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Pictured with the powder van at Cooma Railway Station last Thursday are Heritage Program Manager, Office of Rail Heritage, RailCorp, Michael Herringe and Relationship Manager, Office of Rail Heritage, RailCorp. Keith Howard, with members of the Cooma Monaro Railway Committee. Cooma Monaro Railway has officially months ago after undergoing rehabilitation explosives from Sydney to Cooma during Thursday by Heritage Program Manager, welcomed its new acquisition, a powder by apprentices at the Eveleigh depot. the construction of the Snowy Mountains Office of Rail Heritage, RailCorp, Michael van, to its collection. It has been added to Cooma’s resources Hydro-electric Scheme. Herringe. The van arrived in Cooma nearly two because the van was used to transport The official opening was performed last For the full story, see page 10.

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Wednesday December 7, 2011

Letters to Santa This year the Lions Club of Cooma is again helping with the delivery of letters to Santa from children in the Cooma area. Letters to Santa should be posted as soon as possible in the special Santa posting box just inside the front door of Cooma Post Office. Children should make sure they put their name and address in the letter so that Santa can reply.

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Bundy and Tex visit Cooma Alan and Di Marshall of The East End Cafe and the Cooma Pet Shop were lucky enough to meet a dynamic duo on Friday December 2. Money raised on this day will be donated to the Guide Dogs. With cancer affecting so many people these days, everyone is trying to do their bit. One very special pooch, Bundy is doing her part to raise money for prostate cancer, breast cancer and children’s hospitals. With her charity fundraising owner, Tex, she travels across Australia putting smiles on sick kids’ faces. Together the pair has raised $500,000 towards various Pictured, Bundy and Tex, Di Marshall and Sandra Brabon. charities and Tex has travelled more than These episodes will be a documentary on them and the 1.4 million kms over the past 15 years with two other caring charities they have helped. canines at other times. To see a sneak preview of the documentary the trailer is on The six-year-old stumpy tailed cattle dog and her owner are YouTube or to get in contact with Tex and Bundy drop a line at having two TV episodes being released about their journey. thedogonthebike@hotmail.com

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Council receives two Environment Awards Cooma-Monaro Shire Council has gained recognition from the Local Government and Shires Association with two Environmental Excellence Awards. Mayor Dean Lynch said “the awards recognise the day to day effort made by staff to do things well and work towards better outcomes for the community”. Council has won the LGSA Excellence in Environment Awards – Roadside Environmental Management Award A Division, for its project “Cooma-Monaro Shire Council Native Roadside Vegetation GIS Layer” Congratulations go to Works Manager, Arthur Wilkinson, Assets Technical Officer, Shane Poulton, and Strategic Planner, Sue Robb, who put the project together and implemented a more efficient and proactive roadside vegetation management system. The award recognises that council is proactive in valuing the importance of roadside corridors in protecting remnant vegetation and its importance to the community now and in the future. Mayor Lynch said, “Like every aspect of work these days time is money and with limited resources strong partnerships with others, in this case the Office of Environment & Heritage and Roads & Maritime Services, have enabled quicker and more informative systems to be put in place using technology that makes important information about native vegetation

information available at both the strategic planning level and at the workplace when maintaining roads”. Council has also jointly won the LGSA Excellence in Environment Awards - Water Conservation Award – “C Division for Councils Water Loss Management Program”. Congratulations go to Max Butler, Water & Wastewater Manager and Mark Rixon, Water & Wastewater Technical Officer and the water team.

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Local students experience work at first hand - Brigid Everett St Pat’s year 10 were thrown into the big wide world of the workforce over the past two weeks as they had the chance to choose almost any profession and take part in work experience. Chosen professions to try ranged from vet clinics to the police force and anything else in-between. Students travelled as close as around the corner to as far as Sydney and Queensland. Soon to be pastry chef, Amelia Anderson, was busy filling orders in a lovely little bakery in Queensland. “It was fun getting to go to Queensland for work experience,” Amelia said. “I got to do all sorts of things, even make some pastries.” Amelia helped the team make deliveries all across Brisbane and the Gold Coast. With Christmas coming up Amelia and the staff were kept really busy for the entire week. Fire Fighters in training, Sophie Mayhew and Maggie Keegan were also kept busy throughout the past week with fire trail inspections, training days and fire mitigation work. Although the torrential rain kept fire dangers low the girls still had plenty to do with tree tagging, learning how to use mapping

programs and checking potential development sites for potential fire hazards. Both girls agreed on the massive amount they have learned from this and the equally large amount of fun they had. Harry Roach was one of the many students who chose to try life as a vet for a week. He tried tasks from cleaning cages and feeding animals to making up surgery kits and watching in on surgery taking place. “I learnt so much about proper animal handling and helped the vet with anything that was needed,” Harry, said. ”It was really interesting.” Even though it can be hard work at times working at the vet seems like a great and rewarding career. With a large group of soon to be teachers, work experience was far from boring. “It was awesome to get to know all the kids individually,” Aleesha Barron said, one of the several students who chose to try the primary and preschool profession. “I loved it,” she added. Won over by smiles and laughter everyone who had a go at being a teacher had fun and got something out of it. A slightly quieter but far from uninteresting choice for work experience was telecommunications.

Aleesha Barron enjoying work experience at Cooma North Preschool.

Harry Roach at Snowy Mountains Veterinary Group, Cooma.

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Zane Weston and Jacob Moon at Cooba Sport & Rec. the activities like the dune buggies and flying fox.” Both Jacob and Zane agreed on what an awesome and worthwhile experience they have had. Work experience was a great experience for everyone who was involved and was worth every ounce of hard work that went into organising it. From all of St Patrick’s year 10s 2011 who partook in work experience this year, thank you to Mr Summerville and all the other teachers who helped organise and put together this amazing opportunity for us to enjoy.

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Quilt donation Cooma Hospital was fortunate enough to receive three beautiful new quilts for their maternity unit on Saturday. The quilts were made and donated by ‘Monaro Stitches’, a group of ladies who get together each Wednesday evening and ‘create’. They meet at 6.30pm in Cooma Public School, Commissioner Street and everyone is welcome. Midwife Janine Timmings said “we wouldn’t be able to create this homely, comfortable atmosphere without these type of donations. The staff and new mums really appreciate all the hard work that goes into making something like this and the hospital is extremely grateful.”

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Kalkite man, Alexander Ross Boyes, 46, was disqualified from driving for 12 months, convicted and fined $1000 and ordered to pay court costs of $81 for driving when his licence had been refused. He was pulled over for a random breath test and produced an expired licence to police. Richard Albert Littlewood, 30 from the Cooma Community Offender Support Program (COSP) was convicted and sentenced to a total of 15 months in gaol for taking a cleaners keys and using them to gain access to her vehicle, where he stole a mobile phone and a sum of cash. The crime took place in the underground car park of Centennial Plaza and was recorded on CCTV. Thirty four-year-old Sydney man, Haifeng Liu, was convicted and fined a total of $ 1150 plus court costs of $162 for negligent driving and failing to give his particulars to the other driver. He reversed into a parked vehicle and drove off without checking for damage or leaving his details. Rebecca Gillian McEwen, 32 from Jindabyne was a passenger in a vehicle that was pulled over by police for numerous traffic offences. She was found to have an ecstasy tablet in her purse and a number of other drug implements were also located in the vehicle. She received a S10 good behaviour bond and was ordered to pay court costs of $81.

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White Ribbon Day White Ribbon Day is a day held once a year to protest violence against women. The Interact Club of Snowy Mountains Christian School held a breakfast for White Ribbon Day on Friday November 25 to support the White Ribbon Foundation. Cooma Rotary and The Lott Foodstore were co sponsors of the day. Rotarians, members of the school community and members of the wider community shared an breakfast, whilst listening to two of the students

who spoke about the issue of violence against women. “We saw it as an opportunity to promote understanding of the extent of the problem of violence against women,” stated, President-elect of Interact for 2012, Lara Sav. “I was surprised to find that it is almost pandemic and crosses cultural, age and economic barriers. In a bad way, of course. ”Thank you to all those involved, including members of the public, Cooma Rotary and The Lott.

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Emergency Services report Kitchen fire Alert neighbours noticed smoke coming from the kitchen window of a unit in Sharp Street on Friday at about 2pm. The tenant wasn’t home at the time and the fire brigade found that food had been left cooking on the stove, burning and catching alight. The smoke and fire damage was contained to the kitchen area. Malicious damage A Toyota Camry station wagon that was parked in the back area of the Alpine Hotel had its side door mirror kicked off sometime after 8.30pm on Saturday night. Anyone with information is asked to call police on 6452 0099. Suspicious actions attract attention At about 1.20am on Saturday police noticed a vehicle being driven suspicously in Barrack Street Cooma. They decided to follow the vehicle and it quickly pulled off the road and parked in a vacant block and turned its lights off. The driver then ran and hid in a front yard of a house across the road. Police located the male who then ran in to Vulcan Street and he was finally apprehended in Lambie Street. He denied having anything to do with the vehicle, even though he had the car keys in his pocket and had been seen driving it. The 30-yearold male was then charged with mid range PCA and will appear in court at a later date. Black out causes head injury A group of people who had been drinking at a hotel near the railway station before the races on Saturday were on their way to the station when a

51-year-old male who was wrestling with another male blacked out, hitting his head on the ground. Police and ambulance attended the male and he was further treated by paramedics for his head injury. Back to gaol Police issued a warrant for the arrest of a 54-year-old male from the Cooma COSP Centre at 11am on Friday December 2. He was arrested and is now in custody for breaches of his conditions and has had his parole revoked. Vehicle vandalised A woman parked her Mitsubishi vehicle out the front of Cooma Chinatown restaurant in Bombala Street on Wednesday. Some time between 5pm and 8pm when she returned an unknown person had ‘keyed’ her vehicle causing damage to the panels. Anyone with information is urged to contact police on 6452 0099. Two break and enters in Jindabyne A house in Cobbadah Street had cash stolen from it on Thursday December 1, between 1pm and 9pm. A house in Ingebyra Street was also broken into at about 7.30pm on Saturday and a list of stolen items is still being compiled. Generator gone A 350kg generator was stolen sometime between November 15 and November 28 from the sewage treatment works in Kosciuszko National Park Thredbo. Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 6452 0099.

New era of regional collaboration Member for Monaro John Barilaro today welcomed the signing of the ACT NSW Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Regional Collaboration by Premier Barry O’Farrell and ACT Chief Minister Katy Gallagher. The Premier and Chief Minister said the MoU will enable both Governments to work collaboratively on key challenges and opportunities in the region. “This MoU demonstrates the new Liberal and Nationals Government’s commitment to address cross border issues,” Mr Barilaro said. “Every day I hear from constituents who are concerned with a lack of collaboration on cross-border healthcare services and transport infrastructure.”

“This MoU aims to achieve better service delivery and planning in the region.” The MoU replaces the Regional Management Framework signed by the two jurisdictions in 2006. Sustained population growth, continued economic interdependencies and the complex issues of service delivery have led to the revision of the way the two jurisdictions engage. The initial priorities of the MoU are to identify economic opportunities, pursue sustainable regional growth including land use and infrastructure planning, and promote targeted service delivery, initially in the health and education sectors.

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TAFE Pre-enrolment information sessions TAFE Illawarra will be holding preenrolment information sessions at Cooma Campus to help students who are interested in undertaking a qualification in semester one, 2012 decide which course is right for them! According to Manager District Operations, Highlands District, David Guthrey, the pre-enrolment information sessions will provide people with detailed information about each course including when it will be offered, the career opportunities and pathways they provide, and what support services are available at TAFE Illawarra. “This information will help prospective students to make an informed decision about which course will best assist them in preparing for the workforce or for their own career advancement and personal development,”Mr Guthrey said. Pre-enrolment information sessions will be held at Cooma

Campus as well as Jindabyne and Bombala Campuses on Wednesday December 7 any time between 4pm and 7pm. “The information sessions will be particularly important in the leadup to enrolments and will allow TAFE Illawarra to provide greater detail and assistance to students in selecting the right area to study,” he said. Enrolments commence on Thursday January 12, 2012 from 10am and students can enrol either online at www.illawarra.tafensw. edu.au or attend their local Campus to enrol online. For further information about the pre-enrolment information sessions go to www.illawarra.tafensw.edu.au, or phone Cooma Campus on 6452 0799 or visit the Campus at 66 Commissioner Street.

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With so many racegoers, so many people, and such a good atmosphere, The Postman repeats his question of last week – why can’t we have an extra meeting each year? It was good to see our local trainers supporting the race club and in the mix at the money end of the day. Well done. Now a very important question – do mice get zits? The Postman has had a wee problem with mice in the kitchen of late, but they are now starting to take liberties. Like the fancy chocolate and caramel biscuits accidentally left on the benchtop over night…..the ones the little rodents have been gnawing on. Not the whole biscuit of course, just enough of it to make it inedible for humans. So that’s the question – do mice get zits?, because the little rotters in the The Postman’s kitchen certainly need to. What a great roll-up to A Feast of Poetry and book launch at the Raglan Gallery last Saturday. First-time author Paul Montague was pretty pleased with the response his book received and the farming community turned out in force to check it out. It’s good to see our local history being preserved in such a delightful fashion. It was also nice to see Carmen Duncan back home again.

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PHOTOGRAPHY Denis Minehan at the book launch with grand daughter Rebecca Morcombe.

Reaching the grand age of 92 has its plusses and minuses. For local man Denis Minehan, one of the plusses has been having a chapter in a new book dedicated to his World War II service. As the last surviving volunteer from Avoca, Mr Minehan was invited to attend and launch the book ‘Echoes of War in Avoca’, written by Ron Mumford, at Avoca on November 26. Prior to enlisting, and after being demobbed, Mr Minehan farmed at Eureka Park, Avoca. His war service included time as a commando and as a parachutist, but the last mission he was trained for in New Guinea was cancelled. Mr Minehan is a former member of the Mittagong Branch of the RSL and is a member of the Cooma RSL sub-branch. He and his family, wife Pat, daughter Sue sons Michael and Denis, moved to Cooma in 1965. Mr Minehan worked for Cooma Municipal Council for many years before his retirement. The book was published by

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Powder Van launch at Cooma Railway Station Brigid Everett Thursday December 1 saw the newest edition to the Cooma railway family, when the powder van was formally unveiled. As well as this, some well deserving volunteers at the station received awards for their hard work and determination. All the volunteers have been through hard

times with the station and restoration but their friendly smiles and attitudes make it worth visiting alone. One award winner Christa Harlander has been hard at work catering and manning the shop down at the station itself since joining the railway as a volunteer 19 years ago. This is as well as keeping gardens tidy and helping with all other sorts of bits and pieces. Christa received the lifetime achievement award for her efforts in keeping guests happy with her wonderful catering and ensuring the success of the tours since the beginning. The leadership, management and organisational development award went to Lindsay McLaughlin and Peter McFarlane who helped with the restoration of the trains since day one. The award was presented to these two gentlemen for their role in ensuring the safe operations of CMR. Only Lindsay was available on the day and was in a mechanical role with the restoration of the trains when he began in 1998. Like all other award receivers it was well deserved. Third and final award went to a man whose advice made a massive contribution during the restoration of the rail pay bus. Rob McCutcheon joined the railway in

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Wednesday December 7, 2011

Local schools select leaders

Pictured above: Vice captains Shashank Bokil and Miranda Evans, Principal Adrian Bell and captains Georgie Clarke and James Ewart.

