THE imminent shift to a new system that will allow people with a disability to ‘comparison shop’ among service providers is being supported in Moree with almost $67,000 in transition funding from the State Government announced for two local service providers. [caption id="attachment_5533" align="alignleft" width="610"] Moree...
MEMBERS of the public interested in standing as a councillor at the forthcoming local government elections are invited to an informal information evening at 5.30pm next Monday, August 1 at Moree Plains Shire Council Chambers in the Max Centre on Balo Street. General manager Lester Rodgers and deputy mayor Sue...
THE Warialda NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) Brigade has acquired some serious firepower, taking delivery recently of a new CAT 6 (Category 6) tanker equipped with a remote-controlled water cannon. Mr Marshall inspected the tanker yesterday in Warialda with RFS Namoi-Gwydir Zone Superintendent Michael Brooks and...
THERE has always been a self-help attitude in Gwydir Shire, and with the equipping of two 24-hour gyms, that now extends to local residents’ health and fitness. Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall joined Gwydir Shire Mayor John Coulton yesterday to open Bingara’s shire-owned, 24-hour gym. It was...
MOREE Plains Shire Council is asking for suggestions where community members think new bus shelters, signage or better lighting and security would be most beneficial along community bus routes. Director of Engineering Services Ian Dinham explained grants are currently available to improve the community transport experience in Moree...
REGISTRATIONS are now open for the August 2 North West NSW Heavy Vehicle Breakfast Forum which draws people from the trucking industry, as well as farmers, stock and station agents, livestock owners and business operators keen to hear and talk about road infrastructure, investment and plans for the...
Barwon LAC Police remind residents and in particular young persons that legislation is in place making the act of throwing a rock at a vehicle a crime, regardless of whether you hit it or not. Detective Inspector David Silversides said “the offence applies to any person...
A MAN using a mobile phone while driving has led to the seizure of almost 90kg of methylamphetamine (ICE) which has an estimated potential street value of almost $45 million. Officers stopped a 26-year-old man in Thomas Street, Haymarket, on Friday (22 July 2016), when he was...
MEMBER for Barwon Kevin Humphries earlier this week announced that rural workplaces across the Barwon Electorate can apply for a rebate of up to $500 to implement safety measures aimed at reducing quad bike tragedies and injuries on farms. Mr Humphries said the rebate was announced at the...
FOR more a century, spent artesian water from the Moree Artesian Aquatic Centre (MAAC) and the local artesian water industry has been discharged in to the Mehi River. To solve an environmental issue and provide improved health, wellbeing and regional sustainability, Moree Plains Shire Council, in consultation...