News & Events of Bungonia

Bungonia derives from an Aboriginal word meaning 'sandy creek'

Bungonia was originally called Inverary.  A post office opened at Inverary in 1832 and was renamed Bungonia in 1836.  When the Great Southern Road (now the Hume Highway) bypassed the town, it ceased to grow beyond a small village.

In the 2006 census, Bungonia had a population of 258 people.

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The September 2010 issue of the Bungonia Times is now 'on line' by double clicking the link.

BUNGONIA HEIGHTS UHF Radio Repeater now 'on air'

Bungonia Heights UHF Radio Repeater was 'turned on' today (Monday 28 June 2010) in an attempt to improve two-way radio communications in the area.

Because this Repeater is on a 'Private' frequency, you will only be able to broadcast and receive on this frequency if you can program your current (or future) UHF radio into the required frequencies.

The Transmit (Tx) frequency is 472.600 and the Receive (Rx) frequency is 477.800

You are all welcome to use this private frequency for your day to day use - as long as it isn't for commercial use or being used in an offensive manner.

If you are about to invest in a UHF CB Radio - please be aware that ACMA (Australian Communications & Media Authority) are about to announce that the old 40 channel UHF CB will be obsolete in 5 years and that the new standard of 76 channel UHF CB radios will be the norm.

So don't just go out and buy a standard 40 channel UHF CB radio because you will be missing out on the rest of the channels when they become available.  If you do buy a new UHF CB radio, ensure that it is fully programmable, it is able to transmit at a power of at least 5 watts and the channels can be programmed 12.5khz apart.  That way, you will be able to take advantage of all of the 76 UHF CB channels as well as the Bungonia Heights Repeater frequency.

At this time, the Repeater has been successfully used to speak from Bungonia Hts to Goulburn township.  There is a good clear overage along O'Allen Ford Road (from the intersection of Lumley Rd) south to Windellama.

In the future, I will be endeavouring to improve the coverage to the east and north.

If you require any further information - don't hesitate to contact Cal.

 

Beware
On Sunday 23 May 2010 about 2am, a resident on a property on Jacqua Rd had a vehicle enter her property - obviously from the main gate whereby the visitor/s in the car had to drive several hundred metres up to the house paddock.
The unknown vehicle, upon seeing lights come on at the house and being challenged by the dogs, turned around and left the property.
These persons were either looking for someone (at 2am) or had the wrong property.
There is no description of the vehicle or occupants.
Please keep an eye out as to who is around your area.


Cal

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On another issue - the IDIOT in the red Ford doing the burn outs at Jerrara Rd and Mtn Ash Rd - keep in the back of your mind the fact that there just might be that camera in the bush.
Don't go crying to your mummy when you find that the troops have confiscated your nice little red car because everyone else in this town will be laughing at your stupidity.
The same goes for the fool in the white Commodore sedan doing the same thing.
It is a long walk without a licence from out here.

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Invitation to enrol in a

Paddock Plants field day

Monday, 16 August – Bungonia

Half-day session 10:00am to 1:00pm

Cost = FREE

Paddock Plants – Learn to identify and recognise common paddock plants (including useful pasture species, weeds and other plants)

 

Who should attend?  The field day is designed to suit the needs of those who are new to the management of rural lands as well as experienced farmers.

For more information contact:

Phone: 02 48 286646

Email: goulburn.office@industry.nsw.gov.au

Places are limited so please register your interest as soon as possible

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Results of

Bungonia Progress Association Inc.

Great Big Raffle $2.each ticket

Drawn @ Bungonia Hall Sat 17 July 2010 at 2 PM

The Bungonia Community  thanks each of the donors listed for their kind and generous donation

Prizes;

1/    Discount Security Doors & Fly screens;

New screen door - Supply and fit value $600;

donated by Mick and Trisha Johns of

Discount Security Doors & Fly screens 0407 275 274

                won by    A Athea, Goulburn

 

                    2/    Beautiful Hand made Bungonia Quilt in jewel colours with dainty flower embroidered panels and carry bag - value $350

Donated by Bungonia Quilters

won by    Paul Dowd, Sydney

 

                           3/    Designer Modern Organiser Aristocrat Handbag - value $150

                           Donated by Anne Williams

won by    Eileen Smith, Bungonia

 

          4/    Iced  with delicate flowers, ribbon, tinted icing and Decorated rich Fruit cake - value $120

Donated by Marlene Carmichael

won by    Marie Hunt, Goulburn

 

                     5/ Framed original colour photograph local scene - value $120

 Donated by Jennifer Dunthorne (Photographer)

won by    John Newman, Goulburn

 

                This has been a Bungonia Community Projects Fundraiser, and the proceeds will help with fitting out the new kitchen. The total value of monies raised  will be presented by the Treasurer at the next Bungonia Progress Meeting  in  September at 7:30 pm in the Hall.

