For Reece Thrift, all things electrical are in the blood. Having watched his father Paul build a successful electrical and air-conditioning business, Reece’s fate was sealed from a young age. “I always knew I was going to do a trade because I much prefer hands-on than theory,...
THERE will be more helping hands for farmers facing hardship with the Coalition Government investing a further $3.7 million in the Rural Financial Counselling Service. The extra funding brings the Coalition’s commitment to the service to $77 million. Minister for Agriculture David Littleproud said the RFCS had...
WHETHER it is household usage, keeping the lawn green, washing the car or just cooling off pets – high temperatures and minimal rainfall have led to Moree’s highest water consumption for the summer quarter in the past five years. The increased water usage from householders –...
THE kNOw Waste education program, an initiative of waste management company Cleanaway, was this week delivered to local children in partnership with Moree Plains Shire Council. Students from Gwydir Day Care and Pre-School, Moree Pre-School, Goodstart Early Learning Centre and Boomi Public School participated in the...
AN impressive list of exhibitors from across eastern Australia will display products and services at a mechanical, industrial and agricultural trade show in Moree on Saturday, March 30. The trade show, believed to be a first of its kind for Moree, has been co-ordinated by husband...
From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, there are 194 nations in the world. Of these, Economist last year reported that just 19 countries are still ‘full democracies’. On Saturday, March 23 Moree residents will enjoy that democratic freedom and the right to elect their leaders when they go to...
MOREE’S all-female acapella group, Serendipity, is preparing to again wow audiences when they perform their new show, Serendipity Time Travels at Bank Art Museum Moree in early May. Rehearsals are well underway for the two-nights-only performance on Friday and Saturday, May 10-11. Sell-out audiences in 2018 announced...
SHE swapped the scalpel for a chef’s knife, and it seems Moree’s Daisy Nguyen excels in anything she turns her hand to. The former veterinarian opened her humble café, A-One Take-Away and Catering, just two years ago, and Daisy’s authentic Asian dishes have become a sensation...
RESIDENTS of Moree Plains Shire, the greater north-western NSW, and beyond are in for a treat on Saturday, March 23 when Moree Rugby Union Club – the Weebolla Bulls – welcomes a group of former Wallabies to Moree for a Wallabies Classic Match, thanks to...
THE notorious Washpool section of the Gwydir Highway, about 15 kilometres east of Moree, will be flood-proofed under a $4.5 million plan, committed on Tuesday by Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall. Mr Marshall inspected the low-level causeway with Moree Plains Shire Mayor Katrina Humphries and said...