Tag: Australia Day
Recognising culture
By REBECCA STONE
NAIDOC (National Aborigines and Islander Day Observation Committee) week celebrations took place on Friday 19 July at the Duval High School assembly.
With...
Indoor Hockey players represent NSW
Three Armidale Indoor Hockey players represented NSW at the 2013 13yrs and under Indoor Hockey Invitational Tournament held over the Australia Day long weekend...
Power of the Olympics
After 12 years CWA Dangarsleigh/Kellys Plains member Lorraine Sewell relived one of the proudest moments in her life when she spoke to students from...
Julia Gillard and her Ned Kelly gang
As if it were not wasteful enough to set up broadband in Australia at a cost of $50 billion, Julia Gillard and her Ned...
Re. Dead heart of Armidale
I refer to the recent Australia Day public holiday when every coffee shop in Armidale Mall was closed while the owners and their staff...
Abuse of Aussie flag
Events occurring last week and in the lead up to Australia Day will be the subject of this letter, which I felt necessary to...
Federation and Armidale, Part 3
More than two weeks after running aground, the cruise liner Costa Concordia is still in the news, and has focused attention on the forthcoming...
Australia Day Service in St. Peter’s Parish Centre
On Australia Day, Thursday January 26, 2012, people all over Australia will be pausing to say thank you for the wonderful country that we...
Celebrate Australia Day
The 2012 Australia Day celebrations at the new venue, the Armidale Showground will be a family fun day filled with lots of entertainment for...
