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News of the communities of the Paterson and Allyn River Valleys May 2015
Billy Cart Derby – April 4 Gresford Billy Cart Derby Senior Champion Race. Photo Jane Richens
Floods – April 21 Allyn River Road Washout. Photo Rosita Richardson
ANZAC Centenary – April 25 ANZAC Centenary Commemoration. Photo Julie Hartigan
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pril 2015 proved to be an eventful month with moments of celebration, hardship and remembrance. The community came together to organise and run the Easter Billy Cart Derby with the Derby race track an island of relative dry while the rain came down throughout the region. The floods that followed storms on Monday 20th and Tuesday 21st washed away roads and the Torryburn Bridge, leaving many stranded, without power, phone or internet connections. Then for a brief spell there was sunshine for the ANZAC Centenary remembrance services before rain returned at the end of the month.
Throughout the month the community came together and found many practical ways to support each other. From personal kindnesss and sharing to more public examples of community spirit like Kelly Hojer keeping the FoodWorks store open for much needed supplies, without power or the ability to process transactions while struggling to keep the water from coming in through the back door. Or the ingenuity of the Brown family using a bow and arrow to get a supply line across the Allyn River after the Torryburn Bridge collapsed. There are many such stories that together make this a resiliant community. More pics inside.
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