29 Jan 09 | Last week Lightning Ridge Piranhas Sky and Brook Holland, Rory Cheal and Lauren Hughes took the 12 hour bus and train trip to Sydney to take part in a ‘Technique First Swim Clinic’ at Ascham School in Edgecliffe.
29 Jan 09 | POKER: A total of 19 people headed to the Lightning Ridge Bowling Club on Tuesday night to play poker.
The bounty for the night was Peter O’Rourke who was taken out by Tom Koorneef.
29 Jan 09 | PISTOL CLUB: Sunday at the pistol club was an enjoyable day for everyone.
29 Jan 09 | Chris Underwood won his third stroke round in a row on January 25 to equal Peter Glogauer’s hat-trick for the year.
29 Jan 09 | Social bowls start again this coming week. Matches begin on Tuesday February 3 and will continue on Thursday and Sunday.
29 Jan 09 | The final report on the Inquiry into Secure and Sustainable Urban Water Supply and Sewerage Services for Non-Metropolitan NSW has been welcomed by the local government and shires associations.
29 Jan 09 | It’s a common fact that many people don’t like their twice-yearly trip to the dentist, but most realise it’s something that has to be done.
29 Jan 09 | More than 100 shoppers were evacuated and power to a number of businesses and homes in the town centre was lost after a transformer outside of Khan’s IGA caught fire about midday on Sunday.
29 Jan 09 | Thank you to Jenny Fields for donating some puzzles. We have added these to our collection and the children have enjoyed the challenge of working on them.
29 Jan 09 | Dianne French has been named the lucky winner of the Khan’s IGA liquor hardy bike promotion which was drawn yesterday.
29 Jan 09 | Australia Day awards for the Walgett Shire were presented at a special ceremony at the Walgett District Sporting Club on Monday.
22 Jan 09 | Lightning Ridge Race Club has been short-listed to receive a prestigious award at the Racing NSW Gala Awards Night.
22 Jan 09 | The winners of the 12 hole veterans stableford over the past four weeks are in.
22 Jan 09 | PISTOL CLUB: Sunday turned out to be a great day for shooting.
22 Jan 09 | January proved to be a great time for local children learning to swim.
22 Jan 09 | The Lightning Ridge Hotel/Motel has fallen into new management and has landed in the capable hands of John Gaffney.
22 Jan 09 | The compensation fund that has been in existence since 1992 went into the red at the end of May 2008 and will be even further in debt at the end of May 2009 by quite a considerable amount.
22 Jan 09 | The family of Lightning Ridge stalwarts, the late Spider and Tiny Brown, have honoured their memory by sponsoring a race at the Easter Saturday races.
22 Jan 09 | Mary-Ruth Mendel has been named Walgett Shire’s Australia Day ambassador.
22 Jan 09 | The New South Wales primary industries department has once more updated their National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) for sheep and goats.
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