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...
THE Moree PCYC says a $15,000 grant delivered by Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall will allow it to update and remodel dated amenities at the Boston St centre which caters for scores of local young kids. Mr Marshall has announced the funding and says the grant...
ABOUT 18 months ago John Singleton was struggling to make ends meet. He was on the work-for-the-dole scheme while actively looking for employment but it seemed at the time that there just wasn’t any light at the end of the long, dark tunnel. On the other side...
Words: Bill Poulos Image: Supplied PADDY Cunningham’s huge week at the track is set to continue with runners at Ballina today and Armidale on Tuesday. The Glen Innes trainer led back a winning treble on his home track Saturday week ago, including the Glen Innes Cup with Hula...
As the summer holidays continue, Transport for NSW and the NSW taxi industry have teamed up to further communicate the message that if you’re drinking, a taxi is a safe and reliable Plan B to get you home after a night out. A Transport for NSW...
A newly-launched Helicopter Retrieval Network will improve coverage of NSW Ambulance aeromedical services in rural, regional and remote NSW. A new fleet of eight white Agusta Westland 139 (AW139) helicopters has started operations for the Ambulance Service of NSW. The new helicopters will have a doctor...
VANDALS caused considerable damage to an automatic teller machine at ANZ Bank’s Moree branch on Friday evening. At about 8pm, Moree Fire Brigade was called to the Balo Street branch. Station officer Scott Beers said it was the quick response that put paid to what could...
Story and Photo: Bill Poulos MORE than 1000 mourners gathered in Moree on Friday to farewell local treasure Bernie Briggs, who succumbed to pancreatic cancer after a battle that raged for two-and-a-half years. He was 58 years of age. The living legend is now the legend, and family...