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Northern Tablelands
Parliament resumed this week for the second week of the October sittings. This week, I delivered Community Recognition Statements on Starlogixs of Deepwater, Inverell’s Marie Tanner, Emmaville Central School, Inverell Community Kitchen’s Zoe Hannam, Armidale’s Neil Horton, The Heart of Glen Innes, Moree locals supporting palliative care patients, NERAM’s Packsaddle Art Exhibition, Glen Innes Op [...]
Regional News
GLEN Innes Severn Council has finalised the purchase and exchanged contracts for the vacant building behind the McKenzie Mall in Glen Innes. The new civic facility will be a fit-for-purpose Council Chamber, as well as house staff, and will also be able to be reconfigured for use for community meetings. The acquisition delivers a much-needed [...]
Bar and Grill
NICK Whitehouse, the Michelin Star-rated chef who twice cooked for Lady Diana, is in Moree and has been handed the tongs and tools for one week only at Maslina Bar and Grill. Mr Whitehouse was last in town in 2019 to help launch the Maslina opening. He has cooked all over the world and prepared [...]
Harvest Time
AUSTRALIA is forecast to harvest a larger winter grain crop this year, with Rabobank estimating total volumes to reach 62.8 million tonnes in its just-released annual 2025-2026 Australian winter crop forecast. RaboResearch division forecasts total winter grain and oilseeds production to come in approximately 3.8 million tonnes above last season, an increase of 6.4 per [...]
Youth Crime Crisis
MEMBER for Barwon, Roy Butler, has called on the NSW Government to carry out a review of youth services and introduce a trial of court-ordered attendance in residential programs across four Local Government Areas in Barwon, emphasising that it is time to act on youth crime. This follows six years of requests for a youth [...]
Our Community
BUILDING on the success of last year’s event, Whiddon’s Spring Garden Competition is back, with residents and clients across all homes invited to embrace their green thumbs and creativity. Whiddon Aged Care has announced the return of its much-loved Spring Garden Competition, with all Whiddon communities encouraged to get creative outdoors. This year, the [...]
Regional News
THE Glen Innes Mineral and Gem Club’s Hall is a central place for many of the community’s clubs and organisations, and now it will be even more comfortable with $28,973 in funding to upgrade the facility. Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan visited the club to announce the funding which will go towards air conditioning [...]
Flashback Friday
IT was a rugby league knock-out competition that drew nearly 30 teams from across New South Wales and southern Queensland – but it was much more than that. The ABCARE Greater Western Challenge at Boughton Oval on Saturday – hosted by Moree Boars Rugby League Club – was about bringing people together. And while Cabbage [...]
This Sporting Life
THE list reads like a who’s who of Moree sporting greats – a glossary of champions. The Greg Jones Sporting Hall of Fame at Moree Plains Museum catalogues dozens of local champions who have represented New South Wales or Australia at senior level. The call is now on to add new names to the list, [...]
Border News
IN July last year, Goondiwindi Regional Council approved an application from the Nambour Christian College Childcare Centre for the expansion of its not-for-profit Goondiwindi childcare centre. The project, including the creation of new facilities and the hiring of additional staff, capitalised on the Council’s pre-lodgement process, with early collaboration between the NCC and Council to [...]
