Monaro Post December 16, 2009 by Monaro Media Group

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The Nimmitabel community turned out on Saturday to launch a new statue in town. She was assisted by the Nimmitabel Lions Club and Nimmitabel Show Society in raising The statue, made of steel and timber, was designed by local artist Jesse Graham and funds and Cooma-Monaro Shire Council, who approved the statue and worked with the was inspired by the local landscape and Nimmitabel’s location. RTA to determine the site. Council also erected the statue on site. Gwen Knaebler has been given credit for the inspiration for having a new Nimmitabel On Saturday, Cr Stephanie McDonald performed the opening on behalf of council and icon. she, Gwen and Jesse cut the ribbon to mark the opening. Pictured, the Nimmitabel community with the town’s new icon. Inset: Cr Steph McDonald, Gwen Knaebler and Jesse Graham cut the ribbon on the statue.

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Community garden accepts cheque from recycling centre

The cheque was presented to committee chairman, Last Saturday Cooma’s Community Garden committee Vesna Waddell by deputy mayor, Dean Lynch. held one last working bee before the end of the year. Cr Lynch also had the honour of shovelling the first The committee also accepted a cheque for $112 raised by Scrapmart (Cooma-Monaro Shire’s recycling centre) at barrowload of mulch, also donated from the recycling centre. a sausage sizzle recently.

Pictured, Cr Lynch presents the cheque and, left, Cr Lynch busy with a shovel (supervised by Gunter Gorman.)

Aldi Cooma opens for business Cooma’s Aldi store opned its doors last Thursday morning. The first customer was Anni Buggermann, pictured right, who waited from 7.50am for the opening. The first few hours of business saw customers from around the Monaro filling trolley-loads of groceries.

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Snowy workers ‘angry’

Shadow Minister for Energy, Duncan Gay and Shadow Minister for Emergency Services and Duty Member for Monaro, Melinda Pavey at Snowy Hydro last Thursday.

Shadow Minister for Energy, Duncan Gay and Shadow Minister for Emergency Services and Duty Member for Monaro, Melinda Pavey, met with Snowy Hydro workers in Cooma last Thursday. Mrs Pavey said the workers expressed concerns about their future and that of the company now that Snowy Hydro has been excluded from bidding in the NSW electricity assets sell-off. Mr Gay said it was not too late for the government to change its decision. He said it was not only the local workers who were affected by the exclusion “this is a taxpayer owned company, but it’s being put at risk “ Mrs Pavey said the workers were very angry. “They want to present a petition to the Premier”. “This a great chance to grow a local business and we will be putting pressure on the government,” she said. Mr Gay said NSW treasurer, Eric Roozendaal had refused to answer any questions about the matter in Parliament. “We will write to the ACCC” Mrs Pavey said. Mr Gay said the Nationals believed the sale of electricity assets was just a “firesale”. “We will continue to try to stop it” he said. “It is important pressure is maintained. There is window of opportunity for the new minister (Steve Whan ) and the new Premier to act” he said. Despite several calls to Snowy Hydro for comment from The Monaro Post, none have been forthcoming.

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Fatality near Cooma A teenager died in a two-vehicle crash near Cooma on Sunday. About 11.40am a Hyundai hatchback was travelling along the Monaro Highway towards Cooma, about 10km south east of Cooma, when it and a Toyota Land Cruiser four-wheel-drive, travelling in the opposite direction, collided. As a result the driver and sole occupant of the Hyundai, an 18-year-old female German national living in the ACT, was trapped for some time before being released by NSW Ambulance paramedics. She was taken by ambulance to Cooma Hospital but died. The driver and sole occupant of the Toyota, a 68-year-old man, was not injured. Inquiries into the cause of the collision are continuing. Police will prepare a report for the information of the Coroner. Operation Safe Arrival Police are asking motorists in southern NSW they’ll be out in force this holiday season to prevent the region’s road toll climbing further. ‘Operation Safe Arrival’ - the annual Christmas/ New Year traffic enforcement campaign commences at 0001hrs on Friday with double demerits in effect for all speeding and seatbelt offences. The annual NSW road toll stands at 441 – 95 more than for the same period in 2008. So far

in 2009, 91 people have been killed on southern region roads – one fewer than last year. Goulburn Local Area Command has recorded (17) deaths, followed by Griffith (16), Albury, Cootamundra and Shoalhaven (eight), and Deniliquin, Far South Coast and Wagga Wagga (six). Traffic Services Commander, Assistant Commissioner John Hartley, said motorists intent on doing the wrong thing will be caught and have the book thrown at them. “There’s 91 people killed on southern NSW roads – that’s 91 too many,” Assistant Commissioner Hartley said. “We’ll be doing everything we can to prevent that figure rising but it’s also up to motorists to demonstrate some personal responsibility and realise their actions could result in the death of them or someone else.” “Motorists who want to do the wrong thing will be caught and will feel the full force of the law,” he said. Heavy traffic is expected on the region’s major thoroughfares - including the F6 between Sydney and Wollongong, the Barton, Hume, Kings, Monaro, Princes and Snowy Mountains Highways, and Burley Griffin Way - as tens of thousands of people travel to and from popular holiday spots. Operation Safe Arrival concludes in early January.

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Jindabyne power gets a $3.6m boost Country Energy is building a brand new $3.6 million zone substation. It will supply East Jindabyne, Berridale, Dalgety and surrounds, encouraging regional development by offering increased power capacity for the growing Snowy River area. The new facility is scheduled for completion before the busy winter period next year, when demand for electricity is at a peak due to tourism and frosty weather. Country Energy’s regional general manager South Eastern, Phillip Green, said the new zone substation had the capacity to supply 5,000 homes, ensuring the area can continue to grow. “This new zone substation is great news for the community – Country Energy knows that Jindabyne is growing at a rate almost twice the state average, and we need to be ready to meet the increased demand for electricity that comes with that demand,” Mr Green said. “The work not only benefits the areas that are to be supplied with electricity from the new substation – it will provide a safety net for the existing Jindabyne Zone Substation, ensuring there is room to grow in Jindabyne town.” Country Energy is investing in the latest equipment so it can continue to deliver the best power, value and service to the community. “We’re installing the newest switching technology in the zone substation – devices that allow us

the flexibility to send electricity from different directions while we’re completing planned upgrades or in emergencies,” Mr Green said. “We’re also putting in new remote interrogation equipment giving Country Energy the ability to pin-point the possible location of faults on the network, reducing our response time in the case of unplanned supply interruptions. “This investment isn’t just about ensuring a robust power supply – it makes good business sense for Country Energy to plan for the future development of the community, and the new zone substation is just one part of our plan for the Jindabyne region,” he said. “We’re also planning to build two new powerlines to support the new facility, giving us a variety of alternative options to move power around Jindabyne, ensuring we can provide a safe and reliable back up supply to the area.” “The new powerlines will provide Country Energy with more flexibility to manage the electricity network – allowing us to reroute energy more easily in the case of an emergency,” he said. The work taking place in Jindabyne is a part of Country Energy’s $105 million investment in the electricity network across the South Eastern region this financial year.

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Farmer’s hunger strike continues Local grazier, Peter Spencer, is continuing his hunger strike at his property at Shannon’s Flat, after more than 20 days. Mr Spencer, who last ate solid food on November 22, is protesting the impact Native Vegetation laws have had on graziers. He is staging his protest on a platform on a wind-monitoring tower, 20m above the ground. He claims the Federal Government is using the effects of the Native Vegetation laws as a means to meet Kyota agreement principles, by locking up grazing land as carbon sinks. A spokesman for Mr Spencer, Alastair McRoberts, said on Monday any politcian who has had anything to do with this “has dirt on his hands – some are dirtier than others”. Mr Spencer has been fighting the legislation for many years and Mr McRoberts said it is time politicians accepted the truth. “Why don’t they just admit it” he asked? Mr Spencer has embarked upon this passive protest as a last resort, as his efforts to bring the

issue to the notice of politicians and the have the law over-ruled, have failed. Mr McRoberts said an approach to the Prime Minister’s office last week resulted in the information that the office “knew nothing about” the matter. Mr Spencer’s supporters were told, however, that the matter had been referred to the Australian Federal Police. Mr Spencer has vowed not to back down and is expected to carry out that promise. His supporters are hopeful an intense media campaign will force a response from the government. Mr Spencer is asking for, amongst other things, a royal inquiry into the impact of the Native Vegetation Act on farmers and graziers. He is also calling for compensation for lost income off the land he has been unable to use because of the act. Mr McRoberts said on Monday Mr Spencer’s mind and resolve were very strong, but after (at that stage) 22 days of a hunger strike, his health was starting to suffer.

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EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST SOUGHT FOR SUPPLY & DELIVERY OF DESKTOP COMPUTERS Expressions of Interest (EOI) are being sought from qualified companies to provide Cooma-Monaro Shire Council with ninety five (95) new desktop computer systems. Details outlining equipment specifications and services required to be supplied in the submissions are available in the detailed Expression of Interest documents from Council’s website www.cooma.nsw.gov.au or by emailing IT_EOI@cooma.nsw.gov.au with a subject line of “Request for Desktop Supply EOI document”. Expressions of Interest submissions will be received up until 5:00pm Friday 18 December 2009. The contact for this Expression of Interest is Scott Goudie, Manager Information Technology & Telecommunications on (02) 6455 1710.

TENDER FOR FLOOR CONCRETING & ANCILLARY WORKS AT THE GLEN WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY CONTRACT 26/2009 Tenders are invited and will be received up until 4:00 pm Thursday 7 January 2010 for the Filtration/UV Shed Floor Concreting & Ancillary Works at The Glen Wastewater Treatment Facility, 170 Glen Road, Cooma. A copy of the tender documents may be obtained from Council’s Engineering Division during office hours in person, or by telephoning (02) 6455 1801, or emailing council@cooma.nsw.gov.au.

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ROUNDABOUT TAKING SHAPE Realignment and construction of the 250mm and 200mm diameter watermains inside the site of the new Commissioner/Baron Streets roundabout is complete. The new watermain work ensures that water will be able to be reliably piped into Cooma’s CBD for many years without concern for the anticipated vehicle loadings through the new roundabout that could cause damage to buried pipework. The pipe material chosen for this work is Ductile Iron Concrete Lined Pipe which has an expected life span of 100 years plus. Pictured is preparation work for the roundabout centre and light pole.

Enquiries please contact Max Butler, Water & Wastewater Manager on (02) 6455 1820.

COUNCIL CLOSURES OVER CHRISTMAS / NEW YEAR

Council is looking for initial input into the Plan by 29 January 2010, from all Community Groups and individuals.

Please note Cooma-Monaro Shire Council offices and Monaro Regional Libraries will close at 4:00pm Thursday 24 December 2009 and will reopen on Monday 4 January 2010. In case of emergency, refer to the Emergency Contacts list at the bottom of this page.

“To help us develop a Plan that reflects the community’s requirements, Council is seeking initial suggestions and ideas for consideration. This information is very useful in creating a Management Plan that is responsive to Community Needs,” said Mayor Vin Good.

Cooma Visitors Centre will be closed Friday 25 December and Friday 1 January otherwise will be open daily 9:00am to 5:00pm.

All comments received will be considered for inclusion, however, the ultimate inclusion will be dependent upon all the priorities of Council and the community and available funding.

Cooma Landfill and Bredbo, Nimmitabel and Numeralla Transfer Stations will be closed on Friday 25 December. Cooma Landfill will be closed on Monday 28 December.

Garbage and Recycling Services – including commercial collection – will operate as per normal during the Christmas and New Year period. Cooma-Monaro Shire Council Depot will be closed on Friday 25 and Monday 28 December and Friday 1 January otherwise will be operating during the Christmas and New Year period. Cooma Meals on Wheels and Home Living Support Services will close at 1:00pm Thursday 24 December and will reopen on Monday 4 January 2010. Only essential services will be provided to clients between 25 December to 3 January.

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YOUR SAY IN COUNCIL’S MANAGEMENT PLAN Council is starting to develop the draft 2010/2011 Management Plan. The Plan details the projects that will be undertaken during 2010/2011 and proposed projects for the next four years.

The lowest or any tender, not necessarily accepted.

Cooma Landfill will be closed on Friday 1 January – Bredbo, Nimmitabel and Numeralla Transfer Stations will be OPEN on that day.

Pictured: Council staff member, Ben Goodman undertaking regular maintenance at Monahan Hayes Place.

ROADWORKS SCHEDULED FOR THE REMAINDER OF DECEMBER Baron Street, Commissioner Street intersection, new roundabout construction Kybeyan Road, maintenance and patching Badja Road, patching Smiths Road, grading & drainage work Jones Plain Road, grading Bobeyan Road, grading Rosevalley Road, grading

Nimmitabel Is On Level 6 Water Restrictions Director Engineering, David Byrne Director Environmental Services, Peter Smith

AFTER HOURS EMERGENCY CONTACT DETAILS Recreation Water Wastewater Roads Parks & Gardens

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Having gathered all the information, a draft Plan is developed and adopted by Council for public exhibition, for 28 days on 13 May 2010. “To further assist Council, presentations to Community Groups throughout our Shire, can be undertaken upon request during the exhibition period by Council representatives,” said Mayor Good, “The community has a further opportunity to participate in developing our Management Plan,” he said. Groups and individuals have a further opportunity to have input into the Plan by forwarding written submissions, during the exhibition period (28 days), which are considered by Council. Should you wish to discuss any aspect of the Management Plan, please telephone Daryl Hagger on (02) 6455 1777. All comments for consideration must be in writing and received by 29 January 2010.

