18 Dec 08 | It has been a weekend of fun and good cheer at the club house with parties on Saturday and Sunday night.
18 Dec 08 | POKER: This week was the last free game of poker for 2008, with 16 players enjoying a friendly match at the Lightning Ridge Bowling Club on Tuesday night.
18 Dec 08 | For those wanting to improve times and personal bests, Piranha swim club members are invited to join Roman for strength training on Monday and Wednesday mornings from 6am until 7.30am.
18 Dec 08 | GYMNASTICS: Last Wednesday the Lightning Ridge Gymnastics Club held their presentation day for 2008 with many family and friends attending.
18 Dec 08 | The finals of the Club Championship Fours were finally completed last week.
18 Dec 08 | Congratulations to Samantha and Tahlia Webb who celebrated their 21st birthdays last Saturday night at their parents’ home.
18 Dec 08 | It has been a mixed year for the opal mining industry; fuel prices were high, the Australian dollar was high and commodity prices were low.
18 Dec 08 | Students from Year 10 received their School Certificate results last Friday with some gaining outstanding marks for Lightning Ridge Central School.
18 Dec 08 | Residents of Lightning Ridge’s Aged Care facility were treated to Christmas carols, which were delightfully sung by the junior school choir last Thursday.
18 Dec 08 | The Lightning Ridge Community has been saddened by the loss of much-loved elder Aunty Rose Fernando.
18 Dec 08 | Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO, Governor of NSW and her husband Sir Nicholas Shehadie AC OBE, visited Lightning Ridge on Monday to open the new showroom and office of the Australian Opal Centre.
During the visit, Professor Bashir held responsibility as the Administrator of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia.
11 Dec 08 | PISTOL CLUB: Last Sunday saw a good roll up for the Centre-Fire/Sport shoot, with 15 shooters participating in this week’s match.
11 Dec 08 | Pat Smith won Wednesday’s veterans event with 28 points. Runner-up was Val Boardman, with Robina Boardman third and Ray Williams fourth.
11 Dec 08 | The women’s Christmas party and prize giving was held last Saturday and was a huge success.
11 Dec 08 | Christmas is fast approaching and the LRMA office will be closed for two weeks.
11 Dec 08 | Newly-elected NSW Teachers Federation president Bob Lipscombe was the special guest at the Walgett Teachers’ Association December meeting.
11 Dec 08 | Local ambulance officers have found a number of callers are often frustrated and angry when paramedics arrive at an emergency, because officers do not always know where they are, according to paramedic Paul Wilson.
11 Dec 08 | Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO, Administrator of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, will open the showroom and office of the Australian Opal Centre in Morilla Street at 3pm on Monday.
11 Dec 08 | Residents are urged to participate in this year’s “Light up Lightning Ridge” Christmas Lights Competition.
11 Dec 08 | A Reclaim the Night March took place in town on Tuesday, the last activity held by the Yawarra Meamei Women’s Group to promote the White Ribbon Day Campaign and 16 days of activism in the community.
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