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St Patrick’s Parish Priest Fr Paul, ex principal Carolyn Jones, ex principal and current vice principal Kevin Dunne, principal Phil Stubbs, ex principal Sister Sheila and Member for Eden-Monaro Mike Kelly standing with the plaque at the official opening of the new St Patrick’s Parish School primary campus, which has come about as part of the ‘Building the Education Revolution program’. Dr Kelly addressed the students, teachers and parents in attendance, giving everybody involved in the project their due credit. “It shows how wonderfully organised the system and the community are here. It’s a real tribute to them, and the vision that they’ve had,” he said. “It’s a great model for how a successful project can be delivered.” See story page 3.

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30th anniversary celebrations Thirty years ago, Cooma became home to two families of Vietnamese refugees. The families were brought from a camp near Kuala Lumpur, carrying virtually nothing other then the clothes they wore. They were greeted in Canberra and brought to Cooma to accommodation at Monaro Lodge. The township rallied around and made them comfortable and welcome. After a couple of years, the families moved on, but for one of the group, Thuy Mizzi, Cooma has always been her second home and her mentor from those early days, Betty Mattner, is still her “other” mother. Thuy brought her family, husband Paul, son Tom and daughter Lorriane to Cooma last week for a special celebration. Tom has a special connection with Cooma – he was born in Cooma Hospital on Australia Day 1980. Betty was with Thuy

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Hawaiian Shirt Day Coffey’s Hotel will be holding their annual Hawaiian Shirt Night this Friday, giving people an excuse to dress up in an outrageous shirt, while supporting a very worthy cause. Hawaiian Shirt Day aims to raise much needed funds for people in the community who are suffering from cancer, and for the families of those who are undergoing treatment. Coffey’s Hotel have been a great supporter of the Hawaiian Shirt Day, as it is an issue close to the heart of proprietor Pete McMahon. Pete will be providing prizes for the best shirt on the night, as well as Hawaiian style pizzas, and surf music. He will not be looking for donations on the night, but will have pens, key rings and badges available for purchase, and will be donating a large proportion of bar takings to the charity.

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The St Pats choir was kept busy during the opening. A newly constructed primary learning areas and link ways and refurbishment of existing primary learning areas and technology centre was officially opened last Friday at St Patrick’s Parish School by the member for Eden-Monaro Mike Kelly. This project involved the construction of new primary learning areas and the refurbishment of existing primary learning areas and link ways. The conversions have provided a library, administration/staff areas and student amenities. Dr Kelly said: “These outstanding facilities will help ensure all students at St Patrick’s Parish School are encouraged to realise their full potential and attain their goals.” Dr Kelly officially opened the new facilities on behalf of the Australian Government Minister for Education, the Julia Gillard. He congratulated the school and its community

on establishing the best possible facilities for their students. The project, totalling $1,772,109 was funded by the Australian Government under the Capital Grants Program $937,758 and the school community $768,351. Dr Kelly said the project demonstrated the Australian Government’s commitment to providing every student with the best possible learning environment through the provision of these new/ updated facilities. The Australian Government provides significant funding under the Capital Grants Program to support the construction and upgrading of schools in partnership with non government school authorities and school communities, which have primary responsibility for providing, maintaining and upgrading their school facilities.

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Caroline Fox explains some of the aboriginal history at Mt Gladstone to, from left, Paul Mallett, Steve Williamson, Andrew and Annie Laycock, and Bernadette Nater. The newly formed Kosciuszko Alpine Way Steering Committee met in Cooma last week as part of a reciprocal visit. Earlier this year a group of tour operators and industry personnel took a tour west over the mountains to inspect tourism product available along the Alpine Way into Victoria. Last week, it was the turn of local operators to show their product. The Kosciuszko Alpine Way group is about promoting tourism product which fits the international market, as well as the domestic tourism market. In Cooma, the group visited Mount Gladstone and saw new developments happenign there, the Raglan Gallery, lunched at The Lott, then inspected the Snowy Hydro information centre and heard presentations from local operators there. This included information on the newly formed Slow Food Movement. Attendees at the meeeting/famil included Andrew and Annie Laycock, Queen’s Cottage, Khancoban; Deb Paton, Manager, Tumbarumba Visitors Centre; Alice Chilcott, Kosciuszko Thredbo; Paul Mallett, Andrea’s White House, Thredbo; Steve Williamson, Lake Jindabyne Trout Fishing Adventures; Ross McKinney, Snowy Mountains Touring; John Shumack, Snowy River Shire Council; Jo Larkin executive officer Tourism Snowy Mountains; Penny McLennan, manager, Snowy Region Visitors centre; Nick Elliott, Horizons Jindabyne and TSM; Pip Barnes, Lake Crackenback Resort and Caroline Fox, Tourism Promotions Manager, CoomaMonaro Shire Council.

Pictured, the KAW group at the Raglan Gallery.

Emergency services report Property located Cooma police have recovered a men’s black mountain bike in Waggun Street, Cooma East over the weekend. There are no serial numbers on the bike, so if you have lost a bike or know someone who has contact Cooma police. Gates missing Under the cover of darkness on the night of November 28, a set of black iron gates were stolen from a property on the Monaro Highway approximately five kilometres north of Cooma. The gates have very distinctive scrollwork on them and are one of a kind. They are extremely heavy and it would take several people or a small crane just to move one of the gates. Police are calling for anyone who saw either a group of people or small crane in this area acting suspiciously last Saturday night or Sunday morning. Paddles found A padded bag was located on the Monaro Highway near Bredbo on Friday Novemebr 27. Inside it were three sets of paddles, belonging to a watercraft of some type. You can contact Cooma police for more information if you think they may belong to you.

Malicious damage Police are investigating two counts of malicious damage. One was to the Liquorland store in Sharp Street on November 24, occurring sometime over night. The offenders threw large rocks smashing the front door and window. The other one was to the Local Liquor store near the Cooma Hotel on November 25 around midnight. The vandals pushed a shopping trolley into the front door, smashing it, but they didn’t obtain entrance to the store. Timely reminder Police would like to remind everyone of the new legislation that was introduced recently regarding smoking in a vehicle. It is now a criminal offence to smoke inside your vehicle while you have children present in the vehicle. Police have already issued a local woman with this infringement notice, which carries a $250 fine . Toboggin mishap A 48-year-old male from Bega was transported by Cooma paramedics from Magic Mountain in Merimbula last Sunday. He suffered a fractured shoulder blade after crashing his toboggin while at the fun park.

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Call to extend consultation time Snowy River Alliance has called on the NSW Minister for Water Philip Costa to show he is serious about saving the Snowy River and extend the consultation period of the Snowy Water Licence Review by a minimum of six months. The NSW Government recently released the Final Report of the Five Year Review of the Snowy Water Licence, almost two years overdue. The deadline for public comment on the proposed amendments to the Licence is December 18. The review report recommended that investigation into decommissioning Mowamba Aqueduct be delayed until 2012 “It is imperative that the NSW Government

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COOMA-MONARO SHIRE COUNCIL CHRISTMAS DANCE @ THE HUB YOUTH CENTRE Friday 4 December, 6pm to 9pm For 12- to 16-year-olds Admittance $5.00 per person Fully supervised, no pass-outs, strictly alcohol- and drug-free For information contact Youth Development Officer, Emma Green on 0437 135 092.

TEMPORARY INTERSECTION CLOSURE CREEK STREET, COOMA Notice is hereby given that weather permitting Creek Street will be closed between Sharp and Massie Streets to all traffic from 7:00am to 5:00pm on 6 December 2009. This temporary closure is to allow for Pole replacement by Country Energy. Country Energy apologises for the inconvenience and it would be appreciated if motorists could make alternative arrangements during this period. Any enquiries can be directed to Mr Joe Barry, Senior Team Leader at Country Energy on 0418 251 658.

TEMPORARY INTERSECTION CLOSURE BARON / COMMISSIONER STREETS Notice is hereby given that the Baron/Commissioner Street intersection is closed to all traffic from the 9th of November to the 18th of December 2009. This temporary closure is to allow for roundabout construction at the Baron/Commissioner Street Intersection. Council apologises for the inconvenience and it would be appreciated if motorists could make alternative arrangements during this period. Any enquiries can be directed to Mr Arthur Wilkinson, Works Manager at Council on (02) 6455 1830.

CONTRACT TENDERS Contract 25/2009 – Biosolids Dewatering & Removal from The Glen Wastewater Treatment Facility at Cooma for Cooma-Monaro Shire Council

HELICOPTER AERIAL SURVEYS Cooma-Monaro Shire Council wishes to advise residents and ratepayers that Council will be undertaking low level helicopter aerial surveys for the presence of Scotch/English Broom and Gorse along the Badja, Numeralla and Murrumbidgee Rivers (upstream of Numeralla junction) between 30 November and 11 December 2009, weather permitting. Please contact Council’s Noxious Weeds Management Services on (02) 6455 1941 for further information.

COOMA MEALS ON WHEELS 1969 – 2009 Cooma Meals on Wheels Service celebrated 40 years on 17 November when 77 volunteers attended a celebration lunch at Cooma Country & Bowling Club. It was 40 years to the actual day that the first meals were delivered in Cooma. Guest speaker was Pat Irving of the NSW Meals on Wheels Association. Mark Williams, Manager, Community Services thanked the volunteers for their continued support without which the Service would not operate. The three remaining members of the previous committee, Di Good, Mary Boller and Norma Field, who over the years together with previous management committees managed the Meals on Wheels Service, were thanked for their contribution. Barbara Aitkenhead, coordinator, is grateful to Shannon Stockheim and his staff for the lovely lunch; Leonie, Helen and Julie for all their hard work in front of and behind the scenes; Monaro High School’s Leadership Training Team for their community minded assistance; and Lordona Shingles, Lesley Lloyd, and Marilyn Watt for their support over Barbara’s first year. Barbara would also like to collect the names of the volunteers who delivered those first meals on 17 November 1969 and the names of all those who have been involved since then, so that their service can be recognised. Cooma Meals on Wheels assists those who are frail, aged, younger people with a disability and their carers to remain living independently in their own homes. It is funded by the Department of Ageing, Disability & Home Care via the HACC Program, and provides a variety of affordable frozen meals, delivered daily in bulk or picked up from the office. For information please contact the Coordinator at 182 Sharp Street, Cooma or telephone the office on (02) 6452 4999 to discuss eligibility.

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Tenders are invited and will be received up until 4:00 pm Thursday 7 January 2010 for the Filtration/UV Shed Floor Concreting & Ancillary Works at The Glen Wastewater Treatment Facility, 170 Glen Road, Cooma. A copy of the tender documents may be obtained from Council’s Engineering Division during office hours in person, or by telephoning (02) 6455 1801, or emailing council@cooma.nsw.gov.au. Enquiries please contact Max Butler, Water & Wastewater Manager on (02) 6455 1820. The lowest or any tender, not necessarily accepted.

MEN’S HEALTH CHECKS AT JINDABYNE 10am on Wednesday 16 December Mark the date! Uniting Church site, 19 Gippsland Street Monaro Rural Health Service is supporting the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners to conduct men’s health checks at the Jindabyne Men’s Shed on Wednesday 16 December. This is happening as part of the M5 Project, a national campaign to raise male awareness about the disproportionate health risk men sustain, and how easy this can be to address. This follows a very successful event at the Windale Shed, in Charlestown NSW on 24 September. Around 40 men turned up from both Windale Shed and a nearby shed in Swansea and due to extensive media coverage from newspaper and radio a handful of extra men were attracted too. The College provides the health check pro-formas that men complete during the check plus a letter they could take with the completed check to their GP. The check covers basic assessments such as height, waist and weight (BMI), blood pressure, diabetes and cholesterol, family history. For more information on the M5 Project check the website at http://www.m5project.com.au/menshealth

RAISING AWARENESS OF THE ISSUE OF DEPRESSION

Tenders are invited for separate contracts for the Dewatering and Removal of Biosolids from The Glen Wastewater Treatment Facility, Cooma for Cooma-Monaro Shire Council and Dewatering and Stockpiling of Biosolids from Berridale, Jindabyne and Adaminaby Wastewater Treatment Facilities for Snowy River Shire Council and will be received in a sealed envelope and clearly marked “Contract 25/2009 – Biosolids Dewatering And Removal From The Glen Wastewater Treatment Facility At Cooma and Contract S02/2009 Biosolids Dewatering And Stockpiling from the Berridale, Jindabyne and Adaminaby Sewage Treatment Plants, in the tender box at Cooma-Monaro Shire Council Offices, 81 Commissioner Street Cooma, up until 4:00pm Thursday 10 December 2009 from suitably experienced contractors.

Information regarding the tender may be obtained by contacting Max Butler, Manager Water & Wastewater for Cooma-Monaro Shire Council at Council Offices or by telephone (02) 6455 1820 for contract 25/2009 and Gnai Ahamat, Manager Water & Wastewater for Snowy River Shire Council at Council Offices or by telephone (02) 6451 1171 for contract S02/2009.

TENDER FOR FLOOR CONCRETING & ANCILLARY WORKS AT THE GLEN WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY CONTRACT 26/2009

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Contract S02/2009 – Biosolids Dewatering & Stockpiling from the Berridale, Jindabyne & Adaminaby Sewage Treatment Plants for Snowy River Shire Council

Tender documents for the above tenders may be obtained by contacting Cooma-Monaro Shire Council Engineering Services at Council Offices between 8:35am and 4:45pm or by phoning (02) 6455 1801 or emailing council@cooma.nsw.gov.au.

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Monaro Rural Health Service is organising informal session across the region to be conducted by trained volunteers from the ACT Council on the Ageing. The sessions provide information from Beyond Blue and encourage discussion on depression within our community.

NOXIOUS WEED SPRAYING Under the provisions of the Pesticides Regulation, 1995 (NSW), Cooma-Monaro Shire Council is giving notice that it will be commencing its 2009/10 program to control various noxious weeds along selected road reserves within the Shire using ‘Spot Spraying’ and ‘Boomless Jet’ techniques. Further information regarding location and target species can be found on Council’s website www.cooma.nsw.gov.au and follow the links, or by contacting the Engineering or Noxious Weeds Branches (02) 6455 1777. Director Engineering, David Byrne Director Environmental Services, Peter Smith

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Please contact Janine Robertson, Healthy Communities Manager on (02) 6455 3311 to arrange a speaker at your local group meeting or circle of friends – Christmas can be a particularly tough time for some people.

WATER RESTRICTION NOTICE – NIMMITABEL WATER SUPPLY COMPULSORY LEVEL 6 WATER RESTRICTIONS Applies from 1am Wednesday 18 November 2009 until further notice Objective – Reduce consumption, due to nil river flows

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Wednesday December 2, 2009

Editor, Members of the public need to know about the latest attack of the NSW government on quality teaching and learning conditions in TAFE NSW, affecting not only teachers, but also TAFE students and the community as a whole. It has caused TAFE teachers all over the state to walk off their jobs in frustration and disgust.

Any successful business leader knows they don’t get anywhere attacking their employees. The Minister can spare the public further industrial action by TAFE teachers, by entering into good-faith negotiations with the NSW Teachers Federation and contributing to a fair and reasonable settlement of their award.

Rita Brademann NSW Teachers Federation Representative at Cooma TAFE Campus • The NSW Industrial Relations Commission has On behalf of Cooma TAFE teaching staff followed the NSW government’s demand and directed fulltime TAFE teachers to accept a 20 % increase in workload as a payoff for only 1.5% per annum of their latest pay increase. Never has such a situation occurred in 100 years of industrial relations. TAFE teachers are outraged about such a dangerous Editor, precedent. They will continue to fight it. Last week was a bad week for the future of • TAFE NSW is the state’s number one training Cooma and the Region provider. Each dollar invested in TAFE NSW returns $6.40 to 1. The Snowy Enterprise Centre based in the state’s economy. This is made possible by TAFE teachers’ Cooma announced that they could not provide professionalism, dedication and goodwill, with most of them free advice to local businesses, and that if already working far in excess of a standard 35 hour working advice was required, then contact the Business week. Enterprise Centre in Queanbeyan. • The true agenda behind the Rees government’s attack on teachers is not educational quality, but simply another round 2. Greater Southern Nursing staff in the of cost cutting, to turn TAFE NSW into a profitable business – Region would be cut back. no matter the consequences for students. 3. Snowy Hydro would not be able to • Our community will experience the fallout. The local tender for facilities that would suit Snowy Hydro TAFE’s staffing level has already been halved over the last two operations on their sale by the State Government. decades. Whole sections such as fashion and art have been All these matters will impact on the economic closed or downsized beyond recognition. Course fees and activity of the region, and must mean less jobs, commercial revenue have skyrocketed. With the latest increase and lesser services compared to the immediate in teachers’ workload, more teaching jobs will disappear and past. services for students will suffer. Governments give, and Governments take • TAFE teachers are fighting for public education away. and quality teaching and learning conditions. They deserve the same level of support as our nurses who are fighting government cuts to hospital care. TAFE is a community asset. Dugald Mitchell OAM So are TAFE teachers. Let’s look after them. Chairman Cooma Unlimited Why are TAFE teachers so angry?

