Education coverage
Feature Story
THE Moree Secondary College Clontarf Academy banner soared proudly in Macquarie Street, Sydney, earlier this month when Year 11 student Maverick Noakes was recognised in state parliament for his outstanding contribution to the Moree community. Maverick received the prestigious Tom Harvey Award for Citizenship under the Australian Youth Trust during a parliament house visit that [...]
Education and Training
A dedicated group of students are now qualified to work in the aged-care sector after this week graduating Certificate III in Individual Support – Ageing and Disability at Moree Community College. Mimma Bokelund, Jasmine Cleal, Dianne Dahlstrom, Cindie Garrett, Gary Johnson and Vicki Thompson received their certificates at an afternoon tea graduation ceremony at the [...]
Education and Arts
MOREE Secondary College Year 11 student Amber Muller successfully auditioned for selection as a member of the Pulse Alive Dance Company, which performs tonight at Sydney Olympic Park. More than 5000 students are performing in Pulse Alive, showcasing the talents of Kindergarten to Year 12 public schools from across New South Wales. Amber has performed [...]
Feature Story
IAN and Bronte Treloar are firm advocates of advance care directives. The well-known Moree couple firmly believe healthcare choices matter – and National Advance Care Planning Week from March 17-23 heightens the need to make appropriate plans so end-of-life wishes are known and respected. Ian, a retired farmer and contract fencer, turns 81 next week. [...]
Agriculture
FOWLES Wine has released the first 12 months’ results of its joint project with University of New England on a pioneering study of insect-eating micro-bats as vineyard pest control, which could ultimately save Australia’s wine industry $50 million per year. The study has been investigating whether micro-bats are consuming pests in the Fowles vineyard at [...]
Local sport
PHIL Hobday has been appointed Moree Services Club bowls co-ordinator with a charter to generate more player numbers on the greens, especially from schools across the Moree Plains Shire. Lawn bowls as a sport has not been played in Moree schools for more than 20 years, but Hobday and Moree Services Bowls Club president Wayne [...]
Regional News
WORK is set to get underway at Wee Waa High School and is expected to continue throughout next week, to remediate a small amount of mould identified in a wall between office spaces at the school as the result of a water leak from an air-conditioning drainage pipe. The leak was identified within a wall [...]
Regional News
A record number of Bell’s turtle hatchlings – wollumbinia belIi – were released into the Macdonald River near Walcha and Bendemeer this week, marking a major milestone in local turtle conservation. The project is funded by the Australian Government Natural Heritage Trust and delivered by Northern Tablelands Local Land Services, a member of the Commonwealth [...]
Education
THE Federal and NSW State Governments have agreed to fully and fairly fund New South Wales public schools. As part of the Heads of Agreements signed Tuesday, the Commonwealth will provide an additional five per cent of the Schooling Resource Standard to New South Wales. This will lift the Commonwealth contribution from 20 per cent [...]
Our Community
LEADER of The Nationals, David Littleproud, and party candidate for Parkes, Jamie Chaffey, joined Moree Plains Shire mayor Susannah Pearse and deputy mayor Wayne Tighe on Thursday to announce major funding across the region. Also present were Moree councillors Dominique Hodgkinson and Debbie Williams, Mungindi Aged Care Centre secretary-treasurer Maree Bingham, Mungindi Community Education Association [...]
