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A free event in Armidale next week will bring some of Australia’s best skateboarders to town, providing an unforgettable experience for the community. Following the success of Australia’s Olympic skateboarding campaign, which resulted in two gold medals, interest in the sport is at an all-time high. The Rumble Roadshow aims to harness this enthusiasm by [...]
Education and Training
TRADIES have replaced teachers and students across New South Wales to work on 1200 vital maintenance and upgrade projects across more than 800 public schools during the summer school holidays. The maintenance schedule is part of the NSW Government’s investment in minor works, and essential to ensuring schools are fit for purpose. This year, schools [...]
Australia Day
NEW citizens will be welcomed to Australia at citizenship ceremonies across the country on January 26 – an important part of Australian Day celebrations. Moree Plains Shire Council mayor, Susannah Pearse, conducts citizenship ceremonies regularly, but welcoming new citizens to Moree on Australia Day holds special significance. Australian citizenship symbolises unity as a nation and [...]
Pitch2Grow Moree
INNOVATIVE concept Pitch2Grow is calling for expressions of interest from people in the Moree, Narrabri and Inverell districts. The call-out is for entrepreneurs who have new business ideas, products or services, or a new enterprise they can promote in a pitch format. Pitch2Grow, a University of New England Smart Region Incubator project supported by the [...]
Local History
MOREE Plains Shire Council and Big Sky Libraries has published the first edition of Stories of Our Town, a Moree local studies journal. Stories of Our Town, a Moree Community Library publication edited by local studies and digitisation officer Adam Mitchell, is available in print or online in PDF format, and features snippets of history [...]
Health
ARTISTS with strong connections to the north-west and New England regions are invited to submit artworks to be displayed in the new Tamworth Mental Health Unit, with Expressions of Interest now open. Health Infrastructure Executive Director of Rural and Regional Projects, Amanda Bock, said the arts program for the new unit offers a unique opportunity [...]
The Smith Family
NINE out of 10 parents and carers of students supported by The Smith Family are worried they will not be able to afford all items their children need for school this year, a Smith Family survey has found. In the New England north-west region during the 2023-24 financial year, where The Smith Family partnered with [...]
Our Community
THE Moree Arts Community Centre recently completed an enormous first year, with the group exceeding targets and expectations, welcoming new members and achieving several key projects. MACC, a not-for-profit organisation established in November, 2023 by Mojgan Habibi, Claus Bredow, and Jenni and Peter Birch, aims to advance art and culture in the Moree district as [...]
Health and Education
STUDENTS enrolled in healthcare degrees in New South Wales are encouraged to apply for up to $12,000 in financial support to assist with their studies. Minister for Health Ryan Park on Friday announced the next round of applications for the Tertiary Health Study Subsidies Program will open on January 14, 2025. Support will be available [...]
Education and Training
YEAR 12 graduates are encouraged to consider apprenticeships and traineeships as a practical and rewarding alternative to university studies. More than 95 per cent of trade apprentices secure full-time employment after completing their training and apprentice and trainee-qualified workers surpass their tertiary-educated counterparts at age 25, earning an average weekly income of $1421. Apprenticeship Support [...]
