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Nimmitabel farewells BlazeAid

The Nimmitabel community gathered at the sports club on Saturday night to farewell the BlazeAid volunteers. Pictured above, the community and volunteers join together for a night of relaxation. Inset: the co-ordinators of the BlazeAid operations at Nimmitabel, from left, Cooma Lions Club representative and organiser Chris Reeks, Rotary co-ordinator John King, BlazeAid camp coordinator Val Forgeard, Nimmitabel co-ordinator Isobel Harrington, BlazeAid work co-ordinator Paul Forgeard and Cooma CWA president Barbara Scanes.

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Telstra’s Cover Girl Bronnie Cancer-care nurse Bronnie Taylor, is ‘thrilled, absolutely thrilled’ to grace the cover of the 2013 Telstra phone book. “It’s an absolute honour” Mrs Taylor said, “but I’m very mindful that I could not achieve anything without the support of the people around me. “I am very grateful to be part of the Monaro Committee for cancer Research (MCCR). “I’m grateful for the work that I have been able to do. It’s very humbling” she said. “And now Duncan (husband) can look at me every day”, she laughed. Mrs Taylor was chosen for the cover under Telstra’s theme Keeping Our Communities Healthy. Bronnie has also played a significant role within the Monaro Committee for Cancer Research, a fundraising organisation that has raised more than $1 million and brought oncology services to the region. A major event Bronnie has played a role in with the committee is Dancing with the Cooma Stars. Since moving to the Monaro region more than 20 years ago, cancer nurse Bronnie has been improving the lives of locals affected by cancer.

After noticing a distinct difference between metropolitan and country medical practice, Bronnie developed a model to improve cancer care in rural areas, a framework that has now been adopted in areas across rural NSW. As a McGrath Foundation breast care nurse, Bronnie is in regular touch with locals affected by cancer and is committed to making treatment easier on patients, recently initiating Skype consultations connecting locals with specialists in major centres, lessening the need for patient travel.

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A beautiful autumn day greeted visitors to the Aadminaby Easter Fair on Saturday March 30. Under the watchful gaze of the dazzling and newly painted big trout, 65 market stalls, plus community group fundraising stalls, exhibits, raffles, competitions and events to entertain the 2500 visitors, the Adaminaby Easter Fair again lived up to its reputation as being a “Day for the Family to Enjoy”. After a frosty start to the day, activities commenced with the Easter Bonnet Parade with children displaying wonderful hand crafted Easter bonnets. The always popular Dog High Jump, with categories for both small and large dogs was as much fun for the dog competitors as for the watching crowd. Other events on the day included the Cooee contest, the Tug of War

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The groomed oval of the Jindabyne Sport & Recreation Centre provided an ideal parade ground for the impressive ceremonial “Standing-Up� commissioning of Training Ship Orion in Jindabyne. More than 89 naval cadets from the south eastern NSW “Defiance� Flotilla, on Saturday April 6 helped honour the historical event. The cadets dressed in their immaculate white summer ceremonial uniforms, marched with precision as they were reviewed by Rear Commander Admiral Mick Uzzell, RAN. The focus of the ceremony was the recognition of the new Training Ship Orion based in Jindabyne. The 25 cadets and their seven staff members of the ship have now joined the ranks of some 2500 naval cadets Australia wide. Cadets from Training Ship (TS) Shoalhaven based at HMAS Albatross, TS Jervis Bay (HMAS Creswell), TS Canberra (HMAS Harman), TS Kanimbla (Holbrook) and TS Albatross (Wollongong) came to Jindabyne to welcome the new training ship to their flotilla. Special mention must go to the five TS Orion cadets: Brian Hukins, Shawnee Beck, Connor

Danis-Fricke, James Groves and Georgie Nikora, who demonstrated remarkable discipline whilst carrying covered bayonets, as the honour guard led by Guide Commander TS Orion’s Midshipman Carly Woollard (ANC). She held a sabre upright in front of her face throughout the entire parade. Later Carly was presented an award for her achievements onboard her former “ship� TS Canberra. During the morning tea which followed the review, also attend by Member for Eden-Monaro, Mike Kelly, a host of serving naval and naval reserve officers, and community members, there was a presentation to TS Orion by the “first and last� captains who served on the last HMAS Orion (an Oberon Class submarine), of a replica of the crest and other memorabilia relating to its history. The formalities concluded with a message from the Chief of Navy wishing the TS Orion “fair winds and following seas.� Pictured above, a proud moment for TS Orion Commanding Officer designate Sub Lieutenant Pierre Vennik, ANC, as he stood here with members of TS Orion and dignitaries.

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The Anglican congregation farewelled Reverend Paul Cohen at a service and lunch at St Paul’s, Cooma, Last Sunday. Rev Cohen will take up a new position in Canberra in May. More than 100 parishioners attended the service, with a similar

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Cooma Public re-enacts history

Pictured is the whole fo Cooma Public School as pupils and students re-enact an old photograph last week. The photo was set up to replicate three old photos stitched together by Schoo’s Studios. It will used as part of teh school’s sesquicentenary celebrations on April 27. Schoos Studio has been gathering old photos to create a display for the school’s reunion on that date. Last Tuesday Cooma Public School and Vale Street for a historic photograph assembled on the corner of Commissioner just like the ones you have seen from many years ago. As each child walked to their spot for the photograph they waved and said hello to the video camera. It will be amazing that in 50 years from now when this community celebrates 200 years of public education at Cooma, the older folk who will travel far and wide to return to the school to celebrate 200 years for the school will be the very same children who waved at the photographers today. This year however, people from far and wide will return to Cooma Public 1DWLRQDO <RXWK :HHN KDV FRPPHQFHG KHUH School for our sesqui-centennial LQ WKH 6QRZ\ 5LYHU 6KLUH DQG WKHUH LV D celebrations which begin with a WRQQH RI IXQ RQ RIIHU IRU \RXQJ SHRSOH DJHG swish cocktail party in our beautiful IURP )ULGD\ WR 6XQGD\ $SULO new Mirambeena Hall on Friday April -XVW LQ WLPH IRU WKH VFKRRO KROLGD\V VR JHW 26. WKH NLGV RXW WR RQH RI WKH PDQ\ DFWLYLWLHV This will be followed on Saturday DQG HYHQWV LQ WKH DUHD April 27 with lots of exciting

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send to school cans or packets of food for our hamper prizes. We need each and every person associated with our school to support Cooma Public School during the coming Sesqui-centennial celebrations. We need you to send in to school items to be used for prizes and stalls. Please send in: Cans and packets of food/ bathroom items (talcum powder, perfumes/brushes etc) old items that you no longer need for the White Elephant stall, old books, old and new toys. Anything at all really that we may be able to use. All items will be appreciated as they will help to make this celebration a great event for the whole community of Cooma. So mark the date clearly in your calendars- APRIL 27 for the Sesquicentennial celebrations. And don’t forget that on April 26 you could join us at school for the wonderful cocktail party organised by the school P&C too.

Farewell from Nimmitabel community The Nimmitabel community gathered at the sports club last Saturday to farewell the BlazeAid volunteers who had helped after the January bushfires. The volunteers arrived at the end of Janury, expecting to stay for a couple of months. In that time, 1384 man-days were worked by 159 volunteers over 10

weeks. In that time, 98 kilometres of fencing was built, on the 12 farms that registered with BlazeAid. Eleven of the 12 farms were finished. Local co-ordinator Paul Forgeard, said after an initial rocky start, the Nimmitabel community had embraced the volunteers and made their stay there very enjoyable He paid tribute the catering done by the Cooma CWA, Lions and Rotary Clubs. He also praised Mayor dean Lynch for acting promptly in asking BlazeAid to come to the region. Mayor Lynch expressed his

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thanks for the work the volunteers had done and said he would be happy to act as a referee for BlazeAid to assist other communities. One of the farmers whose property was seriously affected by the January fire, Justin Jefferson, described the situation as “into the valley of destruction, rode BlazeAid�. He thanked the volunteers for not only their work, but also their moral support and companionship. He said he would be eternally grateful for the help he received.

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activities to entertain the people of Cooma community AND those ex-students who return from far and wide to celebrate this historic event with us. There will be a wonderful display of memorabilia, followed by an amazing Magic show at 10.30am. Tickets are $7 per head for the Magic Show and as this is a world class show you need to book tickets at the school office (64521933). There will be a Fete from 11am with jumping castles and slides and lots of stalls and activities, a vintage car display, community band and lots more. We will rebury the time-capsule at 3pm and anyone interested can join us at the Ex-Services Club at 6pm for dinner. We need you We ask any and all community members (especially the ex- Cooma Public School students) to help if they can by donating previously loved items such as crockery, vases, old tools, old toys and bric-a- brac items for our White Elephant stall and to

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Cooma Public School had a whole school photo taken in about 1912. This photo was re-enacted last week. CPS historic

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Local girls dancing off to LA Today a group of 21 young, talented dancers from Monaro Dance Centre will be hopping on a plane along with teachers and family and travelling to Los Angeles where they will be performing at a number of great locations. This will be Monaro Dance Centre’s second visit to LA after their 2010 adventure, which involved

19 dancers. The students, ranging from seven to 22 years old, have an amazing week set out for them. The dancers have been working very hard over the last 12 months to perfect the 30-minute show, which consists of eight or nine jazz and modern routines. While the students are in LA they will perform in the Disneyland Main Street Parade, showcase their

talents at Universal Studios and California Adventure Park. They will also attend workshops at the Edge Dance Studio in Hollywood where they will gain skills from some of America’s leading dance teachers and choreographers. The principal of Monaro Dance Centre Kayla Ross said she is extremely proud of every student attending the trip, as they have

worked extremely hard in the last 12 months. “The trip is fantastic because we live in a regional area and this allows our dancers to have equal opportunity to those living in more metropolitan areas,� Mrs Ross explained. Monaro Dance Centre would like to thank Monaro Committee for Cancer Research, Thredbo, Perisher, The

Cooma Lions Club and the Isolated Children’s Parent Association for donating the funds that have allowed the trip to become a reality. Mrs Ross would also like to thank any member of the community who has purchased raffle tickets and chocolates and Cooma North Public School for the use of their hall.

Emergency services being kept busy Police from the Monaro region have reported several incidents over the last week. On the Easter long weekend Jindabyne Police reported extensive graffiti done to the Ski Tube at Bullocks Flat, Alpine Way. Jindabyne police are seeking any information from the community about this incident. There has been several dog baitings reported in the vicinity of the Delegate township. These baitings have resulted in the death of two dogs and one other becoming severely injured. Police are very concerned and are still investigating this crime. Police are seeking any information that community members may have and are asking people to be vigilant about unknown meat matter lying around and to make sure that pets are enclosed safely at home. If anyone knows anything about these incidents please call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. There was a single vehicle accident near Bombala at 6pm Friday April 5 where the 31-year-old female driver lost control of her car and collided with guardrails. Police and ambulance attended the scene. There was significant damage done to the car, however the driver and the two other occupants of the car, who were children, left the scene with only minor injuries. In Cooma on Saturday April 6 at 4.20am a 22-year-old male attended the premises of

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a house on Mittagang road. The 22-year-old male broke into the premises and reportedly assaulted the occupants. When police attended the scene the man had fled but was caught later that evening and arrested for break and enter and assault. He will attend Cooma Local Court in the near future. The Monaro Rural Fire Service had most of their activity over the weekend beginning on Saturday morning where a small cottage at Ironmungie, Maffra Road, inhabited by two campers, was destroyed by a house fire. Cooma Fire Brigade and Police also attended. Investigations are continuing into the incident as to how the fire started but is believed that the cause was accidental. Over the weekend there was also a small grass fire north of Bredbo, which was immediately extinguished. Hazard Reduction burns have been happening over the last few weeks and are still occurring at Shannons Flat and Calabash. Cooma Fire Brigade had a busy week, attending Yallambee Lodge last Monday April 1 where there was a small fire created by a microwave, which set off the fire alarms. Last Tuesday at 8.20pm Cooma

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($67(5 9,6,725 ,19$6,21 :(/&20(' Cooma Monaro and the Snowy Mountains region put on a fantastic long weekend for visitors and locals over the Easter break, with many events and activities catering to a wide variety of interests. Ms Donna Smith, Manager of the Cooma Visitors Centre said “we had the busiest Thursday (prior to Good Friday) for over 5 years, with people seeking events and ‘what’s on’ information.� The township of Cooma was invaded with camper trailers, caravans, boats and a significant number of interstate and local vehicles. There is a definite trend with pre-holiday days becoming bigger than the actual holidays in Cooma, much to the delight of our local businesses. It is understood that the Council endorsed TV ad campaigns currently airing on Prime TV as part of the Tourism Snowy Mountains ‘Get High’ campaign was also a contributing factor in identifying the Shire and the region. “The TV campaign was strategically planned for this time of year, leading up to Easter, with the aim to increase visitation during this holiday period� said Ms Donna Smith. The Visit Cooma.com.au website saw a significant increase in ‘hits’ during the week leading up to Easter and during the actual break. Figures on the website, according to Ms Donna Smith, “have more than doubled since last Easter (2012) which is encouraging and shows that our marketing strategies are working.� It is understood that event organisers were satisfied with crowd numbers including the Cooma Monaro Railway recording its biggest ‘Event Weekend’ ever. Organisers were thrilled with the ‘Easter Devonshire Train rides’ and will definitely run them again. Centennial Park was full of atmosphere on Good Friday with live music entertaining a large crowd gathered in the Park. A “job well done� accolade is extended to Ms Donna Smith and her staff at the Visitor Centre for coordinating the events and providing such excellent customer service to our locals and visitors.

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Isn’t it strange how our bodies can instantly react to a change of conditions?

Take the recent cooler, but not yet bitter weather – anyone with a touch of arthritis has already started to feel the effects of the cooler weather.

Indications are, those sufferers are in for a hard time this winter. The person who finds a cure – or a really effective treatment – will probably be hailed as a God.

The smell of liniment is permeating the Monaro air – must be footy season or something!

Nimmitabel has farewelled the BlazeAid volunteers who have been calling the town home. After 10 weeks, the visitors are heading back to their own stamping ground. Apparently, they were warned about the critical date in Nimmity’s calendar – April 25. That’s when the weather really makes it presence felt and some of the volunteers were unaccustomed to what winter conditions are like on “Nimmitabel – On Monaro”.

The Postman has been watching with some unease, the goings-on in North Korea. Nuclear weapons are the stuff of nightmares, especially when hands on unknown stability. Anyone remember the Bay of Pigs incident? Let’s hope this little incident settles down quickly and uneventfully.

