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The Heartbeat of Hay
Wednesday September 26, 2012
What’s happening to our hospital?
No VMO rights for local doctors, people dying on the
way to Griffith because they were not allowed to be treated in Hay and ER (emergency room) patients not allowed
to stay longer than four hours.
These are the issues surrounding Hay Hospital – and
Council wants to know why.
“If it's a cost-cutting measure, then tell the public,” Cr Jasen
Crighton said when he tabled his concerns at Council’s
monthly meeting last Tuesday.
“Things are happening at our hospital that do not have a
good outcome.
“It stinks of a facility slowly being downgraded.
“If staff are not comfortable making decisions for patients,
then there should be a doctor to take the pressure off them.
“Tristar has two doctors in Hay at the moment but no-one
as a VMO (visiting medical officer) right.
“Soon we will have no community left in Hay.
“Murrumbidgee Health is promoting itself as thriving on
community input. We should ask them to come here and
explain to us what is happening at our hospital.
“They are saying in their literature that they want community input.
“Susan Weisser (Chief Executive) is quoted as saying she
will be working with the Local Health District Board, local
clinicians and our community to provide the best possible
health care to the people of The Murrumbidgee Local Health
District.
“We should ask her to address Council, and ideally we
should have a representative from Tristar here as well; put
them in the same room.
“This is something I am passionate about.”
General Manager, Allen Dwyer agreed, saying there were
again no doctors in Hay at the weekend of September 15-16.
“We want the hospital people here to tell us what's going
on,” he said.
Cr Peter Dwyer quoted a recent incident of an elderly
woman, who had lived in the district all her life, attending the
hospital at 9pm after falling ill.
With no doctor at the hospital, the RN contacted a doctor
from Griffith by phone and the decision was made for the
patient to go to Griffith.
She needed oxygen and an antibiotic drip - both able to be
done at Hay Hospital if there were a doctor with visiting
rights.
“Simple bed rest and a drip should be able to be carried out
in Hay,” a family member of the patient told Council.
“Tristar doctors are not allowed to work at Hay Hospital why not?
“We need to kick and scream about this - not just for this
patient - but for Hay.
“ Please do it.”
“It is also totally unacceptable to shove people in the ambulance and have them die on the road,” Cr Roger McGrath
added.
“It is almost homicide by neglect.”
The Murrumbidgee Local Health District website quotes
Ms Weisser as saying local decision-making is at the forefront
of how the new organisation (formed last year) will function,
led by a professional Health District Board and LHD Chief
Executive.
“I will work closely with the Board to ensure our LHD
delivers consistently high patient care, supported by enhanced
local input from clinicians and the community,” the website
reads. The Murrumbidgee Local Health District Board is
chaired by Ms Lynda Summers and nine board members who
bring a wealth of experience and local knowledge to the management of our LHD.
“The Health District Board and I welcome your comments
and suggestions. Please get in touch with us.
“Our goals are to keep people healthy, provide the health
care that people need and to deliver high quality services and
manage health services well.”
Council resolved to invite the community to document their
concerns and experiences with the hospital and to invite Ms
Weisser to address Council and explain what issues there are
with local health.
“We need to encourage the community to speak to their
council representatives about the health issues they have, but
how do we do that?” Cr Crighton asked.
“Just announce it – and they'll come forward,” Cr Michael
Ireson predicted.
Sheep to $200 in biggest sale since the 80s
THURSDAY
H AY
S E R V I C E S C L U B SUPERDRAW
Chinese and Australian Meals
Thursday to Monday
Dinner from 6pm
Lunch 12pm - 2pm.
$9 lunch special
Takeaways: 02 6993 4823
COURTESY BUS
CONTACT: 6993 1206
AND RAFFLES
$17,400
Drawn this Thursday
7 till 9pm
MONTHLY
BONUS PRIZE
$1000
off your
electricity
bill
Drawn 28th Sept
FRIDAY
W OMEN ’ S H EALTH N IGHT The Club
Members draw and raffles
will be
open
D R S ANDRA C ABOT
normal
Wednesday October 3, hours on
7pm. Tickets available Monday
$2,000
$2,000
$250
WITH
from Japp’s Pharmacy October 1
or The Club
For information of members and guests
371 Murray St, Hay Ph: 6993 1206
With a yarding of
55,000 to go under the
hammer, last Friday’s
Merino
ewe
and
wether sale was the
biggest yarding since
the 1980s.
Sheep sold to $200
for a pen of 400 Daisy
Plains bred May/June
2011 drop ewes.
Condition of all the
sheep yarded reflected
the good season breeders have enjoyed.
Prices achieved were
solid throughout with
values on a par or
above other recent
regional sales.
Bidding remain spirited throughout, with
wethers
on
offer
attracting the attention
of the trade as well as
restockers. Full report
on page 4. The next
Hay
Associated
Agents’ sale will be on
October 19.
2 - The Riverine Grazier
Allanah shines in Sydney
Former
Hay
girl,
Allanah
Robertson is the feature artist in the
current Outback Theatre for Young
People newsletter.
Allanah first became involved with
OTYP when Amy Hardingham visited
Hay War Memorial High School to
speak to the drama students.
This led to many drama projects but
Allanah's highlight was working with
Alana Valentine on the play, Eyes to the
Floor.
“I was involved with scripting - from
the first draft to our performance at
Griffith Regional Theatre. It was one of
the best acting experiences I've ever
had,” she said.“Before OTYP came to
Hay I was incredibly shy, so they gave
me a chance to get out of my shell.
“The biggest thing it taught me was to
just give things a go. It doesn't matter
what people think of you, just get out
there and try it.
“I'm currently doing my Diploma in
screen acting at Screenwise, which is a
screen acting school.
“ It's the first time that this course has
been offered in Australia and I graduate
in six weeks' time.
“I also work for Ticketmaster, mostly
in box offices for theatre shows but
The Club’s Annual
General Meeting was
held on Sunday morning and it was pleasing
to see a good crowd in
attendance. President
Paul Edwards and
Manager
Tony
McNamara expressed
their appreciation of the
support given to the
Club over the last 12
months. Paul thanked
the directors, volunteers, staff and members for their support
and dedication in assisting with the bus driving, raffle sales and
catering.
In the absence of the
Auditor Bill Tomiczek,
Tony reported that the
Club
operated
at
$27,226 profit before
depreciation compared
to last year’s $5,933.
The Club is in a strong
financial position with
cash
reserves
of
$226,212.
Financial
Statements indicated a
reduction in income
from the bar and poker
machines but this had
been compensated by
increases in the total
income from raffles,
Keno , functions and
memberships
fees.
Tony expressed his
appreciation of the
work carried out by the
directors, volunteers,
Delma and the staff.
Their dedication to the
future of the Club and a
determined effort in
containing expenses
resulted in the overall
expenses being reduced
by $11,758 on last
year’s results. Members
at
the
meeting
expressed concern in
regard to the bowls but
it was pointed out that a
loss of approx $20,000
was considerably lower
than other bowling
clubs in the district. A
sometimes I get to do outside events at
the Hunter Valley and other music
events.“I try and do as much volunteer
work as I can for independent theatres
such as the New Theatre in Newtown.
“I get to meet so many people and I
have received acting work from it such
as performing at the New Theatre in
Extracurricular, which was part of their
'Brand Spanking New' in 2010 directed
by Louise Fischer.“I've done a couple of
short films since moving to Sydney,
mostly student short films but they are a
great way to learn, especially how a real
set works.
“I believe you've got to support the
industry that you want to be in and that's
what I'm trying to do.
“And acting is a bit like an addiction
so if I can surround myself with the
industry as much as I can, I'm happy.
“OTYP showed me how much I wanted to be and actor and how it was possible.
“Coming from a small country town,
there aren't too many opportunities so
wanting to be an actor always seemed
like a far-fetched dream. But with
Outback Theatre for Young People coming to Hay it gave me the drive to pursue
acting.”
Servo Snippets
number
of
district
Bowling Clubs are experiencing financial difficulties in maintaining
bowling greens in their
towns due to increase in
costs and lack of numbers. Directors and
members indicated their
interest in pursuing an
amalgamation with Hay
Bowling & Golf Club. It
was suggested that the
amalgamation of the
Clubs’ administration
would result in cost savings for both clubs. They
indicated that retaining
the identity of both
Clubs was preferable
option at this stage. Tony
McNamara indicated
that their would be considerable savings to be
gleaned for both clubs in
the areas of combined
insurance, subscription
fees, staffing flexibility
and combined purchasing power. The meeting
indicated it wished the
Board of Directors to
pursue amalgamation
possibilities for the
future viability of the
Clubs in Hay.
The Olde Time Ball
last Saturday was a great
success and it was great
to see visitors from
Griffith,
Hanwood,
Adelong Goolgowi and
Coleambally.
Scott Tripp provided
the music and the supper
was provided by the
Happy Wanderers – a
reminder that the Dance
group meets every
Monday evening at 7pm
and visitors are welcome
The Super Draw is up
to $17,400 on Thursday
night and the usual $500
worth of vouchers in the
raffles will be drawn
starting at 8pm.
On Friday night the
Monthly Bonus prize
for September of $1,000
off your electricity
account will be drawn.
This will be your last
opportunity to place
tickets.
Tickets from each
Friday and Thursday
night raffles can be
deposited in the barrel
for a chance to win this
prize. Don’t forget you
do not have to be present
at the drawing of the
bonus prize to claim the
prize. Any visitors to
Hay are welcome to purchase tickets on a
Thursday or Friday
Night and they will be in
the draw.
This Friday night in
the auditorium we will
be organising the “roll a
bowl” on the carpet –
remember all it costs is
$1 per bowl and the winner takes the pool. Last
Friday night the membership draws were not
won and are now $2,000
and $2,000 and $250.
Our Keno promotion
this month is a state wide
draw for a Toyota G86
car to be drawn on the
3rd of October. To be eligible you only have to
purchase a 10 number
Keno for $10, and you
are in the draw. The car
will be drawn on the 3rd
October.
Next
Wednesday,
October 3 the club hosts
a Women’s Health
Night with Dr Sandra
Cabot at 7pm - $10
includes a light supper
and tickets are available
from Japp’s Pharmacy
and the Club.
CWA Flower Show is
coming up on October
13, from 12 noon to
4pm. Guest speaker is
president
of
the
Australian Iris Society,
Di Cox at 1.30pm.
Sandra Cabot returns to
Hay for girls’ health night
Sandra
Cabot,
author of the Liver
Cleansing Diet - best
selling non-fiction book
of the 90s and still selling – will be in Hay
next week.
Dr Cabot will host a
women's health night at
Hay Services Club on
Wednesday, October 3 at
7pm.
Topics on the night
include checking your
hormones,
nurturing
your immune system,
secrets of weight loss,
improved
sleeping,
reducing stress and
reducing the risk of heart
attacks and strokes.
Dr Cabot is the
Medical and Executive
Director
of
the
Australian
National
Health
Advisory
Service. She has written
many ground breaking
books, is a volunteer
pilot for Angel Charity
Flight and conducts
health seminar throughout the world.
In addition, she still
has an active medical
practice
and
does
research into liver diseases.
“Women have come a
long way and the biggest
advance in their health
HAYWIRE
Hay’s only official
‘Bush Telegraph’
has been advancement
of longevity,” Dr Cabot
told the Grazier.
“The challenge is to
maintain a good quality
of life as we age, to keep
ourselves strong for our
self and for our families.
“Women today want
to be independent emotionally and financially.”
Bookings may be
made
at
Japp's
Pharmacy. Tickets are
$10, including light supper, with all proceeds to
Can Assist. Enquiries to
Liz Matthews on 0488
181 352.
James graduates
from Police
Academy
Former local student,
James Lees has graduated from Goulburn
Police Academy and
posted to Dubbo for
three years.
James is the son of
Marie and Rob Lees of
Hay.
Gwennie’s Words - Pre-judging
How easy it is to fall into this trap. For example two people suggested I join an elderly citizen’s group and I said “no, it wasn’t my cup of
tea”.
How wrong was that. How could I know that
without giving it a go?
It was kind of them to suggest it knowing I was
rather lonely being a relative newcomer who’d
come from a different background, and let’s face
it “a bit different”.
Not driving and having been pretty sick for
some time (on the mend now) it didn’t help. I am
going along with an “open mind”, the only way
to go. “Everybody needs somebody sometimes”,
as the song says.
Gwen Smith
CLAIM THE DATE
September 28 - Anglican Church street
stall at old Fire Station.
September 29 - Lions Market Day, 9am at
the Hay Lions Park.
October 6 - Hay Rodeo action from 8am.
October 17 - Men’s shed AGM, 11am at
South Hay Hotel.
