Local News
19 Mar 10 | Belated birthday wishes are extended to gorgeous Scarlett Chambers who
celebrated her second birthday on March 10.
I am sure her parents Jason and Melinda along with her big sister Amelia made her day very special.
19 Mar 10 | PLANS to develop an area adjacent to the
former hospital in Thompson Street moved a step closer at Monday night’s Cootamundra Shire Council meeting with councillors
approving an application by Dickinson Property Group Pty Ltd to strata subdivide the site and build 10 detached residential units.
17 Mar 10 | RETIREMENT VILLAGE
It was lovely chatting with Betty Watts last week.
Betty is a resident at the Retirement Village, and she had not long returned from an organised bus trip to Junee to visit the Licorice and Chocolate Factory.
17 Mar 10 | RURAL Fire Service (RFS) officers believe a fire bug who has been active for more than eight months in the region is known to someone within the community.
A total of 25 fires have been attributed as being of suspicious origin during this period with over 3,500 acres of pasture, crop and livestock falling victim to the arsonist.
12 Mar 10 | WEDDING BELLS
Looking forward to their wedding to be held on April 10 are Matt Moon, the son of Phil and Julie Moon of Cootamundra, and Tracey Gough, the daughter of John and Dianne Gough of Temora.
12 Mar 10 | LOCAL lady Margaret Smith understands the pressure caring for a cancer patient can place on loved ones.
With her experience caring for her late husband Frank still clear in her mind, Mrs Smith totally supports the introduction of an oncology facility to Cootamundra.
10 Mar 10 | WELCOME HOME
Pictured on the jumping castle at Saturday’s Retirement Village fete here with their cousin Riley Craw (3) in front were Harry (7) and Jacinta (5) Watson.
Harry and Jacinta and their parents Paul and Donna Watson have recently returned home to live in Cootamundra, having spent the last 15 months in Bendigo.
10 Mar 10 | COOTAMUNDRA’S creeks turned into rivers and paddocks were transformed into flood plains when Cootamundra received massive amounts of rain last weekend.
05 Mar 10 | CSU STUDIES
Chris Luck began studies on Monday at Charles Sturt University in Wagga, where he will commence a four year Bachelor of Education, primary teaching degree.
His siblings Catherine and Courtney are also studying, and are students at the Cootamundra High School in years 12 and 11 respectively.
05 Mar 10 | SIMPLE actions can make a huge difference to our
environment – like cleaning up your local area.
Cootamundra residents, sporting groups, businesses, local organisations and charities and local schools are again being encouraged to grab their gloves and bags and keep Cootamundra beautiful as part of the national Clean Up Australia Day this Sunday.
03 Mar 10 | SURPRISE PARTY
A surprise 60th birthday party was organised for Ken Leahy last Saturday evening.
Forty friends and family members enjoyed a meal at the Globe Hotel restaurant, with everyone having a wonderful time catching up with those they hadn’t seen in a while.
03 Mar 10 | Cootamundra parents have embraced new child restraint laws.
Target country is the only store in Cootamundra which sells child restraints and reports an increase number of sales.
26 Feb 10 | AND BABY MAKES EIGHT
Murray and Julie Roberts of “Hillside” Cootamundra have a welcome new addition to their family.
Abbey was born at the Cootamundra Hospital on Saturday, February 20, weighing 8lb 3oz (3.70 kg).
26 Feb 10 | EARLIER this week, the Out of School Hours Care (OOSH) centre located at the Australian Rules Hall, came close to closing its doors for the last time after a substantial amount of termite damage was discovered during a facelift of the facility.
24 Feb 10 | BIRTHDAY WISHES
Belated birthday wishes are being extended to Janet Ash from the Nursing Home, who celebrated her birthday last Thursday, February 18.
24 Feb 10 | WITH about 1,000 people in town across the weekend for the annual Coota Beach Volleyball carnival, and 84 teams competing, the economic benefits of the event for the town are wide-ranging.
19 Feb 10 | JOB SHARING
Job sharing has been working well for Belinda Kelly and Alysha Phillips, two new ladies on the staff at Di’s Coffee Shop.
Belinda and Alysha each work three days a week, with another new staff member Kathryn Goodwin filling in every second Saturday.
19 Feb 10 | AN HISTORICAL study on graves at the local cemetery has revealed that Cootamundra has some of the oldest graves with Lebanese connections in Australia.
This historic finding has secured Cootamundra a $50,000 Federal Government Grant to restore the gravesites and surrounding areas, subsequently turning them in an attraction for the town.
17 Feb 10 | COOTA CRITTERS
Closing their doors for the last time at the end of this month, if not before, is Coota Critters of Parker Street.
Ian and Karen Hoy have enjoyed their time as proprietors of the business, especially having had the opportunity to meet so many lovely people, the majority being animal lovers like themselves.
17 Feb 10 | COOTAMUNDRA IGA and neighbouring businesses were shutdown for up to five hours yesterday, as a result of a refrigeration gas leak.
The in store smoke alarms sounded around 8.30am alerting staff and shoppers to the potential danger, who were then evacuated as a precaution. The Cootamundra Fire Brigade were notified just before 9am.
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