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URANQUINTY

NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 2016

THIS EDITION OF THE NEWSLETTER IS KINDLY

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URANQUINTY PROGRESS GROUP – DECEMBER 2016

Summer has finally arrived after a long delay and Christmas is almost upon us. We wish everyone in the community a safe and happy holiday season and every success in 2017.

QUINTY CHRISTMAS CAROL CONCERT Santa’s Truck arriving

People arriving for the concert Whe

Amazing decorated wheelbarrows

ECO-CULTURAL GARDEN PROJECT The new garden opposite the school is now in construction phase. Once funding was secured the committee was able to engage Peter Ingram, who has now made a start on the paths and paving. Peter is hoping to have the paths finished in early December. The excess soil from the path will be used to build up other areas; the small bridges have been made and a few native plants have already been discovered on the block. Riverina Water has enclosed the bottom of the tower and made some alterations to concrete structures on the site to make them more attractive. There will be plenty of progress in coming weeks.

Photos courtesy of Peter Lord

This year’s concert was a great success, we were pleased to welcome the Minor Details Choir from the Riverina Conservatorium of Music who performed for the audience and then encouraged everyone to sing along to their favourite Christmas carols. Santa arrived via the RFS firetruck and the Uranquinty Public School P&C and Uniting Church did a great job with supplying food for everyone. Our thanks to the school choir and all our sponsors, particularly Origin and Riverina Water who are great supporters of our community.

MOBILE BLACKSPOT COVERAGE Following submissions made in January 2016, decisions regarding rural and regional mobile blackspot coverage were announced on 1 December. Unfortunately, Uranquinty was not successful in gaining funding and all we can do now is apply for Round 3 and hope that Telstra is able to improve the existing service from their mobile tower. UPA is liaising with Telstra and Michael McCormack’s office and Round 3 will open sometime in 2017. We will keep the community informed of any developments. KERBSIDE WASTE COLLECTION Wagga Wagga City Council have advised that the timeline for new contracts for kerbside waste collection has been extended to October 2017 and they will keep the community informed of developments. In the meantime there will be no changes to current kerbside collections. COMMUNITY SAFETY GROUP

Photo courtesy of SES

Also, a special mention to the Rural Fire Service and their pumps. Their responsiveness to the situation with personnel diligently manning the trucks to get the water to the good side of the levy was a great effort. Our radios worked well to keep everyone in touch with each other and we were very appreciative that the SES kept a close eye on the village. The container should soon be at the Men’s Shed site to store safety equipment – courtesy of an NRMA grant via SES. We are always looking for volunteers to join the team, if you would like to receive an invite to the next meeting please send details to [email protected]

Please keep an eye on the website for regular updates on what is happening in the village. If you have anything you

would like to post on the website (i.e events, flyers, community and business news), please make contact either via

the contact page on the website, or send us an email. Bookings for the Community Hall can also be made via the

website or email. We are taking a break over summer and the next UPA meeting will be in February 2017 – everyone

is welcome to attend and make a contribution.

Deb Bewick President Uranquinty Progress Association E: [email protected] Web: www.uranquinty.com.au

We were planning to host an open day but due to flood activity still affecting many areas around the region it was felt that we should postpone this event until the New Year. The team came together to help protect our village on two occasions and was on alert/monitoring over various days during our wet months. We are very lucky to have wonderful village volunteers available to fill sandbags and pitching in to help in many ways.

Multi-Purpose Sports Court Opening We are so appreciative of the considerable support of Origin Energy to provide our students with this amazing new artificial turfed sports court, complete with reversible Netball/Basketball poles and a removable tennis net. The students have made good use of the court over the last term and this will be an asset for all students at our school over many years to come.

‘Uranquinty’s Got Talent!’ Our biennial school concert was another huge success with all students K-6 taking part in the singing, dancing and drama. We strolled through the music of the decades and were reminded of hits from Elvis, Spice Girls, Queen, The Beatles and many more.

Yr 2/3 Spice Girls

Queen

Boogie Woogie Bugle Boys

Uranquinty Public School

NAIDOC Celebrations This year our students travelled to the Riverina Environmental Education Centre to celebrate Aboriginal culture. Our students listened to stories, handled artefacts, threw boomerangs, built Gunyahs, played Didgeridoos, painted outback scenes and made Johnny Cakes. We appreciate the assistance of Origin Energy who provided the transport costs for this event.

CPR Training Origin Energy has ensured that each year our students are trained in basic first aid and emergency care. This year students simulated making a call to 000, experienced bandaging techniques and practiced CPR on manikins. Our students are well prepared in the event of an emergency.

Footy Colours Day / Jump Rope for Heart This year we combined these two fundraising initiatives and had a wonderful sporty day. Our students raised money for the Cancer Council by wearing their favourite footy gear. They then went on to demonstrate their jumping skills and complete the Jump Off! Our students raised over $1300 for The Heart Foundation which was a huge effort for a small school.

