THANKS to the generosity of Rose and Bill Toomer, a Wollemi pine has been planted in the small park near the railway overbridge just south of the village.
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The pine replaces another Wollemi which had unfortunately died without water during the recent dry, hot months. Steps are being taken to ensure that the new pine doesn’t meet the same fate.
Rose and Bill have shown a great interest in Millthorpe garden activities, having been associated with Garden Rambles when they were first getting going over 10 years ago, and the Wollemi they have planted is a symbol of that long interest.
The Wollemi pine is one of the world’s oldest and rarest trees, so rare that it was not discovered until 1994 just north of the Blue Mountains. It has been found to be remarkably hardy, coping with temperatures ranging from minus 12 to 45 degrees.
The tree is a fast grower once its root system is established, adding half to a full metre to its height a year.
A fully mature Wollemi can be 40 metres in height.
For Rose and Bill’s sake, we hope this specimen beds in and begins to show its magnificent qualities in a few years’ time.
Speeding targeted
Vehicles speeding through the village have become such a problem that complaints have been made to the police and action is being taken.
Highway patrol vehicles and speed cameras have been operating and those not obeying our 50 kilometres per hour blanket speed limit are being fined.
The main problem has been Park Street, but the greatest dangers are along Victoria Street at the junctions with Elliot, Pym, Park and Morley streets, all of which are blind intersections both for Victoria Street and the entering traffic.
While the Millthorpe Village Committee is pleased to see police action being taken, it is also pursuing more long-term solutions to the problems along Victoria Street.
Around Millthorpe this month
THIS month’s Millthorpe Village Committee meeting showed how lively all our sub-committees and groups are at present with village developments.
Work on the major upgrade to Redmond Oval is on schedule with levelling complete and grass seeding due to begin next month in time to get some growth going this season.
With the oval unavailable, the Millthorpe Markets this Sunday will be held in the Millthorpe Public School grounds. It will be business as usual in there from 8.30am to 3pm.
The Anzac Day service at the War Memorial at the oval, however, will go ahead as normal.
The Garden Ramble Committee’s donation of $56,500 has now been provided to Blayney Shire Council for construction work on the new Redmond Oval kiosk to begin.
This represents several years of profits from Garden Rambles and the result of much hard work put in by Ramble volunteers.
While all the basic requirements for the oval will have been met from the grant and donations already received, there are still other costly items that are needed, such as a picket fence to surround the playing area.
The Redmond Oval Committee is now working to raise additional funds for these items with an appeal to Blayney Shire Council and other potential donors.
This Saturday there will be quite a spectacle for locals as about 100 members of the Ariel Motorcycle Club pass through on their national rally, stopping on the way for lunch and an inspection of the Golden Memories Museum.
The museum is really humming, with frequent bookings for both inspections and meals provided by its volunteers.
The garden club has experienced a large growth in interest and membership this year, with the numbers attending garden inspections nearly double that of previous years.
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Contact Laurie Williams at mm@goannagraphics.com or drop a note in the letterbox in the blue door at 17 Pym Street, Millthorpe.