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IAN and Bronte Treloar are firm advocates of advance care directives. The well-known Moree couple firmly believe healthcare choices matter – and National Advance Care Planning Week from March 17-23 heightens the need to make appropriate plans so end-of-life wishes are known and respected. Ian, a retired farmer and contract fencer, turns 81 next week. [...]
Regional Jobs
AROUND 100 people gathered at the Town Hall in Armidale on Tuesday to explore the growing number of employment and business opportunities in New England’s renewable energy sector. The inaugural New England Renewable Energy Careers Expo is designed for senior high school students, job seekers and those looking to build their businesses to service the [...]
Our Community
IT’S often been said Pallamallawa is the centre of Moree Plains Shire – some say the universe – and the title was validated on Sunday when the go-ahead hamlet hosted the Pally Bush Markets. At least 2000 people converged on the tiny hamlet about 30 kilometres east of Moree during a perfect autumn morning to [...]
Our Community
A barbecue lunch on Saturday catered for by Moree Lions Club closed a busy, week-long Seniors’ Festival in Moree. Festival co-ordinator, Lorraine Bartel, and her husband, Rob – the recently crowned Moree Plains Shire Senior Citizen of the Year – hosted the lunch on the grounds of their picturesque Gwydirfield property. More than 60 people [...]
Seniors’ Festival
WELL-KNOWN Moree resident Frank Crump was last week honoured with a NSW Seniors’ Festival Local Achievement Award for his valued service to the Moree community. Mr Crump, a long-serving employee at Moree District Hospital, was recognised by NSW Minister for Seniors, Jodie Harrison, and congratulated in writing by Member for Northern Tablelands, Brendan Moylan. Mr [...]
Rural Health
THE Men’s Health Education Rural Van will continue providing free health checks to men living in rural and regional areas, thanks to a $50,000 funding boost. MHERV is a mobile home-style vehicle which travels throughout rural and regional New South Wales, providing free health checks for men for issues that are often ignored or overlooked, [...]
Our Community
AFTER 18 years, the smiling face of Balo Square Shopping Centre has called it a day. Rob Johnson has been the go-to man at Balo Square for nearly 20 years, and on Thursday drew the curtain on his role as site supervisor. In the coming weeks, Rob, 69, and wife, Barb, will relocate to Bingara, [...]
Seniors’ Week
SENIORS’ Week in Moree has been a hive of activity, with a feature being a huge luncheon on Wednesday at Moree Services Club, where Rob Bartel was named Senior Citizen of the Year. More than 200 people attended, including Jade Hodge and Sally Burey from the Seniors’ Rights Service, an advocacy group established 30 years [...]
Our Community
BINIGUY Park will soon sport a new look with funding from the Local Small Commitments Allocation Program heading its way. Moree Plains Shire Council were successful with an application for $60,000 to upgrade the facilities at the park. The funding will be used to install picnic tables and upgrade the play equipment to give the [...]
Free Event
AN important film highlighting the unique and gruelling challenges Australian farmers face each and every day will be screened in Moree on April 4 at a free event at Moree Town and Country Club. Award-winning film, Just a Farmer, transcends traditional cinema, and authentically portrays the challenges and triumphs of farming life in rural Australia. [...]
