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Harmony on the Plains
HARMONY on the Plains on Friday brought a huge and diverse audience to Moree Public School with equally diverse and cultural entertainment, including the powerful Lichi Percussion and Chili Drums ensemble. The group, from Sydney and the Newcastle regions, showcased the history and meaning of time-honoured West African rhythms. And audience participation plays a big [...]
Health and Wellbeing
Paul has always been a morning person. At 71, the retired engineer enjoys jazz music, family life, and looking after his grandchildren and has been married to Heather for nearly 50 years. Paul never imagined that an ordinary event would change everything. On August 24 last year, Paul suffered a cardiac arrest during a community [...]
Agriculture
MORE than 200 of New South Wales’ future agriculture leaders on Friday graduated from Tocal College in the Hunter region, destined for careers spanning livestock production, cropping, farm management, equine studies and agtech in the State’s $25 billion agriculture sector. Tocal College is the State’s leading agriculture education institute with 2400 students enrolled in courses [...]
The Welcome Experience
CULTURES and communities came together on the grounds of Moree Public School on Friday afternoon to celebrate Harmony on the Plains, an initiative delivered by the Welcome Experience and Moree Plains Shire Council as part of Harmony Week celebrations across Australia. Harmony on the Plains featured the Lichi Percussion and Chili Drums ensemble, showcasing the [...]
It’s Showtime!
THE countdown is on for one of the north-west’s most anticipated community events of the year, with the 2026 Moree Show set to deliver two full days of entertainment, competition and good, old-fashioned country hospitality when the gates swing back on April 10-11. The historic Moree Show, first held in 1874, remains one of the [...]
Regional Tourism
A new event is set to bring stalls, music and family and kids’ activities to the heart of Bingara, with the inaugural Bingara Easter Markets locked in for April 5 – Easter Sunday – at Bingara’s undercover basketball courts on Cunningham Street between 10am and 2pm. Stall-holders are now being invited to submit interest in [...]
Regal Visit
IN 10 short years, a group called Young Aggies has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to local organisations as well as facilitate agricultural scholarships in the Moree region. On Thursday, Young Aggies hosted the Governor of New South Wales, Her Excellency Margaret Beazley, and her husband, Dennis Wilson, at Moree Town and Country Club, [...]
Our Community
AWARD-winning author and illustrator Sami Bayly was in Moree during the week as part of LitUp live literature, a pilot program from not-for-profit initiative Australia Reads that aims to bring authors directly to regional communities. Ms Bayly hosted school workshops and children’s art classes, and showcased her books, which focus on the weird and wonderful [...]
Northern Tablelands
It has been a frustrating few months as we watch those big rain events continue to dodge large sections of our region, leaving dusty paddocks and many local farmers already feeling the pressure. Record cattle and sheep yarding throughout the New England in the past fortnight show many graziers are reading the current seasonal signs [...]
World Poetry Day
FROM heartfelt reflections to creative storytelling, residents and staff of Whiddon residential aged care facilities across the north-west shared their voices through poetry, celebrating connection, creativity and lived experience. Whiddon is proudly marking World Poetry Day today by celebrating creativity and storytelling through its annual Bush Poetry Competition. Launched across Whiddon’s residential aged care homes, [...]
