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Coronavirus: You must take action to save lives in your community.

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Tap to pay where possible instead of using cash.

Gatherings of 2 people max are being enforced, with the exception of households, work and education.

You must stay 2 arms lengths away from others and wash your hands for 20 seconds.

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For us, like so many others, the situation changes daily so it’s pretty hard to settle on anything with any confidence.

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In my world last week, Monday was filled with uncertainty and coming to grips with having staff working from home. My thoughts were also heavy with thoughts about survival and concerns about how long I may be able to keep my staff employed.

Around Tuesday, thoughts about the Federal Government’s Stimulus Package had everyone talking, it seemed like such a lot of money and seemed to give hope that things might be a lot better than expected for people like me. It sounds good but I’m not counting my chickens.

On Wednesday, news that News Corp was not going to print their 60 regional newspapers after April 9 hit. Wow! If Rupert’s mob needs to do that, what next? Thursday arrived and another 100 plus year-old newspaper group in Sydney suspended their publications too, the Torch Group. By this time, there was bad news about several newspapers around the Nation ceasing publication, along with the TEN Network and the Seven Network reported to be making big cuts as well. So far however, nothing from the group that produces our own CWD but the rumour mill is running hot with speculation.

Easter Reflection

That’s the bad news. On the brighter side, since OC Life hit the streets last Thursday, we’ve received a number of wonderful and encouraging comments, notes and emails and several donations. It makes it all worthwhile and shows that what we do is appreciated by a lot of people. My thanks to those who have taken the time to tell us how they feel.

On balance, and despite the hurdles and disappointment that some people are feeling as a result of the cutbacks we’ve had to make, I think we’re in a better position this week than we were at this time last week.

Bob

Onward and upward as they say!

Hope you enjoy this week’s issue, we’ve added some more simple fun for those looking for things to amuse themselves.

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THIS WEEKS COVER Stay grateful!

Just look at the snippet of smiles we’ve had the privilege of capturing over the years. A timely reminder to stay positive, check in on your loved ones, take a breath and stay grateful.

On that first Easter morning, something happened that had never happened before in the history of the human race - and would never happen again: someone came back from the dead, never to die again….

Jesus’ resurrection also tells us that there is life beyond the grave.

This world is not all there is; when we die, we continue to live - either in the place of utter darkness the Bible calls Hell or in the place of endless joy the Bible calls Heaven. And now Jesus has opened the way to Heaven for us, by His death and resurrection. Because Jesus rose from the dead, death has been defeated and Heaven awaits us.

I am the resurrection and the life. He (or she) who believes in me will live, even though he (or she) dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die.

JOHN 11:25-26

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Ain’t N"hin’ Gоna Break-a their S%ide — MELISE COLEMAN —

You’d be forgiven if you were in the Blayney vicinity last week and thought Matthew Wilder was in town.

The fun-loving staff of St Joseph’s Primary School Blayney were having the time of their lives as they re-created a video to the classic, ‘Break my Stride.’

St Josephs, Blayney Principal, Mrs Kerrie Basha explained, “I was at home with my daughters [Allie and Liv] just talking about the stress that is being placed on our families and staff at the moment, especially with all of the rapid changes in the world and in education. We were talking about ways that I could try and make things a little bit lighter in the workplace.

We came up with the idea to change the words to a song and make a little music clip that would be punchy and would be a tune that would stick in people’s heads throughout the day that they couldn’t quite rid of and be a little bit cheesy as well.”

The remaining staff or should we say, the

‘JOEYS-9’ put their best foot forward in their efforts for the music video with their initial reaction being, ‘Yes, let’s do it!’

“They are a crazy bunch here, they love to enjoy a bit of fun, they love music and they aren’t frightened to put themselves out there,” said Kerrie.

“The mood here is really engaging and really light, even in these difficult times there’s still a place for that contagious happiness, and that’s really important. We have a strong belief in the importance of wellbeing and the wellbeing of our children, just as much as our families and our staff.”

After uploading the video to Facebook, and as you’d expect, the video gained a lot

Launching a new business just as a global pandemic locks down the country is far from an ideal situation, but Peta Swift and Henrietta Hood of The Avid Gardener have been surprised by the reception they have received.

“We’ve been booked up to 3 months in advance within the first couple of weeks,” said Peta of the new gardening partnership that offers a qualified horticulturalist, gardening transformations, maintenance, vegetable expertise, garden development, as well as expert pruning.

Originally from corporate banking and finance backgrounds, both Peta and Henrietta made the decision four years ago to find a career that allowed them to focus more time on their children.

“The biggest thing in Orange is there are loads of people who do lawn mowing and whipper snippering and hedging, but we actually offer proper gardening,” said Henrietta, who is a lifelong gardener and trained horticulturalist.

“So we do all the boring stuff like weeding and we do horticultural advice, but we are really wholistic about it so we tend to have a much more sustainable approach to it.”

The tough social distancing measures being enforced to limit the spread of COVID-19 have certainly put limitations on how we all do business, but Henrietta said they are fortunate in that they can operate without any face to face contact.

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of interaction minutes, many commenting on the brilliance of the staff’s efforts, with one comment reading, ‘Our children are the luckiest kids in Australia right now.’

“It’s achieved what we’ve wanted it to achieve,” said Kerrie. “We wanted to bring some joy, so not everything becomes doom and gloom. As we said in our write up on Facebook, ‘OK the virus is contagious, but so is fun and so is laughter, and we mustn’t forget those contagious things either.”

Check out the video on the ‘St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Blayney’ Facebook page.

Will they make a cameo comeback appearance? We will all have to stay tuned.

G!d luck ladies!

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“The beauty of this business in this current climate, is that we don’t need to have physical contact with clients. We can do the initial correspondence over the phone and internet, and when visiting clients, we are outdoors and isolated.

What we’re most thankful for is the opportunity to help people during a time of uncertainty”, she said.

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“Gardening is such a reward in itself and it is just wonderful that we can make a business out of it, but probably the biggest satisfaction is that we are really getting to help people.”

And with the recent demand for vegetable seedlings, Henrietta said they have begun sowing seedlings and sourcing plants so that The Avid Gardener can help get people start producing vegetable in their own backyards.

“We have a real interest in vegetable production and what you actually do with the vegetable so we offer recipes and things on what to do when, say you have an excess of tomatoes., we then have recipes we can use to make beautiful tomato sauce to feed your family. So, we are really focused on people looking after themselves and their families—home based sustainability,” she said.

“So many people are getting into it, but they don’t really know exactly what to do and when. So we can help them with that via the internet or over the phone. And we have Facebook and Instagram pages and everyday we have tips on there about what to do and when to do it, so we are very open with sharing our information.” www.theavidgardener.com.au https://www.instagram.com/the_avid_gardener_orange/ https://www.facebook.com/The-Avid-Gardener-815391955158180/

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HELP OR HINDRANCE? What’s your feeling about the way For a start I’d either refer to it the media has reported news relating constantly as the Coronavirus or to the Coronavirus?

COVID-19, as it is, the media uses On balance, do you feel it’s been a both, only a small point but relevant, I think. help or a hindrance?

Speaking for myself, I’m appalled, Next, I’d establish a clearly defined this has been nothing more than segment or facility within my news information overload. Note, I used outlet, be it print or electronic, where the word information, not news. In only official news or advice about the amongst all that information there virus was featured. I’d extensively has been a lot of important and advertise this segment or facility useful news reported, that’s good and make it very clear that anything and responsible and what news that appeared there was sourced or outlets are meant to do. What I’m approved by the appropriate official appalled at is the space given to sources. commentary, opinion and viewpoints I would then use the other areas of by people who at the end of the day, my news outlet for what I’d promote have nothing more than soapbox as a type of Forum where opinions, qualifications to talk about such an viewpoints, even silliness in some important issue. Social media hasn’t cases etc. could be included. I would, helped here either. however, make it very, VERY clear I won’t go into specifics, we’ve had that this section was just that, enough of that, what I would like opinions etc. not official news. to do however, is to share what I would be doing if I had the power Last, but not least, I would make and influence of one of the big media doubly sure that on my media outlet there was generous helpings barons. of encouragement, positive stories This pandemic is like something on how people are overcoming the most of us have never experienced situation and credible stories of hope or ever will again. It’s deadly serious, from people who are well placed it’s frightening a lot of people, it’s to steer the rest of us in the right affecting some and killing others.

It’s in no way funny and it appears direction.

The cable cars take on the steep decent of the San Francisco streets giving onlookers the perfect view of Alcatraz Island framed by the freezing shores of the bay.

~ Melise Coleman

something that the experts say we should not take any chances at all with. The result of this sees us all now having to live, exist if you prefer, in a world that is calling us to stop almost everything for a while at least.

My ultimate aim would be to help and encourage as many people as I could to all be on the same page, all pulling in the same direction, the right direction not the dog’s breakfast we currently have.

Our leaders too, are in new territory and it’s very unkind (and unhelpful) indeed to expect any of them to get everything right every time as they try to negotiate us all through this with minimum fallout.

The phrase that is being widely used is “we’re all in this together ” wouldn’t it be great if our big media outlets started reporting their news with the view to achieving that, rather than just irresponsibly spitting out So, as a big media outlet, what would a lot of unhelpful information and I do for my part? calling it news.

