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WEDNESDAY December 9, 2015

NBN rolls into Bombala

Local GP receives award

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CMSC page 15

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Cooma race results Page 64

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Santa Claus is taking time out of his busy schedule at the North Pole to visit children across the Monaro over the next few weeks. The Monaro Early Intervention Service (MEIS) was very excited to see Santa on Monday and Tuesday, with the children racing to the gates to greet him in the big red Cooma Fire Brigade truck.

Santa gave out presents to each of the children at the MEIS, including young Thomas (pictured) who wore his special Christmas t-shirt just for the occasion.

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Cooma-Monaro Shire Council has secured a major three-year sponsorship with Red Energy to support the Shire’s growing economic development initiatives.

This three-year agreement will see major benefits for the Shire’s growing community by securing financial support for upcoming community events.

Mayor of Cooma-Monaro Shire Council, Dean Lynch, said the agreement reflects the confidence that Red Energy has in the future of the Cooma- Monaro region.

“This agreement is the most significant s p o n s o r s h i p arrangement that the

Shire Council has entered into.

“The overall economic benefit to the community will be positive for our local businesses to our broader tourism sector,” said Mayor Lynch.

“Red Energy understands the sense and purpose of delivering the Shire’s long-term economic vision for our community.

“One of our exciting initiatives includes an annual community festival over three years, with Red Energy as the major sponsor.

“We will combine our existing

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Around 1,340 premises in Eden-Monaro are a step closer to getting access to the National Broadband Network, with construction on the fixed wireless network now underway.

The construction sites announced today include Bombala.

Member for EdenMonaro, Dr Peter Hendy MP said it was an important milestone for the area, with greater certainty for homes as businesses as they prepare for superfast broadband services.

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“The message for Bombala residents is clear – superfast broadband is on its way,” Dr Hendy said.

Under the Turnbull Coalition Government, NBN Co has increased the reach of its fixed wireless network by 400 percent – now covering more than 300,000 premises nationwide.

Total active connections to the NBN’s various networks, including the fixed line and wireless networks and the interim satellite service now stand at 657,828 while over 1.4 million premises have been passed. Late last year NBN Co released a national rollout plan indicating that by mid2016 one in every three homes and businesses

across Australia will be able to connect to the NBN or have construction underway in their neighbourhoods.

“When we came into Government, one of our chief priorities has been to get this rollout done sooner, cheaper for taxpayers, and more affordably for consumers” Dr Hendy said.

The NBN will continue to update its online maps to inform residents when the network will be ready for service.

Households and businesses can also register their details at www.nbnco.com.au to be provided with future updates.

Letters to Santa Cooma Lions Club is once again requesting that Cooma and district children, who want to write a letter to Santa before Christmas, write their letter and address it to “Santa at the North Pole”.

Letters should be delivered to the Cooma town and district post offices.

No postage stamp is required; rather the Post Offices have setup “Santa’s special Post Boxes” for the letters.

As it has done for at least the last

12 years, Cooma Lions Club has undertaken to act as Santa’s agent to deliver the letters to the North Pole; and as in previous years, Santa will reply to the letters.

Children can write whatever they like, for example they can tell Santa about their past year, and perhaps what they are hoping for as presents.

However, the only requirement is that the letter includes their name, age and address.

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Bombala’s Dr Colin Pate is among 15 outstanding GPs who have been honoured for more than 500 years of combined service to country NSW communities.

The NSW Rural Doctors Network (RDN) presented awards to six doctors at the organisation’s 2015 Rural Medical Service Awards during the annual Rural GPs Conference dinner on November 28.

The awards recognise GPs who have spent the past 35-plus years providing health services to the people of rural, regional and remote NSW, with Dr Pate having achieved over 36 years of medical service for the Bombala community. “These doctors make an enormous contribution to rural communities by providing high quality health service and continuity of care,� RDN CEO Dr Ian Cameron said. “It is rare for rural doctors to be formally recognised for the outstanding contributions they make to their communities, and these awards provide a unique opportunity for rural people to acknowledge the difference that doctors make to their health and wellbeing.�

Dr Pate is a highly respected and much loved GP in the Bombala district, practicing at his Bombala Medical Centre and being a Visiting Medical Officer at Bombala Hospital.

While the community knows him well, many will

be interested to learn that in his early medical career Dr Pate obtained his private pilot’s licence which he used to fly into towns and missions in the Gulf of Queensland to provide clinics.

Dr Pate commenced working as a GP in Bombala in 1980, and in 2002 was named Bombala’s Citizen of the Year, going on to be awarded an Order of Australia Medal in 2008.

Beyond his important role as a GP, Dr Pate is actively involved in local service clubs and is President of the Bombala RSL Club Board and a life member and honorary medical officer of the Bombala Jockey Club.

Dr Pate was joined at the award ceremony by many of his colleagues, including Dr Emma Cunningham from the Bombala Medical Centre. “I’m very honoured and happy to receive the Rural Medical Service Award from the NSW Rural Doctors Network,� Dr Pate said. “I’m grateful that country doctors of long service are being recognised as I believe they are a vital part of the fabric of the rural communities they serve.�

The award was presented by Dr Ian Cameron (CEO) and Dr Ros Bullock (Chair) of the NSW Rural Doctors Network before a crowd of over 200 people at the conference, and we are sure the community will pass on its warmest congratulations.

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St Patrick’s Parish School is in the process of constructing a state of the art building for visual arts, technology and applied studies to replace the current facility on the secondary campus.

Students will use the space as a technology centre for the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) program and for design, using programs such as CAD drawing and other design programs.

The construction is being funded as a result of St Patrick’s securing a $695,000 Block Grant Authority (BGA) grant, which is available to schools on a needs basis. However, with future plans for renewal of the school, this amount does not cover all the work required to provide quality teaching areas for the students. The school must therefore rely on fundraising efforts to keep the project going. “We have been very busy this year with events such as our recent Bazaar Fair and our ‘Inspired’ art show in an effort to raise the funds required on top up the grant to achieve the renewal of the school,� says Principal of St Patrick’s Frances Robertson, “Thanks to the enormous support that we have received from parents and from the community, we have managed in the last few years to raise almost

$100,000 to go towards our exciting state of the art building.�

With plans to be finished at Easter, the building is the first stage of the planned renewal of the secondary campus.

The infants and primary campus has already undergone significant renewals over the past few years, and once this new building is completed at the secondary, the school will look at landscaping and refurbishing the grounds. “We are looking at creative ways to make the most of the space we have available,� says Mrs Robertson, “We will be talking to parents and students about our options before any definite plans are made.�

Mrs Robertson also says that the improvement of the school would benefit the entire community. “What’s good for this school is good for the community,� she says, “That is why we invited other schools in the area to be a part of our recent Bazaar Fair, so that we may all share in resources and become a stronger community together.�

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Your readers/listeners/ viewers will be aware that, over the past two years or more, the Snowy River Sub-Branch of the RSL has been working to redress certain anomalies and omissions on the Berridale Cenotaph.

With the assistance of a grant from the Department of Veterans’ Affairs and contributions in kind by the Snowy River Shire Council, a large rock has been positioned in Park Street and commemorative plaques, spanning 170 years of service, and listing

the district’s veterans from the Boer War to the Vietnam War, have now been mounted, as per the attached image.

The Snowy River RSL SubBranch proposes an official unveiling in the new year and, in preparation, encourages all those interested to view the memorial, with the aim of identifying descendants.

Descendants and other interested persons who would like to be invited to the unveiling show provide their details by post to The Secretary, Snowy River RSL Sub-Branch, PO Box 108, BERRIDALE NSW 2628 or by email to stephen@youll.com.au

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National coffee recognition for local brew Local coffee house Snowy Mounatins Coffee. has placed in the Golden Bean award.

The Golden Bean competition is a nationally recognised coffee roaster competition and conference. s It presents the opportunity for coffee roasters around Australia to benchmark coffee standards and evaluate current trends and work side by side with some of the most highly regarded in the coffee industry.

The purpose of this competition is to discover Australia’s best coffee roasting business. Awards are presented to coffee roasters in a number of different categories.

Snowy Mountains Coffee presented its Black Diamond Blend, the blend served in-house at Kettle and Seed, Cooma. It was awarded a Bronze Medal at this year’s competition.

Black Diamond Blend consists of specialty green beans sourced from all over the world.

In the cup you will experience an intense aroma of blueberries, delicate floral notes with a bittersweet chocolate finish.

Paula the creator of this blend and owner of Snowy Mountains Coffee said, “This bend is my overall favorite of our collection of coffees, the featured Ethiopian bean brings a fruity punch to the cup with high acidity, balanced well with a full body that the El Salvador bean brings to the cup, finishing with a bittersweet chocolate flavors.� “The Golden bean is a valuable opportunity to gain valuable feedback, benchmark professional developments and offers valuable networking.� “Being able to take part as a judge in espresso this year, tasting over 120 coffees, mingling with some of the industry stand-

out roasting establishments and analysing flavor profiles has been a unique and valuable experience, in our passion and aspirations to provide professional service and high quality, great tasting espresso coffee.�

Snowy Mountains Coffee was the first

established commercial coffee roastery formed in the snowy mountains region in 2007. Kettle and Seed Cafe has been at 47 Vale Street for the past four years. “My gratitude goes to the wonderful team that makes Kettle & Seed and to the local

community that have supported both Snowy Mountains Coffee and Kettle & Seed. Without you we wouldn’t be able to do what we love, each and every day. Thank you’, Paula said.

Pictured, the Kettle & Seed team celebrate their third place.

Snowy Mountains Airport upgrade Minister for Regional Development, Skills and Small Business and Member for Monaro John Barilaro yesterday said a project to upgrade the Snowy Mountains Airport at Cooma is a step away from becoming a reality.

Mr Barilaro said the NSW Government and Snowy Mountains Airport will work through final detail to ensure that the $476,660.00 project for lighting upgrades comes to fruition.

Chairman of the Snowy Mountains Airport Kevin Blyton said that the current lighting system is more than 30 years old, making it difficult to source parts when it comes to maintenance and repair. Mr Blyton is enthusiastic about the future of the airport, with negotiations currently underway to have flights come in from Brisbane as well as Sydney next year. “With the announcement by REX airlines flying back to the region, the NSW Government is committed to ensuring that airport infrastructure in regional NSW gives confidence to carries to service the region,� said Mr Barilaro. “By funding regional airport infrastructure we’re making a long term investment to improve services for residents and to support airports with the greatest capacity to increase visitor numbers to

regional NSW. This region is the premier winter destination in NSW and by improving airport infrastructure we are ensuring the long term viability of the tourism sector. We are also seeing an investment in summer tourism activity such as the L’Etape which will see in excess of 7,000 participants in late 2016.�

Mr Barilaro said the Snowy Mountain Airport project bid has been placed for over $400,000 worth of funding for lighting upgrades and plans to replace or resurface the runway, but further work is needed on the bid before a final decision can be made. “Projects being funded from the Government’s Regional Tourism Infrastructure Fund include terminal upgrades, apron and runway improvements, investment in airport emergency services, lighting upgrades and other vital works to accommodate more and larger aircraft and to improve safety and services,� said Mr Barilaro.

Pictured: Airport Financial Controller Julie Swinney, Aviation Manager Paul Clarke, Cooma Mayor Dean Lynch, John Barilaro, Airport Chairman Kevin Blyton, Snowy River Mayor John Cahill and Snowy River General Manager Joe Vescio.

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The last Ordinary Council meeting for the year will be held at 2pm, Tuesday, 15 December at the Rydges Horizons Resort in Jindabyne.

Generally, Council meetings are held in Berridale, however for a number of years now Council has been holding the November Ordinary Council meeting in Adaminaby and the May and December Council meetings in Jindabyne. This gives the community in these areas a better opportunity to either attend a meeting or to become involved by speaking in the Public Forum section.

Each month there are a large variety of reports presented to Council for determination and as you look back over a year you can definitely see that council provides an extensive amount of services and that it has many different areas of responsibility.

As an example, a development application for the HealthOne project was presented to Council in November. This report was seeking an approval for a Community Health facility to be co-located at the Snowy River Health Centre in Jindabyne. The report detailed that the development is to be constructed within the Thredbo Terrace Car Park and that the main body of the building would be constructed at the same level as Thredbo Terrace with an air bridge connecting the new building to the existing Health Centre. Due to the nature of the proposal and as it is on Council land, the application was assessed externally and a report was prepared by an independent town planner which was also attached to the report.

Council resolved to approve the report subject to conditions. If you would like further information about this development or other reports presented to Council, they can be viewed by visiting the Council Meetings section on our website.

In 2016, Council meetings will resume in February on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month.

Three-year-old Kalten Nelson from Cooma has been diagnosed with MPS IVA, also known as Morquio Syndrome.

Morquio Syndrome is an extremely rare disease which will affect Kalten’s physical development, while mentally he remains a normal, happy kid.

Kalten, who has been experiencing difficulties since birth, has two older siblings so his mother, Tracey, noticed there was something different about his physical development from an early age.

“I realised something was wrong when he was born. He’s my third, I’ve got four kids. He was in quite a foetal position, quite clenched,” she said.

Kalten’s health concerns led his mother to a number of visits to the doctor before he was officially diagnosed with Morquio Syndrome earlier this year.

Tracey was in Brisbane getting radiation treatment for breast cancer, which she is officially clear from, when she was contacted by the paediatrician in Canberra.

They were then referred to a doctor in Brisbane who came up with the diagnosis.

Since then, Tracey makes regular trips to Sydney with her son for checkups, but at this stage no treatment is available.

As Kalten’s symptoms progress, the family is hopeful that they will be able to gain access to a treatment that is currently undergoing trials in Australia.

The use of Enzyme Replacement Therapy has just been passed in England

and is in an experimental phase here.

Unfortunately Kalten missed the cut off date for the trial, but the Nelsons are working with Westmead towards gaining him access to the potentially life changing treatment, which has been very beneficial to other patients “Everyone I’ve spoken to about ERT has been really positive about it. It has helped them grow and helped things that are progressing fast slow right down,’ Tracey said.

“There’s another family in Taralga and their little boy is on the trial with very good results.

Their son has grown 6cm in a year; everything has gotten better rather than worse.”

At this stage the treatment would only be available in Sydney and would require weekly trips, but the family is optimistic about gaining access closer to home and are prepared to do what it takes in the mean time.

“I’d like it to be in Canberra but I’m happy to travel to Sydney for a year and then it comes to Canberra,” Tracey said.

Until treatment can become available there are limited options for Kalten.

These include some physiotherapy and hydrotherapy and his mother incorporates exercises in to games for her son.

Although his physical condition may deteriorate in the future, at this stage Kalten is enjoying being a normal kid and playing with his siblings.

“Other than that he’s just a normal kid at the moment, his personality for having a condition is awesome. He wants to be independent he wants to do things.

“At the moment they’ve given us exercises to do with him. I just do exercises that are like games for him.”

Fire brigade on annual Santa duty The Cooma Fire Brigade has the privilege of chauffeuring a very special guest around town over the next few weeks.

Santa has requested that the

brigade provide their finest red fire truck to take him around to the local preschools so that he can visit the children of the area handing out presents

and finding out who has been naughty or nice.

Among these visits, the brigade has been kept busy over the weekend.

On Saturday the Cooma Fire Brigade and Rural Fire Services attended a grass fire started by a slasher on Middle Flat Road.

Burning a few acres of country, the fire was quickly contained

by the teams.

The Cooma Brigade also attended a bin that was set alight at 10pm on Saturday night near the main bridge in Sharp Street, Cooma.

Rural Fire Services completed their cadet program at St Patrick’s School in Cooma last week, with 20 enthusiastic students participating.

The program is also running out at Jindabyne Central School and will be completed this Friday.

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Bombala SES volunteers thanked for dedicated service

Daryl Phillips was presented with the National Medal and a 15 year long service award by Southern Highland region controller, Colin Malone.

The Bombala district community calls on them in desperate times of need, but last week it was time for the NSW SES Bombala Unit to be recognised for its years of dedicated service.

In fact a combined 70 years of service was celebrated on the night of November 30, with a large group of the Bombala Unit’s volunteers being presented with awards by Southern Highland region controller, Colin Malone.

Receiving awards were Daryl Phillips, who was awarded the National Medal and a 15 year long service award; John

The Bombala SES Unit’s John Reed, Mathew Poeschl, Kelly Phillips, Daryl Phillips, Andrew Girvan, Samantha Raics and region controller, Colin Malone.

Reed who received his 15 and 20 year long service award; and Kelly Phillips, Samantha Raics and Mathew Poeschl who all received 10 year long service awards. “These dedicated volunteers are the lifeblood of their units and communities and it is my pleasure to be able to acknowledge their hard work and commitment,� Mr Malone said . “The members should be extremely proud of their service and achievements. The awards reflect 70 years of helping others and developing the Bombala SES Unit to be

a foundation of the local community.�

The NSW SES Bombala Unit was formed in 1985 and is one of 19 units that comprise the Southern Highlands NSW SES region. It now boasts 12 volunteer members who support the town of Bombala and surrounding rural community, as well as responding to assist other teams in major emergency events.

If you are interested in joining the NSW SES as a volunteer, please go to www.ses.nsw.gov.au/volunteering/ or call 1800 201 000.

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2016-17 rate pegging set Increases in the general income local councils can earn will be capped at 1.8 percent in 2016-17 reflecting minimal rises in council costs.

The rate peg is determined by the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) each year and sets the maximum general income NSW councils can collect. The main component of general income is rates revenue, but it also includes some annual user charges. It excludes stormwater, waste collection, water and sewerage charges.

Announcing the annual rate peg today, IPART Chairman Peter Boxall said the rate peg is determined by changes in the Local Government Cost Index (LGCI) that measures changes in the average costs faced by councils, and consideration of a factor to capture improvements in productivity.

“The Local Government Cost Index increased by 1.78 percent in the year to September 2015, reflecting the continuing low inflationary environment and modest rate of public sector wages growth

since late 2012,” Dr Boxall said.

“When costs are stable there is no justification to increase the burden on ratepayers beyond inflation.

“Since the rate peg applies to general income in total, and not to individual rate assessments, it is up to each council to determine whether to apply the allowed increase in full and the impact on individual rate assessments.

“Similarly, if councils want to increase their revenue by more than the rate peg they will need to consult with their communities before applying to IPART for a special variation.”

The deadline to notify IPART of a special rate variation is December 11.

A fact sheet on the rate peg is available on IPART’s website: www.ipart.nsw.gov.au.

IPART is required to set the rate peg each year under delegation from the NSW Minister for Local Government.

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Lucky winner of So Much to Love Peak Festival receives $20,000 in funding bumper sticker competition The Cooma, So Much to Love bumper sticker competition first weekly winner was draw last Friday and the lucky winner was local musician Jay Podger, who made a purchase from Tyreplus.

Jay receives a $100 voucher which can be used at any of the 30+ participating businesses.

Kathy Kelly chamber president advised “there are still two more chances for people to win a $100 voucher with another bumper Richard Mack presents Corinna Podger with a $100 voucher won in sticker draw this Friday the Cooma, So Much to Love competition.

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18 To get your bumper sticker, make a purchase their So Much to Love balloons” said Kathy.

“Be sure not to miss the additional fun on Friday at any of the participating businesses, these 18 December as it will be a great family evening in businesses are listed on the posters around town Cooma, from 5.30pm all participating shops will and on the Chamber website” be open, there will be Santa photos, a vintage fire The bumper stickers are part of the Love to engine and the night will be capped off with Carols Shop Christmas promotion which is running in in the Park from 7.00pm, so join in the fun and conjunction with the extended trading hours until support this great initiative” said Kathy.

7.00pm on this Friday 11 and next Friday 18 Now is the time to join the Cooma Chamber of December.

Commerce.

“Once again the town will be full of colour on To join email coomachamber@gmail.com or these two Fridays, as all participating businesses contact Kathy Kelly on 0428 883 044. will wear their So Much to Love t-shirts and display

The popular Peak Festival at Perisher will continue to receive NSW Government funding under the 2016 Regional Flagship Events Program, which aims to increase visitation to the fabulous festivals of regional NSW. The Member for Monaro John Barilaro said the festival will receive $20,000.

“The 2016 Regional Flagship Events Program provides regional events with support for marketing and advertising,” said Mr Barilaro.

“The Peak Festival coincides with the opening of the winter ski season, this year more than 1,600 visitors attended and were entertained by 40 blues and roots bands over four days in the unique atmosphere of Australia’s most beautiful snow country.

“Events play an important role in the Monaro region’s economy, helping to attract people to our beautiful area and also showcasing what is unique about our region.

