The Tullamore Show committe couldn't have asked for a better turn out of people, entries and weather for the 99th Tullamore Show which started a week early with the Tullamore NSW Sheep Dog Trials Show President Wayne McMahon was impressed with the turn out of dogs and handlers for the three day trial.
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"There was always room for one more " at Jean's table
THERE was "always room for one more" at Jean Jelbart's table, so it's only fitting she was surrounded by family to celebrate her 100th birthday
Jean was born at Nurse Cock's hospital in Court Street, Parkes on July 16, 1924, the eldest of five children born to Clyde (known as Major) and Dorothy Power of 4 Mill Street Parkes
Her siblings were Jim, Shirley, Dorothy and Hilary Jean began her formal education at Parkes Public School in 1929 and graduated from Parkes High School in 1940.
There are friendships that last a lifetime, and one of Jean's school friends Mrs Clare Kelly (nee Livingstone) has also turned 100 this year Clare visited Parkes last year, enjoying a lovely visit
with Jean marking a very special 95 years of friendship.
In 1934 and 1935, Jean spent time in Kerang Victoria with relatives before returning to Parkes in 1936.
Upon her return she remembers seeing the brand new two-storey building at Parkes Public School for the first time.
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 15
Join Craft Corner every third Thursday of the month for Knit and Knatter. Everyone is welcome. Bring along a plate of goodies or a gold coin donation for morning tea!
SATURDAY, AUGUST 17
Featuring a five race non TAB program, free kids activities, live music by 2024 Toyota Country Music Festival Champion Buskers, Robbi and Ben, on course catering, bar and bookies and VIP packages, the McPhersons Rural Race Day at the Parkes Race Course is sure to be a fun family day out. Gates open at 12, general admission $10, kids under 16 free
SUNDAY, AUGUST 18
A commemorative service will be held at the Vietnam Memorial, Anzac Drive, Parkes commencing at 11am
SUNDAY, AUGUST 18
Are you excited by all the hockey at the olympics? Would you like to try something new or are you already playing and would like to bring a friend along to try the game From 10am to 12pm at the Parkes hockey fields try hockey for free Go to hockey org.au/olympics/come-and-try to register
SUNDAY, AUGUST 18
Come along and join Parkes Country Music at 1pm upstairs in the Starlight Lounge at the Parkes Services Club where supporters of Parkes Country Music from
Orange, Alan Ford and Melanie Harris will be featured artists.
AUGUST 20 AND 21
The Peak Hill Show is one not to miss Make sure to check out all of the events and entertainment on offer and browse a variety of exhibitions.Enjoy a day out at a country show - this event is one for the social calendar
FRIDAY, AUGUST 23
Editor
Paint Parkes REaD will be holding their annual reading day 'Reading is Magic' at Cooke Park and the CBD from 9am to 12pm Every time a book is opened magic falls out! For more information contact Shonel on 68621872
AUGUST 26, 27 AND 28
Come along to the Parkes Annual Show Explore the range of exhibitions including art, cooking, animals and more and see Walter Whip and The Flames perform their talented and jaw
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CONTINUING regional services is one of the key focusses for administrators appointed to Rex airlines, and they're urging locals to "book with confidence" as they work toward a sale of the business.
Sam Freeman from Ernst and Young, one of the voluntary administrators appointed on July 30 to the airline that flies in and out of Parkes, updated The Champion Post after the first meeting with creditors last Friday
"I believe there's been more than 200 customers have flown in and out of Parkes in the first week of administration," Mr Freeman said.
"There's been no disruption to the regional network around Australia so there's a huge credit there to everyone around the Rex network, be it the pilots and flight staff, the ground handlers, the full network that's enabled that to happen.
"People should be booking with confidence with Rex because what's happened since the appointment is business as usual, the planes are doing what they need to do
"We have secured funding to enable us to continue to deliver those services whilst we undertake that sale process which is already under way."
A formal sales process has commenced and the administrators are confident they can find a way forward "That's ultimately to seek a party who will recapitalise the business or purchase," Mr Freeman said.
"We're looking to do this as quickly as we possibly can so Rex can be set up for success in the future.
"It's difficult to put a precise date on it but two weeks into the appointments we're
already under way last week into a sales process.
"I expect we'll have more to share on that later this month
"There's a lot of engagementfromavarietyofbidders so we're confident there's a way to a good outcome."
The administrators on Friday provided an explanation of the voluntary administration process and the steps taken so far - including the grounding of the Boeing 737 fleet on major metropolitan routes
Last week, The Champion Post published calls from Federal MP Michael McCormack and Mayor Neil Westcott for governments to support Rex's regional services if needed.
Rex has been flying between Parkes and Sydney for more than 20 years, the service here also supporting Forbes and regions to the west
"Rex provides a 45-minute connection for our region to Sydney, the next most expeditious form of travel is private vehicle, which takes 5 to 6 hours," Cr Westcott said.
Mr Freeman added administrators have heard the message of how needed Rex is loud and clear.
"There's a huge amount of passion for Rex," Mr Freeman said.
"The emails we've been getting from people have been fantastic to receive: how they've enjoyed travelling with Rex, how the service has been such high standard, I think Australians want to support Rex.
"There's been about 6000 passengers across NSW in first week of administration in to the regional centres so that's no small number there's obviously continued demand and a desire to support Rex.
"We want to thank the customers and the crew and all the people that are supporting the business - the best thing people can do is keep getting on the planes."
"Our region is so very reliant on the connectivity to Sydney, for access to medical services not available in the regions, for commerce, for training, for business and to connect regional communities nationally and internationally."
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During the depression years and war years, they supported others and were supported themselves by the Parkes community.
The Power family provided meals to servicemen at the Parkes RAAF base, one of whom partnered Jean at her debut in 1940.
Jean attended Business college in Sydney for 12 months before returning to Parkes to work at the Commercial Bank
In 1939 Jean met local Alectown farmer Clem Jelbart Their courtship was a
long one - 10 years - due to Clem serving in the army during the war years, Clem's father's death at the end of the war and delays in acquiring materials to build a home on Clem's property 'Marrondale' for them to live in.
Once married and settled at Alectown they welcomed three children Philip, Peter and Marion. In 1958 they sold Marrondale to Clem's brother Geoff and moved to a larger property at Goonumbla
During their years at Alectown and Goonumbla, Jean and Clem were actively
involved in the Methodist church at Alectown and Peak Hill, Coradgery and Alectown school and hall committees
In 1973 Clem and Jean moved to Parkes where Jean re-entered the workforce first for Jack Broderick and later at Stansfield Garage. In Parkes, Jean became involved with the Methodist later Uniting church, Parkes Town Bowling Club and PROBUS
In 1996 Clem sadly died and in 2012 her son Peter also sadly died. In 2017 Jean moved to Southern Cross Village where she still lives
today.
She is the proud grandmother of seven and great grandmother to 11 A committed Christian, at her birthday gathering Jean was honoured for her devotion and hospitality to her church, family and community.
One niece recalled that at Jean's table "there was always room for one more".
When asked what the secret to a long life is, Jean said she isn't sure, but noted it hasn't been hard as she needed to and continues to just "get on with life"
IN THE first half of 2024, one-third of Australians accessed Facebook for news, a new study reveals The finding contradicts Meta's long-standing assertion that news content is a minor part of the Facebook experience for most Australian users.
Meta has previously used this claim to justify its decision to abandon commercial agreements with local publishers.
Country Press Australia (CPA) president and Warragul & Drouin Gazette publisher, Andrew Schreyer, said the implications of this are significant for the local journalism landscape, especially for the more than 230 newspapers who are part of CPA, the association representing the interests of regional and rural newspapers across the country.
Mr Schreyer said the research emphasises the essential role that news media plays in Australia, particularly how regional newspapers contribute to offering balanced and precise news coverage He said more than 40 per cent of Australians cited news access as a key motivator for their daily social media activity, with this tendency more noticeable among Gen Z and millennials at 60 per cent and 53 per cent, respectively.
Mr Schreyer said there were significant industry challenges ahead, and forecast potential closures of up to 50 member outlets as current agreements under
the News Media Bargaining Code with Meta near their expiration.
The study also found that while overall Facebook usage is waning, half of the Australians still turn to social
media for news, with 25 per cent using it as their primary news source
Mr Schreyer said these findings starkly contradict Meta's position that news is a minimal component of the content seen by Australians on its platforms, which Meta claimed represents less than three per cent of the total.
