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The wait is almost over forresidents and staff of Kolora,who will make the move totheir new home on May 26th.Many of them were amongguests at a ceremony to offi-cially open the new KoloraAged Care facility on Monday.

Armidale Regional CouncilMayor Simon Murray wasjoined by the Federal Memberfor New England, BarnabyJoyce, the NSW Member forNorthern Tablelands, AdamMarshall and Guyra Citizen ofthe Year Dot Vickery to offi-cially open the $7.5 millioncomplex.

The project was a decade inthe making, initiated by theprevious Guyra Shire Council,

and was backed by a total of$2 million in Federal Govern-ment assistance - $1.5 million

grant from the Department ofHealth and Ageing and$500,000 through Mr Joyce’soffice.

The new energy-efficientcomplex replaces the existingKolora Aged Care building andincreases the number of bedsfrom 22 to 32.

Councillor Murray said evenwith the valuable contributionfrom the Federal Government,the project was a massive fi-nancial commitment for theformer Guyra Council and in-volved considerable delibera-tion from its elected members.

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PLAQUE UNVIELED: Member for New England Barnaby Joyce, Dot Vickery, ARC Mayor

Simon Murray and Member for Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall

HAVING A GREATRESTAURANT likeRa�ers in our town(from a sa�sfied localcustomer)HIGH TEA ATCAFFIENDS, beau�fulfood, good companyand great music - congratula�ons toJune and NeilWATER now runningclear (hopefully) a�erflushing of the mains

What’s HOT

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Guyra Hospital

Rain this week 6.4mmMay rainfall 6.4mmRainfall YTD 197.2mmRainfall last YTD 569.8mm

Rainfall Registrations to 9am Monday, May 14th

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Rainfall 0mm (179.5mm YTD)Top Dam 1000mm below spillwayBott. Dam 230mm below spillwayDaily average town consumption(target 650 kl) 1960kl

Water Restrictions Voluntary Community restraint

Submit your Hots and Notsby phone 6779 2132 emailnews@gala.org.au or drop

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ANOTHER WEEK with-out rain and none insight - looks like it wil bea long hard winter ‘Superheroes go to Family

Day Care’, was the theme forthis year’s Family Day CareWeek celebrations, which wascelebrated across Australiafrom May 7th to May 13th.

Guyra Educators, childrenand families gathered, wear-ing their favourite superherooutfit, for a morning of play,friendship and most impor-tantly, to celebrate the unique-ness and individuality ofchildren and their families.

National Family Day CareWeek is about recognising theimportant role family day careeducators and services play in

the development and wellbe-ing of more than 206,000 chil-dren across Australia. Theweek also highlights the valu-able contribution of FamilyDay Care and its vital place in

early childhood education. For more information about

Family Day Care, please callArmidale Family Day Care on67725300.

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Mayoral heads to freeze this winter!

Witness the shaving of the heads of Guyra Mayor Simon Murray & Uralla Mayor Mick Pearce

This spectacle is not entirely free to viewFUND RAISING FOR CANCER RESEARCH

is the reason for this event and it NEEDS YOUR SUPPORTSponsor a Mayoral Head, or have your own head shaved or long hair cut,

buy a raffle ticket or two, participate in the auction at the Club

Face painting & crazy hair colour for the kidsSmorgasboard available for dinner - just $20

Knit a beanie to protect the Mayoral headsFREE wool at Blacksheep Wool

Enjoy a fun family night out at the Bowlo on Friday 25th May

Donations can be made at NAB in Guyra, Armidale & Uralla

Quote that it is for “Love Your Sister”

Above l to r: Isla Lenehan, Annette Mayled, Ryland Wilson, Harry Watters, Elizabeth Wilson, Anna Bradford, Bella, Lisa Cannon, Una Ale, Vancara Lockyer, Malachi Pixton, Mackenna Cleaver, Penny McLennan, Clancy Robinson, Jack Marshall, Charlie Dedes, Val Hume and Stirling Turner.Below: Anna Bradford, Ryland Wilson, Harry Watters, Jack Marshall, Malachi Pixton, Una Ale

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high quality aged care thatmeets the needs of our com-munity and it’s wonderful tobe here at the opening,” hesaid.

