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Community celebrate beginning of Taylor Park inclusive playspace project

Weddin celebrate beginning of Taylor Park inclusive playspace project

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06 Sep 2024

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Grenfell CEF on target

Grenfell CEF have had much community support in building towards their target for 2025

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01 Nov 2024

Rugby League

Thrilling action on the field as Woodbridge took on Orange Vipers

Woodbridge play in round six of the Western Women’s Rugby League Competition

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31 Oct 2024

News

Another busy week at Caragabal Public School

All of the latest from Caragabal Public School

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31 Oct 2024

Council

Weddin Christmas Display competition in focus

Weddin Shire Council have hosted their ordinary monthly meeting on October 17

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31 Oct 2024

Golf

u7Top weekend on golf course

Grenfell COuntry Club hosts NSW Women’s Sand Greens Championships

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31 Oct 2024

Council

Weddin Christmas Display competition in focus

Weddin Shire Council have hosted their ordinary monthly meeting on October 17

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31 Oct 2024

Golf

u7Top weekend on golf course

Grenfell COuntry Club hosts NSW Women’s Sand Greens Championships

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31 Oct 2024

News

Grenfell Christian Bookshop celebrates 50 years

The Grenfell Christian Bookshop celebrated 50 years on Saturday, October 26

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31 Oct 2024

News

Grenfell Christian Bookshop celebrates 50 years

The Grenfell Christian Bookshop celebrated 50 years on Saturday, October 26

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31 Oct 2024

News

Looking back at fifty years of the Grenfell Christian Bookshop

The Grenfell Christian Bookshop has celebrated 50 years

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26 Oct 2024

News

Grenfell invited to stop to remember

The Grenfell RSL Sub-Branch will be conducting the Remembrance Day Commemorative Service

Brendan McCool >

26 Oct 2024

Community

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Community

Lions mini lotto sees everyone a winner

Lions Mini Lotto fundraiser sees a winner claim jackpot

Brendan McCool >

12 Sep 2024

Community

Report from Grenfell & District Senior Citizens Welfare Committee for August 2024

The Grenfell & District Senior Citizens Welfare Committee hosted their monthly meeting on Augus

Brendan McCool >

04 Sep 2024

Community

Grenfell’s bucking the trend

Nominations have officially opened for the prestigious Asian-Australian Leadership Awards which celebrate the valuable contributions of the country’s most influential and brightest young Asian-Australians and the role they play in shaping their...

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18 Jul 2024

Community

Grenfell Historical Society to celebrate 60 years

The Grenfell Historical Society will be celebrating 60 years of operation on Saturday, July 27 and are encouraging community members to help them celebrate. The anniversary celebrations will commence at 2pm and will take the form of an afternoon te...

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18 Jul 2024

Community

St Joseph’s Primary School welcomes Melissa Hotham back as principal

After taking twelve months leave, the St Joseph’s Primary School community are very excited to welcome back Mrs Melissa Hotham as Principal. Melissa has been an educator within the Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn since 2012 and brings to the...

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08 Aug 2024

Community

Craig Bembrick to step down from Council

Weddin Shire Council Mayor Craig Bembrick announced earlier this month he will be not re-contesting the upcoming local government elections and will be stepping down as a councillor and mayor of Weddin Shire. After serving the community of Weddin...

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16 Aug 2024

Community

Weddin Shire Councillor is censured

Weddin Shire Councillor Michelle Cook has been censured following an independent investigation and a vote of Councillors at the August ordinary meeting last week. Cr Cook was facing the Code of Conduct breach following two expense claims she...

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16 Aug 2024

Sport

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Rugby League

Thrilling action on the field as Woodbridge took on Orange Vipers

Woodbridge play in round six of the Western Women’s Rugby League Competition

Mid West Media >

31 Oct 2024

Golf

u7Top weekend on golf course

Grenfell COuntry Club hosts NSW Women’s Sand Greens Championships

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31 Oct 2024

Rugby League

Western women’s rugby league returns to Lawson Oval

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24 Oct 2024

Sport

Top two days at Zone 2 Gymkhana and Showjumping afternoon

Grenfell Pony Club hosts a top two days at the Zone 2 Gymkhan

Brendan McCool >

24 Oct 2024

Sport

Burrangong Picnic Races

The Burrangong Picnic races are coming up this weekend

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11 Oct 2024

Sport

Grenfell Aquatic Centre set to open for season on Monday

Weddin Shire Council has announced that the Grenfell Aquatic Centre will open for the 2024/2025

