March 28,2020 d BBl FREE YourT eelld laahh Teen ffffii Published in Tenterffield when we get a chance Your Souvineerntt ofee Tenterffieldrr Rotary Conferrence 2020 Tenterfield By-pass shelved NSW Government along with the can move individual buildings or a pedestrians to have a break in the mid- RMS have announced today that the whole town block. Unlike traditional dle. Tenterfield by-pass project has been excavation which would require the The NSW Government as well as the shelved. business to be closed for months while Tenterfield Shire Council looked at In a statement to the press, the trans- various options before deciding that port minister Keith Botler stated the this would be the best one. Other government had listened to the busi- options included knocking down one ness houses of Tenterfield who were side of shops and installing a high-rise opposed to the by-pass from the very with underground parking. A decision beginning. The businesses thought in consultation with the Heritage that a by-pass would kill the town with Resister, couldn't be made as to which a downturn in passing traffic which side to take down. A high rise would would impact the economic growth of also limit the view of the Post Office the town. Keith Botler went onto say clock. Another option was to only that even though he knows that park on one side of the road. This was Tenterfield is only a suburb of Sydney, also overturned. "You have to think of the NSW government doesn't discrim- the disabled" said Mayor Peter Pretty. inate against any of the city's infra- "How would the disabled be able to structure. the work is completed, AquaExc excava- cross the road to get to the other side." tion doesn't need the businesses to be Tenterfield Blah sources have found "It would be like playing chicken with closed with the exception of the final that the government had overspent their the trucks" he added. move which in most cases is only over a budget just doing community consulta- Continued on page 2 couple of days, usually over the week- tion, investigation and research. This, end. the source believes, has influenced the government's decision. The time saving of this process would be substantial. Instead of the 3-4 years to The proposal put forward by the gov- install a by-pass, it would be a weekend. ernment is that the main street through The government would expect the local the town is 3 metres to narrow to allow shop owners to foot the bill for this work the heavy vehicles to travel safely because of the saving this alternative AquaExc ready to start work in the through town. It was decided that the work would create. RMS would wear main street. businesses on both sides of Rouse Street the cost of extending the bitumen seal & in Tenterfield would have to move their for the additional pedestrian islands. building back by 1.5 metres. There will They would recoup their money through be a quick, easy and cost effective solu- the revenue raised by jay-walking fines. tion to the problem. With the new tech- Their main target group would be fami- nology of "AquaExc Earthmoving", lies - they could get multiple fines at which digs under the foundation using once & the elderly as they can't run away high pressure water in a controlled way. to avoid the infringement notice. 2021 A channel is then concreted to the length you need to move the building in this The children on skateboards & bikes case 1.5 metres. It is then filled with will love the pedestrian islands which water and the building is floated to its will have a chicane in the middle. The new position. Using this technique, they island would also off a safer place for Late Breaking News - RAAF F118 night fly-over early A planned fly-over by an RAAF F118 planned for the district conference happened a day early. It was truly spectacular happening at night with the plane after-burners on. The conference delegates missed it because when it was booked in 12 months ear- lier, someone forgot that it was a leap year. Although only a few people witnessed this event at the time, it will probably be seen on facebook. Page 10. The Tenterfield Blar. Saturday March 28 Bald Rock to be closed From Social Events editor Julie Pissog tect the intellectual property. Though the months. When questioned about how National Parks have today announced report does mention that it is nothing Sturt National park could be considered that Bald Rock will be closed to tourists like fracking, which makes us suspi- 'central', being on the border of NSW, from 1 July 2020. This announcement cious. A REF (review of environmental QLD and SA, they responded by saying has come after a study into using Bald factors) was undertaken by that the usual location was under reno- Rock as a solar farm. Alan O'Neal from EnviroSellOuts Inc. which showed that vation and this was the only suitable National Parks said that the study the project would not have any environ- location available. It is of the opinion of showed that the current utilisation of the mental impacts, in fact, the glare from this reporter that this is a very weak park does not support it staying open in the solar panels are likely to help excuse and that you should look at who lieu of using the large rock face as a National Parks manage fuel loads in has shares in the company proposing this solar farm. "It just isn't economically most of the parks to the south of the travesty. viable to continue to use it [Bald Rock] rock. It also showed that the thermal We encourage all people to stand up as a tourist park. The benefit to the com- extraction would also assist in keeping against this proposal. We are all for sus- munity by using it to host a solar farm snake populations in the region under tainable energy, but in a suitable loca- far outweighs the loss of amenity." control, as the rock will no longer be tion. And the location on Bald Rock is warm. The report on the proposal was the not suitable. departments best kept secret. In order to When Alan O'Neal was questioned read the report, you had to travel to the about this controversial move, they said: Tenterfield Rotary 'central' information display centre, "it's almost criminal to allow such a pre- membership drive which due to renovations was located in cious natural resource go to such waste The Rotary Club of Tenterfield has Sturt National Park, in an unmarked let- and only being used for visual amenity. come up unique membership drive. terbox. This plan proposes to use all of We can get so much more value out of Instead of free beer steins at next the northern aspect of the rock to host a Bald Rock by realising its full potential years Beerfest, they are going to give huge number of solar panels. They are as an energy provider." free Rotary membership. They won’t also going to test thermal extraction The Government has coped a lot of tell patrons until half way through the technology on the remainder of the rock. flak about this proposal and say that night when they have had a few This technology captures and stores the there was no community engagement on German beers. This will lead to large amount of thermal (heat) energy this matter. Their response was that the approx another 500 members. The stored in the granite. The report would plans have been on display at the Central added bonus might even get a few not go into details of the process, to pro- Information Display Centre for over 6 German visitors to become members.

