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Murrumbateman Progress Association Inc (MPA)
19 East Street, Murrumbateman NSW, 2582
Tel: (02) 6227 5895 Fax: (02) 6227 5009
Email: information.mpa@gmail.com
ABN: 71 920 635 074
Murrumbateman E-Newsletter
May Edition 2015
WHAT’S ON IN MURRUMBATEMAN!
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MURRUMBATEMAN PROGRESS ASSOCIATION (MPA)! 4
Website & Social Media!
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MPA Meetings for 2015!
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Murrumbateman Village Market!
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Australian Cool Climate Wineshow!
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Village Green Stage Working Group!
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NOTICES!
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Parents and Friends of Murrumbateman School Association!
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All Saints Anglican Church!
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Regional Development Australia Southern Inland News!
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BARTON HIGHWAY ROADWORK!
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Barton Highway Roadwork Traffic Report for week starting 11 May 2015!
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Barton Highway and McIntosh Circuit intersection improvements!
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MURRUMBATEMAN IN THE NEWS!
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Horses in truck fire!
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Fit for the Future goes on public exhibition!
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Fast internet on its way for the Yass Valley!
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Police News: Beef on Barton!
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Murrumbateman breeders celebrate Alpaca Week!
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Anzac Day in Murrumbateman!
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Dog attack leaves family shaken!
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Burglary investigation ramped up!
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Murrumbateman Progress Association Inc (MPA)
19 East Street, Murrumbateman NSW, 2582
Tel: (02) 6227 5895 Fax: (02) 6227 5009
Email: information.mpa@gmail.com
ABN: 71 920 635 074
Yass Valley Council provides land for Mt Carmel College Ltd!
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Community Working Group talks Fit for the Future!
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Yass Jewellers broken into!
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Wine Harvest Festival!
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FEDERAL MEMBER FOR HUME!
YASS AND MURRUMBATEMAN WILL BE LIT UP ON THE NBNCO MAP!
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MEMBER FOR GOULBURN!
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YASS VALLEY COUNCIL (YVC)!
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2015 National Volunteer Week – Promoting Volunteer Opportunities in Yass Valley!
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Emergency Services Exercise to test the Rescue arrangements in Yass Valley LGA!
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Yass Valley Council’s “Fit for the Future Options Paper” now on Public Exhibition!
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Mobility Scooter Safety Workshop!
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FREE Helping Learner Drivers Become Safer Drivers workshop!
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Council seeking resident to sit on Audit Committee!
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CLUB SPOTLIGHT: MURRUMBATEMAN LANDCARE
GROUP!
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ABOUT THIS E-NEWSLETTER!
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Murrumbateman Progress Association Inc (MPA)
19 East Street, Murrumbateman NSW, 2582
Tel: (02) 6227 5895 Fax: (02) 6227 5009
Email: information.mpa@gmail.com
ABN: 71 920 635 074
WHAT’S ON IN MURRUMBATEMAN
Date
Event
MAY 2015
11/05/2015
Barton Highway Road Work (Update)
14/05/2015
Yass Valley Council Fit for the Future Community Meeting
Location: Murrumbateman Pub Time: 6pm
17/05/2015
All Saints Anglican Church Holy Communion at 9am
19/05/2015
Parents and Friends of Murrumbateman School Association Community Meeting
Location: Murrumbateman Pub Time: 7pm
21/05/2015
MPA May General Meeting 2015
Location: Murrumbateman Recreation Ground Meeting Room
Time: 7:30pm
23/05/2015
Murrumbateman Village Market
Location: Murrumbateman Recreation Grounds Time: 9-1pm
24/05/2015
All Saints Anglican Church Holy Communion at 9am
31/05/2015
All Saints Anglican Church Holy Communion Beating the Bounds 9am
JUNE 2015
13/06/2015
Murrumbateman Village Market
Location: Murrumbateman Recreation Grounds Time: 9-1pm
15/06/2015
Murrumbateman June E-Newsletter Released
18/05/2015
MPA June General Meeting 2015
Location: Murrumbateman Recreation Ground Meeting Room
27/06/2015
Time: 7:30pm
Murrumbateman Village Market
Location: Murrumbateman Recreation Grounds Time: 9-1pm
LATER 2015....
21-26/09/2015
Australian Cool Climate Wineshow
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Murrumbateman Progress Association Inc (MPA)
19 East Street, Murrumbateman NSW, 2582
Tel: (02) 6227 5895 Fax: (02) 6227 5009
Email: information.mpa@gmail.com
ABN: 71 920 635 074
MURRUMBATEMAN PROGRESS ASSOCIATION (MPA)
Website & Social Media
MPA maintains and administers the Murrumbateman website found at
www.murrumbateman.org.au. Any comments, changes or updates should be sent to
webmaster@murrumbateman.org.au
You can also access the MPA section through the Murrumbateman website
(www.murrumbateman.org.au/MPA/). Any comments, changes or updates for this part of
the website should be sent to information.mpa@gmail.com. The MPA secretary also
administers the MPA Facebook page, Twitter account & Google+ page.
