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Tireless, hardworking, awonderful advocate and totally dedicated, are justsome of the words used to describe Dorothy ‘Dot’ Vickerywho was named as the Citizenof the Year for Guyra at theAustralia Day Awards dinneron January 25th.

Dot’s long list of communityinvolvement includes twoterms on Guyra Shire Council,along with decades of supportfor the Cancer Council ofNSW and Daffodil Day.

She is also the current Pres-ident and has been involvedwith the Neighbourhood Cen-tre for over 10 years, is an ac-tive member of the Chamberof Commerce, a supporter ofthe redevelopment of theGuyra Museum and a mem-ber of the Kolora Aged Careand the MPS advisory com-mittees.

Many other organisationshave also benifitted from hervolunteer work.

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Guyra Gazette

Armidale Regional Council Mayor Simon Murray, 2018 Citizen of the Year Dot Vickery and 2017 winner Nicole Corry

FINE WEATHER for thisyear’s Lamb and PotatoFes�val

CARS, CARAVANS, MACHINERY, MILITARYVEHICLES, MODELTRAINS and great crowdson the weekend.

SCHOOL’S BACK � �meto get back to normal

GUYRA SHOW - the nextbig event on the calendar

GREAT SUPPORT andsales at the local Art Exhibi�on

What’s HOT

What’s NOT

Guyra Hospital

Rain this week 6.2mmJanuary rainfall 75.6mmRainfall YTD 75.6mmRainfall last YTD 186.0mm

Rainfall Registrations to 9am Monday, January 29th

Water treatment plant

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Rainfall 3.5mm (64mm YTD)Top Dam 100mm below spillwayBott. Dam 240mm below spillwayDaily average town consumption(target 650 kl) 17612.7klWater Restrictions - NIL

Submit your Hots and Notsby phone 6779 2132 [email protected] or drop

in to the GALA centre

HOT DRY WEATHER �looking forward to a coolchange

AAuussttrraalliiaa DDaayy AAwwaarrddss>>> from page 1Dot is a wonderful advo-

cate for the Guyra Commu-nity, she is always the first toput up her hand to lend as-sistance when needed, withno task too menial for her tocontribute her time and as-sistance.

During her time on GuyraShire Council, she workedabove and beyond to see anew aged care facility built intown and remains totallydedicated to seeing it open itsdoors.

In the lead up to the Armi-dale Regional Council elec-tion she acted as a guide andmentor to candidates, pass-ing on her knowledge of thelocal area and local issues

Despite this record of in-volvement Dot remains hum-ble and admits to beingsurprised at her award.

“I wasn’t expecting this andnever thought that I wouldbe nominated, let alone win,”she said.

“Even when I received theinvitation, I expected thatthe award was for the Trout-Fest which I was involvedwith.”

“When it was announced Iwas blown away. I have al-ways been involved in things- that’s just what you do.”

FFOOOOTTNNOOTTEE:: Not only wasDot named Citiizen of theYear - she also helped to setup and decorate the tablesprior to the awards and thencleaned up after the presen-tations - a truly worthy re-cipient of the Citizen of theYear Award.

Above: Lynne Chapman accepts the award for CommmunityEvent of the Year on behalf of the Guyra TroutFest committee with

ARC Mayor Simon Murray and Scot MacDonald MLC

Australia Day ambassadorSteve Widders was the specialguest at Australia Day cele-brations around the Guyradistrict.

His visit included present-ing awards at the AustraliaDay Awards dinner, breakfastin Ben Lomond, flagraising inGuyra and Tingha celebra-tions.

At each of these events hespoke on the importance ofthe Australia Day celebra-tions. He congratulated allthose who received awards,thanking them for the contri-bution to the livelihood andwellbeing of the community.

“Today we are like manyother communities acrossAustralia that are celebratingtheir local identities, theirlocal citizens their local proj-ects and the fact that they areAustralians.”

“As an ambassador I takegreat pride in being Aus-

tralian, I take even greaterpride in being an Aboriginalperson and I take a lot ofpride in being part of a com-munity of Australians thathave their own identity.”

