JINDABYNE | BERRIDALE | SNOWY MOUNTAINS Edition MP15 December, 2018
Jindabyne Connect, Connecting the Community
Olivier Kapatenakos, Jindabyne Chamber of Commerce.
Jindabyne Connect met at Rydge’s Resort last week with a crowd of familiar faces and some new. Speakers consisted of Dean Lynch from Snowy Hydro speaking about the recent land released by Snowy Hydro along with making the community aware of the expression of interest form located on the Henley website. https://www.realestate.com.au/ property-residential+land-nswjindabyne-202269062 Laura Hartley from the Department of Premier and Cabinet spoke about her job within the council involving solution leverage, the social infrastructure of Snowy 2.0 and its benefits short term and long term. Laura.hartley@dpc.nsw.gov.au Donna Everett-Smith from Cooma Visitor Centre spoke about the importance of businesses and locals using their services to register events and sign up to their email listing so all can be aware of the things happening around the region, their aim is to increase awareness and increase audience participation. donna@visitcooma.com.au
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Dave Kelly the founding member of Uniting Australasian CSS Families - Coffin Siris Syndrome spoke about the urgency that families need funding when it comes to the rare syndrome. A fundraiser will be held in the region soon to raise funds for medical costs, procedures and travel costs and overall much needed funding for the future of these struggling families. Xrkelly400@hotmail.com Olivier Kapatenakos from Jindabyne Chamber of Commerce announced the next Annual General Meeting will take place on 12 December at Rydge’s Resort. o.kapetanakos@hotmail.com Many more speakers had the chance to pitch their businesses before spending the rest of the evening connecting with the new and usual participants at the meeting. If you would like to speak or sponsor Jindabyne Connect in the future contact Duncan IsaksenLoxton on 0416 325 673 and have a look at their social media page for updates. https://www.facebook.com/ events/679610822374324/.
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Elizabeth’s Wise Words - ONCE IN A LIFETIME Most people would love to win the Lotto. They believe their lives would be complete, and they could have everything they want. For once they would be the winner and stand out in the crowd. Just think of all the opportunities winning the Lotto could give you, but it is not on my list, as money is never the answer to anything. All the wealth it would bring, would fall very short of your expectations in the long run. The winning of money would just cause extra problems. The richest man in Australia could not keep himself
alive, and his son has many problems also. Money is never the answerer, as money is only a tool – a means to an end. Have you ever experienced having extra cash, with the intension of going on a shopping spree? No matter how hard you look you find nothing to buy. When the poor old purse has moths flying out of it, there are a million things of interest to buy. When we take the focus off money we suddenly realize that our Once In A Lifetime moments concern people, and situations.
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What we remember are the milestones, the birth of a child, a family gathering, and the all clear from the doctor. These are the items that fill our hearts. Many would still argue that money is the only answer. Just think of the power it would give you, and what you could do with lots of money. Suddenly you could have more than one television, car, or even house. You could be like the Film Stars and have thirty cars. What a pity you can only drive one at a time. Would you share your wealth? Would you give it away? Would you even sponsor a child and give to the poor. These are all options you would have with your wealth. How you deal with your Once In A Lifetime, will dictate to you this life and many others. Can you just imagine what many of our Great Leaders will become next lifetime? What will await them, when their time on earth is viewed and they realize how badly they abused their power. All actions must be counted and paid for. Wealth comes with much responsibility. When we really
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Horizons Unlimited hold third Snowy Mountains Travellers meeting
Horizons Unlimited held its third Snowy Mountains Travellers Meeting last week with motorcycle enthusiasts traveling from all around the globe to attend the event. Many speakers attended the event telling their stories, sharing their travels and answering any questions that the participants had. The purpose of these meetings that are held at venues across the country and the world are for people who dream of adventure along the road less travelled and to inspire, inform and create connections within the Horizons Unlimited community. The unique line-up of presenters was speaking on a variety of subjects including how to make life easier on the road, being prepared with visas and currency exchanges, working while travelling, the do’s and don’ts of travelling and overall shared experiences on the road. This three-day event was held at the Sport and Recreational Centre where the registered participants had the opportunity to dine and sleep on the grounds
