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Issue 16Thursday June 2
2016
Merriwa RLF Club home ground update
Darcy Taaffe takes third at Cross Country
Student of the WeekJames Bibby
Merriwa Polocrosse Update
Artist of the Month - Liana Byfield
Funeral Notice - Evelyn Marshall
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Merriwa Central School
Students Enjoy Work Experience
Aaron Muller attends work experience at WelderUp Merriwa.
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ARTIST OF THE MONTH
Name: LianaByfield
Year: Year 8
Liana is a creative and dedicated art student who always tries her best to tackle any challenge. She has an eye for detail and applies herself in class to create artworks of a high standard.
Artist of the Month
Liana has recently been mastering new painting techniques and this is evident in her work below. She is a pleasure to teach in class and I am proud of her efforts!
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Beef and Pork delivered to the Upper Hunter every second Friday
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SPECIAL
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Merriwa Central School
JUNEFriday 3 Primary assembly, 2.15pm
Wednesday 8 Kinder-Year 12 Athletics Carnival
Wednesday 15 StarStruck excursion – Newcastle Entertainment Centre
Thursday 16 Rugby League 7s tournament – Apex Oval, Dubbo
Friday 17 Year 3-12 StarStruck excursion – Newcastle Entertainment Centre
Saturday 18 StarStruckexcursionfinalperformance
Coming Events
Primary ReportSTUDENTS OF THE WEEK
Congratulations to the following students, who received their “Student of the Week” awards for Week 5 last Friday:
Kindergarten: Alesha Wright Year 1: Claire InderYear 2/3: Makaylah Coles Year 3/4: Georgie SimmonsYear 4/5: Kaitlyn Smith Year 5/6: Kyah Johnston
NEWS FROM OUR LIBRARIAN
It has been a very busy in library this term. All classes have been participating in the Premiers Reading Challenge. While years Kindergarten-Year 2 share their Premier’s Reading Challenge books in their classrooms, Years 3-6 are encouraged to read their own books at home, in their classroom and in library sessions. They then write their books on their log sheet, get it signed by a teacher, then log it onto the computer. We have been very impressed with their enthusiasm.
Unfortunately for the last two weeks we have had to stop borrowing from the library. This is because we have been doing a stocktake and have hadafewtechnicalproblems.Wearefinalisingour stocktake and borrowing will recommence soon. We are encouraging ALL families to have a search at home for any books that may have been forgotten.
Mrs Julie Osmond Teacher Librarian
NATIONAL SIMULTANEOUS READING DAY
Last Wednesday, Kindergarten and Year 1 participated in the Simultaneous Reading day at the town library. We all had a fabulous time walking down to the library with our colourful array of hats, to listen to this year’s book, “I Have This Hat”. We would like to send a huge thank you to Mark Shields at the Town Library for inviting us to participate in this event.
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Secondary Report
KINDERGARTEN-YEAR 6 ASSEMBLY
Please come along to our Kindergarten-Year 6 assembly, commencing at 2.15pm tomorrow afternoon, Friday, June 3. Year 2/3 and Miss Laurie have been working hard to prepare an item for your enjoyment, and we all look forward to sharing our successes with you.
Kate JonesAssistant Principal
REGIONAL CROSS COUNTRY
Our school will be represented at the Hunter Region PSSA Cross Country Championships tomorrow by Kyah Johnston, a very dedicated and determined young athlete. The event is being held at the Cessnock Racecourse, and will see the best primary aged distance
runners from all over the region competing to earn a place at state championship level. Kyah will be competing in the 11 years girls’ age division, and we wish her the very best of luck.
YEAR 10 WORK EXPERIENCE
LastweekallofYear10participatedintheirfirstweek of work experience. Students were excited about this opportunity and very appreciative of the support local businesses provide so they can experiencetheworldofworkfirsthand.MerriwaCentral School would like to thank the following businesses.
• Anthea Wright Veterinary Services• Merriwa Tyre Service• RJM Mechanics• Upper Hunter Shire Council• James Estate• Sophistacut - Scone• Scott Witton Building• Monadelphous - Muswellbrook• Merriwa Pharmacy• Welderup Pty Ltd• Merriwa Pre-School• Little Whispers Photography - Tuggerah• Hunter New England Health – Merriwa Hospital• Diesel Pro - Hexham
MERRIWA CENTRAL SCHOOL
KINDERGARTEN 2017An information session will be held for parents on Wednesday 22 June at 2.00pm in the Primary Library.
For further information please contact Megan Sevil on 65482101.
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Teianna Taylor - Little
Whispers Photography
Emily Pike - Merriwa
Pre-School
Emily Towell at Merriwa
MPS
Josie Bradley - Anthea Wright
Veterinary Services
Adam Constable -
Upper hunter Shire Council
• Nikinpa - Toronto• Merriwa Central School – Primary Campus• St Joseph’s Primary School – Merriwa• Max’s Country CutsFrom all reports students enjoyed the experience but realised that working longer hours was tiring.
Jane HegartyCareers Advisor
Year 10 Work Experience Photos
ATHLETICS CARNIVAL KINDERGARTEN-YEAR 12 WEDNESDAY JUNE 8Information for parents will be sent home
All welcome to attend
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Aaron Muller - Welderup PTY LTD
Ray Murphy - Max’s Country Cuts
ROAR ProfileAdam Constable
Year 10
WHY I WANT TO BE IN ROAR? To be a better personFAVOURITE SUBJECT? Metal WorkFAVOURITE SPORT? FootballFAVOURITE TEAM? BulldogsBEST PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT? Playing for the Under 16’s Merriwa MagpiesFAVOURITE QUOTE: If plan A doesn’t work the alphabet has 25 more letters
ADVICE TO YOUNG PLAYERS: Never give up, do your best
WHO INSPIRES YOU AND WHY? My dad because he is always right, just ask him
I HAVE BEEN IN ROAR SINCE: Two years.
Tarah Cox - Gummun Place - Upper Hunter Shire Council
Kasey Cassar - Merriwa Tyre Service
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FAVOURITE SUBJECT: PDHPE because it’s fun when we have prac and because I like sport
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES: I like playing Rugby League because I like tackling people and running
BEST PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT: To become a famous football player
YEAR ADVISORS COMMENT: Hunter is a fantastic young man who is always respectful to those around him and without fail gives everything his best effort. As a member of ROAR, Hunter has gone from strength to strength and is fast becoming one of the more skilful participants. This is a great result for Hunter and I encourage him to keep up his good work throughout the rest of the year.hin
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Chad Grant Year Adviser
Student of the WeekHunter Marsh
Year 7
Shai Blackadder - Merriwa Central School
officerandRef:CAA
ACPE Academy Blog:Exerciseandfitnesscareeradvice . http://blog.acpe.edu.au/
My Big Tomorrow: Increase your literacy and numeracy skills for 90 careers and use your hobbiesandintereststofindyourcareers.http://www.mybigtomorrow.com.au/
The John Marsden and Hachette Australia Prize for Young Writers: Closes July 1. For up to 18 years. Write poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction.Great prizes and have your work published in Voiceworks. Also meet John Marsden and do a workshop with James Phelan. http://www.expressmedia.org.au/jmp/
HSC Revision workshops: In September at Merewether Surf Lifesaving Club, Newcastle. Cost per session $110.00. Subjects available Biology, General Maths, Business Studies, Advanced English, PDHPE. To book a subject session contact Dave Spies on 0412 493 389 or www.wiseupeducation.com.au
Engineering and Technology Cadetships Program Applications for the Engineering and Technology Cadetships (ETCAD) Program are currently open and they close on June 17. The program provides Year 12 students with the opportunity to apply for a Technology Cadetship at Westpac. On completion of their cadetship, Technology Cadets are well placed to pursue a career in IT and in business. Apply online at www.etcad.com.au
If you have any career questions please contact me at school.
Jane HegartyCareers Advisor
CAREER NEWS
CSU Diploma of General Studies Science Pathway Option: If you don’t meet the entry requirements or require further preparation for university then do a one year full-time pathway program offered in partnership with TAFE including Tertiary Preparation (TPC) and four subjects from CSU’s bachelor level subjects.http://www.csu.edu.au/courses/bachelor-of-general-studies-science#.U27lmKWKDug
Open Training Institute: TAFE level courses to study online. https://www.opentraining.edu.au/
ADF Officer Careers Info Session - June 15, 2016 Time:6.00pm – 8.00pm Location: 528 Hunter Street Newcastle NSW This information sessions will be attended by an ADF member who will give a presentation on Army Reserve career paths in the Australian Defence Force. RSVP’s are essential: email: [email protected] Include in RSVP:
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St Joseph’s Primary School
Maintaining a positive school community is the first stage of the Kidsmatter Framework.A positive school community gives children a sense of security that their needs will be met (www.kidsmatter.edu.au). The current focus on strengthening anti bullying strategies is one way we do this at St Joseph’s. The students attended the live performance of “Bully Bull-Ring” last week and were introduced (Years Kinder-4) and re-introduced (Years 5 and 6) to the menagerie of animals teaching valuable strategies to deal with bullies and to build personal resilience. These strategies will be reinforced in classes over the next few weeks. It is good to remember that bullying is repetitive and targeted by someone with more power towards another. Bullying will not be tolerated at St Joseph’s. Students are all aware of the steps to take if they feel they are being bullied. Parents are encouraged to report any bullying concerns to the teachers also. Students are also aware that some student’s behaviours are annoying and make them cranky, but this is not necessarily bullying and needs to be dealt with differently.
