Kangaroo Valley Voice May 2020

Kangaroo Valley Voice $2.50 Volume 25

Issue 10

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MAY 2020

Lest We Forget

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The KV cenotaph on ANZAC Day. Although there was no formal service this year, the community laid wreaths and honoured all those who have served across the day.

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Coping with the Corona lockdown

So, I guess it’s fair to say that 2020 has been pretty crazy so far. From having to leave our homes because of the bushfires at the start of the year, to having to stay in our homes because of coronavirus.

Staying at home and not being able to do some of the ‘normal’ everyday things we do has impacted everyone’s lives in Kangaroo Valley in some way or another. This is how I see it.

Since the world has gone into lockdown, despite the daily doom and gloom news of corona deaths, it seems that positive news can also be seen on the television and internet. It’s as though our Earth is starting to somewhat ‘heal’. For example, I have seen beautiful videos and photos of dolphins swimming in clear blue waters of the canals in Venice.

For the first time in centuries these canals are finally clear because there are no tourist gondolas going in and out every day polluting the waters. Clear skies in India can be seen because factories aren’t spewing out pollutants into the air every day. The Himalayan ranges can be seen clearly from the once polluted cities of Punjab, whereas before a cloud of haze would obliterate any views of the stunning mountains. The lockdown has allowed for these views to be finally seen. Before and after photos of the clear

horse, unlike many people who live in cities, being stuck in their apartments. I am really lucky to live in Kangaroo Valley where I am surrounded by so much beauty and nature. Although I haven’t been able to physically associate with my friends, I am very lucky to be able to connect with them via the internet.

Above: Julaiha and Goldie

skies around Wuhan airport shows us just how much the air quality has improved in a matter of weeks, simply by stopping everything that we do.

Being with my family 24/7 has really made me think about the more important things in life. It has occurred to me that spending quality time with my family and my pets are the most important things to me right now. I am very grateful that I can still go outside to my garden and ride my

Having all this time on my hands in self-isolation, I have been doing a lot of craft, cleaning, cooking, riding my horse and sleeping in. Being in high school now, I was doing online schooling before the holidays started, which was quite a change for me.

I am actually getting used to it now and it has been pretty good so far. It sure beats getting up at 5:30 every morning to catch three school buses just to get to school, then catch three other buses just to get home in the afternoons!

So that’s pretty much my view on coping with the coronavirus lockdown, and what I have been doing in self isolation with my family and pets. By staying at home, we are saving lives. Mother nature has spoken. She wants us to stop, look around and appreciate the beauty around us and to stop damaging our Earth.

Julaiha Kallus

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Letters to the editor ...

Kangaroo Valley rainfall As a nod to Carl Leddy’s interest in the wide ranging microclimates in our beautiful, 35 km. long valley, I offer the following facts.

My rainfall for 2018 was 1237mm., for 2019 was 945mm. In February 2020 I received 882mm., including 467mm. on Sunday the 9th, the highest daily total in over 40 years.

It never rains, but it pours!

Garry Broadbridge, Wattamolla.

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ANZAC Day competition Thank you to all the students who found time to enter the Competition for ANZAC Day. The art works are truly beautiful, and the subject of ‘Awards and Medals for Australian Servicemen and Women’ was well researched. When some normality returns to school life we shall arrange a time to announce the winners and award the prizes. Also, the 2020 Commemorative dollar coin for each student will be awarded.

Thank you to Andrew Smee and all the teachers for your support.

Keep safe.

Joan Bray

for the ANZAC Committee

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My 30 year love affair with Kangaroo Valley the great tracks in the area, although I am not sure my legs have yet forgiven me for the 50km Trek for Timor done in 2011. We attended Anzac Day Parades and the Kangaroo Valley Show and we talked about whether we could emigrate permanently.

Above: Us with our van Right: Our plan - the red is what we have achieved and the green is yet to be done!

“Nyngan?”.

“No, England”.

“Nyngan?”

“No, not quite, England”.

“Nyngan? Oh, we’re raising money for you because of the floods”.

This was the conversation I had with a Kangaroo Valley Public school kid some 30 years ago. A Pommie backpacker, I had, through amazing luck, managed to secure myself a gig working for Derek Lucas at Chakola and, as a Trainee Primary School teacher, jumped at the chance to go into KVPS for a day in May 1990.

The mix-up of England and Nyngan was a good story to tell once I had returned to the UK and always reminded me of how special my time in Kangaroo Valley had been. Whether the walks to Red Rocks or Drawing Room Rocks or some amazing food at Trads Restaurant or the Friendly Inn (where Derek’s brother Ray ran the kitchen), or just seeing how resplendent the escarpments were in the evening sun, KV was magical and the love affair had begun.

Fast forward nearly 20 years and again I found myself in Australia. I had spent most of the intervening years as an Officer in the Royal Navy (yes, not quite a primary school teacher but that’s another story), and had been given the opportunity to take up a role at HMAS Watson in Sydney. In fact, our first weekend in Oz saw Sharon (my partner) and I drive our hire car down to the Valley so that I could introduce her to Derek and Irene. It was the first of many jaunts to the Valley during our three year sojourn. The intervening years had not changed the Valley very much, although there seemed to be a lot more coffee machines and cafés than previously! We had some excellent nights in the Bowlo and Bellas and, again, walked some of

Like all love affairs however, there was another who stole our hearts and, in our case, that was New Zealand. In 2012, I ended my Royal Navy career and switched it for a career with the Royal New Zealand Navy. Of course, it was still close enough to visit KV reasonably regularly, which we did, and we were kept abreast of Valley happenings by the monthly mail out, by Irene, of the Valley Voice. Although, be warned, the Queen’s Birthday public holiday is a different date in NZ than Australia which was why, one June evening, Irene was very surprised to hear we were at the top of the Barrengarry Mountain and would be with them shortly - given that she was expecting us about a week later!

We certainly love being “Briwi’s” (as our Kiwi friends call us), but we still had a hankering to spend more time in Australia, and last year we took the momentous decision to ‘do the Big Lap’.

And if you are going to drive around the continent of Australia then you need to do it properly, so we sold our house, left our respective jobs, bought a fabulous camper-van and flew to Australia (along with Dennis our Border Terrier), with a view that we would spend at least two years exploring this vast land. That was at the beginning of December and, as most of you will recognise, into the most severe fire season in living memory. We spent the month of December basing ourselves in KV and then doing ‘tests and tries’ in the van (you can take the girl out of the Navy…) out into the wider Shoalhaven area. Christmas was spent with Derek and Irene, but we recognised we were likely to be more a hindrance, rather than help, if the fire jumped the Shoalhaven River, and so we departed and the adventure began.

After New Year in Sydney we headed north along the NSW coastline to friends near Burleigh Heads. Once in Queensland we decided to take a look at the land beyond the Great Dividing Range and got as far as Goondiwindi and Chinchilla.

The ravages of the drought shocked us and gave us a new appreciation of what ‘farmers doing it tough’ really meant.

By this time, the rains had come and we

wanted to pick up our original ‘Big Lap’ clockwise route, so headed south via the New England Highway, which also meant we could attend the Kangaroo Valley Show; and what a show it was! To see the pavilion teeming with crafts and cakes and artwork was truly inspiring and illustrated the tenacity of humans. We again said a cheerio to Derek and Irene and joked we would see them in a year after doing our Lap. Mmm, not quite.

Having weathered the fires and floods, it was the pestilence that finally scuppered our plans.

By early March it was becoming clear that COVID-19 was to be our next challenge but, at that stage, there was nothing to indicate that we would not be able to continue with our journey. Ulladulla, Broulee, Moruya, inland to Canberra, Tuross Heads, Narooma, Mystery Bay, Bermagui - all the fantastic sights and sites were being ticked off. However, as we neared the Victorian border, the tone of the press conferences had changed and, over the Ditch, all our Kiwi family and friends were going into a four week lockdown. Facebook was rife with rumour, counter-rumour and supposition, and it was likely we would not see any specific direction to “nomadic travellers from New Zealand who do not own a house in Australia”. We needed to have somewhere to hunker down, and the most obvious place would be back in KV with Derek and Irene. And here we are, helping with the maintenance and gardening on the property, supporting Irene (and Nicole and Mark) in the General Store and spending time dreaming our ‘Big Lap’ dreams. It seems my love affair with Kangaroo Valley continues.

