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Live music a draw for young adults

YOUNG adults were treated to free music, food and games at a Blue Leaf Initiative social event last week. Black Diamond Lodge hosted the evening, with the music provided by Kate Hindle. Blue Leaf co-ordinator Bec McLevie said it has been pleasing to...

By Bulletin News

Open day educates and entertains

¶ WELLINGTON Dam Legacy Forest’s open day last Saturday was both educational and entertaining for attendees. The day provided an opportunity to meet the people behind Living Legacy Forest, an organisation which plants memorial trees as a tribute...

By Bulletin News

Legacy forest busy bee

¶ A BUSY bee held recently at the Wellington Dam Legacy Forest cleared the site of winter debris. The clean-up was in readiness for an open day to be held from 10am to 2pm on Saturday, October 12. Twenty six volunteers from the south west and Perth...

By Bulletin News

Shawny is a winner

¶ SHAWNY Guilfoyle has been named as the winner of the Collie Chamber of Commerce’s 2024 Outstanding Customer Service Award. With five separate nominations Shawny obviously knows what it means to go above and beyond for her customers. All those...

By Bulletin News

Santa’s sleigh getting ready

¶ A FEATURE of this year’s street Christmas decorations will be Santa’s reindeers and sleigh taking a pit stop in front of the Council Chambers. This is one of the decorations planned by the Christmas Decorations Working Group. It also has...

By Bulletin News

From coffee queening to publishing

¶ A SUNNY day and a small group of people enjoying coffee in Central Park was the precursor to the launch of Collie’s local newspaper. It was the first of a few meetings in the park, back in 2020 during the Covid pandemic. At first it was only...

By Megan Creemers

New voices thrive amid radio growth

¶ BUILD it and they will come – the saying comes from the movie “Field of Dreams”, and it seems to have worked for Collie Community Radio. Since the opening of the new purpose built radio station in December last year, courtesy of funding...

By Bulletin News

Collie police operation

FIRST class constables Thalia Corley and Jodie Martin, and their horses, were in Collie on Wednesday September 4 as part of what is believed to be a five-day police operation. The officers will be involved in community engagement activities...

By Bulletin News

Lyn’s lion-sized Collie pride

¶ LYN Mitchell can not imagine a better place to live than Collie, and via the Collie Lions Club has dedicated herself to giving back to the community she loves. Both of Lyn’s parents were born in Collie. Her grandparents came from Wales and...

By Bulletin News

Bulbs on sale for show

¶ BULBS are back on sale again this year at Jo’s Bargain Bazaar, raising funds for the Collie Show. Tulips and daffodils are available from the showground op shop, along with the regular fare of bric-a-brac, toys, clothing and other items...

By Megan Creemers

Community spirit rallied by car club

¶ FROM humble beginnings, the Collie Veteran Car Club has grown over the years to carve out a significant niche in the local community. The club was formed in 1999 after founding members Merv Chapman and Mike Brockwell held a public meeting to...

By Bulletin News

Magic moments at summit

¶ SIX Collie teenagers recently had the experience of a lifetime when they attended a business and leadership summit in Sydney. The Magic Moments Youth Leadership and Business Summit is a yearly event designed to inspire success and teach young...

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Punting on the show

¶ FROM high-stakes punting on horses, to punting on the Collie Show, Les Whymark has an eye for a likely prospect. The self-described “blow-in from over east” once stood to win $250,000 on a race at Rosehill, but missed out after a protest was...

By Bulletin News

RENEWABLE BENEFITS

¶ SOLO e-bike rider Gregory Andrews will raise funds to purchase the Collie Men’s Shed a battery storage system during his ride across the country. The former Australian ambassador and threatened species commissioner is seeking to raise awareness...

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