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...
NORTHERN Tablelands MP Adam Marshall today announced a three-year extension to an agreement with Tabcorp to not allow sales of NSW Lotteries products in supermarkets until at least March 31, 2021. Mr Marshall made the announcement at Moree’s Balo Square Newsagents and said the agreement would...
MOREE’s rich rugby league history, stretching back 100 years, is punctuated with myriad stellar seasons and unforgettable highpoints. The 1970s was an incredible decade for The Big M – a defining 10-year timeframe that produced 16 grand-final wins across four grades. Stars were born, and the more...
THE youngsters at Moree’s Grace Lutheran Preschool are looking forward to some big changes after Christmas this year, thanks to more State Government funding, announced today by Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall. The first of some new goodies in their wish list at the preschool will...
RON Dellar has played, coached and mentored Werris Creek Magpies for 50 years. He’s won junior and senior Group 21 and Group 4 premierships as well as a 1996 Clayton Cup – the symbol of supremacy in NSW Country Rugby League. But the local builder was handed...
THE Moree Boars centenary ball on July 21 will celebrate 100 years of rugby league in Moree – but it will also serve as a farewell of sorts to a Moree resident that has been a loyal servant to the town, and the game of...
LIKE many residents in the district, it was the heart that led Moree Secondary College’s Carol Ave campus principal Paula Barton back to Moree. As a young teaching graduate fresh out of university, she not only found her future husband, Lance, in Moree but a career...
RUGBY league has been played at competition level in Moree for 100 years – and living treasure and local league historian Alf Scott has been around for 94 of them. And, incredibly, for 71 of those 94 years, Alf has been directly involved at club and...
AGRICULTURE is on the cusp of a revolution, with renewed enthusiasm fuelling a transformation. Precision ag, increased production capabilities and water-saving innovations are all reflective of an industry brimming with opportunity. And now one of Australia’s rural heartlands is calling forth an agricultural army – a vibrant,...