MPA Meetings for 2015
MPA Meeting
Date
Location Booked for 7:30pm
May General Meeting
21/05/2015
Murrumbateman Recreation Grounds
Meeting Room
June General Meeting
18/05/2015
Murrumbateman Recreation Grounds
Meeting Room
July General Meeting
16/07/2015
Murrumbateman Recreation Grounds
Meeting Room
August General Meting
20/08/2015
Murrumbateman Recreation Grounds
Meeting Room
September General Meeting
17/09/2015
Murrumbateman Recreation Grounds
Meeting Room
November General Meeting
19/11/2015
Murrumbateman Recreation Grounds
Meeting Room
December General Meeting
17/12/2015
Murrumbateman Recreation Grounds
Meeting Room
No GM in January due to Holidays
No GM in October due to Field Days
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Murrumbateman Progress Association Inc (MPA)
19 East Street, Murrumbateman NSW, 2582
Tel: (02) 6227 5895 Fax: (02) 6227 5009
Email: information.mpa@gmail.com
ABN: 71 920 635 074
Murrumbateman Village Market
The Murrumbateman Village Market is held every 2nd and 4th Saturday of every month!
Please come and support your local community!
23 May
13 June
27 June
11 July
25 July
8 August
22 August
Australian Cool Climate Wineshow
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Murrumbateman Progress Association Inc (MPA)
19 East Street, Murrumbateman NSW, 2582
Tel: (02) 6227 5895 Fax: (02) 6227 5009
Email: information.mpa@gmail.com
ABN: 71 920 635 074
Village Green Stage Working Group
Village Green Stage
To all Potential stakeholders:
A submission has been made by the Village Market committee to build a stage on the
Village Green at the Recreation Grounds. The Murrumbateman Progress Association
supports this submission and has established a working group (SWG) to develop a
proposal which will form the basis of a Development Application (DA) for the Recreation
Grounds Committee and thence to Council.
The SWG has been formed and has reached a consensus on:
1. A viable location (based on lighting aspects, anticipated audience size and land
availability);
2. Size (not small as this would severely limit its use or too large as to dominate the
Green);
3. Possible use (market demonstrations, outdoor movies, Field Day shows, Yass
Valley Youth Festivities, Club Award Presentations, Dance, Arts & Crafts displays,
Club displays – Karate, Yoga etc).
A proposal is being developed to encompass current views however we now need your
support and input to assist with the detail for the document.
Such detail will include:
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2.
3.
4.
Your likely use;
How often will you use it;
Would your organisation pay for the privilege (as a sponsor or pay as you go);
Any special requirements affecting size, layout, construction.
If you wish to use the stage, or you know someone who will, or indeed have objections to
any aspect of this proposal, could you give your contact details (Phone, Email, FB) to
Cheryl Sahariv at highlandercm@optusnet.com.au
Thanks
Mike Reid
Convenor.
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Murrumbateman Progress Association Inc (MPA)
19 East Street, Murrumbateman NSW, 2582
Tel: (02) 6227 5895 Fax: (02) 6227 5009
Email: information.mpa@gmail.com
ABN: 71 920 635 074
NOTICES
Parents and Friends of Murrumbateman School Association
Media Release
23 April 2015
A powerful step forward to building a school in Murrumbateman
The Murrumbateman community has again shown its determination to build a school in
Murrumbateman by forming a “not-for-profit” association, ‘The Parents and Friends of
Murrumbateman School Association’. The main objective of the Association will be to seek, at
the very least, a means of establishing a local Primary School by the year 2017.
The Association will continue to build on the accomplishment of a working group set up by
the local Progress Association. They found strong support from the Yass Valley Council via
funding for a survey, from the Federal Member for Parliament, Angus Taylor MP, who assisted
with the gathering of statistics, and from the newly elected member for Goulburn, Pru
Goward MP, who continues to pursue possible funding of this enterprise.
Figures released in January 2014 by the Department of Education indicate a catchment area
containing up to 1,500 primary and high school aged children; yet the Department sits on its
hands and does nothing. The catchment area of Murrumbateman has grown to a population
of some 4,500 with projections of further growth of 20-25% over the next 2-3 years.
Murrumbateman Early Childhood Centre Association (MECCA) is currently at capacity with a
potential to grow to 100+ children if expansion plans come to fruition.
The Association members recognise that capacity issues in Yass and north Canberra, together
with projected development within Murrumbateman, point strongly to the need for
Murrumbateman to have its own school and soon. The president of the association, Mike
Reid, said, ‘it is heartening to see a strong, fully formed committee united in the will, and
striving, to build a school within the near future”.
We encourage that any parent of school age children in the Murrumbateman catchment area,
or those in our community (friends) that see the value of building a school, join the
Association. By doing so, they will be adding their voice to the options available and the
process needed to accomplish a Murrumbateman School.
For more information, please contact the Parents and Friends of Murrumbateman School
Association Secretary.
Email: Murrumbatemanschoolpandf@gmail.com
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Murrumbateman Progress Association Inc (MPA)
19 East Street, Murrumbateman NSW, 2582
Tel: (02) 6227 5895 Fax: (02) 6227 5009
Email: information.mpa@gmail.com
ABN: 71 920 635 074
An Invitation to a Community Meeting
From the
Parents and Friends of Murrumbateman School
Association
Parents and friends, you are hereby cordially invited to attend a community
meeting to discuss the advancement of a Public Primary School for
Murrumbateman.
