Crooble Crooble Crooble Crooble ChronicleChronicleChronicleChronicle AprilAprilAprilApril 2012012012013333 Hello All, Hope you all had a joyous Easter, and managed to get to a few of the interesting events that were happening in our community last month. Personally, March was a bit of a blur, but we did manage to catch a live show at the Roxy (Dirty Fairy Tales), which was very funny and lively entertainment. If you haven’t been to see a show at the Roxy, I would highly recommend it! The other big event to hit the metropolis of Moree next month is the CWA of NSW State Conference, 6 – 9th May. There will be plenty to see and hear so be sure to have a look while the Country Girls are in town! Hope to see you all at the Anzac Service at Yallaroi, and enjoy beautiful Autumn. Ed

Come and join concerned residents

from this community at an information evening to be held at

Croppa Creek Club Tuesday 23 rd April 2013

7.30pm – 9.00pm Supper Provided

Speaker : Phil Laird – Maules Creek Community Council(grazier)

This is an opportunity to have questions answered and to find out what will happen in our area and to find out where we stand with CSG.

Enquiries: David Gillan 67540363

0427543164

Crooble Hall Committee Meets on the first Monday of

the month at 7.30pm

ALL WELCOME

OPEN FORUM COAL SEAM GAS &

MINING IN OUR REGION

Who: MP Kevin Humphries – Nationals Member

for the Barwon Electorate

When: Friday 12th April 2013

Where: Town and Country Club Moree

Time: 12-1pm

“I encourage anyone with concerns to come to

the Town and Country Club for a chat on the

issue”.

The Yallaroi Community invite you to an

Anzac Day Service

Thursday 25th April 2011 At Yallaroi Hall

At 7.30 a.m. Followed by a community breakfast

All Welcome

Enquiries: Lee Ann Thompson

67295123

CHURCH NOTES-

April St Johns Milguy 7 9:00 am L/R Pastor Doecke 14 Moree 9:00 am HC Milguy 11:00 am HC Goondi 5:30 pm HC 21 Moree 9:00 am L/R 27 Pastor Dahl 7:00 pm HC 28 Pastor Dahl Moree 9:00 am HC Popinguy Services are held on the first Sunday of month at 4pm.

ALL ALL ALL ALL WELCOMEWELCOMEWELCOMEWELCOME

North Star CWA Next meeting

Tuesday 23 rd April

9.30 for 10am start

WHAT’S ON AT THE ROXY APR - MAY 2013

It was too quiet…It was too quiet…It was too quiet…It was too quiet… Apart from the gentle breeze moving through the cracks and splinters in the walls, floor and doors, it was too quiet… Too quiet for what used to happen here in the shearing shed. For several years it has stood resolute proud, so sadly now redundant, almost soulless. They’d gone out of sheep and had no use for the shed! It’s surrounds, the rails, yards, and dipping trench with vegetative overgrowth, coping as best it could from the ravages of time, weather, soil shifting, structures moving. Like the railings once useful and strong in their containment, slipping, falling, defeated, mal-aligned similar to a worn out hip in a human. Grass grows profusely hiding many of the railings, it too blowing swaying from the gentle breeze. What lies underneath the plant growth that’s quiet, seemingly secretive in existence –Ants, Spiders, Snakes, Earthworms, Witchety Grubs or White Ants…take your pick! I’m stunned by the silence of the shed. an occasional creak in the tin or wood.. otherwise silence. Cob webbing decorates indiscriminate spaces, ledges and tools left from some time ago. How long since human voices infiltrated the air, hurriedly going about the task of mustering, shearing, drenching and dipping the sheep; the reason for the shed and yards, now no voices …..nothing! The machines and wool press, stoic, upstanding, deafening in their stillness and redundancy. If machines could talk: ’I was once tired, I’m rested and refreshed, relocate and use me please! Never forgetting our ovine mates, where are the sheep? Long gone! Some still alive, others living on in the next or subsequent generations. In the past how many sheep or indeed their forebears ran, were handled through the holding pens, the boards and then the shutes to freedom minus their heavy fleeces. Now there are none of them, eerie…none of them. It was too quiet, when I noticed the lanolin stained wooden pens, the swinging doors and wool bays. The stillness of the disused shearing combs lying haphazardly in a pile where they were last used. A poignant reminder of an era that once existed, the busyness, dust, aroma of wool and sweat, animals and men. A small oil pot, just as splendid as when it was commissioned for use in lubrication of just about every nook and cranny, now it sits motionless, still useable, but motionless. It was too quiet, it could change if the sheep came back you know! Though it is quite unlikely…. Out of the corner of my eye I see a bits and pieces box with tools, joiners, lids and rags, the cardboard slowly disintegrating with visible prolific white ant activity. Soon the box will not exist. It was too quiet to hear unless you were up close, then it was insect frenzy. Life is like that, seemingly nothing happening unless you engage all you senses and really see and take in all that is, obvious or not.