Council recently held a meeting to consider the draft LEP 2012. In making a submission (and lacking the council staffs “collegiate knowledge”) I started with the draft LEP 2012 User Guide which states, ‘In preparing a draft LEP Council is required to ensure that the LEP is consistent with a number of state, regional and local policies’, one of which is the Cooma-Monaro Strategic Directions 2011-2030. Section 3.10 of the CoomaMonaro Strategic Directions 20112030 describes the future look of the Bidgee/Mittagang Roads area as low density residential, with native vegetation being a dominant feature and with an abundance of native flora and fauna. The draft LEP 2012 describes this R5 zoned area as having ‘limited environmental or scenic value’ and proposes 0.4 and 2 hectare subdivisions. Such development would create

a swathe of small properties with consequential outcomes completely at odds with the objectives of the Strategic Directions policy. It would also have a negative effect on any number of government supported projects aimed at improving the biodiversity and environmental quality of the area. I fail to understand how a submission raising such an obvious inconsistency was not mentioned in the council agenda for the meeting? There is no explanation of how subdividing land with limited environmental or scenic value will turn it into some sort of ecological utopia. I believe that it would be wrong for council to submit the draft LEP to the minister with such an anomalous inconsistency where consistency was mandated! L Narushevich Cooma.

Organiser’s thanks Editor, I’d like to thank the many people and businesses who supported the Monaro Country Music Muster over the Easter weekend. Without their support, the Muster wouldn’t be held. My thanks to the Cooma Visitor’s Centre, Allan Spencer and the Cooma School of Music, ABC South East Radio, 2MNO, 2XL, Cooma Country and Bowling Club, Cooma Ex-Services Club, Cooma Monaro Railway, Cooma Monaro Shire Council,

Inside Music, Marlborough Motor Inn, The Monaro Post, Snowy Mountains Tourist Park, Snowmuchmore.com.au, Snowy River Echo, St. Paul’s Anglican Church, the Tradesman’s Centre, The Cooma Rotary Club Club and thanks to Julie Jamieson who helped every day and to everyone else who helped in any way. Elaine Schofield Cooma

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Unearthing CPS history Students, teachers and parents alike, took a leap back in time when they uncovered a time capsule buried by Cooma Public School twenty years ago. The capsule contained all sorts of historic memorabilia from the school, how it was twenty years ago, including drawings from students, old newspapers from the time, packages from old classes and photo’s. The children and teachers looked through each item with great interest and there were squeals of excitement as children found

drawings and schoolwork made by their parents and family members when they were students at the school. The children all reported that they were surprised that the students that attended the school twenty years ago did the same sort of artwork and schoolwork that they do now. Some parents also attended to witness their children’s artwork from twenty years ago being revealed. The uncovering of the time capsule is just in time for the school’s 150 year celebration beginning on Friday April 26. There will be a wonderful display of memorabilia over the weekend with the items uncovered from the time capsule on display as well as the new items from this year that will be reburied. The time capsule will be reburied under the school’s flagpole at 3pm on Saturday April 27; anyone interested is invited to attend. Pictured at top, teacher Mrs Xenochristou shows her pupils one of the items from the time capsule. Right: teacher Mrs Jenkins digs up the time capsule, helped by one of her pupils.

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Simon and Alicia Bolton from Mainstreet Clothing Destination Cooma are providing all of your formal menswear needs for the Cooma Public School’s 150th Celebration Cocktail Party. Mainstreet Clothing has a grand history of over 80 years, having evolved from previous successful reputable Clothing Retailers. In 1924 the business was originally located at 45 Vale Street Cooma and specialised in menswear clothing and footwear. The pride and traditional values of the former retailers have been passed on over the years and Mainstreet’s experienced staff pride themselves on a proven reputation of providing excellence in customer service, exceptional product knowledge

and going that extra step to help accommodate customers needs. Mainstreet Clothing Destination is your one stop shop for getting dressed up for the Cooma Public School 150th Cocktail Night Celebration with a huge range of suits and formal wear available. Mainstreet will be selling and hiring suits for the night with the starting price for suits to buy being $149.95. “A lot of our customers are now buying the suits for the value for money. If you would like to hire a suit we require our customers to come into store around two weeks before the event so we can start organising the suit for you. It will be a big event and we hope to help out as much as possible,” Simon (pictured right) explained.

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Open gardens at Countegany this weekend hand-crafted by Michael, provides textural a fascinating array of labelled cold-climate interest, while the abundant birdlife, including plants, including hellebores, camellias, thrush, blue wrens, robins, finches and conifers, maples and rhododendrons, which A beautiful silver elm, English oak and many rosellas, provide a gentle soundtrack to a stroll are used as a source of stock for the garden silver birches in the glorious garden at around this garden. owners’ nursery. Wondallee are preparing for a cold Monaro Teas and light lunches will be available. 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What a wonderful treat it was to meet and listen to so many published authors in Jindabyne at the very successful 2013 Snowy Mountains Readers Writers Festival. It began on Friday evening, March 29 with a cocktail party and concluded on Sunday March 31 with a rehearsed play reading of Mary Rachel Brown’s “Crack Hardy” by two players from Wollongong’s Marigold Theatre. All the speakers were highly entertaining and very relaxed in engaging with their audiences whilst gathered around a fireplace, at a rostrum, over the dining table or in the Writers’ Tent. The venues selected for the sessions at Horizons and its Writers Tent, the Thredbo Alpine Hotel, Snowy River Winery, and Lake Crackenback Resort, all of which provided ideal settings for discussion afterwards. In fact it was hard to judge who was Lee Taylor Friend, Stephanie Lees and Pippa Robinson enjoying themselves the most – the writers take a break between literary sessions. or the readers. There was a feeling of camaraderie between the authors who treated one another’s writings with sensitivity. Novelist Karen Viggers commented: “The festival was wonderful this year, rich with content, discussion and story, and that I’m looking forward to next year’s show where hopefully I’ll be able to talk about my next novel.” Jindabyne resident, Pippa Robinson said “I loved the festival. There was something for everyone. It was very special, particularly the contact with the authors. Because it was low key, it had a unique atmosphere. Pippa, who had been employed as a nurse on the Snowy Scheme, added “The finale, the historic play “Crack Hardy” was so realistic and well performed by the actors. They spoke the words so well, one could hear and feel the atmosphere of the vibrant days during the construction of the Snowy Scheme”. The 15 authors attending at the Festival included Sulari Gentill, Barry Maitland, Trisha Dixon, Charlotte Wood, Jesse Blackadder, Aleesha Darlinson, Matthew Condon, Sue Pieters-Hawke, Lisa Walke, Honor Auchlineck, Karen Viggers, Paula Boer, Mick Joffe and Emma Hardmann. Presenters at the sessions included adventurer Sandy McKinnon; broadcaster Lisa Sweeney; publisher Deb Stevens, Andrew Gray, Brittany Jackson and Jan Owens. Compliments must go to the committee who did such an amazing job to organise the Festival. Members of the executive committee included Helen Besestri as president, Lil Harding, Judith Batson, Phillip Rack, Judy Young, David Bigwood, and Meagan Cutcliffe. They were supported by associate committee members, sponsors and most of all Shaaron Ellis of Snowprint Bookshop, which was the official Festival bookseller. It would seem that with more publicity in metropolitan areas, and the Festival being of such an excellent standard, it could possibly be a “stand alone” occasion during a period when the weather is often inclement, rather than linked to Easter when visitors with children flock to the area to enjoy the natural environment.

Lions Jindabyne art show wows! What must possibly be the 28th Jindabyne Easter Art Show, it is interesting to see the changing style of art being hung over the years. The photographic style of painting of the environment landscape and other subjects has in many instances been replaced with imaginative interpretations and it is interesting to see local artists further developing their skills with the paint brush or in the use of other medium. There were 22 categories covering painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, sculpture and craft, with a total of 223 entries submitted for judging. Prior to announcing the winning and highly commended entries, art show judge, artist and teacher, Rashida Nuridan spoke of the criteria she used in judging. These were technique, composition, and an ability to create a strong conversation between the work and the viewer. Best in Show – Traditional: was awarded to Fran Hasaart for her painting “From Smigs to Perisher. Best in Show – Contemporary, was Zoe Young’s “Happy Hour”. Zoe also won Best in the Adult Category Acrylic with her painting “Conversations by the Aga”. The Art Show Convenor Lion Terry Chalk proudly presented a cheque for $1,500 to Jindabyne Central School for the purchase of a piano. He also expressed appreciation for the support of the sponsors: Essential Energy, Lake Crackenback and Spa, Mitre 10 Jindabyne, Perisher, Nugget’s Crossing, Wendy Hukins, Snowy River Shire Council, the 2020 Group, the National Parks & Wildlife Service, Blizzard Publishing, Kunama Galleries and Jirra Wines.

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14 Helping YOU Prosper Can I afford to Invest? There is no doubt the number one rule for success is….. Surround Your self with experts! Why? We all work too hard for our money and we want our money to work hard for us, don’t we? Let’s consider what’s involved when investing in property:Education – You need to educate yourself so you can take responsibility for your own future, you need the correct Property Advisor with experience and knowledge, who can deliver the information in laymen’s terms so you can understand. Research – Once you have the education and you understand what the correct property investment model to achieve your financial goals. You need to get the help from the number of different research providers to discover where the best locations to invest now are. Your education will provide you the peace of mind that the research is correct. Financial Structure- O.K. now with the education you will understand that you can do it, without using any of your money, how you can eliminate risk by securing your family home from risk, how to pay your family home off sooner and how to build a portfolio over time with success. But how much can you borrow and what is the right loan for you. At this point you need an Investment Funding expert. At this point you should have a quality Accountant for tax purposes; I would look for one with a number of properties themselves. If you want to invest with your Super a Financial Advisor to help you set up a SMSF. Quality Control – Before you jump in and purchase a property, is it built to a high standard by a quality builder? What maintenance issues are there and unwanted costs lying under the glossy paint? This is why most astute investors buy new properties (one of the many reason), so if you are buying new, how do, you find a quality builder that you can trust. At this point you need a Building consultant. Solicitor – Now you have found the correct property and builder, with the help of your education you now need to be sure the contracts are legal with no untoward content and the land has the correct titles and the prices are fixed with no hidden costs Congratulations you now have a property, you now need t #VJMEJOH *OTQFDUPS t 2VBOUJUZ 4VSWFZPS t *OTVSBODF "HFOU t 1SPQFSUZ .BOBHFS t 1SPQFSUZ "EWJTPS UP IFMQ ZPV CVJME B successful portfolio. There is no doubt you can do it yourself but if you want to do it successfully every time you need to surround yourself with experts. One way to start is get the education from someone who can recommend a number of experts in each of the fields above. We can help you…. Or call for a complimentary 1hr customised strategy session on 64526957 Have a great day! Peter Ingram Prosperity Property Advisors Australia’s Surprisingly Honest Property Investment Advisors

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168 Sharp Street COOMA NSW

www.bollerco.com.au

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You Do the Sums $120,000

2 Bed, 1 Bath, 1 Car 58 Forbes Street Bombala

AUCTION

9 GERINGA AVE, COOMA

3 BED, 2 BATH, 1 CAR

Saturday 20th April 2013, 11am on Site

The property is brick and timber on two levels. A timber walkway gets you to the top level from the Street. This level features a large tiled living area to include a timber kitchen with deep pantry and an open plan dining area. From here you have a wonderful outlook to the north east. There is a wood heater and stairway access to the ground floor. This level has a second living area and three bedrooms. All bedrooms have BIW’s. There is ducted natural gas heating, main bathroom and second WC. The block of land is quite large and has established trees and shrubs. The home is located at the top of Geringa Avenue and across from North Ridge Nature reserve.

Don’t miss this opportunity make a time to inspect.

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Ph: 6452 4155

168 Sharp Street COOMA NSW

www.bollerco.com.au

stock & station real estate agents

Well presented and renovated two bedroom property located one block from the main shopping centre of Bombala lies a wonderful property offering a potential buyer fantastic returns as the home has in place solid rental of $255 per week. Very low maintenance with: • Aluminum windows • Open plan living, • Renovated kitchen and bathroom. • Natural gas heating • Reverse cycle unit. The yard is fully fenced with a covered rear veranda and extra long garage providing extra car space or workshop areas. The home is located in Bombala approx 80 km south of Cooma it is a picturesque town that is known for its fine wool, beef cattle, timber and lavender production. If you enjoy fresh country air and outdoor activities, you’ll find plenty of things to do around Bombala - mountain bike trails and fly fishing for trout are very popular pastimes here. Spotting resident platypus in local streams is also a highlight. This property is perfect to move straight in or add to your property portfolio as the rental returns speak for themselves. Call now to make a time to view the home.

AUCTION SALE “CLOYNE� BUNYAN

Wednesday April 10, 2013

‘Cloyne’ Homestead for sale Cloyne is an original Monaro plains grazing property located 10 km north of Cooma. It is onthe Rose Valley Road, Bunyan, and is being offered for sale in five different lots. The centre piece is the historic Cloyne homestead which is surrounded by a romanticwoodland garden on an 77 Ha (190 acres) farm divided into four paddocks and sown down tolucerne and phalaris. The land - which today is known as Cloyne - was first settled in the early 1830’s by squatterswho used indentured convicts as shepherds. These farmers grazed small flocks of sheepacross the vast treeless - then un-fenced - grassland downs which are now known as the Monaro plains. The homestead precinct was initially established in 1832 when a two storeystone barn was constructed to act as the hub and storehouse for the convict shepherds wholived in outlying stone huts. The barn consists of a stable, tack room and loft. During the1830’s Didier Joubert, a French wine merchant living at Hunters Hill, established grazinginterests at Cloyne. He was responsible for the construction of a single storey colonial stonecottage close to the barn, a timber slab stable block (which is still in use today as the garage),and planted many trees, including Umbrella Pines - Pinus pinea - a native of the westernMediterranean. One of these Umbrella Pines survives today and is said to be more than 180 years old. In the middle of the nineteenth century William Harnett purchased a large holding in the Bunyan area, including the homestead block, and named

his property Homeleigh. This large sheep station continued to prosper until the mid 1930’s when it was subdivided and sold. A part of Homeleigh was purchased by Dennis and Betty Osborne and renamed Cloyne. In1938 the Joubert’s stone cottage was demolished and replaced with the present homestead. Cloyne was bought by Tony and Judy Pfeiffer and family in 1963, and has been home to thePfeiffer family ever since. The style of the substantial two-storey, five bedroom homestead is reminiscent of anAmerican plantation house in the Deep South. It has a wide front verandah, the roof of whichis supported by classically styled columns. The interior of the house is dominated by a richcombination of imported wallpapers which - combined with the existing furniture - create anatmosphere of warmth and understated elegance. Surrounding the house is a romantic 4 acre woodland garden with groves of towering treesand sweeping lawns. Divided into a number of garden rooms by dry stone walls and hedges,the garden is an oasis of tranquility on the treeless Monaro plains. And, like most oases, is aremarkable sanctuary for native birds. During the 1980s and 1990s Cloyne Nursery was established in the garden. Renownedthroughout Australia for its roses and flowering perennial plants, photographs of the gardenwere regularly published during these years in Vogue Living magazine and in various bookson garden design.

