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Rail Safety Week
THE 20th National Rail Safety Week was marked with a solemn ceremony at the Australian Railway Monument in Werris Creek on Wednesday. The ceremony honoured rail workers who died in service on Australia’s rail network. More than 100 families, friends, and colleagues of those who died, as well as representatives from across the rail industry, [...]
Our Community
THE deep connection between aged-care provider Whiddon and Freemasonry goes back nearly 80 years in Australia. And that decades-old relationship was rekindled on Tuesday when Moree Whiddon donated an Automated External Defibrillator to Lodge Courallie to house at Moree Masonic Hall. The Frank Whiddon Masonic Homes of NSW was founded in 1947, and established by [...]
Our Community
THE Country Universities Centre North West has reached an inspiring milestone by supporting 700 students from the north-west to access, succeed, and complete higher education while staying connected to the region they call home. The milestone is more than a number says Letitia Cross, chair of CUC North West. “Every one of these 700 students [...]
City2Surf
MORE than 60 Fire and Rescue NSW firefighters crossed this year’s City2Surf finish line each wearing 20kg of firefighting gear and raising $158,294 for children suffering serious burns injuries. FRNSW Commissioner, Jeremy Fewtrell joined fellow firefighters to tackle Heartbreak Hill, wearing helmets and breathing apparatus, to raise vital funds for the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Foundation [...]
Agriculture
YOUNG farmers and an Aussie cricket star are among the faces to headline a NSW Farmers’ forum to be held as part of AgQuip next week. NSW Farmers’ will return to Gunnedah for AgQuip Field Days on August 19-21, with the peak farm body’s shed to be full of familiar favourites on-site, including refreshments from [...]
Rail Safety
REGIONAL motorists are urged to obey the rules and stay safe around level crossings, after joint enforcement in regional areas resulted in 80 driver fines for ignoring signals about approaching trains and for speeding. The safety message comes as Rail Safety Week begins, a reminder to be safe on and around the rail network. Rail [...]
Our Community
SHADOW Minister for Women and Shadow Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Felicity Wilson visited several Moree organisations on Monday, including NDIS service provider Bamara and Moree Secondary College’s Clontarf Academy. Ms Wilson, invited to Moree by Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan, also met with management and staff at Café Gali and Yaama Ganu Gallery, Aboriginal [...]
Our Community
SHAE Academy in Moree is one of more than 70 Aboriginal community organisations and groups across New South Wales to receive funding support to host initiatives that celebrate Aboriginal culture. The $1.4 million Cultural Grants program will help support, strengthen, protect and maintain traditional and contemporary expressions of Aboriginal culture across the state. Return of [...]
Regional Floods
A Recovery Assistance Point will open in Gunnedah this week to support communities in the storm-impacted New England following the recent severe weather including heavy rainfall. The Gunnedah RAP will open from Thursday to Saturday offering face to face support to impacted residents, businesses and primary producers including help with replacing ID and personal documents [...]
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RURAL Fire Service superintendent Paul Metcalfe was joined by special guests, including Moree Plains Shire deputy mayor Wayne Tighe, and fellow NSW Rural Fire Service members to present medals and officially handover three cutting-edge firefighting trucks at a ceremony at Pallamallawa and District Rural Fire Brigade depot on Sunday. The event saw the presentation of [...]
