Local News
04 Mar 10 | 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.
18 Feb 10 | It’s been 20 years since Harden’s maternity ward was operational but Harden Hospital staff last week had their skills put to the test.
Enroute to Young Hospital for the birth of their fifth child Jugiong residents Shiralee and Matthew Chilton knew they were running out of time.
04 Feb 10 | Recognised for his long time service and dedication to the community of Harden Murrumburrah Doctor Yusuf Khalfan was presented with a special Australia Day Award.
28 Jan 10 | Harden and Murrumburrah residents turned out in droves on Tuesday for the annual Australia Day Awards and breakfast in the park.
21 Jan 10 | 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.
17 Dec 09 | Good old fashioned country values and a bush upbringing are credited with propelling some of our shire’s finest to the top of the ranks at the prestigious private schools of St Ignatius College Riverview and Frensham Girls College, Bowral.
10 Dec 09 | A fire which started around 12 midday Tuesday near the Old Gundagai Road north east of Cootamundra has swept a wave of destruction across the countryside into the Harden Shire, burning out over 7000 hectares of farmland.
03 Dec 09 | The Canola Harvest in the Harden Shire is now all but complete, and whilst it has not been a record season as far as yields are concerned, it has provided a welcome relief for many of our local farmers.
26 Nov 09 | After a long hot and dry spell, and with the threat of rain on the day, the weather for the 29th Annual Harden Picnic Races turned out to be perfect for racegoers.
The crowd numbers appeared to be up on last year’s event, with around 2000 people out enjoying the day at the Harden Racecourse.
19 Nov 09 | The solemnity of Remembrance Day was even more poignant for Murrumburrah High School student Zachary Hobba because it was announced that he was selected to visit the Western Front next year.
12 Nov 09 | Residents in and around Harden Shire will benefit from a reliable and secure power supply, as Country Energy works on upgrades across the area, a total investment of more than $5.2 million.
05 Nov 09 | After some hectic last minute preparations, the newly extended Bunyip Pre-School was officially opened over the weekend.
29 Oct 09 | It was if the town was in mourning early Tuesday as the news quickly travelled that the iconic Ceeney’s Five Star Supermarket had been destroyed by fire causing around $1 million in damage.
22 Oct 09 | Last weekend a group of Museum Curators from eleven museums and heritage societies paid a visit to the Murrumburrah Folk Museum as part of the ‘Working Spaces 3’ programme for Museum volunteers.
15 Oct 09 | The skies over the racecourse in Harden filled with an array of colour on Saturday as around 3000 visitors rolled up for this year’s Harden Kite Festival making it the most successful kite festival to date.
24 Sep 09 | The Harden Fire Brigade held their 75 years celebrations at the Harden District Bowling Club last Saturday night.
Following the welcome from Hardens Captain, Wal Leonow, guest speaker Acting Zone Commander Graham Jarrett gave a run down on the history of the NSW Fire Brigade.
10 Sep 09 | The footpath upgrades and beautification works of the Murrumburrah shopping precinct are starting to take shape with the first section of the works in front of History Hall and the Museum now largely complete.
Council outdoor staff members have been hard at work removing the old bitumen surface and preparing the site before laying the new pavers.
04 Sep 09 | The latest regional meeting for the Gold Trail was held in Murrumburrah with representatives from Young, Boorowa, Yass, Weddin and Harden councils in attendance to discus the future direction of the Gold Trail initiative.
27 Aug 09 | The Harden-Murrumburrah Community Bank Branch’s 30/20 Campaign has ended with the branch set to donate $20,000 back to local community.
13 Aug 09 | Tourism and more specifically the opening of a Visitor Information Centre in Harden Shire topped the list of priority concerns when 55 people gathered at the Harden Country Club on Tuesday night for the Harden Shire Business Survey information session with business consultants Jenny de Greenlaw and Jenny Rand.