The newest stories across general, sport, community, and business coverage.
Regional Sport
ARMIDALE Athletics Club has a long history of producing top track and field athletes, and now recording their training times will be a lot easier. The club was awarded funding through the Local Sports Grant Program to purchase time keeping equipment. Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan caught up with members of the club who [...]
Inland Rail Update
THE Coalition has launched a Rescue our Rail petition, to fight for Australia’s critical Inland Rail project. Leader of The Nationals Matt Canavan said Labor’s decision to scrap the Inland Rail project halfway through was devastating for regional communities and must be overturned. “The Inland Rail project is nation-changing project, spanning 1600 kilometres from Melbourne [...]
Sport
MOREE rugby star Lucy Grant has been selected for the Central North under-18s girls’ rugby union team following solid performances at trials held across two weekends. The selection process included fitness drills, team runs and match-play scenarios, with players from across the region competing for a place in the representative side. Since being selected, the [...]
Drought Support
MEMBER for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan has again called on the NSW Government to urgently boost drought support with conditions dire across the electorate. Mr Moylan delivered a Private Members’ Statement and a Notice Of Motion in NSW Parliament this week, outlining the tough conditions farmers and producers are facing. “The Northern Tablelands has turned [...]
KIDS Foundation
AUSTRALIA’s horseracing and equestrian communities – alongside some of the country’s most recognised rural and retail brands – are coming together for one of the most unique and meaningful fundraising events on the calendar, with the KIDS Foundation’s Tour d’Horse 2026 launching today. Some of Australia’s leading racehorse trainers, including Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, [...]
Local Government
RURAL residents are crying out for reliable roads, the state’s peak farming body has told an Inquiry into Local Government Funding. NSW Farmers’ Business, Economics and Trade Committee chair John Lowe appeared before the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Regional Development, Infrastructure and Transport as part of its Inquiry into Local Government Funding and [...]
Compressed Air Light & Power
EVERYTHING is rolling along smoothly – right on schedule, with no hiccups. Road trains are arriving on-farm to be loaded. It’s been a good season, a great season. The place is a hive of activity – then the power fails and everything comes to a grinding, deafening halt. It’s every farmer’s worst nightmare, but Joff [...]
Food and Wine Festival
A classic Moree autumn day turned on perfect weather – and the crowds came in droves. The 2026 edition of Moree on a Plate on Saturday has been named one of the biggest on record in the 22 years the food wine festival has been showcasing produce from the region and beyond. Locals joined visitors [...]
Crime Prevention
MOREE Plains Shire residents are invited to review and comment on a revised Community Safety and Crime Prevention Plan aimed at reducing crime, improving safety and addressing underlying social issues affecting the district. Moree Plains Shire Council voted at its April 16 Ordinary Meeting to place the revised plan on public exhibition for 28 days. [...]
Inland Rail
PARKES mayor, Neil Westcott, and his Queensland counterpart, Toowoomba Regional Council mayor, Geoff McDonald, have expressed deep disappointment following the Federal Government’s decision to halt the Inland Rail project. Cr Westcott said terminating the Melbourne to Brisbane Inland Rail north of Parkes is a shock and profoundly disappointing for the community, and the nation. “For [...]
