Circulation `1680 P: 6779 2132 E: [email protected], [email protected]www.gala.org.au/guyra-gazette/ St Marys students enjoyed some time out from fundraising in the Peony Bed at Kooralbyn Back: Camilla Grills,Tessa Jackson,Abby Jackson, Lily McFarlane Front: Tom Lockyer,Anna Grills, Reegan Jackson, Jack Lockyer and Olive McFarlane. Wednesday November 15, 2017 159-161 Bradley Street, Guyra Ph: 6770 3420 Julian Percy: 0488 720 123 Craig Chapman: 0488 711 133 www.grazag.com.au N NEW CLIK EXTRA PROTECTS AGAINST FLYSTRIKE FOR UP TO 29 WEEKS • EXTRA 30% active ingredient compared to CLIK • EXTRA protection against flystrike (up to 5 weeks longer than CLIK) • EXTRA protection against breech strike • EXTRA protection against resistance • EXTRA peace of mind Open gardens a great success Hours of work have paid off for the organisers of the Guyra Open Gardens which were held on the weekend. While there was no official head count, the four local gardens played host to hundreds of visitors who en- joyed the opportunity to browse, to photograph, to sit, to eat and to be inspired. The Open Gardens were a fundraiser for St Mary of the Angels school and Kolora. St Mary’s Principal Sharon Wittig said that they are ‘absolutely thrilled’ with how the weekend unfolded. “The organising committee dedicated many hours to this fundraiser and were very pro- fessional in the way they went about the task,” Mrs Wittig said. “The whole school community got behind it in some way – we had workers spread over four gardens and much of the food was donated.” “We haven’t got final figures as yet but we have raised more than $15,000, which is unbe- lievable.” “It was also great to work with the wonderful garden own- ers who put in a lot of extra work. A special thank you to Robyn and Bryan Jackson, Sue and Dick Campbell, Barbara and John Ross and Di Crossing for offering us the privilege of using their gardens, and for taking so much time and dedi- cation in preparing them.” St Mary’s students enjoy a special relationship with their Kolora ‘friends’, which includes fortnightly visits, and hope to continue this when the new aged care facility is opened. They will share some of the money raised with the residents of Kolora, and some of the money will also go towards a planned excursion to Canberra, adding to funds already raised by the students. Guyra Gazette
St Marys students enjoyed some time out from fundraising in the Peony Bed at KooralbynBack: Camilla Grills, Tessa Jackson, Abby Jackson, Lily McFarlane Front:Tom Lockyer, Anna Grills, Reegan Jackson, Jack Lockyer and Olive McFarlane.
• EXTRA 30% active ingredient compared to CLIK• EXTRA protection against flystrike
(up to 5 weeks longer than CLIK)• EXTRA protection against breech strike• EXTRA protection against resistance• EXTRA peace of mind
OOppeenn ggaarrddeennss aa ggrreeaatt ssuucccceessssHours of work have paid off
for the organisers of the GuyraOpen Gardens which were heldon the weekend. While therewas no official head count, thefour local gardens played hostto hundreds of visitors who en-joyed the opportunity tobrowse, to photograph, to sit, toeat and to be inspired.
The Open Gardens were afundraiser for St Mary of theAngels school and Kolora. StMary’s Principal Sharon Wittig
said that they are ‘absolutelythrilled’ with how the weekendunfolded.
“The organising committeededicated many hours to thisfundraiser and were very pro-fessional in the way they wentabout the task,” Mrs Wittigsaid.
“The whole school communitygot behind it in some way – wehad workers spread over fourgardens and much of the foodwas donated.”
“We haven’t got final figuresas yet but we have raised morethan $15,000, which is unbe-lievable.”
“It was also great to workwith the wonderful garden own-ers who put in a lot of extrawork. A special thank you toRobyn and Bryan Jackson, Sueand Dick Campbell, Barbaraand John Ross and Di Crossingfor offering us the privilege ofusing their gardens, and fortaking so much time and dedi-
cation in preparing them.”St Mary’s students enjoy a
special relationship with theirKolora ‘friends’, which includesfortnightly visits, and hope tocontinue this when the newaged care facility is opened.
They will share some of themoney raised with the residentsof Kolora, and some of themoney will also go towards aplanned excursion to Canberra,adding to funds already raisedby the students.
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CATALOGUING all thedisplay items in the museum
THE PRINTER is workingthis week!
