News for 2012

A Merry Bingara Christmas (23-Dec-12) [Read more...]
Santa has been making quite a few trips to Bingara in the lead-up to Christmas, attending last Thursday’s Christmas Carnival and other end-of-year functions. He will be making an appearance at the Sporting Club on Christmas Eve.

Get ready to Untangle Tales at Warialda and Bingara Libraries this summer (23-Dec-12) [Read more...]
Warialda and Bingara Libraries are inviting children and families to come in and join the Summer Reading Club holiday fun, led by the State Library of Queensland, in partnership with the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA), other state libraries and public libraries across Australia.

Search on for Bingara’s Citizen of the Year (21-Dec-12) [Read more...]
Bingara is searching for the next recipients of the NSW Local Citizen of the Year Awards to be announced on Australia Day 2013.

Giant Christmas tree in place and ready to be lit! (12-Dec-12) [Read more...]
The giant Christmas tree is already taking pride of place in Fays park thanks to the Bingara Lions Club.

Time to nominate Bingara’s next Citizen of the Year (11-Dec-12) [Read more...]
With just over six weeks until Australia Day, it is time for individuals and organisations in Bingara to put thought into who should be Bingara’s next Citizen of the Year.

Touriandi turns 20 in style (10-Dec-12) [Read more...]
A large crowd of current and former residents’ families and friends braved the heat on Saturday, December 1 and joined in to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the opening of Touriandi Lodge.

New experience for Tiffany and Rachel (7-Dec-12) [Read more...]
Tiffany Galvin, one of the recipients of a scholarship provided by Council to attend the inaugural National Rural Women’s Conference in Canberra next February, told the Advocate that she is “really excited” to have been awarded one of the two scholarships.

Murray cod season open (7-Dec-12) [Read more...]
Freshwater fishers can again target Murray cod following the annual three-month Murray cod breeding closure.

Bingara Christmas Carnival (7-Dec-12) [Read more...]
The Festive season is fast approaching, and the Gwydir Shire Special Events and Tourism Committee, along with the Bingara Lions Club have been busily preparing for the 2012 Bingara Christmas Carnival.

Gwydir Shire Council Community Meetings (26-Nov-12) [Read more...]
Gwydir Shire Council has resolved to hold the following cycle of Community Meetings in 2013: • BINGARA at the Roxy Tuesday 26th February 2013 at 6.00pm • COOLATAI Hall Wednesday 27th February 2013 at 6.00pm

Touriandi gears up for 20th birthday party (26-Nov-12) [Read more...]
Planning and organising for the birthday celebrations for Touriandi Lodge are well underway and coming along nicely.

Lions Club Youth of the Year Winner 2012, Maddy Coombes (22-Nov-12) [Read more...]
Four great contenders for round one of the Lions Youth of the Year Quest took to the task on Saturday night with a great deal of enthusiasm and confidence in what can only be described as a hard task by all standards.

Hail storm devastation (22-Nov-12) [Read more...]
Cars, windows and solar panels bore the brunt of a fierce storm which hit Bingara on Saturday night.

Bingara Dementia carers support (20-Nov-12) [Read more...]
The Bingara Dementia Carers Support Group will be holding a meeting on Wednesday November 28 at 10am.  This group provides a venue where friends, relatives and carers of a person with dementia are able to meet informally to gain support, coping skills, information and education.

Touriandi celebrates 20 year anniversary (20-Nov-12) [Read more...]
Touriandi invites the community and anyone who has been associated with Touriandi over the years to join them in celebrating their 20th Anniversary, a very special occasion.

Find out if you have a hidden stash of cash... (16-Nov-12) [Read more...]
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has launched a national campaign to help re-unite Australians with their lost money. ASIC’s database of unclaimed money has risen to a record $677 million, an increase of more than $40 million from 2011.

Date announced for Christmas Carnival (13-Nov-12) [Read more...]
This year’s Christmas Carnival will be held on Thursday December 13 from 6.30pm.

Gwydir Wildflowers Photography Competition (13-Nov-12) [Read more...]
The Gwydir Wildflowers Photography Competition, which closed on Friday 9 November, has been described by Gwydir Shire Council's OCD Director, Mrs Leeah Daley as, 'a huge success'.

Bingara Central School benefits from Plan it Youth program (13-Nov-12) [Read more...]
Plan it Youth (PiY) is a student/community member mentoring program that has been running at Bingara Central School for the past four years.

drumMUSTER: Recycling for farmers (13-Nov-12) [Read more...]
As homes, businesses and schools prepare for National Recycling Week today farmers and chemical users can also do their bit through drumMUSTER.

