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Health
NSW Health Pathology and Hunter New England Local Health District have assured the Moree community high-quality pathology services will still be available when testing and collection services are transferred from St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney Limited (SydPath). From Monday, September 10, 2024, pathology collection services will temporarily relocate from Moree’s Frome St Collection Centre to Moree [...]
Moree Show
MOREE Show Society is calling on wheat growers from across the district to enter crops in the Agshows NSW Suncorp Bank Championship Dryland Field Wheat Competition. With a bumper harvest anticipated, Show Society secretary Karen Munn says now is the time to enter crops. “I’d love our local growers to show the rest of New [...]
Rising Sun Film Society
Rolling Stone said, “Living Is Bill Nighy’s finest hour”, and the review is spot on. Overwhelmed at work and lonely at home, a civil servant’s life takes a heartbreaking turn when a medical diagnosis tells him his time is short. Influenced by a local decadent and a vibrant woman, he continues to search for meaning [...]
Books for the bush
FOR a bloke who freely admits to not being much of a reader, Luke Mitchell sure likes his books. The 63-year-old retired stockman has for the past six years travelled the outback, collecting unwanted books with the sole purpose of giving them away. Mr Mitchell worked across central and Western Australia most of his life. [...]
Health
KIDS in the Brewarrina region can now learn new skills through a community-led pilot program promoting cycling in the area. The Brewarrina Bike Kitchen, which started Tuesday, September 3, has been designed to boost cycling within the Brewarrina community by teaching participants how to build and maintain bicycles, and ride safely in the community. The [...]
Photo Gallery
NEARLY 100 vehicles and motorcycles were on show at Moree Motor Trade Expo and Show and Shine at Jellicoe Park on Sunday. Moree Motor Enthusiasts’ Club hosted the annual event, drawing visitors from across New South Wales and Queensland. The exhibition provided the perfect backdrop to the Fathers’ Day Moree Markets, held a stone’s throw [...]
Legacy Week
IT’S that time of the year again, and Moree’s best-loved volunteer, Darryl Brady, will this week be tramping the footpath from one side of town to the other to help raise money for Legacy. Legacy Week runs from September 1 until September 7, and has been an annual fundraising event across Australia since the 1940s, [...]
Parkes
On the road again Last week it was great to spend some time on the road with The Nationals’ candidate for Parkes, Jamie Chaffey. In Coolah, we had discussions with people about the Central-West Orana REZ, which includes the Liverpool Range Wind Farm. We also heard about some of the other big issues facing Coolah [...]
Fathers' Day
THE morning was made to order. A bright, sunny day with just the hint of a breeze heralded the first day of spring – Fathers’ Day – and the picture-post-card conditions drew hundreds of people to Jellicoe Park for the Moree Motor Trade Expo and Show & Shine. The Fathers’ Day Moree Markets are traditionally [...]
Swamp Dawkins
A much-needed dose of laughter, happiness and connection will soon be served up across the Moree Plains. Moree Plains Shire Council will present a number of iconic Australian bush dances in Moree, Pallamallawa, Gurley, Mungindi and Garah during September. The events will provide a rare opportunity for communities to kick up their heels in what [...]
