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Community
THE grounds of St Philomena’s Catholic School will transform into a wonderland of activity on Sunday for the annual Spring Fair, with plenty of excitement for the whole family. This much-loved community event will be bursting with activities and delights such as multiple jumping castles with all-day pass, face painting and braids, balloons, tombola, and [...]
The Arts
MOREE’S well-loved gallery – Bank Art Museum Moree – re-opens to the public today, Friday, September 20, with The Painted River Project, Blue Mountains Rare Upland Swamps and Mehi Reflections. The exhibition features more than 100 artworks by some of Australia’s finest artists, including Lucy Culliton, Chris O’Doherty (Reg Mombassa), Euan Macleod, Louise Kerr, Adrienne [...]
Honour Board
BROKEN Hill High School students will be able to commemorate those who served in the Vietnam War when an honour board is installed at the school. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton and Nationals’ candidate for Parkes Jamie Chaffey today met with Broken Hill High School Parents and Citizens Association Vice President Margaret Burrowes and [...]
Community
WHEN Neville Campbell and Lauren Winkley arrived at Moree Services Club Wednesday afternoon, they thought they were there for a photo-op acknowledging a donation made months earlier. But the Moree and District Historical Society president and secretary were left speechless when club president Gary Maidens and club CEO Rob Shields handed them a cheque for [...]
Community
HISTORIC Bellata Public School next week celebrates its 125th anniversary, and communities from across the north-west are invited to reconnect and reflect on the remarkable milestone. Parent Zara Lowien said the school will open its doors to the public from midday on Friday, September 27 to celebrate 125 years of educational excellence. “We are thrilled [...]
Moree Hospital
PATIENTS admitted to Moree Hospital Emergency Department’s mental health safe assessment room are now more comfortable, thanks to new, purpose-built seating donated by Moree Lions Club. Acting health service manager Mellisa Counsell said the seating will provide much-needed additional comfort for mental health patients. “This new equipment will provide a more comfortable and less sterile [...]
Run the Plains
RUN the Plains, the two-day running carnival to be held in Moree later this month, is expected to bring hundreds of spectators and participants to Moree. Sponsors have clambered on board to be a part of what is hoped to become an annual event. Run the Plains, planned for September 27-28, is being jointly organised [...]
EOI now open
ABORIGINAL language and storytelling will be integrated into signage and wayfinding for the Moree Hospital Redevelopment, and Health Infrastructure is seeking community members with knowledge of Indigenous language who are interested in being involved in the project. Gomeroi, Kamilaroi, Gamilaroi community members with knowledge of Indigenous language are being sought to form a Language Reference [...]
Swamp Dawkins
SYDNEY-based bush band Swamp Dawkins will hit the highway later this month for a series of free gigs across the black-soil plains. The Moree Plains tour is a Ricochet Community Recovery event, designed to help develop connected, sustainable, resilient and inclusive communities. Swamp Dawkins, headed up by vocalist Michael Buining on guitar, has been performing [...]
History
A PIECE of Gurley history was unveiled on Wednesday. Mayor Mark Johnson, along with Inland Rail project director Peter Borrelli, unveiled the bricks from the old Gurley Railway Station, along with the ‘Gurley’ signage, which has been given a new life after careful restoration, thanks to Moree Powder Coaters. The Gurley Town signage, affectionally known [...]
