IN arguably a first for Moree, a live show’s prequel will play before the floodlights splash over the premiere and sequel – such is the demand for tickets to Serendipity’s opening nights at Moree Town and Country Club on June 1 and 2. Serendipity, a 10-strong...
PICNIC race club officials at Moree, Mallawa and Talmoi – bush racing’s Golden Triangle – are dusting off the saddlecloths and preparing for another chapter of grass-roots thoroughbred racing across the black-soil plains. It is a celebrated carnival that has gone largely uninterrupted for more than...
NUMBER 9, the legendary Bernie Briggs, is looking down – and he’s smiling broadly. It’s that trademark smile that everyone remembers and loves, and there’s that quiet chuckle, too. The Moree Boars are doing Briggs proud, and the A-grade team’s Lazarus-like resurgence this season has arrived at...
MEMBER for Tamworth Kevin Anderson has welcomed the $44.7 million NSW Koala Strategy package and said it will be a valuable addition to work with investment already undertaken in the Gunnedah region. “It is fantastic to see such strong and vital investment for koalas which will...
WITH final preparations underway for this weekend’s Moree on a Plate Food and Wine Festival, the signature regional event has received a $2,000 boost, to help cater for an expected record crowd on Saturday. Member for Northern Tablelands and Minister for Tourism and Major Events Adam...
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...