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Post & Rail

Wednesday December 16, 2009

In support of Snowy Hydro Editor, I refer to an article “Workers corner Whan” - Cooma-Monaro Express 3rd December. Cooma Unlimited sees the debarment of Snowy Hydro by the State Government of “buying in” to its electricity sale as an unfortunate attack on Cooma and the Snowy Monaro region. There appears to be no effort anywhere within the Labor Party Governments (State or Federal) to help Snowy Hydro grow and so live competitively with its competitors.

Our local Member Steve Whan seems not to be fighting for our local regional community. He is quoted in the article as saying • The decision has already been made a few weeks ago. • The Labor Government says there is to be no investment in retail. • The decision not to allow Snowy Hydro to bid was based on sound advice. • It cannot be reversed because it would breach protocol. From another source it seems that he

Justice begins at home

Editor, Peter Spencer is a Shannons Flat grazier who has gone on an indefinite hunger strike as a last resort – seeking justice. He has asked Prime Minister Rudd to agree to a Royal Commission into the issue of land rights for land owners and carbon credits. Spencer began his hunger strike on November 23 and last Wednesday moved his protest to a wind monitoring mast on his property. Next week Prime Minister Rudd and Minister Penny Wong will both be in Copenhagen. Our credibility in Copenhagen (such as it is) is underpinned by Australia being able to meet its Kyoto carbon abatement greenhouse targets as a result of 70 million tonnes of carbon stored on farmers land that they have been unable to clear. Peter began this fight in 1995 when the first vegetation restrictions in NSW came into being. Effectively, this took away the use of 95percent of his property. Four years ago Peter took his fight to the courts. After more than 200 appearances in court, Peter has been denied a trial. Mr Spencer has

has also said • It had been the decision of State Departments. • I had no role in the Cabinet decision to exclude Snowy Hydro from the State’s Electricity sale. Steve Whan apparently is being run over by his Labor colleagues. However, just maybe, maybe, the new Premier might still listen to the needs of this community. Dugald Mitchell OAM Chairman Cooma Unlimited

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ADVERTISING & SUBSCRIPTIONS been denied the right to take his grievance to the courts for a remedy. To my mind – he has totally been denied natural justice. Spencer argues that farmers have been denied billions of dollars in payments for the 70 million tonnes of carbon stored on the land they have been unable to clear. Spencer’s submission (to the Prime Minister) argues that land clearing restrictions have amounted to 109 million hectares of “stolen” farm land and that farmers should be compensated under “just terms” provisions. I am a supporter of Rudd and Wong’s quest at the World Climate Conference seeking to influence the World response to climate change including seeking justice and assistance for developing countries who will be inequitably affected by climate change. However, it seems to me that this Government also must take care of justice at home. Ian Hampton Cooma

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There are none so deaf as those who do not want to hear. In the case of Peter Spencer, now so desperate he is prepared to die to make the point, maybe its time politicians started listening to what people have been telling them for about 10 years?

Well done to those diehards at Nimmitabel . They are always doing something a little innovative out there. The new Jesse Graham sculpture is another example of how small communities can band together to achieve a positive.

Now, if they could just get water...........!!! Noticed on Sunday morning - a black Lexus, ACT registered, weaving from one side of the lane to another as it travelled up Mt Gladstone and beyond.

One wonders whether the diver might have been lucky not to be stopped by the highway patrol and also, lucky his meanderings didn’t result in a serious accident. Where is that RBT when you really would like to see one?

Those who enjoy carolling have several chances this weekend, in Bredbo, Nimmitabel and Cooma. Break out the eggnog and flex your voices - it’s the one night of the year!

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Wednesday December 16, 2009

Cooma Dance Co presents ‘A Spectacular calendar event’ 2 1

1. Home to Mama Choreographed by Carolyn Ewart and Sandy Schofield. Adult and Senior musical comedy. 2. Mama I’m a big girl now - Choreographed by Lisa Brooks.

3. Lose Control/ Head of my Class/ Right Round - Hip Hop juniors and advanced. Choreographed by Shannon Schofield. 4. Anzac Day Bandstand/ Valerie Choreographed by Lisa Brooks. 5. Tiny Tots ready for their first performance in Never Smile at a Crocodile choreographed by Lisa Brooks. 6. April Fools Day Pixie and Tipsy, Sandy Schofield and Carolyn Ewart. 7. Couple of Swells Leah McGowan and Emily Sharp.

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Santa in Jindabyne The enchantment of the Christmas story in song by Beautiful Imperfections fascinated the many tiny tots decked out in

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in Berridale. This competition was inspired by our ever popular postie who decorates her bike and helmet every Christmas much to the delight of local kids and oldies alike. Organisers are hoping all of Sheila’s fans will participate to show their appreciation. Berridale’s carols by candlelight wil be held on December 19. Carols by Candlelight Cooma’s Carols by Candlelight will be held in Centennial Park this Saturday 6.30pm for 7pm. Glowsticks will be available at the venue. For more information, conatct Rev Paul Cohen at St Paul’s Anglican Church. Carols across the village Bring your family and friends, picnic tea, a rug or chair, (glow sticks provided) and join with others to sing Christmas Carols (traditional and Ozzie) and generally have a good time!. Carols Across the Village will be held in Bredbo from 7pm-9pm on Sunday December 20. The venue is the grounds of St Bartholomew’s Anglican Church, Dulcie Street, Bredbo, on the hill behind the School. (If the weather is bad, the venue will be the Community Hall). The evening will include Christmas supper treats and tea/coffee/cordial and good fun!

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At the CWA December Group Council Meeting Mrs Ann Howarth of CWA Canberra Evening Branch receives the Ethel Constance Memorial Trophy for the best agricultural report from Mrs Gwen Russell of Adaminaby Branch. Gwen’s mother Ethel was a founding member of Adaminaby Branch Talented portrait photographer, Mrs Stephanie Scott Lees presented a stimulating overview on how to capture the magic of young children using a digital camera when she spoke to the members at the Country Women’s Association Monaro Group Council Meeting on Tuesday, December 1, in Jindabyne. Stephanie gave many hints to members such as keeping the major source of light behind them when taking a picture; use the one, two, three, “shoot” method, so people know when to smile; first to remove unwanted objects from the background including the Christmas tree which might appear to be growing out someone’s head and not to be afraid to reposition people. She wound up her talk with the topic of conservation of old photographs and the use of a hair dryer to remove photos fastened into album pages containing acid properties. Over the summer, the CWA ladies will be searching high and low for 1950s styled hats, gloves, dresses and bright red lipstick, in readiness for audience participation when the Thredbo Players will give a matinee performance of “The Merry Wives of Thredbo” on Saturday, February 6 in the Berridale Community

Hall. The play will be a light hearted adaptation of Shakespeare’s play about the women of Windsor, with love letters flying everywhere, lots of merriment, plots and schemes. Proceeds from the Berridale performance by the amateur Thredbo Players followed by a CWA afternoon tea, will be donated to CWA projects. Tickets costing $10 will soon be available in Jindabyne, Berridale and Cooma. During the Council meeting, the President Mrs Margaret Barron said that nine CWA Monaro Group educational grants totalling over $2,000 were presented to Year-6 children whose families were experiencing financial difficulties, to assist them with the transitional costs going into high school. The next round of economic needs-based CWA educational grants will be the February CWA Salme Koobakene grants for which Year 11 and 12 students may apply for assistance in meeting expenses whilst attending school. Application forms will be available from the school principals in the first couple of weeks of the 2010 school year.

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Schools’ design winners

Do you need your Christmas wrapping done? The members of View Club will be wrapping your Christmas gifts for you next door to Toyworld Cooma, from 12 December until 22 December 2009. This is a fund raising effort for The Smith Family Learning for Life Program. So why not support a worthy cause and have the work done for you. For a gold coin donation you can be all wrapped up for Christmas and help those less fortunate than you.

Pictured with mayor Vin Good are, from left, Jozeph Nassar and Jaime Thornton from St Patricks School and Georgia Rossiter and Tim Wall from Cooma Public School

As a part of Recycle Week 2009, Cooma-Monaro Shire Council Resource and Waste Section ran a Design a Sign contest with Schools from within the Region. The competition artwork is to be put together to form four signs at the entrance to the Resource Recovery Centre formally Cooma Landfill. This is an ongoing part of Community Education programs undertaken by Resource Advisory Officer Jeff Tate. Jeff is currently in Queanbeyan participating along with SERRROC in an Education program within the schools of the area on ways to recycle within the School system. The winning schools are Cooma Public, Jerangle Public, Michelago Public and St Patricks Primary School. The finalists in the competition have received $300 to go towards a sustainable program within their schools. Once the artwork has been put together and the signs produced they will be erected at the entrance. Council would like to take this opportunity in thanking all the participants who entered the competition.

Cooma students go Outward Bound Nine Year 10 students from Cooma were removed from their classroom last week, to embark on a very different learning experience thanks to assistance from the Monaro Education Foundation and Outward Bound. Eight students from St Patrick’s Parish School and one student from Monaro High replaced the classroom with the rugged hills of the Namadgi National Park, while pens and paper were replaced with maps and compasses. Without the luxuries they are used to, the students were put through various challenges designed to test their mental and physical capabilities. The activities included raft building, rock climbing, abseiling, ropes courses and a six-night expedition into the wilderness. The students’ Outward Bound experience was made possible thanks to significant parental support and a partnership between the Monaro Education Foundation and Outward Bound’s Regional Community Partnerships. The initiative aims to provide extra educational experiences for students in the Monaro region as they transition from high school into senior school. Principal of St Patrick’s Parish School and committee member of the Monaro Education Foundation, Phil Stubbs, believes the challenges provided by the course are of tremendous benefit to the students.

“The program requires the students to work as a team to overcome difficulties and challenges. I hope the students will take the lessons learned with them as they enter year 11. “The Monaro Education Foundation is an active fundraiser and appreciates the support of the wider community to allow the students to go on programs such as Outward Bound. The program is so important to help them overcome challenges and develop self-awareness and resilience,” Phil said. Outward Bound use methods that have been refined over 50 years to help develop and inspire young people, Outward Bound CEO, Darren Black, said: “Our research shows young people do not cope well with adversity because they don’t have life experiences that give older people strength.” “We aim to provide young Australian’s with real life experiences to help them overcome adversity and reach their full potential. We take great pride in helping to develop future leaders,” Mr Black said. Outward Bound Australia is a not for profit organisation that has been helping Australians to develop life skills through outdoor adventure for over 50 years. For more information about Outward Bound and their courses, visit www.outwardbound.org.au

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difficult to gain significant momentum in the first half of next year,” Mr Miller said.

Looking at the data for the ACT, Mr Miller said that it was heartening that there had been only a marginal decline in the number of owner occupied commencements in Canberra’s peak building and construction industry organisation, Master Builders ACT October, but that in seasonally-adjusted terms there had been a greater decline. has warned that the nation’s home-building industry will face a challenging start to 2010 because of the impact of successive interest rate rises on consumer sentiment. There was also reason for concern about the continuing decline in the number of commitments with respect to first home buyers. The executive director of the MBA-ACT, John Miller has pointed to today’s Australian Bureau of Statistics housing finance figures as having provided clear evidence of the He said that in circumstances where the Reserve Bank board was not scheduled to manner in which higher interest rates were impacting consumer sentiment and therefore convene again until early February, they would have the advantage of two months’ of activity levels in the home building industry. economic data to determine their next move on monetary policy. He said the latest ABS data, revealing a national seasonally-adjusted decline of 1.4 per “We have always argued that interest rate rises represent a very blunt economic cent during October was worrying in the context of what it would mean for housing starts instrument which can take months to achieve their ultimate objective,” Mr Miller said. On moving into 2010. that basis, we would be urging a cautious approach in February.” “We are now just days away from the start of the Christmas/New Year close-down in “Realistically, the successive interest rate rises imposed over recent months will still be the home building industry and this latest data suggests that many builders will find it working their way through the system,” he said.

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Saddle up for the rate rise ride Second cash rate rise for the year setting the festive season scene

Mortgage Choice’s tips to help borrowers battle interest rate increases include: In a move expected by most Australians, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has increased the cash rate by 0.25 percentage 1. Compare your home loan to others - you may save points for a second consecutive month, to 3.5%. This follows yourself money by switching to a loan with fewer features or positive results from economic growth indicators, signalling a with a different lender that has a loan offering a lower interest need to reduce the monetary stimulus provided over the past rate. Consult a reputable mortgage broker with access to a year by historically low interest rates. wide range of lenders to compare your loan options. The last time the country’s official interest rate was higher 2. Restructure using extra money and lower your repayments than 3.25% was in December 2008, when it had dropped if additional money is sitting in your loan account, consider quickly to 4.25%. restructuring the loan with your lender by permanently Once passed on by lenders, the November 2009 increase will depositing it into the account, which recalculates the loan affect the majority of mortgage holders - even more so than in amount to reflect what you actually owe. This, in turn, the past, now that 95% of all new loan approvals nationally are decreases your repayment level. Of course, it also means this for variable rate loans, according to Mortgage Choice customer money is no longer available to redraw. data. Local Mortgage Choice franchise owner, Donna Robson said, “The November and October rate rises, if passed on by lenders, see variable rate loan repayments increasing by almost $100 per month, based on a 30-year $300,000 mortgage with a rate that stood at 5.75% beforehand.”

