Tag: moree
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LOCAL MP BELIEVES MOREE TO SYDNEY SHOULD REMAIN A REGULATED ROUTE
Member for Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall believes the Moree to Sydney route should remain a regulated air service. He’s says there’s simply not enough passengers to warrant more competition.
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DRIVER SERIOUSLY BURNED AFTER TWO-TRUCK COLLISION NEAR MOREE
A driver is being treated for serious burns, after a collision between two trucks in the north of the state yesterday. Around 2:30pm on Thursday, a B-Double and a semi trailer collided on the Newell Highway, about 25km north of Moree. Both trucks caught on fire as a result of the impact. The driver of…
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TRUCK COLLISION CLAIMS TWO LIVES NEAR MOREE
Two people have died in a head-on collision at Moree near Tamworth this afternoon. Just after 4.15, emergency services were called to the Newell Highway about three kilometres north of the River Road after two trucks crashed. It’s believed the two people who died were the drivers. Police are investigating and motorists are advised to…
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WOMAN CHARGED AFTER POLICE PURSUIT IN STATE’S FAR NORTH
A woman has been charged following a police pursuit in the state’s far north yesterday. Around 3pm on Friday, police were patrolling Edward Street in Moree when they attempted to stop a maroon Holden Statesman for a random breath test. A pursuit was engaged when the driver failed to stop, but was terminated shortly after…
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AUSTRALIA’S LONGEST GRAIN TRAIN MAKES ITS WAY TO NEWCASTLE
Australia’s longest-ever freight train is tonight in the final stages of a journey from the North West to the Port of Newcastle. The 1.3-kilometre train – filled with more than 5,000 tonnes of wheat – is twice the size of the average freight hauler… a move designed to reduce production costs for growers
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GUNS AND AMMUNITION STOLEN NEAR MOREE
Five firearms and more than 200 rounds of ammunition has been stolen from a property near Moree. Police say the property on Kiwora Road at Bingara was broken into sometime between 10am last Friday and 6:30pm on Monday. Two double-barel shotguns and three bolt action .22 calibre rifles were taken from a safe inside a…
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MAN DIES AFTER BEING HIT BY CAR IN MOREE
A woman has been questioned by police, following the death of a man who was hit by a car in Moree this morning. Police were called to Oak Street shortly before 6 o’clock – witnesses say the man was dragged for a short distance before the car stopped. The man was freed by police and…
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PUSH TO BRING MERIT PROGRAM TO MOREE
A new initiative could see drug offenders in Moree sent to rehab, rather than jail. State MP Adam Marshall met with the New South Wales Attorney General today in a bid to bring the MERIT program to the town.
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MOREE BYPASS OPENS SIX MONTHS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
After almost two decades of community campaigning, the Moree bypass has opened ahead of schedule and under budget. The $30-million project will see around 1700 fewer truck movements through the town’s CBD everyday.
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ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF GLEN TURNER’S DEATH
Today marks one year since Tamworth man Glen Turner was fatally shot on a property near Moree. On Friday, the Office of Environment and Heritage compliance officer’s name was added to the International Ranger Federation Honour Roll. The list names around 60 people, who lost their lives on the job, from several countries across the…