Holy Family School Parkes and St Patrick’s School in Trundle joined up last Thursday on National Sorry Day to form the word Gadhiiray which is the Wiradjuri word for sorry. The day is about acknowledging the Stolen Generations and to think about how we all have a part to play in the healing process for our nation.
New Number For Women’s Health: The Western NSW Local Health District Women’s Health Service has a new 1800 number. You can reach the service by calling 1800 008 422 between Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm to get in contact with your local women’s health nurse, and to book appointments directly. A referral is not required.
Real-Time Weather Forecast For Farmers: Farmers and regional communities in the Central West can now access detailed, real-time weather observations received by the new Doppler radar at Yeoval. The radar’s information will revolutionise how weather-dependent decisions are made, and will enhance the productivity of rural communities. The new radar enables the Bureau of Meteorology to provide accurate, real-time data, determining rain and wind velocity, raindrop and hail size, and the height of bushfire plumes up to 200km from the radar site. Primary producers, emergency services and rural businesses will benefit from the vital information for timely and informed decision making. The addition of Yeoval to the radars at Brewarrina and Hillston-Ivanhoe means an area covering approximately 30% of NSW now has access to real-time weather warnings and forecasts. Data from the Yeoval Doppler radar is available by downloading the Bureau of Meteorology weather app or at www.bom.gov.au.
Yard Dog Trials At Showgrounds: The Parkes Yard Dog Trials will take place at the Parkes Showgrounds on 18 & 19 June with a variety of trials including maiden, novice, junior, encourage, local and open. Entries for the event close on 9th June. Contact Bernard Dwyer 0428 653 233. Participants must live withing a 100km radius of Parkes and must not have won any form of yard dog trial. Junior handlers under the of 12 years must have an adult assistant in the ring with them. The public is welcome to attend the free event run under the NSW Yard Dog Association Rules. For more info go to yarddogsnsw.com.
Testing And Research City at Cudal: The NSW Government has unveiled its vision for regional NSW to become the Southern Hemisphere hub of cutting-edge autonomous vehicle technology, with a testing and research ‘city’ to be built at Cudal, near Orange. The government announced a $9.5 million upgrade to the Future Mobility Testing and Research Centre – once the local airstrip – which opened in 2019. The goal is to develop Australia’s first certification site for driverless vehicles.
Author Meredith Jaffe will be discussing her new novel The Tricky Art of Forgiveness at the Parkes Library on Friday, 10th June at 6pm, and the Peak Hill Arts and Craft Exhibition at Open Cut Gallery on Saturday, 11th June at 2pm.