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Art Exhibi on ‘Looking’ by Tess Horwitz and Barbara McConchie runs to Sunday 22 May 2022 at the Narooma Gallery, Narooma

Looking is a collec on of small works that reflect on the natural world. These drawings, collages, watercolours and pain ngs invite different ways of looking and imagining. Detailed studies of remnant objects, such as shells, bones, and seed pods, are juxtaposed with wider landscapes, exploring the intricacy, wonder and vulnerability of nature.

Tess describes her work as recording ‘ ny worlds of wonderment’. She notes that “Seeds, shells and bones are superb designs. They are tools for procrea on, protec on and structural integrity. Looking and recording these bits of nature has resulted in a suite of in mate artworks, like the objects themselves. They could be viewed as celebra ons of intricacy, also as relics of a dying world.” Barbara’s work evolved through looking at her late mother’s landscape photos. She says: “Ini ally I was drawn to remembering her through the act of making small pain ngs from these images. Then daily early morning walks looking out across mountain ranges or horizon lines became new source material. Each work is not a true reflec on of a view, but an amalgam of looking and imagining, with a growing cognisance of the unstable state of our world.”

Based in Canberra since 1990, Tess Horwitz is an ar st and art educator with a Master of Arts in Sculpture from the ANU School of Art. She has exhibited installa on works, coordinated large-scale community art projects and received commissions for public artworks, including the ACT Bushfire Memorial and the Bimberi Youth Jus ce Centre. Her work is held in a number of public collec ons, including the Na onal Gallery of Australia.

Born in Canberra, Barbara McConchie permanently relocated to Kianga in 2020. She studied at the ANU School of Art, then worked as an edi on printer with Studio One Print Workshop. Barbara has an extensive career in arts management as Director of Cra ACT: Cra & Design Centre and the School Manager at the ANU School of Art & Design. She has exhibited regularly since 1992.

‘Looking’ Tess Horwitz & Barbara McConchie Where: Narooma Gallery, 92 Campbell St, Narooma, NSW Australia Dates: To Sunday 22 May 2022 Open: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm each day Ar sts talk: 2:00 pm, Saturday 21 May

sports Mat Holz wins the Ringers Western World Championship Gold Buckle Campdra and takes home the record campdra ing prize

The 2022 Ringers Western World Championship Gold Buckle Campdra can only be described as an overwhelming success. Across the four days of compe on, Willinga Park in Bawley Point, NSW saw more than 5000 people watch Australia’s finest campdra ers ba le it out for the coveted Gold Buckle and the $100,000 grand prize, the richest purse in campdra history. Spectators were treated to four ac on packed days of spectacular horsemanship, fine food and superb entertainment culmina ng in the hotly contested final.

Compe tors came as far as Nebo and Mu uburra in Queensland travelling some 22 hours to take part in this years compe on. Of the 268 riders and over 500 horses, 94 riders were taken into the Semi-Final on the last day of compe on, with 28 of those proving they had the skill to make the Grand Final. Mat Holz, riding Nonda Last Fron er, all the way from Modella in Victoria, put together superb back to back rounds for a combined aggregate score of 179.32. That was enough to prove he had what it took to become the 2022 Gold Buckle champion. Hugh Miles, riding Chic Acres missed out on the Gold Buckle by a hair, placing second with a score of 179 and Mark Bu sworth and Ben Hall placed an equal third place respec vely with a shared score of 178.33. The 2022 Feature Cut Out Final was won by Mark Bu sworth riding Peps Double Rey with the highest possible score of 25 points. Mark also took home the highest aggregate score prize with a score of 356.99 awarding him a beau fully cra ed swinging fender saddle from our American sponsors Roohide. This year also saw the inclusion of two brand new Junior and Juvenile events, with the youngest rider being just eight years old. We saw Chelsea Gardiner on her horse Cahoots Crackerjack take home the Junior Dra win and Bailey O’Dell aboard Count Duckala was our Juvenile Dra winner alongside many aspira onal upcoming young dra ers. The inaugural Ladies Dash for Cash was won by Vicki Hiscock riding Mewburn Bamalam showcasing a gobsmacking run, whilst the State of Origin compe on had the crowds on their feet with team Ariat from QLD consis ng of Pete Comiskey, Ben Hall and Hugh Miles taking out the honors. At midday on Saturday, the final was broadcast live on 7Mate and reached over 240,000 people Australia wide. “We are really amazed with the numbers this year. 268 riders with over 500 horses and over 1,200 runs across the four days, not to men on the crowds! The Campdra arena was at full capacity on Saturday with all grandstands full. And we were able to showcase all of it at Willinga Park on live free-to-air television,” says Terry Snow of Willinga Park.

