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Wind farm opened at Rye Park

3 days ago | parkeschampionpost.com.au | Rebecca Hewson

The Rye Park Wind Farm, owned by Tilt Renewables was officially opened last week by NSW Energy Minister Penny Sharpe MLC with the company celebrating its largest operating wind farm in the state. The 396MW Rye Park Wind Farm features 66 of the highest-generation capacity turbines (6MW) generating electricity used locally and across the state. Tilt Renewables CEO Anthony Fowler said the Rye Park Wind Farm was a valuable addition to the company’s nation-leading portfolio of wind energy assets.
Gold Cup meeting reaches new heights

5 days ago | parkeschampionpost.com.au | Christine Little

The Parkes Jockey Club's premier racing event is just around the corner and it's looking to be a milestone year in more ways than one. The Parkes Gold Cup is on again on Sunday, 18 May and it'll be drawing entries and audiences trackside from near and far. Not only is it a TAB meeting that will give the club greater exposure, it also features an eight-race program with $280,000 prizemoney, a major s...
Mother's Day muster with Petra

6 days ago | parkeschampionpost.com.au | Christine Cox

PARKES AND DISTRIC COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION By CHRISTINE COXA warm welcome back to Parkes for our guest artist Petra. Some may remember Petra from her captivating performance when she was here with us 12 months ago. Petra has a long history of performing at clubs and venues from all around NSW as a country music artist since the mid 80's. Even sharing the stage with our own world acclaimed Stephen...
Councillor censured for alleged misconduct

1 week ago | parkeschampionpost.com.au | Christine Little

A series of blog entries and a flyer published and circulated during last year's council election campaign has resulted in a Parkes councillor censured for alleged misconduct. Parkes Shire Council formally censured Cr Glenn Wilson for a code of conduct breach after he made allegations of corrupt behaviour by Council, allegedly spread false and misleading information, and allegedly shared confidenti...
Land and people our common interest: Candidates

1 week ago | parkeschampionpost.com.au | Christine Little

The unsuccessful candidates who ran for the seat of Parkes this federal election have tipped their hats to an enjoyable and respectful campaign. Libertarian candidate Sally Edwards and Labor candidate Nathan Fell conceded defeat in the days following when Nationals candidate Jamie Chaffey was declared winner with almost 63 per cent of the two-candidate preferred vote. While not the result Mr Fell wo...
Change in how some voted in Parkes, Forbes

1 week ago | parkeschampionpost.com.au | Christine Little

Some voting booths in the towns of Parkes and Forbes saw a considerable shift in first preferences this federal election, particularly away from who people have traditionally voted for in the past. For Parkes the swing was against the Nationals and Jamie Chaffey, and in Forbes the swing was against Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party candidate Stephen Pope. The 3320 formal votes cast during pre-poll...
Chaffey retains seat for Nationals

1 week ago | parkeschampionpost.com.au | Christine Little

Jamie Chaffey has retained the seat of Parkes for the Nationals. While Labor candidate Nathan Fell had recorded a 5.19 per cent swing in Saturday's federal election, Mr Chaffey and the Nationals had almost 63 per cent of the two-candidate preferred vote. Of the 130,913 eligible voters in the electorate of Parkes, Mr Chaffey secured 59,487 two-candidate preferred votes and Mr Fell 35,000. While in the...
ANZAC Day hits home for Dave

2 weeks ago | parkeschampionpost.com.au | Christine Little

As Dave Wilson rose from his bed and put on his suit before dawn, he felt a little closer to his grandfather this ANZAC Day. While he's always proudly worn his grandfather's two World War I medals on his chest on these national days of remembrance, for the first time he had around his neck was his grandfather's dog tag. For those not familiar with the term, a dog tag is a small, typically metal, ide...
ANZAC Day in Cooke Park part 2

2 weeks ago | parkeschampionpost.com.au | Christine Little

The Parkes community continues to strongly show its love and support for Australian service men and women on ANZAC Day. A big crowd came out as it does every year to watch the march through the CBD, many staying on for the community commemorations that followed in Cooke Park. The service saw hymns played by Parkes Shire Concert Band, an official welcome by Mayor Neil Westcott, a new prologue written...
ANZAC Day march part 2

2 weeks ago | parkeschampionpost.com.au | Christine Little

It was another great ANZAC Day across the Parkes Shire this year with dawn services, marches and community commemorations taking place throughout the day. Here are just some of the scenes we captured during this year's march through the Parkes CBD. Did we take your photo? There are three parts to this photo gallery.