The newest stories across general, sport, community, and business coverage.
Farm Safety
Are you a grain farm owner or are you employed on a grain farm on the Moree Plains? When farmers are asked what keeps them up at night, common responses are “making sure all the jobs are done well and at the right time” and “ensuring everyone is safe and goes home at the end [...]
Farm Safety
Are you a cotton farm owner or are you employed on a cotton farm on the Moree Plains? When farmers are asked what keeps them up at night, common responses are “making sure all the jobs are done well and at the right time” and “ensuring everyone is safe and goes home at the end [...]
Racing
THE New South Wales picnic racing industry has received an enormous boost, with an additional $50,000 race added to the 2024-2025 turf calendar. Picnic Racing Association secretary Deidre Adam recently met with Racing NSW supremos Peter V’landys and Scott Kennedy with a proposal for a 1000m picnic championship sprint race to complement the hugely-successful 1400m [...]
2024 Elections
A touch of déjà vu, some of the here-and-now, and a fair sprinkling of new blood – the list of candidates for the 2024 Moree Plains Shire local government elections is certainly diverse. Former councillors Meryl Dillon, Kerry Cassells, Michael Ivanov and Stephen Ritchie seek a return to office after being away from the local [...]
Wind Farm
MEMBER for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan welcomed the decision by Ark Energy to withdraw the Doughboy Wind Farm project, amidst growing community concerns about the renewable energy project. Mr Moylan said landholders were not happy about the 55 wind turbine project that was planned for 50 kilometres east of Armidale. “All projects of this nature [...]
Olympics
MOREE old boy Max Hitchins has done it again. The man known widely as the Hospitality Doctor and Melbourne Cup expert has written another book – and his latest work of historical non-fiction is a ground-breaking, world-first. Chasing Gold is a collection of short stories about the incredible athletes who have experienced the highs and [...]
2024 Elections
Moree Plains Shire mayor Mark Johnson will not stand for re-election when voters go to the polls at the New South Wales local government elections in September. Mr Johnson said his family was a priority. “I have enjoyed my time, but I won’t be running again,” Mr Johnson said. “That’s a personal decision. Another four [...]
Military Museum
AFTER nearly a decade of hard work, ample sweat, and a few trials and tribulations, the doors to Moree RSL Regional Military Museum were last month opened to the public for the first time. The museum shares the former War Memorial Education Centre and old town library building with the Dhiiyaan Centre, and has been [...]
Greyhounds
THE future of greyhound racing in Moree looks marginally brighter, with Greyhound Racing NSW acting CEO Wayne Billett recently meeting with industry stakeholders at club headquarters. Mr Billett sat down with trainers Neil Dallison, Helen Ayre, Doug James, and Gary and Bobby Moore, to discuss the immediate future of greyhound racing in Moree. Mr Moore [...]
Racing Dynasty
PETER Sinclair and his family, long regarded local racing royalty, have farewelled Moree. Sinclair, a fourth generation racehorse trainer, now trains privately near Murwillumbah for Sutton Park Racing supremo, Mark Sowerby. It’s a move the trainer anticipated for quite some time, but a day at the Moree races without a Sinclair runner – or winner [...]
