Crooble Chronicle
April 2014 Can’t believe it’s April already, where has the first quarter gone?
Which also means that BAS (tard) time is also upon us, (have
decided that this is the real reason I had children, with far
superior computer skills than myself). Well done to the organising team of the Croopa Creek Rugby Gala
Day, a fabulous time had by all.
Plenty of choice for fellowship with ANZAC and Easter services
around the district, hope to see you there!
And maybe a wish for just a little more rain…… Ed
CROWS REUNION
RUGBY
CARNIVAL
GREAT SUCCESS! The Croppa Creek Crows Rugby
Union Club celebrated 20 years
this year with a gala day of rugby.
The Club formed in 1994 with a
few keen lads with an idea. John
Deluca became manager and Dan
Shelton the President.
10years passed and the original
players moved on to other stages
of life. After a 10year break a
new generation of players also
answered the call to reunite.
Andrew Gillan and Andrew
Stevenson along with the Croppa
Creek Bowling Club organised a
mini carnival to mark 20 years.
The day was an outstanding
success. Damien Timmins an
original club player ran on with
others from all walks of life.
Lawrie Timmins, Lucas Timmins
& Ethan Bellman were mascots.
Goondiwindi Emus, Moree Bulls,
Bingara River Rats attended.
Feathers were ruffled with Moree
Bulls the outright winners and
presented with a shield.
Thanks to the various sponsors
who helped promote the day and
many thanks to organisers and
helpers and all those who
attended the day!
Croppa Creek Soldiers Memorial Hall
Committee
invite you to an
ANZAC DAY
SERVICE Friday 25
th April 2011
At Croppa Creek Soldiers’
Memorial Hall
At 7.00 a.m. Followed by breakfast
Donations for which
will go to Legacy
All Welcome
Enquiries: Wendy Forsyth 67545239 Any school kids coming may like to wear their uniform
and lay a wreath on behalf of their school.
Happy Birthday! April –
Damien Timmins and Lawrie Timmins,
Angela Swan, Sam and Tab McDouall,
Todd Bellman, Eric, Heidi and Travis
Mills, Ben and Harry Whibley, Graham
and Lachlan Gall,
Christina Smith and
all the other April babies.
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Closes 30th April
CHURCH NOTES St Johns Milguy
APRIL 6 Milguy 9:00 am L/R
13 Milguy 9:00 am L/R
Easter Sunday
Pastor Doecke
20 Moree 9:00 am HC
27 Milguy 9:00 am L/R
Anglican Parish of Boggabilla Easter Services
Good Friday Croppa Creek – 9.00 am
Tulloona – 11.00 am
Easter Sunday Yetman – 9.00 am
Yallaroi – 11.30 am
North Star – 5.00 pm
Regular Services
2nd Sunday Crooble/Popinguy - 9.00 am
Yallaroi - 11.30 am
4th Sunday Croppa Creek - 9.00 am
Tulloona - 11.00 am
Call Dan Avenell on 07 4676 3267 or
0439 735 942
ALL WELCOME
CWA of NSW
North Star
Branch
Next meeting Thursday 24th
April 9.30 am
Informative, stimulating
and plenty of humour....
What more could you ask
for?..... New Member
enquiry always welcome
.... 0746763186
Croppa Creek Happenings � Social bowls Sat arvo’s @ 6.00pm during day light saving. New players welcome, ladies & men young or mature, come & have a bit of fun. $5 green fee. All welcome. Bowls available. Lawrie Timmins 0427545227 for more information.
� DrumMuster bookings to Lawrie
Timmins 0427545227 Thanks to all who do
help with organising their deliveries, and
do the right thing. � Croppa Creek Bowling Club directors
meetings are held on the 2nd Wed of each
month at 7.30pm.
� Golf on demand! . Golf course is ready to go, get your family, mates & anyone else you like & get out there!
NEW FIRE TRUCKS Thanks to the NSWRFS, Moree now have a new CAT6 with
9000 litre capacity and Croppa Creek Brigade a new CAT 1
with 3500 litres capacity. Both trucks are more users
friendly. More water to make fire fighting easier for the
small band of volunteers. The NSWRFS engineering
department are always trying to make the job of fire fighting
less hazardous and reduce the fatigue factor for volunteers.
Pictured: DAMIEN TIMMINS, TODD BELLMAN and
LAWRIE TIMMINS
NORTH STAR
ANZAC SERVICE 11am at the Memorial Park.
Marchers to assemble by
10.50 lead by the North Star School
to the service in the Park.
Lunch at the North Star Sporting Club
following the service.
