The Jerilderie Hospital Auxiliary will be holding its last meeting for the year on Thursday, November 23, at 11am at the Jerilderie Hotel.
The meeting will be followed by a members’ Christmas lunch.
Numbers for lunch to be confirmed by November 16 please, to Loretta on 0418 861 418.
Advance notice is given of the 2024 Murray Region Forum of UHA, which will be held in Finley on Friday, March 22, and will be attended by new UHA state president, Sally Cronberger.
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Jerilderie Red Cross will be holding another raffle stall this Friday, November 10.
The raffle will be drawn on December 6, with first prize one night’s accommodation, plus $200 for meals, at the Whitton Malt House. Second prize is a Christmas hamper.
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On Thursday, November 16, the Jerilderie Library is hosting the unveiling of murals and the launch of Jerilderie Intergenerational Stories, developed by Jerilderie Public School students in collaboration with Mrs Robyne Sneddon and Mrs Ros Lockhart.
This will take place at the library at 12.45pm for a 1pm start.
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Murrumbidgee Council will be holding a free barbecue at Luke Park on Wednesday, November 22, from 5.30pm to 6.30pm, to welcome newcomers to Jerilderie.
If you’ve taken up residence here in the past couple of years, go along and meet some of the other newcomers and locals.
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At the recent AGM of Jerilderie CWA, the following were elected to executive positions:
President – Joy Knight
Secretary – Wendy Hurd
Treasurer – Jan Crittenden
Handicraft – Bev Lawton
Cultural – Sara Ham
Cookery – Wendy Hurd
Door – Isabel Milne
International – Joy Knight
Vice Presidents – Lucy Sweeney and Maree Thomas
Publicity – Di Mitchell
Councillors – the Executive.
The Jerilderie branch also came home from the Berrigan Show, with a win in the ‘six items’ category.
Its country of study for 2024 will be France.
The next street stall will be just in time for Christmas, on Friday, December 8.
Congratulations to Jan Crittenden, the winner of the member-voted Judy Sneddon Perpetual Trophy.