Time: 7.00pm
Date: Tuesday 19th May
Location: Murrumbateman Tavern
Guest Speaker:
Ms Pru Goward (Click here)
Local Member of Parliament for Goulburn and NSW Minister for the Prevention of
Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, Minister for Mental Health, Minister for
Medical Research, Minister for Women and Assistant Minister for Health
This is your opportunity as a member of the Murrumbateman Community to actively demonstrate
your support for a Public Primary School here in Murrumbateman by attending the meeting and
discussing your concerns with Pru.
We will also be collecting signatures at the meeting for our petition to the NSW Government to
review its current “wait and see” position.
For further details contact
Mike Reid President
Mike_Reid@Southernphone.com.au
Phone: 0412078475
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Murrumbateman Progress Association Inc (MPA)
19 East Street, Murrumbateman NSW, 2582
Tel: (02) 6227 5895 Fax: (02) 6227 5009
Email: information.mpa@gmail.com
ABN: 71 920 635 074
All Saints Anglican Church
Services:
May 17 and 24 Holy Communion at 9 am
May 31 Beating the Bounds; a Parish-wide gathering beginning at All
Saints at 9 am. Then to St Mary's for 10 am and St Clements at 11 am followed by
a shared lunch.
June 7, 21 and 28 Holy Communion at 9 am
June 14 Family Service at 10 am and Evensong at 5 pm
The community is welcome to attend and participate in each of these services.
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Murrumbateman Progress Association Inc (MPA)
19 East Street, Murrumbateman NSW, 2582
Tel: (02) 6227 5895 Fax: (02) 6227 5009
Email: information.mpa@gmail.com
ABN: 71 920 635 074
Regional Development Australia Southern Inland News
Community Youth Grants available
Earlier this year 40 bright young minds came together at the Heywire Regional Youth
Summit in Canberra to develop eight ideas to make regional Australia an even better
place for young people to live. The Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal and
Heywire are offering $100,000 in grants to community groups, to adopt and implement
one of the ideas developed at the Summit. Themes
include: Multiculturalism and Diversity, Pathways to
Agriculture, Alcohol Awareness, Healthy Relationships,
Mental Health, Healthy Lifestyle, Education, and Family
Farms. Applications close at 5pm, 12 June, 2015. Find out
more.
Free Trip Adviser for Business workshop in Yass
Yass Valley Tourism have campaigned hard for Capital Region Digital Enterprise (CRDE)
to deliver one more workshop in Yass. This will definitely be the final CRDE workshop
delivered in Yass☺. CRDE concludes in September.
Wednesday 27 May, 5:30-7:30PM
Finding, responding and getting on top of the online feedback and comments about your
business can be a sometimes confusing but rewarding activity. In this session you will
learn a 7 step process that will help you simplify and systemise the process. You will
learn to encourage positive word of mouth online and learn how to respond to and use
negative feedback about your business. Register now.
Need personalised help to improve your organisation’s online presence?
Organisations that attend at least one workshop are eligible to receive a free four hour
one-on-one consultation with a CRDE trainer. For more information about CRDE at
www.crde.com.au.
Local Food Resilience – Why is it important?
Across the Southern Inland NSW region, demand for locally produced food is growing. A
series of articles about resilience in our local food system is being written for the
Southern Harvest newsletter. Southern Harvest is the regional food brand for the
Australian Capital Region. Over coming months, resilience in our
food system, and the roles played by producers, consumers,
farmers markets and organisations such as Southern Harvest will be
explored.Click here to read the first article in the series, Local
Food Resilience – Why is it important?
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Murrumbateman Progress Association Inc (MPA)
19 East Street, Murrumbateman NSW, 2582
Tel: (02) 6227 5895 Fax: (02) 6227 5009
Email: information.mpa@gmail.com
ABN: 71 920 635 074
BARTON HIGHWAY ROADWORK
Barton Highway Roadwork Traffic Report for week starting 11 May 2015
Barton Highway
road work report
MAY 2015
Weekly road work report for the Barton Highway
Monday 11 May to Sunday 17 May
Location: Barton Highway and McIntosh Circuit intersection – 34km north of Canberra at Murrumbateman
Work Type: Intersection improvements
Traffic Delay: Up to 10 minutes
Speed restrictions: 40km/h during work hours, 60km/h outside work hours
Working hours: 7am to 5pm Monday to Saturday
Working days: Monday 11 May to Saturday 16 May
Expected completion date: Mid 2015
Advice / Comments: Traffic controllers on site. A 3 metre lane width restriction will be in place and any vehicles
over this can call 0418 524 140 to arrange traffic control at Euroka Avenue. Motorists to exercise caution and
observe road signage.
Location: Barton Highway – 500 metres north of Murrumbateman heading towards Yass
Work Type: Road widening
Traffic Delay: Up to 5 minutes
Speed restrictions: 40/60km/h during work hours, 60km/h outside work hours
Working hours: 7am to 5pm Monday to Friday
Working days: Monday 11 May to Friday 15 May
Expected completion date: June 2015
Advice / Comments: Traffic lights and controllers on site. Motorists to exercise caution and observe road signage.