"This study, initiated by News Corp and conducted by Dynata, refutes those statements," he said.
In an article published in
The Australian on Monday, News Corp Australasia executive chairman Michael Miller expressed concerns over Meta's threats to remove news content, potentially replacing it with less reliable sources.
He also criticised Meta for its lack of accountability.
The study shows strong public support for social media responsibility, with 85 per cent of Australians agreeing that platforms should prevent the spread of false or harmful information.
Mr Miller highlighted the significant impact these findings have on public understanding and the obligations of large tech companies, criticising Meta for avoiding transparency.
He said the analysis of 2500 Australians confirms the integral role of social media in their news consumption habits, countering Meta's underestimations of news relevance on its platform, and exposing the misleading nature of its claims
Mr Schreyer further highlighted the implications for democracy.
"Democracy in areas without local news is lost," he said.
"Who is going to stand up to a council decision that doesn't meet the pub test?
"Who is going to shine a light on issues when people don't have a big enough voice to get their message out?
"The research underscores the vital role that regional newspapers play in providing accurate and diverse perspectives."
Without trustworthy journalism, 66 per cent believe the societal impact would be negative, anticipating increases in misinformation and decreased media diversity
BY PARKES AND DISTRICT COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION
COME along and join us on Sunday, August 18 at 1pm upstairs in the Starlight Lounge at the Parkes Services Club where supporters of our club from Orange, Alan Ford and Melanie Harris will be our featured artists Alan and Melanie are well known to our members and country music followers throughout the region, and we look forward to their performance First half of the year gone and July over and wouldn't you know it, that "boy band"
was at it again at the July Muster with the same fantastic line up of Brian Collits on drums, Barry Green on keyboard, Craig Manderson on base and Stephen R Cheney guitar and vocals We were still out on the choice of a suitable name for these guys, but I think "The Rusty Nails" might stick. There were a few suggestions from the floor, most notably "the Four Larrikins". Can't thank these guys enough for their valuable time, also those who perform as walkups during the afternoon. Our first walkup at the July
Muster was Garry Hemming and he set the tone for the afternoon by getting the audience warmed up and dancers on their feet with a couple of favourite foxtrots, followed by Bruce Toole and Craig Manderson.
Thanks to our Dubbo supporters our next walkup was Bev Good (Secretary of Dubbo Orana Club) appearing here for the first time Well done Barry Green was our next artist keeping the audience tapping their toes and the dancers happy on the floor. Then another two performers from our Forbes
supporters and Bill Dixon didn't disappoint with his choice of songs. Sue Gillet followed with her performance which is unique in that she sings unaccompanied by music.
Our President Stephen R Cheney was our next walkup representing our own Parkes club followed by Elisa Massari who has been missing from our Musters due to commitments with the Parkes M & D productions And that was just the first half of the afternoon when they all lined up and continued with another round of songs for us
after our featured artist Phil Redenbach performed.
Phil's performance was professional as always and a carefully chosen arrangement of songs to match up with several dance brackets keeping listeners and dancers happy from waltz's, quick steps, fox trots and even a little something for the line dancers. Thank you Phil.
Now, being in the midst of show season and spring trying to arrive early you never know what the weather will bring but we can assure you it will be warm and comfortable upstairs at the Parkes
Services Club for our Muster on Sunday, August 18 and we look forward to seeing you all there. Walkups most welcome Just a little mention from our latest committee meeting regards walkups You are most welcome any music genre any age and to help maximise your performance if you arrive a little earlier to put your name down you may get the opportunity to speak to our soundperson and band members Also copies of your sheet music helps the band provide the best backing they can.
BY MADELINE BLACKSTOCK
CRAFT Corner held a terrific morning full of celebration as members and the community celebrated 50 years of the shop as well as the official opening of their new location on Thursday, August 8.
Craft Corner members are thrilled with their new store located at 235 Clarinda Street with lots of room for arts and crafts of all sizes.
Parkes Shire Mayor Neil Westcott, Councillors Marg Applebee and Bill Jayet and Northparkes Mines representative Chloe Allan were all in attendance
The celebration started with Craft Corner President Ann Reginato welcoming everyone to the shop
"A huge welcome to our members past and present who have played an enormous part in keeping our local craft shop operating in Parkes," Ann said.
"I would like to thank all ladies and gentlemen who have come to help celebrate 50 years of Craft Corner."
remarkable happened and it grew right here in Parkes, Craft Corner made its debut nestled within Parkes Auto Museum on the corner of Bogan and Dalton Street
"So in a brilliant display of community spirit, about 30 Parkes men and women got together to put all their talents and their materials to create a permanent showcase of art, pottery and copper wear amongst many other things
"Grand opening took place on Friday night. There would have been more than 300 people who attended.
The special exhibition was open all day the following Saturday, Sunday and Monday giving everyone an ample opportunity to indulge in some of the best of local craftsmanship, and if you missed it no worries you had the following weeks afternoon hours to catch up
"Congratulations Craft Corner on this amazing milestone over the years you have enhanced our appreciation for hand made arts and crafts and really set an example of how creativity and community can drive us all forward
"Here's to Craft Corner, to 1974 and to the enduring spirit of creativity that continues to shine amongst these walls and may the next 50 years be just as inspiring," Mayor Westcott concluded.
Mayor Wescott then presented Ann Reginato with a medallion as a keepsake to remember the day Craft Corner celebrated 50 years.
"We're all here to celebrate 50 years of Craft Corner opening and I just wanted to take a moment to appreciate
Parkes Shire Mayor Neil Westcott prepared a speech which touched on the Craft Corner's history and importance in our town
how much has changed since 1974, a lot of things have changed but some things haven't like our love for crafts, a lot of things never go out of style," Mayor Westcott said.
"Picture this, it's 1974
the world is grooving to
ABBA's Waterloo, disco fever is sweeping the globe, Richard Nixon just got the sack, someone invented that stupid Rubix Cube, in the midst of this something
BY MADELINE BLACKSTOCK
TYLA Campbell is Parkes Pharmacy's newest registered pharmacist and is ready to help you with all your pharmacy needs.
Tyla successfully completed her Bachelor of Pharmacy at Charles Sturt University, Orange and has recently finished her 12 month internship with Parkes Pharmacy.
"I started working at a Pharmacy and thought that I might like to be a pharmacist, I got accepted into CSU in Orange, and then I did a year as an intern and now
I'm registered," Tyla said.
"I like the thought of helping people and I like seeing the customers that I have helped and spent a little bit more time with come back and feel better."
Now working in Parkes, Tyla grew up in Orange Tyla made the move to Parkes Pharmacy after a friend who worked in Life Pharmacy recommended the intern program.
"I met Lochie (Lochie Pettiford, owner of Parkes Pharmacy) when I was a student and I had a friend who worked in Life Pharmacy as
well and they were offering a very good intern program. I'd been where I was for seven years before at the old Pharmacy I was working at and I thought a change might be nice."
The new Parkes pharmacist said there's lots involved with being a pharmacist.
"I think that not many people know what a pharmacist does unless they know a pharmacist or they've had that interaction.
"I do lots of vaccinating, lots of med checks so when patients come in and we sit down and chat to them about
what medications they're taking and double checking that nothings interacting and everything is working the way it should be, just lots of things behind the scenes."
Tyla's favourite part about her job is interacting with the community and having a one on one interaction with customers. Tyla became a registered pharmacist in July and said the role is still very new and exciting and she is happy where she is "I'm pretty happy working in community pharmacy and having that one on one with the customers."
Anne Wright, who has been a Craft Corner member for all 50 years, recalled the first years of Craft Corner when local Pottery Class members at the old Tafe College in Bushman Street saw the need for a local craft store.
Craft Corner has now been a valuable store within the Parkes community for half a century
"Craft Corner's unique arrangement meant that members just didn't display their creations; they actively helped out to staff the museum making sure the doors were open seven days a week It's a perfect example of community collaboration, crafting, car displays and volunteering all rolled into one charming package.
BY MADELINE BLACKSTOCK
THE Red Cross Parkes Branch recently celebrated
a significant milestone of the charity here in Parkes
Parkes Red Cross has been there to support the community in times of need for the past 110 years.
In recent times the Red Cross has been there at scenes of disaster in our local communities including Forbes, Eugowra and Condobolin.
