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...
POLICE from New England Local Area Command have launched a local fitness program designed to engage with youths within the Tingha area. The program, supported by the Armajun Aboriginal Health Service, the Anaiwan Local Aboriginal Lands Council and staff from a local gymnasium, was officially launched today...
LESS than four months ago ACT-based commercial airline Fly Corporate flew into Moree and Narrabri offering regular return flights to Brisbane using a 19-seater plane. Now, as the New Year rapidly approaches, the company has upgraded the service to a 34-passenger seat aircraft to meet demand. Fly...
A 13-year-old girl was positively identified as throwing rocks at vehicles on Gosport Street on Tuesday afternoon and will face charges. The teenager was identified and located a short distance away from the area of the alleged incident and taken to her home where she was...
MOREE Plains Shire Council and Moree Lions Club will showcase locals who have made a significant voluntary contribution to the Moree Plains community at the 2017 Australia Day awards. Moree Lions Club president Barrie Brooks hopes to receive a number of submissions for the awards now...
GOLD medal-winning Paralympian Prue Watt will be Moree’s ambassador at the Australia Day Awards ceremony in January. Lions Club spokesperson Barrie Brooks has been in close contact with the champion swimmer and snow skier and proudly announced her appointment at the weekend. “Prue is a wonderful young...
MOREE police continue to target rock-throwers – especially along the Newell Highway bypass – as well as traffic offenders and during the past three weeks have removed numerous motorbikes and quad-runners from local streets. Barwon Local Area Command acting superintendent Andrew Hurst said local police understood and...
NEARLY $100,000 in funding will be allocated to assist with a solution to put an end to the horrific spate of rock-throwing on the Newell Highway bypass in Moree. In recent months more than 45 incidents of trucks being pelted with rocks have occurred on the...