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Joanna Balcombe with her first place ribbon for Junior Judging Sheep (meat) and second place ribbon in Junior Judging Fruit and Vegetables.
Local Girl To Compete At Royal Easter Show
Joanna Balcombe, a year 12 student at Canowindra High School, is off to the Sydney Royal Easter Show to compete in the Junior Judging Competition. Joanna Balcombe won the Group 10 Zone Final for Junior Judging at the Eugowra Show recently in the Sheep (meat) category, to allow her to advance to the next stage of the competition. Joanna said, “I feel good about winning at regionals because I have competed in a number of shows last year and kind of had expectations for myself.” To receive the Junior Judging title Joanna had to examine and then place the four animals in the Sheep (meat) section in the correct order from most to least desirable based on their overall characteristics.
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Joanna then had to explain her placings and the reasons behind each to an overjudge and the surrounding spectators in an oral presentation. Joanna is excited about competing at the Royal Easter Show and says,“At Sydney the atmosphere makes you feel like an actual judge. I’m looking forward to it as every show you learn something new, you can never know everything.” Joanna has been competing for a number of years now with her father Phil Balcombe so she knows what to expect. “I have been doing Junior Judging since about year 8, and since then have competed at Sydney previously as well as other shows like Dubbo and Bathurst. Good luck at the Royal Easter Show Jo!
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On Thursday the 9th March come along to the Old Vic Inn Canowindra to celebrate International Women’s Day. Tickets are $30 each with $5 from each ticket being donated to the Pay it Forward charity. The Pay it Forward charity was set up by our guest speaker Karlie Irwin, Orange’s Local Women of the Year. Her social care charity helped around 4000 people in need in Orange just in the past 15 months. Karlie used her garage to store and manage goods, food and clothing to be distributed to those families in need. Her charity has now expanded to a community shed in Glenroi Avenue and has a team of about 25 volunteers. They have provided complete furniture packages to needy families, assisted with moving people and have provided a lawn mowing service to prevent people being evicted from their rental accommodation. Karlie will give a talk on the night about her experience and being bold, which is what this year’s theme is all about. There will be drinks and canapés served as well as live music from Josh Maynard
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Karlie Irwin, founder of Pay it Forward, is the guest speaker at International Women's Day.
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THUMBS UP To the new irrigation system at the Canowindra Bowling Club.
THUMBS DOWN To people who don't slow down for stock signs.
THUMBS DOWN To people who walk their dogs down the Main Street and don't pick up after them.
THUMBS UP To the cooler mornings.
THUMBS UP To all of the firefighters who helped put out fires over the weekend.
THUMBS UP To everyone who has been busy playing sport.
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SNIPPETS... On this day: In 1998 Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace knighted Elton John for his contribution to music and charity.
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Congratulations Kelly Price: Recipient of Australian Federation of Graduate Women’s Central West. The annual scholarship was awarded to the 2016 HSC School Captain.
The thimble won't pass GO another time as it will be replaced by a more modern symbol.
Monopoly getting rid of the thimble: The sewing accessory has been apart of the board game since 1935 but after a recent vote it will be replaced with something more modern. We will have to wait until March 19th to see what made the cut with thoughts of it being a hashtag, emoji or a rubber ducky. Wrap with Love: Knitters are wanted to form a Wrap with Love group here in Canowindra. Meet the fourth Wednesday of every month at Canowindra HACC office at 10am. Any donations of 8ply wool or 100% acrylic can also be left at the HACC office. Contact Nina 6344 1213, Dawn 0427 441 272, Ruth 63441146, or HACC 63441199 for more information. Commissioning and Induction of Reverend Joy Harris: The community are invited to attend on Saturday 11th March commencing at 11am at All Saints Anglican Church. There will be a lunch available at the CWA rooms afterwards. Touch Football: Central Motors and Bushrangers through to finals, Unicorns to play MNT and S&S to play Canowindra Real Estate. Royal and Cranbury have been knocked out.
Canowindra Bowling Club: Names are now being called for this year's NRL footy tipping competition. A sheet is on the bar for names. Wednesday badge draw is $1,100 and Friday badge draw is $200. Bingo this Thursday 11am. Canowindra Business Chamber: Is calling for anybody who is interested in taking on the Secretary and Treasurer role. Graham Beasley was elected the new President and said, “I am very pleased to become president of the Business Chamber and I believe Canowindra has a lot to offer in both tourism and small business. The Business Chamber intend to attract more small business to Canowindra to match steady growth in new house building and increase in young families in the area.” New $10 note: Pays homage to Dame Mary Gilmore and AB ‘Banjo’ Paterson, two celebrated Australian writers. The Reserve Bank will showcase the new $10 note on Sunday the 26th February at Yeoval as part of the Banjo Paterson festival.
