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arts The Bas presents: Cheryl Davison| Wonga and the Waratah

Wonga and the Waratah is a largescale installa on that presents a local dream me story in an immersive visual form. Conceived and designed by preeminent Eurobodalla ar st, Cheryl Davison, the project has engaged the community in making and presen ng this poignant local narra ve. Enter the world of Wonga the pigeon and trace her journey back to her nest a er her encounter with a hawk. Hopping from flower to flower Wonga turns each flower red with blood from her broken wing. Cheryl Davison is a Walbunja, Ngarigo woman who lives and works on the Far South Coast of New South Wales. Growing up, Cheryl felt privileged to be around many of her Elders and the community, listening to stories of the Yuin people. Cheryl has studied and taught visual arts, graphic arts and printmaking. It is these founda ons that shape her life and fostered the ar st and storyteller that she has become, exhibi ng na onally and interna onally. Cheryl is a dedicated advocate of her community and culture, and her dis nc ve style and unique way of telling a story is immediately recognisable in this exhibi on. The opening night of the exhibi on was on Friday 2 December, 2022 from 5:30 - 7:30pm. The exhibi on at The Basil Sellers Exhibi on Centre, will run from Saturday 3 December to Sunday 29 January, 2023. For more informa on about this exhibi on, the Basil Sellers Exhibi on Centre and upcoming exhibi ons please visit: h ps://thebas.com.au/

Cultural storytelling | Cheryl Davison and djinama yilaga choir

21 January 11am - 1:30pm Where: Basil Sellers Exhibi on Centre, corner of Vulcan and Campbell streets, Moruya. Cost: Free As part of the Wonga and the Waratah exhibi on program, you are invited to a rare opportunity to meet and engage with Walbunja, Ngarigo woman and preeminent Aboriginal ar st Cheryl Davison. Cheryl will lead renowned djinama yilaga choir in a performance of songs in local dhurga language and will teach par cipants a special song in language. As a child Cheryl felt privileged being surrounded by many of her Elders and the community, listening to stories of the Yuin people, this helped to foster the ar st and storyteller she is today. Cheryl has exhibited na onally and interna onally and is a dedicated advocate of her community and culture. Come along to hear Cheryl share stories from her rich cultural history and gain a be er understanding of local folklore in this not-to-be missed cultural event. Suitable for all ages. Bookings required by Wednesday 18 January 2023

The final of the 2022/23 Open Fours Championship has been played with the formidable team of Rita Downie, Doreen Monks, Noel Downie and John Monks surviving a late scare to claim the tle from Ben Hewison, Dennis Gallacher, Jonathan Green and Doug Williams. The early ends of the match were very compe ve with all players contribu ng to a ght, low scoring affair. A er 9 ends team Williams had a narrow 8 – 6 advantage. At this stage Monks’ side gradually took control. They won the next 6 ends to set up a very commanding lead of 18 – 8. A couple of outstanding bowls from Jonathan Green created a very close finish. On the 16

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trailed the jack to grab 5 shots for his side. He repeated the dose on the 18

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end to give his side another two shots and a realis c chance to win the match. Monks s ll held the lead but the margin had been halved to just 5 shots at 20 – 15. The tension was obvious in the next two ends with both sides searching for the crucial bowl. Monks’ team managed to win the 19

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ends by single shots in very ght heads. This gave them a 7 shots lead, 22 – 15, going into the last end. It was a very tall order for Williams and his side to win from this posi on. They did manage to win the last end but they could only register one shot giving Monks the game 22 – 16. Congratula on to both sides for the standard of bowls they played throughout the Championship that enabled them to reach the final. Monks’ side, in par cular, drew on all of their experience to be deserved winners of the Championship. They had excellent victories in their preliminary matches and proved too consistent in the final. They complemented one another very well throughout the game. Williams should be congratulated for encouraging some of our newer bowlers to take part in the Championship. This is the second season that the Fours Championship has been contested as an open gender event following the amalgama on of the NSW Women and Men’s Bowling Associa ons. For a small club like ours, it means that more sides can par cipate in the event.

