Free Diabetes Shared Care program available in Moree

A free program is making it easier for people in Moree to access specialist diabetes care, right in their own community. The HealthWISE Diabetes Shared Care program brings together a large team of health professionals such as diabetes educators, podiatrists, dietitians and exercise physiologists, to provide co-ordinated care, tailored to individual needs. Program care manager [...]

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Country mayors and GMs meet with NSW Police Minister Yasmin Catley

THE NSW Government, NSW Police Force and NSW judiciary were represented at a crime-focused general meeting of the Country Mayors Association of NSW at Parliament House last week, ahead of NSW Police Minister Yasmin Catley’s visit to the north-west region this week. More than 120 mayors and general managers met last Friday to hear from [...]

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Applications open for 2026 Australian Celtic Festival

THE countdown begins for one of Australia’s most unique and immersive cultural events, the 2026 Australian Celtic Festival at the Australian Standing Stones in Glen Innes, from April 30 to May 3 next year. Glen Innes Severn Council has announce applications are now open for traders, performers, and clans and societies wanting to be part [...]

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Further charges laid after Gunnedah crash that killed Daniel McNamara

FURTHER charges have been laid – including three counts of manslaughter – following the death of motorcyclist Daniel McNamara at Gunnedah earlier this year. At about 7.15am, on January 28, officers attached to Traffic and Highway Patrol attempted to stop a ute – which had been reported stolen from Moree – on the Kamilaroi Highway, [...]

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August 15 marks Victory in the Pacific Day, with service in Moree planned

FRIDAY marks the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Pacific, commemorating the end of Australia’s involvement in World War II, with a service in Moree planned. The special day marks the formal acceptance of surrender terms by the Japanese government, effectively ending the war on August 15, 1945. Events are planned across Australia – and [...]

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Daniel Mortimer: From the NRL to life in the vineyards

SWITCHING from professional rugby league to the wine industry was a big sidestep for Daniel Mortimer – but the former NRL star is loving every minute of it. Mortimer now helps run the family vineyard at Orange – Mortimers Wines – and has been locked in as guest speaker at the Moree Race Club’s huge [...]

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Moree Plains Shire bulky waste collection scheduled for September

MOREE shire residents are encouraged to register now for Moree Plains Shire Council’s free, bulky waste collection drive, scheduled for September. Moree Plains Shire Council interim director of infrastructure, Michael Malone, said the bulk collection service will operate across parts of the Moree Plains, allowing households up to three cubic metres of permitted waste to [...]

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Emerging TAFE NSW Moree artists showcase culture and identity at BAMM

A powerful new exhibition featuring four emerging artists who share their deep connections to country is now open at Bank Art Museum Moree following its launch last month. Lines of Land, Patterns of Self marks the debut of talented artists Janice ‘Genus’ Giffin, David ‘Crockett’ Craigie, Glenda Nicholls and George See – all who have [...]

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Flood funding delays lead to road network disaster

AS shires throughout the Parkes electorate recover from another major flood this month, Gunnedah and Narrabri Shire Councils are among councils still waiting for approval to undertake road repairs from floods that occurred more than three years ago. Federal Member for Parkes Jamie Chaffey this week inspected road damage at Grain Valley Road in Gunnedah [...]

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Public hearings into Hunter New England Health

Public hearings into Barwon MP Roy’s Butler’s Bill to split Hunter New England Health have been an important step towards better health services for local people, according to Mr Butler. Mr Butler is thanking local people who shared their stories and the MPs who visited Narrabri and Tamworth to listen to them, as part of [...]

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