Grenfell Record

Students develop their music skills

St Joey’s PlaygroupJoey’s Playgroup has lots of fun planned this Term. This is held in the St Joseph’s School Library at 9:30 am on Fridays. Jump into Joey’s 2025Jump into Joey’s is for all children commencing school in 2026, regardless of...

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18 May 2025

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06 Sep 2024

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06 Sep 2024

News

Grenfell Public School’s Year 5/6 Red Shines at assembly

5/6 Red Shines at whole school assembly with Bluey-Inspired Play

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21 Mar 2025

Education

Gardening enthusiasts rally at working bee

Lots happening at St Joseph’s Primary School

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21 Mar 2025

News

Weddin Interagency host services day

Weddin Interagency host another Services Day

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21 Mar 2025

Bowls

Grenfell Country Club host great open golf day

Golfers converge on Grenfell for Grenfell Country Club’s Open Golf Day

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20 Mar 2025

News

Weddin Interagency host services day

Weddin Interagency host another Services Day

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21 Mar 2025

Bowls

Grenfell Country Club host great open golf day

Golfers converge on Grenfell for Grenfell Country Club’s Open Golf Day

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20 Mar 2025

Rugby Union

Shaking off pre-season dust at Derby day

Grenfell Rugby Union Club will be hosting Molong and Canowindra at a Derby Day

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20 Mar 2025

Business

Insurance hikes top list of business concerns

Western NSW businesses report premiums rise by 30pc or more

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20 Mar 2025

Cricket

Grenfell claims grand final win

The Grenfell Blues have won the South West Slopes Cricket League Open B Grade Grand Final

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20 Mar 2025

News

Gunyah Craft shop marks fifty years

Grenfell Gunyah Craft shop marks fifty years

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20 Mar 2025

Community

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Community

Lions welcome new members as they support community

Members of the Grenfell Lions Club have been busy in the community with their regular Mini Lotto and weekly raffles, supporting local and Lions charities. At the last meeting Lions welcomed two new members; Kathleen Guyer sponsored by Lion Graeme...

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06 Jul 2025

Community

Hospital Auxiliary drive to support local health

By Dorothy Starr, Publicity Officer. The Annual meeting of the Grenfell United Hospital Auxiliary is to be held in the Leisure room at the Hospital at 2pm on Wednesday, 23 July, all are welcome to attend. So far this year we hosted the Regional Forum...

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29 Jun 2025

Community

Dedication to show movement honoured

AgShows NSW has announced the finalists ahead of its annual Excellence Awards this month. And there is one from Grenfell. Grace Eppelstun-Magner joins 18 other nominees in line for the prestigious Living Legend AwardThe awards aim to recognise ag show...

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22 Jun 2025

Community

Grenfell Garden Club host delightful June meeting

By Anita Edwards, Publicity Officer. Patina Gallery, situated on top of a hill just outside town, with its stunning views of the surrounding country and showcasing the beautiful artwork of Kathleen McCue, made it a delightful venue for our June...

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15 Jun 2025

Community

Local tomato jam a winner

We have the best tomato jam in the State, right here!At the recent annual State Conference of CWA NSW new member of the Grenfell Evening CWA branch, Anne Gault, won first prize for her tomato jam in the Land Cookery competition. Anne also placed...

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15 Jun 2025

Community

Visitors roll-up for Quandialla’s Biggest Morning Tea

Quandialla Public School students cooked-up a mini storm in its kitchen in preparation for a Biggest Morning Tea this year. The school hosted a delightful fundraiser on 22 May all to support cancer patients and cancer research. With an invitation...

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15 Jun 2025

Community

The most fitting special guests

With this year’s Henry Lawson Festival feature poem being “The World is Full of Kindness” there is no more fitting special guests than Deidre and Terry Carroll OAM for the 2025 festival. When Lithgow girl, Deidre married her husband, Terry in...

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08 Jun 2025

Sport

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Sport

Parkes host Touch Footy Knockout Day

Rugby league players from around the region travelled to Parkes on Thursday, 26 June for the PSSA Touch Footy Knockout Day. Students from Quandialla Public School and Caragabal Public School formed part of the Forbes Small Schools team along with...

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06 Jul 2025

Sport

Racing returns to Grenfell

Racing returns to Grenfell with the reopening of Grenfell Kart Club’s track over the weekend on Saturday, 28 June and Sunday, 29 June. After four years of hard work, the Grenfell Kart Club have done a full redesign of the track, pulling the old track...

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06 Jul 2025

Sport

Grenfell Kart Club ready to open track

After several years of hard work on the Bogolong track, the Grenfell Kart Club will be ready to welcome back racers from this weekend, with practise runs opening Saturday 28 June and Sunday 29 June. Works on the track have been ongoing for several...

