Quite a few locals made their way to Melbourne last week to be part of the AFL Grand Final fever.

A few lucky locals even got tickets to the big game against the Brisbane Lions and Sydney Swans.

While the NSW-based team was unable to come away with the chocolates on grand final day, there will have been plenty of happy supporters following Brisbane’s win.

The win sees Brisbane breaking a 20- year premiership drought and avenging their loss to Collingwood from the 2023 AFL Grand Final.

One group of footy fans sent us some snaps from the fanfare in Melbourne on Friday and Saturday.

During the celebrations, some of the younger members of the local group found themselves being interviewed live for 7 News on Friday.

Aleaha and Harrison Leetham, Jett Boyer and Jaxon Beames were keen to talk to the reporters about their beloved Swannies.

Bats to be smoked out

They’re created a bit of intrigue in the CBD over the past few weeks, but Edward River Council has decided it’s time to say farewell to the bats in the Deniliquin Waring Gardens.

ERC staff yesterday began using smoke to disperse the bats.

“The colony is being encouraged to migrate elsewhere in the interests of public hygiene and health in this public area,” council said via social media.

“This process has been advised by Local Land Services as the least harmful method to move the bats on.”

Ibis on the rise?

We might lose a few bats out of the Waring Gardens, but it seems we have a few more ibis to add to the wildlife calling the gardens home.

And it’s not just in the Waring Gardens they appear to be gathering in larger numbers.

Quite a few locals have commented there seems to be a little more ibis than usual.

Often referred to as the ‘bin chicken’ due to their scavenger-like nature, they also seem to have gotten more comfortable in built-up areas.

The Australian white Ibis is a native bird and they are harmless.

Unless it is dirty, or you have food scraps around, they will not bother you.

Town abuzz

And while we’re talking about our beautiful Waring Gardens, it was amazing to see so many people enjoying them - and the CBD in general - over the past week.

The school holidays have begun in both NSW and Victoria, and with it, we have seen the effect of having more people in town.

If you were able to get down to the Deniliquin Lions Club Community Market on Saturday, you will have been amazed with the number of people in the Waring Gardens.

There were a number of families out and about perusing the items for sale at the markets.

Many selected a patch of grass for a picnic to just stick around and enjoy the atmosphere and the beautiful weather.

Lucky the market is held Saturdays because Sunday turned a little sour, with rain and dark skies dominating the day.

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