Snowy River Real Estate: helping young families take their first steps in buying property A significant number of young families are taking full advantage of all that the Snowy River Shire has to offer, deciding to make the region their home. It seems though, before education, medical and lifestyle services, first and foremost on the list of the area’s benefits to young families, is affordable housing prices. Patrick Sacco, Director of Snowy River Real Estate has witnessed the influx of families first-hand having sold a large number of both low and medium cost houses in the recent months. “Affordable houses are attracting young buyers; it’s especially good to see because now, economically speaking is an excellent time to buy property,� says Patrick. As a real estate agent, Patrick understands the importance of helping first-time/young buyers overcome both the usual and unusual hurdles of buying a property. “Buying property can actually be a lot of fun, it doesn’t have to be stressful� Patrick says “I like to stay abreast of each sale to make sure the process runs smoothly. If I can ensure a new purchaser has a positive first experience they will be more confident when buying property in the future�.

43 Myack Street, Berridale

$240,000

SATURDAY, MAY 11TH 2013

( If not sold beforehand) To be offered in 5 lots, all lots will have highway or Rose Valley Road frontages. LOT 1 – HOMESTEAD BLOCK Approximately 77 hectare (190 acres), includes a circa 1938 two storey weatherboard house, containing five bedrooms, three bathrooms, set in four acres of mature garden, formally known as Cloyne Nursery. LOT 2 – CLOYNE COTTAGE BLOCK Approximately 261 hectares (645 acres) prime Lucerne, cropping or grazing land being the central valley of Cloyne along Middle Flat Creek, seven paddocks, old three bedroom weatherboard cottage, four stand electric shearing shed, sheep and cattle yards, hay shed, silo and outbuildings. LOT 3 – HIGHWAY LUCERNE FLATS Approximately 35 hectares (86.5 acres), fronts Monaro Highway and Rose Valley Road. Quality Bunyan Lucerne flat of around 12 hectares (30 acres) balance phalaris and pasture, non permanent creek, dam, potential dwelling entitlement, outstanding country. LOT 4 – CLOYNE FARM BLOCK Approximately 135 hectares (333.6 cres), fronting Cooma Creek and double frontage to Rose Valley Road, contains two Lucerne paddocks, totally around 36 hectares (90 acres), balance pasture or native grasses, mainly arable land, being part of central valley, five paddocks, power on block, bore on creek flats, troughs, dam, highly productive land, dwelling entitlement. LOT 5 – TOLLBAR GRAZING LAND Approximately 487 hectares (1203 acres) about 2km frontage to Rock Flat Creek, natural basalt, limestone and shale soils, four paddocks, spring fed dam, power on block, dwelling entitlement. Quality open natural grazing land with arable sections. “CLOYNE� has been held by the Pfeiffer Family for the past 50 years. It has a prime location on the northern edge of Cooma. Quality soils containing Lucerne, pasture and native grasses, watered by creeks, bores, dams and troughs. It looks extremely well at present, following good seasons and destocking. FOR FURTHER PARTICULARS OR INSPECTION BY APPOINTMENT CONTACT

JOHN MOONEY & CO, COOMA PH: 6452 2554 MOB: 0438 384 216

AUCTION POSITION - POSITION

5 CRISP STREET, COOMA

SATURDAY, MAY 11TH 2013 ON SITE AT 2PM (IF NOT SOLD BEFORE HAND) ACCOUNT: ESTATE LATE OF STEFFIE BRAZAKOVIC

Situated at the base of Crisp Street, Cooma and adjoining Norris Park, handy to CBD. A two bedroom, weatherboard house with cement rendered walls, built in 1956 in good condition. Other rooms include living room, kitchen, bathroom, toilet and laundry. Mains gas connected for heating and cooking. There is a detached concrete block store room or art studio of 20m2. Plus timber garage. The block is private with numerous trees including Linden and Locket trees at the front and fruit trees at the back, including apple, plum, mulberry, walnut and grape vines. Inspections invited to this well situated property on the edge of Cooma shopping centre and all amenities.

CONTACT: JOHN HN MOONEY & CO T 02 6456 3243 M 0411 136 645 F 02 6456 3888

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AUCTION Prime development site in the Snowy Mountains AGENCY OF CHOICE IN THE SNOWY MOUNTAINS

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A good working dog is worth more than its weight in gold to a busy farmer. In this edition of Your Farm, local trainer Neil Lynch explains the science of training your own pup and developing it into an invaluable farm resource. Neil is picured with Gab. See his story on page 3.

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Celebrating the heart of the Monaro wool industry Your Farm celebrates the heart of the Monaro wool industry, visiting our local wool sheds. Some of the sheds on the Monaro date back more than 100 years, like this one at ‘Kia Ora’ near Cooma. Pictured, owner Ross Sherlock throws a fleece onto the wool table. Behind him is the 1906 section of the shed. Below is the original section, built, most probably, in the 1880s.

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The science of training a good working dog - Sarah Kleven The trusty farm dog is often far more than a loyal companion. A dog - or in many cases, dogs - are an indispensable part of running a farm. What’s more, they’re far cheaper to employ and can outperform most humans. We marvel at their speed, their stamina, their agility, and their ability to wrangle the most difficult unruly stock. They work in all manner of environments - from harsh, hot, dusty plains to rain swept hills to the frost biting winters on the Monaro. We admire their keen instinct, their individual personalities, the way they seem to love their work and we love them for their companionship and loyalty. But more than that, for many farmers the farm dog is simply an indispensable asset. What is the secret to the partnership between a farmer and his dog? Neil Lynch has all the answers. Neil is a qualified dogtraining instructor and regularly holds working dog schools on the Monaro. Dog training has been part of his life since he was just a child growing up on his father’s farm. The relationship between a farmer and his dog is of the utmost importance and begins as soon as the pup is selected. Mr Lynch admits that selecting a pup can be extremely difficult and there is no real formula for selecting the perfect working dog and no real perfect breed. However he advises to look for a pup that is friendly and he personally has had a lot of success with dogs with really dark brown eyes. Only select a puppy from a pedigree and registered stud if you want to be really successful with your dog. It’s imperative to select a name for the pup quite early – the name and associated recognition from the dog becomes the most important link between man and dog. When the pup is four or five months old it is the perfect time to introduce them to quiet flocks of sheep. Soon after, it is essential to allow them to start to show their working instincts. The farmer must recognise what the dog is doing and not expect too much. For the next few months the farmer should continue with

the same pattern. Repetition is key. When the pup is eight to nine months old the farmer needs to start introducing small word commands and teach manners and control. The Dog should not know more than seven commands: sit, stop, cast left, cast right, move steady, bark and a command for backing the sheep. The commands should be clear, short and concise. All previous handling should consist of blocking and body language. The dog reaches maturity at 12 -15 months old and should start to understand voice commands and be able to handle sheep that are not so quiet or friendly. The dog should be able to work with sheep in the paddock and control and manoeuvre them through gateways and into yards. By this stage, with the use of positive enforcement and training, the dog should have built up a fair amount of confidence and should also understand casting left and right commands. At 18 months the dog must be taught to learn how to run along the back of a mob of sheep in the race and in yards. At this age, and under the conditions of forcing sheep into races, yards, sheds and trucks, it is the perfect time to teach

the young dog to bark on command, either through frustrating the dog or simply encouraging a natural barker. At 18 months to two years the dog should be able to go and muster a mob of sheep with ease. The dog should progress to being fully trained at three to four years-old, however training needs to continue for the whole of a dog’s life. If a dog develops shortcuts you’ll need to go back to the start with the whole progress. The faithful work dog is a common sight on Australian farms. But those in the agricultural industry are concerned that the art of training working dogs is dying out. These days a lot of farmers prefer to buy fully broken in sheep dogs and tend to avoid buying them as pups and taking the time to train them properly themselves. The problem is many farmers have lost the skill and patience needed to train puppies and dogs are not ready to work until they are three years old. Farmers want the immediacy of buying a working dog, which is already fully trained but of course, this can lead to all sorts of complications. “Graziers and stock owners with the pressure of time and work overload find little opportunity to put aside the necessary time needed to train a puppy. “I get a lot of enjoyment out of watching the young dog progress and begin to understand commands. The ease and calmness at the workplace, resulting from successful early training, is a great feeling,� Mr Lynch explained. Mr Lynch encourages every farmer to take the time and effort to train a puppy properly from the very beginning he believes that the rewards far outweigh all the time and work needed. “There becomes a bond and that bond is mutual trust of the dogs working ability with the livestock and your respect as a handler of that dogs abilities. “The dog only expects a good warm kennel, food and water and a friendly pat as a reward.�

Pictured, Gab and Neil competed at Dalgety Show yard dog trials this year.

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Second Monaro Merino Muster Thursday May 2 will see all things Merino celebrated at the Monaro Merino Muster at Cooma Showground. Organised by the Monaro Merino Breeders, with assistance from the Cooma Pastoral and Agricultural Association, the muster will showcase Monaro Merino genetics from the Snowies to the sea. The day will include competitions for both stud and commercial sheep, trade stalls, demonstrations, food and refreshments. The muster will be a prelude to the annual Berridale Merino ewe competition on Friday and Saturday. The Monaro Merino Muster will include a stud sheep display with about 14 studs taking part. They will compete for the Premium Pen of three rams which will be judged by Paul Walton of Wourrock Merino Stud, victoria,. The prize is a winner-takes-all $1000 donated by Southern Tablelands Fibre Testers. There will also be the AWI Insurnance ram competition, of $1000. The money will go towards the purchase of a ram from one of the participating studs.

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As well, there is the Monaro Commercial Ewe of the Year competition, with $1000 donated by Fabstock for the outright winner. Gordon Litchfield Wool has also sponsored a ewe competition for a pen of eight ewes, with prize money of $650, $250 and $150. The Monaro Merino Fleece of the Year award and the Commercial Fleece of the year will be contested by the winning fleeces from the local Monaro shows. The total prize pool for the fleece awards will be $1000, sponsored by the Monaro Wool Brokers. Trade stalls will also be set up inside the showground pavilion and will include chemicals and products. Demonstrations on the day will include Dubbo Tafe’s shearing school and, on the oval, Neil Lynch will give demonstrations of working dogs and advice on breaking in and training pups. People attending the muster are encouraged to also attend the Berridale ewe competition. Those wishing to do so and want to join the bus should contact Don Southwell on 6454 4025 as soon as possible.

The inaugural Monaro Merino Muster last year saw some outstanding stud sheep exhbited. The rams are pictured at top, with the line-up of ewes for judging and the winner, Doug Constance. Don Southwell won the fleece prizes last year.

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Annual Monaro calf selling season underway The annual Monaro calf selling season began on March 27 with the Landmark, Cooma sale. This saw 1672 cattle on offer, comprising 1125 steers and 547 heifers. Top prices for the sale were yearling steers to $635; weaner steers to $605; yearling heifers to $460 and weaner heifers to $420. On April 3, MLP held its annual sale, with 3910 head yarded and 105 registered buyers. Top prices were $755 for Hereford and Angus steers, a/c PM Knox; $690 for black baldy steers, a/c J & R Phillips; $635 Hereford yearling heifers a/c JW & JM Hedger and $565 for Charolais cross heifer calves, a/c K & G Kable. On April 17, Landmark Bombala will sell at Bombala and combined agents, Boller & Co, John Mooney Co and Landmark Cooma, will hold their sale at Cooma saleyard. While this year’s dry conditions across the state have seen prices pegged back on the previous two years, the

condition of the stock on offer has been excellent. In May, Gunyah, Hazeldean and Kunama studs will hold their autumn bull sales. Hazeldean will also offer 400 females this year, after a break of a couple of years. Pictured at right; buyers crowd the lanes at the MLP calf sale on April 3. Below: Will Dixon calls for bids at the MLP sale. Bottom: the Landmark sale on March 27 started the calf selling season.

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A celebration of the wool industry on the Monaro Thursday 2 May 2013, Cooma Showgrounds, 10am to 4pm

• Fabstock Monaro Commercial Ewe of the Year

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Mark’s fleeces were hand picked by Maryanne Burns and classer Lawrence Clifford who was working in Mark’s woolshed during his shearing, Mark gave the go ahead to choose whatever fleeces they liked to then pass onto her parents John and Jenny Alcock to do up to take to Goulburn, where all the wool collected is gone through thoroughly and done up and chosen to take to Sydney, a few

days before the wool goes to Sydney Show to be judged on the Sunday before the show opens. The Southern District Exhibits came second in the wool section overall between the five regions. There was just 13.72 points the difference between first and second. The wool that is judged in the District exhibits has to be up to world standard to win. Results from the 2013 Sheep Fleece NSW/QLD

Classes : CHAMPION NSW/QLD Class Skirted Fleece – MERINO- Winner: J&J Alcock (Southern District) Skirted Merino Fleece – Medium – 1st J&J Alcock, Greenland (Southern District) Skirted Merino FleeceFine- 2nd J&J Alcock, Greenland (Southern District) Skirted Merino FleeceFine Medium- 3rd J&J Alcock, Greenland (Southern District)

District Exhibits Competition

These spectacular constructions of vegetables, fruit and other produce are one of the highlights of The Sydney Royal Easter Show. These giant displays are a cooperative work by growers that reflect the diversity and excellence of their regional produce. Each consists of more than 10,000 pieces of fresh produce from five agricultural districts throughout NSW and South East Queensland. The District Exhibit Displays at the Sydney Royal Easter Show consists of five Regions known as courts that represent Southern District Exhibits is our region, Western District, Central District, Northern District, of NSW and South East Queensland. The Courts source produce from local competitions and

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leading farmers within their areas to compete in Sydney. All the produce has to be the highest quality in the world to win in Sydney Show District Exhibits. Each District has to pick eight Merino Fleeces of Superfine Wool, eight Fine Wool, eight Medium Wool and eight Strong wool. At least 10 of each go to Sydney to choose the eight of each on the day. Those eight fleeces of each fineness then is judged as a group of fleeces on the table, then three top fleeces are selected by the judges to go to the other judge for the first, seconds and Champion fleece of the show, to be selected. The Champion Fleeces are then placed in glass cases in the front of the building that houses the District Exhibits. Then some of the fleeces, from each fineness and from each district are sent to the sheep and wool Pavilion

to be entered into the NSW/QLD Sheep Fleece Classes, judged by different judges and awarded prizes. The Open wool section that people enter their fleeces themselves is totally separate to the District Exhibits Wool judging. The points awarded to each district for the wool judging is then added to the overall points with the grain, fruit and vegetables, Dairy produce, nuts, Pasture grasses, wines, preserved fruits, vegetables, jams, pickles, sauces, British breed fleeces, stock fodders etc. Wool is selected by several people from shows and from woolsheds when shearing is in progress. If anyone would like more information or would like to volunteer to help for the 2014 show can contact John or Jenny on 02 64536244.

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How to smoke with your barbecue Smoking is a barbecue technique not often seen in Australia, but the benefits of this American style of low slow cooking brings unrivaled tenderness to beef.

some brisket on the barbie, despite slightly cooler temperatures. He’s even created his own spice rub for Aussies to flavour their brisket with before trying out the art of BBQ smoking.