Monaro High School Captains Monaro High recently held their elections for the 2012 school captains. The successful candidates are Georgie Clarke and James Ewart as captains and Miranda Evans and Shashank Bokil as the vice captains. The newly elected captains and vice captains said they are here to represent the other kids at the school and be a positive role model for the other students. “We are here to represent the school and kids as best we can. We want to work together with the executive body and students to be part of a leadership team,” they commented when asked what their plans for next year were. St Patrick’s School Captains Last week, St Patrick’s Parish School elected their student executive leaders for 2012. The student leaders were elected as follows: Captains-Meg Bracher and James Minards. Executive - Gabrielle de Rooy, Claudia Sullivan, Emily Ewart, Harry Fletcher, Luke Johnson and Keegan White. The students have already stepped into their leadership roles

having already represented the school in a number of events while the current Year 10 students have been involved in the work experience program. Principal Mr Phil Stubbs said that the school will be expanding the mentor role within the school in 2012 between the senior and junior students. “The new executive are very excited about the changes for 2012 and stepping into their new and expanded role,” Mr Stubbs, said. Meg and James recently undertook one of the major initial tasks as captains; speaking at the year 10 formal this week.

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Pictured above: St Patrick’s Parish School’s new student executive; back from left; Luke Johnson, Harry Fletcher and Keegan White; front from left; Gabrielle de Rooy, Claudia Sullivan, Meg Bracher, James Minards and Emily Ewart.

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They share a communal kitchen and receive advice and tips in the preparation of healthy and affordable meals. This is part of their basic living skills training, which is part of their three-month residency. Apart from these basics, the residents are also able to participate in different programs from COSP, such as AA and NA meetings. They are also taught budgeting and time

management skills, in addition to life skills such as how to find accommodation, how to establish their identity and how to find work. Assistance with this can continue with ‘through-care’, usually done remotely, after the residents has found other accommodation. Continued Page 13

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Community Offender Support Program Centre From Page 12 Residents also do community work, some of which is with local councils. They have been responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the lawns and gardens at the centre, as well as the rose garden which runs along the front of the COSP boundary. Other projects have included work with the local Salvation Army, cleanup work at Nanny Goat Hill and also work in Snowy River Shire. Residents who are on parole are required to

meet their parole requirements, as they would if living elsewhere. The age of residents is from 18 years. The emphasis of the centre is giving residents an opportunity to make the transition from being in an institution, to being able to survive in the ‘real’ world. The COSP also provides emergency accommodation for men on parole who need short-term assistance in cases of, for example, domestic violence.

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Cottle House was the place to be for the Cottle House club members on Thursday December 1 when the customer shopping night took place. It was a great, relaxed way to begin the hectic festive season. All sorts of interesting gifts were available and positive comments about the fantastic decorations were constantly in the air. Decorative inspiration also filled the air with ideas and tips being passed from person to person. Nancy O’Brian catered the highly successful event that had many people attending. The awesome prize of a garden tour and afternoon tea for the winner and 10 friends at the Cottle’s property went to Fiona Richards. To become a member and be part of all sorts of terrific Cottle House events visit the website: www. cottlehouse.com.au

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You may be eligible for assistance if you have not yet converted to digital TV, have a working television and you receive the full rate of one of the following payments: • Age Pension • Disability Support Pension • Carer Payment • Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) Service Pension • DVA Income Support Supplement

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SRSC recyling information To ensure Snowy River Shire Council can effectively provide a waste and recycling collection service to residents, Council would like to remind households about the following requirements. • Ensure that all bins face the road (logo side to road). The bin lid has arrows printed on indicating the direction that must face the road. • Bin handles must face towards the house. • As indicated on the lid, keep bins at least 1 metre apart. This is critical to ensure the gripping arm on the collection vehicle is able to grab and lift the bin. • Households must place their bins out the night before to ensure collection. If bins are not presented or presented late (based on past collection times), these households will need to wait until the next gazetted collection date, as it appears on the collection calendar. • Households need to be aware that old waste bins and recycling crates presented for collection WILL NOT be serviced. • Any recycling not in the bin WILL NOT be collected. If you have too many items to fit into the recycling bin, keep them for the next fortnights collection or take them to your closest landfill or transfer station for free of charge disposal. From December 13 2011, Council WILL NOT • service bins that are facing the wrong way • service bins that are too close together (not 1 metre apart) • service used old green lid waste bins and recycling crates. Why? Because the new truck is an automated side loading vehicle. The collection truck driver will not alight the vehicle to correctly place bins. This is the responsibility of the household. Incorrectly placed bins cannot be collected as the lifting arm will damage the bin. Bins that are too close together impede the side loading arm from grabbing the bin.

Three men arrested At approximately 10.30pm on Saturday three males from the United Kingdom, but residing in the local area were arrested for a variety offences. A 21-year-old who entered the Alpine Hotel and was refused service came back about 10 minutes later and again tried to gain entry. Police gave him a move on direction and he then became argumentative with police. His two friends then came on to the scene. The 21-year-old was charged with refusing to comply with a police direction. Another 21-year-old male was charged with assault and resist police and the third male, 20, was charged with refuse to comply with a police direction, hinder police and failing to leave an area. All three will appear in Cooma Local Court at a later date.

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Cooma’s Feast of Poetry coincided with SummerFest and a book launch on Saturday. Pictured: Author Paul Montague with ex-Cooma girl Carmen Duncan; right Brigitte Mackay and Ivy McGufficke; poets were able to recite or read their entries in the Feast; below: mayor Dean Lynch officially launched Paul Montague’s book at the Raglan on Saturday. The author was introduced by John Mooney. Once again this year, Monaro High School students assisted with the sale of Legacy badges. Pictured above, Happi Human and Billy Browne.

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Locals thanked for powerful contributions Essential Energy has acknowledged and celebrated the long service of three Cooma employees who have been presented with Service Awards at a celebratory function. Powerline worker, Mick Downie, Asset Inspector, Bob Taylor, and Live Line Powerline worker, Nole Roberson, have between them accrued a combined service of 40 years with Essential Energy and its predecessor Joe Barry and Bill Russell. organisations. Essential Energy’s regional general manager, South Eastern, Phillip Green, praised the award recipients have given so much to the dedication and commitment of the team members and business, the energy industry and their local communities said their service reflects the loyalty of the energy provider’s through their outstanding efforts, dedication and expertise. “Their depth of knowledge and experience is shared with workforce across rural and regional NSW. other employees and has helped position Essential Energy “Nole, Bob and Mick have worked hard over many years as a leading employer and essential services provider in to help build, maintain and operate the electricity network regional New South Wales.” here in Cooma and across the region,” Mr Green said. Notching up a decade of service, Bob Taylor said that “Our employees are the backbone of our business one of the best things about working with Essential Energy and are instrumental in our drive to deliver a safe, secure was the diversity of the position. and reliable essential service into the more than 800,000 “This job is challenging on many levels and everyday is homes and businesses in the 1,500-plus communities we a new and different experience,” he said. “While we work serve across NSW. in one of the more dangerous industries, we have a very “Essential Energy Service Awards are our way of saying big focus on safety which is always reassuring. That, thanks and recognising the skills and knowledge they bring combined with job variety and a great team, has made the to the workplace.” Throughout Essential Energy, 474 employees are last 10 years pass very quickly.” celebrating 10 to 55-year anniversaries notching up a Jindabyne local recognised for energetic service combined service of close to 10,000 years with the leading Marking 10 years with the organisation, Jindabyne regional electricity network services provider. Essential Energy network planning engineering officer, Joe Managing director, Terri Benson said, “These long service Barry, was today presented with his Service Award at a

Bob Taylor, Bill Russell and Mick Downie. celebratory luncheon. Local service award presentations are Essential Energy’s way of saying thank you and recognising the experience, diversity and depth that each long-serving employee brings to the workplace and to the company’s skill base. Essential Energy’s regional general manager, South Eastern, Phillip Green, praised Joe for his dedication and commitment and said his service reflects the loyalty of the energy provider’s workforce across rural and regional NSW. “Joe has worked hard over many years both in a team management role and now as an engineer to help build, maintain and operate the electricity network here in Jindabyne and across the region,” Phillip said. Thanking Essential Energy for the acknowledgement, Joe said, “The last ten years have been an enjoyable experience working alongside some great characters in the industry in some extreme conditions from bushfires, to snowfalls and windstorms, it has been a privilege to serve the Monaro region over this time.”

New medical training pathway: A winner for rural NSW The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) has enthusiastically welcomed the weekend announcement by the NSW government that it plans to introduce a new Rural Generalist Training Pathway in 2013. College President, Professor Richard Murray said the government’s decision was a great Christmas present for rural and remote NSW communities. “There is no question that with strong government support and cooperation this pathway will deliver a more stable medical workforce for the bush,” he said. The Rural Generalist Pathway provides a supported career path to become a specialist GP with the extended range of skills and knowledge required to work across primary care and hospital settings, as well as training to provide life-saving procedural skills like obstetrics, surgery or anaesthetics. The standards and skills required to do this safely are set

by ACRRM and certified through the award of Fellowship of the College. The Rural Generalist Pathway joins up a number of existing training and support measures. It assists doctors throughout their entire training pathway - from the time that they graduate from medical school, through to their junior doctor years and then the four years of extended specialist generalist training. Professional, family and employment related needs of the doctor are all carefully considered and supported as part of the process. “The NSW government’s support is critical because of the vital role that generalist rural doctors play in caring for patients in country hospitals,” Professor Murray said. NSW is the most recent state government to see merit in establishing and supporting a Rural Generalist Program. Queensland has been running a successful program for a number of years and the first graduates are

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Local schools select leaders Snowy Mountains Grammar School’s prefects: Sam Brown (Boarding Captain); Emily Matenson (Captain of Community); Cassandra Kuner (Captain of Junior School); Alexander Wiles (Captain of Arts); Zoe Castles (Captain of Boarding) Front - Clancy Bannister (Boys’ Sports Captain); Tayla Brown (School Vice-Captain); Joshua Wright (School Captain); Gemma Greentree (Girls’ Sport Captain). Absent on overseas ski training: Tessa May (Captain of Arts)

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COOMA-MONARO SHIRE COUNCIL WEEKLY NEWS AND COMMUNITY INFORMATION DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL

PUBLIC NOTICE EXHIBITION OF WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY AND LANDFILL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN [L.E.M.P]

Modification Sand, Gravel and Soil Mining Operation Property Description Applicant’s Name Application Number Proposed Development

48 Jerangle Road Bredbo Lot 1 DP 181368, Lot 4, 16, 19, 55, 18 & 20 DP 750523 D Sneddon 11/12/M Sand, Gravel and Soil Mining Operation (Extension of 15 years (ie to 10 October 2020)

An application to modify the original Development Consent conditions relating to Development Application No 9/96 has been received on 2 November 2011. 1. Extension of operation time of 15 years (ie 10 October 2020) 2. Reconstruct the Bredbo River Road and Deep Creek Road Crossing. The original development approval related to a Sand, Gravel and Soil Mining Operation. The approval contained 23 Conditions of Consent and was granted for 10 years (from the date of the original approval). – 10 October 1995. The full application and accompanying documents may be inspected at Council’s Environmental Services Division at 81 Commissioner Street Cooma during normal business hours, or at the Department of Planning’s Regional Offices at Wollongong (Level 2 – 84 Crown Street Wollongong) or Queanbeyan (Level 1 – 11 Farrer Place Queanbeyan NSW).

Copies of the Waste Management Strategy and L.E.M.P are available from Council Administration, 81 Commissioner Street and is also available for viewing on Council’s website www.cooma.nsw.gov.au Any interested person may make written comment or objection before 4:45pm on Wednesday 4 January 2012, to the General Manager, Cooma-Monaro Council. Please note any objections received may be made public by Council in reports presented to it, unless submissions clearly indicate the need for confidentiality.

POSITIONS VACANT FLEET WORKSHOP CO-ORDINATOR

Council has a position available in the Engineering Services Division for a Fleet Workshop Co-ordinator located at the Polo Flat Depot, Cooma.

Any person may make a written submission regarding the application. Any written submission should be addressed to the General Manager of Council and must be received before 5.00pm, Wednesday 14 December 2011. If a submission is made by way of objection, the grounds of objection must be specified in the submission. Any submission should be in accordance with “Guide to making a submission” (on Council’s website).

File Ref : IS/POS/178 Salary: $939.80 pw to $962.90 pw (includes disability allowance) Applications Close: 4.00pm Friday 30 December 2011

The Council is consulting for approval the following authorities as the proposal is also Integrated Development. The authorities are: 1. The Roads and Traffic Authority 2. Department of Planning & Infrastructure 3. Office of Environment and Heritage 4. Office of Water 5. Department Primary Industries.

Council has one position available in the Engineering Services Division for an Apprentice Fleet Mechanic located at the Polo Flat Depot, Cooma.

Any person who makes a submission by way of objection and who is dissatisfied with the determination of the consent authority may appeal to the Land and Environment Court. Please note that under Section 12 of the Local Government Act, 1993 Council cannot guarantee confidentiality in relation to any submission, except in certain circumstances. It is also advised that during the exhibition period any person may inspect the application and any accompanying information and make extracts from and copies of that information. Should you have any queries regarding this Application please contact Council’s Environmental Services Division on (02) 6455 1911.

