Moree Giants launch junior rugby league season on a winning note
HUNDREDS of kids – boys and girls – pulled on their jerseys and laced up the footy boots at Boughton Oval on Saturday to launch the Moree Giants’ 2026 junior rugby league season. The Giants hosted Inverell Hawks across three fields, with under-6s through to under-17s girls running on. Moree Giants club president Steve Cory
Meet Australia’s biosecurity top dogs
WHEN it comes to stopping biosecurity threats at the border, some of Australia’s most effective frontline defenders walk on four legs. The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has named detector dog Ghost as its Top Dog for 2025, recognising an exceptional year of service protecting Australia from exotic pests and diseases. The Top Dog
Moree’s Karen Tighe fulfils role as NSW Indigenous women’s cricket team assistant coach
KAREN Tighe is back home in Moree after completing her role as assistant coach of the New South Wales Indigenous women’s cricket team, runners-up to Victoria in the women’s grand-final at the National Indigenous Cricket Championships in Mackay recently. Tighe, selected alongside fellow assistant coach Zoya Thakur and head coach Kerry Marshall, is one of
Moree Christian School information session May 6 for prospective 2027 kindergarten students
MOREE Christian School will on Wednesday, May 6, welcome prospective 2027 Kindergarten children and their parents and carers to the school for an information afternoon. The one-hour session, scheduled for 3.30pm, will brief parents and carers about their children’s first year at Moree Christian School. Acting principal Emily Cobb said kindergarten is an important step
Brendan Moylan’s Weekly Report
A total of $298,600 was secured to extend BackTrack’s successful Night Crew program. The program sees youth workers on Armidale streets three nights per week to engage with vulnerable young people. It was first trialled for 12 weeks in 2025 with fantastic results, including a significant reduction in break-ins and reported stolen vehicles. Armidale Regional
General manager Natalia Cowley resigns from Moree Plains Shire Council
MOREE Plains Shire Council general manager Natalia Cowley has resigned. Ms Cowley was employed as interim general manager in January last year, and was appointed to a permanent position 12 months ago. “It has been an absolute privilege to serve the Moree Plains community and to work alongside the mayor, councillors, staff, community groups and
Public consultation to commence on New England rail trail framework
ARMIDALE Regional Council has started public consultation as part of the preliminary works being undertaken on the New England Rail Trail Framework following the project’s endorsement at the October 2025 council meeting. The New England Rail Trail proposal aims to revitalise the disused Great Northern Rail corridor between Armidale and Glen Innes, transforming it into
Armidale’s BackTrack’s night crew program here to stay with funding boost
MEMBER for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan welcomed further funding to extend the operation of BackTrack’s successful Night Crew program in Armidale. The Night Crew program sees youth workers active on Armidale streets between 8pm and 7am three nights per week to engage young people at risk. It was initially trialled in early 2025 after BackTrack
Grain-growers anxiously peer skyward as winter cropping draws closer
LAND-HOLDERS across much of north-western New South Wales and southern Queensland are anxiously peering skyward in the hope of rain – and plenty of it – as they prepare for planting season in the coming weeks. There is rain predicted over the next fortnight, with good falls expected in the second week of this month.
Full house welcomes new season of exhibitions at BAMM
A vibrant and celebratory atmosphere filled Bank Art Museum Moree last Thursday evening, as a full house gathered to mark the opening of four major new exhibitions to signal another dynamic chapter in the gallery’s 2026 program. Running until May 30, the exhibitions bring together a compelling mix of contemporary practice, each offering distinct perspectives
Woolworths freezes shelf prices on 300 household staples
A price freeze on 300 popular Woolworths-branded or exclusive products, including eggs, bread, chicken, sausages, pasta and nappies will apply from May 1 for the next three months. The price freeze means that for the next three months, the shelf price of popular, everyday supermarket-own or exclusive brands will not increase. Products include a range
Narrabri’s boost to emergency services on track
THE new Namoi Gwydir Fire Control Centre in Narrabri is nearing completion, marking a major step forward in strengthening emergency response capability in the state’s north-west. The $13.1 million facility will provide the Rural Fire Service with a modern, purpose-built base to support operations into the future. The project delivers on recommendations from the 2019-2020
Maruma-Li Walaay youth bail accommodation facility now operational south of Moree
REPRESENTATIVES from the NSW Premier’s Department, Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research and Moree bail accommodation program on Wednesday updated community members and stakeholders about the new bail facility, crime statistics in the region and place-based responses to the Moree Action Plan. The meeting at Social Co House came a day after Youth Justice Minister
Tayla Frahm’s Mungindi head shave raises $2870 for Leukaemia Foundation
SPENDING Easter at hometown Mungindi with family and friends was a little bit different this year for Tayla Frahm – she turned up at the bordertown with flowing locks, but went home to Queensland with a new, quite shiny look. Tayla now lives at the Gold Coast with partner Paris and returned to Mungindi earlier
Next generation of bull riding stars named for PBR Origin 2026
EMERGING bull-riding stars, 13-year-old Kassedy Carlon from Bundarra, 10-year-old Chase Berry from Gunnedah and 16-year-old Liam Birks from Tamworth have been selected to represent New South Wales for the 2026 Professional Bull Riders Australia Monster Energy Origin Series’ junior teams. Junior riders will compete at all three Origin events in Newcastle, Brisbane and Sydney, with
Fair Work transport order hits councils, communities with new costs
LOCAL Government NSW warns the Fair Work Commission’s Road Transport Contractual Chain Order will impose significant new costs on councils, with flow-on impacts for communities across New South Wales. LGNSW vice-president Khal Asfour said the order would add further strain to councils already under intense financial pressure. “Councils are working hard to protect essential services
Moree Lions Club launch free eye and vision tests at local schools
MOREE Lions Club last week launched an important program in Moree, with students at Moree Public School and Moree Christian School undergoing free eye and vision tests as part of the Lions Australia Eye Health Program. The comprehensive vision screening program for children aged three years and older was developed in the United States 26
Red Shield Appeal: Be the hope the New England north-west needs right now
THE Salvation Army in the New England north-west is calling on locals to dig deep and get involved in the Red Shield Appeal this year, raising vital funds to support those in the region who are doing it tough. Salvation Army external communications manager for NSW, Major Bruce Harmer, said Australia’s largest and longest-running door-knock
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