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the ACT Regional Office Stephen Collett and District Manager Barbara Hill, visited Cooma and the Snowy Mountains to spread the word. They initially need area supervisors to help conduct the Census locally at one of the busiest times of the year – winter. Mr Collett said the Census collection faces speciifc challenges in the Snowy Mountains, due to the time of the year and the mountain condtitions. But although challenging, the Census will provide snapshot of that day as to who lives in the region and who is visiting at that time. The information collected during the Census provides important data which is used by a variety of authorities for planning purposes such as hospitals, roads, transport and schools. Mrs Hill said the recruitment campaign was seeking people with some administration skills as well as people skills, preferably with a

chains on vehicles and negotiate local roads. Area Supervisors will oversee the distribution and collection of approximately 14.2 million Census forms to Australia’s 9.8 million households. They are also responsible for recruiting, training and managing a team of 10 Census Collectors. NSW Census Director, Mark Harding said that Area Supervisors are crucial to quality of the data produced and the overall success of the Census. The ABS has increased the salaries of Area Supervisors in recognition of the fantastic work they do. This is now between $4,300 and $7,500 with the bonus of contributing to life in your community. Positions opened on Saturday February 12.

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Candidate opens Cooma office Nationals candidate for Monaro. John Barilaro, officially opened his Cooma campaign office last Thursday. Mr Barilaro told those in attendance “We have the message, the vision of the government”. “We need a voice in government and I’d be proud and honoured to represent.” “You have the ideas and the visions, I want to work with you to take them to government”. “I am confident with the array of shadow ministers we have”. Mr Barilaro asked Shadow Education Minister Adrian Piccoli to officially open the office. Mr Piccoli said “The change starts with you. It starts with your friends. It starts with your family”. Education commitment On Friday, Mr Picoli and Mr Barilaro committed to working with TAFE NSW and signed the Invest in TAFE - 5 Point Plan while in Cooma. Mr Piccoli said TAFE is a critical component of the NSW education system. “We believe vocational education provides a solid foundation for a strong economy and is therefore a precondition for improvement in local government

services,” Mr Piccoli said. “Numerous studies have shown that for every dollar spent on vocational training, as much as $6 is returned to our economy – so it makes perfect economic sense to invest in vocational training. “Sadly, over the past 16 years the State Labor Government has systematically attacked TAFE by cutting funding, raising student course fees, cutting courses and lowering teacher qualifications. “Recent research shows that funding for vocational education and training in NSW increased by a mere 13.6 per cent between 1997 and 2007. “In comparison, funding for vocational education increased in Victoria and Western Australia over the same period by 80 per cent and 60 per cent respectively. “State Labor’s failure to invest in vocational education is estimated to have cost the NSW economy $20 billion over this 10 year period. In light of this, the NSW Liberals & Nationals will seek to enhance vocational education and training across the state through greater investment, long-term planning and collaboration with the sector. We value the role of TAFE and its teachers, and we will continue to back TAFE employees.

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“If elected next month, we will sit down with TAFE teachers and the Teachers Federation and negotiate in good faith over matters concerning the vocational education sector. “We also believe in the need to govern for the common good, and will seek to ensure that TAFE is accessible and affordable to everyone, regardless of their background. Mr Barilaro said that TAFE played a vital role in regional centres such as Queanbeyan and Cooma and it was important that it was supported. “As a small businessman employing 15 workers, I know how important a skilled workforce is and therefore how critical the local TAFE network is to providing a full range of vocational opportunities for employees and employers alike,” he said. “I’m committed to fighting for further educational opportunities for the people of Queanbeyan, Cooma and the Monaro if I’m elected on 26 March which is why I am delighted to be able to sign the Invest in TAFE - 5 Point Plan today. “A NSW Liberals & Nationals Government looks forward to working with TAFE NSW to Make NSW Number One Again, “Mr Barilaro said. Pictured;:Adrian Piccoli MP Deputy Leader of the NSW Nationals, Shadow Minister for Education, Skills and Youth Affairs and Member for Murrumbidgee; John Barilaro – State Candidate for the Monaro and Christine Ferguson – Chairman of the NSW The Nationals at the offical opening of John’s campaign office in Cooma.

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Snowy Hydro denies damaging water release report In response to the ABC’s 7.30 Report on February 14, when the 7.30 Report accused the Snowy Hydro of releasing water in the midst of floods late last year, Snowy Hydro spokesperson David Hogan had this to say, “I can categorically state that Snowy Hydro did not contribute to the flooding, in fact they helped mitigate it. “There are clear provisions in the Snowy Water Licence that restrict Snowy Scheme releases during times of flooding and we strictly adhere to these provisions to the satisfaction of our regulator.” When asked about documents obtained by the ABC that show Snowy Hydro released water from Lake Eucumbene on December 8 as well as the fact that ‘a concerned Snowy Hydro employee’ had provided the ABC with a confidential

operational chart and data showing Eucumbene’s lake levels during a critical 24-hur period, Mr Hogan responded “When Snowy Hydro transfers water from Lake Eucumbene, it is not correct to say that it has been released from the scheme. Rather, Snowy Hydro transfers water from Lake Eucumbene to other storages within the Snowy Scheme. These transfers occur every day and they are an integral part of maintaining an integrated water and electricity scheme.” Mr Hogan also clarified that it can take days for the water to actually reach local rivers after flowing through the reservoir system; the water may not even be used for generation (making electricity) straight away. It could be held within seven other reservoirs of the Snowy Scheme until it is needed for generation, even then it may be some time after being used for generation that is actually released into the river systems. As to the comment made that an employee provided information he said “ at this stage there is no evidence of this happening and if an enquiry does take place the source will then be revealed.” The ABC showed in their program a display

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screen, which they claimed showed confidential data, where as in fact it was a picture of the “Scheme Intelligence Screen”. This screen is displayed in all Snowy Hydro offices and Visitor Centres, in real time, so the public can see what is happening at any given time and how they meet their water release obligations and electricity demands, which change every five minutes. “If this was the confidential document they are referring to then nothing confidential is on that screen, it’s for the public to view at any time.” the State Opposition’s Natural Resources Spokeswoman, Katrina Hodgkinson, has accused the Government of a coverup. She says the concerns have not been properly addressed. NSW Commissioner David Harris said “I can absolutely guarantee that Snowy Hydro did not release water that increased the flows in the Tumut River downstream of Blowering Dam, because their license doesn’t allow that to happen and we make sure that that did not happen.” Mr Harris also stated Snowy hydro can transfer water within its own storages and he believes this to be the source of the confusion.

March is bowelscan month The Rotary Club of Cooma, together with other Rotary Clubs in NSW, is supporting the annual Rotary Bowelscan campaign, which is aimed at detecting bowel cancer in people aged 40 years and over. Cancer of the large bowel is the most common form of internal cancer in Australia and one in 12 Australians will develop cancer by the age of 85. This year in Australia it is expected that more than 11,000 people will be detected with bowel cancer and some 4600 deaths will result from it. Early detection gives the best chance of survival. Bowelscan is a test for Faecal Occult Blood and

people can take the simple test in the privacy of their own homes. Kits cost $10 and can be obtained from Hook’s Pharmacy in Cooma and from Jindabyne Pharmacy. The cost of the kit includes pathology testing and notification of the result by the medical coordinator of the program. Confidentiality is maintained at all times. Rotarians have been running the Bowelscan program for over 22 years and this year over 46,000 kits have been delivered to participating pharmacies. Contact the Bowelscan Co-ordinator for the Rotary Club of Cooma, Richard Lawson, on 6454 6026.

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All Day “Annual Delegate Agricultural Show” – Family fun for all to enjoy Markets at Imperial Hotel Horse events, Lavender Distilling Display, Side Show Stalls and Visitor Information Centre and Lavender House open – Pavilion displays of Arts and Crafts, Baked goods, Flowers, Pick up maps to explore the area and be calmed by the Photography, Wool, Sheep and Cattle. After dark- BBQ and Music 10am - 3pm Borderline Gallery: Current exhibition – “Made by me, just for you” scents of beautiful platypus country! 10% on goods A mixed media display from local artists with a focus on textiles purchased for today only. All day Early Settlers’ Hut open – See how the pioneers lived. Mention “Out & About” & enjoy the specials on Maybe Street at: Bombala Bakery – Selected specials. Cosmo Café -Coffee/tea and lavender cake special. Sunday, 6th March 2011 LaPastle custom embroidery, gifts & fabrics- Receive a free gift. Bombala Region Linga Longa - Specials on delicious cakes and tea/coffee.

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Wednesday March 2, 2011

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Geoff and Jan call it a day! Geoff Carpenter and his wife Jan are no strangers when it comes to delivering the mail, but after 24 years and nine months, they’ve decided it’s time to hang up the mail bag. Geoff and Jan commenced the Cooma, Numeralla, Countegany mail run on July 1, 1986. They drove a white Holden Sunbird sedan which was all that was required to deliver the mail in those days. They would depart the post office at 9am and make the trip of 178 kilometres to deliver the mail to all of the 81 addresses on their mail run. “The roads were in very poor condition in those days, and most were unsealed gravel roads that became wet and slippery or very boggy,” Jan said. “Back then the people on the mail run, who were mostly graziers, depended on us for papers, bread, stock drench, dog food, medication and favours from one property to another.” Geoff and Jan did more than just deliver the mail though, they were also known for keeping a watchful eye on the stock belonging to the property owners and were often seen to be

delivering the odd lamb, putting stock back into the paddocks or helping the famers with stock travelling along the road. “We definitely were not your average posties that’s for sure. We’ve battled flooded creeks and teeming rain, and of course the odd bushfire,” Geoff said. “One of the greatest memories is when the village children would come running to the mail boxes to collect the mail as they knew Jan had a supply of chocolates and sweets to give them. They would line up to be taken on a small stretch of the mail run with the hope of helping us hand out the mail to their neighbours.” Although Jan retired a few years ago from the run, Geoff completed his last mail run for Australia Post on Friday February 25; a day filled with both excitement and sadness. Jan is still working two days per week in Cooma as well as attending TAFE one day a week, studying geneology. Geoff will now have more time to look after their block and do lots of little bits and pieces in his shed.

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$1.6 m Jerangle project complete Country Energy has completed the $1.6 million upgrade of powerlines that supply Jerangle, Peak View and urrounding areas. Regional general manager South Eastern, Phillip Green, said crews from Cooma replaced more than 30 kilometres of powerlines and installed three smart new protection mechanisms and a regulating device in the area. “This upgrade has seen the replacement of powerlines from Captains Flat through to Bredbo, securing supply to Jerangle and improving the reliability and quality of the area’s electricity system,” Mr Green said. “We installed three new smart reclosers to safeguard the network, reducing the risk of unplanned power interruptions and limiting the number of customers affected if they do occur. “The reclosers will also reduce response time in an emergency because they help our crews to pin-point the location of any problems on the network, and in some cases they can even restore electricity automatically, helping prevent extended interruptions.” In addition to the new reclosers, a device has

been installed that will keep the voltage steady along the local lines, giving the network a boost to improve power quality. “The new regulator that was installed during the upgrade is a further safety measure that will help protect our electrical infrastructure and customer equipment from any irregular voltage, keeping things steady along the rural network,” Mr Green said. “The lines are pretty long out here which means there’s a risk of decreased voltage over the distance – the regulators will minimise this for our customers and protect equipment as well. “Country Energy thanks residents for their patience during construction – now the work is complete, residents between Captains Flat and Bredbo, particularly in the Jerangle and Peak View areas, will benefit from a more reliable power supply that can continue to grow with the community.” The work to benefit Jerangle is a part of Country Energy’s $150 million investment in the electricity network across the state’s South Eastern region this financial year.

ATO warns: scam email delivers virus Tax Commissioner Michael D’Ascenzo has warned the community to be aware of a particularly nasty fake email claiming to offer refunds from the ATO. “This new type of scam pretending to be from the ATO contains a virus which is an attachment to the message,” Mr D’Ascenzo said. The email contains a message in a zip file named “Restore your account” and asks for personal and credit or debit card details in order for the ATO to pay a tax refund. “The ATO never sends emails asking people to provide their personal information or credit card details,” Mr D’Ascenzo said.

“Any email requesting personal and credit or debit card details before a refund can be released is a hoax.” The ATO website contains information on this and other recent scams and scam examples that have been reported to the ATO. Individuals can report suspicious behaviour to the ATO confidentially by phoning 1800 060 062 during business hours. Suspicious unsolicited emails claiming to be from the ATO can be forwarded to ReportEmailFraud@ato.gov.au

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Once again, it’s time to mobilise your family and friends, don some gloves and help clean up our beautiful Town for Clean Up Australia Day 2011. Remember just one piece of rubbish can make a difference. So do your bit for your favourite local area so you can enjoy it for the next 20 years (and then some!) and save the date for the first Sunday in March – full details below...

WHAT: Australia’s largest community-based environmental event. Get a group together and register your chosen Clean Up site online or simply join as an individual volunteer. WHEN: Clean Up Australia Day – Sunday 6th March WHERE: Norris Park, Massie Street 9 am-12 noon. WHO: Everyone is welcome – including friends, family, kids or work colleagues or anyone else. HOW: Register for Clean Up Australia Day now at www.cleanup.org.au or call 1800CUA DAY for more information.

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Pictured; David ‘Hob’ Gough with his BMW GSR Motorcycle in Cooma last Thursday The Organ Donation Awareness Ride (ODAR) passed through Cooma last Thursday February 24. The aim is to raise awareness of the need for people to register their wish to donate organs upon their death and to discuss that decision with their families. The ride began on February 4 at the National Art Gallery in Canberra and travelled around the perimeter of NSW and after more than 5000km, returned back in Canberra during DonateLife week on February 25. Coordinator, David Gough, rode the whole way on his BMW GSR motorcycle and returned to Canberra on Friday where he was welcomed by the ACT Health Minister, Katy Gallagher. Australia has one of the lowest organ and tissue donation rates in the developed world but we have one of the best reputations for successful transplant outcomes. David’s daughter, Melody, had a promising career as a photo-media Assistant Curator at the National Art Gallery in Canberra when her life was tragically cut short at the age of 26. She died as a result of a motor vehicle accident near Boorowa NSW as she was returning home to Cowra on Christmas Eve 2009.

