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There’s No Better Way to Start Australia Day

(By Daniel Puentes) With beautiful skies and a fantastic temperature, the 2025 Australian awards landed on the perfect day. The event was held at the Memorial Park, which I’m learning hosts an incredible amount of different events and celebrations...

Daniel Puentes

29 Jan 2025

Events

Power Fails, but Party Prevails

Donald’s whole town Christmas party was held on Friday, December 20, and despite considerable weather challenges, entertained the community as well as rewarding a number of lucky shoppers with the much-anticipated Chamber of Commerce Christmas...

Daniel Puentes

24 Dec 2024

Events

150 Years of Progressive Education . . . Primary School Celebrates

Last Friday, Donald Primary School (DPS) celebrated an incredible milestone and an incredible legacy: 150 years of teachers, students, and community coming together to paint a picture of the school’s rich history. To get to come and see where the...

Daniel Puentes

19 Nov 2024

Events

A Day of Familiar Difference at Multicultural Festival

We may all march to the beat of our own drums, but this day showed just how well those drums fit together, and how community comes from the harmony of us all. From the moment I arrived at the festival held at Donald’s Memorial Park to the minute I...

Daniel Puentes

28 Oct 2024

News

A Prospect of Independent Power

GWMWater has recently provided an update on a study entitled “Donald Community Power Plant Study” investigating the feasibility of a community power plant and potential microgrid infrastructure to supply the residents of Donald with locally...

Daniel Puentes

07 Oct 2024