Tenterfield Maze redeveloped Tenterfield Maze has proved to be Communication so complex that they kept losing peo- What happens when two people are given the same job to do but don't ple in it. communicate? A logical solution has been found. The These photos were taken on the New England Highway north of Tenterfield. idea is to turn it into a funeral home. When the bodies showed up they could process them on-site. It should be a win,win situation for everyone. Todays Weather

Heading north Heading south And to add to the confusion - the caravan park on the dam is called Glenlyon Dam Caravan Park - one word.

But… if all else fails, there's always duct tape. The Tenterfield Blar. Saturday March 28. Page 7. Post office clock goes digital Tenterfield Post office traditional couple of buttons in the office to do all to climbing up the tower are getting clock is being replaced by a new solar the clock faces at the same time. This is ridiculous" he continued, "I am required powered, LED digital clock. in contrast to having to climb into the to have a working with heights certifi- With the decline in specialist clock- clock tower, manually change all 4 cate to climb the ladder, also a working maker tradesman and the need to source in confined spaces certificate." These them at least twice a year to reset the have to be updated every year, at my clocks to daylight savings time and back expense and time." "The courses are again as well as for any maintenance. always during my busiest periods, the Because of the shortage and so many daylight saving changeover. "This puts other towns getting their clocks me behind resetting all the small town's changed, it could be 2 to 3 weeks after clocks." the daylight saving changeover date The new digital clock will feature a before our clock would be changed. This flashing red display. It was decided that confused many locals who arrived late this would be an advantage as an aircraft for work and appointments. warning beacon. The solar panel ensures "When they announced that they (the that the clock will remain on time even if government) were going to change the there are black-outs in the area. Queensland border to include There will be a competition to mod- clocks to the correct time, check to see Tenterfield, we were delighted." said ernise the clock chime. The traditional that the timing is correct and adjust it Jeff O'Sullivan the Tenterfield chime ding dong ding dong - dong ding using a penny. "The hardest part of the Postmaster. "We would only have to dong ding - bong bong bong has been adjustment now is trying to source a source the clock maker when we needed going since the clock was installed cen- penny which is the correct weight." stat- maintenance." turies ago. The new chime will bring us ed Kalvin Satin the clock-maker extraor- into the 21 century and hopefully get the Resetting the clock to daylight saving dinaire. "The WHS rules that apply now time will be a breeze, just the push of a youth involved. Dam Good Idea ations. through a drying machine that will However engineers are excited to reduce the water content to less than 5%. Tenterfield Council has finally announce that a contract has been The thick mud will have the consistency agreed to a decades old proposal to awarded to a local silt removal specialist of unprocessed clay bricks - but full of totally desilt the local water supply company, Backwater Silt Removals (BS natural minerals and fertilizing materi- dam, possibly as soon as this coming Removals). Announcing the contract in a als. This will be compressed into metre week. joint press conference Mayor Pretty cube blocks for easy transshipping and The idea was first put forward during Peters and BS representative Ms Lotta on sold to the rural industry, both locally the drought in the early 1990's with Bull, details of how the work will pro- and across the country by her subsider- numerous suggestions of how the work ceed were released. ary company Rural BS. should proceed. Ms Bull admitted that this is the first As soon as this process is complete At the time it was estimated that the time her company had undertaken such a Tenterfield will have the cleanest purest total dam capacity was reduced by about project, but assured the public that it water storage in the world, albeit still 33% because of a century of accumulat- should be completed on time and well empty. ed silt and rubbish. Experts claimed that within budget- in fact she believes the Meantime water will be trucked into if ever the water level fell below 50% council will make a profit from several town from the Gold Coast desalination the water treatment works would be sources. plant and pumped into the water storage unable to cope with the turgid water and Unusual System Trialed facilities at the top end of Manners Street and also Pelham Street. Tenterfield would be forced to import Ms Bull says the proposed system for water or draw on supplies from other cleaning the dam silt is a world first and When all is complete the Ministers' sources. will be carried out in several stages. Fraternal will be asked to arrange a town Prayer for Rain to refill the now pristine Council engineers thought dredging First, all local water storage facilities dam. the accumulated sludge from bottom of will be filled to capacity including pri- the dam and passing the results through vate tanks, bath tubs, sinks and kettles. Ms Bull assured reporters that fears pumps into a mass filtration plant on the the dam wall, without the pressure of Next the dam will be emptied. Water shoreline. water holding it in place, might collapse will be released over the period of a