The newest stories across general, sport, community, and business coverage.
Mason Remembered
THE crowd gets bigger and bigger each year – and so do the fish. Anglers will once again bait up and cast their lines at the 2026 Mason Daley Memorial Cod Classic along the banks of the Gwydir River from midday, March 13 to midday, March 15, to honour one of Gravesend’s best-remembered young locals, [...]
Regional Tourism
NARRABRI Shire will host this year’s Visitor Experiences Summit on March 10-11, bringing together tourism and visitor experience operators from across country and outback New South Wales for invaluable learning and networking opportunities. Hosted by Destination Country and Outback NSW, the state’s largest destination network covering 45 per cent of NSW, the summit rotates locations [...]
Energy Saver
THE Barwon electorate leads New South Wales in rooftop solar with more than 24,000 homes and businesses fitted with solar panels. The latest data reveals households and businesses in regional New South Wales are leading the charge in rooftop solar adoption, accounting for nine of the top ten electorates for installations. New South Wales leads [...]
Agriculture
GUNNEDAH Shire Council will meet with key stakeholders from across the northern basin on Thursday to collaborate on submissions for the 2026 Murray-Darling Basin Plan Review. This is the Murray-Darling Basin Authority’s first major review of the Plan, implemented in 2012, and Gunnedah Shire councillor and Murray Darling Association Region 11 chair Robert Hoddle said [...]
National Debt
FAMILY First national director and NSW Legislative Council candidate, Lyle Shelton, has expressed alarm at revelations from former Treasurer Peter Costello that Australia now carries almost $20,000 in net debt for every man, woman, child and baby. Mr Costello told the Aspire conference in Sydney on Tuesday, that 20 years ago Australia had no net [...]
Law and Order
A man has faced court on drug and pursuit charges and was bail-refused, following a police pursuit near Narrabri yesterday. He will reappear in court at Moree early next month. Officers attached to Oxley Police District were conducting patrols on the Kamilaroi Highway at Turrawan about 11.30am yesterday, when they observed a Mazda sedan allegedly [...]
Surge Operation
SEVEN people have been charged following a three-day, high-visibility surge operation focused on preventing and disrupting crime in Moree, with POLAIR assisting with at least one arrest. From Thursday, February 19 to Saturday, February 21, general duties police from New England Police District were assisted by specialist officers from the Operations Support Group, Youth Command, [...]
Rugby League
MOREE is gearing up for what potentially may become one of the biggest regional sporting events in New South Wales – possibly Australia – when more than 800 players across 30 teams battle out the Western Challenge Rugby League Knock-Out at Boughton Oval on Saturday. In three short years, the Moree knock-out has quickly grown [...]
Regional Crime
GUNNEDAH locals who have had enough of crime are encouraged to add their name to the Gunnedah crime prevention e-petition before it closes in March. Member for Tamworth Kevin Anderson joined Gunnedah Chamber of Commerce president Michael Broekman and Gunnedah Shire mayor Colleen Fuller in making one final push for signatures. “The Gunnedah community have [...]
Border News
TWO new automated external defibrillators have been installed at the Goondiwindi Natural Heritage and Water Park and the Goondiwindi Botanic Gardens, thanks to a generous donation from the Goondiwindi Local Ambulance Committee. The donation aims to improve community safety for locals and tourists with access to life-saving equipment in two of the region’s popular public [...]