Von Gray

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The Blitz PUBLIC NOTICE The current COVID-19 restrictions have halted the restoration progress.

Prior to the suspension of work, the chassis had been rubbed down and an initial undercoat applied. Repairs to the brakes and other parts are next to be undertaken. Work is progressing to register The Blitz as an association and as an historic vehicle with the Roads and Maritime Services.

To track The Blitz’s progress, a Facebook page has been published, https://www.facebook.com/kvblitz, which will include pictures and videos from its original purchased state to the final fully restored appliance and ongoing use.

Contributors to the restoration are welcomed, especially local community members with an affinity or connection to The Blitz and its history. If anyone can provide any old photos these will ensure the restoration is as accurate as possible.

Similarly, if anyone has any or knows of the whereabouts of original parts, this will speed up the restoration. To contribute in any way, please email kvblitz@gmail.com, send a Facebook Messenger message or call me on 0439 065 128.

Neil Breeze

‘Coping with Corona’ is a series of articles sharing the stories of community members during the COVID-19 pandemic.

If you have self-isolated, are home-schooling, changing your business or just generally doing things differently as a result of the pandemic, we would love to hear from you.

Email thevoice@kangaroovalley.nsw. au to submit your story.

Please submit your story (and photos) before the 20th of each month to meet print deadlines.

The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) are conducting a 1080 fox baiting program in the Kangaroo Valley, Budgong and Illaroo areas for the protection of the Endangered Brush-tailed Rockwallaby. The baiting is conducted on various private properties, Council Reserves, WaterNSW estate, vacant Crown land and the following NPWS estate; Morton NP, Bugong NP, Cambewarra NR, and Kagaroo River NR. In addition, in response to increased wild dog activity 1080 wild dog baiting is also being undertaken within NPWS estate.

All bait stations in this program are permanently baited throughout the year. Therefore, these properties will have poison on them from today right through to 30th June 2020.

This baiting will be conducting using both 1080 buried baits and 1080 (above ground) ejector devices at the bait station locations. Do not touch any bait or ejector devices.

Each property being baited is sign posted with the baiting dates and which baiting methods are being used. Dog owners are reminded to ensure their pets do not wander.

1080 is lethal to domestic dogs and cats.

A map indicating the approximate location of each bait station is being hosted on the Friends of the Brushtailed Rock-wallaby website at www. rockwallaby.org.au or is available upon request. For any further information please contact Jessica Sharp at the NPWS Nowra Office, on (02) 9585 6670.

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Coffee - friend or foe?

Dr Rosemary Stanton, OAM

I look forward to 10.30 each morning, because it’s coffee time at our place.

As happens with almost any food that many people love, coffee generates a range of opinions about whether it’s good or bad for health. Let’s take a closer look at this wonderfully flavoured bean.

Benefits of coffee Unlike foods and drinks that are recommended for their nutrient content, coffee (like tea) is low in the nutrients usually regarded as essential. However that doesn’t mean coffee (like tea) is not valuable. Here are a few of its virtues. · Coffee is a good source of many natural components that have health qualities. One is called chlorogenic acid, one of the many compounds that provides flavour to coffee. It’s also an antioxidant. Like many of the flavour components in coffee, chlorogenic acid encourages the growth of ‘good’ bacteria in the large intestine. The ‘good’ tag attached to bacteria in this part of the digestive tract is because they digest many types of dietary fibre and produce valuable acids. These are then absorbed into the blood stream where they have beneficial effects on blood glucose and some types of blood fats. · Coffee can help improve glucose metabolism. There are several ways that coffee achieves this valuable function.

One concerns components of the coffee beans and some arise when the beans are roasted. If you like technical details, these substances include lignans, quinides and trigonelline. Some interact with each other or with the chlorogenic acid mentioned above. There are hundreds of these compounds and they are gradually being investigated and found to be why coffee can offer some protection against type 2 diabetes. Don’t take that to mean the more coffee you drink the better, and note that coffee can’t undo major risk factors for type 2 diabetes such as excess weight or high sugar consumption. · The caffeine in coffee appears to assist the body’s ability to repair damaged DNA. This may be due to the anti-inflammatory effects of caffeine, although some of the other components of coffee may also be involved. Caffeine

may also help prevent undesirable bacteria in the large intestine from multiplying.

· There’s some evidence that coffee may give some protection against Parkinson’s disease and liver diseases, including cirrhosis and liver cancer.

Unfortunately, with liver disease, coffee can’t undo the risks to the liver caused by a high consumption of alcohol. · In a world where some people think that everything gives you cancer, it’s good to know that coffee doesn’t seem to increase the risk of cancer. Indeed, biochemists are discovering dozens of ways that may explain how the caffeine in coffee reduces the risk of bowel cancer.

There’s no suggestion of a miracle here and no evidence that taking in more caffeine would offer more protection. It’s a case of watch this space – and enjoy your coffee – as research continues.

Potential problems with coffee There are several potential problems with coffee. · Substances called cafestol and kahweol found in both caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee can increase blood cholesterol levels slightly (generally 6-8%). The effects are mostly seen in people who drink 4-5 cups of boiled coffee (once popular in Scandinavian countries) a day. Espresso has much lower levels and filtered coffee has virtually none. (Cafestol and kahweol also provide benefits to the liver.) · Coffee also increases blood pressure.

The effect varies a little but generally 1-2 regular coffees (or a double shot, will cause a rise of about 8mm in the upper (systolic) reading and 6-8mm in the lower (diastolic). It subsides within an hour or two and generally does no harm.

Consuming 3-4 coffees a day can lead to greater tolerance of the caffeine, with smaller rises in blood pressure compared with those who consume smaller amounts.

Lots of coffee is more hazardous with studies showing those who have more than eight coffees a day are likely to have sustained high blood pressure. This level

of coffee consumption may also show up in greater levels of anxiety. · The caffeine in coffee can also disturb sleep patterns, although this varies between individuals with tolerance developing in many coffee drinkers.

Caffeine levels in the blood reach their peak 30-45 minutes after consumption and decrease until there is virtually none left after eight hours. Those who don’t drink much coffee are much more likely to find their sleep is disturbed by a single cup taken in the evening than those whose bodies are habituated to higher consumption. If you find that coffee disturbs your sleep, keep it as a morning drink.

Myths about coffee Coffee stops you absorbing calcium.

This may be technically correct, in that a cup of black coffee may prevent 4mg calcium from being absorbed. In practice, it’s irrelevant when the recommended dietary intake of calcium is 800-1000mg/day. Even a slurp of milk added to black coffee will provide about 25mg calcium – way more than the tiny amount claimed to be lost. A regular flat white coffee with about 125mL milk will contribute 150mg calcium, and the overall effect will be a significant addition of calcium to your diet.

This myth may have arisen from studies in the United States showing girls who drank lots of cola had low bone density. They not only had large intakes of caffeine, but cola drinks contain phosphoric acid which impedes calcium absorption. They also drank cola in place of milk.

Coffee will dehydrate you Coffee is a mild diuretic but, contrary to popular belief, it doesn’t make you lose more fluid than you consume in the coffee.

Diuresis is also important to remove the toxins and unwanted substances filtered by the kidneys and needing to be excreted in urine. Passing urine is one of the major reasons for consuming fluids. After excessive sweating, it makes sense to drink mainly water, but adding a coffee is not a problem.

Coffee will sober you up If you’ve been drinking alcohol, a strong coffee may make you feel more alert.

However, coffee doesn’t reverse the deleterious effects of alcohol. Indeed, ‘alert’ drunks are especially dangerous because they mistakenly think they can drive or operate machinery, whereas actual reaction times remain just as impaired as they were before the caffeine hit.

