The newest stories across general, sport, community, and business coverage.
Local Government
THE Federal Government has announced a significant $5 million investment to upgrade the Terry Hie Hie Road under the Safer Local Roads and Infrastructure Program. The funding will help enhance the local road network, and ensure safer, more reliable transport routes for residents, businesses and emergency services. Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, and Local Government Minister [...]
Northern Tablelands
The Uralla Memorial Literary Institute Inc were awarded funding from the Anzac Community Grants program and will use the money to add a holographic and video display to their electronic and visual tributes to fallen soldiers. The Institute is a volunteer run organisation which has numerous displays and artefacts honouring Uralla’s servicemen and women. It [...]
Agriculture
THREE inspiring women from regional New South Wales, including Dimity Smith from Tamworth, have been named finalists in the 2025 NSW-ACT AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award. This year, the spotlight is on the exceptional regional talent who have founded their own organisations and businesses, significantly contributing to the prosperity of regional and rural communities in NSW. [...]
Power Outage
NEARLY 1000 homes and and a number of businesses across Moree went without electricity for several hours on Friday after a B-triple road-train struck a power pole near St Francis Xavier Catholic Church in north Moree. The truck hit the power pole at about 8.30am as it negotiated a left-hand turn into Boston Street from [...]
Rural Health
ACCESS to healthcare is at the heart of an independent review into the Wee Waa health services announced today by Minister for Regional Health Ryan Park and Member for Barwon Roy Butler. The independent review will be led by subject matter experts and focus on the current and former service models and make recommendations to [...]
Crash Fatality
A critical incident investigation is underway after a teenager died following a pursuit and crash in Bourke overnight. About 11.15pm on Thursday, February 27, officers attached to Orana Mid-Western Police District responded to reports of a robbery at a service station on Burroway Road, Narromine. Four teenagers left the scene in an allegedly stolen vehicle. [...]
Our Community
HE wants to see change in Moree, so he put up his hand and sought a transfer to the black-soil plains. Newly-appointed New England Police District Inspector Dwayne De Vries this week began the role of officer-in-charge at Moree Police Station after transferring from Broken Hill. He’ll share duties with Inspector Shane Robinson, who arrives [...]
Regional News
INVERELL Shire Council mayor Kate Dight welcomed community members to a “soft” opening of the state-of-the-art Inverell Aquatic Centre early Thursday. The impressive $25 million complex has been nearly two years in the making, and replaces 70-year-old infrastructure that has reached or exceeded its design life. “The soft opening was great, and I was surprised [...]
Regional News
A young person with an impressive career in sports, who demonstrates an understanding of leadership and has a clear focus for her academic future has been recognised at this year’s Lillian Hulbert Memorial Prize in Narrabri. Matilda Currey was awarded the 2025 Memorial Prize this week, in recognition of her excellence in sport, education and [...]
Our Community
LEADER of The Nationals, David Littleproud, and party candidate for Parkes, Jamie Chaffey, joined Moree Plains Shire mayor Susannah Pearse and deputy mayor Wayne Tighe on Thursday to announce major funding across the region. Also present were Moree councillors Dominique Hodgkinson and Debbie Williams, Mungindi Aged Care Centre secretary-treasurer Maree Bingham, Mungindi Community Education Association [...]
