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Bank Street Trees
Petition not accepted on technical grounds
Council resolves to further address Banks St trees and planning concerns
At its Tuesday meeting, Cabonne Council voted not to formally receive a petition from citizens concerning the proposed placement of trees in the centre of Bank Street. (see last week's Express). The petition contained 197 signatures and 6 supporting letters objecting to the planting of trees in Bank Street, Molong, which is a component of the Molong Town Centre Plan. While not tabling the petition due to technicalities (see box right) Council however confirmed that the issues will be addressed at the detailed design stage. In moving that the petition not be formally accepted Cr Peter Batten said that the issue had been plagued by many reported widespread misunderstandings - including that parallel parking would be introduced, the street would be closed and turned into a "mall' among others. Cr Batten said that there seemed to be a "lot of fiction over fact" and that there was no evidence that the petitioners had engaged with traffic design specialists [as Council had] before making assertions as to the viability of the proposals. Nevertheless Council will hold a workshop detailing the design approach in June. This will include elements raised in the petition itself. Further, Council staff will be arranging a trip to Inverell to inspect its main street upgrade, which is of a similar style to that which is being proposed for Bank Street. Councillors will be invited to attend. There will be an opportunity to provide further information to the community after this. A detailed response to the concerns raised in the petition will be brought to council at its June Meeting.
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If you want to send a valid citizens petition to your council it's best to study the rules. Cabonne, like all other councils (and Parliaments for that matter) have safeguards in place to ensure that formal petitions are the genuine voice of all the petitioners. They take them seriously. Which is why policies for petitions to local, state and federal governments contain minimum requirements for them to be accepted. These include • A provision for the acceptance of publication details by the signatories - that they are aware that their information will be published. • Name, address and signature of those people who support the petition. Address means address - not town. Cabonne Councillors, given that the petition did not disclose to signatories that their information will be shared, were provided copies of the petition and the letters individually and thus the petition and accompanying letters were not published in the council's agenda papers. A technicality perhaps - but its good to see the Council will act on the sentiments anyway even if they cannot publish them.
HISTORY OF CONSULTATION The draft Molong Town Centre Issues Paper was placed on public exhibition in early 2020. Feedback was used to brief an urban designer to assist with design workshops and the development of the Molong Town Centre Plan. Submissions to the issues paper were reported to council and uploaded to council’s website in April 2020. Following the completion of the discussion paper and public exhibition the process of developing concept designs was carried out. Council and consultant teams conducted a series of community consultation events in Molong on 24 - 25 August 2020. Drop in conversations were held over the two days in the kiosk on the main street and a community workshop was held at the Molong RSL Club. Both council and consultants also received follow up emails and phone calls to make comment about the town centre. A further round of consultation was carried out in Molong on 28 October 2020 at the kiosk on the main street and at the RSL when the Main Street Concept Designs were developed and put on public exhibition. The project has also been subject of numerous reports by local media and social media posts when the grant funding was announced, updates to Molong Advancement Group and as part of recent community consultation in relation to the development of the Community Strategic Plan where it was outlined that further detailed design process will be undertaken which will provide further information for the community and stakeholders.
U5 Condors Soccer Player of the Week Henry Welsh Molong Bulls
FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTY COMES TO MOLONG RUGBY LEAGUE UNDER LIGHTS
Molong Bulls Vs Bathurst CSU This Friday, 27 May 2022 Molong Recreation Ground
League Tag - 6pm First Grade - 7:15pm Gates open at 5pm - No admission before 5pm.
Both gates will be open with plenty of parking inside and around the ground. Full bar and canteen will be operating, with plenty of hot food and drinks available.
Adults $6 Pensioners $3 Under 16 FREE
Hope to see you all there as Molong Bulls make history with the first ever night games under the new lights.
Thank you to everyone who has helped to attain this wonderful new asset for our community, especially our Federal & State Government, Cabonne Council, Molong Advancement Group and the many local sporting organisations who supported it. The new lights will open up many opportunities for Dr Ross Memorial Recreation Ground. A very big thank you to Cabonne Roos for allowing us the use of the ground on what would normally be their training night.
Join us back at The Telegraph Hotel, Molong after the game!
