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MERRIWA RINGER Thursday 27 May 2010

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Issue 15Issue 15: : Thursday 27 May 2010

The “Merriwa Ringer” turns 20!

The Merriwa Ringer celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. So keep your eyes open for extracts from the past. Pictured is the front cover of the very first Ringer. Keep in mind that it was all typed on a typewriter, laid out by the art teacher and students and collated and stapled by community members. What a huge effort it must have been!!

The original Merriwa Ringer Logo. This great little cartoon featured on the second issue and continued for the first few years.


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Coming Events

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has fulfilled this role with great tenacity. This is the last edition with Jenny at the helm, she looks forward to sitting back and reading the Ringer in a comfy chair at her leisure. Candice O’Neill will take over the role of Ringer Coordinator from next week.

Darren Noonan Principal

New P&C Committee The P&C plays a vital role in supporting students and programs in our school. Students benefit by the P&C managed canteens on both the primary and secondary sites. In addition the uniform shop currently operates from Di’s Clothing, and is run on a voluntary basis by Di Inder on behalf of the P&C. A special meeting of the P&C was held last week to fill the vacant positions. Congratulations to the new office bearers Matthew Cronin (President), Elaine Russell (Vice President), Ellisa Liondis (Secretary), and Carlita McConnell (Treasurer). Our new committee will take some time to find their feet. However the P&C can only be successful if it is supported by all parents and citizens. I encourage all parents to be involved in the P&C and come along to the next meeting. Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of the month at 7pm at the RSL Club. Festival of the Fleeces The Festival of the Fleeces is only two weeks away. Students and teachers are preparing window displays to dress up the main street for the big event. All students are encouraged to attend on the morning of the Festival to join the parade. Bush attire of jeans, flannelette shirts and hats are welcome on the day. Changes at the Ringer Jenny Freeman has been coordinating the weekly publication for the Merriwa Ringer for the past four years. From start to finish Jenny has taken phone enquiries, published advertisements, typed emails and deciphered community notices sent in on scraps of paper, printed, and distributed the Ringer on a weekly basis. At times it can be a thankless task producing a community newsletter, given everyone has an opinion. To her credit Jenny


MERRIWA CENTRAL SCHOOL Primary News

In class with Year 6 During the week the children have been completing assessments in maths, reading and writing. We have also been completing our sarcophagus. On Friday, Yr 6 was able to plaster their mummies with bandages. This has been a long awaited project. The children were keen and excited. The task proved a bit harder for the children than first thought. They soon worked in pairs and helped each other to wrap and smooth out the bandages.

Making the Mummies

PSSA Zone Cross Country Carnival On Friday 14 May, 19 students from our Primary campus competed in the Cross Country Carnival. All students tried their hardest, which was very pleasing to see. We had a lovely day with a couple of our students only just missing out on attending the Regional Cross Country Carnival. I was so very pleased with all students’ team spirit. We all cheered and cheered for each competitor. Thankyou to all the parents/caregivers who were able to transport and support students on the day. We hope you enjoy this photos from the day.

Miss Pringle

Primary Library Borrowing The Primary library is overflowing with interesting, exciting, funny, sad, adventurous and informative books. Reading is an essential skill for all of us and as we all know – kids who read succeed! Once a week, each of the Infants and Primary classes come to the library for a one hour session. Part of each session is devoted to reading, browsing and borrowing. It is important for students to be able to choose and borrow books they are interested in, to take them home to share with family and then to return them the following week. K/1 and 1/2 students love to talk about the books they have borrowed, and many valuable conversations are had discussing characters and their actions. All students have been given borrowing bags. The Infants children have recently been presented with beautiful and lovingly prepared bags from the View Club ladies. The ladies would love the children to use them every week. This is a plea for parents and carers to make sure the borrowing bags are in the children’s backpacks and that you share the reading of the chosen books with the children. We have had to rearrange some of the days and the classes now come in the following order.

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“Be The Change” Students in Year 8 Geography will be working on Global Issues and the Role of Citizenship with the issues: climate change, land degradation, and threatened habitats by participating in the “Be the Change Tour” 2010. “Be The Change” is a multiplatform motivational and educational project that inspires young people to take positive action towards creating a more sustainable future for their community. The screenings and seminars will be held in ten schools in ten different towns in regional New South Wales, in collaboration with local school and community leaders. After seeing the film and website and experiencing the seminar (which will be filmed), the students themselves are motivated and empowered to undertake a project in response to the film. After six weeks, the hosts return to see – and document (film) – how the students have effected a change in their town. In-school screenings of The Burning Season documentary: The Burning Season is a movie-length documentary directed by Cathy Henkel and narrated by Hugh Jackman, being used as teaching resources as part of the NSW secondary geography syllabus. The film tells the story of Dorjee Sun, a young Australian environmental entrepreneur who wants to prevent the extinction of orangutans and protect Indonesia’s rainforest areas being destroyed during the annual burning seasons. The Burning Season is an eco-thriller about one young man not afraid to confront the biggest challenge of our time. An inspirational seminar for students: Presented by the assistant director of The Burning Season, Felicity Blake, the seminar brings the documentary’s message out of the film and into the classroom. The seminar facilitates the involvement of young people in the social, environmental and economic future of their community. The students explore how they can effect change, and develop a strategy to turn their plan into a reality. As the project takes shape, students will upload photos, videos and

texts to the Be The Change website. The Be the Change project in each school and its community: students will be encouraged to undertake a project which nurtures the natural environment and creates a more sustainable future for their town and the world. The projects will need to be realised within six weeks of the seminar. A follow-up visit will provide constructive feedback and document (film) the actions taken by each group. “Be The Change” media special: “Be The Change” is the media special depicting the tour. The multiplatform elements (1-hour TV show, website, etc) will be available to broadcasters and narrowcasters for traditional or online distribution. Every visit to every town will be documented by the “Be the Change” micro-crew, and edited into a range of outputs. This program could serve as a pilot or teaching tool for communities worldwide, so the idea is to educate, entertain, and inspire potential participants as well as the wider audience. Merriwa Central School Year 8 Geogpraphy participated in the screening of the movie and seminar at the school last Tuesday. From this experience the class has decided to undertake three projects: They’re Calling You - recycling old mobile phones to help save the Gorillas; Pedagogy about Palm Oil and Crazy Hair Day - teaching the community about Palm Oil; Educating the community and promoting the use of environmentally friendly bags - one off limited edition Merriwa bag. Watch this space for more information about the three projects and how you can get behind the students and help.

Tanya Ninness

Secondary News


STUDENT OF THE WEEK

MERRIWA CENTRAL SCHOOL ROAR Academy Development Day Merriwa ROAR Football Academy has been especially active over the last week focusing on their skill development. Officers from the Country Rugby League have been working with the boys in preparation for the upcoming Knights Knockout for small schools and the central schools 7-a-aside competition later on in the term. The boys have shown determination and commitment to the Academy which is strengthening our schools Rugby League culture. Well done boys!

Alexis Moore Adam Johnston

Megan Hourn is our latest Student of the Week. Megan has personified Success with the majority of her acknowledgment slips featuring this key Foundation of the You Can Do It program. Other foundations that have been demonstrated by Megan include Organisation, Persistence and Resilience. Congratulations Megan and keep up the great work!

Adam Johnston


MERRIWA CENTRAL SCHOOL Merriwa ROAR Football Academy The Academy has kicked off this term with students from years 6 through to 11 spending each Wednesday afternoon developing their skills and their outlook on how they interact with the world. ROAR stands for Respect, Ownership, Awareness and Rewards. This program is intended to assist the boys in developing themselves athletically, academically and socially. It is with great pleasure that I officially announce Jared Austin as the inaugural Academy Captain. To date he has relished his position and applied himself brilliantly to all leadership tasks. Each week we will be introducing you to one of the Academy members and fittingly Jared is first cab off the rank.

Adam Johnston

Merriwa ROAR Athlete Profile Name: Jared Austin Year Group: 11 Favourite Subject: Ancient History and PD/H/PE Favourite sport: Rugby League Favourite team: Parramatta Eels Favourite player: Nathan Hindmarsh Best personal sporting achievement: Rep Under 13’s Group 14 Advice to young players: Do your best

ROAR Athlete Profile

National Geography Competition In March this year nine Merriwa Central School students sat for the National Geography Competition. The following students are to be congratulated on demonstrating the initiative of ‘having a go’ and taking advantage of opportunities offered at Merriwa Central School. Elizabeth Hagley Matthew McConnell Michael Gilbey Patrick Gilbey Jade Mconnell Navi Nath Amy Nicholls Jared Austin Megan Wightman. Our results were very pleasing with Michael Gilbey and Patrick Gilbey being awarded a high distinction and Jade McConnell a distinction in the Intermediate Section and Jared Austin being awarded a distinction in the Senior Division. These students will be awarded their certificates at presentation night. Well done.

Jane Hegarty


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Letter from the President - Matthew Cronin I am writing to introduce myself; some people may already know me as I was a former student of Merriwa Central School. After leaving school I left Merriwa to pursue a heavy vehicle mechanic apprenticeship approximately 15 years ago. I have now returned to Merriwa with my wife Maxine and our two daughters Montana and Matilda. Montana has started kindergarten this year at Merriwa Central School. My wife and I have recently become members of the Merriwa Central School P&C Association and at the special meeting held on Thursday 20 May 2010 to address vacancies on the committee, I was voted in as President of the P&C. I would like to take this opportunity to invite parents, grandparents, teachers and interested citizens to attend our meetings and have a say in the running of our school P&C. All parents, carers and teachers of students of Merriwa Central School are eligible to become members of the school P&C association. All citizens living within the boundaries of the school zone are eligible to be members of the P&C association.

Anyone can attend our meetings, but a small membership fee of $2.00 is all that is required to give you voting rights on any issues presented at these meetings. The sole purpose of this association is to benefit our children and without members and volunteers this association would not be able to fulfil its obligations to our children. Throughout the year the P&C holds different

events for the benefit of our school and its students, whether it be fundraising activities such as street stalls, raffles, school fetes etc, or volunteering to help run school events and services such as horse sports canteen, sports carnival, school canteen etc. Any assistance in organising or running these events would be greatly appreciated. We will endeavour to let the local community know when these events will be taking place, and the need for help in organising and running of these events through our local community newsletter, the Ringer.

I would also like to thank our current members and volunteers for all the time and effort that they give to the running of the P&C and its associated events and services. Your time and expertise is greatly appreciated.

Once again, I would like to invite anyone interested in the running of Merriwa Central School P&C to become a member of the association and attend our meetings or become a volunteer!!

Everyone is welcome!!

P&C meetings are held the first Wednesday of each month at the Merriwa RSL Club Fletcher Room at 7pm. Why not take this opportunity to come along and meet myself and the rest of the committee.

Next meeting Wednesday 2 June 2010.

