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Pitch2Grow Moree
INNOVATIVE concept Pitch2Grow is calling for expressions of interest from people in the Moree, Narrabri and Inverell districts. The call-out is for entrepreneurs who have new business ideas, products or services, or a new enterprise they can promote in a pitch format. Pitch2Grow, a University of New England Smart Region Incubator project supported by the [...]
Local History
MOREE Plains Shire Council and Big Sky Libraries has published the first edition of Stories of Our Town, a Moree local studies journal. Stories of Our Town, a Moree Community Library publication edited by local studies and digitisation officer Adam Mitchell, is available in print or online in PDF format, and features snippets of history [...]
Regional News
FROM shearing sheep in the outback to judging the best lamingtons at country fairs, Brad Farmer has spent the last 13 years enjoying his role as an Australia Day Ambassador. Known as Australia’s beach ambassador, a conservationist, advocate and author, Mr Farmer has been appointed as Armidale’s Australia Day Ambassador for 2025. The best-selling author [...]
Moree Bowls
THERE will be $20,000 prize money offered when Moree Services Club hosts the 2025 NSW Aboriginal Bowls Tournament on Saturday-Sunday, January 25-26 – a relatively new concept focused on men’s health as well as generating interest in the sport among the youth of Moree. The men’s fours club tournament will bring bowlers from across New [...]
Agriculture
THE state’s peak agriculture body, NSW Farmers’ Association, has welcomed a new government initiative to address acute shortages of vets across rural New South Wales. Under the NSW Government’s Welcome Experience program, vets, vet nurses, vet technicians and their families are now eligible to receive assistance with sourcing housing, childcare and other services when moving [...]
MAAC Update
FOLLOWING the closure of the pools at the Moree Artesian Aquatic Centre (MAAC) on Tuesday 8 January 2025, Moree Plains Shire Council hopes to see the facility open to the public by next week. The gym and café remain open during the repair period. In a community update regarding replacement of failed equipment, council said [...]
Town Water
A 48-hour water restriction in Moree will be lifted at 6pm today, January 21 Emergency works have now been rectified and completed. However, due to the process of bleeding the lines a couple of reservoir towers are currently experiencing low water pressure due to low water levels. This may continue to affect residents for a [...]
Regional News
THE State Emergency Service has received a $300,000 sponsorship through their partnership with Powerlink Queensland, and Energex and Ergon Network as part of Energy Queensland. The funds will buy vital equipment for SES groups across Queensland including power tools, generators, lighting, stretchers, rescue and first aid training manikins, tactical response kits, and vehicle accessories. Now [...]
Police News
NSW Police have established Strike Force Calafell as investigations continue after three people were stabbed during a brawl at Walgett last year. At about 2.20am on Sunday, September 22, 2024, police were called to the corner of Duff Street and Wareens Street, Walgett, following reports of a large brawl. Officers attached to Central North Police [...]
Country Music Festival
KEITH Urban will be honoured for a lifetime of achievement at the 2025 Toyota Golden Guitar Awards at the Tamworth Country Music Festival – and Tamworth Regional Council confirmed the global country star will be in town to receive the Australasian Country Music Roll of Renown award. Urban joins the likes of Slim Dusty, Tex [...]
