The newest stories across general, sport, community, and business coverage.
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 [...]
Northern Tablelands
A total of $1.38 million in funding from the NSW Government was secured for the Australian Natural Therapeutics Group’s facility in Armidale which will create 20 new jobs. The $1.38m is part of as larger $6.93m injection to create jobs in cultivation, manufacturing, and quality and logistics as well as infrastructure upgrades to improve and [...]
Regional News
NARRABRI Shire Council has welcomed $157,151 funding from the Australian Government to deliver new rooftop solar systems at Narrabri Aquatic Centre and The Crossing Theatre. Narrabri Shire is one of 66 councils nationally, and 23 in New South Wales, to receive funding under Round Two of the Community Energy Upgrades Fund. Regionally, Gunnedah Shire Council [...]
Youth Crime
A teenager will face court following an alleged car theft and pursuit at Inverell early today. At about 4.15am today, officers attached to New England Police District were called to a home on Frome Street, Inverell, following reports a white Toyota Landcruiser had been stolen. Police arrived and were told the vehicle – with its [...]
Christmas Grants
MOREE and District Historical Society and Country Universities Centre North West have been named among 10 grant recipients of the Port of Newcastle’s 2025 Your Port, Our Community grants program. The program, with $100,000 distributed, covers Port of Newcastle’s catchment, spanning from Newcastle across most of far-west, central, and north-western New South Wales, with Christmas [...]
Christmas Magic
MOREE Rural Fire Service has again signed up Santa Claus to take time out from his hectic yuletide schedule and lead the Moree Santa Run this Saturday, December 13. The Santa Run, with the man in red leading RFS members and volunteers, will commence at 4pm near Stanley Village, before slowly moving across Moree. Santa [...]
Tight Lines
AS pallbearers solemnly carried the coffin of Gregory John Brown past mourners, Rob Beatty leaned forward from the end of his pew and tenderly reeled in an imaginary fishing line as his good mate left All Saints Anglican Church in Moree. It was a poignant moment from one close friend to another – almost surreal [...]
