Lauren Henry

3 weeks ago | ktul.com | Lauren Henry

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — A major funding loss is set to hit one of Tulsa’s nonprofit organizations. The Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) Tulsa is facing a $6.5 million cut in federal funding come September, a reduction that will significantly affect the services it provides to immigrants and refugees in the community. According to Julie Davis, CEO of the YWCA Tulsa, the organization receives nearly $11 million annually from the federal government to support its various programs.

3 weeks ago | theweeklyadvertiser.com.au | Lauren Henry

By Lauren HenryWhile agricultural groups described last week’s Federal Budget as ‘underwhelming’ and ‘vanilla’, some regional groups acknowledged the investment in cost-of-living assistance, health and childcare. With major key infrastructure investments centred on capital cities, the Budget lacked big-ticket items for regional areas.

3 weeks ago | theweeklyadvertiser.com.au | Lauren Henry

By Lauren HenryHorsham Plaza will undergo significant change with the closure of four clothing stores this year. The liquidation of the Mosaic brand in January resulted in the closure of three women’s clothing stores – Katies, Millers and Autograph. Last week, Jeanswest announced it would close 90 stores across Australia after the brand was placed into administration, meaning another loss to women’s clothing stores in Horsham.

1 month ago | theweeklyadvertiser.com.au | Lauren Henry

By Lauren HenryThe family of well-known Horsham identity and former mayor, the late Don Johns, are reeling their father’s resting place may be mined under the proposed Avonbank project. Josephine Johns wrote to Victorian Planning Minister Sonia Kilkenny following her approval of WIM Resource’s Environmental Effects Statement late last year, telling her the threat of the Johns family farm being mined was causing her family ‘an enormous amount of emotional distress’.

1 month ago | theweeklyadvertiser.com.au | Lauren Henry

By Lauren HenryHorsham Rural City Council has suspended its Memorandum of Understanding with mining proponent WIM Resource. Councillors voted at Monday night’s meeting to formally suspend the MoU, subject to further review. Council signed the MoU in July 2022, formally mapping out how the proposed Avonbank Mineral Sands Project mine at Dooen would be ‘mutually beneficial for stakeholders and the region’.