Copeton Dam Road Reinstated After Excavation (12-Nov-12) [Read more...]
Copeton Dam Road was reinstated on the 6th November after it was reconstructed following excavation for the dam safety upgrade.  A temporary road had been in place to divert traffic across the cofferdam and away from the excavation area for the new spillway.

New Anglican Vicar impressed with Bingara (12-Nov-12) [Read more...]
The Rev. David Swan, who will take up the position of Anglican Vicar of Bingara in January, visited town on Friday, with his wife, Elizabeth, and their 11 year old son, Lachlan, and daughters Annaliese, aged 8, four year old Katelyn, and Genevieve, 20 months.

Pink Breakfast fundraisers recognised by Cancer Council (12-Nov-12) [Read more...]
A month of “Pink” culminated last Friday week in the annual ‘Pink Breakfast’ at the Imperial Hotel.  The Pink Breakfast was a joint effort of the Bingara Hospital staff and Imperial Hotel’s Erik and Noelene Ozols.

Snap your way onto the Council Christmas Card (8-Nov-12) [Read more...]
Just a quick reminder that the Gwydir Wildflowers Photography Competition closes this Friday, November 9th.

Touriandi prepares for 20th birthday celebrations (6-Nov-12) [Read more...]
On Saturday December 1, the Bingara community will celebrate the 20th birthday of Touriandi.  First resident, Mrs Ollie Edwards moved in to Touriandi in the first week of December 1992.

Shindig (6-Nov-12) [Read more...]
On Saturday October 27, Bingara MPS Fundraising Spring Shindig night was held under the stars at the Bingara Showground.

How does your ‘mo’ grow? (31-Oct-12) [Read more...]
Bingara resident, Geoff Pankhurst is one of thousands of men in Australia and around the world who will be sprouting a moustache during November.  The aim of which is to raise vital funds and awareness for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer and male mental health.

Gravesend and Coolatai communities become proactive (31-Oct-12) [Read more...]
The Gravesend and Coolatai communities were congratulated at last week’s Council meeting for showing a lot of spirit in working together to achieve progress for their towns by General Manager, Max Eastcott.

New Anglican Minister next year (31-Oct-12) [Read more...]
The Rev. David Swan, currently the assistant Vicar at Gunnedah, will take up the position of Vicar of the Bingara Parish early next year.

Business people see Bingara through tourists’ eyes (24-Oct-12) [Read more...]
Bingara business people who have advertised in the Bingara tourist brochure and tourism volunteers were taken on a trip of the district on Sunday.  The purpose of the trip allowed the locals to rediscover local treasures, so that they can tell visitors about the area.

Billy boiling on the Gwydir (19-Oct-12) [Read more...]
October long weekend saw the second Billy Boiling competition held at Allawah  4-Wheel Drive and Fossicking camping facility on the Gwydir River.

Community College update. (19-Oct-12) [Read more...]
The Community College wishes the HSC students all the best for their exams commencing 15 October, I believe.

Reclaim your evenings, join the Do Not Call Register (19-Oct-12) [Read more...]
The Australian Do Not Call Register has just topped eight million.  Nearly two thirds of Australian households have registered eight million Australian phone and fax numbers on the Australian Communications and Media Authority’s Do Not Call Register.

CWA Group Conference in Bingara (12-Oct-12) [Read more...]
Members of the Gwydir Group CWA will converge on Bingara on Monday, for the Group’s annual Conference.  About 50 people are expected to attend the conference to be held at the Wiseman-Crowley Hall.

Opportunity for the Women of Gwydir Shire Council (12-Oct-12) [Read more...]
Gwydir Shire Council is offering scholarships for two women from the Gwydir Local Government Area to attend the inaugural National Rural Women’s Conference to be held in Canberra from 18th to 20th February 2013.

Annual Pink Ribbon Breakfast (8-Oct-12) [Read more...]
On Friday 2nd November 2012 the Bingara MPS Fundraising committee, in conjunction with the Imperial Hotel and Cancer Council of NSW will be holding their Annual Pink Ribbon Breakfast.

How's your memory? (4-Oct-12) [Read more...]
Following is a letter from Bert Makepeace who is seeking input from former Apexians and community members to compile a history of the Bingara Apex Club. 

What Bingara looked like 127 years ago (4-Oct-12) [Read more...]
We all complain about roads and transport, but progress really has been made over the years.  Below is the opening paragraph of an article which was printed in the Bingera Telegraph in 1885.  The article was extracted from the publication; Bingara … A Collection of Historical Stories, compiled by Bruce Batterham and published by the Bingara District Historical Society on the Sesquicentenary of the discovery of Bingara district by Allan Cunningham in 1977.  It appeared in The Bingara Advocate again on September 19, 2012.  It is a great read.

