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West of the Taieri Newsletter 1

March 2016

The Outram & Rural

District Community

Newsletter

Welcome to our first issue for 2016

of West of the Taieri

The WOT team trust the summer has treated you well. The nights are drawing in and likewise the mornings are darker but

‘Daylight’ Saving is nearly finished!

On page 3 you will be able to read about what’s in this issue.

“Hold your horses, it’s the rodeo”

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CHURCH SERVICE TIMETABLE Maungatua Parish

March 2016

April 2016

20th 10am Outram

25th 7pm Outram Good Friday Service

27th 10am Outram

3rd 10am Outram

10th 10am Outram

10am Middlemarch

17th 10am Outram

24th 10am Outram Communion Service

1st 10 am Outram

8th 10 am Outram

10am Middlemarch

15th 10 am Outram

22nd 10 am Outram

29th 10 am Outram

5th 10am Outram

12th 10am Outram Communion Service

10am Middlemarch

19th 10am Outram

26th 10am Outram

May 2016

June 2016


WHAT’S in this issue:-

Maungatua Parish Timetable Page 2

What’s in this issue

Better Broadband Page 4

Just Walkin’ the Dog Page 5

Citizens Advice Bureau Page 6

Outram Playcentre Page 7

‘The end of a Legacy’ by Kay Mercer Pages 8 & 9

Outram School News Pages 10, 11 & 12

Rugby Roundup Page 13

Fire Brigade Page 14

Lee Steam School News Page 15

Taieri Lions Club Pages 16 & 17

Outram Pool Page 18

Interesting Snippets Page 19

‘Rebecca’s Recipe Cnr’ Pages 20 & 21

Community Notice Board Pages 24, 25, 26 & 27

WOT Notices Page 28

Taieri Historial Society Notice Page 28

Display Advertisements Pages 6, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22 & 23

Rodeo photos Pages 1 & 23


Better Broadband in Outram. THE RESULTS ARE IN!!! by Tim Gibson

Hi everyone – well firstly I want to thank everyone who signed my petition for

better broadband in Outram. Just before Christmas Chorus upgraded our

exchange and early this year after some final testing etc we had our Internet

Service brought into the modern era. While not fibre at this stage the issues we

previously experienced every night with congestion, slow speeds, poor page

loading times and generally a service that was well outdated for the

Modern Internet of things.

Below is a graph of results from tests that I have been carrying out to show how poor the service had become. The middle dashed line is 2013 when I first become

disgruntled with the slowdown in the evenings. The bottom line is 2015 just

before the upgrade, see how much the service had deteriorated in a couple of years. The top solid line is a few weeks ago, basically no congestion and at 9pm you are now

some 17 times faster than you were late last year. These graphs are averaged test

results over a two-week period, they don’t show maximum/minimum, I have other graphs for that, the average is you could say real world results.

Interestingly the current lowest speed result is faster than your fastest

results before the upgrade.

Where to from here? Right now you can upgrade to a VDSL type connection, this has been done by a number of residents already, they are getting around to 35-50Mbps as

compared to the roughly 11Mbps average or 16Mbps highest test results above.

Next we are working hard to have fibre rolled out as part of the UFB2/RBI2 extension

program the Government announced last year, while this may not happen in the short term it would be good for the community. Thank you all, enjoy.

Bernadette Hay also reports that she is still waiting for a response to our submission for Ultra Fast Broadband and the Rural Broadband Initiative extension programme,

so watch this space…


Just walkin’ the dog: proposed changes to

animal control bylaws by Kay Mercer

Outram residents may have more limited options for walking their dogs and keeping animals, if proposed changes to the Animal Rules take effect.

The DCC are suggesting the following changes:

1) Dog Control Bylaw

● To improve protection for wildlife in their natural habitat, dogs will be

required to be leashed and kept at least 10m away from protected

wildlife and the prohibited area at Brighton Beach will be extended.

● Dog owners will be able to take their dogs to St Clair Esplanade on a leash and exercise dogs off the leash on Peninsula Beach Road in Port Chalmers.

● Dogs will be required to be on a leash on DCC owned sports grounds and will still not be allowed on marked playing fields.

2) Keeping of Animals (Excluding Dogs) and Birds Bylaw

DCC staff, once all other avenues have been exhausted, will be able to set a limit on the number and species of animals and birds, which can be kept at a property or by an individual when these animals are

causing a nuisance.

There are not too many places dogs can be exercised off the lead in Outram, and the rugby ground represents a safe place, away from the road, provided dog owners

respect the ground by not using it during games, staying away from the marked playing area, and ensuring they clear up properly after their dogs.

The proposed new rules will mean that dogs can only be exercised on a lead, except in the half hour before sunrise, and the half hour after sunset.

That’s pretty dark for dog-walking!

There have been over 400 submissions to the DCC in respect of this hot topic, which will be heard by Council on 23rd and 24th March, so if you have a dog you need to walk in the township, or if you keep animals on your property, you’ll want to make sure you

follow the progress of this proposal.

