A PROJECT investing $2 million to reinstate a disused section of rail line at Moree, enabling hundreds of thousands of tonnes of grain, cotton and pulses to be railed to Newcastle instead of being sent by truck to Queensland, is nearing completion. Northern Tablelands MP Adam...
DOGS and cats across Moree Plains Shire heaved a collective sigh of relief this week, with the news that well-known local ranger Jock Jones plans to retire in the New Year. Jock, 73, has been the local ranger for the past 20 years, but will hang...
LONG haul truck drivers have threatened to bypass the Moree Bypass and navigate heavy vehicles through the CBD if rock-throwing continues along the notorious stretch of highway. The bypass, 40 years in the making, was implemented to keep heavy vehicles out of Balo Street. It was opened...
NORTHERN Tablelands MP Adam Marshall says a new report into primary industries production highlights the huge value and contribution of the northern region to the NSW agricultural sector which has hit a record high value of $13.9 billion. Mr Marshall said the 2016 Performance, Data and...
NORTHERN Tablelands MP Adam Marshall has announced an arts grant that will help a group of Moree indigenous artists produce a special Kamilaroi colouring-in book. Mr Marshall says the Colour Me Kamilaroi publication will design, select and produce the images and art work for e-book publishing...
ARTISTS and arts workers aged 18-25 years in the Northern Tablelands are being urged to apply for a $10,000 Young Regional Artist Scholarship (YRAS) to help reach their career goals. Local State MP Adam Marshall said the YRAS program would invest in 100 scholarships to the...
MEMBER for Barwon Kevin Humphries said today that he was thrilled to award $36,370 to two Narrabri Shire projects. The funding is part of the Community Building Partnerships program, a NSW Government initiative which aims to create more vibrant communities by supporting projects that deliver positive...
BARWON Local Area Commander Paul McDonald has today welcomed four new police officers to Moree. Mr McDonald was among the supportive crowd at the NSW Police Force College last Friday when the four made the attestation parade of Class of 329 at Goulburn. Class 329 includes 130...
Two men will face court after a large amount of drugs and cash were located during a vehicle stop in the State’s far west on Sunday. About 8.45am yesterday (Sunday, December 11), police attached to Barrier Traffic and Highway Patrol Command were patrolling the Sturt Highway...
NEWS travels fast in a small town. And it was exceptionally swift a couple of years ago in Collarenebri when word got out that cheap, homemade grog – rot-gut – could be purchased under-the-counter at the local second-hand shop. The store was popular with the local Indigenous...