The newest stories across general, sport, community, and business coverage.
Agriculture
SHADOW Minister for Agriculture Brendan Moylan and NSW Nationals Leader Gurmesh Singh said Wednesday marked a full week since the NSW Nationals and Liberals called on the Minns Labor Government to act on the fertiliser crisis threatening the state’s food chain. They said Minister Tara Moriarty has said nothing, done nothing and offered nothing. Mr [...]
Murray-Darling Basin
THE Murray-Darling Basin Authority says it is backing stronger local leadership across the Basin with the launch of a new program to support communities facing some of the region’s toughest challenges. In partnership with the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation, the MDBA has established the Murray–Darling Basin Leadership Program to bring leaders together across the Basin [...]
Regional Tourism
THE countdown is on for the 2026 Australian Celtic Festival, with Glen Innes Severn Council confirming preparations are well underway for one of regional Australia’s most iconic cultural celebrations. Glen Innes Highlands is preparing to welcome thousands of visitors for a festival that brings together culture, heritage and community in a vibrant and uniquely local [...]
Border News
A 59-year-old man has been charged in relation to the alleged theft of 1000 litres of diesel fuel from a Yelarbon property earlier this month. It will be alleged sometime between April 1 and 3 the man entered a property on Texas-Yelarbon Road driving a white 2006 Holden Crewman utility before siphoning fuel from a [...]
Food and Wine Festival
PALLAMALLAWA couple Rob and Susie Long are long-time exhibitors at the Moree on a Plate Festival. It was nearly 30 years ago when they first started nutting out ways to capitalise on their then-newly purchased parcel of land on the fertile banks of the Gwydir River. While not vast enough for broadacre farming, but boasting [...]
Our Community
WHEN Moree RSL Sub-Branch needed a hand pouring a small concrete slab for specialised seating at Max Wales Memorial Park, branch president Jeff Biddle knew who to call. Mr Biddle wasn’t expecting the work or materials for free – far from it. The Moree sub-branch was prepared to pay for the work, but again the [...]
Fuel Crisis
MEMBER for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan is calling on the NSW Government to increase support for rural and regional patients travelling for medical care as fuel prices continue to climb. Mr Moylan said the current 40 cents per kilometre subsidy under the Isolated Patients Travel and Accommodation Assistance Scheme is no longer keeping pace with [...]
Cost of Living
FEDERAL Member for Parkes, Jamie Chaffey, and Shadow Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction, Dan Tehan, said shocking new data has revealed the impact the Albanese Labor Government’s disastrous energy policies are having on families in the Parkes electorate. According to the Australian Energy Regulator, more than 70,000 families in New South Wales were unable [...]
Regional Tourism
LOCAL Government NSW will deliver its flagship 2026 Destination and Visitor Economy Conference to Maitland on May 27-28-29. The highly coveted NSW Top Tourism Town Awards will also be presented as part of the program, with Moree and Mungindi in the running for their respective NRMA People’s Choice categories. Public voting is open until Sunday, [...]
Border News
GOONDIWINDI Regional Council mayor Lawrence Springborg said Council is carefully considering its options as the end of the financial year draws closer. “As we enter the final quarter of this financial year and begin preparations for the next budget, Council is carefully considering its options,” Cr Springborg said. “Like households and businesses across the country, [...]
