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Snowy’s very proud and rich history The Snowy Mountains Scheme has a very rich and proud history. It is an iconic part of Australia’s history, the legacy of which is still evident today. I personally have strong admiration for the quality of workmanship shown by all the men and women who built the Snowy Scheme. It’s hard to imagine undertaking such a significant project, within such a harsh environment and without the technology we have access to today. They did an incredible job. As the stewards of the Snowy Scheme, Snowy Hydro is committed to a rigorous program of asset maintenance and upgrades to ensure the Scheme remains in excellent condition well into the future. Today, the Snowy Scheme is an important part of a very different and growing business. Change is part of our DNA and we are now embarking on a new chapter in the history of Snowy Hydro. The last decade has been one of evolution at Snowy Hydro. We have built on the work of those who built the Scheme with the construction of Jounama small hydro, Jindabyne mini hydro power station and the $400 million Scheme Modernisation program. We have added to our portfolio with gas fired generation through the purchase of Valley

Power and the construction of Laverton gasfired power station in Victoria. We are now embarking on a new chapter at Snowy Hydro. With the decline of wholesale energy demand we are now re-inventing ourselves with a retail focus, selling energy directly to homes and business. Red Energy is highly successful, and with the acquisition of Lumo Energy in September this year, we are well on the way to realising our goal of becoming the fourth pillar in the National Electricity Market. The Snowy Scheme remains an integral part of the Snowy Hydro of today. We are a growing business and we will continue to explore opportunities to expand and compete in what is an ever-changing energy market. I am deeply respectful of our past, but at the same time I am looking to the future to ensure a strong and successful Snowy Hydro.

Pictured right: the father of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-electricity Scheme, Sir William Hudson. Below: Primitive conditions at Snowy’s Geehi Camp.

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I am very proud to be the mayor of a town that is home to the famous ‘Snowy Scheme’ and I would like to congratulate those that worked on the Scheme 65 years ago and would also like to congratulate those that still work on the Scheme today . Over these last 65 years, the Snowy Scheme has grown to become an Australian icon because of the lasting legacy the Scheme left Cooma and more broadly, Australia . The legacy the Snowy Scheme left Cooma is the skills, the employment and the diverse cultural background of the workers involved in the Scheme. In fact, Cooma now boasts

that it is the ‘home of multiculturalism in Australia’ and Snowy Hydro still is one of Cooma’s major employers along with the Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation (SMEC) that has grown to be a major local and now worldwide employer. The Snowy Scheme also left a legacy to Australia, it is not so much about building dams and developing infrastructure, it is instead about the way Australia became more ‘cosmopolitan‘ through the people who were bought to Australia to work on the Scheme, with these people introducing Cooma to such things as coffee, nightclubs, pizza and fashion, to name a few ... Australia today is full of

many of the attributes that these workers brought with them from far away countries. The 100,000 workers who worked on the scheme should be extremely proud that they were part of an amazing engineering feat, but they should be equally proud that they were part of something that moulded Cooma and a nation into something that is now modern and accepting. Congratulations Dean Lynch Mayor Cooma-Monaro Shire

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It began with a blast The Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Scheme officially began with a blast on October 17, 1949, when the Governor-General Sir William McKell set the charge at Old Adaminaby. Pictured right is the official party at the sod-turning ceremony.

Snowy Reunion Schedule FRIDAY OCTOBER 17: All day – meet and greet at reception centre, in Cooma Arcade (three doors up from the Cooma Visitors Centre). The reception centre will be open from Tuesday October 14. 8AM Upper Murray Day Tour Murray Day Tour Upper Tumut Day Tour Talbingo Day Tour 8.30AM Snowy Scheme Museum Day Tour Guthega day Tour 11AM Snowy Hydro Talk – free Cooma Town Bus tour SATURDAY OCTOBER 18: 8AM Upper Murray Day Tour Upper Tumut Day Tour 8.30AM Snowy Scheme Museum Day Tour Guthega day Tour Upper Murray Day Tour Talbingo Day Tour Happy Jacks day Tour 11AM Snowy Hydro Talk – free 6.30PM Snowy Reunion Dinner, Cooma Ex-Services Club

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Emergency services reports On Saturday October 11 at around 1:30PM a vehicle carrying two passengers travelling in a southerly direction on Badja Road near Polly’s Gully Road, Badja rolled two to three times into a paddock. Two people, a male aged 85 and a female aged 77, were transported to Cooma hospital. The female was later transferred to Canberra hospital by Snowy Hydro Southcare. Cooma Police and Numerella RFS attended the scene. On Saturday October 11 at around 11am a 13 year-old girl road her bicycle into the drivers side door of a vehicle travelling in a southerly direction along Church Road, Cooma. The girl sustained a fractured arm and facial trauma and was conveyed to Cooma Hospital by ambulance. Police are still investigating the incident.

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Pictured at the tourism forum, Cooma mayor Dean Lynch, Member for Eden-Monaro Peter Hendy, Senator Richard Colbeck, local tourism operator Steve Allen and TSM Chairman, Peter Cochran. About 50 people attended a tourism forum hosted by the Member for Eden-Monaro Peter Hendy, last Tuesday at Cooma Monaro Council Chambers. Planes, trains and road transport were high on the agenda of issues raised at the forum All three local government areas were represented by their mayors and senior staff, with councils from the Far South Coast also in attendance. Dr Hendy began the forum with some statistics on visitor numbers from the last two years. It appeared there had been no increase in visitor numbers, although the spend had increased from $558million to $589 million. The majority of visitors to this region were day trippers, with 98 percent of visitors from the domestic market. International visitors accounted for the remainder of the 1.2million visitors. About 30 percent of all visitors were in the region to ski, but the majority of visitors all wanted to the ‘nature’ experience.

Dr Hendy was accompanied by the Parliamentary secretary for agriculture, Senator Richard Colbeck, who was standing in for Tourism Minster Andrew Robb who could not attend. Sen Colbeck outlined a new campaign from Tourism Australia, “Restaurant Australia� which is linked to the safety of food produced in Australia. He said local tourism could tap into this, especially in the warmer months, giving visitors a memory which would encourage them to return. In a question and answer session which followed, various tour operators raised issues for Dr Hendy to take back to government. Bob Lawton of Anglers Reach raised the issue of poor mobile phone reception. He said the poor reception affected visitors’ experiences and also could also impact on water safety. He said the matter could be resolved by constructing a tower in the region. Mr Lawton also suggested creating

an event, such as the Sydney City to Surf, using Mt Kosciuszko. Cr Colin StewartBeardsley from Snowy River Shire Council raised the issue of a severe lack of public transport into the region. He also asked how the three tiers of government accepted responsibility “who should be providing what� he asked. Airports were also raised, with a request that routes should be deregulated to cut costs and increase competition. Tour operator Acacia Rose said there was a need for better bus links to the mountains, not just to Jindabyne. She also suggested the Lake Jindabyne mountain bike track could be further developed into a multipurpose facility. Jindabyne retailer Joan Bird raised the issues of wages and penalty rates. She said these costs were crippling businesses, to the point they would not open. She said while the mountain resort had an Alpine Award, other areas did not and this

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needed to be addressed. Sen Colbeck said “we need a broader community push to do something about it. We copped a huge political beating in 2007 about this�. He said his government was trying to work for change through Fair Work Australia, but it required a substantial change in mind set for that to happen. President of Tourism Snowy Mountains, Peter Cochran, told Dr Hendy “the Feds are doing Sweet FA for the regions. It’s simply not good enough.

The Government isn’t listening. “There used to be talk of decentralisation,

but government has forgotten about that. “We need to copy the program of decentralisation used in the USA here�. Adaminaby resident Maureen Bennetts asked why the local abattoir could not be used to process locally produced beef for the domestic market. She was advised it was probably a commercial decision to remain an export abattoir only. Cooma mayor Dean Lynch asked Dr hendy what can you do for us? He was supported by Snowy River and Bombala mayors, Cr Cahill and Cr Stewart in suggesting the revenue raised by the National

Parks and Wildlife Service locally, should remain in the area. Bombala Shire’s Development Officer Karen Cash suggested Dr Hendy and Sen Colbeck look at the Natural Landscapes Program, which Bombala Shire is involved with and which is encouraging better visitation. The final speaker was Martin Hughes, who spoke about the need to improve the Jindabyne airstrip. He said if the strip was upgraded, it could probably encourage more charter flights into the region. He said the strip needs to be properly sealed and possibly extended to increase its functionality.

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The Minister for Local Government recently announced the Fit for the Future Reform Package for Local Government. The Mayor and I attended an information session on Wednesday 1 October which provided an overview of support and incentives available to Council’s for the reforms. We have also met with our neighbouring Mayors and General Managers from Cooma Monaro Shire and Bombala Shire Council last week to discuss the effects that these reforms will have on each of our local government areas. We have jointly determined a way forward to look at the reforms proposed and we will be presenting these outcomes at our next respective Council meetings for consideration. The Office of Local Governments objectives for this reform is to create strategic and Fit for the Future councils that are financially sustainable; efficient; have the capacity to effectively manage infrastructure and deliver services; the scale, resources and ‘strategic capacity’ to govern effectively and partner with the State. Snowy River Shire will also be looking at the results of the self assessment and business cases provided by the Office of Local Government (OLG) to determine whether our submission will be as a stand alone Council or propose to merge with either Cooma or Bombala Councils. There are many areas in this package for Council and the Community to carefully consider. Our decision will be based on community input and our aim is to ensure that whatever decision we make is clearly based on the best business case for the provision of services, maintenance of infrastructure and achieves a high economic outcome for the community. This is still very much a work in progress and we are waiting on further information from the OLG to assist us in providing the community with the necessary information needed to make informed decisions.

As Cooma-Monaro Shire’s Director Of Engineering Services, Linda Nicholson temporarily winds down her duties in her role on council to welcome twins, a familiar face is stepping up into the position and is ready to meet the challenge. Keith Walker, who has called Cooma home for over 30 years now, has spent the last two years working for the Cooma Monaro Shire Council as a project engineer in the engineering services section. But prior to this Keith called Motherwell in Scotland home and worked there as an engineer in public works. “Politics sent me to Australia, when Margaret Thatcher cut the funding for public works in Scotland I decided to pack my bags,” Keith said. “It was the best decision I ever made.” When Keith first moved to Cooma in 1984 he worked for the Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Authority (SMHEA) as a project manager of the Cooma water augmentation, he stayed with the SMHEA

for five years. “That project was very special, we provided Cooma with a state of the art water system that at that time was the only one like it in Australia,” he said. Keith has very fond memories of his time with Snowy (SMHEA) and remembers working on the Eucumbene tunnel with a group of “tremendous people”, where they worked 24 hours a day for 13 weeks straight. His most recent project before his appointment as temporary shire engineer involved the construction of the Laurus Wing at the Australian National University. Keith was the project manager of this revolutionary student accommodation building that is six storeys high, was manufactured in China, constructed in Australia and is the first of its kind in our country. “No one has built anything like it in the country, it was such a fantastic thing to be a part of,” he said. His first major project as Shire Engineer follows his appointment

as director of the Lake Wallace project in Nimmitabel, something he is particularly excited about. “We recently had the geologist undertake a site investigation and the principal dam engineer conducted a site visit,” Keith explained. “It really feels like its coming to life now,” he said. Keith is someone who firmly believes that work should be enjoyed and is passionate about

his role as a public servant. “Going to work should be fun,” he said. Keith describes himself as outcome motivated and delivers projects based on a simple principal of deciding upon what the desired outcome is, what is the most direct route to the outcome and what is the best price it can be achieved at. “I have a genuine concern for the community, my aim is

always to get the best result for the people of the town,” he said. Though he has already made his mark on council, delivering several water and wastewater projects over the last two years, Keith looks forward to meeting the challenges that will arise in this new role and particularly looks forward to assisting the people of Nimmitabel with their ongoing water concerns.

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Cooma organisation awarded Australia Post community grant Local community organisation, Monaro Family Support Service Inc., has been awarded $3,290.85 from Australia Post as part of their 2014 Our Neighbourhood Community Grants program. The program funds projects that improve local neighbourhoods and support those in need. Australia Post Managing Director and Group CEO, Ahmed Fahour, said the Our Neighbourhood Community Grants program was established to recognise and reward organisations that, like Australia Post, help people everywhere and everyday so their communities work better and can prosper. “Since launching Our Neighbourhood Community Grants in 2013 we’ve had an overwhelmingly positive response from thousands of organisations doing some really important work in their local communities. “We are delighted to award funding to this year’s successful organisations and congratulate all of them on their dedication and commitment to their respective causes,� said Mr Fahour. Monaro Family Support Service Inc. was chosen for a multicultural capacity building program, which reflects the Our Neighbourhood aspiration of helping build healthier, more vibrant and inclusive communities across Australia. “The Multicultural Activity Group In Cooma (MAGIC) has been offered the opportunity to take part in a community project to take over an empty shop front in Cooma. “With this grant, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds will have the chance to take part in a six week workshop to assist them to build new employment, education and community connections,� said Mrs Yvi Henderson, Multicultural Project Officer.

Our Neighbourhood Community Grants were awarded based on the following key focus areas: • projects that connect and/or educate regional and remote communities digitally • projects that support the start-up of small businesses in regional and remote communities through technology • projects that support social enterprises to increase employment opportunities for marginalised Australians • projects that foster community spirit through connecting and supporting marginalised Australians • projects that support communities to be better prepared for a disaster. All unsuccessful grant applicants will receive a complimentary Strategic Grants webinar to provide feedback and advice on how to develop grant-ready project plans to improve their chances for future grant application success. This year was the first year that the Our Neighbourhood Community Grants program was funded by the Our Neighbourhood Trust – a public charitable fund - as well as Australia Post. To learn more about the Our Neighbourhood program, how to donate to the Our Neighbourhood Trust and to view the list of 2014 grant winners, visit www.ourneighbourhood.com. au.

