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St Mary of the Angels Back l to r: Grace Linfield, Oskar Laing, Lachlan Cruickshank,

Hugo Sisson, Jack Marshall, Mr Matt Frizell, Ted Warner, Chase Floyd,Isobella Hodgens.

Front: Peter Grills, Darcie Campbell, Kobi Wilson, Grace Siddell,Claire Mayled, Charlie Bavea, Jimmy Neill.

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Black Mountain Public SchoolSavannah Veall, Abby Wadley

and Lakia Cutmore.

Bald Blair Public School (above)

Ricky Foster, Ruby Little,Cruz Little, Molly Morgan, ElkaChilcott-Geere, Harriet Ulrick

Guyra Central School(right)

Back l tor: Amy Rose Davidson, Labron Joyce, SophieRumbel, Hamish Brown, Luka

Massey, Khloe RobertsFront: Isabelle Fox, Jacob

Jones, Zachery Fereday, BrysenBull, Tahj Morgan, TenaeTighe 

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This week we are celebrat-ing having all of our studentsback in the school. On Mondaywe welcomed our new Kinder-garten children to their class-room for the first time. Thesebeautiful new students had allbeen working with their class-room teacher, Mrs SjaanMitchell, during week 1 tocomplete their Best Start As-sessments. It was our pleasureto also host a welcome morn-ing tea for the parents of ournewest students.

As most of our communitywould be aware we have hadseveral of our teachers beingpromoted during Term 4,2018. We have been very for-tunate in attracting extremelycredentialed staff into thesepositions

We welcome our new DeputyPrincipal, Tim Lloyd and hisfamily to the school. Tim’s wife

Melinda has also joined oursupport class at the school. MrLloyd has extended a hugethank you to the students andstaff at Guyra Central and thewider Guyra community forthe wonderful welcome thathis family have received. Hesaid it is great being back in asmaller community, and theyare all really looking forwardto getting involved and meet-ing people and getting to knowthe students and their fami-lies.

Good luck to all of our stu-dents at the swimming carni-vals this week. I hope to catchup with parents at the poolduring Wednesday and Thurs-day.

We congratulate all of ourstudents and staff who ac-cepted nominations for theAustralia Day Awards in arange of categories, what a

great event. I would like to ex-tend congratulations andthank you on behalf of GuyraCentral School to ArmidaleRegional Council and the Aus-tralia Day committee for the

organisation and success ofthis wonderful evening andevent.

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Guyra in The Land SydneyRoyal Showgirl Competition.She was the sole entrant in thisyear’s competition and will goon to the judging of the Zone 4final at Narrabri on SaturdayFebruary 23rd.

The Competition aims to finda young female Ambassador forrural NSW and the agriculturalshow movement. Jodi wassashed at a reception held atJuneils Cafe on Saturday byShowgirl sponsor Sue Ross,from Sue Ross Real Estate.

Jodi is a lifelong Guyra resi-dent and has had a long associ-ation with the Guyra Showwhere she has worked as a vol-unteer. She completed her HSCat Guyra Central School in 2014and works as a Property Man-ager for Town and Country RealEstate in Armidale.

Jodi entered the competition

because she wants to raiseawareness and educate peoplefrom non-agricultural back-grounds to help create a betterunderstanding of how their foodand fibres are produced. Shealso wants to foster a more com-

passionate relationship betweenCity and Country populationsespecially allowing them to un-derstand that farmers are thebest conservationists of our na-tive ecosystems.

Representing the local area is

also a repayment for the hardwork ethic and resilience shehas witnessed growing up in theGuyra community.

In her spare time Jodi enjoysreading, playing hockey, coach-ing kids sport and training dogs.She is a member of the RuralFire Service, the Ward’s MistakeProgress Association and is onthe board of the Guyra HockeyClub.

Her future plans include de-veloping her skills to move intoproperty sales with the eventualgoal of opening her own busi-ness. She also wants to enterinto a partnership with her sib-lings to assist and expand thefamily farming enterprise.

The Guyra Show takes placeon Friday and Saturday Febru-ary 22nd and 23rd of February,with entertainment for thewhole family including some ex-citing new attractions.

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NEW Family entertainment on Saturday nightRooftop Express is a show which combines

showmanship, stunts, horses and cattle with the swagger of an Aussie larrikin.

LEX WRIGHT For goingabove and beyond tohelp with the treatment ofants! If you’ve got an antor pest problem, give thepest buster a call!!

COL STANLEY and theteam at the bakery formaking all the lamb piesduring the Festival - greatjob!

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Renew Armidale recentlyheld their AGM to elect thenew committee members andhelp lead direction in revital-ising the Armidale and GuyraCBDs. The organisation’s aimis to fill the empty shops ofArmidale and Guyra and helprevive their CBDs.

The organisation is based onRenew Newcastle who havebeen successfully workingwith property owners, Counciland entrepreneurs to revi-talise the CBD of Newcastle.