If you’ve ever wondered how to achieve delicious smoky-flavoured ultra-tender beef, simply follow the steps below. Here, we’ve taken a 7kg cut of brisket (a cut readily available from most butchers) and shown you how to smoke it – in glorious southernstyle. You will need a kettle style barbecue for this slow-cook method.

“American-style smoking is perfect for this time of year when temperatures aren’t off the charts but it’s still awesome weather for a beer and barbie with the lads.

1. Start by preparing your brisket the day before serving. Choose your favourite marinade or make a dry spice rub and cover the meat with it. Place the brisket in the refrigerator overnight, then remove two hours before cooking to allow the meat to reach room temperature 2. Prepare the barbecue – ignite the charcoal and let it burn until it is ash coloured 3. To smoke you need wood chips which can be purchased from most barbecue retailers. It’s the smoke from the wood chips that infuses the terrific flavor. Wood chips can be soaked in water 24 hours in advance. This will ensure the chips do not ignite or burn, but rather smolder, creating a smoke to flavour the meat throughout the cooking process. Scatter the woodchips over the coals the more you add, a greater chance of smoke flavour being present in the meat. Balance the wire rack over chips and coals, then close the lid of the barbecue 4. When the barbecue has reached 125 degrees and smoke fills the lid, place the brisket fat side up on the rack. Close the lid. As the fat cooks and dissolves, it will drip through the meat 5. Check the brisket periodically, adding more chips if necessary. If you are using a marinade, additional basting can be done at this time but be sure to move quickly so as not to lose the heat of the barbecue 6. Don’t turn the brisket during cooking. You want the fat to continue to drip down through the meat. After 8-9 hours the brisket should be cooked to your liking. Remove the meat from the barbecue and rest before carving

So, why not show off your new found skills with these recipes I’ve made with chef Gregory Llewellyn at Hartsyard restaurant. Beware, I like some kick with my meat. If you like to take it easier, just reduce the paprika and chilli!” Merrick said. MERRICK WATTS’ SPICE RUB RECIPE Ingredients: 2tbs onion powder 2tbs garlic powder 500g brown sugar 3tbs yellow mustard seeds 3tbs black mustard seeds 500g salt 5tbs paprika 2tbs dried chilli (Ancho chilli) Steps: 1. Blend the yellow and black mustard seeds along with the dried chillis 2. Pour all ingredients into a bowl and mix 3. Apply oil and rub recipe into brisket before placing it in the fridge the day before cooking MUSTARD BASED SAUCE – NORTH CAROLINA AND TEXAS INSPIRED (to serve with your brisket once cooked) Ingredients: 3 onions Garlic powder 2 litres of apple cider vinegar 1 litre of mustard Paprika Onion powder Tomato sauce 100g crushed garlic gloves

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Celebrating the heart of the Monaro wool industry, Your Farm brings our readers an insight into some of our oldest wool sheds. On this page, Manaroo shed, south of Cooma’s was busy with shearing this week. The shed is more than 100 years old and still shows the old system of shearing - a Koerstz wool press and the orginal shearing stands, as well as the stencils of previous owners.

Beating the bunny Department of Primary Industries (DPI) researcher, Tarnya Cox, is on a quest to protect agriculture and the environment from one of our most devastating pests as she works to develop release strategies for new strains of rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV). A team of DPI and CSIRO scientists has been working on the RHD Boost project to address resistance in rabbits to RHDV, previously known as rabbit calicivirus (RCD). Dr Cox said once the most effective new strains of RHDV are identified, the next stage in the project will be

to release and monitor RHDV across the Australian landscape. “RHD Boost aims to give landholders a reinvigorated RHDV for use as a biological tool to manage rabbits and limit the destructive impact which the pests cause,� Dr Cox said. “We have identified three strains of RHDV that have the potential to work against rabbits which have developed resistance to the original release of the virus.� The success of RHD Boost offers a calculated value of $1.4 billion over 15 years and the ability to significantly reduce rabbit impacts on Australian vegetation and ecosystems.

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A growing number of local farmers are breaking away from the ‘old ways’ and are gaining better returns in profitability, sustainability and time for their family by applying a ‘Holistic Management’ business approach to their farms. TAFE Western’s range of holistic farm management courses is aimed at anybody interested in making better decisions both on and off farm in a wide range of farming enterprises anywhere in NSW. James Morse was looking to improve his grazing management when he started his course with TAFE Western. James said “The course allowed me to make decisions that not only improve financial returns from our beef cattle enterprise, but allow more time for family and friends. Since completing the course we are also measuring a big increase in the diversity of pasture species and have greatly reduced the use of chemicals to control weeds�. Students who complete the

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Holistic Management short course can now also go on to study a Diploma in Holistic Management which takes into account their earlier course work. The Holistic Management course is designed to give students (young and old) a new way of making better decisions on the property, including how to maximise the use of their animals and how to make use of the available water to the best advantage. The Murrumbidgee CMA is providing great leadership through its backing of TAFE courses – to the tune of a subsidy of $3,000 for qualifying individuals within its catchment area. Interested parties should email: Ian.Chapman@det.nsw.edu.au or call 0427 468 255 Pictured, Holistic Management educator Brian Wehlburg shows a group how a penetrometer is used to monitor soil conditions, related to the ecosystem processes.

Luke Pope is passionate about agriculture and after 10 years on the Monaro as an agronomist he’s still in love with the area. Amid the insecurity created by 300 job cuts in the Department of Primary Industries (DPI), well-known district agronomist Luke Pope made the move into the private sector as the Monaro’s new Elder’s agronomist. With the announced 300 job cuts to the DPI, it was decided that the current two positions at Cooma - the livestock officer and agronomist – would cease and be reduced to one position. There is still no detail about what that position will be or the qualifications required to fill it. The Elder’s job became vacant when the previous Elder’s agronomist, Patrice Ingram, left the job in late 2012. Mr Pope took the opportunity to fill the position. He has now been in the position for three months and he loves it. Growing up on his family’s wheat and sheep farm in South Australia definitely provided a good practical grounding for agronomy. After school he attended Hawksbury Agricultural College where he studied Agronomy. Mr Pope is happy to be working with Elders

and extremely happy that he was able to remain on the Monaro. “In my DPI job I was spread extremely thin over a large area. I covered the area from the Southern Highlands to the Victorian boarder. In my new job at Elders I can spend more time with fewer farmers and concentrate on the Monaro area. “I miss the people at DPI and what the job used to be but this is a great new opportunity for me,� explained Mr Pope. As the Elders agronomist Mr Pope provides practical advice on-farm about plants, sewing, fertiliser, weed control, pests and diseases and pasture management. “Elders is a company with a lot of Australian history, they help people all over Australia. I love being a small part of a big machine,� Mr Pope said. Mr pope and his young family are quite comfortable remaining on the Monaro and won’t be moving away any time soon. “I’m passionate about agriculture. I get to go out and get my boots muddy, problem solving with a technical focus. I’m definitely not desk bound. “I was amazed at the resilience of the Monaro farmers and their ability to manage their way through and out of drought,� he said.

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Animal welfare strategy A revamped Australian Animal Welfare Strategy (AAWS) website is now providing a central information hub on all aspects of animal welfare policies and practices, following an extensive upgrade. The AAWS is a national plan which guides activities aimed at improving the welfare of animals, and provides the Australian and international communities with an improved appreciation of animal welfare arrangements in this country. “The new AAWS website, www. australiananimalwelfare.com.au, provides the public with easy to access and useful information, including animal welfare standards, guidelines, tips and tools, upcoming events, educational videos and news items,” Deputy Chair of the Australian Animal Welfare Advisory Committee, Keith Adams, said. “The new website will act as an authoritative source of animal welfare information, and provide avenues for those with an interest in animal welfare issues to interact with the AAWS. “As part of the site redesign and expansion, these valuable materials have been presented to the public in a way that they can easily find information on the types of animals they are most interested in.”

The AAWS has seed funding provided by the Australian Government’s Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and is overseen by an Advisory Committee to inform Minister Joe Ludwig on developments in animal welfare. About 140 experts and their organisations are involved in the AAWS and provide a high level of in-kind contribution and funding to the program, which delivers a range of projects focussed on delivering sustainable improvements in animal welfare. AAWS activities are conducted through six working groups: Aquatic Animals; Livestock & Production Animals; Pets & Companion Animals; Animals Used in Work, Recreation, Entertainment & Display; Animals in Research & Teaching; and Native & Introduced Wildlife. Each of the working groups has its own dedicated area on the new website to assist the public in finding information most relevant to their own areas of interest. “The website will act as a conduit for information on the progress of recently announced projects which will be conducted as part of the Australian Animal Welfare Strategy,” Mr Adams said.

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Quad riders push danger boundary Recent research by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has revealed an alarming rate of quad bike riders drive dangerously. The consumer research of 125 recreational quad bike users conducted last month found that almost a quarter surveyed rode with someone accompanying them on the same bike. ACCC deputy chair Delia Rickard said injuries and deaths relating to quad bike use had significantly increased over the last few years. She said there were 18 reported quad bikerelated deaths last year. “Close to 30 per cent of these deaths were of children under 15 years of age, which is frightening considering that children should never be on a quad bike designed for adults,” Ms Rickard said. “As most quad bikes are made for one person only, this practice can severely compromise

user and passenger safety.” The study also found that one in six quad bike users rarely or never wore any personal protective equipment such as a helmet, eye protection and sturdy footwear. C o n s u m e r research highlighted that more than one-third of quad bike users were self-taught and almost half had been taught by a family member, friend or neighbour. Ms Rickard said that although users perceived quad bike riding to be a dangerous activity, they also perceived it to be quite easy. The results from the consumer research will assist in developing a long-term safety education program for recreational quad bike use while the ACCC continues to monitor the safety of the vehicle itself via in-depth performance testing. Quad bike users can find these safety tips and further information at www.productsafety.gov.au/ quadbikes

New look for Bombala landmark Landmark Bombala-Delegate has undergone significant changes since December 2012. Landmark Operations purchased the franchise previously operated by Phil and Lisa Cottrell and the new team in green is manager Matt Green, Justin Lewis, Sam Platts, Troy Jamison, Patrice Ingram and Ian Sellers are excited about the new-look business. Matt has lived in the area for a long time, so has first-hand local knowledge of clients’ needs. He said he and his team are looking forward to the opportunities of working with a progressive and competitive rural company. Matt said Landmark Operations is very industry-focussed and has a range of resources which will benefit its clients.

“There is a range of exciting new products available to clients through the Landmark network. “We are able to offer our clients expertise in livestock, merchandise and agronomy services”, he said. “We are looking forward to working with our local farmers across the Bombala region”, Matt said. Landmark will hold its annual calf sale in Bombala on April 17. There are 1100 head already booked, with room for more. Contact Landmark Bombala on 6458 3422 for more information.

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6.00pm Children’s. 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 7.30 The Roast. 7.40 Best Of River Monsters. (PG) 8.30 Conspiracy Road Trip: 911. (PG) 9.30 Ross Kemp: Extreme World. (M) 10.10 Like A Version. 10.15 The Roast. 10.30 Comedy Up Late. 11.00 Dawn Porter: Extreme Wife: Mail Order Bride. (M) 11.50 The Sex Researchers. (MA15+)

6.00pm Children’s. 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 7.30 The Roast. 7.40 Best Of River Monsters. (PG) 8.30 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. (PG) 9.00 Elegant Gentleman’s Guide To Knife Fighting. (MA15+) 9.30 Alan Carr: Chatty Man. (M) 10.15 The Roast. 10.30 Comedy Up Late. 11.00 The Thick Of It. (M) 11.30 Hard Time: Breaking In. (M)

6.00pm Children’s. 6.30 In The Night Garden. 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 7.30 The Roast. 7.40 Best Of River Monsters. (PG) 8.30 Would I Lie To You? (PG) 8.45 Dawn Porter: Extreme Wife: Geisha Girl. (M) Part 3 of 4. 9.35 Seven Days Of Sex. (M) 10.15 The Roast. 10.30 Comedy Up Late. 11.00 Alan Carr: Chatty Man. (M) 11.45 Best Of River Monsters. (PG)

6.00pm Guess How Much I Love You. 6.15 Humf. 6.20 storyTree. 6.30 In The Night Garden. 7.00 triple j’s One Night Stand. 10.00 Warehouse Comedy Festival. (MA15+) 10.30 Comedy Up Late. 11.00 Ross Kemp: Extreme World: Marseille. (M) 11.45 Good Game: Pocket Edition. 11.55 Childrens Hospital. 12.20am Life On Mars. (M)

6.00pm Children’s. 6.15 Humf. 6.20 storyTree. 6.30 In The Night Garden. 7.00 Spicks And Specks. 7.30 Conspiracy Road Trip: 911. (PG) 8.30 Great Ormond Street: An Imperfect Cure. (PG) Part 3 of 3. 9.30 The Sex Researchers: Better Sex. (MA15+) 10.20 Joan Rivers: A Piece Of Work. (MA15+) 11.40 The Tudors. (M) 12.35am Wild At Heart.

6.00pm Children’s. 7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 7.30 The Roast. 7.40 Best Of River Monsters. (PG) 8.30 Doctor Who. (PG) 9.15 The Boffin, The Builder, The Bombardier. 9.30 The Fades. (MA15+) 10.25 The Roast. 10.40 Best Of River Monsters. (PG) 11.30 The Children Left Behind. (PG) 12.20am The Fades. (MA15+)

6.00pm Children’s. 6.20 storyTree. 6.30 In The Night Garden. 7.00 Spicks And Specks. 7.30 The Roast. 7.40 Nick Baker’s Weird Creatures. New. 8.30 Good Game. 9.00 Childrens Hospital. 9.30 Hard Time. (PG) 10.20 The Roast. 10.30 Seven Days Of Sex. (M) 11.15 Nick Baker’s Weird Creatures. 12.05am Later… With Jools Holland.

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6.05pm Star Wars: The Clone Wars. (PG) 6.30 Wolfblood. 6.55 Grizzly Tales. 7.10 You’re Skitting Me. 7.35 Mal.com. 7.50 Kaeloo. 7.55 News. 8.05 The Avengers. 8.30 On The Edge. (PG) A series about life growing up as an indigenous teenager.

6.05pm Star Wars: The Clone Wars. (PG) 6.30 Wolfblood. Final. 6.55 Grizzly Tales. 7.10 Tower Prep. (PG) 7.55 News. 8.05 Star Wars: The Clone Wars. (PG) 8.25 Dancing Down Under. 9.00 Close.

6.05pm Star Wars: The Clone Wars. (PG) 6.30 Deadly 60. 6.55 Grizzly Tales. 7.10 Life With Boys. 7.30 Prank Patrol. 8.00 News. 8.05 Good Game: SP. 8.30 Bushwhacked! Kayne sets Brandon the mission to be involved in the rescue of three different animals living in Melbourne.

6.25pm Prank Patrol. 6.50 Legend Of Dick And Dom. 7.20 Good Game: SP. 7.45 News. 7.50 Vampire Knight. (PG) 8.15 Fruits Basket. (PG) 8.40 Voltron: Defender Of The Universe. (PG) The Voltron Force and the Drule attack fleet have a silent standoff. 9.00 Close.

