The newest stories across general, sport, community, and business coverage.
Conservation
THE Bats in Backyards project, part of the NSW Government’s Saving our Species initiative, is calling for landholders in the Moree Plains Shire and north-western New South Wales to help survey insect-eating bats on properties during the summer months. Bats in Backyards is a citizen science project that contributes valuable data to help save some [...]
Agriculture
AUSTRALIA’s largest state farming organisation has engaged senior legal counsel as it ramps up opposition to the controversial Narrabri Gas Project. NSW Farmers Acting CEO Mike Guerin – who led a successful legal challenge against the federal government and mining giant Glencore in Queensland – said he was “getting the band back together” to fight [...]
Census 2026
THE Australian Bureau of Statistics this week published the 2026 Census Topics and Data Release Plan. The publication outlines the questions that will be included in the 2026 Census, and when and how the data will be released. Census general manager, Jenny Telford, said the publication is a significant milestone in the lead up to [...]
Lawn Bowls
MOREE Magpies Bowling Club held its championships presentation and Christmas party at Moree Services Club on Saturday, showcased by the unveiling of two new pennant scoreboards and three bench seats donated by well-known Moree families. Pennant scoreboards dedicated to Darcy and Glenda Hobday, and Allan Kite were donated by the Hobday and Kite families on Saturday. [...]
Youth Crime Crisis
THE Minns Labor Government has voted down NSW Nationals’ amendments to strengthen laws for repeat youth offenders, while the NSW Greens want the age of criminal responsibility lifted to 14. NSW Nationals say that while the government’s Bill essentially adopts the position in Victoria, the amendments would have seen New South Wales adopt the Queensland [...]
State Politics
IT’S often been said a week is a long time in politics. Inverell High School captain Josh Cathie got more than he bargained for last week after heading to Macquarie Street for work experience at Parliament House under the watchful eye of Member for Northern Tablelands, Brendan Moylan. During an historic week in state politics, [...]
Regional Tourism
ARMIDALE is set to witness an unforgettable sight in 2026, as Patricia Piccinini’s iconic Skywhales – two monumental hot-air balloon sculptures – grace the skies during the city’s Autumn Festival. In a major cultural coup, Armidale has been selected as part of the National Gallery of Australia’s Skywhales Across Australia tour, bringing this extraordinary experience [...]
Doli Incapax
MEMBER for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan has criticised the Minns Labor Government’s rejection of the NSW Opposition’s amendments to address doli Incapax in the Children (Criminal Proceedings) and Young Offenders Legislation Amendment Bill 2025. The government voted down the amendments, which would strengthen laws for repeat youth offenders, and instead opted for a weakened approach [...]
Local Government
DAY one of the Local Government NSW Annual Conference wrapped up on Monday after a busy program of policy discussion and special presentations. The conference continues today with guest speakers and the announcement of the host destination for the 2026 annual conference. Yesterday was opened with an address from NSW Premier Chris Minns, who acknowledged [...]
Sponsored Content
JUKES and Sons Tyre Service in Moree is expanding, and motorists who regularly drive past the company’s massive new shed on Alice Street as they go about their daily commute are noticing the changes – big changes. The large block, a former service station site, now houses a new shed that will soon open as [...]