“We look forward to welcoming more visitors for the Peak Festival next year which is set to provide a memorable tourism experience and a reason for visitors to plan a return trip again soon.”

Minister for Trade, Tourism and Major Events Stuart Ayres announced that 36 events and festivals across the State will receive funding from the 2016 Regional Flagship Events

Program, which is administered by Destination NSW. “Regional NSW welcomed more than 53 million international and domestic visitors who spent over $14 billion just last financial year,” Mr Ayres said.

“Positioning NSW as Australia’s number one tourism and events destination is one of the NSW Government’s key priorities and the Regional Flagship Events Program helps us to achieve this by creating additional exposure for our fantastic State.”

The Regional Flagship Events Program provides successful events with annual funding of either $10,000 or triennial funding of $20,000 per year for three years.

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Railway safety doesn’t come cheaply The Cooma Monaro Railway (CMR) has recently announced to their members and volunteers that if they want to continue in rail safety work, there are some training requirements they have to meet, and it comes at a cost.

The new requirements include a specific railway medical check ($300), a track safety awareness course ($330) and a White Card ($60). Once these requirements are met, the volunteer must register with the Rail Industry Worker Pegasus database and be issued with an identity card ($150).

These qualifications are needed for the following activities: • Design, construction, repair, maintenance, upgrading, inspection or testing of track, rolling stock, civil and electrical traction infrastructure, and signalling and telecommunications equipment; • Driving or dispatching rollingstock; • Signalling and signalling operations;

• Coupling and uncoupling rollingstock; • Maintaining, repairing, modifying, inspecting or testing rollingstock; • Installation of rollingstock components; • Working on or about rail infrastructure; • Installation or maintenance of telecommunications relating to rail infrastructure; • Work involving safety certification of rollingstock or infrastructure; • Work involving development of safeworking systems; • Work involving monitoring or management of passenger safety; • Any other work that is prescribed by regulators to be rail safety work; and • Any work associated with the management of railways and railway infrastructure.

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There are also additional courses available including rail labourer ($400) and track maintainer or track examiner ($400).

Up for at least $840 to continue to volunteer, CMR are offering to cover 50 per cent of the cost of all these courses for all their current financial members.

Deputy President of the CMR committee Gordon Strachan says that the number one priority is the safety of their volunteers and visitors.

“There are particular positions, such as drivers, guards and track workers, who are legally required to have a medical check and accredited training,” he says, “For volunteers who are unable to pay the fees involved, we have several other roles available. These include marketing, IT, admin, museum attendant work, fundraising and maintenance of the grounds and gardening in areas away from the tracks.”

Upcoming training dates are: Monday, 15 February 2016 - TLIF2080C Track Safety Awareness Tuesday, 16 February 2016 – Rail Laborer Wednesday, 17 February 2016 – Track Maintainer For more information, contact the CMR on 6452 7791 or email info@cmrailway.org.au

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Snowy River Shire Council is pleased to announce that a grant of $139,300 has been secured to establish a dedicated Community Recycling Centre.

The project is supported by the Environmental Trust as part of the NSW EPA’s Waste Less Recycle More initiative, funded from the waste levy.

The Snowy River Community Recycling Centre will be constructed at the Jindabyne Regional Waste Management Facility for residents across the region to drop off their household problem wastes for recycling and/or safe disposal. Oils, paint, batteries, gas cylinders, fluorescent lamps and smoke detectors will be able to be dropped off at the new facility all year round, free of charge. The grant funding will provide new facility infrastructure, security fencing, gates and lights. The facility aims to promote and foster responsible p waste management and

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Tania is a citrus grower from Mildura, Victoria.

Thanks to the Free Trade Export Agreements with North Asia, she’s receiving more orders from Japan, China and South Korea.

more fruit is being harvested and more jobs are being created, safeguarded to protect local workers.

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resource recovery across the community.

Mayor John Cahill stated, “We’re delighted to have been one of only ten councils successful in gaining funding under the most recent round of the Improved Systems for Household Problem Wastes Fund.

Establishing the Snowy River Community Recycling Centre will consolidate current recycling services whilst significantly expanding our ability to receive gas bottles, paint and smoke detector waste.”

The four-year $70 million Improved Systems for Household Problem Wastes program supports the Community Recycling Centre Fund, with grants to establish community recycling centres or similar mobile services for household problem waste. It aims to establish a network of centres and services to make it easy and convenient for people across NSW to recycle and safely dispose of problem waste. p

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Former reserve recognised as Aboriginal Place

Above: A large group with connections to the Delegate Aboriginal Reserve returned to the former mission site on Saturday to witness the area being recognised as an Aboriginal Place.

Below: Uncle Ossie Cruse played a gum leaf as part of the proceedings.

Barrina South of the Office of Environment and Heritage with Rowena Butterworth of the NPWS. Those with a connection to the Delegate Aboriginal Reserve near Bombala returned to the former government mission site on Saturday, December 5 to unveil signage recognising the area as an Aboriginal Place.

Around 60 people travelled from across South East NSW to attend the unveiling and to reconnect with the site.

“Unveiling these signs will reinforce the protection of the Reserve as a legally recognised Aboriginal Place that has significant history and a living culture,” said Barrina South from the Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) South East Heritage Division.

“By clearly marking the area we are acknowledging its continuing importance to the community and reminding people that it is forbidden to harm or desecrate the site.”

Ms South said the celebration was initiated by the McLeod sisters, Donna and Sharon, who were instrumental in establishing the Aboriginal Place under the National Parks and Wildlife Act. Officially recognised as an Aboriginal Place in 2012, Donna and Sharon nominated the Reserve because it was a traditional camping ground and a settlement site for the Ngarigo, Monaro, Bidawal, Maap and Gippsland peoples.

It is located within Ngarigo Country and was a government-managed Aboriginal Reserve between 1892 and 1957.

“Many Aboriginal people still have family connections to the site so this event was really a catalyst to bring everyone together again on Country,” Ms Sharon McLeod said.

Sharon, Donna and Ian McLeod shared in the moving dedication.

“Officially marking the area as an Aboriginal Place is more than installing signage, the day was a true celebration of living culture and respectful recognition of the area’s history and elders past.

“It brings a chance for us to revisit the site and for the younger generation to learn more about our heritage from a place that holds special significance.”

Protecting Delegate Aboriginal Reserve as an Aboriginal Place is a partnership between OEH Heritage Division, National Parks and Wildlife Service Bombala Office and the

McLeod family.

OEH has an ongoing program of assessing and recommending the declaration of areas as Aboriginal Places throughout NSW and supports Aboriginal people reconnecting to country.

People wanting to find out more about declared Aboriginal Places across the state, or to nominate a site for declaration can visit: www.environment.nsw.gov.au/conservation/ AboriginalPlacesNSW.htm

New face behind the bar at the Cooma The Cooma Hotel has welcomed a new manager to their team. Michael Hogan has been in the publican business for almost 30 years. Born in Melbourne and growing up in country Victoria, Michael says he is pleased to be back in a country pub again. Having only been through Cooma once before, Michael is already feeling at home.

“It’s so much more relaxed here at The Cooma,” he says, “I have already found that the people in this town are very helpful and friendly.”

Keen to get involved in the community, Michael has already joined the Cooma Golf Club and has been along to the course for a hit. He also has got behind The Cooma Hotel making donations at the Golf Charity Day held last month, and last week supported Legacy.

“I love to give back to the community and I think it is a really important thing to do,” he says.

Michael first started working in pubs to put himself through

university where he was studying surveying. It has become his career, taking him from Queensland to Sydney and even to Spain.

“I really enjoy the people that I get to meet every day, and I also like the business aspect of making things happen as a manager,” says Michael.

Owners of the Cooma Hotel Effie and Alex are excited to have a new member of their team to help out with running their local business.

“Michael has a lot of experience and is fitting in really well already,” says Effie, “Having him on board means we will be able to run more efficiently, and being able to leave things in his capable hands will give Alex and I a bit more time to spend with our family, which we are looking ooking forward to.” to.

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Seniors enjoy Christmas luncheon at Jindabyne

Nick Hutton and his lively band set feet tapping at the Snowy River Cooma Monaro Shire’s Seniors Christmas Party sponsored by many local businesses and organised by the Lions Clubs of Jindabyne and Berridale.

The Most Senior Residents at the Seniors’ Christmas Party, young at heart Charlie Roberson (96) and Phyllis Lane (97 )cut the cake.

Cooma residents Bill and Margaret Keefe together with Jeff and Ros Golby at the Lions Club Seniors’ Christmas Party held at the Jindabyne Sport & Recreation Camp.

Long time Jindabyne residents Neen Pendergast, Pat Harvey, Joan Duffy, Lee Morgan, Paul and Julie Spring, Phyl and Eric Devine shared memories at the Lions Christmas Party.

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Cooma celebrates annual ability day

Left: Caroline Fox and Jan Lee with the Fletcher Lee Memorial Award.

Above: Paul Mackay leads a drum circle with St Pats students.

Below: Adrian Blake and Alex Keppler being entertained by Majura the Magician.

International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) was celebrated at Centennial Park last Friday.

(IDPwD) is a United Nations sanctioned day that aims to promote an understanding of people with disability and encourage support for their dignity, rights and well-being The event was well attended by a range of people from the community, both with and without disability.

Caroline Fox of Cooma Challenge said the organisers were very happy with the attendance.

“There was so many people.

The whole theme of the day is being inclusive, it’s not just for people with disability. It’s for everyone.

The day also saw the presentation of the esteemed Fletcher Lee Memorial Award. The award is given to the

employer of the year and is named after Fletcher who was involved in Workability, C o o m a Challenge and a number of other organizations.

The Lott was the proud recipient of the award this year, which was presented

by Fletcher’s mum, Jan. Some of the highlights of the event i n c l u d e d a performance by the Canberra Fencing Association, representatives from the Canberra Raiders and Majura the magician.

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Willawa open garden day Berridale CWA busy

Above: Ken Cutcliffe of Lennox Head, Antoinette Braeder and Natalie Cutcliffe at the Willawa Open Garden Day. Left: Pamela Downing, Sandy Downing and Antoinette Braeder enjoy a CWA morning tea in the shade of Willawa homestead’s verandah.

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Well it’s been another very busy 12 months for the Berridale Branch of the CWA. Recently they held their AGM with Pat Field reinstated as President with Sue Luccarda and Jean Smith retaining their roles as Secretary and Treasurer respectively.

Our other officers elected for 2016 were Ruth Stubbs-Race for Handicrafts, International Officer is Natalina Casarotti, Pat Thompson is our Cookery Officer with Joy Lacheta looking at all things Agricultural and Environment and our Cultural Officer is Daphne Bourne. Annie O’Keeffe retains her role as our Publicity Officer.

This year the ladies have been able to donate funds to many deserving groups including Berridale Public School, the Readers and Writers Festival, Tim Draxl Performing Arts, Snowy River Aged Hostel Support Group, Snowy Hydro Southcare, a wheel chair to the Berridale Surgery & Sir William Hudson Nursing Home.

A number of groups also utilise the Berridale CWA hall for community events.

We host a musical afternoon on the second Friday of each month with many members of our shire and Cooma joining in a fun, friendly and enjoyable afternoon.

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On the last Tuesday of each month starting at 11am, the ladies host a Book Club, so if you enjoy reading a new author or picking up a much loved book for another read, why not do it with a group of likeminded people.

Tea and coffee is provided but BYO lunch and the cost for the Book Club is $5 per person. Our very popular craft group is held on the fourth Wednesday of each month from 10am and runs until 3pm.

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And lastly, we host Exercise for seniors each Tuesday morning at around 9am. All ages are welcome to come along to this much loved Berridale group.

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COOMA-MONARO SHIRE COUNCIL WEEKLY NEWS AND COMMUNITY INFORMATION

9th December, 2015

building a better community

COUNCIL communiquĂŠ COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 14 2015, COUNCIL CHAMBERS @ 5.30PM Council will be holding its ordinary council meeting Monday 14 December 2015, commencing at 5.30pm with Public Forum at 6.00pm where residents are welcome to address Council on any matter. Please ensure you arrive at 5.45pm if you wish to address

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Business Papers are available to the public on Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website www.cooma.nsw.gov.au the Thursday of the week preceding the meeting.

COOMA-MONARO SHIRE COUNCIL LOCAL CITIZEN OF THE YEAR AWARDS Nominate in one or more of the following categories: Citizen of the Year Sportsperson of the Year Young Citizen of the Year Young Sportsperson of the Year Arts Person of the Year

Community Event of the Year Community Group of the Year

NOMINATION FORMS are available at the above locations or download a NOMINATION FORM from Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Website: www.cooma.nsw.gov.au NOMINATIONS CLOSE 5.00PM FRIDAY, 18 December 2015

RELAY FOR LIFE ACHIEVEMENTS AT BOMBALA

The dedication and team efforts were truly inspirational with over 500 people attending the inaugural event

at Bombala. Seventeen teams, involving over 207 participants, raised an astounding contribution of $43,588 towards cancer research, prevention and support services.

This is truly a remarkable effort from the Bombala community. Achievements from such community team based efforts do us all proud on the Monaro. Well done.

Pool Registrations All private pools/spa pools need to be registered with the NSW Governments new pool registration site â&#x20AC;&#x201C; www. swimmingpoolregister.nsw.gov.au KEEP YOUR POOL SAFE: â&#x20AC;˘ Always keep your fence, gates, doors and window locks secure and in good condition. Regularly check them. â&#x20AC;˘ Always keep your gate and door latches and self-closing mechanisms in good working order. â&#x20AC;˘ Always close your gates and doors when not in actual use. â&#x20AC;˘ Never prop gates open. â&#x20AC;˘ Never leave climbable objects near the fence. â&#x20AC;˘ Always keep trees, shrubs and

Works will include: â&#x20AC;˘ Drainage Adjustments â&#x20AC;˘ Watermain Asset Replacements â&#x20AC;˘ Changes to Pedestrian management at the intersection â&#x20AC;˘ Town beautification This work is expected to take approximately ten (10) to twelve (12) weeks to complete.

Works will be carried out between 6:30am and 4:30pm Monday to Friday.

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creepers trimmed well away from the fence.

Always leave your filter covered so small children cannot get into it and keep chemicals out of view and reach.

Always supervise children around the pool at all times. A fence is no substitute for responsible supervision.

Teach your children to swim from an early age.

Undertake resuscitation (CPR) training for emergency situations.

If you have any problems or are unsure if you have registered please contact Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Environmental Services on 6455 1901.

MICALAGO ROAD MAINTENANCE GRADING

VALE/COMMISSIONER STREET INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS Please be advised that weather permitting, Vale Street/ Commissioner Street intersection improvement works will commence on 7 December 2015.

grass becomes a potential fire danger.

Problems also arise where waste and building materials are accumulated on land and provide a harbour for vermin.

All property owners/developers within the shire are requested to conduct regular maintenance on their properties to ensure they remain in a safe and healthy state as we near summer.

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Nominations must be submitted to PO Box 714 COOMA NSW 2630 or delivered to: o Cooma-Monaro Shire Council â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Administration Centre 81 Commissioner Street, Cooma o Cooma Visitors Centre â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sharp Street, Cooma o Cooma Library â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 61 Vale Street, Cooma

Cooma-Monaro Shire Council would like to extend its congratulations to the Bombala Council and the organisers of the Relay for Life event held at the Bombala showgrounds on 28th & 29th November 2015.

Owners of land in Cooma Shire are reminded that all land owned by you must be kept in a safe and healthy state.

Vacant land or premises which have been vacated are required to be maintained and not become overgrown and a site for storage of waste materials.

Council is often called to assist where property is left unattended and long

Traffic management will be in place during the project.

This will involve temporary road closures and detours for short periods of time.

Water supply interruptions will occur during the project and prior notice will be given to those affected.

Please contact Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Construction Supervisor on 0447 415 150 should you experience any problems caused by this work during its progress.

Council apologises for any inconvenience this work may cause and asks motorists to be mindful of construction crews and machinery that will be working on and around this project.

Any enquiries can be directed to Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Engineering Services on 6455 1801.

COUNCIL FACILITY CLOSURES FOR THE CHRISTMAS PERIOD Thursday 24th December to Sunday 3rd January 2016 Inclusive

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FACILITY Thur 24

Council Office, Commissioner Street Cooma Landfill Scrapmart

Fri 25

Sat 26 Sun 27

Mon 28

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Tues 29

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Wed 30

Thurs 31

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Full Name of Pesticides Product Round-Up Bio Active & Herbidye

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Control of weeds within Footpaths & Road Edges

Open

Proposed Dates for Treatment

Between 10.11.2015 & 29.02.2016

Cooma Library

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Closed Closed Closed

(All essential services only will be provided to clients during the closed period)

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WEATHER PERMITTING THE FOLLOWING WORKS WILL CONTINUE Badja Road Maintenance Grading Mr Livingstone Road Maintenance Grading Kelly Road Maintenance Grading Tinderry Road Gravel Resheeting Tuross Road Gravel Resheeting and maintenance Countegany Road Shoulder Repairs

Numeralla Road Shoulder Repairs Old Bega Road Pothole Repairs Badja Road Road Realignment Hindmarsh Creek Box Culverts Jerangle Road Culvert extensions Gravel Resheeting The Peak Road Gravel Maintenance

Warnings Regarding Re-entry or Use of the Area

Deputy Mayor Rogan Corbett 0412 722 505

Councillor Martin Hughes 0405 209 685

Refer to Chemical Labels and MSDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s which can be found on Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Noxious Weeds Web page

Cooma-Monaro Shire Council wishes to advise that as part of the Christmas Spirit, Council has agreed to a combined Christmas Party to enable Councillors to meet with Staff and their partners in recognition of their support and achievements over the past year.

As such, Council will be closed from 2.00PM ON FRIDAY 11 DECEMBER 2015.

Appropriate emergency backup services will be in place.

We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a safe and happy New Year.

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Nominated Contact Officer Robert McInnes Contact Telephone Number 0447 415 150 and

Email Address

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Date of Notice

04.11.15

SENIOR STAFF

Mayor Dean Lynch 0419 295 954

Within Cooma CBD - Sharp St, Massie St, Commissioner St, Bombala St, Dawson St, Soho St and within the town limits of CoomaBredbo-Nimmitabel-Michelago-Numeralla.

EARLY CLOSURE OF COUNCIL FACILITIES THIS FRIDAY

Councillor Angela Ingram 0410 036 671

Councillor Tony Kaltoum 6452 1730

Councillor Craig Mitchell 0429 383 388

Councillor Ignazio Mondello 0407 714 460

Councillor Winston Phillips 0487 430 000

Cooma Township has a total of 206 streets, lanes and places etc.

COUNCIL CONTACT DETAILS

General Manager John Vucic Phone: 02 6455 1777 Director of Corporate Services Stephen Molloy Fax: 02 6455 1799 Director of Engineering Services Linda Nicholson Web: www.cooma.nsw.gov.au Director of Environmental Services Peter Smith Email: council@cooma.nsw.gov.au After Hours Emergency Contacts WATER 0417 278 056 WASTEWATER 0419 251 378 RECREATION 0427 011 144 ROADS 0447 415 150

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Congratulations to the Cooma Monaro Race Club Inc on a great day’s racing at Ti Tree Racecourse last Saturday.

There is an enormous amount of unpaid work that goes into staging an event like the races, from organising the Fashions on the Field, to preparing and maintaining the track and racecourse grounds.

So, well done to the club and thank you to all the sponsors who make the day possible. Of course, thanks also go to the local community who continue to support racing in the region.

Congratulations also the Monaro Equestrian Association for the success of their inaugural showjumping festival – let’s see more of these in future years!

The horse action doesn’t stop this weekend either, with the annual Adaminaby Campdraft on Saturday and Sunday.

The region isn’t really horse-mad, it just seems like it!

For the statistically minded - there are now only 16 days until Christmas, or 384 hours or 23,040 minutes.

That’s ample time to start thinking about what to buy whom for Christmas, isn’t it?

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MON 12: Uniting Church, Lois Jones, 6452 3415; TUE -THUR 13-15: town roster, Di Good, 6452 3516; FRI 16: RSL, Doug O’Donnell, 6452 1898 MON-FRI 19-23: Catholic Church, Debbie Sewell 64554040; MON- WED 22-28: Lions Club, Bob Weston, 6452 7008; THU 29: town roster, Di Good, 6452 3516; FRI 30: NAB, Darren Steinke, 0427780284 NOVEMBER MON-FRI 2-6: Anglican Church and Friends, Laurine Mugridge, 6452 1167; MON 9: Uniting Church, Lois Jones, 6452 3415; TUE -THUR 10-12: town roster, Di Good, 6452 3516; FRI 13: Baptist Church. Margaret Echarri, 6452 3911; MON-FRI: 16-20: Catholic Church,

Debbie Sewell, 64554040; MON–WED 23-25: Lions Club, Bob Weston, 6452 7008; THU 26: town roster, Di Good, 6452 3516; FRI 27: NAB, Darren Steinke, 0427 780 284.

