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Hats off to a successful fundraiser
24 May 12 | Mental health awareness was on the agenda at the successful Rotary Hat Day and barbecue fundraiser on Friday with the community generously donating to the cause.
24 May 12 | Calara House, hospital staff and residents have again been spoiled by the local community of Warren, with the diligent workers at the Warren Community Op Shop in Dubbo Street again donating indispensable new equipment.
24 May 12 | Riversmart Australia and its partner organisations received the welcome news they will receive $1.8m over the next four years for reconnecting wildlife habitats along the Macquarie River and its corridor.
Warren forgetful
24 May 12 | Memory loss is no laughing matter but it appears only one person remembered to visit the Multi-Purpose Health Service on Thursday to take advantage of a Memory Van (with a pink elephant painted on each side), a workshop and a free seminar.
24 May 12 | Warren’s million dollar health centre in Lawson Street continues to be a worry for Warren Shire Council with the latest development described as “extremely disappointing” and leaving council effectively “let down”.
24 May 12 | Local garden designer and “relatively-new” artist Sue Egan has won the ABC Western Plains prize for her painting ‘Yanganbil Sunset’, in the prestigious Art Unlimited competition judged at Dunedoo during the weekend.
16 May 12 | Are you worried about your memory? The Alzheimer’s Australia NSW Memory Van is heading west to Cobar, Nyngan, Gilgandra and Warren and will be at Warren Multi-Purpose Health Service tomorrow Thursday May 17 from 1.30 to 3pm.
16 May 12 | Local nurses celebrated International Nurses’ Day last week, with Saturday the official day marking the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s May 12 birthday. This year’s International Nurses’ Day theme is: Closing the Gap - From Evidence to Action.
16 May 12 | The legal team representing a man charged with murdering a child at Warren has briefed a senior counsel and is now seeking advice from an expert.
16 May 12 | Mental health awareness is a cause close to Rotary member Bev Napier’s heart and she is encouraging everyone in the community to don a hat in support of Rotary Hat Day on Friday.
16 May 12 | An exhibition featuring Coonamble Waste 2 Art 2012 entries and a showcase of regional Indigenous artwork was part of the Outback Arts grand opening of their new gallery and office on Friday May 4.
16 May 12 | Olivia Falkiner is the 2012 Warren P&A Showgirl. Ms Falkiner was announced the winner at a dinner held at the Warren Bowling Club on Saturday night.
10 May 12 | Farmers and agricultural students from as far afield as Casino, Camden and Coonabarabran were drawn to the Livestock industries take on climate change field day at the Trangie Agricultural Research Centre last week.
10 May 12 | The level of fitness required to be a shearer has been a surprising discovery for the Warren Central secondary students who are currently undertaking a shearing course at the Warren TAFE Campus.
Plenty for all at this year’s show
10 May 12 | This year’s Nyngan Show promises to be one of the best yet and being the Year of the Farmer gives it special significance.
10 May 12 | The Yard Dog trials will commence at 8am Sunday May 13, with Encourage, Maiden and Novice. The Improver and Open will be held on Monday, May 14.
10 May 12 | Motorists are advised the Nevertire rest area on the Mitchell Highway, 135 kilometres west of Dubbo is closed for an upgrade.
10 May 12 | Betty Thornton is the lucky winner of the limited edition medallion set in the Sands of Gallipoli competition run in conjunction with the Warren Advocate.
10 May 12 | It was a fiery few days with local members of the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) travelling to Sydney to receive an award for their work in the 2010 floods and Warren Fire and Rescue NSW holding its annual open day.
02 May 12 | With a little more than five weeks to go until the Warren Show on June 2, preparations are well under way for the ‘Year of the Farmer’-themed event.
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