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— JONATHAN ROE —

ell, we are all spending a lot more time at home these days and while the internet is full of articles on how to beat the boredom and fill your time, those of us with young children consider boredom to be a luxury.

Preschool aged kids are a full-time job in themselves, which is why we decided to go and get some expert advice. Family Day care educator Emily Thompson has been looking after my own children for the past two years and last year was the well-deserved regional winner of the Family Day Australia 2019 Excellence in Family Day Care Awards.

So what are Emily’s top tips for people looking after young children?

“At first I wrote down start drinking at 10am, but then I crossed that off,” laughs Emily, who is not currently working as a carer, but homeschooling her two daughters.

“The sort of thing I would suggest is to follow your children’s interests.

There is no point trying to follow the school science lesson about bugs, when your child loves dinosaurs, so try to let your child lead you with what they want to learn.”

“The second tip is to have lots of movement and brain breaks, especially for little kids. So between every little thing we do we stand up and play Simon Says, little things like that. Just a little bit of movement or a song just to reset, so the child can come back down and concentrate again. Even my daughter Charlotte does laps around the back yard on her bike in between different things and she is almost 12, so it helps with all ages.

“My third tip — and this is the most important one I could ever tell another parent. For children under 5, reward them with chores.

My Charlotte was seven before she realised moping wasn’t a treat for good behaviour. And Matilda has been so good today she is allowed to wash up the dishes after dinner tonight and she is so excited about it. Even my little children will all fight each other to be good enough to vacuum after lunch. They all love chores and I highly recommend you use that!

“And then the last thing I’d say is to be kind to yourself. Look, if you have days where you need to write them off, then you just write off the day and start again tomorrow.”

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Adapting is the name of the game — JONATHAN ROE — PHOTOS THANKS TO MEGAN DUCKWORTH, YOU CAN FIND HER ON INSTAGRAM @COFFEEWITHMEGSY

Our hospitality businesses have been some of the hardest hit by the social distancing measures put in place to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Pubs and clubs have closed their doors, while restaurants and cafes are reinventing themselves as takeaway and home delivery services.

The team at Orange’s Groundstone Café have come up with a particularly innovative solution to these difficult times — weekly cooking classes streamed into people’s homes.

“I guess like everyone we basically had to hustle and come up with some ideas to try and keep our team employed and keep on going,” said café owner Katie Baddock.

“We came up with the idea so we could still connect with

our customers and give them a little bit of an insight into things that they wouldn’t ordinarily see, a bit behind the scenes and also still support our suppliers, especially our farmers and our other places like the Essential Ingredient for instance that have closed their doors for general trade but are still doing online sales.”

To take part in the classes, people can purchase a produce box, which include everything you need for the recipe prepared and portions by the Groundstone’s chefs. The classes are then streamed live online allowing participants to follow along and ask questions as they go.

“The produce box will have fresh, local ingredients and all the staple items that are needed

for our cooking class, and it will get boxed up and either delivered to the door or some people are choosing to pick them up getting their coffee in the morning or on the way back home in the afternoon,” said Katie.

“We basically wanted to give people something to do at night, something to keep them sane, a bit of communication with us and probably a laugh as well and a new skill.”

It is all new for the kitchen team at the Groundstone, but Katie said all her staff have been pitching in to do what’s needed in this difficult time.

“They are adapting as much as we are,” said Katie. “Our team has been amazing. Anything I’m asking them to do, they are just saying yep we can do that.”

JAM Orange watch party – live, local and online!

Public gatherings are on hold but that hasn’t stopped JAM Orange finding a way to help local musicians to showcase their talent.

This Sunday at 6pm, JAM Orange will be holding a Facebook Live event featuring a line-up of local musicians.

“We are trying to take our Open Mic night online,” said JAM Orange committee member Mark Welch.

“What we are doing is asking people to submit a video of them performing and then we can create a YouTube playlist. Then we have a host a do a Facebook livestream and then present the playlist —almost like a guest presenter on Rage type idea.”

The logistics are still being ironed out, but Mark said this will just be the first on many other online events they plan to do.

“The idea is then each time we will have a different person hosting and possibly featuring a different genre, so for example on one we might have all the international artists who have performed for JAM in the past,” he said.

Any local artist is welcome to submit a video for the online Open Mic. “We don’t want to go quiet in this time of social isolation,” said Mark. “We want to keep active and give our members an opportunity, an outlet, to put their work out there and keep going.”

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Local regions gain COVID-19 assistance from global $20m

NEWCREST COMMUNITY SUPPORT FUND Newcrest has announced the establishment of a A$20 million Community Support Fund to provide financial support to host communities to assist them with the challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.

“The health and safety of our people and host communities is our prime concern. The Community Support Fund will initially focus on increasing the availability of medical care and equipment to cope with the pandemic, as well as assisting in the provision of other essential goods and services, in the communities that host Newcrest’s operations worldwide,” said Sandeep Biswas, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer.

Recognising that the development of a vaccine for COVID-19 could save many lives worldwide, a portion of the Fund will go towards vaccine research, while remaining funds will be distributed to our communities in Papua New Guinea, Australia, Canada and Ecuador. In Australia a portion of this fund

will be directed to the Orange, Blayney and Cabonne regions.

Cadia Valley Operations Acting General Manager, Aaron Brannigan said that the global pandemic COVID-19 has been felt by communities big and small, and that Orange was no exception.

“Our community has never faced a situation like this one and there is a great need to provide adequate support for our local people during these exceptional circumstances,” Aaron said.

“We are a local operation that employs local people who live in our community. With the support of our global company Newcrest, we have the ability to provide direct assistance to many industries, businesses

and community groups who are feeling the effects of this pandemic.”

“We plan to actively engage with members of our communities, all levels of government, our key stakeholders and other organisations, including the health service, to ensure our contribution has the greatest possible benefit to the Orange, Blayney and Cabonne regions.”

“We have already begun canvassing our community for ways we can assist. This week we were able to assist the Orange Health Service in purchasing specialised face masks for its frontline doctors to provide additional protection against the virus. This is the first of many opportunities where we will be able to assist,” Aaron said.

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Then a man came over to him and said, “Thanks for coming. They won’t start the movie unless we have ten paying people or more.”

One night a lady stumbled into the police station with a black eye.

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COUNCIL AT WORK Creeks flowing into Suma Park Dam

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Work continues on projects large and small, despite COVID-19 crisis Orange City Council is continuing to make progress on a range of major infrastructure projects, smaller construction jobs and road works.

Work is developing on a range of projects across Orange being built by Council staff or under-contract by construction companies.

The list of projects includes: - the next stage of the Southern Feeder road and the railway overpass bridge - the roundabout at the corner of the bypass and Hill St - the roundabout at the corner of McLachlan and March Streets - the new toilet block in Robertson Park - re-painting of Robertson Park fountain - car park extension at the airport - new internal roads at the cemetery Preliminary work is also continuing to make progress on projects which are yet to begin construction.

These projects include: - The new water pipeline from Spring Creek Dam to the Water Treatment Works - Environmental assessment of former saleyards site - Design of the new wetlands for the Blackmans stormwater harvesting scheme

For the first time in fifteen months, creeks are flowing into Suma Park Dam. A stream gauge located where Summer Hill Creek meets the dam, started showing inflow at 5pm on Saturday April 4, and by early morning Monday was showing a flow of 60 litres a second. The last time there were natural inflows into Suma Park Dam was 22 December 2018. Orange Mayor Reg Kidd said it was good to see 64 mms of rain falling in Orange from the latest rain event from Thursday to Saturday (2-4 April). “The rain over the weekend wasn’t the heaviest falls of recent weeks, but the

To avoid face-to-face meetings, councillors convened for Tuesday night’s council meeting using the Zoom video conferencing platform. Orange City Council CEO, David Waddell, said he’s confident the new approach will let the Council debate the issues and continue to make key decisions. “The NSW Government has made the required changes which will let us hold a meeting by video conferencing, which will avoid

Orange City Council has created a free online business directory, a centralised place for consumers to see which businesses are open and what services are currently available during the current COVID-19 crisis. As government regulations continue to change and businesses begin to feel the pinch of tighter social restrictions, Orange City Council has designed the online directory to ensure community members can continue to support the services around them.

Each listing on the directory allows owners the chance to list a detailed description about their business, contact details, opening hours, what offerings and payment options are available, along with any other details that will encourage support from the local community. Orange City Council staff will be ringing local business owners to assist them in registering their details. Alternatively, business owners can register themselves online here: https://www.orange.nsw.gov.au/business-directory/

unnecessary face-to-face contact,” David Waddell said. “Almost everyone has had a taste of a Zoom meeting in recent weeks. The Councillors trialed it last week for a budget briefing. We’ll get better the more we use it.”

“The signal from the Zoom conference will be sent though to be livestreamed in the usual way, so from the residents’ point of view they can watch the meeting in the usual way.”

w Recent decisions For the latest news and information on Council’s response to Coronavirus (COVID-19), please visit this page and Council’s social media handles – including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. https://www.orange.nsw. gov.au/coronavirus/

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WHEN CAN I WATER MY GARDEN NOW THAT DAYLIGHT SAVING HAS COME TO AN END?

