October 17 2017

We have four new questions for our readers to consider over the next fortnight.

Questions Asked

1. Should Coles Deniliquin have Online Ordering?
2. Will the close Murray By-Election benefit Deniliquin?
3. Should the Community Centre be resurrected?
4. Do you support Working Bees?

Online ordering is something locals want after many Supermarkets around the nation offer the service of picking your shopping online, some people do feel that online ordering may cost jobs.

With the Nationals losing around 19% of their election margin to the SFF in the Murray By-Election, the seat of Murray has moved from safe seat to marginal seat and could change hands in 2019 if the Nationals don’t lift their game.

The change usually means the Government will be very interested to give the area what it wants to ensure it stays in their hands but some are skeptical the Government cares what happens outside of Sydney.

The Community Centre is sitting in End Street, filled with materials and broken glass and it has broken the hearts of many locals who go on by and see the fall of a building that once was the RSL Club and then the place of joy for many of Deniliquin’s youth.

People would love to see the Community Centre resurrected or at least have something important in that building.

Working Bees, they are becoming important to the town and we like to know how many people like being part of them as the town has been doing several this year and will be doing more in the future.

Polls will remain open until Tuesday October 31.

October 16 2017

The voters in the seat of Murray spoke loudly on Saturday after the Nationals lost almost almost 20% of their voters to the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party (SFF).

As of 11:07am this morning, a total of 43,286 votes have been counted with 16,857 votes to the Nationals Austin Evans and 13,317 to the SFF’s Helen Dalton.

On the two candidate preferred count it is 53.1% to Austin Evans and 46.8% for Helen Dalton.

Michael Kidd from the Country Labor Party currently has a total of 8,630 votes which shows the main opposition in NSW still has a lot of work to do to secure rural seats if they want to overtake the Coalition in 2019.

The Greens are heading for last place with Deniliquin resident Pete Robinson staying 127 votes ahead in fifth whilst Brian Mills is sitting in fourth position but his vote count is down .8% on the previous election.

The Nationals have so far lost of those who voted for them in the last election and when factoring in preferences the total balloons out to 19.5%, a total that usually is fatal in most seats but not in the case of the seat of Murray.

Helen Dalton was the most popular candidate in Deniliquin after topping polling at Deniliquin North, Deniliquin High and the Deniliquin Dental Clinic, this is significant due to the Nationals traditionally being a Deniliquin favourite.

Whilst the Nationals were kicked around on Election Day, some experts believe that things are getting better for the Party and the local area may be the big winners as the Government now knows it must do more to keep the people of Murray interested in keeping them around.

October 14 2017

Super Saturday kicked off with the opening of the Polls for the Murray By-Election, a large chunk of the electorate voted barely a month earlier to elect the first Edward River Council and so election fatigue was all around.

At Deniliquin Cemetery, A working bee was starting to get to work pulling out the weeds that started to make the tranquil place for our fallen friends and loved ones a mess, this was the second working bee

At the RSL Club, The second day of the Family History Expo was underway, patrons got to see 40 exhibitors and 10 speakers from 5 of our States and Territories.

Down at McDonalds, McHappy Day was underway and the Ambulance Service and the Fire Brigade had tours of their vehicles which delighted the kids, lots of Big Macs were sold to help aid Ronald McDonald House

The Deniliquin Naponda Farmer’s Market was on and the ERC made an appearance as well as the Edward River Sustainability Group.

The benefits of Cow Manure as a fertilizer was on show and Strawberries made a triumphant return as visitors checked out the many stalls and brought fresh produce and other materials.

The above is just a small look at what was happening in a busy day around town on Super Saturday.