A unique feature of Bingara which has attracted worldwide attention, are the orange trees lining Finch Street. Planted as a living memorial to Bingara’s fallen in World War II, the trees and the annual harvesting of the fruit by the school children (The Orange Police) have become a symbol of community pride. A special ceremony outside the RSL Club marks the start of the harvest done on a designated day near the end of June each year.
Around August a special Orange Festival is held. It features street markets, street parades, pageants, plus sporting and cultural activities.
The community acknowledged a violent chapter in its history when a memorial was established at nearby Myall Creek marking the Myall Creek Massacre of 1838. The memorial, dedicated on June 10, 2000 as a community reconciliation project, is on a knoll which overlooks the massacre site. The monument is in memory of the Aboriginal people who died in the massacre on June 10, 1838.
A winding 500m path leads up to the ridge overlooking the site of the massacre. Set in granite boulders along the path are seven plaques, each giving part of the story. They are in English, with a summary in the Gamilaraay language. On each of the plaques there is also an illustration by Aboriginal artist Colin Isaacs. At the end of the path is a large granite rock, inlaid with a bronze plaque, and surrounded with white crushed granite.
As well as panning for gold around Bingara, the area is also rich in a variety of gemstones. Visitors can also take a drive about 9km off The Fossickers Way and 1km outside Upper Bingara to the Three Creeks Tourist Goldmine. it is a wokring alluvial gold fossicking area that is open to the public.
