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By Chris BenneTTs Bathurst’s Stone Pine Distillery is fast making a name for itself for producing high quality, innovative spirits and liqueurs in an environmentally friendly manner.

Proprietors of Stone Pine Distillery, Ian and Bev Glen, relocated to Bathurst from Scotland seeking a new way of life.

“My grounding was in the brewing and distilling industry in the UK, but we decided we wanted a life style change, so here we are.”

The Glen family were able to move to the historic homestead of “Merembra” on the outskirts of Bathurst, where plans for building the micro distillery began.

“Moving to Bathurst wasn’t random, my parents have lived here for a long time having bought the homestead and property about 12 years ago, and so we had a site available to us.”

They built the distillery on the property from the ground up in 2008, purposely making the building as sustainable as possible.

“The way we have approached this is, that we have tried to be as sustainable as possible. There are a lot of things we have done, like the solar passive design of the building and the use of solar panels for power.

“We also harvest all the rain water, so all the water in the products is harvested off the roof. We try to be as sustainable as we can be which is important to us.”

The eco friendly production of the spirits and liqueurs are not the only drawcard of the Stone Pine distillery, the unique use of native ingredients is catching people’s interest and defining how micro distilling is done in Australia.

“There is not a long history of micro distilling in Australia.

I think people have been interested in the unique way we use native ingredients to make our spirits and liqueurs. For example the limes that are in our wild lime vodka and lime cello are a native lime called a ‘Finger lime’. A lot of people may not have even heard of it.”

Ian utilises an established organic orchard on the Merembra property to test and develop his different flavoured products.

“What the orchard does is give us a bit of fruit and nut to work with. We will do product testing and development to see if it works, and if it does then we scale up.”

Having established themselves in the Central West region, the next step for Stone Pine Distillery is to crack the big city markets.

Organic drop: Ian Glen at the Stone Pine Distillery

“We just took a distributor on so we are now looking to break into metropolitan areas, Sydney and Melbourne will be first targets. We already have interest from a few high level places in Sydney, so if that follows through it will be a good start,” Ian said.

Ian said there are many advantages to owning your own business, and he is glad he took the plunge and made the big move.

“Lifestyle wise I can’t complain, the commute to work is just walking out my back door and into the distillery! There is always extra stress involved with running your own business, but it’s always worth it. We are heading in the right direction.”

The distillery is open from 12-4pm on weekends and visitors are able to partake in free tasting, and also learn about the distilling process.

Grant to seymour Centre

By DAViD DiXOn A Bathurst Support Group was recently awarded a total of $10,000 to promote positive ageing in the community.

The grants, two each of $5,000 were awarded to the Bathurst

Seymour Centre, a communitybased day centre providing social contact and recreational activities for frail aged people.

The grants are to help fund two publications, the “Older Persons Guide to the Bathurst Region”, and “Positive Ageing in the

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This is a special introductory issue of Bathurst Photo News which we hope will lead to Bathurst having your own regular edition each week.

Photo News is not your usual newspaper because we focus on shopping and social news. Our Mission Statement says “To produce a newspaper that supports, encourages and brings out the best in people” and that’s what we try to do. Photo News in Bathurst will also set out to ‘Capture the spirit of Bathurst’ just like we do very successfully in Orange and Dubbo.

Dubbo and Orange have been enjoying weekly editions of their very own Photo News for a number of years now and Bathurst is next on the list to have theirs. Some of you will recall copies of a combined Bathurst/Orange Photo News appearing in Bathurst a year or two back. This was done to try and reduce the impact of the Global Financial Crisis at the time. Although the exercise was very successful in achieving that, it did raise other issues and as a result Photo News pulled out of Bathurst after about 6 months. It soon became pretty obvious that Bathurst and Orange needed to have their own independent issues of Photo News and that’s what we are working towards now.

Apart from some of the advertising, this issue features news and people exclusively from Bathurst. It’s pretty typical of what folk in Orange and Dubbo enjoy with the only differences being we include a comprehensive 7 day TV guide each week and we don’t normally deliver to letterboxes. Photo News is offered as a pick-up paper and around 13,000 copies are picked up each week in both Dubbo and Orange.

Enough talk for now, settle back and enjoy this special issue of Bathurst Photo News.

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Announcement of the grants was made by State Minister for Ageing, Peter Primrose, as part a total of $300,000 for 51 organisations around the State.

“We have provided funding to projects across NSW that will

promote positive messages on what it means to grow older, support active ageing, enhance the well-being of older people and improve their participation in the community,” Mr Primrose said.

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Don’t ya love technology?

By BoB HollanD If there’s one word that best sums up the age we currently live in, I think that word would be technology. This is definitely the age of technology but are we getting a bit carried away with it?

People who know me would be aware of my interest in all things marketing and also my total lack of enthusiasm when it comes to technology. The marketing bent is a passion of mine, the technology issue is an age or if you prefer, ‘grumpy old man’ thing.