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Folk Festival news

With five months until the 2020 Folk Festival, plans are well underway make this a real celebration after a year that has challenged our community like never before, with bushfires, floods and COVID-19. Each year, the festival attracts thousands of music, dance and arts lovers to the Valley, but in 2020 our aim is to make this more for locals. With so many planned events being cancelled as we responsibly isolate, this years’ festival will be a long overdue and much needed coming together.

The line-up

Expressions of interest from performers have now closed and we are delighted to say that we have been inundated with a broad cross-section of artists – local, domestic and international. Ever hopeful, we look forward to being able to welcome many artists from overseas, the first to be announced as follows: From the Canary Islands, Miguel Afonso.

As translated from his website by Google:“Miguel Afonso has been in love with his accordion for more than 30 years.

He has been so pampered and treated with such passion that this musician has undoubtedly become a clear benchmark for Canarian music.”

From New York, there’s singer songwriter and folk historian George Mann and, as we celebrate the Year of Scotland here in Australia in 2020, the Scot known as the master storyteller in song, Alan Reid.

If our borders remain closed, the show will most definitely go on with appearances by popular Australian artists.

Mic Conway’s National Junk Band, 19-Twenty, Canberra Shanty Club, Benji and the Saltwater Sound System, Fiona Ross & Shane O’Mara and Kerryn Fields, to name just a few.

More will be announced over the coming months.

Be part of the team This is a community event and, after months of planning by the organising committee, we rely on volunteers to bring the festival to life. Bring your skills and learn new ones with jobs at the ticket office, check wristbands at venues, bar (RSA required), waste team, venue management and traffic control, to name a few.

As if being part of the team isn’t enough, a minimum of eight hours’ volunteer work will score you a free weekend pass.

Apply on our website or via volunteer@ kangaroovalleyfolkfestival.com.au.

Play host to a performer

After all this isolation, everyone will be bursting to have friends over, but have you considered strangers? If you have a spare room and are open to welcoming a talented performer into your home for bed and breakfast, we would love to hear from you. Accommodation is needed for the nights of Friday 16 and Saturday 17 October, with some possibly staying Sunday night as well.

It’s a great chance to be involved with the festival and to get to know some of the performers and, in return, you will receive a free weekend pass.

Contact Jo Keane on 0428 765 422 or mail@kangaroovalleyfolkfestival.com.au.

Stall applications The festival is not just about the arts, and we feature food, produce and handicraft stalls from the local community. We invite you to make an application by visiting our website.

Sponsors needed Help support the festival with a bronze, silver or gold sponsorship. In return you get exposure on our website, in our program and at the festival, plus free tickets. Or you can promote your business with an ad in the program booklet. Go to the website for details or contact Julie Ward on 0403 079 339 or juliewardtv@ gmail.com to tailor something to your business.

Earlybird tickets This year’s festival is 16-18 October.

Earlybird tickets go on sale 1 July: www.kangaroovalleyfolkfestival.com.au.

See you at the festival!

Julie Ward

Triva Questions:(answers on page 19) (with thanks to Michael Wolstenholme)

1. Who is the Greek god of the woods, fields and flocks?

2. In June 1970, which was the first band to perform rock music at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York?

3. Late US jazz singer, born Eleanora Fagan, was better known by what name?

4. Which country’s internet domain is .de 5. According to the Bible, on which day of Creation did God make man?

6. Who said “In politics stupidity is not a handicap.”

7. Who did boxer Floyd Patterson defeat to regain the Heavyweight Championship in June 1960?

8. How many US states begin with the letter M? 9. Who are Vladimir and Estragon waiting for in a 1950’s play by Samuel Beckett?

10. Which French cabaret theatre has a windmill on its roof?

11. Which fictional cartoon character, and leader of a gang, lives in Hoagy’s Alley?

12. What is the title of the first feature film in which Tom Hanks appeared with Meg Ryan?

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Investment in vital meal delivery services for older Australians

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own homes,” he said.

The PM says food delivery services will be more important than ever.

Aged care minister Richard Colbeck said the funding would allow My Aged Care to continue its vital work.

Meals on Wheels and similar food delivery services will be reinforced and prioritised, as seniors across the country are urged to follow COVID-19 restrictions and stay home.

“With the support of government and community partnerships, we will continue to work towards ensuring senior Australians get the help they need during this difficult time,” he added.

A $59.3 million government funding injection will ensure more prepared meals, food staples and essential daily items are delivered to those in need.

Of that, $50 million will pay for 3.4 million meals – or 41,000 people for six weeks, which is the equivalent of two meals a day. The remaining $9.3 million will go towards 36,000 emergency food supply boxes.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said now that older people have been urged to stay at home, more people will look for support from community food programs and these services are more important than ever.

The latest targeted package of support will: · Prioritise home delivery for senior Australians registered with My Aged Care, ensuring direct access to grocery suppliers via online and phone ordering.

Will you have need of this incentive? · Ensure the availability of prepared meals and essentials services, with an extra $50 million to support aged care providers, and with more flexibility for the Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP). · Work with supermarkets and commercial providers – that have been supporting airlines and the entertainment industry and now have spare capacity – to support Meals on Wheels services.

Older Australians who are isolated, but don’t have access to the internet, will be able to contact the My Aged Care centre for access to basic food and necessities.

Health minister Greg Hunt said the meal delivery service was another important step in protecting seniors from COVID-19.

“The wellbeing of older Australians remains a priority. We are supporting them so they can remain safely in their

This article is reproduced from YourLifeChoices free eNews.

After 20 years, I have just retired as a collector for the Nowra-Bomaderry Meals on Wheels Service. However, I shall continue to collect a fortnight’s supply of meals from the kitchen in Bomaderry and deliver them to any Kangaroo Valley resident who needs them and qualifies for the service. Unfortunately, you will need first to contact My Aged Care by phone on 1800 200 422 before you can be accepted for Meals on Wheels. When you have been accepted, feel to phone me on 4465 1800, and I can check that the Nowra-Bomaderry Service has received your details.

Tony Barnett

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KV mum rises to the top of Apple Podcast charts

Countless people at home in the coronavirus lockdown have helped a Kangaroo Valley mum achieve great success with the launch of her new podcast to help people make the leap from side hustle to full-time business.

“That page was really successful. I got to 12,000 followers in 18 months and thought I can start a business doing this and work from home. So that is what I did”, she said..

“At the same time I started the business (Savvy Sally) I was offered a job in social media with an agency. I took that job and worked there in Berry part time”.

Sideshow Sally was only launched a week ago by Sally Latham, but has already hit number 12 on the Apple Podcast charts for entrepreneurship.

The idea to start the podcast was born when Mrs Latham decided she did not want to commute anymore.

With so many social distancing at home the timing was right for plenty of interest in a podcast designed to help people make their side business more full-time.

Sideshow Sally does not just draw on her own experience.

Mrs Latham said the podcast has been in development for a year and the COVID-19 lockdown was a perfect opportunity to go live and offer tips and tools for starting a side business.

“I am having guests come onto the podcast who have been through the same process”, she said.

“It includes people who have worked in one profession and started up something completely unrelated and turned it into a full time business.

As the owner and founder of digital marketing, copywriting, social media and photography business Savvy Sally, she had plenty of experience to draw on.

“Doing a podcast felt like a natural extension of that”, she said.

Topics in her early podcasts have already included marketing, money and tips on what people can do during isolation to prepare their business for when the COVID-19 pandemic is over.

“Podcasts are so good because you can be vacuuming and listening to it at the same time”, she said.

Ms Latham has been a Kangaroo Valley resident for 13 years.

Before that she lived in Mt Warrigal,

“The podcast is mainly about helping people take that step. studied at the University of Wollongong and had a successful career as a financial planner.

By the time her two sons were born she had moved to Kangaroo Valley where there were limited before-and-after school care options. So she made a career change.