For further enquiries: Senior Communications and Stakeholder Engagement Officer, Mardi Motton
www.rms.nsw.gov.au I 13 22 13 I T 02 6937 1605 I F 02 6938 1183
For information on scheduled road work, visit www.livetraffic.com
or outside business hours call the Transport Management Centre on 132 701
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Murrumbateman Progress Association Inc (MPA)
19 East Street, Murrumbateman NSW, 2582
Tel: (02) 6227 5895 Fax: (02) 6227 5009
Email: information.mpa@gmail.com
ABN: 71 920 635 074
Barton Highway and McIntosh Circuit intersection
improvements
Roads and Maritime Services is planning work to improve safety at the intersection of the
Barton Highway and McIntosh Circuit. The $4.6 million project is fully funded by the
Australian Government as part of a package of safety works on the Barton Highway.
Changed traffic conditions on the Barton Highway at Murrumbateman:
The work will greatly improve road safety at this location by providing turning lanes into
McIntosh Circuit, installing street lighting and a guardrail. The work involves removing
vegetation including pine trees to widen the road.
The work site will start to be set up from Wednesday 20 August with work starting from
Monday 25 August.
The project is expected to finish in mid 2015.
Work will be Monday to Friday from 7am to 6pm and Saturdays from 8am to 1pm if
required.
Temporary lane closures will occur from 9.30am to 3.30pm on weekdays.
Varying speed zones will be in place and traffic controllers on site at times.
During work the existing bus stop will be temporarily relocated nearby for the safety of bus
passengers. The temporary location is currently being decided in consultation with Qcity
Transit and Transborder Express. Signs will be in place to advise passengers of the
change. As part of the project, the bus stop will be permanently relocated to just north of
the McIntosh Circuit intersection.
Roads and Maritime thanks motorists for their patience while the work is carried out. Wet
weather may change work dates and times. Motorists are advised to plan their journey,
allow extra travel time and obey all signs.
If you would like further information about this project please contact Project Manager,
Vivien Murnane, on 6938 1192 or 0427 077 340.
Information taken from website: http://www.yass.nsw.gov.au/component/content/article?
id=1162640
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Murrumbateman Progress Association Inc (MPA)
19 East Street, Murrumbateman NSW, 2582
Tel: (02) 6227 5895 Fax: (02) 6227 5009
Email: information.mpa@gmail.com
ABN: 71 920 635 074
MURRUMBATEMAN IN THE NEWS
Horses in truck fire
By Katharyn Brine, Scoop Yass Valley, 9 May 2015
A truck carrying 14 brood mare racehorses has caught alight on the Hume Highway near
the Service Centre.
Emergency crews were working to extinguish it and a veterinary crew is attending the
scene, at about 6.15pm tonight. READ MORE
Fit for the Future goes on public exhibition
By Jessica Cole, Yass Tribune, 8 May 2015
Documents have been finalised and have now been placed on public exhibition outlining
the Fit for the Future (FFTF) options, with three scenarios that ideally will prove that Yass
Valley Council can stand alone.
The council has been working closely with a community working group for a number of
months, to prove it is Fit for the Future by June 30. The documentation is a collation of
information from the workshops and as a result three scenarios have been put forward.
READ MORE
Fast internet on its way for the Yass Valley
Yass Tribune, 8 May 2015
Over 10,000 locals in Yass and Murrumbateman will be hooked up to the National
Broadband Network within the next 18 months.
Around 3200 Yass Valley homes and businesses will be part of the 27,470 Hume premises
that will begin to see NBN infrastructure rolled out in the near future. READ MORE
Police News: Beef on Barton
Yass Tribune, 8 May 2015
A 59-year-old Cooma man, driving a semi-trailer on the Barton Highway, collided with
cattle that were on the road at about 4am on Tuesday May 5.
A 64-year-old man from Long Beach, who was driving behind in a Holden Commodore,
also collided with the cattle on the road near the intersection of Kaveneys Road.
Police are continuing their inquiries into the matter. READ MORE
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Murrumbateman Progress Association Inc (MPA)
19 East Street, Murrumbateman NSW, 2582
Tel: (02) 6227 5895 Fax: (02) 6227 5009
Email: information.mpa@gmail.com
ABN: 71 920 635 074
Murrumbateman breeders celebrate Alpaca Week
By Briony Barac, Scoop Yass Valley, 1 May 2015
MURRUMBATEMAN alpaca breeder Rob Harborne visited the lawns of Parliament House
yesterday with 30 alpacas to celebrate 25 years of the industry in Australia.
Mr Harborne, president of the Southern Region Alpaca Association, has 150 alpacas on
his property and is opening the gates of Eaglewood Alpaca Stud this weekend to mark the
start of Alpaca Week, from May 2-10. READ MORE
Anzac Day in Murrumbateman
By Briony Barac, Scoop Yass Valley, 24 April 2015
A LARGE crowd is expected at Jones Park this Saturday morning for the villages’ Anzac
Day service, organised by the Murrumbateman Lions Club starting at 9:30am.
The ceremony in Murrumbateman has been running since the early 1990’s according to
Dave Shannon, who organises the event on behalf of the Lions Club with Commander Jill
Buckfield, who arranges guest speakers. READ MORE
Dog attack leaves family shaken
By Katharyn Brine, Scoop Yass Valley, 16 April 2015
A MURRUMBATEMAN family has been left shaken, bitten and bruised after an unleashed
dog attacked them at a Garden Bay beach on the South Coast recently.