6.15pm Grizzly Tales For Gruesome Kids. 6.30 Horrible Histories. 7.00 The Avengers. 7.25 Tower Prep. Final. (PG) 8.10 News. 8.15 The Killian Curse. (PG) 8.35 Good Game: SP. Hex, Bajo and robot Darren look at the latest in the Australian video game scene. 9.00 Close.

6.05pm Star Wars: The Clone Wars. 6.30 Deadly 60. 6.55 Grizzly Tales. 7.10 Kratt Bros: Be The Creature. 7.55 News. 8.05 Wolverine And The X-Men. Logan is haunted by a memory of a girl who sees him standing over the body of her father. 8.25 Wild Life.

6.05pm Star Wars: The Clone Wars. (PG) 6.30 Deadly 60. 6.55 Grizzly Tales. 7.10 The Killian Curse. (PG) 7.55 News. 8.05 Iron Man: Armored Adventures. 8.25 My Great Big Adventure. 8.50 Adventures Of Figaro Pho. 9.00 Close.

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6.00pm Bargain Hunt. 7.00 Movie: Over The Hedge. (2006) Voices of Bruce Willis, Steve Carell, William Shatner. 8.45 Movie: Forrest Gump. (1994) (M) Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Sally Field, Gary Sinise. 11.45 60 Min Makeover. 12.45am The Bill. (M)

6.00pm Digging Deep. (PG) 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Keeping Up Appearances. (PG) 8.00 Are You Being Served? (PG) 8.30 Escape To The Country. 9.30 Cowboy Builders. (PG) 10.30 60 Min Makeover. 11.30 Movie: Armed And Dangerous. (1986) (M) John Candy, Eugene Levy.

6.30pm Heartbeat. (PG) 7.30 Heartbeat. (PG) 8.30 Movie: Lewis. (2006) (M) Kevin Whately, Laurence Fox, Rebecca Front. 10.40 Nazi Hunters: Herberts Cukurs. (M) 11.50 Man Stroke Woman. (M) 12.30am Paul Merton In China. (PG)

6.30pm Doc Martin. (PG) 7.30 Great Migrations: Born To Move. (PG) 8.40 Escape To The Country. Jules Hudson helps a couple find a rustic and laid-back retirement house in Shropshire. 9.40 60 Min Makeover. 10.40 Homes Under The Hammer. 12.00am The Shield. (AV15+)

6.00pm Digging Deep. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Mighty Ships: Emma Maersk. 8.30 Waking The Dead. (M) The team investigates the discovery of a skeleton and an unexploded bomb. 9.40 Criminal Minds. (M) 10.40 Criminal Minds. (AV15+) 11.40 The Shield. (AV15+) 12.40am Hart To Hart. (PG)

6.00pm Digging Deep. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Highway Patrol: Hell’s Angels. (PG) 8.00 Motorway Patrol. (PG) 8.30 Air Crash Investigations: Panic Over The Pacific. (PG) 9.30 Movie: The Sixth Sense. (1999) (M) 11.45 Man Stroke Woman. (M) 12.20am Hart To Hart. (PG)

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6.00pm Pimp My Ride. (PG) 6.30 Seinfeld. (PG) 7.00 Seinfeld. (PG) 7.30 Bomb Patrol: Afghanistan: Behind The Scenes. (PG) 8.30 Hardcore Pawn. (M) 9.00 Hardcore Pawn. (M) 9.30 American Pickers. (PG) 11.30 Rude Tube. (M) 12.00am Jacked: Auto Theft Task Force. (PG)

6.00pm Pimp My Ride. (PG) 6.30 Turtleman. (PG) 7.30 Gator Boys. (PG) 8.30 Swamp People. (PG) 9.30 Mounted In Alaska: The End Is Rear/Predator Vs Prey. (M) 10.30 Operation Repo. (M) 11.00 Operation Repo. (M) 11.30 Jail. (M) 12.00am Jacked: Auto Theft Task Force. (PG)

6.00pm Pimp My Ride. (PG) 6.30 Movie: The Nutty Professor. (1996) (PG) Eddie Murphy, Jada Pinkett Smith, James Coburn, Larry Miller. 8.30 Football. AFL. Round 3. Fremantle v Essendon. 12.00am Blokesworld. (MA15+) 12.30 Jacked: Auto Theft Task Force. (M)

7.30pm Movie: Dragonheart. (1996) (PG) Dennis Quaid, David Thewlis, Peter Postlethwaite, voice of Sean Connery. 9.30 Movie: 12 Monkeys. (1995) (M) Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt, Christopher Plummer, Jon Seda. 12.00am Unsolved Mysteries. (M)

6.00pm Pimp My Ride. (PG) 6.30 Movie: Remember The Titans. (2000) (PG) Denzel Washington. 8.50 Movie: Rumble In The Bronx. (1995) (M) Jackie Chan, Anita Mui. 10.40 Operation Repo. (M) 11.35 V8 Supercars. ITM Auckland 400. Race 9. Highlights. 12.30am Deadliest Warrior. (M)

6.00pm Pimp My Ride. (PG) 6.30 Seinfeld. (PG) 7.00 Seinfeld. (PG) 7.30 Cash Cowboys. (PG) 8.30 Pawn Stars. (PG) 9.00 Pawn Stars. (PG9.30 American Restoration. (PG) 10.30 American Pickers. (PG) 11.30 Bid America! (PG) 12.00am 30 Rock. (PG) 12.30 30 Rock. (PG)

6.00pm Pimp My Ride. (PG) 6.30 The Amazing Race. (PG) 7.30 MythBusters. (PG) 8.30 Family Guy. (M) 9.00 Family Guy. (M) 10.00 American Dad! (M) 10.30 Family Guy. (M) 11.00 Family Guy. (M) 11.30 American Dad! (M) 12.00am Blokesworld. (MA15+) 12.30 30 Rock. (PG)

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6.30pm The Middle. (PG) 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 7.30 Two And A Half Men. (PG) 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 8.30 Arj Barker: Joy Harvest. (M) 10.00 Movie: Date Movie. (2006) (M) 11.40 Two And A Half Men. (M) 12.00am Conan. (M)

6.30pm The Middle. (PG) 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 7.30 Survivor: Caramoan. (PG) 8.30 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 9.30 Movie: Caddyshack. (1980) (M) Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield. 11.30 Two And A Half Men. (M) 12.00am Conan. (M)

7.30pm Movie: Addams Family Values. (1993) (PG) Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd, Joan Cusack. 9.30 Movie: Sphere. (1998) (M) Dustin Hoffman, Sharon Stone, Samuel L. Jackson. Scientists investigate a mysterious, circular object that lies within a spaceship, resting on the ocean floor. 12.00am Conan. (M)

6.30pm Movie: The Witches. (1990) (PG) Anjelica Huston, Mai Zetterling, Rowan Atkinson. 8.30 Movie: The House Bunny. (2008) (M) Anna Faris, Colin Hanks, Emma Stone. A former Playboy bunny moves into a sorority house. 10.30 Movie: Whip It! (2009) (M) Ellen Page, Drew Barrymore, Kristen Wiig.

7.00pm Suburgatory. (PG) 7.30 The Middle. (PG) 8.00 2 Broke Girls. (PG) 8.30 Two And A Half Men. (M) 9.00 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 9.30 Movie: Step Brothers. (2008) (MA15+) Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly. 11.40 Two And A Half Men. (PG) 12.00am Conan. (M)

6.30pm The Middle. (PG) 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 7.30 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 8.00 Top Gear: Africa Special. (PG) 9.30 Movie: Law Abiding Citizen. (2009) (AV15+) Gerard Butler, Jamie Foxx. 11.40 Two And A Half Men. (M) 12.00am Conan. (M)

6.30pm The Middle. (PG) 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 7.30 Auction Hunters. (PG) 8.00 Auction Hunters. (PG) 8.30 2 Broke Girls. (M) 9.30 Movie: Zombieland. (2009) (AV15+) Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Abigail Breslin, Emma Stone. 11.30 Two And A Half Men. (M) 12.00am Conan. (M)

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6.30pm Friends. (PG) 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Customs. (PG) 8.30 RPA. (PG) In order to his rare form of cancer, Vietnam War veteran Tim must undergo a 12-hour operation. 9.30 Cold Case. (M) 10.30 Cold Case. (M) 11.30 The Closer. (M) 12.30am How Clean Is Your House? (PG)

6.30pm Friends. (PG) 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Mary Queen Of Shops. (PG) 8.30 Jo Frost: Extreme Parental Guidance. (PG) 9.30 Embarrassing Illnesses. (PG) 10.30 Hoarding. (PG) 11.30 Friends. (PG) 12.00am The Zoo: UK. (PG)

6.30pm Friends. (PG) 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Frozen Planet: Winter. (PG) 8.30 The Following. (M) 9.30 The Following. (M) 10.30 Movie: Hannibal Rising. (2007) (AV15+) Gaspard Ulliel, Rhys Ifans. 12.50am Movie: Rasputin: The Mad Monk. (1966) (M) Christopher Lee, Barbara Shelley, Richard Pasco.

6.30pm Secret Dealers. (PG) 7.30 Antiques. 8.30 CSI: NY. (M) 9.30 CSI: Miami. (M) 10.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. (M) 11.30 The Closer. (M) 12.30am Movie: Mister Roberts. (1955) Henry Fonda, James Cagney, Jack Lemmon, Betsy Palmer.

6.30pm Antiques. 7.30 Galápagos: Islands That Changed The World. 8.30 Movie: Something’s Gotta Give. (2003) (M) Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton, Keanu Reeves. 11.00 True CSI: Cold Blood: Presumed Dead. (AV15+) 12.00am Movie: Green Fire. (1954) Stewart Granger, Grace Kelly, Paul Douglas.

6.30pm Friends. (PG) 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Hoarding. (PG) 8.30 Super Nanny USA. (PG) 9.30 Embarrassing Bodies: Wickerman Festival. (M) 10.30 Air Crash Confidential: Engineering Error. (M) 11.30 Friends. (PG) 12.00am Footy Classified. (M)

6.30pm Friends. (PG) 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Zoo Juniors. 8.30 The Closer. (M) A young couple hanging out in someone else’s house find themselves in hot water after a security guard winds up dead. 9.30 Rizzoli & Isles. (AV15+) 10.30 The Mentalist. (M) 11.30 The Closer. (M) 12.30am Friends. (PG)

6.00pm M*A*S*H. (PG) 6.30 Get Smart. (PG) 7.00 Cops. (PG) 7.30 White Collar. (PG) 8.30 Burn Notice. (M) 9.30 Blue Bloods. (M) 10.30 The Killing. (M) 11.30 Persons Unknown. New. (M) 12.30am World’s Toughest Trucker. (PG)

6.00pm M*A*S*H. (PG) 6.30 Get Smart. (PG) 7.00 Cops. (PG) 7.30 The Game Plan. 8.30 An Idiot Abroad. (M) 9.30 Fast Forward. (M) 10.30 Can Of Worms. (M) 11.30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (PG) 12.00am Whose Line Is It Anyway? (PG) 12.30 24. (M)

6.00pm M*A*S*H. (PG) 6.30 Get Smart. (PG) 7.00 Cops. (PG) 7.30 Undercover Boss Australia. (PG) 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. (M) The truth behind the alleged assault of a woman by her police officer husband finally comes to light. 9.30 NBL. Grand Final. Game 2. Perth Wildcats v New Zealand Breakers. 12.00am Defying Gravity. (M)

6.00pm Get Smart. (PG) 6.30 Monster Jam. 7.30 Wedding Band. (PG) 8.30 Movie: The Gods Must Be Crazy II. (1989) (PG) N!xau, Lena Farugia, Hans Strydom. An African bushman tries to rescue his children after they stow away on a poacher’s truck. 10.35 48 Hours. 11.35 Ross Kemp: Battle For The Amazon. (M) 12.35am Dollhouse. (M)

6.00pm M*A*S*H. (PG) 6.30 Megafactories: IKEA. 7.30 Dirty Great Machines. New. 8.30 Movie: Vanilla Sky. (2001) (M) Tom Cruise, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Kurt Russell. 11.15 Movie: Domino. (2005) (AV15+) Keira Knightley, Mickey Rourke, Delroy Lindo, Mo’Nique.

6.00pm M*A*S*H. (PG) 6.30 Get Smart. (PG) 7.00 Cops. (PG) 7.30 Python Hunters. (PG) 8.30 Movie: Rat Race. (2001) (M) John Cleese, Rowan Atkinson, Lanei Chapman, Cuba Gooding Jr, Seth Green, Wayne Knight. 10.55 F1. Chinese GP. Race day. Replay.

6.00pm M*A*S*H. (PG) 6.30 Get Smart. (PG) 7.00 Cops. (PG) 7.30 Frontiers Of Construction: Skymakers. 8.30 Cops. (M) 9.30 Ross Kemp On Gangs: Jamaica. (MA15+) 10.30 Super Rugby Extra Time. (PG) 11.35 71 Degrees North. (PG) 12.35am Prison Break. (M)

6.00pm Excused. (PG) 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 7.30 Simpsons. (PG) 8.00 Futurama. (PG) 8.30 Simpsons. (PG) 9.00 Futurama. (PG) 9.30 Cleveland Show. 10.00 Cleveland Show. (M) 10.30 Bob’s Burgers. (M) 11.00 Cheers. (PG) 11.30 Late Late Show. (PG) 12.30am Ent. Tonight. (PG)

6.00pm Excused. (PG) 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 7.30 Futurama. (PG) 8.00 Futurama. (PG) 8.30 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. (PG) 9.30 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. (PG) 10.30 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. (PG) 11.30 Late Late Show. (PG) 12.30am Ent. Tonight. (PG)

6.00pm Excused. (PG) 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 7.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. 8.00 Becker. (PG) 8.30 Star Trek: Voyager. (PG) 9.30 Star Trek: Voyager. (PG) 10.30 Star Trek: Voyager. (PG) 11.30 Late Late Show. (PG)

6.00pm Sabrina. (PG) 6.30 Fashion Star. (PG) 7.30 Biggest Loser: Next Generation. (PG) 8.30 Biggest Loser: Next Generation. (PG) Last year’s winner, Margie Cummins, stops by the house. 9.30 Biggest Loser: Next Generation. (PG) 10.30 Graham Norton. (M) 11.30 The Loop. (PG)

6.00pm Sabrina. (PG) 6.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. 7.30 Simpsons. (PG) 8.00 Futurama. (PG) 8.30 Movie: John Tucker Must Die. (2006) (PG) Jesse Metcalfe, Sophia Bush, Brittany Snow, Ashanti, Arielle Kebbel. 10.30 The Office. (PG) 11.30 Everybody Loves Raymond. 12.30 Sabrina. (PG)