Technology seems to be infiltrating all manner of things as evidenced by the growing number of TV ads that use the “t” word to describe attributes of certain products. Some of these claims sound more like a whole load of cods wallop to me than anything else. I also can’t understand how the advertising authorities can let some of the claims through.

It’s hard not to laugh when you associate motion and running in the same sentence My interest was aroused by a TV ad for Mortein Fly Spray a couple of years back but I’ll tell you about that one in a moment. Just over the last few weeks however, I’ve noticed an ad for Maybelline Makeup that has ‘Micro Flex Technology’. Wow! How can ladies live without that? Then there’s Rockport Shoes with ‘Hydra Shield Technology’.

What’s that? A Ford car is coming out with ‘Eco Boost Technology” and this week I saw an ad for Addidas sports shoes that have something called ‘For Motion Technology’.

It’s hard not to laugh when you associate motion and running in the same sentence.

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I really don’t have the faintest idea what any of those ‘technology’ attributes are but in the case of the Mortein Fly Spray ad of a couple of years back, I don’t think we can be left in any doubt as to what its ‘technology’ does. It was touted as, wait for it, having ‘insect seeking technology’. Imagine that, a fly spray that actually seeks out the flies and insects and then kills them? With a fly spray like that, why would anyone possibly want to buy any other insect spray? It sounds incredible, it sounds fantastic, in fact it sounds too good to be true! Hang on a minute. It also sounds like the greatest load of cod’s wallop I’ve ever heard in an ad. Insect seeking technology! I ask you…really?? The notion that a fly spray can be sprayed into the air and that it will seek out insects seems absurd.

What next? Maybe political ads where election promises are made using ‘money grown on trees technology’?  bob@cwpn.com.au

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A touch of Spain

“Instant” radio journalist loves immediacy

By ChrIs BeNNetts

Radio journalist Stephanie Borys’ awardwinning reports on the closure of St Vincent’s private hospital confirmed her love of radio as a media — it’s instant.

“As soon as we ran the story, we were having doctors, family, nurses, all calling-up, there’s no other media where you can get that response,” she said.

In her final year of a Radio Journalism degree at Charles Sturt University, Stephanie could not believe winning at the recent 2010 Australian Commercial Radio Awards (ACRA) ceremony in Melbourne.

“It’s out of this world. All the hard work over the months has paid off. I was honoured just to be one of the finalists,” she said.

Stephanie smoked-out the highlyunpopular St Vincent’s decision in 2009 while working full-time at local radio station 2BS and at the same time completing her studies.

She won the ‘Brian White Memorial Award’ in the Australia-wide, nonmetropolitan category for her coverage of the controversy surrounding the closure of the Bathurst private hospital.

“I’m basically working full-time and doing uni full-time, I’ve only got two weeks to go at uni with one more assignment.”

Originally from Sydney, Stephanie decided to study at Charles Sturt because of its unparalleled reputation for journalism training.

“When I was in high school, I knew that

Award winning: Stephanie Borys with sister Katerina, mum Mandy and dad Michael at the 2010 Australian Commercial Radio Awards in Melbourne.

I wanted to go to a regional university to study, and CSU has such a high reputation for its course,” she said.

Despite the award, Stephanie has no intention of slowing down or taking a breather.

“I will be staying at 2BS. Though I’ll be doing some work over the summer with radio 2GB in Sydney, I’ll be coming back here next year,” she said.

Journalism Lecturer at the Bathurst CSU School of Communication and Creative Industries, Kay Nankervis, said it was no surprise that Stephanie had won a prestigious industry award even before she had completed her journalism studies.

“Stephanie is a great example of how Charles Sturt University journalism students engage professionally at an early stage in their degree and, as

a result, are widely sought by the industry while they are still students and when they graduate,” Ms Nankervis said.

“Throughout her degree, Stephanie has proved herself to be capable, motivated and passionate about revealing information to the public. She richly-deserves her new status as an award-winning broadcaster and journalist,” she said.

During her first year of study at CSU, Stephanie was awarded the Channel Seven Scholarship for the three years of her course enabling her to complete work experience with the Channel Seven news team in Sydney.

But it is in the immediate and fast-paced world of radio journalism that Stephanie sees her future. “This award has motivated me even more, there’s so much more I want to learn,” Stephanie says.

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Susan Minchell has been bringing a touch of Spanish culture to the Bathurst region for the last two years, through her Flamenco Maduro Dance school.

Susan told Photo News that she has always been a dancer, studying classical ballet and contemporary dance, until a chance encounter with flamenco dancing captured her imagination.

“I saw a film that featured flamenco and I became interested from there. I started dabbling in flamenco, slowly getting more and more involved.”

Susan kept pursuing the art until her hard work began to get noticed.

“I was living in Sydney and all of a sudden I was asked to do a show in a Spanish restaurant.”

Susan’s skills in flamenco impressed so much on the night that she was then asked to perform in a popular night spot in the Spanish quarter of Sydney.