Mini-Olympics Our school joined together with the Wagga Wagga Community of Small Schools to celebrate a Mini-Olympics at the end of last term. Students from Collingullie, Kapooka, Ladysmith and Tarcutta joined us to form countries and mixed teams competed in novelty Olympic themed events all day such as track, equestrian, fencing, pole vault and swimming. Thank you to the P&C who provided delicious catering on the day.

Thank you to all our supporters this year who have made 2016 a wonderful year of essential learning and extra-curricular events. Our P&C have worked hard to provide many extra opportunities for our students and improvements around the school. Many thanks also to Origin Energy for all the support and extra resources they have given the students this year.

We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a safe & Happy New Year!

Uranquinty Preschool News

As the preschool year comes to an end we will finish the year with our an-

nual concert and gallery night. This year our theme is Australia. All the

children’s work uses recyclable materials.

Recently, we enjoyed a visit from Mel and her dog Envy. This is a gov-

ernment funded program that teaches children how to be responsible with

dogs. All the children practised asking if they could pat the dog and then

used the ‘sausage roll’ hand position for the dog to smell their hands be-

fore patting. We are also looking forward to another visit from Mark Sad-

dler (Wiradjuri Man) next week. Mark will be here to teach us some

more about Aboriginal culture and we will also do some Aboriginal art.

We will soon farewell some of our children that will be going on to

school. We wish these children all the best for their new adventures at

school. We are looking forward to meeting some new friends who will

start in 2017.

The Start Strong Funding Model which will take affect in 2017 has given

us the funding to reduce the fees. In 2017 our 4 year old fees will be

$25.00 per day. Our 3 year old fees will be $30.00 per day. Please con-

tact Louise on 6922 9787 for any enquiries. The preschool will be open

Wednesday – Friday 8.30 am to 4.00 pm

This term we have all enjoyed the sunshine playing outside and some Christmas craft. We are all looking forward to our Christmas party on the 18th with many yummy things to eat and a visit from our favourite man in red. Uranquinty Playgroup is run by the community and anyone with children 0-5 years can join in on a Tuesday morning between 10-12am. Grandparents, parents, carers or even those visiting the town would be warmly welcomed for a cuppa and kids can play. We will have between Christmas and the New Year off and we will be returning on the 3rd Jan. Older siblings are more than welcome to join us during the holidays. Merry Christmas and a happy and safe new year to all!

St James Uniting Church

We have closed our year with our Christmas service which was held on the 4th December , followed by fellowship

and morning tea which was enjoyed by the many who attended.

Again this year members filled 30 christmas boxes for Samaritans Purse operation Christmas Child These bring

great joy to the many needy children around the world who receive them. Many thanks to all members who helped

make and fill these boxes .

Our thanks to Belinda , Sue and husbands barry and John who organised and cooked a sausage sizzle at the Uran-

quinty Christmas carols on behalf of our church.

Thanks go to our organist and The Young Korean members who provide our music and make our services so enjoy-

able.

Our thanks go to Darrell McInnes for mowing and keeping our church grounds tidy.

Many thanks to Rev Daniel Yang for his services at St James which are always interesting and

most enjoyable

Services are held 1st Sunday of each month at 10am .

Our first service for 2017 will be 6th February and everyone is most welcome to attend.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a joyous Christmas and a happy new

The Quinty Mens Shed Inc.

(Locals supporting locals)

The Quinty Mens Shed

would like to wish everyone

a safe and happy Christmas

and a prosperous New Year

Keep Wednesday evening 21st December free, we are having ham raffles at

the hotel.

New members always welcome, contact Brian, Ph. 6922 9776.

Lyle Salmon (president)

URANQUINTY RURAL FIRE SERVICE

K . CUMMINS (SEC. TREAS.)

The AGM was held and the following have been reelected for the next 12

months:

Captain and Permit Officer: Chris Rodham

President: Derek Lewington

Secretary/ Treasurer: Kerry Cummins

A Reminder to all residents that permission MUST be obtained before lighting

any outdoor fire. New regulation states that if a unit has to repond to a fire on

your property a fine of up to $600 can apply.

Subs are now due:

Payable by cash or cheque to Uranquinty Fire Brigade (left at Post Office for Kerry Cummins to col-

lect)

Saint Patrick’s Uranquinty

Christmas Mass times:

At Uranquinty - 8.30AM on Christmas Day.

At Our Lady of Fatima

Vigil Mass (Christmas Eve) 7PM outdoor on the Henschke Oval,

Vigil Mass in the church at 9PM, and Christmas Day in the Church: 10.30AM

Christmas Eve in the Syro-Malabar Rite (Indian) at Our Lady of Fatima: 10:30PM

Midnight Mass is also available at St Michael’s Cathedral, on Christmas Eve, with carols starting at 11.30PM.

