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Heatwave Conditions
THE Bureau of Meteorology has issued heat and fire dangers in south-east Australia, as residents brace for a week of 40-plus degree days. A Bureau of Meteorology spokesperson said a significant and prolonged heatwave is building over much of central and south-eastern Australia. “This will really only peak next week for most people,” the spokesperson [...]
Water Restriction
DUE to contracted, essential replacement works on the Edward Street distribution water mains, a 48-hour, Level 5 water restriction will be in place from 11pm Tuesday, January 27 to 11pm Thursday, January 29, 2026. The Level 5 water restriction covers the entire Moree township, with only essential household water usage permitted. Level 5 Restrictions for [...]
Lawn Bowls
MORE than 70 lawn bowlers will converge on the Moree Services Club’s all-weather greens over the next two days to compete in the 2026 NSW Aboriginal Bowls Tournament. With $20,000 prize money up for grabs, bowlers have travelled from across New South Wales to compete in teams of four. Tournament organisers Rod Tighe, Kylie Benge [...]
Northern Tablelands
Member for Oxley Michael Kemp and I are putting pressure on the NSW Government to commit to a plan to fix the repeated disruptions on Waterfall Way after another landslip has closed the road and it isn’t anticipated to re-open until early February. When it rains, landslips occur regularly along this road and the government’s [...]
Regional News
THIRTY-ONE young people are getting a headstart in their tertiary pursuits, thanks to the Gunnedah Community Scholarship Fund. The successful recipients were announced at a presentation in The Civic on Wednesday. GCSF chair, councillor Linda Newell, said it was wonderful to meet so many motivated students and help them on their way towards careers in [...]
Strike Force Doberta
POLICE are following through on numerous lines of inquiry into three murders that have taken place at Lake Cargelligo in central-western New South Wales. Strike Force Doberta has been established to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident. NSW Police Assistant Commissioner Andy Holland said the suspect, 37-year-old Julian Ingram, is still at large. Police have [...]
Strike Force Doberta
UPDATED: Specialist police conduct a large-scale search to locate man after four people were shot –three killed – at Lake Cargelligo in the states central west yesterday. Officers from Central West Police District attended and located two people – a 25-year-old woman and a 32-year-old man – in a vehicle suffering gunshot wounds. They were [...]
Homicide Investigation
THREE people are dead following a shooting Thursday afternoon at Lake Cargelligo in central-western New South Wales, about 240km south of Cobar. Emergency services were called to Walker Street, near Yelkin Street, Lake Cargelligo, following reports of a shooting. Officers attached to Central West Police District attended the scene. Three people – two women and [...]
Fatal Crash
TWO people have died following a crash near Narrabri overnight. At about 1.15am today, Friday, January 23, emergency services were called to the Newell Highway, near Dog Fence Road, about 30km south of Narrabri, after reports a car and a B-double had collided before catching alight. As at 3.30am, the Newell Highway was closed in [...]
Federal Politics
FEDERAL Member for Parkes Jamie Chaffey has issued a statement regarding his resignation from the coalition’s shadow frontbench late yesterday. Along with Mr Chaffey, party leader David Littleproud, deputy leader Kevin Hogan, senators Bridget McKenzie, Ross Cadell and Susan McDonald and Darren Chester, Andrew Hastie, Pat Conaghan, Sam Birrell, Anne Webster and Andrew Willcox lodged [...]
