FIVE YEARS AGO
LOCKED OUT
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A homeless victim of Griffith’s rental crisis has made a desperate plea for someone to help put a roof over the heads of her five children. Despite months of frantic attempts to find a house for her family, the willing tenant hasn’t had so much as a returned phone call.
BILLS TO SOAR
The average gas bill in Griffith is set to jump $205 per year if an application by Origin and AGL to raise prices is approved by the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal.
HALL NEEDS COMMUNITY'S HELP
Casella Wines has called on the community to prop up the leaning hall of Yenda, with management maintaining the repair job is a communal responsibility.
TEN YEARS AGO
HEROES COME HOME
A team of Griffith firefighters have returned home from Victoria, where they spent three days fighting the fiercest fires Australia has seen.
RIVERINA SEAT ON THE ROCKS
Local politicians are incensed by reported plans to split up the federal seat of Riverina and divide it up among other massive country NSW electorates.
CREET CUP FINALS LOOM
Griffith has topped off a stunning Creet Cup season by thrashing Lake Cargelligo by eight wickets. The side faces West Wyalong in the first final.
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
SHOCK STATS LEADS TO PROGRAM
Young drivers between the ages of 17 and 20 are involved in 20 per cent of crashes in the Griffith region, prompting the RTA to introduce a program to better prepare young people for life on the road.
FILLIES, FASHION AND DASH OF FUN
Brett Cavanough's Spysept snatched a second straight Carrathool Boughshed Cup at the weekend. Deniliquin school teacher Jess Kennedy snared the spoils in the Jillaroo scamper while Wagga teenager Brett Pollard blew the field away in the Jackaroo sprint.
YENDA COME CLOSE AT KNOCKOUT
Triple group 20 premiers Yenda Blueheelers just fell short of capturing the West Wyalong Knockout title, going down to Newcastle Lakes United 12-8.
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