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Once upon a time the scariest thing about the aftermath of the workplace Chrissie party was not remembering (although remembering could be scarier) what you did and worrying about whether you still had your job after the holidays. But social media and the advances in communications technology make the above look like a walk in the park in comparison.

Well it’s not called the silly season for nothing and let’s face it, some people go just plain stupid. But the risk today is that your intoxicated shenanigans are no longer confined to the conference room (or wherever the party was held) and the photographs pinned up on the notice board because everyone has mobile phones now that connect to the Internet and which are capable of capturing everything in glorious colour and with startling clarity (which can seriously inhibit denials) and you can guarantee that they will. Then most of them will update the happy snaps/video footage to various social media sites and before you can scream “Oh. My. God! What did I do!” you are an internet sensation and possibly even a media star, depending on how badly you were behaving. Probably not the type of fame you were after but there you go. The problem with this kind of notoriety though is that it doesn’t go away. Once it’s online it stays there and somewhere down the track it could really wreck your life, not to mention the immediate ramifications like possible job loss, possible litigation, disdain from colleagues

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The work Christmas Do is not necessarily something you should avoid, because they can be really fun, but you can survive the potential train wreck by keeping the end of year bonhomie on a manageable scale.

Sure, everyone is on wind-down and it’s all about relaxing and socialising without workday routines getting in the way of a good time but dive too deeply into the free booze and you could end up staring some nasty “uh oh” moments in the face once you surface the following morning.

Assuming you can even remember them and if you can’t, that’s a major “uh oh” right there! Not what you need when you’re nursing the mother of all hangovers. And that’s where Facebook and the like could total your whole life because those smug so-and-sos who kept it in check captured every “uh oh” and shared them with the world. Something you will discover when you next open your social media pages. But chances are you may hear all about the night you had before you even get the chance to discover it for yourself, via your online friends (some of whom are also your workmates hence all the posts) because everyone else has seen it and your phone is running hot because they just had to let you know. Which means you didn’t just dream you were table dancing in your undies, flashing your less-than-ripped bod to all before vomiting into the potato salad. You actually did that.

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Bombala Relay raises $48,500

Walkers getting into the rhythm of the event.

Just when we thought that the excitement surrounding the Bombala Relay for Life was settling down, the community will now be delighted to hear that the huge fundraising effort will result in at least $48,500 being raised in the fight against cancer.

This is an incredible total for such a small area, and the Cancer Council’s Grant Plecas tells us that, when you consider the funds raised per registration, it is by far the most successful Relay for Life fundraiser in NSW! “This is just an amazing result and really lifts the bar for the other committees out there raising funds through Relay,” Mr Plecas said.

“Even $45,000 is three times over the target that the Bombala Relay Committee set themselves, and they thought they were being ambitious when hoping to raise $15,000!

They’ve just smashed it, and the community has a lot to be proud of.”

Mr Plecas pointed out that one local resident undergoing treatment has now also utilised one of the services that was detailed

in the Cancer Council’s Health Expo at the event, gaining assistance they may not even have been aware of if not for the local Relay.

“This is just awesome and the community

Linda and Bob McKinnon.

are to thank, along with Eileen, for pushing so hard to bring Relay to the area,” Mr Plecas said.

“Stand proud, Bombala, you have provided help for so many on the cancer journey.”

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Bombala Anglican Parish open garden day attracts 300

‘Howitt Park’ unsurprisingly featured a race theme, with Barbara and Peter Joseph welcoming visitors.

The Hampshire’s garden in High Street was among the six beautiful gardens on show in Bombala.

Almost 300 greenthumbs flocked to Bombala on Saturday, making the local Anglican Parish Garden Day the biggest one yet!

With bright sunshine greeting visitors, the event kicked off at 78 Caveat Street where Shirley Badewitz’s lovely garden was greatly admired and morning tea was shared.

It quickly became obvious that a larger crowd was set to enjoy the day this year, with stallholders enjoying the increase in numbers, and a terrific atmosphere being shared as the gardens were explored.

There were six open gardens in total, including Barbara Joseph’s race themed ‘Howitt Park’ and the award winning North Burnima garden that was

named the ‘House & Garden 2014 Garden of the Year’.

Also on show were impressive gardens in Bright and High Streets, and picturesque property, ‘The Falls’, with all six gardens boasting different garden styles, and offering everything from colourful beds to stunning views.

Lunch was shared at the Anglican Parish Hall, where further stalls were perused and the raffle drawn, with everyone taking the opportunity to compare notes on their favourite plants and properties.

Following the very successful day, organisers offer their grateful thanks to all of those who so generously prepared their gardens and opened them to such large numbers on the day, and to those who donated food, volunteered at the event or brought along their stalls.

A fine day in the garden was enjoyed by all!

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Shirley Badewitz’s Caveat Street garden offered great colour and interest for visitors to enjoy.

Fran Austin and Leonie Houghton admired the award winning garden of North Burnima during the extremely popular Anglican Garden Day in Bombala on Saturday.

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Town mourns loss of one of its treasures The Bombala community is mourning the loss of one of its treasures, with Carol Badewitz sadly having passed away on December 1 this year.

Carol was a much loved local lady, and was a very dedicated and active member of the community.

Among many other contributions, Carol was the driving force behind the community creation of thousands of poppies for the Centenary of Anzac celebrations in Bombala earlier this year.

This was a massive undertaking that brought

together over 60 volunteers to make the poppies, which created a stunning display for Anzac Day, as well as a number of other memorial events.

Carol was also the mastermind behind the “Bust or Square” community fundraisers, was a well known local artist and was dedicated to both her family and church.

Carol’s funeral was attended by a very large and loving crowd on Monday, December 7 and she will be greatly missed throughout the Bombala district.

Below: Carol Badewitz (third from right) with a small number of the volunteers who created thousands of poppies for the Anzac Centenary in Bombala.

They are seen here after setting them up for the Dawn Service.

Left: Carol was the driving force behind the community creation of a

massive collection of paper poppies for the Anzac Centenary.

B O M B A L A C O U N C I L

CHRISTMAS / NEW YEAR CLOSURE

Council wishes to advise that the following arrangements are in place over the Christmas/New Year Period for Council’s operations.

Garbage & Recycling Collection

Closed from 1.00pm on Friday, 18 December 2015, re-opening on Monday, 21 December 2015.

Closed from 4.00pm on Thursday, 24 December 2015, re-opening on Monday, 4 January 2016.

Delegate waste and recycling will be on Tuesday, 29 December 2015.

Bombala, Cathcart, Bibbenluke towns waste will be on Tuesday 29th December 2015.

Bombala, Bibbenluke, Cathcart re cycling will be on Wednesday 30th December 2015 Please be aware that waste and recycling collections will take all day and possibly into the late afternoon evening.

Visitor Information Centre / Lavender House

Waste Depots

Administration Department & RMS Agency

Closed from 1.00 pm on Friday, 18 December 2015, re-opening on Saturday, 19 December 2015.

Closed Friday, 25 December and Saturday, 26 December re-opening on Monday, 28 December 2015. Closed Friday, 1 January and Saturday, 2 January 2016, re-opening on Monday, 4 January 2016.

Normal opening times for the VIC – Monday to Saturday 10.00am to 4.00pm.

Bombala Swimming Pool

Closed Christmas Day Friday, 25 December, Boxing Day Saturday, 26 December 2015 and New Year’s Day Friday, 1 January 2016.

Open all other days weather permitting.

Works Department

Closed from 1.00pm on Friday, 18 December 2015, re-opening Monday, 4 January 2016.

Emergency calls regarding roads and drainage, water supply, sewerage, dog and animal impounding etc. should be directed to 0417 677 153. Alternatively, for non-urgent business, messages may be left on Council’s answering machine Ph (02) 6458 3555.

Bombala Depot: A special operating time will apply for Friday, 18 December 2015 only with the waste depot opening at 7.30am and closing at 12.30pm.

Closed: Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day otherwise normal operating times apply - Friday to Monday, 10.00am to 4.00pm.

Delegate Waste Depot: Operating hours will be as normal.

Bombala Branch Library

Closed from 1.00pm on Friday, 18 December 2015, reopening on Wednesday, 22 December 2015.

Closed from Friday, 25 December 2015, re-opening on Wednesday, 6 January 2016.

Bombala Council Community Services

The Office will be closed from 1.00pm on Friday, 18 December 2015, reopening on Monday, 21 December 2015. Closed from Friday, 25 December 2015, re-opening on Monday, 4 January 2016.

Home Modification and Maintenance Service Will not be available from Friday, 25 December 2015, with services recommencing on Monday, 4 January 2016.

N E W S Community Transport Service

General Community Transport Will not be available from Friday, 25 December 2015, with services recommencing on Monday, 4 January 2016. NB: Transport requirements throughout this period may be able to be met provided drivers can be sourced. Clients are advised to give as much notice as possible.

Contact Centre The Contact Centre will be closed from close of business on Wednesday, 16 December 2015, and will resume on Wednesday, 3 February 2016.

Meals on Wheels Services – Bombala and Delegate Meals will not be delivered on Friday, 25 December, Monday, 28 December 2015, Friday, 1 January and Tuesday, 26 January 2016.

Clients requiring frozen meals should contact the office on 6458 4620.

Electronic Housing Code Up and Running

The new Electronic Housing Code has been officially switched on at Bombala Council. This means that building a new house or doing a simple renovation will be easier in the Bombala area thanks to a Department of Planning and Environment program that allows homeowners and businesses to lodge applications any time from any location.

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Bombala Council Director of Regulatory Services Grantley Ingram is very happy with the modern online tool - “It’s a more efficient way of getting approval for certain types of development including extensions, first floor additions, garages, cubby houses and carports,” Mr Ingram said.

COUNCIL RECEPTION DETAILS Ph: 6458 3555 71 Caveat St Fax: 6458 3777

Mayor: BOB STEWART Council@bombala.nsw.gov.au Deputy Mayor: STEVE GOODYEAR www.bombala.nsw.gov.au GENERAL MANAGER: NGAIRE MCCRINDLE

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Santa visits Monaro Family Day Care Monaro Family Day Care in Cooma held its end of year Christmas party on Wednesday 2 December. 22 children of varying age groups joined in the fun along with Family Day Care educators and community parents.

There were crafts of collage, colouring in and painting along with an array of inviting toys to explore.

While outside the children were surprised to see a very special guest arrive in the fire

truck. Santa handed out Christmas baubles to all children, who then shared food, songs and stories.

If you are interested in attending playgroup or joining our team of home based educators please contact the Coordination Unit on 64521740.

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CHRISTMAS OFFICE CLOSURES AND AMENDED SERVICES TIMES

HAVE YOU ENTERED THE SRSC PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION YET? “YOUR SNOWY RIVER SHIRE”

Council offices and facilities will be closed from 1.00pm on Thursday, 24 December 2015 and will re-open at 8.30am on Monday 4 January 2016.

Snowy River Shire Council is calling on residents of all ages to help capture what the Snowy River Shire means to you, by entering photographs in the “Your Snowy River Shire” photography competition.

Community Services The Community Service Office will be closed from 4.30pm on 23 December 2015 and will re-open at 8.30am on Monday 11 January 2016.

Essential Services only will be provided between 23 December to 11 January 2016 - excluding public holidays. For Emergency Support during this time, please contact Ph 0438 772 612.

Before Snowy River evolves into a new era of local government, Council would like everyone to help celebrate everything Snowy River through this photography competition.

Waste And Recycling Services And Landfills Landfills The Jindabyne Landfill, Berridale Transfer Station and Adaminaby Landfill will be closed the following days: Closed Christmas Day Closed Boxing Day Closed Boxing Day Public Holiday Closed New Years Day Closed Australia Day

Friday, 25 December 2015 Saturday, 26 December 2015 * Monday, 28 December 2015 Friday, 1 January 2016 Tuesday, 26 January 2016 **

The competition has three sections; primary school, high school and open.

Overall First prize: Primary School - $75 High School - $125 Opens - $250

Highly commended for each category: Primary School - $20 High School - $50 Open - $100

Entries are now open and will close on 14 February 2016, so visit Council’s website for all the details, terms and conditions and to complete an entry form www.snowyriver.nsw.gov.au/620/Photography-Competition

* Adaminaby Landfill will be open on Sunday, 27 December between 10am 3pm in lieu of Boxing Day Public Holiday (26 December 2015). ** Jindabyne Landfill and Berridale Transfer Station will be open at normal operating hours 10am – 3pm on Sunday, 27 December 2015.

Waste and Recycling Christmas Day - 25 December 2015 No waste and recycling collections New Years Day - 1 January 2016 Jindabyne waste collections will still occur on 1 January 2016 with exception of Townsend Street Right of Way (“The Crack”) which will be collected on Thursday, 31 December 2015. ** Jindabyne waste collection will occur on Saturday, 26 December 2015 with the exception of Townsend Street Right of Way (“The Crack”) which will be collected on Christmas Eve Thursday, 24 December 2015.

COUNCIL MEETING - TUESDAY 15 DECEMBER 2015 The December Ordinary Council Meeting will be held on Tuesday 15 December 2015 at the Rydges Horizons Resort in Jindabyne and commencing at 2pm.

If you would like to speak in the Public Forum section of the meeting, please contact Council’s Secretary Council and Committees on Ph 6451 1195.

EMERGENCY CONTACT LIST FOR CHRISTMAS OFFICE CLOSURES AND AMENDED SERVICES TIMES

Residents only on Townsend Street Right of Way (“The Crack”), recycling will be collected on Tuesday, 29 December 2015 and not Monday, 28 December 2015 as scheduled due to Public Holidays and operation restrictions.

Residents are reminded to put their waste bins out on the night prior for the next day’s collection.

Commercial Waste and Recycling Businesses requiring additional waste and recycling collection over Christmas and New Year can send an email to CommercialWaste@snowyriver. nsw.gov.au before 5.00am the day of collection you would like to arrange collections.

Swimming Pools The Adaminaby, Berridale and Jindabyne Pools will be closed on the following days: Closed Christmas Day Closed Boxing Day

Friday, 25 December 2015 Saturday, 26 December 2015

CONSTRUCTION OF AN INCLUSIVE PLAYSPACE AND FORESHORELINK PATH - REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ): BANJO PARK 2015 Snowy River Shire Council (Council) invites quotations for a contract to undertake the construction of the civil and landscape works associated with the design for the inclusive playspace and foreshore link path proposed for Banjo Paterson Park, Jindabyne.

Details of the proposed contract and the assessment criteria requirements are set out in the Request for Quote documentation referred to below: Documentation: Request for Quote documents may be obtained by contacting Councils’ Manager Community & Strategic Planning on PH 6451 1564 or by visiting Council’s website at www.snowyriver.nsw.gov.au Deadline: RFQ close at 2pm on Friday, 11 December 2015. Council invites any person willing to fulfill the requirements of the proposed contract to submit a quotation by the deadline specified in this advertisement and in accordance with the RFQ Documents referred to above.

COUNCIL FACEBOOK PAGE “Like” our Snowy River Shire Council Facebook page and keep up to date with Council and Community news and events.

MAYOR: Clr John Cahill - 0427239006 DEPUTY MAYOR: Clr Peter Beer - 0438619 914 2 Myack Street, PO Box 143, Berridale NSW 2630

DEPARTMENT

AFTER HOURS CONTACT NUMBER

Roads and Council Property Damage Water Emergencies Sewer Emergencies Community Services (HACC) Local Emergency Management Officer (LEMO) or Alternate (LEMO A) Council’s Pool Co-Coordinator Hostel Rangers Waste Facilities and Services Building Electronic Security Systems Management 24 hr Building Monitoring: Secom Fire Control RFS Website http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au Jindabyne Police Station Ambulance SES - http://www.ses.nsw.gov.au/ RMS - http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/

0428 637 307 0418 672 523 0408 484 853 0438 772 612 0408 692624 0438 602 792 (02) 6456 3039 RSPCA, Police 0428 411 045 or 0439 407 819 0419 526 400 (02) 9461 0099 (02) 6456 4555 6456 2244 000 Local unit - 132 500 132 701 or 132 213

Further information can be found on our website Website: www.snowyriver.nsw.gov.au Facebook: Snowy River Shire Council

EMPLOYMENT Council currently has the following positions available: Position

Applications Close Date

Secretary Council and Committees Sewer Supervisor Assistant Technician Water and Sewer Water and Sewer Technician Casual Waste Operations Worker Casual Aged Care Workers

13 December 2015 13 December 2015 13 December 2015 13 December 2015 On-going Recruitment On-going Recruitment

BERRIDALE SWIMMING POOL AMENDED OPENING TIMES FOR 18 DECEMBER 2015 The Berridale Swimming Pool will open at 3pm on 18 December 2015 due to a private function.

For further enquiries please contact Human Resources on (02) 6451 1124.

COUNCILLORS: Clr Vickii Wallace - 6456 6780 Clr John Shumack - 0417 682 644 Clr Bob Frost - 0408 167 767 Clr Colin Stewart- Beardsley - 0405 548 132 Clr Bill Smits - 0427 239 872 / 6456 3573

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Our 2016 calendars will be distributed over the next week. 2016 is the International Year of the Pulses and our recipes reflect this. Our local Member John Barilaro has once again provided financial assistance towards the printing of the calendar and also the recipe for January â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cotechino sausage with lentils. The calendars features photographs from local photographer Sally Ann Thompson showcasing our area, information on events and snippets of interesting facts Galleries at Delegate will also be opening their final exhibitions for the year. These exhibitions will run through until mid February 2016. It is very pleasing to see the success of both the Bundian Way and the Borderline Galleries; both Galleries have increased their sales over the year and more and more visitors are coming to Delegate specifically to view the art on display. The December Exhibitions will be officially opened on December 15 at 5pm.

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White Ribbon Day On Wednesday November 25, Principal Jo Tozer was privileged to accompany our school captains and Year 5 leaders to the White Ribbon Day School Leaders Seminar in Queanbeyan. This was a wonderful initiative organised by the Police Local Area Command, Kindy Orientation day was lots of fun.

Queanbeyan Council, and the Department of Education On Wednesday December 2 we had and Communities. During the day we listened to speeches from Dr Alan Ryan our last Kindy Orientation; many happy â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Ambassador for White Ribbon Day faces could be seen in the classroom and regarding equality and respect, Alan playground.

The Kindies and their parents enjoyed Tongue the White Ribbon Day NRL Ambassador; and Malcolm Towney, a sausage sizzle to welcome them to the Michael Weir and Georgia Gleeson from school. The program has run for six weeks and already our new Kindies feel right at the ACT Indigenous Leadership Centre.

The assembled group received some home! Thank you to Miss Goodman and very strong messages to stop domestic Mrs Hampshire for a great program.

This Christmas think

Every year Bombala Public School organises a giving tree. This encourages students to get into the spirit of Christmas and think of those less fortunate than themselves by donating a gift to a boy or girl for Christmas.

If you would like to donate a gift then please wrap and label your item (new) in Christmas paper and a label saying either boy or girl and the age the gift would be suitable for.

These gifts can be brought to the School office and left under the Christmas tree.

Week 10 is here already and we would like to invite you to join us for our Year 6 Fete.

Tomorrow, Thursday December 10 from 12:30-3pm we will have a range of fun activities and stalls running throughout the afternoon, we welcome all family, friends and the community to come along and have a look.

On Friday December 11 our Year 3-6 students will enjoy a fun filled pool party while our Year K-2 students will have a meet and greet with Santa.

Week 11, Our last week, we will have a fun day for the Year 6 students on Monday which will involve a game of softball, graduation cake, a luncheon and the afternoon spent at the pool. On Tuesday December 15 we invite all family, friends and the community to join us for our end of year Assembly from 1:30pm at the Bombala Multi â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Purpose Hall.

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Boys league team came up trumps against Eden Last Friday, BHS Students travelled down to Eden to play a friendly game of Rugby League. Arriving at 10am which gave the boys half an hour to warm up and stretch for their game. The boys had been training off and on for the past four weeks and were keen to finally play. They started with the young guns on the field leaving some of our more experienced players on the bench.