You can find out more at https://www.dunedin.govt.nz/council-online/currently-consulting-on/pre-hearings/proposed-changes-to-dunedins-animal-rules

https://www.dunedin.govt.nz/council-online/currently-consulting-on/pre-hearings/proposed-changes-to-dunedins-animal-rules

https://www.dunedin.govt.nz/council-online/currently-consulting-on/pre-hearings/proposed-changes-to-dunedins-animal-rules


CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU AWARENESS WEEK 2016 14-20 March 2016

We are a local community organisation that is here to help you. We provide free, confidential and independent information and advice.

It doesn’t matter what your question is. We’ll help and if we can’t help you directly,

we’ll find someone who can.

We can help you with a wide range of issues including consumer law, tenancy, employment issues, disputes, budgeting,

immigration and Justice of the Peace.

You don’t need an appointment; just drop in and see us at Community House 301 Moray Place Dunedin.

We can be contacted on 0800 367 222, 471 6166, or email us [email protected]

or visit our website www.cab.org.nz.

Otago Rural Support Trust offers the following services: Help during and after an adverse event or environmental event.

Support during personal and/or financial difficulties.

Free and confidential advice is available through the trust’s coordinators.

Otago Rural Support Trust 0800 787 254

or David Mellish 021 102 9890 or Pat Macaulay 027 201 6921

mailto:[email protected]


Playcentre News

Outram Playcentre has hit the ground running this year, it’s just buzzing! We have started the New Year with a new teacher, and freshened up the centre

with a coat of paint and redesign. Over the holidays we had some amazing mums and dads take time out of their

holidays and give the place a good spruce up. Oh my, it looks amazing. Plus the kids really love it! Come check us out and enjoy the new environment.

We would like to also welcome Louise, our new Educator. Louise arrives with a wealth of experience within Playcentre and

an even bigger passion for kids learning. She will continue to share the wonderful philosophy of Playcentre while

engaging the kids in learning in a relaxed and fun atmosphere.

On our recent return to sessions we have been enjoying this amazing hot summer with lots of water play, making cement in the sand pit, experimenting with ice and the letting little kids jump into their togs

and have lots of fun running through the sprinkler. On Mondays as part of the ‘Introduction to School’ session the bigger kids go to

the Outram School for swimming, to visit the library and for gymnastics.

I must also give a huge shout-out to the mums and dads who put so much time and effort into Outram Playcentre.

Without you guys this gem in our community would have been lost. Thank you enormously!

So please come check us out. It’s loads of fun for the whole family. Remember, the first three sessions are free!

Rachel McNeill President

Opening hours:

Monday 11am- 3.00pm Intro to School for 3-5 years

(younger children very welcome)

Wednesday 9am - 12.30 pm for 0-5 years

Email: [email protected]

Phone Rachel: 03 486 2040 or 021 158 1338


Outram’s History by Kay Mercer

The End of a Legacy: What Now for Outram’s Green Gold?

Ding Family’s

market garden, Outram, 1961 (source: Te Ara)

The sad news that two of Outram’s few remaining market gardens are to be sold had me researching the history of our reputation for richly-productive soil, and why this precious gift of the Taieri appears to be slipping through our fingers.

When the boom of the Goldrush started to wind down in the late 1800’s people looked for another way to make a living from the land, and market gardening became a

popular source of income for many ex-goldminers, particularly within the Chinese

community. The 300km2 Taieri Plains offer the perfect growing medium of rich alluvial soils, and Dunedin was one of the largest market gardening centres in New Zealand by the turn of the century.

Sam Young & Co was well-established in Outram by the 1930s. Initially on the Allanton Road, they were one of the biggest market gardeners in the area at the time, growing a broad mix of crops, as well as ‘acres of peas’. Another successful grower was Ding Chen who leased land from the Robertsons and the Dows in Huntly Road in 1933. And Yuk Young & Co worked 30 acres in Outram from 1939, on land leased from the

Camerons in Allanton Road.

After WWII the market in the area grew as people started up small family businesses in their gardens, most of them in Outram and Momona. “Owing to the nature of its soil and climate it is now the centre of Taieri’s fruit-growing area – Outram’s raspberries are among the best on the market.” (Shaw & Farrant, 1949, p. 33). In 1951, Chew Cheung expanded his garden with the purchase of 109 acres at Bruce Road, growing mostly wheat for the Crown Mill Company. His son, Gar Leong Ding worked his father’s land, growing Ilam Hardy, Red King and early Jersey Benne potatoes.

During the 1970s growers suffered low vegetable prices due to oversupply, but the situ-


ation improved dramatically in the 1980s when there was less competition in the mar-ket. Then, in the late 1980s a dramatic change to the auction system which had

sustained the business so well caused the downfall of the majority of small, family-run market gardeners. No longer were prices subject to normal supply and demand forces and price controls moved into the hands of large supermarkets who started buying

outside Otago. The number of market gardens in Outram dwindled to just four.

Yee Kerng Young, who grew up in Outram and went to school here, took over Sam Young & Co, but in the 1990s cut back to 20 acres, mainly growing cabbages for Bush Road Salads and produce for the Otago Farmers’ Market.

Neville Ferguson had worked his family plot of 24ha for 30 years before throwing in the towel. In 2003 he decided to turn it over to pasture, blaming the squeeze put on local growers by bulk supermarket buyers in Christchurch. The buyers controlled the pricing, making it hard for small market gardeners to make a living. Neville’s market garden had been in the family for more than 55 years by then, and now he is subdividing the land for housing.

