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The near 100-year-old #Yanco Agricultural High School, in a landmark announcement by the NSW Government today, is set to receive funding to upgrade its aging student accommodation. The announcement follows a prolonged campaign by students and @helendalton22.
THE 2021 racing season kicks off in #Narrandera on Saturday with the $72,000 L W Peacock Memorial Meeting. Read the racing wrap in this week's sport.
#NARRANDERA High School have cemented their reputation as an AFL powerhouse school with four female students recently playing in the All Schools State AFL Carnival in Albury as Riverina representatives. Read this story in this week's sport.
FORTY-THREE students from St Joseph’s School Narrandera represented their school at the MIA Deanery Athletics Carnival recently. Read the report in this week's sport.
#NARRANDERA Bowling and Recreation Club hosted a successful 16th Bidgee Classic Invitational Fours with major sponsor, Coroco Furniture over the long weekend. Read the report in this week's sport.
A Combined Training Day, was held at the Narrandera Pony Club grounds hosted by #Narrandera Adult Riding Club. A Combined Training event includes both Dressage and Showjumping phases and is also known as a CT. Read the story in this week's sport.
A DINNER was held at the #Narrandera Golf Club on Saturday night to celebrate 50 years since the new Clubhouse was opened. Read the story in this week's sport.
LILLIARDA Briggs Houston, a #Wiradjuri, Yorta Yorta, Gangulu designer and a Narrandera woman, was part of history recently when her fashion label Ngarru Miimi was featured at the 2021 Australian Fashion Week parade at Sydney’s iconic Carriageworks. Read the story in this week.
THE Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation’s annual #Livestock Forum on July 30 will feature new research for beef and sheep producers to apply on-farm and panel discussions with industry experts. Read the story in this week's rural section.
#NARRANDERA Arts and Creative Network will hold its second Arts and Creative Fair over June 19-20 at the Narrandera Arts and Community Centre. Read the story in this week's edition.
OVER the past few weeks Kerry Pietsch has been busy using pioneer skills to create a thatched straw roof on a timber workshop on his Pleasant Hills farm. Read the story in this week's regional roundup.
SATURDAY night of the Queen’s Birthday holiday weekend saw the #Narrandera Golf Club celebrate the golden (50th) anniversary of the opening of its newly erected clubhouse after the previous building was completely destroyed by fire. Read the Step Back in Time in this week.
THE Roach family has been synonymous in the Narrandera Shire for their operation of cafes and involvement in sport in the towns of Narrandera and Barellan. Read the Step Back in Time in this week's edition.
"IF there was ever a modern-day ‘frontier’ city, Kirkuk was it." The background to Kirkuk is complex. Read Ch 7 of Matt Quade's book in this week's edition
Tomorrow is the final issue of this masthead for the 2020-21 financial year.
The Argus is finalising negotiations with another like-minded country newspaper owner to take over the Argus masthead to ensure the newspaper remains a part of the local community.
THE #RSL sub-branch of Narrandera is facing a dilemma as a result of a ruling from the State Office of the Returned Services League. The ruling has forced the local sub-branch to look for people who wish to help the members and take on voluntary positions within the sub-branch.
AFTER 10 years in the hot seat, Murrumbidgee Local Health District’s Board Chair Gayle Murphy of #Narrandera retires at the end of June. Read the story in this week's edition.
A TOTAL of 25 civil and $7.2 million in residential and commercial projects in the #Narrandera Shire have given employment and service providers a massive boost. Read the story in this week's bumper 24 page edition.
