Monaro Post July 16, 2014

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WEDNESDAY July 16, 2014 New garbage truck page 3

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Wild dog action

The Member for Monaro, John Barilaro, has seen first-hand the job ahead to control wild dogs after he visited the Badjo National Park last Friday. Mr Barilaro is pictured with dog trapper Murray Schofield. See the full story on page 11.

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Wednesday July 16, 2014

Members say no to Snowy sale The privatisation of Snowy Hydro Ltd has been raised again with the release on Monday of the Australian Productivity Commission’s report into public infrastructure.

But the two local members of Parliament, Peter Hendy and John Barilaro, say it is not going to happen.

The commission lists as a recommendation: “The Australian, New South Wales and Victorian Governments should similarly investigate the sale of Snowy Hydro. Sale of shares by any one of these governments should not depend on the decisions made by the other governments.”

NSW Treasurer, Andrew Constance, said in an ABC Radio interview that his government had ‘no plan whatsoever to go down this path”.

Mr Constance’s comment follows previous statements by the Member for Monaro John Barilaro

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and the Member for Eden-Monaro, Peter Hendy, that Snowy Hydro would not be privatised.

In May Mr Barilaro said the NSW Liberal and Nationals Government are not looking to divest their share of this great community asset.

He said the NSW Government is happy with the current corporatised model of Snowy Hydro as it is delivering the best outcome for the community, company and the Government.

Member for Eden-Monaro Peter Hendy told The Monaro Post yesterday that from a Federal Government point of view, this matter was dealt with in the budget in that the Commission of Audit recommended Snowy Hydro should be looked at and the Federal Government had made a decision it wouldn’t happen.

“I personally have spoken to the Prime Minister and Treasurer and it is clear to me that the privatisation of Snowy Hydro is not on the agenda of the Federal Government.

To my knowledge, the NSW and Victorian Governments have also said it’s not on their agenda”, Mr Hendy said. No comment was available from Snowy Hydro at the time of going to print, but the corporation has previously denied other recent claims it wants to be privatised.

Concert for radio presenters

Radio Station 2MNO organised a free Meet and Greet evening at the Cooma Ex-Services Club last Tuesday night with radio presenters Rod Thomas and Kevin Walsh “Walshie”.

They present Good Morning Country nationally through the Community Radio Network from 5am to 9am.

Nursing home work ‘hand-over’ complete The new extensions to the Sir William Hudson Memorial Centre nursing home were officially handed over yesterday.

The extensions, which have been carried out while the centre remained fully operational, began in August 2012.

Canberra architects, Haverhand and Mather, designed the additions to provide an enhanced internal environment as well as a handsome building in newly landscaped grounds, of which Cooma can be justly proud.

Construction of the

development was undertaken

by Complete Constructions, a Canberra-based firm led by site manager Eric Loggie, who took full advantage of available local tradesmen to contribute much of the skilled labour for the project. The total cost of the works was $6.5million.

The development enables reduced bed density in the rooms, enlarged and improved residents’ indoor living areas while adding a sheltered outdoor seating area.

The enhanced facilities include the provision of a dedicated medical consulting

room and, importantly, a fire sprinkler system throughout.

New and enhanced laundry facilities have also been included in the development, ensuring the continuing capacity for all laundry to be undertaken ‘in house’.

Staff facilities have been enlarged and updated, including dedicated staff training rooms, a new board room and an enhanced administration area.

The Nursing home board chairman, Winston Phillips OAM, acknowledged the difficulties and disruptions

endured by residents, staff and volunteers during the almost two years of construction and, on behalf of the board, thanked them for their patience and forbearance.

Mr Phillips especially mentioned the work, in particularly difficult circumstances, of the home administrator Kay Fasch and director of nursing, Deb Wecker.

“Their dedication to the welfare of the residents and the financial stability of the nursing home has been truly outstanding”, Mr Phillips said.

Bombala passengers start bus petition Residents of Bombala and Delegate, who have recently had their Trainlink bus service timetable altered, have started a petition to improve their situation.

The timetable was changed to allow the bus to travel from Delegate and Bombala to Jindabyne via the Snowy River Way, then on to Canberra.

The new timetable adds and extra two and a half hours to the travel time and has Bombala residents leaving Bombala at 6.50am, instead of 8.30am.

Bombala resident Maureen Peisley said she now has to walk to the bus stop in the

cold and dark each time she has to travel to Canberra for medical appointments.

As a widow who doesn’t drive, Mrs Peisley said she has no option, but believes she is at risk of a fall in the often icy conditions in Bombala. Bombala has no taxis.

She makes regular visits to Canberra, usually to The Canberra Hospital.

Bombala Shire Mayor, Bob Stewart is hopeful there will be a sensible solution to the problem.

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and Bombala to meet the Trainlink service in Cooma. With only a handful of regular users, Cr Stewart suggested a six or seven-seater vehicle would be adequate.

Member for Monaro, John Barilaro, who launched the new services, is defending the timetable changes. He said the low numbers from Bombala had seen the service at risk. Additional passengers from Jindabyne have increased its viability.

The new timetable is on a 12-month trial.

Mr Barilaro will meet with Bombala passengers next Wednesday, July 23, to discuss the situation.

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New $300,000 garbage truck SRS Council adopts budget and plan

Pictured, the new garbage truck at council’s depot on Monday. Insert, Cr Tony Kaltoum and council’s waste services manger Jeff tate, congratulate each other.

Cooma-Monaro Shire Council (CMSC) took delivery of a new garbage truck on Monday July 14, with the expectation that it will increase efficiency and reduce noise pollution.

The unit setup consists of a Dennis Eagle truck, manufactured in the United Kingdom, fitted with a Superior Pak waste system, which is constructed in Bundaberg, Queensland.

According to CMSC Resource and Waste Operations Manager, Jeff Tate, the new equipment will offer increased safety over the 10-year-old unit it is replacing.

“The other one (truck) is becoming unsafe. We’re Work Health and Safety oriented, and the bus front,

reverse camera and large field of vision offered by this new truck reflects that,” Mr Tate said.

The unit, worth $300 000, is designed to reduce the amount of noise experienced by residents during garbage collection by way of a dash operated idle regulator.

“The new truck is state of the art. It offers efficiency gains and quiet operation via a stealth mode. We’re aware that we do make noise, and we want to address that,” Mr Tate said.

The truck will operate seven-days a week during winter, handling both commercial and domestic waste throughout the Cooma area.

Emergency services busy with accidents On Saturday July 12 at 6pm Cooma Ambulance officers were called to a motor vehicle accident on Snowy Mountains Highway near Long Plain between the Eucumbene River and the turn off into the Yarrangobilly Caves.

A 4WD rolled two times in icy conditions after attempting to overtake a snowplow that was clearing the road.

Three people, two adults and a child all of the same family from Wodonga, were transported to Tumut Hospital with minor injuries.

Ambulance officers would like to remind motorists to take it easy in icy conditions, ultimately reducing their speed when travelling on local roads during the winter months.

There was a bad motor vehicle accident near Michelago on the Monaro Highway at 7am on Friday morning involving a truck and a car, NSWFR attended the scene along with police and ambulance officers, the driver of the car received significant injuries.

On Thursday July 10 at 8pm a female driver swerved to avoid a kangaroo on Mt Gladstone Road, she rolled her car twice but left the scene unhurt.

On Tuesday July 8 a car at Polo Flat was completely destroyed after being set alight, police are continuing to investigate the scene.

As the good snow continues to fall there have

been more and more reports to police of ski gear and snowboards being stolen from the mountain.

Police recommend those enjoying the snow lock up their equipment whilst they eat their lunch or leave it within eyesight.

Four incidents from the past weekend alone were reported to police where individuals were asked to leave a licensed premises in Jindabyne and refused to do so, each earning a $500 fine.

All four incidents involved males from between the ages of 22-23, two offenders were from Sydney, one from Queensland and one from Jindabyne.

On Saturday at 12:20pm a male purchased three bottles of water from a store on Gippsland Street in Jindabyne, he used a counterfeit $100 and was reported to police by the shop owner.

The male was tracked down by police but is yet to be fined, police are continuing the investigation.

On Sunday 13 in Soho Street Cooma at 2am a 38-year-old male was stopped for a random breath test, he blew 0.074 and received a charge for low range PCA. He will appear in Cooma Court on August 19.

On Wednesday July 9 on Church Road, Cooma individuals spread the ashes from their fire around the base of a tree, which resulted in the tree catching alight, NSWFR, were called to the scene to extinguish the blaze.

Snowy River Shire Councillors and staff are pleased to announce that Council has adopted the Integrated Planning & Reporting (IPR) documents that outline the delivery of services for the next four years.

The four year Delivery Program 2014 - 2017 and the 2015 Operational Plan which includes the 2015 Budget are just two of the suite of IPR documents that were adopted at the June Council meeting and will be implemented from July 1.

“The process by which Council undertakes our corporate planning has continued to evolve and improve throughout the implementation of the Integrated Planning and Reporting Framework. Due to our size and limited resources Council has adopted a phased approach to ensure that the structure of these processes are manageable and can be achieved, ensuring the long term sustainability of Council”, general manager Joseph Vescio, said.

As part of the IPR development process Council developed a four year budget and accompanying one year operational actions. In addition to this, a 2.5 percent per year reduction to budgets

was also applied for the next four years. This process included a review of current service levels, streamlining work plans and providing recommendations to Council on the areas and services that are priorities of Council.

Priorities are reflected in the actions that Council is committed to delivering over the next 12 months, however there was a need to reduce some services across the organisation, such as Community Development (i.e.

Arts, Community Events and Youth Services) and Governance (i.e.

Public Relations and Communications).

“While Council understands the decision to reduce some services will not be popular within the community, they have been made to programs where the service is not seen as Councils core business. Whilst these programs have been undertaken by Council successfully in the past, they can no longer be sustained at the same level moving forward”, Mr Vescio said.

The adopted IPR suite of documents can be viewed on Councils website or at one of Councils Offices. For more information please contact Council on 6451 1195.

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Health centre car park The Snowy River Health Centre car park is complete and fully operational.

The entrance to the car park is off Thredbo Terrace in Jindabyne, at the Memorial Hall end of the road and access is one way only.

There is ample parking and it is in close proximity to the Health Centre.

There are three disabled parking spaces available on Level 1 of the building and a lift is also accessible inside on Level 1.

Snowy River Shire Council has

received some complaints that a number of cars have been parked on the dirt/grass area outside Mitre 10 on Park Road Jindabyne.

Parking in this location is illegal and dangerous as it can obstruct the view of drivers using Thredbo Terrace.

Council’s Regulation and Compliance Unit is patrolling this area regularly and asks that people abide by parking regulations at all times.

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My Choice Matters works in NSW with people with disabilities and their families to help them live life their way and gain the skills to be in control of their support staff.

Workshops have taken place in other parts of the state and attendees have remarked that they’re so happy to hear discussions taking place on all the things they can do instead of what they can’t.

The Cooma My Choice Matters workshop will be held on July 11 from 10am-2pm at the Werri Nina centre.

Other ways to get involved with My Choice Matters:

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Participants will learn new skills and knowledge, whilst sharing and learning with others as they are challenged to reflect, grow and create change.

Run Projects This program offers people with disabilities and their family members the chance to apply for a grant of up to $5,000 to co-run a project with My Choice Matters.

These projects are a way for people with disabilities to explore their interests, learn new skills and experiment with new ways of doing things.

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Salvo’s Snow Mission in Jindabyne Thursday July 10 marked the conclusion of the Cooma Salvation Army’s two week long Salvo Snow Mission.

The Salvation Army has been offering free access to tea and coffee, video games, television, board games and religious services from 2pm each afternoon at the Jindabyne Memorial Hall.

In addition, a team of Salvation Army volunteers has provided a 3-course meal available each evening to members of the public free of charge.

According to Salvation Army Cooma Captain, Louise Nicholson, the drop-in service is designed to provide a refuge for young people, with a particular focus on seasonal workers who may be struggling on a fluctuating income or facing difficulty adjusting to the community.

“We knew that this time was almost

like schoolies week in the snow, and we wanted to provide a safe place for people to come,” Ms Nicholson said.

This is the third year that the Snow Mission has operated.

Whilst the Salvation Army is affiliated with Christianity, and the religious services and information on offer during the Mission are reflective of this, Ms Nicholson says that people of all religious backgrounds and identities are welcome to access the service.

“If people ask (about religion), we tell them. We’re preaching gospel by our actions. We have people who come in and tell us what they believe,” she said.

The Salvation Army Cooma received a 3 year grant, entirely funded by the Salvation Army, in order to operate the service.

Ms Nicholson said that the service will now be evaluated to assess its effectiveness and identify community response.

“We’ll measure the need and based on what our findings are, we might take a different approach,” she said.

Seasonal worker Alwyn Lloyd took up the offer of a free meal on Thursday July 3, along with colleagues and friends, after seeing a leaflet for the service in his ski school office.

“It’s very social. We didn’t know anyone (in Jindabyne) before. It helps that it’s free, a lot of people aren’t making money yet,” he said.

The Salvation Army has been hiring the Memorial hall at the Snowy River Shire Council’s Non Government Organisation rate.

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In 2013, Council commenced the project to reduce hazards to the public, transport, and civil infrastructure by the Avenue of Lombardi Poplar Trees that line the Kosciuszko Road through Berridale.

At that time a comprehensive report was completed by Arterra Pty Ltd and provided Council and the Community with solutions to reduce the risks and how to manage the highly valued landscape into the future. Twelve trees identified in the report as "High Risk" were removed in April 2014 and a planning process is now underway for landscaping to ensure Berridale maintains its identity and culturally significant landscaped centre.

ARTERRA Pty Ltd has again been successful to assist with creating the landscape plan and it is hoped that it will be presented to the Community for comment in September 2014. This second phase to the project also includes a planned removal of a further six to eight trees that are located directly outside properties on Kosciuszko Road Berridale. Works to remove these trees is expected to commence in March/April 2015.

Council would like to take this opportunity to thank the Community for their input, commitment and support throughout the first phase of this difficult and challenging project.

The removal of trees that have played such a significant role in Berridale's history was never an easy decision; but a necessary one. Completion of this project relies heavily on a collaborative approach by Council and the community and we hope that working together, we can create a future landscape that will be remembered as much as those trees first planted by schoolchildren in 1936.

Above: Salvation Army Cooma Captain, Louise Nicholson, with a Salvation Army volunteer Above right: Volunteer Jessica Arthur serving dinner Right: Alwyn Lloyd (second from right) with fellow seasonal workers

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More funding available for local libraries

our communities in helping to inspire and foster the abilities of young people through to lifelong learners,” said Mr Barilaro.

“This new grants program will enable libraries to respond to the changing needs of their clients.

“As part of the new Public Libraries Infrastructure Grant, libraries will be able to apply for funding for projects and programs with a focus on demonstrated need and community benefit.”

Mr Barilaro said the NSW Liberal/ Nationals Government is strongly committed to enhancing library services and facilities across the state. “Just after the 2011 election we implemented the Revitalising Regional Libraries program which has enabled 112 regional libraries to have WiFi hotspots and provided 84 regional councils will grants of $16,000 above their annual State Government subsidy to improve facilities during the first three years of the initiative,” said Mr MC350E Barilaro.

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The Public Library infrastructure Grants program will commence at $2.99 million in 2014-15, increasing to $3.99 million from 2015-16 to 201718. In 2014-15 the Public Library Grants and Subsidies will total a record $27.5 million.

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Pictured above, Lee Riley and Kylie Hain of Cooma North Preschool accept a $5000 cheque from TransGrid representatives as part of their community partnerships program.

The money will be used to purchase a shade sail and new mature tree for the playground as part of the Safe Shade initiative.

Earlier this year, a well-established elm tree was

cut back dramatically due to safety concerns, leaving the preschool with inadequate shade for warmer months.

Cooma North Preschool Committee President Lee Riley thanked TransGrid for their support and both parties are looking forward to seeing the new shade structure in place later this year.

Budget could increase rates A Federal Government Budget measure has raised the possibility of increased council rates in the Snowy River Shire.

A freeze to the indexation of the Financial Assistance Grant (FAG) for a period of three years was announced as a component of the 2014 Federal Budget.