Linda Choi has successfully worked her large-scale market garden opposite the Rugby Club in Formby Street, single-handedly, for the last 25 years. After her husband passed away in 1990, Linda was left to manage the garden and bring up her three children by herself. Her property is currently on the market.

There are now only a few successful market gardens still operating in Outram. One of those is Graeme Young, a third generation market gardener, whose father was a

partner in Yuk Young & Co in Allanton Road. Graeme still crops all year round, planting new crops every week.

Nelson’s blackcurrant farm is still going strong, supplying prime fruit to Ribena, and reaping the richness of the Taieri soil.

The much-loved McArthurs’ Berry Farm has a regular Saturday spot at the Farmers’ Market, and their famous Berry stall by the bridge is thriving. Sadly, though, this family business is now also on the market. Let us hope that someone with a love for the land will snap up this wee goldmine.

References: Norris, J. (2003, April). Forced out. Otago Daily Times, pp. 1-2. Shaw, M. S., & Farrant, E. D. (1949). The Taieri Plain: Tales of the years that are gone.

Dunedin, N.Z.: Otago Centennial Historical Publications. Sons of the soil: Chinese market gardeners in New Zealand. (2011). Pukekohe, N.Z: Dominion Federation for New Zealand Chinese Commercial Growers Inc.

[With grateful thanks to Malcolm Deans and Colleen Marshall of Dunedin Public Libraries for their assistance in locating source material for this article.]


Outram School News

Greetings from Outram School. We are now five weeks into the first term of 2016 and well into our class learning programmes and school events for the new school year.

We opened the school year with just over 170 enrolled students and our current roll is 181 children. We have welcomed quite a number of new five year olds to school

through February and early March and are expecting a further ten new entrant children through the year. No doubt the mid-year dairy change-over will also see a number of

other new children arrive.

With Mr Mark Hunter’s promotion to the position of Deputy Principal at Te Anau

Primary School and with Mrs Amber Paterson securing a 2016 study sabbatical,

we have welcomed two new teachers to Outram School.

Mrs Kate Jackson joined us from Waihola School and is teaching our Year 5 children in Room 7.

Mr Dan Dilkes has most recently spent time teaching in Wyndham and as acting Principal of Strath Taieri.

Mr Dilkes is teaching our senior Year 7 and 8 students in Room 5. We are delighted to have Kate and Dan join our staff team.

With the end of 2015 retirement of Mrs Peggy Stedman from her position as the Allen Centre Coordinator, we have welcomed Mrs Megan Bremner to a new role for 2016, as Allen Centre Educator. The Allen Centre, with Mrs Bremner in charge and with a new

look timetable, continues to be a very busy, active and valued part of our school.

Those wanting to keep up to date with the Allen Centre and all that happens within the Allen Centre programmes should regularly check our new blog, found as an Allen Centre link on the school website www.outram.school.nz or directly at www.acexplorers.blogspot.co.nz

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This edition of the West of the Taieri is the first for 2016 and the first published

after our 2015 End of Year Prize Giving Final Assembly.

Our final assembly is always a very special occasion, made more so last year

with our farewell to leaving and retiring staff, Peggy Stedman, Lyn Simpson,

Angie Young and Mark Hunter.

Our assembly was followed by an appropriate and well attended

afternoon tea in the Allen Centre.

At our final assembly, our school awards were presented to the following recipients:

Morton Trophy – Contribution to School Life - Isla Edgecombe

Achievement Cup, Tansley Trophy – Ginny Smith

Senior Citizenship and Service – Riley Miller

Thinking Outside the Box, the Greg Carroll Trophy - Joseph Grace

Carpe Diem, the Buschl Trophy - Katelyn Eaton

Senior Challenges Cup – Mackenzie Miller

Middle Challenges Cup – Laura Moore Junior Challenges Cup – Tim Woodcock

Year 7/8 Sports Award – Zeke Buschl

Stiles/Martin Trophy – Ezra Holmes and Billy Hunter

Allen Centre Award - Thanja van der Horst

Allen Centre Librarians Award -Lily McAdam

A full a very busy calendar has been planned for Term 1 and students have already

participated in a number of different school events.

Over Weeks 2 and 3 all classes

visited Araiteuru Marae,

engaging in a range of language

and cultural activities including

flax weaving, as shown by children from Room 9.

The last week of February saw our 2016 outdoor pursuits programme begin with all three senior classes at Waihola, for our Waihola Outdoor Education Day.

This year, we made good use of the Waihola Camp as well as the Waihola Domain. Water featured strongly in the day’s programme; not only with activities on the lake but

also with a day of persistent rain. Cont. on next page →→→→→→


However, a warm and calm day and everybody, children and adult helpers, just got stuck in and enjoyed the activities despite the wet.

Thanks to the generosity of parents, every student had the opportunity to ‘biscuit’ on the lake and this was a very popular part of a very full day of activities.

Sports programmes are also well underway. A number of children competed in the recently held Weetbix Tryathlon and we have a

strong team of triathletes entered in the Otago Primary Schools Triathlon

coming up in mid-March.

