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By Dean & Marg Ludwig We are a diverse group of people of all ages and interests. The one thing that brings us together is the joy of playing an instrument, singing songs and making new friends. The group has been meeting each week for over five years in the Breakfast Room of the Naracoorte Hotel on Thursday nights from 7 until 9 o’clock. Most of our members had not played any instrument before joining and had never performed in public. We always welcome new members and provide encouragement and coaching and with a little practice you can soon be playing along to songs. We perform when requested for the pleasure we receive and would like to have some of our own microphones, leads and stands so we are able to present ourselves at varied locations. It is difficult to fit more than a dozen people all with instruments around […]

By Shirley Dickson Thank you so much to The News for the very generous donation. At the moment we are finalising details for our 125 th anniversary, so the money will help us celebrate this momentous occasion. We plan to hold a dinner, complete with haggis, and be entertained by the Naracoorte Pipe Bandand dancers. The society was formed on 30 November 1897 by a group of Scots who had settled in the area and has continued to encourage and support Scottish culture, including music and dancing. It was originally known as the Albert District Caledonian Society, as Naracoorte was in the electorate of Albert. We hold several functions throughout the year, including a ceilidh, a celebration of the Day of the Tartan on 1 July [on 1 July 1782, Scots were once again allowed to wear tartan] and a dinner in November commemorating St Andrew, patron saint of Scotland, […]

By Eugene Dunstan The Naracoorte Croquet Club is a small but enthusiastic sporting club, part of the Naracoorte Bowls Club. We play socially on Wednesday and Saturday mornings, play pennant matches against other South East clubs and compete in tournaments in other parts of the country. This grant will be of great benefit to us in helping to maintain and improve our lawns and facilities. We are also trying to attract new members with “Come and Try“ events. We would love it if any interested people in the community would contact us to learn to play the various types of croquet available. If interested, please contact Eugene Dunstan on 0427623703. All welcome. Editor’s Note: With this Give Back donation of $500 we have reached $75,592 donated to local service, arts and sports groups. Please register anytime by emailing news@naracoortenews.com.

By Louise Hicks Neuarpurr CFA brigade is on the Vic/SA border east of the Frances township. The brigade is made up of volunteers who attend emergencies such as wildfires, motor vehicle accidents and flood events in Victoria, and assist our neighbouring SA CFS brigades whenever needed. We thank The News for the grant money received through “The News Gives Back program” it is greatly appreciated by our brigade. The money will be put towards a new lighting generator needed by our “quick fill pump trailer”. This enables CFA and CFS tankers to be filled quickly and directly from a body of water such as a dam or lake. If anyone is interested in joining the brigade as a volunteer, either as a firefighter or as support/non operational volunteer please “Express an Interest” in joining the Neuarpurr Brigade on the CFA website. www.cfa.vic.gov.au/volunteers-careers/volunteer-with-cfa or call our Secretary Louise Hicks on 0429 […]

By Rebecca Lohmeyer Friends of Naracoorte Caves (FoNC) is a volunteer group who give their time to support the activities at the World Heritage listed Naracoorte Caves National Park. This includes maintaining and developing the gardens and helping control feral weed species. We also support the running of various events that take place at the caves and various current research projects that aim to protect and enhance the natural environs of the Caves. Some members work tirelessly to tend the gardens immediately surrounding the main buildings, regularly replacing old or decaying plants, watering, and weeding. Other members enjoy getting out and tackling invasive weeds that grow throughout the whole park and restoring vegetation. Currently we have been busy making bird and bat boxes to place strategically throughout the park. The Friends are very appreciative of the News Gives Back program and will use the donation to go towards safety gear […]

By Caroline Redding Naracoorte Tennis Club are extremely grateful to be the recipients of a $500 donation from ‘The News Gives Back!’ With the 2022/23 tennis season fast approaching the money is very timely and will contribute towards new signage/numbering for our courts and to purchase a portable shade. Our Hot Shots tennis program will commence on Saturday the 29th October and the Junior and Senior competitions will start on the 22nd of October. To find out more about tennis in Naracoorte, please contact Will Malone (President) 0408 852 706 or Caroline Redding 0427646 075. Editor’s Note: With this Give Back donation of $500 we have reached $79,972 donated to local service, arts and sports groups. Please register anytime by emailing news@naracoortenews.com.