The first half started with some strong defence from Logan and Mitchell which lead to the first points from Sam Power with a swift show and go. Strong runs from Dylan, Mitchell and Logan put them in good field position for our backs.

Alex using his acceleration and skill, cutting through Edenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s defence to find the try line for one of his tries.

Blake Stevenson used his speed and cut off some of Eden players before they had a chance to make ground.

The boys defence had a lapse with Eden sneaking in with two tries before half time.

The second half the boys showed some solid defence. Dylan had some great runs making good metres, one of them lead to him finding the line. Alex supporting another one of Mitchellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great runs, led to another try. One of Loganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tries came from some showing some speed and fending off leading him around the wingers and under posts for a 60m metre try. A kick from Sam Power had Francis chasing and recovering the ball and getting away from the Eden team. Mixing up our positions saw Reagan back in dummy half pushing Charlie to half back. The other of Loganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tries was a bit easier as he was

first receiver and had only to take a couple of steps to fall over the line. Francisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second try came from a set played, utilising our numbers and speed. The final score was 36 -8.

The team consisted of students from Year 7; Blake Baldwin, Reagan Hurley, Lane

well and showed great sportsmanship.

Playerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s player going to Blake Stevenson, who played some great defence as well as having some good runs.

Tries: Francis Famador 2, Alex Rosten 2, Logan Brownlie 2, Sam Power 1, and Dylan

Stevenson. Year 8; Tim McGrath, Bryson Phillips-Jones, Sam Power, Coby Robinson, Jordan Rosten. Year 9; Logan Brownlie, Dylan Elton, Zac McGowan, Charlie Peisley, Blake Stevenson. Year 10; Nathan Cusbert, Francis Famador, Mitchell Power, Jayden Robinson. Year 11; Alex Rosten.

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Conversions: Alex Rosten 2 A special thank you to Peter Braden for driving the school bus, as well as the parents that came down to Eden to support us.

Learn to Surf Arriving at Merimbula main beach Bernie Langford (P.E teacher from Eden) and the students made their way down to the beach where Bernie gave them a water safety talk and an outline of the day. Students were then taken for a warm up by the Eden students, running along the beach and doing some stretches. Once they were warmed up they began with the basics of surfing. Learning about the different parts of the surf board and what they had to do when they got into the water.

They were lucky to have such great conditions for learning and were then given a few hours to practice their techniques with the Eden students helping push and tutor our students while they were in the water.

After lunch everyone met back at the beach for a surf presentation where Bernie had organised lots of prizes for the great surfing efforts. Bernie spoke about how to improve and how he was quite proud to see many standing up during the day. Our top surfers were Coby Robinson and Jessica Herron, standing up on plenty of waves. Encouragement awards were given to Russell Jameson and Keiarna Rodwell for their continuous effort and time in the water. A big thank you must go to Mr Herron and Bernie Langford for organising the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Learn to Surfâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; trip and the students from Eden for teaching and tutoring our students while in the water. Lastly Mr Challman for accompanying and showing us how itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s done.

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AUSBUY CPS students at Sony Foundation camp buying guide AUSBUY, a not for profit association which supports Australian owned businesses has this week released its new AUSBUY Buying Guide to help consumers make informed decisions about buying local.

The compact booklet which is available in leading supermarkets, provides a comprehensive, easy to understand guide to purchasing the products and services of companies which are majority Australian Owned. By supporting Australian businesses, shoppers help ensure profits, jobs, skills and decisions stay here in Australia.

The new guide features news on some of the great Australian businesses that are out there with this latest issue covering the latest and greatest Australian inventions; product and food trends; and profiles on some of the AUSBUY members.

AUSBUY Chief Executive Officer Andrew Butler, said the Buying Guide is an important point of reference for all Australian consumers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We update the AUSBUY Buying Guide twice a year to ensure Australians can easily choose to spend their money with locally owned businesses.

All Australians can find a way to support local businesses using the Buying Guide, whether they are the household grocery shopper, a homeowner wanting to install a water tank, or an office manager placing an order for Australian owned stationery,â&#x20AC;? said Butler.

The new look guide follows the launch of new AUSBUY logos and an updated website in May this year. The redesign was done to help make it clear and easy for consumers to understand who owns the businesses they buy products and services from. It also provides a central location for members to find out about matters which may affect their business such as trade agreements and legislation changes.

The 44th AUSBUY Buying Guide is available for just $2.95 from Coles, Woolworths, selected IGA supermarkets and selected newsagents. Or, you can become a Friend of AUSBUY online and receive a subscription to the Guide.

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Emma Russell, Zoe Heacock, Grace Pittat, Kiana Batlye, Xavier Brazalitis, Anna Parker, Rebecca Ryan, Olivia Sutton, Rachel Russell and Rita Firth.

Six students from Cooma Public School have been selected to attend the Sony Foundation Camp which was held this week.

The Camp offers three days of fun and activities to young people with disabilities to allow them the opportunity to connect with other kids and offer some respite to the families.

Students from Canberra Boys and Canberra Girls Grammar act as helpers on the program, and getting a place as a volunteer is highly competitive.

Rita Firth took part in the program last year and said it was a life changing experience.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re very lucky to take part in it, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really opened our eyes.

Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re so lucky to have these connections and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve made life long friends. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ben given an experience,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Mary Stewart of Cooma Public has been helping the kids stay in touch with their companions and spoke about what a good experience the camp is for everyone involved. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They deserve to be recognised, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s huge what theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done,â&#x20AC;? she said.

The kids were transported by the Cooma Special Needs Bus and enjoyed a weekend of activities

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5. Be a gourmet traveler. Spend the weekend sampling all the yummy things you can find within a few hours drive. Visit wineries, obscure restaurants, markets and local food sellers. You can excuse the calories by supporting the local economy!

6. Try something new.

Wether it be an extreme sport or a scrap booking workshop. Give it a go, you might find a new hobby!

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Lambie Street lights up for Christmas Lambie Street resident Peter Boyce has been rallying neighbours to add decorations and lights to their houses for the festive season.

Peter is showing the way as strings of lights, reindeer, and Santa Claus are beginning to emerge on rooflines and verandah rails.

The Raglan Gallery and Cultural Centre also joined the fun for the official ‘turning on’ last Tuesday December 1, with an

inflatable Santa and sparkling lights.

To celebrate the official ‘turning on’, Peter held an informal street party at his residence last tuesday evening, where neighbours mingled and the the Christmas spirit was invoked.

Pictured at left, the ‘turning on’ evening attracted many of the Lambie Street neighbours.

Bombala’s giving tree Christmas is a time for giving, and we remind Bombala readers that they once again have the perfect opportunity to do so with the local Giving Tree set up at Hair on Main Street.

The idea behind the tree is to assist local charities in providing Christmas cheer to those who will be alone at Christmas, or would find it difficult to provide their families with those special things that bring joy and hope.

Gifts are to be placed under the Giving Tree by Monday, December 21, with local volunteers from St Vinnies, the Southern Monaro Community Fund and community nurses in the area gets to enjoy the festive distributing the donated items. season.

Specially made tags let us know just what small presents are needed Pictured: Hair on Main Street has to assist people in the Bombala once again set up a Giving Tree to district, and there’s still a few left, help those in need at Christmas in so why not visit Hair on Main and the Bombala district. select one today to ensure everyone

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Elliott family reunion in Bombala Book presented to RSL

Family members from across the entire country came together in Bombala on Saturday to enjoy the reunion of the descendants of Mable (Elton) and Arthur Elliott.

A big gathering of 120 family members from across Western Australia, Queensland, NSW, the ACT and Victoria came together in Bombala on December 5 to celebrate the life of their ancestors, Mable (Elton) and Arthur Elliott.

P r o c e e d i n g s commenced with the unveiling of a plaque at the Bombala Cemetery,

which was followed by a wonderful meal at the Bombala Exhibition Hall catered by the Cathcart Ladies Auxiliary.

While all enjoyed the chance to catch up, the highlight of the day was the older generation watching the younger generation of the family play a very competitive Country vs City game of Rugby League!

The Bombala High School presented a copy of its World War I research book to the Bombala RSL SubBranch last Thursday. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Bombala Battlersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; was compiled by a small group of BHS students under the guidance of history teacher, Caitlin Morrison, and focuses on the lives of the men from Bombala who fought in the First World War. One of the students who worked on the book, Terri Roberson addressed the Sub-Branch during the presentation, outlining the background of the project.

Terri explained that the book was part of the local Anzac Centenary commemorations and had its beginnings in 2014, giving student volunteers time to research and document the 131 men who served.

The group began by using the National Australian Archivesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; online database to track down service records, sifting through hundreds of records of men with similar names, trying to match a birthplace or enlistment place on the forms to narrow the search.

They then delved further through the Discovering Anzacs website to learn about many of those soldiers they had not been able to find originally.

While not all could be found and detailed biographies written, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Bombala Battlersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is a wonderful accomplishment by the students and Ms Morrison, and the Sub-Branch members were greatly impressed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are very pleased to have a copy of what is now a historic document; the first record of the people on our cenotaph,â&#x20AC;? Mr Letts said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And Terri did a fantastic job on briefing us on the compilation of the book.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Bombala Battlersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is available from the High School itself, Bombala Newsagency, Lou Louâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Bombala Council, the Visitorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Information Centre and the General Store in Delegate.

Pictured: Terri Roberson of the Bombala High School presented Bombala RSL Sub-Branch President, Rob Letts with a copy of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Bombala Battlersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.

The wonderful reunion was a combined effort by organisers, Joan Jones, Joan Bruce, Katrina Brownlie, Nicole Lyons, Rhonda Ingram, Jennifer Collins, Janice Lewis, Kaye Henderson, Doug Callaway and Connie Callaway.

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The Cooma Hotel joker draw goes off The Joker Draw at the Cooma hotel has gone off after 49 weeks.

The total jackpot was $5,600 and was won by a patron of the Cooma who is remaining anonymous but was happy about the win, which comes just in time for Christmas.

The Joker Draw is run by the Cooma Lions Club who get half of the money raised to fund various charities.

This particular draw has raised around $3,600 and the

proceeds will go to Legacy, The Salvation Army, St Vincent de Paul, Yallambee, Sir William Hudson Memorial Nursing Home and the Cooma Yamaga Youth Exchange.

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Get your Chrissy lights out, Bombala That’s it, we’ve hit December so it’s full steam ahead with all things Christmas in the Bombala district, including getting that festive light display up and sparkling!

The Bombala Council’s Christmas Lights Competition is open, and there are plenty of displays around town already glittering away, so everyone is encouraged to get out the ladder and start decorating.

Judging will take place on Monday, December 14 this year, and with some great cash prizes up for grabs for the best residence and business, it’s definitely worth entering your display.

Remember, you don’t have to be the one who strings up the most lights or who has the most expensive set of reindeer to win, with the judges considering a number of criteria, and focusing on

the overall effect.

Entry forms are available at the Council offices, Rural Transaction Centre in Delegate and the Visitors Information Centre in Bombala, so if you haven’t started untangling those lights, you better get a wriggle on!

Speaking of Christmas, readers are also reminded to keep the Bombala Christmas Carnival in mind on December 17 this year, with all of our usual street carnival favourites set to get us in the spirit as we hurtle towards Christmas!

The Shop Local promotion is also underway, with shoppers simply needing to write their details on the back of any local shopping docket and drop it into one of the entry boxes around our local businesses to get in the running to win.

Fun in the sun made easy with Snowy River Travel What better way to spend the Christmas holidays than in our very own Snowy Mountains? There are so many fun activities available and it’s all in our backyard.

Snowy River Travel are the people to see for all the details of activities in the area. They take all the hard work out of researching and can tell you everything you need to know about a wide variety of options.

If you’re into action, why not try some mountain biking, river sledding, abseiling, bobsledding or horse riding? Or if you are looking for something a bit more relaxing, there are plenty of great fishing spots, lovely guided walks, chairlift rides, golf courses,

Santa Photos are coming to Bombala Preschool!

Angi High, our preschool photographer will be coming to do Santa photos for children and their families on 15th December from 11am.

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For quality family time in the great outdoors this summer, you can’t go past all that the Snowy Mountains have to offer.

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Snowy Mountains Grammar School Speech day 2015

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Right: SMGS Dux of School Magdalena Tugwell applauded by SMGS Board Chairman Mr Michael Jones.

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A sense of occasion at the Snowy Mountains Grammar School Annual Speech Day began to the beat of drums, when the drum core led the traditional procession of flags and important persons into the assembly hall for the recognition of the achievements of students during the nineteenth year since the inception of the school.

The packed assembly hall applauded the musical items between the short speeches and prize presentations. The first musical item was the delightful rendition of the Primary Singers of “Feed the Birds” (...tuppence to spend...) by Robert and Richard Sherman. Other performances included “Clocks” by the school band, a piano recital by Adrian Pierlot of his own composition “Life Line”, and the vocal item “What a Wonderful World.”

The school captains for 2016, Kate Hobbs and Samuel Weston, hosted the proceedings.

The first speaker was Chairman of the Board, Mr Michael Jones who welcomed Bronnie Taylor MLC, to the occasion.

He then outlined the achievements of the school during the year including the participation in the NAPLAN and ICAS surveys, the enhancement access to technology,

improvements to class rooms and the surrounds. The school caters for 250 students with 35 boarders during the winter months.

“Established in 1996” Mr Jones concluded “that due to rising costs, there will be an increase in fees. Today the school receive less than the average subsidy than the average independent school and less than half the amount allocated to state schools.”

The School Principal, Mr Andrew Bell, praised the school’s Parents and Friends robust fund raising efforts. He told the students: “You make us proud for without you, the staff, the board, the results this year could not have been achieved.”

He elaborated on the continuing improvements and upgrading of the school buildings and grounds.

Referring to the results of International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS), which are independent skills-based assessments with a competition element, Mr. Bell said the SMGS student results have improved with one third of the students achieving at merit or higher levels. The school is in the top one percent of country schools.

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The school has a mission to develop well rounded people he said, and that the sports program provides a balance. Mr Bell concluded “that character often is what you have and comes from within” and he saw that acted out at the recent cross country event when the stronger athletes held back and “carried” the weaker runners with them in order that all should reach the finishing line.

Next on the program was the presentation of Academic and Endeavour Awards together with Special Prizes, firstly to the Junior School recipients with Daniel Ternes-Dixon receiving The Stuart Walker Cup for Academic Excellence.

The diligence, endeavour and academic excellence of senior school students was acknowledged with a number of prizes, both class and special prizes.

The final rounds of applause were for Sean Richards, who was awarded the Proxime Assessit to the Dux of School, and Magdalena Tugwell who was recipient of the SMGS Parents & Friends Association Award for Dux of School.

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Endangered Smoky Mouse found in KNP

The critically endangered Smoky Mouse has been found alive and well for the first time in Kosciuszko National Park, surprising and delighting the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) crew who have been doing revegetation and habitat creation works in the park.

Until this discovery the only known population of the small, pale grey coloured mice in NSW was restricted to the Nullica area on the South Coast.

Three individuals, two males and one female were found together earlier this month at Happy Jacks as part of an annual survey for the endangered Mountain Pygmy Possum.

Gabriel Wilks, NPWS Environmental Officer said the extraordinary find was an unexpected reward following earthworks, mulching and planting to rehabilitate a former Snowy Scheme construction site.

“Every year NPWS conducts surveys with fauna specialist Martin Schulz to measure the benefits of revegetation works on native animals and to monitor the Mountain Pygmy Possum,” said Ms Wilks.

“Despite previous surveying on site no Smoky Mouse has ever been found alive in Kosciuszko National Park before.

“In the 1990s we found three mice that had been killed by a feral cat and Smoky Mouse fur in a Quoll scat.

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these three thriving individuals turn up in the middle of rehabilitation works.

“Smoky Mouse were once known to occur across South Eastern NSW but the increase of feral cats and foxes as well as habitat loss has impacted this species and population numbers are now critically low.

“It’s fantastic to see that they are still in the snowy region and it just goes to show the value of ongoing rehabilitation and revegetation works.

“We’ll continue to plant native vegetation and create habitat suited to the Smoky Mouse and hope to learn a lot more about this extremely rare species through our monitoring programs,” Ms Wilks said.

The Smoky Mouse is listed as sitemanaged species under the NSW Government’s Saving Our Species initiative, a conservation program that aims to secure as many threatened species as possible in the wild for the next 100 years.

The ultimate goal is to secure the long-term future of the Smoky Mouse and reduce any threats to help this species survive.

Forty years of friendship

Bernadine O’Gara, Lou Mackay and Natalie Stewart celebrated 40 years of friendship last week with a pink party.

These ladies met when studying nursing at Cooma hospital, and had their first pink party 37 years ago, a tradition they are proud to continue.

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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.

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8.30 Funny As. 9.30 Amy Schumer: Mostly Sex Stuff.

10.15 Louis And Michael. (M) 11.20 Ladyboys. (M) 12.10 Stan Lee’s Superhumans. (PG)

7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 7.30 Total Wipeout.

8.30 Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends: Wrestling.

(M) Louis Theroux explores professional wrestling.

9.20 Peaky Blinders. (M) 10.20 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (M) 10.45 Ross Kemp: Extreme World. (M) 11.30 Funny As.

7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 7.30 River Monsters. (PG) 8.15 To Be Advised.

8.30 Good Game. The Good Game awards are handed out.

9.30 Banged Up Abroad.

Return. (M) 10.20 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (PG) 10.45 Peaky Blinders. (M) 11.45 Misfits. (MA15+)

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6.20 The Next Step.

6.45 Stay Tuned.

7.00 Horrible Histories.

7.30 Officially Amazing.

7.55 Deadly 60.

8.30 Ready For This.

8.55 Kobushi.

9.00 K-On! The girls attend SummerFest.

9.25 Kamisama Kiss. (PG) 9.50 Ouran High School Host Club. (PG) 10.10 Close.

6.05 Studio 3.

6.10 Dragons: Riders Of Berk.

6.30 Rocket’s Island.

7.00 Nowhere Boys.

7.30 Operation Ouch!

8.00 Deadly 60.

8.25 Good Game: SP. Presented by Hex, Bajo and robot Darren.

8.55 Degrassi: The Next Generation. (PG) 10.45 Close.

6.10 Dragons: Riders Of Berk.

6.30 Rocket’s Island.

7.00 Nowhere Boys. (PG) 7.30 Operation Ouch!

8.00 The Haunting Hour. (PG) 8.45 Wolfblood. Alric’s daughter puts lives in jeopardy.

9.10 Good Game: Pocket Edition. (PG) 9.20 Rage. (PG)

6.20 Ready For This.

6.45 Stay Tuned.

7.00 Horrible Histories.

7.30 Officially Amazing.

7.55 Deadly 60: Bahamas.

8.30 Degrassi: The Next Generation. (PG) 8.50 Total Drama World Tour. Contestants face an icy challenge.

9.15 Good Game: SP. 9.40 Rage. (PG) 10.40 Close.

6.20 The Next Step.

6.45 Secret Life Of Boys.

6.50 MY:24.

7.00 Horrible Histories.

7.30 Officially Amazing.

7.55 Deadly 60.

8.30 Degrassi: The Next Generation. (PG) 8.50 Total Drama World Tour.

9.15 Good Game: SP. 9.40 Rage. (PG) 10.40 Close.

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6.30 Bargain Hunt.

The teams head for Hungerford.

7.30 Keeping Up Appearances. Richard develops a fungus infection.

8.45 Judge John Deed.

(M) Jo helps free a man who claims he murdered a paedophile in defence of others.

10.45 Citizen Khan. (PG) 11.30 Bargain Hunt.

6.30 Bargain Hunt.

7.30 The Passenger Who Landed A Plane. (PG) 8.30 Escape To The Country. Nicki Chapman helps a couple.

10.30 Storage Hoarders.

11.30 Best Houses Australia.

12.00 Bargain Hunt.

6.30 Bargain Hunt.

7.30 The House That £100K Built.

8.30 Escape To The Country. Presented by Nicki Chapman.

9.30 Nick Knowles’ Original Features.

A Manchester cottage is renovated.

10.30 Trash To Treasure. (PG) 11.30 Bargain Hunt.

6.30 Bargain Hunt.

7.30 The House That £100K Built: Tricks Of The Trade.

8.30 Escape To The Country. Presented by Alistair Appleton.

9.30 Escape To The Continent. A look at homes in Limassol, Cyprus.

11.00 Best Houses Australia.

11.30 Bush Pilots. (PG)

6.30 Bargain Hunt.

7.30 Billy Connolly’s Route 66. (PG) Part 3 of 4. Billy Connolly’s journey along iconic Route 66 continues with a visit to a cattle ranch.

