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Local Champions
NOMINATIONS are now open for the Moree Plains 2026 Australia Day Awards – an opportunity to recognise and celebrate the remarkable individuals and community groups who go above and beyond to support, enrich and improve life across the shire. Moree mayor Susannah Pearse said the awards provide a chance to acknowledge community champions in the [...]
Our Community
WHEN Moree building contractor Adam Salis saw volunteer Darryl Brady sweltering as he sold Christmas fare on behalf of Lions, he knew what to do. Mr Salis promptly offered to buy everything Mr Brady had on the table. There was one condition, however – all Christmas cakes and puddings had to be delivered to Whiddon [...]
Bondi Shooting
TIGHTENED gun laws, a crackdown on hateful symbols, restricting public assemblies following a terrorist attack and giving police more tools to protect the community have passed NSW Parliament. The Terrorism and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 passed Parliament today, following the antisemitic terror attack at Bondi which killed 15 innocent people earlier this month. The [...]
Our Community
PALLAMALLAWA rugby league export Rhiannon Byers is home for Christmas – and she didn’t arrive empty-handed, either. The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks second-rower, awarded the 2025 Veronica White Medal at the Dally M Awards in October, landed in Pally earlier this week with plenty of Sharks merchandise. And she kindly donated everything to Moree United Disability Care [...]
Christmas Safety
NSW Police is urging motorists to slow down and drive safely as double demerits come into force for the holiday period. Double demerits are in place from today, Wednesday, December 24 to Sunday, January 4, 2026, targeting speeding, mobile phone use, and seatbelt and motorcycle helmet offences. The double demerits period is in addition to [...]
Weather Calendar
A phenomenal sight of sunset clouds glowing red, high above Brisbane, photographed by pilot Glenn Keane, is featured in the 2026 Australian Weather Calendar. At 41,000 feet, just before commencing descent at the tail end of a long-haul flight from Honolulu to Brisbane, commercial pilot Glenn Keane was amazed by the scene before him. “This [...]
Gun Laws
COUNTRY Mayors Association of NSW chairman, Rick Firman, has called for the NSW Government to delay the introduction of new gun licensing laws and public assembly legislation until genuine consultation on the changes could take place. “The CMA Board and our 96 members completely understand that our NSW Government needs and wants to respond to [...]
Alleged Arson
A man will face court today, charged with arson and other offences following a house fire in Moree on Monday. At about 6.50am yesterday, emergency services were called to a home on Sullivan Place, Moree, following reports of a house fire. Officers attached to New England Police District arrived and found the residence fully engulfed [...]
Our Community
BANK Art Museum Moree is one step closer to securing funding for the next five years after another round of talks at Moree Plains Shire Council’s ordinary meeting last Thursday shed more light on ongoing concerns about alleged missing artworks and Aboriginal stones and artefacts. Some of the items have been listed as missing for [...]
Our Community
MOREE Plains Shire Council will help Moree Boars Rugby League Club with an in-kind donation of manpower to help the club prepare for the huge Greater Western Challenge knock-out competition early next year. The knock-out, heading into its third year, brings teams from across New South Wales for a one-day event that attracts thousands of [...]
