As this is being written, residents from inside what is Edward River Council boundaries are nominating themselves to potentially be elected to the first official term of the ERC on Saturday September 9.

Since last year’s controversial merger between Deniliquin Council and Conargo Shire, Ashley Hall has been administrator of the council and after the election the area will have a full council again.

This election is unique for Deniliquin as it is the first time that Deniliquin wants and needs are not the one and only concern of local council as we now have to share with our neighbours and vice versa.

On the other hand, the new ability to have Councillors from other towns could mean new ways to connect towns and spread prosperity across the region.

As of 12:20pm Wednesday August 9 the field of candidates stands at sixteen and they are the following;

Booroorban
Peter McCrabb

Deniliquin
Norm Brennan
Airlie Circuitt
Ashley Hall
Norm McAllister
Pete Robinson
Sue Taylor
Peter Connell
Andrew Howley
Jeff Shand
Pat Fogarty
James Sides
Peta Betts

Warragoon
Nick Metcalfe

Conargo
Rob Sobolewski

Wanganella
Mac Wallace

Details such as phone numbers, email addresses and additional candidates can be found here.

If anyone wants to put their hand up as a candidate it is recommended that you visit this page to find out the six steps needed to become a candidate in the election and then put in your nomination before Wednesday August 9.

All the details including the form you need to fill out and where to return it to is in Step 4.

We’ll have more on the election as we get closer to September 9.

July 31 2017

Walking Stick Mick arrived in Deniliquin today through the methods of walking and accepting lifts from generous motorists between towns as he searches for answers to battling his demons.

Mick’s journey has inspired hundreds of people across the country to talk about what affects their mental health and how to get through the dark times.

Mental Health is a hot topic locally, First Aid Training for Youth Mental Health will be taking place at Intereach in two sessions through August and a discussion panel will be talking to people at the Golf Club on August 21.

By the end of next month, more people than ever will be in a position to give assistance to those who are facing their darkest hours and this is good news for families, their friends and their community.

July 26 2017

A panel discussion on mental health presented by Riverina Bluebell in conjunction with the Deniliquin Mental Health Awareness Group will be held at the Deniliquin Golf Club at 7pm on the 21st of August.

The event is called ‘Let’s Talk’ and it is a free event for teenagers and/or parents to attend and it covers topics such as Mental Health, Grief & Survival and Suicide Prevention.

It will be a very informative night on an issue that is being discussed more and more by the day throughout the world.

For further details contact Lourene Liebenberg (Deniliquin Mental Health Awareness Group) on 0428281060.