As a registered organ donor, Melody wished to donate organs and give the gift of life to other people. Her donations saved the lives of three critically ill people. David has been inspired by Melody and her act of generosity to do something and so he has organised the 5000km Organ Donation Awareness Ride “The ride was not only a memorial to Melody but served as a reminder to us all that one day we too may need the life giving gift of organ donation,” Mr Gough said. In 22 days, David passed through more than 40 places including Bateman’s Bay, Wollongong, Sydney, Newcastle, Port Macquarie, Bellingen, Tweed Heads, Goondiwindi, Bourke, Cobar, Broken Hill, Mildura, Swan Hill, Shepparton, Albury, Wagga, Tom Groggin, Bega and Cooma. The circular shape of the route taken represents that of the DonateLife logo. To discover more about organ and tissue donation, what to do when you decide to become a potential donor and suggestions on how to discuss your wishes with your family, visit www.donatelife.gov.au

Police On Saturday February 26 at about 9.20pm a vehicle was pulled over on Sharp Street Cooma for a random breath test. The 26-year-old Cooma male tested positive to mid range drink-driving and will appear in court at a later date. Over the weekend several move-on orders were issued to young people in Centennial Park Cooma. A motorcyclist was severely injured when he came off his bike at Sawyers Hill on Thursday. The 58-yearold Sydney man was travelling in a group to Phillip Island when he left the road and fell down a steep

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No tax, thanks Ms Gillard Another curley one Editor, Surely, my fellow Australians have had enough of rising costs. Even those who earn a relatively good income find it difficult to maintain the lifestyle they enjoy due to the ever increasing cost of living. I suspect most of us breathed a sigh of relief when before the election Ms Gillard said with her hand on her heart there would be no carbon tax. Now blackmailed by the Greens she reneges on a promise which motivated many Australians to vote for her. Also how committed to being green are the Greens? Sitting on a plane next to Senator Bob Brown I was horrified to see him stuff a significant amount of paper in the seat pocket as he got off in Hobart. Why didn’t he take it home and recycle it? Ms Gillard enough is enough, we must not be blackmailed by the Greens as we only have so much income and this will send many to the poor house. Also I thought you were going to discuss solutions to climate

change with us before you hit us with another impact on the family budget? Find another cost effective way which doesn’t impact the family budget to reduce carbon. Also it must be a part of a global initiative with all polluting countries participating. Going it alone to reduce our globally insignificant carbon levels will have little influence on the global atmospheric carbon levels which are influenced by the industries of third world and major countries. Australians voted you in we can vote you out. David Sheen JP BLJS (SCU) MOcc&EnvSaf&Hlth (E Cowan) GradCertEmergMgt (E Cowan) Cooma

The Drover’s Dog Kristina Kenneally and the rest of her pack Seem to have no chance at all of making it back. So Barry O’Farrell seems certain to win, Walking around with such a big grin. The promises come from both sides of the house Some even sounding ever so grouse. But the truth will be seen at the end of the day Only then will we know the state of the play. Will the trains run on time and the power be cheap? Or will the promises made end up in a heap? The poor old elector is left in the dark, As down on the paper he places his mark. Do we hear any vision of what the future may hold, Of changes profound and plans big and bold? It all seems to be about surviving three years Of being seen on TV and crocodile tears. So perhaps far much more than ever before, The outcome’s decided before final score, And despite all the rhetoric, all of the spin, The dog of the drover really could win! Curley

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Politicians - The Postman has said it before and he is saying it again - we shouldn’t vote for them as it only encourages them. Australia is rapidly becoming the land of the gigantic backflip. Some of our pollies could turn this into an Olympic sport - except the most recent backflip is not very entertaining. But Ms Gillard has probably scored extra points for the degree of difficulty on her carbon tax triple backflip with pike and half-twist. Does our Prime Minister think we don’t remember her great big promise prior to August 21, 2010 - no carbon tax? For someone clinging to power by her fingernails (are those Bill Shorten’s soft footfalls we hear creeping up on the PM, stiletto glinting in the candlelight?) she is sure risking a big backlash. Suddenly, voters are saying that Green is starting to stink, too. The Three Amigoes, Oakeshott, Windsor and Kater, must be exhausted with the many twists and turns they are facing. The Postman’s sincerest sympathy goes out to the people of Christchurch. While such a huge loss of life is a tragedy, so too is the loss of their history. One can only hope that’s the last of the rumbles and be very thankful we live where we live.

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Our long-term firies explain why they joined up Ewan Charlton Ewan Charlton grew up in Arcadia on his father’s property just outside Sydney. He joined the Arcadia Rural Fire Service when he was 16 years of age. “It was just the thing to do, to look after your own place,” Ewan said. He started off as a radio person but due to the lack of radios, he resulted in directly fighting fires. Initially, the brigade didn’t have a truck so they would use a farmer’s truck with 44 gallons of water on it, and in some cases had limited or no water, which resulted in pulling back and back-burning and clearing fence lines to control the fire. In the late 1950s, the brigade recruited an ex-army ChevBlitz as their truck, which helped alleviate some the demands of fire fighting. Ewan became Group Captain at the Hornsby Shire Brigade in 1982. Since then he has also served as a Deputy Fire Control Officer at the Hornsby Shire for three years, as Fire

Control Officer at Cooma Monaro Shire for 13 years an as Operations Support Officer in the Monaro Team. Ewan was an extremely conscientious and capable FCO. Under his leadership, the fire control centre expanded beyond one room, the fleet noticeably improved, PPE expanded from just a few members to the majority of fire fighters, as well as the acceptance of more effective technologies became more widespread throughout the shire. When asked what he got out of being a volunteer for so long, Mr Charlton replied, “I’ve met an awful lot of very nice people and it gives you a great sense of community achievement. It’s satisfying to feel you can go help someone who’s in trouble, to an extent”. In recognition of 55 years of service to the bush fire-fighting organisation, Ewan has been awarded the RFS 10 year Long Service Medal and four Bars. “The only part of my time serving that I

didn’t like was being titled as a hero by the media on the television. Majority of volunteers including myself don’t do it to be called a hero – there is no glamour in fighting fires, Mr Charlton said “Volunteers don’t consider themselves as heroes, rather as people helping the community”.

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Melvin Salzke Melvin Salzke originally came from Glenellen, approximately 25km north of Albury. He lived on a farm with the bush fire service shed on his property. “As soon as I’d see a bit of smoke over the hill, I would grab the key and unlock the shed for the first fire truck to arrive and help load the brigade unit,” Mr Salzke recalled. The brigade would buy second hand trucks and convert them to fire trucks at the workshop on Melvin’s property. This close association with the bush fire brigade influenced Melvin to help out whenever he could. “Initially, the service was very informal and anyone could help out and learn ‘on the job’,” Mr Salzke said. “It was part of growing up in a rural community. Everyone joins together to help”. Melvin moved to Cooma in late 1972. He has been a member of the Rural Fire Service since 1968 and served as deputy captain from 2001

until he was appointed Senior Deputy Captain in the Brigade in 2008, which he still holds today. In recognition of 42 years of service to the bush fire-fighting organisation, Melvin has been awarded the RFS 10 year Long Service Medal and three Bars. “It (volunteering) gives me a sense of satisfaction and enriches the local fabric of the community by building something worthwhile,” Mr Salzke said. “One doesn’t volunteer for recognition but acknowledgement gives family something to look back on with pride”. Continued on P10...

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Our long-term firies explain why they joined up From P9... Melvin Salzke Melvin has always been involved in various aspects of the local community and has seen many changes in the RFS over the years. The increased formality of the Rural Fire Service and the development of Occupational Health and Safety have been two major developments since he joined, as well as increased planning and training before going

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In March 1988, Winston Phillips moved to Cooma where he bought a property on the corner of Bidgee and Mittagang Roads. He promptly joined the Rural Fire Service, as he was an active volunteer in the Coola and Coonabarabran Shires before he moved to Cooma. His involvement with bush fire fighting began in 1969. Winstonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s father was the captain of Greenbah Creek Brigade (Where he lived in the Coonabarabran Shire) up until his sudden death. Winston joined this brigade as soon as he left school. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It [volunteering] was considered the normal thing to do and people were just expected to help fight fires, so I began fire fighting and it gradually became a continuity where I kept it up,â&#x20AC;? Mr Phillips said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My mother was also heavily involved in the communityâ&#x20AC;?. Over the years that Winston has been volunteering, more paid staff in the RFS have emerged, as well as much more regulations and formalities, which have created a lot more paperwork for the executive positions. Winston experienced the changes from more

out to fight fires rather than learning on the site. The range of equipment, the capacity of water carried and the diversity of people who volunteer today have all increased as benefits. Melvin is a keen volunteer and is also kept busy as an ordained Lutheran Minister in the community. People like Melvin are true volunteers, as they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t require acknowledgement, rather the chance to help out and add something to the local community.

basic transport and equipment to bigger, more efficient vehicles and fire fighting techniques. Winston has been and is still involved in many other community organisations and has held various positions in these groups such as a Gate Steward on the Cooma Show Committee, director and chairman of the Nursing Home Board, served as various positions on school councils and P & Cs for 23 years, a councillor on Cooma Monaro Shire Council since 1991, on the board of the South-East Livestock and Pest Authority, director of Service One Members Banking for 14 years, as well as a director at the Cooma Ex-Services Club. He is currently the Chairperson for the Snowy Monaro Bush Fire Management Committee and the Cooma Monaro Captains Committee and has been since 1995. On top of all this voluntary work, Winston also manages to fit in 37 hours a week of work at the Defence Call Centre as a customer service officer. Winston was awarded the RFS 10 year Long Service Medal and three bars in recognition of 41 years of service to the bush fire-fighting organisation. Any time Winston isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t working, he is volunteering somewhere in the community at one of the many places he helps out, all at his own will.

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Dalgety Show’s Rural Achiever Young medical student, Geffrey Keighley has been announced as the 2011 Dalgety Show Rural Achiever. Geffrey has lived on the Monaro since he was two-years-old in a farming environment and enjoys the rural lifestyle. He attended St Patrick’s Parish School for nine years then St Joseph’s College for his senior years. In 2008 Geffrey commenced his Bachelor of Medicine/ Bachelor of Surgery at University of New South Wales. This year he is undertaking a rural placement in Port Macquarie, working in the various departments of the hospital. Speaking after the award interviews, Geffrey said, “I am very appreciative of the honour and will strive to do all I can for the rural sector in the years to come. “It has been a motivator for continuing to strive for rural health and continuing to get involved in my local community activities whenever I get the opportunity.

“Tim Dreverman, the 2010 winner, has left behind some giant boots to fill and I will do my utmost to see that this honour was not unjustly awarded and that I can hopefully live up to expectations”. The three judges said all candidates were exceptional. “It was a very hard decision. We are so lucky to have young people such as these in our community”, they said.. Finding the final decision very difficult to make, the judges asked for more time to deliberate. The judges’

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To celebrate the milestone of the school banking program, which has been running for 80 years, the Commonwealth Bank is giving a kick start of $300 to each school that is active in school banking. This will occur through out term one and last week Justine Pielli along with Spen the dollarmite from the Cooma branch handed out $300 each to Cooma, Bombala, Cooma North and St Patrick’s Schools. Margaret Downey, principal from Cooma Public said, “The money was greatly appreciated and would be used towards school diaries.” Unfortunately the school banking coordinator for St Patrick’s, Jo Heise was unable to attend the presentation but thanked the CBA for their contribution to the school. All the schools were very happy to receive this ‘kick start’ and will gratefully use it towards purchasing items for their schools. Continued on page 13...