It was so lovely to have sun on a Thursday again and be able to play. What beau ful autumn weather. The scores were a bit topsy turvy today with some unexpected results. It was lovely to have Michelle Blackburn back on the courts - and obviously she played well too! Only 2 more matches before we start the finals rounds. Would you like to play next comp? Contact Kathie 0466256228 In division 1 Tomakin defeated Narooma 5 sets and 31 games to Narooma's 1 set and 19 games. Tuross defeated Bay Larks 6 sets 36 games to Larks 0 sets 10 games. Someone had a forfeit so I hope there were no more injuries In division 2 Moruya Blues defeated Tomakin 5 sets 45 games to 3 sets 32 games. Narooma Gold defeated Broulee Flamingoes 5 sets 41 games to 3 sets 34 games. Tomkatz had the Bye In division 3 Broulee Brolgas defeated Moruya Swans 5 sets 39 games to 3 sets 30 games and Bay Breeze defeated bay Seagirls 5 sets 44 games to 3 sets 34 games

Narooma Ladies Golf

Monday 16th May 26 Narooma ladies played in a Women’s Foursomes Round 1. The overall winners were Julie Whyte and Jenny Walker with a score of 72.5 Runners up were Kay Lawrence and Sylvia Donohoe with a score of 74.5 Balls to 82. Wednesday 18th May 32 ladies played in round 2 of the Woman’s Foursomes. Div 1 0-28; Div 2 29-45 Tracey Mitchell and Heather McMillan were division 1 winners with a score of 76.5. Robyn Gible and Maddie Robinson were division 2 winners with a score of 80. Balls to 82 OCB

Broulee Runners Wed 18th 2022

The run is s ll on course B and looks like it will be there un l there is major improvements to the ‘kno y hill.’ The bog is s ll around at the bo om and is likely to stay during winter. The cold ‘August Winds’ have arrived early and with local soccer training, the numbers were down. Also, there are a number of local athletes compe ng in Nowra this Friday and we look forward to seeing their results. We welcomed young runners in Aiden Johnston and Finn Smart. Finn had his first run with the group and Aiden recorded his 50th run. Janelle Morgan recorded her 99th run with the group with a personal best me in 3 kilometres. She threatens to a ack the 4 kilometres at her 100th run.

Right: The very young are able to come with their parents on the much safer 2 kilometre course. Finn Smart (left) ran with mother Bridget Doherty and Aiden Johnston (right) was with mother Kat Johnston.