HAVING YOUR SAY onthe main street upgrade ‐yoursay.armidale.nsw.gov.au
CLEVER DOGS whobreak out of their homeand find their owners atwork
FANTASTIC FUNDRAISINGby local communitygroups
GUYRA CHRISTMASPARTY happening soon
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Rain this week 3.6mmOctober rainfall 12.4mmRainfall YTD 933.6mmRainfall last YTD 848.0mm
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HALF WAY through Novemberand s�ll having cold weather
Officers from the NewEngland Local Area Com-mand were awarded for dili-gent and ethical service andoutstanding responses dur-ing operations at a ceremonyon Wednesday November8th.
Regional Deputy Commis-sioner Gary Worboys saidcountry policing required aspecial type of person.
“We’re fortunate to havepolice like you, people thateach and every day go aboutyour work in a very non-self-ish manner,” he said.
Guyra’s Sergeant JasonBurton was awarded a Na-tional Medal First Clasp andalso the NSW Police Medal3rd Clasp for 25 years of con-tinued diligent service
The New South Wales Po-lice Medal is awarded tosworn members of the NewSouth Wales Police who havecompleted ten years of dili-gent and ethical service. TheMedal is awarded after a de-tailed review of the nomi-nee’s service history. Theclasp to the Medal denotesthe length of ethical and dili-
gent service.The National Medal is
awarded for fifteen years of“Diligent Police Service” andis only awarded after a de-tailed review of the nomi-nee’s service history. The
first clasp to the NationalMedal may be awarded tomembers of the Service whohave completed twenty fiveyears diligent service.
The 2017 Tingha Tin Festival is on thisweekend for its seventh successful year. Eachyear sees the festival grow with more paradeentrants, food stalls, market stalls, amuse-ments and entertainment. This year’s festi-val will feature the biggest attractions todate with a wide variety of amusements in-cluding four way bungee jump, rock climb-ing, jumping castle, football through thehole, craybob races, laughing clowns, fairyfloss, entertainment, food and a variety ofmarket stalls.
The parade takes place at 10am on Satur-day November 18th and will be led by theArmidale Pipe Band with a large assortmentof marchers and vintage vehicles. The daybegins at 8 am with breakfast on the field,followed by the amazing parade and amuse-
ments and entertainment continue until 2pm. There is something for everyone, includ-ing an all-day "Ham Wheel" getting ready forthe Christmas festivities!
Friday evening November 17th is the offi-cial opening of the Tin Festival at the TinghaSport & Recreation Club commencing at6.00pm with a Welcome to Country by EstherGardiner followed by tin sculpture entriesand a wonderful menu selection to choosefrom Michelle’s Bistro.
Saturday evening the enchanting TinghaTin Princesses walk the Red Carpet at 7pm,Chinese smorgasbord begins at 5.30pm $25per person, (children’s prices adjustable) allyou can eat plus dessert! Bookings are ad-vised, for more information please callColleen on 0434 252 938.
YYeeaarr 1122 ddrreesssseedd ttoo iimmpprreessssGuyra Central School
Year 12, 2017 were for-mally farewelled at a func-tion held at RaftersRestaurant on Friday 10thNovember, marking theend of thirteen years ofschooling.
Year 12 students dressedand suited up for the occa-sion with their partners,family, friends and staff ofGCS to help celebrate theoccasion and mark the endof their school education.The night was full of fun,laughter, speeches andgood food; an enjoyablenight was had by all.
All of these students haverecently completed theirHigher School Certificateexaminations and are nowlooking forward to new ad-ventures in their lives;whether it is going to Uni-versity next year to studymedical science, seekingpaid employment, enrollinginto TAFE or embarking ona journey of travels, discov-ery and adventures. Theirgraduation and completionof school signifies the end ofan era and a start of a newand exciting chapter intheir lives.
Relieving PrincipalMichelle Michelle Nichol-son has congratulated thestudents.
“This marks the end of achapter of your life andopens the door to all of thenew possibilities,” MrsNicholson said. “The next
chapter is yours to grabhold of, hold on tight andgood luck. Please don’t bestrangers to the school andfeel free to call back andsay hello at any time.”
“I would like to take thisopportunity to congratulateand thank all of our hardworking staff who haveworked with our Year 12students over the years,helping and supportingthem during what can be achallenging time.”