“It’s important for the well-being of our older residentsthat they can stay close totheir families, while havingthe accommodation and carethey need. Retaining thesepeople within the district isalso important for the con-nectedness and health of ourcommunity.”

Kolora was established by acommunity project in the late1970s and began as an 11-unit, independent living com-plex, complemented by theaddition of the aged carebuilding several years later.Maintenance and administra-tion demands meant theGuyra council assumed re-

sponsibility for managing thefacility in 1996.

While the independent liv-ing units have since been de-commissioned, licences foradditional beds were securedaround a decade ago. Facedwith the challenge of accom-modating the extra beds andthe cost of meeting modernbuilding requirements if it ex-tended the existing complex,the Guyra council resolved toconstruct a new facility.

Cr Murray praised the con-tributions of many commu-nity members getting Kolorato this point.

“Former Guyra councillorDot Vickery in particular hasbeen a real driving force inachieving what we see heretoday,” he said. “However,Kolora is the product of an ex-traordinary community effort,in collaboration with govern-ment.”

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CONTRIBUTIION RECOGNISED: Barnaby Joyce, picturedwith Max Hartmann and Colleen Wilson, paid tribute to MIchael

Hartmann whose conversation in a car resulted in a boost of$500,000 in funding for the project

WHERE IT BEGAN: The new aged care facility has been manyyears in the making and is now a reality thanks to the groundwork

put in by former Guyra Shire Councillors and staffPictured l to r: Former General Manager Peter Stewart and for-mer councillors Howard Sanderson, Audrey McArdle, Hans Hiet-brink, Dot Vickery, Simon Murray, Lee Martin, Shane Davidson and

Dave Bearup

LOOKING FORWARD TO MAKING THE MOVE:Volunteers, staff and residents of Kolora attended the opening

The move is scheduled for May 26th

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May 9th - There was an increasepenning of lambs, comprising of lim-ited numbers of well-finished lambsand large numbers suitable for re-stockers. The usual processors werein a�endance and the increasednumbers of store lambs a�ractedmore restocker compe��on. Mar-ket trends saw well-finished tradeand heavy weight lambs sell to adearer market trend while the sec-ondary quality trade weight lambsstruggled to maintain last week’s

levels. Good quality restocker lambsremained firm with some dearersales while the very light weight,plain quality lambs were cheaper.The quality of the sheep offeringwas plain through to good, withboth Merino and cross bred sheepwell represented. A full field of buy-ers operated along with some re-stocker ac�vity on woolly Merinosheep. Market trends were mostlycheaper following last week’s buoy-ant market, with weight decreases

contribu�ng to a fall in price forheavy sheep. There were large pricevaria�ons between a woolly Merinosheep and those freshly shorn, withthe current wool market returningmore than the skin market.

Light weight, 2 score lambs to re-stockers averaged $94, selling from$62 to $113/head. Three scorelambs, es�mated to weigh 20-22kgreached a top of $135 and averaged$129, while heavy weight lambs re-turned an average of $156/head.

Extra heavy weights sold between$168 and $172, averaging$170/head.

Very light, 1 score Merino ewes torestockers made from $28 to $39,averaging $34 while heavier lines toslaughter reached $88 and averaged$74/head. Heavy weight first cross,3 score ewes sold between $120and $160, averaging $138/head.Heavy Merino 3 score wethers aver-aged $157 and reached a top of$165/head.

May 10th - There was a small in-crease in numbers, with weaners andcows well represented and limitedsupplies in the other categories.There was reduced processor andfeedlot compe��on however, restock-ers were ac�ve. Quality and condi�onwas very mixed and there were lim-ited number of forward condi�onedca�le penned. The reduced feedlotcompe��on and weaker demand wasevident through most young ca�lecategories. The excep�on being somebreed specific sale of light andmedium weight weaner steers, whichwere significantly dearer. The balancesold to cheaper trends.

