Dr Jenny Elijah has taken up her post as Gunning Community Care’s new GP. President of Gunning District Community and Health Service, Melinda Medway is delighted to welcome Dr Jenny saying that she “...has great references and many years experience including in emergency department medicine.”
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Dr Jenny will be available on Tuesdays and Wednesdays for basic appointments like refilling scripts before commencing full time in August. Supporting Dr Jenny is practice nurse Lana McDonald with appointments and enquiries to Katie, 4845 1046.
DIGGING FOR GOLD?
Prolific Irish songwriter Percy French penned “The Mountains of Mourne” in 1896 with the lyrics including the line “...there’s gangs of them digging for gold in the street”, a wry reference to the manual labour of the typical Irish immigrant in London.
As the annual major fundraiser for Gunning Public School, volunteers including Principal Danny Scott are also digging for gold – the Gunning Gold sheep manure. This black gold from under the “Lerida” shearing shed is destined for delivery to Canberrans to improve their generally clay soils.
YOUTH SPEAK OUT
At a Youth Pizza Night in Gunning, hosted by Gunning District Association the 21 attendees from Collector, Dalton and Gunning outlined concerns including lack of jobs and public transport, littering and environmental degradation.
Three further events for youth will be held this year to tease out more information and ideas for the council.