8.30 Lewis. (M) The body of a man is discovered, lying beneath a car, the day after he was released from prison.

10.30 Downton Abbey. (M) Isobel’s efforts backfire.

6.30 Bargain Hunt. Tim and the teams head to Ardingly.

7.30 Pie In The Sky. (PG) Fisher’s daughter leaves with a group of travellers.

8.30 Endeavour. (M) After a young secretarial student dies at home, DC Morse senses there is more to the case than “natural causes”.

10.30 Agent Anna. (M) Anna makes a tough choice.

11.30 Bargain Hunt.

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6.30 Seinfeld. (PG) 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 8.30 Pawn Stars. (PG) Colonel Sanders’ suit is on offer.

9.30 Hardcore Pawn. (M) 10.30 Cajun Pawn Stars. (PG) 11.00 Beverly Hills Pawn. (PG) 11.30 Rude Tube. (MA15+)

6.30 Seinfeld. (PG) 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 8.30 Storage Wars. (PG) Darrell is struck down with a case of indecision.

9.30 Barter Kings. (PG) 10.00 Baggage Battles. (PG) 10.30 Hardcore Pawn: Behind The Deal. (M) 11.30 Rude Tube. (M)

6.00 Movie: Bicentennial Man. (1999) (PG) Robin Williams, Sam Neill.

8.45 Movie: Raw Deal.

(1986) (M) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kathryn Harrold, Sam Wanamaker.

An ex-FBI agent goes undercover in order to help topple a notorious Chicago mob boss.

10.55 Movie: 30 Days Of Night. (2007) (MA15+)

6.30 Air Crash Investigations: Fire Fight – Air Canada 797. (PG) 8.30 Mountain Men. (PG) Tom Oar tries to save a friend’s water supply while also hunting for meat, surrounded by grizzlies.

9.30 American Hoggers.

(M) The family comes to the rescue of a widow.

10.30 Gator Boys. (PG) 11.30 Rat B*stards. (M)

6.00 Racing. Red Bull Billy Cart Race. Replay.

From Centennial Parklands, Sydney.

7.00 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 9.00 Movie: Get Him To The Greek. (2010) (MA15+) Jonah Hill, Russell Brand.

A rock star must get to Los Angeles.

11.15 Rude Tube. (M) 11.45 Rude Tube. (MA15+)

6.30 What Went Down. (PG) 7.30 America’s Hardest Prisons. (M) 8.45 Movie: Beverly Hills Cop. (1984) (M) Eddie Murphy, Lisa Eilbacher.

A Detroit cop investigates a friend’s murder in Beverly Hills, shocking the local authorities with his behaviour.

11.00 Canadian Pickers. (PG)

6.30 What Went Down. (PG) 7.30 Highway Patrol. (PG) A motorcyclist tries to flee.

8.00 Motorway Patrol. (PG) A speed trap nets a big haul of boy racers.

8.30 Ice Road Truckers.

(PG) Examines the history of the ice roads.

9.30 Counting Cars. (PG) 10.00 Car Chasers. (PG) 11.00 Inside West Coast Customs. (PG)

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6.00 Regular Show. (PG) 6.30 Adventure Time. (PG) 7.00 The Middle. (PG) 7.30 Two And A Half Men. (PG) Charlie attempts to keep Alan and Judith apart.

8.30 Strassman Vol. 1 Classic. (M) A performance

by David Strassman.

10.30 Balls Of Steel Australia. (MA15+) 11.30 American Digger. (PG)

6.00 Regular Show. (PG) 6.30 Adventure Time. (PG) 7.00 The Middle. (PG) 7.30 Survivor: Cambodia. (PG) 8.30 Movie: The Whole Ten Yards. (2004) (M) Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry.

A gangster helps find a kidnapped woman.

10.30 Movie: Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult.

(1994) (PG) Leslie Nielsen.

6.00 Movie: Scooby-Doo! Curse Of The Lake Monster. (2010) (PG) 7.40 Movie: Bill And Ted’s Excellent Adventure.

(1989) (PG) Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter.

9.30 Movie: Hackers.

(1995) (M) Jonny Lee Miller, Angelina Jolie. A hacker uncovers a conspiracy.

11.30 American Digger. (PG)

6.00 Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated. (PG) 6.30 Movie: Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London. (2004) (PG) Frankie Muniz, Anthony Anderson.

8.30 Movie: The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring.

(2001) (M) Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen. A hobbit must destroy a ring.

6.00 Thunderbirds Are Go. (PG) 6.30 Movie: Stormbreaker.

(2006) (PG) Mickey Rourke, Alex Pettyfer.

8.30 Movie: The Host.

(2013) (M) Saoirse Ronan, Max Irons. After an alien race takes over Earth, one of the last survivors is “possessed” by an invader.

11.00 Movie: Beautiful Creatures. (2013) (M)

6.00 Regular Show. (PG) 6.30 Adventure Time. (PG) 7.00 The Middle. (PG) 7.30 ManSpace. (PG) Hosted by Dan Anstey.

8.30 Top Gear. (PG) Celebrity guest is Matt Smith.

10.00 Movie: Priest. (2011) (M) Paul Bettany, Karl Urban. A priest searches for his missing niece.

11.45 American Digger. (PG)

6.00 Regular Show. (PG) 6.30 Adventure Time. (PG) 7.00 The Middle. (PG) 7.30 For The Love Of Cars. (PG) 8.30 Storage Hunters UK. (PG) 9.00 Storage Hunters. (PG) 9.30 Movie: Fight Club.

(1999) (MA15+) Edward Norton, Brad Pitt.

An office worker befriends a salesman.

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6.30 Friends. (PG) 7.30 A Current Affair.

8.00 New Tricks. (M) The detectives re-examine an old case.

9.00 Major Crimes. (M) A registered sex offender is the suspect in the death of a teenage autistic girl.

10.00 Westside. (M) A bored Rita pursues other interests.

11.00 Rizzoli & Isles. (M)

6.30 Friends. (PG) 7.30 A Current Affair.

8.00 Kings Cross ER. (M) A look at St Vincent’s Hospital’s ER. 8.30 Miniseries: The Widower. (M) Part 2 of 3.

Felicity’s father Brian grows suspicious of Webster after a fire at their home.

9.30 The Brokenwood Mysteries. (M) Part 2 of 4.

11.30 Missing. (M)

6.30 Friends. (PG) 7.30 A Current Affair.

8.00 Antiques Roadshow.

8.30 Movie: The General’s Daughter. (1999) (M) John Travolta, Madeleine Stowe, James Cromwell.

A detective has 36 hours in which to solve the sexual assault and murder of a general’s daughter.

10.50 Movie: Being There.

(1979) (M)

6.30 Heartbeat. (PG) Jackie defends an elderly war veteran after he knocks a boy off his bike.

8.45 Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple. (PG) A plague of hate mail ends in a tragic suicide that Miss Marple finds suspicious.

10.45 Dalziel And Pascoe. (M) 11.55 Movie: Spanish Fly. (1976) (M)

6.00 Plonk. (PG) Josh returns to his hometown.

6.30 River Cottage: Christmas Special. (PG) 7.30 The Great British Bake Off Christmas Special.

8.30 Movie: When Harry Met Sally. (1989) (M) Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan.

Two friends obsess over their relationship.

10.30 Step Dave. (M) 11.30 Missing. (M)

6.30 Friends. (PG) 7.30 A Current Affair.

8.00 RPA. (PG) A woman needs a kidney transplant.

9.00 What’s Your Emergency? (M) Documents British first responders.

10.00 Step Dave. (M) Phillip has a surprise in store for Julia.

11.00 Embarrassing Bodies. (M)

6.30 Friends. (PG) Phoebe’s former boyfriend returns.

7.30 A Current Affair.

8.00 Agatha Christie’s Poirot. (PG) Poirot is approached by a potential client who fears she is being poisoned by her husband.

9.10 Silent Witness.

(MA15+) A woman’s body is found in the snow.

11.30 Death Row Stories. (M)

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6.00 Family Feud.

6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG) 7.30 Megafactories: Pyrotechnics.

8.30 Cops: Adults Only.

(M) Follows police officers on patrol.

9.30 Movie: Turkey Shoot.

(2014) Dominic Purcell, Viva Bianca. A US Navy SEAL takes part in a reality TV show.

11.30 Operation Repo. (PG)

6.00 Family Feud.

6.30 M*A*S*H. 7.30 Last Man Standing.

8.30 The Last Man On Earth. (M) 9.00 Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll.

9.30 Coverband. (M) 10.00 Movie: Multiplicity.

(1996) (PG)

6.00 Family Feud.

6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG) 7.30 The Indestructibles: Helicopter Crash. (PG) 8.30 Black Ops: Night Of Terror. (M) Terrorists take theatregoers hostage.

9.30 Movie: True Justice: Violence Of Action. (2012) (M) Steven Seagal, Sarah Montgomery. A special agent pursues a criminal.

11.30 Bellator MMA. (M)

6.30 Monster Jam. 7.30 Freddie Flintoff: Lord Of The Fries. (PG) 8.30 The X-Files. (M) Scully believes that the psychic predictions of a death row inmate are the only hope in apprehending a vicious murderer.

9.30 Movie: Needle. (2010) (MA15+) Travis Fimmel, Ben Mendelsohn.

11.30 Black Ops. (M)

6.00 Family Feud: Sunday.

6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG) 7.30 Extreme Collectors. (PG) 8.30 Cops: Adults Only.

(M) Join dedicated police officers as they patrol the streets of big cities across the US. 9.30 Movie: Collateral.

(2004) (MA15+) Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx. A taxi driver is taken hostage.

6.00 Family Feud.

6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG) 7.30 Undercover Boss USA. (M) A CEO of a limousine service goes undercover.

8.30 Undercover Boss. (PG) Bosses send employees undercover.

9.30 Movie: Slow West.

(2015) (M) Michael Fassbender.

11.25 Operation Repo. (PG)

6.00 Family Feud.

6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG) 7.30 Robson Green: Extreme Fisherman. (PG) 8.30 Monkeys Revealed: Family Matters. (PG) Part 2 of 3.

9.30 48 Hours: Kristen’s Secret. (M) A woman fights back against her abuser.

10.30 The Americans. (MA15+) 11.40 Black Ops. (M)

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6.00 Family Feud.

6.30 New Girl. (PG) 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. (PG) 7.30 The Simpsons. (PG) 8.00 Futurama. (PG) 8.30 The Simpsons. (PG) 9.00 The Cleveland Show.

(M) Rallo is forced to chop off his afro.

9.30 Scream Queens.

11.30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

6.00 Family Feud.

6.30 New Girl. (PG) 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. (PG) 7.30 The Simpsons. (PG) 8.00 Futurama. (PG) 8.30 The Simpsons.

(PG) Homer buys a discount dumbbell.

9.00 Movie: Patch Adams.

(1998) (M) Robin Williams.

11.20 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

6.00 Family Feud.

6.30 New Girl. (PG) 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. (PG) 7.30 The Simpsons. (PG) 8.00 Futurama. (PG) 8.30 Bondi Ink Tattoo. (M) Wendy makes a decision.

9.30 Movie: Moulin Rouge! (2001) (M) Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor.

A wannabe bohemian poet falls for a courtesan.

6.00 Becker. (PG) 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. (PG) Debra tries writing a children’s book.

8.30 The Graham Norton Show. Guests include Chris Hemsworth.

9.30 Movie: Heart And Souls. (1993) (PG) Robert Downey Jr, Charles Grodin.

The fate of four people is tied to a child.

11.40 Empire.

6.00 Family Feud: Sunday.

6.30 Futurama. (PG) 7.00 The Simpsons. (PG) 7.30 Futurama. (PG) 8.00 The Simpsons.

8.30 Movie: Idiocracy.

(2006) (M) Luke Wilson.

10.20 Everybody Loves Raymond. (PG) 10.50 House Of Lies. (MA15+) 11.20 The Crazy Ones. (M) 11.50 Raymond. (PG)

6.00 Family Feud.

6.30 New Girl. (PG) 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. (PG) 7.30 Rules Of Engagement. (PG) 8.30 Supernatural. Amara unleashes her power.

9.30 American Horror Story: Hotel. Donovan and Ramona attempt revenge again.

10.30 Scream Queens.

6.00 Family Feud.

6.30 New Girl. (PG) 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. (PG) 7.30 Rules Of Engagement. (PG) 8.30 The Graham Norton Show. (M) 9.30 Movie: The Heartbreak Kid. (2007) (MA15+) 11.50 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. (PG)

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6.30 If You Are The One. 7.35 Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

(PG) The misadventures of a New York cop.

8.30 Movie: Angel Heart.

(1987) (MA15+) Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro.

A world-weary detective is hired by an illusive mogul to find a missing recording artist.

10.45 Movie: Rosemary’s Baby. (1968) (M)

6.30 If You Are The One. 7.30 Speed With Guy Martin. Premiere. (PG) 8.30 MythBusters. (PG) A grenade based myth is tested.

9.30 A Brony Tale. (PG) Explores the growth of Brony culture.

10.55 UEFA Champions League Highlights.

11.55 Orphan Black. (MA15+)

6.00 The Numbers Game.

6.30 MythBusters. (PG) Adam and Jamie construct a Newton’s cradle.

7.25 Soccer. A-League.

Round 10. Adelaide United v Sydney FC. From Coopers Stadium, Adelaide.

10.00 Movie: Ip Man. (2008) (M) Donnie Yen, Simon Yam. The Japanese invade a martial artist’s hometown.

11.55 Space Dandy. (PG)

6.00 Movie: Wolf. (2009) (PG) Nicolas Brioudes.

7.50 If You Are The One. A suitor tries to impress a panel of 24 single women, who switch off their podium light if he does not interest them.

8.50 Where The Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle: Namibia. (PG) Part 1 of 4.

9.45 Trivia Nights. (M) 10.35 24: India. (M)

7.30 If You Are The One. 8.30 South Park. (M) Canadians go on strike.

9.00 Drunk History. (M) Hosted by Derek Waters.

9.25 South Park. Follows the misadventures of four friends.

9.50 Ali G: Remixed. (M) 10.15 Sex Addicts. (M) 11.15 Sex With Sunny Megatron. (MA15+) 11.50 In Her Skin. (M)

6.35 If You Are The One. 7.35 Community. (PG) Britta fears one of the group is a sociopath.

8.30 Movie: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. (2009) (MA15+) Michael Nyqvist, Noomi Rapace. A journalist and a hacker explore the disappearance of a member of a wealthy Swedish family.

11.15 Movie: Farewell.

(2009) (M)

6.35 If You Are The One. Hosted by Meng Fei. 7.35 Community. (PG) 8.30 Don’t Tell My Mother I’m In… Antarctica. Diego Bunuel travels to Antarctica.

9.25 Living With The Enemy: Immigration. (PG) An activist spends a week with an African.

10.25 Lip Service. (MA15+) 11.30 South Park. (M) 11.55 Cordon. (M)

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WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

7.00 Spicks And Specks.

7.30 Total Wipeout.

8.30 First Date, Worst Date.

8.40 Male Hookers Uncovered. (M) 9.30 Maddie Parry. (M) 10.00 Sexters.

10.45 Adam Hills.

11.15 Office Xmas Party. (M) 12.00 Cherry Healey: How To Get A Life. (M)

7.00 Spicks And Specks.

7.30 Total Wipeout.

8.30 First Date, Worst Date. (PG) 8.40 Strippers. (MA15+) 9.30 Sexwork, Love & Mr Right. (M) 10.30 Inside Amy Schumer.

10.50 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 11.20 Good Game.

11.55 Penn & Teller: Fool Us.

7.00 Spicks And Specks.

7.30 Total Wipeout.

8.30 First Date, Worst Date. (PG) 8.40 Strippers. (M) 9.30 A Very British Brothel. (M) 10.20 Ladyboys. (M) 11.10 Maddie Parry: Tough Jobs. (M) 11.40 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. 12.10 Australians On Porn.

6.20 The Next Step.

6.45 Stay Tuned.

7.00 Horrible Histories.

7.30 Officially Amazing.

7.55 Deadly 60.

8.30 Degrassi: The Next Generation. (PG) Imogen designs an elaborate set.

8.50 Total Drama World Tour.

9.15 Good Game: SP. 9.40 Rage. (PG) 10.40 Close.

6.20 The Next Step.

6.45 Secret Life Of Boys.

7.00 Horrible Histories.

7.25 Slugterra.

7.30 Officially Amazing.

7.55 Deadly 60.

8.30 Degrassi: The Next Generation. (PG) 8.50 Total Drama World Tour.

9.15 Good Game: SP. 9.40 Rage. (PG) 10.40 Close.

6.30 Bargain Hunt.

The teams head to Stafford.

7.30 Rosemary & Thyme. (PG) 8.30 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries. (PG) Seemingly still denied the recognition she deserves, Havers prepares to resign.

10.45 I Shouldn’t Be Alive: Dive Into Danger. (M) 12.00 Bargain Hunt.

SATURDAY

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Boat users cautioned With the summer months approaching, Tumut Police and National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) have joined forces for the month of December to ensure that everyone enjoying our inland waters and foreshores, which border our national parks, do it safely and respect other users.

Police and NPWS will be operating joint patrols to educate recreational users of both the dam and foreshores.

Inland waters are very different to coastal waters and the risks are very different and sometimes more dangerous. Our local dams / alpine waters require specific safety equipment and regulations.

Every master/operator of a boat that uses our local waterways must have certain safety equipment before entering the waterways.

1. All boats must have lifejackets for every person using the boat at the time it is on the waterways. All children under 12 must wear life jackets when on the waterways. For boats under 4.8 metres, all persons must wear a life jacket. Boats that are over 4.8 metres life jackets must be carried.

2. Every boat must have a fire extinguisher and be serviceable 3. Must have a 2nd form of propulsion (2nd motor, oars etc) 4. Must carry a torch 5. Must carry an anchor 6. Must have a warning device â&#x20AC;&#x201C; whistle 7. Must carry a bucket 8. Master/operator must have a boat license is if the boat is travelling over 10 knots (18.5 km/hrs)

9. Finally, the boat must be registered if the motor is over 5HP. On the spot fines for safety offences apply of up to $550.

It is the strict responsibility of the master/operator (driver) not owner of the boat to ensure that the listed safety equipment is on board before use.

If you are using a personal watercraft, life jackets are to be worn at all times the craft is in use and each rider must carry their photographic license and produce it on demand.

One safety issue that is always reported to Police or Maritime is boats operating within 30 metres of other boats or the foreshore.

A reminder, that all boating / skiing activity must be a minimum of 30 metres from other users or the foreshore.

Visitors to Kosciuszko National Park are also reminded to leave dogs at home, camp in designated sites and not leave camp fires unattended.

Tumut Police and NPWS will be heavily patrolling the waters / foreshore in a joint education and enforcement operation over the festive season. People are asked to act responsibility and within the law / regulations so that all users can mutually and safely enjoy our beautiful waterways.

Further formation about boating can be located at the NSW RMS website.http://www.rms.nsw.gov. au/documents/maritime/licence/ boating-handbook.

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Dancing in the twilight at Monaro High School Monaro High School had their annual Twilight Picnic Concert last Thursday.

The concert is an opportunity for the students to showcase their talents and get some practise performing in front of a crowd. The evening was organised by faculty members Jessica Roberts, Sarah Wall and Matthew Charlesworth, with students Joel Wybrew and Thijs de Ruijter being the masters of ceremony for the event. From musical performances to drama pieces and dance numbers, the talent of the students was impressive.

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Sunday Sips presentations afternoon

Peter Stewart presenting a cheque $500 to Jeremy Clear for St Josephs Delegate.

Graeme Payten presenting a cheque for $1500 to the Community Fund with Bob McKinnon and Norm Wilton.

Tom Kimber presenting $500 to Phil Pope for the RSL Sub Branch.

A good crowd was in attendance at the Delegate Hotel on December 6 as the local Sunday Sips group came together to farewell a solid year of fundraising and to present donations to a series of community groups.

Cheques were presented to - St Josephs, $750; the Community Church, $750; the Hospital Auxiliary, $500; the RSL

Sub Branch, $500; and the Community Fund, $1500.

This brings the Sunday Sips total of the past three years to $24,000 raised at the Delegate Hotel and given back to the community - what a great effort!

And of course the presentation afternoon itself was a cheerful event, with Ricky Bloomfield playing on the verandah, a great

Auctioneer Matt Green.

Kevin Callaway presenting $750 to Doug Cameron for the Delegate Community Church. barbecue, lollies for the kids (big and small) and raffles.

