Boys from Peak Hill collar 2026 NSW Aboriginal Bowls Tournament at Moree
AND then there were two – Moree hosted the 2026 NSW Aboriginal Bowls Tournament at Moree Services Club at the weekend, with teams from Peak Hill and Gunnedah fighting out a desperately close finish for a slice of the $20,000 prize money pool. After 18 teams of four from across New South Wales chased big
Moree Giants Marley and Brodie make Greater Northern Tigers under-16s Andrew Johns Cup side
MOREE Junior Rugby League Giants Marley Swan and Brodie Schutt have been selected to play in the Greater Northern Tigers under-16s Andrew Johns Cup side. Marley and Brodie were offered jerseys for the 18-player squad after trialling with more than 60 juniors at Kootingal Sports Ground last year. The squad has been training since November,
Debra Morrow inducted into Bowls NSW Indigenous Hall of Fame
DUBBO’s Debra Morrow on Friday night joined an elite group of lawn bowlers when she was inducted into the Bowls NSW Indigenous Hall of Fame. The announcement was made at a special dinner at Moree Services Club to welcome bowlers competing in the 2026 NSW Aboriginal Bowls Tournament this weekend. Debra, born and raised in
Bowlers welcomed to Moree Friday with the chase now on for big prize money
MORE than 70 lawn bowlers will converge on the Moree Services Club’s all-weather greens over the next two days to compete in the 2026 NSW Aboriginal Bowls Tournament. With $20,000 prize money up for grabs, bowlers have travelled from across New South Wales to compete in teams of four. Tournament organisers Rod Tighe, Kylie Benge
Sam Pryor books Australia Indoor Championships spot with strong win in Moree qualifier
GUNNEDAH lawn bowlers took home the spoils on Monday when Sam Pryor and Dillon Eather fought out the final of the Moree round of the 2026 Australian Indoor Singles Lawn Bowls Qualifiers at Moree Services Club. Pryor, playing for Gunnedah Services and Bowling Club, utilised long ends in the latter stages to outgun Eather, who
Linda O’Reilly heading to Australian nationals after winning indoor singles qualifier at Moree
TAMWORTH lawn bowler Linda O’Reilly swept through a two-day round robin competition to win the Moree qualifying round of the 2026 Australian Indoor Women’s Singles at Moree Services Club on Saturday. The win catapulted O’Reilly to a spot in the Australia Indoor Championships at Tweed Heads in August. O’Reilly said getting to national level is
Historic play: 2026 Australian Indoor Singles Lawn Bowls Qualifiers in Moree this weekend
MOREE Services Club will create history this weekend when Magpies Bowling Club hosts an opening round of the 2026 Australian Indoor Singles Lawn Bowls Qualifiers. The four-day knock-out competition started yesterday with women’s sectional rounds. Women’s finals will be decided today, with the men’s sectionals played Sunday and finals decided Monday. Magpies club president Wayne
Yabbies snagged by Golfies, with Moree Thunder thunderstruck by Crows
MOREE and District Cricket Association slammed into round one of the local Twenty20 competition on Saturday, with Moree Golfies’ Mathew Lather whacking the ball all over Ron Harborne Oval in an impressive display. Lather single-handedly walloped Yarraman Yabbies with an unbeaten 152 off 66 balls, including nine sixes and 18 fours at a strike rate
Moree Aboriginal Elders invited to participate in 24th Annual Elders Olympics
REGISTRATIONS are now open for the 24th annual Aboriginal Elders Olympics, where more than 200 Elders from across New South Wales will take part. Moree Elders are encouraged to participate in the event at Yamba on Wednesday-Thursday, March 11-12. The two-day competition provides an opportunity for Elders to gather and celebrate culture, connection and community
Local sporting organisations encouraged to apply for grant funding
THE NSW Government will commit more than $3 million over the next two years to partner with sporting organisations to deliver programs that address the drivers of domestic, family and sexual violence. The Game on for Change – Preventing Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Through Sport grant program is a whole-of-community approach to addressing domestic,