A. As of Sunday 5 April under Level 5 restrictions, residents are able to water their gardens for 1 hour between the hours of 7-9am or 4-6pm on Sundays only using a bucket, watering can or drip system. The use of a hand held hose with trigger nozzle is permitted for up to half an hour during this time.

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Suma Park is at 20.06% of capacity up from 19.72% last week. Orange combined total storage is at 22.08% up from 21.55% last week.

Orange businesses encouraged to register through new online directory

Council meeting livestreams to continue, despite COVID-19 changes Orange City Council will continue to livestream its meetings, despite changes brought about by the COVID-19 crisis.

important thing is that the moisture profile of the soil in the area around the dam has been gradually building up,” Cr Reg Kidd said. Totals from March show Orange received 103 mm of rain, well above the March average of 69 mm. During March, 146 megalitres was added to Suma Park from Orange’s stormwater harvesting system and 303 megalitres came from the Macquarie Pipeline.

The next Orange City Council meeting will be held on Tuesday 21 April 2020. Watch the meeting at https://www.orange. nsw.gov.au/meetings/livestream/

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Easter at Home — MELISE COLEMAN —

Am I the only one or has the Easter break well and truly snuck up on us?

I wanted to reach out and extend some positivity amidst the crazy. Don’t let this situation put a damper on your Easter celebrations, there are plenty of things you can do from the comfort of your home, and remember, support our local small businesses for your Easter goodies.

1. Have an indoor Easter egg hunt Believe it or not, social distancing can be achieved for this. Hide eggs in the dryer, under your bed or amongst the plants, then watch the family look around for them. Just remember, if you have pets inside chocolate is a no-no, make sure you collect them all so no paws can find them.

2. Cook an Easter meal If the grocery store shelves aren’t an obstacle, buy the materials to cook your favourite holiday dinner.

3. Live stream a church service If church is part of your family’s Easter tradition, you can still attend your Sunday morning service from the comfort of your

home. Though churches have all closed their physical buildings to comply with social distancing, services are still happening via livestream platforms like Facebook Live and on church websites.

4. Easter Crafts There are so many great Easter craft ideas hitting the internet each and every day, try your hand at one or leave it to the experts (the kiddos.)

5. Face time the Relos’ There’s nothing quite like running around with your new-found Easter goodies and showing them to your grandparents, Aunts and Uncles (am I right?!). This can still be done! Get out the good old facetime and you can safely spend hours together.

Most importantly, stay safe this Easter break.

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WHAT’S STILL OPEN

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Orange City Council has created a free online business directory so consumers can see just which businesses are still open and what services are available during the current COVID-19 crisis.

As government regulations continue to change and businesses begin to feel the pinch of tighter social restrictions, Orange City Council has designed the online directory to ensure community members can continue to support the services around them.

The directory is open any business within the Orange, Cabonne, and Blayney local government areas and registering is free.

“This is a chance for businesses to keep their customers up to date on when their store or service is open,” said Orange Mayor Reg Kidd.

“At a time when things are very uncertain for a number of owners and entrepreneurs, we as a community need to make sure we are supporting our services at a time when they need us the most.”

Each listing on the directory allows owners the chance to list a detailed description about their business, contact details, opening hours, what offerings and payment options are available, along with any other details that will encourage support from the local community.

Business owners can register themselves online using this link: https://www.orange.nsw.gov.au/business-directory/ Orange City Council staff will also be ringing local business owners to assist them in registering their businesses.

Since the Covid-19 crisis came to a head, Orange City Life has also been busy helping local businesses get the word out to their customers with free messages posted on our own website. Any business that would like something included is welcome to call our office on 63613575 or email: reception@oclife.com.au with the details.

To show your support for local businesses during this difficult time, head to www.orangecitylife.com.au, click on the menu bar and look for Local Business Messages.

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Spanish Influenza MEMORIES OF THE

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eading the daily coverage of the coronavirus pandemic over the past few weeks I’ve seen the word ‘unprecedented’ used countless times. I’ve even used it myself in this magazine and in conversation.

But, of course, that is not entirely true. A century ago, the world was ravaged by the deadly ‘Spanish Flu’ pandemic, which is estimated to have killed 50 million people worldwide, although some put that figure even higher.

Around 15,000 people died in Australia, which was still among the most successful countries in containing the spread of their influenza. The methods put in place are all too familiar to us today: International arrivals were quarantined, states closed borders, schools and places of public entertainment were closed down; proclamations were issued restricting the number of patrons in bars and hotels before they too were closed.

The restrictions shut down economic activity and the governments of the day scrambled to

provide relief to businesses and the thousands who found themselves unemployed.

It is uncanny just how many parallels one can find it this chapter of our history that has been largely forgotten; overshadowed perhaps by the two devastating world wars of the 20th Century.

But it really is not that long ago. My own grandfather, Allan Roe, was seven when the influenza arrived in NSW. Many decades later, he wrote down the following account of that time. (Please note that we are not endorsing the ‘treatment’ he describes) “All our Scotch friends were avid followers of Professor Kirk’s home treatment for all kinds of sicknesses. After the first World War there was a horrible outbreak of influenza of the worst kind. So widespread was the sickness that many people died. To cope with the sick people the public schools were made into makeshift hospitals. The park next to the Cessnock Public School was filled with many temporary huts which were made into isolation wards apart from the school. It was really a serious plague.

All people had to wear masks over their noses in public places to prevent infection.

“In the drama of this situation Professor Kirk’s treatment came to the fore. Mr Jim Clark called for Dad to give him Kirk’s treatment. A blanket was rolled up as a big sausage and a large kettle full of boiling water was poured down the middle core of the blanket. Then after tightly wringing out the surplus water the patient was wrapped up in the hot blanket.

Sometimes it was too hot and caused great distress for the patient. It was very effective though and I would venture to say it sweated out the fever and prevented the fatal progress of the sickness.

“Well, about everyone in the town became sick. In our home everyone was sick excepting myself. I acted as nurse to all the family. By this time Jim Clark was over his flu so he came to Dad and Mum and on went the hot blanket. ‘Now,’ said Jim Clark, ‘this is when I get my own back on you Jim Roe. You gave me a too-hot blanket, so you are going to get a very hot one from me.’ So, he got his revenge.

Eventually I got sick. I remember the terrifying darkness that swept over me when, at regular intervals, I was delirious. We all survived that traumatic time.”

My grandfather, Allan Roe (at the centre of the photograph), was just seven when the ‘Spanish Flu’ ravaged his home at Cessnock. Pictured standing is his grandmother, my great great grandmother Mary Ann Dalby, know widely in the Newcastle area as ‘Ma Dalby.’ Her entire life was spent serving charitable causes and it is said she would even give away her own children’s clothes to help others in need.

During the influenza pandemic, she worked tirelessly to help those afflicted by the disease.

Following her death in 1924, the people of Newcastle installed a marble tablet in her honour at the Royal Newcastle Hospital.

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range’s Angullong Wines is pleased to announce its exciting new ‘Community Engagement Partnership’ with the Sydney Youth Orchestra.

For close to 50 years, the Sydney Youth Orchestra has been a vital component of the cultural life in Australia by training thousands of talented young musicians and inspiring them to pursue their musical dreams and take their place in orchestras throughout Australia and the world.

The annual program has grown to encompass 14 orchestras, with over 550 young musicians aged 6-24 years.

“It is this support of our musical youth

— JONATHAN ROE — that inspired us to partner with the SYO,” said Angullong’s Brand Manager Heidi Crossing, who has spent the majority of her working career as a primary school teacher specialising in music education.

“We’re thrilled to have the opportunity to combine our love of winemaking with our love of the arts.”

Chief Executive Officer of the Sydney Youth Orchestra, Mia Patoulios said the community engagement partnerships allow the youth orchestra to showcase the exceptional products produced in regional areas and celebrate the talented musicians living and learning in the regions.

“We look forward to starting this rewarding partnership with Angullong,

a company that shares SYO’s vision of nurturing talent, providing opportunity, and developing the best possible education to achieve excellence in young musicians.”

The partnership will see a range of initiatives over the coming years as Angullong take on the role of wine supplier.

“We are looking forward to working with the SYO, especially the prospect of showcasing our wines to their audiences and the opportunity to bring the Orchestra to Orange,” said Heidi.

“There will also be a number of initiatives to build on this partnership, especially with our Bluestone Wine Club members.”

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To be in the draw to win 5 x $2 Scratchies just tell us how many you found. You don’t have to say where, just tell us the number. To make it more interesting, the Hogsters you’re looking for this competition are different to the one we use in our regular Find Hogster competition.

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$130 billion JobKeeper payment

• Working Holiday Makers who work in agriculture or food processing will be exempt from the six month work limitation with the one employer. They will be eligible for a visa extension to keep working on our farms if their current visa is due to expire in the next six months.

• Conditions will be placed upon visa holders to self-isolate for 14 days before taking up employment in a different region and the Government is working with States and Territories on implementation, enforcement and sanction mechanisms in this regard.

