NSW Farmers and the Country Women's Association (CWA) held a parliamentary briefing last week to outline the significant financial and health impacts of the relentless mouse plague that continues to … [Read more...]
Fishy Business On The Belubula
Students from Canowindra High School have been involved in fishy business along the Belubula River as part of a collaborative fish monitoring program with Newcrest’s Cadia Valley Operation’s (Cadia) … [Read more...]
The Way We Were
From The Sydney Mail 21 September, 1889: "This view of Canowindra which appears with this shows the main street as it appears to an observer when looking south. Owing to the putting forward of a new … [Read more...]
Tractors Back To Trek For Charity
While the dust had not yet settled from the Balloon Challenge, last weekend saw Central West Charity Tractor Trek group host their annual twenty-four hour tractor marathon in aid of Little Wings. In … [Read more...]
Letters
Dear Readers, I am not a professional expert on mice. There are however, a few tips I can suggest that may help in the home to reduce your mouse population. I am but a humble home cleaner and in my … [Read more...]
Mental Health Help For Truckies
Healthy Heads in Trucks & Sheds Foundation (HHTS) has launched a free national mental health and wellbeing roadmap for the Road Transport, Warehousing and Logistics Industries. This strategy has … [Read more...]
Local Butcher Wins Tender In Barham
A Canowindra abattoir has won a competitive tender to build a facility in Barham, NSW. After the town of just over 1,000 lost its nearest abattoir, the call went out and Stephen Tamplin of Pride of … [Read more...]
Local Student Enters Leadership Program
Following the success of last year’s TEN4TEN Leadership Dialogue, Regional Development Australia Central West (RDA Central West) has launched the program for 2021 with a new group of students and … [Read more...]
Back On The Mural Trail Map
Ten years ago, Eugowra was becoming a ghost town. Though famous for Ben Hall’s stand in 1862, where he robbed a gold escort coach, there was not much to see or do. In 2012, Jodie Greenhalgh, keen to … [Read more...]
Montrose House
Hello readers and welcome to this month's column! Goodness me, hasn't the town been busy the last couple of weeks? I want to wel-come Chris and Nerida from Perennialle Plants and Melissa from … [Read more...]