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Media Thank you to all the media coverage we have received to launch our community project to help strengthen our fragile rural-reliant town. Friday 3rd October 2008 = Channel 9 "A Current Affair" 7.20pm with David Eccelston Monday 6th October 2008 = Press Release Wednesday 8th October 2008 = 'Central Western Daily' Orange newspaper by Ben Brennan. Also Dubbo Liberal with 'Regional News'. Wednesday 8th October 2008 = ABC radio 2pm 'In your Backyard' with Genine Bowman- Cumnock cafe Thursday 9th October 2008 = "Cumnock rent: $1. Rural Lifestyles: priceless" by Amy Lawson. Thursday 9th October 2008 = Molong Express newspaper front page and next page Friday 10th October 2008 = Prime TV News 6.10pm Wednesday 15th October 2008 = The Cumnock Review Friday 17th October 2008 = Parkes Champion Post newspaper Saturday 18th October 2008 = Press Release "$1 week rent proves popular" Monday 20th October 2008 = 11.30am Bathurst 2BS radio with Janine Monday 20th October 2008 = 'Central Western Daily' Rural Press by Bevan Shields Tues 21st, Wed 22nd and Thurs 23rd Oct = Orange National Field Days leaflet distibuted Friday 24th Oct = 'Central Western Daily' Rural Press Community newspapers - Yeoval Satellite, Manildra Matters, Cudal News and Cumnock Progress Review. Thursday 30th October = Molong Express newspaper "Attracting tree-changers" Tuesday 4th November = ABC regional radio and ABC online story by Jess Perriam Wednesday 5th November = 6.30am, 7.30am and 8.30am ABC regional news Monday 10th November = Would-be tenants for peace in Central West Daily by Ellen Vaz Monday 10th November = Creativity to future proof our villages by Ben Brennan Thursday 25th November = 'Putting the Buzz back into the Bush' in The Land by Amy Lawson Thursday 25th November = 'Central Western Daily' by Ben Brennan Monday 1st December = 8.50am ABC Central West Morning show with Janice McGilchrist Summer publication of "The Country Web" Dept of Primary Industry - Rural Womens Network Friday 26th December = Sydney Daily Telegraph "$1 rent adds to the lure of country life" Friday 26th December = 11am 6PR Perth radio Friday 26th December = 1pm 2GB Sydney radio Friday 26th December = 5pm 4BR Brisbane radio Monday 29th December 2008 = Channel 9 "A Current Affair" RENT RUSH by Sarah Stewart Wednesday 1st January 2009 = 1.30pm 2UE with Steve Liebmann Monday 5th January = Central Western Daily "New Life Comes Knocking" by Ellen Vaz Thursday 22nd January = The Land "Cumnock's $1 drawcard" by Amy Lawson Wednesday 28th January = 9am ABC regional radio Thursday 29th January = The Land Regional news "Cumnock Experiment" column Thursday 29th January = Molong Express newspaper "Cumnock's New Faces" Thursday 29th January = Russell Turner MP Parliament of NSW comment Monday 2nd February = Sydney Daily Telegraph "Rent a Cumnock Farm for just $1 a week" Monday 2nd February = 12.40pm ABC National radio "Country Hour" with Michael Condon Monday 2nd February = 6.20pm Prime TV regional news Tuesday 3rd February = 7pm "Today Tonight" Channel 7 capital cities with Bryan Seymour Thursday 5th February = Molong Express newspaper "Meet the Elsley family" Friday 6th February = Central Western Daily "Cumnock now a bus-tling community" by Ben Brennan Thursday 26th February = The Land Regional news "Wheels in Motion again" Cumnock Experiment Monday 23rd March = "Welcome to Cumnock" Central Western Daily by Ellen Vaz Thursday 26th March Molong Express "A BIG warm Cabonne welcome to new families" Thursday 26th March = The Land Regional News Friday 27th March = CWD "Our brand of promotion's better than Country Week" Friday 3rd April = Prime TV local regional news Monday 6th April = Central Western Daily - Monday focus "The town that Chris built" Tuesday 7th April 2009 = "Country Challenge" on A Current Affair by Dave Eccelston Thursday 9th April = Win News "Greenethorpe" Friday 10th April = Prime TV News "Greenethorpe" Tuesday 14th April = Rotary Youth Leadership Program presentation in Parkes Wednesday 15th April = "Cumnock is as it always has been" Letter to the CWD editor Thursday 23rd April 2009 = "Greenethorpe Needs You" The Land article by Cassandra Hough Thursday 23rd April = Prime TV news segment Greenethorpe launch Friday 24th April = WIN TV regional news - Greenethorpe launching rentafarmhouse Thursday 30th April 2009 = The Land Regional News "Showtime for New Recruits" Autumn/Winter 2009 "fit & fifty" travel guide, front cover and pg 19 Tuesday 5th May 2009 = Year 9 Molong Central School "Communities in Change" excursion Monday 18th May = ABC radio interviewing Danielle Allen from Greenethorpe Thursday 21st May = Cumnock 'nice feeling' show by Amy Lawson Thursday 28th May = The Land northern regional news "You can save your school too" Sunday 7th June = Sunday Telegraph "yourspace" feature cover story "Try your luck for a buck" Tuesday 9th June = ABC NSW radio -Tallimba on 'View from the Backdoor' Wednesday 10th June = ABC NSW radio -Danielle Allen from Greenethorpe on 'View from the Backdoor' Thursday 11th June = ABC NSW radio 2.10pm Matt Mercer