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WEDNESDAY January 9, 2013

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District on RED alert!

The Monaro has been on high alert in recent days as bushfires threaten homes and property. Pictured, scenes from the Mt Forrest fire and helicopter refuelling on Monday. Fire photos by Lorraine Galvin. See story page 2.

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Wednesday January 9, 2013

Monaro district on red alert as bushfires threaten The Monaro Rural Fire Service have been looking after four fires in our region over the last few days, the worst of which is burning on Mount Forrest Road, Carlaminda and has already put several homes under threat.

Rebecca Croke lives on Mount Forrest Road and at the time this went to print the fire was 2 kilometres from her home. “If we are asked to evacuate then personally I will leave because of my three young children.”

She said, “We are a bit worried right now because the front is flaring up with the change in wind.” She said.

At the time this went to print the authorities were deciding whether or not to force an evacuation in the light of the worsening weather conditions that are predicted for Tuesday. Although the fire is currently contained, with these worsening conditions comes the threat of a potential flair up.

“We are looking at probably asking people to think

about evacuating in the Sunny Corner area at the end of Mount Forrest Road, there are 10 or 12 houses out there that could be under threat with the oncoming weather”, Fred Nichols of the Monaro RFS said.

Mrs Croke wanted to emphasis the excellent job the Monaro RFS have done in containing the fire “We just want to say a big thankyou to the Fire Brigade, Volunteers and the neighbours. Everyone just banded together to help fight the fire”, she said.

On Monday afternoon, the Mount Forrest Road fire had 13 units and crews attending it, two graders and a dozer, four helicopters waterbombing and there was a likelihood that two to three fixed-wing aircraft would be dropping retardant in the area as well.

Three other fires are at the time of print contained around the region as well,

these are located in the Ashvale area on the Brest Fire trail in Shannon’s Flat, where six units and a dozer were working, Mount Flinders in Bredbo where the RART team was working to help strengthen containment lines and the Peak fire at Nimmitabel, which is currently under patrol status and being looked after by the Nimmitabel Brigade.

With the current extreme weather conditions and dry pastures, landholders are urged to be fire aware and to have their fire safety plan in place.

They are also urged to be aware of the fire danger ratings and curtail activities which could cause a fire, such as slashing or welding.

In case of a fire, call 000.

For more information on fire situations go to the www. rfs.nsw.gov.au.

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Year 12 students at Snowy Mountains Grammar School have excelled in their HSC and ATAR rankings in 2012, with outstanding results.

Six students out of 30 were acknowledged in the NSW Board of Studies Distinguished Achievers list (students who achieved results in Band 6 with marks of 90-100 out of 100).

Band 6 results (the highest possible) were achieved in a range of subjects including Chemistry, Mathematics,

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Overall, 20 percent of Year 12 students at SMGS completing their HSC achieved a Band 6 result in one or more subjects, and 83 percent achieved either a Band 5 or 6.

Snowy Mountains Grammar School achieved =153rd overall as a school for the 2012 HSC Results in NSW (Daily Telegraph, 20 December, 2012) in the Top 200 Schools List, the only school in the Monaro region to make the prestigious Top 200 list published each year.

Principal of Snowy Mountains Grammar School, Andrew Bell, commented that “these results are not only clearly impressive, but they offer our students significantly increased

opportunities for their choice of career, now and in future years, whether it be gaining entry into their preferred University or TAFE course, or pursuing other interests.

“These results really set them up for their future.

“It also reaffirms that SMGS is the leading school in the Monaro region and provides outstanding opportunities for students in and out of the classroom.

While many students shone at the top end of the results, it was equally pleasing that no students achieved a single Band 1 result in any subject at all.

This demonstrates the overall strength of these students’ results, not just the top performers.

“I congratulate not only the students themselves, but also their teachers this year, who have helped lead them to their success, as well as their teachers for their previous 13 years of schooling, all of whom have made a contribution to their journey.”

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Wednesday January 9, 2013

Vandals cost Cooma Little Athletics group $11,000 Vandals have caused about $11,000 damage to equipment used

by Cooma Little Athletics Inc, in a fire on December 29.

Cooma Fire Brigade was called to the fire, at the shed at the back of the Cooma Cats change rooms, at about 11.30pm.

Persons unknown had broken into the shed, be cutting into the metal panel.

They then dragged out a trailer which contained the athletics equipment, including the new timing gates and high jump mats, and set fire to it.

The Little Athletics were advised of the incident when police visited Tom and Lynn Stead to report the damage.

Mr Stead said it was lucky the electronic equipment for the gates was not on site at the time, but

the damage done is still more than $11,000, The timing gates were used for the first time only a few weeks ago.

A new rotary hoe, purchased with grant money, was also destroyed. It had only been used twice.

The high jump mats, which had been damaged once before in a break-in, were completely destroyed.

An estimate of the cost of the vandals action is $2500 to replace the high jump mats, $2000 to replace the high jump trolley, $5000 of timing gates equipment and about $1200 for a new rotary hoe.

Apart from the cost, Mr Stead said he can’t understand the logic of destroying the property of a small sporting group.

Police investigations into the fire are continuing.

Pictured above: Tom Stead surveys the damage at the Little Athletics’ storage shed at Snowy Oval.

The burnt-out jumps trolley and equipment.

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Safety a priority in emergencies As emergency service personnel perform vital rescue work during bushfires, storms, and floods, Essential Energy is reminding volunteers to stay safe near the electricity network while helping Australians in need.

Essential Energy’s regional general manager South Eastern, Phillip Green, said safety should be the top priority for the half a million volunteers across Australia who respond to emergency situations. “The number of natural disasters Australia has experienced over the past few years proves how much we need

volunteers – now more than ever,” Mr Green said.

“In the case of extreme heat, bushfires and severe storms, volunteers must remember to be vigilant around the electricity network as damaged or sagging powerlines pose an electrical hazard not only to them but to the general public as well.”

Volunteers are reminded to keep at least eight metres away from the lines, or any object they may be touching, until Essential Energy crews have disconnected the power.

Essential Energy also warned

emergency service personnel about the potential impact of floodwaters on the electricity network.

“If you’re in a boat, remember rising flood waters can reduce the clearance of overhead powerlines,” Mr Green said. “If you come across powerlines covered in water, stay at least 150 metres away as water is a conductor of electricity.”

To report an incident involving damaged powerlines, contact Essential Energy on 13 20 80 and call triple zero (000) if the situation is life threatening.

Special award for Alyson’s Rotary work

Support for Snowy Mountains bus Member for Monaro John Barilaro has been overwhelmed by the positive response from the Snowy Mountains communities to his campaign for a Snowy Mountains CountyLink service.

A survey sent out in early December has provided hundreds of responses from residents of the Snowy Mountains keen to have their say and assist Mr Barilaro in his endeavours to secure a CountryLink service for the region.

“I sent out these surveys in the hope that I could gather enough evidence to show the

NSW Government that there is a demand for public services for the Snowy Mountains,” Mr Barilaro said.

“The responses clearly demonstrate that there is strong support for a CountryLink bus service in these areas either as a stand-alone service or an extension on the existing Bombala/South Coast service.”

“With the evidence of community demand contained in the surveys I will able to continue to push for these services in the New Year.”

The NSW Parliament’s State and Regional Development

Committee is currently inquiring into how inter-regional public transport can better serve regional NSW. Their report is due early in the New Year. A public hearing of this inquiry in Jindabyne was recently facilitated

by Mr Barilaro.

“A regular stand-alone CountryLink service for the Snowy Mountains will not be secured overnight,” Mr Barilaro said. “However, with continued advocacy and the help of the community, I am confident that we can secure a better transport future for the residents of the Snowy Mountains.”

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Alyson Hulley-Jeffries received her award from Cooma Rotary president, Richard Lawson, at the club’s Christmas dinner meeting.

Alyson Hulley-Jeffries was recently awarded a Paul Harris Fellowship Award, which signifies her considerable contribution to the Cooma Rotary Club.

The award itself is named in honour of Paul Harris who was a founding member of Rotary in 1905, Mrs Hulley-Jeffries has been working with Rotary for more than 17 years.

“I was very honoured and very surprised”, Mrs Hulley-Jefferies said.

The extremely humble Rotarian believes that there are many more people in the community who deserve the award more than her, but it cannot go unrecognised that in her years of membership she has been the International Director and the District Literacy Officer.

Since she became a member, Mrs Hulley-Jefferies has been heavily involved in fundraising.

She believes that a lot of focus is placed on the international work of the club, but she insists that it is important to highlight the work that the club does locally.

Events such as wine auctions at the nursing home in which all proceeds go to the nursing home, the planting of trees at Rotary Oval and the maintenance of Norris Park are just some of the local contributions Rotary Club make.

“People sometimes tend to forget what we do locally, most of the money we raise stays within the community”, Mrs HulleyJefferies said.

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Wednesday January 9, 2013

A’huffing and a’chuffing in tractor stampede Averaging 20 kilometres an hour, 18 tractors from Victoria and NSW stampeded their way from Bega on Wednesday January 3, and return via Candelo, Wyndam, Cathcart, Bombala, Deddick Springs, McKillop’s bridge, the Pinch, Jindabyne, and Dalgety.

The Stampede finished on Sunday January 7.

Organised by the Bega Historical Machinery Society and led by Garry Stephenson of Pambula, participants from machinery clubs in NSW and Victoria, together with their support crews, were in good spirits following the arduous climb up Jacob’s Ladder to the Wallis Craigie Lookout on the Barry Way on Saturday January 6.

The event only allows vintage tractors to participate, this means that the tractor has to be 30 years or older. Not only did

country enthusiasts join in the stampede, but many city-siders who enjoy the machinery hobby also participated, making their way from Sydney to the country and meandering through the countryside on their favourite old machines.

The oldest tractor able to make the arduous journey was a 1946 Ferguson Teaso owned by Alan Carpenter of Tambo Upper and the “flashiest” was a mauve coloured Ferguson recent model as owned and driven by Di Wade of Branxton who had journeyed 677km on “Fergie”, to join the enthusiastic group sharing their love of machinery.

Averaging 20 kilometres an hour, 18 tractors from Victoria and NSW stampeded their way from Bega on Wednesday January 3, and return via Candelo, Wyndam, Cathcart, Bombala,

Deddick Springs, McKillop’s bridge, the Pinch, Jindabyne, and Dalgety.

The Stampede finished on Sunday January 7.

Organised by the Bega Historical Machinery Society and led by Garry Stephenson of Pambula, participants from machinery clubs in NSW and Victoria, together with their support crews, were in good spirits following the climb up Jacob’s Ladder to the Wallis Craigie Lookout on the Barry Way on Saturday January 6.

The oldest tractor able to make the arduous journey was a 1946 Ferguson Teaso owned by Alan Carpenter of Tambo Upper and the “flashiest” was a mauve coloured Ferguson recent model as owned and driven by Di Wade of Branxton who had journeyed 677km on “Fergie”, to join the enthusiastic group sharing their love of machinery.

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I hope that all residents of the Shire had a nice and restful festive season and got to enjoy some downtime with family and friends.

Given the lakes, rivers and beaches are busy with all manner of water sports at this time of year I thought it was a good idea to remind people to practice good water safety. The NSW Government Emergency Services Minister and the NSW Local Government Minister are also spreading the same message.

It is a good idea to adhere to the following simple safety measures: • Be aware of any unlocked or faulty pool gates • Keep a close eye on toddlers and children around inflatable pools • Be cautious of sea and lake conditions • Be aware of watercraft or any objects which may be in the water • Take general care of yourself and those around you when in the water; The Royal Life Saving Society is also spreading warnings so as to ensure there are not more tragic drowning deaths. The 2012 National Drowning Report showed that 284 drowned in Australian Waterways in 2012.

Top: The tractors lined up whilst cooling off at the Wallis Craigie Lookout “coffee stop” Middle: Tractor Stampede participants at the Wallis Craigie Left: Stampede Leader Garry Stephenson takes a rest on the wheel of the 1962 Massey Ferguson 35.

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There aren’t many days on the Monaro which could be considered ‘tropical’, but last Saturday was close to taking the title.

The Postman hears there were a few scratchings from events at the Snowy Mountains Showjumping Festival, due to the extreme heat, but the heat was compounded during the afternoon when clouds rolled in and the whole day turned humid.

The few spots of rain which eventuated were refreshing, however. Pity about the lightning strikes, though.

Our local firies were kept busy from Saturday night, but this followed on from numerous small fires they had been called to previously.

With such extreme weather conditions, it is incumbent upon all of us to help prevent fires and have our fire plan ready.

Some of the smaller fires have been started by agricultural equipment, which is a warning to us all. Commonsense goes a long way towards fire prevention.

Congratulations to the organisers and riders at the Snowy Mountains Showjump Festival.

