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Our Week Our Peak

When Head of School at PLC Armidale received a phone call from Old Girl Chloe Chick to ask if the PLC girls would sponsor 8 Tanzanian students to climb Mt Meru in Africa, her response was immediate. “Yes, our girls will sponsor the Tanzanian girls, but they will climb the mountain together.” Read more

Red Ribbon – Lucy Donaldson & Tanya Webb

Happy Mother’s day to our readers. Lucy Donaldson and Tanya Webb are mothers of young children who have teamed up to be stay at home business women. Read more

Charlie Allen – Principal at O’Connor Catholic College

Principal Charlie Allen drops us a line about the exciting things to come at O’Connor Catholic College. Read more

BackTrack – Business Awards

BackTrack, which has established a gilt edged reputation for turning around the lives of at risk youth in Armidale, has been nominated for this year’s Chamber Business Awards in the community service category. Read more

Ben Mitchell – Architect

Armidale has recently inherited a young Architect from Sydney named Ben Mitchell. Ben shares his excitement about his tree change and tells us why he has chosen to raise his family in the country. Read more

Topper’s Mountain – Seamus O’Brien

Mark Kirkby invites you to Topper’s Mountain for a long, lazy degustation lunch, with Seamus O’Brien, chef from the American Club in Sydney, serving up a feast. Read more

Jim Ridley – young ‘man in business’

Meet Jim Ridley: here is a young ‘man in business’ who has literally used his muscle to raise thousands of dollars for charity. Read more

Christine Bartlett – Executive Program Director

Christine Bartlett, Executive Program Director, NextGen National Australia Bank Ltd, will be in Armidale on 7 March to address the Successful Women Series networking lunch for the PLC Armidale Foundation. This is an opportunity for the Armidale business community to benefit from lessons learned by this business leader, when she presents A Letter to My Teenage Self. Read more

Stuart Boggs – Local Artist

New Works by Stuart Boggs is the next exhibition to open at Gallery 126, on Friday 2 March. We asked Stuart about his work, influences on his art and the exhibition.

Kerry Wilson – Local Artist

Kerry Wilson is exhibiting at Gallery 126 during February. She explains that her inspiration comes from the strong contrasts in the local rock, trees and landscapes.