According to Snowy River Shire Council (SRSC) figures and projections, the FAG makes up approximately 13 percent of the council’s annual revenue, and the freeze to indexation will lead to a loss of approximately $279,000 over the three year period.

SRSC General Manager Joe Vescio said that the freeze to FAG indexation would undoubtedly have an impact on ratepayers in the Snowy River Shire.

“We’ll either have to put up rates to meet the shortfall, or we’ll have to cut back on services,” he said.

According to the Member for Monaro, Peter Hendy, the Coalition is investing in projects that are designed to offset the freeze, including an additional $350 million funding allocation to the Roads to Recovery Programme in the 2015/16 financial year.

Mr Vescio said that the Roads to Recovery Programme, and other regional grants, operated on a competitive basis, which focuses on major roads, and that subsequently the Snowy River Shire would be at risk of missing out on funding.

Mr Vescio recently attended a South East Regional Organisation of Council’s (SEROC) meeting where concerns over the changes to the FAG were raised.

The possibility of councils in the Monaro region forming a coalition to collectively bargain for funding under the Roads to Recovery program was raised at the meeting.

The meeting was also attended by parliamentarians, including Peter Hendy (EdenMonaro), Angus Taylor (Hume), Zed Seselja (ACT Senator) and Katy Gallagher (ACT Chief Minister).

“It was a very productive meeting, the three members (of federal parliament) were very keen to have discussions,” Mr Vescio said.

Peter Hendy said that the freeze to indexation was a response to the budget deficit faced by the incoming Coalition government.

“The annual indexation of the Financial Assistance Program has indeed been frozen in order to help repair the budget and get it back under control,” he said.

Mr Hendy said that local councillors at the SEROC meeting were assured by members of the Coalition that the investment in programs such as Roads to Recovery is expected to offset the indexation freeze.

“I will be working closely with mayors and councillors in Eden-Monaro to ensure we get our fair share of the allocated funding,” he said.

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COOMA-MONARO SHIRE COUNCIL WEEKLY NEWS AND COMMUNITY INFORMATION

16th July, 2014

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COUNCIL communiqué COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVE

COUNCIL MEETING 11 AUGUST, COUNCIL CHAMBERS @ 4.30PM Council will be holding its ordinary council meeting Monday 11 August 2014, commencing with Public Forum where residents are welcome to address Council on any matter at 4.30pm.

BOCO ROCK WIND FARM COMMUNITY FUND COMMITTEE

Business Papers are available to the public on Council’s website www.cooma.nsw.gov.au the Friday of the week preceding the meeting.

HELP KEEP OUR AIR CLEAN WOOD SMOKE REDUCTION PROGRAM Better use of wood heaters can help with improving the air quality in our Shire.

Use dry fuel and seasoned timber, adjust the air damper to allow air flow to maintain burn, and ensure the fire burns bright to reduce smoke emissions.

If the air flow is reduced and the fire is allowed to smoulder – more smoke is made and you will find that not all the fuel will burn thoroughly.

After you stoke your fire, allow it to burn brightly for at least 20 mins to reduce smoke emissions.

Tips when purchasing or gathering wood:

WEATHER PERMITTING THE FOLLOWING WORKS WILL CONTINUE Jerangle Road Maintenance Grading Collins Road Maintenance Grading Carlaminda Road Maintenance Grading Chakola Road Maintenance Grading Rose Valley Road Maintenance Grading Mt Forest Road Maintenance Grading Beresford Road Maintenance Grading

Murrells Road Maintenance Grading Springfield Road Heavy Patching/Table Drain Cleaning Vale Street Heavy Patching Cooma Town Entrances Entry Signs – Canberra Side Sign Maintenance Urban/Rural sign maintenance

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Nominations should provide a brief outline of experience with community groups within the Cooma-Monaro Shire, addressed to the General Manager, 81 Commissioner Street Cooma or emailed to council@cooma.nsw.gov.au.

Nominations close 4pm, 17 July 2014.

TENDER LEASE AND OPERATION OF COOMA FESTIVAL SWIMMING POOL CONTRACT 8/2014

• ensure that it is dry and well-seasoned • when two pieces are struck together dry wood will give a “clack”, unseasoned will give a dull “clunk”.

Never use treated copper chrome-arsenate wood – this will release poisonous fumes, and never burn garbage, painted timber or particle board – these release pollutants.

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST COUNCIL CATERING Cooma-Monaro Shire Council is seeking Expressions of Interest for the provision of catering services for Council meetings, Committee meetings, Civic Receptions, Workshops, staff training days, Community Services and other programs. Catering includes both day and night timeframes.

Expressions of Interest Form can be found on Council’s website (www.cooma.nsw.gov.au). Further information can be obtained by contacting Sandra McEwan on

Council is seeking nominations from interested people for a community representative for the Boco Rock Wind Farm Community Fund Committee. This Committee is a requirement of the Boco Rock Wind Farm development approval.

Its purpose is to call for nominations of projects and to recommend community projects to be funded from the Boco

02 6455 1777.

Expressions of interest, in accordance with specifications supplied, should be received by Council before the closing date and addressed to: The General Manager, Cooma-Monaro Shire Council, 81 Commissioner Street, (PO Box 714), COOMA NSW 2630 or by email at council@cooma.nsw.gov.au.

Closing Date: Friday, 25 July 2014 by 4.00pm

5000 POPPIES…ANZAC DAY 2015 Monaro Regional Libraries are inviting all crafters to participate in commemorating the Anzac Centenary by ‘planting’ a field of more than 25000 poppies in Fed Square Melbourne.

If you would like to be part of this, the idea is to hand make one or more poppies: They can be crocheted, knitted, felted or sown from any materials. They can be any shade of red but must not be any more than 15 cm in diameter.

Patterns are available at www.5000poppies. wordpress.com or from Cooma, Bombala or the Mobile Libraries.

Your finished poppies can be dropped off at any of the libraries or sent to the address on the website.

Tenders are invited and will be received up until 4.00pm on 24 July 2014, for lease and operation of Cooma Festival Swimming Pool, Contract No. 8/2014 for an annual lump sum amount, over a 3 year period with a possible 3 year renewable option. This contract will commence prior to the swimming season starting on the 1 October 2014.

A copy of the tender documents may be obtained from Council’s Engineering Division during office hours, by telephoning (02) 6455 1801, or emailing council@cooma.nsw.gov.au The lowest or any tender, not necessarily accepted.

PUBLIC NOTICE RESIDUAL WASTE BIN AUDIT Cooma-Monaro Shire Council’s Resource and Waste Services would like to advise residents that Council will be conducting bin audits, in the Cooma township kerbside collection area during the month of August. These audits are a requirement of the Environment Protection Authority and form part of the Waste Less Recycle More Initiative funded by the Local Government Organics Collection Grant that Council has secured for the Food and Garden Waste Collection Service.

The audits will involve collecting two hundred and twenty samples (220 x 240litre bins) over a two (2) week period.

These samples are collected at random and the data is used for statistical purposes only. Council is required to do a representative survey of the waste going to landfill prior to the introduction of the Food and Garden waste bin service rollout. Householders should continue to manage their waste as they normally would and to not change their behaviour

during the audit.

Council will use a “random number generator” in the field, so that the first house number is selected randomly and without record, with each second (2) or fifth (5) household sampled from this starting point. At no time will the waste sample collected be connected to an address.

The audit is based on NSW Department of Environment and Heritage guidelines for conducting a household kerbside residual waste audit. Council will follow strict protocols on privacy and confidentiality to ensure individual household information is safeguarded during the audit. CoomaMonaro Shire Council is bound by the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998. To this context, the audit will be conducted.

If households would prefer to be excluded from the audit or would like further information, please contact Jeff Tate on 6455 1922.

COOMA BASKETBALL STADIUM The Cooma Basketball Association recently completed additions to the Stadium in Bolaro Street, which provides access for all to the playing stadium. As part of these additions, a toilet, shower and storage facilities were added. The project total cost was $48,300 and was

funded via a successful grant of $25,000 from the NSW Department of Sport and Recreation. The remaining $23,200 was paid by Council. Council staff also completed the concrete path from the car park to the new access for all door to the stadium.

ROTARY OVAL WASTE MANAGEMENT Council staff have recently completed the construction of an enclosure to store mobile bins for use at Rotary Oval during events. Hirers of the oval will be given access to the enclosure so that they can

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use the bins, where required, around the oval. At the end of the event, the hirers are responsible for returning the bins to the enclosure for emptying by Council’s waste staff.

COUNCIL CONTACT DETAILS

General Manager John Vucic Phone: 02 6455 1777 Director of Corporate Services Stephen Molloy Fax: 02 6455 1799 Director of Engineering Services Linda Nicholson Web: www.cooma.nsw.gov.au Director of Environmental Services Peter Smith Email: council@cooma.nsw.gov.au After Hours Emergency Contacts WATER 0417 278 056 WASTEWATER 0419 251 378 ROADS 0447 415 150 RECREATION During Week: 0419 251 926 - Weekend/Public Holidays: 0427 011 144

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After considerable discussion Council has now passed the budget for the 2014-15 year. Major projects for the year include upgrades to water mains at both Delegate and Bombala, sewer mains improvements at Bombala and Delegate, gravel re sheeting on Creewah, Moore Springs Roads, stormwater improvements particularly in Young Street, work on Mila Road and Burton Street and town and village street resealing works on Topping, Warne and Young Streets. Council also approved funds for office building improvements, computer hardware upgrade, amenities at the Early Settlers Hut, improvements to the cemetery facilities and a new family cabin for the Bombala Caravan Park.

Now that the new financial year has commenced, staff will progress work on these and other Council approved projects. A full listing of all capital works projects is contained within the Operational Plan for 2014/2015.

This document is available on line and at Council offices.

I would like to remind community members that quarterly reviews of the progress Council is making against the Operational plan strategies are available on the website at www.bombala.nsw.gov.au

According to NPWS spokeswoman, Lucy Morrell, aerial culling of brumbies has not occurred in NSW National Parks since 2000, and has been subject to a NSW government moratorium since 2002, but remains one of many measures currently being considered in the review.

“Every time any Horse Management Plan is reviewed all control methods are on the table,” Ms Morrell said.

Ms Morrell said that existing control methods, which involve “passive trapping and low stress mustering”, would remain in place during the review process.

SMBSM group has held similar meetings in Cooma and Tumut, with the aim of eventually having their resolutions tabled in state parliament.

Pictured, secretary treasurer of SM Bug, Karen Carter and president Alan Lanyon

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The Commujnity Chest has been established to assist local residents experiencing hardship.

Pictured top left, Susan Burke, Lynsey Nichols, and Chloe Geach, Top right; Tracey Sopniewski brought her family along.

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A public meeting concerning brumby management in Kosciusko National Park took place on Saturday July 12 at the Lake Jindabyne Hotel.

The meeting, convened by the Snowy Mountains Brumby Sustainability and Management Group (SMBSM), focused on two resolutions concerning the outlawing of aerial culling and the suspension of current population management programs.

Both resolutions were passed by a show of hands.

Two representatives of the National Parks and Wildlife Service, Pam O’Brien (Area Manager Snowy River Area) and Rob Gibbs (Project Manager for Kosciusko Horse Management Plan), were in attendance.

Attendees were encouraged to ask questions of Ms O’Brien and Mr Gibbs, most of which centred on brumby population figures, the perceived cruelty of existing control methods and disputed claims over the damage caused to the environment by brumbies.

Operational transparency was also raised as an issue, with SMBSM President, Alan Lanyon, stating concerns that a hidden agenda regarding brumbies existed.

“We believe that the National Parks and Wildlife Service and the NSW government have a covert policy to eradicate the brumby,” Mr Lanyon said.

Mr Gibbs responded to such claims by stating that eradication was not logistically possible.

“My personal view is that we would never achieve eradication, even if we wanted to. It’s not our aim, it is not our intention, to eradicate the Snowy River Brumby,” Mr Gibbs said.

The longstanding controversy over aerial culling of brumbies in the National Park has been revitalised in the wake of a review of the Kosciusko Horse Management Plan, the results of which are expected to be released next year.

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Donation to preschool As part of TransGrid’s Community Partnership Program, Cooma’s Lambie Street Pre-school has received more than $4,000 in funding for the renewal of their Language Literacy Program.

Cooma’s Lambie Street Pre-school has provided quality early childhood education to children of the Monaro region for up to 52 years and has received much needed support from the state’s electricity transmission network.

Committee member, Lyndall Dean said that “this funding will be extremely beneficial for the 110 children who attend our pre-school and it will be used to enhance our literacy language program�.

The money will allow the pre-school to engage consultants to review their current program and provide training to the ten early childhood educators who work at the centre with up to date training.

The training provided to the preschool will extend to parents of children who attend the pre-school, with two parent education workshops proposed to assist parents in learning how to make reading enjoyable for their children.

As part of the pre-school’s Language Literacy Program, each child currently receives a take home library bag containing learning resources, encouraging a love of reading to develop from an early age.

The pre-school will now be able to purchase new materials for this initiative as well as update in-class

learning resources and materials. “Lambie Street Pre-school is a great local organisation and TransGrid is proud to provide funding to assist such a vital program at an early stage of development for their children,� said TransGrid’s Community Relations Manager, Laura Stewart.

TransGrid’s CPP has provided funding to several other not-for-profit organisations in the local MonaroCooma region, which coincides with the organisation beginning construction of a new substation in Cooma this month. “We were delighted to receive funding from TransGrid’s Community Partnerships Program,� Ms Dean added.

TransGrid has been an integral part of delivering electricity to the people of NSW for more than 60 years.

It owns and operates one of the largest high-voltage transmission networks in Australia, up to 12,800 kilometres of transmission line and more than 90 substations, connecting generators distributors and major end-users in NSW and the ACT and also has links to Queensland and Victoria, facilitating interstate energy trading.

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Barilaro sees wild dog problem up close on field trip From page 1 The Member for Monaro John Barilaro has gained firsthand experience of how wild dog management plans are faring in the Monaro during a field trip with a local trapper.

With wild dog control of concern to farmers in the Monaro, Mr Barilaro requested a trip with Local Land Services (LLS) trapper Murray Schofield on a trapping exercise through areas of the Badja National Park last Friday. “There is a large wild dog population in the Monaro and it cannot be left to grow unchecked,� said Mr Barilaro. “Today’s field trip was an opportunity to familiarise myself with trapping procedures, I’m impressed with the way our experienced trappers work in a proactive way to deliver the wild dog management plans as effectively as possible.�

Mr Barilaro said the control of wild dogs is and will continue to be a high priority for the NSW

Government. “There is a huge expectation that the problem be addressed by government and as a government we need to contribute more resources in order to stay on top of this problem,� said Mr Barilaro. “Wild dogs are significant pest animals that have a devastating impact on livestock production across NSW, causing significant economic impacts and stress for livestock producers.�

More than 150 people attended and voiced their concerns at the NSW Farmers Cooma Branch Wild Dog Co-operative Meeting recently. “The feedback from farmers over the last three and four years is that government agencies are playing a more co-operative role with land owners and farmers which is pleasing to see and this must continue, we need to see is a collective approach when dealing with wild dogs.�

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Pianist Simon Tedeschi set Cooma stepping up to perform in Cooma He has performed for the likes of Luciano Pavarotti, the Dalai Lama, George W Bush, Vladimir Putin and Hu Jin Tao – now Cooma locals have the chance to catch concert pianist Simon Tedeschi in a special concert on Friday 25 July presented by Snowy Monaro Arts Council in association with Musica Viva Australia.

Renowned for his perfect combination of technical brilliance and dazzling showmanship, Simon Tedeschi spends most of his year touring both across Australia and internationally.

For Musica Viva in 2014, Tedeschi will tour as part of the CountryWide touring program, performing Gershwin-inspired concerts in the beautiful towns of Dubbo, Mudgee, Cooma, Young and Coffs Harbour. “…an exhilarating piece played with breathless flair, In Australia, Simon Tedeschi’s name is for a breathless audience. True greatness.” synonymous with the music of George The Sydney Morning Herald Gershwin. Described by harmonica legend Larry Adler as “the greatest “I look forward to the audience in Cooma Gershwin exponent I have ever seen”, joining me on a personal journey through some Tedeschi performed Rhapsody in Blue with of Gershwin’s works and classical composers Adler on his last-ever tour in Australia – and in his world.” it was Adler who performed it with Gershwin The program will include Gershwin favourites himself.

