The newest stories across general, sport, community, and business coverage.
Food and Wine Festival
PALLAMALLAWA couple Rob and Susie Long are long-time exhibitors at the Moree on a Plate Festival. It was nearly 30 years ago when they first started nutting out ways to capitalise on their then-newly purchased parcel of land on the fertile banks of the Gwydir River. While not vast enough for broadacre farming, but boasting [...]
Our Community
WHEN Moree RSL Sub-Branch needed a hand pouring a small concrete slab for specialised seating at Max Wales Memorial Park, branch president Jeff Biddle knew who to call. Mr Biddle wasn’t expecting the work or materials for free – far from it. The Moree sub-branch was prepared to pay for the work, but again the [...]
Fuel Crisis
MEMBER for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan is calling on the NSW Government to increase support for rural and regional patients travelling for medical care as fuel prices continue to climb. Mr Moylan said the current 40 cents per kilometre subsidy under the Isolated Patients Travel and Accommodation Assistance Scheme is no longer keeping pace with [...]
Cost of Living
FEDERAL Member for Parkes, Jamie Chaffey, and Shadow Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction, Dan Tehan, said shocking new data has revealed the impact the Albanese Labor Government’s disastrous energy policies are having on families in the Parkes electorate. According to the Australian Energy Regulator, more than 70,000 families in New South Wales were unable [...]
Regional Tourism
LOCAL Government NSW will deliver its flagship 2026 Destination and Visitor Economy Conference to Maitland on May 27-28-29. The highly coveted NSW Top Tourism Town Awards will also be presented as part of the program, with Moree and Mungindi in the running for their respective NRMA People’s Choice categories. Public voting is open until Sunday, [...]
Border News
GOONDIWINDI Regional Council mayor Lawrence Springborg said Council is carefully considering its options as the end of the financial year draws closer. “As we enter the final quarter of this financial year and begin preparations for the next budget, Council is carefully considering its options,” Cr Springborg said. “Like households and businesses across the country, [...]
Regional News
ARMIDALE Regional Council has entered into a new arrangement with UNE Life that secures the future operation of Armidale Regional Airport’s Café, restoring an important service for travellers and the wider community. At its Ordinary Meeting on Wednesday, March 25, Council noted the finalisation of a 12‑month Memorandum of Understanding with UNE Life to operate [...]
2026 Moree Show
FOR emerging Moree artist Kat Downey, entering the fine arts section at the Moree Show was a last-minute decision – being named most successful exhibitor was an unexpected bonus. “It’s amazing, I didn’t even really think about entering anything until the last minute,” Kat said. “The drawings I submitted were all based off images I [...]
2026 Youth Week
A growing cohort of young people are turning to artificial intelligence for mental health support, as new polling reveals the top issues keeping young people in New South Wales up at night. The new poll results come from the NSW Office for Youth ahead of 2026 Youth Week, which starts Thursday. Results of the 2026 [...]
Grand Old Dame
MOREE Plains Shire Council mayor Susannah Pearse will pay tribute to Moree’s grand old dame, the 103-year-old War Memorial Hall, when it is reopened to the public on April 25 as part of the Moree RSL Sub-branch’s official Anzac Day commemorations. The hall was officially opened on April 17, 1923, by the Governor of New [...]
