Three-day Tamworth surge deployment: Seven teenagers arrested

SEVEN teenagers have been charged following an operation focused on preventing and disrupting crime in Tamworth. Officers attached to Oxley Police District, under Operation Soteria, conducted a three-day operation from Thursday, March 5 to Saturday, March 7, assisted by specialist officers from Operations Support Group, Youth Command, Traffic and Highway Patrol and the Dog Unit [...]

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Opinion: Moylan says feral pigs are having the last laugh as govt plans another review

I almost have to laugh. The Minns Labor Government has announced . . . wait for it . . . a “review” into feral pigs. Because, obviously, what millions of 100kg breeding machines tearing up regional New South Wales really fear is a discussion paper in Macquarie Street. Last week, I drove from Armidale to [...]

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Green hydrogen and ammonia project west of Moree tipped to cut emissions

MINISTER for Energy and the Environment Penny Sharpe says Moree farms will soon be able to cut emissions with the region set to host a green hydrogen and ammonia plant – powered by renewable energy – after the Sundown Pastoral Company project was recently given the green light. The Good Earth Green Hydrogen and Ammonia [...]

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Minns clarifies Budget Estimates comments about Moree bail accommodation facility

THE NSW Nationals have raised concerns about Premier Chris Minns’ apparent lack of knowledge on regional issues, saying the Premier was unable during Budget Estimates last week to provide adequate answers about a bail accommodation facility planned for Moree. In a media statement released Thursday, the Nationals said Mr Minns was unable to confirm when [...]

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Seniors’ Festival in Moree launches today at Pius X

NSW Seniors’ Festival launches today in Moree, with morning tea and bingo at Pius X community hall. The statewide festival, now in its 68th year, is a much-loved, annual event and celebrates the role and contributions of older adults in the community. With this year’s theme, Live Life in Colour, the Seniors’ Festival draws tens of [...]

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Man dead, second man in custody following alleged stabbing near Tamworth

ONE man has died, and another is in custody following an alleged stabbing near Tamworth late yesterday afternoon. At about 6pm on Sunday, emergency services were called to a campsite off Danglemah Road, Woolbrook, about 66km north-east of Tamworth, following reports of a stabbing. Officers attached to Oxley Police District attended and were told two [...]

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Tayla Frahm heading back to Mungindi to take a stand against blood cancer

TAYLA Frahm will soon pull out the razor, clippers and scissors to raise much-needed funds for the Leukaemia Foundation’s World’s Greatest Shave. Tayla grew up in Mungindi and Moree and now lives at the Gold Coast, where she’s a fly-in-fly-out dump truck operator at a coal mine near Dysart in central Queensland’s Isaac region. The [...]

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Moree Hospital redevelopment construction site expands

THE construction site for the Moree Hospital redevelopment has recently expanded to include the Crane and Glennie Building and Kiosk areas, which are being demolished as part of the redevelopment project. Construction on the Moree Hospital redevelopment is entering the next phase with all concrete pours completed and works commencing on the roof and internal [...]

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All-female crews fuel next generation on International Women’s Day

TO mark International Women’s Day celebrations today, more than 2500 customers will this week fly on Jetstar and Qantas flights operated by all-female crews. Both airlines are also hosting hands-on career days for more than one hundred students, showcasing the wide-ranging career paths available in aviation. The focus is on helping the next generation chart [...]

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Fan-Tahs-tic journey for a boy from Narrabri

WHEN Sid Harvey ran onto the field on Friday night at Allianz Stadium for the Waratahs, the young outside back had the full-throated backing of Narrabri High School. Harvey graduated from the Waratahs academy to the senior squad late last year and on Friday made his first-grade debut against the New Zealand Hurricanes. The Hurricanes [...]

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