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WEEKLY RUNS TO SYDNEY The current Parkes Boars Rugby Union Club have a 50 year tradition of mateship to uphold.

Golden Jubilee For Parkes Boars “It’s not all about winning; it’s about turning up, and trying your best. It’s about mates and friendship.”

This philosophy has seen the Parkes Boars Rugby Union Club endure through generations.

The Boars celebrated their 50th Anniversary with a gala dinner at the Parkes Services Club last weekend. Mayor Ken Keith officially welcomed the 185 strong crowd, which was made up of team mates young and old, as well as partners, families and supporters. Geoff Rice emceed the event, and called on former players to share their (sometimes dubious) memories of their glory days.

Special guests, former Wallaby Jon White and current Wallaby Tom Robertson helped celebrate the golden milestone. Both have a connection to the region, and an enviable

career in rugby union.

Jon, who grew-up in Yeoval, agreed that country rugby punches above its weight.

“There used to be pathways there for country boys,” he said, “but now country boys have to play in the cities to be seen by selectors. It really is a retrograde step.”

Tom was born in Wellington, and deferred his medical studies to focus on football.

“People talk about overnight success,” he said, “but they don’t see the hours and hours of training that you put into it and all of the sacrifices that you make.”

The evening was a jovial celebration of the kind of mateship that the club has shared for the past 50 years, confirming that, for the Boars, it is more than just football.

By Raen Fraser

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MAYORAL NOTES I would like to extend a warm welcome to Council’s new weighbridge operators, who commenced working at the upgraded Parkes Waste Facility this week. The two operators are now on hand at the new gatehouse and weighbridge to provide improved customer service and to familiarise customers with the new system ahead of the introduction of waste disposal charges for domestic loads commencing 1 August .

Parkes residents can pick up a Waste Disposal Charges Guide at the Parkes Waste Facility, Council’s Administration Building or download it from Council’s website.

In the coming weeks, residents in Parkes, Peak Hill and Cookamidgera can expect their residential water supply to be briefly interrupted as contractors carry out cleaning of the water mains ahead of the commissioning of the new Water Treatment Plant.

This will ensure consumers experience op-

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timal water pressure, taste and quality upon commissioning. Residents will be notified at least 24 hours prior to works taking place in their area.

I am delighted to see the return of four restored historical photographs to the Peak Hill community. As part of the Peak Hill History Restoration Project the collection has been restored, framed and digitised and will go on display at the Peak Hill Show in August.

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THUMBS UP...

THUMBS DOWN

THUMBS UP To the young girl working at Coles who offered kids stickers to distract them from an otherwise boring task.

THUMBS DOWN To Parkes for not having a fully fenced off-leash dog park.

THUMBS UP To a bit of rain. Not all of us want to a Dry July.

THUMBS UP To everyone who keeps clear of emergency services vehicles: pulling over when you hear the sirens could literally save someone’s life.

We are now half-way through these school holidays, but there are still plenty of activities happening across Parkes to keep the kids entertained. Parkes Library has a host of school holiday fun, including the Paint by Music and iSPY, iPAD, iPRINT! workshops, as well as the regular Rhyme and Story Time. Following the success the last school holiday Kids Day Out, the event will return to the Parkes Visitor Information Centre on Friday 14 July from 11am until 3pm. For more information, visit Council’s website or call 02 6862 6000.

Have a fantastic weekend.

Yours Faithfully, Cr Ken Keith OAM Mayor of Parkes Shire

FORBES WEEKLY MARKET REPORT FORBES CATTLE SALE 03/07/2017 Prime yearling steers up to 440kg Prime yearling heifers up to 440kg Feeder steers Heavy steers over 500kg Heavy steers over 600kg Heavy heifers over 500kg Cows - 2 score Cows - 3 score Heavy bulls

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SNIPPETS... adjuri Astronomy Project, and a feature documentary, Sky Stories of the Dreaming,

by Ellie Gilbert.

Daytime events at this first ‘Big Gig’ are free for registered guests, or $5 for the public (registration is free). Dinner is $30 and must be paid in advance. Visit www. facebook.com/skywritersproject for more information, or visit www.bigskiescollaboration.wordpress.com/projects/skywriters/ Graham Smith, Caterina Butt-Anderson and Steven Evans braved the icy weather to provide warm drinks last Saturday. The SES Driver Reviver welcomes new volunteers.