“I was working with some of the best flamenco dancers of the time, so they were much more skilled than I was, but due to my dancing back ground I was able to pick it up fairly quickly.”

Susan continued to work as a professional flamenco dancer at the night spot for the next six years, along with picking up work at the Spanish club and other theatre programs.

Susan and her family have since moved to Bathurst, where she has established her Spanish dance school.

Susan said that flamenco could be seen as daunting for some people due to its complexity, but if you are willing to show a little commitment, improvement will come fast.

“In my classes I work a lot on core strength and stamina, so you get toned and fit. It’s also very good for stimulating the brain because we work in complex rhythms. A lot of people come thinking they are just using their body, buts it’s also using your brain.”

Susan’s current class is in preparations for its’ end of year fiesta ‘Algo Azul’ which will take place on the 20th of November at Walshaw hall.

It will be an entertaining night of dance, guitar and song and will feature acclaimed Spanish singer Rafael Alcolea. Food, Sangria and drinks will also be provided.

For more information on the Fiesta and flamenco dancing, call Susan on 6334 3096.

Bathurst deserves its own PhotoNews.

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Living a life that matters

Why “Bx” for Bathurst?

By Greg Blanch What is the purpose of our life? We have been trying to find answers to this question for centuries.

While some would have us believe that we are nothing more than a result of freaky evolutionary chances, we find it hard to accept that our life is no more meaningful than a flea’s.

Life without purpose is hopeless. And so we seek to find meaning in good things like trying to make a difference in people’s lives—in family, friends, and relationships. But what happens when it is all gone? All the people we help will die. So what are we left with?

If we rule God out of the picture we will never find meaning. But if God does exist, if there is life eternal, then there is meaning. What we do matters.

Relationships suddenly matter again because we are eternal beings. I think we know that we were made for more than death. Eternity wins meaning back from death. This is why the resurrection of Jesus is so vital. The death and resurrection of Jesus show eternity is real, and that Jesus is the only way we can enter it.

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By DAViD DiXOn Sing for the love of it: Steve Minchell enjoys spreading the gift of music.

Finding your voice

By Chris Bennetts

Steve Minchell is a musician who enjoys helping people discover their own musical voice.

Steve has spent his career as a working musician, playing in numerous bands, travelling the globe and doing regular spots on TV shows such as channel 9’s Midday Show. He now calls Bathurst home and is enjoying spreading the gift of music.

Steve explains that he wants to help people find what they want out of music.

“I don’t want to teach people singing, just to have everyone coming out sounding the same. It’s an individual tailoring process 10/26/2010 to 4:26:55 make PM people enjoy what they’ve got.”

As well as singing, Steve teaches a range of musical instruments.

“Some people come along, see the guitar and decide to learn a little guitar as well.”

“My main interest is teaching people what they want to learn, and bringing out their individual voice. I like to help the person with their singing without changing their personality.”

Steve is enjoying his relocation from Sydney to Bathurst, and believes the town has great things to offer.

“Bathurst is a great town, it’s encouraging of the arts and there is a lot of choice.

The university and BMEC are also great for and culture and the arts.”

He offers this advice to aspiring musicians, “Try and keep music pure in the heart, and do it for the love of it.”

For more information call Steve on 6334 3096

Ever wondered at the origins of the local useage of “Bx” as an abbreviation for Bathurst?

Having worked at a local newspaper a number of year’s ago after moving from Sydney, I was initially confused at notes from other staff and the editor using the initials “Bx” for “Bathurst”, as in “Call Bx Police regarding break-in”, or “Interview at Bx Golf Club, 11am”.

The other staff, all Bathurstians, told me that this was local useage, but none knew its origins.

Using the web to investigate (which wasn’t available in 1987!) I found a forum site called “Aurfscan, Australia’s premier radio communications monitoring forum”.

According to a forum on the site dedicated to police call signs (!), the abbreviation “Bx” was a code used by the police and military in radio communications.

The forum states that the use of “Bx” for “Bathurst” is an old Australian Defence Force code created by the Citizen Military Forces or CMF, which since 1980 has been called the Army Reserve.

According to the forum, towns like Lithgow were also known as “Lx”, and Bowral as “Bz”. A quick search of the web found a number of instances of current local useage of the term, and even in the name of a local business.

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Mixed week for the Aussies HOMEGROWN acts have had mixed success on the ARIA charts this week.

Zoe Badwi has just hung onto a place in the singles chart, slipping from ninth to 10th, while John Farnham’s new album Jack has slipped one place this week.

On the up side, Angus and Julia Stone’s Down The Way album has enjoyed a another rise, from ninth to sixth place this week.