(L) Stephanie Alexander (Below) students
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Mention the name Stephanie Alexander and one’s gourmet mind remembers Melbourne, the growth of new image cookbooks using freshly grown vegies, meats from the Melbourne markets, and the growth of farmgates across the food growing areas of Victoria. See more on P.6 Express Gardening. With her devotion to producing fresh quality foods for family tables, Stephanie Alexander has a brilliantly co-ordinated Kitchen Garden program that has been spreading to schools around Australia. Aimed to provide the total food experience to students to know where, what, how and why food growing, from the soil, rain, sun, seasons, and the cooking of - and serving is a ‘joy’ rather than a boring ‘frozen foods’ and take-away experience. More on P.6 Congratulations to the Manildra Public School community who saw the opportunity to apply to the Schools Kitchen Garden program and rewarded with a grant of $5,000 from the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation to participate in the program. With only 12 schools (including Manildra Public School) accepted into the program last term (nationally) this is a fine initiative taken by MPS who now join two other Cabonne Schools - Cudal and Canowindra Public Schools already taking part in the program. . Canowindra Public Schools. Under the guidance of Miss Williamson of Manildra Public School the program was off to a great start this term. With the support of volunteers Gerald Power and Erin the participating students were able to learn about bush tucker, how and where the bush tucker grows naturally, planted, cooked, and eaten. Students reported that they were able to sample some of the bush tucker, with the Finger Lime being the most popular. Thank you to the team from Bunnings who helped to plant the school’s fruit trees.
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(Above right) Gerald introducing MPS Kitchen Garden Classroom students to some of the Bush Tucker foods. (Right) Bush Tucker foods come in a range of both bitter tastes and sweet. This one was definitely ‘not sweet enough’.
(Left) Preparing a bush tucker treat for the MPS Kitchen Garden Classroom students. The Finger Lime was declared the ‘favourite of the day’.
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“ Renos” bring new Molong food and coffee measures
It was a happy, joyful, sad day for the Barnes/Laffin family and their dedicated team when the final day came for their Bank Street iconic business. Twelve months in the making the contract was finally signed with Lime & Stone owner/operators Kate Redmond and Sally Brazier. Now closed for renovations, it won’t be long for the Butler Building to reopen and the new look cafe ready to serve town and district again. Read on for continuing services... Renovations of the Butler Building may only take 3 months with the Lime & Stone cafe (the former Pantheon Cafe) now extending their operating hours on weekends to serve locals, district residents, visitors and tourists to town. In the meantime ... whilst both the ‘new’ Lime & Stone cafe, and the Byng Street cafe team (formerly Sweetness in Bank Street) undergo renovations to their buildings ... let’s be patient and be ready to welcome ‘the new’ to this fantastic town. There’s lots of ‘new’ coming and to look forward to. In the meantime ... let’s positively farewell Barnseys team and wish them health, happiness,
freedom ... and thank them for providing what has been a wonderful cafe, food and service. Remembered with loving thoughts. Whilst renovations continue - For Take-Away Fish & Chips - check out both hotels (Freemasons & Telegraph) menus ... AND, very delicious Fish & Chips @ BP Molong (4 minutes cooking time). Hamburgers ... Freemasons & Telegraph Hotels. Gourmet style ... Wildflower Cafe Wednesdays to Sundays. Coffee - sit in and take-away Lime & Stone (7 days), Wildflower (Wed. to Sundays) BP Molong 7 days. Enjoy!
“On The Sheep’s Back” helps build Molong Hospital gardens
Local resident, Tony Lloyd proudly presented Molong Hospital Auxiliary President, Kim Stojanov with a cheque for some $3,000 to add to the fundraising efforts for the installation of the Sensory Gardens project in the hospital grounds. Tony said that he was proud to donate to the auxiliary the full proceeds of the sale of his nonfiction story, “On The Sheep’s Back - Stories from life in the Sheds” an interesting account of his days in the shearing sheds throughout NSW and Queensland. Working as a shearing contractor, Tony’s story was written by his grandson Charles McIntosh - and follows Tony’s journey through his working life, starting with his growing up years at Hunter’s Hill and the young graduate’s move to working in the paddocks, properties and rural areas. Including the diversity of the agribiz Tony and his wife Bev, family members Christine (McIntosh) and Nicole (now deceased) lived and worked.
The Express, on behalf of district residents, would like to express our delight and congratulations to Tony Lloyd and Charles McIntosh on the success of “On the Sheep’s Back” - a special book with strong links to the history of the wool sector in Australia - and in turn Molong, Canowindra and Cabonne Country.
Andrew Gee goes against the tide to be re-elected in Calare How you voted
With a 3.36 swing his way on Saturday night incumbent Nationals Federal member for HOOK IND Calare, Andrew Gee ON went against the WHITTAKER state and national NANKERVIS GRN tide to maintain his ELLIOTT ALP parliamentary seat for GEE NP Calare. Independent Kate JANNIS UAPP Hook had 20.86 per Informal cent, or 19,820 primary votes, while Labor had a 7.28 per cent swing against the other way with Sarah Elliott reaching 14.85 per cent (14,112 primary votes), One Nation’s Stacey Whittaker 8.32 per cent (7,903), the Greens Kay Nankervis
Molong 203 108 25 76 617 43 37
Manildra 65 48 4 40 309 18 8
Cudal 77 34 14 29 192 12 11
Cumnock 43 19 7 22 177 14 10
Yeoval 19 34 5 32 210 21 10
4.17 per cent (3,961), and the UAP claiming 3.73 per cent (3545). FULL REPORT NEXT WEEK
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Tony Lloyd presenting a cheque for over $3,000 to Kim Stojanov of the Molong Hospital Auxiliary. “We are very grateful” said Kim.
