Medowie News Of The Area – 7 July 2016




FOR the history-minded, and those with a sense of adventure,these school holidays you have the chance to explore a little slice of the past. From Friday 8 July to Monday 11 July, museum ship Notorious will be docked at…

Pigeon Racing Club Pigeon racing from Port Macquarie on Saturday 02/07/16 1st– A Janissen Time: 02:58:36 Vel: 1055.2 2nd– Rankovic& Wright Time: 02:33:48 Vel: 1025.3 3rd– P Brookes Time: 03:10:28 Vel: 945.2 By Nigel ARCHER

FOR the fifth year, RAAF Base Williamtown’s 4 Squadron has held The Warrior Workout,a charity event to raise much needed funds for the Commando Welfare Trust Fund (CWTF). Held on Thursday, 23 June funds raised provide ongoing support to Special…

HUNDREDS of visual protest signs have recently emerged around Williamtown, Salt Ash and Fullerton Cove. This area is also known as ‘The Red Zone’. There are many varying messages and images such as skull and cross bones, warnings of contamination…

WHILE golf is generally known as a sport for all ages, genders and ability levels, it’s not often the course is full of players with their age still in single digits. Pacific Dunes Golf Course recently played host to students…

A FEMALE was taken to Manning Base Hospital with lacerations to her arm following an accident with a chainsaw. The 69-year-old female had been assisting her partner cut wood at their property in Nerong at 3.15pm on 26 June. Bulahdelah…

Hawks Nest Bridge Club RESULTS for Monday 20 June 2016 (Howell). 1 Chez Rands& Leslie Falla 2 Bea Treharne & Sue Matheson 3 Gary Melrose & Adrian Ryan. Handicap Winners – Jean Glover & Sandy Shuetrim. Friday 24 June 2016:…

HUNTER Local Land Services recently hosted an open community session in Bulahdelah to discuss the predicted changes that agriculture will face as a result of climate variability. A draft climate action plan was presented to the community during the evening,…