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THE costs associated with travelling to tournaments just got easier for Moree Jiu Jitsu Club, after Moree Services Club this week kicked in with a massive $5000 donation. Coach Brett O’Neill and assistant coach Nick Sabine said the donation will be used to help with travelling costs to tournaments and competitions in New South Wales [...]
Indigenous Scholarship
NOMINATIONS are now being called for the Indigenous Storytellers Scholarship. The scholarship – known as Djuyalgal in the traditional Gathang language of the Worimi People – is a program created by Façon Australia, with support from Greater Bank, and consists of nine differing creative discipline categories. These include fashion design, accessory design, art painting, music, [...]
Agriculture
COTTON Australia is launching six new resources for schools, with an aim to refresh the teaching approach through the delivery of a series of engaging and educational activity sets aligned to the design and technology, and science key learning areas of the Australian Curriculum. Three of the resources are aimed at Primary School (Years F [...]
Featured Property
PLENTY of room inside and out are key features of North West Real Estate’s featured property this week – and all just minutes from the centre of Moree. Selling agent Allan Gobbert said 39 Kamilaroi Drive sits on a huge block of land, yet it close to schools, Moree’s retail precinct and supermarkets. The residential [...]
Youth Crime
MEMBER for Northern Tablelands, Brendan Moylan, encourages residents across the region to get behind a Parliamentary ePetition requesting the NSW Government to change the Young Offenders Act. The ePetition was presented by Member for Tamworth, Kevin Anderson, following recent spikes in crimes committed by repeat offenders. The ePetition is seeking to: Strengthen bail laws to [...]
Moree Cricket
MOREE District Cricket Association launched the first round of the Domino’s Moree T20 Bash under lights at Ron Harborne Oval last Friday. The match between Muggleton Cranes and McGregor Gourlay produced star performances by Nimesh Karunarathne and Tom Hatton for McGregor Gourlay, however Muggleton Cranes snatched a last-ball victory as the shadows lengthened. Club president [...]
Moree Tourism
THE Econo Lodge Moree Spa Motor Inn in Moree has been named one of Choice Hotels Asia-Pac’s top-performing properties for 2024, earning a prestigious Gold Award. The motel, owned by Mick and Zelch Cikota, is one of 20 franchisees from a list of more than 300 in the Asian-Pacific region to receive an award, and [...]
Rural Health
A highly successful regional, rural and remote deployment program for key healthcare roles is set to be expanded over the next three years, with NSW Health recruiting nurses, midwives and allied health professionals to be posted to short-term placements across the state. The NSW Health Deployment Program was first established in May, 2023 to create [...]
Border News
THE Queensland Police Service has kicked off the year by welcoming 136 recruits as sworn officers, including a new officer posted to Goondiwindi. This month’s graduation sees recruits with a range of diverse experiences including past service with the Australian Defence Force and Queensland Ambulance Service, as well as international policing backgrounds and finance industry [...]
New England
CELEBRITY chef Matt Golinski enjoyed his guest appearance at last year’s Glen Innes Show so much, he’s returning this year on February 14-15 to again share his passion and expertise. Golinski, known for his regular appearances on the television series Ready Steady Cook, jumped at the chance to again be the star attraction of Glen [...]