Happy birthday greetings, courtesy of Hay
Tennis Club Calendar, go to:
Charly Moorehouse, Jayden Wall and Hugh
Edwards (today), Nanny Wall, Rhonda Slattery and
Holly Wall (Thursday), Mark White, Ken
Cunningham and Josceline Andreoli (Friday),
Caroline Rutledge and Anne Longworth (Saturday),
Peter Gifford and Jayden Dudley (Sunday), Amanda
Giddens and Clair Homer (Tuesday).
*****
The inaugural National Op-Shop Week was
launched on Monday and the community is
urged to donate an item of clothing to their preferred op-shop.
And with the change of seasons upon us, there is
no better time to recycle old clothes.
If you're hanging onto pants that no longer fit, or
a blouse you regret you bought – this is the perfect
time to donate them to a great cause.
Hay's only op-shop supports Shear Outback and is
located in Lachlan Street near Hay Furniture.
*****
A reunion of the descendants of Thomas and
Mary Honeyman and Bryan and Matilda
Reardon will be held in Hay this weekend.
Descendants still living in Hay include the
Honeyman, Richards, Hemphill, Clifton, Stokes and
Ovens families. Others will be travelling to Hay
from throughout Australia.
A reunion lunch will be held at Hay Services Club
on Sunday, plus many family get-togethers over the
weekend.
*****
Does anyone have a photo of the Maude punt?
Former district resident, Valerie Atkinson has contacted the Grazier with a request for more information and photos of punts and puntmen.
“There must be lots of punt stories out there,”
Valerie wrote.
“We used to go across it in the horse and sulky
from Norwood to Ravensworth to visit my grandparents. We often went in a vehicle too and going
down the steep bank when it was wet was quite
scary, it was so slippery.
“My Mum told us of when my uncle Don
Anderson was a baby and they nearly lost him.
“Grandad drove down onto the punt. Evidently it
set off before the vehicle was properly on and it
landed in the river.
“Don, all swaddled up, floated off down with the
current. Gran Amy was screaming and Mum and
her brother Bill were very frightened.
“Don was retrieved and all were OK, but all
through her life my mother freaked out if you went
anywhere near the top of a river bank, which I did
when driving her around on outings when she was in
Haydays or the McFarland Wing.
“The panic would start rising, even if there was a
huge pole in front of us so no possibility of rolling
into the water. “
Valerie remembers her father, Archer Smith, helping the puntman turn the wheel.
“The men who didn’t get out and help were really
scorned,” she added.
Any information or photographs of the old punts
and and the people who operated them can be sent
directly to the Grazier for publication.
Anne & Michael Headon from
In The Garden
Balranald
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Strong support for Sheaffe
Bill Sheaffe has been
returned as mayor of
Hay Shire for his second term.
The mayoral election
was conducted by Hay
War Memorial High
School teacher, John
Breen last Tuesday
before the start of the
first meeting of the new
council.
Mr Breen was assisted
by the school's captains
for 2013, Matt Miller
and Chloe Howard (pictured at right).
It was a three-way
contest between Crs
Sheaffe, Peter Dwyer
and Roger McGrath.
Cr McGrath was eliminated after the first
round of votes.
Cr Sheaffe received
five votes to Cr Dwyer’s
two votes in the second
round.
The
position
of
deputy mayor was contested by Cr Michael
Rutledge
and
Cr
McGrath. Cr Rutledge
returned to the position
by narrowly beating Cr
McGrath by one vote.
Council Watch
Newly elected Hay Shire councillor, Jasen
Crighton hit the ground running when he attended
his first meeting last Tuesday.
Cr Crighton told Council he wants to get to the
bottom of why no local doctor has a VMO status at
Hay Hospital at the moment
“It is something I am passionate about,” he added.
A recommendation by Cr Crighton that Council
invites Murrumbidgee Health to address a meeting
to explain what is happening at the hospital received
the full support of Council.
Fellow new councillor, Roger McGrath said
recent actions to send sick people to Griffith were
“almost homicide by neglect”.
*** Cr McGrath also hit out at the Hay
Development Control Plan, criticising its content
and asking to 'workshop' the plan to get it right.
Council spent 22 minutes debating the issue, with
Crs Rutledge and Dwyer agreeing that the document
should be looked at again before it is adopted.
*** Social Media was rife last week with people
disappointed there was no change 'at the top' following the mayoral election on Tuesday.
Cr Bill Sheaffe received overwhelming support
and was re-elected mayor, with Cr Rutledge as
deputy. The mayor's role is to chair the council
meetings and to carry out civic duties. It is the whole
council that makes decisions, not one person alone.
And after last Tuesday's strong performance by all
councillors, Hay ratepayers can rest assure their
voices are being heard.
At Balranald, the two
highest polled candidates were also elected
to the positions of
mayor and deputy
mayor by ordinary ballot on Tuesday evening.
Long serving Cr Steve
O'Halloran was declared
mayor and Cr Leigh
Byron deputy mayor.
This is Cr Byron’s
second term on council
Outgoing
mayor,
Allan Purtill did not
seek re-election due to
health reasons, but will
continue to serve the
shire as an elected councillor.
Young people bridging the
gap between city and bush
Hay is expected to strengthened its ties
with Holroyd City Council through a joint
program targetting 12 to 18 year-olds.
The aim of the project is to empower
young people in both Hay and Holroyd
with skills to be able to run their own projects in future with limited guidance and
resources. The Holroyd Hay Project will
partner with both Councils and Hay War
Memorial High School.
The project will be launched next month
and run until June next year.
Holroyd project worker, Richard Bulley
said there was a great opportunity for a
joint project with Hay and to develop a
multimedia resource based on is council's
peer education group model.
“The project would create a DVD which
would be done from a city view of young
people and the choices and peer pressures
they make and then the second half would
be the bush view of similar or conflicting
issues that they encounter,” he said.
“This would be combined with a workshop booklet so that teachers and other
young people could run it in schools or
community groups in order to get discussion around choices and their consequences and create positive outcomes.
“This would be incorporated with a
camp in Sydney during the January school
holidays which some of the young people
from Hay and Holroyd could attend.
“At the camp we would plan out the
project and engage in team building activities to create a team from two different
geographical areas to work together.
“We could then keep in touch via Skype
and travel to Hay to do their part of the
resource in March.”
Mr Bulley said this has the possibility of
being an award winning project which
involves young people creating a resource
for other young people and expands the
views and thoughts of both young people
in Holroyd and Hay.
He said young people in both Hay and
Holroyd were excited about the project
which has the support of Hay War
Memorial High Schools and both Councils.
It is expected that costs relating to the
Sydney camp and workshop would be met
by Holroyd City Council from its youth
services budget of $5000.
New digital attractions at Shear Outback
A range of new interactive digital
exhibits has been developed at Shear
Outback to allow increased access to the
museum’s collections.
Increased access to audio and video files
from the archives have been transferred
into digital media file formats, which can
now be viewed and heard in the Shear
Outback museum.
Kim Biggs who was responsible for the
curatorial aspect of the project said the
newly installed interactive Ipads in the
exhibitions space at Shear Outback include
a children section and the opportunity to
meet some of the industry’s legendary
shearers and to hear from them about their
personal experiences within an industry
filed with legends and larrikins.
“New access to audio within the exhibition includes the opportunity for visitors to
listen to an extensive audio interview with
shearer Tony Ryan from Burra who was
later inducted to The Australian shearers’
Hall of Fame within the Shear Outback
Interpretive Centre,” Mrs Biggs said.
“The interview was recorded prior to
Tony’s induction and provides a fabulous
insight to the life of a legendary shearer
known in the industry as 'the gentleman
shearer'.
“Archived photos and information on
those inducted into the Hall of Fame is now
available in digital format and on-line
through social media channels – You-tube
and Flickr.
“There are hundreds of archival images
which have been scanned as part of the I
Shear project and are provided as ongoing
slide shows on a series of digital screens
within the permanent gallery areas at Shear
Outback.
“Shear Outback is now utilising social
media platforms to engage visitors and has
recently received over 140 likes on the
Shear Outback Facebook page.”
Shear Outback has also launched a new
web site which now links to these social
media sites.
The Shear Outback I Shear project is
funded by Arts NSW and commenced in
2011.
October Long Weekend publication arrangements
Advertising deadline: 4pm Friday; magic ads 9am Tuesday; editorial and sport 3pm Monday.
Lights proposed for dangerous corner
Flashing lights could save lives at the Highway
Corner, the notoriously dangerous Cobb Highway/MidWestern Highway intersection.
Hay Shire Traffic Committee received a suggestion
from Council to install flashing lights at the intersection as a safety precaution.
The committee was told that the flashing lights at the
Public School had been very effective.
However, according to Director of Technical
Services, Bill Moore lights at the Highway Corner
would need to be operating for 24 hours, and could not
run on solar power, therefore increasing the operating
costs significantly.
Craig Gibbins from RMS said line marking had been
put down leading to the intersection and traffic movements are being monitored.
Mr Moore said the lines have improved safety at the
intersection, but believes they could be much wider.
Raised lines were also suggested, but they would create
unwanted noise, being opposite the Highway Inn
Motel, and the RMS believes a stop sign would not
work either.
The committee will monitor the situation and reconsider all suggestions at a future meeting.
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WoolPoll voting now open Excellent results at sheep sale
Australia’s
40,000
woolgrowers are being
urged to vote early with
the opening of WoolPoll
2012, which will determine how much they
pay to the nation’s wool
research, developmen
and marketing body
over the next three
years.
WoolPoll Panel chair
Will Roberts said the
fate of around $40 million a year raised nationally from a levy on wool
sales
to
support
Australian
Wool
Innovation activities is
at stake.
The
independent
WoolPoll Panel is made
up of wool growing representatives
from
around the country and
is charged with driving
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than the 33 per cent who
voted in 2009.
“The vote doesn’t
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Panel member and
Wo o l P r o d u c e r s
Australia
president
Geoff Power said woolgrowers should read the
information sent out
with voting papers, listen to the debate in the
media,talk to friends and
colleagues and carefully
consider the issue.
“This vote is an
opportunity to influence
how much of your wool
income is invested in
reducing farm costs and
creating new markets to
increase demand for
your wool,” he said.
“It’s your income,
your business and your
future. Make it your
decision.”
Mr
Power
said
whether wool was a core
business or secondary to
a prime lamb operation,
all woolgrowers stood to
benefit from gains in
productivity, profitability and access to new
markets.
“If you sell wool, a
better price is a better
bottom line and a goal
worth showing an interest in,” he said.
Anyone who has paid
levies totalling $100 in
the three years to 30
June 2012 is eligible to
vote and should have
now received their voting papers.
Voting on a levy rate
of 3%, 2.5%, 2%, 1% or
0% is quick and easy
and can be done online
www.woolpoll.com.au
or by mailing or faxing
back the ballot papers
that growers have been
sent.
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The reputation of the standard of the Hay Sheep
Sales was well and truly endorsed at last Friday’s
event, when 55,000 Merino ewes and wethers went
under the hammer.
Buyers attended from all parts of the sheep-breeding areas of south-eastern Australia, with interest
also from central and northern areas of NSW.
The condition of the sheep reflected a season with
minimal problems, with most lines showing a beautiful Spring bloom, which was reflected in the animated and spirited bidding for the vast majority of
the offering.
Prices achieved were very solid throughout, with
values on a par or above other recent regional sales.
The top price for May/June ’11 drop ewes was
$200 for the 400 ‘Daisy Plains’ bred, Alma blood
draft, with $196 being paid for the 500 ‘Alma’ bred
and blood lot. This age group comprised the bulk of
the 32000 ewes on offer, and prices generally were
between $130 and $170, with only the occasional
line below that.
LEFT: Just waiting for the next move - young sheep having a spell before (RIGHT) the action starts
and the Elders team swings into action.
Too many expectations, not enough certainty
The Murray Group of Concerned Communities
is calling on Federal Water Minister, Tony Burke to
provide the detail of the proposed Sustainable
Diversion Limit adjustment mechanism before
asking Parliament to vote on a Water Act amendment.
The Minister has introduced an amendment to
the Water Act that he says will make a proposed
SDL adjustment mechanism more efficient and
gives the Murray-Darling Basin Authority the
power to adjust SDLs without Parliamentary or
State oversight.
In the accompanying explanatory note, it says:
"It is expected that the criteria to be included in
the Basin Plan will include stakeholder consultation requirements."
"That 'expectation' is nice but provides communities with absolutely no certainty that it will actually
be in the Basin Plan," MGCC Chairman, Bruce
Simpson said.
"The explanatory note is littered with expectations and what they 'envisage' to be in the Plan.
What it is lacking is any certainty that it will actually be there.