SES wants you to Stop Revive Survive: Don’t forget to take a break these holidays.

Driver Reviver offer free tea, coffee and biscuits to help overcome driver fatigue.

The Parkes Driver Reviver Station is run by the SES and other volunteers who staff the station in four-hour shifts, making up to 50 cups of tea or coffee for weary travellers.

The free service is offered on public holidays and the beginning and end of school holidays.

The first Skywriters ‘Big Gig’ launches in Parkes this weekend: The Big Gig is on this weekend. Join writers, artists, and astronomers for an inspirational and informative weekend. Guest astronomers include Trevor Leaman, Donna Burton, Peter Starr, and Les Dalrymple. Literary themed panel discussions will be held at the Coventry Room from 1pm Saturday, and 9.30am Sunday with a dinner and discussion at The Dish Café at the Parkes Observatory on Saturday from 7pm.

The ‘Big Gig’ will also highlight Wiradjuri and Gomeroi (Gamilaraay) astronomy, with the opening of Wiradjuri Murriyang (Wiradjuri Skyworld), a weekend exhibition of Wiradjuri constellation art by Scott ‘Sauce’ Towney, for Trevor Leaman’s Wir-

Uniting Church monthly meals: Dozens of people enjoyed a warm meal on a cold night at the first of the Uniting Churches free monthly meal nights last Monday.

A dozen Uniting Church Volunteers worked in the kitchen, cooking up almost 50 meals for their local community. It was a friendly, family atmosphere, with tables full of people of all ages, from infants to the elderly.

The attendees enjoyed home cooked sweet and sour mince with rice and vegetables, followed by apple crumble and ice cream. While the food was delicious, for many the company was the most enjoyable part of the meal. Steven Kirby and Cherie Capewell have only been in Parkes for five weeks, and said it was wonderful to be able to meet new people. “It’s good to bring people out of their shells,” Cherie said. “It’s made me feel warm again.”

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The team of Uniting Church volunteers worked hard to serve their community at the very first free monthly meal night this week.

The Station Restaurant Now Caters For The Early Risers Great news! The Station Restaurant is now open even earlier; offering breakfast from 6am to 8:30 Monday to Friday, and from 7:30 to 9am Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.

With a la carte and continental breakfast options, The Station Restaurant is open to the public as well as its in-house guests, and offers takeaway options for coffee or a meal-on-the-go. Options include the hearty Bacon & Egg Roll, and the Station Melt – grilled chicken, avocado and sundried tomato all topped with cheese.

The Station Restaurant is located on the Newell Highway, just past the Visitors Information Centre. See you at the Station!

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VIP’s Work For Greener Energy At Parkes Solar Farm It was all hands on deck for last week’s solar panel installation ceremony. Mayor Ken Keith and Wiradjuri elder Robert Clegg donned hi-vis and hard hats to help install solar panels at the Parkes Solar Farm.

They were joined by a handful of other VIP’s, or Very Important Panel-installers; Ian Learmonth, CEO of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation, and senior executives from the Australian Renewably Energy Agency, French renewable energy firm Neoen, and construction company Bouygues were made honorary solar panel technicians for the ceremonial event.

Construction on the Parkes Solar Farm is already well-underway, with acres of piles and panels already erected. The solar farm is situated on 240 hectares of land

to the west of Parkes, and is the largest of Neoen’s four Australian solar plants.

Ultimately it will be connected to the future solar farm substation, and will produce up to 80MW of renewable energy – or enough to power more than 20,000 homes.

Bouyges CEO Jean-Chrisophe Perraud said that he’s excited to be part of a project that will bring the green power our planet deserves. He credited the local and international crew with the project’s successful progress. “We have the right people on the ground and are tremendously engaged with the local people,” he said. “We’re using an ambitious mix of local know-how and global skills.”

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Mayor Ken Keith and Wiradjuri Elder Robert Clegg joined the visiting executives and local workforce to install panels at the Parkes Solar Farm last week.

