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The achievements of nine young Nepali women to scale Mt Everest and to raise the alarm of the effects of global warming on the Himalayas is inspirational. To do this they will climb, as a team of nine under the banner of “Everest Women’s Seven summit Eco Action”, seven of the highest peaks on seven continents, setting a world record of being the largest team to climb the seven summits. The Nepali women now aged between 19 and 30, and all with a desire to scale new heights, participated in the successful first ever Inclusive Women’s Sagamartha Expedition to climb Mt Everest in 2008. Not only did they reach the summit but they all safely descended together. The youngest member of the group was 17 years of age. These remarkable, petite young women from six

different castes and diverse backgrounds, have overcome the caste restrictions and turned the differences into opportunities and strengths, through their different beliefs. On Wednesday, July 7 they ticked off the first peak - Australia’s Mt Kosciuszko/Targangil. According to Bruce Wilson of Wilderness Sports, the day was “simply sensational” with a clear blue sky, and a light cover of sparkling, dry snow under foot. Indeed it was a unique experience for the women as they had never used snow shoes before, being more accustomed to climbing in three pairs of boots. They were very impressed by the skiing of the cross country skiers who met them at the summit. To mark the occasion of reaching the top of Australia, a golden Buddha was produced from a backpack and placed on the cairn by the team.

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Recycled water use at Berridale will save water and green golf course Green greens at Coolamatong The town will also benefit as the Country Club should be a highlight of recycled water will replace potable play this summer as the club is able water now used for watering the to access recycled water from the greens. Berridale sewage treatment plant. The new scheme has come about through the Berridale Sewage Treatment Plant Augmentation Project, which has seen $1million in Federal funding made available. Phase two of the Cooma's hidden gem. project was officially opened by the Member for Eden-Monaro and Parliamentary Secretary for Water, Mike Kelly, last Wednesday. Dr Kelly was joined by contractors, Snowy River Shire councillors Unique, diverse, local and affordable and staff on a tour of artworks from talented artists displayed the new facilties and the in historical building. golf course. Project manager Gary Wednesday to Sunday, Barnes talked the group 9.30 - 4.30 9-11 Lambie Street, Cooma. through the project at the sewage plant and · Ph: 6452 3377 · info@raglangallery.org.au also on the golf course. · www.raglangallery.org.au

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He said the plant had been designed to cope with a projected 2016 population. The ponds on the site were designed to cope with most conditions, but older ponds in the land adjoining the site will be cleaned out in case they are ever required as an overflow backup. Dr Kelly said it was good to see the project so far advanced and with the capacity to conserve potable water. “Water is a precious resource and helping regional centres secure their water supplies by funding recycling and reuse projects to improve water security is an important part of the Australian Government’s ‘Water for the future’ intiative,” he said. “This project is a great example of different levels of government working together to deliver a project that increases the efficiency of water use, makes the most of the water we have and supports local rivers”, he said. Snowy River mayor John Cahill thanked Dr Kelly for the Federal Government’s contribution to the project. He said the improved golf course would be a great asset and the savings in potable water very important. He praised the high level of management skills shown by the project manager and his team in achieving the results so far. The new treatment plant, located on “Carwoola”, includes an aeration pond, two sludge ponds and a holding pond. Sewage at the site is treated with UV radiation for disinfection and is then able to be pumped to the golf course where it is held in a new 22ml dam constructed on the north-western side

of the property. Water from the dam is reticulated to the greens for irrigation. The project was due for completion by December 30, 2010, but is ahead of schedule with 70 percent of the irrigation works now complete. Works in phase two of the project included construction of the rising main to deliver treated effluent from the treatment plant to the golf course, plus the new 22ml storage dam and lining of an existing dam. There was also the installation of pumping machinery to deliver the treated effluent, UV treatmemt, area lighting, floating pontoon with submersible pump and mixer for sludge management, telemetry, flow meters and associated electrical works and control systems. The irrigation works included the construction of the automatic irrigation system including the pump station and associated pumping machinery, pond aeration, in-field irrigation components and associated electrical and control systems. Funding for the projects included $854,000 from the State Government as well as $1.25m from council. It is estimated the project will save 10ml of potable water per year. It will also result in no discharge into Myack Creek, leading to less pollution. The effluent used for irrigation will still contain come nutrients, including phosphorous, which will benefit the golf course greens. Pictured above, project manager Gary Burns, right, is pictured with the Member for EdenMonaro Mike Kelly and mayor, John Cahill.

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Mayor Lynch vision tells Rotary his vision Cooma-Monaro Shire Mayor Dean Lynch, was guest speaker at last week’s Cooma Rotary Club meeting. Cr Lynch spoke to the club about his vision for Cooma over the next five years. He prefaced his address by explaining how he had acquired a number of skills. He said his experience as a rugby league footballer and coach in Australia and overseas had taught him how to work within a team. His experience as a contractor taught him how to meet deadlines; His experience as a retailer taught him about marketing and staff management; His experience as a husband and father of two has taught him negotiation skills. He said as a fifth generation farmer on the Monaro, he had an appreciation and love for the local environment, region, and the community which he said comprised “salt of the earth people”. He said it was this aspect which had drawn him back from the South West Rocks areas, where he and his family moved to some years ago. Cr Lynch then outlined what he saw as the town’s strengths and weaknesses. He said one of the main strengths was Cooma’s proximity close to mountains, sea and a major city. The town also has a stable community and one which has embraced multi-culturalism; established businesses, agriculture and tourism. As weaknesses, he highlighted a lack of work prospects for spouses, a lack of suitable housing for prospective employees and a lack of education opportunities, especially tertiary. He said another negative was a fragmented ideas base, with different organisations all trying to improve local prospects, but not

acting in a co-ordinated fashion, but more in competition with each other. He said he would like to see all these organisations brought together “under the one umbrella”. “Cooma has a lot going for it and as a community we need to talk together. “We need to market ourselves – it’s all about perception. “We need to develop a ‘winning disease’ (like the Queensland State of Origin team).” Cr Lynch said he would like to change the ‘council bashing’ mentality within some sections of the community although he admitted he may have been a ‘basher’ himself before standing for council. Cr Lynch said he would like his term as mayor to be seen as progressive. He said he would like to see changes in how the town handles tourism, which he felt should be events based and changes at Cooma Visitors Centre, which he believes should be directed by tour operators, not council. Cr Lynch said he wanted to see more people stopping in Cooma, rather than driving straight through en route to Jindabyne and would like a resolution on council’s LEP. EL HOT He said council kept facing brick O M A walls which were being put in place by state legislation, but he was hopeful these could eventually be overcome. He said he would like to see Cooma become a destination where people would live, invest and enjoy.

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The knowledge and opinions of local people about bushfires in the Bombala Council area will form the cornerstone of a new Bushfire Risk Management Plan. Bombala Bushfire Management Committee (BFMC) will seek community input in order to review and rewrite the Bushfire Risk Management Plan over the next few months. “This is your chance to share with bushfire managers your experiences, your knowledge of fire history and firepaths, what places you value and what bushfire risk rating applies to them and what treatment strategies are appropriate” Community Safety Officer, Rein Peet, said. “The Bombala Bushfire Risk Management Plan ultimately determines such things as where hazard reductions are conducted and who is responsible, which areas require special fire protection, which areas are targetted for community education. “It is essential that the new plan understands and accounts for what local people value. “Get involved by attending a bushfire risk meeting, or contacting me for more information”, Mr Peet said. A new bushfire risk planning process being

Community forum at Rocky Plains A community forum for residents of Rocky Plain, Eucumbene Cove and Braemar Bay will be held this Sunday July 18 at the Rocky Plain School from 2.30pm. The meeting is an opportunity for the community to be informed of recent waste decisions made by Snowy River Shire Council and to discuss the best options and timing for the restoration of waste services to these communities. These communities have now been without an adequate waste service for six months.

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The late Cooma-Monaro Shire mayor, Vin Good, is to be honoured with a memorial at the revamped Cooma Library. Cooma-Monaro Shire Council was to vote on the memorial at last Monday night’s meeting. In a report to council, general manager John Vucic said he had been approached by the Monaro Regional Libraries Committee to consider a proposal to incorporate a memorial to Cr Good in the new library. Cr Good represented Cooma on that committee and was elected its chairman.

The refurbishment of the library was a major project dear to Cr Good’s heart. Mr Vucic told council that Cr Good’s widow, Di, had recently informed the library manager Lyn Goucher that Cr Good had bequeathed funds and an extensive collection of books on the Vietnam war to the library.. Council was asked to approve a recommendation from the general manager that the meeting room at Cooma Library be named the ‘Vin Good Meeting room’.

CHANGES FOR EMPLOYERS PREPARING 2010 WAGES SUMMARIES By Kathy Kelly, Director Boyce Chartered Accountants

Now that we have passed another 30 June employers are busy preparing their employees’ PAYG payment summaries. What many employers may not be aware of is that the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) now requires further information to be disclosed on these summaries. Where an employer pays extra superannuation for an employee over and above the 9% super guarantee charge, then these extra amounts need to be reported on the payment summaries. Sounds simple – it isn’t. Most employers know how much super they have paid for their employees in total but it is not this amount that needs to be reported. Often these extra contributions are known as salary sacrifice contributions but sometimes employers may simply be obliged under certain agreements to pay super at a higher rate than 9%. The calculation can be tricky as the amount is not total super less 9% of wages; it is necessary to work backwards from what the original salary would have been. So why does the ATO want this information? From 1 July 2009 Centrelink changed the definitions for many of their benefits to ensure extra super contributions were added on to reported incomes. Centrelink are making use of the ATO to collect the information they require. Unfortunately, there has been a flow on impact to many individuals who had small amounts of wage income but also wanted to claim self employed superannuation contributions. There is a limitation known as the 10% rule whereby if an individual receives 10% or more of their income from wages, they can not then claim self employed superannuation. For many self employed business people who also had a small salary this would be prohibitive so they may have elected to salary sacrifice more of their wage income into super to stay under the 10% rule. With the change of definition from 1 July 2009 the extra salary sacrificed into superannuation is now added on to wages and so many more taxpayers will now fail this rule and limit how much of a tax deduction they can claim personally. This combined with restrictive caps on contributions may lead to unexpected tax consequences for those who have not caught up with the rule changes. If a problem claiming tax deductions is added to an excess contributions tax assessment where caps are exceeded a person can be in for a nasty shock. Kathy Kelly is a tax specialist with Boyce Chartered Accountants. Julie Schofield and Elizabeth Timmins are licensed superannuation specialists.

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Snowy Waste Taskforce Tips To Stay But Why Not Eucumbene? At Snowy River Shire’s extraordinary meeting last Tuesday, the Mayor John Cahill tabled a mayoral minute, which was unopposed, dealing with concerns over changes to Berridale Transfer Station, Adaminaby and Dalgety Tips, and closure of the Eucumbene Transfer station, along with the best way to continue to deliver services as well as looking to the future direction of waste for the Shire. Mayor Cahill outlined the fact that the technology associated with waste was rapidly advancing but current services still need to be provided till these break throughs are economically and environmentally sustainable. This means that Dalgety and Adaminaby tips will remain in place till they are full or these advancements make these tips redundant. Berridale will remain open till at least December 2011 with this then being reviewed depending on the situation at the expiry of that contract. Eucumbene will remain closed but proposals for a service will be fast tracked with community consultation in less than six months. He also recognised the efforts that staff had made to progress and enable the shire to take effective and responsible steps in regard to dealing with waste. The Snowy Waste Taskforce members Phil Daley and Vickii Wallace were present. Once Mayor Cahill’s minute had been passed Mrs Wallace asked to speak thanking council for this outcome. Mayor Cahill pointed out that it should not be considered a victory as such, as it was never council’s intention to close these facilities, but only to ascertain the community’s views on the level of the user pays aspect to keep these services in place. Mrs Wallace responded later “I would still maintain that council cast the dye for community uproar, when they closed Eucumbene Transfer Station while it was still under contract, and more so as it did not provide an alternative service simply leaving that community high and dry and

still is six months later. This precedent rang alarm bells for the communities of Dalgety and Berridale who felt they did not want to suffer a similar cut. These proposed closures were contained in this Management plan so what were people supposed to think. Therefore it is a success for people power and she would like to thank all of those who have signed petitions, wrote submissions, attended forums and meetings.” Deputy Mayor John Shumack spoke to Mrs Wallace after the meeting agreeing with her that credible community consultation should continue to move this issue forward for council, their ratepayers and their associated communities. Mrs Wallace said the council had delivered an amicable outcome in the short term but she conceded that there may be associated further hurdles ahead to achieve a win win for all involved, but especially the other members of the taskforce who have worked long and hard leaving no stone unturned to get an outcome. The taskforce was disappointed in relation to Eucumbene as it was a proposal by the Taskforce that instead of three days Berridale go to two and give this day to Eucumbene which would provide a manned waste facility. Both these transfer stations were under contract with Burchalls, but since the subsequent closure of Eucumbene it is understood council and Burchalls are locked in legal wrangling due to its closure. This option would then perhaps put this to bed and give Eucumbene a service during the six months consultation period. Mayor Cahill indicated that council was interested in keeping the Snowy Waste Taskforce involved in the formulation of waste decisions in the future. Taskforce member Phil Daley was pleased with Mayor Cahill’s position on continued dialogue with the Taskforce, but advised that the taskforce now needs to focus on the second part of our charter which is to get an effective and efficient waste service which is equitable to all ratepayers.

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Rotary helps Cooma Library Libraries and the Macular Degeneration Foundation formed a partnership to provide Navigator devices to people who are vision impaired because of Macular Degeneration. This Navigator is an easy to use, hand held portable device, which uses new audio technology to read books aloud and the library now has 16 devices which are available for members of the community with Macular Degeneration.

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Emergency Services Cooma police station is now fully manned with three new officers recently commencing duty there, Nimmitabel now has a permanent officer located there as does Berridale and Bombala is also fully staffed. Fire Wednesday July 7, NSW fire brigade was called to a chimney fire in Smith Street Cooma. The fire was quickly extinguished and no damage to the house was recorded.

