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Moree SAP
MEMBER for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan was not consulted prior to Moree Plains Shire Council’s decision to request the State Government to ‘stage’ funding for the Special Activation Precinct. At an extraordinary council meeting last Thursday, councillors voted in favour of adopting a report tabled by senior staff, which recommended Council request the NSW Government [...]
Featured Property
POTENTIAL home-buyers are invited to inspect the ultimate St Valentine’s Day gift, when Raine and Horne Moree opens the front door to one of Moree’s most spectacular homes on the special day set aside for lovers and couples around the world. Selling agent Kelly Atkins has booked in 10am Saturday, February 14 – St Valentine’s [...]
Agriculture
PRODUCER confidence across Australia’s grassfed beef sector has surged to its strongest level in recent years, according to the latest Beef Producers Intentions Survey from Meat & Livestock Australia. Nearly 80 per cent of producers report a positive outlook for the year ahead, marking a significant lift in sentiment across every state and both major [...]
SES
THE NSW State Emergency Service has launched Adapt 2030, a new five-year strategy designed to strengthen how the service works with communities, volunteers and partners in an increasingly complex emergency environment. Every day, NSW SES members work to save lives and create safer communities. With numerous factors, including population growth, evolving technology and changing patterns [...]
Special Activation Precinct
MOREE Plains Shire councillor Kelly James was muted during a fiery extraordinary council meeting on Thursday, convened for councillors to discuss a recommendation from senior council staff to request the NSW Government to ‘stage’ funding for the Special Activation Precinct south of Moree. Cr James attended the meeting via audiovisual link from Queensland. Councillors debated [...]
Junior Rugby League
THE NRL HOGS national tour, presented by Westpac and led by Brad Fittler, will leave Penrith today, with the crew travelling to regional New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria to champion and promote rugby league in heartland towns. The tour will be in Moree tomorrow, Monday, February 9, at Boughton Oval between 4.30pm and 5.30pm, [...]
Incredible Life
BRIAN Barry turned 102 on Friday, yet the former Sydney NRL referee doesn’t think himself as remarkable. He told interviewer, Heidi Douglass, he ‘just kept going’, his long life is luck, and that he talks a lot of rot. But sit with him for even a few minutes and a very different picture emerges: a [...]
Rugby League
PALLAMALLAWA rugby league star Rhiannon Byers has been selected for the All Stars Indigenous Australian women’s squad to play in New Zealand later this month. The NRLW Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks second-rower will run on against Māori Wahine Toa All Stars on Sunday, February 15 at Hamilton. The match, being played outside Australia for only the second time, [...]
Northern Tablelands
The Bundarra Show got the local show season underway at the weekend. It was great to see the rodeo back after several years and it was well-attended. Thank-you to the committee for putting on an excellent show. These events don’t run without volunteers and more are needed, so please get along and help out so [...]
Strike Force Yarloop
A man will face court charged with ongoing prohibited drug supply and other offences in Gunnedah. In July 2025, detectives attached to Oxley Police District and the Crime Prevention Team commenced investigations under Strike Force Yarloop to investigate property and rural thefts in the Gunnedah and surrounding areas. At about 10am on January 15 this [...]
