Community Lions welcome new members as they support community Grenfell Lions Club have been busy in the community supporting local and Lions Charities Mid West Media > 03 Jul 2025
Community Hospital Auxiliary drive to support local health By Dorothy Starr, Publicity Officer. The Annual meeting of the Grenfell United Hospital Auxiliary is to be held in the Leisure room at the Hospital at 2pm on Wednesday, 23 July, all are welcome to attend. So far this year we hosted the Regional Forum... Mid West Media > 29 Jun 2025
Community Dedication to show movement honoured AgShows NSW has announced the finalists ahead of its annual Excellence Awards this month. And there is one from Grenfell. Grace Eppelstun-Magner joins 18 other nominees in line for the prestigious Living Legend AwardThe awards aim to recognise ag show... Mid West Media > 22 Jun 2025
Community Dedication to show movement honoured AgShows NSW has announced the finalists ahead of its annual Excellence Awards this month. And there is one from Grenfell. Grace Eppelstun-Magner joins 18 other nominees in line for the prestigious Living Legend AwardThe awards aim to recognise ag show... Mid West Media > 22 Jun 2025
Community Grenfell Garden Club host delightful June meeting By Anita Edwards, Publicity Officer. Patina Gallery, situated on top of a hill just outside town, with its stunning views of the surrounding country and showcasing the beautiful artwork of Kathleen McCue, made it a delightful venue for our June... Brendan McCool > 15 Jun 2025
Community Local tomato jam a winner We have the best tomato jam in the State, right here!At the recent annual State Conference of CWA NSW new member of the Grenfell Evening CWA branch, Anne Gault, won first prize for her tomato jam in the Land Cookery competition. Anne also placed... Mid West Media > 15 Jun 2025
Community Visitors roll-up for Quandialla’s Biggest Morning Tea Quandialla Public School students cooked-up a mini storm in its kitchen in preparation for a Biggest Morning Tea this year. The school hosted a delightful fundraiser on 22 May all to support cancer patients and cancer research. With an invitation... Mid West Media > 15 Jun 2025
Community The most fitting special guests With this year’s Henry Lawson Festival feature poem being “The World is Full of Kindness” there is no more fitting special guests than Deidre and Terry Carroll OAM for the 2025 festival. When Lithgow girl, Deidre married her husband, Terry in... Madeline Blackstock > 08 Jun 2025
Community Royal Flying Doctor visit John Johnson hosted some interested Weddin locals and nine pilots and their planes on Sunday morning June 1, at the “Myee” airstrip. John hosted the group to draw attention to the upcoming Royal Flying Doctor Service’s 2025 Outback Air Race and... Mid West Media > 08 Jun 2025
Community The most fitting special guests With this year’s Henry Lawson Festival feature poem being “The World is Full of Kindness” there is no more fitting special guests than Deidre and Terry Carroll OAM for the 2025 festival. When Lithgow girl, Deidre married her husband, Terry in... Madeline Blackstock > 08 Jun 2025
Community Royal Flying Doctor visit John Johnson hosted some interested Weddin locals and nine pilots and their planes on Sunday morning June 1, at the “Myee” airstrip. John hosted the group to draw attention to the upcoming Royal Flying Doctor Service’s 2025 Outback Air Race and... Mid West Media > 08 Jun 2025
Community Tom celebrates his 100th with family and friends By DEIDRE CARROLLCongratulations to Thomas (Tom) Fisher who celebrated his 100th birthday at the Grenfell Bowling Club on Saturday evening 24 May. Tom was delighted to have his four sons - Ken, Bruce, Paul and Lawrence - and his three daughters -... Mid West Media > 08 Jun 2025
Community Grenfell Community Transport rebrand to reflect expanded services Contributed by Coast and Country Community ServicesOn Tuesday, 13 May the team from Coast and Country Community Services Ltd staged an information day for clients and interested persons at the Community Hub in Grenfell. While Coast and Country... Mid West Media > 01 Jun 2025
Community Calling youth to connect and thrive A dynamic, free youth event focused on building leadership skills, making real-world connections and preparing for future opportunities is taking place in Parkes. The NSW Office for Regional Youth is inviting young people, businesses and community... Mid West Media > 01 Jun 2025
