The Leukaemia Foundation’s ‘Light The Night 2016’ event is happening at the Waring Gardens on October 7.
It’s a lantern walk around the Waring Gardens from 5:30pm to 8pm and the weather should be beautiful for such an important day.
Lanterns and nice treats will be sold at the Kiosk outside the NAB bank while at the Gardens the Uke Group will be in action as well as Jenna’s Dance Group and there will be the Jumping Castle, Photo Booths and more there too.
Donations can be made by visiting the Deniliquin website for the walk and donate by either clicking on ‘Donate Now’ or click on one of the names of the walkers participating on this special night and then click ‘Donate’.
There are a range of payment options including PayPal which will no doubt attract many people especially those who use PayPal for eBay etc and want stress free donating.
There are currently 16 locals walking (use link above to join as a money raising walker) and they have passed their $1000 goal and there is still plenty of time to push towards $2000 and even further.
Further information can be found on the Facebook Event and the website link above.
It was looking so good this morning, The Edward was going down and this morning there was no warnings that it was going to rise again though we always knew there was a possibility down the line.
Then at lunch came a new warning from BOM, The Edward is expected to rise again soon and current predictions say it’s heading for moderate flooding.
The Hume Dam is currently releasing 79,472ML of water per day which is thanks to our readers knowledge equals 12 gates being opened at the Dam, so that 79,472ML is flowing downstream and eventually ends up on our doorstep.
Right now it’s at 6.94m so that means the river is expected to rise 56cm in the next 11 days, this new projection if it goes all the way to 7.5m will be 44cm higher than the 7.06m peak of October 1.
So we had a peak in August, we basically had one in September (last gain was late September 30) and now we’ll have another one in October and each one seems higher than the previous (4.29m, 7.06m and the projected 7.5m).
Readers can also follow updates at DNS or Deniliquin History in Photos who have been brilliant in their reporting of the water levels and also have taken fantastic photos and videos for people to see and keep a historical record of.
The Edward River peaked on Saturday afternoon with a height of 7.06m and it is currently sitting on 6.97m.
The peak was 14cm short of what is classified as moderate flooding which would of certainly left a big dint in accomodation options for those who came to down for the Ute Muster as the grounds were in the path of the rising waters.
Deniliquin will be still in minor flooding for some time as 4.6m is the height of minor flooding and the river is receding a centimetre around every three hours.
Rain is still on the cards for the future but the town has recently been lucky with at least two 10-20mm predictions of rain not coming to fruition and there is good news as we’ll be experiencing consecutive days in the 20’s real soon.
Attention will no doubt turn towards seeing if any major river flows come our way and also seeing what melting snow does to the river system but everyone is hopeful that the melting snow and the flows from the Hume Dam and the Kiewa and Ovens rivers will not cause major problems.
We will keep you posted on the receding water levels and will inform readers if the river goes back up at any time.
September was an interesting month for Deniliquin as it really had it all from BBQ’s to rising waters.
Bendigo Bank held a BBQ fundraiser to raise money for Camp Quality and it done well which is always a good thing for such a great cause.
The Rovers put ten sides into finals and were rewarded with a Premiership winning side, several Grand Finalists and other finals honours in a great year for everyone down at Memorial Park.
The September 1998 rainfall record was smashed as over 100mm was recorded for the month.
The Edward River was supposed to reach one height then the figures were upgraded and upgraded again until the river reached seven metres high.
Residents watched as the Beach became part the river, paths became submerged and water threatened to empty Caravan Parks before it slowed down and tourists got to camp in comfort for the Muster and without any danger.
Muster staff and Volunteers battled the elements as they sought to dry the Muster site before the crowds arrived, it was all in vain as Mother Nature decided to mess it all up again but the weather opened up opportunities to have some fun in the mud whilst Gumboot sales went up too.
Keith Urban came into town for his highly anticipated performance at the Muster and he put on a show that delighted the Muster goers who stood in the wind, rain and mud to experience all the action.
DNS opened a Twitter account and got to make a music playlist based on the word ‘Rain‘ followed by one on ‘Mud‘ which was really fun as we sought a way to bring some joy to soggy conditions.
Collisions at Deniliquin Plaza continued to happen with each hit seemingly worse than the one reported before and now residents are asking for more cameras to be installed at the Plaza to stop people getting away with accidents.
Rubbish dumping continued with most of the rubbish dumped found in sight of a bin, It is a problem that has frustrated residents for quite some time with solutions continuously sought.
Deniliquin was enjoying the benefits of having the fruit shop before it came to a sudden end though residents are grateful that the owners gave the business a shot because what was purchased was well received.
As we wrap this run through of September, we leave you all with perhaps one of the greatest September moments in Television history and may this October be one to remember for all the right reasons.
The Ute Muster is finally here and thousands of people from all over Australia have arrived or are arriving in town for the event.
Early arrivals since yesterday have been discovering that the grounds are a muddy contraption with many vehicles needing to be towed out of a boggy situation.
Volunteers have been working overtime to ensure that everyone is settled in as quickly as possible and visitors have been very complimentary of their efforts in the wind and the rain.
There is some good news for Muster goers, The rains weren’t as severe as they were expected to be so things aren’t as bad as they could of been and the sun is reportedly going to shine on Saturday.
The bad news is people are going to be stuck with the wind for at least the next week so it will be a muddy, windy Ute Muster but we really don’t think anyone minds unless you are camping in a tent then they’ll be minding quite a bit.
In honour of the Ute Muster and current conditions, we offer the following bunch of songs with words like Ute, Mud, Bog and Mudding in the title.
Some are well known, others are obscure but we hope there is some enjoyment from what is on offer.
While this last song is using the American term for utes, This song seems very appropriate it’s called ‘Truck Got Stuck’ by Corb Lund and as mentioned earlier lots of vehicles are suffering this exact fate.
Deniliquin News Service 