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Town Talk

In more ways than one. In yet another Bank St development Sue and Alice are refitting the pharmacy with a brand new layout and fixtures (last undertaken following the flood of 2005).

But did you know that Sue and Alice have been carefully recording prescriptions in the “Prescription Book” since at least 1916 - in Latin no less. Sue found one of her old books while preparing for the renos. (R) These days Jake and co. simply tap away at the computer. We bet that Sue and Alice will miss the old ways.

The little things we don’t notice! Thank you to Cabonne Council team who have somehow fitted in the painting of the fence on the Euchareena Road/ Molong Creek bridge. How do they do it - given the continuing problem of damaged roads, footpaths and keeping up with the massive role of mowing and gardening public spaces across Cabonne Country?

(Above) OPEN GARDEN @ Wendy and David McNab’s Saturday 19 March 10 am to 3 pm (Directions - Follow Banjo Paterson Way towards Cumnock turn left into 76 Springvale Lane (signs will give directions on the day). The location for the event is just a few kms from Molong on the left hand side. This is going to be a fantastic day with some 20 market stalls - bush music by the popular November Shorn, a chance to wander the McNab’s gardens - and the opportunity to check out vintage cars trucks and tractors owned by David and the McKenzie boys (Norm, Brian, Andy), time to enjoy a BBQ lunch, coffee, or to sit quietly and enjoy the magical landscape. Entry by gold coin donation. Auction of amazing goods at 1 pm with all proceeds to support the work of two very worthwhile community support programs - The Molong Pantry and Mental Health. (Above) Wendy and David photographed by the Express in one of their fabulous garden areas - this one flows into grandson Jake’s ‘secret garden’. (See inside pages).

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The Express came across these two young blokes at last Friday night’s BRAG bowls.

Both Rodney Clyde (above left) and David Dean were raised in town and attended the Molong Central School.

Rodney has returned to town after living adventures up north ... David (still living up north) returns often with lovely wife Laurel to visit Tommy Dean, extended family and friends.

Note: Were either of these Molong ‘kids’ this serious? Maybe they were apprehensive about the tough competition they were facing from opposition teams at Molong’s (infamous!)

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“We’re helping to save the world” said one of these little cuties from the Molong Early Learning Centre who walked around town doing their bit for last week’s Clean Up Australia event.

With plastic gloves and bags - the children were supervised by the enthusiastic team from the centre. “We ask our teachers first before we pick up rubbish” said one of the children.

With the little orange safety jackets on - a number of shoppers in Bank Street stopped to say hello and to congratulate the children (and teachers) on their initiative.

At the Molong Entertainment Centre Megaplex Well done to Kim and Dave Stojanov of Molong’s Freemasons Hotel who brought the dynamic Amber Lawrence to town last Friday night to entertain from the new courtyard stage.

The large crowd of Cabonne Country residents and visitors from Sydney and elsewhere delighted in being entertained by the popular country singer and song writer.

From all reports - it was a sensational night.

We hear Travis Collins is on his way to perform again (soon) at the Freemasons.

Grab the Express, take notice of posters around town and stay alert ... Molong is fast becoming a centre for great entertainment.

(R) Kim Stojanov with Amber at the pub before the show.

Molong to be focus of Western NSW disc golf tour Kevin Costa

As Disc Golf continues to grow across Australia, Molong is quickly developing a reputation as one of the most sought after venues to take part in this highly addictive sport.

Just a week after 200 of the country’s top players took to the course at the Australian Disc Golf Championships in Geelong, Molong-based Central West Disc Golf Club has announced that it will feature heavily in the newly developed Western NSW Disc Golf Tour.

Featuring six official PDGA (Professional Disc Golf Association) events the Western NSW Tour will see large numbers of players take to the courses at Molong and Dubbo competing for points and the sought after tour trophies.

The first leg of the tour will see The Molong Cup taking place on the 9th of April at the Molong Disc Golf Course (located on the grounds of the Molong Golf Course) and will see players from as far afield as Newcastle, Sydney, Canberra, Molong and Dubbo travelling to compete in the one-day event which will be played as two rounds of a

specially designed 14 hole layout.

“We are very excited to be hosting these events here in Molong” said CWDG Secretary Sharon Costa “it gives us a chance to showcase our beautiful course and the lovely town of Molong to players who are travelling long distances to be a part of these events.”

Molong will also host the twoday Central West Cold Snap in August, while Dubbo Disc Golf will host the local legs of the Women’s Global and Aussie Disc Golf Day events, with their feature event for the year being the Dubbo Charge in Sepetember.

The big event on the tour, however, will be the NSW Open, the peak Disc Golf event in NSW this year, which will be held here in Molong over three days of the October Long weekend. This tournament could attract up to 200 of the top players from right across the country to Molong. A great coup for our little town.

If you want out find out more about Disc Golf, check our Central West Disc Golf on Facebook or contact centralwestdiscgolf@gmail. com

Manildra’s Amusu Theatre to welcome WollongongYouth Orchestra

FREE concert at the Amusu - Sunday 10th April at 1.30pm.

The BlueScope Youth Orchestra is based at the Wollongong Conservatorium of Music in and has about 30 members aged between 12 and 19 years old.

Conducted by Nigel Edwards the orchestra rehearses weekly representing talented youth from the Illawarra.

Thanks to the support of BlueScope - the youth orchestra is able to tour regional areas of Australia to bring their music to ‘the people’ - mainly those living in small communities.

This year the orchestra will be performing in Cowra, Parkes and Manildra - as well as a number of similar size locations.

The orhestra members are students who pay to cover their own tour costs in order to gain more experience - and most of all - in their endeavours to take their music to regional areas.

As part of their 2022 Tour they will be performing a 60-90 min performance at 1.30pm in the AMUSU Theatre on Sunday 10th April 2022.

