IN my notes a few weeks ago, when our mates from Transgrid told us of their intention of running 70m-high powerlines through our irrigation area, they were not going through my place.
But one stroke of a pen and they very well could.
I got told on Friday night at the Bowling Club that they might be going north of town and through our place.
I was on duty for the raffles and the draw was delayed for a few minutes.
I decided the people showing me the map were just having a go at me and let it go.
We were always in the dark green zone, but never in the light green zone, where the lines were actually going.
Now we were in the purple zone.
I got the phone call this week from Nicky from Transgrid. I just answered: “You have redirected your line and it is coming over my place now, isn’t it?”
She said: “That saves me a lot of explaining.”
I told her the usual that her mob was about as popular as a turd in a swimming pool.
She knew that going by the reception they got in town.
They knew how many properties I owned and where they were.
I asked how they know this. Even our RFS Brigades cannot access this information because of privacy laws.
Plenty of information on the web if you know where to look, she said.
So, we have a meeting with them next week. No one talks about what happens at these meetings. I will. My life is an open book. Stay tuned for the next exiting episode of China meets Transgrid.
My young fella read that they are going north of the Billabong through the unproductive land out there.
Yep, very unproductive – four or five tonnes per hectare of clover hay growing out there on our irrigation that is about to be cut. A not bad looking barley crop. On flooded dry land as well as irrigation. Over 5000 sheep running on bugger all of the irrigated pasture to save the dryland feed for later. 130 acres of millet growing and the big half of a 300-acre rice crop sown by the time they come and see us. Yep.
Show and shine
This great event is on Sunday, October 15 from 8am at Moulamein footy ground.
Entry is free.
There will also be a car boot sale if you have some stuff to get rid of, for $5 a site.
There will be a very well bolted down jumping castle, good food, a good time and there is also camping available.
For more information, please ring Ron on 0407 610 973 or Sutto on 0417 870 843.
Police visit school
Don’t worry. It was not a raid and Moulamein kids are not that bad.
Deniliquin Police gave a road safety talk to our students.
They also donated four bikes and two scooters to help promote road safety.
These will be used in the future programs and the kids will have access to them at lunchtime.
Art workshop
Frankie O from Bendigo will be running a workshop at Moulamein Gallery on Saturday, October 21.
A fabulous day challenging your creative skills using gold leaf, creating a collage and having fun has been promised.
The course is from 10am- 4pm and costs $155.
For more information please ring Jill on 0437 192 648.
Rain from nowhere
We ended up with 60-70mm in Moulamein district from this unexpected rain event.
If this is El Nino, bring it on for the next few years.
Our district has never looked better.
It must be climate change.
Global warming would be handy this summer to grow our rice and millet crops.
Bowls season starts
Our Bowls Pennant season started this week.
Our Divi 1 side managed to get over the line against Nyah.
One rink up, two rinks down but up overall.
Our Divi 3 mob went to Racecourse to go down by three rinks.
Next week Divi 1 is away but Divi 3 are at home.
Do not forget your smoko.
We are still looking for new bowlers as not everyone is available every week.
Come over for a roll on Thursday evenings and give it a go. You may enjoy it.
Gallery photo contest
You still have 2 weeks to get your “Yellow” photos for our Gallery Girls Photo Competition.
There is a total prize pool of $700 thanks to their great sponsors.
For entry forms, email moulameinartgallery@outlook.com.
River levels
The Edward has started to rise after the last rain event and is now at just over 2.2m and around 2,400 megalitres a day.
It will keep rising as the floodwaters from upstream work their way downstream.
There is now off quota water in our channel system out the other side of town and it will be available in the Edward very soon to make use of these excess flow.
With water trading at around $115 per megalitre on the channel system and around $200 per megalitre on the river system, this is a great bonus for our flood irrigators.
