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On Sunday, 5th December this year , the congregation of the Greenwell Point

Union Church will be celebrating the 120th anniversary of the laying of the

foundation stone.

The church was financed by the Berry Estate, the bequest of the late David

Berry, and the stone was laid by Mrs H.G. Morton on 3rd December 1890.

The church was officially opened at noon on Wednesday 10th June1891

with 4 clergy taking part and 200 local people attending. Aft er such a wonder-

ful occasion, the church played a central role in the community for many years.

Unfortunately during the late 30's and early 40's, it fell into disrepair. The

school was also closed at this time (from 1940 to 1952) because of low

attendance - things were grim. However due to the enthusiasm of the local com-

munity, the hard work of the Trustees and later, the Ladies Auxiliary, the res-

toration of the church began. We can, now, in 2010 be very grateful

for the hard work and dedication begun over a century ago, with a huge effort

over the hal f century mark that enables us to worship The Greenwell Point Un-

ion Church along with her sister church at Meroo Meadow, is quite unique in

that it truly belongs to the community, where Ministers and worshipers from

all Christian denominations can hold services in the church , whether they be

celebrations of worship , weddings, funerals or Christenings.

At present, we have regular Sunday

Services at 8 am, held by All Saints Anglican Church, Nowra Presbyte-

rian Church and Nowra Uniting Church. A Bible Study group meets on

Tuesday during the school weeks. The 120th Birthday Celebrations are

for the whole community. It will take the form of a Thanksgiving service at 2

pm followed by afternoon tea in the Community Hall

Elizabeth Cross

GREENWELL POINT UNION CHURCH 120 YEAR ANNIVERSARY

Greenwell Point Gazette Volume 73 Nov/Dec 2010

LETTERS TO

THE EDITOR

GAS CONTINUED 'Further to my outrageous outburst and

rant regarding being charged $20.00 per cylinder by the gas supply company,

and having been told by the phone-person that "you're not the sort of cus-

tomer we want". I organised to have the previous gas supply company pick up

their cylinders from my premises and contacted another gas supply company

which does not charge a service fee per cylinder and supplies gas at the same

rate. I fully expected to be sent a refund

cheque by the previous company for the gas not used in a cylinder delivered on

18/05/10 and picked up on 29/07/10 and which had not been turned on up until

the cylinders were removed. I was pre-pared to forego the small amount which

would have been left in the other two cylinders however, being an age pen-

sioner, to lose $99.00 is rather a bite out of the household budget (such as it is.)

Nothing was heard from the past gas supplier so I contacted their office only

to be told that "the driver says that all three cylinders were empty". I disputed

the fact and was referred to the general manager who rang me the following day

and re-affi rmed the claim made by the driver. The manager also went to the

trouble of scouring the records of use on our account and came up with the amaz-

ing statistic that "going on your previ-ous use of gas, those cylinders would

have all been empty by the time we picked them up."

This, of course, raises the question; What were we using to cook with before

the new gas supplier turned up with three new cylinders?

In the course of this conversation the manager let it drop that this company

holds over 5,000 clients. Allowing for the possibility that each account has 2

cylinders, that means that, at worst, that gas company is also holding over

$200,000.00 in spurious fees paid by customers who have coughed-up for the

service fee they have no rights to. Not bad lolly for doing bugger-all.

The good news, folks, is that there is another gas supply company which

DOES NOT CHARGE A SERVICE

Culburra Beach Medical Centre A Bulk Billing Family Practice with both Male

and Female GP’s providing a wide range of

Health Care for all ages.

Immunisations, flu clinics, Health Chec ks,

Mental Health support and much more.

Culburra Beach Medical Centre

Cnr Prince Edward and Canal Street

Phone 4447 5430 Fax 4447 5435

www.culburramedicalcentre.com.au

Consultations by Appointment Only

Letters to the Editor, send to: [email protected]

THE GOOD OLD DAYS

We met and we married a long time ago,

We worked for long hours when wages were low,

No TV, no wireless, no bath, times were hard,

Just a cold water tap and a walk in the yard.

