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Northern Tablelands
Bonshaw Rural Fire Brigade’s new and modern facility was officially unveiled on Saturday after a fire destroyed the previous shed in January, 2024. The $230,000 shed features two bays, new toilets and showers and will also serve as an emergency point for the local community. At the official opening, 30 members of the RFS received [...]
Regional News
RESIDENTS and visitors to Manilla have a new piece of public art to admire, with the completion of Jordan Lucky’s breathtaking new mural, On River Time. The 20-metre-long mural is situated in front of Tamworth Regional Council’s Manilla branch and library, and is based on the theme of Overhead and Underneath. The artistic concept invites [...]
Grand-Final Fever
LATE last year, a cop and a community engagement officer walked onto Boughton Oval in Moree and started shooting the breeze about rugby league. Before anyone could say “four-nil, with a kick to come”, this unlikely pair were handed the keys to the Moree Boars first-grade outfit – the reigning Group 4 champions. Local cop [...]
Grand-Final Fever
KNOWING Dave Swan is watching, makes a big difference. The Moree Junior Rugby Union Club’s under-16s minor premiers, with nine wins and a draw from 10 games this season, travel to Tamworth today to play Farrer Green at Scully Park in the Central North grand-final. The under-16s started the season coached by Dave, the quietly-spoken [...]
Happy Birthday!
WALLY Ashenden is known for his love of a good yarn, a cold beer and a laugh. And he had plenty of stories to tell and jokes to share over a cold one when joined by family and friends at Whiddon residential aged care facility on Wednesday to celebrate his 101st birthday. Wally, known universally [...]
Culture
CULTURAL festival, Onam, will be celebrated in Moree at the Town and Country Club on Saturday. Onam, a 10-day celebration in India’s southern state of Kerala, commemorates New Year’s Day and is also recognised as the harvest festival. While predominantly a Kerala festival, regions in other states, including Uttar Pradesh (Balia and Baway), Gujarat (Bharuch) [...]
Border News
THE Dolly Parton Imagination Library in the Goondiwindi region has officially reached a new milestone, with the 400th local child signed up to receive free monthly books through the international literacy program. Goondiwindi councillor Phil O’Shea said the milestone reflects the strong support from families and the broader community. “Reading with young children builds confidence, [...]
Regional News
RYAN Whillas has been elected as Narrabri Shire’s newest councillor, following the 2025 Narrabri Shire Council countback election this week. Narrabri Shire mayor Darrell Tiemens is looking forward to Mr Whillas joining the Narrabri Shire Council. “Ryan is a motivated Wee Waa local who has shown his commitment to his community through his many volunteer [...]
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 [...]
