Crooble Chronicle

April 2014 Can’t believe it’s April already, where has the first quarter gone?

Which also means that BAS (tard) time is also upon us, (have

decided that this is the real reason I had children, with far

superior computer skills than myself). Well done to the organising team of the Croopa Creek Rugby Gala

Day, a fabulous time had by all.

Plenty of choice for fellowship with ANZAC and Easter services

around the district, hope to see you there!

And maybe a wish for just a little more rain…… Ed

CROWS REUNION

RUGBY

CARNIVAL

GREAT SUCCESS! The Croppa Creek Crows Rugby

Union Club celebrated 20 years

this year with a gala day of rugby.

The Club formed in 1994 with a

few keen lads with an idea. John

Deluca became manager and Dan

Shelton the President.

10years passed and the original

players moved on to other stages

of life. After a 10year break a

new generation of players also

answered the call to reunite.

Andrew Gillan and Andrew

Stevenson along with the Croppa

Creek Bowling Club organised a

mini carnival to mark 20 years.

The day was an outstanding

success. Damien Timmins an

original club player ran on with

others from all walks of life.

Lawrie Timmins, Lucas Timmins

& Ethan Bellman were mascots.

Goondiwindi Emus, Moree Bulls,

Bingara River Rats attended.

Feathers were ruffled with Moree

Bulls the outright winners and

presented with a shield.

Thanks to the various sponsors

who helped promote the day and

many thanks to organisers and

helpers and all those who

attended the day!

Croppa Creek Soldiers Memorial Hall

Committee

invite you to an

ANZAC DAY

SERVICE Friday 25

th April 2011

At Croppa Creek Soldiers’

Memorial Hall

At 7.00 a.m. Followed by breakfast

Donations for which

will go to Legacy

All Welcome

Enquiries: Wendy Forsyth 67545239 Any school kids coming may like to wear their uniform

and lay a wreath on behalf of their school.

Happy Birthday! April –

Damien Timmins and Lawrie Timmins,

Angela Swan, Sam and Tab McDouall,

Todd Bellman, Eric, Heidi and Travis

Mills, Ben and Harry Whibley, Graham

and Lachlan Gall,

Christina Smith and

all the other April babies.

Get up to $2000 for being smart and safe Sheep and beef cattle farming rebate

WorkCover NSW is helping sheep and beef

cattle farmers in NSW to fix important safety

problems in their workplace. If you are a sole

trader or have 50 or fewer employees, and

sheep and/or beef cattle farming is your main

business, you may be eligible for a rebate of up

to $2000.

Make a safety improvement

Fix a safety problem in your workplace – a list

of eligible safety solutions is outlined in the

application form.

Complete the application form and attach your

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Closes 30th April

CHURCH NOTES St Johns Milguy

APRIL 6 Milguy 9:00 am L/R

13 Milguy 9:00 am L/R

Easter Sunday

Pastor Doecke

20 Moree 9:00 am HC

27 Milguy 9:00 am L/R

Anglican Parish of Boggabilla Easter Services

Good Friday Croppa Creek – 9.00 am

Tulloona – 11.00 am

Easter Sunday Yetman – 9.00 am

Yallaroi – 11.30 am

North Star – 5.00 pm

Regular Services

2nd Sunday Crooble/Popinguy - 9.00 am

Yallaroi - 11.30 am

4th Sunday Croppa Creek - 9.00 am

Tulloona - 11.00 am

Call Dan Avenell on 07 4676 3267 or

0439 735 942

ALL WELCOME

CWA of NSW

North Star

Branch

Next meeting Thursday 24th

April 9.30 am

Informative, stimulating

and plenty of humour....

What more could you ask

for?..... New Member

enquiry always welcome

.... 0746763186

Croppa Creek Happenings � Social bowls Sat arvo’s @ 6.00pm during day light saving. New players welcome, ladies & men young or mature, come & have a bit of fun. $5 green fee. All welcome. Bowls available. Lawrie Timmins 0427545227 for more information.

� DrumMuster bookings to Lawrie

Timmins 0427545227 Thanks to all who do

help with organising their deliveries, and

do the right thing. � Croppa Creek Bowling Club directors

meetings are held on the 2nd Wed of each

month at 7.30pm.

� Golf on demand! . Golf course is ready to go, get your family, mates & anyone else you like & get out there!

NEW FIRE TRUCKS Thanks to the NSWRFS, Moree now have a new CAT6 with

9000 litre capacity and Croppa Creek Brigade a new CAT 1

with 3500 litres capacity. Both trucks are more users

friendly. More water to make fire fighting easier for the

small band of volunteers. The NSWRFS engineering

department are always trying to make the job of fire fighting

less hazardous and reduce the fatigue factor for volunteers.

Pictured: DAMIEN TIMMINS, TODD BELLMAN and

LAWRIE TIMMINS

NORTH STAR

ANZAC SERVICE 11am at the Memorial Park.

