It’s the continuation of work to clear the lagoon of the weed Sagittaria, also known as arrowhead.
The weed, which is difficult to control, is considered noxious.
Edward River Council’s goal is to reduce the amount of vegetation in the lake.
With an aqua mower hard to come by, efforts to remove the weed to date have included a small team in a punt.
They had to enter the water and physically cut the weed, loading it into the punt or on the banks for removal.
It meant only small patches could be cleared over several hours, and the weed did not take long to refill the cleared spot.
But yesterday’s mower steamrolled over the abundant weed, so water was visible again (below the slashed plant).
The removal of the weed is part of the larger, collaborative Deniliquin Lagoons Restoration Project.
Back in the swing
Golfing lessons are back after a short break for Christmas.
Budding golfers received instruction from John Radeski and Graeme Willoughby at the Deniliquin Golf Club on Sunday, going through holding and swinging a club, and what you can find in your golf bag.
Willoughby said the lessons are open to any new golfer, but said they were pleased to welcome a number of juniors to the ranks on Sunday.
There were five juniors among the 14 in attendance.
This weekend, lessons will turn to chipping and putting.
You can join lessons at any time, and there’s no need to pre-register.
Pop along to the Deni Golf Club before 8.30am on Sunday to participate in the hour-long sessions.
Please wear sandshoes or similar.
If you don’t have your own golf clubs, some can be arranged for you.
Stock clearance
With our politicians telling us that it’s inevitable and that ‘everyone will get COVID’, it’s no wonder there has been panic buying across the country.
Like early in the pandemic, it started and is more prominent in metropolitan areas.
But the local area is not immune.
PTee correspondents have reported local supermarket shelves being bare in places, with Coles getting national exposure for its shortages.
While it can be hard not to be swept up in the panic — or to act when our pollies are asking us to stock up and be prepared for isolation if required — we must remember that there is no threat of food or grocery items ‘running out’.
Please be kind and only take what you need, so others are not left without.
And while talking about supermarket shopping, we would continue to encourage residents to support our local IGA, so it can continue providing its amazing support to our community.
Swim delay
The Deniliquin Swim Centre’s intensive learn to swim program has been delayed.
Expected to start yesterday, staff unavailability forced the postponement.
Classes will begin a week later than scheduled, on Monday, January 17.
On this day in 1874
An expedition team — comprising Peter Egerton-Warburton and his son Richard, bushman JW Lewis, Afghan camel drivers Sahleh and Halleen, cook Dennis White and Indigenous tracker Charley — finished its crossing of the Great Sandy Desert from Adelaide to the Pilbara in WA. They had set off in April 1873 with 17 camels and arrived, emaciated and exhausted, with two. Egerton-Warburton would go on to credit Charley with their survival.
