Did you venture out last week to see the large Snowy 2.0 truck movement? A 12 metre section of the cutterhead for the fourth Snowy 2.0 tunnel boring machine (TBM) passed through the region.
It was an impressive sight as the large centre block of the cutterhead was transported over four night from Port Kembla to Marica site near Kiandra.
The Postman joined other locals on Sharp Street, Cooma, to watch the 73 metre long transport movement head through town. The cutterheads and four trucks transporting the component weighed more than 300 tonnes.
A fourth TBM is needed to speed up construction of Snowy 2.0. The TBM, recently named Monica, will work in the Long Plain fault zone.
The Snowy Monaro bushfire danger period has officially started. It will run the end of March.
With the danger period in place, it means permits are needed for lighting fires in the open on your property.
As the weather warms-up and with the strong winds we have been experiencing, Monaro Rural Fire Service inspectors are warning landholders to be vigilant when lighting a fire when issued with a permit.
Now the warmer weather has arrived, the Postman would be interested to know if this year’s winter felt colder and longer than most. Quite a number of locals have said this winter has been one of harshest.
While Bureau of Meteorology figures indicate it isn’t the coldest on record, it sure felt like it could be.
If you are thinking about staying around the region this long weekend, there is no shortage of events on offer. The Berridale Spring Fair is a favourite each Octover long weekend.
Held by the hard working Berridlale Lions, the fair brings hundreds to Berridale. At a time when many of our community groups are struggling for members, check out the fair and see the great work the Berridale Lions Club does.
