I’m trying to include as much local information on this site as I can so that it becomes a useful resource for the community, not just a novelty.

If you haven’t already done so - check out the Links page. There’s a surprising number of local websites (or sites that have pertinent local information) out there. I’ve ferreted out as many local and useful links as I can and added them to the page.

If you have some to share, there’s an easy way to recommend them - just use the Add a Link page to do so!

As I mentioned in an earlier article, I’ve improved the page loading times dramatically so that should mean that previous visitors using dialup that found the site slow to use will be happier.

Recent features added:

- I’ve moved the links to a separate links page (on the page menu to the right) - if you find or know of some links to other sites that might be useful to include, let me know on the Add a Link page.

- Mystery Photo page added. If it becomes popular I’ll make it a monthly thing.

I have also considered including a forum, but before I go to the hassle - let me know via the comments if anyone would find this feature useful. Here’s an example forum to look at : Narromine Online Forums.

Finally, there are a reasonable number of visitors each month, many just stumble across it from a Google search, but there are some locals who pop in now and then. So, what about letting me and others know by adding a brief comment or two? Not too much to ask is it?

Andy

Thanks for bearing with me. As you can see the website has been ‘reincarnated’ - hope you like the new look.

I have been having doubts about continuing with this project, but decided (after the major ‘meltdown’ of the old one) to continue with it - especially since Jim Webster has come onboard. I figure I at least owe it to him to carry on with it for a while!

In the meantime I’ll add some new features in the hope of getting just a little more in the way of contribution from the community. One feature designed to make the process simpler for everybody is the new Rapid Writer page. If you have a thought for an article, just go there and write one! No need to register as a contributor - but eventually you might like to do so as well - just fill in the form and write your article.

I’ll check it over for errors and publish it within a day or two. If you would really like to include a couple of photos or images with it, just put a note on the bottom of the article and I’ll get back to you and tell you how to send them to me as an attachment.

Another new idea is the Quick Classifieds. On the right side of every page you will see the Latest Classifieds area. Just click on the ‘enter your ad’ link, fill it in and press submit. Couldn’t be easier! Note that visitors can read the entire ad by ‘mousing over’ them and as for articles, all ads are checked prior to publishing (mainly to avoid all the viagra spam…) but they will go live as quickly as I can get to it.

Thanks for your continuing support.