Some auctions expertly run by Matt Green also added to the fundraising and entertainment, with a further $3,200 being raised on the afternoon as everything from firewood to dressed lambs and even a Sharks jersey went under the hammer.

Sunday Sips would like to thank those

who donated items for the auctions - Norm and Wendy Wilton and Bob McKinnon, Tom Herbert, Jeremy Clear and Andrew Mikula, Scott Dunn, Doug Cameron, John Moreing and Scott Moreing and Merimbula Oysters.

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SRSC Community Services dinner

Snowy River Shire Council Community Services volunteers at their Christmas dinner last week.

Beth Reid, pictured with Community Care Manager Tabitha Williams, received a badge for her 10 years of outstanding volunteer service, even though she has been doing it for 13 years.

Transport Coordinator Lisa Callahan, Community Care Manager Tabitha Williams and Home Support Coordinator Tracy Clifton.

Roger, who has been volunteering for many years, with his lovely wife at the SRSCCS Christmas dinner.

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Snowy River Shire Council Community Services (SRSCCS) hosted a Christmas dinner for their volunteers last Wednesday night in thanks for all they had done over the year.

Services provided by SRSCCS include community transport, meals on wheels and home support. Community Care Manager Tabitha Williams said that the dinner was a good opportunity for all the volunteers to come together and reflect on their hard work over the year.

Community transport provided 663 local passengers a total of 10,207 trips travelling 277,962km for the year.

1200 hot meals and 120 frozen meals were delivered to 50 people within the Snowy River Shire, and the ‘My Aged Care’ website went live.

Ms Williams also took the

opportunity to announce that SRSCCS funding agreements had been renewed, so the service will continue to run for the next three years. With the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) set to roll out in July, Ms Williams said the service will need to become more innovative and that there will be more reliance on volunteers than ever before.

With gift hampers full of local goodies for each volunteer, Ms Williams said they had all done a fantastic job. “From providing meals, transport, home support and connecting people to their local community, the volunteers probably don’t even realise themselves how much they do and how big a difference they make,” she said.

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55 passengers sat patiently for just over two hours waiting for revelation of the venue for the Mystery Trip, last Mature Mob activity for 2015.

There were occasional guesses as to where they were going as the coach travelled along the Barton Highway.

But then the mystery unravelled upon entering the driveway of Cooma Cottage, near Yass.

The property is most noted as being the home of Australian born explorer, Hamilton Hume (1797-1873).

It is said that Hume fell in love with the site when camping there in 1824 on his epic overland journey to Port Phillip Bay with another great explorer, William H Hovell.

He purchased the cottage (built by pioneering pastoralist, Cornelius O’Brien) and 100 acres of land in 1839 for £600.

Over the next 20 or so years, Hume embarked on an enthusiastic

and creative process of building extensions, adding his own version of Palladian style wings and a Greek revival portico.

Folk enjoyed the tours presented by three guides from the Cottage, including Elizabeth wearing colonial dress.

Morning tea and lunch was served in the courtyard.

Rick boarded the coach and directed a guided tour of Yass to complete a day brimming with learning, fun and a good time.

The next Mature Mob outing is a behind-the-scenes tour of Canberra Airport and a special recital at the National Carillon.

Thursday 4 February.

Contact Heather (6454 4305) for bookings. maturemob@coomaanglican.org.au Mature Mob is an initiative of the Anglican Parish of Cooma.

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Safe Christmas Acute stroke care quality has stagnated display advice

With the festive season just around the corner, Essential Energy is encouraging Christmas light enthusiasts to follow some simple steps to ensure their decorations are installed safely.

Regional manager Southern Region, Steven Ilitch, recommended taking safety precautions to ensure displays were not only festive, but safe as well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We ask everyone to inspect their Christmas lights for wear and tear as the decorations are packed away for most of the year,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you find damage such as frayed cords or loose connections, get a licensed electrician to do the repairs, or dispose of the decoration safely and purchase new ones.â&#x20AC;?

When buying new festive lights ensure they comply with the appropriate Australian Standards and follow the manufacturerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s directions for their use.

Essential Energy advises against overloading power boards or hanging

Christmas lights near water, such as pools.

Never string decorations on powerlines or house service line connections and ensure your premises is protected by an Earth Leakage Circuit Breaker (ELCB.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you are going to the trouble of an elaborate display, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d encourage residents to consider hiring a qualified electrician to install the lights professionally,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Finally, test your smoke detector is functioning properly and turn off your Christmas lights before retiring each night for safety and to reduce electricity consumption.â&#x20AC;?

When dismantling and packing the lights away after the festivities are over for another year, be careful not to damage or tangle the decorations and store them in a cool, dry location out of the reach of children.

For information regarding electrical safety, visit www. essentialenergy.com. au/safety or call 13 23 91.

Acute stroke care quality in Australia has stagnated, costing lives and leaving thousands of Australians with unnecessary disability, according to a new National Stroke Foundation Report just released.

The 2015 Acute Services Audit, launched at Royal Melbourne Hospital, revealed that despite significant advancements in the treatment and care for stroke, patients were still being denied best practice care in Australia.

National Stroke Foundation Chief Executive Officer Dr Erin Lalor said it did not have to be this way. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is significant opportunity for improvements across the country through tailored strategies which can impact on the quality of care provided, but concerted effort from all Australian governments is required in order to save lives and reduce stroke disability,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Dr Lalor said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is time for all governments to take a stand and stop the suffering caused by stroke. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Audit showed that around 20,000 stroke patients a year were denied access to the full benefits of stroke unit care and seven percent of all ischemic stroke patients stroke patients were receiving lifesaving clot busting treatment thrombolysis â&#x20AC;&#x201C; resulting in death and unnecessary disability requiring a lifetime of care. If we reached the level of full stroke unit access that is being achieved in the United Kingdom (83 percent) outcomes would be improved for 13,000 patients. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Actions to address the gaps in care identified through the National Stroke Audit will not only save lives from death and disability, but realise potential savings in the order of $80 million (Deloitte Access Economics) a year, strengthening the argument for immediate action. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We know what needs to be done.

Demonstrated improvements in Queensland and South Australia, where there has been a focus on the quality of stroke services showed that with investment in planning and delivery of stroke services, as well as education of health professionals, patient outcomes will improve. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This includes concentrating efforts In your time on where they will have the greatest impact by ensuring comprehensive stroke services are available in every capital

city. Stroke units must be appropriately resourced with the right multidisciplinary care teams, systems and support to deliver high quality care,â&#x20AC;? she said.

National Stroke Foundation Clinical Council Chair Dr Bruce Campbell said in four years Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s acute stroke care system had made little to no improvement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The number of ischemic stroke patients receiving thrombolysis treatment is the same as it was in 2011. There is currently limited access to the recently proven groundbreaking clot retrieval (endovascular) surgery which has been shown to dramatically reduce the impact of stroke,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Dr Campbell said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Almost half of patients were being sent home from hospital without essential ongoing care planning and one-third of patients were sent home without vital medication to help prevent another stroke. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We know that these treatments and care significantly improve a personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chance of a good recovery and being able to live independently. For those who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t receive best practice care the alternative can be death or a life of dependency on a carer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tragically one in six of us will suffer a stroke in our lifetime and there is no guarantee in Australia that we will receive the level of treatment and care that is required. In fact, the results of the Audit demonstrate that we will not,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; he said.

The National Stroke Foundation is calling for an initial government investment of $40 million to urgently address the gaps in stroke treatment and care identified by the Audit. There must also be a commitment from all governments to develop detailed costings for a national action plan to close the care gaps permanently. Initial focus should be on improved follow up programs for stroke survivors on their return home, and regular monitoring of stroke care.

Dr Lalor said Australia was championing significant advancements in stroke

treatment and care but we need a health system that supports and resources health professionals to deliver these advancements. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This Audit clearly demonstrates our current health system is not equipped to deal with Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s massive stroke burden. With an aging population and subsequent projected increase in stroke weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re calling on the Federal Government to take action now before more lives are lost to this brutal disease,â&#x20AC;? Dr Lalor said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;2016 will mark 20 years since the Federal Government made stroke a national health priority and in that time there has never been any dedicated funding for a stroke plan. Now is the time for stroke.â&#x20AC;?

Professor Villis Marshall AC, Chair of the Board of the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care said being able to compare the Audit results against the Commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Acute Stroke Clinical Care Standard, launched earlier this year, would help ensure stroke patients receive optimal treatment during the acute phase of management, regardless of where they live. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Receiving appropriate care can significantly improve a patientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chance of surviving a stroke and recovering to lead a full and independent life.â&#x20AC;?

About the audit The 2015 National Stroke Audit presents data central to understanding the nature of current acute stroke services in Australia. It tracks the performance of Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stroke care against best practice guidelines: the Acute Services Framework 2015 and for the first time the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (ASQHC) Acute Stroke Care Clinical Standard 2015.

The National Stroke Foundation was joined by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care in launching the report.

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Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll love coming home from a busy day at work, it takes only minutes from the centre of Berridale, and seeing your horse, your dog, your chickens and the most amazing sunsets to enjoy. Located approx. 2kms from

Berridale along the Dalgety road is on approx. 18.5 Acres or 7.5 hectares.

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M: 0429 788 143 | Office: 6452 7004 E: shannon@fergussonrealestate.com.au | www.fergussonrealestate.com.au | 50 Vale St, Cooma

Charming, neat home with character

This is a well positioned home that will prove ideal for investment or to occupy. Well presented throughout with spacious rooms and potential for further improvement down the track.

GREAT FEATURES INCLUDE: • Large light filled living room with natural gas heating and great views • 3 great size bedrooms, 2 with built in wardrobes • Freshly painted throughout and carpet in great condition • Dining room is connected to the kitchen making this a great size room • Kitchen is dated but

perfectly functional and practical • Great outdoor area with a new rear verandah, large shed and lots of garden space • Newly renovated bathroom with separate toilet • Good size laundry off from the kitchen and dining room • Lovely views to the south and overlooking Cooma • Great location and close to Cooma’s cbd

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3 bedrooms, 1 bath, 1 car

$249,000

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The current owners have really brought this property to life. Renovated into a stylish and functional home. You will love the peace and quiet but still be only approx 20 minutes to Cooma or Jindabyne.

Rendered double brick home offers two living areas, three bedrooms, renovated interior, outdoor entertaining area and loads of sheds for car accommodation and workshops.

Many more features that include â&#x20AC;˘ Modern Kitchen â&#x20AC;˘ School Bus at front gate

Main range views Established trees and gardens Sunny rooms in winter Plenty of sheds and car accommodation 2 living areas 2 machinery Sheds Horse Stables Ducted heating & wood Fire.

You will be able to enjoy the lifestyle that comes with living in this rural retreat. Forget the hustle and bustle of city life but still be close enough to enjoy all its pleasures. Wake up to the fresh relaxing feeling that a small acreage has to offer!

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This property is located in the picturesque village of Old Adaminaby on the shore of Lake Eucumbene. This is a three bedroom home that has never been offered for sale, as it has served a family as a much loved retreat for over thirty years. The home, set in a bush setting, offers the new owners with a unique property to be enjoyed for many years to

come. On entry, you will be welcomed into a generous open plan lounge, dining and kitchen. There are three bedrooms, a family bathroom and a separate toilet.

Power bills will be greatly reduced by a full solar array. To the rear of the property is a good size sunroom and a generous carport.

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Most homeowners like to think they know whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happening within their â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;four wallsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; however, there is an entry that is often left unguarded.

Every brick home in Australia has gaps left between some bricks in external masonry walls that are known as weepholes. These often go unnoticed by homeowners.

Weepa Products Australia is asking homeowners to educate themselves on the importance of weepholes and the role they play in the home.

Weepa Technical Officer, Mitch Flint explains that â&#x20AC;&#x153;weepholes serve two main purposes: they provide ventilation and drainage of the internal wall cavity,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Without ventilation, mildew, dry rot and damp reduce the life of the internal wall studs and other building materials within the cavity.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Water can enter wall cavities due to condensation, damaged walls and roofs, or accidental flooding. It needs to escape somewhere and, in these situations, weepholes become the drain,â&#x20AC;? Mitch said.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;So you can see they are very important but left unprotected, they allow rodents and insects to access the wall cavity,â&#x20AC;? Mitch said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Other insects such as swarming bees and European wasps also love creating nests in cavities while field mice make tracks through the weepholes looking for warmth.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Snakes, cockroaches and spiders find refuge and food in wall cavities. Down lights, extractor fans and holes for plumbing or electronics become the internal entry point from the wall cavities and ceilings for these unwelcome visitors,â&#x20AC;? Mitch said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Many homeowners who discover them as an entry point for pests try to block weepholes with materials such as silicon sealants, rolled up paper and steel wool. These materials donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t last, can be ineffective and cause problems with drainage and ventilation.â&#x20AC;?

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Magnificent small farm with location to match

Perfectly located under 10 minutes from Cooma via sealed roads, this beautifully established and very hard to find small farm offers families the ideal lifestyle on quality basalt country just minutes from Cooma.

Established from scratch by the current owners with no expense spared and every base covered for the small acreage farmer and large families.

Great Features Include: • Expansive brick home with verandahs surrounding ideal for soaking up the elevated northerly aspect • 5 bedrooms with built-ins, main with ensuite and walk in wardrobe.

• 2 spacious living areas with an open plan and large timber kitchen • Wood heating, large internal laundry and new main bathroom

• Fully fenced areas for pets, established trees and gardens • Large fully self contained, 2 bedrooms, under roofline unit, very private from main home and very comfortable • 3 bay garage and workshop • 100 acres of clean and fertile basalt grazing country- majority being arable, not a lot of rock • Outstanding water, large capacity electric bore supplying house, garden and stock. Double frontage to Myalla Creek with irrigation licence and electric pump + 2 dams and springs • Well fenced, pasture improved undulating country that offers outstanding grazing opportunities • Stables, house yards, machinery sheds etc A truly rare find in this location to town. This property has all the boxes ticked for a small farm with a large acreage feel.

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Mitch cautioned, “It’s a clear hazard to have your weep holes sealed with materials that don’t allow airflow and ventilation”.

“It can lead to leaky Building Syndrome which is when water penetrates the building envelope and is held between the interior and exterior skins. Fungal growth then literally eats away the wall materials which can leave homeowners with a costly repairs bill,” Mitch said.

Weepa Products have specifically designed a product called the Weepa Protector screen to combat weephole issues. The Weepa Protectors can be easily fitted to keep pests out whilst maintaining airflow. They are also bush fire compliant to stop embers from entering in through the weepholes around your home.

Weepa Protector Screens are an easy DIY product that takes just minutes to install – as you can see from this video - https://youtu.be/28YxkLPM1zM. Established in the early 1990s, Weepa Products’ focus is on developing innovative-patented products to solve particular problems with weep holes.

Weepa’s commitment to research and industry consultation has seen it grow into a specialised, dynamic company making an

More about Weepa Products Pty Ltd. Weepa is an Australian owned family company founded in the early 90s.

Weepa supply weep hole formers and covers to create highly functional and attractive weep holes in cavity brick walls and rendered panel.

Our Products guard against the entry of embers and vermin including insects, mice, cockroaches and snakes into the wall cavity.

Our High Performance Bushfire Weepa can be used to meet

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Bulls sell to $2418 at Cooma cattle sale Cooma Associated Agents yarded 320 fat cattle and 210 stores for a total yarding of 530 last Thursday.

A full field of buyers operated on a dearer market for all grades.

Best bulls to 270c/kg; Heavy cows selling to a top of 240c/kg; Steers to 240c/kg with the heifer portion to 275c/kg.

The store market met with very strong support for all classes with buyers from Tumut, Gundagai, Wagga, Goulburn, Bega, Bombala along with a strong local contingent.

QUOTATIONS BULLS EBH P/L, ELD, 1, ANGUS 2 6 0 c / kg, 930kg, $2418; M R Fry, MLP, 1, HEREFORD, 270c/ kg, 845kg, $2281.50 COWS HJ & B Hedger, MLP, CHAROLAIS, 240c/kg, 684kg,

RJ Hedger, MLP, 9, HFD, 300c/kg, 365kg, $1095 CD & BM Stuart, MLP, 5, ANGUS, 301c/kg, 363kg, $1092.63 McBrooke Ent, BC, 1, X/B, 230c/kg, 440kg, $1012 HEIFERS HJ & B Hedger, MLP, 2, CHAR, 274c/kg, 597kg, $1637.15 HJ & B Hedger, MLP, 1, CHAR, 275c/kg, 480kg, $1320 Coolringdon, ELD, 1, ANG, 235c/kg, 505kg, $1186 Coolringdon, ELD, 1, ANG, 235c/kg, 500kg, $1175 TB & AM Starr, BC, 7, HFD, 255c/ kg, 371kg, $943.80 TD Lewis, LMK, 2, P/HFD, 245c/kg, 368kg, $902.42 N Robinson, LMK, 2, ANG, 245c/kg, 365kg, $894.25 TB & AM Starr, BC, 11, HFD, 263c/ kg, 325kg, $853.55

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VEALERS S & A Ingram, MLP, 20, M/G, 305c/ kg, 311kg, $950.84 STORES LittleTinderry, MLP, 14, P/HFD Cows & Calves, $1740 O Blyth, MLP, 7, ANG Hfrs & Calves, $1590 P Bottom, ELD, 6, HFD Steer Calves, $920 E Jefferson, MLP, 6, ANG Steer Calves, $890 I R Hain, MLP, 8, HFD Steer Calves,

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RAS Foundation assists VET students For the second year in a row, scholarships of up to $5,000 for study in 2016 are being offered to students studying Vocational Education Training (VET) courses in rural NSW. An initiative implemented by the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW (RAS) Foundation, the scholarships are available for NSW individuals studying at registered VET institutions, such as TAFE or local colleges, who demonstrate a passion for any career that will ensure the future success of our rural and regional communities.

Kate Ross, Executive Officer of the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW Foundation, said she is excited to again offer scholarships specifically designed for VET students.

“We established this program in 2015 to increase the number of VET student applications for our Rural Scholarship program, and gave careful thought to a scholarship window that would work best for students choosing to study VET courses,” Ms Ross said.

“This approach not only adds to the diversity of our program but means we are able to support students on a range of different career pathways at a range of learning institutions, who are all passionate about following a career in rural or regional NSW,” Ms Ross said.

“The RAS Foundation believes that vocations created from the foundations of a VET course will set students on a great career path and we’re committed to making post-school study accessible to as many students as

possible,” Ms Ross said.

The VET Scholarship Program is an initiative of the RAS Foundation and aims to foster the development of Australia’s next generation who are committed to the growth of rural and regional NSW. Scholarships are valued up to $5,000 for full time students and $2,500 for part time students.

Applicants must be enrolled in or are applying for study in any accredited VET course at an approved Australian education provider and must be an Australia citizen or permanent resident.

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Schute bell wool report

The calm that has prevailed in the market recently continued this week. Some minor movements were recorded over both selling days with Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s small losses being mostly eradicated by gains on the final selling day. Merino Fleece and Skirtings were both relatively unchanged for the week with the only major movement coming from the Crossbred sector that appears to be struggling under the weight of large offerings of this type of wool.

34,221 bales were sold nationally for the week with the passed in rate at 7.9%. Major buyers included Fox & Lillie, Techwool and Chinatex with the buying pattern more evenly spread this week. AWTA test data released this week is showing the weight of wool tested nationally for

the season to date at 7.2% lower than the corresponding period last season. This figure is broadly in line with the 7.5% reduction in auction offerings that AWEX has recorded.

Next weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expected offering of over 49,000 bales is a 5,000 bale jump on last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s forecast making it the largest offering in eight months.

Forward markets witnessed little activity with most seemingly happy watching the physical for future direction.

This weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sales 49,170 bales are expected to be on offer nationally with 11,255 in Sydney. Schute Bell, Wool Auctions, Goddard and Monaro Wool are selling today.

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Aug/Sept Drop. Unshorn A/C Kyleston Partnership (ELD) 500 Aug/Sept 2nd X Poll Dorset Suckers.

Unshorn A/C AM Reid & Co (MLP) 400 2nd X Lambs. Aug/Sept Drop unshorn

A/C JR & C Buckley (ELD) 350 2nd X Poll Dorset Suckers Aug/Sept Drop Unshorn A/C Lake Bullenbalong Past Co (ELD) 200 2nd X Poll Dorset Suckers Sept/Oct Drop Unshorn A/C Arynile Pty Ltd (MLP) 200 Dorset X Merino Store Lambs.