Crooble Hall
Committee
Meets on the first Monday
of the month at 7.30pm
All Welcome
Positions Vacant * Croppa Creek Store is seeking enthusiastic person/s to join the team at their busy General Store on a
casual basis up to 10 hours per week. Key duties will include short order & take away food preparation,
customer service and retail sales including agricultural spare parts sales, post office duties and general
cleaning.
The successful applicant will possess exceptional customer service skills with a happy, outgoing and
positive nature and a strong work ethic including puntuality, honesty, attention to detail and respect for
the workplace. Essential skills and experience include: cash handling and the capacity to prepare and
present food to a high standard. Possession of; or willingness to obtain, an RSA and a Safe Food
Handling Certificate would be an advantage.
Written applications outling experience and skills relevant to the position and a current resume should be
forwarded by post to, Croppa Creek Store, 6 Buckie Road Croppa Creek NSW 2411
Or by email to [email protected]
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Croppa Creek Bowling Club is seeking someone who is willing to take on the cooking of evening meals each Friday and Saturday nights. Hours generally from about 5pm till 10pm depending on numbers. Enquiries to Scott Ramsay 0405327024
For Sale Lady Daiwa Golf
Clubs
Used 6 times,
graphite shafts,
good quality bag
and wood covers
included.
$350 Exc. Cond.
0427532850
Tharawonga Notes! Wishing everyone a safe and Happy Easter
Break. Term 3 starts Monday 28th April
Mother's Day morning tea is on Monday 5th
May at Crooble Hall at 10am. Everyone
welcome!
North Star
Pony Club
MINI CAMP
April 18-20th
Nth Star Club
Ernie Dingo visits Croppa Creek! The Croppa Creek Store had a
surprise visitor recently,
Ernie Dingo and his friend –
Moree local and internationally
renowned artist Belinda
Williams called in for a burger
on their way to the Drought
Buster BBQ at Walgett . They
also visited with our own
reknowned locals, Sam and
Jenny Bailey– Lovely people,
great to meet them.
QUOTE FOR THE DAY
Eighty percent of success is
showing up.
Woody Allen
Date claimer
Biggest Morning tea
Friday May 30th
North Star club
Fun laughter prizes
All welcome
RECIPE OF THE MONTH
Zucchini Parmesan Crisps - 500gm. zucchini or squash (about 2 medium-
sized)
1/4 cup shredded parmesan
1/4 cup Panko breadcrumbs
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
Freshly ground pepper, to taste
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line two baking
sheets with foil and spray lightly with vegetable
spray.
Slice zucchini or squash into 1/4 inch-thick
rounds. Toss rounds with oil, coating well.
In a wide bowl or plate, combine breadcrumbs,
parmesan, salt and pepper.
Place rounds in parmesan-breadcrumb mixture,
coating both sides of each round, pressing to
adhere. The mixture will not completely cover
each round, but provides a light coating on each
side. Place rounds in a single layer on baking
sheets.
Sprinkle any remaining
breadcrumb mixture over
the rounds. Bake for about
22 to 27 minutes, until
golden brown. (There is
no need to flip them
during baking –they crisp
up on both sides as is.)
Moree District Council Invites all members & friends to their
Annual General
Meeting 2014 DATE: Wednesday 16th April
VENUE: Cafe Gali,
Balo St Moree.
TIME: 11am Lunch Courtesy of Moree DC
Guest Speaker Richard Clark
GRDC Chairman &
North West Local Land Services Director
AGM Motions for Annual Conference
RSVP / Information: Stuart Gall (Chair)
[email protected] 0428 586677
Stuart Murdoch (NSW Farmers)
[email protected] 0427 437103
Country Girls Tips ! WHAT A LITTLE GEM THE CUCUMBER IS.
• Cucumbers contain most of the vitamins
you need daily, vitamins B1, B2, B3, B5, B6,
Folic Acid, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium,
Phosphorus, Potassium and Zinc.
• Feeling tired in the afternoon?Put down the
caffeinated soft drink and pick up a
Cucumber. They are a good source of B
Vitamins and Carbohydrates that can provide that
quick pick-me-up that can last for hours.
• Bathroom mirror fogging up after a shower?
Try rubbing a cucumber slice along the mirror,
it will stop the fog and provide a soothing,
spa-like fragrance.
• Are grubs and slugs ruining your planting beds?
Place a few slices in a small pie tin and your garden
will be free of pests all season long. The chemicals
in the cucumber react with the aluminium to give
off a scent that make them flee the area.
• Looking for a fast and easy way to remove
cellulite before going out or to the pool?
Try rubbing a slice or t wo of cucumbers
along your problem area for a few minutes,
the phytochemicals in the cucumber cause the
collagen in your skin to tighten, firming up the
outer layer and reducing the visibility of cellulite.
