Monthly Newsletter for the

Balranald Shire community and

friends

Balranald Shire Council Councilor Contact

Details

Mayor Steve O’Halloran

0428 201 301

Deputy Mayor

Cr Lynda Cooke

03 5020 0471

Cr Leigh Byron

0418 530 782

Cr Elaine Campbell

0447 271 086

Cr Alan Purtill

0429 201 301

Cr Jeff Mannix

0409 783 075

Cr Trevor Jolliffe

03 5020 1597

Cr Ken Barnes

03 5038 2221

Rubbish Tip Hours

BALRANALD

1st April - 30th September

Tuesday 4.00 -6.00pm

Thursday 4.00 - 6.00pm

Saturday 10.00am - 1.00pm

Sunday 10.00am - 3.00pm

EUSTON

Tuesday 1.00pm - 6.00pm

Thursday 1.00pm - 6.00pm

Sunday 9.00am - 3.00pm

Tip Tokens are

available from Councils office,

Visitor Information Centre ,

CC’s Diner and Takeaway

(Caltex, Market Street),

Café Cassaro

Euston Post Office & Takeaway

Council Website

www.balranald.nsw.gov.au

ISS UE

August 2014

8

Balranald Shire Council Newsletter Issue 8 August 2014 www .ba lrana ld .nsw .gov .au

Coming Events NEWSLETTER

Discovery Centre on track for peak period opening

3 Sept 24 Sept

Hospital Bus Dates

Bus About to Euston will run on the last Friday of each month starting 22 Aug Swan Hill Mildura

Contact Nella at Hospital 03 5071 9800

27 August Balranald Lawn Tennis Club AGM at

Clubhouse from 7.30pm

11 Sept CLAIM THE DATE - Healthy eating &

home remedies workshop. Includes

luncheon & demos. 10am - 3.30pm in

the CWA Rooms

13 Sept Robinvale Country Market 8.30am to

12.30pm Caix Square. Phone Rosalie

to hold a stall 5026 3095. PLEASE

NOTE CHANGE: Market will be held

on 2nd Saturday of each month

31 Aug 7 Sept

22 Sept

29 Aug 30 Aug 5 Sept 6 Sept

12 Sept 13 Sept 19 Sept 20 Sept 26 Sept 27 Sept

Whats on at Euston Club Resort Mexican buffet 6pm - 8.30pm Fathers Day specials - lunch & dinner in the Riverview Bistro Euston Club Resort AGM - 7pm

Euston Club Resort Entertainment Dan Reeves Dan Reeves David Routledge Country Horizon Iwan & Andrea Lyndsie Ferguson Duo Brad May Rob Syme Ron Herbete Chris Street

Mondays Fri / Sun

Mon / Sat Tue / Thu

Wednesday

Wednesday

Thursdays Thursdays

Fridays

Saturdays 9 Aug

20 Sept

Balranald Ex-Servicemen's Club What’s on at the Club Members Seniors Lunch Buffet’s - Friday night & Sunday lunch $10 lunch specials Bingo Tuesday 7pm, Thursday 2pm Social Bowls - 10am and 6pm Yoga 5.30-7.30pm Function Room Club Mega Member Badge Draw Smorgasbord member meal deals Night Raffle & members draw (Permit # LTPS/13/02905) Free Poker from 7pm Country Horizons Duo, Main Bar 7.30pm Disco in the Main Bar

16 Sept Euston Robinvale Historical Society Inc meeting 10am, Euston Courthouse

21 Sept Robinvale / Euston Agricultural Show, Robinvale trotting track.

The Balranald Interpretive Centre is on track to be open for the key January visitor period following Council’s resolution at its Ordinary Meeting on 19 August to appoint Armsign to provide the design and installation of the Interpretive Pavilion. General Manager Aaron Drenovski said “the appointment of Armsign was another critical

step in the development of this project. During the discussions at the meeting, Council was advised that the building works were essentially complete, landscape designs are in progress, the café is to be fitted out by the end of September, a draft design for the playground has been completed and the new bus

shelter design is complete. Mr Drenovski said “having completed most of the design elements, works orders are being prepared for trades and the transformation of the site subject to the availability of trades should be complete by Christmas.”