No holidays abroad, no carpets on floors,

We had coal in the fire and we didn’t lock doors,

Our children arrived, no pill in those days,

And we brought them up without any state aid.

They were safe going out to play in the park,

And old folks could go for a walk in the dark.

No valium, no drugs and no LSD, We cured most of our ill with a good

cup of tea. No vandals, no muggings, there was

nothing to rob, We felt we were rich with a couple of

bob. People were happy in those far off days,

Kinder and caring in so many ways. Milkman and paper boy would whistle

and sing, A night at the pictures was our one mad

fling. We all got our share of trouble and

strife, We just had to face it – that’s the pattern

of li fe. Now I’m alone and look back through

the years, I don’t think of the bad times, trouble

and tears. I remember the blessings, our home and

our love, And that we shared them together, I

thank God above.

Collected , and sent in by Elaine Bryce

FEE. Get wise, get with the OTHER

COMPANY and save $40.00 or, in our case $60.00 (+ GST!)

Don't be hood-winked into paying for something that is somebody else's re-

sponsibility. Mike Smith

The next Gazette will be in early

February

SAD NEWS Mike Smith also tells me of the passing

of Bob Hill of Klimpton Press. Klimp-ton Press publishes the Gazette. Mike

says, he was a man who just couldn't g i v e u p w o r k t o r e t i r e .

He says, Bob always had a cheery word to say and was always most obliging in

getting small jobs done without a grum-ble. He was a true Aussie gentleman

and will be sorely missed by many busi-ness people of the Shoalhaven region

who had dealings with him.

113 Greenwell Point Rd Greenwell Point

Email: [email protected] Website:www.anchorbaymotel.com.au

Ph. Jeni & Garry 44471722


SCHEME PROPOSED FOR TELSTRA SITE

A scheme has been proposed and set out by the Council. It com-

plies with the Village Master-

plan.

The existing undeveloped part of

the Telstra exchange is both unat-tractive and a waste. The new

scheme will display an attractive

gateway to the main business

area of the Point.

GTTP intends to submit the scheme to Telstra requesting

them to implement the scheme.

Telstra have improved their left

over land in other parts of the

country. The scheme involves about half

the site leaving the remainder to

Telstra facilities.

A garden of 138 m2 would in-

clude native screening shrubs (to 4m) adjacent to the fence to

screen the Telstra facility. Low

shrubs and grasses adjacent to

paths and seats.

Two seats are positioned towards the centre of the park. Six trees

would be planted along Jervis

Street and into the park. A path

would run through the park to the

seats.

The Telstra site at present from Jervis St

The proposed scheme

Greenwell Point Gazette Volume 73 Nov/Dec

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

14 APRIL 1885 Oyster Reserve - The foreshores of Goodnight Island situated in

the Crookhaven River, opposite

Greenwell Point, are declared to

be exempt from the power of

leasing, and to be a public oyster reserve.

Main Road 92

West from Greenwell Point For anyone heading west from

Greenwell Point, there is a new road between Nowra and Ner-

riga. Then from Nerriga to Ta-

rago and beyond the road is not

new, but good.

I thought I would give it a go when I was heading east, back

from Wagga, to Greenwell Point.

I thought anything to avoid the

Barrengarry and Cambewarra

mountain roads. I managed to get to Tarago (on the back road be-

tween Goulburn and Canberra). I

remember Tarago well, when I

worked as a young engineer on

the construction of a huge mine there, in the 1970s. Tarago is 67

km from Canberra (south), 40 km

from Goulburn (north) and 61 km

from Gunning (west). From here

it took me one and a half hours to Greenwell Point. There was only

4 km of gravel road and not a lot

of traffic, yet it was a road that

needed concentrat ion, with

speeds varying between 80 and 100 kph. The only problem we

had was three caravans that were

travelling in convoy and refused

to move over for us to overtake

on the section from Tarago to Nerriga.

