Category: Local News

News Week Starting 9/12/21

    PRESS RELEASE MERRIWA CAN BE A TOURIST DESTINATION – NOT JUST A STOPOVER Merriwa is widely known by travellers as a stopover for fuel, pies, coffee and toilet breaks. But there are opportunities to attract visitors to extend…

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News Week Starting 2/12/2021

  Local Lands Merriwa POTTING UP DAY A SUCCESS! Our ‘Potting up day’ saw 29 volunteers help pot up 2200 plus baby plants into individual tubes on 9 November. A massive thankyou to everyone who contributed their time and labour….

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News Week Starting 18/11/21

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…

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News week starting 15/11/2021

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…

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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…

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News Week Starting 29/10/21

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…

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Week Starting 22/10/2021

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,…

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News 18/10/21

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…

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Week Starting 30/08/2021

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…

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Week Starting 23/08/2021

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…

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