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Employment
DD’s Engineering and Fabrication east of Moree on the Inverell Road stands as a cornerstone to advanced engineering and manufacturing solutions – and they have a position available for a full-time yardman for an immediate start. Applicants will need a forklift licence, driver’s licence, WH&S induction card and be able to work unsupervised. Founded by [...]
Health and Education
APPLICATIONS are now open for two long-running $10,000 scholarships supporting rural health students from the Moree and Gwydir regions. Supported by HealthWISE and the Gwydir Cotton Growers Association, the Dr William Hunter and Healthy Communities scholarships provide financial support for local students studying medicine, nursing or allied health. Last year’s recipient, Madelyn Johnson, said the [...]
Regional News
TOWN libraries at Wee Waa and Narrabri will bring curiosity to life, with the launch of an innovative program designed to spark learning, celebrate diversity and bring people together. From this week, Narrabri and Wee Waa Libraries will feature Citizen Science Corners – STEM hubs that make science accessible for everyone. Thanks to grant funding [...]
Moree Masons
VISITING Masons from across New South Wales joined special guests in Moree on Saturday night to celebrate the installation of Lodge Courallie’s new Worshipful Master, Roman Modzelewski. Guests included past Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge of NSW and ACT, Les Hicks, 94-year-old Right Worshipful Brother John Walker from Palm Beach, Moree Plains Shire [...]
Community Funding
MEMBER for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan is encouraging sporting clubs and recreation facilities from across the region to apply for the Local Sport Defibrillator Grant Program. The program is aimed at providing a grant of up to $3000 for clubs and facilities across New South Wales to purchase Automated External Defibrillators. Mr Moylan said it [...]
Harvest Time
NSW Farmers’ is urging motorists to take care around agricultural vehicles as New South Wales and Queensland prepares for this year’s grain and hay harvest. Large farm machinery will be a common sight on country roads over the coming months, and NSW Farmers’ grains committee chair, Justin Everitt, said it is vital road-users exercise caution [...]
Our Community
IT was proven conclusively at the weekend the hugely successful Run the Plains festival is here to stay after organisers received 800 registrations – double the number recorded at last year’s inaugural event. Hundreds of visitors joined hundreds of locals to take part in running events designed for all ages and abilities, over varying distances [...]
Moree Secondary College
IT’s been a tough few years for Moree Secondary College’s cohort of Year 12 students, who graduated at a special final assembly at the school’s multi-purpose centre on Friday. In recent years, MSC students navigated the transition from the Carol Avenue campus and battled their way through the COVID-19 pandemic – all while achieving high [...]
Police Memorial
POLICE officers and their families will gather at services around the country today to mark National Police Remembrance Day. This year is expected to be a particularly sombre occasion following the shooting deaths of two police officers in Victoria last month, and the murder of a Tasmanian police officer in June. Acting NSW Police Commissioner [...]
Regional News
NEW designs for weirs and fishways in western New South Wales are being reviewed, with the state government aware the Collarenebri, Walgett, Louth and Tilpa communities are strongly opposed to any reduction in local weir heights. The $56.8 million Fish Passage: Reconnecting the Northern Basin Project aims to improve native fish migration and boost river [...]
