Situated on the New England Highway it is 60 km south of Tamworth and 359 km north of Sydney. Fine wool, stud cattle, turkeys, pecan nuts and prime lambs sustain the local economy.

Chinese miner Shenhua wants to build an open cut coal mine on the Liverpool Plains near Breeza, an area renowned for its rich black soil. New South Wales planning authorities have concluded the ...

Tamworth Regional Council is to draw up emergency plans to drastically cut the north-west New South Wales city's water consumption if levels at Chaffey Dam drop to abnormally low levels.

Known as the 'gateway to the North-West' Quirindi (pronounced 'Car-in-dye') is located off the New England Highway, 354 km north of Sydney and 63 km south-west of Tamworth .