Heifer weaners to restock and tradevealers were 10c to 20c/kg cheaper,

with the trade vealers least affected.Light and medium weight yearlingsteers to restock and feed were up to15c/kg cheaper with significant pricereduc�ons for heavy feeders. Yearlingheifers struggled due to a lack of de-mand and the reduced compe��on toshow significantly cheaper markettrends.

There were insufficient well-fin-ished heavy grown steers for a marketcomparison. Three score grownheifers were up to 20c/kg cheaper inplaces. Plain condi�oned cows at-tracted increased compe��on with asingle lot feeder ac�ve and as a result,they experienced li�le change. Threeand four score cows met weaker de-mand and sold up to 13c/kg cheaper.

May 11th - The posi�ve closeto the Western region last weekproved a good pointer for whatto expect when sales com-menced this week. The EasternMarket Indicator easily sur-passed last month’s record pricewhilst all of the Merino quotesfor 19.5 micron and broader alsosailed into uncharted waters.

Large gains were recorded onthe first day of sales followed upby smaller yet handy furthergains on the final day. Buyer de-mand is strong at the same �meas we head into seasonally tradi-�onally low weekly rosteredquan��es. Of the 37,800 balesoffered this week just 2.3% was

passed in. Major buyers includedTechwool, PJ Morris and Fox &Lillie with the top four account-ing for 50% of the Merino Fleeceoffering.

The previous two peaks in thewool market of January 2003and June 2011 were the culmi-na�on of an almost 65% risefrom the bo�om of the cycle tothe top. Percentage wise thecurrent rise in the wool marketis eerily almost at the same 65%mark. Total turnover for woolsold at auc�on for the season todate surpassed the 3 Billion dol-lar mark this week in what trulyhas been an extraordinary sea-son.

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Weekly Wool Sales Armidale Cattle Sale

Water mains flushingcomplete in Guyra Flush-ing of water mains con-cluded last week in Guyrain conjunction with the in-stallation of new valves insouth Guyra to improveoperational flexibility. Ex-tensive flushing of thewater mains was under-taken after complaintswere received from thecommunity about consis-tent issues with dis-coloured water coming outof their taps.

Crews from Armidaleassisted their colleaguesin Guyra to complete themains flushing with as lit-tle impact to the Guyracommunity as possible.Group Leader – ServiceDelivery Mark Piorkowskisaid that since the flush-ing was completed Councilhas received no dis-coloured water complaints

from the Guyra commu-nity.

“If anyone in the Guyracommunity is still experi-encing discoloured waterfrom their taps pleaselodge a service requestwith council,” said Mr Pi-

orkowski. “So far so good, but we

will also continue to com-plete routine dead-endmains flushing in a fewmonths’ time as part of ourregular maintenanceschedule.”

Council has also en-gaged a water treatmentspecialist to complete fur-ther water quality testingand training of staff at theGuyra Water TreatmentPlant. The water special-ist will make recommen-dations on expandedmonitoring and possibleupgrades to the filtrationplant.

To contact council or tolodge a service requestcall 1300 136 833 or visitthe self-service menu onthe council website atwww.armidaleregional.nsw.gov.au

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Guyra Sheep & Lamb Sale

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Three days in the bush cre-ated strong ties to culture andcountry with a recent Didgeri-doo workshop coordinated byAnaiwan Local AboriginalLand Council.

The activity, funded by theAustralian Government’s Na-tional Landcare Programme,offered the 14 like-mindedmen of all ages the chance tolearn the process of creatingand playing a Didgeridoo, or“didge” of their own while re-connecting to country atGuyra and Tingha, as a group.

Anaiwan LALC Chief Exec-utive Officer Greg Livermoresaid the idea was to take themen right through the processof making the iconic instru-ments from beginning to end.

Northern Tablelands LocalLand Services AboriginalCommunities Officer (andlong-time Didgeridoo crafts-man), Harry White, helpedprepare the workshop partici-pants with instruction on how

to source the timber and thedifferent tools required forsculpting the didges.

Greg said the men becameimmersed in the process, withmost completing their instru-ments for playing in one day.Once the participants hadtheir blanks ready, beeswaxmouthpieces were fitted tohelp give the unique sound tothe Didgeridoo.