Athletics coaching is providing a wonderful opportunity for all students to develop their track and field skills. Thisweek’s trainingwill focus onhigh jump technique. The St Joseph’s Athletics Carnival will be on June 3 and we are really looking forward to that. Parents who are able to help are encouraged to send their forms back in as soon as possible so that Miss Foran can allocate jobs to you.
Cross Country success was sweet as Darcy Taaffe ran a superb race to finish third against all theage group runners at the Diocesan Carnival last week. Darcy will now compete at the next level on June 17 at Eastern Creek in Sydney, representing not only our school and the Upper Hunter Region but also the Maitland Newcastle Diocese. Congratulations Darcy and best wishes for the next step. Congratulations to all our other competitors at the Dio carnival. They ran very well in their respective races and were tremendously good sports in their acclamation of Darcy’s achievements.
The ASPIRE program of dramatic arts coaching provided Phase Two sessions last week. Anna Kerrigan ran the students through their new script and started coaching of some new songs. All classes were very enthusiastic over the two days and are now madly practising parts and making alterations to match the context.
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Cancer is said to touch every family in some way at some stage. Congratulations to Miss Elizabeth Foran who worked with her Stage 3 leaders to organise a girls night in last week. Many mums and daughters enjoyed a night in together and at the same time raised over $260.00 for breast cancer research.
Dubbo is winning the trifecta with St Joseph’s school taking all three classes to its attractions for their major excursions this year. Last week saw the infants at the cultural centre and next week will see the Stage 3 students visit Wambangalang Environmental Education Centre to complement their Science program and Wellington Caves for a geological experience and a visit to the National Trust’s Dundullimal Homestead will add to the History curriculum. The week after this the Stage 2 class will visit Dubbo Zoo.
Exciting times are ahead for the students as they await the arrival of the Questacon Science show on June 9. We will be joined by the students from Cassilis school on the day.
Reports are being prepared presently as teachers collate data relating to each student’s achievementoverthefirstsemester.Therewillbethe opportunity for interviews offered in Week 10. A reminder to parents to look at the goals set in Term 1 and Term 2 and to continue working with your child to help them achieve these.
The school and regional Spelling Bees are approaching rapidly. All students are practising spelling out loud at home with their parents…any words will do! This initiative aims at improving the spelling skills of all our students.
It was wonderful to meet so many people at the school readiness evening at the Pre-school on Monday night. Don’t forget to send your enrolment forms in as we need to start the planning process for next year, now.
Congratulations to all this week’s award winners:
Kindergarten - Sammi Patterson – for showing great spelling strategies to write her spelling words
Year 1/2 - Archie Constable – for identifying different parts of our Church
Aidan Hunt – for developing his understanding of the CUBES strategy to solve word problems
Peter Hagley–forhisconfidence,expressionandbody language used in drama workshops
Year 3/4 - Emily Wright - for working hard to remember her multiplication facts
Alister Fairfull - for always working hard in class
Year 5/6 - Olivia Collins - for her excellent organisational skills
Patrick Magner - for superb reading and comprehension
Playground Champion - Arfan Isam - for being a kindhearted member of our school community
Principal’s Awards - Helena Parker - for understanding that the more we learn the more we know we need to learn!
Darcy Taaffe - for the wonderful effort she makes in class
Arlia Parker - seeing a need and being willing to do something about it.
Will Henderson - his positive contributions to anti-bullying discussions.
Have a great week!
Helen WhalePrincipal
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touch football practice at the beginning of last week and showed some promising improvements. On Wednesday, during the Touch Football Knockout,Jameswentoutonthefieldanddidhisbest. He remained positive throughout the game and encouraged team members to keep their heads up high and have fun. In the playground, James played safely and respectfully and completed his work to an improved standard. Some of the reasons his peers voted for him included;
“James because he has been working hard in Maths” and “James for being respectful”.
Congratulations, and keep up the wonderful work, James!
A MESSAGE FROM MISS H
Congratulations to the Cassilis Touch football team for their outstanding effort, teamwork and cooperation. They may not have won the game last Wednesday but they gave it their all and we are extremely proud of how far they’ve come!
This week will be another exciting week with Pittman Cup on this Wednesday! Please let the school know if you have any issues transporting your child/children to Sandy Hollow on the day!
Miss Storrier and I are beginning some professional learning of our own in the form of Quality Teaching Rounds in the next few weeks. During this time, there will be days when we will be away from the school and observing other classrooms but also we will be observed by other teachers in the classroom. We look forward to improving the quality of our lessons through this fantastic professional learning opportunity provided to us by the University of Newcastle.
Cassilis PublicSchool
CASSILIS PUBLIC SCHOOL
STUDENT OF THE WEEK
JAMES BIBBY
James has been voted Student of the Week this week by staff and students for his improved resilience and overall respectful and positive attitude.
James trained hard during Athletics and
TOUCH FOOTBALL KNOCKOUT
On Wednesday, students travelled by bus and car to Merriwa Central School to compete against Sandy Hollow in the Small Schools Knockout. Although we were down on numbers, our students worked hard together as a team on the day and stayed positive and kept going throughout the whole game.
They didn’t win the match but they gave it a red hot try and followed the school’s motto of ‘Strive with Pride’.
I would like to thank Mrs Anderson for driving us to and from Merriwa Central School and the ROARboysandMrGrantfordoingaterrific jobof training us for the game. Thank you also to the referees, the Sandy Hollow players and the students themselves for their efforts on the day. We are very proud of you!
PITTMAN CUP TRAINING WITH NICKY WESTERN!
Last Monday, students had their second Pittman Cup training session with Nicky Western. They practiced their starts, shot put, relay and javelin throws. Today was our last training session with Nicky before Pittman Cup. We focused on long jump and high jump in order to prepare ourselves for Wednesday!
Thank you Nicky for travelling such long distances to support our school!
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NATIONAL SIMULTANEOUS STORYTIME
On Wednesday afternoon, Miss Storrier and Mrs Nairne walked Cassilis students down to the town library to participate in National simultaneous
Storytime. The story shared this year was “I got this Hat” by Jol and Kate Temple. Each student was given a hat to parade while the story was read and made their own pirate hat for craft with Mrs Dowler afterwards. The students had a lovely afternoon!
CONGRATULATIONS, MISS STORRIER
Congratulations to Miss Storrier on her recent engagementtohernowfiancéClinton!Wehopeyou enjoyed ring shopping over the weekend!
Brooke with her picture of Miss Storrier on her wedding day!
Katrina HodgsonRelieving Principal
Sandy Hollow Public School
RECONCILIATION WEEK
This week, many groups are celebrating Reconciliation Week. This year the theme is Our History, Our Story, Our Future. So what is Reconciliation Week? Each year, National Reconciliation Week is an opportunity for everyone to build on respectful relationships shared by Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islanders and other Australians.
It begins on May 27 which marks the anniversary of the 1967 referendum that gave voting rights to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. It also allowed for these people to be recognised in the national census.
June 3 commemorates the High Court of Australia’s Mabo decision in 1992. This landmark decision recognised that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people held special connections to the land which existed before colonisation. This allowed land rights and Native Titles to be granted.
“Our History, Our Story, Our Future is derived from the State of Reconciliation in Australia report, whichasksallAustralianstoreflectonournationalidentity, and the place of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories, cultures and rights in our nation’s story.
Our History is about historical acceptance and developing an understanding that past laws, practices and policies deeply affected Indigenous people. It is also making a commitment to ensuring that these wrongs are not repeated in the future.
Our Story reflects that the journey towardsreconciliationformsasignificantpartofAustralia’sstory and to encourage us to make reconciliation part of our own story.
Our Future reminds us that reconciliation must be within all of us as we move towards a future that ensures fairness for everyone. (taken from www.reconciliation.org.au)
SO WHAT ARE WE DOING AT SHPS?
On Tuesday, staff will participate in an Adobe connect session called Narragunnawali: Reconciliation in Schools and Early Learning. The Narragunnawali people are the traditional owners and custodians of the land and water
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on which the Reconciliation Australia’s Canberra officeislocated.