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“A borrower with this mortgage would have had to adjust 4. Increase your loan term – restructuring your loan with your their budget by $47.93 for the October rise and $48.50 for lender by stretching it over a longer period of time will attract November’s, when passed on by their lender. If rates rise by extra interest with each extra month but it will lower your another 0.25 percentage points in December, as many are repayments, assisting you in the short term. predicting, and lenders pass that on, this borrower will watch their monthly mortgage repayments rise by another $49.05. 5. Consider debt consolidation – if you are finding it a challenge to meet repayments for a number of debts (eg. “A savvy mortgage holder will already be making repayments credit cards and personal loans) other than your home loan, as if rates were at least one or two percentage points higher. then you could think about combining them into one. Note However, a number of Australians are adjusting to rate rises for that stretching the debts over a longer term will attract more the first time while others may have become too comfortable interest, so if you do consolidate it is a good idea to repay the with the low rate run we have been enjoying. For those finding combined debt at a level higher than necessary, (depending on the changes a challenge, it is time to reassess budgets and your overall investment strategy).

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Avonside sold In front of 43 people, Avonside, was sold under the hammer in a keenly contested auction for $ 1.60m.

The property had been in the King Family for approx 80 years with the Vendors John & Rosemary King now retiring.

Bill Wilkinson Agencies Pty Ltd Cooma & Webster Nolan Real Estate Sydney report 5 registered bidders lined up to compete for a property which had been excellently The purchaser was Sydney based businessman, Rob Dickson, who has local Monaro managed and maintained and which enjoyed a highly regarded reputation for the quality property interests. of the livestock produced. The sale reflected the sound land values of the Monaro region which not only offers Pre auction estimates of value by the selling agents put Avonside in the selling range of renowned agricultural enterprises but a wonderful lifestyle being located in the close $ 1.40m - $ 1.60m. proximity to the snow fields and Mt Kosciuszko National Parks.

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6.00 Today. (CC) 9.00 Mornings With Kerri-Anne Summer Series. (PG, CC) 10.30 The Kingdom Of Paramithi. (P, R, CC) 11.00 News. (CC) 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG, CC) 1.00 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v West Indies. Day one. Morning session. From the WACA, Perth. 3.30 The Cricket Show. (G) 4.00 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v West Indies. Day one. Afternoon session. 6.00 WIN News. (CC) 6.30 Cricket. (CC) Third Test. Australia v West Indies. Day one. Evening session. From the WACA, Perth. 8.30 Cold Case. (M, CC) The team looks into the 1995 murder of a runaway teenager. 9.30 The Commander. (New series, AV15+, CC) 11.30 Nightline. (CC) 12.00 WIN News. (CC) 12.30 Ellen DeGeneres. (PG, R, CC) 1.30 The Alice. (PG, R) 2.30 Danoz Direct. (G) 3.30 Good Morning America. (CC) 5.00 Early Morning News. (CC) 5.30 Today. (CC)

6.00 Early News. (CC) 7.00 Toasted TV. (G) 7.30 Totally Wild. (C, CC) 8.00 Toasted TV. (G) 8.30 Puzzle Play. (P, R, CC) 9.00 9am Summertime. (PG, CC) 11.00 News. (CC) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PG, CC) 1.00 The Oprah Winfrey Show. (PG, CC) 2.00 Ready Steady Cook. (PG) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG, CC) 3.30 Infomercials. (PG, R) 4.00 Huey’s Cooking Adventures. (G, R) 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. (G, CC) 5.00 News. (CC) 6.00 The Simpsons. (G, R, CC) 6.30 Malcolm In The Middle. (R, CC) 7.00 The 7PM Project. (PG, CC) 7.30 The Simpsons. (PG, R, CC) 8.00 Futurama. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 The Cleveland Show. (M, CC) 9.00 The Simpsons. (M, R, CC) 9.30 Little Britain USA. (MA15+, R, CC) 10.05 Californication. (MA15+, CC) 10.40 News/Sports Tonight. (CC) 11.25 The 7PM Project. (PG, R, CC) 11.55 The Late Show With David Letterman. (PG) 12.40 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. (M, R, CC) 1.30 Infomercials. (PG, R) 4.00 Religious Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 Movie: Changing Climate, Changing Times. (PG, 08, R, CC) 2.35 Here Comes The Neighbourhood. (G, R, CC) 3.00 Corner Gas. (G, R, CC) 3.30 A Fork In The Mediterranean. (R, CC) 4.00 Is Your House Killing You? The Waltons. (G, R, CC) 4.30 The Journal. (CC) 5.00 Newshour With Jim Lehrer. (CC) 6.00 Global Village: Arles. (G, R, CC) 6.30 World News Australia. (CC) 7.35 Rex in Rome. (PG, CC) 8.30 Are You My Mother? (PG, CC) 9.30 World News Australia. (CC) 10.00 The Eagle: A Crime Odyssey. (M, R, CC) 11.05 Movie: El Triunfo. (MA15+, 06) 1.10 Movie: Chasing Freedom. (M, 04, R, CC) 2.50 WeatherWatch Overnight. 5.20 Japanese News. 5.55 Hong Kong News.

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Sunrise. (CC) The Morning Show. (PG, CC) News. (CC) Movie: Mary Christmas. (G, 02, R, CC) Murder, She Wrote. (PG, R) New Idea TV. (G) The Fairies. (P, R, CC) It’s Academic. (C, CC) News At 4.30. (CC) The Zoo. (G, R, CC) Deal Or No Deal. (G, R, CC) News. (CC) Today Tonight. (CC) How I Met Your Mother. (PG, R, CC) Air Crash Investigations. (PG, CC) City Homicide. (M, R, CC) After an Iraqi boy is killed during a police pursuit, Stanley and Jennifer clash with their federal counterparts over the case. Duncan’s future in the force is in doubt, with Jarvis determined to ruin his career. The Take. (M, CC) Tensions between Freddie and Jimmy reach crisis point when Ozzy is attacked in prison. Band Of Brothers. (M, R) Room For Improvement. (G, R) Home Shopping. (G) Early News. (CC)

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6.00 Today. (CC) 9.00 Mornings With Kerri-Anne Summer Series. (PG, CC) 10.30 Kingdom Of Paramithi. (P, R, CC) 11.00 News. (CC) 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG, CC) 1.00 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v West Indies. Day two. Morning session. 3.30 The Cricket Show. (G) 4.00 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v West Indies. Day two. Afternoon session. 6.00 WIN News. (CC) 6.30 Cricket. (CC) Third Test. Australia v West Indies. Day two. Evening session. From the WACA, Perth. 8.30 Rescue Special Ops. (M, R, CC) Dean and Lara take extreme action to rescue a crime boss from his firebombed nightclub. 9.30 CSI: NY. (M, CC) 10.30 CSI: NY. (M, R, CC) 11.30 Nightline. (CC) 12.00 WIN News. (CC) 12.30 Ellen DeGeneres. (PG, R, CC) 1.30 WWE Afterburn. (M) 2.30 Antiques Roadshow. (G, R, CC) 3.00 Danoz Direct. (G) 3.30 Good Morning America. (CC) 5.00 Early Morning News. (CC) 5.30 Today. (CC)

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Children’s Programs. Midday Report. (CC) The Megafalls Of Iguacu. (G, R, CC) Stuff. (G, R, CC) The Bill. (PG, R, CC) Children’s Programs. Journey Of Life: Human Life. (Final, G, R, CC) News. (CC) The 7.30 Report. (CC) Francesco’s Mediterranean Voyage: Badlands. (G, CC) Star Of Bethlehem: Behind The Myth. (G, CC) Biblical scholars, astronomers and scientists explore the mystery of the Star of Bethlehem, the legendary sign that was said to have led the Magi in search of a new messiah. Natural Mysteries: The Bodiless Bear. (New series, PG, CC) Lateline. (CC) Live At The Basement. (Final, R, CC) Movie: Arch Of Triumph. (b&w, PG, 48, R, CC) Movie: Make Mine Laughs. (b&w, G, 49, R) Double The Fist. (M, R, CC) The Glass House. (M, R, CC) GP. (PG, R, CC) Collectors. (Final, G, R, CC)

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Sunrise. (CC) The Morning Show. (PG, CC) News. (CC) Movie: Secret Santa. (G, 03, R, CC) Murder, She Wrote. (PG, R) New Idea TV. (G) The Fairies. (P, R, CC) It’s Academic. (C, CC) News At 4.30. (CC) The Zoo. (G, R, CC) Deal Or No Deal. (G, R, CC) News. (CC) Today Tonight. (CC) How I Met Your Mother. (PG, R, CC) Gary Unmarried. (PG, CC) Whacked Out Sports. (PG, CC) See outrageous sporting bloopers from around the world. Movie: Die Hard. (M, 88, CC) Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia, Alan Rickman, Alexander Godunov, Reginald Veljohnson. A New York police officer takes on a gang of terrorists who have taken over his wife’s Los Angeles office building on Christmas Eve. No Tears For The Crocodile. (G, R) Home Shopping. (G) Early News. (CC)

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) Totally Wild. (C, CC) Toasted TV. (G) Puzzle Play. (P, R, CC) 9am Summertime. (PG, CC) News. (CC) Dr Phil. (PG, CC) The Oprah Winfrey Show. (PG, CC) Ready Steady Cook. (PG) Judge Judy. (PG, CC) Infomercials. (PG, R) Huey’s Cooking Adventures. (G, R) The Bold And The Beautiful. (G, CC) News. (CC) The Simpsons. (G, R, CC) Malcolm In The Middle. (R, CC) The 7PM Project. (PG, CC) Accidentally On Purpose. (PG, CC) The Office. (PG, CC) Lie To Me. (M, R, CC) Law & Order: Criminal Intent. (M, R, CC) News/Sports Tonight. (CC) The 7PM Project. (PG, R, CC) The Late Show With David Letterman. (PG) Numb3rs. (M, R, CC) Infomercials. (PG, R) Religious Programs.

6.00 Hong Kong News. 6.15 Chinese News. 6.45 Soccer. UEFA Europa League. Brugge v Toulouse. 9.10 WorldWatch. 3.30 Office Tigers. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 Versailles Stories: Masters Of Crime. (G, R, CC) 4.30 The Journal. (CC) 5.00 Newshour With Jim Lehrer. (CC) 6.00 Global Village: Cote d’Azur. (R, CC) 6.30 World News Australia. (CC) 7.30 Luke Nguyen’s Vietnam. (Final, G, CC) 8.00 Oz & James’ Big Wine Adventure. (PG, CC) 8.30 Secrets & Lives: Last Chance Saloon. (M, CC) Part 3 of 4. 9.00 Designer People: Jakob Trollbäck. (CC) 9.30 World News Australia. (CC) 10.05 Movie: Four Minutes. (MA15+, 06) 12.05 Oz. (MA15+, R, CC) 1.05 Oz. (AV15+, R, CC) 2.55 WeatherWatch Overnight. 5.00 WeatherWatch & Music. 5.20 Japanese News. 5.55 Hong Kong News.

Early News. (CC) Toasted TV. (G) Totally Wild. (C, CC) Toasted TV. (G) Puzzle Play. (P, R, CC) 9am Summertime. (PG, CC) News. (CC) Dr Phil. (PG, CC) The Oprah Winfrey Show. (PG, CC) Ready Steady Cook. (PG) Judge Judy. (PG, CC) Infomercials. (PG, R) Huey’s Cooking Adventures. (G, R) The Bold And The Beautiful. (G, CC) News. (CC) The Simpsons. (G, R, CC) Malcolm In The Middle. (R, CC) The 7PM Project. (PG, CC) Bondi Vet. (PG, R, CC) Law & Order. (M, CC) Outrageous Fortune. (M, CC) The Hothouse. (M) News. (CC) Sports Tonight. (CC) The 7PM Project. (PG, R, CC) The Late Show With David Letterman. (PG) 2.15 Infomercials. (PG, R) 5.00 Bayless Conley. (PG) 5.30 Jesse Duplantis Ministries. (PG)

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6.00 Today. (CC) 9.00 Mornings With Kerri-Anne Summer Series. (PG, CC) 10.30 The Kingdom Of Paramithi. (P, R, CC) 11.00 News. (CC) 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG, CC) 1.00 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v West Indies. Day three. Morning session. From the WACA, Perth. 3.30 The Cricket Show. (G) 4.00 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v West Indies. Day three. Afternoon session. From the WACA, Perth. 6.00 WIN News. (CC) 6.30 Cricket. (CC) Third Test. Australia v West Indies. Day three. Evening session. From the WACA, Perth. 8.30 Movie: Heist. (M, 01, R, CC) A jewel thief’s nephew participates in a heist to ensure a veteran criminal stays honest about the division of the loot. 10.45 Nightline. (CC) 11.15 Entertainment Tonight. (CC) 11.45 WIN News. (CC) 12.15 Movie: To Sir, With Love. (PG, 67, R, CC) 2.20 Movie: Off Season. (G, 01, R, CC) 4.00 Antiques Roadshow. (G, R) 4.30 Good Morning America. (CC)

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6.00 Hong Kong News. 6.15 Chinese News. 6.45 Soccer. UEFA Europa League. Steaua Buchurest v FC Twente. 9.10 WorldWatch. 3.30 Public Enemy No 1: Carbon. 4.30 The Journal. (CC) 5.00 Newshour With Jim Lehrer. (CC) 6.00 Global Village: LanguedocRoussillon. (G, R, CC) 6.30 World News Australia. (CC) 7.30 Top Dogs: Adventures In War, Sea And Ice: Cape Horn. (CC) 8.35 Top Gear. (PG, CC) Jeremy takes a spin in a classic Mercedes 280SL, while James goes behind the wheel of an Aston Martin Lagonda. Richard discusses the comparative value of a Nissan Micra to a passenger plane. 9.40 World News Australia. (CC) 10.10 Erotic Tales. (M, R) 10.40 Erotic Tales. (MA15+, R) 11.10 Movie: Four For None. (MA15+, 04, R) 1.10 Movie: Chouchou. (M, 03, R) 3.00 WeatherWatch Overnight. 5.00 WeatherWatch & Music. 5.20 Japanese News. 5.55 Hong Kong News.