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National Water Week celebrations National Water Week is an annual awareness week that aims to raise public awareness and improve understanding of water issues in Australia. National Water Week is the only event in Australia that provides a national focus for water issues. To celebrate National Water Week, Cooma-Monaro Shire Council will unveil a new ‘Water Refill Station’ in Centennial Park, Cooma. The refill station includes a bubbler and a bottle refill outlet. The bubbler for drinking has been designed to allow wheelchair access and has adjustable flow rates to make sure the stream is always adequate for drinking. Plant Ark’s National tree day provides all Australians with an opportunity to do something positive for the environment and reconnect with nature. Plant Ark works with councils, schools and community groups to help hundreds of thousands of Australian plant more than one million native trees, shrubs and grasses at more than 400 Tree Day events. To celebrate National Tree Day, council will be giving away 200 native shrubs to shire residents. The unveiling of the refill station and native shrub giveaway will take place on Tuesday October 21 in Centennial park, Cooma, from 10am. Council will also have information on saving water and plants suitable for planting on the Monaro. Come down and help celebrate – council’s stall will be in the park until noon. Fountain Opening Ceremony

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Snowy River Shire between Sunday 19 and Saturday October 25. To assist with the celebrations, Snowy River Shire Council’s Green Team has sponsored the installation and commissioning of a water fountain for Banjo Paterson Park in Jindabyne. “This essential community asset will provide drinking water to the community all year round and will be most appreciated over the hot summer months”, explained General Manger, Joseph Vescio. The water fountain is robust, provides ample customisable signage space and is made from polyethelene materials that minimise graffiti damage. The unit includes a bubbler, a bottle refill outlet and an optional dog bowl. “The bubbler has been designed to allow wheelchair access and has adjustable flow rates to make sure that the stream of water is always adequate for drinking regardless of local pressure”. As part of Council’s sustainability drive, the Green Team will be distributing refillable water bottles at the opening ceremony (TBA). Purchasing bottled water is not only costly but it is also bad for the environment if the disposable bottles end up in our waterways or landfill. Further details regarding the Water Fountain Opening Ceremony will be provided in due course however, you can contact Council on 6451 1195 for more information. National Water Week information can be found on Council’s website at http://www.snowyriver.nsw.gov.au/Services/Water_ Waste_Water/Water_Wee k

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SNOWY RIVER SHIRE COUNCIL CELEBRATES NATIONAL WATER WEEK 2014

COUNCIL OFFICE CLOSURE - WEDNESDAY, 15 OCTOBER 2014 FROM 12.30PM Residents and Businesses are advised that ALL Council Offices will be closed from 12.30pm on Wednesday 15 October 2014. Snowy River Shire Council will be holding an All Staff Meeting on this date and we note that this closure includes Council Depots, Landfills and offices in Jindabyne and Berridale. Emergency numbers as listed on Council’s website will still be in use and available to the public. All Council offices will reopen at standard times on Thursday, 16 October 2014. Snowy River Shire Council greatly appreciates the Community’s and local business owner’s patience and understanding on this matter.

SOUTH EAST REGIONAL ACADAMEY OF SPORT (SERAS) AND COUNCIL ACKNOWELDGE LOCAL SCHOLARSHIP HOLDERS On 25 September, Snowy River Shire Council and SERAS held a reception at Council Chambers, Berridale to honour our local athletes who have achieved scholarships for their chosen sports.

Picrured right; Water fountain During National Water Week, the Green Team of Council is sponsoring the installation and commissioning of a water fountain at Banjo Paterson Park in Jindabyne. This essential community asset will provide drinking water to the community all year round.

This year’s National Water Week theme is “Water Sources - there are more than you think� and will be celebrated between Sunday 19 and Saturday 25 October. As part of the sustainability drive of the Green Team, refillable water bottles will be distributed on the day of the opening (TBA). Bottled water is not only costly but it is also bad for the environment if it ends up in our waterways or landfill. Details regarding the Water Fountain Opening Ceremony will be provided in due course. Please contact Council on 6451 1195 for future information.

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On behalf of Mayor Cahill, Councillor Stewart-Beardsley (also a Director of SERAS Board), presented scholarship certificates and congratulated each athlete on their achievements. The SERAS Athlete of the Year award was also announced and was presented to Megan Molloy for her tremendous efforts in her chosen sport.

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Within a period of 28 days from the date of this notice, the owner of the land may, in accordance with rules of court, apply to the Land and Environment Court for a declaration that the land should not be dedicated as a public road.

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The following meetings of Council will be held at the detailed locations: MEETING TIME DATE Ordinary Council Meeting 4pm 28/10/2014

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Cooma students get Whale Wise Have you ever wanted to sing like a whale? Students at Cooma Public School will have the chance this week as they join in a Whale Wise workshop in the lead up to the Eden Whale Festival on the 1st of November. The Sapphire Coast Marine Discovery Centre in conjunction with the Eden Whale Festival is travelling around visiting various schools in the region with a selection of interactive whale activities, hands-on games and exciting stories. The students will get the chance to feel

whale bones, have a go at eating like a whale, discover how to identify whales and maybe even sing like one. “Allowing students to get hands-on while they learn is a great way to get them engaged in science” says Jillian Riethmuller, Marine Education Officer at the Sapphire Coast Marine Discovery Centre. This isn’t the only chance to get whale wise, there are many other educational events during the Eden Whale Festival, including a talk from Sea Shepherd on Saturday November 1 at 5.00pm at the Sapphire Coast Marine Discovery Centre and shore based whale watching with National Parks and Wildlife Services at

Rotary Park in Eden during the festival The Eden Whale Festival is an annual event, highlighting the southern migration of the humpback and other whales. There’s a spectacular street parade, vibrant markets showcasing and selling the work of local artisans, great local food and wine, educational marine displays and presentations, quality children’s entertainment, live music and one of the best whale watching experiences in Australia. For more information on any of the Eden Whale Festival talks or events visit the website www.edenwhalefestival.com.au or find us on Facebook.

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COOMA-MONARO SHIRE COUNCIL WEEKLY NEWS AND COMMUNITY INFORMATION

15th October, 2014

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COUNCIL communiqué ASBESTOS INSULATION IN THE HOME FREE TESTING SCHEME FOR HOMES BUILT PRIOR TO 1980 Residents are encouraged to contact WorkCover NSW on 13 10 50 to determine if they are eligible for a free independent technical assessment of their insulation and to register for the testing. This free testing service is available to residents in 14 local government areas for a period of 12 months, for

any suspected loose-fill asbestos homes which were built prior to 1980. Residents register with WorkCover who then contact Council to verify ownership and age of building. Workcover will then contact resident to arrange an inspection.

TENDERS FOR REPLACEMENT OF TIMBER YARD RAILS AT COOMA LIVESTOCK SELLING CENTRE CONTRACT NO. 18/2014 Tenders are invited and will be received by the undersigned until 4.00pm on Thursday 23 October 2014, from suitably qualified tradespersons for the provision of labour, plant, tools and materials for the replacement of the timber cattle yards rails at the Cooma Livestock Selling Centre, Cooma. For any enquiries relating to the above contract please

contact Council’s Recreation & Property Manager, Mr Ross Lawley 6455 1840. Contract documents may be obtained by contacting Council’s Engineering Division on 6455 1802, email council@cooma.nsw.gov.au or from Council offices located at 81 Commissioner Street, Cooma. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

COOMA TOWN CLOCK CONCEPT DESIGN SUBMISSION Cooma-Monaro Shire Council has received a generous offer from the Litchfield family of Hazeldean to provide funding for a Cooma Town Clock as part of their 150th anniversary celebrations in 2015. Council is now seeking submissions providing design proposals for this town clock. The clock will be constructed in a prominent position in Cooma. A design brief for this project can be found on Council’s website, or by contacting Council. Submissions can be sent to Council or emailed to

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COUNCIL CELEBRATES NATIONAL WATER WEEK & NATIONAL TREE DAY JOINT CELEBRATION TUESDAY 21 OCTOBER 2014 IN CENTENNIAL PARK COOMA National Water Week is an annual awareness week that aims to raise public awareness and improve understanding of water issues in Australia. National Water Week is the only event in Australia that provides a national focus for water issues. To Celebrate National Water Week Council will be unveiling the new ‘Water Refill Station’ in Centennial Park, Cooma. The refill station includes a bubbler and a bottle refill outlet. The bubbler for drinking has been designed to allow wheelchair access and has adjustable flow rates to make sure the stream is always adequate for drinking. Planet Ark’s National Tree Day provides all Australians with an opportunity to do something positive for the environment and reconnect with nature. Planet Ark works

with councils, schools and community groups to help hundreds of thousands of Australians plant over 1 million native trees, shrubs and grasses at more than 4000 Tree Day events. To Celebrate National Tree Day Council will be giving away 200 native shrubs to shire residents. The unveiling of the refill station and the native shrub giveaway will take place on Tuesday 21 October 2014 in Centennial Park, Cooma, near the Visitor Centre, at 10.00am. We will also have information on saving water and plants suitable for planting on the Monaro. Come down and help to celebrate National Water Week and National Tree Day. Our stall will be in the park until 12 noon.

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ON SITE SEWERAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (SEPTIC TANK) SURVEY Council has been very pleased with the excellent response to its shire wide survey of properties serviced by ‘On Site Sewerage Management Systems’ (septic tanks). Council would like to take this opportunity to thank all residents of the shire who have completed the survey for their time and for the information supplied. Council encourages those participants who have not as yet responded to the survey to complete and return it in the supplied prepaid envelope.

The survey will be used to assist Council in future planning for the management and transportation of liquid waste products, ensuring that the guidelines set down by the NSW Environment Protection Authority are being met and that rural householders have access to sustainable waste removal services. If you require further information please contact Mr Keith Walker on 02 6455 1802.

COMMUNITY PROJECT PROPOSAL NORRIS PARK The Cooma-Monaro Shire Community has identified a need for a toilet block to be installed at Norris Park. This facility would significantly improve the Norris Park area. Norris Park is the only park within the CBD that also has BBQ facilities; the nearest toilet facilities are located at Centennial Park. Council does not have adequate funds available to construction this facility in the foreseeable future, and therefore is seeking an expression of interest from community members and service clubs in assisting

Council to expedite and fund this project. A Community Project Proposal brief is available from Council’s website or by contact Council. All interested parties are invited to attend an information session for the project will be held at Council Chambers on Monday 20 October 2014, at 5:30 – 6:30pm. To RSVP, please contact Fay Govett on 02 6455 1802. If you require further information, please contact Ross Lawley on (02) 6455 1840.

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PUBLIC NOTICE: PAYMENT OF EXPENSES OR PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR MAYOR AND COUNCILLORS Under section 253 of the Local Government Act 1993, Council is required to give 28 days public notice of its intention to adopt or amend a policy for the payment of expenses or provision of facilities, for the making of public submissions. Although the current policy has no immediate proposed changes, it has been a number of years since it has been

Level 2 packages are available in Cooma-Monaro Shire. This service provides care for elderly residents who live in their own home and includes assistance with things like shopping, cleaning and personal care. For more information please contact Donna or Beverley on 6452 1669.

available for public submission and Council encourages members of the public to review and provide feedback. The current policy can be found at www.cooma.nsw. gov.au. Submissions are to be emailed to council@ cooma.nsw.gov.au and will be received up to 4.45pm Wednesday 29 October 2014.

WEATHER PERMITTING THE FOLLOWING WORKS WILL CONTINUE Wild Cattle Flat Road Maintenance Grading Springfield Road Maintenance Grading Pavement Repairs

Micalago Road Maintenance Grading Tinderry Road Maintenance Grading Burra Road Maintenance Grading

Lambie Street Pedestrian Footbridge Rose Valley Road Dust Sealing Sign Maintenance Urban/Rural sign maintenance

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Mayor Dean Lynch 0419 295 954

Deputy Mayor Rogan Corbett 0412 722 505

Councillor Bronnie Taylor 0427 546 299

Councillor Martin Hughes 0405 209 685

Councillor Angela Ingram 0410 036 671

Councillor Tony Kaltoum 6452 1730

Councillor Craig Mitchell 0429 383 388

Councillor Ignazio Mondello 0407 714 460

Councillor Winston Phillips 0487 430 000

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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On Tuesday 28 October 2014 Marcus Westbury (pictured right) of Renew Australia will be visiting Cooma to launch Renew Cooma. Marcus is the inspiration behind the current Renew Cooma project. Marcus is a broadcaster, writer, media maker and festival director who has been responsible for some of Australia’s more innovative, unconventional and successful cultural projects and events. He has also worked across a range of media as a writer, producer, director and presenter covering fields as diverse as culture, art, media, urban planning, sport and politics. In 2008 Marcus founded Renew Newcastle with his own funds and energy. It’s a low budget, not for profit, DIY urban renewal scheme that has brokered access to more than 30 empty buildings for creative enterprises, artists and cultural projects in his home town of Newcastle, NSW. Renew Newcastle is unique scheme that has attracted interest from around the world. At the time the Newcastle CBD was suffering from an empty shop syndrome with more empty than occupied shops. The CBD was in a terrible downward spiral with vandalism and negativity abounding. The Renew Newcastle concept of short term tenancies and borrowing shops from landlords has led to the city being transformed. In 2011 Lonely Planet released their annual guide to the top 10 countries, regions and cities to visit in 2011 in the world. Newcastle was ranked number 9 – even ahead of Sydney and Melbourne. Based on this inspiration and the wonderful systems established by Renew Australia, Cooma

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The Postman listened to “Macca’ on Sunday and was interested to hear how many other people dislike Daylight savings. As one caller said, the four months of daylight saving that NSW had prior to the 200 Olympics was probably quite acceptable. It was Bob Carr’s decision to extend the ‘savings’ for another two months supposedly just for the Olympic year. So it must be time for a review. Having to get up in the Stygian gloom in October is not saving anything – but it is costing more electricity for lighting. It’s time we went back to the future, and limited daylight savings to summer (when we don’t need it, anyway!). How nice to have local pools open again. The Postman had almost forgotten the joy of getting back into the swim. If only the pleasure could be extended year-round! The Monaro must truly be in spring time – sunny and warm one day, wet and chilly the next. The Kamikaze tomato growers are posed with their frost coverings – nobody wants to wait until Melbourne Cup Day to plant out their precious vegies!

Editor, The Cooma and Monaro Progress Association wants to sincerely congratulate the Mayor Dean Lynch on his efforts in getting a University Centre established in Cooma. We believe that we shall see this achievement in the future as a great step forward in the economic progress of the town and Shire. It should be noted that there seems to be only one other regional town In Australia, Geraldton in Western Australia where the same concept has been developed and is very successful, if an increase of residents is the judge of that success. It should be noted too of the role of Snowy Hydro in this achievement in Cooma. I am sure that the wider community is very appreciative of their role, and

would like to say “Good on you Mate!” There are two other small “campuses” in the Cooma area, one in the hospital run by Australian National University, and one at Colrington run by Sydney University. Very important too is that we now have a representative Education Committee headed by Duncan Taylor (a President of the NSW Isolated Children Association) with representatives from the TAFE and Secondary Schools. Cooma will no doubt grow on the claim that it is fast becoming a university town. So, Dean, well done. Dugald Mitchell OAM Chairman of the Cooma and Monaro Progress Association.

