WITH Christmas fast approaching, Warrack Home Timber and Hardware are proving to be the “one stop shop” for all your Christmas “must haves”, gifts and decorations. Catering for residents wishing to turn their homes into an illuminated Christmas wonderland, home hardware has a wide range of colourful and classic Christmas lights. However, with stock running [...]
CUBS and Katz proved their talents during Wednesday’s Warracknabeal Amateur Basketball Association womens competition, managing to each score 38 points and clinch the first draw of the season. The draw happened during game one, with Cubs’ Sammi Bell scoring 15, Petah Winsall, 13 and Stacey Holland, eight. Katz’s Ashlynn McKenzie managed 12 with Tenneille Barry, [...]
EACH year the “Movember movement” is responsible for the sprouting of moustaches on thousands of men’s faces in Australia and, indeed, around the world, with the sole aim of raising vital funds and awareness for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer and depression in men. Men sporting Movember moustaches, known as Mo Bros, become walking, talking [...]
RSL poppy appeal thanks SIR: On behalf of the RSL president and members, I would like to express our appreciation to all who supported the recent poppy appeal and attended services across the district. Thank you to the businesses, employees and the communities of Beulah, Brim and Warracknabeal. We raised over $4100, for welfare of [...]
Yarriambiack and district residents wishing to install solar panelling and systems will have a “go to” base when The Green Energy Shop opens at Warracknabeal within the next fortnight. The Ballarat owned and based business, employing 15 people, will open the new store in the former Travelscene building. Recently hosting well attended information sessions at [...]
Better prepared than ever SIR: As we enter another fire season, the Country Fire Authority is better prepared, equipped and resourced than ever before. CFA is a team and family, made up of over 58,000 volunteers and 1600 staff who share an enormous duty and privilege in protecting the community. Our volunteers deliver the highest [...]
WIMMERA and Southern Mallee communities will benefit from more than $1.33 million in immediate support to help create jobs and further opportunities for district residents. A number of weir pools and recreational water areas will receive a boost from the funding. Upgrades Upgrades of existing facilities at the Warracknabeal Weir Pool, Brim Weir Pool, Beulah [...]
WARRACKNABEAL Kindergarten teacher Glenda Hewitt has today been named an A+ teacher, among 60 other Australian state and territory winners of the National Excellence in Teaching Awards. Recipients of the NEiTA 2010 Australian Scholarship Group’s Inspirational Teach-ing awards were announced today, World Teacher’s Day, with Mrs Hewitt the only Wimmera Mallee winner. The 60 winners [...]