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1973 Uni Shield
In 1973, Moree residents went about their business the usual way. The townsfolk loved their rugby league – known back then simply as “footie” – and the early 1970s was a stellar period for the game. However, not many people were aware of a group of mismatched schoolboys training regularly under the astute guidance of [...]
Regional News
THE Industrial Relations Commission of NSW has handed down its decision on awards covering Fire and Rescue NSW firefighters. Firefighters in New South Wales will receive a 14 per cent wage increase over three years, backdated to February 2024. This includes a one-off reset of two per cent spread over the life of the three-year [...]
Victory in the Pacific
IN 1945, Mungindi resident Anthony Doyle was 12 years old when Emperor Hirohito publicly announced Japan would accept the Allies’ terms and surrender, effectively ending World War 2 – Victory in the Pacific. Germany had surrendered to the Allies three months earlier, signalling the end of hostilities in Europe. Japan’s acceptance of the Allied demand [...]
Our Community
TEN-THOUSAND litres of diesel fuel donated by Boland Petroleum is one of several valuable lots being offered at an online charity auction to raise funds for Gwydir Industries in Moree. The auction, with tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of donated goods and services, will transfer to an in-person auction at Gather for Gwydir: Empowering [...]
Vital Services
MOREE firies and Moree ambos somehow found enough time on Friday to catch up for a barbecue lunch with a purpose – an inter-agency get-together for staff members to familiarise each other with equipment and capabilities. And, right on cue, midway through lunch, the call came for a motor vehicle accident with persons trapped. Senior [...]
Northern Tablelands
Glen Innes Business Chamber held the annual Glen Innes Business Awards on Saturday night at the Services Club to recognise and celebrate the achievements of businesses, organisations and individuals across a wide variety of industries. Congratulations to Sweetie Pie’s Bake Shop who was named the 2025 Glen Innes Business of the Year. Congratulations to all [...]
Agriculture
MEMBER for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan has backed calls from the NSW Irrigators’ Council and NSW Farmers’ who are urging the NSW Government to modernise the state’s century-old domestic and stock water rules. The calls for change come after a NSW Government What We Heard report on domestic and stock water use. Current regulations on [...]
Agriculture
NSW Farmers’ cattle committee chair Tony Hegarty says the appointment of a new biosecurity commissioner is vital to ensure work on important issues such as cattle tick continue. On Friday Agriculture Minister Tara Moriarty announced the appointment of Dr Katherine Clift as the state’s new Independent Biosecurity Commissioner. As part of the announcement, Ms Moriarty [...]
Project Pathfinder
A new cohort of teenagers from regional communities will receive game-changing mentorship from leading NRL staff and will interact with some of the biggest names in the game as part of a renewed police initiative. For the second year, NSW Police Force has partnered with the National Rugby League and Youth Justice to bring fifteen [...]
History
IT took Reuben Ackland more than two years to recover from the Murulla train disaster – if he really recovered at all. He lost his wife Kate in the 1926 tragedy, and life thereafter was never the same for the New South Wales Railways’ fettler. Twenty-seven men, women and children were killed and more than [...]
