Te Awamutu Houses, Farms, Property Management List your property or rental with Ray White and we will advertise Courier your property on TRADE ME rwteawamutu.co.nz Published Tuesday & Thursday THURSDAY,THURSDAY MARCH JANUARY 15, 19, 2012 2012 YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER FOR OVER 100 YEARS TM Ph: 871 7149 CIRCULATED FREE TO 12,109 HOMES THROUGHOUT TE AWAMUTU AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS. EXTRA COPIES 40c. BRIEFLY McTamneys cream of crop Hear ye, hear ye Guest speaker for the Former Te Awamutu College student Barry Continuing Education Group McTamney and his wife Nicky were named on Wednesday, March 21 is winners of the 2012 Waikato Sharemilker/Equity Toni Naera. Farmer of the Year at the Waikato Dairy Industry She works as a Hearing Awards held at the Bledisloe Hall, Mystery Creek Therapist/ Field Officer for LIFE on Monday night. Unlimited Community Services Mr McTamney says they were totally sur- prised to be named the winners and collect $15,000 Department and is a fully in prizes. trained Hearing Therapist with ‘‘It’s overwhelming really, we were stunned. an extensive background in Life’s pretty hectic for us at the moment with a assisting people with hearing nine week old baby and a two year at home, we disabilities. For more were just thinking it would be a nice night out!’’ information see advertisement The couple take the next step in their dairy page 24. farming career in June when they enter an equity partnership. Meeting note They are currently in their fifth and final People interested in season, 50% sharemilking 275 cows for the discussing the issue of MacLennan Family Trust on an 82ha farm near emergency accommodation in Otorohanga. They become equity partners and Te Awamutu are invited to a managers of a 500-cow farm at Maihiihi in June meeting on Thursday, March 22. and plan to purchase it outright within 10 years. Representatives from a They say a key to their success is keeping it number of local organisations simple. will be at the meeting in the ‘‘Simple, repeatable systems provide consist- Burchell Pavilion (Te Awamutu ent performance in the face of climatic and i-Site Centre) from 4pm - economic volatility. Thorough recording and monitoring enables informed decisions to be 5.30pm. More information is made early, versus reactions to be made too early available from CAB (ph 871 or too late or not at all. 4111). ‘‘And while we run a simple system, our focus on getting the basics right has provided our No maternity? business with added income streams.’’ Anyone looking to put in a Mr McTamney holds a Bachelor of Applied submission about the future of Science in Forestry and Agriculture while Mrs maternity services at Matariki McTamney holds a Diploma in Veterinary will have to act quickly. Nursing. A consultation document Together they have worked their way up the has been produced by Waikato industry in the past 10 years. TC150312SP01 District Health Board, which They say the award reinforces their goals and WAIKATO Sharemilker/Equity Farmer of the Year winners Barry and Nicky McTamney on ‘considers the options’ for the steps needed to achieve them. Awards Night. Waipa women. As Waikato Sharemilker/Equity Farmers of If you wish to view a copy of the Year, they will host a field day on April 3 and Year contest, with Arohena lower order share- Vanessa McCluskie placed second in the farm the document email: will go on to contest the national title. milkers Hamish and Katie Flett placed second manager contest. cornelia.roodt@waikatodhb. IMPRESSIVE RESULTS and equity farm managers James Kinston and Further details on the winners, full lists of health.nz. Submissions close Te Awamutu connections had a clean sweep in Jennie Macky third. results and field days can be found on at 5pm tomorrow. the Waikato Sharemilker/Equity Farmer of the Pukeatua contract milkers Nathan and www.dairyindustryawards.co.nz High fashion High tea and high fashion is on the menu at the Olde Draft 10--Year Plan approved Creamery on April 1. The event will benefit the children and families of the A strong focus on affordability and change to charging for metered water ally buoyant and growing district. McKenzie Centre. sustainability will see Waipa District Council supplies. In response to the global financial crisis Guests receive a release a draft 10-Year Plan that proposes It signals an average increase of four the council had undertaken a review of the complimentary drink and goodie around $40 million less debt than what was percent each year over the 10 years, and plan to provide a sustainable platform for the bag on arrival, then can enjoy projected in its previous long