Junee asks for help

August 16, 2016NewsRKS

Junee, NSW residents are calling on residents of towns similar to theirs to support their petition calling on ANZ to keep the Junee branch open.

Junee’s ANZ branch is the most profitable branch in the region but it is getting the axe because of it’s closeness to Wagga which is unbelievable when the ‘closeness’ is 30km.

Deniliquin has recently had some experience in traveling far for service as the closure last week of HCF forces residents to go several hundred kilometres for assistance instead of just going down to the branch on Cressy Street and getting it there.

The closure of the ANZ branch would be the second bank blow to Junee as Westpac closed their branch in town a year ago, losing both Westpac and ANZ would be a massive blow for the town of Junee.

Many readers of DNS have expressed their disappointment of Businesses, Corporations and Government Services pulling out of Deniliquin in recent times and there is no doubt that readers believe that all country areas deserve the same services the densely populated areas do.

We’ve been lucky that Deniliquin has avoided what is happening to Junee in terms of bank branch closures but there’s no guarantee we’d outrun such bad news forever and if it does happen to us we would love having other towns residents in our corner.

To support Junee in their quest to keep their branch open, sign the petition by clicking this link.

The Deni Pokémon Wrap (16/8/16)

August 16, 2016NewsRKS

Pokémon Go Deniliquin

Pokémon Go Deniliquin now boasts 184 members which is an increase compared to last week.

Group members have reported that the Rovers Oval and the Rice Mill are the places to go to find some Pokémon, Don’t forget only go where you are permitted to go and watch out for cars.

The Group is the #1 place to go when you want to know everything local about Pokémon Go.

Pokestops and More

Poke stops are Waring Gardens, Deni Clock, Library and near the Truck Stop in Deniliquin North.

Don’t forget to look at for Ghastly at night time, We have one example of a caught one below.

Pokémon Sun and Moon

A reminder that the Collectors Edition’s of Pokémon Sun and Moon are available for preorder at EB Games for $69.95 each.

Standard editions are going for $59.95 each.

Don’t forget the Z-Ring which will be released on November 18, The Z-Ring enhances the gaming experience for 2DS and 3DS users with sounds, lights and vibrations going on during attacks.

The Z-Ring is on preorder and it is for $38, The price of Crystals for the Z-Ring are $10 for a pack of three.

Other Pokémon Games

Don’t forget that a wide range of Pokémon games and more are available on Nintendo’s eShop, the full list of games is below;

Pokémon Omega Ruby
Pokémon Alpha Sapphire
Pokémon X
Pokémon Y
Pokémon Red
Pokémon Blue
Pokémon Yellow
Pokémon Art Academy
Pokémon Trading Card Game
Pokémon Dream Radar
Pokedex 3D Pro
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity
Pokémon Puzzle Challenge
Pokémon Link: Battle
Super Pokémon Rumble
Pokémon Shuffle
Pokémon Picross
Pokémon Rumble World
Pokémon Bank

Those who haven’t used eShop before need a credit card to buy games online or get a Nintendo eCard at EB Games in Echuca.

Pokémon Shuffle News

Past and present locals are making progress on Pokémon Shuffle with one player sitting on Level 213 and another on Level 168.

In addition to the levels, Players can also get Pokémon by playing the Expert and Special levels which are usually levels set by time and not moves for that extra challenge/stress.

Pokémon Shuffle is free on Nintendo’s eShop and Apple App Store.

We’ll be back next week with a new edition of The Deni Pokémon Wrap.

Edward River peaks at 4.29m

August 15, 2016NewsRKS

Deniliquin residents can relax now as the Edward River peaked today with the water level getting up to 4.29m.

The 4.29m level is 31 centimetres below what is considered to be minor flooding for the area (4.6m and up) although some low lying areas near town are a little wetter than usual.

Stevens Weir is also expected to have it’s water level peak below minor flood level whilst Barham is recording a level that is at minor flood levels.

ABC Riverina has proven to be a great source of information when it comes to warnings and BOM’s river height data is valuable to those needing to know how high the river is.

