Regional coverage
Bush Racing
A sensational reward for Todd Payne missed by inches when stable star Lisztomania was narrowly beaten in the $1 million Evergreen Turf Country Championship Final at Randwick last Saturday. But the popular Inverell trainer is on target for a well-deserved consolation prize when Sensational Reward tackles the 1400m Mick Farrell Memorial Anipro Warialda Cup today. [...]
Regional Development
NARRABRI’S housing and jobs future has been mapped out with a 20-year plan set to guide future housing, job creation and a revitalisation of the historic town centre. The Narrabri rezoning proposal, developed by the state government in close collaboration with Narrabri Shire Council, will deliver at least 2100 new, well-located, flood-free homes with a [...]
Junior Rugby
MORE than 60 junior rugby union teams from across Australia will compete in The Armidale School rugby carnival this weekend, including an under-12s team from Moree Junior Rugby Union Club. The two-day TAS carnival, the largest of its type in Australia, will be played across eight fields at The Armidale School, but it is the [...]
Agriculture
THE National Farmers’ Federation has this week joined a united front of organisations seeking a stronger commitment to the nation’s businesses in the next term of parliament. Twenty business groups, led by the Business Council of Australia, asked parliamentarians for a new agenda that backs all businesses. NFF CEO Troy Williams said agriculture stands ready [...]
Our Community
MOREE’S well-known hospitality and penchant for welcoming strangers shone through during the week when a group of more than 20 Lions Club members from across the eastern seaboard stopped over for a couple of nights en route to Traralgon in Victoria. The group, travelling in campervans and caravans, will join more than 1000 Lions at [...]
Regional News
REGISTRATIONS are now open for the annual Rural Women’s Gathering on Saturday, 25 October 2025 in Lismore. Organised by Lismore Council with support from the Rural Women’s Network, the theme for this year’s program is Connect to the Heart and encourages women from across regional, rural and remote New South Wales to get together, connect [...]
Regional News
A new shade structure at Warialda’s Cranky Rock Recreation Reserve will greet visitors later this year with funding secured to renovate the outdated facilities. Gwydir Shire Council was allocated funding from the NSW Government’s Local Small Commitment Allocation program, which provides benefits to local communities through a range of events, services and programs, playground and [...]
Regional Tourism
THE Moree community will dish up some of its best regional fare at the annual Moree on a Plate Festival, to be held Saturday, May 10, 2025. One of regional Australia’s signature food and wine festivals, the event will showcase producers and creatives from across the region, with renowned food writer Roberta Muir hosting live [...]
May 3 Election
LEADER of The Nationals, David Littleproud, said a future Coalition Government will provide $2.5 million over three years for farm safety, by supporting Farmsafe Australia and the delivery of the National Farm Safety Education Fund Strategy. Mr Littleproud said he was proud to announce the critical funding, which would protect and save more lives on [...]
Buckin’ Hell
AUSTRALIA’S best bull riders will go head-to-head with the fiercest bulls in the country, and the stakes couldn’t be higher when the toughest sport on the planet rides into Armidale this weekend for a night of heart-pounding, bone-rattling action. The 2025 PBR Monster Energy Armidale Invitational features the final qualifying event before the all-important Origin [...]
