Local News
02 Sep 10 | Welcome to another installment of Youth Rap for 2010. Youth Rap continues to offer the community an insight and update into the entire goings-on relating to youth and young people.
02 Sep 10 | Members of Lightning Ridge Liquor Accord met with police from the Castlereagh Local Area Command (LAC) and members of the Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing (OLGR) recently to discuss issues related to reducing alcohol related offences in the area.
02 Sep 10 | We knew Lightning Ridge’s resident potter Graeme Anderson was good with his hands but we didn’t know that he had green thumbs as well.
02 Sep 10 | Last week eight students from Years 5 and 6 at the Lightning Ridge Central School travelled to Sydney to compete in the tenth annual Telstra Legends of League finals at the Macquarie University Sports Fields.
26 Aug 10 | Last week, Minister for Roads David Borger announced the NSW Government was providing an extra $477,000 in funding for the Walgett Shire to repair roads damaged by the floods earlier this year.
26 Aug 10 | Last weekend, The Ridge News caught up with the newest member of staff at the aged-care facility at the Lightning Ridge Hospital.
26 Aug 10 | The Great Goat Race Committee is desperately seeking new members to fill its office bearing positions so that the Easter Festival’s premier event can continue to run successfully in the future.
19 Aug 10 | Although rain caused the cancellation of some of the events scheduled to take place as part of the Walgett Community Festival last week, it was still a great opportunity for locals to celebrate their community and culture.
19 Aug 10 | The annual Ugly Man Competition was one of the highlights of the Grawin Show last Sunday.
19 Aug 10 | Athol Jenkins has certainly seen a lot of changes in the last 90 years but as one half of the husband and wife team, which operates the Kangaroo Hill Tourist Complex, he isn’t showing any signs of slowing down yet.
19 Aug 10 | On behalf of the Lightning Ridge RSL Sub-Branch Paul Flynn led a ceremony at the Lions Park War Memorial yesterday morning to commemorate Vietnam Veterans’ Day and the 44th anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan.
19 Aug 10 | Last Saturday night the Lightning Ridge Men’s Shed received a cheque for $5000 from masoniCare, the
charitable arm of the NSW and ACT Freemasons.
19 Aug 10 | Opal FM held a picnic in the Lions Park recently to celebrate the station’s 14th birthday.
12 Aug 10 | Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton visited Lightning Ridge last Thursday to meet with members of the community as well as small business owners to discuss issues that were of concern to them in the lead-up to the Federal Election.
12 Aug 10 | A new general manager has been appointed to the Walgett Shire Council.
12 Aug 10 | The excitement at the Lightning Ridge Men’s Shed’s first official meeting in its new premises on Monday evening was palpable.
05 Aug 10 | Six women from Lightning Ridge were among 50 finalists nominated for the inaugural Women Out West (WOW) Awards which were held at the Dubbo RSL Auditorium last Saturday July 31.
05 Aug 10 | The annual Opal Queen Ball was undoubtedly one of the highlights of the Opal Festival last weekend.
03 Aug 10 | Last Thursday the Piranhas Swimming Club held their presentation night for the 2009-2010 season at the Lightning Ridge Hotel Motel.
03 Aug 10 | Lightning Ridge’s Black Opal Motel played host to a very special group of guests on Tuesday evening.
Stephane and Paul and their support team are WorldRiderZ and they are riding their motorbikes from Sydney to Paris to raise awareness and money for ongoing research into Chronic Kidney Disease at the Sydney Children’s Hospital.
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