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Rural ratepayers have expressed their concerns at the Snowy River Shire waste community consultation forum in Jindabyne. More than 60 ratepayers attended the Jindabyne meeting of the Snowy River Shire Waste Community Consultation Forum had the opportunity to express their concerns regarding the proposed service to Snowy River Shire councillors and staff on Friday. The three main points relating to the proposed service include: to provide all members of the community an equitable waste and recycling collection service; the councils committment to providing an integrated waste collection service that is socially, economically and environmentally responsible; and thirdly, council will meet legislative requirements as set out by the State and Federal Governments. In essence, this means the closure of the Berridale and Dalgety tips; a three bin collection system: 1x240 waste (weekly); 1x360 recycling (fortnightly) and 1x360 green waste (monthly); recycling and green waste bins will be issued by council; rural ratepayers who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have household waste bins will have to purchase them from council; and a total of more than 90 percent of the total shire to receive a collection service. For those residents to whom the council cannot offer the service, they will be levied only the Waste Availability Charge. These residents would be covered under a pay-as-you go system, that would entitle them to free access to council recycling drop off services at Adaminaby, Jindabyne and Cooma Landfill, and they would pay the relevant land filling charges at the gate for the waste disposed. Amongst the 34 issues raised by the predominantly rural ratepayers were: the distance from the household to the road pickup; the number of trips to be made; towing of unregistered bins behind vehicles; uneven road surfaces; size of the bins; the sight of 50 to 250 bins at the entrance of Abington Park; work cover regulations regarding the lifting of bins on to transport to the roadside; the proposed system is more of a burden on rural ratepayers rather than a benefit. Rural ratepayers will have the option of not taking up the service, however if large numbers opt out, the service will not be viable and the service will remain as it is now, that is, no collection and rural ratepayers being charged at the Waste Facility regardless of future increased charges. During the meeting Snowy River Shire Senior Waste Officer Sean Crowe stressed that rural ratepayers will have to recycle more and residential ratepayers should not have to pay for the dumping of business and industrial waste. At the close of the forum, Mayor John Cahill thanked the residents for their attendance and he assured them that the shire officers would carefully consider the issues raised and come back with suggested solutions. Lakewood resident Terry Chalk later expressed his concern that â&#x20AC;&#x153;the Council proposal was a technical solution for a social problem caused by a social problem.â&#x20AC;? He visualised multi coloured bins lining streets and being blown over or knocked over by vandals on to the roadways. Pictured, Terry Chalk, Fred Hacker and Jan Owens at Jindabyneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Waste Forum

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“Discover Your Family Military History Day” was held last Thursday February 24 at the Cooma Visitors Centre and how interesting and historically engaging it was! The day was completely booked out, with me only just being able to slip into a session to discover my own ancestor’s military history. Although I knew it would be a great chance to find out some military history of my family, I was initially sceptical of the abundance of information able to be collated due to the lack of information I knew myself regarding a great-great uncle of mine. For some peculiar reason, I thought, “If I don’t know anything at all, not even a birth date or service number – how would they be able to find anything?” Much to my surprise – they did! My great-great uncle, George Edward Bradford, was born in Albury in 1893. He was initially a clerk before enlisting in WWI in Liverpool, NSW on January 4, 1915 at the age of 21 years and 11 months. He embarked from Sydney on the HMAT Argyllshire on April 10 1915. According to his attestation paper, George was 5’ 8” tall, weighed 147 lbs (about 66kg), had a fair complexion with blue eyes and light brown hair. He also has a scar on his left leg. It was when I began to find out these details that my initial perspective was contradicted. He was married to Ruby May Bradford (nee Curry) and apparently had a child of whom I do not know and cannot find a name for. According to the attestation paper, Ruby was George’s

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next of kin and could be contacted in care of her mother Mrs Curry who was helping Ruby raise her and George’s child in his absence. While he was serving he received two charges. According to the charge sheet, “The accused No. 1717 Private George Edward Bradford 1st Battalion, a soldier of the Australian Imperial Force is charged with: (1) When on active service, disobeying a lawful command given by a superior officer in that he at Anzac on 29th June 1915 refused to carry a bundle of blankets when ordered to do as by No. 213, Sergeant F G Turner. (2) When on active service, using insubordinate language to his superior officer in that he at Anzac on 29th June 1915, when ordered by No. 213, Sergeant F G Turner to carry a bundle of blankets”. I’d love to know what sort of petty word was considered to be “insubordinate” back in the early 20th Century. Sadly, on August 13, 1915, George was wounded in action in Gallipoli with a compound fracture of one of his arms and patella. He died on August 15 on board the hospital ship “Rewa” at sea near Mudros and was buried at sea. It’s frustrating as much as it is enthralling to think that today we have the medical skills and knowledge of how to fix such wounds. George’s possessions when he died were a safety razor, a testament, hairbrush and a cap, which were sent to Ruby along with a memorial scroll and plaque. As he died at sea, he is commemorated on the Lone Pine Memorial at Gallipoli. Considering my initial perception, I’m sure you could appreciate my absolute fascination with the profusion and type of documentation these researchers were able to bring to me. I’d like to thank the Australian War Memorial, especially my researcher, Jennie Norberry, for all that she was able to find. The researchers at the museum have been digitising all World War I documents and have finally finished after three and a half years. Hopefully the researchers from the Australian War Memorial will pay another visit to Cooma and maybe you will be fortunate enough to discover more about your own family military history.

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Builders welcome Hawke report Statement by Executive Director of the MBA-ACT, John Miller Canberra’s peak building and construction industry organisation, Master Builders ACT has welcomed the release of the Hawke Review into the ACT bureaucracy as a sensible step forward in recognising the city’s relative size and necessary administrative underpinning. The executive director of the MBA-ACT, John Miller said the author of the report, Dr Allan Hawke, had clearly recognised the legacy issues which were confronting Canberra and the burden those issues imposed on doing business in the ACT. He said there was much to applaud in Hawke’s recommendation of a complete restructure of the ACT public service from the present 10 departments to nine new directors, with the appointment of what would amount to a Coordinator-General. “This report recognises Canberra for what it is – a city/state rather than a state and, in doing do, provides some answers to the problems which frequently impact those trying to do business in the ACT,” Mr Miller said. He said that at the time of self-government, Canberra had inherited structures which were appropriate to a State rather than City/State and, over time, this had entrenched unnecessary levels of

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The annual survey of recent NSW first homebuyers by Australia’s largest independently-owned mortgage broker found almost one quarter do not know their home loan’s interest rate and almost one in six had taken on significant extra debt within the first two years. For 8%, this meant over $100,000. The Mortgage Choice 2011 NSW Recent First Homeowner Survey of 232 residents who had bought their first home in the past two years ran online from 8 to 17 February. Some good news was 87% had no regrets about their purchase and 64% were making higher than necessary loan repayments, with 35% of these contributing as much as they could and leaving it in the account to offset the interest owed. 63% will keep the property as an investment after they move.

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myself up financially for the future by getting my foot in the property market door’ (69% of respondents). 47% said ‘rising rents made owning a property more attractive than renting’ and 27% said ‘I see more benefits in investments such as property than I do in the share market’. Other key NSW results • Issues: Their biggest issue for 2011 was interest rates (47%) followed by costs of living such as utility bills, clothing etc (24%). Other issues each accounted for fewer than 7% of respondents. • Concerns: The largest concern about buying was ‘being committed to such a large financial commitment for so long’ (52%), followed by ‘not being able to afford repayments’ (42%) and ‘the length of time it takes to pay off’ (37%). These were the top three across all states. • Insurance: Despite the concerns, only 28% had mortgage protection insurance. 25% had income protection insurance, 29% life insurance and 67% home and contents insurance. • Sacrifices: 69% sacrificed aspects of their lifestyle in order to purchase, which was more than last year’s 59%. Most common were ‘cut back on spending’ (87%), ‘missed out on a holiday’ (46%), ‘purchased a less expensive property’ (32%) and ‘delayed purchasing a vehicle’ (29%). • Advice: As with last year the favourite contact for mortgage advice was a mortgage broker, for 37%, and then a lender, for 18%. Parents came in third with just under 18% of respondents. Additional debt 16% of recent NSW first homeowners surveyed said they had accumulated significant extra debt since purchasing their home. This was just above last year’s result of 15%. Exactly half of these had spent more than $20,000. In fact, 8% had spent more than $100,000 within the first two years. “Recent NSW first homeowners’ most common regrets were caused by impatience and lack of research, which is understandable. It’s easy to get caught up in the emotion of the property hunt and the process of buying your home. Patience, guidance from experts and shopping around go a long way towards a property purchase result that works for the long term,” said Donna. Demographics, timeframes and purchase details Of all the Mortgage Choice 2011 NSW Recent First Homeowner Survey respondents, 50% were aged 18-29 years when they bought (compared to 64% in the 2010 survey) while 41% were 3039 years, 8% were 40-49 years and just over 1% were 50+ years. This confirms the trend noticed in previous surveys – that NSW first time homebuyers are getting older. With deposits, 17% of respondents had more than 20% (vs. 12% last year) while 10% borrowed the full amount (vs. 16%). The most common range was a deposit of 6-10%, at 32% of respondents. For 28%, it only took only one year or less to save, for 23% it was between one and two years, 14% spent two to three years, for 15% it was a three to five stretch and 20% took more than five years. When it came to the mortgage applicants: • 66% bought with a partner (vs. 60% in the 2010 survey). • 28% went solo (vs. 37%). • 3% bought with a family member other than their sibling (vs. family members combined at 1%). • 3% had family providing a monetary gift (vs. 1%). • 0.4% bought with one or more friends (vs. 0%). • 0.4% had a family member act as home loan guarantor (vs. 0%). • No one bought with a sibling, a work colleague or a property syndicate. Donna said, “It is interesting to note that 24 percent fewer people bought their first home on their own this year. Not only that, this year’s homebuyers were older than those in last year’s survey, had saved more of a deposit and a greater proportion had made lifestyle sacrifices. Buying with others in some way is another strategy they are using to reduce the financial challenge.” 23% had spent over one year researching the market before buying and only 6% took more than two.

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Alex Burge, formally of Numeralla, departed from Sydney on February 1 to hop on a cargo ship from Brisbane to Singapore for a trip around the world, sponsored by Converse. Of course that sounds incredibly outlandish, which is probably what Chuck Taylor initially thought when Alex approached the organisation at the American Headquarters, so Alex decided to invent some rules that would make the trip more challenging yet more worthwhile for Converse. Alex will travel right across the world without using any aeroplanes in one pair of Converse Chuck Taylor shoes while promoting and fundraising for the charity “Souls4Souls” who give shoes to those in need of them, free of charge and since their inception in 2005, they have done exactly that with over 10 million pairs. Alex described “this audacious plan” to be “as simple as it is challenging”. Via cargo ship, cars, buses, trains and good old-fashioned walking, 21 year old

Tickets for Cooma Little Theatre’s production of “Harvey” are on sale to the public from this Friday March 5, at Cooma Visitors Centre. Opening on March 18 and running until April 2, “Harvey” promises to be a wonderful outing to enjoy with friends – real and imaginary. Director Caroline Fox endeavours to capture the atmosphere of the 1950’s in this Set builder Martin Thomas. production. The play was written by Mary in Cooma on holiday over Christmas. Two of Chase in the 1940’s and ran for several years on Broadway prior his recent projects in London have included to being adapted for the screen in the early “Smokey Joe’s Café” at the Landor Theatre, ‘50’s. It was also in the early ‘50’s that Cooma Clapham, and “The Drowsy Chaperone” Little Theatre itself was born. “As much as at Upstairs at the Gatehouse, Highgate. resources will allow, we are trying to recreate Unfortunately Martin had to return to England the feel of 1950’s theatre and cinema in this before construction began, but his concepts production,” explains Caroline, “We don’t have have been developed into reality by builder access to all things authentic; we aim only to Bob Coles with the assistance of “Harvey” bring the era to mind.” The set was designed cast- and crew-members. by Martin Thomas, a professional Set and Costume Designer from London, while he was

Alex Burge will visit over 25 countries, across two seas and thousands of kilometres. After jumping off the cargo ship in Singapore, he then travels through Asia until the end of April when, from Hanoi, he catches a bus to Nanning, China. From there he buses, trains and Chuck Taylors across China to Beijing where he boards the Vodkatrain on May 18. He staggers off the Vodkatrain 21 days later at St Petersburg, makes a quick exit out of Russia to Helsinki and then strolls through the European summer until the end of August. “Though Phileas Fogg was able to achieve this very feat in a mere 80 days, I am realistic enough about the challenges of travel to not have a return date planned. What lies ahead is any ones guess, but I’ll take it on ‘One step at a time,’” Alex Burge said. The big questions on everyone’s lips are...can one pair of sneakers survive the distance and how smelly will they be? To follow Alex’s adventure, go to http://atwoct.com and click on Australia for the intro.

Kids’ zone opens at Cooma Library

Saturday February 19 saw the official opening of the Kids’ Zone at the new Monaro Regional Library. Over 50 children and their families attended the opening. Library Manager, Lyn Goucher said, “It was great to celebrate the children’s section separately. It was a very enjoyable morning”. Children witnessed a special story telling time with author Gabrielle Stroud, had their faces

painted, enjoyed yummy pancakes and milk for morning tea and were able to paint special artworks to be displayed as murals in the Kids’ Zone. This special section provides our local children with a distinct learning and educational place where they can retreat to for personal enjoyment.

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ABC Radio personality opens show

Sunday, March 6, 2011

The 2011 Dalgety Show will be opened by ABC radio presenter, Fiona Wyllie. Fiona has fond memories of Dalgety living there in the 1980s while working as the snow report presenter at Blue Cow. After residing for a few years in Dalgety Fiona moved on to work the midnight to dawn shift on a Central Coast radio station. She then worked with ABC Local Radio presenting Canberra afternoons, then Fiona Wylie will open the 2011 Dalgety Show. returned to Sydney working in news Coast mornings for nine years. and brekky for a Fiona now presents the Statewide commercial network. Wanting a sea change, Fiona Afternoons program for ABC New headed north to present ABC North South Wales.

President, Richard Wallace invites you to come and enjoy a wonderful day at the Dalgety Show, the show of the Snowy River Shire and the only show in NSW held on the banks of the Snowy River. You know you’ll have a great time.

Our Fantastic Sponsors: Without our sponsors the show would not go on. To all our sponsors the show committee says a big thank you. The response from local businesses is always cheerful and generous and the Dalgety Show Society appreciates our sponsors help very much. Thanks to everyone of you.

Entertainment: Jindabyne singer, Brad Cox will be at the show to entertain you. Brad will perform on the verandah of the barbecue Hut. The patting paddock is back as is the mechanical bucking bull. Also, air-brush tattoos, tarot card readings and face painting for the kids. Try your luck at the gold panning tent. Plus merry-gorounds and jumping castles.

Horses: T h e schedule has been updated to keep on improving the program of events and to keep our competitors coming back again and again. The Fancy dress horse and rider is a always a crowd pleaser. The junior riders love this event. Breed classes have again been updated to meet the most popular demand of competitors. There’s a flag and bending race for three age groups during the lunch break. As usual the showjumping will provide a fantastic spectacle. With all the usual spills and thrills it’s always a crowd pleaser. Continued on page 2...

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Dalgety Show salutes the bleating sheep on the upper banks of the Snowy River just outside the arena.

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Sheep, Cattle, Poultry:

Photography, Arts and Crafts, and Art:

The Dalgety Show is saluting the sheep this year. Go and pay you respects at the sheep pavilion. While you are down that way take a look at the sleek cattle and the colourful poultry. These sections highlight the hard work of the districts farmers. You might see the junior judges in action.