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Two sides to cloud seeding Editor, I read in the paper this week that cloud seeding is has increased snow fall by 15 per cent. However, I feel in both this article and one I heard broadcast on the ABC recently, there were questions that needed answering that weren’t asked. Cloud seeding seems to always be presented as a ‘good news’ story in the media, but out on the street that isn’t what I’m hearing. I have just moved to Bungarby and my husband and I enjoy the snow. We talked to locals, thinking that now we are living at a higher altitude and closer to the mountains, we might get one or two falls a year - perhaps when the bureau says snow down to 900m. However, locals say that since cloud seeding, snow doesn’t fall here anymore. I’ve also heard farmers across the Monaro complain that since cloud seeding there has been less winter rain. I then heard an interview on the ABC with a woman who studies pygmy possums in the alpine environment. She said these little critters were endangered and their lives were even more in danger due because the snowline had been receding over past years. My question is, is cloud seeding actually providing 15 per cent more snow, or is it just changing where it falls? Locals say they have approached Snowy Hydro about their cloud seeding concerns, but the explanation they received was too scientific to understand. The cloud seeding scientist

who was interviewed on ABC said the program targeted ‘unproductive’ clouds, causing them to produce snow. My simplistic understanding of the way clouds work is that they float around collecting moisture until they finally burst and produce rain or snow. If a cloud was unproductive above the mountains, perhaps by the time it reached Bungarby it would be productive? By targeting these unproductive clouds over the mountains, are we ‘stealing’ potential snow or rain from other areas? I understand a number of these concerns have been raised before, but I don’t believe they have been satisfactorily answered. I suspect the reason for this is because no-one has done any studies into the real effects cloud seeding might be having in other areas. We can’t go on not asking questions and only printing the positive side of the story. Possibly cloud seeding is just a good news story - but to my mind we have only seen one side of the argument and it’s time someone looked into the other side. If it’s all good, then the authorities involved should not be afraid to provide the appropriate studies to back up that belief. What is really happening is that we are playing God with the clouds, and I would be surprised if we can get away with doing that without some sort of negative effect. Nancy Groves Bungarby

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Editor, but never able to accept the system I had to use to make my In The Monaro Post, June 23, I noted that our voting for number one valid. Cooma-Monaro Shire Council was by one primary only and so When Alan Fraser, our most dedicated MP, lost his seat by Bronnie Taylor was elected as the true people’s choice. this system, I proved to myself I am right. Had it been according to our federal system, she would have Olive Stanfield, lost. Cooma. She certainly could not have received enough preferential PS. My mother, a Londoner said ‘women gave their lives for votes. us (women) to vote. Use it wisely’. I am 92 years of age, lived here for over 60 years by choice

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Well, the excitement is all over for another four years. In that time the Socceroos, or Footballeroos, may have bred up into a more formidable team to frighten the rest of the world. But Cooma could still get into the

swing of things though – our Dutch connection showed their loyalty with bits of orange all over the place. Simon Schoon (pictured left) was looking forward to a good game in the final and it was a bit unlucky that the Netherlands

didn’t come through for the local supporters. One thing the world can do without for the next four years (or even eternity) is those annoying vuvuzelas. They are about as annoying as

a toy drumset on Christmas morning! And according to Wikipedia, exposure to these plastic nuisances can cause hearing loss……..this source didn’t mention ‘stadium rage’, but The Postman reckons that’s a pretty strong possibility.

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Dave retires after 36 years teaching School teacher Dave McAuley has retired from school life after more than 30 years. Mr McAuley’s last day was on July 1, when he was honoured at a special assembly at Cooma North Public School. He has retired because he feels it is the right time to do so. But he has enjoyed his 36 years “working with the kids”. He said there had been some very good times in his career, but things are changing and some of those changes he feels my not be for the better. While he has enjoyed his teaching career, now he would like more time to do other things he is interested in. He is not planning to move away from the “We like it here, so why would region, but will have more time we move” he said. to spend on his hobby block.

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being ordered to pay court costs of $79. Stefanie Jutta Riel was convicted of driving with an unrestrained passenger and fined $300 plus court costs of $79. Michael James Thistleton was convicted of being an unlicensed driver/rider and fined $500 plus court costs of $79. Corey Stephen Vale was convicted of drive on road while suspended and had his order extended for two months. Bethany Patricia White was convicted of never holding a licence and drive vehicle on road she was fined $800 and issued with a S196 plus ordered to pay court costs of $79. Grant Maxwell Williams was convicted of drive vehicle recklessly, furiously or speed in a manner dangerous and fined $1000 plus ordered to pay court costs of $79 and disqualified from driving for 12 months. He was also convicted of drive with a passenger on or in part of the vehicle not permitted and fined $500, plus court costs of $79. Michael Jacob Wood was convicted of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and fined $1500, plus court costs of $79 and granted a S9 good behaviour bond for 12 months. He was also convicted of possess prohibited drug and fined $300, plus court costs. Claus Gosch was convicted of being the private occupier of land and failing to control noxious weeds and fined $200, plus court costs of $79. Ronald Seunig was convicted of being the private occupier of land and failing to control noxious weeds and fined $200, plus court costs of $79.

Linda Janine Hathaway convicted of mid range PCA and fined $900 plus court costs of $79 and disqualified from driving for six months. Tetsuye Kato was convicted of possessing a prohibited drug and fined $200, plus court costs of $79. He was also convicted of possession of equipment for administering a prohibited drug and fined $200, plus court costs of $79 and the implements were forfeited. Julie Kearns of Cooma was convicted of shoplifting $270 of clothing from Peak Clothing Store on 25 June, 2010 and fined $500. She was also ordered to pay court costs of $79. Julie Ann Kearns was convicted of contravene prohibition/restriction of an AVO, domestic and fined $500. She was also granted a S9, good behaviour bond for 12 months and ordered to pay court costs of $79. She was then convicted with shoplifting $141.70 of items from Coles Supermarket Cooma and subsequently banned from Coles as well as being fined $500 and ordered to pay court costs of $79. Mitchell Lowe was convicted of never being a licensed person, whilst driving a vehicle on the road. He was fined $1000 and ordered to pay court costs of $79. Mitchell Drew Lowe was convicted of break enter and steal into a property and take goods to the value less than $15000. He was fined $2000, ordered to pay court costs and had a bond revoked. Richard Shaune Millikin was convicted of driving with an expired licence and fined $500, as well as

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Snowy Hydro driver training program Snowy Hydro recently held a young drivers training program with year 12 students from Monaro High, Jindabyne Central School and Snowy Mountains Grammar School participating. The program included both theory and practical components, with the theory being completed in the classroom. The practical sessions were completed in a specially designed ‘skid car’, which has a custom designed skid frame and allows students under direction and control to experience what causes a vehicle to loose control in a simulated skid situation. This experience helps make the young drivers aware of how easy it is to loose control on our unique road conditions. “The Snowy Hydro Young Driver Training Program has been running locally for over eight years. It is part of our long standing commitment to young people in our local area and is consistent with our companies focus on health and safety,” Managing Director, Snowy Hydro Limited, Terry Charlton said. “We are all too familiar with disturbing news headlines about young people killed or injured in car accidents. Through Snowy Hydro’s ongoing success in the National Electricity Market, we are able to make a significant financial investment in the local community such as this program. If our program saves a life or prevents a crash, then it’s money well spent. I congratulate and thank local high schools for partnering with us and in sharing our vision of improving road safety through driver education for students.” Relieving Principal of Monaro High School, David Brison, said, “The feedback from the students has been exceptional. Comments such as “I didn’t

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I guess it’s not enough that companies are trying to convince us that unless we use antiseptic/antibacterial hand washes (preferably their brand) immediately after touching something, we are putting ourselves and our kids in mortal danger from “dangerous germs”. You know, the kind we would normally build a natural immunity to if left to our own devices and nothing that good old soap and water before mealtimes can’t fix anyway. But no, there’s a potential new fad on the block now. You are being urged to take it to the next level with Trolley Bags! If you haven’t seen the TV ad, it’s about big bags that you put into the shopping

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realise that talking or texting on a mobile phone could be so dangerous” and “the practical aspect was great-it’s great to find out how skids on ice can occur and how I can control them”. The students were unanimous in agreeing that the program was a great help and also hope that Snowy Hydro will continue to run the program in the future so that other students can benefit from the knowledge that they gained. Principal of Jindabyne Central School, Garry Atkinson said “Jindabyne year 12 students learnt so much from the Snowy Hydro driver training program. The relevance of the subject and the practicality of the program engaged them and made them think very carefully about their driving and the way they will behave behind the wheel of their car. They all believed the program would change their driving behaviour and from a teachers point of view this has to be the ultimate goal to improve safety on the roads and decrease dangerous driving. We thank Snowy Hydro for a first class day for all.” Continued page 24

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trolley before you put the actual shopping in and you know why? Because some dork has decided to try and cash in on the anti germ craze by claiming that shopping trolleys are a breeding ground for all that’s nasty and if you don’t use these things then you are not “protecting your family”! “Protecting your family” is the new buzz phrase. It’s the one that advertisers figure will ping in the female brain thus compelling the female to spend up big on something she doesn’t need because if she doesn’t....she is failing as a mother and homemaker (gasp!). Or something like that anyway If you think about it though, what actually goes into a trolley? Food. Food that’s been packaged to within an inch of its life so even if there was a stray germ (god forbid!) lurking in that trolley, how on earth

is it supposed to do any damage to you? And before you say fruit and veg, let me remind you that you can take advantage of the plastic bags provided and besides, you’re going to wash or peel it anyway! I mean really! But no doubt whoever came up with this latest gimmick will do very well out of it and a tribe of shoppers will soon begin infesting supermarkets with their bulky trolley liner bags, smug in the knowledge that they are “protecting their families” and looking askance at rest of us who happen to have more commonsense. I mean, before the antiseptic/ antibacterial hand washes and now the ridiculous trolley bags, people managed to survive childhood and grow to adulthood pretty much in good health so surely this should tell you something. . It’s not? Then think harder!

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a colourful Rainbow Serpent by weaving lengths of cloth along the front fence of the school. But the highlight was painting the giant Rainbow Serpent with Peter and Jandemarra in the school grounds. The serpent shape was painted in black some days beforehand by parent, Amanda Brodrick, in preparation for the colourful details to be filled in on Open Day and the end result was a stunning piece of artwork to be enjoyed students and community members for years to come.

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NSW HOMEOWNERS PROTECTED UNDER HOME BUILDING ACT AMENDMENT The NSW Government has today restored the rights of homeowners to their statutory and home warranty insurance entitlements under an amendment to the Home Building Act 1989. A Court of Appeal decision in May held that only the person who entered a home building contract and their successors in title were entitled to enforce statutory warranties and obtain an insurance benefit. “The Government has moved swiftly to remedy what is, in our view, an unfair and onerous burden, particularly on subsequent landowners,” Ms Judge said. “The amendment will restore the operation and intent of the Act to ensure homeowners can rely on both statutory warranties and insurance. “Successive title holders will now be entitled to the same legal protections as the person who had originally contracted the home builder.” In the Court of Appeal case, the party who entered into the contract, although a joint venture partner of the landowner in the development was not deemed the landowner.

“The decision also effectively obliged claimants, including subsequent purchasers, to provide evidence to establish a direct connection with the original contracting party, in order to prove the entitlement,” Ms Judge said. The amendment: • makes it clear that statutory warranties under the Act extend to a ‘noncontracting owner’ (a person who owns land on which residential building work is done but who is not a party to the building contract, including any subsequent title holders); and • ensures that insurance policies issued under the Act also extend to a ‘noncontracting owner’. “To protect current homeowners, the amendments will apply retroactively, to all contracts made and insurance policies issued since 1 May 1997 (when the schemes were introduced),” Ms Judge said. For more information visit the Fair Trading website at: www.fairtrading.nsw. gov.au

Steady Rates Should Continue says HIA Last weeks decision to keep interest rates on hold for a second consecutive month is appropriate given clear signs that past rate rises are denting demand and confidence, says the Housing Industry Association (HIA), the voice of Australia’s residential building industry. “Through to May this year there were six interest rate rises in eight months and there was anticipation from households of significant further hikes to come. This situation has played a part in the mounting evidence pointing to a stalling of the new home building recovery,” said HIA Chief Economist, Harley

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Children’s Programs. How The Earth Was Made. (G, CC) Midday Report. (CC) Jeeves And Wooster. (PG, CC) Collectors. (G, R, CC) Waterloo Road. (PG, CC) Children’s Programs. Grand Designs Revisited. (G, CC) News. (CC) The 7.30 Report. (CC) Catalyst. (G, CC) Stories from the scientific world include a look at transcendental meditation. Miracles: Miracle In The Jungle. (PG, CC) Part 3 of 3. The story of Australian backpacker Hayden Adcock, who went missing for 11 days in the wild jungle of Laos, just as a severe tropical storm was brewing. The Volcano That Stopped The World. (G, CC) Lateline. (CC) Lateline Business. (CC) Live From Abbey Road. (G, CC) Movie: The Cardinal. (M, 63, R, CC) Noise On Screen. (M, R, CC) Can We Help? (G, R, CC) Shortland Street. (PG) Something In The Air. (G, R, CC) The New Inventors. (G, R, CC)

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Children’s Programs. Big Ideas. (CC) Midday Report. (CC) National Press Club Address. (CC) Talking Heads. (G, R, CC) Waterloo Road. (CC) Children’s Programs. Cheese Slices. (G, CC) Poh’s Kitchen. (G, CC) News. (CC) The 7.30 Report. (CC) The New Inventors. (G, CC) New ideas include a way for amateur guitarists to imitate the masters. Hosted by James O’Loghlin. Spicks And Specks. (PG, CC) The Gruen Transfer. (M, CC) United States Of Tara. (M, CC) At The Movies. (PG, CC) Lateline. (CC) Lateline Business. (CC) Spooks. (M, R, CC) Movie: I Know Where I’m Going! (b&w, G, 45, R) Spinifex Man. (G, R, CC) Big Ideas. (R, CC) National Press Club Address. (R, CC) Shortland Street. (PG) Something In The Air. (G, R, CC) The New Inventors. (G, R, CC)