Australian singles chart 1 (2) Only Girl (in The World) – Rihanna 2 (1) Just The Way You Are – Bruno Mars 3 (3) Just A Dream – Nelly 4 (4) Raise Your Glass – P!nk 5 (5) Cooler Than Me – Mike Posner 6 (15) Like A – G6 Far East Movement Feat. Cataracs & Dev 7 (6) Dynamite – Taio Cruz 8 (7) F U – Cee-Lo Green 9 (11) Barbra Streisand – Duck Sauce 10 (9) Freefallin’ – Zoe Badwi

Australian albums chart 1 (1) Come Around Sundown – Kings Of Leon 2 (-) Triple J’s Like A Version – 6 Various 3 (2) Jack – John Farnham 4 (-) Fly Me To The Moon...the Great American Songbook: Volume V – Rod Stewart 5 (6) For Your Entertainment – Adam Lambert 6 (9) Down The Way – Angus & Julia Stone 7 (10) Teenage Dream – Katy Perry 8 (7) Doo-wops & Hooligans – Bruno Mars 9 (4) Recovery – Eminem 10 (5) Science & Faith – The Script

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What is your idea of the perfect first date? Romantic dinner and movie What’s your dream job? To be a pilot of a giant robot What would your best mate describe you as? Trusting If you had to eat one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be? Chicken What three bands would you like to see live in concert? Aya Hirano, Bon Jovi, T.M. Revolution In the movie of your life, who would play you? Me—only I’m that awesome

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“We have a sandpit complete with ‘dinosaur bones’ for the kids to dig up, a cubby house, a fairy garden and we recently got a boat which we plan to turn into a pirate ship.”

The garden is something that the kids have taken ownership of, they look after it because they are proud of it,” Emma explained.

The garden has been developing over the last year and is due for completion in the coming months.

The centre would like to thank all the parents and grandparents who have given time and resources to make the Adventure garden such a wonderful place for the kids.

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The ABC Developmental and Learning Centre in Bathurst would like to introduce everyone to their magical ‘Adventure Garden.’

Centre director Emma Kentwell said as 2010 is the Year of Learning for Sustainability, staff and parents thought it was an ideal opportunity to teach the kids about looking after their environment.

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The garden features a vegie patch, a worm farm, a compost heap and a chicken pen. The

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“The native plants are very self sufficient and don’t require a lot of watering, we want to show the kids that water conservation is very important.”

The garden also provides for the centre’s kitchen.

“We serve meals here at the centre, so we use the fruit, vegies and chook eggs from the garden in the cooking. The kids help us collect the produce, so they get a kick out of seeing it come from the garden to their plates.” Emma said.

The garden is not only great for teaching kids about bio-diversity, it is also a place for them to

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Kevin Wilkins thought he knew everything he needed to know about safe flying, until his plane’s wheel felloff mid air!

Flying high: Kevin Wilkins at the controls of the Bathurst The Bathurst Aero Club Vice-President Aero Club’s Cessna with Jerry Trevor-Jones looking on. credits veteran instructor Jerry TrevorJones with a life-long safe flying Stanislaus College, chosen out of 115 applicants Central West Flying and Smart Air. record, except for on one occasion. to receive a $7,000 learn-to-fly scholarship to The club offers training from small ultra-light “Jerry taught me to fly, but he didn’t teach me obtain his Recreational Aircraft licence. planes in the Recreational Aircraft category about wheels falling off! I remember that flight, With 115 members, the Club has benefitted up to General Aviation right through to I skidded quite a long way down the runway,” from the boom in hangars and planes at the commercial flying.

Kevin laughs. regional airport with the costs and congestion But with aero memorabilia and antiques around Treasurer and doyen of the Club, Jerry also had at Sydney’s airports encouraging many flyers to the Club, it is the flying that is the glue that to call on years of flying experience himself head west. holds the club together. after his engine failed completely in a flight in “A lot of people who have learnt to fly just love “But we’re also a social club for people who love western NSW. to do their own flying. It’s cheaper to rent here flying as well as a flying club.

There is within any “I had engine failure but I was lucky, I landed in and the weather’s better,” Jerry said. aero club, where we all get together and talk a paddock between Bourke and Waanarring.”

He remembers the 1950’s when the Committee about flying, ” Jerry said.

The two incidents would have struck a chord was dominated by ex-World War II pilots like With a simulator for beginners in-house, the with the Club’s long-time patron, the legendary “Frenchy” Smith who flew Pathfinders for the club also owns its own Cessna 172 for training flyer Nancy Bird-Walton.

Lancaster Bombers during the European War. with safety a major consideration at all times.

“Nancy was our patron for a good many years, “A lot of blokes back in the early 1950’s were ex“One of the things we do stress, is flying safety, she came up quite regularly in the late 1990’s Air Force blokes,” he said. we do hold seminars and courses,” Kevin said. for our annual dinner,” Kevin says proudly.

With the club’s hangar named after the halfThis also includes flying competitions involving But it is exactly this type of emergency situation century veteran, Jerry is an institution who has that the Bathurst Aero Club members are drilled pilots completing circuit work, cross-wind never lost his love of flying. landings, and short field landings, which are all in and trained for by the Club.

