Archived Media Releases

Moree Plains 2027 – Your Shire. The Plan. Our Future

At Council’s meeting of 22 June 2017, Council endorsed the following documents:

Our Operational Plan and Budget 2017-2018

Our

Securing the Future by Helping to Preserve the Past

Fire and Emergency Services Levy to Be Reviewed to Ensure Fairness

The NSW Government will defer the introduction of the Fire and Emergency Services Levy (FESL) to ensure small to medium businesses do not face an unreasonable burden in their contribution to the State’s fire and emergency services, Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Treasurer Dominic Perrottet announced today.

Ms Berejiklian said that in the majority of cases across NSW, fully insured people would be better off

Welcoming People to our Diverse Community

Five of Australia’s newest citizens were welcomed in an official ceremony at the Moree Plains Shire Council last week.

Mayor Cr Katrina Humphries presided over the ceremony and asked everyone to take a moment to reflect on the significance of what it means to be Australian.

“We belong to a rich and diverse community and we should strive on this and every day, to celebrate the many people that make our country, and the Moree

Council Dumps Waste Charges for Residents

In an effort to combat illegal dumping and inspire environmental thinking, residents in Moree will now be able to dispose of domestic waste free of charge at the Moree Waste Management Facility.

Moree Plains Shire Council made the decision last week to literally dump domestic waste charges from the beginning of the new financial year.

General Manager Lester Rogers explained that Council is encouraging reuse, recycling and

Council Audits Red Wheelie Bins

Recently, the contents of 44 household red wheelie bins were sorted at the Moree Plains Shire Council’s Waste Management Facility (WMF) as part of a regional waste audit to provide a statistical snapshot of how residents are using their waste bin and what they are throwing away instead of recycling or placing in the organic’s bin.

The ‘dirty job’ of waste audits uncovers that Moree Plains households can use their bins better by sorting

Coalition Pledges $100,000 for North West NSW Growerco

A re-elected Liberal-National Government will contribute $100,000 towards improving the economics of moving grain from local farms to customers in North West New South Wales (NSW).

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources Barnaby Joyce and Member for Parkes Mark Coulton today announced that North West NSW grain growers operating as the Grower Co-operative Limited (GrowerCo) will receive

Have Your Say Do you Have a Name For Moree's Water Park?

Moree Plains Shire Council is calling for submissions for the naming of the Moree water park. The water park was constructed by Council for community water-based recreational and sports activities.

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Lifetime of Service Honoured

Moree Plains Shire Council is delighted that one of our own Councillors has been recognised for his hard work, dedication and continued service to the community of the Moree Plains Shire. Cr John Tramby was recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List, being awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia in recognition of his continued service to Local Government and to the community of the Moree Plains.

Cr Tramby has been an elected Councillor

Filthy Humans Degrading the Environment

Residents of Moree Plains – it’s time to take a stand against unscrupulous people who dump rubbish, calls Moree Plains Shire Council after finding chairs and household waste dumped at the Four Mile, located east of Moree along the Gwydir Highway and on the stock route along Amaroo Drive.

Moree Plains Shire Council’s Senior Compliance Officer Belinda Olsen explained Moree Plains Shire Council has already spent over $200,000 to

Parking to be Policed in Moree

Moree’s central business district has timed parking, loading zones and disabled parking and Moree Plains Shire Council inspectors will be patrolling the area and enforcing parking restrictions.

Council’s Director of Planning and Community Development Mr Angus Witherby explained that there were a number of reasons why parking needs to comply with the signs. “By complying with time limits it helps our local businesses, by ensuring that

Bin Collection Reminder

A reminder to residents to place their the bin(s) out on the afternoon or night before your collection day. Bins must be out before 6am the day of your bin collection.

 Residents please place your bins out beofre 6am day of collection

• When placing bins out on the footpath, ensure the lid opens facing the road.

Give Your Old Mobile a New Life by Recycling it