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Finding her artistic feet, Nevertire’s Leanne, the latest to exhibit at WAM By HARRIET GILMORE NEVERTIRE artist Leanne Hamblin, is the latest local creator to exhibit works at the Warren Museum and Art Gallery (The WAM). Most days though, you’ll usually fi nd Leanne in her garden or out on the four-wheeler. She only started her art career about six years ago, but now loves “her happy place”, spending time painting and drawing. She credits another local artist, and teacher, Jude Fleming (and YouTube) for her incredible recently-acquired skills. “I went to TAFE in Dubbo for a year, three days a week, it ended up not being the course I needed,” Leanne said. “I came home and started oil painting by myself, then using YouTube as my teacher, I soon learnt that I needed to be with other artists and have a tutor,” she added. It was then, she said, that another local creative, came to the rescue. “We are so blessed to have in Warren, a wonderful artist and tutor, Jude Fleming, from West Wing Studio. Jude’s studio, quickly became another happy place,” Leanne enthused.
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Long Luncheon success and a fine day of racing at Golden Fleece meet By HARRIET GILMORE A SELL-OUT for the catered event and a strong crowd of punters flocked to Warren Race Track last Saturday for the Golden Fleece Races and Long Luncheon. The second annual Long Lunch was sold out, with the almost 100-strong crowd enjoying catering by local company, Crooked Arrow and live music from Dubbo musician “Sugar” Shane Riley. After the meet, Warren Jockey Club’s Jennalee Kelly, said the Committee were very pleased with the day, despite the meeting being allocated in the middle of the cotton picking and sowing seasons. “We were stoked with the turn-out for the Golden Fleece Races and Long Luncheon, it was a great success again,” Jennalee said. “It was defi nitely hard timing with sowing and picking, but the light rain on Saturday morning, helped get a few extras through the gate on the day,” she added. With this in mind, the Committee is already lobbying Racing NSW to have the date for the Golden Fleece changed next year, with Ms Kelly confi rming that they’ve secured an earlier date in April, before picking and sowing start. In the prizes, the best-
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Good turn-up and great racing at the the Golden Fleece Races and Long Luncheon, which was held on Saturday. PHOTO: KIRSTY FISHER PHOTOGRAPHY.
dressed couple were Mr and Mrs Hutton, with Markus and Adele Brabrook bagging a highly-commended. Best-dressed gent went to Craig Sheraton and highly-commended went to Mark Kelly, while the best dressed lady for the day was Monique Williams with Kay Martin
highly-commended. “A big ‘thank-you’ to everybody who came along and supported us on Saturday, and to the Jockey Club Committee, especially Nicole McKay and Prue Freeth, for all of their hard work,” Jennalee said. In the racing, the Maree Hopkins-trained mount, Mys-
tic Flame, won the Warren Services Club Golden Fleece.
For race fans, the full report on results for the day, can be found in the Sports section of this issue. More photos on page 8