Touch tournaments are underway on Monday afternoons and we have a cricket and Futsal team competing through the week.

Preparation and early training have started for the winter codes and students will soon be heavily involved in those codes, as the summer sports wind down.

Last Wednesday, our Year 2 class Room 3, joined a large number of other junior

children at Forsyth Barr Stadium, for a ‘Get, Set, Go’

afternoon of physical activity and challenge.

As the year progresses, I look forward to keeping you all informed of the different events and celebrations we share as a school.

Warmest regards – nga mihi nui, Jeremy Marshall Principal


Rugby Roundup…

West Taieri Juniors Rugby season is already under way with a slightly earlier start this year.

First games will be held 2nd of April.

Thanks to some grants we have been able to purchase an entire new strip.

The old jerseys will be put up for sale in the near future.

Liam is modelling

the new strip

Taieri Seniors

We still have aspirations of moving up to Premier 2 grade, but for this year we may have to consolidate in Seniors for another year to help build numbers.

We have lost a large number of experienced players but are excited for the opportunity this brings to players to step up to leadership roles and

welcome new players to the club.

Our first pre-season game is playing current Premier Team, Green Island,

on the 12th March at Outram followed by a local derby with

Strath Taieri in Middlemarch on the 19th March.

We participated in the Spartans 10-aside tournament on the 13th March, which was a good day for the boys to gain some early season match fitness with one win.

The Spartans tournament was established to fundraise for disabled rugby

players’ rehabilitation.

We are looking for new players to join our excellent wee club with a good bunch of people and excellent community support.

Trainings are at the Outram domain Tuesday and Thursday nights at 7am. All welcome.


Outram Volunteer Fire Brigade News - Summer 2015-2016

After a predicted very long hot and dry summer we were lucky enough to get through the majority of it with only a few callouts and

one major house fire we assisted Middlemarch with.

We started 2016 off with a raft of car crashes, one ending with a fatality, which is never a good start to the year.

We have been in a total fire ban since December, which was lifted at the beginning of February to a restricted fire season, which means that fires can be lit IF you have

obtained a fire permit from the Otago Rural Fire Authority. We thank everyone for their patience over this time and for refraining from lighting burn-offs, etc. It is certainly appreciated by our crews, especially on those hot days - the last thing we want to be

doing in 30°C heat is dealing with a fire that has got out of control and that could have been prevented if it was not lit in the first place. It is still very dry out there, so we ask

everyone to be extra vigilant when lighting a fire, and ensure you have a permit and permission to light the fire. If you have any questions regarding fire bans & different

fire seasons you can call the Otago Rural Fire Authority on 0800 673 473.

Fire season info in our area can be viewed on the Otago Rural Fire Authority website: www.otagoruralfire.org.nz

We will also keep you updated on the fire season on our Facebook page.

Now is a great time to check that your street number or rapid umber is clearly visible from the road as this makes our job a lot easier if we can quickly locate your property. It is also very important that you check the access way to your property, it needs to be clear of any low branches or trees or other items which may inhibit access in our truck.

We need a clear opening of 2.5m wide x 4m high and with some trucks having a maximum gross vehicle weight of 25 tons, and a max overall length of 12.6m, it is

important that we can easily access your property without obstructions.

We have had several calls during high winds with trees contacting power lines and causing fires. If you notice trees and vegetation around your property are in contact

with power lines, please contact Delta on 0800 4 DELTA (0800 433582) and ask for their advice on removing branches or trimming vegetation.

If you notice power lines down immediately call 0800 4 DELTA (0800 433582), and if there is an injury, or risk of an injury or fire, please call us on 111.

Always assume the lines are live even if they are lying on the ground.

As we approach the cooler months it is a good idea to get your chimney swept and also check that there is not build up of dry material from birds nesting etc. It is also a timely reminder to check your smoke detector when day light savings ends on the first

Sunday in April.

We hope everyone had a nice relaxing summer and look forward to seeing you around in our community in the coming year.

Remember to like our Facebook page to keep up to date with what we are up to.

For any other fire safety information please visit The New Zealand Fire Service website: www.fire.org.nz or National Rural Fire Authority: www.nrfa.org.nz

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Lee Stream School Together, plant the seed, grow the child

Ma te mahitahi e tipu ai te tamaiti

Term 1 Report This term we have welcomed new members to our school community and we have farewelled others. We had a new five year old join us in February. She is the first of

seven new entrants who will be starting at our school this year. We have a new mandarin teacher from the Confucius Institute teaching our children about Chinese culture and language. We also welcomed Mrs Agnew to our teaching team who is

covering a maternity leave position. Sadly after about 38 years of involvement with Lee Stream School, firstly as a parent and then as our cleaner, we say goodbye to Raewyn Sinclair. Raewyn and Alec are making the big shift down to the Taieri Plain in April.

Then at the end of the term we will farewell Tracey Cassie. Tracey has been associated with the school since 2002 and has played several roles

including as a parent and teacher. We will miss the family and wish them well as they move on to their new adventures.

