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Local Government
MOREE Plains Shire Council is calling for expressions of interest from businesses, organisations and individuals interested in setting up short-term pop-up shops at the Max Centre. The goal is to reinvigorate the main street by filling vacant shopfronts and provide a platform for inspiring entrepreneurs and start-ups to test new concepts or grow their business. [...]
Regional Health
A significant landmark across Tamworth’s skyline for almost a year will be farewelled this weekend. Known as ‘Lofty’, the 31-metre-high tower crane, which supported construction for the new Tamworth Mental Health Unit, is due to be dismantled and removed on Saturday. Health Infrastructure Executive Director Rural and Regional, Amanda Bock said Lofty had played a [...]
Our Community
IF this year’s Anzac Day dawn service at the Moree Services Club’s memorial window is any indication, the Anzac spirit and tradition is going to be around for a long, long time. More than 500 people arrived at the memorial window at 5.45am on Anzac Day to honour the fallen. They bowed their heads, stood [...]
Sponsored Content
THE perfect gift for mum on Mothers’ Day can be found at Sparkes Jewellers in Moree and Goondiwindi. Steve and Robyn Sparke are committed to providing high-quality jewellery and exceptional customer service, and both stores are now the go-to destinations for residents and visitors on both sides of the border – and online around the [...]
Sponsored Content
ALL mothers matter, and so does beauty – and Beauty Matters Moree has an extensive range of gift ideas to celebrate Mothers’ Day on Sunday. Natalee Cook established Beauty Matters more than 30 years ago – an industry leader in Moree – and as far as she’s concerned, every day is Mothers’ Day. After all, [...]
Moree History
THE second edition of Stories of our Town, chronicling the diverse and rich history of the Moree Plains, will be released soon. The local studies journal, a collaboration between Moree Plains Shire Council and Big Sky Libraries, has been compiled and edited by local studies and digitisation officer, Adam Mitchell, and will be available in [...]
Education and Arts
PULSE Alive returns to Moree this week, with more than 400 students from 14 schools across the region participating in the three-day event. Moree Secondary College arts co-ordination officer for the New England and north-west region, Leigh Carroll, said students will perform at the school Multi-Purpose Centre on Frome Street. “Pulse Moree returns for the second [...]
Moree Arts
World-renowned pianist, Simon Tedeschi, will perform at Bank Art Museum Moree, launching a huge Moree on a Plate weekend. Tedeschi, one of Australia’s most celebrated classical pianists, will deliver an intimate solo concert showcasing his ‘masterful technique’, with a repertoire including Schubert, Debussy, Chopin, Gershwin and more. Tedeschi will perform on the gallery’s baby grand [...]
Our Community
MUNGINDI St Joseph’s Primary School Year 6 student Theodore Landman is a young bloke passionate about military history. And late last year, 11-year-old Theodore drew on that passion to create an inspirational wartime piece of art he exhibited during Mungindi Anzac Day commemorations. The seeds of a project that would take more than six months [...]
Moree on a Plate
NOTHING quite beats sweets after a sumptuous meal or a treat when friends drop by for coffee and a chat. Roberta Muir, Moree on a Plate’s celebrity presenter at this weekend’s food and wine festival, loves cooking, eating and sipping fine wines, and she travels the world in search of all three. She says dessert [...]