Claire Percival said her husband Nigel is still on antibiotics to treast a wound infection on
his leg, while their four-year-old son Joseph’s bite marks had healed well but the trauma of
the incident had left him frightened of dogs. READ MORE
Burglary investigation ramped up
By Katharyn Brine, Scoop Yass Valley, 15 April 2015
POLICE have urged residents to remain vigilant but calm in the wake of an unusually high
number of burglaries in Yass, Jeir and Murrumbateman during the past month.
Since March 15, there have been 11 break-ins in these areas, all occurring after dark
between 11pm and 4am. READ MORE
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Murrumbateman Progress Association Inc (MPA)
19 East Street, Murrumbateman NSW, 2582
Tel: (02) 6227 5895 Fax: (02) 6227 5009
Email: information.mpa@gmail.com
ABN: 71 920 635 074
Yass Valley Council provides land for Mt Carmel College Ltd
By Jessica Cole, Yass Tribune, 1 April 2015
Yass Valley Council has approved a request from private group Mt Carmel College Ltd to
access 10 hectares of council land in Murrumbateman to establish an independent school.
The principal concern raised at the March meeting, was that Mt Carmel College Ltd as a
private enterprise would negatively affect the Murrumbateman Primary School Working
Group, which is calling for a publicly-funded primary school. READ MORE
Community Working Group talks Fit for the Future
By Jessica Cole, Yass Tribune, 8 April 2015
The Yass Valley Council’s newly formed Community Working Group has been meeting
regularly over the last few months to take a long hard look at the future needs of the Yass
Valley community and assess Council’s financial ability to meet these needs in the long
term. The group is made up of 41 Yass Valley residents, councillors and senior staff. Members of
the group have had a chance to make known their thoughts on how council can be Fit for
the Future (FFTF). READ MORE
Yass Jewellers broken into
By Oliver Watson, Yass Tribune, 10 April 2015
Three people smashed the front window of Yass Jewellers at about 2.28am this morning.
Two of them jumped through the window and took rings, chains, lighters and other sterling
silver pieces. READ MORE
Wine Harvest Festival
By Briony Barac, Scoop Yass Valley, 11 April 2015
The Murrumbateman Library, operated by Yass Valley Council and located at the old
school house on the Barton Highway, is open on Saturday from 10am to 1pm and the
Village Market is back this Saturday too from 9am to 1pm at the recreation grounds.
READ MORE
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Murrumbateman Progress Association Inc (MPA)
19 East Street, Murrumbateman NSW, 2582
Tel: (02) 6227 5895 Fax: (02) 6227 5009
Email: information.mpa@gmail.com
ABN: 71 920 635 074
FEDERAL MEMBER FOR HUME
Angus Taylor is the Federal Member for Hume which is covers an area of approximately
33 637 sq km from Cowra in the north to Wee Jasper in the south and parts of the
Southern Highlands from Picton and Wilton in the east to Young and Cootamundra in the
west. It includes the entire local Government areas of Boorowa, Cootamundra, Cowra,
Goulburn Mulwaree, Harden, Upper Lachlan, Weddin, Yass Valley and Young Councils
and parts of Palerang, Wingecarribee and Wollondilly Shires.
Towns include Bargo, Binalong, Boorowa, Bundanoon, Buxton, Caragabal, Colo Vale,
Cootamundra, Cowra, Crookwell, Gooloogong, Grenfell, Gundaroo, Gunning, Harden/
Murrumburrah, High Range, Hill Top, Joadja, Jugiong, Marulan, Murrumbateman,
Oakdale, Picton, Quandialla, Stockinbingal, Sutton, Tahmoor, Tarago, The Oaks,
Thirlmere, Wallendbeen, Wilton, Yass, Young and the City of Goulburn.
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Angus Taylor Official Website
Electoral Division of Hume
Angus Taylor on Facebook
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Murrumbateman Progress Association Inc (MPA)
19 East Street, Murrumbateman NSW, 2582
Tel: (02) 6227 5895 Fax: (02) 6227 5009
Email: information.mpa@gmail.com
ABN: 71 920 635 074
YASS AND MURRUMBATEMAN WILL BE LIT UP ON THE NBNCO MAP
4 May 2015
Federal Member for Hume Angus Taylor said Yass and Murrumbateman will be “lit
up” on the NBNCo map as fast broadband rolls out in the next 12 to 18 months,
starting this year.
“I often visit the NBN Co website http://www.nbnco.com.au/connect-home-orbusiness/check-your-address.html. There’s a lot happening currently around Young
and Cowra and a huge amount of activity to take off in the next 12 months in many
areas of Hume.”
Mr Taylor said not every town centre could be first cab off the rank, but fast
broadband was on its way to the Yass Valley.
“Yass township will receive a rollout of optic Fibre To The Node (FTTN) allowing
2400 premises (businesses and households) to connect to fast broadband. In
addition, 800 premises in Murrumbateman will receive FTTN.
“NBN Co is also finalising the design and planning of four fixed wireless towers
around Yass, Binalong and Bowning and further towers at Murrumbateman. It’s
unclear at this point where those exact locations will be, but it’s expected these
towers will connect a further 1100 premises across Yass Valley to fast broadband.
