Supporting Community Groups and Keeping Berry Informed PPOO BBOXOX 220202 BBERRYERRY NNSWSW 22535535 WWWW.BERRYALLIANCE.ORG.AUWW.BERRYALLIANCE.ORG.AU FFINDIND UUSS OONN FFACEBOOKACEBOOK MMAYAY 22020020 PPRICE:RICE: $$3.003.00 Our Community – Stronger Together Page 3 Waste Depot Update Page 4 The Berry Show Society would love for you to join them Page 5 Volunteer Week with A Taste Learn to Knit from the of Paradise comfort of your own home Page 19 with Knit with Love Page 7 Meals on Wheels – adapting to the times Berry Camera Club while continuing to - Home Delivered provide a valuable service Page 13 to those in needs Page 5 Covid-19 responses from the Berry Medical Centre Berry and the Berry Pharmacy Page 8 & 10 Even in these unique times, there’s still a lot we can do to assist our community. Make 2020 the year to get involved. See the Community Group Page on Page 12 to fi nd out more. BBERRYERRY AALLIANCELLIANCE Friends of the Berry IINFORMATIONNFORMATION Alliance Town Crier Did you know that the Town Crier is available on the web and can be emailed to you as well as receiving the hard copy each issue? We have a number of our community and beyond who receive an email version of the Town Crier each month and a number who read it online as well. We are now offering to extend that email list and at the same time also improve the online version to a more easily readable layout online. The other advantage to this service is that you will receive any late breaking news and current issues updates that cannot wait for the next edition of the Town Crier. The Town Crier is produced The best news is that it is still free. by the Berry Alliance, Inc. Become a Friend of the Berry Alliance Town Crier by completing the form and returning it to us. Or, just email us and we can email you a copy of the form for you to complete and return to us. The purpose of this publication is You can choose to receive an electronic copy of each edition of the Town Crier by email; an to communicate to the people of email notifi cation of when each edition is available on our web site; an email with updates and Berry about community activities breaking news (no marketing included) and to generate a small income for the Berry Alliance to cover JUST SEND THIS FORM BACK TO US OR EMAIL US AND WE WILL SEND YOU THE FORM administrative costs and donations. FRIENDS OF THE BERRY ALLIANCE TOWN CRIER MEMBERSHIP Membership of the Berry Alliance Name: ................................................................................................................................................................................................... costs $10 pa. It aims to share information amongst community Address: .............................................................................................................................................................................................. groups and individuals, and to ensure that Berry continues to Email address: ................................................................................................................................................................................. be a community we are proud of. Membership is open to Berry community groups Contact telephone number (optional) : ............................................................................................................................ and individuals. To join the Berry Alliance, write to I would like to become a Friend of the Berry Alliance Town Crier and receive: PO Box 202 Berry NSW 2535 An electronic copy of each edition of the Town Crier by email (optional) An email notifi cation of when each edition is available on our web site (optional) ALL BERRY ALLIANCE ENQUIRIES An email with updates and breaking news (no marketing included) (optional) Return to our email address [email protected] or postal address Secretary: 0449 569 059 PO Box 202 Berry NSW 2535 or drop it into the Town Crier drop box in the Berry Post Offi ce Email: [email protected] Post Offi ce Box 202 Berry Alliance Inc. and Berry Town Crier - PO Box 202 Berry NSW 2535 Berry NSW 2535 [email protected] www.berryalliance.org.au MAY The only TRIPADEAL Editor's Note 20 and CRUISECO The closing date for our JUNE issue will Exclusive deals only Specialist Agency be Wednesday 20th MAY 2020 at 5pm. in the Shoalhaven. 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PRINTED BY Berry Printers CONCORDE WAY BOMADERRY PH: 4422 3774 PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER 21 Kinghorne St, Nowra, NSW | [email protected] | 1300 136 044 Page 2 - The Town Crier MAY 2020 Community, Advertisers and Berry Community Groups – We are all going through a particularly The cost of producing and delivering 4. If your group has not met or has no specifi c confronting and trying time with the Town Crier is approximately $5,000 news - please do not make a submission. COVID-19 and a lot of changes per month (or per issue). We do have If we do not have suffi cient room for some cash reserves but these need to be everything we may have had to edit resulting from this threat to each and managed effi ciently. submissions or group information together every one of us. Each edition varies in size depending on (eg cancelled or postponed events). The Berry Alliance and Town Crier wishes the advertisements (and the revenue) in We also need to adhere to the cut off time each member of our community well and that edition. This allows us to provide free and date for submissions. implore you to stay safe, healthy and united entries to all our registered Berry Community You know that we will do the best we can until this threat passes. Groups and the Sponsored groups that we and that our wonderful Editor Nancy and Please remember to respect each other, also assist. But it also determines a limit of the Editorial Board will make every effort to each other’s point of view and understand how much we can print. include as much information as we can. that there are some people in our community A huge thank you to our advertisers who We also suggest a few things for you and who are suffering more than others at this are still supporting the Town Crier, we are your members to do to keep up with events time. This can sometimes manifest itself all indebted to you. around town and better cope with the with anger, or argumentativeness. Try not to We have asked our Community Group situation: react and if you know someone who may members to please consider whether to 1. Join “Friends of the Berry Alliance Town be suffering please ask them “Are You OK?” and what they will submit for the this edition Crier” (form on Page 2 in this edition of and listen to them. And get them help if they of the Town Crier and future editions until the Town Crier) and receive: - email updates as events unfold; need more than a kind, thoughtful friend to things return to normal. just listen. Lifeline and other groups can - an electronic copy of the Berry Town Crier We have asked them to please: help where needed. emailed to you (big bonus – a lot of it is We also take this opportunity to say a huge 1. If your group (as many of you do) are in colour); thank you to our community members and providing a service or support for our - an email notifi cation when the on line community groups – you and your fellow community during this time - please copy of the Town Crier has been posted members and friends – who are doing so submit details of this and how community (https://www.berryalliance.org.au/town- much for our community that we love. members can access this and who it is crier-berry/) We are indeed, all in this together. aimed at specifi cally. 2. Follow and Like our Facebook site As a result of the downturn arising from 2. If your group has had a success or for updates and breaking news and self-isolation, business closures, job losses something similar - please make a short comments (https://www.facebook.com/ and necessary precautions we are all asked submission. BerryTownCrier/) to take, we are looking at a likely drop in our 3. If your group has had to cancel a future 3. Keep in touch with friends and advertising income for the next few months. event or function - please make a short neighbours by phone or email. This Advertising revenue is our only income. submission giving details. 4. Participate and / or enjoy some of the community efforts around town currently, e.g. Teddy Bears in windows and in front yards to “fi nd” when you go for a walk around town – great for the kids. There is even a Billy Brag song you can play “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt” which is good fun. (https://www.facebook.com/ BerryTownCrier/) Thank you to all our readers, contributors and advertisers for your understanding and your contribution to our wonderful ® community. Stay safe please and our thanks to SLATE IMPRESSION AND RUSTIC WOOD IMPRESSION EDGING everyone who is working so hard to keep us safe, particularly our health services Chimney Sweeping and our school teachers and staff and to all and Woodfi re essential services which includes the IGA and staff, the pharmacy and staff (who are Installation YOUR LOCAL both offering home deliveries).