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Macar thur Advancement & Development Association Inc. Issue Nº 216 MARCH 2017
MACARTHUR NEWS
The next General Meeting of the Macarthur Advancement & Development Association Inc.
Wednesday 8th March. 7.30pm at the Macarthur Senior Citizens rooms
Important Notice
The interruption to the power supply planned for Sunday March 5th has been postponed due to the events being held in Macarthur on that day.
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Hinterland Screenprints
Wendy Black
17 February- March 17
Portland Bay Press
21 Julia st, Portland, Vic
#macblackprintroom
Before you complain –
Have you volunteered yet?
Last week members of the MADA committee
were in Koroit with representatives of 17 other
small towns in the Shire. The sign above was part
of the presentation given by one of those towns
and it really made us think. One of the major
complaints we have been hearing is that other
towns, like ours, are having difficulty attracting
younger volunteers. They tend to be involved
only in sporting clubs or schools.
Over the past few couple of years most of the
presenters have been older people but now there
are younger people becoming involved in some of
the town organizations. Macarthur has something
like 22 different clubs and many of them are strug-
gling to fill positions on their committees and in
most cases the members are in the older age group.
There is a core group of people who are on more
than two committees and are being stretched.
If we don’t have younger men and women in-
volved and ready to take over, many of the clubs/
organizations will not survive. MADA, the
Historical Society, Lions Club, Hall Committee,
Swimming Pool Committee, RSL and others, will
not be able to offer the services and support they
have in the past unless they have an injection of
new members to share the load and ensure their
survival.
If you think something isn’t being done or
could be done better, before you complain, ask
yourself “How can I be part of the solution?”
Do we just need younger people to be in-
volved? By no means! The Senior Citizens Club
would love more members and so would the
Men’s Shed. Both of these groups cater to the
older members of the community. The Bowls
Club is always looking for more players, from any
age group.
One of the new Councillors was in town recent-
ly and was completely blown away by the facili-
ties and number of clubs and groups in Macarthur.
His town is slightly larger and not nearly so well
served. We will only continue to enjoy this if
people become involved.
Have you volunteered yet?
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The Great Australian Bake Off
The Great Australian Bake Off, on Foxtel’s LifeStyle
FOOD, is now casting for a new series! We are once
again looking for Australia’s best home bakers who will
have their bakes tasted in The Bake Off Shed by the
iconic Maggie Beer and culinary genius Matt
Moran.
If you or someone you know would like to be part
of the show, then we would LOVE to hear from
you!
Applications are open so if you or your mum, dad,
sister, brother, grandparent, uncle, aunt, colleague,
neighbour or friend are a star baker then click on
this link to apply… www.lifestyle.com.au/
applynow
Hurry because applications will be closing soon…
Good Luck!
Gemma & The Bake Off Team
(Check out the flyer for the Great Australian Bake Off on the Macarthur Facebook page…. Editor)
MACARTHUR BOWLS
CLUB.
WEEKEND PENNANT.
Congratulations to Division 4 finishing in 3rd
place on the ladder.
Semi Finals. Macarthur had the largest win of the
finals scoring 83 to Penshurst 56. Jean Schroeder,
Phil Burton and Ron Collie got away to a good
start but Ron had to retire and Val Burton came in
as substitute. The score of 36 was double that of
Barry King and co. Carole Dunn John Bragg and
Graham Windus put together a 28 playing Peter
Linke whose team scored 19. That figure, 19, was
then replicated by Carol Uebergang and Neville
Linke when their day ended on the same score.
Preliminary Finals saw Macarthur play Hamilton.
Unfortunately Hamilton were too strong on the
day putting an end to Macarthur’s run to the final.
Ron Steff defeated Carol Uebergang, the resilient
Fred Schroeder and Ian Douglas 33, 11. Ray
Downs had a great battle for most of the day to
run out late game winners 28 to Jean Schroeder,
Phil Burton and Roger Moodie 16. That left the
jovial matchup between Ray Fary who became
lost for words, and was defeated by Carole Dunn,
John Bragg and G Winduss 15, 27.
Congratulations to all players who put in through
the season.
Corporate Cup has finished, winners for the night
were Robyn Sharrock, Ian Douglas, Samuel Shar-
rock. Encouragement award went to Byaduk
Duck Fudgers, and Macarthur Men's Shed.
