The newest stories across general, sport, community, and business coverage.
Community
A PILOT program supporting survivors of domestic violence has commenced in Moree. Supporting Recovery, a partnership between Anglicare, Healthwise and Moree Family Support, is being rolled out across the New England north-west and aims to support persons who have experienced domestic violence and are no longer in crisis, but are moving forward. Supporting Recovery in [...]
GEGHA Takes Shape
MOREE businesses and members of the community are invited to meet the team behind the Good Earth Green Hydrogen and Ammonia project, a major plant construction planned west of Moree, with a chief purpose to have local businesses and contractors engaged. A meet-the-project session will be held at Social Co House on Balo Street on [...]
Gone Fishin’
FISHING clubs across the north-west are urged to lodge applications for the next round of Recreational Fishing Trust Grants announced today. There will be $5 million available for fishing clubs, community groups and other organisations to run projects which improve and promote recreational fishing in their local area. For the first time, applicants in this [...]
Moree Crime
MEMBER for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan has expressed disgust over the spate of break-and-enters in Moree. He has called on the State Government to urgently address the shortage of police in the region and review the way 10- to 14-year-old offenders are dealt with in court. “Like everyone in our community I am disgusted by [...]
History
Elsie Kane knew it was time. She was heavily pregnant and could feel the baby telling her it was ready to join the family fold. The problem was, Elsie wasn’t. Far from it. She was at the Terry Hie Hie property, Bundy, about 20 miles from Moree and a long way from the nearest hospital. [...]
Moree Care
MOREE Care seeks volunteers for its Meals on Wheels and community transport services to help deliver meals and provide local and regional transport for clients. CEO Michelle Harrison said Moree Care, established in 1995 when in-home aged care, meals on wheels, disability care and community transport were placed under one umbrella, desperately needs drivers. “We [...]
Brazilian jiu-jitsu
THEY came. They saw. They conquered. A group of Moree martial arts students competed at the Brazilian jiu-jitsu NSW championships at Inverell recently and all returned home with medals. Moree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Club members Austin Madden, Logan Cubis and Kenzie and Caden Cook competed against students from across New South Wales. The 2024 NSW Country [...]
Moree Riders Club
THE Moree Riders Club will hold its inaugural come-and-try day at its new venue on Thursday, November 7. Club president Steele Sutton invites cyclists of all ages and abilities to call down to the old velodrome site – rebranded Moree Riders’ Track – from 5pm. Come-and-try days will be held every Thursday this month – [...]
Agriculture
THE draft Gwydir Unregulated River water-sharing plan is now on public display, and the NSW Government is inviting the community to have its say. The draft plan sets out clear rules for fair and sustainable water sharing among water users and the environment across the region for the next decade. That includes setting limits on [...]
Operation Mongoose
FOUR people have been arrested on a total of 20 offences as part of a joint cross border operation at Boggabilla and Goondiwindi with NSW Police and Queensland Police. Operation Regional Mongoose is a high-visibility police operation to tackle serious property-related crime, committed predominately by young offenders. Western Region commander, assistant commissioner Andrew Holland, said [...]
