Fire Brigade Awards
Our Moulamein Town Fire Brigade travelled to Dubbo for the May 4 event held each year, coinciding with the Feast Day of St Florian, Patron Saint of Firefighters and International Firefighters Day.
Our fire brigade from Moulamein was recognised for their efforts during the 2022 floods.
Our Captain, Alesha Buckley, received an award from the Commissioner for her efforts above and beyond the call of duty during the floods.
Our Moulamein Brigade also got an award for their untiring effort to keep our district safe.
This award was accepted by Alesha, Gary Russell, Alan Fielding and Ian Beesy who made the long trip to Dubbo for the awards.
Well done to everyone involved in the flood effort. We beat the beast.
We may be the Rural Fire Service, but over 90 per cent of the awards went to efforts in the floods.
Alesha presented the commissioner with one of our Moulamein Brigades stubby holders.
Let’s hope he enjoys a beer out of it in the quiet times.
We are always looking for new members in our Moulamein brigade. We meet up for training on the first Wednesday of the month at around 6pm. Hope to see you there.
Netballers unbeaten
I didn’t get to see this game as I was busy being Pop.
Unfortunately, the Mighty Swans got their wings clipped by Ultima this week. Bugger. But our A Grade netballers managed to get up by two points.
That is 5 from 5 for our girls and are sitting on top of the ladder.
The draw has changed to what I thought it was and we get a home match this week. I will have to check the draw.
Our mates from Macorna come over to test us this weekend. Come over and cheer the Mighty Swans on. Let’s see if our girls can make it 6 from 6.
Fire truck wanted
When Alesha Buckley travelled to Dubbo, at one of the stations she visited, there was an old fire truck parked under a shed, just to keep a bit of history alive.
If anyone in our district has an old fire truck parked under a tree somewhere, we would like to put one in front of our shed. There are bound to be some out there somewhere that are in need of preserving.
Battery drive
Coming into winter, there will be a few batteries that die on us. Our Moulamein Men’s Shed mob can turn these into fish in our rivers. They will organise a day that suits you and they will pick them up.
Preferably on a pallet loaded onto a trailer. But if not, they will throw them into the trailer by hand.
They also can be dropped off at their shed in town.
The more batteries they get, the more fish we get back onto our rivers.
Swan Hill Vintage Car Club
I have heard on the grapevine that a few of our visitors from last week have already booked in to come back to our great little town for a week’s holiday.
They did not know our little town even existed. But they loved it and are coming back for a longer look.
RIP Jess
Last weekend we ended up with a dead tiger snake on the back lawn and a dead dog on the front lawn.
We could call that a draw but I’m sure my 15-year-old dog would disagree with that. She defended her territory till the end. RIP Jess.
This tiger snake was 4 feet 2 in the old language or 120cm long in the metric.
This would have to be the biggest tiger snake I have ever seen. It was also the fattest tiger snake I think I have ever seen. Southern Bell Frogs must be good food.
With the warm weather, they are still out there so watch your dogs.
River levels
Our Edward has finally started to steady at around 1.4 metres and 1171 megs a day.
There is over 700 megs below Stephens Weir and still over 200 megs coming down the Billabong.
All I have heard of getting caught is carp, carp and more carp.
There is that much feed in the rivers. I think our natives are just sitting under the logs eating whatever comes past.