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Sunrise. (CC) The Morning Show. (PG, CC) News. (CC) Movie: Johnson Family Vacation. (PG, 04, R) Backyard Science. (C, R, CC) Go Go Stop. (C, R, CC) Time Trackers. (Final, C, R, CC) All For Kids. (P, R, CC) It’s Academic. (C, CC) News At 4.30. (CC) M*A*S*H. (G, R) Deal Or No Deal. (G, CC) News. (CC) Today Tonight. (CC) Home And Away. (PG, CC) Better Homes And Gardens. (G, CC) Discover some easy and affordable changes to the home. Ghost Whisperer. (PG, R, CC) Melinda encounters the spirit of an angry young boy. After witnessing lifethreatening behaviour against his mother and baby sister, she realises the boy needs help releasing anger towards his parent. Football. (CC) AFL. Round 16. Adelaide v Geelong. From AAMI Stadium, Adelaide. Home Shopping. (G)

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6.00 WorldWatch. 7.30 Cycling. Tour de France. Daily Updates. 7.45 WorldWatch. 1.00 Movie: Electric Shadows. (PG, 04, R, CC) 2.40 His Mother’s Voice. (G, R) 3.00 Nest. (G, R, CC) 3.30 Inspiring Teachers: Ms Susan Reppion-Brooke. (G, R, CC) 4.00 A Fork In Africa. (G, R, CC) 4.30 The Journal. (CC) 5.00 PBS NewsHour. (CC) 6.00 Cycling. (CC) Tour de France. Stage 9. Morzine-Avoriaz to Saint-Jean-deMaurienne. Highlights. 6.30 World News Australia. (CC) 7.35 Inspector Rex. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 James May’s Big Ideas: Power To The People. (G, R, CC) Part 3 of 3. 9.30 World News Australia. (CC) 10.00 Cycling. (CC) Tour de France. Stage 10. Chambéry to Gap. 2.00 WorldWatch. CLASSIFICATIONS: (PG) Parental Guidance Recommended (M) Mature Audiences (MA15+) Mature Audiences Only (AV15+) Extreme Adult Violence (R) Repeat (CC) Closed Captions

sbs one Early News. (CC) Toasted TV. (G) Scope. (C, R, CC) Puzzle Play. (P, R, CC) News. (CC) The Circle. (PG, CC) Dr Phil. (PG, CC) The Oprah Winfrey Show. (PG, R, CC) Ready Steady Cook. (PG, CC) Judge Judy. (PG, CC) Infomercials. (PG, R, CC) Huey’s Kitchen. (G, CC) The Bold And The Beautiful. (G, CC) News. (CC) The Simpsons. (G, R, CC) Neighbours. (G, CC) The 7PM Project. (PG, CC) MasterChef Australia. (PG, CC) Bondi Vet. (PG, CC) Law & Order: SVU. (M, CC) Medium. (Final, MA15+, CC) News/Sports Tonight. (CC) The Late Show With David Letterman. (PG) Buffy The Vampire Slayer. (M, R) Infomercials. (PG, R) Joyce Meyer. (PG) Kenneth Copeland. (PG) James Robison. (PG) Benny Hinn. (PG)

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.30 Cycling. Tour de France. Daily Updates. Hosted by Mike Tomalaris. 7.45 WorldWatch. 1.00 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia. (G, R) 1.30 Return Of The Bible Plagues: Deadly Waters. (PG, R, CC) 2.30 Four. (G, R, CC) 3.30 Road Trip Nation Australia. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 Feast Greece. (G, R, CC) 4.30 The Journal. (CC) 5.00 PBS NewsHour. (CC) 6.00 Cycling. (CC) Tour de France. Stage 10. Chambéry to Gap. Highlights. Hosted by Mike Tomalaris. 6.30 World News Australia. (CC) 7.30 My Family Feast. (G, CC) 8.00 Oz And James Drink To Britain. (PG, CC) 8.30 The Supersizers Go… (PG, CC) Restaurant critic Giles Coren and writer and performer Sue Perkins spend a week on the diet of a wealthy Victorian couple. 9.30 World News Australia. (CC) 10.00 Cycling. (CC) Tour de France. Stage 11. Sisteron to Bourg-les-Valence. 2.00 WorldWatch.

Early News. (CC) Toasted TV. (G) Totally Wild. (C, R, CC) Puzzle Play. (P, R, CC) News. (CC) The Circle. (PG, CC) Dr Phil. (PG, CC) The Oprah Winfrey Show. (PG, CC) Ready Steady Cook. (PG, CC) Judge Judy. (G, CC) Infomercials. (PG, R, CC) Huey’s Kitchen. (G, CC) The Bold And The Beautiful. (G, CC) News. (CC) The Simpsons. (G, R, CC) Neighbours. (G, CC) The 7PM Project. (PG, CC) MasterChef Australia. (PG, CC) Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution. (New series, PG, CC) Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver travels to one of America’s unhealthiest towns. Numb3rs. (M, CC) News. (CC) Sports Tonight. (CC) David Letterman. (PG) Medium. (M, R, CC) Infomercials. (PG, R) Bayless Conley. (PG) Jesse Duplantis Ministries. (PG)

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.30 Cycling. Tour de France. Daily Updates. Hosted by Mike Tomalaris. 7.45 WorldWatch. 1.00 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia. (G, R) 1.30 Astroboy In Roboland. (G, R, CC) 2.30 Cracking The Colour Code: The Power Of Colour. (G, R, CC) 3.30 Short Stories. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 Classical Destinations: Bonn And Berlin. (G, R, CC) 4.30 The Journal. (CC) 5.00 PBS NewsHour. (CC) 6.00 Cycling. (CC) Tour de France. Stage 11. Sisteron to Bourg-lès-Valence. Highlights. Hosted by Mike Tomalaris. 6.30 World News Australia. (CC) 7.30 Coast: Cornwall Including The Isles Of Scilly. (G, CC) 8.30 Nuremberg: Nazis On Trial: Hermann Goering. (M, R, CC) Part 2 of 3. 9.30 World News Australia. (CC) 10.00 Cycling. (CC) Tour de France. Stage 12. Bourg-de-Péage to Mende. 2.00 WeatherWatch Overnight. 5.00 WeatherWatch & Music. 5.05 Korean News. 5.40 Japanese News.

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Rage. (G) Children’s Programs. Insiders/Inside Business. (CC) Offsiders. (CC) Asia Pacific Focus. (CC) Songs Of Praise. (G, CC) Landline. (CC) Gardening Australia. (G, R, CC) Message Stick. (G, CC) Travel Oz. (G, R, CC) Broadside. (G, CC) Infinite Space. (G, R, CC) IOU: Robin Boyd. (G, R, CC) Art Nation. (CC) At The Movies. (PG, R, CC) Treks In A Wild World. (Final, G, CC) News. (CC) Lizard Kings. (G, CC) News Update. (CC) Little Dorrit. (M, CC) Part 4 of 4. Compass. (G, CC) Art Of Spain. (G, R, CC) Movie: The Most Dangerous Game. (b&w, PG, 32, CC) 1.10 Movie: Johnny Angel. (PG, 45, R, CC) 2.30 Primal Instincts. (Final, PG, R, CC) 3.30 Talking Heads. (G, R, CC) 4.00 First Tuesday Book Club. (G, R, CC) 4.30 Shortland Street. (PG) 5.00 In The Air. (G, R, CC) 5.30 New Inventors. (G, R, CC)

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Garner Ted Armstrong. (G) Life Today With James Robison. (G) Weekend Sunrise. (CC) AFL Game Day. (PG) Movie: The Nude Bomb. (PG, 80, R) Football. AFL. Round 16. Carlton v Sydney. From Etihad Stadium, Melbourne. Home Improvement. (G, R, CC) Trinny & Susannah Undress The Nation. (PG) Mercurio’s Menu. (G, CC) News. (CC) Dancing With The Stars. (G, CC) Bones. (M, R, CC) Booth and Brennan investigate when the mummified remains of a teenager are found in a maze at a local amusement park. Castle. (M, R, CC) Castle and Beckett get an inside look at the cutthroat world of the New York fashion industry, after the body of an aspiring young model is found in a fountain. Scrubs. (PG, R) Russell Brand’s Ponderland. (M) Football. AFL. Round 16. Richmond v North Melbourne. From the MCG. Home Shopping. (G) Early News. (CC)

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Go, Diego! Go! (G, R, CC) Dora The Explorer. (G, R, CC) Weekend Today. (CC) Wide World Of Sports. (G) The Sunday Footy Show. (G) Sunday Roast. (PG) Movie: Charro! (PG, 69, R, CC) Men In Trees. (PG) Rugby League. NRL. Round 19. Sydney Roosters v Canterbury Bulldogs. From Sydney Football Stadium. News. (CC) RBT. (PG, CC) Send In The Dogs. (PG, CC) 60 Minutes. (CC) CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. (M, CC) Cold Case. (M, CC) Cold Case. (M, R, CC) Afterlife. (M) Golf. British Open. Highlights. Rugby League. Super League. Round 22. Hull FC v Hull Kingston Rovers. Highlights. 20/20. (CC) Danoz Direct. (G) GMA: Sunday Edition. (CC) Early Morning News. (CC) Today. (CC)

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Children’s Programs. For The Juniors. (G, R) Music Moves. (G, R, CC) The Ageing Files. (G, R, CC) Landline. (R, CC) Midday Report. (CC) Sherlock Holmes. (PG, CC) Waterloo Road. (PG, CC) Children’s Programs. Travel Oz. (G, CC) Talking Heads. (G, CC) News. (CC) The 7.30 Report. (CC) Australian Story. (CC) Four Corners. (CC) Media Watch. (G, CC) Q&A. (CC) Lateline. (CC) Lateline Business. (CC) The War: The Worst Is Yet To Come. (PG, R, CC) The Clinic. (M, CC) Movie: Go Chase Yourself. (b&w, G, 38, R) Artists At Work: Claire Healy And Sean Cordeiro. (M, R, CC) Bowls. World Cup. Women’s Final. Shortland Street. (PG) Something In The Air. (G, R, CC) The New Inventors. (G, R, CC)

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Children’s Programs. Behind The News. (G, CC) Our History. (G, R, CC) Australian Experience. (G, R, CC) Big Ideas. (CC) Midday Report. (CC) The World’s Worst Disasters. (G, CC) The Einstein Factor. (G, R, CC) Waterloo Road. (PG, CC) Children’s Programs. Three Men In More Than One Boat. News. (CC) The 7.30 Report. (CC) Foreign Correspondent. (CC) Greatest Cities Of The World. (PG, CC) QI. (PG, CC) Artscape. (PG, CC) Lateline. (CC) Lateline Business. (CC) Four Corners. (R, CC) Media Watch. (G, R, CC) The Chaser. (M, R, CC) Movie: The Private Life Of Don Juan. (b&w, PG, 34, R) Remembering Alex Buzo. (M, R, CC) Big Ideas. (R, CC) Good Game. (M, R, CC) Shortland Street. (PG) Something In The Air. (G, R, CC) The New Inventors. (G, R, CC)

2.00 3.00 3.30 4.00 4.30 5.00 5.30 6.00 6.30 7.00 7.30 8.30

9.30

10.30 11.30 1.00 5.30

Sunrise. (CC) The Morning Show. (PG, CC) News. (CC) Movie: My Boss’s Daughter. (M, 03, R, CC) All Saints. (M, R, CC) Find My Family. (PG, R, CC) All For Kids. (P, R, CC) It’s Academic. (C, CC) News At 4.30. (CC) M*A*S*H. (G, R) Deal Or No Deal. (G, CC) News. (CC) Today Tonight. (CC) Home And Away. (PG, CC) Minute To Win It. (PG, CC) Packed To The Rafters. (PG, CC) Ted’s sense of self-worth plummets when he and Chel are attacked by a gang of teenage girls after going to the movies. Ghost Whisperer. (PG, CC) When the ghost of a secret admirer stalks Ned’s professor, a ouija board is used to try and solve the mystery, but instead it threatens a life. Australia Versus. (PG, CC) Alan Sugar: The Apprentice. (M) Home Shopping. (G) Early News. (CC)

1.00 2.00 3.00 3.30 4.00 4.30 5.00 5.30 6.00 6.30 7.00 7.30 9.00 10.00 11.00 12.00 12.30 1.30 2.00 3.00 3.30 5.00 5.30

Today. (CC) Kerri-Anne. (PG, CC) News. (CC) The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG, R, CC) The View. (PG, CC) Days Of Our Lives. (PG, CC) Alive And Cooking. (G, R) Magical Tales. (P, R, CC) Pyramid. (C, CC) News. (CC) Antiques Roadshow. (G, R, CC) Hot Seat. (G, CC) News. (CC) WIN News. (CC) A Current Affair. (CC) Top Gear. (PG, CC) The Very Best Of The Paul Hogan Show Pt 2. (PG, R, CC) Adults Only 20 To 01. (M, R, CC) Kitchen Nightmares USA: Jack’s Waterfront. (MA15+, R, CC) WIN News. (CC) The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG) Entertainment Tonight. (CC) Division 4. (b&w, M) Danoz Direct. (G) Good Morning America. (CC) Early Morning News. (CC) Today. (CC)

