Monthly Newsletter for

the Balranald Shire com-

munity and

Balranald Shire Council Councilor Contact

Details

Mayor

Cr Leigh Byron

0428 201 301

Deputy Mayor

Cr Alan Purtill

0429 201 301

Cr Steve O’Halloran

0429 619 880

Cr German Ugarte

0407 267 087

Cr Jo Roberts

0409 147 787

Cr Trevor Jolliffe

03 5020 1597

Cr Doug Allen

0421 526 671

Cr Jeff Mannix

0409 783 075

Travelling on

Closed Roads

From time to time, inclement weather necessitates Council

to close all unsealed roads.

This will include roads that lead to Mungo.

Advance warning signs confirming these closures

exist in Mayall St and at the Euston Prungle intersection.

Council wishes to advise people that driving on closed

roads may lead to heavy penalties.

For further information, please contact Council

on 03 5020 1300

Council Website

www.balranald.nsw.gov.au

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2016

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Balranald Shire Council Newsletter Issue 10 – October 2016

Coming Events NEWSLETTER

Newsletter published by:

BALRANALD SHIRE COUNCIL

70 MARKET STREET (PO BOX 120)

BALRANALD NSW 2715

www.balranald.nsw.gov.au

OFFICE HOURS 8.30AM TO 5.00PM

MONDAY TO FRIDAY

PH: 03 5020 1300 FAX: 03 5020 1620

AFTER HOURS EMERGENCIES 0418 322 902

Service NSW Hours Balranald

9.30am to 4pm Tuesday to Friday

Closed for lunch 1pm - 1.45pm

Euston 2nd & 4th Thursday of month

11.30am to 3pm Closed for lunch 12.15pm - 1pm

Call Centre 13 77 88

COMMUNITY GENERAL INTEREST

Balranald Museum Access via Visitor Centre

Balranald Library Monday & Friday 2pm - 5.30pm Wednesday 9am - 5.30pm

Adult Day Care at the Hospital Monday 10am-2pm, Thursday 10am-2pm Phone Hospital 5071 9800

Seniors Club every Friday 2pm Senior Citizens Hall

Hospital Auxiliary 2nd Monday of the month 2.30pm, Adult Day Care Centre Ph. Dawn 50201311

Health Advisory Council (HAC) 4th Monday of each month 7:00pm Contact 5071 9800

Baby & Child Clinic Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri - Balranald Tue - Euston

Balranald Immunisation Clinic at Hospital every 2nd Wed 9.30-11.00am Call 0427699485 to book

Little Bunyips Playgroup each Thursday 10am to 1pm - River Street. Contact Bridgette 0427 240 688

Sing Australia Friday 1.30pm -Presbyterian Church

Men's Shed Tues & Thurs 8am Heritage Park

Take Off Weight Naturally Club at Multipurpose Centre Mondays 6pm Call Heather 03 5020 1478

Optometrist (from Deniliquin) last Wednesday of the month, appointments @ Balranald Chemist

Balranald Wool Centre 3rd Friday of month, 11am - 3pm @ The Gallery. New members welcome

Balranald Community Arts & Crafts 3rd Monday of month, 2pm @ The Gallery. Painting Group meets each Monday at 10am

Balranald Hospital Auxiliary every 2nd Monday of the Month @ 2:30pm at Adult Day Care Centre

Narelle’s Driving School Ph 0402 782 597

Balranald Harvest Christian Centre each Sunday at the CWA rooms in Market Street from 10.30am

Balranald History Group 4th Tuesday of month in Theatre Royal Ticketing office Market St. from 5pm

CanAssist Balranald Branch 2nd Monday of month 4pm - 92A Market St. Second-hand book shop open Mon to Sat 10am & Wednesday 1.30pm Call Karen 0404 842 037 or Kirstyn 0448 158 709

Vision Australia - contact Yann, Mildura 5023 9500

Sureway Employment & Training Tuesday & Wednesday 8.30am–5pm Call Michael 03 40284900

Balranald Presbyterian Church - Monday Ladies KYB 7.30pm @ Hall, Last Tuesday of month PWA @ Hall, Thursday Mens KYB 7.30pm @ Manse, Friday Ladies KYB 10am @ Manse, Sunday Wor-ship service 10am (last Sunday of Month Hospital service at 2.30pm)

Balranald Rescue Squad meet 3rd Thursday of each month - 8pm at Rescue Squad headquarters.

