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Anzac Memorial
Up to 20 students from across New South Wales will be selected to participate in the annual Premier’s Anzac Memorial Scholarship study tour that will visit historic sites relating to Australia’s military history in the Republic of Korea and Singapore. Tour locations in the Republic of Korea include the site of the Battle of Kapyong, [...]
Women of the Year
FINALISTS in six NSW Women of the Year Award categories have been announced, with two women from Armidale and one from Walgett shortlisted. Aunty Fay Green from Walgett is an Aboriginal Woman of the Year finalist and Professor Annette Cowie is a Premier’s NSW Woman of Excellence finalist. Penny Lamaro, also from Armidale, is a [...]
Parkes Electorate
Parliament returned for the first sitting fortnight of 2025 last week. It was a bittersweet week for me, marked by the reality that it was my last ‘first week’ back in Canberra. Speculation on when the election will be called was rife within the walls of Parliament House, but it was still business as usual [...]
Market Day
STALL-HOLDERS are encouraged to register for the Gomeroi Nation Markets 2400 at Jellicoe Park in Moree on Sunday, February 23. The event, an established cultural market day celebrating the work of Aboriginal small business owners and performers, will be held between 9am and 2pm at the park’s Aboriginal Sculpture Walk. Interested stall-holders and performers can [...]
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 [...]