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Kyle Warner throwing through the infamous "Triple Mando" on hole 7 at the Molong Disc Golf Course

The east coast rain seems endless.

Where on Earth is all the water coming from?

At any one time, Earth’s atmosphere holds only about a week’s worth of rain.

But rainfall and floods have devastated Australia’s eastern regions for weeks and more heavy rain is forecast. So where’s all this water coming from?

We recently investigated the physical processes driving rainfall in eastern Australia. By following moisture from the oceans to the land, we worked out exactly how three oceans feed water to the atmosphere, conspiring to deliver deluges of rain similar to what we’re seeing now.

Such research is important. A better understanding of how water moves through the atmosphere is vital to more accurately forecast severe weather and help communities prepare.

The task takes on greater urgency under climate change, when heavy rainfall and other weather extremes are expected to become more frequent and violent.

Big actors delivering rain The past few months in eastern Australia have been very wet, including the rainiest November on record.

Then in February, heavy rain fell on already saturated catchments. In fact, parts of Australia received more than triple the rain expected at this time of year.

So what’s going on?

In the theatre that is Australia’s rainfall, there are some big actors – the so-called climate oscillations.

They’re officially known as: El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO): this cycle comprises El Niño and its opposite, La Niña. ENSO involves temperature changes across the tropical Pacific Ocean, affecting weather patterns around the world Southern Annular Mode (SAM): the north-south movement of strong westerly winds over the Southern Ocean Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD): changes in ocean temperatures and winds across the tropical Indian Ocean.

Like swings in a character’s mood, each climate mode has positive, negative and neutral phases. Each affect Australia’s weather in different ways.

ENSO’s negative phase, La Niña, brings wetter conditions to eastern Australia. The IOD’s negative phase, and SAM’s positive phase, can also bring more rain.

Going back in time

We studied what happens to the moisture supplying eastern Australian rainfall when these climate drivers are in their wet and dry phases.

We used a sophisticated model to trace moisture backwards in time: from where it fell as rain, back through the atmosphere to where it evaporated from.

We did this for every wet winter and spring day between 1979 and 2013.

This research was part of a broader study into where Australia’s rain comes from, and what changes moisture supply during both drought and heavy rain.

We found most rain that falls on eastern Australia comes from moisture evaporated from a nearby ocean.

Typically, rain in eastern Australia comes from the Coral and Tasman seas. This is depicted in the strong blue colours in the figure below.

But interestingly, some water comes from as far as the Southern and Indian oceans, and some originates from nearby land areas, such as forests, bare soils, lakes and rivers.

Natural processes can alter the typical supply of moisture to the atmosphere, causing either droughts or floods.

Our research shows of all possible combinations of climate oscillations, a La Niña and a positive SAM phase occurring together has the biggest effect on eastern Australian rainfall.

That combination is happening right now.

During La Niña, more moisture is transported from the ocean to the atmosphere over land and is more easily converted to rainfall when it arrives.

During the positive SAM, the usual westerly winds shift southward, allowing moistureladen winds from the east to flow into eastern Australia.

Our research focused on winter and spring.

However, we expect the current rainfall is the result of the same combined effect of the two climate oscillations.

The Indian Ocean Dipole is not active at this time of the year.

But it was in a weak negative phase last spring, which tends to bring wetter-thannormal conditions.

Looking to future floods Under climate change, extreme La Niña and El Niño events, and weather systems like those causing the current floods, are expected to worsen. So reducing greenhouse gas

emissions is crucial.

The current La Niña event is past its peak and is predicted to dissipate in autumn. But because our catchments are so full of water, we still need to be on alert for extreme weather.

The current devastating floods are a sobering lesson for the future. They show the urgent need to understand and predict extreme events, so communities can get ready for them.

Chiara Holgate. Hydroclimatologist, Australian National University Agus Santoso.

Senior Research Associate, UNSW Sydney Alex Sen Gupta.

Senior Lecturer, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSW Sydney theconversation.com

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SWIMMING Small Towns Shield to Molong after 25 years!

The Molong Swimming Club captured the Small Towns Shield on Saturday (against Yeoval, Cumnock, Manildra and Cudal swimming clubs) for the first time in 25 years.

Saturday’s swimming carnival, this year hosted by Molong, saw hundreds of young swimmers, parents and spectators crowd the pool and surrounding streets.

Molong’s Kate Strahorn said “All of our swimmers over the season have contributed to this fantastic result and thanked MSC swimmers for their continued dedication to the team including Conrad and his committee for their coordination of the season, carnivals, catering

and fundraising; Coaches for their tireless effort each week at training and at the carnivals; Parents for supporting us and volunteering when needed and the parent swim team for their amazing swim.

Molong were also runners up in the Juniors Shield and claimed shields for the Medley Relays, Sub Junior and Senior competitions.Cabonne Cabonne Mayor Kevin Beatty was on hand to present the trophies and reaffirmed Cabonnes’s commitment to its seven town swimming pools - a treasured hub of communities during the hot summers.

Molong even won the “Parents Relay” (Lto R) Peter McGee, Sal Brazier, Belinda Mills, Hamish McDouall, Sarah Davis and Tony Elliot

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Autumn: and more on seeds

A weekly column by Rozzi and contributors

by Les Dean Welcome to Autumn, the busiest time of the year in the garden, out with the old spent plants such as your tomatoes that have just about finished, and what a disappointing year for them, and either sowing or planting those cold loving plants such as cabbage etc.

Also time to think about Spring and garden favorites such as bulbs and renovating the soil and resting it over the colder months.

A good time to check the Ph of your soil, digging in some compost and replacing lost nutrients. It’s also a good time to check over your leftover or stored seed, checking the “best before or use-by date”.