RURAL ROUNDUP Jujube Fruit The Next Big Thing For CDS Ask most people what a Jujube is and they will tell you a Jujube is a character from a Nintendo game. On a more serious note, jujube could be a big business enterprise for Currajong Disability Services as demand continues to grow for the exotic fruit, especially in the Far East and the Australian-Asian grocery industry.

Over the past 12 months a dedicated team of Currajong Disability Services staff, the Currajong Autism Support Group, and numerous local volunteers have ripped, planted, irrigated and treated soil at the Akuna Road farm – all to ensure a bumper jujube crop.

Despite challenges from pests such as

hares, everything is on course for a good haul that will help, in part, meet the demands of the burgeoning Asian market but also, potentially, create employment for Currajong Disability Service clients and an additional income stream.

Neil Unger, CDS chairman, said the jujube fruit fetches up to $15/kg fresh. “Some like it fresh but it is also popular dry, taking on a similar consistency and taste as sticky dates,” he said.

“It is another potential arm to the CDS business model that now includes paper shredding, Carob Trees and much more,” said Neil. “We are continuing to go from strength to strength.”

The Jujube need grafting and cannot just be grown. They are tolerant of salt, cold and heat being able to withstand temps as low as -50 degrees Celsius through to +50 degrees Celsius. They are extremely resilient and can be profitable.

“We are hoping to expand but as you know these things take time,” said Neil.

“Once this is up and running we hope and anticipate it may provide more opportunities and employment.

“Again, thanks everyone for their time, effort and support,” said Neil.

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RURAL ROUNDUP Control Worm Larvae Worm larvae are a common issue in the cooler weather for grazing animals and can often be hard to detect.

Once the larvae eggs are passed through the faeces and conditions are suitable for development, the eggs hatch to larvae and undergo two stages of growth before developing into the third stage becoming infective.

If the conditions are suitable the larvae can develop in a very short period of time.

A donor sheep infected with H. contortus cultured and incubated for 7 days at 25-27 degrees produced approximately 800,000 infective larvae that could potentially infect other sheep.

Larvae are very resilient and can survive in low temperatures, even a frost. The larvae become a major issue as it can remain in the pastures for up to 3-7 months.

Warmer and humid conditions are when the larvae are most active due to a greater demand for limited food reserves, where as in cooler temperatures the larvae is less active, consume fewer reserves and will survive longer.

Unfortunately larvae can’t be seen with the naked eye on pastures hence the importance to understand the conditions at which worm eggs develop.

Highly contaminated pastures are particularly unsuitable for young sheep which are at most risk of infection. Pasture contamination can also be managed with rotational crops and worm tests conducted on farm.

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Weekly Market Update The season came to a close this week with the NRI finishing at 1578 cents, 20% higher than the close of the previous season, making it the highest season ending level on record. With Fremantle back on the selling roster quantities increased to nearly 37,000 bales, and with more wool to choose from, buyers became more selective with their purchases, and as a result the focus was on the best style and spec lots, leaving the lesser styles to be quickly discounted. The biggest losses occurred on the first selling day, pushing the NRI down 20 cents, while the second day saw losses but not to the extreme seen on the first day (with the NRI contracting by a further cent). Room 2 saw the skirting market move against the fleece trend, with prices generally up to 30 cents dearer. The crossbred market experienced mixed results, prices for 26-28 mic fell, while 30 mic and coarser managed to gain some ground. Next week the new season begins, quantity has increased to nearly 52,000 bales as growers looking to sell in the new financial year put their wool onto the market.

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WHAT’S On

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Alex Mill and Jeff Short enjoyed the Uniting Church monthly meal night on Monday.

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Cherie Capewell and Steven Kirby said that the monthly meal night was a great way to get out and meet people.

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Celebrating 50 years of Parkes Rugby Union; Ben Ryan, Kimberely Harris, Allan Ryan, Cath Ryan had a ball at the gala dinner.

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Maggie White, Allan Bailey, Mick Craft, Kaye Craft, spent the evening with Wallaby player Tom Robertson at the Boars’ Gala Dinner last weekend.

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Bathurst Winter Festival featuring an ice rink and a ferris wheel and twostorey carousel for the duration of the festival. Visit www.bathurstwinterfestival.com.au for more information.