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Wednesday December 2, 2009

Good roll up for prostate cancer evening Nearly 70 men attended an information evening on prostate cancer at the Alpine Hotel last Thursday night. The evening was sponsored by the Monaro Committee for Cancer Research and the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia. Guest speakers were prostate ambassador John Hayhoe and local survivor, Chris Reeks. Mr Hayhoe gave a powerpoint presentation to the gathering, explaining where and what the prostate is and what it does. He stressed that early detection saves lives and urged all men to have a PSA blood test (to assess antigen levels) done so a baseline reading could be determined. Regular PSA tests would then reveal if the situation was changing so preventative action could be taken. Mr Hayhoe said one of the difficultires in diagnosing prostate cancer early is that there are often no symptoms. However, there are also a number of symptoms which could indicate a problem and should prompt men to see their doctor.

These include a variety of problems in urinating which can be caused by an enlarged prostate affecting urinary flow. The empahsis was on preventative measures, however. Mr Hayhow recommended a number of steps to lessen the risk of developing prostate cancer, including maintaining an ideal weight, eating fresh foods, eating selenium enriched food, not smoking and reducing stress. Chris Reeks was able to speak to the gathering about his experiences in dealing with prostate cancer, which was diagnosed in 2007, when he had a radical prostectomy. This year, he underwent radiation treatment. Chris said he wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sick before his diagnosis and was diagnosed after a regular checkup showed some abnormalities. He said he had suffered some side-effects as a result of treatment, but said men had to decide which was less desirable â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the side effects or the consequences of doing nothing. While PSA tests and digital rectal examinations can indicate

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a problem, Mr Hayhoe said a biopsy was the definitive test. This requires the collection of tissue from various areas of the prostate which are then diagnosed. Mr Hayhoe said ideally, detection should take place while teh cancer is still within the proostate gland. One the cancer escapes from the prostate, it is harder to cntorol and can travel to other parts of the body. Mr Hayhoe urged all men aged 50 onwards to have an annual checkup for cnacer. He said men in their 40s, who have a family history of prostate cancer should also start having checkups. Members of the audience joined the discussion. One man said he had been diagnosed 15months ago and he urged all men to have a PSA test every six months so any elevation in that reading could be acted upon. Another man explained how he had undergone â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;keyholeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; surgery for his cancer. This provoked comment form te audience that men in Cooma have to wait for six months or more before they can get into a specialist

urologist in Canberra for further assessment. Organiser and cancer nurse Bronnie Taylor commented that a lack of specialist in rural areas is why there is a 21 percent higher mortality rate in prostate sufferers in rural areas than in the city.

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Pizza specials tonight Local Pizza Shop ‘Capital DialA-Pizza’ is up and running after a short hiatus due to situations out of the store’s control. Business proprietor Cheryl Hennessey, pictured at left, is offering her apologies to her dedicated, loyal customers who have stuck with them while they have been out of operation. Cheryl is a local lady, who has been with the store for three years, during which time she has built an excellent customer basis for which she is very grateful. “We support local people, charities, sporting groups and work disability, and we are very grateful for the support the community has shown us,’ Cheryl said.

Cheryl has taken the inconvenience of the store’s forced closure very personally, spending time in the shop answering people’s calls, and returning messages to explain the situation. She is very grateful for the cooperation and understanding that people have shown. As the shop’s way of saying thankyou to their understanding customers, they will be offering a number of deals on pizzas over the coming week. Tonight, Capital Dial-A-Pizza will be offering two pizzas for the price of one, and on Friday from 5pm to 8pm customers can purchase two large pizzas for $20.

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Kala performs on Idol Local girl Kala Venables danced on the set of Australian Idol on Sunday November 22. She competed against 70 other girls for her place among eight main dancers that took to the stage while singer Mika performed above them. After two initial rehearsals, Kala practised the routine for all of a Saturday afternoon, and through the whole of the Sunday that the group performed. “It was pretty surreal, it was so much fun,” Kala commented when asked about her time in the spotlight. Born and bred in Cooma, Kala has been dancing since she was the age of 2 _, and has completed every exam in ballet, advanced jazz and tap. She now attends Brent Street Dance College in Sydney, where she is continuing her dance studies.

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way up to Sydney, these Year 10 students were employed by plumbers, newspapers, veterinary clinics, childcare centres, retail stores, and those from many other lines of work. Students Kristy Bartell, Laura Dawes, Rhys Ford and Bryanne Heise were asked about their work, what they have learnt and what they most enjoyed. Rhys Ford (pictured) worked for Snowy Hydro, learning about how to solve computer errors, construct Wiki pages for the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s intranet, assist other departments, and how information is stored. He has enjoyed his work immensely, saying that everyone heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worked with has been very helpful. At the Snowy Mountains Veterinary Group, Laura Dawes has assisted in surgery, monitored heart rates and breathing, given vaccinations to animals, put surgical kits together, shaved animals in preparation for surgery, as well as cleaning up the mess that inevitably comes with animals. This work has done nothing but strengthen her resolve to work in a veterinary clinic when she is older.

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was always interested in computer games, and now I want to know how they work and how to fix different problems.” Country Skin Reflections has been Bryanne Heise’s workplace for the last week. She has learnt about the work and processes involved with being a beautician, as well as valuable communication skills in answering the phone and making appointments. “I’ve learnt a lot of things. I’ve watched facials, manicures, eyebrow waxing; I’ve mostly watched because I can’t do anything without a certificate. “Yes (I am considering a career in this line of work) because it’s fun. It’s very hands-on instead of sitting behind a desk all day. Kristy Bartell spent her first week of work experience with the NSW Rural Fire Service, checking complaints made on properties, and learning about how preparation is made for the fire season, so that everything can run smoothly when the call for assistance comes. “It’s pretty interesting. I’ve learnt that they do more than just fight fires. It’s important, all the preparation they do.”

Pictured on this page: top right, Bryanna Heise at work at Country Skin Reflection. Below: Laura Dawes at the Snowy Mountains Veterinary Group. Bottom: Kristy Bartell spent her first week at the RFS at Polo Flat.

All of the Year 10 students can either have another week of work experience with a different employer during the week of Monday November 30, or attend the Outward Bound Program, which 9 students have chosen to do. We wish good luck to all of the students with whatever journey they embark on!

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Exchange students address Rotary Exchange student Barbara Zago and Charlotte Cooper, who leaves for Sweden in January, were a feature of the weekly meeting of the Rotary Club of Cooma on November 25 Highlights of Barbara’s year-long visit have been skiing, scuba diving, visiting the theatre, making friends with local students at Monaro High School, and seeing the variety of sights in Australia. She expressed her thanks to the Rotary Club, her host families, those of Les Sutcliffe, Steve Shirvington, Chris Adams, Monica Alcock and Kym Lloyd, the principal and staff of Monaro High School, and her mentor, Kym Lloyd.

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Borderline Gallery open with a new exhibition – “Creative Christmas Gifts 2”. Browse with an opportunity to pick up that special or unique gift 10am – 4pm Woodworking Room at the School of Arts is open – try your hand or simply come and have a look 10am – 4pm Delegate History Museum at the School of Arts – fabulous static displays, learn about the “March of the Snowy River Men” 10 am onwards Delegate Garden Day - Start with morning tea at the Delegate School of Arts, then browse through the various town gardens on display. Tickets are $15 and includes all gardens and lunch

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Outside are 2 large verandas taking advantage of the sun, this is a great spot to spend your time over looking the in-ground salt water pool. This great family home is well situated in a quiet part of There is ample storage under the home and 3 lock up car Cooma on a large 2219 sqm block of land, with manicured and spaces. The property is surrounded by mature gardens and trees plus a large orchard. This is a great family home set back off the maintained gardens. The home is substantial and well maintained, featuring 4 large street offering great privacy and space. bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and an ensuite off the large bright main bedroom. The kitchen area is spacious with a dining area, and Contact Bill Wilkinson Agencies on 6452 1027 for more information or to arrange an inspection. ample cupboard space. The main living area is very roomy and bright and has the convenience of a reverse cycle air-conditioner with the comfort of carpet throughout the house.

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26 TULONG AVE ASKING $420,000 • Located in the favorable area of Zalka Heights & backing onto the peaceful bush. • A bright and clean feel throughout. • 3 generous sized bedrooms with B/ins. • Large study or 4th bedroom

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27 BUCHAN PRD ASKING $289,000 • A great family location – quiet leafy street. • 3 bedroom rendered double brick residence. • Large living area and bedrooms, spacious kitchen. • Private fenced yard backing onto quiet bush. • A great solid home, ideal investment or family home & potential to improve value.

75 TRACY RD, NUMERALLA ASKING $395,000 • Natural 25ac bush environment with good water supply. • Large rendered bessar block home with 3 large bedrooms & 2 bathrooms. • Huge living areas and kitchen, under floor heating and wood fire. • 2 x 1 bedroom flats allowing space for large families. acreage with 3 reliable dams. • Under 15mins from Cooma and offers great views of Numeralla valley. • A great small acreage with 3 reliable dams.

856 ROCKWELL ROAD, BERRIDALE ASKING $399,000 • 250 acres with a mixture of grazing and bush country. • Just 10 mins to Berridale. • 4 bedroom 2 bathroom cedar home well positioned to gain beautiful views. • Small established vineyard, reliable creek and well fenced.

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Welcome, readers, to Claire's Carousel where I SUCCESSFUL SUMMERFEST The Raglan Gallery held its annual Summerfest invite you to explore some of the social events last Saturday afternoon with the official opening and community happenings in our region. conducted by Stephanie McDonald. A large gathering with patrons enjoying If you would like to tell me of your special events or have community events coming up please nibbles and drinks beforehand while inspecting phone me on 64523137, mobile 0434 352 992 or the interesting articles for sale which included paintings, covered coathangers, cushions, email spray5@optusnet.com.au WELCOME TO COOMA jewellery, pottery and ceramics. Kaufline Close was in a party mood last Sunday Enjoying the afternoon was Ruth McFayden, night when the residents welcomed Lydia and Marilyn Spellman, Duglad Mitchell, Andrews Vaino Keskula to their street. Lydia and Vaino Dawes, Elaine Passfield and Brigitte MacKay. have just purchased a home in Kaufline Close Music from local artists (pictured) provided lively and moved in a couple of weeks ago. entertainment. A barbecue was held on the “common green” at the end of the Close and was indeed a happy event. Amongst the residents giving a warm welcome were Jean and John Pattrick, Sonia and John Vucic, Trish and Nick Lette and Mary and Jim Lisa Ashurst Hatfield. Lydia and Vaino recently lived in Sydney and we Apparently Christmas is only X amount of wish them both a very happy and successful time weeks away. I’m not really sure how many weeks in Cooma with their two delightful dogs. exactly because my mind keeps blocking that info (the way minds do when confronted with 2MNO CHRISTMAS PARTY Norris Park was chosen for the local FM confronting information) and I’ve avoided checking Community Radio's Christmas Party last it out on the calendar because I really don’t want to know. Saturday. It’s not the pressie shopping that’s the A delicious barbecue was prepared by Gary problem because I’ve already seen to that, it’s just Hayes while presenters Margaret Faulkner, Judy and Rod Collman, David Price and others sat the fact that Christmas heralds the almost end of back and enjoyed the celebration and background the year and I’m still trying to work out where all music of their own Radio Station broadcasting those months went and how come they slipped past so fast I can barely remember them. Like, from Nimmitabel. Anyone wishing to become a volunteer I’m pretty sure it was only January a few weeks ago, at least it feels that way anyway, so it’s a presenter please ring the local station on bit disconcerting to realize that February through 6452 5210. November has been and gone and here we are in December and I’m not game to blink in case I CHRISTMAS DANCE PARTY A Christmas Dance Party will be held At miss that too! And I’m not the only one with this dilemma The Hub Youth Centre on Friday December 4 either. I’m seeing a lot of stunned looks around commencing 6pm and finishing approximately 9pm. The cost of the evening is five dollars and the place and hearing a lot of stuff like “Jeez! I can’t believe it’s almost Christmas again! Where suitable for people aged 12 to 16 years. Youth officer Emma is busy organising a happy has the year gone?” Well, that’s a good question fun filled evening and should you have any but don’t hold your breath waiting for an answer. For some reason, some years tend to race hell for enquiries please phone 0437 135 092. leather toward their end and there’s no stopping them. Okay, so maybe you could try ditching the calendar and stop dating correspondence etc and let yourself lose track of time altogether. That way each day is just another day among many and you can’t tick off the months if you don’t know which one you’re in. The only problem with Micro-Brewery: this is that you’re likely to miss important dates Make it personal and brew and label and anniversaries which could land you in the proverbial with a lot of people. your own beer! If time moving too quickly is getting you down though, come up with something that you are really, totally, completely, fanatically looking forward to. This done, you will find that time will · Gift voucher - order by phone drag its feet towards the Big Do and before you know it, you’ll have lived through the longest year · 144 different flavours of beer of your life. Ditto if absolutely everything is going horribly wrong. Weeks can feel like months then · Keg systems to buy or hire so a year could easily be mistaken for a lifetime. Okay, so maybe that would be one of those · Keg party hire occasions when you’d wish the year gone and good riddance but of a general rule I think most PHONE of us would like 12 months to at least feel like 12 UNIT 1-2, 23 RAWS CRS months. (OFF SHEPARD ST) Oh well, they reckon time flies when you’re having fun and that’s fine, but I just wish I could HUME ACT 2620 CANBERRA remember it!

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Wednesday December 2, 2009

St Pats students Outward Bound On Monday November 30, ten Year 10 students from St Patrick’s Parish School and Monaro High School in Cooma embarked on a trip through Namadji National Park, Tharwa, ACT. The program is called ‘Outward Bound’ and it is designed to be fun, challenging and inspiring for young people undertaking a personal development journey. The main theme of this Outward Bound Foundations Program, as it has been labelled by the organisation, is a significant shared experience that enables participants to understand that they direct their future, through self-beliefs, choices and actions. The program will last seven days and in that time the students will learn valuable skills such as navigation, choosing and setting up a campsite, food and fire preparation and safe hygiene practices. The other even more valuable skills that they will get will be the learning they experience from the challenges along the way. They will learn about each other, their own strengths and weaknesses, and how to support each other in an environment that is both beautiful and

demanding. The original cost of the program was $800, but thanks to a scholarship provided by HBOS Australia Foundation and additional funding from the Monaro Education Foundation, the students have to pay only $200 each for this fantastic opportunity. Principal of St Patrick’s Parish School, Phil Stubbs, thanked the Monaro Education Foundation for its financial assistance (which is provided for any student in the Monaro Snowy Mountains region who wishes to attend Outward Bound) and believes that the programs have done nothing but bring out the good in people. “We’re very excited about the continuation of the program; we’ve been involved in it for a number of years. From past experiences it has been a life-changing experience for students in terms of building self-confidence, initiative and resilience.” We wish all of those students going on Outward Bound all the best for the week, and hope that they come home with plenty of stories to tell about their experiences on the trip.

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Young poets get published COOMA Twin Cinema 76 Commissioner Street Friday 4th December – Tuesday 8th December 2009

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MAO’S LAST DANCER:

Rated PG 1hr 57 mins Screening: Friday & Super Tuesday @ 8.15pm, Sunday @ 12.15pm & 5pm

MAO’S LAST DANCER premiere 2012:

Rated M 2 hrs 38 mins Screening: Friday & Super Tuesday @ 7pm, Sunday @ 12noon, 3pm & 6pm

fundraiser for Monaro Dance Centre Showgroup on Thursday 3rd December @ 6.30pm for 7pm Tickets from Fabric Salon or Cooma Nth Preschool $20 includes savoury supper on arrival

IMAGINARIUM OF DR. PARNASSUS: Rated PG 2 hrs 2 mins Screening: Friday & Super Tuesday @ 6pm, Sunday @ 2.30pm

JINDABYNE Cinema Snowy Region Visitors Centre Friday 4th December – Tuesday 8th December 2009

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: New Moon

Rated M 1 hr 10 mins Screening: Friday & Tuesday @ 6pm, Sunday @ 1.15pm & 6pm

Organsing teacher John Chapman with winners Georgia Rossier and Seppi Catalano

Georgia Rossiter and Seppi Catalano from Cooma Public School have written poems that have successfully been published in a book, Rivers of Wonder. The competition was organised through the Special Forever program, and was

open to anybody on a Murray Darling catchment. The students were required to write on a water theme, and Georgia and Seppi’s poems were selected from over 10,000 entries.