This week I return to Parliament to pass legislation for the new JobKeeper payment, a Government initiative that is unprecedented in its scale and coverage. The payment is a subsidy to businesses which will keep more Australians in jobs throughout the coronavirus pandemic. Employers will receive a payment of $1,500/fortnight per employee to help keep both employers and employees connected.

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There is a national moratorium on evictions over This week pandemic data has the next six months for commercial and residential shown a flattening of the COVID-19 tenants in financial distress and who are unable infection rate in Australia. However, to meet their commitments due to the impact of we must not be complacent. There is coronavirus. still significant concern about community • Employers will need to commit The National Cabinet has announced that a transmission where do not know the source to providing safe accommodation mandatory code for commercial tenancies will of the virus. We can all help stop the spread of that complies with social distancing be legislated by the States and Territories.

COVID-19 by staying home. requirements. Arrangements will also Please discourage friends from the city from • It will apply to tenants and landlords who are need to be in place for a declaration visiting this year. The NSW Govt Health eligible for the JobKeeper program, where they between employers and employees that Order specifically states that travelling have a turnover of $50 million or less. all protocols necessary to ensure human to a regional area is not a reasonable • Landlords must not terminate a lease or draw on health and accommodation requirements excuse to leave home.

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Tenants must honour the lease. have been met. stay home this weekend could • Landlords must reduce rent in proportion to lost undo all our hard work turnover, and it can be a waiver or deferral.

COVID-19 NSW Govt to date.

• Waivers of rent must account for 50% of the agreement, and the rest can be deferred. $10,000 Small Business Grants Banks must come to the party, to support the mandatory code.

• To be eligible, businesses will need to meet a range of criteria including: between 1-19 employees and a turnover of more than $75,000; a payroll below the NSW Government 2019-20 payroll tax threshold of $900,000; and be negatively impacted by the Public Health (COVID-19 Restrictions on Gathering and Movement) Order 2020 issued on 30 March 2020.

• Applications for the grant will be available through Service NSW by 17 April and will remain open until 1 June 2020.

For more information visit: https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/ campaign/covid-19-help-small-businesses/grants-loans-andfinancial-assistance

The Government's objective in implementing the mandatory code is to preserve the lease for the benefit of both parties, and to ensure that businesses are positioned for growth once the pandemic recedes.

Aust. Government’s Free Child Care Announcement Around one million families will receive free child care during the coronavirus pandemic. Under the plan, the Government will pay 50 per cent of the sector’s fee revenue up to the existing hourly rate cap. For more details visit: www.dese.gov.au/news/coronaviruscovid-19

BLAYNEY SHOW There were record crowds at the Blayney Show last month. It’s an important event which the whole community can enjoy and it was also the last country show before the social distancing measures came into force. Well done to the Blayney Show - Blayney A&P Assn Inc for all your hard work making it happen, particularly under all the circumstances surrounding it at the time. And congratulations to the 2020 Showgirl entrants and winner, Ms Emma Price-Jones. You just can’t beat a country show!

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Clubs who have agreed to be involved so far are: Lions Club Mudgee, Lions Club Geurie, Centacare Bathurst, Lions Club Orange Canobolas, Pip Smith Wellington Volunteers and Service Clubs, and the Rotary Club of Rylstone Kandos. More would be very welcome!

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On the weekend I was very proud to announce a new COVID-19 initiative for the Calare electorate – Calare Community Care.

This is an initiative aimed at looking after our local communities during what is, and will continue to be for some time, an extremely difficult chapter in our nation’s history. The core aim is to ensure that everyone in the Calare community is getting the care that they need.

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Register for a regular phone check-in

It will work like this: you can register yourself (or anyone that you are concerned about - with their permission) for a regular phone call, which will be provided by your local service clubs and other volunteer groups in the region that are already doing this kind of work.

To register, simply email or phone our office, or register via the link on my Facebook page, provide your phone number or (if you have their permission) the phone

To begin with, the main service will be a regular phone check-in for people who are living alone, seniors, those living in remote locations, or anyone in a vulnerable situation.

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To begin with, the main service will be a regular phone check-in for people who are living alone, seniors, those living in remote locations, or anyone in a vulnerable situation.

number of the person you would like us to check in with.

Once registered, your phone number (or that of the person you have registered)

We will also be creating a directory, or hub, of all the businesses and organisations providing relevant services during the COVID-19 pandemic. If you would like to be included on the Calare Community Care Hub, please send me an email or give my office a call, and join @calarecommunitycare on Facebook.

Protect yourself and others and help slow the spread of COVID-19 We can all help slow the spread of COVID-19 in Australia.

To protect yourself and others you must: • practise good hygiene • practise social distancing • follow the limits for public gatherings If you have a confirmed case, you must isolate yourself to stop the virus spreading to other people.

If you're concerned, you can call the National Coronavirus Helpline on 1800 020 080 for information and advice about COVID-19. The line operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

For the latest updates, including the new daily dashboard and current rules on social distancing, visit: www.health.gov.au

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Paul PaulTIERNEY BUCK BUCK, BER-GARK! Tom Hanks had Wilson the volleyball, I have 4 feathered friends.

the creed that sees you unable to knock off anything with a moniker – so they will remain nameless.

A lot of you are in the same boat as me at present – nobody to talk to for much, if not all of the day … all day every day. As mentioned previously in these spaces, with no doggo around anymore, the only beings to talk to during working-at-home hours are the geese, the sheep, the alpaca and the chooks. They’re not exactly lively conversationalists, but it looks to me like they’re listening as I prattle on about life, the universe and everything.

But the chooks. We have been remiss (much to the disappointment of my now 21-year-old) in naming the four egg producing marvels. For no real reason. So, when a comedian did an interview from isolation last week on the tele and mentioned the names of his chooks, I thought I’d steal those names and come up with a couple more of my own to make them a real part of our family.

I’ve always been up for a chat, and with a Pre-school educator wife still working, and an 18 yr old working in the (essential service) food industry this year, this ‘livin’ alone on a desert island’ life has a couple of downsides to go along with the awesome benefits. I’m absolutely loving the trakky dak wearing, coffee drinking part of it all, but talking and singing at the top of my lungs to myself could only go on for so long. So I’ve taken solace in a good ol’ chinwag to the animals. They don’t answer back, or tell me my ideas are hair-brained.

One of the geese is grey/black, whilst all the others are white, so I named him Retief. After the famous South African golfer, Retief Goosen, of course . I can’t tell the other ones apart, so they’ll just remain as gooses 1 to 4. The alpaca has a curly wave of hair/wool that comes over his forehead, so for the eight years that he’s been part of our family, he has been Elvis. Whilst he doesn’t come when you call, he knows his name and looks you in the eye when you address him. As an aside, we’ve always, well, ahem, had our little flock of sheep for the sole purpose of keeping us in shanks, legs and ribs.

So, naming them would go against

But what to call them?? Well, it’s taken a full week to finalise the list.

It was harder than naming our own children, I believe. Here goes : from about age 8 I have loved the game of tennis, with Bjorn Borg my all-time fave. So a logical choice for chicken number one, with its lovely mop of red feathers on top was Boris Pecker. When he won Wimbledon at age 17 I thought redheads would take over the world. Maybe one day they still might.

The last few years have seen me become a huge fan of Aussie Hip-Hop music legends the Hilltop Hoods. So chook number two was named after their song, which was a tribute to the National Lampoons movies. She’s called Cluck Griswold.

Names for Chooks three and four I stole. Now they’re both ladies obviously, but let’s not spoil it. My love of, and fanatical relationship with, all things A Long Time Ago, in a Galaxy Far, Far Away …. is well known – so our two noisiest and best eggproducing beasts are forever to be called Hen Solo and Princess Layer.

I can tell them apart. I wonder if they can sense the effort I recently put in to giving them names? They seem to love a chat too. Maybe Hen and Layer have got the power of ‘The Force’.

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How to survive the next 90 days

Another week, another million announcements and lifechanging moments…

It feels a bit overwhelming!

I know a lot of people are struggling to cope. Many households have seen a drop in income and are trying to work how they make ends meet. I hope this will help…

We don’t know how long this will all go on for, but it will end, and we just need to make it through to the other side.

Let’s be optimistic and hope that in three months’ time, things are starting to look a bit more like what we used to know.

If that’s the case, then we need to get through the next 90 days, and for many of us, that will require a spending overhaul.

It’s time for you to start running your eye over your numbers…

1. Write down how much income you will have each fortnight. (I know for some this is not certain at the moment.) Multiply this by 6 and that’s how much you will earn over the next 90 days.

2. Write down all of your fixed expenses. This will include things like rent, mortgage, rates, household bills, phone, internet, gas, electricity, insurances etc. Some of these will be monthly, others quarterly, some annual payments. Grab your calculator and work out how much these fixed costs will be over the next three months (make a logical guesstimate if you need to).

3. Take away your fixed costs from your expected income and divide this number by 12. That’s how much you have each week to put towards living.

Is this enough to get by?

If not, then here’s a checklist you can work your way through...

1. Assess how much you have in savings (which could also include redraw capacity you have on your mortgage). How long can these savings help you get by? This will help determine how big an adjustment you need to make.

