PRESIDENT JENNIFER RODGER welcomed members and guests to Numurkah Cemetery for a Cemetery Walk led by Bernadette Steward, secretary of the Numurkah Wunghnu Cemetery Trust.
PRESIDENT'S REPORT:
Parkrun successful with 170+ participants. To be run on every Saturday. Roster to be drawn up for 5 volunteers to act as marshals.
Monthly BBQ in either Newman Square or the Kiosk.
Board meeting Thursday 7 pm at Jennifer's home.
Meeting commenced with a BBQ.
GUEST SPEAKER: BERNADETTE STEWARD.
Numurkah Cemetery established in 1883 and has 8,000 graves. In 1978 Lawn Cemetery established, which is nearly full, but trend is towards cremation.
Community consultation to be held on future expansion and development.
Right of Interment Holder has say on use of plot and erection of memorial.
Role of Trust at funerals to ensure correct person is being buried. During COVID ensure capacity restrictions and recording of attendees.
Bernadette then led a walk through the cemetery with fascinating stories of the graves, particularly those relating to the early history of Numurkah, with one unannounced visitor.
NEXT MEETING
DATE: MONDAY 8th FEBRUARY 2021
VENUE: NUMURKAH GOLF & BOWLS CLUB
CHAIR: MARK McNAMARA
APOLOGIES:
Ivan Routley
Phone: 0428 646 228
TO END WITH A SMILE
An elderly man visits the doctor for a checkup. "Mr. Smith, you're in great shape," says the doctor afterward. "How do you do it?"
"Well," says Mr. Smith, "I don't drink, I don't smoke, and the good Lord looks out for me. For weeks now, every time I go to the bathroom in the middle of the night, he turns the light on for me."
Concerned, the doctor finds Mrs. Smith in the waiting room and tells her what her husband said.
"I don't think that's anything to worry about," she says. "And on the bright side, it does explain who's been peeing in the fridge."
