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8:00 AM | THE peak national citrus body has launched an extraordinary attack on Riverina Citrus, accusing it of putting self-interest ahead of its members. The explosive claims come just days before the start of a Riverina Citrus member vote to decide whether to retain the grower-funded local group.
Arthur sets six records at carnival
8:00 AM | DOUG Arthur was the toast of Hanwood Public School’s swimming carnival, with the senior boys champion setting an amazing six records this week.
Rice growers upbeat about crop promise
7:30 AM | IT’S been far from a trouble-free season, but local rice growers are remaining quietly confident about the coming harvest which has the “potential to be as good as 2010”. Despite the ducks and a cold snap in January, the summer crop is on track for a promising April harvest with many growers anticipating a 10 tonne per hectare yield.
Lawson tips teams to come out firing
7:30 AM | FORMER Test fast bowler Geoff Lawson has personally wished both Griffith and Wagga sides well, ahead of the inaugural final this weekend for the cup named in his honour.
7:00 AM | MURRUMBIDGEE MP Adrian Piccoli has been forced to defend himself against accusations he has shown little support for his own community in its battle for water. The state education minister did not speak at Griffith’s Murray-Darling Basin Authority rally in December and has rarely spoken publicly about the plan that threatens to take 2750 gigalitres of productive water from irrigation communities.
7:00 AM | A TRIO of Griffith rugby league players will go down in history after being a part of the first intentional side to represent the tiny nation of Vanuatu.
Saucy tradition preserved by Griffith families
6:30 AM | IT’S a time-honoured Italian tradition that continues to thrive in Griffith. Despite a shortage of locally grown produce and bulging supermarket shelves spoiling for choice, hundreds of Griffith families will make their own tomato sauce again this year. On Tuesday, Ralph and Vera Franco and members of their family were elbow deep in sauce.
6:30 AM | GRIFFITH will host one of the best teams in the state this month, as Hanwood Football Club ramps up its preparation for the season ahead when they tackle Manly FC.
6:00 AM | A MAN who was found with nearly 600 explicit child pornography photos on his laptop computer was sentenced to 18 months’ jail in Griffith Local Court yesterday. Jamie Alexander Wilson, of Ararat, pleaded guilty to possessing the images, some of which featured children as young as 12 months old.
Equality is in sight for Griffith couple
6:00 AM | FOR many people, marriage is a way to demonstrate the love they share and to strengthen commitment. For Griffith couple Richard Brewer and Justin Bennett, it’s those things and a whole lot more. Being able to tie the knot would mean they have finally achieved equality. Engaged for seven years, the pair has decided to boldly push ahead with plans to wed despite the fact that same-sex marriage is not yet legal in Australia.
Griffith desperate to claim O’Farrell Cup
6:00 AM | GRIFFITH will roll the dice one last time this season in the hope of bringing home the prestigious O’Farrell Cup, when they travel to take on arch rivals Leeton at Mark Taylor Oval on Sunday.
08 Feb 12 | THE Nugan family has sold its Hanwood juice processing business to a West Australian-based food and beverage company. Nugan Quality Foods (NQF) was established by the local family in 1974 and had been run by Michelle Nugan for more than 25 years before being sold to Harvey Fresh Limited this week.
08 Feb 12 | GOLF in Griffith has suffered a massive setback, with news the annual city Pro-Am event will not be staged in 2012 due to a lack of sponsorship funding.
08 Feb 12 | GRIFFITH City Council has refused to sell four blocks of land at a “fire sale” price, despite them draining more than $100,000 from council coffers over the past decade. At a time when every dollar counts in council’s budget, turning the properties into profit would make a big difference to its financial position.  | CommentsComments (2)
Griffith High battles biathlon
08 Feb 12 | BUDDING “superfish” from Griffith High School put their skills to the test at their annual carnival, with a host of impressive times coming from the high-quality day in the pool.
08 Feb 12 | THE embattled Yoogali Catholic Club (YCC) will hold a crisis meeting of members next week in a bid to save itself from financial obliteration. The club, one of the city’s most popular wedding reception venues, is walking a fiscal tightrope after it posted a $150,000 loss last year and the St George bank put a stop on its offer of credit.
08 Feb 12 | IT IS a rare and special thing to be given life membership of a club. To be recognised by a group of your peers who share the same passion as yourself. But in an extremely uncommon honour, the Sweeney family, has been inducted as life members of the Junior Waratahs Rugby League Club.
Griffith salons applaud state ban on solariums
08 Feb 12 | STATE government legislation to ban tanning beds has come too late for most of Griffith’s beauty salons – they’ve already moved on to safer tanning practices. The state government announced on Saturday it would introduce legislation to ban commercial solariums by the end of 2014, acknowledging the link between the units and skin cancer.
08 Feb 12 | GRIFFITH Black and Whites president Steve Parr said the club is working overtime during its pre-season training to put the demons of recent seasons behind them.
08 Feb 12 | RUTHLESS landlords are earning up to $2000 a week in rent for a single home by slugging backpackers “obscene amounts” to live in overcrowded quarters, a whistleblower has claimed. The predatory practice, widespread in the district, sees landlords prey on vulnerable harvest labour workers, many who have just arrived in the country or are working illegally.
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