Experienced players JoshBlair from Inverell and DavidLandsborough from Tinghawere on hand to lead the menthrough the basic elements ofgetting “the voice” from the in-strument through the difficulttechnique of circular breath-ing.

Greg said the time spent asa group built camaraderie andlasting memories and connec-tions.

“The young fellows in thegroup got a lot out of the expe-rience – learning with andfrom the older men. This is

something that I think they’llcarry with them for the rest oftheir lives,” he said.  “Andthat’s a good thing becausethey’ll be able to teach otherpeople.”

To learn more about theNorthern Tablelands LocalLand Services AboriginalCommunity Grants Program,contact Harry White on 026720 8303.

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Black Mountain PublicSchool year six school leadersattended the GRIP Leader-ship conference in Armidalelast week, stepping outside oftheir comfort zones to meetother leaders, share theirideas for leading change intheir school and reflecting ontheir own skills as a leader.Students volunteered to takethe stage, showing confi-dence and a commitment togrowing as leaders. It was anoutstanding event that im-pacted on students in manyways, further supportingtheir leadership develop-ment.

Black Mountain PublicSchool students were veryfortunate to have a trio fromthe Conservatorium of Musicplay for them at our schoollast Friday. Students enjoyedchamber music played on apiano, cello, flute and xylo-phone and learnt the mean-ing of a variety of musicalterms, including what pro-grammatic music is. At the

conclusion of pieces a part ofThe Carnival of Animals,composed by Camille Saint-Saëns, students were askedto identify the animal thatthe music was representingand parts of the music that

assisted them in coming totheir conclusion. It was awonderful opportunity forstudents to learn more abouta variety of instruments andto sit and appreciate music.

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to the great shave event whichwill see the Armidale andUralla Mayors lose their locks.

Michelle Murray is the insti-gator of this fundraiser and isbusy organising the eventwhich will take place at theGuyra Bowling Club on May25th.

As well as the two mayors,there will be four other baldheads by the end of the night,including Michelle and thereis still time to join in.

You can make donations atthe NAB in Armidale, Guyraand Uralla – just quote that itis for Love Your Sister. Therewill be a raffle and items forauction. Raffle tickets are forsale at the Bowling Club andalso at Guyra Vet Clinic.

On the night there will a$20 smorgasbord availableand there will also be kids facepainting and crazy hair colour.

As we head into winterbeanies will be needed andfree wool is available at theBlack Sheep wool shop if youwant to contribute.

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17th May Raete Townsend18th May R Forbes/D Garniss21st May Lions Club22nd May Jeane�e Jarvis23rd May Noreen Williams

Community NoticeboardMeals on Wheels

Street Stalls19th May Westpac Helicopter24th , 25th, 26th May Rotary31st May Hospital Auxiliary1st & 2nd June Lions Club

Church NoticesSt James AnglicanSunday 9am Morning Service, 1stSunday of the month Backwater2pm, 3rd Sunday of the monthBen Lomond 11.30am Rev Mark Evers 6779 1111St Mary’s CatholicSaturday Mass 6pm in Guyra,Sunday 9am, 1st Sunday ofmonth Ben Lomond, 3rd SundayWards Mistake, otherwise GuyraSt Columba’s PresbyterianGuyra Sunday 9.00am, BenLomond Service, first Sunday ofeven-numbered months, 2.00pmRev Andrew Campbell, ActingSession Clerk: Jim Coleman6733 2021Uniting 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 679 1257ROTARY CLUB dinner meetings2nd & 4th Tuesday of the monthat Rafters Restaurant, 6pm for6.30pm. Ph: Aileen MacDonald 0417 079 307

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the bunker and criticise with-out offering alternatives, butthe following suggestionsWILL advance Guyra.

1. As I alluded to in “TheQuandary” (published in theGazette on May 2nd) moneywould be better spent on com-pensating shop owners to de-molish all of the dangerous,aging awnings and replacethem with a uniform bull noseverandah style to all of thoserelevant and suitable shops,mostly on the western side anda few on the eastern side ofBradley Street. This wouldhave a far greater visual im-pact and create a feeling ofcommunity cooperation. That’sgot to be a better idea!

