25 Sep 09 | THEY have been an integral part of arguably one of the most dominant football teams of their time.
A team that tomorrow night will stride out for its fifth successive grand final appearance.
25 Sep 09 | WED IN TEMORA
The wedding of Jeremy Roberts and Kerryn Gilchrist took place in Temora on Saturday, September 5.
25 Sep 09 | THIS week’s rain came at just the right time for local farmers, although the hail storm which passed through Cootamundra and Stockinbingal on Tuesday evening caused many to hold their breath.
23 Sep 09 | IT took sixty-four minutes and thirty-nine seconds of Sunday’s Group Nine reserve grade preliminary final to find a winner.
Unfortunately for the Cootamundra Bulldogs it wasn’t they who were
celebrating victory and the opportunity to play on the final day in September this weekend.
23 Sep 09 | BRIDGE CLIMB
What a lovely time for Hannah and Lucy Pigram when they celebrated their birthdays recently with a bridge climb. The girls enjoyed an unforgettable experience with a SURPRISE present from their mum Di Williams - a Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb at twilight!
23 Sep 09 | IT is becoming a common question being asked among local community members, publicans, the police and taxi drivers.
What can be done to ensure the safety of our taxi drivers?
The topic reared its ugly head after yet another driver was assaulted on Friday night.
18 Sep 09 | A PROUD EVENING
Here pictured is our own journalist Ashleigh Warton together with TODAY SHOW presenter Lisa Wilkinson. Ashleigh was in attendance at the Convention Centre, Darling Harbour to support her brother Steven Warton, a finalist in the NSW School Based Apprentice of the Year.
18 Sep 09 | THEY are carrying the hopes of the town.
Three teams that will determine, to a point, whether 2009 can be deemed a success or failure in terms of footballing performance.
18 Sep 09 | COOTAMUNDRA students are set to receive a huge boost with millions of dollars allocated to local schools.
The funding from the Federal Government will be used for a variety of different projects, including covered outdoor learning areas for both EA Southee Public School and Cootamundra Public School, as well as classroom upgrades.
16 Sep 09 | GEFFEN may not be the best horse to ever lay a hoof on a racetrack - however he could well be one of the most popular.
As one of two thoroughbreds currently racing under the Daily Telegraph’s Punters Club banner, Geffen has more than 15,000 part owners ensuring the son of Flying Spur attracts plenty of attention each time he heads to the barriers.
16 Sep 09 | A TOP WEEKEND
The recently held Sacred Heart School year of 1959 Reunion was a resounding success. Held over the weekend of September 5 and 6, former pupils returned from Brisbane, Perth, Sydney, Wagga, Canberra and surrounds.
16 Sep 09 | WITH a new oilseed crushing and refining plant being built 100 km from Cootamundra, Cootamundra Oilseeds managing director Geoff Black said competition for local canola seed will increase.
11 Sep 09 | DASHING DANCERS
Chris Edwards School of Ballet has produced another star in fifteen year old Sara Collingridge. (daughter of Lisa and Greg Collingridge) From all schools outside the Sydney area, only fifteen dancers were selected to form the New South Wales Regional Schools Public Schools Ensemble.
11 Sep 09 | IN one of the biggest changes in the history of touch football in Cootamundra, the 2009/10 season will see teams in all divisions revert to a six-a-side format.
Touch footy easily carries the highest participation level of any summer sport in town, with the number of registered players last season creeping up around the 500 mark.
11 Sep 09 | COOTAMUNDRA Fire Brigade will line up this weekend in Cootamundra against brigades from across the state as part of the NSW Fire Brigade Region South 2 Championships.
09 Sep 09 | AFTER two holes on Saturday, David Hume had every reason to think he was in for a long day at the office.
Competing in the September Monthly Medals at the local course, Hume carved his first tee shot of the day right and watched on as it sailed out of bounds and into the units that line the first fairway.
09 Sep 09 | AUGUST WEDDING
A beautiful wedding took place on Saturday, August 8 at All Saints Church Ainslie with a reception afterwards at the “Abbey” Gold Creek Village.
09 Sep 09 | COOTAMUNDRA will benefit from several major new cancer projects and services thanks to a generous $94,000 bequest from former Cootamundra resident, the late Mrs Shirley Elford.
04 Sep 09 | BUSY BOYS: it will be a hectic weekend for six of Cootamundra’s most promising and versatile footballers. The six (from left) Nic Shannon, Clancy Maher, Angus Roberts, Cody Hotston,
Blake Guthrie and Judd Kerrison, are all members of the Bulldogs under 11s team that will contest the Northern Pool rugby league grand finals at Temora tomorrow.
04 Sep 09 | MORE TALENTED KIDS
Last Sunday at the Arts Centre, Geraldine Ryan presented her junior pupils concert which was a rehearsal for the Eisteddfod in Wagga Wagga on Sep.10 and 11. The children have to learn songs in different styles with the result that the 13 participating students have a total of 59 songs under their belt.