We also thank Anne Williams and Jenni Neumann for co-ordinating sales, Moira McGinity for Treasury and the numerous others who went out of their way to get tickets to others, to arrange purchases and to advertise the event .

A great Community Spirit !

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Some of you will already know about the
Bungonia Progress Association Great BIG Raffle
and already have tickets.

But if you haven't got tickets yet, want some more or would like to help by selling some tickets to your friends and family it's not too late!

The Prizes, drawn on 17th July, are terrific!

1st Prize:   New Screen door Supply & Fit by

                Goulburn Discount Security Doors & Fly Screens (4844 4381) 

                Value $600

2nd Prize:  Beautiful Hand Made Quilt Value $350

3rd Prize:  Designer Modern Organiser Handbag Value $150

4th Prize:  Iced & Decorated Rich Fruit Cake Value $120

5th Prize:  Framed Original Colour Photograph Local Scene Value $120

And it's simple.

Just send me a reply email letting me know what you would like to do - buy tickets, buy more tickets and/or help with ticket sales. 

I will arrange to get tickets, or books of tickets to you and let you know where to send what you have collected.

Look forward to hearing from you

Many thanks
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Jenni Neumann
jenni.neumann@gmail.com

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Soils and Salt EXPO

(Previously advertised as Salt of The Earth)

When: 27th May 2010 

Time:  9:30a – 3:00p

Location:  Morning:  Windellama Hall

                  Afternoon:  Site close to Windellama

 Content:  The best Soil Health and Salinity speakers will be available to answer your questions about reading your landscape, soil health issues, and recognising/addressing salinity. 

An “expo style” workshop will give you the opportunity for one-on-one discussions with the experts and with staff from Southern Rivers Catchment Management Authority.

 Followed by a demonstration of land assessment techniques.  How to read your landscape and how to fix what you find.

(Feel free to just turn up, but if you want to be fed, please call David 4842 2594 ASAP to book a place).

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SPEAK UP BUNGONIA

 Council is meeting with the Bungonia Community

to come up with a Bungonia Community Plan for what is to happen here in the next 10 years.

There will be a workshop in the Bungonia Hall

Wednesday 12 May at 6pm - 8:30pm

Please bring friends and neighbours.

Come and have your say
otherwise decisions will be made without your input.

There are "GM Council Community Strategic Plan "survey forms in your Council newsletter and on the Council website.

The forms can give you things to think about in preparation for our Bungonia day or you can complete it on-line.

You could also ask someone else to raise your ideas  if you cant attend.

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To mark the Bicentennial Year of Governor Macquarie you are invited to attend

The Governor Lachlan Macquarie Esq.

 

CONVICT DAYS

‘Dine With Delight’ Evening

Sat night 8^th May

in the

Bungonia Village Hall

at

6:30pm for 7pm seating

 

Features

·       A Colonial flavoured  excellent 3 course dinner will be served

·       To the accompaniment of  varied entertainment and

·       The chance to sharpen your wits on our Convict Trivia contest.

 

It is suggested that tables of friends remember to bring enough Port for the Loyal Toast.

Suitable Colonial dress and/or glamour dressing is very acceptable for the Evening.

 

BYOG

 

Tickets $35 each person

      Tickets MUST be pre-booked and pre-paid to assist with catering.

Tables seating  8 are available for groups.

 There is a limit of 80 places for the evening.

 

To secure your place at the table;

 

RSVP including payment

by 20 April 2010

To  Anne Williams 48444228   or   Moira McGinity 48444266

King St, Bungonia, 2580

 

 

This event is a Fundraiser for the  Bungonia and District Historical Society Inc.