Mathew Cronin

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Congratulations to all our Award winners on Friday, and thank you to all the family members who joined us. Our awardees were: Sarah Nairne (Uniform), Shianne Mason (Sport), Charlotte Mason and Loclain Schmidt (Workers of the Week) and Mathew Haydon (Student of the Week). Congratulations also to our Reading Award recipients Sarah Nairne, Brady Nairne and Corey Nairne – well done to each of you! Weren’t our young students wonderful in presenting their descriptions? And the Dinosaur Song? Angus was eager to assist Claire in the actions – such effort and attitude must make us all feel very proud. This Wednesday we will be attending the Simultaneous Story Telling at the Cassilis Library at 11:00am. We will be leaving school at approximately 10:40 to walk to the library. Students will be taking their morning tea to the library to have after the story telling and before we start our craft activity related to the book. We will then return to school before lunch. Mrs Hilary Parker will be the Story Reader. We look forward to the story and the activities being organised to go with it. Isn’t it fantastic to be part of this community presentation? Another Disco for our Primary Schools in the Merriwa area is in the process of being organised. We will be invited, along with St Joseph’s Merriwa and Sandy Hollow to join Merriwa Central for the evening. Details will be forwarded as they come to hand. Last year’s was a fabulous night, and we hope that students will be able to attend. There will be games and dances, and all sorts of prizes (for all sorts of reasons). Thank you to all the parents who have sent in the Permission Notes for our excursion. We now have 12 students listed to attend. As we get closer to the time we will be putting out more information about the excursion and what to bring. Looks like it should be a colossal success.

Thank you also to the parents who have sent in the Festival of the Fleeces expression of interest note to walk in the parade on the Saturday of the Long Weekend. We are still waiting on a few to come in to see how many students we would have available to walk in the parade. Could we please have these notes back in by Wednesday the 26 May so we can make further plans for this day. Thank you Have a wonderful week!

Ross Craven JP Principal

Dates to remember: 14 Jun Queen’s Birthday Holiday 18 Jun Pittman Cup

K-2 News This week Kinder will be learning the letters


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‘Gg’. Year 1 will be looking at our vowel sounds while Year 2 will be looking at the ‘ight’ sound. Year 1 Tricky Words are ‘one’ and ‘by’ and Year 2 Tricky Words are ‘Saturday’ and ‘Sunday’. Congratulations to everyone on their great description reading at our Friday Assembly. You all did an amazing job. You had the audience captured for the whole time as they were trying to work out what you were trying to describe in our ‘What am I’ descriptions. A huge well done must also go to Angus and his helper Claire for the wonderful recital of their Dinosaur song with actions. It was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone, with even the performers having beaming smiles on their faces! Our research projects for library are starting to take shape. Everyone has been really engaged and is loving finding out and learning different things about their topic. Some groups will start thinking about how they will present their information this week. The winner of the homework award this week was Sarah Nairne and behaviour award went to Brady Nairne. Keep up the great work. I hope you all have a fantastic week. Take care.

Liz Leman K-2 Teacher


ST JOSEPH’S PRIMARY SCHOOL

Welcome to the half way mark for this term! Where have the weeks gone? The building works have progressed nicely and the walkways are ready to have the sheeting placed

on top. The teachers and children have been very patiently continuing with their studies despite the noise and activity outside their windows. Last week St Joseph’s school hosted the 3rd National E – Conference in religious studies. The last topic was “Mary – The First Disciple”. It was great to once again have so many members from the wider community join us for this event. The gatherings have been very ecumenical. The next e –conference will be held in September and focuses on ‘ Jesus, The Christ.” Pentecost was celebrated in the Church calendar last Sunday. Pentecost Sunday commemorates the gift of the Holy Spirit sent to the disciples to strengthen them for mission to spread the Good News to all men. On Pentecost Sunday we celebrate the gifts of the Holy Spirit in our own lives strengthening us for that same mission. Last Thursday our regular assembly and Liturgical celebration was dedicated to Pentecost. Next week, June 2 will be a pupil free day as our staff attends a spirituality day presented by well known ethicist Richard Leonard. This day is entitled “A Survival Guide to Sane Spirituality in Catholic Education” Fr Richard Leonard SJ directs the Australian Catholic Office for Film and Broadcasting. He lectures in cinema and theology at the United Faculty of Theology and has been a visiting lecturer in Australian cinema at the University of Melbourne. In 2003 he was a visiting scholar within the School of Theatre, Film and Television at UCLA. In 2006 Dr Leonard was a visiting professor at the Gregorian University in Rome. In 2007 Richard was appointed an honorary fellow of the Australian Catholic University. He is also

the author of a number of books. [‘Movies That Matter: Reading Film Through the Lens of Faith’ and ‘Preaching to the Converted Throughout the Sundays and Feast Days of the Year’ (my research!)] The Australian Curriculum has been presented to the Australian people in draft form recently and the consultation period is drawing to a close. Members of our staff have been involved in the consultation process both formally and informally, and have been able to provide feedback to the government, both positive and negative aspects of the curriculum as we see it. This is a great opportunity to try to ensure that the new curriculum actually meets our needs and is practical for implementation in our schools. The curriculum documents that have been issued so far are English, Maths, History and Science. Networking amongst teachers of the same grade is a valuable opportunity that teachers at our school rarely have the opportunity to avail themselves. Last week Mrs Frampton was able to spend a day in Lochinvar with other Stage Three teachers from around the diocese to share resources and compare teaching strategies. She is bursting with enthusiasm and ready to pass on all that she has learned with her class. On Wednesday I will be attending my regular Director - Principals day. This time the day will be held in Singleton instead of Newcastle. I am very grateful to the Director of Catholic Schools and the principals of the diocese for agreeing to make the huge trek out to the Upper Hunter to experience something of our part of the world. There will be many amongst our group who have never ventured this far west before. Thank you to Cassie Porter for her wonderful work as P&F president this year. We have enjoyed Cassie’s input at the meetings and of course her very professional presentation of the Mother’s Day luncheon. Cassie has resigned from her position as president but


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will continue as an avid supporter of our wonderful school. There will be a special meeting on Wednesday to elect a new president. The combined St Joseph’s Merriwa and Denman Athletics carnival will be held on Friday 4 June at Merriwa No.2 oval. The children have been practising their athletics skills in daily PE and have been doing their trials for Long jump and Shot Put. A note has been sent home asking for parent helpers on day. Please ensure you send this back in so we can organise the day. Have a great week.

Congratulations to our award winners for Week 5: K/1 Chloe Towell: Wonderful pattern work Nicole Martin: Fantastic sentence construction 2/3/4 Kasey Cassar: Wonderful work in Creative Arts Ty Riley: Making a great effort in class Jeremy Joseph: Wonderful work in class 5/6 James Hagley– Displaying great confidence when interviewing people for The Herald competition. Georgia Cameron– For the interesting comments she records in her diary about her home reading. Principal’s Awards Tamasyn McNaught for her friendly, smiling greeting at school in the mornings. Riley Deasy for helping out around the school when things need to be done. Adam Constable for wearing his uniform with pride.

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Merriwa Pre-school Enrolments for 2011 Yes! It’s that time of the year already! We are now taking enrolments for next year. Places tend to go very quickly and we strongly recommend that you place your child’s name on the Waiting List now, even if you intend on sending them towards the end of 2011. We offer positions for 2-5 year old children, with the options of half or full days. We ask parents to carefully consider the days that you allocate for your child. Where possible, if your child will attend Kindergarten the following year, we are encouraging parents to attend the Wednesday and Friday as a two day pattern, and possibly a Monday for a one day session. The younger groups will have the option of a half or full day on a Tuesday or Thursday. We especially encourage children with special needs to be enrolled now, in order for appropriate funding and programs to be addressed in advance. Parents are welcome to drop in or phone 6548 2083 to place details on the Waiting List. The most convenient time for this is on a Tuesday or Thursday afternoon. Today in home corner we saw a wonderful collaborative effort by a group of girls: Kiesha –Lee, Ella T, Grace, Darcy and Ella B are all showing us their nurturing side as well as their ability to work together. With our African performance in mind (we had been talking about how natural materials may have other uses) I had brought along a huge palm leaf. Placed in home corner with a baby inside, it could have really done the job of a baby’s cradle…..in fact, with a human swing……it did! You really had to be there to absorb how very special this spontaneous moment was. As Miss Leah sang, the girls seemed to get a natural rhythm going without any effort at all. All of the following came to mind—Caring and nurturing, Teamwork and co-operation, The language of music, Creative thinking, Rhythm.

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Kiesha–Lee and Darcy, dressed, of course, in their tu-tu dresses, bend to grasp one end of the cradle.

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Karaoke MAC now has an Xbox that we use occasionally. We have found the most popular “game” is Karaoke. Not only is it fun belting out a tune, the children are using their reading skills plus practising sharing.

The children, staff and a parent “strutting their stuff ” singing “Love Song”.

MAC Day Book Each afternoon we write down the activities that have taken place at MAC. We also include photos. These are placed in a folder on the sign in desk. Please take the time to have a look at the fun activities your child has been participating in during the afternoon.

Afternoon tea: delicious sausage rolls made by the MAC children

Science Afternoon On Wednesday 4 June, 4pm, we will be hosting “Science on the Move”. It is an inter-active, hands on show that offers entertaining, educational information and activities. There is a limit of 20 places so please book you child in to avoid disappointment. MAC children will be given priority booking. More details in upcoming Ringer issues.

Nikki doing the MAC version of Limbo.

What is on at MAC next week? Monday – Craft-Cat note holder. Fruit & hot cross buns, warm milo. Tuesday- Museum. Fruit, chips and dip. Wednesday- Indoor games. Muffins & spread. Thursday- Outdoor games. Fruit, franks & bread. Friday - Science on the move. Savoury biscuits, cheese & dip. Activity Centre CRN (Afterschool Care) is 55501702K and Vacation Care is 55501408J. There is also the potential for working mothers to receive up to 50% of the fees outlaid back in their tax returns. Did you know your child can attend MAC for as little as $3 per session? Contact Centrelink to find out your child care benefit (CCB). See you next week.

