ROAD works on a stretch of one of the most notorious freight routes on the Carnarvon Highway just north of Moree is about to get underway, says Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall. Preparation works have begun for the $2.7 million upgrade of a six-kilometre stretch of...
NSW Farmers last week launched a Landholder Guide to Mining and CSG in NSW. The Guide is designed to provide up-to-date and comprehensive information on mining and coal seam gas activity and legislation in NSW. “With a complex set of regulations, farmers often don’t know where to...
Need to know what time Coles and Woolies are open over Christmas and New Year? Or what days Moree’s two medical centres will be operating during the festive season? Need a chemist shop in a hurry? The award-winning team at Tourism Moree has put together a must-have list...
A TEENAGE pedestrian has died after being struck by a vehicle in Narrabri Thursday night and two later a 43-year-old male was injured in a single-vehicle accident on Kaputar Road. At about 8.45pm emergency services were called to Doyle Street near the intersection of Nandewar Street,...
A PROJECT investing $2 million to reinstate a disused section of rail line at Moree, enabling hundreds of thousands of tonnes of grain, cotton and pulses to be railed to Newcastle instead of being sent by truck to Queensland, is nearing completion. Northern Tablelands MP Adam...
DOGS and cats across Moree Plains Shire heaved a collective sigh of relief this week, with the news that well-known local ranger Jock Jones plans to retire in the New Year. Jock, 73, has been the local ranger for the past 20 years, but will hang...
LONG haul truck drivers have threatened to bypass the Moree Bypass and navigate heavy vehicles through the CBD if rock-throwing continues along the notorious stretch of highway. The bypass, 40 years in the making, was implemented to keep heavy vehicles out of Balo Street. It was opened...
NORTHERN Tablelands MP Adam Marshall says a new report into primary industries production highlights the huge value and contribution of the northern region to the NSW agricultural sector which has hit a record high value of $13.9 billion. Mr Marshall said the 2016 Performance, Data and...
NORTHERN Tablelands MP Adam Marshall has announced an arts grant that will help a group of Moree indigenous artists produce a special Kamilaroi colouring-in book. Mr Marshall says the Colour Me Kamilaroi publication will design, select and produce the images and art work for e-book publishing...
ARTISTS and arts workers aged 18-25 years in the Northern Tablelands are being urged to apply for a $10,000 Young Regional Artist Scholarship (YRAS) to help reach their career goals. Local State MP Adam Marshall said the YRAS program would invest in 100 scholarships to the...