“I’ve been flying for 50 years; my first plane was adjudicated by Jerry.

The two men are long-time colleagues and a De Havilland Chipmunk DH C-1. I’ve been “For these competitions, Jerry is judge, jury and friends at the Club which coordinates training involved with training for 30-years, I just fly for executioner,” Kevin says. and safety competitions for pilots at Bathurst fun,” he says.

Both men believe that the safety standards in Airport.

“The emergency stuff is very good, you just Australian aviation are world class.

“We were founded in 1938 and our role is hope you never get to use it,” Kevin says.

“The General Aviation course is very well exactly the same now as it was then. The prime For local pilots who do, they may get to thank laid-out, the ‘what ifs’, with a lot of practice purpose of the club is to organise flyer training, the training and support they receive at going into it, the safety of pilots is as good as we’ve done that over the years,” Jerry explained.

Bathurst Aero Club for their soft landings and anywhere,” Jerry said.

Because of the specialist nature of this work, happy endings.

The Club’s commitment to training and safety this role is now outsourced by the Club to has seen a local student, John Downey of St

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The first Ford Falcon sold in Bathurst It was a time when Cassius Clay was winning gold medals, America was racing to the Moon with New Rocket Technology and The Soviet Union was sending Sputniks into orbit.

It was 1960 and In September of that year this XK Falcon rolled off the production line and just one month later it was the first Ford Falcon sold in Bathurst.

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your photos, your say

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The Thumbs

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Thumbs up to Evie, a waitress at Elie’s Cafe for her genuine, happy and friendly attention.

The Photo News In Focus pages are generally used to enable readers to contribute photos and comments that they want to share with others. To give you the idea of how these pages are presented, we’ve included a few bits and pieces that we hope you’ll enjoy.

The page also includes another popular Photo News feature where readers send us Thumbs up or Thumbs down items they’d like published. Generally these are more Thumbs up than Thumbs down because we like encourage good practices or actions rather than bad ones. Again, we’ve included a few generic ones to let you see the type of thing we do.

Thumbs up to the  unknown man who returned a lost wallet to its owner recently.

The grateful owner said that not many people would do that these days and was ecstatic with the gesture!

Thumbs up to the  very kind and honest young gentleman who handed in the money dispensed from a local bank ATM recently after a customer had thought her card hadn’t worked. May good karma come his way, she says.

 Thumbs down to people

PhotoNews Bathurst

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Locals may not go into the Visitor Information Centre too often but be assured, it’s something we can all be proud of. It’s beautifully presented and maintained and well worth dropping in for a look. Take this display near the front door depicting Bathurst’s history with Cobb and Co.

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Nice display

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When you live in a place everyday you sometimes miss some of the great things going on around you. Take the garden beds in the centre islands up William Street. Right now they look fabulous and Council is to be applauded for keeping them looking so great.

GA RME I E GA L E G T L OOS E E G V R E S H E A R O B U R S E P A R E D D A R E

vandals who smashed the Easy Living Footwear window on the weekend.

Rating:

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Well done Council!

Fill the grid so that every column, every row and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9.

who deliberately or carelessly litter our streets, parks and playgrounds. It’s irresponsible, makes unnecessary work for those who have to clean it up and it spoils our environment for everyone else.

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who don’t supervise their children when dining out. This person said that it is not the responsibility of wait staff to mind a child or ensure their safety, especially when parents are asked repeatedly to control their child’s behaviour.

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 Thumbs down to parents

It’s not often you see a tree that looks like it’s on life support but this one in King’s Parade looks that way. Apparently it’s done this way to accommodate the spectacular Christmas lights that glow during the Festive season. Sounds feasible but certainly looks unusual.

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biscuits. They’re so delicious and they’re always so fresh.

Tree power

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 Thumbs up to cafes that provide home baked cakes and

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Thumbs up to those who wore such interesting costumes for Halloween on the weekend – particularly for the one’s brave enough to hit the streets in broad daylight!

Our camera caught the Panorama Chorus group performing during the Spring Spectacular Garden Weekend last week.

They performed before an enthusiastic crowd on the lawns of Miss Traill’s House and the generous applause that followed was thoroughly deserved.

Very well done ladies!

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especially a young girl who was lovely, at Go Vita Heath Store!

Rousing music

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 Thumbs up to the super friendly and helpful staff,

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Our Women in Business this week is Lisa Sams, the busy mum and owner of Crepes Royal, who wishes there was a beach in the Central West

What’s your job? To bring delicious food and good service to Bathurst What do you like about your job?

Meeting the customers What do you consider your greatest achievement at work? Running the business by myself What are your hobbies? Gardening,

being with friends and family If you were given three wishes what would you ask for? A great holiday, to win Lotto and to live by the beach What do you love most about the Central West? The people and the convenience

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Deep thoughts What was the best thing before sliced bread?

If a parsley farmer is sued, can they garnish his wages?

If a pig loses its voice, is it disgruntled?

