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Census reveals little growth

Rugby League

Manildra avoids it again!

Paul Mullins

If you are wondering why Bank Street seems to be always full of cars then don't look to local population growth.

The Australian bureau of Statistics last week published results of the 2021 Census for the Molong town statistical area (see map right) It reveals that Molong has 2595 residents - up just 62 from 2016 (2.4%) and just 80 since 2011. (3%).

Meanwhile the Manildra district recorded the same actual resident growth figure as Molong since 2016 - up 62 to 822 - or 7.5%.

Cumnock has 491 residents, a 10% increase over 443 in 2016.

There are several - some unique - reasons why Molong's growth has been sluggish at best. These range from lack of housing stock (to buy or to rent), little investment

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in new serviced blocks or infill / dual occupancy opportunities on Molong's large residential blocks, water & sewerage supply and natural cost penalties building in a rock filled area - to name but a few.

Given that Molong is on one of the main highways in the West and close to Orange, which is growing fast, the small growth in Molong appears mystifying.

We will look at some recent studies on this subject in the coming weeks.

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Manildra Rhinos will do anything to avoid playing the Molong Bulls in Molong.

Last weekend, the Rhinos drove water trucks from Mandagery Creek and emptied them at the Rec making it unplayable. (We have the evidence - see photo above).

Last year, and the year before that, they went into "lockdown" because of some pandemic or other, and stayed at home.

They didn't turn up for six years before that. (OK - that was probably because the Bulls weren't alive then either.)

Seriously, will we ever see our two favourite teams here again?

Meanwhile Manildra first grade remain atclose to the top of the ladder with Molong a bit further down.

Molong's Youth League side however are unbeaten at the top of the table The Bulls are off to Condobolin this week and Manildra are at home for their "Kids Day".

Central West Cold Snap disc golf a massive success Report, Photos P 8 - 9

Ash Barty named NAIDOC 2022 Person of the Year

Well deserved recognition was acknowledged by the huge crowd attending last Saturday night's NAIDOC Awards for Ngarigo woman, Ash Barty - photographed above with Cathy Freeman and Evonne Goolagong-Cawley following her Australian Open win.

(Photo Courtesy Tennis Australia)

Sue Wild cuts the ribbon to officially open the 18 hole course

Back on the footy field with St. George Illawarra is Molong/Manildra’s Cody Ramsey who had an impressive game last Sunday afternoon at the Wollongong Stadium when they played the Canberra Raiders - and won!

Cody’s mum, Kim Stojanov and Dave, with Cody’s little sisters Alize and Jamo and nan, Shirley Lloyd braved the wet and windy conditions to be at the game.

Whenever he can, Cody returns to Molong to visit his family - and to catch up with friends and (R) his former teacher/coach in school boy Rugby League.

We’re always happy to see Cody back in town - with the communities of Manildra and Molong proud of the young player who was, from a young age, a remarkable athlete on the field. And a nice kid!

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It was a quiet day at the Molong Men’s Shed (located behind the Uniting Church buildings on the corner of Edward and Bank Streets) when the Express called by. Roger Dunn, Allen Barnes, Jim Troth and Geoff Philpott were just leaving for the day on what was a very icy cold Monday. We didn’t blame these long-time Molong men (all retirees) heading for the warmth of their homes and a hot bowl of soup. Many of their 23 members had already hit the road with their caravans in tow - heading north.

With their generous enthusiasm and quick wit - the boys were happy to stay for awhile to show

the Express their workmanship of vintage children’s bikes that they had magically restored in their well equipped ‘shed’. They also work to keep the shed going by selling bags of kindling through H. Hardware and by selling items like the bikes (above), restoring furniture items for residents, repairs to timber items, welding, and running fundraising stalls at the Bank Street kiosk from time to time. Most of all, they share skills, friendship, comraderie and look after the town. Interested?

Phone Jim Troth 0400093572 Join up and have fun. All welcome.

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The lounge room is just off the dining with all year-round comfort of reverse cycle air, the second family room is a good size & has a sunny northern aspect. The kitchen is modern with warm tones & plenty of cupboard space, bathroom is neat & tidy with a shower & separate bath. Out the backE is a covered veranda area overlooking the back yard, great shed space with a double shed concrete floor & power with a single carport to the side. Good size yard 1012sqm with rear yard access.

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Molong St Joseph’s share in Cabonne Census CRT Rural Centre school Data reveals little growth grants 2021 Census Molong

2016 Census Molong Peter Moon (L), Molong Rural Centre Manager and Keith Garlick, CRT Orange (R) with St Joseph’s representatives last week School vegetable gardens, agricultural programs, mental health programs and learning resources at schools across regional and rural Australia received a boost thanks to funding through the 2022 CRT Primary Schools Program.

Molong’s St Joseph’s Primary School was one of 25 schools to receive a $2,000 grant to support school projects. The inaugural program saw Primary School Parents and Friends Associations (P&Fs) share in $50,000.

CRT General Manager Greg O’Neil said they were overwhelmed by the response of the program in its first year.

“Our teams and customers across the country are very passionate about supporting the incredible work of our local volunteer

organisations. This program is focused on recognising the important role P&F associations play in supporting the growth and development of the next generation. CRT is proud to provide a helping hand to support projects that will have a big impact on these small schools,” Mr O’Neil said.

“We received more than 300 applications this year which made it really difficult for the selection panel to narrow that down to our 25 successful applicants.”

Mr O’Neil says this years’ funding will support literacy resources, community gardens, sporting equipment, excursions, and cultural engagements for students.