Sometimes we don’t realize that seed losers its viability over time especially if it is not stored correctly, and always check the label which can reveal such things as what time of the year you should be sowing or planting your vegies into the garden. For instance, the packet of snow peas I was checking last week reveals that the seed is good for two years and also shows a graph indicating that in this climatic region they can be sown any old time now.

So can you save and store your own seed from year to year. Well yes you can with some reservations, there are quite a few things and restrictions to consider.

Commercial seed producers worldwide breed plant varieties with the end products in mind, bigger yields, faster maturity, pleasing to the eye of the supermarket shopper, the list goes on. But to achieve this many species are cross pollinated with a similar variety, with a distinct possibility that the resulting seed will be infertile and or not grow to the standard of the parent.

Also, many breeders register their new variety under the Plant Breeders Rights Act which limit your legal right to propagate their plant. But wait, time to take a step backwards to the good old true varieties of yester-year.

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Autumn: and more on seeds

Grazing for Drought workshop

On Thursday the 17th March, Central Tablelands Landcare, in collaboration with local mentor Ian Chapman will be hosting a workshop in Stuart Town to demonstrate the advantages of Adaptive Planned Grazing. Graziers and farmers are invited to attend this free, interactive day where we'll hear from experienced trainers and mentors and see the results of this practical grazing technique.

A weekly column by Rozzi and contributors

What is Adaptive Planned Grazing (APG)?

(Continued from page 7) There is a group in Australia known as the Seed Savers Network that are doing just that and sharing the seed amongst network members.

Google “seedsavers.net” or go to a site I found interesting ‘Bega Valley Seed Savers. More next week, perhaps we could start a group of our own. Collecting and using your own Eucalyptus seed is quite simple and similar to all other seed collection you may wish to undertake.

• Make sure the seed is ripe, you should check you parent tree approx. 3 months from flowering. Figure one shows 3 distinct stages in the production of seed, buds, ripe fruit with the valves clearly hardened off and ready to open, and too late, valves opened and seed gone. Note that the actual seed of Eucalypts is extremely small, mostly resembling sawdust.

• Remove the small branches with capsules attached and place on a tarp or plastic in a warm shed to open. Figure two shows the results, simply sieve off the trash and recover your seed.

• Four things will destroy your stored seed very

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quickly, mold from too much moisture, insects such as weevils, time, and heat. All my stored Eucalyptus and similar seed was stored in plastic at 4deg C in a fridge and used as soon as possible.

Pots used to grow your seed largely depends on the plant being grown and how long it will be in the container for. Figure 3 shows the possibilities, from shallow trays to deep pots.

• The familiar shallow seedling tray and larger commercial tray (left) used for your vegie seedlings, quickly turned over before seedlings become overgrown and rootbound.

• The forestry tubes on the right are ideal for slower growing varieties such as Eucalypts that may stay in the pot for six months or longer. The tube has root guiding ribs to direct the roots to the bottom of the tube, where they are suspended in the tray and air pruned, roots including the all important tap root ready to develop deep into the soil once planted.

Happy Gardening, Les

APG is a tool. It is helpful in good times and during drought. Land managers who use APG effectively can quickly respond to climate, rainfall, and economic factors, providing opportunities to make the most of high/low livestock prices and adjust the stock density to make the most available feed.

Put simply, APG involves high stock densities and a high rotation frequency. Ideally, you would have all your stock in one mob, rotating every day or two through smaller paddocks to get increased ground disturbance, the concentration of manure, and optimum feed utilisation. Paddocks are then left to rest and recover for an extended period before being grazed again.

This technique mimics how wild herd animals graze, stimulates more diverse plant species, and builds soil health and structure.

the tools to see the land recover more quickly after being grazed and bounce back faster after drought.

Would you like to increase the diversity of grasses and perennial species in your paddocks? Then you won't want to miss this casual, on-farm workshop. Set on Ian Chapmans' property, where attendees can see for themselves the remarkable results of Adaptive Planned Grazing.

The workshop alone will provide some valuable insights into how you can improve your grazing enterprise. For those keen to push their farm's sustainable production potential, there is the choice to take on further, generously subsidised training and/or funding to set up a trial on-farm with ongoing support from mentors.

If you can't make it to the Stuart Town workshop, don't despair!

There are upcoming workshops in Bathurst & Gulgong visit: watershedlandcare/events for more info and to get your free tickets.

For enquiries, please contact: Corey Tatz on 0405 251 491 or grazingfordrought@gmail.com See workshop details poster page 15 This project received funding from the Australian Government's Future Drought Fund

Upcoming workshop in Stuart Town, Thursday 17th March, 10 AM – 4 PM

Here is an exciting opportunity for local graziers to attend a free one-day workshop. You'll get to see presentations from experienced land managers, Resource Consulting Services and Holistic Management trainers. You'll leave the day with an understanding of how to estimate how much feed you have on pasture and adjust stock numbers accordingly. You will learn

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A bountiful harvest in Molong’s home-gardens

by Rozzi

A weekly column by Rozzi and contributors

(R) This week’s Gatekeeper’s harvest waiting for the pot - soups, chutneys, pasta sauce, casseroles (add beef, chicken, fish, lentils).

Tomatoes, grapes, mint, chilli, cucumber? ...

Cooked together?

You bet!

Serve with a garnish of Marigold petals or Nasturtiums or other edible flowers

The recent rain in Molong has helped to keep my late plantings of tomatoes, apple cucumbers, herbs, chilli and edible flowers filling my kitchen baskets - jars and pots.

After planting every variety of tomato seedlings that helped me to start my nursery biz - I can now share ...

1. My favourite tomato is the heritage beauty Rouge de Marmande.

2. My favourite truss tomato? Patio Prize.

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Companion Planting my tomato plants with Basil (Sweet) and Marigolds (edible flowers) achieved huge success in keeping pests away - and vegies free of sprays.

