Regional coverage
Law and Order
MEMBER for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan has offered a warm welcome to Moree and Inverell’s new Magistrate, His Honour John Arms. Magistrate Arms has been appointed to the Moree-Inverell Local Court circuit, which includes the communities of Mungindi and Boggabilla, for a period of 18 months. Magistrate Arms will replace Her Honour Catherine Samuels who [...]
Regional News
THE percentage of people who can’t afford to visit a GP in the New England and north-west region of New South Wales has increased 36 per cent over the past four years, according to new research. The report titled Access Denied: Australians Locked Out of Quality Healthcare, was commissioned by peak social services body NCOSS [...]
Girls on Fire
AS summer approaches and the threat of bushfires in regional and rural New South Wales grows, Girls on Fire, a not-for-profit organisation founded by firefighter and advocate Bronnie Mackintosh, is taking action to help communities prepare. And the Fire-UP Girls on Fire Roadshow will be in Moree next week to empower the next generation of [...]
Legal Aid
MOREE residents can access free legal help with their fines at an upcoming community day as data shows the total outstanding fine debt for the region has hit almost $3.7 million. The data from Revenue NSW shows 3,103 fines have been issued in the past 12 months in Moree. The average fine is about $350. [...]
Parkes
Resources Minister Madeleine King was in Dubbo last week to announce $5 million in funding for Australian Strategic Minerals’ Toongi rare earth mine. The funding has been provided under the International Partnerships in Critical Minerals Program to fund up to 50 per cent of a study to find more efficient ways of refining rare earths [...]
Regional News
THREE Aboriginal artists have been chosen to produce unique artworks for the new Tamworth Mental Health Unit, due to be installed next year. The artworks will enhance the purpose-built facility, which is designed to provide a welcoming, safe and supportive mental health service for adults and young people in the New England and north-west regions [...]
Community
NEARLY 100 stall-holders and hundreds more people converged on Pallamallawa Sunday morning when the Pally Bush Markets broke records and set new benchmarks. The Pally Bush Markets, held on the grounds of the Pallamallawa Arts and War Memorial Hall and adjoining side-streets are, without question, the hottest ticket in town. Hundreds of visitors from across [...]
Regional News
SMALL businesses have only days to make sure they do not have vital business systems and equipment fail when the 3G network is switched off on October 28, says the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Bruce Billson. “Many of us do not realise there is an awful lot of technology and equipment we [...]
Sponsored Content
PORTABLE lighting and compressed air are integral elements of harvest, and Compressed Air Light & Power in Moree has everything required to make on-farm bunker and silo operations as seamless as possible. CALP began preparing in August for what is expected to be a near-record harvest across the district, and will continue operations on- and [...]
Regional News
A teenager has been charged over an alleged domestic violence incident earlier this week at Narrabri and two men were arrested after a car pursuit near Inverell, with speeds reaching 180kph. On Wednesday, October 16, officers attached to Oxley Police District commenced an investigation following reports a 14-year-old boy was in possession of a firearm [...]
