Warren Star 24.01.2024

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Yee-haw! Campdraft, rodeo-themed murals unveiled at Showground STORY: PAGE 3

New app for Tiger Bay wetlands tours in the works By HARRIET GILMORE A NEW audio app to provide self-guided tours of the Tiger Bay wetlands is currently under development, and RiverSmart Australia wants your help to create it. The brand-new app, funded thanks to a Telstra Communities Grant, is being created by RiverSmart Australia, the organisation responsible for the Windows on the Wetlands and Tiger Bay projects. It will feature an audio guide for walking tours of the Tiger Bay wetlands, including historical, cultural, and environmental information of the area, and discuss some of the sights and sounds you can hear while walking through the wetlands. RiverSmart Australia Chair, Kate Mildner, however, explained that the origins of the Tiger Bay name, largely remains a mystery; something that they would like to explore in the app. “There are heaps of different theories and anecdotes about how ‘Tiger Bay’ got its name,” Kate said. “One theory we’ve heard, is that it was named Tiger Bay, after a tiger escaped from a circus at the oval nearby and hid in the area,” she added. Continued page 6

Celebrate! Aust Day ceremony Friday to recognise outstanding local citizens STORY: PAGE 6

Warren Shire Library school holiday fun STORY & PHOTOS: PAGE 9

Ute-loving motor enthusiasts pack Collie for Martin’s memorial show By HARRIET GILMORE MORE than 500 ute-loving car enthusiasts packed the Collie Hotel on Saturday for the third annual “Martin Conrads Memorial Show and Shine” ute show. Martin was one of the three founding members of Utes United Australia group; sadly passing away after an accident in April 2021, with the show now held in his honour. The event’s aim is therefore to bring people from around the country together to share their love of utes, and support the “Dolly’s Dream” anti-bullying charity. Martin, together with two other mates, started the Utes United Australia group, and always dreamt of holding a ute show in Warren. After his death, one of those mates, Cameron Fuller, brought that dream to life to honour and remember his good friend. “I wish we didn’t have to hold the event, and he (Martin) was still here,” Cameron,

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Almost 50 utes and cars were entered into the third Martin Conrads Memorial Show and Shine ute and car show at Collie Hotel on Saturday. PHOTO: WANDER AUSTRALIA. President of the Committee behind the event, said. “But I’m glad we can honour his memory and his love of utes, and mullets; he would

have loved it,” he added. Almost 60 utes entered the competition in a range of different categories, from “best BnS ute”, “best street ute”,

and “best old school ute”, as well as the highly sought-after prize for best mullet haircut. Continued page 8


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