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TICKETS are available for Moree Public School’s 2025 Supporting the Now, Paving the Future Long Lunch, and the groundswell of support for the innovative fundraiser has overwhelmed organisers. The long lunch, an initiative of Moree Public School P&C Association, will be served on Saturday, March 1 – traditionally the first day of autumn – at [...]
Education
MOREE RSL Regional Military Museum broke new ground on Monday when the first school excursion was hosted at the recently-opened facility. Students from St Philomena’s School were guided through the museum by Moree RSL Sub-Branch president John Williams, military trustee John Tramby and committee members Darry Brady, Eric Taylor and Lila Fisher. “This is the [...]
Junior Sport
MOREE junior athlete Kate McDonald will head to the Australian All Schools Championships in Brisbane in December after this week collecting bronze and silver at the NSWPSSA Primary Athletics Championships in Sydney. Kate finished third behind Charlotte James and Kyah Ryals in the 1500m girls 12-13 years’ final on Wednesday and went one better for [...]
Girls on Fire
AS summer approaches and the threat of bushfires in regional and rural New South Wales grows, Girls on Fire, a not-for-profit organisation founded by firefighter and advocate Bronnie Mackintosh, is taking action to help communities prepare. And the Fire-UP Girls on Fire Roadshow will be in Moree next week to empower the next generation of [...]
Education
IT IS one year since mobile phones were banned from all New South Wales public schools. According to a new survey by the NSW Department of Education, the decision to ban mobile phones has improved student learning, concentration, and encouraged young people to socialise more. One year on from the change, a survey of almost [...]
Junior Sport
KIDS across the Moree Plains are encouraged to “try before they buy” when Moree Little Athletics stages a games night on Wednesday, October 23 to launch the 2024-2025 junior athletics’ season. Little As club president, Kelly James, invites families to come along and try it out before committing to the entire season. “If kids are [...]
Gone Fishing!
MORE than 150 recreational anglers cast lines to help clear Moree and district waterways of unwanted European carp on Sunday as part of the Gone Fishing Carp Muster, organised locally by Northern Slopes Landcare Association and OzFish. Online registrations were ticked off from around 6am at Jellicoe Park by Kiara Temperley from Landcare and Jay [...]
Education
UNIVERSITY students Elyne Tighe and Tom Watts – both from Moree – have received scholarships through the Country Education Foundation to help fund their tertiary studies. The CEF in Moree was established in 2011 to give financial assistance and support to local youth to help them achieve post-high school education, training and vocational guidance. To [...]
Community health
FAMILIES across the Moree Plains are strongly advised to be vaccinated against whooping cough, with reported cases in the district on the rise. NSW Health is urging pregnant women, parents and carers of babies, grandparents and other people in close contact with babies to be vaccinated to protect babies from severe disease. Associate Medical Practice [...]
Recruitment
THE Girls on Fire Australia team will be in Moree on Wednesday, October 30 – and young women are invited to attend the Fire-Up workshop. Girls on Fire works with schools, fire and emergency services, regional towns, and all kinds of youth-related organisations to introduce young people aged 15 to 19 to fire, emergency and [...]