It was around that time that she started a Facebook page called South Coast Kids, which was her first foray into social media.

“I think the success of Sideshow Sally in the first week has been because of the planning and marketing. I have done a few podcasting courses and had a launch checklist. And I have been talking about the podcast for a year and telling people it is coming”.

A link to the podcast can be found at savvysally.com.au.

This articled is reproduced (with corrections) from the Illawarra Mercury.

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Visual Arts in the Valley 2020

We are living in unprecedented times.

First the Currowan bushfire, then the flood, now COVID-19 is impacting friends and loved ones, the economy and the arts. Musicians and artists are hurting.

Live performances, large and small, have been cancelled. Galleries are operating by appointment only. Many art prizes are being judged online with no exhibition.

It is a deeply challenging time for all, including for artists, musicians and the arts in Australia.

But the situation will improve – we trust by spring; we hope earlier. While we’ve had to cancel our June Concert Weekend, Arts in the Valley is forging ahead with preparations for Visual Arts in the Valley 2020 over the October long-weekend.

Something to look forward to. Something to celebrate. Please save the date!

known simply as the Salon Prize – which is being donated by long-time arts supporter and Valley resident, Alice Oppen OAM. Both exhibitions will be curated by Jane Cush, former Curator and Director of the Goulburn Regional Art Gallery. Jane built the profile and reputation of the Goulburn Gallery to become the best gallery between Sydney and Canberra and one of the premier regional galleries in Australia.

To select the prize winners, we have invited two prominent Sydney gallerists – Brenda May of May Space and Damien Minton of Damien Minton Gallery.

Kangaroo Valley Art Trail

Above: A-F Fulgence - Maynards Falls

Satellite Gallery: King Street Gallery on William @ The Hive

It will be an exciting long-weekend – four days – four events – five venues – a new Salon of Local Artists – a new Satellite Gallery featuring the stockroom of a major city gallery here in the Valley for the first time.

Another new idea – an opportunity to view some of Australia’s best-known artists like Elisabeth Cummings, Euan Macleod, Wendy Sharpe and Guy Warren – curated

by Rex Irwin, former director of Olsen Irwin Gallery, in cooperation with Randi Linnegar, director of King Street Gallery on William, and Amanda Grace of The Hive.

The events and venues: Kangaroo Valley Art Prize $6,000 Prize, $2,000 Highly Commended – emerging, mid-career and established Australian contemporary artists – Exhibition at the KV Hall – 2-5 October and online.

Valley artists and art lovers – please save these dates: Artist entries: Applications open 3-28 August

Salon of Local Artists $1,000 Salon Prize, eligibility for $1,000 People’s Choice Prize (sponsored by the Voice) across both exhibitions – entries 3-28 August – Exhibition in the Supper Room of the KV Hall – 2-5 October and online.

As the Salon may be of particular interest to the local community, let me elaborate.

At the 2018 exhibition, there was some concern that not enough local artists were exhibited. After discussions with local artists, we’ve decided to launch a curated Salon of Local Artists.

With the support from the KV Chamber of Tourism and Commerce (and others pending), we’re investing in new art display panels and permanent track lighting to transform the Supper Room of the Hall into a professional gallery for the occasion.

The Salon will be open to artists living in, or whose studio is in, Kangaroo Valley.

Similar to the Fisher’s Ghost Prize and other regional prizes, local artists may enter the Kangaroo Valley Art Prize, the Salon of Local Artists or both.

I am delighted to announce the inaugural $1,000 Salon of Local Artists’ Prize – to be

Also new this year – three premier local studio-galleries – five-minute drive from the centre of Kangaroo Valley – a unique opportunity for visitors to the Valley to purchase direct from the studio door.

Exhibitions: Friday 2 October – Monday 5 October.

Above: Robyn Kinsela - Rain Setting In 2018 oil on canvas

For more information and to join our mailing list, please go to https://www.artsinthevalley.net.au/ visualarts.

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COVID-19 Status The RFS and brigade continue to take all necessary precautions to minimise the possibility of infection between responding crews and members of the public.

Due to the restrictions, the brigade will not be able to place a wreath at the war memorial on ANZAC Day to commemorate all Australians and New Zealanders who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations and the contribution and suffering of all those who have served.

However, a wreath will be placed at the foot of a flagpole at a brigade member’s home at 11am on ANZAC Day on behalf of all brigade members. Lest we forget!

Pile burning The Fire Permit season is over until approximately September 2020; however there is a process that still needs to be adhered to: 1. You must advise Shoalhaven Fire Control Centre (Tel: 4424 4424) between 9am and 3pm Monday to Friday at least 24 Hours before you light the fire. Alternatively, email at any time (shoalhaven@rfs.nsw.gov.au).

2. You must advise your immediate neighbours at least 24 hours before you light the fire.

3. You must not light the fire if a Fire Danger Rating is VERY HIGH or above – check the NSW RFS website before lighting up.

4. At least one responsible person must

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be present at the site of the fire from the time the fire is lit until it is extinguished.

5. Check the weather conditions for the next few days as the pile may continue to smoulder for several days.

6. If you believe that you cannot safely control the fire once it has been lit, dial 000 and follow the prompts.

March-April call outs With the travel restrictions in place for COVID-19, there have been fewer incidents - only three this month: 1st A call to a Motor Vehicle Accident on Moss Vale Road just to the east of the village. A chipper being towed had rolled, in very slippery conditions, blocking both lanes on a blind corner and behind a crest in the road. A crew worked quickly to manage traffic, make the scene safe and assisted in freeing one lane so traffic could begin to move before the tow truck arrived. Thanks to Cambewarra brigade

for their assistance.

2nd An incident call to a tree down on Moss Vale Road west of the village blocking traffic. A chainsaw crew removed the tree whilst other members managed traffic.

3rd A firecall to a tree reported down over power lines in the Bendeela area.

Two brigade members living locally responded directly, were able to assess there was no threat and stood down the responding crew.

Brigade news Shane Fitzsimmons has moved from NSW RFS Commissioner to become Commissioner of Resilience NSW (focus on preparedness and disaster recovery for NSW), and Rob Rogers from NSW RFS has moved from Deputy to Commissioner.

With these changes in NSW RFS leadership and the NSW Independent Bushfire Inquiry currently reviewing submissions, it promises to be an interesting time for all NSW RFS members and public alike, as the NSW government attempts to improve resilience against natural disasters, including bush fires. The brigade will provide comment if there are any changes that directly affect the way the local brigade protects and interacts with the local community.

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This is the first News from the Pews I have written. Since December, when I first discussed with the church the possibility of becoming the next Rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd, I have been an avid reader of the Kangaroo Valley Voice. Having spent several months reading the Valley Voice, it has been great to now be a resident of Kangaroo Valley and a contributor to this publication.

Reading the Valley Voice each month has provided an insight into life in Kangaroo Valley for the people who live here - and what a great place to live it is. The past three months have been like no other in living memory. The first Kangaroo Valley Voice we read was full of stories about the bushfires and their effects on people.

The fires have passed but the effects of the fires will be with us for a long time.

If fire was not enough, we now find ourselves in the midst of an outbreak of a viral illness. An illness that is without parallel in living memory. We have to go back to the outbreak of the Spanish Flu just after World War One to find a similar event. It is worth noting that, unlike many churches in Sydney and other urban

centres, the Church of the Good Shepherd remained open during the Spanish Flu outbreak. The first time that Sunday Services at the church were not held was this year in the midst of the bushfires.

For the foreseeable future, church services in all churches will remain suspended. As a consequence of this closure, many churches have resorted to innovative and creative ways to conduct services. Some churches are using platforms like Zoom and Skype to live-stream church. Unfortunately, this kind of approach requires everyone to have internet access and a fair degree of bandwidth on their internet connection, something that is not universal in Kangaroo Valley.

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week with minimal people involved and following the guidelines set out by NSW Health. These services are then distributed through various means in time for people to watch on Sunday. If you would like a copy of a service, please send an email to office.kvanglican@gmail. com.

