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Special occasion ... Cust/West EyretonGarden<br />
Club Committee members MarilynRossiter, left,<br />
and Val O’LoughlinplantaCornus‘‘Eddies White<br />
Wonder’’ flowering dogwood tree in the Jack<br />
Graham Reserve at the Cust Community Centre<br />
grounds to markthe club’s 70thanniversary last<br />
Saturday.<br />
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Best friends ... Cust/West Eyreton Garden Club member Jennifer Harwood, of Cust,<br />
with ‘‘escape artist’’ Minnie Moppett during the tree planting ceremony.<br />
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Garden club marks 70 years<br />
By SHELLEY TOPP<br />
Cust/West Eyreton Garden<br />
Club membersmarked their<br />
70th anniversary by planting a<br />
tree in the Jack Graham<br />
Reserve, at the Cust<br />
Community Centre grounds.<br />
ACornus ‘‘EddiesWhite<br />
Wonder’’ flowering dogwood<br />
tree, donated by Querky Style<br />
and Roses at Cust, was<br />
plantedbytwo longstanding<br />
committee members, Marilyn<br />
Rossiter and Val O’Loughlin,<br />
last Saturday afternoon.<br />
The ceremony was followed<br />
by an afternoon tea at<br />
Krakatoa,the Summerhill<br />
home and garden owned by<br />
BarryFrost, another longstanding<br />
member of the club.<br />
The garden at Krakatoa was<br />
designed by Alfred Buxton,<br />
New Zealand’sleading<br />
garden designer during the<br />
earlydecades of the 20th<br />
century.<br />
The club’s anniversary<br />
celebrations wereinitially<br />
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planned for May this year,but<br />
were delayed by the Covid19<br />
lockdown and social<br />
distancing restrictions.<br />
The club’s firstmeeting was<br />
held on May 3, 1950, withthe<br />
aim of developing interest in<br />
gardens, stagingflower and<br />
vegetable shows, buying<br />
plantsfor members, helping<br />
children to become interested<br />
in gardening, and<br />
encouraging visitstoprivate<br />
gardens.<br />
Club secretaryRhonda<br />
Mavis steps away from bar<br />
From Page 1<br />
She loves playingpool, having never<br />
played until the coupleboughtthe hotel.<br />
She saysthere has never been any<br />
trouble at the pub, but it wasmuchharder<br />
to do business once new liquor licensing<br />
laws were broughtin.<br />
Mavisrecalls the dayswhen publicans<br />
enjoyed abeer behind the bar with<br />
patrons. Now,that has becomeanono.<br />
‘‘Youare not supposedtohave adrink<br />
when you are working,’’ she says.<br />
Kojakplaying the piano, and Dennis,<br />
also known as Dingo, are just two of the<br />
patrons thatMavis willmiss. She says<br />
many regulars stayedinthe pub.<br />
When Mavisand Chummy first took<br />
over, couplesusedtofrequentthe hotel,<br />
while the nearby Railway Hotelwas for<br />
workingmen. The hotels usedtowork in<br />
together. One had aband one week, and<br />
theotherthe next.<br />
Theworldofapublicanisvastly<br />
differentnow. Food had becomean<br />
important component of the business,<br />
andprices of alcohol had goneup<br />
considerably, Mavis says.<br />
Thedays of filling halfgallon jars with<br />
beer to take homewere largely gone, and<br />
selfservice spirit taps had gone.<br />
‘‘It is abit sad to see all this going.<br />
Chummy expected to die here. The years<br />
have justflown by.<br />
‘‘Alifetime is not very long,’’ saysMavis,<br />
whoisknown to many as ‘‘mum’’.<br />
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Faulks told members<br />
gathered at the reserve for the<br />
treeplanting ceremonythat<br />
gardeninghad become<br />
popular again in the Covid19<br />
era,with the director general<br />
of health, Dr Ashley<br />
Bloomfield, urging people to<br />
exercise in their gardens<br />
during lockdown.<br />
‘‘Itisuptothe club to make<br />
the most of that resurgence,’’<br />
she said. ‘‘We’re always<br />
seeking new members and<br />
theyare alwayswelcome.’’<br />
Quarry concerns aired<br />
From Page 1<br />
She had become increasingly frustrated<br />
over what she perceived as alack of<br />
acknowledgement over several yearsofher<br />
concernsbystaff, and alack of action.<br />
The granting of the extensionwas the last<br />
straw, and she contacted Federated<br />
Farmers. Lawyersare now involved.<br />
Jessica Riddell, who appeared in support<br />
of Mrs Forrester before the council, raised<br />
Resource Management Actissues, and the<br />
visual effects of quarrying on the landscape<br />
abovethe Forrester property, withconsent<br />
giventoquarry downthreemetresonthe<br />
ridgeline.<br />
Following Mrs Forrester’s deputation,<br />
the council decided that senior personnel,<br />
including Mayor Marie Black, would<br />
discuss theissue. Theywill reportback to<br />
the nextcouncil meeting.<br />
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