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Numbers of older ewes were very limited, and
meat buyers were very active. One pen of 2010 drop
ewes made $149, and the similarly small offering of
2009 drops made from $96 to $142. The 250 “Alma’
bred and blood 2007 drops made $118, and the range
in this class went down to $78. The 2006 drops made
to $81 for the ‘Murgha’ draft and prices ranged
down to $46.
The 23000 wethers on offer attracted the attention
of the trade as well as restockers, with most of the
2011 lines going to meatworks, along with some of
the heavier lines of 2012 drop weaners.
‘Daisy Plains’ took out the double, with their 550
May-June 2012 drop line making $78. The bulk of
this age group made over $60, with a few lines selling down to $31 for a second run. The ‘Tupra’ draft
topped the 2011 lines at $79, with most lines selling
ove $60.
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"This is a classic case of the Minister saying
'trust me'."
"The fact is, we have long ago learned that we
cannot trust the MDBA to get the detail right.
"Until we know what the SDL adjustment mechanism looks like, we cannot support anything that
gives that body power to make changes without
recourse.
"The MGCC has always supported an adjustment
mechanism that is conducted with community consultation and ensures more efficient use of environmental water.
"But as we saw with the last attempt by the
MDBA to draft an adjustment mechanism, the devil
is in the detail and the detail was bad for communities.
"The Minister must make the Basin Plan available if he seriously expects people to be able to
judge this amendment on it merits," Mr Simpson
said.
Shearing School at Shear Outback
Shear Outback has received good nominations for
inductees to the Australian Shearers Hall of Fame at the
Festival of the Blades, Easter 2013.
Shear Outback will also be hosting the next Shearing
School in conjunction with TAFE Riverina Institute
starting on 15 October. This is a learner’s school and it
will take place in the Murray Downs Woolshed.
For more information contact Shear Outback Ph:02
69934000 Email : info@shearoutback.com.au
River Heights
Burrinjuck Dam is holding 99.6 per cent.
Blowering Dam is holding 95.3 per cent. Flows in
the order of 7793, 4884, 7410, and 11235 Ml/day are
expected at the Hay, Maude, Redbank and Balranald
weirs respectively.
LACHLAN RIVER heights as at Tuesday:
Hillston 0.71 metres - flow rate 480 Ml/day;
Whealbah 2.87-268; Booligal 1.86-1949; Corrong
2.58-1881; Four Mile 2.25-NR.
Wyangala Dam is holding 98.4 per cent of capacity.
COURT
Narrow escape from gaol after AVO breach
The mother of a young family in the care of DoCS
was released on a Section 10 (a) bond when she was
convicted on a charge of contravene an
Apprehended Violence Order, only hours after being
warned that her next breach would result in a gaol
sentence.
Rikki Gleeson was placed on a Section 9 bond to
be of good behaviour for a period of two years on
Monday.
She re-appeared on Tuesday morning after being
taken into custody when she breached the AVO.
However, the court accepted that the breach came
about as result of an emergency on Monday night
when the lawful occupier of the house where the
defendant and her teenage daughter was staying
became violent after taking illicit drugs.
“Her daughter became scared and wanted to
leave,” Chris Day from the Aboriginal Legal Service
pleaded.
“The two friends my client can trust in Hay both
live within 100 metres of the protected person. She
had nowhere else to go.
“If she did not have her daughter with her she
would have slept in her car.”
Magistrate Ms Greenwood conceded that 100
metres was “too large an area for a small town” and
reduced the distance to 10 metres.
“I am not stepping away from what I said yesterday,” she warned.
“You need to get yourself a job and a stable home
for your daughter.”
Monday's matters included a charge of making
false representation and a fresh charge of contravene
AVO.
Through Mr Day the defendant pleaded that she
was moderately intoxicated at the time and thought
she was more than 100 metres from the protected
person's home.
She was placed on a Section 9 bond to be of good
behaviour for two years.
“Next time she will be looking at custodial sentencing,” Ms Greenwood warned Mr Day.
“If drinking is causing you to make poor choices,
then do not drink.
“If you want your kids back, this is going right
against you.
“You breached a promise in just over a week. You
should be disappointed in yourself.
“This is your last Section 9 bond.
“Next time you know what's happening to you.”
Court told police too busy to help driver get licence
A South Australian man who claims the sole
police officer in his home town is too busy to help
him get his driver's licence was fined $440 when he
was convicted on a charge of never licensed to drive.
Alan Charles Rice was unrepresented when he
appeared before Hay Local Court and refused an
offer from the bench to consult with a lawyer.
He also rejected an offer to take time to read the
police statement.
Rice told the court that he had travelled to
Narromine to look after his niece's children.
“My son took me over there but we had an argument and he left me there,” Rice said.
“I had to drive myself as I had an appointment at
hospital.”
Rice told the court he held a licence some 30 years
ago but had an accident when a tree fell on him and
had to learn to walk again.
“I'm still not walking well today,” he said.
“I have made an attempt to get a licence but police
don't have the time.
“There's only one where I live and he's got stacks
to do.”
Rice, from Geranium in South Australia, was
stopped by police at Hay on the night of July 20.
He has prior matters on his record.
Released on Section 9 bond
A plant operator who the court heard holds a
responsible job was released on a Section 9 bond to
be of good behaviour for two years when he was
convicted on a charge of common assault.
Rodney Wells was also fined $1100 and ordered to
pay court costs of $83.
Through his solicitor, Mr George Rigon the court
heard that at worse, the offence represented a push to
the victim which resulted him in landing on the
ground.
The incident occurred at a local hotel in December
last year when the defendant became involved in a
dispute with another patron.
In handing down the sentencing, Magistrate Ms
Greenwood offered a 25 per cent discount because
of an early guilty plea, but warned Wells that the
number of violence matters on his record did not
count in his favour.
A charge of assault occasioning actual bodily
harm was withdrawn by the prosecution.
Bond recipient fined for owning bong
A woman who the court was told was of 'limited
means' was fined $220 plus court costs when she
was convicted on a charge of possess equipment
(bong) for administering prohibited drugs.
Glenda Miller pleaded guilty to the charge and is
currently service a bond to be of good behaviour.
The court was asked not to take action on the
TRAVEL
INSURANCE
breach of bond, as it was for another matter (assault)
and not a drug related offence.
“Drug taking just leads to a life of crime,”
Magistrate Ms Greenwood said.
“I can't believe people on such little money take
drugs. You got to break away from it – someone
your age who clearly has a drug problem.”
No court in October
There will be no sitting of Hay Local Court next
month.
This is due to the first Monday of the month
falling on a public holiday on October 1.
A warrant has been executed for the arrest of Adam Douglas Graham who had
13 matters on the list when Hay Local Court sat last Tuesday.
They include four Apprehended Violence Orders, two as applicant, one charge
of contravene an AVO and stalk/intimidate, two charges of disqualified driving,
assault, common assault, goods in custody suspected being stolen, receive/dispose of stolen property and fail to appear in accordance to bail undertaking.
Graham was represented by Mr Chris Day from the Aboriginal Legal Services
on some of the matters.
The defendant has a lengthy criminal record and failed to appear to answer the
charges.
Acquitted on charge of assaulting child
An Ivanhoe mother charged with assaulting her young daughter has been
acquitted.
Desrae Jones was found not guilty on a charge of common assault when she
appeared before Hay Local Court last Tuesday.
The alleged victim was questioned via CCTV from a remote witness room.
She told the court that her mother arrived home drunk, pulled her out of bed
by her hair and kicked her several times.
Jones was represented by the Aboriginal Legal Service.
Disqualified for three months
A farming contractor had his statutory period of disqualification reduced to
three months when the court took into consideration testimonials tendered on his
behalf.
Michael William Laracy was also fined $550 plus court costs of $83 when he
was convicted on a charge of low range PCA.
Through Mr George Rigon the court heard that the defendant was a well
regarded farming contractor and a responsible member of the Hay community.
“The defendant supports a number of employees. A lot of people rely on him,”
Mr Rigon said.
He said the defendant only had two stubbies at 'cut out', but that his reading of
.06 was due to alcohol consumed the previous night and the fact that he had not
consumed any food on the day.
Fined for shining lasers
Two young men shining green lasers into homes and vehicles have been convicted and fined in their absence when their matters were heard in Hay last week.
Cade William Hall was fined $1100 plus court costs of $83 on each charge of
custody of a laser point in public and using the pointer in a public place.
His co-offender, Dwane Pankhurst was fined $990 plus court costs. Both laser
pointers have been forfeited to police.
Police facts before the court indicate that the two defendants were walking
their pig dogs near the swimming pool on July 27, shining the green lasers into
neighbouring properties.
Police were notified and attended the area but could not locate them.
Police were notified the next evening that the two men were again walking
their pig dogs along Lachlan Street, shining the lasers into passing vehicles.
While trying to local the offenders, the police vehicle was struck by one of the
lasers, only centimetres from the constable's face.
When interviewed by police, Hall and Pankhurst claimed they did not know
the lasers were illegal and bought them on ebay for $7 each.
Pre-sentence report for Locklier
The court has ordered
a pre-sentence report be
prepared for Hay man,
Troy Locklier.
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His matters have been
adjourned
to
the
November 5 sitting.
A charge of goods
suspected stolen was
withdrawn by the prosecutor.
Hay concert to celebrate local
community achievements
Pictured at the concert rehearsal last week are Madeline Headon and
Melissa Fattore.
HIGH
GRAZINGS
Hay War Memorial High School Captains Tuanei Wells and Jack
Hanna pictured before the Year 12 formal celebrations.
More pictures will be included in next week’s edition.
The Hay community will gather at the Spirit of
Anzac Centre this Friday for a musical feast
which will help to celebrate the region and all it
stands for.
One of the organisers for the Celebrate Concert,
Peter Caspersonn said the event was a chance for the
entire community to come together to celebrate all
the wonderful positives in the local community of
Hay.
“The Celebrate Concert will feature items from
local talent and also feature the children from the
Kids Club who are holding special events in the
week prior to the concert,” Peter said.
“This wonderful musical feast is being put together by Matthew Burns, who completed his HSC at
Hay War Memorial High School last year and is currently teaching music at the Hay Hub.
“Matt was speaking with Edna Hanna recently
and offered his help with the Kids Club, and Matt
then came up with the idea of the Celebrate Concert.
“With the support of Ruth Headon and High
School Principal, Mr Yvan Chambers and his staff
everything is now in place for this great event.
“MC on the night will be Sean Towler. There will
be a range of selected young musical talent, mainly
from Hay, as well as several quality acts from outside the town. We also plan some audience participation in the old musical style as well as featuring
kids from the school holiday Kids Club which will
be running in the Community Building in the Hay
Park during the week.
“This will be a wholesome family-friendly event.
“We are keen to put the cold winter behind us and
focus on the positives in the months ahead.
“We encourage everybody to come together and
enjoy what our young musicians can offer.”
Entry to the Spirit of Anzac Centre is just $5 dollars. Primary school and preschool children are free.
No booking, just turn up.
Doors open at 7 pm for 7.30pm start, finish
approximately 9.30pm.
There will be an intermission, refreshments and
all proceeds will be shared between CASE
(Community Action for Suicide Elimination) and A
Million Hands Charity (polyclinic in rural India).
For more information about Celebrate Concert
contact Peter Caspersonn on 0407 752 453 or Ruth
Headon 0428 437 779.
Big thumbs up to the current crop of Year 12 students at Hay War Memorial High School.
No silly behaviour, no mucking up and no disgraceful behaviour on your last day at school.
You are a credit to your school, your community
and your family.
Students support charities
St Mary's recently held a mufti day to raise
money to support St Mary's mission work in Africa.
The school provided $365 to an orphanage in
Kairobangi, plus a donation to Beckie Lund
towards her fundraising for the Jigsaw foundation.Pictured are Joshua Hill and Aidan Hill presenting the cheque on behalf of St Mary's to Beckie.
Local art works for
hospital collection
Work entered by St Mary’s students Max Millyard
and Alice Caldow have been selected to become
part of a permanent art collection of The Children's
Hospital at Westmead.
The 50 selected works will also be exhibited at the
Art Gallery of NSW later in the year and tour
regional art galleries across NSW in 2013.
Max and Alice's entries were entered in Operation
Art after winning the people's choice section of the
P&F fundraising art exhibition 'Stories,
Masterpieces and Stones' which was held in Hay
Memorial Hall in May.
Operation Art provides opportunities for students
to demonstrate their achievements in visual arts
through a major exhibition which receives widespread publicity and recognition. The works submitted are designed to contribute to a visual environment that helps relieve anxiety for children during
hospitalisation.
All schools are invited to participate in Operation
Art - an initiative of The Children's Hospital at
Westmead in association with the Department of
Education and Communities.
A total of 789 artists from across NSW submitted
works to the Operation Art project. These artworks
were hung at the Armory Gallery in Sydney’s
Olympic Park and was officially opened earlier this
month.
