A NUMBER of projects to improve safety at the Mungindi Showground are out of the starting gate and galloping ahead, with Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall last week inspecting work to upgrade the venue’s power boxes, stables and grandstand. Mr Marshall said $134,651 in grant funding,...
SIX new Student Support Officers have started work in schools across the Northern Tablelands, including Moree, as part of a State Government program increasing the level of wellbeing and mental health support to students struggling with the strain of drought, bushfires and the COVID-19 pandemic. Member...
A temporary supermarket opened its doors to the public at Mungindi on Monday. The store, set up in the town’s RSL Club building, aims to restore a sense of normality to the town, enabling residents to shop locally for groceries following the devastating fires which claimed...
IT IS not just the sweet smell of spring sending hearts aflutter throughout the streets of Moree – romance is in the air thanks to a unique exhibition featuring two of the region's most talented creatives. The exhibition, titled Unveiled: Love, lace and longing, features acclaimed...
The region’s high school students and their parents are rejoicing on two fronts this week, with a COVID-19 travel exemption now in place for NSW students attending boarding school in Queensland and news Year 12 formals and graduation ceremonies will go ahead in Term 4. The...
MUNGINDI and district residents will next Monday (September 14) again be able to purchase groceries and essential items in their home town, with a pop-up supermarket opening its doors following the destruction of the SPAR Supermarket in a fire last week. Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall...
WITH a purrfect paws for applause, Moree Veterinary Hospital was this week announced the winner of the Moree Thumbs Up! Thumbs Down! Essential Business Appreciation Award for August, 2020. Moree Veterinary Hospital was first opened by Charlie Bunce in 1978 when the practice was located on...
Unsurprisingly, there has been a lot of talk about the strong unified action of the NSW Nationals today, as announced by our leader John Barilaro. I fully support, along with my colleagues, this course of action. All the way back to my time as Mayor of...
THE Old Lands Office on Frome Street, Moree is set to enjoy a facelift with the Moree and District Historical Society securing $12,700 from Moree Plains Shire Council’s 2020 Community Enhancement Fund. The funding will be used replace carpet within the building and ensure the society...
FOUR major road upgrades in the Moree Plains Shire, including preliminary upgrade works on the Newell Highway at Bellata, have been fast-tracked with the State Government spending $3.1 million as part of a program to create jobs and boost the economy during COVID-19. Member for Northern...