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Agriculture
A one-time cashback offer is available for NSW Murray Darling Basin water-users who have installed, or are soon to install, state-of-the-art water monitoring devices to meet their compliance obligations. Landholders can apply for a $1000 or $2000 reimbursement if they extract water from groundwater, or regulated or unregulated river sources in the Murray Darling Basin [...]
Local Government
LOCAL Government NSW president Darcy Byrne gave evidence on Friday to a Parliamentary Inquiry into the operations of the NSW Reconstruction Authority detailing the urgent need for disaster recovery payments to be expedited for impacted councils. With the exponential increase in disaster costs for local communities across New South Wales in recent years, there are [...]
Law and Order
MOREE Police Inspector Dwayne De Vries said the installation of the PolAir-Remote drone trial – officially launched in Moree on Thursday – has improve staff morale and increased efficiency. Insp De Vries said the drones have contributed to improved situational awareness for responding officers as well as enhanced safety for police and the community. “Throughout [...]
Northern Tablelands
The Regional Health Professional Pathway is underway with the 2026 intake beginning their studies to become doctors for regional NSW. The RHPP is run through the University of New England and is designed to provide a route into medicine for health professionals like nurses, paramedics, physiotherapists and pharmacists. It was great to catch up with [...]
Agriculture
HIRINGA Energy near Wathagar Gin, west of Moree, will receive $9.4 million to expand the production of low carbon ammonia fertiliser – to be used on cotton farms – as part of $52 million in grants from the NSW Government to supercharge renewable manufacturing sectors, and unlock more than 100 construction jobs and 67 ongoing [...]
Law and Order
A man has faced court charged with firearms and property theft offences at Gunnedah. In July 2025, detectives attached to Oxley Police District and the Rural Crime Prevention Team commenced investigations under Strike Force Yarloop to investigate property and rural thefts in the Gunnedah and surrounding areas. Following ongoing investigations, police attended a home on [...]
Police Beat
A man will face court, charged with firearms and drug-related offences in Armidale this week. At about 9.15am yesterday, Thursday February 19, officers attached to New England Police District executed a search warrant at a home on Bailey Crescent, Armidale. A 36-year-old man allegedly physically resisted officers as they attempted to enter the home. He [...]
Law and Order
NSW Minister for Police and Counter-terrorism, Yasmin Catley said the PolAir-Remote drone trial officially launched in Moree on Thursday is a “game-changer” in the fight against crime. The six-month trial began in early January, with significant results. “The trial is already proving to be a game-changer for policing in Moree,” Ms Catley said. “We are [...]
BAMM 2026
BANK Art Museum Moree has announced its 2026 exhibition program, highlighted by the presentation of the 2026 Archibald Prize finalists later this year. BAMM will host the Archibald Prize exhibition from September 11 to October 10. The prestigious touring exhibition from the Art Gallery of New South Wales will feature finalist portraits and provides a [...]
Our Community
A campaign to boost the number of on-call firefighters across New South Wales is set to commence with plans to build on the 2025 record recruitment of 648 firefighters. The record intake graduating through the Fire and Rescue NSW training academy last year follows increases in recruitment since 2023 as part of ongoing efforts to [...]