Works great on wrinkles, too!
• Want to avoid a hangover or a terrible headache?
Eat a few cucumber slices before going to bed and
wake up refreshed and headache free. Cucumbers
contain enough sugar, B vitamins and electrolytes
to replenish essential nutrients the body lost, keeping
everything in equilibrium, avoiding both a hangover
and headache!!
• Looking for a 'green' way to clean your taps, sinks
or stainless steel? Take a slice of cucumber and rub
it on the surface you want to clean. Not only will it
remove years of tarnish and bring back the Shine, but
is won't leave streaks and won't harm your fingers or
fingernails while you clean.
• Have an important meeting or job interview and
you realize that you don't have enough time to
polish your shoes? Rub a freshly cut cucumber over
the shoe, its chemicals will provide a quick and
durable shine that looks great but also repels water.
• Out of WD 40 and need to fix a squeaky hinge?
Take a Cucumber slice and rub it along the
problematic hinge, and the squeak is gone!
• Stressed out and don't have time for
massage, facial or visit to the spa? Cut up an entire
Cucumber and place it in a boiling pot of water,
The chemicals and nutrients from the cucumber
with react with the boiling water and be released in
the steam, creating a soothing, relaxing aroma that
has been shown the reduce stress in new mothers and
uni students during final exams.
• Using a Pen and made a mistake?
Take the outside of the Cucumber and
slowly use it to erase the pen Writing.
Also works great on crayons and markers That
the kids have used to decorate the Walls!!
More support for drought affected farmers in NSW Farmers battling drought in New South Wales can now apply for an increased rebate for installing water infrastructure to supply their animals with emergency water needs. Australian Government Minister for Agriculture, Barnaby Joyce, and NSW Minister for Primary Industries, Katrina Hodgkinson, have signed an agreement to increase funding for the Emergency Water Infrastructure Rebate. “For farmers doing it tough in NSW this agreement means the maximum claimed under this scheme has now risen from $30,000 to $50,000,” Minister Joyce said. “The rebate can cover up to 75 per cent of the cost of purchase, delivery and installation costs of water infrastructure for emergency animal welfare needs—it will make a big difference to primary producers. “The rebate can be used for the purchase and installation of water infrastructure including pipes, tanks, bores, troughs, pumps and delivery and installation costs. “Farmers who have already received the rebate are now eligible for an additional rebate. The additional rebate from the Australian Government will be automatically paid to all approved applications.” NSW Minister for Primary Industries, Katrina Hodgkinson said Commonwealth support for this program, which the NSW Government first introduced for primary producers in North West NSW in November, is welcome. “Drought has severely impacted many primary producers in NSW and it is pleasing the Commonwealth Government has now come forward with a comprehensive range of support measures which complement those implemented by the NSW Government,” Ms Hodgkinson said. “If farmers have any concerns they should contact the NSW Rural Assistance Authority for more information and advice on their eligibility. “Twenty-seven local government areas – and the far west Unincorporated Area – are now eligible for emergency assistance in NSW, which includes the Emergency Water Infrastructure Rebate.” To apply, contact the New South Wales Rural Assistance Authority on 02 6391 3000.
EUREKA AWARDS
OPEN The Australian Museum Eureka Prizes are open for entries, and in 2014 they are celebrating 25 years of rewarding science! This Eureka Prize awards $10,000 for excellence in the scientific research, development or innovative application of agricultural practices that have improved, or have the potential to improve, the productivity and sustainable use of our natural resources. Information about this prize, including judging criteria, conditions of entry and how to enter, is available online at https://eureka-entry.australianmuseum.net.au/
Entries close 7pm AEST
Friday 2nd May
Joke for the day Sean is the vicar of the Church of England near the border of northern and southern Ireland and Patrick is the priest of the Catholic church across the road One day they are seen erecting a sign together which reads: “THE END IS NEAR TURN YOURSELF AROUND NOW BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE” As a car speeds past them, a driver leans out the window and yells, “Why don’t you leave people alone, you religious nutters, we don’t need your lectures!” From around the curve they hear the screech of tyres and a big splash. Shaking his head, Father Patrick says “Dats da tird one dis mornin”. Father Sean agrees, then adds, “Do ya tink maybe da sign should just say, BRIDGE CLOSED”?
CALENDAR April
7th Crooble Hall Committee Meeting
9th
Croppa Creek Club Director’s meeting
16th NSW Farmers – Moree DC - AGM
18th Good Friday
20th Easter Sunday
21st Crooble Community Fellowship
25th Anzac Day – Services at Croppa Creek & North Star
26th Copeton Freshwater Swim
30th District Health Nurse Visit
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