Please support and enjoy Wendy and David McNab’s OPEN GARDEN event on Saturday 19 March 10 am - 3 pm (See Pages 1, 2, 6 for further information) Molong’s Wendy McNab has two ‘green thumbs’ when it comes to gardening. In fact, Wendy has a solid reputation for growing almost anything (including success with rare plants)!

Husband, David can turn steel and timbers (even rocks) into brilliant garden features and sculptures for the McNab’s vast gardens.

Grandson Jake loves to play in his grandparent’s secret gardens - and discover.

As gardeners know - Wendy. David and Jake’s combined skills and love for what they do - has helped to take what started as a blank canvas of their working property - to a unique landscape mix of native, introduced, art, rare (Mmm?? Add unbelievable!!). Come and admire, enjoy at the McNab’s OPEN GARDEN event on Saturday 19 March 10 am to 3 pm (See Pgs 1, 2, 6)

… Written in the stars

Astrology by Alise

March is here, which can mean only one thing- Pisces season is upon us! Pisces season calls us to follow our intuition and take time to follow our creative pursuits. The mood for March will be spiritual and whimsical, with strong potential for positive opportunities.

Aries (March 21st- April 19th)- You will feel more intuitive, this month, Aries. Reflect on your past and allow your intuition to guide you, and to allow greater clarity surrounding your destiny and your life path.

Taurus- (April 20th- May 20th)- This month, you should see tangible results from all your hard work and efforts, Taurus. You will find the stability you have been hoping for.

Gemini- (May 21st- June 20th)- This March will bring much excitement, and positive and uplifting news. You will experience positive transformations that have the potential for lifelasting effects.

Cancer- (June 21st- July 22nd)- Expect to go on an emotional journey, this month, Cancer. This journey will allow you to transform the way you view yourself and the world. This may be challenging and liberating at the same time. Try to embrace it.

Leo- (July 23rd- August 22nd)- This will be a very passionate and active month for you, Leo. Shift any negativity you may have accumulated, towards positivity and productivity.

Virgo- (August 23rd- September 22nd)This is a time for profound healing within your relationships with others, and also the relationship you have with yourself. This healing may lead to long-term changes in these relationships.

Libra- (September 23rd- October 22nd)This month calls you to look forward and rebuild. You may have experienced great changes in all aspects of your life, and now you will find the energy to bring great joy back into your life.

Scorpio- (October 23rd- November 21st)Continue to work hard towards any goals you may have, Scorpio. Doors may be unlocked for you, allowing you to reach your greatest potential in both your personal and professional life.

(Above) Molong resident, and fun loving community member - Ann Currall with her ‘baby’ and new best friend.

‘Zelda, the Zuchinni’.

Ann, helped by friends Narelle and Barry Edwards - gave birth to Zelda winning the First Prize ribbon in the Molong Express Summer of 2021/22 ‘Biggest Zuchinni’ growing competition.

Note: Artwork on Zelda by Ann - which helped the team to win. Prize: Family pass to the Dubbo Zoo (and a rare bottle of Gatekeeper’s Molong Zuchinni Relish).

Sagittarius- (November 22nd- December 21st)- You are going to be able to see just how much you have grown, and changed, this month, Sagittarius. You have great inner strength and this will allow you to find emotional healing.

Capricorn- (December 22nd- January 19th)- You have had to let go of many negative situations that have been draining you of your energy. This will allow you to develop a greater relationship with yourself.

Aquarius- (January 20th- February 18th)You will experience great inner-healing this month, Aquarius, as you are now able to see something that may have been hidden to you.

All will be revealed.

(Above) David and Wendy McNab with Jake at one of the water beds featured on their property. The gardens reach out to include the natural backdrop of dams, paddocks, native bushland and ridges.

Pisces- (February 19th- March 20th)March means one thing; It’s Pisces season!

Pisceans should spend the month celebrating all of the positive things in life, especially themselves! This will be blissful and uplifting.

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REG’S BENCH A guy goes for an interview : They tell him he's qualified for the job and are prepared to start him with $10,000 pm then raise it to $25,000 after 6 months : He says " I'll come back in 6 months " The Little Kid and The Bus Driver A little kid walks into a city bus and sits right behind the driver.

The little kid starts yelling, " If my dad was a bull and my mom a cow I'd be a little bull."

The bus driver starts getting mad at the noisy kid, who continued with, "If my dad was an elephant and my mom a girl elephant I would be a little elephant" The kid went on with several animals until the bus driver got angry and yelled at the kid "What if your dad was a dumbass and your mom crazy?!"

The kid smiled and said, "I would be a bus driver!"

A police officer stops a blonde for speeding and asks her very nicely if he could see her license. She replied in a huff, "I wish you guys could get your act together. Just yesterday you take away my license and then today you expect me to show it to you."

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There was an Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman all sitting having a break on a building site.

The Englishman says 'if my wife puts cheese on my sandwiches again I'm going to kill myself' and the Irishman says 'if my wife puts egg on my sandwiches again I will kill myself' and the Scotsman says 'if I find marmite on my sandwiches again I will kill myself'.

So sure enough the next day all three open up their lunch boxes and find the sandwich's are all full of cheese, egg and Marmite once again so they all go off to different parts of the site and kill themselves.

Later in the week all three men are being buried and the Englishman's wife says "if he didn't want cheese on his sandwiches he should have told me and this wouldn't have happened".

Then the Scotsman's wife comes away with the same statement concerning the Marmite sandwiches.

Then the Irishman's wife pipe's up "I can't understand this, He make's his own sandwiches."