Why all the fuss? Editor, Burkas. I cannot understand what the fuss is about. Burkas should not be permitted anywhere where m/ cycle helmets and balaclavas are banned. To do otherwise would be blatant discrimination against non Muslims. We have seen the situation where an alleged woman wearing a Burka escaped prosecution because she had not been properly identified. We have also seen the situation where a vicious criminal defied court procedures and was accommodated. If someone

wearing a m/cycle helmet or balaclava is accosted by police they are made to remove it. Why not a Burka? When he was prime minister of Malaysia, Dr. Mahathir proclaimed that the Burka was not a Muslim requirement but an Arab custom. Our laws and protocols should not be subverted to suit those of foreign countries, whether or not religiously based. Tolerance should not degenerate into cringe. Noel Carter Cooma

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Drink tea with Anna, rap with Omar at Thredbo Then at 3pm on the Saturday, it will be time for tea with There are only several weeks to go before the 2014 Snowy Mountains Readers Writers Festival “Get High on Books at Anna George, whose first novel was What Came Before, a novel about the perils of falling in love. Thredbo� kicks off on Friday evening November 7. In between sips of tea, Anna will talk To register on the Festival web site, about what inspires her writing and Deb you are invited to go on-line at www. Stevens from Harper Collins will interview snowymountainswritersfestival.org or her. contact Snowprint Bookshop, 6-8, 141 Initially trained as a lawyer, Anna began Snowy River Avenue Jindabyne NSW her writing career verifying footnotes for a 2627, Phone: 02 6457 1115 for more legal encyclopaedia. information. From there, she went on to review films Festival guest author Omar bin Musa, for a Hong Kong street magazine and to will celebrate his recent debut novel “Here write feature film scripts. Come the Dogs� during an informal literary Her best junket to date, for a feature lunch at Thredbo’s Kiama Alpine Lodge on film script, involved a trip to Mexico Saturday November 8. researching the life of a backpacker. Omar is an extraordinary performance The Beauty of Stone, is the title poet who combines hip hop music and of Anna’s latest novel, which is a poetry in his lyrics reflecting important social psychological thriller set on Victoria’s and political issues. Mornington Peninsula. Then for those with a bit more stamina, The Festival program caters for a wide there will be a late night poetry session variety of tastes in literary genres. with Omar in the Library Bar of the Denman Above: Omar bin Musa. It includes discussions with the authors, Hotel. two writing workshops, poetry, a high tea, The versatile Omar bin Musa (born Below: Anna George. a literary lunch and two dinners – one of January 9 1984) is a Malaysian-Australian which is the Celebration Dinner with Peter rapper and poet from Queanbeyan, NSW. FitzSimons AM on the Friday evening. The former winner of the Australian Poetry The guest speakers will talk extensively Slam and the Indian Ocean Poetry Slam, about their work ideas and creative Omar has released three hip hop albums, process. two poetry books (including Parang), In addition to Anna George and appeared on ABC’s Q&A and received a Omar bin Musa, included in the line-up standing ovation at TEDx Sydney at the are Festival Patron Karen Viggers (The Sydney Opera House. Grass Castle), Peter FitzSimons AM He is currently working on a play, (Gallipoli, Chris Uhlmann and Steve Lewis ‘Bonegatherer’. (The Mandarin Code), Biff Ward (In My Here Come the Dogs, which is Omar Mother’s Hands), Sulari Gentill (A Murder Musa’s debut novel, was published in Unmentioned), David Leser (To Begin To August 2014. Know - Walking in the Shadows of my He is best known for his political hip hop Father), poet Victoria McGrath, and other lyrics and his poems: My Generation, authors. Fireflies, and CAPITAL LETTERS.

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BOMBALA COUNCIL GENERAL MANAGER: Ms Ngaire McCrindle October is Platypus Country Month and each year Council and the community organise a number of activities across the Council area to celebrate our wonderful region. Major activities still to take place include Bombala Race Day on October 18 and Spring into Spring a family fun day at Delegate on October 25. In addition we hold our October Council meeting in Delegate. This year the meeting will be held from 6.30 pm in the Function Room of the Delegate Hotel. The meeting, which is always informative, is open to community members and Council encourages attendance. The Delegate Progress Association will address the Council on matters of importance to the local community and Councillors will be discussing issues with community members during the meal break. The Delegate Progress Association is a group that sees opportunities and makes them happen. They currently operate the Nurses Cottage which offers great accommodation, the Delegate Arts Centre which offers fantastic facilities for those with a creative bent, the Delegate History Room which traces the development of the village from Pre European Settlement. Delegate is a shining example of a vibrant, sustainable, pro-active small community. The Delegate Progress Association have been a driving force in the community for a number of years and Council has a very strong partnership with them. Together we have achieved excellent results for the community. Projects have ranged from the very small to larger more intensive programs. The cob oven at Bill Jeffreys Park is an excellent example of how $250 (the cost to Council for the workshop to build the oven) can produce amazing results. Annual events at Bill Jeffreys Park now see attendances well in excess of 150 community members, the cob oven goes flat out and community links are strengthened. The Bundian Way project, an Eden Local Aboriginal Land Council tourism project, has seen the successful establishment of the Bundian Way Gallery at Delegate. The Gallery benefits the region on a number of levels – opportunities for Indigenous artists, increased tourism, building partnerships, raising awareness of Indigenous culture and support for community and economic development.

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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 Kings Cross ER. Premiere. (PG) 8.00 Big Brother. (PG) 9.10 Gotham. (M) A detective investigates crime in Gotham. 11.10 David Blaine: Street Magic. (M) 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 Big Brother. (PG) 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 8.30 Movie: Contagion. (2011) (M) Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Jude Law. A deadly virus spreads throughout the world. 10.40 Movie: The Invasion. (2007) (M)

6.00 Guppies. 6.30 Dora. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Mornings. (PG) 12.00 The Middle. (PG) 12.30 Hot In Cleveland. (PG) 1.00 Super Fun Night. (PG) 1.30 Suburgatory. (PG) 2.00 Movie: Unaccompanied Minors. (2006) (PG) 4.00 Wild Life Of Tim Faulkner. 4.30 Getaway. (PG) 5.00 News. 5.30 Fishing Australia. 6.00 News. 7.00 Movie: Octopussy. (1983) (PG) 9.50 Movie: The Hangover. (2009) (MA15+) 11.50 Movie: Thumbsucker. (2005) (M)

6.00 PAW Patrol. 6.30 Dora. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Financial Review. 10.30 Wide World Of Sports. 11.30 Australian Fishing Championships. 12.00 Movie: Return Of The Frontiersman. (1950) (PG) 1.30 The NRL One Community Awards. 2.30 Movie: Rocky II. (1979) (PG) 5.00 News. 5.30 RBT. 6.00 News. 6.30 The Embassy. 7.30 60 Minutes. 8.30 Gotham. (M) 9.30 Movie: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. (2011) (AV15+) Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara.

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 Now. 4.15 News. 5.30 Hot Seat. 6.00 News. 7.00 WIN News. 7.30 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) Sheldon is forced to teach a class. 8.30 Big Brother. (PG) Hosted by Sonia Kruger. 10.00 Embarrassing Bodies. 11.00 Hotel Hell. (M) 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 Big Brother. (PG) 9.00 Movie: The Campaign. (2012) (MA15+) Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, Jason Sudeikis. Two men vie for the US House of Representatives. 10.50 Arrow. (AV15+) 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 Family Feud. 8.30 Studio 10. 11.00 Recipe To Riches. 12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 Wonderland. (M) 2.00 Offspring. (M) 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 Ent. Tonight. 4.00 Ben’s Menu. 4.30 Bold. 5.00 News. 6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 The Millers. 8.30 Wonderland. (M) 9.30 The Good Wife. (M) The firm experiences an internal crisis. 10.30 Reckless. (M) 11.30 The Project.

6.00 Ent. Tonight. 6.30 GCBC. 7.00 Huey. 7.30 Bold. 8.00 Family Feud. 8.30 Studio 10. 11.00 Everyday Gourmet. 12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 The Doctors. 2.00 Offspring. (M) 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 Ent. Tonight. 4.00 Ben’s Menu. 4.30 Bold. 5.00 Eyewitness News. 6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Save With Jamie. 8.30 Madam Secretary. Elizabeth is confronted by a reporter. 9.30 Law & Order: SVU. (M) 10.30 Ripper Street. (M) 11.30 The Project.

6.00 Ent. Tonight. 6.30 GCBC. 7.00 Huey. 7.30 Bold. 8.00 Family Feud. 8.30 Studio 10. 11.00 The Living Room. 12.00 Dr Phil. (M) 1.00 The Doctors. 2.00 Offspring. (M) 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 Entertainment Tonight. 4.00 Ben’s Menu. 4.30 Bold. 5.00 News. 6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 The Living Room. 8.30 Movie: Transformers. (2007) (M) Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel. A teenager is caught in a battle between robots. 11.20 The Project.

6.00 Ready Steady Cook. 7.00 GCBC. 8.00 Everyday Gourmet. 8.30 St10. 10.00 St10: Extra. 11.00 Dr Phil. 12.00 The Living Room. 1.00 Motorcycle Racing. MotoGP. Aust Grand Prix. Qualifying. 5.00 Eyewitness News. 6.00 Firies. (PG) 6.30 Attenborough’s Ark. 7.30 Rugby Union. Bledisloe Cup. Australia v New Zealand. From Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane. 10.00 Have You Been Paying Attention? (M) Hosted by Tom Gleisner. 11.00 Movie: Notorious. (2009) (MA15+)

6.00 Creflo. 6.30 Hillsong. 7.00 Mass. 7.30 GCBC. 8.30 St10. 10.00 Places We Go. 11.00 Everyday Gourmet. 11.30 MotoGP. Aust Grand Prix. Pre-show. 1.00 Moto3. Aust Grand Prix. Race 16. 2.00 Moto2. Aust Grand Prix. Race 16. 3.30 MotoGP. Aust Grand Prix. Race 16. 5.00 News. 6.00 Bondi Rescue. 6.30 Scorpion. 7.30 Modern Family. 8.30 NCIS: New Orleans. (M) 9.30 The Graham Norton Show. (M) 10.30 Movie: Ruby Sparks. (2012)

6.00 Ent. Tonight. 6.30 GCBC. 7.00 Huey. 7.30 Bold. 8.00 Family Feud. 8.30 Studio 10. 11.00 To Be Advised. 12.00 Dr Phil. (M) 1.00 The Doctors. 2.00 Offspring. (M) 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 Ent. Tonight. 4.00 Ben’s Menu. 4.30 Bold. 5.00 News. 6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Gold Coast Cops. (PG) 8.00 Territory Cops. (PG) 8.30 Party Tricks. (M) David’s daughter is caught in a scandal. 9.30 Homeland. (M) 10.30 Tyrant. 11.30 The Project.

6.00 Ent. Tonight. 6.30 GCBC. 7.00 Huey. 7.30 Bold. 8.00 Family Feud. 8.30 Studio 10. 11.00 A Taste Of Travel. 11.30 Tour The World. 12.00 Dr Phil. (M) 1.00 The Doctors. 2.00 Offspring. (M) 3.00 Judge Judy. 3.30 Ent. Tonight. 4.00 Ben’s Menu. 4.30 Bold. 5.00 News. 6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Recipe To Riches. Return. 8.30 NCIS. (M) The team is assigned to a joint task force. 9.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. (M) 11.30 The Project.

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6.00 WorldWatch. 10.30 German News. 11.00 Spanish News. 12.00 Arabic News. 12.30 Turkish News. 1.00 Insight. 2.00 Dateline. 3.00 France 24. 3.30 Al Jazeera. 4.00 Journal. 4.30 PBS News. 5.30 Global Village. 6.00 Gourmet Farmer. 6.30 World News. 7.30 Wildest Islands: Amazon. 8.30 I Bought My Own Rainforest. (PG) Part 1 of 3. 9.35 Salamander. (MA15+) 10.30 World News Late. 11.00 Movie: Hunger. (2008) (AV15+)

6.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 Focus On Ability Film Festival. 2.00 One Born Every Minute USA. Final. (M) 2.55 Escape His Gaze. 3.00 France 24. 3.30 Al Jazeera. 4.00 Journal. 4.30 PBS News. 5.30 Global Village. 6.00 Thai Street Food. 6.30 World News. 7.30 The Incredible Spice Men. 8.00 The Little Paris Kitchen. 8.35 Yotam Ottolenghi’s Mediterranean Feasts. 9.30 Masters Of Sex. Final. 10.35 World News Late. 11.05 The Final Member. (MA15+) 12.25 World War II: The Last Heroes. (PG)

6.00 WorldWatch. 12.30 Turkish News. 1.00 Living Black. 1.30 Inspector Rex. (M) 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 Classical Destinations. 6.30 World News. 7.30 Soccer. A-League. Round 2. Adelaide United v Melbourne Victory. From Adelaide Oval. 10.00 Have I Got News For You. 10.50 World News Late. 11.20 Movie: Eloise. (2009) (MA15+)

6.00 WorldWatch. 12.30 Turkish News. 1.00 Hansel And Gretel. 2.55 Ugly Beauty. (PG) 4.00 Budding Stars Of The Paris Opera Ballet. 4.30 PBS News. 5.30 Battle Castle. (PG) 6.30 World News. 7.30 The Hairy Bikers: Restoration Road Trip. (PG) 8.35 Movie: Barney’s Version. (2010) (M) Paul Giamatti, Minnie Driver, Rosamund Pike. The story of an impulsive Canadian. 10.55 Duck Quacks Don’t Echo. (M) 11.45 Movie: White As Snow. (2010) (MA15+)

6.00 WorldWatch. 10.30 German News. 11.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 Al Jazeera. 1.30 Designer People. 2.00 Speedweek. 4.00 Cycling. National Road Series. Melbourne To Warrnambool Classic. Highlights. 4.30 UEFA Champions League Magazine. 5.00 Cycling. National Road Series. Tour Of Tasmania. Highlights. 5.30 Air Aces. (PG) 6.30 World News. 7.30 Lost Worlds. (PG) 8.30 Battle Of Kings: Bannockburn. (MA15+) 10.10 Being Elmo. 11.40 Movie: Eden Is West. (2009) (M)

6.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 Luke Gamble’s Vet Adventures. (PG) 2.00 Once Upon A Time In Cabramatta. (M) 3.00 France 24. 3.30 Al Jazeera. 4.00 Journal. 4.30 FIFA Futbol Mundial. 5.00 Living Black. 5.30 Global Village. 6.00 Luke Nguyen’s Greater Mekong. 6.30 World News. 7.30 What’s Wrong With Our Weather? 8.30 The Island With Bear Grylls. (M) 9.30 Brooklyn Nine-Nine. (PG) 10.00 Housos. (MA15+) 10.30 The Late Feed. 11.00 Salamander. (MA15+) 11.55 Shorts On Screen.

