ABC New England North West

11/12/2025

This year's Heywire winners have been announced 🥇

ABC Heywire is young regional Australians telling it like it is, and making a difference.

Hear some of their amazing stories down below:

Thirty-five young people have been named 2026 ABC Heywire winners for the bravery and authenticity of their life stories.

09/12/2025

Planning is underway for Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School in Tamworth to introduce female enrolments in coming years.

Recent consultations by the Department of Education showed over half of the parents and carers surveyed supported making the school co-educational.

Changes aren't expected at the school until at least 2028.

What are your thoughts?

08/12/2025

New England MP Barnaby Joyce has joined One Nation after leaving the Nationals in the final sitting week of parliament.

The announcement ends weeks of speculation after leaving the National party over a breakdown in relationship with leader David Littleproud.

In a statement, One Nation leader Pauline Hanson says Joyce will continue representing his electorate of New England until the next election.

Follow the ABC politics blog here:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-08/cph-pols-blog-dec-8/106113524

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07/12/2025

👉Threat of giant hail and destructive winds has eased, localised severe storms still possible. This post will not be updated ℹ️

⚡ Power Outages: Around 3,500 homes in Tamworth & Uralla without power after storms. Crews are working to restore supply.
Check outages: essentialenergy.com.au/outages-and-faults/power-outages

ℹ️ ​​ABC Emergency: ab.co/ABC-NSW
⚬ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Bureau of Meteorology: ab.co/BOMNSW

06/12/2025

ℹ️DOWNGRADED TO BUSHFIRE ADVICE - MONITOR CONDITIONS - MILSONS GULLY⏰Sunday 8 am 👉 This post won't be updated again.
📍Baerami, Baerami Creek, Widden, Yarrawa, Kerrabee, Worondi Creek Rd, Sandy Hollow, Giants Creek and Gungal, stay alert and monitor your surroundings.
⚬ The fire is burning in a southerly direction towards Bylong Valley Way and is close to properties in the areas of Baerami, Baerami Creek, Widden, Yarrawa and Kerrabee.
⚬ Today moderate fire danger is forecast with west north westerly winds shifting east south easterly this afternoon.
⚬ There is a chance of thunderstorms as the change moves through.
⚬ Firefighters will be working through the day to slow the spread of the fire and strengthen containment lines.

🚧 CLOSED: Bylong Valley Road will remain closed until further notice.

ABC Emergency: ab.co/ABC-NSW
Roads: www.livetraffic.com/
Fire Agency: rfs.nsw.gov.au/

📻️ Listen to ABC Central West 549 AM and Listen to ABC Upper Hunter on 1044 AM, or on
Merriwa 101.9 FM

Image: Milsons Gully bushfire NSW RFS

05/12/2025

TOTAL FIRE BAN 🚫 Saturday 6 December
🔥 An Extreme fire danger rating has been declared for Saturday. This means NO fires in the open air.
📍 Moree Plains; Narrabri; Walgett; Warrumbungle, Bogan; Coonamble; Gilgandra; Warren

🏠 ‘Open air’ means anywhere outside, including a deck, balcony, courtyard or park. In cities and towns.
🌭 Cooking outside is restricted to gas and electric barbecues only, with conditions.
♨️ No "hot works" like welding or grinding.
👮 Penalties apply for breaking the rules.

ℹ️ https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/fire-information/fdr-and-tobans
​​​​​​​​​​​​​​👉 Check warnings for your location at ab.co/Emergency

05/12/2025

Have you come across Kamala Wheeler during an emergency?
The Moree SES volunteer has been named the 2025 NSW Adult Volunteer of the Year at a gala event in Sydney.
Congratulations, Kam!
ABC New England North West breakfast presenter, Kristy Reading, caught up with Kam this morning.
📻 If you missed it, you can listen back to the program here: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/newengland-breakfast/breakfast/106089342

03/12/2025

A big HAPPY BIRTHDAY the Country Hour 🎂🎉🤠
Australia's longest-running radio show is celebrating 80 years on air.
Tune in to your local ABC or on the ABC Listen App for the celebrations from midday.

Australia's longest-running radio show is celebrating 80 years on air, and while so much has changed in farming and broadcasting, the core of The Country Hour remains the same.

02/12/2025

The fate of a man from Pilliga, charged with murdering his father, will hinge on the mental state of the accused at the time of the offence.

Robbie Wheeldon, then aged 25, has pleaded not guilty by reason of mental health impairment.

The verdict is expected to be handed down in Moree later today.

The mental state of a man who has admitted to killing his father at Pilliga in north-west New South Wales will be key to the outcome of his murder trial.

02/12/2025

Major charity Need for Feed has been rocked by mass resignations over a pay dispute.

A Lions Club member who ordered an investigation into how Need for Feed subsidised volunteer drivers is speaking out after recommendations to improve transparency were not implemented.

01/12/2025

**The BOM cancelled this weather warning overnight. This post won't be updated again**

Severe Weather update ⛈️Thunderstorms with damaging winds- north west slopes and plains
​​​​​​​👉​​​​​​​Localised damaging wind gusts in the north
⚬ 111km/h gust recorded at Coonamble airport at 8.13 pm
⚬ For real-time radar data, visit the BOM: www.bom.gov.au/australia/radar/
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ℹ️ ​​ABC Emergency: ab.co/ABC-NSW
⚬ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Bureau of Meteorology: ab.co/BOMNSW
⚬ SES: www.hazardwatch.gov.au/

📻️ Listen to ABC New England North West on 99.1 FM or on ABC listen: abc.net.au/listen/live/newengland

📷 What does it look like at your place?

📷 Dark clouds over Coonamble, January 2025. Supplied- Darcie May

30/11/2025

Public school parents in New South Wales have been advised school closures may occur on days of elevated fire danger.

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Public school parents in New South Wales have been advised school closures may occur on days of elevated fire danger.