Go to the Pavilion to see the photography and art and the arts and crafts sections. The photography section is always well patronised as is the art section.

Cooking and Condiments: You all know how many good cooks there are on the Monaro. Have a look at the yummy cakes and biscuits on display. The jams and condiments shelves will be full to overflowing.

Junior Judging Beef Cattle: The Dalgety Show and the Monaro Angus Breeders Association will conduct a Junior Judging Beef Cattle competition for young males or females. This competition is designed to encourage an interest in cattle and the development of judging skills. To be eligible competitors must live and/or have worked in the district for three months, or be enrolled at a secondary or tertiary institution in the area. Competitors must be eight years old or over and under 26 years old at the date of the Dalgety Show. Phone Liz on 6456 6710.

Monaro Yard Dog Championships: Sponsored by the Westpac Bank these championships are a delight to watch. Clever dogs, good handlers and sheep that won’t be pushed around. Watch the dogs work with minimal directions from their handlers.

Veggies, Flowers, Home Brew: Rain and lots of it: the veggies and flower sections should have a good showing this year. People who are into home brewing are encouraged to save a couple of bottles and enter the home brew section, which is always hotly contested.

Tug-O-War: The ever-popular Arthur Costello Memorial Tug-O-War will be held in front of the Show bar. It is a great spectator event and the men’s and women’s teams fight energetically to win the trophy.

School Children: The Junior section is always chock full of entries and it’s a wonderful chance to see the talent of the children of the district.

Teams Challenge: Teams will be trying their hearts out to win the Snowy River Tyrepower Teams Challenge. Gather a team and try wheat bag g lumping, p g, a wheelbarrow race,, a wool bale rolling g race,, an on-foot flag race and a team tug-o-war. Assemble near the wood chop arena. Total $600 prize money.

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Classact is easy to ride, effortless to train and has a familiar attitude when it comes to reading cattle. He is so quiet – the kids ride him. Sire: Knights Nicholas ASH Star of the Year @ 5 yrs, ASH Champion @ Melb & Syd Royal, Dam: Chansit Classical is an Open Campdraft mare, extremely soft to ride. Grand dam: Cambalong Jazz – has won numerous Open Drafts. She placed 2nd Ladies @ Warwick Draft and has played State Polocrosse for NSW & SA. Classact’s 2nd outing he placed 5th in the Open Stockmans Challenge @ Gundagai Giddy Up 2009 and ran an 86 in the stallion draft. He continues to prove his consistency, he has a beautiful nature and is a pleasure to own.

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Dalgety Show salutes the bleating sheep wonderful exhibits on display such as the stunning quilt exhibition and the needlework and knitting sections.

Continued from page 2... Co Judges: Ju The show society has excellent judges for all the sections. T While Wh judging is in progress, the general public is asked to give the judges plenty of room. The show society appreciates the time and effort our judges give to make the show such a success.

Gate entry fee: G T gate entry fee is Adults $10 and children under 15 free. The The Th entry fee also allows you entry to the Dalgety Hall.

Entries: Entry secretaries, Carol Doyle and Lee Fawcett will receive your entries. Phone Carol on 6456 5072 or Lee on 6456 5310.

Vintage Vehicles: If you like old cars then have a look at the beautifully presented vintage and classic cars on display. Continued on page 4...

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Make a sheep or a whole bleating mob In recognition of the role sheep have played on the Monaro and at the Dalgety Show, the novelty event committee is asking you to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;make a sheep or a whole bleating mobâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. You can make your sheep from metal, timber, cardboard, wire, felt, plastic, fabric, wool or anything that takes your fancy. No live sheep though! There are three classes; an open class, a junior under-18 class and a littlies under-6 class. The event is sponsored by Boloco Creek Steelworks, Dalgety with prize money of $40 for open champion, $30 for the junior under-18 champion and $10 for the littlies under-6 champion.

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Show attractions Continued from page 3... Food and Drink: Have a sit down luncheon in the Show dining room or a takeaway meal from the Show kiosk. Michelle and Mikala aim to please your taste buds. If you like a barbecue Michelle and Robert will be working hard at the Show barbecue hut. Carol and her bar crew will quench your thirst with a cold one at the Show bar.

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Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s message Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Showtime again and I would a great season. like to invite you to the 2011 Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great chance to catch up Dalgety Show. with old friends and make new The Showground, surrounds acquaintances. and the Snowy look a picture after This year I would like to extend a special welcome to those who are new to the area or to those who have never had the opportunity to monaro livestock & property experience a day out at an authentic New agency servicing farmers country show. of the Monaro: We have more than 50 stalls and s ,IVESTOCK AUCTIONS AND PRIVATE SALES attractions, ranging s 3PECIALISING IN !UCTIONS0LUS SALES from airbrush s #LEARANCE SALES tattoos, tarot s !UCTIONEER card readings, s 2URAL PROPERTY SALES AND ADVICE mechanical bull ride, patting Will Dixon paddock, vintage M: 0427 025 809 A/H: 02 6452 6816 displays, gold B: 02 6452 7747 F: 02 6452 7748 panning and much E: info@monarolivestock.com.au more. 5/133 Sharp Street Cooma NSW 2630 Having such an Jim Parkes (Bombala / Delegate) abundant season

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ural exhibits the agricultural anding. will be outstanding. d look at our Come and new pavilion,, touch and no feel our Merino w o o l , we will have beef cattle and plenty of sheep, some lovely chooks and even Alpacas this year. Whilst in the ring the horses will strut their stuff and ourr famous will yard dogss entertain. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ss theme is centred ep, which is the on the sheep, backbone of Dalgetyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s economy. Our novelty event will be â&#x20AC;&#x153;Make a sheep or a whole bleating mobâ&#x20AC;? this should be very very interesting. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget the Teams Challenge, Axemen in the Woodchop, and the Arthur Costello Memorial â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tug Of Warâ&#x20AC;? all of which are always popular. The live music this year will be provided by local young Jindabyne entertainer Bradley Cox. I can assure you he is very

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Be aware of ovarian cancer February has been National Ovarian Cancer Month – an opportunity to raise awareness about the prevalence of the disease amongst Australian women as well as the symptoms that signal ovarian cancer in its early stages. More than 1200 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer each year in Australia and the disease claims more than 280 lives in NSW each year. Minister Assisting the Minister for Health (Cancer) Frank Sartor today threw his support behind the month-long campaign which culminated with ‘Teal Ribbon Day´, the last Wednesday in February. “Contrary to public opinion, a Pap smear cannot be used to detect ovarian cancer,” Mr Sartor said. “Ovarian Cancer is often referred to as a silent killer, because there is no screening test available to detect the cancer in women and the early symptoms can mask themselves as common, everyday conditions. “The Cancer Institute NSW has invested more than $1.9 million over the last two years in research and clinical trials related to ovarian cancer. “This research is making progress into understanding the biological and overall management of ovarian cancer.” Minister for Science and Medical

Research and Minister for Women, Jodi McKay said there needs to be a better understanding of the causes of ovarian cancer so we can work towards an early detection program that will help save lives. “We know that the risk a woman has of contracting ovarian cancer increases after the age of 35,” Ms McKay said. “We also know that 49 percent of new cases diagnosed are in females aged 65 years or older. “The fact is, women, particularly in these target age groups, need to be aware of the symptoms that may indicate ovarian cancer and see their doctor if they experience any unusual and persistent changes.” The most common symptoms that may indicate ovarian cancer include: • abdominal bloating/feeling full, appetite loss; • unexplained weight gain; • constipation; • heartburn; • back pain; • frequent urination; • abdominal/pelvic pain; and • fatigue

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Whooping cough epidemic As the current whooping cough epidemic continues, Member for Eden Monaro has reminded local parents to protect their children with vaccinations, which can begin six weeks after birth. “All parents should take advantage of the free vaccines provided by the Federal Government to protect young children from whooping cough,” Dr Kelly said. “Babies can be protected with vaccinations at six to eight weeks after birth, then at four months, and then when they reach six months old. “Vaccines worth about $86 million will be provided in 2010/2011 - free of charge for infants, children and adolescents. “Babies are not fully protected until their third dose of the vaccine, so it

is important for those around new babies to be free of infection. “While the vaccine for adults is not on the National Immunisation Program Schedule, several states and territories have funded a booster vaccination program for adults, and the vaccine is available for private purchase.” Dr Kelly encouraged parents of new babies to ask their GP about a whooping cough vaccination for themselves to prevent passing on infection to their unprotected baby. “Fathers can be immunised before the baby’s birth, while mothers should be immunised soon after the baby is born,” he said. “Vaccinations should also be considered for siblings, parents and close family members”.

Health briefs

Cancer Support Group Wellbeing Expo The next Living with cancer The Wellbeing Expo to raise funds support group will be on Friday March 4 from 10.30 till 12.30pm for local cancer patients will be held in the Jack Howard cottage in the on Saturday April 1. For more information call Sue on Cooma Hospital grounds. Patients, 6452 3093. family and friends are all welcome. Funds raised will be administered through Can Assist. Patients Look good, feel better The next Look Good Feel Better requiring assistance with medication Workshop for cancer patients will expenses, etc, can phone Can be held on Monday March 28 at Assist to register on 93623429 the Salvation Army hall in Mittagang Road, Cooma. Registration is essential, so please phone 1800-650-960 to register.

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8.30am Ring Events Commence 8.30am Sheep Dog Trails Commence 8.30am Kiosk Opens 9.00am Barnyard Nursery Opens â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Near Poultry Pavilion 9.30am Sheep Judging Commences â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sheep Pavilion 10.00am Wool Judging â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Main Pavilion 10.00am Cattle Judging 10.00am Sheep Colouring Competition â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Near Sheep Pavilion 10.00am Bar Opens 11.00am Junior Cattle Judging Competition â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cattle Ring 10.30am Zamboni Magic Shows 11.30am Basketball Shootout From 11.30am to 2.00pm Lunch â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Supper Room of Main Pavilion 12.30pm Junior Sheep Judging Competition â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sheep Pavilion 1.00pm Baby/Tiny Tots/Miss Junior Showgirl Competition 2.00pm Official Show Opening by Mr Ray Sawtell, Agricultural Societies Council of Australia Representative 2.30pm Whip Cracking Demonstration 3.00pm Zamboni Magic Show 3.30pm Billy Boiling Competition From 3.00pm to 4.30pm Afternoon Tea â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Supper Room of Main Pavilion 5.00pm Dog Jump 5.00pm Novelty Events â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Main Ring 6.30pm BBQ commences â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Light Music 7.30pm Band Commences

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Delegate P & A Association will present its 104th annual show on Saturday, March 5. Show president Russell Buckman is ookign forward to a busy and entertainment filled day. The day’s actvities start from 7.30am, so early risers can buy their breakfast from the kiosk. Sheepdog trails will begin at 8.30am and the pavilion will be open from 9am. The baryard nursery wil also be open from 9am, which is when the wool judging will commence in the main pavilion. Sheep judging will begin at 9.30am in the sheep pavilion and the cattle judging will start at 10am. This year the show is again holding a sheep colouring competition and this gets underway at 10am. Delegate Show will offer junior judging in the cattle section this year and this will start at 11am. The junior sheep judging will take place from 12.30pm. This year’s show will seee some national champions in the sheep section - well worth a look to see the quality of the southern Monaro genetics. The littlies are well catered for at Delegate Show, with a baby show and tiny tots/junior showgirl competition. These begin at approximately 1pm. This year’s judge is fomer Bombala Shire councillor Fay Campbell. Those with a good eye and strong arm can compete in the basketball shootout, scheduled for 1.30pm, just before the official opening of the show at 2pm. the sgow will be opened by ASC councillor Raay Sawtell. Entertainment in the afternoon will include a whip cracking competition, a billy boiling competition, dog jump and a bush poetry competition. The show will have a barbecue from 6.3opm and then there is free music for patrons to enjoy to finish off their day. There will also be market stalls operating throughout teh day.

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40 Polo Flat Road, Cooma NSW 2630 Ph: 02 6452 1605 Fax: 02 6452 3485 ssc@exemail.com.au

Grassroots

Wednesday March 2, 2011

Merino morning at Hazeldean About 30 farmers attended a “Merinos, Wool and Breaky” morning at Hazeldean last Thursday. The morning was to inform sheep producers how to captilise on the value of surplus sheep in their flock and also to provide an insight into the Australian wool market. Presenters during the morning included NSW Department of Primary Industries sheep and livestock officer, Doug Alcock and the CEO of the Australian Wool Exchange, Mark Grave. Mr Alcock provided advice on how to maximise productivity from sheep and provided fact sheets on ewe conception rates, fertility testing of rams and fat scores on breeding ewes. Mr Grave gave an overview of the wool market, saying it was an unusual situation with the wool market, the sheep market and the cattle market all strong and

growers enjoying a good season. He explained how overseas forces can impact on the Australian wool market and highlighted Australia’s best customers and reasons for making our wool more attractive to new markets. He showed a comparision between cotton and wool prices, which have wool as a very competitive aternative to cotton. He also touched on the mulesing issue, which he said would “never go away” and touched on the need for vendor declarations to show the origin of fleeces and through that, the management of the flock and its acceptablilty to groups such as PETA. The information session was followed by the second annual Hazeldean short wool ram sale. Pictured right, Doug Alcock and Mark Grave.

49th ANNUAL CALF SALE THURSDAY, 14th APRIL 2011 COOMA SALEYARDS Entries are now being received for this Feature Monaro Sale. Elders at Adelong and Tumut will have their feature weaner sale the day before which will attract buyers for 2 days from far and wide. Call Rob or Tim for an on farm inspection. Please book early to allow for detailed advertising.

COOMA OFFICE (02) 6452 1000 ROB NICHOLL 0428 973 520

TIM SCHOFIELD 0428 526 733

Selling agents Landmark, conducted the short wool ram sale. Auctioneer Myles Buchanan called the bids.

