Mason Ashcroft’s team ‘To the Moon’ took out the championship division, while James Clarke’s ‘BMFC’ claimed the cheese plate.
A big thank you to the Coleambally Cricket Club for staging another successful day.
It was a delight to see it played on No.1 oval with the flash new scoreboard in play.
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Keen on darts? Or learning how to play? Tom Mahy is keen to get a competition up and running through the Coleambally Community Club & Brolga Hotel. Please contact him on 0428966052.
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‘Sustainable Saturday’ is held at Muddy Duck Tapas Bar & Events every Saturday from 9am-1pm.
Feel free to bring any extra produce or homemade items you have to sell or swap.
Unsure if what you have suits the theme? Text a description to 0419 493 429.
If you sell any produce, you’re welcome to contribute a small donation for the selling platform opportunity.
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In one of the latest harvests in living memory, a massive thanks to all who helped get the Coleambally Community Club’s winter cropping harvested over a hot day last Saturday.
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Applications are now open for Rudy Meyer Memorial Scholarships for 2023-2024, offered through the Country Education Foundation Coleambally-Darlington Point.
It is a great opportunity for two students to attend an Outward Bound Expedition Course fully sponsored.
This 10 day course is designed to help young people discover, develop and achieve their potential.
The Outward Bound Expedition Course will be run at Tharwa from April 10-19 and September 25 to October 4 this year.
To be eligible to apply you must be aged 15-24 years, attend Coleambally Central School and/or reside in postcodes 2707 or 2706.
For more information or to apply, contact Penny Sheppard on 0427 549 157 or ppshep@bigpond.com for an expression of interest form. These must be returned by February 17.
Learn more about the course at www.outwardbound.org.au.
The scholarship is named in honour of Rudy Meyer who loved the land, working first in shearing sheds then as a rice farmer in Coleambally.
His experiences in a Japanese concentration camp and as a migrant to Australia showed his incredible perseverance and survival skills to achieve his dreams.
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‘Coly Chatter’ welcomes contributions form local organisations and families. Email cchirgwin81@gmail.com by 6pm each Sunday.
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