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Agriculture
LANDHOLDERS across New South Wales are encouraged to take advantage of $850,000 worth of free grain and bait on offer as part of a statewide crackdown on feral pigs. The support is part of plans to strengthen and build the state’s primary industries sector and available through the NSW Government’s Local Land Services. Funding is [...]
Regional News
AN additional $4 million in funding has been committed by the NSW Government to deliver critical new infrastructure for drinking water in Narrabri. The funding will deliver a portable water treatment plant to treat water from two PFAS-contaminated bores to a level that meets Australian Drinking Water Guidelines. It will also support the investigation and [...]
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 [...]
