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      <image:caption>It’s a sheep dash with a difference and the kids just love it.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Each of the eight sheep competing in the five races were auctioned with half of the proceeds going to placegetter and half to Maranatha House, Wellington.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Gisborne Street or Maxwell Street level crossings alternative.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Pumpkin soup was the after-meeting fare.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Celebrating Wellington Hospital Auxiliary’s 96th birthday are Michael Merritt, Steven Dyer, Lisa Hodges, Shirley Campbell, Robyn Hinton, Chrissy Wilkin and Denise Bliss.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Doctor Ian Spencer OAM, addresses the United Hospital Auxiliaries of NSW Inc. Regional Forum Day for the Orana Far West Region Forum.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>State Member for Dubbo Dugald Saunders officially opens the United Hospital Auxiliaries of NSW Inc. Regional Forum Day for the Orana Far West Region Forum.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Wellington Soldiers Memorial Club general manager, Stephen Hodge said he was impressed by two local grant recipients calling in to say thanks for the step up. Bonnie Sheridan and her father Wok are pictured with Stephen and Stella-May Miller, whose daughter Georgia had just phoned from Wollongong.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Federal Independent Member for Calare Andrew Gee at the land clearing in Durridgere State Conservation Area where he estimates an estimated 100,000 trees axed.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Pam and Jim are pictured with another box ready to be posted with Lion Graham Dickson and Lion Ken Vodden.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Wellington Civic Centre has become a white elephant as it is too expensive to hire.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Wellington Community Children’s Centre was in full force gain this year.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A lone piper, Duncan Clement of Millthorpe, leads the Stuart Town Anzac Day march from the railway to the Memorial Gates.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Mumbil Public School students and lead the local march.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Finishing touches to the new pedestrian footpath along the Showground Road verge into Pioneer Park. With just dirt between road and path, a future flood will surely gouge out the dirt and we’re back to square one.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>David King, Terry (Tippy) Dray, Robyn Edwards and Vic Howe.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Vic and Karolyn Howe.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Terry (Tippy) and Donna Dray.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>NEWS BLOG - Binjang tea brews national success - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Megan Humphries and Nadine Runciman with their winning Binjang teas.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Wellington Freezing Works were located on the corner of Simpson and New Streets which was Michael White &amp; Company’s storage yard until the sale to Wellington Soldiers Memorial Club for NDIS unit construction. However, Council purchased the site behind Wellington TAFE for the REACT Centre.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Large blocks of ice were stored inside the works in Simpson Street.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Marie Hoffman, whose parents had a grocery shop on the corner of Bank and Arthur Streets, said the chocolate coated ‘Twin’ ice cream made by the freezing works was equal to, and even better that the national Streets and McNiven brands.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>2026 Wellington Soldiers Memorial Club $200,000 Wellington Boot winner Hellenic Belle with club president Robyn Edwards, connections, jockey Braith Nock, Wellington Race Club president Peter Barton and connections during the Boot presentation. The large Boot held by Robyn Edwards was presented to owners while a smaller version was presented to the jockey and the trainers Annabel and Rob Archibald of Scone.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A grand 100+ year-old bridge… But it has outlived its purpose - too small in width and load bearing for 21st century transport and farming infrastructure. For the past two years farmers, transport and local vehicles have had to re-route while the bridge is being rebuilt, sending them up to 100 kilometres round trips.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Wellington Statistical Area Population.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Principal Kaylee Thompson with 2026 School Leaders and parents - Rose Cassel, Kahli Sloane, Kallum Walker and Sylvie Laurie.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>School Captain Desiree West with family - Kara West and Ezra Hammond, and Destinee West.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>School Captain Eliza Barnes with Samantha, John, Angela and Jasmine.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>A School Leader Rose Cassel with mum, Sandra Cassel.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Amalia Howard busks outside Coles Supermarket asking for donations for her fundraising to help the Wayside Chapel feed homeless people.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Amalia Howard presents her fund-raising booty to the Wesley Wayside Chapel, Kings Cross, when in Sydney recently.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>NEWS BLOG - Exposing the effects of a dreaded disease - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Wellington Show Young Woman 2025, Clair Stiff is preparing for The Land Sydney Royal Show Young Woman Zone 6 Finals at Eugowra on Saturday, February 28. In the meantime Clair is conducting a survey among rural women suffering from endometriosis to finalise her University Honours degree at Charles Sturt University.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Stumbileena Australia Day awardees and guests about to cut their Australia Day cake at Stuart Town’s Moxon Park.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Addison Hanney led the 100-head gathering singing Advance Australia Fair.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Village Citizens of the Year "Stumbileena" Jamie Howard and Sheree Robertson with deputy mayor Phillip Toynton, Lukas Butler and mayor Josh Black who attended.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Euchareena Citizen of the Year is Peter Wykes.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Mumbil Citizen of the Year is Hazel Keogh.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Young Citizen of the Year is Gracie Pulbrook.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>RFS Member of the Year awarded to Craig Gurney.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Community Achievement award to Mel Howard.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Community Achievement award to Ted Montgomery.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Community Achievement award to Barbara Eade.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Community Achievement award to Sam McGregor.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Community Encouragement awards to Abbeylea Marlin, Tobey Robertson and Andrew Broadbent.