010415 issue of The Monaro Post

WEDNESDAY April 1, 2015

Nursing home fete

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Barilaro re-elected member

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Annual A B Briscoe award

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Lake a done deal!

The contract for the construction of Lake Wallace has been signed.

The contractor and Cooma-Monaro Shire Coundil signed the paperwork yesterday morning.

At its meeting of March 9, Cooma Monaro Shire Council considered tenders received by Public Works for the construction and associated works for Lake Wallace Dam.

The successful tenderer is RD Miller Pty Ltd from Bega, NSW. NSW Public Works has been nominated as Council’s Project Manager for the contract.

A reception for RD Miller Pty Ltd was held yesterday in the Council Chambers in recognition of the award of contract.

The Lake Wallace Dam project has received $5.3 million under the NSW Government’s Water Security for

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Pictured above, mayor Dean Lynch shakes hands with conrtactor Ray Miller. Also pictured, Ron Smith, deputy mayor Rogan Corbett, Cr Tony Kaltoum, council’s manager of engineering services Keith Walker and Tim Harrison.

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Council endorses Boco Rock Community Enhancement Fund The Boco Rock wind farm is about to deliver long term community benefits. In this context Council has called for applications for grants from an ongoing fund set up by Continental Wind Partners (CWP) Renewables and Council.

The fund will be topped up by CWP contributing an amount of $2500 per turbine per year for the operating life of the Boco Rock turbines. This equates to $90,000.00 per year that will be placed into the Enhancement Fund for community use. ‘This an exciting outcome for the community and I urge all community groups to apply’ Mayor Dean Lynch said ‘this fund will allow many community projects that previously would not have happened due to lack of funds, to finally be delivered’.

The overarching objectives of the fund are to deliver community wide benefits, support the work of existing and future community needs & encourage local community innovation and support for issues of community importance.

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A new found appreciation for life on the Monaro Scott Jones - Medical Student In the week of 22 March 2015, I along with 29 of my peers were welcomed with open arms into the CoomaMonaro community.

As first-year students of the Australian National University Medical School we were provided a unique opportunity to gain a first-hand experience of rural clinical practice and meet those people that will shape our future careers as medical professionals.

During our time in Cooma we developed a deep appreciation of the strengths of your community, your resilience, generosity and respect for each

other and the land.

We witnessed this in our visits with local general practitioners who reminded us just how important our role is to individual lives and in our visit to ‘Kia Ora’ giving us insight into the joys and challenges of agricultural life. Our trek up Mt. Kosciuszko demonstrated the vast distances associated with rural medical practice and reinforced the idea that those who dare to climb the highest mountains will reap the greatest views. For me, these experiences emphasised the importance of having an understanding of the community one

serves, its environment and choosing to see challenges as opportunities.

On behalf of the students, I extend my sincere thanks to the community of Cooma for sharing your wisdom with us.

Special thanks go to the Mayor and Councillors, the staff of Cooma Hospital, Sharp Street and Bombala Street Surgeries, local Emergency Services, the Lions and Rotary Clubs, the Cooma Country and Bowls Club, the Country Women’s Association and local residents for your hospitality.

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deepened my passion for pursuing a career in rural medicine and I look forward to returning to the region in the very near future as I progress through my medical training.

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The 2015 State election has seen the Coalition returned to power and the seat of Monaro remain in the hands of Nationals John Barilaro, with a one percent swing to him.

It was a tight race, with Sportsbet giving Labor the win as late as Friday afternoon.

However, the polling booths have returned different result.

As well as retaining the seat of Monaro, the Nationals also have Bronnie Taylor elected to the Upper House, giving the area two representatives.

While the win has elated Mr Barilaro, his Labor opponent, Steve Whan, who lost the seat to him in 2011, is now leaving politics.

Mr Whan told The Monaro Post “I am obviously very disappointed with the result of the election. I would have liked to see a swing in my favour, and I think I would have really delivered had I been successful.

“As I stated in the lead up to the election, I am leaving politics as a result of this outcome.

I have spent 18 years trying to serve the area

and that seemed to just be used as a way to attack me during the election campaign, which was disappointing to see.

“So now I will move on to something new to do, and although it is scary, I am looking forward to the future.”

Mr Barilaro said “I am very humbled by the result of the election.

It was a tight race and we had a 1 per cent swing to us, so I am very excited and honoured to have been re-elected. I think it shows that people are acknowledging the hard work I have put in over the last term, and I am appreciative of that.

“Over the next few weeks we will map out our election commitments and start fitting them into the June budget. I will also be looking at some of the issues that were brought to me in the lead up to the election and begin making action plans to address them.”

New Upper House member, Bronnie Taylor said “I feel absolutely ecstatic about the result of the election, it is a great outcome for us and it

is a great outcome for the Monaro. We have all worked really hard and it is an absolute privilege to work with John Barilaro. We have our first party room meeting on Wednesday up in Sydney, and as a member of the NSW Nationals team in the Upper House, I am looking forward to mapping out our tasks ahead.”

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The first step is to focus on what is important to you. What are your goals? There will be short, medium and long term goals. They are likely to be financial and non-financial. There could even be some conflicting goals and how achievable are they? Lots of questions and it’s hard to have all the answers.

Some goals could be - education for children, a family holiday, be happy, paying down debt, increase your wealth, protect my family, being comfortable in retirement, good health, time to spend with family, not be a burden to my children and the list goes on.

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Prioritise what is important to you. It is rare that you can do everything that you want. Be honest and work with the resources you have, make some sacrifices and get on with moving forward.

As you achieve a particular goal give yourself a small reward. The hard work needs some recognition.

Reduce your non-deductible debt quicker. Pay off high interest credit card debt first and ensure the credit card is paid off monthly before interest charges hit you. If you struggle with the credit card debt consider cutting up the card. Commit extra payments towards your home loan. Based on a loan of $200,000 with interest rate of 6% with monthly repayments of $2,000 it takes 11 years 8 months to pay off. Increasing monthly repayment to $2,500 takes 8 years 8 months to pay off. That gives 3 extra years of savings totaling $90,000 not including investment earnings.

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16th Annual Briscoe award The 16th annual John Briscoe Award was announced last Saturday.

The exhibition will run at the Raglan Gallery until the end of April.

Pictured left are James and Barabra Litchfield with the judge, Harriet Body (their grand daughter) and Jane Rogers (their daughter).

Bottom Left: Peter Giles won the major award.

Below: Joan Fogarty won the pastels award.

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Jindabyne locals Scott and Luke Kneller have been selected to appear on the cover of this year’s Cooma Yellow Pages® and White Pages®, which starts distribution from 11 April 2015.

Scott and Luke have been selected under the theme, Australian Stars Rising Above, which celebrates up and coming Australians who are achieving beyond their years and making positive changes in their community.

Scott and Luke Kneller are paving the way for Jindabyne’s youth by helping get young locals on track to a positive and healthy life.

The brothers’ shared passion for skiing was fostered by their late father and snowsports enthusiast, who was killed tragically in a work place accident last year. Determined to keep his legacy alive, the pair established the ‘Rob Kneller Youth Foundation’.

Established in 2013, the foundation aims to provide better access and opportunities for young locals to become involved in snowsports and promotes a healthy and active lifestyle. The initiative helps subsidise the cost of skiing programs and offers workshops coached by world class athletes as well as mentoring for hundreds of students.

Through the foundation, the brothers have raised more than $25,000. They also created and built the Jindabyne Disc Golf Course, a recreation sport for all ages, with the proceeds from discs sold locally donated to the foundation.

“As my skiing career was coming

to an end, I turned my attention to the legacy I wanted to leave behind and how my brother and I could give back to our local community,” Scott said.

Each year Sensis, the publisher of the Yellow Pages and White Pages, has recognised the efforts of local people in their communities by celebrating their achievements on the covers of its regional books.

Yellow Pages Marketing Specialist, Belinda Di Pietro, said this year’s theme, Australian Stars Rising Above, recognises young Australians volunteering their time to champion projects that are helping their community thrive.

“This year we have discovered young change makers across Australia who are stepping up to make a difference in their community. We wanted to honour these rising stars and elevate them to a place where everyone can celebrate them,” she said.

“This year we are thrilled to recognise Scott and Luke’s efforts in creating a brighter future for their community.”

Residents and businesses can choose not to receive a copy of the Cooma Yellow Pages and White Pages by calling Sensis on 1800 008 292 or visiting www.directoryselect.com.au.

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JCS planning $1m spend Jindabyne Central School (JCS) will begin a consultation process with the school community on how best to invest a promised $1 million from the re-elected Baird government.

Nationals MP and re-elected member for Monaro John Barilaro committed $1 million to JCS to be spent on capital works in the lead-up to last Saturday’s NSW election.

Mr Barilaro reaffirmed the $1 million pledge this week, saying there were there no strings attached to the money and JCS would have the authority to spend it how it wished on capital works.

JCS principal Debbie-Lee Hughes said the school council would work with the school executive, teachers, parents and students to develop the best plan on how to invest the money in the school.

JCS school council chairperson Kylie Smith said the money would be a huge boost to the school and allow it to improve and update its

infrastructure and facilities.

“It’s a great opportunity for the JCS community to work together to improve facilities for the benefit of our children,” she said.

Mr Barilaro, the Minister for Small Business and Regional Tourism in the last Baird government, said he looked forward to delivering the money to JCS in the near future.

“Investing in public education is vital for our children’s future,” he said.

“This funding, for whatever project the school community decides, will give students at Jindabyne Central School the very best opportunities to succeed.”

Mr Barilaro said he was honoured and humbled to be re-elected as the member for Monaro in what was a tight race between himself and Labor candidate Steve Whan.

“Most of all, I am resolute and determined to keep achieving meaningful results for the community,” he said.

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Office of Local Government Nominations for Excellence Awards Council is very pleased to have been named as a finalist in 4 categories of the Office of Local Government Nominations for Excellence Awards.

These awards recognise the excellent contributions and outstanding achievements and innovations being implemented to advance and improve local government.

Councils nominated finalists are: t Excellence in Age Friendly Communities Snowy River Hostel for their very special project - The Resident Quilts. The quilts are living memories of the residents past. t Excellence in Leadership and Sustainability Council’s Green Team for Improving Council's performance on a variety of sustainability measures that demonstrate our commitment in this area. t Next Generation Emerging Leader Council’s Management Accountant and Financial Accountant for works performed on the Infrastructure Gap and Engaging Managers in the Budget Process. t Leadership in Community Services The Snowy River Health Centre recognising leadership in community services.

The winners will be announced on 23 April 2015 at the 2015 Local Government Management Excellence Awards night in Sydney. I wish all the nominees success in their award categories.

Mr Laurie Norton It was with much sadness when I received the news that Mr Laurie Norton, a former Councillor and Mayor of Snowy River Shire passed away on Wednesday, 18 March 2015.

Laurie Norton was elected to Snowy River Shire Council as a Councillor in September 1987. He became Shire President in September 1988, and remained president until the 1991 election.

Laurie was a well known resident who was not only actively involved with Council but in many different areas concerning the Shire.

He will be missed by many.

No Lights, No Camera, but lots of Action at Cooma Little Theatre Cooma Little Theatre’s 2015 Club Grant of completely stripped. The foyer too over $400,000 received early this year will has been gutted in preparation for building works. soon start to be put to good use.

The theatre seating has been Work on major renovations to the kitchen, toilets, foyer and auditorium will soon be dismantled by Nigel Griffiths and underway. Already local electricians have CLT is very happy to announce started the incredible task of rewiring the old building.

The Cooma Little Theatre building started life as the Snowy Mountains Hydro Electricity Scheme Single Mens Dining Room and Recreation Hall.

It was originally heated by a piped heating system powered by the adjacent bakery (no longer there) and the original pipes and Paul McPhie and Margaret Hassall radiators can still be seen removing electrical cables. in the ceiling.

Cooma Little Theatre, as a community theatre group, has been in that brand new seating will be existence for 60 years this year and staged installed prior to the reopening. productions in various venues around the There will also be improvements area until the building was made available to to the insulation, as well as an Eco-Heat system which enhances the group in the 1950s.

Over the last couple of months members heating and cooling of the building. have been very busy preparing for the More air conditioning systems will be installed, replacing the old oil heaters. builders to commence.

CLT would like to thank all the amazing Many kilometres of electrical cabling have been removed, as well as this all the theatre people who have been helping including Liz, Nigel, Geoff, Jim, Caroline, Scott, Marg, stage lights have been taken down.

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Bravery awards for heroic actions Three men have received bravery awards for their actions 42 years ago.

Awardees comprise members of the public who went to the rescue of two children trapped in a vehicle submerged in the Numeralla River near Cooma on September 4, 1972.

The late Mr Gavin Stanley Scott Mr Henry Drury Skelton The late Mr John Herman Windshuttle On September 4, 1972, four citizens rescued two children from a submerged vehicle in the Numeralla River, near Cooma.

A woman was driving

along the Monaro Highway near Cooma, when she lost control of her vehicle and crashed through a bridge railing, landing in nearly 3.5 metres of water in the Numeralla River.

As the icy water reached the rear door windows, the driver managed to escape while four passengers remained trapped inside.

Four passing motorists independently drove upon the scene and at different times entered the icy water to assist.

Three of the men saw a young girl in an air pocket looking out through the vehicleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

rear window which they managed to break and pull the girl out.

When the distressed driver stated another girl remained inside, one of the men leaned into the vehicle, found her and pulled her outside.

As the unconscious girl was brought to the river bank the vehicle sank below the surface.

The fourth man became aware that other people were also trapped.

He entered the water and dived down to the vehicle, locating a young boy who he pulled out and returned to the surface.