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ANGLICAN NEWS Parish Picnic The Parish Picnic is to be held at “Eagles’ Drift”, the property of Ted and Jenny Finnie on Saturday 29 May from 11am onwards. Everyone is invited to come along and enjoy a day in the great outdoors! A special invitation is extended to all future and previous confirmees and their families. Please bring and share lunch, a chair, a card table if you have one, a rug and of course a hat and good walking shoes. To get to the Finnies’ you take the Cassilis Road, turn left onto the (8kms) Wollar Road until you come to (14 kms) Neverfail Road where you turn right and just keep going until you reach “Eagles’ Drift”. (8kms). Men’s Breakfast The May Men’s Breakfast will be held on Saturday 29 at the Parish Hall commencing at 7.30am All men are invited to come along and enjoy a delicious breakfast and fellowship. The Guest Speaker will be Ray McConnell from the Cancer Support Group. Anglican Women’s Conference The annual Anglican Women’s Conference is to be held at the Newcastle Cathedral on Tuesday 1 June. This is always a most enjoyable and worthwhile day despite the 7.45am start from Merriwa to meet up with the bus in Muswellbrook at 8.45am. If you would like to attend please contact Rev’d Mandy or Jean Keeping. Festival of the Fleeces – Devonshire Tea The Anglican Women’s Guild will be serving Devonshire Tea/Coffee at the School of Arts for the Festival of the Fleeces in conjunction with the Quilt Show. Donations of scones or pikelets would be very much appreciated. Please come along and enjoy. A raffle of 3 glass biscuit jars (3 prizes) filled with home made biscuits for $1 a ticket will also be held for the day. Any enquiries please contact Jean Keeping, 6548 2492. Pentecost Last Sunday the church was very red for Pentecost. Everyone wore something red to signify the giving of the Holy Spirit to the early apostles in the form of tongues of flames. This was the beginning of the Christian church. Beatrice’s Lunch Approximately 35 people joined together for a very happy and delicious hot lunch on Sunday 23 to thank Beatrice Voysey for her 20 years of

dedicated service as Treasurer to the Parish of Merriwa. “Well done good and faithful servant”. Yuletide Luncheon Although it is a while away it is time to mark it on your calendar and plan to come and celebrate with us Christmas in July on Sunday 1 August. A delicious Christmas Dinner can be expected with lots of good fellowship as in past years. Further details later but this year there will be a cut off number so the sooner you give names and money the more assured you will be of a place. The date for bookings will be advised. Confirmation Names are being taken now for Confirmation which will take place later in the year. Please contact Rev’d Mandy, 65482218. Dates for your Diary Saturday 29 May – Parish Picnic at the Finnie’s “Eagles’ Drift” Saturday June 12 – Festival of the Fleeces – Guild Devonshire Tea at the School of Arts Sunday August 1 – Yuletide Luncheon Sentence of the Week God’s love has been poured into our hearts by the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.

Romans 5.5 Thought for the Week Jesus should be your steering wheel, not your spare tyre. Events for this Week Monday, Wednesday, Friday – Morning Prayer at Holy Trinity 7.30am Wednesday 5.30pm – Evening Prayer Friday 28 May 10am Eucharist at Holy Trinity 11am Eucharist at Gummun Place Saturday 29 May Parish Picnic at “Eagles’ Drift” Sunday 30 May 9am Eucharist at Holy Trinity Please come and join us.

Jean Keeping


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MERRIWA PHARMACY Incontinence – much more than an inconvenience Continence problems are common in the community with almost 20% of all Australians affected. And yet, despite the fact that in most cases the condition can be well controlled – and often cured – only a third of sufferers seek help; probably due to ignorance or embarrassment. Put simply, incontinence means the loss of voluntary control over bladder or bowel function. It may not be life threatening, but incontinence can significantly impact on quality of life and is sometimes a sign of more serious health problems. Signs of poor or weak bladder and loss of urine control include frequency – wanting to go to the toilet frequently; nocturia – waking up to go to the toilet more than twice at night; urgency – sudden urges to go to the toilet; and the involuntary or unintentional loss of urine from the bladder – that is wetting pants or wetting the bed. While studies show that women are many times more likely to be affected by incontinence than men, men are far less likely to do anything about it. Incontinence in men is largely related to prostate problems. Simple age-related prostate gland enlargement is often the cause and a recent study found that 60% of men are affected by incontinence following surgery for prostate cancer. Also, medical conditions such as diabetes, obesity, constipation and chronic cough can cause or aggravate continence problems. So, any bladder and

bowel symptoms should be treated along with the underlying condition. As we get older incontinence certainly becomes more prevalent and more severe but incontinence is not just part of the ageing process. Certainly some age-related conditions increase the risk – conditions such as stroke, dementia, Parkinson’s disease or simply impaired mobility. And more than half of all residents in nursing homes – both men and women – have bladder control problems. Nevertheless, poor bladder and urine control can happen to anyone at any age and other factors which increase risk are menopause, pregnancy, childbirth, having borne children, being overweight and urinary tract infections. Some medicines may cause or worsen incontinence – and there’s quite a long list of them. If incontinence is more than just an occasional inconvenience for you, check with your pharmacist if any of the medicines you take could be the cause. Ironically, some medicines that are used to treat certain types of incontinence may actually increase the likelihood of another type. Ingredients found in some non-prescription products can be a problem as well; and complementary medicines with a diuretic effect can also contribute to incontinence — as can valerian, kava and St. Johns wort, with their weak sedative and antidepressant effects. Not surprisingly, because of their diuretic effect, alcohol and the drinks containing


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caffeine - tea, coffee and so–called energy drinks - can all contribute to continence problems. Even so, adequate fluid intake (1.5 – 2 litres per day) is generally advisable to avoid irritation of the bladder. Management of incontinence aims to both reduce symptoms and improve quality of life. For mild or occasional symptoms, treatment without medicines may be sufficient; and even when the symptoms are more severe, these exercise, lifestyle and dietary changes are usually an important part of the management strategy.

Pelvic floor exercises are first-line treatment for some forms of incontinence and a useful prevention strategy to improve bladder control for both men and women. The procedure is described in some detail on the Pelvic Floor Exercises fact card. This “card” and the others on Bladder and Urine Control, Urinary Tract Infections and Prostate Problems provide simple, self help hints and great advice on how to manage incontinence. They are available from Merriwa Pharmacy.

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TRINITY MARKETS

Welcome to the news from Trinity Markets, your local op shop where you can always “Dress for Less”!

All our wonderful volunteers are invited to join in the Anglican Parish Picnic, on Saturday May 29.

It starts at 11am on Ted and Jenny Finnie’s property “Eagles’ Drift” and promises to be a day filled with fun. Come along and enjoy a day in the great outdoors! It’s a bring-and-share lunch and you’ll need a fold-up chair, a card table if you have one, a rug and of course a hat and good walking shoes.

To get to the Finnies’ you take the Cassilis Road for 8km, turn left into Wollar Road and travel 14km to Neverfail Road where you turn right, then just keep going for around 8km until you reach “Eagles’ Drift”. You’ll be very welcome! For more phone Jenny on 6548 5171.

Trinity Markets has lots of other news to share - but some of the details change day by day, and what the situation is when the Ringer goes to print, may not be the situation by the time you get to read it. So, if you need to discuss anything about the shop urgently,

please phone Enid on 6548 2948 or 0417 482 940 to find out the latest. At our last meeting we decided to give away our washing machine to a good home. It has a couple of funny little ways but washes quite well, and being a front-door design it is economical with water usage. If you’d like to find out more, please phone Enid on one of the above numbers. Many thanks to all those great people who bring in their donations, so that our customers can benefit by re-using them. Our donations bin is still at the back of the shop (you know where we are, next to the Ironbark Cafe), and everyone is welcome to leave their goods there, or bring them into the shop during business hours. If you have something you don’t want displayed in Merriwa, just drop it into the Samaritans bin halfway up the hill in Bow Street next to Holy Trinity church and we’ll see it goes to Newcastle. It all goes to a good cause. That’s all for now, take care,

Enid and Friends


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“Blasts from the Past”

It’s the 20th Anniversary of “The Ringer” and we will be featuring extracts from the corresponding Ringer from earlier years.



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MERRIWA HARDWARE Welcome back to the trio of loyal readers who continuously show real stamina in reading my dribble week after week after week. Well done! Anyway, as mentioned in last weeks Ringer, we will be having our official Grand Opening of the new site for Merriwa Hardware & McConnells This'n'That, this Saturday 29. Come down and check out the new store, grab a free feed from the sausage sizzle and pick up one of the many bargains that will be available on the day. Some of the specials that will available are; plastic bucket only $1.00. Perhaps a 2000w compact heater for only $15.95, for the night time chills a queen size tie down electric blanket for $59.95, or maybe an Earthcore fibreglass handle axe or blocksplitter for the firewood for only $31.50. Also, for the first 100 customers, if you make a purchase over $20.00, you will receive a free hammer (limit of 1 per customer). So there you have it. Free sausage sizzle, free hammers and there will also be other free stuff to be given away on the day.

In the middle of writing this I've just had the painters in regarding the signage for the shopfront. The short story is that if miracles happen, it will be finished by the time the opening happens. Not confident though. Things are slooowly being sorted out and rearranged. Ticketing is a little bit slower, much like me really. Trying to find time to put a couple of wheelbarrows together - not happening! I guess that's about it for this week. Did you know? A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second!.

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World Cup 2010 this magazine is the perfect guide for the World Cup Soccer fan, and looks at all of the teams, as well as statistics, the best players of all time, giant wall chart, a history of the World Cup and many more interesting articles and facts.

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Woman’s Day Sweet Treats over seventy recipes to make any occasion special, these recipes are easy to follow and taste great. There are old-fashioned favourites as well as modern delights.

Chocolate Indulgence this special edition magazine is a chocoholic bible! It is full of recipes that revolve around chocolate, as well as articles on those who work with chocolate, and reviews on the best chocolate heavens to visit.

Healthy Food Guide this monthly magazine is great for everyone, as it is about lifestyle choices rather than dieting, giving tips on healthier alternatives, teaching our children good food habits, delicious family recipes, gluten-free shopping guide and more.

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MERRIWA VIEW CLUB Hi to all the Merriwa VIEW Ladies and friends, The next VIEW dinner meeting will be at the Merriwa Sports Cub on Thursday 27 May, 7 for 7:30. Raffle is donated by Beris MacPherson Lucky door donated by Elaine Sparrow We are still promoting Learning Locally, so if anyone out there has any spare material, pencils, books etc, that they would like to donate toward encouraging our young children to enjoy school, please drop it in to me at the butcher shop.

June dinner meeting will be held at the RSL Club on 24 June 7 for 7:30. Raffle is donated by Maria Abra Lucky door is donated by Julie Smith If you would like to come and enjoy a meal cooked for you and great company (you don’t have to be a member to come and enjoy) please contact Julie Hurst on 6548 3179 on Monday 24 May for the May dinner meeting and Monday 21 June for the June dinner meeting. Hope to see you there.

Yvonne McNaught


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ROTARY AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND STUDENT EXCHANGE 2011 PROGRAM

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST OPEN

This program is designed for 14-16 year old students (in Year 9 or 10 in 2011) to experience a true ‘exchange’ with a family in New Zealand. Local students are matched with a New Zealand student who travels to Australia to attend school during Term 2, 2011. Both students then return to New Zealand and attend school there for Term 3, 2011. The local student hosts the New Zealand student and includes them in their normal family life. This is an exciting way to experience another culture with the support of Rotary. More information and expression of interest f o r m s c a n b e f o u n d a t : www.eastmaitlandrotary.org.au/anzyep/. Expressions of interest close 30 June 2010.

