The Parkes Phoenix Issue 56

HENRY PARKES MUSEUM

SPECIAL EDITION Friday 31 March 2017

smoke, rust & noise

ISSUE 56

Clang, Clank And Clatter To Keep History Alive It is going to clamour and clatter with lots of smoke coming from rusty old machines at the Henry Parkes Museum on Sunday when history will be brought back to life.

The annual Smoke, Rust and Noise Day of the museum and 50th anniversary celebration, promises to be a ruckus of an event that will make any machine lovers’ hair stand on end with pleasure.

The museum’s collection includes some of the most valuable antique machinery in Australia including tractors, harvesters and agricultural equipment and other engines and trucks.

“All the old machines need to be crank started that requires a lot of energy and fitness, but it is half of the fun for the machine lovers,” said President of the Parkes & District Historical Society, Yvonne Hutton.

She said the Sunshine Harvester, which gained a reputation as the first successful combine harvester in Australia, would be one to look out for, while the great, big Petter engine is a good smoke producer.

Members of the Mumbil Machinery Group will be bringing some small engines and assist with the start up.

Inside the museum a much cleaner and quieter display of four generations of wed-

RIDING ON SUNSHINE… Member of the Parkes & District Historical Society Terry Davis on the Sunshine Harvester that will be running on Sunday.

ding gowns will be on show ranging from 1919 to 2005.

The picnic train will run for the kids, the Armstrong Siddeley Car Club will have 20 cars on display and the 50th birthday

cake will be cut at 1:30pm after a barbeque lunch at 12:15pm that can be purchased as part of the fundraising efforts of the day.

For $5 entry, you can enrich your life with the wonders of history from 9:30am.

Parkes & District Historical Society Inc.

Annual Smoke, Rust & Noise Day Sunday 2nd April 2017

Henry Parkes Museum, Peak Hill Rd The Parkes & DistrictHistorical Society Inc. is celebrating 50 years of operation.

A BBQ lunch is available and entry is $5 Phone: 0418 674 261 Email: jhu32510@bigpond.net.au

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EDITOR’S NOTE...

MAYORAL NOTES This week our region’s young people are encouraged to get involved, be heard and make a difference as part of Youth Week celebrations. Parkes Shire Council, and the Community Drug Action Team (CDAT), will host a Sunday Session at Parkes Aquatic Centre on Sunday. Entry to the township pools will be free between 2 and 4pm.

For details about other activities for Youth Week, visit parkes.nsw.gov.au.

To coincide with the Youth Week celebrations, the Mayor’s fourth annual Swim Relay will be held from 10am to 4pm. Relay teams, consisting of school students and members of community groups and organisations, will take turns swimming laps for six hours. Money raised will be donated to Life Education.

For those wanting to see six of Parkes’ majestic heritage homes, tickets are on sale for the Sunrise to Sunset open house on

Martin Luther King Jr said: “We are not makers of history. We are made by history.”

Today we are excited to feature a special edition for the 50th anniversary and open day of the Parkes & District Historical Society. Take the family to the Smoke, Rust and Noise Day on Sunday to see some old machines in action, and pop into the Henry Parkes Museum to find some historic ideas that might enthuse you.

The good news is our puzzle page is back once a month! Thank you to Parkes Services Club offering to sponsor the page to help us bring it back due to popular demand.

Some more good news is you can sleep one hour more on Sunday morning, but remember to set your watch one hour back, otherwise your day might turn into chaos…

After your extra sleep on Sunday take time to be grateful for having a bed you can be comfortable in every night!

Enjoy Issue 56!

Maggi Barnard

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Sunday, 30th April as part of the Australian Heritage Festival. Buy tickets at eventbrite. com. Upgrade your ticket to gold before 19th April to enjoy morning tea and lunch at the Visitors Information Centre provided by Parkes Quota International, and to be one

of 10 guests treated to a private driver in a vintage car on the day, proudly presented by the Parkes Antique Motor Club.

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TO NEW FRIENDSHIPS… Peak Hill Central School celebrated the installation of their buddy bench last Friday. At the event were (L-R) Tim McAlister (project manager Forefront Services, Orange), Bobby Wright, Sarah Browning (Assistant Principal), Benjamin Ridgeway, Amelia Barwick and Angela Wilson (Co-facilitator of Currajong Autism & Special Needs Group). Seated are Ruby Bell and Emma Beeby.

Find A Friend On A Buddy Bench

Simple ideas are often the best, even when it comes to making a tough school playground friendlier. The buddy bench is one such idea to promote inclusion and friendship.

Thanks to the Buddy Bench Initiative of the Currajong Autism & Special Needs Group primary schools in the Parkes Shire have received a buddy bench each last week with the help of the John Holland Group.

Peak Hill Central School was the first to install their bench, donated by Forefront Services. “It is a fantastic idea and the kids enjoy using it,” said Assistant Principal, Sarah Browning.

According to Deb Collier and Angela Wilson, facilitators of Currajong Autism & Special Needs Group, the initiative started early last year as a dream to provide a buddy bench for every primary school in and

around Parkes.

“When Warren Monks of John Holland heard about our dream, he gave his employee Jodie Goonrey the huge task of finding local businesses and suppliers to donate benches.”

It was a huge team effort with Whitney’s Welding & Bobcat Hire building 10 originally-designed, double-sided benches; members of the group hand-painting the benches TTT Signs providing the signs and donation plaques.

