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Local Government
IN a statement released today, Moree Plains Shire Council confirmed that, by mutual agreement, general manager Kelvin Tytherleigh’s engagement with Council will finish early in the new year. “Mr Tytherleigh has been a passionate advocate for our community and a hardworking and dedicated general manager,” mayor Susannah Pearse said in the statement. “We thank Kelvin [...]
Our Community
A special ceremony recognising three Moree World War II veterans was held at the Moree RSL Regional Military Museum on Thursday. Recognised were William Henry Norman, Noel Arthur Dean and James Carl Shepherd. Family members of the three men were presented with commemorative medallions by Federal Shadow Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, Barnaby Joyce, Federal Member [...]
Festive Season
CHRISTMAS revellers braved a warm, muggy evening to watch Moree and District Chamber of Commerce “light up the night” and officially switch on the huge Christmas tree adorning the steps of Moree War Memorial Hall on Thursday. Crowds were entertained by new Moree group, SAXappeal, with 2VM Moree’s Steve McPherson on vocals, as well as [...]
Award Finalist
RABOBANK Australia’s Moree area manager, Felicity Taylor, has been named a finalist in the Zanda McDonald Award, a prestigious trans-Tasman prize that recognises excellence in agriculture. Ms Taylor was named alongside Will Creek, general manager of properties and livestock at vertically integrated beef and cattle company Stanbroke in Queensland, and Jack O’Connor, manager of Oxton [...]
Our Community
AT 15, Kyla-Bella Roberts has already established herself as an exceptional singer and entertainer going places – a singer heading in the right direction, to loosely quote Renee Geyer. On Friday, Kyla-Belle takes the next step in the right direction – a huge step – when her debut single, Scars, is launched on all streaming [...]
Regional News
INVERELL is preparing to welcome more than 300 Aboriginal Elders and their supporters for the Aboriginal Elders Olympics, to be held April 9-11 next year. Following their triumph as champions in 2024, the Inverell Bear Eaters Elders Group has been granted the honour of hosting the event, which will bring together Aboriginal Elders from across [...]
Regional News
THE fluoridation of the Ashford water supply is set to commence in early 2025, marking the culmination of a process that began more than 15 years ago. Inverell Shire Council is preparing to notify the Ashford community of the upcoming introduction of fluoride, which aims to improve oral health outcomes for residents. The fluoridation project [...]
Quick Response Grants
MORE than $100,000 in funding has now been awarded to community organisations to deliver engaging after-hours activities for young people in the Moree Plains Shire. The boost in activities has seen young people from across the shire participate in diverse programs to build support networks, develop positive life skills, deepen connection to culture and help [...]
Sponsored Content
IN the early 1970s, Geoff O’Hara established Homecrafts in Moree – the town’s new electrical appliance store – next door to the Criterion Hotel on Balo Street. The store was an offshoot of the Malvern Star Store, managed by Geoff, in the same location. Geoff and long-serving employees, Margaret Hobday and television tech Allan Dobbs, [...]
Everybody Wins
CHRISTMAS shoppers are encouraged to spend to “spin-and-win” at participating retailers across the Moree shire, with more than $20,000 worth of prizes and “artesian dollars” up for grabs – and every ticket holder wins. The Spend to Spin and Win promotion, launched this week by Moree and District Chamber of Commerce, is in full swing, [...]
