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Our Community
MOREE Plains Shire Council will present Community Showcase, One Stage, One Community, a celebration of connection, creativity and community spirit of local talent at the Moree War Memorial Hall at 11am on Sunday, June 14. The free community event brings together singers, musicians, dancers and performers of all ages, shining a spotlight on the creativity [...]
2026 Golden Triangle
PETER Taunton, the man widely known as ‘Pedro’, was honoured with life membership of the Mallawa Picnic Race Club at round two of bush racing’s Golden Triangle on Saturday. Taunton, a hardworking committee member who was this year instrumental in redesigning and reshaping the famous Mallawa racetrack, started farming in the district with his wife [...]
Drought Conditions
AUSTRALIA’S mixed rainfall fortunes continued through May, with above-average falls across much of New South Wales, Queensland and central Australia helping ease some short-term deficiencies. However, long-term rainfall shortages persisted across large parts of southern Australia. According to the Bureau of Meteorology, May rainfall was above average in a broad band stretching from the north-west [...]
Wellbeing
TRADIES In Sight is seeking community support to help continue delivering counselling and mental health services for tradies, apprentices, business owners and families across the region. Founded by Bruno Efoti, the Moree Plains 2026 Australia Day ambassador, Tradies In Sight is a registered Australian charity which has provided accessible and practical mental health support for [...]
Operation Soteria
A 14-year-old boy has been charged over the alleged possession of a knife and axe in Moree overnight after police responded to a call regarding an attempted theft from a motor vehicle. The boy was allegedly also in the possession of a balaclava and pair of gloves. Officers attached to New England Police District were [...]
League Reunion
ON April 13, 1991, a busload of retired rugby league players from Moree jumped on a bus and took off to Deepwater for a day at the races. The cup that year was won by Johnny Berger’s Starbrook, ridden by Gary Baker, and some of these retired footballers had a nice little collect. The following [...]
Sponsored Content
FOR more than six decades, Jukes and Son Tyre Service has been one of Moree’s best-known automotive businesses, building a reputation for reliability, hard work and service to the district’s agricultural community. The tyre and mechanical repairs business has grown from a small local operation established in the early 1960s to one of the region’s [...]
Community Arts
AFTER 30 years of acting, directing, producing and designing shows and sets, Moree thespian Tim Barklay has finally put pen to paper. A Moree Arts Community Theatre keystone for the past decade, Tim has been part of some big productions over the years. His debut with MACT came in 2016 in The Red Barn, followed [...]
Hospital Redevelopment
THE Moree Hospital Redevelopment has reached a major milestone, with the new two-storey acute services building reaching its highest point and the roof now complete. The $105 million investment in the Moree Hospital Redevelopment will deliver a new acute services building, an emergency department, ambulance bay, operating theatre, medical imaging, birthing, inpatient unit, pathology, kiosk [...]
2026 Golden Triangle
IT was business as usual for leading picnic jockey Leandro Ribeiro at Mallawa on Saturday, when the Brazilian expat brought home a winning double at round two of bush racing’s Golden Triangle. Ribeiro, who rides primarily for Connie Greig, has ridden 37 winners on the New South Wales picnic circuit this season, and teamed up [...]