6.00 WorldWatch. 12.00 Arabic News. 12.30 Turkish News. 1.00 Graffiti Wars. (M) 2.00 Bollywood Star. (PG) 3.00 France 24. 3.30 Al Jazeera. 4.00 Journal. 4.30 PBS News. 5.30 Global Village. 6.00 Food Safari. 6.30 World News. 7.30 The Sixties: The Times They Are A-Changin’. (PG) 8.30 Insight. Presented by Jenny Brockie. 9.30 Dateline. 10.30 World News Late. 11.00 Ebola: The Search For A Cure. 12.00 The Killing. (M)

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Women on the land - Jenny Alcock, Greenland Merino Stud I have been on the land and involved with farming for 45 years. We own Greenland at Nimmitabel, bought Mountain View at Timbery Range, then Merambego at Bungarby a small area 70ks South of Cooma. A very friendly close knit area. We run Greenland Stud Merino Sheep, Commercial Merino Sheep, Stud and commercial Hereford Cattle. I love working side by side with all the family starting with seven children to now 16 grandchildren. With five of these children still living on the Land. To watch the change in the landscape and livestock, with others who share the same passion is fantastic and rewarding. Farming involves me in the Community through the bush fire brigade, The Nimmitabel Show Society as sheep and Judging Competition Steward, founder of Junior Judging Group Finals at Nimmitabel Show in five categories, instigator of open judging and organised the Extravaganza at Nimmitabel Show, part of the Royal Easter Show Southern District Exhibits. In the past I have been a Netball Coach, worked for the Red Cross as the treasurer, the secretary of the CWA, I’ve run concerts and bonfires to raise money for the Spastic Council, Cancer Council, Nimmitabel Community Centre, Monaro Community Radio and the Nimmitabel Showground improvements. I’m also the Founder of Monaro Community Radio, I’m the President, Secretary, Presenter of Australian Country Music, program coordinator and the sponsorship coordinator. Through having the Greenland Merino Stud I have been involved in the show societies and

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and it is a wonderful place to bring up children where they have acres to roam and play and grow up with nature into adult hood. Country children, especially in a large family who have chores to do, are forced to have values and work ethics when they go into the work force. The work is certainly a variation needing secretarial skills, being a computer whiz, a journalist, publishing Ram Sales Catalogues, veterinary skills, being a chef, domestic chores, woodchopping, birth delivery, gardener, mother, grandmother, childminder, butcher, nurse, hairdresser, lamb rearer, accountant, w a g e

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Cecil Brown Memorial Scholarship Nominations are now open for the Cecil Brown Memorial Scholarship and Exchange program for 2015. The scholarship provides the opportunity for Monaro’s younger generation to broaden their knowledge, experience and career prospects in agriculture. Entries close on November 4. The Cecil Brown Memorial Trust offers educational grants for agricultural study scholarships and an exchange program between New Zealand and the Monaro. The 2014 winners were Andrew Rolfe (pictured with his father Stephen), Ben Mackay and Samuel Platts. Andrew was chosen for the New Zealand exchange program and Samuel Platts and Ben Mackay received the educational grants in order to complete their university studies. Andrew Rolfe has completed a Bachelor of Science in livestock production and agronomy at Charles Sturt University and has also worked with Landmark in Bombala and on various properties on the Monaro and also in Bourke. Samuel Platts attends the University of New England and had just completed his first year in a Bachelor of Rural Science after a gap year working on properties

on th the M Monaro. B Ben M Mackay k iis the sixth generation farmer on his family’s farm on Dry Plains Road and took a gap year to help on his family’s farm and on other properties on the Monaro. The Cecil Brown Memorial scholarship program was established in 1996 in honour of Cecil Brown, a renowned Monaro sheep man who worked at Hazeldean all his working life and was always willing to share his knowledge and experience with the next generation. The scholarships are offered in conjunction with the Monaro Merino Association and are open to all young people on the Monaro aged 20 to 35, who are

broaden iinvolved l d iin agriculture, i lt tto b d their knowledge, experience and career prospects through the educational grant or exchange program. New Zealanders also stay on Monaro properties as part of the exchange program. Anyone with a commitment and passion for agriculture aged between 15 and 35 is encouraged to apply for the educational grant and those aged between 18 to 35 for the New Zealand exchange. Those wishing to apply or know someone who may benefit from the scholarship, can contact Sam Green for an application form on 64526326 (work) or 0428 961 931 or email him at sam@glw.net.au

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NFF welcomes new CEO Simon Talbot The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) President Brent Finlay today announced the appointment of Mr Simon Talbot as the new CEO of Australia’s peak farm body. Mr Talbot has been a Director at Mondelez International (Kraft/Cadbury) for seven years, heading the corporate affairs function for Australia and New Zealand, and leading agricultural investment across Mondelez International’s fastgrowing Asia Pacific region. In this role, he developed and executed food strategies in Australia, New Zealand, China, Vietnam and Indonesia. Prior to working for Mondelez International, he worked in corporate affairs and sustainability for mining, forestry, construction and consultancy fields. Mr Talbot previously held various Federal and state government advisory roles, providing insight into manufacturing, sustainable food production in the Asian century and economic development

opportunities. Mr Talbot comes from a farming background and he and his wife run a Murray Grey stud in northern Tasmania, as well as holding other interests in the agricultural and food export sector. “On behalf of the NFF Board, Members’ Council and NFF Secretariat, I am delighted to welcome Simon and look forward to him joining the organisation on 20 October 2014,� Mr Finlay said. Married with four children, Mr Talbot takes over from Matt Linnegar who filled the CEO position for the past three years. “I thank Brent and the NFF Board for their confidence and I look forward to working with the members and the small but extremely talented team at the NFF,� Mr Talbot said. “I am joining the NFF at an exciting time for farm sector representation, and I look forward to working with members and, more broadly, the agricultural sector. “The NFF is a strong brand which

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Grants to plant 20 million trees across the country The Coalition Government is inviting communities in Eden-Monaro across the country to get involved in the 20 Million Trees Programme with the first competitive grants round now open for applications. Member for Eden-Monaro, Peter Hendy, said “The 20 Million Trees Programme was a key election commitment and is a vital part of the Coalition Government’s National Landcare Programme�. “The Coalition Government is investing $50 million over the next four years to re-establish Australia’s green corridors and urban forests through the 20 Million Trees Programme. “It’s an important part of the Coalition Government’s total investment in natural resource management which amounts to over $2 billion over the next four years.

“20 Million Trees projects can be carried out in either urban or regional Australia, on public and private land, where there will be a community and environmental benefit to Eden- Monaro. “I encourage communities, groups and individuals in Eden-Monaro to apply for grants between $20,000 and $100,000 to help set up their own 20 Million Trees project. “Grants are also open to schools, local councils, conservation groups and landholders,� Dr Hendy said. “Funding can be used to re-establish native vegetation, and create greener spaces to improve the liveability of local communities while increasing and improving habitat to support our threatened species. Applications for projects are now open and will close on October 30.

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Howard and Anne Charles entering retirement Passionate Murray grey breeder hours she has put into planning to leaveâ€?. Howard Charles and wife Anne and planting it. (Anne also has a The pair moved to Rockybah are slowly coming to terms with fine reputation as a cook‌) on November 3, 1980, from their the concept of retirement. Howard simply “doesn’t want property at Kydrabah, on the Howard has been a Kydra river near very vocal advocate Kybeyan. of “Greys is Greatâ€? They moved Murray Greys since his because of the family purchased their ‘beautiful’ basalt first bull in 1960. soil and lower Apart from a short rainfall. The break, Howard has original house been breeding Murray was Spartan, to Greys in his Kydrabah say the least, but Murray Grey Stud ever over time, it has since. been enlarged But now, most of and developed the calves are gone, into a comfortable and Howard is looking family home – to sell his remaining surrounded by stud cows and their that magnificent offspring – including a garden. pair of twins. As to the These cows are property – enjoying life at Howard is a present, literally up great supporter to their pasterns in of farming on the clover and showing Monaro. the benefits of having He is proud the place almost to of his fellow themselves. farmers and the While Howard and contribution they Anne are retiring, have made to they will remain at making Monaro ‘Rockybah’, west of genetics so well Nimmitabel as long as recognised and possible. sought after. Annie has a He praised the magnificent garden work of people like which is a testament John Cahill and to the many long members of the

Monaro Merino Association for their work supporting Monaro Merinos and the Litchfield family and the Monaro Angus Breeders, eventually making them some of the most desired genetics in the country. He said Monaro farmers are “pretty special people�. “They are pretty incredible people� he said, because farming on the Monaro isn’t easy. He is also very impressed with the Monaro Farming Systems group, which he believes is one of only a few in the whole world. “It’s good to see the young people doing innovative things�. As to his Murray Greys, Howard said the cattle “had the lot�. Although he did not show stud cattle, he did exhibit steers and was pleased to have enjoyed many successes over many years in competitions around NSW. In recent years, Kydrabah has sold a lot of cattle to Curtin Springs in the NT – including all last year’s stud calf crop just recently. These cattle have also performed well in competitions in the NT. Howard can see great potential for value-adding to Monaro livestock. He has an idea based along similar lines to

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Numeralla Landcare to demonstrate Get Ready Weekend Your trigger to prepare electrofishing technique for bush fire The threat of bush fire is becoming more real by the day as temperatures in the Monaro Team area continue to climb. The 18-19 October has been declared state wide Get Ready Weekend and the NSW Rural Fire Service District Technical Officer Ailish Pope said there is an urgent need for people to prepare for bush fire now. “The 2014 Bush Fire season is shaping up to be a challenging one for the Monaro Team area. The time to act is now, not when a fire is at your front door,� Ailish Pope said. “You dramatically improve your chances of surviving a devastating bush fire and saving your home by doing a few simple things such as cleaning out your gutters, trimming overhanging branches and understanding the Fire Danger Ratings.� This weekend community members are being urged to get together with their neighbours to work through their Bush Fire Survival Plans and prepare their homes for fire. “No one’s Bush Fire Survival Plan

is the same as their neighbours which is why it is so important people set aside some time this weekend to discuss their Bush Fire Survival Plan and clean up their property,� Ailish Pope said. Last summer there were numerous fires in the Monaro Team area which includes Bombala, Cooma-Monaro & Snowy River Local Government Areas. In particular the Murrumbucca Fire, which involved a major commitment from our volunteers and took a number of weeks to get under control burning a total of 2112Ha. “Unfortunately weather conditions are again pointing to a long hot, dry summer and the threat of bush and grass fires are very real�. Ailish Pope encourages everyone to complete a Bush Fire Survival Plan or get the MyFirePlan app for their phone. For further information about holding a Get Ready event, or to download a Bush Fire Survival Plan, visit the NSW RFS website at www. rfs.nsw.gov.au or call the Cooma Fire Control Centre on 6455 0455.

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Numeralla Landcare is now entering its 21st year of all the traditional work one would expect of a landcare group. After all, it all began with a response to the destructive floods of 1991 when successive months of 100mm rain brought the Numeralla River savage flows that carted away great wads of sediment. We had projects galore with gabions cobbled together, rivers being twisted, flumes embedded and when the river began to behave, revegetation and weed control became the never ending maintenance to help rejuvenate the sensitive river corridor. The riparian corridor is not only a structure but a diverse ecosysytem of life of fur, feathers and fins, and the macro invertebrates, all integral components of our river environment, but unfortunately we have one very unwelcome member of this family... the European carp.

Established as an alternative source of protein for the developing rural communities in some areas and simply an ornament for others, these cosy relationships between landholder and environment became shattered with the wholesale invasion of our SE waterways. So we have Cyprinus carpio here (mid 1990s?) at Numeralla and what can be done? • The Numeralla fishing club has been actively liberating native fish fry into both the Badja and Numeralla rivers over the last six years (30,000). Murray cod and Golden Perch fingerlings are seen as aggressive predators for carp and given favourable river conditions should be able to keep some check on carp numbers. • The Mud Marlin Fish Out. Has been part of the Numeralla “partyâ€? scene for 10 years and contributes to a sizeable amount of carp fished out (1802 caught in 2014). This

competition is run over the Australia Day long weekend and this year will coincide with a more regional fish out extending all the way to Canberra. • U M D R ( U p p e r Murrumbidgee Demonstration Reach) Carp Research Project Initially worked downstream but to impact on the whole catchment, this a study on Carp and Native fish movements. • For the angler... a carp Portal “Feral Fish Scanâ€? will enable anglers to log on sites of carp catch and an anglers atlas developed for the angler to record all details of catchings. • Monitoring of fish populations to support habitat work, fish stocking

On November 1, Numeralla Landcare will be running a demonstration on one of these monitoring techniques... Electrofishing...

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7.00 Spicks And Specks. 7.40 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. (PG) 8.30 Football, Madness And Me. (PG) 9.30 Crash Test Mummies And Daddies. Final. (M) 10.00 Seven Days Of Sex. (M) 10.45 Peep Show. (M) 11.20 River Monsters. (PG)

7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 7.40 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. (PG) 8.30 Hair. 9.30 Simon Amstell: Numb. (M) 10.30 Peep Show. (M) 11.05 Good Game. 11.35 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. (PG)

7.00 Spicks And Specks. 7.40 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. (PG) 8.30 Crash Test Mummies And Daddies. Final. (M) 9.00 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. (PG) 9.30 The Code. (M) 10.25 The Daters. (M) 10.40 Peep Show. (MA15+) 11.15 Football, Madness And Me. (PG)

7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 7.30 Doctor Who. (PG) 8.15 Doctor Who Extra. (PG) 8.30 Danny Bhoy: Live At The Sydney Opera House. (M) Danny Bhoy performs his live stand-up show. 9.40 Breaking Bad. (M) 10.25 Breaking Bad. (PG) 11.10 Bad Education. (M)

7.00 Spicks And Specks. 7.30 River Monsters: The Mutilator. (PG) Jeremy Wade heads to Papua New Guinea. 8.30 Chicago 10. (M) A look at a controversial case. 10.10 Louis Theroux: Louis & The Brothel. (M) 11.15 Conspiracy Road Trip. (PG) 12.10 Top Boy. (M)

7.00 Spicks And Specks. 7.40 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. (PG) 8.30 Louis Theroux: Louis And The Nazis. (M) Presented by Louis Theroux. 9.30 Lifers. (MA15+) 10.25 Chicago 10. (M) 12.05 The Roast. (PG) 12.20 Conspiracy Road Trip. (PG)

7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 7.40 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. (PG) 8.30 Good Game. 9.00 Please Like Me. Final. (M) 9.30 The Chaser’s Media Circus. (M) 10.00 Back Seat Drivers. Final. 10.30 Peep Show. (M)

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6.20 Good Game: SP. 6.50 News On 3. 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.30 Officially Amazing. 8.00 Degrassi – The Next Generation. (PG) 8.25 In Real Life. 8.50 The High Fructose Adventures Of Annoying Orange. 9.05 Rush TV. 9.30 Rage. (PG) 10.35 Close.

6.20 Wolfblood. (PG) 6.50 News On 3. 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.30 Officially Amazing. 8.00 Degrassi – The Next Generation. (PG) 8.25 In Real Life. 8.50 The High Fructose Adventures Of Annoying Orange. 9.05 Rush TV. 9.30 Rage. (PG) 10.35 Close.

6.20 Endangered Species. 6.50 News On 3. 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.30 Officially Amazing. 8.00 Good Game: SP. 8.25 Slugterra. 8.50 Vampire Knight. (PG) The annual St Xocolatl’s Day is near. 9.15 Puella Magi Madoka Magica. (PG) 9.40 Voltron Force. 10.00 Close.

6.30 The Adventures Of Merlin. (PG) 7.15 Star Wars: The Clone Wars. 7.35 Star Wars: The Clone Wars. (PG) 8.00 Good Game: SP. 8.25 Slugterra. 8.50 Vampire Knight. (PG) 9.15 Puella Magi Madoka Magica. (PG) 9.40 Voltron Force. 10.00 Close.

