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, 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 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

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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

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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. Everyone must 2020 was 72.8mm over 7 days, with a book in as our numbers will be limited. Thanks for everyone’s patience with the year to date total of 520.8mm over 48 President Kathryn and her team merchandise. The lovely Emily had her days. welcome members back to the club. bundle of joy come 4 weeks early which Please ensure you use your correct Support the club that supports your made it difficult to fill orders but I will be mailing address to speed up sorting and town. collecting them shortly so come and delivery, make sure your mail has been Your In Our Thoughts & Prayers grab your hoodies and check out the correctly addressed and you put the Those in our community experiencing other great things that Emily has appropriate amount of postage on health concerns, please know you are in knocked up for us. Ash. larger letters. Due to the extra demand our thoughts and prayers. We Check These Out! on parcel deliveries, delays are currently understand many of you are recovering being experienced from time to time. Gifts from The well. We certainly hope this continues. Priority and express services are Little Gecko Others are just about to begin their currently suspended. Coffee Shop! Postage rates have changed, a standard journey. letter is now $1.10 New Babies In Our District! A reminder that the Tooraweenah and We know at least two new bubs were Tondeburine Post Code is 2817 born recently, but we can't publish Pub Community BBQ’s details unless a proud Mum, Dad or Tasty Meals The BBQs are currently not operating grandparents let us know. at the during the Covid 19 pandemic. Congratulations to all new parents and Mountain Lions Clothing Bin grandparents. View ! Toora Motors — New Premises — Back In Business Toora Motors has now begun operating in from Toora Motors and general store will new premises at 7 Denman Street continue with the added service of ON Diary Dates 2020 Tooraweenah. SITE REPAIRS. Stephen Watt kindly extends his thanks to Steve will be offering monthly specials as ‘Take Time out!! Relax and Enjoy Life! everyone for their continued support. he proceeds with the new business. Eftpos From the start of August Steve will be facility are also available at the workshop Saturday August 16th offering all customers during the month of and mobile (onsite). The same telephone Tooraweenah Lions Club & Show August a FREE REGULAR COFFEE from the contact of 6848 1182 continues, also Charity Golf Day Little Gecko Coffee Shop when paying for Mobile: 0466 472 897. their Rego inspections at the time the Steve is looking forward to continuing to Activities may be subject service is provided. (No accounts for this work with local businesses. Please give to change! offer) All previous mechanical services him a call! Anglican Church EMU LOGIC Emu oil for sore joints and skin Tooraweenah problems, for you and your dog

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Give Inland Petroleum a call Gulargambone 1800 638 700 Visit us at: Jeff Tym Or call in at Inland BP www.emulogic.com.au. 84 Miller Street, Gilgandra or on Facebook: emulogic 0427 223 182 August 2020 Volume 26 Issue 11 Toora Bungles Page 4 Councillors Corner — Cr Brian Mockler Reports! Councillors’ stage restoration process may be Gundy’s Creek, Mendooran Road continue to make implemented, subject to weather floodway seal extension ( Flood damage representations in conditions. claim pending in relation to culvert relation to the Kathryn Larkin’s Community restoration works.) and 2 other projects. condition of our Engagement team are working on Local community sentiment is that rural roads network. disseminating information to be made Gundy Creek culvert should ultimately Customer complaints and customer available to rural residents, which will be replaced with a concrete causeway requests should be lodged online highlight what works will be done, because of recurrent flood damage. whenever possible. priorities, and the planned road works Cr Brian Mockler The level of genuine road conditions schedule. flood damage and general deterioration Berakee Quarry intersection on Collie Sam Tricky centre, of gravel road conditions complaints is Road has been completed. welcomes Hamish Jenkin left & now significant. Unfortunately there is Councillors’ have had a briefing on Harper Wykes no simple solution given the magnitude progress on the Inland Rail project right on their first of what is required. through Gil Shire. An Environmental day of transition Separate rain events, I understand since Impact Statement will be prepared once to school. February, now total 3. This has resulted corridor alignment is finalised. Lilly, Daisy & Holly inspect the remarkable in flood damage claims, which take time Work has commenced on the DA and growth of our vegies over the holiday break! for processing, and if approved, are Master Plan for the Grain Corp Industrial limited to funding for “localised” Precinct. restoration works only. Council decided upon Rural Roads Flood damage submission 1 has now Betterment Program $355k funding, been approved and works are scheduled allocated to Biddon Creek erosion to commence, but they are not in the restoration, Dooroombah Rd concrete Tooraweenah area. It is envisaged a 2 causeway over a culvert.

