THE Moree Community Library is making it easier for locals to help the environment by becoming a Community Recycling Station for the recycling of household batteries, mobile phones, e-Waste and printer cartridges. The recycling library drop-off initiative complements the existing Community Recycling Centre at the Moree...
MOREE Secondary College hospitality students were left more than satisfied, thanks to a recent field trip to Sydney, where they gained greater insights – and appreciation – to the diverse industry. The five-day excursion afforded the Year 11 and 12 students an opportunity to see first-hand...
THE Moree picnic races are synonymous with cutting-edge style, so naturally the Fashions on the Field competition has captured the attention of fashionistas across the state. And with a high-calibre prize package befitting the quality on offer, it is worth putting your best, well-heeled, foot forward...
MOREE picnic races herald the start of bush racing’s Golden Triangle on Saturday but there will be one familiar face missing from the crowd – Anthony ‘Dipper’ Diprose. Sadly, Dipper passed away last year. He was just 47. He left behind his wife Bec and three young...
MEMBERS of two families from the Moree district, both directly connected to important chapters of Australian racing history, were special guests at a gala dinner in Sydney on Friday evening to proudly witness descendants from a bygone era – both equine and human – be...
DIPLOMA-qualified early childhood educators in Moree and district are encouraged to apply for the next round of the NSW Government’s Rural and Remote Early Childhood Education Scholarships. Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall urged all eligible early childhood teachers in the region to consider applying for the...
DALE Trevorrow is used to hearing how things ‘can’t be done’ in agriculture, and it makes him that much hungrier for the challenge. This progressive Victorian producer has no hesitation eschewing tradition, currently running a successful irrigated cropping and grazing enterprise in a region, he...
YOUNG people aged 10 to 19 with drug and alcohol problems in Moree and Boggabilla will get earlier access to treatment with more than $369,000 from the NSW Government to boost support services. Member for Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall today announced a $369,403 contract had been...
CHAMPION stayer Poitrel, the 1920 Melbourne Cup winner with close, historical ties to Moree, has been inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame – one of the Australian racing industry’s highest accolades. Poitrel was bred by William and Fred Moses who stood the Melbourne Cup...
ROCKATORIO snuck along the rail to win the $20,000 Furneys Rural BM-60 Handicap (1600m) at Tamworth on Tuesday and pitchfork himself into contention for a Moree Picnic Cup on May 26. The Nathan Sinclair-trained seven-year-old gelding son of Oratorio saved every millimetre as Josh Oliver hugged...