The push for a new station has been largely community-driven.
More than 300 residents signed a petition last year urging Murray River Council to advocate for state funding.
Council also wrote to the NSW police minister, local MPs and the NSW Police Force calling for increased policing infrastructure in the town.
During the Moama station’s official opening on Wednesday, April 1, NSW Police Minister Yasmin Catley confirmed that discussions about funding for Mathoura were under way at the state level.
“(NSW state Member for Murray) Helen (Dalton) and I visited Mathoura Police Station on our last visit, which was just a year ago almost to the day,” she said.
“What I can advise is that obviously, Deniliquin Police Station does service the Mathoura area ... and I know they’re highly regarded but ... we are looking at reallocating funding from the current capital budget for Mathoura.”
While in the region for the Moama Police Station’s sod-turning last year, Mrs Catley and Ms Dalton visited the station to see the state of it first hand.
Due to safety concerns, the building has been unmanned and non-operational for over a year now.
Murray River Commander Superintendent Paul Smith assured residents that despite not having a physical police station, there was a police presence in town.
“We do actually have a local police officer stationed at Mathoura,” he said.
“The police station itself is unserviceable, and he works out of Moama or Deniliquin; however, (there is) a local police officer there.
“He’s not working out of the police station, but still living in town in a police residence, starting and finishing in Mathoura so we do have a presence there and an after hours police presence available.”
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