Molong’s Country Treasures

Carolyn Mullins’ retail shop in Bank Street (between SPAR and Molong Pharmacy) is full of country treasures from stunning caneware furniture, baskets, wood baskets, giftware lines ... to an ever growing range of popular tin signs and ironware for home and garden. Carolyn and Geoff set up their Molong business - Marsden on Bank some 11 years ago which quickly became a ‘destination’ for shoppers and travellers from all parts of the state and Queensland. Their carefully selected lifestyle range has given the Mullins’ the reputation of being the largest (and best) supplier of cane and basketware in the Central West.

Lucky Molong! This also means that the Mullins’ successful small business helps to promote Molong’s growing list of retailers, coffee shops, cafes, and other business in town.

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Open 6 days (closed on Tuesdays) in Bank Street from 10 a.m. to 5 pm weekdays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday - one thing is for sure ... Marsden on Bank will be open. Such is the loyalty and committment that Carolyn and Geoff provide in doing their bit to help build Molong. Take a wander into this favourite Molong and Central West shop - say hello to Carolyn and ask her to show you the fabulous range. There’s something for everyone at Marsden on Bank ... including outstanding customer service. The Express would like to thank Carolyn and Geoff for their huge investment and country treasures of affordable style in helping to build Molong as a destination rural shopping centre. Phone Carolyn on 0439114950

To stop risky developments in floodplains, we have to tackle the profit motive – and our false sense of security to additional moisture and In the aftermath of destructive floods, deposited nutrients. we often seek out someone to blame.

But when parts of the Common targets are the “negligent local environment are turned to council”, the “greedy developer”, “the concrete, the ability of the land builder cutting corners”, and the “foolish to absorb flood waters drops and home owner.” Unfortunately, it’s not that engineering protections become simple - as Sydney’s huge floods make even more necessary. clear.

Dams, embankments, storm In flood risk management, there’s drains, and pumps which protect a well-known idea called the “levee developments are only effective effect.” Floodplain expert Gilbert White to a point. Such structures popularised it in 1945 by demonstrating effectively eliminate small how building flood control measures in scale floods, which would have the Mississippi catchment contributed otherwise helped to recharge to increased flood damage. People felt aquifers, raise the level of “green more secure knowing a levee was nearby, water” stored in soils, deposit and developers built further into the sediments, aid soil fertility, flood plains. When levees broke or were and prevent compaction and overtopped, much more development subsidence. was exposed and the damages were As a result, engineering magnified. “Dealing with floods in all solutions stop small-scale their capricious and violent aspects is flooding and its accompanying a problem in part of adjusting human benefits, while failing to prevent occupance,” White wrote. large-scale floods – and giving The levee effect shows why it’s so hard a false sense of security to to reduce flood risk, even in areas hit Lismore properties underwater in February 2022. Bradley Richardson/AAP floodplain residents. hardest by this year’s record-breaking In some cases, like Lismore, developers building inside floods. The NSW town of Lismore had a 10 metre levee, the 1% line are permitted to install mitigation measures, What can be done? experience dealing with many floods, and a flood risk such as by infilling land, raising floor levels, building To some degree, we’re all implicated in a system management plan. It was devastated regardless. embankments, and installing large pumps. They are encouraging some people to profit by building floodTo tackle flood risk, we have to respond to the social, usually required to also build an additional 500 mm of prone housing. When houses flood, it is the public who political, economic, and environmental factors that drive freeboard above the 1% flood level. subsidises these developments with disaster relief and development and occupation of floodplains.

Job done? Not quite. When a developer successfully structural flood mitigation.

As climate change shifts the traditional boundaries of Social factors: we love living near water argues for the redesignation of ‘flood-prone’ to Around the world, people like to live near water – ‘developable’, this sets a precedent that strengthens future flood-prone areas, we face the pressing need to confront even if it might flood. Waterfront properties and those development proposals. More developments create more the forces driving us to develop floodplains.

A key first step is to harden boundaries and limit with river views command significantly higher prices. In risk, causing new flood control measures to be proposed, addition, Australians view home ownership as a rite of which are justified on the basis of encouraging more opportunities to ‘nibble’ into floodplains. Holding developers and builders accountable to home owners passage, a key marker of adulthood as well as an economic investment and development. The cycle continues. investment. People will prioritise home ownership over When a developer converts flood-prone land into even after the sale would be beneficial, though such concerns about living in a floodplain – especially when homes, they own the consequences a flood might bring arrangements are virtually unprecedented.

Evacuation or abandonment of floodplains is inevitable. the house is part of a government approved development. to them. But when that building is sold, liability for flood Lismore’s voluntary house purchase scheme is aimed at damages is transferred to the new owner.

It is common to Political economy factors: money can removing flood-prone structures inside the area prone to portray such owners as naive or irresponsible, but they’re drive decision making Developing flood-prone areas generates profits, not just purchasing a home approved by the council on the basis 1 in 20 year floods. Despite efforts like this, floodplain withdrawal has only succeeded a handful of times – and in monetary terms, but also through social and political of expert modelling. those gains are often quickly erased.

The home owner pays their rates, like everyone else, and capital. When developments are proposed, flood risk is For now, Australians living in flood-prone areas should assessed using the 1% annual exceedance probability has every right to assume professionals have determined line. This line, colloquially known as the 100-year flood the safety of the development. When large-scale floods consider making their homes more flood-resilient to limit event, defines land with a 1% chance of experiencing a hit, those owners are as entitled as anyone to government the impacts of small and medium floods, given these are likely to expand geographically due to climate change. assistance and relief. flood each year.

Nationally, Australia must tackle the hidden incentives This final act of goodwill – extremely difficult for any The act of drawing this line creates more valuable and less valuable lands. Land owners on the boundary government to refuse – effectively shifts the costs of causing encroachment if we are to avoid settling in areas have an incentive to argue for change, sometimes based disaster mitigation, relief, and recovery to the Australian where we cannot safely live. on how the 1% line is modelled. Developers can – and taxpayer. As John Handmer has argued, “flood risk is Brian Robert Cook, Associate professor, The University have – argued certain blocks should be acceptable for characterised by private sector profit while the costs of Melbourne are borne by the public sector, individuals and small development. This can be appealing to local councils Tim Werner, ARC DECRA Fellow, School of Geography, eager to encourage economic development and expand business.”

Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, The University of their tax base. When boundaries shift and less valuable Environmental factors: warping nature Melbourne land is converted into residential land, developers are means more reliance on engineering rewarded with higher profits – while communities and Floods are valuable, natural processes. In many (theconversation.com.au) future homeowners take a step closer to the next flood. farming regions, a bumper crop follows floods due

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Indigenous Foods Yam Daisy - Murnong and Nyaminn The importance of this root vegetable in the diets of the nation’s first people cannot be overstated.

However, when first white settlers came and took land for their crops and sheep grazing - naturally grown native foods were lost.

Murnong was but one of the many.

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Before Europeans arrived in the 18th century, the grasslands and rocky hillsides of Victoria had been covered in Murnong. It is said that the Murnong grew so thick that from a distance it formed a blanket of yellow. For Australia’s First People who lived in south-eastern Australia over tens of thousands of years, including the Wurundjeri, the Wathaurong, Gunditjmara and Jaara, the importance of this one root for food is hard to overstate.

By the 1860’s the Murnong was as good as extinct - due to the change of traditional soil use by the early and following settlers who introduced new crops to the soil and sheep grazing. As a result the Murnong retreated to grow in cemeteries and sidings - places where either the dead were resting or the living kept away. The end result that the knowledge of the plant was lost to ­generations of Aboriginal people.

However, in 1985, a botanist Beth Gott, marked out a plot of land at Monash University in Melbourne. as a garden dedicated to Aboriginal wild plants. Gott had become interested in indigenous foods and medicines during fieldwork in the Americas and Asia, and on her return to Australia she embarked on the most thorough study of Aboriginal plant knowledge ever conducted. From her base at Monash, she catalogued more than a thousand species, ­including sleep-inducing dune thistles and silver cones picked from Woorike trees used to make sweet-tasting drinks.

After years of study, she concluded that one indigenous food in particular had been crucial to pre-colonial life in Australia. Some Aboriginal people called it the yam daisy, but most referred to it as Murnong. Gott set out to find the plant in the wild, and to grow it in her garden. But finding Murnong wasn’t easy and uncovering its history was just as hard as so much knowledge had been lost.Her source material, perhaps ironically, included the journals of the early colonists. As she uncovered documents, she built up a picture of Murnong’s presence in the open spaces and woodlands of southern Australia, where it grew in the “millions”. In 1841, George Augustus Robinson [the Chief Protector of Aborigines at Port Phillip] wrote how Murnong was picked by women “spread over the plain as far as I could see them… each had a load as much as she could carry”.

Murnong grows up to 40cm tall. At the tip of its

leafless stalk are buds heavy enough to make the plant tilt over into the shape of a shepherd’s hook. In the spring these open out into a spray of petals, so that the plant takes on the look of a big dandelion, as brightly coloured as a child’s drawing of the sun. Below ground, the swollen tubers can grow as round as radishes or as thin as tapering carrots. When broken, every part of the plant exudes a milky liquid that leaves fingers stained. Left untouched, the tubers grow in tight clumps, but disturbed by digging, they’re easily separated and scattered. This, Gott realised, was what had made the food so abundant. The actions of ­ Aboriginal gatherers over thousands of years had spread Murnong across the landscape.

Murnong can be eaten raw, but Aboriginal cooks also made earth ovens in the ground in which hot stones were used to bake the tubers covered in layers of grass. In the journals, Gott found descriptions of communal feasts in which reed baskets filled with Murnong, stacked three feet high, were cooked over fire. The only time of year when this didn’t happen was winter, when the tubers were less succulent and often tasted bitter. But across the year, Gott calculated, Aboriginal people consumed an average of 2kg of Murnong each per day at least. The supply of this food must have seemed never-ending.

Now, things are changing. Murnong is making a slow return to our consciousness and cooking.

Aboriginal community gardens now have plots dedicated to the plant, with harvest celebrations featuring digging sticks and ceremonial dances being revived after 200 years. One of Australia’s most celebrated chefs, Ben Shewry, sourced some seed and now grows Murnong in his garden. “It’s the most important ingredient I serve,” he says, explaining that customers are blown away by how delicious the plant tastes and moved by its story.

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My Week by Megan

The Express decided to start a new column to find out about the day to day lives of local young mums. We chose wife, mother, great friend to many, busy woman Megan.

We love this young woman who is full of positive energy and sparkle, who approaches her new day, every day with the gift of a friendly, encouraging smile to family, extended family, friends, community members ... strangers. Welcome Megan to the Express and into our lives.

A reflection about life.

As I sit at the computer on a Sunday afternoon procrastinating from the jobs that I need to do for the week I reflect about my town Molong.

I remember as a child coming to Molong to visit my grandparents, perhaps you may have known them as friends. For some, Molong has been a town where you have grown up and spent your life, and for others it is a town you have come to call home after having a ‘tree change’.

However long you have been here Molong it is the place you can call home.

Thinking of home, I remember when I would go for walks with my Dad he would often stop and chat to someone and they would talk

for what I thought was a life time! I would ask ‘Dad, who was that?’ He would reply ‘I don’t’ know, maybe they just needed to talk’; other times he would tell me who they were. I think about Dad’s response and as I go down the street and end up chatting with someone.

I might have things which need attention, or might be busy getting things one, but I need to remember it really doesn’t take much time out of my day to chat with other people who live in my home town. Some days all we just need is to have a chat!