The new road from Nerriga to

Nowra is great except for very

conservative speed limits of 60 to

80 kph between Nerriga and

Tianjara Falls. The stretch from Tianjara to Nowra is an easy 100

kph road. The scenery of rock

formations on the ascent from

Nerriga are spectacular as is the

waterfall at Tianjara. On the older road from Tarago to

Nerriga we crossed the upper reaches of the Shoalhaven River

at Oallen. This was a low level

crossing and weight limited. I

suspect that this crossing is very

subject to flooding in downpours. It was great to see our river from

the other end.

I am sure that the new road will

be good for Greenwell Point

businesses. It will bring in many more Canberra holiday makers.

As we headed east, at the end of

the school holidays, nearly every

car heading towards us was had

an ACT number plate returning home after their holiday.


“Greenwell Point was a great place to fish then,” John explains.

“You could go prawn trawling,

use long lines, go trapping, catch

king fish.”

Southern Gull II followed in 1979, but seven years later John

and Sheila decided to pull in the

lines and sold the boat.

“Typical of an ex-fisherman, I

quickly found a job at the Green-well Point Hotel as a barman/

cellarman and stayed 21 years,”

John says with a laugh.

Never one to be left at home,

Sheila started work as a volun-

tary secretary at the school which soon turned into a full-time

cleaning job. In 1988, 13 years

after she started, she finally put

down her duster.

John and Sheila joined the Greenwell Point Volunteer Bush

Fire Brigade (now GP Volunteer Rural Fire Brigade) in 1974 and

were active members for 35

years, retiring and becoming life

members last year.

John was captain and Sheila sec-retary treasurer from 1993 to

2004.

“It was like being part of a big

happy family,” Sheila says.

“There was a real sense of achievement.”

The brigade took John to

hotspots all over NSW, not

just responding to bush fires

but also to house fires, car accidents and storm events.

“It was a time of great ca-

maraderie,” John says, add-

ing with a grin: “And al-

lowed me to get dirty with-out getting into trouble.”

John also played Santa on

the fire truck every Christ-

mas Eve, tossing lollies to

the delighted children of Greenwell Point.

In 1998 the Milnes were part of

the team involved in designing

and building the new fire station

in Greenwell Point Rd. John and Sheila have written two

books about their beloved bri-

gade: Greenwell Point Fire Bri-

gade History and Black Christ-

mas and New Year 2001-02. Their efforts with the rural fire

service have been recognised,

with both receiving a National

Medal for Service.

But their public duties didn’t end there. During the 1970s John was

the president and Sheila the sec-

retary of the Crookhaven Sharks

Amateur Sports and Recreation

Club. Jeni Harvie

WHO’s WHO at the POINT John and Sheila Milnes

The Sheila and John Milnes story

begins in 1958 when they were

just 14 and 15 respectively. John quickly took a shine to the

bonny lassie Sheila, who had ar-

rived in Wollongong from Scot-

land several years earlier, and in

1962 marched her down the aisle to the alter.

At the time John was an ap-

prentice boilermaker with Aus-

tralian Iron and Steel and

Sheila worked as credit manag-eress for Waltons and then

Woolworths.

They settled at Lake Illawarra

and it wasn’t long before their

first bouncing baby arrived: a premie Sharon weighing in at 9

pounds!

A year later son Ken was born

and six years after that, in 1970, Michelle put in an ap-

pearance.

The recession of the late 1960s

made work difficult for John

prompting him to jump ship – literally – to join the Wollongong

fishing fleet.

In the early 1970s, he bought his

own trawler, Southern Gull I, in

partnership with his brother-in-law and the family moved to

Greenwell Point.

Bryce Warnock

Greenwell Point

Bowling and Sports Club Ltd 110 Greens road, Greenwell Point

SHOALHAVEN HOME COMPOST PROGRAM

It’s on again, the Shoalhaven

Home Compost Program!