From the large number of submissions, only 50
works – including those of Max and Alice were
selected to become part of the permanent art collection the hospital.
Booligal students confirmed at St Michael’s
Heidi Stephens is pictured with her $50 itunes voucher she received
from Mr Bill Sheaffe for her winning entry in the “Youth of Hay” design
competition.
Five Booligal students were confirmed at St Michael's recently. They were Jack Turner, Thomas Job, Pip
Ireson, Harrison Dowling and Amelia Jackson.
Natalie Turner and Amelia Jackson also received their first Holy Communion on the day.
This was followed by lunch and a special cake at the Booligal Hotel.
Obituaries
Mailbag
Cranio mum says thanks
Madam
The recent cranio awareness day was a huge success with between 100 -150 people attending.
Weather-wise we couldn't have asked for a better
day.
The day was very busy for both young and old
with plenty to do; barbecue, donuts, cuppa and cake,
face painting, jumping castle, huge blow-up slide,
airbrush tattoos, slide show of cranio photos, singing
by local performers and continuous raffles throughout the afternoon.
Kids came dressed in their favourite costume with
the best dressed boy and girl winning a prize and
portraits taken for a small fee.
A huge thank you to everyone who donated prizes
and items for the day and to those who helped.
Donations were received from over 50 business
houses and people from Hay, Griffith, Deniliquin,
Booligal and Maude.
Thanks to everyone's support we raised $3,096.30
for the Jigsaw Foundation.
Thanks again
Beck Lund
(Proud Cranio Mum).
Daughterless carp
project rescued
A research project which is developing a potential
long-term control option into the battle against introduced carp has been saved by a recent injection of
funds from the Lower Murray Darling Catchment
Management Authority (LMD CMA).
Carp compete with native fish for habitat and food
resources and contribute to the degradation of waterways by sifting through sediment as they feed causing muddy water and loss of in-stream vegetation.
For the last 10 years, CSIRO has been developing
genetic options for the control and possible eradication of carp in Australia.
'Daughterless technology' aims to alter carp such
that they produce mainly male offspring, over the
long term, driving the pest to extinction as females
become increasingly rare in the population.
Laboratory studies on zebra-fish (a small, shortlived relative of carp) show that daughterless technology is achievable, but a key question is whether
the approach will work in carp.
With the support of the Murray Darling Basin
Authority (MDBA) in 2009, a collaborative project
with the Invasive Animals Cooperative Research
Centre, CSIRO and Auburn University (USA) was
initiated to answer this question.
However, funding was withdrawn earlier this year
as part of research rationalisation.
The LMD CMA has since stepped in and provided just under $60,000 in funding to the IACRC to
continue this critical research into daughterless carp.
The first sets of carp produced as part of the
research are just now maturing, and preliminary data
from them strongly suggest that the daughterless
constructs are working as planned.
However, until the constructs are incorporated
into the fish's genes and passed onto their offspring
(which should be predominantly males) the success
of the project will not be known.
It will take several additional years to complete
this analysis as carp take at least two years to reach
sexual maturity.
LMD CMA Chair Cheryl Rix said “Our
Catchment Action Plan has targets relating to the
health of the native fish population and carp have
been identified as one of the most significant barriers toward achieving these targets.
This has been particularly evident over the past
two to three years with major increases in carp abundance observed during the LMD CMA annual fish
monitoring program.”
The potential of daughterless carp technology was
recognised by the LMD CMA who in June this year
agreed to provide funding to the IACRC to continue
daughterless carp research for a further 12 months.
“This LMD CMA funding will ensure that newly
maturing carp will be able to breed and the next
stage of the research on the second generation of
carp can continue. Without the LMD CMA’s intervention the research would have ceased.
Ernest William (Ernie) Mabon
The death occurred,
after a long illness, of
well-known Hay man,
Ernest William Mabon.
Ernie, as he was
known, died only nine
days short of his goal to
live until September 14;
60 years since he arrived
in Australia. He was
aged 83.
Ernie was born in
Bedlington, England on
May 29, 1929 to Edward
(Ned) and Mary Mabon.
He left school at 14
and became a boy
apprentice joiner. When
he turned 16 Ernie
became a fully-fledged
apprentice and two
years later was required
to
do
compulsory
National Service.
He served that time
with the British Navy as
an aircraft mechanic.
At the completion of
his trade he was a fully
qualified joiner and aircraft mechanic. On
September 14, 1952
Ernie and his best mate,
Allan Calvert arrived in
Australia as '10 pound
Poms' on board the SS
Asturias to work as carpenters on the NSW
Railways.
When they arrived
they discovered their
jobs had been scrapped
and they were sent to
Tocumwal to work as
railway porters.
After two weeks they
left and travelled to Hay
where they heard there
was building work
available.
On arrival Ernie and
Allan contacted Clive
Fountain who organised
for them to meet Bill
Headon who wanted a
house built on the irrigation area. This was the
start of their building
business and Ernie and
Allan worked together
for many years. Allan
passed away in 2003.
In
1958
Ernie
returned to England to
see his ill father and on
his returned to Hay he
joined Dancey and
Donohoe's
building
firm. He remained there
for many years, and
many local builders
served their apprenticeship under him.
Ernie also worked
with Lou Gurney before
starting his own building business until retiring in 1995.
Ernie and Beryl were
married in 1960 and two
years later moved into
their house in Macauley
Street, across the road
from the swimming pool
where they raised their
family – Lynne, Colin,
Vince and Andrew.
Colin commenced his
apprenticeship
with
Ernie in 1979 and
worked with him for
many years. Andrew
also joined the business
for a couple of years and
Vince is continuing the
family tradition of the
Mabon Joinery.
Ernie made many
good friends over the
year, particularly while
working at Hay Services
Club as barman. He was
an
accomplished
bowler, winning championships at both clubs.
Ernie was also an
enthusiastic motorbike
rider and he an Allan
were active members of
the Hay Motorcycle
Club.
He also played with
Hay Soccer Club for a
few years.
Ernie and Beryl
enjoyed three trips to
England to visit relatives and travel around
the UK.
He had been ill for
some time, but always
followed his grandchildren's
achievements
with great interest. He
was extremely proud of
everything
they
achieved and worked
towards.
Ernie is survived by
Beryl, their four children and eight grandchildren Tim, John,
David, Simone, Craig,
Tom, Ben and Ned.
Harold Arthur Walter
The death occurred on
August 27 of Harold
Arthur Walter, aged 92.
Harold was the elder
of two children born at
Temora.
His sister, Ruth predeceased him in 1985.
After leaving school
at 14 he worked on a
diary and then acquired
his mechanic's ticket in
Ganmain.
When the drought of
the 1940s just about
closed down Ganmain
he moved to Tumut.
Harold married Alice
Lillian Smith in 1947 in
Wagga, and finding that
Tumut was no better off
than Ganmain, moved to
Sydney.
There Harold turned
his hand to tiling for a
builder mate. Their sons
Ted and Kevin were
born in Sydney. In 1956
the family moved to
Hay, getting bogged
before reaching town,
leaving the 'new house',
a secondhand caravan,
at Burrabogie and
returning a couple of
days later to pick it up.
It was the wettest year
on record for Hay and
not a good time to start a
new business.
But being good workers, they turned a broken
down business into a
thriving garage which
employed many people
over the years.
Harold was a keen
vegetable gardener and
his chokos were popular
with local chutney makers. He regularly attended church until decreasing mobility and fading
eyesight cause him to
stay at home.
Harold loved a game
of Euchre or 500 and
enjoyed shooting with
Alice's brothers, Vic and
Fred along the Lachlan
River.
He was a proud but
humble man and is
missed by those who
knew him.
Are you OK?
Have your say in the future
of the Lachlan Catchment
District residents are encouraged to
have their say in the future of the
Lachlan Catchment by participating in a
review of the draft Lachlan Catchment
Action Plan.
A community meeting was held at
Booligal last week and anyone who
missed it is encouraged by Lachlan
CMA staff at the Hillston office to contact them to set up a time to drop in and
review the draft.
The Lachlan Catchment Action Plan is
a document that outlines investment priorities
for
Natural
Resource
Management across the Lachlan
Catchment.
The purpose of the Plan is to identify
where it would be most beneficial to
invest funding for the maintenance or
improvement of the natural resources
such as soil, water, native vegetation,
and communities of the Lachlan
Catchment. Throughout the last 12
months CMA has been reviewing the
previous CAP and collecting community
input into what is important in their
landscape.
During this process Lachlan CMA is
working with government, industry
groups and the community to collect
information and ensure that the values of
all are considered and factored into the
new Catchment Action Plan.
Contact the Hillston office on 6967
2897 or Catchment Officers - Angela
Higgins 0428 603 214 and Andrea
Cashmere 0428 634 758 to find out more
about getting involved.
No decision yet on Lachlan Street zone
Hay Shire Traffic Committee is yet
to decide on a proposal for a
40km/hour speed zone in Lachlan
Street.
The area being considered stretches
from Macauley to Randall Streets.
The committee met last month to
consider community comments on the
proposal, and was told that the length
of the zone was extended to Macauley
Street due to increased activity when
the pool is open.
Craig Gibbins from the RMS
believes that the long stretch may
lower the compliance level, but said if
the community was behind the new
speed zone it will work better.
According to police at the meeting
no heavy vehicle has ever been
recorded speeding in the main street,
only at the pool area.
The committee resolved to monitor
traffic with counters and to reconsider
the proposal at its next meeting.
The R U OK? initiative earlier this month was
well supported by locals, Healthy Hay and the
CASE group. They utilised the day to spread the
message that help is out there, and the importance
of communications when you think someone is in
need of help. Pictured on the day distributing the
special balloons is Liz Matthews from Healthy Hay.
Wednesday September 26 , 2012
BALRANALD BYLINES
Cr Steve back in the chair
Council well represented
at Hobart roads congress
Council will again be well represented at the
forthcoming Australian Local Government
Association National Roads and Transport
Congress at Hobart.
The event will be held November 14-16 and
Balranald will be represented by four councillors
and senior staff at a registration cost of $845 each.
“It is not cheap,” Cr Alan Purtill noted.
“But we have to be represented,” Cr Steve
O'Halloran replied.
General Manager, Chris Littlemore said the con-
gress was an important event for Local Government
to ensure pressure is maintained on the Federal
Government to maintain and increase funding for
local roads.
“The congress has been a key lobby event in
regard Roads to Recovery funding which is a vital
component of Council's roads budget,” Mr
Littlemore said.
“Council has been represented at the congress
since its inception.”
Lending a helping hand
Long serving councillor, Steve O'Halloran has returned to the chair when he
was elected mayor for Balranald Shire.
Cr O'Halloran defeated Cr Leigh Byron in an ordinary ballot conducted at
the start of last week's monthly council meeting.
Cr Alan Purtill did not seek re-election due to health reasons.
Cr O'Halloran paid tribute to Cr Purtill for his hard work and personal assistance over the past 12 months.
“He did this despite not being well at all,” he said.
Cr Byron was elected deputy mayor, unopposed.
Below: New councillors pictured at their first meeting last week, Lynda
Cooke, Trevor Jolliffe and Elaine Campbell.
Council will again help a number of organisations
hold functions, particularly during the festive season.
The combined churches' Christmas carols will be
held at the Theatre Royal on December 16, and
council has agreed to donate the hire fees for the use
of the facility.
The evening starts at 6pm with a barbecue, followed by carols.
The annual New Year's Eve fireworks display will
receive $1500 from Council for the event to be
staged at Greenham Park.
The organising committee is also seeking contributions towards the hire of a rock climbing wall for
the event and has already raised $2500.
Balranald Primary Health Service and Balranald
Aboriginal Medical Service will host a women's
health day on October 25 at the Theatre Royal, with
Council donating back the hire fee.
The free community event will provide expert
tips, advice, testing services, wide range of information on services, activities and support networks
designed to enhance the health and well-being of
district women.
Beautification
committee
to remain intact
The Balranald Beautification Committee is to
“At times the Beautification Committee struggles
remain a separate entity after councillors voted
against an amalgamation with the Tourism and
Development Committee.
General Manager, Chris Littlemore made the recommendation, saying the Beautification Committee
was virtually dying through lack of enthusiasm.
“This is not a financial decision, it is basically a
numbers decision,” Mr Littlemore said.
“We need to get more 'doers' on the beautification
side; members with enthusiasm.
to get a quorum.”
Council did vote in favour of a recommendation
from Mr Littlemore that the Corporate Services
Committee be renamed Corporate Services and
Internal Audit Committee.
That committee considers matters related to the
functional responsibilities of the General Manager
and Corporate Services Division which have been
referred for recommendation to Council, or decision
under delegation.