Well that’s the end of my procrastinating time, I just saw my youngest, running after his older sisters with a stick. Kids!!!

Until Next Time Megan

Molong Probus Club

Enjoying lunch at the Royal Flying Doctors Visitors Centre in Dubbo Last meeting our activity was a bus trip to the Dubbo Royal Flying Doctors Visitors Centre.

There were 41 members plus visitors who enjoyed a lovely lunch plus a very interesting and enlightening tour of the Centre.

What a wonderful Service this is to country people and to think it started back in 1928 is amazing.

We then traveled on to Brett Mon

Garling's Gallery and Foundry at Wongarbon where we were given an insight in to the process of creating a bronze sculpture, I for one had no idea how many processes it takes.

Our next meeting is on Tuesday the 12th July 10.00am at the Molong Bowling Club, this month we will be having a guest speaker and in August a concert.

History : “What did you do in the olden days before TV?” Any Nanna and Pa have probably been asked this same question. Answers will most likely be about helping to make food - cooking, fetching wood, milking the cow, separating the milk to make butter, collecting eggs, growing vegies ... basically, days were filled making, playing, contributing.

Hands up those ‘oldies’ who got the job of turning the handle of the family hand-mincer to transform Sunday roast leftovers into Monday night meat pies, pasties or rissoles?

Most families had one of these hand mincers ready to roll in the days when no food would be wasted. These old mincers were priceless in turning leftovers into another night’s family meal. There was a time when such kitchen appliances e.g. old hand held beaters, the can opener and the flour sifter, were used on a regular basis.

Most families back then lived on a single income and all food, including left-overs and scraps, were turned into delicious dishes. Photo shared from Pinterest.

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Yes, nothing was wasted from the Sunday family Lamb Roast - particularly the shanks that produced the best ground game - ‘knuckle bones’. (Above) Here four young girls play knuckle bones in a government school playground in 1954.

A memory from the "Australia Remember When" online site.

Ryhia Dank, a young Gudanji/Wakaja artist from the Northern Territory is the winner of the prestigious National NAIDOC poster competition for 2022 with her entry, Stronger “I created this piece after reading this year’s National NAIDOC Week theme – Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up! I knew straight away I wanted to do a graphic piece centred around our flags with text highlighting what we have been through and are still fighting for” said Ryhia. “I feel that this piece being black and white allows us to focus on the details and messages in the artwork”

The 2022 National NAIDOC Awards recipients Person of the Year Ash Barty Lifetime Achievement Award - Dr Stanley Grant Senior Female Elder Award - Dr Lois Peeler AM Male Elder AwardUncle Jack Charles Sportsperson Award - Buddy Franklin Youth Award - Elijah Manis Creative Talent Award - Lowell Hunter

Mark Elijah Manis KabaySaleb is the 2022 National NAIDOC Youth who lives in the Kulkalgal Nations Central Torres Strait Masig & Poruma Islands.

Mark took up wrestling at a young age, advanced to pro wrestling and Japanese wrestling competitions where he won major belts/awards.

From there - Mark used those skills to progress to dance, acting and writing.

NAIDOC stands for National Aboriginal and Islanders Day Observance Committee who are the organising body of this important week.

This year marks the 50th year of the Tent Embassy in Canberra - and 30 years since the historic Mabo Decision, making it an even bigger reason for celebrations.

Prominent members of the Indigenous community The NAIDOC Week theme for 2022 is, Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up! What does this mean, exactly? Well, it's a call to action for people to trade their position as passive bystanders and become active campaigners.

It's no longer good enough to deem ourselves as Australians without putting in the work and effort it will take to bring all Australians together.

This means supporting Indigenous-owned businesses which are growing at a rapid rate.

100% Aboriginal owned.

It also means educating ourselves to learn more about each other - and to understand each other better to work in harmony with each other. Whilst there are many books to be read in libraries and bookshops - there are magical programs on SBS and NITV - for both adults of all ages, for families to watch together and to discuss, and programs for children. All are of the highest quality with dreamtime stories, stories about nature, plants, foods and places to visit as told by Aboriginal and Torres Strait people.

Netflix has created a dedicated First Nations Forever program with a curated selection of 30 titles centred on Indigenous Australian perspectives, including The Art Of Incarceration, a new documentary that explores – through the eyes of Indigenous prisoners at Victoria's Fulham Correctional Centre – how art and culture can empower First Nations people to transcend unjust cycles of imprisonment.

have flagged that they'd also like to see Australia move beyond 'acknowledgement' to implementing more meaningful, lasting change.

Whether this be through calling out racism, repairing relationships between the wider community and Aboriginal and Torres Islander people or working towards treaties - every little bit counts.

For the fourth year running, SBS is the main media partner for the National NAIDOC Awards and education partner for National NAIDOC Week. This means, the streaming service will be showing everything from documentaries to series and films, along with a live stream of the National NAIDOC Award ceremony. Australia's only all-Indigenous television breakfast program, Big Mob Brekky will also be making its highly-anticipated return.

Indigenous-Owned small businesses are popping up throughout Australia with both local and overseas buyers recognising the importance of the work of communities, artists, craftspeople in representing not only dreamtime stories, but local culture, visions of the landscape, the mountains and the streams. Spending your money on businesses that have an important social cause is more important now than ever, as we start to shop more consciously. Whether you're looking for a beautiful new artwork, a new swimsuit or some winter loungewear, there are plenty to be found.

Below, you'll find a few of the growing Indigenous-owned businesses to support during NAIDOC Week and beyond.

• Nardurna • Clothing the Gaps • Gammin Threads • Peachay • Yarli Creative • Haus of Dizzy • K-Rae Designs • Kirrikin (see below)

Kirrikin 100% Aboriginal Owned

Kirrikin is an Aboriginal word that roughly translates as "Sunday's best clothes". We are proud to introduce the word Kirrikin to you, it was a part of the original language recorded by missionaries visiting the Hunter Valley early in the 1820’s – it is also part of Wonnarua language revitalisation.