By Roger Dickenson The Naracoorte Squash Club is a vibrant, family friendly, community ran club. Squash is a great way to get fit, have fun and meet new people. We have 4 well maintained glass-back courts that are utilised on pennant nights, social nights & for our junior program. The Naracoorte Squash club holds 3 pennants throughout the year with approximately 30 players participating on Wednesday nights at 7pm. The club is open for Social Squash on Friday’s from 5.30pm and is open to anyone wanting to come and try squash, practice their skills or just have a game and a drink after! We offer a Junior Coaching Program which is held on Friday afternoons throughout the school terms at 3.45pm with accredited coaches and volunteers. We also offer court hire and social membership options for those just wanting to have a hit with a friend when it is convenient […]

By Sarah Ottoson A big thanks to the Naracoorte Community News and their Give Back Program. While only in our second official season, the Kybybolite U16s girls football team and support staff have worked hard to both learn and share knowledge, skill and opportunity with our new players and supporters interested in AFLW. This includes involvement in a development program with the Glenelg Football Club, SANFL led Q&A opportunities with Crows Players, the start of a Green Shirt umpiring program for new umpires and much more planning is in the pipeline to further seek support and opportunity for our players. Thanks to The News for being one of our great supporters – from all of the U16 players, organisers and supporters. Editor’s Note: With this Give Back donation of $500 we have reached $81,152 donated to local service, arts and sports groups. Please register anytime by emailing news@naracoortenews.com.

By Rose Milton The Bordertown Days for Girls group is thrilled to receive a grant from News Gives Back. “We create and distribute washable hygiene kits, and one will last a girl about 3 years. This gift will assist a girl to attend school every day of the month, even during her period. In some countries period products are too expensive for the locals, and sometimes not even available. Being washable there is no problem with disposal like we have in Western countries. The money we receive will be used to purchase fabrics and cotton to create more shields and pads, and also purchase flannels, soaps and undies for the kits. “Since our group started up in late 2014, we have sewn about 2,600 kits. Initially they were being taken by volunteers to various Asian countries. Our focus on distribution in the poor Tamil Area in the Hills Country, Sri […]

By Tanya Turner The Apsley Action Group was established around ten years ago, when a group of like-minded people were keen to get some projects off the ground for our little town. Some of these projects have included the mural that is painted on the public toilets, maintenance of Federation Corner, the Bullock and Wagon Structure in town, the introduction and production of the monthly newsletter – The Maggie Chatter, the half basketball court at the park and the replacement of the Historical signs along the Historical walk. When the town had no local meeting point the monthly schnitzel night was introduced. This gave locals a place to catch up and have a social night out, sometimes with a guest speaker. The Action Group was also responsible for the development of the Website many years ago and now one member still maintains it, keeping the information up to date for […]

By Jacki Baker The Lucindale Country Club is delighted to receive funds from the News Gives Back program. The country club committee have made many improvements to the clubhouse this year including relocation of the bar cool room, painting the ceiling and replacing the traditional ‘retro’ carpet throughout. The funds from the news gives back program will enable us to continue on and replace the floor coverings in the kitchen and bar service area.  The country club warmly welcomes new members for enquiries about tennis call Micaela 0422 710 024, mens golf Chas 0428 660 000, ladies golf Rachel 0428 329 958. Editor’s Note: With this Give Back donation of $500 we have reached $83,152 donated to local service, arts and sports groups. Please register anytime by emailing news@naracoortenews.com.

By Norma Davis The Naracoorte Interchurch Council (made up from members of the various Christian Churches in Naracoorte) has been supporting the School Chaplains, now called Pastoral Care Workers, in Naracoorte’s three public schools for over 40 years. It is our pleasure and delight as ICC members to share in the appointment of Pastoral Care Workers to the three public schools in Naracoorte. The school benefits from having an extra staff member, who is a staff member without a class to teach, and who is therefore free to help children and teachers in many different ways. The Interchurch Council works under the umbrella of S.A. Schools Ministry Association through which PCW’s are paid the Federal and State funding which is allocated each year. That funding pays for about 12 hours of paid work each week. As well, twice a year we seek donations from the churches, from church goers, from […]