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Grand-Final Fever
IT’S been four frustrating years for the Dungowan Cowboys, but that frustration turned to elation when captain-coach Nic Syron led his second-grade team to a 24-22 win over Moree Boars at Boughton Oval on Sunday – nearly an identical scoreline to last year when defeated by Werris Creek. Neither side gave an inch of ground [...]
Strike Force Willgoyne
A critical incident investigation is underway after a teenage boy died and four people were taken to hospital following the pursuit and crash of a stolen car near Aberdeen in the Hunter Valley overnight. Officers attached to Traffic and Highway Patrol Command first attempted to stop a vehicle travelling on the New England Highway at [...]
Rugby Grand-Finals
QUIRINDI Lions’ first-grade team came to Weebolla Oval on Saturday to play grand-final rugby against Moree Bulls. And the Lions left town with the cherished Heath Shield safely in their keeping after walloping the Bulls 57-36 – Quirindi’s first Central North first-grade grand-final win since 1992. Quirindi Lions, co-coached by team captain Daniel Calavassy – [...]
Rugby Grand-Finals
A super-fit Moree Bulls second-grade outfit charged to another Central North grand-final victory at Weebolla Oval on Saturday with a thumping 44-29 win against Tamworth Pirates in a game that, at times, could’ve gone either way. But Bulls second-grade can now rightly call the Central North grand-final trophy their own after winning the title nine [...]
Regional Sport
TAMWORTH is set to serve up top-class tennis this month, with the city to host its first Australian Pro Tour event – the Capital of Country International. Australian tennis legend John Fitzgerald was in Tamworth recently to launch the new event alongside Tamworth Regional Council mayor Russell Webb and Tennis NSW CEO Darren Simpson. Running [...]
Agriculture
THE National Farmers’ Federation and Woolworths have congratulated the inaugural recipients of the AgriEmpower Scholarship, including Andrew Powne, a farm manager from Queensland’s Goondiwindi region. The transformative scholarship, made possible through collaboration with Woolworths, provides $20,000 to seven ambitious young Australians to help further their efforts of achieving their agricultural ambitions. Andrew Powne, a farm [...]
Agriculture
TWO of Australia’s peak organisations representing farmers have welcomed reports the Federal Government has hit pause and is considering changes on its proposed superannuation tax. The National Farmers’ Federation and GrainGrowers said the move reflected growing recognition of the harm the proposal would cause to farmers and small business owners. NFF President David Jochinke said [...]
Junior Rugby
SOME things are meant to be. MOREE Bulls under-16s travelled to Tamworth on Friday and lit up Scully Park as they swept to a nail-biting 29-27 win against Farrer Green in the North West Regional Youth Rugby grand-final. After a gruelling season, emotionally, physically and mentally, the team was at Scully Park for one reason [...]
Sport
MOREE District Cricket Association is dusting off the wickets and padding up for another big season at Ron Harborne Ovals. The 2025-2026 cricket season will get underway on Saturday, October 18, but there is an important stand-alone day one week before the launch. Moree club president, Grady Sinclair, said Rowdo’s Day will be held on [...]
SCIA
SPINAL Cord Injuries Australia Advocacy Advisory Group’s Moree peer leader for the New England area, Tanya Fitch, has been nominated for the 2025 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards, in recognition of her invaluable contribution to Spinal Cord Injuries Australia. Ms Fitch earlier this year established a new initiative in the Moree area for people [...]