2.00 3.00 3.30 4.00 4.30 5.00 6.00 6.30 7.00 7.30 8.30

9.30 10.30 11.15 12.00 1.00 1.30 4.00

sbs one Toasted TV. (G) Sumo Mouse. (C, CC) Scope. (C, CC) K-9. (C, CC) Hit List TV. (PG) Landed Music. (PG, CC) Out Of The Blue. (PG) Hook, Line And Sinker. (PG, CC) Football. (CC) AFL. Round 16. Collingwood v St Kilda. From the MCG. News. (CC) Sports Tonight. (CC) Malcolm In The Middle. (G, R, CC) Monk. (PG, CC) Movie: Back To The Future. (PG, 85, R, CC) Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd. After a teenager goes back in time, he must ensure his parents-tobe meet and fall in love. Football. (CC) AFL. Round 16. Western Bulldogs v Port Adelaide. From TIO Stadium, Darwin. Infomercials. (PG, R) Video Hits Up-Late. (PG, R) Video Hits Up-Late. (G, R) Infomercials. (PG, R) Bayless Conley. (G) Leading The Way. (G) Hour Of Power. (G)

6.00 6.15 6.35 7.05 7.30 7.45 1.00 3.00 3.30 4.00 4.30 5.30 6.00 6.30 7.30 8.30 9.20

10.00 2.00 5.05

Japanese News. Hong Kong News. Chinese News. German News. Cycling. Tour de France. Daily Updates. Hosted by Mike Tomalaris. WorldWatch. Sanremo Song Festival. (Final, PG) Francisco Goya: The Way To Lucidity. (G) Tim Marlow Meets… (G, R) Frank Bridge Variations. (G) PBS NewsHour. (CC) Rough Science: Call Of The Wild. (G, R, CC) Cycling. (CC) Tour de France. Stage 12. Bourg-de-Péage to Mende. Highlights. Hosted by Mike Tomalaris. World News Australia. (CC) Monster Moves. (G, CC) Iron Chef. (G, CC) High Altitude: Man Against Mountain. (M, R, CC) Graham Bell embarks on one of the world’s toughest cross-country skiing competitions, the Arctic Circle Race. Cycling. (CC) Tour de France. Stage 13. Rodez to Revel. WeatherWatch. WorldWatch.

sbs one Mass For You At Home. (G) Hillsong. (G) Animalia. (C, R, CC) Totally Wild. (C, R, CC) Meet The Press. (CC) The Hit Rater.com. (G) The Benchwarmers Oz Made. (G) Hit List TV. (PG) Motor Racing. Australian Rally Championship. Round 4. Scouts Rally SA. From South Australia. Out Of The Blue. (PG) Ambition To Meaning. Fuels Of The Future. Landed Music. Discover Downunder. (G, CC) News. (CC) Sports Tonight. (CC) The Simpsons. (PG, R, CC) Merlin. (Final, PG, CC) MasterChef Australia. (PG, CC) Movie: Hawke. (M, 10, CC) Richard Roxburgh, Rachael Blake. Hawke: The Interview. (CC) Motorcycle Racing. MotoGP. Round 8. German Grand Prix. From Sachsenring, Saxony, Germany. Video Hits Up-Late. (PG, R) Infomercials. (PG, R) Religious Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.30 Cycling. Tour de France. Daily Updates. 7.45 WorldWatch. 11.00 Tales From A Suitcase: Paul Moran. (G, R) 11.30 Cycling. Tour Of Toowoomba. From Toowoomba, Queensland. 12.30 Motorcycle Racing. Superbike World Championship. Round 9. From Masaryk Circuit, Czech Republic. 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Football Asia. 3.30 FIFA Futbol Mundial. 4.00 Soccer. 2010 FIFA World Cup. Final. Netherlands v Spain. Highlights. 6.00 Cycling. (CC) Tour de France. Highlights. Hosted by Mike Tomalaris. 6.30 World News Australia. (CC) 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? David Mitchell. (PG, CC) 8.30 Dateline. (Return, CC) A report on a group working to reunite children stolen from their families under the reign of Argentina’s dictatorship. 9.30 High Altitude: Fire And Ice. (PG, CC) 10.00 Cycling. (CC) Tour de France. Stage 14. Revel to Ax-3 Domaines. 2.00 WeatherWatch. 5.05 WorldWatch.

Early News. (CC) Toasted TV. (G) Totally Wild. (C, CC) Puzzle Play. (P, R, CC) News. (CC) The Circle. (PG, CC) Dr Phil. (PG, CC) The Oprah Winfrey Show. (PG, R, CC) Ready Steady Cook. (PG, CC) Judge Judy. (CC) Infomercials. (PG, R, CC) Huey’s Kitchen. (G, CC) The Bold And The Beautiful. (G, CC) News. (CC) The Simpsons. (G, R, CC) Neighbours. (G, CC) The 7PM Project. (PG, CC) MasterChef Australia. (PG, CC) Melbourne International Comedy Festival Great Debate. (M, CC) Paul McDermott, Arj Barker, Fiona O’Loughlin, Cal Wilson, Russell Kane, Greg Behrendt and Corinne Grant debate whether food is better than sex. Outrageous Fortune. (M, CC) News/Sports Tonight. (CC) David Letterman. (PG) Burn Notice. (M, R, CC) Infomercials. (PG, R) Religious Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.30 Cycling. Tour de France. Daily Updates. Hosted by Mike Tomalaris. 7.45 WorldWatch. 1.00 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia. (G, R) 1.30 Inside The Vatican: An Easter Lamb. (G, R, CC) 2.20 Handmade. (PG, R) 2.30 Dateline. (R, CC) 3.30 Public Enemy No 1: Carbon. (G, R) 4.30 The Journal. (CC) 5.00 The Crew. (G) 5.30 FIFA Futbol Mundial. 6.00 Cycling. (CC) Tour de France. Highlights. Hosted by Mike Tomalaris. 6.30 World News Australia. (CC) 7.30 MythBusters: Dive To Survive. (PG, CC) 8.30 Man Vs Wild: Sierra Nevada. (PG, R, CC) 9.20 Gotcha. (M, R) Short film. Small events in the lives of three people lead to the moment when a boy throws a rock from a bridge, to hit a car. 9.30 World News Australia. (CC) 10.00 Cycling. (CC) Tour de France. Stage 15. Pamiers to Bagnères-de-Luchon. 2.00 WorldWatch.

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sbs one Early News. (CC) Toasted TV. (G) Totally Wild. (C, CC) Puzzle Play. (P, R, CC) News. (CC) The Circle. (PG, CC) Dr Phil. (M, CC) The Oprah Winfrey Show. (PG, R, CC) Ready Steady Cook. (PG, CC) Judge Judy. (CC) Infomercials. (PG, R, CC) Huey’s Kitchen. (G, CC) The Bold And The Beautiful. (G, CC) News. (CC) The Simpsons. (G, R, CC) Neighbours. (G, CC) The 7PM Project. (PG, CC) MasterChef Australia. (PG, CC) NCIS. (M, R, CC) The team uncovers a secret as their mission to capture La Grenouille comes to an explosive and deadly conclusion. NCIS. (M, R, CC) News/Sports Tonight. (CC) David Letterman. (PG) Law & Order. (M, R, CC) Sex And The City. (M, R) Infomercials. (PG, R) Religious Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 7.30 Cycling. Tour de France. Daily Update. Hosted by Mike Tomalaris. 7.45 WorldWatch. 1.00 Movie: Blueprint. (M, 03, R) 3.00 Help. (PG, R, CC) 3.30 Singles Club. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 Risking It All: Initial D. (G, R, CC) 4.30 The Journal. (CC) 5.00 PBS NewsHour. (CC) 6.00 Cycling. (CC) Tour de France. Highlights. Hosted by Mike Tomalaris. 6.30 World News Australia. (CC) 7.30 Why Do Viruses Kill? (CC) 8.30 On Thin Ice. (M, CC) Part 5 of 5. After an extreme start to the race, TV adventurer Ben Fogle, Olympian James Cracknell and Dr Ed Coats have reached the half way mark and are hot on the heels of the Norwegian team. They start out well, but within days the extreme conditions take a dangerous toll. 9.30 World News Australia. (CC) 10.00 Cycling. (CC) Tour de France. Stage 16. Bagnères-de-Luchon to Pau. 2.00 WeatherWatch Overnight. 5.00 WeatherWatch & Music. 5.05 Korean News. 5.40 Japanese News.

Grassroots

Wednesday July 14, 2010

River Restoration Project Cooma Monaro Shire Council (CMSC) and the Murrumbidgee Catchment Management Authority (Murrumbidgee CMA) have worked in recent months on a cooperative project aimed at improving biodiversity within the upper reaches of the Murrumbidgee River and its tributaries. The project, which was funded by the Murrumbidgee CMA and project managed by CMSC, has seen all known isolated infestations of Scotch/ English Broom and Gorse controlled in the upper Murrumbidgee River reaches and tributaries. To enable further biodiversity outcomes, the project also offered landholders within affected areas to take advantage of an incentive package including fencing off rivers and streams, off-stream water supply, revegetation

and environmental weed control. The highly successful project resulted in the destruction of Scotch/English Broom and Gorse, along in excess of 90 kilometres of streambank in the areas of Badja River, Numeralla River, Murrumbidgee River at Yaouk and Shannons Flat, Alum Creek at Shannons Flat and Cooma Back Creek. Landholders involved were receptive to the assistance provided under this project, with 30 signed agreements from landholders committed to undertaking follow-up control of these highly invasive weeds over the next 10 years. Peter Cochran, a local identity, farmer and participant of the project said “it was a great program and I would encourage any land owner to support a partnership such as this for the benefit of Monaro’s waterways.”

Photograph courtesy of Cooma-Monaro Shire Council Noxious Weeds Advisory Officer Roger Roach and local landholder Peter Cochran at Yaouk displaying some of the Scotch/English Broom controlled during the cooperative project, with the upper reaches of the Murrumbidgee River in the background

Cooma Show AGM Cooma Pastoral and Agricultural Association held its annual general meeting last Thursday, returning the existing executive committee to their positions. Gail Eastaway has been re-elected president, with Kate Daley secretary, Dale Coyte assistant secretary, Ron Abela treasurer with Di Blyton acting as assistant treasurer. John Caldwell, David Whiting and Martha Atkinson were re-elected as vice presidents. In her annual report, the president thanked her fellow committee members, general members, patrons and sponsors for their support, which enabled the P & A to hold a successful event in 2010. She thanked stewards who have stepped down from their positions after many years and suggested the association develop a business plan to guide it over the next few years, including a succession plan so knowledege is passed on. She said the show faced some challenges in the next few years, mainly in attracting sponsorship to enable special attractions to feature at the show. She said the association was in the process of applying for grant money to enable some work to be carried out at the showground. She suggested the Cooma Show was well placed to become the premiere community attraction for the

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region, which could give access to more funding to develop the show and so ensure its continuity. Financial report The association’s financial report showed the impact of tighter sponsorship opportunities, with sponsorship for the show down by about $8000. However, gate takings and memberships were up and overall, the 2010 show returned a $2000 profit. After the AGM, the committee resolved to accept an offer from the Hopkins family to take over the running of the woodchop event at the 2011 Cooma Show. Previous woodchop co-ordinator, Geoff Peters, has stepped back from the role due to work commitments and the Hopkins family are keen to take over the role. The 2011 Cooma Show woodchop will feature hardwood, which is expected to attract some new competitiors to the event. The association has also welcomed James Fletcher onto the committee as the junior judging steward. Mr Fletcher, himself a competitor in junior judging events, was enthusiastic about the role and has big plans for contestants at the Cooma Show in coming years. The next committee meeting for the Cooma P & A Association will be at 7pm on August 12, at the Cooma Ex-Services Club.

Rebuilding Regions workshop a chance to find solutions The NSW Farmers’ Association will use a policy forum with the NSW Liberals and Nationals in Dubbo this week to discuss ways to improve life for people in regional NSW. NSW Farmers’ Association President Charles Armstrong, NSW Opposition Leader Barry O’Farrell, and NSW National Party Leader Andrew Stoner will be among some of the speakers at this major event. Charles Armstrong says it’s a valuable opportunity. “In the lead up to the NSW State Election next year, the policy forum will address issues including the economy, social policy, transport and infrastructure, environment, water and planning,” Mr Armstrong said. “For the Association, social policy is particularly important for the sustainability of regional NSW, as it goes to the heart of our problems,” he said. “With over 2,000 agricultural graduates needed every year and the annual number of agricultural graduates only at around 800 there is a clear need to support and encourage agricultural education and students. “We need to foster and expose primary school

students across the country to the value and contribution of agriculture to the national economy. “Education also involves the provision of suitable resources so that students and teachers in rural areas have the ability to access the same services and achieve the same outcomes as their metropolitan counterparts. “Other important social issues on the agenda include the provision of health services, including mental health, the development and support of rural communities, and telecommunications,” Mr Armstrong said. “The Association is looking forward to discussing these and other issues with policy makers at this forum, and at a later date with Country Labor. By making our politicians aware of these issues we can push for meaningful change,” Mr Armstrong concluded. The Rebuilding the Regions Workshop will be held on Friday July 16, at Charles Sturt University Dubbo, from 9am. This meeting will be closed to the public, with casual Members drinks session held at the conclusion of the day from 4.30pm.

