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Moree To Sydney
THE Moree to Sydney QantasLink schedule has been reduced from 10 flights per week to seven, with Qantas saying plane availability – not demand – is the reason for the cutback. Moree Plains Shire mayor, Susannah Pearse, and council staff early last week met with QantasLink representatives and were advised the change meets new license [...]
Northern Tablelands
Congratulations to the two women from Armidale who were named finalists in the NSW Women of the Year Awards which are part of NSW Women’s Week in March. Dr Annette Cowie is a finalist in the NSW Premier’s Woman of Excellence Award while Penny Lamaro is a finalist in the NSW Regional Woman of the [...]
Police News
NSW Police are appealing for information following an investigation into an aggravated break, enter and steal offence overnight in Moree. At about 3.30am on Friday, February 14, officers attached to New England Police District were called to a home in Amaroo Drive, Moree, following a report of an alleged break-in. A 58-year-old man, a medical [...]
Nashos
TODAY, on National Servicemen’s Day, Australia honours the thousands of men who served as National Servicemen, or “Nashos”. Whether stationed at home or deployed overseas to locations including Borneo, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Vietnam and Korea, Nashos played a vital role in protecting the nation. They put their lives on hold, and on the line, [...]
Dr Hunter Scholarships
HealthWISE and Gwydir Cotton Growers Association have awarded three students – two from Moree and one from Bingara – with $22,000 to support their university studies, strengthening the push to bring health professionals back to the bush. For two decades, the Dr William Hunter Scholarship and a variety of Gwydir CGA scholarships have helped health [...]
Local Government
CHAIRMAN of the NSW Country Mayors Association, mayor Rick Firman, has called for the Australian Government and opposition to commit to the restoration of commonwealth funding for local government. “Federal Governments of all persuasions have slowly but surely eroded the funding that is provided to Local Government,” Cr Firman said. “It is alarming that the [...]
Our Community
MOREE Country Universities Centre welcomed 2025 with an open day at its Auburn Street headquarters on Tuesday. The Moree hub, an affiliate of the Country Universities Centre network, is a dedicated learning and study space designed by regional people, for regional people. The centre gives students the option to study online, and stay and work [...]
Regional News
ABORIGINAL language and storytelling will be integrated into the Gunnedah Hospital Redevelopment to support a culturally safe environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander consumers, staff and families. Interest from community and local Aboriginal organisations is being sought to contribute to a Language Reference Group. The group will be supported by Red Chief Local Aboriginal [...]
Police News
NSW Police are appealing for information after an Anzac memorial in a Walgett park was damaged earlier this week. On Thursday, officers attached to Central North Police District received a report that an Anzac memorial in Walgett Memorial Park on Fox Street, Walgett, had been damaged. Police arrived and found a statue of an Anzac [...]
Youth Crime Crisis
MEMBER for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan gave notice in Parliament today of the introduction of the Regional Youth Crime Reform Bill. Mr Moylan intends to read the Bill either next week or in the March NSW Parliament sittings. The Bill seeks to make three straightforward, yet significant changes, to address the ongoing youth crime problems [...]
