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Regional News
FEDERAL Member for Parkes Mark Coulton is calling for the Labor Government to provide ongoing funding to Royal Far West to allow the service to continue its vital work supporting children in the bush. Mr Coulton moved a motion in Parliament this week urging the Government to continue funding the Royal Far West’s National Paediatric [...]
Regional News
THE 12th annual NSW Health Excellence in Nursing and Midwifery Awards ceremony was last night held in Sydney to celebrate some of the outstanding nurses and midwives across the state. The awards, held at Parliament House, recognise the incredible contributions nurses and midwives make to the health and wellbeing of people in NSW every day. [...]
Featured Property
RURAL living doesn’t get much better than this. North West Real Estate and Livestock’s featured property this week is nestled in Bellata, midway between Moree and Narrabri. No.6 Wilga Street sits on a large 1581 square-metre, fully-fenced block with side lane access. Selling agent Allan Gobbert said the open-plan, three-bedroom dwelling is only 10 years [...]
Regional News
FEDERAL Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has today welcomed news the Australian and New South Wales Governments will provide the Walgett Local Government Area with crucial financial support, following a severe thunderstorm that hit the township of Carinda recently. Assistance will be provided to Walgett Shire Council to help with the costs of cleaning up [...]
Moree Riders Club
ANOTHER come-and-try day will be held at the new-look Moree Riders’ Track on Thursday, November 28. The facility, at the old velodrome site at the end of Endeavour Lane east of Taylor Oval, has been completely revitalised by the newly-formed Moree Riders’ Club, with the help of a group of volunteers and local contractors who [...]
Our Community
MOREE Rural Fire Service is appealing to local business houses and community members to dig deep as the local emergency service provider prepares for the annual Santa Run on Saturday, December 21. This year, RFS volunteer Darryl Brady is spearheading the efforts to gather donations for the Moree Santa Run, to be held simultaneously by [...]
Regional News
NARRABRI Shire Council is standing with the Wee Waa community as they demand urgent action from Hunter New England Health and the New South Wales Government to address the resourcing issues facing Wee Waa Hospital. Council has been a strong advocate for the adequate and ongoing staffing and funding of the Wee Waa Hospital in [...]
Our Community
MOREE’S new play-space – Livvi’s Place at Jacaranda Park – was opened on Monday, with the official ribbon-cutting ceremony carried out by Paige Thomas and Moree Plains Shire Council mayor, Susannah Pearse. The new park, two years in the making, is part of the Livvi’s Place national network, designed in conjunction with the Touched by [...]
Regional News
MEMBER for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan has hit out at the NSW and Federal Governments after $14.1 million of funding was revoked from the Northern Tablelands. Mr Moylan has been advised $8,721,095 and $5,410,000 million in promised funding to Glen Innes Severn Council and Armidale Regional Council for their Rail Trail project has been withdrawn. [...]
Streamlined System
THE NSW Government’s unclaimed money system has been updated and streamlined, making it easier for people to claim their share of $638 million currently in the fund. The unclaimed money register holds overpayments, refunds, dividends, uncashed cheques, NSW Public Sector superannuation and other money owed to individuals who can’t be tracked down. Revenue NSW has [...]
