Saturday, April 27, 2024

Nhill Free Press & Kaniva Times


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Flag Project launched at Nhill Cemetery

Last Sunday, between 100 and 150 people gathered at the Nhill Cemetery for the official opening of its Flag Project, followed by a Remembrance service and a march through the cemetery by the Light Horse reenactment committee. The project aims to honour veterans by placing flags on their graves.

A sight worth seeing – “The Nhill War Memorial”

John Williams. Lowan Councillor Alfred Dahlenburg said at the dedication of the NHILL War Memorial on the 13th of September 1921, that the project had been beautifully thought out and that it was "a sight worth seeing".

New leaders emerge to support our ag shows

New leaders emerged at the Wimmera Agricultural Societies Association’s Annual General Meeting on Sunday, April 15. Former Secretary and new Treasurer, Andrea Cross representing the Horsham Agricultural Society, said the two new leaders bring wisdom and innovation to the team.

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Telstra’s 5G and 4G upgrades promise enhanced connectivity for Nhill

Telstra has announced significant upgrades to its mobile base station in Nhill, which will bring enhanced 4G services and introduce 5G coverage to the community. However, these improvements come with a temporary inconvenience—scheduled outages are expected from April 15 to April 19, during which there will be no 3G/4G coverage available from the site.

What a show!

A great day was had by all who came from near and far to the Nhill Airshow 2024. Planes had been flying all week but on the morning of the show they were coming in from every direction, including the Gooney Bird up from Melbourne and a number of private planes, many of which formed part of the aircraft ground display.

Around the paddock

Farmers across the district are gearing up for the cropping season which is fast approaching. Brett Jewell said, "We are busy preparing for sowing, with a few internal fences being removed, gypsum to spread, some seed still to clean, a couple of stubble to burn, and some maintenance to be done on the sprayer and airseeder.

Only three more sleeps till the airshow

You've been hearing and reading about it for months, but it's finally here; this Saturday strap on your boots for an amazing day; gates open at 8.30 am. Here's just some of the exciting events ... Around 11am Paul Bennet's world class aeronautics spectacular commences with an Australian Flag Parachute drop...

Nhill air pageant a “roaring success”

John Williams. 65 years ago, it was marked as "our best air pageant ever" when a Canberra Bomber and Meteor jet buzzed the 3,000-strong crowds at the two-day event in March 1959. The RAAF display was a highlight with the Canberra fly-over on the Saturday and the Meteor staying overnight for another demonstration which ended when the jet rocketed up to a height of 23,000 feet to disappear into the wide blue yonder.

Quilt display at Lowana

Broughton's local craft group that meet Thursday fortnightly at the Salvation Army have been very busy and have put a collection of beautiful quilts together ... made from mostly donated fabric and are available to purchase with all proceeds going to the local Days for Girls group.

Nhill Free Press & Kaniva Times is run by Gladdis Enterprises and covers issues and events in the townships of Nhill and Kaniva.

Nhill Free Press & Kaniva Times 
27 Victoria Street, Nhill Vic 3418
Phone: 03 5391 1555  I  Fax: 03 5391 1264 

Editor: Emily Gladdis
0428 112 321  I  editor@nhillfreepress.com.au

Publisher: Daniel Gladdis
03 5391 1555  I  editor@nhillfreepress.com.au

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