Sept Drop Nov Shorn A/C R J Hain (ELD) 2001st X BL/MER Wether Suckers Sep/Oct Drop Unshorn A/C RT Gilbert (MLP) 130 1st X MXD Sex Lambs. Aug/Sept Drop Unshorn

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Regional economic performance demands new policy approach Research demonstrates relentless negativity and a focus on problems has driven 40 years of turgid public debate and reactive policy approaches in regional Australia. These approaches undermine the great importance and high potential of 40 per cent of our nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s economy and the 8.8 million Australians who call regional Australia home.

Despite being restrained by 40 years of ineffective policy, regional Australia makes a formidable national economic contribution, leading productivity in over one third of industries. Regional Australia employs one third of the country and without it, Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s economy would contract to the size it was in 1997.

These are several of the findings released yesterday by the Regional Australia Institute (RAI) at a breakfast event, where the organisationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CEO, Jack Archer, presented a new national economic agenda for regional Australia. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We persistently see regional areas as hapless victims of change,â&#x20AC;? said RAI CEO, Jack Archer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This view has been constantly perpetuated in public debate, often by regions themselves and the people who represent them,â&#x20AC;? he said.

The Regional Australia Instituteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s latest release, titled The Economic Contribution of Regions to Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Prosperity, reveals what is likely to be a surprising picture for many. Key findings tell a story of resilience, productivity and the beginnings of a successful shift to a services led economy.

Key findings include: â&#x20AC;˘ During the aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis (2009 -10), regional Australia accounted for half of our national economic growth; â&#x20AC;˘ Regional Australia is at the forefront of productivity in over one third of industries, including healthcare and logistics; â&#x20AC;˘ Output per worker in regional Australia has gained on metro areas in every industry except mining and agriculture; and â&#x20AC;˘ Employment in higher value services, like finance and insurance, and professional and scientific services, have seen their shares of regional employment increase at the expense of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;traditionalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; regional strengths like primary production.

In response to this new evidence, Mr Archer outlined four key areas of policy opportunity for regional Australia: 1. The creation of great small cities around regional Australia. En mass population shifts in the last 40 years have seen Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s regional cities become home to almost 4.5 million

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people. Government should now be looking at a coordinated development strategy for these places, building innovation districts and lively CBDs following the many great international examples of successful, small cities.

2. A focus on supporting high growth small and medium enterprises. Ambitious, young businesses and the entrepreneurs that lead them create 50 per cent of the jobs in Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s economy and drive regional innovation, but are not effectively engaged by current policy approaches.

3. A more sophisticated and proactive engagement with international markets and investment by regional leaders.

International markets and investment are many rural and remote areasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; biggest growth opportunities. Rural leaders need the support and training necessary to capitalise on the free trade agreements.

4. The acceleration of the move to online services for regions coupled with local support. Federal and state government must empower local people to innovate and develop local solutions to the unique challenges each region faces. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As part of the new national reform and innovation conversation, we need some ambition for the regional economy.â&#x20AC;? Mr Archer said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A new policy approach is required. Regional Australia can maintain and increase its contribution to national innovation and growth and provide improved quality of life for its 8.8 million residents, if we can stop seeing them as victims of change. If we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t, it will be to the detriment of all Australians,â&#x20AC;? he said.

The RAIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Talking Point: The economic contribution of regions to Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s prosperity can be accessed here. Mr Archerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s remarks on the research and associated policy opportunities can be accessed here.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;DroughtHubâ&#x20AC;? launched in NSW Rural Bank Scholarship Minister for Primary Industries Niall Blair today launched â&#x20AC;&#x201C; DroughtHub â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a one-stop online destination for information on services and support available to primary producers, families and communities to prepare for and manage drought conditions.

The NSW Government has today also launched the formal NSW Drought Framework, which clearly outlines decision-making processes, what measures are available and when, and the role of various government agencies through the cycle of drought.

Both of these tools were key commitments under the NSW Drought Strategy, and deliver against two recommendations from the Australian Farm Instituteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (AFI) Review of NSW Response to Drought Policy Reforms, which the NSW Government

commissioned last year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We know that droughts impact all facets of life in rural and regional communities, not just the farming sector, which is why it is critical that there is a wholeof-government response when drought strikes to ensure better delivery of information, easy access to State and Commonwealth assistance measures and targeted social support services,â&#x20AC;? Mr Blair said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The AFI Review which led to the NSW Drought Strategy clearly found that communication on drought by the NSW Government was lacking, which is why we are launching DroughtHub â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to ensure drought information is available at a one-stop online location. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Similarly, the AFI Review identified that the NSW Government needed to be

transparent in defining its role through all stages of drought, and clearly communicating that role with the farming sector to provide certainty â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the NSW Drought Framework addresses that issue. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dealing with drought already places enormous stresses on our farmers â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the NSW Government has a responsibility to ensure access to measures that are available under our NSW Drought Strategy to prepare for and deal with droughts does not add to that stress.â&#x20AC;?

For more information and how to apply for measures available under the five-year $300 million NSW Drought Strategy, or for more information about the NSW Drought Framework, or the range of Commonwealth assistance measures visit www.droughthub. nsw.gov.au.

AWI AGM: a strong year in 2015 At its Annual General Meeting (AGM), Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) reported on a year of strong results for woolgrowers across research, development and marketing.

Addressing the meeting and via a webcast, AWI CEO Stuart McCullough highlighted the efforts to lift demand for Australian wool through ongoing marketing initiatives and new fabric innovations, protecting the national flock from issues such as wild dog predation and increasing productivity through programs such as Lifetime Ewe Management. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We appreciate that wool prices must lift to keep and attract more woolgrowers. The retail, brand and manufacturing partners joining our

marketing programs are increasing as reflected in increasing revenue from Woolmark licenses.

We will continue to find innovative fabrics using wool and seek new ways to exchange wool via the Wool Selling Systems Review.â&#x20AC;?

AWI Chairman Wal Merriman reported to the AGM how his Board continues to set the strategic direction of the company. He acknowledged the long service of Director Brian van Rooyen who had chosen not to re-stand for election, serving as a Director of AWI since 2002.

The AWI Constitution stipulates at least a third of the Board, currently made up of seven members, must retire their positions every two years. In 2015, the incumbent

AWI directors to retire were Wal Merriman, Brian van Rooyen and David Webster. Messrs Merriman and Webster chose to re-stand for election. A nomination was received from Jock Laurie, a past President of the NSW Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Association and the National Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Federation.

The AWI Board Nomination Committee has assessed the skills of the candidates as required under the Statutory Funding Agreement with the Federal Government.

The Nomination Committee delivered its report to the AWI Board and the report was appended to the Notice of Annual General Meeting as part of the AWI shareholder voting pack.

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shareholders voted as follows: Candidates votes: Wal Merriman 73,337; David Webster 74,514; Jock Laurie 72,337 Given this result, all three Directors were duly elected to the Board of Australian Wool Innovation Ltd.

Program 2016: Cultivating the farming talent of the future Following an extremely successful inaugural year, Rural Bank will once again be offering school leavers throughout rural and regional Australia the opportunity to kick start their careers through its scholarship program.

The 2016 program, which opens for applications today, will offer three scholarships for first-time undergraduate university or college students enrolled in agribusiness studies or studies that will enable the student to contribute to the Australian agribusiness sector.

General Manager Agribusiness for Rural Bank, Andrew Smith, acknowledged his pride in the program and the impact it will have on the future of the industry. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a fantastic opportunity for us to support students with a passion for agriculture who are experiencing challenges with accessing tertiary study. The future of the Australian farming sector is reliant upon upcoming talent and this program ensures we are helping to pave the way for them,â&#x20AC;? Mr Smith commented. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The team was delighted with the

applications received for the 2015 scholarship program; so much so that we decided to open up three additional places. We are excited to see who we meet this year and have a similar challenge of choosing just three.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rural Bank is dedicated to backing the Australian farming community and supporting these individuals in their tertiary studies is a major pillar of that commitment.â&#x20AC;?

The Rural Bank Scholarship will provide each successful student applicant with funding to the value of $5,000 for their first year of study and, depending on academic performance, the scholarship may be renewed to assist the second year of study. The purpose of the funding is to support study-related expenses such as accommodation and course costs, study-related materials, textbooks or tutoring.

Scholarship applications will close on 25 January 2016 and will be assessed in early 2016.

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Bright future for Ag NFF President Brent Finlay said a new report released by the Business Council of Australia (BCA) reinforces the message that Australian agriculture has a very positive story to tell. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Agricultural productivity has grown 58 per cent over the last ten years â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a great result by any measure. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We know, as the BCA report shows, that key Asian markets will play a significant role in our economic future, and that consumers in those markets are demanding more and more high quality Australian food and fibre every week,â&#x20AC;? Mr Finlay said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Global demand is predicted to increase even further, by 77 per cent by 2050, driven by population growth, rising incomes and urbanisation.

These factors create huge potential for the agricultural supply chain. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Australian farmers and our agribusiness partners are in a prime position to benefit from the booming

Asian middle class, given our close proximity to these key markets. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t become complacent - there are still many challenges to overcome, as our Blueprint for Australian Agriculture highlighted and the BCA report confirms. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Continuing to invest in research and development; inspiring our next generation of leaders; building efficient digital and physical infrastructure; breaking down trade barriers; and importantly, unifying our high-quality food and fibre under one recognisable brand globally. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The good news is that the supply chain is working more closely together than ever before, to develop a brighter, more prosperous future for Australian agriculture. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We must continue to tackle the challenges â&#x20AC;&#x201D; with involvement right across the supply chain â&#x20AC;&#x201D; so we can seize the golden opportunities that are ahead of us,â&#x20AC;? Mr Finlay said.

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Adaminaby Campdraft this weekend

The Adaminaby Campdraft will be held this weekend, December 12 and 13, at Adaminaby Racecourse.

The program is: Saturday December 12 (6.30am Start).

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Frank Coonan Kallenia Ash Stud Juniors (limit 2 runs).

Ron Flannagan Open (Novice and Open horses only).

Jaggez Hair Studio Ladies (limit 2 runs).

There will be a Calcutta held on Saturday night with the ladies finalists (supporting breast cancer research).

Liz Maxwell Top Cutout guaranteed first prize of $300.

Sunday December 13 (6.30am start).

Julie Bird Consulting Encouragement (limit two runs). Every encouragement competitor has a chance to win a service fee to Acre Maker.

SKG Performance Horses Novice (winner receives a service fee to CK Peppioco).

Snowliner Coaches Juvenile (limit 2 runs).

Snowy River Horseback Adv and Snowy Mountains Stock Horses Juniors (limit 2 runs).

Ladies Final John Shortt Open (novice and open horses only).

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Snowy Mountains District Women’s Bowls presentation Last Wednesday the Snowy Mountains District Women’s Bowling Association had their 2015 C h a m p i o n s h i p presentations.

Hosted by the Adaminaby Bowling Club, the ladies had a wonderful day of social bowls followed by lunch and presentations of the various winners and runners up.

1. Triples winners – Dawn Russell, Olga Jebbink and Cheryl Meilon.

2. Winners of the open fours – Lynette McMahon, Aylen Madden, Carol McMahon, Glenda Daal, presented by Olga Jebbink.

3. Winner of the singles was Lynette McMahon, presented by Dell Turner.

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Jordan Davis finished ninth in the U/14 male hammer throw in Melbourne last Saturday at the Australian All-Schools Championships.

Throwing close to his Personal Best Jordan couldn’t match it with the more experienced throwers on the day.

Jordan managed 30.81m in his only legal throw, which was his first throw in the competition.

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Jordan has NSW Country Championships in January and the Athletics ACT State Championships to look to before the end of the season in March 16.

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A grand day of racing at Ti Tree Racecourse After several weeks of warm and dry weather, including westerly winds, the Ti-Tree course on Saturday was rated a Firm 1 for racing and, despite a good grass cover, the gallopers made quite a dust as they thundered around the course. This was the opposite to last year when the races were abandoned after torrential rain fell during the meeting and the track and public area resembled a bog.

The Len Hodgson, Canberra trained, Asclepius proved too classy for the opposition in the main event the High Country Hyundai Cooma Cup over 1600 metres, with prizemoney of $12500 +$300 trophy, when ridden

by Queanbeyan based apprentice Chelsea MacFarlane.

As the $2.50 favourite in the field of 10, Asclepius was handicapped with the steadier of 62.5kg but benefited from MacFarlane’s 3kg claim and a great ride from her to prevail from the fast finishing Short Stay and Brimstone who stuck on for third after leading to the turn.

Having only commenced riding in August 2015, MacFarlane’s first winner came at the Snake Gully Cup meeting in November, her third winner was Opoho in the Adaminaby Cup and her sixth career win came aboard Asclepius on Saturday.

Asclepius is raced by a syndicate of owners from Canberra including the breeder Manuel Notaras, Paul Walshe, Peter Phillips and media identity Barry Cassidy.

The runnerup Short Stay, trained at Cooma by Georgie Boucher and ridden by apprentice Brock Ryan, was flying over the final stages and got within ¾ length of the winner on the line.

Len Hodgson reported on Tuesday that the horse has pulled up well and will likely have his next start in the Ted Ryder Cup at Wagga Wagga or possibly at a Warwick Farm meeting. For those that are interested, Asclepius was a god of medicine in ancient Greek religion and mythology.

The Cooma Ex-Services Club Sundowners Cup, a Maiden Handicap over 1400 metres, was the

other feature race on Saturday and attracted a record 30 nominations.

With a final field of 12 determined, it was the Canberra trained Kentucky Angel that started as the $3.60 favourite. As the gates opened a fast pace ensued as about five horses fought for the lead.

After a close up second at the Adaminaby meeting, the Sapphire Coast Grant Bobbin trained Impulse (odds of 7-1), ridden by Shelley Walsh, was wide for the entire journey but proved too strong over the closing stages to win by 0.8 length from Biographical (4-1) and with Ghost Bunny (9-1) a close up third.

Impulse is raced by Bobbin and a syndicate of owners from the south coast. Walsh has been riding her share of winners since her return to riding after taking a break of some years to have her two children. She came away with two winners on Saturday.

Race 1 on Saturday was the Cooma Hotels – Cooma Motor Lodge Maiden Plate over 1000 metres and had a field of 11 vying for the $8,500 in prize-money. Trainer John Marzol travels far and wide from his Moruya base with his horses including Machu Picchu who started at 4-1 after running third at its sole previous career start at Hay last month.

Ridden by apprentice Carly Frater on Saturday, the three-year-old filly prevailed by 0.3 lengths from Belleedie (12-1) and Inchcape Rock (4-1) in third.

Monaro’s Leading Suppliers Benchmark 45 Hcp was Race 2 and a field of 12 faced the starter. With a hectic up front pace set by Muldoon (6-1) and Ballydoyle (5-1) there was little opportunity for anything to come from behind through the dust.

Under strong riding by James Innes Jnr, Muldoon prevailed by a ½ head margin from Ballydoyle, trained at Bairnsdale by Bob Triplow and ridden by Cranbourne jockey Paul Hamblin. Veiled Lady (111) trained at Goulburn by Scott Collings was third.

The winner Muldoon is trained in Canberra by John Rolfe.

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Above: The finish of race six. An upheld protest saw the first and second placings reversed. Below left: Chelsea McFarlane brings Asclepius back to scale. Below right: Shelley Walshe brings Impulse back after winning the Sundowners Cup.

Below: Cooma Monaro Race Club Life members, Steven Seears, Michael O’Neill, Ray and Ross Bottom; Left: Muldoon wins race two.

Below left: Carly Frater brings Machu Picchu back.

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A grand day of racing at Ti Tree Racecourse Continued from page 56...

The Laser Electrical & Plumbing Benchmark 53 Hcp Town Plate over 1200 metres was Race 3 and 11 mostly experienced gallopers negotiated the course which has a distinct decline from the 900 metre mark until straightening for the winning post. With Carly Frater riding, the Barbara Joseph & Paul Jones trained Our Cracker (5-1) came with a great run from the turn to prevail by a ½ length margin from Sequoia Sunrise ridden by Shelley Walsh, and with Circuit Spirit (6-1), Kayla Nisbet in third place. The winner is raced by the mother and son training combination of Joseph and Jones, Peter

Joseph along with Mrs L and DG Miers.

The last race on Saturday, the Litchfield Family Class 2 Hcp over 1600 metres, was an exciting event as a keen battle was staged over the final stages between Kaboombie Boy ($2.40 fav), Chelsea MacFarlane and She’s Back (7-2), ridden by Shelley Walsh. After leading for most of the final 1000 metres, Kaboombie Boy was first past the winning post, by a short head margin, but on returning to the saddling paddock Walsh lodged a protest alleging that interference by that horse to her mount had cost her the win. After a hearing, stewards agreed that MacFarlane’s mount had shifted in near the 100 metre point, hampering She’s Back and subsequently upheld

the protest. She’s Back is trained by Debi-Lee Saxon at Moruya for Benny Wynen from Wolumla and Martin Mizzi from Melbourne.

The Cooma Monaro Race-Club is a small committee of volunteers headed by President Mick Schofield who put together the race meeting each year. Schofield reported that crowd numbers were perhaps slightly down on last year, but nonetheless the large crowd enjoyed the day with no antisocial behaviour reported. He thanked the numerous sponsors, Cooma Lions and other volunteers without whom the event would not be possible.

Top left: The Cooma Cup finish; Top right: the winners and connections of the Laser Electrical Town Plate; “Our Cracker”; Above left: Race two winner Muldoon returns to scale; Above: The finish of race three, Our Cracker winning; Below: Impulse heads Biographiocal in the Sundowners’ Cup, Shelley Walshe riding a double for the day.

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Ruby close to new record New cricket nets are ready to go U/13 Ruby Mould leapt within a whisker of the U/13 high jump record of 1.46m set in 1993 by Karan Bottom. Ruby had three attempts at 1.47m to break the record, but alas, she was unable to clear the bar and the record stands until next time.

Ruby was also close to an older record in the 800m, Ruby was chasing the time Tamara Robinson set in 1983 of 2:47.31 sec. Ruby’s time was 2:49.50 sec. This relates to about 10m behind the record.

One of our Grasshopper age group (U/6) and three of our Bantams (U/7 and 8) all returned with four personal best performances. U/6 Jack Barry, U/7 Maizie Schulz, Jasmine-Rose Stead and Evie Schulz.

Fifteen athletes reached the first milestone of 10 improvements, two other athletes gained their 15 Improvements Awards and one young athlete has topped 25 improvements so far this season, U/7 Jasmine-Rose Stead.

Top 10 track 1. Ruby Mould in the 800m.

2. Reuben Hooper (U/12) running his second fastest time over 70m this season in 10.44 sec.

3. Louie Mould (U/11) posted a PB time over the 70m in 11.30 sec.

4. Taylah Maurier (U/13) moved like lightning over the 200m in PB time of 31.97 sec.

5. Ruby Mould was hot on the heels of Taylah’s time in the 200m with a run equalling her PB for this distance of 32.19 sec.

6. Lucy Thornton second best time over 70m in 11.70 sec.

7. Reuben Hooper lowered his PB by three seconds over the 800m in 2:55.29 sec.

8. William Reid (U/16) ran an impressive 100m in 13.88 sec.

9. Cian Thornton and Charlie Ward

both U/8 in the 50m, 70m and the 100m dashes with Cian claiming both 50m and 70m races. Charlie (13.21s) got within a metre of Cian (13.19s) over the 70m. The tables were turned in the 100m with Charlie taking it out by less than a metre in 18.56 sec and Cian just behind in 18.71 sec.

10. Evie Schulz (U/8) came crashing through the 10-second barrier for the first time over the 50m in 9.89 sec.

Top Ten Field 1. Ruby’s high jump at 1.45m 2. Louie Mould (U/11) added 63 cms to his PB in the triple jump to enter the 8m barrier with 8.15m. This brings him with in 70 cms of Hugo Steiner record of 8.85m.

3. Ruby Mould had an excellent morning with fantastic leap in the U/13 long jump of 4.35m, just over half a metre behind the record held by Hayleigh Wortley (Davis) at 4.87m.

4. Reuben Hooper just shy of his PB in the triple jump with leap of 8.26m, his centre best is 8.28m.

5. U/9 Damian Kennedy climbed over the 1m mark in the high jump for the first time, recording exactly 1.00m.

6. William Reid (U/16) at his first attempt at the triple jump was able to exceed 9m with a 9.36m leap.

I in visage William going well over 11 to 12m soon, as he masters the sequence of the triple jump.

7. U/7 Maizie Schultz posted a PB in the long jump with a leap of 2.34m.

8. U/9 Michael Pevere reached 0.95m in the high jump.

9. With the introduction of the ball throwing event (this replaces vortex ball competition) in the U/8, Tyler Reid pushed her best over the three throws out to 23.00m.

