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11:24 AM AEDT | Hundreds of students and parishioners in Wilcannia-Forbes have joined Caritas Australia’s campaign to end global poverty taking on six weeks of fundraising activities for Project Compassion 2010.
11:23 AM AEDT | Year 10 students at Trangie Central finally received their laptops last Friday as part of the Government’s digital education revolution.
11:22 AM AEDT | More than 12 kilometres of powerlines are being upgraded along the Mitchell Highway at Trangie, securing the supply of essential services to Country Energy customers for years to come.
11:21 AM AEDT | Women across the Narromine shire and other rural and regional areas in Australia will have greater opportunity to engage with government following the announcement of funding for the National Rural Women’s Coalition (NRWC).
11:20 AM AEDT | First prize in the Narromine Jets Bonanza lottery this year is a Ford Fiesta five-door hatch valued at $19,900.
11:18 AM AEDT | The Narromine USMC is going to be the place to be next Friday night when Beccy Cole and Adam Harvey will play the first leg of their “Rematch Tour”.
10 Mar 10 | The Narromine Lions Club recently donated a sound system to Trangie Central School as part of their Hearing Dogs Incorporated program.
10 Mar 10 | A huge power transformer passed through Narromine last week causing quite a stir.
10 Mar 10 | Thousands of NSW residents will bravely shave or colour their hair this week to help the Leukaemia Foundation raise much- needed funds for the 40,000 Australians living with leukaemias, lymphomas, myeloma and related blood disorders, by taking part in World’s Greatest Shave.
10 Mar 10 | The Lions Club of Narromine was honoured last week with a visit from 201 N4 District Governor Lion Ray Strong and his wife Lion Maureen Strong.
10 Mar 10 | Narromine Shire Council is undertaking an information campaign to plainly highlight the difficulties caused when vehicles are parked on footpaths.
10 Mar 10 | Local veterinarian Jill Kelly is warning dog and puppy owners to make sure their pets are up to date with their vaccinations as a wave of the deadly parvovirus spreads through the region.
05 Mar 10 | A group of students from Hurlstone Agricultural High School have departed Trangie today after spending a week in the Macquarie Valley to see if they would swap city living for life on the land.
05 Mar 10 | Sunday marks the 20th Anniversary of Clean Up Australia Day. Every year on this day hundreds of thousands of Australians clean up their environment by collecting and removing rubbish from local areas.
05 Mar 10 | Last weekend Narromine Pony Club member Jason Tyrell competed successfully in the Canberra Royal Show on his stock horse affectionately known as ‘Cat’.
05 Mar 10 | NRMA Insurance has launched online applications for the 2010 Community Grants program, which provides financial assistance to community groups across the country.
05 Mar 10 | Applications are now open for the 2010 NSW Farmer of the Year and Young Farmer of the Year Awards with prize money of up to $10,000 up for grabs.
05 Mar 10 | Eight Narromine locals representing the National Aboriginal Sporting Chance Academy (NASCA) as part of the Gambirrang (My Future) region, had the excursion of a lifetime last week, and were lucky to meet a number of prominent Australians at the launch of the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence (NCIE) in Redfern.
03 Mar 10 | A group of students from Hurlstone Agricultural High School have headed west this week to see if they would swap city living for a life on the land, in a trip sponsored by the NSW Farmers’ Association.
03 Mar 10 | In supporting Danielle Leach’s impending short-term student exchange to Turkey next month, the Rotary Club of Narromine Inc. is conducting an entertainment night at USMC this Saturday featuring the country rock duo Dysfunktional.
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