24 Sep 03 | Due to circumstances beyond our control the opening of your swimming pool has been postponed until Saturday October 4 and the opening of the water theme pool will be on Tuesday October 7.
24 Sep 03 | Seven of the elder statesmen of the golf club hit off in the 12 hole Veterans Competition on Wednesday this week.
The winner with a great game was Bruce Buchannan. Bruce defeated the very consistent Wolf Moosmueller. Well done all.
24 Sep 03 | Hi everyone!
I regret to inform all communities that our pool is experiencing delays at this moment and that we will not be opening on September 27 as planned due to circumstances beyond our control.
24 Sep 03 | The Lightning Ridge soccer club enjoyed a relaxing day of soccer and celebration as the children were awarded end-of-season trophies.
24 Sep 03 | It is with pleasure I bring you, the members of Opal FM, the Presidents Report for the year 2002-2003.
24 Sep 03 | Several women from throughout Lightning Ridge showed their support for kids with cancer last Saturday by participating in a quilt day.
24 Sep 03 | Local primary school student Luke Sweatman was named as one of 20 finalists in the nation's largest creative writing competition for students, Nestle Write Around Australia.
24 Sep 03 | Staff at Lightning Ridge Central School joined thousands of teachers across in the country last week in a day of stop-work action over wage conditions.
17 Sep 03 | There were eight players for the veterans 12-hole tournament on Wednesday this week.
17 Sep 03 | The Lightning Ridge Junior Soccer Club played the last games of the season in Walgett on Saturday.
17 Sep 03 | It looks like there will be a new craze in the form of scrapbooking sweeping the town, with Lightning Ridge resident Debbie Willis heading the trend.
17 Sep 03 | In 1952 a baby was born in Townsville hospital with severe complications.
This called for a mercy dash to Brisbane hospital for specialist treatment.
17 Sep 03 | The LRMA, with funding from the Natural Heritage Trust's Envirofund in conjunction with JobLink Plus, a Commonwealth Government-funded initiative, has just completed a six-month spraying program of Hudsons Pear (Opuntia tunicata) on the opal fields surrounding Lightning Ridge.
17 Sep 03 | After much anticipation the CTC (Community Technology Centre) opened its doors officially last Saturday and about 60 people went to look over the facility during the course of the day.
10 Sep 03 | At long last bowlers, we have some association news.
10 Sep 03 | Veterans 12 hole stableford event on Wednesday afternoon saw a total of eight players hit off.
10 Sep 03 | Hi everyone, my name is Jamie Collins and as you're probably aware, I was recently awarded the contract as pool manager of the Lightning Ridge Swimming Pool.
10 Sep 03 | My favourite thing about school is we learn lots and have fun doing it. At Lightning Ridge Central School you can make lots of friends and we have great teachers.
10 Sep 03 | A message for a good cause from the mayor and the opal queen.
10 Sep 03 | In order to increase tourist numbers, and employment opportunities for Lightning Ridge, local business interests are working on developing the Australian Opal Mining Hall of Fame, to be built at Lightning Ridge.
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