29 Sep 10 | ON SUNDAY, September 19 seven golfing ladies travelled to Hay to play in the town’s tournament, with Carolyn Martin winning the best nett in the A grade competition.
The team of Eve Kerr, Marg Naseby and Carolyn Martin also won the team’s event.
29 Sep 10 | THE first games of the Coleambally men’s championship pairs were played on Sunday, with two teams progressing to the grand final.
Col Carter and Barry Payten will now play off against Barry Mannes and Peter Dunbar on a date to be announced.
29 Sep 10 | LAST Thursday, Coleambally hosted the first annual Super 8s Coly Cricket Day with seven schools converging on the town to take part.
With the number one oval flooded with mini cricket games, it was a great sight to see so many
children taking part and having a great day.
29 Sep 10 | THE COLEAMBALLY Netball Cub wound up it’s 2010 season last Friday night with it’s annual presentation night.
Melissa Donnellon was awarded C grade best and fairest with Courtney White runner-up.
29 Sep 10 | a large crowd gathered last Friday night to acknowledge the efforts of everyone involved with the Coleambally Australian Rules Football and Netball Club for the 2010 season with the under 17s joining the senior grades.
29 Sep 10 | HALLOWEEN is coming to Coleambally this year and the Coleambally Playgroup is hoping to get all local children involved.
The playgroup is organising a Trick or Treat fundraiser for Sunday, October 31, which will involve children registering to take part and then walking around town to gather treats from houses.
29 Sep 10 | STUDENTS from St Peter’s and Darlington Point primary schools were visited by local road safety officer Paul Morsanuto last week as part of Bike Safety Week.
At St Peter’s the students were treated to a barbecue lunch before an interactive session with Mr Morsanuto, during which students were taught bike safety and given the opportunity to ask questions.
29 Sep 10 | WITH many residents planning to travel over the upcoming October long weekend and school holidays, it is now timely to remind motorists that the double demerits system will again be in operation and drivers are urged to watch their speed and plan their journeys.
The double demerit points period for the Labour Day
long weekend will run from midnight Thursday, September 30 through to midnight Monday, October 4 (or October 1 to 4 inclusive).
29 Sep 10 | THE much anticipated Murray Darling Basin Guide will be released next Friday and the Coleambally and Darlington Point communities are urged to rally together to prepare for any changes it might propose.
A community meeting titled Save Our Towns has been called tonight at the Coleambally Community Club with the message that anyone who is interested in the future of the area needs to be there.
29 Sep 10 | CLASS OF 2010: Coleambally Central School officially farewelled its year 12 class of 2010 as the students head off to prepare for their HSC exams.
22 Sep 10 | The inaugural Coleambally Cricket Day will be played tomorrow, with 176 children from eight schools converging on the town to play in the Super 8s competition.
22 Sep 10 | ON September 12 Brendan Schliebs, Ian Sutherland, Kevin Coster and Marty Dunbar all travelled to Narrandera to play in the Narrandera president’s day.
The team won one game and lost the other.
22 Sep 10 | LAST week four local ladies travelled to Goolgowi for their local tournament, with Fay Schliebs taking out the scratch runner-up on the day and Grace McCalman winning the best of nine.
22 Sep 10 | LAST Friday night the Darlington Point/Coelambally (DPC) Roosters wound up their 2010 season with a presentation night at the Coleambally Community Club.
22 Sep 10 | MURRUMBIDGEE shire councillors went to the polls on Thursday and incumbent mayor Phillip Wells was elected to the position unopposed.
“I’m very pleased to have the support of my fellow councillors,” Cr Wells said after the meeting.
22 Sep 10 | LOCAL irrigators were happy last week as the NSW Office of Water announced an increase in general security allocation to 45 per cent.
The recent widespread rainfall has led to increased run off in the catchment areas.
22 Sep 10 | LAST week’s launch of the Coleambally- Darlington Point Country Education Fund was a great success.
It was wonderful to see so many community members, “young and younger”, as well as Member for Riverina Michael McCormack and mayors Phil Wells and Terry Hogan attend.
22 Sep 10 | THE PLAN is still coming and the whole community needs to be aware of the details, according to the Coleambally Chamber of Commerce.
With concerns some sections of the community had a false sense of security due to the promising season ahead, chamber head Mrs Lynne Stuckings has asked all to remember the Murray-Darling Basin Guide is still coming.
22 Sep 10 | COLEAMBALLY residents continue to shine when it comes to giving to others.
No greater example of this is given than the amount of people who showed up at the Community Club last week to donate blood.
15 Sep 10 | ACCLAIMED cricket coach Warren Smith will conduct a two-day clinic in Leeton later this month, giving the shire’s junior talent a chance to learn from the man that taught Michael Slater.
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