Digital tv in our area. (4-Oct-12) [Read more...]
An article was published recently in the Bingara Advocate entitled, "Are you ready for digital TV?"  The article below was written in response to it by Nerida O’Loughlin, Executive Director of the Digital Switchover Taskforce.

Fifteenth Annual Gwydir Art Show (4-Oct-12) [Read more...]
The fifteenth annual Gwydir Art Show opens on Thursday, October 11, at 7pm in the Bingara Civic Centre.  A Preview dinner will follow the presentation of prizes.

Representing his country (28-Sep-12) [Read more...]
Bingara man, Anthony King, has been selected to play in the Australian Deaf Rugby side to travel to New Zealand next month.  The team leaves on October 25, and the will play the New Zealand Deaf All Blacks at North Harbour Stadium, Auckland on October 27.

A Shindig for outdoor living (28-Sep-12) [Read more...]
The Bingara MPS Fundraising Committee, a group with an already impressive record for fundraising, and having a great time while doing so, will be holding their 2012 ‘Spring Shindig’ on Saturday October 27.

Nationals leader to visit Bingara (25-Sep-12) [Read more...]
The future of regional communities and foreign ownership of farm land are sure to topics of discussion when Warren Truss, Federal Leader of the Nationals, visits Bingara in October.

Bingara MPS goes pink (21-Sep-12) [Read more...]
The staff at the Bingara MPS will be raising awareness and money for Breast Cancer Research during the month of October, ending with a bang on Monday November 5 with the Annual Pink Breakfast at the Imperial Hotel.

Team-mates celebrate at Bullets presentation night (21-Sep-12) [Read more...]
Joey Latham capped off a great year by being judged the Bullets Best and Fairest and the supporters award at the Bingara Rugby League’s gala Presentation Night.  Latham was presented his trophy by special guests, Paul Sironen and Mal Chapple. The award was just reward for Latham as he was also judged the best in the Group and vice Captain of the representative team.

Rescue Helicopter Service peddles its message across the region (21-Sep-12) [Read more...]
A vehicle with the song “Burning Bridges” blaring announced the arrival of 40 Mountain Bike riders and support crew to Bingara on Monday afternoon.  The riders are taking part in Helicopter Rescue Week, from  promoting the work of the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service.

Treasure at the Junction (13-Sep-12) [Read more...]
Everyone is invited to discover treasure at the Junction on Saturday, September 22.  There will be many gems by the Gwydir to uncover.

Leos Chartering new waters in Bingara (13-Sep-12) [Read more...]
Five members of Bingara’s New Leo Club signed the Charter to seal the formation of a new beginning for the history of Bingara. Ethan Brown, Jack Walton, Rod Seage, Kristy South and Crystal Cooper were inducted as Bingara’s first Leos.

Bike ride kicks off Helicopter Rescue Week (13-Sep-12) [Read more...]
Forty Mountain Bike riders and support crew will kick off  Helicopter Rescue week from September 17 to 21 next week  promoting the work of the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service.

Excellence recognised at business awards (13-Sep-12) [Read more...]
Businesses and employees and schold students were recognised, at the 15th Annual Vocational Education and Gwydir Shire Business Awards Presentation night held recently at the Roxy.

Back to the days of old... (7-Sep-12) [Read more...]
Do you have a yen to return to the 'way it used to be '- to get outdoors, stress- free, relax with friends?  If so, Allawah 4-wheel Drive and Camping facility, 12 miles east of Bingara, on the Gwydir River welcomes you during the October long week-end - September 29/30 and October 1st 2012.

History Week in Bingara (6-Sep-12) [Read more...]
History Week 2012 runs from 8 to 16 September.  Now in its 16th year, History Week is a significant event that engages local communities on the NSW cultural calendar.

Gwydir Wildflower Photography Competition Entry Form (6-Sep-12) [Read more...]
Gwydir Shire is home to some of the most beautiful and unique wildflowers in Australia. To celebrate and promote this natural phenomenon, we invite you to enter the Gwydir Wildflower Photography Competition. There are some great cash prizes on offer for both junior and senior photographers.

Bingara Business Award nominations (30-Aug-12) [Read more...]
Nominations for the Bingara Business Awards have been announced ahead of the Awards presentation on Friday night.

Daffodil Day support ‘grows hope’ (30-Aug-12) [Read more...]
Daffodil Day in Bingara was again very well supported, with over $1,600 raised.  Liz Groth from Bingara Cancer Council said, "It was a lovely day for such a much needed fundraiser. Finding a cure or treatment, awareness, helping out with literature and the hotline are very important elements in the work of fighting cancer."

