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Nathan will Light the Night
Published Friday, 3rd September, 2010
* Blood cancer survivor Nathan Stacey will be lighting a white balloon at Light the Night to celebrate being a survivor.
A local teenage blood cancer survivor is among the "balloon ambassadors" named for the Leukaemia Foundation's Light the Night at Sturt Park.
Nathan Stacey, who was aged 14 when he was diagnosed with acute lymphocyctic leukaemia, joins Nick and Sherri Kuerschner and Katie Maxwell for the event tomorrow night.
The ambassadors are hoping local skies will be awash with gold, white and blue especially lit balloons to remember, celebrate and give hope to people with blood cancer.
Money raised from the event will fund much needed research into better treatments and cures and fund free Leukaemia Foundation support services to patients and their families. The services include free accommodation, transport, emotional support, financial assistance and education.
Nick and Sherri Kuerschner are joint Gold Balloon Ambassadors, Nathan is a White Balloon Ambassador and Katie Maxwell is the Blue Balloon Ambassador.
All three have been affected by a blood cancer diagnosis and have experienced the upheaval often felt by rural families who have to relocate to Adelaide for treatment.
Tribute paid to Rob Seekamp
Published Friday, 3rd September, 2010
* Tribute has been paid to Rob Seekamp in parliament
The NSW parliament has been told that Broken Hill grazier Robert Seekamp was a champion for the education of children and property owners in the bush.
Mr Seekamp passed away due to an aircraft accident on 21 June.
Member for Murray-Darling John Williams on Wednesday told parliament that the loss of a grazier of such high stature in Broken Hill was being felt by all the people in the Western Division.
Film festival for freedom
Published Friday, 3rd September, 2010
* CEFA's Events Manager Stephanie Lorenzo at a recent community information meeting.
A national campaign aimed at getting young Australians excited about having the freedom to vote comes to the city next week.
The campaign takes the form of a series of film festivals that will be launched here with the screening of the film Broken Hill.
The festival is supported by Constitution Education Fund Australia and that organisation's events manager, Ms Stephanie Lorenzo, was in the city this week to encourage participation.
