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Budding florist wins TAFE Trainee of the Year Award COWRA TAFE College graduate, Jordyn Elger, has won Trainee of the Year at the 2013 Outstanding Graduating Student Awards held at Bathurst. Ms Elger, a talented and creative flower arranger, is a graduate of the Certificate III in Floristry. She was highly commended for her dedication in attending Orange College despite having to travel from Cowra by public transport, and for her creative ability to design unique floral arrangements. Right: Jordyn Elger pictured with her award. “Receiving this award means so much to me,” says Ms Elger. “I believe completing this course in the career that I have grown to love is my greatest achievement. “Floristry has become a passion and I am now working towards my ambition of owning my own florist shop.” [more]


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Australian Fire Medal salutes Arthur’s service, proficiency COWRA fire-fighter Arthur Sharp (pictured right) has been awarded the Australian Fire Medal in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List Mr Sharp has given more than 36 years’ service to the New South Wales Rural Fire Service (RFS) as both a volunteer and salaried officer, initially joining Sydney’s Doonside Brigade before transferring to the Wallacia Brigade in 1981, the RFS says in a statement. There he held the positions of deputy captain, senior deputy captain, captain and brigade president. He plated an integral role in the brigade’s development and in the training of new volunteers, ensuring that the brigade was one of the best in the region. In 1995 he was appointed Fire Control Officer for the Cowra Rural Fire District. Mr Sharp was highly respected by council, brigades, volunteers and the community at a time of significant change in the RFS, the statement says. He was instrumental in improvements to both the district’s mobile and fixed assets through tanker replacement and construction of new brigade stations, and the role out of specialist training across the district. Mr Sharp was involved in numerous incident management teams at significant fires and major incidents in NSW, his fire expertise and people management skills often proving invaluable. In 2003 he was appointed community safety officer for the Canobolas Zone and began an extensive hazard reduction, fire-trail rehabilitation and construction program which, at the time, was a first for the state and greatly enhanced and improved the protection of the community in the Blayney, Cowra, Cabonne and Orange City local government areas from fire. Throughout his distinguished career Mr Sharp has been heavily involved in both regional and state fire-fighting championships, organising and running innovative and challenging events that have not only tested fire-fighters’ skills but also required thinking, initiative and ingenuity, the RFS statement says. [more]


Four Fit Ladies push pedals in Asia for arthritis sufferers Above (l-r): Marissa Callaghan, Sally Wallace, Jane Atkinson and Rowena Macrae. CANOWINDRA women Sally Wallace and Jane Atkinson, with Marissa Callaghan and Rowena Macrae from Coonamble, are four fit women on a mission. Ms Wallace says she was brought into the team to fill the role of wise grandmother to the younger team members. She spoke to CCN earlier this week, telling how the team envisages the project will work. Click the PLAY icon ►on the audio panel below to hear the interview. The women kicked off the fund-raising and awareness campaign for Arthritis New South Wales last November to culminate in cycling from Vietnam to Cambodia in November this year as part of the arthritis group’s Cycle for Disability project. It is the only team to have signed up from rural Australia. The goal was to kick off 2013 with a bang by seeking 25 donations of $25 in 25 days. Since the beginning of January the cyclists have blitzed that aim, garnering more than $4000 of the total of $5585 raised for Arthritis NSW. The team is encouraging the community to help reach its target of $12,700, the minimum needed to participate in the ride. All funds raised go directly to Arthritis NSW and amounts over $2 are tax deductible. The women are responsible for their own air fares and expenses. For Ms Atkinson, the fundraising is a personal – she was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing apondylitis in February 2010. Both diseases mistakenly target one’s own body, causing inflammation of the joints and spine. There is currently no cure for these auto-immune diseases. To make a donation simply use your credit card and click this link http://vietnamtocambodia.gofundraise.com.au/page/AtkinsonJ to help the women. Alternatively, anyone wishing to make a cash or cheque donation may do so at Relish in Kendal St, Cowra, or The Phoenix office in the Star Building, 6 Ryall St, Canowindra, from10am until 6pm Monday to Fridays. Receipts will be issued for tax and audit purposes. Arthritis NSW supports people of all ages living with arthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions by seeking to improve their quality of life. It is a non-government health charity – further information at www.arthritisnsw.org.au/. Updates on funds raised will be published on the Four Fit Ladies Facebook page at www.facebook.com/FourFitLadies. Ms Wallace says team members are happy to answer any queries. Phone Jane Atkinson on 0428 764 593, Rowena Macrae on 0457 258 489, Marissa Callaghan 0419 420 985 or Sally Wallace on 0487 441 583. [more]



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