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Regional News
AN ePetition requesting the NSW Government scrap EnergyCo’s transmission line corridor from the Bayswater Power Station to Walcha has reached the 20,000 signatures needed to be scheduled for debate on the floor of Parliament. Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan will present the ePetition to Parliament which was put together by more than 100 farmers [...]
Group 4 League
MOREE Boars defeated Gunnedah Bulldogs 32-16 in last year’s Group 4 rugby league grand-final – and incredibly, the score was replicated in the 2026 season opener against the same team at Boughton Oval on Saturday. About 15 minutes from full-time, comeback kid Jamie Sampson landed a four-pointer when the Boars desperately needed points, and winger [...]
2026 Anzac Day
AS Anzac Day draws closer, members of Moree RSL Sub-Branch are busy raising money to help support veterans and their families. Sub-branch members John Tramby and Murray Shaw were last week at Brooker Trading Co selling raffle tickets and Anzac merchandise, and this week will be in Balo Square Shopping Centre. Raffle tickets are $2 [...]
Greyhounds As Pets
GREYHOUNDS As Pets NSW has hosted the most successful adoption event in its history as part of the 2026 National Adoption Day. The event, held at the Entertainment Quarter in Sydney’s Moore Park, saw a record mark for dogs finding new homes. A total of 47 greyhounds left the event with their new families, 41 [...]
Operation Soteria
POLICE have conducted a three-day high-visibility operation focused on preventing and disrupting crime in Tamworth. Between Thursday, April 16 and Saturday, April 18, officers attached to Oxley Police District – assisted by officers attached to Operation Soteria, Western Region Operations Support Group, Youth Command, Traffic and Highway Patrol Command and the Dog Unit – saturated [...]
Rugby League
IT was business as usual at Boughton Oval on Saturday when Moree Boars second-grade squad launched their 2026 Group 4 season with a thumping 50-18 win against Gunnedah Bulldogs. Boasting a raft of new players, the Boars ran in nine tries to three against Gunnedah in a dominant display. Daniel Smith, wearing the No.21 jersey [...]
2026 Moree Show
ELLY Byriell was crowned 2026 Moree Show Society Young Woman on April 11 and is looking forward to the next 12 months representing the Moree Plains Shire. The 23-year-old University of New England student is currently studying a Bachelor of Agriculture and Bachelor of Business. She said being named Moree Show Society Young Woman is [...]
Lawn Bowls
BOWLERS from Warialda, Bingara and Narrabri arrived in Moree Saturday morning to play in the Travelling Bowlers’ social lawn-bowls competition at Moree Services Club – and every team was a winner. Moree Services Club Travelling Bowlers secretary Michael Ivanov said the competition is anything but, with the eventual winner decided by an all-important hat-draw at [...]
Environment
ONE of the last strongholds for the broad-shelled turtle in the Gwydir Wetlands west of Moree is on the brink of disappearing as the Gingham Waterhole rapidly dries, prompting urgent calls for environmental water releases from Copeton Dam. Field surveys conducted last month by freshwater turtle researchers revealed a worsening ecological crisis at the site. [...]
Border News
RESIDENTS and visitors to the Goondiwindi region can now access up-to-date fuel information, thanks to a new feature integrated into Goondiwindi Regional Council’s Disaster Dashboard. Goondiwindi mayor Lawrence Springborg said the fuel tracker provides live updates on fuel availability and pricing across the region. “This will help the community plan essential travel and manage costs [...]