PUBLIC NOTICE WATERMAIN RECONSTRUCTION WORK NIMBY PLACE, COOMA

APPRENTICE FLEET MECHANIC

File Ref : IS/POS/177 Salary: In accordance with the NSW Local Government (State) Award Applications Close: 4.00pm Friday 30 December 2011 Information packages are available for download from Councils website: www. cooma.nsw.gov.au. For enquiries relating to the above positions, please contact Councils Fleet Supervisor Mr Stuart Sturgeon on 6455 1768 or Councils Human Resource Officer George Javurek on 6455 1725.

COUNCIL MEETING The last Council meeting for the year will be held on the 12 December 2011 at 6.30pm, in Council Chambers.

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Please be advised that reconstruction works and related activities have been programmed to replace the watermain that services the western section of Nimby Place joining Nadoo and Mullan Places. Water service replacement and pre-construction work is planned to commence the week beginning 5 December 2011. All work associated with the reconstruction project is expected to be completed within ten (10) weeks. There will be no construction work undertaken in this area during the Christmas – New Year period and first week January 2012. During times of construction, some work activities may cause minor disruption to property driveway access at times and notification concerning individual driveway access will be given to affected property owners as the work progresses. Temporary road closures of Nimby Place will be required to facilitate pipe road crossings and pipework interconnection at certain times. The parking of motor vehicles on the sections of Nimby Place affected by the reconstruction work will not be permitted during the actual construction periods. Appropriate traffic control measures will be in place for the duration of the work to assist in improving work site safety and the general safety of pedestrians and motorist. This necessary work is part of Cooma Monaro Shire Council’s ongoing watermain asset replacement program. Work will generally be carried out between 7:30am and 4:30pm Monday to Friday Council apologises for any inconvenience this work may cause and asks residents and motorists to be mindful of construction crews and machinery that will be working on and around this project. Any enquiries can be directed to Councils Engineering Services on 6455 1801.

Nomination Forms for Local Citizen of the Year Awards are available from: Cooma-Monaro Shire Council, Cooma Visitor Information Centre, the Cooma Library or to complete an ONLINE NOMINATION FORM go to www.cooma.nsw.gov.au Award categories include the following: - Citizen of the Year - Young Citizen of the Year - Sportsperson of the Year - Young Sportsperson of the Year - Community Event of the Year - Community Group of the Year Completed Nomination Forms must be delivered to one of the above locations or posted to PO Box 714, COOMA NSW 2630. The closing date for nominations has been extended. Nominations close 5.00pm Friday, 9 December 2011. If you require further information, please contact Alan Cairney on (02) 6455 1777.

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Under the provisions of the Pesticides Regulation, 1995 (NSW), Cooma-Monaro Shire Council wishes to advise that it is commencing its 2011/12 program to control various noxious weeds along selected road reserves within the Shire using spot and boom spraying techniques.

CONTRACT 4/2011 Tenders are invited and will be received up until 4.00pm, Monday 19 December 2011 for Sale of Vehicle Tender No: 4/2011 for the purchase of the following vehicle:

In the absence of such a plan, Council will undertake noxious weed control activities as proposed.

Vehicle/Equipment Description a) Ford Ranger PJ XL, Space Cab, 4WD, Manual, Diesel 3L, White, Tow Bar, Bullbar, Soft Tonneau Cover

Further information regarding location and target species can be found on the Council website, www.cooma. nsw.gov.au and follow the links or by contacting the Works or Noxious Weeds Services on 6455 1777.

A copy of the tender documents may be obtained from the reception counter at Council’s Offices, 84 Commissioner Street, Cooma during office hours in person, by telephoning (02) 6455 1777, or emailing council@cooma.nsw.gov.au

Residents who object to chemical application by Council directly adjoining their property are requested to contact Council and provide an alternative plan for destroying noxious weeds in a timely manner at their own expense.

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Cooma-Monaro Shire Council has gained recognition from The Local Government and Shires Association with two Environmental Excellence Awards. Mayor Dean Lynch says “the Awards recognise the day to day effort made by staff to do things well and work towards better outcomes for the community”. Council won the LGSA Excellence in Environment Awards – “Roadside Environmental Management Award A Division for its Project Cooma-Monaro Shire Council Native Roadside Vegetation GIS Layer” Congratulations go to Arthur Wilkinson, Works Manager, Shane Poulton Assets Technical Officer and Sue Robb, Strategic Planner, who put the project together and implemented a more efficient and proactive roadside vegetation management system.

Subject to weather conditions the following roadworks are continuing for December Peak View Road, maintenance grading and reshape formation Billilingra Road, reshape formation and repair drainage structure Jerangle Road, clear drainage structure Tuross Road, pothole repairs Hunters Creek, culvert repair Stoney Creek, culvert repair Gosson Creek, culvert repair

The Award recognises that Council is proactive in valuing the importance of roadside corridors in protecting remnant vegetation and its importance to the community now and in the future. Like every aspect of work these days, time is money and with limited resources strong partnerships with others, in this case the Office of Environment & Heritage and Roads & Maritime Services, have enabled quicker and more informative systems to be put in place using technology that makes important information about native vegetation information available at both the strategic planning level and at the workplace when maintaining roads.

DECEMBER 2011 Thursday 8th

Movie Night Fundraiser – Savoy Cinema, Cooma, see the new Sarah Jessica Parker flick and enjoy champagne & nibbles $20 per ticket from Cooma North Public School or Cooma Visitors Centre (Contact 6455 1743)

Friday 9th

Children’s Christmas Party - Cathcart

Saturday 10th

Nimmitabel Markets – Nimmitabel, 10am to 2pm (Contact Judy 6456 6693 or Jeneatte 6456 6493) Snowy River Men’s Shed Monster Market – Jindabyne Central School, pick up a bargain for Christmas (Contact nuttworks@bigpond.com) Snowy River Muster - Delegate Cooma Christmas Carols – Multifunction Centre, Cooma Showground, time tba (Contact 6452 1544)

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Pictured (L-R) is Mayor Dean Lynch, General Manager John Vucic, Strategic Planner Sue Robb, Works Manager Arthur Wilkinson, Councillor Stephanie McDonald and Assets Technical Officer Shane Poulton

Tuesday 13th $2pp

Old Time Dance – Cooma Country & Bowling Club, 1pm,

Saturday 17th

Bredbo Community Markets – Community Hall, Bredbo, 10am - 2pm (Contact 0402 620 335) Cooma Rotary High Country Markets – Centennial Park, Cooma, Hosted by Cooma Rotary Club (Contact 6452 1186) Card Afternoon – Cooma Ex-Services Club, Vale Street, Cooma – 1pm to 4pm

Sunday 18th

Council has also jointly won the LGSA Excellence in Environment Awards - Water Conservation Award - C Division for “Councils Water Loss Management Program”.

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Congratulations go to Max Butler, Water & Wastewater Manager, Mark Rixon, Water & Wastewater Technical Officer and the water team.

Sunday 18th

St Pauls Cafe Music – Anglican Church Hall, Cooma, 4pm, please bring a plate of festive food to share and some games to play, tea & coffee provided (Contact 6452 6067)

Council was a member of the Water Directorate Program for 75 Regional Councils and The Water Directorate submitted the application on behalf of those that participated in the Water Loss Management Program.

JANUARY 2012

Council was recognised as having one of the best operated water reticulation systems that had a water loss of only 3%, well below the 5% recognised as industry best practice.

Tuesday 3rd Sunday 8th

Snowy Mountains Showjumping Festival – Cooma Showground, 6 days of competitions and horse events, spectators welcome (Contact 0428 471 527)

Saturday 14th

Nimmitabel Markets – Nimmitabel, 10am to 2pm (Contact Judy 6456 6693 or Jeneatte 6456 6493)

Friday 13th Sunday 15th

Thredbo Blues Festival – Thredbo Resort, Full weekend of performances and entertainment (Contact www.thredbo. com.au)

Sunday 15th

Cooma Rotary High Country Markets – Centennial Park, Cooma – Hosted by Cooma Rotary Club (Contact 6452 1186)

Wednesday 26th Australia Day Celebrations –Activities will include: Australia Day Awards Ceremony, Australia Day Ambassadors, Musical Entertainment, Food, Interactive Displays, Children’s Entertainment, Art Galleries, Exhibitions and much more (Contact 6455 1742) Thursday 26th Sunday 29th

38th Numeralla Folk Festival – Numeralla Village, 4 Days of Festivities, Entertainment includes poetry, bush dancing, Bluegrass, various performances and food stalls, markets, (Contact 6453 3282 or www.numeralla.org.au)

(Pictured L-R) Mayor Dean Lynch, General Manager John Vucic, Water & Wastewater Technical Officer Mark Rixon, Water & Wastewater Manager Max Butler and Director of Engineering Services David Byrne

Friday 27th – Sunday 29th

Jindabyne Irish Festival – Lake Jindabyne, a full weekend of music, food, events & activities, all things Irish (Contact www.jindabyneirishfestival.com)

The Awards were accepted by Councillor McDonald on Tuesday 29 November 2011 at the Awards function in Sydney.

Sunday 29th

Bredbo Community Markets – Community Hall, Bredbo, 10am -2pm (Contact 0402 620 335)

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Councillor Steph McDonald 0408 425 430

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On Saturday December Above: Local artist, Stewart Lee with his artworks. 3, Bibbenluke was Below: Pam and John Scott pictured amongst treated to beautiful their beautiful garden. weather for the Bibbenluke Hall and Sportsground Committee’s Inaugural Crabapple Celebration. The day was wellattended attracting more than 150 people to the various gardens on display and to the Bibbenluke hall to see the wonderful work of local artists, quilters, photographers and crafters. Four gardens were involved in the showcase including Lyn and Daryl Jennings “Broadview”, Heather and Doug Whitby’s, Michelle Russell and Steven Flemings’, and Pam and John Scott’s. The day was to help raise money for a new kitchen for the Bibbenluke hall; a total amount had not yet been calculated at time of going to press.

Wednesday December 7, 2011

Adaminaby CWA turns 80 The Adaminaby Branch of the CWA celebrated their 80th birthday on Sunday, November 20, 2011 with a luncheon. State President of the CWA, Mrs Elaine Armstrong, , Vice-President of the CWA, Mrs Maureen Campbell President of the Monaro Group of CWA Mrs Margaret Baron, and Monaro Representative to the CWA Mrs Kaye Anderson, were among the 50 attendees at the party. Mrs Vi Kelly of Nimmitabel and Mrs Gwen Russell of Adaminaby who are both Patrons of State president Elaine Armstrong and Gwen Russell cut the birthday cake. the Monaro Group were also there. Mrs Russell’s mother, Mrs are two members of the Adaminaby Branch on J. J. Constance, was a foundation member of this Committee. Adaminaby Branch. Over the 80 years Adaminaby Branch has The Branch started in 1931 and its Minutes supported the community by providing for reflect the changes in Australia since then with women and families in need and providing the members showing interest in a diverse financial and other aid to the Baby Health range of subjects. Mrs G. W. Mackay was Clinic. In 1934 310 children attended the annual the inaugural President. Miss Merle Moulds of Christmas Party. Middlingbank was a frequent visitor and one of Over the years the Branch has lobbied the driving forces behind the formation of the Federal, State and Local Governments on a CWA of NSW. The CWA is the largest women’s variety of issues including the parlous state of organisation in Australia and takes a keen local roads, increased freight charges, a local interest in lobbying Governments on a wide hospital and the Baby Health Clinic, changing variety of topics raised by members. the name of Adaminaby and date stamping The Social Issues Committee replies to milk containers when filled. Government requests for submissions on matters being considered for legislation. There

New night-time dining venue The Lott Foodstore opened for night time dining for the first time last Friday night, with the place booked out. It was a similar scene on Saturday night, with diners rushing in to enjoy superb food, great ambience and the fellowship of friends. The Lott owners, Matt Dowdney and Adam Zanco were thrilled with the response their latest venture received.

Pictured above - it was all hands to the wheel on Friday night as The Lott opened for evening dining. Right, Sandy Schofield was officially the first customer through the doors on Friday night, joining a party for dinner. She is pictured with Adam Zanco and Matt Dowdney.

Wednesday December 7, 2011

Engineers award to NPWS rehabilitation team A team from the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) has won national recognition from Engineers Australia for former Snowy Scheme site rehabilitation works in Kosciuszko National Park (KNP). NPWS Regional Manager for the Southern Ranges Dave Darlington said he was proud to accept the Australian Engineering Excellence Award for Environmental Engineering at Parliament House on Wednesday with colleagues Liz MacPhee and Gabby Wilks. NPWS Snowy Scheme

rehabilitation works in KNP have been the work of staff from Tumut and Jindabyne and include weed control, moving hundreds of thousands of cubic metres of rock and soil, and planting over 650,000 trees, shrubs and grasses over the last six years. Rehabilitation works have focused on Island Bend, Bourkes Gorge, Bogong Creek Bridge, Khancoban tip, the Jindabyne Valve House and other sites.

First Aid in summer It’s a story that unfortunately gets played out every summer - the phone rings, mum only turns her back for a moment and somehow two year old Johnny ends up in the pool. Mum drags Johnny from the pool and calls emergency services in a panic but by the time they arrive it is too late. But what if this story didn’t have to end this way. There is increasing evidence from around the globe that if there is someone onsite who has first aid training and is immediately able to apply CPR this story might have a much happier ending. Alarmingly, Australian Bureau of Statistics figures reveal fewer than a third of Australian households have one member who has received first aid skills training in the previous three years. Which means the chances of mum or someone else nearby being able to help Johnny is not great. Why first aid makes a difference: • A human heart ceases beating within four minutes after breathing stops; • Permanent brain damage can occur within four to six minutes after breathing stops; • More than 50% of deaths from accidents occur in the first few minutes. “These startling figures should encourage every Australian to learn first aid,” said Chris Casey, Red Cross College. “Australian Red Cross recommends that at least one person in every household has a current first aid training certificate,” Mr Casey said. Red Cross College now offers multi-award winning first aid courses which allow participants to learn the theory online in their own time and then follow up with a short face-to-face session for practical demonstrations and assessment. The courses have no prerequisites and are open to individuals, businesses and community groups around the country. These courses are an ideal solution for those wanting to gain a qualification in a way that suits their schedule, location and level of understanding. A serious accident like drowning is not the only type of incident that increases over the summer period; there are also more burns, breakages, cuts and sprains due to increased outdoor activity. As a large number of Australians head off the beaten track over the holiday period, it can be difficult to access health services quickly. A first aid qualification from Red Cross, the world’s largest provider of first aid training, would allow most accidents to be treated on the spot, or stabilised to enable travel to appropriate health services. As a result of increased demand, Red Cross College has scheduled more first aid courses to allow participants to complete their qualifications coming into the holiday season. For more information about the courses available or to make a booking please visit www. redcross.edu.au or call 1300 367 428. By learning with Red Cross College you will also be supporting the humanitarian efforts of Australian Red Cross.