Molong Greenwaste & Recycling Cabonne Council advises (on their website) that the Greenwaste Facility in Molong will be closed this Sunday, 29 May 2022 due to ongoing site works. The site will reopen the following Sunday, 5 June 2022 between 9am - 4pm and operate every Sunday, with some changes. Residents will be able to dispose of both greenwaste and recycling. Lawn clippings, paper, cardboard, plastics, glass, and tins/cans will be free to deliver. Larger greenwaste will incur a small fee, with EFTPOS facilities available on-site. Unfortunately, there are no cash handling facilities.
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Government exits amid shredding snowstorm, Labor ministers make staged entry The transition from one government to another involves a democratic miracle and a physical mess. In parliament house’s ministerial wing on Monday, shredding machines were working flat out, fragments of their massive output leaving a light snowstorm on the blue corridor carpet as it was carted away. Cardboard boxes had been delivered; enormous wheelie bins were everywhere. How many hours had gone into preparing and working on all those papers suddenly no longer needed, or needing quick and confidential disposal? On the Labor side, the move into power has the air of disorderly order. Staffers still carry a touch of that slightly casual demeanour of opposition. Many frontbenchers are preparing for their new responsibilities from existing digs in other places. With Anthony Albanese and Penny Wong attending the meeting of the QUAD (comprising the US, Japan, India and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his interim ministers Penny Wong, Jim Chalmers, Richard Marles and Australia) in Tokyo on Tuesday, they and Katy Gallagher arrive for a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra. Lukas Coch/AAP a handful of colleagues were sworn in early Monday. any no confidence motions against the government Albanese met with the Department of the Prime In what must be some kind of record, Minister and Cabinet on Sunday, when a deputy Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles is already and that they would also secure supply.” “They will consider legislation on its merits,” he secretary, Stephanie Foster became its acting head. acting prime minister, minding Labor’s new shop The new secretary will be announced soon. until Albanese returns on Wednesday. Marles, who said, adding “I will treat them with respect.” The government would “resume parliament in a very Like Labor, the opposition parties will meet next was shadow minister for national reconstruction, continues coy about whether he’ll be defence minister. orderly way”, Albanese said, without specifying when, week. On Monday Alan Tudge, who had made himself Treasurer Jim Charmers and Finance Minister beyond saying it would be before the end of July, and scarce during the campaign, emerged to declare Katy Gallagher are starting cautiously on the work of might be much earlier. “There is a number of international events some of unequivocally “Peter Dutton will be [Liberal] leader”. government, mindful of (as Labor kept saying in the Josh Frydenberg finally conceded in Kooyong, campaign) not getting ahead of themselves until the which are public, some of which are not, which need to be accommodated,” he said. “The other issue is, I while Liberal senator Sarah Henderson said the party whole ministry is in place. Last seats are still being finalised. Labor will have will try to run a family-friendly parliament – there are needed him back into the parliament. Various Liberals debated whether the party should a bigger frontbench reshuffle than earlier anticipated, school holidays in July.” The new PM was anxious to send a message of “how move to the left or the right. with Kristina Keneally failing to win the Sydney seat of Meanwhile the Nationals were, as usual, looking Fowler and Terri Butler defeated in her Brisbane seat valued our public servants are”. The arrangements around his trip to Japan were counter-intuitive. of Griffith. Keneally had home affairs and Butler the organised in pre-election consultations with the public With the Liberals losing a swag of seats, the Nationals environment portfolio in opposition. At Albanese’s first news conference in the prime service, and Labor seems impressed with the briefings held all theirs, and gained an extra senator. But in teal minister’s “blue room” the Aboriginal and Torres frontbenchers received to discuss their portfolio areas seats the name of Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce was constantly invoked, and the Liberals suffered by way Strait Islander flags had been added to the always- in the event of a win. Albanese’s message contrasted with Scott Morrison’s of association with him. present Australian flag. There are now mutterings about whether there Albanese said Labor’s caucus would meet on more dismissive attitude towards the bureaucracy, could, or should, be a challenge against Joyce. Tuesday next week, and the new ministry would be which he saw as part of the “Canberra bubble”. “We won’t be sacking public servants,” Albanese Former leader Michael McCormack has not ruled sworn in Wednesday. The ministry will then meet, as said. “We will be valuing public servants and respecting out a move, and eyes are on deputy leader David will the cabinet national security committee and the them.” Littleproud. expenditure review committee. But the most senior federal public servant, Phil Joyce told the ABC on Monday night: “I’m quite at The prime minister said he thought his government Gaetjens, who headed the prime minister’s department ease with the democratic process”. would reach majority. But anyway, he’d had discussions with the re-elected under Morrison and had come under sustained Labor (theconversation.com.au) crossbenchers Rebekha Sharkie, Bob Katter, Andrew attack for being political, was already gone. Jumped Wilkie, Helen Haines and Zali Steggall. He’d received before he was pushed, it seems. The Australian confirmation from them “that they would not support Financial Review reported he went on leave. MOLONG EXPRESS, Thursday 26 May 2022
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“I don’t eat that... !” Stephanie Alexander’s Garden Kitchen to the rescue A weekly column by Rozzi and contributors
“I believe that the way to change how kids feel about food is for them to have a hands-on experience and to learn about it from the very beginning of popping a seed in the ground to coming into a kitchen and sitting around the table and eating with their friends.” Stephanie Alexander
Talk food, nutritional fresh home-grown foods, and the start of cooking classes, TV shows, farmgates, Melbourne restaurants, cooking classes in Italy, latest cook books - and our minds turn to the amazing Stephanie Alexander, who along with Maggie Beer share the title of ‘doyen of wholesome fresh foods’ grown, cooked and served ‘with love’. The Kitchen Garden Foundation s established by Stephanie Alexander AO in 2004, has been in response to the overweight and obesity crisis, with the aim of instilling positive life-long food habits in children and young people. Why not encourage your local school to participate - and why not offer to be a volunteer on the program?