DNS will advise readers if anything changes in the future.

Rovers Talk (14/8/16)

August 14, 2016Rovers TalkRKS

Qualifying and Elimination Finals got underway this weekend in both Football and Netball competition and we have the results from those matches for you.

Netball

A Grade had to overrun Blighty to win by the narrowest of margins with the final scores reading 39 to 38, The win sets up a clash against Tocumwal in the Semi Finals.

C Grade lost their Qualifying Final game to Strathmerton 36 to 35 but thankfully their journey isn’t over yet with the Semi Finals to come.

C Reserve defeated Picola United 42 to 37 to advance through to the Semi Finals and a shot at jumping straight to the Grand Final.

Football.

The Seniors fought hard today in their match but were eliminated from the finals by Blighty 14.17 – 101 to 13.8 -86.

Whilst the team will be undoubtedly disappointed in their loss, The side should take pride in the fact they came from last in 2015 to reach the finals this year and such a turnaround doesn’t happen often in sport.

The Reserves won their Qualifying Final on Saturday by defeating Blighty by 75 points.

The Rovers kicked 14.9 – 93 to 2.6 – 18 to advance to the next stage of their finals journey.

B. MacDonald kicked 6 goals and B. Todd kicked 2 goals whilst A. Goodear, B. Ezard, L. Fleming, K. Shephard, A. Rourke and M. Atley all kicked a goal apiece in the win.

The Fourths were defeated in their Qualifying Final against Strathmerton, the final scores were Rovers 11.7 – 73 to 5.1 – 31.

This loss while major does not mean the end of the premiership dream as the Rovers earned the double chance at making the big one.

T. Chandler and B. East kicked 2 goals apiece and J. Woodcock kicked a goal in the loss.

Thoughts

The finals journey for the Seniors ended today but for nine other Rovers sides the journey continues on for at least another week.

The stakes will be higher and will continue to get higher as the weeks go by but the Rovers are an organization that knows the stakes well and they will be ready to put on a show for all to see.

Rovers Talk will be back next Thursday with all the regular Thursday information as the Semi Finals comes to Memorial Park and other locations.

Rovers Talk (11/8/16)

August 11, 2016Rovers TalkRKS

The Finals are here and this edition of Rovers Talk is a little different because only some of the ten Rovers teams are playing this weekend and playing locations are different too.

All Netball sides are playing in Tocumwal on Saturday whilst the Football sides are playing in a variety of locations on both Saturday and Sunday.

Netball

A Grade are playing Blighty in their Qualifying Final clash.

Last time they met: A Grade won their Round 11 match against Blighty 59 to 38.

C Grade are opening their finals campaign against Strathmerton

Last time they met: C Grade lost their Round 14 match against Strathmerton 34 to 29.

C Reserve are taking on Picola United in their Qualifying Finals match.

Last time they met: C Reserve won their Round 12 match against Picola United 38 to 30.

Football

Rovers Seniors are taking on Blighty this Sunday in their Elimination Final clash at Mathoura.

Last time they met: Seniors lost their Round 11 match against Blighty 9.11 -65 to 6.5 – 41.

Rovers Reserves are taking on Blighty in their Qualifying Final at Tocumwal this Saturday.

Last time they met: Reserves won their Round 11 match against Blighty 6.6 – 42 to 4.1 – 25.

The Fourths are taking on Strathmerton in their Qualifying Final match at Tocumwal this Saturday.

Last time they met: The Fourths lost their Round 14 match against Strathmerton 8.8 – 56 to 0.2 -2.

Thoughts

Composure is important this finals series as many matches throughout the regular season were tight ones and the team that stays the calmest under pressure will get through when the pressure is at it’s highest.

Also important is remembering that a team is like a machine, Every player is important and is needed otherwise the machine stops working, Individual brilliance is nice to see from a spectators point of view but a team that has it’s players playing their roles as planned usually wins.

Rovers Talk will be back on Sunday afternoon with all the results for you to read and hopefully enjoy.

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