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Regional Manager for the Southern Ranges Dave Darlington with Gabby Wilks, Emma Ross from Engineers Australia, and Liz MacPhee, delighted to accept the national Australian Engineering Excellence Award for Environmental Engineering for rehabilitation of Snowy Scheme site in Kosciuszko National Park. Photo: Engineers Australia.

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Rage. (G) Rage. (PG) Choccywoccydoodah. (G, R, CC) At The Movies: Summer Special 2. (Final, PG, R, CC) My Family. (PG, R, CC) Elders With Andrew Denton. (R, CC) Basketball. WNBL. Round 10. Canberra Capitals v Sydney Uni Flames. From AIS Arena, Canberra. Soccer. W-League. Week 8. Brisbane Roar v Adelaide United. Bowls. Test Series. Australia v South Africa. Hockey. Men’s Champions Trophy. Highlights. News. (CC) The One Ronnie. (PG, CC) Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple. (Final, PG, R, CC) Miss Marple investigates when one of her old friends, Father Gorman, is murdered moments after posting her a mysterious list of names. The Graham Norton Show. (R, CC) Irish comedian Graham Norton presents an informal chat with celebrities. Movie: Gunrush. (MA15+, 09, CC) Rage. (MA15+)

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Go, Diego! Go! (G, R) Dora The Explorer. (G, R) Weekend Today. (CC) Cricket. (CC) Second Test. Australia v New Zealand. Day 3. Morning session. From Bellerive Oval, Hobart. The Cricket Show. (G, CC) Cricket. (CC) Second Test. Australia v New Zealand. Day 3. Afternoon session. From Bellerive Oval, Hobart. News. (CC) Christmas With The Australian Women’s Weekly. (G, CC) 60 Minutes. (CC) The Mentalist. (M, R, CC) A desperate man who claims he was falsely accused of killing his wife holds Patrick and several others hostage. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. (M, R, CC) The Commander: Abduction. (M, CC) Flashpoint. (M, R, CC) The Baron. (PG, R) Spyforce. (PG, R) 20/20. (R) Danoz Direct. (G) GMA: Sunday Edition. (CC) Early Morning News. (CC) Today. (CC)

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Today. (CC) Kerri-Anne Summer Series. (PG, CC) Hi-5. (P, CC) Cricket. (CC) Second Test. Australia v New Zealand. Day 4. Morning session. From Bellerive Oval, Hobart. (Please note: If cricket coverage finishes early, alternative schedule will be shown) The Cricket Show. (G, CC) Cricket. (CC) Second Test. Australia v New Zealand. Day 4. Afternoon session. News. (CC) WIN News. (CC) A Current Affair. (CC) The Big Bang Theory. (PG, R, CC) Hot In Cleveland. (PG, CC) The Mentalist. (M, R, CC) Harry’s Law. (M, CC) Extreme Makeover. (PG, CC) Undercovers. (M) WIN News. (CC) The Avengers. (PG, R) Entertainment Tonight. (CC) ’Til Death. (PG, R) Danoz Direct. (G) Good Morning America. (CC) Early Morning News. (CC) Today. (CC)

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Today. (CC) Kerri-Anne Summer Series. (PG, CC) Hi-5. (P, CC) Cricket. (CC) Second Test. Australia v New Zealand. Day 5. Morning session. From Bellerive Oval, Hobart. (Please note: If cricket coverage finishes early, alternative schedule will be shown) (Please note: If cricket coverage finishes early, alternative schedule will be shown) 12.30 The Cricket Show. (G, CC) 1.00 Cricket. (CC) Second Test. Australia v New Zealand. Day 5. Afternoon session. 6.00 News. (CC) 6.30 WIN News. (CC) 7.00 A Current Affair. (CC) 7.30 The Big Bang Theory. (PG, R, CC) 8.00 The Middle. (PG, CC) 8.30 Two And A Half Men. (M, R, CC) 9.30 Survivor: South Pacific. (PG, CC) 10.30 Nothing Trivial. (M) 11.30 The Unusuals. (M) 12.30 WIN News. (CC) 1.00 20/20. (CC) 2.00 Matlock Police. (M, R) 3.00 Danoz Direct. (G) 3.30 Good Morning America. (CC) 5.00 Early Morning News. (CC) 5.30 Today. (CC)

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Mass For You At Home. (G) Hillsong. (G) H2O: Just Add Water. (C, CC) Paradise Café. (C, CC) Changing Views Of Africa. (G, R) The Hot 30 Countdown. (PG) Ironman Preview Show. iFish. (G, R) The Biggest Loser. (PG) Everybody Hates Chris. (PG, R) All 4 Adventure. (G) Ozzie Holiday. (G, CC) News At Five. (CC) Merlin. (PG, CC) It’s A Knockout. (PG, CC) Movie: Mission: Impossible II. (M, 00, R, CC) Tom Cruise, Dougray Scott, Thandie Newton, Ving Rhames, Richard Roxburgh. A special agent is ordered to find a deadly virus stolen by a criminal mastermind. Movie: Match Point. (M, 05, R) Infomercials. (PG, R) Enjoying Everyday Life With Joyce Meyer. (PG) Kenneth Copeland. (PG) Life Today With James Robison. (PG) This Is Your Day With Benny Hinn. (PG)

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WorldWatch. Maltese News. PopAsia. (G) Football Asia. Soccer. Match highlights. UEFA Champions League Magazine. Speedweek. Al Jazeera News. (CC) Chris Botti Live. (G, R) Buried Alive: The Chilean Mine Rescue. (G, R, CC) Cycling Central. Thalassa: Widening The Panama Canal. (G, R, CC) World News Australia. (CC) Lost Worlds: The Bible: A History – St Paul. (PG, CC) The Promise. (M, CC) Part 3 of 4. In ’40s Palestine, Len’s unit is betrayed with appalling consequences after they are ordered to move against a Zionist paramilitary group. Movie: I Always Wanted To Be A Gangster. (M, 07) Movie: 53 Winter Days. (M, 06, R) WeatherWatch Overnight. WeatherWatch & Music. Korean News. Japanese News.

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WorldWatch. Greek News. French News. Hindi News. Arabic News. Russian News. Turkish News. Movie: Good Hands. (PG, 01, R) Spacefiles. (G, R, CC) Letters And Numbers. (G, R, CC) Al Jazeera News. (CC) The Journal. (CC) PBS NewsHour. (CC) Global Village: Visions Of Wales Pt 1. (G, R, CC) Letters And Numbers. (G, CC) World News Australia. (CC) Do You See What I See? (G, CC) Go Back To Where You Came From. (M, R, CC) Part 2 of 3. World News Australia. (CC) Hot Docs: One Lucky Elephant. (PG, CC) Movie: December Heat. (M, 08, R) Embedded With Sheik Hilaly. (M, R, CC) WeatherWatch Overnight. WeatherWatch & Music. Korean News. Japanese News.

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Wednesday December 7, 2011

Merry times at Jindabyne Senior Cits party

Ph: 02 6452 1584 Fax: (02) 6452 7001

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Lion Harry Cummins with Jeff and Roslyn Golby whilst listening to the Hutton and the “Merry Minstrels”

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Above: Joan Duffy, Pat Harvey, Neen Pendergast, Lee Morgan and Kath Gammell were amongst the many Seniors making merry at the Christmas Party Lunch hosted by Jindabyne Sport & Recreation Centre and in cooperation with the Jindabyne and Berridale Lions Clubs supported by local businesses.

CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEAS The most senior citizens Kevin Clarke and Ena Harris cut the Christmas Cake at the 2011 Seniors Christmas Party Lunch. The Lunch is a tradition begun forty years ago at the suggestion of Dr John Shedden and first held in the Jindabyne Memorial Hall.

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Lions Club members Pam Climpson, “Maca” Lawler and John Kahler were kept busy serving Christmas lunch beverages to 150 or so senior Snowy River Shire residents.

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More Than Meets the Eye 55 Hill Street $289,000 A great place to call home and the perfect choice for a family. Located close to an array of shops in the West Cooma area. The property has been completely renovated this includes cladding to the exterior, Solartec 1.5 KW system, new colourbond fencing and lovely established gardens. It offers a purchaser the opportunity to move straight in with nothing to do. Featuring three large bedrooms plus a study or if the need arises four bedrooms. The home has a new roof complete with guttering, single car garage and fully fenced back yard. An enclosed verandah at the front of the property invites the morning sun, very comfortable to sit and read over a cuppa. This is a perfect family home full of freshness offering space and position.

For more information or to arrange an inspection phone Boller & Co on 6452 4155.

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WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET

Auction of Residence and Shop Front in Nimmitabel

Auction Saturday 17th December 11am On Site (37 Bombala Street Nimmitabel)

Under instruction from the mortgagee, 35 Mittagang Rd, Cooma is to be offered for public auction. These two townhouses are to be offered individually and are strata title with the plan to be formalised early in 2012. Unit One 2-bedroom, both having built in wardrobes. Open plan living. Natural gas connected to the property. Fully enclosed courtyard. External natural gas outlet. 1000 litre water tank. Single car garage with internal access. Unit Two 3-bedrooms with built in wardrobes plus en-suite to the main. Open plan living. Fully enclosed courtyard with natural gas outlet plus 1000 litre water tank. Natural gas connected to the property. Double garage with internal access.

Open for inspection:

Saturday 26 November 2011 from 10:00-11:00am Saturday 10 December 2011 from 10:00-11:00am

Auction: 10:30am Saturday 17 December 2011 on â&#x20AC;&#x201C;site at 35 Mittagang Rd, Cooma Further information from 0438521379 or Raine & Horne , Cooma 64523777

Ph: 6452 3777 A/H: 6452 3616 www.rh.com.au/2557294

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POSITIVE CASH FLOW When you look at property investment there is a maze of different models that will all make you money. But the key is you first need to know your own wants, needs and goals. Then you can choose the right model that will provide you with your desired result. For many people Positive cash flow is the right choice, and in the current world economy could be the safest investment. Why? Positive cash flow means the cost to hold an investment property is less than the rental income and tax benefits, therefore you have no out of pocket expenses, but you actually could increase your weekly income by up to $400 per week. But the important thing to remember is the capital growth is where the big returns come from, so you need to find a location that has strong rental income, preferably a new property so you have the tax benefits. That also has short term capital growth, but importantly has sustainable capital growth. There are many locations around Australia, that will provide a Positive Cash Flow, but unfortunately often you need to buy an established house. This can be O.K. but you will not get the tax benefits, you will not attract the best tenants and your maintenance costs can eat away at your profits. So the key is locating specific hot spots, with affordable new properties with high rental income, maximum tax benefits and packed with capital growth criteria. If you have equity in your home and structure your finance correctly you can start with no savings and have no out of pocket expenses and can create additional income whilst you are building capital and securing your financial future. If you do not have your own home for equity, you can start with a small deposit; use the investment property to build your own equity and savings so you can buy your own home whilst again securing your financial future. If you would like to read and learn more about how to invest in for Positive Cash Flow, please visit prosperitygroup.com.au\monaropost. For a COMPLIMENTARY 1Hr STRATEGY SESSION please call your local and National Blatantly Honest Advisor on 0430 096 823. Have an excellent day! Peter Ingram Australiaʼs Blatantly Honest Property Investment Advisor

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This 3 Bedroom, cedar clad home has everything you & your family need to begin your rural lifestyle. •Located just before Numeralla approximately 23km’s from Cooma • The house is surrounded by 20 lovely acres • Numerous rainwater tanks, a creek to pump water from • 3 bay shed & your own round yard • Perfect for horse lovers • Renovated kitchen/dining area with a wonderful homely feel • All bedrooms have built in robes • Timber decks front & back & plenty of storage • The property offers privacy & peace, all in a spectacular surroundings

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“Wyoming” Mittagang Rd Open to Offers 3 Bed 1 Bath 4 Car Ideally located just 5 minutes from Cooma is this immaculately presented home. The property offers 3 bedrooms, family bathroom, separate toilet, new carpet and a giant laundry with many cupboards The kitchen has natural timber cupboards and open plan to a light filled lounge room with reverse cycle air con, large windows and gas heating. Providing extra living space is a long wide veranda, ideal for parties and or entertaining. The lawn areas are beautifully kept and easy to maintain offering an attractive outlook from the veranda. Fruit and ornamental trees compliment the lawns. Additions include a teenage retreat with heating, a workshop, machinery shed, a cubby house, 4 carports and a lock up garage. Town water is connected to the property providing water to the 4 fenced paddocks. This is a great family property with a convenient position.

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Wednesday December 7, 2011

CLAIRE’S CAROUSEL Welcome, readers, to Claire’s Carousel, where I invite you to explore some of the social events and community happenings in our region. If you would like to tell me of your special events or have community happenings coming up, please phone me on 6452 3137, mobile 0434 352 992 or email spray5@optusnet.com.au

FUNDRAISER A GREAT SUCCESS Last Sunday saw more than 100 people visit host and hostess Som Chit and Gordon Roberts home in Moonyah Close to raise money for victims of the Thai floods. A delicious smorgasbord of Australian and Thai food was laid out in an exotic way to entice guests to heap their plates and enjoy. The setting at the back of the home commanded a magnificent view of the bushland and gardens. Amongst those enjoying the afternoon were Darrel and Marilyn Gaukroger, Des Trute, Neville and Sonia Phee, Sue and Col Cottam, Marilyn Spellman, Pauline and Michael Rad and Geoff Bowland. All money raised will be sent direct to Thailand to aid the victims. IT’S GOING TO BE FUN! Yes the Cooma Garden Christmas Party planned for Monday December 12 is going to be a great luncheon with entertainment by David Ford and Darrel Gaukroger and a couple of surprises. The venue is the Function Room at the Ex Service’s Club, commencing 11.3Oam for 12pm. A three course Christmas luncheon will be served for the cost of $20. For catering purposes, bookings must be made to Audrey of the Cooma Garden Club, 6452 2340.