The Red Cross also focuses on integrating migrants into Australian society and looking to the needs of our First Nations people.
"Today we remember the thousands of hours of service by our comrades in charity for the Red Cross throughout the last 110 years, " Parkes Red Cross President Alison Dixon said.
Alison shared the history of the Australian Red Cross with those who attended the 110 year morning celebration.
"When Britain declared war on Germany on August 4, 1914, Australia too went to war.
"On August 13, nine days after the outbreak of World War 1, Lady Helen Munro-Ferguson, wife of our sixth Governor General, formed a Branch of the British Red Cross at Government House in Melbourne."
Telegrams were then sent immediately to the wives of the State Governors inviting them to establish the Red Cross Society in each of their states
"The Parkes community acted quickly to the call and formed the Parkes Red Cross Branch in August 1914," Alison said.
Within weeks of the outbreak of World War l, the
‘‘Today we remember the thousands of hours of service by our comrades in charity for the Red Cross throughout the last 110 years.
Parkes Red Cross President Alison Dixon
Australian Red Cross were assisting in the production of comfort parcels for soldiers and the Australia Red Cross soon became a household name around the country.
During Alison's research of Red Cross for the 110 year celebration she discovered that one million socks were knitted in World War l with each pair averaging 10 hours to make and in World War ll over three million socks were knitted.
Here in Parkes, the Red Cross have six dedicated volunteers who work tirelessly to raise funds
The Parkes Red Cross also hire out their rooms for community groups and provide morning tea and refreshments on Fridays.
There was a display of the history of Parkes Red Cross
VIETNAM VETERANS DAY
BY NEWSROOM
ON AUGUST 18 every year
Vietnam Veterans' Day is commemorated
Remembering the service of some 60,000 Australians across Army, Navy and Air Force.
It is a day to remember the service and sacrifice of those who served in the Vietnam War and their loved ones
Commemorated every year on the anniversary of the Battle of Long Tan, one of the largest engagements
by Australian forces during the war.
An 'encounter' battle where 18 Australians were killed and a further 24 wounded.
Vietnam Veterans Day provides the space to remember all those who fought and reflect on the impact of their service.
This originated as Long Tan Day, following the raising of a cross by the men of 6RAR on August 18, 1969, at the site of the battle
This day now marks not only the commitment of D Company, 6RAR, in their de-
fence of the Task Force Base at Nui Dat in 1966, but of the service and support of all Vietnam veterans
With the official keeper of Australia's war record, the Australian War Memorial, making the dates for the war as 1962 to 1975, the length of the war and the impact on those who served and their families is profoundly felt, both emotionally and physically.
We are proud to thank veterans and their families for their service, the service will take place this Sunday, August 18.
The President and Members of the Parkes RSL Sub Branch wish to extend an invitation to all serving and ex-service men and women and the people of Parkes to participate in and support Vietnam Veterans Day.
A commemorative service will be held at the Vietnam Memorial, Anzac Drive, Parkes commencing at 11am
The event is being co-sponsored by the Parkes Shire Council.
For more information, get in touch with the Parkes RSL Sub Branch.
for all to view at the 110 year celebration and President Alison Dixon sent a big thank you to all of Parkes Red Cross' wonderful supporters, valued patrons and contributors.
"We dedicate this milestone to people we have stood beside through cries, and everyone who continues to make our important work possible- today and tomorrow," she said.
"Together, we will continue to be there in times of disaster, to promote respect for the laws of war, to treat every human with dignity, and remain a constant for people in need across Australia and through our global movement."
Parkes Red Cross is located at 29-31 Church Street, Parkes
The President and Members of the Parkes RSL Sub Branch wish to extend an invitation to all
on Sunday 18th August,
are inviting you to the Commemoration Service that will commence at 11.00am at the
BY PARKES VET
SEPARATION anxiety is a very common behavioural condition where a dog experiences abnormal levels of distress when a person or animal to whom they are highly attached to is absent
As well as being unpleasant for the dog in question, separation anxiety is understandably often upsetting for their owners too.
These owners may be forced to change their lifestyle to accommodate their pet's special behavioural needs, and often feel quite stressed when forced to leave their pet for necessary reasons
Dogs with separation anxiety will demonstrate varying symptoms of distress when left alone
These behaviours can include destructive actions like scratching or chewing on doors, walls, or crates
Excessive vocalising such as barking, whining, or howling, and the physical signs of anxiety such as excessive drooling, shaking, house-soiling, pacing, and attempts to escape
Unfortunately, these kinds of behaviours can result in the destruction of property and self-induced injuries to the pet.
If left to 'see what happens' these behaviours tend to escalate rather than improve over time If you suspect separation anxiety in your pet, the best course of action is to book a behavioural consultation with a vet.
A thorough clinical exam
(which may also include blood and urine tests) and a detailed discussion of your pet's symptoms are important for ruling out other potential causes of similar behaviours - for instance, old dog 'senility', chronic pain or urinary tract diseases.
If separation anxiety is diagnosed, your veterinarian will develop a treatment plan tailored to your pet's needs for you to implement.
Depending on the severity of their symptoms, this plan may include behavioural modification techniques such as avoiding triggers in the short-term, setting up a program of environmental enrichment, and modifying your pet's response to your departures through positive re-training techniques
Additionally, there are
short and/or long-term anti-anxiety medications available to alleviate your pet's distress, which would be prescribed at the discretion of your veterinarian.
Although separation anxiety can be a tough time for both the animal and the owners, the good news is that with the correct treatment, and dedicated work from the parents, most cases of separation anxiety can be substantially improved!
If you believe your pet is suffering from separation anxiety, contact us at Parkes Vet today and our team will help you take the next steps toward helping your pet.
Parkes Vet is located at 203 Clarinda Street and is open Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9:30am to 4pm
PUBLIC Education Week
is a time for all of us to feel 'proud to belong'.
We celebrate and acknowledge all those who contribute to our children and young people's educational journey, such as school staff, parents and carers, community leaders and P&C associations
We welcome all students, and every student has the opportunity for academic excellence, leadership development and can participate in a variety of extra-curricular activities
We support student wellbeing through the Resilience Project and the Youth Aware of Mental Health (YAM) program
Our Environmental Club continually work to improve our school and our sporting teams and individuals represent at school, Western region, NSW state and Australian level.
Our SistaSpeak and BroSpeak groups are working with and supporting our partner primary schools along with our Physical Activity and Sports Studies classes
Our Bangara Dance troupe are currently rehearsing for the Schools Spectacular in November
We
celebrate students as individuals and work over and
beyond to help them to succeed.
Parkes High School
surveys prove that students achieve their dreams
We celebrate students as individuals and work over and beyond to help them to succeed
Our Show Team are practicing for the Parkes Show and many of our students will be volunteering and or competing.
Our enthusiastic Transition Advisor supports students with our work experience program and we
are very appreciative of all our local businesses who support this worthwhile careers program.
Previous Parkes High School students continue to support our school
and include doctors, lawyers, accomplished artists, Australian sporting stars, engineers, biomedical scientists, and successful business owners.
Our annual destination
Our community should be extremely proud we have an excellent public education secondary school, that constantly provides our children with so many opportunities, supporting and enabling them to believe they are all equal and can not only achieve but exceed their potential. Contact Parkes High Schooldetails below.
Parkes High School is a welcoming and friendly comprehensive high school where every student has:
• Opportunity for academic excellence, leadership development and social responsibility.
• Access to outstanding, exciting and diverse education programs that challenge and inspire enquiring minds.
• Access to specialist Gifted and Talented programs, Learning and Support teachers, Transition and Careers Advisors. Bro Speak and Sista Speak Cultural Programs.
• Contact with challenging and diverse learning experiences that inspire lifelong learning and opportunities for success.
• Experienced and dedicated teaching staff who are all accredited with the NSW Institute of Teachers, providing individual learning programs that cater for their needs and talents.
• Parents who are valued partners in their education and achievements of the school.
For information about our dynamic school contact:
Principal Sandra Carter
Parkes High School
2a Albert Street, Parkes NSW 2870
Ph: 02 6862 1844 • Fax: 02 6862 5046
Email: parkes-h.admin@det.nsw.edu.au
MIDDLETON Public School
celebrated Public Education Week August 5-9. Public Education Week is an annual celebration of NSW public education.
