Regional coverage
Phone Coverage
COMMUNITIES across the region are fed up with ongoing issues with poor mobile phone coverage and slow internet and Member for Tamworth Kevin Anderson is calling on the NSW Government to step in and partner with telecommunications providers to fix the problem. Mr Anderson raised the issue of Werris Creek and Manilla mobile phone service [...]
Inland Rail
THE board of the Country Mayors Association of NSW has met with Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government Catherine King to discuss the cessation of the Inland Rail project. CMA chairman, Rick Firman, said there was a unanimous resolution passed at the latest CMA meeting to seek a meeting with Minister King [...]
Regional News
URALLA Library users will soon have a new and modern space to work in with a $62,000 grant secured to purchase and install two enclosed pods. The funding was secured through the State Library of NSW Public Library Infrastructure Grants program which is aimed at helping councils improve the facilities at their local libraries. Member [...]
Border News
GOONDIWINDI Regional Council mayor Lawrence Springborg attended the recent Queensland State Emergency Service South West Regional Awards ceremony in Warwick, where Goondiwindi Regional SES Unit local controller Ann McGlashan, was honoured with a Highly Commended Award for Unit-Group of the Year on behalf of the Inglewood SES. The Inglewood team was recognised for developing an [...]
Police News
A man has been charged after ICE, cannabis and $5000 was seized in Walgett. At about 1.20am today, officers attached to Central North Police District stopped a vehicle on Fox Street, Walgett, for random testing. The driver – a 60-year-old man – allegedly returned a positive drug test. During a search of the man and [...]
Drought Conditions
AUSTRALIA’S mixed rainfall fortunes continued through May, with above-average falls across much of New South Wales, Queensland and central Australia helping ease some short-term deficiencies. However, long-term rainfall shortages persisted across large parts of southern Australia. According to the Bureau of Meteorology, May rainfall was above average in a broad band stretching from the north-west [...]
Wellbeing
TRADIES In Sight is seeking community support to help continue delivering counselling and mental health services for tradies, apprentices, business owners and families across the region. Founded by Bruno Efoti, the Moree Plains 2026 Australia Day ambassador, Tradies In Sight is a registered Australian charity which has provided accessible and practical mental health support for [...]
League Reunion
ON April 13, 1991, a busload of retired rugby league players from Moree jumped on a bus and took off to Deepwater for a day at the races. The cup that year was won by Johnny Berger’s Starbrook, ridden by Gary Baker, and some of these retired footballers had a nice little collect. The following [...]
Sponsored Content
FOR more than six decades, Jukes and Son Tyre Service has been one of Moree’s best-known automotive businesses, building a reputation for reliability, hard work and service to the district’s agricultural community. The tyre and mechanical repairs business has grown from a small local operation established in the early 1960s to one of the region’s [...]
King’s Birthday
MEMBER for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan is pleased to commend five recipients of King’s Birthday Honours in the electorate. Four residents received the honour of a Medal of the Order of Australia, one sadly posthumously, while one received a Australian Fire Service Medal. The late Peter Kearsey OAM, who sadly passed away last year, was [...]
