November Nl #5

UPCOMING EVENTS •

MATAURA VILLAGE CO-OP MARKET Sat 14th November 9.30.a.m.-1.30 p.m. Tables $10.00. or use the community table Contact Meg Appleby (03) 203 7362 or Judy Keno (03) 203 3174

• GOLD COIN CAFÉ Every Thurs. 12 noon – 1.00pm, at St Saviours Anglican Church Hall •

ARTS SOCIAL GROUP Every Tues. night 7.30pm, Senior Citizens Rooms – Gold coin entry. Ph: Lynda (03) 203 3532 or Sharon (03) 208 5677

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MEET AND GREET DROP IN COFFEE MORNING Wed November 26th 10.a.m.-11.30 a.m. Senior Citizens Rooms in McQueen Avenue. Contact Patti Appledoorn (03) 203 8581

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WINZ VISIT Phone 0800 559 009 for an appointment. PLEASE USE THIS SERVICE SO IT WILL CONTINUE

• MATAURA GALA FUN DAY November 22nd Mataura School Grounds ✪ News items for the next newsletter must be in by Friday 4th December. Phone Margaret on (03) 203 8176 or email to: margillan@xtra. co.nz.Please type Re: Newsletter in the subject line. Also drop off any information or queries in the pink box at the Mataura Library.

Community Board Portfolios • •

BOARD MEMBERS Bill Lee, (Chairman), Peter Crake (Deputy Chairman), Laurel Turnbull, Neville Phillips, Margaret Gillan & Aliaster McLennan (Council Representative) SPORT & RECREATION Peter Crake (203-3803)

• WATER & DRAINAGE ESSENTIAL SERVICES Neville Phillips (203-8966) •

MATAURA FUTURE & NEW DEVELOPMENT Neville Phillips Peter Crake & Bill Lee (203-8263)

WE WANT YOU!

Anyone interested in joining any of the sub groups are more than welcome to come along - Help build your community! Contact numbers are as follows: • MATAURA VILLAGE CO-OP Meg Appleby, (03) 203 7362 • COMMUNITY VALUES AND TOWN MOTTO Fiona Ramage, (03) 203 3031

Coming soon, "Mataura Good Sort" of the month.

MATAURA Village Messenger November 2009

• B.M.X. TRACK Nathan Edwards, (03) 203 3857 • TALENT QUEST Susan Dennison, (03) 203 8507 • ART GROUP Lynda, (03) 203 3532, Sharon, (03) 208 3677 • YOUTH CONCEPT Harley Ware, (03) 208 8480 • EVENTS Patti Appledoorn, (03) 203 8581 • TASK FORCE Laurel Turnbull, (03) 203 3417 • MATAURA MARAE (03) 203 7276

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RESERVES, LANDFILL TRANSFER STATION, LITTER, ROADING & LOCAL IWI Bill Lee

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SOCIAL SERVICES Health & Wealth Of Mataura, Elderly Citizens, Youth And Children Laurel Turnbull (203-3417) Margaret Gillan (203-8176)



Liaison Person Between Community Board & Hokonui Horizons Laurel Turnbull

Mataura Village Messenger: "Supporting your local community".

Hello Mataura! We are now well into count down to Christmas and life for many of us is getting busier with the extra jobs needing to be done, more time in the garden, presents to be bought, cards to be sent and of course all the social events . This month's pat on the back goes to Plunket, Heart Health and the Community mental health teams who presented the health awareness events in our town. They were well organised and there were a wide range of health professionals available with information . Contributions for this newsletter have come from: • Barbara Cunningham •Arts Group • Mataura Village Co-op • Task Force • Mataura Community Board • Gala Day organisers • Historic Society. Until next time, remember, never be afraid to give things a go. It was amateurs who built the Ark, and Professionals who built the Titanic. Cheers Margaret

Everyone get out your pen, this is a must mark date for your calendar Sunday 22 November 10.30 - 3pm.

Nothing but full attendance is accepted, get behind your community and join together for an action packed day of fun, laughter, full bellies and a chance to catch up with your friends or family.

Following a successful gala last year we are joining together with the local community groups to bring you another enjoyable day out. Make sure you all have a go at working out our Fabulous Gala

Scavenger hunt which will be available from Friday 13 at the Library or Mataura School. There are some great family prizes to be won. CRT in Gore have kindly donated swede seeds for the children of the Mataura Community to have a go at growing. This will result in a special competition next year involving the swedes they have grown. So forget about mowing the lawns, don’t worry about making lunch and hold off doing some of that Christmas shopping, come on down and spend some time with us. See you all there. Helen

Mataura Community Garden

Things have been busy in the garden and our faithful band of workers have been doing a marvellous job. If you are in the vacinity of the garden stop and have a look. We have potatoes up as are the peas, broad beans, carrots and parsnips. Cabbages, cauliflowers and broccoli are all planted as are kumikumi, pumpkins and courgettes. A few radishes have been eaten. We have been given a grant from HEHA and have purchased Frost Cloth and something to keep the birds at bay. Now we are beginning to think about where the vegetables need to go when they are ready for picking. We intend to give it away but we need names of people who would like to have fresh vegetables. We are mainly thinking of the elderly, sick and people with young families. Maybe there are people who would also like to have cooking classes which we can arrange. If you know of any one whom we could help even

