http://www.tarago.org.au/tarago_community_times.php September 2020 The Tarago Times is a non-profit community service, published monthly by the Tarago Sporting Association Inc by a team of volunteers. It has a circulation of 525 copies distributed throughout Tarago, Lake Bathurst, Mayfield, Boro, Taylors Creek and the surrounding district. View online at http://www.tarago.org.au/tarago_community_times.php Vale Max Limon 10th August 1949 - 5th May 2020 The late Max Limon deeply loved his family and working in the transport industry for a time but always helped his the land. He died on May 5th, aged seventy. He was father on the farm on weekends. In the early 1980s, with described as a ‘son of the earth’ and a man of the land his father’s health failing, the young couple moved there who was happiest ploughing paddocks, sowing crops or permanently. ‘There wasn’t a blade of grass and there rounding up sheep and cattle. were dust storms. We saw a Max Limon also had a firm lot of animals die and that handshake that underscored was really tough,’ Mrs Limon his hard work and resilience, said. ‘We went through his son, Jarrett told his many droughts but we got funeral service. on with it.’ Mr Limon, formerly of They lived through the end Sunnybrook, near Tarago, died of the wool floor price and suddenly on May 5th, aged witnessed sheep sold for $1 seventy. It followed a brief a pen at the saleyards in hospitalisation in Goulburn. the early 1990s. When Ovine Wife, Joan, said the passing Johnes Disease broke out, of her husband, who was they advocated for better otherwise fit and well, was ‘a regulation. total shock.’ There were good years too The couple only retired to and Mr Limon loved running a small property west of the property that was ‘in Goulburn three years ago and his blood.’ (Max) liked to was looking forward to more protect the community and time travelling Australia. was totally reliable. Mr Limon was born in Mr Limon was also deeply Goulburn on August 10th, involved in the community, 1949 but lived most of his life helping to run Tarago’s at Sunnybrook. The property annual show for many years. was a soldier’s settler block Mr Limon was a dedicated carved off from the Osborne member of Tarago School’s family’s original holding and P&C and together with Joan, run by his parents, Bill and planted thousands of trees Esther. and restored landscapes with the Taylors Creek Landcare group. He met Joan at a Canberra dinner party, via his sister, Trish, and they married in 1974. Mr Limon worked there Continued on page 4 Veolia is a proud sponsor of The Tarago Times Report all incidence of odour to the Woodlawn Bioreactor Community Feedback Line: 1800 241 750 or the EPA Hotline on 131 555 Option 1 Tarago Times September 2020 Page 1 http://www.tarago.org.au/tarago_community_times.php Huge Thank You to Tim, Alana and all the Staff and Customers of the Loaded Dog Hotel Before Covid hit the Loaded Dog Hotel was holding Friday night raffles every week to raise funds for our community organisations. Representatives from the Tarago Bushfire Brigade and the Tarago Public School Parents & Citizens Association attended the Hotel to receive much welcome funds (and had a delicious lunch) that had been raised at the Friday night raffles plus donations to the Tarago Bushfire Brigade during the 19/20 bushfire season. I spoke with Tim Long the Leasee of the Loaded Dog Hotel and the ideas man behind the Friday night raffles and he was hopeful that the Friday nIght raffles could recommence in the near future. He said that the raffles had been very well received by the Hotel customers and that they had been very generous in their purchases and donations to the local community. The raffles had been run by the Hotel staff when volunteers from the community organisations couldn’t make it that Friday night. We are very fortunate to have such a great local business providing this hospitality service in our community and to have their support especially in these trying times. A huge thank you to everyone involved from all the members of the Tarago Bushfire Brigade and the Tarago Public School P&C. Pictured Above: Tim Long presents the cheque for $2,386.15 to Shane Harmer of the Tarago Bushfire Brigade Pictured Left: Receiving the $774.50 cheque on behalf of the P&C is member Gill Shepherd Goulburn 4822 2970 Tarago Times printed by www.revolutionprint.com.au Page 2 Tarago Times September 2020 http://www.tarago.org.au/tarago_community_times.php 2020 Outreach2020 Outreach Meetings Meetings CancelledCancelled th At the meeting heldAt 4ththe August,meeting Council held made4 August, the decision Council to made cancel the the decision 2020 Outreach to Meetings due to COVID-19 restrictionscancel and the the 2020 NSW GovernmentOutreach Meetings guidelines due that to indicate COVID- 19only restrictions essential public meetings should be conducted.and the NSW Government guidelines that indicate only essential In order to ensurepublic we are meetings able to consult should with be ourconducted. rural communities Council have put forward the following options for promotion: • Individuals andIn community order to ensure groups wein small are able numbers to consult are welcome with our to ruralmake an appointment to discuss issues with thecommunities Mayor, Councillor Council allocated have toput that forward village the and following the General options Manager for if you have specific concerns. 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At his funeral on May 14th, the RFS presented a certificate in recognition of Mr Limon’s 50-year service. Throughout his life, he also enjoyed playing tennis, racing cars at speedways, and ballroom dancing. ‘He had to teach me and we had lots of laughter and good memories,’ Mrs Limon quipped. It was only in recent years that the travel bug bit. The couple purchased a caravan and travelled to outback Queensland and Victoria’s Great Ocean Road. All the while, he kept a keen eye on his beloved Canberra Raiders and encouraged Jarrett in his rugby league. In later life, he took delight in his two grandchildren. sheep, cattle, hay and grain, for local farmers. There was Fittingly, his funeral service was held in the garden of his no heating or air conditioning in that truck. Many Monday Goulburn district home, surrounded by nature. Jarrett nights he would come home frozen from taking cattle to told mourners his father was a humble and quiet and Goulburn Saleyards or just about cooked when carting genuine man ‘who epitomised what hard work stood for grain on hot summer days. and had a relentless drive to provide for his family.’ Throughout the years he worked in many local shearing Mrs Limon told The Post she would miss her husband’s sheds. During the last long drought he drove trucks two gentle and calm ways. ‘He was dependable to the days a week in Bungendore at his mate’s landscape supply bootstraps. He was my carer to the end,’ she said. business. Reproduced with permission from the Goulburn Post Max took pride in producing the best fine wool sheep and article that was published on July 15th 2020 written by Hereford and Angus cattle as well as first cross ewes. Louise Thrower. He kept some cattle for his new place but definitely NO sheep. Contributed by Joan Limon He played in tennis and cricket competitions in Tarago Max dearly loved Sunnybrook. His parents brought him and at one stage, became President of the Tarago Tennis from where he was born in Goulburn to their newly Club, mainly to keep junior players involved in the Friday constructed home there. Even when he had to leave to go night competitions.