“We are very fortunate toenjoy everything that wehave here and we must nottake our standard of living forgranted.”

“What are we celebratingon Australia Day? Is it thefreedom and the high stan-dard of living? Is it flexibilityand the fact there are no warshere? Is it the freedom ofspeech that we have to offeropinions?

“We really must not takeour status in Australia forgranted. As Australians weall come together help our fel-low Australians and we mustcontinue to do that if we aregoing to survive as a country.Today we celebrate what wehave and make it stronger.”

Guyra Gazette Wednesday January 31, 2018

PPrroouudd ttoo bbee AAuussttrraalliiaann

Ambassador Steve Widders andBrian Irving raised the Aboriginal

Flag on Australia Day


110th Guyra Show Friday & Saturday16 & 17 February, 2018

Friday•••• Junior Sheep Judging•••• All Breeds Heifer Show (including local

Junior Judging and Paraders)•••• Horse Events•••• Show Jumping•••• Of�cial Opening•••• Bar-U-Bar Bull Ride 7.00pm•••• Pavilion open until 8.00pm

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Photography entries ...MUST be entered by

4.30pm on Tuesday, 6th February

Saturday•••• Pavilion open 9.00am - 5.00pm•••• Simmental Cattle Feature Show•••• Shearing •••• Yard Dog Trials Saturday & Sunday 17th & 18th

•••• Wood Chopping•••• Horse Events •••• Show Jumping •••• Fireworks •••• Demolition Derby

Guyra Show Society

Show Schedulesnow available atThe GALA Centre, 136 Bradley StreetGuyra

Kolora still waiting for ‘finishing touches’Armidale Regional Council

has moved to allay concernssurrounding Guyra’s new agedcare facility.

Building works were completed late last year andresidents were given a move indate of November 24th, whichwas then pushed back to December 2nd.

The move did not eventuateand residents and their families have had little or nocommunication since.

On Tuesday afternoon ARCissued a press release sayingthat the finishing touches arebeing completed and Councilis planning a smooth transi-tion for the service’s residents.

Council says that communi-cation services will be installedin coming weeks, in prepara-tion for an official opening ofthe 32-bed facility in the firsthalf of 2018.

The new $7.5 million facilityis located next to the Guyrahospital building, replacing

Kolora Aged Care’s existing 22-bed complex and providingresidents with more modernfacilities and easier access tohealth services.

“We had been looking at anearlier transition to the newbuilding but the comfort andcare of the residents is our pri-mary concern,” Council’s Serv-ice Leader Community andCustomer Service, KristaSchmidt, said.

“Accreditation renewals forKolora’s services are due nextmonth and we want to have allof that in place, as well as afully completed new building,before implementing a de-tailed plan to move into thenew facility with as little inter-ruption and inconvenience tothe residents as possible.

“Since late last year we havebeen liaising with residentsand their families to prepare

for the move. In addition, thereare a number of communitygroups keen to assist with themove.”

Visit Council’s website forupdates on the project, whichis being assisted by a $1.5 mil-lion grant from the NSW De-partment of Health andAgeing and $500,000 in Fed-eral Government fundingthrough the Member for NewEngland, Barnaby Joyce.

There is still no official date for the move into the new buildings

January 24th - There was anincrease in lamb supplies anda marked improvement in thecondition and weights withnew season lambs making upthe bulk of the offering. Withthe deteriorating seasonalconditions producers were stillprepared to offload lightweight store lambs. The largerlines of Merino lambs of re-cent times were not available.The usual buyers were in at-tendance.

The improved quality and in-creased supply contributed toa dearer trend for both thetrade weights and the heavylambs. Average prices im-proved by as much as$12/head with weight and

quality major contributors.Well finished trade weightlambs were also dearer, al-though the improvement wasnot as great. The dry condi-tions being experienced acrossmost of the state saw demandfor restocker lambs weaker, re-sulting in cheaper trendsthroughout of $6 to $7/head.Quality was a factor in somelarger price change.

There was a large variationthe weight and conditionthrough the sheep with heavycrossbred ewes well supplied.Market trends were cheaper asa result of weaker demand.The well finished sheep at-tracted the strongest competi-tion.