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Members and guests very welcome. TWILIGHT CHRISTMAS MARKET An invitation from the Berridale Chamber of Commerce is extended for their Twilight Christmas Market on Friday December 18 at the Lions Park from 5pm - 9pm. Food, arts, craft, toys, music and of course a visit from Santa who just loves having his photo taken. Also for your enjoyment, there will be “Carols in the Park.” It promises to be an enjoyable evening for the whole family. IRISH MUSIC LOVERS – MARK IN YOUR DIARY This is for you! Irish Cultural Festival Lake Jindabyne on January 27 to 29. Be treated to Irish dancing, Gaelic Football, music from visiting musicians from different locations in Australia. Join in and have a wonderful time and support the lively Blackwater Band from Sydney and jig along with Winnet Set Dance Group. LOCAL ARTISTS A couple of weekends ago 11 local artists came together and enjoyed painting classes in Jindabyne. The teacher was watercolourist Helen Fitzgerald. The pupils tell me they were inspired by Helen’s techniques especially her painting of birds. All the students agreed it was an inspiring and uplifting experience.

Lisa Ashurst Nice to know that some of us can remain functional, even under the most challenging conditions, like Daughter for instance in the kitchen in her Canberra digs and experiencing a bit of a dizzy spell. She was standing at the kitchen bench making a cuppa when she suddenly felt light-headed. Next her hearing went and her vision darkened and she was sure she was going to faint. So, did she panic? Did she grip the bench in an effort to prevent herself from going down? Call out to one of her housemates maybe? Anything else even...? Nope. While thinking “Uh oh, I think I’m going to faint” Daughter just happened to look down where she took stock of the tiles and thought “Hang on a minute! I’m not going to faint on THIS floor! The cleaners haven’t been in yet!” and then she somehow managed to remain conscious while she groped her wobbly way over to the nearest chair. Once seated, she hung on, thus avoiding toppling from the chair to the suspect floor as the dizzy spell passed. “Oh my god!” I squealed, mother-like, but Daughter kind of missed where the concern really lay because she added “Yeah, like there was stuff on the

floor and there was just no way was I going lie on it, even if I was unconscious!” Now before anyone comments, I’d like to add that Daughter is quite willing to vacuum carpets and wash floors and was happily doing so in her first weeks as a tenant until her landlady stopped her because then the cleaners would have nothing to clean. Besides she was pretty much the only one who really did any cleaning and her housemates (at the time) figured that if she wanted to clean up they should just stand back and let her and not help. The landlady thought they were being very unfair on Daughter (I agree) but she also preferred that Daughter and her housemates should focus on their studies instead, hence the cleaners. Anyway, Daughter was fine but I had to wonder at her logic. Fainting is fine apparently so long as the floor you’re about to fall on is clean but if it isn’t then by all means scramble to the nearest seat and hope for the best. Twin I had a visual of Daughter freezing, mid faint, while someone frantically cleaned her a space to fall on and I have to admit I could see it too. I could even hear her calling frantically “Wait! You missed a bit!!!” But talk about being able to think under pressure!

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Michael Scott Lees Gallery in Nuggets Crossing Jindabyne has been hosting Santa Claus and two of his elves and Santas amazing “High Country Hut” this past weekend (Dec 3-4). Santa has taken time out of his busy schedule to drop by and meet the boys and girls (and even some lucky dogs!!) of the region, listen to their Christmas wishes and have his picture taken with about 140 families so far - AND - he’s had so much fun that he’s decided to come back for one more visit next Sunday December 11 from 10am to 1pm. Santa’s amazing High Country Hut - inside Michael Scott Lees Gallery is based around a backdrop of one of Michaels fantastic photos of the inside of historic Wheelers Hut and decorated in true christmas spirit with light, presents, toys, wooden sleds, a Magical Santa throne and even a candy cane tree!

Standard photo packs are $20 for 2 6x4” prints and $2 from every sitting is being donated to Southcare Rescue Helicopter a unique service dear to Michael and his photographer wife Stephanie Lees, after the death of their 21 month old daughter Marley, in a car accident on the Monaro Highway in 2005. Local “Santa”, postman John McLoughlan who beautifully Christmas lights his own home each year to the delight of Jindabyne residents young and old, is also donating his appearance fee to charity an a show of the true spirit of Christmas. So if you‘d like to experience a little Christmas magic and have a fabulous Santa Photo without the 2 hour drive to Canberra - pop in to Michael Scott Lees Gallery in Nuggets Crossing Jindabyne this Sunday, December 11, from 10am1pm.

CHRISTMAS SPECIAL November 16-December 24 Dining in, including drinks

10%

off BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL excludes: Banquet menus & lunches

Book your CHRISTMAS PARTY at the GRAND COURT CHINESE RESTAURANT Try our yummy Birds nest with any dish off the menu

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Photo by Stephanie Lees.

“If it’s available, we can get it” classifieds Why not reach a Need Xmas Stocking Fillers? Books s ’ CD

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POLO FLAT »»BUSINESS OF THE WEEK««

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Cooma Sand and Concrete commenced operations in 1972, and from its current site in Polo Flat since 1979. They have been working in the Monaro Region from Bredbo to Thredbo ever since. Ready Mixed Concrete has been supplied to many and varying job sites including bridges, chairlifts, tunnels, dams, roads, water tanks and buildings to name a few. They have the ability to meet any specification required including any exacting engineering requirements. Concrete mixes vary from plain dull grey, exposed aggregates, pattern stamped mixes, coloured concrete, pool spray and high specification engineering concrete. They have the ability to produce large daily volumes for industrial or commercial works and small volumes for the residential market. The choice is yours, whether you are after sand, gravel, soil, heavy haulage, bulk tipper work or ready mix concrete, it’s all available at Cooma Sand and Concrete and can even be delivered. If you are looking to hire a low loader, earth moving equipment or water tanker for your stock or general

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various shed sizes available very reasonable rates fully secured premises long or short term rental Packing boxes, plastic sheets and wraps now available for all your packing requirements

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Wool Buyers OPEN MONDAY TO FRIDAY 8:00am - 4pm

Proprietor 40 Polo Flat Road Cooma, NSW 2630

Ph: 02 6452 1605 Fax: 02 6452 3485 ssc@exemail.com.au

Phone: David Abraham P. 02 6452 2262 M. 0417 431 966 F. 02 6452 4448 18 Holland Road, Polo Flat Cooma

»»BUSINESS OF THE WEEK«« Cooma Pavers - O432 561 656 Cooma Pavers are the local manufacturers of pavers and concrete products. They supply and make all types of blocks, bricks, pavers and exposed concrete finishes for both the home and retail market. They also carry a wide range of landscape supplies along with sands, compost, soil and mulch. With over 30 years of experience in the landscape industry, they can offer all the support

and knowledge needed for you to get the job done. If you wish, they also have qualified landscaping staff who can design and construct all types of landscaping work including paving, retaining walls and structural work. Any enquiries should be made to Craig or Matt on 0432 56 16 56.

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Claire’s gardening notes for December power garden tools, outdoor settings, roses, rain gauges, With Claire Caldwell from Cooma Gas and Garden growth on many plants. Two-spotted mite, alias spider mite, can also become hand tools, storage containers, garden pots and gift Supplies The month of Christmas festivities has arrived and every year it gets here faster than the previous year. December is also the beginning of our summer season with some warm to hot days to be expected. With Christmas coming so soon there will be plenty of thought going into gift giving, home and garden preparation and menu planning. The Thrifty Link catalogue is up and running now for Christmas with lots of ideas for pressies for keen home handy persons, gardeners, outdoor living and our homes. Christmas is a great chance to spend quality time with family and friends, and what better place than in a cool relaxing area in our outdoor areas. Maybe there is a bit to do to get yours up to scratch as well as in the garden to have it spruced up and ready. Planting. What a great time to plant almost everything. The rain that we received during November has set up for a really good December. Think about a beautiful plant for your Christmas gifts, eg trees, shrubs, flowering annuals, roses, perennials, climbing plants, even vegetable and herb plants. Get your garden ready planting a mass of colourful plants to welcome your Christmas guests. Then wow those guests with a menu that contains ingredients grown in your own garden. Think about the herbs you may want to season and flavour your Christmas cooking with and get them in and growing now. Watering. As the weather usually heats up during December attention has to be given to keeping plants well watered, especially those growing in pots. Always physically check that they really need water before watering. Check mulch levels and top up if necessary. This will reduce the frequency that you need to water. Weeding. All the beautiful rain has given the weeds a super growth burst and if not kept in check before producing seed pods and seed heads, then the weeds will quickly re-sprout and take over the garden. Weeds are also responsible for providing unwanted insects and diseases a safe haven to thrive in before they attack your special plants. Pest and Disease. The dreaded pear and cherry slug will make its first appearance this month. Be on the lookout and check cherries both ornamental and fruiting, pears both ornamental and fruiting, flowering plums and hawthorns that can all be attacked by this pest. Aphids also love the mild conditions and will be found on new soft

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a problem, especially on potted plants on patios and decks. They are all but invisible to the naked eye and love to congregate on the leaf under surface. Spraying with an oil-based insecticide can control them but it needs to be sprayed directly onto the insect. Black Spot and Powdery Mildew can be a problem in humid conditions on rose bushes. Control is necessary to prevent the plant from being weakened and produce less blooms. Powdery Mildew can affect other plants as well. The damper than usual conditions may cause brown or black spots on vegetables. Try and get a correct diagnosis so correct control is implemented. Don’t forget to bait those pesky snails and slugs that seem to thrive and multiply in these conditions. Feeding. Keep all those vegetables well fed so your production line is up to speed. Tomatoes benefit from a bit of extra potash as do berry plants i.e. strawberries. Lettuce like to grow quickly so extra nitrogen is helpful. Roses love to be fed so if you have had a beautiful flush of flowers already, then the plants will benefit greatly from another feed now. Sudden Impact for Roses is a great fertiliser to use on roses. Another good general purpose fertiliser for everything in the garden is Organic Advance Plus – available in 25kg and 5kg bags.

Christmas Trees. Think about giving or having a REAL CHRISTMAS TREE in your home this year. It will provide you with a lovely plant that will last for years and give you the scent of pine in your home which is what we associate with Christmas. Grow it in a large pot and have it inside for a couple of weeks or have it in your outdoor area if you are having a Christmas barbie. Gift Suggestions. Garden ornaments, plants, birdbaths, secateurs,

What a Bargain. See our advertisement for ride-on mowers. We are able to keep the prices down because we don’t carry stock on the floor. They have standard Briggs and Stratton engines and a two year warranty. Finally, have a Merry and Safe Christmas to all from the Staff at Cooma Gas and Garden Supplies.

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Leaving School and NEEDING SOME MONEY

COOMA Twin Cinema 76 Commissioner Street Thursday 8th December – Super Tuesday 12th December 2011

vouchers.

CLOSED: Monday & Wednesday

to assist with furthering your studies or starting in the workforce?

THE MONARO EDUCATION FOUNDATION (MEF)

I DON’T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT:

Rated PG 1 hr 29 mins Thursday Cooma North Public School Fundraiser @ 7pm – drinks & dips, Movie @ 8pm- Tickets $20.00 @ School Office or Cooma Visitors Centre Friday & Super Tuesday @ 6.15pm, Saturday @ 2.45pm & 6.15pm, Sunday @ 12.45pm & 4.15pm Saturday & Sunday @ 10.45am, 1pm, 3.30pm, 6pm & 8.30pm

PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 3:

Rated M 1 hr 24 mins Screening: Friday & Tuesday @ 8.15pm, Saturday @ 4.30pm & 8.15pm, Sunday @ 2.30pm & 6.15pm

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: Breaking Dawn Pt 1:

Rated M 1 hr 57 mins Screening: Friday & Super Tuesday @ 6pm, Saturday @ 3.30pm & 8.30pm, Sunday @ 1.30pm & 6.30pm

MIDNIGHT IN PARIS:

Rated PG 1 hr 34 mins Screening: Friday & Super Tuesday @ 8.30pm, Saturday @ 6pm, Sunday @ 4pm

JINDABYNE Cinema Snowy Region Visitors Centre Friday 9th December – Tuesday 13th December 2011 PUSS IN BOOTS:

Rated PG 1 hr 30 mins Screening: Friday & Tuesday @ 4.15pm & 6.15pm, Saturday @ 2pm, 4pm & 8.30pm, Sunday @ 12noon, 2pm & 6.30pm

CLOSED Thursday, Monday & Wednesday

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may be able to help. We financially assist students in need with furthering their education (including TAFE courses, apprenticeships, University etc) and getting started in the workforce.

Applications close December 31 2011 Please visit www.cef.org.au/monaro.html to download an application form or you can call Jono Forrest or Jenny Clarke on 02 6452 3344 to organise or collect an application form.

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Wednesday December 7, 2011

Cooma Christmas Carols 2011 The Cooma Combined Churches Carols will be held on Saturday, December 10 starting at 7pm, at the Multi Function Centre. 1 O Come All Ye Faithful. 1: O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant, O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem; Come and behold Him born the King of Angels. O come let us adore Him, O come let us adore Him, O come let us adore Him, Christ the Lord. 2: True God of true God, Light of Light eternal Lo, He abhors not the virgin’s womb. Son of the Father, begotten not created: Chorus 3: Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation, Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above. Glory to God in the Highest: Chorus 2 Hark The Herald Angels 1: Hark ! the herald angels sing Glory to the newborn King; Peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled: Joyful, all ye nations rise, Join the triumph of the skies; With the angelic host proclaim, Christ is born in Bethlehem. Hark ! the herald angels sing, Glory to the newborn King. 2: Mild he lays his glory by, born that man no more may die, Born to raise the sons of earth, born to give them second birth. Hail the heav’n-born Prince of Peace, Hail the Sun of righteousness!

Light and life to all he brings, Risen with healing in His wings. Chorus 3 Aussie Jingle Bells Dashing through the bush, In a rusty Holden Ute Kicking up the dust, Esky in the boot Kelpie by my side, Singing Christmas songs It’s summer time and I am in My singlet, shorts & thongs Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way Christmas in Australia on a scorching summer’s day jingle bells, jingle bells Christmas time is beaut oh what fun it is to ride in a rusty Holden ute. Engine’s getting hot, Dodge the kangaroos Swaggy climbs aboard, He is welcome too All the family is there, Sitting by the pool Christmas day, the Aussie way By the barbecue! Chorus Come the afternoon Grandpa has a doze The kids and uncle Bruce Are swimming in their clothes The time comes round to go We take a family snap Then pack the car and all shoot through Before the washing up. Chorus

4 Away In A Manger. 1: Away in a manger, no crib for a bed, The little Lord Jesus laid down His sweet head. The stars in the bright sky looked down where He lay, The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay. 2: The cattle are lowing, the baby awakes, But little Lord Jesus no crying he makes. I love Thee, Lord Jesus! Look down from the sky, And stay by my side until morning is nigh. 3: Be near me, Lord Jesus; I ask Thee to stay close by me forever, and love me I pray. Bless all the dear children in Thy tender care, And fit us for heaven to live with Thee there. SARAS SINGH, OUR CHEF WITH 55 YEARS EXPERIENCE.

