ROUND three of bush racing’s Golden Triangle jumps from the barriers at Garah’s historic Talmoi racecourse on Saturday – and quite a few visitors will jump straight from the emerald-green sward of the Moree golf course on Friday to take part in two very special...
MOREE Plains Shire Council has become aware of the potential for asbestos contamination at 142 Greenbah Road, a portion of land adjoining the Gwydir Highway in Moree, where chips of fibrous cement have been reported. Council’s director of planning and community development Angus Witherby said the...
FAMILIES across the Northern Tablelands have received even more support during the State’s worst recorded drought, with a further round of funding for Early Childhood Education services announced on Friday as part of a $755 million boost to the NSW Government’s drought support package. Northern Tablelands...
PROMINENT Moree racehorse owner Geoff Farrar says Bobby Mackay was a professional among amateurs – and former Mallawa Picnic Race Club president George Boland says the champion jockey was “the one”. And when discussions arise about exactly who the best hoop was to ever ride the...
ORDER of Australia medals were awarded to deserving recipients across the north-west and New England regions including Moree, Inverell, Uralla, Walcha and Tamworth. Local State MP Adam Marshall congratulated four Northern Tablelands residents named in this year’s list, acknowledging their outstanding record of community, emergency and...
MOREE community stalwart and all-round good bloke Reg Jamieson has been recognised on the Queen’s Birthday Honour List – an accolade he cherishes but says is bittersweet. Mr Jamieson was on Sunday gonged with a Medal of the Order of Australia (General Division) for his tireless...
THE late Alf Scott was known in Moree as Mr Rugby League. But he was much, much more than that. And now his community spirit – especially his spirit – continues to glow ever so brightly. Mr Scott, 94, was on Sunday posthumously named in the Queen’s Birthday...
FOR more than 30 years Mungindi community stalwart Sue Price OAM has fought for her community and now the Moree Plains Shire Councillor’s work has again been publicly recognised, with a NSW Minister’s Award for Women in Local Government. Cr Price received the Elected Representative Regional...
STAFF at Moree Plains Shire Council’s fully owned-and-operated childcare centre, Gwydir Day Care and Pre-School say a career in early childhood education is fast-paced, uniquely rewarding and different every day. Staff members are surrounded by energy and creativity and have the opportunity to play an integral...
THE transfer of the former Crown Lands Building to the Moree and District Historical Society is now complete with the help of the Moree Local Aboriginal Land Council. With a vision to turn the old building into a historical museum underway, the MLALC has provided vital...