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Work is set to start on the ex-pansion of Guyra’s Neighbour-hood Centre, The Hub withArmidale-based modularbuilder Uniplan commissionedto deliver Stage 1 of the project.

It has been a long wait for thecentre with a $400,000 StateGovernment grant originallyannounced two years ago. Thegrant allows for a tripling in sizeof the centre, enabling it to ex-pand its reach to people in needof critical support and advocacyin the Guyra district.

Stage 1 of the project will seethree modules added behind theexisting building to provide newoffice space, community meetingrooms, computer area and store-room. Additional public ameni-ties with disabled access willalso be included, and the facilitywill have a kitchen for the firsttime.

Demolition works at the rearof the building will take place inJune with the new modules ex-pected to be delivered to the siteand installed in August.

Member for Northern Table-lands Adam Marshall said thatit has been a long road to thispoint for The Hub’s Co-ordinatorChris Hietbrink and her hard-working team.

“This Hub is such an impor-tant service which connectsGuyra’s most vulnerable resi-dents with both government

and non-government services,”Mr Marshall said.

“I want to thank the commu-nity for its patience in waitingfor this project to be deliveredand I look forward to an officialopening in October.”

Co-ordinator Chris Hietbrinksaid the recent drought and dis-astrous bushfire season hadhighlighted how important thisextension is to the community.

“For the past two years our fa-cilities have been stretched tothe absolute limit, with peoplewedged into every nook-and-cranny while we provided themwith emotional-support and

help to apply for government as-sistance,” Mrs Hietbrink said.

“Under our current footprint,it has not been uncommon forevery consultation space to befilled, meaning there is no pri-vacy for those in distress whowalk in off the street.

“The additional office spacesin the extension will go someway to helping us create a moreempathetic work area.

“I’m also very pleased provi-sions have been included in thenew amenities to allow an acces-sible adult change facility to beinstalled in the future.

“Currently there is nothing of

this kind between Newcastleand Brisbane, on the New Eng-land Highway and I believeGuyra is perfectly situated tooffer this service to people in awheel chair who are having totravel.

“I want the community toknow that during construction,The Hub will still be operatingfrom the front of the existingbuilding, and I urge people whoneed help to still come in.

“We are so close to getting con-struction underway and I wantto thank Adam for everything hehas done in supporting us dur-ing the process.”

$400,000 expansion of ‘The Hub’ poised to start

Office Administrator Sonya Shipman, left, Centre Co-ordinator Chris Hietbrink, Adam Marshall MP and President Dot Vickery OAM are looking forward to the expansion works getting underway.

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“Microgreens, what’s all the fuss about?’Last week I touched on ‘microgreens’ and

I am going to talk more about them today asI think they really are something we can allgrow, and by doing so, help feed our bodiesthe nutrition we need.

So what are ‘microgreens’? They are nutri-ent dense young herbs and vegetables raisedfrom seeds in soil. They are planted in smallpunnets, so take up very little space andwith regular sunlight and water can be har-vested only a few weeks after planting. Andwhen I say harvested, I mean picking up thepunnet and with scissors in hand cutting afew greens onto your meal or into your cook-ing, it’s that simple. High end restaurantsoften use them to garnish a dish, as theycome in a variety of colours and textures.But it’s not their aesthetic value I’m inter-ested in, microgreens contain digestible vi-tamins, minerals and phytonutrients thatare packed full of nutritional health bene-fits, they are flavoursome and full of livingenzymes.

So how are microgreens different tosprouts? Well sprouts are the fully germi-nated seed, they’re the ‘babies’ of the plantworld, and they germinate by being soakedand rinsed in water, whereas micro greensare the next stage in a plant’s development,kind of like the ‘toddlers’ of the plant world.

Micro greens are harvested when the ger-minated seeds have developed tiny roots and

the first true leaves appear. Microgreens canbe grown in potting mix, but coir or cocopeat, which is an organic by product of co-conuts, is the perfect medium to use. It is af-fordable, environmentally friendly, readilyavailable at your local hardware store andeasy to work with. All you need to do is soakit in water for a while prior to planting. Thecoir will hold the nutrients and not let itleach through the soil, but also drain well.