Shoalhaven City Council will

once again be inviting you to at-tend a compost workshop – and

we give you a compost bin free

as well as a kitchen tidy bin for

the scraps free if you attend!

Workshops are only 1 ½ hours long and are run in Nowra, Husk-

isson and Ulladulla.

You can choose to attend one

daytime workshop, or one eve-

ning workshop or one workshop on the weekend. There is a work-

shop time to suit everyone!

At the end of the workshop, you

will collect your free compost bin

and free kitchen tidy bin. The bins will be yours to take home

and keep after completion of the

workshop.

Council believes it can reduce

household waste significantly simply by residents composting

at home.

So..if you are keen to try com-

posting, have a smelly compost ,

your compost just doesn’t break

down, or would just like to learn

how to compost properly..don’t

miss out! Book now, go to our

on-line booking site at


SHOALHAVEN BUSINESS

AWARDS GO TO the POINT

Andrew William’s local busi-

ness, Enhancing Community

Business, has won the Integral

Energy Shoalhaven Business

award for the “Best home based business”.

Andrew’s company prepares sub-

missions for non profit organisa-

tions to State and Federal govern-

ments. He also prepares business plans.

Andrew started as a nurse who

developed into senior administra-

tive positions. This finally led to

http://

calendars.shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au

(scroll to November or Decem-

ber) or phone 4429 3374.

Avalynne Wilby

SOUTHERN BREAM

CLASSIC GREENWELL

POINT 24 October This event was held with over 60 teams, comprising top enders,

kayaks and tinnies. Plastic lures

with a catch and release policy

saw very keen competition over a

very cold and rainy day. A few hundred people lined the

foreshores of Titania Park around

2 pm to witness the fantastic

scramble for the weigh in and to

catch sight of the fish caught. All fish were weighed and placed in

the mobile aquarium for later re-

lease. Hopefully they all swam

away safely to experience an-

other tournament. The organisers should be commended for organ-

ising a catch and release tourna-

ment, a policy that more fishing

clubs should encourage.

Ron Vaughan

his own very successful business. Stop press: Andrew has also just

won, in the Business Awards

category, for Best Home Based

Business, at the Illawarra Busi-

ness Awards at the WIN Enter-tainment Centre in Wollongong.

Congratulations Andrew.

Fresh local produce grown by

GREENGOLD VEGIES at 62 Millbank Rd Terara

Also at the Greenwell Point Hotel

3rd Sunday Morning of each month Beetroot/Cabbage/Leeks/Pak Choy

Beans/Rhubarb/Spinach/Broccoli/herbs Free Range Eggs

Also Fresh from Sydney Markets: Fruit/Bananas/Strawberri es/Spuds

Avocados/Tomatoes/Salad Packs Mangos, Peaches and Nectarines

PLUS LOTS MORE Produce sourced direct from the Syd-

ney Markets each week so it’s as fresh for you as it can be at the Greenwell

Point Hotel Market and at our farmgate shop at Millbank rd Fruit by the box is

available eg apples, oranges etc. Order by Wednesday -


PROPOSAL FOR AN INDIAN MYNAH BIRD ERADICATION PROGRAMME FOR GREENWELL POINT by Phil Reeves

BACKGROUND The Indian mynah was introduced

into Australia in 1862 to control insect pests in Melbourne Market Garden and in 1883 it was used in N. Queensland to control insect pests in sugar cane crops.

Unfortunately, this bird has adapted to the Australian environ-ment so successfully that it: - is fast becoming our #1 feral en-

emy (in 2005 it beat the cane toad and feral cat for the honour of “Pest of the Year”) - has been declared the second greatest threat to native birds after

land clearing - Is becoming more and more prominent along Australia’s east-ern seaboard, pushing relentlessly

north, south and westward UNSAVOURY HABITS This extremely aggressive bird chases out native birds from nest-ing hollows, sometimes even eject-

ing chicks from the nest, and even eating them. They build large nests which usu-ally rot after they’ve vacated, mak-

ing that tree hollow unusable for our native birds. They love nesting in roofs of houses where their accumulated droppings and mites can become a

breeding ground for disease (example – asthma, hay fever, and have the potential to spread sal-manellosis, Newcastle disease,

Avian influenza and infections leading to pneumonia) These nests also pose a fire hazard

when built in roofs or holes in our houses.

