A MAN using a mobile phone while driving has led to the seizure of almost 90kg of methylamphetamine (ICE) which has an estimated potential street value of almost $45 million. Officers stopped a 26-year-old man in Thomas Street, Haymarket, on Friday (22 July 2016), when he was...
MEMBER for Barwon Kevin Humphries earlier this week announced that rural workplaces across the Barwon Electorate can apply for a rebate of up to $500 to implement safety measures aimed at reducing quad bike tragedies and injuries on farms. Mr Humphries said the rebate was announced at the...
FOR more a century, spent artesian water from the Moree Artesian Aquatic Centre (MAAC) and the local artesian water industry has been discharged in to the Mehi River. To solve an environmental issue and provide improved health, wellbeing and regional sustainability, Moree Plains Shire Council, in consultation...
NORTHERN Tablelands musicians wanting to promote and showcase their talents to overseas producers or develop contacts that could open the door to an international music career are invited to apply for NSW Government funding. Local State MP Adam Marshall said the Opportunity Development Grants Program could...
MEMBER for Barwon Kevin Humphries on Thursday announced more than $130,000 in funding to help local disability service providers get ready for the roll-out of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) in Barwon. The NSW Government’s Transition Assistance Program (TAP) offers $4 million in grant funding to help...
MORE than 100 shoppers combined with 29 local businesses recently to raise more than $6000 for the Moree District Hospital maternity ward, and in doing so helped pioneer what is hoped to become a regular “shop local” event in Moree. The much-anticipated night of retail therapy...
A man has died following a shooting at a Coonabarabran home yesterday. About 8.45pm (Monday 18 July 2016) police were called to the home following reports of shots fired. Police found a woman suffering multiple gunshot wounds and a man suffering a single gunshot wound. Both were airlifted...
INVERELL’S vital Armajun Aboriginal Health Service will be able to put more focus on disease prevention after Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall announced another $212,000 in annual funding for the busy centre. “The poor health of Aboriginal people compared to the rest of the population is...
ONE of the more notorious stretches of freight road in the State’s north, the section of Carnarvon Highway just north of Moree, will soon receive a $2.7 million upgrade, courtesy of the NSW Government. Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall recently inspected the section of road, between...
Words and photo: Bill Poulos MOREE motocross riders Jesse Moore and Scott Madden recently returned home from competing in the Tatts Finke desert race in the Northern Territory – and both riders recorded impressive, career-best finishes in their respective classes in a race that drew more...