With Winter on our doorstep what a greatway to stay well and keep the colds and flu’sat bay and there are so many seeds to choosefrom. Anything from beetroot, pea sprouts,basil, radish, kale, spinach, broccoli, celery,coriander, onion, sorrel, cabbage and the listgoes on. For those of us who love cooking

with fresh ingredients, you can have basiland coriander at hand when you cannotgrow them out in your vegie patch. Broccoliis also a great as there is growing scientificresearch, telling us that the Sulforaphanecompound found in broccoli has miraculousqualities that help boost immunity, helpwith the prevention of cancer and treatAutism, just to name a few.

To find out more just google ‘microgreens’or if you are a keen podcaster, “All the Dirt”podcast has a great episode talking aboutgrowing your own food and the many waysyou can do it.

Until next time, Happy Gardening!

From the ‘Girl Who Gardens’

Microgreens growing in an old strawberry container

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Diners welcomed back in store as restrictions easeLife is slowly returning to nor-

mal as COVID-19 restrictionsare being wound back. On Fri-day May 15th, Cafés andRestaurants were allowed tohave up to 10 customers seatedin store for the first time sincerestrictions were imposed inMarch.

During that period, some hos-pitality businesses chose to shutdown, while others remainedserving takeaway only. JoJo’sCoffee Shop was one businessthat remained open throughoutand has enjoyed good supportfrom locals.

Owner Julie Johnson saidthat while she is enjoying hav-ing her customers back in storethe change is making things abit more stressful because she ishaving to juggle her seated cus-tomers while keeping track oftakeaways and checking num-bers. She said it was nice to havea bit of chitter chatter back inthe shop.

Juneils Coffee Shop reopenedon Monday after taking a sixweek break. Owners June andNeil Paine said that they havefound business is still a bit quietand that people are a still a bitreluctant to come out. They re-port that their mornings havebeen busy, but the rest of the dayhas been slow.

A number of other restrictionshave also been relaxed with out-door playgrounds, gym equip-ment and barbeque facilitiesalso allowed to open last Friday.Armidale Regional Council

Mayor Simon Murray said thatplaygrounds and outdoor facili-ties are important for the healthand wellbeing of children andtheir families and their reopen-ing to the public will be em-braced by community members.

Council is urging communitymembers to remain cautiouswhen using the facilities and tocontinue adhering to social dis-tancing and restrictions of out-door gatherings of up to 10people.

In a further sign that life is re-turning to normal, students atNSW public schools will returnto classrooms full time afterweeks of remote learning. Stu-dents across NSW will be backin the classroom full-time fromnext Monday May 25th.

Graham and Pauline Sutherland from Glen Innes (above)

and local Trish Fields (below) were dining in at JoJo’s on Tuesday

On Tuesday, the Minister for LocalGovernment Shelley Hancock issuedArmidale Regional Council with a no-tice of intention to suspend it for threemonths and appoint an interim admin-istrator.

It follows serious concerns about thecouncil’s ability to function properly andeffectively following a breakdown of re-lationships between councillors and keycouncil officers and significant reputa-tional, legal and work, health andsafety risks.

The move comes one week afterNorthern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall requested the urgent inter-vention of the Minister to resolve whathe described as significant issues of

dysfunction within the leadership ofArmidale Regional Council.

Mr Marshall said that he welcomesthe Minister’s swift and strong actionand this notice of intention is hopefullythe first step toward sorting out the issues plaguing Armidale RegionalCouncil and putting its focus backwhere it should be – providing effectiveand united leadership for the regionand delivering for the local community.

“Our region and our communities expect and deserve much better thanthey’ve been getting of late from coun-cil,” Mr Marshall said. “With the Minis-ter’s timely action, the ball is nowfirmly in council’s court to step up to themark or be moved out of the way.”

Under the Local Government Act, theMinister is required to provide thecouncil with the opportunity to makeany submission before making a finaldetermination on suspension.

