Maggi Barnard

Courtney Adams has been welcomed into the professional team of stylists at Charisma Hair Design. She has relocated from Sydney to Parkes to fulfil her dream of living in the country and contributing to the community. Courtney, who comes to Parkes with a wealth of experience, commenced her career in Illawarra in a large well-known salon, Total Bliss Hair and Body Spa, before moving to Bondi Hair in Sydney. At Bondi Hair she had the
opportunity to train with the highly credentialed and award winning Toni & Guy educators to further develop her skills before then moving on to styling hair for people in the entertainment industry.

Courtney prides herself in using the latest colour and styling techniques from the wonderful world of haircare. “I’m looking forward to meeting new people and clients that come into the salon” she said. Charisma Hair Design, owned by Nicole Rosser, has been keeping Parkes styled, curled and coloured for over 13 years. Nicole, who has worked in the UK and attended national and international training opportunities, is passionate about upskilling her staff in the latest techniques and hair fashion. “Charisma has five senior and highly educated stylists as part of our staff with the addition of Courtney” says Nicole;

“Our staff now comprise of Amber Allen, Kayla Tulloch, Courtney Adams, myself and Bree Hunter.” Charisma Hair Design offers precision cutting for men and women in the latest techniques, the latest colour fashions as well as red carpet up styles including debutant fashion styles. If you fancy a change of hair style, want a new colour or just want your hair made beautiful for the day come in and see the team at 253 Clarinda Street or give them a call to book your appointment on 6862 3798.

By Maggi Barnard

The ‘Free Cuppa for the Driver’ scheme for motorists travelling through the western and south western regions of NSW has been launched thanks to 18 councils. The initiative, which aims to combat driver fatigue, has also enlisted the help of 62 participating businesses who will offer a free hot drink to drivers in Bathurst, Blayney, Cabonne, Forbes, Orange, Parkes and more. Charlie Pecenka,

Manager of Parkes Coffee Pot, also spoke at the launch; “We’re involved because of the goodwill it promote for our business and the build-up of our customer base. Really, what is the cost of a cuppa if it saves someone’s life?” Fatigue crashes accountfor over 12% of crashes in the council areas over the last 5 years. Since its inception in 2010, more than 3,500 free cuppas have been given away in over 50 cities. For more information please contact Parkes, Forbes and Lachlan Shire Councils’ Road Safety and Injury Prevention Officer, Melanie Suitor on 6861 2364.

Two roles have been advertised in Parkes to help deliver the state’s biggest ever roads infrastructure programme.
Member for Orange Andrew Gee said the NSW Government is creating more than 200 jobs, including the two roles in Parkes. “This is a fabulous opportunity for suitably qualified people in the local community to play a role in delivering significant infrastructure projects” Mr Gee said.

The two roles available in Parkes are for a project manager/engineer and a project officer and are based on a ‘programme office delivery model’, which has been successfully used to deliver upgrades to the Pacific and Hume highways in the past 20 years.