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5 Silent Night 1: Silent night, Holy night; All is calm, all is bright. Round yon virgin mother and child, Holy infant so tender and mild, Sleep in heavenly peace; Sleep in heavenly peace. 2: Silent night, Holy night; Shepherds quake at the sight, Glories stream from heaven afar,

Heavenly hosts sing, ‘Alleluia’ Christ the Saviour is born; Christ the Saviour is born. 3: Silent night, Holy night; Son of God, love’s pure light: radiant beams from thy holy face, with the dawn of redeeming grace, Jesus, Lord, at thy birth; Jesus, Lord, at thy birth. 6 Once Long Ago (Tune : Waltzing Matilda) Once long ago from the town of Nazareth Mary and Joseph were traveling Riding a donkey all the way to Bethlehem Carrying the child who would be a King. Praise to our Saviour, Praise to our Saviour, Prince of Peace and King of Kings, Humble and lowly, pure and holy Glory to Jesus our Lord we sing. Out in the fields, as the shepherds were watching Angels sang “Glory to God on High” They found their way to to the stable there in Bethlehem Led by the star shining in the sky. chorus Wise men came from countries far away from there Led by a star they were following And today, far away in the land of the Southern Cross We worship the child who was born a King. Chorus 7 The First Nowell 1: The first Nowell the angel did say Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay; In fields where they lay, keeping their sheep, On a cold winter’s night that was so deep. Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Born is the King of Israel. 2: And by the light of that same star Three wise men came from country far; To seek for a king was their intent, And to follow the star wherever it went. Chorus 3: Then entered in those wise men three, Full reverently upon their knee And offered there in his presence, Their gold and myrrh and frankincense. Chorus 4: Then let us all with one accord Sing praises to our heavenly Lord; That hath made heaven and earth of naught, And with his blood mankind hath bought. Chorus

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Cooma Christmas Carols 2011 Continued from P34.. 8 We Three Kings 1: We three kings of Orient are; Bearing gifts we traverse afar, Field and fountain, moor and mountain, Following yonder star. O-oh, Star of wonder, star of light, Star with royal beauty bright, Westward leading, still proceeding, Guide us to thy perfect light. 2: Born a King on Bethlehem’s plain Gold I bring to crown Him again, King forever, ceasing never, Over us all to reign. Chorus 3: Frankincense to offer have I; Incense owns a Deity nigh; Prayer and praising, voices raising, Worshipping God on high. Chorus: 4: Myrrh is mine, its bitter perfume Breathes a life of gathering gloom; Sorrowing, sighing, bleeding, dying, Sealed in the stone cold tomb. Chorus: 5: Glorious now behold him arise; King and God and sacrifice; Alleluia, Alleluia, Sounds through the earth and skies. Chorus:

10 Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer Rudolf the red nosed reindeer had a very shiny nose and if you ever saw it you would even say it glows. All of the other reindeer used to laugh and call him names they never let poor Rudolf join in any reindeer games. Then one foggy Christmas Eve Santa came to say: “Rudolf with your nose so bright won’t you guide my sleigh tonight.” Then how the reindeer loved him as they shouted out with glee “Rudolf the red nosed reindeer you’ll go down in history.”

9 Once In Royal David’s City. 1: Once in royal David’s city stood a lowly cattle shed, Where a mother laid her baby in a manger for his bed. Mary was that mother mild, Jesus Christ her little child. 2: He came down to earth from heaven Who is God and Lord of all And his shelter was a stable and his cradle was a stall, With the poor and mean and lowly, lived on earth our Saviour Holy 3: And our eyes at last shall see him through his own redeeming love. For that child so meek and gentle is our Lord in Heaven above; And he leads his children on to the place where he is gone. 4: Not in that poor, lowly stable with the oxen standing by, We shall see him; but in heaven set at God’s right hand on high; Where like stars his children crowned all in white shall wait around.

11 While Shepherds Watched. 1: While shepherds watched their flocks by night, All seated on the ground, The Angel of the Lord came down And glory shone around. 2: ‘Fear not,’ said he (for mighty dread Had seized their troubled mind), ‘Glad tidings of great joy I bring to you and all mankind. 3: ‘To you in David’s town this day Is born of David’s line A Saviour who is Christ the Lord; And this shall be the sign: 4: ‘The Heavenly Babe you there shall find To human view displayed, All meanly wrapped in swathing bands, And in a manger laid.’

morning stars together, proclaim the holy birth, And praises sing to God the King, and peace to men on earth! 3: How silently, how silently, the wondrous Gift is giv’n; So God imparts to human hearts the blessings of His Heav’n. No ear may hear His coming, but in this world of sin, Where meek souls will receive Him, the dear Christ enters in. 4: O holy Child of Bethlehem, descend to us, we pray; Cast out our sin, and enter in, be born in us today. We hear the Christmas angels the great glad tidings tell; O come to us, abide with us, our Lord Emmanuel! 13 Little Drummer Boy Come they told me, pa rum pum pum pum A new born King to see, pa rum pum pum pum Our finest gifts we bring, pa rum pum pum pum To lay before the king, pa rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum So to honor Him, pa rum pum pum pum When we come. Little baby, pa rum pum pum pum I am a poor boy too, pa rum pum pum pum I have no gift to bring, pa rum pum pum pum

12 O Little Town Of Bethlehem 1: O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie! Above thy deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by. Yet in thy dark streets shineth the everlasting Light; The hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight. 2: For Christ is born of Mary, and gathered all above, While mortals sleep, the angels keep heir watch of wondering love.

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That’s fit to give our King, pa rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum Shall I play for you, pa rum pum pum pum On my drum? Mary nodded, pa rum pum pum pum The ox and lamb kept time, pa rum pum pum pum I played my drum for Him, pa rum pum pum, pum I played my best for Him, pa rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum Then He smiled at me, pa rum pum pum pum Me and my drum. 14 We Wish You A Merry Christmas We wish you a merry Christmas We wish you a merry Christmas We wish you a merry Christmas And a Happy New Year. Good tidings to you wherever you are Good tidings for Christmas And a Happy New Year. (Repeat all)

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Getting smart about spraying - farming report Each year growers spend weeks sitting in tractors spraying simple steps. don’t know about these basic tips.” weeds. “The reason most people aren’t achieving a good result Australian farmers are in the same boat as their Today, there is more to weed control than simply is not because it’s expensive or difficult, but because they international counterparts if they want the best result from spraying, says UK-based global their crop protection products. spray boffin Tom Robinson. How well they achieve this depends on “Many farmers who attend my the product they use and how they apply sessions are surprised to learn their it. boomsprays are set too high,” Tom One area where Australian farmers had said. something to teach UK growers was water According to Tom, if boomsprays use. are set too high the product “We’re lagging behind you chaps there,” sometimes only reaches the top Tom said. section of the crop and doesn’t “Our low water rate is 100 litres per reach the bottom. hectare, but here (Australia) it’s more like And this is where herbicide 50 litres a hectare, which is something I resistance can develop. will be talking about when I get home.” Tom’s report was published in the To learn more about this article and other November 2011 edition of Farming Kondinin Group reports call 1800 677 761 Ahead. or visit www.kondiningroup.com.au. He said farmers could increase their yields by up to a tonne per hectare just by following a few

Don’t love this grass! It’s nobody’s friend African Lovegrass has been increasingly encroaching upon farmland, bushland, and roadsides throughout southern NSW and the ACT over the past three decades. African Lovegrass has the ability to quickly take over native grasslands and introduced pastures forming a dense monoculture. African Lovegrass: • is a fast spreading weed that is invading much of southern Australia. It is arguably the most invasive weed in the capital region. • is found in all areas – suburban gardens, lawns, urban parks, road verges, farms and nature parks. • has many forms. •crowds out native grasses, reducing native plant diversity. • crowds out pasture, reducing good food for animals.

African Lovegrass growing along a median strip in an urban area Most graziers are well aware of lovegrass and ways to limit its impact. People living in urban and peri-urban areas however appear to be unaware of its existence.

The greatest vector of African Lovegrass is mowing along urban and rural roadsides. Simple things like mowing so cut material is thrown back into the infestation area can help control African Lovegrass boundaries. We need to act now with an effective, long-term and integrated plan to control the spread of African Lovegrass in our region. This starts by removing it from your backyard, street and neighbourhood to prevent it from spreading further, every single plant removed helps the cause. More information and a pamphlet including contact details is available at Southern ACT Catchment Group’s website: www.sactcg.org.au

infestations; • control boundaries of African Lovegrass infestations; • keep desired ground cover greater than 70%; • ensure herbicide spraying equipment is calibrated correctly; • practice farm hygiene – clean vehicles and machinery of weed seeds before moving from infested paddocks to clean paddocks; • avoid moving livestock from infested to clean areas on the property; • undertake any supplementary feeding in a smaller ‘sacrifice’ paddock to minimise weed seed spread; • stop seed set through strategic rotational grazing plant sets seed October to May; • act to influence all levels of government for an effective strategic plan for African Lovegrass.

WHAT YOU CAN DO Around the house: • Act – Learn to identify African Lovegrass. If you see a plant, always dig it, bag it, bin it. • Garden care – if you have it in your lawn, mow it low before it seeds (it produces flowers and seeds from October to May); • Garden hygiene – wash your mower to stop accidental spread; • Neighbourhood watch - be vigilant, see that it doesn’t grow in your garden, your street verge or your neighbourhood park; • Speak out – let everybody know, tell it, blog it, tweet it, write it; • Report it – tell the Government Agency responsible and ask your local Member of Parliament to initiate and support an effective, long-term and integrated plan to control the spread of African Lovegrass in our region. Around the bush block and farm: • adopt an integrated approach to African Lovegrass control; • prevent establishment by being Mowing back towards infestation helps control the spread of vigilant and control of any small African Lovegrass

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Ewe lambs sell to $142 at Cooma Cooma Associated Agents yarded and sold 4000 lambs and 200 sheep at Monday’s sale. Ewe lambs offered on behalf of Hazeldean realised $142, with strong competition on all other lines. Pictured, Landmark agents call for bids from a large crowd of buyers.

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Numeralla Landcare completed the final stage of The Murrumbidgee Community Partnerships Project – Vegetation Diversification of the Numeralla River: with the last 37 plants being planted by the children and teachers of Numeralla Primary School. Several landcare representatives were on hand to offer advice on plant selection and make sure nobody strayed into the cavernous Shubert wombat hole. Over 500 plants representing trees and shrubs common to the riparian corridor of the Badja River, but not so prevalent in the Numeralla were planted over a two-year period on the river just upstream from the village bridge. A lot of the shrubs were grown from cuttings of four species collected from the banks of the Badja The aim of the project was to reinforce the contribution of earlier landcare efforts where gum trees had been planted with mixed success and now with the introduction of

many shrubs it will help to rectify the structural and floristic balance. The Eastside of the river was completed last year with more than 200 plantings. A dedicated watering program kept the losses to as little as five percent, but unfortunately with the onset of spring a rash of wild wombat activity led to higher losses. This year’s plantings will hopefully thrive on the late spring rains and all the loving attention from the school students and teachers. Pictured, Mark Shubert explains the day’s activities to the Numeralla School students.

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EPA reminds herbicide users to take care The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) reminds people to be mindful of their neighbours when using herbicides as wind can carry weed killers and cause unintended damage to neighbouring crops and vegetation. Acting Director of EPA Southern Region Steve Hartley says some crops are highly sensitive to herbicides. “Earlier this month we had reports of cool climate vineyards near Murrumbateman experiencing crop damage, which may be a result of windblown herbicide. “The EPA is investigating this matter, and reminds herbicide users to consider potential off-site effects from their spraying. “The EPA has the powers to prosecute those who misuse herbicide, but most people do the right thing and follow instructions on labels. “Misuse of herbicide risks harming your own health, the health of the wider community, and it runs the risk of damaging the environment. “Products for controlling weeds are an important part of agriculture but, for example, highly volatile herbicides containing the chemical 2,4 D cannot be used between September 1 and April 30. “The EPA reminds local farmers and spray contractors not to apply or use a highly volatile 2,4-D product except during the spray window between May 1 and August 31. “At other times, only the low volatility and amine based 2,4 D product can be used. “When people use herbicides regularly they sometimes become complacent so the EPA reminds everyone that weed killers are potentially dangerous substances and more is never better. “In addition to investigating reports of herbicide misuse, the EPA has the power to check people’s record keeping and levels of training under the NSW Pesticides Act 1999,” Mr Hartley said. Read more about responsible pesticide use: h t t p : / / w w w. e n v i ro n m e n t . n s w. g o v. a u / pesticides/pesticide_notification.htm EPA reminds herbicide users to take care.

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Fillies on the field winner Isabella with Chloe Wallace.

Divas on the field: Avril Lim - 1st runner up, winner - Rikki Norris and 2nd runner up - Carmen Thomson.

Diamonds on the field: Julie Bird - 2nd runner up, winner - Sue Bottom and Carolyn Ewart - 1st runner up.

Andris Berzins was one of the entrants in the best dressed man category.

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Best Hat: 2nd runner up - Julie Bird, 1st runner up - Laura Clarke and winner Alice Reardon.

Kids on the field: runner up - Eli Riley and winner Florance McGufficke.

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Applications closing for Stallions Coaches for 2012 Season

The Stallions have a strong player, sponsor, member and supporter base and the only thing missing at the moment is a head coach. A large hardworking committee will to get behind and support the successful applicant. So if you are thinking about giving coaching a go then time is running out. Applications are closing on Friday 9th December for Cooma Stallions coaches for the Under 18’s, Reserve Grade and 1st Grade upcoming season 2012. Please forward application by Friday to Cooma Stallions RLFC C/- Secretary PO Box 788 Cooma NSW 2630

EVANS, Kingsley Robert 07/08/1956 – 20/11/2011 Passed Away Peacefully Son of Ivan and Del Evans (DEC), Beloved husband of Judy, brother of Isabella, Perri (DEC) and Colin (DEC). Step dad to Zachary, Rachel and Nathan. Step grandad to James, Bradley, Georgia, Renee, Rhiannon, Michael and Indigo. Much Loved and Sadly Missed. The relatives and friends of the late KINGSLEY ROBERT EVANS are invited to attend his funeral service to be held in the Saint Paul's Anglican Church, Cooma, on Friday December 2nd 2011 commencing at 11:00 am. At the conclusion of the service, the cortege will proceed to Cooma Mittagang Cemetery.