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THANK YOU

The members of Merriwa Red Cross would like to sincerely thank all those who supported our recent Red cross Stall. Your support is always gratefully appreciated. The winners of the 100 Club and the Raffle are as follows. Raffle 1st Max Barwick 2nd B Palmer 100 Club 1st No 51 May Riley 2nd No 96 Ev Cronin 3rd No 18 M Wilton

Philomena Constable

WORK EXPERIENCE Merriwa Central School Year 10 students recently ventured out into the community to test the water regarding future careers options when they complete their HSC. This is a mandatory part of their Year 10 course and would not be possible without the support of the local businesses. Our students would like to thank the following community members: Sue Duggan Gummun Place Hostel, Andrew Richards IGA Supermarket, Robert Smith Merriwa Pharmacy, Anthony Martin Dalkeith Hereford Stud, Jill Martyn Merriwa Pre-School, and Kristin Pringle MCS Primary Campus.

Lorraine Brennand – TAS Teacher Merriwa Central School

AGM MERRIWA BUSHMANS CAMPDRAFT

The AGM for the above association will be held on Thursday 27 May, 7pm at the Merriwa RSL. All those interested are invited to attend.

Shirley Hunt

Secretary


HAVEACHAT The Merriwa cancer support group "Haveachat" meet the 3rd Thursday of each month at 7.00pm-8.30pm, at the Merriwa MPS meeting room for an informal get together over a cup of tea or coffee. Due to last weeks prior commitments, Haveachat will get together tonight, Thursday 27 May at 7.00 pm. For more information contact Ray McConnell on 0458 482 899.

Ray

HOSPITALITY CLASS THANKS THE RSL CLUB AND MAX’S COUNTRY CUTS The Hospitality students and I would like to thank Mathew Morgan and the Board of the RSL Club for allowing us to use their kitchen every Wednesday to conduct our class in a valuable learning environment while our new Trade Centre is being constructed at Merriwa Central School. We have been working at the Club since the start of Term 1 and six students would not be able to commence their Kitchen Operations Trade Certificate 2 without this generosity. The effort and support from the chefs who work there only adds to the real life experience for the students and is greatly appreciated by us all. If anyone from the community would like to add to this experience, lunch is available at the club from 11.30 to 2pm, so come on down and visit us. I would like to thank Max and Cameron at Max’s Country Cuts for exposing the Hospitality students to “Life as a butcher” last Wednesday. The visits to our local businesses help students to decide where they may want to work as adults and again I would like to thank the generosity of Max and Cameron.

Lorraine Brennand – TAS Teacher Merriwa Central School

SCHOLARSHIP The Wollotuka Institute, which is a branch of University of Newcastle has on offer a $1000 scholarship available for Indigenous students in Year 12 who will be entering University in 2011. Applications close 2 July 2010. Please contact me if you are interested.

Lorraine Brennand – Careers Adviser Merriwa Central School

AGM

AGM Worondi Annual Fire Brigade is holding its AGM at the Gungal fire shed on Sunday 6 June at 10.00am. All residents welcome to attend

Doug Blackwell

NSW RURAL FIRE SERVICE

Merriwa River AGM Sunday 6 June – 2.30pm at the Merriwa River Shed

For further details contact Andrew Constable on 0428 482 578

Andrew Constable

The Merriwa Community News is available to charity groups or non-funded, not for profit organisations and anyone wishing to advise of a special event (birthday/anniversary/etc). If you would like to make use of this free service, please contact us prior to 12pm Mondays.

CONGRATULATIONS To Mark & Margie of Narrandera on the arrival of their new twin boys on the 4 May 2010 Ashton William & Patrick James Whitby. Grand parents Mr & Mrs Whitby of Merriwa and Mr & Mrs Ashton of Leeton, Family from Merriwa would like to congratulate Mark & Margie and are looking forward on seeing the little ones at a later date.

Cassie Sutton


Council Office Hours

Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm Enquiries—6548 2109

Environmental Services

Health and Building Surveyors Available Wednesdays by

appointment, phone 6548 2109

Director Environmental Services Available by appointment, phone

6540 1136

RTA Agency

Monday to Friday 9am to 4pm Enquiries—132213

Waste Depot

Merriwa Every Friday, Saturday, Sunday &

Monday (unless otherwise advised) 8am to 12noon & 1pm to 4pm

Cassilis

Every Saturday (unless otherwise advised) 8am to 4pm

Libraries

Merriwa Branch Tue -10.30am—12.30pm

Wed - Fri - 1.00pm—5.00pm Sat - 9.00am—11.00am Enquiries—6548 2207

Cassilis Branch Wed - 10.30am—1.00pm

Fri - 3.00pm—5.30pm Enquiries—6376 1295

Government Access Centre

Monday to Friday 9am—4pm Enquiries—6548 2109

Visitor Information & Resource Centre

Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm Saturday and Sunday 10am—12.30pm and 1pm—3.30pm

Also a Centrelink Access Point

Enquiries— 6548 2607

COUNCIL MEETING

The next Council meeting will be held in the Council Chambers, Scone on Monday, 24 May commencing at 5pm. Public participation is scheduled at the beginning of the meeting. Requests to address Council must:

be received in writing by noon on the day of the meeting

address a current agenda item

All members of the community are welcome to attend.

Contact: Susan Duggan at the Merriwa office or Robyn Cox at the Scone office on 6540 1126.

PUBLIC MEETING

Merriwa Tourism and Promotion would like to invite all interested persons to attend a meeting to show support and interest in the restoration and rehabilitation of Merriwa River between Merriwa Bridge and “Jack’s Crossing”. This meeting will be held next Tuesday 25 May at 6pm in the Council Chambers. Contact: Ted Finnie on 6548 5171 or Tina Taylor on 6548 2607

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CENTRELINK

Merriwa’s Centrelink Access Point Plus offers the community a free service that allows forms to be sent to Centrelink. The centre can authorise your copies, has publications for all its services and also has dedicated telephone and facsimile services for all Centrelink customers.


Upper Hunter Shire Council, with the assistance of the community and businesses, will sponsor six (6) berths (3 male and 3 female) on Australia’s sail training ship STS Young Endeavour for an 11 day voyage from Hobart to Sydney, 5 to 15 December 2010.

For over twelve years, young people in our area have been provided the opportunity to participate in the Young Endeavour Scheme and Council is seeking support and financial assistance for this innovative youth program. Nominations are currently being sought and information evenings are being held at the Council Chambers in Scone and Merriwa on Wednesday, 26 May commencing at 7pm. Potential nominating groups, nominees and sponsors are invited to attend to learn more about the Young Endeavour Scheme.

Corey Thompson – STS Young Endeavour Youth Crew Member November/December 2009 (nominated by Scone High School) said of his experience that “The whole voyage was rewarding, from climbing the mast to making new friends. The friends that I have made on this voyage have now become long time friends that I will never forget. I would say to people thinking of going for it would be - do it. It is the most rewarding thing you will ever do.”

Mayor Lee Watts urges all community organisations to support this wonderful experience. “Young people in rural areas rarely get to experience the wonders of ocean voyages particularly on a tall ship; Council wishes to

continue to support this scheme and asks consideration in sponsorship and nominations from all organisations in the Upper Hunter Shire.” If you would like to discuss the benefits of your business or organisation being involved in this scheme or for further information, please contact Jodie Phelps on 6540 1142 or visit Council’s website www.upperhunter.nsw.gov.au

Submit your poetry, artwork, your creations at the

Merriwa Office of the Upper Hunter Shire Council to let everyone know why you

chose Merriwa to live! Great Prizes to be won!

YOUNG ENDEAVOUR SCHEME 2010

Prepare to be immersed in an evening of treachery, murder, blackmail, intrigue and backstabbing!

A great family night of fun and laughter with proceeds going towards the Festival of the Fleeces!

Crime Scene: Merriwa RSL

Friday 11 June 2010 8:30pm

Theme: 19th Century Getup (1800’s)

Tickets: Adults: $10.00 Children: $5.00 Families: $25.00 Children at the

discretion of parents

http://www.upperhunter.nsw.gov.au/


UPPER HUNTER LANDSCAPE GUARDIANS

Local landholder Stephen Higgs shares his Wind Turbine experience: “When we were approached last year by a Wind Farm Developer to consider leasing a little unproductive land on the ridges surrounding Terragong, for Wind Turbines, it seemed to be ‘money for old rope’. ‘Help generate renewable energy... harvest the wind and earn well-needed cash...’ The only thing that surprised us was that we had never considered Merriwa as ‘windy.’ In fact, olive trees don’t fruit very well in windy conditions. However, with towers reaching up to 175 metres on top of the ridges – who knows? So, six months ago we started a thorough investigation. As the Henderson family near Scone had agreed to a wind farm on their property, we started by reading over 3,000 pages prepared by experts, commissioned by the Developer as its Environmental Assessment Report supporting Kyoto Energy Park. Instead of reinforcing our interest in doing something similar in Merriwa, this information raised many serious concerns. We had grossly underestimated the potential impact of Wind Farming on Merriwa. We knew we needed much more information from Europe and the USA. Then we became very concerned. Denmark has done more in Wind Farming than anywhere. If the Chairman of Energy in the Danish Parliament is quoted as saying that Wind Farms are “a terribly expensive disaster,” then maybe it is not as smart an idea as we first thought. Our research gave rise to more questions about the potential health impact of Wind Farming. Experience is showing a well-defined Wind Turbine Syndrome. Promoters and their experts can report only on historically established scientific evidence. However, anecdotal observation is now showing that living near transmission lines causes health (cancer) hot spots. If we have a Wind Farm, others may also have them - so where will all the transmission lines go? We started to ask ourselves: Do we want to turn Merriwa into a power station?

We then realised that one important reason we acquired property in Merriwa over 23 years ago was its pristine healthy environment – to provide the bodies of our children with an escape from the constant city background of radiation, electro-magnetic forces, mobile phone towers and power lines criss-crossing their lives. Our view is that all these forces contribute to an escalation of many diseases in city youth. This raised the question about the impact on land values. We then spoke to several other city people who had purchased land in Merriwa. All, like us, said emphatically that ‘no way in the world would we have acquired land in Merriwa if it was a Wind Turbine Town.’ That took us back to the article in The Sydney Morning Herald (April 2010) claiming that Wind Farm Developers have ripped out development profits of $59 million to $88 million and the headline... ‘Making Money Out of Nothing – INDEED’. The danger to the community of Merriwa is that the real costs of making this short-term profit could be; The health of our children and the value of our land. When a community is threatened with change, it usually has a voice and access to a proper cost-benefit analysis. The danger for Merriwa is that our local council, and the State Government, seem unable to resist a) the pressure of big business, or b) the desire to show action on renewable energy (and wind farms are obvious to all.) Therefore it is up to those of us, who are considering leasing country for Wind Turbines, to consider wisely – because no-one else will stop these Wind Turbines moving up the Valley. We are alarmed at how we were so attracted, initially, to leasing land for Wind Turbines. Please don’t make the mistake we might have made, by considering too lightly the impact of Wind Turbines on Merriwa.”

