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What A Bummer
WELL, someone has finally done it. Consumer group CHOICE has road-tested several brands of toilet-paper, and the results are in. Two ply or three? Double length or triple? Patterned or embossed? Recycled or bamboo? Since when did toilet-paper become so complicated? CHOICE says if consumers are choosing toilet paper that’s rough, tears at the worst [...]
Clean Up Australia Day
CLEAN Up Australia Day is Sunday, March 2, but for Ashley resident and former Moree Plains Shire councillor, Michael Ivanov, it’s every day. Mr Ivanov has for many years collected roadside rubbish on his daily commute to Moree. But in recent weeks, his work on the Carnarvon Highway between Moree and Ashley has become harder. [...]
Bulky Waste
MOREE shire residents are urged to clear out the shed, tidy up the yard and think about finally getting rid of that old furniture and whitegoods as Moree Plains Shire Council calls on registrations for its bulky waste collection next month. Council offers two free scheduled bulky waste collections each year – March and September [...]
Freedom Ride
THE State Government has marked the 60th anniversary of the 1965 Freedom Ride with the announcement of funding to complete a community pavilion in Walgett and a new program to commemorate significant steps along the Freedom Ride route. Minister for Heritage Penny Sharpe and Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Treaty David Harris were in Walgett [...]
Rugby League
A total of 28 teams from across New South Wales and south-east Queensland – 21 men’s and seven ladies – will run on to Boughton Oval when Moree Boars Rugby League Club host the ABCARE Greater Western Challenge on Saturday. Moree Boars club president Todd Mitchell said the response to the February 22 knock-out carnival [...]
Rural Health
HEART of Australia, an innovative mobile health service, has teamed up with leading biopharmaceutical company, Pfizer Australia, to expand its GP Education Program with the aim of improving healthcare delivery in rural and remote parts of Australia. Small rural towns have almost 60 per cent fewer health professionals than major cities. However, rural GPs are [...]
Regional News
Armidale Airport remains closed except for aircraft with prior permission to operate. This is to allow aircraft currently at the airport to depart and to also assist local aviation companies to relocate aircraft. Serious medivac will continue to operate. Inspections of the runway on February 17 revealed a new soft pavement area. Flights will continue [...]
Freedom Ride
MOREE Plains Shire Council has partnered with Moree Local Aboriginal Lands Council and community representatives to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the 1965 Freedom Ride. Gathering from 9:30am on Wednesday, February 19 at Moree War Memorial Hall, the entire community is invited to march through the CBD to Moree Artesian Aquatic Centre. Once there, Elders [...]
Seniors’ Week 2025
ACCLAIMED actor and Gold Logie winner John Wood and vocalist, musician and front man from Rock around the World, Dave Allen, will perform in Moree next month during Seniors’ Week. Wood and Allen will take the stage at the Seniors Week lunch at Moree Services Club on Wednesday, March 12 with their stage show, Our [...]
Agriculture
FARMERS from across New South Wales and the north-western area of the state are warning the march of a destructive cactus could be the beginning of a crisis unless ongoing funding for weed control is secured. NSW Farmers’ Croppa Creek and North Star branch chair, Richard Doyle, said farmers in the north of the state [...]