I Got Rhythm, Summertime, The Man I “Gershwin has in many ways been the Love and Rhapsody in Blue, and more from musical accompaniment to my life,” says composers from Gershwin’s world, including Mr Tedeschi. “Like any composer, however, Rachmaninov, Debussy, Grainger and Fats George Gershwin was more than an island – Waller. he was a repository of cultural influences and Friday, 25 July 7.30pm experiences that informed his compositional St. Paul’s Anglican Church Hall, style. From 19th century Russia to Tin Pan Commissioner St, Cooma Alley, Stride piano to Cuba, Gershwin took TICKETS $30 adults, $25 concession, $20 everything in but invested them all with his SMAC unique sound.

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It’s been six months since the 10,000 pedometer from their local library for free Steps pedometer program kicked off in and see just how easy and fun it can be to Cooma-Monaro and project managers achieve those recommended steps. The Southern NSW Medicare Local and pedometer counts your steps and the kit Monaro Regional Libraries celebrated the comes with healthy lifestyle tips and local milestone by awarding a prize to one lucky walking guides to motivate and sustain an exercise habit.” walker.

Ms Kenna says the feedback received so Delegate resident Alan Hale won a seventy dollar Sportspower voucher for far has been very positive. “One participant told us the borrowing a pedometer kit 10,000 Steps motivated her pedometer kit to increase her from the library physical activity and providing levels and that feedback about she’s having a how it worked competition with for him. her husband to SNSWML see who can do h e a l t h the most steps promotion each day. officer Bridie “Another said K e n n a the pedometer congratulated makes it easy Alan for for her to track taking steps her steps and to maintain has taught his health Delegate resident Alan Hale was the winner of a her how much and urged seventy dollar Sportspower voucher for borrowing physical activity Cooma-Monaro a 10,000 Steps pedometer kit from the Delegate she should residents to Mobile Library. follow his Librarian Ira Hendriks presented the prize this week do on a daily basis.” lead. “Walking to celebrate six months of pedometer borrowing 10,000 Steps 10,000 steps from the Monaro Regional Libraries. pedometer kits a day can help are available you sustain a healthy weight, increase your fitness and to borrow free of charge from Monaro strength, improve your self-esteem and Regional Libraries at Cooma and Bombala, mental health, as well as cut your risk of as well as the mobile library service and the heart disease by almost half,” she said. neighbourhood centre in Jindabyne.

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Donation to cancer support group Cooma Rural has donated $805 to the local Prostate Cancer Support Group to assist with its activities.

The money is half of the proceeds of an auction held during the store’s recent open day. The cheque was accepted by the chairman of the support group, Chris Reeks, on behalf of teh NSW Prostate cancer Council. Mr Reeks has set up a prostate cancer resource unit at the Cooma Library. The unit includes information and advice for cancer sufferers and their carers. The most recent addition is information on advanced prostate cancer.

Exhibition to honour Diggers To mark the centenary of Australia’s involvement in World War One, Monaro Regional Libraries (MRL) and local family history volunteers will hold a special photographic exhibition at Cooma Library during Family History Month this August.

The theme “Researching your WWI Servicemen” will also be highlighed by both the online and book resources MRL has available to research WWI your family history.

The photographic exhibition will commemorate the 53 Cooma residents listed on the Cooma Cenotaph who gave their lives in the First World War. “Of the 53 men, we only have photographs of seven of these Servicemen” said local genealogist and MRL volunteer Jess Warner. “We are hoping that their relatives and friends may have many more photos to share with us”.

MRL Manager, Pam Veiss, said that it would be wonderful if familes were willing to loan, donate or allow us to copy any photographs they might have

of these men, for the exhibtion. “If people are able to contribute to this project they can bring their photographs to Cooma Library or contact us with any questions”.

In addition to the exhibition, MRL have joined a national campaign that will pay a tribute of respect and rememberance during ANZAC Day in 2015, called 5000 Poppies.

“People are invited to knit, crochet, felt or sew poppies that will be displayed at Cooma Library during Family History Month this August, and then be sent to Federation Square in Melbourne and ‘planted’ for ANZAC Day in 2015. Cooma, Bombala and the Mobile Libraries have patterns and more information if you would like to contribute to this project” said Pam. Please phone Cooma Library (6455 1730) if you have any questions or post a message on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ MonaroRegionalLibraries

Airport looking for new flight operator Snowy Mountains Airport Corporation has confirmed that it is continuing attempts to source a new commercial flight operator in time for the 2015 winter season.

The confirmation comes in the wake of a public meeting of the NSW Inquiry into Regional Aviation Services, where concerns were raised regarding the negative impact on the local economy resulting from a lack of flights to the region.

Arrangements for regular commercial flights into Snowy Mountains Airport during winter were thrown into disarray following the collapse of Brindabella Airlines in late 2013.

Spokesperson for SMAC, Julie Swinney, said that they are working with local government and industry to attract a new airline.

“Snowy Mountains Airport Corporation remains committed to gaining another air service to the region, with discussions continuing regarding a winter 2015 service,” she said.

Ms Swinney said that time constraints had resulted in an inability to secure a new operator for the Winter 2014 season.

Snowy River Shire Council General Manager, Joe Vescio, and a SMAC representative, Josh Elliott, made separate submissions to the public hearing, which was convened by the NSW Upper House Standing Committee on State Development.

Outlining his submission, Mr Vescio said that the lack of aviation services at Cooma airport in 2014 would have an impact on the region, including the tourism economy.

“Unfortunately, not having air services this winter will impact on tourism,” Mr Vescio said.

Mr Vescio suggested that the NSW government should consider an aviation subsidy scheme for regional areas where a need for services is identified, but operations are not sustainable.

“Council would like to see year round services, perhaps one to two flights per day in winter. In summer we would expect less. Funding could be determined using a set of criteria developed by the State,” Mr Vescio said.

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Year on year, the Yellow Pages® and White Pages® Community Project showcases local residents who are achieving above and beyond expectations through innovative initiatives that help their community thrive.

The theme for next year’s books, Australian Stars Rising Above, celebrates up and coming Australians who are making positive changes in their community. They could be young entrepreneurs championing a new idea, people achieving big things beyond their years, mentors supporting local talent or young people who are an inspiration to their peers. The main criteria – these rising stars are using their success to give back!

Sensis is searching for residents from Cooma, Jindabyne, Bombala, the Snowy Mountains and surrounding towns to be next year’s Community Star, honoured on the cover of the Yellow Pages® and White Pages® directory for their ongoing commitment to their home town.

White Pages® Product Manager Sarah Simpson said locals actively committed to improving their town are examples of the type of people who could be nominated.

“Sensis is looking to highlight Cooma’s rising stars. There’s been a lot of talk about Gen Y and Z shying away from responsibility, but we’ve found younger generations are realising volunteering isn’t just for the retired, they are giving back to their communities and using their influence to help others just as much as the generations before them,” Ms Simpson said.

“We’re calling on the Cooma community to nominate a worthy local who epitomises what the Community Project is all about, someone who is working hard to make positive changes and create brighter futures for locals.”

People can nominate their local hero via the following channels: • Visit www.whitepages.com.au and fill in the nominations form • Like White Pages® Australia on Facebook and complete the nominations form • Email communityproject@predge.com.au • Direct message @Whitepages_au • Fax your nominations to 03 8416 6880 or • Post your nominations to Australian Stars Rising Above, Locked Bag 6501, South Yarra, VIC, 3141.

The nominated Community Star/s must have contributed to their community in one of the following ways: • They give back in innovative ways – whether it’s through a sustainable product, giving part of the proceeds of their business back to the community or their business is completely oriented to helping their community thrive • They are recognised locally for offering advice and support to people in their community, including mentoring another person to help them achieve a goal or creating employment opportunities • They are using their business stature to enact positive change in their local community • They have created tools/resources to assist others in pursuing greatness • They regularly donate their time to help others • Initiated programs/activities to help the community Nominations close on August 15. Shortlisted nominees will be contacted by Sensis or its agency. The Community Star will be selected by a panel of judges.

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Families are being urged to lodge their tax returns as soon as possible to ensure they receive any end of year Centrelink payments they may be entitled to.

Department of Human Services General Manager Hank Jongen said lodging a return would trigger the balancing process for Family Tax Benefit and Child Care payments.

“The amount of Family Tax Benefit and Child Care Benefit you’re entitled to depends on your family’s income,” Mr Jongen said.

“Once a tax return has been lodged, Centrelink can balance the payments you received using your actual adjusted taxable income and pay any further Family Tax Benefit, Child Care Benefit and Child Care Rebate payments you may be entitled to.

“It’s important to note that if you’re not required to lodge a tax return, you need to tell us so your payments can be balanced. You can do this using your Centrelink online account or the Express Plus Families app. You may receive a One Time Access Code if we send you a letter, SMS or email reminding you to lodge a return.

“However, some families who receive only Child Care Rebate may be paid any further entitlements automatically without having to lodge a tax return first.”

Mr Jongen said for the first time, customers will be able to complete their tax return though myGov, the Government’s online services portal.

“People are now able to complete more of their tax time requirements in one convenient place,” Mr Jongen said.

“After linking your myGov account to the Australian Taxation Office, your Centrelink income information and Medicare benefit details will be available for pre-fill in the ATO’s e-tax or myTax service.”

Another new feature, the Department of Human Services’ Tax Time Checker, is designed to help simplify tax time for Centrelink customers.

Available on the Human Services website, the feature advises customers what they need to do to allow Centrelink to accurately balance their family assistance payments.

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TAX TIME 2013/2014 ATO services make tax time easier From July 1, 1.4 million Australians with straightforward tax affairs will have access to the ATO’s new myTax streamlined tax return and a range of enhanced services to make tax time easier. “Half of all taxpayers who complete their own return can now lodge with myTax on their tablet device, smartphone or any computer,�

Assistant Commissioner Karen Anstis said.

MyTax has just 10 main screens to complete and is designed especially for those who only have income from their salary, wages, Australian government payments and allowances, bank interest and dividends. “For those with more complex tax affairs e-tax is still the most convenient way to lodge online,� Ms Anstis said.

The ATO app has also been enhanced so individuals can lodge, using myTax, while on the move. They can also check the progress of their tax return, update their details and keep track of their super “People can track the progress of their tax returns, update their details and manage lost super accounts from the palm of their hand,�

Ms Anstis said.

ATO online services are now available through myGov. To lodge your tax return online - with myTax, e-tax or the ATO app - you will need to create a myGovaccount and link it to the ATO. This tax time we’re providing additional support for individuals to lodge online.

For specific enquiries about myGov and

linking the ATO, e-tax or myTaxlodgments, our general enquiries line 132 861 (option 5) will be available 8am to 10pm local time Monday to Friday, and between 10am and 5pm local time on weekends.

Find out more on: • MyTax and other online lodgment options visit ato.gov.au/lodgeonline • MyGov and how to create an account and link it to the ATO, visit my.gov. auExternal Link • the ATO app, visit the app stores or ato.gov.au/app.

Top tips for first time lodgers With over 470,000 individuals applying for a tax file number last financial year, many will now be about to experience lodging a tax return for the first time.

If this is your first year lodging a tax return, here are some top tips that will take the effort out of tax time: Wait until August to lodge your tax return Most information about your tax affairs is provided to the ATO by your bank, employer and other government agencies by August.

Why is this important for first time lodgers?

To use ATO’s online lodgement services - myTax or e-tax – you need to be able to verify your identity with information the ATO has in their databases.

As this is likely to be your first interaction with the ATO, verification will be reliant on the information provided by these third parties. So to avoid issues verifying your identity we recommend waiting until August when this information has been received by the ATO. Another good reason to wait until August to lodge is because this information can be prefilled in your myTax or e-tax

return. This will make lodging even easier and save you time, as all you will have to do is review the information, add any missing details and lodge.

Lodge online The ATO offers two free, fast, and secure services you can use to lodge your tax return online.

MyTax is a new streamlined lodgment option that allows you to lodge your return quickly and conveniently on tablets, smart phones and any computer. It is the fastest, most convenient way to lodge your return.

E-tax is for those with more complex tax affairs, offering a comprehensive and convenient way to lodge online on your PC or Mac computer.

To find out more about your online lodgment options this year visitato.gov.au/lodgeonline.

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Tax Help is a free service of ATO volunteers who can help you prepare and lodge your tax return.

If you earn $50,000 or less and have straightforward tax affairs, this free service is available by appointment until the end of October 2014.

Many of the Tax Help centres cater for people from non-English speaking backgrounds, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, students, seniors and people with a disability.

To find out if you are eligible go to ato.gov.au/taxhelp or to make an appointment at your nearest Tax Help centre, phone 13 28 61.

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Wednesday July 16, 2014

Not happy with legal system the

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Cooma-Monaro Shire Council’s new garbage truck is welcome news.

The Postman has grown accustomed to squeaking and sighing of the old truck as it rattles around town early in the morning.

It was quite effective as a wake-up call on Monday mornings.

There are quite a few noises we townies get used to – like the sighing and wheezing of the local ABC radio.

Frequently, the broadcast is hampered by the affliction. It’s so irritating there is only one thing to do – flick the switch.

Football lovers the world over can now catch up on their interrupted sleep, as the World Cup has been decided.

To all the Argentinian supporters in the region – bad luck. To all the German supporters – well, they said they would win, we just didn’t really believe them!

And to the Netherland supporters (and we know who THEY are, don’t we?) – well, you went further than Australia did and maybe next time they will meet in at least the quarter finals?

Anyone notice that winter has finally arrived? Must almost be time for Cooma’s annual light dusting of snow – oh, that’s right, that was Saturday. So why are the daffodils in The Postman’s garden looking like they want to flower?

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Editor, TO WHOM IT SHOULD CONCERN. I am appalled at the feminist feeding frenzy surrounding Rolf Harris, reminiscent of a savage tribe of cannibals which has captured a missionary.

His arrest and trial were based on vague evidence up to 50 years old and guilt by association.

The evidence is no more credible than that which convicted Lindy Chamberlain.

This has been exacerbated by editorials and articles in the gutter press in this case including The Australian. Now wild stories are emerging of mythical pornographic videos. These are being actively investigated by the world renowned forelock tugging clods and plods of Britain, an organisation corrupt to the very top as evidenced by the sudden resignation of a police commissioner and his deputy during the phone tapping enquiry.

The integrity of the judicial system is under question. When Rolf Harris was first arrested it was reported that he was released on bail without charge.

While one would expect this in Cuba or Zimbabwe, in civilised countries a person must be charged or released within a few days. If not a writ of habeas corpus will ensure one or the other happens.

The screeching hystericals are complaining that the sentence is not severe enough whereas it is identical to the sentence given to a murderer here in Australia recently.

If the conditions governing his arrest and conviction were applied universally then about half the male population of at least one European country would be in jail.

The real reason for the campaign is now coming to light. So called victims are intent on getting their hands on his money and “victims” are now swarming out from under their rocks in droves. The sleazy ambulance chasers are in full cry salivating at the prospects.

Four years ago our daughter (my step daughter) was murderously assaulted by her husband in Wales in front of their little daughter who was sick in bed. She did not think she would survive the bashing and kicking. While she was in a semi comatose state he then threw her, their daughter and their small son out on to the street with just the clothes they wore.

Julia managed to grab her purse with the keys to a battered old Landrover and drive to a nearby farmhouse. The woman living in the farmhouse called the police and ambulance and Julia was taken to hospital.

Police and doctors took photos of her injuries and she and the three children were then virtually incarcerated in one room in a safe house in a small town nearby for nearly six months.

The eldest son was staying with friends at the time of the assault.

The would-be murderer, and he has admitted that if he had had a knife he would have stabbed her, was hauled before a magistrate in the village of Welshpool, the equivalent of bringing him before a JP in Nimmitabel, given a suspended sentence and has thus not spent one minute in custody.

Julia was not represented in court or at the sentencing hearing and all evidence of her injuries was suppressed. After she and the children moved into a small rented cottage she lived in fear of further attacks.

