The newest stories across general, sport, community, and business coverage.
Rugby League
AS the countdown to round one of the Group 4 rugby league season begins, Moree Boars Rugby League Club officials and coaches have never seen confidence so high and camaraderie and mateship so strong. Players are turning up to training in record numbers as the Boars’ first-grade squad, coached by Jack Durheim, chases a hat-trick [...]
Regional Health
RURAL patients in New South Wales will have easier access to general practice care following strong growth in the number of GPs training in the Commonwealth-funded Australian GP Training Program with the Royal Australian College of GPs. Among the 530 future GPs training in the RACGP’s New South Wales training regions, 22 will train in [...]
Telecommunications
TELSTRA CEO and managing director Vicki Brady visited Goondiwindi this week, after Goondiwindi Regional Council invited her to experience first-hand the ongoing sub-optimal state of local mobile services. Mayor of the Goondiwindi Region, Lawrence Springborg, said the visit allowed the Telstra CEO to experience the frustratingly inferior service our region has experienced since the 3G [...]
Education
STUDENTS at Bullarah Public School last week celebrated International Pi Day – not the type eaten, but there were some hidden away – to honour a fundamental mathematical constant. Pi is defined as the ratio of any circle’s circumference to its diameter and, regardless of the size of the circle, from a mouthwatering pie to [...]
Group 4 Rugby League
MOREE Boars’ under-18s squad is on-song to improve on their Group 4 rugby league debut season last year, with players still signing up as the season launch draws closer. But a few more players are needed, says coach Brent McDonald, who also plays for the Moree Boars’ first-grade premiership-winning team. “This is only our under-18s’ [...]
Gaming and Racing
THE Hospitality and Racing Regulatory Roadshow is back on the road this year and visiting Moree on March 31, launching a statewide tour to engage directly with industry stakeholders. The Hospitality and Racing division includes Liquor and Gaming NSW and the Office of Responsible Gambling. The roadshow, now in its fourth year, will be held [...]
Drought
DATA from the NSW Government’s Combined Drought Indicator shows worsening seasonal conditions across New South Wales, including the Northern Tablelands, with many local farmers already feeling the pressure. Member for Northern Tablelands and Shadow Minister for Agriculture Brendan Moylan said primary producers, small businesses and families are now under mounting financial stress. “Places like Ashford [...]
Agriculture
MLA-backed project supports low-cost satellite connectivity for whole of herd monitoring MEAT & Livestock Australia announced the successful completion of an MLA Donor Company AgTech project that has demonstrated reliable and affordable two-way satellite connectivity for livestock and on-farm Internet of Things sensors across Australia. The project was led by eSAT Global, with Smart Paddock [...]
Freedom Ride
THERE’S always more to the story – and the story about installing a Heritage NSW Blue Plaque in Moree to memorialise the 1965 Freedom Ride is not only about what happened on the steps of Moree Bore Baths 61 years ago. There’s more to the story – much more. There always is. When a bus-load [...]
Fuel Crisis
NSW Farmers advocated for the state’s agricultural sector during a NSW Government roundtable discussion on the ongoing fuel crisis. Association president Xavier Martin said it was important to bring the rural experience in front of senior government ministers to reinforce the need for urgent action. “The NSW Government has shown leadership on this issue, and [...]