We are studying rocks! Last year our children showed real interest in collecting and exploring rocks so we have developed this interest into a local geology

topic for this term. We have a geologist coming to teach us about our local landforms and rock types and

we will make a visit to Macraes Mine.

Our school has been donated some new technology. Thanks to PGG who donated some laptops, these have been refurbished and put to use in classrooms. Ricoh have also donated two iPADS. We are making good use of these with educational apps,

basic coding and exploring imovies. Thank you to these companies for their support.

We have been working with Otago Cricket on our cricket skills and have a Year 3 & 4 team playing in the local Superstar competition.

Anyone is welcome to attend our Community Assemblies at the end of each term. The next one is to be held in the Lee Stream Community Hall

on Thursday 14th April at 1.30pm.

Pōwhiri to welcome Mrs Agnew, our new entrant and the Year 4

who have moved through to the senior room this year.

Ph: 03 489 1452 Email: [email protected] orwww.leestream.school.nz


Very Active Period for Local Lions Club

The months of November, December, January and February have been extremely busy for the members of the Taieri Lions Club. One of the busiest projects has involved the

cutting and splitting of firewood, from trees donated by local farmers, providing the firewood teams with plenty of action. Many hours were spent ringing and finally

splitting in the vicinity of 25-30 cub metres of gum ,macrocarpa and pine. It has not lasted long in stock, proving a very popular seller within the community, and has turned out to be a lucrative fund raiser. Melbourne Cup day was another big effort, with most of the 47 members being on deck to assist with gate-keeping and catering. There was no rest during the Festive season, with gate duties at the Boxing Day and Premier Race

meetings. These projects are a great way of keeping in touch with the community.

During January, another large team effort was required at the International Festival of Historic Motoring at the Taieri airport. With 10,000 people attending on this occasion, not only were the car parkers run off their feet, but the catering team had to contend

with a constant queue, vying for a taste of the well known ‘Taieri Lions Burgers’. From 6.30am until 5 pm. It was a long day, but again very profitable, raising funds for

distribution within the community. As well the club have catered for a softball reunion in Outram, the Bowling club Xmas lunch, assisted with the Hospice mail-out, Marshalled

for the Moro Marathon, sold calendars for the Diabetes Society, and provided more gate staff and caterers for the A & P Show.

During February, club members also assisted with an ‘Emergency exercise’ at the

Dunedin Airport. The beauty of our rural orientated club, is there are always plenty of willing hands to assist with this tremendous work load. On the social front, Adam Best

(Highlanders Physio) attended and spoke at the November meeting. We held our Christmas function at the Grandview Gardens at Maungatua.

Members, and partners along with some guests were entertained by the Outram School pupils singing carols. For the February meeting, the club combined with the Taieri

Rotary club, where an interesting and absorbing round of “Irish Bowls” were played. The formula for this was kept under wraps until play was due to start by Robin Gamble,

the only man in Outram who knew what this challenge involved.

Another very successful fishing trip to Twizel, was enjoyed by a section of the members, and several visits to fellow Lions clubs, also took place.

Coming up, there will be duties at the N.Z. Rodeo champs in Outram, the Taieri Riv-er Bank walk, on Sunday 3rd April, the rural Crop Competition, and the 25th Berwick

Outdoor Experience will be held from the 6-14th May at the Berwick Forest. This will be a particularly momentous occasion, with past course Leaders and

Instructors returning to mark the 25 year milestone, which has seen in excess of 1,000 people take part in this confidence building course.

There are a number of other smaller community initiatives that the club has been involved with over this period, providing plenty of membership satisfaction.

If you think you would like to become involved in a well respected community

organisation, where you meet other like-minded people, all doing good work Please contact

Fred Donaldson 486 1674, Peter Banks 476 4869 or Colin Scurr 486 1863


TAIERI LIONS PROJECTS

River Bank Walk Outram to Allanton 9Kms Sunday 3rd April between 10am until 1.30pm

Commencing from West Taieri Rugby Clubrooms

A rare opportunity to walk the Bank with the permission of the Land owners. An easy 2-3 hour family effort, with a number of points of

interest along the way. 5 entry fee Children free, if accompanied by adults.

A shuttle service will return walkers to Outram on completion of walk. No dogs allowed.

Lunch will be available for purchase towards the end of the walk, along with refreshments.

Rural Crop Competition Friday20th May

A Taieri Lions and Taieri Rotary Club Initiative.

Without the generosity of the Sponsors, we would not be able to run this competition.

Proceeds to the Rescue Helicopter and St John Ambulance. Plus sponsoring two students to Telford Agriculture Centre.

Berwick Outdoor Experience 8 Day Outdoor & Physical Pursuits Course,

(proven over 25 years) Promoting Confidence and Self Esteem

May 6th-14th 2016 $520 for 8 Days Age 18 years plus

TAKE UP THE CHALLENGE NOW!!! 1,000 people have benefitted since 1991

Application forms Rob 484 7556

www.berwickoutdoorexperience.co.nz

Based at the Berwick Forest Lodge


Outram Pool Update

Once again the weather over the summer has meant many of us are incredibly grateful for our wonderful little pool! Nothing like heading down on a hot day for a dip

and more often than not a bit of fun with the others who are there at the same time.