6.00pm Excused. (PG) 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. (PG) 8.00 Raising Hope. (PG) 8.30 Supernatural. 9.30 American Horror Story. (MA15+) 10.30 Californication. (MA15+) 11.10 Cheers. (PG) 11.40 Late Late Show. (PG) 12.30am Ent. Tonight. (PG)

6.00pm Excused. (PG) 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. 7.30 Glee. (PG) 8.30 Fashion Star. (PG) Hosted by Louise Roe. 9.30 Snog, Marry, Avoid? (PG) 10.10 Snog, Marry, Avoid? (PG) 10.50 Offspring. (M) 11.50 Late Late Show. (PG) 12.35am Ent. Tonight. (PG)

6.00pm Unbeatable Banzuke. 6.30 Ninja Warrior. (PG) 7.00 Community. 7.30 MythBusters. (PG) 8.30 Be Your Own Boss. (M) 9.30 Champions League. Quarter-final. Second leg. Replay. 11.00 Russell Howard’s Good News. (M) 11.35 The Tales Of Nights. (MA15+)

6.00pm Unbeatable Banzuke. 6.30 Ninja Warrior. (PG) 7.00 Community. (PG) 7.30 Champions League Hour. 8.30 Threesome. (M) 9.00 Him & Her. (MA15+) 9.30 Skins. (MA15+) 10.25 Russell Howard’s Good News. (M) 11.00 Marngrook Footy Show. (PG)

6.00pm Unbeatable Banzuke. 6.30 Ninja Warrior. (PG) 7.00 Community. (PG) 7.30 Europa League Highlights. 8.30 If You Are The One. 9.30 Indie Sex: Teen Flicks. (MA15+) 10.45 Russell Howard’s Good News. (M) 11.20 Bullet In The Face. (AV15+)

6.00pm PopAsia. 7.10 Black Cab Sessions USA. (PG) 7.40 Iron Chef. 8.30 MXC. (M) 9.00 SOS. 9.35 Movie: The Horde. (2009) (AV15+) Claude Perron, Jean-Pierre Martins. 11.20 Threesome. (M) 11.50 Him & Her. (MA15+) 12.25am Skins. (MA15+)

6.00pm Cycling Central. 6.35 Kung Fu Changed My Life: Liverpool. (PG) 7.30 G * Wars. 8.30 MXC. (M) Hosted by Kenny Blankenship and Vic Romano. 9.00 Shameless. (MA15+) 10.10 Movie: Rudo & Cursi. (2008) (M) 12.00am Movie: Citizen Dog. (2004) (M)

6.00pm Unbeatable Banzuke. 6.30 World Game: A-League Finals. 7.00 Community. 7.30 Survivorman. 8.30 Benidorm Bastards. (PG) 9.00 The Dudesons. (MA) 9.30 Bullet In The Face. (AV15+) 10.00 Bullet In The Face. Final. (M) 10.25 Russell Howard’s Good News. (M) 11.00 Swift & Shift Couriers. (M) 11.30 Frisky Dingo.

6.00pm Unbeatable Banzuke. 6.30 Ninja Warrior. (PG) 7.00 Community. 7.30 MythBusters: Spy Car – The Revenge. (PG) 8.30 Don’t Tell My Mother: Congo. 9.30 Warrior Road Trip: Boni And Lemarti Take Texas. 10.25 Russell Howard’s Good News. (M) 11.00 Autopsy: Life And Death: Poisoning. (MA15+)

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High Country Truss & Frames Ph: 6452 5884 High Country Truss & Frames is run by David and his team of hard workers, Johnny and Chris. High Country Truss & Frames is located at 17 Thiess Av, Polo Flat Cooma and service the ACT, South Coast, Snowy Mountains and surrounding areas. High Country Truss & Frames are 100% Australian – we use Hyne T2 treated timber and Multinail products, and all our work is fully guaranteed. High Country Truss & Frames aim to provided the best service possible, from obligation free quotes, crane trucks with drivers that will endeavour to lift your trusses and frames to your desired position. Whether you are big or small, we strive to make sure your requirements are met and your job runs smoothly.

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Summit Smash Repairs Ph: 6452 3360

High Country Kitchens

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

Doug Arnold and Jeff Burgess have owned and operated Summit Smash Repairs for the past six years and have seen it grow, and go from strength to strength. With 10 employees on hand, from Karen at the front desk to spray painters and panel beaters to the three apprentices, their quality tradesmen are a force to be reckoned with. Summit Smash Repairs’ trade’s technicians are continually updating their 1-CR certificates so they are up-to-date with the changing technology of the modern world. The three apprentices are all performing well at CIT as well as on the job. The team at Summit Smash Repairs are the only smash repair team in the region to offer fully qualified staff for the repair of the new hybrid type vehicles now on the market. Summit Smash Repairs are members of National Windscreens and the MTA, and are also recommended by all insurance companies. When you require a repair on your vehicle, why not nominate Summit Smash Repairs as your preferred repairer or come down and talk to one of the team. They are Cooma’s leading smash repair business and no job is too large or too small with all work guaranteed.

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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

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SALES, SERVICE & ALL ACCESSORIES NEW & USED/BUY OR RENT INKS, TONERS & PAPER 82 Sharp St, Cooma NSW 2630 Ph: (02) 6452 3183 Fax: (02) 6452 3134 deans.computers@bigpond.com

Whoever says that cats do not have a sixth sense has never owned one because those of us who do know all about it and yet still remain in awe of our felines’ uncanny ability to “know thingsâ€?. Resident moggies the world over have been known to make themselves scarce at the first thought of things like worming treatment, flea powder, vet check or vacuum cleaner. You don’t need to actually say it out loud but as soon as one of those things enters your mind your feline goes on the lam and you will spent a day and a night trying to hunt them down. Could be even longer if the thought centred around vet or worming treatment. Sweet talk and dinner time can sometimes bring them back into your orbit but I wouldn’t really count on it if I was you. Your cat knows you better then you know yourself so they definitely know when you are being conniving and if you think for one minute that they wont detect the worming pill that you’ve cunningly crushed into their food well‌ think again. Puss will starve him/ herself before they’ll eat that tainted dinner. Either that or hunt down an alternative, like the budgie or

something. Flea treatments are another that will most definitely keep Puss as far away from you as they can get and I know this because having tackled mine to the floor in preparation for said treatment I’ve found myself wishing I had several extra pairs of hands. I was only able to get them at all though because the whole time I was getting things ready, I trained my thoughts on their dinner bowls so they just didn’t see it coming initially but then I slipped up with a mental image of the little tubes and, well, it was chase and tackle after that. I did get it on them but they shot through after that and I didn’t see hide nor hair of them for hours! It’s so much easier with dogs. You just grab the whatever-it-is and say something like “look what mummy has for you!� in tones of great excitement and the dog will go for it every time, but not the cat. Cats never fall for it because they see through the ruse and just know you’re up to no good. Mine are due for worming treatment about now but we’ve only just done the flea thing and I’m not sure that I have their complete trust back yet. Plus I’m also out of ruses...

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MLP third annual calf sale tops at $755 MLP’s third annual autumn calf sale saw an outstanding Yearling steers line up of 3910 steer and heifer calves, along with some PM Knox, 13 Hfd & Ang, $755; yearling cattle offered for sale on April 3. Timmins & Lucas, 10 ag, $730; One hundred and five registered bidders were on hand Lowanna Properties, 14 Hfd, $715; to compete on annual drafts of some of the Monaro’s D T S & E Phillips, 25 Ang, $700; finest commercial weaners. JW & JM Hedger, 12 Hfd, $685. Restockers were on hand from three states including Mt Gambier, Cranbourne, Corryong, Bairnsdale, Cobram, Steer calves – 6-9mths Bundalong, Sale, Albury, Wagga Wagga, Young, J & R Phillips, 17 b/baldy $690; Gunnedah, Cootamundra, Coonamble, Glen Innes, RG Walker & LJ Phillips, 11 B/baldy, $665; Braidwood and very keen local interest from Bombala and Merrigang Past Co, 27 Angus, $665; Cooma graziers. JC & JA Bottom, 7 Angus, $660; Overall the sale cleared 98 percent of the cattle offered K & G Kable, 18 Charo X, $645; with prices on the heavier end of the steers showing a JD & CA Braddock, 33 Angus, $640; dearer trend than recent sales in the south of the state by Everleigh P/S, 5 B/baldy, $640; $50-$60. Mia Mia, 38 Angus, $640; Yearling steers sold out to $755 with most sales $620Lake Plain P/C, 10 Angus, $630; $730. F & C De Pasquale, 13 Angus, $630; Best of the genuine six-nine month old steer calves R & R McMahon, 11 Angus, $630; made to $690, most sales at the heavier end (280-350kg) PE Oldfield, 8 Angus, $645; $640- $550. Caringo Est, 15 Angus, $600; Middle weight steer calves (230-270kg) $560 - $44-; RC, JF & PF Campbell, 14 Hfd, $565; light steer calves under 220k were harder to sell and only G Weston, 17 Hfd, $565; maintained recent rates selling from $420 - $250. JA & RM Teschke, 21 hfd, $515; Best heifer yearlings sold to $635, while the best of the GG & PG Luton, 24 Hfd, $500. six-nine month heifer calves sold to $565 for a pen of Charolais cross calves, purchased by a butcher on the Yearling heifers south Coast. JW & JM Hedger, 2 Hfd heifers, Light heifer calves in the sheep yards were pushed hard $635; by local buyers and sold from $20 back to $250. Everleigh P/s, 12 B/baldy, $625; Timmins & Lucas, 11 Angus, $540; Sales included: South Bukalong Pastoral, 8 Angius, $530.

Heifer calves 6-9 months K & G Cable, 13 Charo X, $565; J & R Phillips, 19 B/baldy, $545; F & C De Pasquale, 12 Angus, $540; RG Walker & LJ Philiips, 34 Angus, $525; A & D Roberts, 24 Angus, $480; B & H Read, 32 Angus, $445; Merrigang P/C, 18 Angus, $440; M & L Weston, 24 Hfd, $440; GG & PG Luton, 17 Hfd, $410.

Pictured, buyers assess pens of Angus calves offered by LJ Phillips and RG Walker.

Landmark annual weaner sale Landmark Cooma conducted their Annual Weaner Calf Sale on Wednesday March 27. The yarding of 1672 cattle comprised 1125 steers and 547 heifers. Thirty-six registered buyers saw cattle go to Dubbo, Molong, Crookwell, Tumbarumba, Oberon, Gundagai, Forbes, Kingston, Corryong, Naracoorte , Bega and some local competition. The continuing dry seasonal conditions in most parts of the country is impacting on the store stock market and along with a softer fat cattle market has resulted in a cheaper trend across the board. Compared to this sale last year some cattle were up to $200 per head cheaper and in line with the Victorian sale held last week. Yearling Steers sold to $635; Weaner steers to $605; Yearling heifers to $460; Weaner heifers to $420

Yearling Heifers GG & PG Luton, 460 DA & JF Kingston, $460 Casuarina Past Co, $435 SA O’Neill, $410 Steer Calves FNL Investments $605 T Burke & Son $600 PJA & MH Bright $550 Brookfield Park $540 T & M Fitzgerald $510 ER & EJ Hopkins $500 T & J Thompson $500 V & M Minell $500 Heifer Calves PJA & MH Bright $490 ER & EJ Hopkins $420 FNL Investments $410 T & J Thompson $380 Ercildoune $355 Wollondibby P’Ship $355

Landmark staff call for bids at the March 27 calf sale.

Yearling Steers GG & PG Luton, $635

DA & JF Kingston, $620 SA O’Neill, $600, Brookfield Park, $600

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District women’s bowls Last Tuesday, the first day of the district singles was played in beautiful autumn weather. This made the playing so much more enjoyable for both players and markers. There were some very interesting and close games as expected in the first round. Congratulations to all the players.

Thank you also to the men who came to act as markers, it was much appreciated. The results were as follows; A Ranta def D Russell (very close, only one point the difference) M Siddle def L McMahon; A Madden def H Walker; B Corby def R Rowson;

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V Clarke def L Morgan; L Waters def M Zasso; M Obermaier def L Key; C Meillon def C Hume; E Hamilton def I Caldwell; D Jackson def T Sanders; K Sach def J Smith; L Snell def G Caldwell; D Turner def M d’ Amico H Peuker def M Phillips.

donating a gold coin to Amnesty International. Donation buckets will be available at Council offices and Jindabyne Central School. Immediately following Crazy Pants Day, we’ll open Snowy River Shire’s temporary youth space. The Corner Lott, located in the Nuggets Crossing courtyard, will be open weekdays from 12 – 24 April. On Saturday 13 April, we’ll host the second annual Photo Marathon. TEntry forms are available at Council officers, area schools, and from the Youth Health and Development Worker, The Snowy River Wipeout will bring youth week to a close. Teams of four will race through mud and leaves, over logs, and complete a number of challenges in pursuit of great prizes and a lot of laughs. Registration forms are available at Council offices and regional schools. Young people are welcome to register on the day; and transport is available from Berridale and Jindabyne. Sunday 14 April from 10am – 4pm at the Dalgety Showgrounds on the banks of the beautiful Snowy River. All events are completely free!

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Cooma women’s bowls In the semi-finals of the Major Singles, M. Zasso played M Obermaier. Margherita, a past winner and very experienced bowler in this position for some years, left Mary struggling to get a look in at the start, but Mary’s competitive nature and fighting spirit never to give in, gave it her best shot till the finish. Although Margherita won 25-10 I’m sure she was aware not to relax until the winning shot was posted on the card . Well done and Mary has played brilliant bowls to reach the semi finals. L West was up against a previous Club and District champion, L Snell. This was always going to be a tough encounter and entertaining game. Leonie’s ability to draw great on shots made Lorraine knuckle down and concentrate on her game. Leonie had the best start, then Lorraine caught up to take the lead 13-7 on end 10. Leonie fought back to bring the

score 11-13 on the 13th, it still being anyone’s game and by now Leonie playing consistent bowls picked up 5 shots to Lorraine’s 1 to close the gap 16-17 on end 20. Lorraine drew in and picked up 10 –3 shots over the final ends to win 25-19. In the social Triples H Reeves ,M D’Amico, G Caldwell played E Hamilton, J Upton, U Roberson. This was also a very tight battle, Gwen’s team leading out 11-4 on end 7, Una fighting back to level 13 all on end 13 when Una froze up and Gwen’s side finished off over the last 5 ends to win 18-13. M Tucker , M Phillips and D Jackson played M Power, G Connelly, H Walker. Dot’s side leading out 9-1 by end 4, Hazel’s team picking up 5 shots on ends 9 and 10 tried valiantly to keep within striking distance, but Dot’s team keeping up their winning touchers to win 20-12. Good to see Melba back playing and enjoying her bowls again.