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Children’s Programs. Midday Report. (CC) National Press Club Address. (R, CC) Bushfire Summer. (G, R, CC) The Bill. (PG, R, CC) Children’s Programs. The Best In Australia. (G, CC) News. (CC) The 7.30 Report. (CC) My Family. (G, CC) Janey decides to keep her new boyfriend under wraps. A suspicious Ben tries to expose an affair between Susan and a client. Beautiful People. (M, R, CC) Simon is putting the finishing touches to a music festival-inspired window display, and remembers the time when his grandmother paid a visit. Creature Comforts. (PG, CC) Claymation series. Chandon Pictures. (Return, M, CC) Star Stories. (M, R, CC) Lateline. (CC) Answered By Fire. (Final, M, R, CC) The Sideshow With Paul McDermott. (M, R, CC) Movie: A Likely Story. (b&w, G, 47, R) National Press Club Address. (R, CC) GP. (PG, R, CC) Collectors. (G, R, CC)

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Children’s Programs. Midday Report. (CC) Wild At Heart. (Final, PG, R, CC) Unlikely Travellers. (Final, G, R, CC) Movie: The Great Gildersleeve. (b&w, G, 42, R) Children’s Programs. The National Parks: America’s Best Idea: The Last Refuge. (G, CC) News. (CC) The 7.30 Report. (CC) Robbie The Reindeer In Close Encounters Of The Herd Kind. (G, CC) Short film. Robbie the reindeer’s wedding is ruined after his bride-tobe is kidnapped by aliens. Wire In The Blood. (M, R, CC) Tony’s obsession with a serial killer who is preying on young men leaves him oblivious to a convicted murderer’s plan to escape custody - with devastating consequences. Beached Az. (G, R, CC) The Worst Christmas Of My Life. (PG, R, CC) Lateline. (Final, CC) Movie: The Sally Lockhart Mysteries: The Shadow In The North. (M, 07, R, CC) Rage. (M)

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Sunrise. (CC) The Morning Show. (PG, CC) News. (CC) Movie: All I Want For Christmas. (G, 07, R, CC) Murder, She Wrote. (PG, R) New Idea TV. (G) The Fairies. (P, R, CC) It’s Academic. (C, CC) News At 4.30. (CC) The Zoo. (G, R, CC) Deal Or No Deal. (G, R, CC) News. (CC) Today Tonight. (CC) How I Met Your Mother. (PG, R, CC) Better Homes And Gardens Summer. (G, R, CC) Great summer projects like a little red wagon and cardboard dolls house. Fast Ed prepares seafood tacos and Christmas ham tarts. Movie: Flood. (PG, 07, CC) Robert Carlyle, Jessalyn Gilsig, Joanne Whalley. The city of London faces disaster after the River Thames threatens to overflow when a raging storm intercepts with high seas, threatening millions of lives. Movie: Dark Blue. (AV15+, 02, R, CC) Home Shopping. (G)

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6.00 Rage. (PG) 11.00 Live From Abbey Road. (PG, R, CC) 12.00 Dynasties: The Jones Family. (PG, R, CC) 12.30 Best Of Australian Story: In Cold Blood. (R, CC) 1.00 Basketball. 2.50 Soccer. W-League. Grand Final. 5.00 Bowls. NSW Open. Men’s pairs. Final. 6.00 Nigella Express. (G, R, CC) 6.30 Best Of Gardening Australia. (G, CC) 7.00 News. (CC) 7.30 Spectacled Bears: Shadows Of The Forest. (G, CC) 8.25 News. (CC) 8.30 The Bill. (PG, CC) DS Carter and DC Masters clash after an informant is found bashed and her 12-year-old son is missing. Carter is convinced that a drug dealer she helped set up is responsible, and focuses his investigation on the man’s known associates. 9.15 Taggart. (M, CC) One of Robbie Ross’s informants is murdered and the word “Grass” is painted at the scene of the crime. 10.00 News. (CC) 10.05 Rebus. (M, R, CC) 11.15 Rage. (M)

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6.00 Go, Diego! Go! (G, R, CC) 6.30 Dora The Explorer. (G, R, CC) 7.00 Weekend Today: Saturday. (CC) 9.00 Dennis & Gnasher. (C, CC) 9.30 Deadly. (C, R, CC) 10.00 Pyramid. (C, CC) 10.30 The Shak. (C, CC) 11.00 Joseph And The Coat Of Many Colors. (C, R, CC) 12.00 The Wildlife Man Featuring David Ireland: Land Of The Dreaming. (PG, CC) 1.00 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v West Indies. Day four. Morning session. (Please note: If cricket coverage finishes early alternative schedule will be shown.) 3.30 The Cricket Show. (G) 4.00 Cricket. Third Test. Australia v West Indies. Day four. Afternoon session. 6.00 News. (CC) 6.30 Cricket. (CC) Third Test. Australia v West Indies. Day four. Evening session. From the WACA, Perth. 8.30 Movie: Irresistible. (M, 06, CC) Susan Sarandon, Sam Neill, Emily Blunt. 10.40 Movie: Murder By Numbers. (AV15+, 02, R, CC) 1.00 Movie: Possession. (M, 02, R, CC) 3.00 MADtv. (M, R) 4.00 Danoz Direct. (G) 4.30 Bewitched. (G, R) 5.00 Creflo A. Dollar. (G) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (G, R)

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6.00 Rage. (G) 6.30 Children’s Programs. 9.00 Q&A. (R, CC) 10.00 Carbon Cops. (G, R, CC) 10.30 The Fundamentalists. (Final, PG, R, CC) 11.30 Songs Of Praise. (G, CC) 12.00 Best Of Landline. (CC) 1.00 Best Of Gardening Australia. (G, R, CC) 1.30 Message Stick. (G, R, CC) 2.00 Lost Cities Of The Ancients. (PG, R, CC) 3.00 Movie: Macbeth. (b&w, PG, 48, R) 4.40 Sergei Prokofiev’s Peter And The Wolf. (PG, R, CC) 5.15 The Nutcracker Story. (G, CC) 6.10 The Dagg Sea Scrolls. (G, R, CC) 7.00 News. (CC) 7.30 A Very Specky Christmas. (CC) 8.25 News. (CC) 8.30 Miniseries: Oliver Twist. (PG, 07, CC) Part 1 of 2. 10.00 Compass: Three Faces Of Christmas. (G, R, CC) 10.30 Iconoclasts. (Final, M, R, CC) 11.15 Movie: The Private Life Of Henry VIII. (b&w, PG, 33, R, CC) 12.50 Movie: Unknown World. (b&w, PG, 51, R) 2.10 Movie: Look Who’s Laughing. (b&w, G, 41, R, CC) 3.30 Talking Heads. (G, R, CC) 4.00 The Pet Show. (G, R, CC) 4.30 GP. (PG, R, CC) 5.30 The Einstein Factor. (G, R, CC)

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6.00 Mass For You At Home. (G) 6.30 Hillsong. (G) 7.00 Totally Wild. (C, R, CC) 7.30 Pearlie. (C, CC) 8.00 Fishin’ Trip. (G) 8.30 Discover Downunder. (Final, G) 9.00 Infomercials. (G, R) 10.00 Hit List TV. (PG) 12.00 Motorcycle Racing. Australasian Supercross Championship. Super X. Round 5. 1.00 Fishing. Australian Championship. Round 1. 2.00 The Travel Bug. (New series, G) 3.00 Living Fossils. (G) 4.00 A Conversation With Michael Bublé. (PG) 4.30 Boys Weekend. (New series, PG) 5.00 News. (CC) 5.30 Sports Tonight. (CC) 6.00 The Simpsons. (PG, R, CC) 6.30 Don’t Forget The Lyrics. (G, CC) 7.30 Glee. (PG, R, CC) 8.30 Rove Presents Hamish & Andy Regifted, Another Very Early Christmas Special. (PG, R, CC) 9.30 Movie: About A Boy. (M, 02, R, CC) Hugh Grant, Toni Collette. 11.35 Sex And The City. (MA15+, R) 12.05 Sex And The City. (M, R) 12.30 Infomercials. (PG, R) 4.00 Religious Programs.

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Garner Ted Armstrong. (G) Life Today With James Robison. (G) Weekend Sunrise. (CC) According To Jim. (PG) Spirit Of Yachting. Seaside Hotel. (C, R, CC) Staines Down Drains. (C, R, CC) Erky Perky. (C, CC) 20th Anniversary Queensland Variety Bash. Movie: Karroll’s Christmas. (PG, 04, R, CC) The Rich List. (G, R, CC) News. (CC) The Vicar Of Dibley. (PG, R, CC) Border Patrol. (PG, CC) Bones. (M, R, CC) Sully’s protectiveness of Brennan strains their relationship, causing her to pull away. Castle. (M, R, CC) After the dead body of a New York City councillor running for re-election rolls out of a rug and into Beckett’s case files, she and Castle enter the world of dirty politics. Band Of Brothers. (M, R) Hot Auctions. (G, R, CC) Home Shopping. (G) Early News. (CC)

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Little Shepherd. (G, R) Dora The Explorer. (G, R, CC) Weekend Today. (CC) Carols In The City. (G, CC) The ARIA Music Show. (PG) Gilligan’s Island. (G, R) Cricket. Third Test. Australia v West Indies. Day five. Morning session. From the WACA, Perth. (Please note: If cricket coverage finishes early alternative schedule will be shown.) The Cricket Show. (G) Cricket. Third Test. Australia v West Indies. Day five. Afternoon session. From the WACA, Perth. News. (CC) Cricket. (CC) Third Test. Australia v West Indies. Day five. Evening session. From the WACA, Perth. Movie: Tears Of The Sun. (M, 03, R, CC) Bruce Willis, Monica Bellucci. True CSI: Cold Blood. (M, R) Movie: Live From Baghdad. (M, 02, R) Antiques Roadshow. (G, R, CC) Young Lions. (M, R, CC) Danoz Direct. (G) GMA: Sunday Edition. (CC) Early Morning News. (CC) Today. (CC)

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6.00 Today. (CC) 9.00 Mornings With KerriAnne Summer Series. (PG, CC) 10.00 The Kingdom Of Paramithi. (P, R, CC) 10.30 The Shak. (C, CC) 11.00 News. (CC) 12.00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG, CC) 1.00 The View. (PG, CC) 2.00 Days Of Our Lives. (PG, CC) 3.00 Alive And Cooking. (G, R) 3.30 The Zoo. (Return, G, CC) 4.00 Pyramid. (C, CC) 4.30 News. (CC) 5.00 Antiques Roadshow. (G, R, CC) 5.30 Hot Seat. (G, CC) 6.00 News. (CC) 6.30 WIN News. (CC) 7.00 A Current Affair. (CC) 7.30 Two And A Half Men. (PG, R, CC) 8.00 The Middle. (PG, CC) 8.30 The Mentalist. (M, R, CC) 9.30 Flashpoint. (M, CC) 10.30 Burying Brian. (M) 11.30 Entertainment Tonight. (CC) 12.00 WIN News. (CC) 12.30 The Pursuit. (Final, PG) 1.30 Antiques Roadshow. (G, R, CC) 2.00 Matlock Police. (b&w, M, R) 3.00 Danoz Direct. (G) 3.30 Good Morning America. (CC) 5.00 Early Morning News. (CC) 5.30 Today. (CC)

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Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. (G) Handy Manny. (G, R) Saturday Disney. (G, CC) The Replacements. (G, R) Phineas And Ferb. (G, R) Erky Perky. (C, R, CC) Flipper & Lopaka. (C, R, CC) Dive Olly Dive! (C, R, CC) Eclipse. (Final, PG, CC) Motor Racing. V8 Utes. Motor Racing. Mini Challenge. From Sydney Olympic Park. According To Jim. (PG) Dragons: A Fantasy Made Real. (PG, R) World Dog Games. Sydney Weekender: Summer Series. (G) News. (CC) No Leave, No Life: NSW. (G, CC) Borderline. (PG, CC) Kingdom. (PG, CC) Carols In The Domain. (G, CC) Celebrates the event’s 27th anniversary with a star-studded lineup of performers. Hosted by Grant Denyer and Kate Ritchie. Movie: The Adventures Of Priscilla, Queen Of The Desert. (M, 94, R, CC) Home Shopping. (G)

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WorldWatch. A Fork In The Road. (G, R) Everyone Loves A Wedding. (R, CC) Four. (G, R, CC) Tchaikovsky In Italy. (G, R) Speedweek. UEFA Europa League Highlights. Futbol Mundial. Soccer. Europa League. Ajax v Anderlecht. The World Game. Thalassa. (G, CC) World News Australia. (CC) A History Of Scotland: Bishop Makes King. (PG, CC) Heston’s Feasts. (M, CC) Chef Heston Blumenthal is joined by celebrity guests for a Tudor-era feast. John Adams. (CC) Despite the objections of his wife, Adams and his son brave a turbulent ocean crossing and patrolling British warships to join Ben Franklin’s diplomatic mission in Paris. Inspector Montalbano. (M, R) Movie: All Winter Without Fire. (M, 04, R) WeatherWatch Overnight. Japanese News. Hong Kong News.

sbs one Early News. (CC) Toasted TV. (G) Outback 8. (C, R, CC) Toasted TV. (G) Puzzle Play. (P, R, CC) 9am Summertime. (PG, CC) News. (CC) Dr Phil. (PG, CC) The Oprah Winfrey Show. (PG, R, CC) Ready Steady Cook. (PG) Judge Judy. (PG, CC) Infomercials. (PG, R) Huey’s Cooking Adventures. (G, R) The Bold And The Beautiful. (G, CC) News. (CC) The Simpsons. (G, R, CC) Malcolm In The Middle. (G, R, CC) The 7PM Project. (PG, CC) Futurama. (PG, CC) Supernatural. (M, CC) While Sam and Dean investigate reports of fairy tales coming to life in a small town. SGU Stargate Universe. (M, CC) News/Sports Tonight. (CC) The 7PM Project. (PG, R, CC) The Late Show With David Letterman. (PG) Sex And The City. (M, R) Infomercials. (PG, R) Religious Programs.