We will be looking at ways to improve respect, reduce prejudice and strengthening relationships between the school and the wider community.
Students will participate in some reconciliation activities later in the week.
UPPER HUNTER STEER CHALLENGE
Our application is ready to go, however, we require some assistance with transport and initial care of our steer. A separate note was sent home to parents of students in the cattle team. I need to know by Tuesday 14th June, if you can help us out.
PRIMARY EXCURSION
Notes went out this week for our major excursion to the Blue Mountains and Jenolan Caves at the end of Term 3. We will be joining students and staff from Murrurundi Public School to get costs down. The excursion will cost $280.00 for the three days, however, we will be doing some fundraising activities over the next three months to cut costs. The permission note and a $50.00 deposit are due back at school by Friday June 10.
Christina DarlingtonPrincipal
TOUCH FOOTBALL KNOCKOUT
marking out the oval, John Cronin for refereeing and last but not least Dimity Parker for the hours she has spent volunteering her time as coach.
ALL THE NEWS FROM KINDERGARTEN/YEAR 1/2
The children continue to work very well as we enter the second half of term two. During writing lessons, the Year 1 children have been studying informative texts and examining all the different features that they can use to obtain information on a topic.
While Kindergarten is continuing their L3 group they have been concentrating on writing sentences. Even writing some independently.
Thomas McLean, Taylan Blackhurst-Marsh, Gabbie McLean and Shykiah Walters felt very proud of themselves last week when they learnt the last of 42 sounds. However, continual revision of these sounds is essential in order for the children to enhance their reading skills.
Over the last couple of weeks Year 1 have been working on the concept of addition as the basis of an investigation unit entitled ‘Number Facts Blast Off’. As we move further into this unit the children will explore the wonders of space through this investigation which offers opportunities to integrate with science and the arts as the children work co-operatively to sort and classify, match and calculate number facts to 20.
Last Wednesday Years 3-5 went to Merriwa Central School to participate in a touch football knockout competition against Cassilis.
The team played exceptionally well winning 13-0. All members should be congratulated for their performance. They chased, defended and applied all of the skills they have developed during training sessions.
Tries for the team went to Dustynn Turner (9), Andrew Harris (2), Reece McCandless (1) and Ayden Marsh (1).
Our team would like to thank Cassilis Public School for their competition at the event, Merriwa Central School for the use of the grounds, Mr Grant for
Kindergarten have studied 2D shapes including triangles, squares, circles and rectangles. They have also been developing their skills in ordering and writing numbers and ordinal numbers.
As well as many activities involving the days of the week, Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2 have continued to develop their creative skills as they were involved in directed drawing and painting lesson in visual arts and singing lessons as we prepared for the Eisteddfod.
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During computer studies Years 1 and 2 have been entering data to develop spreadsheets and then learning how this data is then graphed.
Kindergarten have been focussing on word processing skills.
Pauline BullockClass Teacher
WEEKLY AWARDS
• Ayden Marsh-displayingconfidentbehaviour
• Bill Chambers - applying mental skills in mentals activities
• Declan Adams - YCDI - great discussion abouthelpfulandharmfulreactionstoconflict
• Landon Meyer - improvement in mathematics
• Jobee McCandless - worked so well while preparing for the Eisteddfod
• John Ward - solving addition problems.
WORKERS OF THE WEEK
Kindergarten/Year 1/2 - Thomas McLean
Year 3/4/5 - Dustynn Turner and Kayden Adams.
EISTEDDFOD PERFORMANCE
On Friday our children travelled to St James Primary School in Muswellbrook to compete in the Muswellbrook and Upper Hunter Eisteddfod.
A sincere thank you to all the parents who were able to transport the children and for also joining the audience to support our children. Your assistance was greatly appreciated.
The children performed two songs. In the ‘Any Song’ section they sang ‘Here Comes the Sun’ and in the ‘Australian Song’ section they sang ‘Tears From Clouds’.
We were very proud of our students’ performances and all the effort that each child contributed as they prepared for this event. They returned to school after being awarded Highly Commended for both performances.
Pauline Bullock and Peta Higgins
SPORTS PERSON OF THE WEEK
Reece McCandless - fantastic effort on thefootyfield.
EISTEDDFOD
Congratulations to the students who competed at the Eisteddfod on Friday. Gaining highly commended in both sections was a wonderful result. A big thank you to Adam Wills from the Conservatorium who worked our students over the last four weeks to prepare them for the performance. A big thank you to Ms Bullock, who gave up her time to organise our entry, arrange for Adam to come and work with the students and organise notes and transport.
Winter Warming IdeasDILLY CHEESE RING WITH SPINACH DIP RECIPE
INGREDIENTS • 1-1/2 cups sour
cream • 1 package frozen
chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
• 3/4 cup chopped green onions
• 1 can water chestnuts, drained and chopped
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1 package vegetable soup mix
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon dill seed • 1/4 teaspoon garlic
powder • 2 tubes refrigerated
buttermilk biscuits or bread dough
DIRECTIONS
1. For dip, in a largebowl, combine the first sixingredients. Cover and refrigerate until serving.
2. In a small bowl, combine the cheese, butter, dill and garlic powder. Cut each biscuit in half; arrange half of the pieces in an ungreased 10-in. flutedtubepan.Sprinklewithhalfofthecheesemixture. Repeat layers. 3. Bake at 400° for 20-30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for 1 minute before inverting onto a serving platter. Serve warm with spinach dip. Yield: 12-16 servings (3 cups dip). http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/dilly-cheese-ring-with-spinach-dip
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WHAT IS SCHOOL READINESS?
In NSW schools a child can begin kindergarten as young as 4.5 years of age and needs to be enrolled by 6 years. This in itself means that the concept of readiness may be a little confusing and there are many skills that children need to develop in order to make the transition to big school as seamless as possible. Slowly but surely the trend is that kindergartens are becoming more like Pre-School with the Early Years framework crossing over to children of 6 years, but with the high demand of performance on primary teachers and students the transition can often be stressful. Bear in mind though, that children are adaptive and will soon findtheirplaceinthesenewenvironments.
Transition to school programs will be commencing next term and these are a wonderful way to build familiarity with the schools, their new teachers, new routines and expectations, it may even be a chance for the student to make a new friend. On these transition days the student is generally first accompanied by a parent or guardian,they are a short informal visit. As the program continues the frequency and duration of the visits expands to encompass independent class time and exploring the environment including the library and canteen. The children build a lot ofconfidenceandprideastheyaretransitioned.
From our side, we reinforce how special it is to be going to a new school, we discuss change and that it can be positive, friendships and how they will still be together through sports and community events. We develop self help skills so that children are not experiencing unnecessary hardship. We build emotional and social skills most importantly resilience and a try again attitude. Cognitively, we encourage a positive disposition for learning and teach children from an early age that learning is fun and valued. We teach them the skills to prepare them for further learning such as sitting and giving their attention and that listening equals learning. The list really does go on and on, because we are talking about the whole child and what their particular needs and strengths are.
Here are some simple but effective ways that you can help prepare your child for school
Read a book with your child everyday - keep in mind that you are the first andmost importantteacher to your child.
Draw with your child - I call it table time, it doesn’t matter what you do but using scissors or pencils is a good start.
Spend time talking to your child and sharing new experiences - so much information is transferred through conversation. Just be sure that you are aware of your child’s comprehension skills and that they are not being confused by concepts that may be a little out of their age range.
Sing songs - this is one of the most effective ways to learn or reinforce new information. Playing music that has an instructional element also assists with coordination and is so much fun to do together.
Thanks so much for all those who attended the school readiness night on Monday evening. I hope you all enjoyed it and gained some fresh information. Special thanks to the local schools for attending and making this a great opportunity for families.
Leah Folpp Director
Mer
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n Merriwa
Pre‑School Kindergarten Assoc.
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Anglican News
Phone: 0429 996 769
DATE FOR YOUR DIARYWomen’s Guild Meeting - First Thursday Monthly: June to November: 2.00pmMessy Church - Parish Hall - Last Friday Monthly: June to November: 3.30pm Men’s Breakfast - Parish Hall - Third Saturday June to November: 7.30amJune 4: St Columba - Celtic Liturgy with “bring and share” meal to follow - 6.00pm
June 7: Annual gathering of Anglican Women. St Peter’s East Maitland. Phone Beatrice Voysey for info 6548 2065.
June 11: “Holy Trinity Open Day and Women’s Guild morning tea - Merriwa School of Arts - Festival of the Fleeces weekend.
June 12: Blessing of the Fleece Service “Holy Trinity”
June 25: Parish Picnic at the Finnies. 10.00am followed by “bring and share” lunch.
ENVIRONMENT: INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF PULSES
So it is with sadness that we farewell Rev’d Bill and Judy Howarth after Sunday service on June 6.