The Pool Committee wish to extend a big thank you to those of you who have

supported the pool this year by purchasing keys or providing sponsorship.

These sources of income are vital to the ongoing operation of the pool.

A big thank you also goes to the people who are on the cleaning roster and work week about to ensure the pool surrounds are clean and tidy. A massive thanks goes to Kevin Brady and Andy Dalrymple who have worked together this season opening and closing the pool each day and ensuring the water quality is up to standard and remains at the right temperature. This job is crucial to having the pool in working order and we very

much value the time you both commit – enjoy the winter months off!

This year has seen Donna Millar start swimming lessons which have run through Terms 4 and 1 on a Tuesday and Thursday after school and also a block week at the end of the

Christmas Holidays. Learning to swim is an incredibly valuable skill to have and it is hugely appreciated by the community that Donna is here to teach our young ones.

Outram Pool have gone to Social Media this year and created our own Facebook page which has been great for getting messages out to people in the community about the

pool. If you haven’t followed us yet on Facebook and would like to then search for Ou-tram Pool and go ahead and “like” the page.

Our AGM will be held on Wednesday 13th April 2016 in Room 1A at Outram School.

This date will be advertised on the Pool Facebook page and in the School Newsletter.

If you do wish to join our AGM or to become a member of the Pool Committee, please feel free to come along and join us, we would love to see new faces there.

On the redevelopment front we have been pretty quiet while we wait for a decision to be made on the Mosgiel redevelopment. Over the last year, while we have been in lim-bo, we have created plans of how we would like a new pool to look and have had con-cepts drawn up by Reece Warnock (Warnock Architecture). A big thanks to Reece for the time he has put into this for us, it is greatly appreciated. We are looking to move forward and get an idea on what it would cost us to build what we have come up with

so watch this space!

We are looking at closing the pool for winter mid to end of April. A notice will be posted on the pool door, closer to the time, confirming the closing date.

Take care over the winter months and see you back again next season.

“The Pool Committee” Kerry Kakahi 486 1848 Kevin Brady 486 1298


Thank you to Outram School, for printing the West of the Taieri Newsletter.

Thank you to contributors and advertisers, for keeping us going.

Submissions checked for grammatical content only and at the discretion of the Collator/Editor.

Interesting Snippets Kay Mercer

My friend, Kellie Bain, is a mine

of information on our many walks

about town. On a recent jaunt, we

were heading up the old Outram Road,

which runs behind the reserve from

the Lions’ stall up to the bridge. I was

remarking on the many apple trees

that line the way, and the abundance

of fruit in this bountiful season. I had

believed they merely seeded from a

local garden, but Kellie reliably informs

me that these trees are a kind of 19th

Century truck stop, being planted expressly

for the refreshment of horses on their

long journey from Central to Dunedin.

Whenever I pass the trees now, I imagine

long chestnut necks reaching up for a

crunchy bite in the autumn sunshine.


Rebecca’s Recipe Corner

I’ve got something special for those of you with

a sweet tooth this issue. Easy to make and brilliant

for a lunchbox treat, or anytime of the day, really!

Chocolate Brownie

Rebecca Mitchell is owner of Succulent Temptations,

catering for parties and business functions call 027 495 3018 for a quote.

Guest Chef presents…

Our guest chef this issue is Wendy Bungard, who makes scrumptious afternoon teas,

always served on beautiful china.

Wendy says “my family love this cake. Best of all it's so easy to make and you can add any fruit especially at this time of year when we have an abundance to choose from.

Enjoy!”

Yoghurt Cake

Ingredients:-

175 g Butter

175 g Cooking Chocolate

1 1/2c Caster Sugar

4 Eggs

1/2 c Plain Flour

2 T Cocoa powder

1/2 c Choc Chips

Heat oven to 160 c. Line baking tin.

Place butter and chocolate in a bowl and melt

together in microwave (in short bursts), then

whisk until smooth.

Stir in sugar and eggs.

Sift flour and cocoa together then stir into chocolate mix, then add choc chips.

Pour into tin and bake for 1 hour or until skewer comes out clean.

Ingredients:- 1 small pottle of yoghurt

1 small pottle of oil

(I use rice bran)

1 small pottle sugar

3 small pottles flour

3 eggs & 3 tsps B. Powder

Please refer to top of Page 21

for ‘method’ →→→→→→→


WANTED SCHOOL CLEANER!

Lee Stream School are looking for a local person who is wanting a few hours of cleaning work each week.

The time commitment is approximately 1 hour per day, outside of school hours, and some hours during school

holidays. For further information or to request an application form

please contact the principal Kim Allan 489 1452

or email [email protected]

Cont. from Page 20 Mix all wet ingredients together sift in flour and baking powder add 1 cup chopped

apricots and 1/2 cup of coconut or any other fruit you have.

Preheat oven to 180C and line and sides of a medium (23cm diameter ) springform cake tin with baking paper. Cook for 45 minutes.

When cool dust with icing sugar and serve with a dollop of plain yoghurt .