6.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia. (G, R, CC) 1.30 Tito’s Ghosts. (PG, R, CC) 2.30 Between Gandhi And Hitler. (PG, R, CC) 3.30 Nixon: The Man You Loved To Hate. (G, R, CC) 4.30 The Journal. (CC) 5.00 The Crew. (G) 5.30 Futbol Mundial. 6.00 Global Village: Rhône-Alpes. (G, R, CC) 6.30 World News Australia. (CC) 7.30 Top Gear. (PG, CC) 8.35 Man Vs Wild: Costa Rican Rainforest. (PG, CC) Adventurer Edward “Bear” Grylls travels to Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula rainforest to demonstrate how to survive in the jungle. 9.30 World News Australia. (CC) 10.00 The Fixer. (M, CC) 10.55 Entourage. (M, CC) 11.25 Wilfred. 11.55 Movie: The Great Yokai War. (M, 05) 2.10 WeatherWatch Overnight. 5.00 WeatherWatch & Music. 5.20 Japanese News. 5.55 Hong Kong News.

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Wednesday December 16, 2009

Riposte Lisa Ashurst

I came across something in a national newspaper last week that not only has me wondering why it was reported in the first place but also has me thinking that some “experts” would be better off gagged and hog-tied. Why the agro? Well, the item that has me all fired up at the moment is a thing called Babyled Weaning which is the current flavour of the month apparently for getting your baby onto solid food. Some “expert” has decided that babies should be able to self-feed from whatever you’re eating, you know, ditch the spoon and let them literally hand-feed themselves. Now apparently, allowing your baby (and this method has been approved for babies as young as six months!) to feed itself with its hands from a selection on a plate will encourage your baby to develop hand-to-eye coordination, experience colours, tastes and have good social and psychological experiences as well as develop independence etc, and so the list goes on. Some midwifecum-author in the UK came up with it and claims it “ticks all the boxes”. Right. Having done the intro to solids with my own kids I also fed them

what we were having once they’d moved past the baby cereal but I found I could “tick all the boxes” too, just by taking the time to feed them myself with a spoon. I also found that this method was very successful in putting all the food in their little mouths as opposed to all over the place and taught them about cutlery as well. They need to know about cutlery eventually. Let’s face it, babies left to feed themselves also share their meal with the highchair, the family pets, the floor, their hair and anything else within smearing distance. Very little of it actually goes in their mouths and I never let mine feed themselves until I felt they could manage it and, personally, I have never, ever found anything cute in a baby along with everything in its immediate environment covered in foodstuff. Meanwhile, the UK person is going to promote her new idea and baby-led weaning could become the next buzz phrase and we may start hearing stuff like “We’ve adopted self-feeding for Sophie because we really want to promote her social and psychological growth through her experiences with her food.” Just so long as I don’t have to watch, okay (yeecht!). Unfortunately, the UK person will probably write a book about it now.

CLAIRE’S CAROUSEL Welcome, readers, to Claire’s Carousel where I invite you to explore some of the social events and community happenings in our region. If you would like to tell me of your special events or have community events coming up please phone me on 64523137, mobile 0434 352 992 or email spray5@optusnet.com.au VISITORS FROM GERMANY Nicole Gillmann and Christian Tinteloth arrived from Munster, Germany, last week to spend one month with Christian’s Grandmother Marlies Kappel of Cooma. This is their first visit and after a long flight have settled into Marlies and her husband Wilfred’s property where they have been delighted to see kangaroos, rabbits and a variety of birdlife. They will visit all the sights of our area and a few days in Sydney. They are enjoying our sunshine as it is freezing in Germany at present. Both are looking forward to their first Christmas Day in Australia. We wish you a happy holiday full of beautiful memories to take home.

second Christmas in Cooma, only arriving from Queensland last December. Each guest received a handmade felt lolly bag from Santa who received lots of hugs and kisses from guests Elaine Moore, Rosi Schenker, Marion Mondello and Mary Jones, while Carmen Henkel, Robin Mould and Irene Ram looked on. Christmas Carols in the background made for an enjoyable afternoon. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED SES at Snowy River urgently need Volunteers aged between 10 to 90 years of age! The only requirement is to have a good fitness level and a desire to help the community. Many friendships can be formed and enquiries can be made on 04198 262 350 and ask for Les. RAGLAN GALLERY Volunteer sitters for the beautiful Raglan Gallery were invited to an afternoon tea last Friday at the Gallery to thank them for their hard work during the year. Some of the volunteers have faithfully served the Gallery for more than 15 years. A delicious afternoon tea was served and many of the guests chose to sit on the verandah where they could admire the cottage garden which is in full bloom at present. Andrew Dawes, Dugald Mitchell, Margaret Christensen, Betty Mattner, Petra Murphy and Elaine Moore were among the happy guests. Anyone intersted in becoming a volunteer sitter please contact the Gallery, you will be made very welcome. LIGHT UP COOMA

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Demand softer at Re-establishing kangaroo grass on Monaro Cooma cattle sale Cooma Associated Agents yarded 260 cattle over the scales and 185 offered in the store pens at last Thursday’s Cooma cattle sale. Demand was soft in all categories of fat cattle, which were offered in good condition. The store cattle section showed plenty of enthusiasm with local and away buyers competing at good rates. Quotations: Heavy bulls 118c/kg to 128c/kg; Secondary bulls 87c/kg to 110c/kg; Heavy cows 108c/kg to 115c/kg; Secondary and light cows 50c/kg to 100c/kg; Trade steers 120c/kg to 150c/kg; Trade heifers 110c/kg to 126c/kg; Bullocks/strs 115c/kg to 130c/kg; Cows and calves $575 to $690; Yearling steers $380 to $494; Yearlins heifers $350 to $475; Steer calves $250 to $320; Heifer calves $250 to $240, Sales included: Bulls Caringo Est, Lmk, 1 Angus, 128c/kg, 960kg, $1228.80; J & J Hedger, BWA, 1 Angus, 113.6c/ kg, 840kg, $954.24. Cows GM & S Tozer, Lmk, 6 Hfds, 114c/kg, 653kg, $744.80; RD & BL Nicholls, BWA, 19 Angus X 115c/kg, 554kg, $637.68; PJ & MH Bright, Lmk, 6 P/H, 112c/kg, 558kg, $625.33; DJ & MM Wellsmore, BC, 1 Hfd, 108c/kg, 550kg, $594. Trade steers and heifers Cottage Creek, Lmk, 6 Hfd strs, 150c/kg, 372kg, $558.75; DJ & MM Wellsmore, BC, 4 Hfd strs, 1.496c/kg, 343kg, $512; Ravensworth, Lmk, 2 Sim strs, 1.44c/kg, 367kg, $529.20; Ben Johnston, BWA, 10 Sh x strs, 1375c/kg, 356kg, $489.85; KJ & C Wellsmore, Lmk, 2 Ang hfrs, 120c/kg, 337kg, $405. Stores M Blacka, BWA, 4 Ang X c&c, $695; KG & Co, Lmk, 10 Ang strs 17mths, $494; Lowanna Prop, BWA, 17, P/H hfrs 18/20mths, $475; KJ & C Wellsmore, Lmk, 6 Ang X strs 12-15mths, $475; DJ & MM Wellsmore, BC, 9 Hfd strs, 14/5mths, $458.

Drought action The NSW Farmers’ Association said it’s glad the NSW Government recognises how serious the drought is, but farmers need more support. Speaking on day two of a regional visit with the Premier Kristina Keneally and Minister for Primary Industries Steve Whan, NSW Farmers’ Association President Charles Armstrong says the landscape says it all. “The drought figures for this month show over 80% of NSW is now drought declared, and only 4% is considered satisfactory, putting farmers in the worst position we’ve seen in over two years,” he said. “In response the Government has extended certain drought support measures such as the drought support worker program and the transport subsidy scheme, which is positive, but more is needed. “We need a combined strategy to battle this drought and provide greater support, bringing together current measures with longer term planning and investment in research and development. “There needs to be more recognition of the critical value of the industry to the economy, as well as an understanding that drought is a whole of community issue, and these communities need to be supported as well, “ he said.

THE launch of a kangraroo grass project has signed up just under 30 landholders in southern NSW to re-establish the area’s oldest and toughest native grass – Kangaroo Grass – once prominent in the region. The trial aims to bring the grass back to cleared areas susceptible to weeds and to provide birds. Participating landowners now extend out to Michelago, Bredbo, Jerangle, NSW Coast, Delgetty, Jindabyne and, Burra. Kangaroo grass is native vegetation can outcompete the disastrous weed problem occurring in the area – a constant battle for landowners. It not only offers the solution, but is also a source of food for woodland and grassland birds and reptiles. Up to $5, 000 of kangaroo grass was given away, with each participant receiving a satchel for their property - given to them by the Kosciusko to Coast project, the trial itself funded by the Great Eastern Ranges initiative (NSW government). Kangaroo Grass is a summer growing plant which when established has very high conservation values. Even with light grazing occurring, densities of 1-2 Kangaroo Grass plants per square metre are capable of developing into thick stands within 3-5 years. Bush Heritage’s Scottsdale Reserve is participating in the project with an active area already planted. The reserve is home to endangered box-gum woodlands and declining birds such as the speckled warbler and diamond firetail; and threatened species like the golden sun moth, hooded robin and gang gang cockatoo.

The launch also coincides with the extension of the Kosciusko to Coast boundary - extending from the east-west line from Queanbeyan & Cooma to include south-east ACT and Kosciusko National Park. The new boundary also incorporates catchment base boundaries for further restoration and revegetation projects. Peter Saunders, Scottsdale Reserve Manager (pictured) said this was a great way for local landowners and conservation groups to work together to help restore southern NSW. ‘This gives us the capacity to re-establish the native grass on up to 30 properties – rather than on one piece of land only.’ ‘Without the enthusiasm of local landowners and support of the NSW Government, this trail simply would not have been possible.’

Rainfall figures for the Monaro Jindabyne dam: 60.3%; September Eucumbene dam: 34%; Adaminaby: 61.4mm, av 62mm, wet days 12, Cumulative Tatangara dam: 15.2% total: 385.8mm; Berridale/Eucumbene: 56.8mm, 52mm, 10 west days, November 310.1mm; Adaminaby: 24.6mm, av 58mm, 10 wet days , Cumulative Dalgety: 43.1mm, av 52mm, 10 wet days, 203mm; total 487.3mm ; Cooma: 39.5mm, av 37mm, 10 wet days, 197.2mm; Berridale/Eucumbene: 16.5mm, av 68mm, 4 wet days, Bombala: 40mm, av 45mm, 11 wet days, 293mm; 409.3; Jerangle: 52mm, av 51mm, 11 wet days, 330.5mm Dalgety: 14.5mm, av 51mm, 4 wet days, 315.9mm; Jindabyne dam: 56.1%; Cooma: 17.2mm, av 53mm, 8 wet days, 267.4mm; Eucumbene dam: 30% Bombala: 29.8mm, av 63mm, 8 wet days, 388.2mm; Tatangara dam: 13.1% Jerangle: 57.5mm, av 80mm, 5 wet days, 506.5mm Jindabyne dam: 60.1mm; October Eucumbene dam: 34.8mm; Adaminaby: 77.4mm, av 70mm, 18 wet days, Cumulative Tatangara dam: 8.4mm. total: 463.2mm ; Berridale/Eucumbene: 82.7mm, av 63mm, 17 wet days, 392.8mm; Dalgety: 98.4mm, av 44mm, 18 wet days, 301.4mm; Cooma: 53mm, av 48, 13 wet days, 250.2mm; Bombala: 65.4mm, av 56mm, 14 wet days, 358.4mm; Jerangle: 98.5mm, av 68mm, 20 wet days, 449mm.