Starting as the minister in a parish when you cannot meet any of the people in the parish is a little odd. Hopefully, over the next few months, the threat from the COVID-19 virus will begin to fade and we will be able to resume services at the Church of the Good Shepherd.

We also look forward to being able to resume all our other meetings in the near future. Until we can meet together, the church is still here to serve and help the community of Kangaroo Valley in any way it can. If you need help yourself, or know of someone who may require assistance, please call the church on 4465 1585 or send an email to office.kvanglican@gmail. com.

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Saturday Night

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MUSIC. Bemboka Quadrille Band Messrs. CONDON (violin), OXLEE(cornet) and Miss POOLE (piano)

Local scale of charges: Entertainments… … … … … …30s Socials, up to 12 o’clock … … …37/6 “ up to 1 o’clock … … … 45/“ up to 2 o’clock … … … 52/6 Balls (22 dances) … … … 60/Following night (Cinderellas) … 30/____ The band will not divide, so that less than three instruments will not be engaged.

Above: The Jack Keating Dance Band

During the ‘lockdown’ I have been reading a book called Saturday Night by W J (Bill) Forrest. This is a compilation of information the author gathered while talking to musicians who were involved in their local music scene. A few were professionals - they got a fee for what they did - but many were amateurs who simply shared their musical skill to build a sense of community.

I turned to the south coast section of the book, eager to discover if our local district had dances and who played the music. Lo and behold: several generations ago the good folk of our valley (along with everyone else in Australia) were entertained at regular Saturday night social events. These were big gatherings, and no doubt many romantic attachments were formed on the dance floors of KV and across Australia. The centrepiece of each of these events was a local band.

Since the earliest colonial times Australians loved a social dance, and in the early years the so-called ‘bush dances’ comprised mainly of imported Scottish and Irish folk songs - often with Australian ballad lyrics - played and sung in woolsheds or other such venues. But in the 20th century a new style of music (mainly American) started to take over and the trend has continued through to recent times.

Amateur musicians and the music industry Who were the musicians? The answer is they were mainly locals who were known to be good on an instrument. They formed themselves into little groups to play the latest hit tunes. Often, they played by ear (referred to as ‘lugging’), but a few of them could read music to some extent.

The publishing of sheet music was big business, and the advent of recordings and radio added a huge boost to the music industry.

As an aside, when I was 15, in the early 1960s, I left school and went to work at Nicholson’s Music shop, 416 George Street Sydney, where I was on the sheet music counter. We had a staff of at least ten

Above: Advert 1918

Scott Urquhart (or Bill Lawson or Keith Sharman) drums.

Above: The Jack Keating Dance BandAlbert’s Old New and New Vogue Dances

(all ladies except for me), and we were run off our feet with people often three or four-deep at the counter. And that was only the retail side of it; selling sheet music at a shilling or two per copy was a very big business.

The latest songs, waltzes, foxtrots, and older dances like the progressive barn dance (the antithesis of social distancing), the progressive Pride of Erin (basically a ‘slowish’ Irish waltz with lots of different partners) and the Canadian 3 Step. In the 20s it would have been ragtime and the Charleston and the cakewalk and on to eventually the Rock and Roll era.

Dance bands Here is a list of a few local groups (quoting from Bill Forrest’s book): • Mrs Annie Elliott’s Orchestra (Nowra), which seems to have started in 1923 and comprised • Mrs Annie Elliott - piano, ‘Sonny’ Elliott - trumpet, ‘Cush’ Patterson violin, Harry Jarman - drums, George Facer - banjo.

• In Kangaroo Valley between 19181927 (that is, the period covered in series 5 and 6 of Downton Abbey) there was a local band comprising Harry Cox - violin, Ethel Morrison - piano, Alex Morrison cornet, who travelled by horse and cart to play in Budgong, Bendeela, Wattamolla and Barrengarry.

• Wilma Lumby (Cox) formed her own band which played in Nowra, Kangaroo Valley, Tomerong, St George’s Basin and Sussex Inlet. Membership was Wilma Cox – piano, Ken Abernethy - drums, Frank Walsh - drums and saxophone, Max Croot - trombone, Jack Grumley - trumpet and saxophone, John Jeffree - trumpet,

• The Cambewarra Orchestra, active between 1953 and 1962 and put together for dances by Jean Lumsden - piano and drummer, Harley Doble.

• The Melody Makers who ‘rocked’ the Nowra School of Arts in the 50s and 60s and consisted of Margaret McGuire - piano, Harry McGuire - trumpet, Jack Wildbrandt - saxophone and Scott McCorquodale (or Robert Gould, Ken Abernathy, Bob Newbold or Ian Gould) drums.

• There were others such as the Walsh Family Orchestra (from 1934), Metro (they had their own snazzy art deco uniforms), the Price Family Band, The Walsh Brothers (a breakaway group from the Walsh Family Orchestra), the Hip Replacements, The All Stars Orchestra, the Bega Rhythm Boys and the Highlanders.

The music What did they play? Here is a handful (of the many thousands) of popular numbers of the era, mainly American, but occasionally an Australian tune pops up.

1900 My Wild Irish Rose; 1907 The Merry Widow Waltz; 1910 Let Me Call You Sweetheart; 1920 Whispering, Alice Blue Gown, Indian Summer; 1921 Twelfth Street Rag; 1923 The Road to Gundagai; 1924 California Here I Come, Tea for Two; 1925 Charleston, Sweet Georgia Brown; 1927 Jealousy; 1928 ’Wonderful, Ol’ Man River; 1930 Tiptoe Through the Tulips; 1934 Smoke Gets in Your Eyes; 1939 Deep Purple; 1942 The Anniversary Waltz; 1945 Don’t Fence Me In;1948 Galway Bay… and on to the 50s and 60s.

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Graeme Smith

Real Estate insights from a 30 year industry professional

Kangaroo Valley Sales Specialist 0418 907 110

Just some insider insights from your local agent who has been selling real estate for nearly 30 years and has sold around 1/4 of all properties in Kangaroo Valley.

CONTACT AGENT, EXPRESSION OF INTEREST, PRICE PENDING and similar adverts, usually means the owner want too much or the agent has promised too much to secure the listing, creating unrealistic expectations.

ADDRESS ON REQUEST often means 'we don't want you to google this property and find the rubbish tip next door' or some other price affecting location issue.

The vast majority of purchasers are not dummies, they know - if the price and location are being hidden - there is generally a reason or some form of sales tactic involved.

In my view, the honest way to advertise a property is with the vendors anticipated price and with the properties full address and description. This is supported by almost all purchasers I speak to and many advise they will not even ring to inquire about these properties without this basic information.

The more stable market over the last twelve months has seen me return to selling over 60% of all Kangaroo Valley properties. I would love to help you achieve the best possible price with a stress free process for the sale of your property.

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I’m normally a social girl I love to meet my mates But lately with the virus here We can’t go out the gates.

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A Coronavirus poem

It didn’t really bother me I’d while away the hour I’d bake for all the family But I’ve got no bloody flour!

You see, we are the ‘oldies’ now We need to stay inside If they haven’t seen us for a while They’ll think we’ve upped and died.

Now Netflix is just wonderful I like a gutsy thriller I’m swooning over Idris Or some random sexy killer.

They’ll never know the things we did Before we got this old There wasn’t any Facebook So not everything was told.

At least I’ve got a stash of booze For when I’m being idle There’s wine and whiskey, even gin If I’m feeling suicidal!

We may seem sweet old ladies Who would never be uncouth But we grew up in the 60s If you only knew the truth!

So let’s all drink to lockdown To recovery and health And hope this bloody virus Doesn’t decimate our wealth.

There was sex and drugs and rock ‘n roll The pill and miniskirts We smoked, we drank, we partied And were quite outrageous flirts.

We didn’t mind the change of pace Because our lives were full But to bury us before we’re dead Is like a red rag to a bull!

