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Rising Sun 2025
RISING Sun Film Society in Moree will screen Last Film Show, also known as Chhello Show, on Sunday, November 16 – the society’s last film for 2025. Rising Sun Film Society’s Jackie Appleby said the society will also hold its AGM on December 2 at Moree Golf Club. “We’ll start at 6pm and any interested [...]
Tribute
WITH the Melbourne Cup done and dusted for another year, there was one well-known face missing from the spring racing carnival. John Brady, known trackside as ‘Crewy’, would’ve been glued to his television set this week, cheering home runners trained by his former boss, Gai Waterhouse. Not that long ago, he would’ve been strapping them. [...]
Regional News
THE NSW Government will update the regulatory framework for small-scale mining titles in Lightning Ridge and White Cliffs. The measures are part of the government’s response to the Independent Review into the Statutory Framework for Small-Scale Titles. The response supports 74 of the Review’s 81 recommendations and outlines a clear action plan to strengthen and [...]
Feature Story
LITTLE Addilyn Hook knows. Addie’s only three years old, but she knows her twin brother Fynn is struggling. Amazingly, he’s defying the odds – and medical opinion. Fynn and Addie were born at 32 weeks – nearly two months early – and their bond is special. Parents Fallyn and Travis Hook know their twins share [...]
Lest We Forget
MOREE RSL Sub-Branch will solemnly observe Remembrance Day on Tuesday, November 11, and asks everyone to momentarily stop what they’re doing and remember to remember. The service will this year be held at Moree Services Club Memorial Window from 10.45am. Sub-Branch and Moree RSL Regional Military Museum volunteers are selling badges around Moree, led by [...]
Regional Cheer
THE festive season will shine brightly across the region as the community comes together to celebrate Christmas in the Mall in Armidale and the Guyra Rotary Christmas Carnival in Guyra. Christmas in the Mall will take place in Beardy Street on Thursday, December 4 from 4.30pm to 8.30pm, followed by the Guyra Rotary Christmas Carnival [...]
Regional Health
STAFF and volunteers from across New South Wales have been celebrated for their dedication, care, kindness, innovation and remarkable accomplishments at the 2025 NSW Health Awards, held at the International Convention Centre recently. Hunter New England Local Health District received the Excellence in the Provision of Mental Health Services Award for its Farmgate Support Program; [...]
Border News
MUNGINDI’s Little Sprouts Community Garden has received funding through the Nutrien Ag Solutions-Foundation for Rural Regional Renewal grants program. The project at Mungindi Daycare and Pre-School, under the leadership of Mungindi Community Education Association, received $5000 to establish a community garden after a grant application was lodged by former president, Lisa Orchin. New Mungindi Community [...]
Northern Tablelands
Inverell Rugby Club received $73,656 to upgrade the lighting at fields 1 and 2 which will which mean they have an increased capacity to host more late training and evening fixtures. The club has more than 200 members in women’s, men’s and junior grades and having a facility under lights will only help those numbers [...]
Youth Crime
A new report on evidence-based initiatives to prevent and respond to crime by children is set to bolster the 2024 landmark report on child justice reform from Australia’s National Children’s Commissioner. Evidence-based approaches to child justice contains case studies from Australia, Scotland, USA, Netherlands and Spain, and is a supplement to Help Way Earlier!, how [...]