What a fantastic week it was at theLamb and Potato Festival! Congratula-tions to Steve Mepham and his commit-tee. The town was so alive, especiallySaturday with 1000’s of people, andthere was a very special vibe where everyou went.

The Guyra and District Chamber ofCommerce has extended their thanks toSteve Mepham and the Lamb andPotato Festival Committee for the op-portunity to have a site at the Festival.

President Aileen MacDonald said thatshe believes it was a fantastic opportu-nity to ‘sell’ our cool climate lifestyle.

“There was a constant stream of peo-ple and many brochures were handedout and the range of questions an-swered was varied and enlightening,”Aileen said.

“The Chamber kept a record of wherepeople came from and their interests. Itwas amazing how many people trav-elled really long distances especially toattend the festival, not to mention thosefrom around the New England who tookthe opportunity for a day out in Guyra.”

The bus tour run by the Chamberwas a huge success and included twotag-along cars to cater for last minute

bookings. The Chamber thanks thebusinesses that put time into entertain-ing the participants including Fionaand Derek Smith (Working with Na-ture), John Mitchell (potato grower ex-traordinaire), Costa Tomatoes and DeanWilliams (Springwater Smoked Trout).

A special thanks to David Bearup as

the talented and highly entertainingguide, Alan Wilkinson the driver whoadded his special touch to entertain-ment, and Armidale Regional Councilfor the use of the bus. Guyra DistrictChamber of Commerce Inc. was thrilledto have this opportunity to promoteGuyra.

January 25th - The bench-mark Eastern Market Indicatorat down 57 cents this weekmakes for some sombre readingbut there were some selectedpockets of resistance to thefalls. A limited selec�on of Su-perfine types along with the 22micron indicator all gainedground whilst the 21 micron in-dicator held firm. Most of thedownward pressure on theMerino Fleece side of the equa-�on rested between the 18 to20 micron types. Crossbredtypes had a par�cularly hard�me of things as did the MerinoCarding Indicator, dropping 12%for the week. Like last weekwool displaying imperfec�onssuch as high mid breaks or car-rying a high percentage of veg-

etable ma�er were heavily dis-counted. 36,430 bales were soldna�onally for the week and at14.3% the passed in rate wasmore than double the season’saverage to date. Most of thispassed in wool was eitherCrossbred or Oddments with upto a quarter of the offering ofthese types failing to sell. Thefall over the last two weeks hasle� the market at levels nearthe pre Christmas close. It’s im-portant to remember many mi-cron indicators remain at nearrecord levels with Merino typesshowing a 25% jump on lastyear’s prices.

GGuuyyrraa SShheeeepp && LLaammbb SSaalleeMarket Report


WWeeeekkllyy WWooooll Market Report

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Armidale Regional Council and the Chamber of Commerce teamed up to promote Guyra at the Lamb and Potato Festival


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Sasha Wilson and Josh Ward outside their vintage van at the Lamb and Potato Festival.

The Lamb and Potato Festi-val has wrapped up for an-other year and has beendeclared a resounding successonce again. For the first timeever there were no interrup-tions due to rain, resulting inincreased takings.

President Steve Mephamsaid that overall the commit-tee were extremely happy withthe support they received fromboth locals and the travellingpublic. This year they evenhad a visit from the man incharge of the country, withBarnaby Joyce dropping induring his time as actingPrime Minister.

The Vintage Van Muster at-tracted keen interest and is ex-pected to return bigger andbetter next year.

Stallholders have also re-ported good sales with manyalready rebooked for nextyear’s event, with the dates al-ready locked in from January16th to 27th, 2019.

