Lead For Fingerlings.
OUR Moulamein Men’s Shed are on the job again – they are about to do their battery run.
We all have those stuffed batteries stacked somewhere around the farm or house.
Our Men’s Shed will come and pick them up very soon if you ring them, if you are going through town.
You can drop the batteries off at the gate of their shed in town.
Our Moulamein Men’s Shed use this money from the batteries to restock our local rivers with fingerlings.
Not just the Edward, but the Wakool, Niemur as well as our mighty Billabong and maybe our town lake.
If you live on any of these rivers, you will do well out of this restocking.
To turn lead into fish is almost better than Jesus did back in the day when he fed the multitudes with bread and fish.
To get your batteries picked up, please ring Sutto on 0447541200, or for town pick up, Allen on 0422907090.
Thank you again to our Men’s Shed.
I did say the other week that our Moulamein’s Men’s Shed was supplying firewood to a few of our older citizens around town.
And they are, but unfortunately, due to the lack of off cuts and manpower, it is only one load per deserving resident.
They would love to do more, but it is not possible.
Well done to our Men’s Shed again.Swans Breeding.
THEY do not do much for me – but if you like cute fluffy things, we have had a successful breeding season on our Moulamein Lake.
Not only that but we are we breeding the endangered Southern Bell Frog, as well as our very rare small-bodied fish, catfish, cod and yellers in our Moulamein Lake.
Now we have a clutch of swans hatch out.
At last count there were four cute fluffy swans swimming around our lake.
They look great on our lake, but I am not looking forward to them walking over to my rice this year.
Swans are a beautiful bird, and very cute when they are young.
But they do not belong on a rice crop.
Come up to our lake and have a look.
I do not know where the story of the ‘ugly duckling’ came from – maybe from a rice grower.Photo Competition.
OUR Gallery Girls are holding their amateur photo competition again this year with $700 up for grabs.
The categories are. Open; “In a Paddock”; Black & White; “Patterns in Nature”; Children’s under 14 years; and “Wheels”.
This should give everyone something to work on.
Entries close on Thursday September 30.
Presentation will be at 6pm Friday October 1. The exhibition will on show until October 29.
I know you think it is a long way away, but you need to get onto it now.
I am always going to do it, but just like a school project back in my day – “bugger, I will get it in next time”.
Get into it early – I am going to try and get one this year.
I got in early and got some good ones but bugger, the categories do not match my photos.
Maybe next year.
For more information, please ring Joy on 0488380470 or Sandy on 0422849562.Vic Police On The Job.
I HAD a mate in Swan Hill this week picking his mate up from hospital to give him a ride home.
They were only going from the hospital via Maccas and then home.
Two fellers in an NSW-registered ute driving in Victoria got the attention of the local coppers.
So they followed them for a block or two, then pulled them up.
They explained why they had taken a detour from the direct path to home, showed them the hospital documents.
The police were happy with that result.
Well done to the local police – we have to keep people obeying the rules to get this Covid crap under control.
We need more of you Vic country cops in Sydney to keep them at home.
They seem to struggle with the stay-at-home rules over there.Frog Watch.
CHARLES Sturt University is doing a survey on the endangered Southern Bell frog, as well as any other frogs that we have in our district for our Yanco-Billabong Creek Committee.
They have put one of their monitors out on my water storage.
These rare Southern Bell frogs are that common out on our farm, I thought they were just another frog.
Maybe it is because we use bugger-all chemicals out here. Who knows?
I remember when my kids were little, there were thousands out here in the rice.
The kids used to catch them for fun.
There were a few hundred less out here after the header went through, but they have always been out here.
With the frog monitors out here, we will find out if these so-called rare frogs are as common as I think, or if they are just another frog.
It could explain why we have such a healthy population of these Southern Bell frogs up at our Moulamein Lake if I have got them as well.Off Quota Still Going.
THIS would have to be a first – I have got off quota, and I do not have a pump running.
The storage is full and the pastures do not need water just yet.
Mind you, if off quota was going to finish, the pastures would be getting watered.
I feel like the fat kid that found the keys to the lolly shop – like the fat kid, as soon as I can fit some more water onto our farm, I will.
One thing I have learnt over the years about balansa clover, is it can never get too wet to keep growing.
Another thing which is guaranteed – my pasture will be watered on off quota.
Either when it needs water, or just before this great event goes off. Mosaic Workshop.
THIS will be happening next Wednesday August 18 at our Moulamein Gallery.
For more information, please ring Sandy on 0422849562.
Do not forget our Gallery girls have plenty of homemade gifts available and they are open every Thursday and Friday for coffee and cake as well, helping with your mental health.
Call in for a chat and have a look at what is available.
If you have a hunter in the family, the latest pens are a must if you are looking for a gift for a hunter that has everything.River Levels.
OUR Edward River is around 3,200 megs and rising.
There is over 5,500 megs below Stevens Weir and over 6,700 megs up at the top of our Edward River.
We have to share some of this with the Wakool and there is around 1,400 megs going down the Niemur River.
But we will still have plenty of water come past Moulamein.
With the Hume above 88% and our Murrumbidgee Weirs at 92% and 99%, check your insurance.
Because if we have an average spring – look out.
The expertise and Jack are predicting above average rainfall for the remainder of the year.
So, we may get a bit wet.