The buddy bench is a place for kids to sit, and send out a visual signal to other kids that they would like friendship, or somebody to play with. This visual signal makes children conscious of this, and is usually enough to prompt them to extend a hand.

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QUESTION of the week music, games and giveaways.”

This year’s Youth Week from today to 9th April, will be the single largest event across Australia for youth aged between 12 and 25. “Youth Week is a chance for our local young people to share their ideas, have their voices heard on issues that concern them and take part in some fun, free events.” For more details about Youth Week events in the Parkes Shire, visit parkes.nsw.gov.au

SWIM FOR HAROLD… Healthy Harold is joined by Billie Edwards, Elanore Wylie and Tariq Edwards.

End of swimming season: Parkes residents are invited to make a splash at the pool on Sunday from 10am to 4pm. The Parkes Shire Council is hosting a swimathon fundraiser for the Life Education Van. Relay teams will take turns swimming laps over the course of six hours. Each year over 300,000 students participate in the Life Education programs, teaching kids the importance of a good diet, exercise and overall health and wellbeing. Entry to the town pool will be free.

Youth week: Get Involved, Be Heard, Make a Difference. Parkes Shire Council, combined with the Community Drug Action Team (CDAT), will host a youth Sunday Session at Parkes Aquatic Centre this Sunday as part of the 2017 Youth Week celebrations.

Parkes Shire Mayor, Cr Ken Keith OAM said: “Youth Week celebrations across the Parkes Shire will take advantage of the last day of the pool season, with the inflatable slide making an appearance along with

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Bizkeys: The Police respond to crimes at all times. Sometimes businesses are subjected to crimes when they are closed, and it can be challenging for police to locate a key holder at these times. The NSW Police Force maintains a confidential and secure database, called Bizkeys, where business owners supply a list of key holders with contact details. It is an important and very useful tool if say for example, a window of a business premises is broken at night, the police can ring so the business can be secured again. Business owners are encouraged to contact the Crime Prevention Officer for the Lachlan Local Area Command, Senior Constable Daniel Greef, on 6862 9936 or gree1dan@police.nsw.gov.au for a business keyholder form.

Why is local history important?

Mary Balogh: We need to see where we’ve been to know where we’re going.

May Woods and Pat Tomkins: It’s important to pass on traditions, and preserve our heritage buildings. It’s good to know what used to be here, and the history helps promote the town.

Gail Paul, Joan Dean, June Cassell, Shirley Wesgarth and Jean Bennett: Big things have happened in the district over the years. We need to preserve the history for the future generations, so they understand how the town was built and the challenges previous generations faced.

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Local Writers Aim For The Stars

Ten local writers attended the launch of the Parkes chapter of Skywriters at the Library last Wednesday. Many more scribes are interested in the project but were unable to attend.

They will each seek celestial inspiration to pen a work of up to 3,000 words, and many had already found their muse.

The Skywriters Project aims to connect communities of regional writers across inland NSW, and is just one of a dozen groups scattered in the 700km array from Canberra to Narrabri.

The groups support writers to create a short piece of any genre that is inspired by our southern sky. The project will run for two years, providing feedback and editorial support to the writers, who will see their finished stories published online or in an anthology.

Mayor Ken Keith joined Dr Merrill Findlay and the Library’s Shelley Buckle and Dan Fredericks at the launch.

While Merrill was delighted with the interest - which has been strong across the groups - she was not surprised by the regional talent.

“Inland NSW used to be the heart of literary culture in Australia,” she said, “but now that hub has moved to the coast and the cities. Skywriters is a chance to challenge those urban stereotypes of inland Australia.”

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The Skywriters’ cluster is part of a galaxy of projects called the Big Skies Collaboration. It is a collaboration between regional writers, artists, and astronomers with the shared objectives to explore the intersection of art and science. The various creative works produced will be inspired by the big skies of inland rural Australia. The project will also feature Wiradjuri cultural astronomy.

The project will conclude in 2019, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Mission – an event that is just one of Parkes’ own sky stories.

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Complete the entry form and return it to The Parkes Phoenix, PO Box 251, Canowindra 2804, or enter online via www.parkesphoenix.com.au for your chance to win.

Entries close 2pm, Tuesday, 4th April.

Name: Address: Email: Dr Merrill Findlay and Mayor Ken Keith launched the Parkes chapter of Skywriters at the Library last Wednesday.

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Art Festival Cemented In History

BUSH Telegraph Eugowra CWA member, Wendy Drady came first with her handmade doll in the CWA handicraft competition in Orange. She will be judged at the state competition in May next year. The Eugowra Branch came fourth overall.

Members decided to join the Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW) to help with worldwide projects such as supplying water to remote villages, setting up clinics and much more.

The plan for the May meeting is to tour the Adagio Mohair mill and to have lunch at Nile Street Café in Orange.

Planning has started for next year’s 90th anniversary in May of the Eugowra Branch.

The very first project of the branch was to operate a maternity hospital at the house where Gwenda and Tony Rue now live. The hospital was opened in 1930. The first baby was Campbell Walter Athol Howell.

In other news the Central West Group of CWA donated $500 to the Sir Ivan fire appeal. The Eugowra Branch will be holding a cake and craft stall at the Eugowra Country Fair on Saturday, 8th April. Any donations are welcome.

