The newest stories across general, sport, community, and business coverage.
Politics
DUGALD Saunders has stepped down as leader of the NSW Nationals. The State member for Dubbo said now is the right time to allow a new leader to take up the fight ahead of the next election. “For the past two and a half years I have had the privilege of leading the NSW Nationals – [...]
Education
Connect and Thrive: Pathways, a youth-focused event designed to empower young people across Moree and surrounding areas, will be held in Moree on Tuesday, November 18. The program, aimed at giving young people the skills, confidence and connections they need to shape their futures, will be held at the Moree Services Club auditorium. Connect and [...]
Rugby League
MOREE Boars Rugby League Club’s 107-year legacy will be honoured in the new year, with the roll-out of limited edition retro-style jerseys to celebrate the club’s deep history. Club loyalist Jaimie Ryan and Boars first-grade prop, Jack Mitchell, hope to see the jerseys in full production soon. “I had this idea to design an old-school, [...]
Walcha Crash
UPDATED: An investigation is underway after thirteen people were injured – one critically – when a demo-derby car crashed at Walcha Showground on Saturday. Emergency services were called to Walcha showground on Derby Street about 6.15pm on Saturday after a vehicle competing in a race crashed through a fence and hit specatators. Bystanders rendered assistance [...]
Rural Crime
A fifth man has been charged over the alleged theft of firearms and vehicles in Coonamble between August and September this year. In September 2025, officers attached to the Rural Crime Prevention Team in the Orana Mid-Western Police District in Mudgee commenced an investigation following reports of motor vehicles and firearms being stolen from multiple [...]
Wild Weather
WILD weather wreaked havoc yesterday as gale-force winds and hail struck communities across north-western New South Wales and south-eastern Queensland. Hailstorms were short and sharp, some hit and miss, but all were frightening with wind gusts up to 110kph recorded in some areas as supercell clusters crawled across both states. Hailstones measuring up to 10cm [...]
Demo Derby Crash
AN investigation is underway after nine people were injured – one critically – when a demo-derby car crashed at Walcha last night. Emergency services were called to Walcha showground on Derby Street at about 6.15pm last night after a vehicle competing in a race crashed through a fence and hit a mobile grandstand. Bystanders rendered [...]
On Your Bikes
ROUND four of the Moree Riders’ Club’s 12-week season hit the berms and box-jumps for a few bar-spins and bunny-hops on Thursday, but mostly it was all about having fun and bringing the community together. The 2025-2026 season sprang from the starting gates in October and will run for 12 weeks across two sessions, with [...]
Pipes Are Calling
ASPIRING Moree musicians who have never played bagpipes, snare drums or tenor drums but are curious about learning need look no further. Members of Moree Caledonian Pipes and Drums are now conducting lessons – free of charge – as they build up band number heading into 2026. Pipe major Tim Tesoriero said the only cost [...]
Regional Sport
HE started the season as an underdog after returning from 13 years of self-imposed dirt track exile. But this weekend in Gunnedah, 36-year-old Tom Armstrong is on target to win the premier Pro 450 class in the 2025 Yamaha BLU CRU Aussie Flat Track Nationals. Armstrong, with team Honda, sits 110pts clear of defending champion [...]
