TIRELESS Moree charity worker Lee Estens has been named in this year’s Australia Day Honours list, acknowledged for her incredible efforts raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for children’s charities, most notably the Variety Club of Australia. Mrs Estens joins six other recipients from across the...
MOREE Plains Shire Council and Moree Chamber of Commerce late last year released the results of the Moree and Mungindi Business Confidence Survey and will now host information sessions to prioritise the key skills needed for local businesses. The Moree information evening will begin at 6pm on...
A PROJECT investing $2 million to reinstate a disused section of rail line at Moree, enabling hundreds of thousands of tonnes of grain, cotton and pulses to be railed to Newcastle instead of being sent by truck to Queensland, has been completed. Deputy Premier John Barilaro...
TWO Sydney Swans’ stars – their names still under double wraps – will fly into Moree early next month as part of the Australia Post AFL Community Camps program. The players, hosted locally by emerging AFL club the Moree Suns, will be in town on Monday,...
NORTHERN Tablelands MP Adam Marshall is urging the region’s art galleries and arts groups to consider submitting regional ideas and projects for potential funding under a $2.5 million State Government program. Mr Marshall said this year’s ClubGRANTS Category 3 program provided golden opportunities for local groups...
Police have launched Operation Goldsmith this morning to ensure safe and secure celebrations across NSW ahead of the national holiday tomorrow. Millions of people are expected to attend events across the Sydney CBD and harbour foreshore areas – as well as local celebrations throughout NSW –...
EIGHT public schools across the Northern Tablelands have been given a million dollar makeover during the Christmas holidays, local MP Adam Marshall announced today. The eight shared in a total $1.08 million works program to get them ready for the 2017 school year. Mr Marshall said the...
THE beautifully-landscaped gardens at the Moree Town and Country Club will be the setting for Moree Arts Council Thespians’ new live theatre production, A Midsummer Night’s Dream when the first of five performances premieres on March 17. Director Tim Barklay says the stunning gardens will provide...
A 33-year-old woman was threatened with a claw hammer and forcibly removed from her vehicle at a Moree service station on Monday night. The vehicle, a Ford Ranger, was then used in an armed robbery at a Moree drive-through liquor store just a few minutes later. Police...
WELL-travelled Moree pianist Thomas Williams will perform at Moree Plains Gallery for two nights only this week – his farewell performance before returning to Melbourne to pursue a master of teaching degree as he endeavours to become a qualified music teacher. Music lovers are encouraged to...