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Regional Crime
A woman has been charged following a serious injury motor vehicle crash near Tamworth earlier this year. Emergency services were called to New England Highway, Garoo, approximately 40km south of Tamworth, just after 3.40pm on February 13, following reports of a collision between an SUV and a ute. Officers attached to Oxley Police District were [...]
Law and Order
A man has been charged after allegedly threatening two people with a firearm at Inverell earlier this year. At about 1.10am on January 11, officers attached to New England Police District were called to an address on Flinders Place, Inverell, following reports of a man with a firearm. Officers arrived and were told a man [...]
The Triangle
THE highly-anticipated first round of bush racing’s Golden Triangle – the heart of bush racing in the heart of the country – is only four weeks away. The annual picnic racing circuit linking Moree, Mallawa and Talmoi is again expected to bring big crowds from across the region to enjoy bush racing at its finest. [...]
Art and Culture
BANK Art Museum Moree will open a suite of exhibits on Friday, April 24 featuring the works of six well-known artists. The exhibition will run until May 30 and includes works by Jo Norton, Penny Evans, Joan Ross, Melissa Spratt, Aaron Butt and Pip Stalley. The exhibit also features the Bleakley Collection – objects and [...]
Regional Sport
WITH ongoing concern over the impact of the fuel crisis on regional tourism, sporting events continue to have strong attendances, providing a much-needed uptick in visitation. Shadow Minister for Tourism Kevin Anderson attended the 2026 Your Local Club Regional Academy Games in Tamworth at the weekend, which brought close to 1000 junior athletes from across [...]
Tamworth CMF
FOUR-TIME Grammy Award winner Keith Urban and the Tamworth Country Music Festival on Monday unveiled Ethan Calway as the inaugural recipient of the Keith Urban Rising Star Scholarship – a major new initiative spotlighting Australia’s next global country export. The announcement follows the launch of the groundbreaking initiative earlier this year, which generated widespread excitement [...]
Regional News
AN ePetition requesting the NSW Government scrap EnergyCo’s transmission line corridor from the Bayswater Power Station to Walcha has reached the 20,000 signatures needed to be scheduled for debate on the floor of Parliament. Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan will present the ePetition to Parliament which was put together by more than 100 farmers [...]
Group 4 League
MOREE Boars defeated Gunnedah Bulldogs 32-16 in last year’s Group 4 rugby league grand-final – and incredibly, the score was replicated in the 2026 season opener against the same team at Boughton Oval on Saturday. About 15 minutes from full-time, comeback kid Jamie Sampson landed a four-pointer when the Boars desperately needed points, and winger [...]
2026 Anzac Day
AS Anzac Day draws closer, members of Moree RSL Sub-Branch are busy raising money to help support veterans and their families. Sub-branch members John Tramby and Murray Shaw were last week at Brooker Trading Co selling raffle tickets and Anzac merchandise, and this week will be in Balo Square Shopping Centre. Raffle tickets are $2 [...]
Greyhounds As Pets
GREYHOUNDS As Pets NSW has hosted the most successful adoption event in its history as part of the 2026 National Adoption Day. The event, held at the Entertainment Quarter in Sydney’s Moore Park, saw a record mark for dogs finding new homes. A total of 47 greyhounds left the event with their new families, 41 [...]
