16th April 2011

More information will be posted closer to the date.

November 2010

The Merredin Repertory Club will be presenting the "Three Musketers".

More information will be posted closer to the date

26th October 2010

Senior's luncheon featuring Patti Allen's Theatre Royal. For more information please call Jane on (08) 9041 1611.

25th October 2010

More than a tale of football prowess…

Mount Barker’s most famous sons, Jim and Phil Krakouer
took the Australian football world by storm in the early
1980s.

Their unique and anarchic brand of football, dubbed ‘black
magic’, captured the imagination of the nation.

This is the story of the challenges they faced in their rise to
the top of their game, their skill, daring and resilience both
on and off the sporting field, and the controversy and
adversity that has met them throughout their lives.

For more information please call Jane on (08) 9041 1611.

23rd October 2010

The 13th Merredin Community Awards will celebrate the outstanding achievements of local volunteers and employees in the following catergories:

Voluntary Service to the Community (Group),
Voluntary Service to the Community (Individual),
Arts and Culture,
Business,
Small Business,
Employee,
Tourism,
Service to Agriculture or Natural Resource Management,
Long Term Paid Community Service,
Voluntary Community Service,
Indigenous,
Community Health,
Senior Sports,
Junior Sports,
Veteran Sports,
Team Achievement (Sport),
Service to Sport, and
Special Achievement (Sport).

The Awards Committee will be calling for nominations soon, so please check local press for more details and updates. For more information please call the Shire of Merredin on (08) 9041 1611.

8th September 2010

For a truly memorable experience don’t miss this wonderful, relaxed performance of Puccini’s sublime opera, La Boheme at Merredin's Cummins Theatre.

The Bohemians are an idealistic, penniless bunch intent on enjoying the festive season which is the context for this story. Tribulations, celebrations and the troubled triangle of Musetta, Marcello and Alcindoro provide a counterpoint to the genuine and profound love between Rodolfo and Mimi. Love’s greatest enemy, misunderstanding, threatens to sabotage their union; and ultimately their destiny, as everyone knows, is a tragic one.

Puccini’s brilliant music, presented here by a talented Chamber Orchestra conducted by Musical Director, Brian Chatterton, amplifies the drama, and, so long as we believe in these characters, this story inevitably touches our most fundamental human emotions.

Experienced choreographer/director Nick Carroll always aims to entertain, and with its blend of humour, romance and tragedy, La Boheme is fertile material for a complete theatrical experience.

For more information please call Jane on (08) 9041 1611.

22nd July 2010

A free public forum about the latest information and services available about dementia and independent living. The forum will be held at the Merredin Senior's Centre from 1:30pm to 5:30pm. The Senior Centre is located on French Avenue.
1:30pm - Welcome and Introduction
1:45pm - Alzheimer's WA Services
2pm - Independent Living Centre Services
2:30pm - Afternoon Tea
3pm - Visit the Independent Living Centre Trailer and Alzheimer's WA Memory Van
4:30pm - Public Lecture "Mind Your Mind"
For more information please contact Alzheimer's Australia WA on 1800 100 500

27th August 2010

The luncheon will be held at the Nungarin Community Recreation Centre starting at 10:30am. Guest speaker is Sheryl McCorry. Sheryl is a best selling Western Australian novelist; "Diamonds and Dust" and her latest book "Stars Over Shiralee". For more information please contact Robyn Creagh on 9046 5014 or Bev Davis on 9046 5112.

1st - 3rd October 2010

Enjoy an evening under the stars adjacent the National Trust Mangowine Homestead followed by the Harvest Festival markets in town on Sunday.

Friday 1st October
A curry night at the Nungarin Recreation Centre. Starting at 6:30pm. $10 per head. This is a funraiser for the Nungarin Panthers Football Club. The bar will be open - Have a drink and meal while catching up with friends.

Saturday 2nd October
Celebrations continues with a light lucheon at the Recreation Centre. People will have a chance to meet and chat with Maxine Cornish before her book launch of "A Piece of String" - Stories of the Nungarin District. Event starts at 11:30am. The Tracmach and 10th Lighthorse will be holding demonstrations at the Museum on Saturday and Sunday. The Museum will be open all weekend.

Mangowine Concert - a night of entertainment. Gates open at 4pm. Local Country and Western band Olga and Tom Kittyea will play until 6pm. The main event commences at 6:30pm. The Ultimate Tribute Show to The Beatles, Cliff Richards and The Rolling Stones. MC for the evening is Grant Woodhams MLA. Adults - $10, High School Students - $5, Family - $25 and VIP seating and gourmet hamper - $100 per double. Fully licensed bar - NO BYO. Take away meals available, catered by the Mukinbudin Ladies. Bring a chair and picnic rug. Free bus service from Merredin at the front of the Visitor Centre, leaving at 4pm. Please call Visitor Centre to make your booking on +61 8 9041 1666.

Sunday 3rd October
Harvest Festival continues with the Blessing of the Harvester at 10am in the main street along with the Nungarin markets.

For more information please call the Nungarin Telecentre on (08) 9046 5400 or email: nungarintc@bbnet.com.au

25th - 26th August 2010

WA's largest machinery expo showcasing the latest agricultural machinery & precision technology & rural services. For more information please call  (08) 9631 1021.

Oak Park Picnic Area and Walk Trail

Located approximately 20km north east of Goomalling. Oak Park has a diverse array of flora and there is always something for the keen photographer to snap. Rain has begun to fill the waterway and we look forward to seeing the Serpent Sculpture in flood once again. The trail now has a bough shelter over one of the seats carefully crafted by one of our Aboriginal Elders in 2008. Please drive carefully on the Oak Park Road as you may come across some Kangaroos. Walking deep into the lake area provides more photo opportunities of gnaled and weathered trees. Facilities at the Picnic Ground include a BBQ, a long drop toilet and covered seating. The Walk Trail signage has lots of information and is a great way to begin your exploration of this special piece of Goomalling. For more information please click on the following link: www.goomalling.wa.gov.au/news/oakpark.