He then dived down to the vehicle again, this

The annual Sir William Hudson Memorial Centreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fete held last Sunday raised the $12,000 the organisers had hoped for.

There are still some raffles to be counted, which may boost the final figure.

Raffles on the day were won by John Paske (wood) and F Lapham (Woolworths).

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Top right Andrew Egan with an auction item.

Below: Donna Smith was visiting from the USA with Vicki Lynch.

time locating a woman.

As he attempted to pull her from the car, she became stuck against the roof.

After several further attempts he managed to free the woman and bring her to the surface.

Sadly the woman and the boy were deceased.

For their actions, the recipients are recognised by the award of the Group Bravery Citation.

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School was never this much fun Dads in school It was back to school for the Dads at Jerangle last week when they were summoned by the teacher to take part in a number of academic and educational activities. With quivering knees and little school ports, seven dads were seated attentively in the classroom ready to handle anything from writing long essays to solving complicated mathematical equations.

It was with some relief that the dads realised they were not so much in the spotlight as they had imagined and they were surprised that a lot of the teaching came from their children. The staff at the school had organised a big day of challenging and fun activities that involved the children working alongside their dads.

The 14 students and seven dads were split up into family teams and rotated around a variety of activities ranging from making a movie trailer, to decorating a candle, to using a wood burning tool to create door signs and making a wish on a

metal leaf that that they decorated.

The Principal, Mrs Sonja T. Sim was very happy with the day explaining that “the school sees a lot of the Mums as the dads are often away for work, so by having a special day just for the dads has been a huge success. In fact, it has been so successful that I think the Mums feel they would like to do something similar. We have been so inspired that Mum’s Day at School is already in the pipeline for next year.”

The smiles on the children’s faces as well as watching the dads work together with their children indicates that everyone enjoyed all aspects of the day. However, possibly the best part of Dads Day is the part that can’t be measured or taken home on a piece of wood. It is that time that dads have had with their children. It is that communication that occurred so naturally or it is that surprise of a parent when they see the talents of their child being so effectively exhibited or even the wonder of a wish that a child so willingly shares.

Cooma North PS sporting activities keeping students busy RUN, RUN, RUN! Recently students from 2-6 participated in this year’s Cooma North Public School Cross Country event. Well done to all those students who participated and showed great sportsmanship. It was lovely to see so many students have a go.

Thank you to all the teachers and support staff who made this event possible for our students. This year we have 42 students who will be heading off to the District Carnival on Thursday 23 April at Nimmitabel.

CARN THEY CRY! Students went to Snowy Oval to participate in the Auskick Gala Day. In this development session, the students were given the opportunity to play modified games of AFL, learn the rules of the game and practise their skills.

Thank you Mr Woolf and Mr Clark for organising this event.

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Residents still not happy with shiny neighbour Some residents of Cooma North and Cooma East are hoping a meeting with Transgrid representatives last week will result in some site amelioration being carried out at the new substation site on the Monaro Highway north of Cooma.

The residents are concerned their previously uninterrupted views from their homes have been compromised by the building of the substation.

While there have been screen trees planted near the site, they do not improve the view from all angles.

The situation has been exacerbated by the construction of a large silver fence around the site which one resident says shines right into her lounge room. Theyn said the situation hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been too bad until the fence was erected.

The resident said the building was â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;sort ofâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; blending into the landscape until the fence was built.

They said other neighbours had the same problem.

The residents are concerned there was not enough community consultation with them

concerning the project.

Under NSW Planning laws, projects of this nature are advertised by the government department, bypassing local government, in this case Cooma-Monaro Shire Council.

The feeling after the meeting last week was that it was a worthwhile forum where concerned community members were able to openly discuss and raise their concerns about the visual impact of the project and options in going forward.

But the residents believe now that Transgrid is in the execution phase of this project it becomes very difficult to make any large scale changes to the design, siting and layout of this facility.

However as discussed on-site it would seem that the internal REF Assessment developed for Transgrid did not adequately identify and classify the visual impacts of the substation from surrounding dwellings.

This is reflected by the fact that no-one from Transgrid has been into the surrounding area during planning or execution phase of this project to assess this impact.

The residents believe that this has potential

to continue to be an ongoing problem for Transgrid who otherwise have contributed generously to local community initiatives

Pictured, the view of the substation from Woolalla Street, Cooma East, showing the shiny new fence which is disturbing neighbours.

Bishopâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Walk With The Cross on Monaro

On Saturday morning he was assisted by Baptist Pastor Farhad Khan before travelling to Bredbo where he was greeted by the local congregation, including the Rural Fire Service.

PEST ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES Applications sought South East Local Land Services is seeking two suitably qualified and experienced pest controllers to provide strategic and reactive pest animal control services, primarily targeting wild dogs using poisoning, trapping and shooting control methods in the Monaro, Snowy River and Palerang Local Government Areas.

Pest animal control services are required from 4 May 2015 and will be ongoing for a period of 12 months with the possibility of extension.

Interested pest animal controllers must obtain an information package from South East Local Land Services and address the essential criteria in their application.

Applications close 5pm Friday, 17 April 2015.

For further information please contact Mark McGaw, Team Leader Invasive Species and Plant Health on (02) 4824 1901 or email mark.mcgaw@lls.nsw.gov.au

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Bishop Stuart Robinson spent last week in Cooma and district, with his Walk With The Cross program.

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Kristy Nicholls Occupation: Physiotherapist About me: I grew up in Cooma, attending St Patrick’s Parish School from Kindergarten to year 10, I then completed years 11 and 12 in Sydney. I returned to Cooma at the end of 2010 to become a physio in my local town. I am now married to Will and we live on a cattle property 45 minutes out of Cooma, and 25 minutes out of Nimmitabel. I love the Monaro, and the people in it.

I love any sport, am very competitive, but realize my odds are stacked against me in Strictly Musical, because dancing is definitely NOT my forte!!

Why I am participating in Strictly Musical: For me Strictly Musical will be a very personal journey, my mum has been affected by cancer and if I can help in any capacity to improve the services, or the lives of those affected by this horrible disease, then I will do it. I also believe it will be incredibly fun, and something out of my comfort zone!!

Maree Coates Occupation: High School Teacher at Bombala High School – teaching Art and Agriculture About me: I live with my husband James on our farm at ‘Goldsands’ near Cathcart. Play Leaguetag for the Bombala High Heelers. Enjoy spending time with family and friends, playing sport and 4WD to remote NSW and VIC locations and camping.

Why I am participating in Strictly Musical: Great idea to raise funds for those touched by cancer. Cancer has occurred to family and friends and is a terrible human condition that affects many people in our local area every year. The MCCR is a great bunch of people involved in helping those who can’t help themselves when cancer occurs in their lives.

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New preschool funding modelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s impact on Cooma North The decision by the NSW State Government to develop a new preschool funding model to target preschool access for children in their year before school has provided many challenges for the Cooma North Preschool.

The funding model which came into effect on January 1, 2014 provides funding to all NSW preschools for the following children: â&#x20AC;˘ A child who is at least four years of age on or before the 31st July in that school year. â&#x20AC;˘ A child who is three years of age on or before the 31st July and is from an equity group (ie â&#x20AC;&#x201C; low-income health care card, Indigenous background or English language needs).

The major gap in this funding model is that preschools are no longer being funded for threeyear olds who do not fit the equity group criteria.

This goes against the research which indicates that longer participation in early education produces better outcomes for ALL

children and not just those from equity groups.

This also provides a financial challenge to community based services, like Cooma North Preschool, that rely on the attendance of three-yearolds for service viability.

Another challenge of the new funding model is that enrolment numbers in community-based services such as Cooma North Preschool are â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;cappedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; based on a prescribed formula.

If a service goes above their cap, they are penalised and not funded for any child above that cap.

Cooma North Preschool is capped at 60 enrolments to which we currently have 46 children enrolled.

This is having a significant financial impact on our preschool service.

Whilst the funding model does not best cater to the

needs of Cooma North Preschool, we hope to work with our committee, families and the community to rise above the challenges before us.

One of the strategies we have implemented to meet the Government target of 15hrs of preschool each week is to offer a third day subsidy rate.

This subsidy allows families to take up a third day at preschool at a

reduced rate, making it more affordable for more families on the Monaro to achieve the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;optimumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; benefit from a preschool service.

Government funding has never covered all operating costs of the preschool, and to keep fees affordable we supplement our income with fundraising, grants and in-kind support from community groups.

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We would particularly like to thank Transgrid for their donation of $5000 for our new shade sail and tree and to the Cooma Lions Club who constructed the shade sail and carried out maintenance in our outdoor learning environment.

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Well, that’s another election done and dusted. With a one percent swing towards him, John Barilaro is a pretty happy member for Monaro for another four years.

With our local girl Bronnie Taylor now in the Upper House, the region seems to be fairly well represented, politically.

The Postman is sure both members will work hard for our community.

Bishop Stuart Robinson must be getting pretty fit as he continues his Walk with the Cross across the diocese.

The Postman noticed the Bishop had helpers last week, who were probably surprised at the weight of the cross.

Who needs a gym when one has a cross to bear?

It was sad day in town yesterday – the Cooma pool has closed for the winter season.

Local swimmers will have to find alternative ways of keeping fit and supple during winter.

The old argument arises though – Cooma needs year-round pool.

Maybe that’s a project the member for Monaro might like to start his next term with?

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Restrictions disappointing Editor,

I have returned to Cooma after a 40 years absence and on returning it was marvellous to see that the Raglan Gallery is still operating as an art gallery.

My mother (Betty Gibson), Pauline Hunter and Jenny Makinson started the Raglan Gallery back in 1968 to provide a Centre for the arts and showcase this beautiful building for the benefit of all the community. Lindsay Hain, who owned the building at this stage, was only too happy to see life brought back into his building and the benefits that the Gallery was to bring to Cooma.

Over this period I remember many social occasions being held at the Gallery, 21st parties, engagements parties, Bridge afternoons and fund raising activities to name a few. The gallery was open to the community for the community.

I am so disappointed to hear of the restrictions now placed on the Gallery.

It is a building that should be used by any section of the community for whatever activity within size and time

Riposte Lisa Ashurst

We’ve sort of set up a small kitchen garden here and have been growing vegetables and it’s been pretty exciting watching the seeds sprout, grow up and crop, but it has also been somewhat of a learning experience and just goes to show how much is involved.

Or how little! Take the tomatoes for example. We bought the seeds, prepared the little seedling pots with the right soil mix, planted them at just the right depth, placed them in a nice sunny position, carefully sprayed them daily with water, made a fuss of them and did everything it said to do on the back of the packet. Most of them germinated so it was all good.

Then they grew up, fruited and we harvested. Yay! Thing is though, a few of the tomatoes got attacked by something or other so we just pulled them off and dropped them into the pots where they just sat on top of the soil, figuring they could act as compost or something, or at least entice whatever had attacked them away from the others.

And that’s where we learnt how little fussing tomato seeds really need because once the main plants had finished fruiting and been pulled up we discovered the seeds in the damaged ones we’d dropped had germinated. Every. Single. One! No fuss, no drama, no pandering, just a

constraints. It is a Cooma icon and in that should be available for activities inside and outside the framework of ‘Art’. The viability of this establishment is in danger without opening it up to the community as a whole. My interest in the Gallery is a personal one but also I wanted to contribute to the continuation of the Gallery and as such was voted onto the Board of Directors at the November 2014 AGM. Without the foresight of these ladies so many years ago the Gallery would not have existed then or now, but for the gallery to continue existing it needs foresight on behalf of the council to allow other activities to be held in this beautiful historic building. In allowing this it is opening up this impressive building to all the people of Cooma and surrounds.

Cooma needs enterprises such as the Raglan Gallery to thrive.

It is Cooma’s Gallery and over the years a lot of people have donated time as well as money to improve what is a publicly owned asset.

Mrs Wendy F Litchfield (nee Gibson) pot full of self-sown tomato plants that managed to come up all on their own!

Lots and lots of them actually, which is really surprising considering we did absolutely nothing on their behalf which kind of makes me wonder about all the prep listed on the packets.

Look, I’m not saying you should abandon the instructions to stand in the midst of the vegie patch instead, tossing your seeds to the four winds and just letting them get on with it sans further input from you (other than the odd go over with the watering can) but maybe it might be a case of the less hands-on we are, the better the little guys like it. Like, I found potatoes growing where I have never planted any and if they are the remnants of someone else’s long ago garden then they must be a really hardy strain as I have mowed over that area on a regular basis and yet... there they were, happily growing in the kikuyu around the base of the lemon tree! Then there’s the zucchini plant we thought was done and dusted and blow me down if there aren’t two more zucchinis happily growing amongst the drooping foliage; really nice ones that we’ll pick shortly! We thought they were finished so had pulled back on the hovering etc. Just goes to show, doesn’t it?

Yes it does! Vegetable seeds are tough little things and, given half the chance to get on with it and do their thing, will do just that. Their thing!

Nature is wonderful, isn’t it?

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COUNCIL WELCOMES SHIRES NEWEST AUSTRALIAN CITIZENS Council welcomed the Shires newest Australian Citizens at its Ordinary Council meeting on 24 March 2015. We extend our congratulations to Ms Clara Cameron Lambooij, Miss Kasama Sonphuang and Miss Thanattha Sujan.

Cheap Eats Night in Jindabyne On Friday 10th April, participating local businesses are offering special deals and discounts to young people.

Cheap Eats is part of Youth Week 2015, and Snowy Youth Council members urge other youth to look out for a poster within shops to indicate their participation.

Citizenship ceremonies are held at Council’s Ordinary Council Meetings and are conducted by Snowy River Shire Mayor, John Cahill.

