A three-kilometre section of track on the Moree-Inverell railway line – between Broadbent Grain and the Tycannah Street Level Crossing – is now open for business. The first train is expected to use the line this Friday, March 3 with more in April to accommodate the recent...
MOREE businessman Josh McGregor three years ago led a lobby group that fought successfully to get Qantaslink back in Moree after the town was left without a carrier to service the Moree-Sydney air route. And now the battle is back on – and again Mr McGregor...
DISASTER assistance has been made available for communities across the state that have been affected by the recent bushfires. The local government areas receiving Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) assistance include: Cessnock Dungog Kempsey Maitland Mid Coast Mid-Western Regional Narrabri Port Macquarie-Hastings Port Stephens Queanbeyan-Palerang Tenterfield Upper Hunter Warrumbungle. This assistance includes: help for eligible people whose homes or belongings...
MEMBER for Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall has issued a statement concerning the controversial proposed deregulation of the Moree-Sydney air route. Currently, the route is locked in with QantasLink however Transport for NSW has put forward a proposal to deregulate what is believed to be a safe...
MOREE’S favourite racehorse Free Billy is back with a track record-breaking vengeance, making a small but handy team of horses look like bit players in the 1400m XXXX Gold Goondiwindi Cup on Saturday. Free Billy, trained by Peter Sinclair, is owned by the Boar Boar syndicate,...
MOREE Plains Shire Mayor Katrina Humphries says Moree could end up with no air service at all if the proposed deregulation of the Moree-Sydney air route is adopted by Transport for New South Wales. Cr Humphries says the route is simply not big enough to sustain...
UPDATED: 4.20-pm, February 25 NEW South Wales member for Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall hopes to meet with Moree Plains Shire Council next week to discuss the proposed deregulation of the Moree-Sydney air service. Mr Marshall, who was recently elevated to NSW minister for Tourism and Major Events as well...
MOREE mayor Katrina Humphries has hit out at comments made by NSW Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Andrew Constance on ABC Radio’s New England North West Breakfast program today, regarding the proposed deregulation of the Moree-Sydney air service currently provided by Qantaslink – a deregulation...
MOREE Plains Shire Council is encouraging locals to lend a helping hand for Clean Up Australia Day, with efforts for this year focused along the Mehi River from the Services Club through to the west of Dr Hunter Bridge (main town bridge). This year’s community clean up...
MEMBER for Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall is encouraging local veterans’ groups and councils to consider applying for grants of up to $10,000 to preserve and enhance the region’s war memorials. Mr Marshall said the NSW Community War Memorials Fund was established to help repair, conserve and...