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31st January - Pamela Hart1st February Heather Marchant

2nd Feb Lyn & Richard Skinner5th February Kath Varley

6th Feb Don & Be�y Mayled7th February Wendy Lockyer

Community NoticeboardMeals on Wheels

Street Stalls2nd February - Guyra CWA9th & 10 February - Guyra

Machinery Group16th February - Masonic Lodge

Church NoticesSt James AnglicanSunday 9am Traditional Service,10.30am Family Service; 1st Sun-day of the month Backwater 2pm,3rd Sunday of the month BenLomond 12.00noon Rev Mark Evers 6779 1111St Mary’s CatholicSaturday Mass 6pm in Guyra,Sunday 9am, 1st Sunday ofmonth Ben Lomond, 3rd SundayWards Mistake, otherwise GuyraSt Columba’s PresbyterianGuyra Sunday 9.00am 'BenLomond Service, first Sunday ofeven-numbered months, 2.00pmRev Andrew Campbell, ActingSession Clerk: Jim Coleman6733 2021Uniting ChurchRegular Sunday Service 9.30amEnq. Nancy Davidson 6779 1366Seventh-day AdventistSaturday from 10am Bible Study,11am Divine Service. Enquiries: 6779 1587 Northwest Church66 Llangothlin St, Sunday meet-ing 10am, Wed 7pm Food Pantry- Fridays 1-3pm. Tony Stace 0427956772.Church of Freedom10 Nincoola Street - Contact:0421 847 973, Tuesday Prayer6.30pm, Wed Bible Study 6.30pmSunday Service 10am

LLeett’’ss mmaakkeeGGuuyyrraa GGrreeaatt

We all should congratulatethe organisers of this year’smost successful Lamb andPotato Festival that is nowwinding up. We had a goodselection of stalls, great lambpies and dinners, top music,exciting rides on the “GuyraExpress Train”, model railexhibitions, Holy Smoke’sFire Works, camel rides[that’s a first] military vehi-cle displays, the art exhibi-tion, the museum being openand the show and shine vehi-cle display with over 180 ve-hicles. There were also manymore others too numerous tomention.

On Saturday, Guyra was

an absolute buzz with all theactivities abounding with in-fectious excitement. Theshops were busy, people wereeverywhere, the RV campingspot was chockers with vansand it occurred to me andothers that we need to keepthis level of activity going.

Imagine if we had the railtrail also operational and allthe extra tourists that thiswould bring would be addedto the already significantnumbers coming to Guyra forthis event and also through-out the year. This level of ex-citement is what is needed tomake Guyra a destinationnot a spot on a map to passby. Our accommodationproviders, food and coffeeshops, and the multitude ofother support businesses in-

cluding service stations andpubs etc would greatly bene-fit from this increased expo-sure of Guyra along with alift in employment opportu-nities.

Together, let us residents ofGuyra all call upon theGuyra Business Chamber ofCommerce and the ArmidaleRegional Council to now ac-tively push hard for the com-mencement of the Rail Trail.These trails are successfulall throughout Australia andGuyra can greatly benefit.Let’s not be distracted bynegativity. We all need towork towards making GuyraGreat and putting it well andtruly on the map. There is notime to lose.

AAllaann SStt CCllaaiirrBBllaacckk MMoouunnttaaiinn


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Service ClubsLIONS CLUB dinner meetings1st & 3rd Thursday of themonth at Guyra Bowling Club,7pm. Ph: Peter King 0412 780951ROTARY CLUB dinner meetings2nd & 4th Tuesday of the monthat Rafters Restaurant, 6pm for6.30pm. Ph: Aileen MacDonald 0417 079 307EEmmaaiill:: [email protected] MMaaiill:: PO Box 170

After several years off theGuyra Show Program theBull Ride is back! It will beheld on Friday, February16th, starting at 7pm withthe Mulligan family supply-ing their bucking stock andarena complex. The actionwill be nonstop, adrenalinecharged, thrill a minute,spectacle that will give showpatrons and great value formoney.

In addition to all this the -U- Rodeo Co, owned by Deanand Michelle Mulligan willbring their team of buckingponies for kids to ride. Thisevent will be a first at theGuyra show. It will be splitinto two age groups 8 to 12years and 12 to 16 years.

Along with the jackpot calfrides and steer rides, theRodeo will be headlined bythe Novice and Open BullRide. With Bulls like DirtyDingus McGhee and TrueGrit in the Novice and OpenBulls like Power & Glory, SixBarrel and Super Cool theCowboys will more than havetheir work cut out for them.

