Hanging out: Sloane Peters from Echuca took some time out from the markets to enjoy the soundshell playground on Sunday at the Easter event.
Rock art: Tanya Chivers explains the complexities of the creative pieces to her daughter Isla, and sons Flynn and Reef are in the middle of studying.
Seven iron please: Matt and Jesper Wallace from Bendigo were up early on Sunday to have a closer look at the golf equipment on offer at the Moama markets.
Camel rides: Ava Hauser, Jorja Cookson and Flynn Hauser, from Geelong, wait their turn for the camel ride adventure — offered by Billabong Ranch at the Easter community gathering on Sunday.
Easter is for everyone: Bluey and Rusty take time out with owner Zac Dent on the lawn of the Kerrabee Soundshell during their Easter visit from Melbourne.
Having fun: Matilda Adamthwaite (left) and little sister Hazel, inspect some of the dolls on offer at the Doll Boutique market stall, with friend Ruby Alcock.
Heading away: Holidaymakers to Echuca and Moama numbered in their thousands during Easter, among them was Patterson Lakes’ Raurc Dunne. He was proudly wearing his Swans jumper after their big win on the weekend.
Catching the sun: Julie Starec from Moama is a regular stall holder at the Sunday markets and had her sun catchers on display during the morning event.
Second-hand golf clubs, tables of best-selling books, jewellery of all shapes and sizes, along with a menu to suit even the most discerning of connoisseurs.
That’s what was on offer for the thousands of people that crammed into the expanded version of the Echuca-Moama Market for its Easter Sunday morning instalment on the weekend.
Easter signals somewhat of an end to the 2021-22 tourism period for Echuca Moama, but the May 13 to 15 date change for the Southern 80 ski race has extended the season — which will then roll into winter celebrations such as Moama Lights and the Winter Blues Festival.
Market organisers told The Riv that the crowd was as big as ever and stall holders had responded accordingly by offering hundreds of different products and services to the masses.
Visitor numbers to Echuca Moama for the Easter break returned to pre-COVID levels as traffic into the riverside towns on Thursday evening spread for kilometres along the Northern Hwy toward Rochester.
The new bridge was the major talking point with visitors, who drove across the new facility in their masses after negotiating the Ogilvie St, Northern Hwy and Warren St roundabouts to reach the NSW side of the river.