The new $10 note will be showcased in Yeoval on the 26th February.
Kevin Walker: Last week I won a meat tray, I’d like to win the lotto though. Got to be in it to win it.
Andrew Gee, Member for Calare: I won a talent show on the radio for singing Blue Eyes by Elton John. I think the prize I won was for the worst act but I beat my brother. I won a denim sleeveless jacket with the band Police symbol on the back as well as their latest album.
Harry Lance, Prime7: I won Chifley King back in uni at 80’s prom as well as best dressed for my pink jeans and ¾ sleeve shirt.
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Andrew Gee along with Kevin Walker congratulating the Women's Bowls on receiving funding for the new irrigation system for the greens.
Canowindra Bowling Club Switches On New Irrigation
Federal Member for Calare Andrew Gee visited the Canowindra Bowling Club for the official turning on of the new irrigation system for the greens. After pausing a game of women’s bowls the ladies all stood with Andrew Gee patiently awaiting the official opening of the sprinklers. After everybody was slightly refreshed the bowlers were back to business as usual. The new sprinkler systems installed at the Bowling Club was made possible through a $12,200 grant from the Australian Government’s Stronger Communities Programme. The Stronger Communities Programme funded small capital projects, which will deliver social benefits by supporting community participation and contributing to the vibrancy and viability of communities. Mr Gee said, “The Canowindra Bowling Club is a central part of the local community, providing a place for locals to come together and enjoy its sporting facilities.”
The new sprinkler system is a great asset to the Canowindra Bowling Club and it “will hopefully draw more bowlers to come get involved now that they have a higher quality green,” Mr Gee said. The sprinkler system is set up to maximize water use and to minimise water wastage. Councilor Kevin Walker explained, “there are eight irrigation stations placed around the green and they turn on automatically at 2am which minimises evaporation”. President of the Canowindra Women’s Bowls Betty Jenkins said, “The new sprinkler system has improved the quality of the greens allowing bowlers to improve on their skills more. It has made it a more reliable green and it will allow us to compete with other towns with the same standards.” Bowling has already started to pick up with Friday night barefoot bowls filling up the greens creating a great atmosphere for all to enjoy.
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Owner of Biz-E Tony has now combined forces with her daughter Kristen McVey to form Central West Uniforms. Central West Uniforms will continue to provide all the same services as previously but adding school wear. The website displays their current range and as the seasons change and more schools come on board the range will increase. Toni and Kristen hope to eventually provide school wear and other services to all the schools in the local region. Central West Uniforms also offer embroidery, screen printing, signage applications, novelty T-shirts, pillow cases as well as sashes for horse racing and shows. They have been screen printing the shearing singlet’s and shirts for the Canowindra Show and have also updated the Women’s Bowling Club Honour Board for many years. Central West Uniforms are trading from the Biz-E home workshop but have established an online presence giving customers the convenience of buying school wear and other uniforms from work, team sports, hospitality and the health and beauty industry.
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Canowindra’s Second “Artful Eight” Exhibition – More Artists and New Creativity On Show Canowindra Arts Inc presents its second “Artful Eight” art show and sale in the Old IGA premises in Gaskill Street over the next week with a problem that most groups would love to face. The show’s title has had to be changed to “Artful Eight Plus” because this year no less than 13 artists have signed up to show their works, and the exhibition’s reach has widened to include entries from Dubbo, Mullion Creek and Blayney, aside from Canowindra, Cowra and Carcoar. Also, the creative scope has broadened, with the prominent Cowra art ceramicist Greg Daly and Chris Watson’s stunning aerial Farmpix photography joining the painters. Canowindra Arts chair, Arthur Falconer, hails this year’s response as a crucial step toward the group’s plan to develop Canowindra as a regional arts hub and a key player in the NSW government’s Art Tourism scheme for regional rural towns.
