Goolie Gossip Feb 2015

On Australia Day Gooloogong celebrated with our annual Austrralia Day breakfast at the park. Everyone present congratulated Kate Thompson – our Australia Day Citizen of the Year!

THE GOOLIE GOSSIP

FEBRUARY 2015 GOOLOOGONG COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER

Congrats to our Citizen of the Year –

Kate Thompson

In November we celebrated the completion of the bridge with a community BBQ hosted by Bridge Constructors; Nelmac. Jess Bloomfield captured some pics from the great afternoon in the park.

COMMUNITY BBQ

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POSITION VACANT - TREASURER

Do you feel like our town has lots of opportunities? Or sometimes our issues aren’t heard or acted on? Let’s get together and do

something A community meeting is being held to gauge interest in forming a town progress association.

Community Meeting – 17 February

Community Meeting: Tuesday 17 February 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start at the War Memorial Hall

Gooloogong Cowgirls are looking for girls interested in playing League Tag in the 2015 Woodbridge Cup Competition.

Anyone from 15 years old is eligible to play, so if you want to have some fun and get fit this winter, please contact Carolyn on 6344 8318 or 0407 429 411

CALL OUT FOR GIRLS INTERESTED IN SPORT

The Gooloogong Country Club is looking for a capable person to fill the position as Treasurer.

The successful applicant will need to be familiar with wages, banking, accounts payment, invoicing, monthly reconciliation and BAS etc

Hours are approximately 8-15 hours per week.

Please forward applications to Gooloogong Country Club.

For further information call Tracey Huckle 6344 8420 or Christine Pickard 6344 8150 or 6342 9389

GOOLOOGONG COUNTRY CLUB

Open 7 days a week, family friendly atmosphere with ATM, Keno, Bowls and Tennis facilities available. Enquiries Phone 63448201

* SPECIAL * Hahn Super Dry $37 per carton or 2 cartons for $70

Vinces Chinese Restaurant Phone 63448465

The beginning of the year is a great time to think about the needs of your family and children and where to go for the services they may require.

An information session for parents and carers from Canowindra, Cargo, Eugowra and Gooloogong will be held at Canowindra Community Health Centre:

Wednesday 25th February 2015 from 7.00pm – 8.00pm

It will be followed by a light supper and chance to mingle. Ready to meet you at this session will be our: Dietitian Occupational therapist Social Worker Child and Family Health Nurse Speech Pathologist Physiotherapist This is a great opportunity to ask questions and to put faces to the people who provide services to our community with

particular emphasis on families and children. For more info Ph: 6340 3300 No RSVP Required – Just turn up on the night!

If you can’t make it and have some thoughts or would like to be involved phone Chris Marr on 0437 192 599 It would be great to have as many individuals, groups & associations, and businesses represented as possible.


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Chris & Emma are proud to support the Goolie Gossip

Enquiries always welcome

p. 6344 8176 m. 0437 192 599

Gooloogong Handy Mart Your local one stop shop for groceries, hardware,

stationery, auto supplies, fruit & vegetables, magazines & newspapers, cards & gifts,

sandwiches, pies and coffees, and of course, all your postal services

OPEN 7 DAYS Mon-Fri: 7.30am-5.30pm

Sat: 7.30am-12 noon, Sun: 7.30am-11.30am

Allan Gray Rural Supplies

Open 5 ½ days a week for all your rural supplies.

Phone 6344 8246 or

Dennis 0419 448 790

Playgroup notice Gooloogong Playgroup has closed its doors after 34 years. When numbers dropped to an unsustainable level last year – the current committee made the final decision to close. This has not meant that the kids of Gooloogong are disadvantaged! As a reflection of the changing times in our community & with the availability of the fantastic Mobile Preschool & Long Day Care Service provided by Cowra Early Childhood Centre Mobile the kids of Gooloogong now have the opportunity to play & learn 3 days a week! I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Committee Members both past & present who have given their time to provide a meeting place for the parents & children of the community. It has been a place of friendship & support for so many. We would also like to thank the greater Gooloogong community for supporting our tireless fundraising efforts over the years which kept our Playgroup running! The committee have decided to donate all remaining funds, toys & equipment in part to CECS Mobile so they can purchase equipment as required for the kids at their Gooloogong venue, Gooloogong War Memorial Hall as a contribution to the cost of upgrades & maintenance of the venue that will directly benefit the kids and hence the community as a whole & to the Gooloogong Public School to help our Kindergarten kids transition to big school with minimum fuss and maximum support! Jenny McDonald, President

Jinderlee POLL HEREFORDS

Brian & Kate Thompson PH: 6344 8347 EMAIL: [email protected]

COMMUNITY BBQ TO VIEW THE NEW BRIDGE

Come along to a bridge viewing and BBQ

Sunday 15 February 10am at the Park

There will be a walk / bicycle ride over the new bridge, and an opportunity to have your

questions answered about the project, including the changes to the river flow.

Followed by a sausage sizzle.

Bridge update: The bridge will be open to traffic in the coming weeks. After which there

will be a site tidy up that will take up to a couple of months.

The demolition of the old bridge is expected to start in September (subject to

Environmental Approvals). Then the footpath and viewing area will be completed and a

final tidy up.


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DATES FOR THE CALENDAR - FEBRUARY Sun 1 – Garbage tip open (1st & 3rd Sun) 1.30-3.30pm

Sun 1 –Presbyterian Church Service,11am bring and share lunch to follow (1st Sunday)

Sat 7 – Gooloogong Library open 9.30-11.30am (every Saturday)

Sun 8 - Log Cabin Markets 9am-1pm (2nd Sun of every even month)


Sun 15 – Garbage tip open (1st & 3rd Sun) 1.30-3.30pm

Tue 17 – Public meeting to look at forming a town Progress Association, 7.30pm at the War Memorial Hall

Wed 18 - Log Cabin meeting (3rd Wed), Memorial Hall 7.30pm. Hall bookings ph Tracey 63448420



EMAIL THE GOSSIP TO HAVE YOUR EVENT, MEETING ETC INCLUDED

March

Tue 10- Historical Society meeting, Historical Rooms, Gooloogong Hotel 10am, (Usually 1st Tuesday)

Tue 10 – War Memorial Hall meeting and Annual General Meeting, 7.30pm at the War Memorial Hall

Wed 18 – Log Cabin Hall meeting and Annual General Meeting, 7.30-m at the War Memorial Hall

Goolie markets - Held on the 2nd Sunday of every

even month – next markets February, at the Log

Cabin from 9am-1pm.

Bridge update: The bridge will be open to traffic

in the coming weeks. After which there will be a

site tidy up that will take up to a couple of

months.

The demolition of the old bridge is expected to

start in September (subject to Environmental

Approvals). Then the footpath and viewing area

will be completed and a final tidy up.

Goolie Gossip Feb 2015

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