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21 November 2024
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Not long to go til the Canowindra Show!
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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
Matters of State with MP Philip Donato
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
Choose Life: How Transformations Cowra Helps Beat Drug Addiction
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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
Choose Life: How Transformations Cowra Helps Beat Drug Addiction
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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...

Dane Millerd  >  
04 Sep 2024
Regional electrical workers take a stand against real pay cuts
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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...

Dane Millerd  >  
04 Sep 2024
Anzac Day service times across the Hilltops
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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...

Rebecca Hewson  >  
24 Apr 2024
Funding boost to improve regional road safety
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Funding boost to improve regional road safety

NSW Government announce funding boost for regional road safety

Rebecca Hewson  >  
04 Sep 2024
Molly gets hands on experience at being a Health Hero
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...

Rebecca Hewson  >  
16 Aug 2024
Home is where the art is for Salter
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...

Dane Millerd  >  
04 Sep 2024
Molly gets hands on experience at being a Health Hero
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...

Rebecca Hewson  >  
16 Aug 2024
Home is where the art is for Salter
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...

Dane Millerd  >  
04 Sep 2024
Flanno for a farmer day
Cowra Guardian

Flanno for a farmer day

Flanno For A Farmer Day was last Friday August 23 and while the day may have come and gone, this important organisation is asking fellow Aussies to support their Aussie farmers by donning a “flanno” on a nominated day (that doesn’t have to be August...

Dane Millerd  >  
04 Sep 2024
Free workshop for carers of people with dementia in Young
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Free workshop for carers of people with dementia in Young

Caring for someone living with dementia at home can be physically, mentally, emotionally and economically demanding, so being equipped with the right skills and information is vital for meeting the challenge. Free workshops for carers of people...

Rebecca Hewson  >  
25 Sep 2023
Harden woman is chasing the gold in Tasmania
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Harden woman is chasing the gold in Tasmania

Harden’s Michelle Fairall is chasing gold at the Meat Breeds Sheep Young Judges Competition in Launceston, Tasmania this week. Up against young judges from across the country, Ms Fairall is hoping to secure the championship at the Agricultural Shows...

Rebecca Hewson  >  
13 Oct 2023
Cooke: Bumpy road ahead for Cootamundra-Gundagai de-merger
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Cooke: Bumpy road ahead for Cootamundra-Gundagai de-merger

Member for Cootamundra Steph Cooke has called on the NSW Labor Government to take action after what she believes is a wrong turn in the Cootamundra-Gundagai Council de-merger. Ms Cooke said the NSW Labor Government had clearly lost its way on the...

Rebecca Hewson  >  
13 Oct 2023
100 years of CWA celebrated in Young
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100 years of CWA celebrated in Young

It was a momentous occasion when the Young Country Women’s Association celebrated 100 years since it formed in the town.

Rebecca Hewson  >  
27 Nov 2023
Malcolm McAlister has been missing for nearly two weeks
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Malcolm McAlister has been missing for nearly two weeks

Police and Malcolm McAlister’s family continue to ask the public for help in finding Malcolm who is still missing after almost two weeks.

Rebecca Hewson  >  
02 Dec 2023
ISIS bride from Young enters a guilty plea
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ISIS bride from Young enters a guilty plea

A 32-year-old woman from Young, who was arrested by the Australian Federal Police after returning from Syria in 2022, has entered a guilty plea in Goulburn Local Court. Mariam Raad this week appeared before Magistrate R Rabbidge via audio-video link...

Rebecca Hewson  >  
08 May 2024
Senate inquiry hold public hearing on 3G shutdown
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Senate inquiry hold public hearing on 3G shutdown

The Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee is holding a public hearing into the shutdown of the 3G mobile phone network. As part of the hearing National Farmers Federation Deputy CEO Charlie Thomas addressed the hearing...

Rebecca Hewson  >  
23 Jul 2024
Punters are getting paid to voice their opinions on the top 10 betting sites in Australia
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Punters are getting paid to voice their opinions on the top 10 betting sites in Australia

This is branded content. Opinions matter, especially to My Betting Sites, a website that is dedicated to the entire culture of Australian betting. The tongue in cheek description of the site mentioned how betting is so ingrained in their culture...

Miranda Aitken  >  
29 Jul 2024
Hilltops candidates get ready for the election
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Hilltops candidates get ready for the election

Hilltops Council has 16 candidates standing for the 11 positions as Councillors in the upcoming Local Government Election to be held on Saturday September 14, 2024. Nominations for candidates closed at 12pm on Wednesday August 14 with the ballot draw...

Rebecca Hewson  >  
28 Aug 2024
Molly gets hands on experience at being a Health Hero
Regional

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...

Rebecca Hewson  >  
16 Aug 2024
Caring donation for local cancer patients
Regional

Caring donation for local cancer patients

The Young Services Club board has approved the purchase of two new specialised chairs for the Young Health Service Oncology Unit. Clinical Nurse Consultant Louise Mugridge has thanked the Young Services Club for their donation as well as the...

Rebecca Hewson  >  
16 Aug 2024