The 202 Deniliquin Deb Ball was hosted at the Denilqiuin RSL Club on Saturday night, with friends, family and officials witnessing the couples in their glory.
With rain impacting on the tradition of pre-ball photos in the Deniliquin Waring Gardens, permission was granted for the Deniliquin Town Hall to be used to keep dresses and suits clean and dry before the big event.
We’ll have more on the ball in Friday’s edition.
Scholarship launch
Another big event held in Deniliquin at the weekend was the launch of a scholarship fund named in honour of local community legend Bruce Simpson.
Following his unexpected death in 2024, Bruce’s family worked with the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation to launch the Bruce Simpson Rural Scholarship Fund.
It is now asking community members to donate to the fund to “invest in a legacy and empower rural leaders - forever”.
The aim is to raise $2 million, and at Saturday’s launch, ARLF announced it has already raised $500,000.
More on the launch, and the future of the scholarship, will be included in Friday’s edition.
Moths on the move
The weekend’s rain brought with it a much needed drink for many lawns still parched after a hot and dry summer.
But that wasn’t all it brought.
The downpour seemed to have had a range of insects on the move, including some rather large moths.
Quite a few Bogong moths appeared in Charlotte St in particular, many already squished beneath feet, probably as people made a dash for the shops in the rain.
Some would have measured about 15cm in length, at least.
According to information on the Victorian Environment Friends Network, the rain brings about a sudden, mass emergence of moths from their pupae, so numbers can be very high for a short time.
Considerate shoppers
With rain also comes mud, and we’re sure quite a few people had muddy entrances for a while on Saturday morning.
But a few of the local shoppers were quite considerate when it came to that.
Your PTee correspondent was amused to find a small pile of boots at the front entrance to one local shop on Saturday morning.
While it must have been a surprise to find shoppers in their socks, we’re sure the shop attendants were pleased to not have to clean up the mess their boots may have left.
Forest of the Fallen
The Forest of the Fallen made its way back to Deniliquin on Friday, and turned a few heads in the Deniliquin CBD.
Set up on the park side of Cressy St, the Forest of the Fallen is a silent display highlighting COVID-19 injection deaths and injuries researched and recorded by the group’s members.
The Forest comes purely from a place of compassion for all.
It tells the story of ‘vaccinated’ people and their experiences after receiving the injection.
Organisers of the Deni display said there was a lot of interest on Friday, which they hope helps to keep these experiences from being “censored”.
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