Moree Gateway Officially Opened

The Moree Gateway was officially opened at a ceremony on Saturday 20 June 2015 by Member for Northern Tablelands Mr Adam Marshall MP, Moree Plains Shire Council Mayor Cr Katrina Humphries and Council’s General Manager Mr Lester Rodgers.

Mr Rodgers spoke of the genesis of the project and the significance of the development to the Moree Plains Shire.

“We are immensely proud of this development, both in the opportunities that it presents but also the foresight of our Council to recognise the importance of investing in the infrastructure of the town to enable, and indeed encourage, the growth of our Shire.”

Earlier this year, Council signed the Gateway’s first commercial development with Puma Energy, Australia’s largest independent fuel operator, to build a service station and truck stop at the corner of Newell Highway and Blueberry Road to cater for motor vehicles, transport trucks, recreational vehicles and caravans.

During the ceremony, the memories of outstanding members of the community were honoured with official street names being unveiled being Harry Sullivan Avenue, Carmine Munro Avenue, Perry James Crescent (located within the Moree Gateway) and Des Young Drive (off Blueberry Road). All four individuals made substantial contributions to Moree and their families proudly assisted in unveiling their street sign.

The ceremony also included the unveiling an acknowledgement from the Moree Community Airline Group (MCAG), proudly sponsored by Rabo Bank, thanking the Moree community for their efforts in re-establishing a reliable airline service in an artwork titled “Bring back Qantas”. The artwork – three framed newspaper articles detailing MCAG’s efforts will hang in the passenger terminal at the Moree Regional Airport.