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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 [...]
Agriculture
A cohort of 12 emerging agricultural leaders, including Angela Hammond from Inverell, has been congratulated for graduating from the nationally-recognised Diversity in Agriculture Leadership Program. The program is facilitated by the National Farmers’ Federation and is supported by 30 corporate partners who make a pledge to make change towards diversity in their workplaces. National Farmers’ [...]
Regional News
THIS Sunday, October 27, is New South Wales Grandparents Day – a day for families to come together and celebrate grandparents and those who play grandparent roles. Grandparents Day has been an initiative under the NSW Ageing Strategy since 2011 and is celebrated on the last Sunday of October. Whether they’re nan and pop, grandad [...]
Community health
CHILDREN between the ages of six and 12 in Moree and the north-west and New England regions will soon have increased access to support for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), thanks to a new outreach service headed to Moree Hospital. A team of two paediatricians, a clinical nurse consultant, and shared care coordinator from John [...]
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ELIGIBLE residents in Moree and surrounding areas can now take advantage of a State Government incentive offering up to $2400 towards the installation of solar battery systems. The rebate program is part of the Peak Demand Reduction Scheme (PDRS) and will be rolled out from November 1, 2024. It is designed to make solar batteries [...]
Agriculture
MEMBER for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan has thrown his support behind the push to legalise virtual stock fencing in New South Wales. A parliamentary inquiry into the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment (Virtual Stock Fencing) Bill 2024 has recommended the NSW Government legalise virtual fencing for commercial use. The system would allow farmers to [...]
Regional News
NEW England and north-west residents are being invited to invest in the 4.6 MW community-owned solar and battery storage project Manilla Solar, with expressions of interest opening and community engagement roadshow events across the region planned this week. Communities living within 160km of the project and national investors who see the value in the project [...]
