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Glen Innes gets big boost to strengthen youth and Aboriginal early childhood services

GLEN Innes Severn Council is celebrating a significant boost to community wellbeing, with two major funding commitments from the NSW Government set to strengthen early intervention, cultural safety, and long-term support for local families. Council has secured $387,359 in renewed funding for The Youth Booth, guaranteeing the continuation and expansion of vital community strengthening services [...]

Thu, 12 Feb 2026

USELocal Youth and The Youth Booth Staff at The Willows

It’s Showtime!

Nominations called for 2026 Moree Show Society Young Woman competition

NOMINATIONS are now open for the 2026 Moree Show Society Young Woman competition, with 2025 winner Laura Penfold encouraging young women from across the Moree Plains to enter the celebrated event. Ms Penfold is no stranger to Moree Show Young Woman sashes. She also won the title in 2021 after twice being crowned Junior Showgirl [...]

Thu, 12 Feb 2026

Weather

Widespread rain expected over the coming days

THERE are multiple weather apps and long-range forecasting channels across the internet and social media, and they’re all saying pretty much the same thing at the moment – rain, and plenty of it, will fall across south-eastern Queensland and much of northern New South Wales over the next four days. Predictions for the Moree district [...]

Thu, 12 Feb 2026

Our Community

Nominations open to recognise region’s unsung heroes

MEMBER for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan encourages friends, family and coworkers to put a remarkable volunteer’s name forward by nominating them for the 2026 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards. Launched in 2007 by the Centre for Volunteering, the awards celebrate the six million people who volunteer for organisations across Australia. Mr Moylan said the [...]

Thu, 12 Feb 2026

Our Community

Moree’s Georgia Clissold and Warialda’s Jessica-Lea McDougall each awarded $10,000 scholarships

IN a milestone year for two local scholarships dedicated to strengthening the rural health workforce, Moree psychology student Georgia Clissold and Warialda Rail nursing student Jessica-Lea McDougall and have each received a $10,000 boost to support their studies. Marking 20 years of the Dr William Hunter scholarship and a decade of the Healthy Communities scholarship, [...]

Wed, 11 Feb 2026

Strike Force Koolyn

Police make first of its kind arrest using advanced DNA technology

IN a first for New South Wales, Sex Crimes Squad detectives have successfully used Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy to arrest a man in connection with multiple alleged historic sexual assaults. Strike force detectives on Wednesday executing a search warrant in South Kempsey, where they arrested a 77-year-old man and charged him with offences dating back [...]

Wed, 11 Feb 2026

Survival Day

Waterloo Creek massacre and Survival Day observed in Moree

A large crowd braved sweltering hot weather on January 26 to observe Survival Day and the anniversary of the Waterloo Creek massacre, with First Nations communities and supporters gathering at Jellicoe Park in Moree. Survival Day rallies, marches, cultural events and community-led ceremonies were held across the country, with a unified call for greater recognition [...]

Wed, 11 Feb 2026

Rugby League

Fittler and Inglis hog Boughton Oval as the NRL HOGS national tour rolls into Moree

MORE than 100 kids and just as many adults sidestepped their way onto Boughton Oval on Monday afternoon to get some hands-on rugby league advice from some of the best in the business. NRL legends Brad Fittler and Greg Inglis joined current NRL Women’s stars Yasmin Meakes and Olivia Higgins at Boughton Oval in Moree [...]

Tue, 10 Feb 2026

Regional News

Stallholder opportunities at 2026 Gunnedah Youth Expo

GUNNEDAH Shire Council is calling on businesses, services, education providers and industries to secure their spot at the 2026 Gunnedah Youth Expo on Thursday, April 23. The annual event in the Town Hall is part of NSW Youth Week and is an opportunity for youth in Gunnedah and the wider district to see what is [...]

Tue, 10 Feb 2026

Agriculture

NFF: Murray-Darling Basin Review shows smarter management

THE Murray-Darling Basin Authority’s 2026 Basin Plan Review Discussion Paper makes it clear that a healthy basin will not be achieved by water recovery alone, reinforcing the need for a more balanced approach to environmental management, says the National Farmers’ Federation. NFF Water Committee Chair Malcolm Holm said the discussion paper acknowledges environmental outcomes are [...]

Tue, 10 Feb 2026