The newest stories across general, sport, community, and business coverage.
Agriculture
MEMBER for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan is urging the Minns Labor Government to act and prevent any further Commonwealth water buybacks from the Gwydir catchment. The Federal Government recently announced they are targeting entitlement holders in the northern Murray-Darling Basin, including in the Gwydir Valley area. Recovery targets for returning water to the river system [...]
Parkes Electorate
FEDERAL Member for Parkes Jamie Chaffey is urging not-for-profit organisations in the federal electorate of Parkes to apply for the 2025-26 Volunteer Grants Round. Expressions of interest are now open for grants of between $1000 and $5000 for eligible not-for-profit organisations to support and increase participation in volunteering. “Volunteers contribute so much to the Parkes [...]
Junior Rugby
NSW Junior Rugby Union will this week host a twilight 7s come-and-try afternoon – and kids aged nine, 10, 11 and 12 are encouraged to lace up the boots and head down to Moree Rugby Union Club’s Weebolla ovals to find out what a game of rugby is all about. Moree Junior Rugby Union Club [...]
Death Investigation
UPDATED: New England Police have arrested a man following the death of another man following an alleged assault at a campground near Armidale this morning. Following investigations, police arrested a 26-year-old man on Waterfall Way off Pipeclay Street, Ebor, about 11.30am today. He has been taken to Armidale Police Station. Investigations into the incident are [...]
Rugby League
FIRST-season tyros Galamaay Connexions outgunned a gallant Terry Hie Hie Warriors five tries to two at Boughton Oval on Saturday to decisively win the ABCARE Western Challenge knock-out men’s senior grand-final. After leading 20-6 with about 20 minutes remaining, Galamaay Connexions sealed the game 26-10 – a stand-out debut performance in a competiton that draws [...]
Seniors’ Festival
LAWN bowls, bingo, a popular recent movie, entertainment from The Seekers founding member Keith Potger and plenty of food – the week-long Seniors’ Festival this month in Moree has plenty on the menu at several venues around town. With this year’s theme, Live Life in Colour, Seniors’ Festival in Moree opens with bingo and morning [...]
Education and Health
LIFE Ed has appointed Terese Hooper as the new chief executive officer to lead New South Wales’ most trusted health and wellbeing education provider behind the Healthy Harold program. A qualified teacher, Ms Hooper’s journey with Life Ed began nearly a decade ago as an educator delivering Healthy Harold’s programs in Sydney’s Northern Beaches mobile [...]
Parkes Electorate
AN announcement by the NSW Government that the Wilcannia Weir has been “put on hold” is yet another blow for the remote community of Wilcannia, said Federal Member for Parkes Jamie Chaffey. Mr Chaffey said the people of Wilcannia had been the definition of patience, fighting doggedly for new infrastructure to replace the weir built [...]
Moree Institution
IN recent years, Assefs Moree has created a significant online presence, in part thanks to a severe, record-breaking three-year drought that affected 95 per cent of New South Wales and Queensland. The severe weather conditions crippled the farming sector as well as small businesses across the New South Wales, Assef’s Moree included. Then Covid hit. [...]
Bulky Waste 2026
RESIDENTS across the Moree Plains Shire are encouraged to start their spring cleaning a few months early and take advantage of the free bulky waste collection service in March. It’s now time to clear out the shed, tidy up the yard and think about getting rid of old furniture and whitegoods as Moree Plains Shire [...]
