Corowa News

Transforming regions development program

An information evening about the upcoming Transforming Regions Development Program will be this Sunday evening, February 16, at the Oaklands RSL and Bowling Club. People employed in farming or regional businesses within the Federation Council of NSW...

Corowa Free Press

Local gallery’s new exhibition on show

Thirteen friends of Corowa’s Gallery 294 are featured in the gallery’s latest showing, the annual FROGS (Friends Of Gallery) exhibition. The exhibition opened on Saturday, February 8 with members of the Corowa Arts Co-operative, who run Gallery...

Corowa Free Press

$364,867 unpaid rates recouped

Federation Council conducted the Sale for Rates auctions on August 17 and 24, 2019 at which 17 properties were sold at auction, with three properties being sold by private treaty after the auction. As a result, $364,867 in outstanding rates and...

Robert Muir

$364,867 unpaid rates recouped

Federation Council conducted the Sale for Rates auctions on August 17 and 24, 2019 at which 17 properties were sold at auction, with three properties being sold by private treaty after the auction. As a result, $364,867 in outstanding rates and...

Robert Muir

Federation Business Awards 2020

That was the feedback from Mary Hetherington, Corowa Business Chamber past president and current vice-president. “At our last meeting of the Corowa Business Chamber, we unanimously agreed that the Federation Business Awards should go on again...

Corowa Free Press

Resealing the right way – engineer

Federation Council’s resealing of some rural roads over gravel is to hold the road together and is not an expensive practice. Council’s director engineering services Steve Carmichael was answering a question from Cr Fred Longmire at council’s...

Robert Muir

Skate Park extension tender

Works to extend the renowned Corowa Skatepark are set to occur soon, following the awarding of a $327,560 tender contract to Haley Constructions. Decided at Federation Council’s monthly meeting on January 28, the extension will improve the...

Corowa Free Press

Corowa Market Report

Agents penned a total yarding of 24,350 up 5,545 on last week’s Corowa Market on Monday. The quality was again very good across all categories with excellent grain fed sheep and lambs offered. All the regular field of buyers were in attendance...

Corowa Free Press

Flight path safety checks

Important flight path safety checks will be conducted at Corowa’s aerodrome this week. The checks are being conducted by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority to make sure instrument procedure flight paths at the aerodromes operate safely...

Corowa Free Press

Proud of winning floats

Much talk about the Federation Festival floats along Sanger Street during the Australia Day weekend has since continued. Team members from Corowa Lions Club who put their creative float together were so proud they won Most Innovative Themed Float...

Robert Muir

30th birthday for Men’s Probus

Corowa identity Jim Carter clearly remembers a meeting in 1990 in the former Corowa Shire Council Chambers which was attended by 67 people. “The Rotary Club of Corowa believed a Men’s Probus Club in Corowa should be established and delegated...

Robert Muir

‘World class’ medical facility planned

An icon for decades, the old Corowa Nurses Home is to be demolished and transformed into a ‘world class’ multi-million dollar, comprehensive medical and allied health facility for Corowa. Built around 1950, the big, disused Murrumbidgee Health...

Robert Muir

Welcome doctor!

She has only just started work in Corowa but Dr Grace Ukich loves her new working environment at the Corowa Medical Centre. It’s the regional lifestyle she likes, especially having lived in nearby Barooga, attended secondary schooling in...

Robert Muir

Water restrictions on the way

North East Water is advising customers that water restrictions may soon be implemented in some areas across its service region if usage isn’t reduced.

Corowa Free Press

Howlong land purchase

The potential now exists for the expansion of the Howlong Resource Centre with Federation Council’s offer of $72,000 to purchase the adjoining vacant land being accepted. “Contracts have been exchanged,” acting director corporate and community...

Robert Muir

Council rate relief needed

Nationals Member for Ovens Valley Tim McCurdy is calling for the Andrews Labor Government to provide council rate relief to local businesses, grape growers and primary producers impacted by the bushfires.

Corowa Free Press

Former Savernake girl’s OAM honour

Bridget McNamara’s father, Raymond O’Dwyer, was the leading pioneer of the West Corurgan private irrigation scheme..

James Bennett

‘New’ council meeting change

The first meeting of the newly elected Federation Council in September this year will be held on Tuesday, September 29 – instead of the usual third Tuesday of the month - to allow the ‘new’ council to take office after the election. Local...

Robert Muir

Vineyard and cellar door sells up

Hundreds of items from Mr Prior Vineyard and its cellar door will go up for sale mid February before new owners take over in March.

Corowa Free Press