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100 Years Ago
Every picture tells a story
Blast from the Past
REMARKABLE FATALITY. HAY (N.S.W.),
Thursday. Examiner (Launceston, Tas. : 1900 1954) Friday 2 August 1912
At the coroner's inquest today concerning the
death of Albert Stewart, aged 67, a laborer, the evidence showed deceased was being driven by a 12year-old boy in a spring cart, which overturned on
the wheel colliding with a post. Stewart was thrown
into a pool of water, and the rail of the cart, resting
on his neck, prevented him from getting his face out
of the pool. The boy tried to lift the cart, but could
not, and before he could get help Stewart was suffocated. A verdict of accidental death was returned.
50 YEARS - SHIRE OF WARADGERY
Triennial list of electors for the year 1962
Notice is hereby given that the Triennial List of
Electors for the various ridings of the Shire of
Waradgery are being compiled and will be exhibited at the undermentioned places between the 15th
and 30th August 1962, both dates inclusive. Shire
Chambers, Hay. Eurolie Station, Hay. Post Office,
Maude. Shire Office, Booligal. The prescribed day
of enrolment is 1st June, 1962, and every person
possessing the requisite qualification as owner, rate
paying lessee or occupier on that date, unless otherwise disqualified, is entitled to enrolment.
“Occupier” includes every person whose name is on
the State electoral roll for the district on the 1st
June, 1962, and has been a direct tenant of the
owner or rate paying lessee of rateable land with a
yearly value of £5 or upwards. All persons are invited to inspect the said list of electors and any person
so entitled whose name is not included in the lists
may lodge a claim for enrolment. Any person may
lodge an objection to the enrolment of any person.
Every claim or objection must be made on the prescribed form and lodged with the undersigned on or
before the 31st August, 1962.
The necessary forms for enrolment or objection
and any further information required may be
obtained at the Shire chambers, Hay during ordinary
office hours which are from 9am to 5pm on
Mondays to Fridays and from 9am to 12 noon on
Saturdays.
T. A. MARSHALL, SHIRE CLERK: HAY.
25 YEARS - ELECTION WEEK MEETING
FOR SHIRE
There will be a meeting of the Hay Shire Council
in its normal meeting day, 22nd September, just four
days before the election for the next four year term,
on Saturday 26th September. The first meeting of
the new Council will be held a week earlier than
usual, on Tuesday 13th October. This has been made
necessary by a requirement of the Local
Government Act that the President is to be elected
within three weeks of the election. The present
Council felt it unnecessary to go to the cost and
inconvenience of holding a special meeting for this
purpose.
10 YEARS - $2 MILLION POOL MAKEOVER
Hay Olympic Pool is undergoing rehabilitation
works to fix long-standing faults and to meet current
standards of pool safety and health. The work is
entirely funded by Hay Shire Council and is being
carried out by PoolLink contractors and Council
staff. Director of Technical Services, said most of
the work had been completed, with the last few jobs
and fine-tuning to be finalised by the end of the
month.
Problems with the pool stem from its early days
when it was emptied without proper precautions.
The ground force pushed the pool out of the ground
and it has been out of shape ever since. The water
cleaning cycle relies on the pool being level, so filtration has been running at 25 per cent efficiency for
years. The pool shell has also leaked constantly and
deteriorating concrete and tile surface had to be
addressed.
Pool Link are capable contractors in the industry and offered Council the best solution.
This photograph has obviously been
around for many years, and certain bits of it
are obvious, like the Presbyterian Church in
the foreground and the Hospital on Hatty
Street, in the background.
Recently we found it in The Grazier, 17
August 1962, with a complete description of
its discovery and content. A reprint follows.
(Comments in italics are current
remarks.)
‘A COLLECTION OF OLD
PHOTOGRAPHS
Mr John Houston has let us see during the
past week a collection of old photographs
sent into the Hay Historical Society by Mr
Farlow (Geoff?) of Hillston. We understand
that the collection came from Mr Harry
Emerson of Cronulla. One of the valuable
things about them is that they have names
and localities written on them and some
indication of the date.
The picture produced above is one of
them. It is one of the best preserved of the
collection and according to the inscription,
which is in the handwriting of the late
Gordon Emerson, the photo was taken by
Mr Henry Geyrer (Geyer), who had a fancy
goods shop.
(We understand Gordon Emerson was a
partner at one stage in the building trade
with George Butterworth. Harry Emerson
from Cronulla may well have been a relation
– it certainly wasn’t the Harry Emerson who
worked at The Riverine Grazier for many
years, and who died in Hay.)
It is undated but perhaps was taken during
the 1890 flood as water which can be seen in
parts of the picture is of a high flood.
Prominent in it is the Presbyterian Church,
but in 1875, and “The Riverine Grazier”
office, which moved from the locality shown
in the picture, next to the Church, to the
present site (currently Rodwells) around
about 1900.
In the picture can be seen the old Hay
Hospital on the site of what is now the Shire
Clerk’s residence (cnr Hatty and Water
streets); the Catholic Church (before the
present Convent was built), the house pulled
down to make way for Dr Brady’s surgery
(On the corner of Bank and Pine); the small
cottage which was at the time Mr Hine’s
dental surgery, (with the tree in its early
stages of growth).
There are a couple of buildings shown on
Bank Street which have now disappeared.
Some others in the Orson Street and Pine
Street area now regarded as fairly old buildings, do not appear at all in the picture. In the
far distance can be seen the tower of the Red
Lion Brewery.
(The fact that this photo has the name
‘Geyer’ on it suggests that many of the photos of that era, now in the Hay Historical
Society collection, were also taken by him,
particularly as he was a resident of Hay
from 1860 – 1891. We know he was here
when the paddle-wheel trade was at its peak,
and when the railway first appeared. One
photo definitely taken by him was probably
the first of the Hay Railway Station.)
Also included in the collection of photos
are • A group of Hay volunteers for the Boer
War, (unnamed), • Steamers and barges tied
up at what we think is Alma beach, • A picture of a two-storied “Watchmakers and
Jewellers” shop with several names on it,
and which we find hard to identify.
Mr Houston thinks it is the building once
occupied by the late AO Best as a Jeweller
and Newsagency opposite the Post Office
but we would be prepared to bet ‘folding
money’ that it is the two story building that
once was between Cobb’s office (now Hay
Motors) (now – 2012 – Hay Video World)
and Mr Simpson’s present office (2012 –
Hay Ag and Auto), Bishop Linton, the first
Bishop of Riverina, a group of Alderman
when ‘Billy’ Bent was Mayor, the Post
Office staff of 1891 when Alex Burnett was
Postmaster, The Waradgery Cricket team
(Premiers 1899-1900) with the names of the
teams, the Officers and Committee of the
Hay Branch of the Federal Association (also
with the names of the members, which
include many of the notables of the day) are
included in the personalities depicted in the
collection.
Among the other old pictures are the former Hay Post Office, showing a team of four
Cobb & Co skewbald horses, the present
Hay Post Office also with a Cobb & Co
coach and four and the opening of the fountain at the corner of Moppett and Lachlan
Streets by the then Mayor, John Witcombe in
1883, with a number of the leading lights of
the day. One of the gems of the collection is
a picture looking south-west from Murray’s
corner showing Lachlan Street as it was in
the very early days with none of the present
buildings discernable.
• People with old photographs would do
very well to get some dates and inscriptions
written on them whilst there is still time, and
someone who can correctly identify the
scene and any people in it.
• If they are junk to you, or the young people who come after you, they may be very
valuable to the Historical Society.
If in cleaning out old drawers etc., you
come across old photographs, for which you
have no longer any use, give them to the
Historical Society rather than burn them.’
(These sentiments still apply – ‘Every time
someone dies, we lose a library’)
ANOTHER SQUEAKY CLEAN ONE
Forrest Gump died and went to Heaven.
The angel at the gate said that since you
were such a good person if you answer
these three questions we’ll let you do what
ever it is you wish.
To this Forrest agreed, he really wanted
to play some ping pong. The angel said
what are the two days of the week that
begin with ‘t’.
So Forrest answered, “today and tomorrow”. The angel said “ No but I’ll give it to
you anyway, now the second question,”
“How many seconds are there in one year”,
the angel asked. Forrest replied,” 12; Jan.
2nd. Feb 2nd etc….”.
“O.K.” said the angel, “ I’ll give you that
one too, but you have to get this one
absolutely correct, What’s the persons
name who lives up THERE!”
“Simple” said Forrest, “Andy!” “Andy”,
said the angel “where did you get that
from?”
“We used to sing about him every
Sunday,” said Forrest, starting to sing
”…andy he walks with me andy talks with
me andy tells me I’m his own….”
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Prepare. Act. Survive.
Bush Fire Danger Period begins
The NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) has declared the start of
the statutory Bush Fire Danger Period (BFDP) will commence
on October 1 for both Hay and Carrathool Shires.
From that date any person wishing to light a fire will
require a permit.
“With conditions becoming more conducive to the spread of
fire, people need to be extremely careful when using fire,”
Community Safety Officer of the NSW Rural Fire Service,
Inspector Sean Barton,” said.
“Anybody wishing to light a fire on their property during
the Bush Fire Danger Period will require a permit from their
local Fire Brigade or Fire Control Centre.
“However, even with a permit you need to check whether a
Total Fire Ban is in force before lighting any fires.”
Inspector Barton encourages all residents to have a Bush
Fire Survival Plan, so all members of their household know
what to do on days of increased fire danger, and if their home
is threatened by fire.
Residents should also continue with their hazard reduction
activities.
“We have all seen the devastation that bush fires can bring
to a community, so I strongly advise residents to contact their
local brigades and use their expertise to assist in carrying out
safe hazard reductions,” he said.
“Residents also need to ask whether they need a Bush Fire
Hazard Reduction Certificate.
“Never leave a fire unattended and if a fire does escape, it is
essential to call Triple Zero (000) immediately so that emergency services can respond accordingly and minimise the
damage.”
For more information contact the Mid West Team Fire
Control Centre on 02 6993 4213 or visit www.rfs.nsw.gov.au
Firebreaks, a land
management necessity
NSW Rural Fire Service has reported that previously maintained fire
breaks on stock routes may not be
reconstructed this year due to funding
restrictions.
“Despite the very best efforts of the
NSW Rural fire Service in application
for Mitigation funding, we were
unable to secure additional funding to
maintain the 260km of fire-breaks
that sit alongside the Cobb, Mid
Western and Sturt Highways,”
Community Safety Officer of the
NSW Rural Fire Service, Inspector
Sean Barton said.
“This year we are reaching out to
all land owners to ask them to consider the necessity for firebreaks around
their property in an effort to ensure
fire can be contained within and also
reduce the likelihood of fires entering
your property.”
Whilst funding will not be available at this stage to maintain such
firebreaks, NSW Rural fire Service
will continue working with Hay Shire
Council to ensure village and roadside slashing and spraying will continue as it has in the past.
Hay Shire Council
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Hay Headquarters Rural fire
Brigade has taken delivery of a new
tanker to assist with fire fighting
operations in the Hay area.
“The new tanker will make an enormous difference to the Hay
Headquarters Brigade,” Inspector
Sean Barton said.
“It’s equipped for both village and
grassland fire fighting operations and
carries over 3000 litres of water, helping the Brigade to combat fires and
protect life and property.
“Volunteers will be better able to
respond quickly to emergencies and
navigate difficult terrain with the aid
of the ever increasing technology
adapted to the tanker.”
The benefits of the new tanker will
be not only seen around Hay but also
as far as Booligal as the Hay
Headquarters Brigade passes on its
previous tanker to the village brigade.
Regardless of your decision to leave early or
stay and defend, you still need to prepare your
property against the threat of a bush fire or
ember attack.
• A well prepared home is more likely to survive
a bush fire.
• Even if your plan is to leave early, the more you
prepare your home, the more likely it will be to survive bush fire or ember attack.
• A well prepared home can be easier for you and
firefighters to defend.
• A well prepared home is less likely to put your
neighbours’ homes at risk.
• A well prepared home will give you more protection if a fire threatens suddenly and you cannot
leave and have to take shelter.
Some of the things you should do around your
property include:
• Cut back any overhanging trees or shrubs and
dispose of cuttings appropriately
• Check the condition of your roof and replace
any damaged or missing tiles
• Non-combustible fences are the most effective at
withstanding the intense heat generated by a bush
fire
• Clean leaves from the roof, gutters and downpipes and fit quality metal leaf guards
• Plant trees and shrubs that are less likely to
ignite due to their low oil content
• If you have a water tank, dam or swimming
pool, consider installing a Static Water Supply
(SWS) sign
• Enclose underfloor areas
• Store wood piles well away from the house and
keep covered
• Keep garden mulch away from the house and
keep grass short
• Make sure the pressure relief valve on LPG
cylinders face outwards (so a flame wouldn’t be
directed towards the house)
• Ensure you have a hose which is long enough to
reach every part of the home
• Remove and store any flammable items away
from the house
• Install metal flywire or solid screens to the outside windows and doors
• Have a non-combustible doormat
• Check the condition of external walls, cladding
and seal any gaps
• Maintain adequate levels of home and contents
insurance.