The departing Year 12students would like to
thank the Guyra commu-nity for supporting theirwork experiences, fundrais-ers, and providing venuesfor functions over theyears. Secondly to theirfamily and friends whohave been a huge supportand to all the teachers andstaff at Guyra CentralSchool who have helpedpave their education path-way.
Congratulations Year 12who have completed school,experienced success in somany forms and good luck
Sue Ross Real Estate95B Bradley Street, Guyra Ph: 6779 1276Mob: 0419 606 103 [email protected]
AAUCTIONUCTION On site: 16 Lackey Street, Guyra11.00am on 16 December, 2017
Inside you will discover the polished floor boards and ornate cornice in the entrance areawhich adds to the overall character. There are two very spacious bedrooms at the front ofthe house, one with a lovely bay window and the main is located at the rear of the houseand has a large built in.
There are two lounge areas, the living is combined with the dining and has a new woodheater. Both rooms have lovely polished timber flooring. The new kitchen has lots of storageand bench space with electric stove. The bathroom has been renovated and features subway tiles, walk in shower and separate bath. There is storage under the vanity and behind the mirrors.
Open houses on: 18 & 25 November, 2 & 9 December at 11.00am
Must Be SOLD on or Before Auction
Back l to r: Laiton Hume, Tristan Jackson, Daniel Smith, VinnieAbayan, Sebastion Gee, Brodie Harman, Logan Stanley
Front: Tyhla Griffin-Jones, Beianka Wadley, Amber Walker, KelsieYouman, Casey Lennon, Taylah Martin, Sophie Gaukroger and Ebonie Ellis
PPrrooppoosseedd mmaaiinnssttrreeeett aalltteerraattiioonnAs a local citizen and
shop owner I wish to ex-press my opposition to themain st upgrade in its pre-sented form, with severalmain complaints.
Firstly the loss of parkingspaces is unthinkable, withan ageing population theneed to have parking asclose to shops as possible isimperative. (The conver-
sion of Beardy St. Armidaleto a mall and the conse-quential high number of va-cant shops is evidence.)
While the provision ofgrassed areas and morevegetation in the mainstreet looks attractive onpaper, people come to townto do business not sniffflowers.
I think council should calla public meeting to gaugecommunity thought.
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‘‘NNeeww LLooookk’’ BBrraaddlleeyy SStt
I refer to your front pagearticle from last week’sGuyra Gazette regardingthe “new look Bradley St”.
Now I’m someone who isnormally very positiveabout change, but in thisinstance having viewed thestreet plans I need to makea comment or two, maybethree.
11.. The proposed numberof parking spaces betweenNincoola Street and MooreSt totalling 5 [five] is ajoke. As there are currentlysome 14 or so spots at pres-ent this proposal is the bestway to put many busi-nesses into bankruptcy.Guyra is and will remain sofor the foreseeable future apark and shop town. Hop inthe car, park, and shop;then drive further downBradley St and park andshop again. No one wantsto walk more that neces-sary, especially the elderlywho have difficulty negoti-ating the Bradley St gradi-ent.
22.. Don’t the planners ofthis streetscape appreciatethat Guyra is upwards of 4degrees cooler in the daythan Armidale? We do notneed all these street um-brellas and fresco eating lo-cations. You would need toissue blankets, gas heatersand foot warmers for 10months of the year to keepthe patrons happy. Anyway,if this plan goes aheadthese businesses will bebusted and won’t need thetables. Surely the pave-ment at 3.9 metres wide ismore than adequate toallow small tables andchairs to be placed by shopowners on the currentpavement area.
33.. Who was the brightspark who cut the guts outof the few beautiful maplesin the Street? My under-
standing was that thepower was to be put under-ground. So why vandalisethese trees?
My solution is the KISSprinciple. (Keep It SimpleStupid). By all means placethe power underground.,replace the current foot-path with nicer pavers, noumbrellas, a few seats lo-cated on the current foot-path, bitumen the roadway,install 25km speed limit be-tween Nincoola and OlleraSts, AND RETAIN THENUMBER OF PARKINGSPOTS AS ARE CUR-RENTLY IN PLACE.
You never know, this mayalso save significant fundsto be put to other uses.
PS. Get on to Council’sonline engagement hub atyoursay.armidale.nsw.gov.au and place your comments.
I would like to make acomment on the new amal-gamated council’s effort onthe appearance on one ofour most treasured assets,namely the local cemetery.