Entries are now open andfor all entries and enquiriesplease call 67794597.

Above: Bucking Pony Golden Boy will be at the Guyra ShowBelow: True Grit will be in action at the Bull ride


BBrreeaakkffaasstt aanndd aa ccoonnvvooyy aatt BBeenn LLoommoonnddBreakfast and a convoy markAustralia Day at BenLomondBen Lomond was honouredto welcome Australia DayAmbassador Steve Widders,Mayor Simon Murray, Coun-cillor Dianne Gray andGuyra Citizen of the Year,Dot Vickery to Ben Lomondto share the early morningAustralia Day Ceremony andBreakfast with members ofthe community. Both Simon and Steve ad-dressed the gathering, andfor Steve it was an interest-ing visit and a chance tolearn some finer details ofthis place, where he hadspent some time as a youth.Beth White read a poem en-titled Australia Day by War-

ren Dakin and Anne Starr,accompanied by pianist JulieStride, sang From the Out-back to the Ocean (Wordsand music by Dorothy Dodd) Despite some mishaps,Guyra cyclists arrived to joinus and enjoy a welcome hotcooked breakfast as did awide representation of people

from the local community.During the afternoon of Aus-tralia Day a convoy of his-toric military vehicles drovefrom the Guyra showgroundto converge on Ben Lomond.They met at the Ben LomondWar Memorial Hall wherethey enjoyed a sumptuous af-ternoon tea prepared by the

Ben Lomond Hall Commit-tee.The vehicles made an im-pressive sight in the carparkarea for interested visitorsand locals. The visit high-lighted the natural link be-tween a War Memorial Halland its relationship to vehi-cles sharing a military asso-ciation. After a group photothe visitors took directionsfrom tour co-ordinator andenthusiast, Rob Williams. Sound local knowledge al-lows Rob to share the diverseaspects and special places ofour local district when heplans the annual tripsaround and about the localroads of the Guyra district,for the group.

Available for purchase at the

GALA centre nowuntil the 15th of

February or untilsold out

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ffoorr uunnddeerr ffiivveessGet your BONUS TICKETS for the 2018 Guyra Show

These tickets are redeemableat any sideshow alley stand

(Rides, Food stalls, show games etc.)Buy a sheet of 30 $1 bonus tickets for $25You must buy tickets before the show datethese tickets offer a saving of around 17%

These tickets are NON-REFUNDABLE & are exclusive to the Guyra Show

Children across the regionbetween the ages of sixmonths and five years cannow can get vaccinatedagainst the flu for free.

The new $3.5 million in-fluenza vaccination programis being offered by the NSWGovernment to help avoid arepeat of last year’s flu sea-son.

Last year NSW saw morethan 12,000 confirmed casesof influenza in childrenunder five.

This program will vacci-

nate more than 400,000 chil-dren across the state, boost-ing protection for them, theirfamilies and the broadercommunity.

Children who have neverhad a flu vaccination willneed two doses, one monthapart. The vaccine will coverfour strains of influenzavirus, two A strains and twoB strains, likely to be circu-lating this winter.

For more information, seewww.health.nsw.gov.au/im-munisation


Out and about -- LLaammbb && PPoottaattoo FFeessttiivvaall

Above: Ben Lomond Hall Committee lend a hand dishing out the meals with superviser Julie Gittoes

Left: A bird’s eye view from the train

Festival visitors Mary Wright with Clara and Anna Bradford Don Williams at the Antique Machinery Rally

Roy Bennett, Jeanette Jarvis and Elisabeth Wilson Enjoying an evening meal at the Festival


1975 Holden Monaro exhibited by Brad Lane

Trophy Presentations by Matt Pennycuik from ShannonsGuyra Automotive Club members

Ray Sweeney, Greg Tibbs and John Chaffey

CCaarr CClluubb TTrroopphhiieess MMoottoorrbbiikkee Ian Hoopert Glen InnesTToopp 1100 ccaarrss ((nnoo ppaarrttiiccuullaarr oorrddeerr))Ian Dunstan (Coutts Crossing)John King (Iluka) Troy Hillier (Tenterfield)

David Ware (Tenterfield) Allan Pym (Narrabri)Bob Howell (Armidale)John Townsend (Glen Innes) Angus Maxwell (Tamworth)Ken Love (Armidale)Scott Austin (Inverell)

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The Guyra Automotive Club’s Show and Shine was the big attraction on the final weekend of the Festival. attracting visitors from far and wide. Combined with the Military Vehicles, Vintage Vans and Motorcycles, Bradley Street was filled to capacity with 180 vehicles and thousands of spectators.