Stephen Higgs Terragong, Merriwa


WOOLBROOK INDUSTRIES

About 1925 my father bought a property between Carinda and Brewarrina in western NSW before moving to Merriwa in 1945. I was born in Brewarrina, which is about 60 miles up the river from Bourke, and in those distant days, 85 years ago, it was wild country. The primitive roads were almost entirely bush tracks with rare earth formations which shed water and dried out quickly but were very slippery when wet, and if a vehicle slid off into the table drain alongside it was trouble indeed. We had good neighbours including a family named Gleeson, and John Gleeson had financed his property by winning the handicapped Stawell Gift foot race in Victoria somewhere about 1870 or 1880. The Western Division of NSW is all lease titles and one of the lease conditions with which John had to comply was that he must live on the property. It did not have a house so he camped for years in an old hut on a neighbour’s place a few hundred yards from his boundary. A Lands Department inspector turned up one day, discovered that technically he was not living on the property, and recommended that his lease therefore be terminated. The case was to be heard by a magistrate in Walgett which was 75 miles (about 125 kilometres away) so John Gleeson had to go there to defend himself. This was obviously not a matter of jumping in a car for a day trip, if only because cars had not even been invented, so he mounted his horse (or harnessed it to a sulky if he could afford one, which he probably couldn’t), and slept rough on the way unless somebody gave him shelter. When the case was heard the Magistrate dismissed it out of hand, said it was ridiculous it had ever been brought, tore strips off the Inspector, and John Gleeson travelled 125 kilometres back home. Where bureaucracy is concerned, nothing changes!! In those days there were many small villages around the bush, most of which have long disappeared or, like Bow, even though they still show on old maps with carefully marked out streets, never really existed. Carinda is still there, but now a mere shadow of its former very modest self. In those days most such small settlements had a racetrack of sorts and, while they were crude and probably

dangerous by today’s standards, the district gathered there occasionally for race meetings. The Gleesons had a horse, Sonny Jim, which was virtually unbeatable, which seems appropriate when you consider it was owned by a man who had won Australia’s, and one of the world’s, premier foot races. Sonny Jim won almost every race he was entered into for miles around, and when I was about twelve years old and heard this discussed I realised it was time to become a betting man. Unfortunately, there was not a bookmaker prepared to accept my money (nor anyone else’s money for that matter) so I went to my father for an explanation. This eventually led to a discussion on handicapping, though I doubt that races in those days in that part of the world were ever so sophisticated as to involve handicapping, it was probably all start even and the best horse wins. Of course there are many ways of handicapping, for instance when John Gleeson won his foot race he had obviously not been handicapped quite enough, otherwise he would not have won the Gift; or in the case of a horse it is a matter of how much lead the handicappers put in its saddlebags; or with golfers, so many strokes, though I do not even pretend to know exactly how that system works. Whatever the method, the ideal finish, the ultimate objective, for a handicapper in a horse race, a foot race, a golf match or whatever, is achieved in the unlikely event that every horse, every runner, every golfer, dead heats and they all cross the line exactly equal. However, it has been my experience in life that in every aspect, including handicapping, in any situation where a dollar can be made by means legal or illegal, there will always be a cheat, a thief, a con man, a scam merchant, trying to take advantage of that situation by any means, whether fair or foul. Using horse racing as an example, there have been innumerable attempts to profit from handicapping even to the ultimate, i.e. substituting (or attempting to substitute) a good horse (big handicap) for a known poor performer (small handicap) such as Fine Cotton.


Available for charter 5 star coach with seatbelts.

Modern air conditioned buses. Various sizes from 20 to 50 seats.

Competitive rates and discounts for repeat bookings.

Ph: 6547 4416 Fax: 6547 4496

Russell’s Earthmoving

Celebrating

50Years 1960 - 2010


6 Gooch Street Merriwa 2329 Phone: 6548 2246

Fax: 6548 2629

John: 0408 496630 Andrew: 0417 506769

Plant:

Bulldozers

Excavators & Rock Hammer

Grader - Roller - Loader

Water Trucks

Tip Trucks

Truck & Dogs

Sand & Gravel Suppliers

Pty Limited Owner Operators

Anthea Wright Veterinary

Services

Merriwa Vet Clinic 84 Bettington Street Merriwa

6548 2452

*KITCHEN *WARDROBES *VANITY UNITS

*WALLUNITS Bench Tops from Timber,

Laminated, S/steel, Caesar Stone or Granite. Doors from

Melamine, timber or Polyurethane

Computer 3-D Designs

(Lic No 26786)

NEIL HUNT 6548 2025 Mob. 0418 262 596 MERRIWA

Phone 4353 3606 Fax 4353 3304

Les Mobile 0408 434 566 Lyn Mobile: 0419 292 223 www.colleshomes.com.au

Whether a Granny Flat, First Home or Retirement, Colles Manufactured

Homes have a wide range of plans in various price ranges. Homes designed

for Low Maintenance Living.

Colles Manufactured Homes Pty Ltd

DEPOT ROAD MERRIWA Everything for the Rural Industries.

We have no overheads and you benefit from rock bottom prices.

We deliver to the Merriwa Tyre Service parcel depot every morning.

All you have to lose is the cost of a phone call - WHY PAY MORE?

MAX WURCKER Phone 6548 2150 Fax 6548 2614

GRUNDFOS PUMPS

Grundfos specialise in pumps and pumping equipment and are perhaps the world’s largest pump

manufacturers. They make an enormous range of every conceivable kind, including pressure pumps, end suction,

multi stage, submersibles, sump, sewage and drainage pumps and many more, and from very small units to giants with capacities up to about 60,000 gallons per

hour and lifts to about 400 metres with the ability to be coupled in parallel to pump almost any quantity.

BIG OR LITTLE, TALK TO US, WE ARE GRUNDFOS DEALERS!!!

Few of us want to see any team competition dominated by a few wealthy clubs simply because their money enables them to buy the best players, and there are at least two ways of preventing this, both a form of handicapping. The first is the “draft” where the governing body directs players to certain clubs in such a fashion as to try to make all teams equal. This system can be unpopular, for instance, to take an extreme example, if you were playing League in north Queensland and were drafted to Canberra you might find that inconvenient. An alternative, as used by the National Rugby League and other sporting bodies, is the “salary cap” where, in the case of the NRL, a price is put on every player’s head and the total for any club must not exceed $4.1 million, a rich field for skulduggery.

Max Wurcker


MERRIWA SPRINGTIME SHOW

This year’s NAB Merriwa Springtime Show on September 17 and 18 will be excitement plus, with some fabulous new attractions joining the old favourites in two days of fast and furious action. “Merriwa’s Got Talent” on the Saturday evening will showcase a wide range of entertainment skills. Everyone, from toddlers to adults plus (55 and over), is welcome to come along and have a go. If you’re into music, poetry, comedy or dancing, start planning your performance now, so you’ll be in top form by Show time. We held a talent quest at the show several years ago and the main prize winner was Brendan Houlahan, who (wait for it) threaded himself through a tennis racquet (minus the strings)! He also had a friend on the mike to give a running commentary, which really gave the act a touch of professional polish. Substantial prize money will be on offer this time around - and who knows, if you get it right on the night, you too could find yourself in Merriwa Show’s Hall of Fame!

Dr Bronwyn Dr Bronwyn StokesStokes

MBBS

C/- Merriwa Hospital Office hours

Monday - Friday Antenatal & Immunisation Clinic

every Thursday Phone - 6532 5013

A.H. Phone - 6532 5000

For information about Natural

Resource Management issues ring

Jon Thorne - Community Support

on 6542 4426 or Fax: 6543 4164

Hunter-Central Rivers CMA

[email protected]

CONTRACT MUSTERING

CATTLE/SHEEP WORK

FARM MANAGEMENT IN OWNER'S ABSENCE

FENCING

Ph: 6548 2389

Details of the sections, times etc. will be available in the next couple of weeks. For more info phone Enid Holt on 0417 482 940 or Hugh Kraefft on 0402 484 018. Last year the Show’s junior rodeo proved very popular with the crowd and the competitors, so this time around we are catering for a wider age range, and a bigger choice of events. A stalwart of Merriwa Show, Doug Porter is organising this section and we thank him for his enthusiasm and dedication. More news about these events as the Show comes closer. Q: What’s a Demonstration Demolition Derby? A: It’s fun, it’s fast, it’s furious, and it’s coming to Merriwa Show on Saturday September 18! Thanks to input from organisers at other Shows, who have been running DDs for several years, we are beginning in 2010 with a demonstration DD, and working up to a full program next year. These are quite mind-boggling to watch - and most of the action takes place in reverse gear. Total Destruction! Don’t miss it! Times etc. will be announced shortly as arrangements are confirmed. The ute section for 2010 will be bigger and better, with spectacular events and a ringside display similar to the one that was so popular in 2009. Many thanks to the hard-working organisers from Cross Country Mahindra and sponsors. Without our sponsors many of the events at the Show would not go ahead and we thank them all sincerely for their support. Other attractions at the Show will include a Triple Crown Challenge (point score with horse, quad bike and ute), and the ever-popular Heritage Games for the children. Finally, don’t forget if you are a member, your membership and car stand fees are due. Just contact Emma Henderson on 0407 425 782 if you need more details. See you at the Show.

Hugh Kraefft President



OFF THE WALL VIDEOS

New Releases in-store this week – * The Road A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind and water. It is cold enough to crack stones, and, when the snow falls it is gray. The sky is dark. Their destination is the warmer south, although they don't know what, if anything, awaits them there. They have nothing: just a pistol to defend themselves against the lawless cannibalistic bands that stalk the road, the clothes they are wearing, a rusting shopping cart of scavenged food--and each other. Starring Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit McPhee, Charlize Theron, Robert Duvall & Guy Pearce * Open Graves An international group of young surfers come into possession of an ancient artifact, Mamba, an old board game made from the skin and bones of a witch executed during the Spanish Inquisition. At a drunken party one night, they casually decide to play. Its all fun and games until they find out that curses last forever and death is the ultimate undertow. Coming Soon – 3/6 - Law Biding Citizen 3/6 - Alvin & The Chipmunks 2 3/6 - Invictus 3/6 - Percy Jackson 10/6 - The Wolfman 17/6 - Shutter Island 17/6 - The Tooth Fairy 17/6 - Daybreakers 25/6 - The Hurt Locker Off The Wall Vidoes is for sale $15,000 - Please see in store for details.

