NDHS wins aged care excellence award

NUMURKAH District Health Service has won the 2018 Public Healthcare Award for ‘Excellence in Public Service Aged Care’ for the Wellbeing Garden and Community Café for aged care residents. 

The health service also received an award as a finalist in the Premier’s Small Health Service of the Year category. The awards were announced at a ceremony in Melbourne last Thursday night.

Sink-hole on Tocumwal Road

COUNCIL staff were met with the unexpected last Wednesday morning, when a Numurkah resident reported a small hole in the road at the intersection of Tocumwal Rd and Pine St.

Council workers set about enlarging the hole, which was located less than a metre away from a man-hole cover, in an effort to establish its source, and quickly found that it was several metres deep.

Wunghnu Bowlers win state triples  

THE Wunghnu Bowls Club’s Andrew Henderson (s) Nick Davies and John McKenzie took out the Murray Bowls Division State Triples title played at Numurkah Golf on Sunday.

The Magpies trio overcame the composite rink of Barry Cosgrove (s), Joe Luci and Neil Macklin in the 18 end final, winning by 10 shots in a match played out in great spirit.