We personally source every artist to carefully curate our ranges, having found some amazing artists and artwork emerging, with a whole genesis in style, message and intent. These artworks provide a perfect transition to fabric; it’s also very interesting to note how many of the artists had a dream that their work would ultimately end up on fabric.

Kirrikin is an Indigenous registered business; a percentage of each and every Kirrikin purchase is directly returned to the featured

Indigenous Australian artist involved in the design.

Thank you for supporting our Aboriginal communities.

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Central West Cold Snap disc golf event a massive success

Part of the crowd playing at the Central West Cold Snap at the Molong Golf Club last Saturday

Kevin Costa

Over this past weekend a huge crowd of disc golfers took part in the annual Central West Cold Snap Disc Golf tournament. This two-day event saw some of the best Disc Golfers from across NSW, Victoria and the ACT battling it out over two rounds of the challenging 18 hole Molong Championship Course.

To add to the arduous nature of the course both Saturday and Sunday saw almost continuous solid rain and bitingly cold wind. Many areas of the course which are normally dry and firm turned into torrents of gushing water and soft, slippery ground making footing and clean throwing very difficult.

The event was officially opened by Molong Golf Club President Ged Fullwood, who threw a ceremonial disc from the first tee pad in front of a large and suitably impressed crowd. Sue Wild of the Molong Advancement Group also cut the official ribbon to celebrate the official opening of

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the full 18-hole public Disc Golf Course – a facility which is now available to the people of Molong to use to get into this great and highly addictive sport.

A fantastic dinner was had by all competitors and family at the Molong RSL on Saturday night, with great food provided by Ben and his crew, with this followed by games and activities going on well into the night.

When the business end of the tournament arrived, with two arduous rounds in the bag, Melbourne based professional player David Perry took out the overall champion title, with the only under par total, shooting a cracking total score of 3 under par. He was followed by Tim Bohan of Geelong (who has recently returned from World Champs in the USA) with Jade Brady of the ACT close behind in third place. Alex Williams of the ACT took out the overall female title, from Sydney-based Estonian Disc Golfer Kairi Koobakene and professional player Gina Hill of

Newcastle. Molong local Jaiden Gallard took out the overall junior title by two strokes from a fastfinishing Noah Mathews, followed by gun female local Lydia Philpott.

The event was an enormous success despite the wet, cold conditions and once again allowed us to showcase our great little town with many of the competitors staying and eating locally, as well as spending time around town over the period of the weekend. Many have vowed to return to Molong to bring families and friends to play the course and experience all that we have to offer here in the Central West.

Our next big event will be the NSW Open in October, which will be a massive event for Molong, with potentially 160 to 200 players, travelling from across the country. The Central West Disc Golf Club also holds monthly League Days, every third Sunday of the month with all welcome to come along.

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Specials available Wednesday 6 July to Tuesday 12 July 2022

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Central West Cold Snap disc golf

Overall female winner Alex Williams

Overall Junior winner Jaiden Gallard

Sue Wild cuts the ribbon to officially open the 18 hole course

Overall male champion David Perry

Daniel Frost from the ACT throws through the tough triple-mando hole

Jason Rees of Sydney driving at the basket in the distant trees on hole 9 The Molong Express, on behalf of the Molong and District community would like to thank Kevin and Sharon Costa and local club members for bringing to this town - not only last weekend's major event - but every other event since the Disc Golf course was built at the Golf Club. What a huge success Disc Golf is in Molong.

Claire Burton of the ACT playing shuffleboard at the RSL on Saturday night.

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WANTED WANTED

The Indian Myna bird – 1 of only 3 birds on the World Conservation Union’s list of 100 most invasive species – is a major pest in Australia’s eastern mainland States and the ACT. By killing native chicks, taking over nesting hollows and preying on skinks and rare and endangered insects they are a significant risk to our wildlife. By carrying pathogens, mites and disease they are a risk to human health.

Molong Library

yna bird – 1 of only 3 birds on the World Conservation 100 most invasive species – is a major pest in Australia’s Margaret Lamerton Hiover everyone, sending a photo of the card andTheStates and the ACT. By killing native chicks, taking Border Ranges Richmond year. Traps from our builders making group from the Cabonne Home have been or purchasedinsects Network reports:and wsValley andLandcare preying on skinks rare andlentendangered Support that met here this morning at Molong Wellington, Narromine, Library. They meet on the first Monday of the “Indian Mynas are one of in Coonabarabran, Mendooran,mites only three on the IUCN By nificant riskbirds to our wildlife. carrying pathogens, monthand here at the library at 10.30am.

(International Union for Coolah, Trangie, Molong and Lake Pictured are left to right: Jo, Judy, Stacy and reConservation a risk toofhuman health.

Nature) list of the Cargelligo.

Indy.

Office at Canowindra on 63 441 199.

Cabonne Home Support operates out of Canowindra but services all of the Cabonne area.

Other services provided by this service are: meals, social support and home maintenance. Judy says: “it is a wonderful service for the elderly” to keep them independent, engaged and safe in their own homes.

Molong Library is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday 11am-1pm and 2pm-5pm. Come on down and have a look around!

Regards, Margaret

We have had on-ground support 100 most invasive species on the This morning they made a beautiful array of planet. They were introduced to from 1 local councillor who has cards as well as had a lovely social morning Australia in 1862 (in Melbourne) helped with trapping, 1 councillor on such a miserable, cold winter’s day. and have since spread along the who delivers traps to Wellington, If anyone is interested in joining the group East Coast as far as Cairns and and with our LLS coordinator, Nigel there are also records in Darwin, Boyce who collects and delivers they can contact the Cabonne Home Support wire mesh and traps between Adelaide and Perth.