Upon entering the gate(ramp), one notices theLawn Cemetery and theimmaculate condition it isin. On venturing a littlefurther the Catholic portionis also neatly maintained.
However, this is where itfalls down as the Presbyte-rian and Anglican sectionin the old part of the ceme-tery is an utter disgrace.
I went to visit my parent’sresting place and wasshocked at the conditions ofthe surrounds.
Grass at least knee high,the slashing (if you can callit that) was at least 8inches high - a snake haz-ard to say the least and ablight on council.
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It was another hugely posi�veweek for the Australian wool mar‐ket again. The benchmark Easternmarket indicator and the Northernregion indicator both reached newhigh points.
The 19 and 20 micron indicatorssoared above their previous highestlevels and the 18 micron indicatorfell just 8 cents short of its highestlevel since AWEX began quo�ng itback in mid 1998. 42,846 bales weresold na�onally for the week with ahistorically low passed in rate of just1.3%.
Major buyers included Techwool,Seatech and PJ Morris. It was thefirst week of this selling season thatquan��es available significantlydipped below the corresponding
period last season. This trend wasexpected to con�nue however thestrong market has drawn morewool out of the woodwork withnext week’s offering in excess of5,000 bales greater than what wasforecast this �me last week.
Adding to the impressive rise thisweek was a surge in the Crossbredtypes with the 32 micron indicatorpu�ng on an astonishing 20% forthe week. The current rise in themarket is very similar to that of theprevious peaks in Jan 2003 and June2011. Hopefully this �me it is sus‐tainable.
DDrr SSaamm MMoorrggaann jjooiinnss tthhee tteeaammDr Sam Morgan has joined
the staff of the Guyra Dis-trict Veterinary Clinic. DrMorgan has experience withboth large and small animalsand has a particular interestin equine medicine.
Prior to beginning his vet-erinary medicine degree, heworked as a stockman in theNorthern Territory for twoyears. He then returned tohis home state of Tasmaniaand studied at the Univer-sity of Tasmania. Graduatingwith a Bachelor of Science(First Class Honours) hestarted work in DeniliquinNSW, where his team man-aged 7000 cattle and 40,000lambs. Working with consult-ing vets led him to consider acareer in veterinary sciencewhich he studied at the Uni-versity of Melbourne.
Sam said that the love ofall things rural was one ofthe attractions of being a vet.
“I really love the rurallifestyle - I love being out-doors not stuck in an officeand also really enjoy largeanimal work,” he said.“Working here I get to seelots of horses and cattle,which is great.”
“Being a vet is as much apeople job as it is an animaljob, which is also great be-cause I am love being around
people. The Guyra team is anice small little team to workwith and we all get on reallywell.”
Sam and wife Anneka areliving at Black Mountainhaving relocated from Scotts-dale in Tasmania.
Being from Tasmania, he
said that the climate reallysuits their lifestyle.
“We both enjoy being out-doors and enjoy horse riding,bushwalking, mountain bik-ing and camping.”
Since arriving he has beenbusy meeting the locals andgetting to know the area. He
has also experienced thelighter side of life as a coun-try vet.
“I did have to strip off tomy jocks to get a cow out ofdam - that was probably thefunniest thing I have donesince arriving.”
T & A Meats107 Bradley Street, Guyra
Phone: 6779 1008
It’s that time ofyear again ...
Time to order your Christmashams, chickens, pork, beef, lamb & turkeys
Take advantage NOW of our lay-by system for your Christmas meats
We also have a BBQ and Spit for hire for your Christmas parties
... call in and see us
PPrroobbuuss nnootteessOur meeting was held this week with a good roll up of
members. Our next meeting day will be our Christmas din-ner and party on December 11th. The party begins at11.30am for 12 o’clock. Members wishing to attend pleasering Judy Jackson on 6779 1409 to confirm.
Our guest speaker this week was Stephanie Lloyd fromArmidale who, after a motor bike accident, had her lowerleg amputated. She told us about the wonderful doctor whoinvented the prosthesis made of metal which allows her towalk, run and do all the things a normal leg can do. This isan exciting invention for all amputees and we thank herfor taking time to enlighten us all.
Our members have a trip on November 27th to travel tothe wind farm, then to Glen Innes for dinner. Anyone whowould like to join us on this trip please contact Judy Jack-son on 67791409 or Maurice Rohrshiem on 6779 1199.
