The newest stories across general, sport, community, and business coverage.
Local Government
THE peak body for New South Wales councils has acknowledged this week’s announcement of the rate pegs for the 2026-27 financial year. In New South Wales, any increases in council rates are capped by the State Government via a ‘rate peg’ imposed on each individual council, with Moree Plains Shire Council allocated a 3.1 per [...]
Our Community
MOREE Men’s Shed members acted with military precision when members of Moree RSL Regional Military Museum asked about commissioning a special project recently. Military museum president John Williams and his committee members are often called up to speak at official engagements each year, especially around Anzac Day and Remembrance Day. Museum executive member, Darryl Brady, [...]
Law and Order
PLANS adopted to make Queensland safer are delivering positive early results, with a crime report card showing nearly 3000 youth offenders charged under landmark Adult Crime, Adult Time laws, and the number of crime victims falling 10.8 per cent per capita this year. Since December last year, 2986 youths have been charged with 14,060 offences [...]
Regional News
THE Australian Koala Foundation is coming to Warialda – and the whole community is invited to meet the team behind Australia’s leading koala conservation efforts. From Tuesday, October 27 to Thursday, October 30, members of the Brisbane-based AKF team will be in Warialda, connecting with the local retail and online team from the Save The [...]
Regional Tourism
ARMIDALE’s creative scene will be taken to new heights this month with a headline aerial artist and fire and illumination show locked in for the 2025 Creative Streets Festival opening night on Friday, October 17. Renowned for breathtaking aerial performances, Big Top Entertainment is set to transform Armidale’s main street into a spellbinding spectacle. Their [...]
Operation Soteria
A fifth boy has been charged after an alleged attempted break-in on a home in Moree over the long weekend. Officers attached to New England Police District were told five boys allegedly kicked the front door of a home on Boland Drive, Moree shortly before 3.20am on Saturday 4, when they were confronted by a [...]
Our Community
Jodie Litchfield promised her students she wouldn’t cry. But she did. In her role as year advisor at Moree Secondary College, Jodie has been closely connected to the 2025 Year 12 cohort since their Year 8 days. She supports students through all aspects of schooling, especially welfare, and is the first point of contact for [...]
Rugby League
THE 2026 NSW Rugby League Koori Knockout is heading coastward after Newcastle Yowies scraped home to beat Bourke Warriors 25-24 in a grand-final for the ages at Tamworth’s Riverside Sporting Complex on Monday. With the score deadlocked 24-all, a late field goal less than two minutes from full-time by former Queensland Cowboys NRL player, Kyle [...]
Health and Wellbeing
DEMENTIA Australia will this month offer support in Moree, Narrabri and Gunnedah for residents concerned about memory loss or worried that someone they know may have dementia. A Dementia Australia team will be in Moree on Monday-Tuesday, October 13 and 14, at Moree Dhiiyaan Aboriginal Centre. The team will be in Narrabri on Wednesday, October [...]
Sponsored Content
STEPHEN and Robyn Sparke are back home after recently being dazzled at two Melbourne gift fairs and the Sydney International Jewellery Fair. Robyn and Stephen, owners of Sparkes Jewellers in Moree and Goondiwindi, spent several days in Sydney and Melbourne sourcing quality, marketable and saleable products for their stores. With Christmas rapidly approaching, Robyn and [...]
