The newest stories across general, sport, community, and business coverage.
Racing
WELL-travelled jockey Mikayla Weir, fresh from winning on Callie Cool at Quirindi on Boxing Day and riding engagements at Orange on Monday, heads to Inverell Jockey Club’s big cup meeting today with five strong rides. Weir rides Rapid Outlaw in the 1600m Stewarts Grain BM-66 Handicap for Armidale trainer Stirling Osland, as well as Rethink [...]
Festive Season
IN December, the team from Rabobank in Moree hosted clients and guests at historic Vitonga Homestead with a visit from the RaboTruck for an end-of year celebration. Guests gathered to celebrate last year’s harvest – some say the best on record – and the festive and new year season. Rabobank NSW state manager Toby Mendl [...]
Public Health Warning
NSW Health is warning communities across the state, including Moree, about the dangers of unexpected drugs in cocaine, which have resulted in three recent overdoses including one death. Two people have been hospitalised and one person has died in New South Wales as a result of overdose in the past week. The cases experienced severe [...]
Accident Update
TWO people were conveyed to Moree Hospital with minor injuries after a four-wheel-drive towing a caravan rolled over north of Moree on the Newell Highway at about 9.30am Monday. Traffic was affected in both directions. Emergency Services and Transport for NSW maintenance crews attended, with NSW Police conducting alternating stop-slow traffic flow to allow motorists [...]
Moree Crime
A teenager will appear in court today charged over an alleged car theft and aggravated break-and-enter in Moree. Officers attached to New England Police District were called to a motel on Warialda Street, Moree, about 4am on Boxing Day following reports of a break-and-enter. Police will allege a 17-year-old boy and two unknown males – [...]
Healthcare
A new poll has revealed the Minns government is at odds with New South Wales voters over its handling of the current pay and conditions dispute with nurses and midwives. The state government has been at loggerheads with the NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association since May, unwilling to negotiate a deal beyond its original baseline [...]
Finances
AS the year winds down, Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia encourages superannuation account holders to take a moment to look at super and check everything is on track for the new year. “The end of the year is an incredibly busy time, but once the ham or other festive food has been eaten and [...]
Crime
THREE boys have been charged following an alleged break-and-enter in Moree over the weekend. Operation Regional Mongoose is a high-visibility police operation to tackle serious property-related crime, committed predominately by young offenders. At about 3.15am on Saturday, December 28, five boys, allegedly armed with knives, broke into a home on Anne Street, Moree and threatened [...]
Agriculture
FARMING families are encouraged to review farm safety practices as the school holidays continue. NSW Farmers workplace relations spokesperson, Peter Wilson, said while summer could be a busy period on many farms, it is critical farm safety remains a top priority over the coming months. “Growing up on a farm – or visiting one – [...]
Welcome Experience
A NSW Government program has been expanded to attract veterinarians and associated staff to regional New South Wales. Veterinary workers – including vets, vet nurses and vet technicians and their families – can now access The Welcome Experience in more than 50 local government areas across rural and regional New South Wales. Moree veterinarian, David [...]
