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Moree on a Plate is a Food, Wine and Arts Festival held in Moree.

Moree on a Plate, a signature event showcasing the delicious produce available from across regional NSW, whilst promoting the myriad of culture and talent that abounds across the Moree district. It is a festival of flavour where people can experience the best of Moree and the Region’s produce in one location.

27/05/2026

What a wonderland of fun our Moree on a Plate Kids Korner was this year 😊

Thank you to all the local schools, organisations, and individuals who contributed to such a terrific atmosphere for our littlest friends.

Huge thanks to Jules Warner for always bringing the fun, and for organising the wonderful paper plate competition, it was the talk of the town for everyone under-12 😂

All this wouldn’t be possible without our newest committee members, Meg Moses, Ursula Bailey, Cara Moore and Mill Cutcliffe who have reinvigorated our Kids Korner with sparkle and flare. Thank you girls, what a fun day you’ve given our local children.

And of course to the Moree Plains Shire Council for sponsoring our 2026 Kids Korner, thank you! Your support is always so appreciated.

See you next year kids ❤️

📸 Jaz Morrison Photography

Centacare Moree Secondary College Moree Christian School GemStar Castles Gwydir Mobile Childrens Services Gwydir Day Care & Pre School

21/05/2026

This week is National Volunteer Week - a timely opportunity to thank our wonderful Moree community for your enormous contribution to making our town the best it can be.

Moree on a Plate is 100 percent volunteer run, which comes as a surprise to many of our producers and visitors, given our festival's impressive quality and spot-on attention to detail.

Thank you to our incredible committee - all of whom balance busy homes and careers, yet make time to contribute and give back. Moree on a Plate simply wouldn't exist without the passion and will of our committee, and the scores of volunteers who help with the behind the scenes detail like setting up, packing down, decorating, food prep for the chef, and selling raffle tickets.

Volunteering is truly meaningful work, to deliver an event or initiative that brings joy to total strangers is a really great feeling. To contribute on a committee with people you otherwise wouldn't meet, meeting new friends and working as a team navigating different personalities and perspectives - it provides terrific life skills for young and old.

Thank you to everyone who contributed to our great day, Moree is strong because of our volunteer culture, so if there's an organisation or group you've been curious to help, don't hesitate!

20/05/2026

Warren Mendes! What a legend!

Thank you to our wonderful Celebrity Chef at this year's Moree on a Plate festival.

Warren, a celebrated cookbook author and hosts Food Trail: South Africa as well as programs on SBS and Network 10, was so generous sharing his knowledge, and passion with our Moree audience.

Warren prepared locally-sourced menus including spiced beef schnitzel with smoked olive chilli crisp featuring Home Paddock Meats Honour Thy Smoked Garlic Oil, O’Brien Garlic and Kietta Allen Sourdough

Pecan, apricot and honey cake featuring Pally Pecans and Sleepy Hollow Honey

Flaky roti with smoked trout, sesame yoghurt and Asian pickled salad featuring Deanos Smoked Trout

Koeksister donuts with orange and coconut featuring Grove Juice oranges.

We love that Warren brought his family out to Moree for the weekend, and was genuinely excited to explore our region.

Thank you Warren, and to everyone who enjoyed his demonstrations and gained a new appreciation for recipes using our local produce. And of course, thank you to our Celebrity Chef sponsors, Grove Juice and to Margi Kirkby and Sarah Pearce for organising another incredible celebrity chef experience for our Moree on a Plate visitors.

Photos thanks to the ever clever Jaz Morrison Photography

14/05/2026

Introducing Moree's two newly crowned BBQ Queens - drumroll please - Georgie Clyne and Sam Murphy.
Their Harissa crusted lamb with orange and tahini, and orange infused green salad, using their secret ingredient Grove Juice, took out this year's National Ag Mixed Grill BBQ Competition.

People's Choice went to "The Sundowners" - Wilson Statham and Will Jackman, with secret ingredient O’Brien Garlic adding a twist to their dish.

Rounding out the comp were "The Real Housewives of Garah" - Amber Boyle and Mel McNiven, cooking with secret ingredient Sleepy Hollow Honey, and Young Aggies Moree - Ruby Tighe and Jack Wiseman, incorporating Pally Pecans into their dish.