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FEBRUARY 16th, 17th, 18th 2018110th Guyra ShowNEW MARCH 4TH Guyra Cricket Club SUPER SIXES competition.

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FREE LEGAL ADVICE CLINICThe Hub at Guyra160 Bradley Street

Friday, 2nd February10:00am to 12:30pm

•• Have you recently separated?•• Do you owe someone money?•• Are you looking to update your Powerof Attorney or Enduring Guardianship?

These are just some problem typesour Principal Solicitor can assist with -FREE of charge.

We are offering free legal advice tothe Guyra community on the 1st Fridayof every month.

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COMMUNITY MEETINGWhen: THURSDAY, 1st FebruaryTime: 6.00pmWhere: The GALA CentreWhy: KoloraAre you interested in forming a

community based entity to operateGuyra’s new aged care facility?Then come along to this meeting.

Enquiries: 6779 2132

JEFFREY NORMAN (JEFF) ARCHIBALD7th January 2018

The family of the late Jeffrey Archibaldwish to extend our sincere thanks for yourmany kindnesses and condolences andfor the support we have received.

Our thanks also to Dr Jey, Dr Sen andall the staff at the MPS. Please acceptthis as our personal thanks.

Nancy and family

JOAN MCELROY6-10-1927 - 16-12-2017

Barry and Ian McElroy and their familieswish to thank relatives and friends for theircards, visits, phone calls and messagesof sympathy following the death of theirmother, Joan McElroy, and for attendingher funeral.

To the management and staff at Kolora,Dr Jey, Dr Sen, staff at the Guyra MPSand Piddingtons, thank you for your careand kindness.

Please accept this as our personalthanks.



MMeenn’’ss bboowwllssWith no Club Champi-

onships played over the week-end I can report on the GuyraBowlers Australia Day Pairs.There was a great turn out forthe first playing of this event.I have only the final resultsand they are: First place, tak-ing home the Half Lamb, wasthe team of Chris Kliendienstand Joanne Presnell. RunnersUp were Evan Sole and Mur-ray Bourke who took home aleg of lamb. Congratulationsto the organisers for the fore-sight in putting this event on.

Now to this week ends ClubChampionships: SaturdayFebruary 3rd: Start: 1.00pm.Starter and Umpire: DavidWilcox.

Open Singles: Barry Wallsto play John McIllwainmarker David Wilcox. WayneReeves to play Peter Brodbeckmarker Andrew Sparke.

Sunday February 4th: Start:1.00pm. Starter and Umpire:Geoff Reeves.

Open Singles: Boyd Stanleyto play Chris Kliendienstmarker Barry Campbell. ScottCampbell to play Col Stanleymarker Geoff Reeves.

Minor Singles: MichaelJackson to play CameronPeardon marker Roger Cox.

Any markers unable to fulfiltheir commitments Saturdayand Sunday are required tofind their own replacement.

A reminder to those that en-tered New England DistrictBowling Association eventsthat the draw is now on thenotice board.

For further informationplease contact the Club duringworking hours.

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LLaaddiieess’’ ggoollffAn individual Stableford

competition was played onWednesday 24th January andwe were pleased to welcomeJenni Jackson among the 12keen competitors. JulieWalker won the event with 38points with Donna White run-ner up on 37 points.

Wendy George shot nearestthe pin on the 7th - 677cm

from the flag. Students go back to school

this week, so now is a goodtime for Mums to come downto the Guyra Golf course for agame on Wednesday, as webegin at 9:30 am and finishwell before 3:30 pm.

