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National Award
DIPPER’S Home Timber and Hardware in Moree is running out of wall space to display plaques of achievement and recognition after recently being named National Store of the Year – for the second time in a decade. The honour came at the Independent Hardware Group Awards of Excellence in Adelaide last month, and store owner [...]
Cyclone Alfred
THE Bureau of Meteorology reports Tropical Cyclone Alfred, a category 2 system, is 325km east of Brisbane and 300km east of Gold Coast as at around 6am Thursday. Alfred will continue its approach towards the south-east Queensland coast, with the far western edge already impacting the coast from about Coolangatta to Ballina. Alfred is forecast [...]
Regional News
A record number of Bell’s turtle hatchlings – wollumbinia belIi – were released into the Macdonald River near Walcha and Bendemeer this week, marking a major milestone in local turtle conservation. The project is funded by the Australian Government Natural Heritage Trust and delivered by Northern Tablelands Local Land Services, a member of the Commonwealth [...]
Regional Tourism
SET against the backdrop of Narrabri’s vibrant main street, this year’s NarraBRIGHT promises to be the most spectacular yet. The Friday, March 14 celebration is set to dazzle with its theme of Dream, inviting locals and visitors to experience a night filled with surprises and artistic wonders. Featuring not-to-be-missed visual spectacles, art installations, workshops and [...]
Scheduled Works
TRANSPORT for NSW has scheduled a traffic switch on the Newell Highway south of Edgeroi from Friday, March 7. Work is continuing on the Newell Highway heavy duty pavement upgrade project between Narrabri and Moree to improve safety and travel reliability for all motorists. Work is continuing on a 5.7 kilometre section of the Newell [...]
Regional News
Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan has announced Penny Lamaro as Northern Tablelands Electorate Local Woman of the Year for 2025. The Local Woman of the Year recognises and honours women and girls from across New South Wales whose contributions to their communities are an inspiration to everyone. Ms Lamaro is the chief executive officer [...]
Cyclone Alfred
THE National Farmers Federation is closely monitoring the unfolding situation as Tropical Cyclone Alfred threatens agricultural communities across southern Queensland and northern New South Wales. With destructive winds and heavy rainfall predicted, the storm’s potential to cause significant damage to crops, infrastructure, and rural communities is of major concern for the farming sector. Cyclone Alfred, [...]
Golden Anniversary
A snap decision in the 1950s to move from the city to the bush and take up a life on the land near Collarenebri was the start of a Moree real-estate legacy that endures to this day. Maybe it was a Banjo Paterson moment for John Atkins. One minute, he was sitting in his dingy [...]
Cyclone Alfred
THE NSW State Emergency Service is actively preparing communities in the Northern Rivers, Tweed Valley and Mid North Coast for the impact of a rare Tropical Cyclone Alfred with additional personnel, specialised assets, and dedicated equipment now prepositioned in the region. NSW SES is also facilitating more 20 community meetings in towns across the impacted [...]
Education
THE Federal and NSW State Governments have agreed to fully and fairly fund New South Wales public schools. As part of the Heads of Agreements signed Tuesday, the Commonwealth will provide an additional five per cent of the Schooling Resource Standard to New South Wales. This will lift the Commonwealth contribution from 20 per cent [...]
