Match reports, junior sport, fixtures, and local club updates.
Local sport
PHIL Hobday has been appointed Moree Services Club bowls co-ordinator with a charter to generate more player numbers on the greens, especially from schools across the Moree Plains Shire. Lawn bowls as a sport has not been played in Moree schools for more than 20 years, but Hobday and Moree Services Bowls Club president Wayne [...]
Senior Cricket
MOREE cricketers Alf Newman and Darrel Smith have been selected for a landmark over-50s Aboriginal team to play in a tri-series against Australia and New Zealand in April – and there’s a couple of other Moree old-boys in the squad as well. Also selected are twin brothers Percy and Les Raveneau, with Moree and The [...]
Races Postponed
MOREE Race Club’s seven-race TAB meeting today – the club’s first for 2025 – was postponed due to smoke rolling across the southern end of the racecourse. Moree firefighters with two units fought blazes along the banks of the Broadwater Creek and surrounding scrubland close to homes on Webb Avenue for several hours. The race [...]
Moree Races
PETER Sinclair’s extended stay in Moree this week was cut short as Tropical Cyclone Alfred tightens its grip on the east coast. Sinclair drove to Moree Tuesday afternoon and drove out Wednesday morning, leaving his two runners for today’s seven-race Moree TAB card in the capable hands of former stable boss, Amee Hobday. Sinclair’s original [...]
Grafton to Inverell
GLEN Innes is gearing up for an exciting day as the Grafton to Inverell Cycle Classic races through the heart of the town centre on Saturday, March 15. Residents and visitors are invited to come down to Grey Street and experience the thrill of elite cycling while supporting local businesses and enjoying a vibrant community [...]
Rugby League
A total of 28 teams from across New South Wales and south-east Queensland – 21 men’s and seven ladies – will run on to Boughton Oval when Moree Boars Rugby League Club host the ABCARE Greater Western Challenge on Saturday. Moree Boars club president Todd Mitchell said the response to the February 22 knock-out carnival [...]
Moree Cricket
THE Domino’s Moree T20 Bash Round 2 clash between Nutrien Ag Solutions and Australian Food and Fibre last Friday under lights at Ron Harborne Oval saw Matt O’Donnell shine for AFF, Tom Watts put in a solid knock for Nutrien Ag Solutions and Will Downes respectfully ask to be moved up the batting order next [...]
Our Community
THE costs associated with travelling to tournaments just got easier for Moree Jiu Jitsu Club, after Moree Services Club this week kicked in with a massive $5000 donation. Coach Brett O’Neill and assistant coach Nick Sabine said the donation will be used to help with travelling costs to tournaments and competitions in New South Wales [...]
Moree Cricket
MOREE District Cricket Association launched the first round of the Domino’s Moree T20 Bash under lights at Ron Harborne Oval last Friday. The match between Muggleton Cranes and McGregor Gourlay produced star performances by Nimesh Karunarathne and Tom Hatton for McGregor Gourlay, however Muggleton Cranes snatched a last-ball victory as the shadows lengthened. Club president [...]
Australia Day
ERIC Dumas has the weight of the world on his shoulders – the hefty weight of power-lifting world titles and trophies. And he shouldered yet another title at the weekend when named Moree Plains Shire Sportsperson of the Year. Mr Dumas was unable to attend the Australia Day awards ceremony at Jellicoe Park, but said [...]
