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Oz Day 2026
WHETHER it happened last century or the century before, Moree and District Historical Society research officer Michael McNamara is the go-to man for the answers. And he created his own chapter of local history on Monday when named Volunteer of the Year at the Moree Plains Australia Day awards ceremony at Jellicoe Park. Mr McNamara [...]
Oz Day 2026
NINE new Aussies were freshly minted in Moree on Monday when they proudly said ‘g’day, mate’ at the Moree Plains Australia Day citizenship ceremony at at Jellicoe Park. Deputy mayor, Wayne Tighe, and general manager, Natalia Cowley, welcomed the shire’s newest citizens from India, the United Kingdom, Vietnam, Ireland, Estonia and Germany. “This ceremony marks [...]
Oz Day 2026
THE community champions behind the hugely popular Moree Parkrun were named Volunteer Group of the Year at the Moree Plains Australia Day awards ceremony, held at Jellicoe Park on Monday. Moree Parkrun is a weekly event organised by a group of dedicated volunteers, who oversee up to 50 participants each Saturday morning. The group also [...]
Northern Tablelands
Exceptional people from across the Northern Tablelands were included on the Australia Day honours list for 2026. Armidale District Cricket Association president Mike Porter and Walcha artist Stephen King received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM). In Uralla, RFS volunteer Mardi Cook was honoured with an Australian Fire Service Medal (AFSM). I ventured [...]
Our Community
MOREE communities sadly said goodbye to one of its favourite medical practitioners on Wednesday when Dr Hamze Hamze was farewelled at a special luncheon at Pius X community centre. Dr Hamze has been practicing in Moree for 13 years – the last 10 years at Pius X Aboriginal Medical Service. He is more than a [...]
Oz Day 2026
BRUNO Efoti had a simple yet powerful message when he delivered an inspiring speech at the Moree Plains Australia Day awards ceremony at Jellicoe Park on Monday. Mr Efoti and his wife, Jo, were invited to Moree as part of the Australia Day ambassador program. Mr Efoti spoke quietly, but his message was loud. “We [...]
Agriculture
THE 2025 Bayer Cotton Growers of the Year, Merrilong Agricultural Company, will host the Australian Cotton Grower of the Year Field Day at their Spring Ridge property on March 18. The day will focus on how resilience, teamwork and communication support decision-making in a large, family-run farming business. Registration for the Field Day is now [...]
Operation Soteria
TWO teenage boys have been charged after bricks were allegedly hurled at an elderly couple during a home invasion in Moree. Following extensive inquiries, at about 3pm yesterday, police attended a property in Tawarri Street, Moree, and arrested a 17-year-old boy. At about 3.20pm on the same day, police attended a property in Anne Street, [...]
Strike Force Angle
DETECTIVES from the Cybercrime Squad have charged two men following separate investigations into alleged offenders using cryptocurrency to buy child abuse material, with arrests made in Gunnedah and Kootingal. Strike Force Angle is an ongoing investigation by State Crime Command’s Cybercrime Squad to investigate the scope and means by which offenders are using cryptocurrency to [...]
Police News
A body has been located following a search for a man missing near Gunnedah. At about 7.30am today, Thursday, January, 29, the body of a man was located in the Namoi River. While yet to be formally identified the body is believed to be that of a man reported missing on Tuesday. At about 7.35pm [...]