Two wrongs don’t make a right, but two Wrights made an airplane.

If quitters never win and winners never quit, what fool came up with, “Quit while you’re ahead”?!

When cheese gets it’s picture taken, what does it say?

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snapshot

Words and pictures by DAVID DIXON

Tim helping tell racing’s Australian story Tim’s current project, the National Motor Racing Museum at Mt Panorama, tells the story of motor racing in Australia.

T

im Pike believes that all museums are about telling stories.

Tim’s current project, the National Motor Racing Museum at Mt Panorama, tells the story of motor racing in Australia.

“All museums work the same way, all that changes is the subject matter and items. All museums are about telling stories,” the Acting Manager explains.

Tim is also Collections Manager at Bathurst Regional Council for Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, Chifley Home, and the Australian Fossil and Mineral Museum, but it is the Motor Museum that is focusing his attention at the moment.

Mt Panorama, as Australia’s most famous touring car track, is also the ideal location for the premier motor museum in the country.

“Because of the Mount, we’re ideally situated for it,” Tim said.

“This track started in 1936 as a bike track. Up to 1974, it still had open car and bike events, from 1963 onwards it became the big race and that’s its recent history,” he said.

And it’s the loans of priceless motor racing history that keeps the National Motor Racing Museum going.

“The big key to the Museum is the lenders. The cost of the cars, you’re talking hundreds of thousands of dollars each, Bathurst Council is not on the market for that.

“The way we get around that is the generosity of the lenders. The vast majority of the vehicles, probably 85 per cent are loaned.”

The benefit for the owners is the comforting thought that their beauties are being immaculately cared for and admired by about 30,000 visitors a year.

With state-of-the-art security and warning systems, the museum is a long way from the small display opened in 1988 from a feasibility study by the Bathurst Light Car Club.

“The Museum started as a tent in the 1980’s and moved over here into a small hall, there was a committee that ran it then.

“But, like all private museums, they struggled and Council took it over in 1997,” Tim explained.

Tim Pike at the National Motor Racing Museum, cars and bikes from all forms of racing in Australia.

“Its mission is to promote the understanding of motor racing in Australia, I think it does it very well.”

Trained at the University of NSW and working for years at the National Maritime Museum in Sydney, Tim applies the same professional standards to the Motor Museum as to any other collection.

“With all the museums and galleries, you’ve got a lot of display stuff and back-of-house stuff. We get all the items in and out, acquisitions, deeds of deeds, loans agreements, that sort of thing,” Boring stuff, until you realise that the items on display are some of the most famous and iconic motor racing stock in the country.

Such as the 1937 Hudson Terraplane converted to a racing monster as a “George Reed 1950 Special” or the XC Falcon that finished in the famous Ford 1977 one-two finish that still remains the marquee’s finest hour.

Or the Ariel Red Hunter from the famous Repco Round Australia races from the 1950’s or the 1965 Ford Cortina GT 500 from the big race.

“Most of these cars are privately owned by people who are very passionate, we’re very thankful for what they can provide,” Tim said.

“We have upwards of 40-plus vehicles and 50-plus bikes plus other equipment, photos, signage.”

The eclectic mix of touring cars, motorbikes, open wheelers, rally cars, and other exotic racing paraphernalia is a result of that move, he explained “When Council took it over, we made the decision to make it the National Motor Museum, and not just focus on Bathurst,” he said.

But as well as the vehicles, the world-class collection of old motor racing shots is an often overlooked aspect of the museum.

“My favourite bit is the photographic collections, that’s where the good stories are. We’ve got thousands of photos of what’s on the track, what’s off the track,” he said.

He described the Museum as being “run on a shoestring” with no Federal or State support: “Council is doing it on its own.”

Still recovering from the 10-hour days associated with the Bathurst 1000, his work ranges from organising loan agreements, negotiations, to organising repairs for cars, to handling cash at the tills, to making sure staff have their breaks.

“Its mission is to promote the understanding of motor racing in Australia, I think it does it very well,” Tim said.

All forms of racing, including speedway, feature in the collection.

Some of the classic vehicles in the collections are worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.

“King of the Mountain” The Peter Brock statue outside the National Motor Racing Museum.

The Museum has come a long way from a tent in the 1980s.

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meettheboss

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By John Miller

Don Williams Business Burgess Caravans and Trailers What is your official title? Proprietor What is one thing your business is well known for?

Good service

All aboard for Cobb & Co

How long have you lived in the Central West? Since 1977 What are your hobbies or interests? I love motor homing, and used to be a keen baseball player

This photo, possibly from the 1870s, shows the departure from Cobb & Co’s booking office in William Street, Bathurst, of a coach loaded with passengers bound for the Lachlan area.

The booking office was located just to the south of the intersection of Howick Street and the large building to the right is believed to be the Australian Joint Stock Bank.

