Politics coverage
Racing
IT’S good when a plan comes together. Toowoomba apprentice Kelsey Lenton’s plan to win the 1400m Tatts Hotel Great Northern Inverell Cup on New Year’s Day paid blue-chip dividends when under-rated mare Ella Te Ama swept down the middle of the track to win the $45,000 feature with something in hand. Ella Te Ama was [...]
Racing
WELL-travelled jockey Mikayla Weir, fresh from winning on Callie Cool at Quirindi on Boxing Day and riding engagements at Orange on Monday, heads to Inverell Jockey Club’s big cup meeting today with five strong rides. Weir rides Rapid Outlaw in the 1600m Stewarts Grain BM-66 Handicap for Armidale trainer Stirling Osland, as well as Rethink [...]
Sport
AFTER another successful season on and off the paddock, Moree Rugby Union Club recently held its annual general meeting, with David Watts retaining the club president’s chair for 2025. Ian Ranger was elected vice-president; Alex Roseby, secretary; Ben Cheetham, treasurer; Madeline Watts, registrar; and Tony Lockery, club chaplain. “We had a good roll-up of members [...]
Northern Tablelands
There has been a positive outcome in the Per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) situation in Warialda’s water supply. Two bores – the Saleyard and Gragin Road bores – had no detectable levels of PFAS and the town’s water was secured from these bores. The bores at Hospital Park and Crane Street tested positive for PFAS and [...]
Local Government
THREE former Moree councillors – well-known for their strong views – spoke passionately in front of a packed public gallery at the December 12 council meeting that saw Cr Kelly James’ motion of no confidence in mayor Susannah Pearse defeated. Community members all wanted the answer to one question: Why was general manager Kelvin Tytherleigh [...]
Inland Rail
THERE is a renewed push for the Inland Rail project to be completed, following meetings with key stakeholders in the Parkes electorate. Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Bridget McKenzie joined Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton and The Nationals candidate for Parkes Jamie Chaffey in Narromine, Dubbo and Moree last week. The [...]
Local Government
MOREE Plains Shire Council general manager, Kelvin Tytherleigh, will spend Christmas in Queensland before returning to Moree in early January to finalise his term of employment. He was absent from council’s extraordinary meeting on Wednesday, when urgent, confidential matters regarding tender submissions to Ron Harborne Oval and community hall upgrades at Garah and Boomi were [...]
Local Government
THE Minns Labor Government is investigating reforms to strengthen local government, announcing changes to the way council meetings are conducted to ensure greater transparency and increase community confidence in council decision-making. All councils are required to adopt a code of meeting practice based on the Model Meeting Code issued by the Office of Local Government. [...]
Parkes Electorate
It was wonderful to have Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Bridget McKenzie join me and Nationals candidate for Parkes Jamie Chaffey in the electorate this week to discuss all things infrastructure and housing. During the visit we heard loud and clear from councils and local businesses, like Dubbo’s Maas Group and Fardell’s [...]
Parkes Electorate
HE’S driven 17,000 kilometres in recent months – and plans to add that number again to the odometer of his trusty Toyota HiLux dual cab in the New Year. The Nationals’ federal candidate for Parkes, Jamie Chaffey, has hit the campaign trail to an election yet to be announced, and while he’s campaigning to win [...]
