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At The Bowser
THE NRMA has called on the ACCC to clamp down on inflated pricing at the petrol pump, with half the service stations in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane charging nearly $2.20 a litre for regular unleaded. At 7am in Moree today, Thursday, March 5, unleaded prices ranged from 177.9 to 189.9 across five service stations. Premium [...]
Start Your Engines
THERE is about to be a different kind of horsepower racing through Balo Street later this month – and it’s happening on the big screen at Social Co House. The Moree Mario Kart Challenge will be held on Saturday, March 21, from 2pm to 6pm, bringing together kids, teens and adults for an afternoon of [...]
Agriculture
A series of free workshops will be held this month at community halls in the north-west, including Garah and Gurley, to share the latest tips and tools for smarter summer cropping. Delivered as part of the Grains Research and Development Corporation’s RiskWi$e program, sessions will be held at Garah, Gurley and Spring Ridge this month [...]
Agriculture
AFTER building careers off-farm, fourth-generation farmers Hugh, Jock, Oscar and Archie Brownhill have returned to the family farm, bringing fresh energy and a strong sense of teamwork which saw them named 2025 Growers of the Year. Hugh was a rural real estate agent, Jock worked in agribusiness banking, Oscar remained working on farms at Bellata [...]
Parkes Electorate
It has been good to get out and about in the great electorate of Parkes in the two weeks between the last Parliamentary sitting weeks. I have spent time in Broken Hill, Menindee, Wilcannia, Gunnedah, Walgett, Nyngan, Tottenham, Dubbo and Forbes before returning to Canberra this week for Parliament. There are a number of critical [...]
Agriculture
AUSTRALIA’s farm gate production value is forecast to exceed $100 billion this financial year – four years ahead of the National Farmers’ Federation’s 2030 target. The latest forecasts from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural Resources Economics and Sciences released today show Australia’s agricultural production value will hit a record $101.4 billion in 2025-26, and $107.4 [...]
Rugby League
The ABCARE Western Challenge knock-out at Moree’s Boughton Oval at the weekend again brought thousands of people together from across New South Wales, with players and spectators arriving days ahead of the carnival. And while Galamaay Connexions sealed the men’s grand-final 26-10 against a gallant Terry Hie Hie Warriors and Ed John Saunders Memorial beating [...]
Roadworks
A vital stretch of the Kamilaroi Highway west of Burren Junction is set for significant rehabilitation. From Tuesday, March 3, work will begin on a full rehabilitation of a three-kilometre section between Walgett and Cryon, near the Goangra–Beanbri intersection, where the pavement has continued to deteriorate despite routine and heavy patching. Crews will carry out [...]
Strike Force Ullmark
A man has been charged with murder following the death of another man at a camping ground near Ebor, east of Armidale. Emergency services were called to Thora, 25km north-west of Bellingen, shortly after midnight on Monday, where NSW Ambulance paramedics found a 33-year-old man had died after suffering critical head injuries. Officers attached to [...]
Rugby League
HISTORY was repeated at Moree’s Boughton Oval on Saturday when Ed John Saunders Memorial beat Gamilaroi Sisters United 26-14 in the ABCARE Western Challenge knock-out women’s senior grand-final. Both teams met in last year’s grand-final when Ed John Saunders Memorial scraped home 18-16. This year’s margin was a little more decisive, with a late try [...]