“It’s astonishing just how many artists there are out there in our region, many of them working quietly and virtually unnoticed in the towns and hamlets,” he says. “Canowindra Arts Inc is bringing them out and bringing them together, and providing them with exhibition services that will help them sell their works. “In turn, they are seen as the creative bedrock of our plan to establish a permanent arts centre in Canowindra that will promote and teach all genres of artistic endeavour to the rest of the community.” “Artful Eight Plus” opens Friday March 3, and will run to Saturday March 10. Friday will also be the official opening day, with a special ceremony, with nibbles and drinks, at 5pm in the afternoon. The show will also stay open late through Saturday evening to offer a highly creative sideshow to Canowindra’s spectacular 100 Mile Dinner.
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Drizzling honey into your morning tea or onto your toast in the morning may be no longer if the bee population continues to suffer. A new study done by the University of Western Australia into the honey bee has revealed that humans have a significant impact on a bee’s metabolism and ultimately its survival. Land that has been degraded means a reduction in the availability of resources for bees therefore putting more strain on the bees body to survive and impacting its ability to function as it should. The research conducted by the University of Western Australia has outlined the importance of understanding how environmental factors impact bees and how to help preserve their population. This is the first time the metabolic rate and feeding rate of a free-flying insect has been measured in its natural environment and this university research paves the way for future research on pollinators other than bees. "Bees are vital for human beings, the environment and agriculture," Professor Bradshaw said. Bees produce a third of what we eat and pollinate one sixth of flowering plants worldwide. There has been a dramatic decline over the past few years on the population of the bees hence emphasising the importance for further research and improvement of environmental practices."
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Women’s Bowls News Results of the matches played on Tuesday 21st February. In the Major Singles second round Marion Wilson defeated Di Mooney 2513. Libby Balcombe defeated Nancy Morrow 25 -24 and Colleen Crump defeated Jo Davies 25-10. Major Singles third round Margaret Gosper defeated Christine Pickard 27-12. Thank you to the markers Daph Bryant, Gwen Haydon, Deanna Noble and Moyna Rue. Two social games of triples also took place. Di Slattery, Joyce Middleton and Linda Miller were defeated by Sheryn O’Malveney, Bobby Turner and Jeanette Wheeldon 19-13. Ellen Petty, Leanne Stevenson and Pauline Carroll were defeated by Jenny Middleton, Radka Tatterson and Karen Cox 17-14. Margaret Gosper won the lucky number and the point score for the month was shared by Sheryn O’Malveney and Colleen Crump. Financial planning will give you a clearly marked road-map for your future.
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Tommy Jeffs centre stage at the Condobolin Picnic Races after winning Best Dressed Gentlemen.
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Tommy Jeffs has taken out not one, but two titles for Fashion on the Fields over the weekend. On Saturday Tommy attended the Condobolin Picnic Races and came away with Best Dressed Gentlemen. Tommy’s outfit was a pale blue jacket from Industrie and the rest of his outfit was from Ralph Lauren. The event attracted some of the most stylish race goers and Tommy was proud to hold the title. Judges were looking for somebody dressed with a bit of flair and Tommy certainly delivered that. “I’m doing all of the stuff I wanted to do when I was in my 40’s!” Tommy said. Tommy then headed off to the Dubbo races on Sunday dressed in a navy Hugo suit dressed to the nines again. Judging time came around and of course Tommy won the title of Best Dressed Gentlemen for Dubbo. Tommy was ecstatic with the win and said, “the judges made the comment that they must dress really well in Canowindra after winning both best dressed”.
Tommy loves the atmosphere at the races and says, “my family was involved with the horse racing for years and I’ve always loved going. I was always just too busy working in my younger years so as of last weekend I will be going to a lot more of them.”
Tommy Jeffs with Sharon Gaudry at the Dubbo Races
Cowra will be hosting their very own Speech, Language and Literacy Summit on Tuesday 28th February at the Cowra Civic Centre. The two part presentation highlights why speech, language and reading is so important for young children to allow them to succeed in life. The talk will discuss how educators, carers and families can promote speech, language and reading development from birth to primary school years. The evening will be kicked off with a welcome at 6.30pm, followed by two keynote speakers both renowned in their field will both give a talk for about 45 minutes on their own experiences and how they can help you and your child. Dr Sarah McDough is the first speaker and her expertise is with early reading and prevention of reading difficulties. Sarah is a lecturer in Inclusive Education at Charles Sturt University and has vast educational experience as a teacher, researcher and consultant. Sarah’s main focus is working with schools across the region to support school wide implementation of effective reading practices. Professor Sharynne McLeod who is a Professor at Charles Sturt University is the second speaker for the night. She is an elected Fellow of the American Speech Language Hearing association and a Life Member of Speech Pathology Australia. She is cochair of the International expert Panel on Multilingual Children’s Speech and has coauthored 10 books and over 150 journal articles and book chapters on children’s speech and language. The floor will then be opened up for any questions at 8.30pm to allow the audience to ask questions and to gain more clarification about the session. There will also be Allied Health Stalls available from 8.30pm9pm. For more information please contact Andrew Casey at St Raphael’s Catholic School on 6342 2940.
