Regional coverage
Health and Wellbeing
Paul has always been a morning person. At 71, the retired engineer enjoys jazz music, family life, and looking after his grandchildren and has been married to Heather for nearly 50 years. Paul never imagined that an ordinary event would change everything. On August 24 last year, Paul suffered a cardiac arrest during a community [...]
It’s Showtime!
THE countdown is on for one of the north-west’s most anticipated community events of the year, with the 2026 Moree Show set to deliver two full days of entertainment, competition and good, old-fashioned country hospitality when the gates swing back on April 10-11. The historic Moree Show, first held in 1874, remains one of the [...]
Regional Tourism
A new event is set to bring stalls, music and family and kids’ activities to the heart of Bingara, with the inaugural Bingara Easter Markets locked in for April 5 – Easter Sunday – at Bingara’s undercover basketball courts on Cunningham Street between 10am and 2pm. Stall-holders are now being invited to submit interest in [...]
World Poetry Day
FROM heartfelt reflections to creative storytelling, residents and staff of Whiddon residential aged care facilities across the north-west shared their voices through poetry, celebrating connection, creativity and lived experience. Whiddon is proudly marking World Poetry Day today by celebrating creativity and storytelling through its annual Bush Poetry Competition. Launched across Whiddon’s residential aged care homes, [...]
Health
FROM this month, GPs can begin training to diagnose attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as part of the next phase of landmark reforms to make it easier, faster and more affordable for families to access care. Nearly 600 general practitioners have expressed interest in undertaking training to be able to diagnose and treat ADHD. With [...]
Harmony on the Plains
A children’s book inspired by the cotton-growing industry in the Moree region will have its local launch at Harmony on the Plains at Moree Public School today. Cotton at a Campsite, written by Kasey Holt – an author with strong family ties in Moree – was created after Kasey and her family spent several months [...]
Regional Health
RURAL patients in New South Wales will have easier access to general practice care following strong growth in the number of GPs training in the Commonwealth-funded Australian GP Training Program with the Royal Australian College of GPs. Among the 530 future GPs training in the RACGP’s New South Wales training regions, 22 will train in [...]
Telecommunications
TELSTRA CEO and managing director Vicki Brady visited Goondiwindi this week, after Goondiwindi Regional Council invited her to experience first-hand the ongoing sub-optimal state of local mobile services. Mayor of the Goondiwindi Region, Lawrence Springborg, said the visit allowed the Telstra CEO to experience the frustratingly inferior service our region has experienced since the 3G [...]
Education
STUDENTS at Bullarah Public School last week celebrated International Pi Day – not the type eaten, but there were some hidden away – to honour a fundamental mathematical constant. Pi is defined as the ratio of any circle’s circumference to its diameter and, regardless of the size of the circle, from a mouthwatering pie to [...]
Gaming and Racing
THE Hospitality and Racing Regulatory Roadshow is back on the road this year and visiting Moree on March 31, launching a statewide tour to engage directly with industry stakeholders. The Hospitality and Racing division includes Liquor and Gaming NSW and the Office of Responsible Gambling. The roadshow, now in its fourth year, will be held [...]