The next meeting of the Eugowra Branch will be on Friday, 7th April at 10am with guest speaker Garth England, a volunteer pilot from Angel Flight. He will do a presentation and talk on his experiences.

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Eugowra CWA members are (L-R) Dorothy Jones, Joan McMillan, Janet Noble, Lorraine Carty, Sharon Radwich, Wendy Drady, Grace Katon, President Margaret Swift and Frances Anderson.

President Margaret Swift (right) thanked Frances Anderson for her talk on Nepal – the country of study for 2017.

She came dressed in the national costume.

The third Cementa festival returns to Kandos next week, 6th to 9th April, delivering a roll call of more than 60 artists and collectives. Cementa is about culture, community, art and the land - and bringing people to the small regional town. Four days and nights of performance, sound, cabaret, interactive and electronic arts, video, photography, installation and ceramics will pop-up in surprising and unexpected places like shopfronts, cafes, streets, the famous Kandos Museum, nursery, parks, paddocks, garages, cars, backyards, a former convent, tennis courts, golf club, CWA, community halls and church yards.

Kandos was founded 100 years ago to house the work force of the Kandos Cement Works. Cement from Kandos has built the Harbour Bridge and much of the city of Sydney.

In 2012 the cement works closed, leaving the town without a defining industry and an opportunity for transformation.

The Cementa festival transforms inside and outside spaces, domestic, retail and historic dwellings into hubs of creative inspiration. It offers new pathways for visitors to discover these sites, contemplate contemporary art and learn about a tiny town and its place in regional Australia. For more information visit www.cementa.com.au

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CEMENTA17

Cementa17 is a free family friendly event that can be experienced on a day trip or better still with an overnight/ extended stay. It runs from 6th to 9th April in Kandos with over 60 artists and collectives’ works on display in surprising and unexpected places.

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Kath Swansbra with some of her amazing creations. She has just sent off her entries for this year’s Royal Easter Show in Sydney after winning first prize last year.

Sweet Success

If you haven’t met Kath Swansbra, you’ve probably seen her work. The talented cake decorator’s incredible edible creations are the pride of Parkes. Two of her sugar craft pieces are currently on public display.

The Henry Parkes Museum is home to a sugar-art piece that Kath created as a tribute to our soldiers. The three-tier Anzac memorial is part of the museum’s World War I collection, and is even featured on the new sign.

Yvonne Hutton, President of the Parkes & District Historical society said that thousands of people have photographed the exhibit, and the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney has expressed interest in preserving it. “I think it’s one of the best pieces Kath’s ever done,” Yvonne said.

Kath’s Elvis Festival Silver Jubilee cake is currently on display at the Craft Corner.

It’s an amazingly detailed design, topped with a vinyl record and surrounded by a festival of sugar figures, and even a candy pink Cadillac. “I think that cake used up all my ideas,” she joked. It is made on a fruitcake base, so the entire piece is edible, though cutting it would seem like an act of vandalism.

Kath got her first taste of sugar craft many years ago when she decided to decorate a cake for her daughter’s 21st.

She enrolled in a cake decorating course at TAFE the following year, as she wanted to learn more techniques.

“I just changed from making dresses to making cakes,” she said. “All the arts are

Local Community News

THE WESTLIME and ROTARY CHARITY GOLF DAY The Westlime Rotary Charity Golf Day is on again. Teams are invited to register for a Three Person Ambrose for $90 per team. Includes BBQ lunch and after game snack with great cash prizes.

10am Shotgun Start

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She has been honing those skills for 32 years, and it’s fair to say she is now a master of her craft. The eight-time national champion won first prize in a cake decorating category at last year’s Royal Easter Show, with her Leather and Lace wedding cake.

She has just delivered her entries for this year’s judging; a Christmas cake with a nativity scene celebrating the first Christmas, and a decorated hand-moulded sugar-egg that opens to reveal a ballerina.

Her cakes are works of art that represent hours of effort and meticulous attention to detail. Each creation takes anywhere from three weeks to three months – or longer to complete.

“You can’t always throw everything together” she said “there is a lot of drying time in between each stage.”

Kath makes her own modelling paste, and uses a mixture of moulds and freehand designs. Her work is so detailed and delicate it requires a steady hand and the kind of patience that not many of us possess.

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The amazingly detailed Elvis Festival Silver Jubilee cake is currently on display at the Craft Corner.

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Blayney Shire Relax At Taveuni Island Relaxing on an exotic island is what comes to mind with a name like this, however you don’t need to travel very far for the same experience. Taveuni Island is a unique shop located in the heart of Blayney. Owner Thyra specialises in Swedish massage, deep tissue massage, reflexology, chakra healing and much more. There are also double massages available for $100 with essential oils.

Follow the sweet scent of essence into her new age shop to find yourself immersed with a combination of unique gifts such as salt lamps, books, crystals and spices from Fiji. Meditation classes will start soon and you can keep up to date on her Facebook page Taveuni Island. “You aren’t walking this path alone, it’s all about getting people together.”

Homeliness At Iron Bark Ironbark Espresso is a rustic, modern, fresh coffee shop with a new location in Blayney. With more seating available, you can relax with a Fish River roasted coffee and homemade food. Now offering a full menu with vegetarian, vegan and gluten free options for everyone to enjoy. Local artwork is featured throughout to add that extra homeliness to the place. Open seven days a week you will be sure not to miss them: Monday to Friday from 6 to 4pm, and Saturday and Sunday 7am to 2pm. Dine in or takeaway to suit travellers’ needs. Step inside to meet the young team at Ironbark and be delighted with the relaxing atmosphere and homemade food.

