Llandilo’s Moment in Time
Llandilo Public School recently hosted 360 students past and present, family, friends and guests at a special assembly where the time capsule from their 150th Birthday Celebrations from 2016 was laid in the school’s new garden bed. School Captains Stephanie Galea and Catherine Sultana were joined by Principal Deborah Getley, who placed the time capsule […]
School Buses Delivered for Jordan Springs!
Local parents have been waiting years for school buses in Jordan Springs. It’s not good enough that children attending schools in Cranebrook have no school bus – when there is still no local primary school in Jordan Springs. This is an issue that has been raised with Prue Car MP on a weekly basis. It […]
Local Community Comes Together for Farmers
With many parts of the State suffering from drought, local Leone Cutler has seen first hand the devastation that it can leave behind. After many discussions with her friends who live in the drought affected areas of North Western NSW, Leone wanted to do something to try and assist them. It was from there that […]
Ropes Crossing Hosts Suicide Prevention Fundraiser
Local resident Chloe Taylor recently held a fundraising event, ‘Chloe’s Suicide Prevention Morning Tea’, at the Ropes Crossing Community Hub last month. The event was organised to help raise funds as well as awareness of suicide prevention. It was attended by just under 100 members of the local community and featured a cake stall, photo […]
The Origins of Halloween
Halloween is celebrated on October 31st. There are as many versions of the origins of Halloween as there are views about the day itself. Some people see it as a fun activity for children who dress up in costumes, have parties and go trick-or-treating to collect as many sweets as possible. Others see the day […]
Jordan Springs Blooms into Life
The Jordan Springs project team joined forces with Braddock Public School students and Greening Australia to plant around 500 locally-sourced indigenous trees, shrubs and grasses as part of Schools Tree Day. The cohort planted an open space area of approximately 8,670 sqm in a biodiversity corridor at Jordan Springs. The biodiversity corridor is used for […]
Spring Clean Your Body
At long last, spring arrives. We often think of this season as a time to throw open the windows and let the fresh air in while doing a big tidy up around the house. What a great idea! But, don’t stop there. It’s also the perfect time to take stock of yourself by refreshing […]
Buy a Bale with Ice Cream Sales
Students at The Lakes Christian College are enjoying eating ice creams in an effort to raise money to support the drought affected farmers. The College canteen only operates a few days a week, so on the non-canteen days the SRC are selling ice creams and ice blocks and all proceeds are being given to Buy […]
Our Television Star
Jordan Springs’ Sapphire Penehoe is certainly living up to her name, with the 5-year-old starring in Mazda’s latest television commercial shown in Australia. The young school girl, who began modelling at the age of just 2, attended a casting for the Mazda CX-8 Diesel television commercial in March, before receiving a successful call-up for the job in April. “Sapphire filmed the […]
Thank You Perce
Over the past 15 years, Perce Denton has been the Captain of the Llandilo Rural Fire Brigade. Denton has been the trusted leader of a hard-working team of volunteers who put their lives on the line for the community in times of need. He recently made the decision to step aside as Captain at the Annual General […]