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Regional News
NSW Government plans to bolster Tamworth’s water supply into the future should not come at the expense of surrounding communities, Gunnedah Shire mayor Colleen Fuller said. Cr Fuller said one of the options being considered as part of the Tamworth Intervalley Pipelines and Off-River Storages Project was construction of a new pipeline and pump stations [...]
Federal Election
The National Farmers’ Federation has called for commitments from all sides of politics to bridge the digital divide for rural and regional Australians in this election. NFF President David Jochinke said that while significant investment has been made in recent years, there’s still a long way to go to fix rural and regional connectivity problems. [...]
Health
NEW South Wales is further expanding and simplifying free access to the Japanese encephalitis vaccine to ensure residents living in Hunter New England Local Health District are protected, as the mosquito season continues. Regionally, the vaccine is available at Moree, Inverell, Narrabri and Walgett. Uralla and Glenn Innes Severn are two of five additional Local [...]
Easter Break
MOREE Plains Shire Council has released operating days and hours for services and facilities over the Easter long weekend period, from Friday, April 18 to Monday, April 21. Council’s services and facilities, including the Moree Customer Service Centre, will operate as normal until 5pm Thursday, April 17. Services and facilities will recommence as usual from [...]
Art and Culture
MOREE Arts Community Centre will be proudly represented in a group exhibition at Ceramic Break Sculpture Park, near Warialda. Aunty Paula Duncan, Sandra O’Loughlin, Mojgan Habibi and Claus Bredow will bring their own unique voice and creative spirit to the show on Sunday, April 27. The exhibition will also feature Warwick Artists Collective, Cattledog Printmakers, [...]
Easter Weather
THE Easter long weekend is expected to start off with warm weather across most of Australia but throughout the four days, a cold front is likely to cross the south. The forecast for Moree and the slopes and plains is clear, mostly sunny days over Easter, with maximum temperatures ranging from 27 degrees to 30 [...]
Community health
INTERESTED stakeholders now have more time to have their say on the Health Services Amendment (Splitting of the Hunter New England Health District) Bill 2025 with the deadline for submissions extended to May 8. The proposed Bill aims to dissolve the current Hunter New England Local Health District to establish two new districts – Hunter [...]
Moree on a Plate
SEAFOOD is on just about everyone’s shopping list this week, with Easter just days away. Roberta Muir, Moree on a Plate’s celebrity presenter at this year’s food and wine festival, wants to share some of her seafood recipes with Moree Online News readers – and she knows what she’s talking about. Roberta ran Australia’s largest [...]
Road Safety
POLICE are urging motorists to take extra care during the school holidays and over Easter following an increase in fatalities on the state’s roads. Deputy Commissioner Paul Pisanos said the number of lives lost on our roads this year has already reached an alarming level, with 39 crashes resulting in 41 people killed in March, [...]
Get Snapping!
START scrolling through your phone’s image gallery or double-check your desktop photo files – time is running out to submit images for the 2025 Moree Show photography competition. The competition, sponsored by McGregor Gourlay Moree, is always keenly contested, and photographers are encouraged to submit their work to Mark Coulton’s office at 69 Heber Street [...]