Exchange Hotel Is A Real Country Pub Looking for a good old-fashioned country pub, look no further than the Exchange Hotel in Blayney. A pub with old-school hospitality, where you will always find a good chat and many events throughout the week. Happy hour is from Monday to Friday from 4 to 5pm, fishing club raffle on Friday at 4pm, huge jackpots and much more.

Offering affordable Australasian meals from 12 to 2pm for lunch and 6 to 8pm for dinner. The Exchange Hotel has all of your country pub needs covered with a jukebox, pool table and good beer. Come have a chat, a drink, and a meal.

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BlayneyShire

Blayney Region Has Many Treasures The Blayney region has many hidden treasures to be uncovered by visitors. Located in the historic villages of Carcoar, Millthorpe, Lyndhurst, Mandurama, Barry and Neville along with other localities such as Kings Plains, Hobbys Yards, Errowanbang and Forest Reefs there are lots to see and do.

Visitors are welcomed by local hospitality built on a strong community spirit which is shared by generations of about 7,400 locals who call the region home. Well known for its thriving agricultural industry, fresh food and cool climate wines, the landscape is simply spectacular. Expect big, open skies filled with bright stars, rolling green pastures, colourful native flora and fauna, picturesque landscape and waterways, like Carcoar Dam and the Beluluba River winding its way through Blayney, west to Carcoar and beyond.

Heritage abounds with a rich culture and intriguing stories from the days of early Australian settlement. Founded by pioneers exploring west of the Blue Mountains, Blayney was first proclaimed in 1843 and the villages soon flourished in the gold rush of the 1850s. This was a time that brought growth in commercial enterprise, and the rail network soon followed in 1876. Experience the vivid history of the first bushrangers, like Ben Hall and his gang who attempted the first ever day light robbery at the Commercial Bank in Carcoar. Trek the route of Cobb & Co horse wagons, explore historical architecture preserved for over a century in the heritage listed towns of Carcoar and Millthorpe.

Alive in history, there are many muse-

ums to explore including Australia’s only piano museum in Neville, Carcoar’s Hospital museum, a 20th Century toy museum in Carcoar and the Millthorpe Golden Era Museum.

New Menu Blayney and its villages are fast becoming known for the many attractions and Dine in or Take away events that bring together the community Home made pastries and visitors such as the monthly fresh produce Blayney Farmers’ Markets, biannual Catering to special dietary Millthorpe Markets, B2B cycling festival requirements (Blayney to Bathurst), Millthorpe Garden Ramble held in December, some of the best Monday to Friday 6am-4pm little country shows at Neville, Blayney and Saturday - Sunday 7am-2pm Carcoar and the Australia Day celebrations in Carcoar, the third oldest town west of the 97 Adelaide St Blayney | 0408 461 937 Blue Mountains.

Art and culture is in abundance with many local artists disthe playing their works 121 Adelaide St Blayney at exhibitions and galleries throughout the year. Come for a short trip, stay longer and return once again to indulge, unwind and relax in all that Blayney and villages have to offer. You never know, LUNCH you and your family AN and friends may just Happy Hour Monday to Friday 4-5pm DINNER D NOTHIN want to stay. More Fishing Club Raffles Fridays 4pm G OVER on Facebook @ Thursday Night Poker 7pm BlayneyShireCounSaturday Race Tipping cil #warmwelcome Sunday $5 Pints, $1 Juke Box from 2pm #historicvillages

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Millthorpe Markets 2nd April 2017

Have you, or your family been associated with Millthorpe or Millthorpe Public School?

If so, save the date for our 150th celebrations on 17th November, 2017.

Contact the school on 6366 3104 to leave your contact details to receive updates, and check out our 150th Millthorpe facebook page Millthorpe Public School Sesquicentenary Celebration.

Consider purchasing an engraved paver to be laid in a commemorative footpath at the school, contact Millthorpe Public School for your copy of the engraved pavers order form on 6366 3104. Paver orders final date is 7th April.

Come and visit our beautiful school at the Millthorpe markets on 2nd April, to see where the pavers are to be laid, collect an order form, and order your paver at the markets.

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FRIDAY NIGHTEntertainment The Parkes Public School Easter Fete starts today at 3pm and Pop Up Cinema showing Ice Age Collision Course from 7pm at the school. Everything you will find at an old fashioned school fete - chocolate wheel, tombola, face painting, jumping castle, café, egg hunt and cake stall.

Most children go through phases of fussy eating, and research has found that children with autism might be five times as likely to face mealtime challenges. Here are some practical tips on how to encourage picky eaters.

1. Hide the nutrition. Add pureed veggies or ground nuts to sauces (providing there are no allergies), and add spinach, chia seeds, or Greek yoghurt to fruit smoothies.

2. Fun tastes better. Draw pictures with sauce, or arrange food to make a funny face. Use cookie cutters to cut cheese or meat or sandwiches into different shapes.

3. Variety is the spice of life. Present familiar foods in different ways to encourage picky eaters to accept new foods.

Offer healthy choices. The more you offer, the more they can try.