Just a reminder - the air-conditioned Parish Hall is available for hire.
God’s World/Our World: Sing a New Song/Psalm 96
Sing sing out! Sing a new song.Sing oh people for rebirth!Sing sing out! Sing a new song.Sing of God in all the earth!
FOCUS
The people of God sang songs to God from the beginning of time. There were many songs of praise but also songs of lament that contained anger and sad¬ness. This week’s psalm begins with the word “Sing to God a new song.”
In our congregations we often hear people say that they prefer old hymns. When asked what it is that they like about those hymns, it is that they are familiar and bring warm feelings of past times, despite the reality that the theology – the words being sung – often no longer reflectwhat theyreally believe. Today’s scripture passages call
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out to us to stop and take a good look around us at what is happening, and not to be lulled into comfortable ruts in the road that may no longer lead to God. God is active in our midst and deserves our praise, sung with new songs of fresh faithfulness.
As we observe Environmental Sabbath which comes next Saturday, what song are we called to sing about the environment to show God’s way?
Loving God,Thank you for all the happy things Thank you for our beautiful world.
Amen
Rosalie Drew
ATTENTION ALL BEEF PRODUCERS
Again in 2016 we are intending to run a Feedlot Trial of local breeders cattle at Alexander Downs. The intention is to source pens of three cattle from local breeders in two classes, feed grain for 90 days, present and judge cattle on Show day at Merriwa Showground, and then process cattle at Woolworths Tamworth two weeks after the show. At the completion of the trial breeders will gain valuable information on the performance of their cattle through the trial, along with carcase and MSA data.
Class 1 consist of cattle weighing 240 - 290 kg at entry.
Class 2 consist of cattle weighing 291 - 340 kg at entry.
Cattle will be purchased on a c/kg basis (price set Friday June 10, 2016), weighed full less 5%, upon delivery between 9.00am and 12.00pm, Friday June 17, 2016 to Alexander Downs.
$3500.00 Prize money on offer. If you are interested in supplying cattle please contact David Goodear on 0427 482 996, or Steven Gill on 0427 485 115, to request a Conditions of Entry and Entry Form.
Pat Ryan Prime Cattle Committee
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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 before 12.00noon
on Mondays.
The Markets which were to be held on June 18 will be cancelled. We will be holding a market day on June 11 on the RSL grounds beside the Club for the Festival of the Fleeces.
Come along and enjoy our local markets at the festival.
We will be back in July for our second birthday celebrations.
Thanking everyone for your support.
Julie Russell
Merriwa Markets
Red CrossPIE DRIVE
Justfivemoredaystillorderscloseandsheetsarecollected for the Pie Drive so if anyone would like toorder,there’sjustfivemoredays.
Orders Close: Wednesday June 8
Delivery Day: Wednesday June 22
If anyone is unable to access a sheet, and would like to place and order, please contact me on 6548 5131(best in the evening) or 0428 485 131.
Barbara Campbell
St David’s Uniting Church
PATRICK QUIGLEYIn Loving Memory
In loving memory of my late husband Patrick Quigley.
I would like to thank everyone for their cards and condolences. I would also like to thank the Merriwa RSL Club for their delicious spread at the wake.
I would also like to thank Father John Tobin for his lovely service and also to Chris Mitchell, the WelfareOfficer,whohasbeenagreatsupport.
Rest in Peace.
Joyce, Susan, Linda and Families
The Old Boys Club of Merriwa will be holding a meeting on Thursday June 2 at the Merriwa RSL Club at 6.30pm. All interested persons are welcome to attend.
Matt Morgan
Old Boys Rugby League Club
generosity in supporting our recent Street Stall.
An amount of $907.00 was banked as a result of generous donations from members of the Merriwa Community and the Merriwa RSL Club. We sincerely thank you for your support.
The winners of the 100 Club were -
First No 79 - Bruce Rodgers who generously donated his winnings back to Red Cross
Second No 97 - Sissy Franklin
Third No 29 - Hollie Hunt
ThewinnersoftheRafflewere-
First Elaine Russell
Second Chris Kemp
Philomena ConstableLiaison Officer
The members of Merriwa Red Cross would like to thank you once again for your
Merriwa Senior Citizens Association
BUTTAI BARN XMAS IN WINTER
Our trip to Buttai Barn is on Wednesday June 22. The coach will depart at 8.00am from in front of the CWA hall or Merriwa RSL Club. All money ($75.00)mustbefinalisedpriortodeparture.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The Annual General Meeting will be held on Tuesday June 28 from 11.00am with lunch to follow after completion of the meeting (approximately 12.30pm).
Mary O’Neill
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DO YOU ENJOY HOME COOKING?
You have not eaten country until you have tried one of the tempting treats from the CWA Merriwa Branch. Morning tea and lunch will be available. Starting at 8.00am on Saturday, the Merriwa Branch will be serving homemade soups, delicious Devonshire teas, and Cappuccinos. Come in and say hello to, and perhaps meet up, with friends in our warm air conditioned rooms, with disabled access and clean rest rooms.
And…. Don’t forget the Poets Breakfast from 9.00am-11.00am on Sunday June 12 sponsored by the Merriwa CWA Branch and held in the CWA Rooms, Bettington Street. Enjoy a two hour breakfast full of laughs and friendship with MC Robyn Sykes 2012 Australian Women’s Bush Poetry Performance Champion. Breakfast will be available from the CWA Merriwa Branch at a small cost and there will be no charge for tea and coffee.
Entry – $5.00, with tickets available at the door. SowhynotjoinusattheperfectwaytofinishtheFestival.
CHANGE OF DATE
Due to the public holiday on Monday June 13, the next meeting of the CWA Merriwa Branch will be on Monday June 20 starting at 10.00am in the CWA Rooms, 159 Bettington Street. New members are always welcome.
Enquiries to: Barbara Campbell on 6548 5131 or 0428 485 131 or Robyn McAlister on 6548 3274.
The CWA Merriwa rooms are available for bookings at very reasonable rates – contact Jean Price on 6548 2456.
More information at Merriwa Branch CWA.
Penelope Fenley
Merriwa CWA
If you need assistance from
Ambulance - Police - Fire including Hazardous Incidents
SES Emergency Number
Merriwa Rescue Squad
132500
65482538
EMERGENCY CONTACTS
DIAL 000
Police Hunter Valley LAC 6542 6999
Police Assistance Line 131 444
Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000
When reporting an incident to the Police, always request
and record your Incident Reference Number
Fire Brigade (Administration only) 65482005
Hospital 65325000 Rural Fire Service (Aministration and Duty Officer) 1800 081 166
EVELYN MARSHALL
Relatives and Friends of the late Evelyn Marshall, of McKenzie Street Merriwa NSW, are invited to attend a celebration of Evelyn’s life.
The ceremony will be held at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Bow Street Merriwa on Friday June 3, 2016 at 2.00pm.
Bernadette Kearney
Funeral Notice
MERRIWA CENTRAL SCHOOL
KINDERGARTEN 2017An information session will be held for parents on Wednesday 22 June at 2.00pm in the Primary Library.
For further information please contact Megan Sevil on 65482101.