Jay (R) who came Indian Mynas are a threat to Dubbo, Leadville, Dunedoo and from Melbourne on native wildlife because of their Coonabarabran. Sam Bragg, an Friday to participate aggressive defence of territory, arborist, has initiated a program in The Central West their competition for food, and in Coonabarabran with the help Cold Snap Disc Golf Indian Myna Control onthe Facebook or there.

Damiien Sallustio Men’s Shed We are their competition for nest Program hollows/ of event. that Wiradjuri Cultural and artificial nest boxes. In (0438821973), the case of hopeful It is the 2nd event Margaret McDonald Janice Hosking (0447001803) the latter, they will actively evict Environmental Rangers’ manager, on the 2022 Western other species from their nests, kill Peter White, can begin a program NSW Disc Golf Tour. young, destroy eggs, and block-off in the Forbes- Parkes region.

The tournament Due to contact and continual ran over two days empty hollows to prevent use by communication with locals, we over the weekend on other birds.

Indian Mynas are also prolific have evidence of unprecedented the Molong Disc Golf breeders and can produce two numbers of this bird over a wide Course out at the to three clutches of eggs a year, area of rural NSW. We did not Golf Club and people resulting in up to 18 young. By realise that they had progressed as came from all over to comparison, rosellas will only far west as Cobar, Carinda and the participate.

Even though the Macquarie Marshes. It is evident usually raise two or three chicks.” weather was rather from the messages received asking Margaret McDonald reports: wet and cold the event about traps, that the Indian Myna The Dubbo Indian Myna Control was still held with Program was founded in March of has reached plague proportions in over 100 participants this year following a call for support the eastern states of Queensland, registered.

Jay said: “ it will from Wongarbon resident, Damien NSW and Victoria.

In Dubbo and the central west, we be uncomfortable Sallustio, to Dubbo Environment Group’s President, Margaret would like support everywhere, to but great fun” and he Mcdonald. This group agreed to control this feral pest. We value our was glad that his wife help, and in partnership with Dubbo birds and don’t want to lose them. made him pack his Field Naturalist and Conservation It was too late for a vast expanse of thermals!

Jay sought refuge Society, were able to source funds our rural countryside before rabbits were eradicated.

This bird and on Friday afternoon and build up their Indian Myan trap its unchecked spread needs to be in Molong Public supply.

Library and used the The DIMCP is now funded by addressed now.

Get the paper exactly as it was printed DIMCP would like other regions Cabonne Free Wifi to CW Local Land Services, Dubbo catch up on work and to partner us in the control of this on your phone, tablet or computer Environment Group and Charles to keep dry and warm. feral bird.

Sturt University.

We have sold a trap to Molong It was lovely to meet DIMCP Facebook page has resident, Kaite Matilda, who you Jay and hear all promoted the availability of traps, about Disc Golf and ONLY the negative impacts of the feral is enthusiastic about helping. your travels, She would like trap builders bird, our needs for more trap $0.75 c builders and the sightings of the and other volunteers to come an issue forward to help coordinate a bird in our area. program for the Molong area.

We have 5 trap builders. 1 builder has donated 19 traps from the mesh In the meantime, our group provided. Within only 1 week, this can sell residents a trap for man, Kage Milsom, eradicated $70 and deliver it as far as 38 Indian Mynas in the village of Wellington.

Contact Margaret McDonald Leadville. As a result, he has also Click on the latest issue & click 0438821973. reported seeing the rosellas which Subscribe for only $0.75c an issue ($37.50 per year) had disappeared in the previous

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REG’S BENCH I couldn't believe it today when I came home and was told by my wilfe that my 5-year-old son wasn't actually mine.

She says that I need to pay more attention when picking him up from school.

A lady goes to her priest one day & tells him: ''Father, I have a problem. I have two female parrots, but they only know to say one thing.''

"What do they say?" the priest asked.

They say, ''Hi, we're hookers! Do you want to have some fun?'' ''That's obscene!'' the priest exclaimed, Then he thought for a moment......

"You know,'' he said, ''I may have a solution to your problem. I have two male talking parrots, which I have taught to pray and read the Bible...

Bring your two parrots over to my house, & we'll put them in the cage with Francis and Peter. My parrots can teach your parrots to pray and worship, & your parrots are sure to stop saying that phrase in no time.'' ''Thank you,' the woman responded, 'this may very well be the solution.''

The next day, She brought her female parrots to the priest's house....As he ushered her in, she saw that his two male parrots were inside their cage holding rosary beads & praying...

Impressed, She walked over & placed her parrots in the cage with them...

After a few minutes, The female parrots cried out in unison: "Hi, we're hookers! Do you want to have some fun?"

There was stunned silence...

Shocked, one male parrot looked over at the other male parrot & says...

'Put the beads away, Frank, Our prayers have been answered !!!

A woman awakes during the night to find that her husband is not in bed. She puts on her dressing gown and goes downstairs to look for him. She finds him sitting at the kitchen table with a hot cup of coffee in front of him. He appears to be in deep thought, just staring at the wall.

She watches as he wipes a tear from his eye and takes a sip of his coffee.

'What's the matter, dear' she whispers as she steps into the room, 'Why are you down here at this time of night The husband looks up from his coffee, 'It's the 20th Anniversary of the day we met'.

She can't believe he has remembered

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and starts to tear up.

The husband continues, 'Do you remember 20 years ago when we started dating, I was 18 and you were only 16,' he says solemnly.

Once again, the wife is touched to tears. 'Yes, I do' she replies.

The husband pauses The words were not coming easily. 'Do you remember when your father caught us in the back seat of my car' 'Yes, I remember' said the wife, lowering herself into the chair beside him.