2. I saw (eyesore?) a dilapi-dated scout hall. If there wereseveral user groups of that ilkthat would justify a new build-ing on that patch of soil, thenit could incorporate new facili-ties at the rear for the freecampers on the verge of the la-goon. By now Guyra should beaware of the cash injection into

the local economy by “free-loaders”.

3. A stand-alone Visitor In-formation Centre on the NewEngland Highway oppositeRafters, incorporating a the-atrette showing re-runs of Lit-tle Boy Lost and selling LBLmerchandise.

I am aware of opportunitiesbeing explored by others to es-tablish tourist attractions in-cluding a cycle track on therailway and historical bustours etc. alongside the al-ready established attractions,but they need a sales windowlike a Visitor Info Centre.

I have previously gone toprint in your local rag aboutestablishing a walk fromwhere the Little Boy was lostto where he was found. An en-terprise of this nature wouldgo a long way towards makingGuyra a destination instead ofa drive by.

4. There is a phenomenonsweeping the world right now.It is called “Disc Golf” and tomy knowledge is not availablewithin a 400km radius ofGuyra. I dare you Guyra-itesto be trend-setters and estab-lish a course. It would have a

brain-snapping impact onGuyra. The proviso is that youcut me in for 10% after youmake your first million, that’sonly fair- right?

If history has taught us any-thing about Guyra it hasproved that Guyra cannotgrow from the wealth gener-ated from within its own ruralcommunity. Guyra needs aconstant infusion of wealthfrom outside its boundaries,and that wealth is driving pastyou down the highway everyday. You just need to figure outhow to get them down themain street and spend somemoney in your town at all ofthose lovely coffee shops.

So there it is – 4 outstandingideas to grow Guyra.

Are you going to let thingshappen?

Are you going to watchthings happen?

OR are you going to MAKEthings happen?

OR will apathy reignsupreme and nobody does any-thing?

Your choice! DDaavvee WWiilllliiaammssoonn

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It is an honour to be asked tospeak today. This has been acommunity project for about 12years; first being flagged whenthe MPS was being built. Coun-cil applied for 10 more beds andreceived same in 2009.

After much consultation itwas found to be just as costly toupgrade and add to the old facil-ity as to build a new facility.Over the years and after manysetbacks we have now achievedthis project.

I would like to acknowledgethe following:

Dave Cushway and Hans Hi-etbrink for deflecting the ar-rows, and doing so much work inthe beginning;

Ned Mozell and Ben Harris,the engineer who worked veryhard on the plans and site. Nedwas engaged for this project,however, over the years I thinkhe thought he was waiting for apension;

Peter Stewart’s work and ef-fort with the plans, consulta-tions with Hunter New England

Health, not for profit organisa-tions, checking other aged carefacilities, redraws because ofstaffing costs, helping the Advi-sory Committee with consulta-tions with specialist aged careadvisors – he did a great job.Thank you Peter;

To the Council staff who haveworked hard on this project; alsothose staff who have moved on,we thank you;

To Barnaby for the fundingand support for this project, wethank you;

To the prospective Councillorswho showed such interest in this

facility before being elected toCouncil. They took time out tocome and visit the progress ofthe build in their own time,thank you;

To Jan and her team who areabout to enter into a new worldwith updated technology andmodern facilities and to the res-idents whom we hope enjoy thisnew facility;

And not least to Adam Mar-shall who has given this projectand especially to me such greatsupport over the time he hasbeen here, thank you Adam;

Lastly to the original commit-tee who started the Kolora Unitsto which they had two life mem-bers: Mrs. Gloria George andMr. Herb Williamson, deceased.

Sadly I delivered the invita-tion for this opening to Gloriathe week before last but shepassed away last Thursday.

I am grateful to be here to seethis opening.

