WARRACK Eagles is recruiting netball coaches for season 2012 following the creation of a new C Grade team. President Rikki Nitschke said the Eagles looked at what it would take to create a C Grade side during 2011, deciding to go ahead for 2012. With premiership winning A Grade and junior sides, Mrs Nitschke said [...]
AILSA defied looming rain to pull off an outstanding 51 game defeat of Brim during Saturday’s Yarriambiack Tennis Association competition. Further proving its players skill, Ailsa claimed all six wins in the womens, with Lauren Lehmann, Alex Morcom d Kylie O’Connor, Tianee Carlin, 7-nil; Wendy Hewitt, Lucy Morcom d Odette Heinrich, Eve Lindsay, 7-6; L. [...]
RURAL Northwest Health awarded 19 staff for their years of service to the organisation at its recent annual general meeting, with two staff receiving awards for 30 years. Glenda Hewitt read out descriptions for each recipient and board chairman Norm Clyne handed them badges. Recipients of 30 year awards, June Wright and Karen Germano, were [...]
MODERN technology, isn’t it a wonderful thing…. or is it. In my line of work I get to meet quite a number of young people who have been raised on technology. I am constantly amazed and impressed by how quickly they learn to use it all so easily. How they can come and show me [...]
HO, HO, HO, want to dress in your favourite Christmas outfit, play some festive games, relax with a movie and maybe even see an elf or reindeer, then pop along to Warracknabeal Town Hall on December 2. Yes, it’s that time of the year again and the jolly man in red is gearing up to [...]
WARRACKNABEAL district children will once again share in the joy of Christmas thanks to the annual Wimmera Uniting Care and Target Country “Operation Santa”, now in its 20th year. Many children, who may have otherwise gone without, will experience the joy of opening a gift on Christmas morning, with the community invited to join forces [...]
WARRACKNABEAL School of Dancing hosted two concerts on Saturday, with a fantastic crowd coming to see the students dance the night away. About 90 dancers performed more than 20 routines for their audience with teacher Lynne Johns commenting on the fantastic turnout on the night. “We had wonderful numbers as always, we are constantly well [...]
WARRACKNABEAL families have received an early Christmas gift with news that Federal Government could soon reinstate slashed Take-a-Break funding. Nationals Senator for Victoria Bridget McKenzie has expressed her delight with an “about-face” from the Gillard Government to restore funding for Victoria’s occasional childcare services. Labor joined with the Coalition, Greens and Independents to support a [...]
WIMMERA-Mallee cricketers will again have one eye on the sky when round six of competition hits off tomorrow. With rain forecast for today and tomorrow, action on the field may well again be reduced to a minimum as it has done for the first five weeks of the season. Last weekend saw no games completed [...]
BUDDING tennis superstars gathered at Warracknabeal’s Anzac Park in glorious conditions on Sunday to contest a junior points tournament. Doubles 10 and Under: Boys: Matt Jones, Mitch Hair d Sean McKenzie, Lachie Stewart. 12 and Under: Boys: Angus Gove, Matt Lloyd d Tom Hair, Reuben Launder; Girls: Maggie Winfield, Georgia Hiscock d Skye Davis, Jaileah [...]