Renew Armidale President,Aileen MacDonald said thatthe group is excited to kick-start the new year and is look-ing forward to working withpotential start-ups and new

businesses in having a go,finding an empty space andgetting creative.

“This model allows start-upsto test their ideas, have a gowithout a huge financial out-lay and dream big,” Aileensaid. “We want to provide re-sources and opportunities toassist creative starts ups tofind commercial spaces thatwill benefit tenants, propertyowners and the community –it is a win/win for all who be-come involved.

“The flow on effects are notonly in employment, but ashas been seen in Newcastle areduction in crime, graffiti,and vandalism. We’re not hereto compete with existing busi-

nesses, but collaborate andalong the way help partici-pants with new ideas to createa vibrant atmosphere and aidall businesses in our shoppingdistricts.”

The organisation is partner-ing with property owners tohelp reduce their liabilitiesand bring in new tenants tocreate a mutually beneficialarrangement. The group willsoon have a temporary officelocation at 163 Beardy StreetMall.  In the first instanceopening times will be unreli-able.  Call 0490 384 185 at anytime for more information orto make an appointment. Fur-ther details can be found at:https://renewarmidale.org/

UUnnlliikkeellyy sseenniioorrss eexxhhiibbiittA digital exhibition challeng-

ing preconceptions about age-ing will go on display atArmidale Regional War Memo-rial Library and the LT StarrMemorial Library Guyra from13-24 February.

The Art of Ageing exhibition,a NSW Government initiative,celebrates the experiences ofolder people in regional areasacross the State, to create morepositive perceptions about age-ing and older people in ourcommunities.

A learner driver, a gymnastand ukulele player are amongthe extraordinary seniors fea-tured in the exhibition, whichcomprises the work of five pho-

tographers from WaggaWagga, Taree, Molong,Mudgee and Goulburn.

The NSW Government com-missioned this exhibition topromote inclusive communi-ties for all generations.

Its display at the Guyra andArmidale libraries will coincidewith the 2019 NSW SeniorsFestival.

A physical version of the ex-hibition is on an extended touracross NSW.

The NSW Seniors Festivaland healthy ageing will also becelebrated with Council-sup-ported morning teas in Armi-dale and Guyra.

A 2019 Seniors Week Awards

ceremony at Armidale CityBowling Club on Wednesday13 February from 10am willfeature morning tea and enter-tainment by Massiel, Peter &Friends.

Guyra Bowling Club willhost an entertainment day onthe same day at 10.30am to2pm, including morning teaand entertainment by PeterDenovan and the Guyra Pre-school and Long Day CareCentre.

Bookings are essential byphoning 6770 7127 for theGuyra morning tea and 67727087 for the Armidale awardsceremony.

The New Renew Armidale Committee Members, Anthony Fox (Front left), Neil Mortimer, Andrew Korsch, Garry Slocombe, Kerrod Gream, Gordon Cope, and Aileen MacDonald

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If you thought Januarywas a bit hotter than nor-mal, you were right. Figuresobtained from the Bureau ofMeteorology have confirmedthat January 2019 was thehottest on record.

Maximum temperaturesfor the month averaged28.7C, making it Guyra’shottest January and hottestmonth on record from 85years of available tempera-ture records.

The unusually hot condi-tions were caused by lowpressure troughs lingeringover western New SouthWales for most of the monthdrawing hot air into thestate from central Australia.

The previous hottestmonth was January 1929when temperatures reachedor exceeded 28.0C on 19days, and reached or ex-ceeded 30.0C on seven days.

January 1939 was also ex-tremely warm with a run ofvery high maximum temper-atures recorded in Guyra, in-cluding the highest

maximum on record whichwas 37.8C on January 15th.

In more recent times, Jan-uary 2017 was also hotterthan average with a new

record set for the averageminimum temperature at14.9C.

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Landcare coordinators locked inLandcare groups across the Northern Tablelands

will benefit from a $22.4 million boost to expand thepopular and effective Local Landcare Co-ordinatorInitiative.

The Local Landcare Co-ordinator Initiative is ahighly successful program, bringing together volun-teer Landcare groups to deliver better results forlandholders, local communities and the environment.

These people, many of whom are farmers in theregion, are out there on the ground, getting theirhands dirty and taking practical steps to improve theenvironment for all of us. While Landcare reliesheavily on the generosity of volunteers, it can’t function effectively without dedicated staff runningthe day-to-day operations.

This announcement includes almost $5 million tosupport Landcare NSW’s ongoing sustainability andoversight of the program, ensuring that 60 LocalLandcare Co-ordinators, like Sara Schmude in Armidale, can continue their valuable work.

This funding will also allow for an expansion of thescheme, with the introduction of 11 new regional co-ordinators. Landcare NSW has over 60,000members and 3,000 groups, providing a massivegrass-roots movement, which helps to manage ournatural resources.