Friends of the Southern Cross Market Day - Fourth Sunday of each month - Woodsys corner 8.30am

CareWest Community Transport for non-urgent door to door transport. Call Connie Rasmussen 0350719819 or 0428 335 711

www .ba lrana ld .nsw .gov .au

Disclaimer - Balranald Shire Council reserves the right to edit or

rewrite submissions for grammar, style and clarity or to conform to restrictions of space. Council makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of this information and does not accept responsibility for errors or omissions contained within this publication.

If you are aware of errors, please notify Cherie Murphy as soon as possible at cmurphy@balranald.nsw.gov.au or call 03 5020 1300.

CareWest Community Transport for non-urgent door to door transport. Call Connie 0350719819 or 0428 335 711

29 Oct Balranald Derby Day Race meeting Greenham Park

Entry - $20 Adult - $10 Aged pensioner 17 /under FREE accompanied by adult Fully catered (strictly no BYO alcohol) On-course TAB / Bookmakers / all day luncheon. Book a marquee—call Donna 0439990911 or Ashlea 0488631056

19 Nov St Joseph’s School Fete. Businesses interested in having a stall - contact Rachael 0416 201 643

2 Dec SAVE THE DATE Balranald Hospital Auxiliary Christmas Street Stall. More information to come

What’s on Mondays

Sun - Wed Mon - Sun Tue &Thu

Thursdays

Fridays Saturdays

29 Oct 1 Nov

12 Nov

At Balranald Ex-Servicemen's Club Members Seniors Lunch Happy hour 5-6pm $10 lunch 12-2pm Dinner 6 - 9pm Bingo Tuesday 7pm, Thursday 2pm

Riverina Super draw from 7pm $200 Members draw from 7pm Raffle / members draw from 6.30pm Free Poker from 6.30pm Calcutta Night Melbourne Cup smorgasbord luncheon Cher & Roy Orbison. Mystery Girl Tour facebook.com/clubbalranald

7 Days/week

Mon/Thurs Tues / Sun Wednesday

Thursdays

Thu/ Fri Thu/Sun Fri & Sat

1 Nov

What's on at Euston Club Resort Station46 Bistro daily Lunch 12 - 2pm Dinner 6 - 8.30pm. Café open all day Free Bingo Mon 10.15am Thurs 6.45pm Poker Tues from 6.30pm Sun from 6pm Raffle night & members draw from 6pm Members cash draw from 7pm Riverina Super draw 7 - 9pm Members cash draw from 6pm-8pm Social Bowls. Registration 12.45pm Free Live Entertainment from 7.30pm MEGA Raffle last Wednesday of month facebook.com/eustonclubresort Melbourne Cup Day @ the Euston Club!

Also available at the Club- * Member drink prices must show membership card *Full TAB facilities, *Keno, *Coffee shop, *Pre-paid phone credit, *City Link passes *Fishing licenses, *Pre-paid Broadband vouchers, *Seniors Kiosk & internet access, *Free WiFi, *Outdoor seating & smoking area & area within the main bar for under 18’s, ** must be accompanied by a Parent/Guardian

Renovations currently underway - please bear with us

Balranald Shire Population - 2300

Shire Area - 21346km²

Balranald Shire is surrounded by five of the most iconic river

systems in NSW.

They are The Murray River,

The Murrumbidgee River, The Lachlan River,

The Wakool River and The Edward River.

WIN A $20,000 HOLIDAY. Conditions apply - contact Club for info. Drawn 11 November - LTPS/16/05492

Local Talent a big hit at the 5 Rivers Outback Festival

Although numbers were down

relative to last year’s festival

weekend which included a school

reunion, this year’s 5 Rivers

Outback Festival still attracted a

mass of people and there was a

large focus on promoting local

and regional talent. The

Festival’s open mic session was

extended this year and has

become very popular and a

wonderful medium to showcase

up-and-coming local and regional

talent.

With the river full and flowing and

the lawn green and lush, the

Balranald Caravan Park was

once again a picturesque

backdrop for the Festival’s

Riverbank Bash which truly

highlights the community’s

connection to the river systems,

and the natural assets that

surround our Shire and the

bordering communities that

strengthen our region.

The Festival’s headline acts,

Robinvale’s country music star

Paul Costa and award-winning

country music star Aleyce

Simmonds really got the crowd

rocking and wanting more.