inward - she assures residents that their Since those early days technology has week and the resultant flow will aid fears are without foundation. And even improved the potential efficiency with downstream irrigators willing to pay for if the wall did collapse, it would be a new options including using giant suc- the surprise bonus. tion pumps and even using special earth- brilliant opportunity to build an even moving gear such as excavators, dozers, The remaining silt/slurry will be bigger and better structure - one that graders all adapted for underwater oper- pumped from the base and passed would last at least a thousand Years. Page 3. The Tenterfield Blar. Saturday March 28 Why walk when you can paddle? Tenterfield Shire Council have The big picture that one day you will announced a bold move for tourism. be able to paddle to all tourist spots Council are going to widen and deep- within the Shire. One of the main con- en Tenterfield Creek to allow tourists cerns is how to ensure that there are and locals alike to paddle around enough rest spots throughout the route, Tenterfield. as paddling uphill is very tiring, particu- There has been a larly on the long jour- great rise in popular- ney to Urbenville. ity of paddling, from Council are also kayaking to paddle working with the boarding. If NSW Disability Tenterfield is going Services to ensure Cork Tree Wineries to stay on trend, we that inclusive access Tenterfield has come up with a novel need to provide has been considered, way to attract visitors. They are going to facility for people to it should be some- combine 2 big tourist attractions, winer- be able to enjoy this thing that can be ies & the cork tree. type of water activi- enjoyed by all people. ty. The initial plans Tenterfield's natural cooler weather are to focus on the Council are also makes it ideal to store the wine at drink- creek system around Tenterfield itself, working with the able temperatures. The added advantage opening it up to water sports. In order to Tenterfield Chamber of Tourism, of our weather is that it makes the tree cater for all levels of adventurers', there Industry & Business to ensure that there drought proof. The condensation on the is even talk about installing a section of are enough facilities along the proposed bottles drips down making it an ideal rapids. There will be a bypass around the route. Council's Tourism Officer Stella mini climate. rapids, for those who want a calmer ride. Float says "this project will really acti- Neighbours have been complaining vate the tourism within the whole Shire. about the popping at all hours of the day The planning phase for Stage 1 is fin- Being able to link up all our tourist des- but regulated hours has ironed out this ished, and Council are now working tinations via water is an innovative way problem. with the Department of Fisheries to to get people seeing all our Shire has to ensure that the correct fish passages are Ladders will be provided for the top offer. We need to ensure that there is maintained throughout the construction shelf/tree wines. enough for people to do along the route, and operation of the project. There are One downside is that there are no tops including places to stay and eat. We are also discussions around how to correctly on the bottles for take-away as the cork really excited for this project and can see operate the Tenterfield Dam to ensure has to stay with the tree. This is an ulti- many other Councils following our that this passage is open, even during mate recycling project. example". drought conditions. Come & pick a bottle or 2. Electricity from lightning Driving Scandal Local scientist David Camerson Watts has From our Social Events editor Julie Pissog developed a way of harnessing the electrici- Members of Tenterfield Rotary ty out of a lightning strike & storing it for have been instructed to attend driver later usage. Mt Mackenzie was selected awareness training. because it is the most struck place in This follows from a van packed with Australia, Darwin has more strikes as a town Rotarians being pulled up near the but Mt Mackenzie struck more often. Who "Queenslander" sign at Wallangarra. says lightning doesn't strike twice in the Witnesses from the scene describe that same place. The power generated by a single it was like watching clowns come out strike will power NSW for a month. The of a tiny car - they just kept coming! It added advantage is that the storage area has is reported that the members were on been designed so that during winter it will their way to a combined meeting at the This incident is particularly scan- become a ski slope. Wallanagarra Railway Cafe. In a bid to dalous as the club sponsors students RAAF F118 fly-over be more environmentally friendly, they from Tenterfield High School to attend A planned fly-over by an RAAF F118 were going to take the bus. However, two driver awareness training pro- planned for the district conference happened when the day came, no bus arrived and grams - a theory based one at a day early. It was truly spectacular with the no-one could remember who was Tamworth and a practical based one at plane flying low over the town yesterday meant to book the bus. The decision Willowbank. It has therefore been lunchtime. The conference delegates missed was made to pile into the van, as it is decreed that all members involved in it because when it was booked 12 months sort of like a bus, and then only one the incident are required to attend at earlier, someone forgot that it was a leap person didn't have to drink. least the theory based driver training. year. The event was only witnessed by a few.