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Our Community
THE man most people knew as CWT will be remembered in a gathering at Moree Cemetery later this month to acknowledge a plaque on his gravesite. Charles William Thompson – ‘Charlie’ to many – passed away in 2017. He was an amazing man, who stumbled into Moree by accident in 1963. Charlie was heading north [...]
Operation Amarok X
NSW Police have charged 627 people with more than 1300 offences during a four-day statewide operation targeting domestic and family violence. Operation Amarok X ran from May 14 to May 17 and involved officers from all police area commands and police districts across New South Wales. The Domestic and Family Violence Command-led operation also involved [...]
Regional Sport
THE Koori Rugby League Knockout has been memorialised with a blue plaque in Sydney’s inner west, to celebrate the grassroots sporting competition. The plaque was unveiled on Friday at the first Koori Knockout venue, Camdenville Park, St Peters, to recognise what is considered one of the biggest annual gatherings of Aboriginal people in Australia. More [...]
Regional News
MORE women and children escaping domestic and family violence all across New South Wales will now be able to access support to end an abusive relationship and stay safely in their own homes, with the expansion of the Staying Home Leaving Violence (SHLV) program. The program has expanded to Narrabri and District Community Aid and [...]
Agriculture
ENERGY developers must fairly engage with the community and properly address the impacts of renewable projects on regions, NSW Farmers has told a state inquiry. On Tuesday, the state’s peak farm body appeared at a NSW Government inquiry into renewable energy zones, saying its calls to improve community engagement around the renewable transition were still [...]
Moree Giants
JUNIOR rugby league inked an historic new entry on Saturday at Boughton Oval when junior girls tackle was played in Moree for the first time. Moree Giants played Dungowan Cowgirls in three grades – 13s, 15s and 17s – and both clubs left Boughton Oval Saturday afternoon the winners. The grounds were turned out in [...]
Agriculture
COTTON growers from the Narrabri, Goondiwindi and Gunnedah regions have been named finalists in the 2025 Bayer Cotton Grower of the Year award and AgriRisk High Achiever of the Year award. Cotton Australia last week announced five finalists, with results to be announced at the Cotton Collective in Toowoomba in August. Thomas Popp, who farms [...]
Lifestyle
ALL roads lead to Moree picnic races on Saturday, May 24 – especially Route 33, the Queensland-based duo headlining the event’s huge after-party. Jock Barnes and Trent McArdle – aka Route 33 – have been busy in recent months as they prepare to again venture over the border. Barnes and McArdle recently featured on ABC [...]
Our Community
THREE Moree sporting icons, a rising academic and the local historical society were last week recognised in State Parliament by Member for Northern Tablelands, Brendan Moylan. Senior cricketers Alf Newman and Darrel Smith, rugby league player Tileah McGrady, Moree Secondary College student Maverick Noakes and Moree and District Historical Society were congratulated for recent milestones. [...]
Northern Tablelands
I have been requesting the NSW Government provide clarity on the future of the LP Dutton Trout Hatchery at Ebor with the facility closed to the public. The trout hatchery has a long history of tourist and community visits for education and fish feeding but has been closed to the public since late 2024. This [...]
