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World Poetry Day

Whiddon announces winners of 2026 Bush Poetry Competition

FROM heartfelt reflections to creative storytelling, residents and staff of Whiddon residential aged care facilities across the north-west shared their voices through poetry, celebrating connection, creativity and lived experience. Whiddon is proudly marking World Poetry Day today by celebrating creativity and storytelling through its annual Bush Poetry Competition. Launched across Whiddon’s residential aged care homes, [...]

Fri, 20 Mar 2026

Education and Arts

Moree students feature in 2026 Pulse Alive at Sydney Olympic Park

MORE than 8300 students have this week been rehearsing and performing in Pulse Alive – a show-stopping Sydney Olympic Park event held over three big nights, with a huge curtain-closing finale scheduled tonight. Performers from Moree Secondary College include Amber Muller, Esther Litchfield, Pearl Humphries and Imogen Brazel. Pearl and Imogen danced on Thursday night [...]

Fri, 20 Mar 2026

Harmony on the Plains

Children’s book with strong Moree ties to feature at Harmony on the Plains

A children’s book inspired by the cotton-growing industry in the Moree region will have its local launch at Harmony on the Plains at Moree Public School today. Cotton at a Campsite, written by Kasey Holt – an author with strong family ties in Moree – was created after Kasey and her family spent several months [...]

Thu, 19 Mar 2026

Freedom Ride

Moree Blue Plaque to symbolise injustices faced by Aboriginal people

THERE’S always more to the story – and the story about installing a Heritage NSW Blue Plaque in Moree to memorialise the 1965 Freedom Ride is not only about what happened on the steps of Moree Bore Baths 61 years ago. There’s more to the story – much more. There always is. When a bus-load [...]

Tue, 17 Mar 2026

Our Community

Pally Bush Markets start 2026 with 75 stall-holders and visitors from across the region

A big crowd rolled into Pallamallawa on Sunday for the first edition of the Pally Bush Markets for 2026. Held on the grounds of the Pallamallawa School of Arts and War Memorial Hall and surrounding streets and parkland, the Pally Bush Markets have become a bush institution in a short space of time. Market-day co-ordinator, [...]

Sun, 15 Mar 2026

2026 Seniors' Festival

Moree Seniors’ Festival closes with Saturday lunch in perfect garden setting

A barbecue lunch on a perfect autumn afternoon closed a busy Seniors’ Festival in Moree when Rob and Lorraine Bartel hosted a small group in the picturesque gardens of their Gwydirville home on Saturday. Moree Lions Club served a catered lunch and Moree Ukelele Band provided plenty of toe-tapping favourites throughout the afternoon. The Seniors’ [...]

Sun, 15 Mar 2026

Our Community

Michelle leaving some big shoes to fill at Moree Care

AFTER 10 years, Michelle Harrison is retiring from her role as CEO at Moree Care, one of the district’s most trusted, community-based not-for-profit organisations. It’s now time to slow down a bit, travel, and finish some projects that have been sitting on the back-burner for quite a while. “I’m planning to finish writing a film [...]

Sat, 14 Mar 2026

Market Day

Pally Bush Markets Sunday again expected to draw a huge crowd

IT’S all about community – and the incredible community at Pallamallawa will again roll out the red carpet on Sunday and welcome visitors from far and wide to the Pally Bush Markets. The market days, held on the grounds of the Pallamallawa School of Arts and War Memorial Hall and surrounding parkland and streets, are an [...]

Thu, 12 Mar 2026

2026 Seniors' Festival

Lorraine Bartel and her helpers delivering Seniors’ Festival this week in Moree

EACH year, a small group of volunteers get together to organise the annual Seniors’ Festival in Moree – and each year, this dedicated group led by Lorraine Bartel delivers in spades. The Seniors’ Festival, a statewide initiative held each March, celebrates the role and contributions of older adults in local communities, with this year’s theme [...]

Wed, 11 Mar 2026

Regional News

Entries now open for 42nd Armidale Eisteddfod

THE Armidale Eisteddfod continues to be one of the feature events on Armidale’s cultural calendar and entries are now open for the event now entering its 42nd year. The competition program runs from May 13 to the June 3, with entries closing at 5pm, Friday, March 20. The eisteddfod hosts a variety of sections and [...]

Wed, 11 Mar 2026

USEArmidale Youth Orchestra Conductor Robert Van Gent