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6.00 Early News. (CC) 7.00 Toasted TV. (G) 7.30 Totally Wild. (C, CC) 8.00 Toasted TV. (G) 8.30 Puzzle Play. (P, R, CC) 9.00 9am With David & Kim. (PG, CC) 11.00 News. (CC) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PG, R, CC) 1.00 The Oprah Winfrey Show. (PG, R, CC) 2.00 Ready Steady Cook. (PG, CC) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, CC) 3.30 Infomercials. (PG, R) 4.00 Huey’s Cooking Adventures. (G) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (G, CC) 5.00 News. (CC) 6.00 The Simpsons. (G, R, CC) 6.30 Neighbours. (G, CC) 7.00 The 7PM Project. (PG, CC) 7.30 The Simpsons. (PG, R, CC) 8.00 Futurama. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 The Cleveland Show. (New series, M, CC) 9.00 The Simpsons. (M, R, CC) 9.30 Little Britain USA. (M, R, CC) 10.05 Little Britain USA. (MA15+, R, CC) 10.40 News/Sports Tonight. (CC) 11.25 The 7PM Project. (PG, R, CC) 11.55 David Letterman. (PG) 12.40 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. (M, R, CC) 1.30 Infomercials. (PG, R) 4.00 Religious Programs. (PG)

6.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 Movie: Italian For Beginners. (M, 00, R) 2.40 Space Files: King Planet – Jupiter. 3.00 Corner Gas. (G, R, CC) 3.30 A Fork In The Mediterranean. (R, CC) 4.00 Is Your House Killing You? The Hatfield Family. (G, R, CC) 4.30 The Journal. (CC) 5.00 Newshour With Jim Lehrer. (CC) 6.00 Global Village: Beaujolais. (G, R, CC) 6.30 World News Australia. (CC) 7.35 Rex in Rome. (Return, PG, CC) 8.30 Law And Disorder: Going Public. (CC) Part 3 of 3. 9.30 World News Australia. (CC) 10.00 The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey. (M, R, CC) 11.05 Movie: C(r)ook. (M, 04, R) 12.55 Movie: In The Light Of The Sun. (M, 05, R) 2.35 WeatherWatch. 5.20 Japanese News. 5.55 Hong Kong News.

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6.00 WorldWatch. 6.45 Soccer. UEFA Europa League. Valencia v Lille. From Estadio Mestalla, Spain. 9.10 WorldWatch. 2.30 Letters To The President. (PG, R) 3.30 Downunder Grads. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 Versailles Stories: Fountains & Fireworks. (G, R, CC) 4.30 The Journal. (CC) 5.00 Newshour With Jim Lehrer. (CC) 6.00 Global Village: Pérouges. (G, R, CC) 6.30 World News Australia. (CC) 7.30 Luke Nguyen’s Vietnam. (G, CC) 8.00 Oz & James’ Big Wine Adventure. (New series, PG, CC) 8.30 Secrets & Lives: Last Chance Saloon. (M, CC) Part 1 of 4. 9.00 Designer People: Ole Scheeren. (New series, CC) 9.30 World News Australia. (CC) 10.00 Movie: The Miracle Of Berlin. (MA15+, 08) Kostja Ullmann, Karoline Herfurth, Veronica Ferres. 11.50 Oz. (MA15+, R, CC) 2.00 WeatherWatch Overnight. 5.00 WeatherWatch & Music. 5.20 Japanese News. 5.55 Hong Kong News.

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Class Corner

Wednesday December 2, 2009

Adaminaby School goes to Sydney Last week, the students from Adaminaby Public School went on a three days excursion to Sydney. Twenty-three out of the 27 students attending the school enjoyed the sights and attractions of the Big Smoke. They visited Sydney Wildlife and the Aquarium on the Tuesday. On Wednesday they had a tour of the Rocks with an Aboriginal guide learning about the significance of the Sydney Harbour to the indigenous people of Sydney. After a return trip under the Harbour Bridge, on a ferry, the students visited the Maritime Museum where the Year 3 to 6 students explored a Navy

ship and a submarine. The day concluded with a Chinese meal in the heart of Chinatown. The last half day in Sydney saw the students attending a Digital Music Making workshop in the Powerhouse Museum before getting back on the buses, totally exhausted, for their trip back to Adaminaby.

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the slower the planets orbit and the shorter the string the faster the planets orbit. On Friday Dalgety P.S went to the Snowy River Festival. First we went to Heath Harris. He was showing us how you should train a horse for a movie. It We have made magnificent figures of all the planets in the order from the was so cool when he made Spike the horse rear up. Then a man came and asked us if we wanted to let some fish go in the river. So we went to sun. We used all different kinds and sizes of balls like a tennis ball, (Venus), release some Australian Bass fish. we also used cricket ball (Earth), a ping My favourite was Heath Harris, I wish we could do it again. pong ball (Mercury), a golf ball (Mars), Maddy a soccer ball(Uranus) and a volley ball (Jupiter). Snowy River Festival It is fun that Dalgety P.S is studying Space. On the 13/11/09 Dalgety P.S went to the Snowy River Festival. Firstly we went to Heath Harris, he showed us how to train horses in movies and how to By Chloe Yr 4 make them rear, walk and stop. He used carrot sticks. Secondly we went to the Bush Poetry, it was awesome. I wish I could write a poem like them. Thirdly we went to the fire truck, we learnt to make sure we have a fire alarm and to get down Mt Kosciuszko walk low and go, go, go. On the 2Oth November all the year My favourite activity was Heath Harris. I hope we can go again. 4 to 6s from Dalgety Public School By Georgia walked to Mt Kosciuszko. The weather was weird, it was hot Space then cold and then it started to rain Dalgety P.S is studying but very windy all the time. We had to wear our jacket and then we had to take it off. Sometimes we had to put our jumper on as Space. We have been lucky well. We had to walk through the snow because some of the grate was covered in snow. The enough to have two video snow was cool. We also had to walk through some snow on a really, really steep mountain. conferences with NASA in When we got to the top of the Mount Kosciuszko we sat on a tall rock at the top of Australia, it was so HIGH!. Houston, Texas on Space. In one video conference When we went back we slid down the snow on our bums, we also did some boot skiing. we learnt how the astronaut Chrystal and I did some snowboarding on our feet too. gets dressed. First the On the way back we made some ice slushies. The flavour was raspberry flavour. It was so astronaut puts on a diaper, yummy. followed by a cool liquid We dipped our feet in the river and jumped from a rock. I found some pretty rocks. The river unit which is a suit that has was freezing cold, but it was fun. water running through tubes There were some waterfalls when we went up the chairlift, they were so pretty. I went on the so that the astronaut can chairlift with Chrystal we had fun on the chair. change the temperature of It was so cool I hope we can do it again. the suit. Then the astronaut By Keeley Yr 4 puts on their thick pants and boots. Next the astronauts put on a H.U.T Art Camp that stands for Hard Upper Torso, with an airtight Recently students from Queanbeyan, Canberra, Wollongong, Jindabyne and Dalgety went to belt, then the helmet. Just a three day Art Camp at Green Hills. before the helmet they put on the snoopy cap and Dad took me to Art Camp and we were a little bit late just 5 minutes. I went to my class there then last of all the gloves. was Maddi, Chloe and 3 boys from the same school. The first art piece we did was drawing a On the back of their gloves plate with food and wine on it. We used oil pastels. Next we used textas to make a picture of there is a mirror so that the flower patterns. astronaut can type in the The best thing except for my art work was that you can pick whoever you want to be your computer which is on their room mate so Maddi, Chloe and I went together in the room. chest as they canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t look The next day we did bits and pieces because we had to dry the paint. Whilst waiting we drew down. The astronauts have a tree, then got our painting when it dried to do the next step, out lining the shapes. I made to wear a diaper because three different pictures there were trees, flowers and the shape pictures. there are no toilets in The last day we sketched the brick wall and finished our other pictures. It was only to morning tea. We had play time and helped the teacher clean the class room. Then we presented our space. In the other video work on the tables and students and parents could have a look at our finished work. conference we took a Maddi and Chloe went home so we said goodbye then my mum came and I showed her my journey though our Solar art work. System. We used a piece Then I said goodbye to my teacher and left. of string with a washer I learnt lots about art and I want to really go again next year. at the end. It shows us By Chrystal that the longer the string Yr 5

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AWI AGM: getting on with selling wool Australian Wool Innovation shareholders today re-elected three board members – Wal Merriman, Roger Fletcher and Chick Olsson – and voted to change the process of annual director elections. All three directors had retired by rotation in accordance with the Company’s Constitution. The vote in favour of changing the Constitution means board elections will now take place every two years. In his address to shareholders, AWI Chairman Wal Merriman outlined the significant changes the organisation had made in the last 12 months. ‘There has been a major overhaul of the AWI business and we are now a leaner company, run in a cost-conscious and business-like manner. ‘We have closely examined and changed many processes within the company to become a more efficient, accountable and performancebased organisation with reduced overhead costs,’ he said. Mr Merriman also reiterated his appreciation to levy payers for their support in WoolPoll 2009. ‘The vote for 2 per cent says to me that growers have confidence in the wool’s future and in the ability of a reengineered AWI to make a difference and generate shareholder returns.’ He also thanked the board, CEO Brenda McGahan and the staff at AWI for their tireless efforts and loyalty to the company. ‘It has been a difficult year with redundancies and downsizing, and it is a tribute to Brenda McGahan and her team for the way they have performed over the last 12 months.’ Ms McGahan told shareholders that $25 million is the budgeted cut in costs in the last 12 months to fund the company’s new marketing and sales programs. ‘Our marketing is focused on wool products that are available in retail stores; products that consumers can actually go into a store and buy. ‘We also insist that the grower funds we invest in a marketing campaign are, at the very least, matched by our marketing partners’ own financial contribution. ‘Our job is to get the world talking about wool again, and to create a preference for quality wool products – certified by the world famous Woolmark brand – products for which consumers are willing to pay a premium. ‘You have my commitment and my team’s to help reignite global demand for this wonderful fibre and rebuild confidence in the long term viability of Australia’s wool industry,’ Ms McGahan said.

Wednesday December 2, 2009

Good stock, good crowd at sheep sale

A good crowd attended Monday’s sheep sale in Cooma to bid on some well-presented sheep and lambs.

Neighbourhood Safer Places Neighbourhood Safer Places (NSP) is a new concept that has evolved out of the tragic Victorian ‘Black Saturday’ bush fires in February 2009. A Neighbourhood Safer Place (NSP) is a place of last resort for people during a bush fire. It can be part of your contingency plan, for a time when your Bush Fire Survival Plan cannot be implemented or has failed. An NSP is an identified building or space within the community that can provide a higher level of protection from the immediate life threatening effects of a bush fire. NSP’s still entail some risk, both in moving to them and while sheltering in them and cannot be considered completely safe. They are a place of last resort in emergencies only. The following limitations of NSP need to be considered within your Bush Fire Survival Plan: • NSP do not cater for pets • When using NSP do not always expect emergency services to be present • NSP do not provide meals, amenity or cater for special needs (e.g. for infants, the elderly, the ill or disabled) • They may not provide shelter from the elements, particularly flying embers. If an NSP is part of your contingency plan it should not require extended travel through fire affected areas to get there. If there is not sufficient time or it is unsafe to travel to an NSP you should then consider other pre identified safer locations such as your neighbours’ home or a wide open space. In September 2009, the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS), in conjunction with other NSW emergency service organisations, developed guidelines for the identification of NSPs across the State of NSW. As part of this identification process, potential NSPs are assessed against a set of criteria to determine if the building or open space is suitable. The primary purpose of a NSP is the protection of human life. Local Emergency Management Committees (LEMCs) have been tasked with the responsibility of identifying NSPs in their local area. The NSW Rural Fire Service has now received recommended NSPs data from LEMCs for the majority of NSW. This data is currently being subject to a validation process to confirm that

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Rage. (PG) Live From Abbey Road. (G, R, CC) Stateline. (Final, R, CC) Best Of Australian Story: Right As Rain Pt 1. (R, CC) Basketball. WNBL. Round 10. Bendigo Spirit v Canberra Capitals. From Bendigo Stadium, Victoria. Soccer. W-League. Round 10. Central Coast Mariners v Sydney FC. From Bluetongue Stadium, Central Coast. Bowls. NSW Open. Men’s pairs. First semi-final. Nigella Feasts. (G, R, CC) Best Of Gardening Australia. (G, CC) News. (CC) Hope Springs. (PG, CC) News. (CC) The Bill. (CC) DS Carter and DC Masters raid the home of a young married couple following the discovery of indecent images on a laptop, and suspicion falls on a convicted pedophile the couple know. News. (CC) Taggart. (M, CC) Rebus. (M, R, CC) Rage. (M)

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Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. (G) Handy Manny. (G, R) Saturday Disney. (G, CC) Sea Princesses. (C, CC) Flipper & Lopaka: The Search For Neptune’s Trident. (C, R, CC) Movie: Annie. (G, 99, R) Motor Racing. V8 Supercar Championship Series. Support Races. Mini Challenge. From Sydney. Motor Racing. V8 Supercar Championship Series. Sydney Telstra 500. Qualifying, Top 10 Shootout and Race 25. From Sydney. Sydney Weekender: Summer Series. News. (CC) No Leave, No Life: Flinders Ranges. (New series, G, CC) Borderline. (Return, PG, CC) Kingdom. (New series, PG, CC) Wallander. (New series, M, CC) Inspector Kurt Wallander, an obsessive and brilliant detective who will stop at nothing in his search for the truth, connects the suicide of a young woman to the murder of a government minister. Movie: Road To Perdition. (M, 02, R, CC) Home Shopping. (G)

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Garner Ted Armstrong. (G) New Image. (G) Weekend Sunrise. (CC) Kochie’s Business Builders. (G, CC) Spirit Of Yachting. Magnum, P.I. (PG, R) Motor Racing. V8 Supercar Championship Series. Support Races. Australian GT Championship, V8 Utes and the Dick Smith Cycle Challenge. From Sydney Olympic Park. Motor Racing. V8 Supercar Championship Series. Sydney Telstra 500. Qualifying and Race 26. Mercurio’s Menu. (G, R, CC) News. (CC) The Zoo: Elephant Special. (CC). Border Patrol. (PG, CC) Outback Wildlife Rescue. (G, CC) Bones. (M, R, CC) After Booth is placed on leave for shooting at an ice-cream truck, Brennan partners with another agent to investigate the death of a college student killed on spring break by an alligator. Castle. (M, R, CC) Band Of Brothers. (M, R) The First 48. (M) Home Shopping. (G) Early News. (CC)

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sbs one Toasted TV. (G) Scope. (C, R, CC) Totally Wild. (C, R, CC) Pearlie. (C, CC) Hit List TV. (PG) Golf. Australian Open. Third round. From the New South Wales Golf Club, La Perouse, Sydney. Featuring Australians Geoff Ogilvy, Aaron Baddeley, Adam Scott, Matthew Goggin, Stuart Appleby, Greg Chalmers, John Senden, Rod Pampling, Marc Leishman and Michael Sim. News. (CC) Sports Tonight. (CC) The Simpsons. (PG, R, CC) Don’t Forget The Lyrics. (Return, PG, CC) Merlin. (PG, R, CC) Movie: Titanic. (M, 97, R, CC) Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates. An upper-class and independent young woman falls for a penniless young man aboard the ill-fated ocean-going liner. White Collar. (M, R, CC) Sex And The City. (M, R) Sex And The City. (MA15+, R) Infomercials. (PG, R) Religious Programs. (G)