Across 1 Insurance contract (6) 4 Phases (6) 8 High-IQ organisation (5) 9 Simple songs (7) 10 Simple and natural in manner (7) 11 Supple (5) 12 Principal church of a diocese (9) 17 Make amends (5) 19 Wretched (7) 21 Recuperate (7) 22 Liquor (5) 23 Trill (6) 24 A sculptor's work (6) Down 1 Large treeless plains in South America (6) 2 Madman (7) 3 Fad (5) 5 In name only (7) 6 Corn for grinding (5) 7 Female sibling (6) 9 Water-based paint (9) 13 London cricket ground

(3,4) 14 Omitted (4,3) 15 Soft tissue in bones (6) 16 Sheep's coat of wool (6)

18 Happen (5) 20 Dalai Lama's land (5)

treatment from a doctor (9) 6 Start of alphabet, in more ways than one (5) 7 Before end of day dining room is littered (5) 8 Characters in Beau Geste emphasising respect (6) 12 Falls for light garments (9) 16 Manxman, for example, doesn't start defamation

(7) 17 Animal from the east seen in parts of Wales (6) 18 Walked leisurely out of bedlam (6) 19 Measure young animal with it (5) 20 Playwright or raving egghead (5) 23 A little machine that's waterproof (3)

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Panic had strange drawback (8) 6 Give weapons to some regular militia (3) 9 Pinched an item of clothing (5) 10 A Greek mountain could be so lumpy! (7) 11 Poor Alex, he'd expelled air (7) 13 City centre layabout in the country (5) 14 Sheep from Ireland seen in a moment (6) 15 Puzzle noticed after dance (6) 19 Hoods for cold birds (5) 21 The state of a man not getting upset (7) 22 College dance, after which one has nothing left (7) 23 An insect for example, not very bright, going backwards (5) 24 Bond is Asian, so we hear (3) 25 Cressida mixed cocktails (8) Down 2 A throne designed for someone else (7) 3 Some pallid yellow colour? (3) 4 Large gatherings of birds - about 500 (6) 5 Having achy pins, I get

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TRADES & SERVICES

BUILDING / CARPENTRY

ACCOUNTANTS / SOLICITORS

• • • •

Campbell Paton & Taylor SOLICITORS, ATTORNEYS AND NOTARIES

In Attendance are:

THURSDAY & FRIDAY by appointment.

CONCRETE / LANDSCAPING PRODUCTS

11 BANK STREET MOLONG

Ph: 6362 1922

Picton Bros Panelspan

MARGOT SAWYER

• Glass Rooms • Patios • Cladding • Carports • Recreation Rooms • Enclose existing verandahs BL83737C

6361 9244 www.pictonbros.com.au

G R EA D Y M IX

CONCRETE

CONVEYANCING

FIREWOOD AVAILABLE

BULK WATER DELIVERY

Concrete Trucks Mini Mix •3 •Mini digger, Bobcat, Truck & Truck Trencher, Dog hire

Licence No: 1033852

2/67 Bank Street, Molong NSW 2866 PO Box 174, Molong NSW 2866

Ph: 02 6366 8222 Fax: 02 6366 9273

Free Quote

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BUILDING

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Orange office 193-195 Anson St.

CONVEYANCING

Carpentry Painting Tiling Plastering

General Repairs & Maintenance No Job too Small !

Ph: 0437 218 930

TUES- Andrew Kermode Solicitor WED- Michelle Reynolds Conveyancer

Molong 02 6366 8049

Mark O’Donahue Home Maintenance

•Sand, aggregates •Topsoil, Mulch •Mushroom compost •Woodchips

SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY FOR OVER 40 YEARS

Call Dusty

6366 8448

E: margot@margotsawyerconveyancing.com.au

AUTOMOTIVE / SMASH REPAIRS

m 0428 650 499 Family owned & f 63 669 559 operated 33 BETTS ST, MOLONG

EARTHMOVING

CONCRETE Lic. MVRL45372

Watson Street MOLONG

EARTHMOVING & TRANSPORT

T 6366 8280

Extensive range of driving lights and light bars starting from

$140

Now doing

LIGHT VEHICLE BLUESLIPS

Servicing all your Earthmoving requirements, Low Loader, Water Tankers and Side tipper hire

• EXTENSIVE RANGE OF TYRES • WHEEL ALIGNMENTS • E-SAFETY INSPECTIONS • VALVOLINE PRODUCTS • SUPERCHARGE BATTERIES • EXHAUST REPAIRS

Contact Garry Gersbach:

0417 422 926 or 02 6369 6185

Open Monday to Friday - 8 am to 5.00 pm

ELECTRICAL

• Residential & Commercial • Network & data cabling • Security & access control • Optical fibre & TV cabling • CCTV

0447 239 937 sammueldwyer@gmail.com

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E: garry@boxtrim.com.au W: boxtrim.com.au

RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL ELECTRICIAN

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Switchboard Upgrades Lighting & Power Appliances Smoke Alarms Sheds Test & Tagging Emergency Call Outs

AVAILABLE 24/7

Recieve a Complimentary Electrical Safety Health Report Rest easy knowing your Home is safe & sound! Valued at $149!

TROY BARRETT ELECTRICAL Servicing Molong and the Central West

0407 274 358

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LIC. No 323812C

ENGINEERING ABN 75 131 657 324

RURAL INDUSTRIAL DOMESTIC REPAIRS MACHINING & FABRICATION ON SITE SERVICE Bruce Beasley

Mobile 0418 672 247 AH 02 6361 7380 Shed 6 / 390 Clergate Road Orange NSW 2800

FUNERAL SERVICES

PACKAGING

6361 7777 6362 3751

HARVESTING

MOVING HOUSE OR OFFICE?

