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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 [...]
Christmas Races
SALLY Torrens’ recent run of minor placings went one better on Saturday – twice – when the popular trainer led back a winning double at the Moree Ag Supplies Christmas twilight race meeting. Torrens trains a big team at Gunnedah and two weeks ago led back three minor place-getters at her hometown Christmas meeting. Previously, [...]
Regional Crime
THREE girls have been arrested and one will face a children’s court after an alleged car theft and pursuit in Tamworth at the weekend. One girl is aged 15 and two are aged 12. Officers attached to Oxley Police District patrolling the West Tamworth area about 9pm, Sunday, December 21, when they allege three youths [...]
Regional News
WHIDDON Robert Young Narrabri has been crowned the winner of the 2025 Whiddon Gingerbread House Competition. Each year, residents from Whiddon’s 23 homes across regional and rural New South Wales and south-east Queensland participate in the annual decorating competition. The event invites residents to come together and embrace the Christmas spirit, building edible gingerbread houses [...]
Regional Health
INVERELL Shire Council has reaffirmed its commitment to improving local health services by supporting ongoing advocacy efforts to attract a permanent senior doctor to the Inverell District Hospital. The initiative, co-ordinated by Hunter New England Health in partnership with the Inverell Health Forum and a consortium of medical organisations, represents the first step in establishing [...]
Gun Laws
MEMBER for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan will oppose the Minns Labor Government’s Terrorism and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 in Parliament this week. Following the terror attack in Bondi on December 14, NSW Premier Chris Minns recalled Parliament for Monday and Tuesday this week to discuss changes to firearms laws. Minister for Police and Counter-terrorism [...]
Our Community
THE Moree Markets on Sunday closed another big year at Jellicoe Park, with organisers preparing for an even bigger and better 2026. The December 21 markets are traditionally the second held in December during the lead-up to Christmas, and again drew stall-holders from across the region. Market-day co-ordinator Rhiannon Barr said stall-holder numbers are building [...]
