Lifestyle coverage
Fit For Life
THE Fit for Life program at Moree PCYC is back for Term 4, with before-school sessions scheduled Tuesdays and Thursdays. Fit for Life, co-ordinated by Moree PCYC staff in partnership with Moree Secondary College Clontarf Academy and NSW Police youth engagement officers, is designed for 10- to 16-year-olds. The program promotes physical fitness, wellbeing and [...]
Our Community
THEY came from everywhere. The Pally Bush Mega Markets at the Pallamallawa Arts and War Memorial Hall on Sunday drew locals, visitors and stall-holders from across New South and Queensland, and left everyone wondering, just how much bigger can this monster get. Thousands of people converged on the village 30 kilometres east of Moree. They [...]
Anniversary Celebrations
IN the mid-1970s, well-known Moree car traders Les and Pam Hill shifted gears. They started in the motor dealership game in the very early 1960s, selling Ford cars and related products from their Hill Fitzsimmons Frome Street headquarters, formerly the Southside Service Station. By the early 1970s, they were selling Audis and Volkswagens, but let [...]
Regional News
WHIDDON Narrabri resident Elaine Jones will this week celebrate her 103rd birthday – a remarkable milestone reflecting a life of service, family and community engagement to the district. Incredibly, this centenarian who has given so much to the community, only stopped volunteering with Narrabri Meals on Wheels five years ago – she hung up the [...]
Health and Education
HEALTHY Harold is on a mission to spread healthy habits, and it’s about time Harold had a new set of wheels to keep the journey rolling, says Member for Tamworth Kevin Anderson. Mr Anderson said Life Education’s Healthy Harold has been teaching kids health habits for more than 40 years, with generations of locals having [...]
Fundraiser
BRITTANY Mather’s close, family ties to Moree and Garah brought her back home recently to support and thank Moree Women’s Shed for supporting her Dance for Cancer fundraiser next month. Brittany has been selected as one of six ‘stars’ in this year’s Byron Bay Dance for Cancer Gala, at the Byron Theatre on November 8. [...]
Mega Markets
THERE’S a reason they’re called the Mega Markets – and visitors, tourists and stall-holders new to the district will find out why when the Pally Bush Markets take over Pallamallawa tomorrow. What started as a small market day in a small village east of Moree has become a mega monster. Col Pring, who helped establish [...]
Our Community
MOREE again opened its heart – and collective wallets – when more than $75,000 was raised at the Moree Public School P&C Association Supporting the Now, Paving the Future Long Lunch on Saturday. A big crowd attended the Moree racecourse fundraiser, where patrons socialised, wined and dined, and were entertained by Kyla-Belle Roberts, Rachel Cubis, [...]
Junior Sport
THE winter chills are gone and it’s time to oil the chains, dust off the helmets and make sure the tyres are pumped and airtight – Moree Riders’ Club is back in action, with a new-look season ahead. Club president Steele Sutton said the 2025-2026 season, starting Thursday, October 23, will run for 12 weeks. [...]
Tax Time 2025
THE Australian Taxation Office is reminding more than two-million taxpayers who are yet to lodge their income tax returns that a key deadline is fast approaching. ATO Assistant Commissioner Rob Thomson warned taxpayers that regardless of how they lodge, 31 October is a key date to remember. “If you’re lodging yourself, you need to have [...]