Free Day for Youth at Lake Crackenback Resort

DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL The following development application has been submitted to the Snowy River Shire Council: • Property Address: 218 Barry Way JINDABYNE NSW 2627 • Legal Description: Lot 192 DP 1019526 Ph Clyde • Property Number: 104027 • Application No: DA0091/2015 • Development Proposal: Telecommunications facility - 45m steel lattice tower The development application and associated documents are currently available for inspection for a period of 21 days at Council offices.

Berridale Office Hours: 8.30am – 4.30pm 2 Myack Street Berridale

YOUTH WEEK 2015

Jindabyne Office Hours 8.30am – 4.30pm Shop 3 Razorback Plaza, 1 Gippsland Street Jindabyne

On Saturday 11th April, head up to LCR for a day of free fun: have a go at archery; golf; mountain biking; bushwalking; canoeing or trampolining.

Youth Week runs from 10-19 April, it is an opportunity for young people to express their ideas and views, act on issues that affect their lives, and create and enjoy activities and events.

Check out www.facebook.com/ SnowyYouthCouncil for a full list of free activities on offer.

Any person making a submission is required to disclose any reportable political donations or gifts at the time of making the submission (for more information please contact Councils Environmental Services Department or view Councils website www.snowyriver.nsw.gov.au).

Joseph Vescio Snowy River Shire Council GENERAL MANAGER PO Box 143 BERRIDALE NSW 2628 Telephone 6451 1195

DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL

Jindabyne Office Hours 8.30am – 4.30pm Shop 3 Razorback Plaza, 1 Gippsland Street Jindabyne

Any interested person may make a submission to Council in relation to any aspect of the development application. Submissions close 7 April 2015. If the submission is an objection to the development it must be made in writing and addressed to the General Manager, Snowy River Shire. It must reference the development application number and the grounds for objection are to be clearly stated.

Please note that all submissions will become public documents and in the case of applications referred to a Council meeting for determination, the name and address of the person making the submission will be part of the information included in Councils Business Paper.

Any person making a submission is required to disclose any reportable political donations or gifts at the time of making the submission (for more information please contact Councils Environmental Services Department or view Councils website www.snowyriver.nsw.gov.au).

Joseph Vescio GENERAL MANAGER

Snowy River Shire Council PO Box 143 BERRIDALE NSW 2628 Telephone 6451 1195

EMPLOYMENT Current employment opportunities within Council, are advertised on our website at http://www.snowyriver. nsw.gov.au/Council/Employment or you can telephone PH 64511195.

MAYOR: Clr John Cahill - 0427239006 DEPUTY MAYOR: Clr Peter Beer - 0438619 914 2 Myack Street, PO Box 143, Berridale NSW 2630

The longest week ever!

friday 17th friday 10th Cheap Eats Night Participating local restaurants are offering special deals and discounts to young people. Eat out tonight!

saturday 11th Free day for youth @ Lake Crackenback Resort Head up to LCR for a day of free fun: have a go at archery; golf; mountain biking; bushwalking; canoeing or trampolining.

wednesday 15th

High Ropes Adventure Free high ropes challenge is on at Jindabyne Sport & Recreation Centre. Numbers are limited and transport is available. 1:00pm – 4:00pm

saturday 18 th Youth Art @ Berridale Hosted by the Berridale Art Gallery, join local artists Pauline Syron Coxon and Psalm Kivinen for a workshop like no other - be part of creating a mural to adorn the Berridale Bus Stop.

Or you can work with a local professional photographer Matty Bourke from Timeless Tracks. Learn the tips and tricks when taking action shots at the Berridale Skate Park, bring your digital camera or smart phone.

Both events at Berridale 10:00am – 2:00pm

Op Shop Fashion Parade

sunday 19 th

Be involved in a fun day at the Jindabyne Op Shop at the Alpine Uniting Church hall. Join the crew organising the fashion parade with Ebony & Chrome Boutique styling tips, or just attend and cheer on the models. Two dollar entry donation.

10:00am – 12:00pm

Be one of the chosen few to attend a session at the Jindabyne Equestrian Resort. Turn your hobby into an equestrian career and learn about horse disciplines and handling. 10:00am – 3:00pm

thursday 16 th Mad Hatters Barefoot Bowling Party It’s lawn bowls gone casual at the Jindabyne Bowling Club. Wear a crazy hat, get your feet on the grass and join in the fun 3:00pm – 6:00pm.

Equestrian Workshop

Youth Council Photography Post Production “drop in” Following on from the photography workshop on the 18th, learn how to utilise your action images. Bring them on a USB to the Snowy Mountains Neighbourhood Centre at 3:30pm on either the 23rd or 30th of April to get Matty Bourke’s expert assistance.

it’s free An Australian, State, Territory and Local Government Initiative

EASTER PUBLIC HOLIDAY WASTE SERVICE FACILITIES CLOSURE Residents and Businesses are advised that the Jindabyne Landfill, Berridale Transfer Station and Adaminaby Landfill will be closed the following days: Closed Good Friday Closed Easter Saturday Closed Easter Monday

Friday, 3 April 2015 Saturday, 4 April 2015 Monday, 6 April 2015

All Waste Facilities will return to regular operating hours on Sunday 5 April 2015 however, the Adaminaby Landfill will be re-open on Tuesday, 7 April 2015, between 10am and 1pm.

For further information, please see the chart below or contact Council on Ph 6451 1195

The following development application has been submitted to the Snowy River Shire Council: • Property Address: 15 Penders Court JINDABYNE NSW 2627 • Legal Description: Lot 2 DP 1158446 Ph Clyde • Property Number: 107693 • Application No: MOD0033/2015 • Development Proposal: Modification of approved DA0141/2011 - Installation of 3 pre fabricated homes for serviced apartments The development application and associated documents are currently available for inspection for a period of 21 days at Council offices.

Berridale Office Hours: 8.30am – 4.30pm 2 Myack Street Berridale

10-19 april, 2015

For more information visit: www.facebook.com/SnowyYouthCouncil Pick up registration forms at Snowy River Shire Council offices.

Any interested person may make a submission to Council in relation to any aspect of the development application. Submissions close 7 April 2015 .If the submission is an objection to the development it must be made in writing and addressed to the General Manager, Snowy River Shire. It must reference the development application number and the grounds for objection are to be clearly stated.

Please note that all submissions will become public documents and in the case of applications referred to a Council meeting for determination, the name and address of the person making the submission will be part of the information included in Councils Business Paper.

An Australian, State, Territory and Local Government Initiative

A WEED AWARENESS TOOL- HAVE YOU NOTICED THE RED GUIDE POSTS? Red Guide Posts are being installed along roadsides in Snowy River Shire. The marked areas identify known locations of high risk noxious weeds. The program involves the installation of red guide posts at the ‘start’ and ‘end’ of each infestation. Outdoor operational staff have been briefed on the campaign and no works such as slashing or grading is to take place between the posts until such time as the weed infestations have been controlled.

The Red Guide Posts alert road users of the site they need to avoid and prevent further spread of noxious weeds along high risk pathways. By avoiding the guide posted areas- not pulling off the road between the red guide posts, the general public can help stop the spread of weeds, as many weeds, especially African lovegrass are readily spread by vehicles.

Snowy River Shire Council’s Vegetation Unit would like to thank the Monaro Regional Weeds Committee (MRWC) for funding this initiative across the Monaro.

By avoiding Red Guide Posted areas we can all help stop the spread of weeds!

For more information on the program within Snowy River Shire, visit www.snowyriver.nsw.gov.au or contact Vegetation Staff on 02 64511180

JINDABYNE SPORTSGROUND s355 COMMITTEE MEETING NOTICE The Jindabyne Sportsground s355 Committee will be holding their AGM 6pm Wednesday 15 April 2015, at the Jindabyne Sportsground.

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Happy 10th Birthday to Cooma Flower Shop Cath McGraw recently celebrated her 10th year at Cooma Flower Shop.

Cath and her husband Darby moved to Cooma 12 years ago because they wanted a lifestyle change from the fast pace of Sydney.

However since being Cooma, they are busier than ever.

Cath became a florist 20 years ago after she bought a flower shop up in Gymea. She says it is the type of job that you need to be passionate about, because it can be very tough.

“It’s not a matter of just playing with flowers. There are some really long days,” she says, “I am usually here from 7.30am til 5.30pm and I am on my feet all of that time.”

Cath likens running a florist to running a restaurant.

The flowers come in from the Sydney markets, and just as chefs need to make

dishes out of their ingredients, Cath needs to create beautiful arrangements from all the separate flowers.

But this is what Cath enjoys about her job. She loves the creativity, she loves the unpredictable requests that she gets from clientele, but one of the most rewarding parts of the job is the reaction Cath gets once her flowers are delivered.

She loves to see people enjoy the arrangement she has done for them, particularly brides on their wedding day.

“I’m my own worst enemy,” says Cath, “If something isn’t looking quite right, I will sometimes take it apart and redo it three times, just to make sure it is perfect.”

Cooma Flower Shop has faced some challenges over its 10 years of business.

They have had to change locations four times.

Not an easy feat,

particularly when it requires moving their big cooler from place to place.

She also finds it difficult being so far from the flower markets.

“When I worked in Sydney, I could just pop over to the market for more flowers if I needed to, but that is just not possible here.”

However one of the biggest challenges for Cath has been finding staff. When she moved here Cath had planned on just running the shop and doing all the arrangements herself, however it has been so successful that she has had to hire staff in order to keep up.

Cath says that when they were in Sydney, it was just a matter of calling up the nearest TAFE and getting some bright young florists to come in to lend a

hand and get some good experience at the same time.

Being a small town Cooma just does not have this luxury and aspiring florists need to be trained, which takes time.

However her passion for floristry has kept Cath going strong through any tough times.

She loves that each day is different from the last and that she is constantly inspired and challenged by requests from her customers.

You can find Cooma Flower Shop at 169 Sharp St and call them on 6452 2505. Check out their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/coomaflowershop for examples of Cath’s beautiful work.

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COUNCIL MEETING 13 APRIL 2015, MICHELAGO HALL @ 5.30PM Council will be holding its ordinary council meeting Monday 13 April 2015, commencing at 5.30pm with Public Forum at 6.00pm where residents are welcome to address Council on any matter. Please ensure you

RISING WATER MAIN AT NORTH RIDGE RESERVE Pictured is the Water Crew installing new air valves and chambers for safer and improved operation on the rising water main at Cooma North Ridge. The old air valve assemblies were difficult to isolate and maintain, and chambers did not comply with current WHS requirements.

arrive at 5.45pm if you wish to address council.

Business Papers are available to the public on Council’s website www.cooma.nsw.gov.au the Thursday of the week preceding the meeting.

School Holiday Art and Craft at the Library Feeling creative?

Join us at the library these school holidays and make a kite or a dream catcher!

When:

The first round funding for Boco Rock Community Fund applications opens on Monday 16 March 2015 and closes on Thursday 16 April 2015. The fund is open to any not for profit incorporated community group within the CoomaMonaro Shire.

The overarching objectives of the fund are to deliver community wide benefits; support the work of existing and future community significance; & encourage

local community innovation and support for issues of community significance.

Two grant programs are available. There is a small grant program with a maximum grant of $2,000 and a large grant program with a maximum grant available of $50,000.

For documentation please see Council’s website www.cooma.nsw.gov.au or pick up an application pack at Council Offices, 81 Commissioner Street, Cooma.

POSITIONS VACANT

REGISTERED NURSE – CASUAL Council has a position available in the Corporate Services Division for Registered Nurse - Casual at Yallambee Lodge.

File Ref: PV10 Salary: $28.7013 - $42.4079 / hour (incl. casual loading) Applications Close: On-going recruitment – please call HR for details

CASUAL CONSTRUCTION WORKER CW2 (WORKS) EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Council is seeking expressions of interest from those who are interested in Casual work available in the Engineering Services Division as a Construction Worker CW2 (Works) based at the Cooma Depot.

To apply you must have a current Drivers Licence and a WHS Construction Induction (White Card).

File Ref: PV14 Salary: $27.14 / hour (includes disability & 25% casual loading) Applications: Please send in your resume and a cover letter detailing previous experience in the construction industry and plant operation by Monday 6 April 2015

Thursday 9 April at 10.30am (dream catcher) Thursday 16 April at 10.30am (kite) Please book as places are limited on 6455 1730!

Further information can be obtained by calling Human Resources on (02) 6455 1707.

For an information package go to Council’s website: www.cooma.nsw.gov.au or collect from Council Front Reception.

KERB AND GUTTER WORKS IN BOWI STREET

Recently completed kerb and gutter works have provided for safer access to the shared cycleway in Mittagang Road.

VISITOR INVASION EXPECTED OVER EASTER With NSW school holidays coinciding with the Easter break, the region will be putting on a fantastic long weekend for visitors. There will be a variety of programed events and some retail activity opened over the long weekend, supported by delicious food outlets and children functions, which all contribute to make the region a vibrant and inviting holiday destination. Given the favourable weather patterns throughout the region, event organisers are gearing up for an invasion of tourists attracted by some high quality events. Some of these include the Thredbo Easter Eggstravaganza, the Cooma Monaro Railway Easter Fete, the Adaminaby Easter Fair, 11th Annual Mud Marlin Fishing Competition in Numeralla and the Berridale Monster Easter Fair. There are also the regular Tourist Attractions like the Snowy Discovery Centre, Gaol Museum, Eucumbene Trout Farm and so much more. Outside activities

like camping, hiking, fishing, bike riding and country drives are particularly nice this time of year with the beautiful autumn colours and usually pleasant weather.

More details can be obtained from Cooma’s Visitor Centre which will be open over the Easter break or from there website at visitcooma. com.au.