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29 Jun 2025

Sport

Students make their mark at Athletics Carnival

By Tamara McMahonThis year’s athletics carnival was filled with excitement and remarkable achievements, but two standout students, Arthur Bateman and Harry Radnedge, have made headlines for their record-breaking performances. Arthur, a talented...

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29 Jun 2025

Sport

Sophie breaks long standing record

Sophie Hughes has broken a 28 year old school shotput record at The Henry Lawson High School’s athletics carnival on Friday, 30 May. With her throw of 9.91 metres, Sophie broke the Women’s 17 plus shotput record, exceeding the previous mark of 9.83...

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22 Jun 2025

Sport

State titles in sight for Boccia team

The Henry Lawson High School Boccia team has the state titles firmly in their sights for the second year in a row after winning the regional tournament in Bathurst ton Wednesday, 11 June. The team consisted of five players; Riley Dennis (year 7)...

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22 Jun 2025

Sport

Indi continues to inspire with her running

A self-trained, inspiring Year 4 student from little Caragabal Public School has proudly represented the district at the Western level in cross country. Indi Ridley competed at the Lachlan PSSA Cross Country in Forbes on 16 May, joining fellow...

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15 Jun 2025

Sport

Great day out at Forbes for Grenfell riders

Five keen Grenfell Pony Club members made the trip to Forbes to participate in the Forbes Pony Club annual Charlie O’Connor Showjumping and Dressage and Gymkahna weekend. On Saturday Annabelle Randall and Adelaide Conron attended the Charlie O’Connor...

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08 Jun 2025

Sport

Grenfell Public School Rugby Teams Rise to the Challenge in Wagga

On Wednesday, 7 May, the vibrant spirit of Australian rugby was alive and kicking in Wagga as the Grenfell Public School’s teams took to the field with heart and determination. The Stage 3 team, embodying the grit and tenacity of true champions...

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25 May 2025

Sport

Grenfell winner as Forbes harness racing returns

By CRAIG DUMESNYThe Forbes Diggers Harness Racing Club made a memorable return on Anzac Day after a two-year absence caused by the devastating 2022 floods. A huge crowd turned out to witness an afternoon of first-class pacing action highlighted by an...

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04 May 2025

Sport

Top results for swimmers at championships

St Joseph’s Primary School Swimming ChampionsThe St Joseph’s Primary School relay team returned to Homebush recently to compete against other small schools across the state in the NSW PSSA Primary Swimming Championship. They swam a terrific race...

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04 May 2025

Sport

Forbes ANZAC Day feature returns

Racing returns to the Forbes Showground paceway this Friday, ANZAC Day, in an incredibly special event for the volunteers of the Forbes Diggers Harness Racing Club. A moving ANZAC tribute, family fun day and great racing on track are all part of the...

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27 Apr 2025

Sport

Beau Bailey ready to take on the world

Grenfell’s Beau Bailey is preparing to take on the best Speedway riders in the world again, when he heads off to Slovenia to compete in the semi finals of the SGP3 Speedway Youth World Championships. Riding a 250cc motorbike, this is Beau’s third...

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13 Apr 2025

Sport

Racing ready to kick off with return of Grenfell Picnic Races

The Grenfell Picnic Race Club are looking forward to an exciting day of racing, fashions and socializing this coming Saturday, 12 April. The track and surrounds have been prepared and look fantastic. There have been 56 nominations for the six events...

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13 Apr 2025

Events

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Trial of Ben Hall back by popular demand

The Trial of Ben Hall will be back by popular demand in August. May 2025 marked 160 years since the bushranger’s death and the Forbes Shire Council Heritage Advisory Committee was inspired to mark the occasion with the performance of a unique local...

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29 Jun 2025

Events

Dance the day away

This big weekend of the 12-hour dance is here, with couples to step onto the dance floor from 10am Sunday 22 June. Organisers of the New Vogue and Social Dance Group’s extraordinary annual event are anticipating another wonderful weekend, with...

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22 Jun 2025

Events

Kindness theme shines in Henry Lawson Festival parade

After the official opening ceremony on Saturday, the Henry Lawson Festival put on grand parade. The world is full of kindness theme invited people to make kindness their superpower and parade participants embraced the theme

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15 Jun 2025

Events

Out and about at the Henry Lawson Festival

Grenfell has hosted another great Henry Lawson Festival, with guests coming to the region from near and far

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15 Jun 2025

Events

A top festival

After a long weekend of activities, the Henry Lawson Festival of Arts has finished up for another year. Henry Lawson Festival of Arts President Belinda Power said it was an amazingly fantastic event that she hopes everyone enjoyed as much as she...