The council now has fourteen days tomake a submission as to why it shouldnot be suspended and an independentadministrator appointed for threemonths. By law the Minister must con-sider any submission before making afinal decision.

Suspension would apply to the mayorand councillors. It would not affectcouncil staff and daily operations. Theinterim administrator would performthe functions of the mayor and council-lors.

Minister intervenes in council dispute

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RESTRICTIONS rolledback and things gettingback to normal

Council ‘Soap Opera’I wonder what the heads in

NSW State Government arethinking as they sit back andwatch the soap opera of theArmidale Regional Council(ARC) roll on.

Just to refresh everyone’smemory, this was the merg-ing of two Councils that wehad to have. I saw an articlesomewhere the other daywhere Adam Marshall wasalarmed by the behaviour ofthe ARC Councillors. Had hekept his word to his con-stituents, we may not havehad this lot in office carryingon like a lot of spoilt brats.When people, publicly dis-play this behaviour, is it anywonder that much of societyis out of control. Where do wego from here?

I believe, if the State Gov-ernment want to rebuildtheir credibility in this mat-ter, their only option is to re-turn our FUNCTIONALGuyra Shire Council and

until they do, dismiss theARC and appoint an admin-istrator. For a long time, theGuyra Shire Council was oneof the better performedCouncils in NSW until theywere ‘strongly advised’ to in-vest surplus funds overseas.When these funds were lostand the State Govt. started‘cost shifting’, Guyra did notrecover. The impost of anextra $1 million per year incost shifting from the Gov-ernment was insurmount-able. However, theamalgamation and numer-ous grants have cost the Govtfar more than the smallamount that it would havetaken to keep FUNC-TIONAL Councils going. TheState Government, in theirarrogance, seem to be hellbent on pressing ahead withthis current situation despiteall the evidence to the con-trary. In the last week thecommunity has been advisedthat we will be getting a newPre-school. While I believe

this is necessary and over-due, where will the ARC gettheir share of the fundingfrom? Maybe it will be likethe main street project andbe abandoned when it is halfcompleted. Maybe it will belike the Council term upuntil now. That is puttingrates on everything thatmoves until they can lift theGeneral Rate to what will bean unbearably level.

Please support our groupthat has been working tire-lessly to regain our Shire andreturn some form of sanity toour Council when it eventu-ally is returned to us. I firmlybelieve this will happen. Justyour presence at a meeting isvery much appreciated.

I would like to thank Mr.Gordon Youman and Mr.David Bearup for their let-ters to the ‘Gazette’ last weekand I believe their thoughtsreflect those of most Guyraand many Armidale people.

Ray Mulligan.

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Email: news@gala.org.auMail: PO Box 170 Fax: 67792069

With coronavirus restric-tions set to easing, it’s time tostart thinking about how to re-open your business. The pan-demic has fundamentallyshifted the way many indus-tries function, and ‘business asusual’ may no longer exist. Soeven if you aren’t able to re-open your business yet, thereare plenty of things you can donow to ensure you’re preparedwhen the time comes, such asreviewing your strategy.

Before reopening, ensureyou have clear processes andpolicies in place to resumetrading safely. Consider:

• how to set up your place ofbusiness to enable social dis-tancing

• changes you should maketo your employee roster, for ex-ample, minimising the numberof staff working together

• changes you should make

to your operations, for exam-ple, reducing trading hours

• changes to your policy onhygiene practices, for example,directing employees to washtheir hands with soap andsanitise at regular intervals

• changes to your cleaningpolicy, for example, frequentlydisinfecting communal sur-faces like tables and chairs

• how to train and superviseemployees on new policies andprocedures.

If your business has beenclosed for an extended period,chances are your supply chainhas come to a grinding halt.Depending on your industry, itcould be wise to start stockingup on non-perishable supplies.Remember that it might taketime for your sales to pick up –so keep orders conservativeuntil you have a better pictureof customer demand.

Also, stock up on suppliesyou’ll need to protect your em-ployees and customers, such assoap and cleaning products,face masks, gloves and otherpersonal protective equipment(PPE).

