Fiona Ferguson

Journalist and lover of all things wine and food - in that order. Editor the Northern Daily Leader @The_NDL

[Tess Kelly @TessKelly_]

Lisa was more than eight times over the legal limit when she got behind the wheel. Lisa is an addict. She knows her addiction will kill her or someone else.

Really proud of this one.

@The_NDL

https://t.co/SvzGiSIAN6

[Fiona Ferguson @Ferguson1Fiona]

@jamiesonmurph It will be like a little Tamworth in Newcastle .. you're welcome

[Jamieson Murphy @jamiesonmurph]

The federal budget lock up is like the representative footy of journalism, except but no one outside the Canberra bubble really cares

[Fiona Ferguson @Ferguson1Fiona]

@TessKelly_ Hey Tess a really insightful investigation into how climate change is impacting us all. But you are right there is hope, we just have to grasp it with both hands and give it a good shove.

[Tess Kelly @TessKelly_]

It might be called Young and Regional but I think working on this series aged me at least 20 years. One click adds one year of youth back to my life. #COP27
https://t.co/KSpMcdcVXg

[Fiona Ferguson @Ferguson1Fiona]

https://t.co/vpAPZC4bk1
Such an utterly devastating situation. I have no words

[Fiona Ferguson @Ferguson1Fiona]

@walkleys @bhp @MessengerAndrew @The_NDL So proud @MessengerAndrew there will be a morning tea next week for sure

[Bridget Murphy @bridgetrose97]

Crucial stories like this are the EXACT reason why regional journalism (with locally based reporters, who are embedded in their community) needs to be given every single backing under the sun

[Walkley Foundation @walkleys]

The winner of coverage of Community/Regional Affairs, supported by @BHP, is @MessengerAndrew, @The_NDL for “Banksia Mental Health Investigation.”

[Anna Falkenmire @annafalky]

#COVID19 numbers in #Tamworth boomed by 50% yesterday and another 50% today. No RATs around, most PCR clinics closed for the long weekend, hours reduced, queues long, temps of mid-30s forecast this week, likely too hot for drive-through staff. What’s the plan? @The_NDL @NSWHealth

[Madeline Link @madeline_link]

Col Murray has never been afraid to say no.
The word 'maybe' isn't in the mayor's vocabulary, but come to him with a sound, realistic idea and he'll do his best to say yes. @The_NDL
https://t.co/cijTCa7pFp

[Anna Falkenmire @annafalky]

The teenager accused of murdering a young girl at a property near #Gunnedah was mentally unwell at the time, the court heard at the opening day of her trial. @The_NDL https://t.co/ETbZSA5BFI

[Anna Falkenmire @annafalky]

The violent intruder that stabbed young #Tamworth mother Teah Rose Luckwell to death inside the "sanctity" of her own kitchen was Jesse Leigh Green, a court has found. @The_NDL https://t.co/jUaIPJ2YTc

[ACM News @ACMVora]

What happens to Australia's outback river affects us all. Forgotten River tells the story of those trying to save it. Listen now. #forgottenriver
https://t.co/So7ApMFf4J via @canberratimes

[Telstra @Telstra]

I’m fully aware this won’t stop “the vaxx gave me 5G” jokes. But #LetsVaxx anyway.

[Jamieson Murphy @jamiesonmurph]

I tried to warn you, sorry Canberra

[Anna Falkenmire @annafalky]

Flashback to the time I asked @BradHazzard about whether a regional centre like #Tamworth would ever be considered for a mass vaccination hub in April and he smiled and thanked me for my “enthusiasm”. #Armidale mass hub to open on Saturday and we’re all in #COVID19 lockdown.

[Fiona Ferguson @Ferguson1Fiona]

@jamiesonmurph @jlmcarthur4 @thelandnews https://t.co/z10vEtSp5v

[Anna Falkenmire @annafalky]

Several people have been rescued from vehicles stranded in floodwaters after emergency services were called to three separate incidents across the #Tamworth region in 24 hours. @The_NDL @NSWSES https://t.co/SdcGpGtdx3

[Fiona Ferguson @Ferguson1Fiona]

the NDL twitter account has been hacked .. thank you to everyone who let us know .. we have disabled the account for 30 days.