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New production underway

By Anita EdwardsGrenfell Dramatic Society now have their next production underway. Rehearsals for Midsummer’s Murder, a comedy in two Acts, have started, and the Grenfell Dramatic Society are looking at performance dates of 17, 18 and 19...

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Grenfell pauses to remember

Members of the community have paused to commemorate Vietnam Veterans’ Day on Monday, August 18 and remember those who served in the conflict. The Grenfell RSL Sub-Branch conducted the service for the Weddin Community at Memorial Park in...

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Grant to help refurbish Showground Pavilion

The Pavilion at Grenfell Showground will be getting a long awaited upgrade after a receiving a $52,800 grant through the 2025 Community Building Partnership program. Grenfell Show Society’s Secretary Samantha Savva said they applied for the Community...

17 Aug 2025

Bendigo Bank to close its doors locally

In an announcement that has been described as “deeply disappointing” Bendigo Bank will be closing its agency model across many locations in the country in October, including in Grenfell and Cowra. Bendigo Bank announced in a media release that...

03 Aug 2025

Kip’s vying for crown of hardest working dog in Australia

Grenfell’s Riley Watson and his dog Kip will be representing the town and the state of New South Wales (NSW) in the 2025 Cobber Challenge - a nationwide competition to find Australia’s hardest working dog. The Cobber Challenge is an annual showdown...

Landcare launches Wonderful Wattles exhibition

Weddin Landcare is launching their Wonderful Wattles exhibition at the Grenfell Art Gallery on Friday 25 July as part of their 2025 Wattle Day celebrations. The Wonderful Wattles Exhibition will celebrate the colour, vibrancy, diversity and important...

‘The Highway Man’ continues on his endless journey.

By Deidre Carroll and Jenn GrahamTo family and friends, he is Grant but over the past 40 years he has been known simply as John or John the Highway Man. Last week, my good friend Jenn Graham found John between Caragabal and Grenfell and enjoyed...

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Landcare launches Wonderful Wattles exhibition

‘The Highway Man’ continues on his endless journey.

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Grenfell Town & District Band in recess

The current members of the Grenfell Town and District Band are sad to announce that they have had to go into recess. Unfortunately the band has been unable to continue due to lack of numbers. The band has a long history of community involvement in...

Torchbearers of women’s rights commemorated

The state government has paid tribute to four torchbearers of women’s rights today, unveiling two blue plaques near Mudgee commemorating Louisa Lawson, NSW’s ‘Mother of Suffrage’, and Annie, Belle and Kate Golding, teachers turned feminist...

Community to commemorate Vietnam Veterans Day

The Grenfell RSL Sub-Branch will be conducting the 2025 Victory in the Pacific and Long Tan (Vietnam Veterans Day) Commemorative Service for the Weddin Community on Monday, 18 August. The Commemorative Service will commence at 5:15 pm at the Memorial...

Celebrating 100 Years of Care

Nurses and community health staff have recently celebrated a massive milestone on July 8 when the Grenfell Community Health building officially turned 100 years old. Originally opened on 8 July 1925 by George Cann. M.L.A. Minister of Public Health...

Wander through local shops this winter

Grenfell’s retailers are teaming up this July for the Weddin Winter Wander, a combined giveaway aimed at encouraging residents and visitors to shop local in what is usually a quiet month. The guidelines are simple, shop at any participating business...

Inaugural Tim Fischer Fellowship to help create real change

The search is on across the nation for the first recipient of the inaugural Tim Fischer Fellowship, as the Country Education Foundation of Australia (CEF) announced on Monday, 7 August a $50,000 annual funding grant for an Australian who has the...

13 Jul 2025

Health goals still in focus at Weddin

Despite there being no specific funding set aside for the Grenfell Multi-Purpose Service (MPS) in the State budget, local health is still in focus. Weddin Health Council’s Chair Peter Moffit said while they are a little disappointed that they...

13 Jul 2025

Evelyn ready for championships

Following her success in dancing, Evelyn Arentsen a year six student at Grenfell Public School will compete in the TFT National Championships in Hobart, Tasmania. Evelyn has been dancing since she was 2.5 years old, firstly, at Cowra till she was...

06 Jul 2025

Trio to fly for cause

FIFTEEN days, more than 3880 kilometres, nine stops and one aircraft. That’s the journey two farmers and a pharmacist will embark on in August for the 2025 Outback Air Race to raise vital money for the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS). Forbes’...

29 Jun 2025

Jill’s lifetime of service honoured with OAM

Jill Allen has understood and given distinguished service to the educational, civic, sporting and cultural needs of her rural community and Western NSW for almost 40 years. However, Jill’s service to the NSW rural deaf community is of itself...

22 Jun 2025

Three in 100 Club at MPS

Three residents of Grenfell MPS have now made the 100 club. Tom Fisher, Dorothy Lamkin and Marian Freudenstein have turned 100 years old in the last 10 months. The team at Grenfell MPS asked each of them for some words to share with our...

08 Jun 2025

Peter Keppie recognised for 25 years of service

Grenfell’s Peter Keppie has been recognised for his service to the community, having marked 25 years at NSW Fire and Rescue. Peter began working with NSW Fire and Rescue on September 15, 1999, and hasn’t looked back since. Peter said it is a rewarding...

01 Jun 2025

Frank Spice Forbes: Powering the Central West for generations

Established in the 1960s, this family-run business has operated in the Central west as more than just a car dealership or repair shop. Frank Spice Autos offers an impressive selection of mowers, chainsaws, and side-by-side utility vehicles –...

01 Jun 2025

Waste 2 Art returns to Weddin Shire

Weddin Shire Council is proud to once again host the 2025 NetWaste Waste 2 Art Program as part of the Grenfell Henry Lawson Festival of Arts. This much-loved competition invites local students to transform everyday waste into imaginative works of...

18 May 2025

Heather claims top honours at Sydney Royal

Heather Walker has claimed top honours at this year’s Sydney Royal Easter Show in the NSW Grain Young Judges competition. Along with the top prize in the NSW Grain Young Judging competition, Heather claimed third place in the NSW Beef Cattle Young...

11 May 2025

Merino field day in Greenthorpe looks to the future

Producers across the region will be able to learn more about sheep in the marketplace and the Bryant family’s operation at Bogo Genetics’ open day on Tuesday, 6 May. Located at Billabourie, 439 Iandra Road, Greenthorpe, the open day’s theme will be...