MOREE fire-fighters, police and paramedics battled Alice Street bumper-to-bumper traffic at the Moree bypass set of traffic lights – long-regarded by locals as a motoring nightmare – to quickly respond to a residential fire on Morton Street on Thursday afternoon. A back-up unit from Moree Rural...
AUSTRALIAN jobs are being secured with the Coalition Government signing a contract with Liberty OneSteel Whyalla Steelworks to supply steel rail to the iconic Inland Rail project, the Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said. Mr Coulton said the Parkes to Narromine section of the Inland Rail will...
RACING NSW stewards have concluded an inquiry into the 1000m McGregor Gourley-Labe Sutton Farrier Warialda Sprint at Warialda Jockey Club on Saturday, 8 April. The inquiry was held in Tamworth racecourse stewards’ room last Wednesday, November 29. Stewards: Shane A Cullen (Chairman), Jack Penfold, Marc F Van...
NINETEEN notices for children “at-risk” were completed at the weekend as part of Strike Force Claymore 2 during the latest in a series of high visibility police deployments conducted in the Barwon Local Area Command. Police also conducted 66 searches while two juveniles will be dealt...
UPDATED THE country racing industry – and the western districts’ farming community in general – lost one of its most respected members last week, with the passing of true-blue gentleman Jack Meaney. He was 93. Jack, whose trademark phrase ‘(you are) quite right’ was affectionately known by all...
STRIKE Force Claymore 2 continues to claim scalps in Moree however the number of break-and-enters and thefts in the township has spiked. Twenty-six offenders were charged in the past week with 38 offences. Moree fire fighters were also called to a house blaze in Anne Street –...
LOLA Shearer may shun the spotlight, but few could rival her dedication to Moree and now the long-time healthcare advocate has been formally recognised by the NSW Government for her decades-long commitment to the community. Member for Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall recently visited Lola in her...
3 December – Jellicoe Park Markets Head to Jellicoe Park and look for something unique, quirky and fresh at the Moree Markets on the first Sunday of each month. New stall holders are always welcome just send a text message to 0487 429 469 with...
MORE than a dozen kids were taken off the streets after midnight in Moree at the weekend and around 100 people dispersed at a party in east Moree during Operation Claymore 2, an ongoing strike force established to focus on traffic, drug, and property crime in Moree. Police...
Member for Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall today welcomed the establishment and deployment of Strike Force Claymore to Moree, announced by NSW Police. The Strike Force was deployed over the weekend with early success, seeing multiple arrests, charges laid and drug detections. "This is exactly the response the good...