Active and Creative Kids ProgramsThe $100 Active and Creative kids programs are up

and running for another year. These programs providea $100 voucher for parents to use on school children fora range of creative and sporting activities.

Each child is eligible for one $100 voucher in each ofthe Active and Creative Kids programs each calendaryear. This program was designed to help reduce the costof kids being active and involved in many activities.

So far around the state more than 1 million Active andCreative Kids vouchers have been downloaded sincethey first went live, and I want to make sure local parentsaren’t missing out.

Kids should have every opportunity and we want tomake sure that their after school activities aren’t puttinga financial strain on the parents.

Further information can be found at:www.service.nsw.gov.au

NSW Energy SwitchNSW households can now quickly change electricity

deals with Service NSW’s free Energy Switch servicewhich has the potential to save users up to $1000 a yearon their bills.

Energy Switch uses a customer’s latest e-bill to scanthe entire retail electricity market, giving them a list of thecheapest three electricity plans available based on theirindividual usage profile. If a switch is requested, ServiceNSW will inform the energy provider, taking the leg workout of the process for the customer.

Energy Switch allows people to be able to regularlyreview their plan as electricity usage and prices fluctuateover time.

Energy Switch can be accessed at:http://energyswitch.service.nsw.gov.au

Staff at Service NSW can also aid in using the service.

Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall, right,with Southern New England Landcare

Co-ordinator, Sara Schmude

Contact my office:Phone: 02 6772 5552 Fax: 02 6772 5026

Email: northerntablelands@parliament.nsw.gov.au

February 7th Heather MarchantFebruary8th Golf Club LadiesFebruary 11th Michael AustinFebruary 12 ARC sta�February 13th John Mitchell

Community NoticeboardMeals on Wheels

Street StallsFeb 7th Masonic Lodge

Feb 14th Can AssistFeb 15th Machinery GroupFeb 21st Hospital Auxiliary

Church Notices

St James AnglicanSunday 9am Morning Service, 1stSunday of the month Backwater2pm, 3rd Sunday of the monthBen Lomond 11.30am St Mary’s CatholicSaturday Mass 6pm in Guyra,Sunday 9am, 1st Sunday ofmonth Ben Lomond, 3rd SundayWards Mistake, otherwise Guyra7am Wards Mistake, 9am GuyraFather Steven O’Shea St Columba’s PresbyterianGuyra Sunday 9.00am, BenLomond Service, first Sunday ofeven-numbered months, 2.00pmRev Andrew Campbell, Ph. 0447 724 536 Uniting ChurchRegular Sunday Service 9.30amEnq. Nancy Davidson 6779 1366Seventh-day AdventistSaturday from 10am Bible Study,11am Divine Service. Enquiries: 6779 1587 Northwest Church66 Llangothlin St, Sunday meeting 10am, Thursday 7pm Food Pantry - Fridays 1-3pmTony Stace 0427956772.Church of Freedom10 Nincoola Street - Contact:0421 847 973, Tuesday Prayer6.30pm, Wed Bible Study 6.30pmSunday Service 10am

Service ClubsLIONS CLUB dinner meetings1st & 3rd Thursday of themonth at Guyra Bowling Club,7pm. Ph: Geoff Reeves 6779 1257 ROTARY CLUB dinner meetings2nd & 4th Tuesday of the month6pm for 6.30pm. Ph: Aileen MacDonald 0417 079 307

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HHaavvee yyoouurr ssaayy................CCoonnggrraattuullaattiioonnssThe Guyra Gazette is the

hottest thing in the wholeof New England. It is a delightful publication.

The content is excellentand can’t wait untilWednesdays to rush to thenewsagent to get my copyas the newsagent doesn’tget enough copies of theGazette.

Congratulations on your100th edition and may

there be many hundredsmore.

Very good wishes to youand keep going. May theGazette stay hot for yearsand years.

If I was not going away Iwould have come up toGuyra on the day with amagnum of champagne tocelebrate.

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Welcome back to our incred-ible students and staff here atBlack Mountain Public School.All our students have returnedfrom their holidays with greatenthusiasm and a true desirefor learning all they can.

Students are currently work-ing hard in class and have set-tled into their respectiveroutines. We are currently fo-cusing on creating art worksfor the Guyra Show and areenjoying demonstrating ourartistic talents. We welcomeGabrial, Francis and KarenBeard back to our school. Wel-come to all our new enrol-ments and their families.

Black Mountain PublicSchool is certainly a placewhere learning, growth andopportunity never ends. Asnewly appointed RelievingPrincipal here at this amazingschool, I have witnessed first-hand, the dedication our staffand teachers have that en-sures every child is supportedand valued in their learningjourney. I am proud and ex-cited to be part of such a posi-tive learning environmenthere at our school and look for-ward to the year ahead.