With 337 riders, 490 horses and more than 1000 people camped at the showground, this sixth year is surely a great success?

But, like magic, the horse city pops up overnight and is gone again just as quickly.

Even the stuff gardeners love so much is gone almost as soon as the last horse float pulls out.

Anyone present over the four days was treated to some world class riding, with Australia’s number one riding winning the Grand Prix for the third successive year.

Well done all – it’s great for Cooma.

January Tue 1: Closed Wed – Fri 2-4: town roster, Di Good, 6452 3516; Mon-Fri 7-11:Anglican Church and Friends, Laurine Mugridge, 6452 1167; Mon 14: Uniting Church, Jan Wansink, 6452 2474; Tue -Thur 15-17: town roster, Di Good, 6452 3516; Fri 18: Baptist Church, Margaret Echarri, 6452 3911;

Mon-Fri 21-25: Catholic Church, Norma Lynch, 6452 3334; Mon 28: Closed.

Tue -Wed 29 - 30: Lions Club, Bob Weston, 6452 2875; Thu 31: town roster, Di Good, 6452 3516; February Fri 1: NAB. Darren Steinke, 0427 780 284.

Let me begin by wishing everyone a happy 2013 and if you are reading this it means you have survived another silly season!

This is quite an achievement when you consider it and probably means you didn’t kill any annoying rellies, go crazy with the drink and the food (but if you did and you’re still reading this then I take my hat off to your iron constitution) or get involved in any of those other silly things that tend to happen at family Christmas get-togethers.

For many, the big family Christmas is a “must do” but let’s face it, if Aunty Edna and Cousin Phyllis don’t get along at the best of times, it’s unlikely they are going to bury the hatchet for one day unless they bury it in each other so why have them both under the same roof for Christmas dinner?

This situation should also be given some serious thought with regards to any other warring relations; fuelled by drink and agitated by close proximity these guys can be guaranteed to take their feud to a whole new level leaving everyone else trying to referee, unless they have already taken sides, in which case any who would prefer to remain neutral should grab the food, any valuable breakables and take cover behind the lounge.

It may not seem like the ideal solution but at least it will keep you

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Sure, this is not the case with every family but it happens in enough of them to make me wonder why those who know it will only lead to a brawl still insist on doing the big family thing on Christmas day, Christmas Eve or whenever they do the wholefamily-together-under-one-roof thing.

They must know it’s a recipe for disaster but then again, there’s nothing much on the telly…

On the other hand, there’s absolutely nothing like a good stoush for a bit of juicy entertainment and it’s sure to give everyone something to talk about for the next 12 months plus there’s the added advantage that if it isn’t resolved over Christmas then everyone has a whole week to gear up for Round Two on New Year’s Day. This could go a long way towards explaining why New Year’s Eve celebrations, while having the potential to be just as rowdy, tend to be more civil when it comes to family relations and no doubt it’s because we usually spend them with our friends instead. There could be something in that…..

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Snowy Mountains Muster - the Mother of all Musters

The Mother of all Musters was held at The Station, Jindabyne from December 29 to 31. More than 5000 spectators attended the event, which this year was presented by the Jindabyne Lions Club. The overall winner of the Stockman’s Challenge was John Mitchell, with Scott Bandy second and Lincoln Adams third.

Pictured above is the spectacular final events on New Year’s Eve, photo by Jo McDonald.

Below left, the street parade through Jindabyne on Friday; Below right: John Mitchell shows his style in the bareback section of the Stockman’s challenge; Bottom right: Noddy, the world’s biggest horse is a grey shire, who stands at 20.5 hands high and weighs 1500kg; Bottom left, the packhorse competition on Saturday afternoon.

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Local family adopts Wari for three months Chris and Kim Adams may already have five children but that hasn’t stopped them from embracing one more temporary addition to the family.

For three months Wari Renagi from the village of Kemabolo in Papua New Guinea

will be staying with the Adams’ family in hopes to learn some valuable office skills to take back home with her.

This is a great opportunity for Wari, who met Chris through Cooma Rotary Club’s work in Papua New Guinea installing water

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tanks and irrigation lines. “While we were over there we got close with one family in particular” Said Chris.

“Wari is from that family.” He said.

Ms Renagi is currently doing some informal training at the Walter, Gibbs & King office with Chris and Kim. The hope is that experience like this could help her gain employment in one of the many law firms that are throughout Papua New Guinea.

As she is 19 years old, this opportunity has come to her at an important time of her life where the decisions she makes now will affect the success of her future.

Chris said that if they had have been successful in gaining

Wari a student visa she would be currently enrolled at the local TAFE to get herself an official qualification.

This will be the aim for Wari when she returns after March next year for another three months.

As she is not an Australian citizen Wari will have to pay full student fees for her education, which amounts to around $12,000. This is the main barrier to her receiving an official qualification on this visit, although she is still gaining valuable knowledge through the informal training she is receiving.

This is not the first time Wari has visited Cooma, in 2011 she attended Monaro High School for three

months on a cultural exchange program.

Her previous visits to Cooma and the Rotary Club’s presence in her village have allowed Wari to make some valuable friendships and she is continuing to enjoy her time here in Cooma.

The Rotary Club will be undertaking new projects in Papua New Guinea in May this year which will allow them to check up on their previous projects in the Kemabolo Village, including the computer room they added to the local school, the water storage and irrigation supplies they installed and the bicycles that were donated to the village.

Pictured: Wari, Chris and Kim Adams.

Scholarship offers $5,000 a year to study ag degrees A Government-run scholarship is offering first-year university students $5,000 per annum if they study an agriculture-related degree.

The Horizon Scholarship is an initiative of the Rural Industries R&D Corporation in partnership with industry sponsors and not only offers students financial support but also work placements, mentoring and professional development opportunities.

The Horizon Scholarship also provides students with opportunities to network and gain knowledge at a range of industry events.

RIRDC’s Managing Director Craig Burns said The Horizon Scholarship provides real and practical benefits for the students involved.

“The students involved in the Scholarship are expanding their networks and learning new skills.

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Current Horizon Scholar, Richard Quigley from Trangie in centralwest NSW is studying a Bachelor of Agricultural Science at the University of Sydney and said The Horizon Scholarship has provided not only important financial support but also enabled him to develop practical skills that will prepare him for the workforce at the end of his degree.

“Programs like the Horizon Scholarship are so important to the future of Australian agriculture,” Richard said.

“Before I was with this program I felt that the number of young students truly passionate about agriculture were few and far between and now I am really excited to be networking with other young people who are just as passionate

about the industry.”

To be eligible for The Horizon Scholarship students must be entering their first year of university and studying a degree related to agriculture, such as agricultural science, rural science, livestock/animal science, veterinary science or agribusiness.

Scholarship recipients will be selected on the basis of their commitment to a career in agriculture, as well as their leadership potential and high school academic record. Applications close on February 1, 2013 and shortlisted applicants must be available for a telephone interview on 21 and 22 February 2013.

The Scholarship winners are announced in late February 2013.

Application forms can be downloaded from the RIRDC website at www.rirdc. gov.au/horizon or by contacting RIRDC on 02 6271 4132.

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6.00 News Breakfast. 10.00 Planet Science. 11.00 People’s Supermarket. (PG) 12.00 Midday. 12.30 World’s Worst Disasters. Final. (PG) 1.30 Whatever! The Science Of Teens. (PG) 2.00 Waterloo Road. (PG) 2.50 Minuscule.

3.00 Children’s. 5.00 Eggheads. 5.30 Poh’s Kitchen. 6.00 Wild Life At The Zoo. 6.25 Good Morning Kalimantan. 7.00 News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 QI. (PG) 8.30 Nigellissima. 9.00 The Hour.

(M) 10.00 Angry Boys. (M) 10.30 News. 10.40 Baker Boys: Inside The Surge. (M) 11.35 Rogue Nation. (PG)

6.00 News Breakfast. 10.00 Baroque. Final. 11.00 Photo Finish. 11.30 Best Of One Plus One. 12.00 Midday.

12.30 Poirot. (PG) 1.25 Last Of The Summer Wine. 1.55 Waterloo Road. (PG) 2.45 Big Ideas. 3.00 Children’s. 5.00 Eggheads. 5.30 Poh’s Kitchen. 6.00 Doctor Who. (PG) 6.40 Doctor Who: Confidential Cutdown. (PG) 7.00 News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Friday Night Dinner. (PG) 8.30 Poirot. (M) 10.10 Agony Uncles. (M) 10.35 News.

10.50 The Old Guys. 11.20 My Family. 11.50 Rage.

(MA15+)

6.00 Rage. 10.30 Rage Goes Retro. (PG) 11.30 Eggheads.

12.00 Movie: The Big Country. (1958) (PG) 2.40 Cheese Slices. 3.05 Wild North Sea. 4.00 WNBL. Round 14. Highlights. 5.00 W-League. Brisbane v Canberra. Highlights. 6.00 River Cottage. 6.45 Gardening Summer. 7.00 News. 7.30 Doc Martin. (PG) 8.20 Hebburn. (PG) 8.50 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries. (M) 9.50 Jonathan Ross. Return. 10.35 Silent Witness. (M) 11.25 Waking The Dead. (M) 12.20 Rage Goes Retro. (MA15+)

6.00 Rage. 6.30 Children’s.

9.00 Breakfast. 11.30 Songs.

12.00 Best Of Landline. 1.00 Travel Oz. 1.30 Boxing For Palm Island. 2.00 Rainforest.

3.00 No Subtitles Necessary.

(PG) 4.25 Bill Hunter. (PG) 5.00 Stephen Fry. 5.50 Minuscule. 6.00 Greek Odyssey. (PG) 6.45 Gardening Summer. 7.00 News. 7.30 Restoration Home. 8.30 Upstairs Downstairs. 9.30 Rev. (M) 10.05 All In The Best Possible Taste. 10.50 Francis Bacon. 11.50 Movie: The Swimmer. (1968) (PG) 12.40 Movie: Long Day’s Journey Into Night. (1962) (PG)

6.00 News Breakfast.

10.00 Planet Science. 11.00 Best Of Landline. 12.00 Midday. 12.30 Restoration Home. 1.30 Meerkat Manor.

2.00 Waterloo Road. (PG) 2.50 Minuscule. 3.00 Children’s. 5.00 Eggheads.

5.30 Poh’s Kitchen. 6.00 Restoration Home. 7.00 News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 QI. (PG) 8.30 Country House Rescue. (M) 9.15 Dream Build. 9.30 Coniston. 10.25 News. 10.40 Bomb Squad.

11.35 Headhunters Of World War II. (M) 12.20 Movie: Night Of The Living Dead.

(1968) (M)

6.00 News Breakfast.

10.00 Planet Science.

11.00 Big Ideas. (PG) 12.00 Midday. 12.30 Country House Rescue.

1.30 Theatreland. 2.00 Waterloo Road. (PG) 2.50 Minuscule. 3.00 Children’s.

5.00 Eggheads. 5.30 Poh’s Kitchen. 6.00 Time Team. 6.50 Minuscule. 7.00 News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 QI. (PG) 8.30 New Tricks. 9.30 Next Stop Hollywood. 10.00 Myf Warhurst’s Nice. (PG) 10.30 News. 10.40 Teenage Meets Old Age. (PG) 11.40 Movie: The Beguiled. (1971) (M)

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6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 Morning Show: Summer. (PG) 10.00 Dr Oz. (PG) 11.00 Perfect Couples. (PG) 11.30 News.

12.00 Movie: Taken Away.

(1996) (PG) 2.00 Today Tonight. 2.30 Bush Doctors.

(PG) 3.00 Minute To Win It. (PG) 4.00 The Zoo. 4.30 News. 5.00 Price Is Right.

5.30 Deal Or No Deal. 6.00 News. 6.30 Today Tonight.

7.00 Border Security. (PG) 7.30 Cosentino: The Grand Illusionist. (PG) 8.30 Grimm.

(M) 9.30 Grimm. (M) 10.30 World’s Wildest Police Videos. (M) 11.30 Olivia Lee: Dirty, Sexy, Funny. (M) 12.00 Sons & Daughters.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 Morning Show: Summer. (PG) 10.00 Dr Oz. (PG) 11.00 Perfect Couples. (PG) 11.30 News.

12.00 Movie: Baby Brokers.

(1994) (PG) 2.00 Today Tonight. 2.30 Bush Doctors.

(PG) 3.00 Minute To Win It. (PG) 4.00 The Zoo. 4.30 News. 5.00 Price Is Right.

5.30 Deal Or No Deal.

6.00 News.

6.30 Today Tonight.

7.00 Border Security. (PG) 7.30 Motorway Patrol. (PG) 8.00 SCU: Serious Crash Unit. (PG) 8.30 Movie: A View To A Kill. (1985) (M) 11.05 Up All Night. (PG)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 Morning Show: Summer. (PG) 10.00 Dr Oz. (PG) 11.00 Perfect Couples. (PG) 11.30 News.