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Taneil Thornberry with Mitchell Allen at Bermagui on the weekend.
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Canowindra and Cudal locals enjoying a dinner from the Cudal Community fundraiser.
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Lydia Wythes, Eloise Duguid, Zoe and Harry Maynard enjoying Eloise's 5th birthday at the pool.
Banjo Paterson Australian Poetry Festival. For more information visit www. visitorange.com.au Cowboys and Angels, Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre. To book visit www.bmec.com.au Bingo at Canowindra Bowlo Club at 11am. Phone 6344 1605 for more info. Mixed Mufti Bowls, 1.30 for a 2pm start. All welcome. Phone 6344 1605 for more info. Twilight Barefoot Bowls, names in by 6.00pm for a 6.30pm start. All welcome. Phone 6344 1605 for more info. Canowindra Food Basket every Friday @ United Church Hall 9.30am-12pm. Members Badge Draw and market night meat trays, at Canowindra Services Club. CWA Meeting, in the CWA Hall. Banjo Paterson Cup, Towac Park Orange. Gates open from 12noon General Admission $10. For more info contact Racing Orange on 0448 149 282 or visit www.racingorange.com.au Aladdin the Musical Day Trip, with Signature World Travel. 2pm Matinee at Capitol Theatre. Coach departs Orange Railway Station at 7.30am. $210 pp includes return coach, A Reserve ticket and morning tea in the Blue Mountains. Reserve your seat by phoning 6362 6733. Mobile Blood Service Visit, 9.15am – 3.30pm at Morris Park. To make an appointment phone 13 14 95 or visit www.donateblood.com.au Free Business Breakfast at The Old Vic, Developing Business Strategies for 2017 Celebrating Back to Business Week. 7.30 – 8.30am. Limited places available phone Buisness HQ on 6362 0448. Cowra Speech, Language and Literacy Summit, from 6.30pm at Cowra Civic Centre.For more information please contact Andrew Casey at St Raphaels Central School on 6342 2940. Inkability Free Delivery Day, phone 6360 4049 to make your order. Artful 8 Exhibition, in the old IGA building from 10am until 4pm except Saturday the 4th which is open later to cater for the guests at the canowindra@ home 100 Mile Dinner. Freemasons Hotel Singles Night, $110 per person includes beer or wine card (10 drinks), finger food and stubby holder. Ages 18 – 80, games and luck door prizes, live music. To book your ticket phone 6366 8512. Newcrest Orange Challenge Cycling Event, For information regarding the event and route visit www.bicylclenetwork.com.au/orange-challenge/community/ or phone 1800 639 634. Canowindra Preschool AGM, 7pm at the Preschool. All welcome. Canowindra Phoenix International Women’s Day Event, 6.30pm at The Old Vic Inn with guest speaker Karlie Irwin of Pay It Forward Orange. Book your ticket at The Phoenix Office or phone 6344 1846.
THE 2016 CANOWINDRA PHOENIX
REQUEST FOR COMMUNITY FEEDBACK Council wishes to advise its intention to: • Sell Lot 126 DP 1005484, Ferguson Street, Canowindra, known as Orana House. • Renovate Lot 1 DP 108962 70 Gaskill Street Canowindra known as the HACC Office, Library and 70A Gaskill Street Canowindra. Feedback from community groups outlining their purpose and requirements, including usage per week/month and facilities needed, of community meeting rooms in Canowindra are encouraged and should be submitted by Wednesday 15 March 2017. Enquiries should be directed to Evan Webb, Acting Director of Finance & Corporate Services on 63923222.