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JONES, Ivy Veronica Passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 3rd 2011 at Canberra Hospital, formerly of Blairgowrie Ave, Cooma. Aged 80 years. Dearly loved wife of Allen (DEC), Mother and mother in-law to Cecil (DEC), Kathy, Allen and Janet, Peter and Dain, Ronald (DEC), Angela and Charlie and Junior. Adored Grandmother to 13 Grandchildren. The relatives and friends of the late IVY VERONICA JONES are invited to attend her funeral service to be held by the graveside in the Cooma lawn cemetery at 11.00am on Friday December 9th 2011.

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PROBATE NOTICE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES EQUITY DIVISION PROBATE LIST. After 14 days from publication of this notice an application for Probate of the Will dated 3 December 2007 of ERIC JOHN WILLIAM NEVILLE late of Nimmitabel, will be made by Fiona McDonald and Jason McNally. Creditors are required to send particulars of their claims upon his Estate to Last and Maxwell, Solicitors, Barristers, Conveyancers and Notaries, 12 Bombala Street, COOMA NSW 2630, DX 5527 COOMA, Ph: 02 6452 3877.

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Christmas was the theme at the last Pony Club well as the awards as follows; rally for the year, held on Sunday. MEA most improved – Mathew Oost Many of the horses were decorated with some Irene Snowden Trophy – Laura Nesbit kind of Christmas decoration and there were Cloyne High Point – Courtney Stimpson plenty of reindeer ears, tinsel and even some Junior Club Person – Sarah Oost Christmas baubles on show. Senior Club person – Amanda Weston, Annie The mornings activities saw 26 riders Upton participating in Christmas themed games, with lunch, games and presentations following once Pictured, members of the Cooma Pony Club in the horses had been retired for the day. attendance at the Christmas Rally. Awards were presented to all club members as

When the lights go out... As Mother Nature unleashes her fury across the State this storm season, Essential Energy is reminding people to be prepared in the event of a power interruption. Essential Energy’s regional general manager, South Eastern, Phillip Green, said the recent severe weather across the South East had damaged the local electricity network and highlighted the importance of being aware of potential electrical dangers. “Storms pose a real danger to people and property, including powerlines and electrical equipment, so it’s recommended that households be prepared,” Phillip said. “Simple precautions such as clearing yards of loose materials and rubbish, securing tiles or roofing sheets, and preparing a storm emergency kit could help you and your family if a severe storm strikes.” Essential Energy recommends your storm emergency kit include: · a flashlight with a supply of batteries candles and waterproof matches · a portable radio with spare batteries to keep you informed of the situation

· non-perishable food, a can opener, and fresh drinking water · spare warm dry clothing · a first aid kit and essential medications · a list of emergency contact numbers, including Essential Energy’s 13 20 80 number. After a storm has struck, Essential Energy asks that customers contact them with localised supply interruptions or to identify areas with damaged infrastructure. “Our field crews will respond as quickly as they can, restoring power as fast as safety allows, however, we ask people to be patient and keep post-storm safety in mind,” Phillip said. “This is also the time when we ask people to remain away from fallen powerlines, damaged power poles and other electrical hazards. Remember to stay a distance of at least eight metres from fallen or low hanging powerlines and never touch or attempt to move them.” For further information about storm safety, contact 13 23 91, drop into your nearest Essential Service Centre or visit www.essentialenergy.com. au.

Monaro Bridge Club results Thursday November 3 - Howell Movement Monday November 14 1st L Parker M Vochteloo. 2nd F Kaufline A N/S 1st F Kaufline M Cant, 2nd J Goodman J Dawes, 3rd J Knighton B Hovey O’Byrne, 3rd J Herbert D Mitchell E/W 1st J Strzelecki D Theunissen, 2nd Monday November 7 A Agnew L Percival, 3rd J Knighton R N/S 1st J Strzelecki D Theunissen, 2nd J Butterworth Goodman J O’Byrne, 3rd F Kaufline J Knighton E/W 1st A Charles A Hudson, 2nd A Agnew Thursday November 17- Howell Movement L Percival, 3rd J Upton L Parker 1st R Boyce J Herbert, 2nd J Knighton B Hovey. 3rd M & P Brennan Thursday November 10 Howell Movement 1st J Strzelecki D Theunissen, 2nd J Monday November 21 - Howell Movement Goodman L Percival, 3rd J O’Byrne D Libauer 1st J Strzelecki D Theunissen, 2nd M Brennan L Percival, 3rd J Herbert D Mitchell

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CROSSWORD Cryptic Clues ACROSS 9. Different order given to a horse and sheep? (7) 10. Make a written report a century before nobleman (7) 11. Demanding another ten join the back of the line (9) 12. 6-down bowled over by Italian money (5) 13. Large inlet regulating pulse (6) 15. See rapid fluctuations in a plane's velocity (8) 17. Strike a message from the Conservatives and find it the appropriate thing to say (3,3,5,4) 19. Tortoise's defence was only one step behind a hatchback, perhaps (8) 21. Morning winds up for compensation (6) 24. Throw out a kiss coated in candied peel (5) 25. Shoestring classified as ragged (9) 27. Tie rod joins T model from a major car manufacturer (7) 28. Princess held love-day to be empty and mind-numbing (7)

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Cooma CWA news There was a good attendance of 15 members at the November meeting of the Cooma ranch of CWA and apologies were received from six members. It was noted from correspondence that 2012 is to be the â&#x20AC;&#x153;year of the farmerâ&#x20AC;?. A road show will be moving around the state and is expected to be in Cooma March 10, hopefully at our local show. A number of Cooma members attended the 80th Birthday lunch of the Adaminaby CWA to help them celebrate. Congratulations Adaminaby on your milestone of service to your community. Cooma members have plans in hand for their Christmas lunch and are arranging a raffle for a Christmas hamper. Tickets will be on sale outside

Harvey world. Branch councillors to group meetings were elected and these are to be Helen Reeves and Beaty Russell. Members were reminded to bring along to the February meeting any items of handicraft for selection to go to the group meeting in March. The choice of these then will go to state conference. The cookery competition for the December meeting is for a sultana cake, a boiled fruitcake and a boiled fruit pudding. The next meeting of Cooma C.W.A will be held on Monday, 12 December 2011 at Cooma country club, Mawson Street Cooma. The friendship hour begins at 11am, followed by BYO lunch and the business meeting at 12:30pm. All interested lades are most welcome to attend.

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Rotarian Claire Neumeyer, members of the Monaro Air Rifle Club, Sandy Terzis, Sabine Hickling, Robert Taylor, Ilona Englelhardt and Cooma Rotary Club President, Katrin Hackney, with a cheque for $2,500, proceeds of the recent Oktoberfest to be given to the Snowy Hydro South Care Helicopter Service. The Oktoberfest was a joint venture of the Air Rifle Club and Cooma Rotary Club, entertainment being provided by John and Joan Holmes as well as the Cooma District Band.

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Martin Schoo Shield competition

On Monday December 5, the Martin Schoo Shield basketball competition continued between Monaro High School and St Patrick’s Parish School. Boys and girls in years 8 and 10 played hard fought matches throughout the day with Monaro High walking away winners in the year 8 girls, year 8 boys and year 10 boys matches, and had a draw in the year 10 girls game. Including the games between year 7 and 9 students, Monaro High accumulated a victorious total of six wins and a draw to St Pat’s one win, making Monaro High the overall winners of the Martin Schoo Shield.

Pictured; some of the action between the Monaro High and St Pat’s year 8 and 10 students.

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Canberra Christmas Classic Carnival Seven Cooma boys have qualified for swims in the Canberra Christmas Classic to be held this Saturday and Sunday. This is a very competitive carnival and should bring the best out of our swimmers. Swimmers will contest the following events. Josh Alford 15/O 200m free, 50m fly, 50m breast and 100m free. Jarrod Sopniewski 14yrs 100m breast, 50m free, 200m breast and 100m free. Jacob McLean Guion 14yrs 50m free, 100m back, 50m back and 100m free. Jonty Tapply 13yrs 50m fly and 100m back. Zac Saddler 12yrs 50m fly, 100m breast, 50m free, 100m back, 50m breast, 50m back and 100m free. Will and Noah Saddler 10/U 50m free. Time Trials Forty three swimmers braved a wild and wet day to take part in the seventh time trials of the season. This week swimmers will do breastroke, butterfly and freestyle and the following week will be the Club Christmas Party. Results 25m free, Jack Kleven, Spencer Walker-Broose, Lilly Janota, Jacob Suthern and Jackson Walsh all continued to work hard. 50m free, Ivy McGufficke and Bailee Walsh had their first swim in B grade with improvers being Racheal Hunt, Liam Davis and Shelly Kleven. 100m free, improvers Zac Saddler, Will Saddler, Kate Hobbs and Amber Martin Smith.

25m breast, Darcy Barnes progresses to B grade whilst Abagail Sopniewski is just outside the time. Improvers Abagail, Lilly Janota, Jack Kleven and Jacob Suthern. 50m breast Chelsea Lunt, Bentley Walker-Broose and Bailee Walsh all had their first 50m swim. Kate Hobbs and Cory Byrne progress to A grade. Improvers were Kate Hobbs, Will Saddler, Megan Trotter. Ryan Harmer. Racheal and Ethan Hunt, Amber Martin-Smith and Jordan Davis. 100m Breast, Florance McGufficke had her first 100m swim. Improvers were Maai Johnson, Hamish Martin-Smith, Molly Janota and Jasmin Statham. Individual Medleys 75m medley no butterfly, Lilly Janota and Jacob Suthern two of our new little swimmers had their first swim along with Chloe Trevanion and Darcy Barnes. Improvers Abagail Sopniewski, Jack and Shelly Kleven and Spencer Walker-Broose. 100m IM Racheal Hunt and Chelsea Lunt swam strongly in their first medley with butterfly. Improvers Kate Hobbs, Will Saddler, Florance McGufficke, Jasmin Statham, Miranda McGufficke, Ethan Hunt and Bentley Walker Broose. 200m IM Katelyn Pattricks and Amber Martin-Smith had their first 200m swim. Improvers were Jacob McLean Guion, Hamish Martin-Smith, Molly Janota, Nikki Harmer, Cory Byrne and Megan Trotter.

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Top: After race celebrations with Bev Alcock and ‘Farmer wants a wife star” Charlie. Above: Smooth Honours wins race six by a long head. Left: Dean Lynch helping out a colleague in the betting ring. Below: Former Cooma lad, trainer Guntis Lukss, legs jockey Kayla McEwen onto “Ernie” for the Class two handicap on Saturday.

Cooma Athletics had a great roll up on Thursday evening with 49 Athletes displaying their talents on the Track and in the Field at the first competition night of summer. Highlights of the night: 1. U/11 Bailey Rogers going close to a sub three minutes run in the 800m with a time of 3m01.07s. Only 20 seconds off the record. 2. U/11 Liam Rankin is shooting for the Triple Jump Record this season with a great leap of 7.78m, less than a metre behind it (8.75m). 3. U/11 Dayton scorching the grass with a dazzling run over 50ms, clocking 8sec. This equalled 95 percent of Record (7.60s).

4. U/14 Girl K.Hobbs Leaping to a P.B. in the Triple Jump with 7.63m. 5. U/15 C.Marshall also creating P.B. at the Triple Jump with a leap of 7.62m. 6. Young A.Lunt showing her older sisters she will be hot on their tail with good runs in the 50m (11.3s) and 100m (23.2s). 7. C.Alcock only runnier of the young ones to clock sub 20 sec for the 100m with 19.9 sec. 8. Hugo Steiner 9 sec for the 50m is within a second of the 50m Record. Just remind everybody there are only few weeks to go until Christmas break, so we want to see all of you on the Track on remaining nights.

Cooma Ladies Golf Whilst the rain has been greatly appreciated, it has played havoc with our competitions. On Wednesday, November 23, the sun was shining and a large field took advantage of beautiful conditions. In the 18 stableford Rulie Steinfort was the winner with 38 points. Her game came together well and she putted accurately. The runner-up was Dorothy Bilbow with 33 points. Balls were won by Gaye Wilson and Gillian Petersohn, both 32 points. In the 9 hole competition Clare Nowland was the winner with a splendid 20 points. The runner-up was Midge Theron with 19 points. Maureen Fletcher and Julie Upton won a ball each with 15 points.

On Saturday, December 3, another nice day, a nine-hole stableford was contested. Lorraine McGregor was the winner with 20 points. She played well and was delighted with her form. Marilynne Weston was the runner-up with 18 points on a countback. Gaye Wilson, 18 points, Dorothy Bilbow and Alice Duczynski, both 16 points, all won balls. Actually, all scores were pleasing, good effort as the course is quite lush and our balls aren’t running as far. Coming up: Wed, Dec 7, two person 9 hole Ambrose, please be there by 9am; Sat, 10th - 9 hole stableford; Sun, 11th - Nell Horsfall Mixed Trophy/Annual Presentation Day.

Cooma Rifle Club There was no shooting on November 26 due to rain but last Saturday was a nice, warm day initially with a strong breeze, which died away by the time shooting started. There was just the occasional gust which shooters had to watch out for or risk losing a point or two. Seven shooters turned up although Graeme Crundwell started but had to retire, as his eyesight wasn’t clear enough. Graeme is in his late 80s but turns up every Saturday and tries his best. The off-rifle scores were: 1. Don Robb 48.6 and 49.6, total 97.12

2. Noel Barrett 47.2 and 46.1, total 93.3 3. Sam Gubicak 47.3 and 43.0, total 90.3 4. Brian Bradley 33.0 and 40.1, total 73.0 5. Nick Skobelkin 44.2, single stage only 6. Nik Milosevic 44.0, single stage only With handicaps scores were very close, Don just winning from Noel and Brian. Nick Skobelkin won for the November competition and was presented with his spoon by the Vice Captain. Next Saturday morning shooting will be from 500 yards for the start of the December Spoon Competition.