In a bush fire many houses are destroyed
through ember attack, when burning twigs and
leaves carried by the wind land on or around the
house. Even houses away from the direct path of
the fire can be affected.
Look for the places embers could start fires on the roof, under the floor and around windows
and doors - and take action to prevent them.
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However, the area
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or (02) 6993 3320
WATER
0429 684 494
• Commercial & residential
• New homes & renovations
Scissor lift, temporary
fencing and site office hire
Ed’s Carpet
Cleaning
Services
offering a professional service to Hay
WATER
Servicing Hay area for 20 years
CARPET CLEANING
ter Mullins
PeLicenced
Builder
(Lic R 92070)
Building licence No 192 373C
Licenced Builder
New Homes, Renovations
BUILDER
HIA Member No 908 162
BUILDER
WATER
Riverine Grazier Classiﬁeds
FOR SALE
FOR SALE
BATTERIES
FREE
Delivery in town area.
Call Hay Tyre and
Battery Service on
6993 1217.
2006 SUZUKI Eiger 4x4
400
Automatic
quadrunner.
15,
250km, good condition, red, $3900 inc
GST. Phone 0427 095
362.
Hilux 93 4x4. Good condition, registered ,
$7000 ono. Phone
6993 0680 or 0408
655 648.
NEW HONDA lawn
mower 216 Buffalo
classic. Self propelled
21”
cut.
$1400.
Samurai lawn mower
Honda motor GSV190
21” cut, side discharge
$280. Phone 0429 017
524.
C O M M O D O R E
SEDAN 2003, auto,
air, CD, cruise, elec
windows,
driving
lights,
Statesman
mags, excellent service history. AQS-21Z,
$6,500. Phone 0428
102 711.
2004 HOLDEN Astra,
manual, 99,000 kms,
one owner, full service
records, excellent condition. $6500 ono.
Phone 6993 1730.
1983 MAZDA motor
home. Full fit out
6/9/13 rego. $15,000
ONO. Phone 0429
980 017.
FORD FAIRLANE Ghia
1997 model sedan.
Cruise control, central
locking, 6 stacker CD,
air con, power windows, tow bar. Good
mechanical
order,
$3,500. Inspect or test
drive at Motormatics.
Phone 6993 4458.
20 BOER goats including
kids. 3 billies. $1,500
the lot. Phone 0427
254 219.
SUBARU OUTBACK
01, White, all wheel
drive, cruise control,
power windows and
mirrors, 5 new tyres,
114,000 km, Excellent
condition inside and
out. $11,000 ono.
Phone: 0409 038 695.
LOCATION PLUS. Two
b/r cabin, ensuite, as
new, fully self contained, sundeck, best
position.
Lake
Cullulleraine. Phone:
0437 811 899.
1993
MODEL
Mitsubishi Triton dual
cab, red and silver,
4x4, petrol and gas, air
con, tinted windows,
alloy mags, fibre glass
canopy, new recond
engine, new radiator,
clutch, starter motor
and suspension, done
1,000 km, spent
$10,000 on it, neat and
tidy. Sell for $7,500
ono. Phone 0427 254
219.
CURTAINS 6 sets all
blockout - to suit windows at least 180mm
or 220mm wide - $25
per set, Cream holland
blind near new - 6ft
wide $60. Contact
Deb at Nicholas Royal
Motel, 6993 1603.
REUNION
JANSEN
DESCENDANTS. Family get
together at Gogeldrie
Weir September 29 to
October 1. Contact
Sue Hart 02 6898
2268.
PUBLIC
NOTICES
TYRES FOR all your
passenger truck and
tractor tyres. Call Hay
Tyre and Battery
Service on 6993 1217.
All brands at competitive prices.
WHEEL ALIGNMENT
Look after your new
tyres with a wheel
alignment at Hay Tyre
and Battery Service.
SANDBLASTING
AVAILABLE
at
Motormatics. 6993
4458.
A LT E R AT I O N
SERVICE available
at Stitch Connection.
Phone 0403 497 738.
ANGLICAN CHURCH
street stall, Friday
September 28 at
9.30am, Old
Fire
Station. Lamingtons
on sale. Donations of
cakes, biscuits or jams
would be appreciated.
HAY MEN’S Shed
Annual
General
Meeting, Wednesday
October 17, 2012.
South Hay Hotel at
11am. Election of
Officers,
General
Business.
LIONS MARKET Day,
September 29 9am at
the Lions Park.
GARAGE SALE
418 MURRAY Street,
Hay.
Saturday
September 29, at 9am
to 1pm. Household
goods, small freezer,
fridge, beds, antiques.
FOR RENT
3 BEDROOM house.
$160
per
week.
References required.
Contact Brian 0429
676 903.
CHURCH
NOTICES
MACKER’S MEATS
WEEKLY SPECIALS
Lamb shanks
$6.99/Kg
(plain & marinated)
All stir fries
$8.99/Kg
Southern chicken rissoles $5.99/Kg
Seasoned pocket steak $6.99/Kg
BULK SPECIALS AVAILABLE
EFTPOS AVAILABLE
Ph 6993 1099
UNITING CHURCH combined
with
Anglican
Church
10am
at
the
Community Building,
Hay Park.
B
A P T I S T
FELLOWSHIP
Family
Church
Service and Children’s
sermon followed by
morning tea, Sunday
10am. All welcome.
Communion,
first
Sunday
of
each
month. 439 Church
Street behind the
Manse. Contact 6993
4195.
ANGLICAN CHURCH
Sunday September 30,
10am
combined
Service
at
the
Community Building,
Hay Park. No Service
at St Paul’s on Sunday
30th.
DEATH NOTICE
JENNINGS MARGARET ANN (PEG)
Passed away peacefully at Deniliquin Hospital
on September 19th, 2012.
Aged 81 years.
Beloved Wife of Ted (dec)
Loved mother and mother in law of
Ron and Glenis, Barbara and Ken, Brian,
Vicki and Philip; and Debbie.
Loved nanna of 15, and Great nanna of 8.
Loved and remembered always.
Mum and Dad together again.
Interred at the Deniliquin Lawn Cemetery
September 25, 2012
Geoff & Glenda Coulter
Riverina Funerals 03 58815111
THANK YOU
The Walter family would like to thank
everyone for their kind wishes and thoughts
on the passing of our father
HAROLD ARTHUR WALTER
We would especially like to thank
Tim and Jenny Robertson for their
usual kind donation.
And a special thank you to
Neil and Wilma Nisbet and family.
Please accept this as our personal thank you.
ENGAGEMENT
Sue and Les Wall, with Linda Hunter
would like to congratulate
HEATH AND KIM
on their recent engagement.
We wish them all the love
and happiness for the future.
154 Lane Road
Kleinton QLD 4352
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Happy 90th Birthday for Thursday
NANNY WALL.
Lots of love,
From all the family.
IN MEMORIUM
SANDRA MARIE PACK
28/9/10
Her memory is a keepsake,
With which we will never part;
God has her in his keeping,
We have her in our hearts.
From Dad and Family.
Phone (02) 6993 1002
Fax (02) 6993 1386
Email: riverine_grazier@bigpond.com
LOST LOST LOST
Gents chunky gold bracelet between the
Hay and Deniliquin area.
Reward Offered
It pays to be honest, someone may know
something. Phone 0438 608 943.
LIONS
MARKET DAY
Saturday September 29
Starts 9am at
the Lions Park
Bookings phone
Jan 6993 1443
Career Development, Opportunity, Innovation…
Be part of our progress…
Hospital Assistant - Hay
Ref No: 97104
Status: Permanent Part Time
Salary: $21.18 ph
Enq: Lauren Simpson, 02 6990 8724
Email: lauren.simpson@hss.health.nsw.gov.au
Closing Date: 28/09/2012
Ensure you address the selection criteria.
For further information, visit
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Price
SLASHED
365 Church Street
FOR RENT
TWO BEDROOM flat, great location, recently renovated. Phone 0428 560 188.
A SPECIAL THANK YOU
The Hay Show Horse Committee
would like to thank most sincerely
our very generous sponsors and
wonderful volunteers for their
contribution towards a highly
successful show
John and Jacqui Williams,
Jenny Sheaffe, Marg Robinson,
Marg Harvey.
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING RATES
12 words for $12.00 - Additional words $1.10 per line of four * Death, Legal and Funeral Notices - $48.40
* Birth and Engagement Notices- $28.60 * In Memoriam - $28.60
FEATURES INCLUDE: 3 bedrooms, built-in
robes, formal lounge, back sunroom, 2 toilets,
2 bathrooms, electric heater, evap air
conditioning, reverse cycle heating & cooling,
large shed with shelving, side and rear access
to yard, off peak hot water, huge fully fenced
yard, excellent location.
Inspection highly recommended.
REDUCED TO $115,000
For details or inspection contact
LJ Hooker Hay
157 Lachlan Street
Paul Murphy 02 6993 2236
A/H 02 6993 1839
Hay Cutters Presentation Day
McFarland named Cutters’ best
by Peter (Parra) Montgomery
Hay Cutter five-eight Ed
McFarland was crowned “Player of
the Year” at the Club’s Presentation
afternoon held at the Waradgery
Club last Saturday.
The well attended function heard
McFarland had been a clear winner in
the Award, in a season where he had
led the Cutters to an undefeated premiership, was the competition’s and
Club leading point scorer, (153 - 11
tries 49 conversions) as well as being
named the Player of the Match in the
Grand Final victory over Griffith
Blacks.
Eddie McFarland capped a great season for the Hay Cutters by being
named the Club's Player of the Year, Players Player of the Year, Best on
Ground in Grand Final, and Cutters and competition leading point scorer
with 153 points in the home and away series.
He is pictured with long term sponsor David Wagstaff, Manager, T. A.
Fields Estate (Wyvern), who presented Ed with the Player of the Year Shield
on behalf of the Cutters’ many sponsors. Mr Wagstaff and Wyvern have
been associated with the Cutters since the Club's formation in 1991.
Photos courtesy Alix McFarland
McFarland came back to the
playing ranks this year after several seasons in retirement and
showed that he had not lost any of
his skills nor enthusiasm.
Rookie coach Rob Anderson
paid tribute to the contribution
McFarland made to the team’s
success this year.
“Being a person of limited
knowledge of Rugby, I relied a lot
on Eddie to set up back line plays
for the team during the year.
“I spent a lot of time with Ed
and the Club’s leadership group
devising our match plans, and
they worked a treat.
“We decided at the start of the
year, that if we were going to be
successful, we had to be fit, if we
were going to be fit, we were
going to train hard and be committed and I am pleased to say,
that is how it panned out,” the
coach said.
He added that he could not
have asked for a better group of
blokes to have in the Club.
“It was a real Club effort. Every
player did what I asked, and they
did it willingly. Not only are they
good and tough footballers, they
are intelligent blokes who get
along with each other. It made a
big difference.
“Ged Harrison told me at the
start of the season that he wanted
to be a starting prop in the team.
“I told him that it was up to
him. He had to get fit to justify
selection, and I am pleased to say
that he responded positively.
“Ged, Andrew Boal and hooker
Joe Fitzgerald were the platform
for a lot of our success during the
season. They kept taking us forward every game and never shirking the issue. “Ged was the most
improved player of the year, in
my opinion, he was playing tough
and uncompromising football all
year. And he achieved what he set
out to do, be a starting prop,”
Anderson said.
Champion No 8 David Clark
was awarded Best forward and
leading try scorer (16 tries) with
rookie Clayton Anderson named
Best Back after strong performances in the centres all year.
Anderson, in his first season in
the code, formed a strong partnership with Hugh MacDonald, with
both players outstanding in
defence and attack.
“I wanted big strong centres,”
the coach said, “and quality finishers on the wings.”
“Charlie Wythes wasn’t too
happy playing on the wing, at
first, after being the Club’s Player
of Year in 2011, but by the end of
the year was enjoying it, and put
the icing on the cake by crossing
for four tries in the Grand Final –
and it could have been easily six.
“Nic Milliken is adaptable to
any spot in the backs, and half
back John Porter – well he is an
extra forward playing behind a
strong pack, and one of those
blokes who is indispensable.”
Anderson said his loose forwards James McLean, Tim
Gregory were outstanding all
year.
“McLean could be anything.
He has great skills and he was one
of our best all year, and Timmy,
well he was our No 1 jumper in
the line-outs and very busy player
in all matches. He reserved special mention for second rower
David King.
“Kingy was terrific all year. He
had a blinder in the Grand Final,
tough bloke who never gives an
inch to an opponent.
