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Saturday, July 10, 2021 No. 32,873 $2.50 Firefighters honour late Captain South 239 Broken Hill Fire Station almost 41 years and served as the Captain “He always came down to our Open Day’s Firefi ghters (from left) Jake Trengove, Sophie of the 239 South Station for 21 years before after he retired and he loved meeting the new Milne, Captain Kristy Ramsay, Paige Cuy, Jake retiring in 2002. recruits and asking them ‘Why did you want to Benton and David Bearman prior to attending “Everyone has said he was a caring, fi rm but be a fi refi ghter?’” she said. “We missed him at the funeral of former 239 Captain, Allen ‘Dicky’ fair Captain,” said Captain Ramsay. “Everyone is the Open Day this year, he couldn’t make it.” Elliot on Thursday. sad that he is gone. “He was a beautiful man and a true 239 Captain, Kristy Ramsay spoke highly “He was a really great Captain, who gentleman.” of Elliot who was in the Fire Brigade for dedicated a lot of years. PICTURE: Emily Ferguson Will COVID trash The Bash? By Cherie von Hörchner “The team are working very been exposed so far, but we who is more worried about the closely with NSW to ensure all are mindful of the impact resident communities than the COVID safety protocols are met the disease would have attendees of the festival. With the Mundi Mundi and patrons have a fun and safe particularly in areas with limited “My concern is the amount Bash only weeks away, and event experience.” healthcare access. of people that’ll be coming into COVID causing headaches in But others aren’t so confi dent. “Thus we need to protect Broken Hill,” she says. “I heard the capitals, some are asking This week, NSW Health regional and rural NSW. between 10,000 and 15,000 whether the three-day announced 38 new locally “We support NSW Health in people are expected, from all music event could - or, even, acquired cases of COVID-19, evaluating the risk these events states of Australia. should - be cancelled. the highest number of cases present and encourage public “Our indigenous communities in a 24-hour period for over a health offi cials to look closely have chronic health problems Organisers of the August year, prompting the Australian at these events in coming days already, not just among the 19-21 event, for which 10,000 Medical Association’s president and weeks.” elderly but young people tickets have been sold, are Omar Khorshid to declare Organisers of the Mundi too, and I’m worried that if resolute, having just wound up that NSW should lockdown Mundi Bash say the event COVID came to Wilcannia or the hugely successful Birdsville hard “otherwise we will see a will feature COVID marshals Menindee it would spread like Big Red Bash. disaster.” ensuring that punters maintain wildfi re because we’re close “This event has gone AMA (NSW) President, Dr social distancing, contact communities.” ahead with full approval and Danielle McMullen, warns that tracing technology, dedicated The potential for the Mundi attendance of Queensland Health overconfi dence is ill-advised. medical staff (doctors, nurses Mundi Bash to become a “super with an extensive COVID Safety “The current COVID-19 and paramedics), COVID testing spreader” was brought into sharp Wilyakali woman Sandra Clark plan,” says event spokesperson, situation in Greater Sydney by pathologists and even an relief at Birdsville, with high- welcomes the Mundi Mundi Kylie Edwards. is very serious and we are isolation facility should anyone profi le artists Kate Ceberano and Bash but is concerned COVID “Protocols will be the same concerned by the increased become sick. Shannon Noll forced to cancel will threaten the community for the Mundi Mundi Bash with a transmissibility of the Delta But none of these measures at the last minute due to COVID with so many tourists coming system that has been refi ned at variant,” she says. address the concerns of lockdown concerns. to town. the Big Red Bash. “The regions have not Wilyakali woman, Sandra Clark, Continued on page 3 PICTURE: Nardia Keenan BROKEN HILL TODAY: 16° ATSB report Young Sunday: 17° investigates basketballerss Monday: 17° pilot’s death turn up the Tuesday: 18° Page 6 heat Back page Phone 8087 2354 www.bdtruth.com.au facebook.com/BDTruth Out the South S BRIEFS By Nardia Keenan Signifi cant roadworks commenced on Comstock Street on July 5 and are expected to be completed in early October, weather permitting. The intersections of Piper Street and Hebbard Street will be completely reconstructed and will remain closed during this reconstruction. Motorists are asked to follow all signs and traffi c instructions and avoid the works where possible. The project is part of the state government’s ‘Fixing Local Roads’ programme. St James Church commences ‘Mainly Hives were stolen from a property near Menindee. PICTURE: Jenn Hefl in/Flickr Creative Commons Music’ on Friday, July 16. This lovely singing programme for pre-school children will run during term time on Fridays from 9.30am to 11.30am, followed by morning tea. Numbers are limited so bookings are required and can Bee sting still baffling cops be made by contacting Katherine Waite on 0408 875 979. By Cherie von Hörchner McCarthy, would require a considerable occur or something that happens with deal of planning, not just in the stock theft or otherwise, we need to Patton Street’s op shop, St James theft itself but in the moving of the know about it. Mart, currently has alot of warm, One of the more bizarre thefts in honey homes. "The theft of stock in the western quality clothes, including jumpers, coats Broken Hill history has local police "I'd suggest they'd be going to a district is a bit different due to the area and vests. still scratching their heads. specifi c location," he says. they've got to cover. "The follow up would be with the "But if we know about it, we can Rescue and Rehabilitation of Sometime between June 21 and 30, local bee apiarists and the bee industry." correctly task for it, patrol for it. Australian Native Animals (RRANA) plucky bandits made off with thousands And the money to be made from "We've got rural crime investigators advises that ‘baby season’ should of bees from a property near Menindee, bees is nothing to be sneezed at - a that are located in Dareton in the south commence in late August or early six buzzing hives disappearing into report from the Australian Bureau of of the state and, if need be, they can be September but some parental activity thin air. Agricultural and Resource Economics reallocated and tasked to patrol." has already begun, such as fi ghting Acting Inspector Matt McCarthy, and Sciences (ABARES) in 2015 found "If you see something that looks a over territory, specifi cally by magpies. of the Barrier Police District, says bee that beekeeping businesses have a bit suspicious, let us know. That's the Swooping doesn’t last long but only heists are not events police deal with on cash income average of $70,400 per biggest thing." for a matter of weeks. Pedestrians are a regular basis. year, the national gross annual value of Acting Inspector McCarthy says reminded that it is benefi cial that the "It's an interesting one," he says. "I've production estimated at $101 million. there is a range of information that magpies are being good parents and been in the police force since 1998, and A part of the problem, says Acting gets posted out by police regarding it’s best to avoid their side of the street it's something I've never seen before. Inspector McCarthy, is that police are farm and stock security. But he stresses during this time. "The Rural Crime investigators are often not alerted to thefts of this nature. communication is the best deterrent. looking at it, but, obviously, beehive "Rural theft is underreported," he "The old bush telegraph still works The Napredak Community Club has theft is not a common thing. They're not says. "That's one of the things we push fantastically out in the bush," he says. Winter Knockout Singles Championships easy to steal, either." out to the graziers and people living on In the meantime, when asked how for bocce on July 16 and masks are While most thefts are opportunistic the land - that, basically, it might seem police are going to investigate those required. The club has been able to - tools spied on the backs of trucks, trivial to them but it's stuff we need to bees, Acting Inspector McCarthy says: operate continuously this year, making tempting items left in plain view know about. "Very delicately." it a good choice for safe exercise and - beehives, says Acting Inspector "So, if you have incidents that socialising during Covid restrictions. 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