Hints From The Dog House! With Brendon Butler Most of us have standards. There is nothing more intimidating to a at least a house Kelpies need affection, bonding and pup than a giant human monstering dog or two ,and work. They will not tolerate harsh over the top them when coming toward many of us also handling and lack of communication . them. have working You want the pup to want to come to Reward your pup with lots of patting dogs, sometimes you, not having to chase it to get control and praise. Remember, we always want multiple. of it. the pup to have a win. A win for your And while we When calling your puppy to you, always pup is a win for you. have all worked get down to their level and call the pup Brendan Butler ,Oakfield Kelpies out systems to by name in a higher pitched and More next month. control our pets soothing voice, hold your arms down there are plenty of ways to fine tune our under their eye line and coax the pup pets behaviour and work/training towards you with your fingers facing up. THE LITTLE GECKO

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Lions Roar Pretty quiet in Toora Lions their homes. technology advances have solved that at present. Monthly Surprisingly, Lord Lester was quite busy, problem) meetings just started back as chief log splitter operator, barking We wish Macca well as he prepares to at our legendry water hole, directions as our Team Leader, although have some heart valve R & M routine 80k the Mountain View Hotel. no one took any notice! service. COVID public health orders and Our stalwart member, Lion Len McKenzie Reminder of the combined Toora Lions restrictions limit our capacity with ( aka Macca ) is showing signs of being an and Toora Show charity golf day on activities. octogenarian, that is 80 years young. He Sunday 16th August at Toora Golf Links In July we managed a social distancing has had his “ticker” checked out recently. This is an opportunity for a social wood cut with chainsaws at 4 metres Suffice to say that this topic has been the distancing outing for members and friends apart. Our small team of volunteers cut subject of some ridicule. For the record it of both local organisations. and split 6 good quality loads of ironbark is not true that he does not have a Lion Mock wood, all delivered to keep our local heart!! , nor is it true that he will require senior citizens warm in the comfort of micro surgery to find it. ( medical

Tooraweenah CWA Our members have been even those who aren’t able to attend can 15th August in Hunter Park from 10am to isolated for many months this email or ring Beverley or Denise and put 1pm. If members would like to sell their year due to COVID 19, forward your suggestions. I am sure we wares please phone Denise or Anne hopefully this is now coming to can come up with some exciting new Armstrong so they can allot you a space. an end as we endeavour to hold our opportunities. Looking forward to seeing familiar faces meeting on Wednesday, 12th August in Yearly Fees of $42.50 are now due and on the 12 August. Stay well and safe until the Mountain View dining room. With can be paid by Direct Transfer to then. numbers limited to 16 please get your BSB: 633-108 A/C Number: 157572728 Cath Waller Publicity RSVP to Denise or Beverley prior to the with your name as a reference please or meeting date. place in an envelope with details and give Proceedings will get underway from to Lester or put in the Post to P.O. Box 9 10.00am and Members can bring their Tooraweenah NSW 2817. Thank you. own morning tea. Unfortunately, no Our educational Grants for Primary sharing. Tea & Coffee will be available for School students going into Secondary $2 . School in 2021 and students already in Exciting news, the Telstra 4G Small Cell Secondary School are now available. project is progressing well (see article on Application forms can be obtained by Front page) We encourage anyone from phone or email to Denise or Beverley. The across our community to consider making student does not need to be a child of a Mountain View Hotel a pledge to our President Beverley or CWA member. Tooraweenah email Jill [email protected] , just in Our Market Day in Hunter Park on case the dollars are needed. Saturday July 18 was very successful with a Lions Club Meeting Sadly, with the cancellation of the great number of stalls and quite a few Wednesday 5th Aug 7pm Tooraweenah Show our fundraising people coming to wonder around. Every Tooraweenah CWA Meeting opportunities have been effected, so, stall holder followed all COVID 19 Wednesday 12th Aug 10am how can members help? Please bring protocols. along some ideas, look outside the square, Our next Market day will be Saturday Opening hours 12pm-Close 7 days a week Tooraweenah Community Bus Bistro hours

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returning earlier to Tooraweenah. Ph 0407 321 672 COVID safe business, so hand sanitiser needs to be used on entry as well as signing [email protected] Schedule for 2020: into our sign in sheet. We need to remember August 11th & 25th Our services include: to keep seated and to be mindful of social MIG TIG STICK, Air Arc Gouging distances of 1.5m from each other. September 8th & 22nd General Fabrication, Farm Equipment, Regular cleaning is being done to keep everything sanitised. Earth Moving Equipment, Always the second and fourth A massive Thank You to everyone for Tuesdays of the month Trailers, Repairs their cooperation as we continue to be Call For A Quote Today COVID safe and to keep up with all the new Please ring to book: 6817 8750 regulations and restrictions. August 2020 Volume 26 Issue 11 Toora Bungles Page 6 Tooraweenah Public School