Wool Marketing - Not just wool selling

Wool Buyers & Wool Brokers

Hazeldean short wool ram sale

Office & Wool Store 54-56 Polo Flat Road, Cooma NSW 2630 Phone: 6452 4494 Fax: 6452 4464 or Ben: 0428 445 064 Cnr Forbes & Badgery Street, Bombala NSW 2630 Fridays 9am - 5pm Phone: 6458 3720 Robert Kerrison

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The second annual Hazeldean short wool ram sale was held on February 24. Ten buyers registered for 20 auction rams 2009 drop that sold for a top of $1900 for Lots 3 (Andy Murdoch) and 13 (Bill Brewis). New client Charlie Cay purchased

four rams along with TA Field Estates and six rams going to long time client Shane Warner of Warner Partners, Cunnumulla QLD. Other buyers were new client Tim Kent of Cootamundra, long standing clients Brian Murphy of Cathcart and Woodstock Partnership.

Grassroots

Wednesday March 2, 2011

Cooma saleyards were full with 15,000 sheep and lambs on offer on February 21.

More new records set at Cooma sheep sale Cooma Assoicated Agents report an outstanding sheep and lamb sale in Cooam on February 21, with new price records set for the selling centre. Killable lambs sold to solid demand and store crossbred lambs were very strong. Young Merino ewes, 1 1/2yrs, reached $201 and 5 ½ yrs sold to $184. Heavy Merino wethers sold to $157, with very strong local buyer support. The sale was a great result. The next sale in on March 7.

Quotations Lambs RH & HF Cochrane, BC, 12, $185; D & D Trotter, BC, 9, $180; A & B Caldwell, MLP, 12, $180; DA & S Litchfield, JM, 25, $175; Val Buckley, Eld, 4, $170; D & E Whiting, Eld, 52, $165; Kiscote, MLP, 23, $164; Bobbin & Coleman, JM, 20, $161; LB & EN Miners, MLP, 34, $160; R & J Sands, Lmk, 56, $158; DE Whiting, Eld, 35, $157; J & I Harrington, BC, 89, $156.50; DE Whiting, Eld, $158; Stewart & Tyler, MLP, 55, $155; R & J Sands, Lmk, 81, $149; TG Russell, JM, 74, $148; GG & PC Luton, Lmk, 44, $144; Richard Smith, Eld, 7, $134. Store crossbred lambs TG Russell, JM, 100, $126; JA & JE Garnock, Eld, 50, $126; TG Russell, JM, 108, $124; LB & EN Miners, MLP, 37, $124; RJ & LM Brown, Lmk, 43, $122; JA & CE Garnock, Eld, 118, $120; R & J Sands, Lmk, 47, $124; J & I Harrington, BC, 69, $118.60; GG & PG Luton, Lmk, 36, $114; P & Z Royal, BC, 14, $110. Wethers LB & EN Miners, MLP. 52, $157; TD Lewis, Lmk, 51, $155; CM Picker, BC, 37, $145; GM & SM Williams, JM, 131, $140; S & L Aboud, MLP, 36, $124.60; DA & S Litchfield, JM, 108, $124; JC & SK Turner, Eld, 4, $118; JR

& JE Alcock, Eld, 19, $117; N Robinson, Lmk, 11, $130. Ewes GG & PG Luton, Lmk, 25, $131.50; Hazeldean P/L, Lmk, 58, $131; GI & JM Crowe, Eld, 4, $123.50; G & J Mackay, Eld, 82, $120.40; S & L Aboud, MLP. 17, $121; RT Gilbert, MLP, 11, $118; I Davis, BC, 21, $108; V Buckley, BC, 25, $108; LW & MC Brooks, BC, 12, $105.

M/e, 5 ½ yrs, Aug shn, Greendale bld, $167; Litchfield Wondallee, Lmk, 208 M/e, 5 ½ yrs, Aug shn, Greenland bld, $161; JC & SK Turner, Eld, 61 M/e, 5 ½ yrd, Dec shn Middle View bld, $157; LW & MC Brooks, BC, 118 M/e, 5 1/2yrs, Aug shn, Arable bld; $150; RL & J Hain, Lmk, 107, M/w weaners, Greenland/ Cottage Prk bld, unshn. $111; RL & J Hain, Lmk, 107, M/w weaners, Greenland/ Cottage Park bld, unshn, $105.

Store sheep Val Buckley, BC, 70 1st X ewes, 1 ½ & 2 ½ yrs, Nov shn, $205; Fraser Bros, JM, 109, ME, 1 1/2yrs, Oct shn, Snowy Plain bld, $201; Clear Hills Past Co, Lmk, 57 m/e, 1 1/2yrs, Aug shn, Greendale bld, $186; GC & JM Crowe, JM, 60 M/E, 1 1/2yrs & 2 ½ yrs, Sept shn, Round plain bld, $181; GM & S Tozer, JM, 85 M/E, 1 1/2yrs, Sept shn, Main Range bld, $178; CM Picker, BC, 50 M/E, 1 1/2yrs, Oct shn $165; EBH P/L, MLP, 59, 1st X ewe lms, shn, $171; KO Stilling, Lmk, 65 1st X ewe lms, Jan shn, $152; Fraser Bros, JM, 139, M/e, 5 1/2yrs, Aug shn, Snowy Plain bld, $184; GM & SM Williams, JM, 109 M/ewes, 5 1/2yrs, Aug shn, Main Range bld, s &ROM PARCELS TO PALLETS s 3TORAGE s $ISTRIBUTION $178; GC & JM Crowe, Eld, 115 M/e, 4 ½ s &ULL TRUCK LOADS s !LSO )NTERSTATE (AULAGE & 5 ½ yrs, Aug shn, Round Plain bld, s &URNITURE &REIGHTERS s $EPOT TO $EPOT $168; WH & RJ Boate, MLP, 104 M/e 5 ½ Email: monft@snowy.net.au yrs, July shn, Adina bld, $168; CM Picker, BC, 118 m/e, 3-5 yrs, Aug Ph: 6452 2412 Polo Flat Rd, Fax: 6452 1537 shn, $162; Clear Hills Past Co, LMk, 94 C ooma NSW 2630

WE MOVE IT

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6.00 Garner Ted Armstrong. (G) 6.30 Life Today With James Robison. (PG) 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. (CC) 10.00 World’s Strictest Parents. (PG, R, CC) 11.00 Minute To Win It. (PG, R, CC) 12.10 Movie: The Pink Panther Strikes Again. (PG, 76, R) 2.25 Movie: Housesitter. (PG, 92, R, CC) 4.30 Australia’s Greatest Athlete. (PG, CC) 5.30 Drive-Thru Australia. (G) 6.00 News. (CC) 6.30 Sunday Night. (CC) 7.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, CC) 8.00 The Force: Behind The Line. (PG, CC) 8.30 Bones. (M, CC) The liquefied remains of a wedding planner are found in her home tanning bed on Valentine’s Day, Cam pressures the team to solve the case so she can celebrate the holiday with her boyfriend. 9.30 Castle. (M, CC) 10.30 Serial Killers: Aileen Wuornos. (M, R) 11.30 The First 48: Tagged/Floated Away. (M) 12.30 Home Shopping. (G) 5.30 Early News. (CC)

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WorldWatch. French News. Hindi News. Arabic News. Russian News. Turkish News. Movie: Me And My Sister. (M, 04, R) Lisa. (M, R) Taxi School. (G, R) Letters And Numbers. (G, R, CC) The Journal. (CC) PBS NewsHour. (CC) Global Village: Steppe Horses Of The Kyrgyz Pt 1. (G, R, CC) Letters And Numbers. (G, CC) World News Australia. (CC) Insight. (CC) Wonders Of The Solar System: Order Out Of Chaos. (G, CC) Part 2 of 5. Professor Brian Cox travels around the world documenting some of the solar system’s natural wonders. World News Australia. (CC) Hot Docs: Pray The Devil Back To Hell. (PG, CC) Movie: The Damned Rain. (M, 09) Very Young Girls. (M, R, CC) WeatherWatch Overnight. Korean News. Japanese News.

Quad bikes review Kondinin Group rates quad bikes for performance, value for money and safety Kondinin Group’s latest testing reveals the toprating farm quad bike following a grueling crosscountry work out which analysed performance and safety. Arguably a farmer’s handiest piece of equipment, quad bikes are also among a farm’s most dangerous, with 12 on-farm deaths per year. Kondinin Group engineer Josh Giumelli said to help farmers with their quad bike buying decision the test panel concentrated on three main aspects — performance, value for money and safety. “At $15,000 a new quad bike is a sizable investment, so getting the best bike in terms of suitability and safety is important.” The Kondinin Group test team assessed steering, handling, braking and rider comfort to arrive at each bike’s rating. Pushed to the limits, each machine was tested over a variety of surfaces. From rocky terrain to steep ascents and muddy creek crossings, the team of four judges drove repeatedly around a fivekilometre track to uncover the capabilities of each vehicle. The quad bikes including models from popular brands such as Honda, Can-Am, Kymco, Yahama, Kawasaki, Suzuki and Polaris were also scrutinised for construction quality and ease of servicing. Mr Giumelli said all bikes showed a marked improvement since Kondinin Group last tested quad bikes during 2006. “Our testing revealed across-the-board improvements in handling, steering, construction and standard features”. Mr Giumelli said electronic power steering (EPS), not seen before during Kondinin Group quad bike tests, also proved to be an impressive new addition. “The test panel found EPS to be a great feature when handling bikes across rough terrain, and for reducing fatigue at the end of a long day of mustering,” Mr Giumelli said. “EPS provides varying levels of assistance depending on the travel speed of the quad bike. At slow speeds when the steering effort is greatest, EPS provides maximum assistance to the rider, but reduces proportionately as speed increases.”

The NSW Farmers’ Association has welcomed the release of the NSW Liberals and Nationals Strategic Regional Land Use Policy. NSW Farmers’ Association Mining Taskforce Chair Fiona Simson has described it as a positive step forward in achieving balance between the State’s major land uses. “There’s no reason why farms, towns, cities and mines can’t all prosper in appropriate locations,” Ms Simson said. “With more than 70% of NSW currently under mineral and petroleum title; and application, the Association recognised the urgent need for better planning. “The Association proposed a strategic planning solution, and has been calling for political parties to adopt its Framework for Sustainable Development. “The Coalition’s announcement today goes some way towards delivering this framework,” Fiona Simson said. The Association welcomes the Coalition’s commitment to statewide strategic planning, which aims to provide a framework for future development right across NSW – not just those regions currently under the most development pressure. The Association is also pleased with the Coalition’s strong commitment to aquifer protection. “Laws to protect underground water resources will be implemented within three months if the Coalition is elected into office,” Ms Simson said. “We welcome the Coalition’s commitment to the reform process and look forward to an open and robust discussion in the coming months; as the necessary detail underpinning this policy is developed,” Ms Simson said. The Association is now calling for a similar commitment from the Keneally Government.

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BROKEN HILL Safety first The report also details the safety features of each bike and provides step-by-step tips on how to improve safety through specific riding techniques. “By adopting an active riding style quad bike operators can protect themselves against dangerous roll-overs and and as a result serious injury or even death.” Kondinin Group’s Quad Bike Research Report, which includes results on the range of makes, models, sizes and prices, is essential reading for anybody considering investing in a new quad bike.

FAMILY DAY CARE

DO YOU REQUIRE QUALITY CHILDCARE Monaro Family Day Care has been established within our community for 35 years and offers quality home based childcare for children from 0-12 years.¬ Do you require: • Small group care – maximum of five children under school age • Comfort and security of a home environment • Childrens individual routines and needs catered for •¬Affordable – payment for booked hours only • Flexible hours of care – shift work, before and after school care, vacation care, emergency weekend and overnight care • Childcare on a fulltime, casual or part-time basis • Qualified child care providers consistently updating training Please contact Monaro Family Day Care Inc on 64521740 or meet the coordination unit team at 67 Soho Street, Cooma.

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Nimmitabel Show Horse results

Ring 4 Champion Led Pony – ‘A G Cool Jazz’ T Benton-Hall; Reserve Champion Led Pony – ‘Shangrila Keeley’ Tony Wallace. Champion Led Show Hunter Hack – ‘Ibn Abdul’ Tenille Hayes; Reserve Champion Led Show Hunter Hack – ‘Spring Creek Southern Change’ Anita Walder. Champion Led Hack – ‘Nimmity’ Charlotte Oastler; Reserve Champion Led Hack – ‘Lets Talk’ Brian Smith.

Reserve Champion Pony Hack – ‘Little Paddock Allegro’ T Bentonhall. Champion Galloway Hack – ‘’Lawlington Park Rendition’ Tayla Wilson; Reserve Champion Galloway Hack – ‘Denholm Royal Salute’ Katie O’Neil.

Champion Gentleman Rider – Keith Rollinson. Champion Lady Rider – Tenille Hay; Reserve Champion Lady Rider – Michelle Tomasi. Ring Two

Funkana Ring Champion Handler – Morgan Durrant-Curtis; Reserve Champion Handler – Taya Evans. Champion Novice Rider – Jane Fitzgerald; Reserve Champion Novice Rider –Keeley White.

