Fast facts
- Rich agricultural area with dramatic Mount Kaputar National Park
- Australia’s artesian spa capital and home to the Australian Cotton Centre
- Eight hours’ drive north-west of Sydney
Why go there
The natural artesian hot springs in Moree, discovered in 1895, are said to have health and healing benefits – most people who recline in the underwater jets and above-pool spouts in the town's spa baths seem to agree.
One of the country’s richest agricultural areas, the landscape around Moree is striking, with its black soil, cotton crops, cattle farms, parks and homestead gardens.
Things to do
- Rejuvenate in the Moree Hot Artesian Pool Complex.
- Discover Mount Kaputar National Park’s Sawn Rocks, Australia’s best example of the geological formation known as organ-piping.
- See Aboriginal rock carvings and scarred trees, carved by the Kamilaroi people, at Collymongle and Berrigal Creek.
- Explore Pilliga Scrub, the largest cypress pine forest in the southern hemisphere.
- Go fishing on the Barwon River at Mungindi and Boomi.
Don’t miss
- The Australian Cotton Centre, in Narrabri.
- Stahmann Trawalla Pecan Nut Farm, 35 km west of Moree.
- The replica slab hut in Mary Brand Park, Moree.
- A cotton farm tour (April to August).
- Moree Plains Gallery and Aboriginal art workshop.
Events
- Moree Cotton Cup Races, Moree, in March.
- Narrabri Twilight Rodeo, Narrabri, in March.
- Nosh on the Namoi, Narrabri in March.
- Golden Grain & Cotton Festival, Moree, in November.
- Festival of the Brolga, Moree, in November.
