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DARGO BUSH BULLETIN Friday 13Th March 2020 DARGO BUSH BULLETIN Friday 13th March 2020 This Community Published by the Dargo & District Community Group Inc. Newsletter is known as Dargo Neighbourhood House supported by the ACN: A0027624A ABN: 91925537278 Ph: 5140 1333 Wellington Shire Email:[email protected] Council Tuesday 10th March, 2020. It was one of those perfect Autumn days and Dargo played host to a delegation of councillors and representatives from the Wellington Shire. Throughout the day they visited businesses and community groups alike, where discussions were held on a wide range of topics. Councillors enjoyed a light lunch at the Neighbourhood House while taking the opportunity to speak with some of our committee members as well as other community members, before boarding their mini bus and continuing up the road to the public hall where they met with the hall committee and more members of our community. Sticking to a schedule is difficult at the best of times, and Tuesday was no different! Too many questions and things to talk about and not enough time, so we hope they had a safe journey back down the hill! On behalf of the community of Dargo, we thank the Wellington Shire for taking the time to venture ‘up the hill’ to our little, but vibrant town and meet with both business owners and community groups. We hope to hear back from council in the near future with their feedback on the topics discussed with everyone. Thanks also to our volunteers who give their time and efforts and are always there to help out when called upon. K. Kane NH Co-Ordinator The Dargo Neighbourhood House COM and Staff would like to give a BIG welcome to the many new members and subscribers to this newsletter over the past few months. The more the merrier! Thanks also to all of our loyal members and subscribers. The feedback you provide us with is greatly appreciated and we thank you for being part of our fantastic community. K. Kane NH Co-Ordinator NEXT NEW DEADLINE FOR ARTICLES/SUBMISSIONS to the BULLETIN Bush Bulletin — 12 noon MONDAY. FRIDAY 27th Mar 2020 Next deadline - Monday 23rd March at 12 noon UPCOMING EVENTS in DARGO March and April 2020 MARCH MARCH 15th Bobby-Jayne Collins Tue 17th……...Exercise Group at the N/H House 10.30am 17th Matilda Greenwood Tue 17th……...Art & Craft at the N/H House 11am - 3pm 18th Gary Abrehart Wed 18th……..Cuppa, Cake & Chat @ the N/H House 1 - 2pm 19th Con Theodore Thur 19th……..Community Lunch & Memory Seminar @ the 23rd Jamie Granville Bush Nurse Centre 12.30pm 29th Melissa Cooke Tue 24th………Exercise Group at the N/H House 10.30am Tue 24th………Art & Craft at the N/H House 11am - 3pm Tue 24th………RFDS Wellbeing at the Bush Nurse Centre DARGO MASS - Sunday 29th March is Sun 29th………MASS at St. Josephs Catholic Church Dargo Mass at St Josephs Catholic Tue 31st………Exercise Group at the N/H House 10.30am Church. Why not come along & support the Tue 31st………Art & Craft at the N/H House 11am - 3pm fire ravaged area for either lunch at the hotel or maybe a picnic by the river after APRIL Mass. If you leave early you could stop off at a café along the way for a coffee or Thur 2nd……… Rural Minds Workshop at the N/H House - See maybe breakfast. W.Schoenmaekers-Maffra flyer (in this newsletter) for more details. Tue 7th……….. Exercise Group at the N/H House 10.30am Tue 7th……….. Art & Craft at the N/H House 11am - 3pm New Challenge Did you find the Zebra last time? It was hiding on page 9 (River Inn page). FUNDRAISING WHEEL ROSTERS See if you can find the Fox this time? Feb, March and April 2020 ONLY TWO PEOPLE INTERESTED DARGO HOTEL - HAPPY WHEEL SO FAR! Fri 13th Mar - Museum Winter is coming! Fri 20th Mar - Bush Nursing Centre Are you interested in having your Fri 27th Mar - TV Group chimney/flue cleaned? Fri 3rd Apr - Hall Committee Fri 10th Apr - CFA If so, let the Neighbourhood House Fri 17th Apr - Cricket Club know ASAP and we will organise a Fri 24th Apr - Catholic Church date when we have 4-6 households interested! DARGO RIVER INN - CRAZY WHEEL Be smart and get it done before the cold weather hits us! Sun 22nd Mar - TV Group Sun 29th Mar - Cemetery Trust More details once we have numbers. Sun 26th Apr - Hall Committee STEPHENS - Kenneth Robert (Ken) Passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family at Peter MacCallum on Feb 25, 2020. Aged 80 years. Dearly loved husband of Bev. Adored Dad and father-in law of Greg & Christine, Jeff & Mandy, Phillip & Katherine (dec), Julie & Rick. Loving Pop of Montana, Barclay, Mitchell, Calarnee, Elissa, Kaylee & Archie. Founder & partner of Farnham & Stephens for 50 years. Reunited with his parents & loved dog Gopha. To the world he was but one, but to us he was the world. Loved husband of Bev for 55 wonderful years. Peacefully sleeping where no shadow fall. The Dargo Community offers it’s Sincere Sympathy to Bev & Family. PLEASE NOTE: New deadline for submissions to the Bush Bulletin Newsletter is now every fortnight on Monday (prior to next Bulletin