As we all know, Easter means many things to many people and to some it does set us to think about issues and things we would like to do in our lives with our families and friends. To this end, Cooma is perfectly placed to provide fun and entertainment which can be enjoyed by the whole family within vibrant multicultural values and experience with the locals.

On behalf of Council and staff, we wish all residents and visitors to Cooma and the region, a safe and joyful Easter break with your families and friends.

John Vucic – General Manager

WEATHER PERMITTING THE FOLLOWING WORKS WILL CONTINUE Jerangle Road Maintenance Grading Old Bega Road Maintenance Grading Peak View Road Pot Hole Repairs Springfield Road

SENIOR STAFF

Mayor Dean Lynch 0419 295 954

Deputy Mayor Rogan Corbett 0412 722 505

Councillor Bronnie Taylor 0427 546 299

Councillor Martin Hughes 0405 209 685

Councillor Angela Ingram 0410 036 671

Councillor Tony Kaltoum 6452 1730

Councillor Craig Mitchell 0429 383 388

Councillor Ignazio Mondello 0407 714 460

Councillor Winston Phillips 0487 430 000

Heavy Patching Pot Hole Repairs Bowie Street Pot Hole Repairs Polo Flat Road Patch Sealing Kydra Bridge

Box Culverts Cooma Streets Linemarking Lambie Street Pedestrian Foot Bridge

COUNCIL CONTACT DETAILS

General Manager John Vucic Phone: 02 6455 1777 Director of Corporate Services Stephen Molloy Fax: 02 6455 1799 A/Director of Engineering Services Keith Walker Web: www.cooma.nsw.gov.au Director of Environmental Services Peter Smith Email: council@cooma.nsw.gov.au After Hours Emergency Contacts WATER 0417 278 056 WASTEWATER 0419 251 378 RECREATION 0427 011 144 ROADS 0447 415 150

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What’s happening in our region this Easter Adaminaby 2015

Easter

Fair

The popular Adaminaby Easter Fair is on Saturday April 4.

The Easter Fair is “A Day for the Family to Enjoy” with more than 60 market stalls, plus community group fundraising stalls, exhibits, raffles, competitions and events to entertain all comers.

For children, the Jumping Castle is back again and new for 2015 will be “Ballz it Up” - a human sized beach ball in a pond!

Musical entertainment on the day will be provided by Jay Podger.

Activities will start with the Easter Bonnet Parade with children displaying wonderful hand crafted Easter bonnets.

The always popular Dog High Jump, with categories for both small and large dogs is as much fun for the dog competitors as for the watching crowd.

Other morning events will include the “Bleaterhooee”, Adaminaby’s take on a Cooee contest, which honors the Chinese Year of the Goat and will see contestants trying their best to sound like a goat!

The Tug of War for adults and children, Pie eating for adults (the winner in 2014 devoured 5 1/2 pies in three minutes), Watermelon eating for children and the Adaminaby P & C Wood Auction.

After lunch, Adaminaby’s Got Talent will have children performing song

and dance routines to an appreciative audience.

Trout Tossing will be a hit with the kids, with the trout making huge splashes as they hit the water.

The penultimate event of the day is a visit by the Easter Bunny bearing chocolate eggs for all.

The last and most highly anticipated event on the day is the Wacky Quacky Duck Race, with 1250 ducks “racing” under Adaminaby in the storm water drain.

The total prize pool in 2015 will be $1000, with $700 for the first prize.

The Adaminaby School of Arts Memorial Hall will be open all day for a special viewing of the “Stage Curtain”, the curtain was crafted by community members and is a spectacular and vibrant jaw dropping artwork.

There will also be an art and photographic exhibition in the hall.

The Snowy Scheme Museum will be open from 10am.

Aside from being a great fun day, the Easter Fair is also a major fundraising day for the wider community with money being raised by various local groups, including the CWA, the Red Cross, Craft Group, Fishing Club, Snowy Scheme Museum, Mens and Womens Bowlers, The Golf Course Trust and the Adaminaby Public School P & C. The Fishing Club will have its annual Easter Fair Raffle with $2500 in prizes.

Berridale Lions Easter Fair The premier event in the Berridale Lions calendar is the Easter Fair to be held on Easter Saturday April 4 between 9am and 2pm in the Lions Park and Centennial Park beside Jindabyne Road Berridale.

The Club has run the Easter Fair for the last 29 years making it the longest running fair in the Snowy River Shire.

Originally undertaken by the Lions Club to provide a vehicle to permit other non profit organisations to raise funds, it has developed over the years into the ”Market” type fair it is today. While community groups can still use the Fair to raise funds, public expectations have meant that there are now a greater variety of goods available than when the fair first started.

The Club introduced the “Monster Fair” concept in 2012 and it has proved very successful. The objectives established for the fairs is to provide patrons with events and activities that might be of interest to them, together with musical entertainment and an exceptionally wide variety of stalls and hence goods that might gain their interest.

At this Easter Fair the main activities and

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The Lake Light Sculpture Jindabyne 2015 event is certain to inspire with over 60 entries received and the total value of all sculptures to be displayed exceeding $200,000. The event commences at Banjo Paterson Park, follow the pathway along the lake edge. Open from Good Friday through to Easter Monday.

Experience the stunning outdoor art walk with a stroll along the Lake Jindabyne foreshore by day and make sure you come back to see the sculptures at night! The event’s unique quality is in its evening illumination, transforming the sculptures and providing an amazing variation

attractions will be Chainsaw Sharpening and Maintenance Workshops run by Barry Aitchison of Snowy River Fire Control Officer fame, Blacksmithing Demonstrations by Vaughn Wassink, Guided Tours of the Historic Aitchison House, Vintage Hay Bailer Demonstrations, a Vintage Car Display and an Ex-Snowy Machinery Display.

Children are catered for with a petting zoo, a jumping castle and an Easter egg scramble conducted by our own Easter Bunny.

Live music will be provided by “WALLPAPER” an acoustic and percussion duo.

The Fair is a significant source of income for the Berridale Lions who are generally the sole hot food providers on the site. In addition to food sales the club is running a Dutch Auction for loads of firewood. Income raised from the public by the Lions is used to assist the community.

Concurrent with the Fair the women of the Berridale branch of the CWA will be selling Devonshire teas and craft items in their hall beside the Anglican Church We are looking forward to seeing a large gathering of people at our Easter Fair.

to viewing during the day. The event is run by a not for profit organisation with a small volunteer committee. All donations assist with staging the event.

This year’s event has a prize pool of $12,000 including the Thredbo Major Award $5000 and Southern Phone Illumination Award $2500.

Enter a vote for your favourite sculpture via the ‘Michael Scott Lees People’s Choice Award’ for a chance to win a sculpture! Pick up an entry form at the event.

Join an experienced local artist for a walk and talk tour of Lake Light Sculpture and learn about the artists and their sculptures and gain some insight into the Snowy Mountains art culture.

COOMA MONARO RAILWAY EASTER LONG WEEKEND 3RD - 6TH APRIL

EASTER MARKETS - 10AM - 4PM DAILY

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Asbestos remediation works Works to remediate asbestos contamination at Copper Tom Point are nearing completion. The proposed works will provide safe access for trail users riding from Jindabyne to the Dam Wall and linking the Mill Creek Trail to Tyrolean Village.

Snowy River Shire Council informed the community at the end of January that works were delayed due to wet weather and that the expected completion date would need to be revised. Council is pleased to announce that road works have been

completed and the final stages of the project are underway. It is anticipated that this work will take approximately 3 weeks and that the trail will be open to the public as soon as possible.

Public safety is a priority for Council and it is advised to avoid the area until remediation works are complete. Trail users can access Mill Creek from the car park on the East Jindabyne side of the dam wall or from the Tyrolean Village track trail head sign.

Bombala Debutante ball

SIR WILLIAM HUDSON

MEMORIAL CENTRE AGED CARE FACILITY

Michael Egan has been a resident at SWHMC for five years. He is a well known character in our community, and he is on a personal mission. Michael is a keen bird lover and has identified 24 different birds that frequent the grounds and area around the Nursing Home. He has set himself the task of photographing each and every one and so far he has managed to capture 13, so still has 11 to go.

Front row sitting: Flowergirls and pageboys Miller Stewart, Joey Sullivan, Sarah Marks, Jack Edgecombe, Grace Phillips, Orlando Papalia, Madison Papalia, Evan Phillips, Savanah Papalia and Jakeb Gay Sitting Debutantes: Janine Jamieson, Karli Toms, Tanika Hampshire, Ana Ponsford, Makayla Standen, Seanna Cox, Annie McGrath, Casey Richardson, Loretta Hines and Davina Duthie Standing Partners: Daniel Douch, Lochie Bruce, Adam Rodwell, Aaron Cusbert, Douglas Parsons, William Regent, Alex Rosten, Lawrance Salter, Lorenz Niven and Jack Parr Photo courtesy of Reon Chong of Snowy Mountains Music Entertainment.

ADAMINABY

EASTER FAIR

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This is a job he obviously is going to enjoy.

Michael has a great knowledge and appreciation of birds and a definite knack for photography.

The birds he has photographed are mainly seen around the car park and the courtyard, and Michael can be seen out and about around the Home trying to capture the last elusive birds. Recently the images were displayed on the huge screen in the lounge of the Home when Michael was invited to hold a â&#x20AC;&#x153;what bird is thatâ&#x20AC;? presentation with his fellow residents. He has also made a presentation to the board members who all appreciated the opportunity to see the images.

The images that Michael has taken are not happy snaps, they are truly individual works of art taken on his beloved Canon EOS 600D. Since December he has shot over 40,000 frames in his quest to have the â&#x20AC;&#x153;perfectâ&#x20AC;? shot that truly represents the nature and color of each bird. With 11 birds to still be recorded there may be thousand more shots to come.

Michael entered a series of his images into the Cooma P&A Show and was awarded 2x firsts, 1x second and a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Highly Recommendedâ&#x20AC;? for his photographs. If you have had the opportunity to visit the Arthur Miles wing at SWHMC you would also have seen his images displayed on the walls.

Michael has also made copies of his images available for sale at the fete.

The residents of SWHMC are fundraising to buy a much needed bus, this is an enormous task!

Next Thursday they are holding an Easter Bonnet morning, and are charging a nominal $2 fee if you wear a bonnet. The Cooma Pulic School Choir will be entertaining the residents and their guests.

Why not wear a bonnet and pay us a visit?

We were very lucky to have such a glorious day for our annual fete on Sunday, which was so well supported by the local community. The funds raised at the fete are used for providing the extra homely comfort items which improve the quality of life for the residents in care.

A huge thank you must be made for the support from the business owners and the community, for the many wonderful donations received and the also to the volunteers who worked so tirelessly to make the fete a success. Without your continuing assistance we could not have such an event.

Sir William Hudson Memorial Centre welcomes 11 new residents and sadly farewells Roy Bell, Lisa Mikus, Pat Pendergast, Brian Pearson, James Robinson, Ada Wilden and Jean Hegewald.

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Maree Carlson, an employee at SWHMC, is conducting an African High Tea fundraiser for the Bushfire Orphanage in Uganda 2 May. The residents shall be treated to a display and be given lessons on African Drumming prior to the fundraiser.

For details on how to donate please contact her at maree.carlson@yahoo.com

8 Fachin Ave, Cooma | Ph: 6452 3588

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Numbla Vale Public School reunion on Easter Saturday This Saturday sees the reunion of the Numbla Vale Public School which closed in 1972.

Registration is at the Dalgety Hall from 10am, followed by an inspection of the school and lunch at the hall.

Being only 20 students enrolled and with the permanency of the settlers in doubt, it was decided that the Numbla Public School would only be a provisional one when it first opened in 1881.

Parents supplied the furniture, and the classes were held in a 36ft by 12ft hut situated on the rise near the concrete crossing on the Old Matong road in what is now known as the Gorman yard paddock.

Miss Mary Kennedy was appointed as the first teacher, and the number of pupils soon grew to 37, with an average attendance of 28. This success led to the school being converted to a ninth grade

facility in September of their first year.

School fees were charged to form the salary for the teacher, which meant that failure to pay or absent children would result in less money for the teacher. The costs were based on the number of children in the family attending the school.

In 1882, Miss Kennedy left to attend training colleges and was succeeded in 1883 by Mary Spring.

However Miss Spring was not as efficient a teacher and the attendance of students began to fall.

A new site

was chosen for the location of the school and the construction was left in the hands of three local graziers Messrs Amos Crisp, George Davidson and Henry Merrett. The plain wooden building was completed in 1884 at little cost to the department.

Despite having a new building, attendance did continue to drop and the school was forced to

close down due to another teacher leaving for training college in 1892. However five more children were found in the area and it was decided that with these additions, the school could reopen in March of 1893.

In the years following, the school proved sĂ&#x;â&#x2C6;&#x2018;uccessful and numbers were steady, so a new building was proposed. In 1910 a

stone building big enough for 30 students was built with a verandah and a 600 gallon tank attached.

As the children grew to beyond school age, there were not enough younger children to take their place and sustain the school, so it closed again in 1930. The community continued to fight to keep the school going, supplying the labour to paint it in 1935. An increase in numbers led to some government repairs to the building and an appointment of a separate sewing teacher for girls.

Numbers continued to fluctuate, with a new building constructed in 1958 to accommodate more students. After a neighbouring school of Wallgrove closed a bus run to Numbla School was established by Mervin Leck, who also did the Numbla mail run. The school finally closed in 1972.