NORMAN J PENHALL FUNERALS

CONTRACT HARVESTING No job too big or small

Serving the Molong District PROVIDING 24 HOUR 7 DAYS SENSITIVE, DIGNIFIED & PROFESSIONAL CARE WHEN YOU NEED IT MOST PRE-PAID AND PRE-ARRANGED FUNERAL SPECIALISTS, RESPECTING ALL DENOMINATIONS email: mail@penhallfunerals.com.au

OUR FAMILY CARING FOR YOUR FAMILY

Book Boxes | Tea Chests Bubble Wrap | Glass Jars Packing Tape

ALL YOUR PACKAGING NEEDS! Come and see us at 1 Wellington Street, Molong

AFDA

Or phone us on 02

6366 8100

Contact Brad 0439 024 382

SMASH REPAIRS

PLUMBING

D & M DUNCAN

Javelinplumbing

we’ll pinpoint your problem Lic No. 160917C

Licensed Plumber, Drainer, Gasfitter Servicing

Servicing Molong / Cabonne & District

• Domestic • Rural • Commercial

0408 031 829

B-Double Livestock, Hay & General Freight

Country Tree Services Garry Livingstone

Matt Knott

knotttransport@gmail.com

0408 655 811

WATER BORES

OBLIGATION FREE QUOTE OVER 50 YEARS EXPERIENCE FULLY LICENCED & INSURED

WELDING

CALL BRYAN OR CLIVE NOW ON

WELDING & FABRICATION FIXED & MOBILE PLANT MAINTENANCE MOBILE WELDING SERVICE

PROMPT, PROFESSIONAL & RELIABLE SERVICE

0409 041 659 email: srdwelding@bigpond.com

6366 5220

• Auto Robot • Baking Oven • All insurance work • Panel Beating & Spray Painting 24 HOUR TOWING • Windscreens supplied and fitted

TREE SERVICES

• Arborist • Tree Felling • Trimming • Stump Grinding • Fully Insured • 30 years experience

0428 986 164

53 CUDAL STREET, MANILDRA

PH/FAX: 6364 5432 AH:63 645 077

(02) 6366 9010 e: javelin@telcomail.com.au

TRANSPORT

SMASH REPAIRS

Molong

Smash Repairs Quality Smash Repairs

• Insurance & Private Work • All vehicle makes & models • Custom work and paint

• Hotrods/Restoration/Vintage vehicles • Motor bikes/boats and all marine vessels

Ph: 6366 8208

(m)0468 962 162

14 Enterprise Place Molong NSW 2866 info@molongsmashrepairs.com.au

WATER TANKS

Sam & Jacqui Duncan

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CLASSIFIEDS

that work !

PHONE: 02 6366 8017 • Email: molongex@bigpond.net.au

POSITIONS VACANT

PUBLIC NOTICES WANTED Molong Men's Shed Inc

Looking for a career in Local Government?

Cabonne Council has the following positions vacant: • Family Day Care Coordinator (Maternity Relief) • Town Maintenance Officer • Water and Wastewater Operator • Plant Operators x 7 • Independent Audit & Risk Improvement Committee Members • Cabonne Home Support Coordinator (Temporary Maternity Relief) Please visit Council’s website at www. cabonne.nsw.gov.au to find information about these positions and to begin your application, for confidential enquiries please contact Council’s Leader of People & Culture, Glenn Meehan on 63923218 PO Box 17 MOLONG NSW 2866

is looking for new members.

If you have thought how does a Men's Shed work or are interested in joining, then we invite you to come along on either a Monday or Thursday morning preferably around 10 a.m. and have morning tea with the members present to get an insight in to what goes on.

Any further information can be obtained by phoning Allen Barnes on 0400093572

Flowers By Kerry

B Byrnes General Manager

Flowers for all occasions VARIETY OF ARRANGEMENTS MADE TO ORDER

Ph 0438 668 347

Cumnock Markets

at the Crossroads Park (next to Playground, main street)

SATURDAY 19 March

9 a.m. to 12 noon

Home-made cakes, jams, chutneys & lots of local market treasures in a friendly country atmosphere.

Phil Donato MP Member for Orange

Your voice in NSW Parliament Get in touch: M: 123 Byng Street Orange T: 02 6362 5199 E: orange@parliament.nsw.gov.au Authorised by Philip Donato MP, Member for Orange, produced using parliamentary entitlements

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DEATH & FUNERAL Remembering Deb. Gant

CHURCH NOTICES

UNITING CHURCH Sunday 6 March Molong 11 am: Rev Ross Godfrey Heather Woodhouse 63668218

Molong and District residents will be sad to hear of the untimely passing of respected former resident Deb. Gant who passed away suddenly on 26 February 2022 at Lithgow.

A good friend to many, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, sister-in-law, aunty - Deb. was a former Manager and long-time employee of SPAR Molong.

With her warm smile, infectious laugh, caring manner and helpful ways - Deb. will remain in many hearts and memories as a good woman - one of the best.

Remembered fondly by Rozzi and Paul, Molong Express

GANT: Debra Ann (Deb)

26 February, 2022 suddenly at Lithgow District Hospital. Of Wallerawang, formerly of Lithgow. Much loved daughter of Robert & Judith Gant, dearly loved mother of Brooke, Kristy, Bailey, loving Nanna of Taylah, Chase, Chloe, Savannah, Samuel, Destiny, Ebony, Lachlan, Oscar, Hunter, Mason, Logan, great grandmother of Maliah, dear sister & sister-in-law of Mark & Justine, Bowie, Rocky (dee) and auntie of their families.

Aged 59 years Forever in our hearts Funeral & committal services for DEB will be held in Hoskins Memorial Uniting Church, Lithgow ON FRIDAY 11 MARCH, 2022 AT 11.00 AM. At the conclusion of the services a private cremation will take place.

A livestream of the service will beavailable from 10.45AM and can be viewed for seven days. The link is https://www.facebook.com/Techybird103050884680863

St Vincent de Paul Molong in conjunction with Molong RSL Club We are asking for donations for Lismore flood relief victims. Donations of personal items, toiletries, undies, socks (new) and baby items e.g. nappies, wipes, formula.

