09 Dec 10 | YOUNG ACES: The MLC Hotshots had a great Sunday morning at the Junee tennis courts last week
09 Dec 10 | THE game between Johnson and Haddin played on Loftus One was a one-sided affair, with Johnson dismissed for a paltry 36 runs.
09 Dec 10 | IN MUCH better weather conditions this week, 11 Junee swimmers competed at Wagga last Sunday.
09 Dec 10 | JUNEE North Public School’s Aaron Lehane has a second silver medal to add to his tally after competing in the Australian Track and Field Primary School Championships recently.
09 Dec 10 | THE Junee Soccer club conducted its annual general meeting recently and elected a few new faces to the committee for 2011.
09 Dec 10 | CHILDREN of inmates at the Junee Correctional Centre will shine next year with the opening of a new building designed just for them.
Not-for-profit organisation Shine for Kids will open the doors of its new sunshine-yellow home outside the jail’s gates in January to offer children a place to express themselves and access support services.
09 Dec 10 | BETHUNGRA residents are hopeful the future of their village will be bright as a series of community meetings
strengthens the town’s resolve to progress.
09 Dec 10 | JUNEE teachers have given their two cents worth on public education funding.
With the NSW Teachers’ Federation public education van in town last week, the Junee Teachers’ Association was encouraged to provide submissions for review on how the Federal Government will allocate funding for public and private schools across Australia.
09 Dec 10 | JUNEE State Emergency Service volunteers are preparing for calls to assist flood-affected Wagga with predictions of up to 100 millimetres of rainfall today.
The Murrumbidgee River is slowly falling from its peak of 9.67 metres on Monday, but grave concerns are held with a renewed flood alert issued for Gundagai and Wagga.
02 Dec 10 | THE annual Pam Spalding Cup and Christmas party was held last Tuesday between bowlers from Junee Bowling Club and Junee Ex-Services Club.
02 Dec 10 | COMPETING in both Canberra and at the first of the local carnivals, Junee swimmers had a very successful weekend.
02 Dec 10 | THE top spot on the ladder is changing dramatically each week as Junee six-a-side soccer entered into its fifth round.
02 Dec 10 | Saturday’s Junee junior cricket again produced a close game, this time between Haddin and Ponting on Loftus one, with Haddin just scraping home by six runs.
02 Dec 10 | STATE REPS: The NSW PSSA Riverina girl’s cricket team travelled to Gosford last week for competition.
02 Dec 10 | A PRIVATE party in Fitzroy Street became overwhelming for its hosts when more than 100 people decided to attend.
The occupants called police to the home around 11.30pm on Saturday after the crowd of visitors began to still outside the house.
02 Dec 10 | JUNEE Rural Fire Service (RFS) took possession of a new fire truck on Monday morning, with an official handover of the keys by Riverina zone superintendent Joe Knox.
The dual cab truck, featuring the latest in safety and fire-fighting features, was presented as a replacement vehicle for an older tanker stored at the Junee station.
02 Dec 10 | CONCERNED by a lack of membership numbers, Junee Rotary Club is calling for Junee residents to step up to the community service plate.
Junee Rotary president Ross Reid said the current membership drive had stemmed from a move by Rotary International to close clubs which didn’t meet minimum member requirements.
02 Dec 10 | IT’S the season to be jolly, with the Junee Combined Churches and Rotary Club preparing for a night of festivities.
The annual Christmas Revels and Carols by Candlelight will be held on Saturday, December 11 at Memorial Park, with family activities organised throughout the afternoon.
02 Dec 10 | WORDS could not express the gratitude of the McGregor family or Tree of Hope organisers for the generosity of Junee residents.
On Saturday, hundreds took part in the Tree of Hope fundraiser to raise money for Junee mother of three Nicole McGregor, who is currently battling stage two cervical cancer.
02 Dec 10 | IN the face of the best harvest in a decade, farmers are now staring down the barrel of a weeklong halt as rain blankets the region.
With harvest in southern NSW only 20 per cent complete according to Graincorp, the rain has put a dampener on many farmers’ hopes of reaping maximum profits from their fields.
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