This year's theme was "Proud to belong". Middleton Public School students have a very strong sense of
belonging to their school
They are proud of their personal and school achievements in all curriculum areas and aim to achieve the Personal Best award throughout their schooling at Middleton Public School. Middleton Public School Principal, Mrs Nicole Livermore takes
pride in the achievements of the students, the dedication of our educators, and the unwavering support of our school community.
During education week, Middleton Public School opened its classroom doors for families to witness the outstanding personalised
education that is offered within the school. The school community celebrated the school's achievements over a BBQ lunch, that was enjoyed by all. Middleton Public School doors are always open for anyone who wants a personalised tour of the school.
IN 2024, public schools in NSW are celebrating Education Week with the theme "Proud to belong". Belonging is the very essence of public schools with the statewide system having a place for every student irrespective of family background, status or life view.
Everyone has a right to attend their local public school. Parkes East Public School has a proud history of belonging, with intergenerational family ties to the school. This is clearly seen when the school family is invited into the school to share special days. Days such as the recent school Olympathon, where some 200 parents, grandparents and friends of the school, joined with the students and school staff to celebrate the positive aspects of the Olympic Games The recent addition of the word "Communiter" (Together) to the Olympic Motto
"Citius, Altius, Fortius - Communiter" resonated with the Parkes East Public School Community as it speaks of the benefits of achievements that are undertaken together The highly successful annual Parkes East fete is likewise a testament to the Parkes East Public School community being "Proud to belong" with numerous grandparents and parents, often with long ties to the school, working tirelessly to raise money to improve the amenity of the school.
On Friday Parkes East Public School had its annual open day and school picnic where parents and friends of the school visited classrooms where children showed off their work Parkes East Public School is a proud NSW public school that has a place for all students Great opportunities exist for students to pursue academic, cultural, sporting and social goals
TRUNDLE Central School provides an innovative curriculum that allows every student to reach their potential and feel valued at school Our core values of respect, excellence and care are reflected in the compassion and care staff and students display for each other, and the inclusive nature of the school.
High standards of student behaviour and effort are a feature of Trundle Central School. All students work consistently to achieve or
exceed these standards Our school is lucky to have been fully staffed for several years with teachers experienced and trained in the area they are teaching. This stability allows for a consistent message to be given to all students and our high standards to be maintained. Literacy and Numeracy development is a continual focus of our school. This is both through remedial programs and extension activities Our school is above the national average in Year 9
numeracy and reading, Year 7 writing and across all areas in Year 3. In recent Naplan testing 24 out of 29 students who sat the test were either strong or exceeding national standards across Literacy and Numeracy. Innovative pastoral care programs are a feature of our school. A focus on maintaining positive mental health through innovative programs and partnerships with government and non-government agencies is custom and practice at our
Spike, Kate and Lachlan Orr celebrated Education Week at
supplied.
school. An example is our school was a leader in integrating therapy animals into the school environment A recent addition to our school program is providing professional driving lessons to Stage 6 students and self-defence classes to female High School students The infants/ primary classes have lower numbers. This gives students the best start in their educational journey especially in terms of Literacy and Numeracy development. Student access to technol-
ogy is a feature of the school. Our school is constantly upgrading our technology resources with additional laptops and tablets All classrooms have at least one interactive television for enhanced lesson delivery. Each student has individual access to a laptop across both Primary and Secondary. The school also has enough computers in our two computer labs to allow individual access. The school has virtual reality headsets, 3D printers, photography and short film
making facilities Connected classrooms are a feature of the school allowing students to interact with their peers locally and internationally. Year 11 and 12 is delivered via Microsoft Teams through the Western Access Program This is a partnership involving four other central schools This partnership allows our students to study a wide range of subjects, often more than what is available at stand-alone High Schools in a supportive local environment.
PARKES Public School celebrated Education Week on Wednesday, August 7 with excited students hosting parents, grandparents and carers in their open classrooms where they proudly showed off their workbooks, artworks and STEAM projects
Parents and caregivers helped students complete a 'checklist' of activities that took them on a tour of the amazing school facilities and allowed them to see the opportunities that are of-
fered every day. After open classrooms, families enjoyed a special picnic lunch in the playground. There was also an amazing assembly which showcased the tremendous talent of students, including a wonderful performance given by the Primary Choir who sang The Moon and Cover Me in Sunshine These are two of the songs that they are performing at the Sydney Opera House for the Choral Festival next week Students were rec-
ognised and awarded for embracing learning with confidence We also hosted a Mini Olympics event on Thursday, August 8. Students represented countries by dressing up in their country's colours and competing in a variety of sporting events while families cheered them on. We celebrated not only athleticism but also, friendship, respect and excellence Staff and students enjoyed the opportunity to strengthen connections with families
PARKING rules around schools are in place to help keep children safe, however, many drivers don't really understand what the most common signs mean.
Parkes, Forbes and Lachlan Shire Councils' Road Safety and Injury Prevention Officer, Melanie Suitor, said the most common parking signs in school zones are 'No Stopping' and 'No Parking' signs.
"The parking rules around schools protect sight distances, provide safe drop off opportunities and minimise confusion where children are crossing roads," Ms Suitor said.
"A 'No Stopping' sign means that the driver of a vehicle must not stop at any time on a length of road or in an area to which the 'No Stopping' sign applies - not
for a minute, not for a second, not at all.
"'No Stopping' signs are installed in areas where clear sight is required for safety reasons, such as on the approach or departure to crossings or at intersections
"Line of sight around schools is critical to both motorists and pedestrians alike When vehicles obstruct that line of sight, tragedies can occur, particularly with small children who are so difficult to see, " Ms Suitor said.
The penalty for stopping in a 'No Stopping' zone in a school zone is $410 and two demerit points.
"A 'No Parking' sign means that you can only stop on a length of road or in an area to which the 'No Parking' sign applies to drop off or pick up passengers Around schools these are commonly called
'kiss and drop zones'.
"You can't stay in the zone longer than two minutes and the driver has to be within three metres of the vehicle at all times," she said.
"At our local schools these zones are timed in the morning (same as the 40km/h school speed zone times) from 8am to 9.30am - the peak drop off time Of an afternoon the zone reverts to parallel parking.
"If motorists use the 'No Parking' zones correctly it will improve traffic flow, relieve congestion and create a safer environment."
The penalty for not using a 'No Parking zone correctly in a school zone is $227 and two demerit points
"So, help keep our local kids safe and abide by the parking signs," Ms Suitor said.
'No Stopping' zones are located on the approach and departure of most schools to ensure motorists can clearly see pedestrians crossing the road.
It is illegal to park or stop in 'No Stopping' zones. The fine for stopping in a 'No Stopping' zone is $410* and 2 demerit points.
'No Parking' zones are located near the entrances of most schools to ensure the safe drop off of passengers.
You cannot stop for more than 2 minutes and you must stay within 3 metres of your vehicle. The fine for illegally using a 'No Parking' zone is $227* and 2 demerit points.
Know the rules and help keep our local kids safe!
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"We put 95 dogs through with 22 handlers," Wayne said.
Mick Hudson from ABC series Muster Dogs made an appearance at the Tullamore Dog Trials and secured the Opens win with MGH Rosie scoring 178 points, second place with MGH Mel scoring 176 and third with MGH Snip scoring 153 points
"The sheep took a fair bit of handling but in the end the dogs handled them
Wayne said dogs and their handlers travelled to Tullamore from as far as Tasmania and some handlers travelling with up to 13 dogs
"They always enjoy Tullamore because it's a good friendly place and we've got a good set up there and they all said they will be back next year for the 100 years.
Parkes Shire Mayor Neil Westcott officially opened the Tullamore Show with Councillors Marg Applebee and Ken Keith.
"We couldn't have asked for a better day, we had a pretty good crowd there, we had plenty of horses and cattle and sheep, plenty of entries, plenty of shearers and most of our sponsors were there, they enjoyed the day."
"Our pavilion was up to what it usually is and I think we had 500 photos there so they were nearly there till dark judging on the Friday night. It was quite good, the fullest I've seen it for a while,' Wayne said.
Students from Lake Cargelligo and Tullamore took part in the junior judging competitions on Friday
"We had the motorbike races, we had a few kids on that, it went pretty good and the demolition derby, it was pretty fiery.
"We had some really good cattle, good enough to go to Sydney Royal."
