Issue 6, 2010
Welcome to Issue 6 – 2010 Murray Now eNewsletter
This month features opportunities for industrial site areas prepared and readily available for large warehousing or manufacturing facilities. These sites offer the flexibility of road transport with the efficiencies to facilitate easy access rail transport, a very smart way to do business. We also have some smashing events coming up in the Murray region. There is something about good old matchmaking and new ideas to boost the economic status of some of our smaller Murray communities. When it comes to lifestyle meet a couple that have created their own adventure paradise and want to share it with us!
This issue has come around very quickly and I must say there is a lot going on in the events department, so before leaving the Murray Now website why not check out the events page by clicking HERE.
Till next time
Restdown for an Adventure
If you venture 40 minutes along the back roads from either Barham, Deniliquin or Echuca-Moama you will come across a property that offers an adventure for the mind and the palate. Don and Jo Hearn, property owners of Restdown Wines originally met in London, and eventually made their way back to Don’s parents property to establish themselves on 20 acres in 1996.
“It was only a small area and Jo and I got to thinking that with no viticulture in the region this could be a good opportunity to establish a small number of grape vines,” Don explains, I studied viticulture and Jo originally a school teacher decided to leave her teaching career and study winemaking."
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Rail is smart business
Grain, pulp & paper, forest resources, processed foods, pet food, wine, manufacturing, quarry products, fertilser and transport service providers are representative of many businesses and industry located in the Murray region.
With the establishment of the Ettamogah Rail Hub in June 2009 these services now have access to a leading edge regional intermodal road-rail transport facility, providing an important link to other hubs and port facilities in south east Australia.
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Match made in Deni
Born and bred in Sydney, Catharine Heffernan is quite the successful businesswoman in her own right. With 15 years in corporate communications, marketing and event management who would have thought that meeting someone from Deniliquin (Deni as the locals call it), would have an impact that would start a chain of events eventually leading Catharine to the promotion and management of the inaugural Deniliquin Matchmakers Festival.
Catharine Heffernan relocated to Deniliquin from Sydney in April 2010. Besides many years of working for large companies, Catharine operated an event management business “Chocolate Octopus “ in Sydney during 2003-2006 which involved managing a large annual industry exhibition and conference for ASIAL.
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Five Rivers Rule
A concept born out of the need to attract visitors to the town of Balranald and boost the local economy, has taken off in the shape of an outback festival that is set to become an event not to be missed.
This three day festival to be held 1-3 October 2010 will have something for everyone, Mia Zaffina one of the driving forces behind the festival said, “When I talk to holiday makers or people passing through the region, they always say the same thing, they are crying out to really experience what the bush is all about. Our friendliness, history and humour are all qualities this festival will exhibit.”
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