Wingello Village News November 2013

Wingello Village News for November 2013 is out.



Highlights:
Wingello Halloween Party very successful
Cicadas are still noisy
Book Christmas Dinner
Wingello Fire Brigade was very busy!

The Wingello Village Store is for sale.



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Wingello Village News for October 2013

Wingello Village News for October 2013 is out.

This issue was delayed to allow locals to enjoy the new Wingello Village Association newsletter first.

Highlights:
Hotter Days are here
Fire Preparedness
Locals in the news
Wingello Wargamers

The Wingello Village Store is for sale.



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Wingello Village News September 2013

Wingello Village News for September 2013 is out.

Highlights for the month:

Lots of events coming:
  Spring Carnival Dinner on Friday night 27 September
  Fire Station Open Day on Saturday 28 September
  Wingello Damp-off on Saturday 5 October
  10th Anniversary Fireflies Dinner Dance Saturday 19 October
Fire Season starts 1 October
PO Boxes Upgraded
The Wingello Village Store is for sale.

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Wingello Village News August 2013

Wingello Village News for August 2013 is out.

Highlights for the month:

The Wingello Village Store is for sale.
Ariel, James and Tim finished their studies!


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This is how Lolly Bags are made

Ariel not sneaking a lolly between bags

We have around 70 different types of lollies (aka Candy in the US) which customers can individually select.
For those that don't want to wait, we pre-fill $2 bags.  This is how the bags are filled.
We decide a nice selection of lollies that combined equal $2 and then hand fill the bags. It's all very personal.

The hardest part?
Not sneaking in a lolly while packing the bags.

Christmas in July - book now!

This Pudding is maturing as we speak...

We will be having our Traditional Christmas in July on Friday evening, 26 July.
A selection of Entrees, a main meal of tantalising glazed ham and glazed turkey with roast potatoes and vegetables, followed by a home made Christmas pudding served with custard and ice cream (of course).
Join the friendly locals as they share a BYO bottle or two of appropriately selected drinks.
Bookings are essential.  We have over 30 people booked in already.  Call the store today on 4884 4340 to make your booking.

Wingello Village News July 2013

Wingello Village News for July 2013 is out.

Highlights for the month:
Bush Dance news
Power will be out in the village
Lots of Rain
Christmas in July - almost here.

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We Love Wingello - Entry in My Southern Highlands promotion

Hearts - and heads - spinning in Casburn Park Wingello

We have loaded a "We Love Wingello" slideshow entry into the Southern Highlands Tourism "Share your love of the Highlands"promotion. 
Click here to view and Click here to vote.
The promotion is run to increase awareness of the joys of living in the Southern Highlands.
We created a slide show with snapshots of lots of people enjoying life in Wingello - the entrance to the Southern Highlands.

It's never too cold for Husky sled racing

Racing to the finish

Wingello State Forest hosted the Siberian Husky Club of NSW with a chilly start to the day.   This is just as well as the Husky dogs don't race unless it is less than 15C - which it certainly was this morning.
The forest camp site was temporary home to all the families attending and their dogs, with everyone gathered around their fires until the races were ready to start.

A very excited little girl getting a ride

Dad helping the kids get a ride too

As we don't have snow, the sleds are basically scooters whereby the riders can only control through applying brakes (downhill) or foot power (uphill).  It is interesting watching the dogs as the race is about to start. They are so eager to go they are bouncing up and down and when they hear "Go!" they leap forward and start running as fast as they can. The sled "pilot" may have a quick foot pedal or two and they are zooming away along behind the dog or dogs.

There are also children's races "Peewee" where an adult is on the three wheel sled helping the children in their race.
We heard one child asking her dad as they were racing downhill, "Why are the brakes on daddy?"
"Because we can't crash into the dogs." he replied, but I am not sure if the child was really satisfied with the answer.

Wingello Crop Swap II

Wingello has big pumpkins

Quince Paste done right

The second Wingello Crop Swap went very well with double the numbers from last time. James, vegetables, preserves, flowers and more grown and made in Wingello then suitably swapped around so everyone went home with something special.
Well done Annabelle.
The next Wingello Crop Swap will be based on home made soups.  Just at the best time to keep one warm in Winter.