23 May 02 | Secondary female students from the Lightning Ridge Central School are in the process of forming a netball squad to compete in the Combined Highschool Sports state knockout competition.
23 May 02 | Great to see good turnouts each Sunday for our club shoots.
23 May 02 | The Lightning Ridge Redbacks came up against a challenging Goodooga team in Saturday's last rugby league trial game before the season's competition starts.
23 May 02 | The Lightning Ridge Central School held its annual school cross country carnival on Friday at the Spider Brown Oval.
23 May 02 | Sheepyard resident Denise Kent said she was devastated when she heard their only visiting doctor to the Grawin, Glengarry and the Sheepyard villages would no longer be visiting their community.
23 May 02 | The Lightning Ridge Community Health Service has a new face.
23 May 02 | Four local people met with program officers from the Australia Council for the Arts' Community Cultural Development Board on Monday to find out more information on how to apply for grants.
23 May 02 | Locals Herman Kreller and Warwick Schofield have proposed to build a cheaper opal and fossil centre than the previously planned structure.
09 May 02 | A new committee was recently formed for junior rugby league, with Lawrence Walford elected as president.
09 May 02 | Last Thursday night's pool competition saw newcomer Joan shoot her way through the 22 strong field to defeat Roman in the finals.
09 May 02 | Veterans golf
There were 10 golfers who hit off in the afternoon for their weekly get together.
09 May 02 | Three changes will take place at the Lightning Ridge Waste Management Centre soon, following Council acknowledgements that there were problems with the current tip system.
09 May 02 | Local souvenir icon Rainbow Opals, owned by long-time residents of Lightning Ridge, Derek and Pat Law, will soon be no more, when the shop closes its doors for the last time.
09 May 02 | The Far West Area Health Service's (FWAHS) Board met in Lightning Ridge on Tuesday to discuss upcoming developments for the rural hospital to start construction on May 17.
09 May 02 | At least 75 people participated in Saturday night's interest forum at the Golf club to discuss ways and means of increasing the financial climate of Lightning Ridge.
02 May 02 |
Previously we looked at the skills needed to bind a replacement guide onto a rod.
02 May 02 | The Lightning Ridge Gun Club held its April monthly shoot on Saturday April 20.
02 May 02 | The four man team of Carl Huskinson, James and Ian Hegarty, and Joe Popovic took out the Mining and Steel four-person ambrose golf event on Saturday.
02 May 02 | RSL members, army cadets, school students and community members hit the streets on Anzac Day for the annual march to mark the national commemorative day.
02 May 02 | A week is a long time in the wool market.
Market volatility was displayed last week with the wool market in the north having a go at seasonal highs on Tuesday.
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