New events were added to this

year’s festival including “A Night

on the Green” on Friday evening

which featured local bands and

artists on the lawn of the

Balranald Caravan Park. Another

new addition this year was the

successful dog jump at the

Riverbank Bash.

The Festival began with the

retailers’ market day, which

always gets locals and visitors

buzzing looking for goodies and

specials around the business

district.

The region’s best culinary and

crafting skills were on show at the

Cooking and Craft Show which

was even bigger and better this

year and wonderfully organised

by Connie Rasmussen and her

team.

Once again, the Balranald Gallery

team put on a fabulous exhibition

titled “Homegrown” which

featured artwork of known artists

who had their beginnings in

Balranald.

Another popular exhibition was

the South West Art’s “Threads of

our Communities” display which

featured fabulous fibre artwork

from all around the region.

The festival finished off on a high

on Sunday with stalls lining the

main street of Balranald, while the

fun fair at the Discovery Centre

had the kids smiling with laser

tag, the big slide, jumping castle

and sausage sizzle hosted by the

Men’s Shed.

The Festival Committee would

like to say a BIG THANK YOU to

all the community groups for their

fabulous food and drink stalls that

kept everyone happy and to all

the corporate sponsors, local

businesses and volunteers who

help make the festival a signature

event for the area and to bring

visitors to the shire and region.

Country music star, Paul Costa

Wonderful local talent: The Calleja sisters at the Open Mic session

Great fun at the KIDS KORNER

Cooking & Craft Show

Above: a piece of artwork at the “Homegrown” exhibition

Intereach - strengthening communities

is visiting

BALRANALD Date: Wednesday 16 November

Time: 9.00am - 3.00pm Location: Outside Senior Citizens Centre,

Market Street

EUSTON Date: Thursday 17 November

Time: 9.00am - 3.00pm Location: Murray Terrace

Book a FREE session now:

1300 134 359 or smallbusiness.nsw.gov.au

Balranald

Visitor

Information

& Discovery

Centre

Cnr Market and River Streets

Open Daily

10.00am to 4.00pm

Phone 03 5020 1599

CountryLink tickets and

fishing licences can be

purchased from the

Visitor Information Centre

The General Manager and I along with other General Manager’s in the Far West recently attended a community consultation in Brewarrina and Bourke to discuss the Far West Initiative. I am proud to say that Balranald Shire residents have shown commitment through the numbers who attended our meetings.

Please ensure you get your submissions in - we need the Government to understand how passionate we are about our Shire. Written submissions close on Friday 28th October, electronic submissions close on Monday 31st.

The General Manager, Cr O’Halloran and I attended the Local Government NSW Annual Conference on Monday 17th and Tuesday 18th October. During this conference, we also attended the Western Division of Councils meeting and the Far West Initiative meeting with Minister Toole.

Council’s in the Far West Initiative are continuing to show support to ensure we all remain stand alone.

The 5 Rivers Festival was a great success and I would like to congratulate all the organisers and many volunteers who contributed to making the festival such a success.

The weekend saw a great variety of activities, from the South West Arts exhibition at the Theatre Royal to the open mic and various music artists performing. I look forward to an even bigger and better festival next year.

Rubbish Tip Hours

BALRANALD 1st October - 30th April

Tuesday 5.00 - 7.00pm Thursday 5.00 - 7.00pm

Saturday 10.00am - 1.00pm Sunday 10.00am - 3.00pm

1st May - 30th September

Tuesday 3.00 - 5.00pm Thursday 3.00 - 5.00pm

Saturday 10.00am - 1.00pm Sunday 10.00am - 3.00pm

EUSTON Tuesday 1.00pm - 6.00pm

Thursday 1.00pm - 6.00pm Sunday 9.00am - 3.00pm

Tip Tokens $11.00 are available from

Councils office, Visitor Information Centre,

Caltex, Market Street, Café Cassaro

Euston Post Office & Takeaway

Fees start from $11 per one axle trailer or utility

Ensure your bin is

put out on the

kerb the night

before collection

Please don’t over

fill your bin!

Residents, please note! As previously advised,

waste must be confined to allow the bin lid to fully close at the

kerbside pickup.

Overfilled bins result in littering and will not be collected by the

contractor.

Your help is appreciated. Thank you.