The husband continued. 'Do you remember when he shoved the shotgun in my face and said, "Either you marry my daughter or I will send you to prison for 20 years' 'I remember that, too' she replied softly.

He wiped another tear from his cheek and said "I would have gotten out today."

Across 1 London football team (4,3) 5 Expenses (5) 8 Fairytale monster (5) 9 Baffled (7) 10 Blot on the landscape (7) 11 West Yorkshire city (5) 12 Decorous (6) 14 Cold-shoulder (6) 18 Hebrew prophet and lawgiver (5) 20 Temporary expedient (7) 22 Libyan capital (7) 23 Floating markers (5) 24 Enticed (5) 25 Surmised (7) Down 1 See (7) 2 Push roughly (5) 3 Lend a hand (4,3) 4 Assemble (6) 5 Heartless (5) 6 Overall chief (7)

7 Teams (5) 13 File (7) 15 Farewell (7) 16 Deprived of shelter or protection (7)

17 Enquiring (6) 18 Tungsten, for example (5) 19 Chide (5) 21 Merchandise (5)

approved (6) 5 Euro-MP's radical leader (7) 6 A stamp used initially for a farewell (5) 7 Award for boy brought up by this setter (5) 8 Turning blue, he's getting runs (6) 14 Leave support for little bird (7) 16 Putin's heart — and his dough in hot water (7)

17 Bird allowed outside tavern (6) 18 Shutter, so to speak, that's not so far away (6) 19 Book accommodation for cleaner (5) 20 Seat with a rich design (5) 22 Was Lawrence in the desert? (5)

CRYPTIC CROSSWORD Across 1 Rulers showing false remorse about start of purge (8) 6 Farrow back in goal (3) 9 It's worth having when fixed (5) 10 A very quiet song turned to use (7) 11 Replacement for the acre? (7) 12 Peer must have some noble qualities (5) 13 Legalised foodstuff that's held back (6) 15 Student's first in one form of accommodation or another (6) 19 Males making money in America (5) 21 Despicable information (7) 23 Organist initially changes organs (7) 24 A weapon is brought back in her basket (5) 25 Spoil a short month (3) 26 One who grows red with anger, perhaps (8) Down 2 Play with numbers? (7) 3 More for one with small part (5) 4 Tree support, we hear,

SODUKU Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9, with no number repeated.

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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

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BUILDING

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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

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AUTOMOTIVE / SMASH REPAIRS

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

CONCRETE

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Extensive range of driving lights and light bars starting from

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Home kills from slaughtering right through to wrapping for the freezer

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Licensed Plumber, Drainer, Gasfitter Servicing

Servicing Molong / Cabonne & District

• Domestic • Rural • Commercial

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

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

PUBLIC NOTICES

BIRTHDAY

MOLONG HISTORICAL SOCIETY

CHURCH NOTICES

Graham Peters

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING SATURDAY 13 AUGUST 2022 @ 2PM AT THE MUSEUM GIDLEY STREET, MOLONG ALL WELCOME 0400425015

Anglican Parish of Cudal-Molong

Happy Birthday Pop Love from all

CUDAL COUNCIL BUILDING IS GETTING RENOVATED AND WILL BE CLOSED FROM 14 JULY 2022 TH

St John’s Molong Every Sunday 10.00am

Communion with Kids Church - If available (Cnr of Edward & Bank Sts, Molong)

UNITING CHURCH Sunday 10 July Molong 11 am: Rev Ross Godfrey Heather Woodhouse 63668218

St James’ Cudal 1st & 3rd Saturday of the month 9.00am

Communion with Kids Chat (Corner of Wall & Toogong Streets, Cudal)

St Luke’s Manildra 2nd & 4th Saturday of the month 10.00am

Communion with Kids Chat (Packham Dr, Manildra opposite Old Orange Rd)

St Alban’s Toogong 2nd & 4th Sunday of the month 3.00pm

Communion with Kids Chat (Forbes Street, Toogong - top end)

CUDAL

WANTED TABLE TENNIS TABLE

Reopening January 2023

Please Phone 6366 9220

ORANGE

2/18 Sale Street, 63622944 Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm

MOLONG COMMUNITY CHURCH We are back in our Building

Meeting Sunday mornings At the ‘REC’ Opp 1 Edward Street Time: From 10 am

MOLONG NRMA Insurance, Shop 4, 67 Bank Street

For more informationContact Deon 0498 659 703

Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm (CLOSED 12.30pm to 1.30pm)

MANILDRA

Manildra Post Office, 73 Kiewa Street Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm

CANOWINDRA Bennett Keogh & Associates, 100 Gaskill Street Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm

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July

4-15 NSW School Holidays 7 Molong Men’s Shed meets 12 Molong Probus 10am Bowling Club

19 Molong Hospital Auxiliary 4 pm

August

1 Show Society General Meeting 7.00pm Molong Showground 4 Molong Men’s Shed meets 9 Molong Probus 10am Bowling Club

16 Molong Hospital Auxiliary 4 pm

September

1 Molong Men’s Shed meets 5 Show Society General Meeting 7.00pm Molong Showground 13 Molong Probus 10am Bowling Club CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

18 Molong Annual Show

20 Molong Hospital Auxiliary 4 pm

October

13 Molong Men’s Shed (AGM) 11 Molong Probus 10am Bowling Club

18 Molong Hospital Auxiliary 4 pm

November

7 Show Society General Meeting 7.00pm Molong Showground 3 Molong Men’s Shed

15 Molong Hospital Auxiliary 4 pm 25 Molong Men’s Shed Street Stall

December

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

20 Molong Hospital Auxiliary 4 pm

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Sport

Molong Golf There was no golf on Sunday as far as I am aware. We were to travel to Cumnock but the course was cut off by a creek that runs through it.

