Hendrik de jong a deepwater man, near Glen Innes

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Deepwater Poetry Competition was
Held 13th March 2010. Breakfast at
Cafe Blue Belle
Deepwater Recital started at 10 am Deepwater Commercial Hotel

I visited Inverell 9-2-2010 and took these photos of the Inverell fire
where so many units and Businesses were destroyed.

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8-2-2010
Glen Innes has a Glen Innes Railway Station and Deepwater which is 40 kilometres north of Glen Innes. And north 55 kilometres a town called Tenterfield which has a Tenterfield Railway Station and now we have in Deepwater a Repainted Deepwater Railway Station. Video below only 2 minutes each. If you go down the page you will see photos when the Deepwater Railway Station was being painted

Deepwater citizens and Tourist will enjoy looking at the
Deepwater Railway Station because the repainting has given Deepwater
outstanding Railway Station in Deepwater.
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31-1-2010
Photos in Torrington of Bob McPhee's place, who is organizing the Deepwater Poetry, Poet's Competition
13th March 2010 Poets Breakfast at 7 am at the Deepwater Commercial Hotel Motel. Poets The Recital Poetry, Poets Competition starts at 10 am
Bob McPhee likes Poetry and the Irish Bag Pipes.
He likes gardening focusing on Roses so have a look at his place

29-01-2010
I came to Glen Innes Grey St and noticed the Footpath is being upgraded.

The rest of the Glen Innes Pavement upgrade looks terrific and has made the Glen Innes
Business footpath better to used by Customers.
But read my Blog because each time the Footpath is done it destroys Businesses sales.
I have always said there is a better way to do it.
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I took a photo of the Catholic St Patrick Church in Glen Innes
The tower being renovated. photos here as well.
Also I say a small horse travelling North to Deepwater.
Catholic St Patricks Church Glen Innes

I travelled into Glen Innes 4-01-010to pick up a Dyson 25 Vacuum Cleaner and while there
took photos of the Demolition of the four Glen Innes Businesses destroyed in Grey St just before Xmas, Christmas. A lot of material to remove.
Fires in Glen Innes Grey Street is an unusual event
but as we saw, fires can happen any time.

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Demolition completed the material gone
A great fire in the middle of Glen Innes
Business strip, Grey St 21-1-2010

24-12-009
I travelled from Deepwater to Glen Innes to see what the Glen Innes people
did in the way of Christmas, Xmas Lights, Decorations, Santa,
I was impressed by at least a dozen of Households who did Glen Innes pride with Lights, Trees, Christmas tree and more Decorations.

Christmas Messages by the Churches in Glen Innes 2009
Click the Churches Icon Photo below
I have rated the Christmas message from the Churches in Glen Innes as written in the Glen Innes Examiner 21-12-009
22-12-009
Why did Jesus come into the world?
Matthew 1:21, "She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus,
for he will save his people from their sins"

Title of Christmas Message Xmas,
Christ is a human face of God
Rated 2 out of 10
St Patricks Catholic Church Glen Innes
Why did Jesus come into the world?
a good question not answered here
maybe just a hint in the message.

Title of Christmas Message Xmas
Jesus brought an eternal kingdom
Rated 2 out of 10
Why did Jesus come into the world?
a good question not answered here
maybe just a hint in the message.
Glen Innes Pentecostal Church Christian Life Centre

Title of Christmas Message Xmas
Part of a real peace plan
Rated 4 out of 10
Why did Jesus come into the world?
a good question not answered here
maybe just a bit more of a hint in the message.
Glen Innes Presbyterian Church

Title of Christmas Message Xmas
Christ's birth a "magnificant" event
Rated 4 out of 10
Why did Jesus come into the world?
a good question not answered here
maybe just a bit more of a hint in the message.
Glen Innes Uniting Church

Title of Christmas Message Xmas
Christmas a time to reflect on our values
Rated 1 out of 10
Why did Jesus come into the world?
a good question not answered here at all
in the Glen Innes Anglican Church
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Title of Christmas Message Xmas
Christmas a time to reflect on our values
Rated 10 out of 10
Why did Jesus come into the world?
a good question answered fully here
in the Glen Innes Baptist church