while having a drink and connecting with one another. Presenter Ove Gehrmann from Sweden gave his presentation on MC Swapping around the world, an option to make international motorcycle travel simpler. Ove shared his travel experiences with the group explaining how he made his Global Motorcycle Riding possible by owning or having access to motorcycles all over the world, he spoke of his passion for riding and urged the Horizons Unlimited participants to take part. “It’s worthwhile to go after your dreams, we are all here today to follow our passion and dreams and to communicate with likeminded people,” Ove said. Giving advice to travellers and offering his services, such as letters of recommendations for passport officials, Ove reminded the listeners the power of the Unlimited Horizons group when stuck in a sticky situation. The Unlimited Horizons community is always there to help each other no matter where someone is in the world. Hosts of the event Brian and Shirley Rix presented
their recent trip riding through Norway and The Stans. Speaking of the specific visas that were required, the best places for currency exchange, the language barriers of each country and the conditions of the roads. With a slide show presentation both Shirley and Brian gave insight into what it was like travelling third world countries and the dangers that were faced on the road, not to scare people but to prepare them for what is needed when travelling these types of countries. Shirley and Brian Rix have published many books based on their adventures around the world beginning with Two for the Ride: London to Melbourne, then Circle to Circle: Antarctica Circle to the Arctic Circle and their final book The Long Way to Vladivostok: A journey through Scandinavia and the Silk Road to Siberia. The event gave the Horizons Unlimited community the change to interact with one another and connect with potential travelling partners from around the world. http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/
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Jindabyne welcomes the newest Mountain Bike Supplier, Alpine Sports What was once primarily a snow based store Alpine Sports has since gained new owners and have introduced Mountain Bikes to their ever-growing store in Nuggets Crossing. Cam and Michelle Barton know that Jindabyne’s Mountain Biking scene is flourishing and only growing over the years in summer and are excited to introduce mountain bikes to cater to this market. “We know people like to enjoy the Snowy Mountains all year and we love bikes, and want to be a year-round store not one that checks out over summer.” Said Michelle. The aim of introducing mountain bikes to Alpine Sports is to be able to produce outstanding products to both visitors and locals including helmets, apparel and spare bike parts from meticulous brands such as Dakine, Giro, POC and more. For the more tech savvy and serious mountain bikers Alpine Sports will also stock bike computers as well as basic servicing and repairs.
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“We are also excited to be a bike rental and demo store so people can pick up a bike for the weekend or try out a new ride before they buy.” Said Michelle. Being mountain bike enthusiasts themselves Cam and Michelle have been mountain bike riders since the late 90’s and are experienced in the mountain biking field. They have attended many recreational Mountain Biking events including memorable races such as Port to Port in the Hunter, Wildside in Tasmania and Capital Punishment in Canberra. “The store will be stocking a brandnew fleet of Scott and Whyte rentals from hardtails to kids bikes to full-gravity bikes, perfect for the Cannonball event coming up.” Said Cam. Alpine Sports is an exclusive dealer and demo centre for Whyte bikes which are an emerging high end mountain biking brand that have a lot of great reviews. This store is the only Scott dealer in town giving buyers more variety and
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Shop Local this Christmas Nuggets Crossing is the Shopping Hub of Jindbyne and this Christmas we are promoting Shop Local. As tempting as it is to shop online or in the city it sure helps our local economy and families if the purchases are local. A strong local economy and happy locals makes for a happier home and town. Jindabyne is a wonderful place to live and those who call it home are fortunate. Let’s work on keeping it that way by supporting each other. With over forty businesses and services on our doorstep the choice of unique gifts at Nuggets Crossing is expansive. We have toys and games for the kids from Monchichi, that special piece of clothing or gift ware from places like Après She, High Country, Rip Curl and Ebony & Chrome. For the overseas skiers this year Larry Adler, Alpine
