MOREE RSL Regional Military Museum will be open to the public on Anzac Day after commemorative marches and services are completed.
Local RSL Sub-Branch president John Williams invites the public to drop by the museum and take a look at the hundreds of exhibits on display.
“The museum will be open on Anzac Day in the afternoon,” Mr Williams said.
“We hope to open it up to the public at about 1pm after our marches and services. We will have a formal lunch for those who served and afterward, we’ll open the museum until about 5pm,” he said.
The museum, maintained and curated by volunteers, was opened to the public for the first in July last year.
The soft opening was attended by visitors and guests, including then-Moree Plains Shire deputy mayor Susannah Pearse and Tourism Moree chair Vivien Clyne.
The museum committee, which includes John Williams, John Tramby, Darryl Brady, Eric Taylor and Lila Fisher hopes to have an official opening this year.
The museum shares the former War Memorial Education Centre and old town library building with the Dhiiyaan Centre, and has been a work in progress for eight years.
The museum currently exhibits more than 500 items as well as an extensive library holding 800 books.
“There are another 3000 books we are cataloguing, and many more exhibits in storage,” Mr Williams said.
Mr Williams, who served his country in the Vietnam conflict, said Anzac Day was an important date on the Australian calendar.
“Anzac Day is a day to remember what happened in the past, and to honour the fallen,” Mr Williams said.
He said the memories of all men and women who went to war need to be preserved.
“The museum is one way of achieving that – the memories have got to be kept alive for a long, long time.
“Anzac Day is a day of remembrance; a time for those who served to get together and being able to relate stories to one another and enjoy camaraderie with their mates who served as well,” Mr Williams said.
Moree RSL Regional Military Museum is open to the public each Friday and Saturday between 10am to 4pm (Fridays) and 10am and 2pm Saturdays, with a special opening on the afternoon of Anzac Day.
Moree RSL Regional Military Museum Anzac Day
When: Friday, April 25, 2025
Where: Former Moree town library building
Time: From around 1pm until 5pm
Anzac Day Moree
Dawn Service
Where: Moree Services Club Memorial Window
Time: 6am
Private Max Wales Memorial Service
Where: Wales Memorial Park on the western side of Moree Services Club
Time: 9am
Anzac Day March and Memorial Service
Where: Balo Street
Time: from 9.30am
Service: Moree War Memorial Hall