2. Don’t just keep paying your bills. Ring every provider you deal with and see what kind of deal

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you can negotiate. Look to remove added extras you don’t need, cancel subscriptions you rarely or never make use of, increase the excess on your insurances, etc.

3. Cook from scratch where possible. It’s a great way to reduce the food bill, which for many families is a big expense item. And shop with a list!

4. Talk to your bank if you have debt. Talk to your landlord if you pay rent. Ask for help.

5. Assess what government support you may be entitled to and invest the time to apply.

This could also include accessing some of your superannuation, but this has serious long-term implications. For retirees, there is the option to reduce pension payments.

6. Know exactly where your money is going. Keep track of your spending, use an app like Pocketbook to help.

7. Review your spending each week. You may not have seriously reviewed your spending for years… now is the time to be paying attention and giving every dollar a purpose. And if you have a partner, make sure this is something you are doing together.

8. Make regular adjustments to keep streamlining your spending and become a lean, mean, budgeting machine. The habits you create now are what will then enable you to take the next step on the other side of this.

Everyone has a certain amount of money they need to survive. Right now, how can you make yours as little as possible to see you through the next 90 days and come out the other side in reasonable shape?

I’m keen to hear from you about what I can help with… If you have any burning questions, please email me at daniel@wealthtrain.com.au and let me know what you’d like to know.

Stay safe!

Daniel

If you’d like to find out more about how INDEPENDENT financial advice could help you manage cash flow, pay off the mortgage faster, get the most out of super and invest wisely, then get in touch on 0411 484 464 or head to wealthtrain.com.au.

Daniel McGregor is the man behind Wealth Train and is a member of the Independent Financial Advisers Association of Australia. This advice may not be suitable to you because it contains general advice which does not take into consideration any of your personal circumstances. All strategies and information provided are general advice only.

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And even movies! Kanopy is an online streaming platform allows you to watch over 30,000 classics, independent movies and documentaries for free.

“So with your library card you can go into Kanopy and you can watch movies and documentaries… and there’s lots of great stuff for kids,” said Jan. Storybox library is another popular service — free for library members — that features well-known actors reading Australian children’s books.

“Storybox library is fabulous because it is all Australian books and Australian actors — we all love it,” said Jan. “Every week, when the new one comes out, the staff all enjoy watching to see what the book is and who is reading it.”

And the library has also been filming stories

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ith the world currently confined behind doors, people all over are looking for ways to keep entertained, thankfully our public libraries have been making content freely accessible online for years.

All seven Central West Libraries may be closed, but did you know your membership allows you access to a whole range of free services?

“We have a whole lot of things that we can offer people and we are currently working on ramping all of those up for the duration -

however long this lasts,” said Central West Libraries manager Jan Richards.

You may not be able to get physical books at the moment, but through the library’s website you can access ebooks and audiobooks suitable for all the family.

“And all you need for all of these is to be a library member and have a library card, but if you haven’t already got one we’ve made it easier for people to go to our website and get one without having to come in,” said Jan. Your library card also gets you access to online magazines and newspapers and other information databases.

read by their very own on-staff storyteller Fiona Hawk, which are available on their YouTube channel.

For those interested in history and heritage, you can also help transcribe some of our local oral histories online or help correct digitised newspaper transcripts on Trove.

“And all of these things you can access through our website, but we are using our social media to heavily promote all of this — that’s our Facebook Account and our Instagram,” said Jan. “And above all of that, we are providing lots of competitions through our social media and conversations for people to be involved in.”

Storytime goes online. Central West Libraries’ own on-staff storyteller Fiona Hawk is now doing a virtual story time which are available on the library’s YouTube channel.

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D O O G A S ’ IT TIME TO… — BOB HOLLAND —

There’s a lot of focus now on what’s bad, what’s getting worse and so on.

Interestingly however, in most bad situations, and in my experience, if you work the problem hard enough you will often come up with possible solutions or at worst, a better way to deal with a bad situation.

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Very large Californian bungalow cc. 1920 on 1.75 acres a short walk to shops and other facilities. There has been a very sympathetic renovation adding a spacious kitchen/family room facing the north and the east with panoramic views to the garden through an expanse of ceiling to floor windows. Warm in the winter and and cool in the summer - with deciduous trees providing an extra level of shade in the summer months. There are 4 spacious bedrooms, one with an open fire place, a bay window and lead light stain glass windows. Polished hardwood floors are a feature as are the lovely high ornate ceilings throughout. The modern kitchen boasts a very generous granite benchtop, a double Falcon oven with gas cooktop 18 9 — 15 APRIL, 2020

and a walk in panrty. The ducted reverse cycle air conditioner provides comfort year round. The formal dining room also has a built in fire place. Other features include an inground, under-cover salt water pool, a single brick garage, a double colourbond garage and a carport. There are two entertainment areas - one adjoining the pool and another sheltered from the western sun and wind which is used year round. There is a large understory games room currently used as a commercial office. It has a wall to wall glassed in bookcase framing access to a large walk-in safe and new Axminster carpet. It faces the east and the rear of the garden, is double brick and has a separate access. This is a beautiful home and is well suited

to a large family and catering and accomodating large groups of family and friends. It is nestled in a well established, leafy garden and it has the added luxury of a bore so you can enjoy this oasis all year round. Well worth an inspection.

Contact Danielle 0427 853 171

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I don’t pretend to have all the answers to what’s going on now, but I do have some suggestions for those of us who have not been affected financially to the same extent as others, and who still have a chance to help with the problems that are being faced by so many, especially business owners.

That said, here’s the opportunity as I see it.

Many of us who would normally and routinely play sport, travel, entertain, go to the movies or live shows, eat out often and so on, now find ourselves with little to do. It’s not hard therefore, to imagine the amount of money we’re saving by not doing these things.

If that’s the case, it seems to me that now is a good and opportune time to spend some or all of that money on things that will help our economy and our struggling businesses right now, in their hour of need so to speak. In doing so, you’ll also be helping yourself and your family as well. It really could be the win win situation we often hear about.

To that end, here’s a list of suggestions to help get you thinking along those lines – Consider a pool If you’ve ever thought about installing a family pool, now could be a good time to think about that. Pools come in a variety of types and forms and costs can vary from hundreds to thousands, so there’s probably a pool to fit most budgets.

Upgrade your appliances Although there may be no wear and tear reasons to replace your current dishwasher, washing machine, microwave, stove, refrigerator etc. at this time, it could make good sense to do so while you have money you’re not otherwise spending. Appliances like these are always improving in efficiency and energy savings as technology advances so upgrading, even when it’s not necessary can sometimes make good sense.

Replace your bed How long have you been sleeping on that old bed? Like so many things, beds now come in all manner of sizes, with a myriad of comfort additions, all designed to make sleeping feel like you’re in heaven. That’s just the bed, the options now available in bed heads, bedside tables, sheets, pillows, blankets, electric blankets, doonas, bedspreads etc. is endless. We spend a great deal of our life in bed, so having a good, functional and comfortable bed can only make your life better.

Review your floor coverings Those responsible for cleaning the floors at home will know how time consuming and difficult that can be if the carpets, linoleum or polished boards are old. What is more dis-heartening than this is seeing the floors when you’re finished, knowing they’re clean but hardly noticing any difference for your efforts. Modern floor coverings like tiles, cork, floating floors, rugs and modern carpets enable cleaning floors

to be much easier and the finished look is usually brilliant. Modern vacuum cleaners, steam mops, today’s choice of mop types and the modern cleaning products have taken a lot of the drudgery out of cleaning floors.

Of course, to replace these under normal circumstances can be a costly exercise, especially when you have other demands on your money at the same time. I’m sure you can see why I’m suggesting it’s a good time now to consider these things as either good timing, good sense, a good investment or something else. I’ll leave that up to you to use your imagination. When you do, I’m sure other things will also come to mind like blinds and awnings, your heating and cooling needs, your TV and entertainment appliances, maybe your BBQ or even a room addition, carport or a new garage. The bottom line is, when you spend your money on things like this at this time, you’re helping business owners stay afloat and working people stay in work. That’s a good thing, yes?

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2/38 SAMPSON STREET • Town houses in this complex are always in demand and this outstanding property will be no exception • Centrally located, close to Cook Park, the Aquatic Centre, shops, cafes and easy access to the CBD • Large north facing living area allowing plenty of natural light and warmth to stream in through the double glazed windows • Modern kitchen with induction cook top, wall oven,

Jim Oates 0427 624 755

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well designed pantry and ample bench space, where you can enjoy the morning sun • Features include built-ins wardrobes in both bedrooms, ensuite to the main, reverse cycle ducted air conditioner, solar power, just to name a few • The north facing courtyard is a real sun trap, ideal to sit and enjoy outdoor living at its best.

• Inspections by appointment only. Don’t delay

Marie Fox 0412 166 132

LOT 101 75 BURTONS LANE FOREST REEFS

$663,000

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18.35ha lifestyle block with building permission • The Forest Reefs/Millthorpe area has always been popular so here is your opportunity to own a great lifestyle block • Approximately 45 acres in size with a 1.56ha (3.85 acre) building envelope.

• The block is approximately 2.5klms from Forest Reefs and approximately 9klms from Millthorpe • Will be fully fenced, power to the block and has a 500sqm surface area dam (approx.) when full.