Sports, First Tracks and Wilderness Sports still have top bargains and with the current exchange rate it would seem like a good idea to stock up before you head overseas. Jindabyne newsXpress is under new management so Christmas Decorations are available now, as well as gifts, magazines, stationary and the ever popular Beanie Boo range. Vouchers are more popular than ever, especially at Christmas, so you can take advantage of the sales after the Big Fella has been. Most of our businesses are happy to issue gift vouchers for products, food, coffee, juices, clothes and beauty services. Maybe a meal at Bacco’s, Takayama, CBD, Dudley’s Café or the best burger in town from Mountain Munchies. Everyone can look forward to a summer haircut or beauty treatment from Spoilt Beauty, Barber Andy, Vanity or Mynk, wouldn’t that be a most welcome gift under the tree. Woolworths, our anchor grocery store has a great range of vouchers for food, petrol, BWS alcohol - Can’t go wrong with that one. Romance me is the store for those very special gifts that require extras love and thought. If it is a romantic gift you are after, go no further. Jindabyne Pharmacy has a plethora of choices from Lego,
Perfume, health foods and toiletries. The Market Jindabyne is one of those places that come up wirth something new and exciting every week. The food and beverages are scrummy, and the choice of healthy foods and products are the best in town. During December, if you shop at any Nuggets Crossing stores you can place your receipt or an entry into the Box located outside the Jindabyne newsXpress and you will be in the draw for a weekly bundle of prizes provided by our stores. Ya gotta be in it to win it so WHY not. This Christmas, Shop Local at Nuggets Crossing and share the Happiness
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SNOWY RIVER ECHO WITH LEE TAYLORFRIEND
In less than a month it will be Christmas, a time of celebration and reflection… My Grandfather, Thomas Friend, was born in Cooma in 1884 and spent much of his young life growing up on ‘Billilingra Station’ where his parents were employed. When his Father (my Great Grandfather) died suddenly his Mother (My Great Grandmother) was unable to care for he and his siblings. They were sent to orphanages (times were hard back then with no financial support from the government). Many years later my Grandfather met my Grandmother – his ‘English Rose’ and they created a legacy that exists to this day. My Father was one of nine children – five boys and four girls who grew up in a small weatherboard home with a creek down the back and bush all around. My Grandfather died before I was born and my Grandmother when I was only
a baby but by all accounts, they were wonderful people. I was the youngest grandchild and come Christmas we would all congregate at the ‘Friend Family’ home in Lane Cove. Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, Friends and neighbours. There was lively banter, laughter, a great spread of food, sing-a-longs around the piano, a visit from Santa Claus (Uncle Jack) and most importantly, there was LOVE… With the passing of time and people these gatherings dwindled, but the precious memories linger… My Dad died on 23rd December, 1996, but two of his nine siblings are still with us Aunty Pat and Uncle Jack, whom I love and admire greatly. I wrote this month’s poem a few years back when my Uncle Tom died. It reflects on these special times. Take care, enjoy Christmas and embrace/create some memories…Lee…xx
A LANE COVE CHRISTMAS – FAREWELL TO UNCLE TOM… Fond memories flooding back to me Of how our Christmas used to be. A home where nine ‘Friend’ children raised Where dreams began, and fires blazed Would always be our gathering place Aunts, Uncles, Cousins to embrace. Fine spread of food - the odd beer keg Hosted by Uncle Tom and Aunty Peg. Yes Santa would come, and we’d sit on his knee We’d open our pressies with laughter and glee. Uncle Joe’s ‘magic magnets’ would stick to his head! Mine would fall to the floor – ‘Just try harder!!’ He said I would curse, get frustrated, myself I’d berate Didn’t know in his head was a big metal plate!!! A vocal, passionate, gathered throng And then the famous ‘sing-a-long’… Around the piano we all would crowd As voices lingered long and loud. Uncle Tommy played with vigour, joy My favourite – it was ‘Danny Boy’. Then ‘cross his lips a smile would start As he’d belt out ‘Peg of my heart…’
There are fungi at the bottom of my garden by DR. BILL CROZIER 32. PENICILLIUM – A VERY IMPORTANT FUNGUS During May 2017, my wife and I had the good fortune to make the trip to the UK. For the last part of this, we stayed just down the road from Paddington Railway Station, near St Mary’s Hospital. This is a very old and historic hospital; some readers will know it because it was where William and Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, chose to have their children, George and Charlotte, born. To me, as a Medical Mycologist, it has a another meaning. It was in St Mary’s Hospital, around 1928, that a Scottish microbiologist chanced upon the discovery of an antibiotic which we now know as Penicillin. Dr. Alexander Fleming (later, Sir Alexander Fleming) was a Scottish microbiologist working as Bacteriologist-incharge at St Mary’s Hospital when he detected a chance contamination of some Staphylococcus culture plates by a blue-green mould (or fungus) in 1928. This inhibited the growth of the Staph colonies; it was subsequently identified as Penicillium notatum. The chemical it produced was given the name “penicillin”. In Latin, the name for a “brush” is “penicillus” and when Penicillium is looked at on a slide under the microscope, it appears to produce spores on little “brush-like” branches, hence the name Penicillium.
