At just 17 local teenager Josh Carter looks to have a solid and successful future ahead of him. Involved in the Murrumburrah High School Farm Club for the past five years the year 12 student has found his niche in life, working with show cattle.

Harden and Murrumburrah residents turned out in droves on Tuesday for the annual Australia Day Awards and breakfast in the park.

Sausages will be sizzling, the bacon will be crackling and the tea and coffee flowing at this year’s annual Harden Murrumburrah Australia Day celebrations.

7:36 AM AEDT | aHardens Merrin Cup cricket team has now catapulted into the box seat, so to speak, after the first weekend of the finals. On Saturday Cootamundra’s Albert Park was unplayable due to the inclement weather the night before. And so the Harden and Big O (Olympic Hotel) clash was moved to the synthetic pitch of Mitchell Park.

Harden Merrin Cup side secured a grand final berth defeating Cootamundra’s Central Hotel winning by 35 runs at Albert Park last Saturday.