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Merriwa Ringer Directory A quick reference guide to all that support the Merriwa Ringer
Alexander Downs 6548 5170Australia Post Merriwa 6548 2042Brodie’s Cutting Edge 6548 2499Cassilis Bowling Club 6376 1002Cassilis Public School 6376 1009CJ and JM Vero and Sons 6548 2303Community Mutual Merriwa 6548 2651Country Womens Association 6548 3274Craig MacPherson Haulage 6548 2663Custom Made Kitchens 6548 2025Di’s Clothing Patch 6548 3023Festival of the Fleeces 6548 2109Fire and Rescue NSW 6548 2005Gummun Place Merriwa 6548 2111Hunter Local Lands Service 6548 2175IGA Merriwa Plus Liquor 6548 2315La Scaletta 6548 3005MA MacDonald 6548 2226Max’s Country Cuts 6548 2375Merriwa Activity Centre 6548 2083Merriwa Anglican Parish 0429 996769Merriwa Auto Electrical 6548 2114Merriwa Bushmans Camdraft 0427 437 743Merriwa Catholic Parish 6548 2086Merriwa District Education Foundation
6376 1052Merriwa District Progress Association
6548 2245Merriwa Healthy Environment Group
6547 6048Merriwa Junior Rugby League and Netball Club 6548 8560Merriwa Little Athletics 6548 5002Merriwa Newsagency 6548 2031Merriwa Central School Primary 6548 2101 Secondary 6548 2119Merriwa Central School P and C 6548 2246Merriwa PAH and I 0427 412 128Merriwa Pharmacy 6548 2213Merriwa Pony Club 0427 412 128
Merriwa Pre-School and Kindergarten 6548 2083
Merriwa Rugby League Football Club 6548 2844
Merriwa RSL Club 6548 2157Merriwa Sports Club 6548 2028Merriwa Tennis Club 6548 2910Merriwa Touch Football 0427 391 337Merriwa Tourist Welcoming Centre and Men’s Shed 6548 3201Merriwa Tyre and Service Centre
6548 2078Merriwa VIEW Club 6548 8560M Nutt Contracting 6548 2004Non Emergency Medical Transport
6548 2653NSW Farmers Association 0455 455 760Rotary Club Merriwa 6548 2025Russell’s Earthmoving 6548 2246Sandy Hollow Public School 6547 4521Sporting Shooters Association 6547 6031St Davids Uniting Church 6548 5126St Josephs Primary School 6548 2035Trinity Markets 6548 2323
EMERGENCY SERVICESIn case of emergency call 000
or 112 for mobile services
Police (Admin only) 6548 2203Police Mobile 0408 293 423Police Assistance 131 444Fire (Admin only) 6548 2005Hospital - MPS 6532 5000Rural Fire Service 1800 081 166SES Emergency 132 500Merriwa Rescue Squad 6548 2538Hunter Medical Practice - Dr Noman Jawaad 6532 5013Merriwa Surgery - Dr Emad Jasem
6548 2305
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PHONECARDS; all cards are now available including Telstra, Optus and Vodaphone
Cash or Eftpos only.Leanne Hook
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0488 727 032 6548 2323
Merriwa District
Educaion Foundation
President - Ivan Gant 6376 1044 Secretary - Jane Hegarty 6376 1052Treasurer - Lesley Nixon 0407 627 846
Education changes lives. And families. And communities.
Our work is an investment in the future of rural and regional Australia.
RUSSELL’S Earthmoving
Pty Limited Earthmoving and
Construction
02 6548 2246 0417 506 769
6 Gooch Street Merriwa 2329
Shop 1/17 Bridge Street Muswellbrook NSW 2333 [email protected]
Ph: 6541 5331
Fax: 6541 0330
VIEW AT www.jtsrealty.com.au
16 Elizabeth Street Merriwa $190,000.00PROPERTY CAN BE SUBDIVIDED
Situated on a big 2308 sqm block with dual street frontage this property is ideal for further development. The home has three large bedrooms, a big lounge and family room. The kitchen is in good condition and has an attached dining area. There is a single lock up garage and plenty of room for a shed. Currently tenanted at $260.00 per week it is a very good investment.
Elizabeth Street
53-55 King George Avenue Merriwa $245,000.00FOUR 3/4 ACRE BLOCK IN TWO TITLES
This 4 3/4 acre (21,246sqm) block is in 2 titles and both have a building entitlement with all services including town water available. Located on the edge of Merriwa and easy walking distance to the sports club. This block is a great spot to build your dream home.
Find us on
Facebook!Look for Merriwa Central School’s official page!
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newsXpress & OFFICESMART
AGENT
Neville and Leanne Hook
65 482 031 [email protected] www.merriwanewsagency.com.au
Clothing and Footwear for all the familyMens and Ladies clothingChildren and Babywear
Shoes and joggersFashion Jewellery and Accessories
Handbags and LuggageBed Linen, Quilts and Towels
Hi Vis Work Wear, Boots and HatsDigitised Embroidery Service
Names and LogosFor clothing, Caps, Towels
School Items and Work Place Uniforms
Quality Clothing Friendly Service Affordable Prices
Di’s Clothing Patch
Phone: 6548 3023
Businesses
OFFERS PENSIONER DISCOUNTS, MENS AND LADIES CUTS, PERMS, COLOURS, FOILS, HAIR EXTENSIONS, SPRAY TANS,
GIFT CERTIFICATES
OPEN TUESDAY TO FRIDAY
SATURDAY BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
Phone: 6548 2499
HAY SALES & HAY CONTRACTING
Small square and Round Bales
All Rural contracting available
Ring Darryl on 0429 485 168or 6548 5168
HANCKEL RURAL
MERRIWA HEALTHYENVIRONMENT
GROUP INC
CARING FOR OUR LAND, OUR WATERAND THE AIR WE BREATHE
Contact: Graham Brown 6547 6048 Ted Finnie 6548 5171
Visit: www.merriwa.nsw.au Clubs and Groups
Custom Made Kitchens
Kitchen ~ Wardrobes ~ Vanity Units ~ Wall UnitsBench tops from timber,
Laminated, S/Steel, Caesar Stone or Granite. Doors
from Melamine, timber or Polyurethane
Computer 3-D DesignLic No 26786
NEIL HUNT 6548 2025
Electrical ContractorsAir Conditioning ~ Home InstallationsRefrigeration ~ Electrical Accessories
Service Dealers (Daikin, Teco, Fisher Paykel, Electrolux) ~ White Goods ~ Appliances
C.J & J.M Vero & SonsPhone: 6548 2303
Fax: 6548 2053 After Hours: 6548 2045 (Emergencies Only)102a Bettington Street, Merriwa
ABN: 65 810 824 869 Lic#: 243746C Au: 29030
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGRICULTURE & LIVESTOCK ADVICE
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
UPPER HUNTER offices Merriwa 6548 2175 (Mon & Tues 9 - 4pm, Wed 9 - 3pm) Scone 6540 2400 (Mon – Fri 8.30am - 4.30pm) Singleton 6572 2944 (Mon – Fri 8.30am - 4.30pm) Direct Local Contacts for: DISTRICT VET 0427 322311 BIOSECURITY - PEST ANIMALS 0429 722944 For more information on our range of services visit our website
hunter.lls.nsw.gov.au
Merriwa IGA 104
Bettington Street
MerriwaUse your
Community Chest to
support your
6548 2315
plus Liquor
WISH TO SPONSOR THE MERRIWA RINGER?
Sponsorship letters will be sent out for Term four in coming weeks, please let us know if you are interested in coming
on board.
6548 2119
Specialising in Agricultural, Earthmoving & Mining
FABRICATIONS, SALES & ON FARM SERVICES
Local expertise with a professional service
Ph: 6548 2500 – Fax: 6548 3049 Mob: 0427 901 397
29 Blaxland Street, Merriwa 2329Email sales: [email protected] accounts: accounts@welderup.
com.au
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SchoolsC
hurches
Catholic Parish Merriwa & Cassilis
WEEKEND MASSES St Anne’s Merriwa
1st, 3rd & 5th Sunday - Sat 6.00pm 2nd & 4th Sunday - Sun 8.30am
St Joseph’s Cassilis 2nd & 4th Sunday - 10.00am
Parish Priest - 6548 2086 St Vincent de Paul - 6548 3092
Merriwa Anglican Parish.
Holy TrinityMerriwa
9.00am Sundays10.00am Fridays
Short Bible Study
7.30am Mon, Wed, Fri
Morning Prayer
St ColumbiaCassilis
11.00am every 2nd and 4th
Sunday
Contact: 0429 996 769
Rev’d Pat Kirkby - Local Priest
Services
141 BETTINGTON ST MERRIWA NSW 2329
PHONE:65482078 FAX: 65482063
CAN-AM *HUSQVARNA OUTDOOR PRODUCTS
*COOPER TYRES *MICKEY THOMPSON
*BRIDGESTONE *GOODYEAR/DUNLOP
*TOYO TYRES *MAXXIS TYRES FULL MECHANICAL WORKSHOP
Hunt MWA Pty LTd Licence No:41446
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 6548 2042
MORE THAN JUST A
One-stop for paying (nearly) all your bills
Business banking and personal banking
Stationary and greeting cards - inexpensive, full range
Computer and technology itemsMobile phones, starter kits and
recharge vouchers
Merriwa PO, 82 Bettington Street
POST OFFICE
Meets the first Wednesday of each month at 7.00pm at Merriwa RSL
Club
Merriwa Central SchoolP and C Association
President: Jayne CroninSenior Vice: Tori SimmonsJunior Vice: Yvonne McNaughtSecretary: Krichelle KhanTreasurer: Anna Whaley
MERRIWA SURGERY
OPENING HOURSMonday to Friday 8.30am to
6.00pmSaturday by arrangement.
DR EMAD JASEMFor all your medical needs.
For appointments please call the surgery on
6548 2305
St Davids
Service Times1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th Sundays at
11.00am3rd Sunday at 6.00pm
Rev David Kim - 6545 1396Pastor Richard Moors - 6543 1168
Peter Campbell - 6548 5126
Uniting
Vennacher Street Merriwa
Church
A rich learning environment in a friendly Christian atmosphere
All enquiries welcome
Principal - Helen Whale Ph 6548 2035
P&F President - Dermot Shannon Ph 6548 2996
St Joseph’s Primary School
Merriwa
A rich learning environment in a friendly Christian atmosphere
All enquiries welcome
Principal - Helen Whale Ph 6548 2035
P&F President - Dermot Shannon Ph 6548 2996
St Joseph’s Primary School
Merriwa
SANDY HOLLOWPUBLIC SCHOOL
Telephone02 6547 4521
Fax02 6547 4450
Email: [email protected].
