Monthly Newsletter for

the Balranald Shire com-

munity and

Balranald Shire Council Councilor Contact

Details

Mayor

Cr Leigh Byron

0428 201 301

Deputy Mayor

Cr Alan Purtill

0429 201 301

Cr Steve O’Halloran

0429 619 880

Cr German Ugarte

0407 267 087

Cr Jo Roberts

0409 147 787

Cr Trevor Jolliffe

03 5020 1597

Cr Doug Allen

0421 526 671

Cr Jeff Mannix

0409 783 075

Travelling on

Closed Roads

From time to time, inclement weather necessitates Council

to close all unsealed roads.

This will include roads that lead to Mungo.

Advance warning signs confirming these closures

exist in Mayall St and at the Euston Prungle intersection.

Council wishes to advise people that driving on closed

roads may lead to heavy penalties.

For further information, please contact Council

on 03 5020 1300

ISS UE

November

2016

11

Balranald Shire Council Newsletter Issue 11 – November 2016

Coming Events NEWSLETTER

Newsletter published by:

BALRANALD SHIRE COUNCIL

70 MARKET STREET (PO BOX 120)

BALRANALD NSW 2715

www.balranald.nsw.gov.au

OFFICE HOURS 8.30AM TO 5.00PM

MONDAY TO FRIDAY

PH: 03 5020 1300 FAX: 03 5020 1620

AFTER HOURS EMERGENCIES 0418 322 902

Service NSW Hours Balranald

9.30am to 4pm Tuesday to Friday

Closed for lunch 1pm - 1.45pm

Euston 2nd & 4th Thursday of month

11.30am to 3pm Closed for lunch 12.15pm - 1pm

Call Centre 13 77 88

COMMUNITY GENERAL INTEREST

Abilities Links in Balranald every Wednesday Call Carol on 0487 740 000 ROAR – Reach Out and Relax Last Tuesday of each month Call Chris on 0428 096 462

Adult Day Care at the Hospital Monday 10am-2pm, Thursday 10am-2pm Phone Hospital 5071 9800

Seniors Club every Friday 2pm Senior Citizens Hall

Hospital Auxiliary 2nd Monday of the month 2.30pm, Adult Day Care Centre Ph. Dawn 50201311

Health Advisory Council (HAC) 4th Monday of each month 7:00pm Contact 5071 9800

Baby & Child Clinic Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri - Balranald Tue - Euston

Balranald Immunisation Clinic at Hospital every 2nd Wed 9.30-11.00am Call 0427699485 to book

Little Bunyips Playgroup each Thursday 10am to 1pm - River Street. Contact Bridgette 0427 240 688

Sing Australia Friday 1.30pm -Presbyterian Church

Men's Shed Tues & Thurs 8am Heritage Park

Take Off Weight Naturally Club at Multipurpose Centre Mondays 6pm Call Heather 03 5020 1478

Optometrist (from Deniliquin) last Wednesday of the month, appointments @ Balranald Chemist

Balranald Wool Centre 3rd Friday of month, 11am - 3pm @ The Gallery. New members welcome

Balranald Community Arts & Crafts 3rd Monday of month, 2pm @ The Gallery. Painting Group meets each Monday at 10am

Balranald Hospital Auxiliary every 2nd Monday of the Month @ 2:30pm at Adult Day Care Centre

Narelle’s Driving School Ph 0402 782 597

Balranald Harvest Christian Centre each Sunday at the CWA rooms in Market Street from 10.30am

Balranald History Group 4th Tuesday of month in Theatre Royal Ticketing office Market St. from 5pm

CanAssist Balranald Branch 2nd Monday of month 4pm - 92A Market St. Second-hand book shop open Mon to Sat 10am & Wednesday 1.30pm Call Karen 0404 842 037 or Kirstyn 0448 158 709

Vision Australia - contact Yann, Mildura 5023 9500

Sureway Employment & Training Tuesday & Wednesday 8.30am–5pm Call Michael 03 40284900

Balranald Presbyterian Church - Monday Ladies KYB 7.30pm @ Hall, Last Tuesday of month PWA @ Hall, Thursday Mens KYB 7.30pm @ Manse, Friday Ladies KYB 10am @ Manse, Sunday Wor-ship service 10am (last Sunday of Month Hospital service at 2.30pm)

Balranald Rescue Squad meet 3rd Thursday of each month - 8pm at Rescue Squad headquarters.

