JOCKEYS Ricky Blewitt and Michael Gray are recovering after suffering shocking injuries in a horrific three-horse pile-up in the 800m Class 2 Handicap at Tomingley picnic races on Saturday. Fellow rider Michael Hackett remains in an induced coma at Liverpool Hospital. Blewitt, a well-known face on bush...
Do you know a deadly young person? Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Health Service Brisbane is excited to announce the next round of the Young, Black and Proud Scholarships are now OPEN. This round is statewide again thanks to the support of the Queensland Family...
ADORNED with extravagant toffee shards and luxurious Swiss meringue butter cream, baking creations by Catherine Madden are masterpieces – genuine works of art. This Moree home cook has fast gained a reputation as one of the region’s most talented cake creators, and come May 11, Catherine...
The Community College Northern Inland has nationally recognised qualifications, short courses, as well as lifestyle and leisure courses that build community resilience and social capacity. We help individuals reach their full potential and businesses upskill staff through our face-to-face teaching. Let us know if there is...
IT is not just adults’ taste buds that will be tantalised at the upcoming Moree on a Plate Food and Wine Festival – youngsters from across the district are encouraged to come along and learn about fresh local produce and healthy food choices. After a two-year...
THEY came, they saw and they water-skied – boy, did they water-ski. And the people of Moree arrived in waves to cheer them on at a huge night under lights at the much-maligned Moree Water Park, which gave birth to Moree Water Ski Club when established...
NATHAN Sinclair found himself between a “rock” and a hard place over the Easter long weekend. The popular Moree racehorse trainer won the time-honoured Dale Bruce Memorial Lightning Ridge Cup (1200m) on Easter Saturday with much-improved mare Ready To Go Go and shortly afterwards there was...
IT is just over two years since champion bush jockey Darren Jones was killed in a tragic race fall at Warialda – the second death at the track in less than 50 years. In 1970, apprentice Ian Roberts was killed at Warialda races when his mount...
THERE are quitters and then there are quilters – and Moree Quilters simply aren’t quitters. Moree Quilters, a dedicated group of friends that combine their considerable talents to rock, run and applique designs and stitches to layers of exquisite one-off quilts, on Wednesday donated patients at...
THE Moree Show will be held over the weekend of April 26-27 and Moree Show Society has been given a $2000 funding boost through Moree Plains Shire Council’s public donations financial assistance program to help provide a family-oriented event for the whole community. Moree Show Society...