Marchers to assemble by

10.50 lead by the North Star School

to the service in the Park.

Lunch at the North Star Sporting Club

following the service.

Crooble Hall

Committee

Meets on the first Monday

of the month at 7.30pm

All Welcome

Positions Vacant * Croppa Creek Store is seeking enthusiastic person/s to join the team at their busy General Store on a

casual basis up to 10 hours per week. Key duties will include short order & take away food preparation,

customer service and retail sales including agricultural spare parts sales, post office duties and general

cleaning.

The successful applicant will possess exceptional customer service skills with a happy, outgoing and

positive nature and a strong work ethic including puntuality, honesty, attention to detail and respect for

the workplace. Essential skills and experience include: cash handling and the capacity to prepare and

present food to a high standard. Possession of; or willingness to obtain, an RSA and a Safe Food

Handling Certificate would be an advantage.

Written applications outling experience and skills relevant to the position and a current resume should be

forwarded by post to, Croppa Creek Store, 6 Buckie Road Croppa Creek NSW 2411

Or by email to ccstore@activ8.net.au

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Croppa Creek Bowling Club is seeking someone who is willing to take on the cooking of evening meals each Friday and Saturday nights. Hours generally from about 5pm till 10pm depending on numbers. Enquiries to Scott Ramsay 0405327024

For Sale Lady Daiwa Golf

Clubs

Used 6 times,

graphite shafts,

good quality bag

and wood covers

included.

$350 Exc. Cond.

0427532850

Tharawonga Notes! Wishing everyone a safe and Happy Easter

Break. Term 3 starts Monday 28th April

Mother's Day morning tea is on Monday 5th

May at Crooble Hall at 10am. Everyone

welcome!

North Star

Pony Club

MINI CAMP

April 18-20th

Nth Star Club

Ernie Dingo visits Croppa Creek! The Croppa Creek Store had a

surprise visitor recently,

Ernie Dingo and his friend –

Moree local and internationally

renowned artist Belinda

Williams called in for a burger

on their way to the Drought

Buster BBQ at Walgett . They

also visited with our own

reknowned locals, Sam and

Jenny Bailey– Lovely people,

great to meet them.

QUOTE FOR THE DAY

Eighty percent of success is

showing up.

Woody Allen

Date claimer

Biggest Morning tea

Friday May 30th

North Star club

Fun laughter prizes

All welcome

RECIPE OF THE MONTH

Zucchini Parmesan Crisps - 500gm. zucchini or squash (about 2 medium-

sized)

1/4 cup shredded parmesan

1/4 cup Panko breadcrumbs

1 tablespoon olive oil

1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

Freshly ground pepper, to taste

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line two baking

sheets with foil and spray lightly with vegetable

spray.

Slice zucchini or squash into 1/4 inch-thick

rounds. Toss rounds with oil, coating well.

In a wide bowl or plate, combine breadcrumbs,

parmesan, salt and pepper.

Place rounds in parmesan-breadcrumb mixture,

coating both sides of each round, pressing to

adhere. The mixture will not completely cover

each round, but provides a light coating on each

side. Place rounds in a single layer on baking

sheets.

Sprinkle any remaining

breadcrumb mixture over

the rounds. Bake for about

22 to 27 minutes, until

golden brown. (There is

no need to flip them

during baking –they crisp

up on both sides as is.)

Moree District Council Invites all members & friends to their

Annual General

Meeting 2014 DATE: Wednesday 16th April

VENUE: Cafe Gali,

Balo St Moree.

TIME: 11am Lunch Courtesy of Moree DC

Guest Speaker Richard Clark

GRDC Chairman &

North West Local Land Services Director

AGM Motions for Annual Conference

RSVP / Information: Stuart Gall (Chair)

tycannah549@bigpond.com 0428 586677

Stuart Murdoch (NSW Farmers)

murdochs@nswfarmers.org.au 0427 437103

Country Girls Tips ! WHAT A LITTLE GEM THE CUCUMBER IS.

• Cucumbers contain most of the vitamins

you need daily, vitamins B1, B2, B3, B5, B6,

Folic Acid, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium,

Phosphorus, Potassium and Zinc.

• Feeling tired in the afternoon?Put down the

caffeinated soft drink and pick up a

Cucumber. They are a good source of B

Vitamins and Carbohydrates that can provide that

quick pick-me-up that can last for hours.

• Bathroom mirror fogging up after a shower?

Try rubbing a cucumber slice along the mirror,

it will stop the fog and provide a soothing,

spa-like fragrance.

• Are grubs and slugs ruining your planting beds?

Place a few slices in a small pie tin and your garden

will be free of pests all season long. The chemicals

in the cucumber react with the aluminium to give

off a scent that make them flee the area.

• Looking for a fast and easy way to remove

cellulite before going out or to the pool?

