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Wee Waa High School beauty student shines

Inspired by her beauty therapist cousin, Heidi Knight, Wee Waa High School Year 11 student, Sarah Hamilton has known for some time that beauty therapy was the career for her. Sarah is studying a Certificate III in Retail Cosmetics – Beauty as a part of her school-based traineeship. This involves her working one day per week at local beauty salon Visage in Narrabri. “The choice of salon was easy for me,” said Sarah. “Heidi is a talented beauty therapist and I think she runs a good business, so she was a natural choice when it came to where I’d like […]

Sep 15, 2020

  • R u OK? Day

Free coffees served up for R U OK? Day

Coffee lovers were surprised and delighted with a free cup ‘on HealthWISE’ when they visited Coogle Cottage on September 11. The local health organisation shouted the morning rush in coffee shops throughout the region in an effort to work with local country businesses and give customers a break. The free coffee came with a reminder to check in with friends and family as part of R U OK? Day and World Suicide Prevention Day. Customers were offered resources on how to start a conversation on mental health and information on a free Hunter New England and Central Coast PHN counselling […]

Sep 11, 2020

  • MND fundraiser

‘Mad Max’ vehicle the prize in fundraising auction

Narrabri’s Shaun Thomson will host a fundraising auction on his Facebook page on Thursday night, September 10, to raise money for research into motor neurone disease. Bidders will be competing for a replica ‘Mad Max’ vehicle, above. “The appeal is to raise money for Motor Neurone Australia,” said Shaun. “It’s an online live auction – we will auction the car off. Every cent the auction raises will go to research into motor neurone disease. “The auction will start at 6pm Thursday night on my Facebook page.” Shaun’s mother Trudy Thomson passed away from motor neurone disease last year on December […]

Sep 9, 2020

  • Namoi Women's shed

Interest continues to grow in the Namoi Women’s Shed

Interest has continued to grow in the Namoi Women’s Shed. “Minister for Regional Health, Regional Communications and Local Government, Mark Coulton heard about our initiative and visited the Women’s Shed recently,” said spokeswoman Trish Dandridge. Mr Coulton met members and supporters including Challenge Community’s chief executive Barry Murphy, Challenge Recycling manager Matt Keeffe, campus coordinator for the Community College Trish Dandridge and some of the women who represent the Women’s Shed. “This was a great opportunity for us to raise awareness of, and talk about the purpose of, the shed and we thank Mark Coulton for his interest and support,” […]

Sep 1, 2020

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