Macar thur Advancement & Development Association Inc. Issue Nº 218 MAY 2017

MACARTHUR NEWS

The next General Meeting of the Macarthur Advancement & Development Association Inc.

Wednesday 10th May. 7.30pm at the Macarthur Senior Citizens rooms

IT’S OFFICIAL – MT ECCLES IS NOW BUDJ BIM

The 30th March was a red letter day for the local indigenous peoples, the Gunditjmara. It was a day to

celebrate 10 years of Native Title and also the day the Victorian Government gazette Budj Bim as the ‘new’

name for Mt Eccles and the Mt Eccles National Park became Budj Bim National Park. This is not a new

name in the real meaning of the word new, but a return to the name used by the Gunditjmara for thousands of

years.

That name change marked the end of many years of hard work and lobbying and was a time of celebration that was marked by the presence of many people, Special Minister of State Gavin Jennings being one of

them. He has had the privilege of being part of the granting of Native Title and the renaming ceremony. Representatives from Federal and State Government Departments were there, and Moyne Shire David Maden took part and Macarthur Primary School was represented by Principal Ben Kelson and the School

Captains.

Stories in dance

right.

Guests taking part in the

smoking ceremony left

The Hon Gavin Jennings MLC, with Ben Kelson and Primary School students’

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Need help with pruning

or general garden

maintenance?

Call Bill Borden

Ph. 55783216

ANZAC DAY

A large crowd turned out for our

local Anzac day commemorations

and the laying of wreaths.

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Broadwater Community

Reserve Inc.

IS AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY FOR

FUNCTIONS Birthday Parties

Meetings Social Functionsll

enquiries to: Leonie Dyson 0438586762

Broadwater Playgroup Hamilton/Port Fairy Road 12km south of Macarthur)

Fridays 10am-12noon

We have altered the time to in the morn-

ing, hopefully it will suit more children

and their parents

Everyone Welcome

Last year we were approached by a local concerned that the Tip opening times were unsuitable for fami-lies involved in Saturday sport and too short to do multiple trips. We approached Council and, when they review the current arrangements they will con-sider trialling Sunday opening. We will let you know when we hear more. Expect changes to your recycling bin rules in the next financial year. The Council is planning to sup-ply recyclable bags to put organic household waste in. The aim is to encourage more people to dispose of food waste in the green bin, rather than the general waste bin. There have been concerns raised about the poor state of the pool covers and this was raised with councillors. Good news! New pool covers have been ordered and will be in place when the pool re-opens next summer. Fire notices have been sent to owners of over-grown blocks.

Would you like to see more lights in your street? Some areas of town are very dark which poses safety concerns for pedestrians at night. We would like to hear from you if you would like to see more lights in your street. Phone 55761113 or email pmcook@bigpond.net.au and let us know so we can produce a plan to submit to Council for costing. Our new town entrance signs are ready to erect but we are waiting on VicRoads approval so we can move forward. Street signs in Macarthur will be inspected and repaired as required. This includes straightening up signs that are leaning over. The ‘Yellow Brick Road’ has had weeds removed and then been resurfaced. Did you know you can report maintenance re-quirements to Council via the Moyne Shire website? If you don’t have internet access, contact us on 5576 1113 and we will do it for you.

Community Update

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Byaduk CWA

Presents

Blumes’ Fashions

Byaduk Hall

Friday 9th June

@ 10.30 am

Morning Tea 10.00am

Entry $10

Fashions from

$29.95 - $69.95

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Macarthur Men’s Shed

Recently the Shedders were given an old wash-ing machine to restore, which was left outside

‘The Shed.’ Three metal hoops that secure the barrel of the washer have gone missing. If you removed the hoops, thinking that this was a pile

of rubbish out for removal, the Men’s’ Shed would like to hear from you. The restoration cannot proceed until the hoops are returned.

The hoops can be dropped off at the Men’s Shed, no questions asked.

Scamwatch

Over the past month we have received an

almost daily phone call from people claiming

to be from Telstra who want us to believe

someone has hacked our computer and they

can fix it. The people phoning all have ac-

cents (possibly Indian) but English names.

Beware if they call you! Telstra do not ring

customers requesting access to their computer.

They are persistent and insist they are from

Telstra.

Ask them to provide your account number

to verify they are from Telstra and they usual-

ly hang up. Don’t give them your account

number under any circumstances. Alternative-

ly, tell them you are an Optus customer or just

hang up.

If you have any doubt and think maybe the

caller may be genuine, hang up, ring Telstra and ask if they have been trying to contact you. Don’t get caught out, it could cost you a

lot of money!!!

Macarthur Bowls Club notes

Winners of Social Bowls

4th April... R Sherridan, B Bourke, L Marchant.

11th April ...B Sharrock, & C Uebergang.

18th April… B Sharrock, N Sharrock, M Kelly,

A Wright. Good bowling!

A BIG THANK YOU! On Behalf of the Macarthur & District Royal Children’s

Hospital Good Friday Appeal, A BIG THANK YOU for

the fantastic EFFORT on RAISING

$18,020.50

This is once again a great outcome for a SMALL com-

munity!

Many thanks to the collectors and helpers who made this

possible.

THANKYOU to all those who contr ibuted in any way

towards the VERY SUCCESSFUL AUCTION and a

FANTASTIC EVENING. The gir ls cooked 122

meals, a huge effort!!

Looking forward to your continued support in 2018

Raffle winners: Hall Gap Holiday - Trudy Sharrock

Hamper - Kerrie Callow

Sandra Addinsall Macarthur RCH Co-Ordinator.