I would like to thank ourcommunity here at BlackMountain for such a warmwelcome and have enjoyed get-ting to meet many communitymembers recently at the P & CMeeting last year and also atthe Lamb and Potato Festival.

Transition to Kindergartencontinues every Friday this

year. Should you know of anychildren turning four this yearplease encourage them to con-tact the school to learn moreabout our program. The pro-gram provides children withsolid foundations to ensurethey will be ready for learningfrom day one of their formalkindergarten year. Mrs Castlereturns this year as our tran-sition co-ordinator.

Next week on Tuesday, 12thFebruary 2019 our school willbe participating in our annualswimming carnival at theGuyra Pool. This is a great op-portunity for our students tocompete with other studentsacross the Snow Gums Learn-ing Alliance and catch up withour friends as well. We hope tosee parents and carers there tocheer on our competitors. I

have to say that I’m very im-pressed with our senior class’scompetitive spirit to representour school with confidence andenthusiasm!

This Tuesday, 12th Febru-ary, 2019 at 5.30 p.m. ourschool will be hosting a Wel-come BBQ. We are looking for-ward to seeing all our parentsand community members tocelebrate the learning yearahead and to welcome ournewest students and theirfamilies.

Black Mountain PublicSchool certainly is a school ofthe future where students andtheir learning is at the fore-front of every decision and pos-itive student outcomes are theresult.

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Students at Black Mountain are busy preparing artworks for the Guyra Show

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PUBLIC NOTICE - Wednesday 6 February 2019Authorised by CEO Susan Law, Armidale Regional CouncilPO Box 75A, 135 Rusden Street, Armidale NSW 2350. Ph: 1300 136 833 Fax: 6772 9275. Email: council@armidale.nsw.gov.au

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COUNCIL MEETINGThe next Ordinary Council Meeting will be held on Wednesday 27 February 2019 at the Guyra Council Chambers, 158 Bradley St, from 4pm.Public welcome to attend.

Mayor’s MessageCommunications between Council and the region’s Aboriginal communities have entered a new chapter, with the first meetings of an expanded advisory group. The Guyra, Tingha and Armidale communities now have their own committees as part of the Armidale Region Aboriginal Advisory Committee, and each of them met last week to start discussing their local issues.

NAIDOC Week celebrations, connections between the district’s Aboriginal and Yazidi residents and the unmarked graves of local Aboriginal people were among the key topics raised during the inaugural meetings of the town subcommittees.

Each of the recommendations at those local meetings will now go to a regional forum in February, where delegates from each subcommittee will consider the ideas for presentation to Council.

The maiden meetings were an exciting step in ensuring an effective flow of information between Council and Aboriginal residents – enabling communities to discuss and analyse issues at a local level while encouraging a regional voice as well.

Council worked closely with the community last year to develop the new structure and best represent all of the amalgamated Armidale Regional Council area, building upon the previous Armidale-based Gayinyaga Aboriginal Advisory Committee.

Attendances at last week’s opening round of gatherings was encouraging but Council, led by our Aboriginal Community Development

Officer, Lisa Waters, is keen to see even greater levels of community involvement.

The advisory group is a great opportunity for Aboriginal residents to take their concerns direct to Council.

It will also work with the Aboriginal Community Development Officer to identify and pursue events and other initiatives to celebrate culture and generally strengthen the community. It complements the very active interagency forums that bring together organisations that provide services to local Aboriginal people.

Like the wider Armidale regional community, the Aboriginal communities in the Guyra, Tingha and Armidale district have quite different characteristics. It’s likely, therefore, the objectives and priorities of the subcommittees could also be distinctly different, as they seek to address the challenges and capitalise on their strengths of their own communities.

It’s also important that the regional forums will bring together these communities on issues that benefit from a united approach.

The next round of local subcommittees will be held in March and all interested people are invited to attend. See the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People page on www.armidaleregional.nsw.gov.au for dates and venues.

Simon Murray

Celebrate Seniors WeekThe art of healthy ageing will be celebrated with a number of Council-supported Seniors Week activities in the region.

Guyra’s L.T. Starr Memorial Library and Armidale Regional War Memorial Library will host an Art of Ageing exhibition from 13 – 24 February. The digital exhibition features images that challenge preconceptions of older people and tells compelling personal stories.

The 2019 Seniors Week Awards ceremony at Armidale City Bowling Club on Wednesday 13 February from 10am will feature morning tea and entertainment by Massiel, Peter & Friends.

Guyra Bowling Club will host an entertainment day on the same day at 10.30am to 2pm, including morning tea and entertainment by Peter Denovan and the Guyra Preschool and Long Day Care Centre. Bookings are essential by phoning 6770 7127.

Sport council nominationsArmidale region residents with a commitment, vision and passion for sport are invited to submit expressions of interest to join an expanded peak sporting body for the region.

Additional members are sought for the new Armidale Regional Sports Council Advisory Committee, with a particular push for Guyra delegates. Nominations are open for past and present competitors and officials and anyone else with an interest in the promotion of local sport.

