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Regional Art

Archibald Prize finalist to open first solo exhibition at Tamworth Regional Gallery

RECENTLY announced Archibald Prize portraiture award finalist, David Darcy, opens his exhibition, Self Sabotage – Portraits by David Darcy at the Tamworth Regional Gallery tomorrow. Showing until Sunday, June 21, Self Sabotage marks the first solo exhibition for the Murrurundi-based artist, who has achieved great recognition for traditional portraiture in Australia. His repertoire includes winning [...]

Wed, 6 May 2026

Foodies’ Weekend

Nick Whitehouse back at Maslina Bar and Grill for huge foodies’ weekend in Moree

MICHELIN Star-rated chef Nick Whitehouse is back in Moree, with a big Mother’s Day weekend planned for Maslina Bar and Grill. Maslina’s culinary journey, timed perfectly to coincide with Moree on a Plate food and wine festival, starts Friday with a wine degustation night featuring award-winning vineyard, Topper’s Mountain Wines. “The five-course wine dinner should [...]

Wed, 6 May 2026

Local History

Adam Mitchell digitalising lifelong memories of the Moree Plains

TO some, a dusty archive is just a room full of old papers. For Adam Mitchell at Moree Plains Shire Council, it’s a giant puzzle where every piece belongs to a local family. As the local studies and digitisation officer at Moree Community Library, Mr Mitchell isn’t just preserving history, he’s bringing it to life [...]

Tue, 5 May 2026

Camp Cotton

Global fashion brands head to Namoi Valley to trace Australian cotton story

MORE than 50 delegates from some of the world’s leading fashion brands, retailers and non-government organisations have travelled from across Australia and overseas to the Namoi Valley, as part of Cotton Australia’s flagship Camp Cotton event – reinforcing growing global demand for traceable, sustainably produced natural fibres. Delegates from 18 countries, representing brands including BIG [...]

Tue, 5 May 2026

Our Community

Moree’s Sri Lankan community celebrates centuries-old, traditional New Year

MOREE’S Sri Lankan community marked a vibrant and meaningful milestone by celebrating the Sri Lankan New Year on Saturday at the Moree Masonic Centre. The event, the first of many planned gatherings, brought together families and friends to share in a rich cultural experience and introduce the wider community to the warmth and traditions of [...]

Mon, 4 May 2026

Our Community

Volunteering Connection Hub and Expo planned for Moree May 21

MOREE residents and wider communities are invited to attend an important volunteering expo at Moree Community College on Thursday, May 21. The Moree Volunteering Connection Hub and Expo, supported by The Centre for Volunteering and Department of Social Services, will showcase a number of not-for-profit community organisations and vital services that rely heavily on volunteerism. [...]

Sun, 3 May 2026

Art and Culture

Full house welcomes new season of exhibitions at BAMM

A vibrant and celebratory atmosphere filled Bank Art Museum Moree last Thursday evening, as a full house gathered to mark the opening of four major new exhibitions to signal another dynamic chapter in the gallery’s 2026 program. Running until May 30, the exhibitions bring together a compelling mix of contemporary practice, each offering distinct perspectives [...]

Thu, 30 Apr 2026

World’s Greatest Shave

Tayla Frahm’s Mungindi head shave raises $2870 for Leukaemia Foundation

SPENDING Easter at hometown Mungindi with family and friends was a little bit different this year for Tayla Frahm – she turned up at the bordertown with flowing locks, but went home to Queensland with a new, quite shiny look. Tayla now lives at the Gold Coast with partner Paris and returned to Mungindi earlier [...]

Wed, 29 Apr 2026

Our Community

Moree Lions Club launch free eye and vision tests at local schools

MOREE Lions Club last week launched an important program in Moree, with students at Moree Public School and Moree Christian School undergoing free eye and vision tests as part of the Lions Australia Eye Health Program. The comprehensive vision screening program for children aged three years and older was developed in the United States 26 [...]

Tue, 28 Apr 2026

Be The Hope

Red Shield Appeal: Be the hope the New England north-west needs right now

THE Salvation Army in the New England north-west is calling on locals to dig deep and get involved in the Red Shield Appeal this year, raising vital funds to support those in the region who are doing it tough. Salvation Army external communications manager for NSW, Major Bruce Harmer, said Australia’s largest and longest-running door-knock [...]

Tue, 28 Apr 2026