Canassist will be holding a Garage Sale over 2 days starting on Friday 7th July at the Parkes Showgrounds 10am till 2pm and on Saturday 8th July from 8am. It will be a $5 box sale on both days with plenty of bargains and a red sticker special of 30% off glass cabinet items. Furniture, lamingtons and a raffle. Enquiries and donation pick up Adrianne 0412 777 134.

First Big Gig Skywriters Project for registered Skywriters and friends at two venues: Coventry Room at the Parkes Library for daytime activities and The Dish Café for evening dinner with speakers and astro-music. Contact skywritersproject@gmail.com Parkes Women’s Bowls AGM at 1.30pm Parkes Bowling & Sports Club The Hope Choir will perform at the Parkes Christian School Hall at 6:00pm.

No bookings required. Entry by donation. For more information contact Heidi Field on 0427 625 662.

Kids Day Out Kids across the Parkes Shire are invited to join us at the Parkes Visitor Information Centre between 11am - 3pm for a day full of school holiday fun.

Astro Fest Conference at the Coventry Room, Parkes Library at 9:00am.

Astro Fest Conference Dinner at the Comfort Inn Bushman’s Hotel Parkes at 6:30pm.

Astro Fest The Parkes Observatory Visitors Centre from 9:00am more details visit www.cwas.org.au/astrofest/ Parkes Netball monthly meeting at the Parkes Services club at 7pm.

Knit ’n’ Natter at Craft Corner from 10.30 am – supporting the ‘Wrap with Love’ programme’s 25th Anniversary.

Cake Decorators Guild Inc State Rostered Day Demonstrations from the CDG of NSW State Body, Bookings Essential. $30 Members $35 Non members Phone Jeanette 6863 1154.

Free evening meal the first Monday of each month from 5:30 – 6:30pm at the Uniting Church Hall. All are welcome.

The Parkes Lego Club meets every Monday at Parkes PCYC from 4 – 5pm for children aged five to eight. Participation is free. Contact Alana George on 0428 727 265.

Parkes Shire Concert Band rehearses every Tuesday 7pm - 9pm during school term in the music room above the pool complex in Dalton Street.

Contact music director Duncan Clement on 0405 035 164.

Parkes Aviation Museum is now open Thursdays and Sundays. The ever-growing collection is located at the Parkes Regional Airport.

The Parkes Camera Club meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7.00pm at the Parkes Neighbourhood Central, corner of Bushman and Currajong Streets. Contact email address cameraclubparkes@gmail.com The Parkes Branch of the Red Cross offers a plate of homemade slices and cakes, sandwiches and tea or coffee for $5 every Friday from 10am to 3pm.

The Adult Survivors of Child Abuse - Cowra Support Group meets on the first Friday of each month at 12:30. Open to all survivors of any community. If interested contact Pascale on 6342 1612. Members come from Canberra, Temora, Forbes, Eugowra, etc. All details on our website: http:// recover.itmatters.com.au Parkes Torch Bearers for Legacy meets every third Monday of the month at 10:30am at the Parkes Services Club. Everyone welcome. Contact Magaret Cherry on 6862 4789.

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Tiyana Towney How long have you lived in Parkes and what do you like about living here? I have lived In the the Parkes shire for 13 years. What I love about it is living in the country, walking down the street and getting a hello. It’s the little things I appreciate about our shire.

Where do you work and what do you enjoy about your work? I perform - that’s what I do for work. Music has been a big part of my life since I was young and performing in front of people is all I’ve ever wanted to do, and now I’m finally doing it!

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What do you do to unwind after work or on weekends? What I like to do to unwind would be sit on the river for a fish, but since we are now in the colder weather I like to sit back and practice new songs inside on my guitar. It helps bring peace to the mind.

What are you really good at? I’m really good at music and sports. I’ve always had a passion for both, and like to say I’m good at them.

If you could have a super power, what would it be? If I could have a super power it would have to be time travel.

What is your pet hate? My absolute pet hate would be when people chew too loudit hits a whole other nerve in my body and drives me insane!

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Tell us about your best holiday ever. My best holiday ever would have to be when I was a youngen’ around about 8, when I went away to the snow with family, there’s a bit to much to say really but we had some fun times, and must I say cold!