We’ll all get through the crisis And be back to join our mates Just hoping I’m not far too wide To fit through the flaming gates!

Then we settled down, got married And turned into someone’s mum, Somebody’s wife, then nana, Who on earth did we become?

So here you find me stuck inside For four weeks, maybe more I finally found myself again Then I had to close the door!

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Snail of approval goes to Valley Cheesemakers

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Answers to questions on page 8

1. Pan 2. The Who 3. Billie Holiday 4. Germany 5. Sixth day 6. Napoleon Bonaparte 7. Ingemar Johansson

Recently the Saddleback Slow Food group awarded Valley Cheesemakers special recognition with a Snail of Approval award for its contribution to good, clean and fairly produced food which has originated in our local area. Competition for the award came from Kiama, Saddleback and some a little further afield. All entrants supplied fresh produce and great eating experiences.

the National Shearing and Wool Handling Championships, and Camden Haven Show, which ran a rain dance fundraiser. The winner will be announced shortly.

Saddleback Slow foods was established in 2006 and works towards encouraging food to be produced locally. It should taste good and should be produced in a clean way that does not harm the environment, while giving due consideration for the food producers in that they should receive fair compensation for their work. The Saddleback chapter of Slow Food is one of 20 such groups in Australia and 1500 world wide.

* For those unfamiliar with the whey byproduct, it is the watery residue left after cheese making. Whey is nutritious and contains high amounts of carbohydrates and protein. It’s useful for making bread, scones, cakes or as an ingredient in soups.

Animals love it, as do garden plants.

Historically it has been used as a beauty product, being good for the skin and hair. Participants at our workshops are encouraged to take the whey home with them.

Jan, Rosie and Kathy, aka Valley Cheesemakers, are very proud to be recognised in this way and will continue their commitment to running wholesome, educative cheese makings workshops. This effort will continue once we emerge from the current restrictions on movements and gatherings. We like to source our milk and cream locally, recycle whey*, the left-over product of cheese making, and like to keep our workshops in the local area. We are a not-for-profit group and make an effort to contribute to the community where possible.

We are also pleased to announce that the 2019 Guinness World Record challenge run by Valley Cheesemakers and staged at the Kangaroo Valley Show in 2019 is now one of three finalists named for the Agricultural Societies Council of NSW, President’s Innovation Award. The $5000 award goes to to the show that introduces an activity to the local area show which brings people and income to that show. We thank the KV Show Committee for supporting our endeavour to run the challenge. The other two finalists come from Dubbo, which hosted

If, when we recover from the COVID-19 virus lock down, you’d like to take part in one of our cheesemaking workshops, see our proposed program for the remainder of 2020 by visiting , www. valleycheesemakers.com.au.

Kathy Harrington

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Kangaroo Valley Voice www.kangaroovalley.nsw.au often find Pinot Noir growing in protected valleys or near large bodies of water.

Are you a Pinot fanatic?

Pinot Noir is the tenth most planted grape variety in the world. Wines made with Pinot Noir have cultivated a gigantic following of hardcore wine enthusiasts.

In fact, average prices for Pinot Noir tend to be higher than other grapes. So, what is it about this grape that is so special to enthusiasts? Let us take a look at some of the more interesting facts about Pinot Noir:

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crusher and fermenter. This technique is rare in wine varieties other than Pinot.

The stems add tannin (which you can taste on the front of your mouth as a drying and astringent sensation). The tannin adds a longer runway of life for the wines to age. Collectors of high-end wines seek out this technique when cellaring a wine for a minimum of ten years before drinking.

Pinot Noir is over 1000 years older than Cabernet Sauvignon

Pinot Noir Pinot Noir is the world’s most popular light/medium bodied red wine. It is loved and adored for its bright red fruit, flower aromatics and spice aromas that are accentuated by an easy drinking long, smooth finish without heavy tannins.

Primary flavours Cherry, raspberry, mushroom, clove, hibiscus.

Handling •

Serve - 12-15°C

• Glass Type - large round bell-shaped glass •

Decant - 30 minutes

•

Cellar - 10+ years.

Food pairing A very versatile food pairing wine given its higher high acidity and lower tannin.

Pinot Noir pairs particularly well with duck, chicken, pork, and mushrooms.

The holy grail of pairings is pinot noir and duck. Ask any winemaker or sommelier and they’ll agree: whether your pinot is cherry-red or a more savoury number, duck is a winner.

Fun facts about Pinot Noir • Pinot Noir likely originated in Burgundy, France (Robinson et al. 808).

• Mark your calendar! August 18th is Pinot Noir Day. • Pinot Noir enjoys the same climate as Chardonnay. You will often find these two grapes planted close by.

• Blanc de Noirs Champagne uses Pinot Noir (and Pinot Meunier) as its base grape.

• Pinot Noir is one of the few red grapes that is commonly made into red, rosé, white, and sparkling wine.

• DNA analysis has revealed that Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, and Pinot Blanc are simply mutations of the same grape (Regner et al. 2000b).

Growing Pinot Noir Pinot Noir vines tend to prefer more intermediate climates with long, cool growing seasons. For this reason, you will

Pinot Noir ranks with some of the oldest grapes in the world. Grapes that have been around since the Roman times also include Muscat Blanc — the Moscato grape, Timorasso, a rare white grape with only 50 acres around Piedmont Italy, and nearly extinct Gouais Blanc, which supposedly was ‘the grape’ of the middle ages in Europe.

Pinot Noir = Pinot Grigio = Pinot Blanc Wine writers Jancis Robinson, Julia Harding, and José Vouillamoz of the book ‘Wine Grapes’ claim that Pinot Gris/ Grigio and Pinot Blanc are simply colour mutations of Pinot Noir. Each grape’s DNA was analysed only to find out they are identical. So, if you like Pinot Noir, start drinking all the Pinots!

Germany is a top Pinot Noir producer Germany is the third largest producer of Pinot Noir after France and the US. Pinot Noir is commonly called Spätburgunder in Germany. The wines from the Baden (in the Kaiserstuhl district), Pfalz (‘faults’), and the Nahe (‘nah-ha’) are all worth finding and drinking.

Where there’s Pinot Noir, there’s Chardonnay Chardonnay is related to Pinot Noir. It’s a natural crossing of Pinot Noir and Gouais Blanc (the near-extinct variety mentioned above). This is why Chardonnay and Pinot Noir always seem to grow together (such as in Oregon, Burgundy, and Chile). While I’m rambling on this topic, the same relationship is true between Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Sauvignon, which is why regions like Bordeaux and Napa both grow Cabernet and Sauvignon Blanc.

Pinot Noir has tannin Pinot Noir has a natural ability to be lighter than other red wines and to have low tannin. However, a recent tasting of Grand Cru Burgundy showed that Pinot Noir could have a lot more tannin. How do winemakers do this? Well, besides reducing yields in the vineyards to make concentrated grapes, many wine producers use a technique called ‘Whole Cluster Fermentation’. Whole cluster fermentation is when the entire grape bunch, including the stems, goes into the

What glass for Pinot Noir?

If you are serious about Pinot Noir, you might start looking for a ‘proper’ Pinot Noir glass. There are no rules as to what exactly to buy, but a large round bellshaped glass makes a great Pinot Noir glass.

This is important to collect the delicate aromas of Pinot Noir. You can use a whiskey snifter or a fishbowl if you are in a bind.

A stem is not required, but it helps if you are addicted to swirling wine.

French Pinot Noir Flavours: cherry, hibiscus, rose petal, mushroom/truffle/morel, vegetative/ potting soil.

Pinot Noir wines are made in a few places throughout France but the most famous region – by far – is Burgundy (aka ‘Bourgogne’). The world’s most coveted Pinot Noir vines grow on a narrow, eastfacing slope just south of Dijon. Burgundy is a very old wine region and was first tended by Cistercian monks in the Middle Ages.

