KFC petition doing well

April 19 2018

The KFC petition launched by Matt Dyson is doing well.

There is currently 165 signatures on the petition and while it may seem a joke to some, it is serious business to some.

Perhaps it is time to bring KFC back to stop locals doing forays into Victoria for the eleven herbs and spices on their varieties of of chicken, keep money close to home and perhaps bring residents from neighbouring towns to our town too for their KFC fix.

Nine pieces for $10 on a Tuesday or two dozen nuggets at a decent price or large chips for $2, there are so many menu possibilities.

Of course there is opposition to the idea of KFC making a triumphant return, some think we do not need any more of the big chains in our town ruining our way of life and the facade of the town.

People fear that KFC will kill off competition, we’ve had McDonald’s since the late 1990’s and Subway in the last decade but we still see Black Cat, Laughing Chicken, That Pizza, Cressy Pizza and more still trading and trading well.

People say that KFC failed once therefore it will fail again but don’t forget that the Subway we’ve got is the second Subway we’ve had and when the second store was opened, it was well received so comebacks are possible.

The town loves takeaway, we cannot get enough and as mentioned earlier our town not Echuca could be the new port of call for travelers from places like Conargo, Warragoon, Blighty, Mayrung and Finley to get their KFC fix.

Imagine if the Federal Hotel gets its cinema going, Echuca will lose customers who went all the way to see a movie and get dinner on the way back, think about all that money that stays in town.

Business equals jobs which equals pay which equals spending elsewhere which in turn equals people being paid and they spend their money elsewhere.

The possibilities are endless and as we once mentioned the chatter has to continue, words are where ideas begin and actions begin from the reading of words.

Who is hungry now?

Sports Talk (19/4/18)

April 19 2018

This weekend is round three in the PDFNL competition and round four in MFNL competition.

The Rovers are hosting Blighty with the winner in the Seniors football match taking home the Warner Tasker Cup, a cup that has been held by Blighty since 2016.

Rovers Fifths will be playing on Oval 3 at 11am.

The Rams are playing host to Barooga who are in the Top 5 when it comes to senior and reserves football.

Google Weather says it should be a mostly Sunny day in town with temperatures reaching 28 by 2pm, winds should be staying around 15km/h.

Below is how the Rams and the Rovers stand after three and two rounds respectively.

Rams Football Ladder Positions

Seniors – 15th
Reserves – 13th
Thirds – 2nd
Fourths – 2nd

Rams Netball Ladder Positions

A Grade – 3rd
B Grade – 2nd
C Grade  – 7th
C Reserve – 2nd
17 and Under – 1st
15 and Under – 1st
13 and Under – 2nd

Rovers Football Ladder Positions

Seniors – 4th
Reserves – 1st
Thirds – 6th
Fourths – 1st

Rovers Netball League Positions

A Grade – 2nd
B Grade – 8th
C Grade – 11th
C Reserve – 1st
Under 17’s – 9th
Under 15’s – 3rd
Under 13’s – 4th

We’ll be back on Saturday with the results from the Rovers vs Berrigan matches.

The lost signal

April 17 2018

Deniliquin has had an unlucky week with power and communication services.

Saturday’s weather brought on a power outage that while brief for the town lasted for several hours longer for surrounding towns.

On Monday there were reports of TV services being on the fritz though that may of been an isolated case.

Today there were reports of phone service issues and after checking Optus and Telstra’s online service checker, it at first appeared there was nothing wrong.

But if over a dozen people said the same thing then something must of really been up and so this time we checked Vodafone and they  provided the answer that was a problem.

Readers may remember a tower problem happened last year during an AFL Preliminary Final and a NRL Final when locals were unable to watch the games and resulted in us being text commentators for chunk of the games.

Hopefully the tower issue will be solved soon and phone customers will be able to communicate with others again soon.

Sports Talk (14/4/18)

April 14 2018

Today was round 2 of the PDFNL season with the Rovers travelling out to Berrigan.

Meanwhile in the Murray Football League and Murray Netball League, the Rams got to put their feet up courtesy of a bye.

Rovers Football Results

Seniors won 8.12 – 60 to 5.7 – 37
Reserves won 9.17 – 71 to 2.3 – 15
Thirds won 12.10 – 82 to 1. 6 – 12
Fourths won 29.14 – 188 to 0.0 – 0

Rovers Netball Results

A Grade won 43 to 23
B Grade lost 40 to 38
C Grade lost 26 to 15
C Reserve won 61 to 9
Under 17’s lost 32 to 25
Under 15’s won 31 to 7
Under 13’s won 26 to 1

Conclusion

The footballers achieved a clean sweep whilst the netballers narrowly won the day by winning four out of the seven matches.

The Fourths kicked the highest score with 29.14 and C Reserve got the highest netball score with 61 in their big win.

We’ll be back on Thursday with a look at the next round of matches.

 

Sports Talk (12/4/18)

April 12 2018

This weekend is round two in the PDFNL competition and round three in MFNL competition.

The Rovers are travelling to Berrigan while the Rams get to put their feet up as they’ve got the bye.

Google Weather says there is a 93% chance of wind and rain on Saturday, any rain is expected between 2pm and 5pm and winds could be as high as 43km/h with the winds staying in the 30’s and 40’s from around 11am until 5pm.

Below is how the Rams and the Rovers stand after 2 and 1 rounds respectively.

Rams Football Ladder Positions

Seniors – 14th
Reserves – 14th
Thirds – 3rd
Fourths – 3rd

Rams Netball Ladder Positions

A Grade – 3rd
B Grade – 3rd
C Grade  – 4th
C Reserve – 2nd
17 and Under – 1st
15 and Under – 2nd
13 and Under – 3rd

Rovers Football Ladder Positions

Seniors – 6th
Reserves – 1st
Thirds – 9th
Fourths – 1st

Rovers Netball League Positions

A Grade – 4th
B Grade – 4th
C Grade – 8th
C Reserve – 3rd
Under 17’s – 9th
Under 15’s – 4th
Under 13’s – 5th

We’ll be back on Saturday with the results from the Rovers vs Berrigan matches.