Second Chance Ring Second Chance Champion Pony Hack – ‘Mondisco Park Jagger’ Morgan DurrantCurtis; Second Chance Reserve Champion Pony Hack – ‘Corvan Park Ash’ Zoe Lynch. Second Chance Champion Hack – ‘Pacific Plaza’ Nicola Fleming; Second Chance Reserve Champion Hack – ‘Queens Council’ Kylie Cowgill. Second Chance Champion Galloway Hack – ‘Ghost’ Clare Buckley; Second Chance Champion Reserve Galloway Hack – ‘Bamborough Composer’ Samantha Cassilles. Second Chance Champion Show Hunter Hack – ‘Rimini Park Tytooshka’ T Williams; Second Chance Reserve Champion Show Hunter Hack – ‘Finding Nemo’ L Tomasi. Stock Horse Classes Champion Led ASH – ‘IBN Abdul’ T Hay; Reserve Champion Led ASH – ‘Myee Major Tom’ K Rollason. Champion Ridden ASH – ‘IBN Abdul’ T Hay; Reserve Champion Ridden ASH – ‘Finding Nemo’ L Tomasi. Champion Working ASH – ‘Finding Nemo’ L Tomasi; Reserve Champion Working ASH – ‘Wallaroo Sister Oak’ Joanne Miners. Ring 3 Champion Hack – ‘Bronzed Hilton’ Emma Donnelly; Reserve Champion Hack – Xaarmabeel’ Troy Wilson. Champion Pony Hack – ‘Rosedale Nightlights’ Sally Slater;

Champion Led Horse (classes 10, 11, 12 & 13) – ‘Corvan Park Ash’ Zoe Lynch; Reserve Champion Led Horse (classes 10, 11, 12 & 13) – ‘Snowy Silver Arch’ Natalie Cannall.

Beginner Rider Mum Rider (must be led by child) – 1st Kim Kleven; Dad Rider (must be led by child) – 1st Guy Whyman; Rider with happiest smile and cleanest boots – 1st Lisa Haylock; Horse/Pony with shortest tail – 1st Jack Kleven; Horse/ Pony with longest tail – 1st Ryle Whyman; Prettiest Horse/Pony – 1st Nelle Whyman; Quietist Horse/Pony – 1st ‘Taya’ Colby Evans; Fancy Dress – 1st Tom Whyman ‘Muscles’. Mounts Suited to a Beginner Rider Champion Rider – Nat Melis; Reserve Champion Rider – Keeley White.

Champion Show Hunter Hack – ‘alling’ Troy Wilson; Reserve Champion Show Hunter Hack – ‘Wilari’ Indya Povey. Supreme Champion Hack of the Show – ‘Elven’ Taylor Willison. Champion Junior Rider – Tayla Wilson ‘Lawlington Park Rendition’ Reserve Champion Junior Rider – Jess Clarke ‘Pippy’. Champion Senior Rider – Indya Povey ‘Wilari’; Reserve Champion Senior Rider – Taelar Wilson ‘Rimini Park Tytooshka’. Champion Gentleman Rider – Troy Wilson; Reserve

Pleasure Mounts Champion Pleasure – Taya Evans ‘Spot’; Reserve Champion Pleasure – Thomas Mifsud ‘Double T Jagman. Sporting Events Keyhole (10yrs & under) – 1st Reily Whyman; Western Bend (10yrs & under) – 1st Reily Whyman; Bending (11 yrs & Under 15) – 1st Taya Evans; Barrell (10yrs & under) – 1st Reily Whyman; Barrel (11yrs * under 15) – 1st Natalie Melis; Western Bend (10 & Under 15) – 1st Sammy Rudd; B & L Buckley Open Flag Race – 1st Anita Walder 41.59; D & B Litchfield Open Barrel – 1st Tom Otton ‘Presto’ 20.06.

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Last year, retired police officer Glenn Grumley moved to Cooma and bought Monaro Panel Beaters from his childhood friend Edith Flanagan. He wanted to get out of Sydney and needed ‘something to do’ after retiring and when this opportunity arose he thought it was right. Glenn has always had an interest in cars and been involved in pit crewing and various motor sports for many years. Monaro Panel Beaters offer their customers a personal service, having had years of experience of dealing with the public as a police officer. You will still see Edith’s friendly face behind the front desk as well as foreman Alan Burt in the shop. “I’m here for the long term and will endeavor to support the local business economy wherever possible.” Said Glenn. Monaro Panel Beaters are the preferred repairers for a number of insurance companies and they will fix all insurance work, replace windscreens, they do restoration work, re-sprays and they even provide a loan car or they will pick up and deliver your car for you. “I can understand people’s passion for their cars, owning a number of them myself.” Stated Glenn.

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Last Friday night’s “A Grand Concert” truly was grand with wonderful music being produced throughout the whole night for the packed audience of over 160 people. The combination of various styles and genres made the evening as enjoyable as it was with performances on piano, guitar, strings, brass, woodwind and vocal. The concert showcased many of our local musicians who are well known for their musical talent, but whom seldom perform in public nowadays. Some of these included; Glenyss Allen who truly showed the full capabilities of the Guitarist, Leslie Spencer, and Flautist, Viki piano, Chris Wall who Parsons, warming up before their duet at the stunned the room with concert last week. his two pieces on bass trumpet and Caroline Fox who showed off her such a success without the great skill on piano with her Grieg Notturno. entertaining and witty compère, David Many magnificent musicians came Learoyd. His clever persuasions and from away, including the Empyrean humorous introductions were an act Trio, made up of Wendy Lorenz - in themselves. piano, Andrew Lorenz – violin and A reminder that piano keys can still David Pereira – cello; as well as be ‘purchased’ for $100 and $200 some of our ex-Cooma musicians, with the artificial keyboard on display Viki Parsons and John Sutton, who at the Café Royale. If you would are currently studying at tertiary level. like to ‘buy’ a key, please contact Although completely different styles, Glenyss Allen on 6452 3561. both our new singing teachers in So far, with thanks to the wonderful town, Matt Charlesworth and Robert support to all who attended and who Shearer, opened up a new spectrum have donated money, the “John of the potential of the human Laught Memorial Piano Fund” is voice with their magnificent vocal already past half way. performances. The night wouldn’t have been

Oh, those Moments of Clarity. They are those times when it all comes together like a slap in the face with a wet rag and out of the blue, whatever it was that had been puzzling you for years is suddenly as clear as crystal and you’re kicking yourself for not having worked it out sooner because it’s been staring you in the face the whole time and the solution is so simple. I think most people have at least one of these moments at least once in their lifetime and fair enough too. I mean, if you’ve spent any amount of time staring out into the heavens and asking “Why, why, why??!” then you should expect that the universe will eventually get sick of the repetition and send enlightenment down upon you like a ton of bricks! It’s up to you then to claw yourself out from under the rubble and do something positive with all that new-found knowledge. The tricky part is extracting a positive solution from all the not so positive ones that may be circulating in your head, depending on your Moment. In a professional situation, responding in kind when the penny drops could probably be seen as a negative so you may want to rethink any plans you have to completely annihilate

their business cred, replace the contents of the sugar bowl with salt (nasty) or deposit something viral in the air conditioning on your way out the door. There is always a more dignified solution that can be just as devastating. Like that of a long ago workmate on the receiving end of a manager who very quietly made sure she never got the recognition she was entitled to. Or the promotion. Resisting the urge to put him through the paper shredder, she resigned and took her considerable talents to greener pastures where she became very successful. Then she took a lot of his clients away from him. When clarity strikes on a personal level though, finding that positive solution can be darned near impossible if your Moment reveals that you’ve been shafted by someone you trusted because what you’re really after is blood and lots of it. But that’s such a messy solution. Better to try to resolve it in a mature and dignified manner but if that fails, just try really hard to be mature and dignified at the bloodletting. Or you can take heart from the knowledge that what goes around eventually comes back around and leave it to Fate. Like a friend who discovered that her long-time bestie had actually been undermining her for years... apparently it was well worth the wait.

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We are currently seeking enthusiastic people to join our centre in a year round position and a casual winter position. Our centre is a non-for-profit 29 place Community based Long Day Care Centre located in Thredbo Village. The centre operates 52 weeks of the year from 8.30 to 5.30 Monday to Friday.

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The successful applicant will have · Willingness to be part of a small group and the ability to work as a team · Willing to obtain their First aid Certificate · Interest in children and previous childcare experience. We can offer you: · Great location to combine lifestyle and work, especially in the winter months. · Supportive management committee · A great team to work alongside Resumes can be forward to thredbochildcare@bigpond.com.au or PO Box 137, Thredbo NSW 25625 Phone (02) 6457 6044 All applicants will be screened as required by the NSW Child Protection (Prohibitive Employment) Act 1998 and Reference Checked.

COOMA CHALLENGE LIMITED Cooma Challenge Limited (CCL) is an organisation that provides services to people with a disability and the elderly, across the three shires of Cooma Monaro, Snowy River and Bombala. We are looking to fill the following positions: t 1FSTPOBM "TTJTUBOU UP $IJFG &YFDVUJWF Officer/Office Manager t 2VBMJUZ "TTVSBODF $PNQMJBODF 0óDFS t "VTUSBMJBO %JTBCJMJUZ &OUFSQSJTF $PPSEJOBUPS "%& $PPSEJOBUPS

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WILLIAM AND ESTHER STEWART OF COOMA This is a call to the descendants of William and Esther Stewart, who arrived in Sydney, 7 January 1842, with their first child, Hugh, from Kilkeel County Down, Ireland. An informal re-union will be held at Numeralla Hall, Saturday 9 April, commencing 10 am. Bring your own refreshments. For further particulars contact Marie Sands 02 64522978 email roadview@tpg.com.au

OLD TIME DANCE An Old Time Dance will be held on Tuesday afternoon

8th March - at the Cooma Country and Bowling Club

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Mawson Lane, Cooma - commencing at 1pm. Cost $2 - which includes afternoon tea. Proceeds to the Cooma Hospital Auxiliary. Everyone is welcome - you don't need to bring a partner. Even if you don't dance, come along and enjoy the old time music played by local musicians. The old time dances are held on the second Tuesday of each month.

The Bombala Street Surgery Flu Vaccine Clinics Available mid March 2011 Ph: 6452 5888 for an appointment.

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FUNERAL NOTICE

REDDY, Toni

Passed away peacefully on Friday February 18th, 2011 at Braeside Hospital, formerly of Cheryl Ave, Chester Hill. Aged 60 years. Dearly loved mother of Daryl, Rodney, Elizabeth and Alanna. Now at peace, will be sadly missed. The relatives and friends of the late TONI REDDY attended her funeral service held in the St Thomas’s Catholic Church, Moonbah, on Friday February 25th 2011, which commenced at 12:00pm. At the conclusion of the service, the cortege proceeded to Moonbah Cemetery.

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STRANGE, Peter John (STRANGIE) Passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 20th 2011 at Wagga Hospital, formerly of North St, Cooma. Aged 60 years.

Dearly loved husband of Jan. Father and father in-law of James and Louise, Melissa and Andrew, Belinda and Anthony and Chantelle. Adored Pop to Joshua and Rachel.

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The relatives and friends of the late PETER JOHN STRANGE attended his funeral service held by the graveside in the Cooma Lawn Cemetery, at 11:00am on Saturday February 26th 2011.

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The The Monaro Monaro Post Post Photo Photo order order form form ‘Precious’ desexed female tabby/torty (Has distinctive ginger stripes)

Missing since Friday February 25 from Denison Lane/ Denison Street (between Bombala Street and Cooma Creek) – may have been in Denison Lane. Wary of strangers. Reward for information. Much loved moggie. Distraught owner NEEDS TO KNOW what has happened to her.

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Wednesday March 2, 2011

Claire’s Gardening Notes for March With Claire Caldwell of Cooma Gas & Garden Supplies

The season of falling leaves – Autumn – begins with the arrival of the month of March. After such a beautiful wet February and a relatively cool summer the time is ripe for planting out all manner of plants – preparing new lawn areas and many other enjoyable garden activities. As well as working in the garden the weather in the autumn season usually allows for plenty of relaxing and pleasant outdoor time. March also heralds the beautiful colour changes that many trees and shrubs will undergo before winter comes. This makes for a very beautiful landscape. So what can we do in March? Well here are some suggestions. Planting. This is probably the best time of year to plant most plants from pots, including trees, shrubs, perennials, herbs, vegetables for winter, spring flowering bulbs and annuals. The soil will be moist and still warm, days are not too hot and the nights are not down to zero level (yet) so these conditions are ideal for plants to establish quickly once planted. A better established plant is more able to

CROSSWORD Cryptic Clues ACROSS 1. Catch hot-headed father in an Arab capital (7) 5. Single worst head start in language? (7) 9. Sour at use made of baggage a woman takes into marriage (9) 10. Cruel and unusual punishment? (5) 11. Desire for centre spread to be light (6) 12. Cold in storage spoiled French food (8) 14. Favourable presentation to gain the stock index some covering for wounds (6,8) 18. Shipshape as the latest style in brassieres? (7,7) 20. Passed public love as acceptable (8) 22. Wedding partner to keep in pound and to keep in check? (6) 25. Planned an average time (5) 26. New cossies cover the self-centred with a triangle (9) 27. Allowing for rental (7) 28. Cancel out fully, in a fashion (7)

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1. Tablet enabling one to soldier on? (6) 2. Overweight before tax (5) 3. Record tired attempt to damage one's reputation (9) 4 and 24-down. Pond weed flourished right at the bottom (4-4) 5. Loosen a rein when taking on pursuit of a horseman (10) 6. Original good of unsurpassed Dutch artifice (5) 7. Will corporation go into liquidation under an assumed name? (9) 8. Stranger either seizes silver or one's birthright (8) 13. Believing one quarter of 27-across (10) 15. One can negotiate rent with a traveller ... (9) 16. ... unpacking his parcel round ... (9) 17. ... the odd Labor man - very odd indeed! (8) 19. Same difference - extremely lowly or paltry (6) 21. African tribesman wears shirt under a new suit (5) 23. Held apart on an island in the centre of India (5) 24. See 4-down

