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Save Wee Waa Hospital
THE NSW Opposition is calling on the Minns Labor Government to make restoring crucial 24-hour services at Wee Waa Hospital a top priority as the situation reaches breaking point. The facility is only open during office hours on most days due to chronic staff shortages, forcing anyone who needs emergency care after 5pm to travel [...]
First Birthday
MOREE and District Historical Society this week celebrates its first birthday at its new home – and community members and visitors to town are invited to drop by Moree Plains Museum over Easter and have a look at what’s been achieved in the past 12 months. On Easter Saturday, April 19, the museum will be [...]
Royal Easter
FORMER Gurley local Katherine Munn is one of eight RAS Rural Achiever Award finalists at the Sydney Royal Easter Show, with winners announced tonight at a gala dinner. Katherine, along with James Gilmour from Bukkulla, near Inverell, Georgina Haire from Wee Waa, Jacob Moriarty and Tasha Hurley from Condobolin, Brooke Watts (Molong), James Stephens (Gresford) [...]
Federal Election
LOCAL councils across the Parkes Electorate will be able to set their own priorities to deliver more community infrastructure and better roads, as part of a $1 billion funding commitment – including nearly $4 million to the Moree Plains – should a Coalition Government be elected to run the country. The Nationals candidate for Parkes, [...]
Youth Crime Crisis
THE Opposition continues to push for strong legislative reform to deal with the regional youth crime crisis across the state, as NSW Nationals Leader Dugald Saunders visited Moree on Monday after the Coalition’s Crimes Legislation Amendment (Youth Crime) Bill 2025 was introduced to Parliament at the end of last month. Mr Saunders joined Member for [...]
Our Community
THE Moree Show will start later than usual this year as a mark of respect to Anzac Day commemorations. On April 25, gates will open to the public at midday, and it will be business as usual the following day, April 26, when the Moree Show cranks into action from around 8am. Moree Show Society [...]
Regional Art
TAMWORTH Regional Gallery is currently showing two captivating exhibitions with Overhead and Underneath – Lessons in Observation from regionally-based artists and The Good by Anna Louise Richardson. Overhead and Underneath features artworks from 23 artists from the New England and Riverina areas. Each of the artworks invites onlookers to take a moment to look overhead [...]
Rugby League
MOREE Boars ladies tackle team made themselves heard loud and clear at Boughton Oval on Saturday, with a cakewalk win over Dungowan Cowboys at a Group 4 history-making round one of rugby league. Coached by Chris Swan, who returned to Moree after years away playing league at the top level, the Boars overpowered Dungowan 28-4 [...]
Rugby League
MOREE Boars ladies tackle team made an historic statement, reserve-grade won a game that went right to the wire and the newly-minted under-18s outfit was well-beaten but far from disgraced at Boughton Oval on Saturday. The Boars’ Group 4 opening round against Dungowan Cowboys didn’t disappoint, with three grades playing in stifling, summer-like conditions. Moree [...]
Queensland Floods
EMERGENCY crews are continuing to assist with response and clean-up efforts across western Queensland, as river heights start receding in some areas enough to allow residents to return home for the first time in weeks. Some Adavale residents who were evacuated on March 27 due to fast-rising floodwaters, returned home for the first time this [...]
