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Every dog had its day in Bredbo
This past Friday a working dog day for rural and regional residents of the Snowy Monaro and their canine helpers was held in Bredbo, as part of Snowy Monaro Regional Council’s community recovery efforts and Australian Red Cross’s ‘Let’s Talk’ program.
Hosted by renowned trainer Gary White from White’s Kelpie Stud, the working dog school took participants through the entire process – from how to pick the right dog for the job, through an exhaustive multi-stage training progression – to end up with a world-class doggy employee and business partner.
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Forum encouraging women to run in Local Government Elections comes to Cooma
The Australian Local Government Women’s Association NSW Branch and Snowy Monaro Regional Council are hosting a free forum to encourage and help guide local women through the process of nominating and running for election to council.
With the next local government elections in NSW scheduled for Saturday 4 September 2021, the ALGWA’s “Getting Women Elected Forum” to be held at The Snow Mountains Traveller’s Rest, Cooma on Saturday 29 May 2021 is the perfect opportunity for local women who want to make a difference in their community and learn how to get involved from those that have done it themselves.
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Livvi’s Place Playground in Jindabyne ready for visitors with changes complete
A favourite for local families and tourists alike, Livvi’s Place Playground in Jindabyne has received renovations in the form of a soft-fall resurfacing and restoration of wooden structural elements.
Livvi’s Place playgrounds are an initiative of the Touched by Olivia Foundation, formed by two parents following the tragic death of their infant daughter to create inclusive play spaces across Australia. They are a national network of inclusive play spaces, currently at 38 playgrounds and the Jindabyne location is the only one in the Snowy Monaro region (located in Banjo Paterson Park).
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Support for Snow Monaro businesses with new recovery hub in Cooma
Snowy Monaro Regional Council and Business Australia have just opened the new Business and Recovery Hub in Cooma, connecting business owners and the community with important bushfire recovery support.
Following devastating recent events such as drought, fires, COVID-19 induced border closures and capacity restrictions during peak tourism season, Business Australia Regional Business Manager Ben Verning said The Hub is just what the community needs to support its local businesses to recover and prosper.
“It has been a challenging time for the community, The Hub is another step in the right direction to support economic and social recovery,” said Mr Verning.