Actually, Fleming was not the first to observe inhibition of bacteria by fungi. I have a book on my shelves called “Miracle Drugs” by Helmuth M. Boettcher, in which he relates many earlier instances of antibiotics produced by fungi. The Romans used poultices made from mouldy bread to treat bacterial infections 2000 years ago; Pasteur described the phenomenon; even Lister, looking for a non-poisonous antiseptic substance encountered the antibiotic action of fungi. Fleming acknowledged Lister’s earlier work, when describing his own findings on “penicillin”. Around 1938, an Australian, Dr. Howard Florey (later, Lord Florey) assembled a team in Oxford University to investigate antibiotics and other chemicals. Florey was born in Adelaide and studied Medicine at University of Adelaide. He and his coworkers, including Ernst Chain and Norman Heatley, trialled many Penicillium isolates before finding one which produced a high yield of “penicillin” in broth cultures. Interestingly, this was isolated from a mouldy cantaloupe (or rock melon) found discarded in a market. Readers will know the instant success “penicillin” had in treating serious bacterial infections at that time. (Transferable Drug Resistance in bacteria has sadly made many of the penicillin antibiotics useless against some of the new “super bugs”). In 1945, Fleming, Florey and Chain received the Nobel Prize for
their excellent work in finding, describing and refining “penicillin”. Fleming was fortunate that his isolate of Penicillium notatum had quite high antibacterial activity on a culture plate. Many isolates do not. When tested in broth cultures, Florey’s team found that Fleming’s isolate produced poor levels of “penicillin”, so they searched far and wide for higher-level producing strains. I tested some Penicillium isolates in my microbiology laboratory around 1977 – 78, finding hardly any antibacterial activity. I also tested a culture of a Streptomyces, a chance contaminant on a culture plate, and found quite a good level of antibacterial activity from the crude “streptomycin” antibiotic. This just shows, you have to have a bit of luck in science, to go with all the planning and research. Reference. Helmuth M. Boettcher (1963), “Miracle Drugs. A History of Antibiotics”, Heinemann, London.
(Above) Typical colony of a Penicillium mould, growing on an agar culture plate.
