At such a critical time in the pandemic it is really disappointing to see anti-maskers and border hoppers dominating the news cycle. Over the last five months our communities have given up so much to keep the Northern Tablelands electorate COVID-19 free, which is why it...
SELF-confessed bushie Peter Sinclair will saddle up his first starters on a Sydney track when stablemates Liberty Head and Beacon line up in the TAB Highway Handicap at Royal Randwick on Saturday. “Never been to a Sydney track, let alone Randwick . . . let’s hope...
COVID-19 has this week reared its ugly head again in NSW, with clusters in parts of Sydney forcing the State Government to implement a number of new restrictions around public gatherings. From midnight tonight (Friday, 17 July) pubs will be restricted to a maximum of 10...
THE much-anticipated $2 million upgrade of Moree Railway Station will be arriving two years ahead of schedule, with Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall and Regional Roads and Transport Minister Paul Toole on Thursday announcing the project would get underway later this year. Mr Marshall said Moree...
Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Paul Toole touched down in Moree this week to announce the NSW Government’s decision to extend QantasLink’s air transport licence until March, 2022. The Sydney to Moree air route is a vital service to the Plains, connecting the community to...
FORMER Pallamallawa resident and retired school-teacher Enid Maunder will treasure the letter she received this week from Queen Elizabeth congratulating her on turning 100 years of age – her second correspondence from Her Majesty in less than 20 years. Enid reaches the centenary milestone tomorrow, July...
LOCAL fine food store and florist A Tasty Surprise, owned by well-known locals David and Phoebe Watts, is the winner of Moree Thumbs Up! Thumbs Down! Essential Business Appreciation Award for June, 2020. August this year marks a decade since A Tasty Surprise first opened its...
This week it has been a case of one border opens and another one closes with the deteriorating COVID-19 situation in Victoria placing NSW authorities on high-alert. I want to reassure our communities both states are united in their effort to stop the illness spreading beyond...
GWYDIR Shire Council has officially ‘floated’ its latest tourism opportunity, with Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall last week inspecting a new pontoon on the Gwydir River at Bingara. Mr Marshall said the pontoon was part of Council’s ‘Big River Dreaming Project’ which was funded by a...
A State Funeral for respected Elder Uncle Lyall Munro Senior will be held in Moree for his immediate family from 10am on Saturday, July 11, at Boomerang Ovals on Adelaide Street. The NSW Government asks that to ensure this significant event is COVID-19 safe, only immediate...