Impressive ANZAC march
We used to have bagpipes and drums to lead our march down the main street for the ceremony. Times change and we ended up with the lone piper leading us down our street this year because there was no one to lead us. A couple of families got together and we had four Light Horsemen lead the march. They did a great job and really looked the part. Well done to the Grey and the Wilson families for doing this. The scary part of this was that if a couple of the kids were young men and not young women, 107 years ago, they would be doing this for real. Thank you to our Moulamein Public School for running this great event and a special thanks to all the kids involved. Also, a big thank you to our bugler Glen Cocks, who turns up every year to help us out. We had the traditional two-up at the Tatts that night and a small band of betters managed to get $260 in the bucket for our Bush Nursing Centre. I know I will get in trouble for calling it the Bush Nursing Centre. But that is what it has always been and I always take a while to change.
Fuel thefts on the rise
With the price of fuel being what it is, there has been an increase in suspected fuel thefts from trucks lined up at our rice sheds, tractors in the paddock and bulk tankers. Luckily, with fuel being so expensive and security cameras getting so cheap, we should be able to find out who is doing this. Please, anyone that catches someone on camera. Do not keep it to yourself. Report it to our local police. This has to be nipped in the bud before it gets out of hand. We already have our suspicions of who it is so far and we will be watching you very closely of how often you fuel up in town.
Rice harvest limping along
I could not help notice that most of the trucks at our Moulamein sheds were singles. The same when I was umpiring the footy, no road trains going past. Too wet to get a road train down to the paddock, I found out. It is pretty well still full-on up at our Moulamein sheds as everyone that finishes just goes across the road to help their neighbour out before the next lot of rain. If the crops are anything like our last 3.5 hectares, I wish them luck. Poor bloody Macka got pushed out of the truck and back on the header for this last little bit. A quick change of fronts and a big half a day and it was off. Thanks, Macka and good luck to all those still bogging around in the mud. Rice harvest is never much fun after it rains. It is raining as I write these notes. That cannot be good for the crops that are left.
Footy at Murrabit this week
The Mighty Swans are riding high at the moment. Two wins in a row for our seniors. Let’s hope they do not suffer from nose bleed by being so high on the ladder. The Mighty Magoos, our Colts, our F Troop and our A Grade netballers also had a win. A few of us old timers were sitting around trying to remember when the Mighty Swans had ever done this well against Wandella. We decided that none of us were old enough to remember that day. Where is Old Jacko when you need him? It is only 34 miles to our mates over at Murrabit. Take the drive and cheer the mighty Swans on in the rain. Looking for a goal umpire or two to stand out and get wet if you have a couple of hours to spare. I know my wife is not impressed with the date of the game. The last Saturday of the month instead of the first Saturday of the month.
No Murrabit Market, bugger. That is on next week. I noticed there were a few of our new players that were not too sure of the words to our club song. Let’s hope by the end of the year they know it off by heart.
River Levels.
The Edward at Moulamein has started to rise a bit at 1.55 metres and around 1313 megalitres a day. Still a good boating level and plenty of cod there for the catching. Every camp I talk to has been catching plenty of cod. Most of them undersize with the odd keeper. Yellers are still rare and carp are always around but not in big numbers.