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Cooma Field & Game Easter 2013 Shoot Results Over Easter, Cooma Field & Game held their 30th anniversary 4 day Clay Target Shoot at the range at Middlingbank. The weather was perfect all weekend. We had shooters attend from all over NSW, Queensland, Victoria, Northern Territory, ACT, and Mark Marshall from Surry in the UK, rated second in the world in our sport of clay target shooting, as well as our local shooters. Mark provided instruction and coaching for our lady shooters on Easter Monday and our Junior shooting members on Tuesday morning. On Good Friday a 75 target 20 gauge State Championship was held. This Championship is sponsored by Safari Firearms of Sydney. Safari Firearms as part of their sponsorship provided an ATA 20 gauge shotgun as a raffle prize for the 20 gauge State Championship. The Gun was won by a local Cooma Field and Game Club member. We had 47 shooters contest the 20Ga championship with 79 contestants overall Good Friday 20 Gauge State Championship State Champion: Reece Turner (Vic) 63/75 AA Grade Champion 1st Gary Georgio (Safari Firearms Sydney) after shoot off 63/75 2nd Andrew Garvie (Mudgee) 60/75 3rd Stephen Payne (Mudgee) 58/75 A Grade Champion 1st Frank Araco (Sydney)55/75 2nd James Jonklaas ( Canberra) 48/75 3rd Trevor Heise (Cooma) after shoot off 48/75 B Grade Champion 1st Scott Baron (Wagga) 61/75 2nd Mick Daniel (Mudgee) 51/75 3rd Barry Dunn (Bermagui) 49/75 C Grade Champion 1st Daniel Webb (Cooma) 49/75 2nd Garry Disher (Dubbo) 23/75 Ladies Champion 1st Brooke Tangey (Victoria) 50/75 2nd Michelle Craig (Bermagui) 38/75 3rd Gabby Kirk (Dubbo) 30/75 Veterans Champion 1st Stephen Newcombe (Sydney) 58/75 2nd Lionel Bradley (Westernport) 54/75 3rd Wayne Bosden (Sydney) 52/75 Super Veterans Champion 1st Rodney Evans (Vic) 59/75 2nd Roger Kerslake (Geelong) 58/75 3rd John Argilla (Intoshooting) Shepparton 56/75 Sub Junior Champion 1st Jorge Lialiaris (Sydney) 46/75 2nd Jake Hedger (Cooma) 41/75 In conjunction with the above shoot, a 75 target Cash Divide 12 gauge under and over shoot was held. Good Friday 12 Gauge Cash Divide AA Grade 1st Mark Marshall (UK) 70/75 2nd Peter Kay (Dubbo) 60/75 3rd Bob Duncan (Bermagui) 58/75 A Grade 1st Andrew Bell (Cooma) 61/75 2nd Keith Cruikshank (Geelong)) 60/75 =3rd Dale Fleming (Vic) 55/75 =3rdRodney Hill (Vic) 55/75 B Grade 1st Rowan Venables (Canberra) 54/75 =2nd Christopher Raabe (Bermagui) 52/75 =2rd Kathryn Sadler (Cooma) 52/75

C Grade 1st Paul Bone (Nowra) 49/75 2nd Rodger Sands (Cooma) 43/75 3nd Brody Walters (Cooma) 37/75 On Easter Saturday the NSW State Team Selection shoot was carried out over 100 targets. The State Selection shoot is sponsored by the NSW Firearms Safety and Training Council Ltd., The NSW Shooting Association and NSW Field and Game Inc. The Adrian Hayes memorial trophy is also shot at this time and was won by the Mudgee team with a score of 340. We had 106 shooters contest the State Championship on Saturday, with 86 contestants continuing on to Sunday, to contest the Cooma Easter Classic. Easter Saturday NSW State Selection Overall High Gun Mark Marshall (UK) (25/25) 96/100 AA Grade 1st Stephen Payne (25/25) (Mudgee) 93/100 2nd Reece Turner (Vic) 89/100 3rd Andrew Garvie (Mudgee) 88/100 A Grade 1st Peter Cassar (Sydney) 86/100 2nd Allan Mapleson (shoot off) (Vic) 83/100 3rd Frank Araco (Sydney)83/100 B Grade 1st Mick Daniel (Mudgee) 79/100 2nd Paul Smidt (Sydney 78/100 3rd Greg Condran (Mudgee) 77/100 C Grade 1st Kassem Sindyan (Sydney) 72/100 2nd Adam Mower (Cooma) 65/100 3rd Ben Banner (Illawarra) 61/100 Ladies 1st Brooke Tangey (Vic) 76/100 2nd Kim Lancaster (Vic) 71/100 3rd Kathryn Sadler (Cooma) 66/100 Veterans 1st Ross Christian (Mudgee) 81/100 2nd Keith Cruickshank (Geelong) 80/100 3rd Stephen Newcombe (Sydney) 77/100 Super Veterans 1st Roger Kerslake (Geelong) 91/100 2nd Victor Bowman (Ardlethon-Beckom) 87/100 3rd Rob Duncan (Bermagui) 83/100 Junior 1st Jacob Mackenzie (Vic) 87/100 2nd Mark Wilesmith (Temora) 79/100 3rd Jay Crittenden (Ardlethon-Beckom) 72/100 Sub-Juniors 1st Mathew Wilesmith (Temora) 71/100 2nd Jorge Lialiaris (Sydney 69/100 3rd Jake Hedger (Cooma) 68/100 The Cooma Easter Classic was held over Easter Saturday and Easter Sunday comprising 200 targets overall. The Classic is sponsored by the Cooma ExServices Club and IntoShooting from Shepparton Vic. Easter Saturday and Sunday Cooma Easter Classic Overall High Gun Mark Marshall (UK) (25/25) 186/200 AA Grade 1st Stephen Payne Mudgee) 181/200 2nd Reece Turner (Vic) 171/200 3rd Andrew Garvie (Mudgee) 170/200 A Grade 1st Frank Araco (Sydney) 165/200

Jindabyne Piglets travel to Vikings gala day by under 10’s player Griffin Swan The Vikings Gala Day was exciting and fun! It was the first time ever that the under 10’s piglets played together. The under 11’s played on the field next to us. My big brother played two games for Broulee. It felt really good to actually get out there and play!!

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Rodney Carr (Dubbo)164/200 Luke Carr (Dubbo) 158/200 Mick Daniel (Mudgee) Stephen Cooper (Dubbo) Mitchell Cobbin (Shoot off) Paul Bone (Nowra) 123/200 Daniel Webb (Cooma) Ben Banner (Illawarra)

Mark Marshall and the lady shooters.

Brooke Tangey (Vic) Kim Lancaster (Vic) Kathryn Sadler (Cooma) 119/200

Veterans 1st Ross Christian (Mudgee) 156/200 2nd Milton Cartwright (ArdlethonBeckon) 154/200 3rd Stephen Newcombe (Sydney) 151/200 Super Veterans 1st Roger Kerslake (Geelong) 172/200 2nd Victor Bowman (ArdlethonBeckom) 164/200 3rd John Argilla (Into Shooting) Shepparton 162/200 Sub -Juniors 1st Jake Hedger (Cooma) 123/200 2nd Brody Walters (Cooma) 119/200 3rd Jorge Lialiaris (Sydney On Easter Monday, a 75 target Side by Side State Championship was held and the sponsor for this event is Snowy Camping World Cooma and Rose’s Restaurant Cooma. Joe and Rose Nassar and Kelly Reed presented the prizes. We had an all time record of 50 shooters contest the Side by Side State Championship, with 75 contestants overall. Easter Monday Side by Side State Championship State Champion Mark Marshall (UK) (25/25) 71/75 AA Grade Champion 1st Mick Munro (Ardlethon-Beckom) 68/75 2nd Chris Davis (Bairnsdale) 64/75 3rd Andrew Garvie (Mudgee) 62/75 A Grade Champion 1st Nev Brady (Bermagui) 59/75 2nd Peter Rea (shoot off) (ArdlethonBeckom) 59/75 3rd John Sankey (Canberra) 56/75 B Grade Champion 1st Mick Daniel (Mudgee) 58/75 2nd Trevor Heise (Cooma) 56/75 3rd Anthony Cahill (Dubbo) 55/75 C Grade Champion 1st Daniel Webb (Cooma) 48/75 2nd Richard Moser (Cooma) 33/75 Ladies Champion 1st Kathryn Sadler (Cooma) 43/75 2nd Michelle Craig (Bermagui) 33/75 Veterans Champion 1st Lionel Bradley (Westernport) 65/75

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2nd Milton Cartwright (ArdlethonBeckom) 57/75 3rd Neil Newbury (Mudgee) 41/75 Super Veterans 1st Bob Duncan (Bermagui) 63/75 2nd Kerrod Kay (Dubbo) 57/75 3rd Doug Brenton (Cooma) 55/7 Sub Junior Champion 1st Jake Hedger (Cooma) 58/75 2nd Brody Walters (Cooma) 46/75 In conjunction with the above shoot on Easter Monday, a 75 target cash divide 12 Gauge Under and Over shoot was conducted. Easter Monday 75 target Under and Over A Grade 1st Roger Kerslake (Geelong) 64/75 2nd Rodney Hill (Vic) 63/75 3rd Gary Whykes (Vic) 60/75 B Grade 1st Colin Brownle (Cooma) 52/75 2nd Peter Reeve (Bathurst Island N.T.) 49/75 3rd Kim Lancaster (Vic) 47/75 C Grade 1st Paul Bone (Cooma) 60/75 2nd James White (Cooma) 41/75 3rd Gabby Kirk (Dubbo) 39/75 Springing Teal Champion Lionel Bradley 25/27 (Westernport) (After shoot off) Two person Team Event Lionel Bradley (Westernport) and Mark Raabe (Bermagui) Sponsored by Cooma coaches We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the sponsors without whom we would not be able to conduct this program each year.

Monaro Air Rifle Club This week the club hosted 16 shooters for our club shoot. Individual results were as follows: Standard Campbell Childs Warwick Scarlett Greg Batten Bernie Harding Jordan Chenery Mark Chenery John Fleming Bernie Bartell Rowan Fleming Jimmy Harding Daniel Tordoff-Drew Bench Rest Peter Lenkeit Eddie Tierney David Libauer Rhayne Simpson Brock Simpson

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Prize Presentation was conducted for our Club Champions by Official Scorer Karl Engelhardt and Campbell Childs (Club Captain). Congratulations to

the following prize winners: A Grade Club Champion: Robert Taylor 516/600 B Grade: 1st Place Bruno Schnitzer 495/600 2nd Place Stephanie Taylor 486/600 D Grade: 1st Place Warwick Scarlett 316/400 2nd Place Campbell Childs 306/400 3rd Place Terry Huggett 292/400 E Grade: 1st Place Ron Evans 299/400 2nd Place Mark Chenery 281/400 3rd Place Karl Engelhardt 266/400 Ladies 1st Place Stephanie Taylor Juniors 1st Place Jordan Chenery 256/400 2nd Place Alexander Childs 245/400 Bench Rest 1st Place Eddie Tierney 346/400 2nd Place Bruce Stewart 344/400 3rd Place Peter Lenkeit 342/400 Please come and try Air Rifle Tuesday evenings 7pm Ti-Tree Race Course.

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Wednesday April 10, 2013

Stallions promising start to the season

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First Grade The Cooma Stallions and fillies traveled to Moruya on The first Grade kicked off at 1pm and by this time the heat Sunday to compete in the first round of the pre season Competition and came away with two wins and an unlucky had really kicked in however it did not seem to bother one of the pommies as Tom Holmes was on the ball and crossed loss. for an early four pointer from dummy half. The game was pretty even from this point Cooma crossed again taking the Under 18’s The 18’s were first to get away for Cooma playing Eden and lead along to 12 – nil however Tathra croseds before half time looked to be in control for most of the game. The half time making the score 12 – 6 at half time. A quick water and break score was 6 nil to Cooma and being the first game together was welcomed by the boys and they started the second half things did look a little rusty. Eden were next to score but were a little rusty but were able to get back on track and after some unable to convert. This left Cooma in front 6-4. The boys pressure from Tathra on the last forcing Zac Smith to run the lost their way for a bit and Eden again scored and with the ball rather than kick produced the try of the day. Good lead skipped to a 8 – 4 lead. The conditions were very warm and up work from Zac and Tim Williams saw Tom Holmes cross our bigger players were feeling the pinch. A smart move by under the post and take the game away from Tathra. What Cooma resulted in a try and the conversion put them in the was particularly pleasing for the coach was the support lead 10-8 with not much time on the clock. However Eden during this movement as when Tom crossed another five was not finished and with a minute to go a clever kick gained Stallions were alongside in support. The Stallions were strong them a 40 – 20 scrum. From the scrum and with the fulltime all over the park and with a number of players still to make hooter sounding in the background Eden crossed for the an appearance a good year ahead looks to be on the cards. match winner. It was bad luck for the boys however a good They travel to Eden next week and at this stage look to be lesson to learn was to play the full 80 minutes. All played taking on last year’s premiers Narooma in the second round of well with Luke Bracher and Blayne Thomas the pick for the the Pre Season Competition. Stallions. 2013 Stallions Members Pictured, Zac Smith. In further news the Stallions will be Fillies A nervous Fillies outfit took to the field to take on the home looking to sign up new and existing members for the 2013 Season the cost is team the Moryua Sharkettes. The nerves were for a couple of reasons the fillies although the same as last year $50 for a single and having the nucleolus of last year’s team had a number of new $80 for two members of the same family. This will gain you free entry to all home faces and the last time these two teams meet at Moruya it games, not including semi finals and a was a tough game with the Fillies just getting home. They should not have worried as the girls picked up where member’s day will also be nominated for they left off last year and ran away convincing winners 40 – nil. one home game where discounted food A detailed biomechanical assessment of the All the new girls played well and looked like they had been and drink will be available to members. If musculo-skeletal system can reduce your risk of injury with the fillies from day one particular mention must go to you are interested in rejoining or becoming to muscles, tendons, ligaments and joints by: Teresa Dunn, Sheila Sillery and Brianna Von Der Burg who a member please Call Craig Schofield on 0414 865 922, get in early as the first scored a runaway 80m try. • Identifying abnormalities All played their first game and were very strong. The half home game will be on the April 28. • Prescribing a personalised, corrective home program. time score was 20 nil and they kept up the pressure in the second half to take the score along to 40 nil. Marie Ingram Fight Night was at her attacking best scoring three tries while Kristy PHYSIOTHERAPY & OCCUPATIONAL In further news the annual fight night Nichols showed her more famous relative how to cross the is coming up and it will be on April 24, INJURIES CENTRE strip with two very important 4 pointers. The score could have which is on the Wednesday the day been much more but as most of the tries were out wide not before ANZAC Day. Tickets are available many were converted. The remaining scorers were Brianna from Sports power and there are only Von Der Burg, Jade Lee and Alicia Clarke. The players player Dip. Physiotherapy. Master of Health Science S Science went to Kristy Nichols she also got the 3 points in the best three tables left. If you would like to (Orthopaedic Manipulative Therapy) and fairest while two points went to Marie Ingram and 1 point book a table please call Craig on 0414 Member Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Australia 865 922. They are selling fast so don’t to Tracy Frazer. leave it too late. 18 Buchan Parade, COOMA

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40 Sport Coolamatong Golf news Sundays winner with a great round of 45 Stableford points was Roger White. Runners up were Brad Reid 40, Walter Amman 39, Wayne Tuckwell 38, James Alexander 37 and Gavin Ross 36. Nearest the pin on the 3rd and 8th was Walter and on the 15th was James Alexander. Wednesday’s winner was Ron Duncan with 39, runners up were Jake Warwick 38, Vero Repcic 37, Justin Carter 36 and Hans Kunz, Bob Key and Gavin Ross all with 35. Nearest the pin on the 3rd was Walter Amman, on the 15th was Hans Kunz, and on the 17th was Bob Key. Sunday for the ladies the winner was Mary Obermaier with 71 nett. Runners up were Jan O’Halloran,

Maureen Roberts, Betty Thompson, Carolyn O’Byrne and Carolyn Major. Nearest the pin on the 8th and 17th was Jan O’Halloran. Wednesday’s winner was Maureen Rupcic ahead of Mariana Lapargo, Jenny O’Byrne and Carolyn O’Byrne. Nearest the pins went to Vickii Roarty and Carolyn Major. Thursday was the first round of the District Pennant for the ladies Coolamatong defeated Jindabyne 4/1. A correction for the Diggers Day Legacy Charity Golf Day: the date is Saturday April 20. All players are welcome, men, ladies and juniors, no handicap needed. Entry fee is $30 for adults and $15 for juniors. This covers the game and food and drinks on the course.

