Route 33 leads to Moree picnic races May 24

ALL roads lead to Moree picnic races on Saturday, May 24 – especially Route 33, the Queensland-based duo headlining the event’s huge after-party. Jock Barnes and Trent McArdle – aka Route 33 – have been busy in recent months as they prepare to again venture over the border. Barnes and McArdle recently featured on ABC [...]

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Moree sporting icons, a rising academic and local history recognised in parliament

THREE Moree sporting icons, a rising academic and the local historical society were last week recognised in State Parliament by Member for Northern Tablelands, Brendan Moylan. Senior cricketers Alf Newman and Darrel Smith, rugby league player Tileah McGrady, Moree Secondary College student Maverick Noakes and Moree and District Historical Society were congratulated for recent milestones. [...]

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The girl who fell off the horse urges everyone to tee off at charity golf day

SHE’S Emma Went now, but most people know her as the girl who fell off the horse. Early one July morning in Moree eight years ago, Emma was preparing for a morning ride on her gelding, Norton. Emma, an accomplished horsewoman, saddled Norton, checked the riding gear, and strapped on her helmet. What happened next [...]

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Calling all debs: Moree Masonic Debutante Ball scheduled for July 12

THE Lodge Courallie Moree Masonic Debutante Ball at Moree Services Club has been scheduled for Saturday, July 12, and co-ordinator, Gwanita Hill, has been busy gathering debutantes for the event. While steeped in a tradition dating back to the 18th century, modern debutante balls are about community, fund-raising and celebrating the transition into adulthood. “We [...]

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Tamworth’s Hats Off to Country slotted in for July 11-13

Tamworth’s popular mid-year Hats Off To Country music festival will return this winter from July 11-13, with a number of Australia’s best country artists set to perform. The festival offers music lovers, locals and visitors a chance to enjoy country music outside of the large-scale festival held in January. More than 60 events will be [...]

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Moree Men’s Shed chipping away for the local community

THERE’S quite a lot going on in a big shed tucked away in the south-eastern corner of Moree Showground. Moree Men’s Shed members have been quietly chipping away at a number of projects in the spacious, well-equipped workshop they now share with Moree Women’s Shed. However, “chipping away” might be an understatement, according to club [...]

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Moree Women’s Shed celebrate new home with Biggest Morning Tea

IT’S more about getting together and chatting – having a laugh with friends and breaking the loneliness some women suffer as the years progress. Importantly, it’s about making new friends, learning and teaching new crafts and enjoying days out across the vast north-west plains and beyond. On Tuesday, the Moree Women’s Shed celebrated the move [...]

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Moree Evening View Club urges support for Smith Family Winter Appeal

MOREE Evening View Club is urging the local community to this year give generously to The Smith Family’s Winter Appeal, to support thousands of children and young people experiencing disadvantage with their education. It comes as The Smith Family’s latest Community Attitudes Survey of the Australian public, shows four out of five respondents – 83 [...]

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Moree on a Plate barbecues sizzle

HAVING the right name will open many barbecue hoods. When agronomist Lizzy Weber put her tongs up to enter the Mixed Grill Barbecue Cook-off at Moree on a Plate and was given a Weber barbecue to create culinary delights with team-mate Priscilla McPhee, the heat went up a notch. “I can definitely say there is [...]

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Moree NRMA: Be aware and careful with cotton harvest in full swing

WITH National Road Safety Week currently underway, Moree NRMA country service centre proprietor Doug Hill reminds motorists across north-western New South Wales to drive patiently and carefully as heavy machinery and road-trains go about their business during one the busiest times of the year for the agriculture sector. “The cotton harvest is in full swing, [...]

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