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New Vet in town, Dr Sam Morgan
15th November John Mitchell16th November Susan Gerard17th Nov. R Forbes/D Garniss
20th Nov. NE Mutual sta�21st November Jeane�e Jarvis
Community NoticeboardMeals on Wheels
Street StallsNovember 16th
Westpac HelicopterNovember 17th & 18th
Lions ClubNovember 23rd
Kolora fundraising
Church NoticesSt James AnglicanSunday 9am Traditional Service,10.30am Family Service; 1stSunday of the month Backwater2pm, 3rd Sunday of the monthBen Lomond 12.00noon Rev Mark Evers 6779 1111St Mary’s CatholicSaturday Mass 6pm in Guyra,Sunday 9am, 1st Sunday ofmonth Ben Lomond, 3rd Sun-day Wards Mistake, otherwiseGuyraSt Columba’s PresbyterianGuyra Sunday 9.00am 'BenLomond Service, first Sundayof even-numbered months,2.00pm Rev Andrew Campbell,Acting Session Clerk: JimColeman 6733 2021Uniting ChurchRegular Sunday Service 9.30amEnq. Nancy Davidson 6779 1366Seventh-day AdventistSaturday from 10am BibleStudy, 11am Divine Service. Enquiries: 6779 1587 Northwest Church66 Llangothlin St, Sunday meet-ing 10am, Wed 7pm FoodPantry - Fridays 1-3pm. Tony Stace 0427956772.Church of Freedom10 Nincoola Street - Contact:0421 847 973, Tuesday Prayer6.30pm, Wed Bible Study6.30pm Sunday Service 10am
Service ClubsLIONS CLUB dinner meetings1st & 3rd Thursday of themonth at Guyra Bowling Club,7pm. Ph:Peter King 0412 780951ROTARY CLUB dinner meetings2nd & 4th Tuesday of the monthat Rafters Restaurant, 6pm for6.30pm. Ph: Aileen MacDonald 0417 079 307
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Christmas is fast approaching and to cele-brate Guyra is hosting a ‘Christmas Party’ onBradley Street on Saturday December 2nd. Theevent is being jointly organized by Armidale Re-gional Council (ARC), the Guyra Chamber ofCommerce, Guyra Preschool and Long DayCare Centre and various local service clubs.
Economic Development Officer for ARC, GregLawrence said that it is exciting to see theGuyra Christmas event is coming back to themain street.
“The Christmas Party will begin at around4pm and it will be an evening of Christmas fun,including lots of activities for the kids, scrump-tious local food, a Christmas movie and ofcourse, a visit from the one and only SantaClaus,” Mr Lawrence said. “I hope everyone willjoin the Guyra Community and enjoy theChristmas Party.”
As part of the celebrations the Guyra Cham-ber of Commerce is inviting interested stallholders to come and join them to help the peopleof Guyra do a little bit of shopping and enjoy thespirit of Christmas. There will be entertain-ment, face painting, the lighting of the Christ-mas tree, an outdoor cinema and much more.
If you know someone who has a craft or deli-cious food and drinks, cakes etc to sell please letthem know about the Christmas Party and en-courage them to complete stall application.
The application can found online atwwwwww..gguuyyrraa..oorrgg..aauu - just follow the ChritsmasParty links on the website.
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Congratulations to BJ Cameron (back row 2nd from left) for representing Guyra Central School in the North West cricket team last week
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Guyra Gazette Wednesday November 15, 2017 Page 7
On Friday November 10th, GuyraCentral school oval was puffing withcolour. Students in Kindergarten toYear 6 participated in the CUA ColourRun to raise money for school re-sources and a charity yet to be de-cided by the children.
On not such a warm Guyra day the
students were ‘pumped’ to be able toparticipate in the water obstacles in-cluding a slip and slide and sprinklerrun and of course get the colour pow-der puffed at them.
Many thanks to the parents, grand-parents and staff who assisted withthis event and made it a success, a re-
minder to all participants thatfundraising is continuing after the ac-tual Colour Run event and money willbe due back or entered online by Fri-day by November 24th, to allow forprizes to be ordered and delivered tothe children in the last weeks of term.
Oakley Brazier and Ava Williams Brianna Marshall
Seasonal conditions on theNorthern Tablelands haveseen the return of some of ourtraditional spring and sum-mer livestock health issues -bloat, pulpy kidney and Bar-ber’s Pole worm.