The reality is we don’t knowwhat might happen after therestrictions are lifted, and thepath to long-term control ofCOVID-19 is not yet clear. Ifwe see a second wave of infec-tions in Australia, it’s possiblerestrictions might be put backin place.

Although the future is stilluncertain right now, beingflexible can help you adaptquickly while remaining ascost-effective as possible to theevolving situation. Planningand staying prepared while op-erating leanly will be key toprevailing, no matter what’saround the corner.

How to reopen your business after Covid-19

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Mayor welcomes additional assistanceArmidale Regional Council

Mayor Simon Murray saidthat he welcomes all construc-tive input to maintain the ef-fective operations of theorganisation and its good gov-ernance, Councillor Murrayacknowledged actions lastweek by the NSW Member forNorthern Tablelands, AdamMarshall, who sought the in-volvement of the Office ofLocal Government (OLG) toresolve divisions betweensome councillors and a subse-quent challenge to the tenureof the Chief Executive Officer,Susan Law.

“Our organisation has alsopreviously sought input fromthe OLG as we work to ad-dress that factional divisionbetween councillors, however I

challenge the suggestion thatCouncil is not an effectivelyfunctioning body,” Cr Murraysaid. “It’s continuing to deliveron service to the communityand key projects, as our effec-tive local management of theCOVID-19 crisis, numerousmeasures to assist businessesimpacted by the pandemic andrecent announcements such asour Kempsey Road repairs andnew Guyra preschool will tes-tify.

“Similarly, our CEO contin-ues to display ongoing leader-ship that earned her an ‘aboveaverage’ rating for her most re-cent performance review bythe full panel of councillors,”he said. “The focus of Ms Lawand Council staff continues tobe the effective delivery of

service and projects and thefiscal health of the organisa-tion. It should be the same forall the councillors, which iswhy Council has also involvedthe Land and EnvironmentCourt.”

Last week the court issued atemporary injunction whichprevented an extraordinarymeeting of Council, which hadbeen called by some councillorsto consider terminating theCEO’s contract. Cr Murraysaid the decision to involve theCourt was taken to protectCouncil from liability createdby any (potentially) unlawfuldecision with respect to the re-moval of the CEO and that thedeference to legal adjudicationand involvement of Council’sGovernance staff to make that

happen has been completelyappropriate.

In the meantime, he saidCouncil operations will con-tinue unchanged and that nocouncillors are restrained fromconducting the ordinary busi-ness of Council.

“They are able to vote, andconduct normal Council busi-ness, other than determiningthe CEO’s employment, untilthat matter is decided by theLand and EnvironmentCourt,” he said. “I will doeverything in my power tosteady the ship and ensure wecontinue to put the commu-nity’s interests first and set apath to recovery and prosper-ity in the future.”

A rescission motion hasfailed to gain adequate supportto overturn a motion in sup-port of the establishment theNew England Rail Trail. InFebruary, Armidale RegionalCouncil voted in favour of allo-cating $25,000 towards a busi-ness plan for the rail trailwhich would connect Armidaleand Glen Innes.

Following that meetingCouncillors Debra O’Brien,Margaret O’Connor andDorothy Robinson lodged arescission motion. The tablingof this motion was delayed dueto council cancelling face to

face meetings in March, andfurther delayed when it wasdeferred at their first onlinemeeting on April 22nd.

Despite considerable debateat last week’s extraordinarymeeting, the original decisionwill stand, with seven council-lors voting against the rescis-sion motion and onlyCouncillors O’Brien and O’-Connor voting in favour. Coun-cillors Dorothy Robinson andBrad Widders left the onlinemeeting so did not participatein the vote.

The original decision byArmidale Regional Council

was to support the declassifica-tion of the rail corridor allow-ing for the construction of a railtrail and allocate a maximumof $25,000 to further developexisting business plans for theproject.

