Warren Star 17.07.2024

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Wednesday, July 17, 2024

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Local girl, Rebecca’s book, is launched at National Museum

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Music award nomination for Frances WHEN Frances Evans and her world-accomplished clarinettist husband, Nick decided to move back to her parent’s property near Warren, she thought of also doing a bit of tutoring on the side. A few years later — running the family’s mixed farming practice, organising an annual local classical music fest, and teaching a whole orchestra of local kids, life couldn’t be busier — and she hasn’t regretted the decision for a minute! Judges at the prestigious annual APRA AMCOS Art Music Awards, couldn’t agree more, with our very-own violin prodigy and musical impresario, recently nominated for Excellence in a Regional Area for her tireless local work to promote the classics. Frances is taking a few days off from the early mornings and 12-hour farm days, to fly down to the APRA finals in Melbourne on Wednesday, August 14, with her “plus one”, a lady who has helped so much with her work with the local orchestra. To think, she says, that she moved back to her beloved bush, for a quiet life for herself, Nick and their two children, Alfred and Harriet. “We’re between Warren and Collie, and we left the big smoke, Melbourne where Nick was a clarinettist performing with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Orchestra Victoria,” Frances recalls.

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Warraan Widji Arts Centre opens ALMOST 150-years-old and having survived the great fi re of Warren in 1899, the former Mechanics Institute building, now serves another very important purpose. The 156 Dubbo Street site is the new Warraan Widji Arts (WWA) Centre, which was officially opened last Saturday during our national commemorations for Indigenous culture. “The celebration of the building’s restoration and NAIDOC Week 2024, made for a great opening event,” Warraan Widji Arts, President, Peter Mackay said. “We would like to thank the NSW Department of Communities and Justice, for funding this special occasion,” he added. As part of the occasion, Wayilwan Elders, Aunty Min and Uncle Bill, cut the cake to mark the opening, with WWA young leaders, Zoey Daley and Jerome Shepherd, hosts for the night, and Aunty Beth Wright, as guest speaker. Aunty Beth was also one of 737 Australians recently recognised on the June Long Weekend for services to the Australian public being awarded a Public Service medal on the Kings Birthday 2024 Honours List for her work to revive Aboriginal Languages. Performances on the day also included the Wayilwan Dancers and Wayilwan Choir

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Aunty Min (Irene) Riley and Uncle Bill Darcy cutting the cake for the officially opening. The cake was made by A Sweet Revenge by Blin.

demonstrating how Wayilwan Language is being reawakened through the artistic talent through Indigenous children, youth, and community. The Steve Edmonds Band supported the event as well, play-

ing with the Dreaming Drifters (WWA First Nations band). Steve has a storied musical background, having played with Jimmy Barnes, Human Nature, Lee Kernaghan, Billy Thorpe, Shannon Noll, Del-

ta Goodrem, and many other Aussie stars, as well as appearing on Australian Idol and recording the Friday Night Footy Theme. Continued page 10


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