12.00 Movie: Medicine Man. (1992) (PG) 2.30 Today Tonight. 3.00 Minute To Win It. (PG) 4.00 The Zoo. 4.30 News. 5.00 Price Is Right. 5.30 Deal Or No Deal. 6.00 News.

6.30 Today Tonight.

7.00 Border Security. (PG) 7.30 Better Homes And Gardens Summer.

8.30 Movie: The Living Daylights. (1987) (PG) 11.20 Celebrity Juice.

(MA15+) 12.00 Movie: Asunder.

(1999) (M)

6.00 Shopping. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 Dr Oz. (PG) 11.00 Minute To Win It. (PG) 12.00 Ultimate Spider-Man. 12.30 ’70s Show. (PG) 1.00 Movie: Rebound. (2005) 3.00 Movie: Beethoven’s Big Break.

(2008) 5.00 NZ On A Plate.

5.30 Sydney Weekender.

6.00 News.

6.30 Movie: Bean. (1997) (PG) 8.30 Movie: Licence To Kill.

(1989) (M) 11.20 Celebrity Juice.

(MA15+) 12.00 Movie: Hey Hey It’s Esther Blueburger. (2008) (M)

6.00 Nopalea Wellness Challenge. 6.30 Shopping.

7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 Parenthood. (PG) 11.00 Parenthood. (PG) 12.00 Minute To Win It. (PG) 1.00 ’70s Show. (PG) 1.30 Movie: The Sandlot: Heading Home.

(2007) (PG) 3.30 The Air Show. 4.30 Better Homes And Gardens.

6.00 News.

6.30 Inside Queen Mary 2.

7.30 Border Patrol. (PG) 8.00 Coastwatch. (PG) 8.30 Bones. (M) 10.30 Nazi Hunters: Erich Priebke. (M) 11.30 Parking Wars. (PG) 12.00 Ships In The Coral.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 Dr Oz. (PG) 10.00 News. 10.30 Tennis. Australian Open.

Day 1. From Melbourne Park.

The world’s greatest tennis stars return to Melbourne Park for the opening Grand Slam of the year.

6.00 News.

6.30 Today Tonight.

7.00 Tennis.

Australian Open.

Day 1. Night session.

From Melbourne Park.

Hosted by Mark Beretta, with commentary from Bruce McAvaney, Jim Courier, Lleyton Hewitt and John Newcombe.

12.30 Shopping.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 Dr Oz. (PG) 10.00 News. 10.30 Tennis. Australian Open.

Day 2Park. Hosted by Mark Beretta, with commentary from Bruce McAvaney, Jim Courier, Lleyton Hewitt and John Newcombe.

6.00 News.

6.30 Today Tonight.

7.00 Tennis.

Australian Open. Day 2.

Night session. From Melbourne Park. Hosted

by Mark Beretta, with commentary from Bruce McAvaney, Jim Courier, Lleyton Hewitt and John Newcombe.

12.30 Shopping.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Mornings: Summer. (PG) 10.30 Adventures Of Old Christine.

(PG) 11.00 News. 12.00 Ellen DeGeneres. (PG) 1.00 The View. (PG) 2.00 Days Of Our Lives. (PG) 3.00 News Now. 4.00 Alive & Cooking. 4.30 News. 5.30 Hot Seat. 6.00 The WIN News Hour. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Big Bang Theory. (PG) 8.00 Big Bang Theory. (PG) 8.30 Movie: My Big Fat Greek Wedding.

(2002) (PG) 10.30 Anger Management. (M) 11.30 I Hate My Teenage Daughter.

(PG) 12.00 WIN News. 12.30 Take The Money And Run. (PG)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Mornings: Summer. (PG) 10.30 Adventures Of Old Christine.

(PG) 11.00 News. 12.00 Ellen DeGeneres. (PG) 1.00 The View. (PG) 2.00 Days Of Our Lives. (PG) 3.00 News Now. 4.00 Alive & Cooking. 4.30 News. 5.30 Hot Seat.

6.00 The WIN News Hour.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Getaway Summer.

(PG) 8.30 Person Of Interest.

(M) 9.30 To Be Advised.

11.30 I Hate My Teenage Daughter. (PG) 12.00 WIN News.

12.30 20/20.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Mornings: Summer. (PG) 10.00 Bill Engvall. (PG) 10.30 Adventures Of Old Christine.

(PG) 11.00 News. 12.00 Ellen DeGeneres. (PG) 1.00 The View. (PG) 2.00 Cricket. OneDay International. Australia v Sri Lanka. Game 1. Afternoon session. From the MCG. 6.00 News.

6.15 WIN News.

6.30 Cricket.

One-Day International.

Australia v Sri Lanka.

Game 1. Evening session.

From the MCG. 10.00 Movie: Tears Of The Sun. (2003) (M) 12.30 WIN News.

6.00 Bubble Guppies. 6.30 Dora. 7.00 Today. 10.00 Mornings: Summer. (PG) 11.00 F Troop. 11.30 Gilligan’s Island. 12.00 Fresh Prince. 12.30 The Middle.

(PG) 1.00 Horse Racing.

Magic Millions Carnival. 5.30 Getaway To The Goodlife.

(PG) 6.00 News.

6.30 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos: Summer.

(PG) 7.30 Movie: The Water Horse. (2007) (PG) 9.45 Movie: The Wedding Date. (2005) (M) 11.45 Movie: Strange Invaders. (1983) (PG)

6.00 Bubble Guppies. 6.30 Dora. 7.00 Today. 10.00 Surfing. Billabong Pro Tahiti.

Highlights; 10.30 Hurley Pro. Highlights. 11.00 Australian Fishing Championships.

11.30 F Troop. 12.00 Wildlife Man. (PG) 1.00 Golf. Jack Newton Celebrity Classic.

Highlights. 2.00 Cricket. OneDay International. Australia v Sri Lanka. Game 2. Afternoon session. From Adelaide Oval.

6.00 News. 6.30 Cricket.

One-Day International.

Australia v Sri Lanka. Game 2. Evening session. From Adelaide Oval. 10.00 Movie: Rush Hour 3. (2007) (M) 12.00 Nikita. (AV15+)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Mornings: Summer. (PG) 10.30 Adventures Of Old Christine.

(PG) 11.00 News. 12.00 Ellen DeGeneres. (PG) 1.00 The View. (PG) 2.00 Days Of Our Lives. (PG) 3.00 News Now. 4.00 Alive & Cooking.

4.30 News.

5.30 Hot Seat.

6.00 The WIN News Hour.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 RBT. (PG) 8.30 The Mentalist. (M) 9.30 CSI: Miami. (M) 10.30 CSI: Miami. (M) 11.30 Extra.

12.00 WIN News.

12.30 Nikita. (AV15+)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Mornings: Summer. (PG) 10.00 Bill Engvall. (PG) 10.30 Adventures Of Old Christine.

(PG) 11.00 News. 12.00 Ellen DeGeneres. (PG) 1.00 The View. (PG) 2.00 Days Of Our Lives. (PG) 3.00 News Now. 4.00 Alive & Cooking. 4.30 News. 5.30 Hot Seat.

6.00 The WIN News Hour.

7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Hamish & Andy’s Euro Gap Year. (PG) 8.30 Big Bang Theory. (PG) 9.30 2 Broke Girls. (M) 10.00 Two & A Half Men. (M) 10.30 Survivor. (PG) 11.30 Weeds. (MA15+)

7.00 Wurrawhy. 7.30 Ent. Tonight. (PG) 8.00 Insider.

8.30 Bold & The Beautiful.

9.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 9.30 Everyday Gourmet. 10.00 Love To Share Food. 11.00 Living Room. Final. (PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PG) 1.00 Drs. (PG) 2.00 Ready Steady Cook. (PG) 3.00 Judge Judy.

(PG) 3.30 Huey. 4.00 Totally Wild. 4.30 Bold & The Beautiful. 5.00 News. 6.00 Simpsons. 6.30 Project. 7.30 Wedding Band. (PG) 8.30 Movie: Never Been Kissed.

(1999) (PG) 10.40 Golden.

(PG) 11.10 Project.

6.00 CBS This Morning. 7.00 Wurrawhy. 7.30 Ent. Tonight.

8.00 Insider. 8.30 Bold & The Beautiful. 9.00 Judge Judy.

9.30 Everyday Gourmet.

10.00 Good Chef. 10.30 Love To Share Food. 11.00 Bondi Vet. 11.30 Bondi Rescue. 12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 Drs. 2.00 Ready Steady Cook. 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 Huey. 4.00 Scope. 4.30 Bold & The Beautiful. 5.00 News.

6.00 Simpsons. (PG) 6.30 Project. 7.30 15 Min Meals.

8.00 30 Min Meals. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. (M) 10.30 Golden. (PG) 11.00 Project.

7.00 Wurrawhy. (P) 7.30 Ent. Tonight. (PG) 8.00 Insider.

8.30 Bold & The Beautiful.

9.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 9.30 Everyday Gourmet. 10.00 Good Chef. 10.30 Baking Made Easy. 11.00 Bondi Vet. (PG) 11.30 Bondi Rescue.

(PG) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PG) 1.00 Drs. (PG) 2.00 Ready Steady Cook. (PG) 3.00 Judge Judy.

(PG) 3.30 Huey. Final. 4.00 Totally Wild. (C) 4.30 Bold & The Beautiful. 5.00 News.

6.00 Simpsons. 6.30 Project.

7.30 Living Room Summer.

(PG) 8.30 Movie: Avatar.

(2009) (M) 11.45 Project.

6.00 Working Below Zero.

7.00 Me And My Monsters.

7.30 Elephant Princess. 8.00 H2O. 8.30 Totally Wild. 9.00 Scope. 9.30 Scope. 10.00 Totally Wild. 10.30 Drs. (PG) 11.30 Radar. (PG) 12.00 Living Room Summer. (PG) 1.00 It’s A Knockout. (PG) 2.00 Ironman. Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain Series. Round 2. 5.00 News.

6.00 Simpsons. 6.30 David Attenborough: The Life Of Mammals. Final. (PG) 7.30 Bondi Vet. (PG) 8.00 Bondi Vet. (PG) 8.30 Graham Norton.

(M) 9.30 Movie: Kiss The Girls.

(1997) (M) 11.55 48 Hours. (M)

6.00 Religion. 7.00 Totally Wild. 7.30 Totally Wild. 8.00 Changing Views Of Africa.

9.00 Good Chef. 9.30 Good Chef. 10.00 Bolt Report.

Return. 10.30 Meet The Press. Return. 11.00 Losing It. (PG) 12.00 The Longest Day. (PG) 1.00 Escape With ET. 2.00 NBL. 36ers v Kings.

4.00 Everyday Gourmet.

4.30 Bolt Report. 5.00 News.

6.00 Simpsons. (PG) 6.30 Muppets All-Star Gala. (PG) 7.30 Modern Family. (PG) 8.30 Movie: Die Hard: With A Vengeance. (1995) (M) 11.05 Good Wife. (M)

7.00 Wurrawhy. 7.30 Ent. Tonight. 8.00 Insider. 8.30 Bold & The Beautiful. 9.00 Judge Judy. 9.30 Everyday Gourmet.

10.00 Good Chef. 10.30 Love To Share Food. 11.00 Bondi Vet. 11.30 Bondi Rescue.

12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 Drs. 2.00 Ready Steady Cook. 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Good Chef. Return. 4.00 Totally Wild.

4.30 Bold & The Beautiful.

5.00 News. 6.00 Simpsons.

6.30 Project. 7.30 Modern Family. 8.00 Ben & Kate. 8.30 Modern Family. 9.00 New Normal. 9.30 Hawaii Five-0.

10.30 Golden. 11.00 Project.

6.00 CBS This Morning. 7.00 Wurrawhy. 7.30 Ent. Tonight.

8.00 Insider. 8.30 Bold & The Beautiful. 9.00 Judge Judy.

9.30 Everyday Gourmet. 10.00 Good Chef. 10.30 Love To Share Food. 11.00 Bondi Vet. 11.30 Bondi Rescue. 12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 Drs. 2.00 Ready Steady Cook. 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 Good Chef. 4.00 Totally Wild. 4.30 Bold & The Beautiful. 5.00 News. 6.00 Simpsons. 6.30 Project. 7.30 15 Min Meals. 8.00 30 Min Meals. 8.30 NCIS. 9.30 NCIS: LA. 10.30 Golden. 11.00 Project. 12.00 Saving Grace.

6.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 The Buddha. 2.00 Oz And Hugh Raise The Bar. (PG) 3.00 France 24 International News.

3.30 Al Jazeera. 4.00 Journal. 4.30 PBS NewsHour.

5.30 Dakar Rally. Stage 4.

Highlights.