A blooming good year for the Bingara Garden Club (30-Aug-12) [Read more...]
The Annual General Meeting  of the Garden Club was held on Thursday, July 26 the new  committee now consists of Hilton Suton (President), Fay Macartney (Secretary) Wendy Reading (Treasurer) Alex Lucke and Margaret Dawson (Vice President) Jan Rose (Public Officer).

Plenty to celebrate at the Bingara Toy Library (24-Aug-12) [Read more...]
This month the Bingara toy library is celebrating its first birthday in their new location.

Daffodil Day Today! (24-Aug-12) [Read more...]
Cancer Council’s Daffodil Day is today Friday August 24.  By supporting Daffodil Day, you can help Cancer Council grow hope towards a brighter, cancer-free future.  Cancer Council aims to raise 9.2 million nationally this year through Daffodil Day. 

GIELC Awards dinner on again (24-Aug-12) [Read more...]
The Gwydir Industry and Education Links Committee Dinner is all set to be held next Friday, August 31 at the Roxy in Bingara at 6.30 for a 7 pm meal.

Vote and help Bingara Minor League win $5,000 (16-Aug-12) [Read more...]
Bingara Minor League is in the running to win a NRL Grassroots Club Grant worth $5,000 from Home Timber and Hardware. Now it’s up to the local community to help make their dream a reality, by voting online at facebook.com/hometim-berandhardware.

Funding to tell story of the Finch Street Orange trees (11-Aug-12) [Read more...]
Federal Government funding, under the ‘Your Community Heritage’ program has been granted to the Bingara community to tell the stories of the Orange Tree avenue in Finch Street.The actual stories of locals who served at war have been very well documented and recorded by local historians, however, like so much other information, data and history the stories lay on bookshelves and few discover or understand their significance.

Students show pride in Thomson Cup march (9-Aug-12) [Read more...]
Students from Bingara Central School proudly wore their house colours as they took part in the traditional march to start the annual Thomson Cup sports Carnival held on Gwydir Oval last Friday.

Willoughby and Bingara youth exchange program turns seventeen (9-Aug-12) [Read more...]
This year marks the 17th year of the successful Youth Exchange Program held between Bingara and Willoughby, Sydney which is both fun and educational for the young people involved.

Update from Bingara Community College (9-Aug-12) [Read more...]
End of Semester I Well done to the Certificate III in Disability and Certificate III in Home and Community Care students. They have completed another qualification. Also all the best in your continuing studies to those completing their Certificate IV in Aged Care at Barraba. To those Year 9 and 10 students selecting subjects to go on with all the best.

Thomson Cup this Friday (2-Aug-12) [Read more...]
The Bingara Central School’s annual Thomson cup sports carnival will be held this Friday. The day begins with the now traditional and, we believe, unique parade which leaves the school at 8.45am, proceeds along Finch street, up Maitland Street to Cunningham Street, then along Cunningham Street to Gwydir oval where the students take part in a range of athletic events.

Great night out for a good cause (2-Aug-12) [Read more...]
This Saturday night there will be great food as well as great music provided by the band “Those Gals” for the Cystic Fibrosis fundraiser at the Bingara RSL Club.  When Jessica Hawkins’ young son, Nicholas, was born with C.F. last year, it had a profound effect on his family in both Warialda and Bingara.

Bingara Leos Club to work towards a skate park (31-Jul-12) [Read more...]
Ethan Brown has been elected to serve as first president of the Bingara Leos Club, and Josh Bancroft-Arnott will serve as the first secretary and advisor to Leos through his membership with Bingara Lions Club. The very first item on the Leos agenda is a skate board park facility.

Local ladies joining Cystic Fibrosis rally (22-Jul-12) [Read more...]
Bingara residents will remember the courageous fight young man, Grant Dunstan, put up against this terrible disease some years ago. Cystic Fibrosis Australia, (CFA) receives no government backing, so the funds raised through these rallies – nearly a half million dollars – with auctions, raffles etc, make a huge difference.

Nominations open for business awards (20-Jul-12) [Read more...]
Local businesses and employees who give excellent service can be recognised at the Gwydir community Awards.

On Course . . . (16-Jul-12) [Read more...]
Term 3 commences 16 July 2012. It is an exciting time for Bingara as The Roxy Cafe is, at long last, up and running; NW Film Festival is scheduled for September as is Adult Learning Week and the Vocational Education Awards; and we can prepare for the Gwydir Art Show in October!

The Big Lift Bus Blog (12-Jul-12) [Read more...]
A bus load of 27 students and their bus driver spent Monday night at the Bingara Bunkhouse and most of Tuesday working in the Living Classroom.  