Thank you to all our fabulous teams, the laughs were plentiful, and the culinary skills, impressive.

Huge thanks to judges, Tim Poole of Port of Newcastle, major sponsors of Moree on a Plate, who travelled to Moree for the event, sponsor of the much-loved BBQ Cook Off competition, Colin Underwood of National Ag PTY. LTD.. Susannah Pearse, Mayor of Moree Plains Shire, and Celebrity Chef Warren Mendes.

Thanks also to our ever-entertaining MC, Andrew Pitman, Dipper's Home Timber & Hardware for donating the winning Weber BBQ, and to South Moree Butchery (the winning lamb!) and Reado’s Meats for donating the meat for the day.

📸 Jaz Morrison Photography

12/05/2026

We’re still buzzing from such a wonderful day, thank you Moree - and thank you to talented local Jaz Morrison Photography for capturing our festival so beautifully!
Now we can relive the vibe thanks to her beautiful shots 📸

10/05/2026

What a day Moree ❤️ Thank you to all our producers, visitors, entertainers, volunteers, sponsors and celebrity chef for making yesterday such a happy day for our wonderful community. This is why we love living where we do!

08/05/2026

Very excited to welcome to Moree On a Plate tomorrow, showcasing delicious recipes using local produce.
Come along and meet our renowned Celebrity Chef, sample some of his creations, and gain plenty of culinary inspiration in the meantime!
Warrren’s demonstrations are free of charge and are being held at the festival at 10.30am and 1.30pm 🍽️
Huge thanks to Celebrity Chef sponsor Grove Juice 🙌

07/05/2026

It’s time to start planning your day - there’s a smorgasbord of food, wine, cooking demonstrations, entertainment, Kids Korner, BBQ Cook-Offs, and FUN coming your way on Saturday at the Moree Racecourse, 10am to 3.30pm - and all for just a gold coin donation 🤩

06/05/2026

It's game on Moree - this weekend we'll see who's going down in flames at our Mixed Grill BBQ Cook-Off, which starts at noon on Saturday.

We're very excited to introduce this year's teams, with the competition generously sponsored by National Ag PTY. LTD.

"The Real Housewives of Garah" are coming in hot from the west, Amber Boyle and Mel McNiven - farm life has never looked so glam!

Wilson Statham and Will Jackman of "Keytah" grow some of the world's most sustainable cotton, but are they as efficient on the tongs?

Sam Murphy and Georgie Clyne are corporate gals who always spice things up, but will their boss energy deliver the high-impact result they need?

And for our final team we have Ruby Tighe and Jack Wiseman - our Moree kids are all grown up, and stepping up to plate representing ag's next-gen Young Aggies Moree.

Judges include Celebrity Chef Warren Mendes, Cr Susannah Pearse, Mayor of Moree Plains Shire and the Port of Newcastle team, who will decide Moree's BBQ Champion for 2026 - and the stakes are high.

Huge thanks to competition sponsors National Ag PTY. LTD., and to Dipper's Home Timber & Hardware for donating a Weber BBQ to the winning team. Thanks also to Moree's legend local butchers Reado’s Meats and South Moree Butchery for donating the competition meat, and Coles Moree for donating the teams' ingredients.

05/05/2026

VOUNTEERS AT THE FESTIVAL

We’re getting to the pointy end of planning now, and are always so grateful to everyone in the community who spares an hour or two to ensure our day runs smoothly.

If you can spare some time, on the Friday afternoon set up, or on the day Saturday, or during pack down from 3.30 pm Saturday afternoon, we would be so grateful. Some muscle power is always appreciated for set up and pack down if there are a few strong blokes or women?!

Please DM us here, or phone/text Tina Clyne on 0428 521 674 to register as a volunteer.

We’re also on the hunt for a few paid cleaning positions if anyone is after a few extra dollars?

Moree on a Plate, Saturday May 9, 10am to 3.30pm

Address

Moree, NSW
2400

Telephone

+61410615434

Website

http://www.moreeonaplate.com.au/

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