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Frances Evans leads Australia Day Honours By HARRIET GILMORE HOT weather into the low40s didn’t deter Warren Shire Council and more than 60 committed members of the local community from coming together on Australia Day on Friday morning to celebrate the birthday of our nation. Commemorations started with breakfast, which was followed by recognition of the contributions and achievements of our outstanding citizens at the annual local awards. Taking-out the prestigious 2024 Citizen of the Year Award, was the committed community leader, Frances Evans. Her tireless efforts have included putting Warren Shire on the musical map by bringing events to town that help create opportunities for young people to develop their creative talents. Ot her awa rd w i n ners across a ra nge of c atego r ies were a lso recog n ised for t hei r sig n i f ic a nt commu n it y cont r ibut ions; t hese i ncluded:
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Local music family, the Storers, bring home a Golden Guitar By HARRIET GILMORE WARREN’S very own country music family, the Storers, have won a prestigious Golden Guitar at this year’s Tamworth Country Music Awards. Announced on Saturday evening, the clan-based band, SToReR won “Bush Ballad of the Year” for their song, Dust Kids. Written by Greg Storer and his well-known country music artist sister, Sara, Dust Kids also features vocals by Greg’s children, Bonnie and Pip. The song also has a unique connection to the Warren Shire, they explained. “It’s all about growing-up out here,” Greg said. “Babies born in the dreaded drought, dust storms rolling-in, kids up and down the Bullagreen Lane,” he added, referring to the address of the family farm. The whole Storer family, as well as a host of friends and relatives from Warren, were in Tamworth to support them over the weekend. As well as performing at the Country Music Award Ceremony in front of the very best in country music from across Australia, SToRer along with musical extraordinaire, and recently announced Warren Shire Citizen of the Year winner, Frances Evans, performed at well-known haunt,
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Pip, Greg, Sara, and Bonnie Storer, with their Golden Guitar for Best Bush Ballad for their song, “Dust Kids”. PHOTO: SUPPLIED. The Longyard, in front of a huge, sold-out crowd. “What a weekend we’ve had in Tamworth,” Greg said. “A sold-out show at the Longyard, with a great crowd, including so many supporters from Warren, who were up from some fun,” he added. The support from Warren
locals, made the event very special, he explained. “The crowd was full of supporters, including the beautiful McCalman and Cosgrove kids, who were holding up signs saying, ‘we love you Greg’. “It was extra special doing that show with Bonnie,
Pip and Frances; then during our performance of Dust Kids at the Golden Guitars, we had a huge backdrop with lots of images of little dust kids from the Bullagreen Road, as well as shots from people all over Australia.” Continued page 7