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<description><![CDATA[The latest from The Ridge News]]></description>
<lastBuildDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:01:43 GMT</lastBuildDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Young encouraged]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[After the Australia Day celebrations, Walgett Shire mayor Bill Murray and Councillor Ian Woodcock took the WSC Australia Day Ambassador Sandra Morgan-Beavis on a tour of the Lightning Ridge area.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rain keeps golfers off course for another week]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Kay Hogan won the Friday’s chook run on January 27 with 22 points. This was the first chook run win for her in so long.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pellow making his mark]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[MATT Pellow is making his hometown proud by going from strength to strength as a professional triathlete.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Call from Bennett helped Tate return]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[IT TOOK a phone call from Wayne Bennett to persuade North Queensland centre Brent Tate that he had the mental strength to make yet another comeback from knee surgery.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Police pursuit with a difference]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A POLICE officer has been pursued by a vehicle through Narromine, and rocks allegedly thrown at her car, after she witnessed a domestic dispute.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Orana area needs cancer services]]></title>
<link>http://www.theridgenews.com.au/news/local/news/health/orana-area-needs-cancer-services/2441772.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[As Gilgandra’s Shirley Foran walked through Centro Dubbo gathering signatures for a petition, her belief that the Orana region desperately needed its own radiotherapy machine became stronger.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Building hope]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) is spending $2.5 million on a soft landing for its medical staff in Dubbo by building five new houses.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Community help offered]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[More than25 people, some with carers, attended the first visit to Home Care, Community Options, Community Transport, Meals on Wheels and Social Support.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Regions get funds]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Isn’t it great when new ventures prove to be the right choice? The new Inland Regional Tourism Organisation that we come under is proving to work hard for its members, recently obtaining a chunk of government body Destination NSW funding, read on …]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[TRUE BLUE SPIRIT]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[In true Aussie spirit, a large crowd attended Walgett Shire’s Australia Day celebrations.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Popovic pips players in countback]]></title>
<link>http://www.theridgenews.com.au/news/local/sport/golf/popovic-pips-players-in-countback/2438299.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Friday’s chook run was won by Joe Popovic with a very popular score of 21 points.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ridge divers excel at meet]]></title>
<link>http://www.theridgenews.com.au/news/local/sport/diving/ridge-divers-excel-at-meet/2438296.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The 2012 NSW Country Diving Championships held in Lightning Ridge at the weekend was declared resounding success.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Scheme helps needy]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Lightning Ridge Neighbourhood Centre Food for Families is going really well, and is very much appreciated by those who use it.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Treweeke reappointed to chairman position]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Western Catchment Management Authority’s inaugural chairman Mr Rory Treweeke has been reappointed to the position by Minister for Primary Industries Katrina Hodgkinson following a recent round of recruitment for chair positions to all 13 CMAs in NSW.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Rain spoils visits]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The rain starts and the tourists stop! Or at least stop coming in to see us at the Information Centre.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New health manager welcomed]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Lightning Ridge would like to welcome Sally Gehard who has accepted the position of the Lightning Ridge Hospital, Health Service manager.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Community effort, diving success]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[On behalf of the Lightning Ridge Olympic Pool Association, I would like to thank and congratulate Lightning Ridge Diving for doing such a wonderful job hosting the 2012 NSW Country Diving Championships during the weekend.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Volunteers needed]]></title>
<link>http://www.theridgenews.com.au/news/local/news/general/volunteers-needed/2437622.aspx?src=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Lightning Ridge United Hospital Auxiliary has been in existence for more than 20 years.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Coach has divers ready to compete]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Diving NSW state coaching director Allen Bull has been in the Ridge for the past week and a half coaching the Lightning Ridge Diving Club  members.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Hogan plays well during holiday events]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Welcome back readers of the weekly golf report for 2012 and hoping everyone had a lovely Christmas and that this year will be a great one with good health, wealth and happiness for all.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
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