6.00 WorldWatch. 8.30 Soccer. 2010 FIFA World Cup Final Draw Update. From Cape Town, South Africa. 8.35 WorldWatch. 1.00 Sylvie Guillem: On the Edge. (G) 2.40 Mendelssohn, The Nazis And Me. (PG) 3.45 The Chopin Études. (G, R) 3.55 Henri Rousseau: The Toll-Keeper’s Secret. (G, R) 4.30 Newshour With Jim Lehrer. (CC) 5.30 Humanimal: Oh My Dog! (PG, R, CC) 6.30 World News Australia. (CC) 7.30 MythBusters. (G, CC) 8.30 Iron Chef. (G, CC) Japanese cooking show in which a renowned chef and his challenger have one hour to cook a banquet based on a single ingredient. 9.20 RocKwiz. (M, CC) Music quiz show, featuring G. Love and Megan Washington. Hosted by Julia Zemiro and adjudicated by Brian Nankervis. 10.05 Movie: Apocalypto. (AV15+, 06) 12.25 Shorts On Screen. (M) 1.25 NEWStopia. (M, R) 1.55 Decadence: Education. (M, R, CC) 2.25 WeatherWatch Overnight. 5.00 WeatherWatch & Music.

sbs one Mass For You At Home. (G) Hillsong. (G) Totally Wild. (C, R, CC) Pearlie. (C, CC) State Focus. (CC) Infomercials. (PG, R) Discover Downunder. (G) Hit List TV. (PG) Golf. Australian Open. Final round. From the New South Wales Golf Club, La Perouse, Sydney. News. (CC) Sports Tonight. (CC) The Simpsons. (G, R, CC) Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader? (G, CC) Glee. (PG, CC) Movie: The 40-Year-Old Virgin. (M, 05, R, CC) Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Catherine Keener. After his coworkers discover that he has never had sex, a 40-year-old man is encouraged to find a woman to lose his virginity to. Movie: The Parole Officer. (M, 01) Infomercials. (PG, R) Joyce Meyer. (PG) Kenneth Copeland. (PG) James Robison. (PG) Benny Hinn. (PG)

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Early News. (CC) Toasted TV. (G) Scope. (C, CC) Toasted TV. (G) Puzzle Play. (P, R, CC) 9am With David & Kim. (PG, CC) News. (CC) Dr Phil. (M, R, CC) The Oprah Winfrey Show. (PG, CC) Ready Steady Cook. (PG, CC) Judge Judy. (PG, CC) Infomercials. (PG, R) Huey’s Cooking Adventures. (G) The Bold And The Beautiful. (G, CC) News. (CC) The Simpsons. (G, R, CC) Malcolm In The Middle. (PG, R, CC) The 7PM Project. (PG, CC) Futurama. (PG, CC) Supernatural. (M, CC) Not sure he trusts himself anymore, Sam decides to give up hunting, but a late-night visit from his deceased girlfriend leads to a shocking revelation. News/Sports Tonight. (CC) The 7PM Project. (PG, R, CC) David Letterman. (PG) Nurse Jackie. (Final, MA15+, CC) Infomercials. (PG, R) Religious Programs. (PG)

6.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia. (G, R, CC) 1.30 The Dark Years. (PG, R, CC) 2.25 Judgment Day: Intelligent Design On Trial. (PG, R, CC) 3.30 Foolproof Equations For A Perfect Life. (G, R, CC) 4.30 The Journal. (CC) 5.00 The Crew. (G) 5.30 Futbol Mundial. 6.00 E2 Energy: Energy For A Developing World. (G, CC) 6.30 World News Australia. (CC) 7.30 Top Gear: Vietnam Special. (PG, R, CC) 8.55 Man Vs Wild: Mount Kilauea. (G, CC) Adventurer Edward “Bear” Grylls travels to Hawaii, home of one of the world’s most active volcanos, Mount Kilauea. Edward demonstrates the basics of survival, including how to create a gas mask, escape from a lava flow, find water and get honey from a beehive. 9.45 World News Australia. (CC) 10.15 Dead Set. (Final, AV15+, CC) 10.45 Movie: Atomik Circus. (AV15+, 04, R) 12.20 Movie: Immortal (Ad Vitam). (AV15+, 04, R, CC) 2.10 WeatherWatch. 5.20 WorldWatch.

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6.00 Early News. (CC) 7.00 Toasted TV. (G) 7.30 Totally Wild. (C, CC) 8.00 Toasted TV. (G) 8.30 Puzzle Play. (P, R, CC) 9.00 9am With David & Kim. (PG, CC) 11.00 News. (CC) 12.00 Dr Phil. (M, R, CC) 1.00 The Oprah Winfrey Show. (PG, CC) 2.00 Ready Steady Cook. (PG, CC) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, CC) 3.30 Infomercials. (PG, R) 4.00 Huey’s Cooking Adventures. (G) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (G, CC) 5.00 News. (CC) 6.00 The Simpsons. (G, R, CC) 6.30 Malcolm In The Middle. (PG, R, CC) 7.00 The 7PM Project. (PG, CC) 7.30 Accidentally On Purpose. (PG, CC) 8.00 The Office. (PG, CC) 8.30 White Collar. (M, CC) 9.30 Numb3rs. (M, CC) 10.30 News/Sports Tonight. (CC) 11.15 The 7PM Project. (PG, R, CC) 11.45 David Letterman. (PG) 12.30 House. (M, R, CC) 1.30 Infomercials. (PG, R) 4.00 Joyce Meyer. (PG) 4.30 Kenneth Copeland. (PG) 5.00 James Robison. (PG) 5.30 Benny Hinn. (PG)

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WorldWatch. WeatherWatch & Music. WorldWatch. Movie: The Stepford Wives. (M, 75, R, CC) Corner Gas. (G, R, CC) The Wine Lovers’ Guide To Australia. (G, R, CC) The Journal. (CC) Newshour With Jim Lehrer. (CC) E2 Energy: Paving The Way. (G, CC) World News Australia. (CC) Why Do We Dream? (PG, CC) The Circuit. (M, CC) Sam returns after spending time with his son. Drew and Bella’s relationship continues in secret. Magistrate Peter Lockhart’s decisions at The Junction push the community to breaking point. World News Australia. (CC) Hot Docs: Kings Of Pastry. (CC) Filmmakers DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus follow master chef Jacquy Pfeiffer as he travels to France to compete in a prestigious competition. Movie: Life Is A Miracle. (M, 04) WeatherWatch Overnight. WeatherWatch & Music. Japanese News.

Grassroots

Wednesday December 2, 2009

Controlling weeds on Monaro

Calling all Showgirls

St John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum) St John’s Wort is a native of Europe, Asia and North America. St John’s Wort was brought to Australia for its ornamental and medicinal properties in around 1875. It is a poisonous weed that can cause photo synthesisation and death when eaten by livestock. Status St John’s Wort is a Class 4 Noxious Weed in the Cooma-Monaro Shire. The growth and spread of the plant must be controlled according to the measures specified in a management plan published by Council Habitat

the soil as well as another set (rhizomes) that grow laterally and produce suckers. The stems are green or reddish green and up to 60cm tall, branches are in opposite pairs. Flowers are bright yellow in a forked, leafy panicle, have five petals and are in a cluster at the top of the stem. Flowering occurs from October to March. In summer each plant on ripening produces 30 to 70 seeds for releasing the following autumn and winter. PREVENTION

St John’s Wort is a weed of both agriculture and natural ecosystem. It is found in grasslands, woodlands, as well as cleared pastures and forestry plantations. St John’s Wort forms extensive infestation that recruits best on bare or lightly vegetated ground and where poorer soils are evident.

Keeping uninfested areas clean should always be a priority. Identify and address existing or potential sources before things get out of hand and if they do, prevention of seeding should be a priority.

Last year’s showgirl, Libby Goggin (left) with the junior showgirl and teen showgirl. Cooma Pastoral and Agricultural Association is calling for nominations for the 2010 Cooma Showgirl. This annual competition has seen local girls go on to win the State title and enjoy a great year representing their area both here and overseas. Local winners include Mel Nichols, Skye Dixon and Robyn Clubb. Each year, the Cooma P & A looks for suitable candidates in both the senior and junior divisions. The current Cooma Showgirl, Libby Goggin, is working with the P & A to co-ordinate this year’s event. Libby recommends the competition as a great way to promote our local show and also a personal growth opportunity not to be missed. The competition is open to those

young women who are permanent residents of Australia and aged from 18 years to 24 years as at May 1, 2010. Entrants must reside, be educated, or work within NSW for at least three months prior to their local showgirl competition to qualify to compete within the State. Only candidates nominated by an Agricultural Show Society are eligible for Zone and State Final judging. The State Final Judging will take place in Sydney and conclude with the State Final Presentation. Anyone interested in entering the competition for 2010 should contact the Cooma P & A president, Gail Eastaway on 0408 930 180. Entries close on December 4.

Kangaroo Grass trial launch

If you require further information, please contact Cooma-Monaro Shire Council’s weeds advisory officer, Roger Roach, on Kosciuszko 2 Coast Project, Greening The roots of St John’s Wort grow vertically in Australia & Bush Heritage Australia (02) 64551942. Characteristics

invite landholders to pick up a new bush skill at the Shrub and Tree Seed Collecting Workshop. Graham Fifeld from Greening Australia will show how to safely collect, treat, store and simply marvel at the unique seeds dropping from our favourite natives The workshop is on Sunday, December 13 at Scottsdale, Bredbo, from 9.30am – 12.30 pm (start with ice tea at 9am) A barbecue lunch will be provided, and all ages are welcome. Please wear sturdy shoes, a wide brimmed hat and bring a water bottle as it could be hot work. Prior registration essential to Heidi Fisher on tel 03 8610 9102 fax 03 8610 9199 or email volunteers@ bushheritage.org.au After the seed collecting is done at 1pm the Kosciuszko 2 Coast Project will launch the Kangaroo Grass Reestablishment Trial. Valued at $160 each, 30 bags of high grade Kangaroo Grass thatch will be handed to willing local landholders ready to trial the re-establishment of our oldest and toughest native pasture grass - once predominant in this region.

Wool Marketing - Not just wool selling

Wool Buyers & Wool Brokers Office & Wool Store

Kangaroo Grass Trial So, what is this Kangaroo Grass Reestablishment Trial all about? In a seed husk (not a nut shell), the idea of the Kangaroo Grass Reestablishment Trial came up at one of our many K2C steering committee meetings where much great and robust discussion takes place. The issue of weeds was again the subject and the conversation started to get depressing. The group concurred that the whole weed control cycle was like being on a rollercoaster ride without a kill switch. Like anyone who has chipped, sprayed, smothered and sweated over a weed the fear is that more weeds will simply take up the newly created space. With the reality being they mostly do. We need to put something back in to grow and out-compete those weeds and fill this bare space! So what about sowing native grass ? Can it be done? The Great Eastern Ranges Initiative stepped up to the challenge and agreed to fund a trial. If you are landholder in the K2C region and would like to take part in this trial please contact Lauren on email: facilitator@k2c.org.au or 0411 402 978.

54-56 Polo Flat Road, Cooma NSW 2630 Phone: 6452 4494 Fax: 6452 4464 or Ben: 0428 445 064

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Bombala Woolstore

Cnr Forbes & Badgery Street, Bombala NSW 2630 Fridays 9am - 5pm Phone: 6458 3720 Robert Kerrison

We’re locals, supporting locals Keeping the local dollar here!

COOMA

Bracher Timbers Pty Ltd

ALPINE MOTOR GROUP D/L 15759

Timber Merchants

N.S.W AGENT FOR DISCOVERY HORSE FLOATS Proud to be a sponsor of the Sundowner & Cooma Cup Day Ph : 6452 1044

Moulding Manufacturers

Proud to sponsor the Sundowners Cup & Cooma Cup

Vital Service Vital Planet

Proud to be a sponsor of the day!

19-21 Mulach St, Cooma

28-32 Bombala St, Cooma NSW 2630

Cooma Ex-Services Club 106 Vale St, Cooma

information for members & their guests

Saturday 5th December

Sundowners Cup

6452 1144

www.coomaexservicesclub.com.au

Saturday 12th December

Friday 18th & Saturday 19th Dec

HUGE HAM HAUL

60 hams!! from 5pm p

Xmas Karaoke with DJ Grey

PROUD TO BE A MAJOR SPONSOR OF THE SUNDOWNERS AND COOMA CUPS Kid’s Xmas Party from 11.30am

Seafood S f d raffle ffl Plus $1000 grocery grab draw from 5.30pm

Sunday 20th December

Wednesday 23rd December

Merry Xmas to all Friday 25th December

New Y N Years Eve E Local Band “Three on a Tree” Thursday 31st December

COOMA MONARO RACE CLUB

2009

ASSOCIATE SPONSORS Monaro Post Banjo Patterson Inn Beauty Advantage Betta Electrical Snowy Mths Rural & Hardware Bill Wilkinson Agencies Boller & Co Boyce Chartered Accountants Coast Hire Bega Cooma Express Cooma Furnishing Co. Cooma Landscape Supplies Cooma Monaro Shire Council Cooma Radio Taxis Cooma Rugby Club Cooma Trophy & Gift Centre Danielle’s On Main Ezio Deotto Elders

D ILALA STU Scone

THOROUGHBRED AGISTMENT FROM $8.80 a day STALLION SERVICES WALK ONS TO ALL HUNTER STUDS PROUDLY SUPPORTING COUNTRY RACING

Standing: Classic Endeavor (USA) – Ironhorse Honor in War (USA) – Defeated Takeover Target We Can Seek (Chi) – Champion 3YO Colt Amalfi (NZ) – Group 1 winner of over $1 million Grand Reve – Speedster son of Canny Lad Sippin’ Bourbon (USA) – Hennessy, half to Smarty Jones Oh Oklahoma – Group Performed Singspiel Stallion Techrico (NZ) – Zabeel (NZ) x Vaindarra Vice Admiral (Ire) – Brother to Dehere, fantastic foals Eagle Rise – by Danehill – THE DROUGHTBREAKER

$16,500 $11,000 $ 8,800 $ 8,800 $ 6,600 $ 5,500 $ 3,850 $ 1,100 $ 1,100 $ 1,100

ILALA STUD, P O Box 597, SCONE, NSW, 2337 Ph (02) 6545 3001, Fax (02) 6545 9260, Mob 0413 536 274 www.ilalastud@yahoo.com.au

BREDBO INN PROUD TO SPONSOR THE COOMA RACES

Thursday - Sunday Lunch - 12noon - 2pm Dinner - 6pm - 8pm

Monaro Highway Bredbo

P: 6454 4109 F: 6454 4023

Race fever hits town The Cooma Races are on again, and according to organisers are expected to be as big as ever. A large gathering of people from far and wide is expected to flock to the Ti Tree race course on December 5, to bear witness to the excitement of the Cooma and Sundowner Cups. Earlier this year, representatives from the Cooma Race Club committee attended “country racing’s night of nights”, the NSW Country Racing Awards for Excellence. Cooma was successful at the awards night, taking home the award for Community Race Club of the year. The money raised from the 2007 award winning races went towards the improvement of the racecourse facilities, as did the money from the 2008 race. In recent years, the toilet facilities have been upgraded, and a large shelter has been erected over the betting ring. Work has also been carried out ot move the waterpipes and electricity pipes under ground. Last year saw an emphasis on recycling bottles and cans, with 80% of recyclable waste being successfully recycled. Organisers are expecting a similiar rate this year. Racing in Cooma has a long and distinguished history. The first Cooma Cup was held in 1854, attracting a large crowd from Cooma and surrounding areas. The Sundowner Cup was first held in 1993, and celebrates the filming of the movie ‘The Sundowner’s’, which was filmed in Cooma and Adaminaby in 1959. As well as the upgrades to the facilities of the Cooma Race Course, there have been several changes to the rules regarding the sale and consumption of alcohol. The Race Club committee and Cooma police are working together to curb the incidence of alcohol related issues that have arisen at previous race meets. “It’s going to be a great day, we don’t want to scare anybody off,” Race Committee member Ezio Deotto said.

“We’re working with the police, not against them. [The race club] is a licensed venue and you need to treat it like you treat a hotel.” The guidelines recommend that only mid strength beer be available at the event and no alcohol over five percent is to be available. The availability and frequency of transport is to be increased, and no underage drinking will be tolerated, no alcohol is to leave the area, along with other recommendations. “We’re making it a safe and enjoyable event by reducing the amount of alcohol related offences during and after the event.” Cooma Police Inspector Peter Rooney said. Organisers are expecting a great day for everybody in attendance, with the Fashions on the Field giving ladies and gentlemen an opportunity to show off their outfits, and an array of horses from far and wide racing on the day. There will also be a number of venues on location selling a range of food and refreshments, as well as bookmakers and a TAB offering up to date The Cooma Races support a number of organisations throughout the area. Cooma North Preschool and Cooma Pony Club will be involved with catering, St Patrick’s will be providing food and drink to the race goers, the Bushfire Brigade help with the clean up and the Lions Club man the gate. “Six community groups are inovlved making money out of the day. It’s good for th eecomony of the town, Race Club committee president Mick Schofield said. Mr Schofield would also like to extend thanks on behalf of the committee to all of the excellent sponsors who have been involved with the 2009 Cooma Races. Pictured, Glencampbell Miss (centre) on her way to the line at Cooma last year.