4. Let them help. Kids love cooking, and fussy eaters may be more tempted by the muffins they’ve helped prepare. Let them serve up their own plate, or pick the veggies at the shops.

5. Stay positive. Picky eaters can be infuriating, but it’s important to keep the experience positive; you want to feed their tummy, not their anxiety. There are many reasons kids won’t eat.

If it is a persistent issue consult a doctor or dietician.

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TOPICALTrivia The Dish is a movie about the role the Parkes Radio Telescope played in televising the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969. The movie was made in 2000 and was set in Parkes. Which town was used for the majority of the filming? a) Canowindra b) Forbes c) Orange See answer at the bottom of What’s On on page 12.

Do you know what this is?

A moustache cup… the semicircular ledge inside with a half moon-shaped opening allows the passage of liquids and serves as a guard to keep moustaches dry!

According to Wikipedia it is generally acknowledged to have been invented in the 1860s by British potter Harvey Adams as moustaches flourished during the Victorian era.

This moustached cup can be seen at the Henry Parkes Museum along with a collection of many other interesting and long forgotten household implements.

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At the Telstra shop Parkes we’re here to answer all your questions. Pop in for a chat and one of our team of local experts will answer all of your questions.

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Lionel Lovett received a Certificate of Commendation for Vocational Excellence from Parkes Rotary Public Relations officer David Hughes.

Rotary Surprises Lionel With Award

A well known Parkes teacher was a surprised recipient of a Rotary Award at the Rotary District Conference held in Orange recently.

Parkes Rotary Public Relations officer David Hughes presented Lionel Lovett with a Certificate of Commendation for Vocational Excellence.

Lionel said the award was a bit of a shock. “Rotary invited me to the dinner, but I had no idea that I was up for an award,” he said.

“I thought I was going to be a guest at the dinner because I had made a small contribution to the Rotary project at the arboretum. It was one of those things that I like to be a part of, I wasn’t expecting anything for it,” he said.

Lionel is best known for his work with schools in Parkes, where he has been teaching school students Wiradjuri language, customs and history for more than a decade. He has previously been honoured with a Nanga Mai Award, and was

named the 2014 Parkes Shire Indigenous Person of the year.

Lionel’s skills are many and varied.

Alongside teaching Wiradjuri, he coaches the Little Goannas dance group, works as an artist, performs Welcome to Country for official events, and is heavily involved in the Aboriginal Education Consultative Group.

“I really love to be involved in projects, particularly when there’s a cultural aspect to it, and aboriginal inclusion,” he said.

“But it’s not just me, there’s a lot of other people I work with who are also doing great work.”

Lionel is currently planning the next project with collaborator Sean Cassidy. They envisage creating an indigenous art installation around the water tower on Bushman’s Hill, which would incorporate the Aboriginal history and serve as an extension to the Wiradjuri Amphitheatre.

By Raen Fraser

A cattle drinking monitoring system invented by Four Winds Farm staff has been used for more than one year with great success.

This device consists of a monitoring host and several water level sensors. The monitoring host includes a global system for mobile communication (GSM) to transmit information on water shortage or water availability to the farmer’s mobile phone via SMS. The water level sensor is installed with a water level testing switch and an ultradistant radio transmitter. The water level testing switch is placed into the water tank or water tower, and the water level sensor is waterproof and installed in the water tank or beside the water tower. In case of a fault in the water supply system or water shortage in the tank, the water level switch transmits the signal to the water level sensor, which transmits the signal to the monitoring host via radio. The water level sensor is powered by one 3.6V battery with a service life of three to five years.

One monitoring host monitors 99 water level sensors. The monitoring host transmits information via radio. The effective communication distance between them is approximately 10km. If the monitoring host is installed in the farmer’s workshop, the water level sensors are installed in a circular radius of 10 km.

The device reduces time spent to observe water levels. The farmer can still get watershortage information with no one on the farm.

Four Winds Farm is open to anyone wanting to see it in practise. For more information email aa0449615225@163.com.

NEW INVENTION

Four Winds Farm Cattle Drinking Monitoring System Owned and Operated by Qiong Wei and her Chinese Family.

For more information about the Cattle Drinking Monitoring System or Four Winds Farm please contact Qiong Wei 0449 615 225 or Mary Chen 0433 668 118.

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27 - 31 Mar

31 Mar 31 Mar 9 Apr 1 Apr It was an historic day for the Parkes Aviation Museum on Monday when a Convair VH-PDW landed at Parkes for the very last time. It was originally ordered and built for United Airlines in 1953 and will from now on be an exhibit at the museum.

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Barbara Guppy and Norma Oliver were fundraising for the Red Cross on Tuesday.

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Hannah Harvey of Alectown was the lucky winner of the Onnies voucher competition in The Parkes Phoenix.

The Meerkats team from Parkes took part in the Titan Macquarie Mud Run in Dubbo last Saturday. The team was hard to recognise coming out of the mud pits: L-R are Maggi Barnard, Steven Hanani, Kerrie Dunn, Linda Snyman and Sam Keenan.

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Red Cross Calling campaign of the Parkes Branch of the Red Cross. It is a major national fundraising campaign. Donations can be made to the appeal near the rooms in Church Street Parkes.

Parkes Public School Easter Fete from 3pm & Pop Up Cinema from 7pm at the school. Everything you will find at an old fashioned school fete - chocolate wheel, tombola, face painting, jumping castle, egg hunt, cake stall.