Friends of the Southern Cross Market Day - Fourth Sunday of each month - Woodsys corner 8.30am

CareWest Community Transport for non-urgent door to door transport. Call Connie 0350719819 or 0428 335 711

www .ba lrana ld .nsw .gov .au

Disclaimer - Balranald Shire Council

reserves the right to edit or rewrite submissions for grammar, style and clarity or to conform to restrictions of space. Council makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of this information and does not accept responsibility for errors or omissions contained within this publication.

If you are aware of errors, please notify Cherie Murphy as soon as possible at cmurphy@balranald.nsw.gov.au or call 03 5020 1300.

2nd Dec Balranald Hospital Auxiliary CHRISTMAS STREET STALL from 9.00am (no early birds) @ Balranald Senior Citizens Centre Christmas Cakes, Christmas Puddings, Cakes, Relish and lots more All donations greatly appreciated

11th Dec Community Christmas Carols at Royal Theatre 6pm onwards

16th Dec MotoX fundraising raffle drawn at the Balranald Ex-Servicemen’s Club

17th Dec MotoX AGM & Presentations Regatta Beach on Yanga Lake (location subject to change)

31st Dec SAVE THE DATE New Years Eve celebrations at Greenham Park Hall and grounds from 7pm

What’s on Mondays

Sun - Wed Mon - Sun Tue &Thu

Thursdays

Fridays Saturdays

At Balranald Ex-Servicemen's Club Members Seniors Lunch Happy hour 5-6pm $10 lunch 12-2pm Dinner 6 - 9pm Bingo Tuesday 7pm, Thursday 2pm

Riverina Super draw from 7pm $200 Members draw from 7pm Raffle / members draw from 6.30pm Free Poker from 6.30pm facebook.com/clubbalranald

7 Days/week

Mon/Thurs Tues / Sun Wednesday

Thursdays

Thu/ Fri Thu/Sun Fri & Sat

15th Dec

31st Dec

What's on at Euston Club Resort Station46 Bistro daily Lunch 12 - 2pm Dinner 6 - 8.30pm. Café open all day Free Bingo Mon 10.15am Thurs 6.45pm Poker Tues from 6.30pm Sun from 6pm Raffle night & members draw from 6pm Members cash draw from 7pm Riverina Super draw 7 - 9pm Members cash draw from 6pm-8pm Social Bowls. Registration 12.45pm Free Live Entertainment from 7.30pm MEGA Raffle last Wednesday of month facebook.com/eustonclubresort CHRISTMAS FUNCTIONS Book your Xmas Function at Euston Club & Resort. Contact Richard on (03) 5026 4244 Carols by Candlelight @ Euston Riverfront Reserve: gates open 5.30pm Food stalls, kids activities, Santa, Andrew Wishart, Paul Costa, Phoebe Bray, Euston P.S., LED Candles available to purchase, BYO Chair/Rug “Snake N Rooster” Trio Commencing at 8pm till midnight in Function Room 1.

Also available at the Club- * Member drink prices must show membership card *Full TAB facilities, *Keno, *Coffee shop, *Pre-paid phone credit, *City Link passes *Fishing licenses, *Pre-paid Broadband vouchers, *Seniors Kiosk & internet access, *Free WiFi, *Outdoor seating & smoking area & area within the main bar for under 18’s, ** must be accompanied by a Parent/Guardian

Renovations currently underway - please bear with us

Balranald Shire Population - 2300

Shire Area - 21346km²

Balranald Shire is surrounded by five of the most iconic river

systems in NSW.

They are The Murray River,

The Murrumbidgee River, The Lachlan River,

The Wakool River and The Edward River.