Frank’s Butchery GIO Gordon Litchfield Wool Hotondo Homes John Paske - Carpetcourt Summit Smash Repairs Full On Constructions Burkes Plant Hire Harvey World Travel Never Ending Memories Mainstreet Birdsnest Peak Clothing Dick Smith Electronics John Povey Electrics Sam Hain Electrical

Monaro Glass AND

Locally owned business supporting local businesses Keeping the local dollar here... www.monaropost.com.au

are proud sponsors of the Sundowners Cup

Ph: 6452 0313

BE ENTERTAINED BY “CHICAGO CHARLES”

Fashions on the field

The Alpine Hotel is the only venue with LIVE MUSIC AFTER THE RACES BE QUICK - DON’T MISS OUT DOOR WILL BE CLOSED AT 9PM

BLAXLAND MAWSON & ROSE Solicitors Serving the Monaro Since 1868

Proud sponsors of the Sundowners Cup for over 10 years Cooma Office

Bombala Office

3 Dawson Street

170 Sharp Street, Cooma Ph: 6452 1466 www.alpinehotel.com.au

114 Maybe Street

Cooma

Bombala

P. 6452 1266

P. 6458 3686

F. 6452 1913

F. 6458 3883

Email: info@bmrlawyers.com.au

Email: bmrbom@bigpond.net.au

Cooma Motor Lodge Motel

6 Sharp Street, Cooma, NSW 2630 0 R SPONSO D U O R P

Proud to support the Sundowners & Cooma Cup 16 Mildura St, Fyshwick www.gettanked.net.au

Ph: 6280 8265

Fx: 6280 8264

Great Music... Lions Club Hot Food Van and Free Bar Snacks

The Fashions on the Field is a big highlight for people who go to the Sundowners Cup just to have a good time. This year there are prizes for the best dressed ladies, best dressed couple, best dressed gentleman, most stylish hat, ladies most interesting hat, and the novelty prize for boys – most outlandish outfit. The prizes, adding up to a total value of $3000, have been donated by the local businesses around town. According to Anne Bottom – who is the organiser of Fashions on the Field – the prizes get better every year. This year is no exception, when you have a look at what you could win. “The best prize is probably the Mount Selwyn family ski hire, worth $300.” Anne encourages the competition, saying that it

is good for the economy of Cooma and it’s businesses. “It’s very good for our town, very good for the shops. It encourages people to buy shoes, hats, dresses, etc. “It’s been going for 10 years now. It’s a nice highlight for the races, for those not interested in having a bet. There are great prizes, they get better every year. The main prize is Mount Selwyn family ski hire worth $300 as well as a $100 voucher from Birdsnest; a hamper from The Monaro Post, a Peak Clothing $100 voucher and two nights at the Metro, probably worth around $400 “(People should wear) a hat, for starters. The latest fashion if they want a chance in the competition. It depends on which is the most eyecatching.

Ph: 02 64521888 Fax: 02 64523106

• Plumbing • Drainage • Backhoe Excavations

TOP TO BOTTOM PLUMBING Pty Ltd

• Septic Tank Cleaning

Ph: 6452 2410 Mob: 0418 630 233

• Electric Eel

Email: tptbott@snowy.net.au

30 Baron St, Cooma

After the races come back to...

The Australian  Hotel

Night Club Open 6pm till late. Get in early so you don’t line up! 137 Sharp Street

Taking our local beef to Australia and the world with the help of our export partner, Sanger Australia.

Ph: 6452 1844

P: 02 6452 1783

To ﬁnd out what your cattle are worth right now...

visit www.monbeef.com.au Pictured above at at top - last year’s fashions finalists.

Proud to sponsor the Cooma Races

362 44362 4436 c No: 4 Lic

• Driveway • Footings

• Footpaths • Stone work • Slabs • Bobcat • Tipper hire • Mini Excavator

SPONSOR THE COOMA RACES O T D a PROU 29 Oran 221 7 233 2 4 0 : MOB

F: 6452 4168

STRUCTURAL STEEL SHEET METAL WORK DESIGN & CUSTOM MADE • Garages • Carports • Pergolas • Handrails SUPPLY & ERECT

Ian Crawford

6452 2993

Polo Flat Cooma

COOMA MONARO RACE CLUB

2009

ASSOCIATE SPONSORS Just Tyres Cooma Kinross Inn Motel Macks Auto & Tyre Centre Massari Motor Repairs Mick Meillon Ross Walters Mobil Oil Aust. (Snowstop) Monaro Joinery Monaro Meats Monaro Post Monaro Wool Services My Selwyn Snowfields National Australia Bank Nebula Motel Norton’s Building Supplies P.D. Murphy Café Rhythm Snowsports St George Bank St. Patrick’s P & F

proud to support the Sundowners & Cooma Cup

Top prizes for fashions this year Divas on the Field Best Dressed lady 18 – 40 • Birdsnest - $100 voucher • The Monaro Post – Hamper valued at $150 • Peak Clothing - $100 voucher • Metro Pitt St Sydney 2 nights for 2 people Diamonds on the Field Best dressed lady over 40 • Birdsnest - $100 voucher • Break Free Capital Tower ACT two nights for two people • Harvey World Travel - $100 voucher • Cottle House - $50 voucher Fillies on the Field Best dressed under 18 • Birdsnest - $100 voucher • Star City night for two with Deluxe Harbour view • Shirley’s Hair Salon - $50 voucher Best Dressed Couple • Mt. Selwyn family ski hire package - $300 • Target prize Best Dressed Gentleman • Mainstreet - $100 voucher • P.D. Murphy’s $50 voucher

Most Stylish Hat • Bella Moda - $50 voucher • Jolly Rogers - $100 voucher Ladies Most Interesting Hat • The Monaro Post – Beauty Hamper valued at $75 • Jolly Rogers - $100 voucher Novelty Prize for Boys – Most Outlandish Outfit • 1st Prize – Monaro Books and Music $50 voucher • 2nd Prize – Dick Smith $50 voucher Pictured below: outlandish Super Marios from 2008. Bottom, the fashions in the paddock.

Shell Region Service Station Snowy Camping World Snowy Mountains Trout Farm South East Printing South East Rural Supplies South East Tile & Bathroom Southern Diesel & Hydraulics Southern Service Centre Target Country - Cooma Ti Tree Gym Truckstop Polo Flat Jolly Rogers Cottle House Shirleys Hair Salon Bella Moda Footwear Monaro Books and Music

The

Cooma Hotel

COOMA Independent HOTEL Distributors

Cnr Massie & Vale Street Ph: 6452 2003

CANBERRA’S LARGEST WORKWEAR OUTLET ALL RANGE OF: t4"'&5: &26*1.&/5 t 1305&$5*7& $-05)*/( t 803,8&"3 '03 "-- 53"%&4

PROUD TO BE A SPONSOR OF THE SUNDOWNER AND COOMA CUP

60 BARRIER ST, FYSHWICK, ACT

PH: 02 6280 4111

Cooma races nominations Cooma Cup 1600m 1.FOLLOW THE COMMAND. Barbara Joseph 2.GELDERBELLE, Benny Wynen 3.LOWONALE, Robert Flanagan 4.PASS IT ON, Bernie Connell 5.PENALTY SHOOT OUT (NZ), Rex Cole 6.REGAL CELEB, JohnMarzol 7.SEBONY, Chris Strickland 8.SHWEDAGON, Keith Dryden Sundowner Cup Maiden 1400m 1.BEAUBRIDGE, Neil Osbourne 2.BIG NOTING, Jim Scobie 3.BOWLING, Robert Flanagan 4.CALL ME COMBO, David Kelley 5.COVERS, Aarn Clarke 6.DANCE DEDO DANCE, Mike Petrovic 7.DON’T TELLMARGO, Mitchell Hulm 8.FROM THE SHADOWS, Keith Dryden 9.GEMOFA IDEA, Scott Wade 10.ICEZONE, Robert Flanagan 11.JUST OPPOSITE, Barbara Joseph 12.MENLO GIRL, Scott Wade 13.PEARLMAC, Kevin Byrne 14.PONTYPOOL, Rudi Stachow

15.SHIELD OF HONOUR, Georgie Boucher 16.SNOW LOVER, Bruce Hawkins 17.SUDDEN FAME, Rob Wellington 18.TANGERINE, Lynda Bundy 19.TERRAWINDA, Nick Olive 20.THE STELLAR FELLA, Myffy Rae 21.UNCLE CLIVE, Jim Scobie 22.UNCLE KEITH, Andrew Molloy

Benchmark handicap 1000m

10.JINDY, Kevin Byrne 11.PENALTY SHOOT OUT (NZ), Rex Cole 12.RAZORBACK JACK, Scott Wade 13.RETROGAZE, Mike Petrovic 14.SAVE A DOLLAR, Scott Wade 15.SNOW LOVER, Bruce Hawkins

1.BE MINE TONIGHT, Jules de Smet 2.BRENNA, Scott Wade 3.CLANG WENT BANG, Wendy 16.SUDDEN FAME,Rob Heise Wellington 4.COUSIN KINTYRE, Benny 17.TUTOR, Kevin Byrne Wynen 5.DOLASSY, Rex Cole 6.DORAEMON, Kerry Benchmark 1200m handicap Maiden handicap 1000m Evereleigh 7.OVERYOU, John Nisbet 1.ALLBEIT, Jim Scobie 1.AMOOC, David Kelley 8.SUNDALE, Mike Petrovic 2.AURVILLE, Chris Heywood 2.FORTUOSITY, Jim Scobie 9.TURON, Andrew Molloy 3.BE MINE TONIGHT, Jules de 10.VEPETE, Chris Haywood Smet 3.JINDABYNE JACQ, 4.BURIBELLE, Rudi Stachow Rob Wellington 5.CHOIRICKS MAGIC, Mitchell 4.LOWRY ART, Mitchell Hulm Hulm 5.MARAUDING STAR, Robert Benchmark handicap 1600m 6.CLANG WENT BANG, Wendy Flanagan Heise 6.MOORINGS JENNI,Lynda 1.CANNY COVE, John Nisbet 7.DOLASSY, Rex Cole 4 2.CLOSE TO HOME, Bob Kimber Bundy 8.INFURIATE, Jack van Duren 7.OLD HIGHWAY, Sammy 3.DESERT ESSENCE, Jack van 9.JEMAKA, Jphn Marzol Vella Duren 10.MY GENERAL, Mike Petrovic 8.SHIELD OF HONOUR, 4.DOS AMIGOS, Nick Olive 11.PATRICK AND D’ARCY, Joe Georgie Boucher 5.DOUBLE DEFICIT, Garry Cleary 9.SHREWD KEZ, Joe Cleary Lye 6.FEAR OF DEFEAT, Kerry 12.PHOTOGRAPH, Scott Wade Everleigh 10.UNCLE CLIVE, Jim Scobie 13.PRUSTEN, Kerry Everleigh 7.GLASWEGIAN, Joe Cleary 14.SPIRITED CHOICE, Chris 8.ICEZONE, Robert Flanagan Heywood 9.IRISH WAVE, Jack Van Duren

Mick & Glenn Schofield THE ULTIMATE 3 IN 1 ALLWORMER

Proud to be a sponsor of the Sundowners & Cooma Cup

BURCHALL’S

SCHOFIELD SHEARING

ORAL PASTE FOR HORSES

Ph: 6452 3984 or 6452 2126

YOU NAME IT WE MOVE IT COOMA ↔ SYDNEY MELBOURNE ↔ COOMA

transport & recycling

PO Box 778, Cooma 2630 Phone : 02 6452 3773 Fax : 02 6452 4953 Email : burchall@westnet.com.au

Now there’s a real difference in plumbing, bathroom & kitchen supplies…

s &ROM PARCELS TO PALLETS s 3TORAGE s $ISTRIBUTION s &ULL TRUCK LOADS s !LSO )NTERSTATE (AULAGE s &URNITURE &REIGHTERS s $EPOT TO $EPOT

Proud to support the Sundowners & Cooma Cup Email: monft@snowy.net.au

Ph: 6452 2412

Polo Flat Rd, C ooma NSW 2630

Fax: 6452 1537

21 Lyell St Fyshwick ACT P 6126 1122

24-26 Grimwade St Mitchell ACT P 6241 4877

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Tell them how good a job you can do!

Air Conditioning and Refrigeration

COOMA AIR CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION COOMAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S ONLY SPECIALIST DEALER

Builders

OVER 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE SALES, INSTALLATION & SERVICE Lic AU11329

Funeral Services

SUNRISE BUILDING

Winner 1988 1989 1993

& PROPERTY SERVICES PTY LTD t 1SPKFDU .BOBHFNFOU t 3FTJEFOUJBM $PNNFSDJBM $POTUSVDUJPO t &YUFOTJPOT t #BUISPPN ,JUDIFOT 3FOPWBUJPOT t 1SPQFSUZ .BJOUFOBODF t 4QFDJBMUZ 4IFET TIFBSJOH TIFET FUD

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Specialising in Old Style Custom Design & Building New Homes, Additions, Renovations Detailed Custom Joinery

RICHARD SEEARS MOBILE: 0418 484 111 PHONE & FAX: 64523796 EMAIL: fridgfix@bigpond.net.au

JIM PHILLIPS BUILDER

Winner 2003 2004 2005

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Ph/Fax 02 6452 6252 M 0414 984 837

Lic No 9920

Motor

T MOTORS & M Auto Dismantling New & Used Spare Parts Mechanical Repairs Rego Checks Tyres - New, Used & Recaps New Trailers

Dog Grooming

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43 Denison St Cooma NSW 2630 Phone (02) 6452 2094, Mobile 0412 650 144 allensfunerals@snowy.net.au Alan & Catherine Dodd

24 HOUR TOWING

Jenni Power

Providing a professional and understanding service

24 hours 7 Days FDA Assurance of Quality

Welding

M.C.H WELDING Specialists in Engineering & Welding, Heavy Machinery & Transport Equipment.

â&#x20AC;˘ Fully equipped workshop and mobile units. â&#x20AC;˘ Finest quality welding of steel, alloy, stainless. â&#x20AC;˘ MIG, TIG, STICK, OXY ACETYLENE â&#x20AC;˘ Profile and plasma cutting of steel, alloy, stainless. â&#x20AC;˘ Tungsten Grit Hardfacing (High wear resistance for direct drill points, bucket teeth, Augers, etc) â&#x20AC;˘ Line boring, mobile and workshop (repair worn pinholes on your machine or tractor on site) â&#x20AC;˘ Certified ROPS/FOPS canopyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and Forestry guarding â&#x20AC;˘ Certified tow bars for cars, commercials, trucks (Bartlett & pintle hook) â&#x20AC;˘ Machining â&#x20AC;˘ Sheetmetal â&#x20AC;˘ Trailers, box, tipping, plant, custom, firefighting

PLUS SALES OF:

All steel, alloy, stainless in sheet, plate & tubular including cut to length & off-cuts. High tensile bolts & fasteners. General engineering supplies. Welding consumables. Trailer, tray and toolbox components. Pre-Fab sheds & carports. Supply only or fully erected with concrete slabs included. (Meets all council requirements)

Monaro Highway, Bombala Phone Mal Hurley: 0419 490 928 Workshop: 6458 4700 Fax: 6458 4800

404 Monaro Hwy PO Box 981 Cooma NSW 2630

Phone and leave a message

Ph: 02 6452 5250 Fax: 02 6452 5549 Mob: 0414 484 180

6456 3521 11 Dalgety Rd - Berridale

Carpet Cleaning, General Cleaning

AXE

CLEANING SERVICES

FOR ALL YOUR DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL CLEANING NEEDS

â&#x20AC;˘ Carpet & Upholstery steam clean â&#x20AC;˘ Window cleaning â&#x20AC;˘ Domestic & Commercial Cleaning â&#x20AC;˘ Hard floor strip & seal â&#x20AC;˘ Wood floor restorations - sanding & finishing â&#x20AC;˘ Rental exit cleans â&#x20AC;˘ Builders exit cleans â&#x20AC;˘ 24 Hour Flood Damage Emergencies PO Box 661 Cooma NSW 2630

ARE GRASS SEEDS A PROBLEM? Have your working dogs feet shaved for summer.