Young Things Display, show bags, young adults books and DVDs at Parkes Library. Free event part of Youth Week.

CanAssist Box Sale at the garage sale, Parkes Showgrounds from 8am.

Fill 2 boxes for $5 each and get 1 box free.

Charlie Siem, one of the foremost young violinists in world, with the Omega Ensemble at Borrodell Vineyard in Orange. Book tickets at borrodell.com. au/events or call 6365 3425.

Sunday Session Youth Week. Free entry to the Parkes, Tullamore, Trundel and Peak Hill pools from 4–6pm with giant inflatable, outdoor games and free barbeque at Parkes.

The Parkes & District Historical Society will be holding its annual Smoke Rust and Noise Day at Henry Parkes Museum. Entry $5.

Parkes Day VIEW Club monthly meeting at the Astro Dish restaurant at 11:30 am for 12pm. It is also the Easter bonnet competition – bring your entry. All ladies welcome to join.

Youth Fun at the PCYC from 6-10pm. Free entry and bus transport go to parkes.nsw.gov.au for bus times.

Opera for Ava @ Red Bend College Main Hall from 3 – 5pm with principal soloist for Opera Australia, Dominica Matthews, Diego Torre from Mexico and Kathleen Moore from Canada. Tickets $85 available at Hazell and Field in Forbes or send email to opera4ava@gmail.com. Go to the Opera4ava Facebook page for more information.

Skydive OZ in Dubbo. Bookings essential, call 1 300 185 180.

Closing date for People’s Choice award and Facebook selfie competition of the Blayney Hay Bale Art Challenge. See amazing artistic displays from property owners, local schools and community groups 14 - 15 Apr Tullamore Irish Festival over Easter with Peter Byrne and Celtic Beat, Damien Leith and Celtic Sirens. For information visit www.tullamore.org.au.

20 - 26 Apr Temora’s Inaugural RV Muster for like-minded campers, caravanners and motor home enthusiasts at the Temora Showground for a week of activities.

Contact Elaine Costello 0410 653 680 or TemoraRVMuster@outlook.com 22 Apr Fundraising barbeque for brain cancer at back of Woolworths 8am – 2pm Save the 5 May Middleton Public School P&C Family Fun Night starting at 5pm Date at the school. Outdoor movie on the big screen, hot food, drinks, stalls, Mother's Day raffle, rides and plenty of fun activities for the kids.

Ongoing The Parkes Branch of the Red Cross opens every Friday from 10am to 4pm for the public to enjoy morning or afternoon tea or lunch for $5.

Ongoing Parkes Torch Bearers for Legacy meets every third Monday of the month at 10:30am at the Parkes Services Club. Everyone welcome. Contact Magaret Cherry on 6862 4789 for more information.

Ongoing Parkes Shire Concert Band rehearses every Tuesday 7pm - 9pm during school term in the music room above the pool complex in Dalton Street.

Contact music director Duncan Clement on 0405 035 164. Come along and play community music.

Ongoing The Adult Survivors of Child Abuse - Cowra Support Group meets on the first Friday of each month at 12:30. Open to all survivors of any community.

If interested contact Pascale on 6342 1612. All details on our website: http:// recover.itmatters.com.au Topical Trivia answer: b) Forbes

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Rooms, Cladding, Patios & Carports (BL83737C) As on TV. Phone 6341 3122 www.pictonbros.com.au PARKES PHYSIOPHERAPY Linda Reilly APA Titled Sports Physiotherapist 25 Clarinda Street Parkes Ph: 6862 5005 Canassist will be holding their very popular box sale at their garage sale on Saturday 1st April at the Parkes Showgrounds from 8am.

Fill 2 boxes for $5 each and get 1 box free. Don’t miss this chance to “box a bargain”. Lamingtons, a raffle & plenty of furniture.

WINE BARRELS FOR SALE Half wine barrels $130 each Full wine barrels $250 each Ph: Parkes Brick & Pavers 6862 2253

Michelle Wetherell

How long have you lived in Parkes and what do you like about living here? We moved to the Parkes area in 2014 and shortly after bought a property in Peak Hill.

We are back in Parkes following my return from parental leave. We’re back in Parkes because there is more support here with friends and facilities. It’s a great town to raise a child in.

Where do you work and what do you enjoy about your work? I work at Northparkes Mines as the Human Resources and Organisational Development Superintendent. I really enjoy the flexibility as well as the little community we have out there and the way in which the mine supports locals.

What do you do to unwind after work or on weekends? We really enjoy exploring the local area, my husband has a fishing kayak and I’ve got a stand up paddle board so we’re looking forward to using those at the local dams. I’m keen to get back into horse riding, so if anyone has an old plodder sitting in the paddock let me know!

What are you really good at? Talking!

I’m happy to have a chat to anyone. Others might say I’m really good at being late for everything….my family lies to me about start times to functions so I arrive on time.

If you could have a super power, what would it be? I’d love to be able to multiply myself so I could have a few Michelles running around getting things done and experiencing everything!

What is your pet hate? Someone moving the tea towel from its spot in the kitchen, my husband and mother-in-law are terrible for it!

Tell us about your best holiday ever.