6.00 Outnumbered. (PG) 6.30 The Adventures Of Merlin. (PG) 7.15 Star Wars: The Clone Wars. (PG) 8.00 Degrassi – The Next Generation. 8.25 In Real Life. 8.50 The High Fructose Adventures Of Annoying Orange. 9.05 Rush TV. 9.30 Rage. (PG)

6.25 Total Drama Island. 6.50 News On 3. 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.30 Officially Amazing. 8.00 Degrassi – The Next Generation. 8.25 In Real Life. 8.50 The High Fructose Adventures Of Annoying Orange. 9.05 Rush TV. 9.30 Rage. (PG) 10.30 Close.

6.20 Deadly 60. 6.50 News On 3. 7.00 Horrible Histories. 7.30 Officially Amazing. 8.00 Degrassi – The Next Generation. (PG) 8.25 In Real Life. 8.50 The High Fructose Adventures Of Annoying Orange. 9.05 Rush TV. 9.30 Rage. (PG) 10.30 Close.

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6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Rosemary & Thyme. (PG) Rosemary and Laura become involved in a death. 8.30 A Touch Of Frost. (M) Frost investigates two cases, the murder of a postmistress and an assault on a university student. 10.45 Waking The Dead. (MA15+) 11.50 Minder. (PG)

6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. (PG) PC Penhale’s brother may have a rare disorder. 8.30 A Touch Of Frost. (M) Frost is determined to find out how a homeless teenager died after he is confronted by the girl’s grieving parents. 10.45 Jonathan Creek. (M) 11.45 Seconds From Disaster. (PG)

6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Air Crash Investigations: Pushed To The Limit. (PG) 8.30 Escape To The Country. 9.30 Best Houses Australia. (PG) 10.00 Best House On The Street. (PG) 11.00 Cowboy Builders. (PG) 12.00 Downsize Me. (PG)

6.00 Horse Racing. Caulfield Cup. From Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne. 6.30 Air Rescue. (PG) 7.00 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries. (PG) 9.00 Criminal Minds. (M) After a Kansas family is found dead and another goes missing, the team looks for a link between the cases. 12.00 Above Suspicion. (M)

6.30 Inventions That Shook The World. (PG) 7.30 Mighty Ships: Northern Eagle. 8.30 Escape To The Country. Jonnie Irwin helps a couple of rambling enthusiasts set up home together for the first time. 10.30 Homes Under The Hammer. 11.45 Britain’s Empty Homes. (PG)

6.30 Bargain Hunt. Teams head to the Kent Showground. 7.30 Cities Of The Underworld: Viking Underground – Dublin. (PG) 8.30 Judge John Deed. (M) Judge Deed reunites with Francesca Rochester. 10.45 Waking The Dead. (M) 11.50 Murder In Mind. (M)

6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Highway Patrol. (PG) 8.00 Crash Investigation Unit: Tunnel. (PG) 8.30 Air Crash Investigations: Helicopter Down. (PG) 9.30 Air Crash Investigations: Who’s Flying The Plane? (PG) 10.30 Seconds From Disaster. (PG) 11.30 The Border. (PG)

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6.00 Horsepower TV. (PG) 6.30 Seinfeld. (PG) 7.30 Doomsday Preppers: Am I Nuts Or Are You? (PG) Meet a teenage prepper. 8.30 Hardcore Pawn. (M) Seth buys a pair of electric guitars. 9.30 American Pickers. (PG) Frank goes wild in a motorcycle garage. 11.30 Rude Tube. (M)

6.00 Horsepower TV. (PG) 6.30 Seinfeld. (PG) Jerry wears a ridiculous shirt. 7.30 Beverly Hills Pawn. (PG) 8.30 Tattoo Nightmares. (M) Gus takes on his first head tattoo. 9.00 Ink Master. (M) Star Wars fans get tattoos. 10.45 Bad Ink. (M) 11.45 SportsFan Clubhouse. (PG)

7.45 Movie: The Addams Family. (1991) (PG) Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd. Con artists infiltrate an eccentric family. 9.45 Movie: Kick-Ass. (2010) (AV15+) Aaron Johnson, Nicolas Cage, Chloë Grace Moretz. A teenager decides to become a vigilante.

6.00 Horsepower TV. 6.30 Movie: Charlie’s Angels. (2000) (PG) Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu. 8.30 Movie: Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle. (2003) (M) Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu. A trio of secret agents goes undercover. 10.45 Movie: The Butterfly Effect. (2004) (AV15+)

6.30 Toy Story Of Terror. (PG) 7.00 MythBusters: Superhero Special. (PG) 8.00 Movie: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. (2001) (PG) Angelina Jolie, Jon Voight, Iain Glen. An adventurer battles an evil organisation. 10.00 Movie: S.W.A.T. (2003) (M) Samuel L. Jackson, Colin Farrell, Michelle Rodriguez.

6.00 Horsepower TV. (PG) 6.30 Seinfeld. (PG) 8.30 Pawn Stars. (PG) The gang meets a man hoping to sell a mysterious coin from the 1800s. 9.30 American Restoration. (PG) Rick and Ron visit a desert salvage yard. 10.30 Abandoned. (PG) 11.00 Bid And Destroy. (PG) 11.30 SportsFan Clubhouse. (PG)

6.00 Horsepower TV. 6.30 Seinfeld. (PG) 7.30 World’s Craziest Fools. (PG) 8.30 Man Finds Food. (PG) 9.00 Chow Masters. (PG) Sam and Frank sample some tacos. 9.30 Family Guy. (M) Lois and Peter open a cookie store. 10.00 Family Guy. (MA15+) 11.00 American Dad! (M)

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6.00 Regular Show. (PG) 6.30 Adventure Time. (PG) Jake Jr gets involved with troublemakers. 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) Stuart asks Leonard for advice. 8.30 Movie: Troy. (2004) (M) After a Trojan prince seduces the wife of a Greek king, her husband raises an army and pursues the lovers.

6.00 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 gang takes part in a conference. 9.30 Survivor: San Juan Del Sur. (PG) Presented by Jeff Probst. 10.30 The Bachelor. Premiere. (PG)

6.00 Movie: Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo. (2010) (PG) 7.40 Movie: Cats & Dogs. (2001) (PG) Tobey Maguire, Sean P. Hayes, Susan Sarandon. Canines try to stop a cat from releasing a virus. 9.30 Movie: Dark Shadows. (2012) (M)

6.00 Movie: Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare. (2010) (PG) 7.30 Movie: Dumb & Dumber. (1994) (PG) Two bumbling dimwits get more than they bargained for when they embark on a cross-country road trip. 10.00 Movie: Yes Man. (2008) (M) Jim Carrey, Zooey Deschanel, Bradley Cooper. A man resolves to say “yes” to everything.

6.00 Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated. (PG) 6.30 Movie: My Super Ex-Girlfriend. (2006) (PG) 8.30 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) Bernadette delivers an ultimatum. 9.30 Movie: The Lincoln Lawyer. (2011) (M) Matthew McConaughey, Marisa Tomei, Ryan Phillippe. A sleazy lawyer represents a wealthy client.

6.00 Regular Show. (PG) 6.30 Adventure Time. (PG) 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 7.30 Auction Hunters. (PG) Ton and Allen head to Hawaii. 8.00 Top Gear. (PG) Jeremy reviews the Ferrari 458 Italia. 9.30 Movie: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. (1969) (PG)

6.00 Regular Show. (PG) 6.30 Adventure Time. (PG) 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 8.00 Top Gear. (PG) Guest is actor Benedict Cumberbatch. 9.30 Movie: Training Day. (2001) (AV15+) Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Scott Glenn. A rookie cop works with a rogue detective.

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6.00 Soccer. Matador BBQs One-Day Cup. NSW v Western Australia. Evening session. From Drummoyne Oval, Sydney. 9.30 Movie: The Gauntlet. (1977) (M) Clint Eastwood. A disreputable cop is assigned to escort a foulmouthed prostitute to a courtroom across country. 11.45 Big Body Squad. (PG)

6.30 Friends. (PG) Rachel visits the set of Joey’s soap opera. 7.30 A Current Affair. 8.00 Agatha Christie’s Poirot. (PG) 9.05 New Tricks. (PG) A financier’s murder is investigated. 10.10 Dalziel And Pascoe. (M) Dalziel investigates a missing persons case. 11.25 Cold Case. (M)

6.00 Soccer. Matador BBQs One-Day Cup. NSW v Victoria. Evening session. From Drummoyne Oval, Sydney. 9.30 Movie: U-571. (2000) (M) Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton, Harvey Keitel. Disguised American submariners plot to board a German U-Boat to retrieve a coding machine.

6.30 Secret Dealers. (PG) 7.30 Antiques Roadshow. Fiona visits a tank firing range. 8.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. (M) Three suspects confess to murdering a family. 9.30 CSI: NY. (M) Hawkes gets caught up in a prison riot. 10.30 Cold Case. (M) 11.20 Rizzoli & Isles. (M)

6.00 Soccer. Matador BBQs One-Day Cup. Victoria v Western Australia. Evening session. From Drummoyne Oval, Sydney. 9.30 Movie: Tightrope. (1984) (M) Clint Eastwood, Geneviéve Bujold, Dan Hedaya. A New Orleans detective investigating a series of murders finds his own impulses are questioned.

6.30 Friends. (PG) 7.30 JFK Customs. (PG) Behind the scenes at JFK International. 8.30 Movie: Man On Fire. (2004) (M) Denzel Washington, Radha Mitchell, Dakota Fanning. A bodyguard seeks revenge against the gang who kidnapped the child he was hired to protect. 11.30 The Mentalist. (M)

6.30 Friends. (PG) Romantic hook-ups go astray. 7.30 A Current Affair. 8.00 Agatha Christie’s Poirot. (PG) After Hercule Poirot attends a fancy dress ball, he is asked to investigate the killing of a guest. 9.10 Midsomer Murders. (M) A member of a reading club is murdered. 11.20 Rizzoli & Isles. (M)

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6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG) 7.30 World’s Toughest Trucker. (PG) 8.30 Cops: Adults Only: Bad Girls #3 Mardi Gras. (M) 9.00 Cops: Adults Only: Drug Enforcement. (M) 9.30 Movie: The Hunt For Red October. (1990) (PG) Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Sam Neill.

6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG) 7.30 Dads. (PG) 8.00 Last Man Standing. 8.30 Last Man Standing. (PG) 9.00 Rob. (PG) Hector plans a bachelor party. 9.30 The Thursday Night Sports Show. 10.30 Maxim TV. (M) 11.00 Brand X With Russell Brand. (MA15+)

6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG) 7.30 Megacities: Mumbai. (PG) A guide to Mumbai, India. 8.30 Cops: Adults Only. Officers patrol the streets of the US. 9.30 Basketball. NBL. Round 2. Perth Wildcats v Wollongong Hawks. From Perth Arena. 11.30 The League. (MA15+)

6.00 Get Smart. (PG) 6.30 Monster Jam. 7.30 Cops. (PG) 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. (M) After a pregnant woman is attacked in a parking garage, the authorities suspect her unborn child was the target. 9.30 Blue Bloods. (M) A key witness is murdered. 10.30 Touch. (M) 11.30 48 Hours. (M)

6.00 Cops. (PG) 6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG) 7.30 Robson Green Extreme Fisherman. 8.30 Cops: Adults Only. Officers patrol the streets of the US. 9.30 Movie: G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra. (2009) (M) Channing Tatum, Marlon Wayans, Sienna Miller. 11.55 48 Hours. (M)

6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG) 7.30 Talkin’ ’Bout Your Generation. (PG) 8.30 Undercover Boss. Meet CEO Richard Andersen. 9.30 The Food Hospital. (PG) A look at the use of food as medicine. 10.30 The Food Hospital. Final. 11.30 The Americans. (M)

6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG) 7.30 Black Gold: Under Pressure. Brandon struggles to keep a crew on Rig 28. 8.30 Penguins: Spy In The Huddle: First Steps. (PG) Part 2 of 3. 9.30 48 Hours: Mummy Dearest. (M) 10.30 Crisis. 11.30 M*A*S*H. (PG)

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6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Raymond. 7.30 The Simpsons. 8.00 Futurama. (PG) 8.30 The Simpsons. Homer becomes a team’s mascot. 9.00 Futurama. (PG) 9.30 The Simpsons. 10.00 Bob’s Burgers. (M) 10.30 Bob’s Burgers. (PG) 11.00 Cheers. (PG) 11.30 Craig Ferguson. (PG)

6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Raymond. 8.00 The Simpsons. (PG) 8.30 Dating Naked. (M) Two daring singles go on three dates. 9.30 Movie: Glee: The Concert Movie. (2011) (PG) Lea Michele, Dianna Agron, Cory Monteith. 11.10 Cheers. (PG) 11.40 Craig Ferguson. (PG)

6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Raymond. 7.30 Glee. (PG) Sue kicks Brittany off Cheerios. 8.30 Snog, Marry, Avoid? (M) A group of three people undergo a “make under” to reveal their natural beauty. 9.50 Graham Norton. (M) Hosted by Graham Norton. 10.50 To Be Advised. 11.50 Craig Ferguson. (PG)

6.00 Becker. (PG) 7.00 Raymond. 8.00 Raymond. (PG) Ray moves his things into the kids’ bathroom. 8.30 The Face. Naomi gives the girls a lesson in posing. 9.30 Sex And The City. (MA15+) 10.30 Sex And The City. (M) 11.10 Sex And The City. (MA15+) 11.50 The Loop. (PG)

6.00 Raymond. 7.00 The Simpsons. 7.30 Futurama. (PG) 8.00 The Simpsons. 8.30 Movie: The Simpsons Movie. (2007) (PG) Dan Castellaneta. After Homer accidentally pollutes the town’s water supply. 10.15 Have You Been Paying Attention? (M) 11.15 Raymond. 11.50 ST: Next Gen. (PG)

6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Raymond. (PG) 7.30 Raymond. 8.00 The Simpsons. (PG) Homer becomes a bootlegger. 8.30 Supernatural. Sam is captured by an angry man. 9.30 American Horror Story. 10.30 Medium. (M) 11.30 Eureka. (PG)

6.00 Family Feud. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Raymond. 7.30 Rules Of Engagement. (PG) 8.30 New Girl. Final. (PG) 9.00 Friends With Better Lives. 9.30 Sex And The City. (M) 10.10 Sex And The City. (MA15+) 10.50 Nurse Jackie. (M) 11.30 Craig Ferguson. (PG)

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7.30 The Feed. Hosted by Marc Fennell. 8.00 Community. (PG) 8.30 Movie: Cabin Fever. (2002) (AV15+) Rider Strong, Jordan Ladd, James DeBello. Teens suffer from a mysterious virus. 10.15 Movie: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. (1974) (MA15+) 11.50 The Feed.

6.15 30 Rock. (PG) 6.40 American Ninja Warrior. 7.30 The Feed. 8.00 Benidorm Bastards. (PG) 8.30 South Park. 8.55 Drunk History. (M) 9.25 Stacey Dooley Investigates. (M) 10.30 South Park. (M) 10.55 Big Boys Gone Bananas!*. Premiere.

6.10 30 Rock. (PG) 6.35 MythBusters. (PG) 7.30 Friday Feed. 8.00 Knife Fight. (PG) 8.30 Ali G: Remixed. (M) Interviews with unsuspecting people. 8.55 Nathan For You. (M) 9.20 Confessions Of A Male Stripper. (M) 10.20 Unhung Hero. (MA15+) 11.50 Friday Feed.

