MOREE Race Club was gonged with an outstanding achievement award at the prestigious Racing NSW Country and Provincial Awards for Excellence in Sydney on Friday evening. The awards ceremony – country and provincial racing’s night of nights – is held at the Sheraton on the Park in...
EATING while distracted increases the amount of food you consume. If your taste buds do not have time to tell your brain what wonderful flavours you are eating you may find you need seconds to enjoy the meal – or even worst miss enjoying the pleasure...
A TEENAGER is in custody following the pursuit of a stolen vehicle in Moree yesterday. Shortly before 1pm yesterday (Thursday 29 September 2016), officers attached to Barwon Local Area Command attempted to stop a Mitsubishi Pajero on Edward Street that had been identified as stolen. The driver allegedly...
SUE Price was yesterday deposed as long-serving deputy mayor of Moree Plains Shire Council however she wished only the best for her successor, newly-elected councillor Stephen Ritchie. Councillor Price had served as deputy mayor for two terms under mayor Katrina Humphries, who retained the top job...
KATRINA Humphries was re-elected as Moree Plains Shire Council mayor after the new-look, nine-person council yesterday held a crucial election to decide who would lead Moree for the next two years. Cr Humphries fought off a strong challenge from Kerry Cassells, while long-standing councillor Sue Price...
[caption id="attachment_6173" align="alignleft" width="609"] Councillor Katrina Humphries (right) was elected to the Office of Mayor, with Councillor Stephen Ritchie (left) elected to the position of Deputy Mayor.[/caption] COUNCILLORS of Moree Plains Shire Council were today welcomed to office with the first meeting of the new Council taking...
Local Police want to send a message to hoon drivers – if you want to keep your car, slow down and obey the law. Local Traffic & Highway Patrol Command Officer, Sergeant Mark Lyon said “Police have legislation available to them which sees a hard line...
MELANIE Bolwell had a day to remember at Tamworth today, riding three winners from the first six races. The 21-year-old apprentice, who claims 3kg, had won on Stephen Dixon’s Poet’s Trick and Peter Cleal’s One Tin Soldier before adding a third leg with the Kevin Dixon-trained...
TAMWORTH apprentice Melanie Bolwell collected a career-first treble at Tamworth today with wins aboard Poet’s Trick for Stephen Dixon, One Tin Soldier for Peter Cleal and Kevin Dixon’s Wanda’s Girl. And while the young 3kg-claimer celebrated well – she has tomorrow off – at the other...
MURRAY Hartin makes no bones about it when asked about the how, why and wherefore of the inaugural Magic on the Mehi music and poetry festival he co-ordinated earlier this month. The well-known bush poet, one of Moree’s most famous exports who last year returned to...