Regular readers will notice that this edition doesn’t have our usual in-depth coverage of Dowerin. We know this surprise omission will be noted and wanted to apologise for it and offer up an explanation.
EDITORIAL
The Dyson Jones Fashion Parade aims to feature the next generation of garment production techniques during the Newdegate Machinery Field Days on September 4 and 5.
Bob Garnant
Travelling veterinarian Sheree McDonald has an affinity with animals and would drive an extra mile to extend a healing hand to family pets and farm animals.
Newdegate postal manager Kelly Richardson has found her niche providing a stamped, multifaceted service to the town throughout the calendar year.
Next-generation Newdegate farmer Trenton Hams has pieced together a combine harvester model using Lego bricks as an educational exercise to understand the working components of a real machine.
Third-generation Lake Biddy mixed farmer Ashley McDonald says winter rainfall has been a ‘get out of jail card’ for many growers around the State.
Rebecca Turner
The rain clouds couldn’t put a dampener on this year’s McIntosh and Son Mingenew Midwest Expo, which attracted a crowd from across the State and provided an entertaining two days for all.
Olivia Ford
Local women had the limelight at this year’s Mingenew Midwest Expo Fashion Show, embodying the classic country look with Akubra hats, tasselled bags, and leather boots.
‘Come clean, go clean’ is the message from the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development as spring field day season ramps up.
Women from across the Mid West and Wheatbelt came together at the 2024 Mingenew Midwest Expo for a networking brunch, discussing topics ranging from personal development to social issues.
A team from Yandanooka have come out on top in the fourth annual Mingenew Young Farmers Challenge, winning by a nailbiting two seconds.
As farmers came together for the Mingenew Midwest Expo, it was hard to ignore the elephant, or rather, the “sheep in the room”, as WA’s Agriculture Minister put it.
With a $1000 cash prize up for grabs, everyone was to keen to have a go at the Mingenew Midwest Expo’s annual Tractor Pull competition, but it was local legends from a nearby farm who took the glory home.
The Mingenew Midwest Expo handed out seven major awards to exhibitors this year, recognising the exceptional standard on display as farmers flocked to the annual event.
Second generation Newdegate farmer David Butcher, who is president of the town’s community cropping group, has been instrumental in growing grain to fund essential community projects.
Mid West-based produce was the flavour of a diverse range of locally grown foods and beverages showcased at this year’s McIntosh and Son Mingenew Midwest Expo.
It was a case of ‘third time’s a charm’ for mixed farmer Clint Chivers and his kelpie Connie after the pair scooped their first win in the Elders Amateur Working Dog competition at the Mingenew Midwest Expo.
Newdegate’s Machinery Field Days will focus on youth with its themed ‘Next Generation’, an important and progressional changing of the guard in rural communities that supports the future workforce
The Mingenew Midwest Expo started off with a brief shower, but the godsend to the agricultural region planted an extra positive footstep among the visitors, who didn’t mind ‘going out in the rain’
Bob Garnant and Olivia Ford
The Mingenew Midwest Expo on August 8 and 9 will kick off WA’s three major machinery field days, each offering the best in agricultural innovation, lifestyle, community and fun for all.
The Mingenew Midwest Expo will raise the stage curtains for primary school children who will go for gold in the event’s performing arts competition.
The paddock to plate showcase is back at this year’s Mingenew Midwest Expo, with the popular Tastes of the Mid West set to celebrate locally grown produce.
The Country Women’s Association’s Mingenew branch is celebrating its 95th anniversary in conjunction with the WA association’s first branch, which opened in Nungarin 100 years ago.
Delicious lamb burgers to satisfy the appetite will be on offer at the Mingenew Midwest Expo, by way of local producers Naomi and Aiden Obst, who run Strawberry Road Lamb.