River Flooding

Euston is looking a whole lot

greener along both highway

entrances as the highly

anticipated tree avenues have

now been planted.

With thanks to the Euston

ClubGrants program, Balranald

Shire Council was awarded a

generous sum for the purpose of

beautifying the township

entrances.

Thanks also to the Euston

Beautification Committee who

coordinated the planting of the

trees.

In total 50 trees have been

planted in the road reserves

along the Sturt Highway.

The tree species used is

Corymbia ficifolia ‘Wild

Sunset’, commonly known as

West Australian Dwarf Gum,

which at full height will reach

between 4-6m only and

provide beautiful foliage all

year round.

Council would like to thank the

Euston Club for their support in

funding this project.

Euston Tree Avenue

Murrumbidgee and Murray River

flooding has now peaked and will

begin to subside over the coming

weeks.

In Balranald, the Murrumbidgee

River peaked on November 9th

with a height of 6.91m recorded

at the Balranald Weir.

In Euston, the Murray River

peaked on November 14th with a

height of 9.05m at the Euston

Weir.

Minor to moderate flooding is still

occurring in the Lachlan River,

the peak has not yet reached

Oxley. This is anticipated to

occur around mid-to-late

December

This information was sourced

from the Bureau of Meteorology,

for more information please visit

http://www.bom.gov.au/

Flooding around Balranald Township. .

Balranald

Visitor

Information

& Discovery

Centre

Cnr Market and River Streets

Open Daily

10.00am to 4.00pm

Phone 03 5020 1599

CountryLink tickets and

fishing licences can be

purchased from the

Visitor Infor-

What a busy month it has been. My congratulations to all the senior students in our Shire upon the completion of your exams. To the Class of 2016, on behalf of Council I would like to wish you the very best in all your future ambitions. The weather for the Balranald Derby Day could not have been better. It was a wonderful event with a fantastic turn out. Even better to see was local horses winning and placing in their races, congratulations to local trainers on a fantastic effort. I am pleased to report that despite all the water flowing into our townships the flooding has not caused any substantial damage and no houses have been lost. Councils levee banks held up well, and although staff had sandbags at the ready in the event that flooding exceeded forecast heights, these were not needed, and the water is now receding. Coming into the festive season I would like to wish all our shire residents and visitors a happy and prosperous Christmas. May your holidays be filled with family and fun. For all those travelling on our roads, please travel carefully.

Rubbish Tip Hours

BALRANALD 1st October - 30th April

Tuesday 5.00 - 7.00pm Thursday 5.00 - 7.00pm

Saturday 10.00am - 1.00pm Sunday 10.00am - 3.00pm

1st May - 30th September

Tuesday 3.00 - 5.00pm Thursday 3.00 - 5.00pm

Saturday 10.00am - 1.00pm Sunday 10.00am - 3.00pm

EUSTON Tuesday 1.00pm - 6.00pm

Thursday 1.00pm - 6.00pm Sunday 9.00am - 3.00pm

Tip Tokens $11.00 are available from

Councils office, Visitor Information Centre,

Caltex, Market Street, Café Cassaro

Euston Post Office & Takeaway

Fees start from $11 per one axle trailer or utility

Ensure your bin is

put out on the

kerb the night

before collection

Please don’t over

fill your bin!

Residents, please note! As previously advised,

waste must be confined to allow the bin lid to fully close at the

kerbside pickup.

Overfilled bins result in littering and will not be collected by the

contractor.

Your help is appreciated. Thank you.

LID MUST CLOSE

Next Ordinary Meeting of Council

- Tuesday 20 December 2016 -

5.00pm at the Council Chambers

From the

Mayor’s Office

Mayor Leigh Byron

Christmas

&

New Year

O f f i c e

Closures

Residents please

note:

Balranald Shire Council

Office will be closed from

3pm Friday

December 23rd, 2016

And will reopen

8.30am Tuesday

January 3rd, 2017

Service NSW (RMS)

will be closed from

2pm Friday

December 23rd, 2016

And will reopen

9.30am Tuesday

January 3rd, 2017

Balranald Library will be

closed from

5pm Wednesday

21st December, 2016

And re-open

9am Wednesday

January 4th, 2017

Should you wish to borrow

books for reading over the

Christmas/New Year break

please ensure you visit the

library before it closes for the

holidays.

