AUGUST 2020 Toora Bungles Colour
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Volume 26 Issue 11 August 2020 Tooraweenah Show Cancelled For 2020 — Upgrades Continue! Tooraweenah PA & H Association spokesperson Sue Equestrian Activities and Family Friendly Events. Work continues Armstrong says, “It is with a heavy heart that due to current upgrading the showgrounds with plans for new amenities as well changes in the COVID-19 health crisis throughout NSW and the as ongoing grant applications.” ACT, our Show Committee have made the disappointing “Dog trial yards and upgrade to the arena have commenced and decision to cancel our Annual Show, 17 October, 2020. We feel will be a bonus for show visitors and competitors alike. we have a responsibility to you, your family and our community to take this unprecedented action. This is only the “Our Grants Officer Kylie Moppett continues to keep busy second time in 104 years that the show has not been held.” organising and writing grants for facilities. Thank you Kylie. It is a big job.” Incoming office bearers are President Ben Gale; Secretary Kristy Gale; Assistant Secretary and Grants Officer Kylie Moppett; Vice “Smaller events are able to continue at the grounds, such as Presidents, Will Bowman and Brendan Butler; Treasurer Brian Pony Group, organised horse events and the Golf Club Mockler; Assistant Treasurer and Public Officer Lester Thurston; program. Please, don’t forget, if you book an event have a Publicity Officer Sue Armstrong. COVID-19 Safety Plan completed.” Ben concluded. The Show Grounds and facilities are available for hire under The Show Committee continue to work behind the scenes in strict Covid-19 restrictions and a “COVID -19 Safety Plan” needs coming months. Tooraweenah is a resilient community. The to be lodged with the Secretary prior to the event. Show will be back - bigger and better than ever in 2021. President Ben Gale said, “During the next twelve months the For further information contact: Secretary Kristy Gale on Show Committee plan on holding several smaller events – within 0429 780 323 or 6848 1148 or [email protected] strict COVID-19 Guidelines. Events such as Working Dog Trials, Telstra 4G Small Cell – Wow! $5k Pledged – Council Resolution & Thanks Tooraweenah CWA can confirm $5,000 has already been pledge balance of funding to be sourced from Tooraweenah residents in support of a possible $10k required to finance the $40k ($10k). That the Council contribution be considered at the needed as our contribution to the Telstra 4G Small Cell joint August Council meeting. venture with Telstra. Wow! What a super supportive If any business, individual or community group would like to community we have in and around Tooraweenah, backed up by make a pledge towards the remaining $5K , please do so via the generosity of our guarantors! email to Jill at [email protected]. Your support will be Thank you Gilgandra Shire Councillors for joining our support greatly appreciated. team to gain the telecommunications connectivity for Once Council has met in August 2020, our community will be Tooraweenah Village and surrounds that has been long updated with any changes to the overdue. Even on Thursday last, a person was spotted below the arrangements. viewing platform on their mobile phone! What a difference the Telstra 4G Small Cell will make! It is important to acknowledge in supporting this project, everyone Councils June Meeting Resolution will help explain: who lives, does business, visits, That Council approach the NSW Government to fund the $40K plays sport, socialises or attends shortfall. That, if not successful in securing the funding from the events within Tooraweenah will NSW Government, Gilgandra Shire Council contribute $30k benefit from the Telstra 4G Small towards the Telstra Small Cell Project at Tooraweenah, with the Cell installation. Great outcome! Map 4G Small Cell coverage Needing a Remedial, TOORAWEENAH Christie & Hood Sports, Pregnancy or TRADING CO Auctioneers Relaxation Massage? Stock and Station Agents Your CRT Store in Tooraweenah Real Estate Nicole is Diploma Post Office and Newsagency For all your livestock and property qualified and Health Contact Lester requirements contact our: Gilgandra Office: 6847 2033 Fund accredited, located for all your agricultural needs Dubbo Office: 6884 3800 in Tooraweenah. Phone: 6848 1011 or 6848 1127 After Hours For appointments call or text Paul 6847 2741 0429 472 741 Nicole Harte on 0457954346 Tim 6889 6109 0429 843 804 Colin 6884 3802 0429 843 802 Read the Toora Bungles at: http://www.gilgandra.nsw.gov.au/Live/Your-Community August 2020 Volume 26, Issue 11 Toora Bungles page 2 Mental Health, Drought & COVID 19 Please Reach Out For Support NSW Government Drought Hub The $3,000 per household can consist COVID 19 Help & Support www.droughthub.nsw.gov.au of up to $2,000 in cash and $1,000 in Some very important contacts for NSW RAA: 1800 678 593 vouchers. accurate and up to date information