LID MUST CLOSE

Next Ordinary Meeting of Council

- Tuesday 15 November 2016 -

5.00pm at the Council Chambers

From the

Mayor’s Office

Mayor Leigh Byron

Intereach works in the local Balranald region to support carers, young people and people with a disability through services, support and information. They are a not for profit community based provider who work from nine regional offices across the Riverina Murray region of NSW and northern Victoria; primarily via the Buronga and Deniliquin locations. Intereach services offered in the Balranald area include: ROAR (Reach Out and Relax - Family Mental Health Support Service) Commonwealth Respite and Carelink Centre (CRCC) and Ability Links. ROAR (Reach Out And Relax) is a

new program that aims to improve the emotional health and wellbeing of children and young people. It provides early intervention support to people up to the age of 18 and their families, who may be showing early signs of, or are at risk of developing a mental health issue. Support offered can be short-term immediate assistance or intensive, long- term, early intervention case management. CRCC (Commonwealth Respite and Carelink Centre) is short term emergency respite and support for carers. Support may include information and resources, education, connecting with other carers, counselling and respite (short term emergency).

ABILITY LINKS is a new approach to supporting people with a disability aged 9 to 64 years, their families and carers in their communities. “ Linkers” assist, support and work alongside people with a disability to live the life they want as an equal and valued member of their local community. For more information on support available call the local Buronga office on 03 5051 7300 or Deniliquin office on 1300 488 226.

Balranald Central School have structured nine visits for their Kindergarten Transition Program.

Each visit, comprising of meet and greet the teacher through to activities in the kinder room will occur each Wednesday, commencing at 9.00am on 12th October and continuing until 7th December.

PLEASE NOTE: These orientation days are separate from orientation days organised by the Early Learning Centre.

Children participating in these visits need to be accompanied by a parent/carer for the duration of the visit unless they have filled out enrolment forms.

Call the School for more information or to collect an enrolment form on 03 5020 2222

Sport and Recreation’s Swim and Survive lessons

What’s

on

Australian summers usually involve plenty of fun in and around the water, but no parent should forget how important it is to make sure children stay safe.

Sport and Recreation’s Swim and Survive classes for pre-schoolers and school-aged children help youngsters learn important ways to be safe and enjoy our pools, rivers, beaches and lakes.

The intensive nine-day programs provide wonderful results, and are great fun as well. Plus, family discounts make our program affordable for all the children in the family.

Sport and Recreation runs Swim and Survive classes in pools throughout regional NSW.

Our instructors are nationally qualified and screened for their suitability to work with children.

Prices for nine lessons are $70 for school-aged children and $50 for pre-schoolers (excludes pool entry fee).

"HOMEGROWN"

An exhibition by ex Balranald students Mari-Jana Vanzanten & Catherine Stewart who have established successful careers in the arts sector. This display will be complimented by 40 additional works presented by the Mildura Riverside Art Group, sculptures, collages and paintings from young aspiring artists from our local schools. Exhibition open until end of November at The Gallery, 51 Mayall Street Balranald.

Tactical Grazing Management Workshop

Local Land Services Western Region is hosting a two day workshop for landholders to build their knowledge and skills in tactical grazing management.

When: 23-24 November 2016 At: Oakdene Woolshed (off the Penarie-Ivanhoe Rd) Time: 9am - 4pm (basic accommodation available) Register and RSVP by 11 November to Rob Dini on 0447 331 865 - robert.dini@lls.nsw.gov.au or Kade Small on 0447 325 418 - kade.small@lls.nsw.gov.au

Places are limited

For more information or to make a booking, visit

sportandrecreation.nsw.gov.au/ swimandsurvive

or phone 13 13 02 Maintaining good mental health is optimal to your

wellbeing. Follow these helpful steps:

Take a break – be mindful of your stress levels and

make sure you take a break when you need it

Eat a healthy diet and moderate your use of

alcohol and other drugs

Keep active – physically, mentally and socially

Keep in touch – with friends, family and

community members

Set goals – commit to a cause or set yourself goals

to work towards

Signs that someone may not be doing too well emotionally include

Changes in mood or behaviour – low mood,

anger or irritability

Problems carrying out usual tasks or activities

Feelings of hopelessness and lack of interest in the

future

Impacts on relationships - arguments or family

breakdown

Social withdrawal and loss of interest in usually

enjoyable things

Low energy levels and physical aches and pains

Changes in sleeping patterns and appetite

A change in the use of drugs or

alcohol (usually increased)

Uncharacteristic behaviours you

notice if you know the person well