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Junior Athletics
MOREE junior athletics coach Ronny Clissold is going out on a limb. Next Thursday, June 11, a group of young athletes – all members of Ronny’s Runners – will travel to Coolah, about one hour south-east of Coonabarabran, to compete in zone qualifiers for the NSW PSSA Cross Country Championships at Sydney International Equestrian Centre [...]
2026 Golden Triangle
THE development of picnic racing across the district during the early part of the 20th century was an important chapter of an incredible era of country racing in the New South Wales north and north-west. There is evidence of sporadic, charity-driven race meetings as far back as the mid-1800s but picnic racing across the black-soil [...]
Regional Health
MEMBER for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan and the NSW Opposition voted in favour of Health Services Amendment (Right to Primary Health Care) Bill 2026 introduced to NSW Parliament by Member for Wagga Wagga Joe McGirr. Dr McGirr’s Bill seeks to legally guarantee local health districts provide timely and vital healthcare for people in rural and [...]
Agriculture
THE adoption of sheep and goat electronic identification technology this year has presented local sheep producers with a timely opportunity to identify the best performing animals within their flock, as drought conditions across the Northern Tablelands force producers to make tough decisions. Using eID data to separate the passengers from the performers is the focus [...]
Agriculture
NORTH West Local Land Services is reminding livestock producers to closely monitor stock health following recent rainfall events that may result in the emergence of patchy green pick across parts of the region. While conditions remain dry across much of the north-west, rain events combined with warm soil temperatures can trigger sudden pasture responses that [...]
Double Demerits
POLICE officers will be deployed across the state to target speeding and dangerous driving as part of a major traffic operation during the June long weekend. As part of the King’s Birthday road safety campaign, Traffic and Highway Patrol Command officers are reinforcing the need to slow down when behind the wheel by demonstrating the [...]
Home Invasion
TWO people have been critically injured after being stabbed in a suspected home invasion near Tenterfield early today. The alleged assailant was allegedly shot by one of the injured residents when an attempt was made to re-enter the home a second time. Emergency services were called to a rural property in Torrington, 65 kilometres south-west [...]
Country Music
THE nominees for the second Tamworth Bush Ballad Awards, supported by Tamworth Regional Council, have been revealed, casting a spotlight on traditional Australian country music and the enduring legacy of bush ballads. The awards include seven categories, five of which placed an entry for judging, including Male and Female Balladeer of the Year, Instrumental, Songwriter [...]
Murray-Darling Basin
GROWING Up on the Mehi, a landmark three-day event, will bring people from across the northern Murray-Darling Basin together in Moree from June 25 to 27. The gathering will be hosted by the Mehi Centre in Moree, Nature Conservation Council of NSW and the Murray-Darling Conservation Alliance. The three-day program will see senior Aboriginal women [...]
Country Music
THE search is officially underway for Australia’s next Toyota Star Maker, with entries opening this week for the nation’s longest-running and most prestigious country music talent search. The 47th Toyota Star Maker will be crowned during the Toyota 55th Tamworth Country Music Festival. They will join an impressive suite of alumni including Keith Urban, Lee [...]
