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North West
  • Cattle outlook

Golden times ahead for cattle producers, says market analyst

There are golden times ahead for the nation’s cattle producers with a “new norm” of 630c/kg liveweight for feeder steers next year as the markets enter a seven-year period of stability. Market analyst Simon Quilty, Global AgriTrends, delivered his price forecast out to 2028 at the recent Pasture Agronomy Service conference held in southern NSW. Mr Quilty forecast 2026 average prices to reach 630c/kg liveweight for feeder steers, 510c/kg LW for Jap Ox, 420c/kg LW for cows and for the Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI) to peak at 1277c/kg carcase weight. This would be up on the strengthening 2025 prices […]

Apr 12, 2025

  • Moree Hospital

Builders appointed for new $105 million Moree Hospital

A new $105 million Moree Hospital is one step closer, with the state government announcing the appointment of the main works contractor. The next stage of the hospital development is expected to begin in coming months. Following a competitive tender process, Hutchinson Builders was awarded the works contract. The project received planning approval in January 2025, which is a key step in finalising the planning and design phase. Part of the redeveloped facility will include a new acute services building which will consist of an emergency department, operating theatres, medical imaging, a birthing and inpatient unit, pathology and new main […]

Apr 12, 2025

  • Police news

Two teenagers charged after alleged Moree home invasion

Two teenagers have been charged over a home invasion in Moree that left one man with a broken nose. Officers from Operation Soteria arrested the 17-year-old boy and 19-year-old woman in Moree on Thursday, April 3, as part of its ongoing crackdown on youth crime in regional NSW. The charges relate to an alleged assault at a property on Amaroo Drive, Moree on Friday , February 14. Investigators from New England Police District were told the occupants – a 58-year-old man and a 56-year-old woman – had allegedly been assaulted by two males, who then stole two SUVs. Both vehicles […]

Apr 9, 2025

  • Road upgrades

Safety improvement works start for Gwydir Highway

Transport for NSW will start work this month to improve safety on a stretch of the Gwydir Highway about 51 kilometres west of Moree. Work at Browns Creek will involve widening the road and improvements to two kilometres of pavement as well as repairs to five culverts. A Transport for NSW spokesperson said the Gwydir Highway is a significant east-west link for northern NSW and this work will make the road safer for all users while reducing ongoing maintenance costs. “It will help make our regional road network safer and deliver a stronger, more resilient section of the highway,” the […]

Apr 1, 2025

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