A PARTNERSHIP between the Australian College of Midwives (ACM), the Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives (CATSINaM), the University of Queensland (UQ) and the University of Sydney (USyd) has culminated in the launch of a ground-breaking Birthing on Country maternity services program. Officially...
MEMBER for Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall has welcomed $4.8 million in NSW Government funding to roll out 28 new highway patrol vehicles across the state, including an additional vehicle in the region, to crack down on dangerous drivers and help reduce the road toll. The vehicles...
WITH paint brushes in hand, a small but dedicated team of volunteers gathered over the weekend for Graffiti Removal Day, targeting the fence on the east side of Cooee Park - between Cooee Street and Jones Avenue. [caption id="attachment_6488" align="alignleft" width="611"] Graffiti Removal Day volunteers included Mary and...
MOREE Lions Club will use a $9,800 State Government grant to teach young kids how to throw a line in local rivers and hook fish, according to Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall. The Lions for Lines project will see some fun family days scheduled over the...
For the parent's of a sick child, overnight hospital stays are an experience generally fraught with angst. But thanks to proceeds raised from popular local event, Moree on a Plate, families and carers of hospitalised young ones will now be able to rest a little easier during their stay...
FIRIES, paramedics and police have again been called to a fire in Moree – this time at an unoccupied set of flats on Jones Avenue. The flats, already derelict from a previous fire, were well alight when fire services arrived at the scene late Friday afternoon. The...
MOREE preschool teacher Lidia Mathews has been awarded a $10,000 scholarship to help build on her qualifications in early childhood education. Mrs Mathews already has two diplomas but the news she’s won the scholarship means her path of study for a bachelor’s degree is that much...
CONGRATULATIONS continue to pour in for unsung Moree social worker Cathy Duncan, who was one of just 90 women from across NSW to be added to the 2016 Hidden Treasures Honour Roll. The decoration is due recognition of Ms Duncan’s tireless work as a volunteer within...
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REPLACEMENT of the ageing regional rail fleet, starting with new XPTs, will be accelerated with $50 million to speed up delivery of new trains and improve comfort and reliability. Deputy Premier Troy Grant and Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Andrew Constance announced extra money has been committed,...