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Award Finalist
RABOBANK Australia’s Moree area manager, Felicity Taylor, has been named a finalist in the Zanda McDonald Award, a prestigious trans-Tasman prize that recognises excellence in agriculture. Ms Taylor was named alongside Will Creek, general manager of properties and livestock at vertically integrated beef and cattle company Stanbroke in Queensland, and Jack O’Connor, manager of Oxton [...]
Our Community
AT 15, Kyla-Bella Roberts has already established herself as an exceptional singer and entertainer going places – a singer heading in the right direction, to loosely quote Renee Geyer. On Friday, Kyla-Belle takes the next step in the right direction – a huge step – when her debut single, Scars, is launched on all streaming [...]
Regional News
INVERELL is preparing to welcome more than 300 Aboriginal Elders and their supporters for the Aboriginal Elders Olympics, to be held April 9-11 next year. Following their triumph as champions in 2024, the Inverell Bear Eaters Elders Group has been granted the honour of hosting the event, which will bring together Aboriginal Elders from across [...]
Regional News
THE fluoridation of the Ashford water supply is set to commence in early 2025, marking the culmination of a process that began more than 15 years ago. Inverell Shire Council is preparing to notify the Ashford community of the upcoming introduction of fluoride, which aims to improve oral health outcomes for residents. The fluoridation project [...]
Quick Response Grants
MORE than $100,000 in funding has now been awarded to community organisations to deliver engaging after-hours activities for young people in the Moree Plains Shire. The boost in activities has seen young people from across the shire participate in diverse programs to build support networks, develop positive life skills, deepen connection to culture and help [...]
Everybody Wins
CHRISTMAS shoppers are encouraged to spend to “spin-and-win” at participating retailers across the Moree shire, with more than $20,000 worth of prizes and “artesian dollars” up for grabs – and every ticket holder wins. The Spend to Spin and Win promotion, launched this week by Moree and District Chamber of Commerce, is in full swing, [...]
Sponsored Content
MOREE’s first choice for dining in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere – Maslina Bar and Grill – is now taking bookings for the festive season. Whether it’s a staff Christmas party or romantic dinner for two, owners Mick and Zelch Cikota and their incredible staff – led by head chef, Matt Ross – have the [...]
Recycling
MOREE has recycled 34,988,000 items since the launch of drink container recycling scheme, Return and Earn, was launched across New South Wales in December, 2017. Moree’s total includes 15,846,474 aluminium cans and 10,826,643 glass bottles. Neighbouring Narrabri Shire recycled 34,465,437 items and Gwydir Shire recycled 12,443,741 items. Inverell Shire recycled a whopping 40,484,975 items and [...]
Our Community
UNDER the Tree, a concept developed four years ago by LifeHouse Care in Coffs Harbour to help families doing it tough over Christmas, last Thursday travelled to Moree for the first time. LifeHouse Pantry multi-site manager, Kellie Small, said Moree lived up to its name as a generous community. “We have a lot of beautiful [...]
Christmas Races
A committee strengthened by numbers and a series of working bees supported by local farmers, the Taunton family, has the 2024 Moree Ag Supplies and Steel twilight Christmas races on target to be another huge event. The meeting, traditionally the biggest on the Moree turf calendar, draws thousands of people trackside each December. Moree Race [...]