Thank you.DDoorrootthhyy VViicckkeerryy

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Council NewsMayor’s MessageArmidale Regional Council’s elected members will be getting out to each part of the region through a new initiative starting later this month.The Councillors’ Cuppas initiative will include about a dozen public forums at locations throughout the Armidale region, enabling residents to meet the councillors find out about current issues and ask questions. The first Councillor Cuppa will be held in Wollomombi on TTuuesday 29 May, to coincide with the village’s regular Local Advisory Committee forum.The Wollomombi forum will begin at 6pm

While the forums might vary a little from one another, they will all be informal events to encourage people to ask questions or

vide fpro feeedback.They will typically begin with a short presentation on current Council-related issues, before a group question and answer session. Community members will then have a chance to talk to the councillors one-on-one or in small groups.The locations for Councillors Cuppas in

residents in all parts of the regioleast one session.A few Councillor Cuppas have bin for the next few month and Coli i i i h i

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liaising with community representatives to schedule other sessions.This is the latest step in Council’s goal to be available to residents and work closely with the communityy.. The success of last month’s tour of Lower Creek by councillors and senior staff shows the benefit of these forums in the communities, as well as residents’ appetite for opportunities to talk to Council representatives.We look forward to speaking with residents in each of the locations and can’t wait to get to Wollomombi to kick the Cuppas off.

Simon Murray

Under Section 35 of the Roads Act 1993, notice is given that the Minister for Lands and Forestry will consider the closing of an unnamed road off

a Road, TTTuubbamurr Tuubbamurra (adjoining lot 101 DP751436). Council has applied to close the road to transfer the land to the adjoining landholder, in exchange for a newly created road to provide access for another adjoining landowner.All interested persons are invited to make submissions about the proposal to the Chief Executive Officer, Armidale Regional Council, PO Box 75A, Armidale NSW 2350, within 28 days of the date of this advertisement.Council will receive submissions on behalf of the Minister and all submissions will be referred to the Minister’s delegate for a decision. Under the Government Information (Public Access)

sions mayAct, information in submis y,, at thediscretion of Armidale Regional Council and NSW Department of Industry – Lands, be referred to the person(s) who initiated the proposal for appropriate consideration.Enquiries to Ralf Stoeckeler 0429 366 234Council Ref: ARC16/0351Armidale Regional Council Interim Chief Executive Officer Chris Rose

Road closure - Tubbamurra

Council will put almost 60 properties up for auction on Friday 14 September 2018 to recover unpaid rates. A full list of the 59 properties is now available on the Rates page of Council’s website

Land sale for unpaid rates

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Armidale Chamberrss, 135 Rusden St from 1pm. The public are welcome to attend.

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en of the YMarshall, and Guyra Citiz Yeear DotVickery to officially open the $7.5 million complex.The project was a decade in the making, initiated by the previous Guyra Shire Council, and was backed by a total of $2 million in Federal Government assistance - $1.5 million grant from the Department of and Ageing and

g J yThe new energy-efficient complex replaces the existing Kolora Aged Care building and increases the number of beds from 22 to 32.Councillor Murray told the opening it was important to have high quality aged care that could meet demand in the area, so the community’s older members could stay close to family.“It’s necessary for the wellbeing of the residents but it’s also important for the connectedness and health of our community,” he said.Several speakers acknowledged Mrs Vickery’s key role in the project’s inception and realisation.

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Thursday 17 May 2018Authorised by the Interim CEO Chris Rose Armidale Regional Council, PO Box 75A, 135 Rusden Street,Armidale NSW 2350. Ph: 1300 136 833 Fax: 6772 9275.

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On Wednesday 9th May, St Mary of the Angels hostedtheir annual Mother’s Day BBQ to celebrate the won-derful work that our mums and grandmothers do for

us. We hope you all enjoyed a very special day.

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Jess, Hugo and Darcy Sisson

Sam, Tracey and Joe Reeves

Darcie, Sarah, Lucy and Jack Campbell

Boston, Jayde and Teo Starr

Ethan and Amy Wilson

Jack and Kate Wesley

Leah and Rikki Jones

Tricia and Kath Varley

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Fergus, Olive, Amber, Milla, Flynn & Lily McFarlane

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So ... you noticed! �ere was somethingwrong with the scores last week - we forgotto update them. Apologies - we’ll try not todo that again!

�e battle is on: DeJay has caught up toShona, both now joint leaders on 98 points.

Although scoring only 6 points, Vu andhis selection team are in 2nd place on 92,followed closely by Beth on 90.

