Lifestyle coverage
Health Awards
MORE than 60 staff members at Moree District Hospital were this week recognised for their decades of service to NSW Health. Hunter New England Local Health District launched the Years of Service Recognition Program this year, with service pins awarded for 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 years of NSW Health service at a special [...]
Moree Arts
CHARISMATIC percussion virtuoso Claire Edwardes will perform a mesmerising solo marimba recital at Bank Art Museum Moree on Saturday, June 14. Described by The Age as “an invigorating musical life force”, Edwardes takes the audience on a unique sonic adventure, masterfully showcasing the caramel tones and woody percussiveness of the marimba. Widely known as the [...]
Agriculture
THE Moree region continues to flex its strength as an agricultural powerhouse, with an influx of fresh young agricultural science graduates choosing to forge their careers in the district. James Garnsey and Dior Rohr are two next-gen agronomists calling Moree home, and exemplify the future of agricultural consultants, buoyed by technology and innovation, and excited [...]
Social SEEN Gallery
PHOTOGRAPHER Jim A. Barker will launch his new book showcasing 75 artisans and their studios from across the New England region of New South Wales at Moree’s newly-created Social SEEN Gallery at Social Co House next week. The free event on Friday, June 20, will feature a book reading by the author from Artisans of [...]
Moree Health
CONSTRUCTION is underway on the $105 million Moree Hospital Redevelopment, which will provide enhanced healthcare facilities for the local community. NSW Government spokesperson for the Northern Tablelands, Peter Primrose, joined Moree Hospital staff and community members to turn the first sod to mark the start of main works construction. Mr Primrose joined Moree Plains Shire [...]
The Golden Triangle
THE Talmoi Amateur Picnic Race Club stages round three of bush Racing’s Golden Triangle on Saturday, June 21, with six races scheduled, including the time-honoured 1400m Warren and Ruth Hunter Memorial Talmoi Cup and 1000m Helen Boland Memorial Talmoi Bracelet. Full fields are expected, after numbers at Moree and Mallawa picnics reached capacity levels. There [...]
Tax Time
AUSTRALIA’s largest accounting body, CPA Australia, is urging the public to be wary of tax scam emails, SMS and other communications at tax time, including those that arrive in your inbox overnight designed to catch you off-guard in the morning. CPA Australia Tax Lead, Jenny Wong, says Australians should prepare for a deluge of scam [...]
Health
A See Your GP campaign has been launched as part of Men’s Health Week 2025, which runs from June 9 to June 15. Healthy Male and the Centre for Male Health have launched the campaign, urging men to prioritise their wellbeing and book a GP visit – before taking advice from people without medical degrees. [...]
Our Community
MOREE’S Tijari Tighe has been named a finalist for the 2025 New England Regional Training Awards. Ms Tighe, now working at Narrabri, is a finalist in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year category. The New England Regional Training Awards recognises accomplished and passionate people who are making outstanding contributions to their [...]
Moree Arts
BANK Art Museum Moree last Thursday announced Gab Lewis as the winner of the seventh BAMM Biennale Portrait Prize. The prize, recognised nationally, is valued at $7500 and awarded for excellence in portrait painting. Located in north-western New South Wales, BAMM has been a cultural hub for the region for more than 35 years, with [...]
