DETECTIVES from the Goondiwindi Criminal Investigation Branch are warning local businesses and members of the community to be vigilant after a recent increase in counterfeit currency circulating throughout Goondiwindi and surrounding areas. Officers are investigating several incidents where counterfeit $50 notes have been used to purchase goods...
MOREE Plains Shire Council asset manager Kylie Kerr is inviting locals to come forward to represent the views, needs and expectations of the residents of Moree Plains Shire on local road issues. Council is looking for locals willing to provide feedback and suggestions as a member...
LOCAL police are investigating after a boy was allegedly robbed in daylight on a Moree street. Just after 12pm yesterday (Monday, January 2) a 15-year-old boy was walking along Tycannah Street in east Moree when he told police that he noticed a green Nissan Pulsar pull...
Words: Bill Poulos IT’S a special place in Moree that has done so much good for the community in recent years, run by a passionate woman that just wants to bring people together through art and their untapped potential. The centre, an artists’ studio that doubles as...
Story: Bill Poulos A QUAD bike was stolen from a Moree residence during the early hours of Saturday morning – while hundreds of friends and family members attended the wake of the vehicle’s deceased owner. Linda Maidens buried her husband Billy on Friday and was that night...
A MOREE mother’s life has been left in tatters after nearly everything she owns was stolen during a break-in over Christmas. Liz Hann is appealing to the public for help in locating items stolen from her north Moree Frome Street residence sometime between Christmas Day and...
AN international multi-agency operation which ran for more than two-and-a-half years has resulted in the seizure of approximately 500 kilograms of cocaine in New South Wales (NSW) and more than 600 kilograms of cocaine in Tahiti which was destined for Australia. This amount of cocaine has...
BARWON Local Area Command police officers were kept busy during the Christmas break, with investigations underway into nine break-ins and 16 assaults –12 of which were domestic-related – amid a raft of offences. Acting superintendent Andrew Hurst said local police have had a busy Christmas period and...
Words: Bill Poulos IF jockey Kody Nestor needs to pull the persuader on four-year-old Cheltenham at Gilgandra races on New Year’s Day, rest assured he’ll get a gentle nudge from above – just a nudge, mind you – when he makes his winning move on the...
With even Santa Claus falling victim to misadventure last Christmas, NSW Ambulance paramedics are encouraging people to be mindful of the potential for injury this festive season. NSW Ambulance Inspector John Brotherhood said paramedics attend many injuries each Christmas that could be avoided with a little...