Try rubbing a slice or t wo of cucumbers

along your problem area for a few minutes,

the phytochemicals in the cucumber cause the

collagen in your skin to tighten, firming up the

outer layer and reducing the visibility of cellulite.

Works great on wrinkles, too!

• Want to avoid a hangover or a terrible headache?

Eat a few cucumber slices before going to bed and

wake up refreshed and headache free. Cucumbers

contain enough sugar, B vitamins and electrolytes

to replenish essential nutrients the body lost, keeping

everything in equilibrium, avoiding both a hangover

and headache!!

• Looking for a 'green' way to clean your taps, sinks

or stainless steel? Take a slice of cucumber and rub

it on the surface you want to clean. Not only will it

remove years of tarnish and bring back the Shine, but

is won't leave streaks and won't harm your fingers or

fingernails while you clean.

• Have an important meeting or job interview and

you realize that you don't have enough time to

polish your shoes? Rub a freshly cut cucumber over

the shoe, its chemicals will provide a quick and

durable shine that looks great but also repels water.

• Out of WD 40 and need to fix a squeaky hinge?

Take a Cucumber slice and rub it along the

problematic hinge, and the squeak is gone!

• Stressed out and don't have time for

massage, facial or visit to the spa? Cut up an entire

Cucumber and place it in a boiling pot of water,

The chemicals and nutrients from the cucumber

with react with the boiling water and be released in

the steam, creating a soothing, relaxing aroma that

has been shown the reduce stress in new mothers and

uni students during final exams.

• Using a Pen and made a mistake?

Take the outside of the Cucumber and

slowly use it to erase the pen Writing.

Also works great on crayons and markers That

the kids have used to decorate the Walls!!

More support for drought affected farmers in NSW Farmers battling drought in New South Wales can now apply for an increased rebate for installing water infrastructure to supply their animals with emergency water needs. Australian Government Minister for Agriculture, Barnaby Joyce, and NSW Minister for Primary Industries, Katrina Hodgkinson, have signed an agreement to increase funding for the Emergency Water Infrastructure Rebate. “For farmers doing it tough in NSW this agreement means the maximum claimed under this scheme has now risen from $30,000 to $50,000,” Minister Joyce said. “The rebate can cover up to 75 per cent of the cost of purchase, delivery and installation costs of water infrastructure for emergency animal welfare needs—it will make a big difference to primary producers. “The rebate can be used for the purchase and installation of water infrastructure including pipes, tanks, bores, troughs, pumps and delivery and installation costs. “Farmers who have already received the rebate are now eligible for an additional rebate. The additional rebate from the Australian Government will be automatically paid to all approved applications.” NSW Minister for Primary Industries, Katrina Hodgkinson said Commonwealth support for this program, which the NSW Government first introduced for primary producers in North West NSW in November, is welcome. “Drought has severely impacted many primary producers in NSW and it is pleasing the Commonwealth Government has now come forward with a comprehensive range of support measures which complement those implemented by the NSW Government,” Ms Hodgkinson said. “If farmers have any concerns they should contact the NSW Rural Assistance Authority for more information and advice on their eligibility. “Twenty-seven local government areas – and the far west Unincorporated Area – are now eligible for emergency assistance in NSW, which includes the Emergency Water Infrastructure Rebate.” To apply, contact the New South Wales Rural Assistance Authority on 02 6391 3000.

EUREKA AWARDS

OPEN The Australian Museum Eureka Prizes are open for entries, and in 2014 they are celebrating 25 years of rewarding science! This Eureka Prize awards $10,000 for excellence in the scientific research, development or innovative application of agricultural practices that have improved, or have the potential to improve, the productivity and sustainable use of our natural resources. Information about this prize, including judging criteria, conditions of entry and how to enter, is available online at https://eureka-entry.australianmuseum.net.au/

Entries close 7pm AEST

Friday 2nd May

Joke for the day Sean is the vicar of the Church of England near the border of northern and southern Ireland and Patrick is the priest of the Catholic church across the road One day they are seen erecting a sign together which reads: “THE END IS NEAR TURN YOURSELF AROUND NOW BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE” As a car speeds past them, a driver leans out the window and yells, “Why don’t you leave people alone, you religious nutters, we don’t need your lectures!” From around the curve they hear the screech of tyres and a big splash. Shaking his head, Father Patrick says “Dats da tird one dis mornin”. Father Sean agrees, then adds, “Do ya tink maybe da sign should just say, BRIDGE CLOSED”?

CALENDAR April

7th Crooble Hall Committee Meeting

9th

Croppa Creek Club Director’s meeting

16th NSW Farmers – Moree DC - AGM

18th Good Friday

20th Easter Sunday

21st Crooble Community Fellowship

25th Anzac Day – Services at Croppa Creek & North Star

26th Copeton Freshwater Swim

30th District Health Nurse Visit

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The Editor –Angela

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Crooble NSW 2400

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