The newest stories across general, sport, community, and business coverage.
Environment
THE Murray-Darling Basin Authority is urging everyone across the Basin to speak up as public consultation for the Basin Plan Review reaches its halfway mark. Hundreds of conversations have already taken place in towns and communities across the Basin, and councils, community groups and industry bodies are well underway with their submissions. MDBA chief executive [...]
Parkes Electorate
There is one thing everyone is talking about, not only in Broken Hill, Lightning Ridge, Narrabri and Forbes, not only across the electorate of Parkes, but across all of Australia, and that is the access and cost of fuel. Regional Australia is hurting over the rapid and massive hike in fuel prices and matters are [...]
Emergency Services
RURAL firefighters in New South Wales are responding faster and safer as a result of new technology which is helping detect fires earlier, improve situational awareness and strengthen communications in remote areas. AI-powered camera systems, thermal-imaging drones and expanded satellite connectivity are transforming how emergency services detect, assess and manage bush fires – giving crews [...]
Agriculture
THE Young Farmers Business Program will officially kick off at the Sydney Royal Easter Show on Thursday, April 2, helping NSW farmers set up for the opportunities and challenges ahead in the State’s agricultural industry. The programs starts with the Young Farmer Exchange, a free three-hour event hosted by NSW Farmers Young Farmers Committee, in [...]
Operation Soteria
POLICE have charged ten people following a three-day, high-visibility operation focused on preventing and disrupting crime in Tamworth. Between Thursday March 19 and Saturday March 21, officers attached to Oxley Police District – assisted by officers attached to Operation Soteria, Western Region Operations Support Group, Youth Command, Traffic and Highway Patrol Command and the Dog [...]
Regal Visit
THE next time state pollies invite the NSW Governor, Her Excellency Margaret Beazley, to their Macquarie Street premises, they better be on their best behaviour. Her Excellency and her husband, Dennis Wilson, were in Moree last week for a three-day tour of the region, and called into Chalky’s Boxing Gym to catch up with one [...]
Harmony on the Plains
HARMONY on the Plains on Friday brought a huge and diverse audience to Moree Public School with equally diverse and cultural entertainment, including the powerful Lichi Percussion and Chili Drums ensemble. The group, from Sydney and the Newcastle regions, showcased the history and meaning of time-honoured West African rhythms. And audience participation plays a big [...]
Health and Wellbeing
Paul has always been a morning person. At 71, the retired engineer enjoys jazz music, family life, and looking after his grandchildren and has been married to Heather for nearly 50 years. Paul never imagined that an ordinary event would change everything. On August 24 last year, Paul suffered a cardiac arrest during a community [...]
Agriculture
MORE than 200 of New South Wales’ future agriculture leaders on Friday graduated from Tocal College in the Hunter region, destined for careers spanning livestock production, cropping, farm management, equine studies and agtech in the State’s $25 billion agriculture sector. Tocal College is the State’s leading agriculture education institute with 2400 students enrolled in courses [...]
The Welcome Experience
CULTURES and communities came together on the grounds of Moree Public School on Friday afternoon to celebrate Harmony on the Plains, an initiative delivered by the Welcome Experience and Moree Plains Shire Council as part of Harmony Week celebrations across Australia. Harmony on the Plains featured the Lichi Percussion and Chili Drums ensemble, showcasing the [...]