Cooma District Easter church services Ms Ngaire McCrindle

Anglican Church Cooma (St Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s), Commissioner Street â&#x20AC;˘ Maundy Thursday - 7:30pm Holy Communion â&#x20AC;˘ Good Friday - 9am Service of Prayer and the Word â&#x20AC;˘ Easter Sunday - 9am Holy Communion Cooma (Christ Church) â&#x20AC;˘ Good Friday - 3pm Reflection Adaminaby (St Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s) â&#x20AC;˘ Easter Sunday - 3pm Holy Communion Bredbo (St Bartholomewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s) â&#x20AC;˘ Easter Saturday - 5pm Holy Communion Jerangle (St Andrewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s) â&#x20AC;˘ Easter Saturday - 7:30pm Holy Communion Nimmitabel (St Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s) â&#x20AC;˘ Easter Saturday - 5pm Holy

Communion Numeralla (St Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s) â&#x20AC;˘ Easter Saturday - 7:30pm Holy Communion Baptist Church, Cnr Boona and Baroona Avenues, Cooma North â&#x20AC;˘ Friday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Good Friday Service â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9-10am â&#x20AC;˘ Sunday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Easter Sunday Service â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10-11.30am Lifegate Church (Assembly of God), Yulin Avenue â&#x20AC;˘ Friday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Good Friday Service â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10am â&#x20AC;˘ Sunday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Easter Sunday Service â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9.55am Lutheran Church, Boobah Street, Cooma North â&#x20AC;˘ Friday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Good Friday Service â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 9am â&#x20AC;˘ Sunday â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Easter Sunday Service â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10.30am Presbyterian [at Lutheran Church, Boobah Street, Cooma North]

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OUR NEW RANGE OF

COUNTRY STYLE TIMBER AND IRON WALL ART IS NOW AVAILABLE

Lay-by welcome

Plans for memorial events to celebrate 100 Years of ANZAC are progressing well. On Friday 24 April from 11am Council will be hosting an event to unveil our rock sculpture created by renowned artist Andreas Buisman.

The event will feature a performance from the Snowy Mob â&#x20AC;&#x201C; RSL Rural Commemorative Youth Choir. Our memorial is already attracting wide interest from both locals and visitors.

ANZAC day services will also be held at Bombala, Delegate and Bungarby with usual arrangements applying.

At our recent Visitor Information Update session held at our Visitor Information Centre staff updated attendees on our major tourism projects, the Bundian Way, Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coastal Wilderness and Signage Projects. I am pleased to report that these projects are all progressing well. New signage will be installed on Railway Park by the end of May, new brochures are available promoting Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coastal Wilderness which stretches from Bermagui to Marlo and inland to Delegate and Bombala and the Bundian Way is also going ahead with work continuing on the Two Fold Bay section and work also commencing on an app for the driving route around Delegate. Attendees also learnt of new projects to support community development in Bungarby and our â&#x20AC;&#x153;Making it Betterâ&#x20AC;? initiative.

This initiative will see members of the Delegate Progress Association and Economic Development staff reviewing all our attractions and making constructive suggestions for improvements.

Combined Churches Sunrise Service, Sunday, 6am, Norris Park (next to Swimming Pool)

Drop in to and check it out!

BOMBALA COUNCIL GENERAL MANAGER:

TTell 6452 2334 FFax 6452 2134 Email oplay@bigpond.net.au 69 Massie Street COOMA NSW

G N I M O C UP

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For booking phone the VIC on 64584622.

Road works Heavy patching work will be continuing on Delegate Road.

Endeavour Reserve Road will have a seal applied and maintenance will be occurring on a number of gravel roads including Criagie, Mila, Palarang and Settlers Roads.

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Celebrating 100 years of ANZAC Our fabulous rock sculp ture will be unveiled April BU BN )JHIMJHIU PG the event will be a perfor mance by the Snowy Mob Youth Choir.

Sausage 4J[[MF BOE "O[BD CJTDVJUT will be served following the official ceremony.

Tourism Update With funding recently announced for our new Visitor Centre work has commenced on re arranging displays at the current Centre and planning for the internal fitout of the new Centre. The new Centre will include expanded retail space and also a Gallery. Local producers wishing to sell product in the new Centre should contact 1FUFS .JUDIFMM PO

Out a n d A bout i n Pl aty p u s Cou nt ry

Why not renew your fishing licence at the Visitor Information Centre? We have some wonderful spots to wet a line and you are always welcome to sample what we have on offer in Platypus Country.

Saturday April 4 Saturday 10amâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;4.00pm: Railway Park Visitor Information Centre and Lavender House open â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Pick up maps to explore the area and be calmed by the scents of beautiful platypus country! 10% off goods purchased for today only.

Saturday 11- 3pm: Catch the exhibitions at both the Bundian Way Art Gallery (From City to the Coast Photography Exhibition))and the Borderline Gallery (Autumn Exhibition) at the Rural Transaction Centre, Bombala Street Delegate.

Saturday all day: Mention â&#x20AC;&#x153;Out & Aboutâ&#x20AC;? & enjoy the specials on Maybe Street at: Bombala Bakery â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Selected specials.

Cosmo CafĂŠ â&#x20AC;&#x201C;Coffee/tea and lavender cake special.

Linga Longa â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Specials on delicious cakes and tea/coffee

Saturday 10am-4pm: Delegate School of Arts History Museum open.

365 days a year: Early Settlersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Hut is open See how the pioneers lived.

COME ON DOWN! ITâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S FREE.

Search for some platypus.

Visit a South East Forest, the Platypus Reserve, our galleries and museums. Stroll the beautiful river walks, relax by Black Lake.

Explore the Railway land.

More information call the Platypus Country Visitor Information Centre on 6458 4622 Council Reception Details Ph: 6458 3555 71 Caveat St Fax: 6458 3777

Council@bombala.nsw.gov.au Mayor: Bob Stewart www.bombala.nsw.gov.au Deputy Mayor: BRAD YELDS GENERAL MANAGER: NGAIRE MCCRINDLE

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property muster Wednesday April 1, 2015

OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY 11th APRIL 10am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 10:45am

M: 0429 788 143 | Office: 6452 7004 E: shannon@fergussonrealestate.com.au | www.fergussonrealestate.com.au | 50 Vale St, Cooma

21 Orana Ave, Cooma ASKING $289,000

Well located to Schools and day care, this property is and has been a great family home.

It offers excellent space both inside and out and versatility allowing the home to be a 4 bedder or 3 with a huge 2nd living area. In a high set location with expansive Northerly

views and aspect this is a great option. â&#x20AC;˘ 986 sqm parcel of land on a corner block with great views â&#x20AC;˘ Modern throughout with tasteful renovations to suit your needs â&#x20AC;˘ Large open plan family room and

combined kitchen â&#x20AC;˘ Natural gas heating and reverse cycle air conditioning, fully insulated â&#x20AC;˘ The option of 4 bedrooms, 3 with built in robes and 4th a huge room ideal for teenagers retreat

â&#x20AC;˘ 4th Bedroom option more ideally suits as a huge 2nd living space for the kids and all those TOYS! â&#x20AC;˘ 2 spacious and modern bathrooms A great home, well presented and an ideal option as a home or investment

Welcome addition to the family at Boller and Company Boller and Companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new sales person, Steve Allen, has really hit the ground running. With a solid number of sales already under his belt, Steve is not only keeping his customers happy, but the team as well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;His honest approach to everything involved in the industry is very refreshing,â&#x20AC;? says Tracy Boller, â&#x20AC;&#x153;This has been proven by the number of sales he has achieved in the short time he has been with Boller and Company.â&#x20AC;?

Steve says that he loves being back in his hometown again. Born and raised in Cooma, Steve was the school captain at Monaro High School in 1982. After graduating, Steve worked with the Federal Police for over 10 years. From working on Christmas Island and patrolling the streets of Canberra, to close VIP protection of dignitaries, Steve says his time in the force taught him how to deal with a wide range of people. It is this skill for negotiating and communication, teamed with his value of honesty that really sets Steve apart as an excellent sales person.

Steve started working in real estate at Colliers The Boller and Company family: Steve Allen, Nolita Battye, Terri-Lee Leggett, Residential in Sydney. Although he enjoyed his time here and gained some valuable experience in sales, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Chippyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, Raylin Fletcher and Deb Heffernan

BIG PRICE REDUCTION - Motivated Vendor For sale is this 6 bedroom, newly renovated house situated on a corner block on the top end of town.

The house has a large combined lounge, dinning and kitchen. The lounge room has a slow combustion burner built into the stone fire place. Of the 6 bedrooms, 4 have built-in wardrobes, there are 4 comfortable double sized rooms and 2 single rooms.

Steve wanted to return to the country lifestyle of his hometown. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am loving being back in Cooma,â&#x20AC;? says Steve, â&#x20AC;&#x153;This town and the Monaro area really has a lot going for it, and people from other parts of the country are starting to realise that.â&#x20AC;?

Steve says that he has noticed more people from places like Sydney and Canberra are looking to buy in places such as Cooma to get away from the city lifestyle. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t matter if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re selling a multimillion dollar property or a tiny shack, there are always buyers out there who have a specific need, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about matching those needs with the inventory we have,â&#x20AC;? he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When it comes to real estate, communicating fairly and ethically is key,â&#x20AC;? he says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Particularly giving correct feedback to sellers.â&#x20AC;?

Steve has often been able to successfully sell a property before it has even been advertised because of his relationship with his buyers. By talking with them and understanding what they need, he is able to identify the right property for them as soon as it hits the market.

NEW COOMA LISTING

Once in a lifetime opportunity 11 Mulach Street

With 2 bathrooms both with bath and shower, a separate toilet and large laundry with plenty of storage, you will have all the space you need for the kids and pets.

$219,000

This home is very well priced and would ideally suit a big family or could be bought by a consortium and used as a group lodge. It could also be converted back into 2 x 3 bedroom units.

Take a look, potential is endless.

Call Patrick Sacco 0411 136 645 T 02 6456 3243 M 0411 136 645 F 02 6456 3888 E sales@snowyriverrealestate.com.au W snowyriverrealestate.com.au

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Coolawong Cottageâ&#x20AC;? Anglers Reach

Beautifully located just a few kilometres from Lake Eucumbene, this 80ac property offers a perfect alpine / rural lifestyle for families.

Immaculately presented, this spacious & comfortable home and small grazing property is sure to impress especially with those peaceful rural and lake views. â&#x20AC;˘ 86.6 Acres of Freehold land - 130 acres of Perpetual Leasehold land ($502 per annum) â&#x20AC;˘ Spacious family home with 3 large living areas, wood & gas heating â&#x20AC;˘ 4 large bedrooms, all with built-

ins. Main with walk in robe and ensuite â&#x20AC;˘ Beautiful kitchen with views of the Lake and rural surrounds â&#x20AC;˘ Large verandahs with a private setting and expansive views â&#x20AC;˘ Undulating grazing country with dams and the added bonus of town water + a large section of timbered country (crown lease land) â&#x20AC;˘ Approved cottage, currently used as holiday rental cottage, neat and comfortable ideal for fishing and skiing clientele â&#x20AC;˘ 2 colour bond sheds + round yard

210 Anglers Reach Road, Anglers Reach Asking $495,000

51 West St, Cooma

Asking $185,000

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Asking $289,000

Shannon Fergusson | M: 0429 788 143 | Office: 6452 7004 E: shannon@fergussonrealestate.com.au | www.fergussonrealestate.com.au | 50 Vale St, Cooma

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Call Patrick Sacco 0411 136 645

T 02 6456 3243 M 0411 136 645 F 02 6456 3888 E sales@snowyriverrealestate.com.au W snowyriverrealestate.com.au

A very tidy 3 bedroom home, with a very tidy price Heather Anoleck Dip FMBM

Finance Consultant Whatever your home loan requirements, let me find the best solution for you!

RATE DROP? There is current sentiment that interest rates are likely to drop at the next meeting of the Reserve Bank, and possibly further in the future.

What does that mean for you? Is now the time to fix your home loan, or do you wait for hopefully lower rates to come?

There is no easy answer, as everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s circumstance is different. I am happy to explain the implications of fixing rates, and give clients a comparison. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a crystal ball to be able to tell people what the future holds with interest rates, but can help them by knowing what things they need to consider.

It can also be a good time to get into the investment property market. Interest rates are low. Banks have some great special offers on.

If you have other financial needs, more suited to a financial adviser, I can arrange an appointment with an experienced financial adviser, Damian Toms, who can provide specialist advice.

For a free appointment to discuss your existing home loan, or future loan needs, please call me on my mobile 0431 351 873.

5 Brown Street, Berridale is priced to sell quickly.

On offer is a 2 storey, 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home on the top edge of town.

The living and dining areas are bright and of good size. The home offers wood heating, reverse cycle air conditioning and fixed electric heating.

Downstairs, the main bedroom has built-in wardrobes and an ensuite. Upstairs, the 2 bedrooms are of good size and both have built-in wardrobes, the second bathroom has a linen press.

To the rear of the house is a large low maintenance garden accessed via new stairs from the laundry, leading onto a large concrete entertaining area with a built-in BBQ. There is also a large single garage with a council approved sleep-out with toilet and shower.

At this price this property will not be available for long. For more information or to make an appointment to view the property, please call Patrick on 0411 136 645

$199,000

A STUNNING PROSPECT - $440,000

Heather Anoleck

is a credit representative (Credit Representative Number 438947) of BLSSA Pty Ltd (Australian Credit Licence No. 391237)

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On offer is an exceptional 3 bedroom, en-suite brick home set on an immaculate 1030sqm block. No expense has been spared in the renovation and presentation of this property.

burner gas stove with electric centre cook top, built in Miele electric oven and Omega dishwasher, all of which you would expect to find in a property of this caliber.

The home features a large open plan living area with both formal and informal living and dining spaces.

The main bedroom contains a large walk in wardrobe with en-suite including both a shower and bath.