Amanda & Mark 6548 3188

ELDERS

Get more Bang for your Buck with Activist Zinc Did you know that many of the soils in the Merriwa district have low levels of zinc? Zinc is a trace element which many people over look the importance of in broad acre cereals. Zinc deficiency can have a significant impact on yields, grain and plant protein content and dry matter production in its own right if not corrected early. Zinc is associated with the formation of chlorophyll and protein, the functioning of numerous plant hormones, including those which assist root development, and the uptake and efficient use of water. You may have noticed that after spraying some group B herbicides such as Metsulfuron (Ally) or Chlorsulfuron (Glean), that cereal crops tend to yellow and their growth rates slow. Activist Zinc has a remediating effect on the crop to assist the crop to growth through the negative effect these herbicides may have, resulting in an increase in dry matter production. Applications of zinc can be made via a seed dressing prior to sowing or an application via a foliar spray before the five leaf stage. In cases of a moderate to severe deficiency, both a seed dressing and a foliar application may be used. Both of these methods have been used in the district over the last couple of years, with positive results seen locally on many occasions. Activist zinc is compatible with many herbicides and insecticides used early in the season, and at $6.56/Ha including GST can be a very cheap option to provide you with increased dry matter production for your forage crop and grain yields. Activist Zinc is currently in stock at Elders Merriwa so for further information, please do not hesitate to call Elders Merriwa on 02 6548 2307.


MERRIWA FESTIVAL OF THE FLEECES Wanted - the committee are looking for anyone who has a hooped petticoat that we can either hire, buy or borrow for the Festival Parade. I have managed to source some very nice Period Costumes for the Parade however we need about six hooped petticoats for these costumes. We have looked at hiring them however I am having trouble finding enough locally to hire - the other option is to purchase them so that we will have them for future events however at this stage funds are limited and this may not be possible. So have a think about it - do you have a hooped petticoat tucked away somewhere or know someone who may have - please give us a call if you are happy to sell, lend or hire a petticoat.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank our many sponsors. Hunter Mutual Rosto Russell's Earthmoving Upper Hunter Shire Council Lawrence Shields James Bettington PA Systems Merriwa RSL Merriwa Hardware Merriwa Tourist Welcoming Centre Merriwa Tyre & Service Centre The Framptom Family Sandy Hollow Caravan Park Curtis Gant Irving Solicitors The Shearers Quarters B&B Energy Australia Fernandes Constuction Cowan's Bus Service Stone Hill Vineyard Stay-n-Play Hay Di's Clothing Patch McConnell's This 'n' That Sydney Bridge Climb Merriwa Apex Wightman's Transport Hidden Valley Homestead Martin’s Haulage Team Penning Bill Reynolds Craig McPherson Haulage Councilor Peebles Max's Country Cuts Merriwa IGA NBN (Please let me know if we have forgotten anyone - it is not our intention however we are only human) If you would like to be a sponsor remember it is not too late - all you need to do is give Tina a ring at the VIC on 6548 2607.

Carlita

A rich learning environment in a friendly Christian atmosphere

All enquiries welcome

Principal - Helen Whale Ph 6548 2035 P&F President - Cassie Porter

St Joseph’s Primary School

Merriwa Merriwa Branch/ Merriwa District Council

President: Chris Kemp Ph: 6548 5150

Fax: 6548 5065

Secretary/Treasurer: Peter Campbell

Ph: 6548 5126 Fax: 6548 5053

New members welcome

MERRIWA SPORTS CLUB LTD

Club Opens Monday and Tuesday 3:00pm Wednesday to Friday and Sunday 12:00pm Saturday 11:00am

Thursday Night 7:00pm Bingo Friday 5:00pm - 7:00pm Happy Two Hours and Free raffles

Saturday - 8.00pm Monster raffles and members’ badge draw Sunday: 5:00pm to 7:00pm meat voucher raffle and members’ badge draw.

The Sporties Chinese/Australian Restaurant 6548 3228

Dine in or Take Away. Banquets and Function catering available.

Lunch Specials

Lunch: Wednesday to Sunday. Dinner: Tuesday to Sunday

6548 2028 Golf, Bowls, Squash, Putt Putt, Darts and Pool ATM and Club Keno

6548 2082


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FOR SALE

2005 Subaru

Forester Manual

118,000km Good Condition

Feb Rego ATP 965

$16,000 neg.

2008 Subaru Impreza GX

Manual 28,000km

Excellent Condition Rego # REZ 111

$21,000 neg

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Supporting the Hunter Valley Producers for 37 years

THIS WEEK’S SPECIAL Fillet Steak $20/kg

PLEASE PLACE ORDERS BY 5PM

MONDAYS FOR FRIDAY DELIVERY For Order Forms

Ph. 6548 5170 or 6548 5008 Fax. 6548 5181

[email protected] Top Quality local beef and pork delivered

to the Upper Hunter every Friday.


PRESIDENT Loretta Cooper 6548 2679 SECRETARY Maree Sutton 6548 2199 TREASURER A Peebles - C Frampton Day - Night Junior Competitions Court Hire

MERRIWA TYRE AND SERVICE

CENTRE Your local automotive mechanical repair and tyre tradesmen. Also sales of Can-Am Quad, Husqvarna outdoor products &small engines

Proprietors Glenn, Debbie & Brad Hunt 141 Bettington Street MERRIWA

Phone: 6548 2078 Fax: 6548 2063

All general freight Cattle Sheep, Wool. Servicing Tamworth, Dubbo, Newcastle, Scone & surrounding areas. Supplying fence posts and stays.

Pick up Sydney depot every Thursday

Ph/Fax 6548 2663 Mobile 0408 293448 Reliable, Friendly service

HAY FOR SALE

Oaten Wheaten Lucerne Straw

Supa Gas Agent

Curls & Swirls Dianne - Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat . Open from 9.30am.

Waxing, lash & brow tinting. Hair care products for home

available. Call in for free consultations.

129 Bettington Street Merriwa

6548 2499 or 6545 4151 a/h

President: Paul Frampton 6548 5182 Vice Presidents: Tim Henderson 6548 2888 David Alker 6548 2095 Treasurer: Bryce Stokes 6548 3236

Thriving International Distributor for AIM products & Xtend-Life Products Quality Health Foods & Supplements at Wholesale Prices Servicing the Merriwa & Surrounding Districts Call: 1800 880 924 or visit: www.thrivinginternational.com.au Distributor opportunities available

MERRIWA RSL CLUB The Members Lucky Badge for $450 was not won on Friday at 8.30pm the number was 101, this week it jackpots to $500.00. The 7pm draw for $220.00 was not won the number was 1014, this week it jackpots to $240.00. The 9pm lucky ticket draw for $340.00 was not won the number was 65372, this week it jackpots to $360.00. LTPS/09/06339 The Sunday Morning Badge Draw was won last week the number was 449, this week it commences at $250 and will be drawn between 11.30am and 1.30pm and you must be present to win the money. LTPS/09/06339 we have now doubled the Sunday morning raffle vouchers from 3 to 6.

*Please note that from Tuesday 1 June the Bistro/Restaurant hours will change, the operating hours for the evening will be 5.30pm – 8.00pm Coming Events Trivia Nights on the 26 June to raise money for the Merriwa Activity Centre, $5 per person teams of 6 to 12 start time 7.00pm. Saturday 30 October Dirty Dick’s Theatre Restaurant, more information in the coming weeks. This week’s LUCKY $5 note was not claimed the serial number was EK 05 861 347 and jackpots to $55. The $5 note is released early in the week and is announced on Friday night during the raffles, and must be claimed at the bar by midday Sunday, and you must be a member of the Club. If you cannot remember the serial number, that’s ok there will be notices at the bar from Saturday morning.

The RSL Club in now seeking expressions of interest from any members that would like to partake in a Sunday market day in the near future. It will be held in the Auditorium and there will be no charge, so if you have a product that you produce at home, or are a local retailer wanting to get rid of some stock give the RSL a call and talk to Matt or leave your name and number.

MJ Morgan Secretary/Manager

http://www.thrivinginternational.com.au


Free Hammers at Merriwa’s Brand New Thrifty Link

Hardware Store!

Merriwa’s new hardware store officially opens this Saturday and is celebrating the event by giving away a FREE hammer to the first 100

customers who spend $20 or more on the day.

Merriwa Hardware recently joined forces with McConnell’s This ‘n’ That to open a purpose built home improvement one stop

shop in Bettington Street Merriwa.

Boasting over 400 square metres of floor space, the new store contains many great new ranges not previously available in Merriwa.

According to store owners Ray & Carlita McConnell, “Around 6 months ago we made the decision to leave True Value Hardware and join the Thrifty Link Hardware group which has allowed us to grow

the business & open the doors on our brand new store”

Thrifty Link Hardware is a national network of hardware stores that are all locally owned & operated but are backed up by the combined

strength of Australia’s largest retailer, Woolworths & the second largest hardware company in the United States, Lowes.

The new store will officially open its doors on Saturday 29 May at 9.00am. Come on down and take advantage of some great specials

and get a free sausage sandwich compliments of Merriwa Hardware and McConnells This’n’That.


FARM MAINTENANCE & CONTRACTING

Trevor 0427 354 272 Fiona 0438 414 543

Boom & Spot Spraying, Slashing, Harrowing, Fertilizer and Seed Spreading, AI Service, Fencing

Repairs, Relief Milking

Office Phone/Fax 6545 0459 E-mail [email protected]

MERRIWA PAINTING &

DECORATING ABN– 62 038 949 984 Servicing the area

for over 25 years

DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL ROOF RESTORATION

Call for a free quote

Kym– 0409 015 678 Merv– 0447 483 111

IGA Merriwa 104 Bettington St

6548 2315 Use your

Community Chest to support

your local community

Hidden Valley

Homestead 6548 8588

Accommodation up to 25 max in

4 x Ensuite rooms & Self Catering Bunk House Functions

Small functions in Dining/Lounge Area up to 12

Larger groups in garden/BBQ area with use of Pool/games room etc.

www.hiddenvalleyhomestead.com.au [email protected]

*Canvas & PVC Repairs *canvas Seat Covers *Canopy & Tonneau

covers *S/H Seats * Vehicle & Bike seat Repairs * Awnings Leather repairs * Custom made Western Stock Saddles to fit Horse

-Local distributor of GULF WESTERN OIL

- Local agent for Lovells springs, Grainline augers, Ryco hydraulic hoses, Sow ezy air seeders, Steel suppliers

(NEW & Second grade), - Welding, Machining, Plasma cutting, Fabrication

(aluminium & stainless steel) EQUIPPED FOR ALL YOUR RURAL ONSITE REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

Phone Paul 0427 476 085

For all your hardware needs

Paint Hardware Plumbing Garden Electrical

102 Bettington St Merriwa 2329 Ph: 6548 2077

MERRIWA

12 units

3 int/conn, family rooms remote control A/C, Austar TV,

SBS, hairdryer, toaster, ironing in room, BBQ, cot/s, tea & coffee

facilities, WiFi zone wireless broadband available. Night bell

AE, JCB, MC, Visa, EFTPOS 50 Bettington Street Merriwa

Phone: 6548 2273 Fax: 6548 2208

ABN 38 129 529 040 206 Kelly Street Scone NSW 2337

Phone:6545 3113 Fax: 6545 3855 Email: [email protected]

We provide transport and community care services to: People who are frail aged, have a disability and their carers. People who have limited or no access to transport. We provide services such as: Individual Car Transport to distant centres, Bus Transport, Social support and Social Outings, Local Transport. Telecare (Daily phone Calls) Domestic Assistance (Low level cleaning of your home) Delivery of Meals on Wheels weekly in the Scone area.