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New environmental program launched Local community groups successful in attaining funding through the Murrumbidgee CMA’s newly launched Community Partnerships program, have been officially announced by Murrumbidgee CMA Chairperson, Mr Lee O’Brien. A total of 24 groups were selected by an evaluation panel from more than 35 submissions from across the Murrumbidgee catchment, with projects selected based on their suitability in meeting the selection criteria to tackle important local environmental issues. In the Cooma district, four groups have been successful in obtaining funding for local projects: • Numeralla Landcare: a project to stabilise and revegetate a section the Numeralla River

Government’s Caring for Our Country and is designed to increase community confidence and ability to manage environmental issues in the Murrumbidgee catchment. “The response to this new program was excellent and community groups are to be commended for their hard work and commitment to the genuine interest in managing natural resources in their local areas,” Mr O’Brien said. “Supporting practical community activities that tackle biodiversity loss, a decline in river and stream water quality and soil degradation Mr. O’Brien said the Community Partnerships is fundamental in achieving long-term interest program has been developed as part of the and action in protecting our natural heritage and productivity.” Australian • Bredbo Community Landcare Group Inc: an initiative to prevent erosion and sediment entering the Murrumbidgee River and to protect Yellow Box woodland • Numeralla & District Activities Inc: will conduct projects to educate landholders on the management of invasive plant species • South East Monaro Landcare: will educate landholders in the management of invasive plant species to ensure the protection and sustainability of biodiversity

W H O’ S

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

Phone: 131 161 For appliance sales Jindabyne Plumbing Supplies Lot 23 Baggs Rd Leesville, Jindabyne 6456 1842

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Specialising in Farm Machinery - Sales & Services

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Pictured at Monaro Wool Services at Polo Flat are Cooma manager Ben Litchfield, Peter Gersak, Lou Moore and Shute Bell’s Managing Director Robert Ryan.

Monaro Wool Services are undergoing some positive movements in their business and their long relationship with Shute Bell Badgery Lumby has a lot to do with it. Shute Bell Badgery Lumby is one of the oldest and most recognised and respected company names in rural Australia. The company began operating in 1906, trading under the names of Schute Bell Badgery Lumby, Schute Bell Queensland, Wool Auctions of Australia, Goddard Wool Marketing and Monaro Wool Services. The company has an unrivalled reputation as a personalised and professional Wool Broker and Stock and Station Agent. Shute Bell also offers a professional and personalised service in Wool, Livestock, Property, Finance and Insurance.Having maintained a relationship with Monaro Wool Services for over 100 years, Cooma manager Ben Litchfield was happy to advise of Shute Bell’s reactivation of older branches across the Monaro, especially the investment in the purchasing of the Monaro Wool Services building at Polo Flat.

The purchasing of the building has demonstrated the commitment Shute Bell has in the Monaro as well as demonstrating their continuous commitment to their current clients and potential clients ensuring the stability of this relationship and the wool industry itself. ‘Although we are moving on to a new phase, fundamentally the ethos of the business will remain the same, and that is to continue to provide the advice and customer service to all our clients,’ Ben Litchfield said. Who better to understand the industry than Ben, who began his career at the tender age of 17 and has never worked in any other industry. Shute Bell’s Managing Director Robert Ryan said that the business relationship is about extending the profile of the Monaro and attracting a strong wool investment. Strangely enough, the Sydney office has a stronger turn over than its affiliated branches as the demand for Australian wool stems highly from China, Italy and India. These committed wool brokers work closely with the man on the land and pride themselves on their industry methods that are uniquely Australian.

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Countdown to Christmas at Jindabyne

Left: Rita Rawson, Carmel Scott Brandon and Jenny Smith were all smiles at the 2009 Seniors Christmas Party Lunch in Jindabyne on Sunday.

Right: Snowy Kids Playgroup mums at their Trading Day held on Saturday in the Jindabyne CWA Hall grounds.

James Hines was busy promoting his mum’s stall at the Snowy Kids Playgroup Trading Day.

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Left: Member for Monaro Steve Whan found time to chat with Cliff Stark (left) at the Snowy River Shire Senior Citizens Christmas Party Lunch hosted by Jindabyne Sport & Recreation Centre and in co-operation with the Jindabyne and Berridale Lions Clubs on Sunday December 6.

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Delegate school on the menu

Background to the program The aim of the project is pleasurable food education for young children. The underlying belief is that by introducing this holistic approach we have a chance to positively influence childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s food choices in ways that have not been tried before. A Kitchen Garden is created to provide edible, aromatic and beautiful resources for a kitchen.

In the Kitchen Garden Program children across Years 3 to 6 spend a minimum of 45 minutes a week in an extensive vegetable garden which they have helped design, build and maintain on the school grounds according to organic gardening principles. They also spend one and a half hours each week in a kitchen classroom preparing and sharing a wonderful variety of meals created from their produce. The project employs two part-time specialist staff; a Garden Specialist and a Kitchen Specialist, to run these sessions. The Program works best when the two specialist areas â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the kitchen and the garden â&#x20AC;&#x201C; work in partnership with each other, so that these elements form a harmonious cycle. In both the kitchen and the garden the children work together in small groups with the assistance of community volunteers. The finished dishes are arranged with pride and care on tables set with flowers from the garden, and the shared meal is a time for students, helpers, teachers and specialists to enjoy each otherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s company and conversation. There are two unique factors about the Kitchen Garden Program. The first is the intrinsic link between the garden, the kitchen and the table. The emphasis is on learning about food and about eating it. No part of the Program can exist without the other. The second factor is that the Program is embedded in the curriculum. It is a compulsory part of the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s program for four years of a childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life.

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Delegate Public School is one of 190 schools across the nation to benefit from the vision of renowned chef, Stephanie Alexander. The school has been selected to participate in the Stephanie Alexander School Community Garden project. The school is excited to have been selected for the program and thanks the hard work done by a committee comprising Carol Sellars, Mandy Horton, Andrea Mitchell and Louise Manning, who prepared the submssion on behalf of the school. The kitchen will be created in the new multipurpose room the school was allocated under the Federal Governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s building revolution program. The garden will be located at the rear of the school block and will incorporate a transportable â&#x20AC;&#x153;chookâ&#x20AC;? yard, glasshouse and compost area. Ms Sellars said a special feature of the kitchen will be the harvest table, where the students will display their produce after picking. The school has been offered help by the local sustainable garden group, which will assist with the garden preparation and the selection of fruit and vegetables to grow. The school is also hoping there will be plenty of community input, especially from those with a succcessful garden, so the students can learn how to get the best results from their efforts. Part of the project relies on volunteer assistance from parents and the community, especially in sharing the food at the dinner table.

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COOMA Twin Cinema 76 Commissioner Street Friday 18th December â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Super Tuesday 22nd December 2009 CLOSED Thursday, Monday & Wednesday

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After 21 years of collecting pallets for kindling for aged persons, I would like to inform everyone that these operations will cease from 31st December 2009. Richard West

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PERMANENT FULL-TIME TEACHERS Remuneration package up to 85,230 pa including salary ($66,332 - $78,667), employer’s contribution to superannuation and leave loading. TEACHER NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT Location: Goulburn Campus Job Reference No: II09/135 TEACHER HORSE INDUSTRY STUDIES Location: Goulburn Campus Job Reference No: II09/164 PART TIME CASUAL TEACHERS Opportunities are currently available for suitably qualified and experienced persons who wish to be considered for placement on suitability lists for the part-time casual positions listed below. Teaching sections employ teachers from these lists as required. Teaching opportunities and hours vary depending on the needs of the section. Salary: $66.48 per hour. BUSINESS STUDIES Location: Cooma Campus Job Reference No: II09/125 VISUAL/FINE ARTS Location: Cooma & Queanbeyan Campus Job Reference No: II09/131 CERAMICS Location: Goulburn & Moss Vale Campuses Job Reference No: II09/132 Salary: $66.48 per hour Status: Part Time Casual Duties: As listed in the Statement of Duties for teachers, available with Information Package. Information Package: Download from www.illawarra.tafensw. edu.au, email illawarrarecruitment@det.nsw.edu.au or contact (02) 4221 8951. HOW TO APPLY The information package, including selection criteria and application forms, are available from www.illawarra.tafensw.edu.au or contacting Recruitment by telephone on (02) 4221 8951. Applications close Monday 11 January, 2010. Child protection legislation requires preferred applicants to be subject to employment screening. Equality of Employment Opportunity and appointment on merit are TAFE NSW Policy.

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The Presentation of Awards Ceremony is the culmination of the school year in the life of a student, however due to the ever increasing numbers at Jindabyne Central School (JCS) and ensuring that children do not sit too long through speeches, four Ceremonies were conducted at the school. In his address to the junior classes, Acting Principal Mr Steve Cooper told them that “As long as you have done your best, everyone will be proud of you.” He advised them to “Follow your heart, use your head and listen to your elders.” Steve said to the parents, that the focus of Jindabyne Central School remains on literacy and numeracy skills whilst connecting with the global community. The school is raising the bar for struggling students and the teachers were going the extra mile resulting in improved NAPLAN percentages for the school. The NAPLAN percentages were revealed at the Ceremony for Years 9 – 11. Mr Cooper said that in Bands 6+5+4, the School average for English was 93.02% and 11% above the State average; Mathematics 62.78% and 13% above the Stage average; Science 81% and 11% above the State; History 74.4% and 15% above the State; Geography 86.03% and 28% above the State average. Deputy Principal James Armitage described Mr Steve Cooper as a wonderful role model for students. He told them they should “dare to dream for anything for anything is possible – all they needed to do is to look at the end of their hands. Visiting South East Region Director

of Schools, Mr Bob Aston said Jindabyne Central School is the jewel in the crown of the region. School numbers at the end of Term 4 were junior classes: 321 students, senior classes: 198 students. The students acted as excellent masters of ceremonies. At the junior ceremonies, the Junior Leaders for Years K–2 were Miss Jade Old, Master Ian Grant and Miss Emmie Phillips whilst Miss Helena Walters and Master Curtis Gibbs introduced programme items for Years 3-6. The senior masters of ceremonies were Rowan Enders, Madeleine Ashton, Lewis Street and Peta Cox. All Kindergarten students are awarded a book for achievement and endeavour in their first year of school. Academic and sporting achievements were recognised through the presentation of Class Awards and Special Awards. The Principal’s Annual Award for outstanding effort and achievement for a Year 3-6 student was presented to Year 6 student Eliza Caldwell. At the senior level, Sam Clements from Year 10 was awarded the Principal’s Best Performance Award for the best performance in the School Certificate 2009. James Streete was awarded the Deputy Principal’s Award for excellent effort and achievement in Year 11 and Peta Cox was presented with the High Achiever Award for Year11 for outstanding achievement across all KLA’s. The 2010 Senior School Captains are Peter Cox and Lewis Street; Vice Captains are Nicole Parkes and Daniel McGraw, with Jacinta Fullick and Corey Smith being Senior Prefects.

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HAYLOCK, Gordon Longrigg Passed away peacefully on Saturday December, 12th 2009 at Cooma Hospital, formerly of Brown Close, Cooma. Aged 75 years. Dearly loved husband of Doris, father of Elizabeth (Betty), Janet (DEC), David and daughter in-law Sue - Ellen. Adored Pop to Thomas, Felicity, Edward, Joseph and Alexander.

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The relatives and friends of the late GORDON LONGRIGG HAYLOCK are invited to attend his funeral service to be held in the St Paul’s Anglican Church, Cooma, on Thursday December 17th 2009 commencing at 11:00am. At the conclusion of the service, the cortege will proceed to Cooma Lawn Cemetery.

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Above: Masters of Ceremony for Years 3-6: Helen Walters and Curtis Gibbs with Assistant Principal Mr Rob Harris. Below: Recipients of the Rural Fire Service Award following their initial training as Rural Fire Service volunteers.

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Wednesday December 16, 2009

Love coming home for Christmas Cottle House, Cooma, is making Christmas a breeze this December with a store bursting with beautiful products, gift advice and festive inspiration for everyone. Need something small for a friend at work? The kids’ ballet teacher, or soccer coach? At Cottle House there are some great gift ideas under $9.95, and some starting as low as $1 for beautiful guest soaps! Jugs, flowers, bathroom accessories, tea towels, jewellery, pens and more, there are loads of ideas. Looking for a gift for the mother or mother-in-law who has everything? Why not try some glorious linen, room fragrance, hand and body creams or a fabulous throw rug? For kids, there’s a great range of beautiful toys, books and home wares as well as some very special Christmas tree ornaments to treasure. For men of all tastes you’ll find gifts for home and office, stylish

umbrellas, books and overnight bags – all beautifully and individually gift wrapped. And for the ladies, there’s an overwhelming array of things that sparkle, things that shine and things that smell simply divine! Not to mention the glasses and lamps and cushion and bags. And of course, Cottle House is still your best choice on the Monaro for furnishing your own home in preparation for the Christmas season – pick up a new bed for the spare room, a lovely set of placemats or napkins, platters and candles for the Christmas table or some cushions to brighten things up. You’ll find almost anything you need at Cottle House – and the gift wrapping is divine! Love coming home for Christmas. Cottle House is open hours 9am – 5.30pm Monday to Friday and 9am – 2pm on Saturday.