The regional group replaces two subcommittees for the Armidale and Guyra districts, with some subcommittee members continuing their involvement. The sports councils were established in the 1990s to improve facilities and opportunities for local sportspeople and clubs.

Initiatives to foster local sport include the annual New England Sports Awards and grants for athletes chosen for national and State representative duties.

The regional group’s executive will comprise six community representatives, two youth representatives aged 24 or under and two councillors. Councillors Jon Galletly and Brad Widders have been appointed to join retained executive members Steve McMillan, Mike Porter and Jason Campbell.

There is an emphasis on filling a number of the remaining positions with Guyra residents,

so they might comprise around half of the total positions.

Interested people are invited to forward an expression of interest by Friday 1 March to sportscouncil@armidale.nsw.gov.au.

Grants for athletesTalented athletes from the Armidale region can receive financial assistance to contest high-profile events. Competitors set to represent NSW or Australia between 1 July 2019 and 30 June 2020 are invited to apply for this year’s round of Armidale Regional Sports small grants.

Athletes representing Australia are eligible for a small grant of $500, while $250 grants are available for selected athletes competing for NSW. The money can be spent on anything related to the competition, including travel, accommodation and registration fees.

Athletes must be aged between 10 and 35 and reside in the Armidale Regional Council area. Successful applicants can only receive one small grant per financial year.

For more information and application requests, contact Sports Coordinator Amy Biggs at sportscouncil@armidale.nsw.gov.au or on 6770 3869.

Guyra Gazette Wednesday February 6, 2019 Page 8

January 31st - There was an in-crease in numbers, with large num-bers of yearlings, par�cularly heiferspenned. Vealers normally held forlonger were also in fair supply. Therewere forced selloffs in the yearlings,with both property sale and a lack offeed cited as reasons. There werelimited supplies of well finished ca�leand they were mainly cows. Overall,the quality of the offering showed agreat varia�on, while the condi�onof the young ca�le was on the leanside. The usual buyers a�ended andthere was increased restocker andfeedlot compe��on.

Market trends varied through theyoung ca�le. A number of factors af-fected price change, namely quality,breed and the ability to procurestraight lines of well bred ca�le. Lightweight steer vealers to restockerssold to cheaper trends where breedwas a factor. The heavier weightsteers to restockers saw a significant

price improvement, with quality andbreed influencing that change. In-creased compe��on saw the heifervealers to the paddock sell firm todearer, those to the trade sold to acheaper trend. Quality and breedwere factors in price change for year-ling steers to restock and feed in amarket trend that otherwise saw lit-tle change. There were premiums forstraight lines over mixed breed pens.Very strong restocker demand and in-creased feeder compe��on sawyearling heifers in all weight classessell to dearer trends of 6c to 30c/kg.The restocker heifers and light weightfeeders experienced the best of theprice change.

The few well finished heavy grownsteers to processors sold on a firm tocheaper market trend. There was fur-ther improvement in the cow market,up 10c to 12c/kg, with an improve-ment in quality in some cases. Heavybulls sold to a dearer trend.

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suit restockers. Merino lambswere also in reduced numbers.The usual processors were ina�endance, while there wasreduced compe��on from re-stockers in both the sheep andlamb markets.

There were varying trendsthrough the lamb market, withquality varia�ons affec�ngsome price change. Well fin-

ished young lambs to both do-mes�c and export markets soldto dearer trends. The lighterweight 3 score trade lambswere up to $9/head dearer.

The heavier weights to bothdes�na�ons were also dearer.Young crossbred lambs to re-stockers sold to cheapertrends, with the overall qualitybelow that of the previous

week. Restocker Merino lambssold to cheaper trends, withthose to processors also show-ing a small change.

The reduced restocker com-pe��on had li�le effect on themarket for light weight Merinoewes. Medium and heavyweight sheep to processorssold on a firm to dearer markettrend.

February 1st - It was avery stable week for theAustralian wool marketwith the Eastern MarketIndicator con�nuing itsgradual run up post re-cess. Some small pocketsof weakness were evidentespecially part tender,higher vegetable ma�ertypes.

The Crossbred sectorwas the standout per-former with the 28 micronindicator almost 10%dearer for the week.38,830 bales were sold na-�onally with a passed inrate of 7.2%. Major buyersincluded Seatech, Tech-wool and PJ Morris. Whenlooked at in US dollars themarket jumped 32 centsas the Aussie dollar gained

almost 1.5 cents againstthe US dollar during theweek.

AWTA test data releasedtoday is showing a 12%decline in the weight ofwool tested na�onally forthe season to date. AWEXfigures for the same pe-riod are showing a 17.3%decline in the volume offirst hand bales offered forsale.

Next week’s na�onal of-fering increases to justover 40,000 bales beforedropping back to an ex-pected 30,000 bales forthe following two weeks.The forward markettraded on increased vol-umes this week with al-most all the ac�vity beingin the first half of this year.