6.00 Italian Food Safari.

6.30 News.

7.30 Secrets Of Our Living Planet: The Emerald Band.

8.30 Venice 24/7.

9.35 Welcome To India.

10.40 News.

11.15 Movie: The Magician.

(2005) (MA15+)

6.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 Food Lovers’ Guide. 1.30 Weird Or What? (PG) 2.30 Parent Rescue. 3.00 France 24 International News. 3.30 Al Jazeera. 4.00 Journal. 4.30 PBS NewsHour. 5.30 Dakar Rally. Stage 5. Highlights.

6.00 Italian Food Safari. 6.30 News. 7.30 How To Cook Like Heston. 8.00 Island Feast. 8.30 Exploring China: A Culinary Adventure. 9.35 One Born Every Minute. Final.

(M) 10.30 News. 11.05 More Sex Please, We’re British.

(MA15+) 12.00 Movie: Lemming. (2005) (M)

6.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 Food Lovers’ Guide. 1.30 The Nest. (PG) 2.30 Angels In New York. 3.00 France 24 International News. 3.30 Al Jazeera. 4.00 Journal. 4.30 PBS NewsHour. 5.30 Dakar Rally. Stage 6. Highlights.

6.00 Italian Food Safari. 6.30 News. 7.30 Monty Halls’ Island Escape. (PG) 8.35 When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions: The Shuttle.

(PG) 9.30 As It Happened: Apocalypse – The Rise Of Hitler. (M) 10.30 News. 11.05 Movie: Her Whole Life Ahead Of Her. (2008) (M)

6.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 The Infernal Comedy. (PG) 2.45 The Chopin Etudes. 2.50 In Their Own Words. (PG) 3.55 Black Cab Sessions USA. (PG) 4.25 The Chopin Etudes. 4.30 PBS NewsHour.

5.30 Dakar Rally. Stage 7.

Highlights.

6.00 My Family Feast.

6.30 News.

7.30 Arctic With Bruce Parry: Greenland. (PG) 8.30 Hunted. Final. (M) 9.35 Real Humans. (M) 10.45 Movie: The Orphanage. (2007) (MA15+)

6.00 WorldWatch. 8.30 PopAsia. 10.30 Football Asia.

11.00 FIFA Futbol Mundial.

11.30 Speedweek. 1.00 Jayco Herald Sun Tour 2013: Review. 2.00 Cycling.

National Road Champs. Elite Men’s Road Race. 5.00 Cycling Central. 5.30 Dakar Rally. Stage 8. Highlights.

6.00 Thalassa: On Location In Savannah. 6.30 News.

7.30 Lost Worlds: The Vikings. (PG) 8.30 Dirty Business: How Mining Made Australia. (PG) 9.35 Food Inc. (PG) 11.20 Movie: Zelary.

(2003) (M)

6.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 Movie: Blue Gate Crossing.

(2002) (PG) 2.30 Closing The Gap On Chronic Disease.

3.00 France 24 International News. 3.30 Al Jazeera. 4.00 Journal. 4.30 FIFA Futbol Mundial. 5.00 PopAsia. 5.30 Dakar Rally. Stages 1 to 8.

Highlights.

6.00 Italian Food Safari.

6.30 News.

7.35 MythBusters. (PG) 8.35 Derren Brown: Apocalypse. (M) 9.35 RocKwiz. (PG) 10.30 News.

11.00 World Game.

6.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 Miniseries: Les Misérables.

(2000) (PG) 2.50 Birthday Boy. 3.00 France 24 International News. 3.30 Al Jazeera. 4.00 Journal. 4.30 PBS NewsHour. 5.30 Dakar Rally. Stage 9. Highlights.

6.00 Italian Food Safari.

6.30 News.

7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG) 8.35 Extreme ER. (M) 9.30 Coppers: I Love Nicking People. (MA15+) 10.30 News.

11.00 Movie: The Maid.

(2009) (M)

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wednesday 6.00 News Breakfast. 10.00 Planet Science. 11.00 Big Ideas. 12.00 Midday. 12.30 Press Club. 1.30 Can We Help? 2.00 Waterloo Road.

(PG) 3.00 Children’s. 5.00 Eggheads. 5.30 Poh’s Kitchen. 6.00 People’s Supermarket. (PG) 6.45 Dream Build. 7.00 News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 QI. (PG) 8.30 Crossfire Hurricane. (M) 10.25 Life’s Too Short.

Final. (M) 10.55 News.

11.05 Spooks. (M) 12.05 Blue Murder. (M) 12.55 Durham County. (M)

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Wednesday January 9, 2013

Santa’s Little Helpers set world record On Christmas day in Cooma, a group of volunteers gathered at St Andrews’s church hall to provide Christmas dinner for others with no family or friends to dine with.

The inspiration of Karen Snowden, the dinner was sponsored by many local businesses, with other volunteers on hand to cook and serve the meal. Ms Snowden had been working on the project for most of the year and was delighted with the response from local businesses which not only donated food, etc, but in the case of the Lott, also did most of the cooking.

A highlight of the day was the setting of a new world record for a Christmas Cake. This was made by Ms Snowden and record keeper David Thompson was on hand to record the occasion and apply for the record to be accepted.

Ms Snowden is working on the 2013 event now and would like to thank the following for their help in making the day a success: Val Markee, Joe Markee, Wendy and Jackson Reed, Brenda Stewart, Tim, Tammy, Chey and Matilda Lawler, Richard and Lainie Lawson, Hazel McKenzie Kay, Libby Stewart, Kylie, Alanah, Mia, Taylor Hain; Business support

- The Lott – Matt and Adam, Alpine Milk and Juice, Monaro Milk and Juice, The Fabric Salon, Hall of Fabrics, Pages of Life, Birdsnest, Jenny Evans Snowliner Coaches, Cooma Ex-Service’s Club, McDonalds, Leanne Mogford, Michels Patisserie in Weston Creek, JJ’s Seafood – Fyshwick, Wissems – Fyshwick, Crust Bakery and BakehouseFyshwick, Deli Planet, Let’s go Nuts and Fudge and Food, Community Bus, Woolworths, Coles, Sandi’s Hot bake, The

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Pastry Box, David Rozdal, St Vinnies, Barnardos, Thea Phillips, Elizabeth – Peppermint Slice lady, Sarah Nisbet, the two men that came on Christmas Day with a ham they had won, Rosemary Boeren, Cooma Rotary, and Elaine Schofield.

Sponsor for World Record Attempt, Roses Restaurant .

Pictured bottom left, the record winning Christmas cake with Karen Snowden and record keeper David Thompson.

Guests and helpers at the buffet table.

The children at the dinner after they had eaten the cake.

Jindabyne’s past on display Gathered together a selection of interesting photos from Jindabyne’s past dating back to the early 1900s is currently on display at the Snowy Region Visitors Centre. The images are from the extensive photographic digitalised collection of the Jindabynebased Snowy Alpine Historical Society.

The Society’s incoming president, historian Mrs Rosemary StewartBeardsley envisages a number of projects to be undertaken, however the main focus of the Society currently is to gather material on Snowy River Shire residents who participated in the “The Men From Snowy River March” which began in Delegate in January

1916 and finished in Goulburn.

The research is being funded by a $1,000 grant from the Department of Environment and Heritage.

If you have any information on the March, the Society would be grateful to know about it. Society members Mrs Stewart-Beardsley can be contacted on 02 6456 2279, email msb.13@gmail.com, or Mrs Greta Jones on 02 6356 2352, email mowenbah@snowy.net.au.

Snowy Alpine Heritage Society members, Mrs Greta Jones and Mrs Rosemary Stewart-Beardsley, talk to Mrs Colleen Rymer of Kiama about the display of Jindabyne’s past at the Snowy Region Visitors Centre.

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Artists will be performing in both public venues and in intimate dining environments at various restaurants in the village, around the village square, at the top of the mountain in Eagles Nest Restaurant and even poolside at the Thredbo Alpine Hotel.

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Wednesday January 9, 2013

Claire’s Carousel Welcome, readers to Claire’s Carousel where I invite you to join me as I explore some of the social events and community happenings in our region.

If you would like to tell me of your special outings or have community events coming up please phone me on 64523137, mobile 0434352992 or email spray5@ optusnet.com.au

Thank You

A big thank you is being sent to the Harmony Chorus for their many performances over the Christmas/ New Year period thus bringing much joy to the audiences.

Some of the venues they performed at were – Sir William Hudson Nursing Home, Yallambee Hostel, the Cooma Gaol also an evening of carols.

The group consists of approximately 20 members and

give freely of their time to entertain have a lot to offer – a treat for our students. others.

An “off Grid power generation Raglan Gallery infrastructure, integrating a 1936 Coming Events Hydro Pelton Wheel with state The Gallery is looking very of the art battery and inverter beautiful filled with Summerfest systems” is on display. “goodies” and Art Work in Beautiful Horses Miniature, beautifully done.

For those of you that visited February/March is the Lions Snowy Hydro Exhibition which the showjumping festival at the begins on the 10th of February showground last week, you would and finishes Sunday March have been thrilled with the jumping 3. Application forms are now and the beautiful horses, not to mention the dressage – just perfect! available.

This event is sponsored by Visitors are also welcome to browse around the well cared for Cosmex Coffee and organised Monari Equestrian Association. and beautiful garden.

On chatting to the performers Invitation From they tell me they love coming to Yarrangobily Caves Cooma and were represented from A must for our tourists – discover all states excluding West Australia geology.

For bookings and and Northern Territory. enquiries please phone 64549597.

It appears this will be and annual The Caves are magnificent and event.

Cooma’s New Year bub The first baby born at Cooma Maternity Hospital for 2013 was Luna Nassar, who arrived at 3.39pm on New Year’s Day. Luna weighed 3.345kgs and was 50.5cms long. Her proud parents are Violet and Michael Nassar. Luna has an older sister, Lirin, who is two this month.

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Terrence’s Oversnow & ATV Sales and Services specialises in small engine services, snowmobiles, quad bikes, mowers, small earthmoving, dirt bikes, and horse float servicing.

Terrence and Dan are local boys and know how to look after their customers, not only can they service your small engines they have a large range of Polaris quads and side by sides, Yamaha snowmobiles, Argo ATV’s, Murray and Grasshopper mowers For Sale.

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Jindabyne’s annual Irish Festival Jindabyne will echo to the sound of the pipes when the 12th annual Irish Festival kicks off on Friday, January 25 for a weekend of Gaelic revelry.

The weekend will include dancing, Gaelic football, hurling and a host of other activities that celebrate the contribution the Irish have made to our local culture.

Originally the event was held as an Irish Reunion in 1999, in conjunction with the 50th Snowy Reunion a week earlier. Attendees came from Ireland, Canada, America, New Zealand and all the Australian States for the event.

The event was never intended to be an annual occasion however it was so successful that the original committee of John McLoughlin, Harry Cummins and Arthur Costello found themselves with a profit of

$6,000 following total cost of $6070,000 covered through the sale of raffle tickets and a lot of people making donations including the Gaelic Athletic Associations of Melbourne and Sydney.

It was decided then to erect the memorial Harp in memory of the Irish men who worked and died on the Snowy Scheme. With the encouragement of the Irish Ambassador and Jock Fitzgerald of Melbourne and Sydney organisers, the Harp was unveiled 12 months later at the second Jindabyne Irish Festival. Today the annual Jindabyne Festival is recognised by the Australian National Irish Festivals Events Committee.

Picture left: Irish dancing at Nugget’s Crossing.Pictured above; Gaelic footy.

Picture above: the ladies Gaelic football last year. Pictured below: traditional dancing.

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Januar y 9–15 thursday

6.00pm Children’s. 6.30 In The Night Garden. 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 7.30 Mega Builders. 8.15 Whisker Wars.

8.40 My Big Fat Operation.

New. (PG) 9.30 Russell Brand: From Addiction To Recovery. (M) 10.30 Red Dwarf. (PG) 11.00 How Sex Works: The First Time. (M)

6.00pm Children’s.

8.30 Pramface. (M) 9.00 Warehouse Comedy Festival. (MA15+) 9.30 Portlandia. (M) 9.55 This Is Jinsy.

10.20 Red Dwarf.

10.50 The Young Ones.

(PG) 11.25 Misfits. (MA15+) 12.10am Misfits: Strung Out. (M) 12.20 Gavin & Stacey. (PG)

6.00pm Children’s.

7.30 Mega Builders. (PG) 8.30 How Sex Works: Playing The Field.

(M) Part 2 of 3.

9.30 Ladyboys. (M) 10.15 Red Dwarf. (PG) 10.45 This Is Jinsy.

11.10 Pramface. (M) 11.40 Commercial Kings.

(PG) 12.05am Friday Night Lights. (PG)

6.00pm Children’s.

