Moree Plains Museum celebrating one year on Easter Saturday

MOREE and District Historical Society this week celebrates its first birthday at its new home – and community members and visitors to town are invited to drop by Moree Plains Museum over Easter and have a look at what’s been achieved in the past 12 months. On Easter Saturday, April 19, the museum will be [...]

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RAS Rural Achiever Award winners named tonight

FORMER Gurley local Katherine Munn is one of eight RAS Rural Achiever Award finalists at the Sydney Royal Easter Show, with winners announced tonight at a gala dinner. Katherine, along with James Gilmour from Bukkulla, near Inverell, Georgina Haire from Wee Waa, Jacob Moriarty and Tasha Hurley from Condobolin, Brooke Watts (Molong), James Stephens (Gresford) [...]

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Late start and big finish planned for Moree Show

THE Moree Show will start later than usual this year as a mark of respect to Anzac Day commemorations. On April 25, gates will open to the public at midday, and it will be business as usual the following day, April 26, when the Moree Show cranks into action from around 8am. Moree Show Society [...]

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Shining a light on regional and rural artists

TAMWORTH Regional Gallery is currently showing two captivating exhibitions with Overhead and Underneath – Lessons in Observation from regionally-based artists and The Good by Anna Louise Richardson. Overhead and Underneath features artworks from 23 artists from the New England and Riverina areas. Each of the artworks invites onlookers to take a moment to look overhead [...]

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Moree on a Plate celebrity presenter Roberta Muir shares recipes with readers

MOREE on a Plate is just around the corner, and renowned food writer, Roberta Muir, has been announced as the celebrity presenter for this year’s food and wine festival at Moree racecourse. The world-famous cookbook author and gourmet tour leader will over the weeks leading up to Moree on a Plate share recipes with Moree [...]

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Uralla solar farm recognised in Climate Council Choice Awards

ELEVEN community renewables projects have been recognised in the inaugural Climate Council Choice Awards, including New England Solar Farm, at Uralla near Armidale. The New England Solar Farm was named by the Climate Council as demonstrating how renewables can happily coexist with farming. As one of Australia’s newest and largest solar farms, New England Solar [...]

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Lions’ road-trip welcomed at Moree stop-over

MOREE’S well-known hospitality and penchant for welcoming strangers shone through during the week when a group of more than 20 Lions Club members from across the eastern seaboard stopped over for a couple of nights en route to Traralgon in Victoria. The group, travelling in campervans and caravans, will join more than 1000 Lions at [...]

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Moree prepares to plate up at Moree on a Plate

THE Moree community will dish up some of its best regional fare at the annual Moree on a Plate Festival, to be held Saturday, May 10, 2025. One of regional Australia’s signature food and wine festivals, the event will showcase producers and creatives from across the region, with renowned food writer Roberta Muir hosting live [...]

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Salvation Army’s 61st Red Shield Appeal launches

THE Salvation Army in the north-west and New England areas is calling on the community to sign up for this year’s Red Shield Appeal to help raise local funds to support people who are struggling most. Major Gary Masters said Salvos across Australia are aiming to raise $38 million for Australia’s largest and longest-running door-knock [...]

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Important film Just a Farmer draws full house at free screening

MORE than 100 people attended a free screening of award-winning Australian film, Just a Farmer, at Moree Town and Country Club on Friday, April 4. The gritty film, brought to Moree with the support of McGregor Gourlay, AFF, NSW Farmers’ and CWA Moree, brings home the unique and gruelling challenges Australian farmers face each day. [...]

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