The newest stories across general, sport, community, and business coverage.
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 [...]
Sponsored Content
MANAGING farms in Queensland to owning and managing a major carpet and flooring franchise in New South Wales – Andrew and Monique Krause have turned full circle since taking over Andersens Carpet Moree. Andrew and Monique purchased the established Moree franchise last year – it’s been trading locally for more than 25 years – with [...]
Health and Education
MENOPAUSE, a life-phase affecting 50 per cent of the population, was the focus of discussion at a forum in Moree last week. The demand for menopause education was evident when the event series launched to a full house at Tamworth last year. Seats for the Moree forum, held at the Moree Town and Country Club, [...]
Regional News
THE Uralla Memorial Literary Institute will further pay tribute to their fallen soldiers with a new display, thanks to funding secured from the Anzac Community Grants Program. The Institute opened in 1927 to honour Uralla locals who fought in The Great War. Today the Institute displays electronic and visual tributes to those who have served [...]
Health Services
THE Moree Hospital redevelopment project recently received planning approval, which is a key step in finalising the planning and design phase. As part of the planning approval process, the project was placed on public exhibition during October and November last year and public submissions were called. There were four formal submissions received which have been [...]
Local Government
A count-back of votes of the 2024 Inverell local government election will be called after the resignation of councillor Paul Harmon. With 11 candidates standing last year for nine seats on Inverell Shire Council, the count-back rests between Graem Murray and Kelvin Brown. Mr Harmon served as Inverell mayor for 12 years but was replaced [...]