Edna Peabody

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Koala Management UpdateLATEST RESEARCH ON LOCAL KOALAS TO BE REVEALED AT MOREE UPDATE - FRIDAY 12th of APRIL The latest research on local koalas will be released at a Koala Update forum in Moree to be hosted by the Croppa Creek Koala Landholder Working Group and the Border Rivers-Gwydir Catchment Management Authority (CMA):

DATE: Friday 12th April TIME: 10 am – 12:30 pm VENUE: 66-68 Frome St, Moree Office Block The Border Rivers-Gwydir CMA funded the research to help fill in the knowledge gaps about koalas living in this region. Koalas in eastern Australia were recently classified as vulnerable, but until now there has been very little data about how well local David Hunter from the Moree Veterinary Hospital will discuss the regional database he was prompted to set up after taking part in the Koala Rehabilitation Workshop held in November 2012. Details are recorded about where the animals were found, their age, gender and overall state of health. Border Rivers-Gwydir CMA Implementation Officer Leah MacKinnon says the database will also provide useful information for the creation of a regional Koala Map.“To build the Koala Map we’re now looking for historic records about koalas and anecdotal information from local people. During the forum we’ll be inviting people to tell us about where koalas have been spotted recently, and where they’ve been seen in the past,” said Ms Mackinnon. “We’ll use this information to put together a more comprehensive picture of what’s happening to our koalas, and where the best patcheskoala habitat are located.” Also on the agenda will be the development of a roadside vegetation plan that will incorporaasset for the local region. The Moree Plains Shire Council is developing the plan in collaboration with the Border Rivers

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Koala Management Update LATEST RESEARCH ON LOCAL KOALAS TO BE REVEALED

FRIDAY 12th of APRIL

The latest research on local koalas will be released at a Koala Update forum in Moree

Catchment Management Authority (CMA):

DATE: Friday 12th April

, Moree – NSW Govt

Gwydir CMA funded the research to help fill in the knowledge gaps about koalas living in this region. Koalas in eastern Australia were recently classified as vulnerable, but until now there has

koalas are faring. David Hunter from the Moree Veterinary Hospital will discuss the regional database he was prompted to set up after taking part in the Koala Rehabilitation Workshop held in November 2012. Details are

were found, their age, gender and Gwydir CMA Implementation

Officer Leah MacKinnon says the database will also provide useful information for the creation of a regional Koala Map.

looking for historic records about koalas and anecdotal information from local people. During the forum we’ll be inviting people to tell us about where koalas have been spotted recently, and where they’ve been seen in the past,” said Ms Mackinnon.

l use this information to put together a more comprehensive picture of what’s happening to our koalas, and where the best patches of

Also on the agenda will be the development of a roadside vegetation plan that will incorporate koala habitat as an asset for the local region. The Moree Plains Shire Council is developing the plan in collaboration with the Border Rivers-Gwydir CMA.

2013 Ride for Chopper Mountain Bike Challenge In his white, tight, Elvis outfit, leaving very little to the imagination, Service Community Liaison Officer, Michael Wilson, is planning to channel the King of Rock and Roll and be crowned the King of the Mountain.The Ride for Chopper Mountain Challenge will take participants on a gruelling eight day tour from Parkes to Tamworth.To sponsor the ‘Wannabe King’ and help support the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service, please give Michael a call on 02 6764 9400 or email; michael.wilson@rescuehelicopter.com.auTo find out more about the event, or even register your own team, visit; http://www.rescuehelicopter.com.au/events/ride-for-the-chopper-2013

Thought for the day

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Croppa Creek Happenings � Social Lawn Bowls at Croppa

Creek Club on Saturday/Sunday

afternoons at 3pm, $5 to play, flat

sole shoes to be worn, bowls are

available. Contact Lawrie Timmins

0427545227 for more information � DrumMuster 26th April 2013

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� Golf on demand! � In February we had a visitor “Drop In” to

Croppa Creek. Although we did not get his

name, his visit was quite amazing. He was a

paraglider whom had taken off from Godfrey

Wenness property at Mount Borah, Manilla

and flown all the way to Croppa Creek. He

was part of a larger group aiming to reach

Goondiwindi and beyond in a distance

challenge. He met with some not ideal

weather over Yallaroi and was forced to fly

west and consequently lost his ‘thermal’ and

had to land. Croppa Creek Golf course was

nice open space. Each paraglider carries a

GPS tracker and can be “found” by their pick

up team with relative ease. The world record

for distance paragliding is over 340km. More

information about Godfrey’s Paragliding

School can be found at

www.flymanilla.com.au

� A big thank you to Ned who is always

mowing the Croppa Creek Golf Course!

