Author: Greenoak
Vale: Aunty Val Morris
Winter is Here and so it the Latest HDPA Newsletter
The big rains of April are past, leaving many smiling faces as dams and water tanks have filled to overflowing after a dryish summer. Early frosts and dark, cold days have given way to balmy days with summer clouds. The weather patterns are scrambled. Overall it seems that winter has…
Bi-Centenary of Governor Macquarie’s Visit to Hartley Celebrated
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Despite concerns that followed a weather event earlier in the week Sunday’ 26th April’s historical commemoration of the 1815 arrival in Hartley of colonial Governor Lachlan Macquarie was hailed a remarkable success. The celebration in Butler’s Paddock on the caves Road marked the 200th anniversary of the expedition by the Governor and his party along the route of Cox’s…
Fire Safety as Official Danger Period Ends
FOLLOWING a season free of major outbreaks across the local area, the NSW Rural Fire Service advises an end to the statutory Bush Fire Danger Period within the Chifley-Lithgow Team area. From April 1st fire permits will no longer be required for the Bathurst, Oberon and Lithgow Local Government Areas for standard pile burns and agricultural burns. NSW RFS…