Wayne thanked everyone for coming out and supporting the show and all
of the hard working volunteers who made this year's show possible
Planning is now underway for the 100th year of the Tullamore show which is expected to be bigger and better than ever before
"We've got a bit in the pipeline so hopefully we can pull it off It'll be a big show."
If you missed out on the excitment of the Tullamore
Show don't worry as there is still many more shows coming up in the Parkes Shire an surronds.
Make sure to save the date for the following:
■ Bedgerabong Show: Saturday August 17
■ Peak Hill Show: August 20-21
■ Parkes Show: August 26-28
■ Forbes Show: Saturday, September 7
■ Eugowra Show: September 20-21
There is still time to get your entries ready and be sure to purchase your tickets
Check out each of the shows facebook pages and websites for more information about entries, exhibitions, competitions and entertainment on offer at each show.
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Join our team to learn more about the Project’s upcoming Construction Phase, as well as local Employment and Procurement opportunities.
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make gluten-free noodles
BY MARG APPLEBEE
WE ARE thrilled to be providing three workshops free to our community at the upcoming Homegrown Parkes event on October 12.
We are thrilled to welcome Geoff Brown and Svitlana (Lana) Volodkevych from Buckwheat Enterprises Pty Ltd. One of our hidden gems!
Managing Director Geoff will provide an overview of buckwheat flour and kernels and their uses, and Lana will be providing a noodle making demonstration to show how this flour can be used to
Buckwheat Enterprises are major suppliers of Australian-grown spelt and are currently developing Emmer and Khorasan as a range of high-quality ancient wheat baking flours, much of which is exported
The facility in Parkes was built in 1992, with segregated sealed silo storage and conveyors to minimise contamination between grains
This is a gluten-free facility and they are the only suppliers of Australian-grown buckwheat kernels. As an added credential, Buckwheat enterprises are committed to sustainable farm-
ing practices
Their farmers use no-till farming methods to increase the organic matter in their
soil and their grain is tested for chemical residues.
We provide as many activities as possible free to the
community at Homegrown Parkes because we don't want any barriers to learning. There are pressures on our households and we want people to learn how they can be producing and processing at home to help cut some of these costs and of course, we want to share some cool, niche demonstrations as well.
We love being able to bring new workshops to the Homegrown event to provide opportunities for our community to learn about processes and concepts that allow 'non-experts' to make, bake and partake on your own turf
Remember, Homegrown Parkes is not just for established market stall holders, this event has kicked off stalls for some local people and we want to continue supporting locals EOI close on September 13. The Expression of Interest form is accessible via our social media or Homegrown Parkes page on the Central West Lachlan Landcare website under the 'Get Involved' tab. Thank you to our amazing stallholders who are sending in EOI every day. We are thrilled to have some amazing new local stalls Keep an eye out for scheduling details for this event next month
Monday's cattle sale
■ Yarding 2130 (up 59)
Numbers remained similar to last week with 2130 cattle yarded Quality was good with large supplies of young feeder weights on offer as well as a large yarding of heavy cows All the regular buyers were present. Young cattle to the trade were firm to dearer, prime yearling steers sold from 284c to 363c and prime yearling heifers, 230c to 350c/kg.
Feeder cattle sold firm, steers to feed sold from 280c to 416c and feeder heifers, 256c to 372c/kg. Prime grown cattle were dearer, heavy steers sold from 280c to 400c and heavy heifers, 320c to 372c/kg. Cows were
15c dearer, 2 and 3 scores sold from 145c to 324c and heavy prime cows, 312c to 335c/kg Heavy bulls sold to 283c/kg
Tuesday's sheep sale
■ Yarding 50,280 (up 2980)
Lamb numbers were similar and the quality was fair to good There were 6300 new season lambs penned and most were trade or heavy weights. Old lambs were mixed in quality with the buyers preferring bare shore or short skinned lambs. The trade showed the greatest variation in quality and there were good numbers and improved quality through the heavy and extra heavy lambs. Merino were well supplied
and all weights were offered The market sold to mixed trends, new season trades averaged $2 to $4 dearer on the 20 to 24kg but cheaper on the heavier lines and old trades were $5 cheaper. Heavy and extra heavy lambs were cheaper slipping $5 to $10/head. New season trades sold from $185 to $210/head and heavy weights $199 to $238/head. Old trade lambs 20 to 24kg cwt sold between $150 and $210 and averaged 740c to 760c/kg with the neater lambs out to 830c/ kg the 24 to 26kg lambs sold from $192 to $218 or 770c/kg on average.
Heavy weights ranged from $204 to $259/head and averaged around 810c and
extra heavy weights reached $275/head or 760c/kg cwt, Light and trade Merinos were stronger with the trades $120 to $188 and heavy weights reached $237/head. Mutton numbers lifted and the quality was mixed there were plenty of 1 and 2 score sheep and some very heavy weights. Prices were back a few dollars. Medium weight ewes sold from $73 to $125 and heavy crossbreds $104 to $156/head. Merinos topped at $150 and most of the medium and heavy mutton averaged 330c to 380c with some wethers 410c/ kg cwt.
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6.00 Morning Programs 1.00 Harry’s Practice. 1.30 Horse Racing. Rosebud Stakes Day, Caulfield PB Lawrence Stakes and MEKKA Raceday 5.30 Medical Emergency 6.00 Heathrow 6.30 The Highland Vet. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 Late Programs
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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Avoid adding to the tension around you. Even a well-meant reaction against something you perceive as unfair could be misunderstood. Let things calm down, then talk about it
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) It’s a good time for romance for unattached Bovines and for reinforcing the bonds between existing partners. Children’s needs are important during the latter part of the week.
GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) A compliment from a surprising source sends you wafting way up into the clouds, where sorry to say your view of what’s going on is obscured. Come on down and face reality
CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Even a family-loving person like you can sometimes feel you’re at the end of the line with contentious kinfolk. But things can work out Remember that it’s better to talk than walk
6.00 Morning Programs 12.30 Rugby League. NRL Women’s Premiership. North Qld Cowboys v Titans. 2.30 NRLW Wrap. 3.00 Surfing Australia TV 3.30 Country House Hunters Australia. 4.00 The Block 5.00 9News First At Five 5.30 Getaway. 6.00 9News Saturday. 7.00 Rugby League. NRL. Round 24 Wests Tigers v South Sydney Rabbitohs. 9.25 NRL Saturday Night Footy Post-Match. 10.00 MOVIE: American Assassin. (2017) 12.05 Late Programs
6.00 Morning Programs 12.45 Bringing Sexy Back 1.55 Dancing With The Stars 3.45 Britain’s Got Talent 5.25 MOVIE:
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LEO (July 23 to August 22) A job-related move might hold more positive surprises than you’d expected. Go into it with confidence and look for all the advantages it offers. Then decide what you’ll do with what you find.
VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Driving yourself too hard to get something done on a deadline that you set up can backfire Ease into a more realistic finish date and add more breaks to your work schedule.
LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Your sense of humor can brighten any dark period, and your laughter can dispel those gray clouds swirling around you. The weekend presents a surprising but welcome change.
SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Be careful about the words you use, especially in touchy situations. The old saying that “speech is silver but silence is golden” could apply well here
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Some facts could emerge that shed light on unresolved past problems. What you learn might also help explain why a once-warm relationship suddenly cooled down.
CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Don’t let your pride get in the way of checking into what could be a great new opportunity Get the facts first, then worry about procedure and protocol later
AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) A health problem in the family might have other relatives assuming that, as before, you’ll take over the health care duties. Surprise them and insist they share in the caretaking.
PISCES (February 19 to March 20) A series of changes can be unsettling, but in the long run, it can pay off with new perspectives on what you plan to do. Keep your mind open to the possibilities that might lie ahead.
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BALL , Veronica Dawn
Late of Page Street, Parkes who passed away peacefully on Tuesday August 13, 2024, at the age of 78 years.
Much loved mother & mother in law of Morgan & Julianne
Cherished Bubbles of Joshua, Thomas and Anderson
'Resting Peacefully'
A service celebrating Dawn's life will be held
St Andrew's Presbyterian Church Parkes, commencing at 10:00am, on Friday August 16, 2024.
Followed by a private family cremation at Central West Crematorium.
Better known as Trudy
Late of Baptist Care Niola and formerly of Oxley Street Parkes who passed away peacefully on Friday August 9, 2024, at the age of 100 years.
Beloved wife of the late William Bylhouwer, better known as Bill.
