Regional coverage
Our Community
THE Salvation Army in the north-west and New England areas is calling on the community to sign up for this year’s Red Shield Appeal to help raise local funds to support people who are struggling most. Major Gary Masters said Salvos across Australia are aiming to raise $38 million for Australia’s largest and longest-running door-knock [...]
May 3 Election
NATIONALS candidate for Parkes, Jamie Chaffey, and Shadow Minister for Regional Education and Regional Development, Darren Chester, have announced a future Coalition Government will provide funding to upgrade facilities at Nurruby Children Service in Narrabri. Mr Chaffey said if elected and the Nationals help form government at the forthcoming election, $600,000 will be provided to [...]
Royal Easter Show
FORMER Moree and Gurley local Katherine Munn will join seven finalists as future leaders in Australian agriculture at a unique, eight-day leadership program at the 2025 Sydney Royal Easter Show. Joining Katherine as RAS Rural Achiever Award finalists is James Gilmour from Bukkulla, near Inverell, and Georgina Haire from Wee Waa. Tasha Hurley and Jacob [...]
May 3 Election
JAMIE Chaffey, the Nationals’ candidate for Parkes at the upcoming May 3 federal election, says he has some big shoes to fill with the retirement of Mark Coulton – big shoes that cover a huge area across rural New South Wales. “We know Parkes is by far the biggest federal electorate in New South Wales, [...]
Health Crisis
THOUSANDS of doctors across New South Wales will proceed with industrial action from Tuesday to Thursday this week. Moree’s Associate Medical Practice on Frome Street and Gwydir Medical in the Criterion Centre will not be affected, and it will be “business as usual” at Moree District Hospital. The statewide action, led by members of The [...]
Police News
TWO boys are due in court next month charged with multiple offences alleged to have been committed in Brewarrina. Officers attached to Central North Police District have been investigating after a Brewarrina supermarket was allegedly broken into on Sunday, March 9 and Saturday, March 15, 2025. The day following the second alleged break-in, a vehicle [...]
Regional News
AUSTRALIA’S first declared Renewable Energy Zone will formally commence construction within months after the NSW Government awarded ACEREZ the contract and reached financial close to deliver the Central-West Orana REZ transmission project. But Dugald Saunders, Leader of the NSW Nationals and Shadow Minister for Regional NSW, Agriculture, and Trade and Natural Resources, on Friday questioned [...]
Vital Services
A new mental health and wellbeing strategy for first responders which now recognises forestry workers, national park employees, and road and transport workers who put their lives on the line keeping communities safe was launched on Friday. The strategy is in addition to emergency services personnel including Ambulance NSW, Fire and Rescue NSW, NSW Police, [...]
Regional Tourism
MORE than 25 events are being held as part of Taste Tamworth Festival – the Tamworth Region’s annual 10-day festival from April 4-13. With a key focus on highlighting local produce and stallholders, festival-goers can expect to enjoy a range of diverse events that celebrate farm to plate and local culture, as well as try [...]
Summer Wrap
THIS week marks the official end of the 2024-25 fire season for most of New South Wales, with Rural Fire Service commissioner, Rob Rogers, saying this season crews worked on more than 4100 bush and grass fires, which burnt through more than 61,000 hectares. “January was our busiest month, but thanks to rainfall in the [...]
