Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Paul Toole touched down in Moree this week to announce the NSW Government’s decision to extend QantasLink’s air transport licence until March, 2022. The Sydney to Moree air route is a vital service to the Plains, connecting the community to...
FORMER Pallamallawa resident and retired school-teacher Enid Maunder will treasure the letter she received this week from Queen Elizabeth congratulating her on turning 100 years of age – her second correspondence from Her Majesty in less than 20 years. Enid reaches the centenary milestone tomorrow, July...
LOCAL fine food store and florist A Tasty Surprise, owned by well-known locals David and Phoebe Watts, is the winner of Moree Thumbs Up! Thumbs Down! Essential Business Appreciation Award for June, 2020. August this year marks a decade since A Tasty Surprise first opened its...
This week it has been a case of one border opens and another one closes with the deteriorating COVID-19 situation in Victoria placing NSW authorities on high-alert. I want to reassure our communities both states are united in their effort to stop the illness spreading beyond...
GWYDIR Shire Council has officially ‘floated’ its latest tourism opportunity, with Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall last week inspecting a new pontoon on the Gwydir River at Bingara. Mr Marshall said the pontoon was part of Council’s ‘Big River Dreaming Project’ which was funded by a...
A State Funeral for respected Elder Uncle Lyall Munro Senior will be held in Moree for his immediate family from 10am on Saturday, July 11, at Boomerang Ovals on Adelaide Street. The NSW Government asks that to ensure this significant event is COVID-19 safe, only immediate...
A BOLD plan to make the New England region the renewable energy powerhouse of New South Wales was unveiled on Thursday, with Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall and Energy and Environment Minister Matt Kean announcing an $80 million State Government investment to establish the largest,...
A NEW commercial kitchen, solar panels and an expanded closed-circuit television system are all included in a major overhaul of facilities at Moree Showground, with Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall on Wednesday announcing a $316,903 State Government grant from the COVID-19 Showgrounds Stimulus Package. Mr Marshall...
THE NSW Police Force on Tuesday launched a large-scale operation to enforce the closure of the NSW/Victorian border. The Public Health (COVID-19 NSW and Victorian Border) Order 2020, under section 7 of the Public Health Act 2010, was issued late yesterday (Tuesday 7 July 2020). It directed...
WATER restrictions in place for Boggabilla and Mungindi were lifted yesterday, Tuesday, July 7, 2020. A drop in temperature and regular rainfall has resulted in an increase in dam and river levels, prompting Moree Plains Shire Council to re-evaluate the water restrictions in place in Boggabilla...