COUNTRY sporting facilities will get a free kick for major upgrades, with $100 million for new infrastructure works set to boost fields, pitches and tracks across the Northern Tablelands. Local State MP Adam Marshall said the new Regional Sports Infrastructure Fund, part of the NSW Government’s...
PILOTS will soon touch down at Moree Regional Airport with added precision, inspect aircraft with extra confidence and link into a vastly improved power generation array, with $2.5 million in upgrades entering their final stages. Member for Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall recently joined Moree Plains Shire...
MOREE Plains Shire Council is in the process of finalising Stage One of the South Moree Sports Project, with a successful testing last week of the state-of-the-art light-emitting diode (LED) sports field lights. The LED lights are capable of providing competition-standard lighting with the bonus of...
THREE people have been charged with serious driving offences in the local area command this week as well as 14 others being issued infringement notices, prompting Barwon crime manager David Silversides to issue a warning to local drivers. “Motorists just don’t seem to get the message...
FOR great fishing, you need great fish habitat, which is why grants up to $40,000 are now being made available to fishing clubs, community groups, local councils and individuals wanting to improve fish habitat in the region, through the NSW Government’s Habitat Action Grants Program. “Improved...
MOREE Aged and Disability Services will extend and enhance the provision of its services to people in outer rural and remote areas following the announcement of infrastructure projects to be funded under the first round of the Australian Government’s Building Better Regions Fund. Minister for Regional Development...
“Watch out! Watch out! There are trains about!” Moree Plains Shire Council is reminding drivers that freight and grain trains are crossing the upgraded Tycannah Street level crossing as they use the Moree-Inverell rail line to Broadbent Grain to haul freight. Council’s executive projects Manager John Carleton...
MUNGINDI residents will be able to cross their main street, the Carnarvon Highway, with added safety, thanks to a $47,860 NSW Government investment to build a new staggered pedestrian crossing with a secure centre refuge in the middle of the town. Member for Northern Tablelands Adam...
DOWN by the banks of the Macintyre River at Boggabilla, an entirely new kind of cash crop has taken root – with a small scale solar setup now harvesting the sun’s rays. Member for Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall recently visited the private enterprise, located on the...
THE Mungindi Show Society has been given a $1440 funding boost through Moree Plains Shire Council’s Public Donations financial assistance program to help showcase the Mungindi region and provide a diverse, entertaining and educational event at this year’s Mungindi Show. The show, expected to draw a...