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Food and Wine Festival
FOR a retired farmer, 78-year-old Ian Reardon sure is busy. In recent years, the well-known Terry Hie Hie philanthropist has swapped the tractor and fencing pliers for an easel and palette as he continues to grow his love of bush art. Earlier this month, Mr Reardon reached a career benchmark when named a finalist in [...]
Our Community
THE man with the wheelbarrow will be back in town this week to start planning the Moree leg of an epic, Australia-wide fundraiser that includes a drop-in to Pallamallawa Public School. David Batterham, from Goondiwindi and originally Moree, was in Moree last year to take part in Run the Plains. What set Mr Batterham apart [...]
2026 Anzac Day
TWO schools from very different parts of New South Wales came together for Anzac Day commemorations on Saturday. Collarenebri Central School welcomed students from Granville Boys High, with the visit marked by a moving performance by Granville’s renowned bagpipe band. Collarenebri Central School relieving principal, Fiona Donnelly, said Granville’s bagpipe band played a beautiful rendition [...]
Lest We Forget
MOREE War Memorial Hall was re-dedicated and officially reopened on Saturday as hundreds of people gathered at the historic building to observe Anzac Day. Built in the early 1920s and officially opened on April 17, 1923 by Governor of New South Wales, Sir Walter Davidson, the Balo Street showpiece has been lovingly restored to its [...]
Lest We Forget
HUNDREDS of people gathered at the Moree Services Club Memorial Window at dawn today to remember the thousands who fought and died defending Australia in global conflicts. The Anzac Day dawn service was attended by veterans, serving military personnel, families of returned men and women, and members of the public. Master of ceremonies, Michael Andersen, [...]
Mothers' Day
MOTHERS’ Day will be here before anyone can say, ‘what’s for dinner, mum?’, and Steve and Casey O’Hara at Geoff O’Hara Electrical Discounts and Furniture Zone in Moree have the family covered with gift ideas for the most important person in the house. As mum’s big day draws closer, so do the endless range of [...]
Anzac Day 2026
BUSH community halls throughout regional and rural Australia will commemorate Anzac Day tomorrow, with services planned across the Moree plains and neighbouring villages. At the Bellata Memorial Hall, members of the local branch of the Country Women’s Association have gone above and beyond to observe Anzac Day, with an incredible display featuring uniforms, slouch hats, [...]
Food and Wine Festival
IT’S one of the community’s most anticipated calendar events, and beyond the food, wine and merriment of the festival, Moree on a Plate represents a vital opportunity to give back to Moree – and each year, the Moree on a Plate committee’s monster raffle donates thousands of dollars back to the community. Last year, Moree [...]
Moree Big Top
ASHTON’S Great Australian Circus will light up Moree for three days from May 8 with a brand-new production chock-full of dazzling acrobatics, thrilling motorbike stunts, mind-bending contortions and envelope-pushing archery acts you won’t see anywhere else in Australia. The Big Top returns to Moree from Friday, May 8 to Sunday, May 10 at Moree Showground, [...]
The Triangle
THE highly-anticipated first round of bush racing’s Golden Triangle – the heart of bush racing in the heart of the country – is only four weeks away. The annual picnic racing circuit linking Moree, Mallawa and Talmoi is again expected to bring big crowds from across the region to enjoy bush racing at its finest. [...]