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15 Jun 2025

Rural

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Rural

Colby’s birds among best in the state

Caragabal’s Colby Pout has demonstrated age isn’t everything when it comes to raising and showing poultry, with some of his animals named among the best in the state. At the NSW State Junior Championships at Dapto Show hosted on 18 May, he came home...

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29 Jun 2025

Rural

Farmers say climate change is costing at the checkout

According to Farmers for Climate Action (FCA) locals are paying more at the checkout for essentials like fruit, vegetables, beef, bread and coffee and climate change is a key reason why. A new essay released by FCA and authored by Corporate Value...

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01 Jun 2025

Rural

Five new stations to expand central west farm weather data

Central West Local Land Services has installed five new soil probe and weather stations as part of the Farming Forecaster Project. The sites at Mendooran, Geurie, Parkes, Jemalong (Forbes) and Grenfell, aim to equip graziers with predictive...

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25 May 2025

Grenfell Record

Close results in 2024 Grenfell Crop competition

There were six entries in this year’s Grenfell Crop Competition, with very close results recorded. Entry, Variety, Estimated Yield, Total pointsPaul Tognetti, Sunmaster, 6.2, 198Jamie Wright, Mustang, 6.1, 196Rob Taylor, Sunmaster, 6.0, 194Jarod...

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06 Dec 2024

Rural

Councillors set to receive increase in councillor fees

The Local Government Remuneration Tribunal determined last month that there would be a 3.75 percent increase in mayoral and councillor fees for the 2024/25 financial year. At the June ordinary meeting of Weddin Council there was a recommendation to...

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27 Jun 2024

Regional

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Police and Courts

Farmhand found guilty of bludgeoning neighbour to death

By RACHAEL JACKSON/AAPA jury has found a farmhand guilty of murdering a neighbouring farmer, then stealing his ute and setting fire to it at a rural property. A farmhand has been found guilty of brutally murdering a neighbouring farmer before...

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06 Jul 2025

Rugby Union

Get your tickets for club’s 50th

Canowindra Pythons are gearing up for their 50th celebrations and this weekend’s home game is the time to get your tickets, if you haven’t already. Our rugby union club hosts Guerie Goats at Tom Clyburn oval on Saturday, with kick off scheduled...

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06 Jul 2025

Rugby League

Canowindra Tigers ready to take on Grenfell

After the long weekend off, the Canowindra Tigers are ready to take to the field this weekend against the Grenfell Goannas. Canowindra Tigers’ Malcom Miller said they are all set to head over to Grenfell and kick on from the Eugowra wins in both the...

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06 Jul 2025

Business

Scholarships power next generation of engineers

A Forbes engineering student is among recipients of a $20,000 Transgrid Scholarship. Transgrid has awarded 21 scholarships to students at Charles Sturt University as part of a program to skill up leaders of the renewable energy transition. Josh...

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06 Jul 2025

AFL

Students keen to explore Canowindra’s fossils

Canowindra has hosted palaeontology students eager to explore our significant fish fossil site and museum. A Flinders University team spent time at the site of the 1990s fossil discovery as well as the Age of Fishes Museum. For Dr Alice Clement and...

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06 Jul 2025

News

From Erambie to the halls of power

Dan Ryan with Kiera Jenkins/AAPAn Elder known for her steadfast resolve and ceaseless pursuit of Aboriginal rights and empowerment has been recongised in this year’s King’s Birthday Honours. Aunty Mille Ingram, was appointed as a Member of the Order...

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06 Jul 2025

Sport

Cowra Croquet catch up

CONTRIBUTEDA small break between columns has left plenty of news to catch up on for Cowra’s croquet team, including an important notice regarding the winter season games, which will start at 1:15pm, instead of 2:15pm. Wednesday 7 MayChris and James...

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06 Jul 2025

Soccer

Matildas relive shootout glory for national portrait

By AAP/Liz HobdayA tribute to the Matildas’ nail-biting World Cup shootout, a moment that captured the nation, has been commissioned by the National Portrait Gallery. The Matildas’ 2023 World Cup quarter-final triumph against France, which ended with...

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06 Jul 2025

Bowls

Eagles to welcome visiting teams on the weekend

BY BOB MORGANA remarkably busy week in Cowra Championship Bowls last week, starting with a good win to Sue and Steve Sculthorpe 23/17 over Shane Lauritzen and Carol Prosper in a 2nd Round match of Open Pairs. Onto Saturday and the quarter final...

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06 Jul 2025