Orange Everywhere! (5-Jul-12) [Read more...]
It wasn't just the trees that sported Orange in Bingara over the weekend.  Orange adorned the shop fronts, residents and the myriad of individuals who turned out to participate in one of Bingara's biggest weekends.

New cop on a familiar beat (5-Jul-12) [Read more...]
Constable Hayden Mack (pictured above) has begun work as the new constable posted to Bingara.

Come and hear the angels sing! (27-Jun-12) [Read more...]
This Friday will be a very special Orange Picking Ceremony in Bingara. It coincides with the 150 year celebration of public education in the town. It will also provide a sneak preview of one of the groups of students who are part of a nearly 150 strong cast in the Gwydir community musical “Big River Dreaming”, having its World Premiere at the Roxy Theatre on August 10, 2012.

2013 – 2017 Gwydir Tourism Plan (25-Jun-12) [Read more...]
Gwydir Shire Council is developing a new tourism plan, the aim of which is to substantially boost tourism in the shire.  The outcome from this new Tourism Plan is to increase the number of tourists visiting the shire and to have them stay for an extended period. This will see greater economic and social benefits flowing on to everyone in the Gwydir community.

Needles fly to create woolly wonderlands of friendship (21-Jun-12) [Read more...]
The Bingara library has become a special place for many through the positive direction of librarian, Gail Phillpott. The library isn’t a quiet and staid place; it is busy, vibrant and sometimes even messy.

Bingara rattled rather than shook (18-Jun-12) [Read more...]
Bingara didn’t receive much of a shaking in the recent earthquake. The earthquake, which was centred west of Manilla, struck at about 9.30 pm on the night of Friday, June 8, with another slightly stronger one a minute or so later.

Positive message at Myall Creek (14-Jun-12) [Read more...]
The Aboriginal Employment Strategy according to its founder, Moree cotton farmer, Dick Estens, is about “walking with purpose.” Mr. Estens was the keynote speaker at the Myall Creek Memorial annual commemoration service held at the memorial at Myall Creek on Sunday.

Calling all Bingara residents! (12-Jun-12) [Read more...]
The date for this year’s Orange Festival is June 30th and we would like to invite you to participate in the celebrations.

Ravishing in Red (11-Jun-12) [Read more...]
Next wednesday 13th June the Primary Health Care workers from Warialda and Community Health Nurses of Bingara are holding a womens health education day with lots of interesting guest speakers.  The venue is The Roxy Theatre.

Myall Creek Commemoration (7-Jun-12) [Read more...]
The annual memorial commemoration ceremony for those who died in the Myall Creek massacre will be held on June 11. This public commemoration is held at the site of the massacre, west of Inverell on the Bingara-Delungra Road, commencing at 9.30 a.m. This year the meeting will be held on the Sunday, not Saturday, of the June long weekend.

Three huge days planned for Orange Festival (4-Jun-12) [Read more...]
The 2012 Bingara Orange Festival will be on Saturday June 30 from 9:00am in Maitland Street and run in conjunction with a huge three days of events in Bingara starting on Friday June 29 when Bingara Central School celebrates its 150th Anniversary.

Once in a lifetime ‘Transit of Venus’ (4-Jun-12) [Read more...]
Regional NSW will be one of the best spots in the world to catch the once in a lifetime Transit of Venus phenomenon on June 6.

Strong campdraft sets the tone for Bingara Show success (3-Jun-12) [Read more...]
After a rain delayed start, the Bingara Show Campdraft was described by organisers as “very successful.”  Six hundred and fifty runs were completed in a day and a half, finishing by 3.30 on Sunday afternoon.

Walsh family tries life on the farm (3-Jun-12) [Read more...]
My name is Loreena Walsh. I, my husband Matt and our children Jackson (9), Amahli (7) and Byron (5) travelled from Wauchope, NSW on Sunday to spend a day at Keera with the Munro Family.

A rich display at the Show Pavilion (3-Jun-12) [Read more...]
Activity at the Bingara Showground Pavilion was bordering on frenetic last Friday with all sections preparing for the annual Bingara Show. An impressive number of ladies of all ages were there taking entries, noting names and preparing to display the huge variety of items received.

Families Week Celebrations at the Toy Library (31-May-12) [Read more...]
On Thursday afternoon May 17, 25 children and 17 adults enjoyed a teddy bears picnic in the back yard of the Toy Library on Finch Street in Bingara which was a combined activity from the Public Library and the Toy Library for Families week.

Bingara Show Update! (25-May-12) [Read more...]
With strong entries, particularly for the campdraft, Bingara Show Society committee is looking forward to a fine weekend for the Annual Bingara Show.

