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Special Activation Precinct
MOREE Plains Shire councillor Kelly James was muted during a fiery extraordinary council meeting on Thursday, convened for councillors to discuss a recommendation from senior council staff to request the NSW Government to ‘stage’ funding for the Special Activation Precinct south of Moree. Cr James attended the meeting via audiovisual link from Queensland. Councillors debated [...]
Junior Rugby League
THE NRL HOGS national tour, presented by Westpac and led by Brad Fittler, will leave Penrith today, with the crew travelling to regional New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria to champion and promote rugby league in heartland towns. The tour will be in Moree tomorrow, Monday, February 9, at Boughton Oval between 4.30pm and 5.30pm, [...]
Incredible Life
BRIAN Barry turned 102 on Friday, yet the former Sydney NRL referee doesn’t think himself as remarkable. He told interviewer, Heidi Douglass, he ‘just kept going’, his long life is luck, and that he talks a lot of rot. But sit with him for even a few minutes and a very different picture emerges: a [...]
Rugby League
PALLAMALLAWA rugby league star Rhiannon Byers has been selected for the All Stars Indigenous Australian women’s squad to play in New Zealand later this month. The NRLW Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks second-rower will run on against Māori Wahine Toa All Stars on Sunday, February 15 at Hamilton. The match, being played outside Australia for only the second time, [...]
Northern Tablelands
The Bundarra Show got the local show season underway at the weekend. It was great to see the rodeo back after several years and it was well-attended. Thank-you to the committee for putting on an excellent show. These events don’t run without volunteers and more are needed, so please get along and help out so [...]
Strike Force Yarloop
A man will face court charged with ongoing prohibited drug supply and other offences in Gunnedah. In July 2025, detectives attached to Oxley Police District and the Crime Prevention Team commenced investigations under Strike Force Yarloop to investigate property and rural thefts in the Gunnedah and surrounding areas. At about 10am on January 15 this [...]
Junior Sport
DURING the year of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia and 2026 FIFA World Cup, John Moriarty Football will shine the spotlight on young Indigenous football talent at the JMF National Talent Showcase in Sydney in May, an Australian-first. The May 30-31 event will showcase the talents of female and male Indigenous footballers aged 12 [...]
Birthday Bash
ONE year of creativity, community and colour at Jule Jarner Studio in Moree will be celebrated tonight at Social Co House on Balo Street. The free community event at 5.30pm includes the launch of Jule Jarner’s exhibition How You Choose to See It at Social SEEN Gallery. “The night marks one year since opening the doors [...]
Moree Giants
MOREE Giants Marley Swan and Brodie Schutt played the game of their lives with the Greater Northern Tigers 16s Andrew Johns Cup side against Riverina Bulls at Singleton last weekend – and the boys are now focused on getting a win against Central Coast Roosters at Woy Woy Oval tomorrow. A try last week by [...]
Our Community
FLASHBACK FRIDAY: Moree and District Historical Society celebrated Moree Plains Museum’s first birthday on Easter Saturday last year, with locals and visitors spending a glorious autumn morning strolling through the historic facility’s fascinating exhibits and picturesque grounds. The historic Lands Office building on Frome Street was gifted to the society in 2019 when Moree Plains [...]