They also agreed to seek ad-vice on funding streams fromState and Federal govern-ments for the trail’s develop-ment and to implement agovernance structure whichwould include Armidale Re-gional Council, Glen InnesShire Council and the NewEngland Rail Trail as a minor-ity member.

In celebration of Na-tional Simultaneous Sto-rytime, Emma Watkinsfrom The Wiggles will bereading ‘Whitney andBritney Chicken Divas’on Wednesday May 27th.

Guyra Library usuallyparticipates in this ini-tiative, however thisyear the event will behosted online. To partic-ipate, you can tune intoStory Box Library from11am to read the storywith Emma.

National SimultaneousStorytime is held annu-ally by the AustralianLibrary and InformationAssociation. Every yeara picture book, writtenand illustrated by anAustralian author and il-lustrator, is read simul-taneously all aroundAustralia and NewZealand.

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Rail trail decision unchanged

The future of the Great Northern Rail Line is still being debated

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As all footy “tragics” would know, theNRL will resume the football seasonfrom next Thursday, 28th May.

With our footy tipping competitions, we

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Wasteturnedinto art

At this time of year schoolsare normally involved in theWaste to Art competition.  Ofcourse, this is just one of theevents that has been can-celled due to COVID-19 butKindergarten at St Mary ofthe Angels have gone aheadand created artworks fromrubbish and have had a lot offun in the process. 

They held an exhibition inthe school library and invitedstudents to come and vote forthe most creative sculpture.The people’s choice winnerswere Rylan Wilson and MillaMcFarlane.  Well done Rylanand Milla and well done to allof the very resourceful andimaginative Kindergartenchildren! 

Thank you to the familiesthat sent in their recycling forthe children to use.

Top, l to r:Millie Neill, Amaly AdamsAmaral, Ned Newberry, Boston Starr, Jacob Dinh

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May 14, 2020 ­ The numbersincreased to their highest levelfor quite sometime, with a yard­ing of 1015.

There was a good supply ofheavy weight cows with youngcattle also well supplied. Thequality of the offering wasmixed, while there were plentyof well finished cattle to suitprocessor requirements. Therewas strong restocker supportwith feedlots and processors alsovery active.

The strong demand from re­stockers continued with vealersselling to dearer trends. The lightand medium weights improvingby as much 20c to 40c/kg. Thelight weight heifer portion im­proving b y a greater margin.

Medium and heavy weight year­ling steers to restock and feedmostly sold to cheaper trends.Odd quality related price im­provement.

Well finished trade yearlingheifers sold to dearer trends asdid the feeder heifers. Heavygrown steers to process sold todearer trends with the heiferportion also showing stronggains. Quality and increasedcompetition were factors.

There was little change in themedium weight cows. Heavyweights sold to dearer trends ofas much as 18c/kg under in­creased competition and an im­provement in quality. Heavyweight bulls sold to dearertrends.

May 15, 2020 ­ Tuesday’s one­day Northern region sale wit­nessed the first rally in themarket in over a month.

It was the finer better styleMerino types that led the mar­ket higher whilst the Crossbredand Carding sectors continuedto head South.

Not all these rises could bemaintained on the second day ofsales with the Southern regionmarket giving up some groundhowever the market still man­aged an overall increase for theweek.

21,315 bales were sold na­tionally with the improved mar­ket providing a lower passed inrate of 8.8%. Major buyers in­

cluded Tianyu, Techwool and PJMorris. The overall market hasseen a 44% reduction since thehighpoint in August 2018.

A look back over the past 20years shows similar falls fromhigh to low with low points inApril 1996 (36% drop), October1998 (40% drop), December2005 (47% drop) and September2012 (35% drop).

Just like the current fall in themarket external factors were atplay in most of the previous falls.A 40% fall is the average of these5 price reduction events. Thecurrent 44% fall whilst not wel­come by any stretch of the imag­ination, is not unusual given theongoing global uncertainty

Guyra Sheep & Lamb Sale

Armidale Cattle Sale

May 13, 2020 ­ There was a re­duced penning of both sheepand lambs with 1,250 lambs and795 grown sheep.

