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Season’s Greetings
THIS year has been a year of change and opportunity for myself and my family. The federal election on May 3 was the start of my journey as the new Member for Parkes serving a vibrant and diverse family of communities that encompasses half of New South Wales. I was deeply honoured to be elected [...]
Christmas Cheer
THE state’s peak farming body is asking shoppers to check the label and choose Australian-grown food where they can this Christmas. NSW Farmers’ vice president Rebecca Reardon said supporting Aussie farming families this festive season was a simple way to help spread the Christmas cheer. “Aussie grown products will typically have a green and gold [...]
Christmas 2025
SEVERAL weeks ago, well-known Moree resident Leonie Livingston donated a valuable work of art to Moree Lions Club to use as a prize in the club’s annual Christmas raffle. On Sunday, Leonie celebrated her 88th birthday in fine style – by personally handing over the painting to the raffle winner, Tanisha Murphy. The painting, Potato [...]
Regional News
INVERELL Shire Council has announced the installation of three new private meeting and study booths at Inverell Shire Public Library. The booths have significantly expanding the library’s capacity to support community learning, connection and privacy, council says. The project was made possible through $60,000 in funding received under the 2024-2025 Library Council of New South [...]
Rescue Animals
PEOPLE hoping to welcome a four-legged friend to the family fold this Christmas are encouraged to adopt from council pounds and shelters to give rescue dogs and cats a loving home. Pets are part of the family in thousands of New South Wales households, with more than 78,000 dogs and 37,000 cats registered across the [...]
Our Community
MOREE registered NDIS provider Bamara and allied health provider Lift Health Group have recently teamed up to start providing more accessible allied health services to their National Disability Insurance Scheme clients in Moree. After identifying the difficulties for clients in the Moree community to access fast and reliable allied health services, Bamara’s NDIS team leader [...]
NSW Police
THE NSW Police Force has marked a significant milestone in recruitment with the 1000th student to graduate in 2025. In his first attestation on Friday as NSW Police Commissioner, Mal Lanyon also celebrated the largest class to attest in 13 years from the NSW Police Academy in Goulburn. Governor of NSW, Margaret Beazley, and Minister [...]
Christmas Grants
MOREE and District Historical Society and Country Universities Centre North West have been named among 10 grant recipients of the Port of Newcastle’s 2025 Your Port, Our Community grants program. The program, with $100,000 distributed, covers Port of Newcastle’s catchment, spanning from Newcastle across most of far-west, central, and north-western New South Wales, with Christmas [...]
Christmas Magic
MOREE Rural Fire Service has again signed up Santa Claus to take time out from his hectic yuletide schedule and lead the Moree Santa Run this Saturday, December 13. The Santa Run, with the man in red leading RFS members and volunteers, will commence at 4pm near Stanley Village, before slowly moving across Moree. Santa [...]
Garage Barbershop
THE kid can cut hair – and he’ll be on the clippers and combs free-of-charge for the next couple of Saturday mornings at Bank Art Museum Moree as part of the Garage Barbershop program. Jake Frey didn’t expect much when he first walked into Garage Barbershop. He was quiet and unsure of what the program [...]