date) at 12 noon You still have two weeks to get your submission to us. By moving the deadline date forward, we will be able to get your newsletter to you sooner. Any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask. NEW Cuppa, Cake & Chat Once a month at the Neighbourhood House Come in for a Cuppa and Cake. No need to bring anything! Next date is Wednesday 18th March between 1pm - 2pm ALL WELCOME ANNOUNCEMENT We are saddened to announce the retirement of G Nome. G Nome’s contribution to our fortnightly community newsletter will surely be missed and we thank him from the bottom of our gardens for his invaluable advice, tips and information over the past 5 years. Although G’s segment will no longer be appearing in the Bush Bulletin, I am sure that he can be contacted if you have a gardening question or problem. Let us know your question, and we will endeavour to seek out G Nome (probably finding him pulling weeds from a garden bed somewhere in Dargo) and ask him if he could comment or advise on a particular query you may have. Thank you G Nome for your contribution for the Dargo Bush Bulletin, we will miss you. DID YOU KNOW THAT THE DARGO NEIGHBOURHOOD HOUSE HAS IT’S OWN FACEBOOK PAGE? PLEASE LIKE AND SHARE DISCLAIMER The Dargo Neighbourhood House does not take responsibility for opinions expressed by contributors to the Dargo Bush Bulletin. The Editors reserve the right to reject articles and advertisements and to edit submissions if necessary. All submissions should carry the author’s full name, address and phone number, or anonymously if preferred. Dargo Neighbourhood House is (usually) open Monday 1pm-5pm, Tuesday to Thursday from 10.00am until 5.00pm. Days and times can change as needed. CONTACT- Please drop your articles or queries to the Neighbourhood House, 137 Lind Ave., Dargo or post to Dargo Neighbourhood House, c/o PO Dargo Vic 3862, or email [email protected] Thank you, Ph: 51401333 (leave a message if office is unattended) Next Bulletin - Friday 27th March, 2020 Patron: The Honourable Linda Dessau. AM Governor of Victoria Dargo Dargo Rural Fire Brigade c/- Post Office Brigade Dargo Vic 3862 DARGO RURAL FIRE BRIGADE UPDATE This is an extract from information provided by the CFA For 98 days, firefighters have been working hard to manage more than 3500 fires that have burned across Victoria since 21 November 2019. Those firefighters included more than 1,200 Forest Fire Management Victoria (FFMVic) staff, thousands of CFA staff and volunteers, more than 450 contractors and 408 international fire fighters from the US, Canada and NZ together with support from defence forces from Australia, Papua New Guinea and Fiji. Those firefighters suffered the loss of colleagues and spent considerable time away from families to help protect the state. While Victoria remains in the Fire Danger Period, work is being carried out to achieve recovery and preparedness. Emergency Management Commissioner Andrew Crisp said this was a great result for firefighters and all emergency management personnel who played a part in managing the fires and keeping communities safe. Despite recent milder conditions, parts of Victoria are still very dry. In the event of warm and windy conditions, Victorians are still at risk of bushfire and fast-running scrub and grass fires. Fire restrictions remain in place across all municipalities. We need to stay alert and keep informed. A spokesperson for the Bureau of Meteorology said that in terms of the weather conditions before and during the fires, spring and early summer rainfall was very much below average across much of Victoria. Parts of East Gippsland recorded its lowest rainfall on record for this period, contributing to extremely dry forest fuels. Lightning strikes from several thunderstorm events in December initiated numerous fires, many in difficult and remote terrain about the northeast and eastern parts of the Dividing Range. Fortunately, the weather became humid and rainfall totals between 50-100mm fell across the fire grounds during February. The outlook for March favours wetter than average conditions across Victoria (apart from central and eastern parts of Gippsland which have no significant likelihood of either wetter or drier conditions), and maximum temperatures will tend towards average across most of the state. Training at the Fire Station every Sunday morning at 10.00 a.m. In an emergency, phone 000 cfa.vic.go Protecting lives and property ID QUIZ ! The Dargo Neighbourhood House in conjunction with, and sponsored by: Bill Campbell–Builder , The Dargo River Inn, Pam & Herman Bila, John Kane, John Tidey & Lee Viktorin, Dargo Iris Farm (H & S Sherritt) & Rita McMahon A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL OUR WONDERFUL SPONSORS WHO/WHAT AM I? WE HAVE A WINNER! Margie Knott has correctly identified the three people in this photo, and they are………… Julianna Traill (nee Bulley) with her grandchildren Jack (John) Scott and Julie McNeill (nee Scott).
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