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PARKES SPORT EUGOWRA RIFLE CLUB Saturday 30 June saw eleven shooters compete from 300 yards in excellent conditions. All members are now enjoying the full benefits of electronic targets from 300 to 800 yards.

Scores and grades as follows; First Stage, Second Stage – Aggregate (out of 100) Target Rifle A Grade Ian Ward 50-2, 48-5 – 98-7 Target Rifle B Grade Ian Barrett 49-2, 48-4 - 97-6 Jan Bray 47-2, 49-3 - 96-5 John Bray 40-1, 41-4 - 81-5 Target Rifle C Grade Douglas Farquhar 58-1 out of a possible 70 William Farquhar 44-0 out of a possible 85 John Farquhar 30-1 one stage only out of a possible 35

PARKES WOMEN’S BOWLS Parkes Cellars: Back L-R: Sonia Dalla Vecchia, Katrina Dwyer, Keri Macgregor, Christine Watson. Front L-R: Jane Cook, Karina White, Nikki Cheney. Absent: Felicity Smith, Gabe Albert, Jane Grosvenor, Rachael Macgregor

NETBALL GRAND FINAL RESULTS Congratulations to the teams that made it into the grand finial, a big thank you to all umpires on the night.

A grade: Panthers forfeit to Parkes Cellars (due to injury) B grade: 14s Reps def 13s Reps 42-10 Parkes netball would like to wish everyone a safe holiday break and see you all back at netball on Saturday 22nd July. For keen netballers wanting to develop skills, group training sessions will be held each Friday afternoon from 4:30 – 5:30 down at the courts starting back on Friday 21st July.

Pairs Chris Curteis, Brenda Davies def Lorraine Baker, Rhona Went.

Merilyn Rodgers, Margaret Hawken def Di Greenhalgh, Joan Simpson.

Triples Di Howell, Kim Evans, Robyn Morgan def Maureen Miller, Minnie Riordan, Cherie Frame.

Fours Jean Kennedy, Eileen Bradley, Rosemary Mitchell, Audrey Jones def Jean Kennedy, Frances Charlton, Hilda McPherson, Betsy Johnstone.

The Club Triples will close 11th July and commence 18th July. A Trading Table and a shared lunch will be held 18th July. To play social bowls please ring Table Selectors Audrey Jones and Betsy Johnstone between 9-9:30am. Social roster Eileen Bradley.

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTIFICATION OF INTERRUPTION TO WATER SUPPLY Parkes Shire Council wishes to advise that contractors will be carrying out water mains cleaning in Parkes, Peak Hill and Cookamidgera commencing the week of Monday 10 July 2017.

During the cleaning process residential supply will be briefly interrupted for a period of no longer than 2 hours. Residents will be notified of scheduled works

and supply interruptions in your area 24 hours prior to works taking place.

Friday 7th July

10.30am Cars 3

12.50pm Wonder Woman 3.25pm Baywatch 5.35pm Cars 3

7.40pm Snatched

9.25pm Wonder Woman Saturday 8th July 10.30am Cars 3

12.50pm Yindyamarra Yambuwan 1.40pm Raising The Bar 3.30pm Baywatch 5.40pm Cars 3

7.40pm Wonder Woman 10.15pm Snatched Sunday 9th July 10.30am Cars 3

12.50pm Snatched

2.40pm King Arthur: Legend of The Sword 5.00pm Cars 3

7.00pm Wonder Woman Monday 10th July 10.30am Cars 3

12.50pm My Pet Dinosaur 2.40pm Wonder Woman 5.15pm Raising The Bar 7.10pm Baywatch

Tuesday 11th July 10.30am Cars 3

12.50pm Raising The Bar 2.40pm Baywatch 5.00pm Cars 3

For further information visit www.parkes.nsw.gov.au or contact Council’s Engineering Department on 02 6861 2343.

7.00pm Wonder Woman

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3.25pm Snatched

Wednesday 12th July 10.30am Cars 3

12.50pm Wonder Woman 5.15pm Cars 3

7.15pm King Arthur: Legend of The Sword SESSIONS & TIMES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE