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16 Jul 10 | Smile– your recycling habits are being watched and filmed.
Residents are adjusting well to the new recycling regime Cowra Council officially began this month, with ratepayers becoming familiar with their new bin and the fortnightly collection schedule.
14 Jul 10 | Checking the weather outlook at 6am on Friday, July 9 revealed a great sunny day would be in store for the one of the main social events on the calendar for Cowra, the Picnic Races.
Traffic from all over the state streamed through the township to Cowra’s race course on the Lachlan.
14 Jul 10 | Cowra headspace centre, which opened its doors in February last year, is now available Monday to Friday from 9am-5pm.
Initially the service was only available on a part time basis.
The mental health initiative provides free youth friendly services to young people aged 12 to 25, including general health, mental health, drug and alcohol and vocational assistance.
14 Jul 10 | Ever wanted to compete against the police?
Here’s your chance at the upcoming Police Charity Golf Day next month.
All proceeds will go to the Cowra PCYC, thanks to a Four Person Ambrose event being planned on August 13 at the Cowra Golf Club.
14 Jul 10 | Cowra Council will join others across the region in formally acknowledging Wiradjuri people and their heritage with Welcome to Wiradjuri signs.
The council will soon erect the signs – which are already constructed – on road entrances to Cowra.
14 Jul 10 | Cowra’s firewood suppliers say local residents using combustion heaters and traditional log fires have been lining up to purchase firewood over the winter period.
With Cowra’s Country Energy customers set to feel the brunt of a 13 percent electricity price hike which stared on Thursday July 1, residents have been opting for the cheaper option and buying quality firewood this year.
14 Jul 10 | Cowra Shire Council is still owed more than $1.5 million in unpaid rates.
The $1.5 million represents approximately 13 per cent of the total council is entitled to levy each year and is well in excess of its target of having no more than 5 per cent of rates outstanding by the end of each financial year.
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12 Jul 10 | The team at West Cowra Auto has doubled in
size.
Paul Goodsell is the latest addition to the busy business on the Young Rd.
If the name sounds familiar, that’s because it most likely is.
Paul originally worked with well known local mechanic John Woods at his workshop several years ago, and after some time away from Cowra, has returned to his hometown.
12 Jul 10 | Despite the best start to the season in some years, many cereal crops across New South Wales could be at risk of running low on nitrogen in the weeks ahead, compromising yield and protein potential.
These findings have been revealed in soil test results from 588 paddocks in NSW cropping areas from January to mid-May 2010 and analysed by Nutrient Advantage Laboratory Services.
12 Jul 10 | “The making of Australia’s first saint is an event for all Australians to celebrate and share” (Paul Keating, 1995). This moment has almost arrived!
On Sunday, October 17, 2010 the Canonisation of Mother Mary of the Cross MacKillop will take place in Rome – 101 years after her death and, 85 years after the process towards her sainthood began.
12 Jul 10 | Gym owners from across Australia will be hit hard in the pocket for the privilege of playing original music during group fitness classes.
The Copyright Tribunal awarded a massive fee increase last month that will be payable to the Phonographic Performance Company of Australia (PPCA) every time a regular fitness class uses licensed music.
12 Jul 10 | The ministerial taskforce examining the re-opening of the Cowra to Demondrille rail line held its first meeting in Cowra last week.
Cowra Mayor Bill West and Weddin Mayor Maurice Simpson -on behalf of the five councils involved - were joined by representatives from Transport NSW including Deputy Director General of Policy and Planning Joanna Quilty, to kick start the process.
12 Jul 10 | When was the Morongla Church built? How many times has Elizabeth Taylor been married? Who defeated Leyton Hewitt in his last round at Wimbledon this year?
This is just a preview of the types of questions which will have everyone scratching their heads at the Morongla Christmas in July Trivia Night.
09 Jul 10 | Helping people take responsibility for their driving actions and realising the affect it can have on the community is a core component of an intervention program.
The Cowra PCYC Traffic Offender Intervention Program (TOIP) will begin on July 26, comprising of eight compulsory modules over six weeks.
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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