MATAURA TASKFORCE

Another Month gone and we are now fully into the organizing of the Mataura Xmas Gala to be held on the 22nd of November at the school from 10.30 till approx 3pm. We are pleased to say that thanks to funding from the Mataura Licensing Trust that this year we are having the climbing wall which is always very popular. There are many other activities as well and all we need now is a fine day. The Taskforce is continuing to work towards a more connected and community minded town and in the new year will be holding more events to entertain you. The meet and Greet morning teas have not grown as we had hoped but we are still getting some new residents to town coming along so it is all worthwhile. An art and craft group is running every Tuesday night at 7.30 at the Elderly citizens rooms, a great way to socialize. We now have a mainly music group started on a Monday morning at the Presbyterian Church

if it is outside the above guidelines, please let us know as this is the only way we will get to know where the need is in our community. We need your help please. Thank you. Barbara 203 891

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Mataura Development Trust

The Mataura Development Trust is putting together a directory of Mataura Businesses. If you would like to be included, please e-mail your business details to [email protected]

hall and everyone is very welcome. Our goal is to also get a playgroup up and running before too long so we need to know if this would be supported. Playcentre Association are more than willing to let a playgroup start up in the Playcentre building. To this end we have just obtained a person to do some voluntary work around the building to bring it up to the standard that it needs to be for this. We would ask that if anyone has outside paint, especially white wood primer that they no longer need would you please consider donating to Playcentre. If so please contact me on 203.3417 and I will gladly take it off your hands. David Wilson continues to work on his proposal and there will be more on this as it moves along. Please help us by working with us.. Laurel Turnbull

Mataura Community Market

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Kid’s Day!

Mataura Community Centre’s First Birthday

Our October Market day was a great day. Thanks to Don Nielson for providing the entertainment. The winner of our raffle for a $30 Voucher from the Alliance Butchery was Carol Perwick. The November Market is on Saturday the 14th. We will have the Kapa Haka group performing - so be sure to stop in and see them. We are always looking for new stallholders. Tables are only $10 and if you don’t have enough for a whole table, you are welcome to use the Community Table and we will sell on your behalf. In December we will be holding an evening market on Saturday the 12th from 5 - 9pm. Mark the date on your calendar and come along to get all your Christmas shopping done right here in Mataura. We are looking for stallholders and buskers to make this a great night. If you would like to be involved call Judy Keno on 203 3174.

“Tell your friends! Kid’s Day is coming! Join us for a fun day of Games, Singing, Crafts, Stories and learning about the love of God!” When: Saturday, 11th of November Time: 9:00 – 1:00pm (Parents come along at 12:00 for a free BBQ on us!!) Where: Mataura Christian Church ( Main Rd. next to the flying fox) Contact: Pastor Chris DuBose 203-8282

RECIPE OF THE MONTH SHORTBREAD Ingredients:

Method:

• Cream butter and icing sugar • 125 grms icing sugar well • 125 grms cornflour • Add sifted flour and cornflour • 250 grms butter

• 250 grms flour

• Knead well and roll out about 5 cm thick

Cut into squares, place on greased tray and bake about 30 minutes 150 degrees.

“WE WANT TO SERVE YOU! Whether it is gardening, cleaning your toilet, SMALL fix-it jobs around your house etc. There is ABSOLUTELY no strings attached! Nothing in life is free you say? We are a group of Christ– followers who believe in simple acts of grace! We care about people in our community and want to serve you! That’s it. It is that simple. Just compassionate Christ-followers who want to put their faith in action!” When: November 13th, 2009 Time: 9:00am-12:00pm and 1:00-4:00pm Where: Your House!! If we can serve you in any way please let us know by November 11th! Contact: Pastor Chris DuBose - Mataura Christian Church on 203-8282

We want to welcome the Mataura community to the First Birthday of the Community Centre. It’s on November 28th starting at 7.30pm. All are welcome. Adults $5.00 children free. It’s BYO and bring a plate. Bring the whole family and enjoy local music and other artists. Proceeds from the night go to the Samoan Tsunami Victims Appeal.

The Ants Dick Report

I’d like to welcome you all to a

new segment of the newsletter. This is where I get to have my say, and you all may ask why. Simple, because I can. I am what most people would call a blow in, meaning, you guessed it, I’m not from down here. Do you know what gets up my nose about this country. It is “SPORTS MAD”. Hey lets face it, the ALL BLACKS cannot play to save themselves and the SILVER FERNS are hanging by their britches. As for CRICKET those days of glory have gone. I guess they are lucky now that the 20/20 has come about as that way it’s over a lot faster for them. I won’t even put The NATIONAL GOVT and the Rugby World Cup TV rights in the same sentence. Have your say back and enlighten me. Email: [email protected]