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G4 Rugby League
TODD Mitchell is not one to rest on his laurels. The unassuming president of Moree Boars Rugby League Club said winning last year’s Group 4 first-grade premiership was a crowning achievement for an outfit that has seen a few dry gullies over the years. The club was, for a long time, one of the hunters. [...]
Our Community
MORE than 100 people attended a free screening of award-winning Australian film, Just a Farmer, at Moree Town and Country Club on Friday, April 4. The gritty film, brought to Moree with the support of McGregor Gourlay, AFF, NSW Farmers’ and CWA Moree, brings home the unique and gruelling challenges Australian farmers face each day. [...]
Royal Easter Show
FORMER Moree and Gurley local Katherine Munn will join seven finalists as future leaders in Australian agriculture at a unique, eight-day leadership program at the 2025 Sydney Royal Easter Show. Joining Katherine as RAS Rural Achiever Award finalists is James Gilmour from Bukkulla, near Inverell, and Georgina Haire from Wee Waa. Tasha Hurley and Jacob [...]
Our Community
SELF-driving cars were around the Greenbah area of Moree well before Elon Musk and his mates started selling them – just ask some of the locals. They reckon, without fail, their vehicles automatically pull in to the iconic Greenbah Store on their way home each afternoon. The store, well-known for old-fashioned customer service similar to [...]
May 3 Election
JAMIE Chaffey, the Nationals’ candidate for Parkes at the upcoming May 3 federal election, says he has some big shoes to fill with the retirement of Mark Coulton – big shoes that cover a huge area across rural New South Wales. “We know Parkes is by far the biggest federal electorate in New South Wales, [...]
Health Crisis
THOUSANDS of doctors across New South Wales will proceed with industrial action from Tuesday to Thursday this week. Moree’s Associate Medical Practice on Frome Street and Gwydir Medical in the Criterion Centre will not be affected, and it will be “business as usual” at Moree District Hospital. The statewide action, led by members of The [...]
2025 Group 4
A major sponsor, major coach and a major new addition to the 2025 Group 4 rugby league season has been launched, with Moree Boars’ ladies tackle team lacing up to run on at Boughton Oval on Saturday. The season-opener against Dungowan Cowboys will be a history-creating chapter for the game of rugby league in Moree. [...]
Rising Sun Film Society
RISING Sun Film Society on Sunday, April 13, presents Wicked Little Letters, a riotous mystery comedy set in 1920s England. Based on a stranger-than-fiction true story, Wicked Little Letters follows two neighbours: Edith, played by Olivia Colman and Rose, played by Jessie Buckley. When Edith and fellow residents begin to receive wicked letters full of [...]
Health and Wellbeing
BreastScreen NSW will by the end of April advise women of their breast density to help them better understand the risk of breast cancer and make more informed decisions about breast health. Breast density refers to how much dense breast tissue a person has, compared to fatty tissue. It’s estimated around 40 per cent of [...]
Operation Soteria
FOURTEEN people have been charged in Moree during Operation Soteria, which was established to target youth crime in the western and northern regional areas of New South Wales. Between Thursday, April 3 and Saturday, April 5, officers from New England Police District, assisted by officers attached to the Domestic Violence High Risk Offenders Team, Traffic [...]
