Blackwood is a busy place, as highlighted in this issue. Our majorevent, the Woodchop and Easter Carnival attracted over 3,000 visitors this year. There are few events like it around Australia! Hours can be spent looking at skilled woodchoppers, eating delicious...

What an amazing Summer and early Autumn we have had! I think I have reached for a jumper only a handful of times in recent months which is definitely a first for me since moving to Blackwood. With the heat comes an increased fire risk so a huge shout to all of our...

  Hi all, we have had several very hot days; we can all be thankful that we haven’t had any fires nearby causing us concern and also thankful that we are usually a few degrees cooler than Melbourne! It’s been a pleasant Christmas period and New Year in Blackwood....

Welcome to the last issue for 2024 and what a bumper issue it is! One of the things that impresses me the most when we put the Blackwood Times together is the amount of activity there is in our community and this issue is jam packed with community news and events. It...

Well, that was a first for me in Blackwood...Snow!  While a few people took photos and videos it was hard to make out the snowflakes and, let's be honest... there weren't many! Even so, I was in Martin Street to see them fall. Speaking of Martin Street, there is a...

The good news is, it’s warming up! This winter has been a bit bleak, but Blackwoodians don’t totally hibernate as the centre pages illustrate.  This issue is bigger than usual thanks to an increase in contributions, a trend we will encourage so that a wide variety of...