7.00 Spicks And Specks.

(PG) 7.30 The True Story. (PG) 8.30 Russell Brand: From Addiction To Recovery. (M) 9.30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg Of The Year. (M) 10.20 Red Dwarf. (PG) 12.50 Real Families: The Man Who Loved The Number 12. (PG)

6.00pm Children’s.

7.00 Spicks And Specks.

(PG) 7.30 My Big Fat Operation.

(PG) 8.30 Louis Theroux: Extreme Love – Autism.

9.30 The Best Of Sunday Best: Number 9. (M) 11.20 Hell On Wheels. New. (MA15+) 12.05am A Boy Called Alex.

6.00pm Children’s.

7.00 Spicks And Specks.

7.30 Mega Builders.

8.30 Louis Theroux: Extreme Love – Dementia. (PG) 9.30 Hell On Wheels. (M) 10.10 Red Dwarf. (PG) 10.45 The True Story: Braveheart.

11.30 Whisker Wars.

11.55 Breaking Bad. (M) 12.45am Swingtown. (M)

6.00pm Children’s. 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 7.30 Mega Builders. 8.15 Commercial Kings. (PG) 8.40 Alone In The Wild: Joe Pasquale. (PG) 9.30 Misfits. (M) 10.15 Misfits: Strung Out. (M) 10.25 Red Dwarf. (PG) 10.55 Ladyboys. (M) 11.45 The Real Filth Fighters. (PG)

6.05pm The Avengers.

Final.

6.30 Horrible Histories.

7.00 Mal.com.

7.10 Big Babies.

7.30 Total Drama World Tour.

7.55 Almost Naked Animals.

8.05 Legend Of Dick & Dom. 8.35 Good Game: SP. 9.00 Close.

6.05pm Star Wars: Clone Wars. (PG) 6.30 Horrible Histories.

Final.

7.00 Deadly 60.

7.30 Total Drama World Tour.

7.55 Almost Naked Animals.

8.05 Legend Of Dick & Dom. 8.35 Good Game: SP. 9.00 Close.

6.00pm Bugged.

6.05 Star Wars: Clone Wars.

6.30 Prank Patrol Road Trip.

7.00 Dani’s House.

7.30 Prank Patrol.

7.55 Kaeloo.

8.05 Legend Of Dick & Dom. 8.35 Good Game: SP. Australian video game scene news.

9.00 Close.

6.25pm Prank Patrol.

6.50 Aquabats!

7.15 Kaeloo.

7.25 Good Game: SP. 7.50 You’re Skitting Me. 8.15 Voltron: Defender Of The Universe.

8.40 Black Panther.

(PG) T’Challa travels to Egypt and encounters a member of the X-Men. 9.00 Close.

6.10pm Children’s.

6.20 Grizzly Tales For Gruesome Kids.

6.30 Horrible Histories.

7.00 Wolverine & The X-Men. 7.25 Bitcom And The Oblivion Ray! 8.15 ABC3 Birthday Special. (PG) 8.30 Ouran High School Host Club. Final. (PG) 8.55 Dukes Of Broxstonia.

6.05pm Star Wars: Clone Wars.

6.30 Prank Patrol Road Trip.

7.00 Bushwhacked!

7.30 Total Drama World Tour.

7.50 Almost Naked Animals.

8.05 Legend Of Dick & Dom. 8.35 Good Game: SP. 9.00 Close.

6.00pm Bugged.

6.05 Star Wars: Clone Wars. (PG) 6.30 Prank Patrol Road Trip.

7.00 Horrible Histories.

7.30 Total Drama: Revenge Of The Island.

7.50 Almost Naked Animals.

8.05 Legend Of Dick & Dom. 8.35 Good Game: SP. 9.00 Close.

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6.00pm Crocodile Hunter Diaries. (PG) 6.30 Downsize My Pet. 7.00 Royal Upstairs Downstairs.

7.30 Tennis. APIA International. Night 4.

From Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre.

11.00 The Bill. (M) 12.00am Hale & Pace. (M) 12.30 Designing Women.

(PG)

6.00pm Crocodile Hunter Diaries. (PG) 6.30 Downsize My Pet. 7.00 Royal Upstairs Downstairs.

7.30 Tennis.

APIA International. Night 5.

From Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre.

11.00 The Bill.

12.00am Hale & Pace. (M) 12.30 Designing Women.

(PG)

6.00pm Crocodile Hunter Diaries. (PG) 6.30 Downsize My Pet. 7.00 Royal Upstairs Downstairs.

7.30 Tennis.

APIA International. Night 6.

From Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre.

11.00 Downsize Me. (PG) 12.00am Hale & Pace. (M) 12.30 Designing Women.

(PG)

6.30pm The Last Lioness.

7.30 Tennis.

APIA International.

Night 7. From Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre. Hosted by Hamish McLachlan and Todd Woodbridge, with commentary by Sam Smith, Kerryn Pratt, Geoff Masters and Rennae Stubbs.

10.30 McCallum. (M) 12.30am Hale & Pace. (M)

6.30pm Bargain Hunt.

7.30 Country Calendar.

(PG) 8.00 Britain’s Empty Homes. New. (PG) 8.40 Escape To The Country.

9.50 60 Min Makeover.

10.50 Homes Under The Hammer.

12.00am Movie: The House Sitter.

(2007) (M)

6.00pm Tennis. Australian Open. Day 1. Night session.

From Melbourne Park.

7.00 Royal Upstairs Downstairs.

7.40 Heartbeat. (PG) 8.45 Movie: Sophie’s Choice. (1982) (M) Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline.

12.00am Mad About You. (PG) 12.30 Who’s The Boss?

(PG)

6.00pm Tennis. Australian Open. Day 2. Night session.

7.00 Royal Upstairs Downstairs.

7.40 Mothers Do ’Ave ’Em. (PG) 8.20 Keeping Up Appearances. (PG) 9.00 60 Min Makeover.

10.00 The Cult. (M) 11.00 House Dr. 12.00am Mad About You. (PG)

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6.00pm Pimp My Ride. (PG) 6.30 Seinfeld. (PG) 7.30 Cities Of The Underworld: City Of Caves: Budapest. (PG) 8.30 Hardcore Pawn. (M) 9.00 Hardcore Pawn. (M) 9.30 American Pickers.

(PG) 10.30 American Pickers.

(PG) 11.00 Trouble In Paradise.

(M)

6.00pm Pimp My Ride. (PG) 6.30 Seinfeld. (PG) 7.30 Turtleman. (PG) 8.00 Gator Boys. (PG) 9.00 Swamp People. (PG) As a severe storm approaches, the hunters are preparing for the worst.

10.00 Operation Repo. (M) 10.30 Lizard Lick Towing.

(M) 11.30 Crank Yankers.

(MA15+)

6.00pm Pimp My Ride. (PG) 6.30 Building The Interstate. (PG) 7.30 Megalightning. (PG) 8.30 Warehouse 13. (M) Fargo becomes trapped in a video game inspired by Warehouse 13.

9.30 Alphas. (M) 11.30 Jail. (M) 12.00am Blokesworld.

(MA15+) 12.30 Sexy Ads. (MA15+)

6.00pm Pimp My Ride. (PG) 6.30 Challenging Niagara.

(PG) 7.30 Super Factories: UPS. (PG) 8.30 Full Throttle Saloon.

(M) 9.30 Full Throttle Saloon.

(M) 10.30 Movie: The Descent.

(2005) (AV15+) Shauna Macdonald.

12.30am Sexy Ads. (MA15+)

6.00pm Pimp My Ride. (PG) 6.30 Mythbusters: Vacuum Toilet/Biscuit Bullet/ Falling Lawyer. (PG) 7.30 World’s Deadliest Roads. (PG) 8.30 Bomb Patrol: Afghanistan: The Road Of Blood. (M) 9.30 Movie: Legionnaire.

(1998) (M) 11.30 Movie: Dark Water.

(2005) (M)

6.00pm Pimp My Ride. (PG) 6.30 Seinfeld. (PG) 7.00 Seinfeld. (PG) 7.30 Bid America! (PG) 8.00 Hollywood Treasure.

(PG) 8.30 Pawn Stars. (PG) 9.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 9.30 Cash Cowboys. (PG) 10.30 Cash Cowboys. (PG) 11.30 Banged Up Abroad.

(M) 12.30am Warehouse 13. (M)

6.00pm Pimp My Ride. (PG) 6.30 Seinfeld. (PG) 7.00 Seinfeld. (PG) 7.30 MythBusters. (PG) 8.30 Family Guy. (M) 9.00 Family Guy. (M) 9.30 American Dad! (M) 10.00 Family Guy. (M) 10.30 American Dad! (M) 11.00 American Dad! (M) 11.30 Sports Disasters. (M) 12.30am Blokesworld.

(MA15+)

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6.00pm Total Wipeout UK. (PG) 7.00 The Middle. (PG) 7.30 Prehistoric Park. (PG) 8.30 Big Bang Theory.

(PG) 9.00 The Inbetweeners.

(MA15+) 9.30 Movie: Police Academy. (1984) (M) 11.30 Two & A Half Men. (M) 12.00am Conan. (M)

6.00pm Total Wipeout UK. (PG) 7.00 The Middle. (PG) 7.30 Big Bang Theory. (PG) 8.00 Big Bang Theory. (PG) 8.30 Big Trouble In Thailand. (M) 9.30 Movie: Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment. (1985) (M) 11.10 Two & A Half Men. (M) 12.00am Conan. (M)

7.30pm Movie: Meet Dave. (2008) (PG) Eddie Murphy, Elizabeth Banks, Gabrielle Union.

9.20 Movie: Wildcats.

(1986) (M) Goldie Hawn, James Keach, Swoosie Kurtz, Woody Harrelson.

11.30 Two & A Half Men. (M) 12.00am Conan. (M)

6.00pm Two & A Half Men. (PG) 6.30 The Cube.

7.30 Movie: Nine To Five.

(1980) (PG) Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton, Dabney Coleman.

9.50 Movie: Police Academy 3: Back In Training. (1986) (PG) 11.30 Two & A Half Men. (M) 12.00am Conan. (M)

7.30pm Big Bang Theory.

(PG) 8.00 Big Bang Theory. (PG) 8.30 Mike & Molly. (PG) Victoria is arrested for failure to pay parking fines.

9.00 Mike & Molly. (M) 9.30 Movie: Red Hill. (2010) (AV15+) Ryan Kwanten, Steve Bisley, Tommy Lewis, Claire van der Boom.

11.30 Camelot. (M) 12.30am Alcatraz. (M)

6.00pm Total Wipeout UK. (PG) 7.00 The Middle. (PG) 7.30 Top Gear. (PG) 9.00 Worst Case Scenario.

(M) 9.30 Movie: xXx: The Next Level. (2005) (M) Willem Dafoe, Samuel L. Jackson.

11.40 Two & A Half Men. (PG) 12.00am Park Street. (M) 12.30 Fringe. (M)

6.00pm Total Wipeout UK. (PG) 7.00 The Middle. (PG) 7.30 Two & A Half Men. (PG) 8.30 Engaged And Underage.

9.30 Movie: Meet The Spartans. (2008) (M) 11.15 Two & A Half Men. (PG) 11.35 Nikita. (AV15+) 12.30am Fringe. (AV15+)

6.00pm Friends. (PG) 7.00 Send In The Dogs.

(PG) 7.30 Customs. (PG) 8.30 RPA. (PG) Gemma’s liver is failing, and a surgical team is assessing her husband’s offer to donate part of his liver to save her.

9.30 Cold Case. (M) 10.30 Without A Trace. (M) 11.30 Flashpoint. Final. (M) 12.30am Friends. (PG)

6.00pm Friends. (PG) 6.30 Friends. (PG) 7.00 Send In The Dogs.

(PG) 7.30 Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition. (PG) 8.30 Super Nanny. (PG) 9.30 Neighbours At War. (PG) 10.30 Picker Sisters. (PG) 11.30 Friends. (PG) 12.00am First Love, Second Chance. (PG)

6.00pm Friends. (PG) 6.30 Friends. (PG) 7.00 Send In The Dogs.

(PG) 7.30 Life In The Undergrowth: Intimate Relations.

8.30 Movie: Thelma & Louise. (1991) (M) Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis.

11.05 Friends. (PG) 11.30 Sensing Murder. (M) 12.30am Psychic TV. (PG)

6.30pm Secret Dealers.

(PG) 7.30 Antiques.

8.30 CSI: NY. (M) A Native American chief is shot on the subway.

9.30 CSI: Miami. (M) 10.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

(M) 11.30 Friends. (PG) 12.00am Psychic TV. (PG)

6.00pm To The Manor Born.

6.30 Antiques.

7.30 Selling Houses Abroad. (PG) 8.30 Movie: Frequency.

(2000) (M) Dennis Quaid, James Cavaziel.

