RYAN Hunt is just one of the scores of young people returning to rural Australia, keen to forge a meaningful career, without having to compromise lifestyle. And this 25-year-old pump and irrigation specialist is keen to see other young professionals follow suit. “I literally have a two-minute...
THE mighty Moree Boars celebrated 100 years of local rugby league at the weekend with a huge centenary ball at the Memorial Hall. The ball featured guest speakers Tony Butterfield and David ‘Cement’ Gillespie as well as a charity auction hosted by David Watts that raised...
IT is not often that Alf Scott is lost for words. But that is exactly what happened on Saturday night when the Moree born-and-bred living treasure was given not one, but two standing ovations at the Moree Boars Rugby League Football Club Centenary Ball. It was due...
SADLY, Bernie Briggs and Terry Kelly – known as '9' and ‘Super’ respectively – are no longer with us, but their legend lives on. Now, it can finally be revealed how Bernie kicked that goal from the sideline to seal victory for Moree High School in...
THEY were yelled at and heckled, and told countless times to get their eyes tested. And if Specsavers had been around 35-odd years ago, that catchphrase would’ve been used frequently. Tommy ‘Killer’ Cain and Reg Jamieson still chuckle when they recollect their refereeing days on rugby league...
MEMBER for Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall has inspected construction progress on the new, purpose-built, $2 million Renal Dialysis Unit at Moree District Hospital this week. The new eight-chair unit is being built adjacent to the existing hospital and will herald a new era in renal treatment...
WHEN former Northern Daily Leader sports editor Geoff Newling was approached last week and asked to send through his recollections of Moree Boars’ 1988 grand-final win against Gunnedah, he had several hundred words emailed back to Moree Online NEWS within a few hours – despite...
COUNTRY race clubs can apply for a share in $400,000 for projects that build stronger links with local communities as part of the NSW Government’s new Back to the Track Regional Racing grants, Member for Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall announced today. “Local race clubs, whether they...
THE Moree under-17s rugby league side – coached by former St George great Eddie Lumsden – utterly dominated the 1968 Group 5 season by generating a series of wins that peaked with a narrow grand-final triumph against Inverell. They became known across north-western NSW in the...
AS a child, Sandra Ha always imagined a shimmery future in the big smoke. However, having returned home a graduate of the University of New England, this young accountant has a whole new appreciation for life in the Moree region. “I returned to Moree to be with...