“Brett Foggo was our second
best back rower, and bad luck for
him that he copped an injury in
the semi-final, and I don’t think
he had recovered fully by the
Grand Final, and I did not want
him to do any further damage to
himself, but I knew I could rely
on him if I had to.”
Rob
Rogers
won
the
Prestigious George Cannon
Memorial “Club Personality of
the Year; and Rob Anderson was
awarded “The Gavin Johnston
Memorial” Club Person of the
Year.
The
much
sought-after
“Boothy” Award went to Andrew
Boal, and the Happiest Back was
Hugh MacDonald, The M U G G
Award went to Rob Rogers.
Well done to all
award winners &
Congratulations
on a fantastic
season..
Rob Anderson
Remedial Therapist - 6993 4893
Rookie of the Year - Tim Gregory ; Clubperson of the Year - Coach Rob Anderson , Coach's Award
- Andrew Boal; Best Forward and Leading Try Scorer - David Clark, Cutters’ Player of the Year - Ed
McFarland, Club Personality of the Year (George Cannon Memorial Shield) Rob Rogers.
THE CUTTERS ADMINISTRATION, SPONSORS, STUBBLEMAN AND SUPPORTERS CONGRATULATE THE COACH, MANAGER AND THE PLAYERS ON ACHIEVING GREAT SUCCESS IN THE 2012 COMPETITION, RESULTING IN AN UNDEFEATED
SEASON.
CUTTERS CLUB IS PROUD TO REPRESENT HAY AND EXTENDS THANKS TO MAJOR SPONSORS SOUTH HAY
HOTEL, UARDRY MERINO STUD, T A FIELDS (WYVERN), PARAWAY PASTORAL CO (MUNGADAL), ULONGA GRAZING
CO, RODWELLS AND HAZELDEAN AS WELL AS LOCAL BUSINESS HOUSES, AND THE MEDIA (THE RIVERINE GRAZIER
AND 2HAYFM) FOR COVERAGE AND SUPPORT DURING THE PAST SEASON.
Hay Lions Football & Netball
The 2012 season
for the Hay Lions
F Troop team pictured with their medals. Back: Sara Molloy, Belle Barnes, Kelcey Anderson. Middle: Grace Christensen,
Lauren Mijok, Lily Tassel and Ellie Hicks. Front: Katie Arandt, Molly Christensen, Daisy Barnes, Gemma Tassell and Georgia
Mijok.
The 2012 season for the Hay Lions Football &
Netball Club concluded last week with three premiership teams but the night also celebrated a good
season for the club overall. Whilst the club did not
have a senior side of either netball or football make
the finals, it was able to field a team every week in
every grade bar one Reserve football game. Added
to this the senior football side had an improved
result with wins to celebrate and build upon in 2013.
This is a great result considering the numbers to start
the 2012 season.
Along with the recognition of the award winners,
the club acknowledged their trophy and weekly
sponsors and their major sponsor, the Riverina
Hotel. Flowers were presented to Canteen Manager
Lee Newnham, Catering gurus Maxine Perrignon
and Wendy Lugsdin and Under 14s jumper washer
Rhonda Slattery. Club President Mark Newnham
offered thanks to these people as well as the committee, the time-keepers, the scorers, umpires, strapper
Ken Moir and the many other people who stepped
up during the season to assist in anyway. A special
mention was made of the coaches who had committed to their teams during the year and congratulations to all three Premiership sides.
Under 14’s Premier team: Hannah Stewart, Lily Tassell, Hugh Crighton, Tom Christensen, Chloe Slattery, Brait Headon, Jack
Gardam, Sam Loveridge, Jake Petts, Coach David Zambon, Darcy Cullenward, Luke Arandt, Jim Ware, Monte Barnes, Coach
Anthony Slattery, Ben Arandt, Jock Crighton, Sam Doidge, Mitch Mijok, Kynan Headon, Jack Gibson and Jack Loveridge.
Pictured left: B Grade players Kerri Mijok
(coach’s award), Trish Jamieson (best and
fairest) and Bec Weymouth (player’s player).
Pictured bottom left: Jack Gibson (most
improved), Luke Arandt (best and fairest runner
up), Mitchell Mijok (best clubman and most
valuable player), Hannah Stewart (best first year
player).
Pictured bottom right: B Reserve players Amy
Strange (runner up best and fairest), Sophie
Ovens (team player) and Mel Gardam (best and
fairest)
Chloe Slattery (most versatile player) and Lisa
Fattore (most improved player) for 15 and under.
Robertson’s Hot Bread wish to
Congratulate all award winners
in Hay’s Sporting Codes.
Robertson’s Hot Bread Kitchen 149 Lachlan Street HAY, Ph: 6993 1130
www.robertsonshotbread.com.au
Presentation Night 2012
Under 17’s Keshia Gee-Harris (best and fairest), Laura Zambon (valuable player) Hannah Slattery (most consistent player), Tori Oliver (runner
up best and fairest).
Under 17’s award winners: Zac Molloy (best first year player), Joe Langley (coach’s award),
Michael Jubb (runner up best and fairest, goal kicker and most consistent player), Lachlan Oataway
(encouragement award) and Jake Hicks (best and fairest).
Seniors team: Bill Auldist (best and fairest), Patrick Jubb, Michael Jubb, Peter Lewis (most consistant and, goal kicker
award), Daniel Edwards (runner up best and fairest and goal kicking), Aiden Mullins (most dedicated player), Sam Lugsdin
(best first year player), Ben Holmes (best team player) and Brayden Hall.
Reserve Grade’s Francis Young (goal kicker
award) and Mitch Busch (most consistent).
Hay Shire Council
A Grade awards: Alanna Obst (runner up best and fairest), Ellie
Jamieson (most valuable player), Tori Oliver (best and fairest) and Kylie
Brettschneider (player’s player).
Jill Chapman won
the Best Club Person
award.
wish to congratulate
the sports people
of Hay on their
great achievments
this year.
Hay Lions Football & Netball Club
Thank their loyal sponsors for
supporting us this year.
Congratulations to all Football and Netball Award Winners
Hay Magpies 2012 award winners
Mrs Curphey presented the Malcolm Curphey
Memorial award for most promising player to
Scott Matthews.
The Cass Hanna Memorial Shield for Rookie of
the Year was won by Patty Miller and presented
by Mrs Edna Hanna.
RISING STAR award winners: Patty Miller,
Lucy Pless, Laurie Doidge and Tim Hanna.
Best Utility players: Cain Cotter, Daisee Pless
and Patrick Jubb.
Most outstanding back: Patty Miller, Damian Kennedy, Brad Aylett and
Daniel Booth.
Most consistent players: James McLean, Ryan Gash, Luci Lugsdin, Toby
Crighton and Jackson Byrnes - presented by Bert Matthews.
Encouragement award winners: Ziggy Hey,
Keshia Gee-Harris and Ben Pittman.
Best team person: Damien Kennedy, Craig
Millan, Polly Lugsdin and Cain Cotter.
MOST DEDICATED award winners pictured with Ron Gash - Mitchell
Rosser, Jessie Jackson, Patrick Jubb, Jack Hanna and Scott Matthews.
Congratulations
to all Hay Lions,
Cutters & Magpies
award winners
Hay Newsagency 142 Lachlan Street Ph: 6993 4193
Emily Nelson and Neil John Nisbet, coachs of
League Tag presented their award to Daisee
Pless.
HAY MAGPIES
Laurie Doidge won the under 18s coach’s
award - he is pictured with Under 18 coach Jack
Byrnes.
Wish to thank all sponsors for their continued support this year
and congratulate all award winners.
We look forward to another exciting season next year.
Hay Magpies 2012 award winners
James McLean took out the Best and Fairest
for first grade followed by Simon Parr (absent)
and Patty Miller.
Best and Fairest U16: Scott Matthews 1st and
Tim Hanna third. They are pictured with major
sponsor Peter Handford.
Best and Fairest League Tag: 1st Luci Lugsdin
and 2nd Megan Pearson.
Jack Hanna won the Best and Fairest for the
under 18 side, pictured with Peter Handford.
Most improved players: Matt Blanchonette, Ben Byrnes, Ryan Gash,
Yolanda Miller and Daniel Booth - presented by Coach of the under 16 team
Mr Dean Whitehead.
Reserve grade Best and Fairest: Danny Byrnes
(eq 2nd), Peter Handford (sponsor), Pat Jubb
(1st), Lloyd Schulz (3rd) and Patty Miller (eq
2nd).
Player’s Players: Danny Byrnes, Patty Miller, Tim Hanna and Megan
Pearson.
Club person of the year Kelly Gash and No 1
ticket holder Daisy Huntly.
Group 20 representative players for 2012 were Jessie Jackson, Scott
Matthews, Luci Lugsdin, Megan Pearson and Tim Hanna.
The Jenna Sullivan Memorial
highest try scorer awards were presented by her daughter Allie
Sullivan. The winners were Luci
Lugsdin, Patty Miller, Harley Hey,
Will Sullivan (Allie’s uncle) and
Jermaine Dixon.
Highest Point Scorers Ryan Gash and Brad
Aylett with Bert Matthews.
First grade coach’s award presented by Coach
Rene Woods went to Ryan Gash.
WELL DONE TO HAY’S SPORTING ACHIEVERS
GREAT EFFORTS BY ALL THROUGHOUT THE SEASON
New Crown Hotel
117 Lachlan Street HAY, Ph: 6993 1600
Proud sponsors of The Hay Magpies
John Lucas wins
Minor Singles
John Lucas has finally won the men’s Minor Singles
Championship after being runner-up six out of the last
ten years with a good win over Dave Townsend 31/17.
Other championship matches played on Saturday
were Graham Cummins and Robin Beckwith who won
in a great game of Mixed Pairs against Garry Biggs and
Ann Hurst 18/17. Garry and Ann needed two shots on
the last end but only managed to get one.
Social bowls Saturday: Maurice Whitelaw and Val
Lugsdin won 13/12 against Al Morrissey and Bev
Cresswell. Gordon Hurst and L Richardson (vis) won
15/11 against Arthur Weeks and Jill Harvey. Don
Anderson, Vince Lewis and Edna Sterry won 19/16
over John Cresswell, G Scandelera and Edna Sterry.
Ross Pickles, Bill Moore and Leanne Congdon won
17/16 over David Silvester, Arthur Summers and Greg
Stewart.
On Sunday in Mixed Pairs Peter and Val Lugsdin
won 24/16. There was only one shot the difference up
to the 15th end then Val and Peter scored nine shots on
the next four ends to win.
Social bowls Sunday: Robin Beckwith, Merilyn
Pynor and Joan Pryor won 14/10 against Bev
Cresswell, Ann Hurst and Edna Sterry. Don Anderson
and Gordon Hurst won 15/6 against Graham Cummins
and Phil Ruddick. Al Morrissey and Arthur Weeks won
13/11 against Vince Lewis and Maurice Whitelaw.
In the Ladies Pairs Robin Beckwith and Merilyn
Pynor defeated Libby Baldwin and Kathy Kretchmer
23/16. Val Lugsdin and Irene Gash defeated Lesley
Hurst and Pat Wood 26/15. Val and Irene now play
Robin and Merilyn in the final on Tuesday.
Starters for next week are Saturday, Bill Moore and
Sunday Ann Hurst. “Be-up”. Lugo.
Bushy Bend record broken
Harley Patterson’s long standing three-lap record
time of fourteen minutes and fifty two seconds for the
four kilometre journey was broken at Saturday’s Bushy
Bend jog. Visiting Echuca runner Jordon Boal set the
new record at fourteen minutes and twenty four seconds as he passed the other joggers with ease.
Marg Booth was first home this week and also broke
her time with Gordon Honeyman second after having
some difficulty as he approached the finish line, as a
slow jog turns to a very slow walk for the last two hundred metres. Time keeper Serena Wall has issued
Gordon with a yellow card warning. Leon Booth was
third with current Bushy Bend Champion Kieran
Pingiaro finishing fourth and Bushy Bend Legend
Robert Pearson fifth.
It is obvious that the magpies at Bushy Bend on
Saturday had a lot more go in them than the Magpies
that were in Sydney Friday night when Aileen
Honeyman while cycling the first lap had her helmet
attacked.
With 10 weeks completed of the current 20-week
competition, the points table at the half-way mark
seems to be one of the closest yet, with eight joggers
within 11 points of each other. Leading is Leon Booth
29, Tess Pynor 26.5, Gordon Honeyman 24, Marg
Booth 21, Cody Patterson 20, Robert Pearson 19, Geoff
Chapman and Keiran Pingiaro both on 18 points.