Welcome Back silverbeet, cos lettuce and butter lettuce. The and community visiting school for special We have welcomed students back to school canteen will no doubt be able to utilise some events during the past months. In order to for Term 3 and are ready for another produce over the coming weeks too. celebrate Education Week, next week productive and successful term ahead. Netball Coaching students will be engaging in some special On the school development day, teachers As the restrictions for non-departmental events here at school and with parents completed training in School Excellence, providers has been lifted, we were able to through online platforms. reflected on current practices and planned utilise the expertise of Rowena from Netball • Wednesday 5th - 'Film by…' Film Festival collegially. NSW for a netball coaching session last week. • Thursday 6th – Book Fair starts Mrs Hutchison will be continuing to job share This saw the final two lessons from Term 1’s • Friday 7th – Tooraweenah’s Own Mini Film with Mrs Jenkin for the remainder of the year, Sporting Schools funded coaching sessions Festival as Mrs Zell has extended her leave. completed. On Wednesday, students will be viewing Tooraweenah Creek Environmental Transition to School the 'Film by ...' virtual student film Activities Our transition to school program started on festival. This key event for Education Week The activities at Monday with some very excited new students 2020, will be the livestream of the best the joining us in the classroom. It was a pleasure of ‘Film by …’ films, in a virtual student film Tooraweenah to welcome Hamish and Harper to ‘big school’ festival. Students will be in for a celebration Creek late last and we look forward to welcoming Bonnie of student creativity on screen, presented term, saw next week. Thank you to our students for by ‘Film by ...’ Aussie Kids. students go being wonderful role models and helping out The festival will include a message about fishing for micro wherever needed. Transition students joined student filmmaking by ‘Film by …’ patron, -invertebrates. in our classroom activities based around the Bryan Brown and an opportunity to vote for Holley & Lexi They scooped book ‘Dan, the Flying Man’ and had plenty of their favourite film in a People's Choice award with their nets opportunities to explore literacy and During Education Week, we will be hosting and rinsed in a bucket of water. Any wrigglers numeracy activities and practice fine motor a Scholastic Book Fair from Thursday were sucked up with a big syringe and then skills. We greatly look forward to seeing our 6th August to Thursday 13th August. put into an ice cube tray. They then examined new Transition friends here at school each Unfortunately, it will not be possible for them under a microscope and classified them Monday. parents and adults to attend the book fair from a chart of micro-invertebrates. We are Donation of Books this year, due to restrictions on visitors. very thankful to Wes and Ange from the We are very Students can make a ‘wish list’ to take home Warrumbungle National Park Environmental thankful to for parent approval. To assist parents in Education Centre (WEEC) for organising these Michelle helping students choose books to purchase, activities. Thanks also to Mrs Peart and Mrs Harvey who we will use the school’s Facebook page to Jenkin for all their help on the day. contacted us share book titles available. Friends and family, COVID-19 Update through the as well as community members are welcome We have enjoyed the easing of some COVID- school’s to purchase books from the book fair. To 19 restrictions over the past two weeks and Librarians Indy & Lexi facebook organise a purchase please phone the school are thankful that some school activities have page to offer on 0268481073 or email tooraweena- been able to resume. Recent changes include: to donate books to the school’s library. [email protected]. Purchases from  All visitors to the school are required to Michelle had initially contacted a podcast the book fair earn books for our school sign in at the school office and complete an group seeking books for her own class during library. Thank you to Petria Cameron for External Visitors to the School Form. This March when second hand bookshops were running the Book Fair for us again this year. provides details of COVID-19 processes and closed due to COVID-19. Michelle was flooded On Friday 7th August we will be holding our procedures while on the grounds and collect with offers of support from generous people own mini film festival at school during contact tracing details in the case of an willing to donate books both new and used. Friday’s assembly and will be sharing some outbreak. These forms are stored securely Michelle’s husband Nathan Harvey, who of these with parents via Google Classroom. and kept for a period of 4 weeks. attended school here at Tooraweenah in the Keep your eye on the school’s Facebook page 1990s suggested contacting our school. The for some more celebrations of students On Fridays, Petria has resumed SRE  result was this amazing collection of books learning during the week. (Scripture), Library and Technology lessons including sets of Harry Potter, Hatchet, The Karen Smith Principal since the revising of COVID-19 guidelines for One and Only Ivan as well as various David Tooraweenah Public School Term 3. Canteen has also resumed this term. Safe, Respectful Achievers Walliams picture books, being sent to our [email protected] |w| 02 68481073  P&C Meetings are able to resume on site school. We are absolutely thrilled with the with strict social distancing, although on-line kind donations and send our thanks to meetings are preferred. Michelle, Nathan and the generous podcast Community Use activities such as Connect subscribers who donated these books.

