Kirstin Nicholson, The Koondrook and Barham Bridge Newspaper
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Barrelling along
Erika Quinn has celebrated success at Equitana Melbourne 2024, which was held on November 14-17. Erika took out fifth place in a field of 30 competitors from across the country in the prestigious barrel racing event held over two days.
One step closer
47 people helped the Cohuna Lions Club add to the national tally of kilometres for Lap the Map on Saturday when they participated in Cohuna parkrun ... Funds raised go to the Lions Australia Medical Alert Dog Program that provides Diabetic Alert Dogs to people with type 1 diabetes, free of charge.
Childcare centre operational by 2027
It is the news we have all been waiting for – that next step in the process that cements that Cohuna really is getting a childcare centre – an expected opening date … the State Government announced Cohuna’s childcare centre would be operational for the start of the 2027 school year. The news brought smiles to parents, employers and even people who don’t have children yet who can take comfort that they can continue to work when they do start their family.
Indigenous art collaboration
Students at Leitchville Preschool have a new art installation to admire, and it’s one they can be proud to say they have been a part of ... Tobie Cameron, a Kalkatungu man, was commissioned to paint the artwork, and visited the preschool to discuss the concept, design and process with students and staff, and to guide them through their involvement.
Local rescues enhanced with new appliance
The Cohuna Fire Brigade has a new appliance that will improve the services the brigade provides to the district. The new Hino rescue appliance was delivered and presented to brigade members on September 19 and replaces the Isuzu appliance that has been in use locally for seven years.
A fiery fiesta
The second Cohuna Chilli Festival was held on Friday night and organisers say it was a huge success. Held on the public holiday of the AFL grand final weekend, it drew visitors from across the state. With weather to wow, food to feast on, and an atmosphere to applaud, the chilli festival had something for everyone and kept patrons entertained into the night.
Raided
Police have raided the newly opened ‘Quick Stop Convenience Store’ in King George Street, Cohuna, seizing illicit tobacco products and arresting a woman. Police officers from Kerang, Cohuna and Koondrook executed a warrant at the tobacconist, which sells children’s toys front of house...
Days of Glamour
They are the dresses of yesteryear, the gowns that a girl could dress in and feel like a princess – and they’re on display at the Cohuna Art Gallery for all to see. As part of the ‘Days of Glamour’ exhibition, you can view these beautiful dresses owned and once worn … in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s ... Joy’s dress was bought with money from her father when she was 16, in 1963.
Bronze medal win
While the Hockeyroos and Kookaburras were defeated in the quarter finals of the Paris Olympic Games, here on home soil, Cohuna’s Chelsie Hird stood proudly on the podium receiving a bronze medal for the Country Victoria team at the Hockey Australia Country Championships. The event was held at the Goulburn Hockey Centre…
Vietnam Veterans’ Day – 18 August 2024 – Alan Cooke
Alan Cooke worked as an earth moving contractor in Cohuna when he was called up for National Service in April 1966. The 20-year-old had no idea where Vietnam was and didn’t think he’d actually go, but by the time he was discharged in 1968, he had spent 285 days there as a Sapper in the 1st Field Squadron of the Royal Australian Engineers.
