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2025 Moree Cup
MORE than 150 people braved crisp, cool weather at Moree racecourse on Friday night to support a vital service that has touched and saved the lives of thousands of people over the past 50 years – the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service. More than $80,000 was raised from two auctions – live and online – as [...]
Northern Tablelands
The emergency department at Moree Hospital has been left without a doctor on numerous occasions over the last few weeks. During those periods, Hunter New England Health have continually failed to inform the community of around 8000 people when there is no doctor on-hand. Instead, patients who present to emergency are forced to use an [...]
Water Stories
NEW South Wales History Week starts September 6, with the theme Water Stories – and Moree and District Historical Society has timed the launch of its newly-created Water Room perfectly. Society members will host an open day at Moree Plains Museum on Saturday, September 6 to celebrate the start of History Week. Society researcher, Michael [...]
Legacy Week 2025
MOREE volunteers will be out next week selling badges, pins and pens to raise much-needed funds for Legacy Australia, a non-profit charity that supports families of deceased or incapacitated veterans. Legacy Australia was founded on a promise made during The Great War to “look after the missus and the kids” – and the vital organisation [...]
Our Community
MEMBER for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan has congratulated the 31 police officers and staff who were honoured with medals and awards at the New England Police District medal and awards ceremony. Mr Moylan attended the ceremony on Thursday alongside New England Police District Superintendent Chris McKinnon, Western Region Assistant Commissioner Andrew Holland, local police officers, [...]
Weather
THE Bureau of Meteorology has issued its long-range forecast for the 2025 spring season. The long-range forecast is updated weekly for the upcoming 3 months. For the September-November period, rainfall is likely to be above-average for most of the eastern half of Australia. There is an increased chance of unusually high rainfall across much of [...]
NSW Water
A system overhaul is set to improve water affordability, availability and reliability across New South Wales. Over the next two years, the NSW Government will explore a new funding model for local water utilities to address critical inefficiencies with the current system of project-based capital grants. The reform is part of the Town Water Risk [...]
Young Aggies
ASPIRING agricultural professionals have until this Sunday, August 31, to apply for a fully-funded agricultural work placement within the Gwydir Valley. The Young Aggies Moree Rural Scholarship provides a $2000 bursary to help university students currently studying agriculture to explore a wide range of professional opportunities in Moree’s agricultural sector over a two-week period. Funded [...]
2025 Moree Cup
AFTER 40-odd years, prolific bush artist Ian Reardon has finally got himself a studio. Mr Rearson, 78, was encouraged to paint as a child by his grandfather, Jack Isbister. But life on the farm at Terry Hie Hie, and raising a family, meant he didn’t pick up a brush and palette again until the 1990s. [...]
Rural Health
MEMBER for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan has made an urgent request to NSW Minister for Health Ryan Park for action after he was notified Moree Hospital would continue to be without a doctor for an extended period. For the last three weeks, Hunter New England Health failed to flag the absence of a doctor with [...]
