Lockhart

Greens Gunyah Museum keen to recruit new helpers

Volunteering is the lifeblood of the Lockhart community and the Greens Gunyah Museum is one of many facilities in the town that rely on volunteers to keep it functioning. There are many different ways people volunteer at the museum, including...

Narrandera Argus

14 Dec 2023

Lockhart

Veteran walker visits Lockhart on fund-raising mission

Lockhart Shire Mayor Cr Greg Verdon and the Acting General Manager Austin Morris welcomed Prabodh Malhotra (pictured above) on his charity walk from the Melbourne Cricket Ground to Sydney Cricket Ground to raise money for the McGrath Foundation...

Narrandera Argus

14 Dec 2023

Lockhart

Have your say on Brookong Creek Draft Masterplan

Lockhart Shire Council has partnered with Habitat Planning and Yonder Landscapes to design a Master Plan for a section of the Brookong Creek in Lockhart. In March 2023, Council appointed the Tourism and Economic Development Steering Committee...

Narrandera Argus

14 Dec 2023

Lockhart

Council opposes any move to shift Lockhart into Farrer

Lockhart Council has supported its General Manager’s submission to the Redistribution Committee that the Lockhart Shire Local Government Area should remain within the Electoral Division of Riverina. During the period for public inspection of...

Narrandera Argus

23 Nov 2023

Lockhart

Auxiliary raises funds for local hospital

Lockhart Hospital Auxiliary was among the NSW State auxiliaries that raised a total of $3,275,340.71 for their local hospitals during the past 12 months. All monies raised by the United Hospital Auxiliaries stays in their local areas to support...

Narrandera Argus

23 Nov 2023

Lockhart

Lockhart RSL remembers

Members of the Lockhart RSL Sub Branch commemorated Remembrance Day 2023 with Sub-branch president Lindsay Hock welcoming the attendance of the Lockhart community as it commemorated the 105th anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that ended...

Narrandera Argus

16 Nov 2023

Lockhart

Recollections of days gone by at Lockhart

A recent visitor to the Greens Gunyah Museum was a relative of the owner of a former cordial factory Hume Cordials that once operated at Lockhart. Dan Rankins’ great uncle owned the factory which was later sold to Toby Mitzelberg. Sylvi...

Narrandera Argus

09 Nov 2023

Lockhart

Lockhart Red Cross comes to aid of those in need

The Lockhart Red Cross Shop turned its windows pink in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness as a way of showing awareness of the disease. Several shop volunteers have been impacted by breast cancer in some way and this was a chance to show...

Narrandera Argus

09 Nov 2023

Lockhart

Religious education teacher honoured

Members from the congregations of the churches in Lockhart gathered for a combined service at the Lockhart Anglican Church recently. This is something that the churches in Lockhart endeavour to do on the fifth Sunday of the month. During the...

Narrandera Argus

09 Nov 2023

Lockhart

Lockhart joins Wagga to form drought resilience plan

Lockhart Shire Council has been grouped with Wagga Wagga City Council (WWCC) for the purposes of funding under the Regional Drought Resilience Planning Program. A unique aspect of the program is that applications could only be lodged by...

Narrandera Argus

02 Nov 2023

Lockhart

Lockhart’s iconic monument damaged

Lockhart’s iconic main street monument has been severely damaged after a vehicle crashed into it recently. But the good news is it will be restored. It was allegedly struck by a driver who lost control of a motor vehicle he was driving...

Narrandera Argus

07 Sep 2023

Lockhart

Lockhart butchers win gold medals at AMIC Awards

Owners of That Butchery at Lockhart won gold medals at the 2023 Australian Meat Industry Awards. A focus on quality is what they say is the secret behind them taking out a national win over major smallgoods brands Don and Bertocchi. That Butcher...

Narrandera Argus

07 Sep 2023

Lockhart

Lockhart Lions Club surging ahead

The woman behind Lockhart’s popular Verandah Post news publication Shirley Morgan was honoured at the Lockhart Lions changeover dinner at the Lockhart Ex-servicemen’s Club recently. Shirley, who was presented with a Chris August Award, joined...

Narrandera Argus

07 Sep 2023

Lockhart

High hopes for widespread usage of new Lockhart community centre

Lockhart has gained a brand new Community Centre that was built on the foundations of an old hospital building that was relocated to the town more than 40 years ago. The centre has been in the works over the past three to four years and is in the...

Narrandera Argus

07 Sep 2023

Lockhart

Support assured for Spirit of the Land

Lockhart Shire Council will continue its support of forthcoming Spirit of the Land Festivals in the form of $12,000 for the next three years. The organising committee requested an annual cash contribution of $7,000 and an increased in-kind...

Narrandera Argus

31 Aug 2023

Lockhart

Council boosts Lockhart Lions recycling costs

Lockhart Lions Club will receive a financial boost from the Lockhart Shire Council in the form of an increased contribution towards the club’s freight costs for its cardboard recycling services. Council will now contribute $4000 per year...

Narrandera Argus

31 Aug 2023

Lockhart

Regional representative attends Lockhart Red Cross meeting

Lockhart Hospital Auxiliary welcomed regional representative Liane Preinbergs to its their annual meeting last Friday at the Lockhart Ex-Servicemen’s Club. She gave a short speech about her role and what is happening within the hospital...

Narrandera Argus

24 Aug 2023

Lockhart

Lockhart’s new sister city relationship begins

The community of Lockhart has now formed an uncanny relationship with a town of the same name on the other side of the world. The relationship began when Lockhart Council’s Tourism and Economic steering committee began corresponding with the...

Narrandera Argus

03 Aug 2023

Lockhart

Lockhart plans to attend State conference

Lockhart Shire Council Mayor Rodger Schirmer will attend the 2023 LGNSW Annual Conference as its official delegate. The Council will nominates one other Councillor to attend the Annual Conference together with the Mayor and the General Manager...

Narrandera Argus

03 Aug 2023