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"Back to Basics"

Music Session & Campfire Festival welcomes all folk, country, blues or bluegrass music lovers and music makers

Inviting those who enjoy the simple things in life, such as singing, camping, campfires and living with nature, to a special weekend of relaxation, sessions, music and merriment.

Muffets Road, Quialigo

Just ½ hour from Goulburn….. Follow the signs from

Windellama Road, Goulburn, Marulan, Tarago or from Bungonia.

Fundraiser for Windellama Rural Fire Brigade

First Weekend of May each year

30^th April -- 2^nd May 2010

Friday night campfire

Saturday….Walkup Entertainment from 11am-5pm

Tank water for drinking only (no showers)

Featuring singers, muso's, poets and more!

Camp Oven Food & drinks at affordable prices:

No bar facilities: BYO chairs, voices, instruments

(so you can join in) AND all weather gear + long johns

Ph  4844 7118 email countryradio_carolyn@hotmail.com

(there is an underscore after radio)    Tickets Adult $20

Please let us know if you are coming ASAP for catering .

Cheers.........Carolyn & Bruce

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Sunday 25 April 2010
ANZAC DAY

Bungonia Park

10 am start

You are welcome to join in the lovely local ceremony

celebrating the lives and remembering the sacrifice of those who served.

Bring flowers to add to the Memorial if possible, showing we care.

Children welcome.

of course -- Bring chairs if you need them

 

Afterwards - a cuppa ( gold coin donation) in the Bungonia Hall.

Ladies please bring a plate if possible.
photos can be found here

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Saturday 24th April
Working Bee in the Bungonia  Cemetery

start 10 am

 Come and join us cleaning up
they may not be our relatives, but they still belong to the community .

Bring your gardening tools (whipper snipper, barrow, shovels, gloves etc) & other gear if you can.

I spent two hours in the cemetery a few weeks ago and took over 275 photos of the Headstones to document them for this website.

There are quite a few wombat holes around and into the graves that will need fixing.

Most of the graves are fairly clean but some of the graves need a whipper snipper around them.

Bring your snacks/water/sunblock etc;

We finish up in the Hall for a cuppa after;

Last time it drizzled but we still worked - Tough !
That's us-

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St Michael's Bungonia
Stations of the Cross 
Good Friday 2 April  at 3 PM

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Bungonia Market Day
 Easter Saturday 3 April  
from 9 am -2pm

The Market Day saw a steady throng of people walking around the markets from around 8.30am until after 2pm.

Weather wise, the day was great and many people were seen to be leaving the Markets with various things under their arms or in their bags.

As the years progress we would hope to have a better quality of some of the type of items that were for sale.

All in all - it was great to see such a great crowd turn out in such wonderful weather conditions.

We thank the organisers, vendors, Quilters, CWA & all the other organisations that went into making today a great day.

to view photos of the date - go here

 

If you would like any of these photos in a higher resolution - up to 34 meg - send an email to bungonia@gmail.com - indicating the ones you want.

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You are welcome to celebrate Easter
this Sunday (April 4) at
Christ Church Bungonia at 5pm
Rev Brad Lovegrove will lead the service


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Wine & Cheese night - Bungonia Hall - Saturday 20 March 2010

Tonight saw a good crowd gather at the Hall for the Wine and Cheese night with around 40 people turning out for another great social night which didn't involve politics or raffles.  It is just a pity that on such a nice night that more of the "locals" couldn't bother themselves with turning up and enjoying the laughter and good humour that often bonds a small Community together.

Some of the photos can be found here.

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Bungonia Heights Bush Fire Management Plan is finally submitted

Over the past two months - Committee Members had Drafted the Bungonia Heights Bush Fire Management Plan with the able assistance of Mark Sumich who put the document together and we thank Mark for the effort & work he put into the Draft in v1.

The Draft Plan went from v1 to v4 and is now a finalised and a working document that was unanimously adopted by the 5 members of the Committee who attended the meeting and also by the two weekenders who had earlier agreed with the document.

Rob Mepham has decided that he no longer wished to participate in the Committee & was not involved in this voting process.

The 'Plan' has now been forwarded to the RFS as a working document and I will let you all know, in the near future, what stems from this document.

Cal     25 Feb 2010