• Call us for an inspection. In conjunction with Blowes Real Estate

Jim Oates 0427624755

Brian Cullinane 0418 637 338

6/1-7 HARTAS LANE, ORANGE

• Set in a quiet complex close to Greengate shopping centre, Duntryleague golf course, schools, parks and restaurants.

• The open planned lounge/dining adjoins a modern kitchen • Both bedrooms are very generous and have built-ins.

• There is a reverse cycle split system, plus wall mounted electric heaters and the bathroom has been renovated • The fully paved courtyard is low maintenance and very private and the single lock up garage is great for extra storage

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• This property would be an ideal addition to any savvy investors portfolio. It is easily rentable with the ideal tenant already in place.

• This well maintained spacious two bedroom unit is priced to sell don’t hesitate to call and make your appointment to inspect • Agent declares interest

Jim Oates 0427 624 755

142 DARCY BROWN PLACE, ORANGE

10 EMERALD STREET, ORANGE

• Great North Orange location, close to shopping centre, child care, gardens and sporting complex • Open plan living areas plus a separate lounge, large kitchen with plenty of storage and bench space • All bedrooms are spacious and have built-ins with ensuite and walk in robe to the main.

• Ducted gas heating, pot belly stove plus three reverse cycle split systems allowing year round comfort.

• Electronic security roller shutters and enclosed sunroom • Backyard access through the double garage to a fully fenced level yard • Land size – 794.1m2 Rates - $2521.45 • This property is sure to impress, inspect today

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• 19.08Ha (approx. 47 acres) only 11km from Orange a vibrant town with plenty of services and growth • Inviting 4 bedroom home with features such as open plan living / dining / kitchen, second living area, 3 way bathroom, ensuite and walk in robe to the main bedroom, built in robes to the other three bedrooms, R/C split system A/C and slow combustion wood heater, outdoor entertaining BBQ area, double garage with workshop and bar, double carport.

Jim Oates 0427624755

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• There is a gas heater as well as a reverse cycle split system • The backyard is very secure and the generous single garage is great for extra storage • Land size 474.2m Rates $2144.33 • Time to roll your sleeves up and get ready to reap the rewards after you transform this home

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143 FARNHAM ROAD, STUART TOWN

173 MCLACHLAN STREET, ORANGE • Conveniently located in a very central location close to the CBD, shops, cafes and child care centre • This character built two bedroom home oozes plenty of potential and is the ideal purchase for the handyman/renovator • Consists of separate lounge, large eat-in kitchen, bathroom and separate internal laundry

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• Very well maintained fencing around 4 main paddocks which are all watered • Fertile Basalt soil with pastures of Clover, rye and phalaris and yellow box shade timber.

• Machinery shed with loft, 4 stables, cattle yard and crush, silo, dog kennels and bird avery • Excellent water with 2 Dams, Bore for stock and domestic use and 2 x 15,000 gallon rainwater tanks

$225,000

• Approx. 17 acres - 45 minutes Orange and 5 minutes form Stuart Town

• Spacious north facing kitchen with dishwasher, gas stove and pantry

• 4 Bedrooms with built in robes and walk in robe

• Walk in linen cupboard and entertaining deck

• 2 living areas with wood and R/C split system Air Conditioning

• New bore 40ft depth with electric pump

• Bathroom and second toilet in the laundry

• Some older sheds, cottage and garden shed

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Jim Oates 0427 624 755

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How to get the BEST out of OUR COUNCILS

Who do we trust in times of uncertainty?

COMMUNITY PERCEPTIONS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT LGNSW RESEARCH 2017 FEDERAL

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The vast majority of NSW residents say local government is the best sphere to make decisions about their local areas.

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Research into local government in NSW in 2017 showed that trust in local government is higher than in State government, with 70% of those questioned trusting local government and only 43% trusting State Government. Earlier research had shown that local government was also trusted more than Federal Government, with the NSW Government the least trusted tier of government in NSW. I wonder how that will have changed after the current crisis is over? Certainly, there seems to be a lack of trust in our Prime Minister and concern over mixed messages.

There is also criticism of the NSW Premier over allowing passengers from cruise ships to disembark in Sydney and disperse without being checked!

With three tiers of government sometimes leadership is about staying out of it and letting others lead!

It takes years to build trust and only a few moments to destroy it.

It has been interesting to watch the leadership from local government in Southern NSW following the bush fires.

The Mayor and General Manager of

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So, I wondered who we do trust in times of uncertainty?

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82 I recently interviewed Rebecca Ryan, the General Manager of Blayney Shire Council, and we talked about leadership in times of uncertainty. Rebecca’s recipe is to show leadership by staying calm in times of uncertainty, speaking with people, not just sending information out and talking with staff a lot, and with the community as much as possible.

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of people are at least somewhat satisfied with their council.

Bega Valley Shire Council, in particular, have shown great community leadership throughout the recent devastation and leading the recovery, and council staff were on the ground helping people throughout the crisis. The 2020 bushfires follow the devastating Tathra bushfires of 2018.

One of the previous achievements was attracting cruise ships to dock at Eden, which was a major economic boost to an economy devastated by bushfires, but that has now been affected by the Coronavirus.

The Council is both leading and continuing business as usual as much as possible.

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In small council areas the proportion of people who have considered running for council is almost triple that of the overall figure for NSW.

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I have written before about Community Satisfaction Surveys and the importance of trust between a community and its council. The top issues that tend to drive community satisfaction include:

Actively involved

Not interested so long as council does a good job

When asked about the benefits provided by councils, the most commonly cited related to knowledge and understanding of the local community.

14% Would like to be actively involved

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Would like a say

Most people would like to be involved in local decision making or already are …but almost half are happy to leave it to council.

TOP LOCAL ISSUES

•Reporting to the community on Council activities, services and facilities

Roads and local economies were top of the list of issues that people say their areas will face over the next 10 years.

•Transparent and accountable Council activities

SMALL / MEDIUM COUNCILS

LARGE COUNCILS

•Council’s financial management

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•Condition and maintenance of sporting fields, parks and gardens

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Road maintenance and infrastructure

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•Opportunities to participate in Council decision making.

The summarised research shows that ‘there was a correlation between information provision/communication and satisfaction with local government’ and ‘residents don’t necessarily want to get involved in local decision making if they feel their councils are performing well and their interests are being well represented’.

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Some Key Findings

DECISION MAKING. 75% of NSW residents believe local government is the best sphere of government to make decisions about their local areas, compared with 27% who believed decisions were best made by state government and 5% who believed they were best made by federal government.

SATISFACTION. 82% expressed a degree of satisfaction with their local council (from ’somewhat satisfied’ to ‘very satisfied’). Only 6% were not at all satisfied with their council’s performance.

BENEFITS. When asked what benefits local government provides to the community the most common answer (unprompted) was ‘knowledge/understanding of the local community’.

HAVING A SAY. Almost one-third (30%) of respondents would like to have a say in council decisionmaking, 14% said they’d like to be actively involved – slightly more than the 12% who said they were already involved. Some 44% said they did not wish to be involved as long as their council was doing a good job.

INVOLVEMENT. 9% of respondents said they had considered or were likely to consider running for council, but in small council areas the proportion was almost triple (26%).

INFORMATION. Just over half (52%) of people were satisfied with information they received from council, with 46% eager for more.

I have received feedback that many people find these columns informative and I am happy to receive comments from readers about this column and other issues you would like me to cover so please either contact me at Orange City Life or aes@amandaspaldingconsulting.com

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WHAT’S ON THE MENU @ HOG’S AUSTRALIA’S STEAKHOUSE

Home of Great Steaks From day one, Hog’s Breath set out to be unlike any other restaurant. In a nutshell, it’s about providing quality food and beverage in a casual, yet fun environment. The diverse menu is centered around Prime Rib, an unbelievably tender steak that just melts in your mouth.

APPRENTICE CHEF NASH WITH OWNER, CAROLYN

— MELISE COLEMAN — Hogs Steakhouse in Orange, want to let the community know that they are open and welcoming takeaway or delivery orders seven days a week.

Stuck as to what you want to order? Why not their bestselling item on the menu, the Garlic prawn rib fillet, available in three mouth-watering sizes, with three sautéed prawns and garlic cream sauce, served with your choice of two sides. Or, try the impressive finger food combo, salt and pepper calamari, loaded potato skins, prawn twisters and chicken tenders with honey mustard and chilli sauce.

For those with a sweet tooth, you’ll want to sink your teeth into Hogs’ Signature Dessert, the decadent and delicious Mississippi Mudcake, handmade rich chocolate mud cake

with chocolate sauce and vanilla ice cream. Yum! Still home to all your favourites including the Boss Hog burger, Tex Mex and the $9.90 lunch menu specials (Mon-Fri).

Open seven days (including over the Easter period). Jump online to order your next delicious meal or call the store to place your order from 11am until 2pm and dinner from 5pm.

Due to current circumstances, takeaway beers, cider and wine, including their uniquely Hogtastic cocktails available for purchase and delivery (proof of age required).

Don’t forget, delivery is also available within the Orange area. So, what are you waiting for?