“There will not be much activity on the NBN Co website around Yass until the work
has actually started on the ground. This was an undertaking made by the Minister
for Communications, so that people are not being misled about project starting
times, as they were under the Labor Government. As fixed wireless towers are built
by the end of this year, large areas surrounding Yass, Bowning and Binalong will go
live on the maps.”
He said a new housing development, Hamilton Rise, where NBN fixed line building
preparation was underway, was all that was showing currently on the NBN Co map
around Yass.
Mr Taylor said the latest update on the NBN rollout for Hume was that 27,470
premises would have access to fast broadband in the next 18 months.
“Hume has done particularly well, in terms of prioritisation. The average rollout per
electorate is 4,000 premises, so Hume has done well indeed,” Mr Taylor said.
This media release can be found online HERE.
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Murrumbateman Progress Association Inc (MPA)
19 East Street, Murrumbateman NSW, 2582
Tel: (02) 6227 5895 Fax: (02) 6227 5009
Email: information.mpa@gmail.com
ABN: 71 920 635 074
MEMBER FOR GOULBURN
The Goulburn electorate reaches from the villages of Hill Top and Yerrinbool in the north to the shores of
Lake George in the south. It encompasses the charming historical towns and villages of the Southern
Highlands, the great city of Goulburn and outlying rural communities and pastureland of the Southern
Tablelands. What unites these distinct centres of the electorate is the warmth of the people, the enthusiasm
they have for their communities and the zeal they have to protect the environment they live in. READ MORE
Pru Goward was elected to the NSW Parliament in March 2007 as the Member for Goulburn. She has
served in the position of Shadow Minister for the Environment and Shadow Minister for Women, and from
2008 to March 2011, as the Shadow Minister for Community Services. Following the NSW Liberals and
Nationals 2011 election victory Pru was sworn in as the NSW Minister for Family and Community Services
and the Minister for Women. In April 2014 Pru was delighted to be sworn in as the NSW Minister for Planning
and Minister for Women. READ MORE
At the NSW Election 2015, the Member for Goulburn Pru Goward was re-elected.
Official Website: http://www.prugoward.com.au/Home.aspx
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Murrumbateman Progress Association Inc (MPA)
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Email: information.mpa@gmail.com
ABN: 71 920 635 074
YASS VALLEY COUNCIL (YVC)
Yass Valley has a population of 13,135 and comprises the town of Yass and Villages of
Binalong, Bookham,Bowning, Gundaroo, Murrumbateman, Sutton and Wee Jasper.
Yass Shire Council was proclaimed on 1 January 1980 following the amalgamation of
Goodradigbee Shire Council and the Yass Municipal Council. Yass Shire Council in turn
was proclaimed the Yass Valley Council on 11 February 2004, following a further
amalgamation of Yass Shire Council and parts of Gunning and Yarrowlumla Shire
Councils. You can access the Yass Valley Council website HERE.
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Murrumbateman Progress Association Inc (MPA)
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Tel: (02) 6227 5895 Fax: (02) 6227 5009
Email: information.mpa@gmail.com
ABN: 71 920 635 074
2015 National Volunteer Week – Promoting Volunteer Opportunities in Yass Valley
8 May 2015
Established in 1989, National Volunteer Week is the largest celebration
of volunteers and volunteerism in Australia, and provides an opportunity
to highlight the role of volunteers in our community and to say thank you
to the more than 6 million Australians who volunteer. More than 6 million
Australian volunteers give happiness to others each year and research
says that that those volunteers are happier as a result.
Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows that in 2006, 29.3%
of the total population in Yass Valley volunteered for an organisation. In
2011 this rate fell to 26.8% however volunteering rates in Yass Valley
are still well above the regional NSW average rate of 20%.
Yass Valley Council often receives enquires from potential volunteers
about volunteering opportunities that are available at Council and
community organisations throughout Yass Valley. As Council does not
hold a central database that lists all of the volunteer opportunities that
are available in Yass Valley we encourage all local organisations to
register with Go Volunteer Australia. Go Volunteer Australia is a program
that is run by Volunteering Australia Inc. This organisation was founded
in 1997 and is the peak body for volunteering in Australia.
Council’s Community Development Manager Cathy Campbell said
”Registration with Go Volunteer Australia is free for most not for profit
volunteer involving organisations and opportunities that are posted on
Go Volunteer Australia are shared on a network of well used websites
includingGoVolunteer.com.au and Volunteer.com.au (Seek Volunteer),
maximising the changes of being seen by potential volunteers.
Council has posted a link to Go Volunteer Australia on its website and
we will be directing enquiries from potential volunteers to the website.
So, if you need volunteers, register with Go Volunteer Australia today!
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Murrumbateman Progress Association Inc (MPA)
19 East Street, Murrumbateman NSW, 2582
Tel: (02) 6227 5895 Fax: (02) 6227 5009
Email: information.mpa@gmail.com
ABN: 71 920 635 074
Emergency Services Exercise to test the Rescue arrangements in Yass Valley LGA
11 May 2015
Residents might notice sirens, flashing lights and the Southcare Rescue Helicopter
hovering (weather permitting) over Yass near Riverbank Park this Saturday 16 May as
Emergency Services conduct a field exercise including simulated vertical rescue, swift
water rescue and land search rescue. They will be operating on the Hume Bridge on Yass
Valley Way/Laidlaw Street and in the surrounding areas at approximately 11.00 am for
around one and half hours.
