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It’s time for artists and recyclers to get creative and produce a winning work of art for the 2012 Waste to Art Competition and Exhibition.

This competition is an initiative of Net Waste and once again, Wellington Council will be hosting a local competition, along with 28 other Councils who are holding similar events within the Central and Western NSW area.

Schools, community groups and individuals are invited to take up the challenge and create a new life for materials considered useless such as bottle tops, plastic bags and farm machinery parts.  Local winners will have the opportunity to exhibit in the Regional Exhibition which will be hosted by Forbes Shire Council in May 2012.

 This year, Wellington Council is endeavouring to secure prize money for winning entries which has been offered in previous competitions.

1st place winner will receive $100!

Entries will be received at the Wellington Library from now until Thursday, 8 March 2012. Category information and entry forms are available from Wellington Council’s Administration Building or visit the NetWaste website at www.netwaste.org.au. 
Contact Council on  (02) 6840 1723 for further details.

 
Some new local video clips

During the weekend of the 27th and 28th of September, I grabbed the video camera and shot some footage of the local area. I have created 3 new clips:

A drive from Orange to Stuart Town - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iixvezov04  <- Click here

A drive from Stuart Town to Mookerawa - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSPndYV4R0s  <- Click here

A drive around Mookerawa Park - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1T_QoieHak   <- Click here

Please note that these videos have been sped up! We did not drive really fast to keep the video clips nice and short.

I hope you enjoy these videos and please let us know if you have any requests for future video clips.

 
A new book - "Branches from Ironbarks"

We are proud to introduce the publication “Branches from Ironbarks”……a journey through time. It is the sequel to “Whispers from Ironbarks”. The book is principally about families of the area and is a longstanding record of life in and around Ironbarks.

There are 192 different family names included, although some branches bearing the same surname have different origins. Names are arranged alphabetically. It is by no means a complete history of all the families from Ironbarks and its environs. It is an integral part of the ‘never ending story’ of Mookerawa, Gum Flat, Walters, Butcher’s Flat, Codner’s Flat, Lower Mookerawa, Omigal, Stuart Town, Farnham, Stony Creek and Store Creek. It is a must for the ‘history buff’ and anyone associated with the above locations.

We have published information and photos (some of which are historical ‘gems’), collected over the years by former and present residents, as well as people from all points of the globe, with ties to the area. Each story is unique, telling family details, place of abode, school attended and social conditions at that period of time. So many people have connections with the region whether it is through early settlers, gold seekers, railway employees, the depression period and more recently the construction of Lake Burrendong.

The book cost is $32.00 plus postage and handling. For further information please contact:
Ruth Pope
Weemala
Stuart Town
NSW 2820.
Phone 0268 468 281
weemala93@hotmail.com 

or

Norma Hannelly
Glenview
Stuart Town
NSW 2820
Phone 0268 468 258.

We have an archive facility locally and we welcome additional records, as hopefully, in the foreseeable future, some aspiring journalist will produce another historical document from this very early settled area! So many people visit the area hoping to gather information on their ancestors.

For those who are unaware of this publication: it is the history of Ironbarks, Stuart Town, Stoney Creek, Farnham, Store Creek, Omigal, Mookerawa, Lower Mookerawa, Cookeys Flat, Codners Flat, Gum Flat, Walters and Butchers Flat. It contains information on each of these communities, including schools, post offices and social activities as well as numerous photographs.

The first release in 1988 sold in a matter of months and since then, over the fifteen years we continue to have repeated requests for this book. The long awaited reprint is imminent. Regrettably we plan a limited printing, as the cost of production is so high. We are asking for money to be paid prior to publication. It is imperative that we have name and required numbers as soon as possible.

The cost is $35.00 plus postage and handling.

For further information contact:
Weemala93@hotmail.com
Mrs Ruth Pope
Weemala
Stuart Town NSW 2820
0268 468 281

or

Mrs Norma Hannelly
Glenview
Stuart Town NSW 2820
0268 468 258