What’s On
MARCH 2021 1 March, Monday TICKETS ON SALE for Faulty Towers the Original Dining Experience coming to the Coomealla Club Saturday 8 May 2021. Limited Tickets available! Don’t miss out! Tickets $58.00pp available online at www.coomeallaclub.com.au 03 5027 4505
available from 1 March, Monday DINE & DISCOVER NSW Local Participating Businesses To help support dining, arts and tourism business, the NSW Government is giving every NSW resident aged 18 years and over 4 x $25 Vouchers. You'll receive: - • 2 x $25 vouchers to dine in at Restaurants, faces, bars, pubs and clubs from Monday to Thursday (excluding public holidays) • 2 x $25 vouchers to discover entertainment and recreation activities, including cultural institutions, live music and arts venues, to use 7 days a week (excluding public holidays). To participate in Dine & Discover NSW, you must have a MyServiceNSW Account. You'll be able to apply for your vouchers from March. You can download the Service NSW app now and register for a MyServiceNSW Account ahead of the vouchers becoming available. Before Dine & Discover NSW opens up across the state, the scheme will be tested with a small number of participants at The Rocks and Broken Hill in early February, and then piloted with a larger group in Sydney CBD, Northern Beaches and Bega Valley from late February. Businesses within these areas that successfully register can expect customers with vouchers during February. Service NSW will invite customers in the test and pilot areas to participate. If your business is outside these areas, you can register now and expect customers with vouchers from March when the scheme rolls out across the state. For more information visit https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/campaign/dine-discover-nsw
1 March, Monday to 31 May, Monday FREE CUPPA FOR THE DRIVER Our local businesses will join over 100 businesses across regional areas of NSW to participate in the next phase of the successful 'Free Cuppa for the Driver' scheme. Participating businesses will be encouraging drivers to take regular breaks by offering a free cup of tea or coffee to any driver who is more than 100kms away from home. The ‘Free Cuppa’ website, freecuppa.com.au, allows drivers to search for the nearest participating business as well as find useful information on the scheme.
3 March, Wednesday & 17 March, Wednesday SOCIAL SEWING Midway Centre, 6 Midway Drive, Buronga 9:30am to 11am Sewing, embroidery, crochet, quilting, knitting for beginners to advanced. For more information please call 03 5027 7060
14 March, Sunday BALLADS ON THE BARKA Old Wharf Site end of BilBarka Park, Pooncarie From 10am onwards Featuring TONY SMITH (and friends) country music awards 2020 ‘best new artist’ & ‘best bluegrass song’. Pop up artists & more 10am to 2pm Music from 12 noon Bring a chair, hat and a smile. This is a COVID safe event. QR registration essential. Proudly sponsored by the Old Wharf Café Pooncarie. 0427 522 806
19 March, Friday COOMEALLA COMEDY NIGHT Coomealla Memorial Sporting Club Auditorium, Matong Street, Dareton show starts 7:45pm doors open 7pm Be enthralled and entertained by a great night out at our Comedy Night. Dave O’Neil has been in the business of comedy for over 20 years, appearing on TV Shows such as Hughesy- We Have A Problem, The Yearly with Charlie Pickering, Tractor Monkeys, and Spicks and Specks. Dave’s observational humor and genuine humility have also made him a much sought- after MC and corporate entertainer. Doug Chappel and Douglas Austin join the line up of the night to make this night of laughs an experience to remember! www.coomeallaclub.com.au 03 5027 4505
20 March, Saturday KIDNEY FOR KIDS WALK Wentworth Wharf, Wharf Street, Wentworth 7am - Walk 8am - Run Help raise funds for kids with kidney disease, walk OR run from Wentworth Wharf to Mildura Acacia Apartments (35kms). Walk all of the way or only some of the way - it is up to you. For more information look us up on our Facebook Page - Kidney Health Mildura Walk. Register by phoning Gail on 0417 318 488 or email [email protected] Small steps make a BIG difference. Cost is $25 per person. 0417 318 488