Strong entries for Bingara Show (25-May-12) [Read more...]
With strong entries, particularly for the campdraft, Bingara Show Society committee is looking forward to a fine weekend for the Annual Bingara Show.

Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea (24-May-12) [Read more...]
The Biggest Morning Tea will be held today Thursday May 24 in the Bingara Civic Centre commencing at 9.30am.

Get pumped for the Bingara Show (18-May-12) [Read more...]
The 2012 Bingara Show is fast approaching and set to be a big event. With campdraft entries already full, the show is attracting many from around the region.

Member seeks views on Telecommunications (18-May-12) [Read more...]
Federal Member for Parkes Mark Coulton has sent out a comprehensive survey that will allow every household across the electorate to express their views on telecommunications services in their local area.

BINGARA CENTRAL SCHOOL SESQUICENTENARY CELEBRATIONS 3 DAY PROGRAM (17-May-12) [Read more...]
Bingara Central School's 150th (Sesquicentenary) Anniversary Celebrations will be held on Friday 29th June and Saturday 30th June 2012.  There is a very full 3 day program. 

Youth have a great night ‘Tunin it Up’ (11-May-12) [Read more...]
On Friday April 20, the Roxy Theatre was ‘pumping’ with a group of 55 young people from across the Shire, aged between 12 and 18 years. The event was held to celebrate the 2012 Youth week, Tune it Up! A free bus travelled to and from Warialda bringing a group of eager teenagers down for the night.

Warialda Show this weekend (11-May-12) [Read more...]
Don’t miss out on a wild time at the Warialda Show this weekend with something in store for the whole family. From pets shows, to an open and novice bull ride, demolition derby, fire works and music by Jamie Flegerbein you won’t be disappointed. T

Strong support for Anzac Day 2012 (4-May-12) [Read more...]
The numbers of returned servicemen and women participating in the Anzac Day march are gradually declining as the years go by, but public support for the Anzac Day ceremony in Bingara continues to be strong.  An excellent crowd lined Maitland Street to watch the march, led by pipers, Don and Andrew Mack.

Heart attack – could you help? (4-May-12) [Read more...]
The Bingara Men’s Shed is hosting, in conjunction with the NSW Ambulance Service, a resuscitation course which will include CPR, in an effort to ensure that in an emergency, someone nearby knows what to do.

108th Warialda Show - not to be missed! (4-May-12) [Read more...]
The 108th Warialda Show to be held on the weekend May 10, 11 and 12 is set to be a massive weekend of fun and entertainment for the whole family. Friday will start the weekend off with an Open Flag Race with $550 up for grabs for the top three winners, as well as the Open Six Bar event which will see a starting height of 1.2 metres.

Major visits Bingara Central School (4-May-12) [Read more...]
When Major Jason Otter paid an impromptu visit to the students of Bingara Central School the day before Anzac Day, Principal, Mark Vale invited him to address the whole school, which had assembled to commemorate Anzac Day.

Lest We Forget (4-May-12) [Read more...]
Anzac Day Prologue The Prologue, which was presented by RSL Sub-branch President, David Young was well received by those attending the Anzac Service. See below.

Matchbox comes home after 97 years (1-May-12) [Read more...]
Mrs Alison Hosegood received an extraordinary package in the mail two weeks ago. She knew what it contained. It had come from Fromelles, France via the War Memorial in Canberra.

Survey response ‘better than Tamworth Council (18-Apr-12) [Read more...]
Nearly 30% of Gwydir Shire residents have returned their Community Surveys. The rate of returns was quite similar across the shire, with 173 Bingara residents filling out and returning their forms, while 188 completed forms were received from the Warialda community. The total number of surveys so far received from across the shire stands at 571.

Your Chance to learn at the Living Classroom (17-Apr-12) [Read more...]
The Living Classroom has the potential to shape the future of Bingara. It is one of three trade training centres being developed within the Gwydir Shire. The other two are the Automotive project adjoining Warialda High School and the Hospitality kitchen adjoining the Roxy in Bingara.

Local food movement growing (17-Apr-12) [Read more...]
Locally grown food is slowly gaining momentum. It has taken a while, but community gardens are being established around the nation.

An Easterfish whopper (12-Apr-12) [Read more...]
An increase of entries and perfect weather for camping and fishing made for a very successful Easterfish.

Celebrating 125 years of Campbell Bridge (12-Apr-12) [Read more...]
Bingara’s Campbell Bridge will celebrate its 125th anniversary this Saturday with the unveiling of a story board near the south eastern corner of the bridge.

