13 December 2021
Our recent Meet the Farmers Podcast guest, Leigh Bowden, from The Cootamundra District Co-op has been interviewed on NSW Country Hour twice in the past month:
- Cootamundra Co-op tries to step up community minded department store – listen from 42:32.
- Cootamundra locals say yes to support for the new Cooperative – listen from 15:48.
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