The Walgett District Sporting Club is open from 10am daily & offers great sporting facilities such as golf, tennis & bowls or simply relax in a friendly atmosphere.

Come & enjoy a meal in the River’s Edge Bistro open daily for lunch 12pm to 2pm and dinner 6pm to 9pm.

The Sporting Club also hosts a large Auditorium perfect for special
functions with in-house catering available.

Live entertainment every Friday night along with regular Friday and Sunday night badge draws, meat & vegetable raffles with the last Friday of every month, monster seafood raffles.

Applications for memberships are welcome.
Call our friendly staff on (02) 6828 1271 for further details.

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At St. Joseph’s, your child will receive an excellent, well-rounded education in a caring environment within the Catholic tradition.
St Joseph’s is a welcoming school. We respect the differences, richness and beauty of all children and cultures.
As a Catholic school, we take Jesus Christ as our model for living and our corner stone.
The motto on our school logo is: Audio, Video, Disco – Listen, Look and Act! St Joseph’s maintains its awareness of the needs of all students and staff and we act to meet these needs.

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Guide Dogs of NSW / ACT  have advised they offer the following free of charge to visually impaired clients whose vision impacts on their mobility:

• Long cane with ball’s
• Support canes
• Electronic aids eg: GPS, mini guide that can be attached to walking frames
• Dog’s (as long as clients qualify and are suitable)
• Face to face assistance to build up clients confidence
• In-house workshops for clients ie: long cane training
• Tactile mapping workshops, can also provide tactile maps of towns
• GPS workshops
• KMFB workshops – (you can take a photo of a document with a mobile phone and the phone will read the document to you), eg: useful if clients go out to restaurants

Any one can refer clients to this service as long as the client is happy to be referred, name and contact details are all that is required Guide Dogs of NSW / ACT also do in-services for organizations to raise awareness of the services and common eye disease.

Contact number: 02 6362 6625 (Orange)
Gavin:                    0488 090 712

www.guidedogs.com.au

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ROBERT HANDSAKER FORD IS SITUATED IN NARROMINE A THRIVING TOWN IN THE HEART OF THE MACQUARIE VALLEY CENTRAL WEST NEW SOUTH WALES,NARROMINE IS 40 KILOMETRES WEST OF DUBBO ON THE MITCHELL HIGHWAY,GATEWAY TO WESTERN NEW SOUTH WALES AND SITS ON THE BANKS OF THE MACQUARIE RIVER.
ROBERT HANDSAKER FORD WILL SOON CELEBRATE ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY AND ROBERT HANDSAKER HAS SEEN A LOT OF CHANGES IN HIS 37 YEARS WITH FORD HAVING WON A NUMBER OF AWARDS FOR SALES AND DISTINGUISHED CUSTOMER SERVICE,INCLUDING THE PRESTIGIOUS FORD DEALER OF THE YEAR.
ROBERT IS PROUD OF HIS MODERN DEALERSHIP WHICH SERVICES RURAL NEW SOUTH WALES.THE DEALERSHIP CATERS TO ALL CUSTOMER NEEDS WITH A FULL RANGE OF NEW FORD PASSENGER AND COMMERCIAL VEHICLES PLUS ONE OF THE LARGEST SELECTION OF QUALITY WORKSHOP TESTED USED VEHICLES WEST OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS.
A MODERN UP TO DATE WORKSHOP WITH ALL SERVICE FACILITIES AND MODERN SPARE PARTS AND ACCESSORY SHOWROOM.THEY ALSO OFFER THE FULL RANGE OF NRMA SERVICES FROM INSURANCE NEEDS TO ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND MEMBERSHIP.
ROBERT HANDSAKER FORD HAS RECENTLY EXPANDED INTO LIFESTYLE AND LEISURE WITH THE ADDITION OF COROMAL CARAVANS,OFFERING A FULL RANGE FROM CAMPERS TO AFFORDABLE FAMILY VANS,LIFESTYLE AND PRINCETON SERIES IN FULL SIZE,SHOWER/TOILET AND OFFROAD AT THE NEW CARAVAN SHOWROOM IN BURROWAY STREET,NARROMINE.
ROBERT HANDSAKER HAS ALSO TAKEN ON THE ALL NEW MAHINDRA RANGE OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLES,OFFERING TOUGH RELIABLE WORK HORSES AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE.
Click Onto: www.roberthandsaker.com.au for more information.

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Mark Olive, aka ‘The Black Olive’, has been a chef for over 25 years and has become a well know Australian celebrity with his charismatic style and creative approach to food, starring in his own television series‘The Outback Cafe’ and a host of cooking, lifestyle and travel shows nationally and globally. Mark’s passion for fusing native food and culture with contemporary lifestyle cooking has led to a huge international profile, and the creation of Black Olive Catering, an indigenous catering company and function space in North Melbourne, Victoria.

