Regional coverage
Federal Politics
FEDERAL member for New England Barnaby Joyce today confirmed he is joining Pauline Hanson’s One Nation Party. Mr Joyce made the announcement on Tamworth radio station 88.9FM, alongside Ms Hanson. Later, in an official statement, Mr Joyce said “there has been no more considered and serious decision than the one I make today to join [...]
Bushfires
Members of Boggabilla Rural Fire Brigade joined brigades from across New South Wales to help combat bushfires in the Merriwa and Bylong Valley areas in the Upper Hunter region, with the Albanese and Minns Governments on Sunday activating disaster assistance to communities in six Local Government Areas. The NSW Government’s Natural Disaster Declaration applies Warrumbungle, [...]
Strike Force Mayville
POLICE have released CCTV footage and a still image as they renew an appeal for information after the discovery of a body found in a burnt-out vehicle near Brewarrina in September. Emergency services were called to the Kamilaroi Highway, Brewarrina, 100km east of Bourke, at about 5.15am on Sunday, September 28, after an SUV was [...]
Northern Tablelands
Ashford’s Sunhaven Hostel will receive upgrades to their residents’ beds thanks to $16,000 secured through the Community Building Partnership program. The beds will be modernised and made which not only betters the lives of the residents but also gives their families peace of mind knowing their loved ones are received the best possible care. It [...]
Police News
A man has faced court, charged with drug-related and theft offences in the Tamworth area. In September, officers attached to Oxley Police District commenced an investigation into the supply of prohibited drugs in the Tamworth and surrounding areas. Following investigations, at about 7.50am on December 3, police executed a search warrant at a home on [...]
Strike Force Yarloop
A man and a woman will face court, charged with drug-related and theft offences in the Gunnedah region. In July, detectives attached to Oxley Police District and the Crime Prevention Team commenced investigations under Strike Force Yarloop to investigate property and rural thefts in the Gunnedah and surrounding areas. Aa about 8.10am yesterday, December 4, [...]
Inland Rail Update
PHASE 2 of the Narrabri to North Star section of the inland rail project is set to resume, with work on 15 kilometres of track between Moree and Camurra North getting the greenlight following planning approval. Running through Moree Plains Shire, the new line forms a key link in the Inland Rail network. The milestone [...]
Moree To Paris
WHEN people in Moree talk about the local velodrome, the conversation always turns to the Sutton brothers. Always. Gary and Shane Sutton cut their teeth at the Moree track, down the southern end of the perfectly-named Endeavour Lane. Cycling royalty returned home last week, when Gary Sutton rode into town for a few days to [...]
Regional Health
THE University of New England has been selected as one of 10 universities nationwide to receive additional Commonwealth supported medical places, in a major win for regional health workforce education. UNE will receive 10 additional places annually from 2026, with the potential for further expansion from 2028. The university was chosen through a competitive process [...]
Agriculture
The Australian Cotton Ginning Association has awarded life membership to Moree’s Melvyn Kong and service-to-the-industry awards to Rowena’s Neil Towns and former Wathagar Gin manager Mike Murray during its annual general meeting last month, reports Grain Central. Richard Millyard, formerly with Lummus Australia in Moree, also received life membership. Since starting out at Auscott in [...]