Young, lush pasture fer-ments easily and produceslarge amounts of gas in therumen. Normally this gas isbelched up however, when thepasture has a high legumecontent (clover, medics orlucerne), natural foamingagents trap the gas in smallbubbles which cannot bebelched out.
Pressure builds up in therumen causing an obviousswelling on the left-hand sideand pressing on the di-aphragm and lungs as well asblood vessels. Animals getstressed, breathe rapidly andstagger before they die.
Treatment is urgent. Com-
mercial anti-bloat prepara-tions or vegetable oil (250-500ml) or paraffin oil (100-200ml)can be effective, perhapsgiven by stomach tube to letthe gas out. In severe cases,where animals are down andstruggling to breathe, releas-ing gas with a wide-bore tro-car and cannula (or even aclean knife blade) in the upperleft flank where swelling isgreatest can save an animal’slife.
Prevention is better. Limitpasture intake by turninglivestock into new paddockslate in the day, filling animalswith high fibre food first,strip-grazing and allowing 10-14 days for rumen microbesto modify to this rich diet.Other mechanisms includesupplying bloat oil in thewater supply, alcohol ethylox-alate and molasses in a rollerdrum, anti-bloat licks or
blocks.Lush pasture also stimu-
lates rapid growth of gut mi-crobes. Among these are theClostridia, some of whichcause pulpy kidney. There arerarely any warning signs be-fore you find dead animals somake certain that all livestockare recently (within the last 2months) vaccinated with a 5-in-1 at the very least.
A pulpy kidney booster isneeded every three monthsand takes several days tostimulate immunity after giv-ing the vaccine. Please bewarned - every year we seecountless animals dying ofClostridia because producersthink an annual booster isgood enough. It is not.
Barber’s Pole worms areblood-suckers and don’t causediarrhoea or weight loss asfirst signs. Recent rainfall andwarm weather ensures worm
eggs on pasture rapidly de-velop into larvae and re-infectsheep. They cause weak sheepwith pale gums and suddendeath if you aren’t aware ofwhat’s happening.
Regular worm egg counts todetermine worm burden willhelp to avoid a crash. Ensuredrenches used are effectiveand seek advice about takingan integrated approach toworm management on yourproperty.
Prevent Barber’s Pole wormwith Barbervax (but you mustdose regularly) or treat withan effective drench - be awarethere is a lot of drench resist-ance on Northern Tablelands.
For more information on thehealth and biosecurity of youranimals call your nearestNorthern Tablelands LocalLand Services office on 026732 8800.
Pip White, Laurel Betts, Judy Wicks, Shirley Shiels, Lyn Skinner, Noreen Williams and Helen Bearup
Marj Walls, Lisa Church and Lorraine Holmes
June Walker, Wendy Jackson and Joyce Betts
Shirley Reeves and Margaret Day Tricia Esplin and Liz Bell Coral Lawson and Dot Every
Margaret Schaeffer, Noreen Williams and Judy Jackson
Sharon Vickery and Jenni Jackson Edith and Linda Ellis
Gwen Nielsen and Bindy Daley (Best dressed on the day)
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AA bbiioosseeccuurriittyy ssiiggnn ooff tthhee ttiimmeessA simple sign on the farm
gate launched an educationand assistance program to ed-ucate producers in the NSWNorthern Tablelands on cur-rent biosecurity requirements,and helping them maximisetheir access to competitivemarkets.
Northern Tablelands LocalLand Services (LLS) hasreached out to its producerswith a raft of support to shareawareness and meet modernexpectations of an ever-ex-panding market.
It began with an LLS-pro-duced sign in 2015, an adapta-tion of the Animal HealthAustralia design, to hang onthe farm gate. The sign is avisible reminder that the pro-ducer is implementing FarmBiosecurity Plan practices intheir day-to-day operationsand long-term planning, un-derpinning quality assurance.
“Initially we wanted to pro-vide the signs for front gates toindicate you did have a plan,and to remind people movingmachinery or animals onto thefarm, to consider the farm’sbiosecurity,” Northern Table-lands LLS District Veterinar-ian Andrew Biddle said.
The uptake was very posi-
tive, with an initial print runof 1300 signs. As nationalbiosecurity regulations haveevolved, interest has grownagain.
