The newest stories across general, sport, community, and business coverage.
Mega Markets
THERE’S a reason they’re called the Mega Markets – and visitors, tourists and stall-holders new to the district will find out why when the Pally Bush Markets take over Pallamallawa tomorrow. What started as a small market day in a small village east of Moree has become a mega monster. Col Pring, who helped establish [...]
Northern Tablelands
NSW Parliament resumed this week for the first week of October sittings. I delivered Community Recognition Statements on Walcha CWA, Sapphire Speed Shear, Inverell’s Josh Cathie, Mungindi Cotton Growers Association, Warialda Cultural Community Centre, Bingara Westpac Helicopter Support Group, Moree’s Kamala Wheeler, Walcha’s Lacey Newton, and the Bundarra Garden Festival. This week I tabled Questions [...]
Education
NEARLY 75,000 HSC students will put pen to paper over the next 16 test days, with written exams officially getting underway yesterday. HSC written exams mark the conclusion of 13 years of schooling for students, providing them with an opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned during their education. Students have already completed language oral [...]
Law and Order
NEWLY-appointed Commissioner of the NSW Police Force, Mal Lanyon, was in Moree on Thursday to meet with local police as part of a roving tour across rural and regional New South Wales. The week-long tour, which included visits to Kempsey, Port Macquarie, Dubbo and Tweed Heads today, has focused on talks with officers on the [...]
Featured Property
LIFESTYLE, space, privacy and convenience – this residence in Ashley, only 15 minutes from Moree, offers all that and much more. There’s even a full-sized tennis court. North West Real Estate is calling for expressions of interest in 12 Boolooroo St, Ashley, with selling agent Allan Gobbert saying this beautifully presented home is a rare [...]
Our Community
MOREE again opened its heart – and collective wallets – when more than $75,000 was raised at the Moree Public School P&C Association Supporting the Now, Paving the Future Long Lunch on Saturday. A big crowd attended the Moree racecourse fundraiser, where patrons socialised, wined and dined, and were entertained by Kyla-Belle Roberts, Rachel Cubis, [...]
Junior Sport
THE winter chills are gone and it’s time to oil the chains, dust off the helmets and make sure the tyres are pumped and airtight – Moree Riders’ Club is back in action, with a new-look season ahead. Club president Steele Sutton said the 2025-2026 season, starting Thursday, October 23, will run for 12 weeks. [...]
Early Education
MEMBER for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan has backed a grass-roots campaign for community-based early childhood educators and teachers to receive fair pay and proper funding. Mr Moylan was on hand at Wednesday’s Day of Action outside NSW Parliament, when hundreds of teachers, educators and supporters gathered to demand pay parity and recognition for the important [...]
Regional News
THE Yarrowitch Public Hall and Recreation Reserve holds numerous events throughout the year – and keeping the facility in pristine condition will be a lot easier with Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan delivering funding for a new lawnmower. A total of $13,636 was secured through the Community Building Partnership program to go towards purchasing [...]
Tax Time 2025
THE Australian Taxation Office is reminding more than two-million taxpayers who are yet to lodge their income tax returns that a key deadline is fast approaching. ATO Assistant Commissioner Rob Thomson warned taxpayers that regardless of how they lodge, 31 October is a key date to remember. “If you’re lodging yourself, you need to have [...]