The quality of the lambs wasmostly good with heavy andextra heavy weights well sup­plied. There were several lines ofwell­bred 2nd cross lambs avail­

able to restockers. The regularbuyers were in attendance.

Market trends for restockerlambs were mostly firm on thebetter quality lines. The second­ary quality and plainer conditionlambs showed some improve­ment. Trends were also deareron lambs to process.

The majority of the well fin­ished lambs were in the heavyand extra heavy weight classeswith restockers purchasing mostof the light and medium weightcrossbreds.

There were limited supplies oflight weights purchased by thetrade. Dearer trends for the

most part through the sheep toprocess with some weight andquality related price improve­ment.

The quality of the RestockerMerino sheep was down withthis accounting for the reductionin price.

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Two public webinars arebeing held to give communitymembers the latest informa-tion about the Ground WaterSupply Network being devel-oped in the Guyra district.

A midday session will beheld on Thursday May 21st,followed by an evening sessionon Monday May 25th to giveGuyra community membersan update and the chance toask questions about the borenetwork, which is being estab-lished as part of measures toincrease the region’s water se-curity.

Each forum will include aquestion and answer sessionto help ensure the webinar ad-dresses particular communityqueries or concerns. The webi-nar will be independently fa-cilitated by Southern NewEngland Landcare ExecutiveOfficer Karen Zirkler.

Topics covered by the 90-minute webinar will include:

• construction of the eightsupply bores and the under-ground piping and pumping

network that will link them tothe Guyra Water TreatmentPlant

• measures to avoid interfer-ing with the supplies of othergroundwater users

• how the network will beused to provide increased re-

gional water security• how the groundwater sup-

ply could contribute to the se-cure yield needed to getapproval for enhancements tothe Malpas Dam wall

Community members will beable to submit questions dur-

ing the webinar or before eachsession. The webinar will alsobe available to view online af-terwards.”

Visit Council’s Your SayArmidale website to registeror submit a question before5pm on Wednesday May 20th.

Community webinars on groundwater network

Izzeard Park is one of the bore sites

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Across1. Fred Ward, ________ Thunderbolt5. Hereford Stud8. Paid to take fleece off sheep9. December event organised by Ro­tary11. Farmstay at Ben Lomond (6,5)14. Car Club event, Show & ______15. Current Citizen of the Year (sur­name)16. Old Convent ________17. Builder of kitchens (surname)Down1. _______ Lyes (nickname)

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Guyra Argus June 1903.Our hitherto quiet little

town was thrown into a stateof wild excitement on Mon-day evening shortly after8pm., when the alarm of“fire” was raised, and in ashort time the whole of theinhabitants were makingtheir way to the scene.

The fire which is a mys-tery, broke out in the draperydepartment, and in less timeit takes to write, that part ofthe building was envelopedin flames. Many willinghands were soon at work en-deavouring to stay theprogress of the flames, andaided by the calmness of thenight had the satisfaction ofbeating the fire before it leftthe main building, thus sav-ing Mr Burling bakery,which at one period wasthought to be as good asraised (sic) to the ground;

had there been any wind,there would have been noth-ing to save it, also Mr TomSole store and residence.

Although Mr McMullensucceeded in saving a por-tion of his stock he is a heavylooser (sic) as the buildingand stock valued at over£3,000 and was only coveredby £1,600 insurance. Fortu-nately the books were recov-ered but there was aconsiderable amount ofmoney which was destroyed.

Great sympathy is ex-pressed for our townsman inhis sad misfortune. He hadonly recently unpacked hisextensive winter stock,which was equal to anythingin New England. The reflec-tion of the blaze was seen asfar as four miles from town.This is the only fire that hasoccurred in Guyra, and wehope it will be the last.

