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Police News
NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb on Wednesday confirmed she will retire in September after 38 years in the NSW Police Force. Commissioner Webb said she decided to retire following discussions with her family. Commissioner Webb had planned to announce her retirement on May 18 to commemorate the date she walked into the Goulburn Police Academy [...]
Local Government
MOREE Plains Shire Council is calling for expressions of interest from businesses, organisations and individuals interested in setting up short-term pop-up shops at the Max Centre. The goal is to reinvigorate the main street by filling vacant shopfronts and provide a platform for inspiring entrepreneurs and start-ups to test new concepts or grow their business. [...]
Regional Health
A significant landmark across Tamworth’s skyline for almost a year will be farewelled this weekend. Known as ‘Lofty’, the 31-metre-high tower crane, which supported construction for the new Tamworth Mental Health Unit, is due to be dismantled and removed on Saturday. Health Infrastructure Executive Director Rural and Regional, Amanda Bock said Lofty had played a [...]
Regional News
GUNNEDAH Shire Council has been named a finalist in two categories of the 2025 NSW Local Government Excellence Awards. The awards, run by Local Government Professionals Australian NSW, celebrate outstanding achievements and promote innovation and continuous improvement within NSW local government. Gunnedah Shire Council governance officer, Sienna Miller, has been named a finalist for the [...]
Our Community
IF this year’s Anzac Day dawn service at the Moree Services Club’s memorial window is any indication, the Anzac spirit and tradition is going to be around for a long, long time. More than 500 people arrived at the memorial window at 5.45am on Anzac Day to honour the fallen. They bowed their heads, stood [...]
News
MOREE Boars reserve-grade training sessions have been described as ‘next-level’ by team manager Charlie Shearer, and the in-form outfit took that fitness to Kitchener Park on Sunday to beat Gunnedah Bulldogs 40-6 in a game marred by three sin-bins to Gunnedah. Junior Boars Charlie Grant and Thomas Bell stepped up from a full 80 minutes [...]
Police News
RESIDENTS in Coonabarabran are struggling to come to terms with the tragic news two young brothers are dead and their 66-year-old maternal grandmother is arrested after allegedly trying to take her own life. Police were alerted to the tragedy when conducting a welfare check at the family home just after 2pm on Monday when the [...]
Regional Health
A pioneering research project addressing a devastating heart condition has received funding recognition, with NSW Cardiovascular Research Network awarding its inaugural Rural, Regional, Remote Project Grant to Dr Rukshan Rafeek of the University of New England in Armidale. Dr Rafeek, working within the UNE program on Immune Complications of Post-Streptococcal Complications, is spearheading innovative research [...]
Sponsored Content
THE perfect gift for mum on Mothers’ Day can be found at Sparkes Jewellers in Moree and Goondiwindi. Steve and Robyn Sparke are committed to providing high-quality jewellery and exceptional customer service, and both stores are now the go-to destinations for residents and visitors on both sides of the border – and online around the [...]
Agriculture
UNDERSTANDING how to adapt a beef operation for the best chance of success can be a challenge in today’s changing industry landscape, with new technologies, supply chain and sustainability factors emerging. To help local beef producers find more certainty in business decision-making, North West Local Land Services will host the North West Beef Producers Forum [...]
