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New England Police have commenced an investigation after a group of young people hurled bricks at an elderly couple during a home invasion in Moree yesterday morning. About 2am (Tuesday 27 January 2026), police were patrolling the Moree area when they attempted to...
Former QLD police officer Bob Gee has been appointed Queensland’s new Cross-Border Commissioner, taking over from Acting Cross-Border Commissioner Damian Walker. Mr Walker was appointed to the position in the wake of the sudden passing of previous Commissioner Ian...
A high-visibility traffic operation has concluded, with six people losing their lives on NSW roads during the Australia Day long weekend. The annual statewide road traffic safety campaign, which ran in conjunction with the double-demerits period, began on Friday 23...
Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan has congratulated the region’s residents who were named on the Australia Day honours list for 2026. Armidale District Cricket Association president Mike Porter and Walcha artist Stephen King received a Medal of the Order...
Local golfers have dominated the 2026 Sapphire Cup played at the Inverell Golf Club over the weekend. Gary Hadland and Darren Pithers were the overall winners of the tournament with a score of 93 points. Saturday’s competition was taken out by Andrew Blair from...
In Gwydir Shire, Ian and Angela Swan were both awarded Warialda's Citizens of the Year while Bingara's Citizens of the year were awarded to Catherine and Ian Egan. Glen Innes Severn Citizen was awarded to Narelle Peach while former Gum Flat Public and Macintyre High...
Residents of Warialda, Gravesend and North Star are advised that Level 3 Water Restrictions are now in place due to Council’s reduced capacity to pump water and current weather conditions generating an increased demand for water usage. Fixed Sprinklers may only be...
A UK immigrant who came to Inverell intending to stay only two years has been named Inverell Shire Citizen of the Year. Radiologist at Inverell Diagnotic Imaging, Alistair Williams was named this year’s Citizen of the Year from a field of five nominees including...
Thousands of people packed into Deepwater racecourse on Saturday for the annual race meeting, many of them travelling from across Queensland and the North Coast. The Cup was won by an outsider UNDER THE CAP trained by Steve Hardy and ridden by Reece O’Connell who...