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With more leisure time and temperatures creeping up at Christmas time, many people choose to cool down in a refreshing pool. However pools must be kept healthy to keep you healthy. Senior Environmental Health Officer with Greater Southern Area Health Service, Tony Burns, said if pools aren’t maintained properly they can become a source of infection. “As the weather heats up so does the opportunity for bugs and infections to grow at a rapid rate. Swimming pools provide the perfect environment for this to happen so it’s important to be vigilant in keeping the pool sparkling clean and healthy,” Mr Burns said. Diseases such as cryptosporidiosis are highly contagious and are easily spread simply by swallowing contaminated pool water. “Many bacteria can be killed simply by using chlorine and through normal pool filtration. However diseases such as Giardia and cryptosporidium are not eliminated so easily. “Therefore we encourage people to take care not to introduce these bugs

to the pool in the first place,” said Mr Burns. Here’s some summer pool tips to keep you healthy: • Clean pool and filter regularly • Operate your pool filter between 8 – 12 hours per day depending on pool use • Don’t allow pets in the pool. • Stay out of the pool if you have been feeling unwell • If you have experienced gastroenteritis, wait until you have been symptom free for at least one week before returning to the pool • Avoid swallowing pool water • Use of disposable ‘swimming’ nappies for infants • Avoid swimmers itch by keeping pools below 26 degrees and well disinfected (chlorinated) • Keep pool gates closed and make sure a resuscitation chart is clearly displayed near by. • Avoid using a heated spa bath after consuming alcohol. Alcohol causes blood vessels dilate and venous pooling can occur resulting in fainting and possible drowning.

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Cooma-Monaro Shire Council’s Australia Day Working Party would like to recognize the Shire’s Community Event of the year, at the Australia Day celebrations on January 26. The ‘NSW Local Citizen of the Year Awards’ are presented each year on Australia Day at official ceremonies around the state. In Cooma-Monaro Shire, on Tuesday January 26, awards will be presented in the following categories: Citizen of the Year, Young Citizen of the Year, Sportsperson of the Year, Young Sportsperson of the Year, and Community Event of the Year. Nominations have already closed for the Citizen and Sportsperson awards, however no nominations were received for the Community Event Award, and so the Working Party has decided to extend the deadline for this category to 5pm Sunday January 3. “There have been so many fantastic events held in our

district this year – that all deserve acknowledgement,” says Working Party member, Caroline Fox, “There have been events held in every village in the Shire. Some have been held every year for decades, others were inaugural or one-off events – such as those for the Victorian Bushfire Appeal. They could all be nominated for this Award, we just need somebody to do it.” Whether large or small, commercial or free, marking a special occasion or fundraising for a good cause, or just held for the fun of it, all the Shire’s community events are eligible if they were proper community events – not invitation-only. The simple, one-page nomination forms are available from the Cooma Visitors Centre. For more information on the NSW Local Citizen of the Year Awards program or to obtain a nomination form and awards criteria, please contact Cooma Visitors Centre on (02) 6455 1742.

Sport

Wednesday December 16, 2009

Cooma Golf Club presentations Greg Abraham, 72-hole C Grade champion and Bob Weston.

Rulie Steinfort and Janet Freimanis, Clifford Newbound pairs winners and Lorraine McGregor. Club champion Dave Crawford and Bob Weston.

Max Turner and Dave Robinson , 4BBB A grade. Junior champion Matt Hanna.

Don and Lorraine McGregor B grade mixed foursomes winners.

Marion Burke, Pat Hain Trophy winner and Lorraine McGregor.

Match play champs: Mal Barnes B, Geoff Bohringer C and Terry Johnston A.

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Dorothy Bilbow and Marilynne Weston, A grade foursomes.

Gaye Wilson and Val Leitch, Amy Martin winners.

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John Harris and Geoff Bohringer, C grade ambrose.

Matt Moxom, C Grade champion.

Sport

Wednesday December 16, 2009

Storta wins Qbn Gift Luke Storta, a Cooma athlete has won the 2009 Queanbeyan Gift. Luke resides in Canberra but still competes for Cooma Centre at the ACT Athletics Inter-Club each season has taken out this year’s Queanbeyan Gift on Sunday December 6. Club Competition Triple Dead Heat. Three U/ 7 Boys caused havoc at the finishing line on Thursday night in the 50ms sprint. David Ockwell, Harrison Bateman and Jordan Davis gave the timekeepers/place judges a quandry when they crossed the finish line in parsec of each other. Unable to call on a replay or slow motion cameras to determine the winner and, as the stop watches all recorded the same time, so it became our first triple dead heat ever, clocking 9.87 sec. Two U/9 scored maximum improvement points on the night Gabrielle Steiner and Bradley Pereve topped the list of personal best performances with 4 PB’s over the night. In 50m, with Gabrielle severed seconds off her times. In the Discus Bradley broke through the 10ms barrier and recorded a 3m PB to 12.53 mts. Gabrielle moved her Discus marker out to 10.37m. The two of them are trying

to heave the shot over 5m and both are chipping away a little each time as they participate at it. Gabrielle reached 4.51m and Bradley tossed 4.84m. Other athletes to record three PBs on the night were: U/6 Boy, Ryan Harmer, U/9 Boys, Corby Evens and Jesse Williams and U/10 Boy, Liam Rankin. Australian All Schools Championships (Hobart) Naomi Burgess was run out in her heat in sixth placing 15.82 sec and 13th overall. Naomi had trouble with the bouncy Hobart track surface and was unable to get her stride pattern right between the hurdles. On Monday 7th, Naomi contested the U/18 Girls Hammer Throw and was placed eighth with a toss of 31 + mts, well short of her PB (38m). Tim Burgess was outclassed in the U/17 Boys Hammer on Sunday where winning throws were well over 60ms. Tim was well down on his PB and unable to come to grips with the surface of the circle. Tim finished sixth, well out of medal contentions. There was a great performance by a Tathra athlete Chloe Jamison in breaking three national schools’ records in the 90m,200m Hurdles and the U/17 400m Hurdles.

Fourth straight victory Cooma-Monaro played a top of the table clash with Marist in the Under 14s Canberra cricket competition and came away with an amazing win. The Cooma side was all but beaten to the point parents had started to pack up gear in preparation for the trip back down the Monaro Highway but some outstanding cricket resulted in an incredible victory that left spectators amazed and the players on both side in a state of shock especially the Marist team who had all but counted their points. Sent into bat, Cooma’s Jared Tonini & Luke Johnson safely made it through the first 8 overs before a horror batting collapse saw Cooma in desperate trouble at 8/49. The Marist bowlers were accurate and fast and when they found their rhythm, Cooma batsman were coming on and off the ground at an alarming pace with many failing to score at all. At one stage a Marist bowler was on a hat-trick after 2 straight wickets. Cooma’s Mr Consistency Michael Bowman and 10th batsman Kevin Fraser held firm in the face of a strong bowling attack and managed to survive to the 25 over changeover with the score at 8/71. The Marist opening batsman came to the crease to face the Cooma pace attack of Jared Tonini and Josh Hogan with Josh taking 2 quick wickets. The Cooma bowlers were well supported by some great catches by Jack Parkyn, Kyle Tucker and Michael Bowman who took an

absolute screamer of a catch diving away at full stretch. Noah Learoyd, Daniel Towning and Isaac Young provided good support in the field, along with Brandon Williams as wicket-keeper. But with Marist still scoring freely and reaching 5/101 there was strong talk from the Canberra opponents of pressing on for an outright win. Facing a deficit of 30 runs and knowing that only one more Cooma batsman remained, Michael & Kevin resumed their partnership. With great concentration they wore down the steady attack and by drinks Cooma were 10 runs ahead. After the break the pair went on the attack with Kevin Fraser hitting some great shots and reaching his half century to the cheers of the crowd. Michael, who had been batting in textbook style since the fall of the 2nd wicket, soon reached his 50 as well. Together their 9th wicket partnership topped the century with Kevin going onto make 74 not out and Michael 55 not out with barely a bad shot or dropped catch given. It was splendid example of batting under constant pressure and their feats saved the day for the Cooma side. This left Marist staring down 70 runs to win but the Cooma bowlers were in no mood to let them off the hook. Their last 5 wickets came in a rush with Luke Johnson at one point taking 3 wickets in 4 balls. The Cooma side had dug themselves out of trouble before but not like this and their will to win grew stronger

with each wicket they took. The Marist team played as if they already had won and wickets tumbled from some great Cooma bowling and fielding. Bowling honours went to, Luke 4/14, Jack Parkyn 3/17 and Josh Hogan with 4/21 who also took 3 catches. The Cooma side won by 59 runs. The Marist players and supporters couldn’t believe what they had just seen and the Cooma team were ecstatic and will forever remember a valuable lesson of never giving up, no matter what the situation is. The teamwork and sportsmanship of the side is a testament to the coaching of Neil Bowman and the support from Brent Williams and Andrew Young. A brilliant team effort.

Successful trout triples carnival The Adaminaby Bowling Club staged another very successful Trout Triples Carnival over the weekend. Twenty eight teams from all over South East NSW travelled to Adaminaby to play in the very popular carnival. Over the years the carnival has developed an excellent reputation due to the wonderful way it is organised and the fantastic condition of the greens. As a result it attracts very strong teams. It is a credit to the small country community. This year local bowlers Peter Daal and Peter Schroeder teamed with John Humphries from Malua Bay to take the top prize. They were the only side to go through the carnival with a perfect record. In winning their five games they amassed a positive shots difference of 50. Second place went to the only other undefeated team. However, the Fairy Meadow team of Sharon and Greg Dumbelton and Dave Roberts were held to a draw in one of their matches. Their shot difference was plus 45. Cooma bowlers Mel Storta, Wayne Lodge and Ross Russell came third with four wins plus 43. They had a great weekend and just failed to win all five games when they went down by a single shot to a powerful team from Wagga Wagga. A number of local sides performed very well in the strong competition. Adaminaby teams skipped by Terry George, Frank Luschtinetz and Graham Clarke and Cooma teams skipped by Mark Buckley and Peter Caldwell all won three of their five matches. With a large number of Cooma players involved in the Adaminaby Carnival, the action at the Cooma Bowling Club was restricted to the ‘fab 5’ social competition. Jock Davidson had a great weekend recording two more wins and improving his position at the head of the competition. He now has a near perfect score of 15 plus 48 – the maximum possible score is 15 plus 50! The winners on Saturday were Simon Schoon, John Last and Paul Cannell; Jock Davidson, Renate

Winckel and Denis Steinfort and Ken Boate and Chris Wallace. On Sunday Jock Davidson and Denis Steinfort again teamed up for another win. Other winners were John Evans, John Grech and Colin Roberson; Mary Phillips, Mario Frezza and Don Jarvis and Mick Mayhew, Olga Jebbink and Kim Weston. While Davidson is in the box seat to take out the current series of the ‘fab 5’ several other players are in the hunt for the minor places. Sandro Wialletton is currently second on 15 plus 36. He is followed by Denis Steinfiort on 14 plus 28, Jack Sajina 14 plus 20, Keith Goodwin 14 plus 17, Don Jarvis 13 plus 38, Paul Cannell 13 plus 27 and Col Cottam on 13 plus 20. This coming weekend will be a big one for all bowlers with play in the triples championship scheduled for both days as well as the final days for the current ‘fab 5’ competition. Matches in rounds two and three of the triples will be played on Saturday afternoon and again on Sunday morning and Sunday afternoon. Matches scheduled for Saturday afternoon are (skips only listed): G Venables v D Pastro; R Nichols v G D’Amico; P Cannell v W McDonald and A Brookks v O Russell. Play will start at 9.30am on Sunday with the games being: A Marshall v R Lahy; R Russell v J Fletcher; P Schulz v D Arnold and K Weston v the winner of the Venbales/Pastro match from Saturday afternoon. Sunday afternoon will see the quarter finals played. The matches are: winner Nichols/D’Amico v winner Cannell/McDonald; winner Brooks/O Russell v P Caldwell; winner Lahy/Marshall v winner R Russell/Fletcher and winner of Schulz/Arnold v winner Weston/Venables or Pastro. There will be three rinks available on both Saturday and Sunday afternoon for social bowls with those players not involved in championship matches with the chance to improve their ranking.

Free men’s health check Men in the Cooma-Monaro area are invited to have a free health check at the Jindabyne Men’s Shed at the Uniting Church site, 19 Gippsland Street, Jindabyne from 10am-12pm today. The NSW & ACT Faculty of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP), in conjunction with The Australian Men’s Sheds Association, are offering the health checks to raise the profile of men’s preventive health. The event highlights the work of The M5 Project which has been created by the RACGP with seed funding from the Department of Health and Ageing to bring together a diverse group of health organisations all focused on ensuring men live longer, richer lives. Preventive health assessments are especially important for men as they are more likely than women to die of five key preventable causes, have a five years lower life expectancy and are less likely to visit a GP. Highlighting the five key roles that men play throughout their life as fathers, sons, brothers, partners and friends, The M5 Project encourages men to take five preventative health steps: share their family history with their GP, be aware of their healthy

weight, have regular blood pressure checks, stop smoking and maintain a healthy body and mind. “Men need to make their health a priority,” said GP Dr Andrew Piotrowski, from Jindabyne’s, Nuggets Crossing Family Practice, who will be conducting the health checks. “This event gives men the chance to focus on their well being and GPs an opportunity to talk about this neglected area of health care. We would like men to leave feeling that it’s good to visit a GP regularly and that it’s OK to talk about their health,” Dr Piotrowski said. The free health check includes basic blood pressure, body mass index (BMI) and blood sugar level tests, administered by a practice nurse. Dr Piotrowski will be on hand to discuss issues with the men who volunteer for the check. Shed spokesperson, Healthy Communities Manager with the Monaro Rural Health Service, Janine Robertson, said that local Men’s Sheds give men who may be feeling isolated or at a loose end the opportunity to meet with other men in a practical, social setting.