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CLASSIFIEDS FOR ALL YOUR PLUMBING NEEDS Gas Fitter, LPGas, personal Service. Blocked drains cleared. Call Tony 0438 906 125. Canowindra and districts. L/NO: 1456 Patios, Cladding, Rooms, Carports (BL83737C) As on TV. Phone 6341 3122 www.pictonbros.com.au
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FOR SALE One near new 5.5 horsepower Honda Compak M22WP Air Compressor. Twin cylinder. $850 o.n.o Phone 0429 447 166 Canowindra Public School P&C AGM on Monday 6th March at 7.00pm in the staffroom. All positions will be made vacant. Everyone most welcome. ROAD CLOSURE Gaskill St will be closed Saturday 4th March from 1pm -1am For the 100 mile dinner AGISTMENT WANTED For Cattle Call 0439 029 204 GARAGE SALE Saturday 25th at 99 Quarry Road, Moorbel. Starting 9am All Day Selling lots of STUFF. Cheap Cheap Cheap
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The Anglican and Uniting Churches of Canowindra and surrounding districts. Sunday 26th February 2017 9.30am Combined Service All Saints’ Anglican Church Canowindra 4pm St Matthew’s Anglican Church Eugowra Guest preacher Rev Rhonda Hunt Friday 22nd February 2017 9.30am – noon Foodbasket at Canowindra Uniting Church Hall Friday 3rd March 2017 World Day of Prayer 7pm All Saints Church Canowindra
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Saturday 11th March 11am Rev Joy Harris Commissioning All Saints Anglican Church Canowindra and Peace Memorial Uniting Church Canowindra
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CANOWINDRA SPORT GOLF IN FULL SWING
The Golf year has started with the Opening Day held on the 15th of February. 17 ladies all battled the heat on Wednesday, some coming from Duntry League, Cowra and Molong. Results Division 1 Winners: Scr Winner - R.Partridge 92 Scr R/Up - L. Usher 95 H/Cp Winner - J. Fairley 77 nett H/Cp R/Up - M. Paul 78 nett Stableford Winner - C. Armstrong 28 pts Stableford R/Up - A. Thomas 28 pts Division 2 Winners: Scr Winner - H. Kemper 101 Scr R/Up - J. Middleton 102 H/Cp Winner - A. Cassidy 70 nett H/Cp R/Up - T. Bliss 73 nett Stableford Winner - H. Constable 35pts Stableford R/Up - H. Balcombe 35pts Division 1 - Nearest the pin C. Armstrong Division 2 - Nearest the pin A. Cassidy Raffle Winner - H. Kemper Thank you goes to Ros for making and donating the raffle prize and a big thanks to all of the ladies and John for having the course in great condition.
RUGBY LEAGUE
The Canowindra Tigers are looking for players across all teams, u/18's, League Tag and 1st grade. The competition starts the first weekend of April and the Club would be happy to host players of any age and ability for 1st grade, and league tag players must be over 16. Girls who have never played league tag generally have a great time once they decide to play - Brett is really good with them as their coach and with his vast knowledge & experience within rugby league, the
girls develop quickly into rather handy players. Coaches are: 1st grade: Barry Traves League Tag: Brett Traves Youth League: Jayden Brown
SQUASH NEWS
Junior squash coaching is happening on Monday afternoons from 4pm-5pm, for a gold coin donation at the courts, which are under the Showground grandstand. Trevor Simpson is running the program and all new players in years 3 and 4 are welcome. Contact Trevor if you are interested 6344 1561. Senior squash is well and truly back in action with competitions on Monday and Thursday nights. Anyone who is interested in playing contact Amber on 0427761984 or Sue on 0429846278. Welcome to our newest players Laura, Olivia and Stephanie. Several matches have been close and great to watch with great athleticism and skill displayed. Amber and Peta 65-63 Sandy and Helen T 55-53 Mick and Mark 54-51 Sue and Jackie 60-55 Sammy and David 44-40 Cate and Joel 64-63 Come along and join us in this great, all weather sport.
BOWLS NEWS
Last Saturday a major fours match was played with Ken Fisher, Max Baldwin, Garry Fairly and Ian Nelder against Mark Wright, Jono Preston, Cyril and Bruce Webb. Bruce's team was always in control of the game winning 27-14. A minor singles match was also played with Ken Perry having a comfortable win over Ron Lynch 31-24.
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Last Sunday two major singles matches were played. Matthew Lawrence played Terry Mooney in a one sided game with Matthew winning 32-13. It was not a good day at the office for Terry. In the other match Peter Taylor played David Beath who was always in control of the game winning 3120. Womens Bowls news on page 7
Thursday 9th March, 2017 6.30pm at The Old Vic Inn Guest Speaker: Karlie Irwin from Pay It Forward Orange Tickets $30 $5 from every ticket sold goes to Pay It Forward Drinks and Canapes Live music by Josh Maynard Bookings Essential: Tickets are available at the Phoenix Office or phone 6344 1846