As a Bundjalung man, Mark’s family originated from the Northern Rivers region in NSW. Born in Wollongong he became interested in cooking as a child, watching his mother and aunts prepare meals.  He trained under a European chef and has worked in a number of kitchens ranging from theatres, universities, health services, film sets and in a lá carterestaurants around the globe, before establishing his own business in 2008.

Along with his daily business operations, Mark now cooks regularly for clients such as Tourism Australia (TA) at large corporate, public and cultural events around the country and the world, bringing his signature infusions of contemporary outback flavours to every occasion. Mark’s business was chosen to feature in the Victorian itinerary when Oprah travelled to Australia with her Ultimate Audience in 2010. Her guests were treated to a cultural experience of indigenous food, art and storytelling during Mark’s infamous cooking demonstration.

Due to his success, Mark has been selected to be a member of TA’s ‘Friends of Australia’ program, which was “created to harness the power of bright and influential individuals who are making a name for themselves on the world stage, and who have a genuine affinity with Australia”.

Congratulations to the Walgett Aboriginal Medical Service and all its staff. Our Pharmacy has been honored to be part of your history during  two  and a half decades. We have experienced your staff’s remarkable teamwork and dedication to mutual understanding and empowering.

We know it has taken leadership and commitment to envision your institutional work and its outreach. You have allowed an openness and willingness to navigate this pathway. How fortunate we are to be part of this journey which started in 1986 and continues into the 21st century.

We wish you the best in this new decade and hope that all your goals are realized.
May your work with the community be successful for ever.
Warmest Regards.

THE WALGETT PHARMACY
48 Fox St
Walgett – NSW – 2832
Tel : 02 – 6828 1049
Fax : 02 – 6828 2879
email: walgettpharmacy@frednet.com.au

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Family Centred Primary Health Care, Walgett AMS, NSW.

For many Aboriginal people in the outback town of Walgett and outlying rural communities in the far north west of New South Wales, accessing health care facilities is not an easy task.
Since 2008, a remote outreach program provided by the Walgett Aboriginal Medical Service Co-operative Limited (WAMS) – the Family Centred Primary Health Care (FCPHC) – has made life easier for people in the region who are unable to travel to Walgett for medical attention.

The program is specifically targeted to the Aboriginal people of Walgett and its outlying rural communities. Patients can access quality and culturally appropriate primary healthcare in a comfortable environment.
Regional communities within the Brewarrina, Bourke and Walgett Shires are now serviced by mobile medical staff who travel in a medically-equipped van. A caravan was purchased by WAMS and converted into a portable medical clinic to service these remote communities.

The mobile team provides weekly clinics at Goodooga, Pilliga, Gingie and Namoi Village, working closely with area health staff in these towns. Planning is underway to begin in other townships.
Medical staff travelling to these remote communities take health care professionals with them to treat people who can’t make it to the medical service in Walgett.

WAMS successfully applied for funding from the Department of Health and Ageing in 2008 to establish the outreach program. The scoping process reviewed what medical attention was needed, demographics of the towns and existing health care providers in these communities.

The program’s main objectives are to improve the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and to provide quality primary health care access to people in outlying communities. It promotes a holistic approach to treating the whole family, from the kids to the grandparents.

WAMS promotes the FCPHC program on its website, flyers, local radio and information packs and leaflets at community events. It delivers the program in partnership with the Greater Western Area Health Service (GWAHS) and the Outback Division of General Practice.
Results have shown it is effective in reducing chronic illness factors, due to the visiting clinicians. Without this service many people would not know how to prevent or manage their chronic illness.

Find out more:
Walgett Aboriginal Medical Service Co-operative Limited
37 Pitt Street
Walgett NSW 2832
Phone: (03) 6828 1059 or (03) 6828 1611
Email: skye.duncan@walgettams.com.au
Website: http://www.walgettams.com.au/services/fcphc/what-is-fcphc.html

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Stiff Gins – Nardi Simpson and Kaleena Briggs have much to celebrate. Eleven years ago, their moniker was a reclamation of an offensive reference to Aboriginal women, a banner to guide their music in the direction of strength and pride. Three albums and countless breathtaking shows later, the name has become synonymous with musical excellence.

They have travelled the world, received prestigious awards, and created a loyal fan base with their heartsongs and emotive performances. They’ve performed for troops in the Middle East and remote communities in Australia, and developed a musical friendship that has transformed them both. Now, with their new album Wind & Water, they have perfected a sound that honours the raw power of their voices and their history while leading them firmly into the future of Australian music.

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