Unfortunately the disc golfers at the Royal Molong course didn’t have a pleasant weekend weather wise.

With no golf to report on here are some golf truisms: A two foot putt counts the same as a two foot drive.

The only sure way to get a par is to leave a four foot birdie putt two inches short of the hole.

If your driver is hot, your putter will be ice cold; if you can hit your irons, you will top your woods; if you are keeping your right elbow tucked in, your head will come up.

No golfer ever played too fast.

One birdie is a hot streak.

Any change works for three holes.

The odds of hitting a duffed shot increase by the square of the number of people watching.

Never wash your ball on the tee of a water hole.

LANDMARK TABLELANDS LIVESTOCK

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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.

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MOLONG BOWLING CLUB Saturday

Night Badge Draw

7.30 - 8 pm

Euchareena Rd 0418 637 641

CTLX CATTLE 5 July

Up to 200mm of rain in some of the drawing area and following the previous sales much cheaper market numbers were back by 1100. There were a few lots of good quality yearlings to suit the feeders and only a couple of head to suit the processors. There were 60 mixed grown steers and heifers yarded along with 165 cows. Not all the regular buyers

were operating due to the small number.

A couple of prime steer yearlings sold to trade buyers for 480c and 526c/kg. Feeder steers and heifers regained a little of the previous sales falls lifting by around 10c/ kg. Feeder steers sold from 440c to 576c while the feeder heifers sold from 420c to 540c/ kg. A couple of steer weaners sold to the restockers for 620c while heifer weaners going back to the paddock sold to 485c/kg.

Grown steers and heifers were 6c cheaper with the prime grown steers selling from 450c to 455c/kg. Prime grown heifers sold from 420c to 450c/kg. Cows were 8c to 11c dearer with the 2 and 3 scores selling from 251c to 342c/kg. Prime heavy weight cows sold from 338c to 372c to average 361c/kg. Heavy bulls sold to 340c/kg.

CTLX SHEEP 29 June

Gerard

The less skilled the player, the more likely he is to share his ideas about the golf swing.

The statute of limitations on forgotten strokes is two holes.

Never try to keep more than three hundred separate thoughts in your mind during your swing.

No matter what causes a golfer to muff a shot, all his playing partners will solemnly chant “you looked up“.

Golf balls from the same “sleeve“ tend to follow one another, particularly into the water or out of bounds.

A severe slice is a thing of awesome power and beauty.

Golf carts always run out of juice at the furthest point from the clubhouse.

All vows made on the golf course shall be valid only until sunset.

Golf again on Sunday, weather permitting, 8.30am for 9am and the veterans tournament is on Monday.

Lightweight lambs to the processors were $12 cheaper with the 12kg to 18kg 2 scores selling from $80 to $130/head.

Trade lambs were firm to $3 cheaper selling from $135 to $198 to average between 760c and 785c/kg cwt. Heavy weight lambs up to 26kg were $6 cheaper while the heavier weights were $7/head dearer. 24kg to 30kg lambs sold from $186 to $228 to average 775c/kg cwt.

Lambs over 30kg sold for $244 and $245 to average 740c/kg cwt. Lambs to the restockers were up to $17 cheaper with the lighter weights most affected. Lightweight lambs to the restockers sold from $40 to $140 while the heavier weights sold from $150 to $174/head. Hoggets sold to $210/ head.

It was a mixed yarding of mutton where most grades were $3 to $7/head cheaper.

Merino ewes sold from $60 to $144 while crossbred ewes sold from $100 to $190/ head. Merino wethers sold from $70 to $160 while two very heavy crossbred wethers sold for $200/head.

There were a few pens of good heavy weight lambs along with odd pens of trade weights. There were also good numbers of lightweight young lambs lacking finish suitable for the restockers. Not all the usual buyers were operating with the absence of both trade and export buyers.

Now on Tap

WEDNESDAY BOWLS

2 pm every Week Courtesy Bus Now Operating

Call the club - we'll pick you up and take you home (within 50k zone) MON: 4 pm close TUES: Closed WED: 1 pm to close THU: Closed

FRI: 4 pm to close SAT: 4 pm - close SUN: 4 pm - close (earlier open if scheduled bowls is on)

It’s your club!

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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 9.00 THU 12.00 - 10.00 FRI 12.00 - 11.00 & 5.30-8.30 Thu, Fri, Sat 5.30-8.30 SUN 12-2.30 SAT 11.00 - 10.00 SUN 11.00 - 8.00

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AUCTION

70 Commissioners Lane, Stuart Town - Renovations Dream Awaits

Located approx. 3 mins from the village of Stuart Town. This tidy 11.13 hectare* block is ideal for anyone wanting a small hobby farm or even a block to escape the hustle and bustle of the city on the weekends.

• Large open kitchen/dining area, gas oven • Building entitlement for permanent dwelling (STCA)

Auction

Friday 5th August, 10.30am The Auction Centre Bathurst

Open

By Appointment

Agents

Michael Kennedy 0428 243 222 Kurt Adams 0428 747 050

SALE

12 Raylyn Road, Canobolas - An Oasis of Opportunities

Raylyn Road includes the sanctuary of an expansive 4-bedroom 2-bathroom residence secluded away from the rest of the world, hidden on approximately 3 acres*. This amazing haven also offers the bustling business of ‘Towac Valley Cabins’ with its additional 3 self-sufficient cabin cottages with minimal maintenance.

• Cabins 1 & 2 sit as 1-bedroom 1-bathroom, cabin 3 is a 2-bedroom 1-bath cabin

Sale

Contact Agent

Open

By Appointment

Agents

Kurt Adams 0428 747 050 Michael Kennedy 0428 243 222

Ray White Emms Mooney

34 Bank Street Molong NSW raywhiteemc.com 02 6366 9606 16

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