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...
AN industry brimming with opportunity that is maximising returns and capitalising on collaborations was the focus of Moree’s recent Weebollabolla Field Day. Jen Jeffreys of Weebollabolla Shorthorns organised the event, and says the format was the perfect opportunity for producers to network and gain valuable industry...
FIVE teenagers have been arrested and charged at Coonamble after allegedly travelling more than 500km across NSW in a stolen Mercedes Benz. Police will allege that on Friday, July 28, a black Mercedes Benz sedan was stolen from a home in Amaroo, Canberra. It is alleged the car...
SEWERAGE maintenance in the southern areas of Moree over the next six months might be just enough to educate a few household males a bit about toilet etiquette – or the you-know-what just might hit the fan. The great toilet seat debate is one that every...
THE Moree Community Library will be closed for maintenance next week on Wednesday, July 26 to replace the automatic entry doors. Library co-ordinator Samantha Geatches said the door mechanisms were worn out and needed replacing. “The new doors will create a great user-friendly entrance and make access...
MOREE police are closing the net on break-and-enter offenders targeting local commercial premises, with the arrest of five men early Saturday morning after a string of break-and-enter offences in the area were reported. Several break-and-enters were committed on commercial businesses in Moree between 8.40pm on Friday and...