PALLAMALLAWA farmer Phillip Tonkin’s incredible start to racehorse ownership is set to continue at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday – Golden Slipper day – when his four-year-old mare Invincible Gem takes on out-and-out champion Winx in the 1500m $1million George Ryder Stakes. Tonkin, better-known around Pallamallawa way...
THERE wouldn’t be a baby-boomer who lived in Moree during the late 1960s and into the late 1980s that wasn’t guided through the OTC Station as part of a school excursion. Every school in Moree once had a must-do list of excursion destinations – and the...
MOREE farmer Peter Guyer this week embarks on a road-trip with a difference –and one that he plans to help make a difference – when he takes part in the 2018 Hire Express Beyond Bitumen Rally. The rally aims to help raise awareness about depression –...
MOREE’S under-utilised Mehi River area will become a thriving waterside retreat, with the NSW Government investing $402,554 to rejuvenate the green corridor and attract visitors. Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall was in Moree last Friday and announced the major rejuvenation project with Moree Plains Shire Council...
ADAM Marshall hid that far down the back of the Crooble Hall on Saturday night that many thought he was an out-of-work usher looking to get a start. But he was elevated from back bench to centre stage in a matter of moments when Sammy Vickery-McDouall...
THE State Government has made available a massive funding allocation for the Moree Plains Shire, with $1,644,982 now available to build important community facilities, sporting infrastructure and public amenities. Member for Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall today announced the allocation, provided under Round Two of the NSW...
THE NSW Government recently announced that Round 2 of the Stronger Country Communities Fund will open from this week. The SCCF has been established to deliver crucial local infrastructure to improve the quality of life of people living in regional NSW. The amount of funding available across...
MORE than 200 locals and visitors packed the Moree Services Club auditorium on Saturday evening to reminisce, laugh and shed just a few tears at the 25th Annual Allied Forces and Nashos’ Reunion. Iconic 1960s entertainer Little Pattie, who will celebrate her 69th birthday next Saturday,...
AN emotional march on Saturday morning heralded the start of a big weekend for members of the north-west branch of the NSW National Servicemen’s Association of Australia and returned men and women from across Australia. The Balo Street parade, with more than 60 uniformed men...
A Bill Haley-style comet or two just might be seen – and heard – over Crooble and Croppa Creek next weekend when a well-known cast of proud bush entertainers take to the stage for the My Golden Triangle 1950s’ Variety Show at the Crooble Hall. The...