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Local elections
STEPHEN Ritchie knows what it’s like to sit in council chambers and after a three-year hiatus, he’s decided to seek re-election to Moree Plains Shire Council. Mr Ritchie sat as a councillor for five years and three months, and was deputy mayor to Katrina Humphries for two years. He now feels it’s time to return [...]
Local elections
FRED McGrady is a passionate man. He’s passionate about his First Nations’ heritage, he’s passionate about the Moree Shire, and he’s passionate about the land on which he lives and works. “If we, the people, don’t take care of our land and lose sight of what our environment is telling us – it will not [...]
Local elections
WHEN Brooke Sauer was elected to Moree Plains Shire Council in 2022, her campaign focused chiefly on results for ratepayers. Mrs Sauer, who seeks re-election at the 2024 local government elections with running mate Susannah Pearse, has modelled her campaign along the same lines. “Last term I stood for council on the simple platform of [...]
Local elections
CURRENT Moree Plains Shire Council deputy mayor Susannah Pearse hit the ground running when elected nearly three years ago. She sits on several boards and committees, including Urban Advisory Committee (Chair), Floodplain Risk Management Committee (Chair), Saleyards Working Group (Chair), Road Network Consultative Group, Northern Joint Regional Planning Panel, Small Business Fund Panel, Pallamallawa War [...]
Local elections
MICHAEL Ivanov spent nearly a decade as an elected councillor for the Moree Plains, and two of those 10 years was as deputy mayor to Peter Brooks. It’s been a while since he’s debated – and voted – on local government issues, but Mr Ivanov says he’s ready to again represent the people of Moree [...]
Local elections
WAYNE Tighe is a proud Maude Street old-boy – a kid from Soapie Row. Moree born-and-bred, Mr Tighe has worked and lived in the shire his entire life and humbly wears many hats. He’s employed as facilities co-ordinator with TAFE NSW, managing nine campuses across the north-west region, and also sits on the Moree Tourism [...]
Local elections
MERYL Dillon knows what it’s like to represent the people of Moree Plains Shire. She was a local councillor for 13 years but hasn’t sat in council chambers since 2008. That not to say she isn’t aware of what’s happening in the local political landscape – far from it. Mrs Dillon is very much involved [...]
Local elections
MOREE real-estate agent Dominique Hodgkinson says her knowledge of the industry holds her in good stead as she launches her local government election campaign. Her decision to stand as a candidate for a seat on Moree Plains Shire Council stems from conversations she continues to have with the many people she meets in her profession. [...]
Local elections
LOCAL councillor Mekayla Cochrane broke new ground when elected to Moree Plains Shire Council in 2021. Ms Cochrane became the first Gomeroi woman to secure a seat in chambers – and she is back on the ballot paper, ready to serve a second term. Ms Cochrane says she wants to continue amplifying the voices of [...]
Local elections
MOREE councillor Kelly James’ deep connection with the Moree community was recognised at the 2020 Australia Day Awards, when she was named Volunteer of the Year. The award came on the back of being presented female Non-Aboriginal of the Year at the 2019 Moree Reconciliation Awards. Her contribution as a volunteer in the Moree community [...]