“I’d never liked vegetables before but now I try everything just in case I might!” Ryan, Sunshine North PS
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The Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation was established by Stephanie Alexander OAM in 2004, in response to the overwhelming interest in and success of the piloting of the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program at Collingwood College, Melbourne, from 2001. The Foundation has since secured funding to expand the Kitchen Garden Program to other interested schools across Australia - including three in NSW in Cabonne Country (Manildra Public School - Cudal and Canowindra Public Schools). Engaging with schools, governments, philanthropists and passionate individual donors tthe foundation has been able to move the Kitchen Garden Program from a pilot program to an established food education model that is now implemented by hundreds of schools right across the country. With young people learning about food from planting, growing, nurturing, harvesting, cooking and serving. The Foundation provides skills, support and inspiration to schools to help them implement and deliver the Kitchen Garden Program. The Foundation also plays a role in lobbying National and State Governments to fund the program which operates with a small, dedicated team across Australia. The Foundation is a not-forprofit, charitable organisation that relies on the generosity, shared vision and commitment of schools, volunteers, philanthropic organisations,government, business and individuals.It is a valuable community based program linking school with community incorporating the basic life skills and return of home-grown seasonal foods as shared by generations of Australians. Restauranteur and passionate foodie, Stephanie had been disturbed by the growing obesity problem in Australia and internationally, and felt it was largely caused by people simply not knowing how to prepare fresh, nutritious and delicious food. She believes the problem begins in childhood, and that the best way to address it is by means of early intervention. While many educational food programs are well-intentioned, they neglect to involve children in what can be, and should be - an engaging, ‘pleasurable system’. Inspired by her childhood memories of a kitchen garden, parents passionate about food
and a family culture that focused on the ritual of sharing a meal, Stephanie developed the philosophy of the Kitchen Garden Program to ensure children were enthusiastic about the food production process from start to finish, were encouraged to be proud of their achievements, and were given the skills and understanding that would inform them for life. “I believe that the way to change how kids feel about food is for them to have a hands-on experience and to learn about it from the very beginning of popping a seed in the ground to coming into a kitchen and sitting around the table and eating with their friends” said Stephanie. Removing what has become a developed home model today - is designed to remove the rules about food that ‘has to be eaten’ to a model that has pleasurable aspects of growing, harvesting, preparing and serving meals as ‘fun’ and ‘experience’. What is the Kitchen Garden Program? Kitchen Garden Schools commit to a dynamic and innovative model whereby kitchen and garden classes are run weekly, enabling skillsbased learning that extends across the entire school curriculum. Children across Years 3 to 7 spend a minimum of 45 minutes a week in an extensive vegetable garden that they have helped design, build and maintain on the school grounds according to organic gardening principles. They also spend 1½ hours each week in a kitchen classroom preparing and sharing a wonderful variety of meals created from their produce. The school employs two parttime specialist staff, a Garden Specialist and a Kitchen Specialist, to run these sessions. The kitchen and garden classes work in partnership with each other, so that they form a harmonious cycle. In both the kitchen and the garden the children work together in small groups with the assistance of community volunteers. The finished dishes are arranged with pride and care on tables set with flowers from the garden, and the shared meal is a time for students, helpers, teachers and specialists to enjoy each other’s company and conversation. If you’re a Kitchen Garden Program or Classroom member, or want to learn how you can join, get in touch with the Support Team on 13000 SAKGF (13000 72543) or support@ kitchengardenfoundation.org.au.
