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Cowra’s Lucy Scammel wins USYD Scholarship

Sydney, Tuesday 28 January 2025 – Cowra resident Lucy Scammell has today been awarded a prestigious scholarship to live and study at the esteemed St Andrew’s College within the University of Sydney in 2025. Ms Scammell is expected to study...

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27 Mar 2025

Arts and Entertainment

What’s On for Cowra and Surrounds

Birds in the Club Landcare eventThursday, February 6, Club CowraBirdwatchers, unite, for an unforgettable evening hearing from researchers and fellow ornithologists. Share stories, tips for the Archibird this year, and learn plenty of...

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27 Mar 2025

Community

A word from the NYE Beach Party Committee

CONTRIBUTEDThe Cowra Community NYE Beach Party Committee would like to thank the people of Cowra for their generosity at the New Year’s Eve Beach Party. We had several donation collection tins and the entry gate and our raffle table. Every year...

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27 Mar 2025

Community

It’s finally open

The Belubula Riverwalk project in Canowindra has been successfully completed, connecting the new Swinging Bridge to the Tilga Street footpath with a 3-metre-wide, 640-metre-long shared-use path. This scenic pathway, which runs alongside the Belubul...

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27 Mar 2025

News

Tradie shortage “threatening housing goals”

New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics has revealed a concerning jump in the number of job vacanices across the construction sector, up 33.5 per cent from pre-COVID levels. Labour force data, released by the ABS, also detailed a 22 per...

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27 Mar 2025

News

Trusted local journalism is key for factual reporting

META’S plans for the removal of fact-checking services on content posted to its platforms and the government’s decision to introduce age limits for access to social media has brought a renewed focus on the importance of regional, rural and local...

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27 Mar 2025

News

Feral deer or feral vandals?

Multiple trees in Cowra’s Peace Precinct have been felled, as discovered by the Cowra Guardian over the weekend. Trees were bent clean from their trunks with rub or ring marks, with tyre tracks leading from the trees, with Council yet to confirm if...

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27 Mar 2025

AFL

Energy slips as top concerns for businesses.

Wages have overtaken energy costs as one of the top concerns for businesses, according to an industry survey by BusinessNSW. The latest Business Conditions Survey from the state’s peak business body reveals the top three business cost concerns are...

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27 Mar 2025

News

Fad diets on the rise

Fad diets are making a concerning comeback as Australians seek quick-fix solutions to achieve their health goals this year, according to a new survey by leading nutrition and food tracking app, MyFitnessPal. In fact, close to one in three (32%)...

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27 Mar 2025

News

A country practice luring health workers to the bush

BY AAP/STEPH GARDINER Healthcare workers getting a taste of life in the country are staying in the bush, as medical groups push for rural health to be a federal election priority. As a rural speech pathologist, Saffron Foy treats whoever comes...

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27 Mar 2025