It is going to be a spectacular weekend for car lovers as The Cruising Nationals are back again, the town will be filled with all the classic cars and more and it kicks off on Friday night (April 15) at the RSL Club.

Friday April 15 is Registration night at the RSL Club, there will be bands playing, food and soft drinks are supplied and alcohol is sold at happy hour prices for those who want to get their drink in.

Saturday April 16 at the Aerodrome is where all the action takes place with 1/8th Mile Drag Racing, Go to Whoa, Dirt Drags, Car and Plane Display and more.

Sunday is the Car Show at the Waring Gardens, there will be cars in the park space of the Gardens and surrounding streets as well, there is also the presentation of Trophies and the drawing of the major raffle.

The major Raffle is offering a 2010 Ford Mustang and a 2015 Harley-Davidson for it’s first and second prizes respectively, the Mustang is fitted with parts from Roush and Roush is known for primarily it’s NASCAR teams (as Roush-Fenway Racing) as well as it’s car part upgrade business and many other businesses created by Jack Roush.

Those interested in going can buy at the gate spectator only passes for the 16 and 17 April with the events at the Aerodrome on Saturday costing $35 per person spectating ($55 if you’re bringing a car to compete) whilst events at the Waring Gardens cost $15 per spectator.

Of course people can be sneaky and just walk around the streets and get a good look at all the cars for free as their owners are buying from the shops or staying in the hotels and motels but events like these do need people to attend so please consider doing both to ensure the best of a good time.

The events at the Aerodrome does create a bit of noise that can be heard for some distance but it should not be a major disturbance for residents, hopefully no visitors and/or locals take the opportunity to do burnouts in the streets during the event and may everyone drive safely to and from the event.

The weather should be an improvement on last year, last years weather was quite dreary but it is expected to be 27 and 25 degrees on Saturday and Sunday so this year will be an improvement in terms of temperature and colour.

Further details can be found on the event’s Facebook page and it’s website.

Since our last piece on Herd2Homes Dog Rescue, the number of rescued Dogs has increased rapidly as more owners surrender their Kelpies and other breeds to Herd2Homes and/or local pounds, this means that capacity levels are being stretched as efforts continue 24/7 to provide homes for all who come to Herd2Homes.

Kelpies for example are wonderful animals, they are very loyal to owners, they are very playful and they have got a ton of speed, this writer knows first hand about their speed as he was taken on walks/runs by his brother’s Kelpie after he was brought years ago when an ad was spotted and the purchase was made.

DNS knows the good feeling saving a Dog from a pound bring to a person and their family and that more Kelpie lovers will take them in throughout the land.

Over 15,000 people ‘like’ Herd2Homes and between the 15,000 is a great opportunity to help one particular Kelpie named Wilson, Wilson is a 9 month old who dislocated his hip, requiring femoral head excision surgery but surgery is not cheap with the bill totalling $1200.

Donations to cover the cost of the life saving surgery can be made by going to www.givenow.com.au/herd2homes and there is also options for those who prefer can make their donation by putting in the below details at the Bank.

Commonwealth Bank
Herd2homes Dog Rescue
BSB 062533
ACC 10207520
Ref. Wilson Appeal

So if you really want a Kelpie or any of the other breeds  especially one that has been well cared for, visit herd2homes.com.au or visit their Facebook page, you could be the one who gives a Kelpie their forever home today.

Netball is a popular sport and you can see that is the case when you see small towns having multiple teams of them in competition of some kind.

It’s gotten DNS thinking, what would happen if there was a Men’s Netball competition? It isn’t really far-fetched of a thought because the number of sports where there is both a Male and Female competition are growing, the AFL will have competitions for both sexes next year after years of exhibition matches between the female Bulldogs and the Demons picked sides.

So imagine if a Men’s Netball competition came into being and we’re not talking about the weekdays competition down at the Stadium but Saturday or Sunday down at Memorial Park competition against other towns just like you see the Rovers and Rams sides in action every Netball season.

The uniforms be would similar to what the ladies wear but of course made for male comfort and the rules would be exactly the same and it should be fun to participate in and fun to watch in action.

It could be something widespread, Could always allow Boys to have competitions just like the current competitions or introduce interschool competitions, or if there is a mixed competition make it exactly even so both teams on paper have the same strengths and weaknesses.

It could happen if the numbers were right, somebody or some town just has to be the first one to say hey we got a really good idea and maybe it would snowball from there.

What are readers thoughts?