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Speed Shear
MORE than 80 shearers from both sides of the Tasman will hit Pallamallawa on Saturday and speed shear their way through 160 sheep supplied by Garah graziers, Graham and Stafford Burey. The inaugural Pally Speed Shear on the grounds of the Pally Pub is expected to draw spectators from across the region to watch gun [...]
Animal Welfare League
FREE veterinary services will be available in Moree on Friday, September 27, co-ordinated by Animal Welfare League NSW and funder by the NSW Government. Free animal health checks, free micro-chipping, and free C3 vaccinations for dogs and cats will be available. The mobile clinic will set up on the Warialda Street side of Jellicoe Park [...]
Community
THE shout-out is on across the north-west plains as teams, individuals and community groups lace up the running shoes, daub the sunscreen and reset the fitbits – the inaugural Run the Plains is ready to spring from the starting line. Run the Plains, a two-day event featuring running races over all distances, gets underway Friday [...]
Grand Visit
MOREE Freemasons’ Lodge Courallie at the weekend hosted United Grand Lodge of NSW and ACT Grand Master, Les Hicks, a special guest at the annual Masonic Debutante Ball on Saturday night. Mr Hicks, and other Masonic dignitaries from across New South Wales, joined Worshipful Master of Lodge Courallie, Doug Hill, and nearly 200 guests at [...]
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A BIG crowd enjoyed picture-postcard weather on a bright, sunny morning to take in the delights of the St Philomena’s Catholic School P&F annual Spring Fair on Sunday. Bric-a-brac and trash ‘n’ treasure stalls, plenty of food and refreshments, and a stack of kids’ entertainment and play areas dotted the school grounds as families enjoyed [...]
Masonic Ball
MOREE Masons Lodge Courallie on Saturday night hosted the Masonic Debutante Ball, where 10 young ladies from across the district made their debuts. It’s a tradition that has stood the test of time, and was attended by Masonic dignitaries from across New South Wales, including United Grand Lodge of NSW and ACT Grand Master, Les [...]
Christian School
THE Moree Plains Museum created its own piece of history earlier this month when a group of students from Moree Christian School visited. Moree and District Historical Society researchers hosted the Year 3/4 students and teacher, Emily Cobb, for an engaging morning, learning about the Moree district’s deep history – the museum’s first school excursion [...]
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NEARLY 400 kids, a couple of dozen round balls, and 20-odd weeks – the Moree junior soccer season is over for another year. The year’s highpoint was the month-long trip to Germany in June by Josh Rigby, and brothers Liam and Aden Bridge to compete at international level after gaining selection in the Rale Rasic [...]
Health
THE New South Wales Nurses & Midwives Association Moree branch president Deb Swan says a $20,000 sign-on bonus to entice midwives to relocate to rural, regional and remote areas is “a good thing” but falls short of other Australian States. “Queensland offers this to any nurse going to rural areas and the pay is more [...]
St Philomena's
All the big names were there. And, as tuxedo-clad co-host Bruce Antees told mesmerised audiences, the night-of-nights was “just insane, and everyone was so ready”. Taylor Swift, One Republic, Kate Perry, Lady Gaga and Justin Timberlake – to name just a few – wowed spectators, and so did the kids from kindergarten through to Year [...]