I prepared a documented submission complete with photos of her injuries and submitted it to authorities in both UK and Australia because Julia and the children have dual citizenship, seeking some degree of justice and protection for them but received only the standard brushoff.

The document was also submitted to The Australian newspaper without response. In particular I twice appealed to the Australian High Commission in London with documentation asking that they provide some physical and moral support.

Their only response was to phone her and threaten her with legal action in Britain if she left and brought the children to Australia. This she had not the means nor the intention of doing and the approach did nothing to ease the intense trauma under which she and the children were living.

The trauma of watching her mother being bashed almost to death will affect our little grand daughter for the rest of her life but no-one in Britain cares except for her mother and she will also be scarred and traumatised for the rest of her life but no-one cares about that either.

The message here is very clear. If you are an Australian citizen in trouble overseas and wish to seek consular or government assistance make sure that you are a criminal and not a victim.

I am renowned for the moderation I use in expressing my views but I hope I may be forgiven if I consider Britain to be a medieval third world dunghill, little better than a zoo run by its own inmates and Australia only marginally better.

Noel Carter Cooma

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Solar lighting for avenue of trees at the Jindabyne town entry As part of the Jindabyne Beautification project, solar lighting will be installed to provide up lighting to the avenue of tress at the entry to Jindabyne when coming from Berridale.

The solar lighting will provide a visually stunning entry to the Jindabyne township at night as each tree will have an individual solar light system (20 in total) to provide LED lighting and they will be installed above and on each side of the retaining wall.

The avenue of trees are “Pyrus Calleryana Chanticleer”.

They are now approximately two metres tall and should reach a mature height of between 15 and 20 metres.

Each solar light system will provide 3000 Lumens to each tree.

Snowy River Shire Council commenced the project on July 4 and estimated completion (weather permitting) is by the end of July 2014

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(PG) 11.00 News. 12.00 Ellen. (PG) 1.00 People’s Court. (PG) 2.00 Extra. 2.30 Alive And Cooking. 3.00 News. 4.15 News. 5.30 Hot Seat.

6.00 News.

7.00 WIN News.

7.30 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 8.30 The NRL Footy Show.

(M) Paul Vautin, Michael Slater, Erin Molan, Beau Ryan and Darryl Brohman discuss the latest rugby league news.

10.30 The AFL Footy Show. (M)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Mornings.

11.00 News. 12.00 Ellen.

1.00 People’s Court. 2.00 Extra. 2.30 Alive And Cooking. 3.00 News. 4.15 News. 5.30 Hot Seat. 6.00 News. 7.00 WIN News.

7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 19. Parramatta Eels v South Sydney Rabbitohs. From Pirtek Stadium, Sydney.

9.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 19. Cronulla Sharks v North Queensland Cowboys. From Remondis Stadium, NSW. 11.30 Extra. 12.00 WIN’s All Australian News.

6.00 Guppies. 6.30 Dora.

7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Mornings. 12.00 Fishing Australia. 12.30 Partners.

1.00 Movie: Monkey Trouble.

(1994) (G) 3.00 House Husbands. 4.00 The Bottom Line. (PG) 4.30 Discover Downunder. 5.00 News. 5.30 Getaway. (PG) 6.00 News.

7.00 Movie: Crocodile Dundee. (1986) (PG) 9.00 Movie: Clash Of The Titans. (2010) (M) Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes.

11.00 Movie: Michael Collins.

(1996) (M)

6.00 Guppies. 6.30 Dora.

7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Financial Review. 10.30 Wide World Of Sports. 11.30 NRL Sunday Footy Show. 1.30 Movie: The Replacements.

(2000) (PG) 4.00 Rugby League. NRL. Round 19.

Wests Tigers v Canterbury Bulldogs.

6.00 News.

6.30 The Voice Kids.

8.00 60 Minutes. Current affairs program.

9.00 House Husbands. (PG) 10.00 The Mentalist. (M) 11.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. (M) 12.00 Financial Review Sunday.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Mornings.

11.00 News. 12.00 Ellen.

1.00 People’s Court. (PG) 2.00 Extra. 2.30 Alive And Cooking. 3.00 News Now. 4.15 News. 5.30 Hot Seat.

6.00 News.

7.00 WIN News.

7.30 The Voice. (PG) 9.30 The Big Bang Theory. (M) 10.00 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 10.30 Embarrassing Bodies: Embarrassing Teenage Bodies/Boys Vs Girls. (MA15+) 11.30 Extra. 12.00 WIN’s All Australian News.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Mornings.

(PG) 11.00 News. 12.00 Ellen. (PG) 1.00 People’s Court. (PG) 2.00 Extra. 2.30 Alive And Cooking. 3.00 News. 4.15 News. 5.30 Hot Seat.

6.00 News.

7.00 WIN News.

7.30 Hamish & Andy’s Gap Year South America. (PG) 8.30 The Big Bang Theory.

(PG) Sheldon has a falling out with Amy. 9.30 Arrow. (M) A serial killer haunts Starling City.

11.30 Extra.

12.00 WIN’s All Australian News.

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6.00 Ent. Tonight. 6.30 GCBC. 7.00 Huey. 7.30 Bold. 8.00 Jamie’s Thirty Minute Meals. 8.30 Studio 10. 11.00 MasterChef Aust.

12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 The Doctors. 2.00 Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution. 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 Ent. Tonight. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet. 4.30 Bold. 5.00 News.

6.00 Family Feud.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 MasterChef Australia.

8.30 Offspring. (M) Nina learns why Mick is in town.

9.30 The Good Wife.

Final. (M) 10.30 Wonderland. (M)

6.00 Ent. Tonight. 6.30 GCBC. 7.00 Huey. 7.30 Bold. 8.00 Jamie’s Thirty Minute Meals. 8.30 Studio 10. 11.00 MasterChef Aust.

12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 The Doctors. 2.00 Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution. 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 Ent. Tonight. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet. 4.30 Bold. 5.00 Eyewitness News.

6.00 Family Feud.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 MasterChef Australia.

Four contestants face off.

9.30 Law & Order: SVU. (M) A priest is assaulted.

10.30 Ripper Street. (M) 11.30 The Project.

6.00 Ent. Tonight. 6.30 GCBC. 7.00 Huey. 7.30 Bold.

8.00 Jamie’s Thirty Minute Meals. 8.30 Studio 10. 11.00 MasterChef Aust. 1.00 The Doctors. 2.00 Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution. 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 Ent. Tonight. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet. 4.30 Bold. 5.00 News.

6.00 Family Feud.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 The Living Room’s Hot List.

8.30 To Be Advised.

9.30 Movie: Water For Elephants. (2011) (M) 11.55 I Wanna Marry Harry. Final.

6.00 Ready Steady Cook.

7.00 Fishing Edge. 8.00 iFish.

8.30 St10. 10.00 St10: Extra.

11.00 Bondi Vet. 12.00 The Living Room’s Hot List. 1.00 The Talk. 3.00 MercedesBenz Fashion Week New York. 4.00 What’s Up! Downunder. 4.30 Everyday Gourmet. 5.00 News. 6.00 The Simpsons. 6.30 Grizzly: Nature’s Entrepreneur.

7.30 Bondi Vet. 8.30 Movie: This Means War. (2012) (M) Reese Witherspoon 10.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? (M) 11.30 48 Hours. (M)

6.00 Creflo. 6.30 Hillsong.

7.00 Joseph Prince. 7.30 GCBC. 8.30 St10. 10.00 Bolt Report. 11.00 The Talk. 1.00 iFish. 1.30 Focus: What Drives The World’s Top Athletes. 2.00 International Rally Of Queensland Event Review Pt 2. 3.00 Everyday Gourmet. 4.00 Bolt Report.

5.00 News. 6.00 Bondi Rescue. 6.30 Modern Family.

7.30 MasterChef Australia.

8.45 Extant.

9.45 Motor Racing.

Formula 1. German Grand Prix. Race 10. From Hockenheim International Circuit, Germany.

6.00 Ent. Tonight. 6.30 GCBC. 7.00 Huey. 7.30 Bold.

8.00 Jamie’s Thirty Minute Meals. 8.30 Studio 10. 11.00 MasterChef Aust. 12.30 Dr Phil. (M) 1.30 The Doctors.

2.30 GCBC. 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 Ent. Tonight. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet. 4.30 Bold. 5.00 News. 6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 The Project.

7.30 MasterChef Australia.

8.40 Have You Been Paying Attention? (M) Hosted by Tom Gleisner.

9.40 24: Live Another Day. Final. (M) 10.40 Blue Bloods. (M) 11.40 The Project.

6.00 Ent. Tonight. 6.30 GCBC. 7.00 Huey. 7.30 Bold. 8.00 Jamie’s Thirty Minute Meals. 8.30 Studio 10. 11.00 MasterChef Aust.

12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 The Doctors. 2.00 Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution. 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 Ent. Tonight. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet. 4.30 Bold. 5.00 News.

6.00 Family Feud.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 MasterChef Australia.

8.30 Under The Dome. (M) Clues to Melanie’s past are revealed.

9.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. (M) 11.30 The Project.

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Prime Time TV Guide July

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.30 Cycling. Tour de France. Daily update. 8.05 WorldWatch.

1.00 Insight. 2.00 Dateline.

2.30 One Man And His Campervan. 3.00 France 24.

3.30 Al Jazeera. 4.00 Journal.

4.30 PBS News. 5.30 Global Village. 6.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stages 1 to 10.

Highlights. 6.30 World News.

7.30 Wild Brazil. (PG) 8.30 24 Hours In Emergency: A Few Good Men. Return. (M) 9.30 World News Late. 10.00 Cycling. Tour de France.

Stage 11. Besancon to Oyonnax. 186 km flat stage.

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.30 Cycling. Tour de France. Daily update. 8.05 WorldWatch.

1.00 Into The Crocodile’s Lair. 2.00 The Last Dogs Of Winter. (PG) 3.00 France 24.

3.30 Al Jazeera. 4.00 Journal.

4.30 PBS News. 5.30 Global Village. 6.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 11. Highlights.

6.30 World News. 7.30 Luke Nguyen’s France. 8.00 French Food Safari. Final. 8.30 The London Markets. (M) 9.30 World News Late. 10.00 Cycling. Tour de France.

Stage 12. Bourg-en-Bresse to Saint-Étienne. 183 km hill stage.

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.30 Cycling. Tour de France. Daily update. 8.05 WorldWatch.

1.00 Costa’s Garden. 1.30 Inspector Rex. (PG) 2.25 Wonderful Indonesia. 2.30 NITV News Week In Review.

3.00 France 24. 3.30 Al Jazeera. 4.00 Journal. 4.30 PBS News. 5.30 Global Village. 6.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 12. Highlights.

6.30 World News. 7.30 Hairy Bikers’ Asian Adventure.

(PG) 8.30 In The Footsteps Of St Paul. 9.30 World News Late. 10.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 13. SaintÉtienne to Chamrousse.

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.30 Cycling. Tour de France. Daily update. 8.05 WorldWatch.

1.00 Daphnis And Chloe.

1.35 Nat King Cole: Afraid Of The Dark. 3.20 Mozart In Prague: Roland Villazon On Don Giovanni. 4.30 PBS News. 5.30 South Africa Walks. 6.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 13. SaintÉtienne to Chamrousse.

200 km mountain stage.

Highlights. 6.30 World News.

7.30 Greeks Of The Sea. 8.30 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 14. Grenoble to Risoul. 177 km mountain stage. From France.

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.30 Cycling. Tour de France. Daily update. 8.05 WorldWatch.

1.00 Al Jazeera. 1.30 Food Lovers’ Guide. 2.00 Speedweek. 4.00 Motorcycle Racing. Superbike World Championship. Round 5. 4.30 FIFA Futbol Mundial. 5.00 World Of Cycling. 5.30 South Africa Walks. 6.00 Cycling.

Tour de France. Stage 14.

Highlights. 6.30 World News.

7.30 Lost Worlds. Premiere.

(PG) 8.30 Inside The Mind Of Leonardo. 10.00 Cycling.

Tour de France. Stage 15.

Tallard to Nimes. 222 km flat stage.

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.30 Cycling. Tour de France. Daily update. 8.05 WorldWatch.

1.00 Clash Of The Dinosaurs.

(PG) 2.00 The Forgotten Australians. (M) 3.00 France 24. 3.30 Al Jazeera. 4.00 Journal. 4.30 FIFA Futbol Mundial. 5.00 Food Lovers’ Guide. 5.30 Global Village.

6.00 Cycling. Tour de France.

Stage 15. Highlights. 6.30 World News. 7.30 Miracles Of Nature. 8.30 Pain, Pus And Poison. (PG) 9.30 World News Late. 10.00 Tour De France Review Show. 11.00 Cycling. Tour de France.

Stages 1 to 15. Highlights.

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.30 Cycling. Tour de France. Daily update. 8.05 WorldWatch.

1.00 André Rieu: In Brazil.

2.45 Make A Wish. 3.00 France 24. 3.30 Al Jazeera.

4.00 Journal. 4.30 PBS News. 5.30 Global Village.

6.00 Cycling. Tour de France.

Stages 1 to 15. Highlights.

6.30 World News. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG) 8.30 Insight.

9.30 Dateline.

10.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 16.

Carcassonne to Bagnèresde-Luchon. 237 km mountain stage.

RATING ADVICE: (PG) Parental Guidance Recommended (M) Mature Audiences (MA15+) Mature Audiences Only (AV15+) Extreme Adult Violence PLEASE NOTE: Listings are correct at the time of print and are subject to change by the networks.

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Property Investment Q & A Take Charge of your life with Property Investment Honestly ask yourself, is your Super and Savings enough?

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Most people live for 22 years after retirement another stats show, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s approx. $1.2 Million and this is not even taking into account that money halves in value every 7 to 10 years with inflation.

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Property market buoyed by investor demand While investment market percentage of individual shrinking

growing, investors

Australian property investors continue to dominate the market, with the percentage of investors eclipsing 30 per cent.

According to new research conducted by Mortgage Choice, investors currently account for just over 30 per cent of all new loans written – significantly higher than the 27 per cent recorded just 12 months ago.

Mortgage Choice spokesperson Jessica Darnbrough said it is unsurprising to see a spike in investor activity as, according to the company’s latest First Time Investor survey, this type of buyer not only sees property as a lucrative investment, but as a way to future proof their wealth.

“In our recent First Time Investor survey we asked respondents what their key motivators were for buying an investment property and almost 79 per cent said they would purchase an investment property to set themselves up financially for the future,” Ms Darnbrough said.

“In addition, 58.4 per cent of investors said they see more benefit in investments such as property, than they do in the share market.”

“This sentiment suggests people feel very confident about the Australian property market and believe there are many benefits associated with owning an investment property. In fact, 49.5 per cent of Gen Y respondents said buying an investment property

would help them prepare for retirement.”

Ms Darnbrough said it is good to see Australians taking the right attitude towards property investment.

“First time investors do not see property investment as a quick win, but as part of their long-term financial strategy,” she said.

But while investor activity as a whole is on the rise, it seems rising property prices are making it harder for investors to buy alone.

According to the data, just 24.6 per cent of first time investors said they would purchase an investment property by themselves.

This percentage is down significantly on five years ago when one in every three investors (33.3 per cent) said they were planning to purchase alone.

Ms Darnbrough said rising property prices were largely to blame for the significant drop in the percentage of investors purchasing alone.

“Research from RP Data shows property values climbed, on average, 10.1 per cent across the combined capital cities over the 12 months to July 2014,” she said.

“Because of this, it has become harder for individuals to save a deposit and jump onto the property ladder alone.”

If you would like learn more about your home loan or financial advice options, call 13 6678. Or, visit www.mortgagechoice. com.au, Facebook.com/MortgageChoice or Twitter.com/ MortgageChoice.

Home loan demand remains relatively flat: ABS For the second consecutive month, demand for home loans remained relatively flat, according to new data.

Research conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics found 52,092 loans were approved in seasonally adjusted terms over the month of May – slightly up on the 52,071 loans approved in April.

Drilling further down into the data, the number of loans approved for the construction of new dwellings climbed 0.9 per cent, while the number of loans approved for the purchase of new dwellings jumped 1.7 per cent over the month of May. But while the number of

home loans approved over the month of May increased slightly on the year before, the total value of all dwelling commitments slid 0.8 per cent.