NSW Drought Transport Subsidies The Salvation Army please go to; www.agriculture.gov.au 24 hour hotline: 1300 551 030 Federal Government: For Mental Health Information and Website: salvos.org.au/drought www.australia.gov.au support; St Vincent de Paul Coronavirus Help Line; Centre for Rural & Remote Mental Hotline: 13 18 12 Website: FREE Call 1800 020 080 or Health and RAMHP— Check out vinnies.org.au If you have symptoms their web site Rural Financial Counselling Service Call Health Direct W: www.ramph.com.au to find the NSW Central Region FREE Call 1800 022 222 local RAMHP Coordinator For FREE impartial and confidential NSW State Government: E: [email protected] financial counselling to assist farmers, https://preview.nsw.gov.au/covid- Visit www.crrmh.com.au click on the fishers & agriculture dependent small 19 Help Line for Businesses Impacted link to the Drought Support Home businesses. Tel: 13 28 46 Page FREE Call: 1800 940 404 You Got This Mate Email: [email protected] www.yougotthismate.com.au Website: www.rfcscr.com.au Gilgandra Shire Council — General Manager Reports Roads Update: gravel and repairs to floodways’. at www.gilgandra.nsw.gov.au. With significant rainfall again falling across We appreciate there continues to be a Tooraweenah Bore: the Gilgandra Shire over recent weeks, our period of rough roads and frustration for Work on the new Tooraweenah water rural roads are incurring significant road users, and Council continues to supply bore, at the corner of Amy & additional damage and are simply too damp undergo processes through the NSW Brennan Streets, is scheduled to at this point to carry out effective Government Disaster Recovery Funding recommence following the arrival on-site of restoration works. In the interim, Council is Arrangements to optimise the funding new equipment and concrete buildings. The planning to deliver a Shire wide potential and longer term benefit for our project will involve the installation of the maintenance grading program to our ratepayers. bore pump, pipe work, telemetry and unsealed rural road network, where We would ask residents to avoid any associated controls. conditions permit. These works will ensure unnecessary travel on the unsealed rural Tooraweenah flyer: roads are safely passable whilst smoothing roads during periods of wet weather, The Tooraweenah village flyer is in the final out some of the potholes and corrugations, particularly by heavy vehicles, plant and stages of production and will soon be especially coming in to what we hope to be machinery. Council will continue emergency printed and made available through a busy harvest season. works where roads present an immediate Gilgandra's Visitor Information at THE GIL Maintenance grading is expected to risk and Council will instigate temporary and local businesses. The flyer shows a commence in the south eastern quadrant rectification measures. snapshot of the history of Tooraweenah of the Shire. We expect full restoration Council will provide further updates with its historical walk, as well as gives works on rural roads to commence regarding the disaster declaration process visitors ways to enjoy following this and as weather permits. and works schedule once details become Tooraweenah today! Restoration works will consist of formation available and weather permitting. We David Neeves and reconstruction grading, desilting of invite you to submit customer requests or General Manager table drains and culverts, reinstating lost report an issue online Presbyterian Church Tooraweenah New website launched! www.yougotthismate.com.au It provides tips and info to help rural men reach their best possible mental Due to the current situation health and info you need to help you Sarah, (Western NSW LHD) will Reverend Peter Tamsett be the best possible support for a not be doing any clinic 6847 2036 loved one who is experiencing tough until further notice. August 2020 Volume 26, Issue 11 Toora Bungles page 3 Around The Traps Tooraweenah LPO Residents that take advantage of the News from the Mountain View Currently with the Covid 19 virus, the Lions Clothing bin are reminded that it is We farewelled Charlotte Haling who has Post Office is operating normal hours, for clean clothing only. If you have warm been working at the pub the last few we will try to maintain normal service, blankets or Doonas they are currently in months, she’s gone back to uni but will but in the eventuality we have to self- demand. be returning around Christmas time. isolate the business will be closed. Toora Lions club. We now welcome Kirsty, she’s been Please observe good hygiene and social The club will hold its monthly meeting at working at Hermidale but has now made distancing and hopefully we all will the Mountain View Hotel on the 5th of Tooraweenah her home for a few remain well and virus free. August at 7pm, RSVP to Ash Jenkin at months. Pop in and say hi to her! The rainfall for Tooraweenah for July the pub on 68481017.