The newest stories across general, sport, community, and business coverage.
Regional Tourism
THE countdown is on to Australia’s country music night of nights – the coveted Toyota Golden Guitar Awards during the annual Tamworth Country Music Festival – and Tamworth Regional Council and the Country Music Association of Australia have announced the hosts for the 54th event. Golden Guitar award-winning artists Amber Lawrence and Casey Barnes will [...]
Man Of Letters
MOREE has always been rich in good people, but the town grew infinitely richer when ‘man of letters’ Tony Gadsby began serving customers at Moree Post Office in 1990. After 40 years’ service with Australia Post, Tony stamped his last envelope on Christmas Eve – and 35 of those 40 years were spent manning the [...]
Education
LAST month, Connect and Thrive Pathways brought together 46 young people from across the Moree region for a full-day youth engagement session. Held at the Moree Services Club auditorium, the event involved young people aged 15 to 18 from four schools across the Moree region. One of the attending principals shared that this was the [...]
Photo Competition
IF a picture tells a thousand words, then the winning shots in the GrainGrowers’ annual calendar competition deliver a compelling visual story about the Australian grain industry. Judged independently and announced earlier this month, runners-up came from Goondiwindi and Wee Waa, with first place going to Phillip Down from Speed in Victoria, with Evening Barley. [...]
Domestic Violence
THE NSW Government will commit more than $3 million over the next two years to partner with sporting organisations to deliver programs that address the drivers of domestic, family and sexual violence. The Game on for Change – Preventing Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Through Sport grant program is a whole-of-community approach to addressing domestic, [...]
Regional News
A large-scale battery near Armidale with the capacity to supply 60,000 homes during peak times has been given the green light for construction. It’s the latest in the State’s growing network of Battery Energy Storage Systems, with the $209 million Armidale BESS capable of storing excess energy from the electricity grid during non-peak periods. The [...]
Fatal Crash
UPDATED: Gwydir Highway was reopened at 5.15pm, Sunday, December 28. THE Gwydir Highway east of Collarenebri is still closed in both directions as police and emergency services attend a tragic, single vehicle accident. The accident, involving a Toyota Landcruiser, near the Cryon Road turn-off, about five kilometres east of Collarenebri, occurred at around 10pm last [...]
Road Safety
The NRMA is reminding parents of the dangers of leaving children and pets unattended in cars, as the busiest part of the summer holiday period approaches. Recent incidents of children being left in vehicles include the story of a the 15-month-old boy who was in the back seat of the family car in Shepperton, when [...]
Australia Day
MOREE Plains Shire Council will again support Waterloo Creek Memorial and Survival Day commemorations at Jellicoe Park after hosting Australia Day ceremonies on January 26. Council will contribute $5000 from the Tourism and Economic Development Fund to provide entertainment as well as help with marquees, chairs, tables and bottled water. Earlier in the day, Council [...]
Travel Safe
AUSTRALIAN Federal Police patrols will be highly visible at major airports during the holiday season to help passengers travel safely and without unnecessary delay. The patrols come as airports brace for a record-setting holiday travel season. According to the Australian Airports Association, the country’s busiest major airports are expected to welcome more than 23.4 million domestic and international passengers across December and January. AFP Acting [...]
