The newest stories across general, sport, community, and business coverage.
May 3 Election
PRE-POLL voting for the May 3 federal election is now open at Moree PCYC. National Party candidate for Parkes, Jamie Chaffey, and his wife Judy, were in Moree on Monday campaigning at the Boston Street polling booths. Mr Chaffey has clocked more than 35,000 kilometres across the vast Parkes electorate in recent months. He was [...]
May 3 Election
THE National Farmers’ Federation has today released its 2025 Federal Election Scorecard, revealing how the major parties stack up when it comes to agriculture and regional Australia. NFF president David Jochinke said farmers – and all Australians who care about where their food and fibre comes from – would head to the ballot box on [...]
Local Government
A set of clear goals have been laid out in Moree Plains Shire Council’s draft Community Strategic Plan, which is now available for public comment. Council has listed a vibrant, welcoming community, diversified, growing economy, environmentally sustainable shire and a local government that leads and operates with integrity as strategic plan initiatives. The Community Strategic [...]
Police News
POLICE are urging drivers to take responsibility for their behaviour on the roads after seven people lost their lives across the Anzac Day Long Weekend. NSW Police ran Operation Anzac Day 2025 from Thursday, April 24 until Sunday, April 27 and double demerits were in effect. Seven people died in crashes during the operation, one [...]
Our Community
FULL on or just for fun – everyone’s covered when Moree Riders’ Club holds its final come-and-try registration session for Series 1 on Monday, May 5 at Moree Riders’ Track. Club president Steele Sutton said the May 5 season opener will allow kids of all ages to register and be graded for divisions, with racing [...]
Animal Welfare
GREYHOUNDS as Pets NSW, the rehoming arm of Greyhound Racing NSW, has completed the most successful weekend in the organisation’s history. A record number of 80 greyhounds were rehomed across the weekend as GAP staged its annual National Adoption Day events in Tamworth, Wollongong, Wagga Wagga, Bathurst and the major event in Sydney at Moore [...]
Regional News
GLEN Innes’ new sensory garden has officially been opened after a $100,000 grant from Round 5 of the Stronger Country Communities Fund helped deliver the facility for the community. The garden is part of Glen Innes Severn Council’s Life Choices Support Services and is designed to engage all five senses. It uses carefully selected plants, [...]
Education
Inspiration can come in all shapes and forms. And for a group of Moree Secondary College students, there was no better platform to listen to inspiring stories from a diverse group of keynote speakers than the Youth Leadership Conference at the International Convention Centre in Sydney’s Darling Harbour last term. Moree Secondary College’s Year 12 [...]
Moree on a Plate
FROM contemporary art galleries to ancient Indigenous customs, to thriving agriculture and therapeutic thermal artesian pools – Moree is a destination brimming with culture well beyond the expected. An agricultural hub on the banks of the Mehi River, Moree boasts one of rural Australia’s most vibrant art and wellness scenes, with visitors continually charmed by [...]
Moree on a Plate
ROBERTA Muir, Moree on a Plate’s celebrity presenter at this year’s food and wine festival, says adopting a basic approach to cooking will go a long way to mastering the kitchen. Her back-to-basics recipes include homemade cheese and breads, herb and spice blends, and fresh pasta. “Making your own stocks and Asian basics – like [...]