6.35 The Office. (PG) 7.30 If You Are The One. Hosted by Meng Fei. 8.30 The Island With Bear Grylls. (M) With 48 hours passing since their last meal, the harsh realities of island life are dawning. 9.25 Alarm For Cobra 11. Ben and Semir infiltrate a gang. 10.20 Movie: Miss Bala. (2011) (MA15+)

6.25 India’s Dancing Superstar. 7.30 If You Are The One. 8.30 Brooklyn NineNine. (PG) Terry busts a steroid ring. 9.00 Legally Brown. Final. (PG) 9.30 South Park. 10.00 A-League Extra Time. 11.00 In Her Skin. (M) 11.50 Threesome. (M)

6.00 30 Rock. (PG) 6.30 MythBusters: Breaking Bad. (PG) 7.30 The Feed. 8.00 30 Rock. (PG) 8.30 Derren Brown: Messiah. (M) Derren Brown looks at persuasion. 9.25 Lost Girl. (M) 10.15 South Park. (M) 10.40 In Her Skin. (M) 11.30 The Sarah Silverman Program. (M)

6.15 30 Rock. (PG) 6.40 American Ninja Warrior. 7.30 The Feed. 8.00 Parks And Recreation. (PG) 8.30 What Happens In Sunny Beach: Don’t Screw The Crew. (MA15+) Part 1 of 3. 9.25 The Walking Dead. Return. (MA15+) 11.05 Attack On Titan.

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‘Stanhenge’ Cooma

Asking $395,000

Peacefully positioned at the end of a private lane ‘Stanhenge’ offers absolute tranquillity and comfort. Great expense and hard work has gone into creating this setting that once you visit you will agree is a one of a kind. Benefiting features include: • A magnificent hand built granite cottage that offers 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and spacious living kitchen and dining areas all centralized by a feature stone chimney stack with combustion wood fire which is a must in this location! • Absolute comfort with full kitchen, gas stove + slow combustion stove which supplies hot water • Run fully on a 12 volt / 240 volt solar system with brand new back up diesel generator • Beautiful outdoor entertaining area with Northerly aspect and views up and down the Numeralla River • In Addition to the spectacular main cottage,

681 Myalla Rd, Cooma

Asking $750,000

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a fully self-contained cabin is situated close by overlooking the river with own bathroom and solar supply, a very unique extra to find on a property but so very use full for family and friends once they see how truly magnificent this place is • Beautiful frontage to the ever reliable Numeralla River, offering excellent Trout fishing and great fun for kids • Approx 1017 ac of mostly native timber country with 4wd tracks, approx 15 acres of cleared and maintained land around cottages and sheds • 3 bay secure machinery shed, 80,000 ltrs tank storage, internet, large veggie garden and fruit trees A Unique lifestyle property with no expense spared on creating a comfortable environment. Located approx 20km from Nimmitabel - 50km from Cooma, approx 1hr to South Coast and under 2 hrs from Canberra.

37 Baron St, Cooma

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14 Moorong Pl, Cooma Asking $389,000 Quietly located in a Cul Der Sac position with direct access to the Cooma North Reserve bush land this property offers the ideal environment for a family. With the quiet street, large home and surrounding bush land, what more could you need! Great features include: • 4 HUGE bedrooms, all with built-ins plus main northerly bay window, ensuite, walking robe and built in • 2 very spacious and light filled living areas with northerly views also. The main living flows through to dining and stylish kitchen • Brand new stylish kitchen with Caesar stone bench tops and views out to the bush and rear yard

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• Ducted gas heating providing warmth in those cold Winter months • Large outdoor patio, great for entertaining with excellent privacy • Not far from High School & Primary Schools • With a study/storage area located separate from main house offers excellent space • A private backyard on 2399 Sqm block with outstanding bush views • Freshly painted and new carpet throughout If you are looking for a unique, outstanding home in all aspects make a time to inspect this home today.

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Great prizes for busking festival Cooma businesses and organisations have given generously to sponsor fabulous cash prizes in this year’s Australian National Busking Championships™. The total prize pool is a fantastic $7,700. That’s over a 50% increase on last year’s Championships prize pool. The prize money will be spread out over 20 individual prizes covering three age categories, People’s Choice Awards and Special Judges Awards. The Alpine Hotel has donated a massive $2,500 for the Open Age Category. That is $2,000 for the Open Champion, $300 for Open Highly Commended and $200 for Open Commended. The Cooma Hotel is sponsoring $1,000 for the Secondary Age Category. That is $500 for the Secondary Champion, $300 for Highly Commended and $200 for Commended. There is a $600 donation for the Primary Age Category. That is $300 for the Primary Champion, $200 for Primary Highly Commended and $100 for Primary Commended. The Cooma Rotary Club has donated $2,000 for the People’s Choice Awards. These awards are given according to which busker receives the most “Busker Dollarsâ€?. There are three People’s Choice Awards to give away. The winner, the busker with

the most “Busker Dollarsâ€?, gets $1,000. The busker that gets the next highest tally gets $700 and the busker with the third highest tally will receive $300. This year there will also be eight Special Judges Awards. Each of these awards is worth $200. The Special Judges Awards are not age specific. They will be awarded for performances which, the judges feel, deserve special recognition. These outstanding performances may cover diverse genres: Indigenous, Multi-cultural, Classical, Blues, Jazz, Rock and Country, to name a few possibilities. The businesses and organisations that sponsored the Special Judges Awards are: Roses Restaurant, Mark Kenmir & Co, Eucumbene Trout Farm, Cooma Little theatre, Cooma Lions Club, Cooma Family Dental and the Snowy Monaro Arts Council. The Monaro Post has given extensive support to this important community based event in the form of free advertising. All these prizes reflect the fundamental aim of the Australian National Busking Championships™ - to celebrate, encourage, nurture and recognise the wonderful diversity of music in Australia. ...And, have a lot of fun doing it!

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Elle Hopwood haute couture Uber-talented young designer to make debut With the Community Chest’s me but what I create is really my own upcoming What’s the FASHION- stuff,” she said. Charly’s mother, Jude, says that ATION? event to be held this weekend at the Cooma Monaro her talented daughter has been Railway, some young local talent will ‘making things out of anything’ for almost her whole life. be in the spotlight for the first time. It should Charly Little, come as no a 15-year-old surprise then, incredibly talented that when fashion designer, Charly thinks of will debut her sixthe future she piece collection thinks of herself in front of what is as a designer. expected to be a “I would healthy crowd. love to be a “I’ve been successful designing since designer, I’m I was four,” says looking to study Charly, “I started at University or out making a college,” she clothes out of said. paper!” There is no As her love doubt that there for design grew, are big things Charly started to to come from edit second hand this gorgeous clothes to suit talent who often her style and from also models her there developed creations. her skills to create C h a r l y ’s her own unique collection will pieces. be on display Though she this weekend on has yet to sell any Saturday at the of her creations, Cooma Monaro a quick visit to Railway, make her instagram account where Pictured: Charlotte modelling one of sure you get your tickets from she posts much her own designs. the Fabric Salon of her work or the Cooma shows that there Visitors Centre. is definite interest in her stuff. See next week’s edition for a “When I design I like to go with the flow, there are designers who inspire review of the night.

In the quiet, immaculate Highdale strip shopping centre at the Community Chest Fashion Parade on October in Berridale are several boutiques, among which is the 18 at the Cooma Railway Station. Cost is very often a big consideration when fashion salon of Elle seeking a custom made Hopwood. garment however Elle Here vibrant Elle said her quote is based creates beautiful on a fee for the pattern garments for women making, construction, searching for a frock notions and fabrics if to make them feel not supplied. She said “accurate” or for a “I enjoy creating and special occasion. meeting my clientiele. In the show room, I have lots of repeat there is a selection business, more than I of “off the rack” Pictured: One of Elle’s inspired pieces. expected when I opened up.” experimental designs in Elle Hopwood invites you sizes 10 to 12, afternoon and after-five garments although the majority of Elle’s to “take a peek at my Facebook Page and see what the work comes from women with irregular shapes, such as shop has been up to recently.” a short body and long legs. If you have something special in mind, then Elle is only too happy to meet your needs. She suggests you come in for a chat, perhaps bring a picture or a sketch and if you have no idea then peruse her old patterns. Very often people bring their own fabric for making up. Alternatively Elle obtains fabrics from suppliers in Brisbane, Germany, India, Melbourne, Sydney, Thailand or any place on earth. Following the initial discussion on patterns and fabrics, you are invited to call back within two or three days should you change your mind prior to the pattern being cut out. The fitting should take place in one to two weeks, and the date the garment is finished, will depend on the workload. Sometimes there are 12 to 14 garments on the go. The finish to the garments is exquisite for Elle believes that garments should look as nice on the inside as the outside, but the fit is the most important. To help her meet the growing demand for her creations, she works with dressmaker Michelle Hansen and magician Brian Gent who is a retired tailor and pattern maker. When The Monaro Post visited the salon, Elle was practically stitching two stitches at a time, in order not to waste a moment whilst she fitted a rink collar to a soft grey silk sleeveless top to be matched with a silver and pale blue print, short gathered skirt for a youthful model from Rosie O’Sullivan’s Dance School. Rosie’s students will model 12 garments from Elle’s Collection 49 Massie St, Cooma Ph: 6452 2157

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Peige Eiber & Hannah Knight - Birdsnest Peige landed on the Monaro age 12 from Melbourne. Her passions from a very early age were horses and fashion so she was drawn to High Country Outfitters – you couldn’t keep her out of there (High Country Outfitters changed owners in 2004 and in 2006 it was rebranded to Birdsnest). After a few stints overseas Peige returned to Cooma and considers herself very lucky to be part of the Birdsnest story in various roles – currently team leader of the buying team and the latest is as creative director of our own labels........ and she loves it! Hannah originates from Junee and studied Fashion Design at CIT in Canberra. Birdsnest heard about Hannah through another designer working there and she jumped at the chance to be part of the design team. It is a designers dream come true to be working on new labels and to see them come to life. A career highlight and reality check for Hannah has been seeing one of their labels advertised in Vogue this spring. The first thing Hannah designed was Fairy wings for her primary school play. After this creation Hannah confesses that she had to be supervised when using glue and glitter! Peige’s first design experience was when she was just 6 years old. She had created a dress by stapling it together and despite her father’s requests not to do so, she insisted on wearing the dress to school. Peige loved her creation so much she just had to show her friends... but admits that her Dad was right – the dress fell apart by lunchtime! Peige and Hannah both say that the target audience for their designs is definitely “The Birdsnest girl”! Both labels - That Bird Label and Boho Bird have been designed with the Birdsnest girl in mind. They know their customers so well and they wanted to create something that they knew she would love. That Bird Label fills a gap in the Australian market for dresses and skirts in beautiful cottons that have bright, colourful patterns and are in shapes that flatter and are fun to wear. That Bird Label is a collaboration between Birdsnest and our customers. Each of the prints featured in our summer collection has been voted by our customers. Boho Bird is where freedom and fashion meet. It is a collection of ethereal and whimsical pieces that are as beautiful as they are practical. Boho Bird has a broad appeal because it is so relaxed and again they have designed this for their customers – they felt their customers were ready for their own version of this global trend. Both Hannah & Peige say that they get their inspiration from so many places – everyday things, nature, their customers and team. Inspiration can strike when you least expect it to. Their themes for this season are very much inspired by nature. The story of this seasons That Bird Label collection is ‘Down the Garden Path’. This started with their love of country gardens and evolved from there. All of their prints are designed by their team and by a local artist – Kate Litchfield. Their current collection for Boho Bird is called ‘Where The Wind Takes Me’, and they were inspired by the romance of travel combined with nature.... the freedom of feathers and dandelions blowing in the wind. When they’re not designing, Peige enjoys spending time with her family and friends, as well as gardening, eating, travelling and reading...and jumping on the trampoline with her 6 1⁄2 year old son! Hannah enjoys hanging out with her friends, reading the latest best seller, seeing and working with her family on the farm, travelling the world, movies nights in with her friends and yummy treats, dinner parties, dancing all night long and cooking goodies to eat. People would be surprised to know that Peige eats more than the average male and she can make a cool whistling noise through her hands; Hannah confesses that she is accident prone - if someone is going to trip or fall in the hole, it will be Hannah. The thing that both Hannah and Peige most admire about The Cooma Community Chest is the people in our community are so passionate about our local charities. There are so many people who commit so much time and energy into events and activities that ultimately help so many other people. Peige and Hannah’s designs can be purchased from the Birdsnest store - 232 Sharp Street, Cooma (this is the only store in the world you can buy these collections), or online at birdsnest.com.au Peige and Hannah can be contacted on: o

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Steven Gibson “Lifestream Photography” Steven was born and raised in Cooma. His Father, John, was a policeman in town for 27 years, and his Mother owned Sizzamagic hairdressing salon in Cooma North. He went to Cooma North Primary and Monaro High Schools. After school he completed a traineeship with the Cooma-Monaro Express, before being hired by The Monaro Post, where he worked for six years. In early 2011, he moved to Canada for almost 3 years, before returning home to Cooma. He now works at Birdsnest and is excitedly awaiting the arrival of his first child in January. Steven has been photographing as a hobby for several years, and using Photoshop both professionally and in his spare time for around 15 years. Earlier this year, he made the decision to step up from hobbyist to professional, and founded Lifestream Photography. His specialty is portrait photography, and he also has experience in newborn, maternity, pet and family photography. He can also do photo restoration of your old, damaged photographs or slides. “The Community Chest is a great organisation, it’s inspiring to be involved with such a great bunch of people using their talents to support our town. I have never volunteered before but I am very proud to be a part of something that will greatly benefit others in our community,” says Steven. “It feels good to give back to the community I was raised in." You can contact Steven by: o Email: lifestreamphoto@gmail.com o

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Claire’s carousel CALLING ALL GARDEN LOVERS

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MENTAL HEALTH FORUM A mental health information forum will be held Friday October 24, Cooma Library, beginning at 1.30pm. There will be experienced speakers in attendance, including a dementia advisor. This has been arranged by the Rotary Club of Cooma and presents an opportunity to ask questions of the experts. Afternoon tea will be served at 2.30pm. Enquiries 6452 3137.

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Cooma FC Summer Six-a-side Competition 2014 Coom The Coom Cooma Football Club will once again be running the hugely popular Summer Six-a-side Football (soccer) competition between November and March. Six-aThe competition is a fun way for the whole family to get involved in soccer and a perfect way to keep fit over the summer months. With nearly 50 teams last year, and over 300 registered players, the local community has really taken to the game. So get your friends, family, and colleagues together and register now for this year's summer six-a-side competition. Registration forms are available from Monaro Discount Tyres or on-line at http://www.coomafc.net/six-a-side/ We are having a registration evening on Wednesday the 22nd of October from 4:30pm to 7pm at Nijong oval. You can also give your completed registration forms and payment to David D’Amico at Monaro Discount Tyres For more info, please visit http://www.coomafc.net/six-a-side/

COOMA MONARO HISTORIC AUTOMOBILE CLUB will be conducting a Hill Climb on Mt Gladstone Road on 26th October 2014. This will result in Mt Gladstone Rd being closed to the public from 7am - 6pm on the day. Heidi Tea House will be closed for the day.

