February 15 2018

It is the end of the line for the Peacocks when it comes to residing Waring Gardens.

Edward River Council voted in favor of re-homing the Peacocks with the vote being 6 for removal and 3 for staying.

The Peacocks who have resided in Waring Gardens for the last couple of decades have been a must see every time people walk over the footbridge or are about to use the bridge.

1,400 signatures were collected in favor of the Peacocks staying where they are with locals believing the cost required to bring the enclosure up to date in terms of safety and the cost of training people to care for them was worth the tens of thousands of dollars cost.

150 signatures were collected for the removal of the Peacocks and based on the number differential it was expected that People Power would win the day.

By 4pm the mood among locals was one of unhappiness because many believe that the people power has been ignored, that the town has lost a tourist destination and also feel the council would rather spend money on things considered useless.

People are already questioning where our rates which are already considered high are going, our roads are not in the best of shape, our gutters are crumbling, parks are found to have drugs left behind and icons are vanishing by the month.

It is hard to say whether this decision will impact the council when it comes to the next election as it is so far away but council must be reminded that the last Deniliquin Council team was almost wiped out wholesale in the election that decided the composition of the ERC and the same can happen to the current council.

February 14 2018

Valentine’s Day is here again and around town Roses, Flowers and Chocolates are making their way from person to person in this day of affection.

For us Valentine’s Day is one of the four days that need some music, the other days are Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve and Australia Day.

There is millions of songs out there, songs like ‘Love Is All Around’ which was first made famous by the Troggs (they recorded ‘Wild Thing’) and then was a hit again for Wet Wet Wet.

Then you got songs by the likes of the Bee Gees, Taylor Swift, Elvis, Foreigner, REO Speedwagon and more, for every song picked there are many more in mind.

Valentine’s Day doesn’t necessarily has to be for couples, it could be the day a new relationship begins or it could be the day to express love or affection for people around you or it is a day etc.

Hopefully readers will find something in the videos below.

We end this playlist of love songs with a little bit of humor, the below song needs no introduction.

Happy Valentine’s Day readers.

February 11 2018

The TAFE campus grounds are getting a makeover with several of its trees along the campus border with Brown Park being cut down to make room for new buildings.

Temperatures in the mid 30’s and periods of high winds did not slow down the cutting down of the trees on Saturday afternoon.

It is great to see that the campus is getting more resources though we will miss the trees that were cut down as they provided not only shade but a place for quiet reflection and on occasion quiet time with significant others.

We will continue to report the progress of the modifications to the TAFE grounds as they come to hand.

February 10 2018

Work continues on The Globe with the building now looking pretty bare without its veranda/balcony.

Readers will see below three images of the ongoing reconstruction effort and they were taken by our photography wizard Daniel Clark.

This repair work has given us a chance to take a look at the bottom floor as it has changed little over the last century.

It is a little hard to see in the scanned book picture but you can see the bottom of the hotel is virtually exactly the same with the only major changes being to the right hand side with the double doors and wider windows.

Those responsible for the dismantling of the damaged sections of the hotel have done a fine job in the short amount of time that has passed since the damage occurred two and a bit weeks ago.

It is always a relief knowing that nobody was seriously injured or killed when the town was hit by the storm that arrived quickly, packed a punch and departed the area within ten minutes.

We will continue to report on the reconstruction efforts as they come to hand.

February 6 2018

Over the last couple of weeks, we have asked readers questions on the local economy and what their highlight was from DNS’s array of reports and stories.

How is the local economy going?

It is on a downturn – 40.91%
It is going steady – 31.82%
Anyone got a paddle? – 27.27%
It is thriving – 0%
It is going great – 0%

In terms of the economy is going good vs neutral and going bad, just over 68% of voters voted for the the economy is going bad options with 31.82% going neutral and 0% saying it is either going great or thriving.

Your favourite DNS story of 2017 is……..

Deniliquin’s Hotel History – 35%
Images of Deniliquin – 25%
‘Return and Earn’ – December 1 2017 – 10%
It’s Back!!!!!!! – 10%
Exploring Deniliquin in 2008 – 5%
Shopping revolution coming to Deni – 5%
Deniliquin from the air – 5%
Election Complication – 5%
ERC Election Wrap – 0%
Hunting down the Lyceum Theatre – 0%

Deniliquin’s Hotel History which is our biggest post in terms of word length is the favourite of readers with 35% of voters selecting it.

‘Images of Deniliquin’ which was a look back at historical images of landmarks that are now mostly gone received a quarter of the votes.

Conclusion

Confidence doesn’t seem high from the 22 answers we received and the recent stock market plunge will probably not boost confidence at all but it would be interesting to return to the question in May to see if more people answer and if things get better.

2017 was a good year for DNS, we learned that people loved knowing about events, reading a good joke on April 1 and looking through a history that is slowly fading away in terms of physical traces like the railway platforms that are now gone.

If you have a question you’d like answered and it is tasteful, let us know and we’ll put it up.