Yet another week goes by without any new cases of COVID-19 in the Northern Tablelands electorate. Drive through testing will continue at the Inverell and Glen Innes Hospital’s until next Thursday, when their demand will again be reassessed by Hunter New England Local Health District (HNELHD). To...
A man has been charged after drugs were seized during a vehicle-stop between Warialda and Inverell. At about 2.30pm on Thursday detectives from State Crime Command’s Child Abuse and Sex Crimes Squad observed a Holden Commodore travelling at speed, heading east on the Gwydir Highway at...
A man and woman faced court today, the latest in a string of people charged following an investigation into the supply of prohibited drugs in the state’s Northern Tablelands. In November 2018, officers from the New England Police District established Strike Force Helmich to investigate the...
CONSTRUCTION of the New South Wales State Emergency Services headquarters has commenced in Moree. NSWSES staff and volunteers have waited close to six years for the new project to get underway, creating a permanent headquarters in the process, so it was all smiles as local tradies...
THE NSW State Government will from July 1 introduce new fees for cats which are not desexed, dangerous dogs and restricted dog breeds as part of its commitment to promote responsible pet ownership and improve animal welfare standards. Non-desexed cats, dangerous dogs and restricted dog breeds...
THE improper disposal of sharps waste in the Goondiwindi region must stop, the region’s mayor Lawrence Springborg said this week. Goondiwindi Regional Council announced it will install new syringe disposal containers across the region to address an increased number of reports of sharps dumped in public...
THE Hilton of horse stables will soon be constructed at the Warialda Showground, with Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall on Thursday announcing a $226,489 State Government grant to finally demolish and replace the old and dilapidated wooden stables. Mr Marshall said funding to rebuild the 65-year-old...
MOREE Junior Cricket Association (MJCA) is one step closer to achieving its goal of becoming a central training ground for representative cricket in the north-west, with Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall announcing the State Government will contribute $10,603 to expand the practice nets at Ron...
MOREE’s re-invented Amaroo Store is the winner of the Thumbs Up! Thumbs Down! Essential Business Appreciation Award for May, 2020. The Amaroo Store, now owned by Matt and Tanya Ryan who re-opened the mixed business earlier this year, was nominated by customer Margaret Dennis. “They offer friendly...
Hotels, motels, and caravan parks in the Goondiwindi region will save a combined total of more than $105,000 in Council fees for the next financial year. Goondiwindi Regional Council announced on Wednesday that it would waive its non-residential extra pedestal sewerage charge for local accommodation businesses...