Letters Contesting assertions I see that I have been mentioned in dispatches, 19th May by David Eccleston. He writes, “You’ve felt the never ending 400 summer days, seen the fires and the floods. Fires in California as well as here are now more frequent than Dougal Pottie would lead us to believe. This is not just anecdotal, it is what science confirms.” David, there are several matters I write to contest: 1. For the last 2 summers, Molong’s maximum temperatures have not come close to 400. 2. In my letter to the Editor that led you to mention me in your dispatches, I said, “There were always extreme events; even one is too many!” Perhaps you could infer that I would have our readers believe that extreme events occur no more frequently now than in history. However, you say that science confirms more frequent extremes. Science does not support your argument: “never ending 400 summer days” is emotive and
certainly not scientific. It is also 2 summers ago. Summer maximums vary from year to year. And, to scientifically prove that extreme climatic events are now more frequent, a historical benchmark of extreme events is necessary; say of how many times flooding occurred in the Molong Creek in each decade for the last ‘X’ number of decades; impossible to say without gauge heights and with so many changes in vegetation, human activity and population. On another matter, your comments about our local Canberra MP, the Member for Calare are intemperate. Don’t you understand that through his initiative and perseverance there is now a medical faculty at Charles Sturt University. In 5 – 10 years we might reasonably expect medical graduates from a regional university with their roots already in our region. Surely this is good news for solving the country’s lack of doctors. And that is not the only bull he has taken by the horns! Dougal Pottie, Molong
Central NSW Councils supports extended tunnel announcement "the longer the better"
Design image of the Hartley Valley portal of the proposed 11 kilometre Great Western Highway tunnel. (Supplied: Transport for NSW)
Banks are bullying older Australians out of using cheques
The Chair of Central NSW Councils, Cr Kevin Beatty is very supportive of the recent announcement linking the two tunnels on the western side of the Blue Mountains. “A safe swift and secure link between Sydney and Central NSW remains a priority for our communities,” said Cr Kevin Beatty, Mayor of Cabonne Council and Chair of the Central NSW Joint Organisation. “Tunnels are a way to separate people from According to the Combined Pensioners & Superannuants trucks and recognise the challenges of the Blue Association Mountains topography and environmental We all know that cheques are take five weeks for her new cheque value,” said Cr Beatty. slowly disappearing. book to arrive! Note that collecting “This region thanks the Government for its Once a common form of in person takes a week, so popping commitment of $4.6bn towards the project that
will give an additional 67km of dual carriageway and greater safety especially for emergency vehicles,” said Cr Beatty. “The safety, time and productivity benefits are so important for our visitors, our freight and for us as we travel to and from Sydney,” said Cr Beatty. “Reducing congestion is a key component of the upgrades planned between Katoomba and Lithgow. It has to work for the communities of the Blue Mountains. It is always a balance where safety comes first,” said Cr Beatty. “This is a very big opportunity and the Mayors of the region are keen to ensure that we realise every part of it,” said Cr Beatty.
IMAGINE that you’ve just experienced a medical emergency. You’ve managed to stop panicking long enough to call 000 and an ambulance is on its way. Once it arrives the paramedics start treating you, but first they want your medical history. Do you have any health conditions? Are you on any medications? Do you have any special requirements? As if the situation isn’t stressful enough, you now have to recall all this information while trying to stay calm and hoping you haven’t missed anything. It would be so much easier if they already knew this and all you had to do was focus on recovering. Well, lucky for you NSW and QLD have a program that can allow just that. NSW Ambulance offers Authorised Care Plans for those that have complex needs that mean they need to be treated differently. The plan notifies paramedics of any existing disabilities or medical conditions the patient has and authorises them to provide care outside the usual scope of practice. For example, if you require specific medication different to what would normally be used or if you needed to be taken to a specific specialist service rather than just the nearest Emergency Department, they would be allowed to do so. So how do you go about getting one? Depending on the needs of you or the person you’re caring for, both Authorised Adult General Care Plans and Authorised Adult Palliative Care
Plans are available on the NSW Ambulance website at https://www.ambulance.nsw.gov. au/our-services/authorised-care-plans or if you prefer to receive a copy of these forms in the post, ring CPSA on 1800 451 488. First, sit with your treating medical practitioner to fill out the form. They will email or fax the completed form to NSW Ambulance. Within four to six weeks the plan will be reviewed and endorsed. The approved plan is then sent back to you and your medical practitioner with an attached covering letter. Then just keep your copy on hand somewhere easy to see in case anything ever happens so paramedics can give you appropriate tailored care. These plans are valid for twelve months before they need to be submitted. The only thing to note is that paramedics only have access to a limited number of medications (list available on the form). If you need anything outside of this, it will need to be available at your home with easy access for paramedics.