Directory Guide

Wednesday July 14, 2010

Tell them how good a job you can do! Dog Grooming and Training

Optometrist

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Jenni Power

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Phone and leave a message

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Visioncare and DVA suppliers

11 Dalgety Rd - Berridale

MP00089

171 Sharp Street Cooma Ph/Fax 6452 1048 1800 678 880 Mob 0412 439 550

Bakery

Dog Training Classes for all ages. Puppy Classes Junior Classes Advanced and Agility Classes Behavioural Consultations Socialisation Group

Phone: 6452 3835 or 0414 670 181 www.paws4training.com.au Concreting

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CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION AVOID THE COWBOYS

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John Bujalski Mobile: 0427 778 917 Phone: 6452 4443 Lic No: 51487C

Builders

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Drillers

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Directory Guide

Wednesday July 14, 2010

Tell them how good a job you can do! Realestate

Music Lessons

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Bredbo RFS needs members Lisa Ashurst We may be having a respite from the bushfire season but our Rural Fire Brigades aren’t exactly taking a break, what with training reviews, equipment maintenance, being on call for house fires and road accidents and managing controlled burns, our brigades are fairly busy. But to operate at full capacity our brigades need healthy funds and membership numbers and right now the Bredbo Rural Fire Brigade is in desperate need of both. There are a number of items they need to purchase this year and the brigade is appealing to the local community to help in supporting this vital service by assisting with the funds needed to acquire these items. Rural Fire Brigades don’t just service their immediate areas, they are on call to help out wherever they’re needed and are often called to assist in neighbouring towns and sometimes even further afield, so they need to be fully equipped if they are to operate at their best. The Bredbo Brigade has

received a grant to construct a Rations Trailer for the distribution of food to the volunteers at the fire ground and while on site at an incident but the brigade needs to raise the funds to cover the cost of the lights which will be needed on the trailer plus the barbecue to cook the food. Both of these items are a vital part of the Rations Trailer and the Trailer is vital to the Bredbo Brigade. There are a few other items listed as well and they are desperately needed for the brigade to be able to operate fully, especially during the

Summer bushfire season and that’s not as far away as you may think! So the brigade is appealing to members of the community in the hope that people will be able to donate something towards the cost of purchasing the vital equipment needed for them to continue to serve to the best of their ability. Please contact Sandra Robinson (Treasurer, Bredbo Rural Fire Brigade) on 6454 4128 if you would like to help.

Craft group gives Yallambee Lodge new wheels Yallambee Lodge last week took delivery of five brand new wheel chairs courtesy of a donation from the Cooma Craft Group. Money raised earlier this year through a major quilt raffle amounted to $1100 following the fund raising efforts of the group and a kind donation from the winner of the raffle, Mrs E. Stephens. Pictured with the new wheel chairs are, back, from left, Pat Morassutti, Noelene Lafferty, Sabine Hickling Front row: Jordan Hood, Doris Kennedy, Midge Williams

W H O’ S

BUSINESS OF THE WEEK Monaro Freight - Ph: 6452 2412 The original Monaro Freight was started in the 1960’s and has been a successful business ever since. Marco Revelant bought Monaro Freight in 2003 and has since expanded it to incorporate OJ’s Freight, which he purchased in 2008. The move from the old wool store to the new larger premises on Polo Flat Road occurred in 2007, bringing with it another new era for Monaro Freight. Monaro Freight has a 3 times a day service from Canberra and Queanbeyan to Cooma, a daily service from Sydney and a regular service from Melbourne allowing them to distribute your parcels around the Cooma Region and Snowy Mountains areas in an efficient time effective manner.

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Country Wide Wool Pty Ltd

F L A T

I N D U S T R I A L

Although they are not a removalist company as such, Monaro Freight will carry your new furniture purchases from the store to your front door. They are agents for blue circle cement and Adbri masonry products. Also available at the Polo Flat depot are a range of shipping containers, either for sale or rent and of varying sizes. Monaro Freight can take any size parcel/package, from an envelope to a full load, anywhere you want it delivered to. They have links to major international and national carriers to take your freight anywhere.

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Phone: David Abraham P. 02 6452 2262 M. 0417 431 966 F. 02 6452 4448 18 Holland Road, Polo Flat Cooma

(02) 6452 1660 Polo Flat Rd, Cooma

New trading hours July-October- closed Mondays

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C & C SELF STORAGE SELF STORAGE SHEDS AVAILABLE • • • • •

Quality Construction Material Suppliers

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1. 2. 3. 4.

Summit Smash Repairs Country Wide Wool C & C Wassink - Self Storage Cooma Sand & Concrete

5. 6. 7. 8.

High Country Kitchens Elgas Snowy Sheds Southern Service Centre

9. 10. 11. 12.

Monaro Wool Services Monaro Freight Monaro Panel Beaters MGM Industries

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Directory Guide

Wednesday July 14, 2010

Everybody Needs a Shed!!! Carports, Garages, Homes, Farm and Industrial Sheds.

Office & Wool Store 54-56 Polo Flat Road, Cooma NSW 2630 Phone: 6452 4494 Fax: 6452 4464 or Ben: 0428 445 064

Bombala Woolstore

9 Polo Flat Rd, Polo Flat

LTD

Cnr Forbes & Badgery Street, Bombala NSW 2630 Fridays 9am - 5pm

Phone: 6458 3720 Robert Kerrison

Ph: 6452 7540 Mob: 0407 362 307

www.snowysheds.com.au

Suppliers of bulk and cylinder LP gas for commercial or domestic applications servicing the Monaro and the Snowy Mountains

Phone: 131 161

Wool Marketing - Not just wool selling

Wool Buyers & Wool Brokers

When it comes to clean, efficient energy... you can’t beat

For appliance sales Jindabyne Plumbing Supplies Lot 23 Baggs Rd Leesville, Jindabyne 6456 1842

SOUTHERN SERVICE CENTRE

MTA • LMD 12556

Specialising in Farm Machinery - Sales & Services

Gregory Abraham ANIAME

www.elgas.com.au For appliance sales Cooma Plumbing Supplies Cnr Commissioner & Bradley Sts, Cooma 6452 2559

1 Kaiser Street, Polo Flat

Proprietor 40 Polo Flat Road Cooma, NSW 2630 Ph: 02 6452 1605 Fax: 02 6452 3485 ssc@snowy.net.au

MONARO PANEL BEATERS t 2VBMJUZ t 4FSWJDF t $PNNJUNFOU t 1SJEF 24 Hour Tilt Tray Towing Service Insurance & Private work Car-O-Liner Measuring System All Types of Spray Painting From Touch-up to Full Resprays Specialising in Baked Enamel Finishes Windscreens Fitted

Ph 6452 1568 Fax 6452 2307 Carlaminda Rd, Cooma

General Road Freight Service COVERING

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· Motorbike Repairs & Services · Spare Parts & Accessories · Tyres & Oils

· General Machining · Drilling · Welding/ Fabrication

Specialising in 4 wheeler, dirt bike and road bike repairs.

Polo Flat Rd, Cooma NSW 2630 Ph: (02) 6452 2412 Fax: (02) 6452 1537

Building Blocks opens in Cooma Building Blocks Childcare in Cooma has opened their doors. Walking into Building Blocks you will immediately feel immersed in the warmth of not only the carers but the carefully planned layout of colours together with interesting resources and equipment for children. You will see that your child’s place of learning is ‘child based’, teacher framed’, which is the easiest way to describe “Emergent Curriculum”. Building Blocks is conveniently located only minutes from town on the corner of Baron Street and Smith Lane. We are open Monday to Friday, 52 weeks of the year from 7am- 6pm caring and educating children aged 0 to 6 years. We have extended our opening hours to cater for parents who live or work outside of Cooma. We have employed local carers who are not only professionally qualified but are also passionate in their approach to childcare. Our ‘Authorised Supervisor” is Cathryn Potter. Cathryn has worked in the childcare industry for the past eight years and is still constantly amazed and inspired by children as she works with them helping them to develop and grow. Cathryn has a Diploma in Children’s Services and is currently studying a Bachelor of Education, Early Childhood Education. In addition to her childcare studies, Cathryn has attend many workshops and in service training to enhance her knowledge of children’s development and education. Heidi Garside is employed as a ‘Group Leader’. Heidi has also worked in the childcare industry for the past eight years having completed her Diploma in Children’s Services in 2006, together with courses in Small Business and Information Technology. In addition to Heidi’s work related childcare experience she has also worked as a Nanny and in the hospitality industry. Her passion is working with children and watching them reach their milestones through play.

Rochelle Johnson is employed as a ‘Child Care sand and water together with extracurricular activities we have organised. Assistant’. Thank you to the families who have been through our Rochelle has her Certificate III in Children’s Services along with numerous in service courses and is currently centre and to the lovely compliments we have received. studying her Diploma in Children’s Services. Rochelle We have a fantastic bunch of staff here and they are being has been in the childcare industry for over six years. To rewarded by all of the positive feedback we have been Rochelle the childcare profession is very rewarding. She receiving from parents. Our enrolments are increasing but enjoys assisting children as they grow, learn and develop; we still have vacancies in all of our rooms and we look forward to meeting any new prospective parents. The staff forming bonds with the children and their families. Building Blocks’ ‘Group Leaders’ have each been at Building Blocks are happy to show you our centre and allocated a lap top computer equipped with the emergent answering any queries you may have. We are now accepting enrolments for the remainder of curriculum philosophy, which uses the latest technology and theories. This program will assist our carers by 2010 and 2011, so please contact us on 6452 1531 or lessening their workload and most importantly giving them email your enquiry to buildingblocks@aapt.net.au. the opportunity to spend more time on the floor with your child, documenting their observations while they are watching and listening to your children, taking photos, offering resources to support and extend their play, or play alongside them Building Blocks offers three rooms, catering for the ages of 0-2, 2-3 and 3-6. Children are exposed to a program, which caters for a child’s individual needs and where free choice is encouraged and provided. Our rooms offer opportunities to engage in sensory exploration, drama play, block building, game playing, puzzle work, painting, writing, drawing, and reading. Children will play with their peers, dress up, be immersed in constructing with Lego or blocks, recreate and play with play dough, read Alex, Thomas, Hayden, Rochelle, Milka and Cathy at Building Blocks, Cooma. books, sort tiny objects, or exploring with

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LOST LOST Gold clip bangle with red stones. Sentimental value. Lost at Dancing with the Stars on the Friday night. Please contact 6452 2006 or 0408 520 423

post it in the classifieds To ensure your classified makes it into Wednesday’s Monaro Post, you must book it before 1.00pm Monday. Contact our friendly sales team on 6452 0313 220-226 Sharp St Cooma 6452 0313

IN MEMORIAM

WOOD HEATER · Eureka Diamond · Fire place insert · In good order Ph: 6458 6633

FOR SALE

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FOR SALE

Alfred Edward McGufficke (Teddy) 40 years gone, never forgotten. Love you Dad. Coralie.

FOR SALE

QUALITY BARLEY HAY Great colour, NO weather damage, Shedded behind bailer. $170 incl GST Grower 6956 2161 (Wagga) or 0428 911 909

FUNERAL NOTICES

Constance, George Passed away peacefully on Saturday July 10, 2010 at Sir William Hudson Memorial Centre, Cooma, formerly of ‘Cootralantra’, Berridale. Aged 87 years.

FOR SALE

Permanent onsite Caravan @ BIg 4 Tathra Beach. $15,000 Phone: (02) 6458 6687 or 0428 586688

Dearly loved brother to Doris and uncle to Malcolm. Cherished friend to all who knew him. The relatives and friends of the late GEORGE CONSTANCE are invited to attend his funeral service to be held in the All Saints Anglican Church, Berridale on Friday July 16, 2010 commencing at 11am.

MOTOR VEHICLE FOR SALE 1990 Ford Laser Hatchback · Good condition, manual 5 speed, good tyres, rego until Feb 2011 · Great first car. Please phone: 6454 2539

At the conclusion of the service, the cortage will proceed to Gegedzerick Cemetery, Berridale

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PUBLIC NOTICES ANDO P&C FUNDRAISER Jocks in Frocks Debutante Ball with a Difference!

Saturday 18th September 2010

MURAWSKI, Katarzyna (Kathrina)

FOR LEASE

Passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 3rd 2010 at Cooma hospital, formerly of Waggun St, Cooma. Aged 88 years.

Restaurant FOR LEASE

Award winning Lynch’s Restaurant @ Narooma is available for LEASE. Excellent opportunity for a chef to own and operate their own business. Fully setup established regular clientel. NO RENT

Dearly loved wife of Kazimierz (DEC), Mother and Mother in-law of John (DEC) and Helen, Marian and Kris, Wiesia and Gerry. Adored Nany to Ian, Michelle, Julia, Alexander, Luke and Karly. Great Grand Nanny to Zara and Reeze.

02 44 742 517

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

The relatives and friends of the late KATARZYNA MURAWSKI attended her funeral mass, celebrated in the St Patrick’s Catholic Church, Cooma, on Friday July 9th 2010.

Call for Expression of Interest Road maintenance & plant hire on various public and park management roads in the Southern Ranges Region including: Tumut, Jindabyne, Queanbeyan, Khancoban up to the value of $250,000 for a possible 3 year period.

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Contract No: DECCW-569-2010 Closing: Jindabyne, NPWS Building 14:00 Thursday 29 July 2010. Briefing session: Queanbeyan, NPWS Building 14:00 15 July 2010. Documents: www.tenders.nsw.gov.au/deccw/ or Ph 02 6450 5640. Enquiries: Ron Needham, Manager Roads Team Ph 02 6450 5641.

HAYDEN, Ethel Maude Passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 8th 2010 at Sir William Hudson Memorial Cenre, Cooma, formerly of Old Canberra Rd, Cooma. Aged 92 years. 651665v3

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Dearly loved wife of Ted (DEC), Mother and Mother in-law of Jan and Jeff, Greg andMary, Judith (DEC), Mick and Phillis Adored Nanna to Kim, Paul, Brett, Cassandra, Michelle, Craig, Leanne. Great Grand Mother to her 10 Great Grand Children. Step Nanna to Robin, Vincent and Ann. The friends and relatives of the late ETHEL MAUDE HAYDEN are invited to attend her funeral service to be held in the St Patricks Catholic Church, Cooma, today, July 14th 2010, commencing at 11.00am. At the conclusion of the service, the cortege will proceed to Cooma Lawn Cemetery.

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FUNERAL NOTICES

LOCKER, Kenneth Edwin Passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 3rd 2010 at Delegate MPS. Aged 91 years. Dearly loved uncle to Wayne, Harley, Beverly and Marion. The Relatives and friends of the late KENNETH EDWIN LOCKER attended his funeral service, held by the graveside in the Old Adaminaby cemetery, on Saturday July 10th 2010.