Before and during the exercise, traffic on the bridge will be restricted to one lane with Yass
Valley Council/Highway Patrol traffic control points in place. Residents may also use the
low level crossing as this will not be used or restricted during the exercise.
All local emergency response agencies including NSW Police Force, Fire & Rescue NSW,
NSW Volunteer Rescue Association, the NSW State Emergency Service, NSW Rural Fire
Service, NSW Ambulance, Snowy Hydro SouthCare aero-medical Rescue Helicopter and
Yass Valley Council, will take part in the field exercise.
“Yass Valley Council, through the Yass Valley Local Emergency Management Committee
and Local Rescue Committee, holds community safety as its highest priority and this
exercise will focus on testing the specialist rescue arrangements that are provided under
the NSW State Rescue Policy and State Rescue Board Directives,” Council’s General
Manager David Rowe said.
“This exercise is another example of how the various emergency response agencies
should and do work together to ensure incidents are managed effectively and to the
highest standards. The Yass Valley Local Rescue Committee have decided to test
responses to a rescue incident, considered to be a specialist rescue, which requires a high
degree of training, response and support; such as vertical rescue and flood rescue
activation. The Local Rescue Committee believe it is necessary to test areas of rescue that
we do not routinely respond to and which have a specific set of arrangements that need to
be tested to ensure familiarity” Yass Police Sergeant and Deputy Chair of the Yass Valley
Local Rescue Committee Tom Lawless said. Regional Emergency Management Officer Paul Lloyd asks for the local community’s
understanding and patience during the running of this exercise. The exercise has a
number of complex components and there will be a number of exclusion zones to ensure
the safety of staff, emergency services and the community as a whole. However the
community is invited down to Riverbank Park to observe the exercise and to get a better
understanding of how our emergency services work together during rescue operations.
The Rotary Club of Yass will provide light catering for all those in attendance.
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Murrumbateman Progress Association Inc (MPA)
19 East Street, Murrumbateman NSW, 2582
Tel: (02) 6227 5895 Fax: (02) 6227 5009
Email: information.mpa@gmail.com
ABN: 71 920 635 074
Yass Valley Council’s “Fit for the Future Options Paper” now on Public Exhibition
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Tel: (02) 6227 5895 Fax: (02) 6227 5009
Email: information.mpa@gmail.com
ABN: 71 920 635 074
Mobility Scooter Safety Workshop
23 April 2015
A free motorised scooter workshop for seniors aims to help reduce the number of older
people who are hospitalised each year after losing control or falling from of their scooters.
The Yass Valley workshop on 6 May is being held in response to the growing number of
people who are using mobility scooters or motorised wheelchairs.
The Yass Valley already has over 2300 residents who are 65 years and older. Road Safety
Officer, Melissa Weller said the number of local mobility scooter users was expected to
rise and it was important to ensure motorised scooters were being used safely.
“Many people with mobility issues rely on motorised scooters to get to our shops and
services, it is important that they know how to do this safely,” Ms Weller says.
“Users don’t need a licence to drive a mobility scooter and there are no training
requirements, yet at least 62 Australians have died from mobility scooter collisions or falls.
“This free motorised scooter workshop will provide safety advice to scooter users,
protecting both themselves and other pedestrians.”
The free workshop will include short presentations by Police, an Insurance provider, a local
Pharmacist, Occupational Therapist and a scooter retailer.
Topics will also include scooters and the law, provisions for buying and insuring a scooter
and information about pedestrian safety. Carers and family of scooter users and potential
users are encouraged to attend also.
Morning tea will be provided and all participants will receive a high visibility vest and
scooter flag.
Free Motorised Scooter Workshop for Seniors
Wednesday 6 May, 10.00am-12.00pm
Yass Golf Club
Morning tea will be provided and bookings are essential by phone Road Safety Officer,
Melissa Weller on 6226 9248 or email Melissa.Weller@yass.nsw.gov.au
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Murrumbateman Progress Association Inc (MPA)
19 East Street, Murrumbateman NSW, 2582
Tel: (02) 6227 5895 Fax: (02) 6227 5009
Email: information.mpa@gmail.com
ABN: 71 920 635 074
FREE Helping Learner Drivers Become Safer Drivers workshop
15 April 2015
Supervisors and soon-to-be supervisors of learner drivers can attend the FREE Helping
Learner Drivers Become Safer Drivers workshop, on Wednesday 20 May, from 6-8 pm at
the Yass Soldiers Club.
The workshop offers parents and supervisors, hands-on advice on how to provide the
most effective driving practice for learner drivers.
Younger drivers face many challenges when learning the complex task of driving a vehicle.
With their inexperience, they also face a higher risk of danger. Despite making up only
about 15 per cent of all drivers, younger drivers represent more than a third of annual road
fatalities.
“Parents teaching novice drivers have a crucial role to play in making our young drivers
safer drivers, this workshop covers the really practical stuff, it is an opportunity to ask
questions and gain confidence about what you are teaching your learner, learners are
welcome to attend too, information shared at the workshop is really relevant for them to
hear too” Ms Weller said.
