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THE Australian Koala Foundation has announced a special book-signing event at their Save the Koala Shop in Warialda on November, 5. The exclusive event will feature well-loved Inverell local Merlene Konz, who will host a signing for her children’s book, Kassie the Baby Koala & the Bush Telegraph. Authored and illustrated by Merlene, the book [...]
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JUKES and Sons Tyre Service in Moree proudly employs more than 20 staff members – and with the district currently reaping a wheat harvest of record proportions, more staff are needed. Jukes, a family-owned business operating since 1963, has expanded rapidly in recent years, with plans for further expansion. And with expansion comes employment opportunities, [...]
OzFish
THE inaugural Reflections Sustainable Fishing Series casts off at Copeton Dam this weekend, with keen anglers vying to claim some of the $25,000 prize pool as they are actively encouraged to protect waterways for future generations. The Series kicks offs at Reflections Copeton Waters on November 1-3, and is an industry-leading development after OzFish announced [...]
Emergency Services
TESTING will soon begin on cutting-edge technology to improve early warnings about floods and bushfires in NSW. The announcement comes two years to the week since Moree and district battled through a huge flood event. The NSW Government last week launched a proof-of-concept phase to build a natural hazards detection system. The testing will explore [...]
Regional News
THE search for the elusive speck of gold can continue in Nundle following the lifting of a ban on fossicking along the Peel River between Nundle and Bowling Alley Point. Member for Tamworth Kevin Anderson said the ban being lifted was good news after 172 years of gold rush history. “The government’s recent decision to [...]
Regional News
AN $11 million drought-security project at Walcha is complete with the delivery of a 300-megalitre off-stream storage dam, pump station and pipelines that will boost water supply and quadruple the town’s water reserves. The project was funded by $2 million from the Federal Government through its National Water Grid Fund, and a further $9 million [...]
Regional News
NARRABRI Shire community radio station 2MaxFM held its annual general meeting last Monday, when life membership was awarded to local stalwart, David Rooney. Mr Rooney’s introduction to volunteer broadcasting came about by accident – quite literally. “I started community radio more than 25 years ago prior to my car accident in 1999. When rehabilitating, l [...]
Northern Tablelands
Muster Up Delungra held a comedy night with the hilarious Peter Rowsthorn last Saturday. It was a great event with Inverell’s Smo-KING Barbeque providing dinner and Topper’s Mountain Wines of Tingha supplying a good drop. Parliamentary sittings The October sittings have now wrapped up and it was a busy two weeks in Parliament. During the [...]
Regional News
DOGS at Tamworth’s Paws for Life Animal Shelter can soon expect to have some new entertainment as they patiently wait for their fur-ever homes. Staff will be running a Toy Drive at Sunday’s A Gala Day for Dogs at Bicentennial Park from 9am till 1pm. Residents and visitors attending the event can donate dog toys [...]
Regional News
A MAN has been arrested after a woman’s body was located in Gunnedah today. At about 8.20am on Friday, October 25, officers attached to Oxley Police District were called to a property on Henry Street, following reports of a concern for welfare. On arrival, police located the body of a woman. She is yet to [...]