WHAT’S OPEN

Balranald Museum Open Monday, Wednesdays &

Fridays 10am to 12 noon

Balranald Library Monday & Friday 2pm - 5.30pm

Wednesday 9am - 5.30pm

Adult Day Care Monday 10am - 2pm

Thursday 10am - 2pm At the Day Centre at the Hospital

Phone Hospital 5071 9800

Seniors Club Meets every Friday 2pm

Senior Citizens Hall Phone Shirley 5020 1890

Hospital Auxiliary Meets 2nd Monday of the month

2.30pm at the Adult Day Care Centre Phone Dawn 5020 1311

Health Advisory Council (HAC) 4th Monday of each month

at 7:00pm Contact 5071 9800

Little Bunyips Playgroup Every Tuesday and Thursday 10am to 1pm - River Street

Contact Bridgette 0427 240 688

Balranald Child & Family Health Immunisation Clinic

2nd Monday of the month 9.30am - 11.30am

Contact Hospital 5071 9800 Clinic closed if Medical officer is

un-available

RMS Opening Hours Balranald

9.30am to 4pm Tuesday to Friday

Closed for lunch 1pm - 1.45pm

Euston 2nd & 4th Thursday of month

11.30am to 3pm Closed for lunch 12.15pm - 1pm

Call Centre 132 213

Newsletter Published by:

BALRANALD SHIRE COUNCIL 70 MARKET STREET

(PO BOX 120) BALRANALD NSW 2715

OFFICE HOURS 8.30AM TO 5.00PM

MONDAY TO FRIDAY

PH: 03 5020 1300 FAX: 03 5020 1620

AFTER HOURS EMERGENCIES 0418 322 902

COMMUNITY GENERAL INTEREST

Sing Australia Meets every Monday evening at the Presbyterian Church @ 7.30pm - all welcome

Men's Shed Tues & Thurs 8am Heritage Park

Take Off Weight Naturally Club at Multipurpose Centre Mondays 6pm Contact Kathy 0407 304 922

Optometrist (from Deniliquin) last Wednesday of the month, appointments @ Balranald Chemist

Balranald Wool Centre meet 3rd Friday of month, 11am till 3pm @ The Gallery. New members are most welcome to come and join in.

Balranald CWA Meet fourth Thursday of each month @ 4pm Contact June Spinks (Secretary) 5020 1774.

Balranald Community Arts & Crafts meet 3rd Monday of month, 2pm @ The Gallery and the Painting Group meets each Monday at 10am.

Balranald Hospital Auxiliary every 2nd Monday of the Month @ 2:30pm at Adult Day Care Centre

CanAssist Balranald Branch (& Bookshop) Every 2nd Mon of Month @ 4pm at 92A Market Street Karen 0404 842 037 or Kirstyn 0448 158 709

Robinvale & District Aeromodellers Club Each Sunday 9am Wewak Rd Robinvale.

Narelle’s Driving School Ph 0402 782 597 email narellet08@y7mail.com web www.keys2drive.com.au

Bible Talks meets each Wednesday at the CWA rooms in Market Street from 7.30pm to 8.30pm. Contact 0488 962 238 for more information

Balranald Harvest Christian Centre now holds regular services and meets each Sunday at the CWA rooms in Market Street from 10.30am

MAX Employment is a Job Services Australia provider committed to finding jobs and changing lives. MAX Employment works with job seekers to help them reach their full potential and find meaningful, sustainable employment.

Max Employment also assists local employers with recruitment – ensuring that they find the right candidate for your vacancy.

Max Employment has just opened at 89B Market Street, Balranald. For more information contact 0428 211 965 or visit www.maxsolutions.com.au

Max Employment is open every second Thursday from 9.00am to 4pm.

Meet MAX!

As the final step in Australia’s move to digital-only TV, some TV channels will change frequencies in Balranald and Euston. After the channels have changed, you will need to retune your digital TV, set-top box or digital TV recorder to find the channels that have moved. If you are missing a channel on or after Euston’s retune date of 27 August or Balranald’s retune date of 24 September, you should retune to ensure you continue to receive all available free-to-air digital channels. Retuning is simple – for most systems press the “menu” button on the remote and follow the prompts to retune. If you have difficulty retuning you should refer to the manufacturer’s handbook, ask a friend

or family member for help, visit the Digital Ready website, www.digitalready.gov.au/retune or call the Digital Ready Information Line 1800 20 10 13 from 8am to 10pm (AEST), 7 days. If you find channels haven’t changed, you may be receiving a signal from a different TV transmitter. You can check to see which channels should have changed in your area by entering your address into the ‘get retune info’ box on the website. In some cases, certain digital equipment will automatically retune itself. This means you won’t need to do anything.

www .ba lrana ld .nsw .gov .au

Get ready for the Retune

Disclaimer - Balranald Shire Council reserves the right to edit or

rewrite submissions for grammar, style and clarity or to conform to restrictions of space. Council makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of this information and does not accept responsibility for errors or omissions contained within this publication.