There are two large bedrooms both with built ins and plenty of storage with a large linen closet and storeroom. The

The stunning kitchen, which is designed with entertaining in mind includes Caesar Stone bench-tops, a 900mm 4

second bathroom has both shower and bath with a separate toilet and hand basin.

The Snowy Mountains weather is well catered for; all windows and doors are double glazed, the home has a wood fire, reverse cycle air-conditioning, under-floor heating in the bathrooms and informal entertaining areas as well as an option for gas.

There are two outdoor entertaining

areas; one off the formal dining room and the second larger one flowing off the entertaining area is a large covered decked BBQ area which overlooks the beautiful manicured garden. There is also a laundry with toilet, a second storeroom and a double garage.

The property has been renovated to the highest spec and an inspection will not disappoint. Organise an inspection today, call Patrick on 0411 136 645.

Call Patrick Sacco 0411 136 645

T 02 6456 3243 M 0411 136 645 F 02 6456 3888 E sales@snowyriverrealestate.com.au W snowyriverrealestate.com.au

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Go Slow: A Home for Relaxing and Entertaining Purchase this home and the serenity will be overwhelming. Backing onto natural bushland, set amongst quality homes and featuring a fully fenced yard with plenty of entertainment areas, includes a covered BBQ area and garden sheds, what more could you ask for.

The home itself has three bedrooms, BIWâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, wood heater, RC unit, separate dining and a second WC off the double garage.

Brick and tile home with minimal maintenance would prove a solid investment or family home.

Positioned in a highly sought after location, on a level sundrenched block, this is a fantastic home. All the key elements for a family.

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6.00 Ent. Tonight. 6.30 GCBC. 7.00 Huey. 7.30 Bold. 8.00 Family Feud.

8.30 Studio 10. 11.00 To Be Advised. 12.00 Dr Phil.

(PG) 1.00 Everyday Gourmet.

1.30 Ent. Tonight. 2.00 Wonderland. (PG) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Ben’s Menu.

4.00 GCBC. 4.30 Bold.

5.00 News.

6.00 Family Feud.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 Enchanted Kingdom. (PG) 9.20 The Good Wife. (M) 10.20 Hawaii Five-0.

(AV15+) 11.20 The Project.

6.00 Ent. Tonight. 6.30 GCBC. 7.00 Huey. 7.30 Bold. 8.00 Family Feud.

8.30 Studio 10. 11.00 Reef Doctors. 12.00 Dr Phil. (PG) 1.00 Everyday Gourmet.

1.30 Ent. Tonight. 2.00 The Doctors. (PG) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Ben’s Menu.

4.00 GCBC. 4.30 Bold.

5.00 News.

6.00 Family Feud.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 Modern Family. (PG) 8.30 Gogglebox. (M) Meet the Delpechitra family.

9.30 Law & Order: SVU. (M) 10.30 Blue Bloods. (M) 11.30 The Project.

6.00 Ent. Tonight. 6.30 GCBC. 7.00 Huey. 7.30 Bold.

8.00 Family Feud. 8.30 Studio 10. 11.00 The Living Room.

12.00 Dr Phil. 1.00 Everyday Gourmet. 1.30 Ent. Tonight.

2.00 The Doctors. (PG) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Ben’s Menu. 4.00 GCBC. 4.30 Bold. 5.00 News. 6.00 Family Feud.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 The Living Room. (PG) 8.30 The Graham Norton Show. (M) Guests include Meryl Streep.

9.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. (M) 10.30 Shark Tank. (PG) 11.30 The Project.

6.00 The Offroad Adventure Show. 6.30 Fishing Edge.

7.00 Fishing. 7.30 GCBC. 8.00 Family Feud. 8.30 St10.

10.00 St10: Extra. 11.00 The Living Room. 12.00 The Talk.

1.00 Healthy Homes TV. 1.30 The Hotel Inspector. 2.30 Huey. 3.00 Car Torque. 3.30 iFish. 4.30 Escape With ET. 5.00 News. 6.00 Gold Coast Cops. (PG) 6.30 Jamie’s Food Fight Club. (PG) 7.30 Bondi Vet. (PG) 8.30 Movie: E.T. The ExtraTerrestrial. (1982) (PG) Henry Thomas.

10.30 Movie: Kiss The Girls.

(1997) (AV15+)

6.00 Creflo. 6.30 Hillsong.

7.00 Mass. 7.30 Everyday Gourmet. 8.00 Where It All Began. 8.30 St10. 10.00 Bolt Report. 11.00 All 4 Adventure. (PG) 12.00 The Talk. (PG) 1.00 Movie: The Accidental Husband. (2008) (PG) 3.00 Bolt Report. 4.00 RPM. 5.00 News.

6.00 Family Feud: Sunday.

6.30 Modern Family. (PG) 7.30 Movie: Thor. (2011) (PG) Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman.

9.50 Empire. (M) 10.50 Movie: The Secret Life Of Bees. (2008) (M) Dakota Fanning.

6.00 Ent. Tonight. 6.30 GCBC. 7.00 Huey. 7.30 Bold. 8.00 Family Feud. 8.30 Studio 10. 11.00 Miguel’s Feasts. 12.00 Dr Phil. (PG) 1.00 Everyday Gourmet.

1.30 Ent. Tonight. 2.00 The Doctors. (PG) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Ben’s Menu.

4.00 GCBC. 4.30 Bold.

5.00 News.

6.00 Family Feud.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 Modern Family. (PG) 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. (M) A man is caught assaulting his partner.

9.30 Elementary. (M) 11.30 The Project.

6.00 Ent. Tonight. 6.30 GCBC. 7.00 Huey. 7.30 Bold. 8.00 Family Feud.

8.30 Studio 10. 11.00 To Be Advised. 12.00 Dr Phil.

(PG) 1.00 Everyday Gourmet.

1.30 Ent. Tonight. 2.00 The Doctors. (PG) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Ben’s Menu.

4.00 GCBC. 4.30 Bold.

5.00 News.

6.00 Family Feud.

6.30 The Project.

7.30 Gold Coast Cops. (PG) 8.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG) 8.30 NCIS. (M) Ducky orders the exhumation of a body.

9.30 NCIS: Los Angeles. (M) 11.30 The Project.

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6.00 WorldWatch. 12.30 Turkish News. 1.00 Dateline.

1.30 France 24. 1.45 WorldWatch. 2.00 PBS News.

3.00 Al Jazeera. 3.30 Insight.

4.30 Wildest Africa. (PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers.

6.00 Luke Nguyen’s France.

6.30 World News.

7.30 Tony Robinson’s WWI. (PG) 8.30 The Missing Evidence: Bigfoot.

9.30 Witnesses. (M) 10.25 World News. 11.00 Adam Looking For Eve. (MA15+) 11.55 Movie: The Stranger In Me. (2008) (M)

6.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 Canal Walks. 1.30 WorldWatch.

3.00 Al Jazeera. 3.30 Heroes Of The Enlightenment. 4.30 The Story Of Wales. 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Luke Nguyen’s France. 6.30 World News.

7.30 Rachel Khoo’s Cosmopolitan Cook.

Premiere.

8.00 Poh & Co. Premiere.

8.30 World’s Greatest Food Markets: Mexico City. (M) 9.30 Vikings.

10.25 World News. 11.00 The Sexual Obsession Of Joe Sarno. (MA15+) 12.00 Mad Men. Return. (M)

6.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 NITV News Week In Review. 1.30 France 24. 1.45 Journal. 2.00 PBS News. 3.00 Al Jazeera.

3.30 Rex In Rome. (PG) 4.25 Indian Ocean With Simon Reeve. 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Heston’s In Search Of Perfection. 6.30 World News.

7.30 Soccer. A-League.

Round 24. Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne City. From Pirtek Stadium, Sydney.

10.00 Brooklyn NineNine. (PG) 11.00 Movie: My Awkward Sexual Adventure. (2012) (M)

6.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 PBS News. 2.00 Messiah At The Foundling Hospital. 3.10 Hopper Stories. 3.20 Simon Schama: Shakespeare And Us. (PG) 4.30 Leonardo Da Vinci: The Restoration Of The Century. 5.30 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG) 6.30 World News.

7.30 Coast: Winter. Final.

8.30 Movie: Apocalypse Now Redux. (1979) (MA15+) 12.15 Hearts Of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse.

6.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 Salvage Hunters. (PG) 2.00 Speedweek. 4.00 Football Asia. 4.30 UEFA Champions League Magazine. 5.00 World Of Cycling. 5.30 Singapore 1942: End Of Empire. (M) 6.30 World News.

7.35 Rome: The World’s First Superpower: City Of Blood. (PG) 8.30 Jesus: Rise To Power: Messiahs. (M) Part 1 of 3.

9.30 Movie: Monty Python’s Life Of Brian. (1979) (M) Graham Chapman, John Cleese.

11.15 Movie: Welcome To The Sticks. (2008) (PG)

6.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 Nana Mouskouri: Live At The Royal Albert Hall. 3.00 WorldWatch.

3.30 Monty Halls’ Island Escape. 4.30 Living Black Special: Eye Of The Storm.

5.30 Letters And Numbers.

6.00 Luke Nguyen’s France.

6.30 World News. 7.30 Planes That Changed The World. (PG) 8.30 Pilgrimage With Simon Reeve: Pilgrimage To Canterbury. (PG) 9.35 Strip The Cosmos.

Premiere.

10.30 World News. 11.00 Cucumber. (MA15+) 11.55 Movie: Dororo. (2007) (AV15+)

6.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 Portrait Of A City. 1.30 France 24. 1.45 Journal. 2.00 PBS News. 3.00 Al Jazeera.

3.30 Immortal. 4.30 Wildest Latin America. (PG) 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Luke Nguyen’s France. 6.30 World News.

7.30 Royal Cousins At War: A House Divided. (PG) 8.30 Insight. Presented by Jenny Brockie.

9.30 Dateline.

10.00 World News.

10.30 Miniseries: Generation War. (M) 12.10 Movie: The Secret Of The Grain.

(2007) (M)

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An unprecedented coalition of groups from the agriculture, fishing, forestry, tourism and resources sectors has joined together to set the record straight on the case for the fuel tax credits scheme, also commonly known as the diesel fuel rebate.

The Fuel Tax Credits Coalition has released a new publication, Powering Regional Australia: The Case for Fuel Tax Credits, designed to promote a balanced and informed debate on the purpose and impact of the FTCS. The publication argues that the fuel excise introduced to contribute to the cost of building public roads should not apply to diesel used off-road or in off grid power generation. It also argues that the tax provisions are founded on a fundamental principle of sound tax policy, namely taxes on intermediate business inputs are inefficient and distortionary.

The report brings the case for the FTCS to life by highlighting 18 case studies drawn from 18 different businesses and communities â&#x20AC;&#x201C; small, medium and large â&#x20AC;&#x201C; from all states and the Northern Territory. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The diesel excise rebate is not a subsidy or a handout as the excise paid on diesel was originally introduced to pay for road infrastructure.

To put it simply we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pump water on public roads and we only receive the rebate for off road use,â&#x20AC;? Mr Tom Chesson CEO of the National Irrigatorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Council said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Any Government cuts to the scheme would be greeted with dismay by irrigated agriculture that is already reeling from the high cost of energy,â&#x20AC;? Mr Chesson concluded.

Brent Finlay, President of the National Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Federation, said that food producers were only reimbursed for tax already paid on a key business input. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The fuel tax credits scheme is critical for Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s agricultural sector, where food producers already operate without the subsidies enjoyed by our international competitors.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;We welcome the fact that the FTCS enjoys strong backing from both major political parties.

This report is designed to ensure that the false claims made by the Greens and some environmental activists gain no traction,â&#x20AC;? said Brendan Pearson, chief executive of the Minerals Council of Australia.

The report comprehensively rebuts claims that the credits are a fossil fuel â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;subsidyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. Imposing a tax on diesel, a critical and unavoidable business input for many Australian businesses, would not remove a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;subsidyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. It would instead impose a new tax on regional Australian businesses.

As a senior Treasury official told a Senate hearing in June 2014, â&#x20AC;&#x153;the principal rationale behind the fuel tax credit system â&#x20AC;Ś was to ensure that a number of industries that used fuel off road were not subject to double tax.â&#x20AC;?

It is clear that it makes no sense to impose an effective road user charge in the form of fuel excise on fishing trawlers, harvesting equipment or diesel generators powering community facilities such as hospitals, schools and tourist accommodation located off the electricity grid. To do so would represent a large and unfair super tax on regional and remote Australia.

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HighFire Bushfire field day at Snowy Plains HighFire research which has been carried out over recent years continued with a field day at Snowy Plains on March 23.

Researcher Lachlan Imgram, from Sydney University, said the field day highlighted when the last major set of measurements were undertaken (2011/2012) on the Fire x Grazing study (=HighFire) which is located at the Snowy Plains property owned by Barry Aitchison.

In addition, results were presented from a number of other studies that have been undertaken on the property (though not directly related to the HighFire study) including measurements of the greenhouse gases methane and carbon dioxide and how plants respond to low phosphorus soils as well the result of a cattle tracking study undertaken on Snowy Plains.

Some of these studies have also taken place at at Nimmo and at Dargo, Victoria.

Amongst other things, the HighFire study is looking at the effects of grazing

â&#x20AC;˘ There were about 65 people in attendance, including local landowners, RFS volunteers, ABC rural radio, and NSW National Parks.

The research is looking at how vegetation biodiversity, trees, and fuel loads are impacted by fire and grazing and their interactions The sites (looking at both Alpine woodlands and grasslands) were established in early 2007 with the woodlands sites burnt in early 2007 and 2013 and the grassland sites burnt in 2009.