Five are able to resume this Term with Small Schools Athletics Carnival processes in place for this to be conducted The Small Schools’ Athletics Carnival that was safely. scheduled to take place this term has been Garden Thriving postponed until Term 4. The new date is Students have been amazed at the growth Friday 30th October. they have seen in the school vegetable Sadly, the Bird Olympics (Week 4) and gardens over the school holiday period. They National Science Week (Week 5) excursions have been able to take home some of the have been cancelled due to COVID-19. amazing produce including spinach, Education Week Everyone enjoyed fishing for invertebrates, scooping them up with their nets. We have been greatly missing having parents August 2020 Volume 26 Issue 11 Toora Bungles Page 7

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We have all had a restful school holiday our room. of a small metal ‘mechana’ set and some break and everyone was happy to return We have enjoyed reading several stories wood - with pre-drilled holes in it for to preschool. We are excited to welcome each day, including some based around screws as well as nuts and bolts! Who ‘Miss Leonie” (Harvey) as our new bus Aboriginal culture and Aboriginal knows what we will end up with at the driver three days a week, allowing Miss artwork / pictures that have generated ‘tool table’! Marie and Miss Shannon more time to some interesting discussions, with We are very excited to welcome some get ready for each day’s special activities children freely sharing their thoughts new preschool friends and their families and learning experiences. and ideas. We have been busy singing to Tooraweenah Preschool this term and The children have enjoyed playing with and dancing to both Miss Marie playing we can’t wait to play with them and get our new jungle animal figurines that we the piano and to the CD’s. We are great to know them better during our fun and have added to our collection and were little groovers to dances such as busy days. excited to discover there are also some “Kangaroo Hop”, “Silly Sausage Dance”, We are always happy to make new unicorn figurines. (Unicorns are a “Freeze”, “The Wombat Wobble” and preschool friends so if you know of any favourite mystical animal for several of “The Moon Dance”. little people who are 3 years old and our preschool friends.) Outside at our ‘tool table’ the children would like to come and join us at The saying “A picture says a thousand preschool, please do not hesitate to call words” has been evident at preschool us Tuesday to Friday, 8am – 4pm on with our new mini posters of Aboriginal 6848 1060. symbols, being displayed throughout our Miss Marie. room. (See photo below) Marie Jacobsen Nominated Supervisor

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The Tooraweenah Preschool would Miss Marie was sent this resources kit love your support as we plan for from a colleague who is the Aboriginal the rest of 2020 and beyond. Liaison Officer at her school. They Our goal is to collect as many include symbols representing items such sheep and lambs as possible during as mountains, waterholes, people, have been really busy working hard, the months of July and August, campsites and gatherings, animals, hammering and using the screwdrivers - with them to be sold as a bulk lot weapons, and nature in general and are we now have some wood screws for the through the Dubbo saleyards at the universal, allowing them to be used on children to work with, as well as some all Aboriginal country. The children easily nuts and bolts. If anyone has some old beginning of September. and confidently recognize these symbols items that the children can use for the The Tooraweenah Preschool will now and have really taken to looking at ‘tool table’ (either to pull apart or to join receive 100% of the proceeds to and discussing the different symbols, up with screws, nuts and bolts etc) that help us with refurbishments and with a clear understanding of what each are not too big and don’t represent a supplies for our littlest learners. symbol represents and means. This has high ‘risk’ factor ie safety wise, then we Are you able to donate a sheep or been learnt in a very short amount of would love to hear from you as we need lamb (or two) for our great cause? more items for our busy children who Our committee members are more are loving this ‘real life’ experience when than happy to pick up from you! we are outside. We have real tools with Please call safety goggles to wear and lots of busy builders and workers who are keen to Seanne Jenkin on 0447 626 521 either pull things apart or join things up. to arrange pick up or delivery Recently we have been hammering and using some ‘elastic wires’ that were holding the new jungle animals in the time. The children have even taken to boxes to make fences and patterns, like drawing symbols and pictures in the spider webs. One friend suggested “We sandpit (see photo above) and related just need a real life shed kit’….. Miss these back to the symbols on display in Marie was thinking more along the lines August 2020 Volume 26 Issue 11 Toora Bungles Page 8

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