If you are aware of errors, please notify Cherie Murphy as soon as possible on cmurphy@balranald.nsw.gov.au or call 03 5020 1300.

Pictured above are some of the concept designs put forward for Councils consideration for the Interpretive Centre

Balranald

Visitor

Information

Centre

CURRENTLY LOCATED IN

THE OLD BABY HEALTH

CLINIC

Cnr Market and River

Streets

Open Daily

10.00am to 4.00pm

Phone 03 5020 1599

CountryLink tickets and

fishing licences can be

purchased from the

Visitor Information Centre

Domestic Firewood

Permits at Yanga

NP

Permits are now available until

the end of September for

domestic firewood collection

on Yanga National Park.

This firewood consists of

redgum milled timber offcuts

(sleeperbacks) and permits

cost $25 / tonne or

$12.50/tonne for pensioner

concession with a limit of 6

tonne per household per year.

Firewood collection can only

occur under permit, is for

domestic home heating and

cannot be resold.

Firewood is available from a

designated firewood

collection area located in the

top end of Yanga NP –

approximately 48km along

the Waugorah Road off

the Sturt Highway.

For more information or

permit applications please visit the Yanga Park Office,

Homestead Precinct, Sturt

Highway Balranald or call

03 5020 1764.

Balranald Waste

Depot

Residents are informed that

boundary fencing has been

reinstated. The only access to

the waste depot is via the

highway entrance and only

available within the waste

depot hours.

Please report to the Waste

Depot Manager upon entry.

Aaron Drenovski

Balranald received a great boost to the township hosting day eight of the Variety Bash. With accommodation options booked solid, other bashers stayed with the locals and at the Balranald Central School Hall. Balranald Football Netball Club and Balranald Central School catered for the evening meal and breakfast respectively. The Variety Club made generous donations throughout the town, including $1000 towards seating around the netball courts and numerous contributions to the Schools. We are overwhelmed by the generosity of the Bashers, making a real difference in rural communities – thank you all very much.

I wish to thank and congratulate the organisers of the Forum on the drug ICE held recently at Tooleybuc, providing an insight into the severe problems relating to the ICE epidemic filtering into our small communities.

I would like to acknowledge and congratulate Emma Scott for being recognised for her achievements at the Olympics with a photo of her and her horse on the latest postage stamp.

Scott Connor, District Officer of the NSW Rural Fire Service and volunteers of the Balranald Rural Fire Brigade have undertaken an intensive cadetship program for students from the Balranald Central School. The students learned skills such as leadership, self discipline, self-reliance, initiative and team work, and knowledge of fire safety and preparedness. Congratulations to the twelve new Junior Cadets.

Illegal Hunters Rescued

From the

Mayor’s Office

Mayor Steve O’Halloran

Next Ordinary Meeting of Council - Tuesday 16 September 2014 at 5pm -

please note the time change

Pictured above: Yanga National Park Ranger Mon Carmichael with the award

Pictured above, Fr. Roy Mann on his motorbike

Roy Mann is ‘Larger than Life’ Locals and visitors may have noticed murals erected on the Theatre Royal and Information Centre walls. The photos are part of a South West Arts project titled ‘Faces of the South West’, which profiles local identities through photography. The photos of Fr. Roy Mann on his motorbike and toddler Cade Coates were taken by Roy’s granddaughter and budding photographer, Laura Mann. For more information about this project and to view the rest of the series, go to http://southwestarts.com.au/faces-of-the-south-west/ As a member of South West Arts, Council is pleased to support this project.

Queensland Fruit Fly

FREE Workshops IT CAN BE MANAGED

Queensland fruit fly (Qfly) is a

destructive biosecurity pest for

commercial horticultural fruit &

vegetable growers and back

yard growers of the Riverina

Workshop details: how to monitor, identify &

MANAGE Queensland

fruit fly so that you

DO NOT LOSE A

CROP AGAIN

about correct

management & control

products & where to

purchase them

about routine bait

spraying application rates

for commercial & backyard

grower situations

about the Qfly seasonal

habits

latest industry updates on

Qfly management

for more information on the

workshops, details on

locations or to book

(bookings are essential)

please contact ,

Tammy Galvin Riverina Fruit

Fly Campaign Coordinator on

02 6953 0723 or 0427 221 651

or email riverinabiosecuri-

ty@hotmail.com

Murray Hume Business Enterprise Centre Inc

The Murray Hume BEC, incorporating SmallBiz Connect is a not for profit community based organisation that promotes, stimulates and assists business owners to maximise their full potential.

