BETHANY Kelly has, literally, stepped up to the plate. With the Moree on a Plate festival less than two weeks away, this marks her first year as event president, a role she has described as challenging, but rewarding. “It’s a big job but thankfully there is an...
LUDENY Wiid from Moree Christian School and Mackenzie Barben from Moree Public School have created the winning artworks for the Moree Plains Shire Council and Cleanaway’s The Mechanics of Organics and Superheroes of Compost Waste truck-art competition. Moree Plains Shire Council’s Water and Waste manager David...
WITH her work highly regarded among cultural enthusiasts Australia-wide, The Moree Gallery’s upcoming exhibition of acclaimed artist Annie Herron is a major coup for the local art scene. This is Annie’s first showing at The Moree Gallery, however many art lovers in the region would be...
TRIKES of all shapes and sizes will converge on Moree to attend the United Trikers Australia AGM and Show ‘n’ Shine at Jellicoe Park on April 22. The Saturday morning event – scheduled between 9.30am and 11-30am – is expected to draw more than 150 trikes...
MORE than 20 years ago – during an era that was post-paleo, but pre-paleo diet – Pallamallawa couple Rob and Susie Long were quietly nutting out ways to capitalise on their newly purchased parcel of land on the fertile banks of the Gwydir River. While not...
BREAKING NEWS: THE Moree community is bracing for white-hot debate after it was revealed today that the local racecourse precinct will be sold to an international mining consortium that will use the site for coal seam gas extraction. The sale includes the 2000m racetrack and 600m coursing...
WHETHER you’re big or small, there will be fun for all ages at this year's Moree on a Plate. A quality smorgasbord of local fare, live entertainment and cooking demonstrations by celebrity chef Lyndey Milan will ensure a feast for the senses, and there’s fun a-plenty...
SWIMMERS and visitors to Moree’s iconic Artesian Aquatic Centre (MAAC) can look forward to greatly improved comfort all year round, thanks to the imminent installation of wind blocking screens, covered walkways, and roofing sections at the tourist destination, Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall said today. Mr...
IT may not be the race that stops the nation, but it’s certainly the race meeting that halts the region. The Moree picnic races on Saturday, May 27 – round one of bush racing’s Golden Triangle – is a darling of the social calendar, and this...
An “accidental” charity golf day in Moree that was conceived about 15 years ago by three close mates who simply enjoyed their weekly afternoon game has now raised nearly $300,000 for local charities and families “doing it tough”. Well-known Moree businessmen Peter Weal, Andrew Parkes and...