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MCMAHON, Gregory John Passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 7th 2010 at Cooma Hospital, formerly of Yulin Ave, Cooma. Aged 84 years. Dearly loved husband of Lois (DEC), Father and Father in-law to John and Kelly, Robert and Liz. Adored Grandfather to Bianca, Bethany, Kate, Lauren and Jesse. The relatives and friends of the late GREGORY JOHN MCMAHON attended his funeral service, held by the graveside in the Cooma Lawn Cemetery on Tuesday July 13th, 2010.

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Snowy Hydro driver training program ...from page 10. Deputy Principal of Snowy Mountains Grammar, Geoff Greentree said “The Snowy Hydro Young Driver Training Program provides students at SMGS with an invaluable experience as they begin to drive independently. Most of these young drivers will, at some time, find themselves driving in conditions unique to the Snowy Mountains and Monaro snow, frost and black ice. This program helps them understand the driving techniques that will allow them to safely negotiate their way through or around these road conditions. SMGS thanks Snowy Hydro for the chance to be involved and we will continue to support it in the future.” More than 250 students from across the region have now participated in this program, including more than 75 from Monaro High 17 from Jindabyne Central School and 37 from Snowy Mountains Grammar. The program is run in conjunction with the Australian Driving Institute. The Snowy Hydro would also like to thank the Snowy Mountains Airport Corporation for their valued and continued support to this program through the use of the Snowy Mountains Airport, as well as Perisher Blue Pty Limited for their valued and continued support to this program through use of the Bullocks Flat car park.

News

Wednesday July 14, 2010

CLAIRE’S CAROUSEL Welcome, readers, to Claire’s Carousel where I invite you to join me as I explore some of the social events and community happenings in our region. If you would like to tell me of your special outings or have community events coming up please phone me on 64523137, mobile 0434352992 or email spray5@optusnet.com. au

DEAR FRIENDS.

Here I am back again after three and a half week’s travelling – trust you have all been well in my absence? I explored Bejing, Germany, Copenhagen, Prague and London in that order and achieved one of my dreams to see “The Great Wall of China” and actually walk a very small part of it, at the same time reflecting on the many thousands who lost their lives constructing this project and the sufferings and starvation they endured. Not only the workers but the families who were forced to make their home there, feed themselves and rear children. Bejing with its 22 million people is a contrast between the very modern and the very old and definitely has much to offer the tourist. Another dream accomplished when I actually stood on Tiananmen Square. So I can go on and on but knowing how many Cooma residents have already travelled will conclude in saying it is good to be back home but treasured memories of my trip will last a long time.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ZIN

Many happy returns of the day to Zin Cottam who celebrated his birthday on July 2. Zin enjoyed his birthday luncheon at Cooma Chinatown with his mother Sue Cottam. stepdad Col Cottam and friend Julie Douglas from the Gold Coast. Zin is a member of the town band and is

always ready to play his Chinese violin for fundraisers which we appreciate very much. He is also a first class bowler spending many hours at the Cooma Bowling Club. Happy Birthday Zin.

LIFE AFTER PARTING

A very important date – Wednesday July 28 from 9am to 3pm - a day to reflect on Life after parting – moving on - will be held at the Berridale Community Hall . The aim of this day is to assist women who have lost a partner through divorce, death and separation. It will be a day of encouragement, exchanging ideas and stories and of course fun! Cost is $10 which includes lunch – please book by Sunday July 25 by phoning Carol on 0427 267 242 or Lucy 64525546.

INVITATION

Snowy Monaro Parkinson’s Support Group invite you to their monthly meeting on Wednesday July 21 at 2pm. The meeting will be held at Werri-Nina Centre in Sharp Street. This is a newly formed support group and much needed as Parkinson’s disease is such a debilitating disease. All very welcome.

WORLD EXPO SHANGHAI

Joo-Siew Kwan has just returned from three weeks in

Community garden day

Shanghai where she visited the World Expo.something she will never forget. She had a-la-carte dinner from Norway, ice cream from Belgium, beer from Gernany, coffee from Prague and was in awe of the Australian Pavilion which remained open late into the night which pleased her as she did not have to queue.

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Cryptic Clues Across 1. View that is unbroken, or broken in the case of a canal (8) 6. Quite partial to only half, in all probability (6) 9. Hold down last of night's beer (4) 10. Let down as dip-switches indicate (10) 11. Grow envious when redhead is given keepsake (8) 12. Prepared Thai, Ulster or Lebanese food (6) 13. A little drunk gets the barmaid's reward early closing (5) 14. Strike the intelligent as the normal course of revolution (9) 17. Weight-room ruler has a short head in horse meetings (9) 19. Plays off impairment (5) 22. Crippled girl hugs me (6) 24. Come back to harvest fruit (8) 25. Head of university followed his fortune with back list (10) 26. Relative value, not without alternatives (4) 27. Model convict is a model out of practice (6) 28. Abandoned outside and left inside isolation (8)

Quick Clues

Across 1. Disadvantage (8) 6. Group of people born in the 2. No amity is expressed in this state (9) same year (6) 3. Musical intervals to save trouble with middle C (7) 9. Bridge (4) 4. Passionate case study in painting (6) 10. Rich crumbly biscuit (10) 5. Gold star allies run ragged in a game of 11. Hat-maker (8) football (10,5) 12. Raise the price of a house after 6. Tongue around pits, ruining make-up (8) accepting an offer from a buyer (6) 7. The skill to recognise an Indian greeting (4-3) 13. Dizzy, light-headed (5) 8. Score on opening up news sheets (5) 14. Space traveller (9) 15. American brought up dirty but adequately 17. Australia's northern neighbour nourished (9) (9) 16. Drysdale wore out riding gear (8) 18. Japanese dress circle in mink ensembles - 19. Utter (5) so retro! (7) 22. Swelling of the thyroid gland in 20. Complete atlas to include parish the neck (6) boundaries and road surfaces (7) 24. The university community (8) 21. Police round up large or small hit (6) 25. Put in danger (11) 23. Hate wrecking bar on the half hour (5) 26. Press clothes (4) 27. Ferret-like animal (6) 28. Absurdity (8)

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Members of Cooma’s Community Garden congregated at the garden in Soho Street on Sunday to do some work and show the community how their garden grows.

If you were tired from walking you could sit and watch live entertainment acts from all over the World (even an Australian Band!) all first class of course!!! Joo-Siew is going to visit the Expo again in October and tells me Shanghai did a manificent job of planning the event. Welcome back Joo-Siew!!

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2. Frog or toad (9) 3. Hung loosely (7) 4. Gaming room (6) 5. Postponement of action (15) 6. Classification (8) 7. Line dividing the earth and the sky (7) 8. Kingdom (5) 15. In complete agreement (9) 16. Involving intelligence (8) 18. Eight-armed mollusc (8) 20. Childish, trivial (7) 21. Whalebone (6) 23. Fat (5)

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Sport

Wednesday July 14, 2010

Assess your risk of diabetes

Tigers U18 3-nil win Some sparkling play by the Tigers came firstly from a penetrating run by Declan Poon from deep in defence with a great pass to Carl, who crossed only to see Ciaran Rayment’s header scraping the post. This was followed by an impressive one / two passing movement between Elliot and Dom Colucciello, with Dom’s shot just over the cross bar. The Tigers’ attack looked good and in defence Lawson Cole was doing a great job on Olympics’ main striker. The half time whistle blew with the Tigers entering the rooms confident that they had the measure of Olympic even with a nil all score line. Looking like Tigers on the prowl they attacked from the start of the second half and Dom majestically weaved his way through the Olympic defence and shot a left footer past the keeper 1- 0. The Tigers had the smell of victory and an attitude to really dominate the game. The midfield was paving the way as they worked together to give Dom another chance to cast his spell. He beat a number of defenders delivered a great ball to Ciaran whose

shot was blocked by the keeper only to see Dom grab the rebound and slot in his second and a 2-0 lead. Elliot created another opportunity with a weaving run through the middle, a great ball to birthday boy Morgan Jackson who sped down the wing, stepped back inside his defender and his long range shot just missing the top right hand corner. With his candles still well alight ‘Jacko’ showed speed and skill, delivered a good ball to Carl whose accurate cross found a ‘Spanish’ header from Ciaran and a 3-0 lead to the Tigers. Our Cooma connection entered the game as Sam made some replacements and they showed their enthusiasm and skills upfront with some good pressure being applied to the Olympic defence creating another chance which was saved by the Olympic keeper. The boys showed both the skills and determination in this game. There was a very positive feeling and better communication all over the field and the combinations worked well. Goal scorers were Dom Colucciello 2 and Ciaran 1.

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This week is Diabetes Week and local doctors are urging people to assess their risk of developing this condition. An estimated four percent of the Australian population has diabetes and the figure is increasing. Diet and lifetsyle are among the causes of Type 2 daibetes, but this condition can be managed through medication and lifestyle changes. Bombala Street Surgery is offering free consultations for anyone who feels they might be at risk of Type 2 Diabetes. Just take the following test and if your score indicates you might be a risk, contact the surgery to make an appointment. The Australian Type 2 Diabetes Risk Assessment Tool was developed by the Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute on behalf of the Australian, state and territory governments as part of the COAG initiative to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes. Further information on the risk assessment tool, type 2 diabetes and the Prevention of type 2 diabetes program is available on the Prevention of type 2 diabetes program web page. Instructions By answering the following questions you will be able to calculate your risk of type 2 diabetes in the next five years. Keep a record of your score as you go and add the points at the end of the assessment to obtain your score. Check your score against the three possible point ranges at the bottom of the page. Answer the following questions Remember to keep a record of your score as you go. Your age group • Under 35 years - 0 points • 35 - 44 years - 2 points • 45 - 54 years - 4 points • 55 - 64 years - 6 points • 65 years or over - 8 points Your gender • Female - 0 points • Male - 3 points Your ethnicity/country of birth: Are you of Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, Pacific Islander or Maori

descent? • No - 0 points • Yes - 2 points Where were you born? • Australia - 0 points • Asia (including the Indian subcontinent), Middle East, North Africa, Southern Europe - 2 points • Other - 0 points Have either of your parents, or any of your brothers or sisters been diagnosed with diabetes (type 1 or type 2)? • No - 0 points • Yes - 3 points Have you ever been found to have high blood glucose (sugar) (for example, in a health examination, during an illness, during pregnancy)? • No - 0 points • Yes - 6 points Are you currently taking medication for high blood pressure? • No - 0 points • Yes - 2 points Do you currently smoke cigarettes or any other tobacco products on a daily basis? • No - 0 points • Yes - 2 points How often do you eat vegetables or fruit? • Every day - 0 points • Not every day - 1 point On average, would you say you do at least 2.5 hours of physical activity per week (for example, 30 minutes a day on 5 or more days a week)? • Yes - 0 points • No - 2 points Your waist measurement taken below the ribs (usually at the level of the navel, and while standing) The correct place to measure your waist is halfway between your lowest rib and the top of your hipbone, roughly in line with your navel. Measure directly against your skin, breathe out normally, make sure the tape is snug, without compressing the skin. Make a note of your waist measurement and score as below. For those of Asian or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent: - Men • Less than 90 cm - 0 points

• 90 - 100 cm - 4 points • More than 100 cm - 7 points - Women • Less than 80 cm - 0 points • 80 - 90 cm - 4 points • More than 90 cm - 7 points For all others (i.e. not of Asian or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent:) - Men • Less than 102 cm - 0 points • 102 - 110 cm - 4 points • More than 110 cm - 7 points - Women • Less than 88 cm - 0 points • 88 - 100 cm - 4 points • More than 100 cm - 7 points Your risk of developing type 2 diabetes within 5 years - Check your total score against the three possible point ranges below. • 5 or less: Low risk. If you scored 5 or less you are at low risk of developing type 2 diabetes within 5 years - approximately one person in every 100 will develop type 2 diabetes. • 6 - 11: Intermediate risk. If you scored 6 to 11 you are at intermediate risk of developing type 2 diabetes within 5 years for scores of 6 to 8, approximately one person in every 50 will develop diabetes. For scores of 9-11, approximately one person in every 30 will develop diabetes. Print this form and take it to your doctor. Discuss with the doctor your score and your individual risk. Improving your lifestyle may help reduce your risk of developing type 2 diabetes. • 12 or more: High risk. If you scored 12 or more you are at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes within 5 years or you may have undiagnosed type 2 diabetes. For scores of 12-15, approximately one person in every 14 will develop diabetes. For scores of 16 to 19, approximately one person in every 7 will develop diabetes. For scores of 20 and above, approximately one person in every three will develop diabetes. Print this form and take it to your doctor. Ask your doctor about having a fasting blood glucose test. Act now to prevent type 2 diabetes.

