Naponda Community Store volunteers were hard at work yesterday crafting more handmade masks to keep up with demand.
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The charity store ran out of masks after selling more than 100 of them on Monday.
Volunteers quickly made more fabric masks to put in the shop, and by yesterday afternoon only a few of the smallest sizes were still available.
Six volunteers took part in a working bee yesterday — all working individually at home — cutting out, sewing and individually packaging fabric masks to restock the store for today.
‘‘Donna and Andrew Jefferies has also kindly offered to sell some of the masks from their party hire shop, but as yet we have not had enough stock to get to them because we have needed to fill our racks,’’ Naponda president Pam Ellerman said.
‘‘We would have sold in excess of 250 masks since Monday, which is fantastic really.
‘‘Not only are people being sensible, they are also supporting the Naponda Hospital Auxiliary and the Deniliquin Hospital
‘‘I have cut out another 100 masks today (Thursday), but we’ve received an order for 60 from a local preschool.
‘‘All the volunteers have been doing great work.’’
Out for a ride
A group of locals hit the road on Wednesday afternoon for a short ride to get out in the community and ‘‘get a bit of fresh air in the lungs’’.
The motorcycle enthusiasts — Neville Lester, Ian Holschier, Ron Glenn, Lance Seymour, Harry Kooloos, Peter Wilson, Peter Nankivell, Ian McMillan, Terry Paton and Trevor Butcher — made a short trip to Mathoura where they stopped for a coffee and a chat.
The group of friends try and get together regularly to take their bikes for a spin, which had fallen by the wayside due to the Coronavirus pandemic and the cooler weather.
But Wednesday’s conditions were perfect for riding, and so the trip was on.
You may start to see the group out and about a bit more when the conditions allow.
Free webinars
Murray River Council businesses are encouraged to register for a series of must-attend online webinars designed to provide advice on how to reinvent in the time of COVID-19 and beyond.
The webinars are designed for small and medium business owners and will deliver information on digital marketing in a post-COVID era along with advice on social media success factors.
There are two free webinars that businesses can register for — digital marketing in post COVID era and social media success factors — brought to the community by Netstripes in partnership with Murray River Council.
For more information and to register, head to www.netstripes.com/futurise-insights.
Social ride day
It was a family affair at the Deniliquin Motorcycle Association ride day on Sunday.
While there was plenty of action on the track, some of the younger riders took the opportunity to pose for a photo.
It also gave the Wilson family a chance to catch up with the Petersen family, with children from both families spending plenty of time together.
Complete your census
Local Land Services is urging landholders to keep an eye out for Annual Land and Stock Returns, which should have started arriving in mailboxes last week.
Annual returns are a statutory requirement and the data provided ensures Local Land Services customers get the help they need when emergencies or disasters strike.
They are a snapshot in time, much like a census, and landholders should fill in the details as they were recorded at 30 June.
They must then be lodged to Local Land Services no later than 31 August.
The information gathered builds a picture of agricultural land use and livestock numbers across NSW and assists in monitoring flocks and herds for emergency animal diseases.
Lodging online only takes a few minutes. Visit www.lls.nsw.gov.au/alsrand follow the links to the dedicated portal.
The online process can be done in three simple steps and helps reduce face to face contact with Local Land Services and mail service staff, although postal lodgement is still available.