditions. Most regions will begin planting following the October long weekend. This year’s cotton crop is expected to be significantly smaller than last season as reduced water allocations and ongoing dry […]

Oct 10, 2026

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Think local and buy local, says MP

Locals are being encouraged to support small businesses throughout October, with Member for Tamworth Kevin Anderson calling on the community to think local and buy local during Small Business Month. Mr Anderson said small businesses played an important role in the region, providing jobs as well as goods and services to the local community. “Our local retailers, cafes, tradies, pubs, manufacturers, and other small businesses offer world class goods and services right in our backyard,” Mr Anderson said. He said recent regional and local business awards had highlighted the quality of businesses operating across the region. “I recently attended the […]

Oct 10, 2026