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Local elections
CURRENT Moree Plains Shire Council deputy mayor Susannah Pearse hit the ground running when elected nearly three years ago. She sits on several boards and committees, including Urban Advisory Committee (Chair), Floodplain Risk Management Committee (Chair), Saleyards Working Group (Chair), Road Network Consultative Group, Northern Joint Regional Planning Panel, Small Business Fund Panel, Pallamallawa War [...]
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MICHAEL Ivanov spent nearly a decade as an elected councillor for the Moree Plains, and two of those 10 years was as deputy mayor to Peter Brooks. It’s been a while since he’s debated – and voted – on local government issues, but Mr Ivanov says he’s ready to again represent the people of Moree [...]
Local elections
WAYNE Tighe is a proud Maude Street old-boy – a kid from Soapie Row. Moree born-and-bred, Mr Tighe has worked and lived in the shire his entire life and humbly wears many hats. He’s employed as facilities co-ordinator with TAFE NSW, managing nine campuses across the north-west region, and also sits on the Moree Tourism [...]
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MERYL Dillon knows what it’s like to represent the people of Moree Plains Shire. She was a local councillor for 13 years but hasn’t sat in council chambers since 2008. That not to say she isn’t aware of what’s happening in the local political landscape – far from it. Mrs Dillon is very much involved [...]
Local elections
MOREE real-estate agent Dominique Hodgkinson says her knowledge of the industry holds her in good stead as she launches her local government election campaign. Her decision to stand as a candidate for a seat on Moree Plains Shire Council stems from conversations she continues to have with the many people she meets in her profession. [...]
Local elections
LOCAL councillor Mekayla Cochrane broke new ground when elected to Moree Plains Shire Council in 2021. Ms Cochrane became the first Gomeroi woman to secure a seat in chambers – and she is back on the ballot paper, ready to serve a second term. Ms Cochrane says she wants to continue amplifying the voices of [...]
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MOREE councillor Kelly James’ deep connection with the Moree community was recognised at the 2020 Australia Day Awards, when she was named Volunteer of the Year. The award came on the back of being presented female Non-Aboriginal of the Year at the 2019 Moree Reconciliation Awards. Her contribution as a volunteer in the Moree community [...]
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GURLEY resident Karen Munn knows what it’s like to serve the community. She’s proudly been one of the driving forces for many years behind the success of the annual Moree Show. Mrs Munn, whose husband Brendan sat as a Moree councillor between 2012 and 2016, now hopes to add the title “Moree councillor” to her [...]
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KERRY Cassells wants change. Ms Cassells sat on Moree Plains Shire Council between 2016 and 2021, and says she’s ready to again step up to the plate and “fight tooth and nail for shire residents” – and, she says, change is needed. “Voters elect councillors to do the very best for them. It is not [...]
Local elections
LIZ Taylor has worked in various government and non-government departments as well as Aboriginal community-controlled organisations for more than 40 years. Her deep well of experience and strong work ethic, she says, holds her in good stead as she campaigns to gain a seat on Moree Plains Shire Council at the 2024 local government elections. [...]
