Blackwood: middle of nowhere, centre of everything
December January 09 issue out now ...
Yep - the December January issue is now available to pick up from businesses in Blackwood - or protect the planet & read the colour version online by downloading the .pdf file here.
PLEASE NOTE the following corrections:
• p20 Greendale Hotel Advertisement - Mick Thomas is playing at 4pm on New Years Day NOT New Years Eve as printed in the hardcopy issue. This has been corrected in the on-line version
• p10 "Two Volunteers in the Solomons" - Kay Walker wrote the book & she is also the arthritis sufferer. My apologies to Ted & Kay for misinterpreting your email.
Apart from these 2 errors, I apologise for a number of typos in the printed issue. I am finding that by the time I have spent a week producing the News, I am blind to errors - if any one is interested in helping out for say 4 hours each 2 months (about a week before the end of the month of publication) to proof prior to print please This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
In the meantime - enjoy, have a great Christmas & brilliant New Year.
Finally - a BUS SERVICE for BLACKWOOD
The Blackwood community has lobbied for a Friday shopper service for some time & it's great so see such a positive result. Moorabool Council hopes the community will find the service of great use & use it frequently.
TIMETABLE
| PICK-up points (outwards) | FRIDAYS |
| Blackwood General Store | 9:05am |
| Greendale Hotel | 9:15am |
| Myniong Hotel | 9:23am |
| Bacchus Marsh (Central) | 9:34am |
| Bacchus Marsh (Station) | 9:40am |
| PICK-up points (return) | |
| Bacchus Marsh (Station) | 2:15pm |
| Bacchus Marsh (Central) | 2:21pm |
| Myniong Hotel | 2:32pm |
| Greendale Hotel | 2:40pm |
| Blackwood General Store | 2:50pm |
Blackwood in the Press
153 year old letter Found
July 8, 2008: Blackwood historian, Margot Hitchcock, talks to the Melton Moorabool News (.pdf 227kb) about her latest acquisition for the archives.
BLACKWOOD POST OFFICE DRAMAS
July 8, 2008: Moorabool Leader (.pdf 233kb) featured the Blackwood Hotel & the post on its front page.
July 15, 2008: Blackwood hit page 3 in Melbourne Age with 'A Draught at the Post Office?' article. Read it on-line or download the .pdf printable file (.pdf 36.9kb) or download the scanned article (.pdf 320kb)
Comedy Night
15 July, 2008: Genevieve Messenger both the Melton Leader (.pdf 385kb) & the Moorabool News (.pdf 135kb) talking about her up-coming comedy night in Blackwood.
Praise for the first issue
From the minute the first issue of Blackwood News was delivered on June 1, the positive comments & praise for the were overwhelming. By the 4th of June there were only a few of the initial print run of 300 left. A further 200 copies were printed. The first issue of Blackwood News has been downloaded almost 100 times & there have close to 2000 unique visitors to the site since it went live in the second week of June '08.
Some of the comments on issue one are below ... & please keep them coming :)
'Good Work Jinny Well done'
'just saying I think you did a great job with the 1st "Blackwood News" keep it up.'
'Mike, Margaret and everyone here thinks it looks great - well done! Top effort - keep up the good work! Cheers'
'Just wanted to say a BIG congratulations on the Blackwood News!! I was expecting a little A3 flyer of a newsletter, not 20 pages (!!) and am thrilled at the extent to which this publication has been produced!! You have done a wonderful job and we should be thankful for all the hard work you have dedicated. ... Well done again!!! You're a STAR!!!!'