Vegetables and Fruit. If you have joined the GYO (Grow Your Own) revolution then there will be plenty to keep you occupied over the month. Harvesting and preserving will be one of the biggest jobs with many crops reaching maturity. This will include beans, carrots, cucumbers, capsicum, lettuce, tomatoes, zucchini, onions, silverbeet and spinach. Planting during March can include lettuce, silverbeet, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, brussel sprouts, onions, carrots, turnips and swedes. On the fruit front apples will begin to ripen ready for harvest. Think about planting fruit trees for the next spring/summer season and get your order IN for fruit trees and berry bushes which will be available as bare root stock in June/July. Orders for strawberry plants are being taken now. As prices of fresh fruit and vegetables keep increasing and the threat of more and more imported produce keeps happening then join the GYO world and benefit from cheaper, tastier and fresher product that you will have had pride in growing for yourself. Roses. These are beautiful plants to have in the garden (except for the prickles) as they are extremely tough (once established), provide beautiful flowers (some with exquisite perfume for the home). If you are thinking of planting some for next year, or if there is one you are particularly want, get your order in quickly. We hopefully will have plenty more stock of the Jane McGrath rose that has proved to be extremely popular. Bulbs. It is also time to think about and plan for a spring bulb display as the spring flowering bulbs will be available from this month on. These include: Daffodils, Tulips, Hyacinths, Jonquils, Grape Hyacinths, Spring Stars, Dutch Crocus and Scilla (Bluebells). Lawns.The best time of the year to seed a new lawn is during autumn. If you need to oversow an established lawn this will be the best time to do it. Try and eliminate any weedy growth then prepare for planting seed. With continued rain showers germination will only take a matter of days. Fertilising an existing lawn can be done this month to keep it growing well and out-competing any DOWN weed species. 1. Struck with amazement (6) Pruning.This could well be 2. Shy, faint-hearted (5) a time consuming job over the 3. Member of the constabulary (9) next month as we have seen 4. Move up and down (2-2) much growth on most garden 5. Unfaithfulness (10) plants thanks to the weather

withstand the extremes faced during winter and will take off when spring comes. Over the next few weeks take some time to assess the performance of the plants in your garden and consider replacing any that have died or are not performing as expected. There may be something more suitable for that particular situation. Doing a little study into any particular plant’s growing needs makes it a bit easier to choose the right plant. Trees, Shrubs and Perennials. Some examples of trees, shrubs and perennials that will flower in autumn are:Crepe Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica cultivars), Buddleja cultivars, roses, Gaura, Perennial Petunias, Japanese Windflowers, Penstemon, Hebes, Oleander, Abelia and Dianthus. Annuals. Some petunias will be beginning to look untidy and not fulfilling the job of adding bright spots of colour in the garden so will be in need of replacing. This is one plant that does better in hotter drier conditions. Give some thought into replacing with pansies, violas, snapdragons and stock. If your petunias still have some life in them prune back lightly and give some quick acting fertiliser such as Thrive or Powerfeed.

Quick Clues ACROSS

1. Postmortem (7) 5. Sound measure (7) 9. Mountain range north of India (9) 10. Eskimo home (5) 11. Entice or lead astray (6) 12. Biblical city, destroyed by God for its wickedness (8) 14. Carnivorous marsupial (9,5) 18. Phantom ship, doomed to sail forever (6,8) 20. Settle in comfortably (8) 22. Counsel (6) 25. Ring-shaped cake (5) 26. Canvas cover (9) 27. Baseball field (7) 28. Column of rising warm air (7)

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6. Egyptian capital (5) 7. Fashionable area of London (9) 8. Legal ambiguity that allows one to escape penalty (8) 13. Ignorant; illiterate (10) 15. Former name of Ethiopia (9) 16. Dry out (9) 17. Broke the law (8) 19. Doghouse (6) 21. Surpass, go one better (5) 23. Religion of Mohammed (5 24. Pace between a walk and a run (4)

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conditions over the summer months. Some plants may well have outgrown their allotted space in the garden. Prune back any shrubs that have finished flowering remembering that if you prune spring flowering shrubs now you may lose next spring’s display. The long whippy growth on wisteria can be cut back to one or two healthy buds now. This will keep this plant under control a little. Remove any dead flowers on roses and other perennials. If you need to prune your apricot or cherry trees do so this month while the weather is still warm so the pruning cuts have time to heal, thus lessening the chance of bacterial canker infecting your trees. Pest and Diseases.Noticeably this season we have had outbreaks of other pest and disease problems to plague our gardens. With higher than normal humidity and of course the rain, we have had powdery mildews, downy mildews, different caterpillars and bugs to deal with. Tomatoes have been plagued with the tomato grub (caterpillar) and the green vegetable bug. You can use Tomato Dust, Beat-a-Bug, Mavrik or Pyrethum to control both grubs and bugs. Beat-a-Bug is the most environmental friendly product. For controlling grubs only use Success and for bugs only use Confidor, Bug Guard or Clensel. If you are unsure as to what to use please ask a staff member. Always follow the product directions accurately. For pear and cherry slug on cherries, pears etc use Success. For fungal diseases there are not too many products available. Eco fungicide will help control powdery mildews, copper sprays for downy mildew (grapevines have been affected this season), Mancozeb for some leaf spot disease and rust. Always make sure you use the correct one for the disease that is affecting the plant and again always follow directions carefully. Roses have been affected with black spot quite markedly this season mainly due to the continued wetter conditions. If possible keep spray program going alternating the type of spray used. Eco Rose, then maybe Triforine or Rose Shield to try and get on top of the disease. Applications of Seasol will do no harm and will benefit the plant overall. Fertilise roses now if you haven’t done so last month. Fertilising.Give the garden some fertiliser this month, especially Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Camellias and Daphne. In fact all parts of the garden will benefit from feeding. Any vegetables that are fast growing will need regular fortnightly feeds. Tomatoes and strawberries love some potash or a fertiliser that has higher potash levels. SPECIAL FOR MARCH ONLY!!!!! All climbing roses 20% OFF Here’s looking forward to a lovely autumn season with the weather and good gardening.

Old Cooma Common Grassland Reserve (Radio Hill) Working Bee – 5 March Are you interested in native grasslands? Can you spare a few hours to help in a working bee at Old Cooma Common Grassland Reserve (OCCGR) on Saturday, March 5? The reserve is the steep, treeless, 45 hectare basalt rise with the radio towers on top, between Polo Flat industrial area and Cooma township. Cooma’s dominant landmark, it consists mainly of Poa Tussock (Poa sieberiana) and Kangaroo Grass (Themeda australis), but also has good stands of Wallaby Grasses (Danthonia spp.) and Speargrasses (Stipa spp.). However, for those prepared to look closer, it is a secret refuge for some beautiful and rare wildflowers. It is one of only a handful of areas where the Monaro Golden Daisy (Rutidosis leiolepis), Hoary Sunray (Leucochrysum albicans var. tricolor) and Australian Anchor Plant (Discaria pubescens) grow together. It is an

excellent example of what the natural temperate grasslands of Monaro probably looked like prior to European settlement. The threatened Monaro Golden Daisy, with its conspicuous bright yellow flower heads, is found in only a handful of populations on the Monaro. As it’s name implies, this daisy is unique to the Monaro and Snowy Mountains, having only been recorded in this region.

Monaro Golden Daisy

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Wednesday March 2, 2011

Flowing festival the best yet

Oraniser of this year’s Flowing Festival at Jindabyne, Jo Davis, said she could not have hoped for a better outcome. “The day was an overwhelming success, our biggest event yet. There was so much happening in the park –a great selection of food stalls; Renewable energy expo offered information for crowd and there was a selection of market stalls; “We had the Navy with Altitude 109 Helicopter and RHIB (Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat) station in the park for everyone to inspect ad well as amusements rides; “The community dragon boat teams clearly took fancy dress to a new level this year, with Lakewood taking out the $300 prize money and then donating it onto Cyctic Fibrosis; Lake Jindabyne Snow dragons chose Cystic Fibrosis as their charity this year and donated 10 percent of all dragon boat entries which ended up being $2000 to cystic

fibrosis. Linda Rae and Connor Rae also raised close to $1200 with donations and raffles on the day which came to a grand total of $3500 raised. “The Larrikins were the Community team winners again, and they were happy to take the trophy home again. ‘The Snowy Hydro Junior Challenge winner this year was Snowy Mountains Grammar School with St Pats close behind in second place. Snowy Hydro covered the entry for all the local high schools. This year SMGS, Jindabyne Central, Monaro High and St Pats students had a great day “We must once again thank our sponsors Snowy Hydro, Perisher, Mitre 10, SRSC, 2XL/Charlotte Pass and corporate sponsors Commonwealth Bank and Thredbo without their continued support we could not afford to run the event,” Ms Davis said. Sports Mixed Masters Results

1st – Ice Dragons 2nd – Dragon Flyers 3rd – Navmat 4th – Zen 5th – SWD Sports Women Masters Results 1st – Griffin / Dragon Flyers 2nd – Zen 3rd – Narooma Blue Water Dragons 4th – SWD Sports Open Results 1st – Ice Dragons 2nd – Komodo’s 3rd – Griffins / Dragon Flyers 4th – Canberra Grammar 5th – Saint Edmunds

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Under 16s cricket prize eludes Cooma Monaro District cricket Cooma came head to head with the Far South Coast on Sunday in the annual Doug Treloar, George Griffin Cricket Cup. The under 16’s lead by the capable Matthew Devereux, won the toss and sent Far South Coast into bowl. Matthew Devereux and Harry Roach opened the batting and showed steely determination under a barrage of fast bowling by the coastal boys. Far South Coast finally broke through the brick wall defence of Matthew Devereux dismissing him for 16. Harry followed him back to the pavilion shortly afterwards for a solid 12. The Cooma boys then had a middle order collapse with the two ginger ninjas Joel “Red” Smith being dismissed for a quick fire 16, and his partner in crime Justin Locker for just two. After a few consecutive

wickets Cooma needed a saviour, and fast. Enter Mitch Hynes and Laurence “Loz” Redmond, who set about taking apart the coastal bowling attack with a partnership of 70 runs, Mitch scoring 58 and Loz scoring 33, putting Cooma in the box seat at the change of innings. A competitive score of 185 runs was posted. Cooma came out all fired up as the skies blackened with the threat of rain. Jacob “Dudey” Moon led the boys as the spear head of the bowling attack ably supported by Roach sending down thunderbolts into the now timid openers. It took a change in the bowling for the wicket account to open up with Joel Smith striking the first blow ending a good first partnership of 64. After a dry run of wickets something special was needed and came in the form of a superb run out by Jacob. Matt Crowley then stepped up to the plate giving Cooma a much needed break through claiming two key wickets to make it a very close affair. However, the blonde bombshell from Bega, Jack Baker, hit a great knock of 79, swinging the momentum back in favour of Far South Coast. A stroke of genius by the skipper bringing the opening bowlers back on to take two quick wickets for Cooma. The challenge became too great for Cooma, after dropping some simple catches off great bowling from Luke Bracher and Kevin Fraser. After a great effort by the Cooma boys the Doug Treloar, George Griffin Cricket Cup was sent back down the mountain for another year, ready to be claimed back in 2012 by a bigger, faster and stronger Cooma outfit.

Berridale v Jindy Jindy won the toss and elected to batThe Jindy batsman defended stoutly against the young Berridale attack. Runs were very hard to come by against the line and length bowling. Jindabyne posted a below par score of 8/123 after 45 over Lowe top scoring with 32, Andrew O’Keeffe nearly unplayable ended up with season best figures of 4/14. Berridale lost an early wicket but Snowden (57) and Redmond (21) ripped the game away from Jindy with an 89 run stand K Oliver (110) bowled with good pace and was a little unlucky. Berridale lost a few wickets to some poor shot selection as the total was in grasp- Parkyn (7*) and

Freebody (4*) calmly knocked off the remaing runs with 12 overs still remaining and with the loss of only four wickets.

the ball picking up two early wickets and with the loss of Vanderplaat for 28 the match could have gone either way. Kinsella (53*) and Stu Wood 32 combined to Colts V Aussie bring the match home for the Cats. Colts defeated Aussie Best of the bowlers in a low scoring affair. for the royal was Fergus Colts batted first and McCosker with (1-21). were rolled for 103- N Boate 38 top scoring, With the final round B Shaw (3-24) and T to be played next Saddler (3-22) the main week, the makeup wicket takers. up of the finals is just Aussie failed to chase about complete with down the low score the Colts, Aussie and falling 10 runs short- Jindabyne securing D Wolf top scoring spots in the A grade with 18, Harry Roach final barring an unlikely finished with great outright win from one of figures of (3-11) and the lower ranked sides. Mitch Clarke continued Berridale and Coffeys his fine season with (3- remain in a battle for 11) the last remaing spot in the A Grade finalsRoyal V Cats Berridale if they win against Colts will qualify Royal won the toss for the finals if they and elected to bat on lose and Coffeys win, high school after the Coffeys will make the A over night rain saw the Grade final. match moved from The B grade final will Rotary. be contested by the The Royal were Cats and eitheir Coffeys dismised for a of Berridale. disappointing 136 on the tiny high school ground. Top scorer for the Pictured, some of the Royal was G Thompson action in the Under 23s with 38. Best of the representative match at bowlers for the Cats Rotary Oval on Sunday. was J Greenwood Cooma won this match (3/34). but lost the two junior The Royal needing games. to win to make the B grade final and stave off the wooden spoon got the perfect start with

More Cooma short-course golf winners

Greg Abraham and Gaye Wilson were worthy winners at the Cooma Short Course Championships on February 19. Greg won the C Grade event, while Gaye was nearest the pin on the 16th and 18th holes. They are pictured with Ryan Morgan, representing Retravsion and president Bob Weston.

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Wednesday March 2, 2011

20/20 ‘Clash of the Codes’ Cooma field & game Shoot Results

On Sunday 20 February, Cooma Field & Game held their monthly Clay Target Shoot at the range at Middlingbank The shoot was run as two separate competitions being a sponsored 25 target Tower Shoot and a sponsored 100 target normal Field & Game. The 25 target Tower shoot is an Annual Shoot sponsored by Julie Corbett, Karen Peters and Janet McKay of the Berridale Trading Company together with Greg Peters of Jindabyne Plumbing Supplies. The 100 Target Field and Game is also an Annual Shoot sponsored by Snowy Camping World of Cooma. Our thanks go to all of our Sponsors for their support We had shooters attend from Canberra, Tumut and Bermagui as well as the locals.

