IT has been two years in the making and much longer in the planning, but now the Moree Regional Military Museum is ever so close to officially opening its doors to the public. Museum committee president John Williams said visitors to the 25th Annual Allied Forces’...
MOREE may be miles from the bright lights of city restaurants, but when it comes to food miles, we’re acres ahead. In May, 2018 Moree on a Plate will again dish up a smorgasbord of local producers showcasing the wonderful fresh fare on offer in the...
MOREE dog-lovers are encouraged to bring their four-legged companions down to Carbeen Park – on Carbeen Street just behind the cemetery – to celebrate the opening of the town’s first off-leash area. The opening celebrations on Wednesday, February 28 – from 8am until 6pm – includes...
MEMBERS of the north-west branch of the NSW National Servicemen’s Association of Australia are readying themselves for an army of visitors, as preparations for the 25th Annual Allied Forces and Nashos’ Reunion – and second for Moree – march along. The reunion, organised with the help...
THE Moree community has been successful in its campaign for a new and expanded renal dialysis unit, Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall said today, announcing $2 million from the NSW Government to construct the purpose-built facility at Moree Hospital. Mr Marshall made the announcement alongside local...
MEMBER for Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall and Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton have both expressed disgust and bitter disappointment at the vote in the Senate on Wednesday night to disallow the Murray Darling Basin Plan amendment relating to the Northern Murray-Darling Basin. “On behalf of...
FARMERS across the Electorate of Parkes in the dairy, grains and red meat sectors will have their tariffs to Peru slashed following the historic signing of the Peru-Australia Free Trade Agreement (PAFTA). Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said PAFTA will eliminate 99.4 per cent of...
SUPPORT for residents and community-based anti-smoking campaigns in the Electorate of Parkes are the local focus of the record $183.7 million in funding for Australia’s first four-year Tackling Indigenous Smoking (TIS) program. “Together, we are making progress in reducing smoking rates but tobacco is still claiming...
MOREE Plains Shire Council encourages locals to lend a helping hand for Clean Up Australia Day, with efforts this year focused along the Mehi River from Dr Hollingsworth Bridge – the Edward Street crossing – to Dr Geoffrey Hunter Bridge (main bridge) and upstream to...
MOTORISTS are being asked to show patience and diligence over the next few months as farmers and drovers move stock on TSRs, highways and roads in the Moree shire due to the continued dry weather. Moree Plains Shire Council’s road safety officer Renee McMillan explains that...