WARRACKNABEAL Secondary College students braved cooler weather to compete in the annual inter-house swimming sports on Monday. Swimming sports co-ordinator Dale Shannon said the cool weather wasn’t enough to deter students from dressing in their house colours of gold, white and maroon, with all keen to get involved in the day. “Most events were filled [...]
WELL known Warracknabeal bowler Jing Robertson has yet another taste of competition at a professional level, when she competed in the Australian Open women’s triple final recently. Teaming up with fellow bowlers Lisa Prideaux and Carmen Anderson, the trio faced stiff competition and extreme weather conditions in the lead up to the final match. With [...]
MOTORING enthusiasts will have the chance to “rev it up” with the “awesome” Aussie V8 Supercar simulator to feature at the 2011 field days. Hugely popular, the simulator is travelling all over Australia, attending each round of the V8 Supercar series in Australia, and will come to a stop at the field days to give [...]
THE Wimmera Machinery Field Days, hosted at Longerenong, is one of Victoria’s biggest annual events. Drawing exhibitors from across the country the field days site at the Wimmera Events Centre is transformed for a two week period into the largest mass gathering of agricultural machinery, farming equipment and regional business in southern Australia With more [...]
ST MARY’S Cricket Club joined clubs from across the country on Saturday, when they swapped their whites for a brighter shade of pink to support the worthy McGrath Foundation. An initiative by the McGrath Foundation and Cricket Australia, the event raises funds and awareness for the honourable organisation. Off the back of what was a [...]
GWMWATER have taken measures to cleanse Warracknabeal’s water supply after a case of blue green algae was reported. GWMWater spokesperson Andrew Rose said the town water supply had been switched directly to the pipeline until the algae was eliminated. “A helicopter was used to spray the supply with algae control product Coptrol, a copper based [...]
BIOGAS is the original clean burning gas made from kitchen scraps and farm waste, a simple and cost effective process that’s used in many countries around the world, particularly where the cost of propane gas has been prohibitive. Thanks to the growing demand in renewable energy, it is now receiving a resurgence of interest in [...]
YARRIAMBIACK Shire Council put a stop to rumours and talk of fines regarding the Warracknabeal levee during Wednesday’s sitting of council. Director of Infrastructure and Planning, James Magee, said, after being advised to prepare for a one in 100 year flood, council’s chief executive officer, Ray Campling, had approved the construction of two levees in [...]
THE hot weekend proved ideal for skiiers wishing to sample the delights of watering holes slightly further afield, with Watchem Lake a hive of activity. Recent flooding forced the temporary closure of the Yarriambiack Creek boat ramp at Warracknabeal, and the inundation of several other popular district “haunts” including Batyo Catyo camping area. However, the [...]
WARRACKNABEAL Golf Bowls Club played host to a number of bowlers from across the district on Monday, all of who were keen to take home the Northern Wimmera Ladies Championship Fours title. In perfect conditions, the first game saw Brim d Jeparit, Hopetoun d Rainbow and Warracknabeal Golf d Warracknabeal in a game which was [...]