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09 Jul 10 | Members of the Kogarah Youth Advisory Committee in Sydney visited Cowra last Friday as part of a sister city relationship between the two cities.
The purpose of the meeting was for the members to have the opportunity to meet other young people and exchange ideas on a range of issues.
09 Jul 10 | The Cowra Business Chamber will be conducting its quarterly meeting this Wednesday evening at the Kibblers Mitre 10 Store.
Each quarterly meeting is held at a local business so as chamber members get the chance to familiarise themselves with other local businesses.
09 Jul 10 | Already several Cowra people have been caught up in not one but two separate scams and police are worried there will be more victims in Cowra.
They have issued warnings after several cases have been brought to their attention, which have resulted in a total of hundreds of dollars lost from the victims.
09 Jul 10 | A busload of medical graduates will learn there is a social life to be enjoyed in the country when they descend upon the Cowra Picnic Races today.
Kelly Wilkinson is a medical graduate and a representative of the Rural Health Network at the University of Notre Dame in Sydney.
09 Jul 10 | For the past seven years, children have enjoyed a special display at Christmas time in Cowra- the lights and sounds of the miniature railway display at a Darling Street residence.
07 Jul 10 | A local resident, furious at her recent treatment at Cowra Hospital, believes that patient care is not good enough and needs to be addressed.
Carol Grant and her family were left seething at hospital staff, vowing never to return and even considering leaving Cowra because of the issue.
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07 Jul 10 | Cowra Council will continue its campaign against Joint Regional Planning Panels (JRPP), with a proposal from the New South Wales Planning Minister earning its ire at the June meeting.
07 Jul 10 | Centacare LETS Employment celebrated 12 months in business last Thursday.
Since beginning their service in Cowra on July 1 2009, LETS has assisted more than 200 job seekers find employment in their chosen fields.
LETS staff members Jacinta Hines, Kevin Sloan, Adrian Killick and Ann Blair say the last year has been a challenging and rewarding time for the team.
07 Jul 10 | Cowra will mark NAIDOC Week with a number of celebrations across the shire.
NAIDOC Week is held in Australia each July-this year July 4-11- to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
It is celebrated not only in Indigenous communities but by all Australians.
07 Jul 10 | You don’t normally associate a trailer with a health tool.
That, however, is exactly the latest and very much
welcome addition to the arsenal of Cowra Community Health in their work to improve health outcomes across the community.
07 Jul 10 | Cowra mayor Bill West will take the opportunity to raise transport concerns with the NSW Minister for Transport John Robertson when he attends the centroc Summit in Bathurst later this month.
“I am very pleased the Minister will be attending the Centroc Summit being held on July 29 and 30 at Mount Panorama in Bathurst,” Cr West said.
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07 Jul 10 | At 9am on Friday morning, a 24 hour Alcohol Free Zone specifically created for the Cowra Picnics Races will come into existence banning drinking from the roads and public areas
surrounding the race meeting.
05 Jul 10 | To celebrate the launch of APT's Europe River Cruising and Canada/Alaska 2011 programmes, Gold Agents Dynamic Travel Group will be hosting an Information night this Tuesday, July 6. The evening will be hosted instore at 103 Kendal Street from 6.00pm.
05 Jul 10 | St Raphael’s Central School students participating in this year’s Outward Bound Program have been given an extra bit of encouragement with the Lions Club donating $1000 towards the entry costs for the yearly leadership initiative.
05 Jul 10 | At a gala luncheon in Dubbo, Susan Newcombe from Cowra and Benjamin Dawes were presented with 2010 TAFE Western Outstanding Graduating Awards..
Susan Newcombe was named as the 2010 TAFE Western Outstanding Graduating Student for Health.
05 Jul 10 | The 2010 NSW Dorset Championships held at Cowra from June 29 to 30 drew an impressive line up of exhibitors and a sizeable crowd in what organisers are touting as a welcomed return of interest for the competitive showing of the Dorset breed.
This year saw 34 exhibitors and 285 entries for the championships, up from 205 entries in 2009.
05 Jul 10 | The Ministerial Taskforce examining the re-opening of the Cowra to Demondrille rail line will hold its first
meeting in Cowra this week.
The taskforce will meet with representatives from Cowra, Harden, Young and Weddin councils.
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05 Jul 10 | Heath Kelly, 27, is now a world away from his old stamping ground and is helping to get East Timor back on its feet.
Heath, a former Cowra boy, is now in the Army and has specialised as an information systems technician.
02 Jul 10 | Cowra was a centre of economic activity on Tuesday when a plethora of business and political leaders converged on the Civic Centre for the “10 Big Ideas to Grow Central NSW”.
02 Jul 10 | Cowra Council at its Ordinary Council Meeting on Monday, June 28, 2010 resolved to adopt the 2010/2011 Management Plan.
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