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Rural med students for ERC

Community News

Peppin’s latest exhibition

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NOTICE

CHRISTMAS CLOSURE DATES 2020/21

Edward River Council wishes to advise residents of the revised operating hours during the Christmas and New Year period.

Customer Service Centre & Deniliquin Library - Napier Street, DeniliquinClosed from 4 pm Wednesday 23rd December 2020, resuming 10 am Monday 4th Jan 2021

Deniliquin Visitor Information Centre & Peppin Heritage Centre - George Street, DeniliquinClosed on Friday, 25 December, Saturday 26th December 2020 and Friday, 1 January 2021.Maintaining standard operating hours on all other days throughout the Christmas-New Year period.

Deniliquin Waste Disposal Depot - Tip Road (off Cobb Highway), DeniliquinClosed on Friday, 25 December 2020 and Friday, 1 January 2021.Maintaining standard operating hours on all other days throughout the Christmas-New Year period.

Kerbside Waste Collection Services will be collected on their usual collection days.

For emergencies relating to Council infrastructure or services during this period, please contact (03) 5898 3000.

NOMINATIONS FOR AUSTRALIA

DAY AWARDS OPEN

Residents of the Edward River Council area

are invited to nominate candidates for the

annual Australia Day Awards.

In 2021, Council will be awarding worthy

recipients in the following categories:

CITIZEN OF THE YEAR

SENIOR SPORTS AWARD

JUNIOR SPORTS AWARD

ARTS & CULTURE AWARD

COMMUNITY EVENT OR INITIATIVE

OF THE YEAR

Nomination forms are available from

Council’s website and the Customer Service

Centre located at the Deniliquin Library.

Have you been to the Peppin Heritage Centre lately? Since re-opening there have been some wonderful exhibitions. The latest sees artists Anne Timm and Deborah Lynch from Picola showcase a wonderful array of ceramics, and artworks in acrylic and pastels. Their work is on display until the end of January. Open 7 days from 9am to 4pm except Sunday 9am - 2pm.

Edward River Council is once again pleased to support the placement of two medical students in the area through the NSW Rural Doctors Network (RDN) Bush Bursaries and Country Women’s Association (CWA) Scholarships.

This year, University of Wollongong student Sarah Parker and Charles Sturt University student Emily Pinnuck have been selected to spend two weeks on a rural placement in the Edward River region during their university holidays. The placements combine the enjoyable aspects of country life and rural medicine. The Bush Bursaries are funded by Edward River Council and scholarships are funded by the Country Women’s Association of NSW. They are administered by RDN.

“These bursaries are a great way to encourage student doctors and nurses to consider moving to the bush once their

studies are completed,” mayor Norm Brennan said. The bursaries not only provide work experience but true country life experience as well.

“Local community groups are welcome to contact Council if they’d like to join us in involving the students in our way of life - to really sell Deni and the region in the hope they may return to live and work here once qualified.”

If your sporting, social or community group would like to host the students, please call Council on 03 58983000.