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Time to dust off the boots, the Atmos Renewables Nevertire Rodeo is on again GET ready to kick up some dust because the Atmos Renewables Nevertire Rodeo is on again later this month. Spectators can catch all the thrills and spills at the tiny community of Nevertire’s biggest annual event. More than 10 times the population of the entire village packed out the Noel Waters Oval last year, and the 2024 event is set to be even bigger and better than ever. Tom Russ, president of We of the Nevertire, the volunteer organising committee of the Nevertire Rodeo, said he was looking forward to another action-packed day of rodeo and horse sports. “Last year we were blown away with the number of spectators and entrants for our fi rst event in three years. More than 150 riders entertained over 1200 spectators for a cracking return to the rodeo circuit,” said Tom. Continued page 3
Outback Archies Art Prize exhibit, with Belinda’s among photo prizes ONE local Warren artist, Belinda Dimarzio-Bryan, recently featured in the award categories for the iconic bush art event, the Outback Archies. This year’s awards officially opened last weekend at Coonamble with a special exhibition for artists, connoisseurs, and community members, to come along and celebrate with the theme “Legends and Landscapes”. A total of 88 artworks are featured in the exhibition coming from such far-flung rural areas of as Bourke, Brewarrina, Bogan, Cobar, Coonamble, Warren, and Walgett Shires but also, Gilgandra, Coonabarabran, Narrabri, Moree, Gunnedah, Liverpool Plains, Gwydir, Tamworth, Broken Hill, Wentworth Shire, Central Darling Shire, and even the Western Unincorporated Area; a total of 18 Local Government Areas. This popular exhibition and art prize is all about celebrating the colour, creativity, and spirit of country communities as artists explored the theme in four major artwork categories, including Photography, Sculpture, Ceramics, and Two
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Iconic bush art event, the Outback Archies, was officially opened last weekend at Coonamble with a special exhibition for artists, connoisseurs, and community members, to come along and celebrate with the theme “Legends and Landscapes”. Dimensional, Outback Arts, Executive Director, JamieLea Trindall explained. “We are always so excited by the entries, this year is no different,” Ms Trindall said. “The quality is high but, what is most important, is the way people fi nd and express
She said that, after this year, changes are being made to the award categories.
calendar in Western NSW. “We are very excited to announce, there are new changes ahead, giving our artists notice to watch out for a rebrand and restructure of the prize.”
“The Outback Archie’s are clearly a highlight on the arts
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stories of the legends and landscapes from their everyday lives, it’s so inspiring,” she added.
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