The Monaro Post AFL 2010 Tipping Competition ROUND 16 Adelaide vs. Geelong Collingwood vs. St Kilda Hawthorn vs. Brisbane Lions Essendon vs. West Coast Western Bulldogs vs. Port Adelaide Carlton vs. Sydney Richmond vs. North Melbourne Fremantle vs. Melbourne ROUND 17 St Kildav Hawthorn Collingwood v Richmond Geelong v Brisbane Lions North Melbourne v Essendon West Coast v Carlton Western Bulldogs v Fremantle Melbourne v Sydney Port Adelaide v Adelaide

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Round 16 Geelong St Kilda Hawthorn Essendon Port Adelaide Sydney Richmond Fremantle

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Rugby reggies show some style Reggies had a fairly ordinary start in last Saturday’s clash against Uni Norths in Canberra, letting in a soft try in the opening minute. That was the only soft minute of the game. Cooma struck back almost immediately. Our forwards were causing chaos up the middle of the park, our backs were lined out to the right. No defence down the left. The backs call the switch. Around they all came, like a well oiled machine (they had been practicing at training). It was beautiful to watch. Markie Frazer, who very few could call beautiful, scores near the posts. Benny Abraham converts, 7-7. A few minutes later, Zeb Learoyd pounced on a Uni dropped ball and raced away to score under the posts. Abro slots it through the posts, 14-7. They score and convert, 20 minutes into the game and it is 14 a piece. Hey, who’s that old bugger running round out there for Uni Norths. MHS, class of 78, Bill Elder. Looking very fit, if a bit wrinkly. Cooma then started to show some real ascendancy, 29 unanswered points! Fergus McCosker slipped a beautiful pass to Zeb Learoyd, he came back infield, Ferg supported

again, go Ferg, Benny Abro in near the posts. He converted his own try. A penalty to Cooma, at a kickable distance, Benny Abro put the ball through the posts, 2414, and it’s only half time, There was plenty of buzz and talk in the half time huddle. Then it was straight back to scoring tries in the second half. With great control by the forwards, out along the backs, Matty Lee went over untouched. Benny pulled the conversion attempt to the left. So much for perfection - 29-14. Chris DeRooy scored one off the back of the scrum. Abro pots the conversion, 36-14. Markie Frazer looked to score another try. Get him off the field, we’d never hear the end of it if he got two in a game. Zeb scored his second, Abro converts. They scored and missed the conversion. Final score, 43-19. The seconds sang their victory song for the first time this year - go the Reggies. Best on the field were three points to Benny Abraham, two points to Eddy Ingram, one point each to Zeb Learoyd and the two Schouten brothers (can’t really tell which ones which, so we gave them one each). Players player to Zeb Learoyd. An honourable

The Monaro Post 27 Sport NRL footy competition ROUND 19

ROUND 20

Panthers v Eels Rabbits v Dragons Raiders v Knights Roosters v Bulldogs Sharks v Eagles Titans v Broncos Warriors v Storm Tigers v Cowboys

Broncos v Roosters Bulldogs v Eels Cowboys v Knights Drgaons v Titans Rabbits v Warriors Raiders v Sharks Eagles v Tigers Strom v Panthers

Panthers Dragons Knights Bulldogs Eagles Points: 124 Broncos 6452 2011 Warriors Tigers

JASON ROUND 19

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Panthers Dragons Raiders Roosters Eagles Points: 104 Broncos Warriors 6452 2622 Tigers

LORAYNE ROUND 19 C OOMA P OWER E QUIPMENT

Panthers Dragons Raiders Roosters Sharks Points: 120 Titans 6452 1500 Warriors SOUTH - EAST Tigers TILE & BATHROOM CENTRE

CHRIS

ROUND 19

The Red Devils seconds had a good win last Saturday. mention to every one else as well. Well played team. First Grade lost to

Uni-Norths 19-7. Next week both grades play Goulburn Dirty Reds

at Goulburn.

Cooma Tigers Beavers in one-all draw

Panthers Dragons Knights Bulldogs Eagles Points: 126 Titans Warriors 6452 2003 Tigers

LOUIE

ROUND 19

Panthers Dragons Raiders Bulldogs Points: 122 Eagles 6452 3302 Broncos Storm ALPINE CAR DETAILING/ Tigers

ROLFIE

ROUND 19

The Cooma Beavers celebrated a one-all draw against Bel South in Canberra last Sunday. A hard-fought game tested the Cooma team, but their defence held. Pictured below, Kate Xenochristou on the attack. Above, Hayley Caldwell on the ball.

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Wednesday July 14, 2010

from the Pig Pen

Mudchooks too strong for Bushpigs A cold and windy Snowy Mountains day set the scene for a disappointing match for the Jindabyne Bushpigs against the competition frontrunner, the Bungendore Mudchooks. After almost a month without playing due to representative commitments and general byes, Jindabyne began the match in front of a good crowd confidently running into a strong wind that would play havoc with the kicking games of both teams throughout the day. After some gritty defence was turned into attack the Jindabyne backline spread the ball and after some good retention and recycling Matt Caldwell crossed the line to give Jindabyne an early 5 - 0 lead. Running strongly Bungendore counterattacked the Mudchooks hooker broke the Jindabyne defensive line to score under the posts. With the try successfully converted Jindabyne were put under the pump by Bungendore who were assisted by a couple of penalties which luckily for the Pigs went astray. With the strong Bungendore pack giving the Jindabyne scrum a torrid time Bungendore scored again under the posts and with a conversion

following the heads of the Jindabyne players were starting to droop. With Bungendore again scoring a try from a Jindabyne penalty right on halftime the scoreline read 21 - 5. A rejuvenated Jindabyne came out in the second half and with the strong wind at their backs began to pressure the Bungendore defence with numerous raids being snuffed out by desperate defence from the Mudchooks and Jindabyne players being held up over the try line no less than three times. Going against the play later in the half however the Bungendore no 10 slid through the Jindabyne outside defence to score. With a unsuccessful conversion Jindabyne were down 26 - 5. To the Bushpigs credit they kept playing attacking football and their efforts were rewarded after a play which went through the hands of all the backs to enable the winger, Ryan Muggeridge, to score in the corner. The attempted conversion drifted wide and the scoelime remained locked at 26 - 10 for the remainder of the match.

Teaching children to swim Local swim teacher Michelle Thomas recently attended the Austswim National Conference on the Gold Coast. The keynote speaker for the event was Laurie Lawrence, who many of you will be familiar with from the television ad â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;kids alive, do the fiveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; campaign. As well as being the key speaker Laurie was promoting a new DVD called â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Living with waterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, which is put out by the Australian Government. The DVD teaches parents how to condition their children and prepare them for swimming lessons and water safety, which is aimed at the under five year olds. Michelle has copies of these DVDs to give away to parents of children under five years old who have had no previous swimming experience. Michelle is also offering for term three only for parents to bring their under five year old child in for one free swimming lesson and you will also receive a copy of the DVD. Phone Michelle on 6452 4289 to book a place for your childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s free lesson. Michelleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s swim school is open year round, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let the chilly winter weather scare you off,

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Sunday July 11 the men played for the Tony Clifford 4BBB versus par. The winning pair was Hans Kunz and Geoff Murphy with plus five on a count back from Alan Parsons and Malcolm Brown with plus five. Nearest the pin on the 17th was Malcolm and the second shot on the 14th went to Geoff.

On Wednesday a stableford was played with Harry Hovasapian winning the round with 40 points. Ball winners were Ross Thompson on 37, Herman Obermaier 36 and Geoff Murphy 35. For the ladies on Sunday Jan Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Halloran won the stableford with 31 points. The ball winner was Carolyn Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Byrne and runners up Jenny Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Byrne, Betty R Thompson and Mary Obermaier. Nearest the pin on the sixth was Mary. For Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s maintenance & safety kit stroke round Jenny with Wood Boss range Roberts won the A lightweight general purpose saw for occasional round, with runners up users, with STIHLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s incredible Easy2Start system Betty Thompson on a and unique Quick Chain count back from Mary Tensioner. Obermaier and Christa Waehrer. Wednesday July easy start 14 is Club Medal t DD t L8 t LH t w DN CBS qualifying round and Sunday July 18 is Club Medal and WGA Stroke round.

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Coomaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s U12 netballers did us proud By manager Bindi Smith Saturday July 3 had us up early to begin what became an exhausting yet inspiring three-day Netball Carnival. We needed to be at the venue for 7.30am to take part in a Team March-by before the games began, find our nominated tent and set up for a long day. Our girls were excited and a bit hyped up (which I think kept them going) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; raring to start. Over the next three days, we were down to play 18 games, six Saturday, six Sunday and six Monday before we headed home. Being a new experience for both parents and girls, we really didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what to expect, but, gosh we should be so proud of how our 12â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got through their days. They played well, they played hard, they played with humility and smiles, no matter what the outcome and - by the end of our three days â&#x20AC;&#x201C; our small team from Cooma NSW became known as â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The nicest team in the Compâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Thanks to the ingenuity of one of our parents, at the end of each game the girls presented the opposing team with a gift bag â&#x20AC;&#x201C; this comprised of a cute bookmark with each of the girlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s names and some lollies. We had the pleasure of seeing a team who may have played better due to skill blown away by the friendliness of the team they just beat. I had the pleasure of seeing managers from these bigger teams come up with tears in their eyes saying â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;that in all their years of playing netball, they had never seen such a lovely gestureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. We got through our first couple of days without a win â&#x20AC;&#x201C; some

games were lost by large margins, others not so much â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but we had managed to get tickets to take the girls to The Newcastle Swifts game on the Sunday afternoon which gave them something to look forward to. Well, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know if that made a difference, but they were charged on Monday! This was â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;finalsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; day and we were at the bottom of the ladder â&#x20AC;&#x201C; did they worry â&#x20AC;&#x201C; NOT ONE BIT! They played their hearts out, and when we won our first game â&#x20AC;&#x201C; you couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t contain their excitement. Actually, you couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t contain anyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s excitement! We had managers from other teams and full teams of opponents come up to our tent to congratulate the girls on their win. Even the team they beat sent a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;well doneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; message. To top that off, one of the Swift girls was at the venue and upon hearing of our win came over to congratulate the girls and get photoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s taken. WE WERE WINNERS! It didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t matter to the girls that they only won one game â&#x20AC;&#x201C; they were just so happy â&#x20AC;&#x201C; nothing and nobody would take that feeling away from them, and as parents, our hearts burst with pride. It was a wonderful experience to be involved with this lovely little team and it was a pleasure to see the faith and guidance their coach, Julie Ware gave them â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it was invaluable and without it they may not have had such a rewarding weekend. Thank you to all the parents and to those who had a hand in helping our girls get to their first, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure not last, State Championships...........they did us all proud.â&#x20AC;?

District women bowlers AGM The annual meeting of the District was held at the Cooma Country Club on Monday July 5 with a good attendance of 21 members. As it was an open meeting, there was also a good attendance of other players as it was an opportunity for them to have a say other than the usual delegates. The executives all gave a very comprehensive report on the activities of the past year. We have proved that big is not necessarily best as our district has three of the four F group teams in the State finals to be played in Tuncurry in September. A number of the coastal clubs

have more members than our whole District . Well done ladies !! The election of office bearers resulted in the following: President: Molly Siddle (re-elected );Vice Presidents: Daphne Bourne and Rae Blyton (re-elected); Secretary: Liz Gales (re-elected ); Treasurer: Rita Rowson (re-elected ); Match: Del Turner and Leonie Snell (reelected) Bridget Corby; Publicity Officer: Beryl Seears (re-elected); Historian:Lorraine West (re-elected ); Patron: Jean Brooks . A delicious lunch was enjoyed at the close of the meeting. Happy bowling in the coming season.

Rifle shooting Last Saturday morning Cooma rifle club held the first heat for the monthly spoon from 300 yards. There was a miserably cold northerly wind resulting in only three shooters finishing the course. Frank Toth won the day but the spoon wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be decided for two weeks. The off-rifle scores were:

Frank Toth 45.2 and 46.2 total 91.4, Damien Doyle 42.3 and 46.3 total 88.5, Graeme Crundwell 42.1 and 44.1 total 86.2, Lachlan Thomson 33.0 single stage, Brian Bradley 23.0 single stage. With handicaps Frank was first, followed by Graeme and Damien. Next week the spoon competition will continue from 400 yards.

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Wednesday July 14, 2010

Barnes and Taunton in cup lead Cooma golf with Max Turner

Sunday’s Single Stableford competition resulted in much lower scores than Saturday, with Mark Rainsford winning the A Grade Division with 36 pts. Mark Dalton took out the B Grade Division with 35 pts on a count back. Mike Introna was the C Grade winner with 33 pts on a count back. Balls in the ball competition went down to 33 pts or better on a count back. Nearest the Pin winners were Trevor Bailey and Wayne Ryan. Kazanori Tamura, back in Australia for a few months from Japan, soon found his form with an excellent round of 40 pts to win Wednesday’s Stableford competition. Peter Dawson and Lindsay Blewitt finished in second and third place with 39 pts closely followed by John Martin in fourth place with 38 pts. Wednesday’s ball competition winners were Andrew Barnes, Brett Thomas, and Ricky Hanna on 37, Mark Dalton, Tony Monday, and Geoff Bohringer on 36, closely followed by Terry Johnston, Phil Ingram, and Brian Geach on 35 pts on a count back from four other players. Nearest the Pin winners were Ricky Hanna and Heikki Evans.

A large field of 60 players teed off on Saturday Morning in round one of the Four Ball Best Ball Winter Cup. Malcolm Barnes and partner Clint Taunton lead the Cup field with a great score of +12 after Saturday’s round was played. Brad Burke and Junior Bailey Burke are close by in second place also with a fine score of +12. Bob Ashcroft and Brian Pearson, along with David Robinson and Peter Tozer, are not far back with +10, closely followed by Alan Kelly and Stumpy Wallis and David Freimanis and Darren Hedger on +9 with another five teams still in the mix with +8 Saturday’s trophy winners were Malcolm and Clint in first place, Brad and Bailey took away the second placed prizes with their +12 and Bob and Brian claimed the the third prize money on the day on a count back from Robbo and Peter Tozer. Saturday’s ball competition winners were David Robinson and Peter Tozer +10, Alan Kelly and Stumpy Wallis, and David Freimanis and Darren Hedger +9, David Stewart and Graeme Russell, Terry Johnston and Norm Marshall, Matthew and Upcoming events Richard Hanna, and Geoff Bohringer Saturday July 17 Winter Cup and John Harris all on +8 Round 2 Saturday’s Nearest the Pin winners Sunday July 18 Stableford + were Clint Taunton and Mark Football Park Social Club Rainsford. Long Drives went to Brad Burke A Grade, Graeme Russell B Grade and Alan Kelly C Grade.

Cooma Ladies Golf Last Wednesday Janet Freimanis mastered the icy conditions to post a sound win in the 18 hole stroke event. Her game flowed nicely and she ended up with a pleasing 74 net. Gaye Wilson was the first ball winner with 77 net and Lyn Last the second ball winner with 78 net. On Saturday a nine-hole stableford was played. Lorraine McGregor had a great game, two birdies and a par, to win with 21 points. A ball was won by Beaty Russell with 19 points. The annual WG NSW 3BBB Versus Par event was keenly contested on

Damien Hayden and Andrew Bartell enjoyed the day refreshing their cricketing skills.

