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Armidale News Headlines

If you like to be in the know with the local news wherever you are – here are the regional headlines for today

Council merger plans prompt public hearings

Public hearings into the proposed amalgamation of the Uralla, Guyra and Armidale-Dumaresq shire councils will begin in Armidale on August 23.

Flood-watch remains for rivers

The New South Wales State Emergency Service (SES) says a flood-watch is still in place for the Namoi and Peel rivers.

Pair charged over attack on senior

Two people have been charged over a violent home invasion in northern New South Wales in which an elderly man was assaulted.

Green light for coal project expansion

The New South Wales Minister for Planning, Tony Kelly, has approved a nearly $300 million expansion of the Narrabri coal project near Baan Baa.

Draper sees benefits in forum sentencing

The independent MP for Tamworth, Peter Draper, says he welcomes advice from the Attorney-General that forum sentencing may be trialled in Tamworth.

Heritage listing looms for massacre site

The Myall Creek massacre site, near Inverell, may soon be listed on the State Heritage Register.

News supplied courtesy of ABC Online