The newest stories across general, sport, community, and business coverage.
Law and Order
A man has been charged with firearm offences near Collarenebri. At about 10am yesterday, Tuesday, March 31, Central North Police District investigators executed search warrants at properties on Gundabloui Road and the Gwydir Highway near Collarenebri – 120 kilometres west of Moree – with assistance from tactical police, the Dog Unit and Police Rescue. At [...]
Nuclear Energy
AUSTRALIA’s first nuclear power plant could be built at Moree’s Special Activation Precinct if a bold US-led plan is realised. A suggestion to use the old 50m pool site at Moree Artesian Aquatic Centre as a nuclear waste storage and recycling facility is also being considered. American nuclear energy company, Carlson, Leonard & Burns, wants [...]
Rabbit Plague
NSW Shadow Minister for Agriculture Brendan Moylan says the Easter Bunny might get a warm welcome at the weekend. However, he says, farmers and regional communities across the state aren’t so lucky, thanks to a State Government that appears to have taken an extended Easter break. New reports confirm what farmers already know – rabbit [...]
Special Activation Precinct
THE NSW Government has listened to concerns raised by Moree Plains Shire Council and agreed to a more sustainable approach to infrastructure delivery in the Moree Special Activation Precinct. Moree Council made clear the SAP’s scope was too large and that assets to be transferred to Council would be a financial burden on the Council’s [...]
Fuel Crisis
THE National Farmers’ Federation says National Cabinet’s agreement to a National Fuel Security Plan is a first step in co-ordinating the response to ongoing fuel pressures, but significantly more action is required to shore up fuel supplies for food production. NFF president Hamish McIntyre said national co-ordination is critical. “We welcome efforts to bring governments [...]
Fuel Crisis
PEAK bodies NSW Farmers’ and Road Freight NSW have welcomed the Federal Government’s action on fuel excise and national fuel security, with NSW Farmers’ saying the plan must deliver results. The peak body has welcomed the national response on fuel security and fuel supply chain resilience, but says immediate, practical action is needed to fix [...]
Moree Sport
MOREE Junior Soccer Club and Moree Clay Target Club are two of 90 sporting organisations across New South Wales to receive automated external defibrillators through the NSW Government’s Local Sport Defibrillator Grant Program. The program provides grants of up to $3000 to eligible sport and active recreation organisations to purchase automated external defibrillators for use [...]
Bush Fire Safety
THE official Bush Fire Danger Period will conclude at midnight tonight for most of New South Wales, but will remain in place for the Moree Plains, Narrabri and Gwydir Local Government Areas until midnight, April 30 due to local conditions. Despite the easing of restrictions across much of the state, residents in the Narrabri, Moree [...]
New England REZ
MORE than $180 million in funding has been allocated to upgrade sections of the New South Wales road network – to support the safer movement of oversize and over-mass vehicles transporting components for wind and solar projects. Regionally, a total of $68.2 million has been set aside for New England REZ to begin upgrades at [...]
Price Gouging
CONSUMER group Choice has launched a campaign in response to rising prices. As prices continue to soar across the economy, especially fuel, consumer group Choice is launching a new campaign calling on the Federal Government to ban price gouging whenever and wherever it happens. Choice head of policy, Morgan Campbell said, with global disruptions causing [...]