11.00 Sensing Murder. (M) 12.00am Movie: Agatha Christie’s The Mirror Crack’d. (1980) (PG) Angela Lansbury.

6.00pm Friends. (PG) 6.30 Friends. (PG) 7.00 Send In The Dogs.

(PG) 7.30 Hoarding. (PG) 8.30 Super Nanny. (PG) 9.30 My Strange Addiction.

(PG) 10.00 My Strange Addiction. (M) 10.30 Hoarders. (PG) 11.30 Friends. (PG) 12.00am Super Nanny. (PG)

6.00pm Friends. (PG) 6.30 Friends. (PG) 7.00 Send In The Dogs.

(PG) 7.30 Zoo Juniors.

8.00 Zoo Juniors.

8.30 The Closer. (M) 9.30 Rizzoli & Isles.

(M) 10.30 The Mentalist.

(M) 11.30 Friends. (PG) 12.00am Hoarders. (PG)

6.00pm Fishing Addiction.

6.30 Get Smart. (PG) 7.00 Cops. (PG) 7.30 Black Gold. (PG) 8.30 Burn Notice. (M) Fiona and Sam come to the aid of a grieving woman who had her life savings stolen by a sleazy womaniser.

9.30 Burn Notice. (M) 10.30 Sons Of Anarchy.

(AV15+) 11.30 Prison Break. (M) 12.30am Fear Factor. (PG)

6.00pm Fishing Addiction.

6.30 Get Smart. (PG) 7.00 Cops. (PG) 7.30 Extreme Fishing. (PG) 8.30 Hell’s Kitchen USA. (M) The three finalists are challenged to create dishes from various parts of the world.

9.30 Hell’s Kitchen USA. Final. (M) 10.30 Brand X. (MA15+) 11.00 24. (M) 12.00am 24. (M)

6.00pm Fishing Addiction.

6.30 Get Smart. (PG) 7.00 Cops. (PG) 7.30 Frontiers Of Construction.

8.30 Law & Order: SVU. (M) A elderly woman is found tied up and assaulted, and her apartment robbed.

9.30 NBL. Round 14.

Hawks v Taipans.

11.30 Fear Factor. (PG) 12.30am Compete For The Meat. (M)

6.00pm Get Smart.

(PG) 6.30 Meteorite Men. 7.30 M*A*S*H. (PG) 8.00 M*A*S*H. (PG) 8.30 Movie: The Wrestler.

(2008) (M) Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood.

10.45 48 Hours: Newtown.

(M) 11.45 Mafia’s Greatest Hits: Tony Spilotro. (M) 12.55am Omnisport.

6.00pm Gator 911. (PG) 6.30 Master Of Disaster: Blast Force. (PG) 7.30 Dangerous Drives.

(PG) 8.30 Bikie Wars: Brothers In Arms. (M) 9.30 Bikie Wars: Brothers In Arms. Final. (M) 10.30 Law & Order: SVU. (M) 11.30 Black Gold. (PG) 12.30am Compete For The Meat. (M)

6.00pm Fishing Addiction.

6.30 Get Smart. (PG) 7.00 Cops. (PG) 7.30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (PG) 8.30 Movie: Traitor. (2008) (M) Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Archie Panjabi.

10.55 Meteorite Men. 11.55 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (PG) 12.25am Whose Line Is It Anyway? (PG) 12.55 Omnisport.

6.00pm Fishing Addiction.

6.30 Get Smart. (PG) 7.00 Cops. (PG) 7.30 Undercover Boss Australia.

8.30 Cops. (M) 9.00 Cops. (M) 9.30 Mafia’s Greatest Hits: Vito Genovese. (M) 10.40 Breakout Kings.

(M) 11.40 Defying Gravity.

12.40am Compete For The Meat. (M)

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6.00pm Frasier. (PG) 6.30 Neighbours.

7.00 Raymond. (PG) 7.30 Simpsons. (PG) 8.00 Futurama. (PG) 8.30 Simpsons. (PG) 9.00 Futurama. (PG) 9.30 Cleveland Show. (M) 10.00 Bob’s Burgers.

(PG) 10.30 Frasier. (PG) 11.00 Frasier. (PG) 11.30 Late Late Show. (PG) 12.30am Ent. Tonight. (PG)

6.00pm Frasier.

6.30 Neighbours.

7.00 Raymond. (PG) 7.30 Raymond.

8.00 Raising Hope. (PG) 8.30 Star Trek: Next Gen. An accident leaves Geordi and Ro Laren invisible and intangible to the crew of Enterprise.

9.30 Star Trek: Next Gen. (PG) 11.30 Late Late Show. (PG) 12.30am Ent. Tonight. (PG)

6.00pm Frasier. (PG) 6.30 Neighbours.

7.00 Raymond.

7.30 So You Think You Can Dance.

(PG) 9.30 NZ’s Next Top Model.

(PG) 10.30 NZ’s Next Top Model. (PG) 11.30 Late Late Show.

(PG) 12.30am Ent. Tonight.

(PG)

6.00pm Sabrina.

(PG) 6.30 Becker.

(PG) 7.00 Raymond.

7.30 So You Think You Can Dance.

Final. (PG) 9.30 Star Trek: Voyager.

(PG) 10.30 Star Trek: Voyager.

(PG) 11.30 The Loop.

(PG)

6.00pm Sabrina. (PG) 6.30 Raymond. (PG) 7.00 Raymond. (PG) 7.30 Simpsons.

8.00 Futurama. (PG) 8.30 Futurama. (PG) 9.00 Cleveland Show.

(M) 9.30 Wilfred. (MA15+) 10.00 The Office. (PG) 10.30 Graham Norton.

11.30 Raymond. (PG) 12.00am Raymond. (PG) 12.30 Sabrina. (PG)

6.00pm Frasier. (PG) 6.30 Neighbours.

7.00 Raymond. (PG) 7.30 Futurama. (PG) 8.00 Futurama. (PG) 8.30 Movie: Cloverfield.

(2008) (M) Mike Vogel, Jessica Lucas, Lizzy Caplan.

10.10 Merlin. (PG) 11.10 Late Late Show. (PG) 12.00am Ent. Tonight.

(PG) 12.30 Insider.

6.00pm Frasier. (PG) 6.30 Neighbours.

7.00 Raymond.

7.30 Raymond.

8.00 Excused. (PG) 8.30 Excused. (PG) Hosted by Iliza Shlesinger.

9.00 Snog, Marry, Avoid?

(PG) 9.40 Being Lara Bingle.

(PG) 10.40 Skins.

11.40 Late Late Show. (PG) 12.30am Ent. Tonight. (PG)

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6.00pm Globe Trekker. (PG) 6.30 Sarah Wiener’s Culinary Adventures. (PG) 7.00 The Wild Chef. (PG) 7.30 The Story Of Science.

8.35 24 Hours In Emergency. (M) 9.30 The Story Of Film: (1918-1928) The Triumph of American Film.

10.35 Movie: Suddenly.

(2006) (M)

6.00pm Globe Trekker. (PG) 6.30 Sarah Wiener.

7.00 The Wild Chef. (PG) 7.30 Prohibition. (PG) 8.30 Dirty Business. (PG) Part 1 of 3.

9.35 The Story Of Film: (1918-1932) The Great Rebel Filmmakers.

10.45 Movie: Coco Chanel And Igor Stravinsky.

(2009) (MA15+)

6.00pm Globe Trekker. (PG) 6.30 Sarah Wiener’s Culinary Adventures.

7.05 The Wild Chef. (PG) 7.35 Brave New World With Stephen Hawking. (PG) 8.30 Carrier. (PG) 9.30 The Story Of Film: (1930s) The Great American Movie Genres.

10.40 Movie: Blue Swallow.

(2005) (M)

6.00pm At The Table With….

6.30 Food Additives: An Edible Adventure.

(PG) 7.30 New York: Cosmopolis (1919-1931).

(PG) 8.30 The Young Montalbano.

10.25 Movie: Borderline.

(2008) (MA15+)

6.00pm Rescue 117. Final.

6.30 The Supersizers Go… Victorian. (PG) 7.30 The Family UK. (PG) 8.30 The Doors: Mr Mojo Risin’. (PG) 9.40 SOS. (MA15+) 10.40 Movie: Seven Samurai. (1954) (PG) Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Tsushima, Yukiko Shimazaki.

6.00pm China 21: Chinese Chaplins.

6.30 Sarah Wiener’s Culinary Adventures.

7.05 The Wild Chef. (PG) 7.35 Rex In Rome. (PG) 8.35 Doc Martin France.

9.30 World Game.

10.30 Warriors: Shogun.

(AV15+) 11.30 Movie: Amreeka.

(2009) (M)

6.00pm Globe Trekker. (PG) 6.30 Sarah Wiener’s Culinary Adventures.

7.00 The Wild Chef. (PG) 7.30 Empire: Making Ourselves At Home. (PG) 8.30 Nazi Hunters. New. (M) 9.30 The Story Of Film: (1939-1952) The Devastation of War. 10.40 Movie: The Girl On The Train. (2009) (M)

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Monaro Wool Services - Ph: 6452 4494 Monaro Wool Services continues to strive to offer ongoing service and commitment to their wool clients across the Monaro.

With burgeoning demand for sheep meats and a solid wool price, the attractive nature of a sheep and wool package is something that is getting the attention of many growers and producers.

Mixed joinings to both cross breeds and merinos has seen sheep flocks undergo some changes in their breeding patterns and with a better season and likelihood of more lambs on the ground, Monaro Wool Services are hoping for an increase in production and numbers over the coming year.

With the linkages to the Shute Bell wool broking group and service resources that these contacts provide, Monaro Wool Services is looking forward to servicing and trading with their clients over the coming wool season.

Commodity prices for many rural exports were affected by global economic conditions over the last 18 months, however returns from sheep and wool are helping to set a platform for woolgrowers and sheep breeders across the Monaro. With wool stores and depots at Cooma, Bombala, Queanbeyan, Bega and Gunning, Monaro Wool Services are well placed to provide service and

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Monaro Wool Services offers a full range of wool handling and selling options with on-farm clip and oddment purchases, store door and shed purchases and full auction catalogue marketing.

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41 Holland Rd, Polo Flat PO Box 46 Cooma 2630 P: 02 6452 3360 F: 02 6452 3422 M: 0428 360 637 E: summitsmash@bigpond.com

Cooma Sand & Concrete Pty Ltd

Quality assured at Snowy Sheds!!!

Local builder Steve Case and his wife Julianne are the owners of Snowy Sheds. At 9 Polo Flat Road Cooma they have several display sheds as well as a display house on the site.

Snowy Sheds is the local distributor for Fair Dinkum Sheds and Bushman’s Tanks. They offer garages, American barns, industrial/commercial, Quaker barns, carports, farm sheds and shed homes.

Steve is also a proud builder of the Kitome range.

They use multibuild software with 3D display, instant quoting and design. They are a one stop for design, council approval, slab, kit and construction. Sheds and homes are snow and wind rated for each site.

Snowy sheds are a member of HIA and the Australian Steel Institute. They offer you a stress free service from start to finish.

Because Steve has over 20 years in the building trade, all of his sheds, not to mention homes, are built to the highest standards possible.

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• Concrete • Earthmoving • Gravels • Heavy Haulage • Plant Hire • Roadbase • Sand and Soils • Truck Hire • Water Tanker

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Wool Marketing - Not just wool selling

Wool Buyers & Wool Brokers Office & Wool Store 54-56 Polo Flat Road, Cooma NSW 2630 Phone: 6452 4494 Fax: 6452 4464 or Ben: 0428 445 064

Bombala Woolstore Cnr Forbes & Badgery Street, Bombala NSW 2630 Fridays 9am - 5pm

Phone: 6458 3720

Suppliers of bulk and cylinder LP gas for commercial or domestic applications servicing the Monaro and the Snowy Mountains For appliance sales Jindabyne Plumbing Supplies Lot 23 Baggs Rd Leesville, Jindabyne 6456 1842

Mobile: 0413 133 681 Phone: 6452 7833 Fax: 6452 7933

Quality Construction Material Suppliers

When it comes to clean, efficient energy... you can’t beat

Phone: 131 161

QUALITY KITCHENS, LAUNDRIES, VANITIES & WARDROBES

www.elgas.com.au For appliance sales Cooma Plumbing Supplies Cnr Commissioner & Bradley Sts, Cooma 6452 2559

1 Kaiser Street, Polo Flat

All Types of Spray Painting From Touch-up to Full Resprays Specialising in Baked Enamel Finishes Windscreens Fitted

Ph 6452 1568 Fax 6452 2307 Carlaminda Rd, Cooma

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Unlike most insurers, GIO Home and Contents Insurance gives you automatic cover for flood damage, including flash floods, storms and rising rivers, as well as flooding from dishwashers and hot water systems, burst pipes, tsunamis and more.

