Young heart, bright spark

By Marg Carroll OAM

In honour of International Women’s Day on 8 March, I want to tell you about a wonderful local inspiration. Ada Clark, 92 years young, is a painter and also a jewelry maker, creator of bright bags and hats, and good cook. She still opens her house to visitors one day a week and sells her colourful landscapes, cards, place mats and jewelry.

Last year she held a Retrospective exhibition at Orange Regional Gallery and ran out of paintings! Dressed in a trademark embroidered cap, flowing patterned dress and her own chunky amber jewelry, she almost outshone her colourful paintings adorning the walls.

Ada was born in New Zealand to a farming family and became a ‘trader’ at an early age, making rag dolls and selling them through the local toy shop. She trained at the Central School of Art, London, married a fellow New Zealander, Cliff Abbot who was an accomplished composer, and has one son Hector. She is truly international as she travels the world armed with painting bag, setting up on a Portuguese hillside, an Uzbek market, in the wilds of Botswana or best of all in the streets of Greece. She then exhibits and sells the paintings.

She says her favourite Australian palette is Mt Canoblas with its graceful gums, medley of greens and splendid vistas. If a little white car shoots past you one day as you cruise up the mountain, that’s Ada heading for a favourite spot. Never too old!

Public Notices

MCS Class of 1965 to 1969 Reunion

17-18

March 2023

If anyone from 3rd form of 1965 to 4th form of 1969 would like to attend this reunion please join the Facebook page of Molong Reunion Class of 1967/68/69. ‘Students’ from those years are travelling from Cairns, Sydney, Canberra, Wollongong, Molong etc to catch up after some 58 years. It will be fun! Please join in the fun and memory sharing

Memoriam

Positions Vacant

Looking for a career in Local Government? Cabonne Council has the following positions vacant:

• Plant Operator – various locations

•Road Maintenance Officers – various locations

• Water and Waste Water Coordinator

• Projects Administration Specialist

• Out of School Care Supervisor –Manildra and Clergate

• Out of School Care Assistant – various locations

• I.T Trainee

• Casual Age of Fishes Museum Tourism Officer

• Technical Officers – Transport and Water & Waste Water

Please visit Council’s website at www. cabonne.nsw.gov.au to find information about these positions and to begin your application, for confidential enquiries please contact Council’s Leader of People & Culture, Glenn Meehan on 63 923 218

P.O. Box 17 B J Byrnes MOLONG NSW 2866 General Manager

Church Notices

Anglican Parish of Cudal-Molong

St John’s Molong

Every Sunday 10.00am

Communion with Kids Church - If available (Cnr of Edward & Bank Sts, Molong)

St James’ Cudal

1st & 3rd Saturday of the month

9.00am

Communion with Kids Chat (Corner of Wall & Toogong Streets, Cudal)

St Luke’s Manildra

2nd & 4th Saturday of the month

10.00am

Communion with Kids Chat (Packham Dr, Manildra opposite Old Orange Rd) St Alban’s Toogong

2nd & 4th Sunday of the month

3.00pm

Communion with Kids Chat (Forbes Street, Toogong - top end)

MOLONG COMMUNITY CHURCH

Molong Assemblies of God

Contact Ps Deon Stapelberg Ph 0498 659 703

For meeting details

Uniting Church

Sunday 12 March

Molong Heather Woodhouse 63668218

Church Notices

Claim the date – 2023

Send your 2023 dates to molongexpress@bigpond.net.au

March

14 Molong Probus meeting

18 Cumnock Show

17/18 MCS Reunion

April

6 Molong Men’s Shed meets

10 MAG Easter Markets

11 Molong Probus meeting

25 Anzac Day

May

4 Molong Men’s Shed meets

9 Molong Probus meeting

June

1 Molong Men’s Shed meets

13 Molong Probus meeting

Saturday 18 March 2023 A full day of Family Fun A Full Day of Affordable Family Fun in a perfect country setting