Cobb & Co was established in Victoria by American Freeman Cobb in 1853 but in 1861 he sold the business to a syndicate comprising Rutherford,

How long have you been the boss? Since 2004 How many members of staff do you employ? Three What is the most popular product or service you sell?

Caravan repairs and parts What is your favourite Central West business? Bunnings What do you love most about the Central West? The climate If you had the power, what would you change in the Central West? To fix the water situation in Orange; Bathurst has adequate water, but Orange needs fixing.

Whitney & Hall, Wagner, Robertson, and B & C Robertson & C Pollock.

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The new company established itself in Bathurst in 1862. Basing their coach design on American Concord coaches, their factory in Bathurst built their vehicles with leather thoroughbraces, enabling swift travel in rugged Australian conditions. Blacksmiths and wheelwrights from Victoria were employed in the factory.

The first factory was on the site of the Black Bull Inn and remained there

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School’s

with Paul Tierney

The School Excursion

50 kids in a confined space. Varying ages. A couple of teachers. It’s 2 degrees. It’s 5:30am. It’s too early to have eaten much breakfast. Sydney is the destination. About 4 hours to get there, give or take with the traffic. The kids say “Can we put a video on?”, and the bus driver says “Sorry, it broke last week”. You are just going through the mountains and the noise of clomping footsteps comes from the middle of the bus. The teacher looks around and there’s a student racing for the front, hand over mouth - you throw the child one of those special ‘bags’ with the plastic ring. The barf bag saves everyone on the bus from two hours of very unpleasant experiences. Just.

This is the scenario for all schools in the Orange district as they embark on a journey to the big smoke for a Sydney excursion. These ‘excursions’ can be for a variety of reasons, but a lot of the time it is to give our students the exact same opportunities that are available to the ‘city’ kids. For example, seeing the Sydney based version of a play or production that is being studied as a text for the Higher School Certificate, or to visit the art gallery, etc.

Kids are pretty resilient. They’ll be on that bus at 5:30am, get home at 10pm, then jump back the next day like nothing happened. Not so the teachers, who may be a little lacking in ‘bounce’ for the lessons ahead for a new day.

It’s a huge responsibility, taking an excursion. It’s even more pressure if the journey is an overnighter.

Some of sports journeys are overnight, and our ski trip went for a week, and the Prep School traditional excursion to Canberra was a three nighter. After the circus that happened with the NSW State of Origin team this year (where they left 2 players behind), I think an extra ‘count’ was added into everyone’s risk assessment. I shudder to think about leaving a child behind, because they were spellbound by ‘Blue Poles’ and missed the bus.

Earlier this year, I went on a trip with the school to an ACT Brumbies match in Canberra. We left with three busloads of kids at 3:30pm – got to Canberra by 7. 7:30pm kickoff was enough time to get a pie and a drink (and for most of our students, a chance to buy one of those stupid inflatable baseball bats that they used for the duration of the match). A thrilling Brumbies victory gave our kids a chance to cheer, and get themselves on television, as well as catch a few autographs from their heroes. On the bus again by 10pm, home by 1:30am. Superb.

A great evening was made even more perfect when we made it home without one student needing the barf bag, and then, as they got off, a group of the young ladies all said “Thanks for taking us, that was awesome.” Perfect.

Carenne Public School This class has been lucky enough to go and see the movie ‘When the War Began’ and has been following the story by reading it in class together.

PD/H/PE has also been extremely popular with learning about the body and the digestive system, and having some hands-on time making fake snot and vomit. Fun! Other activities include learning about natural disasters, and some of the students were also lucky enough to visit the snow fields and have a great time skiing.

Paul Tierney is the Director of Development and a mathematics teacher at an Orange School.

KIDS speak Question: Why do kangaroos jump?

School: Carenne Public School

Callan • age 6

FaITH • age 6

MOnTana • age 6

CLASS C

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Kangaroos can jump so high, and so far!

They are jumping high because they are going over to the Playdoh

Baby kangaroos jump out of their bed, and the mummies can jump high to the sky!

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Lucus Richard Perry Skye Minori Lynch

Born 16/10/10

Born 18/10/10 Weight 4220g

Parents Joy Gearon and James Perry of Bathurst

Parents Eriko and Stuart Lynch of Bathurst

Siblings First child

Weight 3990g

Grandparents Cherie Gearon, Ros and Doug Perry, Michael Gearon, all of Bathurst

Siblings Jasmine (3 ½ yrs) Grandparents Fran Lynch, David Lynch, both of Perth, Kazuko and Komatsu Hano of Japan

Great - Grandparents Von Gearon of Oberon, Lyn and Brian Charlton of O’Connell, Merrell Traves of Bathurst

Mason James Anthony Still

William Caleb Smith

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Born 19/10/10

Weight 3765g

Weight 3510g

Parents Miriam and Matthew Still of Oberon

Parents Mary and David Smith of Bathurst

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Siblings Isabelle (5yrs), Amanda (3yrs)

