THE spooks were out for Halloween in the Narrandera, descending on the 100-year-old Narrandera Scout Hall in droves. This “house of horrors and terrors” was enough to scare even the enthusiastic volunteers with its “hanging chains, projections from the Saw franchise, creepy dolls and brains (made from gelatine).”
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Custom Music’s presence was evident with a smoke machine and strobe lights to entertain the little monsters. What lucky little witches, werewolves, Frankensteins, vampires, mummies, ghouls, goblins and demons they are.
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THE Rural Women’s Gathering in Narrandera during last weekend was a major success with 250 enrolments throughout the weekend.
Challenges raised by modern rural women were, amongst others, internet and mobile data access and carers’ access to resources and respite. Once people have a chance to digest the results of workshops and other events held over the weekend, more information will come to light. Country Web magazine, produced through the Department of Primary Industries will, no doubt, have coverage in their next publication.
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LOCAL community radio station Spirit FM 91.1 held its annual general meeting on Sunday, October 29. There was a good roll up of members to hear positive reports from executives regarding the substantial increase in memberships, the push for new sponsorships, activities of volunteers, on-air presence of presenters for the majority of prime time programs and expansion of the music library to over 78,000 music tracks.
There have also been several equipment up-grades and new equipment purchases. One of the highlights of the year was the creation of a remote studio in Geelong. We understand that this is a first for a community radio station. In addition, it is enabling our former chairman Jock Wright and his son, Tim, to continue their live weekend broadcasts.
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A UTILITY scale solar farm near Sandigo is a very real possibility if ESCO Pacific Pty Ltd plans come to fruition. According to advice in the public notices section of the Argus, the company would like to install solar panels across 1000 hectacres.
