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Rookie divers ready

Rookie divers ready

Lightning Ridge is hosting the 2012 NSW Country Diving Championships and welcomes competitors from all areas including Wagga Wagga, Newcastle, North Coast, Albury, Canberra, Sydney and Queensland.

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Jam session this weekend

The newly-formed Lightning Ridge band “Wotkeyzitin” is starting jam sessions again for 2012, on the third Saturday of each month, starting this Saturday January 21 at 1.30pm.

Grant provides funds for students

Since it’s inception in 1998-1999, the Barwon Group Medical Grant has distributed $99,400 to 67 recipients from the local area.

Ambassador has celebrated career

Sandra Morgan Beavis will be the Walgett Shire Council’s 2012 Australia Day Ambassador.

Agricultural scholarship available

School leavers looking to take up an agricultural-related degree are being encouraged to apply for The Horizon Scholarship.

New manager brings fresh ideas

New manager brings fresh ideas

Paul Coulton took the reins at the Lightning Ridge Outback Resort last December after moving to the Ridge with wife Stacey and baby daughter Rahni.

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