interview -family moved from Melbourne Thursday 11th June = Molong Express "Cumnock rent-a-farmhouse update" story Thursday 11th June = The Land "Tallimba doing a Cumnock" story by Katana Smith Friday 12 June = ABC NSW radio - Kim Harding from Ilford on 'View from the Backdoor' Monday 22 June = WIN TV regional news - Meg Hardie offering low rentals in Tallimba Thursday 25 June = The Land Northern Regional News "Renovations, Fog and Yoga makeovers" Friday 3 July = Wycheproof - first Victorian town to offer $1 a week farmhouses Friday 3 July = ABC radio "Want $1 rent. Move to the Mallee" Friday 3 July = Central Western Daily "Christine farms out Cumnock rent plan" Thursday 9 July = ABC National radio "Bush Telegraph" with Kylie Brown (Wycheproof), Christine Weston and Matt Mercer (Cumnock) and Rachael Treasure (Tasmania) Friday 24 July = ABC Orange radio 0950am with Angela Owens about AREC Tuesday 28 July = Presentation at "Australian Regional Economic Conference" in Parkes Friday 31st July = Daily Telegraph "The Best of Both Worlds" Country & Regional Living Expo report Tuesday 4th August = 2.50pm 2GB radio with Chris Smith Friday 7th, Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th August = Country Week expo at Rosehill racecourse. This is the flyer that was handed to 200 families interested to move to the country. Thursday 13th August = Community meeting with Neville, Barry and Newbridge schools. Thursday 27 August = The Land Northern Regional News Thursday 24 September = The Land Northern Regional News Monday 12 October = Finalist in Regional Achievement and Community Awards Media release www.awardaustralia.com Thursday 29 October = The Land Northern Regional News "What's Changed? Everything" Sunday 1st November 9.40pm ABC1 "Compass" 35 min documentary on Rentafarmhouse watch the replay here http://www.abc.net.au/compass/s2707046.htm (watched by 463,000 viewers) Friday 6th November = 6pm ABC2 repeat of "Compass" show Thursday 26th November = The Land "Fire, Joe Blakes, bugs..." December 2009 = Casella Wines Runner-up Thursday 31st December 2009 = The Land "Meeting the local wildlife" Thursday 28th January 2010 = The Land "Departures, Twitter and a Geep" Thursday 28th January 2010 = Molong Express "Australia Day- Citizen of the Year" February/March 2010 = RM Williams Outback magazine pg 48 February 2010 edition = Blue Mountains Life magazine Thursday 25th February = The Land article Monday 8th March = Christine Weston wins 'NSW Woman of the Year' award at Parliment house in Sydney Monday 29th March = Channel 9 "Geataway" travel show filming in Cumnock and Yeoval Thursday 1st April = The Land "New families enjoy old-fashioned fun" Thursday 1st April = The Land Northern magazine "Warialda abuzz with rental plan" Monday 19th April = Callie Saul, Secretary of Cumnock Progress wins 'Cabonne Council volunteer of the Month' Thursday 29th April = The Land article Saturday 1st May 2010 = Official opening at the Wellington Agricultural show Tuesday 4th May = YWCA "Mother of All Lunches" charity Mother's Day lunch at Hilton Hotel in Sydney Tuesday 4th May = Ravenswood School for Girls Careers night guest speaker Sunday 16th May = Guest Speaker at 88th CWA Annual conference in Port Macquarie Thursday 27th May = The Land newspaper article June = Cabonne Council Volunteer of the Month Thursday July = The Land newspaper article Wednesday 4th August = BULL SALE at www.bluee.net.au in Canowindra speaker "Community strength and the Power of the Positive" Thursday 5th August = The Land "Cumnock's creative side" Friday 13th August = Parkes Champion Post "Christine to speak at annual Showgirl dinner" Thursday 26th August = The Land " Learning from the Adventure" Friday 27th August = Forbes Probus guest speaker Saturday 28th August = Sydney Morning Herald "Call of the Bush and low rent ease city squeeze" (pg 4) by Kelsey Munro Saturday 28th August = speaker at TAFE Parkes for Cert 3 community and welfare Saturday 28th August = Parkes Agricultural Show Ball speaker on "Community Strength and Power of Positive" Monday 30th August = 2UE 3.15pm interview with Murray Oldes and Murray talking about population moving west Please click the highlighted article to read more. More articles appear on other towns websites. We welcome more support and donations of building products (ie guttering, paint, water tanks, hot water systems, second hand kitchens, carpet etc) to help rebuild the 4+ old farmhouses and rejuvenate our 298 strong population which presently has 35 Primary school students (20 years ago it was 105) and 15 preschool kids. Thank you to the following organisations for their support; Williams Machin real estate for managing Cumnock realty Garland Hawthorn Brahe Solicitors & Attorneys for the Tenancy Rental Agreements Cabonne Council for promotion and building inspection 'condition reports' Anglicare for plumbing and electrician costs to enable farmhouses to be habitable Cumnock & District Progress Association for the welcoming BBQ and support network Please email all enquiries to rentafarmhouse@yahoo.com.au
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