Local builder James Isaacs says building homes out of hemp is one of the most sustainable and environmentally friendly ways of doing so, after starting construction on his first hemp house. Mr Isaacs … [Read more...]
Letter to the Editor…
Dear Editor, With an apology for the use of quotations it must be accepted that in Shakespeare’s words “the evil that men do lives after them, the good is oft interred with their bones”, this is now … [Read more...]
Snippets…
Stork News: Tim and Lauren Davies welcomed Kaitlyn Joy Davies into the world. She was born on August 17th, weighing in at 2.9 kg and measuring 46 cm long. She’s a gorgeous girl, and big … [Read more...]
MNT Transport Scores Top Spot In Footy Tipping Competition
The 2016 Footy Tipping Competition has come to an end after the 26th round of the regular NRL season was played a fortnight ago, with a very happy winner, Michael Newcombe of MNT Transport coming … [Read more...]
Celebrating John Wythes 11 Years On
The 11th annual John Wythes Memorial Ride took place last Saturday, with around 70 bikers braving the inclement weather for the event. Mr Wythes was a local singer and songwriter who passed away in … [Read more...]
Showgirls Ready For Show
The Canowindra Showgirl Ball is on Saturday 17th September at 6.30pm at the Canowindra Bowling Club. This years entrants are Philippa Myers, Kate Beath and Meg Austen. Philippa Myers has spent most of … [Read more...]
We Know Travel To Host Annual Travel Expo
September 2016 is when We Know Travel will again host their annual Travel Expo, with this year marking the 10th anniversary of the Dubbo Expo and the 2nd for Orange. This year’s Expo’s will be held … [Read more...]
Japanese Culture To Bloom At Sakura Matsuri
It’s that time of the year again, where the weather starts to warm up, the canola fields are on show, and the cherry blossoms arrive just in time for Cowra’s Sakura Matsuri Cherry Blossom … [Read more...]
Goonigal Poll Dorset Ram Sale A Success
Goonigal Poll Dorset’s in town sale was a success! The sale was held on Tuesday the 30th August and was very well attended. This was the first ever town sale for owner and operators Charles and Robbie … [Read more...]
Montrose House
Hello Readers, welcome to this month’s column and what a busy time at the ‘House’. We started the month with a lunch for the Food Basket volunteers, organised by David Harrison. It was a lovely crowd … [Read more...]