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02 Feb 12 | A UNIQUE motor rally is expected to turn plenty of heads when it sets off for a charity fund-raising run next month. The first Country Hope Fund-Raising Vintage Tractor Trek, supported by the David Brown Tractor Club and Wagga Historic Engine Club, will make its way around the Riverina on a 15 day journey in the hopes of raising money to support sick children and their families.
02 Feb 12 | MOST long-time coaches, instructors and teachers agree there are one or two athletes, dancers or performers that stand-out in their memory as the genuine stars of their career. These stars are rare and unforgettable to their mentors.
Heinz opens doors for disability service
26 Jan 12 | DISABLED access at The Leisure Company (TLC) will no longer be an issue for service users in wheelchairs thanks to staff from Heinz. For years, service users like Scott Harwood, have struggled to open the back entrance doors to the organisation’s Peter Street offices.
26 Jan 12 | FEBRUARY will mark five years since the Nowacki family emigated from Poland to establish their new home in Australia. But today will be a bigger milestone for the family of Miroslaw Nowacki, Barbara Nowacka and their 20-year-old daughter Agata Nowacka.
Swap your produce
19 Jan 12 | ONE potato, two potato, three potato, four – too many potatoes? The Urban Harvest Fruit and Vege Swap is the answer for you. Hosted twice a month at the Wesley Mission, Urban Harvest is a new initiative designed to give green thumbs and vegetable lovers a chance to access food they might not be able to grow themselves.
19 Jan 12 | WAGGA Legacy Club is about to notch up another big milestone this year. This year will mark the 80th anniversary of Wagga Legacy extending their care and compassion to thousands of widows and children who lost their loved ones during service.
Wagga to host millinery forum
12 Jan 12 | WAGGA milliners are fast getting a name for themselves not only locally, but around the globe for their talent and inspiring designs. Names like Pam Martin, Ginetta Rositano, Steph Hartwich and Margaret Westblade are just some of the local milliners who are about to make a splash on the international stage when they, as members of the Riverina Millinery Association, host the 2012 International Millinery Forum in Wagga next week.
12 Jan 12 | MARGARET Hamilton has been affectionately dubbed ‘The Vegemite Girl’. No, she isn’t one of the actors from the original black and white commercial featuring the classic jingle “We’re happy little Vegemites”. She is one of the few Australians who can lay claim to having their face and name printed on one of the iconic jars.
22 Dec 11 | ABANDONED, unloved and unwanted, a lonely and frightened Jack Russell sat huddled in the corner of her enclosure at the Glenfield Road Animal Shelter awaiting her fate. Facing a death sentence, nothing short of a Christmas miracle was going to save the young dog from a likely execution.
Lucky winners enjoy extra money for Christmas
22 Dec 11 | FIVE lucky Wagga residents will have extra spending money for the expensive Christmas holiday period thanks to South Wagga Apex. Suzanne Martin, Kevin Bean, Stephanie Seiler, Joan Powell and Barbara Swansborough each received a cheque for $100 from South Wagga Apex after entering The South Wagga Apex Leader Food Appeal competition.
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Kooringal High School legend says goodbye after 35 years
16 Dec 11 | KOORINGAL High School science teacher David Dunn is somewhat of a rarity. Despite teaching one of the toughest subjects taught in schools, David is regularly described by his students as “awesome” and the “best teacher ever”.
16 Dec 11 | IT’S a case of the apprentice becoming the master – the assistant becoming the assisted. For 13 years Sharnie Moore worked as a dental assistant at Bright Smiles Dental Surgery in Wagga before taking up the opportunity to tackle a bachelor of oral health,therapy and hygiene, at Charles Sturt University.
08 Dec 11 | WAGGA raced a fantastic race meeting on December 4, with crowd numbers well up and a large number of new faces on course.
Thumbs up, Thumbs down
08 Dec 11 | UP and a big congratulations to Shaun Perry, Sara Morley and all those who assisted with the under 15/16 cricket last week. The whole week was well run and organised under difficult circumstances. Well done. (Contributed)  | CommentsComments (4)
07 Dec 11 | BEING a teenager in modern society can be challenging, and many girls will at some times struggle with issues related to peer pressure, relationships, family and school expectations, body image and media stereotyping, social labelling, bullying and self-esteem.
07 Dec 11 | EVEN 15 years after stepping into the role of St Luke's Preschool director, Kathy Flanigan still marvels at the sight of a child's face lighting up in wonder at their newest discovery.
07 Dec 11 | FOR the first time in 30 years Wagga resident Betty Rocks is enjoying the full beauty of her stunning Illawarra flame tree.
07 Dec 11 | IF YOU'RE searching for a unique gift for someone this Christmas, then look no further than the 2011 Best Street Studios Twilight Christmas Market and Art Sale.

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