MERRIWA CAKES &

PASTRIES Cakes, Award Winning

Breads,

Rolls & Fancy Breads Pies, Pasties, Sausage Rolls

All baked on the premises daily TRY OUR

Gourmet sandwiches & rolls Wraps

Salads - Greek or Caesar Grilled fingers, Croissants,

Foccacias All served with side salad &

chips Relax in air conditioned comfort or in our new courtyard with a cup of

freshly ground coffee, a cup of fresh herbal tea or try our special

iced coffee. All celebration cakes, bread & rolls

made to order.

6548 2851

Upper Hunter Weeds Authority is responsible for noxious weed control in the Merriwa/Cassilis area.

Contact Details for the Authority are:-

Merriwa District Inspector Ph: 0429 683 494

7.30am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday

All correspondence is to be addressed to:

The General Manager Upper Hunter Weeds

Authority PO Box 122

MUSWELLBROOK NSW 2333


The Merriwa Surgery

6548 2305 Dr R Salama

Monday to Friday Saturday morning by

arrangement EMERGENCY

& after hours 6548 2305

MERRIWA PETROLEUM

& AG SUPPLIES Extensive range of rural

products Household goods Supplier of Caltex fuel and oils Steel Fertilizer Bulk fuel deliveries available

Phone: 6548 2071

Cross Country Merriwa P/L

NRMA Membership, Insurance and Road Service available

New Trading Hours 10 May Mon—Thurs 6.30pm - 6.30pm

Fri & Sat 6.30am to 7.00pm Sunday 7.00am—7.00pm

Agents for Kia, Mahindra, Ford, Trucks,

Tractors and Lawn Mowers Used Vehicles & Machinery Caltex Fuels & Oils All Mechanical Repairs

Phone: 6548 2106 Fax: 6548 2156


NEWSPOWER & OFFICESMART

AGENT

Neville and Leanne Hook

6548 2031 [email protected]

http://www.hiddenvalleyhomestead.com.au




Merriwa Pharmacy

OPENING HOURS: Monday 9am - 5.30pm Tuesday 9am - 5.30pm Wednesday 9am- 5.30pm Thursday 9am - 5.30pm Friday 9am - 5.30pm Saturday 9am - 12 noon

Ph: 6548 2213

BRICKLAYER BLOCKLAYER

Lic. 10179c

Based in Merriwa Call Don

6548 2591

Local Knowledge, Friendly Service Phone: 02 6548 2307 Fax: 02 6548 2089

Merchandise Manager: Merriwa Nathan Barry 0437 961 559 Agronomist: Scone Craig Pickette 02 6548 2307 Merchandise Sales / CSO: Merriwa Kayla Mullen 02 6548 2307 Trainee/Merchandise Sales: Merriwa David Brooks 02 6548 2307 Livestock: Merriwa Damien Crump 0429 485 009 Real Estate: Scone / Merriwa Ross Beer 0427 452 572 District Banking Manager Tamworth Wayne Philpott 02 6762 1331

Merchandise – Livestock – Real Estate – Wool – Insurance – Banking—Health Insurance – Rental Property

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CURTIS GANT IRVING

SOLICITORS

Tel: 6543 2433 Fax: 6542 5297

59 Brook Street, Muswellbrook 2333

also at 86 Bettington Street,

Merriwa (Thursday from 10am - 12md)

MORE THAN JUST A

POST OFFICE One-stop shop for paying

(nearly) all your bills

Business banking & personal banking

Stationery & Greeting cards – inexpensive, full range

Computer & technology items

Mobile phones, starter kits & recharge vouchers

Merriwa PO, 82 Bettington Street

PH: 6548 2042

Dress for Less !!

Trinity Markets

Accessories, Books, Nick-Nacks Clothing for all the family

DONATIONS WELCOME! Tues–Sat

9.00am – 12.30pm 110 Bettington St. Merriwa

6548 2948

TRUCK AVAILABLE

2 x 1 24’ stock crate 22’ tipping tray and trailer for

grain/super. Phone Andy 6548 5199

0428 485 199

Knowledge . Integrity . Experience

Licensed Stock & Station Agent . Real Estate Agent Accredited Auctioneer . Level 1 Auctions Plus Assessor

Livestock sales

& purchases

View new listings at

www.rockwell.net.au

Rural property &

residential sales

TONY & HEIDI INDER M: 0427 485 100

A: “Rockwell” Merriwa T: (02) 6548 5100

E: [email protected] F: (02) 6548 5072

BOARDMAN PEASLEY Registered Land

Surveyors

Subdivision-DA’s-Volume Surveys Contour/Site Surveys-House Set-Outs-Lot Peg-Outs Horse Stud & Vineyard Developments, Mining

Lease & Exploration Surveys

Head Office: 44 Market St, Muswellbrook

Ph: 6543 3600 Fax: 6542 5957 Mob: 0429 433 600 (Ross)

www.boardmanpeasley.net.au

MARQUET STREET, MERRIWA

A Low Care - 16 bed Residential Aged Care Facility A place for ageing community

members to enjoy life, be a part of the community and receive the

care that they need. Contact Sue Duggan on

Custom Made Heavy Duty Farm Gates &

Portable Panels

Supply of Fencing Material

Steel & Timber

Strainers, Gate Hinges & Latches

Quality Steel at very Competitive Prices

Delivery Available

Adrian Telfer Telfer Rural Fencing, Tamworth

T: 6760 8322

Ph: 6548 2546 Fax 6548 2309

Mob 0427 482 546

Servicing the Merriwa

Government funded Taxi Transport Services include: # Non-Emergency Transport # TTSS # DVA Subsidised Local Service: # Merriwa Sports Club

MERRIWA COMMUNITY

BANK If you have questions

about the Bendigo Bank Phone:

Kim Fenley: 0418 570 743 or Deanna Hollis:

6548 2539 Or email:

[email protected] “Buy Local. Bank Local.

Be Local.”

MERRIWA MAGPIES RUGBY LEAGUE

FOOTBALL

President: Ben Morgan Vice President: Loretta Cooper Secretary: Bill McNaught Treasurer: Jessica Whitley Publicity Officer: Kim Daniel Phone: 0439 254 352

[email protected]



CASSILIS BOWLING CLUB Friday nights – Darts Names to the club by 6.45pm for 7pm start $3.00 entry per week 1st prize – chooks Winners of the losers – chocolate 5 week block prizes of $50 End of season prizes and party!!! (must play ten rounds to qualify for free drinks and food) Friday night raffles Come along and join the fun Snack Bar is open

H Parker

MERRIWA SPORTS CLUB

Saturday 22 May Saturday Members Draw 9243 not won next week $130. Winners Jackpot 82424 not won next week $620 Free Tickets Sue Shotter Dinner Teressa Williams Bowls Raffle Fiona Hedges

Sunday 23 May Sunday Members draw No 9108 won next week $300. $20 one off prizes No 9107 not won & No 9109 not won Transport Service is available Friday and Saturday Don’t take the risk and drive when for $2 per person you can be chauffeured home. To access the transport service you must book through the Sports Club to check availability of the service. Bingo Every Thursday Night commences 7:00pm. Win Sporties Vouchers $5, $20, $50 + Fruit, Veg and meat trays

Zumba Mondays and Wednesdays until June Saturday 29 May - “Kyda Rock”.

The Sporties Chinese/Australian Restaurant Open for Lunch and Dinner. Lunch specials. Open 5 1/2 days. Lunch Wednesday to Sunday 12noon – 2:00pm Dinner Tuesday to Sunday 5:30pm to 9:00pm. Closed Mondays reopens 5:00pm Tuesdays For Bookings and take away ring 6548 3228 The Sporties Entertainment Line up Saturday 29 May “Kyda Rock” Saturday 19 June “Venus 2” Saturday 17 July “Petra” Lady Bowlers News In the District four’s championships our team found ourselves in the semi finals due to a bye and a forfeit in the earlier rounds. Shirley, Beatrice, Loretta and Merle played a team from Scone RSL and we played some good bowls but not enough to progress any further. We have enjoyed playing District Championships and are looking forward to next. We have had two trips to Murrurundi this month. Shirley and Merle went to their gala day and Shirley, Loretta and Merle entered their triples carnival last week. Our next meeting will be the AGM on Monday 21 June at 2:30pm. Membership fees remain the same as last year and are now due. Coming Up Wednesday 2 June Murrurundi Association Day Wednesday 9 June Scone RSL Gala Day Monday 21 AGM

B & JR Men’s Golf News Some very good golf was played in the two man Ambrose with Pat Williams, Max McNaught and Andy Carrigan on 58.8 Runners up Alex Kean and Dave Taylor on 67. Ladies Golf News Congratulations to Gay on her lovely round of golf on the 19th of May. Gay acquired 39 points to beat everyone home and to also deduct some strokes from her handicap. For such a


MERRIWA JUNIOR RUGBY LEAGUE & NETBALL

Under 9’s Football Last week we travelled to Denman and played Singleton White. Unfortunately we lost, but the team made a great improvement from the week before especially with our tackling. Because of that we all got man of the match. During the week we had Riley Deasey join our team which now gives us a full team of eight players (but more would be good!). Last Saturday we travelled to Singleton and took on the Denman Devils White. We won by two points due to some great teamwork. Riley scored two tries and Joseph scored one. Conversions were made by Cameron Ninness, Riley and Christopher. Man of the match was Christopher for a strong game especially in the last two thirds. Thank you to our coach’s Jeremy and Judd and our parents for taking us.

Little Ninno

Played Singleton at Singleton. The boys continued to improve showing good defense in phases. Their attack was the best it has been all year with a number of good runs. Cody, Callum and Zeb all had strong running games. Callum Telfer scored a good try after running straight, busting through and running 50 metres to score. Next week we are at Muswellbrook.

Tony Inder

weekend. The June rally day will consist of riders participating in the team penning competition (you should have entries to Cassandra by now) and some sporting events and other activities set up in the arena for riders to do. Keep checking your emails for pony club information.

Tanya Ninness

petite player Gay was making some big hits down the centre of the fairways particularly on the par fives to get some four pointers. Well done Gay. It’s great to have Diny back on the course. Diny has had a long break from golf due to a shoulder reconstruction (see its not just footballers who have these injuries) and even with some lingering restrictions with her swing Diny managed a very creditable 27 points. Look out for further improvement! Mary succumbed to peer pressure and is now stalking the course with her motorised buggy, new bag and dare we say it, a new six iron, and these things are making her a force to be reckoned with. Another good round of 37 points put Mary in 3rd spot behind Gay and Sue and it looks like her cruisy handicap is in jeopardy. The girls are off on their Narrabri expedition next week, good luck to those nutters with putters for their three pressurised rounds of competition. We have had some beautiful weather to play golf of late but we would happily play in teeming rain if it meant we could have several inches before the cold weather sets in. The course is dry and so are all the paddocks around the district so heres hoping for a few wet golf days soon.

