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May 5, 2022
The Northern Rivers Times
COMMUNITY NOTICES Monthly luncheon meeting at Casino RSM Club at 11am, second Thurs of every month. Contact Barbara on 66612530 or 0448969498. CASINO CROQUET CLUB Casino Croquet Club’s playing times have been changed for the summer months. They are now Monday & Wednesday mornings commencing play at 8.30am. New members, male & female are most welcome. Mallets available. Ring Mary on 66621971 for details. CASINO LADIES AND FRIEND CRAFT GROUP Meets 1st & 3rd Tuesday of each month. Bring your own morning tea. Names to be in by lunch time Monday. Phone Vivian on 66621838 or Jan on 66626424. CASINO MIXED PROBUS CLUB Meeting 4th Thursday of the month. For more information call the secretary on 0419886119. New Members most welcome. Call Fran on 0419 886 119 for more information. THE CASINO & DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM Sun, Mon, Wed and Fri 10am to 2pm. Email casinohistorymuseum@outlook. com for further information. Check us out on Facebook. FAIRY HILL CRAFT GROUP will meet on Thurs., May 5, 10 a.m. at Fairy Hill Hall. This month: Quilting – Foundation Piecing demonstration or UFO’s. In-House Bring& Buy Stall with proceeds to hall upkeep. ( Please bring an item to sell with price marked & a little cash to purchase something). SHOW & TELL: A favourite plant. For more information ph. Sue 6663 3233. COOLANGATTA COOLANGATTA THE COOLANGATTA BRANCH OF THE QCWA are carrying on the longheld tradition of caring for people and communities in times of crisis. Southern Queensland and Northern NSW, the women came together with community volunteers to supply workers with: • Over 1,100 delicious home cooked meals • Hundreds of sandwiches and wraps • Dozens of home baked • Over 600 individual care packs • 250 cleaning kits • 85 Activity packs for children Anita Blay, President of CWA Coolangatta said: “The overwhelming and generous donations and support from our community has allowed us to help many people during this crisis. We cannot thank our local community members enough”. “The response from people receiving these items has been heart-warming. Many people had tears and said that it’s not just that we are receiving these, it’s knowing that people care”, Ms Blay said.
“QCWA Coolangatta would also like to thank our local community members who kindly donated over $ 5,000 for spent on items of need for families and individuals”. QCWA Coolangatta is currently building up the branch and recruiting new members to enable them to contribute even more for their community. If you would like more information or would like to become a member, please call Barbara on 0401 474 670. For further information please contact Anita Blay, President on 0418 405 804. YOU’RE INVITED This year, QCWA COOLANGATTA is hosting a Biggest Morning Tea to help Cancer Council raise vital funds for people impacted by cancer – and we’d love for you to join us for this great cause! When: Tuesday 17th May at 10:30 am Street, Coolangatta Entry: $ 10 Details: Come along for a cup of tea or coffee, some tasty treats, as only CWA women can do, and great speakers. RSVP: Numbers are limited, so you must register for this event. Phone or text Cathy or Robyn to register or for further details. Cathy: 0490 121 166 Robyn: 0409 563 940 If you can’t make it, you can still help make a difference by donating to our fundraising page: https:// www.biggestmorningtea.com. au/s/36093/44890 THE COOLANGATTA BRANCH OF THE QCWA are carrying on the long-held tradition of caring for people in times of crisis and for those less fortunate within our community. We are currently recruiting new members to enable us to contribute even more for our community. We meet monthly in our hall, on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 9.30 am, at If you would like to come along and meet us, see what we’re about, or for more information, please call Barbara on 0401 474 670, or email: qcwacoolangattabranch@gmail.com.
