The newest stories across general, sport, community, and business coverage.
Health
THE first rural Aboriginal-led campaign focusing on the often sensitive topic of bladder control issues is urging Aboriginal communities to ‘have a yarn about our bladder’. Hunter New England Local Health District alongside Narrabri, Armidale and Uralla Aboriginal Elders are sharing the important message ‘Speak up, there is no shame, and help is available’ through [...]
Regional News
SAFETY improvements to the Gwydir Highway near Glen Innes are now underway following approval of more than $10 million in funding under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements. The Regional Roads and Transport Recovery Package works will improve slope stability, making the road less vulnerable to slope failures, scour, water inundation and pavement damage on a [...]
Wheat Harvest
TARGETED messaging will be activated from October 17 at key New South Wales pinch points, including Moree and Bellata, to encourage safer interactions between passenger vehicles and those transporting grain during what is expected to be one of the biggest wheat harvests on record. Electronic message signs will be installed roadside at Moree, Bellata, Gilgandra, [...]
Gone Fishing!
MORE than 150 recreational anglers cast lines to help clear Moree and district waterways of unwanted European carp on Sunday as part of the Gone Fishing Carp Muster, organised locally by Northern Slopes Landcare Association and OzFish. Online registrations were ticked off from around 6am at Jellicoe Park by Kiara Temperley from Landcare and Jay [...]
Local elections
EXCITEMENT and drive quickly overcame nerves and apprehension as the campaign journey unfolded for newly-elected Moree Plains Shire councillor, Debbie Williams. “I must admit I was nervous and a bit apprehensive between the time I put my nomination in and the election,” Williams said. “But once I was elected, I became very excited. I’m excited [...]
Rising Sun Film Society
The Road Dance is a 2022 film written by Richie Adams and John MacKay. The film is based on a novel by the same name, written by MacKay. The Road Dance is set in the early years of the First World War on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, where it was also [...]
Ngala House AGM
A QUIET piece of Moree history unfolded at a meeting on Tuesday, December 11, 1979. A small group of people, 17 in total, met at the Salvation Army Citadel on Heber Street to openly talk about domestic violence and violence against women. In attendance was Deborah Mills, from the Department of Youth and Community Services [...]
Education
UNIVERSITY students Elyne Tighe and Tom Watts – both from Moree – have received scholarships through the Country Education Foundation to help fund their tertiary studies. The CEF in Moree was established in 2011 to give financial assistance and support to local youth to help them achieve post-high school education, training and vocational guidance. To [...]
Politics
I visited many communities across the electorate this week including Bundarra, Tingha, Inverell, Emmaville, Armidale, Uralla, and Moree to have a look at projects and meet with locals. On Wednesday, I was joined by the Member for Oxley Michael Kemp MP as we conducted a series of community meetings on the boundary of the Northern [...]
Senior Cricket
MOREE and District Cricket Association is preparing for an opening round of social matches on Saturday to honour of one of the club’s greatest supporters. The sudden passing of former club president, Chris Rowden, two weeks before Christmas last year shocked the entire Moree community. “Rowdo”, as he was affectionately known, was a driving force [...]