payment, cheques are now responsible for only one in every 500 payments in Australia. For those who are used to physical banking, business as usual is getting harder, with online banking and electronic transfers replacing traditional withdrawals, deposits and payments in cash and by cheque. But while the use of cheques is rapidly becoming a thing of the past, it seems it’s not rapid enough for the banks. As the cost of issuing and processing cheques increases with every bank customer shifting to online banking, banks are intentionally speeding up the demise of the cheque. One CPSA member reported how frustrating just getting a new cheque book is when the old one is used up. Her bank, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, seems to have adopted a tactic of deliberately frustrating its elderly, chequewriting customers, into going online. If this CPSA member had a local branch to go to, getting a new cheque book would apparently be easy. Collecting a new cheque book in person would be swift, or so the bank says. It takes a week from asking for a new cheque book to be ready for collection. But this member lives regionally with the nearest bank branch too far away for someone with mobility issues. This member was told it would
a new cheque book in the mail apparently takes four weeks at the Commonwealth Bank. Really? With such blatant incompetence it’s a miracle the bank is still in business. Once the new cheque book did arrive, there were so few cheques in it, this member decided to order another cheque book straight away to make sure she wouldn’t run out. For those relying on cheques to pay rent, water and electricity bills, this shoddy bank behaviour is a nightmare. It’s all very well to suggest people should get someone to help set up online banking for them. It’s all very well to point out that online banking is so much more convenient than traditional banking, but the reality is that ‘online’ is and always will be an alien concept to many older Australians. Banks need to accept that trying to bully and frustrate these older Australians into online banking will not work. It will only cause older Australians misery. The only tip we can give to cheque users is that you can reduce the number of cheques you write by setting up direct debits from your credit and debit cards by phoning your energy company, water utility and such like.
The emergency ambulance is here for you, now what?
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Playing well in away games weekend
JUNIOR SOCCER
All our teams travelled to Orange and surrounding districts on Saturday to play soccer. From all reports the teams are playing well and having a great time. Under 5 Condors - Coached by Ralph Chrystall We had a fun game against Waratahs Jets. It was good for Condor's to play against a team that had some great little players, each team scored plenty of goals. Rexy Bunting did some good passing and Henry Welsh was awarded Player of the Week. Under 5 Phoenixs - coached by Jac Staines Have had a great start to the season, they have all been very courageous and really warming up to the game. There is certainly never a shortage of giggling, talking and kicking goals for the oppositions. The team has formed a nice little bond and seem to really enjoy training and playing together. We are very proud of how much they have been trying their best. Gooo Phoenix! U6 Vultures coached by Pete Jones The mighty vultures came back from an early deficit to level Saturday's match against arch rival Panthers. Man of the match Digby ‘hackem’ Bowman made up for the missing Chisel Sullivan. Great job boys! U7 Crows They worked really well together as a team, sharing the ball and yelling out encouraging words to each other on the field as well as from the side lines.Kai won player of the week this week and he wore that medal with pride. It was great to have Amzi Cruz Arokiaswamy back from holidays to help out. U10 Falcons coached by Rachel Clarke It was another ripper game from our undefeated Falcons! Using their newly acquired “chip into goal” technique, and passing more than ever. Player of the Week was our newcomer Cassie for not only learning her positions but also staying in them! These little legends are showing some amazing teamwork and are always willing to learn anything you throw at them. U11 Magpies coached by Lenny Punch Had another great game against the Waratahs Rebels with Archie Chrystall scoring the first goal of the game which was one of many from the Magpies on the day. The team is working together well, and having a lot of fun and that is showing with another win on Saturday. Player of the Week Tate Buntiing. Most of the Molong teams are playing at home this weekend -, the first game starting at 9am. With the Eagles playing at Cudal. Remember to Check ODFC draw for any changes,
U10 Molong Falcons - Player of the Week Cassandra Clayton
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RUGBY UNION The Magpie
Wallas at Canowindra Gala Day
The Molong Magpies Wallas travelled to the Canowindra Sports Oval last Sunday 22 May 2022 for a cool and partly muddy Gala Day. U6 played Canowindra, Cowra & Forbes, U8 played Canowindra and Forbes and U10 played Wellington Maroon and Wellington Blue. U6s. With a few families away and a ‘reshaping’ of the U8 team, both U6 teams were light on for numbers however this did not dampen their enthusiasm to compete. Well done to Ollie, Isaac, Henry, Josephine, Matilda, Richard and Saffy - we look forward to seeing you all at training. U8s met their match in both games and Coach Dean now has the training schedule mapped out for the remainder of the year. It was great to see a full team run onto the paddock as this will now assist with team ‘gelling’ and ‘development of combinations’ moving forward. U10s were again the team to watch for the weekend with 16 players ‘fronting for a run’ with the permanent inclusion of four players from Parkes bringing size and experience.
Coach Tony has the team moving well around the park with the highlight being the quality of the passing between players. Well done! Also, in a great show of sportsmanship, the team gave up players to the opposition to ensure games were competitive. Players of the day were U6 Isaac Hobbs for his enthusiasm, U8 Ryan Webb for his tackling around the park and U10 Piper Chase for her all round effort. The Toughest Player award went to Calum Rathbone for his strong running and defensive effort. Thank you again to the Canowindra Club for hosting the day. This week sees the Magpies travelling to Cowra for the Gala Day against Canowindra, Cowra, Bathurst, Forbes & Orange City on Sunday 29 May.
