Regional coverage
Crash Fatality
A man has died following a three-vehicle crash near Walcha. At about 10.15am yesterday, emergency services responded to reports of a three-vehicle crash along Thunderbolts Way, Walcha, about 90km east of Tamworth. Officers attached to Oxley Police District attended and found two B-double trucks – one carrying a load of cattle – and a ute [...]
Regional Sport
COMMUNITY sport in New South Wales is the big winner, with the NSW Government awarding $4.49 million through the Local Sport Grant Program to more than 550 sporting clubs across New South Wales. Gravesend Pony Club will buy a trailer and cross-country jumps with grants totalling $12,692, with club president Mick Barwick saying the grant [...]
Regional Tourism
REGIONAL New South Wales is open for business this Easter long weekend, with communities across the district ready to welcome a holiday wave of tourists and visitors. In Moree, the local markets will be held at Jellicoe Park on Sunday from around 7.30am, with the inaugural Easter Sunday Markets also taking place at Bingara from [...]
Regional Sport
INVERELL Shire Council has confirmed it will host the 2026 Cricket NSW Country Blitz, following formal approval at the March Council Meeting. The event will bring high‑profile state cricketers to the region for two days of community engagement, school visits, cricket clinics and promotional activities. The Country Blitz is delivered by Cricket NSW and features [...]
Easter Break
NSW Police officers have issued an urgent plea to drivers to slow down over the Easter long weekend after a concerning rise in the number of fatal crashes across the state this year. NSW Police will have a high-visibility presence across the state during Operation Easter 2026 from 12.01am Thursday, April 2, 2026 to 11.59pm [...]
Road Fatality
A person has died after a three-vehicle crash near Walcha. At about 10.15am today, Wednesday, April 1, emergency services responded to reports of a three-vehicle crash along Thunderbolts Way, Walcha, about 90km east of Tamworth. One of the involved vehicles was a truck carrying livestock. An occupant from one of the vehicles died at the [...]
Law and Order
A man has been charged with firearm offences near Collarenebri. At about 10am yesterday, Tuesday, March 31, Central North Police District investigators executed search warrants at properties on Gundabloui Road and the Gwydir Highway near Collarenebri – 120 kilometres west of Moree – with assistance from tactical police, the Dog Unit and Police Rescue. At [...]
Fuel Crisis
THE National Farmers’ Federation says National Cabinet’s agreement to a National Fuel Security Plan is a first step in co-ordinating the response to ongoing fuel pressures, but significantly more action is required to shore up fuel supplies for food production. NFF president Hamish McIntyre said national co-ordination is critical. “We welcome efforts to bring governments [...]
Fuel Crisis
PEAK bodies NSW Farmers’ and Road Freight NSW have welcomed the Federal Government’s action on fuel excise and national fuel security, with NSW Farmers’ saying the plan must deliver results. The peak body has welcomed the national response on fuel security and fuel supply chain resilience, but says immediate, practical action is needed to fix [...]
Bush Fire Safety
THE official Bush Fire Danger Period will conclude at midnight tonight for most of New South Wales, but will remain in place for the Moree Plains, Narrabri and Gwydir Local Government Areas until midnight, April 30 due to local conditions. Despite the easing of restrictions across much of the state, residents in the Narrabri, Moree [...]
