April May 2020 issue
Welcome to a very different issue of the Blackwood Times. When we started thinking about this issue the corona virus was a mere squeak in the media. We discussed what to do, whether to publish & even whether to print. We committed to preparing the issue with the...
1st issue of 2020 is out
Welcome to a new year & the first issue of the Blackwood Times after we had to take a recess to find a new team. In January a public meeting was held, attended by a small but committed group of people who were keen to see new life breathed into our community...
August September 2019
Check out the new issue - put together by the new committee New team editorial: First of all, a big thank you to Brendan and Jinny for running such a great publication over the past years. The Blackwood Times has been an integral part of the web that has helped hold...
June July 2019 issue
Final issue from Brendan & Jinny Hello & good-bye, A dozen years ago I took on the publication of the Blackwood Newsletter from Robina Brown when she had to hand it on for family reasons. This, my final Editor’s Thoughts, is bitter sweet. Well not so much...
April May 2019 issue
How did it get to April already? Since last issue when I announced that we were giving up publishing The Blackwood Times after the June July ‘19 issue we have had many discussions with Blackwoodians who want to see the paper continue productionI want to thankyou all...
February March 2019 issue
Happy New Year Blackwoodians! We have another jam-packed issue with lots of history, reading & photos from our very own paparazzi, Peter Donnelly & Brendan Hehir. As we move into 2019 Brendan & I have been making...
Dec ’18 Jan 19 issue out
Jingle Jangle! Can you believe it’s time to jingle those bells again? It seems like no time at all since we celebrated the silly season & the ringing in of 2018. How do you celebrate Christmas? Do you have special rituals & traditions? My favourite part of...
October November ’18 issue out now!
Welcome to spring! There have been loads of AGM’s over the past month or so & a few more are in October, including your CERT team. Yep, here it comes, I know, you saw it coming .... I’m about to do a great big, enormous, plug to call out for anyone who would like...
August September 2018
Winter issue of the Blackwood Times ... INSIDE: CFA Fiskville Cup comes to Blackwood Landcare & Progress AGM’s (& p16) Big Idea Winner & Tennis Courts update Seniors Christmas in July dinner p3 Party Animals: p4, 5, 6, 7 We’re still looking for a group of...
June July ’18: 10th Birthday issue
Happy 10th Birthday to the Blackwood Times ... This time in 2008 we distributed the very first issue of the Blackwood News & later changed the masthead to ‘the Blackwood Times’. What a ride it’s been for Brendan & me. Every 2 months for the past 10 years we’ve...
Read all about it: April May ’18 issue
February / March issue '18 Download your April May 2018 issue colour issue of the Times ... (6.6mb). With 6 pages of photos, who do you recognise?. INSIDE: p2: Stallholders wanted for the Pubs 150th p3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 14 Photos galore p6-7 Community Updates p15...
It’s here: FebMar ’18 issue
February / March issue '18 The February March, 2018 issue of the Times is ready now for your reading pleasure ... (6.4mb). It is chock'a'block full of photos & stories. INSIDE: p2: Save the date May 19 for Blackwood celebrates the Blackwood Pub p3: Summer Days in...