FROM THE ARCHIVES - McMullen’s Store

Names revealed

Guyra Gazette Wednesday May 20, 2020 Page 9

Back l to r: Raynor Culla, Greg Mitchell, Ted Davidson, Gary Stevens, Marj

Bell. Front: Beryl Bennett, Judy Jackson, Leone Hill, Heather Lockyer Bev-

erly Reeves, Lyn Holy. Absent: Michele Woodward and Meryl Clark

Teacher J.R Whiteford (Head master)

J.M. McMullen store waslocated in Ollera StreetNorth Guyra. Joseph Mc-Mullen came to the GuyraDistrict in the 1890’s andwas engaged in various occu-pations associated with theland. Subsequently in about1896 he established a store-keeping business in OlleraStreet, North Guyra. (aboutwere the Guyra Fire shed issituated). Disposing of thebusiness, about 1910 he tookon a Hotel business at Bun-darra. Selling that Hotel hethen purchased a storekeep-ing business at Walcha Roadand after sometime sold outand went into an hotel atWalcha. Then in 1914 he re-turned to Guyra again goinginto the storekeeping busi-ness which he conducteduntil he retired in 1930.

A BIG BLAZEMR MCMULLEN’S STORE

DESTROYED BY FIRE• Definition of

Irony ­ When theYear Of The Rat

starts with aplague.

• Chuck Norris hasbeen exposed tothe Coronavirus.

• 2020 is a uniqueleap year. It has 29days in February,

300 days in Marchand 10 years in

April.

• I think it is greatthat people are fi­

nally starting to

drink water, wipetheir ass and wash

their hands.

• I sneezed in thebank today, it wasthe most attention

I have receivedfrom the staff inthe last 10 years.

JOKES of the WEEK

Do you have photos or information about businesses that have operated in Guyra previ-ously? Please contact Dorothy Lockyer admin@gala.org.au or drop into the GALA Centre

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BUILDING BLOCK for sale in Claret Ash Estate. Best offer before31st May will buy. Phone Steve on0408 115 922.

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JIGSAW PUZZLE EXCHANGE nowoperating at Burgess Garage. Bring inyour puzzles to exchange for newones. GUYRA HISTORICAL MUSEUM will beCLOSED until further notice. Enquiries:6779 2132.

HEAGNEY; ERIC JOHN

15th May 2020

Of Lackey Street, Guyra. Dearly loved father of Ruth, Patrick,

Frances and loved father-In-law,grandfather and great-grandfather oftheir families. Loving brother of BettyHeagney.

Aged 87 yearsPrivate family cremation service to

be held.

Piddington’s AFDA 6772 2288

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25 May New England Mutual Staff

26 May Pam Hart

27 May Guyra CWA

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To keep our community safe,

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Kirk’s IGA 6779 1555

Spar 6779 1991

Dasha’s Hardware 6779 2444

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Guyra Crossword 13-5-2020Across: 1. Backwater, 5. Dorothy, 8. Banbai, 9. St Clair, 11. Sole, 14. Hammonds, 15. Pool, 16.Holysmoke, 18. GodlontonDown: 2. Wittig, 3. Tennis, 4. Mitchell,6. Ruddweigh, 7. Wattleridge, 10. Llangothlin, 11. SES, 12. Boorolong,13. Railway, 17. Show

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WHERE’S GAZZA

Find Gazza in this week’s edition ofthe Gazette. Our friendlycockatoo appears threetimes. There are noprizes just put your de-tective hats on and enjoythe hunt.

SUNDAY, 8th NOVEMBER: Guyra Cup(note postponement from 19th April).

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CHURCH SERVICES

St. Mary of the Angels

Catholic ChurchServices resume this weekend

at Guyra with limited numbers.

You MUST PHONE to book.

Fr. Stephen O’Shea - 6779 1036

Saturday, 23rd May 6.00pm

Sunday, 24th May 9.00am

Sunday, 24th May 11.00am

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FROM THE SPORTING ARCHIVES - May 21, 2009

Under 8 Titans (above)Harry Reeves, Taylor Brennan, Will Cox, BJ Cameron, Lucas

Atkin, Ben Lennon and Ella Atkin

Under 6 Possums (above left)Steph Cameron, Cyan McLauchlan, Bailey King,

Alliyah Johnson and Hunter Wareing

Rugby Union Under 15 RepsJock Waters and Jake Brazier