The twelve Councillors for the Cabonne Shire Council Local Government election have now been confirmed. They are existing Councillors Kevin Walker, Anthony Durkin, Marlene Nash, Ian Davison and Greg … [Read more...]
Montrose House
Welcome to this month’s column and a big welcome to spring – best time of the year. A big thank you to Ang Ellis boot camp over this winter, her exercise classes are fabulous, took me from 90 to … [Read more...]
Orange Wine Festival Shines The Light On The Region’s Award-Winning Wines
Orange celebrates its cool climate wines once again this spring with the 2017 Orange Wine Festival. Running from October 13 to 22, with 80 individual events, the festival is a showcase not only for … [Read more...]
Will It Be A Clean Sweep For Canowindra?
Last Saturday 9 September the residents of the Cabonne Shire headed to the pollsto vote in the Local Government Election. Polling places in Canowindra, Cargo and Cudal were abuzz with cake stalls and … [Read more...]
Central West Fresh
Regional farmers could secure sales to city customers with a new program launched by Regional Development Australia (RDA) Central West and funded by the Australian Government. The collaborative … [Read more...]
One Last Time For Tommy “Tallulah” Jeffs
The Gooloogong Log Cabin is in desperate need of a paint job. So instead of doing raffles for the next few years to raise the $10,000 needed, local Tommy Jeffs from Canowindra has offered … [Read more...]
Australia Day Nominations Now Open
Nominations for the 2018 Australia Day Awards are now open. Australia Day celebrations will be held in Borenore/Nashdale, Canowindra, Cargo, Cudal, Cumnock, Eugowra, Manildra, Molong, Mullion Creek … [Read more...]
Spring Photo Competition On Again
The Canowindra Phoenix has teamed up again with local photography business Farmpix Photography to launch another spring photo competition. With Spring already here, there is a lot of picturesque … [Read more...]
Cherry Blossom Festival Coming To Cowra
The Sakura Matsuri is a major event on Cowra’s tourism calendar on Saturday 23 September, celebrating the birth of spring. It attracts performers from across Australia and around the world. … [Read more...]
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Footy Tipping Winner: Congratulations to Ian “Bunda” Breen on winning this year’s NRL Footy Tipping Competition. Ian has won a brand new TV kindly donated by our Footy Tipping Sponsor Weily’s Betta … [Read more...]