It is now a pest bird in many re-gions from Singapore to the Sey-chelles and has pushed native bird populations towards extinction in Polynesia, Hawaii and Mauritius.

ERADICATION PROGRAMME (OR JUST TACKLING THE PROBLEM) Councils and community groups

up and down the coast have, after several years of intense research, introduced several initiatives to stem the spread of the “flying cane toad” by:

- tracking the spread of the birds - education and awareness pro-grams - development and trial of traps

- efforts to minimize availability of food scraps around petrol stations and roadside restaurants ( can be extended to backyards as myna’s love those pet kibbles)

What we now propose for Green-well Point is a coordinated exer-cise whereby a number of traps are purchased and placed strategically

around the village. We would be seeking community support in the form of: - donations to assist with the pur-chase of traps, bait etc

- availability of trap sites - Hands on assistance with the in-stallation/removal of traps and the euthanisation of the trapped birds.

(this is done with the support of RSPCA and it is humanely exe-cuted) - feedback on the effectiveness of

any actions aimed at the trapping of the mynah The Loosemore families, proprie-tors of the Black Marlin have of-fered their premises as a central

site for donations, expressions of support and a site for sign up lists to help with trap sites and/or euthanizing.

Anyone interested in discussing this matter further can contact Phil Reeves or Karey de Bakker on 4447 0812.

GREENWELL POINT

HAIR SALON

PH 44471811 2/85 Greenwell Point Rd Greenwell Point

Ladies, men, kids

Bus hrs Tu. Th.Fri 9am —5pm Wed. Sat. 9am—12.noon


The Mill Café

under new management

New chef Chris and hostess Megan would like to welcome

you to the Mill Cafe with a new menu using

fresh local produce

Open Wed—Sat 10.30am-9pm Sunday 8am-3pm Ph 44471050

Wednesday night 3 course

set menu for $35 pp Thursday night kids eat free

(conditions apply)

GTTP MEETING

21 October 2010 .ON GOING BUSINESS GTTPP GAZETTE – Editor is always

looking for any new information, sto-ries, and photos. Please email these to

or post to PO Box 68, Greenwell Point 2540. Please make sure you supply

your name and address and advise if you require the return of any of your

memorabilia. Foreshore – Fresh Erosion. Bank is

falling away in sections along the re-serve. – Letter to be submitted to coun-

cil. - Ongoing. Community Sign for Greenwell Point.

More discussions were held to look at the viability of a sign on the approach to

Greenwell Point detailing a directory of what is available in the village. Ongo-

ing. Solar Lighting – Pathway. The com-

mittee has been success ful in achieving funding for some Solar Bollard lights to

illuminate the pathway between the Pontoon & Albert St. They will now

be installed by GP Volunteers around November.

Community Development and Sup-port Expenditure Scheme. What is

it? This scheme is designed to ensure that larger registered Clubs in NSW

contribute to the provision of front-line services to their local communities; and

to ensure that the disadvantaged in the community are better position to benefit

from the substantial contributions made by those clubs. Grants of up to $5000

could be available to improve and sup-port your community. Council has sent

a letter advising that this will be adver-tised around March each year.

Telstra Park – Cnr of Jervis Street & Greenwell Point Road. Ongoing discus-

sions to have this area l andscaped and seating provided.

Letter sent to SCC and an outcome from Council dated 19/10/10 was re-

ceived advising that the request has been referred to the Noxious Weeds

Officer to remove the privet growing towards the Council Seat.

