Narrabri: Teen charged after loaded firearm and ammunition seized during motorcycle stop

A teenage boy has been charged after a loaded firearm and ammunition was seized during a motorcycle stop in Narrabri at the weekend. Officers attached to Traffic and Highway Patrol Command were conducting a vehicle stop in Narrabri at about 8.15pm on Saturday when they observed a motorbike being ridden by a male which appeared [...]

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Deepwater Railway Station set for new community use

THE Deepwater community is set to see one of its most recognisable local landmarks brought back into active use, with Glen Innes Severn Council approving a three-year Licence to Occupy for the Deepwater Progress Association at the Deepwater Railway Station. The decision was made at Council’s Ordinary Meeting on May 28, following an Expression of [...]

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Lodge Courallie Moree raises funds and awareness through Masonicare Sleepout

MEMBERS of Lodge Courallie Moree joined Freemasons from across New South Wales at the weekend night to take part in the annual Masonicare Sleepout. The sleepout raises awareness of homelessness and financial hardship while supporting charitable programs that assist vulnerable people across New South Wales. The Moree lodge participated in the overnight event on Saturday [...]

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Moree Clay Target Club set to host winter trap carnival

CLAY target shooters from across the region will converge on Moree next month for the Moree Clay Target Club’s annual Winter Trap Carnival, locked in for July 4 and 5. The two-day event will incorporate the Brian Kneipp, Frank O’Neill and Tom Boydell memorial events and feature a full program of competition shooting, graded events [...]

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NSW Farmers’ welcome $300m feral animal control commitment

NSW Farmers’ has welcomed the NSW Liberal and Nationals $300 million biosecurity and feral animal control policy announcement, as a significant step toward addressing a burgeoning crisis farmers have been managing almost alone for too long. NSW Farmers’ president Xavier Martin said the size of the investment recognised the seriousness of the challenge. “This is [...]

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Chaffey’s Corner

IN the short time since the Federal Budget announcement, I have seen and heard a great deal of concern and confusion within the electorate of Parkes. Despite Labor’s repeated election promise they would not bring in any new taxes, they have done exactly that. Since they were elected, Labor has overseen the biggest fall in [...]

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Armidale to Host NAIDOC Week basketball celebrations

BASKETBALL NSW is preparing to celebrate NAIDOC Week 2026 with a series of community basketball events across regional New South Wales, including a major gala day involving young people from the Armidale region. Held from July 5 to July 12, NAIDOC Week this year carries the theme 50 Years Deadly, recognising the stories, achievements and [...]

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Tamworth: Sixteen people charged during Operation Soteria surge

POLICE have charged 16 people during a four-day high-visibility operation focused on preventing and disrupting crime in Tamworth. Between Wednesday, June 10 and Saturday, June 13, officers attached to Oxley Police District – assisted by Western Region Operations Support Group, Domestic Violence High Risk Offender Team and Youth Command – saturated the Tamworth area under [...]

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Talmoi picnic races nominations close today

NOMINATIONS for the 2026 Talmoi picnic races – round three of bush racing’s Golden Triangle – close at 11am today. The historic bush meeting has been around since 1911, and this year features six races, including the 1400m Warren and Ruth Hunter Memorial Talmoi Cup and 1000m Helen Boland Memorial Talmoi Bracelet. Supporting races include [...]

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Regional Australia Bank’s Community Partnership Program showcased in Moree

STAFF from the Moree branch of Regional Australia Bank on Friday hosted an information evening and social game of barefoot bowls at Moree Services Club to showcase the bank’s Community Partnership Program. About 40 members of Moree and district not-for-profits, sporting clubs and charity-driven organisations took to the undercover bowling greens, under the guidance of [...]

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