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Onsite Killing Services Provided Book NOW for you

home processing needs Specialising in small goods

and salamis Home Kill Hours

Mon to Fri 5am to 5.30pm

Retail Shop Hours Thurs & Fri 5am to 6pm

PH 03 486 2033

or 0211 503 498

FUNCTION DINING & FAMILY BANQUETS

DINE IN OR WE CAN CATER TO YOUR VENUE

Children’s secure play area

MOSGIEL STATION

FUNCTION CENTRE

Bookings advisable

Phone 489 4456

www.mosgielstation.co.nz


The Outram Rodeo drew a huge crowd

on a glorious Taieri weekend.

[Inset: a beautiful shot of sponsor

Total Harvesting's Rebecca Mitchell]


COMMUNITY NOTICE BOARD Organisation

Information Contact details

Advanced Stopping Ltd

For all your Gib Stopping and Fibrous Plastering needs. Ph 0800 333 118

Rikki 021 225 3657

Beauty Therapist Jan Lane offers qualified beauty therapy [email protected]

Ph 489 0330

Brent McDonald Engineering

Farm maintenance engineering, transport and general engineer and welder. Allanton Rd, Outram. Email; [email protected]

027 486 1936 or a/h 486 1933

Chimney Sweeping

Quality sweeping. Open fires, solid fuel stoves and coal ranges. Nests removed and solid fuel appliance servicing.

Mark 021 026 50473 or 486 1333 A/H

A Little Piece of Time Photography

Family portraits, weddings, special occasions, landscapes & product advertising www.alittlepieceoftime.co.nz

Tara Nash 027 466 0235 taranash@xtra. co.nz

Driving Miss Daisy

Companion driving service providing that extra special care & catering for medical appointments, hairdresser, shopping, Airport/Rail/Bus transfers, ACC & Total Mobility approved.

Lyn 486 2033 or 021 503 498

East Taieri Church

Cemetery Rd, East Taieri Sunday Services:

10am (including children's programme)

2pm (traditional hymns of faith)

ETC 489 6308

Embroiderers Guild

Meet 1st and 3rd Wednesday every month, 10am - 3pm in the Outram Community Centre on Holyhead Street. Bring your own lunch.

Hazel McAdam 489 6700

I-JAB Balustrades

For all your aluminium requirements. Balustrades, aluminium joinery. Double glaze existing windows.

Jo or Bill 486 1188

Marion’s Home Grown

Pasture raised free range eggs. Seasonal produce.

74 Woodside Road Ph 486 1741


Organisation Information details

Maungatua Parish Church

Holyhead Street, Outram. Service at 10am every Sunday, with Sunday School (children aged 3 years & over).

Pastoral: R Allison 486 1141 Services: M Kerr 489 6066

Maungatua Youth Group (Oasis)

Meets every Friday night during term at the Outram Church Hall, 7pm - 9pm. For Years 5-8 who like having a blast! Gold Coin Donation.

Erin Winder

489 6308 ext 719

McArthur’s Berry Stall

Fresh and frozen berry fruits. Fresh seasonal vegetables. Real fruit ice cream. Open 1st December to end April. Also at Otago Farmers Market every Saturday throughout the year.

Ph 486 1603 www. mcarthursberryfarm.co.nz

Mitchell’s Family Foodcentre

Opening Hours: Mon to Thurs, 7am-6.30pm. Fri, 7am-9pm. Sat, 8am-7pm. Sun, 9am-6pm.

Ph 486 1723

Mosgiel-Taieri Community Board

Rural representation on Council/Community matters.

Blackie Catlow Ph 486 1102

Oldenew Colonial Collectibles

Holyhead Street, next to the Monument. Open Friday, Saturday, Sunday afternoons. Selling antiques, furniture and giftware.

Shop hours 027 491 6208 a/h ph Shona 486 1775

Otago Vintage Machinery Club

Museum—Taieri Historical Park, Outram. Open October to May, Sundays 2-4pm.

Neil Gamble 486 2701

Outram Bowling Club

A game for all ages -give it a go! Clubs rooms for hire.

Marion Hambleton 486 2232

Outram Butchery Ltd

Professional quality meat processing & retail shop. Home Kill Mon to Fri 5am to 5.30pm Retail shop Thurs & Fri 5am to 6pm.

Lyndon Gold Ph 486 1256

Outram Contracting

Registered Weed Sprayer Boom spraying, automatic hose reel, broom & gorse spraying, liquid fertiliser.

Ken & Barbara Cuthill a/h 486 1730 or 027 486 1738 and

Outram Garage Petrol, WoFs and servicing. Opening Hours: Mon-Fri, 7.30am-6pm. Sat, 8am-2.30pm workshop & fuel to noon).

Ph 486 1708

Outram Garden Club

Meets 3rd Thursday of the month. Guest speakers and garden visits. New members welcome.

Daphne MacFarlane 486 1608 evenings


Organisation Information Contact details

Outram Public Library

Opening Hours: Wed, 7-8pm. Fri, 3.15-4.30pm. Sat, 10.30-11.45am.

Pat Beath 486 1693

Outram Medical Centre

10 Beaumaris Street Hours: Monday – Friday 8am to 6pm.

Ph 486 2150

Outram School A primary school where children strive for excellence, love learning, develop their passions and reach their potential.

Ph 486 1733

Outram School Pool

Keys cost $60 (includes refundable deposit $10). A maintenance roster helps everyone enjoy the benefits of the pool.

