Off-quota still going
MY mates on the Murray River system are having a ball at the moment.
They are looking at 23 days of what is now called supplementary water.
There are finally excess flows in their river system and they can make good use of it.
My crow eating mates must be crying tears of blood seeing water getting put to productive use up-river instead of flowing out to sea.
Our Moulamein lake is a winner out of this as we will get over 100 megalitres of water out of this event and it may even get extended again.
I do not have to look up when the extensions happen as I think that Paul Fitzpatrick must have me on speed dial to keep me informed.
On my own little creek, the Billabong, we have our own supplementary event on the way.
We will be getting our one-day of off-quota on July 22.
Not quite as good as my Murray mates, but after the run we have had in the last few years, we will take anything we can get.
Water allocations
WELL, you could have knocked me down with a feather today.
I used to wait in anticipation every 1st and 15th of the month for our allocation update.
I had virtually given up listening to it because of the last two years.
It only pisses me off. For some unknown reason, this year is different.
Us lucky ones on the Murrumbidgee got an opening allocation of 10 per cent of what we own.
I thought “that’s great”, but it’s too good to be true so we will not get any more without a biblical rain event.
Today, we got another 4 per cent of what we own. That takes us to a massive 14 per cent.
It took us the last two years combined to get 18 per cent. That is an average of 9 per cent.
The big news is our NSW Murray mates. They have had a really hard time in the past two years. Just when I give up on them getting anything, they get 2 per cent of what they own.
In the last two years, they have had 0 per cent and 3 per cent of what they own. Two per cent is not normally something to get excited about, but after the run they have had, to get this may mean that we are finally getting listened to about the water balls up.
My crow eating mates must still think their throat is cut as they only have 77 per cent of what they own.
They will get their 100 per cent, but they are not used to waiting this long for it.
Well done to those involved in the water job for finally getting someone to let us use some of our water.Moulamein Heritage Village
THERE is movement at the station were the words in a famous poem.
Construction has started of our town’s newest tourist attraction.
It will be great to see this great feature come to life.
As of this week, The Dhuragoon School has somehow found its way onto the block.
Let’s hope it gets onto its stumps as quickly as it can so no-one knows how it got there.
Aliens I reckon.Last bowls game for a while
WE had a great tournament at the start of this month at our Moulamein Bowling Club.
Thirty-six keen bowlers braved the cold start to have a very enjoyable day out.
We were well-fed by our club chief and the day was won by a couple of our Moulamein bowlers.
Due to the continuous continuation of stuff ups in Victoria and letting the dreaded virus get up and going again, it will be a while before we can have our friends from Victoria back over here for another game.
Of course, going south of the border for a game is completely out of the question.
There is a two-day tournament in Mathoura on August 8 and 9.
They want as many teams from our healthy state of NSW as they can because our Mexican friends cannot cross the border as we have built a wall to keep them out.
I am not sure of the details at the time of writing.
But, I am sure it would not be too hard to find out with a phone call for us old fellas or a quick Google for those that can.River levels
IF you have a boat in the river, I would advise you to take it out or move it into a deep part of your river.
At the time of writing, there are almost 1500 megalitres going past Moulamein in our Edward River.
There is only just over 500 megalitres going over Stephens Weir.
With what is getting pumped out between here and up there, our river will look like someone pulled the plug.
A few of our pumpers enjoying this great off-quota event may have to extend your suction pipes.