Items can be left at Vinnies Molong or RSL by Friday 18 March 2022.

The items will be delivered to Vinnies in Lismore for supply to flood victims.

Thank you Mary Mulhall

Claim the date – 2022 Send your 2022 dates to molongexpress@bigpond.net.au

March

8 Molong Probus 10am Bowling Club (AGM) 26 Cumnock Show

April

4 Show Society General Meeting 7.00pm Molong Showground 7 Molong Men’s Shed 11-25 School Holidays NSW Easter 15 Good Friday, 16 April, 17 April Easter Sunday, 18 April Easter Monday 25 Anzac Day

May

2 Show Society General Meeting 7.00pm Molong Showground 5 Molong Men’s Shed

June

2 Molong Men’s Shed 6 Show Society General Meeting 7.00pm Molong Showground 13 Monay Queens Birthday

July

4 Show Society General Meeting 7.00pm Molong Showground 4-15 NSW School Holidays 7 Molong Men’s Shed

August

1 Show Society General Meeting QUICK CROSSWORD

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Sport Cricket

Molong Golf

Greg Pringle

SUNDAY

Cudal Into Grand Final And Premiers Canowindra Eliminated.

As it has many times this season, wet weather has dictated results in today’s Semi Finals.

Cudal are the first team into the Grand Final.

Batting first Cudal only managed a moderate total of 9 for 143 at Dean Park. Normally that wouldn’t be enough on that oval. Adam Clunes top scoring with 43. Damian Hayes 4 for 31 Country’s best. In reply Country were struggling at 1 for 9 after 9 overs when the heavens opened up and the match washed out. Being Minor Premiers Cudal automatically go through to the GF. At Molong Magpies sent Canowindra in.

The Canowindra batsman struggled against some good bowling and better fielding than the previous week. Sam Austin top scored with 28 but he had little support from his team mates as

Canowindra limped to 40 overs at 9 for 92. Spin was Canowindra’s undoing as Ben Brown, Chris Beatty and Dylan Wilson wreaked havoc. Brown and Wilson taking 3 wickets each. In reply Magpies too struggled and were 4 for 40 when a storm ended the match prematurely. Without rain the match would no doubt have gone down to nail biting finish. Canowindra unluckily eliminated due to finishing 4th, however they accepted the situation graciously with great sportsmanship. We look forward to seeing them again next season.

NEXT SATURDAY’S FINAL Molong Magpies V Country Dr Ross Memorial Oval, Molong Umpire - Allan Hubbard Winner plays Cudal in GF, loser is eliminated.

Only seven players for golf at Royal Molong on Sunday where a twelve hole stroke event was played.

Cookie was the winner and apparently was impressive with a great shot on the eighth with his three wood.

Stubba was in the action again this time losing a ball on the third and incurring a penalty but then when playing the sixth the said ball was found but unfortunately it was found a little too late.

Stubba and Blue declared that on the eleventh they were going to hit over the dam, but with all good plans they didn’t succeed and went around the dam instead.

Apparently our coaching guru Bro had plenty of advice for all the players and declared Matt Philpott had a very ordinary short game.

Six members from Royal Molong travelled to Dunedoo on the weekend to play in the NSW Sand Green Four Ball Tournament.

Because of the number of entries the Coolah golf course was also utilised. Both courses were challenging with the Dunedoo course having a lot of Kikuyu grass which was very moist and soft so that when your ball landed it didn’t run much further. The sand greens

Gerard were very slow so you needed a good firm putt to get the ball to the hole.

Dunedoo Sports Club have a great setup there and all the players were well catered for. Congratulations to them for a great tournament.

Coolah course was like playing on the side of Mount Canobolas. It was a very hilly course with soft Kikuyu grass and for those who didn’t have a golf cart it took it’s toll in having to push golf buggies up a lot of hills on the soft plush grass.

Al ended up with a couple of blisters on the bottom of his feet.

However, it was a good experience playing these courses despite being trying.

Out of ninety seven pairs registered for the event Ged and Paul came in thirty third place with a net score of seventy two points, Scott and Justin in forty first place with a net score of seventy points and Al and Gerard forty fifth place with a net score of sixty nine points.

The net score first three places all went to Dunedoo golfers with scores of ninety one, eighty four and eighty three.

The Central West veterans have a tournament at Royal Molong this Monday, the 14th and golf as usual on Sunday, 8.30am for 9am. Everyone is welcome to come and join us.

Grazing for drought

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Magpies, Canowindra players and Umpire Allan Hubbard wore black arm bands and held a minutes silence prior to their match paying respect to the sudden passing of Australian Cricket legends Rod Marsh and Shane Warne. May they rest in peace.

LANDMARK TABLELANDS LIVESTOCK

We offer Auction Plus assessments on both sheep and cattle.

Direct paddock sales, over the hook rates, Weekly stock sales in Carcoar (CTLX), Forbes, Dubbo & Wagga saleyards.

Contact one of our Landmark Tablelands Livestock team.

Paul Glynn (Molong & surrounding districts) – 0428 168 638 CTLX CATTLE 8 March It was a good quality yarding with good numbers of vealers and yearlings to suit both the feeders and processors along with good numbers of well finished grown steers and heifers. There were 230 cows yarded which were mostly prime heavy weights. Most of the usual buyers were in attendance and operating in a pretty solid market.

Young cattle to the trade were around firm with prime vealers selling to 612c/kg. Prime steer yearlings sold from 470c to 585c while the prime heifer yearlings sold from 460c to 594c/ kg. Feeder steers and heifers were firm to 4c dearer with the feeder steers selling from 470c to 616c/kg. Feeder heifers sold from 470c to 573c/kg. Young cattle to the restockers remain strong with the young steers selling from 710c to 784c while the young restocker heifers sold from 520c to 598c/kg.

