Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Wilcannia News

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Published monthly by Wilcannia News Committee Inc.

Distributed in Wilcannia and district

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Contact: editor@wilcannianews.com.au
08 8091 5294

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Recent articles

International AFL tour December 2024

Wilcannia News
AFL
As many heard, Leonard Whyman Bugmy was selected to play in the Wanderers Australia AFL(1) team for their international tour December 2024. The experience took Leonard and his team to Dublin (Ireland), Paris (France) and London (England).

Wilcannia chosen for pilgrimage site

Sr Elizabeth Young. Our town was picked! This year, Pope Francis, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has called a 'Jubilee', which is an ancient practice every 50 or 25 years ... In this part of the Catholic world, Wilcannia (the whole town) has been chosen by Bishop Columba as a place of pilgrimage, along with Broken Hill Cathedral, Forbes and the Brewarrina Fish Traps.

A use for carp

Wilcannia News
Agriculture
Roy Butler, Member for Barwon, tells us he visited a place run by Oceans2Earth. They make a product called Soil Enhancer. They mix fish waste and wood together to make a fertiliser. The man behind this is Tim Crane, originally from Wilcannia.

Earlier articles

‘Wilcannia community leader presents on the plight of the Baaka (Darling River) at the COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan’

Wilcannia News
Agriculture
...Uncle Owen Whyman presented as part of an Indigenous panel at COP29 during the ‘United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’ in Baku, Azerbaijan. Uncle Owen is a respected Wilcannia community leader, volunteer board member of the Indigenous Peoples’ Organisation, Chair of the Paroo-Darling National Park Co-management Committee, Deputy Chair of the Mutawintji National Park Board of Management, board member of North-Western Water Council, and founder and convenor of the Indigenous - Aboriginal Party of Australia (IAPA).

Wilcannia remembered

Wilcannia News
History & heritage
Standing alone near the table and seats adjacent to the footpath, a visitor, dressed in bike leathers, was very attentive to the Remembrance Day service. Following the service, as locals and other visitors gathered around the morning tea table, she remained alone and still.
White Cliffs residents meet with Wilcannia residents

White Cliffs residents meet with Wilcannia residents – Barkindji Native Title claim

Wilcannia News
Indigenous
In the early 2000’s White Cliffs residents were told that their dugouts would be exempt from the Native Title claim being made at the time by the ... White Cliffs resident Dick Wagner organised a meeting ... to inform everyone of the current state of new lease agreements ...

Power outage – the Premier, Chris Minns, came and listened, and the Minister for Energy, Penny Sharpe

Wilcannia News
Energy
After arriving via the Rural Fire Service helicopter, Premier of NSW Chris Minns and Member for Barwon Roy Butler entered the Golf Club with no fanfare and immediately began to introduce themselves to the 60 Wilcannia, White Cliffs and rural residents present ... Following the Premiers visit, Minister for Energy, Penny Sharpe hosted another, smaller gathering on Sunday the 27th October. Adopting the same approach as the Premier, the Minister spoke to local business owners, before answering questions from the floor.
Chris Minns visit

History corner and book review

Wilcannia News
Education & training
The History Society has received a copy of a book "Mining Towns and Schools in Outback NSW’, "dedicated to the men, women and children who endured tremendous social and physical hardships in outback NSW during the 1800’s and first half of the 1900’s". Author John Selwood compiled the book after a 40 year teaching career, which started at a one teacher school at Afterlee…

About Wilcannia News

Wilcannia News
Published monthly by the Wilcannia News Committee Inc. and circulated in Wilcannia and district.

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

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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.
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PO Box 150, Wilcannia 2836

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

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