Free LLS Workshop

Around the Shire there are currently a number of

roadworks projects in progress.

Maintenance grading is well underway in readiness

for the coming grain harvest season. Recent rains

have also assisted Council to pursue their capital

works program. Works have been essentially

completed on the Prungle-Mail Road and are

currently underway on the Tillara Road, as well as

the Balranald-Ivanhoe Road.

Council has recently contracted Primal Surfacing to

undertake road resurfacing works within the

Balranald township. These works are necessary

maintenance to prolong the life of the roads.

Balranald Motorcycle Club would like to thank

everyone who supported them during the 2016

racing season. It takes an amazing effort to bring

top quality Motox Racing to our town and they

have been totally blown away by the generosity of

people who have donated time, materials and

money.

The club’s major fundraising raffle is on again with

a kid’s 50cc Honda motorbike as first prize and

$200 meat voucher second prize. Tickets are

available from Balranald Takeaway or online at

www.visitbalranald.com.au/balranald-motox-racing.

Join them for the raffle draw at the

Ex-Serviceman’s Club, 6pm on December 16th.

The clubs presentations are on Saturday 17th

December to be held at Regatta Beach which is

currently flooded. If access is not restored they will

advise of an alternative venue. They will also use

this opportunity to hold the club’s Annual General

Meeting, this is just a formality as all positions

have nominations for 2017 but anyone wanting to

join the committee as a member or helper your

input would be greatly appreciated.

Roads Update

Western Local Land Services, supported by Australian Wool

Innovation, are offering a series of free Canid Pest Ejector,

1080 and Pindone training and wild dog control workshops

across the region.

A session will run at the Homebush Hotel on February 3rd,

2017 from 9am til 4pm. Lunch and morning tea will be

provided. Spaces are limited, please register early.

RSVP by December 16, 2016 to

Kade Small | Senior Land Services Officer

0447 325 418

kade.small@lls.nsw.gov.au

Balranald MotoX Club

Christmas Carols Balranald Combined Churches Christmas

Carols @ Royal Theatre from 6pm on

December 11th 2016.

Euston Carols by Candlelight @ Euston

Riverfront Reserve from 5.30pm December

15th 2016

Storm Damages Water Supply at Euston

On the evening of Friday November 11th, the major storm in our region

caused an electrical shutdown on Euston’s water supply. However

thanks to Council staff member at Euston, Peter Mattschoss, and

contractors from Charnock Electrical who worked tirelessly around the

clock the risk of water supply failure was averted by the Sunday.

The moment of impact was captured by CCTV.

Celebrate in Balranald! Saturday 31st December At Greenham Park Hall From 7pm till 12.30am

A fully-funded plan to address a range of issues highlighted by the NSW Government has already been completed and sent to the Minister for Local Government on Friday 18th November. The plan was developed through the combined efforts of councillors and senior staff, after Minister Paul Toole on 8th November gave notice he was considering imposing a Performance Improvement Order. The Minister’s warning follows a report by the Office of Local Government, which identified a range of procedural, policy and other issues which could hinder Council’s performance and ability to serve the Balranald community. The plan Council finalised demonstrates just what Council can do when we all work together to achieve a common goal. We’re all on the same page when it comes to delivering the best possible results for the people of Balranald, and the efficiency with which this plan was developed demonstrates that. The Minister’s Notice of Intention gave council 14 days to respond to his letter and 6 weeks to provide an implementation plan addressing the findings and recommendations of the report. However, the newly-elected Council and its staff were so committed to improvement that Balranald’s response was received by the Government by Friday 18th November. Council is confident that this plan will not only help us address those challenges, but ensure we are able to continue to support our community at a local level. A copy of the Minister’s Letter and Council’s response can be found on Council’s website www.balranald.nsw.gov.au

Balranald Council Finalises Implementation Plan