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Emily Revelant (U/8) was just 1cm behind Tyler with a heave of 22.99. Next Saturday is our last competition before Christmas.

Bombala golf results

On Saturday members played a Stableford for Club Trophy. Ind. Acc. The winner was Ray Fermor 39 pts.

Balls were won by Ray and Steve Tatham 37 pts.

NTP Brendan Weston.

Sunday was Closing Day. There was a good field of men and ladies playing a Mixed Chapman for Cary and Wayne Elton’s Trophies.

The winners were Ray Fermor and Jean McLean 66 3/8 from Raymond and Betty Crawford 67.

Balls went to Ray and Jean, Ray and Betty and Phillip McIntosh and Gay Kennedy 67 3/4.

All enjoyed the day even if the last couple of groups got wet. Afternoon

tea was appreciated by all players, thanks ladies.

Program for the next few weeks are the chicken runs.

Saturday 12th Dec. 18 Hole Chicken Run. Sunday 13th Dec. 18 Hole Chicken Run. Saturday 19th Dec. 18 Hole Chicken Run. Sunday 20th Dec. 18 Hole Chicken Run. The Chicken Runs are Open to all wishing to have a game of Golf. Hope to see you on the course.

DUTY ROSTER. Saturday 12.12.15. Ross Brown.

The final touches were laid on the new cricket nets at Rotary Oval this week with the facility set to become a valuable asset for Monaro cricketers.

The nets are made with Shield grade 9.5mm synthetic grass, a high quality product which is used around the country.

The old nets were approximately 50 years old and in a state of disrepair.

The new facility is expected to see more people making use of it, which should go a long way to improving the overall quality of Monaro cricket.

Greg Campbell of AllSport Canberra was one of the contractors on the project. He said the high quality synthetic grass is a great surface for local cricketers to practise on, as well as being durable and reliable.

“In terms of longevity it’s good stuff. It’s practical and it’s good for the cricketers, both junior and senior,” he said.

All sporting facilities should be of a good quality.

It comes down to duty of care for the safety of players and providing a good facility. This is a good example of it, this is a quality facility.”

The funding for the nets was secured by council and the construction carried out by Campbell at AllSport and Craig Wilson from Snowy Outdoor Structures.

There was also a large volunteer effort from

representatives of The Monaro District Cricket Association with over 20 people giving up their own time throughout the process.

MDCA president Mark Williams said the facility is a great boost to local cricketers and thanked everyone who was involved.

“We [the MDCA] want to give a big thank you to everyone who was involved with the process. Thank you to council, particularly Jane Kanowski and Ross Lawley, the contractors and all the volunteers from the Monaro District Cricket Association. Without their support it wouldn’t have been possible. Damien Asanovski deserves a special mention, he’s been invaluable throughout the entire process.

“Now with the nets completed and the two turf wickets up and running, the future of Monaro cricket looks promising,” he said.

The community is encouraged to make use of this fantastic facility and a set of stumps will be made available in the nets.

Teams who want to book the nets for a session can do so by getting in contact with the Cooma Visitors Centre on 1800 636 525.

Pictured Monaro District Cricket president Mark Williams with Greg Campbell and Ziggy Weist.

Bombala bowls news On December 1, seven bowlers at twilight bowls got six ends in before being washed out.

On Wednesday, in social bowls Chris X played swinger which saw K & J Callaway def C Baker and A Dent 20-15.

Open Handicap Pairs sponsored by T & J Murphy Transport & Building Supplies on Saturday H Elliott & A Reed def K Richardson & P Kane 29-13; B Beileiter & M Guthrie def R

Callaway & N Brotherton 32-24.

On Sunday H Elliott & A Reed def B Beileiter & M Guthrie 29-20. Congratulations Herbie and Aurora the 2015 Champions in the event.

Next week we have Yelds Family/ Xmas break-up and presentation day on Sunday. All welcome. Please put your name on the board to assist with catering

DECEMBER RAFFLES 11th & 18th December: Ham, turkey, chickens, lamb & grocerys to be won.

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MEA holds successful showjumping festival in Cooma

The Monaro Equestrian Association held a very successful showjumping festival over the last weekend at Cooma Showground.

The event was postponed from November 28 and 29 because of the wet weather. The general consensus was it was a great weekend and the pressure is on to do it again next year.

Top left: Clinton Beresford, Dion Williams and Michael Cross with event sponsor Mark from the Royal Hotel.

Bottom right: Jessica Davies and Sitting Pretty the overall points score winners in ring 2.

Also pictured, competitors in events on Sunday.

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November Shoot Compak Cooma Field and Game held a very successful “Compak event” on the weekend.

Compak is a discipline of shooting that falls under the Field and Game Federation of Australias events program.

It is a hybrid event that combines the characteristics of Sporting clays with Skeet and Down the Line.

Typically on a sporting clays range, shooters walk from station to station and are presented with different targets. In Compak, the shooting stations are all together surrounded by clay traps providing a compacted range.

The event was well attended by 45 shooters and all seemed to enjoy the day thoroughly. The “Tweed Cup” was thrown in to add some colour to the day. Some attendees took up the theme but most opted for more practical Australian summer attire.

John Star made the most of the A. 1st Phil Craig, 2nd Craig Field, 3rd weekend combining his birthday and Curls Thistleton. wedding anniversary with extremely good B 1st Richard Sears, 2nd Adam shooting to take out High Gun on the day.

Mower, 3rd Richard Warner.

C 1st Doug Blewitt, 2nd Sean Rowling, 3rd Dick McInnes.

Ladies 1st Michelle Craig, 2nd Robin Perkins, 3rd Marg Warriner.

Juniors 1st Jack FairfieldSmith, 2nd Jake Mason.

Lucky Members draw. Tony Nassar. (NIA) Thanks to the Days Sponsor Cooma Cranes.

Next shoot “The Xmas shoot” 20th of December. 75 targets and then the traditional Turner teams. Plenty of loot up for grabs and lunch very kindly donated by Roses Restaurant Cooma.

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Other results. org or call Andrew 0413 013 689 or AA. 1st Mark Corbett, 2nd Bill Warriner, Adam 0410 507 279 3rd Doug Alcock.

Play in men’s major pairs continues As well as the usual roll up for bowls last Wednesday, the Club welcomed a group of students from Saint Patricks School who, if laughter is a true indication of a good time, had a ball.

For the regular bowlers Russell Fox, Bob Lahy and Paul Cannell were down 4/9 against Bas Bolt, John Barnes and Denis Steinfort, until a three and a four on ends nine and 10 put them in front until end 17 then all square on 20.

One shot on the last end gave Russell, Bob and Paul a narrow win 20/19. Bruce McDermot, Ron Wainwright and Kevin Jackson were 6/6 with Mike Mannile, Ron Gammon and Geoff Venables on end six.

Five shots on seven to Geoff and six to Paul on 13 had the match evenly balanced . Bruce, Ron and Kevin fared better in the run home to get a solid win 27/22. In the third game for the day, Peter Harris played swinging lead for Mick Mayhew and Renate Winckel and for Bob Douglass and Nicole Barnes.

When Nicole had to leave, Bob moved up to skip and Ken Rees joined in for the balance of the match. Not sure just when the changes occurred but it was reasonably close for most of the match with Peter Mick and Renate winning 17/16 courtesy of a lucky five on end 20 or was it having a more established team.

Last Thursday the Punter’s Club decided they weren’t going to win any more money and wound up their season with a game of bowls of 10 ends and barbecue.

Partners were drawn and the following are the results.

Mick Mayhew and Giulio D’Amico def Mat Griffith and Renate Winckel 10/8. Maureen D’Amico and Gordon Cox def Ken Rees and Terry Croker 11/6.

Sherry Seears and John Schoon def Mary Hilton and Mike Mannile 8/7.

Daphne Buckley and Geoff Venables drew 9/9 with Bob Douglass and John Barnes.

Nicole Barnes and Mark Buckley def Lestelle Lodge and Colin Roberson 14/4.

This latter score of 14 shots was the best for the evening.

Don’t know if there was a prize but both Mark and Nicole have bragging rights in their respective households for this week.

Fourteen players braved Saturday’s heat for social bowls.

Mario Frezza, Renate Winckel and Peter Marsicano just had the edge on Sergio Roncelli, Ignazio Mondello and Ron Wainwright up to end 17 where scores were even and also on 19.

Six shots to Peter’s team over the last two ends gave them a win 24/18. Olga Jebbink and Mark Buckley looked like having a runaway win over Dawn Russell and Geoff Venables with their 23/8 lead on 15.

Dawn and Geoff outplayed their opponents over the concluding ends but 15 shots was too much to overcome with Olga and Mark winning 26/21.

A game of pairs was the final social game for Saturday with Mary Obermaier and Denis Steinfort taking on Ken Rees and Daphne Buckley.

In front 9/8 on end 11, Daphne succumbed to the heat and was replaced by Don Jarvis .This proved the turning point of the match as Ken and Don went on to win 26/14.

Only six for social bowls on Sunday. Darren Collins, Renate Winckel and Paul Cannell were on four shots for eight ends whilst Mary Murphy, Roulie Steinfort and Mike Mannile advanced to 13 and went on to win 19/7.

The main action on Sunday was in the Men’s Major Pairs, with four matches in the morning and semi-finals in the afternoon.

Brian Seears and Paul Schulz trailed Mario Frezza and Giulio D’Amico 5/10 on end 10. However, by end 19 Brian and Paul had a commanding 17/10 lead and finally won

18/12.

Gordon Cox and Daniel Clough were right on target from the first bowl against Denis Steinfort (subbing for Terry George) and Mark Buckley and continued to dominate in winning 27/11.

Geoff Venables and Tom Reed were equally impressive against Garry Taylor and Colin Roberson in winning nine of the first 11 ends to lead 30/4.

The game was all over on end 19 with Geoff and Tom winning 37/15.

Mel Storta and Wayne Lodge scored 11 shots over the first three ends against Steve Seears and Kim Weston. This was a much closer match than the score line indicated, particularly end 18 when there were three touchers in the ditch with the Jack in such a position that it was not possible to score further shots with either of the four bowls still to be played.

Two shots to Mel and Wayne who went on to win 26/15.

So the scene was set for the afternoon semi-finals, with Brian and Paul v Gordon and Daniel and Geoff and Tom v Mel and Wayne.

Brian and Paul were 15/4 leaders over Gordon and Daniel on end eight. Gordon and Daniel then started to draw close and by end 16 were 18/18and 19/19 on 18. That was as far as they went as Brian and Paul won the last three ends for a spot in the final 25/19.

Mel and Wayne started well against Geoff and Tom in the second semi-final with five shots on the second end but faltered whilst Geoff and Tom established a handy 18/15 lead on 17.

Eight unanswered shots to Mel and Wayne put them into the final against Brian and Paul, who will be aiming to make it three in a row, having won the two previous years.

The final will be played Saturday December 19 starting at 1pm.

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Cooma Swimming Club captains The Cooma Club has announced the Club Captains for 2015/16.

Congratulations to Brenna Clayton and Bentley Walker-Broose who were awarded this honour.

Week 7 saw most swimmers take part in an individual medley. Newer swimmers took part in a 75m medley where they are not required to do butterfly whilst other C and B Graders swam all strokes for a 100m medley.

It is pleasing to see an increase in the number taking part in the 200m medley.

Week 8 was a short night with a number of swimmers away on excursions.

This week will be the last time trial night for 2015 with the club Christmas party to be held on Wednesday December 17.

The club welcomes Alexi Alcock.

Results Week 7 Medleys C grade Most Improved Maddison Boucher (27 secs); Improved Sienna Sky and Charlie Perea; Fastest time Charlie Perea.

B Grade Most Improved Georgia Rumball (28 secs); Improved Jack Kleven, Brianna Nowland, Ethan Stacey, Cassidy Cook, Riley Brayshaw, Ellanor Boucher and Kate Carton.

Fastest Time Jack Kleven.

A Grade/Premier Most Improved Ronan Burke (30 secs); Improved Bentley Walker-Broose, Jonah Perea, Sophie Janota, Belle Adams, Anna Brayshaw, Hudson Laird, Shelley Kleven, Troy Rees and Gracye Boucher.

Fastest Time Chelsea Lunt.

Breaststroke C Grade Most Improved Maddison Boucher (4 secs); Improved Tom Rudd and Ethan Stacey; Fastest time Ethan Stacey.

B Grade Progress to A Grade Ruby Barnes and Ronan Burke; Most Improved Gracye Boucher (3 secs); Improved Ruby Barnes, Ronan Burke, Lachlan Sky, Troy Rees, Georgia Rumball,

Bushpigs represented

Rhys Cleverley and Paloma Blyth.

Fastest Time Ruby Barnes A Grade/ Premier Most Improved Georgia Nowland (6 secs); Improved Chelsea Lunt, Sophie Janota, Anna Behr and Jack Kleven.

Fastest time Noah Saddler.

Freestyle C Grade Progress to B Grade Sienne; Sky Most Improved Sienna Sky. Fastest Time Damien Kennedy.

B Grade Most Improved Ronan Burke; Fastest Time Ronan Burke.

A Grade/ Premier Most Improved Troy Rees (4 secs); Improved Sophie Janota and Lachlan Sky. Fastest Time Ella Davis.

Results Week 8 Breaststroke C Grade Most Improved Charlotte WalkerBroose (4 secs); Fastest Time Charlotte Walker-Broose B Grade Most Improved Cassidy Cook (5 secs); Improved Erin Trevanion, Paloma Blyth and Kate Carton.

On December 5 and 6 the Junior and Fastest time Charlie Alcock.

Senior 2015 National Development A Grade/Premier Most Improved Summer Tournament played in Wagga Wagga.

Rees (6 secs); Improved Ronan Burke; Jindabyne had representatives Kirra Fastest Time Maai Johnson.

Burke and Rhianna Burke playing for the Butterfly Brumbies and Josh Thrum playing for C Grade Most Improved Sienna Sky; Improved Sydney Juniors.

The heat didn’t worry any of them. The Charlie Alcock; Fastest Time Charlie Alcock.

Junior Brumbies girls had the first game B Grade Most Improved Georgia Rumball jitters losing to WA four tries to nothing.

(13 secs); Improved Bentley Walker-Broose, They got their form back and were Summer Rees, Tomas Carton, Kate Carton and unlucky to lose to NSW White 23-19, Erin Trevanion. letting an intercept try through in the final Fastest Time Bentley Walker-Broose.

A Grade/Premier Fastest Time Ella Davis; Freestyle C Grade Progress to B Grade Esther Robinson; Fastest Time Esther Robinson.

The Cooma Basketball Association offers B Grade Most Improved Cassidy Cook. its condolences to long term junior players Fastest Time Summer Rees.

Chloe and Sophie Rogers on the passing A Grade/Premier Fastest Time Maai Johnson. of their mother.

The junior basketball has had a top year with games played in all four school terms.

If the increase in interest continues we will be looking to form two boys and two girls grades in the new year. solely on volunteers and donations.

There was an increase in the number of “The CommBank Cricket Club Sponsorship teams in the mixed competition with two program gives local clubs the boost they grades being played. need to create a fun, safe and supportive The Junior mixed competition will take environment for Aussie cricket lovers,” he said. a break after this week’s games and will Ellyse Perry, Australian Test Cricketer and resume in term one next year.

CommBank Ambassador, said: “Cricket gives It was also a good year for Mini Ball and young people the opportunity to challenge Aussie Hoop basketball. Aussie Hoop will themselves, make friends and be physically have a new look about it next year with all active. This funding will make a world of information to be released shortly. difference to local clubs, so they can keep Thank you to those who assisted in the bringing the community together over their love running of basketball in 2015 and hope to of the sport.” have you back with us in 2016.

CommBank has reached more than one third Representative basketball was held of all local cricket clubs across Australia with against Merimbula and Orbost and next its support packages. As Cricket Australia’s year we will be travelling to more venues longest-standing partner, CommBank has and will host several towns on our home supported cricket for over 28 years. court Applications are open to local cricket clubs Mixed Results across New South Wales. To apply for a 2016 The two grades have been hotly CommBank Cricket Club Sponsorship, please contested even though it has been a social visit www.commbank.com.au/cricket. competition. Well done to all the players for your participation and sportsmanship.

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Cricket club grants available Applications open for 2016 CommBank Cricket Club Sponsorships, supporting local cricket clubs around NSW with vital funding and equipment.

Friday 4 December 2015: Cricket clubs across New South Wales can now apply for a two-year CommBank Cricket Club Sponsorship, as CommBank continues its support of local cricket clubs around the country.

Now in its second year, the CommBank Cricket Club Sponsorship program provides clubs with two years of funding worth $2,000 each year, along with new playing, training and ground equipment. The program is part of CommBank’s long-term commitment to support cricket at all levels.

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play of the game.

They backed it up at the end of the day having their first victory over Victoria 20-0.

On the Sunday the Brumbies had a tough start to the morning going down to Queensland 30-0 and then again playing a hard game over Tasmania taking the win 29-0. Josh played extremely well making it to the finals the next day. He played extremely well in the final unluckily not being in the better team on the day going down to WA 14-20.

Mixed B Grade There have been several close games in the B grade competition over the past weeks. Defence was the main feature in the game between Unicorns and Bulls with the scoring restricted to an 11-10 win to Unicorns.

Two late baskets resulted in Unknowns pipping Bulls 20-16 in another close game.

Unicorns and Unknowns had a back and forth game with the result going Unicorns way 16-10.

Nameless turned in their best effort last week with a strong 22-12 win over Unknowns. They were previously beaten by Bulls and Unicorns.

Mixed Results A Grade A 28-28 draw between Chilly Willies and A Plus was a high light of the A grade.

The game seesawed back and forth throughout with three pointers being scored by both sides.

Not even free shots could separate them as one team scored them so did the other.

Most games have been evenly contested with A team 26 defeating Chilly Willies 22, and also defeating A Plus 28-26.

A Plus had a 30-27 win over Sizzlers.

In the other two games A team 34 defeated Sizzlers 22 and Chilly Willies defeated Sizzlers 26-17.

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Thredbo wraps massive Toyota Cannonball MTB Festival

Thomas Crimmins. Photo by Tim Bardsley-Smith.

The Toyota Cannonball MTB Festival returned to Thredbo this weekend, bringing with it some of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best mountain bike riders for a nonstop spectacle of dirt, thrills and spills. Over the weekend, 470 riders descended on Thredbo, making this the biggest gravity mountain biking event in Australia. The roll call of big name riders included Luca Shaw, Sam Hill, Andrew and Thomas Crimmins, Troy Brosnan, Connor Fearon and Tegan Molloy; all battling it out for the massive prize pool worth over $45,000.

On the famous 3.5km Cannonball Downhill track, Troy Brosnan thrashed out the main event, Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Australian Open Downhill, in a scorching time of 5:04, edging out Connor Fearon and Sam Hill who took home 2nd and 3rd place respectively. The strongly contested event pushed riders to their physical and mental limits, all vying for the biggest prize purse on the Australian Downhill calendar.

The weekend opened with riders battling it out in the SRAM Dual Compressor, with Blake Neilsen expertly navigating the courseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s jumps, berms and rhythm sections to come out on top of the competitionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s elimination format. The ROCKSHOX Pump Challenge rounded

out the first day of competition on Friday night; young gun Remy Morton didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss a beat, tearing up the new look Pump Track to take home the coveted title.

The weather was just as spectacular as the riding, with blue sky and sunshine right across the weekend.

The action was big in the ODI Whip Wars with over 100 riders lining up to impress the judges. The flips, old school manoeuvres and massive whips excited the massive hillside crowd. Connor Fearon was eventually crowned the King of Style.

Playing the long game, local riders Thomas Crimmins and Tegan Molloy used their home track advantage to take out the Maxxis Flow Motion Cup, where the 4.5km track was certainly a test of endurance and stamina.

With both sides of the resort enjoying tunes from DJs and live acts, and Thredboâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stellar offering of bars and restaurants alive and pumping, Thredbo again proved why itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the ultimate holiday destination for summer.

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Thredbo boasts 25 kilometres of epic riding in the region, including the latest and greatest Thredbo All-Mountain Trail

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Cooma’s annual race meeting was held last Saturday with record nominations and acceptances for the six race card.

The feature races were hotly contested, with Impulse winning The Sundowners’ Cup and Asclepius taking home the Cooma Cup. The day attracted about 2500 people to Ti Tree Racecourse.

For a full report, see pages 56 and 57.

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