Finishing order and net times for the three laps:
Jordan Boal 14:24, Marg Booth 26:23, Gordon
Honeyman 25:40, Leon Booth 19:00, Kieran Pingiaro
20:46, Robert Pearson 17:06, Chloe Howard 23:45,
Tania Baker 22:46, Debbie Jones 34:36.
Winchester early leaders
The second round of squash was played last week
and Winchester is leading at this early stage,
In last week’s matches Tikka lead Remington 8-6
with one match still to be finalised. Most matches were
three-setters, however Matt Vernon kept Remington’s
hopes of a win alive with a close three set win over
Lawrence Doidge 3/52 to 1/50.
Ruger lead Marlin 9-4 with one match to play.
Regardless of the result Ruger have the win wrapped up
already. All three-set matches in this one except for the
Captains with Ruger’s Jason Wall triumphing over
Evan Pocock in four 3/58 to 1/50.
In the late match, Winchester were victorious over
Sako 12-8. Two five-setters proved the difference with
Winchester’s Matt Blanchonette and Mick Darlow getting the chocolates over Kylie Brettschneider 3/65 to
2/58 and Shane Eggleton 3/67 to 2.62 respectively.
Ladder reads Winchester 22, Ruger 18, Tikka 17,
Marlin 15, Remington 12 and Sako 11.
Tomorrow night: Winchester v Marlin and Ruger v
Tikka at 6pm with Remington playing Sako in the late
game.
Players are reminded to check the draw and arrange
a substitute or play an early game if the cannot make
their scheduled match for any reason. Late games are
only permitted under extenuating circumstances.
Rob Martin shoots well to win Mitchell cup
The Mitchell Cup was the highlight of the Hay
Gun Club’s monthly August shoot. Twenty-one local
and travelling competitors met to contest the 30 target handicap event for $500 first prize.
Rob Martin’s impressive shooting marked his name
on the cup this year after shooting off for the title with
second place-getter and fellow B-grader Liam Headon.
The handicap contest gives everyone a good chance to
win though both these boys will surely be climbing the
grades and will have to stand back much further next
year. Backmarker Brian Doyle claimed third place
showing plenty of skill shooting from 25 metres.
The second event for the day was 30 targets of single-barrel that both Brian Doyle and Wayne Dunbar
dominated and shared the overall position. Eric
McCullough and Will Barnes topped outright their
grades of A and C respectfully while the shoot-off for
the B grade title was won by Evan Gargaro from Rob
Martin.
The 30 target double-barrel event had a mix of seven
AA and B grade competitors in the shoot-off. The sun
was hanging low when both Rob Anderson and junior
Mitch Iles-Crevatin reached 100 clean targets so they
called it a day and shared the overall title. Diarne Doyle
and Eric McCullough shared the A grade title while the
father-son combination of Rob and Trey Martin topped
the B and C categories respectively.
There were only two clean shooters having possibles
in the last event of the day. Bill Iles showed true form
to claim the Club Mug by outstanding junior Liam
Headon in the shoot-off of the 10 target single-barrel
handicap event.
Once again Brian Doyle was High Gun after dropping only one target for the entire program. His exceptional shooting has seen him lead the field for the past
four months straight – well done Brian.
Full Competition Results: Event 1 (30T HC)
Mitchell Cup: 1st Rob Martin 54/54; 2nd Liam Headon
53/54; 3rd Brian Doyle 39/40.
Event 2 (30T SB): =OA & AA: Brian Doyle &
Wayne Dunbar 55/55; A: Eric McCullough 26/30; B:
Evan Gargaro 34/37; C: Will Barnes 24/30.
Event 3 (30T DB): =OA & AA: Rob Anderson &
Mitch Iles-Crevatin 100/100; =A: Diarne Doyle & Eric
McCullough; B: Rob Martin 30/30; C: Trey Martin
27/30.
Event 4 (10T SB HC): Bill Iles 16/16.
The High Gun winner was Brian Doyle 89/90.
Andrew Davies wins men’s singles
Andrew Davies had an amazing final to win the
2012 men’s title to beat the defending champion
Andrew Cronin 6/2 6/2. Davies played top tennis to
regain the title he last won in 2005.
Stephen Sharp won the B section with a 5/7 6/4
(7/1) win against Jack Simkins. Other winners on
the night were Ben Finch and Jake Hicks, while
Peter Lawrence still remains unbeaten following his
6/2 6/4 win over Nick Hurle. Paul Pless and Lloyd
Jones played a draw.
In the women’s consolation matches, Therese
Mirabelli and Kerry Rennie are third after defeating
Heidi and Sophie Stephens 4/6 6/2 with other winners being Rachel Crossley and Cas Tidey, Nicole
Wade and Julie Clark and Sue Parslow and Deb
Bate.
Weekly Awards: Crighton’s Rural and
Foodworks awards went to Andrew Davies and
Stephen Sharp while the previous weeks awards
went to Kate Simpson and Charlie Cronin for their
great Sunday Morning juniors activities play.
Hay Services/ Bidgee Motor Inn Annual Open
Tournament: There have been 40 players entered to
date which is big at this early stage. Nominations
have been received from Sydney, Moruya, Wagga,
Finley, Griffith, some Victorians as well as local
entries. Play for some players will commence on
Friday afternoon October 5.
Discus champion
NSW
Catholic
Colleges
Athletics
championships were
held
on
Friday
September 14, at
Homebush Athletics
Centre in Sydney.
Jacob
HeadonDoidge came third in
the Under 14 yrs discus, and has been
chosen to compete at
the
All
Schools
Championships
in
Sydney in October.
The Mitchell family was represented by Wayne, Justin, and Lurleen who
is pictured presenting the cup to Rob Martin.
Night netball breaks for holidays
Night netball will now break for the
two weeks of the holidays.
Sister Act is unbeaten on four wins
with Poppy Seeds second with a win
over Services Club. Peter Mullins
Building is on the same points as
Services Club but are fourth on percentage. Redbacks are winless.
The competition will resume on
Wednesday October 10, with Redbacks
to play Services Club and Poppy Seeds
against Peter Mullins Building. Sister
Act have the bye and are the duty team.
Sister Act 45 (Jess Weymouth, Ellie
Jamieson) def Peter Mullins Building 19
(Keshia
Gee-Harris,
Sammy
Rosewarne). An entertaining game with
Sister Act leading by one at the first
change however the game opened right
up in the second quarter with Sister Act
scoring 10 goals to 2.
The defence for PMB were doing
everything right but there was just too
many entries in to the Sister Act goal
ring for them to stop them all. By half
time Sister Act led by 9 and by 19 by the
end of the third quarter.
Poppy Seeds 25 (Tracey Ellis, Cass
Tidey) def Services Club 23 (Chloe
Howard, Lesa Bevan). An upset win by
Poppy Seeds who started well by winning the first quarter by 2.
Services Club were not as effective
with the Poppy Seeds defence making it
hard to score.
At half time Poppy Seeds led by four
and in the third quarter both teams converted seven goals. Services won the
final quarter by two but it was not
enough to win the game.
Stableford challenge popular
Instead of the advertised Mixed
Matchplay event scheduled for last
Saturday’s golf, a Men vs. Ladies
Stableford Challenge was conducted,
with the Men somehow winning 267
points to 244.
The individual winner on the day was
Dean Smith with a massive 45 points,
three ahead of runner-up David Melia.
Ball winners were George Beckwith 42;
Gary Bush 41; Andrew Cronin, Don
Low, Wes Moorehouse, Neil Jackson,
Bruce Hayes and Shane McGufficke all
on 40; Peter Bisset, Ian Bunyan and
Martin Jackson 39.
Novelties went to Ian Fayle – Money
Ball and Crown NTP on 9; Martin
Jackson – Fayle’s Framing long putt on
2; Peter Bisset – FF long putt on 17; Bill
Pryor – John Myers straight drive; Neil
Jackson – Bowlo Bistro NTP on 11, and
Hay Tyre and Battery long drive; Wes
Moorehouse – Mobil Coffee NTP on 6;
David Melia – Veterans’ long putt; and
Steve Sharp won the Encouragement
Award at his first attempt.
Next Saturday there will be a Mixed
and Men’s Fourball Medley. The Mixed
Foursomes Championships will be conducted on 13 October, followed by a
Sponsors’ Night at the Crown Hotel.
‘Perfect Lie’
Perry’s pigeon clocks in first
The 2012 Riverina
Hotel’s
Outback
Breeder’s Plate was run
last Saturday. The Plate
was released at 7:30am.
In the first wave four
birds hit town together
with the rest arriving ten
minutes later.
All the placing were
filled by Hay bred birds.
The winner, Hay11 27,
was bred, bought and
flown by Neil Perry. The
second bird flew from
Bill & Sue Patterson’s
loft, Hay 11 237 was bred
by Bill & Sue and was
bought at the sale by Jim
Little. The 3rd bird,
Hay11 971, was bred by
Russell
Hutchinson,
bought by Steve Mitchell
and flown by Neil Perry.
The second race was
the second stage of the
Willshear
Shearers’
Sprint. Haybale had an
interest in the winner as
the bird was transferred
from Haybale Lofts to
Russell
Hutchinson
before the start of racing.
Russell’s bird was first
ahead of Bill & Sue
Patterson and Haybale
lofts third.
Next week will be the
Crown Classic Cup and
the Fay Transport race.
Best and fairest for Jamie
Jamie Garner won
the Bendigo Football
Netball League Best and
Fairest for the Reserves
for the second year in a
row. Jamie played 12 of
the 18 games for the
Reserves this year, playing 4 for the seniors and
missing 2 weeks through
injury.
Jamie is only the second player to win backto-back Best and Fairest
Awards for the League.
Darts finals this week
Singles: Red Darlow defeated Jamie
Thomas. Doubles: Red Darlow, Jamie
Thomas defeated Luke Thies, Jason
Coonan. Triples: Garry May, Allan and
Chad Eason defeated Warren Hunt Peter
Marks and R Weymouth.
Teams: South Hay Bullshooters 6
Defeated Commercial hotel 4.
Finals draw this week: Singles:
Damien Crocker vs Red Darlow.
Doubles: Damien/Mark Crocker vs Red
Darlow/Jamie Thomas. Triples: Garry
May's Team vs Damien Crocker Team
Teams: Servo Sunbeam vs South Hay
Bullshooters
Committee members needed at finals
which will be played at Hay Services
Club commencing at 6.15pm.
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Pink Flamingoes netball winners
Flamingoes and Allstars played the
grand final of junior high netball on
Wednesday. Blue Crew came in third.
Flamingos had their game face on in
this game as Allstars deafeated them
13-8 in the last round. A couple of
Allstars players were unsettled and
therefore they played catch-up netball.
Allstars tried a few changes but none
like the previous round. Allstars never
gave up but the winners were
Flamingoes 26-6.
Best on ground in the grand final
was Laura Booth, and best and fairest
was awarded to Lily Tassell and
Lauren Mijok.
Encouragement awards were won
by Tully Byrnes, Bianca Goulding and
Molly Christensen.
The junior high netball thanked
Sharon Cox and Natasha Miller for
umpiring and Danielle Christensen,
Bec Tumolero and Blue Crew for
helping out at the grand final.
Don honoured at league presentation
Pink Flamingoes defeated Red All Stars 26 – 7. Flamingoes L-R – Kelcey Anderson, Grace Weymouth,
Lily Tassell, Laura Booth, Katie Arandt, Gemma Tassell, Chloe-Jane Simpson and Tully Byrnes.
All Stars – Maggie Biggs, Zoe Biggs, Molly Christensen, Chloe Deacon, Pip Ireson, Hannah Duncan,
Isabella Tumolero and Lauren Mijok.
Don Payne was awarded Life Membership at the 2011 Annual General
Meeting and was presented with a certificate and badge at Hay Magpies’
annual presentation evening held on Saturday night. He is pictured with
Hay Magpies old boy and Life Member Peter Montgomery.
All presentation photos courtesy Andrew Pearson - this photo digitally
enhanced.
HAY’s 60th RODEO
Non stop entertainment from 8am
SATURDAY OCTOBER 6
STARTING AT 8AM (Slack)
8.30am (Gymkhana) and 12 noon (Main event)
CENTRAL ENTRIES (All entries except the local events)
Must be done on Wednesday, Sept 26 or Thursday, Sept 27
Between 9am - 5pm. Contact (07) 4661 4766. Day members: Yes
Continuous BBQ - BYO alcohol
Gate: Adults $17, Children $5,
Aged Pensioners $8, Family $35 (2 adults, 2 children)
$1,000 Bull Ride
(Sponsored by South Hay Hotel)
PLUS Saddlebronc, Bareback,
Barrel Race, Team Roping,
Steer Wrestling, Calf Roping,
Breakaway Roping, Steer Ride,
Junior Bareback, Junior Barrel
Race, Junior Steer Ride and
Challenge Steer Ride.

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