THERE will be no such thing as friendly rivalry at this year’s Moree on a Plate Blokes on the BBQ competition, with five teams vying for the highly-coveted title. Returning to defend their crown are Drew Hawkins and Marco Cicchelli of Rabobank, while Greg Bell and...
EVERY year 35,000 people are reported missing in Australia and while 95 percent of people are found within a short period of time, there are approximately 1600 long-term missing persons. It is now just over four months since Moree man William ‘John’ Torrens was last seen...
ED shearin’ will perform live at the Garah Hotel later this month, along with a huge cast of lightning-fast gun shearers all vying for lucrative prize money at the inaugural Garah Quick Shear and Auction fundraiser. The Quick Shear, a Garah Community Fundraiser initiative, was the...
THE Federal and New South Wales Governments have today signed a landmark Bilateral Agreement, which makes way for the commencement of works on the multi-billion dollar Inland Rail project in NSW. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure Michael McCormack and NSW Deputy Premier and Minister...
ARTIST Alison Mackay, scheduled to exhibit her work at The Moree Gallery next week, has been named as a finalist in the Archibald Prize competition. Ms Mackay is one of 58 finalists vying for the iconic Archibald Prize, first awarded in 1921. The Archibald is regarded as...
MOREE on a Plate will be a real family affair for the Long family, with this talented tribe covering all bases at this year’s festival. Rob and Susie Long are popular long-standing supporters of Moree on a Plate, each year showcasing their Pally Pecans. And now this...
Young athletes looking for financial assistance to support their involvement in sport are encouraged to apply for a Local Sporting Champions grant. The Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said the Coalition Government is committed to getting Australian kids more active, more often and is...
FEDERAL Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Darren Chester said he was ‘deeply humbled’ by the level of support for Australian soldiers, during a visit to the Western Front on Anzac Day. Mr Chester assisted the Prime Minister at the official opening of the new Sir John Monash...
NORTHERN Tablelands MP Adam Marshall on Monday welcomed around 800 delegates from Australia’s most active regional lobby group, the Country Women’s Association (CWA) of NSW, to Armidale for their 96th Annual Conference and General Meeting. This year the conference has been bolstered with $13,000 in funding from...
MOREE Plains Shire Council is calling on a broad range of people within the local agriculture industry to offer thoughts and opinions on what the Moree Plains’ agricultural production and logistics might look like in 20 years’ time. Council is seeking broad-acre farmers, irrigators, logistics (road...