Community Descendants of local family set to return for reunion Family members of locally born William John McClelland and Myra Ellen Brodie are set to return to Grenfell this September for a family reunion and are calling for extended family relatives to reach out and join. William was the fourth of 11 children... Brendan McCool > 01 Jun 2025
Community Landcare to hold a nature writing workshop By Melanie CooperIn the lead up to the Henry Lawson Festival on the June long weekend, former Grenfell girl and Australian novelist, Inga Simpson, will be running a nature writing workshop, organised by Weddin Landcare, at Patina Gallery on Thursday... Contributed Article > 01 Jun 2025
Community Faces in the Street: Henry Lawson With the portraits of local identities Ben Hall, Stan McCabe, Jan Lehane and Henry Lawson being relocated from the Main Street to their new home at the Girl Guide and Scout Hall at the start of this year, The Grenfell Record will be featuring... Mid West Media > 01 Jun 2025
Community Faces in the Street: Stan McCABE With the portraits of local identities Ben Hall, Stan McCabe, Jan Lehane and Henry Lawson being relocated from the Main Street to their new home at the Girl Guide and Scout Hall at the start of this year, The Grenfell Record will be featuring... Mid West Media > 25 May 2025
Community Faces in the Street: Stan McCABE With the portraits of local identities Ben Hall, Stan McCabe, Jan Lehane and Henry Lawson being relocated from the Main Street to their new home at the Girl Guide and Scout Hall at the start of this year, The Grenfell Record will be featuring... Mid West Media > 25 May 2025
Community Faces in the Street: Jan Lehane Janice Patricia Lehane was born 9th July 1941, the second daughter of Reub and Enid Lehane, and lived at Piney Range near Grenfell. Reub was a successful tennis player in his era. In 1926 he won the South West Singles at Young, soon after he lost the... Mid West Media > 18 May 2025
Community Tremendous success at Mad Hatter’s Afternoon Tea By Anita EdwardsThe Mad Hatters Tea Party, co-hosted by Grenfell Garden Club and Weddin Community Native Nursery on Tuesday 6 May, was a tremendous success. Attendees got into the spirit of things, turning up in some wonderful and amusing hats; and... Mid West Media > 18 May 2025
Community Faces in the street: Ben Hall With the portraits of local identities Ben Hall, Stan McCabe, Jan Lehane and Henry Lawson being relocated from the Main Street to their new home at the Girl Guide and Scout Hall at the start of this year, The Grenfell Record will be featuring... Mid West Media > 11 May 2025
Community Spirit of musician lives on in donation Lois Turner, her son Warwick, future daughter-in-law and grandson travelled from Tumut on Saturday, 12 April 2025 to Grenfell to donate her late husband Alan’s trombone to the Grenfell Town & District Band. Alan was a regular to Grenfell and... Mid West Media > 04 May 2025
Community Garden Club prepares for a mad hatters afternoon tea party By Anita EdwardsThe members of the Grenfell Garden Club are inviting everyone to join us at the Mad Hatters Afternoon Tea Party on Tuesday, 6 May, at 2 pm at the Weddin Native Community Nursery are again supporting us, and allowing us to use their... Mid West Media > 04 May 2025
Community Ride to Give stops in Grenfell On Monday March 31 participants in the Ride to Give cycle challenge arrived in Grenfell for morning tea provided by the Lions Club members and friends. The riders departed Dubbo on Sunday on their first leg for an overnight stay in Forbes followed by... Mid West Media > 20 Apr 2025
Community Mad Hatter’s tea party to support Can Assist By Anita EdwardsThe main topic for discussion at our April meeting was our May fundraiser. In previous years we have held a Biggest Morning Tea, supporting the Cancer Council, but this year we have decided to hold a Mad Hatter’s Tea Party with... Mid West Media > 13 Apr 2025
Community Weddin Community Native Nursery celebrates National Eucalypt Day By Jan DiproseIt is always a busy time at the Weddin Community Native Nursery whether it be collecting, cleaning and sowing seed; pricking out germinated plants into tubes; weeding and filling orders. The last few weeks have seen us sorting, weeding... Mid West Media > 13 Apr 2025