Kevin Brady 486 1297 or School Office 486 1733

Outram Volunteer Fire Brigade

New volunteers always welcome! John Eaton 027 434 2198

West of the Taieri

Content - Kay Mercer—txt 021 122 3888 or email [email protected] Editor—Pat Macaulay—027 201 6921 Or email [email protected]

Outram Playcentre, 9 Beaumaris Street, Outram

Opening Hours: Monday 11.00am to 3.00pm, Intro to School for 3-5 years (Younger children very welcome) Wednesday 9am to 12.30pm For 0 – 5 years Email:- [email protected]

Rachel McNeill Ph 486 2040 Centre Ph 027 408 6288

Playgroup Cnr Centre Road & Bruce Road, Momona

Tuesday & Thursday mornings, 9.30 am – 12 pm Gold coin donation. NOTE maybe Wednesday 10am to 11am for Music. in cooler months BUT will be advised.

Glynis 486 2791

Plunket For Plunket Well Child Checks, please contact Plunket Area Office on 474 0490 for bookings with Kelly.

Plunket 474 0490

Project Kereru

Dedicated to the rehabilitation and release of New Zealand’s native Pigeon. Phone to report injured birds. www.projectkereru.org.nz

[email protected] DOC 0800 362 468 or 477 0677

Rural Women New Zealand

Community focused organisation with monthly meetings and speakers.

Henley Branch: Ann Murphy 489 5898


Organisation Information Contact details

Senior Citizens

Meet every 1st Monday of the month, from 2pm in the Outram Community Centre on Holyhead Street. Speakers and trips. Exercise Group every Friday at 2.00pm

Eileen Hayes 486 1847

Sewing Service

Home sewing service; family clothing (repairs & alterations), soft furnishings (lined and unlined drapes, cushions, beanbags), small sewing projects.

Heather 486 1711

Taieri Design & Draughting Ltd

Licensed Building Practitioner (Design 2). Architectural design and draughting service: residential, light commercial, steel or timber built, farm sheds and cottages, passive solar design, 3D.

Peter Brookland 486 2779 027 245 9835 taieridesign@ xtra.co.nz

Taieri Historical Society

Museums Taieri Historical Park, Outram. Open October to May, Sundays 2-4pm.

Neil Gamble 486 2701

Taieri Lions Service Club

Meet 2nd Wednesday at the West Taieri Rugby Clubrooms. 6.30pm Fellowship, followed by meal at 7pm. New and interested members from the West Taieri community always welcome. Fred Donaldson 486 1674

Colin Scurr 486 1863 Peter Banks 476 4879

The Mosgiel Mower Man

Friendly, prompt, affordable owner operated. Lawn mowing and lawn care. www.mosgielmowerman.co.nz

Robin 489 4579 027 227 2155

The Wobbly Goat

Café on Holyhead Street, serving freshly roasted coffee and great food. Open 7 days Weekdays 8.30am – 4pm Weekends 8.30am—4.30pm

Ph 486 1965

Top2Toe Beauty Therapist

Top2Toe Beauty for a wide range of beauty treatments & stockist of The Jojoba Company Skincare—email [email protected]

Carmen 486 1999 or 027 335 4879

### !!! ?????? This spot could be waiting for your business or Community group

Contact either Pat or Kay for the next issue now

West Taieri Pony Club

New members always welcome! Michelle - 486 2743 Snow - 486 2256

West Taieri Smallbore Rifle Club

Meet Tuesday nights 7.30pm – Outram Community Hall (next to the dairy). Target shooting – all equipment supplied.

Fiona Crampton 486 2223

Zumba® Fitness and Zumba® Toning Classes.

Monday Zumba Toning 7.30-8.30pm. Wednesday Zumba Fitness 7.15- 8.15pm. At the Outram School Hall. $7 casual rate or $5 concession cards. First class 1/2 price.

Michelle 021 217 1388 [email protected]

http://www.mosgielmowerman.co.nz



There will be 3 issues of the West of the Taieri Newsletter for 2016

Mid March, Mid July and Mid November

We publish news and information from any community group or organisation.

Businesses and individuals are welcome to advertise in the newsletter.

Costs per issue: Large Format Ads

$45 quarter page $65 half page $120 full page

Community Advertising $15.00 Community Notice Board Section: is for community groups and local businesses.

Business listings in this section cost $10.00 per issue and roll over for one year ($30.00 for 3 issues).

Advertorials: Interested in running a full page advertorial for only $80

Please contact the Collator/Editor:- Pat Macaulay,

Phone 484 7006 or Email [email protected]

For an electronic copy

of this newsletter

www.outram.school.nz

Help!!!

The Taieri Historical Society is giving the caretakers cottage at the

Outram Museum Park a very much needed ‘smarten up’.

In order to achieve this on our limited budget, we have been working hard to complete the job ourselves. We would greatly appreciate any help at all from the community. If you are a dab hand with a paintbrush and can spare a little

time, we would love to hear from you. We will supply all the gear,

very flexible timetable and lots of tea breaks!

Please phone Zelda 488 1845 or Pat 4861693 (email [email protected]) if you can help.


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