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Spa Capital
A groundswell of support across the Moree Plains Shire shows ratepayers, residents and visitors to the black-soil plains do not want a 50-metre swimming pool at Taylor Oval. Social media surveys and online petitions clearly indicate an overwhelming “no” vote to Moree Plains Shire Council’s plan to construct a 50-metre pool complex at the site. [...]
Clean Energy
CONSTRUCTION of the Good Earth Green Hydrogen and Ammonia Project west of Moree will officially begin on Monday, April 13, with the green light given this week from the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure. The construction launch marks a major milestone for a project that will help strengthen regional energy security and support [...]
Our Community
FOR 12 months of the year, the Moree Show Society committee works behind the scenes to put on two days of entertainment excellence – and the hardworking team, led by president Brendan Munn and his wife, show secretary Karen Munn, had all bases covered at the 2026 Moree Show at the weekend. The 142nd edition [...]
Our Community
THERE could soon be a few new names on Moree’s comedy circuit – if locals are brave enough to grab the microphone. Social Co House is calling on aspiring comedians, storytellers and self-proclaimed funny people to put their hand up for a stand-up comedy night planned for Saturday, June 27. The event is being developed [...]
Agriculture
THE AgCAREERSTART team is calling on farmers to sign-up to its popular gap-year program. The program connects young people interested in an agricultural ‘gap-year’ with farmers who are looking to hire workers. National Farmers’ Federation president Hamish McIntyre urged producers to take advantage of the opportunity. “If you know a farmer who needs a junior [...]
Grant Funding
QANTAS is inviting not-for-profit community groups across regional Australia to apply for a share of $2 million in funding as the airline’s Regional Grants program takes off for another year. Now in its fourth year, the Qantas Regional Grants Program is aimed at strengthening regional communities by helping organisations deliver essential services, expand opportunities and [...]
Women in Sport
NEW South Wales sporting organisations can apply for a share of $500,000 funding for innovative initiatives that will increase participation in sport by women and girls, on and off the field as part of the Play Her Way innovation program. The Play Her Way women’s sport strategy is a four-year plan to facilitate opportunities for [...]
2026 Moree Show
BUSH poet Murray Hartin has written some incredible poetry over the years, and his recollections of the Moree Show as a kid, really hits the mark. It was a time when sideshow alley spielers would yell “push your way in, and push your way over,” and “headless, topless and alive! How does she eat? How [...]
Spa Capital
TAYLOR Oval, the proposed site for a 50-metre swimming pool complex, may have once shared land used for burials at an area known as Pioneer Cemetery. There is also evidence that at least four people were buried at or near Taylor Oval in the mid- to late-1800s. Sisters Maud and Fanny Kirkby, daughters of district [...]
History
ON a bright, sunny Saturday morning in 1888, Alf Merritt stepped out from the verandah of the Royal Hotel in Warialda and strolled nonchalantly down Hope Street. He peered skyward. It was a beautiful day. Merritt was on his way to Lawson and Campbell’s General Store, just up the road. He was pretty sure Messrs [...]