Brendan McCool >

11 Oct 2024

Rugby Union

Junior Rugby touch competition kicks off

Grenfell Junior Rugby Union’s touch competition kicks off

Brendan McCool >

04 Oct 2024

Rugby League

Woodbridge come up against in-form Panorama Platypi teams

Woodbridge hosts Panorama over the

Brendan McCool >

04 Oct 2024

Golf

Virginia Drogemuller and Val Forsyth win L Sparkes Trophy

News from the Golf course

Brendan McCool >

26 Sep 2024

Sport

Grenfell Public School Shines in Todd Woodbridge Cup 2024 Regional Finals

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26 Sep 2024

Rugby League

Grenfell to host Western Womens Rugby League

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26 Sep 2024

Sport

Gear Up for a Thrilling Day at the Jockey Club Races

Get ready for a thrilling day at the Grenfell Jockey Club races

Brendan McCool >

13 Sep 2024

Sport

Fast and clear is the key

There was a huge lineup competing at the Grenfell Show in the showjumping last Saturday

Rebecca Hewson >

04 Sep 2024

Sport

Riders put their best foot forward at Show

The horse ring events were fiercely contested at the 2024 Grenfell Show

Brendan McCool >

04 Sep 2024

Events

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Events

Grenfell CEF host a successful Spring Ball

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17 Oct 2024

Events

Riders have great week at Weddin Mountain Muster

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10 Oct 2024

Events

Large crowd enjoys Grenfell Jockey Club Races

Community gathers for Jockey Club Races

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04 Oct 2024

Events

Winning double for Dunbar at Grenfell Jockey Club Races

The 2024 Grenfell Jockey Club races saw a large crowd at the racecourse for a great day out

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03 Oct 2024

Events

Top fashions on display at Grenfell Jockey Club Races

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03 Oct 2024

Rural

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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

Rural

Weddin Shire Council makes progress in strategic plan

A report was submitted to Council at its most recent June ordinary meeting which outlined the progress made in Weddin Shire Council’s Self-initiated Improvement Management Plan. The plan provides an operational and strategic program of works to...

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28 Jun 2024

Rural

Hospital Auxiliary ready to start lamington drive

The Grenfell Hospital Auxiliary has made the purchase of a medical chair for the Grenfell Community Health. The chair has a weight capacity of 160kg and the Auxiliary spent over $12,000 on its purchase from funds they have raised. The Grenfell...

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02 Jul 2024

Rural

Calls for better train lighting

A Grenfell couple, Angela and John Hunter, has joined a nationwide group of families who have had loved ones killed in rail accidents, who are petitioning the Federal Parliament to enact legislation to improve lighting on trains. They are encouraging...

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17 Jul 2024

Rural

Weddin pauses to commemorate

The Grenfell RSL Sub-Branch will be conducting the 2024 Victory in the Pacific and Long Tan (Vietnam Veterans Day) Commemorative Service for the Weddin Community on Sunday, August 18, 2024. The Commemorative Service will commence at 5:45 pm at the...

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18 Jul 2024

Regional

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Events

Not long to go til the Canowindra Show!

Spring is in the air which means that the Canowindra Show is not far away!As always there’s plenty to do and lots of fun for the whole family to be had!From cake baking to drawing, woodchopping and sawing - the Canowindra Show as always promises to...

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04 Sep 2024

Rural

Matters of State with MP Philip Donato

BEDGERABONG SHOWI had a lovely time attending Bedgerabong’s 68th annual show on Saturday. Bedgerabong is a wonderfully tight-knit and welcoming community, and it was terrific to see this event so well supported. A big congratulations to Maddie Kemp...

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26 Aug 2024

Business

Northparkes Operations celebrates 30 years of operation

Northparkes Evolution Mining recently celebrate 30 years of operation

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04 Sep 2024

News

Choose Life: How Transformations Cowra Helps Beat Drug Addiction

Transformations, an organisation dedicated to helping individuals overcome drug addiction, has become a beacon of hope for many in Cowra and beyond. Founded in 1999 on the Gold Coast by CEO Michael Barrett, himself a former drug addict...

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04 Sep 2024

News

Regional electrical workers take a stand against real pay cuts

ETU members at publicly-owned regional energy distributor Essential Energy have been left with no option but to continue taking protected industrial action in pursuit of wages and conditions that keep up with the cost of living. Local workers at...

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04 Sep 2024

News

Anzac Day service times across the Hilltops

Bendick Murrell9am Wreath Laying Ceremony at Bendick Murrell Memorial Hall. Bimbi2pm - Commemorative service at cenotaph. Wreath laying ceremony. Cadet catafalque party in attendance. Boorowa 6am Dawn Service at War Memorial, Marsden Street. 10.15am...

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24 Apr 2024

News

Funding boost to improve regional road safety

NSW Government announce funding boost for regional road safety

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04 Sep 2024

Rural

Molly gets hands on experience at being a Health Hero

Hennessy Catholic College student Molly Smithers joined with fellow high school students from across the region for an introduction to a career in allied health and nursing through the ‘Be a Health Hero’ program. The program is targeted at Year 10...

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16 Aug 2024

Arts and Entertainment

Home is where the art is for Salter

Cowra High School Special Education teacher Andrew Salter has always liked to draw in charcoals. From his first post as a teacher in dusty Wilcannia, to Sydney and finally Katoomba High when he left there in 2022 to come to Cowra.“I always liked to...

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04 Sep 2024