NSW Return and Earn scheme chips in $175,000 to help train guide dogs

GENEROUS recyclers have covered the cost of breeding, raising and training three new guide dogs thanks to a Return and Earn campaign with Guide Dogs NSW/ACT. More than $175,000 has been raised for Guide Dogs during the six-month recycling appeal that ran at Return and Earn machines and depots across New South Wales. The funds [...]

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NSW Shearer Carol Mudford named AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award national winner

NEW South Wales shearer, registered nurse and mental health advocate, Carol Mudford, has been named the 2025 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award national winner. Ms Mudford, founder of sHedway, a national not‑for‑profit tackling suicide prevention and mental health in the shearing industry, has officially been named the 2025 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award Winner for her leadership [...]

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Moree’s Edward and Maureen Wong feature in Stories from the Plains Volume 4

THE fourth volume of Moree local studies journal, Stories from the Plains, will be available to the public in the coming days. The journal features an oral history interview with well-known Moree couple Edward and Maureen Wong, who for many years owned and operated the New Bo Wa restaurant. Stories from the Plains, available in [...]

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Regional road speed limit consultation extended by two weeks

THE consultation period on the federal government’s plan to cut default regional road speed limits to as low as 70 kilometres per hour has been extended by two weeks to Monday, November 10. The morning after Regional Development Shadow Minister, Dr Anne Webster, called for an extension of time – and following Transport Shadow Minister [...]

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Ag leaders graduate in Canberra

A dozen women have cemented their place as agricultural leaders after graduating from the Diversity in Agriculture Leadership Program, including Malinda Guest from Narrabri and Gorgia Campbell from Gunnedah. The program is run by the National Farmers’ Federation and supported by agricultural organisations and corporate partners who have committed to increasing diversity in their workplaces. [...]

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Grow the Arts in Moree: Donate a tonne – or a trailer load – to BAMM

THE wheat harvest is in full swing and as part of an inspiring fundraising campaign, Bank Art Museum Moree is asking farmers and growers to donate a tonne of grain – or trailer load – at the weighbridge in the coming weeks. BAMM has launched the 200-tonne grain campaign to help the critically-acclaimed museum reach [...]

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National Thoroughbred Week opens the gates to the Australia and New Zealand horse industry

AS Melbourne Cup week looms, thoroughbreds dominate headlines every spring. But beyond the racetrack lies a vast industry, and this November, the public is invited to see that world for themselves. National Thoroughbred Week will run from 20-24 November 2025, giving thousands of people a chance to step inside working farms, stables, and retraining properties [...]

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Review into doli incapax test for children released

THE Minns Labor Government today released the independent review of the operation of doli incapax in NSW for children under 14. Doli incapax operates as a common law presumption in NSW and presumes children aged between 10 and 13 are not able to be held criminally responsible for their actions. It can be rebutted if [...]

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Kenway and Clark ready for harvest No.65

HAROLD Kenway and Ted Clark saw the need. It was early 1960, and the two men put in motion a plan to establish an International Harvester franchise in Moree to service the north and north-west. It was a huge gamble, given much of the district’s wheat crops the previous year had been flattened by devastating [...]

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Moree Arts Community Centre celebrating two years of growth and community art

A regional ceramic exhibition and activities showcasing creativity, collaboration and the power of community will be celebrated in Moree next month. A vibrant creative milestone will be reached when Moree Arts Community Centre marks its second anniversary with a special exhibition and weekend of activities. MACCI will host an opening night on Friday, November 14 [...]

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