Weekly Wool Sales

Guyra Sheep & Lamb Sale

Southern New EnglandLandcare is hosting Dr RonEhrlich, a Holistic Dentist, topresent at their FebruaryMember Muster and run aworkshop on Saturday 21stFebruary. This seminar andworkshop are part of South-ern New England Landcare’sfocus on people care as wellas landcare.

The seminar and workshopwill explore key drivers ofhuman success in evolution,how these drivers are comingback to bite us in our busymodern lives and construc-tive ways to manage the re-sulting challenges.

The seminar is a free eventat the Uralla Top Pub onThursday February 21ststarting at 7pm. The work-shop “Unstress & Simply BeWell” will run from 10am to4pm at the Uralla Commu-nity Centre, 9 Hill St, Urallaon Saturday February 23rd.Bookings for both can bemade via the Southern NewEngland Landcare website.

Dr Ehrlich and colleaguesrun a Holistic Dental Prac-tice in Sydney. He is the au-thor of the book “A Life LessStressed: the five pillars ofhealth and wellness”  andruns a podcast series “Un-

stress” where he interviewsexperts about a range of sub-jects relating to human, ani-mal and planetary health.Some of the many topics cov-ered in the podcast series in-clude gut health, epigenetics,ethical food choices, low-tox-icity living, issues relating tochemical sensitivity, chronic-fatigue syndrome and com-passion in medicine, resilientcities, regenerative agricul-ture and holistic dentistry asit relates to human evolutionand big picture ecology.

More information atwww.snelandcare.org.au orby calling 02 6772 9123.

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NNOOTTEESSOur next meeting is on

Monday, 11th Februaryat 10.00am. New mem-bers would be most wel-come to attend at theBowling Club.

At 12.00noon on Mon-day we will go to the Li-brary for a 50 minutemovie on the Art of Age-ing. Please try and at-tend this movie after themeeting.

SSppoorrttss lloovveerrss nneeeeddeedd ffoorr aaddvviissoorryy bbooddyyGuyra residents with a vision

and passion for sport are in-vited to submit expressions ofinterest to join the ArmidaleRegional Sports Council Advi-sory Committee.

Nominations are open forpast and present competitors,officials and anyone else withan interest in fostering localsport.

Over recent years JasonCampbell and Jess Sisson have represented Guyra’s sport-ing interests, liasing with coun-cil and maintaining a wish listof projects for the community.

During their time a numberof projects were funded includ-ing the installation of a PA Sys-tem and fence at the Lions ParkSporting Complex and newsight screens at the Recreationground. Jess Sisson has decidedto take a step back due to fam-ily commitments and the searchis on for new people to come for-ward to advocate for local sport-ing groups.

The regional group replacestwo subcommittees for theArmidale and Guyra districts,

with some subcommittee mem-bers continuing their involve-ment.

The regional group’s execu-tive will comprise six commu-nity representatives, two youthrepresentatives aged 24 orunder and two councillors.

Councillors Jon Galletly andBrad Widders have been ap-pointed to join retained execu-tive members Steve McMillan,

Mike Porter and Jason Camp-bell.

There is an emphasis on fill-ing a number of the remainingpositions with Guyra residents,so they might comprise aroundhalf of the total positions.

Anyone interested in beingpart of the committee is invitedto forward an expression of in-terest to sportscouncil@armi-dale.nsw.gov.au by Friday 1

March. If you would like more infor-

mation about what the role en-tails you can contact Jason Campbell 0428 763 688or by email to jcampbell@armi-dale.nsw.gov.au

The expanded executive willbe in place for the remainingterm of Armidale RegionalCouncil and will be up for re-election in September 2021.

Guyra Gazette Wednesday February 6, 2019 Page 9

3rd Grade (T20)Guyra defeated Easts

Guyra InningsLes Perrett.............................16Graham Cameron....................3Adrian Cameron....................25Peter Ahoy..........................0DJ Patterson............................54Simon Brown.....not out...........8Ryan Walker........................DNBBilly Youman......................DNBTim Brazier........................DNBCody Patterson....................DNBSteve McElroy......................DNBExtras....................................17Total.........................4/123 (cc)

Overs ........20

Easts Innings 6/119 off 20 overs

Guyra Bowling: Cody Patterson 0 for 32, BillyYouman 3 for 18, Les Perrett

0 for 33, Ryan Walker 2 for 14,DJ Patterson 1 for 15

2nd GradeGuyra def. by TAS

TAS Innings7/220 OFF 45 OVERS

Guyra Bowling: Justin McKay 4 for 55, HeathDowsett 0 for 41, Dan Stace

1 for 33, Corey Torrens 0 for 25,Peter Presnell 0 for 28, Craig Con-nors 0 for 28, Jake Brazier 2 for 6

Guyra InningsPete Presnell..........................2Troy Martin............................58Matt Simpson..........................10Charlie Keen..........................4Heath Dowsett........................0Corey Torrens........................48Jake Brazier...........................0Taylor Brennan......................4Craig Connors...................0Dan Stace...........not out......1Justin McKay............................8Extras....................................19Total.........................154

Overs.........36

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New sight screens were one of the items funded for Guyra’s sporting community

Britt Youman will makehistory on at least twocounts this year.

