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Art and Culture
THE newly-established Social SEEN Gallery celebrated its official launch last week with Artisans of the New England, a large-scale photographic exhibition by photographer Jim A. Barker. The show marked the first exhibition at the Social SEEN Gallery, a collaboration between Social Co House and Jule Jarner Studio to promote regional creative talent and connect community [...]
Our Community
MEMBER for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan has congratulated two dedicated and hard-working women from the region who were named on the Hidden Treasures Honour Roll 2024 –Moree’s Tian Harris and Uralla’s Rachael Sowden. Ms Harris and Ms Sowden were both named on the 74-strong list which recognises the important volunteer roles women and girls play [...]
EOFY
THE Australian Taxation Office is warning taxpayers not to lodge their tax returns until income statements are marked ‘tax ready’ and data has been pre-filled by the ATO. Last year, 142,000 people who lodged in the first 2 weeks of July had to lodge amendments, or had their returns investigated and amended by the ATO [...]
Cultural Heritage
NAIDOC Week will be celebrated across Australia next month, with a full catalogue of programs and events scheduled for Moree and the wider district. The year’s theme, The Next Generation: Strength, Vision and Legacy, aims to showcase the achievements of the past as well as the path that lays ahead. A Naidoc Week opening service [...]
Education and Arts
NEARLY 100 people attended a special concert in the Uniting Church Hall in Moree earlier this month when 22 young people from Xavier Drama Moree and one brave mother graced the stage with poetry and mime. Moree tutor Nora Carrigan said the concert was held after the shock cancellation of the Narrabri Speech and Drama [...]
Regional Tourism
BINGARA will come alive next month when the iconic Orange Festival launches on July 4-5. The festival was first held in 1998 to showcase the importance of Bingara’s orange trees, however the first orange-picking day was held in 1960. In the early 1950s, orange trees were planted in Bingara as a living memorial to the [...]
Bush Racing
TALMOI picnic races on Saturday wrapped up another successful Golden Triangle – the heart of bush racing in the heart of the country – as local racing heads toward Mungindi, Wean, Moree and Goondiwindi in the coming weeks. Moree picnic races on May 24 celebrated its 101st year on the bush racing calendar with six [...]
BAMM 2025
BANK Art Museum Moree is nearly at the halfway mark of its 2025 exhibition program, with adored indigenous performer Roger Knox headlining a slew of performances and exhibitions scheduled for the next six months. Knox, affectionately known as the ‘Johnny Cash of Australian country’, will perform at BAMM on Friday, July 4 from 6pm with [...]
Regional Tourism
ARMIDALE Folk Museum has unveiled a suite of new digital assets that will be used to create and enhance interactive exhibits and transform the way local history is preserved and shared with the community. At a special launch event, community members, museum stakeholders, and representatives from Armidale Regional Council used the equipment and explored interactive [...]
Regional Arts
Multicultural organisations running projects and activities that build a stronger, more harmonious community are encouraged to apply for funding under the Multicultural NSW Stronger Together Grants Program. Member for Tamworth Kevin Anderson said the region is home to people from more than 100 different cultures, adding to the vibrancy and diversity of the region. “We [...]
