APVMA delays hurting farmers when they can least afford it
THE most recent performance results of the Armidale-based Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority raise serious questions of the Regulator’s ability to meet the minimum standards expected by the nation’s farming and plant science sector and stipulated by law. The results for the recently-released December 2025 quarter show the APVMA’s performance across all applications continues
Moree Services FC back in training and ready to defend premiership title
MOREE Services FC players are back in training and preparing to defend their premiership title in the 2026 Namoi League football competition. The 20-round season, with five teams each playing a series of round robins, starts Saturday, April 18, with a Moree Yellow versus Moree Blue local derby from 2.30pm at Moree Services Club sporting fields.
Historic Warialda Jockey Club jumps from the gates April 11
ON Friday, July 1, 1853, people came from everywhere to celebrate the first official race meeting at Warialda. More than 170 years later, Warialda Jockey Club will hold its annual cup meeting on Saturday, April 11 with a six-race card. The popular meeting features the 1400m Warialda Cup and 1000m Darren Jones Memorial Sprint. The
NSW Farmers’ secures $15 million for AgSkilled program
NSW Farmers has secured a major victory for regional skills and workforce development, with the NSW Government confirming a three-year, $15 million funding commitment for the AgSkilled program. NSW Farmers Young Farmer Council chair, Jess Ryan, welcomed the announcement adding it was great to see the NSW Government listening to farmers on this initiative. “This
UNSW research puts firefighters inside virtual megafires before the real thing
RESEARCHERS from UNSW Sydney, in partnership with New South Wales fire agencies, have developed an immersive fire simulation system to help emergency responders build vital skills to tackle bushfires. Firefighters are stepping into towering walls of flame, racing wind-driven fire fronts and navigating fast-moving bushfire emergencies, all before confronting the real thing. Researchers at UNSW’s
If I could turn back time . . . well, tomorrow, you can
DAYLIGHT saving will officially end at 3am tomorrow, marking the close of a practice that has long divided opinion. Daylight saving in New South Wales has a surprisingly complex history. First introduced during the First World War as a wartime measure to conserve fuel, it was briefly adopted and then abandoned, only to reappear during
Clement to saddle five of the seven Lightning Ridge Cup runners today
RIDING instructions for the Opal Miners’ Hall of Fame Lightning Ridge Cup will be a drawn-out process for Jane Clement, with the western districts trainer saddling five of the seven runners in the 1200m bush sprint today. Clement, now based at Mendooran after relocating from Armidale in November, starts 2024 Moree Cup winner Macleay, topweight
Tammy and Kevin ready to chill out at Moree on a Plate
TAMMY Sapphalakvoi and Kevin Cheong from Chill Out Café will have a stall at Moree on a Plate again this year with their sell-out Asian street food. The couple has called Moree home for nearly five years, after friends encouraged them to make the move. “We were living in Sydney and the girls at Relaxing
University of New England’s Tamworth campus a step closer
CONSTRUCTION is set to commence on the University of New England’s Tamworth campus, located at the old Velodrome site in the city’s central business district. Central Coast-based construction firm North Construction & Building Pty Ltd were awarded the contract in late 2025 and are now ready to progress to building. Start of construction was marked
Moree: Two teenagers charged by NSW JCTT over alleged extremist material
TWO teenage boys in Moree have been charged as part of an investigation by the NSW Joint Counter Terrorism Team. In December 2025, officers attached to New England Police District commenced an investigation after receiving information a teenager was allegedly accessing extremist material online. Following extensive inquiries, on Friday, March 27, 2026, investigators executed a