Ph : 0406 995 228

Email : axecleaning@optusnet.com.au

Insurance

Electrical

Colin Mould Alpine Electrical Lic. No. 114477c

Commercial, industrial and domestic installations and maintenance 24 hour emergency service Phone 6456 3147 Fax 6456 4317 Mobile 0408 484 028 Email cmould@bigpond.net.au PO Box 70,â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Bush Hallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Berridale NSW 2628

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With convenience of arrangements In your home or at our premises

LIC NO: 37754

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Tell them how good a job you can do! Tiling

Electrical

Sprocketâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

ELECTRICS

ABN: 36898677086 LICENCE NO: 131494C

â&#x20AC;˘ELECTRICIANâ&#x20AC;˘ DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL

John Povey

For all your electrical needs

P: 02 6454 4086 / 0408 481 116 F: 02 6454 4087 16 Swan St, Bredbo, NSW 2626 SPROCKET46@BIGPOND.COM

A Wall & Floor Tiling Jindabyne local Servicing the N ASnowy Mountains and D The Monaro region. E Î&#x2021; Commercial Tiling Tiling and R Î&#x2021; Domestic Waterproofing S Î&#x2021; Paving in Mosaicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and O Î&#x2021; Specialising IG Natural Stone OO B T B O L N N O J O SMAL O OR T â&#x20AC;&#x2DC; S CALL JASON ANDERSON

LIC.NO. EC33511

PH: 0421 489 787 E: andos.tiling@yahoo.com.au

Fire Wood

Quality seasoned, cut and split combustion heater length firewood delivered to your place

Ute loads, truck loads or bulk orders welcome Contact Les Thomas Mobile: 0412 932 802 Home: 6452 5237 After hours: 6456 3284

Optometrist

Garden

HOME

Garden & Gadget Gallery

Specs

ABN: 76 221 005 453

COOMA

NEXT EYE TESTING 17th August 21st November

â&#x20AC;˘ Experienced Lawn & Garden Care â&#x20AC;˘ Yard Clean-up â&#x20AC;˘ Fully Insured â&#x20AC;˘ Free Quotes COOMA & SURROUNDING AREAS

Ph 0418 486 822

Â PAT & JANET LOMAS Phone: (02) 64584168 112 Maybe Street Bombala NSW 2632 Fax: (02) 64583785

P.O Box 838, Cooma Email: john.guion@bigpond.com.au

171 Sharp Street Cooma Ph/Fax 6452 1048 1800 678 880 Mob 0412 439 550

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Visioncare and DVA suppliers MP00056

Âˇ Handcrafted Metal Sculptures Âˇ Garden Ornaments Âˇ Hardy Plants Âˇ Pots Âˇ Everyday garden needs Âˇ WORTH THE DRIVE!

Tyres

Dance School

Cooma Dance Co. Leading Lead ding the way in technique and performance perf rformance e Qualified, Qualified d, skilled & dedicated teachers in the art of of choreography & performance. perf rformance. Tap, Fun classes in Ta T p, Jazz/Funk, Ballet, Drama, V Vo cal Coaching, Hip Hop Syllabus Vocal BOYS ONLY L TA T P CLASS TAP All ages & levels catered fo fforr Enquiries to 6452 6129 iinfo@coomadance.com.au nfo@coomadance.c com.a au

THE NEW

JUST TYRES COOMA

N E P O NOW

FOR ALL YOUR TYRE NEEDS CONTACT JUST TYRES ON 6452 1411 54 Bombala St, Cooma

Bakery

COOMAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S $2.00

ORIGINAL HOTBAKE

Not just a cake shop Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a delight shop

Hains Centre Cooma

Ph : 6452 2853

Email : cohotbake@msn.com

WEDNESDAYS PIES, CAKES, SANDWICHES SPECIAL OCCASIONS BIRTHDAY CAKES TO ORDER

115 Maybe Street Phone â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 6458 3113

Open Mon-Fri 7am to 5pm & Weekends

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Tell them how good a job you can do! Scrap Removal

Drainage

Music Lessons

ARE YOU READY TO ROCK!

Mountain Drains

Commercial and Domestic Drainage

Rock guitar lessons now available. What ever music you’re into we’ll have you playing like a pro in no time. Metallica, ac/dc, red hot chili peppers, green day, Jack Johnson...

Buy or Giveaway

• CARS • TRUCKS • MACHINERY • BATTERIES • COPPER • BRASS • RADIATORS • OLD TRACTORS

We teach all these guitar styles and more: - Contemporary rock, - Hits from the 90’s, 80’s, 70’s, 60’s & 50’s - Country - Blues - Classical

Craig Dixon Lic No. 208797c

Individual private lessons tailored to suit your goals. Shop 2 Parkview Arcade 123 Sharp Street COOMA

Fenian Park Pty Ltd

www.coomamusic.com.au Ph: (02) 6452 6067

OUR BISTRO

Lic. No. 39620

PLATYPUS

REPAIRS

HAS IT ALL...

Clinton & Rochelle Badewitz

$8.00 Lunch 7 days $4.00 Lunch Special (Mon & Wed) Great value for parties, weddings, anniversaries & birthdays

ABN 64 628 918 511

Bombala Dam cleaning, road construction/maintenance, poly pipe laying equipment, supply & delivery of gravel. Full range of civil & earthmoving equipment available.

Telephone (02) 6458 3243 Mobile: 0428 584 431

ABN 66 112 280 172

Bistro

Crash Repairs

Earthmoving/Equipment

fenianpark@bigpond.com

Install, Repair, Clean, Replace Town & Septic Systems, Sewer & Storm Water, Pipe Camera

COOMA SCHOOL OF MUSIC

Phone Roo: 6458 2008 or 0438 645 820

0420 947 505

ALL INSURANCE WORK Private Work Panel Beating/ Spary Painting Baked Enamel Car Detailing Industrial Paint Work Fibreglass Repairs Windscreen Replacement 66 Forbes St P.O. Box 149 Bombala NSW 2632

Ph: 02 6458 3978 Fax: 02 6458 3977 Moblie: 0407 957 938

Ph 6452 1144 106 Vale Street, Cooma

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Drillers

WATER BORES

FOR STOCK, DOMESTIC, ORCHARDS & VINEYARDS

All workmanship and materials guaranteed. Licensed Water Bore Drillers

WHY PAY PAY MORE MORE WHEN WHEN THE THE BEST BEST WILL WILL COST COST YOU YOU LESS LESS WHY Ph 6362 3366 Fax 6362 3164 All hours 7 days a week

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Bombala boys help with Koala survey Twenty year seven students from Bombala High School have played an important role in helping to unravel some of the mysteries surrounding the distribution and abundance of Koalas in the South East Forests after assisting the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) with a recent field survey. The students involvement in the survey formed part of a year seven week-long boys camping experience at the educational facility known as The Crossing in Bermagui. The survey and camp was facilitated by Dean Turner from The Crossing NPWS Ranger, Jo Vincent, said today

that the students’ contribution was part of a larger survey extending into the Tantawangalo, Yurammie and Cathcart areas. “This koala survey is an enormous task and having extra sets of eyes is a big help,” Ms Vincent said. “They were very enthusiastic and having 20 of them meant we could cover a reasonable sized survey plot. “The boys were instructed on how to identify particular eucalypt species favoured by Koalas and also the nature, size and shape of animal droppings, including those of the Koala, the key indicator they were searching for.

“They were then asked to locate the nearest 30 trees to the centre of the survey plot with diameter at breast height of greater than 150 mm and then search through the litter under the trees for animal droppings. “The task took about half a day and they found droppings from Greater Gliders, Wombats and Wallabies but no Koalas. “Not finding Koala droppings is still very important and a valuable contribution to the overall survey ; we need to know where Koalas are, as well as where they are not. “Finding droppings from a Greater

Glider is also important. This animal feeds exclusively on eucalypt leaves and mapping its distribution and abundance will be another important outcome of this survey. “They did a great job and really helped to contribute. We’d be very happy to have Bombala High School students back helping us with this survey. “If there’s anyone else in the community who’d like to get involved then by all means call the project manager, Chris Allen at the Merimbula NPWS office on 64955008,” Ms Vincent said.

W H O’ S

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Phone: 131 161 For appliance sales Jindabyne Plumbing Supplies Lot 23 Baggs Rd Leesville, Jindabyne 6456 1842

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Monaro Wool Services

Pictured at Monaro Wool Services at Polo Flat are Cooma manager Ben Litchfield, Peter Gersak, Lou Moore and Shute Bell’s Managing Director Robert Ryan.

Monaro Wool Services are undergoing some positive movements in their business and their long relationship with Shute Bell Badgery Lumby has a lot to do with it. Shute Bell Badgery Lumby is one of the oldest and most recognised and respected company names in rural Australia. The company began operating in 1906, trading under the names of Schute Bell Badgery Lumby, Schute Bell Queensland, Wool Auctions of Australia, Goddard Wool Marketing and Monaro Wool Services. The company has an unrivalled reputation as a personalised and professional Wool Broker and Stock and Station Agent. Shute Bell also offers a professional and personalised service in Wool, Livestock, Property, Finance and Insurance.Having maintained a relationship with Monaro Wool Services for over 100 years, Cooma manager Ben Litchfield was happy to advise of Shute Bell’s reactivation of older branches across the Monaro, especially the investment in the purchasing of the Monaro Wool Services building at Polo Flat.

The purchasing of the building has demonstrated the commitment Shute Bell has in the Monaro as well as demonstrating their continuous commitment to their current clients and potential clients ensuring the stability of this relationship and the wool industry itself. ‘Although we are moving on to a new phase, fundamentally the ethos of the business will remain the same, and that is to continue to provide the advice and customer service to all our clients,’ Ben Litchfield said. Who better to understand the industry than Ben, who began his career at the tender age of 17 and has never worked in any other industry. Shute Bell’s Managing Director Robert Ryan said that the business relationship is about extending the profile of the Monaro and attracting a strong wool investment. Strangely enough, the Sydney office has a stronger turn over than its affiliated branches as the demand for Australian wool stems highly from China, Italy and India. These committed wool brokers work closely with the man on the land and pride themselves on their industry methods that are uniquely Australian.

News

Wednesday December 2, 2009

Cooma’s annual dog show a success Far left: windswept Papillons ‘Honey, Eli and Samuel’ from Kalkite; below: ‘Billy-Jean’ from Numeralla; bottom; ‘Jacklyn’ and Jan Boyce from Narooma.

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Above: 10-week-old ‘Luka’ from Canberra. below: Ch: Aristocrat Bittersweet Symphony (IMP USA), from Nimmitabel.

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Bombala Woolstore

28 Holland Rd Polo Flat

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Cooma Correctional Centre, Cooma, Permanent Part â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Time (28 hours per week). Vacancy Number 09000001DD: Total remuneration packaged valued at $82,669 pa including salary range $66,827 to $74,915 pa, employerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contribution to superannuation and leave loading. (Salary is on a pro-rata basis and includes employerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contribution to superannuation and leave loading). Responsible for the delivery of accredited Information Technology programs at Cooma Correctional Centre. Selection Criteria: Degree in Education or Degree plus Diploma in Education or equivalent and Certificate IV TAA40104 or BSZ40198. Qualification in Information Technology at AQF Certificate III or above. Experience teaching adults in Information Technology or a demonstrated understanding of adult learning principles. Demonstrated knowledge of Australian Quality Training Framework (AQTF 2007) standards. Ability to undertake administrative duties related to teaching. Understanding of Case Management including Throughcare strategies. Ability to work effectively with other team members. Well developed interpersonal and communication skills. Notes: This is a re-advertised position. All previous applicants need to re-apply to be considered for this position. Applicants are requested to provide e-mail addresses for two nominated referees, one of which should be a current or recent supervisor. Applicants must submit a signed Applicant Declaration form and copies of qualifications and academic transcripts. Originals must be brought to interview. Note that overseas qualifications must be accompanied with relevant statement of Australian equivalent. Applicants must obtain an information package and address each point of the selection criteria as part of their application. All staff will be required to attend the Integrated Induction for up to 2 weeks at the commencement of their employment. An eligibility list may be created and used to fill future permanent part-time and temporary part-time positions in the area. Inquires and Information Packages: Judy Young, Ph: (02) 6455 0315. Email: Judy.Young@dcs.nsw.gov.au Applications marked â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Confidentialâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to: Recruitment Services Officer, Corporate Recruitment Unit, Ground Floor, Corrective Services NSW, GPO Box 31, Sydney 2001. Email: corporaterecruitment@dcs.nsw.gov.au

Closing date: 18/12/09

Requires a qualified panel beater for our busy workshop in Cooma. Âˇ Excellent working conditions Âˇ Wages negotiable between $38,000 to $45,000 per annum (depending on experience), plus superannuation and benefits. Applicants please contact Doug Arnold or Karen Claase on (02) 6452 3360 or email to summitsmash@bigpond.com

Trolley collector required in Cooma Permanent/Part Time position Award Rates MUST BE EXTREMELY RELIABLE Phone Michael on 0408 252 404

Advisor Support Officer

LAND AUCTION RYEDALE ROAD, NIMMITABEL

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Âˇ Watered by Bobundara Creek Âˇ Set cattle yards Âˇ Road frontage Âˇ Renowned cattle/sheep production AUCTION DATE: FRI DEC 18TH 2009 2PM VENUE: COOMA EX-SERVICES CLUB, VALE ST COOMA Âˇ For inspections and further information contact the selling agents

A position for an Advisor Support Officer with a leading Financial Planning Business exists in Cooma. Primary role is to assist the financial adviser with client services and administrative requirements of the business. Essential Âˇ Appropriate administration training or demonstrated capabilities via previous employment Âˇ Excellent organization and communication skills Âˇ Good knowledge of Microsoft Office Âˇ Ability to self direct work & work autonomously Âˇ Good analytical skills Written applications with referees should be sent, by COB 11 December 2009, to: PO Box 15, Cooma NSW 2630 P: 6455 1000 F: 6452 5542

MOTOR BIKES FOR SALE

KX 65-2004 model Good Condition - some spares Great looking bike $2600 ono Ph: 6452 5336

172 Sharp St Cooma Ph: 6452 4155 A/h: 6452 4726 Mob: 0402 470 422

HOUSE FOR RENT

3 Bedroom home at Berridale Unfurnished, large fenced block. Plus separate self contained granny flat/office. Available from mid December $280 p/w Contact Janet: 0402 152 613 PUBLIC NOTICES WHY COOK XMAS DAY ???

Come and join us at the Stockman's Restaurant at the Best Western Marlborough Motor Inn. Open for Xmas lunch. Hot and Cold Smorgsboard. BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL PHONE 64521133

IN MEMORIAM

Frank Boller

21/09/1922 - 02/12/2008 We mention your name and speak of you often. God bless you Frankie/Dad/Pop You are never forgotten.

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FUNERAL NOTICE

LIEGL, Wilfried Christian (Willi) passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 24th 2009 at Canberra Hospital, formerly of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Westeriaâ&#x20AC;? Bobundara Rd, Berridale. Aged 57 years.

Dearly loved husband of Kerrie and adored father to Claudia and Dominic. Beloved son of Joseph and Herbert (DEC). Brother to Hubert, Irmgard (DEC), Gottfried and Gert of (Austria). Favorite son in-law of Gwen, Jim and Family. The funeral service for the late WILFRIED CHRISTIAN LIEGL (Willi) was held at St Josephs Catholic Church, Berridale, on Friday November 27th 2009. After which the cortege interment followed in the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC; Berridale Cemetery.

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Wednesday December 2, 2009

Sport

Wednesday December 2, 2009

Touch footy

Monaro junior cricket results

Four weeks on and the new look Cooma Touch Football competition is turning out to be a lot more fun. With several major rule changes including having a marker, no voluntary touches plus being able to put a chip or grubber kick in once the attacking side is over halfway have won lots of praise from all the teams. The men’s comp is fairly even but the mixed events is where the action has been with numerous close games and a number of very agile and clever female participants. The committee would like to remind all teams to be ready to start on time and that all outstanding playing fees are now overdue ($20 a player). Players failing to pay by November 30 will not be allowed to take the field. Please try and adhere to our requests.

Cooma under 15 records win Cooma played Ginnderra at Canberra and batting first saw 4 batsmen settle in to build an innings. Harry Roach top scored with 50, Matt Deveraux 42, Joel Smith 30, Justin Locker 25 and Robbie Sharp a quick hit 22, Cooma compiled a score or 253 Cooma with 10 men then held Ginnderra to 177. Jack Johnson on his return to pace bowling returned the figures of 4 for 26. It was great to see the opening spell of Jacob Moon and Joel Smith have the Ginnderra batsmen struggling to get bat on ball with pace and swing plus pitching the ball up and making the batsman play, both finishing with one wicket each. Matt Deveraux’ spell of spin bowling was top class. Locky Fraser’s wicket keeping was once again great. Man of the match, Jack Johnson. Fielding awards, 3 points Zane Weston, 2 points Nic Keighley. 1 point Matt Moxon. A good win to Cooma. Training 4.15 Tuesday for all players.

