BINGARA ANGLER’S CLUB

- Submitted by Chloe Taylor

Bingara Angler’s Club started the year off with their AGM meeting held on Sunday 19th February at the Hatchery. This year’s committee was voted as follows:

• President: Stuart Lanagan

• Vice President: Jamie Wilson

• Junior President: Jacob Walton

• Treasurer: Donna Walton

• Secretary: Chloe Taylor

• Public Officer: Stan Fletcher

• General Committee: Steve Apthorpe, Brandan Austin, Tanya Lanagan, Rebecca Moore, Tim Moore, Andrew Cooper, John Hayes

The club is now in preparation for the annual Easter Fish weekend which will be held from Friday 7 April through to Sunday 9 April 2023. This is an event for all ages, with prizes for Men, Ladies, Boys and Girls, with categories for the Longest Cod, Longest Yellowbelly, Longest Catfish, Secret Length, Overall Heaviest European Carp & Most European Carp. The event will finish up with the Presentation, music, barbecue, drinks, and a bar at 3pm on Sunday the 9 at the Hatchery in Bandalong Street, Bingara. There are many prizes up for grabs so come and have a fun weekend and support this annual local community event.

Last year saw 257 registrations for the event, with entrants coming from near and far. This is an event that the Bingara community look forward to every year. We cannot wait to see the turn out that we get this year!

Bingara Angler’s Club is a not-for-profit organisation run by a committee of volunteers and relies solely on these events to keep going each year. All profits from this massive weekend also aid in the ongoing native fish restocking program. The Bingara Anglers Club appreciates the support received from sponsors, supporters and the community in promoting and the undertaking of the Easter Fish competition.

For more information, please contact President Stuart Lanagan on 0400 923 982 or Vice President Jamie Wilson on 0412 506 216.

Croppa Creek Bowling Club Renovation

Croppa Creek Bowling Club is set for a significant revamp, with thanks to a $160,000 grant from the NSW State Government. As part of the facelift, the club will create a child safe play area, and install lighting upgrades to the tennis courts, bowling green, football ground and clubhouse.

Further, an upgrade to the water supply will be undertaken, with the installation of rainwater tanks. Integral to the judicious conservation of water, the tanks will allow better maintenance of the greens, and allow longevity of witegoods such as the dishwahers and fridges.

Family Health Night Set To Make A Mark

On an April night in 2006, Darren Flanagan was at home in Nowra when he received a phone call that would irrevocably change his life. An accomplished miner and explosives expert, Darren’s services were requested at the collapsed Beaconsfield Gold Mine, Tasmania. Flying immediately to the site, Darren prepared to help save the lives of two men who were trapped nearly 1km beneath the surface. This was an ordeal that would affect him deeper than he knew.

The name Darren Flanagan gained national recognition through his critical role in the Beaconsfield Mine disaster. Darren was instrumental, heading far underground and operating more than 70 individual explosives over a period of 30 straight hours. Two weeks after the collapse, the rescue mission was successful (with Darren at the centre of it) and the grateful and exhausted miners walked free.

Following this harrowing event, Darren Flanagan realised how tremendously affected he’d been. As he dealt with the pain and trauma of such an ordeal, Darren was moved to share his story with others, shedding a deeper light on what had happened and looking for ways to communicate the story’s essential message of hope and resilience.

Darren Flanagan now travels throughout Australia as a highly respected motivational speaker. Come along to the Warialda Showground on Friday, 31 March 2023, as Darren recounts the tale of the rescue with raw emotion, bringing a level of grit and humanity to the story that is profoundly impacting.

This FREE event is a community health night for the whole family. Hope to see you there!.