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Regional News
GWYDIR Shire Council has addressed community concerns regarding the demolition of the Old Warialda Bakery, a significant town landmark sitting on the proposed Warialda Town Square development site. Council initially planned to retain the building due to its historical significance. Suggestions such as renovating the building to be used as public amenities, along with erecting [...]
Education
AS the summer holidays wrap-up and children gear up for a return to school after a long break, many parents are searching for ways to help kids shift focus from hours of screen time to more structured, productive routines. Reset Moves, a groundbreaking app developed in Western Australia, offers parents expert advice and innovative tools [...]
Regional Crime
A man has been charged for allegedly being in possession of more than 500 offensive images at Inverell. At about 2.30pm on Wednesday, February 5, officers from New England Police District executed a search warrant at a home in Inverell where electronic equipment and storage devices were seized. Following inquiries a 65-year-old man was arrested [...]
Our Community
MOREE Public School P&C Association president Casey O’Hara is overwhelmed by community response and support from sponsors as the countdown for the school’s first long lunch fundraiser begins in earnest. The 2025 Supporting the Now, Paving the Future Long Lunch will be served on Saturday, March 1 – the first day of autumn – at [...]
Safe Water
MOREE Plains Shire Council on Friday lifted a boil water alert and Level 2 water restrictions in Mungindi. Council worked with NSW Health and the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water to ensure a safe and reliable supply of drinking water at the border town. Following thorough testing, including the flushing of [...]
Northern Tablelands
My Inverell satellite office will be opening next Tuesday, February 11. NSW Parliament allows bigger electorates, like the Northern Tablelands, to have part-time satellite offices, provided they are located in existing government buildings. The Inverell satellite office will be at the Inverell Shire Council chambers, 11 Otho Street, and will be open on Tuesdays and [...]
Youth Crime Crisis
THE NSW Premier, Chris Minns returned to Moree on Friday armed with another $2 million in funding in a bid to help curb juvenile crime in the town. He addressed media at the Dhiiyaan Aboriginal Centre with a clear message – the NSW Labor Government was committed to addressing youth crime in Moree and across [...]
Youth Crime Crisis
NSW Premier Chris Minns and Minister for Youth Justice Jihad Dib are in Moree today to throw more money at a problem that is getting bigger. The visit, to announce more than $2 million in additional funding over four years, comes as local police appeal for information about two break-and-enters overnight in Moree – one [...]
Regional News
THE NSW Government is investing $21 million in the safety of northern New South Wales communities with the development of two new bush fire and emergency management centres in the region, including a new Namoi Gwydir facility at Narrabri. The Narrabri facility will be built on a larger site opposite the existing control centre and [...]
Regional News
MEMBERS and visitors of Walcha Gun Club now have access to a life-saving defibrillator, thanks to a grant from the Local Sport Defibrillator Program. The program is aimed at providing funds for clubs and recreation facilities around New South Wales to purchase Automated External Defibrillators. Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan visited Walcha Gun Club’s [...]
