Huge Military Vehicle and Vintage Equipment Exhibition
A local collector of Military equipment is putting on a huge display this weekend at the South Canterbury Traction Engine Club at 33 Brosnan Road near Timaru Airport. There will be over 20 military vehicles from 1909 onwards on display, some being the only examples of their kind in New Zealand. A Scorpion tank will be on display with public welcome to climb inside. Some of the other vehicles include a Scorpion FV101 Tank, Bren Gun Carriers, GMC 6X6's, 25 and 18 pound field guns, a 40mm Bofors Gun, a 37mm Anti Tank Gun, 1967 Mutt with a 106mm recoil-less rifle mounted on it, Willy's Jeeps, Puddle Jumper Quads, Morris Gun Tractor, 1941 Indian Scout Dispatch Riders bike, working 1908 Lacre 3 tonne 1st world War Army Truck and MUCH MUCH more....
There will also be a shed full of over 20 vintage Tractors, Another shed containing 35+ historic trucks, various examples of old farm equipment, Traction Engines, Fire Engines, Model Toys etc
10am to 4pm both Saturday and Sunday
Adults $10, Kids under 16 Free
Fundraiser for New Truck Shed
Food and drink available on site
Enquiries :- Stu Jackson 0274 342 372
Worst Xmas ever?
There's a a lot of planning that goes into Christmas day and sometimes things just don't go to plan. But it can be a good thing - a family mishap or hilarious memory that you can laugh about in Christmases to come.
Whether you burnt the dinner or were stranded at an airport...
Share your Christmas mishaps below!
⚠️ DOGS DIE IN HOT CARS. If you love them, don't leave them. ⚠️
It's a message we share time and time again, and this year, we're calling on you to help us spread that message further.
Did you know that calls to SPCA about dogs left inside hot cars made up a whopping 11% of all welfare calls last summer? This is a completely preventable issue, and one which is causing hundreds of dogs (often loved pets) to suffer.
Here are some quick facts to share with the dog owners in your life:
👉 The temperature inside a car can heat to over 50°C in less than 15 minutes.
👉 Parking in the shade and cracking windows does little to help on a warm day. Dogs rely on panting to keep cool, which they can't do in a hot car.
👉 This puts dogs at a high risk of heatstroke - a serious condition for dogs, with a mortality rate between 39%-50%.
👉 It is an offence under the Animal Welfare Act to leave a dog in a hot vehicle if they are showing signs of heat stress. You can be fined, and prosecuted.
SPCA has created downloadable resources to help you spread the message even further. Posters, a flyer, and a social media tile can be downloaded from our website here: www.spca.nz...
We encourage you to use these - and ask your local businesses to display the posters if they can. Flyers can be kept in your car and handed out as needed.
This is a community problem, and one we cannot solve alone. Help us to prevent more tragedies this summer by sharing this post.
On behalf of the animals - thank you ❤️
Poll: Would you rather: Christmas in summer forever or winter forever?
Just a bit of a fun poll to get you thinking.
If you had to live out your Christmas days, would you prefer it was a summer Christmas or a winter Christmas?
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61.7% Summer
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36.7% Winter
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1.6% Other - I'll share below
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