sports Your Tackle World Moruya Fishing Report

Moruya River. Cooler days, and quickly cooling water temps are star ng to become the norm as we move into the middle of the year and the autumn to winter phase. There is a definite rounded of cooler green water making its way up the coast with a warmer pool of water up north and out wide. The fishing in the river con nues to be good this last week, with minimal rainfall having li le to no effect on the river condi ons. From the lower sec on all the way up past the town bridge up past the hospital, Flathead, Bream, Estuary Perch and Trevally have been encountered. Please remember that the taking of Estuary Perch and Bass is now prohibited as from the 1st of May the annual no take season has started for these two species. Yakkas con nue to hold around Preddy’s wharf which has seen the occasional Seal, Salmon and Tailor all come into the river to feed. Flathead and Bream have also been found hanging out below the ac on cleaning up any scraps that make their way to the bo om. We can expect that the Flathead will con nue to feed up, before the water temps really drop, and they go into winter mode and their feeding rates slow down as metabolic rates drop. Make the most of the increased ac vity before winter really bites. Tuross River. Again Tuross improves as the river has nearly returned to its normal state. Flathead, Bream and Estuary Perch have all been encounter this week. The Flathead con nue to feed up before the cold waters of winter slow them up. Bream are also star ng to “do their thing” with bigger blue nose bream star ng to appear. The ac on is throughout the system, even up past the Bodalla bridge and the Bumbo area. So there is plenty of opportunity to get out and explore the en re system at the moment. Rock and Beach. The Salmon con nue to be plen ful on most of the Eurobodalla beaches at the moment. With Bream and Whi ng s ll being found on most beaches in close. These will start to thin out as the waters con nue to cool. Speaking with a few surfers the other morning, the waters have dropped to around 16-17 deg. Drummer will now start to become more prevalent on the local rock ledges, as will the chance of finding the odd snapper in close. For those who enjoy diving for a feed, there have been reports of be er numbers of lobster on the local ledges this week. We can expect that the size and numbers of the “big reds” will increase as the make their way out of deeper water and onto the local ledges over winter. Offshore. The colder waters signals the start of the winter tuna run, so they can be expected to start showing up in the spread for those towing a few lures around. There have been con nued good catches of snapper, flathead and gummy sharks for those making the trip offshore. As many of you would have seen posted on both our Facebook and Instagram pages, we are currently looking for a weekend casual to join the team at Tackle World Moruya. We are looking for someone with fishing and camping experience and a good knowledge of the local area. The posi on will be be er suited to an older person, as working alone on the weekends, and open and close procedures will be required. If you feel you have what it takes, please drop us your resume electronically at: gfmoryra@bigpond.com or in person at the store. We are open 7 days, and look forward to mee ng you. Stay safe everyone and remember, “every days a good day for fishing…” Team Tackle World Moruya.

South Coast Property Specialists (Carlene Franzen) Tips #1097: Housing Has Become a Key Election Issue

As we predicted several weeks ago, housing and housing affordability has become a key issue for this weekend’s election. The government’s announcements were mainly outlined in the recent budget which increased the number of applicants for both the First Home Guarantee and Family Home Guarantee programs. They also announced a new program called the Regional Home Guarantee, where 10,000 places are available for people seeking to purchase or construct a new home in regional areas. At their campaign launch on Sunday, the government also announced a new scheme where first owners may be able to access 40% or up to $50,000 of their superannuation to assist them to purchase their home. We assume this will just help towards a deposit primarily. The policy (assuming they be re-elected) has safeguards such as, they must live in the home for a minimum of one year and once sold, the money must be returned to their superannuation account. This policy has had mixed reaction and analysts are questioning how many young people would already have $120,000 in superannuation for them to access this $50,000 amount. It has been supported by the building industry, however the biggest concern is that it could continue to drive up house prices at a time when housing affordability is in crisis. Also from July 1, Mr Morrison also pledged that Australians over the age of 55 will be able to downsize their property and invest up to $300,000 in their superannuation fund outside of the existing contribution caps, from the proceeds of a sale. Pensioners who downsize will also be given greater flexibility by exempting the proceeds of the sale of the property from the assets test for longer. Currently this benefit is available to Australians over the age of 65 and making this change will see up to 1.3 million people become eligible to access it. Labor has responded by confirming they won’t be touching negative gearing which didn’t work so well for them in the last election. They will be adding extra places for regional residents for the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme and create a $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund which according to Mr Albanese, “will build 30,000 new social and affordable housing proper es in its first five years and create thousands of jobs”. Labor’s other recently announced housing policy is its “Help to Buy” scheme which would cut the cost of a mortgage by up to $380,000 for some eligible Australians. This announcement has also been widely supported across the real estate sector. Of course, now it is our time to be the judge and jury. For the voters this weekend, the power is in our hands (and pencils). This time next week, we will know for sure, and all be more the wiser and then start looking forward to which promises will now need to be delivered.