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 […]