I was shopping at Glen Innes Grey Street, Woolworths next to the Reserves for Accessible Parking. I wonder if the parking is being used correctly to help those who have invalid problems. Places for those classed as Invalid Pensioners, close to the stores such as Woolworths.. While I sat there beside Reserves for Accessible Parking.
First car pulled up with the Invalid Pension tag on the window, One person sat in the passenger side and the driver hopped out as fit as anything walked quickly into the Woolworths.
I thought the Invalid Pension parking was to be used by a person who needed close to the store, so the Invalid person could walk less to go into the store. I was disappointed,
A second car pulled up and exactly the same as the first the passenger and the driver hopped out and quickly went into Woolworths.
Heaps of times I notice it happens time and time again.
Invalid Pensions who are genuinely driving and need to be close to a store that is fair enough.
Hendrik

18-12-009
Friday I travelled to Glen Innes to buy items and I thought I would buy them at places who were part of the Glen Innes Shopping Competition $10,000.00 Ten thousand Dollars.
I saw no signs anywhere and then found that the $10,000.00 Competition had finished, to be drawn on the Friday Night. It is a pity the competition did not finish closer the Christmas, at least till the Friday . I suppose those organised the $10,000.00 Competition wanted the $10,000.00 spent in the next week up the the last day of Xmas.

Fires around Deepwater, Torrington about 40 kilometres North of Glen Innes
The Deepwater Oval was the spot where two Helicopters landed, refuelled
and water used for fire fighting.

Advertising has certainly changed with these type of problems would ever be allowed to Advertise on the New England Highway in Deepwater and other places

The beautifying the Deepwater Highway has been a disaster, as you can see by the photos trees have died again and again, even now trees have died.
There was also an attempt to direct traffic into the middle of the New England Highway. As you can see by the guides on the side of the they are doing their job, but it has made the Deepwater Street unsafe for citizens particularly for the older drivers. Before they could simply turn left and not have to go into the middle of the Highway.
That was an unfortunate decision for the Severn Council, I sat in a meeting when the decisions were made and a person from Main Roads said "If people feel uncomfortable about going on the New England Highway they should not be on it"

That is life. There pluses of course. Work for the Council worker. Material used and of course replacing the trees who die. What a hoot.

Deepwater water supply or should I say water tower had a roof put on. A plus for Deepwater village
I assume that was critical to happen to stop birds flying over to pup in the water, maybe they fall in and drown while drinking, or maybe the birds die and fall in.
The other problem could be that children may have gone for a swim and drown or could Deepwater citizens have climbed up and polluted the water.
I roof is better then none.

You can have a look at www.deepwaterrailway.com to see more about the Deepwater Railway Station and there is also a History of the Deepwater Railway. About 1910 Deepwater Railway was a major railway station moving freight around the state.

There is also a History of the beginning of the Deepwater FM 2cbd, 91.1 and the
2cbdonline
Glen Innes FM , 105.9 .
It is interesting to read

The Deepwater Railway Station does look great and the Deepwater Fm and Glen Innes FM will have a great future

Latest photo of the Deepwater Railway Station refurbished, finished. The painting finished

The Deepwater Railway
Station does look good.

Deepwater Railway Station refurbishment completed only the fence to be
taken away 7-12-009
Deepwater Railway Station looks great, a job well done by the painters.
Final Photo of Deepwater Railway once Safety Fence has been removed.

Fire in Grey St Glen Innes was an unfortunate event destroying the hopes of Glen Innes Businesses, such as Ambis Treasures, Fancy That Fashions..

New Store In Glen Innes Wayne's Would Discount Store. A lot has happened
in Glen Innes Business and Industry with McDonald food Store take away and eat therer Petrol Fuel Garage such as United, Woolworths Fuel.

