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Country Music Festival
KEITH Urban will be honoured for a lifetime of achievement at the 2025 Toyota Golden Guitar Awards at the Tamworth Country Music Festival – and Tamworth Regional Council confirmed the global country star will be in town to receive the Australasian Country Music Roll of Renown award. Urban joins the likes of Slim Dusty, Tex [...]
Regional News
A group of Gunnedah Shire artists will transform the walls of the Gunnedah Bicentennial Creative Arts Gallery next month with The Art of Still Life exhibition. Kristie Farquhar, Anne Knight, Julie Laurie, Jenny Mathews, Lyn Pratt, Louisa Riordan, Fonda Shae and Helen Stanley have joined forces to present a vibrant collection of still life art [...]
Local Weather
THE Moree district, as well as other parts of New South Wales, is bracing for a three-day heatwave, with temperatures this week expected to soar to the low 40s. It’s news that had to come – Moree has so far enjoyed a relatively mild summer, with sub-30 degree days twice recorded this month. Severe heatwave [...]
Tamworth CMF
RISING country music star Felicity Kircher has been named the 45th Toyota Star Maker, following an electrifying Grand Final at the 53rd Tamworth Country Music Festival. Representing Tingalpa, Queensland, Kircher captivated the audience with heartfelt performances of her original songs Dear Rose and Ultimatum, securing her place as one of Australia’s most promising emerging artists. [...]
Health
ARTISTS with strong connections to the north-west and New England regions are invited to submit artworks to be displayed in the new Tamworth Mental Health Unit, with Expressions of Interest now open. Health Infrastructure Executive Director of Rural and Regional Projects, Amanda Bock, said the arts program for the new unit offers a unique opportunity [...]
Health and Education
DEMENTIA Australia has welcomed renowned country music singer and songwriter Adam Harvey as its newest ambassador, coinciding with his headline performances at the Tamworth Country Music Festival this month. Harvey, a nine-time Golden Guitar Award winner, has a deep, personal connection to dementia. His mother’s diagnosis inspired him to write his heartfelt song, Remember Me, [...]
Sponsored Content
HILL Fitzsimmons Moree Subaru sales manager Dean Griffiths says there’s one irrefutable fact about the car brand that is now ranked No.1 in the world for reliability – a Subaru is very rarely seen behind a tow truck. “It’s not often anyone will see that – if ever,” Mr Griffiths said. He says Subaru’s reliability [...]
Australia Day
MOREE Plains Shire Council has received 25 nominations for the 2025 Australia Day Awards ceremony. The ceremony, featuring Moree Plains Shire Australia Day Ambassador Linda Sparrow, will start at 8am at Jellicoe Park on Sunday, January 26. The annual awards recognises the good work and commitment from individuals, as well as community groups and organisations [...]
Australia Day
ACCLAIMED concert soloist, Australian-French flautist Jane Rutter has been named as the 2025 Australia Day Ambassador for Inverell Shire. With a career spanning decades, Ms Rutter has delighted audiences with numerous recitals and recordings, plus concerto, theatre and television performances. Ms Rutter, knighted in France under Chevalier des Arts et Lettres, has popularised classical flute. [...]
Sponsored Content
IT all came about in 2020, and now health and fitness centre, Loded Strength & Conditioning – incorporating CrossFit 2400 – is the go-to venue for Moree residents and visitors to town. Owned and managed by fitness gurus Trent Loder and Ashleigh Berger, Loded Strength & Conditioning came into being when Trent and Ashleigh purchased [...]