20 March, Saturday SERIVCENSW MOBILE SERVICE CENTRE Buronga Australia Post Car Park, Hendy Road/Sturt Highway, Buronga 9:30am - 12:30pm We're bringing NSW Government services to communities with our Mobile Service Centres. Access frequently used services including: • Driver Knowledge Test • Cost of Living Service • Birth, Death & Marriage Certificates • Driver Licence & Photo Card applications and renewals • Working with Children Checks. For more information visit www.service.nsw.gov.au/msc
27 March, Saturday BREKKIE WITH THE FRIENDS Australian Inland Botanic Gardens, 1183 River Road, Mourquong 8:30am - 12noon Enjoy a delicious cooked breakfast in the relaxing atmosphere in all that the Australian Inland Botanic Gardens has to offer. The Brekkie will be outside in the Barbeque area. Live entertainment is provided. Visitors are required to register their attendance as this is a COVID Safe event. The tractor train will take visitors on a one-hour tour of the Botanic Gardens. The carriages are separate and each carriage can take one family group to ensure social distancing. Children are free on the train if they accompany an adult. 03 5023 3612
31 March, Wednesday BETTY MCGAUCHIE STAR DAY Coomealla Memorial Sporting Club, Matong Street, Dareton 9:30am Start Commealla Bowling Club Affiliated Fours 2 x 10 Ends in the Morning 1 x 10 Ends after Lunch $48 Per Team Entry Fee. Entries by Sunday 28 March. Entries to Nannette Bath 0407 611 030 or [email protected]. Lunch available at own cost in Club Bistro from 12-2pm including $9 Lunch Specials Cafe Available from 10am. 0407 611 030
Old Wentworth Gaol Built in 1879-1881, the small single storey brick gaol, with bluestone trim, was designed by colonial architect, James Barnett. It was the first of the Australian designed gaols (Hay and Dubbo gaols followed this one). The bricks were made on site from local clay, by Joseph Fritz and the bluestone from Wales was transported from Malmsbury, Victoria. The new gaol replaced over-crowded lock-ups and was utilised until its closure in 1927. After its closure as a gaol, the building was utilised as extra classrooms for the Wentworth Central School until 1963 and today, due to its remarkable condition, is a major tourist attraction. Visitors now enter the building through the Warden’s residence. There is a site map available for self-guided OPEN: tours plus a well-stocked gift & antique shop. Monday to Wednesday: 10am – 4pm 03 5027 3337 Saturday & Sunday: 10am – 2pm CLOSED: Thursday & Friday
Riverboat Rod's Model Paddle Steamer Display Possibly the largest and only collection of its kind in the world, over 30 hand- made replicas hand-crafted with amazing and intricate detail. A life-time of work on display. Riverboat Rod constructs each Paddle steamer as closely as possible to original design. Many boats Rod has built range between 300 and 700 hours. The attention to details is just incredible and some of his models now feature in museums around Australia and at the Wentworth Shire Council’s office. Entry is a donation which would be very much appreciated to help Rod cover the expense of printing the information pamphlets with detailed descriptions of each steamer, that are also available. Rod's shop is currently located in the main street of Wentworth, NSW, on the junction of the Murray and Darling rivers. Open Wednesday to Sunday 10am – 4pm 0429 370 239
COOMEALLA CLUB Saturday Night Bands – subject to COVID-19 restrictions – strictly no dancing.
Live Entertainment - Saturday Nights 6 March No Exit 13 March Issi Dye 20 March Long & Short of It 27 March Brolly Brothers
Sixty Mad Minutes – Friday Nights. 26 March - Eggstravaganza Raffle, 45 x Draws! $4,000 in Easter egg prizes! Bingo FREE – Great Prizes to be won Tuesday’s - 1:30pm Thursday’s - 8:00pm 2 April, Friday to 5 April, Monday: 10th Magenta Artists Art & Photography Show - Australian Inland Botanic Gardens 3 April, Saturday: Brekkie with the Friends & Market - Australian Inland Botanic Gardens, 1183 River Road, Mourquong 4 April, Sunday: Junction Junk Garage Sale - Wentworth & Surrounds Don’t know what gift to buy? Let them choose from one of the many listed local Wentworth Region businesses. The Gift is their choice. Gift cards can be purchased over the phone by calling 03 5027 5080 or in person from Wentworth Visitor Information Centre and Midway Centre Buronga, EFTPOS only.
Wentworth Visitor Information Centre Open: Monday to Friday 9am - 4pm, Sat & Sun 9am-1pm Closed: ANZAC Day, Good Friday & Christmas Day P: 03 5027 5080 E: [email protected]
W: visitwentworth.com.au