Servicing all area’s across the Monaro

Visit your local GIO Agent at 51 Vale Street, Cooma NSW 2630 or call 6452 3474.

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Individual private lessons tailored to suit your goals.

• Carpet & Upholstery steam clean • Window cleaning

COOMA SCHOOL OF MUSIC

• Domestic & Commercial Cleaning • Hard floor strip & seal

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

Shop 2 Parkview Arcade 123 Sharp Street COOMA

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

All types of Headstones and Monuments

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BOMBALA-CAMBALONG-ANDO-BIBBENLUKE-MILA ANNUAL SHEEP CIRCUIT SALE DAY 1 - WEDNESDAY 30TH JANUARY Sale 1 250 250 800 650 Sale 2 500 220 500 230 Sale 3 350 700 Sale 4 100 Sale 5 200 70 150 90 Sale 6 100 Sale 7 150 Sale 8 200 250 1200

Windana Yards A/c Haslingden Past Co 1st X Ewe lambs 1st X Wth lambs, unshn M/W Weaners, unshn M/E, 5yrs, Jan shn Inglewood bld Lansdowne Yards A/c Tintagel Past Co 1st X Ewe Lambs 1st X Ewes, 1½yrs 1st X Wth Lambs M/W, 1½yrs Springvale Yards A/c JJ & DB Hood M/E, 6yrs, Dec shn M/W, 2yrs, Dec shn Springvale bld Cumbamurra Yards A/c MA & RL Stewart 1st X Ewe Lambs, unshn, crutched, vacc Cascade Yards A/c JM Power & KA Talbot 1st X Ewes, 5yrs, joined to Poll Dorset Rams 1st X Ewes, 6yrs, Aug shn M/W lambs, Sept drop, msld, vacc Corella bld M/E, 6yrs, Aug shn, Corella/Tombong bld Lika Yards A/c JM & KA Brownlie 1st X Ewes, 1yr Private Sale 20 B/L Rams Hayshed Yards A/c B Brunton 1st X Ewes, 1 yr, Dec shn Redcliff Yards A/c EH & AM Kater 1st X Ewe lambs, Jan shn, Sired by Maternal Lamb Pro rams M/E, 1½yrs, msld, Jan shn M/W, 1½yrs, msld, Jan shn, scabby mouthed scratched, Hazeldean/SRS bld (approx 15%)

Cars to leave office @ 9:40am BUYERS: Times are approximate only

LUNCH Sale 9 250 400

Redcliff Wooldshed Allawah Yards A/c Dungaree Past Co 1st X Ewe lambs, unshn Gudair vacc M/E, 5yrs, Aug shn, Roseville Park/Tara park bld

Sale 10 Bull Sale Yards A/c South Bukalong Past Co 500 mixed sex White Suffolk lambs Sale 11 Corella Yards A/c Corella Past Co 250 1st X Ewe lambs 250 M/W lambs, unshn 250 M/E, 6 yrs, Corella bld Sale 12 Byamba Yards A/c Miralai Past Co 400 1st X Ewe lambs 400 M/W lambs Sale 13 Kuringai Yards A/c Ibisberg Pty Ltd 90 1st X lambs, 10 months 100 1st X Ewes, 1yr 500 M/W Weaners, unshn, msld, drenched 280 M/W, 1yr Dec shn 400 M/E 6yrs, GSM, Dec shn Sale 14 Cashmore Yards A/c RJ Stewart 220 1st X Ewe lambs4 Sale 15 Khalassa Yards A/c MA & MA Platts 150 1st X Ewe lambs, Dec shn 180 M/E, 6yrs, GSM, Jun Shn Inglewood bld 325 M/W lambs, Inglewood bld, unshn Aug/Sept drop, msld, Clik & dbl vacc

DAY 2 - THURSDAY 31ST JANUARY Sale 1 180 Sale 2 210 32 200 Sale 3 150 580 Sale 4 300 Sale 5 200 280 500 Sale 6 345 350 220 Sale 7 1000 200 Sale 8 100

Coolumbooka Yards A/c G & C Hillyer M/W, 1yrs, Dec shn, Corella/Round Plain bld Pipeclay Springs Yards A/c Pipeclay Springs Past 1st X Ewes lambs, Nov shn 1½yr 1st X Ewes, Nov shn A/c Peter Knox 1st X Ewe lambs, Dec shn Cobana Yards A/c Cobana Past Co 1st X Ewe lambs, unshn M/W lambs, unshn Mooresprings Yards A/c TV & LM Moreing M/W, 6yrs, May shn, Inglewood bld Broadview Yards A/c DD & LC Jennings Pty Ltd 1st X Ewe lambs M/E, 6yr, Jun shn, GSM Tara Park/Pooginook bld M/W 1½ yrs, Sept shn Silo Yards A/c Bibbenluke Past Co 1st X Ewe lambs, Gudair vacc, Weanerguard, crutched M/W lambs, shn M/W, 1 ½yrs, Dec shn Undowah Yards A/c Murdoch Bibbenluke 1st X Ewe Lambs unshn, mlsd, Gudair and 6in1 vacc twice, Sept drop M/W weaners, Aug drop, unshn, msld, dbl vacc, cliked mid Dec Greendale/Pastora bld Old Kelvin Grove Yards A/c DL & K Oliver 1st X Ewe lambs

Sale 9 Fairview Yards A/c D & L Platts 100 1st X Ewe Lambs, Sept 12 drop,unshn 70 M/W Lambs, Sept 12 drop, Tara Park/Inglewood bld 120 M/E, 6yrs, Nov shn, SM, 19.5 mic @ shearing, Inglewood bld Sale 10 Wongalara Yards A/c DJ & DA Barker 100 1st X Ewe lambs 100 1st X Wth lambs 400 M/W lambs 200 M/E. 6yrs LUNCH ANDO HALL Sale 11 Eastwood Yards A/c TR, PJ & RT Peadon 300 1st X Ewe lambs, unshn, Vetrazin, Cydectin + Tape 120 M/E, 1½yrs, Nov shn 300 M/W, 1½yrs, Nov shn, Adina bld 300 M/E, 5yrs, Nov shn Sale 12 Letompe Yards A/c Letompe P’ship 500 1st X Ewe Lambs, unshn 270 M/E, 7.5yrs June shn, Avonside bld Sale 13 Wangellic Yards A/c Murdoch Bros Ando 350 1st X Ewe Lambs, Gudair vacc Sale 14 Dungaree Yards A/c Dungaree Past Co 250 1st X Ewe lambs, unshn gudair vacc 600 M/E, 5yrs, Aug shn, Roseville Park/Tara park bld Sale 15 Lochabie Yards A/c Murdoch Bros Ando 350 1st X Ewe Lambs, Gudair vacc Sale 16 Mackenzie Yards A/c MA & HM Murdoch 400 M/W lambs unshn 100 M/E, 1½yr, 100 M/E, 2½yrs 200 M/E, 3½yrs Adina/Corella bld

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Rainfall returned to ‘normal’ in 2012 While rainfall in 2012 was slightly above average across Australia, not all farmers would have been happy with the timing or periods of heavy rain followed by very little for months after.

According to the Bureau of Meteorology, Australia’s mean rainfall total for 2012 was 476mm, which was 11mm above average.

Of all states and territories, South Australia suffered the most, with rain levels 23 percent below average.

“All states and territories, except South Australia, recorded near-average annual rainfall within 10 percent of the longterm average,” the Bureau said.

“This follows on from exceptional rainfall in 2010 and very much above average rainfall across most of Australia in 2011.

“The two calendar years 2010 and 2011 were the wettest twoyear period on record for Australia, while the 24 months from April 2010 to March 2012 were the wettest

24-month period on record.”

While rainfall between January and March was well above average in most regions, from April onwards there was a sharp dip in recorded rain.

The rollercoaster of conditions was supported by a La Niña event at the beginning of the year, trending towards El Niño conditions at the end of the year.

“The April–December total nationally was 25 percent below average, the 20th lowest on record,” the bureau

said.

“Western Australia, which had its thirddriest April to October growing season on record, and northern South Australia, were especially dry, with rainfall mostly in the lowest 10 percent of historical records, and record-low totals over wide areas for April– October.”

Farmers might also wince in sympathy for farmers in parts of SA, WA and the Northern Territory.

“Oodnadatta, in northern South Australia, recorded only

8.8mm of rainfall for the nine months April– December,” the Bureau said.

“No rain fell at Alice

Springs Airport in the 157 days from April 25 to September 28, the longest rainless period in the site’s

71-year history. “For southwest Western Australia, July rainfall was the lowest on record.”

Experts tour quad crash lab site THE preliminary results from a year-long project to improve quad bike safety are just two months away, with a tour of the crashlab for reference group members recently undertaken.

Conducted at the University of New South Wales’ Transport and Road Safety research facilities, the $1 million project is being run by the Heads of Workplace Safety Authorities.

The project is part of a National Quad Bike Safety Strategy looking at design features to improve quad safety.

It kicked off in September, with results for the stability part of the project due in March.

The testing will involve 10 different quad models, and will result in stability and development rating, based on the successful new car assessment program.

HWSA chair John Watson

said members of the project’s reference group received an update on the project’s status and a tour of the Crashlab before Christmas.

He said the meeting allowed the input of the world’s leading safety experts on quad bikes, to ensure the most effective crash tests according to common incident types were being conducted.

“With more than 150 Australians dead from quad bike incidents since 2000 and almost nine out of 10 rollover deaths occurring on farms, the project involves a series of crash tests to identify engineering and design enhancements which could improve quad bike safety,” Watson said.

“Based on the results of the tests, this will enable us to determine whether safety enhancements and improvements to protective devices and accessories are necessary.”

The project is due to wrap up in September, when results for the crashworthiness part of the project are due.

The tests will involve the assessment of severe injury risk due to lateral or rearward rollover onto the rider, and as a result, particular focus will be on crush injuries and asphyxia.

The project is funded by WorkCover NSW and the NSW state government.

HWSA established a transTasman quad bike industry working group comprised of work health and safety regulators from Australia and New Zealand.

They will be joined by manufacturers, unions, automotive and farming associations to implement a National Quad Bike Safety Strategy aimed at identifying improvements for the quad bike and farm industries to reduce fatalities and injuries.

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COOMA-MONARO SHIRE COUNCIL PUBLIC NOTICE RECLASSIFICATION OF COMMUNITY AND OPERATIONAL LAND Members of the public are invited to attend a Public Hearing in the Monaro Regional Library meeting room on Thursday, 17 January 2013 from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm, regarding the classification and reclassification of Council-owned land as Community or Operational Land, as listed in Schedule 4 of the draft Cooma-Monaro Local Environmental Plan 2012.

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Coolamatong Golf news Welcome to the 2013 Summer Competition.

The winner for the first round for the men was Charlie Filtness with 42 points on a count back from Roy Gabriele and Hans Kunz also with 42 points. Ball winners: Roy, Hans, Harry Hovasapian 41, Ron Duncan 39 and Ross Thompson 38.

Nearest pins went to Charlie on the third, Harry on the eigth and 17th, Ron Duncan on the 15th.

For the ladies Marianna Lapago 42 points on a count back from Carolyn Major also 42 points. Runners up:

Carolyn, Virginnia Logan 41, Mary Obermaier 41 and Lorraine Key 39.

Nearest the pin on the 17th was Virginnia and for third shot on the 18th was Mary.

Wednesday’s winner was Marrianna Lapargo with 45 points, runners up Lorraine Key 43, Jan O’Halloran 34 and Carolyn Major 33. Nearest the pin was a dead heat for Jan O’Halloran and Vickii Roarty. For the Summer Cup arrange your own tee off times and playing partners, start as early as you wish and the cut off time is 10am.

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Southern NSW Local Health District is encouraging local businesses to be aware of changes to the law on smoke-free outdoor areas, which are due to come into effect on January 7.

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The changes increase the number of public places that are smoke-free, a key measure in reducing community exposure to second-hand smoke and the uptake of smoking in New South Wales.

Southern NSW Local Health District Health Promotion Coordinator Emma Woolley said it was important that all affected sectors were aware of the changes and prepared for their introduction, as penalties will apply to anyone who fails to comply with the new laws, which were passed by State Parliament on August 21.

The Tobacco Legislation Amendment Act 2012 amends the Smoke-free Environment Act 2000 and bans smoking in the following outdoor public places from January 7, 2013: Within 10 metres of children’s play equipment in outdoor public spaces; Open areas of public swimming pool complexes; Spectator areas at sports grounds or other recreational areas during organised sporting events; Public transport stops and stations, including railway platforms, light rail stops, light rail stations, bus stops, taxi ranks and ferry wharves; Within four metres of a pedestrian access point to a public building (meaning a nonresidential building, or a building that combines residential and

commercial uses); Under the legislation, smoking will also be banned in commercial outdoor dining areas from 2015.

