Page 1 YASS VALLEY TIMES WEDNESDAY April 28, 2021 $2.00 ANZAC Day in the Yass Valley 11am service which was relatively uncommon compared to recent years. "The main service was potentially a little bit down because we didn't have the march, and maybe more people came to the dawn service," he said. State MP for Goulburn Wendy Tuckerman was in attendance for the Yass dawn service, alongside Yass Valley Mayor Rowena Abbey. Wee Jasper residents and visitors to the reserves marched to the tune of a lone piper across the Wee Jasper bridge up to the Wee Jasper Community Memorial Hall. Local school principal Michelle Andrews and students held the Australian Flag at the front, and children on horseback brought up the rear. Students Dougal and George Cathles read out the names on the Honour Roll during the service. Bugler 'Alexander Fraser played the Last Post' and 'Rouse'. Handmade wreaths were placed at the Memorial as Graham Hannaford played a stirring lament on the bagpipes. Over at Binalong, local resident Nigel Wong said their service had a "big turnout" and had a few thankyou's he wanted to make. "Thanks to Natalie Booth and Christine Davies from NSW Police for attending, Garth Chisholm, George Above: Dawn service in Yass. Elliott, Binalong VRA, Binalong Public Right: Yass Mayor Rowena Abbey, School and Robin Winterflood for her Yass RSL Sub-branch President bugling skills." Neil Turner, Member for Goulburn There were games of two-up on offer Wendy Tuckerman. Photo Credit at many venues across the Valley, with Wendy Tuckerman. normal, the community flocked in had their commemoration events, all some punters getting a little droves to their respective local putting their own spin on things. over-exuberant with their bets as the Two years have passed since the services and festivities. Reverend and MC of the services in night wore on at the Yass Soldiers Yass Valley was last able to celebrate Yass, Murrumbateman, Sutton, Yass, Steve Neuhaus said the dawn Club. ANZAC Day together, and whilst Binalong, Bowning and Wee Jasper all service drew a crowd similar to the Max O'Driscoll proceedings were not entirely back to Lot 1, 547 Fifeshire Rd 26 Shearsby Crescent 53 Yeo Cres 11 Polding Street $595,000 $485,000 $759,000 $529,000 LISTED UNDER OFFER LISTED NEW LISTING 51 hectares 5.98 hectares 422 919sqm block 311 760sqm block Cracking building envelope with views out over These views are simply amazing. Located quite literally at the top of the town 53 Yeo Homes like this are very much in demand… boasts a northerly aspect overlooking Yass. Double brick, tiled roof, circa 1960’s. Burrinjuck. Some beautiful valleys with stands of Building envelope has been surveyed and a site cut Numerous living areas in a spacious family home. 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Page 3 YASS VALLEY TIMES WEDNESDAY April 28, 2021 Junee’s Theatre restoration a cue for Yass Liberty Theatre Junee's Athenium Theatre became the latest "The Regent Theatre in Mudgee was recently sold "new money" coming to Yass, who see Yass' Australian regional theatre to be restored and for $1 million, and it's going to take about $3 million proximity to Canberra and Murrumbateman as a reopened in recent times, providing yet another to rescue and reopen that." vantage point for investment. reminder of the potential of Yass' dormant asset, the Liberty Theatre. Paul said 2020 involved meeting with many people "New money and new entrepreneurial ideas that are who held an interest in buying the Liberty Theatre, coming in and will come in, in October of this year." The refurbishments at the Athenium Theatre and expected there was more interest to come, included a new commercial kitchen, storage, especially post the Council election in September. "Given that you have Murrumbateman down the outdoor function space, and new air conditioning, road and all that housing estate, plus Canberra only using three NSW Government grants totalling "Last year, we had a number of interested parties 40 minutes away, you're going to see a joining of the almost $1.1 million. coming to look at the theatre and inspect it, and three areas," he said. Renowned heritage cinema consultant Paul everyone is extremely positive about the theatre's Brennan estimated the Liberty Theatre in Yass could future." Paul has worked tirelessly across the past year to earn similar grants, which would cover most of the create a portfolio to support whoever the new refurbishment costs. "Once that September Council election comes owners end up being. "You would only have to spend $1-1.1 million on the along, you're going to see an influx of very wealthy Liberty to have it be an absolutely grand performing entrepreneurial 35-40-year-olds come into Yass and "Whoever buys it will find there is a huge portfolio arts, concert and cinema venue, which would be buy up the main street and turn it into one of the which I completed last year, of all the government unlike anything else that's in New South Wales." most fantastic, functioning heritage towns in grants and support connections." Australia," he said. 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"This is such a landmark building that is famous "A portfolio of support which would get triggered for around Australia, and it's now famous for not being anyone who buys the theatre which will explain how open," he said. Liberty Theatre and its over the road neighbour, the to go about getting additional funding so that it's fit- Commercial Hotel, could be reinvigorated under a ted out with what it needs," he said. He also wanted to reiterate that the Liberty could new, more entrepreneurially focused Council. hold something for everyone. Paul contended that the Liberty Theatre had just as "The ones who come in will be very active in re- much potential as any other regional theatre re- "Everyone supports the reopening of this theatre, freshing this town, and the high point of refreshing opened in recent times. but when it reopens, it's not just going to be a play- this town is the Commercial Hotel and the Liberty house for a certain group of people." "What the Liberty has more than anything else, is a Theatre," he said.