Lifestyle coverage
One Foot Forward
A total of 45 walkers left Moree at 6am today and headed east to Pally as part of the One Foot Forward campaign to raise awareness and funds for the Black Dog Institute. The group, up 50 percent in numbers compared to last year, met at the main gates of Weebolla rugby grounds with a [...]
Regional News
NARRABRI Shire community radio station 2MaxFM held its annual general meeting last Monday, when life membership was awarded to local stalwart, David Rooney. Mr Rooney’s introduction to volunteer broadcasting came about by accident – quite literally. “I started community radio more than 25 years ago prior to my car accident in 1999. When rehabilitating, l [...]
Community
NEARLY $60,000 in funding has been awarded to organisations in the Moree Plains Shire, including Chalky’s Boxing Gym, to help deliver a range of engaging activities for young people. Five local organisations received funding from the NSW Government under an innovative grants program to boost activities and opportunities for young people outside of school hours, [...]
Regional News
THIS Sunday, October 27, is New South Wales Grandparents Day – a day for families to come together and celebrate grandparents and those who play grandparent roles. Grandparents Day has been an initiative under the NSW Ageing Strategy since 2011 and is celebrated on the last Sunday of October. Whether they’re nan and pop, grandad [...]
Community health
CHILDREN between the ages of six and 12 in Moree and the north-west and New England regions will soon have increased access to support for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), thanks to a new outreach service headed to Moree Hospital. A team of two paediatricians, a clinical nurse consultant, and shared care coordinator from John [...]
Sponsored Content
ELIGIBLE residents in Moree and surrounding areas can now take advantage of a State Government incentive offering up to $2400 towards the installation of solar battery systems. The rebate program is part of the Peak Demand Reduction Scheme (PDRS) and will be rolled out from November 1, 2024. It is designed to make solar batteries [...]
Girls on Fire
AS summer approaches and the threat of bushfires in regional and rural New South Wales grows, Girls on Fire, a not-for-profit organisation founded by firefighter and advocate Bronnie Mackintosh, is taking action to help communities prepare. And the Fire-UP Girls on Fire Roadshow will be in Moree next week to empower the next generation of [...]
Martial Arts
A group of Moree martial arts students will compete at the Brazilian ju-jitsu NSW championship at Inverell on Saturday under the watchful eye of head coach Brett O’Neill. The Moree ju-jitsu group is guided by lesson plans from Brisbane One Purpose masters, Roberto Dib Frias and Tegan Krarup. “Bob and Tegan are both accomplished black [...]
Community
NEARLY 100 stall-holders and hundreds more people converged on Pallamallawa Sunday morning when the Pally Bush Markets broke records and set new benchmarks. The Pally Bush Markets, held on the grounds of the Pallamallawa Arts and War Memorial Hall and adjoining side-streets are, without question, the hottest ticket in town. Hundreds of visitors from across [...]
Junior Sport
KIDS across the Moree Plains are encouraged to “try before they buy” when Moree Little Athletics stages a games night on Wednesday, October 23 to launch the 2024-2025 junior athletics’ season. Little As club president, Kelly James, invites families to come along and try it out before committing to the entire season. “If kids are [...]
