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Be Prepared
EVERY four years, more than 10,000 Scouts from across Australia and the world meet for an unforgettable ten-day camp – the Australian Jamboree – and enjoy incredible activities, new challenges and endless opportunities. To ensure north-west regional Scouts are properly prepared for the 2025 event, a four-day pre-jamboree camp last weekend opened the school holidays [...]
Local Government
IT was an anxious few days for Fred McGrady, as he patiently waited for the official results from the local government elections to land in his inbox. The wait is now over, and McGrady is proud to be named one of nine councillors representing the Moree Plains Shire for the next four years. “The thrill [...]
Expressions of Interest
YOUTH Justice NSW, Department of Communities and Justice, is asking Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations to indicate interest in delivering services for young people in Moree through the Moree Bail Accommodation Program. Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs) based in, or delivering services in Moree Plains Shire, are invited to express interest. Moree Plains Shire Council general [...]
Thank-you Moree
THIRTEEN Year 10 students and three staff members from Trinity Catholic College in Lismore travelled across the ranges last month to spend a week in Gamilaroi Country – the second time a group of Trinity students have visited the Moree district this year. The group was welcomed to Gamilaroi country by Sharon Cooke at the [...]
Fundraiser
A public appeal and fundraiser has been launched after tragic, similar accidents struck the Koina family from Warialda twice in a less than 14 months. Last year, 22-year-old son Ben lost his right arm at the shoulder in a crusher accident. In late September this year, Ben’s brother, 26-year-old Braydon, lost his left arm above [...]
Agriculture
PLANTING is underway across much of Australia’s cotton-growing regions with some crops already out of the ground in warmer climates, some growers holding back for warmer weather while some in tropical areas won’t be planting until rain begins to fall. Cotton Australia General Manager Michael Murray said the signs for this season are positive with [...]
Reflections
THE New England’s Lake Keepit is soon to sparkle as an international star-gazing tourist destination thanks to an almost $2 million grant from the NSW Government. Work began last week at Reflections Lake Keepit on the Big Sky Dreaming glamping precinct, a $4 million project recently approved by Gunnedah Council. Lining the shores of Lake [...]
The Arts
THE Bank Art Museum Moree (BAMM), Moree Plains’ home of one of the largest collections of Aboriginal art in regional NSW, has reopened offering an enhanced visitor experience after renovations. Renovations include updates to the exhibition spaces, improved external lighting, and enhanced accessibility features, making it easier for visitors to experience the art. Moree Plains [...]
Tycannah Creek
AN 82-year-old man has died following a quad bike crash south of Moree on Monday afternoon. Emergency services were called to the scene about 4.30pm yesterday after reports of a vehicle crash, approximately 25km south of Moree. Police from the New England Police District found a quad bike that had rolled over on the levee [...]
Kate McDonald
MOREE junior athlete Kate McDonald quite literally has the world at her feet. The 11-year-old running machine has set her goals high – and the 2032 Brisbane Olympic Games are stamped boldly on her to-do list. Kate made a statement at last week’s Run the Plains carnival – on both days. She strolled away with [...]