It must be the last 12 months I had off work to have our baby girl, Mackenna. We lived in a little fishing town called Tin Can Bay, Queensland. We were 20 minutes from some amazing places like Rainbow Beach, Double Island Point and Fraser Island and took advantage of every opportunity to get out and explore, while watching our girl grow up.

An Afternoon To Remember For Ava

Three-year-old Ava Garland of Forbes was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in June last year. Within hours of having blood test results Ava started intensive rounds of chemotherapy at Westmead Children’s Hospital in Sydney. Ava is the youngest of Andrew and Kathy’s five daughters.

Kathy and Ava had to remain on site at Westmead for the next eight months, which meant the close knit family was forced to live in four different locations until January.

Scarlett was boarding at Red Bend, Polly, Willa and Olivia moved to Orange with their aunt and Andrew stayed at home to run the cropping enterprise.

Ava has mostly responded well to treatment and returned home with her mum in January to begin 18 months of home chemotherapy. The family lives over 50km out of town and with Ava’s regular checks and hospital visits it is a juggle to manage family activities while maintaining Ava’s care.

A group of friends have come together to organise a concert to raise funds to support the family as Ava continues her journey through leukaemia. Opera for Ava will be staged at Red Bend Catholic College in Forbes on Saturday, 8th April from 2pm.

Mezzo soprano Dominica Matthews from Australia, soprano Kathleen Moore from Canada and sensational tenor Diego Torre from Mexico will be performing, accompanied by talented Forbes local Barbara Bruce on the piano. There will be something for everyone, with well-known arias from classical operas including Rigoletto, La traviata and Carmen, and popular pieces from musical theatres such as Phantom of the Opera, Sweet Charity and Les Miserables.

Tickets cost $85, and includes drinks and canapes, and can be purchased from Hazell & Field in Forbes, or via email at opera4ava@gmail.com. For more information contact email or on facebook.com/opera4ava/

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two-way crossword

cryptIc cLUes ACROSS 1 The optimal coin collection? (11) 7 Dashed in orange and blackcurrant spots (3) 8 Being more diminutive it was left in the rubbish (7) 9 Somehow silenced the duet that was performed at mass (5) 10 A young lout returns the horse fodder to the tool centre (5) 12 Mineral on board produces ulcers (5) 14 Solve a complicated sum, in short with a negative result (5) 15 Within many otherwise normal arias you will find a cause of recurrent fever (7) 17 A terrible woe to be in the position of having negative money (3) 18 But tissues take time to reform into replacements for others (11)

QUIck cLUes ACROSS 1 Collection of musical or literary works (11) 7 Sped (3) 8 Smaller (7) 9 Muffled (5) 10 Lout (5) 12 Ulcers (5) 14 Less (5) 15 Mosquito-borne disease (7) 17 Be indebted (3) 18 Fills in (for) (11)

Two Way Crossword: © Reuben’s Puzzles

sUdokU 6 American author Karan Mahajan’s 2016 novel is The Association of Small ‘what’?

7 Who wrote the 1860s novels The Moonstone and The Woman in White?

8 The Max Rebo Band is a fictional band in which movie?

9 Who is Australia’s longest serving prime minister?

10 Which actor starred in both True Romance and Burn After Reading?

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1 Donald Trump. 2 Guns N’ Roses. 3 Asia. 4 Turkey.

5 Can’t Buy Me Love.

6 Bombs. 7 Wilkie Collins.

8 Return of the Jedi.

9 Robert Menzies. 10 Brad Pitt.

How many words of four letters or more can you make from the letters supplied? All words must contain the central letter. Plurals and verb forms ending in “s” are not accepted as extra words.

There is at least one 9-letter word to discover.

Reference: Collins Concise Dictionary

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20 words: Good 30 words: Very good 40 words: Excellent

How to play sudoku: You are given a 9x9 grid which has been divided up into nine 3x3 boxes. The aim of the game is very simple: to fill each row, column and 3x3 box with the numbers from 1 to 9 inclusive.

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1 Who was named TIME’s Person of the Year in 2016?

2 Which rock band played at the MCG in February this year?

3 What is the largest continent by area?

4 In which European country are Mount Ararat and the Taurus Mountains?

5 Which Beatles song did Ella Fitzgerald cover in 1964?

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Today’s Aim:

DOWN 1 The foreign company with two thousand horses and zero carriers of genetic material (11) 2 The meandering sermon took time to explain the frightful creature (7) 3 Lied about five hundred who did no work (5) 4 Use playtime suitably (5) 5 A misfortune occurring in the foothills of the Himalayas (3) 6 Can’t find the flying nun, so serves with some disquiet (11) 11 Distribute halter top with, and without combination (4,3) 13 Support walk, albeit grandiose (5) 14 What it signified when he give a false name the first time (5) 16 Flabbergasted inside the mad Professor’s den, perhaps (3)

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DOWN 1 Structures that carry genes (11) 2 Large, scary imaginary creature (7) 3 Lazed (5) 4 Suitably (5) 5 Unwell (3) 6 Anxiety (11) 11 Distribute (4,3) 13 Walk pompously (5) 14 Intended (5) 16 Place of scientific enquiry (3)

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PARKES SPORT Saturday Morning Junior Netball Comp

JOINING IN… Lachlan Dragons Beth and Bill Thomas at the Nowra Regatta recently.

Paddles Up For Regatta Season

Dragon boating is a wonderful sport. You can paddle for fun, fitness and friendship – or you can train seriously for the regatta team, or try out to join the state team. You can paddle in interstate events, or even in other countries.

