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Regional News
DETERMINING the future of Ray Walsh House will be on the agenda when Tamworth Regional Council meets next week. Tamworth Region Mayor Russell Webb will open the ordinary meeting with a Mayoral Minute outlining Council’s instructions to the general manager to progress an options paper asking him to explore the future of Ray Walsh House, [...]
Agriculture
FARMERS have been left to cope with dangerous holes in mobile coverage as the federal government delivers a lacklustre response to a major telecommunications review. On Thursday the federal government finally issued a response to the 2024 Regional Telecommunications Review, promising little to improve the rural connectivity divide after spending nine months reviewing the report. [...]
Fatal Crash
A woman has died following a serious crash south of Moree near Wondah Road turn-off last night. At about 7.30pm on Thursday, September 18, emergency services were called to the Newell Highway, south of Moree, following reports of a crash. Officers attached to New England Police District attended and found a truck and car had [...]
Operation Soteria
THREE more boys, including an 11-year-old, have been charged over an alleged stabbing in Moree last weekend. Five youths allegedly assaulted and stabbed a motel owner who was attempting to protect his aged mother-in-law during an alleged break-and-enter. All five have been rounded up, arrested and charged. Following the incident, police arrested and charged two [...]
Employment Pathways
MOREE-based, Aboriginal-led construction social enterprise Warrama-li has suffered its share of setbacks in recent months. In June, the not-for-profit organisation, which relies solely on philanthropic causes and does not receive government funding, lost valuable equipment and infrastructure when a fire – believed to be deliberately lit during an alleged break-in – tore through a storage [...]
Santos Festival of Rugby
THE 2025 Santos Festival of Rugby kicks off in Narrabri today – pun intended – as the Queensland Reds take on the NSW Waratahs for the Santos Cup during an incredible weekend of sport and entertainment. In partnership with Queensland Rugby Union and New South Wales Rugby Union, the Santos Festival of Rugby combines elite [...]
Biosecurity
NSW Farmers is urging parents and carers who’ve purchased imported nappies – including Little One’s Nappy Pants – to check for khapra beetles after the federal government confirmed the beetle larvae was found in nappies sold at Woolworths in New South Wales this month. NSW Farmers President Xavier Martin said the incident had come as [...]
Youth Crime Crisis
AN $80 million investment will be rolled out over four years in Queensland to deliver Circuit Breaker Sentencing. Non-Government organisations are invited to partner with the State Government to deliver the new court ordered initiative. Circuit Breaker Sentencing gives courts the option to order youth to undergo rehabilitation, while also removing them from the communities. [...]
Fire Safety
NSW fire agencies are urging everyone to check they have working smoke alarms after nine people died in residential blazes during winter. Fire fatalities in accidental fires can be preventable, with working smoke alarms an important warning system for households. FRNSW Commissioner, Jeremy Fewtrell, said that while statistics fluctuate year on year, one number that [...]
Strike Force Medine
NSW Police have charged a teenager with murder over an alleged fatal stabbing in Grafton yesterday. At about 1am yesterday, emergency services were called to the Gwydir Highway near Hay Street, Waterview, on the edge of Grafton, following reports of an assault. Officers attached to Coffs-Clarence Police District arrived to find a 35-year-old man had [...]