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Grandparents Athol and Robyn Smith of Forbes, Julie and Tony Makdessi of Sydney Great - Grandparents Norma and John Smith of Grenfell, Colin and Leila Dawes of Forbes

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super price! Petrie’s Mitre 10 has a pretty flash looking 7 pce steel outdoor setting on special at the moment. $399! Check their ad on page 6 and see what we mean. smart rent If renting your furniture or household appliances such as fridges, TV’s etc. appeals, ring Country Furniture Warehouse in Orange (6361 1022) and ask how their Smart Rent facility works. Basically you rent what you want for 12 months and then pay just $1 more to keep the items. It’s proving very popular and by the way they’re open 7 days. right image Ladies interested in getting professional advice from a colour and image consultant should talk to Robyn Robertson in Bathurst. Robyn can help you discover how to dress, what colours suit you best in makeup, clothing etc. and how to put it all together. She’s highly regarded so call her on 6331 3964. nice shOes There are shoes and there are shoes. If you appreciate quality, comfortable shoes and don’t mind paying extra for the privilege, Easy Living Footwear could be just the store you’re looking for. Many people swear by them.

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There are any number of reasons to put Annie’s Ice cream on your must visit regularly list. Whether it’s a serious mouth watering ice cream fix you need, some of their ‘to die for’ pancakes, a shake, coffee or something else, it doesn’t really matter as long as you decide to give yourself that occasional treat like this.

Apart from the fabulous food and drinks, the whole atmosphere is one that simply makes you feel good and if you let your imagination run wild a bit, it wouldn’t be hard to imagine ‘the Fonz’ making an appearance as the whole place has that 50s and 60s feel about it.

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If you like beautiful things or you’re looking for that special item for your home or you want to buy someone a gift that’s not your usual, take time to drop into the Ginger Cat and have a browse. We’re sure you’ll enjoy the experience.

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Find our Face in the Crowd and you could win a $50 family treat at Annie’s Ice Cream in Bathurst. If you win, you can grab your friends or family and take them along to Annie’s for a good time. You can treat them to ice creams, drinks or any of the great treats they offer.

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Little Drew Cutler and Logan Merrick, enjoying time in the park with their mums!

Sisters Ivy and Bronte collecting some special mail from the post office on a nice sunny day

John Ledbrook and Marie Pleash enjoying the morning out at Elle’s

Brian Pleash and Ellie Issa taking time out at Elle’s Café

Kane and Amanda Polsen, spending time together, and having a lovely lunch

Michelle Jaggers and sister Heidi Magee, grabbing some lunch from Banjo’s

Gai and Mark Buttsworth relishing time for a relaxing coffee

Gary and Kiara Tattersall, getting ready for home, after a lovely swim at the indoor pool

Mothers Group ladies Rebecca Coffey with Imogen, Jaime Tickle with Wyatt, Annita Rowlandson with Jimmi, and Courtney Ward with Kai

Olivia Thomas and Nanny Denis Morris, enjoying a beautiful morning at the playground

Wednesday Ladies Tennis group, getting ready for a smashing round of tennis, on a lovely sunny morning

Maddie, Monica, Claire and Vivienne enjoying a splash around, during sport time for school

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Stuart Robinson, Liz Osborne and young Jake enjoying a break at Annie’s Ice Cream.

Mat and Alicia Howard brought the family all the way to Bathurst from Hazelbrook to pick up their new dog ‘Dash’. The kids are Amelie, Annie, Caitlin and Liam. While here they were enjoying the beautiful surrounds of King’s Parade.

Brothers Frank (left) and Harry Brown enjoying lunch in the park after Frank’s cricket team had earlier won their match. Go St Pat’s White! Harry’s game was set down for later in the day.

Visitors from Canberra Amanda Baston with young Tallara Blanco enjoy a local playground. Smile Tallara!....please????

Spring Spectacular Garden Weekend Last weekend garden lovers and visitors flocked to some of Bathurst’s best gardens during this year’s Bathurst Spring Spectacular Garden Weekend hosted by the Bathurst Gardeners’ Club.

Photo News visited Miss Traill’s House, one of the gardens open for the weekend, to capture some of the activity.

Judy Baylis and Barbara Addington were busy selling tickets to the Spectacular Garden Weekend at the Visitor’s Centre when our photographer caught them.

Visitors to Bathurst - Marion Norbill from Murrurundi, Marcia McInnes and Gai Mannion from Quirindi, were among a bus load of visitors to enjoy the gardens.

Enjoying the Garden Weekend were Colin and Sue Friend, Joan Stuckey and Emma Crozier.

Patty Gee, Marg Barnes and Flo Robinson were more visitors from Quirindi enjoying the weekend.

Garden Club members Vic and Terry Fatseas greeted visitors at the gate at Miss Traill’s House.

Manning one of the stalls at Miss Traill’s House were Beryl Harvey and Diane Kajons from the Bathurst Gardener’s Club.

Hundreds of people enjoyed the local gardens including this one at Miss Traill’s House.