Devoted mother of Marietta & Graeme, Lucy, Tars & Annabel, Joseph and Chris & Felicity.
Adored grandmother of Christopher, Michael, Anna, Laura, Julian Lachlan, Nicholas, Jamica, Ji and Myles.
Loving great grandmother of Sandy and Amelia
'Resting Peacefully'
The cortege is appointed to leave The Holy Family Catholic Church Parkes after a Requiem Mass, commencing at 2:00pm, on Friday August 16, 2024 for interment in the Parkes Lawn Cemetery
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By 10am Wednesday
Parkes Golf Club
Results for the week ending in August 4 August Monthly Medal
The August Telescope Tyres / Hankook Masters Monthly Medal was played on Saturday with our day sponsor being AA Blatch Big thanks to our major sponsors and to local family firm Blatch's and to Allan and Susanah for continuing the Blatch family support of the club There were 83 starters on maybe our best day for golf this year
In A grade Cooper Giddings, from Dubbo, had the best score of the day with 74, but Aaron Wilkie was the local winner in the stroke event with a 75.
Aaron had a lot of putts for birdies but recorded a one over on the front nine and a two over on the back, with three bogeys and one birdie Aaron was two clear of the seven markers, John Green and Blake Smith
John picked up a couple of birdies on the front but three bogeys and a double didn't help He steadied the ship with two bogeys on the back nine Blake blitzed the front nine with a birdey on the first and birdies on the last two holes to have a three under Unfortunately a double on 10, then another on 16 plus four bogeys curtailed his run. These were the only four players to record under 80 on the day. In the net event, John got Blake on a countback on 70 to win the event and Nym Dziuba only one further back In B grade it was the Smith clan again, this time Phill with an 86 stealing the thunder of ProShop Phil on 88. Phill had two birdies in his round but unfortunately it was dotted with five double bogeys and a triple Phil had a more consistent round but there were eight bogeys in there and it all added up Peter Bristol was happy his 89 just got the Baron, Rob Cheney, by a stroke In the net Phill again got the better of Phil by a stroke with Tony ' Scrubber' Evans another stroke back In C grade there was a great finish with three players ending up on 92. Ken Keith got the countback over Nathan Johnston with Usman Cheema the unlucky of the three Ken had an opening 51 and was blown for the day, but a sensational closing 41 tipped it in his favour Nathan, like Ken, started off a
bit rough with a 48 but came home with a 44, including a birdie, whilst Usman was very steady for the day with a 45 /47 split
Kaye Jones picked up the ladies trophy on a countback from Leone Stevenson on 76. Melissa Matthews and Anita Medcalf were a further stroke back The Griffins Leading Edge putting competition was won by Nym Dziuba recording 27 putts and he picked up the Norman family sponsored Wally Norman Vets Medal with his 71.
Saturday, August 10 Results
Saturday was an 18 hole two person Aggregate and Individual Stableford sponsored by Phil Barnard Painting Services Phil has been a long time premier golfer and supporter of the PGC and we are delighted to have him sponsoring this event and thank him for his support. There were 68 players out on a spring like day.
It proved to be a very tight event with early starters Matt Lawryk and Steve Edwards combining to haul in 78 points Matt was carving up the fairways and Steve still had that great knack around the greens But they didn't have it all their own way as Joe Davies and Rod Kiley only went down in the countback.
Rod recorded a very good 39 stroke first nine, with a couple of birdies and was in full flight whilst Joe chose
the shorter Red tees on the day and had to play very accurately. Others in the mix were Gary Bryson and Matthew Spedding who also were out early posting a great 77 and Tom Young and Matt Clarke who posted a 76.
In the Individual event
Tom Young was in focus as he shot a 42 point round that featured his back 9 which was a 23 point haul and allowed him to climb over Matt Lawryk's 41, which included a 37 stroke back 9 with two birdies but a triple on the 16th Peter Amor and Rod Kiley were next best with their 40 pointers and they were chased in by the rest of the pack
Interesting to note that our new Club Professional, Zak Kelly was out and about on Saturday and fired a tidy 1 under 71 off his 0 handicap, not too rusty for his 1st full round on our realigned course Zak says he has a Callaway fitting day organised for early September so things will be back to normal shortly.
The Nearest The Pins on Saturday were -The Idlerite 1st by Torin Hando at 544cm, Griffins Leading Edge by Tom Delmenico at 45cm, Parkes Ready Mixed Concrete 9th by Peter Amor 56cm, the Harvey Norman 11th by John Green at 196cm, the 17th by Blake Parker at 242cm.
On Saturday it's the 18 hole Irish Medley Stableford with an Individual in Conjunction sponsored by
the dynamic duo in Paul Thomas and Ken Ryan.
Magnificent winter weather greeted 32 players for last Thursday's twin towns veterans 18 hole golf competition in Forbes where one of their newer members Ken Walton was best with 39 points Keeping it in the home base runner-up was the in-form Allan Rees with 38 points while the likeable John Milton was proud to show his 'burner' ball collecting the encouragement award. While the above busked in glory the best score for the day belonged to Condobolin visitor Leigh Dridan who enjoyed the conditions to post a creditable 40 points Forbes players also took home nearest the pins, A grade Alf Davies, B grade Ross Williams In the twin towns shield Forbes had the advantage of choosing their best six individual scores from 17 starters for 216 points, Parkes with only five players 153.
Ball sweep winners to 32 points 37 Bruce Chandler (F), 36 Frank Hanns (F), 35 Dale Stait (P), 34 Alf Davies (F), 32 Niel Duncan (F), Barry Parker (F), Les Little (F), Ross Williams (F), Steve Uphill (F).
This Thursday (15/8) the challenge of Grenfell Golf Club awaits players from the Lachlan Valley for their Invitation Day which will also see play for the NSWVGA Medal District Final.
Qualifiers from earlier games include - From Parkes, Rob Staples West Wyalong, Warren Steele and Alex Maitland. Condobolin, David Hall and Terry Galvin, Grenfell, Peter Mawhinney and Vivian Drogemuller while Forbes has shown their strengths represented by John Milton, Peter Barnes, Alf Davies, Les Little, Jeff Haley, Ted Morgan, Jeff Moon and Andrew Norton-Knight.
During the days play one trophy only which according to tipsters that rules out favourite for the medal, defending champion Vivian Drogemuller tipped for the LV trophy. Noms for Thursday by 9.30am at the latest for a shotgun start at 10am Morning tea and lunch included in nomination fee.
Prior to presentations last Thursday Forbes president Peter Barnes called for a minutes silence in respect to the passing of Forbes member Ian Bown and Condobolin's Frank Taylor Ian, aged 66 years was a respected member of Forbes golf as well as a vital member to the business community as owner of Sportspower well noted for his sponsorship and support of many and varied events within the district Frank, aged 98 years was well known for his golf achievements often recording scores under his age as well as supporting the game off the course Interesting to note that both
Ian and Frank passed away suddenly only playing golf in recent months Still on a personal note one of Forbes' noted vet golfers Barry Parker, or 'Scadger' as he more commonly know to his fairway mates was proud to tell his grandson Anderson will soon be flying the Australian flag as member of the Paralympics team.
SSAA Sporting Clays At last month's shoot only three hearty souls braved the cold strong winds and shot in a 75 target day using 6 auto clay throwers set at various angles, heights and speeds.
David Tanks 66, Jeff Hall 61 and Brian Drabsch 58. Jeff Hall lined up again and this time he improved his score to 72 which only goes to prove the old saying practice makes perfect, Our next shoot is at 1pm, August 17.
Parkes SSAA Smallbore
Last Sunday saw six shooters attend the Deep Lead Shooting Complex on the Back Trundle Road and shoot at standard targets at both 25 and 50 meters for a collective score of 500 points A field rifle cleaned up all the target rifles and top scored Ron Cunningham 250 247 497; Jeff Charlton 250 246 496; John Davis 250 244 494; Brian Drabsch 250 243 493; Alan Briton 240 237 477; John Maddison 249 225 474
Parkes Bowling and Sports Club
Early Spring weather provided 20 social Bowlers with ideal conditions to enjoy two games of triples and two games of social bowls on Thursday
The late finishing game featured John Carr leading for Bob Freeman and Rob Irving defeating a competitive trio of Ron Hornery, Graham Dixon and Geoff Smith John, Bob and Rob started the game in fine form by establishing a six shot margin after the 5th end, which was extended to a margin of 12 shots after the 17th end. Ron, Graham and Geoff won the remaining ends', however it was too little, too late as the Village Mayor's Men won the game by 21 to 14.
