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Northern Tablelands
It has been a great week across the Northern Tablelands. The New England Garden Festival in Armidale was a huge success. Thousands of people went the event at the Armidale Racecourse as well as participated in the many garden tours which showcased our beautiful region. Congratulations to the Festival committee for putting on a fantastic [...]
Local News
Miraculously, no-one was killed or seriously injured when a B-double crashed into a Moree home early Friday morning when the truck-driver attempted to avoid a collision with a west-bound vehicle on the intersection of Albert and Edward Streets. The truck struck the home’s carport and came to a rest within metres of sleeping residents. The [...]
Regional News
RETURN and Earn has partnered with food relief organisation Foodbank NSW & ACT to raise $250,000 to help fund half a million meals to feed families in need this summer. The six-month recycling appeal was launched this week at a Return and Earn machine in Eastern Creek, alongside John Robertson, CEO of Foodbank NSW & [...]
Moree Riders Club
IT was hot, muggy with the threat of storms about – but that didn’t stop nearly 50 kids arriving en masse to try out Moree’s new cycling venue at the old velodrome site on Thursday afternoon. Rebooted and rebranded as Moree Riders’ Track under the governance of Moree Riders’ Club, the venue launched the first [...]
Agriculture
FEDERAL Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has spoken out in Parliament in support of the use of paraquat in modern farming practises. Mr Coulton, speaking in support of a motion moved by his Nationals colleague, Member for Mallee Dr Anne Webster, said farmers throughout the Parkes electorate rely on paraquat to be able to farm [...]
Our Community
A group of young aggies bowled Moree over when $100,000 was raised at the Gold Rush Ball in September. The same group of young aggies now invite community members to be bowled over again at the Young Aggies AGM and Christmas party at Moree Services Club on November 29. Committee president Sophie Venz said barefoot [...]
Rugby League
GROUP 4’s plans for a ladies tackle competition took another step forward at Boggabri’s Jubilee Oval on Saturday. Eight of the nine G4 clubs were represented and while it was a hot day, it still produced some tough and tight matches. Greater Northern Tigers League and Club support co-ordinator Cody Tickle said injuries and other [...]
Agriculture
AUSTRALIA’S investment in agricultural research and development has reached almost $3 billion in 2023-24, the latest ABARES release has shown. This long-term commitment will lead to improvements in agricultural productivity, sustainability and modernisation. The private sector accounts for the largest growth in investment in the sector, with a nearly 5 per cent annual growth rate [...]
Agriculture
MEAT & Livestock Australia this week released the results of the National Livestock Reporting Service 2023–2024 Saleyard Survey. According to operations manager for MLA, Stephanie Pitt, the survey, reported voluntarily for the financial year, aims to inform industry of saleyard throughput across all states, except the Northern Territory. “In the 2024 financial year, there were [...]
Regional News
FAR West New South Wales residents and businesses impacted by power outages will be able to claim for financial assistance from today, November 7. The district was last week reconnected to the power grid more than two weeks after being cut off when storms brought down electricity transmission towers on October 17. Impacted area include [...]