You can join any regatta with or without the rest of your team, which is just what Bill and Beth Thomas of the Forbes Lachlan Dragons did last Sunday.

Nowra Water Dragons were holding their annual regatta on the stunning Shoalhaven River, and Bill and Beth joined the 250 competitors from community and sports teams for a great day of friendly competition.

The Nowra regatta offered an added bonus for Bill who had just attained his level 2 sweep accreditation. The sweep steers the boat and is accountable for the crew. He was able to carry out this task with great aplomb on the untried tidal river of Shoal-

haven. A waterway quite different to what he is accustomed, but he did an incredible job – sweeping his team to two first places in heats and a second in the finals.

Bill needs to complete one more regatta to be fully qualified and will take part in the Orange Regatta with the Forbes Lachlan Dragons later in the year.

The Forbes Lachlan Dragons, with members from Parkes and Eugowra region, value teamwork, passion, achievement and friendship. If you’d like to find out more about dragon boating or the club, find us on Facebook.

We are based at Lake Forbes, behind the Sport and Rec Club in Lachlan Street.

We would love to see you come along on Sunday mornings at 8:15, and 6:15 Thursday evenings in daylight-saving time.

By Beth Thomas

Great Field Despite Conditions An excellent field of about 80 men contested last Saturday’s Droughtbusters Tour Personnel’s 18 Hole Par event, which also acted as the first round of the Frank Donnelly Perpetual Trophy.

B Grade golfer Rod Kiley lead the way with a brilliant plus 5 score to be a convincing 4 shot winner in his grade, while junior golfer Lachlan Buesnell led the way in A Grade with an equally impressive plus 4 score line to edge out Matt Lawryk by a mere shot. In the C Grade visiting Cowra golfer Paul Smith cleaned up with a plus 1 score.

Ball winners on the day went to players on -2 on a countback. Nearest the pin awards: Michael Smith - Idlerite Tyrepower 1st hole; Mitch McGlashan - Griffins Leading Edge 4th hole and the Money Hole award.; Mat-

The Saturday junior competition of the Parkes & District Netball Association will start on the first Saturday after the school holidays for netballers in year 2 and above.

The Net-Set-Go will start a few weeks later.

Registration dates for players ages 5 to 17 years will be at the Parkes Netball Clubhouse in Baker Street on Saturday, 1st April from 10am to 12pm; Tuesday, 4th April from 6:30 to 8pm and Saturday, 8th April from 10am to 12pm. Individual players will need to register online and bring their resigration forms with a receipt of payment to one of the registration days. See costs online. The link is www.parkesna.nsw.netball.com.au The uniform is a navy skirt/shorts and white shirts. Contact Lisa Nutley on parkes_ netball@bigpond.com or 0439 863 162 after 5:30pm on weekdays. Also join the Parkes Netball Association group on Facebook to receive updates about weather cancellations and forfeits.

thew - Dirt Doctor Landscaping 6th hole; Wayne Powter -Harvey Norman 11th hole; John Murphy - Westlime 15th hole.

Nearest the Pins in two shots winners were Dub Rodgers -Parkes Ready Mixed Concrete 9th Hole and Mitch McGlashan -PJL Group 18th hole.

The ladies contested an 18 Hole Stableford for Sue Holman’s trophy that saw Lynne Guise triumphant with 31 Stableford points, while ball winners went to Margaret Hogan on 25 points, Leone Stevenson 24 points and Cathy Kelly survived the countback on 23 points.

The club conducted a highly successful Come and Try Day for juniors last Saturday with more than 80 juniors turning up.

By Paul Thomas

Parkes Women’s Bowling Two games of social bowls were played with Maureen Miller, and Kim Evans defeating Minnie Riordan and Joan Simpson.

In a triples game Laurie Keane, Eileen Bradley and Hilda McPherson defeated Frances Charlton, Lorraine Baker and Rosemary Mitchell.

In the club pairs Brenda Davies, and Betsy Johnstone defeated Gwenda Carty and Cherie Frame, while Rhona Went and Liz Byrne defeated Margaret Hawken, and Audrey Jones.

In the next round, Brenda Davies, and Betsy Johnstone will play Rhona Went and Liz Byrne; Minnie Riordan and Joan Simpson will play Elaine Miller and Maree Grant.

Nominations for CWD Pairs close 7th April.

There will be no social bowls next week as the CWD Singles will be played.

By Rosemary Mitchell

HENRY PARKES MUSEUM

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ISSUE 56

There will be plenty of smoke as the old engines are cranked up on Sunday. This is an Ackroyd stationary engine in the Nash Shed at the Henry Parkes Museum.

The Henry Parkes Museum was housed in the old Masonic Hall next to the Parkes Vet in Clarinda Street from 1967 to 1999 when the building was demolished.

Some of the wedding dresses on display that will be a feature exhibit at Sunday’s event.

smoke, rust & noise

Yvonne Hutton, President of the Parkes & District Historical Society is looking forward to welcome everyone at the Smoke, Rust and Noise Day on Sunday.

The 1904 Mogul is one of the rare tractors in the antique machinery collection of the museum.

A Fowler Rein Drive tractor is steered and stopped by reins, horse style.

A Marshall tractor – one of the 35 restored tractors at the Museum that is in working order.