30 Jul 08 | Palerang councillor Catherine Moore announced at the Council meeting in Bungendore last Thursday that she will be joining a number of people to stand on a group ticket called Community First for this September's local government election.
30 Jul 08 | Two great great great granddaughters of Dr Thomas Braidwood Wilson, Mary Schafer and Christina Mowle, visited Braidwood on Friday. They both live in Victoria and because neither had been to the town that bears the name of their ancestor, they were thrilled to be here.
30 Jul 08 | There's been a certain buzz in foodie circles around Braidwood in the last few weeks with the finding of black truffles, which are highly prized among chefs and can sell for between $2,000-3,000 a kilogram.
30 Jul 08 | Braidwood’s Brittney McGlone competed in the World Junior Athletics Championships in Poland earlier this month, coming away with a bronze medal.
30 Jul 08 | The Braidwood Servicemen's Club Bears slim chance of playing in the George Tooke Shield semi's was all but extinguished when they were beaten in a torrid game at the Rec on Saturday, 40 points to 24.
30 Jul 08 | The first week of the school holidays saw two teams from the Braidwood Junior soccer club enter into the 2008 Kanga Cup in Canberra. The Kanga cup is the largest youth soccer tournament in the southern hemisphere with over 4500 competitors playing in a week long tournament.
23 Jul 08 | The Braidwood Servicemen's Club Bears backed up last week`s great effort with a 30-12 victory over the Gordon Highlanders at Goulburn on Sunday.
23 Jul 08 | Last week a group of 6 Braidwood pilgrims joined others in Sydney for World Youth Day.
23 Jul 08 | This Saturday is our annual Legacy Fundraiser. Please bring something for the trading table. The format will be an Irish Medley.
This Sunday is the Shoemark Braidwood Open with entries to made through the Club on 4842 2108.
23 Jul 08 | A report to tomorrow evening's Council meeting in Bungendore, confirms that Palerang will not have its new Local Environment Plan (LEP) ready for Section 65 certification by the Department of Planning by the 13th September deadline, and Gazettal by March 2009 and planners have not proposed completion dates.
23 Jul 08 | 1 st Braidwood Scout Group welcomes Laurie Joyce as the new Group Leader.
Laurie with his wife Carol have been in the community since 2005 living at Mongarlowe
23 Jul 08 | Sunday 27th July
23 Jul 08 | The Two Fires Festival is moving in a bold direction towards becoming a nationally significant cultural event. The Festival aims to celebrate the art and activism of Australia’s well known poet and environmentalist, Judith Wright, and to build on her legacy. The festival explores the ongoing relevance of Wright’s legacy in a variety of domains by stoking the two fires of art and activism, embracing creativity, diversity and commitment.
22 Jul 08 | On Tuesday, August 5, Braidwood Quilters Inc will be holding the seventh community quilt making workshop at the Braidwood Servicemen's Club. The aim of the project is to make twenty-five quilts for the beds of the MPS Nursing Home and Narbethong Hostel.
17 Jul 08 | BROULEE "DOLPHINS" 47 BT BRAIDWOOD "REDBACKS" 19
A convincing win in the end but the Redbacks keep close most of the game with two intercept tries finally giving the Dolphins the edge in the second half.
It was another tough ask of the Redbacks this week with top of the table Broulee at full strength.
17 Jul 08 | The Braidwood Servicemens Club Bears gave competition leaders and Premiership favourites the Tuggeranong Bushrangers a real run for their money at the Rec on Saturday before going down 28-14.
17 Jul 08 | When people volunteer to join a committee they do so knowing that they will give time and probably money on that particular organization's concerns. So it was no surprise last Sunday when a number of committee members arrived on a cold and frosty morning to contribute to our working bee.
17 Jul 08 | The Braidwood Literary Institute Building, Palerang Councils Braidwood Offices are in need of thousands of dollars of repair.
17 Jul 08 | Braidwood residents will have some respite from high Council charges with a reduced sewerage levy charge this year. The reduction is to refund overcharged funds for sewerage from 07-08. However the fee will rise again in the 09-10 financial year.
17 Jul 08 | After deferring the decision on two separate Development Applications for subdivisions at Mongarlowe on behalf of Jamac Pty Ltd, and seeking legal advice regarding restriction of water rights to Feagans Creek, Palerang Council passed both developments last Thursday.
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