The newest stories across general, sport, community, and business coverage.
Grafton to Inverell
GLEN Innes is gearing up for an exciting day as the Grafton to Inverell Cycle Classic races through the heart of the town centre on Saturday, March 15. Residents and visitors are invited to come down to Grey Street and experience the thrill of elite cycling while supporting local businesses and enjoying a vibrant community [...]
Our Community
MOREE businesses have again opened their collective hearts and generously donated more than 50 raffle prizes worth thousands of dollars to be drawn at Moree Public School’s Supporting the Now, Paving the Future Long Lunch at Moree racecourse on Saturday. School P&C Association president Casey O’Hara is overwhelmed by the response. “We have had a [...]
Regional News
FOUR artists with strong local connections to Gunnedah have been selected to deliver a series of artworks that will feature in the Gunnedah Hospital redevelopment, to create welcoming and supportive spaces throughout the new health facility. The redevelopment includes a new acute services building, housing an expanded emergency department and a modern birthing, maternity, and [...]
Border News
GOONDIWINDI mayor Lawrence Springborg is calling for Telstra to urgently investigate mobile connectivity issues in the Goondiwindi region following a worsening service after the 3G shutdown. His call for action comes as many residents report poor service following the closure of the 3G network in October last year, leaving many with unreliable coverage. “I am [...]
Police News
POLICE are appealing for information, following a break-and-enter and crash in Boggabilla last week. At about 6.45am on Friday, February 21, officers attached to New England Police District were called to a home on Yeoman Street, Boggabilla, after reports of a break-and-enter. Police were told two unknown men arrived at the home on a red [...]
Small Business
MOREE Plains Shire Council has announced the successful recipients of the Small Business Fund initiative for the 2024-25 financial year, with $20,000 awarded to support four projects. Council received eight applications from diverse industries, with four Moree small businesses each receiving $5000. Recipients include DeliciousNESS to incorporate a hole in the wall serving counter to [...]
Regional News
WORK has started on the NSW New England region’s first large-scale battery energy storage system, located on-site at ACEN Australia’s 720 MW New England Solar project, near Uralla. The 200MW/2 hour battery energy storage system – BESS – is the first of two planned systems being built by international energy storage specialist Energy Vault and [...]
Junior Sport
JUNIOR cricketers from across the plains proudly represented Moree Junior Cricket Club at the NSWPSSA Girls Cricket Championships at the Central Coast Regional Sporting and Recreation Complex at Tuggerah last week. The central coast championships, an annual event, brings together teams from across New South Wales, and includes representatives from each PSSA zone. Also competing [...]
Education
THE State Government aims to improve education outcomes for all students as ambitious academic, HSC attainment and school attendance targets are introduced to public schools to lift outcomes for students from Kindergarten to Year 12. However, the NSW Teachers Federation says that while the government has revealed key performance targets, the most critical target needed [...]
Regional News
THE southern hemisphere’s largest formation aerobatic display team will perform its special fly-over routine at the 2025 Armidale Autumn Festival on Saturday, April 5. Freedom Formation – made up of 13 passionate aviators – will perform its signature multi-layer display routine over Armidale at 11.45am before the Autumn Festival parade begins at 12-noon. All eyes [...]