[email protected] www.cassilis-p.school.nsw.edu.au
Cassilis Public School
Relieving Principal:
Coolah RoadCassilis NSW 2329
Ph: 63761009Fax: 63761005
Miss Hodgson
[email protected] www.merriwa-c.schools.nsw.edu.au
Merriwa Central School
Primary Campus:6548 2101
Secondary Campus6548 2119
Group
s
at 10.00am in the CWA Rooms, 159 Bettington Street
Visitors and new members are always welcome.
Enquiries to: President: Barbara Campbell
Phone: 6548 5131 Email: [email protected]
Secretary: Robyn McAlister Phone: 6548 3274
Email: [email protected]
CWA Meets 2nd
Monday of the month
Supporting the Smith Family
-A VALUED PART OF THE SMITH FAMLY-
Meet 4th Thursday of each month
Visitors are always welcome
Enquiries to:
President: Julie Smith - 0429 197 397
Secretary: Elaine Sparrow - 6548 8560
MERRIWA TOURIST WELCOMING CENTRE &
MEN’S SHEDArts, Crafts, Farm Produce!
Clean toilets!CENTRE:
Open every day9.30am-2.30pmMEN’S SHED:
Every Thursday10.00am onwards
President: J AlkerSecretary: E ShipwayTelephone: 6548 3201
MERRIWA PRE-SCHOOL &
ACTIVITY CENTRE
Pre-School is for 2 – 5 year olds
Open Monday – Friday 9am – 3pm Ph: 02 65 482 083
Email: [email protected] MAC is open for 5 – 12 year olds. Open Monday – Friday 3pm – 6pm & 9am – 5pm School Holiday time.
Ph: 02 65 482 082 Email: [email protected]
BUYING LOCALSUPPORTING LOCALEMPLOYING LOCAL
Ph/Fax: 6548 2375131 Bettington Street
Merriwa
M A MACCOUNTING
Email: [email protected] Skype: mamsydney
Website: www.mamandco.com.au
Professional Accounting Solutions
161 Bettington Street, Merriwa NSW 2329Merriwa: (02) 6548 2226 Toll free: 1800 252 972Sydney: (02) 9428 6000
Appointments only
Cloud ComputingAccounting & Taxation
Strategic PlanningEstate & Succession Planning
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For appointments please phone6532 5013
Hunter Medical Practice
Merriwa and DenmanMonday – Friday 8.00am –
6.00pmMerriwa
Cnr Brisbane and MacKenzie Streets
Denman51 – 53 Ogilvie Street
Te/Fax 6548 2653
MDHA Inc.
NON EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORT
Office hours are:9.30 to 2.30 weekdays
Bottle Museum building or leave a message on the answering service for
a call back.
SERVICEWe will get you to your
appointments on time with special care.
PH: 6376 1002 Open every day 5pm
www.merriwashow.com.auPat Ryan - President
Toni Jones - Secretary
Tel: 0498 378 500
Established1908
16 to 18th September!ccc
2016Merriwa
SpringtimeShow
Sporting
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MERRIWA JUNIOR LEAGUE AND NETBALL
CLUBPresident:
Andrew Jamieson
Vice President:Murray Wright
Junior Vice President:
Andrew Webster
Secretary:Elaine Sparrow
Treasurer:John Sparrow
MERRIWA TENNIS ASSOCIATION
President: Robert Smith 6548 2213Secretary: Emily HallTreasurer: Krichelle Khan
Day - Night Competitions
Junior CompetitonsCourt Hire
Vice President: Hannah Walmsley
Merriwa Touch Football
Wednesday NightsJunior and Senior Comp
President: Trent CooperSenior Vice President: VacantSecretary: Barbara EipperTreasurer: Ainsley MaybenFor more information contact 6548 2124 after hours.
Merriwa Rugby League Football Club
President – Andrew ConstableSnr Vice President – Gaynor
BlackadderJnr Vice President – Cynthia
MorganSecretary/Treasurer - Matthew
MorganPublicity Officer - Jessyca Morgan
R.S.L Club LtdBistro/Snack Bar Take Away
Lunch & Dinner 7 days Parties & Weddings a specialty ATM, SKY CHANNEL CLUB TAB, CLUB KENO DARTS, SNOOKER, POOL BBQ area and Kids Play area Friday Raffles and 3 Members Badge Draws Sunday Raffles Members Badge Draw between 11.30am & 1.30pm
Club: 6548 2157 Bistro: 6548 2295 For the information of members and their guests.
& DISTRICTLITTLE ATHLETICS CENTRE
2016/17 starts Oct 17! Tots (3 & 4 yrs) to u/17 yrs
Mondays 5.30 to 7.00pm at Merriwa No. 2 Oval
(throughout Terms 4 & 1)
New Members Welcomeph: Tash Taaffe 0458 574 015e: [email protected]
MERRIWA BUSHMAN’S CAMPDRAFT EST. 1947
President: Roger Moore 0427 153 446
Secretary: Megan Richards 0427 437 743
Treasurer: Jake McIntyre 0408 112 709
October Long Weekend 2016
Est. 1946
Rally days every 2nd Sunday of month from February to October
Clare Martin President 6548 2201
De Patterson Secretary 0416 194 501
Christine Riley Treasurer 0427 412 128
Meets each Tuesday at the Merriwa Sports
Club
7.00pm for 7.30pm
Rotary Club of Merriwa Inc
4 x 4m Marquee for Hire
6548 2025
2016 ROSTO OLIVES MERRIWA FESTIVAL OF THE FLEECES
JUNE LONG WEEKEND SINCE 1990
SATURDAY 10 JUNE 2016 A Family & Community focused event.
Phone: 6521 7046 or email: [email protected] www.upperhuntertourism.com.au
MERRIWA SSAA & APA
Range facilities and Fire arm testing available
President: Nathan TelferSecretary: Phil MartynContact 6547 6031 for
information
Shooting weekends 2nd and 4th weekend of the
month
MERRIWA RACES
Race Club President - David Alker
Contact - 0427 482 095
Vice Presidents - Peter Bishop and Paul Frampton
Race Day for 2017 is
April 22
Merriwa District Progress Association Inc
SUPPORT THE ORGANISATION
WHICH SUPPORTS YOUR COMMUNITY
Meets every 4th Wednesday at Merriwa RSL at 6:00 pm Phone Kim on 6548 3060 Or Beron on 6548 2245
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Merriwa Sports ClubClubs
New
sThe Sports Club provides a wide range of benefitsformembersandguests.Mondays - Happy Two Hours - 4.00pm to
6.00pm
Tuesdays - Rotary meets - 7.00pm for 7.30pm
Thursdays - 6.00pm Bingo - prizes of club and meatvouchers.RaffleandSuper39specialprize
Fridays - Happy Two Hours - 5.00pm to 7.00pm, freeraffle.
Saturdays - Monster Raffle. Tickets on sale at7.00pm drawn 7.45pm, winners jackpot, dinner draw and Saturday Badge Draw.
Sundays-Membersbadgedrawplusthreeraffleschoice of $25.00 meat or fuel vouchers
Last Sunday each month - Smorgasbord all you can eat Chinese entree, mains and desserts.
Casual bowls and golf also available. Donations in honesty box.
Chinese/Australian Restaurant open for lunch Wednesday to Sunday, 12 noon to 2.00pm. Dinner Tuesday to Sunday 5.00pm to 8.30pm. Closed Mondays, reopen 5.00pm Tuesday.
For bookings and take away - telephone 6548 3228. DON’T FORGET CHINESE SMORGASBORD SUNDAY
JUNE 26WEEKEND RESULTS
Saturday Raffle May 28Saturday members draw no 258, was not won – next week $340.00
Winners Jackpot not won - next week $420.00Dinner: Paul CroninBowls Raffle: Max BarwickFree Tickets: Paul CroninMonthly Prize: Jim Willmot
Sunday Raffle May 29
Members draw, no 112, was not won – next week $700.00.
Beatrice Voysey
WOMEN’S BOWLS NEWSANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
When: Monday June 27, 2016Time: 2.00pmVenue: Merriwa Sports Club
All positions are vacant.
Nominations for positions close with the Secretary, Loretta on June 13, 2016. Nomination forms and envelopes are available on the Ladies Board in the Ladies Restroom.
No General Meeting on June 13, 2016.
Social bowls is played on Wednesday at 10.00am on the green.
