Category: Local News

Merriwa Ringer END OF AN ERA FOR THE MERRIWA RINGER Over 40 community members attended a meeting on November 10 to discuss the future of the Merriwa Ringer. The Ringer has played a key role within the community for over…

Merriwa Rotary AGGIE ON ZOOM At our last Rotary meeting we had a ZOOM link with AGNIEZSKA FEDOR, (aka AGGIE) from Poland who spent a year with our club ten years ago. (Ten years ago, of course, live meetings between…

Merriwa Rugby League Football Club ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING When: Sunday November 7 Time: 3.00pm Location: Merriwa RSL. All positions declared vacant. Hope to see lots of people there. Jessyca Morgan ________________________________ Merriwa Country Womens Association News Hi Everyone. Hope we are all enjoying…

Merriwa Rotary This is a long running and successful annual event which ROTARY MERRIWA has been running for decades. Last year’s Cup Eve event was run on a much reduced scale, so as to meet Covid 19 restrictions. This year,…

Merriwa Rotary THE ROTARY PLAYGROUND If you are the same age as some of our Rotary members, you might remember “Don’t Fence Me In” written by Cole Porter and subsequently a hit song for Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters…

Positive Covid-19 Case – Not in Upper Hunter LGA Hunter New England Health identified a positive COVID-19 case this morning in the Upper Hunter Shire Local Government Area (LGA). The Local Emergency Management Committee have been working with the police…

27/8/21 Potential COVID-19 Testing Facility – White Park, Scone In preparation for a possible COVID-19 outbreak in the local community, Upper Hunter Shire Council, in association with the Local Emergency Management Committee, has identified White Park as the preferred location…

Vale SHIRLEY SHARPE 1936 – 2021 We will all have recollections of Shirley as being a major contributor to Community activities during her almost sixty years in Merriwa. Shirley came to live at Stirling Vale after her marriage to Cam in 1960,…