The value of all owner occupied dwelling commitments fell 0.7 per cent over the month of May, while the value of investment housing slid 0.9 per cent.

Mortgage Choice spokesperson Jessica Darnbrough said these statistics were relatively unsurprising given that recent research by RP Data found property values across the combined capital cities slid 1.9 per cent in May.

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“According to RP Data research, dwelling values across Australia’s capital cities recorded their first fall in 12 months in May 2014,” she said.

“Across most of the individual capital cities, dwelling values were down. Melbourne led the charge, with the capital city recording a 3.6 per cent reduction in values.

“This drop in property values aligns closely with the data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. While the number of home loans being approved was up ever so slightly, the total value of all

dwelling commitments was down thanks to the recent drop in property values.”

Despite this, Ms Darnbrough said the property market remains incredibly buoyant, with new research showing property values have bounced back almost immediately.

“While research conducted

by RP Data found property values had fallen 1.9 per cent over the month of May, the latest data from the company shows the property market bounced back in June – with values climbing 1.4 per cent over the month,” she said.

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Well here we are in July! Winter is with us, as is the end of the financial year, and not to mention we have started the second half of 2014. Christmas creeps closer!

While this is traditionally a time to bury our heads & stay indoors out of the cold, it could also be an opportune time to look at reviewing your home loan, and financial situation.

Interest rates remain at record lows, with many Lenders offering rates under 5%, particularly for fixed terms. Some Lenders are also currently offering special deals for new loans and refinances.

So at this time of year, when you are starting to get your affairs sorted for the tax agent, consider whether you could benefit from a review of your current home or investment loan.

For those who are unhappy with returns on their cash investments, maybe it could be time to consider getting into the investment property market.

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7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 7.30 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. (PG) 8.10 The Roast. (PG) 8.30 Lily Allen: From Riches To Rags. (M) 9.30 My Tattoo Addiction. (MA15+) 10.15 The Chaser: Hamster Wheel. (M) 10.45 The Roast. (PG)

7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 7.30 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. (PG) 8.10 The Roast. (PG) 8.30 Sun, Sex And Suspicious Parents.

9.30 Dirty Laundry Live.

10.10 HitRecord On TV. (PG) 10.35 The Chaser: Hamster Wheel. Final. (M)

7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 7.30 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. (PG) 8.10 The Roast. (PG) 8.30 Catfish: The TV Show. (M) 9.15 First Date, Worst Date.

9.30 Ladyboys. (M) 10.15 Alan Carr: Chatty Man. (M)

7.00 Spicks And Specks.

(PG) Hosted by Adam Hills.

7.30 Doctor Who. (PG) The Doctor and Clara find themselves trapped.

9.00 Queen: Days Of Our Lives. (M) Part 2 of 2.

10.00 Dirty Laundry.

Comedy game show.

10.40 The Bazura Project. (M) 11.10 Breaking Bad. (M)

7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 7.30 River Monsters.

8.15 The Roast. (PG) Satirical news bulletin.

8.30 Paul Kelly: Stories Of Me. (M) Charts the life of Paul Kelly.

10.05 Louis Theroux. (M) 11.10 Ladyboys. (M) 11.55 The Wildest Dream: Conquest Of Everest. (PG)

7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 7.30 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. (PG) 8.10 The Roast. (PG) 8.30 Louis Theroux: Miami Mega Jail. (M) 9.30 Head First. (M) 10.30 Alan Carr: Chatty Man. (M) 11.05 The Roast. (PG) 11.20 The Horse Boy. (M)

7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 7.30 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. (PG) 8.10 The Roast. (PG) 8.30 Good Game.

9.00 Good Game. (M) 9.30 Pot Cops. (M) 10.20 Alan Carr: Chatty Man. (M) 11.05 Ross Kemp: Extreme World. (MA15+)

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6.25 Good Game: SP. 6.50 News On 3.

7.05 Operation Ouch!

7.30 M.I. High.

8.00 Nowhere Boys. (PG) 8.25 Dance Academy.

The rivalry escalates among students.

8.50 Young Dracula.

9.20 The Dukes Of Broxstonia.

9.30 Rage.

10.30 Close.

6.25 Wolfblood.

6.50 News On 3.

7.05 Operation Ouch!

7.30 M.I. High.

8.00 WAC: World Animal Championships.

8.25 Dance Academy.

8.50 Young Dracula. PC Brown comes to the castle.

9.20 The Dukes Of Broxstonia.

9.30 Rage.

10.30 Close.

6.25 Wolfblood.

6.50 News On 3.

7.05 Operation Ouch!

7.30 M.I. High.

8.00 Good Game: SP. 8.25 Slugterra.

8.50 Lanfeust Quest.

(PG) Lanfeust becomes stuck in limbo.

9.15 Sword Art Online. (PG) 9.35 Ouran High School Host Club. (PG) 10.00 Close.

6.00 Worst Year Of My Life, Again. Final.

6.30 Leonardo.

7.00 Sinbad. (PG) 7.50 The Adventures Of Figaro Pho. 8.00 Good Game: SP. 8.25 Slugterra.

8.50 Lanfeust Quest. (PG) 9.15 Sword Art Online. (PG) 9.35 Ouran High School Host Club. (PG) 10.00 Close.

6.00 Outnumbered. (PG) 6.30 Leonardo. (PG) 7.00 Sinbad. (PG) 7.40 Shaun The Sheep.

7.50 The Adventures Of Figaro Pho. 8.00 Young Dracula.

9.00 Rush TV. An inside look at the world of action sports. Hosted by Hannah Wang and Mitch Tomlinson.

9.30 Rage. (PG) Continuous music programming.

6.25 Total Drama Pahkitew Island.

6.50 News On 3.

7.05 Operation Ouch!

7.30 M.I. High.

8.00 MY:24. (PG) 8.25 Dance Academy.

8.50 Young Dracula.

9.20 The Dukes Of Broxstonia.

9.30 Rage. Music programming.

10.30 Close.

6.20 Deadly 60.

6.50 News On 3.

7.05 Operation Ouch!

7.30 M.I. High.

8.00 Bushwhacked!

8.25 Dance Academy.

Abigail must make a choice.

8.50 Young Dracula. Erin plans to slay the Draculas.

9.20 The Dukes Of Broxstonia. Final.

9.30 Rage.

10.30 Close.

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6.30 Bargain Hunt. Two couples go to Norfolk Antiques Fair.

7.30 Rosemary & Thyme.

(PG) Rosemary and Thyme are hired by a barrister.

8.30 Lewis. (M) Lewis and Hathaway investigate after a female bishop is poisoned while visiting a university.

10.30 Waking The Dead. (M)

6.30 Bargain Hunt.

7.30 Bigfoot Files: USA. (PG) Part 2 of 3. Mark Evans visits America’s Northwest.

8.30 Criminal Minds. (M) Prentiss and Reid go undercover to investigate claims of child abuse at a cult. However, a raid traps them inside the compound.

11.30 Strangeways. (MA15+)

6.30 Bargain Hunt.

7.30 Dog Patrol. (PG) 8.00 Motorway Patrol. (PG) 8.30 Escape To The Country. Alistair Appleton helps a couple.

9.30 Australia’s Best Houses. (PG) 10.00 Fantasy Homes

By The Sea. 11.00 Cowboy Builders. (PG) 12.00 Downsize Me. (PG)

7.30 Movie: George Of The Jungle. (1997) (PG) Brendan Fraser, Leslie Mann, Thomas Haden Church.

9.30 Movie: Guarding Tess.

(1994) (M) Nicolas Cage, Shirley MacLaine, Austin Pendleton. A former first lady torments a Secret Service agent.

11.30 Movie: Midnight Express. (1978) (AV15+)

6.30 The Vicar Of Dibley. (PG) 7.50 Fawlty Towers. (PG) A deaf guest arrives at the hotel.

8.30 Escape To The Country. Jules Hudson helps a couple leave London.

10.30 Homes Under The Hammer.

11.45 Some Mothers Do ’Ave ’Em. (PG)

6.30 Bargain Hunt.

7.30 Cities Of The Underworld: Rome’s Hidden Empire. (PG) Hosted by Eric Geller.

8.30 Foyle’s War. (M) After a man is found hanging in the woods, the new head of Hastings Police believes it is a straightforward suicide.

10.45 Waking The Dead. (M) 11.50 Murder In Mind. (M)

6.30 Bargain Hunt.

7.30 Life After People. (PG) 8.30 Air Crash Investigations: Mid Air Landing. (PG) Experts investigate plane crashes.

9.30 Air Crash Investigations: Split Decision. (PG) 10.40 Seconds From Disaster. (PG) 11.40 When Weather Changed History. (PG)

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6.30 Seinfeld. (PG) 7.30 Bid And Destroy. (PG) Brian and Lee submit a blind bid.

8.35 Hardcore Pawn. (M) A drop in the price of gold sees the store take a financial hit and prompts the gang to be more picky.

9.30 American Pickers.

(PG) The boys hunt for Civil War items.

11.30 Rude Tube. (M)

6.30 Seinfeld. (PG) 7.30 Doomsday Preppers.

(PG) Paul Range prepares for the end of the world.

8.30 Tattoo Nightmares. (M) A client flashes Tommy.

9.30 Bad Ink. (M) Dirk Vermin and his trusted sidekick Ruckus come to the aid of people with terrible tattoos.

10.30 Operation Repo. (M) 11.30 SportsFan Clubhouse. (PG)

6.30 Seinfeld. (PG) Jerry decides to go behind his longtime barber’s back and get his hair cut by the barber’s son instead.

7.00 Football. AFL. Round 18. Carlton v North Melbourne. From Etihad Stadium, Melbourne.

11.00 Movie: Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis Of Evil. (2006) (AV15+)

6.00 Seinfeld. (PG) Riding the subway proves both boom and bust for Jerry and his friends.

6.30 Football. AFL. Round 18. GWS v Geelong. From Spotless Stadium, Sydney.

11.00 Movie: Tucker & Dale Vs Evil. (2010) (AV15+) Tyler Labine, Alan Tudyk, Katrina Bowden.

6.30 Movie: The Blues Brothers. (1980) (PG) John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Carrie Fisher.

9.20 Movie: Monty Python’s The Meaning Of Life. (1983) (M) Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam. A series of sketches that take a look at life.

11.40 XTreme 4x4. (PG)

6.30 Seinfeld. (PG) 7.30 Swamp People. (PG) 8.30 Pawn Stars. (PG) The gang tries to restore a custom motorcycle starting with nothing more than the frame.

9.30 American Restoration.

(PG) A hunting scooter lands at the shop.

11.00 Rude Tube. (M) 11.30 SportsFan Clubhouse. (PG)

6.30 Seinfeld. (PG) 7.30 Guinness World Records Gone Wild.

(PG) A look at world record attempts.

8.30 World’s Craziest Fools. (PG) 9.00 American Dad! (M) Stan finds himself in trouble.

9.30 Family Guy. (M) 10.00 Kinne. (MA15+) 10.30 Family Guy. (M) 11.00 American Dad! (M)

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6.00 The Regular Show. (PG) 6.30 Adventure Time. (PG) 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 7.30 Auction Hunters. (PG) 8.30 The Big Bang Theory.

(PG) The boys’ friendship is threatened.

9.30 Movie: Man On A Ledge. (2012) (M) 11.40 Two And A Half Men. (PG)

6.00 The Regular Show. (PG) 6.30 Adventure Time. (PG) 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 7.30 Britain’s Got Talent. (PG) 9.30 Movie: Unknown.

(2011) (M) Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger, January Jones. A man discovers someone has stolen his identity.

6.00 The Regular Show.

(PG) Mordecai enters a video game competition.

6.30 Movie: Journey To The Centre Of The Earth.

(2008) (PG) 8.30 Movie: The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring.

(2001) (M) A young hobbit discovers that a ring is in fact a source of ultimate evil and must be destroyed.

6.00 Adventure Time. (PG) 6.30 Movie: The Witches.

(1990) (PG) Anjelica Huston, Mai Zetterling, Rowan Atkinson. A boy battles a coven of witches.

8.30 Movie: The Wizard Of Oz. (1939) In the middle of a tornado, a young Kansas girl is transported to the magical land of Oz. 10.40 Movie: The Witches Of Eastwick. (1987) (M)

6.00 Movie: Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back. (2010) 7.30 Hamish & Andy’s Gap Year South America. (PG) 8.30 The Big Bang Theory.

(PG) Sheldon encounters his nemesis, Star Trek: The Next Generation actor Wil Wheaton, at the bowling alley.

9.30 Movie: The Matrix Reloaded. (2003) (M)

6.00 The Regular Show. (PG) 6.30 Adventure Time. (PG) 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 7.30 ManSpace.

8.00 Top Gear. (PG) 9.30 Movie: Machine Gun Preacher. (2011) (AV15+) Gerard Butler, Michelle Monaghan, Michael Shannon. A former drugdealing biker finds God.

6.00 The Regular Show. (PG) 6.30 Adventure Time. (PG) 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 8.30 Top Gear Top 41. (PG) 9.30 Movie: Limitless.

(2011) (M) Bradley Cooper, Anna Friel, Abbie Cornish. An author takes a new drug.

11.30 Two And A Half Men. (PG)

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6.30 Friends. (PG) 7.30 A Current Affair.

8.00 Rapid Response. (PG) 8.30 RPA. (PG) A man faces major surgery.

9.30 Amazing Medical Stories – World’s Biggest Boy. (PG) A boy weighs in at 102kgs.

10.30 Embarrassing Bodies. (M) 11.30 Hoarding: Buried Alive. (PG)

6.30 Friends. (PG) 7.30 A Current Affair.

8.00 RBT. (PG) Follows the activities of police units.

8.30 Movie: The Power Of One. (1992) (PG) Stephen Dorff, Morgan Freeman, John Gielgud. An English boy turns to the only friend who can help him, a kindly prison inmate who teaches him how to box.

11.05 The Closer. (M)

6.30 Friends. (PG) 7.30 A Current Affair.

8.00 Antiques Roadshow.

The team return to Lulworth Castle.

8.30 Movie: A Perfect World. (1993) (M) Kevin Costner, Clint Eastwood, Laura Dern. An escaped criminal takes a boy hostage.

11.20 Movie: Bullitt.

(1968) (M)

6.30 Secret Dealers. (PG) 7.30 Antiques Roadshow.

The team visits the Farnborough wind tunnels.

8.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. (M) The team investigates the death of a man who was found inside a giant zorbing ball.

9.30 CSI: NY. (M) A pizza maker is carjacked.

10.30 CSI: Miami. (M) 11.20 The Closer. (M)

6.30 Absolutely Fabulous.

(PG) Saffy moves out of the house.

7.50 Blackadder The Third.

(PG) Edmund is kidnapped

by French revolutionaries.

9.10 Movie: Runaway Jury.

(2003) (M) John Cusack, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman. A juror has a hidden agenda.

11.45 Absolutely Fabulous. (PG)

6.30 Friends. (PG) 7.30 A Current Affair.

8.00 Customs. (PG) 8.30 Days That Shook The World: Battle For The Holy City. (M) Examines the Six Day War. 9.30 Got Home Alive. (M) Documents tales of survival.

10.30 Air Crash Confidential. (M) 11.30 Weekend Aristocrats. (PG)

6.30 Friends. (PG) 7.30 A Current Affair.

8.00 Agatha Christie’s Poirot. (PG) Poirot notices something very curious in a London restaurant, andsees a possible connection with the deaths of two elderly twins.

9.10 Midsomer Murders. (PG) 11.20 Silent Witness. (AV15+)

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6.00 Cops. (PG) Follows officers on patrol.

6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG) A journalist arrives at the 4077th.

7.30 White Collar.

(PG) Peter and Neal team up again.

8.30 Burn Notice.

(M) A lawyer turns to Michael for help.

10.30 The Killing. (M) 11.30 Trollied. (M)

6.00 Cops. (PG) 6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG) 7.30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (PG) Hosted by Drew Carey.

8.30 Movie: True Justice: Street Wars. (2011) (M) Steven Seagal, Meghan Ory, Warren Christie. A remorseless cop searches for justice.

