The newest stories across general, sport, community, and business coverage.
Northern Tablelands
New equipment for Inverell Junior Rugby Club Funding was secured for Inverell Junior Rugby Club to purchase new line-marking equipment through the Local Sport Grant Program. The club has nearly 200 registered boys and girls playing rugby this season. The new equipment will take pressure off the hardworking volunteers who put their hand up to [...]
Our Community
NOMINATIONS for the 2026 New England-Northern Inland Volunteer of the Year are now open. The Awards, part of the NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards, are one the largest celebrations of volunteering across the country. Last year’s New England-Northern Inland Volunteer of the Year was Moree flood responder and SES emergency volunteer Kamala Wheeler, who [...]
Artesian Capital
MOREE Plains Shire Council mayor Susannah Pearse, along with fellow councillors and general manager Natalia Cowley, had the pleasure of cutting the ribbon at the Moree Artesian Aquatic Centre on Thursday to celebrate the re-opening of Moree’s world-famous artesian hot pools. “Today is an incredibly exciting day for our community,” Cr Pearse said. “Witnessing the [...]
2026 Moree Show
THE 2026 Moree Show springs into action today, with an incredible line-up of entertainment for young and old across two big days. Headlining events is the Moree Show rodeo, an ABCRA-affiliated event, scheduled to jump from the chutes at 6pm tonight. The new-look, junior-novice rodeo offers top prize money for emerging stars, as well as [...]
Bush Racing
QUIRINDI trainer Geoff O’Brien makes a rare visit to Warialda tomorrow with three runners – and he says all three will run well. “I’ve only been to Warialda a few times with runners and maybe won a maiden there,” he said. O’Brien starts versatile mare Akauwheo in the 1400m Anipro Warialda Cup, with in-form apprentice [...]
Buyback Failure
FEDERAL Member for Parkes Jamie Chaffey says the Albanese Government’s national gun buyback scheme has failed to clear its first hurdle, with the majority of states and territories refusing to sign up before the March 2026 deadline. Mr Chaffey says state and territory governments saw the reforms for what they were – changes with far-reaching [...]
Regional News
CREATIVE brilliance and equine excellence will combine to create a fitting piece of artwork at the entrance of the Australian Equine and Livestock Events Centre at Tamworth. The staff at AELEC, the Tamworth Region Arts Advisory Committee and local sculptor Adam Humphreys have joined forces to create a sculpture to pay tribute to the horse. [...]
Local Government
THE Country Mayors Association of NSW played host to NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon at a recent gala dinner. NSW Minister for Local Government, Ron Hoenig, was also a guest speaker at the special function held at the Royal Automobile Club of Australia in Sydney. Nearly 150 rural, remote and regional New South Wales mayors, [...]
Holiday Magic
EVERYTHING from tennis clinics to popcorn-fuelled movie days and colourful outdoor fun, children across the Moree Plains Shire are in for an action-packed school holiday programme, thanks to Council’s community development team, headed up by Yasmine Purcell. Based at the Big Sky Library, Yasmine has become a familiar face across the region to deliver engaging [...]
It’s Showtime!
BINGARA’S Marlene Brewer and her border collie, Hudson – well-known across Australia for starring in much-loved ABC series Muster Dogs – will be special guests at the 2026 Moree Show. Marlene, a Bingara farmer for 40 years, trained Hudson to become a champion working dog and together, they’ll demonstrate their craft at the Moree Show [...]
