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Local elections
Name: (Michael) Wayne Tighe. Age: 46. Status: Married to Andrea. We have one daughter, Elyne. Current or past employment, retired or otherwise: TAFE NSW facilities co-ordinator, managing nine campuses in my Region. How long have you lived in the Moree shire? I am born and bred in Moree, and grew up on ‘Soapie Rowe’ – [...]
Local elections
Name: Meryl Dillon. Age: Mature. Status: Married to Ken. We have three children and three grandchildren. Current or past employment, retired or otherwise: Former farmer from Bullarah. Now self-employed, NESA, Jannison and Department of Education. How long have you lived in the Moree shire? Most if my life. I spent my childhood in Gwydir Shire. [...]
Local elections
Name: Dominique Hodgkinson. Age: 37. Status: In a relationship with Jamie Davis. Current or past employment, retired or otherwise: I opened Property Excellence in 2016 as I had a vision to build a real-estate agency where everyone matters. I run an annual tenant Christmas promotion in which three tenants win a hamper and every other [...]
Local elections
Name: Mekayla Cochrane. Age: 28. Current or past employment, retired or otherwise: Currently employed with Just Reinvest NSW. What part of the shire do you live? I live in the Moree township. How long have you sat as a councillor on MPSC? One term, being two years and nine months. What are the main reasons [...]
Local elections
Name: Kelly James. Age: 46. Status: Married to Jeremy. We have three kids, Jesse, Jonah and Jayde. Current or past employment, retired or otherwise: Official Visitor Moree – Inspector of Custodial Services, Justice Advocate – Justice Advocacy Service. What part of the shire do you live? Moree. How long have you sat as a councillor [...]
Local elections
Name: Karen Munn. Age: 60. Status: Married to Brendan. We have two daughters Elizabeth and Katherine, who both live and work in Southern NSW. Current or past employment, retired or otherwise: Sydpath pathology collection centre at the Moree Medical Centre since 1992. How long have you lived in the Moree shire? All my life. I [...]
Local elections
Name: Kerry Noelene Cassells. Age: 68. Status: Married to Peter Noble. We have four children, Dane, Taryn, Rua and Alex, and my daughter Petrina. Current or past employment, retired or otherwise: For 51 years I was in the nursing profession and for 23 years I was a justice health nurse working in a police cell. [...]
Local elections
Name: Elizabeth “Liz” Taylor. Age: 62. Status: Single parent. I have three wonderful children and four beautiful grandchildren. Current or past employment, retired or otherwise: I have 44 years’ experience working in government departments, non-government agencies and Aboriginal community-controlled organisations. Fields include education, training and employment, community development, teaching at TAFE, natural resource management, water [...]
United Community
MOREE came together as one – a united community – to offer support and condolences when the Munro, Fernando and Caldwell families were hit by a heartbreaking double tragedy during the week. Kirawhan Fernando, the mum of NRL Rabbitohs winger Tyrone Munro, passed away on Wednesday. Her brother, Raymond “Dunka” Caldwell, died two days later. [...]
Moree Cup
GAVIN Groth is no stranger to winning country cups across New South Wales – but the Moree Cup has eluded him. The Gunnedah trainer went close with grand old mare Annie’s Street two years ago when the cup meeting was transferred to Tamworth because of a water-logged Moree track. Annie’s Street finished second at Tamworth, [...]