When tasting French Pinot Noir, you may note its more earthy and floral style. This is part of Burgundy’s terroir. In fact, many fine winemakers here choose to ferment with whole grape clusters to increase tannin in their Pinot Noir wines. This effort may result in bitterness early on but results in wines that age 20+ years.

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Wine continued

Australian Pinot Noir

Flavours: roses, cherry, raspberry, plum and subtle vanillin, clove spice usually from very good French oak to bring out characteristic flavours.

With regard to Australian Pinot Noir, it has possible that a clone made its way to Australia with the First Fleet in 1788, and it was definitely part of the collection of vines that James Busby established in the Hunter Valley in the early 1800s. Despite trying and failing to grow Pinot Noir in South Australia, the variety successfully took off in Victoria, especially in Geelong and the Yarra Valley.

In the 1880s, however, vines were wiped out by phylloxera in Geelong and later by the switch to dairying in the Yarra Valley, and it was not until the 1970s that Pinot Noir made a comeback.

Pinot Noir needs a climate as cool as Burgundy, and we definitely have that Down Under. The most important Australian pinot regions include Tasmania, as well as those that fall within what James Halliday (Australian wine legend) refers to as “the Melbourne dress circle”: Geelong, Gippsland, the Macedon Ranges, Mornington Peninsula and Yarra Valley. Other established regions are the Adelaide Hills and parts of the Great Southern region of Western Australian, most notably Porongurup.

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Seniors Card & COVID-19

The COVID-19 situation is constantly changing, and it is essential that you stay up to date on the response to the pandemic.

The most important news is advice for all people over 70 years old to stay at home as much as possible.

We know that people over 70, and people with underlying health conditions are at greater risk of serious illness because of COVID-19.

The safest option is for seniors to stay at home and limit face-to-face interactions with other people.

I’m asking all of you to be safe. Don’t take the risk. It’s not worth it.

Remember, ask your family, friends or neighbours to help you with your shopping and medications.

If you don’t have somebody to help you, please call the Service NSW hotline on 13 77 88. We can help you make arrangements to stay comfortable at home.

For offers from participating businesses to help during isolation please see the Seniors Card COVID-19 discount and offers section below and don’t forget to view all the discounts available to you on the Seniors Card website.

It’s important to look after your mental wellbeing It is completely natural to have more feelings of stress, anxiety and loneliness

while self-isolating.

However, staying at home, doesn’t mean you can’t stay connected. Make sure you stay in touch with your family and friends during this time by calling, texting, or video calling.

If you need somebody to talk to, I would encourage you to contact Lifeline on 13 11 14. They have received extra funding to support more people during this pandemic.

Getting your groceries, medication and attending doctor’s appointments Woolworths has introduced the ‘Woolworths Basic Box’ this week, which is available to all Seniors Card and Senior Savers Card members.

The $80 box helps provide meals, snacks and a few essential items for those in genuine need.

This is in addition to Woolworths’ community hour, which gives vulnerable people a chance to purchase their groceries ahead of the general public.

This is available to you from 7am to 8am every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Tuesdays and Thursdays are for emergency services and health care workers.

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A pump track is a place for outdoor activity, fitness and skill development and would be frequented by both excited and engaged kids and adults. The Kangaroo Valley pump track can become a real community asset, not only for locals, but also provide an activity for tourists visiting the area. Pump tracks are being built all over Australia, including local examples in Tahmoor and Shoalhaven Heads. The Kangaroo Valley track will cater for learners through to adult riders; the facility would be used all year and more often in the warmer months, after school hours and holiday times.

After being rubber-stamped by the Shoalhaven Council in December, the next phase for the Kangaroo Valley project was to begin collecting sponsorship and funds. However, when the bushfires hit it no longer seemed appropriate to ask locals for money in what were very

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virus, and again funding is very difficult to obtain. We appreciate locals are going through more tough times and the Valley’s businesses are doing all they can to stay afloat.

A concept plan has been professionally completed for the Kangaroo Valley Pump Track; it requires 800 tonnes of fill to bulk out the track and machinery and labour to pack and shape the track to a professional standard.

This work would be completed by local contractors to keep any funding within the community.

Above: An example of a pump track in use

challenging circumstances. Instead it was decided to apply for several community and government grants in the hope to obtain funding. Our local member Fiona Phillips advised us at the Kangaroo Valley Show to apply for a number of grants, but unfortunately after a lot of administration we have come up empty. We have also tried Gareth Ward’s office several times with no success.

Just when our community started to gain some stability after the fires, we have now been impacted by the COVID-19

The Kangaroo Valley Pump track would be a great boost for the community, and not only attract tourists but benefit the wellbeing of the locals.

Any contributions to this project would be recognised not only through print and social media but also signage displayed on the site. Ideas to obtain funding or support for the track would be most welcome and will provide the initiative to launch this exciting community project.

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A tiny little sugar ant, while searching for a treat, Walked through a muddy puddle and got mud stuck to his feet.

The Summer weather dried it quick like six hard little shoes, But the ant walked on regardless to go home and watch the news.

He lived in Joe Blow’s house beneath the floorboards of his loo, And kept his front door tightly shut when Joe Blow did a poo!

He settled, turned his telly on and through the channels switchin’ He planned what food he’d pinch to munch while raiding Joe Blow’s kitchen.

As he flicked between the channels, the world-wide news was grim, Self-isolating bored him, but he took it on the chin.

‘Ants don’t get pandemics’ he didn’t need to fear, And he tip-tapped to the kitchen to get himself a beer.

And as he tapped, his little feet set up a jazzy beat, All because he had those little mud shoes

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Ant-sy Ant-ics on his feet.

‘Tap, ball, change, tap, ball, change’, he thought he was a pro, He climbed up to the bread board to have a better go.

Tippity tap, tippity tap, the bread board bounced around, And there was a chain reaction as the table heard the sound.

The house joined in the tapping from the chimney to the floor,

A cockroach flattened out and hid beneath the kitchen door!

The fat man in the lounge room’s triple chins were like a jelly, And the sandwich on a plate that he had balanced on his belly, (The tasty cheese and rhubarb one, he’d ordered from the Deli)

Bounced off his tum and splatted on his wide-screen, 10 foot telly!

And then the driveway vibrated and the fence took up the jig, The cars bounced down the roadway and the holes they made were big!

And as the chain reaction rippled through the streets so gently The checkout lady rang up 50 million accidentally!

The town, the city then the world, vibrated round the place And naughty people out in groups, got bounced off into space!

And they were warned to stay at home, a twiddling of their thumbs, Well now they’re sitting on a star, while freezing off their bums!

And all because an ant was bored and softly tippy tapped, Ten thousand silly idiots were into dark space, zapped.

The moral of this tale is if you see an ant quite near, Wipe his muddy little feet......and offer him a beer!

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Prince with a generous heart

The UK ITV Reality show ‘I’m a Celebrity Get me out of Here’ has been made in Murwillumbah NSW for the past 20 years.

A German version of the same show has also been filmed there by RTL T.V. named ‘Ich Bin Ein Star’ for the past 14 years every January and February.

Damien wanted to donate both to a local charity for wildlife and for a badly affected person who might have lost everything in the fire, and asked Bob if he could donate some money for the bush fire crisis in Bob’s local area.

Bob was overwhelmed with such a generous and sincere act of kindness.

This year, in 2020, the winner for the 14th German show was a very shy , humble 29-year-old German pop singer, Prince Damien.

The bushfires were raging and he was determined to help.

“I want to give something back to Australia, I know how the situation is here”, he said in tears as he sat on the jungle throne on the day he won the show.

Bob McCarron has been the Medical Supervisor for the past 20 years on the shows. This year he and Prince Damien got on very well, mainly due to their shared love of wildlife.

A very substantial donation of 20,000 euros (over $34,000), a portion of his 100,000 euros prize money, has now been made by Prince Damien, shared between the Brush-tailed Rockwallaby group and a local person who came to Bob’s attention after the fires had finished in KV. There had been a big ethical debate in Germany as to whether an entertainment show should be made in Australia during such a time of the bushfire crisis.