The study is ongoing as itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really the longterm results which are important and it can often take some period of time before these studies show results due to the nature of the alpine ecosystems.

In addition there are other studies which are also ongoing at Snowy Plains as well as at Nimmo and Dargo.

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Farm finance loan scheme The Rural Assistance Authority has reminded NSW farmers to apply for assistance available under the Commonwealth Governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Farm Finance Concessional Loans Scheme.

General Manager, Rural Assistance Authority, John Newcombe said time is running out and NSW farmers have until April 30 to apply for a Farm Finance loan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The $50 million Farm Finance Scheme allows eligible farm businesses to restructure existing debt in the form of low-interest loans,â&#x20AC;? Mr Newcombe said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The scheme is available to NSW farmers who have commercial viable businesses but are currently struggling with high levels of debt and experiencing financial hardship.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Rural Assistance Authority (RAA) is administering the Farm Finance and Drought Concessional Loans Schemes on behalf of the Commonwealth. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Loans of up to $650,000 are available to refinance up to half of existing long-term commercial borrowings.

Mr Newcombe said producers who are considering applying for a Farm Finance loan should talk to an expert about their options. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is very important that farmers do not self-assess and seek advice about their farm finances,â&#x20AC;?

Mr Newcombe said.

Information on the Farm Finance Concessional Loans Scheme is available by contacting the RAA on toll free 1800 678 593 or by visiting the RAA website at http://www.raa.nsw.gov.au/

assistance/farm-finance-package.

Eligible Applicants should lodge completed application forms including required documentation to the RAA by no later than April 30 at: In person: 161 Kite Street Orange NSW 2800 Post: Locked Bag 23 Orange NSW 2800 Email: rural.assist@raa.nsw.gov. au Fax: (02) 6391 3098 For more information about other NSW Government assistance measures look online For more information about Commonwealth assistance measures, including the Farm Household Allowance, visitwww. daff.gov.au/agriculture-food/ drought.

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Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) is today announcing the Merino Ewe Lifetime Productivity Project.

A partnership between AWI and Australian Merino Sire Evaluation Association (AMSEA), the project will be a major stimulus to performance recording as it will assess a significant number of animals throughout their productive lifespan.

The Lifetime Productivity Project involves a $3.3 million, nine-year investment from AWI and value-adds to current commercially funded sire evaluation work. It will generate 3,800 ewe progeny from 120 sires over four sites around Australia, evaluating these for up to seven years of age. The ewe progeny will be joined four to five times and assessed for a comprehensive array of fleece, body, and reproduction traits.

The Lifetime Productivity Project addresses a weakness of current Merino genetic improvement systems: a lack of sufficient whole of lifetime data across both fleece and reproduction traits.

The first sire evaluation site identified is at Harrow in Victoria with others to be announced. To ensure inclusivity, the 120 sires entered across the entire project will be drawn from diverse breeding philosophies and from a range of Merino types. All progeny will be DNA pedigreed.

AMSEA coordinates the Merino Central Test Sire Evaluation around Australia, 90 per cent of which is conducted through self-funding and provides core underpinning data for

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MERINOSELECT. Normally evaluations take place for two years.

Researchers and woolgrowers have long known that within any flock, individual ewes differ hugely in their contribution to the growerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s income over their lifetime. Some are â&#x20AC;&#x2122;performersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, who cut a valuable fleece and rear a lamb every year, whereas others are â&#x20AC;&#x2122;passengersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, who may only rear one or two lambs from four attempts, but may look good in the classing race. Some begin to lose fleece value very early in their life, whereas others maintain fleece value with age. Over a lifetime, these performance differences can easily translate into many hundreds of dollars of income gained, or lost.

The challenge has always been to reliably identify passengers from performers at a young age, a problem made more difficult by the recent trend to earlier lifetime performance recording, which can be seen in the increasing drive toward post-weaning recording for fleece traits. Given the poor heritability of reproduction at first lambing, and yet the critical importance of reproductive performance across the eweâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lifetime, the situation has become a major challenge and thus an opportunity for the industry research, development and marketing body to address.

General Manager of Research at AWI, Dr Paul Swan said the Lifetime Productivity Project would make a key contribution to the Australian sheep industry.

The NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) has extended the statutory Bush Fire Danger Period in a number of areas due to continuing dry conditions and increased fuel loads due to summer rain.

NSW RFS Superintendent Nick Turner said the Bush Fire Danger Period usually ends on March 31, but had been extended this year due to prevailing weather conditions in the Southern Ranges area. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The extension means anyone wishing to light a fire in the affected local government areas will still require a permit,â&#x20AC;? Superintendent Turner said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The affected council areas include: â&#x20AC;˘ Bombala â&#x20AC;˘ Cooma-Monaro â&#x20AC;˘ Palerang â&#x20AC;˘ Queanbeyan â&#x20AC;˘ Snowy River â&#x20AC;˘ Upper Lachlan â&#x20AC;˘ Yass Valley â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fire permits are free and available from your local fire station or Fire Control Centre.

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Making the most from your River Paddock

One of the workshops held at Bredbo. LLS Senior Land Services Officer, Pastures officer Luke Pope addresses the group.

Production, biodiversity and water quality can fit together in the river paddock to achieve a resilient farming system. Over the past month Cooma Waterwatch and South East Local Land Services have held three field days on this topic. Days were held on the Cooma Creek, Murrumbidgee and Snowy Rivers. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Fertilising at the right time and in the right amount will mean more for your crop and none for the river, where it will just wash away and perhaps even cause algal blooms which fouls the waterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Grazing the river corridor only very selectively and never letting young stock graze will prevent high pathogen loads in natural water suppliesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Providing offstream water can help to reduce risk of diseases such as liver fluke in livestockâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Encouraging native vegetation along river corridors to increase biodiversity and maximise the resilience of your farmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

Antia Brademann from Cooma Waterwatch addresses the gathering at â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Willow Groveâ&#x20AC;? Cooma.

These tips were just some of the things discussed at the River Paddock field days recently held across the Monaro.

The focus for the field days was how to get the most of the river paddock, which can be one of the most productive areas of the farm for grazing, hay or cropping, especially on the Monaro. Given that these areas have the ability to be most productive, it makes sense that we should maximising return from these areas and this may give us more choice to use other, more marginal areas of the farm more selectively.

Another function of floodplain paddocks and land adjoining rivers or watercourses is filtering runoff into our rivers, creeks and dams and so these areas of the farm can directly influence the availability of one of our most precious resources- clean water. Discussion at the field day included how buffer strips, maximising groundcover and selective grazing are some of the tools which farm managers can integrate to manage for clean water on the farm.

The big message of the day was that production and

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Better still, additional benefits include opportunities to increase biodiversity on the farm, reduce erosion and drought proofing which are also important aspects of a well-functioning, productive and resilient farm.

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Help celebrate Landcareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Local Leaders Nominations open for the 2015 NSW Landcare Awards after a successful national sweep last year

Local Landcarers being encouraged to submit a nomination for the biennial NSW Landcare Awards after the State led the country with the greatest number of finalists recognised with an Award or being highly commended at the 2014 National awards.

Celebrating a silver milestone this year, the Awards have been running for 25 years and celebrate the many achievements of Landcare across a number of diverse areas, including sustainable farming, Coastcare, Junior Landcare, Indigenous land management, and more.

With nine national categories to choose from there is certain to be one to fit any kind of Landcare project or local hero, and all winners at a state and territory level will proceed as finalists to the 2016 National Landcare Awards.

CEO of Landcare Australia, Tessa Jakszewicz, is encouraging people who are involved in Landcare or know a worthy Landcarer to get involved,â&#x20AC;? Ms Jakszewicz said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Landcare Awards have been recognising and celebrating Landcareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strength and diversity for 25 years, and are a fantastic way of letting people know the positive

impact Landcare is having in communities across the country. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a passionate educator teaching our kids where their food comes from or a primary producer illustrating the link between sustainable land management and an improved bottom line, Landcarers are having a positive impact in all sectors of our community,â&#x20AC;? she said.

With more than 20 years driving change in the Harden Murrumburrah region of NSW, Louise Hufton came out on top in the 2014 National Landcare Awards, Australian Government Landcare Facilitator or Coordinator category, for inspiring members and achieving ambitious on-ground programs such as the Community Stream Monitoring Project. She has found the important thing is to get involved, despite the challenges: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a really substantial management change in our catchmentâ&#x20AC;Ś you can make a big difference; just get started.â&#x20AC;?

NSW was also Highly Commended in five categories: Australian Government Individual Landcarer Eric Hurn, Westpac Agribusiness Young Landcare Leader Zhan Patterson, Grassy Head Nursery Reserve Trust for Coastcare, the High Country Biodiversity Project (HiCub) for the Australian Government Partnerships with Landcare

Award, and the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Murries on Barwonâ&#x20AC;? project for Indigenous Land Management, which achieved numerous outcomes despite limitations in literacy and numeracy, and inspired others to undertake similar Landcare and cultural heritage initiatives.

Entries close on 31 May and anyone interested in finding out more or submitting a nomination can visit landcareonline.com.au.

The New South Wales Landcare Awards, run by the Department of Primary Industries and hosted

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The ANU medical students enjoyed lunch with a rural view at â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Kia Oraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.

A group of 30 ANU students were in town last week to experience what it is like to be a rural doctor.

The ANU Medical School rural program is in its 10th year here in Cooma and it started off with a meet and greet with Mayor Dean Lynch and other local community representatives at the council chambers on Monday night. Cr Lynch welcomed the students, giving them a brief history of the area. Dr Robert Wiles, who organises the week, also gave the students a warm welcome and said that they are in for a fantastic program.

With a chuckle, Dr Wiles described the week as a blatant brainwashing exercise. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We all want you to be rural doctors, and so everyone will be telling you how wonderful it is to work in a place like Cooma,â&#x20AC;? he said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;And for this, we wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t apologise.â&#x20AC;?

Dr Wiles said that with many rural doctors approaching retirement, there is great concern that there are not enough young doctors replacing them. By giving the students this hands on experience, he hopes to encourage them to come to the country. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We deal with a great range of medical conditions in the country,â&#x20AC;? he said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;You really need to be an all-rounder.â&#x20AC;?

On Tuesday, the group spent the afternoon out at Liz and Ross Sherlockâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s property, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Kia Oraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; for a taste of farm life. Ross took the students to look at the machinery typically used on a Monaro property, as well as a trip to the wool shed to see the work involved in sheep farming. Ross explained that working on a property does have its risks and hazards, but it is also a fantastically varied life of which you never get bored.

Unfair contract term protections extended to small businesses The National Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Federation (NFF) has welcomed the Commonwealth Governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s commitment to extending unfair contract term protections to small businesses. There are over 130,000 farm businesses in Australia and most are small and medium-sized enterprises.

Simon Talbot, CEO of the NFF, said today that primary producers are in a uniquely vulnerable position, due to the time pressures and logistical disadvantages in supplying perishable goods. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Consumers rightly have protection against unfair contract terms,â&#x20AC;? Mr Talbot said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That protection needs to be extended to the small and medium-sized businesses which are primary producers of perishable commodities.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Participation in the perishable commodities market is highly competitive and condensed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Primary producers are commonly dealt with on a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;take it or leave itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; basis. Their ability to negotiate alternative terms of trade with those in a dominant market position is limited. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They have goods they have to sell and very limited time frames. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We appreciate the governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s understanding of their situation, and their commitment to do something about it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The proposed legislation will help ensure that primary producers can act as reasonable commercial parties engaging in routine negotiations.â&#x20AC;?

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New spray unit for Monaro High Ag students Cooma Rotary Club have helped the agriculture department of Monaro High School secure their very own spray rig for the students to use.

The unit was presented to agriculture teachers Richard Moser and Kristina King on Tuesday 24 March by Rotary president Peter Davis.

Prior to receiving this donation, Mr Moser would have to take the students off site in order to demonstrate how to use a spray unit. This would create time and weather constraints. However now with their own unit on site, the students are able to practise using the equipment for as long as they need to, and they have the opportunity to wait for ideal weather conditions. Mr Moser says that having the spray unit at the school will make a wonderful difference. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It will provide educational, hands-on access to the students, which they love,â&#x20AC;? he says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;For those students who are not academically inclined in other areas, this sort of access in primary industry education is very important.â&#x20AC;?

There are 120 students from years 9-12 who are enrolled in agriculture at Monaro High. For the 26 year 11s and 15 year 12s, this spray rig will make obtaining their Certificate 2 in Agriculture much easier.

The Rotary Club was able to purchase the unit for the school by applying for funds from an account that was created after the drought of the 1980s. It was started by a donation from Coomaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sister city in Japan, Yamaga, who created the fund in order to support the rural community. Since then, Rotary has donated $500 every year and the Lions Club and the Council have also contributed. The criteria for applying to access the funds is quite strict, so Rotary had their work cut out for them in order to obtain this spray unit for the school.

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Great seasons and prices means itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to tax plan now!!

Despite the dry March, 2015 is shaping up to be one of the best financial years for Monaro farmers and graziers in some time.

The combination will generate significant incomes that need to be managed in this current and hopefully future years.

Boyce Chartered Accountants have always been leaders in the field of tax planning for farmers, taking a proactive approach with their ideas and tools to manage this area.

Kathy Kelly, Director of Boyce in their Cooma office says â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are excited that the combination of good seasons and commodity prices means we are able to bring all our good tricks out to use. Some we have been using successfully over a long period of time.â&#x20AC;?

Management of averaging tables for primary producers is a key to achieving the result. Averaging is a concession that enables the rate of tax to be based on a 5 year average. Most farmers will currently have lower years in their table and this will give immediate relief in the current year The whole area of averaging is complex but also has some great opportunities with the technical management of income between family members, farm management deposits and superannuation along with careful planning of the timing of income and expenditure.

