It started, as most great quests do, with a craving and a Facebook post. Roy Butler MP, a self-confessed foodie with an “unhealthy obsession” with the Vietnamese pork roll, put out a call to the far west: where in Barwon can a person get a decent banh mi?
Moree Plains Shire
Posted inBoggabilla, Crime, Feature
Man critically injured in Boggabilla stabbing
A man, 20, is fighting for life after a stabbing at a Boggabilla home. Police have set up a crime scene and want anyone with information to come forward.
Posted inFeature, Grants and funding, Gunnedah Shire, Moree Plains Shire, Narrabri Shire
Volunteer grants boost Gunnedah, Moree, Narrabri groups
Gunnedah, Moree, Narrabri and Wee Waa groups are among 42 organisations sharing in $62,966 of Volunteer Grants funding across the electorate of Parkes, with grants of up to $2,733 going to local clubs.
Posted inFeature, Moree, Parenting and kids
Rocket-themed water play proposed for Moree’s Kirkby Park
A rocket-themed water play area featuring a tipping bucket, ground sprays and water cannons could be coming to Moree’s Kirkby Park.
Posted inFeature, Local politics, Moree Plains Shire
Pearse, Tighe returned unopposed in Moree Plains
Moree Plains has its leadership locked in for another two years, with Mayor Susannah Pearse and Deputy Mayor Wayne Tighe both returned unopposed. Next week, four more New England councils go to a mayoral vote.
Posted inCrime, Feature, Moree
Man charged and ammunition seized after pursuit near Moree
A 22-year-old man has been charged and ammunition seized following a police pursuit north-west of Moree.
Posted inFeature, Legal, Moree, Obituary
Moree born first female High Court judge dies
Pioneering Australian judge Mary Gaudron has been honoured for her contributions to Australia’s legal landscape after her death at age 83.
Posted inAgriculture, Boggabilla, News
Boggabilla agricultural leader Rebecca Fing named 2027 Nuffield Scholar
Boggabilla’s Rebecca Fing will take her farm safety research overseas after being named a 2027 Nuffield Scholar.
Posted inConsultations and feedback, Feature, Moree
Moree community invited to have their say at council Q&A
Moree Plains residents are being invited to meet councillors and council staff, ask questions and raise local issues at a community Q&A session later this month.
Posted inFeature, Moree Plains Shire, NSW News, Social issues and services, Workers and Unions
SafeWork puts Moree Plains on notice over psychosocial risk
Moree Plains Shire Council has moved quickly to comply with a SafeWork improvement notice, as the State Government moves to give courts new powers to protect workers from abuse.