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8-8-009. There I was minding my own business when a friend told me that two workers at the Deepwater Industrial Estate failed their drug test when the Australian Wide Industrial drug testing was done recently. It is unfortunate for the workers, they were fired, they put themselves out of work. They would have been a cost not an asset because if a product is proved to be made defective, made by a drug filled worker, if proven it would be a costly affair for the manufacturer. but they were warned. I wonder how many workers in Glen Innes Industry and Business have the same problem. I notice those workers on drugs keep taking drugs, the game is about how to avoid the tests. Glen Innes, Deepwater, Emmaville, Inverell, Armidale Tenterfield must have a lot of workers who are busy playing the anti support drug testing regime and all they will to try avoidance to miss the test. But eventually they will be caught and removed. A worker loaded with drugs is guaranteed to do sloppy work and produce inferior products which will fall apart. Imagine a worker welding on drugs, he or she will see the flash of the welder and suddenly imagine they are fighting a fire or visiting hell, there product goes to the buyer and suddenly as it is used it falls apart because the welding was poor or not applied correctly. No doubt the Glen Innes and Deepwater testing of drugs will increase as they find more workers are on drugs then they thought.

6-8-009. I was extremely interested in the articles in Glen Innes Examiner, no doubt we all like to have a positive outlook in life. We recommend people to stay positive no matter what circumstances are and I would say the same about Businesses. You can be having a difficult time with less traffic in your stores, your sales may be down, all these things can happen, but you can still be positive and maximise to get as many people as possible through your door to lift you sales to as much as you can. You are then maximising all areas in your Business, Industry, Business, Shop, Services. That is all you need to do.
Bullshit is not needed. That is you are not telling the truth. There is nothing wrong in saying sales are down, things are difficult, and saying my business has downsized my staff requirements. I know all businesses in Deepwater and the owners, I know a lot of the businesses in Glen Innes.
Let me just make an observation as to what has happened in Deepwater. There is not a single business that is not doing less business so far with 2009 year being half over. (If I am wrong let me know) I notice at the Deepwater Industrial estate, Carl Baer Circuit there are less cars and the people in the town have said a number of people have become redundant, sales are difficult. If that is the case, so what. I notice the Hotels sales are town, and even a previous owner did say " I hope things get better" Petrol sales, food sales, grocery sales, Tourist traffic is down, so generally sales are down. A fact of life and that does not mean there is a recession. All the owners of Businesses in Deepwater have a positive outlook for the town (many people are relocating to Deepwater, which is great). I am sure there will be an uplift of sales for all businesses in Deepwater, they surely deserve it
Hendrik is a friend.

Glen Innes Businesses has given Deepwater serious competition in all areas, whether it be food, fuel, petrol, hotels, accommodation, coffee shops, tourist dollars.

18-7-009 I was in Glen Innes I took this photo about a couple of weeks ago and these barriers were in place. Where you can see the lady on the right customers had to travel away from the shops and go on ramps to go to the shops.
Sources tell me that they were told 3 weeks and the job would be done their footpath would be good. The pavement was done in about 2 months, not 3 weeks. As I said in my comment I believe the way the pavement was redeveloped was unfortunate with no consideration to the shop owners who were going through tough time. The footpath, Pavement when it is done looks great.

17-6-009 Glen Innes pavement, footpath development instigated by the Glen Innes Severn Council. I notice in front of Ambis Treasures and other shops the gangplanks and obstructions that make it almost impossible for people to go into the shops.
Some people say the shops will benefit after the pavements footpath are developed. I agree with that because East side done looks great and citizens and tourists will notice how good the street looks because of good looking pavement.

footpath. The trouble I see is that while the Glen Innes Severn Council organised the project I am sure it would have been possible for the project to be completed during off peak periods for businesses, such as work done after 4pm or on the weekends. That means the shops need not suffer with sales loses of 30% and more. Seeing businesses tender for the work it would have been possible for the Glen Innes pavement footpath development done with small amount of interference with shop sales.

Glen Innes news is there all the time, think about McDonalds opening recently. How do the Coffee Shop people cope with this increased competition? It is clear many travellers will not stop in the normal coffee shops in towns, such as Glen Innes, so in a sense those who normally do not stop are not competitors . If anything, McDonalds customers go to McDonalds, but because Glen Innes has Woolworth Caltex fuel, New Woolworth Supermarket, United Fuel a large development for cars and trucks there is a possibility that more people stop in the town so that we all benefit, shops, eating places, accommodation, sightseeing and more.
Let's see what happens.
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