Politics coverage
Federal Election
AFTER months of campaigning passionately and travelling the length and breadth of New South Wales, newly-anointed Federal Member for Parkes, Jamie Chaffey, is ready to get down to work. “I am grateful for the opportunity to serve the people of the Parkes electorate,” Mr Chaffey said. “Over the last nine months of the campaign, I [...]
Northern Tablelands
Anzac Day is one of the most important dates on our calendar. It was excellent to see respectful and large crowds attend services across the region. I ventured to Armidale’s dawn service and then Guyra’s main service where both communities turned out in force to show their respect and pay tribute to our servicemen and [...]
Local Government
MOREE Plains Shire Council has appointed Natalia Cowley as new general manager. Mayor Susannah Pearse congratulated Ms Cowley on her appointment and thanked other applicants for their interest in the position. “Council agreed that what set Natalia apart from the rest of the field was her deep understanding of local government and proven ability as [...]
May 3 Election
PRE-POLL voting for the May 3 federal election is now open at Moree PCYC, and Country Labor party delegates Meryl Dillon and Glen Crump are there representing Labor Party candidate Nathan Fell. Mr Fell was at Moree Services Club on April 16 with Senator Deborah O’Neill for a Politics in the Pub meet-and-greet, and has [...]
May 3 Election
PRE-POLL voting for the May 3 federal election is now open at Moree PCYC. National Party candidate for Parkes, Jamie Chaffey, and his wife Judy, were in Moree on Monday campaigning at the Boston Street polling booths. Mr Chaffey has clocked more than 35,000 kilometres across the vast Parkes electorate in recent months. He was [...]
May 3 Election
THE National Farmers’ Federation has today released its 2025 Federal Election Scorecard, revealing how the major parties stack up when it comes to agriculture and regional Australia. NFF president David Jochinke said farmers – and all Australians who care about where their food and fibre comes from – would head to the ballot box on [...]
Local Government
A set of clear goals have been laid out in Moree Plains Shire Council’s draft Community Strategic Plan, which is now available for public comment. Council has listed a vibrant, welcoming community, diversified, growing economy, environmentally sustainable shire and a local government that leads and operates with integrity as strategic plan initiatives. The Community Strategic [...]
Northern Tablelands
A refuge for women and children fleeing violence will be constructed in Glen Innes. The new refuge will be built by Pathfinders after $7.6 million for the project was secured from the NSW Government’s Core and Cluster Program. Up to eight self-contained dwellings will be built to allow independence. There will also be communal spaces [...]
Federal Election
AN elected Dutton-Littleproud Coalition Government will provide $937,000 from a revitalised Safer Communities Fund to Boys to the Bush to expand their program to support the communities of Cobar, Nyngan, Condobolin, Narromine, Bourke, Coonamble and Gunnedah. The Nationals candidate for Parkes Jamie Chaffey said this funding would help disadvantaged youth to break the cycle by [...]
Federal Election
A Coalition Government, if elected on May 3, will invest $100 million towards upgrading regional medical training facilities across Australia and deliver 200 additional regional medical Commonwealth Supported Places, to fast-track more health professionals living and working in regional, rural and remote Australia. The Nationals Candidate for Parkes, Jamie Chaffey said the regional funding injection [...]
