HUNDREDS of people of all ages rose from their warm beds well before a Moree dawn today to pay homage to the thousands of men and women who lost their lives in times of war and conflict – the service men and women who sacrificed...
MEMBER for Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall was joined by Moree Plains Shire Mayor Katrina Humphries and representatives from Hunter New England Health today to mark the start of construction of the new, purpose-built, $2 million Renal Dialysis Unit at Moree District Hospital. The new eight-chair unit...
INSPIRATION will abound in Moree come Mothers’ Day weekend, with a special group art exhibition at The Moree Gallery setting the tone for festivities. Featuring seven acclaimed artists from across Australia, the exhibition, Off the Shelf and Beyond, opens on Friday, May 11 and signals the...
WHEN a returned serviceman at the Moree Anzac Day march a few years ago smugly suggested to Edith Guyer that she “should go down the back with all the schoolkids”, the comment stung. Mrs Guyer was in her late 80s – she’ll be 93 in a...
GWYDIR Valley Cotton Growers Association will on Wednesday, April 18 again host An Evening of Cotton, which will include information on the history of cotton production on the Moree Plains, a farm visit, a look at cotton picking and a tour of a working cotton...
BOGGABILLA’S footballers and cricketers will play day and night on their own ‘field of dreams’ with a $139,909 NSW Government grant to install lighting to brighten up the town’s public sportsground, Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall announced today. Mr Marshall said the project would help transform...
FRIENDS of Moree Regional Botanic Gardens were delighted to host the Garden Clubs Australia Northwest Zone picnic in Moree on Saturday. The picnic – also the perfect opportunity to celebrate 20 years’ operation for the Moree Plains Garden Club and 10 years for the Friends of...
MOREE pianist Tom Williams has travelled the world in recent years in pursuit of musical excellence. And that journey brought him back to where it all began on Friday evening when he collaborated with Bingara opera diva Lexi Hutton for a one-night only performance at Bank...
HE'S an entertainer, an educator and an advocate – and George the Farmer, the children’s character with a skyrocketing profile, will soon be visiting the region for the Moree on a Plate Food and Wine Festival. George, a life-size, plush character, will conduct live performances in the...
NEARLY 9000 anglers from across Australia last month took part in the 10th annual Pirtek Fishing Challenge, a nationwide competition aimed at raising much-needed funds for the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia and Peter Duncan Neurosciences Research Unit. Anglers are required to accurately measure and photograph...