Though times have changed – so many gone Your precious memories will live on… At the ‘Pearly Gates Inn’ – Tom walks through the door. The ‘sing-a-longs’ will rise once more. Your friends and family meet you there. As much Glenfiddich as you can bear!!! That warm as treacle Scottish brogue. With your Brothers-in-law you’ll hold your collogue. You’ll nod in agreement – the playing will start As heavens ‘rogue choir’ sings ‘Peg of my heart…’
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Passwords, passwords everywhere! You’re probably aware just how many passwords are in your life. Even if you do not like technology you have passwords for you bank, any social media used, endless websites, email, software, and even more stuff that I can mention. With all these passwords there a couple of problems. How do you keep track of them, and how do you keep them secure? Ideally, every single account will have a different password. Why? If you use the same password for everything, the bad guys only have to get that one and they are going to try to use it on all the other accounts. The bad news is that having multiple passwords means you have a lot to keep track of, but the good news is, here are a few clues to make it easy. 1. Don’t try to remember a random string of numbers and letters, use something that you can remember as the base for all your passwords. Here are a couple of suggestions: a. Use a pattern – it is easy to remember a sequence of keys you can make a “z” pattern of keys by pressing 4 keys to the right. Three keys down, and 3 keys to the right again start at the “1” key and make a ”z” your password would be “1234eszxcv” if you the same pattern but start at the “2” key your password would be “2345rdxcvb”, this means all you have to do is remember where to start for each account and just type the same pattern b. Use a song – someone told me they use the track numbers and titles of all the songs on a favourite album 2. Keep track of your passwords! I don’t mean a file called “passwords.txt” on your computers desktop but keep a
list and keep it up to date. 3. Use a password organiser. I use a program called lastpass (www.lastpass.com). There is a free version or for a coupe of dollars a month it can handle just about any need for securing your important information. You can even set it up to allow others to access your passwords if you are incapacitated. Highly recommended. You should keep your password safe so as to avoid giving them away to the bad guys • Don’t fall for ‘phishing attacks’. These are the emails, “pop-ups”, or messages you get that tell you that your bank, ISP, or other organisation (like EBay, or PayPal) wants to verify your account name and password, or credit card number and PIN. Think about it. Don’t they already have your details? Why would you give your PIN number to the bank or your details to a company you are already registered with? They already know that information! • Be careful with your passwords you might like to change your passwords regularly, say once a year. This ensures that even if the “bad guys” do get some of your information it is of limited use to them. • If you are nervous that you may be logging onto a bad site (a “phishing” attack) try this tip. When you get a ‘login screen’, try entering the wrong password first. A ‘good’ site will tell you that you have a bad password. A ‘bad’ site will accept anything as a password. If you have any questions on managing your passwords and keeping them safe, contact Paul the Computer Bloke … 0412 255 247 paul@computerbloke.com.au
Stop the boats There’s only the dampened note of the marine diesel running at near idle to punctuate the stillness. The air is heavy, wet and little rivulets of condensed water trickle down from every surface. The bow of the boat barely parts the slick, oily swell as we move through a universe that’s grey and endless. I’m on the bow, eyes searching for the indistinct shape of any vessel that’s out here with us. Don’t trust your ears, for sound plays tricks in the fog at sea. Then there’s a parting of the veil and onto that thinly curtained stage comes a presence, effortlessly, almost magically, carried on 12-foot wings above the soft pillows of the waves. A wandering albatross has come to keep us company. Sadly, it’s a sight you and your children will probably never see for in a short space of time the colony of wandering albatross in our Australian waters has become functionally extinct. For every year the breeding population of wanderers (now only 12 pairs) on Macquarie Island has been in decline. It is estimated that every year, long line fishing vessels set 41.6 million baited hooks, that’s every year. And every year, 300,000 marine mammals, three million oceanic sharks and 160,000 albatross die as bycatch
from pelagic longlining. Efforts are being made around the world by environmentally responsible countries and fisheries to curb the destruction caused by pelagic longlining. For example, the introduction of demersal (bottom) longlining has delivered an improvement on bycatch figures. In some regions, like the West Coast of America, longlining has been banned entirely. For too long, the southern fishing zones of Australia have been ineffectively policed and the operation of unregulated and illegal longlines have had a devastating effect on our marine populations. The callous destruction of three million sharks per annum worldwide is a heinous crime in itself but also it is known that the removal of top predators in ecologies, both land and marine, has serious detrimental effects on those same ecologies that are essential to keeping us alive and fed. It would be a sad world if all we had left to remind us of our earth’s wonderful abundance were pictures, movies, documentaries, poems and songs like that of Bruce Cockburn’s ‘all the beautiful creatures are going away’. Moontree
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A WONDERFUL DAY ‌ WITH THOSE WHO REMEMBER The forecast wasn’t the best, it rained through the night [much needed]. Wednesday November 21 was to be a trip exploring Happy Jacks Plain – all being well. The Community Services [in consultation with the National Parks] organised the Snowy Monaro Social Groups exploration trip. I would recommend those readers who sit home alone to look them up, they’ve so much going on I lose my breath thinking about it! Friends old and new. The tour began at Cooma, to Berridale, then a few stragglers [like me] at Rocky Plain. I was invited. What an opportunity.
and Brookes Huts [burnt 2003/4 fires]. Later a camping trip to O’Keefe’s, at the foot of Jagungal, via the Grey Mare Fire Trail. An attempt was made at climbing the the mountain, but conditions prevented this. Large grey basalt rocks were very interesting, thrown down the mountain during volcanic activity.