Ray Jones and John Wright were too strong and too consistent for John Corcoran and Tony Riordan in a one-sided game, winning by 24 to 12.
Colin Hayward returned to the rink following a late winter spell, and teamed up with Darryl 'dazzler' McKellar in their pairs game against John Ward and Gary McPhee Colin and Darryl powered away to a lead of 14 to 1. Looking at an abysmal result, seemed to spur on 'the Goat' and Wardy, as they then bucked the hitherto trend to score 6 shots on the 9th end, thus reducing the margin by half John and Gary picked up 5 shots on the 14th end. However winning only 6 ends for the game was never going to be enough Colin and Darryl won by 27 to 19.
The result of this game was quickly forgotten after the 'Dazzler' correctly selected the jackpot winning number during the afternoons' Club room antics, to merrily distribute the $220 jackpot among his rinks Bowlers.
Noel Johnstone, Mike Valentine and Ian Simpson were too classy for Rob Tinker, Al Affleck and Steve Ryan, winning by 28 to 18. Scintillating Simmo is in career best form lately, as he led his team to a commanding win.
Minor Pairs: The final of the Clubs' Minor Pairs Championship will be played this Saturday, commencing at 1pm Two of the less fancied Teams will contest the Championship Final, with Ian Simpson and Brian Hampton full of confidence after recent strong
wins, bowling against Mike Valentine and Marty Tighe. Recent consecutive wins over quality opponents to get to the Final, places Team Hampton as starting favourites, particularly with Ian in scintillating form, however Mike and Marty have demonstrated their ability to bowl under pressure.
Saturday Bowls
Twenty-six Bowlers ditched their sweaters and cardigans, presented bare torso appendages', gripped their Bowls with sweaty balms and warm fingers for a change, that under a glistening sun, saw gloves and beanies firmly stoushed, to enjoy a game of triples and four games of pairs, on the fast running TV Green. The Greenkeepers and Jack Frost have worked in marvellous tandem, producing a belter of a Green on which to play Bowls.
Geoff Smith introduced his Son to the casual cauldron of Saturday social Bowls and they teamed up with the evergreen competitive Colin Hayward, in their triples game against Ron Hornery, Bob Freeman and Tony Riordan.
Team Hayward started as strong favourites and bowled well together to be in control for 9 ends, but then inexplicably dropped like shares in a bean-bag business. Tony, Ron and Bob took control, and proceeded to out bowl the veteran and the Smith
duo, winning by 23 to 11
Ian Simpson continued his good run of form when he and Jim Blake defeated 2 Club Life Members in John Carr and John Ward, by 24 to 20. The turning point occurred when Ian and Jim scored 6 shots on the 8th end, after which they both were good enough to maintain their slender margin until the final end, to win the game by 24 to 20 over John Carr and John Ward
Steve Ryan and Graham Dixon were a class above Rhona Went and Mike Valentine to record a comprehensive win by 22 to 11
The game of the day saw mighty Mal Porter and Gary McPhee go shot for shot against Eathan Lacey and Guy Ellery. Eathan, and his opposite Mal Porter, had a good Leads contest, while Gary and Guy were at their competitive vocal best Gary and Mal struggled to stay in contact on the score-card with Eathan and Guy, but their efforts were rewarded when they managed to level the score at 16 shots each on the 17th end. Gary and Mal won three of the remaining ends to claim a close win by 19 to 17.
Noel Johnstone and Wilbur Harris proved to be too strong for Rob Lacey and Darryl McKellar, in a game in which Team McKellar won only seven ends for the game Noel and Wilbur were behind by five shots
after first two ends, but they quickly reeled in the deficit, and cruised to a win by 25 shots to 15 over Rob and Darryl
Ray Jones and Steve Turner played a competitive Rob Irving and Warren Bevan and were just good enough, claiming bragging rights, with a win by 19 shots to 14.
A massive 30 players rolled up for Social Bowls on Wednesday, August 7. Winners were Myra Townsend and Peter Hope winning 16+10. Runners Up were Mick Dunn, Paul Lewin and Jake Brown winning 15+16. Third went to Ray Griffith and Mick Furney winning 15+14.
Thirty players rolled up for Social bowls on Saturday, August 10. Winners were Cody Hando, Ray Griffith and John Corcoran winning 15+21. Runners Up: John Chew, Tony Latter and Ashley Kirwan winning 15+15. Third went to Jake Brown, Greg Hough and Paul Townsend winning 15+3. Men's Pennants
Round 5 of the Men's Pennants was completed on Sunday, August 11. Our Division 3 side had the Bye and remain on top of their pool. Our Division 4 side hosted pool leaders Dubbo City and managed to get a 9.5-0.5, 66-48 win to secure a tight finish now only 3.5 points behind Dubbo City.
No games this weekend, with the last round next weekend.
Club Championships: Nominations have closed and the draw will be out before the weekend.
State Rookie Singles: We have three bowlers representing the club this weekend at Manildra for the NSW State Rookie Singles Qualifiers. Ashley Kirwan, Toby Tanks and Tory Moon. We wish them all the best
This week we have Social Bowls on Wednesday, August 14 at 1pm Social Bowls on Saturday, August 17 at 1pm As always names in half an hour before start times, everyone is welcome
Women's Bowls
What a rad day for bowls!
Warm, with a slight onshore breeze, and a slick surface to play upon. Tuesday's conditions suited shorter ends; too many bowls were dumped on the beach if jack rode on the Tee!
On Wave 3, patron of the Club, Joanie, along with Jan, earned the priority on most sets, accumulating points and taking the title 18 - 14 against the less-experienced Kay and out-of- recent-practice, Rose!
A bottler of a contest saw action on Wave 4 with Kim, Lynn & Marja taking on Frances, Carol & Lea, fresh from a paddle in Waikiki with the locals! The scores were locked, 9-all after 9
sets From then on, Team Marja found themselves in the impact zone time after time, while Team Lea floundered in the backwash, remaining on 13 points till the end, admiring the tsunami of winning rides by their opponents to peak on 24. Gremmie, Anne Tracey, was amped up to be entering her first contest! She displayed form, teaming up with Maureen & Brenda, demonstrating gnarly moves to earn 13 points on Wave 5. Team Dixon, Gwenda, Merilyn & Fran, all surfing gurus, bailed out too many times in the chop, scrambling to reach 7 points Big Kahuna, Liz, gave a 10 out of 10 to retiring umpire, Gwenda, thanking her for hanging loose with her kit numerous times over the years in a voluntary capacity. Kim was pumped up with her win in the club Consistency Singles Final! Marja wiped out after reaching her peak at 100 points, while Kim ripped it time and again, holding the trophy high as members carried her into the club on their shoulders.
The 3/4 Pennants teams fell short of the points needed to progress to the next level this year Well-played all ladies Nominations for the Major Club Singles are open, closing in two weeks, August 27. Please put your names in soon and hang $10 with your nomination.
PARKES Spacemen V Dubbo Macquarie Spacecats
Spacecats were defeated by competition leaders Dubbo Macquarie on Sunday Parkes Spacecats were not given a chance by Macquarie and did not manage to score. Final score Macquarie 46 Parkes 0. Parkes Spacecats season ended with them in 10th place on the ladder well done for the year ladies
Under 18's
Parkes Under 18's put in a big effort on Sunday but did not come away with the goods. In the first half Parkes had opportunities and continued to attack Dubbo's line but could not turn effort into points Half time scores were Macquarie 16 Parkes 0. In the last 10 minutes Parkes tried to get on top but Macquarie held on and Macquarie go in for a hard fort converted try. The final score Macquarie 33 defeating Parkes 20. This has placed Parkes Under 18's in 5th and they now take on 8th placed Bathurst Saint Pat's in the Quarter Final 1, on Saturday, August 17, 2:20pm at Mudgee Reserve Grade
Parkes Spacemen Reserve Grade took the field with 12 players as injury has decimated the side in the last couple of weeks. Half time score Macquarie 14 Parkes 6. The game was called 10 minutes short of full time as Parkes could not keep a competitive side on the field. Final score Macquarie 36 Spacemen 6.
