Around West Arthur

Joel has plenty of experience in the industry having worked the last five years for BP operating roadhouses in the metro and south-west areas.

The couple has big plans for the business including getting Pearl phone recharge cards as well as a tobacco selling licence and hopefully a Lotto licence.

Joel is keen to work with the community, already providing a senior's meal option on his menu and has very reasonable prices.

Joel and Anna have plans to be in Darkan and run the roadhouse for a long time and hope to pass the business onto family one day to continue operating.

The Darkan Road House is open from 6am to 6pm every day so be sure to call in and support local business.

Join the West Arthur community on Friday, May 8 at 10am for Bingo via Zoom.

Register before Wednesday, May 6 with the CRC on 9736 2000 so you are all set up.

Pottering around outside? Looking for something to make? What about a bird feeder?

The West Arthur CRC is running a bird feeder creation challenge.

Get creative and make a feeder. Just send them a picture to karen.prowse@westarthurcrc.com.au to go into the draw for a prize.

The Immunisation Foundation of Australia is awarding $1000 for the most outstanding image of someone being vaccinated this flu season, in honour of Lucy DeLuis who died of influenza at just two years old.

The image can be of an adult or child, and can be during the immunisation process or shortly afterwards.

Two little locals girls, Scarlett and Vivienne Allington dressed in their superhero capes last week for their immunisations and looked super cute!

Are you a night owl? Interested in the night sky? Want to do a bit of self-paced study?

Well, enroll in The Night Sky course with the West Arthur CRC. It's free to do and you will get one unit a week to work on at your own pace.

Arthur River's Sam Burgess was the first winner of the #shoplocalwestarthur competition currently underway and supported by the Shire of West Arthur and the West Arthur CRC.

Just shop in a local West Arthur story or share a picture of something great you've seen in a local store.

Use the hashtag #shoplocalwestarthur and post to the Buy and Sell Darkan, Shire or West Arthur CRC Facebook Page or on Instagram to go into the next month's draw for another $50 Community Cash Voucher.

Sam has donated his Community Cash Voucher to the staff at the Darkan Primary School to put towards some morning tea as a thank you for the great work they are doing during the Covid-19 period.

Thanks so much to the many kids who got creative with the West Arthur CRC Green Heart Craft Kits.

The West Arthur CRC is now decorated with beautiful green hearts on the windows.

The Green Heart Project is about supporting mental health and showing people they aren't alone.

Crochet and kitted hearts accepted until the end of May.