The newest stories across general, sport, community, and business coverage.
Regional Tourism
TAMWORTH Regional Gallery is one of four NSW regional galleries chosen to exhibit the award-winning exhibition sensorial from February 13 to April 26. Created by neurodivergent and disabled artists and those that work with them, the Blue Mountains Cultural Centre’s groundbreaking exhibition has been touring since November 2025 and will be on display in the [...]
Rugby League
THE NRL Indigenous Women’s All Stars team, featuring Pallamallawa’s Rhiannon Byers, came from a 14-nil deficit at half-time to beat the New Zealand Maori Wahine All Stars 20-14 at FMG Stadium FMG Stadium, Waikato, Hamilton on Sunday. The Indigenous All Stars came from well back to score four second-half tries, the game sealer when Jada [...]
Our Community
MOREE’S Rising Sun Film Society has dusted off the projector and unfurled the big screen in readiness for a full program of feature films in 2026. Movies are shown on the third Sunday of each month, starting March 15, at Moree RSL War Memorial Museum on the corner of Albert and Balo Streets. Doors open [...]
Emergency Services
WORK is underway to boost the safety of regional communities across New South Wales with the development of 28 new or upgraded bush fire and emergency facilities, including Narrabri and Brewarrina. Construction of new Fire Control and Emergency Operations Centres at Namoi-Gwydir, Cooma, and Clarence Valley are well advanced, with planning work progressing for new [...]
Agriculture
COTTON picking kicked off in central Queensland earlier this month, with the first crops producing average results in what is shaping up to be a steady season despite mixed conditions, reports Cotton Australia. The first to pick were Emerald growers Denis and Aaron Kiely, who began picking their 71-hectare cotton crop on Wednesday, February 4. [...]
Power Bills
A University of New England PhD researcher has demonstrated how artificial intelligence can dramatically improve electricity price forecasting, potentially reducing the cost-of-living pressure from power bills while making renewable energy work more efficiently. The research, published recently in the journal Applied Sciences addresses a problem directly affecting every Australian household and business: the volatility of [...]
Surge Operation
SEVEN people have been charged following a three-day high-visibility surge operation focused on preventing and disrupting crime in Moree. From Thursday, February 5 to Saturday, February 7, general duties police from New England Police District were assisted by specialist officers from the Operations Support Group, Youth Command, Traffic and Highway Patrol and the Dog Unit [...]
Regional News
NEARLY two decades of UNE research into a deposit of ancient fossils found at Emu Bay on South Australia’s Kangaroo Island has become the subject of a new limited edition stamp collection released by Australia Post. Featuring full colour artistic reconstructions of the fossils, the stamps paint a clear picture of the spectacular diversity of [...]
Regional News
MEMBER for Tamworth Kevin Anderson has called for a strong commitment to local jobs and local businesses as work progresses on the UNE Tamworth project. Mr Anderson said the project is a game-changing investment in the region’s tertiary education options, but it should also deliver immediate benefits for the local workforce. “Our community has campaigned [...]
Our Community
HALF Yours became all theirs last week when Moree Cancer Support Group was handed a cheque for $3000 as part of the proceeds from a Melbourne Cup calcutta held at More Services Club last year. Emerging topliner Half Yours charged away with the race that stops a nation in November, and staff at Moree Regional [...]