Girls 436 - Boys 418. Is a trend starting:the Boys wallopped the Girls this week 40-28.

Moose Knuckle has reclaimed No. 1 spoton the Locals Leaderboard on 92 points.Mailman had a shocker to score only 4points to topple into 2nd place on 90.

Jy and Chris are next on 88, followed byfour on 86, including �e Shadow whoseems pleased he is now 4 points ahead ofUncle Grandpar.

A�er a few weeks of quite good scores,Eel-be-Right took the cake for the lowestscore and slipped right down the Leader-board to almost last position.

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Guyra Gazette Wednesday May 16, 2018 Page 10

Guyra Gazette Wednesday May 16, 2018 Page 11

LLaaddiieess’’ ggoollffThe NEDGA Jug 4BBB

Stroke Championship spon-sored by Grills Racing wasplayed last week.

Karen Oehlers and JulieWalker combined well to takeout the 4BBB Stroke compe-tition at Guyra Golf Courseon Wednesday 9th May card-ing 62. Vicki Reeves andJoyce Betts were runners upon 67. We thank Grills Rac-ing for their sponsorship of

this Championship event. Putt of the day astounded

the most experienced golfers,when a 5 metre putt re-fracted off an autumn leaf, toturn a corner, then drop intothe hole – true story.

On Wednesday 23rd May aPar Medal event is set downin the program. May MitchellMemorial Match Play firstrounds need to be completedby this day.

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MMeenn’’ss ggoollffLast Saturday saw the

mixed championships con-tested in particularly tryingconditions. The winners wereVicki and Brock Reeves withReg Walls and KarenOehlers runner up. Nearestto the pins went to GrahamShiels on the 7th, BelindaLenehan on the 9th and 10thwith Karen Oehlers on the18th. On Sunday an 18-holepar was played with Steven

Sole winning from RogerGrills with Barry Simpsonclaiming all the nearest tothe pins. Next Sunday will bethe Guyra open 4 Ball spon-sored by Davidson, Cameronand Co Guyra. The Vidler’sButchery 4 Ball champi-onships are on Sunday the27th May, so grab a partnerand see how many Opal Covepoints you can get.

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Spuds look to get back on trackThis Saturday the Super

Spuds host Warialda in thefirst of two massive homegames that could prove crucialin this year’s premiership.

After a disappointing trip toAshford the Super Spuds andSpudettes have put a big redcircle around the Warialdaclashes as they aim to get backon track.

The Spudettes were morethan competitive at Ashford,but made too many mistakesand went down 16-6.

Natalie Hammond was thestandout for Guyra with agood try and plenty of impor-tant runs.

She was named players’player and scored big in theother player points.

Sophie Gaukroger, AlliBurey and Britt Youman werealso strong.

The Super Spuds then pro-duced their worst half of foot-ball this year and were madeto pay.

The Roosters ran in threetries before Guyra knew whatwas happening and had toplay from behind.

Anthony Dittman turned thetide with a good individual ef-fort that put six points on theboard for the Spuds beforehalftime, but it was a rarehighlight.

Guyra started the secondhalf much better and made it18-10 when Brad Waterscrossed while Ashford had aman in the sin bin.

Unfortunately Guyra alsowent down to 12 men and Ash-ford scored again before twomore players, one from eachside, cooled their heels in thebin as tempers started to fray.

The stop-start affair stillcould have gone Guyra’s waywhen Dittman sliced throughfor his second and a greatblind side play sent Waters ona long run before he linkedwith Brock Laybutt for the try.

Just two points behind,

Guyra then went for a unlikelywin, only to fall short.

Ashford ran in one more onthe bell to end it 30-22.

Dittman, Jack Mooney andBeau Orchard were Guyra’sbest, but the Spuds are al-ready plotting a much better

performance against Warialda.Leaguetag kicks off at

1.15pm with the men to follow.The bar and canteen will be

open and both teams could dowith some support from thehome crowd.

Jack Mooney wasone of Guyra’s best

against AshfordPhoto Grant Robertson

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Guyra Gazette Wednesday May 16, 2018 Page 12

Caspers hit back with a winThe Casper’s 1st Grade hit

back for their first win of theseason with a 2-1 victory overArmidale City Westside on awindy Saturday afternoon.

