The Tocumwal Information Centre is now up and running.
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A lot of work has gone into the transition from the Foreshore building to reopening in the old railway store building on Tuppal Rd.
A full inside repaint was needed to freshen up the lovely old building and new floor coverings also add to the site improvements.
Now when you visit, you will find a huge range of brochures, booklets and flyers on local attractions and those a little further flung.
There is also a selection of local products for sale and of course locally made facemasks for when you have to go over the river.
Call in and have a look, have a chat and find out all the things you can do on this side of the river. The variety of attractions will amaze you .
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Thanks to COVID-19 and the isolation, a footy photo of the early 1960’s has surfaced.
Bill Fuller was going through old footy photos when he unearthed the relic.
It shows several of Tocumwal’s long serving players as they started out their footy careers.
The team of under 16 year olds was coached by Bill’s father, the locally famous ‘Nugget’ Ernie Fuller.
Some of these budding champions played seven years later in the premiership team of 1967, coached by Don Witten.
But in 1960 the best they could do was get in the finals before the Cobram team knocked them off, and so they never made it to the grand final that year.
Included in the photo are players who became household names in this area as they had long and successful local footy careers and careers in the club administration.
Names like Hugh Bondarenko, Graham Sebastian, Peter Glanvill, Terry Hewitt, John Jones and Ken Baldwin.
Ken had an outstanding career breaking longevity records along the way until he retired on 400 games of which he played 322 in the seniors
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Tocumwal Public School's Years 5 and 6 students travelled to Finley High School to participate in a Primary Leadership program.
This opportunity was made possible with a grant from Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network through the Australian Government's PHN and Empowering Communities programs.
The day was catered by the high school's Hospitality class which was delicious.
Students engaged in a variety of leadership building activities, listened to presentations by current leaders and had the opportunity to participate in practical activities to practice their own leadership skills.
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South West Arts is calling all community museums and volunteers as they have help and guidance to give out.
SWA staff are working with the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, also known as the Power House Museum, to bring to you free skills and training opportunities to help manage and update your collections.
Stay tuned to SWA website, newsletter, Facebook and Instagram pages for information on webinars, workshops and other opportunities coming your way.
SWA know museums and galleries are being severely impacted by the COVID-19 crisis, and is why they are conducting a research survey to ascertain the economic and operational effects the shutdown and continued restrictions are having.
The results of their survey so far, as was expected, show many organisations have suffered major financial losses and have been forced to cut programs as well as a reduction in staff and volunteers.
If you are involved in the running of a museum, collection or gallery and have not taken the survey yet, you can access it through the SWA website www.southwestarts.com.au.
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Tocumwal Lions Club is inviting local children and their parents to ‘Fly a Kite for Sight'.
This is a fun idea to get us out in the sunshine.
According to the Lions Eye Health Program, a short time outside each day can reduce nearsightedness.
Make a kite, take a photo or video of you flying it and email it to enquiries@lehp.org.au by September 15 to win a prize.
There are prizes for best designed kite, best photo and best video.
These will be used to promote World Sight Day on October 8.
More information can be found at www.lehp.org.au.