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(Participants must be 12years or older and have proof of ID Current drivers licence or Passport) So give us a call - Andrew on 0413 013 689 or Adam on 0410 507 279 The next 100 target shoot at Cooma is Sunday October 19, 10am. Sponsored by Monaro Truck and machinery and Monaro Discount Tyres Cooma. Visit our web site - www. coomafieldandgame.org/

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Monaro Mobile Preschool Inc. will be holding online enrolments for the following venues in 2015, from 20th - 31st of October: Michelago – Community Hall, Ryrie Street, Monday’s Jindabyne – Lakewood Estate Community Hall, Ridge Road, Tuesday’s & Wednesday’s Berridale – Community Hall (next to the swimming pool) Oliver Street, Thursday’s If you are interested please contact Debbie at mmpschool@bigpond.com or 0412 485 212 for further information.

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Stephen & Leanne Mackay are pleased to announce the engagement of Sue-Ellen to Christopher, son of Raymond & Julie Wroe IN MEMORIAM

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Zasso’s team takes the fours On Tuesday the final of Championship Fours was played on rink four between M Zasso’s and C Meillon’s teams. Margherita’s team M Phillips, (L) H Walker (2nd), L. nell (3rd) got off to an impressive start, I think Cheryl thought halfway the only way to get some shots was to go to the bar and buy some. After coming home in the in the second half last week, her team was unable to match the great draw shots that Margherita’s team kept putting in. Although able to outplay the opposition by 11 shots to eight over the remaining ends, time ran out to bridge the gap and Cheryl, Olga, Evelyn and Dawn ending up runnersup.

Congratulations to Margherita, Leonie, Hazel and Mary winners 29-13 for 2014. To Cheryl’s team next year is always waiting. On rink three a social game of Fours where D Jackson (skip), M Obermaier, M D’Amico, M Power played U Roberson (Skip), J Baldwin, J Upton, J Locker. Una’s team was off to a 4-nil start but unfortunately for her team Dot’s team from here on combined together to play some great bowls and from end eight only allowed Una to pick up five, shots to come out winners 23-13. Minor singles and Pairs entries are up on the board, so all eligible ladies please put your name up before closing date .

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Hole in One for Phil Patricks Cooma Gun Club results Cooma Golf report by Garry Atkinson The club championships got underway this week with some very close scoring but the highlight of the weekend had to be a hole in one by Phil Patricks on the ninth hole with a wonderful golf shot during Sunday’s round. At the half way point of the championships Dave Crawford leads A grade with a two round total of 147 from hole in one man Phil Patricks on 153. In B grade Wayne Ryan is leading with 168 from Dom Rossi with 171 and in C grade Kerry Blencowe leads (190) from Martin Gelling and Tony Monday only four shots behind on 194, the closest margin in the three grades. On Saturday Richard Hanna took out A grade with a fine 67 nett from Terry Johnston with 70 nett. B grade saw Dom Rossi shoot a marvellous 66 nett (round of the day) to win the trophy from Phil Amey with another great round of 67 nett. C grade was won by Tony Monday with a 70 nett from Bill Dyball with a 71 nett. Ball winners went out to 72 nett. Longest drive in A grade was won by Garry Atkinson, Martin Stockl took out the B grade longest drive and Tony Monday hit a beauty to win C grade. Gino Cerro won the nearest the pin on the ninth hole and Terry Johnston had the nearest shot on the 17th.

Sunday saw Mal Crockett finish with a 70 nett. Runner up in A grade was Campbell Childs with a 71 nett. B grade was won by Jeff Burgess with a 67 nett from Wayne Ryan on 69 nett. and in C grade Martin Gelling returned to the winners circle with a 70 nett from Garth Moxon on 71 nett. Ball winners went out to Ray Bilbow with a 72 nett. Longest drive on the 15th hole in A grade was Steve Young, B grade Martin Stockl and C grade was Garth Moxon. Nearest the pins went to Phil Patricks (obviously with the hole in one) on the ninth and Campbell Childs on the 17th. On Tony Monday showed his true form to take out the single stableford with a fine 42 points in C grade (round of the day). B grade saw Rod Tran shoot a solid 39 points and in A grade Sam Patricks won with a very solid 38 points on a countback from Campbell Childs. Ball winners went down to 35 points. Nearest the pin results were not at hand at the time of writing. Next week sees our normal Wednesday single medley stableford competition and the battle for the club champs. continues on Saturday and Sunday with individual events in conjunction. As always don’t forget to book your game on the 1Golf website. Good luck to all players over the coming week. See you on the greens.

Little Athletics season begins Fifty-two athletes sprang into action on our first night of the normal season, kicking off the 2014/15 athletics season. There were new faces everywhere, mainly in the younger age groups as the first week program got under way. Welcome to all of the new athletes to our centre, and it’s great to see so many returning athletes back. We’re all ready for an exciting year of athletics here and in Canberra and beyond. Teaching the U/6’s and 7’s how to start their track sprint races saw some of the children putting their hands over their ears to block out the noise of the starter’s gun, then, realising that they had started the race, you could see their little legs going 10 to the dozen down the track towards the finishing line. The first night produced some outstanding results as the meet progressed. Two of our athletes attended the NSW All Schools

Championships in Sydney from October 9 to 12. Both of the athletes, Hayley Jones and Nick Wassink, competed in their pet event the hammer throwing. Hayley, who was in the 13-year-old women’s age group, finished fourth with 27.86 m and only 50 cms separating second to fourth Nick threw in the 15-year-old men’s age group and threw well with 42.43 m to take out fifth place. The next major competition for the hammer throwers is this weekend in Canberra at the Athletics ACT Inter-Club Competition. We are hoping that some of our younger brigade (12 years and up) will attend the competition, either in the track or the field events. We wish all our athletes competing in Sydney this week “all the best” in winning placing or a personal best performance against the state’s best.

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On Saturday October 11, 23 shooters from Bega, Bermagui, Bombala, Canberra and Cooma gun clubs contested the monthly, Down the Line (DT L) shoot. Weather conditions were excellent, with very little breeze, making targets very easy to see. The program consisted of 20 target point score (3 points for a first barrel, 2 points for a second barrel and 0 for a miss) graded cash divide, 50 target point score championship and 30 target continental. The overall winner of the point score championship was Chris Rowland from Bega (146/150) backing up his win in Bega in the same event last weekend. Results are as follows: Event 1: 20 target point score graded cash divide AA; J. Barron 60/60, C. Rowland & P. Craig 59/60 A; P. Ewart 58/60, S. McIntyre 57/60, F. Luccarda 53/60 B; R. Perry & D. Perry 57/60, D. McInnes & D. Blewitt 54/60 C; M. Craig 55/60, J. Crowe & R. Perkins 43/60 Event 2: 50 target point score championship Overall & AA; C. Rowlands 146/150, 2AA; J. Barron 144/150 1A; S. McIntyre 142/150, 2A; F. Luccarda 138/150 1B; D. Blewitt 142/150, 2B; D. McInnes 138/150 1C; M. Craig 104/150, 2C; J. Crowe 102/150

Event 3; 30 target continental 1AA; J. Barron 48/48, 2AA; P. Craig 47/48 1A; P. Ewart 29/30, 2A; S. McIntyre 27/30 1B; D. Blewitt 27/30, 2B; D. McInnes 26/30 1C; M. Craig 21/30, 2C; R. Perkins 17/30 Veterans High Gun; P. Craig 231/240, High Gun; J. Barron 234/240 The next shoot for the Cooma Gun Club is a 100 target Ball Trap championship next Saturday October 18, starting at 10am. Any enquiries phone James Barron on 64543015 or Peter Ewart on 64543174. The club would like to congratulate Brody Walters on his selection in the NSW Junior Trap team shot at Wagga Wagga on the long weekend.

Pictured, gun club president James Barron congratulates the overall winner of the point score championship, Chris Robinson from Bega.

Swimming season begins The Cooma Swimming Club held a come and try day last Wednesday with 12 new faces taking to the water to try all strokes It was pleasing to see so many of last year’s swimmers back as part of the action and we are looking forward to another big season. Time trials commence this Wednesday with swims being freestyle breaststroke and backstroke. Parents are reminded to confirm your child’s swims and pay before 5.45pm.

Swimmers do not race against each other they are trying to better their own times. The point score commences this week for time trial awards at the end of the season. Swimmers need to register at swimmingnsw.com.au If you have any problems see a committee member on Wednesday. Thanks to Perisher for their donation to the club of $250

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The Foursomes Championships were held Saturday and Sunday for the ladies. Jan O’Halloran and Carolyn Major hung on to their Saturday lead to win the championship ahead of Michelle White and Mariana Lapargo. Michelle and Mariana won the handicap section. Ball winners on Saturday were Jan and Carolyn, Michelle and Mariana, and Donna Tuckwell and Viginnia Logan. Sunday balls went to Donna and Viginnia, Jenny and Carolyn O’Byrne and Mary Obermaier and Robin Fletcher. Wednesday ladies winner was

Jenny O’Byrne, with runners up Jan O’Halloran on a count back from Mary Obermaier. Nearest the pin went to Mariana Lapargo. For the Men’s Championship which was a 27 hole event and won by Charlie Filtness and Chris Bevan with 127 off the stick. Handicap winners were Ross Thompson and Lee Hallam with 107 ¾ net. The Coolamatong Men’s Open Tournament has been changed to the Saturday October 25 for a four ball event and Sunday 26 is open scratch.

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District cricket competition hits off The Cats got off to a solid start with S Walsh (73*) playing a wonderful knock and showing that the English import has been a handy acquisition for Berridale. M Hynes gave the Cats side the run rate boost as he as often done bashing a quick 38 which included four large sixes. M Hynes fell with the winning score in sight to a good piece of quick bowling from B Smith (1/17) who impressed with the ball. Young all-rounder R Oldrey (12*) showed what a natural talent he is calmly knocking the runs off with Walsh securing the victory with three overs to spare. The second match had a Jindabyne/Berridale side taking on a Coffeys/Berridale side. The Coffeys side got off to a sluggish start and were in a spot of bother at 3/30 mainly thanks to a great opening spell from J Riley (2/7) who shone with the ball. S Sommerville (23) began the rescue mission like he has done for the Coffeys side on numerous occasions. Daniel Shirvington just prior to securing an early wicket on Saturday Sommerville was starting in the Cats defeat of Dalgety. to look good until he was

The Monaro District Cricket 2014/15 cricket season got under way at Nijong on Saturday in near perfect weather. It was a disappointing start with the Nijong turf wicket not being quite ready for play this early in the season. With the loss of the turf wicket a mixed team format was played on the synthetic wicket. The afternoon’s cricket saw two games played in great spirit with many of the players swinging the bat or rolling the arm over for the first time this year.

In the first match a Dalgety/ Berridale team took on a Cooma Cats/Berridale side. Dalgety batted first and got off to a cautious start against a fairly handy bowling attack that consisted of J Parkyn (0/15), D Shirvington (2/29), D Asanovski (0/15) and L Redmond (0/22) the latter getting up some good pace and bounce. A Rogers (38) and S Freebody (38*) the back bone of the Dalgety innings showed touches of class and helped guide Dalgety to a reasonable score of 3/130 off 20 overs.

Aaron Rogers had a stellar innings for Dalgety on the weekend, securing 38 runs in the team’s first 20/20 of the season. removed by B Williamson (1/13). With Coffeys struggling at 5/69 at the 10 over mark a great knock from D Hayden (56*) being well supported by A Moon (18) saw Coffeys post a competitive 6/134 Some wayward early bowling from Coffeys saw Jindabyne get off to a quick start with L Hallam (22) and B Hearn (90*) laying a solid platform and with the score on 0/54 after six overs, the chase was looking like a fairly simple affair for the Jindabyne batting lineup. A O’Keeffe (4/22) after going for 15 in his first over found his line

and length and rattled through the Jindabyne middle order and gave the Coffeys lads a sniff of victory but some poor catching let Hearn continue to score at ease and the total was passed at the start of the 17th over when J Cummins (10) casually put one over the deep midwicket boundary for 6. Next week round two of the T/20’s will be played with the Cooma teams facing off at Nijong and the Snowy River teams doing battle at Berridale.

Training for a good cause Members and friends of the Cooma cycle club took advantage of the good weather on the Monday of the holiday weekend to ride from Cooma to Dalgety and return, a distance of 90 kilometres. For Noel Battye it was a good training ride for his upcoming challenge to ride in the MS Sydney to the Gong ride, a distance of 90 km. All riders participating are expected to raise at least $250 for MS support as well as putting up the $90 entry fee. Donations to MS, can be made online by searching MS Gong ride, clicking on the donation tab and looking up individual names. A tax deductable receipt will be issued. A good lesson in bicycle maintenance was gained by one club member who observed fellow rider George Javurek, checking his tyres for any small stones after the group had pulled off the road at Cottage

Creek for a rest stop and photo. The hapless rider had to cut his ride short and return to Cooma hoping the bulge in his tyre would not become a complete blowout. Many of the riders find it is always handy to carry a mobile phone when out riding as weather conditions or mechanical issues may necessitate a rider having to “phone a friend” The unexpected head winds encountered on the return journey from Dalgety prompted two riders to call up a friend, emphasising the fact that the club rides are for all abilities and no undue pressure is placed on riders. Cooma cycle club has a very active program, with rides occurring midweek and on weekends for all range of abilities. Email the club secretary coomacycling @gmail. com to request a calendar or contact the publicity officer, John Sim on 0431816923.

Noel Battye (centre in blue top) flanked by fellow riders from the Cooma Cycle club.

