MOREE Fire Brigade officers were kept on the hop today under sweltering conditions, attending at least three grassfires and two vacant house fires. All fires are believed to have been deliberately lit. An officer attending a yard blaze in Barwon Avenue late this afternoon (Friday, December 2) said the...
NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons is urging landholders to be aware and well prepared with current conditions increasing the risk of fires across the state. With summer now underway, Total Fire Bans have already been declared in a number of areas due...
A $59,000 grant will help the Moree Plains Art Gallery update its bathroom facilities but importantly also offer the cultural centre the means to increase its appeal to a wider audience, according to Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall. Mr Marshall delivered news of the funding to...
POLICE are appealing for information from the public following break-ins at two Moree businesses earlier this week. A suspected stolen quad bike was used by the unknown offenders to gain entry to a business in Balo Street around 10pm on Monday. The vehicle was driven into the...
Do your premises currently receive a 60c or 20c subsidised feed-in tariff? Did you know that the NSW Solar Bonus Scheme is coming to a close at the end of the 2016 year? To provide information to affected premises, the NSW Department of Industry (in collaboration with...
MEMBER for Northern Tablelands and Parliamentary Secretary for Northern NSW Adam Marshall on Monday visited Moree East Public School to officially open the new $16.3 million school upgrade. Mr Marshall was joined at the ceremony by members of the school community and Moree Plains Shire Mayor...
MOREE Plains Shire Council is introducing a new eProcurement process designed to boost the local economy and drive business to local suppliers. “Local councils in Australia spend $20 billion a year on products and services and we want to make sure that as much of that...
NSW Police yesterday searched four properties within Barwon Local Area Command and seized a suspected stolen firearm, illegal drugs and drug paraphernalia. On Monday morning officers from Barwon Local Area Command, with assistance from the Dog Unit, executed four search warrants at private residences in Narrabri and...
BARWON Local Area Command is the recipient of a generous donation from the Rotary Club of Moree on Gwydir and Moree Plains Shire Council. The donation has contributed to the purchase of two new trail bikes for Barwon Local Area Command. Barwon Local Area Commander, Superintendent Paul McDonald said...
A JOINT, three-day taskforce at Boggabilla has uncovered $400,000 cash hidden in a Toyota Hi-Ace van. About 5.20pm last Wednesday officers from the Traffic and Highway Patrol stopped the van with Queensland registration on the Newell Highway. Following investigations, officers searched the vehicle and allegedly located more...