term plan. includes a number of key projects aimed at 10 Year Plan 2012-22. high tea and a fashion parade. It has also removed $4 million from its maintaining or enhancing levels of service. The draft 10-Year Plan 2012-22 plan is Lucky draws and raffles will be annual operating budget. Debt currently sits at $31 million. It is supported by a financial strategy which held, while those attending are The draft 10-Year Plan 2012-22 was expected to peak at $65 million, compared to a includes limits on borrowing, rates increases encouraged to dress up for the approved by the council’s Strategic Planning projected $89.9 million in the 2015/16 year of and the amount of rates collected. occasion. and Policy Committee on Tuesday and will be the 2009-19 plan. It will then drop back to $48.5 Most of the projects presented in the draft Tickets from McKenzie available for community review and feedback million in 2021/22 as loans are repaid. plan were required to maintain centre (ph 07 839 5357 or email from next Tuesday. Mayor Alan Livingston said the current infrastructural assets and levels of service, [email protected] It includes a proposed rates increase after 10-Year Plan 2009-19 had been developed at a ensure community safety and wellbeing, growth of 4.9 percent for the 2012/13 year, time when growth was very strong and the support future planning and meet the .org) although this will reduce to around 4.4 council’s activities programmes, and projects council’s statutory responsibilities. percent if the council confirms a proposed were aligned with supporting an economic- Continued page 3. 8613795AA Murray Barclay Mike Whitburn 0274 753 690 0274 824 614 07 872 1964 07 846 5554 8613810AA For all your new & used farm machinery & tractor requirements - TALK TO THE LOCAL EXPERTS TODAY. Benson Road, Te Awamutu Phone: 07 870 2411 www.powerfarming.co.nz 2 TE AWAMUTU COURIER, THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 2012 YOUR LETTERS CourierTe Awamutu Councillors and accounts CONTACTS A former councillor and explain some of the decisions balance sheet is a basic councils looked at ongoing MANAGER audit chairman on Hamilton made by councils. requirement for all council- courses to upskill council- Alan Price City Council states you can’t Possibly we expect too lors. lors. e: [email protected] be too hard on councillors. much of new councillors and They can’t make informed It could be a fantastic You can’t expect them to underestimate the range of decisions unless they under- investment. EDITOR understand a complex set of skills necessary to be an stand all the facts. I trust the Waipa council- accounts. It takes guts for a effective councillor, especi- All businesses and local lors are not afraid to put Dean Taylor councillor to put their hand ally in these tough financial bodies spend money on their hand up and say I don’t e: [email protected] up and say I don’t under- times. upskilling staff to improve understand when necessary stand. As every decision council their efficiency and skill and don’t get intimidated. REPORTERS This statement has a ring makes has a financial com- levels. of truth about it and could ponent to it, understanding a Perhaps it is time all KEN GEORGE Cathy Asplin e: [email protected] Colin Thorsen e: [email protected] Paddocks for Cadet Unit in TA ADVERTISING horses, poo Dorinda Courtney alive and thriving e: [email protected] Thanks to Tui Allen, John Stewart, June Bright Julie Jackson and Carly Tims I have come to the conclusion that In response to Pam Lammas, Te I agree that the cadets look e: [email protected] we are not living in the right era. Awamutu already has a Commun- wonderful, and pride, in their uni- One wants to ban cars off the roads in favour of ity Cadet Unit, based at the Old forms and our cadets are a prime Bookings cyclists (that do not pay road tax or registrations) — Council Depot in Albert Park example of this. [email protected] so does this gives me the right to put on my roller Drive. Our Cadet Unit is a place where skates and play a game of cricket on the road too? This Cadet Unit has been the cadets get to do things that they CLASSIFIEDS One wants us (if you read between the lines) to officially running since 1995 and may not otherwise have the oppor- bring back mandatory shock treatment — because was started at Te Awamutu College, tunity to do, like rock climbing, Tania Cortesi-Western, Rhonda Bird that’s what they used to do to ‘idiots’ in the olden however due to space moved to its spending time at Waiouru on an Anna-Marie Holmes days. current position at Albert Park army base or Whangaparoa at a [email protected] And the other two want us all to be OK with Drive.