Pre-season cricket camp in Cooma Cricket NSW, Southern zone area held a preseason training session for approximately 15 boys from the local area last Thursday at the old basketball stadium in Bolaro Street Cooma. Two members are travelling around the southern zone to run these clinics in the school holidays, from Goulburn to Cooma, then down the coast to Bega. The boys were aged between 12 and 17 years of age that attended the day and were informed

of the opportunity by their local association. The boys focused on improving their catching, bowling and batting skills with the watchful eyes of the coaches from Cricket NSW. In the October school holidays Cricket NSW holds a three or four day Zone camps at Jamberoo, near Wollongong, for under 14’s and under 17’s, where the country kids get the opportunity to play cricket against kids from all over the state.

Locals attend basketball skills day Three Cooma boys Aaron Pottage, Will and Zac Saddler along with boys and girls from Merimbula, Yass, Queanbeyan, Crookwell, Goulburn and Canberra attended a NSW basketball skills day at Goulburn on Sunday. Zac was selected to attend a NSW country

basketball jamboree to be held in Port Macquarie from September 28 to 29. From there players will be selected for a national jamboree to be held in Albury in November. All boys gained valuable experience from the skills day and had a great day.

Sunday. Although the number of teams was down, enthusiasm was high! The winning team was Beryl Devereux, Val Leitch and Lorraine McGregor with +11. This win was on a countback indicating the closeness of the competition. Congratulations! They go on to represent Cooma in the FSC & T competition to be played in Merimbula later this year. Coming up: Wed, 14th – 18 hole v par; Sat, 17th – 18 hole stroke CS Vets; Sun, 18th – 9 hole stableford. Should you wish to join us please contact us at the Golf Club. See you on the course!

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Cats AFL “double header” to Cooma The Cooma Cats will spearhead an AFL “double header” at Snowy Oval this Saturday when two senior AFL games are played back-to-back for competition points. The Cats will take on the Harman Hogs at mid-day in their AFL Canberra division four clash, followed by the division three match between the Hogs and the Woden Blues at 1.45pm. Cooma Cats’ Club President Dave Paterson said the double header provided footy fans across the Monaro and Snowy Mountains a great opportunity to see two games of senior AFL football in what would be a great afternoon’s sporting entertainment. “This is a once-a-year opportunity to enjoy a full afternoon of senior AFL footy right here at Snowy Oval, and at a critical time of the season when all teams are playing for vital competition points in the lead up to the finals,” Dave said. For the Cooma Cats, who have struggled in recent times after a promising start to the season, Saturday’s game represents a real opportunity to rebuild some confidence and pride in front of a home crowd. “The boys are really looking forward to turning it on for their local supporters and sponsors back home at Snowy Oval on Saturday and our games against the Harman Hogs are always tough and entertaining affairs,” Dave said. “Our supporters and sponsors have stuck by us really well this year so it is really important for the boys to repay that support with a good performance on the field at home,” he said. As part of the Cats’ close affiliation with the Woden Blues AFL Club which plays in division three, the Blues will play a “home” game at Snowy (against the Hog’s division three side) to help promote AFL in the region.

The double-header also provides a lead-in for the Cats’ major annual fund-raising night. The Cats are holding their very popular “Casino Night” at Dodds Hotel starting at 7pm. Casino Night is the club’s major fundraising night for the season, with the proceeds being injected back into the club to get the senior and junior teams back on the field for next year. “But we also take a portion of the funds we raise to donate to the Cats’ preferred charity – SIDS -as part of our efforts to contribute to the community which provides so much support to us,” Dave said. “We are a not for profit, family-focused, community-based club so being able to contribute some of the proceeds from our fundraising efforts to a charity like SIDS is very important to us at the Cooma Cats,” he said. There are still some limited tickets available for Casino Night. “Casino Night is a great way to have a good night out and because of the great support we get from local, regional and like-minded businesses, we have a range of great prizes which will be community in Australia’s premier football code. up for auction throughout the evening,” Dave said. The Cooma Cats train on Tuesday and Friday evenings (the The Cooma Cats are dedicated to bringing AFL footy to the juniors on Tuesday and Thursday evenings) and everyone is Monaro and Snowy Mountains, and are proud to represent the welcome to come down and get involved in the club.

Bowls pairs championships Action at the Cooma Bowling Club is currently centred on a number of pairs competitions. On Saturday Xin and Col Cottam scored an impressive win in the minor pairs championship while play started in the handicap pairs with three very interesting matches. The mixed pairs will start next weekend. The Cottams had a tough assignment in their game against Cobber Seears and Geoff Venables. In a very high standard match both sides played excellent bowls. Four shots on the fifth end gave the Cottams some early confidence and they set up a powerful position at 13 – 4 after 10 ends. Both Xin and Col contributed to their dominance with telling bowls. They were required to play good bowls as Seears and Venables were also in good form. The match continued to follow this pattern. Time and again Seears and Venables played themselves into a strong position only to see one or the other of their opponents trump them with a better shot. In the end Xin and Col were able to play the crucial bowl at the right time to allow them to control the game. The final score of 24 – 10 was an impressive win for the Cottams but did not reflect the tightness of the battle. The start of the handicap pairs produced some good play with the game between Mick Meillon and Ignazio Mondello and John Vincent and Sergio Roncelli a real nail biter! Meillon and Mondello had a two shot start and seemed to be proving the handicapper right off the mark when they converted this to 9 – 0 after just two ends! Vincent and Roncelli quickly settled and won the next five ends to move ahead by 11 – 9. This trend of first one side and then the other winning a run of ends continued for most of the match. Down 24 – 18 after 20 ends, Vincent and Roncelli fought back to take the lead 25 – 24 with just two ends to play. Meillon and Mondello won the 24th end by a single shot to tie the game with an end to play. A resting toucher from Meillon with his first bowl of the last end proved the match winner. Meillon and Mondello won the game 26 – 25.

Bob Lowe and Bob Lahy gave Mick Mayhew and Peter Marsicano a two shot start in their match. Mayhew and Marsicano dominated the first half of the game and looked good at the 12th end when they led by 14 – 5. But the game then changed! Lowe and Lahy won seven of the next eight ends and piled on 20 shots to move to a match winning 25 – 15 lead. They then closed the game out to win 28 – 19. There were two substitutes in the third game. Andrew Caldwell replaced Max Povey to play with Nelson Wallace and Mel Storta stood in for John Schoon to play with Mario Frezza. Frezza and Storta conceded a four shot start to Caldwell and Wallace. After Caldwell and Wallace jumped to a 7 – 0 start, Frezza and Storta steadied to hold a 12 – 8 lead after 10 ends. Caldwell and Wallace struck back and started to dominate the game. They won eight of the next 10 ends to move to a 24 – 15 advantage. Despite sharing the remaining ends Frezza and Storta could not bridge the gap. Caldwell and Wallace won the game 27 – 19. There were a couple of social games on Saturday with Keith Goodwin, Rod Hassall and Colin Roberson and Sue Cottam and Ray Downey the winners. Despite the predicted bad weather not appearing on Sunday only 13 players took to the green. Winners were Stumpy Wallis and Don Jarvis, Lola Wallis and Giulio D’Amico and Ray Downey, Geoff Venables and John Schoon. This weekend will see the final of the minor singles and the second semi final of the minor pairs played. Both matches will be played on Saturday. Peter Marsicano will play Jack Sajina in the singles. In the pairs Xin and Col Cottam will play Jock Davidson and Don Jarvis. There will be further play in the handicap pairs and the start of play in the mixed pairs. Dennis Sellars and Colin Roberson play Peter Harris and Ray Downey on Saturday in the handicap pairs. In the mixed pairs Cheryl and Mick Meillon will play Mary Phillips and Keith Goodwin on Staurday while Olga Jebbink and Stumpy Wallis will play Mautreen D’Amico and John Schoon on Sunday. There will be social bowls on both days.

Stallions massacred Moruya Cooma rugby league club travelled to Bombala on Sunday to contest both firsts and reserves against the Moruya club. First grade, fresh from a bye, were very keen to put some good football passages together and by full time had comprehensively flogged Moruya Sharks to the tune of 82-4. Cooma controlled every part of the game, which saw the backs relish the very dominant pattern that the forwards laid with a number of very smart tries. Dan Stokes, Bill Ingram and Clay Stewart had blinders all scoring tries while the forward pack showed no mercy. Bruce, Clear, Clarke and Dunn made big inroads and were superbly backed up by Russell, Barton and Boller while captain coach Donald was everywhere. Moruya, to their credit, never gave up but they were no match for the slick tablelands team. Schofield was good at half while centre Salvestro looked slippery and was well supported by his wingers Kelly and Moon. This was a very big win for Cooma and a lot of the boys would have enjoyed running into good condition as a lot of the tries started well inside their half. Reserves topple comp leaders Cooma reserves sent a message to their competitors in the group 16 competition when they knocked the leaders off at Bombala, running out

convincing winners 32-12 after both sides went to the halftime break the score locked at 12 all. The first half saw both sides guilty of numerous mistakes, mainly no completion rates. Centre Ben Rolfe kept Cooma in touch with strong running and two tries. At halftime the boys realised their lacklustre effort for the first half would see them unable to handle the Moruya side in the second term if they continued to play like that. Strong running backing up and completing sets saw Cooma notch up the points and this was backed up by some very willing defence. Kaufline and Boller are combining well and captain coach Palmer injected himself well into the play from fullback. The Cooma forwards were lead strongly by Issa, Deitrich, Adam Jakins and Winter while crafty dummy half play from Lewis and Smith created gaps. A very good win to the Cooma seconds and they now would be equal first on the ladder. Next Sunday Cooma travels to Eden to contest the three grades so big numbers at training are essential now as this is the business end of the competition. Let’s see all you under 18 boys there so coach Steve Dunn can put a good strong side on the paddock against Eden. A big thankyou to all the Cooma committee who worked tirelessly at Bombala last Sunday especially the canteen girls, Bev Clarke and Louise Lynch.

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Wednesday July 14, 2010

Thredbo Ski Racing Club members train skier cross This season skier cross will be introduced into the alpine ski racing program of the Thredbo Ski Racing Club. Skier cross goes hand in hand with alpine ski racing which provides a solid base in this type of competition. On Saturday evening, July 3, at the presentation of Awards Club President, Stephen Weekes announced the Club had purchased a set of skier cross start gates as the start was the most important factor in this category of ski racing. Club members receiving awards were: U12s Girls – Nadia Mueller (Champion) and her sister, U12s Boys – Oliver Thompson (Champion) and Jake Bennett; U14s Girls - Hannah Sugerman (Champion Girl) and Mila Randel U14s Boys Adam Podgorski (Champion) and Max Hough; Junior Championships FIS – Martin Schutema: Junior Champions

– Toni Hodkinson (Female), Tom Lewis (Male); Best FIS Athletes – Elizabeth Pilat (Female), Sam Robertson (Male); Open – Kerrin Bleicher (Female) and Sam Higgs (Male); Open Champions – Sam Billman (Female), Tom Lewis (Male); Best Olympian: Jono Brauer. Stephen is delighted to have five Australians – Joe Draxl, Jono Brauer, Nick Draxl, Will Clifford, and Luke Glossip – coaching the squad this year. They will be working together with four European coaches – Pippo Valeri, Peter Palasthy, Maurizio Bruseghini and Francesca Picin. The 65 training members are divided into 25 at FIS level, 24 in the U14 division, 11 in the U12s and five in the U10s. There are 41 training days scheduled. All squad members will have five hours on snow with the FIS

squad having dry land training each day whilst the other members will dry land training every other day. Established by a group of parents in 1972, the Thredbo Ski Racing Club has a long successful history of parental involvement in the running of the Club and assisting at ski races held in Thredbo. This year they will be running the Thredbo Ski Racing Club Cup, the FIS Australian National Championships, and helping with the Redlands Cup, the Northern Schools Division Race and the NSW Championships. The Thredbo Ski Racing Club is very proud of the World Cup and Australian Winter Olympians and Paralympians, who have emerged from the training ranks of the Club including Kim and Stephen Clifford, David Griff, Michael Milton, Rod Hacon, and more recently, Jono Brauer and Scott Kneller.

Sam Robertson (right) receives the Award for being the Best FIS Male in the Thredbo Ski Racing Club during the 2009 training season from the Club’s Head Coach Joe Draxl.

Funding boost for SERAS Sport and Recreation Minister Kevin Greene recently announced a $250,000 NSW Government funding boost will be shared equally between the 10 independent Regional Academies of Sport in NSW. “The Keneally Government is committed to supporting talented young athletes across NSW and Regional Academies of Sport provide a vital stepping stone for emerging athletes as they develop their careers.” Mr Greene said. “For a young regional athlete, the chance to access high quality training and education without having to move away from home and family can be life-changing.” “That’s why we’re giving each of the 10 independent Academies $25,000 in funds.” “Regional Academies of Sport offer skill development, specialist scientific and medical advice, competition and touring experience,

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In the first half an early mistake in the game from Cooma’s number 4 D’ Ambrosio was punished with a goal. D’ Ambrosio, after recovering the ball off a defensive move, miscalculated a pass to the centre of midfield and the ball was rapidly recovered by the Olympic number 11 who crossed the ball in front of Bangweni to meet the arriving Olympic veteran number 13 Schroder who, without mistake, opened the score sheet at 0-1 for the visitors. The Tigers, feeling the pressure again as in the first game of the season, worked to even up the score before the end of the first half. Stubbornly, however, all attempts on goal were denied by Olympic due to good defending. Cooma could take heart in the fact that, coming into halftime, Olympic were only in front through the heroics of the goalkeeper Kieran Stroh. The second-half saw an Olympic team lift the quality of their attacks but they were soon overpowered by the Tigers.