Ted Retallick, business advisor for Central Murray has taken over from John Vincent, who previously visited and supported our region. Ted is based in Deniliquin and is happy to assist you with your businesses needs from, but not limited to, accounting, business planning, legal matters, marketing plans or cash flow preparation.

Please contact Ted on 1300 554 338 for business advice or assistance.

ICE Forum Epidemic a real eye opener

On Tuesday 12 August, the Tooleybuc sporting club hosted an information evening on the use of methamphetamine drug Ice.

Keynote speaker, Crios O’Mahony, project leader of Anex, a not-for-profit organisation of Penington Institute presented an insight into the world of an Ice user. Ice is a highly addictive substance that has rapidly increased in use throughout regional areas and is having devastating effects on users, their families and communities.

Amphetamines are stimulants; they create a ‘high’ in users including feeling excited, alert and energised. However they also produce negative effects that may include dry mouth, nausea, stomach cramps, irritability that may lead to violent behaviour and psychosis that may involve delusions and hallucinations.

Special thanks to event organisers, including the experts who shared their knowledge, Peter Dwyer for donating the use of his bus and Bronwyn Brougham for driving Balranald residents to the event.

If you or anyone you know needs support, please contact lifeline on 13 11 14

Apology

Council wishes to acknowledge an error in the July edition of the newsletter ‘coming events’ section for the Balranald Hospital Auxiliary Curry/Casserole day. The wrong date was advertised.

Every effort is made to advertise correct details and advise the public of events happening within our region. Council wishes to apologise to the Balranald Hospital Auxiliary for any inconvenience this may have caused.

Balranald Shire Council are now calling for expressions of interest for new members of the Retirement Hostel committee. As a member, you have the opportunity to help shape its direction and assist with decisions and outcomes for the Hostel and its residents.

You do not need any particular qualifications to be on the Committee – the most important qualification is your interest and engagement. Please contact Elizabeth White, Director Corporate Services - ewhite@balranald.nsw.gov.au to register your interest.

New Committee Members needed

Two men from Victoria had a lucky escape on 17 August after becoming disorientated whilst hunting illegally on Yanga National Park. The men had travelled downstream by boat from Redbank Weir and disembarked onto the National Park in search of feral pigs armed with compound bows. They ventured into the forest but quickly became lost and walked over 15km spending the night in the open before dialling for emergency assistance. National Park staff were alerted and managed to locate the men who were later questioned by police.

Yanga National Park staff and management are aware that this mode of conducting illegal activities on the park is not isolated and would like to remind people that patrols and surveillance cameras are used to monitor such behaviour. These men were extremely lucky; the outcome could very easily have been much worse as they had no food, water or warm clothing. National Parks & Wildlife service (NPWS) targets feral pests such as pigs in strategic programs. In the last twelve months ground trapping and aerial shooting programs have removed nearly 1000 feral pigs from the park. Illegal hunting interferes with these programs and is extremely dangerous to unauthorised persons who may be in the areas of these operations without NPWS officer’s knowledge.

As well as having to face the embarrassment of their predicament the men will also be handed a hefty fine from NPWS, and possible criminal prosecution.

NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards

Volunteers are the lifeblood of our community. They are often unrecognised for their valuable selfless commitment, and Balranald Shire Council recognises and appreciates the contributions that our volunteers make in all aspects of our community life.

Nominations are now open for those wishing to nominate a worthy person or team. The five categories for nomination are:

NSW Volunteer of the Year (Student, Youth, Adult

or Senior)

NSW Volunteer Team of the Year

NSW Corporate Volunteer of the Year

NSW Corporate Volunteer Team of the Year

NSW Excellence in NFP Volunteer Management

If you wish to nominate a dedicated volunteer or volunteer team, please log on to the website http://www.volunteering.com.au/2014-awards/

Nominations close on Sunday 31 August 2014 Nominated volunteers will be recognised at this years Murray Regional Ceremony, held on 2 October at the Albury Club.

Nominate a worthy volunteer now

Yanga wins Inland Tourism Award

Balranald can now boast an award winning attraction with Yanga National Park beating stiff competition to bring home a coveted Inland Tourism Award at the recent awards dinner in Griffith. Yanga’s historic homestead and iconic woolshed wowed the judges with new displays and fantastic visitor amenities.

Yanga now gains automatic finalist status in the upcoming State Awards to be decided in November.