10.30 Fast Forward. (M) 11.30 Blokesworld. (MA15+)

6.00 Cops. (PG) 6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG) 7.30 Megafactories: Michelin Tyres. A look at Michelin’s tyre factory.

8.30 Cops: Adults Only. (M) Follows officer on patrol.

9.30 Movie: The Line.

(2008) (AV15+) Ray Liotta, Andy Garcia, Esai Morales.

A drug lord is targeted by an assassin.

11.30 The League. (MA15+)

6.00 Focus: What Drives The World’s Top Athletes: Robbie Maddison And Maya Gabeira. Final. (PG) 6.30 Monster Jam. 7.30 Scrappers. (PG) 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. (M) 9.30 Motor Racing.

Formula 1. German Grand Prix. Qualifying. From Hockenheim International Circuit, Germany.

11.30 The Killing. (M)

6.00 M*A*S*H. (PG) 7.00 Extreme Fishing With Robson Green. (PG) 8.00 Robson’s Extreme Fishing Challenge. (PG) 9.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG) The rescue boat collides with a reef.

9.30 Movie: The Peacemaker. (1997) (M) George Clooney, Nicole Kidman, Armin Mueller-Stahl.

6.00 Cops. (PG) 6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG) Hawkeye is smitten by a visiting doctor.

7.30 Garage Gold. Meet the owner of a garage business.

8.00 Undercover Boss. (PG) 9.00 An Idiot Abroad: Egypt. (M) Karl Pilkington heads to Egypt.

10.00 Hell’s Kitchen. (M) The chefs’ attention to detail is tested.

6.00 Cops. (PG) 6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG) 7.30 David Attenborough’s The Life Of Mammals: Plant Predators.

8.30 David Attenborough’s The Life Of Mammals: Chisellers.

9.30 48 Hours: Fateful Connection. (M) 10.30 Super Rugby Extra Time. (PG) 11.30 Terriers. (M)

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6.30 Neighbours.

7.00 Raymond. (PG) 7.30 The Simpsons.

8.00 Futurama. (PG) 8.30 The Simpsons.

(PG) Lisa dates a competitive eater.

9.00 Futurama. (PG) 9.30 The Simpsons.

10.00 The Simpsons. (PG) 10.30 Bob’s Burgers. (PG) 11.00 Cheers. (PG) 11.30 Craig Ferguson. (PG)

6.30 Neighbours.

7.00 Raymond. (PG) 8.00 Rules Of Engagement. (PG) 9.00 Don’t Trust The B----.

(PG) June is nervous about starting her new job.

9.30 Movie: An Officer And A Gentleman. (1982) (M) Richard Gere, Debra Winger, Lou Gossett Jnr. A rebellious young man enlists in the military.

6.30 Neighbours.

Lauren struggles with Kathy’s arrival.

7.00 Raymond. (PG) Ray decides to upgrade the stone on Debra’s ring.

7.30 So You Think You Can Dance. (PG) Hosted by Cat Deeley.

9.30 Graham Norton. (M) Hosted by Graham Norton.

10.30 Offspring. (M) 11.30 Craig Ferguson. (PG)

6.00 Becker. (PG) Becker changes his routine.

7.00 Raymond. (PG) The family argues about honesty.

8.00 Star Trek: The Next Generation.

(PG) Q pits the crew of the Enterprise against boar-faced Napoleonic opponents in a war game.

11.00 Becker. (PG) 11.30 The Loop. (PG)

6.00 Raymond. (PG) 6.30 The Simpsons.

7.00 Futurama. (PG) 7.30 The Simpsons. (PG) 8.30 Movie: Flying High!

(1980) (M) Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Lloyd Bridges.

10.20 Have You Been Paying Attention? (M) 11.20 Raymond. (PG) 11.50 The Australian Fashion Laureate Awards.

6.30 Neighbours.

7.00 Raymond. (PG) The Barones’ neighbours are up in arms.

8.00 The Simpsons.

(PG) The family helps a despondent Krusty.

8.30 Torchwood. (M) The final sanction begins.

9.45 Dexter. (MA15+) Debra gets information on Hannah McKay. 11.00 To Be Advised.

6.30 Neighbours.

7.00 Raymond. (PG) 7.30 Rules Of Engagement. (PG) 8.30 New Girl. (PG) 9.00 Snog, Marry, Avoid? (PG) 9.35 Sex And The City. (MA15+) 10.10 Sex And The City. (M) 10.45 Emily Owens M.D. (M) 11.45 Craig Ferguson. (PG)

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6.05 Urban Freestyler.

6.10 30 Rock. (PG) 6.40 American Ninja Warrior. (PG) 7.30 The Feed.

8.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stages 1 to 10.

Highlights. From England, Belgium and France.

8.30 In The Flesh. (M) 10.30 South Park. (MA15+) 11.00 Movie: We Are What We Are. (2010) (AV15+)

6.05 Urban Freestyler.

6.10 30 Rock.

6.40 American Ninja Warrior.

7.30 The Feed.

8.00 Cycling. Tour de France.

Stage 11. Highlights.

8.30 South Park.

9.00 Drunk History.

Premiere.

9.30 Downloaded.

11.25 South Park.

11.55 Real Humans.

6.00 30 Rock.

6.30 MythBusters.

7.30 Friday Feed.

8.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 12. Bourgen-Bresse to SaintÉtienne. 183 km hill stage.

Highlights.

8.30 RuPaul’s Drag Race.

9.25 Sex Box. Premiere.

10.20 Lip Service. Premiere.

11.20 Savage U. Premiere.

11.45 Friday Feed.

6.30 The Office. (PG) Stanley has a heart attack.

7.30 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 13. SaintÉtienne to Chamrousse.

200 km mountain stage.

Highlights. From France.

8.30 If You Are The One. Hosted by Meng Fei. 9.30 Fargo. (MA15+) A drifter manipulates a salesman.

11.45 Benidorm Bastards. (PG)

6.00 Parks And Recreation. (PG) 6.25 India’s Dancing Superstar. Premiere.

7.30 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 14. Grenoble to Risoul. 177 km mountain stage. Highlights.

8.30 South Park. (M) 9.00 The Soup Investigates. (PG) 9.30 Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace. (M)

6.15 30 Rock.

6.40 American Ninja Warrior.

7.30 The Feed.

8.00 Cycling. Tour de France.

Stage 15. Highlights.

8.30 Movie: Vicky Cristina Barcelona. (2008) 10.15 South Park.

10.45 Pizza World Record.

11.15 The Sarah Silverman Program.

11.45 The Feed.

6.15 30 Rock. (PG) 6.40 American Ninja Warrior. (PG) 7.30 The Feed.

8.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stages 1 to 15.

Highlights.

8.30 From Dusk Till Dawn. (MA15+) 9.25 Real Humans. (M) 10.30 South Park. (M) 11.00 Threesome.

11.30 Skins.

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New era ahead for technology focussed sheep industry Adoption of new technology is driving significant productivity gains in the sheep industry, with new research set to accelerate the use of DNA testing and flock management tools.

Researchers, producers and meat processors told todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sheep CRC Concept to Impact conference in Adelaide, that DNA testing was already delivering superior sheep carrying the genes which determine the eating quality of lamb on supermarket shelves.

And over the next five years the Sheep CRC will pursue full genome sequencing to deliver producers with cheaper and faster DNA tests that can identify a wider range of traits that drive flock productivity. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is an exciting time to be part of the Australian sheep industry, with adoption of technology now reaching a tipping point that could result in major improvements to flock performance over the years

ahead,â&#x20AC;?

Sheep CRC chief executive James Rowe said.

The new research agenda for the Sheep CRC was officially launched at the conference by the Federal Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Industry, Bob Baldwin, who said the CRCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s success so far in delivering practical research was due to its effective collaboration with industry.

Operating as part of the Federal Department of Industryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CRC program, the Sheep CRC is a collaboration of 38 Participants from industry, government and the commercial sector.

It is working to increase the productivity and profitability of the industry through adoption of new technologies in both the meat and wool supply chains.

The Concept to Impact conference also heard from speakers including Victorian producer and Nuffield scholar Matthew Ipsen, who said adoption

of CRC research in the area of pregnancy scanning of ewes was delivering higher lambing percentages. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lambing percentage of 80 per cent is not enough to provide a breeder with replacement ewes as well as generate the selection pressure needed to improve the quality of a flock,â&#x20AC;? Mr Ipsen said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pregnancy scanning helps producers increase their lambing percentages by providing the information they need to remove barren ewes from the flock and ensure available nutrition is matched to the pregnancy status of ewes.â&#x20AC;?

NSW producer Murray Long, of Pendarra White Suffolks, told the conference DNA testing was saving his operation time and money by quickly identifying superior sheep for his breeding program.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Genomics is not only a way of breeding more productive sheep and ultimately making lamb more appealing to consumers, but I can use genomics to make my management a lot easier and a lot more streamlined and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really exciting,â&#x20AC;? Mr Long said.

Prof. Rowe said the research agenda for the next five years included work with the sheepmeat supply chain to ensure that

improvements in eating quality could be identified and its value recognised. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We will also be working to develop flock monitoring systems for use in large-scale operations so that producers can identify individual animals at risk of compromised health and wellbeing, so that they can intervene early and manage their flocks accordingly,â&#x20AC;? Prof. Rowe said.

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NSW Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; native vegetation spokesperson and Walgett farmer Cameron Rowntree said he was pleased the report confirmed what farmers had suspected for some time â&#x20AC;&#x201C; that clearing for crops, pastures and thinning was the lowest in more than 25 years.

The total annual reduction including forestry and clearing for infrastructure was about 0.04 percent of the land area of NSW and farmers were only responsible for approximately one fifth of that.

Mr Rowntree said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s miniscule. For an industry that feeds and clothes our nation and parts of the world and contributes to the vitality of rural

communities â&#x20AC;&#x201C; our impact on native vegetation is minute.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The report doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even mention all the replanting or re-establishment of native vegetation executed by our dedicated farmers whose best interest it is to maintain healthy biodiversity on farm. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We look forward to the outcome of an independent review on native vegetation announced by the NSW Government last month. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Claims by conservation groups that farmers are destroying the landscape are clearly unsubstantiated as evidenced in this report. If the NSW Government is serious about promoting the sustainable development of agriculture, the review needs to consider farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; agribusiness needs and allow them to get on with the business of farming,â&#x20AC;? Mr Rowntree concluded.

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The Cooma branch of the RSPCA has received a cheque for $805 from Cooma Rural, half the proceeds of an auction held during the businessâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; open day in June. The other half of the proceeds have been donated to the local prostate cancer support group.

Pictured at the presentation are, from left, Local Bloke Alan Hood, RSPCA president Lil Frezza, RSPCA vice president Frank Robinson, RSPCA treasurer Merrin Bertolin and Cooma Rural manager, Bernie Sixt.

China as the AWEX Woolclasser Ambassador and the key messages and insights he brings back from the Nanjing Wool Conference and visits to wool processing plants and mills.

Also included in the evening is Trade Talk, an open panel forum of wool exporters/ processors who will be discussing and answering questions from those attending on current market trends and industry requirements.

An industry update on important issues and the latest developments along with a demonstration of the AWEX electronic Woolclasser Specification software will conclude the evening.

There is no charge for the Forum and supper will be provided during the evening.

Registration is required by Friday July 18. RSVP to the Australian Wool Exchange â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Ph: 02 94286100, fax: 02 94286120 em. woolclasser@awex.com.au

(PIEF) and AgriFood Skills Australia to develop a range of agriculture-based online teaching resources for schools across the national curriculum. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Research undertaken

by PIEF found that 76% of students believed cotton socks were an animal product, and 45% of students and teachers believed farmers damaged the environment,â&#x20AC;? said Mr Linnegar. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These alarming results show how important it is for us to educate our kids about the relationship between agriculture and everyday activities, from the food in our lunch boxes to the clothes that we wearâ&#x20AC;?, said Mr Linnegar.

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AWEX wool forum The Australian Wool Exchange will be conducting a Wool Forum for woolclassers and woolgrowers on Wednesday July 23 from 7pm10pm at the Cooma Ex-Services Club.

This Forum is free and one of a series that are conducted at major regional wool growing centres throughout Australia during 2014. It offers the opportunity for woolclassers and woolgrowers to hear first-hand about the current market trends, discuss industry requirements and gain an insight into industry initiatives.

The Program for the Forum includes two keynote speakers, Professor James Rowe, CEO Sheep CRC whose presentation â&#x20AC;&#x153;Innovation for the wool industry from the sheep CRC programâ&#x20AC;? will expand on the current projects and future directions of research into the sheep and wool industry. The second speaker is Phillip Kennedy who will speak about his trip to

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Monaro Weeds Project to end African Happy retirement, Glen Lovegrass and Serrated Tussock The Cooma Monaro Council and the NSW EPA have joined forces to assist and fund a 3 year project aimed at ending the dominance of African Lovegrass and Serrated Tussock (class 4 noxious weeds) on Monaro farm land.

At the moment, farmers are losing the battle to control these weeds as they continue to spread throughout the shire.

Australian Soil Management (ASM), through its innovative solutions to improve soil quality and enhance moisture levels by capturing and storing carbon, has agreed to run the project on parts of 2 farms near Bredbo and Cooma. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Scientists agree that the best way to control these particular weeds is to increase soil fertility and thereby give other plants and grasses such as perennial pasture and native grasses a better chance of suppressing the Lovegrass and Serrated Tussockâ&#x20AC;? said ASM co-founder Dr Greg Bender, one of Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most experienced and knowledgeable scientists in the field of soil biology

and organic matter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are working with rural as well as urban Land Managers to build better soils and improve the environmentâ&#x20AC;?.

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control of Lovegrass and Serrated Tussock. Key to improved farming is that for each 1% increase in soil carbon there is the improvement in water storage capacity of the

by ASM to build soil fertility is unique to Australian Agriculture.

The key is to build soil carbon as quickly as possible to improve the soils. Along the way there will be additional benefits apart from the

soil by 144,000 litres per hectare. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the future for Australian farmingâ&#x20AC;?

Dr Bender said.

Dedicated to smarter land management, he and partner Mr Norman Marshall have joined

forces to build the gap between scientists and land managers by linking the latest scientific knowledge to the financial and environmental needs of farmers.

Already ASM has achieved one of the great scientific breakthroughs by achieving a significant increase of soil carbon on an ACT Sports Oval in one year. In the past it usually takes 20 years to build an increase of one percent soil carbon. With ASMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s knowledge of microbes and compost, it was able to achieve a third of this target in one year and at the same time improve the water retention capacity of the Ovalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s soils by 48,000 litres.

Dr Bender highlights the Ovalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s capture of 55 tonnes of carbon dioxide, in one year, from the atmosphere as an indication of what can be achieved when we start to view problems as opportunities.

Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is a resource not pollution, we just need to utilise it betterâ&#x20AC;?, Dr Bender said.

Glen Williams has been shearing for the Wallace family at Jimenbuan for 35 years and throughout the Monaro for about 50 years.

He started shearing with his Dad when he was just out of school in his mid teens, shearing for the Crowe and the McGufficke Families.

He hails from the Eucumbene area, residing at Cosy Corner with his wife Sue and his son David.

Glen is the epitome of the quiet achiever who is so well respected by his employers and his Pictured at the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Lakeviewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; shearing shed on his last work mates with his day shearing there, Glen Williams with the team. work.

Vickii Wallace said â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am sure that there are many of Glen â&#x20AC;&#x153;He is second to none - sheep grazing families on the no nicks on our sheep. Glen has Monaro who will be very sad to always shorn stud rams and flock see this closing of an era, though sheep with the same care and we are sure that Glen has plenty to attention to detail and amazingly no keep him and his wife Sue busy on swearing or grumbling about wet their farm. sheep . â&#x20AC;&#x153;We should always consider the â&#x20AC;&#x153;After an amazing five inches in phrase â&#x20AC;&#x153;never say neverâ&#x20AC;? and hope three hours we had lost a lot of our that in a pinch he might come out fences including the one around of retirement if we find ourselves in our shearing shed paddock. Glen desperate need of an â&#x20AC;&#x153;ace shearerâ&#x20AC;?. and his son David were supposed â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know I speak for all those Glen to be coming to shear our sheep has shorn for or just happen to instead they came and helped fix know him would fully vouch that our fences. he is a gentlemen, a top shearer â&#x20AC;&#x153;Glen is now in his 60s and to my but most importantly a good and eye looks as good as the day I met dependable friendâ&#x20AC;?. him 20 or more years ago.