Cooma ladies golf Wednesday April 3 was the first round of the nine-hole Championships. Nine players teed off in really cold and wintry conditions but that changed to a rather nice day for golf. The day’s winner of the nine-hole stroke was Gay Wilson coming in with a fine nett 36.

Runner-up was Maureen Fletcher with 39 nett. Balls were won by Clare Nowland nett 40 Beaty Russell nett 41 and Bea also took out the putting ball with 17 putts. Congratulations to all the winners. No ladies competitions however took place over the weekend unfortunately. Until next week, TTFN

Wednesday April 10, 2013

Lodge and Storta into finals With the playing of the semi-finals of Major Singles last Saturday the finalists are now known for this year. Wayne Lodge made the start he wanted when he led John Schoon 12/3 after eight ends. John found his line and length and by end 18 he trailed by just 14/15. Five shots to one put Wayne back in front 24/15 but again John recovered to lead 25/24. Seven unanswered shots to Wayne gave him a place in the final 31/25. Mel Storta and Ross Russell were neck and neck over the first 18 ends to be 18/18. Ross then went ahead 23/18 by end 21 but that was as far as he went as Mel scored 13 unanswered shots over the remaining six ends for a place against Wayne Lodge in the final 31/23. The Minor Pairs battle between Ron Wainwright and Denis Steinfort against Keith Goodwin and Sergio Roncelli really was a battle. Of the 21 ends played, fifteen were decided by just one shot. Keith and Sergio made a good start to lead 8/2 when they faltered and Ron and Denis went to the front 12/8 on the 12th end. The scores were locked at 14/14 on end 19. The last end saw probably the best bowls of the match with Keith and Sergio needing two shots for victory. Both sides had the winning shots at different stages but Ron and Denis got the winning shots to move into the Semi-final 17/14. Just one Social Game when D Buckley, D Russell and P Cannell faced up to M Mannile, T Reed and I Mondello. This was a close encounter throughout with just 11 shots scored on the first 10 ends, then Paul and his team skipped away to lead 16/8. At

that point their skipping rope got tangled and they did not score another shot with Ignazio and his helpers getting home 17/16. On Sunday just one rink of Social Bowlers. Simon Schoon played swinging lead for R Gammon, L Snell and D Steinfort against M Mannile, O Jebbink and M Zasso. Margherita’s team started well, but then faltered before getting in front 14/9. 14 was their undoing as they were on that score for seven ends before scoring again and went down 17/23. District Pennants continued with Cooma 1 travelling to Adaminaby where they won all three rinks for a 6/0 victory. Cooma 2 were home to Jindabyne and they had a much tougher match. Cooma won two rinks to one but had to settle for an aggregate draw (59/59), three and a half points to two and a half. Monaro Shield played their final round with Bombala home to Nimmitabel, with the visitors winning two rinks to one, four points to one. Cooma 2 went to Jindabyne needing at least two points to secure a match up with Cooma 1. In winning two rinks to one they gained four points and will now play Cooma 1 in the Final next Sunday. Cooma 1 will also play Cooma 2 in Pennants that day so there will be plenty of activity on the green. The final Monaro Shield point score is, Cooma 1 – 15 ½, Cooma 2 – 15, Jindabyne – 9, Nimmitabel 8 and Bombala 2 ½. Progressive score in Pennants: Cooma 1 – 24, Jindabyne and Adaminaby each 14 ½, and Cooma 2 on 6 ½. Wednesday Bowls commence at 12.30pm names by 11.30 from this week until further notice. LTPM/11/00292

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Josh wins State outstanding performance award Josh Alford competed at the NSW Combined High School Swimming Championships over three days from April 4-6 Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre (SOPAC). Josh represented the Monaro High School and South Coast School Sporting region at the Championships. Josh was awarded the Outstanding Performance by a male swimmer in the Multi Class events for the three days. Josh picked up Gold medals in three events for the 50 and 100m Freestyle and 50m Butterfly. Josh received one silver medal for the 50m Backstroke and two bronze medals for the 100m Backstroke and 50m Breaststroke. Josh needed to win the last event of the carnival on Saturday the 50m Butterfly to take out the Outstanding Performance Award. Josh did it by almost a second over his rival Matt Ward from Karabar High School. Josh also picked up a PB for the race. Josh is currently training hard at Lakeside Leisure Centre in Tuggeranong with the Tuggeranong Vikings Swimming Club under head coach David Murphy. Josh does not get to rest after this outstanding Championships to compete in the multi performance as he will be on a flight to Championships from April 13-15. From there the training will still be full class events from April 26 to May 3. Adelaide this coming Friday to compete at Josh has been selected to represent the the Australian AGE Multi Class Swimming on for Josh as he will again return to Adelaide for the Australian Swimming Monaro High School and Combined High

School team at the All Schools Swimming Championships to be at SOPAC on Thursday the 9th May straight after returning from the Australian Swimming Championships. These Championships are selections for the Australian Schools Swimming Championships to be held in Adelaide from September 14 -21. Josh has achieved these results through his hard training and discipline over the last 12 months. Josh would like to thank his Cooma Swim Club coach Michelle Thomas for her guidance and support throughout the last year. Members of the Cooma Swim Club and the Tuggeranong Vikings Swim Club wish Josh all the best in this endeavours at the upcoming Australian Swimming Championships. Josh also would like to thank Anytime Fitness along with Anne White and all the staff for their continued support and sponsorship.

Pictured, Josh Alford , centre ,receiving his Gold Medal and Trophy for the 50 metre Butterfly along with the prize pack for Outstanding Performance. He is pictured with good friends Oliver Cox from Manly HS (Left) and Matthew Ward Karabar HS (right).

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42 Sport Cooma Cats convincing winners over the bay Wednesday April 10, 2013

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The Aussie Hotel Cooma Cats kicked off their 2013 season with a convincing win against competition newcomers Batemans Bay at Snowy Oval on Saturday. The final score saw the Cats take the four points 18-20-128 over the Bay 4-2-26. But while the 102 point victory was a pleasing start for the Cats’ 2013 campaign, there was still a great deal of room for improvement. Cats’ coach Damien Asanovski was pleased with his team’s effort on the day, but acknowledged that the Bay were always going to have a tough time after the long trip from the coast and with a number of young and new players in their line up. The Cats followed their coach’s instructions to the letter in the first half by not giving the Bay a chance to find their feet and all but putting the game beyond doubt by quarter time with seven goals to one. The Cats repeated their first quarter lock out of the Bay in the second quarter, kicking six unanswered goals and demonstrating some excellent team-work combinations. But to their credit, the Bay came out in the third quarter and stopped the Cats’ run with a couple of goals while keeping the Cats to a couple themselves.

The Cats reapplied themselves in the last quarter to finish off the Bay the way they started and end the game with the four points and a strong percentage which will be important towards the end of the year. If the Cats had a weakness on the day it was their inaccuracy in front of goal, and match fitness. But these will no doubt improve as the season progresses. Coach Asanovski was particularly happy with how his players worked hard as a team, and the positive attitude displayed throughout the game. There were some occasions were there was almost too much teamwork and sharing the ball around. This seemed to turn simple goals into complex drills involving far more sets of hands that should have been required and is a luxury the team can ill afford when they start playing tougher sides in the competition. Best for the Cats were: Rob Brown, Jimmy Russell, John Hukins and Robbie Schilberger. The Cats will be facing a much tougher Harman Hogs at Football Park in Canberra next week and will need to step up too continue to build their season with another win. First bounce will be at 12:15.

April monthly medal finalised Cooma Golf report by Garry Atkinson

On Sunday, Phil Amey really turned in a great round to finish with 40 points and take out first place. Ball winners went to Geoff Bohringer with 32 points. Prawitt Prakotasung hit a lovely close shot on the ninth and Heikki Evans won nearest the pin on the 17th. On Wednesday April 3, the men’s single stableford saw some good scores with 27 players enjoying ideal conditions. Charlie Beaumont continued his recent great form (35 points) to win A grade. In B grade John Alexander scored a round of the day 42 points and in C grade Bill Fasch came home with 36 points. Ball winners went to 34 points. Nearest the pin on the ninth went to Bart Joseph and on the 17th Roy Kerr hit one nice and close. Next week sees single stablefords the order of the day on both Wednesday and Saturday with the very enjoyable 4BBB stableford Cotton Tails Cup against Federal Golf Club on Sunday with Cooma being the venue. The nomination sheet is on the notice board in the clubhouse. Better get your partner sorted out for this great annual event folks.

Once again golf over the last week has seen some very strong scoring with golfers requiring around 40 points to be in the running for prizes. Saturday’s monthly medal was a hotly contested event in three grades and with the Cotton Tails cup coming up next weekend we hope everyone’s form can sustain the week. On Saturday, 44 golfers enjoyed perfect autumn conditions to compete for the April monthly medal. The A grade medal was taken out by Col Langdon with a 70 nett. from Steve Young with 71 nett. B grade was won by Wayne Ryan with a fabulous 65 nett from Ken Ganya with 69 nett and the C grade monthly medal saw Greg Abraham win his grade with a fine 66 nett. from James Fraser with a 67 nett. Ball winners went to 71 nett. Nearest the pins prizes were taken out by Dave Sims on the ninth and Jim Darley on the 17th. Longest drives went to Terry Johnston in A grade, Roy Hankinson in B grade and Greg Abraham in C grade. See you on the greens.

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Red Devils trounce Dirty Reds The Cooma Red Devils started their 50th year of rugby in great style with a win against last year’s reigning premiers and arch rivals Goulburn at Rotary Oval on Saturday afternoon.

Cooma came out and from the outset had Goulburn on the back foot causing a turn over from the kick off then with a couple of picks and drives Phil Johnson was able to crash over within the first minute of the game. Ryan Morgan converted and Cooma had a handy 7-0 lead. For the next 10 minutes, Cooma completely dominated the possession and with the forwards keeping the ball in tight just rolled their way down the field. This allowed Pat Egan to score after barging through the Goulburn defence. Cooma were playing with complete control in both attack and defence from this strong defence Cooma was able to cause a number of turn overs and apply more pressure to the Goulburn try line. This pressure was again rewarded with points when again Pat Egan was able get over the line for his second of the afternoon. With a missed conversion Cooma had a handy 19-0 lead. The next try was probably the highlight of the afternoon with the attack starting deep inside Cooma’s own half Damien Hopkins was able to make a half break. On being tackled he popped a pass to Pat Egan who, running like a winger instead of a prop,

linked up Will Nicholls who then passed it back to Pat who made it to within 10m of the try line before being tackled. As he hit the ground he popped up a ball and Tim Casanova was able to score under the posts. The Red Devils were not finished there and again worked the ball down the field. After the forwards had set the platform, the backs had quick ball and Will Nicholls was able to get on the outside of his defender dummy and run through and score. With another successful conversion Cooma went into half time with a 33-0 lead. As they say rugby is a game of two halves and this was the case as Cooma came out in the second half and could not replicate their first half performance. With players starting to tire and Goulburn getting more possession, it was Goulburn who were first to score in the second half. The Red Devils defence was holding tight but with 20 minutes to go on the clock Cooma had a player sin binned for an indiscretion, with the extra number Goulburn was able to score twice. Cooma’s defence kept working but Goulburn now with the wind at their backs, kept the ball for the last 10 minutes and with the time up on the clock, were able to score out wide to make the final score of the game Cooma 33 Goulburn 22.

This was the first time since 2008 that first grade has beaten Goulburn so a great start to the season. Points in first grade 1 point Leighton Bates, 3 points Phil Johnson, 2 points and player’s player Pat Egan. So near… Second Grade took to the field on Saturday afternoon not really knowing what to expect with a thrown together side who had not trained together. With a number of new faces and the return of a few who haven’t played with Cooma for a while, it was anybody’s guess as to how they would go. The first 20 minutes of the game were scrappy with both sides making a number of mistakes as both sides tried to blow the cobwebs out and get back in to the styles of football that saw both sides play in last year’s grand final. Both sides had chances but either good scrambling defence or mistakes stopped either side from scoring early points. Cooma’s defence was working well as a unit and as the half progressed the Cooma backs were finding more and more space through and around their opposition numbers. Just before half time Ben Schouten was able score his first for the afternoon after a good attacking raid down the sideline. James Ewart was unable to convert but Cooma went into half time with a 5-nil lead. In the second half, it was going to be a matter of which side cracked first

and it was the Red Devils who were able to post first points when after some good work by the forwards the backs were able to get quick ball and again Ben Schouten was able to use his speed to cross out wide, Nathan Boate converted and Cooma had a 12 -0 lead. Goulburn hit back with a try to narrow the lead, but after a turn over Cooma again Pay Egan heading for try one. applied pressure and again Ben Schouten crossed for his third try. This was again converted and side that has not trained together Cooma had a handy 19-7 lead and if everyone gets to training with 15 minutes to go. After the it has the potential to be a very try Cooma lost intensity and good 50th year for the Cooma Goulburn was able to score a rugby club. Points this week 1 Ben quick try to get the score back 2 points Trent to 19-14. Cooma again got clear Schouten, when Nathan Boate kicked a Henderson, 3 Points Reece and penalty goal to extend the lead to Players player went to Kingsley Vance, both Kingsley and Reece 22-14 with 10 minutes to go. The Red Devils then made had great games for their first some silly mistakes and which game playing with the Red Devils. Cooma is at home again next allowed Goulburn to control field position and on the back of this week so it would be great to see were able to score twice and take another strong crowd down at the lead 24-22 with only a minute Rotary Oval supporting the club in to go. Nathan Boate missed a its 50th year. late penalty goal attempt, giving Goulburn a 24-22 victory. This wasn’t a bad start for a

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