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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 [...]
Regional Education
THE Country Universities Centre has announced the appointment of Dr Lou Conway as its new chief executive officer. Dr Conway brings extensive experience in regional innovation, higher education and community-led infrastructure, and will begin her new appointment on March 9. She joins the CUC after eight years as the founding Director of the UNE SMART [...]
Moree SAP
MOREE Plains Shire Council will meet today at an extraordinary meeting to decide whether to push back against the scale and timing of a major NSW Government development that could reshape the region – but also place long-term financial pressure on ratepayers. The Moree Special Activation Precinct, a state-led economic development project, is designed to [...]
Junior Rugby League
FOR Haylie Turner, running on with Greater Northern Tigers against Riverina Bulls in the Westpac Regional Lisa Fiaola Cup at Singleton last weekend was a nerve-wracking experience – for the first few minutes, anyway. “Having all the girls together made me keen to have a run, and as soon as I got my first tackle, [...]
Local History
THE latest edition of Moree local studies journal, Stories from the Plains, will be launched later today at Moree Community Library, with subscriber copies and hard copies available from tomorrow. The free, quarterly journal, compiled by editor Adam Mitchell, is enriched with local and regional history, with the first edition for 2026 featuring an interview [...]
Regional Health
MEMBER for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan said the Minns Labor Government has once again neglected regional New South Wales, leaving Moree hospital without a doctor physically present in the emergency department. From February 3 to the evening of February 12, the Moree Emergency Department will yet again operate without a doctor on-site. Mr Moylan said [...]
Agriculture
SHADOW Minister for Agriculture and Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan is urging the Minns Labor Government to do more when it comes to controlling feral pigs across New South Wales. Between July, 2024 and June, 2025, just 83,207 feral pigs were culled. With population numbers of feral pigs estimated to be more than 100 [...]