Ian Elliot in action for the Tigers. The 20/20 KFC ‘Clash of the Codes’ last Friday February 25 at the Rotary Oval began with the Cooma Tigers winning the toss and electing to bat under wonderful conditions. The openers, Gary Van der Plaat (45) and Iain Elliot (68), set the tone from the first ball with Van der Plaat smashing the first ball of the day for four. The two batsmen took apart the Stallions bowlers despatching regular boundaries including several big sixes. The introduction of C Hillman (3-31) into the attack saw the breakthrough on the score of 89 in only the ninth over. Hillman and D Smith (0-25) managed to slow down the run rate ever so briefly – Elliot picked up his run rate and brought up his 50 with a lovely cut for four with the Stallions starting to rue a couple of early missed chances as the run rate closed in on an alarming nine an over. Elliot was dismissed in only the 15th over for a well-made 68. The Tigers middle order while not as devastating as the top order kept ticking the runs over and after 20 overs, the Tigers made a very imposing 4/163. The Stallions were going to need a big start from Nick Moon and Steve Dunn if they stood

any chance of chasing down the Tigers large score. In the twilight, the Stallions found batting very difficult against the Tigers. Moon being bowled in the third over brought Wolf to the crease. Wolf and Dunn worked hard but found it very difficult to hit boundaries. The running between the wickets was just keeping them in the game and as is often the case in 20/20, just as things looked like turning for the Stallions,

Threw the keepers’ hands.

both batsmen fell in consecutive balls to the bowling of Kuhn (2-10). The Stallions never recovered as wickets continued to fall as the run rate required blew out to well over 10 an over. L Redmond was the chief destroyer with (3-20). The match finished in only the 14th over when Jarred Tonini pulled off a classic catch at covers. The Tigers were awarded the Inaugural KFC ‘Clash of the Codes’ shield. Iain Elliot was awarded the Aussie Hotel player of the match.

Lochie Schofield bowling for the Stallions.

Tower Shoot Overall High Gun Glen Simmons - (Cooma) after a shoot off 21/25 A Grade 1st Mark Corbett (Cooma) after a shoot off 21/25 2nd Terry Thistleton (Cooma) 17/25 B Grade 1st Darcy Corbett (Cooma) after a shoot off 18/25

2nd Reg McGufficke (Cooma) after a shoot off 18/25 C Grade 1st Glen Weston (Cooma ) 19/25 2nd Chris Duffy (Cooma) 16/25 High Gun Richard Seears (Cooma) 79/100 A Grade 1st Terry Thistleton (Canberra) 78/100 2nd Phil Craig (Cooma) after a shoot off 76/100 3rd Mark Corbett (Cooma) after a shoot off 76/100 B Grade 1st Reg McGufficke (Cooma) 74/100 2nd Mario Magrin (Bermagui) 70/100 3rd Glen Simmons (Cooma) 68/100 C Grade 1st Chris Duffy – (Cooma) 66/100 2nd Glen Weston (Cooma) 60/100 3rd Patrick Jubb (Bermagui) 50/100 Ladies 1st Helen Rouse (Tumut) 59/100 2nd Barbie Magrin (Bermagui) 26/100

Cooma Ladies Golf

A large field took advantage of the pleasant temperature last Wednesday. Admittedly, all ladies found the conditions heavy and that added to the challenge of the day. In the 18 hole Stableford Misook Barnes was the winner with 36 points, a pleasing result as she played to her handicap. Dulcie Thistleton was the runner-up with 34 points. Balls were won by Gaye Wilson, 30 points, and Val Leitch, 29 points. Competition was close in the 9 hole event. The winner was Clare Nowland with 16 points and she also had Nearest The Pin on the 4th. The runner-up was Gillian Petersohn with 13 points on a countback. Balls were won by Julie Upton, 13 points, Aileen Smith, 12 points, and Beaty Russell, 11 points. On Saturday a 9 hole stroke event was contested. Rulie Steinfort played a fantastic game to win with 39 net.

Rulie’s approaching to the greens was a joy to watch and her putting on song with her 15 putts being the winning score! Gaye Wilson was the runner-up with 40 net. Balls were won by Dorothy Bilbow, 43 net, and Clare Nowland, 44 net. A group of the Cooma girls also played in the Jindabyne Open on Thursday. Lush fairways and challenging hole locations made for an exciting day! The overall scratch winner was Liz McErlain from Tura Beach with 81 gross. From Cooma Gaye Wilson won the B Division scratch with 91 gross and Denise Ashcroft the B Division handicap with 70 net. A big thank you to Jindabyne for their hospitality!! Coming up: Wed, 2nd – 18/9 hole Stableford; Sat, 5th – 9 hole Stableford; Sun, 6th – Club Championship Round 1.

Hole in one for Steve Rolfe Sunday’s par three challenge was a very enjoyable day with visitors from Cooma and non-handicap players taking part in the day. The men’s scratch winner was Ross Thompson, handicap went to Keith Russell. The junior boy winner was Bailey Burke and the handicap went to Josh Mugridge. The men’s no handicap winner was Frog Caldwell and the runner up was Ray Hedger. The men’s horses tail winner was Ben Marshall. The junior boy with no handicap Blake Parkes. For the ladies the scratch winner was Gai Wilson handicap winner Christine Hornig. The ladies with no handicap went to Chris Hedger and Chris also won the horses tail trophy. For the ladies not all the nearest the pins went off but Gai Wilson won holes 1, 7, 10 and 12. Rulie Steinford landed the number 9 and 17 holes and Betty

Thompson took the number 15 hole For the men all the holes went off with Keith Russell taking holes 1, 12, and 13, Rod Caldwell number 2, Andrew Waugh number 3, Ross Thompson number 4, 8 and 16, Bailey Burke number 5 and 11, Steve Young number 6, Herman Obermaier number 7 and 9, Dave Douglas number 10, Josh Mugridge number 14, Steve Egerton number 15, this was a hole in one! Roy Gabriele number 17 and Hans Kunz number 18. On Wednesday for the men James Alexander won the day with 65 nett, the ball winners were Ross Thompson 67, Walter Ammann and J Carter 68 and Norm Archibald, nearest the pin went to Ross. For the ladies Carolyn Major was the winner ahead of Carolyn O’Byrne and Betty Thompson. Nearest the pin third shot on the ninth was Jan O’Halloran.

Sport

Wednesday March 2, 2011

CNPS district champions

In the swim at Adaminaby

Students from Adaminaby Public School were excited to have swimming lessons from Michelle’s swim school last Monday and Wednesday. It has been some time since swimming lessons were available in Adaminaby. Lessons will be available again at Adaminaby in term four.

Cooma Swimming Club Cooma Swimming Club Time Trials: New Cooma swimmers are showing the benefits of the weekly time trials as they continue to improve their times and strokes. Congratulations to all Club members who took part in their school carnivals over the past weeks. Many have moved on to Regional level and are vying for places at State level.

Above: the Champion School of the District Swimming Carnival, Cooma North Public. Right: the Age Champions of the district swimming carnival held last Tuesday February 22 at Cooma Festival Pool. From left, back; Zac Saddler – Cooma Public and Keiarna Rodwell – Bombala Public; front; Noah Saddler – Cooma Public, Brenna Clayton – Cooma North, Naomi Waters – Jindabyne Central and James Cahill – Berridale Public School.

Cooma Rifle Club In spite of the threat of rain, Cooma Rifle Club shot from 300 yards for the February heat of the Club Championship and Gregory Shield last Saturday morning. The attendance was down, with Graeme Crundwell unable to shoot due to a shoulder

injury and Noel Barrett having eye trouble. The wind was a gentle to moderate northerly so shooters had to watch for small changes. Don Robb shot an excellent 46-6 and 48-2 for a total of 94-8, including two hits on a small dot in the exact centre of the target. Noel Barrett shot 44-1 in a single stage only because if his eye problem and Brian Bradley managed to score as well. Brian attends almost every Saturday as a social shooter and enjoys the day even if shots go astray. Next Saturday the February heat of the NRA Medal Competition will be held from 400 yards provided that there is a reasonable attendance.

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Time trial results Breastroke C grade 25m Jack Kleven 8s and Liam Davis 7s were the most improved whilst Braith Fitzgerald also improved. B grade 50m Ella Davis 5s and Emma Hopkins 7s were the most improved with Molly Janota, Megan Trotter, Sam Larritt, Will Saddler, Brenna Clayton, Livinia Evans, Mathew Hopkin and Ryan Harmer also improving. A grade 100m Matt Buchanan 20s and Nikki Harmer 8s were the most improved whilst Liam Hood, Jarrod Sopniewski, Jacob McLean Guion and Jack Clayton also improved. Backstroke C grade 25m Shelly Kleven was the improver whilst Braith Fitzgerald had his first swim. B grade 50m Mathew Hopkin 15s, Ella Davis 4s and Jasmin Statham 3s were the biggest improvers while Sophie Janota and Mollie Adams also improved. Molly Janota moves to A grade Ryan Harmer had his first swim. A grade 100m Cory Byrne 18s and Matt Buchanan 7s were the most improved with Jacob McLean Guion, Jarrod Sopniewski, Daniel Hopkin and Josh Steinke also improving. Freestyle C grade 25m Braith Fitzgerald and Liam Davis were the improvers. B grade 50m Ryan Harmer 7s and Emma Hopkin 2s were the most improved with Deuchar Allen also

improving. Belle Adams had her first 50m swim. A grade 100m Molly Janota 25s and Sam Larritt 15s were the most improved. Other improvers were Josh Alford, Jarrod Sopniewski, Noah Saddler, Josh Steinke, Edward Larritt and Matt Buchanan whilst Lachlan Marks swam his first 100m. Telstra Australian Swimming Championships Josh Alford has qualified for the Telstra Australian Swimming Championships to be held in Sydney from April 1-8. Josh has qualified in the Multi Class events for swimmers with a learning disability and will swim the S14 class in 50m events. NSW Country Championships Three boys swam in the NSW Country Championships held in Sydney at the weekend Josh Alford collected two bronze medals in freestyle and backstroke and swam a personal best in all four swims qualifying for next year’s championships. Zac Saddler collected two top ten pennants in 50 and 100m breastroke and swam PB’s in his three swims and qualified for 100m breastroke and 50m freestyle for next year. Blake Rixon swam a PB in the 11yrs 50m breastroke. South East Swimming Championships. Two swimmers Josh Alford and Jacob McLean Guion swam in the Area Championships recently. Josh collected a trophy for the Multi Class Champion and came home with four gold medals, five PB’s and two records. Jacob Collected two silver and one bronze medal and swam five PB’s.

Sport

Wednesday March 2, 2011

Pennants and semis bowls action Bowls action over the weekend was a real mixture with club championships and the beginning of the 2011 district pennants and Monaro Shield. Unfortunately, the wet weather had an impact with the greens at all clubs affected and one of the games washed out. Both of Cooma’s major pairs semi finals proved to be worthy final matches with excellent bowls played by all four teams involved. Wayne Lodge and Mel Storta had a fantastic start

in their match with Cobber Seears and Mark Buckley. They dominated the score card for the first 10 ends and built up a 20 -1 lead. However, the score reflected the quality of their play and not poor play from their opponents. Each end was tightly contested with Lodge and Storta being able to play the telling bowls. On several ends they played key bowls to snuff out the advantage built up by Seears and Buckley. To their credit Seears

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and Buckley never gave up and they were finally rewarded for their good play. In fact, they had the better of play from the 11th end. Slowly they bridged the gap and by the 19th end they trailed by 24 -17. On the 20th end they held four shots and looked like going into the last end with a real chance. Storta then played a telling bowl. He was able to steal the shot and seal the game. The final score was 26 – 17 in favour of Lodge and Storta. Seears and Buckley

had taken the second half of the game by 16 – 6! The final score in the other semi final between Kim Weston and Peter Caldwell and Don Jarvis and Paul Cannell did not reflect the closeness of the match. Jarvis and Cannell won the early stages and led 7 – 3 after seven ends. Weston and Caldwell then had a period of control winning the next 6 ends to move ahead by 13 – 7. In this period the lead bowls from Weston was the telling factor. As always Jarvis and Cannell never stopped trying and they were able to fight back. Going to the last end they were just three shots behind at 19 – 16. They needed to play some low percentage bowls in order to bridge the gap. Weston and Caldwell countered well. The outcome of the tussle on the last end was that Weston and Caldwell picked up 5 shots to run out 24 – 16 winners. Though deserved winners the score did not reflect the

closeness of the game. We can now look forward to a great final next Saturday between two very strong sides that have won the right to play off for the title with excellent play. The first round of pennants played on Sunday produced two games that had identical outcomes. At Adaminaby the home team had a 4 ½ to 1 ½ victory over Jindabyne. Cooma 2 had a similar win over Cooma 1 in their clash. Adaminaby had an overall shots win of 65 to 58 against Jindabyne. They won one rink, drew a second and Jindabyne won the third. Cooma 2 had a 54 to 49 shots win over their club mates after also winning one rink, losing one and drawing the third. In the Monaro Shield the clash between Bombala and Cooma 1 was washed out. The teams have agreed to replay the game next week while the over sides have a general bye. Cooma 2 and Adaminaby shared the

rinks in Cooma but the home side won the clash with a 83 to 71 shots victory. They won 6 points to 2. Jindabyne won their clash with Nimmitabel though the actual details were not available at the time of writing. Next week Cooma 1 will host Adaminaby and Jindabyne plays Cooma 2 in the pennants. There is a general bye in the Monaro Shield but Cooma 1 will play their washed out game in Bombala. The Cooma sides are: Cooma 1 Pennant v Adaminaby at Cooma: G Venables, T Croker,

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