Spring this year I skied to Bald Hill ‌ on a clear day! Having little knowledge of this region it was an opportunity for me to hear people like Barry Atchison and Ranger Andrew Miller talk. What I enjoyed so much was the comradery amongst the group, and, chatting with descendants of early pastoralists – founding graziers! This was like a ‘day made in heaven’ for me ‌ thank you.
After morning tea at Eucumbene Dam, a drive along Happy Jacks Road, around Bald Hill with 360 degrees of eye catching views [on a clear day] – the dam to the east, Jagungal known as Bogong [2061M] and Round [1756M] Mountains to the west northwest. Last return to Bald Man’s Hut for barbecue lunch and stimulating reminiscences about past years – while the rain tumbled down ‌ in November. There were men, and women, some who’d never visited the area and others whose families had snow leases up to the 1950s and 60s. Rural Fire Brigade people and volunteers helping to enjoy the spirit of the moment too. Yarns abounded. I had been this way a few times. First for the opening of the rebuilt O’Keefe’s
The weather closed in and it poured! With so many cars in convoy we headed into Happy Jacks Plain, but the inclement weather forced us back. We drove through rock deposits, rolling mountains, and a couple of fantastically beautiful creeks ‌ when you could see them through raindrops and cloud. There was also evidence of both grazing, and hydro. This is a geologically old area of the Ordovician era earlier than 430Ma. From Bald Hill [1764M] the volcanic
region of Jagungal in the Toolong Range rises to the west with Round Mountain north of it. This is normally a damp area where northerly and westerly flowing creeks and rivers have their headwaters. Not only is it wet, it’s magnificently beautiful, scenery one rarely sees.
Zones, it’s right to describe the region in this vein. For most of the trip we found ourselves travelling from Montane to Sub Alpine Zones, past heath filled frost hollows. Newly blossomed yellow Leafy Bossia, Purple Hovea, Dusty Daisies, and a small scattering of baby Silver Snow Daisies lined the track. The hut was snuggly nestled in a Montane Valley, lush after recent rains, still definitely in need of more. We could not see, but, we knew ‘out-of-this-world’ views were masked in the clouds. Perhaps a fine day will be in order for a re-visit??? This is indeed a magnificent area – for most it’s a walk or a ski. Within the Community Services program it’s a catered day out ‌ one of a large variety they organise throughout each year. Think about it! Most photos in this article are from the drizzly, damp day, no cheating, this was the weather.