U8/10: Players of the Day Ryan Webb and Piper Chase with Toughest Player Calum Rathbone
U6 : Player of the Day Isaac Hobbs with Coach Mark Gavin
Learn the chain of survival and save lives DEFIBRILLATION AWARENESS WORKSHOP THURSDAY 23RD JUNE 6-8PM MOLONG RSL
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Bill down at H Hardware maybe got this right
REG’S BENCH A drunk gets up from the bar and heads for the bathroom. A few minutes later, a loud, bloodcurdling scream is heard coming from the bathroom. A few minutes after that, another loud scream reverberates through the bar. The bartender goes into the bathroom to investigate what the drunk is screaming about. What's all the screaming about in there? You're scaring my customers! I'm just sitting here on the toilet and every time I try to flush, something comes up and squeezes the hell out of my watzits. With that, the bartender opens the door, looks in and says, You're sitting on the mop bucket!!! Rugby league in Heaven Josh and Sam, who were both 90 years old, were friends who loved Rugby League as they had their entire lives. One day, they were sitting together at a pub in their neighborhood when Josh turns to Sam and says: "Will you promise me something? Promise me that if you die first and go to heaven, you'll come back and tell if there's Rugby League there." Sam agreed, and made Josh promise the same. 3 months later, Sam died, and the next week Josh woke up early one day with someone calling his name. "Who's there?" he called out. "Josh! It's me Sam!" "Sam! It's so good to hear you! How's heaven?" Josh asked. "It's great, but I've some news, some good and some bad" Sam told him. "Well tell me the good news first" Josh replied. "Ok, the good news is that, there is League in heaven." "That's great." Josh exclaimed, "What's the bad news?" "Well, the bad news is that I was reading the team list, and you're playing fullback on Friday." For the last eight years I've been voted the " most secretive guy " in the office by my coworkers. Can't tell you how much this award means to me.
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QUICK CROSSWORD Across 1 Go past (4,2) 4 Coders (anag.) (6) 8 Horrifying or sensational (5) 9 Self-centredness (7) 10 Nearest (7) 11 Notions (5) 12 Fell asleep (6,3) 17 Tall border plant (5) 19 Beseech (7) 21 Music-hall entertainment (7) 22 Compositions for two performers (5) 23 Feel bitter about (6) 24 Explosions (6) Down 1 Royal residence (6) 2 Cut of beef (7) 3 Move (5) 5 Spanish sausage (7) 6 Elevate (5) 7 Cloth with a pattern woven into it (6) 9 Furthest point (9)
13 Underground cell (7) 14 Blooms (7) 15 Lionel Bart musical (6) 16 Official enumeration of a population (6)
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or naked lady (6) 19 Dutch cheese made round (4) 21 Country round lake (4)
CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 7 This month disturbance is caused by training (11) 8 Medicine or drug no-one returns (6) 9 Guard posted on railway (6) 10 There's not much for John in Sherwood (6) 12 Some wonderful marine bird (6) 13 Letter from Greece seen repeatedly in Philadelphia (3) 14 Finally producing a book of maps on time (2,4) 16 Scoundrels disturbing grouse (6) 18 This sounds like a country lubricant (6) 20 Dreads becoming more unhappy (6) 22 Done with an English port - repeatedly (4,3,4) Down 1 Floor-covering found in Berlin once (4) 2 A beast of burden is the first to help (6) 3 Part of church that may be divided into ten parts (8)
SODUKU Fill in the grid so that every row, every
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UNITING CHURCH Sunday 29 May Molong 11 am: Paul Weathersten Heather Woodhouse 63668218
THANK YOU Currently closed @ the Gatekeeper’s Cottage whilst building projects are undertaken. Reopening Long Weekend in June
The Anglican Parish of Cudal/ Molong
would like to thank the Molong Community for their generous support of our Street Stall on Friday. Alice Druve drew the winning raffle ticket which belonged to Joe Pankhurst for the trailer load of wood.