In March Croppa Creek Store had a visit from Dundrambie

Enterprises of Inverell. Norm and John are experts in cost

reductions and growth solutions for your home or business.

The have assisted us in installing time of use metering at our

store which has resulted in a significant reduction in our

electricity bill. They are happy to talk to people wishing to

save on their electricity, and they promise they won’t call you

during dinner from India!!! Their contact number is 6721 1999

or office@dundrambie.com.au

Recipe of the month Chicken, mushroom and bacon pies Ingredients 1 tbsp olive oil 4 green onions, chopped 750g chicken thigh fillets, diced 2 garlic cloves, crushed 175g rindless bacon, chopped 2 tbsp plain flour 200g button mushrooms, sliced 1/2 cup chicken stock Salt and pepper 1/3 cup light cooking cream 2 sheets frozen shortcrust pastry, partially thawed 1 egg, lightly beaten 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, partially thawed Sesame seeds, to decorate Method Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken in batches. Cook, stirring for 5 minutes or until browned. Transfer to a bowl. Add bacon to pan. Cook, stirring until golden. Add onion, garlic and mushroom. Cook until mushroom is tender. Return chicken to pan. Add flour. Cook, stirring for 1 minute. Add stock, salt and pepper. Reduce heat to low. Simmer, covered for 15 minutes or until sauce thickens. Stir in cream. Remove from heat. Cool. Preheat oven to 200°C (180°C fan). Grease 4, 7.5cm (base) x 11cm (top) pie tins. Cut shortcrust pastry in half diagonally to form 4 large triangles. Line base and side of 1 pie tin with 1 piece. Trim edge and brush with egg. Repeat with remaining triangles. Spoon chicken mixture into cases. Cut puff pastry into 4 squares. Place 1 square over filling. Trim edge. Repeat with remaining puff pastry. Place tins on a baking tray. Brush tops with egg. Sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake for

30 minutes or until golden and puffed. Serve.

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FREE help to save power and money Gwydir Shire Council Environmental Services are pleased to promote - the Home Power Savings Program. Households that join the Home Power Savings Program will save up to 20% off their power usage. More than 145,000 pensioners and families on a lower income have already taken advantage of the program and are on their way to saving power and money. The program aims to reach 220,000 households by 30 June 2013. Every eligible* household that joins the program will get a FREE: •Home power assessment by an energy expert to identify ways to save power in the home •Power Savings Kit to help kick start savings which includes: •stand-by saver power board •4 energy efficient light bulbs •low flow showerhead •shower timer •tap aerator •draught-proof strips for around the door •door snakes •Personal Power Savings Action Plan You can register for the program or get more information at the Doctors, Centrelink and at the Council offices in

the Shire. Please contact Saul Standerwick on 0408402903 or sstanderwick@gwydir.nsw.gov.au

Copeton

Freshwater Swim Gwydir Shire Council is the major sponsor for the

first ever Copeton Fresh Water Swim.. The swim

with ALTITUDE!

Being held on April 27th

, with two courses a 2km

and a 600m, it is sure to be a fantastic event for

both swimmers and spectators alike with food

and market stalls, entertainment and random

prize draws throughout the day.

For more information: www.copetonswim.com

Wings n ThingsWings n ThingsWings n ThingsWings n Things Gwydir Shire Council is proud to announce its first Shirewide event, the Wings ‘n Things Bird and Bush Festival. The event will be held over the October long weekend (4 to 7 October) and will showcase our beautiful bird routes and amazing Shire. Over this weekend a ‘Galah’ Dinner will be held at the Living Classroom in Bingara. A Bush Poets’ Breakfast will also be held at Cranky Rock Nature Reserve, Warialda. There will be a scarecrow competition leading up to the event. The scarecrow entries will be displayed throughout the Shire and the winners will be announced at Gravesend on Sunday 6 October. Community groups, organisations and businesses are all encouraged to be a part of this event. Suggestions include running a workshop, holding a kite flying afternoon, hosting bird watching tours. Any celebration which relates to the theme, Wings ‘n Things or, the bush. If you would like to participate or, have some great ideas to share, we would love to hear from you. We can offer assistance with the planning and promotion of your event. . For all enquiries please contact Tracey Carr on 02 67242000 or tcarr@gwydir.nsw.gov.au

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CWA of NSW

State Conference

2013

Hosted by Gwydir

Group

In Moree NSW

May 6-9th 2013

CALENDAR

April 6th Crooble Hall Committee catering CC Club

8th Crooble Hall Committee Meeting

10th Croppa Creek Club Director’s meeting

12th CSG Info Session with Kevin Humphries

Koala Management Meeting

Opera at the Roxy

21st Crooble Community Fellowship

23rd Crooble Coal Seam Gas info session

25th Anzac Day – Service at Yallaroi

27th Copeton Freshwater Swim

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