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Sport

Wednesday December 16, 2009

Two-person Ambrose successful Jindabyne takes over lead Last Wednesday a two-person Ambrose was played as our closing competition for the year. It was great to see our visitors from Coolamatong! Misook Barnes and Robyn Fletcher (Coolamatong) won this event with a net score of 32. Beaty Russell and Dulcie Thistleton also had a pleasing score of 34 net. Lyn Last had Nearest The Pin and Gaye Wilson the longest drive. In fact there were many good scores! A luncheon was enjoyed by all and many of our annual prizes presented. Congratulations to the winners! On Saturday a nine-hole stableford was played. Conditions were perfect. Rulie Steinfort was the winner on a countback with 20 points. The runner-up was Gaye Wilson, also 20 points. Balls were won by Lorraine McGregor and Beaty Russell, both with 19 points. Annual Presentation Day The annual presentation day took place last Sunday. The Ladies Champion for 2009 is Dulcie Thistleton. Marilynne Weston

is the A Grade winner, Maureen Fletcher the B Grade winner and Val Leitch, who also won The Nell Horsfall Memorial Trophy, the C Grade winner. Last summer a number of nine-hole stableford competitions were played. The winner of the Mack’s Auto Trophy was Alice Duczynski. Lorraine McGregor won the Summer Cup and Gaye Wilson won the Midge Theron Trophy. In the Foursomes Championships Dorothy Bilbow and Marilynne Weston are the A Grade champions while Janet Freimanis and Rulie Steinfort are the B Grade champions. The Amy Martin Memorial Trophy, played in conjunction with the Foursomes Championship, was won by Val Leitch and Gaye Wilson. The winner of the Mitchells Single Match Play Trophy was Janet Freimanis. The Clifford Newbound Pairs Match Play Trophy was won by Janet Freimanis and Rulie Steinfort. The Marj Johnson Perpetual Trophy for the Club Salver was won by Val Leitch. The Medal of Medals winner was Rulie Steinfort. The Elsie Egan Trophy was won by Lorraine McGregor. The Phinn Trophy was won by Denise Ashcroft. Beryl Devereux won the President’s Trophy and Marion Burke won the Pat Hain Trophy. Gaye Wilson won the Phil Campbell Memorial Trophy. A presentation was also made to Rulie Steinfort who won the Veteran’s Country Championship (Division 2), a State Award. Congratulations to all our winners!

Club president Lorraine McGregor and champion, Dulcie Thistleton.

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Ben Hearne at the crease for Berridale.

Jindabyne is replacing Aussie 2 at the top of the ladder as the result of a forfeit, and Berridale slipping to the bottom after a convincing loss to Aussie 1. Aussie 3 took on Coffey’s at Rotary Oval, batting first to post a very respectable 267. Gary van der Plaat led the charge with the bat for the Aussie 3 side, opening the batting and knocking his way to 87 before being caught off the bowling of Sean Smith. Van der Plaat was well backed up by Dean Wolf and D Jacobs, both scoring 57 runs and both being dismissed by Pete Woodall. Woodall was the pick of the Coffey’s bowlers, taking three wickets for 39 runs. Coffey’s offered some resistance, but only managed 141 in response with in form batsman Jimmy Nichols leading the way at the top of the order with 32 runs. Damien Asanovski was the leading wicket taker with the ball for the Aussie 3 team, taking three wickets for 16 runs, while T Jacobs, D Jacobs and S Wood took three apiece. Royal Hotel beat the Colts in a close and controversial game, which Colts thought they had won due to an error in the scoring. Chasing a target of 129, Colts needed three off the last ball to win and the batsman ran four. After adding up the batting and bowling figures, however, it appeared that Colts had not accumulated enough runs, finishing on 127. John Sutcliffe and Tim Lewis were the top scorers for Royal, finishing with 33 and 28 respectively. Nathan Boate has found form with the ball in recent matches, and continued to assert authority over the opposition batsmen finishing with the tremendous figures of 5 for 9 off 5. L Hillman (34), Damo Roach (27) and Boate (21) batted well in reply, but couldn’t do enough to reach the set total in the end.

Andrew Jenkins was the star bowler for Royal, taking 4 wickets for 10 runs off nine overs, which included three maiden overs. Berridale-Dalgety were set an unassailable total of 393 from the Aussie 1 team, after Troy Saddler and Damo Smith both recorded centuries at the top of the order. Smith and Saddler took to the Berridale bowlers from the onset, taking advantage of the under strength fielding side and the short boundaries. Berridale mixed up the bowling in a bid to break the partnership, and Saddler attempted to force a single off the variational bowling of Nick Chapman and was run out by a direct hit from John Lovell for 120. Lovell’s confidence was boosted by his effort in the field, and came on to bowl taking three of the top order wickets, including the prize scalp of Damo Smith who finished on 161. Alex Bruce was the second highest wicket taker, taking two wickets off his two overs. The Berridale batsmen were not hugely confident but came out looking to have some fun on an easy wicket. Jerry Lyons made his way to 17 before a run of low scores at the top of the order. Ben Hearne and Chapman batted for a partnership of 60, before Chapman was caught off Nathan Smith and Hearne was out shortly after for 70. Berridale recruited two younger players for the match, with brothers Matthew and Alex Bruce both receiving credit from the opposition bowling attack for their straight bat shots and keeping their heads against the older players. Next week, Coffey’s play Aussie 2 at Rotary, Aussie 3 play Colts at Nijong, Royal play Aussie 1 at Snowy and Jindabyne play Berridale-Dalety at Jindabyne.

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Sunday’s mixed day was a most enjoyable day with 9 holes of golf and lunch to follow. Winner for the ladies was a welcome back round for Ros Weston, maybe we should look into this. If only we could all play like Ros after a long break. Ball winners were Christa Waehrer, Libbi Hovasapian, Marcelle Burton, Sabina Kovats and Mary Obermaier. Nearest the pin went to Carolyin Major on the sixth and Robin Fletcher on the eighth. For the men, Steve Young won the day. Ball winners were Charlie Filtness, Wayne Tuckwell, George Zamja, Don Killen and Roger White. Nearest the pin was Wayne and on the eighth Herman Obermaier. Congratulations to Herman

for winning the handicap match play for the year. Wednesday for the men, winner Ron Duncan and Runner up Paul Reader. Nearest the pin on the sixth was James Alexander. For the ladies who stayed at home on Wednesday the winner was Carolyn Major on a count back from Marcelle Burton. For the ladies who went to Cooma, a very enjoyable day with the ladies, no trophy winners. Thankyou to the Cooma ladies we had a good day and a very tasty lunch, looking forward to returning the friendship, golf and lunch this Wednesday for out end of year trophy presentation.

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Wednesday December 16, 2009

Monday too good on Saturday Cooma golf with Max Turner Leftie Tony Monday shot one of his best rounds to win the Medal of Medals play–off which was played on Saturday. Tony fired a fine 68 net in the hot conditions to win by three strokes and claim the trophy from the 20 other competitors who qualified and played on Saturday. Saturday’s trophy winners were Brad Burke who won the A Grade Division with an excellent 69 net from Malcolm Crockett on 70. Mike Newton edged out Heikki Evans on a count back to win Saturday’s B Grade Division after both players finished on 70 net. Tony Monday, with his excellent 68 net, was the C Grade trophy winner on the day from Ross Fraser also on a count back after both golfers finished tied on 68. Saturday’s ball competition winners were Tony Monday and Ross Fraser 68, Brad Burke 69, Malcolm Crockett, Mike Newton, Heikki Evans, and Milos Soucek 70, Gino Cerro, Paul Crocker, 71, along with Stumpy Wallis and Chriss Tucker on 72 on a count back.

Nearest the Pin winners on Saturday were Ben Langdon and Brad Burke. Long Drive winners were Brad Burke A Grade, Tyler O’Brien B Grade, and Ross Fraser C Grade. The final major trophy for the year was played on Sunday when the Nell Horsfall Trophy was played with a large field of 68 players competing. The team of Gaye Wilson, Max Turner, Mark Jones, and Trevor Bailey were convincing winners with 100 Stableford pts, seven stroke winners from David Robinson, David Douglass, Peter Tozer and Marion Burke on 93 pts on a count back from Brian and John Alexander and Janet and Egils Freimanis. David’s team collected the runners-up trophies. Sunday’s ball competition winning teams were Brian and John Alexander and Janet and Egils Freimanis 93, Deiter Seubert Brian Clifford, Clare Nowland and Brian Searl 91, Matthew and Alexander Walters, Lorraine McGregor and Val Leitch 91, Jenny Brown, John Harris, Tony McKeogh, and Geoff Bohringer 90, along with Kay Fasch, Bill Fasch, Alice Duczynski

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and Greg Abraham also on 90 pts. Sunday’s nearest the pin winners were David Robinson, Geoff Bohringer, David Ware, and Jenny Brown. Long Drive winners were Ladies Gaye Wilson, Mens A Grade Bob Ashcroft, B Grade Bob Weston, and C grade Mark Jones. Bill Fasch took out last Wednesday’s Stableford Competition with an excellent 42 pts from Brian Turner on 41, closely followed by Bob Ashcroft also on 41 pts from Terry Johnston close by on 40 pts on a count back from Ben Langdon. Sixty golfers competed in last Wednesday’s Daylight Saving Ambrose with Mark Rainsford, Andrew Barnes and Rod Heise winning the Handicap Trophies, John Hill and Gino Cerro were the Scratch winners with 34 off the stick on a count back. After the golf on Sunday all the major trophy winners for 2009 were presented with their trophies that they won during the year. Upcoming Events Saturday December 19 Ham Hit Out Stableford Sunday December 20 Ham Hit Out Stableford

Sandra Brabonafter a beast.

Cooma swim club results The Cooma swim club unveiled its new electronic time keeping system at Wednesday’s time trials. After a few hiccups officials had the system mastered. All stopwatches are started by the starter and when the race is completed times are automatically recorded and places decided on the computer. A great time saver, especially on carnival days. Results: 400m individual medley; big improvements to Liam Hood- 15 secs, Meg Bracher – 12 secs and Jarrod Sopniewski had his first up swim in this grueling event. 200m individual medley; Joshua Alford – 50 secs and Megan Trotter – 13 secs were the big improvers with Tomika Adams and Shannon Fogarty also improving. Daniel Hopkins swam his first 200m im. 100m individual medley; training is paying off for our new and younger swimmers with big improvements to Archie Allen and Noah Saddler – 18 secs, Amber Martin-Smith and Niki Harmer – 16 secs and James Cahill – 13 secs. Other improvers were Maddison Ward, Pierre Wall, Charlie, Hugh, and Angus Allen, Will Cahill and Will Saddler. Breaststroke: “c” Grade; Liam Allen progresses to ‘B’ grade whilst the improvers were Luci Clarke, Will Cahill, Ireland Ward and Mathew Hopkins. ‘B’ Grade: Hamish Martin-Smith and Angus

Monaro Air Rifle Club Results of the weekly shoot on December 8, 2009: Donna Bailey 551/600; Robert Taylor 523/600; Mitch Messerer 346/400 (rest); Dean Messerer 317; Wayne Hampton 298; Ron Evans 281; Terry Huggett 280; Sam Scarlett 272 (PB); Warwick Scarlett 268; Eddie Tierney 258; Ron Wilkins 239; Jessica Coombes training; John Coombes, training; Tracey Hampton, training; David Libauer, training.

Allen progress to ‘A’ Grade. Nikki Harmer and Noah Saddler were the biggest improvers whilst Darcy Clayton, Robyn, Charlie and Hugh Allen, Maddison Ward Pierre Wall and Sam Larritt also improved. ‘A’ Grade: Jacob McLean-Guion, Tomika Adams and Shannon Fogarty improved whilst Ben Trotter, Tim Wall and Cory Byrne put in big efforts. Freestyle: Those littlies who are not ready for medley swims swam 25 m freestyle. Sophie Janota continues to improve whilst Emma Hopkins swam exactly the same time as her best. This Wednesday sees the last time trials for 2009 followed by the Christmas party. Canberra classic carnival Zac Saddler collected gold in the 10 years 50m and 100m freestyle events where he also qualified for the NSW state championships in 50m freestyle. The country championships in 50m and 100m freestyle. Blake Rixon collected a bronze in breaststroke at Bega and is closing in on the 50m time. Zac Saddler 50m freestyle 33.71, 100m free 1.17.8, 50m breast 50.00, 50m fly 43.34 and 200m I.M, 3.23.38. Blake Rixon 50m breast 48.23, 50m fly 48.08, 50m free 38.61, 100m free 1.27.25, 100m breast 1.48.3.

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