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Flying Doctors target outback teeth
25 May 12 | WHEN dentist Hendrik Lai asked a man in his twenties from a remote NSW community last week whether he brushed his teeth everyday, he was not surprised by the response.
24 May 12 | Member for Barwon Kevin Humphries has announced a NSW Government grant of $6000 for the Lightning Ridge Neighbourhood Centre to support a local Aboriginal arts project.
Auxiliary keeps supplies coming for our hospital
24 May 12 | The Goodooga Hospital Auxiliary last week presented Dr Meg Higgins of the Rural Women’s GP Service with equipment and supplies for the Lightning Ridge Hospital and the Goodooga Accident and Emergency Centre.
24 May 12 | An urgent plea for pet owners to vaccinate their dogs has been issued by a leading vet after the recent outbreak of dogs being infected by parvovirus, a deadly disease, continues to reach epidemic proportions.
24 May 12 | The Lightning Ridge Advisory Board, at the meeting last Thursday, agreed to ask the minister to gazette a levy on all residential claims to replace the fee that was discontinued a couple of years ago.
Mapping system identifies claims
24 May 12 | The availability of information to miners and farmers relating to opal prospecting and mining took a major step forward last week.
24 May 12 | It’s a popular topic - why do people visit Lightning Ridge? Or more so should I say, what prompts them to visit?
MILES FOR SMILES
24 May 12 | Lightning Ridge Central School received sound equipment as a special gift from Variety, the children’s charity, when 200 ‘Bashers’ came to town as part of the 21st annual AHA NSW Newcastle Variety Bash last Wednesday May 23.
17 May 12 | In Australia this week is designated National Volunteer Week. For the St Vincent de Paul Society every week is volunteer week as without the 50,000 volunteers and members that turn up each day, week or when called, to help the poor and marginalised of Australia, we would just not exist.
Calling all volunteers
17 May 12 | As the Australian Opal Centre forges ahead and to celebrate National Volunteer Week, it is holding information sessions for people interested in volunteering at its showroom and becoming part of the most exciting project in Australia.
17 May 12 | The LRMA, as part of the preparations for opening up ‘Barfield’ for prospecting and mining, undertook a search of the Aboriginal Heritage Information Management System to ascertain what Aboriginal sites had been registered.
Staying alive and well with healthy choices
17 May 12 | The Alive and Well Walgett Shire project, an initiative of the Walgett Shire Council and the NSW Cancer Council, launched this week with two celebrations in Walgett and Lightning Ridge.
17 May 12 | At 7pm on Wednesday May 23, the Australian Opal Centre will be proud to host illustrated public lectures by two world renowned gemmologists at Lightning Ridge Bowling Club.
17 May 12 | Do you think we’ve seen the end of the warm weather? I can’t believe I was running around in short sleeves last week and now it’s time to be all rugged up!
Ambulance of the air
17 May 12 | Lightning Ridge was introduced to the NSW Air Ambulance Plane which landed at the Ridge Airport last Wednesday.
10 May 12 | Radiant blue skies shone down in Silica Street Lightning Ridge last Saturday morning as Keryn Hackett opened her garden to a cancer fundraiser The Biggest Morning Tea.
10 May 12 | A tour of Indigenous artwork is making its way across the Outback Arts region during the months of May, June and July. Beginning at the Outback Arts newly-opened gallery it is set to open at the Lightning Ridge Arts and Craft Centre from May 15.
10 May 12 | It appears it will be some time until the compensation issue is resolved. We are still awaiting the outcomes of the Wilcox report, whether legislative amendments will be enacted as recommended or what precisely the Minister for Resources and Energy will implement.
10 May 12 | The Walford House plaque unveiling on Saturday was a relaxed event with about 25 people attending the gathering. The Brady Bunch - four grandchildren of the original owner - came from Sydney and many Walfords and their friends were there to celebrate the occasion.
10 May 12 | As you read through your copy of the Ridge News this week you will find my position - Visitor Information Centre Manager - is advertised as vacant. I have handed in my resignation and will be finishing up late June.
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