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Shadow Ministry
MEMBER for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan was yesterday appointed Shadow Minister for Prevention of Regional Crime and Shadow Minister for Agriculture. Mr Moylan said the new roles reflect the priorities of the electorate and strengthens his ability to keep working hard for communities and farmers. “I’m surprised, but very grateful for the opportunity to work [...]
Tamworth Festival
EVEN back in her school days, Rachel Cubis never once imagined she’d one day be performing at one of Australia’s biggest music festivals. But on January 16, Rachel’s tribute show, A Night with Adele, is a headline act during opening night of the Tamworth Country Music Festival. Rachel will perform A Night with Adele at [...]
Aussie Lamb
MEAT and Livestock Australia has unveiled its annual summer lamb campaign advertisement, celebrating lamb as the dish that brings Australians together. This year’s ad tackles the news that Australia slipped to 11th place on the World Happiness Index last year. However, it is proven through the work of Lambassador Sam Kekovich that nothing captures true [...]
NSW Volunteers
THE NSW State Emergency Service recorded its second busiest year on record, responding to an average of 1100 incidents every week to exceed 60,000 jobs completed in 2025. NSW SES volunteers contributed more than 860,000 hours of service last year, and more than 2300 new volunteers joined the organisation during the last 12 months. Minister [...]
Gun Laws
THOSE of us who live in regional New South Wales expect governments to respond to tragedy with honesty, restraint and clear thinking. We understand grief and we understand the need for accountability. What we do not accept is policy made on the run purely to hide the failings of Government. That concern has come sharply [...]
Youth Crime
TWO teenage boys are due in court today charged after a motel was broken into at Moree at the weekend. Both were charged with numerous offences, including breach of bail. Officers attached to New England Police District have been investigating an aggravated break-and-enter of a motel on Frome Street at about 3am yesterday, Sunday 4 [...]
Christmas Bonus
A Moree woman has celebrated a Christmas she’ll never forget, with a $100,000 Lucky Lotteries prize won on a ticket purchased locally and given to her by her parents on Christmas day. The winning entry was purchased at Archie and Rhonda Karam’s Balo Square Newsagency in Moree. The Moree ticket-holder held the first-prize winning entry [...]
History
IN the late 1950s, Moree was hit by a horrendous hailstorm that all but flattened the town. In Moree and surrounding villages, hundreds of homes were damaged, many beyond repair and uninhabitable. The district’s wheat crops – midway through harvest – were decimated. Moree’s main shopping precinct was the worst hit. Hail-drifts measuring more than [...]
Our Community
TENNIS clinics, movie screenings and cooking classes are some of the children’s activities scheduled across Moree Plains Shire during the school holidays. Moree Plains Shire Council has secured funding through the NSW Department of Communities and Justice, Office for Youth, holiday break summer program and will deliver a range of fun and engaging activities for [...]
Family Circle
A landmark, statewide campaign launched late last year is urging people across New South Waled to change a child’s life by becoming a foster carer. Presently, there are more than 300 children and young people aged one to 17 who need foster carers to provide them a safe and loving home. Foster carers play a [...]
