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Australia Day
BEING named Volunteer of the Year four years ago was apparently a training run for Darryl Brady. Today, Moree’s best-loved volunteer was named 2025 Citizen of the Year at the Moree Plains Shire Council’s Australia Day awards ceremony at Jellicoe Park. Mr Brady was humbled four years ago when handed the volunteer’s trophy and this [...]
Local sport
MORE than 60 lawn bowlers are midway through the chase for $20,000 prize money as the 2025 NSW Aboriginal Bowls Tournament continues today at Moree Services Club’s state-of-the-art undercover bowls complex. The Australia Day showdown has drawn bowlers from across New South Wales to play in the men’s fours club tournament – only the second [...]
Local Government
THE peak body for local government in New South Wales says rising construction costs, labour shortages, and higher interest rates for loans are all contributing to a “perfect storm” that continues to negatively impact housing supply across the state. Local Government NSW says the trend is particularly seen in recent dwelling commencement and completion figures. [...]
Australia Day
UPDATED: Moree Police Station officer-in-charge, Inspector Helen McWilliam, has been awarded the Australian Police Medal for distinguished service as a member of an Australian police force. Governor-General Ms Sam Mostyn announced Honours and Awards for 732 Australians, including awards in the Order of Australia (General and Military Divisions), meritorious awards and recognition for distinguished and [...]
Our Community
PASSENGERS waiting to board Moree to Sydney QantasLink flights at Moree Regional Airport, now have new terminal seating as they wait for the bigger Dash 8 QF400 aircraft to arrive. The seating, complete with built-in USB charging ports, can comfortably accommodate up to 40 passengers. As Moree Plains Shire Council refines the seating layout, the [...]
Regional News
GUNNEDAH Hospital staff members were recently walked through the new acute services building being constructed onsite. At the time, all the concrete slabs had been poured, and the building was in multiple stages of construction, ranging from the installation of frames to roofing and external cladding. The $53 million Gunnedah Hospital Redevelopment includes the new [...]
Health and Wellbeing
SEATS are filling fast for a free HealthWISE community event in Moree focused on the stages of menopause. The event, aimed at “unpacking the mysteries and myths of menopause”, will be held at Moree Town and Country Club on Thursday, February 20, with bookings essential via the QR code below. Attendees are requested to arrive [...]
Hospital Petition
A delegation of councillors and community members from Narrabri Shire are today at the Tamworth Country Music Festival, collecting signatures for a petition to save Wee Waa Hospital from closure. The group, led by Narrabri Shire mayor Darrell Tiemens and deputy mayor Brett Dickinson, yesterday built on the 3000-plus signatures already received. The push continues [...]
Australia Day
NSW Police is reminding everyone to look out for their friends and family this Australia Day long weekend, while urging the community to stay safe as they launch a statewide operation. Operation Australia Day 2025, a high-visibility policing operation, commenced at one minute past midnight Friday, January 24 and will conclude at 11.59pm on Monday, [...]
Northern Tablelands
The final touches on Bundarra Showground’s renovations have been completed thanks to a $368,866 grant from the NSW Government’s Crown Reserve Improvement Fund. I had the chance to get out there and see for myself how fantastic the showground looks now. The renovations have been a four-year work in progress and the community will be [...]
