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14 May 12 | Around Cootamundra with louise Leahy  | CommentsComments (1)
14 May 12 | ALL Cootamundra district schools are busy preparing for next week’s NAPLAN testing. All students in years three, five, seven and nine will sit the National Assessment Program tests on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Community centre  brought forward
14 May 12 | WORK is expected to start on building a community centre at the Wattle Grove Retirement Village within the next two months.
14 May 12 | IT has been a long time coming, however after many years of lobbying by the community, state members and the Sacred Heart Central School community, Member for Burrinjuck, Katrina Hodgkinson has announced that flashing lights will be installed at the Parker Street school crossing within the next few months.
14 May 12 | IT was a day when dreams came true for a number of local youngsters with a disability, having the opportunity to play cricket on Cootamundra’s premier ground, Albert Park last Friday. The day was part of the Rotary initiative ‘Dream Cricket’, which aims to provide young people with a physical disability the same opportunities as able bodied children.
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11 May 12 | CANTEEN DUTY Jan McTavish, Antoinette Ward, Christine Delahunty and Beth Smith have been volunteering their time at the rugby league canteen every home game for many years now - in fact, a total combination of 110 years!
11 May 12 | WOOLWORTHS Cootamundra manager Nora Saffioti predicts Cootamundra district schools will be eager to sign up and reap the benefits of the company’s Earn and Learn program.
11 May 12 | CUTLER Avenue was the place to be on Tuesday as local couple Tom and Jill Dodwell hosted a ‘Biggest Morning Tea’.
11 May 12 | COOTAMUNDRA Police have notched up a win, recovering three stolen firearms and getting them off the street.
11 May 12 | Whoever put these together loves language: To write with a broken pencil is pointless; When fish are in schools they sometimes take debate;
BOOST FOR BETHUNGRA BRIGADE
11 May 12 | WITH the rough country of Mt Ulandra and Mt Bethungra bordering the village, and the Olympic Highway and railway line all falling within the Bethungra Rural Fire Service (RFS) area, quality equipment is a must.
09 May 12 | NEW HORIZONS Local lady Megan Pigram will, in the next few weeks, be moving to northern Victoria to work as a journalist with McPherson Media.
Loads of fun at firies open day
09 May 12 | WITHOUT a doubt the highlight of the Fire Brigade Open Day for local youngsters is the opportunity to sit in the fire engine and operate the sirens and dozens of children from across town were given just that opportunity on Saturday when the Cootamundra Fire Station threw open its doors.
09 May 12 | THE Cootamundra Creative Arts and Cultural Centre Committee is calling on the community to help.
09 May 12 | THE 28th annual Autumn Flower Show hosted by the Cootamundra Garden Club went off with a bang.
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07 May 12 | SAD PASSING A service was held on Thursday, April 26 at the Gregson & Weight Chapel in Caloundra to celebrate the life of Renee Underhill, who passed away on April 21, 2102 after a brave battle with cancer.
07 May 12 | SACRED Heart Central School teacher Scott Roberts received a massive shock last Wednesday when he was presented with a major award for his efforts in the classroom from Helen Casey of the Catholic Education Office.
Local students in Sydney concert
07 May 12 | TONIGHT three students from Cootamundra High School will be performing in a mass choir in the Sydney Town Hall under the leadership of internationally renowned conductor Richard Gill, OAM The students, Penny Loiterton, Tamara Taylor and Rhianna Lake, all said last week they were excited by the opportunity to sing with such a large choir.
07 May 12 | WITH some concern in the local community that the town pool facade was demolished when construction began on the new amenities block/kiosk, Council manager of facilities and services Greg Ewings has confirmed there was no way of keeping the historical front.
07 May 12 | LAST year Cootamundra lost their hosting rights of the annual Dog Show to Harden, however this year the determination of Cootamundra All Breeds Kennel Club newly elected president Robyn Fowkes has resulted in the show being brought back to town, bigger than ever.
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