26 Nov 08 | Henty claims victory
Henty’s number one bowling team defeated old rivals Culcairn to claim the Odewahn Shield in the major country clubs competition at the weekend.
On a day that most people were safely indoors, Henty bowlers braved the elements and travelled to Howlong to contest Holbrook in the semi-final of the Odewahn Shield.
26 Nov 08 | Greater Hume Shire Mayor Denise Osborne has the Prime Minster Kevin Rudd’s signature to prove it.
“The Australian Government’s acknowledgement of Local Government is an historical occasion that has taken 140 years to happen,” Cr Osborne said.
19 Nov 08 | Local cricketers Jeremy Bunn from the The Rock and Al Edis Henty have both been chosen to represent Riverina in the NSW Country Championships at the Central Coast.
The carnival is played on the 28th to 30th November and features all eight Country Cricket zones across the state in three days of tough competitive cricket.
From the carnival the NSW Country team will be picked to play in the Australian Country championships in Adelaide at the picturesque Barossa Valley in January 2009.
19 Nov 08 | Rural parents in the Eastern Riverina will have to pay up to $180 a year to transport their children to school in rural and regional centres.
The NSW Rees Government announced cuts to the School Student Transport Scheme in the 2008 mini budget on November 11 and plans to introduce a system of co-payment.
12 Nov 08 | TRYC PREVAIL IN CLOSE FINISH
TRYC have maintained its unbeaten start to the 2008/09 HDCA season with a hard fought 20 run win over Holbrook at the Ten Mile Creek Oval in Holbrook.
TRYC overcame the loss of captain and opening bat Jeremy Bunn to the first ball of the game to finish with a modest total of 7/180 on the slower than usual TMCO outfield, after overnight rain.
12 Nov 08 | In a climate where some aged care facilities aren’t making the grade, congratulations are flooding in to Henty’s Myoora Homestead Hostel which has achieved an excellence three year accreditation audit.
The facility scored the best possible result: from four standards with 44 outcomes, Myoora achieved the maximum of 100 percent.
05 Nov 08 | BEN KLEMKE SCORES MAIDEN CENTURY
A maiden first grade century by Henty teenager Ben Klemke has piloted the Swampies to a convincing victory over Holbrook in round two of HDCA at Henty.
The talented left handed opening bat batted superbly to register a career high (104) as the Swampies passed the Brookers modest total of 139 for the loss of just two wickets.
05 Nov 08 | Federal Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Anthony Albanese, and NSW Minster for Roads, Michael Daley announced on Thursday the first section of the Hume Highway duplication project was now open to traffic.
Mr Albanese said the traffic switch was a major milestone for the federally funded project to duplicate 67 kilometres of the highway between the Sturt Highway and Table Top.
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