T-Shirts – Now Available at the Gal-lery Shop at a cost of $30.00 each.

Visibility at intersections. Intersection

of Greens Road & Greenwell Point Road – visibility is restricted and haz-

ardous. Also trees are hanging onto the road near the intersection of Jervis

Street & Comerong St. Council will be asked to clear these problem areas up.

Council advised that the outcome of a tree inspection at the intersection of

Greenwell Point Rd & Greens Road determined that under pruning of the

growth is warrant ed. It is envisaged that this identified work will be carried

out prior to 30 November 2010, weather permitting.

A request has also been referred to the Basin Parks Supervisor to prune back

the vegetation to ½ metre height to im-prove the line of sight from the

‘giveway’ sign to towards the boat ramp.

NEW BUSINESS ARISING Lighting for area at toilet block, car

park and play-area in park. A concern

has been raised with the behaviour of

persons. Vandalism of garbage bins

(set alight) drinking in the park, loud

behaviour is causing disruption and

concern to holiday makers and perma-

nent residents. Suggestion was raised

for more lighting within this area to

deter this behaviour taking place and for

residents and visitors to feel safe and

secure at Greenwell Point. Police ad-

vised all complaints be made to them.

DA’s Lodged Address Development 17/9 45 Adelaide Additions & garage

22/9 lot 2 Greens Rd 2 storey house 25/10 25 South St garage addition &

deck 28/10 62 Haiser Alterations/additions


ALL SHIPWRIGHT

SERVICES

Greenwell Point Slipway

Fibreglass repairs Anode sales and installation

Antifoul sales Clean & antifoul services availabl e

manager/operator

Luke Jennings 0412988314

4447 3838 Ages 2 to 6 years

Sunshine Street Culburra Beach

♦Government Accredited & Approved.

♦Personalised early childhood learning programme

preparing your child for Kindergarten.

♦Qualified staff working in a happy environment.

♦Fee’s starting from $14.90 per day for families

receiving 100% CCB (Child Care Benefit).

♦PLUS eligible families receive an extra 50% refund on your fees via the “Child Care Cash

Rebate”.

♦ONLY AVAILABLE TO APPROVED CENTRES.

♦No charge for Public Holidays & No fundraising.

♦Morning & afternoon tea are provided FREE.

♦Open 48 weeks of the year. Enquiries and visits

are welcome & encouraged.

Extended HoursExtended Hours 8am—4.30pm

GREENWELL POINT GALLERY & CRAFT SHOP

Sheelagh Biggs & Kath Firmin

Instructors

Shells Driving School Over 35 years of Experi ence Manual & Auto Cars

RTA accredited Older Driver Assessor Mob: 0428 645 055

Ph: 1800 115 519 Lic No. 006323

SCOUTING ABOUT

The Point Gallery and Craft Shop would like to thank the

Greenwell Point Bowling Club

for the generous donation it made

to the Shop, this was the pro-

ceeds from the Thursday Night Trivia nights, thank you to all

those who participated in the

nights. Do not forget to continue

the trend for community venture,

the next one being the Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade.

The time for the Trivia night to

start is at 7.30pm, but get there a

bit early and buy some meat raf-

fle tickets, the cost for the Trivia

One of the main activities of scouting is Jota/Joti which is

talking to cubs and scouts all

over the world. Shaun Duryea,

Tom Labrocque and Ben Rain-

bow were all able to talk to cubs from Canada, Scotland and West-

ern Australia. They then went on

a blind folded walk and learnt

how to build an emergency shel-

ter. The cubs chose and ran their games as a lesson in leadership.

A visit to the SES where we

learnt about what their role in the

community is. We also got to

see, first hand, all the equipment and emergency vehicles that they

use. A visit from the Ambulance

Service is in the pipeline. Hope-

fully they will be able to bring an

ambulance and their rescue truck. Julie Brown

is $4.00 if you do not have raffle tickets but only $2.00 if you do,

it does not matter if you come

alone as there will always be a

place for you at one of the tables.