She will become Guyra’sfirst female coach when sheleads the Spudettes in thewomen’s leaguetag competi-tion this season.

Having played for Guyrafor many years and captain-ing the team last season, shewill take on the captain-coach’s job for the first time.

Britt played in both ofGuyra’s premiership-win-ning teams in 2010 and 2011as a young member of theteam and has been heavilyinvolved in the club’s off-fieldactivities in recent years.

She will juggle her coach-ing duties with the secretaryrole this year.

She will also play for theGroup 19 women’s tacklerepresentative team in Tam-worth this Saturday against

Groups 4 and 21 in theGreater Northern Champi-onships.

It is the first time women’stackle teams will compete atthat level.

The Super Spuds men’steam will begin training thisThursday from 6pm at theSports Complex under newcoach Luke Hutton.

All new and returningplayers are encouraged to at-tend.

The club has also an-nounced a major sponsorshipdeal with leading securitycompany Blueforce.

Other sponsors will be an-nounced in the comingweeks, but the club wouldwelcome any other localbusinesses who would like tocontribute to keeping rugbyleague in Guyra alive andwell.

BBoowwllssThere were two games played

over the weekend. In open pairsM Shiner and K Jones defeatedC Pearson and M Bourke 31-11.In open singles Dan Kennedydefeated Roger Cox 31-24.

Matches set down for this Sat-urday February 9th.

Club Pairs 1pm start. M Wallsand I Jacobs vs D Kennedy andB Walls

Open Singles B Presnell vs RWalls Marker D Wilcox

Handicap Singles M Swain vsA Sparke Marker G Reeves

Pennant teams have beenpicked.

NNoo 44ss - TTeeaamm 11: D Kennedy, CKliendienst, I Jacobs, M Shiner.TTeeaamm 22:: C Stanley, J Jackson, RMoore, A Sparke, TTeeaamm 33:: JMcIllwain, D Wilcox, M Bourke,R Cox. Manager J Hamel

NNoo 77ss - TTeeaamm 11:: S Campbell, BStanley, B Campbell, D Lyes.TTeeaamm 22:: B Presnell, A Bull, PJohnson, M Walls. TTeeaamm 33:: SSole, C Peardon, K Jones, RWalls. RReesseerrvveess:: W Reeves, JHamel.

Please note these players willbe playing half of the games toqualify. There will be a roll upon Thursday 28th February6.30pm.

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WWoommeenn’’ss GGoollffWe played a Stableford com-

petition on 30th January. DonnaWhite won the day on 38 Stable-ford points after playing a su-perb round of golf. Donna hitnearest the pin on the 7th green.Karen Oehlers was runner upon 37 points.

On Wednesday 6th we willplay a Par Event. Jenny Rogersis the starter. On the 13th Feb-ruary a Stableford competitionis on the programme for theBlack Mountain Nursery Tro-phy Day. This will also be thefirst round of the Graham Bettsqualifiers. Planning is well un-derway for our Open Day 4BBBevent on 27th February. We ex-pect to welcome many playersfrom the New England District.

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MMeenn’’ss ggoollffIn the midweek last week

three teams all had 62 points -Full House, Hillbillies and Sul-tans of Swing. The individualhonours went to B Mitchell with20 points. Sunday’s competitionwas won by S Mendes with LStanley. Runner up nearest tothe pins were S Mendes on the

7th, and B Simpson on the 10thand 18th.

Next weekend will see thestart of the championships. Agrade will cut off at 10, B Gradewill be 11-17, with C Gradebeing 18 and above. The courseis in the best condition it’s beenin for months so see you on Sat-urday.

If you need to play early onSaturday you can organisemarkers and play, the club willopen at 10am. These eventsaren’t possible without spon-sors, thanks must go to CountryFresh Bakery, FourwaysGarage, Guyra Smash Repairs,Kirk’s IGA and Guyra Fuels.

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VVeettss ggoollffGuyra Vets came second to

the host club Armidale in thefirst Pennant’s game for the sea-son. 232 points for Guyra waswell positioned behind Armi-dale’s 257. Uralla and Walchacame next with 217 and 218 re-spectfully, ahead of Glen Inneswith 163.

Guyra’s best players wereDavid Bearup and Ken Fullerwith 35 points, followed by Terry

Varley 34, and Neil Paine andRon Starr on 33. 11 out of our 26players made over 30.

As usual the Armidale greensin great condition sorted most ofus out.

