Moree on a Plate ready to serve up a feast today
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
Brendan Moylan’s Weekly Report
THE Australian Celtic Festival was again held in Glen Innes from last Friday through to Monday. It was the year of Scotland at this year’s festival and it was another superb event with singing, dancing, food, reenactments and more. Congratulations to all the organisers and volunteers who pulled together this fantastic festival. The 2027 Australian
Volunteering Connection Hub and Expo planned for Moree May 21
MOREE residents and wider communities are invited to attend an important volunteering expo at Moree Community College on Thursday, May 21. The Moree Volunteering Connection Hub and Expo, supported by The Centre for Volunteering and Department of Social Services, will showcase a number of not-for-profit community organisations and vital services that rely heavily on volunteerism.
Inland Rail funding cut a major blow to Narrabri Shire
NARRABRI Shire Council has expressed deep disappointment following the Federal Government’s decision to withdraw funding for the remaining northern sections of the Inland Rail project beyond Parkes, New South Wales. Narrabri Shire mayor Darrell Tiemens said funding for the project was announced nearly 10 years ago in Narrabri. “Billions of dollars have already been committed
Barbecue cook-off ready to sizzle at Moree on a Plate
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
Moree and Mungindi finalists in the 2026 NSW Top Tourism Town Awards
THE Moree Plains region is celebrating a major tourism milestone, with Moree and Mungindi announced as finalists in the 2026 NSW Top Tourism Town Awards. Moree is a finalist in the Top Tourism Town category, while Mungindi has been named a finalist in the Tiny Tourism Town category. The awards recognise communities that deliver exceptional
Basin Plan Review consultation closes, next phase begins
THE Murray-Darling Basin Authority has marked the close of the formal public consultation period for the Basin Plan Review. More than 2400 submissions have been received from First Nations people, community members, organisations, local, state and national government agencies. Many were shared in the final days of the consultation period which ended on May 1.
NSW Farmers: Fast-tracking renewable energy approvals risks sidelining farmers
NSW Farmers’ is calling on the NSW Government to pause plans to fast-track renewable energy projects in regional New South Wales, warning that rushing approvals will deepen community distress, entrench an unfair power imbalance between large developers and landholders, and generate more objections and conflict. NSW Farmers’ Energy Taskforce chair Reg Kidd called the government’s
Feral animal control program to target pigs and deer in the Gwydir River Valley
THE NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, in partnership with government agencies and private landholders, will co-ordinate an aerial shooting program to cull the number of feral pigs across public and private land in the Gwydir River Valley near Bingara next week. The program, starting May 11 and running until May 15, will target the
Bonshaw: Investigation underway into stolen bee hives
POLICE are appealing for public assistance after beehive boxes containing bees were stolen from a rural property near Bonshaw, about 100 kilometres north of Inverell. Sometime between Tuesday, March 31 and Wednesday, May 6, 80 beehive boxes – including active bee colonies – were stolen from a rural property on Bruxner Way, 15 kilometres west
Farmers welcome $10 billion fuel security package
NATIONAL Farmers’ Federation president Hamish McIntyre said the announcement of a $10 billion Australian Fuel Security and Resilience package this week is a welcome step toward building the sovereign capability needed to protect the food system. “The package will establish a fuel and fertiliser security facility, and create a government-owned fuel security reserve” Mr McIntyre
Moree on a Plate boosted by MPSC Events Partnership $5000 grant
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
Ashton’s Great Australian Circus in Moree May 8-9-10
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,
National fuel reserve must reach regional Australia, transporters warn
AUSTRALIA’S livestock and rural transporters have welcomed a billion-litre national fuel reserve but warned the measure will only matter if diesel reaches the regions when supply fails. The Australian Livestock and Rural Transporters Association backed the Government’s $10 billion-plus fuel security package, including $3.2 billion for a government-owned reserve and $7.5 billion for a fuel
Moylan, Singh, Anderson and Chaffey slam Labor’s decision to abandon Inland Rail
LAST year, Federal Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development, Catherine King described the Inland Rail project as a “really significant project that the Australian government is very proud to be delivering for the Australian people”. Less than 12 months later, the Labor Government has slashed the Inland Rail project. Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan
Chaffey’s Corner
It has now been a year since the people of the Parkes electorate elected me as their federal representative, and what a year it has been. In my maiden speech at Parliament House, I voiced my thanks to the wonderful people of this vast electorate for putting their trust in me to represent them at
Archibald Prize finalist to open first solo exhibition at Tamworth Regional Gallery
RECENTLY announced Archibald Prize portraiture award finalist, David Darcy, opens his exhibition, Self Sabotage – Portraits by David Darcy at the Tamworth Regional Gallery tomorrow. Showing until Sunday, June 21, Self Sabotage marks the first solo exhibition for the Murrurundi-based artist, who has achieved great recognition for traditional portraiture in Australia. His repertoire includes winning
Nick Whitehouse back at Maslina Bar and Grill for huge foodies’ weekend in Moree
MICHELIN Star-rated chef Nick Whitehouse is back in Moree, with a big Mother’s Day weekend planned for Maslina Bar and Grill. Maslina’s culinary journey, timed perfectly to coincide with Moree on a Plate food and wine festival, starts Friday with a wine degustation night featuring award-winning vineyard, Topper’s Mountain Wines. “The five-course wine dinner should
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