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1 Show Society General Meeting 7.00pm Molong Showground 4 Molong Men’s Shed meets 9 Molong Probus 10am Bowling Club
September
1 Molong Men’s Shed meets 5 Show Society General Meeting 7.00pm Molong Showground 13 Molong Probus 10am Bowling Club 18 Molong Annual Show
October
6 Molong Men’s Shed (AGM) 11 Molong Probus 10am Bowling Club
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Sport
Molong Golf Sunday
Wallas, Molong Soccer Reports & Photos Pgs 8, 9, 10 Telegraph Hotel 53 Bank St. Molong Ph: 6366 8095
LIVE MUSIC This Friday Night After the game we are proud to present
“The 2 Bro’s”
Royal Molong golf club received late notice last week that the golf pennants event that commenced at Manildra last year was scheduled to recommence at the Wattle Flat golf course on Sunday. Six players in Paul Glynn, Al Evans, Scott Oates, Stubba, Bruno and the Ghost Walker headed off early to play this event. Wattle Flat has a nine hole grass green course with two seperate tees for each of the nine holes so as to play eighteen holes. Along with Wattle Flat and Molong, Yeoval and Blayney also joined us. All the players enjoyed the course and are keen to play there again. Thank you to the Wattle Flat golf club for a great day. The individual winner on the day was our very own Stubba with the course suiting the way he plays his shots. Molong came second in the team event behind Wattle Flat. Yeoval will host the next round sometime in July. Molong and Blayney will each host the event next year. Unfortunately Bruno came last amongst the Molong players in the individual event but only just. He immediately sacked himself from the next event but we’ll wait and see what happens.
Gerard There is a photo on instagram page “clubsandballs “ as to why he may have been distracted. At Royal Molong golf course on Sunday I believe there were five or six players who played an ambrose event of course. I’m not sure who the winner was or who actually played. My usual backup in Bro was away so I couldn’t get any information from him. Here’s a mundane story for you. How did golf get it’s name? The word ‘golf’ is not an acronym for anything. Rather, it derives linguistically from the Dutch word ‘kolf’ or ‘kolve’, meaning quite simply ‘club’. In the Scottish dialect of the late fourteenth or early fifteenth century, the Dutch term became ‘goff’ or ‘gouff’, and only later in the sixteenth century ‘golf’. And there you have it. I don’t understand why some people think golf is such a boring game when you have such enlightening information available to you. This Sunday there are eight or more Molong players going to Wellington for their Open tournament. Golf will still be happening at Royal Molong, 8.30am for 9am (?).
Molong Bowling Club Euchre Night
Be here to welcome Paddy & Tony back 8.30 - 11.30
LANDMARK TABLELANDS LIVESTOCK
We offer Auction Plus assessments on both sheep and cattle. Direct paddock sales, over the hook rates, Weekly stock sales in Carcoar (CTLX), Forbes, Dubbo & Wagga saleyards. Contact one of our Landmark Tablelands Livestock team. Paul Glynn (Molong & surrounding districts) – 0428 168 638 CTLX SHEEP 18 May It was a pretty good quality yarding with good numbers of heavy weight lambs along with fair numbers of trade weights. There were also fair numbers of secondary lambs and hoggets yarded. Most of the usual buyers were in
MOLONG BOWLING CLUB Saturday
Night Badge Draw
7.30 - 8 pm
Euchareena Rd
6366 8241
attendance and operating. Trade lambs were firm to $2 cheaper selling from $142 to $195/head to average between 765c and 785c/kg cwt. Heavy weight lambs were $6 to $9 cheaper with the 24kg to 30kg lambs selling from $187 to $222 to average 760c while the lambs over 30kg sold from $236 to $255/head to average 750c/kg cwt. A single pen of trade weight Merino lambs sold for $158/ head. Lambs to the restockers were around firm with the better types selling from $90 to $162/head. Hoggets sold to $190/head. Numbers remained similar for a pretty good quality yarding of mutton where most grades were $10 to $20/head dearer. Merino ewes sold from $75 to $205 while the medium and heavy weight crossbred ewes sold from $150 to $246/ head to average 640c/kg cwt. Merino wethers sold from $95 to $209/head. Very light Merino ewes sold to the restockers for $37 and $41 while crossbred ewes sold to the restockers for $190/head.
Friday 3rd June 2022 6.30pm for 7pm start Cost: $10 per person Pairs will be drawn from the hat Prize Money for Winners and Runners up 3 types of Pizzas will be available for purchase on the night Contact Margot Brown to nominate before 1st June 0427 261 037
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AUCTION
6586 Mitchell Hwy, Molong - Embark On A Life Of Adventure
‘Rosewood’ is the perfect opportunity to own a superb rural property that sits precisely between Molong & Wellington on approx 28.07* arable hectares. This incredible home sits with double frontage to 2 Mile Creek with heavy loam flats & excellent improved pastures with cropping rotation, what doesn’t this property offer!
Auction
Open
Friday 8th July, 10.30am The Auction Centre Bathurst
By Appointment
Agents
Kurt Adams 0428 747 050 Michael Kennedy 0428 243 222
AUCTION
81 Bowens Lane, Cudal - Gorgeous Getaway with a Heavenly Home
‘Kurrajong’ is waiting for the perfect family to adore the natural beauty of this 11.08ha* property. Offering itself to many purposes including cropping & livestock, but its inviting nature welcomes families into a delightful haven that just keeps giving with gorgeous views! • 5 bedrooms, 2 with large built-ins, 2 luxurious bathrooms, woodfire, gas cooktop with electric oven
Open
Auction
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Friday 8th July, 10.30am The Auction Centre Bathurst
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