Grown steers and heifers were 6c dearer with the prime grown steers selling from 415c to

498c/kg. Prime grown heifers sold from 412c to 460c/kg. Cows were 8c dearer with the 2 and 3 scores selling from 308c to 387c/kg. Prime heavy weight cows sold from 370c to 400c to average 391c/kg. Cows in forward condition sold to the feeders selling from 383c to 387c/ kg. Heavy bulls sold to 365c/kg.

CTLX SHEEP2 March It was a very mixed yarding with fair numbers of well finished heavy weight lambs along with odd pens of trade weights. There were also a few pens of well finished new season lambs along with good numbers of secondary lambs to suit the restockers.

Trade lambs were around firm with the new season lambs selling from $150 to $210/head.

Trade weight shorn lambs sold from $146 to $205/head to average between 790c and 820c/kg cwt. Heavy weight lambs were up to $12 cheaper with the lambs over 24kg selling from $188 to $275/head to average between 770c and 810c/kg cwt. A couple of pens of Merino lambs were a little dearer on quality with trade weights selling from $146 to $172/ head. Restocker lambs were $10 dearer with the better types selling from $119 to $200/head.

Hoggets sold to $181/head.

It was a mostly good quality yarding of mutton where most grades were $5 to $10/head dearer. Merino ewes sold from $88 to $200 while crossbred ewes sold from $108 to $220/ head. Merino wethers sold from $78 to $169/ head. The restockers paid from $137 to $147/ head for crossbred ewes to fatten.

• Introduction to Adaptive Planned Grazing • Morning tea & lunch included • Farm walk & demonstration • Ongoing support & opportunities for funding

Thursday 17th March 10am-4pm SCAN HERE TO REGISTER! This program is supported by Watershed Landcare in collaboration with Central Tablelands Landcare through funding from the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund.

For more info contact Corey Tatz: 0405 251 491 E: grazingfordrought@gmail.com

It’s your club!

22-24 RIDDELL ST MOLONG

P: 6366 8105

e:admin@molongrsl.com.au

BISTRO

LUNCH : Wed 12 - 2 Sun 12 - 2.30 DINNER : Wed - Sat 5.30-8.30

Great specials and a menu to suit everyone.

BAR: Mon Tues 3.00 - 9.00 WED 11.30 - BISTRO Wed 12.30-2.00 & 5.30-8.30 Thu, Fri, Sat 9.00 THU 12.00 - 10.00 FRI 12.00 - 11.00 5.30-8.30 SUN 12-2.30 SAT 11.00 - 10.00 SUN 11.00 - 8.00

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Auction

“Allambie North” A spectacular rural lifestyle offering

Manildra, 57 Coates Creek Road

Auction

“Haymor” Nothing To Do But To Move In & Enjoy Orange, 77 Blunt Road

Outstanding 149ha* (369ac*) mixed farming property presenting a high Setting the standard for an idyllic rural lifestyle, situated in one of Orange’s level of agricultural performance & suitable for cattle, sheep & cropping most desirable & exclusive locations. This 53 acre property is peacefully with rich soils, secure water & cultivation opportunities positioned in a tightly held location, just 10 mins from Orange’s CBD. • 3 separate titles, 2 building envelopes and the opportunity for the 3rd • Contemporary four-bedroom, two bath homestead • Large “Country-style” kitchen offering a practical floorplan to building entitlement (STCA) • 8km* to Manildra, 8km* to Cudal, 48km* to Orange, 300km* to Sydney seamless flowing dining, living & alfresco entertaining areas • Heavy red basalt soils and secure water with 5 sufficient dams, a bore • Steel cattle yards- cattle crush & a loading ramp, high capacity bore site & a reticulating water system • Machinery Shed, hay shed, multiple sheds + three storage shipping • Steel cattle yards, loading ramp, 7 paddocks & easy access via Coates containers Creek Road & Yellow Box Road

Auction Thur 24th Mar, 10.30am View By Appointment Kurt Adams 0428 747 050

Auction

“Twin Oaks” Perfect Lifestyle Block Awaits Spring Hill, 82 Spring Hill Road

“Twin Oaks” is a 5-acre block, with a beautiful built Kensington style 4 BR, 2 bath home with a beautiful garden setting. Peacefully positioned in a tightly held locale just 10 mins from Orange CBD. Offering an expansive homestead that seamlessly connects the indoors to a charming and meticulously maintained garden providing a tranquil space to relax, play and entertain.

• 4 BRs, 2 bath, 3 toilet, Kensington style home, large modern kitchen • Open entertaining area, spacious laundry, double port garage, • Sunroom, ideal for study, office, sewing or other hobbies, plenty of storage • 1x Garden shed/tool shed- power & concrete floors, security cameras

Auction Fri 8th April, 10.30am View Sat 12th Mar 9am-9.45am Michael Kennedy 0428 243 222

Auction Fri 8th April, 10.30am View By Appointment Michael Kennedy 0428 243 222

Auction

Productive Vacant Land Orange, 2237 The Escort Way

A well-presented vacant block, ideal for those seeking to enter the rural lifestyle market & build their dream home on 9.4 acres. Superbly located, just under 20mins to town, this property offers spectacular westerly views towards Boree Creek, & is highlighted with a DA-approved building entitlement with space to run livestock.

• 3.8ha 9.4ac, DA approved building entitlement. Epic rural views towards the Boree Creek • Space to run cattle, sheep or horses. Easy access to own, ideal for those seeking vacant land near Oange. Shade & shelter bands with planted White & Yellow Box. Improved pastures - Lucerne, Cocksfoot & Phalaris

Auction Fri 8th April, 10.30am View By Appointment Kurt Adams 0428 747 050

Ray White Emms Mooney

34 Bank Street Molong | 02 6366 9606 | raywhiteemc.com

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