The newest stories across general, sport, community, and business coverage.
Agriculture
NSW Farmers’ is calling for urgent protections for farmers who host renewables after the former Energy Infrastructure Commissioner warned farmers could be on the hook for millions in the future. In an interview published Wednesday, former Energy Infrastructure Commissioner Andrew Dyer warned farmers could be left “on the hook” for the costs of decommissioning old [...]
Agriculture
THE NSW Government is inviting water-users, industry bodies and communities to have their say on proposed changes to water access rules in four lapsed inland unregulated water sharing plans, including the Gwydir and Namoi areas. The proposed changes apply to specific water sources and management zones in the unregulated Gwydir, Namoi, Lachlan, Peel, and Macquarie [...]
Our Community
MOREE flood responder and SES emergency volunteer Kamala Wheeler has been named the 2025 New England and Northern Inland Volunteer of the Year for her selfless dedication to community safety and training over the past four decades. Ms Wheeler was recognised today at the 2025 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards ceremony at the Armidale [...]
Art and Culture
THE Bank Art Museum Moree has confirmed it was unsuccessful in the most recent Create NSW funding round. As an independent regional gallery, the decision has a significant impact at a time when the gallery is expanding its cultural offer for locals as well as visitors and tourists to Moree. Board chair, Annabelle Simpson, said [...]
Grand-Final Fever
MOREE footy club presidents Todd Mitchell and David Watts are making a habit of catching up for a chat around this time each year. Watts’ mighty Bulls are set to dominate the Central North rugby union grand-finals in three grades at Weebolla Oval on Saturday and the next day, Mitchell’s beloved Boars will play in [...]
Grand-Final Fever
MOREE Giants under-14s boys on Saturday spearhead a big weekend of footy fever for Moree when they travel to Warialda to play Inverell Hawks in the Group 19 junior rugby league grand-final. The under-14s, coached by Daniel West and Chris Cooney, play one of eight grand-finals featuring Moree teams across two codes, with six of [...]
SCIA
NEW England Advocacy Community Network group in Moree, formed earlier this year for people in the district with spinal cord injury or neurological disabilities, will host a get-together at Moree Services Club on Saturday, September 6. The meet-and-greet will be held in Albies Restaurant and Dining Room between 11am and 2pm. New England Advocacy Community [...]
PCYC Access
ACCESSING PCYC Moree’s gym just became a lot easier with Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan delivering a Community Building Partnership grant for the club to install a 24-hour fob system. The $13,172 grant will allow members to use the gym area at any hour of the day, making it more accessible for shift workers and parents. [...]
Regional News
INVERELL Shire Council has considered a report regarding the proposed Inverell Battery Energy Storage System, a renewable energy project put forward by South Energy. The BESS, slated to be located about five kilometres east of the Inverell CBD, has caused concern among residents. Inverell mayor, Kate Dight, said council recognises renewable energy projects will play [...]
Operation Soteria
A teenager has been charged following an investigation into two break-and-enter incidents in Moree in August as part of Operation Soteria. At about 3am on Tuesday, August 19, emergency services were called to a motel on Warialda Street, Moree, following reports of two break-ins. Officers attached to New England Police District were told two people [...]