sports Jane Egli s Wins Out At Tuross Vets Golf

Tuross Head Veteran golfers played a Single Stableford event on Wednesday 30 November 2022. Winner on the day on count back a er a ght finish was Jane Egli s with a score of 20 points. Runner up was Lance Shadbolt with an equal score with Barry Hoban and Don Russell finishing close behind on 18. Minor prizes went to Ian Manton and Ron Hanlon with 17, Allen Lee, Bruce Mar n, Peter Coffey and Greg Thornton on 16, and finally David Williams with a score of 15. Rick Brake took out the infamous Bradman award whilst nearest the pins went to Ken Brown on the 4th, David Williams on the 6th, and to Chris Wra en and Steve Johnston on the 7th. Jane Egli s capped off a good day with a win in the Accuracy drive compe on. Right: Winner Jane Egli s

Broulee Runners Wed November 30th 2022

Perfect condi ons for the last run of Spring saw 42 actual runners contest the three distances. Given the condi ons there were excellent mes with 11 personal best runs. All the class was in the 2-kilometres with the Gunn family holding centre stage. James, Lewis, and Max improved their mes. Another to improve was Laura Lopres (two weeks in a row); others to impress were Benji Mackay, Julie Amphle , Aaron A eridge, Richard Fisher, Daniel Greenway, and Andrew Greenway. We celebrated with the presenta on of the 30-run shirt to John Ligh oot, and to show his class he ran a personal best me to mark the occasion. This milestone was a long me coming as his first run was 13 years ago. We welcomed Shelby and Oliver Duncan to their first ou ng with the group. We welcomed back Steve Wynn, who ran an impressive me of 15.50 for the 4 kilometres. Several years ago, his only other run was on the old 5-kilometre course in a me of 22.14 Right: John Ligh oot with his 30-run shirt.

sports Tackle World Moruya Fishing report

Moruya River. With the offshore currents a li le messy at the moment the river temps have stalled a li le this week. The river sits at around the 19-20deg mark, not cold, but not con nuing to rise in temp. This has seen the fish ac vity plateau a li le, whilst s ll bi ng, a few more degrees of water temp, will see their ac vity step up even more. From the mouth of the river all the way up past the hospital, good reports of flathead, bream and the odd estuary perch have con nued to come into the shop. Both baits and lures have been working this week. For the lure fishos, hard body and so plas cs lures, worked subsurface have been the go. We haven’t seen any surface bite ac vity yet, as we s ll need a few more warm days and a slight increase in water temp. Any so plas c in the 2.5” through to 4” sizes will mark on the flathead, whilst the bream will be looking towards the 2.5” plas cs on lighter jig heads. Baits of mullet fillet, prawns and the live nippers have all been successful for those wan ng to find a feed of flathead and bream.

We just need a few days of sunny warm weather to have the flats fishing really start to fire, come on summer, we know you can do it!! Clyde River. I know a few of you have been asking for reports from the bay, luckily Zane our newest staff member, had a good session on the Estuary perch last week with his dad, he also managed to set a new PB on Mulloway as he landed his first, of hopefully many silver ghosts last week. The river seems to be holding good numbers of mulloway in the 50cm mark, a good sign of a healthy fishery. It’s also good to hear of a few estuary perch being caught, as they have been a li le quiet the last few summers with repeated flood events. I would imagine that the flathead and bream are also star ng to bite as summer rolls towards us. Tuross river. Flathead con nue their usual dominance in the Tuross system this week, with fish being taken from the mouth all the way up past the metal bridge at Bodalla to the back of Bumbo lake this week. As well as the Flathead, Bream, Trevally and the odd estuary perch have also been found. While the flats are slowly star ng to wake up,as with Moruya, we s ll need a few sunny warm days to really kick the surface season into ac on.

Tuross is a great system to fish in most weather condi ons, as it doesn’t ma er where the wind is coming from, you will usually be able to find a sheltered sec on to fish. With the forecast winds this weekend, morning sessions will be the best op on before the winds that we get this me of year increase around lunch me. Saturday will be the be er of the two days with Sunday’s winds predicted to hit 40kph during the a ernoon. Rock and Beach. The salmon schools that are a staple along our beaches con nue to keep beach and rock anglers entertained this week, with good captures reported all along the coast. Moruya breakwall has been seeing the best ac vity during the morning sessions. That being said, the bream, flathead and Trevally have also been there