Winners for the comp were Macarthur Cricket
Club, the Who Dun Its, Greg Carter, Ian Brilley,
and Will Edwards, with Michael Brilley and
Jeremy Hunt as fill ins. The raffle was won by
Rosie Johnson. Thanks to our Sponsors for the
Corporate Cup, Petcheys Spuds and Alexandra
House.
Sunday 5h March the Club is holding a 'Skills Day' starting at 9.30am. Come and enjoy a morning of fun bowls, finish off with a cuppa and scones with jam and cream.
The Macarthur Bowls Club welcomes new members.
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Broadwater Tennis Club Inc.
Update on the happenings at Broadwater, we have one
competitive team this year. We start finals on the 25th
and play Willatook. If we win we play in the grand
final. Good luck to our team and bring home another
grand final medal.
Our Junior Tennis Training is happening at the moment.
We have 20 children registered. Brayden Burgess from
Warrnambool Indoor Tennis takes the children and they
all seem to have a lot of energy and are all doing really
well.
Thank you to the parents for committing to these
lessons and bringing their children. It is great to see them all playing and enjoying exercise.
MARCH 2017 Page 7
MACARTHUR CEMETERY TRUST
BOARD
The Board is pleased to advise the appoint-
ment of three new Trustee Board Members
as well as re-appointment of another,
whose 5year term had expired recently. In
making their applications, each of these
was required to be interviewed by the
Board, have their applications pass
through rigorous evaluation and assess-
ment by the State Department of Human
Services before receiving final approval by
the Governor-in-Council. In all, this
process took almost 3 months.
We are therefore happy to welcome Sharon
Muldoon, Grahame Stafford and Ian
Cowland to our ranks, each of whom we
are sure will bring their own particular
strengths and experience. The fourth (re-
appointed) member referred to is Barry
Sharrock. We should also mention here
that due to a limitation under the Ceme-
teries & Crematoria Regulations, the Board
is limited to just 11 members. Only
through the generous offer of Geoff Shar-
rock to stand aside was it possible for all
3 new applicants to be admitted to Board
membership. And despite his no longer
being a Board member, Geoff continues to
serve voluntarily until the next vacancy
occurs, at which time he is expected to
re-apply.
Our Cemetery enjoys complementary
remarks from the community and visitors,
whether for funerals, engaged in family
history research or just passing through.
Funeral directors too have praised the
state of our grounds and facilities. Gener-
ous donations are also made from time to
time to aid the Board in its work.
Many challenges confront small cemetery
trustee boards, mainly of a financial
nature, such as cost and maintenance of
equipment, mowers, fuel, weed control and
other expenses. Fortunately though, as all
work is done on a voluntary basis, no
wages or associated costs are incurred. It
should be mentioned here that community
volunteers to help with these works will
always be welcomed; also, that any such
volunteers are covered under our Personal
Accident Insurance policy in the event of
injury whilst working at the Cemetery.
The names of all other members of the
Board are:
Tom Kelly Chairman
Bernie Warren Hon. Sec/Treas
Darryl Kelley Board
Alan Bunworth Board
Malcolm Sharrock Board
Maurice Sullivan Board
George Hill Board
Editor’s Note; Due to an error by the Editor,
only part of this article was printed last
month. With apologies to the Cemetery
Trust Board we have reprinted the article in
full this month.
DAMS, ROADS,
DEEP RIPPING,
DRAINAGE,
STONE CLEARING
ROLLING, SAND, SOIL
or GRAVEL.
COWLAND EARTH MOVING
Brian Cowland
5576 1075
0407 528 608
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Broadwater Community
Reserve Inc.