In freezing conditions Guyracontrolled most of the firsthalf and were rewarded withfirst points when Rheece Han-debo scored his second goal ofthe season.

The home team fell away atthe start of the second half, al-lowing the Armidale side tohit back and make it 1-1.Guyra were in all sorts oftrouble after this and lookedout of the game until veteranJason ‘ball hugger’ Purvissparked the young side with agoal of his own.

The Caspers held on for thewin with young gun HarrisonDowden best on the park withScotty Miller and BJ Cameron

also having good games. Making it two from two, sec-

ond grade held on for theirfirst win of the season againstArmidale City. Running witha strong wind in the first half,Guyra played some good foot-ball and went into half timeup 3-nil, thanks to a doublefrom Charles David and ReidTasso knocking in the third.

Armidale came back in thesecond half, putting two in theback of the net. Guyra wereable to hold on for the win,failing to score again despitenumerous chances and unableto add to their half time score.

The Caspers now take onDK this Saturday at homestarting at 1pm for secondgrade with first kicking off at3pm.

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MMeenn’’ss bboowwllssThere were no Bowls played

Saturday May 12th owing tothe weather conditions, so Sun-day May 13th saw the Satur-day’s games played along withthe games set down for playSunday.

In Open Singles Col Stanleyplayed Barry Presnell. Colstarted off as usual but Barrystayed with him for a while.After seven ends Col had takencontrol of the game and wenton to take victory 31 shots to 12shots after 24 ends. The nextOpen Singles was betweenChris Kliendienst and DavidWilcox. Chris was away to anearly start and held the ascen-

dency for 20 ends. David keptin the game all the way andmanaged to draw even on end20. David scored two shots onthe next end only to have eventhe score on the following end,from then David surged aheadand went on to win the game 31shots to 28 shots over 37 ends.

Also played were three gamesof Handicap Singles: In thefirst game Barry Campbell (+3)played Andrew Sparke (-3).With a 6 shot start Barry wasnot about to let Andrew spoilthe party and slowly forgedahead and by end 22 seemed tohave the game well in handonly to have Andrew stage acomeback and by end 30 had

managed to draw ahead butthis was only temporary asBarry scored three shots on theend 37 and three more on end38 to take victory 31 shots to 28shots over 38 ends. The nextgame of Handicap Singles wasbetween Dan Kennedy (-8) andCameron Peardon (+1) thismeant that Cameron enjoyed a9 shot start. Dan took 17 endsto catch up the nine shot startand for the next three ends thescores were even and from thenon Dan took command andwent on to take the victory 31shots to 19 shots over 35 ends.The Third game of Handicapsingles was between RobertWalls (+3) and David Lyes (-1).

Robert with a 4 shot advantagetook full advantage and neverlet David into the game eventhough he closed the gap toonly one shot by end 32, thiswas as close as Robert wasabout to let him get and wenton to take victory 31 shots to 26shots in a marathon game over42 ends.

Club Championships setdown for this weekend May19th. Start: 1.00pm. Starterand Umpire: David Wilcox.

Minor Singles: Barry Camp-bell to play Mallie Wallsmarker David Wilcox. Ian Ja-cobs to play Roger Cox markerGeoff Reeves.

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Harrison Dowden was best on the park for the Caspers

Highly Improved Basalt Soil combined with Terrific Farm Infrastructure

•• Undulating to hilly heavy basalt New England grazing country•• Annual fertilizer application since the 1950’s•• 50 paddocks, 73 dams and 2.5 kilometres of permanent creek•• 950 mm average rainfall•• Consistently carrying in excess of 6000 DSE•• Balance of prime lambs and beef cattle•• 3 bedroom weatherboard home•• 3 stand shearing shed, 3 sets of sheep yards & a set of steel cattle yards•• Total of 9 multi-purpose sheds in excellent condition

Auction Friday 15th June 11:00am Rafters Restaurant, Guyra

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‘Emily Park’ Ben Lomond521.8 Ha / 1,289 ac