The chefs, volunteers, many in their oil skins, were waiting for us as we arrived down in the valley of Bald Man’s Hut. This is a hut on private land – choice real estate! The tub fires were lit, pots of water on the boil, and the barbecue plates primed for steak, sausages, and onion. The ‘staff’ had tirelessly prepared delicious salads to accompany the meat. A feast fit for the ‘kings and queens’ of the day. Having discussed Environmental
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Jindabyne residents recognised with service awards Since the last Echo was published, a number of Jindabyne residents have been honoured by the Member for Monaro John Barilaro, with community services awards. They included: Stan and Bronwyn Carter for their outstanding commitment to the Snowy Mountains Neighbourhood Centre and the Jindabyne Op Shop. This big-hearted couple, who manage the Adventist Alpine Village, have worked unreservedly with the Snowy Mountains Neighbourhood Centre and the Op Shop, to support the homeless and displaced. This couple will reliably step in at very short notice to help and provide respite for the lost, the lonely and those unable to immediately help themselves. Their legendary soup donations to both the neighbourhood centre and the op shop are delicious contributions that help feed the community. In his spare time this year, Stan organised and built a pump track for the keen bike riders of the area. The pump track is located in a safe and
encouraging environment and freely available to families of the community. Linda Milne for her outstanding work as an Animal Coordinator with the Snowy Mountains Wildlife Rescue. Linda’s love and commitment to the rescued wildlife like wallabies and wombats is admirable; Linda could have as many as 12 young joeys which require feeding every three hours. Paul Nicholls for his service to sport. Paul organised the Jindbayne touch competition with the Snowy River Bears for over 20 years and was dedicated to ensuring the smooth running of the sport and committed to seeing locals lead healthy lifestyles. Nicole Raine f o r service to sport in Jindabyne. Nicole has been a key member of the Jindabyne Rugby Union Club for many years holding roles as treasurer, registrar, merchandise officer, licensee, canteen manager as well as being a player herself. In 2013 she was injured in a Rugby Bus accident that ended her playing days but it didn’t dampen her spirit. Nicole has
been an integral part of Junior Club growth in the club with successfully starting a summer competition for juniors. The Jindabyne Rugby Club is stronger than ever thanks to the hard work of people like Nicole. Michael Swinney for service to sport in Jindabyne largely through his work with the Bush Pigs. Michael works hard to promote the sport and encourage youngsters and adults to get involved. You will often find Michael setting up and packing up the field on game days and he works hard to find sponsors for the club. Jacinta Braun for her dedication to the Jindabyne community through her work with the Community Garden. Jacinta volunteers with planting, promoting the garden and encouraging others to start their own gardens. She also provides warm and nutritious meals for those doing it tough. The community of Jindabyne is fortunate to have a kind, generous and hard worker. St Vincent de Paul Jindabyne The Vinnies volunteers were established in November 2012 by the late Neen Pendergast, Gloria Thompson and Adrienne
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The Bears are Back! that used to play with us or their fathers played with us, that is a big thing,” Gavin Patton said. The club want to reinstate the old 1977 jerseys to all players keeping to tradition but need the help of local supporters to reinvent themselves as the Snowy River Bears. The club will have to start from scratch and are seeking the assistance from the locals to help sponsor and support this sport in the local area. “We are looking for sponsors and major sponsors, anyone that can help,” Gavin said. “We are starting new so we have to buy everything new including training gear and medical gear.” The first expression of interest day had Damien Kennedy from Country Rugby League get involved, showing the juniors skill runs and getting all interested to participate in the activities. Another expression of interest day is scheduled for 15 December (date to be confirmed), where there will be a free sausage sizzle and giveaways. The club urge any locals who want to show their interest in the sport to come along. Whether you’re interested in becoming a sponsor, support or player, please contact Gavin Patton on 0427 200 823 or visit the Facebook page where you can find a link to register online https://www.facebook.com/ SRBRLFC/?ref=page_internal. Come along to the next expression of interest day to meet the Bears and join in on some fun.
First Snowy River Bears Rugby League Team.
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Snowy River Bears Rugby League Football Club is making a comeback in Jindabyne since their last season in 2004. Six months ago, the idea of bringing the Snowy River Bears back to Jindabyne was only a concept to see whether it was possible, now President Gavin Patton along with Vice President and treasurer Paul Nicholls and the committee have made it happen. The club held an expression of interest day for all locals to attend, the event was a success with 30 committed seniors signing up for the 2019 season and 25 juniors. Among the seniors was twin Kiwi brothers Asher and Amanaki Veamatahau, two professional rugby league players who recently moved to Jindabyne from Sydney. The Snowy River Bears welcome the brothers and their family to the club. The area wishes them success for the future, not only as part of the team but also as professional league players. The club also welcomed Adam Walters as their new captaincoach, a local who previously played first grade for the Cooma Stallions, as well as many local boys. The next step is for the club to re-enrol in Group 16 allowing them to enter competitions and carnivals from all around the South Coast region, the club will be entering two sides for the rugby league and there is the possibility of women’s league tag. “The best thing about it (Snowy River Bears Rugby League Club) is getting all these kids back