The newest stories across general, sport, community, and business coverage.
Missing Persons
FOUND: Police advise Pauline Steepe, reported missing from Yelarbon since Tuesday, December 24, has been located safe. Police have launched a search and rescue operation to locate a 66-year-old woman reported missing from Yelarbon, a small town in Queensland between Goondiwindi and Inglewood. Pauline Steepe was last seen on Kaboon Street around 2pm on Tuesday, [...]
Agriculture
SEVEN visionary women from across Australia are set to drive transformation in rural communities as recipients of the prestigious 2025 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Acceleration Grant. The Acceleration Grant complements the AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award by supporting women who may not yet be ready to apply for the award but have compelling ideas to strengthen regional [...]
History
WHEN NSW Railways boilermaker Terry Slick and a couple of mates, Bill Bartlett and David Boyce, knocked off a train from Moree railway sheds, the intended joyride went off the rails when the engine, hauling two trucks, broke down near Gurley, blocking the line. Late at night on Saturday, January 20, 1945, the men crept [...]
Sport
AFTER another successful season on and off the paddock, Moree Rugby Union Club recently held its annual general meeting, with David Watts retaining the club president’s chair for 2025. Ian Ranger was elected vice-president; Alex Roseby, secretary; Ben Cheetham, treasurer; Madeline Watts, registrar; and Tony Lockery, club chaplain. “We had a good roll-up of members [...]
Festive Season
TWAS the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse . . . Well, all except little Ron and Andres at 3 Tawarri Street. On a warm December evening in Moree, something truly magical was happening, writes Fred, one of Santa’s little helpers, who took time [...]
Festive Season
HUNDREDS of kids around Moree – and just as many big kids at heart – were greeted by the big man in red on Saturday afternoon when Moree Rural Fire Brigade toured town as part of the annual NSW Rural Fire Service Santa Run. Volunteers and brigade members distributed lollies and treats as they visited [...]
Pet Care
AS the weather heats up, so can pets, and each year it’s a timely reminder to keep an eye on the smallest family members and understand the risks to pets during the summer months. With warmer than average days likely across large parts of the country, this summer, Petstock veterinarian Dr Sasha Nefedova answers the [...]
Regional News
FIRE and Rescue NSW has completed the first two-day workshop as part of its 2024 relaunch of the Indigenous Fire and Rescue Employment Strategy. Tracks to IFARES is an intensive assessment phase for potential participants of the IFARES program. Earlier this month, 41 candidates, selected from more than 150 initial applicants, were put through their [...]
Local Government
MOREE Plains Shire Council invites the community to create a shared vision for the Shire to help develop the Community Strategic Plan. The CSP, Our Moree Plains – Our vision to 2036, is a 10-year plan identifying the priorities and goals for the Moree Shire. Council is required to review the plan with the community [...]
Holiday Safety
WITH temperatures expected to soar across north-western New South Wales as the countdown to Christmas begins, total fire bans across most of New South Wales have been implemented today, Monday, December 23. Total fire bans are in place across the Moree Plains Shire, Narrabri Shire, Walgett Shire and Warrumbungle Shire. The temperature in Moree is [...]
