Lifestyle coverage
Public Health Warning
NSW Health is warning communities across the state, including Moree, about the dangers of unexpected drugs in cocaine, which have resulted in three recent overdoses including one death. Two people have been hospitalised and one person has died in New South Wales as a result of overdose in the past week. The cases experienced severe [...]
Finances
AS the year winds down, Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia encourages superannuation account holders to take a moment to look at super and check everything is on track for the new year. “The end of the year is an incredibly busy time, but once the ham or other festive food has been eaten and [...]
Welcome Experience
A NSW Government program has been expanded to attract veterinarians and associated staff to regional New South Wales. Veterinary workers – including vets, vet nurses and vet technicians and their families – can now access The Welcome Experience in more than 50 local government areas across rural and regional New South Wales. Moree veterinarian, David [...]
Tourism
GOONDIWINDI Regional Council earlier this month launched a new tourism website. The platform aims to transform how the Goondiwindi region is promoted – not just as a stopover, but as a vibrant destination with something for everyone. The website – www.visitgoondiwindiregion.com – follows consultation with local tourism volunteers and operators, as well as industry experts, [...]
Regional News
COUNTRY music living legend, Roger Knox, inducted into the Tamworth Country Music Galaxy of Stars in 2022, returns to the country music capital in January on the back of his new album, Buluunarbi and the Old North Star, featuring new single, Black Tear Tracks. Three years ago, Knox joined luminaries Slim Dusty, Troy Cassar-Daley, Lee [...]
Festive Season
TWAS the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse . . . Well, all except little Ron and Andres at 3 Tawarri Street. On a warm December evening in Moree, something truly magical was happening, writes Fred, one of Santa’s little helpers, who took time [...]
Festive Season
HUNDREDS of kids around Moree – and just as many big kids at heart – were greeted by the big man in red on Saturday afternoon when Moree Rural Fire Brigade toured town as part of the annual NSW Rural Fire Service Santa Run. Volunteers and brigade members distributed lollies and treats as they visited [...]
Pet Care
AS the weather heats up, so can pets, and each year it’s a timely reminder to keep an eye on the smallest family members and understand the risks to pets during the summer months. With warmer than average days likely across large parts of the country, this summer, Petstock veterinarian Dr Sasha Nefedova answers the [...]
Festive Season
IT was meant to be. A few weeks ago, Moree local Brett Draper hit a kangaroo on the Gingham Road, about 20km north-east of town. His vehicle, a 20-year-old HiLux ute, was driveable but needed repairs. “I couldn’t find a panel-beater to fix it, so I sold the car a couple of weeks ago,” Brett [...]
Feature Story
There aren’t enough hours in a day for Darryl Brady. At 71, Moree’s best-loved volunteer, larrikin and all-round good bloke should be slowing down and taking his lot in life a little easier, but he’s never been busier. Darryl is an active volunteer firefighter with NSW Rural Fire Service, Moree RSL sub-branch committeeman and a [...]
