MOREE picnic races kick-start bush racing’s Golden Triangle on Saturday but there will be one familiar face missing from the crowd – Anthony ‘Dipper’ Diprose. Sadly, Dipper passed away last year. He was just 47. He left behind his wife Bec and three young children, George, Millie...
MEMBERS of two families from the Moree district, both directly connected to important chapters of Australian racing history, were special guests at a gala dinner in Sydney on Friday evening to proudly witness descendants from a bygone era – both equine and human – be...
DIPLOMA-qualified early childhood educators in Moree and district are encouraged to apply for the next round of the NSW Government’s Rural and Remote Early Childhood Education Scholarships. Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall urged all eligible early childhood teachers in the region to consider applying for the...
DALE Trevorrow is used to hearing how things ‘can’t be done’ in agriculture, and it makes him that much hungrier for the challenge. This progressive Victorian producer has no hesitation eschewing tradition, currently running a successful irrigated cropping and grazing enterprise in a region, he...
YOUNG people aged 10 to 19 with drug and alcohol problems in Moree and Boggabilla will get earlier access to treatment with more than $369,000 from the NSW Government to boost support services. Member for Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall today announced a $369,403 contract had been...
CHAMPION stayer Poitrel, the 1920 Melbourne Cup winner with close, historical ties to Moree, has been inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame – one of the Australian racing industry’s highest accolades. Poitrel was bred by William and Fred Moses who stood the Melbourne Cup...
ROCKATORIO snuck along the rail to win the $20,000 Furneys Rural BM-60 Handicap (1600m) at Tamworth on Tuesday and pitchfork himself into contention for a Moree Picnic Cup on May 26. The Nathan Sinclair-trained seven-year-old gelding son of Oratorio saved every millimetre as Josh Oliver hugged...
MARGI Kirkby is used to hosting dinner parties for family and friends – four or five courses are second and third nature for one of Moree’s living treasures. But once a year her stress levels rise dramatically and, oddly enough, it’s always around the Mothers’ Day...
THE Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton says the Budget is a clear indication the economy is back on track. Mr Coulton said tax relief initiatives, more home care packages, and fully funding the National Disability and Insurance Scheme will help many people in the electorate...
IN arguably a first for Moree, a live show’s prequel will play before the floodlights splash over the premiere and sequel – such is the demand for tickets to Serendipity’s opening nights at Moree Town and Country Club on June 1 and 2. Serendipity, a 10-strong...