Re-bait fruit fly traps
Kyabram Lions Club members will be re-baiting fruit fly traps this Saturday, February 24.
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Lions members will be outside the Salvation Army op shop in Bradley St from 9am to noon.
The re-baiting cost is $6 per trap and new traps will be available at a cost of $16.
This will be the final re-baiting for this season.
Alan’s new book
Former local, author and historian Alan McLean has another book on the history of Rushworth district hitting the book stalls.
Rushing to Whroo, 1853-1880, is hot off the press and it’s one of the few books ever written on Whroo’s early history.
If it’s like Alan’s other publications from Rushworth’s halcyon gold rush days — 100 Years of Mysteries in the Rushworth District, Order In The Court Crime and Punishment, Grass-seeds and Thistles and The Walls Have Spoken – it will be in demand.
Alan’s deep sense and appreciation of history and a desire to preserve it and his willingness to cast an opinion on unsolved issues or controversial matters always makes for a fascinating read, and his latest work will be no exception.
The book purchased directly from Alan is $25 plus postage and packaging.
For more information or a copy of the book, contact Alan on 0412 143 660.
Impressive list of acts
Forget about Taylor Swift ... the already impressive entertainers list for the approaching Deniliquin Play On The Plains Festival continues to grow.
Aussie rock band King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have joined the list of performers in a one-off Australian gig on its a current world tour.
The band, which includes Deni local Michael Cavanagh on drums, last played at the Deni in 2011 when it made an appearance at the Deniliquin Club.
Tickets to the festival to be held on Saturday, March 9 are on sale at www.deniplayontheplains.com.au
Jumbo goanna rescued
Surely that goanna rescued recently from the Torrumbarry Weir has set some sort of world record.
Such as being the first goanna to be hauled to safety by a crane because he was so big — 1.5m long.
He was rescued from a log he climbed on lowered by a gantry crane into the turbulence where he was battling to keep afloat near the weir gates.
Given how he tucked into some European carp when rescued suggested he may have been there for some time.
Full house at annual night
They are a resilient lot these Rochesterites.
A now annual night to display sporting memorabilia and sporting achievements is approaching again with its usual line-up of famous sporting people attending.
But if you would like to go you are a bit late because the full house sign for the March 16 event has already gone up.
The evening, run by the local Lions Club, will feature, to name a few, history making Melbourne Cup winning jockey Michelle Payne, local netball super star Sharelle McMahon and former AFL ruckman and character ‘Spida’ Everitt.
Little rain from storm
That wild storm on Tuesday of last week was severe enough but not as bad as some places around the state experienced.
Kyabram received 4.2mm of rain which fell after dust storms had swept through.
Those travelling on Cooma Rd, near the Fenaughty Rd intersection, had to slow nearly to stop as the dust was so thick.
The change swept in after the mercury had risen to 39.4°C — the second hottest day this summer.
Kyabram has received 5.8mm of rain so far this February and 145mm for year after the 139mm January drenching.
Magpie geese spotted
A recent spotting of two pair of magpie geese at Shepparton’s Victorian Park Lake, has produced a few questions.
The species once thrived in Victoria, was then declared extinct and undertook a re-classification to being a northern species, mostly found in Australia’s Top End.
Large numbers of introduced magpie geese could be found at the Kyabram Fauna Park in the 1990s before gradually disappearing.
They have bobbed up occasionally since but not in the numbers they were.
Pushing for upgrade
State Member for Northern Victoria Wendy Lovell was on the bandwagon for an upgrade of the Labuan Rd-Murray Valley Hwy when parliament resumed.
The intersection was the scene of an accident in which five people were killed early last year but no action has been taken yet to improve visibility and temporary warnings have been since take down.
Did you know?
– Domestic cats purr at about 26 cycles per second, the same frequency as an idling diesel engine.
– Sharks are immune to almost all known diseases.
– Sharks and rays also share the same kind of skin: instead of scales, they have small tooth-like spikes called denticles. The spikes are so sharp that shark skin has long been used as sandpaper.
– Animals also are either right-handed or left-handed. Polar bears are left-handed – and so is Kermit the Frog.
Square dinkum
G’day
For years my mother-in-law was disappointed that her local grocery store did not stock fresh eggs in packages of six. They were always in cartons of 12.
Then, one day, her wish finally came true. She walked into the grocery store and found fresh eggs in cartons of six. She was so excited ... she bought two.
Hooroo!!!
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