Since early June 2017, 1800people have attended and par-ticipated in Northern Table-lands LLS workshops andevents where Farm Biosecu-rity Plan information wasshared, and they had receivedover 1500 Farm BiosecurityPlan-specific counter en-quiries and calls at Northern
Tablelands LLS offices. Northern Tablelands LLS
has a team of Biosecurity Offi-cers and District Veterinari-ans to support producers asthey translate their tradi-tional biosecurity planningand record-keeping into con-temporary templates whichmeet Meat & Livestock Aus-tralia (MLA) requirements forFarm Biosecurity Plans andJohne’s disease assuranceschemes. These are availablefrom the Northern Tablelands
LLS website and offices. The creation of a farm biose-
curity plan supports sustain-able practices and empowersproducers to make informedand positive decisions.
“Biosecurity planning in-cludes understanding thepests, diseases and plant oranimal health problems thatdo or don’t occur on a farm.For those not currently affect-ing the enterprise, the FarmBiosecurity Plan can outlinehow to maintain this situa-tion. For diseases that dooccur in the herd or flock, theFarm Biosecurity Plan canoutline how to manage the dis-ease,” Andrew said.
“Creating and implementinga comprehensive Farm Biose-curity Plan is a blueprint tooptimising animal health, aswell as complying with the re-quirements to have a plan.
“Anyone can sign a piece ofpaper, but it’s the understand-ing and ownership of the planthey are implementing, that isimportant.”
For more information aboutFarm Biosecurity Plans con-tact the Biosecurity Team atNorthern Tablelands LocalLand Services on 02 67328800.
the unloading of a large,black Ford stretch limo inGuyra - from the back ofBurgess’ tow truck.
Apparently a wheel bear-ing had ceased to operateproperly, but upon unload-ing the vehicle a largeamount of unknown liquidhad been deposited on thetow truck tray which givescause for concern as to an-other problem with the ve-hicle.
It is believed that theowner operates a caravanpark near NambuccaHeads and the vehicle isused as a “courtesy bus” totake tourists from the car-avan park into the townand return. Adam Brennan unloads the stretch limo for repairs
Northern Tablelands Local Land Services Biosecurity Officer Brett Cameron chats with Armidale landholder, Grant Dawson
while giving him a biosecurity sign for his farm gate.
DECEMBER 2nd Guyra ChristmasParty Bradley St. Lighting of Tree, Mar-ket Stalls, Food, LIve ShowDECEMBER 8th BEN LOMOND HALLCHRISTMAS PARTY & Auction from6.00pm. 6733 2014.DECEMBER 12TH Hospital Auxiliary Carols by Candlelight at Guyra MPSBBQ from 6pm followed by Carols 7pmJANUARY 19th FANNY LUMSDENSHOW at Ben Lomond Hall. $25. Bookonline or tickets at the door. Enquiries 6733 2014.
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Council is seeking a motivated person to join its Community Services team. This is a full time position that acts as a conduit between Council, Council staff, young people and families in the Armidale Regional Council LGA. Applications close 5.00pm Monday, 27 November 2017.See the full position description on our website atwww.armidaleregional.nsw.gov.auFor more information contact Ms Sally Schofield on 6770 3678.
Guyra Gazette Wednesday November 15, 2017 Page 10
LLaaddiieess’’ GGoollffKaren Oehlers played fantastic golf to
win the Flag competition last Wednesday,taking her game on to the 19th hole ofplay, before planting the fluorescent pinkflag. This excellent competition keepsplayers thinking, making them aware ofthe importance of using each handicapshot wisely.
Karen shot a 72 net. Runner up wasWendy George who put together a goodround on 73 net.
Wendy Jackson and Pip White repre-sented our club at the Deepwater Open4BBB Stableford, playing excellent golf towin the first nine competitions.
Wednesday’s golf competition is a Sta-bleford for Pip White’s Trophy Day andnext Wednesday 22 November is a Strokewith putting competition. Kath Varley isthe starter.
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MMeenn’’ss GGoollffIn last week’s midweek results the Sul-
tans of Swing came out on top with 65points with Hillbillies, Plus Fours andCaspers all on 64. The best individualscore was J C with 20 points.
On Sunday the Regional AustraliaBank 4 Ball was played with Tim andJake Ellis taking the prize. Runners upwent to Ben Vidler and Matt Lyes. Near-est to the pin was Bob Burey on the 7th,Pat Grills on the 10th and Barry Simpsonon the 18th.