The Shoalhaven Tourist informa-tion office has officially made the

Point Craft and Gallery a

“Tourist Ambassador”, may be

this will be a good time for every

one to brush up on the history of the Local area or where some

things are located.

The article that was submitted for

the IMag for October, was a great

piece on the Point Craft and Gal-lery as well as Greenwell Point if

you have not managed to check

out it is worth hunting down the

magazine and having a look for

your self. If you have not managed to

check out Neville Conner’s art

work, you only have ‘till the end

of the month, as the new artist

will be on display for November. Julia Banyer

Black MarlinBlack MarlinBlack MarlinBlack Marlin Service Centre & General Store

OPEN 7 DAYS FROM 6:30 AM Ph 44471279

POST OFFICE PAY YOUR BILLS

PHONES/ MOBILES/RECHARGE ELECTRICITY GAS INSURANCE AGENTS FOR MOST BANKS

FUEL AND BOATING NEEDS

GROCERIES

FRUIT VEG CHEMIST PET PRODUCTS HARDWARE

NSW LOTTERY AGENT HOME DELIVERY AVAILABLE

ALL NEWSPAPERS & MAGAZINES


GREENWELL POINT WOMENS’ BOWLS

GREENWELL POINT

HOTEL/MOTEL FAMILY

OWNED &OPERATED

by John & Erin Zonneveld

BISTRO 5 DAYS lunch/dinner Mon/Tue dinner only

FRESH LOCAL MEAT SEAFOOD,PIZZA

Bingo& Raffles every Thursday 10am Functions BEER GARDEN TAB/SKY/FOX/SPORT/KENO

ENTERTAINMENT FRI & SAT

DRIVE –THRU BOTTLE SHOP COURTESY BUS DAILY 44471202

The Wolinski Shield was played at Warilla Bowling Club, four of our

Ladies, R. Herbert, S. Stevenson, G. Kiggins, K. Innes went up for a

week and played seven games win-

ning three games and meeting and making new friends.Thank you to

our loyal supporters Stella, Mary

and Grant. Our Minor Pairs started Tues-

day with P. Garbutt,D. Mendes de-

feating H.Gardner,P. O'Donnell, C. Steele, J. Wallbridge defeating E.

Wilson, ,R. Pennay. Two games of

Social with K. Rudd, J. Quine de-feating S. Tucker, F. Franklin and

N. Yee, M. Walker, G. Burgess de-

feating N. Yee, P. Black, N. Watts. Second round of Minor Pairs on

Thursday C. Steele, J. Wallbridge

defeating P. Garbutt, D. Mendes. Two games of Social H. Gardner, P.

Black defeating Sam, J. Quine. N. Yee, Janet, G. Burgess defeated N.

Yee, P. O'Donnell, M.Walker.

Mixed Pairs was played on Satur-day, H. Gardner, D. Gapes defeated

R. Herbert, R. Kirk, D. Main, F.

Franklin defeated E. Wilson, H. Keeley.

Suzie Stevenson

Patron's Trophy: Three games of triples were played with N. Yee, P.

Black, S. Stevenson defeating H. Gardner, M. Walker, J. Quine. J.

Tanner, J. Egbers, K. Innes defeat-

ing M. Paterson, R. Herbert, R. Pen-nay. E. Wilson, D.Medcalf, G. Bur-

gess defeating C. Steele, J, Wall-

bridge, P. Garbutt with G. Burgess team the winners, J. Norris, our Pa-

tron, presented Gwenda's team with

the Patron's Trophy. The ladies gave Joy a lovely bunch of flowers in

appreciation of her support of our

Club. We all enjoyed a great lunch-eon that the ladies provided.

Rain in mm at The Point

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THE MOST RAIN

SINCE 1998? So far we have had 1126 mm and we

still have 6 weeks to go. We should beat 2003 which had 1145 mm, but we

won’t beat 1998 wich had 1320mm.. Last year we got only 625 mm. This

was the lowest since 1980 which had 568 mm.