With this loss Parkes is in 9th place and out of contention for the 2024 Reserve Grade Premiership
Parkes Spacemen First Grade
From the kick off the game was going to be aggressive but it took only 3 minutes before Sam Dwyer went in for a try on the left side of the field. Chad Porter adds the 2 points From the restart Parkes put an excellent couple of plays on and again go in for a try on the left side through the ever present Jacob Smede again Chad Porter conversion successful Spacemen 12 Raiders 0. We are 11 minutes into the game and Parkes look as though they will dominate the game and were attacking again down the left side of the field when Macquarie winger takes the gamble intercepting a pass to Smede and sprints 65 metres for Raiders first try Macquarie converts with ball bouncing off the post then going through, scores Parkes 12 Macquarie 6. After holding Macquarie in their end Parkes again push to the left side and Smede is put through a gap by coming inside and receive a pass from William Pompey to get the ball down for his second try, Porter again converts Parkes 18 Macquarie 6.
Macquarie don't rest and with a back line play are over for the Raiders and successful conversion. Parkes 18 Macquarie 12 From the restart Parkes hold Macquarie in their end and after some solid attack come away
with a great try from a high ball put up by Chad Porter that was then hit back in the jump for the ball then passed to Chad Porter who ran the ball to the posts. Chad converts his own try Parkes 24 Dubbo 12. Macquarie with an inside pass score right hand side of posts with successful conversion. Half time Parkes are holding on to a 6 point lead. Parkes 24 Dubbo 18.
Macquarie restart second half and Parkes run the ball and kick on the 5th tackle Dubbo knock on and Parkes have scrum feed 30 metres from Dubbo line Parkes three tackles later have hard running Fiohira Faingaa score mid field on the right hand side Chad Porter converts, Parkes 30 Dubbo 18. Macquarie make 75 metres and go over untouched. Successful conversion. Parkes 30 Dubbo 24 Dubbo put the pressure back on Parkes Macquarie score again in the right hand corner Successful conversion and scores are tied 30 all. Macquarie finally wilted and left a small gap for Sam Dwyer and score his second try for Parkes, Chad Porter missed conversion. Spacemen 34 Macquarie 30. Macquarie had the ball in the last minute of play The whistle blew and Spacemen defence held. Spacemen 34 defeating Macquarie 30.
Parkes Spacemen finished 3rd and now play 2nd place Dubbo Cyms in the Quarter Final 2 on Sunday, August 18, 2:00pm at Apex Oval Dubbo.
WHILE the Parkes Boars season may have had its ups and downs in 2024, the club's finals hopes are still alive with the women's squad heading to Narromine this Saturday to face off against Molong in the Preliminary Final.
The Parkes Boars first grade men's squad were soundly defeated by Dubbo in the first round of semi finals last Saturday.
Club president Mackenzie Green said it is pretty obvious by the results the men's
squad had a pretty patchy season this year and didn't finish where they were hoping to Green said they were a little short on players when facing off against Dubbo, but they were outclassed on the day.
The women's squad, along with the under 16's squad have been the club's "shining beacon of hope" this season, Green said, with their good results over the season.
The women's squad went into the finals series as minor premiers, while the
Parkes Marist Junior Rugby League
■ U12s
Dirt Drs/Sullivan's Mining and Industrial U12's saw a successful last game of the season for the boys taking on Cabonne at Molong A clinical display was on show with the forwards being brutal in both attack and defence making many line breaks at will, and the backs rock solid, by defending the edges. They have kept the last 2 teams they have played at zero on the scoreboard. The team has improved together every week, and the coaches are proud of the way they have played all year Overall, it has been a great season, watching these young men develop skill and mateships. They have stuck together, showing respect and loyalty to each other, and formed undeniable bonds with every one of their coaching staff. It's been a successful season campaign for the team
■ U14LT Blue Sullivan's Mining and Industrial/Steve Magill Earthmoving U14LT Blue played Cabonne in the season's final round. Both teams defended hard for the first 15 minutes, locking in no scores
Parkes Blue scored first, with Layla Kupkee successfully finding the line With one minute to go in the first half, Cabonne scored, locking the scores at four all for halftime
In the second half, the Blue team mixed up their second-half game by trying different tactics, and noteworthy efforts go to Shelby Skillman for showing leadership in calling the team to hold their defensive line in the second half The Blue team could not hold Cabonne off and scored twice in the second half bringing the final score to Cabonne 12 Parkes 4.
Layla Kupkee's defence all season and again in this game was awesome, collecting many breakthrough Molong players taking their tag off right before scoring. Daisy Rice used her kicking skills to make opportunities and chase the loose ball hard Holland Tanswell's ability to field the ball saw us continue to stay in the game
It has been a long season for the Blue team, who has not seen their efforts reflected on the scoreboard at the end of each game Despite this, they have remained stoic, kept the on field talk positive, and steadied each other throughout every game Their ability to keep trying and learning every week is a credit to the players and their support people, coaches and volunteers ■ U14LT White
Bob Skinner Painting and Decorating/Steve Magill Earthmoving U14LT White showcased a dominant performance, our team secured a confident 28-0 win against Cabonne at Molong, showing both our solid attack and defensive strength From the first whistle, we controlled the game executing our plays with ease and leaving little room for Cabonne to make any serious challenge. The win not only highlights the hard work and dedication our players have put in throughout the season but also serves as a reminder of our capabilities heading into the finals
With this decisive win, we now advance to face Forbes in the first round of the finals this weekend at Canowindra Our team's confidence is high, and we're eager to carry this momentum forward. The focus will be on maintaining our attack and intensity, ensuring we're fully prepared for what promises to be a challenging and exciting finals round.
Tries were made by Myla-Rose Studdert (1) Kelsey Finnegan (1) Kasey Morgan (1) Charli Milne (1) Corby Fliedner (1) and Katie Galvin (1). Goals were kicked by Kelsey Finnegan (1) and Katie Galvin (1)
■ U14s
under 16's are sitting on second place on the ladder with one more week left in the regular season.
Green rates the women's chances pretty highly against Molong this weekend, as the Parkes squad hasn't struggled too much this year, despite the close competition.
Green encourages supporters to head along to Narromine this Saturday to cheer on the Parkes Boars.
– BRENDAN MCCOOL
Sports Power/Parkes Ready Mix Concrete U14s won 56-6 Congratulations to the boys who are Minor Premiers for 2024
■ U16s
Brian Collins Smash Repairs/Agriwest U16s won 60-0 Congratulations to the boys who are Minor Premiers for 2024
■ U17LT
Parkes Services Club/Blue Heeler Storage U17LT had a bye. Congratulations to the girls who are Minor Premiers for 2024
LEAGUE
IT'S the Trundle Boomers who continue their Woodbridge Cup finals campaign after extra-time heartbreak for Eugowra's Golden Eagles
The scoreboard read 18-18 at full time in the elimination semi-final at Berryman Oval on Saturday, and it was the hosts who crossed the try-line before a jubilant home crowd.
They'll now face the Rhi-
nos in Manildra this weekend in the third round of Woodbridge Cup finals
Trundle captain Adam Hall was full of praise for Eugowra, who made a mighty effort to come back late in the match from 18-4 down
"They were unbelievable," Hall said, adding the Eagles were a player down for the last 25 minutes of the match and still pushed the Boomers all the way.
Both teams enjoyed great support from their communities
"It was great - you can't beat a home crowd," Hall said.
"I've got to give credit to Eugowra, their supporters added to the atmosphere.
"It was a massive crowd, both sides, it was great.
"For two small towns that don't have junior league as well, that amount of support
is great, it shows how much sport means to small communities - and from a spectator's point of view it would have been great to watch."
There are a few uncertainties heading into the week for the Boomers, with Hall waiting to hear back after physiotherapy appointments to know who'll be fit for this weekend.
What he doesn't doubt is his team's spirit
The weekend's win was the result of a true team effort.
"We were pretty lucky all year with injuries and the last six weeks we seem to have been hammered," Hall said.
"Last week we ended up with one person on the bench, so the tenacity they've got as a group is to be admired
"We can't change it, we've just got to dig in."
Trundle had the upper
hand when they faced Manildra just three weeks ago, but the Boomers will be preparing for a tough contest
The sides have met in finals footy on numerous occasions - the Rhinos claiming the 2023 premiership 18-16.
"There's no chance we'll be beaten on effort and spirit," Hall said.
"If it comes down to that I'll back us every day of the week."
