Elected: Carly Marriott and Dr Julia Cornwell McKean are great team members who will work hard for residents of Berrigan Shire
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Women set to make their mark on council
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Two motivated and well-educated women have been successful in the recent Berrigan Shire elections and voters can be assured that Dr Julia Cornwell McKean and Carly Marriott will collectively bring a strong voice to council as elected representatives.
Both women are Barooga residents, passionate about their community and aiming to build a bright future for the Shire.
Dr Cornwell McKean has lived for some years in the district and runs her own consultancy business from her home office. She brings to the role of councillor considerable expertise, previously invited to chair a number of international committees and considered a leading expert at the United Nations Governance Forum.
“I am delighted to be able to play a role on council and offer some of my government experience to bring fresh ideas to the table and lift the standard of the shire. I firmly believe there needs to be a good community strategy proposed between council and residents and greater council transparency.“
The health of residents is one area where Dr Cornwell McKean feels there is still a lot to be done and will advocate for greater services for residents with Murrumbidgee Health.
Carly Marriott was born in Barooga and operates a sheep farming property with her husband Tom. With an agricultural background, Carly is passionate about the land and cares about the environment and extremely keen to support new projects.
“Berrigan Shire is humming and offers huge potential for growth. We live in what is known as the food bowl, we have the soil, water and large parcels of land. We must make it more attractive to encourage people to move to the area,” she said.
“We do need to get people supporting the council and improve community awareness of the council’s resources. The more active the shire, the more productive the area becomes.
“We also need affordable housing as an encouragement for those seeking work in the area.”
The two women are keen to embrace their new roles. Both extremely approachable, they are ready to discuss with their colleagues around the council table genuine concerns put forward by members of their community.
People look to their elected representatives for leadership and guidance and the newly elected council members from Barooga will give residents throughout the Berrigan Shire the best they have to offer.
Twilight market absolutely brilliant
Despite the heat, Federation Park was a hive of activity last Friday evening when the Lions Club of Cobram conducted a Twilight Market.
“It was absolutely brilliant,’’ said Lions Club secretary Janet Austin.
“We had almost 70 stallholders and seven food trucks spread about the site and amazingly they all sold out of food on the night. The people of Cobram were fantastic, coming along and showing such wonderful support. I do so wish to thank our local business people especially who continue to support the club with donations for the raffles,” said Janet.
Ready to serve: Chris Sexton, Lyn Matthews and John Artevilla.
While it was a hot night, it appeared it was perfect timing for families to venture along and get some last-minute stocking fillers while enjoying a leisurely stroll around this impressive public facility that lends itself so well to holding community events.
Members of Cobram Lions are hugely active in our community and again their many hours of hard work have been rewarded by such a successful event.
Stallholders were evenly spaced across the site and the variety of goods was outstanding: the food trucks offered wonderful tasty food and were worth queuing up for, with delicious pizza, fish, dumplings, kebabs, Dutch pancakes and the ever-reliable Lions sausage sizzle, a regular favourite.
Family business: Stephanie Thompson, her son Domenic and David Jervis.
Janet Austin was delighted to learn that all the food providers who travelled from various parts of the region sold out on the night. “It was absolutely marvellous and they were all so happy to have this amazing support from the people of Cobram. One food van owner had been worried that he had brought along too much,’’ said Janet.
There were stalls offering, bric-a-brac, books and toys, plants, fruit and vegetables, homegrown crafted produce, children’s and women’s clothing, local honey, lucky dips for kids, hand-crafted cane baskets and tools. Decorated car doors and interesting framed artwork appeared to interest the young guys, while jewellery, casual clothing and hand-crafted candles and soaps attracted considerable attention from the girls.
Many stallholders were local people showcasing their own produce, one such lady was Veronika Bucsanyi of Bearii who grows nashi fruit and produces a range of bottled ‘Nashi’ fruit juice, sparkling and still white wine. The delicious small Japanese fruit are unlike other pears and proving to be hugely popular, eaten fresh or made into juice and wine.
Creative: Veronika Bucsanyi grows nashi pears then makes fruit juice and wine at her property in Bearii.
Another local business, The Olde Creamery, came with a selection of homegrown and locally sourced produce, ideal for tempting those seeking something of quality that is just a little bit different. Owners Jamie and Gareth also operate a B&B on the property at Numurkah and I hear tell it is something special!
Stephanie Thompson of Groovy Paws, a recognised local mobile dog service, felt that pets deserve a treat at Christmas and brought along a range of natural dog treats to ensure our loyal canine pets are not forgotten.
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