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Regional News
NEW firefighting trucks were handed over to the Tamworth area and more than 45 NSW Rural Fire Service volunteers recognised at a ceremony in Westdale on Sunday. Superintendent Paul Metcalfe was joined by special guests at the Tamworth Fire Control Centre to present 49 Long Service Medals to volunteers with combined service of more than [...]
Our Community
CULTURAL burns at Terry Hie Hie and Gunnedah have marked important milestones for the Cool Burning for Culture and Ecological Knowledge project, focused on benefitting the white box–yellow box–Blakely’s red gum grassy woodland and derived native grassland critically endangered ecological community in north-western New South Wales. The project is funded by the Australian Government Natural [...]
Local Racing
SCONE trainer Nikki Pollock returns to Moree tomorrow with a big team of runners, as the countdown to the Moree Cup meeting in late August begins in earnest. Pollock will have seven starters at the Moree Ag Supplies and Steel TAB meeting, including three runners in the 1300m BM-58 handicap – last-start winner Cooma Hut, [...]
Missing Person
UPDATE: Adam has been found. NSW Police are appealing for assistance to locate well-known Moree resident Adam Love. Adam, aged 42, was last seen on Warialda Street, Moree, on Saturday, July 12, 2025. When he could not be located or contacted, officers attached to New England Police District were notified and commenced inquiries into his [...]
Rugby League
FIVE players from the unbeaten Moree women’s tackle team represented Group 4 in the Northern Region Tri-Series rugby league competition at Tamworth’s Scully Park on Saturday. The competition between Groups 4, 19 and 21, was won by Group 4, captained by Moree’s Kaya Williams. Alina Swan, Tileah McGrady, Aleah Peckham and Tara Newman also ran [...]
Pilliga Forest
THE endangered Shark Bay bandicoot is adapting to a feral predator-free life in north-western New South Wales, two years after the species was reintroduced to the Pilliga State Conservation Area. A photograph of a female bandicoot with three young at foot inspired confidence among ecologists who have closely monitored the species since it was flown [...]
School Safety
SCHOOL zones return to operation across New South Wales today, as students begin Term 3 this week. Students at Moree Secondary College, Moree Public School and Moree East Public School head back to the classrooms tomorrow, Tuesday, July 22, with Moree Christian School students returning today. School zones, with 40kph limits, will be active from [...]
Farm Safety
FARMSAFE Australia on Sunday launched its 2025 National Farm Safety Week campaign. With the theme Second Chances: Who Knows How Many You’ll Get, Farmsafe Australia has issued a national call to action. Accompanying the campaign is the release of the 2025 Safer Farms Report, which provides a sobering picture of on-farm harm over the past [...]
Moree Bulls
MOREE Bulls first-grade defeated Quirindi 27-19 at Weebolla Rugby Grounds on Saturday, but the big winners were along the sidelines and in the stands. Tens of thousands of dollars was raised at Moree Bulls Ladies Day for the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service, with a final tally to be announced in the coming weeks. Each year, [...]
Regional Tourism
TAMWORTH Regional Council has officially reopened the extraordinary Gil Bennet Rocks, Gems and Minerals Collection at its new location in Nundle. The relocation, at 8 Innes Street, marks an exciting new chapter for the collection, which showcases more than 1300 specimens collected by the late Gilmour (Gil) Thomas Bennet. The Nundle Visitor Information Outlet was [...]