Schute Bell wool report Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always a positive to go into the annual threeweek recess on an uptrend and the market delivered in kind.

The Sydney offering gained ground over both selling days, most notably at the finer end on the market.

Discounts applied to the lower style types were not as severe as the past few weeks with the better style finer types pushing highe ras the week progressed.

Almost 10,000 fewer bales were offered this week compared to the corresponding

sale last season with 36,233 sold giving a passed in rate of 10.1 percent. Major buyers included Techwool, PJ Morris and Fox & Lillie. Returning from the mid season recess has often placed downward pressure on the market in the past due to a short term supply

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Last season was one of the few exceptions to the rule with prices climbing immediately upon resumption of sales and gradually continuing to climb by an average of 100 cents before topping out in January.

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Reserves post best win for year The Cooma Reserve Grade Stallions put on their best show of the season for a home crowd on Sunday against the Candelo/Bemboka Panthers.

The Stallions had their second win in a row and they seem to have found their A game, with all players stepping up. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not going unnoticed.

The game started five minutes in, when the Panthers scored with an easy chip over Cooma defence, giving them an early 6-0 lead. The Stallions forwards Chris Khoury and Jesse Werth were working well together and were showing great promise for the attacking side. A great kick from John Kaufline landed deep in the Stallions in goal area which saw Aaron Pidcock swoop in and get his hand to the ball for what looked like a try, while an unaware Panthers fullback waited for the ball to go out. Unfortunately it was disallowed and a line drop out was called. Then the Panthers attacking side were back again as they crossed the line for their second converted try under the posts. This saw the Panthers extend their lead to 12-0.

With only 12 minutes to go the Stallions showed they werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t backing down with a well-constructed try that started when Dean Wolf made a break and charged forward from inside the Stallions half. He passed to Aaron Pidcock who took control and powered up the line to give the Stallions their first points of the game, taking the score to 12-4. From this point all of the action was one way with the Stallions taking over the game and putting all their skills to the test for the last 10 minutes of the first half.

Dean Wolf made another break and headed towarc the line, before encountering an ankle tap.

Not bothered by the Panthers foul play tactics, the Stallions used the time to reset. A quick play of the ball, and fast hands across field, saw Dan Thomas receive the ball and coast past Panthers defence to score his first try of the game. A successful conversion by David Sommerville took Cooma to 12-10 with only seven minutes to go.

The supporters continued to cheer on the Stallions, encouraging their impressive domination of the Panthers. David Sommerville broke the line and passed to Brett Dorward, who crossed the line with a slide and pop, propelling the Stallions into the lead at 12-16.

The opposition tried to reclaim the game with some solid attacks at the line but once again the Stallions defence was solid, with John Kaufline, Scott Lloyd and Brett Dorward holding up the player in goal and protecting their lead.

The Panthers were getting frustrated and Dave Sommerville didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t help their mood when he took advantage of a penalty and he wove his way

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Cooma Stallions reserves completed the hattrick for the club at Cooma showground on Sunday, defeating Bemboka 40-22. Pictured above, Chris Khoury eludes a tackle. Below, Brett Dorward crosses for a try.

through Panthers defence, passing to Zane Weston to finish the run in what was a flawless play. Having widened the gap to 12-22, the Stallions kept up their blistering pace and the Panthers didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem to know what had hit them, with a great display of quick hands when Sommerville flicked the ball to Zane Weston to make another run.

Weston put the kick through with the perfect bounce, and it was picked up by Aaron Pidcock, who crossed again for his second try of the game.

The siren sounded and the boys headed into the shed with their biggest lead of the season, 12-28.

The Stallions kicked off the second half with great enthusiasm. The energetic Zane Weston made another great run from 30m out to cross the line under the posts for his second try of the game.

Another perfect conversion by David Sommerville resulted in the scoreboard reading 12-34, in favour of the Stallions.

It seemed that the Stallions pressure was too much for the Panthers when a scuffle broke out, but the game continued on with the Panthers applying some pressure, and despite Luke Bracher and Zane Weston putting in a solid tackle, an offload to the Panthers number 18 saw him crawl his way through the defence and cross the line, taking the score to 16-34. The Stallions Josh Steinke received a penalty for a high tackle and the Stallions took full advantage, with Dave Sommerville crossing the line and converting his own try. The Stallions subsequently had a 24 point lead over the Panthers, at 16-40 with 25 minutes to go.

James Salvestro showed heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not scared of a tackle, smashing into the Panthers defence.

Great runs by John Kaufline and Luke Bracher looked good for the Stallions to extend their lead, but the ball was dropped and handed back to the Panthers. Luke McGreggor and Brett Dorward made scoring chances hard for the Panthers by making some great tackles to stop the forwards, but a quick play helped the Panthers find the line to take the score to 22-40 with 15 minutes left.

Jesse Werth, Chris Khoury and Scott Lloyd continued to apply the pressure and tackle hard to keep the Panthers away from the line. The Panthers crossed for one last try on the siren to take the final score to 26-40.

This was the Reserve Gradeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best game of the season. Next week they will play against Tathra for their home game, and the boys will be looking to another win.

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Amelia McGuiness cross country race

By Meredith Kirton

The day began at 6:30am with Leslie’s snow report for Sunday July, 6 “I can see stars” it read, and the first day of the Amelia McGuiness events for 2014 began with the Amelia Junior Cross Country Sprints.

As the sun rose and the sky lit up with touches of pink, it foretold of a day where Amelia’s trademark pink regalia would brighten the Nordic Shelter where Leslie and Peter Hart have been instrumental in the ongoing development and success of the foundation and the committee of AMASDF is looking forward to continuing AMASDF’s involvement with XC skiing in the future.

For nearly 50 young skiers it was an opportunity to try cross country racing under competition conditions but without any pressure. The morning started with a time trial, and then after lunch, the paired skiers competed in relays. Each team was handicapped so that the strongest skiers were paired with the beginners. With such an even field, the race itself was anyone’s guess!

From the children’s perspective the day was a wonderful experience.

“The relay with Heli was great. She was so cute and tried so hard and I thoroughly enjoyed it”, said Tess Bradford, 16, (Amelia Mcguiness Scholarship holder) who came first in the time trial female field and second overall partnered with Heli Laajoki, 8, in the relay.

The top male time was achieved by year 12 student Hamish Roberts (Amelia Mcguiness Scholarship holder). For him, he loved that all the little kids get to experience what a real race is like.

“My favourite thing about the day is that everyone gets to race together and they are equal in the handicap.” said Roberts.

“The best part of the day was the time trial” says Nelle, 15, “as I got to go around the track by myself and really concentrate on the course.

And the worst bit was the hill”, she laughed, “as it’s just hard work!”

Parent and event volunteer, Meg commented that watching the young skiers being supported and cheered on by their more experienced team mates was a highlight.

It was a delight to see the memory of Amelia McGuiness and the fun and joy of the event so entwined. Even the presentation was fun, with giant cookies awarded to the podium placers. Miff Page commented that the day was wonderful.

“I am very excited AMASDF is now involved with XC skiing as well as downhill. Cathy McGuiness, Amelia’s mum and I attended the event and watched on with great admiration as the skiers raced around the course in the time trial. It’s just so great to see the younger children being supported by the older more experienced athletes and there is a genuine feeling of camaraderie and friendship amongst the XC community. Thank you so much for such a wonderful day.”

The Amelia McGuiness Australian Snowsports Development Foundation, which raises money to support young aspiring snowsports athletes, has awarded many cross country skiers with scholarships and continues to spread a passion for skiing to both novice and expert skiers. Many young skiers are helped financially to reach their dreams and encouraged by the simple recognition.

On August 27 2009, 16 year old Amelia McGuiness tragically died in a skiing accident on the slopes at the Perisher Resort, whilst there to participate in the NSW Interschools Snowsports Championships.

Amelia loved life and outdoor pursuits and always encouraged others to do the same. During her short life she had pursued many sports and had even completed a tandem sky-dive.

She was a passionate and experienced skier, as are all her family. As a tribute to Amelia the “Amelia McGuiness Australian Snowsports Development Foundation” (AMASDF) was established. The AMASDF is dedicated to providing practical support (for equipment, training, and resources – not cash grants), to up-and-coming winter snowsports athletes from the age of 10 to 19 years old, across all disciplines including disabled snowsports. The AMASDF is supported by the Australian Sports Federation (ASF) through the Australian Sport Incentive Program, which enables donations of $2 or more to the ASF/AMASDF to be tax deductible.

And so, from the tragedy of Amelia’s death, something positive has been created.

Grim determination.

Winners in their categories in the Amelia McGuinness Cross Country Ski Race were Tess Bradford and Hamish Roberts

Miss Piggies vs winter The Jindabyne Rugby Union Clubs Miss Piggies travelled up to Griffith, Canberra, last Saturday to take on the top of the ladder Royals in the wild winter weather.

Playing in the mud as Pigs do, the Piggies put up a hard hitting defensive line, holding out the Royals girls, with the half time score just 10-0 to Royals.

Peta Cox threatened the line continuously, with the help of huge runs from Kim ‘Whippit’ Ashby, which resulted in one of two of the black eyes in the team.

Big tackles by Kate ‘Whacka’ Waterhouse and Heather ‘H-Bomb’ Craig kept the score down.

An enormous team effort the result in the Miss Piggies walking away with a loss at the final whistle, but smiles on their faces knowing that they put mountain muscle into the game, and shook up the top team in the comp.

Three points went to Kate ‘Whacka’

Waterhouse, sponsored by Hip Pocket Cooma, 2 points to Kerryn Burgess sponsored by Aspire Alpine Gables, and 1 point to new comer to the team Lucy ‘Macca’ McGrath sponsored by Nick Kirshner Real Estate and half back Alannah ‘Darkie’ Dickeson sponsored by High Country Firewood.

Players player for her outstanding team effort went to Kezza, Kerryn Burgess.

Next weekend is the JRUC Charity day, with the Sponsors Tent and Ladies Day Tent by the sideline, and rugby action with the Miss Piggies vs Royals at 1pm and the Bushpigs vs Crookwell at 2.30pm.

Foundations for the weekends include Southcare Helicopter, McGrath Foundation, Rural Fire Service and Marine Rescue Service.

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Brumbies holiday rugby clinics

Bushpigs lose to Taralga

Junior rugby union players from Jindabyne and Cooma attended an Actew AGL UC Brumbies training clinic at the Rotary Oval last week.

The ActewAGL July Holiday clinics are held each year during school holidays throughout Southern NSW. Pictured, Rugby Development Officers, Tom Beinke and Eden CampbellOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien, with participants.

Cooma ladies golf results The Jindabyne Bushpigs lost to Taralga 33-25 at the John Connors Oval, Jindabyne, on Saturday.

This Saturday the club will hold its Charity Day. The day will raise money for various causes including Southcare, Rural Fire Service, Marine Rescue and the McGrath Foundation.

Pictured top, Matt Caldwell.

Wednesday July 9 in sunny, but very windy conditions, saw the ladies, due to play in the nine-hole medley, chicken out, but three ladies battled the winds in the 18 hole stableford competition.

The winner was Gaye Wilson

with 30 points. Well done Gaye.

On Saturday July 12, once again only three ladies ventured forth to play in the nine-hole stableford competition but soon after the ladies had played three holes, the siren went off, signalling all players to depart

the course due to the weather conditions that had deteriorated very quickly.

So that was the end of golf for the day. On Sunday July 13, no ladies played so until next week, happy golfing.

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Lucky win for Cooma Stallions Under 18s The second placed Cooma Stallions Under 18s took on the third placed Merimbula Pambula Bulldogs at a sunny Cooma Showground on Sunday.

After arguably playing their worst game so far this season, the Stallions came away with a lucky win by 22-18.

In the first 10 minutes of the game the Stallions showed their dominance in defence and flair in attack. This culminated in a try to Austin Willis Reynolds after hitting the line Pictured at top: Dean Blyton was awarded one point for his hard and breaking the performance on Sunday. defence close to the line. Aaron Pidcock Right: Tyler Jones looking for an offload. converted to take the score to 6-0. first set in attack - running 80 metres The remainder of the first half saw the Stallions give and finishing off with a try on the last tackle to Adam away a number of penalties in defence and drop balls in Rodwell. attack, allowing the Bulldogs to score three tries and take Five minutes later Cooma were unlucky, with Dom a 14-6 lead into half time.

Giagios being denied a try after dropping the ball over the After a rev up from Kels at half time the boys came out try line. with renewed enthusiasm, but were let down by their Adam Rodwell got his second try shortly after, scoring execution, dropping the ball in each of the first four sets beside the posts, and after Aaron Pidcock’s conversion in the second half and conceding another try to trail 18-6 reduced the margin to two points - trailing 18-16 with after 10 minutes. nine minutes to play.

It took until the 18th minute before they completed their

Cooma’s defence was put to the test with five minutes to play, defending a set on their own line.

With three minutes to play, after getting a repeat set, the Stallions got the ball to the try scoring machine Adam Rodwell, who crossed for his third try of the match and put the Stallions back into the lead by 22-18, which they held until full time.

Players player went to Adam Rodwell and Best and Fairest points were awarded as follows: 3 - Richard Bensley, 2 - Adam Rodwell, 1 - Dean Blyton.

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Wake up with a clear head Dry July is an excellent initiative that is centred around raising funds for adults living with cancer.

There are more than 19,000 participants Australia-wide and with $1,871,721.22 raised so far, local organisations such as The Canberra Hospital, various Cancer Councils across Australia and many other hospitals are set to benefit.

In Cooma Anytime Fitness are participating in this great cause, also promoting positive choices for health.

Pictured right: Sarah Kate Atkinson of Anytime Fitness shows her enthusiasm for the pledge and asks that anyone who has the means, sponsor the Anytime Cooma team and help them achieve a great goal for such an important cause.

You can sponsor them online at http:// au.dryjuly.com by seraching for Anytime Fitness Cooma.

Get on board and sponsor them today!

DRY of JULYfun WITH The rise runs ANYTIME FITNESS Cancer is a disease that affects everyone at some point in their lives, be it directly or through the suffering of a loved one.

That’s why throughout the duration of July, Anytime Fitness Cooma will be participating in Dry July, an opportunity not only to improve your own health, but to also help out a great cause – Adults living with Cancer.

Sarah Atkinson, along with Stacie Sims are dedicating themselves to an abstinence from alcohol for a month in order to help raise funds for the fantastic cause that is Dry July.

Members and non-members alike are encouraged to help them achieve their goal of raising as much money as possible throughout the month and can donate online at au.dryjuly.com by searching for the Anytime Fitness Cooma team or simply stepping into the gym and adding donations to the tin.

Sarah said that Dry July was not only a great cause, but also an excellent way to achieve fantastic results from your training regime.

“If you aren’t consuming alcohol you aren’t taking in all those extra calories, this will definitely achieve greater results from your training,” she said.

Although the generally accepted drinking guidelines state that no more than 1-2 standard drinks a day should provide individuals with a good level of health, Sarah indicated that in terms of training we should all aim to consume no more than 1-2 drinks a week.

“You don’t need to be drinking those calories!” she said.

Boyce team in City2Surf

Julie Schofield and colleagues from Boyce are once again contesting the City to Surf this year.

The Boyce team has elected to continue to support The Burns Support Foundation – a nonprofit organisation established in 1990 and receives no government funding.

The BSF relies on fundraising efforts (such as raffles and donations) to continue operating.

It is managed by burn survivors, relatives of burn survivors and professional staff working for the NSW Severe Burn Injury Service who volunteer their time.

The BSF is open to all survivors and their families.

Mrs Schofield is asking for assistance to raise funds.

“I know that you probably heard from me last year about supporting me in this challenge, again I am asking you to dig deep and do it again. As a burns survivor I have experienced firsthand how important these camps are to the individual and also the immediate family.

“Boyce have funded these bi-annual camps for

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the last two years and hopefully we can do it again this year.

