Regional coverage
Federal Election
The National Farmers’ Federation has called for commitments from all sides of politics to bridge the digital divide for rural and regional Australians in this election. NFF President David Jochinke said that while significant investment has been made in recent years, there’s still a long way to go to fix rural and regional connectivity problems. [...]
Health
NEW South Wales is further expanding and simplifying free access to the Japanese encephalitis vaccine to ensure residents living in Hunter New England Local Health District are protected, as the mosquito season continues. Regionally, the vaccine is available at Moree, Inverell, Narrabri and Walgett. Uralla and Glenn Innes Severn are two of five additional Local [...]
Art and Culture
MOREE Arts Community Centre will be proudly represented in a group exhibition at Ceramic Break Sculpture Park, near Warialda. Aunty Paula Duncan, Sandra O’Loughlin, Mojgan Habibi and Claus Bredow will bring their own unique voice and creative spirit to the show on Sunday, April 27. The exhibition will also feature Warwick Artists Collective, Cattledog Printmakers, [...]
Easter Weather
THE Easter long weekend is expected to start off with warm weather across most of Australia but throughout the four days, a cold front is likely to cross the south. The forecast for Moree and the slopes and plains is clear, mostly sunny days over Easter, with maximum temperatures ranging from 27 degrees to 30 [...]
Community health
INTERESTED stakeholders now have more time to have their say on the Health Services Amendment (Splitting of the Hunter New England Health District) Bill 2025 with the deadline for submissions extended to May 8. The proposed Bill aims to dissolve the current Hunter New England Local Health District to establish two new districts – Hunter [...]
Moree on a Plate
SEAFOOD is on just about everyone’s shopping list this week, with Easter just days away. Roberta Muir, Moree on a Plate’s celebrity presenter at this year’s food and wine festival, wants to share some of her seafood recipes with Moree Online News readers – and she knows what she’s talking about. Roberta ran Australia’s largest [...]
Road Safety
POLICE are urging motorists to take extra care during the school holidays and over Easter following an increase in fatalities on the state’s roads. Deputy Commissioner Paul Pisanos said the number of lives lost on our roads this year has already reached an alarming level, with 39 crashes resulting in 41 people killed in March, [...]
Save Wee Waa Hospital
THE NSW Opposition is calling on the Minns Labor Government to make restoring crucial 24-hour services at Wee Waa Hospital a top priority as the situation reaches breaking point. The facility is only open during office hours on most days due to chronic staff shortages, forcing anyone who needs emergency care after 5pm to travel [...]
Federal Election
LOCAL councils across the Parkes Electorate will be able to set their own priorities to deliver more community infrastructure and better roads, as part of a $1 billion funding commitment – including nearly $4 million to the Moree Plains – should a Coalition Government be elected to run the country. The Nationals candidate for Parkes, [...]
Youth Crime Crisis
THE Opposition continues to push for strong legislative reform to deal with the regional youth crime crisis across the state, as NSW Nationals Leader Dugald Saunders visited Moree on Monday after the Coalition’s Crimes Legislation Amendment (Youth Crime) Bill 2025 was introduced to Parliament at the end of last month. Mr Saunders joined Member for [...]
