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The Diggers Rest Burns Down
Posted by on Apr 24, 2006, 18:04
The historic Diggers Rest Hotel is engulfed by flames
Auditor ticks council finances for 2004-05
Posted by on Dec 4, 2005, 17:36
WALGETT CouncilÕs finances are in good shape according to the auditorÕs report to this weekÕs Special Council Meeting.
Crops to fuel a winner
Posted by on Dec 4, 2005, 17:35
THE governmentÕs green light to biodiesel and enthanol blend fuels is good news for graziers throughout the district.
Christmas week draw for OPA4
Posted by on Dec 4, 2005, 17:34
CANCEL the overseas trip and stay home for Christmas Ð the ballot for the first six opal prospecting blocks in OPA4 will be held between December 19 and 22 at the Lightning Ridge office of the Department of Primary Industries.
D-day looms for pool
Posted by on Dec 4, 2005, 17:34
DECEMBER 15 is D-Day for the Lighting Ridge Swimming Pool Ð the day when council administrator Hugh Percy has to make some hard decisions about its future.
Singing the stories of Walgett youth
Posted by on Nov 25, 2005, 15:02
TWENTY two young people in Walgett took part in a two-day music and film workshops last week.
$3.3m early harvest pay boosts local economy
Posted by on Nov 25, 2005, 15:01
WALGETT Special One Cooperative (WSOC) has paid $3.3m in early returns to grain growers to help fund the winter crop harvest.
Work for the Dole crews improving their towns
Posted by on Nov 25, 2005, 15:01
A coordinated attack on HudsonÕs Pear at the Grawin and learning the ropes at the Lightning Ridge CTC are among the latest round of Work for the Dole projects to provide work and training to 24 participants over the six months.
Opal dirt deal
Posted by on Nov 25, 2005, 14:59
INDUSTRIAL processing of opal dirt is about to begin in the Sheepyards with the closing of Mulga dumps.
WalgettÕs young achievers best in NSW
Posted by on Nov 25, 2005, 14:59
ENTERPRISING students from Walgett Community College capped their five-month foray into the business world by taking the prestigeous Rural/Regional Company of the Year at the NSW State Awards of the Young Achievement Australia (YAA) Business Skills Program.
CharlieÕs hut
Posted by on Nov 25, 2005, 14:58
THE Pump Station at the Lightning Ridge town gardens will soon be a mini-miners cottage thanks to the work of new-to-town artist Christine Pretty.
Junior Idols step up to the mike
Posted by on Nov 25, 2005, 14:58
GRETA ÒArethaÓ Strasek and Ashlee ÒCelineÓ Brown are Lightning RidgeÕs joint Idols, after taking the crown from a wealth of talent at the bowling clubÕs Ridge Idol competition on Saturday.
One Shire, no ridings say tourist groups
Posted by on Nov 25, 2005, 14:57
A PROPOSAL to elect councillors in wards rather than by voters across the shire was going back to the future with all the strife that plagued the old Walgett Council, according to the Lightning Ridge Tourist Association.
Singers trill to thrill at Ridge Idols
Posted by on Nov 25, 2005, 14:56
ANYONE who missed the Ridge Idols Competition last year wonÕt be so silly in 2005, as it turned out to be two of the best nights enjoying homegrown musical talent as you could find.
Rain brings wheat harvest to a standstill across shire
Posted by on Nov 25, 2005, 14:55
THE wheat harvest has slowed to a crawl with showers and thunderstorms roll across the northern grain belt.
Fate of club hangs on creditors
Posted by on Nov 25, 2005, 14:55
AS Grawin residents rally to save the Club in the Scrub, its fate rests in the hands of meeting of creditors later this month.
WalgettÕs young entreprenneurs walk off with regional YAA awards
Posted by on Nov 25, 2005, 14:02
WALGETT Community CollegeÕs young achievers scooped the pool at last FridayÕs regional awards in Dubbo.
More house blocks for Lightning Ridge
Posted by on Nov 4, 2005, 13:28
A REQUEST that Walgett council allow opal mining on two reserves near Lightning Ridge township has had the opposite effect with council Administrator, Hugh Percy calling for a report on how they can be developed.
Mine rehab spending revealed
Posted by on Nov 4, 2005, 13:28
National Party MLC, Rick Colless reports he has received a reply from Primary Industries, Mineral Resources Minister Ian Macdonald on questions he asked in esimates committee hearings in September.
Cumborah hot and bothered but the water is free
Posted by on Nov 4, 2005, 13:26
Sometimes it is best to keep your mouth shut as the Cumborah Water Sub-Committee discovered at the council meeting last week.
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