The newest stories across general, sport, community, and business coverage.
Rural Health
NARRABRI Shire mayor Darrell Tiemens and Wee Waa community members, today delivered the Save Wee Waa Hospital petition to Member for Barwon, Roy Butler MP at Macquarie Street, Sydney. Following a strong community campaign, the petition collected 12,000 signatures, well above the 10,000 signatures required to trigger a debate in NSW Parliament. Mayor Tiemens thanked [...]
Hospital Rebuild
THE Moree Hospital Redevelopment is a step closer, with the main works contractor appointed and the next stage of work on track to begin in the coming months. The multi-million-dollar redevelopment commitment aims to deliver new health facilities and upgraded health services for Moree and the surrounding communities to ensure their health needs continue to [...]
Local sport
PHIL Hobday has been appointed Moree Services Club bowls co-ordinator with a charter to generate more player numbers on the greens, especially from schools across the Moree Plains Shire. Lawn bowls as a sport has not been played in Moree schools for more than 20 years, but Hobday and Moree Services Bowls Club president Wayne [...]
Our Community
IT’S often been said Pallamallawa is the centre of Moree Plains Shire – some say the universe – and the title was validated on Sunday when the go-ahead hamlet hosted the Pally Bush Markets. At least 2000 people converged on the tiny hamlet about 30 kilometres east of Moree during a perfect autumn morning to [...]
Regional News
DELUNGRA’S Anzac Park will soon be home to a host of new features thanks to $88,000 in funding from the Local Small Commitments Allocation program. The LSCA program provides benefits to local communities through a range of events, services and programs, playground and park upgrades, and more. Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan welcomed news [...]
Police News
A man has been charged after an alleged police pursuit near Moree, involving a car allegedly stolen from Bingara at the weekend. About 10am on Sunday, March 16, police were notified an alleged stolen Ford Mustang was travelling towards Moree along the Gwydir Highway. Officers attached to New England Police District successfully deployed road spikes [...]
Our Community
A barbecue lunch on Saturday catered for by Moree Lions Club closed a busy, week-long Seniors’ Festival in Moree. Festival co-ordinator, Lorraine Bartel, and her husband, Rob – the recently crowned Moree Plains Shire Senior Citizen of the Year – hosted the lunch on the grounds of their picturesque Gwydirfield property. More than 60 people [...]
Local History
DEBATE over whether Moree Shire Council should invest millions of dollars and build a 50-metre swimming pool complex at Taylor Oval continues. But spare a thought for Moree Municipal Council when the local bore baths – now Moree Artesian Aquatic Centre – made headlines around Australia in 1934. At the time, mayor Percy Mellor had [...]
Seniors’ Festival
WELL-KNOWN Moree resident Frank Crump was last week honoured with a NSW Seniors’ Festival Local Achievement Award for his valued service to the Moree community. Mr Crump, a long-serving employee at Moree District Hospital, was recognised by NSW Minister for Seniors, Jodie Harrison, and congratulated in writing by Member for Northern Tablelands, Brendan Moylan. Mr [...]
Agriculture
IN the wake of ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, immediate action has been taken to ensure fire ant carrying materials sourced from the storm-impacted and infested areas of south-east Queensland are now banned from entering New South Wales while after-effects are assessed. Until there is a consolidated understanding of the impact on fire ant mobility and locations [...]
