TAFE and Naponda aim for the market

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November 14 will be the day when the Cert 1 Access to Work and Training class at TAFE works with Naponda at the local market.

Herbs are on the menu and it is hoped that townspeople will be tempted to buy the chives, mints and other herbs on offer.

The project began with a two person team researching the right mix of vegetables and flowers to plant at Denilquin TAFE before the project was moved to Vinnies Outreach for several weeks with the team expanding to three then falling back to two before all plants and materials were moved back to Deniliquin TAFE which required all class members in order to make things happen.

The class is confident that it will go well as the herbs are continuing to grow at an excellent rate ensuring that any demand from market goers are met when November 14 comes around.

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TAFE and Vinnies Outreach combine for good of humanity

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Certificate One in Access to Work and Training are currently spending Wednesday’s at Vinnies Outreach where the class does a mixture of lesson and project making.

One project has been the growing an maintaining a garden, the aim of this garden is to grow herbs and sell them at markets with a 50/50 split in money expected to be the end result.

The class has a second garden currently operational at TAFE which grows Tomatoes and Capsicum as well as flowers, the food generated by this garden is expected to end up at the TAFE canteen where it will go into the food that students eat every day.

Another project is the making of Jewelry, it is unknown at this time if the Jewelry will be sold along with the herbs although it is considered to be a good idea for it could bring in more customers.

A third potential project is wood work with images of Kangaroos hammered into the wood, this project may not go beyond the personal stage but viewings of the first piece has been well received.

Whatever happens, this project could bring success beyond all expectations leading to a bigger future.

Thoughts to the Rovers

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This weekend. the Deniliquin Rovers A Grade Netballers will be taking to the court in an attempt to do what no A Grade Rovers side has done before, win the premiership.

‘Win the Premiership’ those three words must weigh a ton on each of the players shoulders but the team should not feel overwhelmed by the Grand Final but instead embrace it for all it’s worth, take in the emotions from everyone around you and feel good about yourself, it’s your stage and you got a show to perform.

In 1959, Melbourne Demons coach Norm Smith was talking to his players and he said to star player Hassa Mann ‘Son, you may never, ever, get the opportunity to play in another Grand Final, Don’t blow it’.

Those words were words of empowerment to Hassa Mann because he did not want to let the other 17 players on the team down, he wanted to make the best of his opportunity and he did because Melbourne won that flag and when Melbourne made the next Grand Final, Norm Smith said the same words and they won again and Hassa Mann took those words to the team he coached and they won.

  1. Treat it like a regular match
  2. Embrace all the emotions around you
  3. Show what you can do on the big stage
  4. Don’t get cocky and/or selfish
  5. Trust in your team
  6. Play for those around you
  7. Be Humble in Victory, Be Gracious in Defeat

All this was learned from a book called ‘The Red Fox’ a biography on Norm Smith, Norm Smith was a man who won ten premierships with four coming as a player and six coming as a coach and so his thoughts and recollections by those who played under him make the book an inspiring source of information.

Good luck Rovers.

The mess at Eli Brown Park

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The mass of rubbish in the waters of Brown Park is now obvious to residents thanks to the lowering of water levels.

An assortment of rubbish from Cola cans to wrappers were spotted in both the mud and the water, Council is currently doing work on the lake but whether that work extends to taking the rubbish out before they refill the lake is unknown at this time despite the removal being the logical choice.

DNS hopes that the logical action will take place in the near future which will lead to cleaner water and a cleaner image for the town.

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Weekend rains but rubbish still remains

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Deniliquin’s lawns and farms were well watered by the weekend’s rain, a result that no doubt pleases gardeners and farmers alike although this recent rain will increase the amount of weeds that creep into the gardens around town.

On the rubbish front, there is still no signs of rubbish being cleared from areas around town which is leading DNS to the conclusion that Deniliquin’s residents are really lazy people when it comes to managing their rubbish.