September 2017

COAL RIVER VALLEY NEWS

Richmond Online Access Centre

Richmond Court House54 Bridge StreetRichmond TAS 7025

Phone/Fax 03 6260 1065Email: richmond.oac@education.tas.gov.au

Web: www.linc.tas.gov.au/findus/southern/oac/richmond-oac

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BookingsTo book your online access phone 6260 1065

DeadlinesArticles and advertisements for the October Coal River Valley News must be received by 5pm Thursday 30th September 2017roacnewsletter@gmail.comPO Box 151 Richmond 7025.

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Monday 9:00am - 2:30pm

Tuesday 9:00am - 2:30pm

Wednesday 9.00am -3:30am

Thursday 9:00am - 3:00pm

Friday 9:30am-12:00pm

2:30pm - 4:30pm

7pm - 9pm

Sat & Sun CLOSED

Public holidays CLOSED

COMMUNITY DIRECTORYChurch servicesSt John’s Catholic Church 6260 2189St Luke’s Anglican Church 6265 2445Christian Science Coal R Fellowship 6260 4222Freedom Community Church 0407 870 616

Clarence City Council 6217 9500

Hall hire Richmond 6245 8601 / Campania 6260 4126

DoctorRichmond Medical Centre 6260 2169

ElectricianBrian Hope Electrical 0418 135 201

HandymanDial-a-Daz 0409 510 044

Internet accessTelstra Air Hotspot - 39 Bridge St RichmondROAC 54 Bridge St 6260 1065 Richmond

Meals on Wheels Richmond 6260 4153

Petrol stationCaltex Service Station Richmond 6260 2161Campania Self Serve 6260 4188

PharmacyRichmond Pharmacy 6260 2447

PlumberRichmond Plumbing 0419369130

Police station 13 14 44

Post office 54 Bridge St Richmond 6260 226096a Reeve St Campania 6260 4188

South East Community Care 6269 1200

Newsletter available online at coalrivervalleynew.wordpress.com

D.M.DIGGERS

General Excavations inc Tight Access Areas. Road

and Driveway Construction and Maintenance.

Irrigation Installation. Dam Construction. Augers for

Post Holes. Land Clearing & Site Clean up.

Excavators, 4 Wd Loader, Stick Rakes.

Phone 0418552812

Domestic & CommercialInstallations & Maintenance

All Areas0418 135 201

bhopetas@bigpond.

Brian HopeElectrical

Pty Ltd

Richmond PlumbingRoss Stokman

For all your domestic plumbing

Hot Water Cylinders Blocked Drains

Specialist in Roof & Gutter Restorations

2A Charles St, Richmond 6260 2188 / 0419 369 130Your local plumber for 25 years

RICHMOND SERVICE CENTRE37 BRIDGE STREET

RICHMOND

PHONE 6260 2161

FULL DRIVEWAY SERVICE

FULL WORKSHOP FACILITIES

GAS EXCHANGE OR FILL

TYRE REPAIRS

NEW TYRES FITTED AND BALANCED

FROM 13” $73 14” $78

ALL SIZES AVAILABLE

CALL RON or THEONA

Richmond Online Access Centre can help you with the following

- Colour printing A3 & A4 /Scanning - Online Access - Basic PC skills - Creating & Using Emails- Microsoft Office Applications - Laminating A3/A4

PUZZLERS WANTED

The Puzzle People are holding a Puzzle Marathon on Sunday the 8th of October in the supper rooms, at the Richmond Town Hall. The challenge is to complete an 18,000 piece jigsaw puzzle in less than 12 hours. The puzzling event is to help raise funds for the ‘ Speak Up and Stay Chatty’ charity. Four teams are attempting this challenge, spectators are welcome to cheer on their chosen team and all donations will be apperciated.

Family History ResearchHave you ever wanted to research your family history,but don’t know where to

start. At the Richmond Online Access Centre we have access to the Ancestry and Trove databases as part of the LINC network. So if you ever wanted to

researching your family past, or trace your convict history, come into the centre and we can show you how to start. Pensioners and health care card holders are

free, all other users are only $1 per 30mins to access the computers.