Smoking-related illness accounts for around 5200 deaths and 44,000 hospitalisations per year in NSW and costs about $8 billion annually.

“The Tobacco Legislation Amendment Act 2012 will tighten restrictions on where people can smoke in New South Wales,” Mrs Woolley said. “The laws will affect many in the community, such as sports clubs, hotel owners, café and food outlet proprietors, industry groups, and the general public.

“NSW is leading the way in combatting smoking and this legislation will result in major health benefits for all.

“Not only will it help protect children from tobacco promotion and the harms of passive smoking, but it will also reduce smoking-caused illness, and help people live longer, healthier lives,” Mrs Woolley said. NSW Health Inspectors are authorised to enforce bans under the new legislation, with penalties of up to $550 for anyone who fails to comply with the law.

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Wednesday January 9, 2013

Sixth annual Showjumping Festival

The sixth annual showjumping festival held last week was once again a great success, with 337 riders, 500 horses and more than 3000 jumping rounds on Cooma Showground.

Pictured here, clockwise from top left, Jack Hayden, amateur champion in action on Thursday; Vendulka Wichta sang the National Anthem on Saturday; Grant Hughes and Yackety Yak in the Grand Prix; Dave Cameron in the GP; sponsors Anne and Attilio Sciannimanica from Cosmorex Coffee present grand prix winner Tom McDermott with his prize; Heath Harris, Hawkesbury River Saddlery Co, also donated a saddle to the grand prix winner; all the grand prix prize winners; Steve Dingwell, riding GT Tiger Lily, won the Triple Crown and was presented with his award on Saturday.

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Cooma’s Summer Cup underway

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Cooma Golf report by Garry Atkinson Over the weekend the very popular Summer Cup began with round one seeing some very high stableford scores.

With 40 points just receiving a ball the competition was tough and handicaps are tumbling.

So what happened last week on the course…

On Saturday January 5, Terry Johnston continued his recent good form to take out A grade with a fine 43 points from Brian Turner with 39.

In B grade Sam Patricks won on a countback with 44 points from Nick Massari and in C grade Alex Childs had a round of the day 48 points to beat Ken Ganya with 43 points.

Bad luck to Doug Parker who had 43 points and just won a ball for his great round.

A grade longest drive was taken out by Bill McGregor, B grade by Paul Beaver and C grade by Lindsay Blewitt.

Nearest the pin on the ninth went to Sam Patricks and on the 17th Christian Stockl hit a great shot in close.

Sunday saw a single stableford played with Trevor Bailey (A grade) blitzing the field to take out first place with 43 points.

B grade was won by Heikki Evans with 39 points and C grade was Phil Amey’s day with 36 points.

Ball winners went down to Bruce Burton with 37 points.

Nearest the pin on the ninth was Sandy Litchfield and on the 17th Bruce Burton.

On Wednesday January 2, 34 players competed in three grades for the top prizes with A grade being won by Bart Joseph with 41 points.

B grade was taken out by Wayne Ryan with 42 points and C grade was won by that ever competitive Rulie Steinfort with a round of the day 43 points.

Ball winners went down to 36 points. Nearest the pin on the fourth was a great shot

by Col Langdon and Tony Slater hit it very close on the 17th. Obviously retirement suits Tony.

Next Saturday sees round two of the Summer Cup – an individual stableford medley.

On Sunday and Wednesday there is a single medley stableford for members and visitors with Sunday also being round one of the Super Stableford competition.

Of course there is the daylight saving comp. on every Wednesday afternoon.

You can hit off up until around 5.30pm with dinner provided.

The junior golf competition is on this Sunday afternoon over the summer holidays so don’t miss out on a great six-hole event. This starts around 2pm. Members are asked to lend a hand if they can.

The junior golf Thursday afternoons will continue from the 17th onwards.

See you on the greens.

Cooma ladies golf results On Wednesday January 2 Cooma Ladies played a 9 hole S’ford.

The first, of the three 9 hole Summer competitions, running for six weeks during January and February.

Wednesday was the first round of the 2013 Sisters Trophy. On Saturday’s the Ladies will be playing for the Summer Cup and Sunday’s for the Bilbow Family Trophy. The winner playing impeccable golf was Marilynne Weston with a super score of 22 points

Runner up to Marilynne also playing superbly was Clare Nowland with another great score of 21 points. Balls were won by Beatie Russell with 20 points and Aileen Smith with 19 points. Nearest The Pin Ball was won by Gaye Wilson Saturday Janurary 5 in very hot conditions the 1st

round of the Summer Cup was won in fine style by Val Leitch with 20 points. Balls were won by Beattie Russell and Lorraine McGregor.

The Australian Air Rifle Championship is currently being held at the Monaro Air Rifle Club, this is the 42nd year of the event and the Club is very proud to be hosting it here in Cooma.

The Championship will run for four days beginning on Monday January 7 and coming to an end on Thursday January 10.

There are 90 competitors from

all over New South Wales, Victoria and the ACT, including 15 Women, four Juniors and several benchrest shooters.

The event will include the King and Queen shoots for the association as well as prize shooting, including the ‘golden odlies’ category, where competitors must be 70 years or more.

The current King defending his title is

Robert Taylor president of the Monaro Air Rifle club, the current Queen defending her title is Anne Shaw also of the Monaro Air Rifle club, the current champion junior is Tom Watson from the Liverpool Air Rifle Club and the current benchrest champion is Rhonda Dickson (pictured) from the Illawarra Air Rifle Club.

Hot bowls action at Cooma Club All matches set down for play last Saturday were completed in very hot conditions but thankfully no wind.

Kim Weston and Mark Buckley got off to a good start in their match with Wayne Lodge and Mel Storta when they held an early 7/3 lead.

Unfortunately their joy was short lived as Wayne and Mel found the range and by end 15 were in front 19/10.

Just to rub salt into the wound Wayne and Mel scored seven shots on end 16 and went on to win 29/14.

Steven Seears and Garry Taylor had a battle with Mario Frezza and Guilio D’Amico to be 7/7 after eight ends.

At that point Steven and Garry played some good bowls in winning seven of the next eight ends and finally claimed victory 19/11. Peter Marsicano and Ross Russell trailed Robbie Roberson and Jason Thompson 3/8 but four shots on end seven brought them on even terms and from that point on were in command in setting up a 31/10 lead by end 17.

Robbie and Jason scored 10 shots to nil over the last four ends but were unable to make up the deficit to go down 18/31. Ron Wainwright and Denis Steinfort could not do anything wrong over the first 12 ends in their match with Brian Seears and Paul Cannel to lead 15/6.

Paul and Brian outscored their

opponents over the closing stages but were unable to recover from their early set back for Ron and Denis to win 20/16.

In the final Saturday game, Allan Crowe and Bob Lahy recovered from an early set back in their match with Steve Lapham and Richard Nichols to hit the front 12/10 by end 14, with that lead being held till end 19 when Steve and Richard scored a five to go ahead and just managed to hold on 19/17.

There were no Social Bowlers on Saturday. No doubt the hot weather being the main deterrent. Sunday’s matches in the Major Pairs started early by general agreement to avoid the hottest part of the day.

Geoff Venables and Gordon Cox conceded only four one shot ends to Steve Seears and Garry Taylor and had a lead of 18/4 after 13 ends.

Geoff and Gordon continued to dominate and with a score in their favour 25/10 the final end was not played. Peter Marsicano and Ross Russell were equally impressive in their match with Steve Lapham and Richard Nichols when end 13 saw them in front 21/7.

With a lead of 28/11 to Peter and Ross the last two ends were not played. The final match was expected to be a real battle with all four players being former winners of the Club Singles.

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Wayne Lodge and Mel Storta showed they intended to take no prisoners when they went to the front 14/5 against Paul Schulz (subbing for Colin Roberson) and Peter Caldwell.

At that point Paul and Peter began to get back into the game and five shots on end 17 they were back in the running 18/20. Wayne and Mel outscored them five shots to one over the last four ends to move into the semi-final where they will meet Peter Marsicano and Ross Russell.

Geoff Venables and Gordon Cox are the third semi-finalists but two other matches are to be played to decide the fourth semi-finalists Neil McGregor and Peter Schroeder must play Nelson Wallace and Jim Lumsden with the winner playing Ron Wainwright and Denis Steinfort.

There were only seven Social Bowlers on Sunday with Ron Wainwright, Denis Steinfort and Paul Cannell playing Bob Douglas, Tony Gray, Don Jarvis and Nelson Wallace. The team of triples had the best start to lead 14/10 and went on to win 15/12. By general agreement the match ended on end 16 to allow players to return to the cool of the clubhouse.

Next weekend all roads lead to Jindabyne for the District Fours, with one early match on Saturday when Peter Schroeder’s team will play Paul Cannell’s at 8.30am.

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Wednesday January 9, 2013

Monaro district cricket resumes after Christmas break Cricket returned to the Monaro on the weekend under extreme playing conditions.

Coffeys 7/178 defeated Alpine 7/124 on net run rate as the afternoon thunderstorms that rolled across the Monaro washed their match out, The Cats defeated the Cannons in a closely fought match and Jindabyne all out 209 defeated Berridale 9/168 Berridale V Jindabyne A near full strength Jindabyne won the toss and elected to bat in the oppressing heat. Berridale took to the field in positive fashion despite the conditions.

Berridale got the early wicket with J Riley (3/38) doing the damage. K Oliver (29) joined C Stevens (87) in the middle as the thermometer was still rising to its peak of 41c.

The two attacking batsman went after the quickly tiring opening bowlers and some quick runs followed aided by some simple drop catches. A change was required and the leg spin of young Andy Bartell (3/57) came into the attack and had instant rewards removing the dangerous Oliver to a great catch by M Robinson at mid wicket and two balls later picking up another wicket to a stumping.

With Jindabyne at 3/53 after 10 and the tail in sight Berridale had hopes of routing Jindabyne. M Bottom (24) joined C Stevens and the pair restored the Jindabyne innings working the ball around from the spin attack from Berridale and putting the

bad ball away.

Jindabyne had reached 6/130 at the 30 over mark and the match was evenly poised- C Stevens and M Lowe (32) came out after drinks and the pair rode there luck as several more catches were grassed by Berridale and with Lowe managing to find the gaps with his unconventional batting technique frustrating Berridale as the heat in the middle almost became unbeareable. The tail managed to belt out 65 runs from the last 10 overs posting 209.

As Jindabyne strode out to the field with a solid score behind them off in the distance large storm clouds started to form and the breeze picked up making it very pleasant conditions to field in for Jindabyne.

A slow but solid start from Berridale against the Jindabyne attack saw Berridale at 1/34 at the 15 over mark with Hearn (34) and O’Keeffe (25) at the crease the pair were finding the odd boundary but the pair couldn’t quite get on top of the bowlers and with Jindabyne ground fielding stopping many singles however there catching was letting them down as they too put down a few chances mainly of Hearn who was doing the bulk of the scoring. Hearn fell to the bowling of Akkersdyke (1/27) and that bought A Walters (68) to the crease and with the run rate req now out to 6.5 runs an over some attacking shots would be required.

Walters had a tough start to his innings wearing a top edge straight

into the side of his head but the tough shearer battled on and it just seemed to fire him up. Walters took a few overs to get his eye in but once his was in the runs started to flow. The run rate req started to get quite large at 7.5 runs an over but with wickets still in the shed Berridale were still confident of chasing down the total. K Oliver (1/26) was bought back into the attack and once again pinned down the Berridale batsman just as they needed to lift the run rate and then dismissing A O’Keeffe.

The run rate was now out to 10 an over and almost impossible for Berridale to chase down but with Walters starting to clear the ropes at regular intervals batting with S Freebody the pair putting on a nice 50 run partnership and bringing the run rate down to a manageable 8 an over the match was again evenly poised At 3/138 with 9 overs remaining.

M Lowe (4/23) was given the task of bowling at the death and with both batsman in and ready to swing things got very tight and the match was on in earnest.

M Lowe bowling his line and length slow medium pacers got the much needed wicket of Freebody and Walters in consecutive overs and sent the Berridale innings into a nose dive as the tail just couldn’t lay bat on ball and the run rate req got way out out of hand.

Berridale finished at 9/168. C Stevens 3 points, M Lowe 2 points and A Walters 1 point

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Left: Some words of encouragement from Damien Asanovski to Archie.

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The sixth annual Snowy Mountains Showjumping Festival was held last week, with National champion Tom McDermott winning the Grand Prix for the third consecutive year. More than 300 riders and nearly 500 horses competed over the four days. Pictured, Jamie Grant clears the first jump in the Grand Prix on Saturday. Inset: Hilary Post on her way to second place, clears the big spread. More photos, page 25.