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DAMS, ROADS,

DEEP RIPPING,

DRAINAGE,

STONE CLEARING

ROLLING, SAND, SOIL

or GRAVEL.

COWLAND EARTH MOVING

Brian Cowland

5576 1075

0407 528 608

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Eumeralla Property

Services

Home handyman, small renovations,

property maintenance, gardening

services.

Licensed Pest Control Technician.

Labour hire (High risk licence)

0419389022 55775220.

Email: eumerallaserices@bigpond.com

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MACARTHUR NEWS

Editor: Merilyn Cook.

Layout: Carole Dunn

Printing: Moyne Shire Council

Published by MADA

Advertising Rates

1/8 page $10 Yearly $60

¼ page $20 Yearly $100

½ page $35 Yearly $150

Once off: Full page $50. Full back page $60

Advertising to: cassadunn4@bigpond.com.au

Articles & reports: pmcook@bigpond.net.au

Enquiries: Merilyn Cook 5576 1113

All articles and ads must be submitted by 21st of each month.

Articles for Macarthur News

Articles submitted for inclusion in this paper should be sent as a Word document using Times New Roman, font size 12.

Articles should be emailed if at all possible as this reduces the work required to prepare the paper for publication.

Septic tank cleaning

Portable toilet hire

Grease Trap Cleaning

Excavator 8Tonne with 300, 450 and

600mm Augers

Septic tank installation,

Septic treatment system installation

and effluent drain replacement

Servicing all areas

Parfrey Plumbing

0355761102

Fox & Lillie Rural would like to advise that

the Macarthur store will be open Fridays only.

Trading Hours will be from 9.00 am to

4.30pm or by appointment.

For any wool buying, receivals and general

inquiries please contact

Colin Petersen 0427 528 126

Macarthur store 55 761394

Hamilton Store 55 724445

Main office and store will be situated at 86-94

Lodge Road Hamilton. Colin, David, Mat,

Graham & Mark will be able to help you with

any inquiries in regards to receivals of clip lots

and oddments.

MACARTHUR PUB

HIGH ST

MACARTHUR

Pub News

.

Follow us on Facebook page Macarthur

pub for all updates on events

ROUND BALING

& SILAGE

WRAPPING

Glenn (Cotton)

Baker

Rolling — Mowing

Raking & Teddering

Spraying — Sowing

Phone: (03) 55784246

0419 836 784

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PROPOSED CHURCH TIMES FOR

MAY = JUNE MACARTHUR

These church times and venues are only tentative and may change, so it would be a good idea if you intend going to any of these services to check, we do try to let people know if there is a sudden change. Phone numbers of respective Churches are at the bottom of this notice.

May 7th No Services

May 14th Uniting Church 9am

May 21st 3 n’ 1 Catholic Church 8.30am

May 28th Anglican Church 9am

June 4th 3’n 1 Anglican Church 11am

June 11th Uniting Church 9am

June 18th Catholic Church 8.30am

June 25th Anglican Church 9am

The 3’n 1 services are Ecumenical each Church

has a turn at this.

ANGLICAN CHURCH

JODIE ANNETT 55784223

CATHOLIC CHURCH

COLLEEN HILL 55761161

UNITING CHURCH

SYLVIA LUKE 55761000

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Macarthur Community Gym

Membership only $50:00 per year.

All new members will have a free induction to the equipment with our

local fitness instructor Jodie Nicholls to get you started. You can then

choose to participate in Jodie’s twice weekly circuit classes which are

only $5:00 per class, and/or secure a key from the health centre so you

can go whenever you like.

Membership forms are available from Macarthur Community

Health, Enquiries 55522000

McLeod Transport

Livestock & General 45’ 2 x 1 Stock Crate Trailer 45’ Drop Deck Trailer

David McLeod

1127 Condah Road, Macarthur 3286

03 5578 4200 0428 527 264

SAM CAMERON PLUMBING Lic. 46663

Roofing & Spouting Wood Heater

Drainage & Sewerage Installation

Hot & Cold Water General Plumbing

Hot Water Units & Maintenance

Call Sam on 0419634972 today!

Land Plane

Raking

Disc Ploughing

Track

Formation

Field Span

Draining.

Hay Baling

Air Seeder

Mouldboard Ploughing

Power Harrow

Mowing

Offset Disc Ploughing

LACHLAN & WALLACE HILL

AGRICULTURAL CONTRACTORS

Lachlan: 0418 761113 Wallace: 0419 591971

:

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Keatings Caremore Pharmacy

Scripts Giftware Dry Cleaning

Every month we have two weeks of great specials

Need help? Call in and talk to Helen or Bev

G. HILL CONTRACTING

AGRICULTURAL SOLUTIONS

3 X 3 & 4 X 3 Square Baling. Disc & Mouldboard Ploughing.

Power Harrowing. V & Rotary Raking.

Self Propelled Mower. Conditioner & Windrower.

Silage Wrapping. Hay Cartage & Stacking. Harvesting.

Rotary Hoeing. Crop Rolling. General Cultivation.

Air Seeding of Cereals.

Direct Sowing of Small Seeds. Grouper Available.

Hay, Straw & grain Sales.

Phone George: 0427 053 488 Gary: 0427 761 302

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Parfrey Plumbing Macarthur

Your local Elgas dealer

Please contact us about the Elgas Seniors

Discount Promotion for existing

Elgas customers.

Phone: 0355761102

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