RTL Germany, the production company, donated almost 300,000 Euros to the bushfire crisis, which also included donations from the audience.

Diana Jaffray

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Australia Post is offering pharmacies free Express Post delivery to send medications to vulnerable members of the community.

Please call your local pharmacy to see if they offer this service.

Staying socially connected while staying at home The Combatting Social Isolation for Seniors during COVID-19 Grant Program is a new program recognising that seniors are likely to be more socially isolated while staying at home. The program supports projects that help seniors connect and engage with others, and reduce social isolation and loneliness. These projects can be delivered online or through other means to support seniors without access or capability to use the internet.

Finally, the Commonwealth Government has made telehealth services available to all Australians. This means you can have your appointment with your regular doctor via a video call, like on FaceTime on Skype. Get in touch with your doctor to arrange this.

We will get through this together if we are sensible. Stay at home, but call your neighbours, friends and family. Let’s respect each other and do what’s right for ourselves and others.

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How our world has changed in such a short period of time! Our preschool year was just getting started when COVID-19 came along and we have had to re think the ways we provide education for our children.

Preschool remains an essential service and the staff are essential workers, so the preschool remains open for any children who need to attend.

Many families have chosen to self-isolate, while some families are still needing their children to come to preschool.

We have extended our health and hygiene protocols to help keep us safe during these uncertain times. If you come in to the preschool, you will be asked to wash your hands as you enter. You will also be expected to practise social distancing. We are wiping surfaces every two hours and spacing our games so that there is less close contact between people. Washing hands extra thoroughly has become the new normal – with the children now showing the educators how it is done.

Lots of singing is sometimes involved in

Above: See our Hippo on the Roof video Right top: Our first take home packs ready to go Right bottom: Fishing

the process as well!

‘Home Packs’ have been prepared for all our children so that they can have a little bit of preschool at home with them. We have also filmed some video story times for the children to view. These stories have suggested extension experiences for the families to use if they choose to do so. We have put our story video of ‘There’s a Hippo on the Roof Eating Cake’ on the Kangaroo Valley Preschool facebook page. Have a look if you like.

The educators are learning as much as the children as we navigate new technologies!

We are looking forward to things getting back to a bit of normal – but how amazing are the things we can learn when we have to adapt to new conditions.

Jacinta Perry

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Sports Report Golf

Bowls

Saturday 21 March was a Stableford round; congratulations to Jodi Isedale winning with a great round of 40 points, Peter Wheeler with 39 points and Ronnie Touma with 35 points.

Saturday 28 March was our Stroke & Medal round; unfortunately we had insufficient numbers for a competition. But well done for those few who braved the new social distancing restrictions, due to the Government announcement for COVID-19.

Everyone who played followed the new restrictions, with only one person in a cart, and not being allowed to touch the flags on all greens. For those who did play, congratulations to Gordon Thomson taking out the Medal round.

Then, on 1 April, a notice from the golf club to all members that the course and resort was to be closed due to the Federal and State Government directions. During this time Russell, the green keeper and Robert the resort manager, stayed on site to ensure the course was still maintained during this closure.

Well, on Friday 17 March, all members got a notice that the course was to re-open on Saturday, still complying with social distancing restrictions - great news for all. Returning to the course on Saturday 18 March, it was a Stableford competition and several of the local members had a hit. It was a wonderful sunny day and the course had improved greatly; thanks to Russell and his team, Robert, and help from George,the course is starting to look picture perfect. Congratulations to Will Wennerbom, winning with a great round of 40 points, Ronnie Touma with 36 points and George Tarbey with 32 points.

Happy golfing everyone, stay safe and until next time…

“A hole in one is amazing when you think of the different universes this white mass of molecules has to pass through on its way to the hole.” [Mac O’Grady]

morning! The challenge is to let all those participating in the meeting have a turn at talking!

Deb Folkard

Men’s bowls

Above: BWBC cope with COVID-19 by enjoying Zoom meeting from their homes

Women’s bowls Still no bowls! So strange, but most of us are getting a lot of long awaited chores done. However, not everyone has left so many things undone and are therefore finding the isolation difficult. Many of our elderly members, who live on their own, are in this boat.

While doing a ring around to see how everyone was, our President Gillian Portener and Treasurer Penny Rose discovered that one of our elderly members in particular was not coping.

She is usually full of laughter, as busy as a bee, a regular member of her local church, the President of her local Red Cross for 23 years, and the President/ Secretary and Treasurer of her previous bowling club until it folded (all positions held at the same time). This special lady loves our little Berry Club so much she travels an 80km round trip twice, sometimes three times, a week to enjoy a competitive game of bowls with us. All of this has come to a sudden stop, and to top it all off she has just spent her 89th birthday on her own. Her two daughters, one living too far away and the other an aged care worker, are not permitted to see her under the current restrictions. It is understandable that she is feeling a bit low.

Penny came up with the ingenious idea of Zoom meetings. She had experienced one of these meetings for her daughter’s

Allan Harvey 40th birthday the week before, and thought it would be a perfect way for the Ladies Club to reconnect. Therefore,

KVGC Captain the last few weeks have been spent educating our elderly members in the new technology and ensuring they all have the appropriate equipment. Our first Zoom meeting was lots of fun; however, there was a glitch in the invitations and not all could get into the meeting. There were only five of us but it was still fun to see their smiling faces and to catch up on how we had been handling the COVID-19 crisis.

Hopefully we will have more success with the Zoom meeting planned for tomorrow

No bowls have been played since writing the last Men’s Bowls report. Coronavirus and the consequent social distancing measures have resulted in the complete cessation of all bowls related activities and the closure of all bowling greens.

While we are all feeling sorry for ourselves, I thought it might be uplifting to remember a better time when Kangaroo Valley had its own Bowling Club and a small, but dedicated, group of players.

I have attached a photograph taken on the occasion of the last Pennant game played by a Kangaroo Valley team. The photo was taken after the final game of the 2011 Pennant season, in which we were the runners up. Pictured from left to right are Ken ‘Skippy’ Chittick, Ken Crocker, Adam Rigney, Rob Folkard, Slim Ward, Bob Holdaway, Bob Dunn, Phil ‘Jingles’ Chittick, Darrell ‘Proven’ Goodger, Barry Werfel, Jess Arends (Manageress), Larry Portener, Jim Starkey, Col Good and Nathan Jones.

I have never had the pleasure to be involved with a more fun-loving, teamspirited and cohesive group of blokes. It is worth noting that ten of these players transferred to the Berry Bowling Club when the Kangaroo Valley Club folded, and their camaraderie helped to make the loss of our own club and the transfer to a new club more bearable.

I look forward to continuing to play with this great group of blokes when the restrictions are eventually lifted. It is a pity that the 2020 Pennant season is on hold (hopefully not cancelled), as we were leading the competition in Grade 6.

Sooner or later we will get that elusive Pennant.

Rob Folkard Below: Kangaroo Valley Men’s Pennant Team 2011

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Community Contact Information EMERGENCIES Police 13 1444 or 4421 9699 Ambulance 000 Poisons 13 1126 Integral Energy 13 1003 Lifeline 13 1114 Fire 000 Storm and flood SES 132500 SCHOOLS and CHURCHES Preschool Jacinta Perry 4465 1327 P&C Brad Hawthorne Public School Andrew Smee 4465 1182 Scots College Jeff Grundy 4465 1089 Anglican Church Andrew Heron 4465 1585 Sunday School Jeanette Dumbrell 4465 2708 Catholic Church Parish Office 4423 1712 CHARITIES and SERVICE GROUPS CMR Institute Joan Bray Lions Club Helen Mairinger VIEW Club Penny Rose Remexio Partnership Libby Turnock Environment Greg Thompson Wildlife Rescue South Coast Wires Cubs/Scouting Cuppas and kids Bowls Cricket Club Fishing Club Frisbee Golf Club Hockey Club Pilates Pony Club Rowing Club Tennis Club Yoga Iyengar Yoga

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