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CPNSW Members’ Bulletin no. 1/2015 - 6 January 2015

Country Press Australia: Community Journalism Cadet Course and the Deakin Post Cadet Course

Enrolments are now open for the 2015 intake for the 2 CPA courses:

  •     Community Journalism Cadet Course
  •     Deakin Post Cadet Course

Enrolments close Friday 13 February for the 2015 intake for both CPA courses.

For information regarding the Community Journalism Cadet Course, please see the course overview and enrolment form (last page) below:

icon Community Journalism Cadet Course Bulletin 2015


For information regarding the Deakin Post-Cadet Journalism Course, please see the course overview and enrolment form (last page) below:

icon Deakin Bulletin Information 2015

Please email or fax back all enrolment forms to Kate Gayfer - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or fax 03 9372 2427


Queanbeyan: Centenarian Woods wins award

Country Press congratulates Jimmy Woods on his latest award. He is the doyen of our industry and it is wonderful that his local community still remembers and acknowledges his significant contribution to the growth and welfare of his beloved Queanbeyan.

Jim Woods, now aged 100, has been awarded the 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award in the Queanbeyan Business Excellence Awards for his role in editing and developing the Queanbeyan Age, 1958 to 1994, and his involvement in the Queanbeyan Printing Museum, the Queanbeyan Sporting Gallery and other community groups (Georgina Connery, "Woods recognised for community work", Canberra Chronicle, 28 October 2014, p.9).

Jim Woods made a significant contribution to the  growth of Australia’s Capital Territory and used his Queanbeyan Age”  as a conduit to enhance the development of Queanbeyan along with Canberra City itself.

Jim was a loyal and constructive participant within the New South Wales Country Press Association for decades and is warmly  remembered by the older generation of today’s membership which happily shares with others in congratulating him on his latest award.