EDITOR’S THOUGHTS... Hello to all Blackwoodians and our extended neighbours! What a year it has been! A mighty cold and wet one, but also a year to begin coming back together and enjoying being out and about. As we bring in the end of the year, we wish everyone a safe...

Greetings Blackwoodians and friends. How good is it to feel some warmth on our backs after such a long, wet,cold winter. Deciduous trees and shrubs are daring to bud and open; birds and bees are getting noisier and we all may dare to risk putting the thermals away for...

Hi Blackwood residents (and beyond)! Well it’s certainly started to get cold hasn’t it. For those new to the town Including me I was warned and told “if you can make it through the first winter you’ll be ok”. I’ve also learnt the a fire place keeps you warm twice (...

A breath of fresh air with our new team... Hi Blackwoodians, What a busy couple of months it has been. Firstly, it is timely to congratulate Sam Rae, our newly-elected member of Federal Parliament. It would be great if we get to hear from you in our next edition, Sam....

New team for the Blackwood TImes 3 decades ago Blackwoodian Robina Brown & I, a newbie in town, chatted on the roadside with our youngsters in tow. Robina voiced concerns that it was difficult to find out what was happening in town & I wanted to find...

Did I hear things were going to improve in 2022? Here we are with another COVID issue. The past 2 years have been really hard on our tiny team of 3. With no events & no real happenings we have still managed to scrape together fun issues. When we started to put...