COMING EVENTS
Scone Gala Day - Wednesday June 15. Names to Loretta by June 11.
Merriwa Friendship Day - Wednesday June 29. More information at a later date.
Mixed Friendship Day - Mudgee Bowling Club. Thursday June 16, 2016. Names to Loretta via the Notice Board at the Merriwa Sports Club by June 7, 2016. Time: 9.15am for Morning Tea.
Loretta Cooper
MEN’S GOLF NEWS
Last Sunday, saw an amazing roll up of some 68 men and women golfers, vying for the title of HRDGA Sand green champion. With cold and breezy conditions, it was tough going for some, but Mr Andrew Korlevic (Merriwa) (from a countback from Brett Reid Murrurundi )with a 79 off the stick, managed to take the title. Nett winner Ken Thornton. In the womens, Melita Watson, took the honours with Patty Riley taking out the nett trophy. The president of the HRDGA praised the course and its curators and was impressed by the turnout. Big thanks to the girls Vivian and Cathy for their service of the delicious steak and sausage sandwiches cooked to perfection by the experienced Brian Cooper.
IN A NEW SEGMENT - PLAYER PROFILES
Six of the best with: Max McNaught Handicap: 21Nickname: Maxy, or SausFavourite movie? Of Mice and MenFavourite book? Anything by Stephen King, notably “The Green Mile”Best golf moment on course? 33 off the stick for nine holes, including an eagle on a par 4
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Merriwa RSL Club
FRIDAY NIGHT RAFFLES
Members Draw, Joker Draw, Meat/vege tray draw, Schooner Draw.
The Members Draw was unclaimed by Micheal Kubowicz, this week it is $120.00.
Pick the Joker was unsuccessful for Ann-Marie Nairne and will be $1,306.00 this week.
The End of Month draw was won by Linda Lacey.
Wednesday is Pizza night, eat in or take away.
FridayisSnackBar,RafflesandJokerPick.
Early opening is at 3.00pm on Saturdays with $3.00 schooners until 5.00pm.
Kathleen Sumpter
Cassilis Bowling Club
Whats great about Merriwa mens golf? friendly rivalry and a good bunch of blokesDream Course? St Andrews ScotlandGolfing goal for the season? Reducing my handicap to 15.
This Saturday’s event: Max’s Country Cuts Monthly Mug.
This week see’s the intense rivalry of matchplay involving two determined golfers Max McNaught, and the evergreen Andy Carrigan. Best of luck.
Hope to see you there from 12.00pm.
For more information contact Patrick Williams on 0417 462 767.
Patrick Williams
The Members Lucky Badge for $1150.00 was not won on Friday at 8.30pm the number was 149, this week jackpots to $1200.00.
The 7.00pm draw for $300.00 was won, the number was 241 this week it commences at $100.00.
The Thursday badge draw for $560.00 was not won the number was 364, this week it jackpots to $580.00 and will be drawn between 6.00–7.00pm. LTPS/14/04323.
The Sunday morning badge draw for $1200.00 was not won last week the number was 557, this week it jackpots to $1250.00 and will be drawn between 11.30am and 1.30pm and you must be present to win the money. LTPS/15/04749.
COMING EVENTS
New operating hours will be as follows:Monday – Friday 11.00am till closeSaturday - Sunday 10.00am till close
‘T-Bone Tuesday’
Every Tuesday you can now order a T-Bone, chips and salad or veg for just $15.00.
Also every Thursday have a chicken schnitzel, chips and salad or veg for just $12.50.
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE CLUB
HAPPY HOUR Thursday 6.00pm-7.00pm Friday 6.00pm-7.00pm Sunday 11.00am-12.00noon
Members prices are $3.50 schooners and $2.50 middies and $5.00 for Corona’s.
BISTRO HOURS – lunch 12.00am – 2.00pm, evening 6.00pm to 8.30pm.
GROUP 21 - ROUND 9
Round 9 APlus Contracting Hunter Valley Group 21 Rugby League - The Merriwa RSL Club sponsored Merriwa Magpies v’s Murrurundi Mavericks.
When: Saturday June 4Where: Murrurundi OvalTimes: 2.00pm - League Tag 3.00 - Reserve Grade
Matthew Morgan
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Merriwa Rugby League Football Club
League Tag kicking off at 2.00pm. We knew it would be a tough game as Scone is a great team who have been undefeated since Group 21 league tag began in 2014. I think we did a great job to keep the score 40-4. You could see how frustrated they were getting with our defence. I think they thought they were going to get a better score.
Reserve Grade commenced at 3.00pm, Merriwa and Scone both on 12 at the half time break. It was a good physical game unfortunately Merriwa went down 38-12.
Our next game is at Murrurundi on Saturday June 4. League Tag at 2.00pm and Reserve Grade at 3.00pm.
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Merriwa Junior Rugby League Football and Netball Club
NETBALL REPORT
COMPRINT M AND M’S - The M and M’s consist of both Merriwa and Scone players all of which haveimprovedimmenselysincetheirfirstgame.All the girls are starting to work as a team and communicate on the court. With losing Lulu a few weeks ago we then gained another scone player called Lucy, welcome to the team Lucy! The girls battled the bitterly cold wind and rain on the weekend against the Maltesers to come out with a win of 1-0. Paige and I are super proud of all of the girls with how they have improved not only as a team but individually as well. With the girls having to switch around in the different positions throughout the game they all get the opportunity to show off their outstanding abilities. This week one of the girls really stood out, Olive has developed amazing defensive skills and always gives 110% this is why she was awarded the player of the week, well done Olive.
Teianna Taylor and Paige McConnell
WELDERUP OPALS - What a cold and miserable day we had on Saturday. With only a couple of girls making it to netball early enough to warm up,ourfirstquarterstartedslowly.Imuststressthatit is important to have the girls at the courts half an hour early. This gives them time to warm up to prevent injury, especially with it getting colder. These girls may be young but can still hurt their fingers,ankles,kneesetciftheyarenotwarmedup appropriately.
Warming up together also allows the girls to play better as a team. This gets them focused on the game rather thanbeingasleep for the first twoquarters as seen on a few occasions.
In the first quarter thegirls triedhardbut itwasobvious that the other team wanted the ball more scoring 8-0. The other team were all over our girls and therefore we spent all our time chasing them all around the court.
Second quarter the girls seem to wake up and move around better. They had a lot more possession but were not able to make it to the hoop. Not a bad effort here from all the girls. We kept them to four nil in this quarter.
In the third quarter, the girls defended brilliantly. They marked their opposition and had them on
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the back burner. We were even able to score a goal. One all for this quarter.
In the fourth quarter, the other team had their best players and shooters back on the court. They again left us behind but not because we weren’t defending but because we were unable to convert our goal attempts.
Overall our girls played a great game against one of our toughest teams. If we could have made all the hoops that we attempted we would have given the other team a run for their money this week, so my homework again is practice your hoops at home. Because we have to share it around so much we need at least half if not all of the girls making hoops every time they shoot (plus it gets the girls outside instead of in front of the tv).
‘Player of the Week’ this week went to Ella Towell. Ella was given a few different instructions in between each of the quarters and each time she took the court she had applied what was asked. She also defended really well, not intimidated when her opponent was a good head taller.
Keep up the great work girls, you make me proud every time you take the court.
FANTA’S INTERMEDIATE 12 – 14’S - Well done to the Fanta’s on Saturday. We finally manageda win against the Solo’s 31-27! Team members: Alana Smith, Elly Blackadder, Sophie Inder, Olivia Mclean, Mekayla Towell, Jemma Grady, Issy Swan and Scone players Hede Sharpe and Annabelle Baker. All the girls played their positions exceptionally well and worked as a team. Our shooters Alana, Olivia, Elly, Annabelle, Sophie and new comer Issy produced some great moves and goals. Our defence in the circle proved very hard to get through as well, keeping the Solo’s to only atwogoalquarterinthesecondquarter.Thefirstquarter was very close, but the girls extended their lead in the second quarter and managed to maintain that level to come away with the win. Congratulation girls and hope we can do the samenextweek.Keepworkingonyourfitnessathome. Don’t forget black skirts and Merriwa shirt to be worn at every game.
Katie McLean
Tina Taylor
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JUNIOR RUGBY LEAGUE
LANDMARK TOWNSEND UNDER 8’S - Saturday’s Under 8’s game was played in Singleton against Singleton White. The opposition were tough competition for our Under 8’s but they didn’t give up at all and worked well together as a team. We saw a few of our Merriwa kids make breaks away from Singleton, although the opposition had us on defence and didn’t let any of our kids through to score a try. Thank you to Isaac and Zac for playing up with the Under 8’s. Good luck Under 8’s when you play in Muswellbrook on Saturday.
