Nhill Free Press & Kaniva Times

The Nhill and district community has raised $4,319 for the Cancer Council through four days of fundraising organised by the Nhill Cancer Group. The group thanked everyone who supported the effort, which included a raffle, donations and the sale of Cancer Council merchandise at Nhill IGA over three days.

Nhill’s pliable plastic factory

Emily Gladdis, Nhill Free Press & Kaniva Times

Business

27 May 2026

John Williams. At the Nhill Plastic Factory, staff once found themselves unable to unclasp their own fingers no matter how hard they tried, while another employee slept upright in a chair for half an hour - wide awake inside her head but unable to move a muscle. No, it wasn’t a typical Monday morning. Hypnotist Bud Flanagan Junior was in town, using the factory workers to promote his 1949 show.

Rain and volunteers brighten the week

Emily Gladdis, Nhill Free Press & Kaniva Times

20 May 2026

Community

...Pictured is one of Kathy Koop’s amazing sunrises, captured during the week. National Volunteer Week is being celebrated this week, with the 2026 theme, Your Year To Volunteer.

Volunteers take the spotlight in Hindmarsh

Emily Gladdis, Nhill Free Press & Kaniva Times - 20 May 2026

National Volunteer Week will be celebrated across Hindmarsh Shire from 18 to 24 May, with a series of local activities recognising the people who give their time, skills and energy to the community. This year’s theme, Your Year to Volunteer, encourages people to think about the role volunteering plays in building connection, purpose and stronger communities.

Fibre artists spin creativity from wool

Emily Gladdis, Nhill Free Press & Kaniva Times

Arts

13 May 2026

Janet Heenan and Cheryl Lowe share a love of wool, fibre and the slow, skilled art of spinning. The two fibre artists, who both began spinning in the late 1970s, are members of the local spinning group ... Their early spinning days began with raw fleece...

New guide to help Wimmera migrants settle in region

Emily Gladdis, Nhill Free Press & Kaniva Times

6 May 2026

Education & training

Wimmera Settlement Services has released a comprehensive Guide and Directory outlining dozens of services, supports and sporting, work, training and social opportunities for new settlers to the region. Available in hard copy and online it aims to help new migrants feel welcome, supported and ready to start of new life in the Wimmera.

ANZAC Day 2026

Emily Gladdis, Nhill Free Press & Kaniva Times

Council

29 April 2026

A large crowd gathered at Nhill's dawn service on Saturday morning, with people of all ages paying tribute to those who served in the nation's defence forces. Nhill RSL president John Dunbar said it was the largest crowd he had seen at the dawn service.

Getting Ready for ANZAC Day 2026

Emily Gladdis, Nhill Free Press & Kaniva Times

23 April 2026

Community

Last weekend, members of the Nhill RSL Sub-Branch, Nhill Lions Club and the Lowan Lodge spent a busy afternoon erecting a great many of the Australian flags at the gravestones of military persons who had served in conflicts across the world. Mrs Jenny Blackwood is to be congratulated on her rigorous research as well as those who have made suitable the boring of holes for the Australian flags.

Grandstand opening

Emily Gladdis, Nhill Free Press & Kaniva Times

AFL

15 April 2026

Club stalwart Steve Graham officially opened Nhill and District Sporting Club’s new grandstand and changeroom facility on Saturday before a full crowd. The grandstand features 147 seats, including an all-abilities accessible ramp and seating areas, a large media room overlooking the oval, and a corporate room with a sink and storage.

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