Festival Return?

It has been reported around town that a festival is back on the cards for Deniliquin in the near future.

With the Ute Muster site considered too large and too far away, the Waring Gardens has taken the lead as the site of choice for whatever will come in the future.

The Waring Gardens does not sound very practical for it cannot hold many people, also there is the large body of water there too, there’s also the question of where everyone will park whilst noise should not be a problem for residences are not that close to the site.

Despite the mass of sport played around winter time, perhaps the following places could be looked at for their space and of course being around town making it easier for people to get to.

– Memorial Park
– Deniliquin Oval
– Rotary Park
– Edward River Oval

If an event comes in 2017 there would be time to negotiate with those who use the grounds to play away games on the weekend in question.

Major problems with the above suggestions could be the lack of amenities and the build up of traffic and parked cars

Whatever happens, townspeople hope that any event will stay in Deniliquin for longer than a year or two for building back up after the demise of a festival is getting and harder to do.

The joys of Radio

Radio is important to Deniliquin and the town is fortunate to have two radio stations to mostly satisfy local listener needs.

102.5 on the FM band and 1521 on the AM band are the two stations of choice and have been serving the local population for decades.

102.5 is now known as The Edge but before that time it was also known as ‘Classic Rock 102.5’ and played great rock music and other genres before going away from the classics and into the more trendy market.

1521 on the other hand has mostly been talkback shows from the major cities with a little music sprinkled into the mix with the weekends being a feast of hit music from various decades.

On a good night 2QN can be picked up as far as suburbs just kilometres from Brisbane and perhaps even further, for those who miss Deniliquin it is comforting when picking up words like ‘George Street, Deniliquin’ through the static of AM radio.

Some may say a Triple J like station is needed to satisfy the youth of the area as well as promote the local music scene, there is no denying that Deniliquin has had success in finding music talent but haven’t found the means to get them somewhere without the talent going into city areas to try their hand in the big game.

It should also be said that it is still a great thrill for people to get their music on the airwaves compared to music being streamed or being in an online store.

While iPod’s and phones can provide a customized playlist, there is nothing better than a radio station that gives you the hits and information whilst you go about your daily business.

Man allegedly caught with Child Porn

A 22 year old man has been arrested after being allegedly found to have in his possession Child Pornography.

The investigation that led to the man’s arrest was sparked after a mobile phone was handed in to Green Valley Police Station in November last year, from there Police methodically built a case to effect an arrest.

After a search, Police found and taken into evidence two mobile phones and a laptop all of which allegedly contain Child Porn.

He was charged with ‘produce, disseminate or possess child abuse material’ and is now out on bail.

This news has been greeted with feelings of revulsion and anger for Child Pornography is  considered to be one of the worst crimes a human can commit.

The arrest of the 22 year old raises the question if it is a one person crime in town or could there be something heinous going on in houses across the quiet streets of Deniliquin.

The heroine of former Working Dogs

The majority of the people on Earth love Dogs, they are most friendly and extremely loyal animals who always bring comfort to their human family members.

Well known local resident Peri Chappell takes her love for dogs very seriously as she is one half (Jennie is the other) of the founding members of ‘Herd2homes’ a group that takes in working breeds when they are not needed and/or wanted by their owners.

Herd2homes is very popular with over 10,000 people liking their Facebook page, this is outstanding considering that Deniliquin is a couple of thousand people below that number.

Peri and Jennie have a large number of fantastic volunteers who help them look after the Dogs who have been surrendered to Herd2homes until they are found new homes, without these volunteers Herd2homes wouldn’t be what it is today.

To find out more visit Herd2homes.com.au as well as visiting their Facebook page for regularly updated information from Dogs that are new to their care, Dogs that have moved on from their care and much more.

DNS will continue to report on how things are for Herd2homes as news comes to hand.

Deniliquin boxes for Fitness

Several of Deniliquin’s finest sports players have taken to the Deniliquin Sports Stadium twice a week to participate in the ‘Deni Fitness Club’.

The club meets every Monday night from 6:30pm and every Wednesday from from 7pm for a Boxing based exercise class, every lesson costs $7 which is a fair deal for a solid workout with the best.

A towel and water are musts for by the time you are finished doing one or both sessions, you’ll be needing the towel whilst guzzling lots of water.

Please visit and like ‘Deni Fitness Club‘ on Facebook for further details and more.