Deputy Premier and Minister for Rural and Regional Development Peter Ryan has launched this year’s Regional Achievement and Community Awards. “The awards aim to acknowledge and encourage those who are helping to reshape and inspire our communities,” Mr Ryan said. “If you know an individual or group making a real difference in your community, I [...]
Master Cook 2 organisers have been singing the praises of SecureClean employees Anne Ball and Noreen Abel after the duo raised more than $8000 for the Wimmera Health Care Group Foundation. Under their team name ‘Sing For Yout Supper’ the members of Horsham Plaza’s cleaning staff organised a long list of activities and fund-raisers to [...]
By DEAN LAWSON Money raised from Wimmera Health Care Group Foundation’s Master Cook 2 event is set push well beyond a $50,000 target as the event reaches a crescendo. With a grand-final cook-off scheduled for tonight and a gala dinner at Horsham RSL Club on Saturday night, the total appears primed to eclipse last year’s [...]
Organisers of a third annual Mother’s Day Classic in Horsham are expecting a record turnout for Sunday’s event. The four-kilometre walk and eight-kilometre fun run attracted 500 participants last year with committee members optimistic of a similiar turnout this weekend. Committee member Anne King said the event was a great way to kickstart Mother’s Day. [...]
Wimmera Volunteers will host activities across the region next week to celebrate National Volunteer Week. Under the theme ‘Every One Counts’, activities will recognise the contribution of individual volunteers to their communities. Events will be held at Kaniva, Nhill, Harrow, Edenhope, Warracknabeal, Minyip and Horsham. Wimmera Volunteers chief executive Julie Pettett said since she commenced [...]
A generous Wimmera Health Care Group employee has donated a prize she won to help raise money for Wimmera Nursing Home. Leisure and lifestyle program manager Kellie King won two tickets to the Australian Style Institute’s Ultimate Style Event on May 18 and 19 in Melbourne. Ms King said a ticket to the Ultimate Style [...]
Adele Holland steams up her dish to win a heat of Wimmera Health Care Group Foundation’s Master Cook2 competition in Horsham Plaza. Holland teamed with Amelia Elliston from the A Team and proved too good for The Hairy Grilla and Bald Fryer team of Adrian Galvin and Steve Olver. Semi-finals are next Wednesday and a [...]
Mininera and District Football League’s southern clubs and their communities have new defibrillators to help people deal with cardiac emergencies. The project roll-out started at a function at Woorndoo clubrooms where league president Ruth Brain, secretary David Wade joined representatives from Woorndoo-Mortlake, Lismore-Derrinallum, Hawkesdale-Macarthur, Caramut, Glenthompson-Dunkeld and Penshurst clubs. Owners of ACE Radio Broadcasters and [...]
Dimboola-Pimpinio Primary School pupils will raise money for their school in a national adidas School Fun Run tomorrow week. The youngsters are seeking sponsorship from their communities for the event. Sandra Gove from the school said the fun run presented students with a way of getting excited about physical activity. “I am very proud of [...]
Extensive use of a special mattress to guarantee a patient stays immobile and comfortable during transit has prompted Horsham emergency services to place three more on top of an ambulance service wish list. Ambulance Victoria team manager and acting Wimmera group manager Paul Burton said the Vacuum Immobilisation Mattresses would be the primary focus of [...]