Monaro Cricket under 19’s Monaro under 19’s cricket team commence their rep campaign on Sunday 13th December when they play the first match in the Jeffery cup Competition. Monaro will field a strong side in this competition under the guidance of in form batsman, Sam Williams. The second game is on the 20th December and the third game on January 10. The squad is Sam Williams (C), Zach Smith, Chris Jenkins, Andrew Jenkins, Locky Schofield, Ben Shaw, Jack Ewart, Nic Moon, Alex Moon, Tim Williams, Damo Roach, Josh Frazer, Mitch Clark and Campbell Hillman. For more info contact Roger Roach on 64533250 or 0428644558.

Snowy wins Williams Cup Cryptic

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Cryptic Clues Across 1. Accords we negotiated as being above criticism (6,3) 6. Festive last hurrah for a goose (5) 9. Opponent holds down half even during comeback (7) 10. A coin thrown round each part of the Pacific (7) 11. Drink to carry on one side of the boat (4) 12. Record number turning camp through unhappiness (10) 14. Very quickly put into words (7) 15. Apprentice has shower in support of the ball (7) 16. Accra flourished in the role of capital city (7) 19. Like ingredients in favourite snack (7) 21. Truck carrying bananas began to bear fruit (10) 22. Shirt front, then hold up complacent ... (4) 25. ... Indian to joke and punch midair (7) 26. Drive one to proceed? (7) 27. Design eyesore on the left (5) 28. Small quarrel with gender reassignment (3,6)

Cooma Royal team) to make up the four men and four ladies). Bookham protested at Daniels inclusion and therefore Snowy had to forfeit all 6 sets he was to play in, This made the rest of the team very determined and had to win four of the last six sets of mixed doubles to win the match, which they did. A very pleasing result. Well done Tim Harris, David Goggin, John Phillips, Daniel Fraser, Lisa Phillips, Leonie Ainsworth, Clare Trevanion and Louise Barron.

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Quick Clues

1. Cyclone (9) 6. Fry quickly in a little fat (5) 9. Fortified white wine (7) 10. Reindeer (7) 11. Smear on paint (4) 12. Behead (10) 14. Postmortem (7) 15. Spiny anteater (7) 16. Tuft of grass (7) 19. Type of cigar (7) 21. Uneducated person, hostile to the arts (10) 22. Minute particle (4) 25. Member of a Muslim order, noted for frenzied dancing (7) 26. Misconception (7) 27. Warning signal (5) 28. Boundary, outline (9)

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1. Muggy, sultry (5) 2. Stronghold, bastion (7) 3. Wading bird venerated by the ancient Egyptians (4) 4. Training school (7) 5. Territory surrounded by another nation (7) 6. Put in order, tidy up (10) 7. Admonish, scold (7) 8. Ebullient (9) 13. Resistance, hostility (10) 14. Australia and New Zealand, as viewed from Britain (9) 17. Agitator, troublemaker (7) 18. Tomato sauce (7) 19. Pine tree (7) 20. Pariah (7) 23. Head of a municipality (5) 24. Bivalve mollusc (4)

Monaro Family Day Care Inc has child care places available for 2010 within Cooma, Berridale, Bombala and Jindabyne.¬ Home-based child care offers small group care catering to your childs individual needs. Each child care provider is trained in First Aid, Child Protection and many other areas relating to child care. Please contact the coordination unit staff on 64521740 to discuss your child care requirements.

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Down 1. Sweet stuff set to spur on sticky end (5) 2. Conspiracy to hide six balls in a mug (5-2) 3. Weak yen covered very deadly sin (4) 4. Heat scale to slice off American (7) 5. Pay court to take duct off print (7) 6. Environmentalist supports American capital? (10) 7. Light headed tanner made light (7) 8. Draw breath and scoff at such a sign of life (9) 13. Cut leaf held off centre (10) 14. Doctors lay cue points on gums (9) 17. Kind of government to grow green over city limits (7) 18. Keeps watch over first and second in economy class (7) 19. Peace descending on road train is a contradiction in terms (7) 20. Send up swimming pool man (7) 23. Some DNA outlines one who's trapped by the bottle (5) 24. Camera shy over skin complaint (4)

Players representing the Cooma Snowy Tennis Club recently won the Williams Cup in Queanbeyan. After a round robin competition during the year Queanbeyan 1 defeated Queanbeyan 2 in the final of the Southwell Cup. In the Williams Cup semi finals, Snowy defeated Gunning and Bookham defeated Cooma Royal. Snowy had a few players on the injury list, then lost Tom Connolly to a bad calf muscle tear during the semi final. Snowy had trouble fielding a fit team for the final and had to call on Daniel Fraser (who played with the

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Sport

Wednesday December 2, 2009

Cooma Bocce’s big day for 2009

Cooma Bocce Club held its biggest competition of the year recently, the Cooma Cup. The weekend included good bocce matches as well as a presentation night. Players in the competition are pictured above.

Rulie wins Medal of Medals Very blustery conditions greeted the ladies for the play-off for the Medal of Medals last Saturday. However, Rulie Steinfort played a fantastic game to win with 73 net. Her all round game was on song and her putts dropped! The runner-up, on a countback, was Val Leitch with 77 net. Balls were won by Gaye Wilson, also 77 net, and Judy Priedigkeit, 78 net. Last Wednesday, an 18-hole stableford was contested. Ann Clayton had a great game to win with 39 points. She further reduced her handicap by a shot. Well done! The runner-up was Rulie Steinfort with 36 points. Balls were won by Lyn Last, 34 points,

Marilynne Weston, 33 points, and Gillian Petersohn, 32 points. Nearest The Pin was Val Leitch. In the nine-hole event Julie Upton played a consistent game to win with 18 points. The runner-up was Aileen Smith. Balls were won by Clare Nowland, also 17 points, and Joan Bracher, 16 points. Coming up: Wed, 2nd Dec – 18 hole stableford; Sat, 5th Dec - 9 hole stableford; Sun, 6th Dec – 18 hole stroke. Don’t forget two person Ambrose and luncheon/presentation on Wednesday, December 9.

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Cooma Rifle Club Last Saturday was dull, overcast and very windy for the concluding shoot of the monthly spoon competition, held from 300 yards. The wind was variable but mostly quite north-west and west, fishtailing for much of the morning. It was overcast and the dull light was an additional problem for shooters. Generally the wind was more consistent during the first stage, with Noel Barrett scoring a possible 50/50 and most shooters doing better than their second stage. An exception was Don Robb who scored a very good 48 for his second stage. The off-rifle scores were:

(4) Graeme Crundwell 43-1 and 39-1, total 82-2; (5) L a c h l a n Thomoon 38-0 and 31-0, total 690; (6) Brian Bradley 34-1 and 29-0, total 63-1 Dianne Blyton, who is an excellent shot and usually cleans up the men, had troubles with her hand loads to give her an uncharacteristically low score. Seventeen central bulls were scored but “Danny’s Dot” in the dead centre was untouched. With handicaps the order was Noel, Don, Dianne, Graeme and Brian. Noel won the November spoon. Next Saturday the monthly shoot for the annual Club Championship (1) Noel Barrett 50-5 and 45- and Gregory Shield competition will 4, total 95-9; (2) Don Robb 44-0 be held from 400 yards. and 48-2, total 92-2; (3) D i a n n e Blyton 46-2 and 39-1, total 85-3;

What’s On This Season

EVENT: Don’t forget Aqua Aerobics and our own Dry Land Training, ask for more info

WATERPOLO AND FLIPPER POOL COMPETITION: Register by Feb 1st. Giant Pool Party: Schools nearly over celebrate with aqua inflatable fun. 12pm-3pm. Sat 12th December Dive in Movie Night: Fun for the whole family. Family fun movie night. Bring your blankets, bring the family and enjoy a night under the stars. 7.30-9.00pm. Sat 19th December Family Fun day and Sausage Sizzle: Fun for the whole family. Enjoy ‘Nessie’ the huge pool inflatable and sausage sizzle, 11.30am – 2.00pm. Sun 27th DEC Dive in Movie Night: Fun for the whole family. Family Fun Movie Night. Bring your blankets, bring the family and enjoy a night under the stars. 7.30 – 9.00 pm. Sat 9th JAN Giant Pool Party and Hot Dogs: School holiday fun for the whole family. Enjoy ‘Nessie’ the huge pool inflatable, hot dogs (charge extra for hot dogs only) 3-5.00pm. Sun 17th Jan. Family Fun Day: Fun for the whole family. Enjoy ‘Nessie’ the huge pool inflatable, treasure hunt, games, prizes and BBQ, (Charge for the BBQ) Join in the fun. 11.30am-2.00pm. Sat 30th JAN. Family Fun Day: Fun for the whole family. Enjoy ‘Nessie’ the huge pool inflatable, treasure hunt, games, prizes and BBQ, (Charge for the BBQ) Join in the fun. Sun 28th Feb. End of Season party. Watch this space for the end of season Activities.

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Wednesday December 2, 2009

Aussie 2 holds onto lead after round six

Last Wednesday night’s Triples Championships attracted 12 teams, down on numbers from previous years. Despite the reduced numbers, it was a night of stiff competition with some big scores high peg outs and a 180 thrown by Peter Strange. The A Grade Triples Champions for 2009 are Nathan Smith, Peter Strange and Basil Bodycott. Runners up are Kristy Saxon, Karl Scheyka and Jason Harris. Martina Pielli, Nicole Smith and Kym Schubert finished the night in third place. The B Grade Champions for 2009 are Kim McMahon, Ray Parr and Luke Shenton. Runners up were Kay Webel, Jason Kelly and Errol O’Rielly. Third place went to Isabel Gerigk, Leanne Gibson and Jeremy Riley. Tonight it’s the highlight of the Darts year, the Singles Championships, where its every man and woman for themselves. Once again this will be held at the Aussie with registrations in at 7pm for a 7.30pm start. Don’t forget the 2009 Cooma District Darts Association Presentation Dinner and AGM. Tickets need to be purchased no later than Thursday December 10. This year’s presentation will be at Dodds Hotel on Saturday December 12 commencing at 6pm. Tickets are $10 per head which includes dinner and entry into a $500 cash prize comp to be held on the night at the conclusion of the formalities. For anyone who does not wish to partake in the prize comp, tickets will be the usual $1. Tickets can be purchased now from Leanne Gibson or the bar staff at Dodds.

Round six of the Monaro District Cricket competition was held over the weekend, with Aussie 2 still the team to beat with 33 points, and Jindabyne just behind them on 30 points Several teams are still struggling for numbers, which was reflected by a low scoring round for all teams in the competition. A under strength Berridale-Dalgety took on Colts at Nijong, and looked troubled early. Dave Bartle and Josh Maguire opened the batting, but Maguire was undone off the bowling of Zach Smith for a duck, bringing Nick Chapman to the crease. Bartle and Chapman settled the batting, but found runs hard to come by with the Colts bowlers keeping things tight. Bartle was out for 18, with the next highest scoring batsman being Nathan Underwood on 10. Nathan Boate bowled very confidently for the Colts, securing figures of 2 for 5 off 2, and Zach Smith was next best bowling economically to finish with 1 for 10 off 5. The Colts Batsmen had trouble early, with Ryan Stores out for 0 and Archie Litchfield bowled on two. Smith looked trouble early but found his feet, making a convincing 53 before retiring, for Colts to easily walk away with the match. At Rotary Oval, Royal defeated Aussie 3 in the closest match of the round. Royal were all out for 134 with Tim Lewis and the in form Aron Rogers doing the brunt of the damage, scoring 37 and 22 respectively.

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D Jacobs for Aussie 3 was the pick of the bowlers, picking up three wickets for 35 runs off his nine overs. Aussie 3 looked threatening, with several batsmen getting a start but none managing to do enough to secure a win. Gary Van der Plaat was solid at the top of the order with 23 runs, and Stuart Butterfield finished with 19. Andrew Jenkins was tight with the ball, finishing with 3/26 off 9 overs, and Aron Rogers backed up his performance with the bat securing figures of 3/30 off 9, which included three maiden overs, to see Aussie 3 all out for 118. Aussie 2 continued their undefeated streak, with a very convincing win over Aussie 1 at Snowy Oval. Only two batsmen from Aussie 1 managed to get a start, with L Collman at the top of the order posting 23, before being undone by Locky Schofield, and D McPherson was out for 23. The wickets were shared amongst the Aussie 2

bowlers, with Schofield, Glen Crimmins, Sam Williams and Tim Williams taking two each, Tim particularly impressing with his figures of 2 for 2 off 2 overs. The Aussie 2 Batsmen came out firing with Andrew Boller at the top of the order scoring a thrilling 29 runs in his man of the match encounter. Boller will be looking to continue impressing with the bat as one of the pre-eminent young batsmen in the competition. Ben Shaw and Lachlan Schofield also batted well, both posting scores in the 20’s to take Aussie 2 through for a comfortable victory. There will be no cricket next week due to Cooma races, with play to recommence on December 12 when Aussie 2 play Jindabyne at Snowy Oval, Coffey’s Hotel play Aussie 2 at Rotary Oval, Royal play colts at Nijong and Berridale-Dalgety take on Aussie 1 at Berridale.

Monaro under 14s defeat Goulburn Monaro under 14’s Cricket team defeated Goulburn at the Rotary on Sunday in their third rep game. Captain Matt Moxon won the toss and sent Goulburn into bat and Monaro soon had one of the Goulburn openers run out with a direct hit from Harry Roach, then 4 more wickets thanks to Jacob Moon and Harry Roach in their first opening spell of bowling, including one top catch by Zane Weston at gully. Matt Moxon then removed 2 more batsmen and when Luke Johnson ran another batsman out Goulburn were in deep trouble. Michael Bowman bowled the last batsman and Goulburn were all out for 72. Best bowling Harry Roach 3 for 21, Matt Moxon 2 for, Jacob Moon 2 for. The fielding once

again was good, Todd Biillman and Laurence Redmond were among the best, with little Luke Bracher who did a great job keeping behind the stumps. In reply Monaro’s batsman settled in to build the innings but when Michael Bowman fell for 3 it was Joel Smith and Harry Roach who worked the runs down on a heavy field, Roach fell for 12 and Matt Moxon finished the run chase off. Monaro being only 2 down when they passed Goulburn’s score, Joel Smith being not out 15. Monaro’s overall cricket has improved in the 3 matches having 1 loss by 9 runs, I tie and a convincing win. The Monaro boy’s sportsmanship was first class and a credit to each individual who played.

Lodge trials with Manly Local footballer Kyle Lodge has been training full time with the Manly Sea Eagles NRL squad, in a bid to secure a position in the 2010 first grade side. Lodge spent last season with the Roosters, playing reserve grade where he received the coaches award for 2009. He is excited about the prospect of securing a first grade position, and is working hard to earn favour with the Sea Eagles. He has been training hard with Manly, with the team working on a combination of weights, fitness, cardio in the gym and pool sessions. The team has also been taking part in weekly strong man competitions, and Lodge believes he is comparing well to the other members of the squad. “[I’m feeling] hopeful. There are a few boys there, and they’re a good squad,” he said. He also believes that the Sea Eagles are looking good for the 2010 season. “There’s a good feel about it, we should go

alright this year,” he said. Lodge will continue training with Manly, and will take part in a training camp at the army barracks before being reassessed before Christmas. If he is successful, he will earn himself another month with the squad before he is reassessed again, and if he proves himself again will earn a fulltime spot with the club.