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>NEWS BLOG - Urgent call for crisis accommodation in Wellington to keep women and children safe and connected - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>A community call to action.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>All’s looking well on the course and greens for the centenary celebrations at Wellington Golf Club on Sunday, March 15. Golf course grounds manager Damien Bell checks the 18th green with James Smith and Peter Holden in readiness for the big family day.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Wellington Division 1 Pennant Team 1996 - John Donnelly, Gary McCarthy, Gary Cusack, Gary Holding, Robert Baker and Darren Whiteley.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Visit by NSW State Junior team on September 10, 1967Jack Newton Jnr, John Middlebury, team manager F. Elrington, Peter Bennett and Steven Brown.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Before Wellington Golf Club moved locations from ‘Namima” to the ‘Caves Course” in 1942, the immediate area was a racecourse and the tree in background still stands. Check it out when out at the club for the Centenary on March 15. This race on May 16, 1928 was won by Mr B. Veech Senr’s brown gelding ‘Rubelin’.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Late Betty McKeown was unbeatable when in form and a stick in her hands.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Enthusiasts at the launch on the Saturday of Australia Day long weekend.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Councillor Jen Cowley with Mel Howard and Member for Calare Andrew Gee with some of the memorabilia.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Just some of the hundreds of items on display.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>There’s plenty of historical reading at the new Preservation and History Society headquarters in Stuart Town. Deputy mayor Phillip Toynton sits with Mel Howard and Marcus Hanney.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Shirely Hanney, representing CWA played host at Boehme’s Hall and shows deputy mayor Phil Toynton the Boehme family tree on display.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Australia Day Ambassadors Katie, Maggie and Michael Quach with Mayor Josh Black presented the Wellington Citizen of the Year award to Mark Griggs on Sunday evening during the Wellington Australia Day awards ceremony in Cameron Park.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Councillor Richard Ivey presents the Senior Citizen of the Year award with Australia Day Ambassador Katie Quach to Teresa Johnson.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Australia Day Ambassador Katie Quach presents the Community Event of the Year to Jennifer Wykes of Rotary and Dixie Robinson of Maranatha Gunyah representing the Maranatha Gunyah Fete, with State MLC Stephen Lawrence.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Federal member for Calare Andrew Gee and state member for Dubbo Dugald Saunders present a Community Achievement award to Father MacKander.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Emmalee Holmes is present her Community Achievement award from Councillor Jen Cowley.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Jim Pratt receives his Community Achievement award from Councillor Matt Wright.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Nacap Pty Ltd’s Peter Stewart with the 19 Wellingtonians before they headed to Canberra on Monday for a week of education mixed with a lot of fun.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Wellington Soldiers Memorial Club director coordinating the scholarship grants Barry Jeffery, Lions president John Pringle and Soldiers Club General Manager Stephen Hodge at the program launch this week.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sue Knowles presents Enid Simpson a gift of a painting by local artist Louise Sallustio in gratitude of her untiring work as Parish Secretary.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Leader’s Sharon Wilson and Wellington Soldiers’ Jane Angelini show-off the wonderful Guys and Dolls Challenge sashes all ready for the 2026 Wellington Boot.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Provision for Aged Person’s Accommodation (PAPA) president, Russell Nott with long-time committee member and association stalwart Delma Gersbach at the new six-unit complex being constructed between Arthur and Swift Streets.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Maliyan - Wedge tail eagle mural on the Wall at Kitch &amp; Sons, with Chris Tomlinson, Kerry Palmer, Jack Randell and Jan Payne. There were more than a dozen helpers when the ‘Leader’ visited the site on Saturday.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Wellington Race Club stalwart Gillian Ryan was bestowed Life Membership of the club during yesterday’s race meeting in Wellington. Club president, Peter Barton presented the honour between races saying he was priviledged to be in the position to bestow such a prestigious award to a lady who has worked tirelessly for not only the race club but many other organisations in Wellington and locally. “Gil has been a keen supporter and hard worker on and off race club committees for many years,” he said. In accepting the honour, Gillian Ryan mentioned that one year, her and another lady sold more than 1000 hotdogs at one race day, probably a Wellington Boot race day. She recalled many decades back she asked to join the club committee to be told that they didn’t have women on their committee. Instead, she and other ladies sold raffle tickets for bull raffles, Merino rams and later, young horses to raise funds for the club. But, how times have changed, and mindsets too, as Gil and other women are now the backbone of the race club. Her late father, Jeff England was a club president and later a life member of Wellington Race Club.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>After 37 years of dedicated service to the NSW Fire Brigade - now Fire &amp; Rescue, John Hunt hangs up his service helmet for the last time in the Wellington fire station. John was an enthusiastic team competitor in the “Wellington Boots” championships on many occasions throughout the state. He was appointed Deputy Captain of the station in 2017 and has been a mainstay of the local ‘On Call’ firefighters throughout all of those years.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>FLASHBACK to 1999 when Wellington Firies were the champions for the North West Zone 4 firefighting champions at Bourke. Holding some of their trophies and awards are John Hunt, Mark Moroney, Neal McCabe, Doug Morley and Mike Hayes. The Wellington team is now calling on interested people to join one of the best brigades in the Central West.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2025-09-01</lastmod>
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      <image:title>NEWS BLOG - Peta’s bookwriting debut as a self-publisher - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Wellington’s self-publisher Peta Wilson has just released her first book “A New Crown” and plans to release her second before Anzac Day next year.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2025-08-31</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Protestors from the Geurie district voice their concerns of the proposed Geurie Boree Solar Farm during a meetng with WIN TV on Monday. ...Renee Harrison photos.</image:caption>
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