Lifestyle coverage
Education and Arts
THE NSW Department of Education Arts Unit showcase Pulse Moree has returned for its third year with nearly 500 students across 14 local schools to participate over the next three days. The program includes two days of music, dance and drama workshops for students from Kindergarten to Year 12, delivered by Sydney-based Arts Unit staff, [...]
Our Community
LONG distance runner Lachie Butler has close ties to Moree, and will next month run 250 kilometres across five consecutive days to support the Sydney Breast Cancer Foundation, with funds flowing directly back to Moree District Hospital. Funds raised will support the donation of specialised breast cancer equipment to Moree Hospital, where his maternal grandmother, [...]
Our Community
MOREE provider Bamara proudly delivers two important programs that continue to change lives across the black-soil plains. The Bamara Driver Licensing Access Program, managed by driving instructor Jimmy Bryans, and Parent Pathways, overseen by support mentor Kerry Macey, are important services available to clients facing challenges in a forever-changing world. DLAP is a free program [...]
Our Community
INVERELL icon Brian Baldwin has been recognised in state parliament by Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan for his continuing contribution to Inverell and the wider community. Mr Baldwin, universally known as Spike, was recognised alongside Mungindi local Laraine Nolan and Moree singer Kyla-Belle Roberts. Mrs Nolan was recognised for her significant contribution to the [...]
Drought Support
MEMBER for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan has again called on the NSW Government to urgently boost drought support with conditions dire across the electorate. Mr Moylan delivered a Private Members’ Statement and a Notice Of Motion in NSW Parliament this week, outlining the tough conditions farmers and producers are facing. “The Northern Tablelands has turned [...]
KIDS Foundation
AUSTRALIA’s horseracing and equestrian communities – alongside some of the country’s most recognised rural and retail brands – are coming together for one of the most unique and meaningful fundraising events on the calendar, with the KIDS Foundation’s Tour d’Horse 2026 launching today. Some of Australia’s leading racehorse trainers, including Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, [...]
Food and Wine Festival
A classic Moree autumn day turned on perfect weather – and the crowds came in droves. The 2026 edition of Moree on a Plate on Saturday has been named one of the biggest on record in the 22 years the food wine festival has been showcasing produce from the region and beyond. Locals joined visitors [...]
Food and Wine Festival
MOREE again takes centre stage today, with the 2026 Moree on a Plate Food and Wine Festival returning to town. Now in its 22nd year, the festival at Moree racecourse has become one of regional Australia’s best-known food and wine events, attracting thousands of visitors to Moree to celebrate the region’s agricultural strength, boutique producers [...]
Food and Wine Festival
TEAMS have been announced for the National Ag Mixed Grill BBQ Cook-Off at Moree on a Plate – and the steaks are high. Sponsored by National Ag, the keenly contested cook-off is the food and wine festival’s holy grail, with winners walking away with a Weber barbecue, donated by Dipper’s Home Timber and Hardware. Local [...]
Food and Wine Festival
A $5000 grant from Moree Plains Shire Council will ensure the popular and flavoursome Moree on a Plate food and wine festival goes from strength to strength. Moree on a Plate, now in its 23rd year, will be held from 10am this Saturday, May 9, at Moree racecourse. Moree Plains Shire mayor Susannah Pearse said [...]