YOUNG PEOPLE WANTED TO WALK KOKODA TRACK FOR 70th ANNIVERSARY (4-Apr-12) [Read more...]
ClubsNSW is looking for two community driven young people to represent NSW in its annual Kokoda Youth Leadership Challenge. Two people between the age of 16 and 22 will be chosen in the annual Challenge this year determined by their community spirit and contributions toward local issues.

A Big cast for Big River Dreaming (2-Apr-12) [Read more...]
The community wide co-production of the original musical Big River Dreaming is now well underway.  A cast of well over one hundred students and quite a few teachers and community members will feature on the stage with many more working behind the scenes to make the production spectacular.

From the mayors desk... (2-Apr-12) [Read more...]
Thank you to all who have completed and returned the Council’s Community Survey. So far we have received in excess of 250 which is a fantastic response. 

Copeton upgrade reaches half way mark (2-Apr-12) [Read more...]
The $60 million Copeton Dam safety upgrade has reached the half way mark on schedule despite 811mm of rain falling on the site since the works commenced in April 2011.

What a weekend (2-Apr-12) [Read more...]
Bingara must have been one of the busiest towns in the north west last weekend.  Seen gathering outside the Imperial Hotel on Saturday morning was a large group of motorcyclists who were preparing to ride around the area for the day, before returning there for dinner.

Brass Arcade rocks out the RSL (2-Apr-12) [Read more...]
It was a quite the night of entertainment at the Bingara RSL last Saturday week with band, The Brass Arcade pumping out some well-known tunes to quite a gathering of people.

One person’s trash is another person’s treasure (21-Mar-12) [Read more...]
Have you had a big clean up lately? Maybe you have just broken through the doorway of the room holding all your ‘junk’ - well not really junk, just all those things you could not get rid of and might really need some day.

Another great Bingara reunion for the Nashos (18-Mar-12) [Read more...]
Members of the National Serviemen’s Association, affectionately known as ‘Nashos’, love coming to Bingara to catch up with old mates.

Bingara Central School SRC inducted (18-Mar-12) [Read more...]
A large crowd of parents and community members were on hand to witness the induction of the Bingara Central School 2012 Student Representative Council last Friday week. Also attending the ceremony were representatives of the National Servicemen’s Association, who also took part in the induction.  The induction ceremony was chaired by Mr. Bernie Cavanagh, head teacher of Secondary.

Women Under a Blue Moon (15-Mar-12) [Read more...]
As modern women we slip into many different roles each day. We are the nurturers, mothers, wives, lovers, career-women, daughters, friends, and more. We are so busy that we rarely take a moment for ourselves. As a result we can feel run down and tired, stressed out, and perhaps begin to question our worth.

Bingara has Clean Up Australia in the Bag (14-Mar-12) [Read more...]
The cleanest little town in the North West got a little cleaner recently thanks to the efforts of 80 Clean Up Australia volunteers. Bingara had the largest number of site registrations in the North West, with nine sites of local significance nominated for a Clean Up Australia Day check and clean.

Big River Dreaming, the musical, to feature as a Gwydir wide celebration. (12-Mar-12) [Read more...]
The 150th Anniversary of public education in Bingara in 2012, will provide the backdrop for an original musical involving students and staff from Bingara Central School, Warialda High School and the wider Gwydir community, along with the North West Theatre Company and Bingara Pre School.

2012 Gwydir Shire Council survey (11-Mar-12) [Read more...]
This week the 2012 Gwydir Shire Council Survey will be posted to you. This survey will take you and your family about 20 minutes to complete.  It is like a ‘Gwydir Census’. 

A tea and dance party to celebrate Seniors Week (11-Mar-12) [Read more...]
Bingara Home and community Care is celebrating NSW Seniors Week by providing a NSW Seniors week Afternoon Tea Dance on Wednesday March 21, 2012.

Ready your bags For Clean Up Australia this Sunday (2-Mar-12) [Read more...]
Nine sites of significance have been nominated around Bingara for Australia's largest annual environmental event, Clean Up Australia Day.

Seventeen years on, Nashos’ reunion still going strong (29-Feb-12) [Read more...]
Strong interest has again been shown in the annual Bingara Nasho’s reunion, to be held on the weekend of March 10 and 11.  Organiser, Lucy Bilsborough, told the Bingara Advocate the Caravan Park is fully booked, with the overflow of caravans going to the Showground.

Rural Fire Service members recognised for years of dedication (29-Feb-12) [Read more...]
NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons formally acknowledged the long-term dedication of numerous volunteers from the Gwydir region, while handing over the keys to four new bush fire trucks last Wednesday afternoon week.