“There are many fundraising activities occurring around the Boyce offices where all the staff are getting behind and showing their support. It would be appreciated if you could support us by making a donation (all donations will be gratefully received as every dollar helps).

“Go to the our Fundraising pages at https://city2surf2014.everydayhero.com/au/ boyce-chartered-accountants “Click on GIVE NOW and select my name.

All doCations are tax deductible. The Burns Support Foundation relies entirely on donations and bequests. So let’s do our best to help this organisation continue its great work.

“Please make sure to mention it to all your friends, family and colleagues – everyone is welcome to join the Boyce 2014 City2Surf team and help us raise much needed funds for The Burns Support Foundation.”

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Bad weather disrupts bowls The rough weather that threatened last Wednesday prompted the bowls organiser to call off bowls for that day and consequently there was no play in the Bill Elder Shield for that day.

The July round in this event is now scheduled for Wednesday this week or any other Wednesday in July.

Saturday, weather-wise, was even worse than Wednesday with the rain making the greens too wet for play, leaving bowlers once again wondering when they will be able to have a game.

Sunday was a little better with five players turning up for a game.

This number placed Keith Goodwin in his familiar role of swinging lead for Maureen D’Amico and Nelson Wallace against Don Jarvis and Evelyn Hamilotn.

The early ends were evenly

contested with Evelyn’s team holding a narrow 5/4 lead after six ends.

Nelson’s team went out to lead 13/9 after 14 ends.

Thirteen was their unlucky number as they did not score again whilst Evelyn and Don scored five, one and two to win 22/13.

The Club’s Christmas in July function on July 25 is fast approaching, two course meal and live music will be entertaining on the night, and guests should arrive at 7pm for a 7.30pm start, $30 per head.

The draw for the handicap pairs will be made on Saturday July 19 with play to commence on Saturday 26.

Only 21 have entered as at last Sunday so there is room for many more to get their name on the sheet before Saturday.

City to Surf for MND Inspired by the people and their families who are facing the challenges of living with Motor Neurone Disease, MND Cooma was formed to encourage the local community, its friends and families to join a passionate group of people running/walking and raising funds for Motor Neurone Disease by participating in the 2014 City to Surf in Sydney on August 10.

Last year Grace Towning, Cherilyn McGrath, Laine, Jodie, Amelia and Riah Swain raised over $3,500 with the support of many generous people.

This year the team has expanded, raised their goal to $5,000 and are hoping to continue to raise awareness of this low profile disease and help the MND Association to

continue to support people and their families living with the disease.

With only four weeks to go till the race, the team will be holding a stall at the Cooma Rotary Markets on Sunday July 20. Please come along and support MND, by purchasing a raffle ticket, something yummy or by making a donation to research.

On behalf of The Motor Neurone Disease Association, we would like to thank those people who have purchased raffle tickets and made donations.

We would particularly like to thank the Cooma Craft Group ladies who have made a significant and generous donation to MND. You can also donate on-line and catch up on the latest news via this link https://city2surf2014. everydayhero.com/au/mnd-cooma

AFL

Eight-point loss to Cats Unfortunately the Cooma Cats AFL side had a reversal of fortunes on Saturday in their NSW/ ACT AFL division three clash against arch rivals Yass Kangaroos with the Kangaroos running over the top of the Cats in the final quarter to win Cooma 7.6 (48) to Yass 7.14 (56).

After last week’s inconsistent performance against the South Coast the Cooma side started very well this week with Simon Visser and Tony Fleming kicking goals in the first quarter for the Cats to kick out to a two goal lead.

In a high quality game of AFL footy both sides went goal for goal for two quarters as the Cats strong defence led by Taylor Lee, Chris Gresser and the outstanding Nathan Runge held the Kangaroos at bay.

The Cats were looking strong particularly in the clearances before injuries to key positional players had the Cats shuffling their line-up going into the final change.

The Kangaroos capitalised on a wealth of possession and finally got their radar on target to get in front of the Cats early in the last quarter.

The Cats, having outplayed their opponents for three quarters, were now struggling in the final quarter in a mirror image of last week’s game against the South Coast.

The Cats showed their fighting qualities

though, by storming back into contention with a heroic goal on the run to Simon Visser to take back the lead going into the final minutes.

A couple of crucial turnovers and the Kangaroos pounced with a further two goals which saw them take the game in what was a tantalising prelude to a return finals encounter in a few weeks.

The Subway Cooma player of the week was Nathan Runge for his rebound footy, tackling and great defensive play.

The Cats have the last of their away games again at Football Park Woden against Belconnen on Saturday before returning to Snowy Oval on July 26 for their 30th Anniversary Premiership Reunion game.

All past, present players and supporters of the Cats are invited to get down to Snowy Oval where the action including a Masters game begins at 11am.

Pictured, 1984 grand finals actionGraeme Mann contests a mark.

Graeme and his wife Michelle are travelling from Perth to attend the reunion. Others attending include 1984 captain Peter Dean, Peter Ryan, Pat O’Connell, Ross Knee, Kym Pearce, Steve Gatehouse, Colin Low and Ziggy Johnson.

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Red Devils one-point victory for ‘the boot’

Pictured above, Matt Moxon keeping a strong hold on the ball.

Pictured right, Ryan Morgan had a great kicking game for the Red Devils, on the back of representative duties the night before.

The Cooma Red Devils travelled to Yass on Saturday to take on the Yass Rams in cold wet conditions and came away with a narrow loss in second grade and a tight win in first grade.

But they won back ‘the boot’ trophy for winning three of the four games this year.

Second grade took to the field with the rain blowing in and the temperature dropping, Cooma were looking to repeat last week’s big win but the slippery conditions made it hard to control the ball and good defence from both sides meant that points were a rarity.

Cooma was controlling the ball with strong runs from Brock Robinson, Sam Hand and Brad Evans. The backs were making good metres through Matt Crowley, Arron Stewart and Sam Rolfe who was playing with his brother Andrew for the first time since under 12’s many moons ago.

Cooma had a lot of possession in the first half but were unable to get out of their half and with this Yass were able to create a turn over and score an unconverted try.

At half time Cooma were still confident of a win, being down 5 nil but Yass had other plans and with another unconverted try Yass had a 10 nil lead.

It was only good defence from Jake, Andrew Stewart and Mitch Doyle that prevented Yass from scoring further points.

Cooma were unable to score any points in the second half and the game ended with Yass winning 10-0. Points in second grade 1 point Jake, 2 points Eddie Thomas, 3 points Brock Robinson and players player was Barnsey.

First grade First Grade took to the field on Saturday ready to keep building on from last week’s victory.

With the rain clearing the ground was heavy under foot and it was going to be a day were whoever held the ball was going to go a long way into winning the game.

The first half saw both sides compete in a tough contest with both forward packs playing similar styles of footy and it was going to be a war of attrition all afternoon through the middle of the ground.

Cooma was making good metres around the edge of the ruck with strong forward runs from Ben Neilson, Jimmy Nichols and James Strange.

Ryan Morgan, playing at five eight, was creating space for Tom Laddams and Matt Crowley to get across the advantage line with strong running games.

Cooma were the first to get points when Ryan Morgan was able to land a long range penalty goal mid way through the first half.

Cooma then extended its lead when Matt Jamieson was able to find room running wider from the ruck and scored next to the posts.

Morgan converted and Cooma had a 10 nil lead but Yass hit back just before half time with an unconverted try, to go to half time with Cooma leading 10-5.

After half time Yass came out and scored two quick unconverted tries to take the lead 15-10.

Cooma regrouped and with strong defence from Leighton Bates, Pat Egan and Ben Kelly stopping Yass from scoring further points.

The Cooma forwards were then able to take control of the game and with Phil Johnson and Steven Boate dominating the lineouts Cooma controlled the last 20 minutes of the match.

Ryan Morgan was able to kick two more penalty goals, one with 10 minutes to go to narrow the margin to 13-15 and then with three minutes to go he kicked another penalty to take the lead 16-15. Cooma then held on to win a very close and bruising encounter.

Points in first grade 1 Phil Johnson, 2 points Jimmy Nichols and 3 points and Players player Ryan Morgan.

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Fillies strong win on home ground The Cooma Fillies had another successful day at the Cooma Showground, taking on the MerimbulaPambula Hot Doggies and coming away 40-6 winners.

The Fillies were quick to get themselves on the scoreboard, with Tash Stewart crossing within the first minute of the game, following some quick thinking from Emma Sullivan and good hands from Trina Brownlie.

Maree Ingram was back to her kicking best, converting from out wide and boosting the Fillies’ performance from the get go.

The Fillies received the ball from the next kick-off and after a strong attacking set from Meg Bracher, Anna Steel, Georgie Clarke and Sue Morgan, Ingram’s fifth tackle kick bounced perfectly into the arms of the lightning fast Tash Stewart who raced away to score her second try of the day in only the fourth minute of the game.

From here, Merimbula-Pambula’s defence tightened and both teams were locked in the middle of the field, with the Hot Doggies testing the defence of Jane Peadon and Bec Robson, who held strong; supported by Emma Sullivan and Patrice Ingram who took entire attacking sets in their stride.

Merimbula managed to get a repeat set in good field position from the boot of fullback Karli Toms, and after a bombardment of the Fillies line, Skye Holmes snuck through and put Merimbula-Pambula on the board.

The Fillies hit back shortly after through Jade Lee, who beat multiple defenders to cross, before May Peck extended the lead further following some quick movement of the ball.

From the restart, Tash Stewart found Patrice Clear on the flanks who raced away to score, before Maree Ingram was at it again, cutting through the defence and, with her own conversion, took the score at half time to 326.

In the second half, Merimbula-Pambula rallied and the Fillies’ scoring rate was slowed dramatically.

Monique Ingram and Brooke Morey combined in sisterly fashion to give the Fillies some go-forward, while Abby Schofield and Maree Ingram directed the team around the park.

Meg Bracher and Kayla Jamieson combined well at the back of the park to nullify the Hot Doggies’ attack, but with each burst from the Fillies, Merimbula-Pambula recovered well and prevented them from breaking through the line.

It took the precision

kicking of Abby Schofield to break the secondhalf drought, finding the in-goal with her kick and allowing Kayla Jamieson to dive on the loose ball for a try of her own.

Consistent effort from the girls in the middle of the pack regained some control for the Cooma girls, but the ever improving Merimbula side did well to harness the Fillies’ attack. With a minute remaining on the clock, Jade Lee notched up her second try of the match, piercing Merimbula-Pambula’s defence and taking the final score to 40-6.

The second half reflected the potential of this Leaguetag competition and the Hot-Doggies were unlucky not to cross again following their unwavering effort. The standouts this week for the Fillies were Tash Stewart, who was awarded Players’ Player; Emma Sullivan, who received 3 points for her tireless work in attack and defence; Monique Perkins and Georgie Clarke, who shared 2 points and are consistently dominant; and finally, Abby Schofield and Maree Ingram who share 1 point, leading the Fillies by example in all facets of the game.

Next week, the Fillies travel to Tathra in what will be their first match against the newly reformed ladies team following two forfeits early in the season.

Cooma Fillies 40 (T. Stewart, 2, J. Lee, 2, M. Peck, P. Clear, M. Ingram, K. Jamieson tries; M. Ingram 4/7, A. Schofield 0/1 goals) def. MerimbulaPambula Hot Doggies 6 (S. Holmes try).

Pictured clockwise from top right: Jade Lee; Anna Steel; Susan Morgan; Emma Sullivan.

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Wednesday July 16, 2014

Winter Cup postponed Cooma Golf report by Garry Atkinson Golfing conditions with a touch of winter wind and some very cold wet weather caused a cancellation for last Saturdays Winter Cup (round one).

On Saturday the golf club held round one of the winter cup but due to the very wintery weather only nine holes were completed. The winter cup will now be over 18 holes only next Saturday.

On Sunday a single stableford was conducted for both men and women. Alex Childs continued his winning form, taking out the competition with 35 points (on a countback). Ball winners went down to 31 points. Nearest the pin on the 9th went to Phil Amey.

On Wednesday the 9th of July the mens single stableford saw 27 players contest prizes in three grades. In A grade our winner was Malcolm Crockett who continued his good form with 32 stableford points (very ordinary day weather wise). B grade saw Bob Eley score 34 points and Tony Slater won C grade, also with 34 points.

Ball winners went down to Gary Batten with 31 stableford points. Nearest the pin on the ninth went to Geoff Bohringer and on the 17th Bob Eley won best shot.

Next week sees the Winter Cup on Saturday with single stablefords the order of the day on Wednesday and Sunday.

A big reminder of the Firemans Shield Legacy Golf Day on August 9. With a $5000 hole in one prize, members and non-members are invited to enjoy this great charity day. 10am shot gun start so keep this day on your golfing calendar.

See you on the greens.

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Tigers heading for top of the ladder Lisa Deas The Cooma Tigers have the chance to go top of the National Premier League: Capital Football ladder when they host Monaro Panthers this Sunday at Nijong Oval.

Cooma have narrowed the gap at the top to just one point following a remarkable run of eight straight victories, and with current league leaders Belconnen having an extended mid season break due to the bye, the Tigers know a ninth victory will see them move two points clear of the Blue Devils in the race for the league championship.

The Tiger’s current winning run has included four victories over traditional league heavyweights Canberra FC, Canberra Olympic and Belconnen, and with a run home that sees Cooma face the competition’s bottom five teams in their last six games, many have instilled Gaby Wilk’s side as favourites to finish in top spot at the end of the regular season.

That honour carries with it the added bonus of a sudden death playoff with the winner of the NSW Premier League in September in the elimination final of the

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There is still a long way to go before any of that can become a reality and Coach Wilk has warned his players against any complacency in their final six games.

“I am very happy with the way the team has played in the last couple of weeks. We have beaten some excellent sides and played some really good football.

The hardest games are still to come though and all of these teams will be hungry to win, especially against us. Beating Deakin (Canberra FC) and Belconnen will mean nothing if we don’t win our remaining games,” he said.

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marshalling a defence that has conceded the fewest goals in the league this season, however with Highmore embarking on a two month holiday and Yarnold under an injury cloud, Cooma will be forced into a reshuffle at the back.

Cristobel Soza is the man most likely to fill the gap, having played his first 90 minutes on the weekend since returning to the club from Chile.

A key battle looms between Soza and Panthers striker Pepe Varga who returns to Nijong for the first time since departing the Tigers mid season in search of more regular playing time.

Fan favourite Iain Elliott will also play a pivotal role, as he makes the move into the backline to strengthen the defence of the local lads in the absence of these key players.

Kick off on Sunday is at 3’oclock and the Tigers will be hoping a big home crowd will be on hand to cheer them on to the three points.

Pictured, the Cooma Tigers before their recent win over Deakin.

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away from the Tiger’s Den with a 3-2 victory in this fixture last year.

The Panthers were also the last team to beat Cooma when the competition’s two New South Wales sides clashed back in round four at the Riverside Stadium.

Cooma’s depth is set to be tested with a number of regular first team players unavailable due to injury and absence.

“We are missing some important players at the moment but this is a squad of 17 players, not a team of 11 and I know the players that come in will make the most of their opportunity and do a good job for us,” Wilk said.

Key central defenders Phil Yarnold and Liam Highmore have been standouts

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Four local rugby union players scored four tries in the UC Brumbies provincial representative team’s 47-22 won over the Australian Police Force team at Canberra Stadium last Friday night.

Jindabyne Bushpigs players Matt Caldwell and Dave Akkersdyk joined Cooma Red Devils Phil Johnson and Ryan Morgan in the squad.

Matt Caldwell scored two tries, with Dave and Ryan scoring one apiece. Work horse Phil Johnson spent 80 minutes on the field for the UC Brumbies.

The game was played as a curtain-raiser for the Brumbies - Western Force main feature.

A highlight of the night for the Cooma players was a meeting with the ‘Honey Badger’, Wallabies and Western Force winger, Nick Cummins.

Known for his quotable quotes, the Cooma boys may have picked up a few colloquialisms to share at after-match celebrations.

Pictured above, Matt Caldwell, Ryan Morgan, Phil Johnson and Dave Akkersdyk.

At right, Phil Johnson and Ryan Morgan with the ‘Honey Badger’, Nick Cummins.

Photos by Rebecca Morgan.

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Four tries to our locals