Wilcannia News

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Published fortnightly by Wilcannia News Committee Inc.

Distributed in Wilcannia and district

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Contact: editor@wilcannianews.com.au
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Meet Liane Wendt, the new Executive Director of the BAAKA Cultural & Arts Centre

Wilcannia News
Arts
The BAAKA Board is very pleased to announce the appointment of Liane Wendt as the new Executive Director of the BAAKA Cultural & Arts Centre. Liane comes to Wilcannia from Derby in WA, where she led the Mowanjum Arts and Cultural Centre.

White Cliffs Solar Power Station

Wilcannia News
Community
The White Cliffs Power Station is the first commercially operated solar thermal power station in NSW and one of the earliest of its kind in the world ... It is a popular tourist attraction and "tourism is an important economic driver for our small communities." The Heritage Council of NSW is thinking about putting the power station on the State Heritage register.

Baaka Cultural & Arts Centre – Getting close to opening

Wilcannia News
Arts
The Baaka Cultural & Arts Centre is moving into its final stages, and the team is very excited to share they are on track to open in the second half of this year ... The building architect David Kaunitz was also out visiting the Centre on his annual trip with students from the University of Sydney.

In memory of Professor MaryAnn Bin-Sallik

Wilcannia News
Health
We acknowledge the passing of Professor MaryAnn Bin-Sallik, a Djura elder from the East Kimberly. We acknowledge her work and dedication in the fields of nursing and Aboriginal education and for her advocacy for equity for Aboriginal people.

Bakandji man: Eddy Harris

Wilcannia News
Event
Last week, Friday 6th February, local elder Eddy Harris celebrated the opening of his latest exhibition at the Broken Hill Art Gallery ... "Eddy said he was very pleased with the response, with a number of works being snapped up by discerning buyers."

Community co-operation

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In the last couple of weeks, there have been two incidents where people required assistance. The community immediately stepped up because outside resources are just too far away ... It is proof that when you are concerned with the way things are, the best action is to take action. If we continue to up-skill ourselves and to share the knowledge, we can take care of our own. The fact that we are at least two hours from other resources highlights the importance that we know our town and we know each other.

Wilcannia HSC graduate art

Wilcannia News
Arts
This edition we offer you a look at the stunning art work submitted by graduate Tahlarah Lawson for her HSC Art folio. Tahlarah’s art appeared in the Broken Hill Art Gallery’s 2025 HSC Art Show held at the Albert Kersten Mining and Mineral Museum (Geo Centre) in Broken Hill.

NBN fixed wireless is coming to Wilcannia – where speed is the new data

Wilcannia News
Business
Chris Elliot. Wilcannia residents in the space of less than 300 years have moved from the traditional wooden message stick that, while designed to carry a lot of data, had low transfer speed, as it depended on how fast the carrier walked. In 1866 it took 70 days for a letter to come from London to Wilcannia. Now, at current average speed of 80Mbps you can send a 2-million-word document per second from Wilcannia to London.

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Wilcannia News
Published fortnightly by the Wilcannia News Committee Inc. and circulated in Wilcannia and district.
Published monthly prior to February 2025.

Wilcannia News Committee Inc.
John Pineo (President), Shirley Evans, Ron Plunkett, Chris Elliott, Paul Brown, Anthony Pease , George

Submissions are welcome and advertising is available.

Editorial policy
The Editorial Committee wish to point out that the views expressed in Letters to the Editor, or submitted articles are not necessarily the views of the committee.
Letters to the Editor must be signed and have a contact number.
Letters will not be published unless these details are supplied.
The Editorial committee cannot guarantee that all letters received will be published.

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The deadline for articles, advertising and reports is 4pm on the Monday prior to the first and third Wednesdays of the month.

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Athenaeum Building 37 Reid St
PO Box 150, Wilcannia 2836

Phone 08 8091 5294
Email: editor@wilcannianews.com.au

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