This will be their Christmas market.

There will be lots of great Christmas gifts to purchase along with all of the other great items that will also be available. Jewellery, beaded hangers, home baked cakes and slices, crystals, craft, pre-loved items, plants, local honey and lots more. Morning teas and barbecue available and great live entertainment with our popular Heath Watts and his great music.

For bookings for stalls and any further information please phone Margaret on 65567146. These markets are run by the hall trustees to raise funds for everyday costs needed to keep the hall and the surrounding grounds in good condition.

The Lansdowne Volunteer Rural Fire Brigade hosted a good training day on the weekend involving a couple of members from Coopernook brigade with their Cat 1, the Lansdowne 9 and Lansdowne 1.

They had a structure fire scenario with CABA operator collapse and AED device operation, also drawing water from a static water supply from the Cat 9 to supply water to the fire. All the crew had a great time all done at walking pace and really seeing what each job and role entails.

There were a few local children watching the crew who commented that they were hot so the crew showered them down with the fire hose, much to the children’s delight.

A reminder that if you are intending to have a burn off, 24 hours’ notice must be given both to neighbouring properties and also the NSW Rural Fire control office before you burn. This is all year round.

And if you are unsure about the burn off you would like to do, please ask for some advice from the fire control centre or ask to speak to your local fire brigade for some advice. We a more than happy to assist you in making the right choices before lighting.

The Coopernook Volunteer Fire Brigade is on a fund raising mission to raise much needed funds to have modification works done to their fire station.

If anyone can help them out even with a few dollars it would be very much appreciated. Just remember that one day you may need their services so it would be an advantage to everyone in the community to help out.

Our local brigades do such a great demanding and dangerous tasks to keep us safe when those fires start up so we should be very thankful that we have them and should help them in any way that we can.

Upper Lansdowne School awards for term three, week five.

Student of the week is Xander Gillett and reader of the week is Aleeah Cox. Silver and bronze awards went to Hunter Jennens.

Merit awards were presented to:

For anyone who is interested in their children joining the Taree Little Athletics, registration days are September 2 and 9 at 4.15pm near the hockey and basketball fields behind Taree aquatic centre.

Weekly program time: Friday 4pm. Age Groups/Programs Offered: Tiny Tots, U6-U17.

For more information, contact: Gabbie Beckley on 0488 641 813 or Tracey 0410 548 029.

Congratulations to Lansdowne School students who were presented with their awards at assembly for Term 3 Week 5

Student of the week: K/1/2 Eliza Morrison, 2/3/4 Axel Whyte, 4/5/6 Brendan James.

Class awards:

K/1/2: Chris Morrison, Bailey Goodard, Dakota Witchard.

2/3/4: Callan Wright, Beau Williams, Xavier Bean. Lily Goodard, Theo Huber.

4/5/6: Nicholas Locchi, Caleb James.

Artist in residence were Graham Morrison and Daisy Wares.

Gold awards went to Quinn Huber, Cheyenne Witchard and Theo Huber.

At the Lansdowne fishing club’s weekend outing, Les Gardner weighed in four flathead with a total weight of 1.8kg, the biggest weighing 0. 6kg.

Brad Knott weighed in his three bream which had a total weight of 0.8kg, the biggest weighing 0.3kg.

Jayden Knott caught two bream with a total weight of 0.7kg, the biggest weighing 0.5kg.

The fishing club’s presentation will be held at the Lansdowne Bowling and Recreation Club on October 8.

It will be a sit down dinner which will be followed by dancing with music supplied by Lansdowne’s own D J Scott Morrison.

Names of those attending are to be on list on the notice board at the club along with their preferred dinner choice.