The Willowbend Sports Centre is now closed. “Lachlan Shire Council wishes to advise that in response to the evolving coronavirus situation the Willow Bend Sports Centre will be closed until further notice,” a statement released…
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The NSW Department of Education has introduced proactive measures to limit the impact of COVID-19 in local and state wide schools. Condobolin Public School and St Joseph’s Parish School, have already announced the postponement or…
Do you know what a Malleefowl is or how to identify it and its nest or mound? A Malleefowl ID and Nest/Mound Monitoring Training will take place in the Condobolin Library Meeting Room on Friday,…
PIC: Renowned quilter Jen Kingwell is coming to Condobolin to share her knowledge and talk about her journey to becoming a global quilting celebrity. Image Contributed. By Melissa Blewitt Global quilting celebrity, Jen Kingwell, is…
PIC: Mark Langley of Mark Langley Horsemanship (centre) with Emmeline Rolls on Honey and Connor Thompson on Narla. Mark conducted a three day workshop at the Pony Club grounds in Condobolin last week. MB. By…
Earthworks is underway at Gum Bend Lake in Condobolin. Lachlan Shire Council made the difficult decision not to fill the lake in August last year, however committed to maintaining the freedom camping area and the…
PIC: Jim Griffiths, who has been a regular whole blood donor since August 2000, was in town recently, distributing information on the blood donation process, and to promote the Mobile Blood Unit visit to the…
Burrawang Dorper and White Dorper Stud will hold its 15th On-Farm Ram Sale on Monday, 23 March starting at 11am with BR and C Agents conducting the sale. This sale’s line-up, including over 100 selected…
Whether you like romance, science fiction, suspense thrillers, biographies, crime, horror or a picture book, you can be rest assured you will be able to find it at the Condobolin Library. The community indulged in…
Lachlan Shire Council is committed to maintaining and improving Condobolin’s Gum Bend Lake’s recreational facilities. They are in the process of undertaking a $200,000 playground upgrade in the area, funded by Council and “NSW Planning…
Member for Barwon Roy Butler has informed the Condobolin Argus that since becoming aware of the medical coverage issues at the Condobolin Hospital, he has been in regular contact with Western NSW Local Health District…
The 2020 Condobolin Picnic Races were a great success. The meet featured $29,000 in prizemoney plus trophies. A highlight of the day was the $8,000 Royal Hotel Picnic Cup, which was won by Waldo Waldorf,…
Condobolin’s Donna Edwards will lose her locks to raise money for the Leukaemia Foundation, when she participates in the World’s Greatest Shave, next month. The well-known bus driver will shave off all her hair on…
Condobolin’s 2020 NSW Seniors Festival was celebrated through a myriad of activities last week. The festivities began with a fitness class with Personal Training – Brayden Davis at the Condobolin Sports Club on Tuesday, 18…
Judy Price has always had the Condobolin community at heart. The Condobolin SES Unit held an end of year presentation night at the RSL Club on 27 November, last year, where they honoured Mrs Price…
Personal Training – Brayden Davis held a Burpees for Bushfires fundraiser on Saturday, 25 January. The event raised $1,510, with all proceeds being donated to the Rural Fire Service. For every $1 that was donated…
Media Release Lachlan Shire Council, as it welcomes in the New Year, would like to make special mention of the Murrin Bridge community who joined the Shire in September last year. Murrin Bridge, an Indigenous…
By Melissa Blewitt Condobolin High School’s Laura Waller has been awarded the prestigious Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute Science Award. Named after the late cardiac surgeon and pioneer of modern heart transplantation, Dr Victor Chang,…
Macca in Condobolin The local community turned out in force to see Ian (Macca) McNamara, when he visited Condobolin. He held an old time bush dance on Saturday, 14 December, and then hosted his radio…
Numerous cases of pneumonia have been diagnosed in lambs in confinement lots across the central west in the last few weeks and appears to be on the rise. Pneumonia is a respiratory disease whereby the…
By Melissa Blewitt Melanie Thomas, journalist, author and founder of the KYUP! Project, has been named Lachlan Shire Council’s 2020 Australia Day Ambassador. She will be front and centre of Lachlan Shire Australia Day events….
By Melissa Blewitt The Rapid Relief Team (RRT) helped around 200 drought stricken farmers in Condobolin on Thursday, 10 October. Through their Farmers Community Connect, they delivered 100 tonnes of donated animal feed, which recipients…