CARING DOG GROOMING

• Small dog full groom $60

• Bath & tidy $45

• Bath & dry inc. nails $25

Other sizes by negotiation

Open Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday

PHONE SARAH ON 0437 045 956

Quotable quote “Anxiety must be abandoned. The disappointments hardest to bare are those which never come.” The Urantia Book

Coal River Valley Garden Club Inc

Meets the 4th Monday of the month from Feb-Nov, Richmond Football Club Rooms, Victoria Street,

Richmond, 7.30pm.Includes guest speakers, trade

table and supper. Phone 6260 2727

RICHMOND VILLAGE MARKETEvery Saturday 9am-

3pm in the Richmond Hall & surrounds

richmondvillagemarket.com.au

Open 7 days, 10am - 5pmLocals welcome!

Taste & purchase winesTea, coffee, cheese plates &

antipasto1431 Richmond Rd

Ph 6260 2895

Richmond PharmacyWebster packs - Diabetes agency

FREE Medadvisor service now available

Free DeliveriesPh 6260 2447

Take away meals and alcohol available

7 dayslunch 12 - 2pm

dinner 6-8pm

Ph 6260 2109

The RichmondArms Hotel

open 7 days

This newsletter is kindly printed by the office of

Julie Collins MP, Federal Member

for Franklin

The Friends of the garden plan to meet every first Sunday of each month at 10 o’clock for an hour for a quick weed or tidy up. Please feel very welcome to come along and join us. Rowena mmgarden@wildcaretas.org.au Phone 62602340 or 0400185587. Wildcare Friends of the Margaret Mitchell Garden cares for the Margaret Mitchell Garden in Richmond, a great native plant garden featuring plants from the Coal Valley, and an information

Friends of the Margaret Mitchell Garden

The Friends of the garden plan to meet every first Sunday of each month at 11 o’clock for an hour for a quick weed or tidy up. Please feel very welcome to come along and join us. Our first garden time will be the 6th of November.

Rowena mmgarden@wildcaretas.org.au

Phone 62602340 or 0400185587.

Wildcare Friends of the Margaret Mitchell Garden cares for the Margaret Mitchell Garden in Richmond, a great native plant garden featuring plants from the Coal Valley, and an information room featuring the Pittwater wetlands and wildlife.

The Richmond Tennis Club AGM will be held on Sunday October 29th at 2pm at the Clubhouse at 2 Victoria St. It is planned to add to the Agenda a proposal to discuss the possibility of a “Friends of Richmond Tennis Club’ category. There will be plenty of time

for a game of FAST4 before hand and please stay on for afternoon tea.

This year membership renewals were due by September 1st. The membership fee will not change until after the AGM. For more information or to get a copy of the

membership renewal /application form please email either godileo@netscape.net or wadsley@ozemail.com.au

The tennis hit up wall continues to be available for everybody at anytime. Visitors are very welcome to play; the court fee is $5 per player. When members bring visitors we ask that they take responsibility for collecting the court fee and passing it on to the

Treasurer, Michael Wadsley.

Coal River Valley Sustainable Living Group

You may have noticed recently in the press that the British and French are phasing out petrol and diesel cars by 2040, so here is a chance to learn more about the

Electric Vehicle Era that is fast approaching.

Electric Vehicle Festival Devonport 9 – 12 th November 2017

The biggest Electric Vehicle event in the southern hemisphere !

9-10th - Preparing for the Electric Vehicle Era11th - Great Australian EV Show

Roadhouse Park 10 am -2 pm Free Entry Discussion & Film at CMAX Cinema

12th Cradle Mountain Charge – Rally of EVs from Devonport to Cradle Mountain.

For more information, visit www.evfest.aeva.asn.au

Premier visists Richmond

On Wednesday the 30th of August, the honourable Will Hodgman MP and fellow Liberal party members met with local business leaders at the Richmond town hall. The meeting gave local business owners a good opportunity to engage with the government to provide feedback and to discuss local issues.

RICHMON RED CROSS BRANCHSAVE THE DATE

Richmond Branch of Red Cross will be hosting a Melbourne Cup Luncheon on Tuesday 7th November 2017 at Richmond Football Club Rooms.

Funds raised will support Red Cross ‘Mates’ Program which provides support to those socially isolated in re-connecting to their community by expanding their social networks

and improving their self-esteem, quality of life and well-being.

Look out for flyers around town with more details in the coming weeks.

Daylight Savings

1 Oct 2017At 2am clocks are turned forward and hour to 3am

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