Next Sunday will be the Guyra soccer
club 3 person ambrose, so to show yoursupport for the club get a team together -anyone can play.
Sunday 26th November will be an indi-vidual stableford for a club trophy.
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100th Anniversary of the Men’s BowlingClub and 60th Annual Rose Carnival. Asusual Guyra supported the Carnival withbowlers playing every day.
Saturday November 11th saw threeteams make the journey to Glen Innes totake part in the Jacob E. Davis Memorialopen Pairs. The results of the three teamswere mixed with the winners of the daycoming to Guyra and that was the teamof Murray Bourke and David Wilcox.
To local matters there were no Clubgames played over the weekend, now tonext week’s games. Sunday November19th. Start.1.00pm:
Starter and Umpire: Robert Walls.Club Pairs: Cameron Peardon and
Murray Bourke to play Paul Johnson andRobert Moore. Minor Singles: Scott Swainto play Robert Walls marker Evan Sole.Peter Brodbeck to play Wayne Reevesmarker Geoff Reeves.
The matches set down for November19th are on the notice board.
Semi Final Club Fours: John McIll-wain, David Wilcox, Roger Cox, JohnHamel to play Phil Kliendienst, ChrisKliendienst, Peter Brodbeck, Wayne
Reeves. Dan Kennedy, Col Stanley, GregMitchell, Graham Starr to play BoydStanley, Robert Moore, Geoff Reeves,David Lyes. These games are play or for-feit. Skips are responsible for finding anySub if needed.
The Annual Carnival is just around thecorner so just to keep readers in the loopthe Carnival begins with the Women’sOpen Triples, to be played November28th. At the writing of this report there isplenty of room left for entries. RSVP byNovember 21st.
Mixed Triples will follow WednesdayNovember 29th. Room for more entriesalso. RSVP by November 26th.
Thursday November 30th will see thefirst day of play in the Schweppes Pairswith day two and the Finals, Friday De-cember 1st.
Saturday December 2nd will see dayone of the Regional Bank Triples playedwith finals played Sunday December 3rd.Both the Pairs and the Triples have fullfields consisting of many handy Bowlers.More as the Carnival draws closer.
Also on the Notice Board is a nomina-tion sheet for the Popular Top of theRange Fours. For any Further informa-tion on any of the upcoming Carnivalgames and also entries please contactBetty at the Bowling Club on 02 67791499 during working hours.
Wednesday Bowls are still on and if youare interested please have your name inby 12.30pm for a start by 1.00pm.
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2nd Grade Guyra defeated
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10 for 109 off 31 overs
Guyra Bowling: Justin McKay 1for 28, Tom Smith 2 for 20, Peter
Presnell 0 for18, Jake Ellis 5 for 19,Kieran Wicks 0 for 14
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THIS wEEK’S SPECIALS (also at Kirk’s IGA)
A combined Guyra/Tenter-field side took on the Armi-dale Townies in veteran’scricket on the weekend.Mitchell Woods, Peter Jack-son, Craig Connors, MichaelJackson, Ian Taylor, LaurieSmith, Grant Ryan, JohnCredland and Bruce Coppockwere the Guyra represen-tatvies, while Peter ‘The Rock’Presnell made up the num-bers for the Townies.
Michael Jackson proved hecan still wield the bat scoring34 (retired), with Grant Ryan(31 ret) and Ian Taylor (22)also scoring a few. Wicketswere shared between PeterJackson (2), Mitchell Woods(1) Grant Ryan (3), Ian Taylor(2) and Craig Connors (1).Man of the match went to IanTaylor.
While scores are not impor-tant, for the record
Guyra/Tenterfield won thegame make 189 runs to theTownies 163.
Veterans Cricket gives olderplayers that like (or love)cricket the chance to get to-gether and play. It’s rarely se-rious but that doesn’t meanthey don’t play hard.
It’s best summed up by theVeterans Cricket motto.“Spirit of the 11th man” - he’sthe last man picked and not
usually for his cricket ability.In the New England Area
there is a local competition,with two Armidale Sides, Roy-als Townies and the Bushies,Inverell/Glen Innes and Ten-terfield/Guyra. Games areusually 40 overs. Bowlers lim-ited to 7 overs (and if you taketoo many wickets they takeyou off) and batsmen retirefrom 30 -40 depending on thewhims of the captains.
VETERAN CRICKETERS Bruce Coppock ( above) and Michael Jackson (right)
