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100 years
THE final layer of asphalt has been laid forming the playing surface and vibrant line markings have been completed at the new, multi-purpose courts at Mungindi to this weekend celebrate 100 years of tennis in Mungindi. Tennis has long been a regular social gathering for the community from tournaments like the Murphy and Bingham Cup [...]
Politics
The September parliamentary sittings came to an end last week. I had the opportunity to speak about funding cuts in regional NSW, the lack of public paediatric services in the Northern Tablelands and the importance of reviving regional manufacturing. I delivered Community Recognition Statements on Stuart and Lyndall Tighe, Cooper Collins, Mitch Therle, Matt Lynch, [...]
Politics
I’m calling on the Labor Government to extend the deadline for applications for Round 2 of the Growing Regions Program which closes this Thursday, October 10. Applications opened on September 5, when New South Wales councils were already in caretaker mode ahead of Local Government elections on September 14. Election results were only announced last [...]
NRLW grand-final
HAVING a child play in a national sport would be nerve-wracking enough for any parent. But having a daughter play in an NRL grand-final? Well, that’s a whole new ball game. That’s the nail-biting scenario facing Danny and Katreana Byers as the family packs down to watch daughter, Rhiannon play in the NRL Women’s Grand-Final [...]
Guumali Youth Project
MEMBERS of the public are invited to watch the NRL grand-final on the big screen at Jellicoe Park on Sunday night as part of the Guumali Youth Project, a NSW Police initiative in partnership with Regional NSW and the NSW Government. The free, under-the-stars live broadcast of the Penrith Panthers and Melbourne Storm showdown will [...]
Local elections
WAYNE Tighe was bowled over when the vote tallies became official late Monday for the local government elections held last month. The well-known Moree identity, named Citizen of the Year at the Moree Australia Day Awards ceremony earlier this year, finished second in first preference votes behind tearaway leader, Susannah Pearse (1405). Tighe finished the [...]
Mini World Cup
IT seems it wasn’t all that long ago Moree soccer star Aden Bridge returned home from playing the round-ball game in Germany. He’s now getting ready to do it all again next year – and heading to Europe with him will be fellow Moree soccer star, Sarsha Maas. Both players, Moree junior soccer graduates, were [...]
Community
AN important after-hours transport service is back on the bitumen in Moree, with the news Miyay Birray’s StreetBeat program has been granted fresh funding from the NSW Premier’s Office. The funding is part of the NSW Government’s commitment to address crime, support young people and improve community safety in Moree. StreetBeat returned to the streets [...]
Sponsored Content
FOR many years, Moree Services Club has been known as “The Home of Sport” – and the description still rings true today. The term was coined 50-odd years ago and, during the 1980s especially, was used every weekend on radio station 2VM’s Saturday morning sports digest program when Moree Services Club legend Rex Kelly was [...]
Crime
MOREE Police are seeking public assistance in locating stolen motorcycles taken from a property in the early hours of Wednesday morning, October 2. Three motorcycles, a blue Yamaha Grizzly 700cc quad, blue Yamaha 230cc motorcycle and a pink and black Honda CRF110 motorcycle, are believed to be still in the Moree area. If you have [...]