IS AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY FOR
FUNCTIONS Birthday Parties
Meetings
Social Functionsll
enquiries to: Leonie Dyson 0438586762
Broadwater Playgroup Hamilton/Port Fairy Road 12km south of Macarthur)
Fridays 10am-12noon
We have altered the time to in the
morning, hopefully it will suit more
children and their parents
Everyone Welcome
Bladder Health The urinary bladder has a close relationship with the health of the whole body. It plays a crucial role in maintaining homeostasis by helping the body to remove urine. The most common bladder issue is cystitis, caused by bacteria infection, which affects around 1 in 2 women and 1 in 20 men. It's commonly manifested as frequent urination with urgency, burn-ing pain sensation during urination and a feeling of bladder is still full after urination. Any blood in urine or excruciating pain felt should have the conditions immediately checked by a medical practitioner. To keep the bladder healthy, drink plenty of water throughout the day, detoxify the body weekly using a botanical drink such as liquid chlorophyll and alka-line the urine by consuming soda water. Holistically, maintaining good personal hygiene, good blood sugar & adopting a healthy life style with a balanced diet, taking cranberry juice & drinking nettle leaf tea frequently will help to improve your bladder health.
Eumeralla Property Services
Home handyman, small renovations,
property maintenance, gardening
services.
Licensed Pest Control Technician.
Labour hire (High risk licence)
0419389022 55775220.
Email: [email protected]
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MACARTHUR NEWS
Editor: Merilyn Cook.
Layout: Carole Dunn
Printing: Moyne Shire Council
Published by MADA
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Advertising to: [email protected]
Articles & reports: [email protected]
Enquiries: Merilyn Cook 5576 1113
All articles and ads must be submitted by 21st of each month.
Articles for Macarthur News
Articles submitted for inclusion in this paper should be sent as a Word document using Times New Roman, font size 12.
Articles should be emailed if at all possible as this reduces the work required to prepare the paper for publication.
Septic tank cleaning
Portable toilet hire
Grease Trap Cleaning
Excavator 8Tonne with 300, 450 and
600mm Augers
Septic tank installation,
Septic treatment system installation
and effluent drain replacement
Servicing all areas
Parfrey Plumbing
0355761102
Fox & Lillie Rural would like to advise that
the Macarthur store will be open Fridays only.
Trading Hours will be from 9.00 am to
4.30pm or by appointment.
For any wool buying, receivals and general
inquiries please contact
Colin Petersen 0427 528 126
Macarthur store 55 761394
Hamilton Store 55 724445
Main office and store will be situated at 86-94
Lodge Road Hamilton. Colin, David, Mat,
Graham & Mark will be able to help you with
any inquiries in regards to receivals of clip lots
and oddments.
Macarthur Golf Club News
Opening Day for the Golf season 2017 is Sunday 19th March. It will be a 'Surprise Mixed Event' .... 12 for
12.30 start...... Please bring afternoon tea. There will be a working bee to clean the Clubhouse
on Wednesday 15th March at 9.30 am. There will be working bees each Sunday till 19th March starting at
9am. This week will be focusing on scrapes and
surrounds The Parklands Challenge tentative date -
1st or 2nd Saturday in May.
Charity Day this year is on Friday 19th May.
MACARTHUR PUB
HIGH ST
MACARTHUR
Pub News
.
Follow us on Facebook page Macarthur
pub for all updates on events
ROUND BALING
& SILAGE
WRAPPING
Glenn (Cotton)
Baker
Rolling — Mowing
Raking & Teddering
Spraying — Sowing
Phone: (03) 55784246
0419 836 784
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GRAMPIANS
Screenprints by Wendy Black
MacBlack Print Room
24 Heckfield st
Macarthur March 4 & 5 10 – 6
#macblackprintprintroom
PROPOSED CHURCH TIMES FOR
NMARCH MACARTHUR
These church times and venues are only tentative and may change, so it would be a good idea if you intend going to any of these services to check, we do try to let people know if there is a sudden change.
Phone numbers of respective Churches are at the bottom of this notice.
March 5th 3’n 1 Anglican Church 11am
March 12th Anglican Church 9am
March 19th Catholic Church 8.30am
March 26th Uniting Church 9am
The 3’n 1 services are Ecumenical each
Church has a turn at this.
ANGLICAN CHURCH
JODIE ANNETT 55784223
CATHOLIC CHURCH
COLLEEN HILL 55761161
UNITING CHURCH
SYLVIA LUKE 55761000
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Macarthur Community Gym
Membership only $50:00 per year.
All new members will have a free induction to the equipment with our
local fitness instructor Jodie Nicholls to get you started. You can then
choose to participate in Jodie’s twice weekly circuit classes which are
only $5:00 per class, and/or secure a key from the health centre so you
can go whenever you like.
