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Junior Cricket
JUNIOR cricket has been a well-loved Moree institution for generations, attracting scores of keen young batsmen and women to Ron Harborne Ovals each Saturday over summer. All this is now in jeopardy – an absence of nominations for key positions at the recent Moree Junior Cricket Committee annual general meeting means a committee could not [...]
National Farmers’ Rally
FARMERS and supporters are being urged to get ready to make history in Canberra next week at the National Farmer Rally. National Farmers’ Federation President David Jochinke said he looked forward to joining thousands in the nation’s capital on Tuesday, September 10 to stand up for the future of Australian agriculture. “This is a pivotal [...]
Health
KIDS in the Brewarrina region can now learn new skills through a community-led pilot program promoting cycling in the area. The Brewarrina Bike Kitchen, which started Tuesday, September 3, has been designed to boost cycling within the Brewarrina community by teaching participants how to build and maintain bicycles, and ride safely in the community. The [...]
History
MOREE’s rich rugby league history is punctuated with myriad stellar seasons and unforgettable highpoints. The 1970s was an incredible period for The Big M – a defining decade that produced 16 grand-final wins across four grades. Fifty years later, the unstoppable Moree Boars are rewriting local rugby league history. The Boars this season are playing [...]
Photo Gallery
NEARLY 100 vehicles and motorcycles were on show at Moree Motor Trade Expo and Show and Shine at Jellicoe Park on Sunday. Moree Motor Enthusiasts’ Club hosted the annual event, drawing visitors from across New South Wales and Queensland. The exhibition provided the perfect backdrop to the Fathers’ Day Moree Markets, held a stone’s throw [...]
Road Safety
SEPTEMBER is Rural Road Safety month, with the Australian Road Safety Foundation encouraging all road users to get involved and help make a significant reduction in road trauma. Now in its seventh year, the national awareness campaign targets regional and rural road safety throughout September, and is designed to highlight the additional risks when driving [...]
Legacy Week
IT’S that time of the year again, and Moree’s best-loved volunteer, Darryl Brady, will this week be tramping the footpath from one side of town to the other to help raise money for Legacy. Legacy Week runs from September 1 until September 7, and has been an annual fundraising event across Australia since the 1940s, [...]
Parkes
On the road again Last week it was great to spend some time on the road with The Nationals’ candidate for Parkes, Jamie Chaffey. In Coolah, we had discussions with people about the Central-West Orana REZ, which includes the Liverpool Range Wind Farm. We also heard about some of the other big issues facing Coolah [...]
Racing
A TOUCH of the city came to the country on Sunday when top-class mare Outiska made an absolute mess of her rivals in the $35,000 Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service Moree Town Plate (950m). Outiska, with three-kilo claimer Ella Drew sitting quietly, travelled sweetly in front to score by a big space. Trainer Scott Singleton, who [...]
Racing
ARMIDALE trainer Stirling Osland bookended the eight-race card at Moree on cup day with a winning double. Miler-in-the-making Suit Day opened the meeting with a dominant win in the 1400m Moree Services Club Maiden Plate and track specialist Leica Model brought down the curtain on a history-laden day with a last-to-first win in the 1300m [...]