Sport

Wednesday December 2, 2009

Bowls challenge climax

The Monaro Challenge will have an exciting climax next Sunday following the results of the fourth round played at Nimmitabel on Saturday. Four of the five clubs have a chance of taking out the challenge though Adaminaby is in the box seat. Cooma recovered from a slow start to record the first three rink win of the competition. Nimmitabel won the first set in both the triples and pairs before the Cooma teams managed to win the contests in tie breakers. In the pairs China Buckley and Bernie Stove won the last two ends of the first set against Mark Buckley and Neil McGregor to grab a close 8 – 6 win. However, the Cooma pair recovered strongly to take the second set 14 – 5. The tie breaker was very close with the sides locked at two all after two ends. Buckley and McGregor were able to win the deciding end by a shot to give them victory. The triples game followed a similar pattern. Nimmitabel’s Gaile Fitzgerald, Col Batten and Chris Cooper won the first set 9 -5. A strong finish in the second set allowed Peter Marsicano, Ignazio Mondello and Giulio D’Amico to square the match at a set all with a 10 -5 win. The tie breaker was one sided as the Cooma team won all three ends to win 8 – 0. In the fours Cooma’s Sergio Roncelli, Denis Steinfort, Paul Cannell and John Schoon had a straight set win over Fiona Richards, Ricky Evans, Leon Weston and Rod Hassall in a low scoring affair. The game was very competitive with the Cooma side winning 9 – 3, 9 – 6. The three-rink win gave Cooma a 13 – 2 victory. Unfortunately, Coolamatong was unable to field a side giving Adaminaby a forfeit. As a result Adaminaby also earned the maximum points scored in the round of 13. The table now sees Adaminaby and Cooma sharing the lead on 26 points. Jindabyne is close by on 23 and Nimmitabel have an outside chance

on 13 points. The final round will be played at Jindabyne on Sunday with the hosts playing Cooma and Adaminaby playing Nimmitabel. The competition could not be better set up for an exciting finish. Dawn and Ross Russell are the new Monaro District Bowling Association’s mixed pairs champions following the finals played at Nimmitabel on Sunday. The players involved in the semi finals had to put up with intermittent showers and cold conditions as they battled for the title. The Russells had a very strong win in their semi final against Dell and David Turner from Jindabyne. They dominated the first half of the game and by the 11th end had set up a 16 – 3 advantage. The Turners did better from this point but they could not contain the confident Russells. The final score went to the Cooma pair 30 -14. The second semi final was a much closer battle. Molly Siddle and Tony Butler from Coolamatong scored six shots on the second end to give them an excellent start against Cooma’s Lorraine West and Neil McGregor. West and McGregor gradually bridged the gap and by the 18th end the game was tied up at 15 all. Siddle and Butler won the next two ends and held on to win 18 – 16. The final between Siddle and Butler and the Russells was a great battle. The two teams exchanged the lead in a very even contest. After 14 ends they were locked together at 12 all. The next three ends proved critical. The Russells scored seven shots in winning these ends and opened up the biggest lead in the match at 19 – 12. Siddle and Butler struck back and although they won the last four ends they could not manage to bridge the gap. On the last end they held the shots to take the game until Ross Russell was able to cut them back to a single shot. The Russells held on to win the game and the title 19 – 17.

Pictured are , from left, Alice Jones, Gabriella Cigana, Sam Robertson, Nicole ParkesZach Kelly and Manuela Berchtold.

Our future Olympians Two Future Olympian Scholarships and two Encouragement Awards were presented by Manuela Berchtold and Alice Jones to four excited local winter sport athletes on Tuesday, November 17th at Quality Resort Horizons in Jindabyne. Manuela Berchtold on behalf of the selection committee said that “all the recipients have shown so much promise and a real desire to represent Australia at the Winter Olympics. Two of the athletes, Nicole Parks and Sam Robertson are real stand outs right now and this is a really make or break year for both them. They are both targets for the 2014 Olympics and are definitely on the right track!” Sixteen year old mogul skier Nicole Parkes received a Gold Scholarship of $2,500. This money will go towards meeting expenses to be incurred during her forthcoming trip to compete in her first World Cup competition at Deer Valley in America, after which she will compete on Europa Cup courses in Switzerland, France and Germany. Nicole will travel with her coach, Peter Topalovic. Nicole was awarded the scholarship as a result of her excellent results last winter when she placed first overall in the ABOM Junior and Open Mogul events, when she defeated a leading Austrian mogul competitor. Alpine skier Sam Robertson from Thredbo Ski Racing Club was awarded a $2,000 Silver Scholarship. Sam will be based in Leogang in Austria and is a member of the Australian Junior National Team coached by Georg Mayer. During this year’s season Sam placed first in the Australian and New Zealand Under 16 Championships, and second in the Australian Junior Alpine team event. Biathlon and cross country skier Gabriella Cigana was presented with a Bronze Encouragement Award

of $500. To begin with she will attend a 10 day Junior Development Camp in Yellowstone, Montana. Then she will compete in the International Biathlon Union Cup Series against Seniors, to be held in the Italian Tirol, following which she will return to Yellow Stone for FIS cross country ski races. Gabriella’s coaches are Nick Almoukov and Cameron Morton. The second Encouragement Award of $500 went to twelve year old Alpine skier Zach Kelly from the Perisher Alpine Ski Club. He will race in the junior Topolino Cup to be held in Italy, and then return to train in the American resort of Mammoth. In his age category last winter Zach placed 1st in the giant slalom and second in the slalom events of the Blue Cow Cup age races. Manuela added “there were only ten applicants for the award this year, but all ten were very impressive, both with their applications and the talent they show in their sport. The decision, as always, was difficult for the committee. We do believe we are really starting to make a difference in these young athletes’ lives and keeping them on the right track to get to the Olympics one day.” The Future Olympians Scholarship Committee also gave away $16,000 in August to four local athletes who had been past recipients of the Future Olympians Scholarship award. These Athletes were Scott Kneller, Ramone Cooper, Ben Sim and Alex Almoukov, and they all received $4,000 each to help them in this, their most important year to achieve Olympic selection. The funds for the scholarships were raised from “Viva Glam” and other special fund raising events which were well supported by the community and local businesses during the year.

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Hole in One for Tuckwell Sunday was the Monthly Medal Final. The winner for the men was Charlie Filtness with 69 nett. Runner up was Colin McCullough with 70 on a count back from Wayne Tuckwell 70. Wayne had his moment of glory with a Hole in One on the 6th hole. Ball winners for the day were Mick Bottom 71, Franz Pichler 71, Pail Reader and Ron Duncan 72. Nearest the pin on the 5th was Wayne and on the 12th was Roger White. Wednesday’s winner was Chris Brown with 40 points. Ball winners were Ben Clancy 39, James Alexander 38. Nearest the pin on the sixth was Ron Duncan and on the 17th was Ben Clancy. Monthly Medal winner for the ladies was Jan O’Halloran 76 on a count back from Mary Oberaier and Jenny O’Byrne both with 76 nett. Nearest the pin on the 17th was

Mary Obermaier. Wednesday’s winner was Jan O’Halloran with 74 nett. Runners up were Marcelle Burton 77, Christine Hornig 78, Jenny O’Byrne and Christa Waehrer 79. Wednesday for the ladies is Stableford and Sunday for both men and ladies will be Stroke for the W.R Wallace Trophy. Friday December 4 is the ladies Christmas Party at the Golf Course Clubhouse. Sunday December 13 is a nine-hole competition with light luncheon to follow; numbers and payment required by Sunday the 6th. Wednesday 16th is the ladies 9 hole competition with end of year trophy presentation and lunch to follow.

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Congratulations to the Cooma Ex-Services Club on their success in winning the 2009 Sunday Morning Business House Teams Competition which was completed at the Cooma Golf rlub on Sunday. The team led from Round one to run out convincing winners from the defending champs Modem Office Furniture. Trophy winners from Sunday’s fifth and final round were Graeme Russell and Andrew Jeffrey were the first place winners with an excellent sub par round for a 38.4/6 net score, second place went to David and Jamie Robinson with 39.3/6. Brad Burke and Darren Hedger combined well to win the third place trophies with 41 net from three other teams on a count back. Nearest the Pin winners were John Hill on the ninth Green, Bob Eley on the 11th Green and Brad Burke with a fine shot on the 17th Hole. Sunday’s ball competition winners were Richard and Matthew Hanna 41, David Goggin and Rob Hain 41, Max Turner and Mark Jones 41.5/6, Gaye Wilson and David Crawford 42, John Hill and Gregory Abraham 42.1/6, along with Jeff Burgess and Doug Parker on 42.2/6 net on a count back. A large field contested Saturday’s single stroke competition which was played on a windy and dusty day for golf, Daryl Hagger mastered the conditions well to win the A Grade Division with a solid round of 69 net. Runner Up was Steve Young with 73 on a count back. Leftie John Gargett played well to win the B Grade Division with a fine 70 net from Bob Ashcroft who charged home to collect the runners-up trophy on a count back with 71 net. Tim (Tiger) Dorahy took out the C Grade Division with an excellent 67 net from young Sam Patricks who collected the runners-up prize with a fine 68 net, Congratulations Sam on your first stroke round trophy win. Saturday’s ball competition winners were Tim Dorahy 67, Sam Patricks 68, Daryl Hagger 69,

Alan Kelly and John Gargett 70, Bob Ashcroft Geoff Bohringer, and Trevor Bailey on 71 net. Nearest the Pin winners were Nick Massari on the ninth green and Trevor Bailey on the 17th Green. Long Drive winners were Daryl Hagger A Grade, John Gargett B Grade, and Neil Venables C Grade Saturday C.C.R. was 71 net Bob Weston was in blistering form to win last Wednesday Single Stableford with a handicap reducing round of 46 Stableford, the handicapper pruned three strokes off Bob Handicap after his round. Tony Slater fired one of his best round to collect the second place prize with his fine 42 pts, third place went to Tony Monday with his 39 pts, fourth position was won by Mick Boyce with a solid round of 38 pts on a count back from Mike Newton and Simon Allen. Ball competition winners were Mike and Simon, along with Bob Ashcroft, Gordon Weston and John Martin on 37, Mark Dalton and Brian Searl 36, with the last ball going to Malcolm Crockett on 35 on a count back from Brian Pearson. Nearest the Pin winners were Bob Ashcroft and Doug Snowden. A great field of 69 players contested last Wednesday’s Daylight Saving Ambrose which was played in excellent weather prior to the late evening showers. Ryan Morgan, Matthew Gibbs, and Matthew Lee were the Handicap winners with a excellent 33 off the stick for a 28.1/6 net score, Handicap runners-up were John Pledge David and Milly Crawford on 28.1/6. Scratch Trophy winners were Brian Searl Mark Dalton and Gavin Brown with a 33 off the stick on a count back from two other pairs. Upcoming Events Saturday December 5 Stableford Sunday December 6 Mixed Foursomes Championship + Single Stableford Saturday December 12 Medal of Medals Play Off Stroke Sunday December 13 Nell Horsfall Trophy + Presentation Day

Nichols wins first triples The team of Simon Schoon, Keith Goodwin and Richard Nichols has won the first game played in the Cooma Bowling Club’s triples championship. Their victory was the highlight of weekend bowls that also saw further play in the second series of the ‘fab 5’ social competition. Schoon, Goodwin and Nichols played a first round match in the triples against Robbie Roberson, Cobber Seears and Tony Gray on Saturday. In a very even game, Gray took the early honours and led the way for the first ten ends. Nichols grabbed the lead for the first time in the match on the 12th end and by the 17th end had moved ahead to 17 – 13. Gray hit back from the 18th end and by the 20th end the scores were locked at 17 all. Nichols played some excellent bowls over the next couple of ends to reassert his team’s position and move to 24 – 17 lead with just two ends to play. Gray hit back on the second last end with four shots to narrow the score to 24 – 21 and a real chance of victory. However, Nichols’ side won the last end to finish up 26 – 21 winners. Jock Davidson is the first player to chalk up five wins in the second series of the fab 5 competition. As a result he now leads the competition with 15 points and a shots margin of 32. Several other players are in striking distance of Davidson. Jack Sajina is second with 14 points and plus 20 followed by Col Cottam (13 plus 20), Sandro Wialletton (12 plus 18) and Keithy Goodwin (12 plus 5). There were three games on Saturday with the margins much bigger than they have been in recent weeks. The winners were Jock Davidson, Helen Peuker and Don Jarvis; Sandro Wialletton and Jim Fletcher and Max Povey and Jack Sajina.

The big scores continued on Sunday when 23 players participated. The most pleasing feature of Sunday’s matches was the first games played by two junior players who have been practicing with Keith Goodwin. Ben Hayden and Simon Pope showed that they have been taking plenty of notice of their coach in their weekly lessons and acquitted themselves very well in their ‘debuts’. Ben had the better of the day combining with Simon Schoon and Jim Fletcher to record a good win over Simon, Keith Goodwin and Mark Buckley. The other winners on the day were Giulio D’Amico, Sandro Wialletton and Paul Cannell; Max Povey, John Vincent and Peter Caldwell and Ron Wainwright, Peter Marsicano and Don Jarvis. Congratulations to Dawn and Ross Russell for their win in the district mixed pairs competition! The Cooma races and the final round of the Monaro Clubs Challenge means it will not be possible to schedule any championship matches this weekend. If players are able to organize their own matches they are welcome to do so as long as they consult with Geoff Venables – the bowls organizer. The team to play Jindabyne in the club challenge is: Peter Marsicano, Giulio D’Amico, Neil McGregor, Ross Russell, Jim Fletcher, Mark Buckley, Mel Storta, Paul Schulz and John Schoon. Anyone not able to play is asked to contact one of the selectors as soon as possible: Giulio D’Amico (0419445563 or 64521016); Ignazio Mondello (0407714460); John Schoon (0422075729), Jim Fletcher (6452 2169) or Terry Croker (0419622646). There will be further play in the fab five social competition on both Saturday and Sunday for those players wishing to take part.

Sport

Wednesday December 2, 2009

Brumbies in town Members of the CA Brumbies Rugby Union team have been through town as part of their charity bike ride organised to raise money for OzHarvest Canberra and Outward Bound’s Regional Community Partnerships. The players started their ride at parliament house on Tuesday November 24, and finished at the peak of Mt Kosciuszko on Thursday the 26th. Day one of the ride saw the players ride to Adaminaby, where they camped for the night. Several players then made the trip into Cooma the following morning, calling in at the local Anytime Fitness gym facility for some conditioning. Brumbies captain Stephen Hoiles was amongst the players to come

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into Cooma, and gave an outline on what the side were hoping to achieve from the ride. “We’re raising money for OzHarvest, a charity which help the homeless in Canberra. “Apparently there are 15,000 homeless in Canberra,” he said. “There’s around 25 riders and we had to raise $500 each. It’s going to a good cause.” Hoiles also gave a run down on what the Brumbies would be hoping to achieve in next year’s Super 14 competition. “We had a tough year last year. We understand a bit more how we want to play this year. “We’ve bought well, but also as a group we’ve progressed well,” Hoiles said.

Stallions appoint new captain-coach The new Committee of the Cooma United Rugby League Football Club is delighted and excited about the 2010 season with the news that the Stallions have signed Jeff ‘Duck’ Donald as first grade captain-coach. Donald needs no introduction to the locals and the group 16 competition being a dominant up front, tough, no nonsense forward for the club in and around 2003-2006. He has a very strong affiliation with the club, being a local and starting his career with the Colts as a junior player. Jeff, due to work commitments has lived and played in the strong Canberra District competition for the past 3 years and also coached the Queanbeyan Kangaroos seconds. “We’re coming down to have a look. There are a few good players down there and a few younger fellas

coming through,” Donald said. The new coach has plenty of new ideas and is hopeful all current and past locals who still have a passion to win a Group 16 title will support the club in 2010. Following on from the disappointing loss in last season’s grand final, Donald is looking to make a serious mark on the 2010 competition. “We lost the 06 and I think the 05 grand final as well, we we’re definitely coming down to have a

crack and win it.” Donald believes he will be able to contribute significantly to the Stallions next season, due to his experience and new fresh outlook. “Being on the paddock helps a lot [as a coach]. When you’re on the field it’s easier to give guidance and experience to the other players,” he said. Jeff ‘DucK’ Donald is pictured with his wife Natalie and daughter Alyssa.

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The Monaro played host to the 10th annual Hartley Lifecare Ability Cycle challenge cycle race last Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Nearly 250 riders competed in this year’s event. Each team had to raise $10,500 to enter the competition. The riders travelled from Canberra to Charlotte Pass via cooma and Jindabyne, in separate groups. Riders were greeted by Cooma-Monaro mayor, Vin Good, at Cooma showground on Saturday before they continued their ride to Jindabyne. The Cycle Challenge began in 2000 with 10 cyclists and has grown to be a major fundraiser. It’s not just the cyclists that bring this important event to life. It’s the large Pictured at Cooma Showground last Saturday, mayor Vin Good tries one of the cyclist’s bikes for size. number of volunteers, support crews, ride coordinators and The money raised through the Ability Cycle Challenge community services to people with disabilities. many others who put in thousands of hours behind the goes to Hartley Lifecare to help people with disabilities. scenes. It is used to provide accommodation, respite, and