Thanks to all the players fortheir support and to ArmidaleVets who ran a great day.

Our next Pennants game willbe at Uralla on the 28th of Feb-ruary.

On the 5th February 14 Vetsplayed Stroke towards the RegTaylor trophy. The overall win-ner was Ian Taylor on 80, thenet winner on 66 was DonCampbell. The best putter onthe day Doug Archibald with 26putts.

Nearest the pins were PaulRedden on the 10th and WalChapman the 18th.

A reminder that Glen Innesopen is on Tuesday 19th Febru-ary.

Pennants at Uralla is onThursday 28th February.

Guyra Vets Open will be the4th and 5th March. Please letNancy know as soon as possibleif you can play.

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Guyra Gazette Wednesday February 6, 2019 Page 10

Britt Youman will coach the Spudettes in 2019

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Guyra Gazette Wednesday February 6, 2019 Page 11

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STRONG; JESSIE(nee WILLIAMS)

10.7.1924 - 29.1.2019Beloved wife of Claude (dec’d). Loving mother, mother-in-law,

grandmother, great grandmotherand great great grandmother.

Esteemed Elder of the ArmidaleDistrict.

Funeral Service will be held atthe Tingha Town Hall on Friday, 15th

February 2019 commencing at2:00pm, followed by interment at theTingha Cemetery.

Phone: 6772 2288

Thank youPhil and Lisa Churchwould like to thank the

Guyra community for theirsupport and friendshipover the past 19 years. We have loved being

a part of the Guyra community.

Affordable Child CareArmidale and District Family Day

Care is a nationally accredited ChildCare service.

Vacancies exist in Guyra for quality,home-based child care within a familyenvironment.

Our Educators offer families thebest of both worlds:

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Guyra Junior Rugby Leagueis calling for expressions of interestfor Coaches, First Aid, and LeagueSafe positions for the 2019 season.

Age division are: 6s, 8s, 10s, 12s, 14s and 16s Boys;Junior, Intermediate and Seniorleaguetag.

Email applications to: ginaguyrajrl@gmail.com

Meeting date:Tuesday, 12th February

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Saturday morning  saw the Guyraunder 12 cricket team meet Walcha halfway in Armidale. Captain for the matchwas Brendon Landsborough. The boyswere keen to get started after nearly twomonths off for the school holidays.

Guyra batted first with Jared Frostand Tom Lockyer taking to the crease.Jared was Guyra’s top scorer on 35 notout, also not out was Brendon Landsbor-ough on 18 and Aidan Brown on7.  Tynan Bull 16, Angus Dullaway 15and Cameron Frost 9 provided muchneeded runs to bring Guyra’s inningstotal to 6/144. 

Unfortunately for Walcha they were acouple of players down, however thisdidn’t dampen their enthusiasm orsportsmanship. Brendon Landsboroughshowed his skill as a bowler collectingtwo wickets. Brendon also took a greatcatch from a Tom Lockyer delivery. 

Jack Soraghan showed outstandingfielding as he chased down balls andsaved boundaries. Jack sent two Walchaplayers back to the sideline with a greatcaught/bowled and a run out. JaredFrost was also successful in getting arun out.

Tynan Bull’s fielding was on point,saving numerous boundaries and nar-rowly missing a catch. Lincoln Brown

continues to be a solid and consistentbowler keeping the opposition’s run ratedown. 

Walcha finished their innings on 6/75.

The boys were happy to get the win.Guyra will travel back to Armidale toplay Ex Services at Newling Oval thisSaturday. 

The under 14s were also more thanhappy to get the win. Playing on theirhome ground at the Sporting Complexthey got off to shaky start losing theirfirst wicket with just 3 on the scorecard.

This could have been a bad omen, how-ever it brought Brodi Campbell in to joinopener Josh Bell.The pair must havehad some practice over the holidays asthey were in fine form.

A partnership of 113 for the secondwicket steered Guyra to a solid total of5/142 off their allocated overs. Josh hithis way to 41 before being bowled, whileBrodi retired at 50 not out. AndrewPearson also chipped in with a handy 17not out.

In reply Hillgrove managed to bat outtheir overs but fell short in the runchase, thanks to some handy bowlingand good fielding from the Guyra boys.

They finished 8 down for 111, losingtheir opener to a runout and withMalekai Landsborough (2 for 1) and TyMulligan (2 for 22) the best of thebowlers. Brodi Campbell, Harrison Bra-zier, andJosh Bell got a wicket each.

Next week the 14s will take on Hill-grove Brumbies at Newling in Armidale.

Guyra Gazette Wednesday February 6, 2019 Page 12

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The Under 12s team would like to thank the club and sponsors for providing them with match shirts.  They wore them for the first time on Saturday and they looked great.

Back l to r: Tom Lockyer and Angus Dullaway Front: Lincoln Brown, Jack Soraghan, Aidan Brown, Cameron Frost and Jared Frost.