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Women of Warren Shire: Alison Ruskin Rowe STORY: PAGE 2 Local talent on show, in a new exhibition at the WaM
New blood for Warren, as Library is hosting a the Shire welcomes six range of fun school fresh faces on Council holiday activities STORY: PAGE 5
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Pool re-opens for a long, hot summer, with fresh, new look
By TESS VAN LUBECK FROM realist, Indigenous, to abstract, district creators are currently the stars of the “Local Annual Group Show” that opened recently at Warren Museum & Art Gallery (WaM). The exhibition is the second of its kind, having fi rst debuted here in 2023, with a total of 50 works on display by eight local artists at this year’s event. “One of the best-ever volunteer gigs around Warren, is hanging a new art exhibition at the WaM Gallery,” exhibit coordinator and local artist, Jude Fleming, said. “I get to see and handle the paintings, then fi nd just the right spot for them on the wall of the gallery,” she added. Art, she believes, is about meaning and insight. “Paintings say as much about their creators, as about the subject or the scene they portray. “They are often deeply personal and metaphorical.” The current show features a variety of landscapes, seascapes, bird portraits,still lifes, monotypes, abstract expressionism, visual storytelling and local First Nations art. Continued page 4
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Welcome back! Warren War Memorial Olympic Swimming Pool Manager, Wendy Haywood, in front of the revamped entrance to the beloved local facility. PHOTOS: WARREN STAR. WARREN War Memorial Olympic Swimming Pool welcomed back swimmers this week, following months of renovations on the facility. The update included fitting-out a new kitchen, change-rooms, club room, disability change room, and external facade. Patrons will now be able to access modern “luxuries” like EFTPOS, hot water, and secure lockers, with Manager Wendy Haywood and staff looking forward to welcoming the community and visitors to the new facility.
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William Rogan, Javier Schiller, and Jackson Cooper making a splash.