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Decking the halls

The trust behind three proposed sporting halls of fame in Waipā has embarked on its months’ long engagement campaign by presenting to the Cambridge Community Board. Trust chair Graeme Maw has also released a video…

Drain the lake plan a surprise

An ambitious plan to drain Lake Te Koo Utu and refill it with water from a Maungatautari spring and cut down deciduous trees around the lake has caught Waipā District Council by surprise. The proposal…

Tests are back

Driver testing services returned to Cambridge today after a gap of seven years. Testing also resumed in Matamata. The move was welcomed by the Cambridge based owner of Brighteye Driving School  Sheryl Moffat who said…

Help available in Covid fund

A library outreach programme will continue until December with $31,000 of funding for a community librarian coming from Waipā district’s Covid recovery fund. And the council wants to hear from any community groups looking to…

‘Third age’ uni popular 

Interest in the formation of a University of the Third Age – U3A –  Cambridge has been so strong that the group’s founder, businesswoman Carey Church, has already secured a larger venue. The initial May…

Mobile clinics for Cambridge 

Confusion over children’s immunisation status has prompted Waikato District Health Board to hold mobile clinics in Cambridge. Parents of 3-5 year olds are being urged to check their child’s status. Most when they are told…

Dealing with a ‘hidden’ need 

‘Here to help u’ has been welcomed by those among the first to use it in Cambridge. Community connector with Cambridge Community House (CCH), Francis Radloff, said CCH had jumped at the opportunity to work…

Masons lend a hand

Masons have given a $7000 helping hand to the Rural Support Trust. Lodge Copernicus, which meets in Cambridge, initiated the fundraising and gained additional funds from Lodge Waikato and the Freemasons Charity Fund. A number…

Rural tour a mixed bag 

Attendance was mixed for Cambridge Community Board’s latest rural tour with large numbers at Whitehall and Te Miro and only two at Fencourt. In her report to last week’s board meeting, chair Sue Milner said…

 Thanking Red Cross volunteers 

Serving and retiring volunteer community drivers were thanked at a morning tea and presentation held late last month at Lauriston Park Homestead. The May 26 event was organised by Cambridge Community House (CCH), the organisation…

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