If you have been driving along Cripse or Henry Streets in Deniliquin, you will have seen the demolition process happening at what was the familiar site of East End Store.
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Now just a shell of its former self, what once was a busy fuel and food hub for town folk, school kids and visitors alike, is now all wood and panels housed inside secure fencing.
Purtills Group made the announcement in July the servo would be closing.
It said the decision was promoted by market conditions and staff shortages.
Staff who wished to remain in the company were given job opportunities at Purtills Group other Deniliquin service stations.
The last day of business at the store was Sunday, July 24.
Well, well, well
An old brick well has been uncovered during landforming works for the seniors living precinct in Deniliquin.
The large chasm is just large enough to be too dark to see anything but the top of the brick containment walls, but just shallow enough that with focus - and a careful lean over the gaping hole - you can see where a orange traffic cone has been placed at the bottom.
Mick Thorpe from Deni Civil & Construction believes it measures about 8m wide.
The well is located a short distance off Hardinge St, near to where the railway station once stood.
But it’s not clear whether it was built for the railway, or for the stock pens that once also operated in that space.
Mick intends to enlist the help of the Deniliquin & District Historical Society to learn more.
Do you know the well’s origins? Let us know by emailing zoe.mcmaugh@denipt.com.au or call 5881 2322.
A large well has been found on the railway land which will become Edward River Village.
RSL shout out
The Deniliquin RSL Club has been given a shout out in the Herald Sun’s Escape publication, for serving up a cracking steak.
The publication’s resident travel writers Lee Atkinson and Bill McKinnon’s latest piece was about tasting the “good, bad and inedible” on the road“.
While the flavour of the article was about roadhouses, Bill argues that servos are not the be all and end all of ‘on the road’ food.
And he also shaped an argument that inland restaurants give as good as those on the coast.
“There’s a theory about road food that says the further you travel from the coast, the worse it is. That’s not entirely true,” he wrote.
“One of the best steaks I’ve ever eaten is the 400g wagyu rump at the Deniliquin RSL, a bargain at $37.“
He then went on to say that “some of the best Italian this side of Napoli” was found in Griffith.
Free infant first aid course
If you want to brush up on your infant first aid, or are new and want to learn, Intereach is hosting a free infant first aid course on Wednesday, September 28.
It will be facilitated by Rich River First Aid.
The course will be held at Intereach’s Neighbourhood Centre in Trickett Street, from 10am-12pm.
The course will cover essential action plans for first aid situations, recovery position, choking, drowning, seizures, asthma, anaphylaxis and more.
For more information, or to book your spot, please call the Intereach Families Team on 1300 488 226.
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