Hundreds attend 'very peaceful' Tamworth anti-vaccination rally, with no arrests

Thousands of protestors gathered in the Melbourne CBD at the end of a week of violent protests.

Tamworth's protest started in ended in Bicentennial Park.

Police made no arrests and a spokesperson described the event as "very peaceful".

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Protesters appeared to be well-organised, with one attendee bringing the Red Ensign, the flag of the Royal Australian Navy. Others brought placards bearing anti-vaccination slogans, a PA system and speakers, food and flyers.

Attendees chanted slogans like "my body, my choice," and "hands off our kids".

For the third day of the week, Tamworth recorded no new coronavirus cases in Saturday's latest COVID-19 update.

The city recorded three cases in Friday's numbers, after just one on Thursday's.

One new case was recorded in Armidale's numbers on Friday and another on Saturday.

There were 21 new cases of coronavirus diagnosed across the Hunter New England Health region recorded to 8pm on Friday night. Four were in the Moree Plains.

More than 90 per cent of residents of NSW have been vaccinated against COVID-19. Vaccination rates in the Tamworth local government area are also above 90 per cent.

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