MINGLING with ease amongst agricultural heavyweights and innovators and impressive in their school uniforms, Moree Secondary College students attending last week’s Cotton Conference inadvertently piqued the attention of the industry. Four students took the initiative to attend the 2018 Cotton Conference, held on the Gold Coast,...
NORTHERN Tablelands MP Adam Marshall has congratulated Moree’s Kate Tuart on being selected as a recipient of support under this year’s Museums & Galleries NSW Fellowship, Mentorship and Volunteer Placement program. Kate, who is employed as the Collections and Exhibitions Officer at the Bank Art Museum...
RON Harborne Oval sporting fields will be a sea of kids of all ages next Sunday, August 19, when Moree Junior Soccer Association hosts its 2018 zone carnival – and there is still room for more kids. Hundreds of kids from towns across the region, including...
HUNDREDS of shoppers converged on Woolworths Moree on Saturday to support the supermarket’s huge drought relief appeal. In a nationwide pledge, Woolworths’ net profit from fruit and vegetable and fresh meat sales, as well as products from the bakery, deli and chilled goods sections will be...
MOREE and district businesses, residents and community organisations are rallying to help drought-stricken farmers across the region, with donations and support pouring in to the McGregor Gourlay Drought Muster appeal. Thousands of dollars’ worth of fuel and shopping vouchers have been donated as well as household...
NORTHERN Tablelands MP Adam Marshall has raised his glass of cheer for the Armidale craft brewery Welder’s Dog as it toasts success with selection for a huge foodie fair in Melbourne next month. Mr Marshall has applauded the brewer for being one of only 12 high-quality...
ROAD upgrade works on a notorious stretch of one of the most important freight routes in the Moree Plains Shire, the Carnarvon Highway, is well underway according to Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall. Work has begun on the $3.5 million upgrade of a six-kilometre stretch of...
A SCHOOL that gives students enough rope to be independent, the courage to bear the consequences of their decisions, and a safety net of support if necessary is how Moree Secondary College graduate Ben Mack reflects on his cherished high school years. “Moree Secondary College is...
MEMBER for Parkes Mark Coulton on Sunday hosted the Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack, and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, David Littleproud at a farm near Trangie in Central West New South Wales to announce a $190 million package for...
SHOOTERS Fishers and Farmers Party Tamworth candidate Jeff Bacon and Northern Tablelands candidate Rayne Single have called on the National Party to adopt their party’s rural payroll tax exemption policy as a further drought relief measure. “When the National Party and Liberal Party Government came into...