April 4, 2016
Tourism Moree eNewsletter April 2016
Need to know what's happening in Moree Plains Shire during April? Click PDF link to read Tourism Moree's April 2016 eNewsletter Tourism Moree eNewsletter April 2016 ...
April 3, 2016
Fixing Country Rail: Moree part of $15m pilot program
Media Release Minister for Roads and Freight Duncan Gay, NSW Member for the Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall and Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton last Friday in Moree announced Expressions of Interest are open for the $15 million Fixing Country Rail pilot program, which is targeted...
April 1, 2016
Adam Marshall’s Week that Was
Media Release Work begins on Armidale Hospital $60 million redevelopment. I was delighted to visit the work site at the Armidale Rural Referral Hospital yesterday to witness the demolition of several buildings which will make way for a new four-storey structure. It’s a wonderful milestone for the...
April 1, 2016
More funding for Moree roads
Media Release Minister for Roads and Freight Duncan Gay, Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton and NSW Member for Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall yesterday announced a $700,000 investment to upgrade three local roads in Moree to improve freight links in the district. Mr Gay said Gosport Street,...
March 31, 2016
Daylight saving to be extended: Moree solar farm the big winner
NEW South Wales will later this year trial extended daylight saving hours, with Moree’s new solar farm one of the big winners it was announced late yesterday. The trial, devised by the Australian Climate Control board, will commence at 2am on Sunday, August 7 and finish...
March 14, 2016
Online art auction raises more than $10,000 for Mick Colbran and family
MORE than $10,000 has been raised through an online silent art auction for terminally-ill Moree man Mick Colbran and his family. Eighteen Lots covering art, ceramics, photography and the written word were offered through social media over a two-week period, with all but three items selling. Organiser...
March 12, 2016
Yaama Ganu Centre gets behind Leap for Mick online auction
MOREE’S Yaama Ganu Centre has donated Parpul to the Leap for Mick online art auction. Parpul was painted by renowned artist Yikartu Bumba, a member of Martumili Artists of Western Australia. The Martu are the traditional owners of a vast area of the Great Sandy, Little Sandy...
March 12, 2016
Omen bet Royal Hotel wins as Royal Hotel Social Club members cheer loudly
Words, Images: Bill Poulos THE greatest omen bet of all time saluted at Moree greyhounds on Saturday when Royal Hotel won the 302m Moree Broadcasting 5th Grade Stakes – on a day when the Royal Hotel Social Club made the meeting its own. As Royal Hotel scampered...
March 10, 2016
Jennifer Armstrong named NSW Woman of the Year
Media Release Jennifer Armstrong has won the 2016 Premier’s Woman of the Year Award, which was announced at a gala event at NSW Parliament House. Ms Armstrong is the founder of the Beauty Bank charity which collects toiletries and other beauty products for women in need, particularly...
February 25, 2016
Lots 1-3 Leap for Mick online art auction
Welcome to the Leap for Mick online art auction, aimed at raising money for terminally-ill Moree man Mick Colbran, his wife Alice and their two young boys, Tom ad Sam. Lots 1-3, and the stories behind them, are listed below with bidding officially opening at 6pm...