Leanne Hunt
CROSS COUNTRY UNDER 6’S - On the weekend the Under 6’s travelled to singleton to play singleton white, when we arrived the kids were really keen to play another good game like last week, when the game started our defence was great to hold singleton out. I couldnt be more proud of this bunch off kids and how they are improving as a team. The trys went to Jai Wright with one, Amelia wright with one, Jye Bates with two and Rylan Neale with two. I would also like to put a special mention in to the Cross Country Merriwa for sponsoring the man of the match with a packet of chips and a can of drink thankyou for that. To all the under 6s get to training on Tuesday
and train hard and keep up the good work. Jase Whitby got player of the week.
John Whitby
MERRIWA IGA UNDER 9’S - The 9’s travelled to Singleton where they took on Scone Blue on Saturday. With the cold conditions, everyone was keen to get out and run around. They all played an extremely good game of footy and you can tell they are taking on board what they learn at training. Jackson tackled well, moving up in the line and scored two tries. Maddison have a few good runs and made some great tackles. Beau ran the ball up more in this game and got involved in tackling. Cody showed the importance of moving up in a line and making tackles. Harry decided to show off his step and just how agile he is, scoring two tries. Toby made some great tackles and scored two tries of his own. Logan wasn’t afraid to get the ball and make some good metres. Riley played up as well and showed how tough his was against the older boys, and always backed up runners.
‘Player of the Week’ this week went to Harry Cook. Harry played a great game of footy, showing of his agility and speed, helping him score his two tries. Harry also made some really great tackles throughout the game which prevented more tries being scored. Good work Harry!
John Cronin
ROSTO UNDER 13’S AND DENMAN/MERRIWA MAGPIES UNDER 16’S - Our Under 13’s and 16’s travelled to Raymond terrace for the 13’s and then onto East Maitland for the 16’s by bus thanks to Cowans!
Our Under 13’s played extremely well after their win the week before. An injury to Nickolas Whitby in the second half brought an end to the game with our boys storming home although behind 14-6. A lot of good judges believe they would have run out winners if the game had been played out. Gordon Bradley scored our try and Logan Pike converted it. All players performed well. Nick olas Whitby pinched a muscle in his back and will befine.
Our Denman-Merriwa Under 16’s played the undefeated East Maitland and got off to a nervous start trailing 24-0 at half time, the boys put it together in the second half out scoring the opposition 12-8 with Zeth scoring twice. I’m expectingthisteamtofinishtheseasonstrongly.Kasey Cassar and Kyle McLennan were our best on the day!
Phil Neale
MERRIWA OPENS - The ladies played well today although sadly didn’t bring home the win. It was a fast paced game with some moments looking like Merriwa might just be able to pull it back. Good game girls, next time you will get the win.
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Merriwa Pony ClubLast weekend was the Wingen President’s Cup Day. Merriwa was represented by nine young, very talented riders.
Emily Ninness riding Chrome was awarded the Reserve Champion Junior Handler Under 25 Years and after picking up ribbons in all of her events was the winner of the 11 and Under 13 Years Girl Highest Point Score. Nick Morgan riding Cyril was the Reserve Champion Junior Boy Rider and he too won ribbons in all his events to take home the Reserve Highest Point Score Boy 11 and Under 13 years.
Jorji Taaffe riding Molly won the Highest Point Score Girl 9 and Under 11 years while little sister Darcy was awarded the Reserve Champion Junior Girl Rider and the Reserve Highest Point Score Girl. A great day out for the girls and one of the rear occasions when they ride in the same age group. There was some hot competition between them with Jorji coming out on top.
Ben Patterson riding Sadie had his first event inthe 7 and Under 9 years age group and came home with the Boy Highest Point Score. Kirra Green riding Lady and Isla Murphy riding Indie had a ding dong battle all day in the Under 7 Years Girl age group with Kirra getting the upper hand, being the Highest Point Score winner while Isla was the Reserve Grade Champion.
Mia Morgan had a fun day out on her beautiful big bay horse picking up a fourth place in her riding class and being present with the encouragement award for the 9 and Under 11 Years age group. Mia has improved immensely this year and is really enjoying her time in the saddle.
Lilly Martin, at the tender age of four, represented Merriwa in the Led Classes and had a grin on her
face all day. She came home with a big smile and a bag full of ribbons.
Emily, Nick, Ben and Isla were awarded the trophy for the Highest Point Score Nominated Team of
Four.
Joji and Darcy Taaffe
Isla Murphy and Kirra Green
Emily Ninness on Chrome in the Barrel Race
De Patterson
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POLOCROSSE CARNIVAL 2016
Merriwa Polocrosse Club held its annual Carnival at the Merriwa Racecourse on the weekend of May 14-15, 2016. Beautiful autumn weather, great going underfoot after recent rain and plenty of teams made for a very exciting and successful weekend.
This year Merriwa Club continued with its Multi Horse format, and it seems that many of the players are pleased that we have. Lots of riders taking the opportunity to bring out some young horses to give them some match experience. A total of 31 teams nominated for the weekend in Men’s, Women’s, Junior’s and Sub Junior divisions. This was a very pleasing number of teams for Merriwa, when some other carnivals this season have been battling for numbers. Players coming from far and wide including Sydney, Walcha, Macksville and local Hunter Valley clubs .
Once again with the help of Col Bates from ‘Kingslyn’thefieldswereinimmaculatecondition,and the going was almost perfect after the recent rain. In fact, the entire racecourse area looked a picture. Thanks Col.
31 Teams with our Multi Horse format brings well in excess of 250 horses and probably as many as 500 people to the town. I’m sure the local businesses that were open over the weekend noticed.
This year the canteen was once again run by the Little Athletics committee, with Tash Taaffe and her band of willing helpers. I am sure that they had a very successful weekend with the large crowd that was in attendance, and I did hear very positive reports from lots of patrons about the many different items available on the Menu. Well done and thank you for a job well done.
This year, for the first time ever, Merriwa wereunable tofielda teamdueto thedemandsonour very small committee in running a Carnival. Withjustfivememberstodoahugejobofputtingon a Polocrosse carnival, we just couldn’t findtime for the luxury of playing at our own carnival.
Patrons and players were kept well informed of all theaction in thefinalsonSundayby severalguest commentators, including Mick Fitzgerald and Lance Anderson. Lance is an Australian Polocosse Team member and did a wonderful job of commentating the Men’s Final.
Thanks also to our horse judges who give up their weekend and spend their time watching game after game of polocrosse to choose the best players in each grade. It is a job that usually goes
Merriwa Polocrosse Club unnoticed by many, but the Merriwa Polocrosse Club appreciate your efforts very much.
As we all know, no organisation can operate without the help of generous Sponsors, Merriwa Polocrosse Club would like to thank the Sponsors of the 2016 Carnival.
Special thanks to Samantha Carter trading as “The Braided Brumby”, who personally handmade all the prizes for the carnival, and actually made a surprise appearance all the way from Bungendore to deliver them! Well done Sam. From “Bell Boots” to “Rope Halters”, there seems no end to the woman’s talents.
Many thanks to “Kingslyn” Merriwa, Osmond’s Pump and Water, Merriwa Petroleum and Ag Supplies, Marsh Carney Saddlery Scone, Merriwa RSL Club, Merriwa Traders IGA, Hunter Mutual, Landmark Merriwa, Landmark Townsend Scone, Elders Merriwa, Caroon Pastoral, Anthea Wright Vet Service, Virbac Australia, Jon Dadd and Dow Agro Sciences, and Lion Nathan.
RESULTS
Sub Juniors – Winners – Cassilis Runners up – Bunnan
Junior – Winners – Bunnan Runners Up – Rosellas
D Open – Winners - Muswellbrook 2 Runners Up - Bunnan 3
C Grade Open – Winners - Muswellbrook 1 Runners Up – Walcha 1
B Grade Women – Winners – Quirindi Runners Up – Cassilis
A Grade Women – Winners – Bunnan Runners Up - Gulgong
B Grade Open – Winners – Macksville Runners Up – Quirindi
A Grade Open – Winners – Bunnan Runners Up – Gulgong
Local players to win horse prizes included – Clancy Martin - Champion Junior Player, April Lawler Best No 3 Junior and Lauren Hunt – Best No 2 in A Grade Womens.
Champion Horse of the Carnival – “Efficient”Ridden by Joe Wamsley, Bunnan.
Bryce Hockings
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JUNE
Saturday 4 St. Columba celebrations - Celtic Liturgy and Bring & Share meal. “St. Columba of Iona” - 6.00pm
Tuesday 7 • Annual gathering Anglican Women St. Peter’s East Maitland
Friday 10 • Festival of the Fleeces - Opening Night - Merriwa RSL Club - 6.00-9.00pm
Saturday 11 • Festival of the Fleeces• Open day at “Holy Trinity” Festival of the Fleeces
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