Sacrament of Penance/Reconciliation is available Saturday Mornings at Our Lady of Fatima from 10:30AM to 11:30AM, and before Mass at St Patrick’s. There will also be a 2nd Rite of Reconciliation on Tuesday 20th Dec at Our Lady of Fatima at 10:00 AM and at Sacred Heart Kooringal at 7.00PM. Next year, Reconciliation will also be available on the first Saturday of each month, at 4-4:30PM, prior to the Vigil Mass

Any families who are seeking to have their children baptised should contact Father Paddy at Our Lady of Fatima Presbytery - phone 69252111, fax 69256116, or email [email protected]

Sunday Mass at Uranquinty is at 8:30AM. However, there will be no Masses at Uranquinty, after Christmas Day until 5th February as many of our supply priests will be enjoying a well-deserved holiday. Mass times at Our Lady of Fatima are

Saturday Vigil at 5:00PM,

Sunday morning at 8:30AM and 10:30AM

Sunday 5:30PM Syro-Malabar Rite

Our Lady of Fatima Parish reaches out to the elderly, or those who through poor health, are unable to get to Sunday Mass. If you know anyone who would like to attend Mass or receive Holy Communion, please let the Parish team know – 6925 2111. If you would like to receive the parish bulletin and have an email address, but cannot attend Mass, please contact Katrina or Elizabeth and they can put you on the mailing list.

Uranquinty Hotel Social Club

The Social club is now having ham raffles every Friday night until Xmas .We are also taking new members .If you

would like to join or renew your membership , or have any questions please contact Vicky on 0403827040 or Sue

on 69229772 Merry Christmas to all

PRINCE’S PEST CONTROL

Over 35 years in Uranquinty

Fully licenced

Termite Inspections and Treatments

Pre– Purchase Inspections

Spider Treatments

Ants

Cockroaches

Rodents

Bees

SOCIAL CHAT.

Welcome to our new residents we hope you enjoy living in our small friendly community.

Included in our small new arrivals , congratulations go to Ryan Meigel and Cassie |Burns on the

birth of their son Lachlan Shane and to Shane and Vicky Cowell a son Daniel

Congratulations also go to Eddie Harris and Eloise Haire on the recent marriage and to Nicole

Loneragan and Adrian George.

Best wishes go to Samantha Dosser and Jay Lyons on their recent en-

gagement

On a sadder note our thoughts go to the family and friends of Neville

Morey who passed away recently and who had been a resident of the

village for many years before the family moved to Wagga.

URANQUINTY NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE

The Neighbourhood Centre has tables and chairs available to hire for your Christmas functions

at home .The centre is perfect place to hold your child’s birthday party or small function. Rea-

sonable rates . For more information call Sue on 69229772 or Belinda on 69229886.

We would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year.

A courtesy bus is available

And will pick up from Wagga

Minimum 4 people

Find us on Facebook @ Uranquinty

And keep up to date with whats happening at your local

LUNCH 12 to 2pm DINNER 6 - 8.30pm

Wednesday to Sunday Wednesday to Saturday

Specials from $10

All Meals Pizzas Available

Eat In or Takeaway Wed to Sunday

Lunch and dinner

Sunday’s 5.30—7pm

Prices start from $10

Wednesday Nights

$13 Meal Deal

Men’s Shed Raffles

Pub Draw between 6.30 amd 8.30

Friday Nights

Social Club Raffles & Members Draw

Sunday

$15 Sunday lunch Roast special

Sunday night Pizza’s

We would like to thank our patrons & wish eve-ryone a merry Christ-mas and a Happy New Year

Katy Wayne & Dylan

CALTEX URANQUINTY

Ph 02 69229659

NOW OPEN UNTIL

8PM EVERY DAY

CHRISTMAS OPENING HOURS

25th Dec.Sunday 7.00 am to 1pm

26th Dec Monday 7 am to 7pm

27th Dec Tuesday 7 am to 7pm

1st Jan Sunday 7am to 8pm

2nd Jan Monday 7 am to 8pm

All other days are normal opening hours

POST BOXES AVAILABLE

WITH REDUCED RATES FOR NEW RESIDENTS*

CHECK IN STORE FOR MONTHLY

PROMOTIONS AND MANY MORE EX-

CITING OFFERS

TAKEAWAY OPEN THURSDAY & FRIDAY 3PM TO 7.30PM

SAT AND SUNDAY 11AM TO 7.30 PM

* CONDITIONS APPLY CHECK WITHIN POST OFFICE

A Huge thank you to the Wagga Nursery for

supplying the trees to replant the missing

trees Anzac Walk at Wirraway Park.

Wanted to Buy Bell’s soft drink bottles.

All sizes.

Ph Chris: 69229752

URANQUINTY PUBLIC SCHOOL

BATTERY DRIVE

Do you have old batteries lying around?

Your local school is collecting old car, tractor, truck &

header batteries as a fundraiser for 2016 so give us a

call.

CONTACT

KYLIE LEWINGTON

0427 744066

THANKS FOR SUPPORTING YOUR LOCAL

SCHOOL!