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Young is club champion at 2023 annual presentation

Young is club champion at 2023 annual presentation

Captain’s team took out the Closing Day event from the President’s team 294 points to 274 points. Winner of the Stableford event was Nick Maynard with 38 points in a countback. Runner up was John Perry with 38 points. Alex Curtis – 37 pts, Dave Kerr – 36 pts, Don

Sailing to Australia on the Dorsetshire

Sailing to Australia on the Dorsetshire

By Krista Schade 71 years ago Marg Beckwith, then five-year-old Margaret Short stepped off the good ship Dorsetshire onto Australian soil at Sydney Harbour. She was accompanied by her parents and little brother Jim, aged two, and the family had travelled from Scotland as ’10 pound Poms’. Marg was born

Before Mad Max Furiosa: Movies filmed in Hay, NSW

Before Mad Max Furiosa: Movies filmed in Hay, NSW

By Krista Schade Before Hollywood descended on the southern Riverina township of Hay, in NSW, to film part of ‘Mad Max Furiosa’ in 2022 the tiny township already boasted an impressive bio. Australian writer and bush poet Joseph Furphy's lived and worked in Hay when he began writing

Gary calls for businesses to beautify - Macker’s Meats leads the way

Gary calls for businesses to beautify - Macker’s Meats leads the way

By Kimberly Grabham Those driving down Lachlan Street would no doubt have noticed the bright and attractive new signage adorning the shopfront of Mackers Meats. Gary McRae is passionate about the need for signage in the shopping districts of towns. In addition to enlisting Anthony Slattery Painting to create some

Roundabout refit - Hay Shire and Landcare partner to fix eyesore

Roundabout refit - Hay Shire and Landcare partner to fix eyesore

By Krista Schade Hay Shire Council and Hay Plains Landcare Group have formed a partnership to address the beautification of the South Hay roundabout precinct. Hay Shire General Manager David Webb said council agreed that the recent attempts to plant out the roundabout and verges had failed, but he was

Alice shows her stuff, bowling for Riverina Bullets

Alice shows her stuff, bowling for Riverina Bullets

By Kimberly Grabham Alice Caldow’s star only continues to rise, with her being the opening bowler recently for the Riverina Bullets. This means that the bullets now have the opportunity to claim their third-straight title after winning through to the NSW Cricket Country Bash grand final. Bullets topped the