Unsurprisingly, there has been a lot of talk about the strong unified action of the NSW Nationals today, as announced by our leader John Barilaro. I fully support, along with my colleagues, this course of action. All the way back to my time as Mayor of...
THE Old Lands Office on Frome Street, Moree is set to enjoy a facelift with the Moree and District Historical Society securing $12,700 from Moree Plains Shire Council’s 2020 Community Enhancement Fund. The funding will be used replace carpet within the building and ensure the society...
FOUR major road upgrades in the Moree Plains Shire, including preliminary upgrade works on the Newell Highway at Bellata, have been fast-tracked with the State Government spending $3.1 million as part of a program to create jobs and boost the economy during COVID-19. Member for Northern...
AFTER a long history in various premises around the Moree Plains community, the Community College Northern Inland has invested in Moree. The college purchased 53 Greenbah Road last year and renovated it with the assistance of an ACE Infrastructure Maintenance Grant of $71,875 from the NSW...
MOREE students Jordan Briggs and Natalija Stanjovic are among nine students selected to participate in a new program aimed at boosting the aspirations and leadership capabilities of young people in rural and regional schools. Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall and Minister for Education Sarah Mitchell made...
EVER-evolving technology has enabled the Lexus Melbourne Cup Tour to go ahead this year – despite COVID-19 restrictions – and it was zoomed into Moree racecourse on Saturday night as part of a huge fundraiser for the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service. The Pacific National Moree Cup-eve...
PUBS and roadside inns have been a mainstay of the Moree district since the north and north-west was first settled back in the early- to mid-1800s. These shanties were important stop-overs for travellers, drovers and bullock teams traversing the black-soil plains, and they were everywhere. In fact,...
A massive clean-up is underway at Mungindi after the border-town tragically lost three vital businesses on Tuesday night when fire ripped through the town’s main street. The SPAR Supermarket, Red’s Quality Meats and PJ’s Country Wares were lost to the blaze in a town already suffering...
ROLLING and moody landscapes define the latest Moree Gallery exhibition – a body of work featuring a rich palette of green, complementing the district nicely this season. The exhibition, by Southern Highland talent Harry Martin titled A Painted Landscape has been inspired by his studio in...
THE water level is not the only thing on the rise at Copeton Dam’s Northern Foreshore, with Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall and Inverell Shire Mayor Paul Harmon inspecting groundworks for the new communal hall, amenities block and caretaker’s residence last week, all part of...