Get to the Point Programme Inc Office Bearers

President—Ron Vaughan 44471133 Secretary— Pat David 44471186

Treasurer Darryl Mclean 44470418

Team Leaders; Physical Design/ Environment

David McCorkell 44470327

Social Development; Joe Franklin 44471336

Business, tourism & events;

Vera Farnham 44471358

Gazette David Llewellyn 44470240

0419254082 GTTP email address

[email protected]

Web Page & web Gazette www.greenwellpoint.info

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compilation and delivery undertaken by local volunteers as a community

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IS 25th of January

Local Justices of the Peace

Mr N Barker 4447 1521

Mr J Franklin 4447 1336

Mrs Graham 4447 1421

Mrs C Holmes 4447 1215

Mr P Reeves 04 12571279

Mr R Tompsett 4447 1612

Greenwell Point Gazette Volume 73 Nov/Dec 2010 Regular Happenings Scouts (10 ½ years +)—Every

Monday 6.00pm to 8.00pm at the

Scout Hall, Greens Road—contact Alan 44471693.

Cub Scouts (7 ½ years to 10 ½

years)—Every Thursday 6.30pm to 8.00pm at the Scout Hall—Contact

Rae 4447 1735. or Julie 44471693.

Bingo at Bowling Club Tues. 1.pm and Tuesday evening at 6.30pm and

Friday at 11am Ring Club to book bus to attend these functions.

GP United Hospital Auxiliary—First Thursday each month com-mencing 1.30pm at the Hall.

Shoalhaven Vintage Machinery

Club—Last Wednesday each month at Sportsman Club Worri-

gee 7pm . Sec ph . 44483424

Anyone for Tennis?—Every Monday (weather and court surface

permitting) from 9.30am at the Vil-

lage Courts, Gordon Ravell Oval—all welcome.

Euchre at Bowling Club Wednes-

day 1pm.

Pyree Village Arts and Craft Markets—Fourth Sunday each month commencing 9.00am at the

Shoalhaven Potters Workshop,

Greenwell Point Road. GP branch C.D.C.H.S. Ladies

Auxiliary—Third Thursday each

month commencing 1.30pm at the Hall.

Crafty Fingers Group—every Tuesday 1.30pm to 3.30pm at Coral Tree Lodge.

Greenwell Point Union Church—Sunday Service commencing 8.00am. First Sunday of month An-

glican, second Presbyterian, third

Uniting, fourth Anglican - a Com-munion service followed by morn-

ing tea, and the fifth Anglican.

Every Tuesday afternoon, exclud-ing School holidays there is a Bible

Study group at 2pm. This has been going for 21 years. Do come and

join our friendly litt le group. En-

quiries Elizabeth 44471445.

Senior Citizens—meet alternate Mondays commencing 1.00 pm at

the Hall. Bingo Afternoon tea and lots of laughs.

Christian Bible Study Group meets Thursdays at 6.30pm 45 Com erong St, Greenwell Point non de-

nominational Enquiries .

44470111 All Welcome Bobby and Lou

17th February at 7pm

COMING EVENTS

December 2, UHA High Tea, fancy cup/tea cosy Display and Com-petition. Gold coin entry in the Hall at 2pm. Raffles, lucky door prizes & trading table, everyone welcome.

December 5, Union Church 120

year anniversary 2pm

December 13, Carols by church light.

December 19, Markets Green-

well Point Hotel.

December 19, UHA Cake Stall

at the Markets, at the Hotel. Bridge Anyone? Learn and play

Bridge (card game). If you are

interested contact Dave on

44470618 or 0412982281.

IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS

Emergencies Police, Fire, Ambulance 000

Report incidents Police 131444

Crime stoppers 1800333000 Nowra police 44219699

GP fire permits 0409913549 Shoalhaven marine rescue 44474466

NSW maritime Nowra 44210080

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