Located at 177 Lords Place, contact your local Hogs on 6362 2389 or keep up with them on their socials.

OWNER/MANAGER: CAROLYN PEAKE “I’m a hairdresser by trade and was hairdressing for 24 years before I came to take over the restaurant in 20 What encouraged me to buy the restaurant, was our food, I love the fact that its fresh, wholesome food, and we’ve got something for everybody.

HOG’S AUSTRALIA’S STEAKHOUSE | 177 LORDS PLACE, ORANGE | TEL. 6362 2389

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Hog’s Australia’s Steakhouse

Classic Australian

177 Lords Place, ORANGE

6362 2389

The Ophir Hotel

Family Friendly Pub

84 Glenroi Avenue, ORANGE

6362 4995

Coco’s Cafè & Catering

Fresh Homestyle Cuisine

37 William St, ORANGE

6362 8611

The Sugar Mill

Café and Gourmet Bakery

1/82-102 Summer St, ORANGE

6361 1529

Lonestar Rib House & Brews

American Cuisine

Shop 43 220 Summer St, ORANGE

6387 9000

Groundstone

Café

151a Byng St, ORANGE

6394 6386

The Beekeeper’s Inn

Modern Australian

2319 Mitchell Hwy, VITTORIA

6368 7382

Cheeky Barista

Café, Australian & Asian Cuisine

295 Summer St, ORANGE

0422 522 445

Raku Izakaya

Modern Japanese

129 Summer St, ORANGE

0478 759 050

Trang Hue

Vietnamese Cuisine

134 Summer St, ORANGE

0459 337 770

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PUZZLES…. PUZZLES…. PUZZLES….

We’ve again included extra puzzles to keep you amused during those times of isolation we’re now facing.

OC Life sincerely thanks Auspac Media for their generosity in providing these puzzles to us at no cost, all for the added enjoyment of our readers.

which word?

Find the Phrase!

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For a little extra time-consuming fun, have we got an interesting challenge for you?

It’s called Find the Phrase and to be in the running to win 5 x $2 scratchies each week, all you have to do is tell us where in our magazine you found the phrase of a few words that we’re looking for, then send in an entry to be in the draw.

The phrase you’re looking for this week is...

“he will put things right” Send, deliver or email entries Find the Phrase, OC Life, 3/241 Lords Place Orange NSW 2800 or reception@oclife.com.au Entries close each Monday at 5pm.

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Dazzling Dress-ups

Win a Family Feast Gift Voucher from McDonalds We have two McDonald’s Family Feast Gift Vouchers to give away thanks to McDonald’s Family Restaurants here in Orange.

To win one of these fabulous Family Feasts, just send us a photo of your child all dressed up in a dazzling outfit. We’ll choose two entries from those we receive to win one each of the Gift Vouchers. Your Dazzling Dress-up can be whatever you want it to be - a superhero, a cartoon character, a stunning outfit, something totally weird, in fact anything dazzling - just use your imagination.

SPONSORED BY To enter: Email your photo(s) and details to Dazzling Dress-ups at reception@oclife.com.au Entries close 5pm Friday 17th April.

Judging will take place Monday 20th April and we’ll announce the winners in OC Life 23rd April issue.

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of the week Ross Hill FAMILY SERIES ‘MAYA AND MAX’ – CHARDONNAY A modern incarnation of the variety, with a focus on fruit rather than artifice, it is youthful and crisp in the glass.

Time on lees has built a soft and creamy texture. Coolclimate lemon pith, with white nectarines leading the mid palate. Bright, crunchy acidity lends drive and structure.

Astute winemaking has instilled a gentle minerality in this wine and a hint of Oak from the partial barrel fermentation. A wine that is complex and compelling.

Try with a mushroom risotto or cheese platter.

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Skillset’s 2019/20 jobs and skills campaign “SkillForce500” reached its target five days early, engaging a total of 512 people into education, employment or skills development across central and western NSW (87 in Orange region alone) during the six-month campaign period.

Skillset CEO Craig Randazzo said it’s more important than ever to support local business. “Many small businesses across Australia are currently feeling the impacts of Coronavirus COVID-19. Regional businesses are admirably agile, but it’s important that we as a community get behind them to support them through this challenging time. Our SkillForce500 campaign is just one of the ways we’re working with businesses through ongoing skills development.”

During the SkillForce500 campaign, Hort Enterprises placed nine apprentices and trainees. With a passion for skills development, Hort’s have been partnered with Skillset since 1995. Since then, Hort Enterprises have trained over 150 apprentices and trainees. Hort Enterprises’ Administration Manager, Chris Kelly says, “at Hort Enterprises, we recognise the importance of supporting the development of people and our communities.

Skills development is just one way in which we can contribute to the growth of both our business and our region”.

SkillForce500 new starter, Cameron Geddes, commenced a Certificate III in Engineering – Fabrication Trade (Boilermaker) apprenticeship in January.

“This apprenticeship has given me the opportunity to experience working a full-time job while gaining new skills which has further improved my ability to adapt and learn new things.”

Skillset continues to focus on the importance of providing skills and employment for local people.

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The Country Women’s Association of New South Wales, Australia in 1947 “How the Nations Are Fed” (by Jack Moses) Jack Moses (12 January 1861 – 10 July 1945) was an Australian outback bush poet who wrote the poem “The Dog Sat on the Tuckerbox” which inspired the well-known Dog on the Tuckerbox monument in Gundagi.

“The meat and the wheat and the fruit that we eat And the butter we spread on our bread, All come from the toil of the (wo)man* on the soil, And that’s how the nations are fed The birds on the wing joyfully sing, Times will be better ahead While we grow the wheat and the meat that we eat, And the butter we spread on our bread.” *this is a recent change Along with many recipes the Coronation Cookery Book included some hints on cookery substitutes. You may like to try them if you run short of ingredients because you are practising “social distancing” and can’t shop. The CWA Orange branch is happy to take the credit for good results. However failures are on your own head.

• A tablespoon of gelatin added to a cake will equal three eggs. Dissolve gelatin in a little cold water for a few minutes; then add enough boiling water to make a cupful. Whip mixture with an egg beater until it is light and add to other ingredients.

• Golden syrup used in a pudding will serve the purpose of sugar, eggs, and milk and will keep the pudding moist.

• If you happen to run short of eggs when making a cake, a mixture of warm milk and golden syrup will serve the same purpose. Use one tablespoon of syrup to every half-pint of milk which quantity is equivalent to three eggs.

• When making white sauce and milk is scarce save the water potatoes have been boiled in and add some butter and half the quantity of milk and proceed as usual.

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• Take ¼lb of butter and ¼ pint of fresh milk. Warm the milk to blood heat (no hotter) , add a little salt ; have the butter slightly warmed but not melted; beat butter briskly adding milk gradually until the butter will not absorb any more milk. Let stand for a few minutes. Result – half a pound of good butter.

Country Women’s Association (CWA) of NSW Facebook (https://www. facebook.com/cwaofnsw) also has knitting patterns and other interesting links to help you cope with isolation in a productive way.

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Sunshine

ORANGE CITY LIFE IS PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO BRING YOU A SERIALISED VERSION OF THE ACCLAIMED NOVELLA, SUNSHINE, FROM MILLTHORPE’S

KIM KELLY

It’s 1921 and the Great War has left in its wake untold tragedy, not only in lives lost but in the guilt of survivors, the deep-set scars of old wounds and the sting of redoubled bigotries.

In the tiny hamlet of Sunshine, on the far-flung desert’s edge, three very different ex-servicemen – Jack Bell, an Aboriginal horseman, Snow McGlynn, a laconic, curmudgeonly farmer, and Art Lovelee, an eccentric engineer – find themselves sharing a finger of farmland along the Darling River, and not much else. That is, until Art’s wife Grace, a battle-hardened nurse, gets to work on them all with her no-nonsense wisdom.

Told with Kim Kelly’s inimitable with and warmth, Sunshine is a very Australian tale of home, hope and healing, of the power of growing life and love, and discovering that we are each other’s greatest gifts.

STAVE II

GRACE Even the flyscreen at the front door of her new home was beautiful, so thought Grace Lovelee.

The timber frame was inset with an elegant oval window, surrounded by a fretwork of such curling, swirling whimsy, it made her smile to find it here, so far into the famed Australian outback, so far from home. Not that flyscreens were necessary at home. There weren’t so many flies in Chippenham, Wiltshire; it would be getting cold there now, almost the end of October. She closed her eyes and felt the sleet prickling her face, tickling the tip of her nose; she opened them again upon the flyscreen. The paint was flaking here and there, but it was such a pretty blue, Grace decided she’d try to match the colour, if she could. She looked over her shoulder, back across the tufty field that was her front lawn in this place, sprinkled with tiny white flowers that had gold centres, and golden flowers that had coppery centres, all the way down to the river, and she looked up from under the awning of the verandah: her door was the colour of this enormous, smiling sky.

Sunshine: the name of her new home smiled everywhere around her.