The Black Widow

PONY CLUB Congratulations to Anastasia Martin who played polocrosse at the Sydney Royal Easter Show in April. It was a pleasure to see the juniors play. Watch this space for more information on Anastasia's experience at Sydney. I had the information and stupidly deleted it from my emails! My apologies to Anastasia! Scone Pony Club is hosting a competition day this Sunday 30 May at White Park (program and patterns were emailed to everyone). Don't forget that the Pony Club are catering for the Team Penning Competition at the Showground on the June long weekend during Festival of the Fleeces. Cakes, slices and biscuits are needed, as is help over the


CONTACT PRESIDENT: Darren Taaffe 6548 5059 SECRETARY: Robert Telfer 6548 7226 Licensing Officer: 6547 6031 Ph: 6376 1002

Phone DAVID HICKS

0428 899 749

& DISTRICT

LITTLE ATHLETICS

All Welcome

President: Dianne Byfield Secretary: Trudie Byfield

6548 2094 [email protected] Treasurer: Megan Moore

MERRIWA RUGBY LEAGUE FOOTBALL CLUB

Merriwa headed to Denman on Sunday with their loyal fans to play their second game of the season. After 2 weekends off due to bye’s the Magpies were definitely ready to get back on the field. The Magpies started a tad rusty letting Denman sneak in the first try. Chad passed out wide to our speedy centre Matt Mead who ran flat out to get Merriwa’s first. Denman hit back to get their second. Ben Morgan with an outstretched arm just made it over the line to score again. Half time score: Merriwa 10 to Denman 12. The Magpies gave a good fight in the second half but again lacking match fitness giving Denman the break to get 4 quick tries. Minutes before the final siren Nathan put a chip kick in, Brock went high and snatched the

ball from the Denman winger and slid down to get the last points for the game. Final score– Denman defeated Merriwa 34 to 16.

Chad got 2 from 3 conversions. Anthony Kirk and Ben Blyton played hard with 21 tackles between them showing they will be valuable assets to the team. Nathan, Brock, Ben M, Pitty and Chad led the play and never gave up. Our centre’s Matt Mead and Binksy fought for possession all day. Wayde, Gary and John showed great enthusiasm for their size. Keany had a cracker of a game and also sporting battle scars after an illegal head high. Brothers Liam and Rory need only 2 words to describe their display – all heart. Our 100 club was drawn on Saturday 22 May by Justine Witney and the winners were- 1st – Jane Constable no 79 2nd – The Hagley family no 72 3rd – Loretta Cooper no 31 The Trailer load of firewood was drawn on Saturday 22 May by Mark Kirkland. The winner was Deidre Peebles. Congratulations to all of our winners and thank you to everyone who supported and helped our local club!! Our next game is this weekend against Murrurundi at home, Saturday 29 May at 2pm.

Being our first home game we hope you all can come to watch the action and cheer us on!

The Birds Nest

MERRIWA LITTLE ATHLETICS A weekly reminder to all parents and children that the Presentation Day and Barbecue for Little Athletics will be held Sunday 6 June at the Merriwa RSL Club BBQ area commencing at 3 p.m. Hope to see you all there.

Little A's Committee The Annual General Meeting for the above Association will be held on Sunday 6 June 2010 at the Merriwa RSL Club commencing at 3 p.m. All parents that have children interested in this sporting activity are asked to come along and support this Association.

Trudie Byfield Secretary


NAME PHONE

B & K Family Transport 0404 080 049

Boardman Peasley Pty Ltd 6548 2569

Bricklayer Blocklayer 6548 2591

Cassilis Bowling Club 6376 1002

Cassilis Public School 6376 1009

Andy’s Truck Hire 6548 5199

Cle-Roy Contractors 6545 0459

Colles Manufactured Homes Pty Ltd

4353 3606

Cross Country Merriwa 6548 2106

Cowan’s Bus Service 6547 4416

Curls & Swirls 6548 2499

Curtis, Gant & Irving 6543 2433

Custom Made Kitchens 6548 2025

D&L Upholstery 6548 5119

Di’s Clothing Patch 6548 3023

El Dorando Motel 6548 2273

Festival of the Fleeces 6548 2109

Good Looks Nail & Beauty 0408175028

Greentree Roger 0417 448 169

Gummun Place Hostel 6548 2111

Hair Indeed 6548 2666

Hidden Valley Homestead 6548 8588

Horse ‘n’ Round 6547 2215

Hunter Central Rivers Catchment Authority

6542 4426

Hunter Intergrated Care 6548 3062

Hunter Mutual 6548 2651

IGA— Merriwa 6548 2315

Landmark Townsend 6548 2122

M A Macdonald & Co 6548 2226

MacPherson, Craig Haulage

6548 2663

McConnell’s This ‘N’ That 6548 2889

Merriwa Activity Centre 6548 2082

Merriwa Amateur Swimming Club

6548 8510

Merriwa Anglican Parish 6548 2218

Merriwa Auto Electrical 6548 2114

Merriwa Bit’s & Pizza’s 6548 2088

Merriwa Cakes & Pastries 6548 2851

Merriwa Caravan Park 0418 668 402

Merriwa Catholic Parish St Vincent de Paul

6548 2086 6548 3092

NAME PHONE Merriwa Central School Primary office Secondary office

6548 2101 6548 2119

Merriwa Central School P&C Association

6548 2119

Merriwa Community Bank

6548 2653

Merriwa Cricket Club 0437 762 190

Merriwa Darts Competition

6548 8531

Merriwa District Health Association

6548 2653

Merriwa District Progress Assoc

6548 2948 6376 1165

Merriwa Engineering 0427 476 085

Merriwa Hardware 6548 2077

Merriwa Ironbark Restaurant

6548 2255

Merriwa Junior League & Netball

0447 035 694

Merriwa Little Athletics 6548 2446

Merriwa Magpies Rugby League Football Club

6548 2352

Merriwa Newsagency 6548 2031

Merriwa Painting & Decorating

0409 015 678

Merriwa Petroleum & Ag Supplies

6548 2071

Merriwa Pharmacy 6548 2213

Merriwa Pony Club 6548 8561

Merriwa Post Office 6548 2042

Merriwa Pre-School & Kindergarten Association

6548 2083

Merriwa Race Club 6548 5182

Merriwa RSL Club Restaurant

6548 2157 6548 2295

Merriwa Rotary Club 6548 2025

Merriwa Show 6548 2276

Merriwa Sports Club Restaurant

6548 2028 6548 3228

Merriwa Squash Club 0418 857 557

Merriwa Surgery After Hours

6548 2305 6548 2305

Merriwa Taxi Service 6548 2546 0427 482 546

Merriwa Tennis Club 6548 2679

Merriwa Tourist Welcoming Centre

6548 7201

NAME PHONE

Merriwa Tyre & Service Centre

6548 2078

Merriwa Vet Clinic 6548 2452

Merriwa VIEW Club 6548 3179

Merriwa Youth Centre 6548 2448 6548 2635

No Bull Building 0407 897 120

Non Emergency Medical Transport Service

6548 2653

NRMA 6548 2106

NSW Farmers Association 6548 5150

Nutt Earthmoving 6548 2004

Off The Wall Videos 6548 3188

Panorama Motor Inn 4943 3144

Papanui Open Range Eggs 6548 2493

Pitt Son & Keene Elders 6548 2307

Portable Timber Mill 6547 5129

R & M Moore Rural Services

6548 2992

Rockwell Livestock & Property Pty Ltd

6548 5100 0427 485 100

Rosto Pty Ltd 9327 5653

Russell’s Earthmoving 6548 2246

Scott Witton Building 0427 761 169

Shearers Quarters (The) 6548 2509

Sporting Shooters Assn 6548 7201

St David’s Uniting Church 6543 1168

St Joseph’s Primary School 6548 2035

Stokes Dr Bronwyn After Hours

6532 5013 6532 5000

Tashholden Communication

6548 5059

Telfer Rural Fencing 6760 8322

Thriving International 1800 880 924

Trinity Markets 6548 2948

TransCare Hunter Ltd 6545 3115

Upper Hunter Landscape Guardians

6545 1996

Upper Hunter Shire Council - Merriwa Branch

6548 2109

Upper Hunter Weeds Authority

6549 3802

Vero, CJ &JM & Sons 6548 2303

Whale, Mark 6548 2389

Woolbrook Rural Industries 6548 2150


Meets each Tuesday at the

Merriwa Sports Club 7.00pm for 7.30pm

4 x 4M Marquee for Hire

6548 2025

Merriwa Tourist Welcoming Centre

The Hut. Arts, Crafts, gifts & much more!

Open every day 9.30am - 2.30pm A quote from our Visitors Book states: “If you can’t find what you are looking

for in here, then you haven’t been looking”.

C. W. Williams, Gunnedah President: J. Alker Secretary: E. Shipway

Tel: 6548 7201

Meets the first Wednesday of each month at 7.00pm in the Merriwa RSL Club

Merriwa Merriwa Central Central SchoolSchool P & CP & C AssociationAssociation

MAY

Saturday 29 Anglican Parish Picnic Merriwa Sports Club “Kyda Rock”

JUNE

Saturday 11 Festival of Fleeces

JULY

Saturday 17 Merriwa Sports Club “Petra”

Saturday 31 Christmas in July Cassilis Bowling Club 6.00pm

AUGUST

Sunday 1 Anglican Yuletide Luncheon

Saturday 19 Merriwa Sports Club "Venus 2l"

Sunday 12 Festival of Fleeces

B&K

Contact Barry Mobile: 0404 080 049

Ph/Fax: 6573 3773 Email: [email protected]

6 days per week service between Singleton and Merriwa, with links to

all other areas.

Keys available from Merriwa Sports Club After 4pm

Monday-Friday Sat/Sun open mid mornings

Competition is played on Tuesday nights

ALL WELCOME Any age

President: Max McNaught

6548 2124

Meet 4th Thursday of each month

Visitors always welcome Enquiries to: Pres: Jenny Johnson

6548 2509 Sec: Julie Hirst

6548 3179 Supporting

The Smith Family

A valued part of the Smith Family

“United We Stand”

“THE VOICE OF MERRIWA”

Meet every 4th Wednesday

More on 6548 3060 or 6548 2245

Merriwa District Progress Association

MERRIWA JUNIOR LEAGUE & NETBALL CLUB INC.

President: Max McNaught 0447 035 694

Vice President: Tony Inder 0427 485 100

Secretary/Treasurer: Kellie Walker 0417 483 149 League Coordinator: Position vacant Netball Coordinator: Wayne Smith

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