Volunteers registering to help Clean Up Bingara (23-Feb-12) [Read more...]
Bingara has topped the score for site registrations for Clean Up Australia Day 2012 event in North West NSW. Residents of Bingara volunteering in this event are addressing the global issue of litter at our local level.

On Course with Community College Northern Inland - BINGARA (21-Feb-12) [Read more...]
Water, water everywhere!  2012 is shaping up to be another challenging year but in a new – wet – way.  It was a shame that the Bingara races didn’t go ahead but we do have Warialda races to look forward to as well as other Winter picnic races and racing carnivals to attend.

Bingara Community College Update (17-Feb-12) [Read more...]
The Upcoming Courses being run by the Community College have now been posted on the site.  Visit the College's Whats On page to view them.  Two of the stand out courses are as follows:

Copeton Dam upgrade one third completed (17-Feb-12) [Read more...]
Construction on the Copeton Dam safety upgrade is continuing despite more than 400 millimetres of rain falling on the site since November 2011.  Over 600,000 cubic metres of earth and rock has been excavated and contractor Macmahon is more than one third of the way through their program.

Recent rains caused havoc in the district (17-Feb-12) [Read more...]
The recent rains caused havoc in the Gwydir Shire, but relative to surrounding districts Bingara faired very well.  Inconvenience, more than hardship was experienced.

Clean Up Australia Day fast approaching (13-Feb-12) [Read more...]
Clean Up Australia Day is fast approaching. This community spirited initiative was started over 20 years ago by an “ordinary bloke’ (as he describes himself), builder and solo yachtsman Ian Kiernan.

Local citizens honoured in Australia Day Celebrations (2-Feb-12) [Read more...]
Even former weatherman and Australia Day ambassador, Mike Bailey couldn’t predict the weather events for Australia Day in Bingara. The threat of rain saw the Australia Day ceremony move into the Civic Centre but as the morning preceded the sky opened up, the clouds disappeared and the blue sky could be seen in true Australian form.

Bingara Races called OFF! (2-Feb-12) [Read more...]
The Bingara Races is definitely OFF due to the "inclement" weather.  Although that's not what the locals are calling it!

Bingara racecourse in top shape for races (30-Jan-12) [Read more...]
Excitement is building for the Annual Bingara Races to be held Saturday, February 4.

Bingara community thanked at MPS Helipad opening (30-Jan-12) [Read more...]
The Chief Executive of Hunter New England Health, Michael DiRienzo, paid tribute to contribution of the local community and MPS staff who raised $18,000  toward the new Bingara MPS Helipad, at the opening of the facility last Wednesday week.

Australia Day 2012 (25-Jan-12) [Read more...]
*  Australia Day proceedings have been moved to the Bingara Civic Centre due to inclement weather.

Eggstreme generosity shown by Tamworth producer (20-Jan-12) [Read more...]
Major Tamworth egg producer, Bede Burke, has answered Council Special Events Committee’s call for egg donations by very generously donating all of the 200 eggs required for Bingara’s Australia Day community breakfast.

Essential Energy Brightens some Bingara residents' day. (20-Jan-12) [Read more...]
Essential Energy has made $350 available as prize money for the 2011 Christmas House Lights Competition.  The winners have been presented with a Bingara Bucks Voucher and instructed that they can present the voucher to any Bingara business other than the Regent Café who is not participating.

Bingara and Warialda’s Helipad’s official opening (20-Jan-12) [Read more...]
The Bingara and Warialda Helipads will be officially opened this Wednesday, January 18. The Bingara community will be acknowledged for its community effort of raising $18,000 towards a new helipad at Bingara Multi Purpose Service (MPS) when it’s opened at 10.30 am Wednesday while the Warialda community will be acknowledged at 1.00 pm for its impressive community effort of raising $24,000 towards a new helipad at the Warialda Multi Purpose Service (MPS).

The River House Bingara welcomes its first guests (12-Jan-12) [Read more...]
Bingara's newest accommodation, The River House, opened its doors just before Christmas to welcome its first guests.  With the excitement felt by everyone concerned, you would be forgiven for thinking that it was santa who had arrived.

December's festivities in pictures (6-Jan-12) [Read more...]
Like everywhere else, Bingara was a very busy little place in December with much fun and frivolity being had by all.  A few of the events were captured on film by the Bingara Advocate.

Welcome to 2012 (3-Jan-12) [Read more...]
Happy New Year to you and yours from Beautiful Bingara.

Calling ALL Chooks! (3-Jan-12) [Read more...]
Bingara is desperately seeking Farm fresh EGGS! Not for Easter - but for Australia Day, Thursday January 26th.

A word from Bingara's Visitor Information Centre (3-Jan-12) [Read more...]
Have you made your Christmas holiday plans yet?