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MMeenn’’ss ggoollffLast week’s midweek scores

saw TWG on top with 64points with Meg Simpson , PatGrills and Nancy Prisk allscoring 18 points. A good fieldturned out for the AustraliaDay ambrose with D Vidlerand T Starr taking the hon-ours and A Dittman and BWaters were runners up.Nearest to the pins went to SKliendienst on the 7th and10th, S Brennan claimed the18th with D Vidler hitting thelongest drive. Sunday’s com-petition was won by J Priskwith B Coppock runner upnearest to the pins were LStanley on the 7th, B Coppockon the 10th and C Newberryon the 18th.

Next Sunday will be an 18hole par for a club trophy aswell as the monthly mug.

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VVeettss GGoollffOn Tuesday 13 Vets played

a 4 Ball Best Ball. It was goodto have Evan Sole and PhilDevlin play with us. We hopethey will become regular play-ers.

The winners, with a score of43 points, were Mr StraightDown the Middle, DougArchibald and his gratefulpartner, Nancy Prisk.

The runners-up were NeilPaine and Ian Taylor with 41.Nearest the pins were won byIan Taylor on the 7th andTerry Varley on the 10th andthe 18th.

Many thanks go to the twogentlemen who towed some-one's buggy home when sheran out of petrol!

On Thursday we will begoing to Uralla for the firstVets' Pennants Game for2018. We have a great team of27 very keen Vets traveling to

Uralla, so we hope to havesome good scores.

Thursday, 13th Februarywill be our turn to host thePennants, so please keep thatdate free. Contact NancyPrisk on 0438791057 if youare able to play.

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groups that the Guyra SportsCouncil meeting is onWednesday January 31st atthe Bowling Club starting at6pm.

A good roll up is needed toensure Guyra has a strongvoice at the Armidale SportsCouncil and to ensure thatGuyra projects continue to befunded.

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Local Campdraft competitor Jack Davidson riding Tiara owned byGuyra locals Keith & John Portas, winners of the Burtons Saddlery

Open Campdraft at the weekend.Pictured l to r: John Burton - Burtons Saddlery and John Por-

tas with Jack Davidson on Tiara.


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The Australia Day awardfor Contribution to Sportsand Recreation was this yearpresented to Guyra JuniorRugby League PresidentGina Lockyer. Gina wasnominated for her behind thescenes work for the club. Sheensures all the jobs are doneand doesn’t leave tasks forsomeone else to complete.Gina also offers her time toother sports and helps withcommunity events in BenLomond.

Kelsie Youman has onceagain been recognised for hersporting achievements, tak-ing out the Junior SportsAward. Kelsie had a busy

year in athletics which in-cluded representing Aus-tralia at the Oceanic Gamesin Fiji.

She won a gold medal inthe 4 x 400m relay, when theteam set an Oceanic record,and snared an individual sil-ver in the 800m.

Kelsie was part of the NSWteam at the Australian Ath-letics Championships, con-testing the 800m and the2000m steeplechase.

Her precious medal collec-tion was bolstered by win-ning medals at the NSWJunior Athletics Champi-onships, Combined HighSchools Athletics Champi-

onships, NSW Country StateAthletics Championshipsand NSW Relay Champi-onships

She also donates consider-able time to help coachyounger Guyra athletes

The Tingha Sports Award(Junior) was awarded to An-drea Livermore. Andrea hada successful 2017 in trackand field and in League Tagfootball.

She was a leading player inthe Tingha team that wonthe regional Minor LeagueJunior League Tag premier-ship, scoring 18 tries for theseason despite missing sixweeks with a broken collar-

bone.She went on to be the first

person to be named theTingha Minor League Ti-gress of the Year two years ina row.

Andrea also representedthe North West region at theState primary schools athlet-ics championships, contest-ing the 200m for girls aged12-13.

She is a positive role modelfor young women in theTingha community and herachievements led her to winTingha Public School’s Sen-ior Sports Person Award.

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Guyra Sports Award winner Kelsie Youman with Adam Marshall MP and ARC Mayor Simon Murray

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