The newest stories across general, sport, community, and business coverage.
Agriculture
NSW Farmers’ has thanked the NSW Government for listening to producers and unveiling a $7 million funding boost and eradication-focused direction for the NSW Cattle Tick Program. NSW Farmers’ Biosecurity Committee chair Tony Hegarty said farmers had engaged constructively with the NSW Independent Biosecurity Commissioner’s review process, and it was important that the NSW Government [...]
Transport and Freight
THE Australian Livestock and Rural Transporters Association yesterday appeared before the Parliamentary Select Committee on Productivity in Canberra and proposed major reforms aimed at bolstering economic productivity by strengthening and building resilience across the rural freight sector. ALRTA is the national peak body for Australia’s multi-billion-dollar livestock and rural road freight operators, linking farms, processors, [...]
Regional Education
THE University of New England is gearing up for its largest Open Day in years, with more than 1300 prospective students registered to explore its Armidale campus on Friday, May 1. Students will travel from more than 40 schools across New South Wales, alongside individual attendees from Queensland as far north as Townsville and Rockhampton. [...]
Regional News
MACINTYRE High School’s outdoor multi-purpose sports courts are set for an overhaul with Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan announcing a $300,000 grant for their redevelopment. The grant was secured through the NSW Government’s Infrastructure Grants Program – Clubgrants Category 3 Fund. Mr Moylan said the courts are a popular spot for students, teachers and [...]
Food and Wine Festival
IT’S one of the community’s most anticipated calendar events, and beyond the food, wine and merriment of the festival, Moree on a Plate represents a vital opportunity to give back to Moree – and each year, the Moree on a Plate committee’s monster raffle donates thousands of dollars back to the community. Last year, Moree [...]
2026 Anzac Day
A special wreath-laying service will be conducted on Anzac Day in memory of Private Max Wales, one of 18 soldiers killed in Vietnam at the Battle of Long Tan in 1966. Moree and District Services Club will commemorate Private Wales, a member of the 6th Royal Australian Regiment, at 9am at Max Wales Memorial Park [...]
Moree Big Top
ASHTON’S Great Australian Circus will light up Moree for three days from May 8 with a brand-new production chock-full of dazzling acrobatics, thrilling motorbike stunts, mind-bending contortions and envelope-pushing archery acts you won’t see anywhere else in Australia. The Big Top returns to Moree from Friday, May 8 to Sunday, May 10 at Moree Showground, [...]
Our Community
KELLY Atkins will reach an incredible milestone this year when she blows out 40 candles to celebrate a career dedicated to the local real estate industry. Kelly started in 1986 with John S Atkins & Co, and originally intended to spend a “gap year” in the family business. However, four decades later, she’s still here [...]
Feral Pig Explosion
THE NSW Opposition is again calling on the Minns Labor Government to take immediate action on the state’s feral pig problem, with current population numbers spiralling out of control, damage escalating and an increase in attacks on livestock. Shadow Minister for Agriculture Brendan Moylan has been advocating for urgent targeted control, but the government has [...]
Renewables
A free community event in Armidale next month will look at a question becoming increasingly important for regional Australia: what happens to renewable energy infrastructure when it reaches the end of its useful life. Closing the Loop: Recycling Solar in the New England will be held at NOVA in Armidale on Monday, May 4 from [...]