Cooma Colts touch football result Mixed comp The team 6 def Cooma steering 0 Brown eyes 19 def Cooma trophy gift 3 Rhythm 8 def Catch us if you can 2 Load guns 8 def Full tank 2 Full moons 10 def The filth 2 Main street 10 def RodneyWwelding 2 BYE Dropseys

Men comp Landmark 8 def The filth 2 Bangbang youdeonos 7 def JNR Devils 4 Brown eyes 6 def True lads 1 Balzacs 5 def Birdsnest 3 Sorry about that 6 def The fillies 3 Weirdos 1 all draw Senior Devils

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Mens bowls triples completed Cooma Club’s Men’s Triples are now completed with semi-finals played on Saturday morning and the final in the afternoon. Wayne Fogarty, Geoff Venables and Graham Clarke had an early battle with Neil McGregor, Paul Schultz and Mark Buckley, which saw the scores evenly balanced 6/5 in Graham’s favour. With four ends in a row and nine shots to two, his lead was increased to 15/5. The run home was evenly shared with Graham, Wayne and Geoff advancing to the final 29/17. In the other semi-final, Peter Marsicano, Terry Croker and Peter Caldwell were a little slow to get going against John Vincent, Tony Gray and Kim Weston with Kim’s team leading 8/6 after 10 ends, which they increased to 16/6 in winning the next four ends and it looked like the end was in sight for them, however Peter’s team won nine of the remaining 11 ends but just failed to make up the difference with Kim’s team going on to the final 20/19. In the final, Kim Weston’s team won three of the first four ends to lead 4/2 but that four shots proved to be a ‘hoodoo’ number as they were stuck on it for 11 ends against Graham Clarke’s team who had raced to an 18/4 lead and although Kim and Co outscored their opposition by 11 shots to eight over the closing stages, the title went to Graham Clarke, Geoff Venables and Wayne Fogarty 27/15. Congratulations to the winners and thanks to all players who took part. In social bowls on Saturday Simon Schoon, Helen Peuker and John Schoon trailed Mike Mannile, Renate Winckel and Jack Sajina 14/16 after 13 ends but came home strongly to win 27/21. Maureen D’Amico, Jim Fletcher and Leonie Snell were trailing Sergio Roncelli, Jime Lumsden and Dennis Steinfort 3/12 before they got a move on to run out winners 24/18. The remaining social game was a win a few, lose a few affair with first the team of Leanne Filips, Giulio D’Amico and Ignazio Mondello getting the upper hand over Colin Peuker, Ron Gammon and Paul Cannell only to see the latter fight their way back into the game and after an enjoyable 21 ends finished

with a score line of 21/21. In district mixed pairs at Nimmitabel on Sunday morning D and D Turner defeated J Fletcher and L Snell, D and M Buckley defeated D and R Russell, L McMahon and P Schroeder defeated M Siddle and B Seears, R Wainwright and H Walker defeated M Murphy and B Stove, L and W Lodge defeated O Jebbink and P Cannell, and M Phillips and S Roncelli received a forfeit from M Mugridge and D Hall. Afternoon matches at Nimmitabel resulted in wins for D and D Turner over D and M Buckley, L McMahon and P Schroeder defeated R Wainwright and H Walker, and M Phillips and S Roncelli defeated L and W Lodge. At Cooma on Sunday morning C Hume and M Brown defeated R Hassall (subbing for R Buckley) and G Caldwell, and P Marsicano and M Zasso defeated H Peuker and I Mondello. In the afternoon P Marsicano and M Zasso defeated C Hume and M Brown. The semi-finals are set down for 9:30am on December 17 at Nimmitabel and will see D and D Turner v L McMahon and P Schroeder in one semi with M Phillips and S Roncelli playing P Marsicano and M Zasso in the other. The winners will play the final at 1:30pm that day. Good luck to all participants. There were just two rinks of social bowlers on Sunday afternoon with Don Jarvis, Renate Winckel and Rickard Nichols taking on Lorraine West, Stephen Seears and Nelson Wallace. This seemed to be a rather vocal match with one side cheering and one lamenting. Nelson and his team were big winners, getting the shots on 13 ends of the 21 played for a score line of 34/12. The remaining match was Leanne Filips and Keith Goodwin versus Colin Peuker and Mario Frezza and this was a very hard fought affair with the lead changing several times and eventually won by Leanne and Keith 19/17. Next weekend is the Annual Trout Triples at Adaminaby hence no competition matches drawn. Also Sunday December 11 is the closing date for district fours and triples.

Stallions make 20/20 final again

The Cooma Stallions Rugby League team proved they are no slouches when it comes to cricket by taking out the first of this year’s qualifying 20/20 games at Rotary Oval against the Cooma Cats AFL Club last Friday night. Winning the toss and batting, the Stallions scored freely with Smith and Simpson at the crease and then again when Wolfe (63no) and S.Williams (30) came in to set a challenging target of 158 for the Cats to chase. The Cats began slowly and the loss of early wickets set their innings back before a defiant innings by M. Johnson (32) and a dashing M.Hines (62no) nearly got them over the line. The Cats came up 12 runs short with 5/146 off their 20 overs which means the Stallions progress to the Clash of the Codes 20/20 final for a second consecutive year, on Friday December 16. This week the Cooma Red Devils Rugby Union take on the Cooma Tigers Soccer Club in the other qualifying final Friday night from 6pm at Rotary Oval.

Pictured, top, The Stallions, captains Nick Moon and Damien Asanovski, Cooma Cats.

Coolamatong Golf news On Sunday both men and ladies played for the W R Wallace Trophy. The winner for the men was Sid Wall with 68 nett and runners up were Walter Amman, Mal Weston and Ron Wallace. For the ladies, winner was Mary Obermaier with 73 nett on a count back from Elfie Doran. Runners up were Elfie, and Carolyn O’Byrne on 75. Nearest the pin for the men on the eighth was Chris Brown and on the 17th was Mick Bottom. For the ladies it was Carolyn Major on the eighth and on the 17th Carolyn O’Byrne. The captains (Brian O’Halloran) versus the presidents (Roger White) was players in conjunction with the above with the presidents team winning the day by a narrow margin.

Steve Young won the day on Wednesday in rather unpleasant conditions ahead of Mal Browne, Brian O’Halloran and Herman Obermaier. Due to the small field there was no nearest the pins. The ladies gave it a miss for the day due to the storm conditions. Thursday night is the ladies Xmas dinner if you have your name in. Twilight golf is on Saturday from 3:00pm. On Sunday the qualifiers for the Super Stableford will travel to Goulburn to represent our club. Carolyn and Jenny O’Byrne will represent the ladies and Ross Thompson and Herman Obermaier, the men. Good golfing and good luck to our players.

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Celtic Soul steals limelight at Ti Tree Racecourse Canberra-trained Celtic Soul stole the limelight at Cooma’s Ti Tree Racecourse last Saturday, winning the Cooma Nissan Cooma Cup over 1600m by three and quarter lengths from Fullerton with Gypsy Jack and other two lengths back in third place. Celtic Soul is trained by Rado Boljun, who also trained 2011 Adaminaby Cup winner Clever Hans. Celtic Soul I raced by RA Austin, SJ Baulman, U Bertins and M Athanasiou. Apprentice Annelise King kept Celtic Soul in the midfield until about the 100m mark when she moved forward to grab the lead at the 600m mark. Celtic Sun was too superior and won emphatically. The other feature race was the 1400m Sundowners Cup for maidens. This was a very close finish, with Aint Half Hot, trained by Neville Layt in Queanbeyan and ridden by Michael Travers, winning by a long neck from Circuit, trained at Queanbeyan by Frank Cleary followed, half a length back by Praise, trained at Jindabyne by Georgie Boucher. The winner is raced by a syndicate including the trainer and his wife. Racing started on Saturday with the 1000m Benchmark 45 handicap. The result was a first-up win for trainer Garth Worthington, who has only recently been granted his trainer’s licence. His starter Crash Bam Boom, ridden by Kayla Nisbett, won by one and threequarter lengths form Longbro with Flash of Cash, trained at Jindabyne by Kevin Byrne and a fast-finishing half length back in third place. The winner is raced by Mrs CA Worthington. Race two was the 100m maiden Plate. This was won easily by Shiner Miss, trained by Frank Cleary and ridden by Yusuke Ichkawa. A half length back was Tricia Jane, with Loose Marbles a further length and a half behind in third place. Shiner Miss is raced by JJ Starr. Race three, the Class 2 handicap over 1600m, saw the smallest field for the day of seven runners. Ninevah’s Wish, trained by Neville Layt was an easy two and three-quarter length winner ahead of The Guvnor with Chavira and two lengths behind in third spot. Ninevah’s Wish is raced by David, Karen, Bill and Irene Snowden and Mrs SI Maxwell. The final race of the day was the Benchmark 55 handicap over 1200m. This was another close finish with veteran jockey Kevin Sweeney guiding Smooth Honours to a long head victory over Short Stay, with Hunting Lodge a length and a half behind in third place. Smooth Honours is trained by Trevor McIlrick, with Georgie Boucher of Jindabyne training Short Stay.

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Future Olympians scholarship program recipients How lucky are some local youthful snow sports athletes with Winter Olympic dreams! and is a member of the Ski & Snowboard Australia National Junior Alpine A-Squad The Future Olympians Scholarships Program (FOSP) coordinated on a voluntary 2011/12. When in Thredbo, both Matilda and Sam Robertson train under the watchful basis by Winter Olympians Manuela Berchtold and Alice Chilcott Jones, elite skier Chris eye of Winter Olympian veteran Jono Brauer. Darlington, and free style coach Peter Topalovic, awarded $10,000 to assist successful Freestyle moguls athlete William Martin aged 15 years, will head for Park City in America applicants with their training this year. Since 2002, more than $100,000 has been given and participate in open competition. In 2010 he trained with the Thredbo Development out under the program. This money was raised through fund raising events generously Squad and this year he was a member of the Perisher Winter Sports Club where he won supported by locals. a scholarship for 2012. The scholarship recipients under the 2011 FOSP were announced on Tuesday evening Sixteen-year-old ski cross athlete Tessa Maye, will ski with the Australian development November 29 at High Country Fitness Gym in Jindabyne. team in Leogang for three months. She will also to compete in the Winter Youth Olympics They are Nicole Parkes $3,000, Nicole received $2000 this year combined with $1,00 in Innsbruck. Tessa has been with the Perisher Winter Sports Club for two years. from last year; Sam Robertson $2,000, this was an award Freeride skier and 15 years of age, Harrison McInnes will from last year; and Gabriella Cigana $1,500 of which $500 use his scholarship money whilst perfecting his skills of slope from last year combined with $1,000 this year. style, big air and half pipe in Mammoth, USA, in March. Last Other major awards were given to Matilda Coates winter he was the overall champion of the Perisher Play $1,000 and Thomas Waddell $1,000. Encouragement Station Series. Awards were presented to William Martin ($500), Tessa Twelve-year-old Ethan Topalovic is a keen freestyle moguls Maye ($500), Harrison McGuiness ($500) and Ethan skier. A beneficiary of NSWIS and SERAS grants, he trains Topalovic ($500). under the watchful eye of his father Peter. The scholarship Eighteen-year-old freestyle skier Nicole Parkes is right on award will help cover some of his expenses during his time at track for the 2014 Winter Olympics. She trains under the Apex in Canada and then in Park City. guidance of her coach Steve Desovich. The $3,000 given In addition to the scholarships, FOSP has presented Ski to her will go towards her expenses this summer when she and Snowboard Australia (SSA) with a $2,000 cheque to go visits Apex in Canada, USA’s Park City and then going on straight into the Alpine programme. The expenditure of this the World Cup Circuit with the Olympic Mogul Team. money for waxes and similar items, will be supervised by Thredbo Ski Racing Club (TSRC) alpine skier Sam two times Olympian Bradley Wall who is now the NAC Alpine Robertson aged 18 years, was awarded $2,000 to assist Programme Director for SSA. him during his five months of training with the National A further $3,000 was donated by FOSP to other SSA Junior Alpine Team during the northern winter at Leogang development programmes benefiting our local athletes in Austria. Earlier this year Sam placed 12th in the Under including biathlon and skier cross. The balance of funds in the Manuela Berchtold (front) with Future Olympians 18 Division of the Men’s Downhill in Crans Montana, FOSP will stay in the account in order to build on it and really scholarship recipients Thomas Waddell, Will Martin, Switzerland. In Australia he is the national interschool ski support our athletes when it is necessary in an Olympic year! Ethan Topalovic and Nicole Parkes. Absent recipients cross champion. Having just completed his HSC exams, As a two-times Winter Olympian, Manuela said “I know are Sam Robertson, Matilda Coates, Tessa Maye and Sam will now focus on learning to deal with the amazing how hard it is to raise funds in order to reach Olympic Harrison McInnes. speeds he generates. standard and I want others to experience participation in the Biathlon competitor Gabriella Cigana was the recipient Winter Olympics. This is why my colleagues and I began and of $1,500 this year having received $500 last year. This will come in useful during her nine continue to develop the program for Olympic hopefuls for local athletes.” weeks in Slovenia and competing in Germany, Austria and Italy. She will not be entirely Manuela advised that all 16 scholarship applicants would receive a letter stating on her own as Hamish Roberts of Canberra and Lachlan Porter from Cooma will be there whether their applications for scholarships were successful or not. The presentation of the with her. As a 17-year-old, Gabriella must be accompanied by an adult during her travels application was most important, and whilst she expected the older applicants to do their as she is too young to hold a gun licence in some countries. own resumes, it was OK for parents to assist the younger applicants. William Martin’s Half pipe skier, 16-year-old Thomas Waddell has been selected for the slope style event application was described as fantastic – it took the form of an interview situation. at the Youth Olympics to be held in Innsbruck, Austria. Thomas was lucky to have locals Next year there will be an information evening prior to the winter season for intending Hugh Dowdall and Jesse Houghton as his unofficial coaches whilst he was practising half applicants and their parents. They will be presented a book on the pathways to achieve pipe skills in New Zealand. excellence in the various ski or snowboard disciplines. In the meantime we can look TRSRC alpine skier born in 1995, Matilda Coates, is to train in Leogang with the forward to hearing of the progress of the 2011 FOSP scholarship recipients in the coming National Junior Alpine Team during the northern winter and also participate in the Youth northern winter. Winter Olympics. This year she ranked first Junior with the NSW/ACT FIS Junior Team,

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