Membership forms are available from Macarthur Community
Health, Enquiries 55522000
McLeod Transport
Livestock & General 45’ 2 x 1 Stock Crate Trailer 45’ Drop Deck Trailer
David McLeod
1127 Condah Road, Macarthur 3286
03 5578 4200 0428 527 264
SAM CAMERON PLUMBING Lic. 46663
Roofing & Spouting Wood Heater
Drainage & Sewerage Installation
Hot & Cold Water General Plumbing
Hot Water Units & Maintenance
Call Sam on 0419634972 today!
Macarthur Cricket Club is having a stellar year. A Grade has won the HDCA 20/20 as well as the One Day Final. The two day final starts 11th March and if they progress the grand final will be 18th, 19th and 25th. C Grade have had an up and down season but they are looking at making the D Grade final, keep up the good work players! The U16s are sitting on top of their ladder. Our fantastic Thursday night meals still on, only a few weeks left. Meals change each week. Check our Facebook page for what’s coming up. Everyone is welcome to come down for a good cheap meal. Check our Facebook page for our upcoming events and progress of our games.
Pictures courtesy of MCC Facebook Page: Wortley boys playing first ever game together (C Grade) Back page of the spectator
Back page of the spectator One Day final Trophy 20/20 trophy
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Macarthur and District Lions
It’s that time again to let everyone know what has been happening at your local Lions club.
We held a successful Australia Day dinner at the Recreation Reserve with between 80 and 100
people attending and our guest speaker was Marg Watt from Port Fairy. Marg gave a very informative
talk on her life as a new Australian (Marg was born in Scotland).
We have a busy time in the next few weeks, firstly we have the Camp draft catering at the begin-
ning of March on the Friday and Sunday. The following weekend we work in the Sheeben Tent at the
folky for 4 days. This is our major fundraiser for the year, we have to thank members and a lot of
locals and family and friends who help us fill our roster.
Macarthur club hosted our Lions District Cabinet meeting the first weekend in February: we had 50
district Lions, their partners and some of our members for dinner on the Saturday night.
Geoff Sharrock was our guest speaker on the night and gave a very interesting talk on Macarthur and
the district. The RSL and the Historical Society opened up their buildings for people to have a look
around. A few people took advantage of them being opened and were impressed with what they saw.
Once again thanks to Geoff and David Spring for opening their doors.
Sunday morning while the cabinet members were busy at their meeting, their partners and a few of
our local members boarded the bus (thanks Brad and Jenny) for a quick trip out to the windfarm, then
to the Duyvestyns’ for Coffee, Tea, Scones, Jam and Cream and a look at the birds and horses etc.
Those who wanted were given a ride on the buggy pulled by 2 Clydesdales by our granddaughter
Annie.
They were then taken back to Macarthur via the Timuli Blisters and Mt Eccles, then back to the hall
for more to eat, after which we all headed home. It was a great weekend and hopefully some might
come back and visit our town another time.
Christine Duyvestyn
Secretary – Macarthur and District Lions
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Land Plane
Raking
Disc Ploughing
Track
Formation
Field Span
Draining.
Hay Baling
Air Seeder
Mouldboard Ploughing
Power Harrow
Mowing
Offset Disc Ploughing
LACHLAN & WALLACE HILL
AGRICULTURAL CONTRACTORS
Lachlan: 0418 761113 Wallace: 0419 591971
:
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Keatings Caremore Pharmacy
Scripts Giftware Dry Cleaning
Every month we have two weeks of great specials
Need help? Call in and talk to Helen or Bev
G. HILL CONTRACTING
AGRICULTURAL SOLUTIONS
3 X 3 & 4 X 3 Square Baling. Disc & Mouldboard Ploughing.
Power Harrowing. V & Rotary Raking.
Self Propelled Mower. Conditioner & Windrower.
Silage Wrapping. Hay Cartage & Stacking. Harvesting.
Rotary Hoeing. Crop Rolling. General Cultivation.
Air Seeding of Cereals.
Direct Sowing of Small Seeds. Grouper Available.
Hay, Straw & grain Sales.
Phone George: 0427 053 488 Gary: 0427 761 302
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Parfrey Plumbing Macarthur
Your local Elgas dealer
Please contact us about the Elgas Seniors
Discount Promotion for existing
Elgas customers.
Phone: 0355761102
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