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Regional News
WALGETT Shire Council has provided updates on two major projects that will improve the security and quality of the water supply in Lightning Ridge. Council is preparing to release a tender for the design and construction of a new bore water supply pipeline, and is continuing to work with funding partners to secure the remaining [...]
Blood Needed
MEMBER for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan is urging community members to come forward and donate blood following Sunday’s terrorism attack at Bondi. The Australian Red Cross Lifeblood has issued an urgent call out for donations, particularly of O-negative in the wake of the attack. Eligible Australians can donate blood, plasma, or platelets at a Lifeblood [...]
Operation Arques
THE NSW Joint Counter Terrorism Team has commenced an investigation into a mass causality public place shooting that resulted in 16 people dying and 40 people being injured at Bondi in Sydney late Sunday. A declaration by NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon APM has deemed the incident terror-related. The NSW Joint Counter Terrorism Team investigation [...]
Bondi Shooting
NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon confirmed in a media conference this morning that the two gunmen responsible for the Bondi mass shooting last night were father and son, with the father a licensed firearm holder. Mr Lanyon also said police are not looking for other offenders. “We are satisfied there were two offenders involved in [...]
Multi-Agency Response
Bondi Beach mass shooting kills 11 people celebrating Jewish festival A mass shooting at Bondi Beach late Sunday has killed 15 people and wounded at least 40, including two police officers. A Chanukah by the Sea Jewish festival was being celebrated on the first day of Hanukkah at Archer Park, at the northern end of [...]
Rescue Animals
PEOPLE hoping to welcome a four-legged friend to the family fold this Christmas are encouraged to adopt from council pounds and shelters to give rescue dogs and cats a loving home. Pets are part of the family in thousands of New South Wales households, with more than 78,000 dogs and 37,000 cats registered across the [...]
Thoroughbreds
WITH more than 5000 people attending 80 events organised during National Thoroughbred Week, organiser Vicky Leonard has hailed the initiative a huge success and hopes to maintain the momentum in 2026 and beyond. Modelled on National Racehorse Week, a similar concept that has been running in Britain for the past five years, National Thoroughbred Week [...]
Our Community
MOREE registered NDIS provider Bamara and allied health provider Lift Health Group have recently teamed up to start providing more accessible allied health services to their National Disability Insurance Scheme clients in Moree. After identifying the difficulties for clients in the Moree community to access fast and reliable allied health services, Bamara’s NDIS team leader [...]
NSW Police
THE NSW Police Force has marked a significant milestone in recruitment with the 1000th student to graduate in 2025. In his first attestation on Friday as NSW Police Commissioner, Mal Lanyon also celebrated the largest class to attest in 13 years from the NSW Police Academy in Goulburn. Governor of NSW, Margaret Beazley, and Minister [...]
Police News
A man is due in court tomorrow charged after a public place shooting at Warialda last night. Officers from New England Police District were called to Rotary Park Reserve on the Gwydir Highway about 10pm Friday, December 12, and were told three men – two aged 18 and one aged 23 – were in a [...]