In the distance, off towards the tumbledown schoolhouse, she could hear her husband, Art, hammering away; he was constructing the canvasshade colonnades for his plant nursery, nearer the water. An engineer, of the railroads and bridges sort, or so he had been; now he was going to grow things: citrus saplings, apricots, plums, grapes – the seedless ones, for sultanas – and strawberries and melons and whatever else he chose. And, while he was at it, he’d doubtless compose the odd ode or several to his adventures in horticulture. He sang whenever the mood took, making things up

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as he went along, and lately at the top of his lungs: ‘All fruits bright and juiciful! All sweetness great and small! Seeds and blooms and nutty loons, Art Lovelee grows them all …’

Moods: Art knew a few of those. Grace hoped the sun was not biting him too badly out there, nearing midday as it was, but she knew better than to go all the way over to him to suggest he might take a break for lunch in the cool of indoors. Not today. Today’s mood was Obsession, as it had been more or less for the past seven days so far, and of all his moods – the most frequent others being Depression, Dancing Dawg and Naughty Boy – Obsession was his most unreasonable. She adored him – he was tall, sort of handsome and often hilarious – but he was exhausting at times; and busy exhausting himself at this time. She’d see to his sunburn this evening, if it needed her attention.

‘Oranges and lemons, say the bells of Saint Clemens. Pancakes and fritters, say the bells of Saint Peter’s …’ She sang her own little fruity loop of a song as she swept the verandah of overhead cobwebs. She’d swept everything twice already – all she’d done that first week since they’d arrived was sweep and scrub and scour, the house revealing more and more of its beauty each time, in its tessellated tiles of red diamonds and black stars, its ornate cornices scallop-edged and stuffed with blooms of every kind, garlands carved into every internal door, and tinier reflections of same delicately rendered upon every porcelain handle – but almost three decades’ accumulation of dust, bird-doings and dead insects would take another few rounds, at least.

For all its neglect, though, the house was in remarkable condition – nothing like the ‘dilapidated dwelling’ that was said to have existed here. It sat slightly higher than all else in this little nook of the Darling, so it had never been damaged by flood; the gate around its yard had been locked for all those years, too, locking out all but the slowest of slow-baking time. Paint-flaking time. Wallpaperpeeling time. The oldest continent on the globe kind of time. Grace had read everything about Australia she could find once Art declared that he was returning to Sydney and taking her with him, and she’d devoured each word, each absurd detail,

with such delighted excitement – such relief. She’d thought his renewed enthusiasm for grasping the future was a sign that he was at last recovered. A sharp little laugh leapt from her at that memory – of her naivety, of how blinded she was by their lovemaking, and how much lovemaking they had enjoyed. She was a nurse, or had been then; she should have known he wasn’t recovered. He would never recover. And that was all right. They would live life their way, as it came, and in gratitude that they had lives to be getting on with. She’d go anywhere with him or for him. She’d go to the moon.

She laughed again, at the fact of where she had actually gone – laughed at this extraordinary place.

‘Back O’ Bourke’, they called it, joking and not joking at all, and she laughed at it both ways several times a day. Her Art was mad to have carted her off out here, he was undoubtedly mad in every way, but not bereft of logic. Mad logic, and there was beauty in that, too. When they’d arrived in Sydney, his home town, he was immediately offered a job with the Public Works Department, and almost just as immediately broke down at every loss he found on every corner of the city, and all along the train line to Stanmore, where they’d rented a small lacy-faced cottage not far from Art’s parents’ house: friends not returned, or not returned whole; he’d wept for hours, mutely, unreachably, at the discovery that one fellow who’d bullied him mercilessly at school had since been crippled, both legs sheared off at the knees. ‘G’day, Artie, how’re you going?’ faces in the street would ask him, and all he wanted to do was run away; sometimes he did.

He told her: ‘I can’t stay here. I shake the mortar from the bricks just by my breathing.’

She understood without further explanation; it was too hard. Too painful being so outstandingly intact on the outside and so smashed on the inside; so unspeakably monstrous all over. ‘Shall we go back to Wiltshire?’ she’d asked him, and not only because she’d been feeling somewhat homesick amid Sydney’s harsh and over-brassy clatter. Her parents were in England; her friends, too, old and new; the ease of class clarity, familiarity; in any event, she and Art had a little money of their own to fritter over indecisions, as she’d received a small but very much appreciated inheritance from an aunt just as

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the war had ended – and having received it at that time it seemed only too apt to fritter at least a bit of it.

But he’d told her: ‘No. I want some land. A few acres. Farmland. Somewhere …’

‘Oh?’ she’d queried carefully, a little worried he might be tumbling towards very unwell once more.

But he’d winked: ‘Don’t call Bedlam quite yet.

When I was a boy, before everything, before university, I used to spend a lot of time with my grandfather – he was a nurseryman, fruit trees and ornamentals. I want to go back there – I mean, back to that sort of purposeful contentment. I think I really just want to grow things.’

He just wanted to put things right, within himself and in the world, by growing things, trees and plants, and her love for him had grown a hundredfold in that moment.

His parents weren’t so sure. They didn’t understand; couldn’t. Her mother-in-law had eyed her as though somehow she – Grace – was to blame, for the changes in her son; for the war, for every fault of Empire, for every evil of foreign and faraway. Grace had ignored her; so had Art – although Grace wasn’t so sure that was any sort of change.

They’d set about making his wishes come true, doing the necessary research on what, where and when. Then something a little magical happened. Grace was struck by a dreadful toothache and, the following day, at the dentist, as she’d waited, she’d picked up the latest newsletter from the Returned Soldiers League there, only for something to occupy her mind, and her eyes had fallen on the listing for the land at ‘Sunshine via Bourke, on the Darling’. Her conviction that this was the place of their future had been so intense, so powerful, the listing might as well have read, Mrs & Mrs A.W. Lovelee have lately been allocated … It had seemed ideal in every way. Because Art had wanted to grow fruit, they’d straightaway looked into availabilities and opportunities in all the fruitgrowing areas of New South Wales, and so she’d

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She placed the nest back up on its rafter, and she asked again for the one thing she longed to grow. She asked God and the sun and the stars and the dust for a child.

known that while there were nurseries in the north-western townships of Nyngan and Dubbo, there were none in the farther flung district of Bourke. One of the properties at Sunshine had to be theirs. When Art had put in his application, they’d tried not to be too hopeful – they weren’t farmers, after all. All they had was a satisfactory amount of contributory capital and the verve to see it through. But then he’d won it! Oh, the thrill of that – it still made her fizz inside. What amazing luck. The terms of the government advance they were offered were more generous than whatever they might have got from any bank, and if it all went to pot, her inheritance would cover it anyway – just. Even if that did happen – even if it was all madness and nothing more – it would be money well spent. For Art’s sake.

I don’t want to push this luck too far, she prayed, but – please.

And then she wondered about their neighbour again. His name was Joseph McGlynn – they knew that from the Soldiers Settlement fellow who helped them sort out all the paperwork. Of course this Mr McGlynn was a returned man, too, and that’s all they knew. Twice now she’d walked all the way up the track to his house, almost half a mile off, and knocked on the door, to introduce herself, to say hello, but no one had answered. She wasn’t sure why she found that concerning; perhaps he’d been out in his fields, or in town, or who knows? But concern her it did.

She thought she’d try again tomorrow.

When they got here, though, just those seven short-long days ago, puttering up the track in their second-hand Humber motorcar, which, like the house, had far exceeded expectations in comfort and style, one of the first things they found on their very first walk around the property was a small vineyard gone wild – a jolly mess of grapes coming into flower. Then, further along, beyond the schoolhouse, beyond the bounds of their own land, they’d seen their neighbour’s orchard all newly laid out and shining in the gilded rays of afternoon. Signs of rightness. And Art had been overrun with Obsession ever since.

STAVE III

NEXT WEEK IN ORANGE CITY LIFE

Sunshine was first published 2019

by Jazz Monkey Publications, copyright © Kim Kelly 2019. The moral right of the author has been asserted.

He’d fall down in a heap soon, Grace knew.

And that was all right, too. She’d look after him when he did. That was the only promise that mattered.

This edition for Orange City Life is publ ished with permission of the author. Som e phrases and words have been altered from the original, for a general audience.

Her broom threw a clump of some grimy thing from the top of one of the verandah rafters, and just as she was about to sweep it off the boards, she saw it was a nest. How wonderful, she thought. Birds’ nests are incredible structures, intricately made – ingenious. She often imagined birds were the most blessed creatures of all: freedom, fearlessness and the ever-tuneful company of one’s kind; was there anything their lives lacked?

The Year God Forgot?

I was watching a news article recently on the Covid19 crisis and the reporter signed off with these words: “With drought, fires, floods, and now the Coronavirus – 2020 is the year God forgot.” Is that how you feel too?

That God only watches from a distance.

I believe God cares. So, you may ask, ‘How can I still believe that today?’ I believe in God as revealed in the person of Jesus. Who entered our world of sickness, loneliness and death. So, Jesus has been here physically and suffered here.

God never promises us that our world will be free from suffering until He returns to put things right.

Until then he has said that suffering, death and grief will be our experience. These experiences demonstrate clearly that our world is broken by sin, curse and death - and we are not in control.

Our only hope in the face of suffering is that God is still in control, that he really does care, and that in the end he will put things right. And he has promised to do that, and proved it in the death and resurrection of Jesus. I still trust the God who cares, even now.

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