Finley High School Year 12 student, Lyle Ackers, recently completed his flight training and took his principal, Jeff Ward, up for a joy flight.
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Taking off from Tocumwal airport, they headed along the Murray River turning at Tuppal station and heading back along the Riverina Highway over Finley before returning safely to Tocumwal.
Mr Ward said Lyle was “sensational” and made him feel very comfortable, giving an insight into the workings of the aircraft whilst cruising at 2000 feet.
“Apart from a few bumps along the way it was the perfect flight with a textbook landing,” Mr Ward said.
“Lyle is an exceptional young man who has pursued this training on his own, with the help of his parents David and Vicki.”
Lyle has ambitions of attending further flight training at a flight academy in Queensland when he completes his training, and hopefully one day flying for one of the commercial airlines.
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It is Movie Morning again at the Finley Uniting Church Hall tomorrow, at 10am.
An invitation is extended to those interested in attending and this is a lovely way to spend time with friends and an opportunity to meet new ones.
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Easter services at the Finley Uniting Church, Coree St, will be held on March 29 (Good Friday) at 10am.
The service on March 31, Easter Sunday, will also start at 10am.
All welcome to attend.
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The Finley Combined Churches will once again be holding a Sunrise Service on Easter Sunday morning at 6.30am.
It will take place at the Finley Lake on the Riverina Highway side, and all are welcome to attend this special service.
Those attending are advised to wrap up well as it can be cool and bring along a torch and folding chair.
After the service, breakfast will be held at the Uniting Church Hall and will be prepared by the Community Church parishioners.
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Father Paul Lu, Catholic Priest for Finley and Tocumwal, would like to advise members of the two parishes of the intended program over the Easter period.
Thursday, March 28 – Holy Thursday - 7.30pm Mass in Finley.
Friday, March 29 – Good Friday – Stations of the Cross at 8.30am Tocumwal and 10am Finley. The Passion of the Lord – 3pm Tocumwal. Movie Night: The Passion of the Lord – 7pm Finley.
Saturday, March 30 – Easter Vigil – 7.30pm Tocumwal.
Sunday, March 31 – Easter Sunday – 8.30am Tocumwal and 10.15am Finley.
All welcome to attend.
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Finley Garden Club held its annual general meeting on Monday, March 4, at the Finley RS Club.
At the well-attended meeting, members voted Mary Rourke as president for another 12 months.
Other executives are vice president Di Krasowski, secretary Helen McAllister and treasurer Heather Gillespie.
Other committee members are Jenny Davidson as assistant secretary and Bernadette Gray as points keeper.
The Finley Garden Club is planning a great year with garden visits, guest speakers, floral arranging demonstrations, trips to other Garden Clubs etc.
New members are always welcome; the club meets the first Monday of each month at the Finley RS Club at 2pm.
The next meeting will be Monday, April 1. The competition will be as usual and judges according to the roster. Happy gardening.
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Finley Swimming Club’s 2023/2024 season came to a close last Saturday with the presentation of individual prizes. A full report can be found in the sports section.
The organisers would like to express their thanks to all who have assisted throughout the season and especially the time and effort extended to the swimmers by the coaches, Joella Allan and Jason O’Loghlin.
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An enthusiastic group of attendees from within the Berrigan Shire, as well as several people from Cobram, interacted well with Fiona Elms, Finley’s Regional Care director of clinical services, at the Finley RS Club last Thursday when she spoke on the difficult subject of interacting with family members who do not accept that their loved one has memory loss or dementia.
This was No. 5 in the Unlocking Hope – Understanding Dementia series of presentations organised by the Berrigan Shire Dementia Alliance.
The quality and number of the questions from the attendees were an excellent indication of the value of Fiona’s presentation.
The alliance is very much looking forward to Unlocking Hope No. 6 which will seek to clarify the mysteries of My Aged Care Home Care packages and assist attendees with knowledge on how best to use them.
This presentation will take place at the Finley RS Club on Thursday, April 11 from 10.15am.
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Winner of the Anglican Church Quilters raffle Julie Gregory (left) and Jill Braybon.
The Finley Wednesday Quilt and Craft Ladies held a successful quilt exhibit on Saturday.
Dozens of beautiful quilts as well as knitted and crocheted blankets were on display in the Anglican Church Hall, many of which are to be donated to the families who lost their homes in bush fires at Pomonal in the Victorian western district.
The raffle prize of a beautiful autumn toned queen size quilt that had been donated unfinished and finally finished by Jill Braybon was won by Julie Gregory.
More than $1000 was raised on the day which will assist with the group funding the purchase of a sewing machine to be permanently situated in the hall for members to use.
The group also has plans to purchase some new bedding and towels to go with donated goods for the bush fire victims.
The organisers would like to thank all those who contributed in any way to make the event so successful. A lovely afternoon tea was included in the entry fee.
The Finley Wednesday Quilt and Craft Ladies meet every Wednesday in the Anglican Church Hall from 10am until 2pm. New members are always welcome.
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Finley Athletes (from left) Flynn Rourke, Cooper Gurciullo and Levi Jakeman.
Members of Finley Little Athletics are extremely excited to have three of their team qualifying for the State Athletics Carnival at Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre.
Flynn Rourke, Cooper Gurciullo and Levi Jakeman will be taking part between March 22 and 24 after gaining selection from the regional carnival in Wollongong last month.
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