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Local Government
MOREE Plains Shire Council general manager, Kelvin Tytherleigh, will spend Christmas in Queensland before returning to Moree in early January to finalise his term of employment. He was absent from council’s extraordinary meeting on Wednesday, when urgent, confidential matters regarding tender submissions to Ron Harborne Oval and community hall upgrades at Garah and Boomi were [...]
Festive Season
WITH the help of Moree Rural Fire Service and local stores and supermarkets, Santa Claus has taken time out from his busy schedule to cruise around Moree on Saturday. Volunteer Darryl Brady said the Moree RFS always get tremendous support for the annual Santa Run, a festive event that sees volunteers spread holiday cheer among [...]
Inland Rail
BELLATA Rail Station’s rich history has been put on display thanks to the installation of three heritage markers provided by Inland Rail. The heritage markers, which commemorate the station’s history since it opened in 1897, were unveiled on December 6, at a small ceremony at Sugar’s Park in Bellata, 55 kilometres south of Moree, They [...]
Local Government
THE Minns Labor Government is investigating reforms to strengthen local government, announcing changes to the way council meetings are conducted to ensure greater transparency and increase community confidence in council decision-making. All councils are required to adopt a code of meeting practice based on the Model Meeting Code issued by the Office of Local Government. [...]
Our Community
GRADUATING HSC students are urged to consider how apprenticeships and traineeships could be the stepping stone to a successful and secure future. With the release of HSC results today, Apprenticeship Support Australia regional manager, NSW north, Jeffrey Cooke, said apprenticeships and traineeships offer a hands-on alternative to university that allows young people the option to [...]
Feature Story
HIDDEN gem, the Euraba Paper Company, is tucked away on Merriwa Street in Boggabilla on the northern tip of the Moree Plains Shire. Boggabilla, 10 kilometres south of border town Goondiwindi, and nearby Toomelah have in recent months made headlines for all the wrong reasons. Paul West, one of the founders of Euraba Paper, says [...]
Parkes Electorate
It was wonderful to have Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Bridget McKenzie join me and Nationals candidate for Parkes Jamie Chaffey in the electorate this week to discuss all things infrastructure and housing. During the visit we heard loud and clear from councils and local businesses, like Dubbo’s Maas Group and Fardell’s [...]
Parkes Electorate
HE’S driven 17,000 kilometres in recent months – and plans to add that number again to the odometer of his trusty Toyota HiLux dual cab in the New Year. The Nationals’ federal candidate for Parkes, Jamie Chaffey, has hit the campaign trail to an election yet to be announced, and while he’s campaigning to win [...]
Tribute
ONE stinking hot November afternoon in 1985, a young racing writer ambled out to Moree racecourse looking for a story. He was 24 years old, as cocky as all get-out, with grandiose plans of becoming the next Keith Robbins or Bert Lillye. He reckoned he knew a fair bit about horse-racing. He knew how to [...]
Bushfire Season
A green waste fire at Terry Hie Hie waste management facility was quickly brought under control by rural fire services and Moree Plains Shire Council staff overnight. The waste facility, close to the Terry Hie Hie State Forest and Yana-y Warruwi walking track and Aboriginal heritage sites, was attended to by fire-fighters and council staff. [...]