EVANS HEAD EVANS HEAD EVANS RIVER RSL DAY CLUB The Evans River RSL Day Club meets each Monday in the Remembrance Room at Club Evans RSL Evans Head from 10am until 2pm Cost $10 includes Morning Tea and Lunch. We have several vacancies for volunteers and members, anyone who is feeling in need of some company are welcome to attend. Come along and join in the fun. Contact Merilyn on 0401493316 for more details GRAFTON GRAFTON GRAFTON AND DISTRICT GARDEN CLUB On the 11th April we enjoyed an informative talk from Rosie on making Bee Hotels for solitary native bees as well as discussing caring for native
bees that produce honey. It was great to actually taste native bee We also covered how to help plants cope with wet soil and wet pots. or pot plants in the Grafton Show on the 6th and 7th May: - Pots must be clean and have a saucer and be easy to carry -Trim off any old or damaged leaves that detract from the look of the plant - Clean leaves with water only, do not use oil or milk or anything else to add shine. - Flowers should not have wired stems In May we have some members busy setting up and looking after the Potted Plants and Cut Flowers Section in the Show Pavillion. We also have an outing to a member’s garden to support the Cancer Council’s Biggest Morning tea fundraiser on Thursday 19th May. If you are interested in coming along to any events please email us on graftondistrictgardenclub@gmail.com for more details or call Jane on 0438 593 032 Membership is just $10 for the year. GRAFTON AND DISTRICT GARDEN CLUB We are busy getting organised for the Grafton Show. Let’s hope for no rain! The show is on Friday 6th and Saturday 7th May. The Potted Plants and Cut Flowers will be on display in the Main Pavillion. Remember, - Pots must be clean and have a saucer and be easy to carry -Trim off any old or damaged leaves that detract from the look of the plant - Clean leaves with water only, do not use oil or milk or anything else to add shine. - Flowers should not have wired stems. We also have an outing to a member’s garden to support the Cancer Council’s Biggest Morning tea fundraiser on Thursday 19th May. If you are interested in coming along to any events please email us on graftondistrictgardenclub@gmail.com for more details or call Jane on 0438 593 032 Membership is just $10 for the year. GRAFTON U 3 A May Jabberfest meeting We are again meeting for our Jabberfest next Monday 9th May when will, at last , have the opportunity to meet and greet Guest speakers , who , unfortu-nately had their schedules thrown into disarray but now will be there to enlighten us on their subjects. Firstly we will hear from Police who will pro-vide much needed information on the growing number of SCAMS that are being tried on the members of the Public through all sections of the media, and we will be provided with a little booklet ‘ The Little Black Book of Scams ‘ that is a must read. The second speaker DEAN AGIC will enlighten us on the delectable subject
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of Chocolate Making. and will no doubt have a range of samples to tempt our pal-ates So, folks be there at the New Life Church in Arthur Street Monday 9th May commencing at 10. a.m. THE LONG WAY HOME - 2022 WRITING COMPETITION IS NOW OPEN This year, the local Clarence Valley The Long Way Home competition is events on the Clarence Valley calendar. This year the theme is: Let go. After two years of COVID, and the we think ‘Let go’ is a good theme for right now. It could mean let go of an object, like a rope, a safety net, a balloon, a leash, the handlebars, an oar, a waterbomb or a plate full of cakes. It could also mean letting go of your fears, hopes, regrets, bad decisions or bad habits. It could mean letting go of the past. You can interpret the theme any way you like. ‘The Long Way Home’ is about our stories and who we are. It’s about what makes this place so special and unique,’ said the winner of last year’s open category, Kathryn Goldie. Everyone from schoolkids to adults is invited to send something in. The competition is open to new, emerging and established writers. This written something, or perhaps you have been writing for years. Let the theme inspire you, and start putting down some words! We asked Claire Aman, one of the Long Way Home directors, what she expected to read collecting stories from across every part of the Clarence Valley, I can say the local writers just get better and better! Have you read the winners from the latest book? They’re amazing,’ said Aman. ‘So, this year, I want to see how creative our local writers are with the theme. I expect to be surprised, shocked, moved – and to laugh lots.’ is published every year in a beautifully designed and printed book. ‘Stories From the Clarence Valley 2021 - Look Up’, is available online. It’s also for sale at Grafton Book Warehouse, South Grafton Books and Gifts, Coldstream Gallery, and The Nook in Yamba. Entries close 1 June 2022. Contact us cvshortstories@gmail.com Details on how to enter are at https:// thelongwayhomestories.com/ GRAFTON VIEW CLUB Grafton VIEW Club meets on the 4th Tuesday each month at Grafton District Services Club, Mary Street, commencing at 10.30am. Please come along, enjoy yourself with a tasty meal, a motivated guest speaker & ultimately disadvantaged children will be helped. Please phone Vorna at 66424719 for catering purposes no later than the Friday before the meeting. As well, a social outing is held each month. You are warmly invited to come along to the next meeting to have some fun & help disadvantaged children. See you there!
