THE legend that is Jimmy Little has been recognised in his home town, with Walgett Shire Council inviting applications for the inaugural round of the Jimmy Little Memorial Scholarships in the Arts. Council has introduced the scholarships to all emerging artists that reside within the Walgett...
Moree Plains Shire Council invites residents to this year’s Clean Up Australia Day on Sunday, March 1 at 8am. The clean-up campaign will focus on the Mehi River from Dr Hollingsworth Bridge (Edward Street crossing) to Dr Hunter Bridge (main town bridge) in a bid to...
Moree Plains Shire Council invites all community members to attend Council’s open public forum at 4pm on Thursday, March 12, 2020 and utilise the opportunity to raise relevant issues they see within the community. The public forum is designed to create a two-way face-to-face communication channel...
WITH recent heavy rainfall across the Shire and the Border River systems, Council has been evaluating the water restrictions in place for Mungindi. Council confirmed Mungindi’s water restrictions will be returned to Level 4 Water Restrictions from Wednesday, February 19, 2020. Level Five water restrictions have been...
REGIONAL: Two Cane Toads have been detected in Glen Innes, after reportedly “hitching a ride” from Queensland in a stock truck, highlighting the importance of the State Government’s newly-declared Cane Toad Biosecurity Zone, to assist with preventing the spread of the species in NSW. Cane toads...
REGIONAL: Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall on Monday urged local property owners, business operators and community organisations affected by the devastating 2019-20 bushfires to make a submission to the NSW Independent Bushfire Inquiry. Mr Marshall said he was pleased to see the broad terms of reference...
IT was about 1986 and the shy young bank johnny waited to be served. It was the lunch-hour rush at the Spic ‘n’ Span Delicatessen and the place was absolutely humming. Gipsey Poulos juggled salad rolls and toasted sandwiches as she served and joked with customers. Her husband,...
With recent heavy rainfall across the Shire and related river systems, Moree Plains Shire Council has been evaluating the water restrictions in place for Boggabilla, Mungindi and Weemelah. Such restrictions were imposed under Council’s Water Supply Schemes Drought Management Plan based on water consumption of the...
REGIONAL: A $2.7 million cash injection for three local councils, aimed at supporting projects which will stimulate their drought-affected economies, was announced on Thursday. Northern Tablelands MP and Minister for Agriculture Adam Marshall said Armidale Regional, Uralla Shire, and Gwydir Shire Councils would each receive $900,000...
REGIONAL: Goondiwindi Regional Council will review the water restrictions across the region at its next meeting, Mayor Graeme Scheu said on Thursday. With some good rain falling across much of the region in the past few weeks, Council will re-assess the restriction level in every town...