The topics covered include: how to plan on-road driving sessions; laws for learner and Pplate drivers; how to use the new Learner Driver Log Book and frequently asked
questions.
Council seeking resident to sit on Audit Committee
8 April 2015
Yass Valley Council is seeking interested residents to nominate for one vacant position of
the new Audit Committee to provide independent assurance and assistance to Council on
risk management, legislative compliance, and internal audit and accountability
responsibilities. The Audit Committee is made up of five members including the Mayor, Cr Needham and
two paid external independent members. Council is seeking one additional member to fill
the remaining vacant position.
Yass Valley Council’s Mayor Rowena Abby said that the Audit Committee will assist in
providing an independent review of Council’s commitment to meet all regulatory and
statutory obligations....
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Murrumbateman Progress Association Inc (MPA)
19 East Street, Murrumbateman NSW, 2582
Tel: (02) 6227 5895 Fax: (02) 6227 5009
Email: information.mpa@gmail.com
ABN: 71 920 635 074
CLUB SPOTLIGHT: MURRUMBATEMAN LANDCARE GROUP
We are a local Murrumbateman community group and aim to encourage the adoption of
sustainable environmental practices in our area. Everyone is welcome to join – you don’t
need to have a large property to be part of Landcare – there is something for everyone
to learn and to contribute – and of course to have fun! We currently have about 70
financial members and annual membership is $25 per household.
We generally have meetings on the first Thursday of the month at the Murrumbateman
Recreation Hall at 7pm (7:30 in summer). A meeting may be replaced by a field walk,
usually on the first weekend of the month. Meetings include a talk by a knowledgeable
person on a topic of interest – such as our last meeting on Local Reptiles, or a discussion
format to hear about ideas from other members – such as a discussion a few months ago
on Sustainable Firewood Practices. We have a cuppa afterwards and there is plenty of
convivial chat. Field walks are often at a member’s property and our next one is planned
for the first weekend in June at a beef cattle farm where sustainable practices have
been employed (and there is a wonderful native garden to admire as well!). We have a
community plant nursery in Murrumbateman village and have propagation days where
members assist while learning about growing local native plants. Plants are grown from
seed or cuttings and looked after in the nursery. They are distributed to financial
members for free. The nursery produces thousands of trees, shrubs, flowers and grasses
every year and there are native plants suitable for gardens, paddocks and regenerating
bushland. We sometimes have community tree plantings on public land or on member’s
property if a large scale planting is needed. Murrumbateman Landcare Group currently
has a large grant in conjunction with Greening Australia for a project called Landcare
Linking Biodiversity. The project is linking bush remnants across a wide area between
Mundoonan Ranges and Picaree Hill in order to enhance connectivity of bush and
encourage biodiversity.
Sometimes we work with other local groups – last year we had a great time at the
Murrumbateman Early Childhood Centre talking about Care of the Land and growing
some plants together. We often have a stall at our local village market and would love
you to drop in to say hello – and to get a free native plant from the nursery!
You can find us online at http://www.yan.org.au.5.html.
The current committee is:
Jacqui Stol (President) Email: mlg_pres@yan.org.au
Sue McIntyre (Vice-President) Email: mlg_vp@yan.org.au
Gill Hall (Secretary) Email: mlg_sec@yan.org.au
Sheridan Roberts (Treasurer, Membership) Email: mlg_treas@yan.org.au.
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Murrumbateman Progress Association Inc (MPA)
19 East Street, Murrumbateman NSW, 2582
Tel: (02) 6227 5895 Fax: (02) 6227 5009
Email: information.mpa@gmail.com
ABN: 71 920 635 074
Photos
Field Trip Mundoonan Ranges
Our President making a new friend at a Landcare meeting. Landcare meetings are not boring!
Come and say hello at the Landcare stall at the Murrumbateman Village Market
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Murrumbateman Progress Association Inc (MPA)
19 East Street, Murrumbateman NSW, 2582
Tel: (02) 6227 5895 Fax: (02) 6227 5009
Email: information.mpa@gmail.com
ABN: 71 920 635 074
Tree planting for the Landcare Linking Biodiversity project
Murrumbateman Landcare Community Nursery
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Murrumbateman Progress Association Inc (MPA)
19 East Street, Murrumbateman NSW, 2582
Tel: (02) 6227 5895 Fax: (02) 6227 5009
Email: information.mpa@gmail.com
ABN: 71 920 635 074
ABOUT THIS E-NEWSLETTER
These E-Newsletters are put together by Clair Dupont who is the Murrumbateman
Progress Association (MPA) Secretary.
She decided to put these newsletters together to better inform the Murrumbateman
Community. Older E-Newsletters can be found HERE.
If you have any information that you would like to include in a E-Newsletter or would like to
receive the E-Newsletter via email including other information please email her at
information.mpa@gmail.com. Any comments also welcome.
Thank you to all the people who have contributed information for this E-Newsletter. It is
much appreciated. Please note some of the information may/will be used in the next issue
of the Murrumbateman Services Directory (MSD).
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As you may have figured out, this E-Newsletter is released around the same time as the
Murrumbateman Services Directory deadline. In line with that, the next E-Newsletter will
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