Christmas 2024: Book your Maslina dining experience now

MOREE’s first choice for dining in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere – Maslina Bar and Grill – is now taking bookings for the festive season. Whether it’s a staff Christmas party or romantic dinner for two, owners Mick and Zelch Cikota and their incredible staff – led by head chef, Matt Ross – have the [...]

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Expressions of interest now open for 2024-25 Volunteer Grants

COMMUNITY groups in the Parkes electorate are encouraged to apply now for a share of $66,225 in funding to support the work of their volunteers. Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton said Expressions of Interest (EOI) in the Australian Government’s 2024-25 Volunteer Grants program are now open. “We are lucky to have so many hard-working [...]

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Coulton’s Catch-Up

I’m pleased that the Carinda community will now be able to access much-needed support to assist with the clean-up following the violent storm that ripped through the town on November 17, causing significant damage to buildings. Assistance will be provided to Walgett Shire Council to help with the clean-up and the restoration of critical infrastructure [...]

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Moree’s Return and Earn numbers are in after seven years

MOREE has recycled 34,988,000 items since the launch of drink container recycling scheme, Return and Earn, was launched across New South Wales in December, 2017. Moree’s total includes 15,846,474 aluminium cans and 10,826,643 glass bottles. Neighbouring Narrabri Shire recycled 34,465,437 items and Gwydir Shire recycled 12,443,741 items. Inverell Shire recycled a whopping 40,484,975 items and [...]

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LifeHouse’s Under the Tree comes to Moree

UNDER the Tree, a concept developed four years ago by LifeHouse Care in Coffs Harbour to help families doing it tough over Christmas, last Thursday travelled to Moree for the first time. LifeHouse Pantry multi-site manager, Kellie Small, said Moree lived up to its name as a generous community. “We have a lot of beautiful [...]

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Appeal to locate boy missing from Armidale

THOMAS has been found. POLICE are appealing for public assistance to locate a boy missing from Armidale. Thomas Sherriff, 12, was last seen on Jeffrey Street, Armidale, about 1.30am Saturday, November 30. When he could not be located or contacted, officers attached to New England Police District were notified Sunday morning and commenced inquiries. Police [...]

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Aircraft, logbooks heroically saved in Moree Airport blaze

STATEWIDE Aviation proprietor Campbell Briggs has praised his staff, the Moree community and emergency service personnel after his company’s east hangar was all but gutted by fire on Saturday. Fire fighters and emergency service crews battled strong winds and shocking weather to contain the blaze at Moree Regional Airport. Miraculously, aircraft worth hundreds of thousands [...]

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Alf Scott’s wooden stool takes pride of place at Assef’s Moree

ANYONE worth their salt remembers the tall, wooden stools at Assef’s Moree. Well, anyone with a few years up their sleeve. Back in the 1960s and well into the 1970s – even the 1980s – customers at Assef’s on Balo Street would relax and chat with staff and fellow customers while perched on well-worn timber [...]

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Minor flooding possible at Mogil Mogil early next week

RECENT localised rainfall has caused significant river level rises along the Barwon and Moonie Rivers upstream of Mogil Mogil where minor flooding is possible early next week. BoM will refine forecasts once upstream peaks are observed. BoM: Minor flood warning for Barwon River at Mogil Mogil Issued at 4.48 pm EDT on Saturday, November 30, [...]

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Rain hammers the district

FALLS of more than 100mm have been recorded in the Moree district as the rain continues to saturate much of New South Wales and Queensland. To 9am Saturday, more than 100mm has fallen around Mungindi and the same amount again in the Coonamble district. To the east, nearly 40mm has been recorded at Copeton Dam, [...]

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