Gravesend Pony Club benefits from Local Sport Grant Program
COMMUNITY sport in New South Wales is the big winner, with the NSW Government awarding $4.49 million through the Local Sport Grant Program to more than 550 sporting clubs across New South Wales. Gravesend Pony Club will buy a trailer and cross-country jumps with grants totalling $12,692, with club president Mick Barwick saying the grant
Tourists and visitors ready to hop to the regions over Easter
REGIONAL New South Wales is open for business this Easter long weekend, with communities across the district ready to welcome a holiday wave of tourists and visitors. In Moree, the local markets will be held at Jellicoe Park on Sunday from around 7.30am, with the inaugural Easter Sunday Markets also taking place at Bingara from
Inverell Shire Council to host 2026 Cricket NSW Country Blitz
INVERELL Shire Council has confirmed it will host the 2026 Cricket NSW Country Blitz, following formal approval at the March Council Meeting. The event will bring high‑profile state cricketers to the region for two days of community engagement, school visits, cricket clinics and promotional activities. The Country Blitz is delivered by Cricket NSW and features
NSW Police issue plea to travel safely over Easter long weekend
NSW Police officers are issuing an urgent plea to drivers to slow down over the Easter long weekend after a concerning rise in the number of fatal crashes across the state this year. NSW Police will have a high-visibility presence across the state during Operation Easter 2026 from 12.01am Thursday, April 2, 2026 to 11.59pm
Walcha: Fatal three-vehicle crash
A person has died after a three-vehicle crash near Walcha. At about 10.15am today, Wednesday, April 1, emergency services responded to reports of a three-vehicle crash along Thunderbolts Way, Walcha, about 90km east of Tamworth. One of the involved vehicles was a truck carrying livestock. An occupant from one of the vehicles died at the
Collarenebri: Man charged with firearm offences
A man has been charged with firearm offences near Collarenebri. At about 10am yesterday, Tuesday, March 31, Central North Police District investigators executed search warrants at properties on Gundabloui Road and the Gwydir Highway near Collarenebri – 120 kilometres west of Moree – with assistance from tactical police, the Dog Unit and Police Rescue. At
Moree SAP flagged for nuclear power plant, with old 50m pool preferred waste site
AUSTRALIA’s first nuclear power plant could be built at Moree’s Special Activation Precinct if a bold US-led plan is realised. A suggestion to use the old 50m pool site at Moree Artesian Aquatic Centre as a nuclear waste storage and recycling facility is also being considered. American nuclear energy company, Carlson, Leonard & Burns, wants
Moylan: Easter Bunny and his mates causing chaos, with ag minister down a burrow
NSW Shadow Minister for Agriculture Brendan Moylan says the Easter Bunny might get a warm welcome at the weekend. However, he says, farmers and regional communities across the state aren’t so lucky, thanks to a State Government that appears to have taken an extended Easter break. New reports confirm what farmers already know – rabbit
Moree Council’s preferred approach to the SAP adopted by NSW Government
THE NSW Government has listened to concerns raised by Moree Plains Shire Council and agreed to a more sustainable approach to infrastructure delivery in the Moree Special Activation Precinct. Moree Council made clear the SAP’s scope was too large and that assets to be transferred to Council would be a financial burden on the Council’s
NFF: More action required to shore up fuel supplies for food production and farming
THE National Farmers’ Federation says National Cabinet’s agreement to a National Fuel Security Plan is a first step in co-ordinating the response to ongoing fuel pressures, but significantly more action is required to shore up fuel supplies for food production. NFF president Hamish McIntyre said national co-ordination is critical. “We welcome efforts to bring governments
Moree junior soccer gets automated external defibrillators ahead of 2026 season
MOREE Junior Soccer Club, Chalky’s Boxing Gym and Moree Clay Target Club are three of 90 sporting organisations across New South Wales to receive automated external defibrillators through the NSW Government’s Local Sport Defibrillator Grant Program. The program provides grants of up to $3000 to eligible sport and active recreation organisations to purchase automated external
National response on fuel security and fuel supply chain welcomed by peak bodies
PEAK bodies NSW Farmers’ and Road Freight NSW have welcomed the Federal Government’s action on fuel excise and national fuel security, with NSW Farmers’ saying the plan must deliver results. The peak body has welcomed the national response on fuel security and fuel supply chain resilience, but says immediate, practical action is needed to fix
Bush Fire Danger Period extended for Moree Plains, Narrabri and Gwydir LGAs
THE official Bush Fire Danger Period will conclude at midnight tonight for most of New South Wales, but will remain in place for the Moree Plains, Narrabri and Gwydir Local Government Areas until midnight, April 30 due to local conditions. Despite the easing of restrictions across much of the state, residents in the Narrabri, Moree
Road upgrades planned to help transport components for wind and solar projects
MORE than $180 million in funding has been allocated to upgrade sections of the New South Wales road network – to support the safer movement of oversize and over-mass vehicles transporting components for wind and solar projects. Regionally, a total of $68.2 million has been set aside for New England REZ to begin upgrades at
Choice calls for a national price gouging ban
CONSUMER group Choice has launched a campaign in response to rising prices. As prices continue to soar across the economy, especially fuel, consumer group Choice is launching a new campaign calling on the Federal Government to ban price gouging whenever and wherever it happens. Choice head of policy, Morgan Campbell said, with global disruptions causing
Vietnam vet Murray Shaw donates new PA system to Moree RSL Sub-Branch
VIETNAM veteran Murray Shaw recognised the problem immediately. Mr Shaw, a long-serving member of Moree RSL Sub-Branch, was at a sub-branch ceremony earlier this year when he noticed the portable public address system was malfunctioning. The system dropped in and out in jagged bursts, with an underlying crackle that cut through and distorted the speakers
AMA critical of Bureau of Health Information’s Healthcare Quarterly report
THE Australian Medical Association’s New South Wales president, Dr Kathryn Austin, has issued a statement responding to the Bureau of Health Information’s Healthcare Quarterly report for October to December, 2025, releases earlier this month. Dr Austin said if the quarterly report was a bank statement, the trajectory of numbers would be pleasing. “Tragically, it is
New $560,000 fire engine delivered to Coonamble
THE latest fire engine to roll off the Fire and Rescue NSW production line has arrived at its new home at Coonamble. Valued at around $560,000, the Compressed Air Foam System Class 2 Pumper allows firefighters to tackle structural, chemical, petrol and grass fires, using up to five times less water. The truck boasts a
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