Nominations halfway through

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The time allocated for nominating businesses and people for the 2017 Deniliquin Business Excellence Awards is just over halfway through.

The nominating began on April 3 and will continue on until the June 12 and then comes the nervous wait for the big night on Friday July 21.

There are 13 awards up for grabs and there is no doubt that all of the hundred plus businesses that Deniliquin has in operation has a shot at bringing one or more of the 13 home with them.

Clicking on any of the 13 categories on this linked page will bring up a nomination form for you to fill out and send and the good news is that it is a fairly straight forward process with no complications.

We wish all businesses the best of luck and may the people show you plenty of love through nominations.

Sports Talk (6/5/17)

Sports Talk

May 6 2017

The Rams hosted Moama whilst the Rovers travelled down to Strathmerton for Round 5 action.

Results as usual are split into the categories Rams Football Results, Rovers Football Results, Rams Netball Results and Rovers Netball Results followed by our conclusion where we tally up the wins to see if the Rams and the Rovers win the day overall.

Rams Football Results (vs. Moama)

Seniors lost 15.11 – 101 to 2.3 – 15
Reserves lost 13.10 – 88 to 0.0 – 0
U/14’s lost 6.3 – 39 to 1.4 – 10
U/17’s lost 9.8 – 62 to 4.1 – 25

Rovers Football Results (vs. Strathmerton)

Seniors lost 17.9 – 111 to 6.5 – 41
Reserves lost 9.6 – 60 to 6.4 – 40
U/17’s won 7.14 – 56 to 7.7 – 49
U/14’s lost 4.3 – 27 to 3.8 – 26

Rams Netball Results (vs. Moama)

A Grade lost 56 to 41
B Grade won 42 to 38
C Grade lost 29 to 15
C Reserve won 28 to 23
U/17’s lost 40 to 23
U/15’s won 31 to 23
U/13’s lost 35 to 17
U/12’s won 30 to 4

Rovers Netball Results (vs. Strathmerton)

A Grade won 48 to 43
B Grade won 47 to 42
C Grade won 39 to 36
C Reserve won 39 to 17
U/17’s lost 26 to 21
U/15’s won 35 to 9
U/13’s won 41 to 1

Conclusion

The Rams Football sides had a bad day overall with all four sides losing to Moama.

The Rams Netball sides had a tie overall with four wins and four losses out of the eight matches played.

The Rovers scored an overall tie against Strathmerton with two wins and two losses from their matches.

The Rovers Netball sides won the day with six wins out of the seven matches played.

We’ll be back in two weeks (May 20) with all the results from Round 6 when the Rams take on Numerkah and the Rovers take on Berrigan.

Sports Talk (4/5/17)

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May 4 2017

After travelling to Congupna last weekend, The Rams are playing host to Moama at Hardinge Street.

The Rovers after hosting Mathoura last weekend are back on the road travelling down to Strathmerton to play their Round 5 matches.

Below is how all the Rams and Rovers sides are travelling after 4 rounds.

Rams Football Season Results So Far

Seniors have 2 wins and 2 losses (8th on the ladder)
Reserves have 0 wins, 3 losses and a forfeit (11th on the ladder)
U/17’s have 4 wins and 0 losses (3rd on the ladder)
U/14’s have 4 wins and losses (2nd on the ladder)

Rovers Football Season Results So Far

Seniors have 2 wins and 1 loss (5th on the ladder)
Reserves have 2 wins and 1 loss (4th on the ladder)
U/17’s have 3 wins and 0 losses (2nd on the ladder)
U/14’s have 3 wins and 0 losses (2nd on the ladder)

Rams Netball Season Results So Far

A Grade have 4 wins and 0 losses (2nd on the ladder)
B Grade have 3 wins and a draw (4th on the ladder)
C Grade have 3 wins and 1 loss (4th on the ladder)
C Reserve have 3 wins and 0 losses (1st on the ladder)
U/17’s have 1 win and 2 losses (7th on the ladder)
U/15’s have 4 wins and 0 losses (1st on the ladder)
U/13’s have 3 wins and 1 loss (4th on the ladder)
U/12’s have 3 wins and 0 losses (2nd on the ladder)

Rovers Netball Season So Far

A Grade have 3 wins and 0 losses (1st on the ladder)
B Grade have 1 win, 1 loss and a draw (5th on the ladder)
C Grade have 3 wins and 0 losses (2nd on the ladder)
C Reserve have 2 win and 1 loss (3rd on the ladder)
U/17’s have 2 wins and 1 loss (2nd on the ladder)
U/15’s have 3 wins and 0 losses (1st on the ladder)
U/13’s have 1 win and 2 losses (4th on the ladder)

Conclusion

It is going to be a fine Saturday for sport as both Strathmerton and Deniliquin are expected to have 22 degree weather ensuring a pleasant day of contests and spectating.

Two games of interest in Netball will be the Rams A Grade side in a first vs. second clash and Rams C Grade side will be in a third vs. fourth battle.

Two games of interest in Football will be the Rovers Seniors fourth vs. fifth on the ladder match and the Rams U/17’s side will be taking on their second place opposition and will be looking to trade places on the ladder.

We’ll be back on Saturday night with all the results.

Pauline comes to town

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May 3 2017

Pauline Hanson has visited Deniliquin as part of a tour through NSW and Victoria in a bid to understand what locals need when it comes to the MDBP and learn about the proposed air freight hub and more.

The tour is a chance for the Senator and her party to show that One Nation has more policy and ideas other than the well known one of keeping Muslims and the religion of Islam out of Australia.

Senator Hanson and fellow party members are part of the crossbench that determines whether bills made by the Turnbull Government are either passed or knocked back giving them major leverage in political decisions as the Government needs co-operation from the crossbench in major issues like the Budget.

News of Pauline’s stay in Deniliquin has been mixed with locals either interested, totally disinterested or not really happy that she is among the people due to her personal thoughts and policies.

Time will tell whether the tour has been of any political value to the local area or not.

Poll Time (2/5/17)

Poll Time

Our question on what one service would a person want brought to Deniliquin was an unexpected success and so we have chosen four of the most talked about points and are putting them to vote to see just how interested the people are.

The four questions up for polling are the following;

1. Would you use a Deniliquin to Echuca train service?
2. Should Deniliquin have an Indoor Play Centre?
3. Would you use an hourly Deni to Echuca bus service?
4. How do you rate the local roads?

The poll questions can be found on the right hand side for computer users and on the bottom for those who use phones or tablets.

Readers can check up on results every morning for the first week in our morning news report on FB.

Polls close on May 14 and we will have the results listed in the new edition of Deni Speaks on that same day.