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Shield day date changed Disabled access opened Wednesday October 8 was to have been Bill Elder Shield day but with so many involved with a function in the Clubhouse it was decided to postpone the October Round to 15th and play the normal Wednesday format on 8th. Max Butler and Daphne Buckley were 10/10 with Mick Mayhew and Renate Winckel after 14 ends. Max and Daphne then took off and ran away with the game 27/13. Russell Fox, Mike Mannile and Kevin Jackson trailed Paul Allenspach, Mario Frezza and Ron Wainwright 10/15 but came home strongly to win 22/19. Mike Cole played Swinging Lead for Bob Douglass and Paul Cannell and for Bob Lahy and Neil McGregor. Paul’s Team established a 21/10 lead which was enough to hold out a fast finishing team McGregor 22/18. Saturday Bowls attracted 16 players to enjoy glorious weather and party music. Max Butler, Mario Frezza and Paul Cannell were quick off the mark and held a commanding 17/6 lead on end 14 against Ken Rees, Sergio Roncelli and John Vincent. Over the concluding ends, John’s team outscored Paul’s but finally went down 13/22. Steve Lapham and Guilio D’Amico had an early battle with Maureen D’Amico and Denis Steinfort to lead 13/10 on end 13. Five shots to two for Maureen and Denis brought them back into the game with scores even. Steve and Guilio had the better of the run home to win 29/22. Jack Sajina, Renate Winckel and Geoff Venables must have felt a bit shellshocked when they trailed Peter Marsicano, Laurie Whitehead (visiting from Jindabyne) and Ignazio Mondello by 10 shots after six ends. From that point onwards Geoff’s team began to play more consistent bowls and levelled the score at 14/14 on end 15. With four shots each in the home stretch

the scores finished 18/18, a fitting end to an interesting game. A slightly gusting wind on Sunday made conditions a little difficult and this was reflected in the scores. Richard Nichols and Tom Reed made a good start against Ron Wainwright and Jack Sajina to lead 10/5 and then scored a five to go even further ahead and eventually win 28/15. Ken Rees, Mario Frezza and Geoff Venables gained an early advantage over Mike Mannile, Don Jarvis and Guilio D’Amico to lead 13/7 at the halfway point and went on to win 24/14. John Barnes, Denis Steinfort and Paul Cannell were also quick starters against Mai Burgess (visiting from Queanbeyan and keeping an eye on father Simon Schoon now happily home from hospital) Steve Lapham and John Schoon to lead 13/7 on end 13 and then go on to win 21/13. At the Mens Bowling Club AGM on Sunday Morning, Colin Roberson was re-elected president and was joined by the following Office Bearers and Committeemen. Vice President Neil McGregor, secretary Mike Mannile, treasurer John Vincent, bowls secretary Geoff Venables, selectors Ignazio Mondello and Paul Cannell. Committeemen Ignazio Mondello, John Schoon and Don Jarvis completed the governing body of the club for the next year. Congratulations and thank you to all the members who attended and particularly those who accepted positions on the Committee. First and second rounds of the Cooma Club Mens 4’s will be played on Sunday November 16. Get your team entered by October 19. The first round of the Monaro Clubs Challenge will be played at Cooma on November 1, second at Nimmitabel on November 8 and third round at Jindabyne on November 9.

Cooma ladies golf results On Wednesday October 8 a small field Marilynne Weston and Dorothy Bilbow played a nine-hole medley stableford. was Clare Nowland all three ladies scoring The winner on a countback from 16 points. Clare has been hard to beat lately in the nine- hole comps. Balls went to Marilynne and Dorothy and Maureen Fletcher won a ball for her great shot on the fourth hole. Congratulations to all the winners. Unfortunately once again there were no ladies competitions held over the weekend of October 11/12th. Photography Until next week happy golfing. & Framing

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Pictured builder Bruce Geach, basketball association president Brian Geach, Gordan Burchall, Ross Lawley and Rogan Corbett with the new entrance. Friday saw the opening of the new disabled facilities at the Cooma Basketball Stadium. Financial assistance for the project was provided by the NSW Government through Communities NSW Sport and Recreation and the Cooma Monaro Shire Council. The funding from the Government was the result of an application from the Basketball Association which felt that people with disabilities needed better access to the stadium. The new addition includes a ramp, disabled toilet and a new store room. On hand for the opening was Club President Brian Geach, Deputy Mayor Rogan Corbett, council’s recreational services manager Ross Lawley and Michelle and Gordan Burchall. Gordan played basketball before being confined to a wheel chair for some time and getting in and out of the hall became a hard task. He is slowly recovering and appreciates the fact that access for him and others with disabilities has been made so much easier. The club will be approaching the ACT wheel chair basketball regarding a demonstration game. Local boy Matt Harden, who loved his basketball, took up wheel chair basketball when he moved to Canberra and was very successful at it. Representative Basketball in Merimbula Ten junior teams will travel to Merimbula this weekend to take part in the Merimbula RSL Cup.

Cooma has teams in the u/10, u/12, u/14, u/16 boys and girls and u/19 boys. The u/19 girls team had their opposition withdraw so they will not be playing Cooma has two teams in the u/16 girls but the hosts were unable to accept our second u/14 boys. The u/10 and u/12 teams contain a lot of players new to the game this year and they are excited to be playing their first representative games and they will gain a lot of experience from this trip. The u/14 boys and girls teams u/16 boys team and u/19 boys team have some of our more experienced players who have played in this challenge for a number of years. After an influx of new girls to basketball this year we will be fielding two teams in the u/16 girls. This time last year we didn’t have the numbers to field teams in all ages let alone two teams in one age and quiet often players backed in some teams. Well done to the players and coaches for their effort in preparing for this visit. Junior mixed competition Mondays A mixed competition for the girls out of this year’s junior competition and the boys division two competition (some boys division one may be included ) will be played on Mondays after school if there is enough interest. Players are asked to turn up on Monday 20 at 4pm. There are two boys and three girls on the court at any time and certain rules apply during the game.

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It’s a wrap for the Murphy sisters Top honour for Tegan Local girls Charlotte, Antonia and Letitia Murphy of Jindabyne, affectionately known as Team Murphy, have enjoyed another spectacular ski season and between them won 62 competition medals and 12 trophies during the winter season. The girls compete in the tough sport of Alpine and Skiercross skiing and are great ambassadors for the sport. They are highly disciplined and love the sport, which shows in their results. They won events like the Redlands Cup, Knox Pymble Cup, Thredbo’s Banzai off The Bluff, Thredbo’s Rider Cross Cup, Perisher’s Blue Cow Cup and many more events and competitions. They competed in events at Thredbo, Perisher, Mt Buller and Falls Creek this

season, so they have been clicking up some travelling miles. Charlotte turned in some amazing results in her first year of competing at FIS level (international) and landed top 10 results in Giant Slalom and Slalom. At the NSW State Interschools Championships in Thredbo, all three girls won their divisions in Skiercross - the first time feat in the history of the 25-year-old championships. Then, following on from this, they landed six individual podiums in Alpine and Skiercross at the National Australian Interschool Championships in Perisher. Thousands of children from NSW, Victoria, South Australia and Queensland compete at State and Nationals and the

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From page 56 Jindabyne downhill mountain biker, Tegan Molloy, has been named the South East Regional Academy of Sport (SERAS) ‘Athlete of the Year’ for 2014. Eighteen-year-old Tegan has enjoyed an outstanding year becoming the 2014 Union Cycle International (UCI) Junior Women’s World Champion during September in France, the UCI Junior Women’s World Cup Champion, and taking out the U19’s Women’s Australian Championship. Tegan has been an individual scholarship holder with SERAS since 2011. She has demonstrated over that time that she has what it takes to have a stellar career in the senior ranks in the coming years. The ‘Athlete of the Year’ award goes to the athlete that demonstrates their commitment and desire to reach the elite level of their sport while respecting others and learning how to manage themselves in an appropriate manner with sponsors, officials and significant others. Tegan was selected from 70 scholarship holders. She was presented with her award by SERAS chairman, Mick Mayhew, at the recent Snowy River Shire Council reception which was held for local athletes that are with the academy in 2014.

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SMA machinery display The Snowy Mountains Historic Equipment Association will be publically exhibiting a vast array of machinery used during the Snowy Scheme era over the Snowy Reunion weekend. To be held at the Berridale Winery site, the display will include Antar trucks, Tournapulls, bulldozers, scrapers and cranes. Approximately half of the machines on display will be ex-Snowy Mountains Authority units. In addition, there will a photographic display and some smaller exhibits. The Berridale Winery Café will be open for visitors to purchase food. The display will be open from 10am to 5pm on Friday 17 and Saturday 18,

and from 10 until 4pm on Sunday 19. Berridale residents, commuters, and visitors to the area are advised that machinery will be moving through the town’s central area in the coming days, and that due caution should be exercised. The Snowy Mountains Historic Equipment Association (SMHEA) was established in 2006 and currently has near to 30 members. According to the SMHEA website, “the Club’s aim is to collect, preserve and restore historic earthmoving equipment, trucks and snow related equipment used in the construction of Australia’s largest power generation scheme”.

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Ulick O’Boyle and The Settlers made a mark on Australian history in the 1960s with two albums of songs on the construction days of the Snowy Mountains Scheme. Those songs – 24 altogether – are now available for the first time in print. The Songs of the Snowy Mountains songbook has been collated and edited by Ulick’s daughter, Shannon, and will be launched at the Alpine Hotel in Cooma at 2pm on Sunday October 19 by Australian cultural historian, Graham Dodsworth. The launch coincides with the 65th anniversary celebrations of the start of the Snowy Scheme in 1949. Mr Dodsworth, himself a singer/songwriter and an oral history interviewer for the National Library of Australia and the National Film and Sound Archive, said Ulick’s songs were one of the most significant collections of Australian folk music that demonstrated a sense of time and place in Australian history. ‘The production of this songbook is an important addition to the printed musical record of events that shaped our nation’s character and development,’ he said. ‘Ulick, who worked on the Snowy Scheme, wrote a musical history while it was being built. The songs speak of the tragedies, joys, camaraderie and struggles endured by the workers – the majority of NORT NO N O H AM ME ERI ERIC RIC RIIC CA whom were immigrants.’ Shannon O’Boyle said she had wanted to have her father’s songs set down in sheet music for several years. ‘Dad couldn’t read music, so his songs were simply written on paper with guitar chords scribbled over the words. ‘I thought it was important to have them preserved and available in a more professional manner.’ Two of the original Settlers, Anne Rutherford and Paul Davey, will be special guest performers at the book launch. They will be accompanied by members of the contemporary Settlers band – Canberra musicians with whom Ulick played and recorded until his death in 2011.

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Snowy recollections from the early 1950s -

Frank Waller

As Orbost residents we became aware that the great Snowy Mountains Scheme had opened up on our doorstep, so to speak. With two old school mates Rod and Daryl Brunt, we headed to Cooma and applied for work at the SMHEA office. We signed on as ‘dozer operators although I had only driven crawler tractors with the Forestry Commission. Rod and Daryl had little experience in that field either. Going in We travelled to Kiandra and then on to the Three Mile Camp overnight. Next day, about 10 of us huddled on the open deck of a Studebaker 6x6 and headed for the Ponds. The road was ridge top dozer track and routine until it came to make the descent to the flats. The track down was extremely steep and those with enough experience to recognise the danger were very glad to reach the bottom without mishap. About a half mile along the flat was the camp site just across the creek (river). About half of those who went in started to come out again the next day, to get back to Cooma and collect three days pay. Tents of the traditional variety were already erected. They were equipped with a camp bed and something that passed for a mattress, also a hurricane lantern. A kerosene heater my have been present at the start or may have come a little later. I can’t recall but there must have been some sort of flooring. There were no facilities for food preparation. The Authority allowed a man to maintain a camp fire at the end of the tent rows where, if you were lucky, you could heat some food, but trying to burn half green snow gum is not easy. We used the old trick of leaving a turned down lantern under the bed at night to defeat the bone-chilling cold rising from the ground. In addition to this camp, there were also Diamond drillers working further down the valley. Welcome to Tumut Ponds. Who was there At least one third if the population of Tumut Ponds at that time were either alcoholics, con men, gamblers or other no hopers. The rest were tolerable workers, mostly from NSW but also form other states and overseas. A few names come to mind – Jack Kerr who drove the Allis Chalmers HD19 bulldozer

sometimes/somewhere; Ted Meletx (exTheiss Bros) who later arrived with an International TD 24 bulldozer which we double manned 24 hours a day; Claud Creelman, an engineer, Wally the foreman, a couple of older guys from Bundaberg – Joe

the job site and got to work with pick and shovel, compressor, jackhammer and rock drill. This was possibly a mile from the camp. A contract Cat D7 started to open up the last bit of the side starting from the flat.

It was not unusual to see someone with the DTs shooting imaginary Communists or such like. Not everybody took part in these activities. In due course the mess funds disappeared with the treasurer. He had either lost them all gambling or had simply absconded with the lot. Exit from the ponds

Nichols and his mate, Tommy Potts, the boy from Bowral, Halic and Tork (who gave only these names) from Scandinavia and a few more migrants from who knows where, including a group from Ireland. One Sunday we had a tug-o-war with some Irish lads an they quit after one pull. When I queried one guy he showed me his hands – half the skin had pulled off his palms. These hands had never worked. There was also Bob Dreiss who first came to my notice when he became plant foreman and “Yorky” a small man – from guess where? Working in the road gang Each week day the motley crew set off across the flat to walk to the job site. There was a stream flowing between high banks which was crossed by means of a nine inch plank. Mostly there was no problem with this but one elderly gentleman used to veer off and use the vehicle crossing to the left where the stream was spread and shallow. His boost filled with icy water, of which he took not the slightest notice, worked in wet boots all day and repeated the performance every evening. Water seeping from the bank overnight froze as it emerged, making long icicles. The Authority published a memo pointing out that the early gold seekers had worked in the streams all winter. (Toughen up you wimps). We walked on up the road line to

Cooking, gambling and drinking After a time the Authority decided to build a mess hut. It soon sprang up with a floor, a roof and timber stud walls clad in tar paper. It had a real kitchen at one end with a stove and cooking equipment and benches and stools for the diners. A meeting was held and the usual management positions were filled. One gentleman declined the position of secretary but was happy to become the treasurer. Fees were then collected (alarm bells should have rung). I don’t remember ever having eaten in the mess but I suppose I must have on some occasion. I do remember though, coming off day shift and hoping to find a meal kept for me but it never happened. This is a problem with working a 12hr shiftd plus travelling time. Some ‘weekend warriors’ would head for Cooma for a long weekend on the grog. The old fashioned policeman there would round them up to spend Saturday night in the cells. He was sometimes known as ‘careless hands’ after a popular love song for his habit of lining them all up in the morning and punching them out. Some alcoholics arrived back in such a bad state they couldn’t hold a cup of tea. Those that remained in camp drank brought in grog and played two-up on Sunday.

We were never given any information or the opportunity to ask any questions. I got a message that I was to move to the Three Mile Camp. I worked the dozer along the ridge pushing back any material which might have caused snow to accumulate on the track. That afternoon I was taken back to camp to get my gear and transported back to the Three Mile (or so I thought). We stopped at a new row of cabins and got my gear out, including a meagre supply of food, and the truck left. I opened the last cabin with the given key and stepped inside. It was all electric state of the art, electric stove, electric heater, electric light, nice bunk, etc, everything you could ever want. I flicked a switch and nothing worked – no power. There was no wood either to make an outside fire and not another soul or building to be seen. The next morning the truck came and took me to work on the road from Kiandra to the Three Mile to which the gremlins had moved the TD 24. (I don’t know what was happening to the other drivers having lost the TD 24, probably they were stood down). I spent my first shift gathering the last of some water washed stones from a worked out deposit. This section of the road was fairly flat but required several culverts from various stream flows. A supervisor watched me place a set of 6ft pipes in the stream bed and left. By later afternoon I had covered the pipes to a depth which allowed the dozer to cross over the pipes and compact the filling. I noticed a large trout swimming up towards the pipes. I jumped off and picked up a large rock and waited for it to emerge topside. It never did. It was waiting in the shallows not wanting to enter the pipe. A carefully dropped rock won me a large trout. I had no means of cooking it so I gave it to the driver who took me back to camp.

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