AS part of the anniversary of the renaming of the Nationality and Citizenship Act 1948 to the Australian Citizenship Act 1948, six people were sworn in as Aussies at Moree Plains Shire Council today. Hosting a citizenship ceremony is one of the key highlights for mayor...
Live entertainment – tick. A relaxing family friendly atmosphere in the spring sunshine – tick. Full bar facilities – tick. All for a good cause – absolutely. The stars will align this Saturday afternoon at Moree Rugby Club as the Live Life Like Sal committee host its family fun...
COUNCILLOR Greg Smith will support the Moree community if it favours a cashless welfare card, and tomorrow will argue to trial the controversial program across the Moree Plains Shire. He has garnered important information that he wants to community to digest. “I want to balance the debate...
PEEL off the jumpers and bask in the sunshine. September is here and the St Philomena’s Spring Fair is just around the corner. Come Sunday, September 17 the grounds of St Philomena’s School will transform into a hive of activity and adventure for young and old, with...
THE residents of Moree’s Moreena Units, many of them elderly and with disabilities, will have improved access to their homes when two new access ramps are constructed shortly, using funds from a $20,000 grant from the NSW Government. Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall visited the Moreena...
THE North-West Sub-Branch of the NSW National Serviceman Association is in early preparation for the organisation’s 25th annual reunion at Moree in 2018. The reunion, held in Moree for the first time earlier this year, will take place on March 9-10-11. Celebrations will be held in conjunction...
MOREE Plains Shire councillors are divided over a proposal to trial cashless welfare cards in the community, with the contentious issue going to a vote on Thursday after a notice of motion was last week put on the table by councillor John Tramby. At least four...
STAFF members at a Moree newsagency were left distraught and badly shaken after an attempted armed hold-up at the Gosport Street business early Sunday morning. A man entered the newsagency at about 7am on Sunday and threatened an employee with a knife. The man was confronted...
IF ever Kelly Smith and Cool Rules were to be beaten in the inaugural 1400m Joe and Jane Willis Memorial Collarenebri Cup, there would no better result than to see good mate Nathan Sinclair snatch the prize. And that’s exactly how the race panned out when...
RON Harborne Oval precinct – the home of sport in Moree – is one of five local sites slated for major upgrades if Moree Plains Shire Council can obtain funding through the NSW State Government. Council will put forward five applications under the Stronger Country Communities...