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by a licenced advisor specialising in superannuation before this structure could be set up.

It is also worth considering contributions to superannuation â&#x20AC;&#x201C; for many the concessional caps have been increased this year with under 50s able to make concessional contributions of up to $30,000, whilst those over 50 having a $35,000 cap.

It is important to note the limitations on contributions for those between 65 and 75 who must meet a work test to contribute. Over 75 no contributions are generally allowed.

regard to self managed superannuation funds.

Borrowings through specialised limited recourse loans are now available to superannuation funds. This gives the opportunity for farmers to sell business real property, which includes farmland, to their super funds and set up a system whereby they may be to make concessional contributions to super for many years without a cash flow impact.

Kathy warns that this area is quite complex and would require advice

Good outcomes for the bush in campaign Thousands of farmers and rural communities have been demanding better policies for the bush and better representation in Macquarie Street ahead of the state election.

Many united under NSW Farmers #StandUp4Farmers campaign launched in early February which targeted regional communities and mobilised country NSW to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;stand up, shout out and be heardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; this state election.

NSW Farmers President Fiona Simson said that it was important that farmers were not taken for granted in the election. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Country NSW is an important economic contributor to our state and our way of life and that means we need to listen to what our farmers are saying,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Since the launch of our Stand up For Farmers campaign the site has had over 7,000 unique visitors with thousands of direct calls for policy progress expressed through social media. We are pleased that we have turned a corner and the Coalition parties have listened and I am pleased to announce that NSW Farmers has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Liberal and National Parties on the key requests from farmers across the state. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This MOU commits the Coalition to certain policy priorities should they be elected,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Throughout the campaign, farmers

have called for policy commitments that are desperately needed in the bush. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have called for additional oversight of our biosecurity laws. We have demanded better funding for our regional and rural roads. We have taken a stand for young farmers who want new strategies to attract the next generation of farmers,â&#x20AC;? Ms Simson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have called for government policy on a right to farm and asked that environmental protection policy be strengthened. Crucially, we have demanded action on native vegetation laws. This campaign brought farmers together and amplified the volume of their voice. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That voice has been heard in Macquarie Street and the Coalition parties have signed on for rural policy reform. We recognise that this document does not deliver everything for everyone and we will continue to be a strong voice for farmers across the state. â&#x20AC;&#x153;However, it demonstrates the power of rural voters and it is a reminder that when we talk as one and demand to be heard, governments listen. That when we stand up together, we cannot be ignored,â&#x20AC;? Ms Simson concluded.

NSW Farmers will continue to make sure that all rural voices are heard over the next term of government and beyond.

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Scrapping any obsolete depreciable assets prior to the end of the year, or if you are using the Small Business Entity tax concessions purchasing new assets before the end of June to put into your asset pool and receive effectively a half year of depreciation.

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Utilising Farm Management Deposits.

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Making Concessional (i.e. deductible) superannuation contributions.

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Special concessions for primary producers including 3 year write off for water facilities and immediate deductions for landcare operations. E.g. a new dam paid for in June 2015 will give a 1/3 writeoff A reminder of some other key areas this year. to remember when tax planning: Forward planning is essential and much 1.

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Support your local industry and enjoy succulent lamb Bring your family together around the dinner table this Easter and indulge in some succulent Aussie lamb.

See your local butchers to order your special cut of lamb for these tasty meals this Easter or whenever you want to enjoy lamb.

make Easter lamb recipes. Whether roasted, barbecued, slow cooked or grilled, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bound to be a crowd pleaser here for everyone.

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3. Toss the potatoes and pumpkin with the remaining olive oil and season with salt and pepper.

Scatter the wedges around the lamb and cook for 45 minutes for medium, turning the vegetables over halfway through.

4. Take the lamb out and set it aside to rest for 10 minutes, loosely covered with foil.

Turn off the oven or barbecue and keep the vegetables in to stay warm.

5. Carve the lamb and squeeze some of the grilled lemon on top. Serve with vegetables and salad.

For the salad: 1.

Lay the tomato, cucumber and onion out on a platter and top with the cheese. 2.

Season with pepper and drizzle with the oil and vinegar For the grilled lemon: 1.

Preheat a chargrill to hot and cook the lemon quarters for 11â &#x201E;2minutes on each side or until lightly charred. If using a barbecue you can simply cook them on the grill plate.

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Drain and place in a large heatproof bowl.

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2 tbsp maple syrup 2 tbsp honey Roasted vegetables, to serve Method 1. Place oil, juice, garlic, ginger, spices, syrup and honey in a small bowl, season to taste and whisk to combine.

2. Preheat oven to 180°C. Place lamb in a roasting pan and brush with maple and honey mixture.

Roast lamb for 11â &#x201E;2 hours brushing frequently with maple and honey mixture, or until cooked to your liking. Rest for 12 minutes before carving, to serve.

3. Carve lamb and serve with your choice of roasted seasonal vegetables.

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Heat remaining oil in a large frying pan over high heat. Add lamb and cook, turning frequently, for five minutes or until lamb is browned all over. Transfer lamb to an oven tray and roast for 15 minutes for medium or until cooked to your liking. Rest for seven minutes before slicing each rump in half, to serve.

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Success in restoring grassy woodlands near Bredbo A trial to restore degraded Box-Gum grassy woodlands is now in full bloom at Scottsdale Reserve near Bredbo.

Scottsdale Reserve is a 1328 hectare former grazing property 5km north of Bredbo, now owned by Bush Heritage Australia. We’ve been working with Bush Heritage to restore the native plant diversity and structure of Box-Gum grassy woodlands as part of the Patch Protection project - which is supported by the WOPR to Woodlands project funded by the Australian Government.

A year ago, this one hectare trial site was dominated by the highly invasive African Lovegrass (Eragrostis curvula). Back in April 2014 the weeds were sprayed and burned, and then the top 10cm of soil was scraped off to reduce the nutrient levels and get rid of any weed seeds in the soil.

The site was then seeded with 11 native grass and 30 wildflower species, using a specialised

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By spring last year the seeds could be seen germinating, and by summer the site was a mass of beautiful wildflowers.

Of the 41 species that were originally seeded, 19 have been recorded as well as several other species that couldn’t be identified. There were also 18 exotic species germinating from seed either stored in the soil or blown in from elsewhere. Many more species are expected to emerge over the next year so we will continue to monitor the site.

This trial is one of several techniques being tested at Scottsdale to restore the threatened native grasslands and woodlands that would once have covered the eastern half of the reserve. We hope that these trials will help us find the best and most cost-effective method that can then be applied to much larger areas.

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The President of the NFF, Brent Finlay, said that although Australian minimum wages were relatively high by international standards, living costs were also high.

“We need to preserve the fairness that matters so much to Australians, while also encouraging job creation,” Mr Finlay said.

“Farms, as workplaces, are governed by the realities of seasons, animals and crops. They don’t fit comfortably into standard rules designed for nine-to-five operations. ”A three-hour minimum engagement rule, for instance, might be fine in some workplaces – but not on dairy farms, where for many farms the average time for milking is closer to two hours.

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“Farmers often end up doing work like this themselves – not only on dairy farms, but across the agricultural sector.

“They get exhausted; their family life suffers; and local people don’t get the opportunity for much-needed work and pay.

“Rural life and work are not the same as city life and work. The NFF wants to see a recognition of the realities of farm work and an opening up of job opportunities for people in rural and regional Australia.

“There is a great future for Australian agriculture, and we want all Australians to share in it.”

The NFF submission calls for changes to the current workplace relations framework to improve efficiency, while retaining fair pay and conditions for employees.

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Weed control at your fingertips The power to control weeds is at the touch of a button, with a new smartphone app that provides key, up-to-the-minute information to help reduce the impact of weeds in New South Wales, Primary Industries Minister Katrina Hodgkinson said today.

“The NSW WeedWise app is the first of its kind, profiling more than 300 noxious and environmental weeds affecting or threatening New South Wales,” said Minister Hodgkinson.

“It combines weed profiles and control information as well as the legal requirements under the Noxious Weeds Act 1993 in one easy-toaccess location.

“This new accessibility means everyone from farmers to home gardeners and weeds professionals can take the driver’s seat in weed control.”

“Users can search or browse weeds on the App, developed by the Department of Primary Industries (DPI), and view weed

profiles.

“Each weed profile contains a physical description of the weed, an image gallery and detailed information about its impacts, where it occurs, how it spreads and its preferred habitat,” said Ms Hodgkinson.

Minister Hodgkinson said the latest

rates and techniques. “Landholders can also directly report sightings of high priority weeds via email or SMS,” said Ms Hodgkinson.

“It is also important to know that if a weed is declared in NSW under the Noxious Weeds Act 1993, users can see

NSW Agriculture Industry Action Plan launched last year – to improve capability and access to knowledge.

This strategic roadmap was developed between industry and the NSW Government and ensures the continued growth of the State’s $12 billion primary industries sector.

“This free app, available on iPhone and Android devices is a fantastic way to involve landowners and home gardeners in our war on weeds.”

The app was developed by DPI in conjunction with Reading Room Australia Pty Ltd. It was supported with funding from the NSW Weeds Action Program and Murray Local Land Services.

To download the app, visit the iTunes store at https://itunes.apple.com/ au/app/nswweedwise/ id966457643?mt=8 or control options are described for each what legal requirements exist in their own via Google play at weed and the herbicides registered for local area, and elsewhere in the state. https://play.google.com/store/apps/ its control are listed, including application This initiative delivers on Goal 4 of the details?id=com.readingroom.nswdpi.mobile

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Prime Time TV Guide THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

7.00 Spicks And Specks.

7.30 Doctor Who. 8.15 That ’70s Show. (PG) 8.40 World’s Toughest Jobs. Premiere. (M) 9.40 Tattoo Tales.

Premiere. (M) 10.10 The Real Hustle: New Recruits. Return.

10.40 Jimmy Fallon.

11.20 That ’70s Show.

11.45 Seconds From Disaster. (PG)

7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 7.30 Doctor Who. (PG) 8.15 That ’70s Show. (PG) 8.40 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. (M) 9.10 The Inbetweeners. (M) 9.35 Plebs. (MA15+) 10.00 Portlandia. (PG) 10.30 Jimmy Fallon. (PG) 11.10 Good Game.

11.40 That ’70s Show.

12.05 Home Delivery. (M)

7.00 Spicks And Specks.

7.30 Doctor Who. (PG) 8.15 That ’70s Show. (PG) 8.40 We Won’t Drop The Baby. (M) 9.30 Catfish: The TV Show. (PG) 10.30 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. (PG) 11.10 That ’70s Show. (PG) 11.30 World’s Toughest Jobs. (M)

7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 7.30 Total Wipeout.

8.30 Build A New Life In The Country. (PG) 9.15 Live At The Apollo. (M) 10.00 Buzzcocks. Final. (M) 10.30 The Inbetweeners.

11.00 Plebs.

11.25 The Awesomes.

11.45 Portlandia.

12.10 The Armstrong And Miller Show.

7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 7.40 Seconds From Disaster. (PG) 8.30 Movie: The Twilight Saga: New Moon. (2009) (M) Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart.

10.30 Tattoo Tales. (M) 11.00 Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends. (M) 11.50 Catfish: The TV Show. (PG)

7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 7.30 Doctor Who. (PG) 8.15 That ’70s Show.

(PG) 8.40 Louis Theroux’s Weird Weekends. (M) 9.30 Hard Time. (MA15+) 10.30 Jimmy Fallon. (PG) 11.10 That ’70s Show. (PG) 11.35 Movie: The Twilight Saga: New Moon.

(2009) (M)

7.00 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 7.30 Doctor Who. (PG) 8.15 That ’70s Show. (PG) 8.40 Good Game.

9.10 The Cyberbully. (M) 10.10 The Awesomes. (M) 10.35 Jimmy Fallon. (PG) 11.20 That ’70s Show. (PG) 11.40 Alan Carr: Chatty Man. (M) 12.25 Build A New Life In The Country. (PG)

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6.20 Good Game: SP. 6.50 News On 3.

7.00 Deadly 60 On A Mission: Pole To Pole.

7.30 Lockie Leonard.

7.55 Figaro Pho. 8.00 Degrassi. (PG) 8.25 Good Game: Pocket Edition. (PG) 8.30 Total Drama Island.

9.15 SW: Clone Wars. (PG) 9.35 Rage. (PG) 10.40 Close.

6.20 Young Dracula.

6.50 News On 3.

7.00 Deadly 60 On A Mission: Pole To Pole.

7.30 Lockie Leonard.

7.55 Figaro Pho. 8.00 Degrassi. (PG) 8.25 Good Game: Pocket Edition. (PG) 8.30 Total Drama Island.

9.15 SW: Clone Wars. (PG) 9.35 Rage. (PG) 10.40 Close.

6.20 Slugterra.

6.40 Big Babies.

7.00 Deadly 60 On A Mission: Pole To Pole. (PG) 7.30 Lockie Leonard.

7.55 Good Game: SP. 8.20 Naruto. (PG) 8.45 Lanfeust Quest.

9.10 Deltora Quest.

9.30 Voltron: Defender Of The Universe.

9.55 Close.

6.00 Dragons: Defenders Of Berk.

6.25 Figaro Pho. 6.30 The Haunting Hour. (PG) 7.15 Wolfblood. (PG) 7.40 Annoying Orange.

7.55 Good Game: SP. 8.20 Naruto. (PG) 8.45 Lanfeust Quest. (PG) 9.10 Deltora Quest.

9.30 Voltron.

9.55 Close.

6.00 Dragons: Defenders Of Berk.

6.25 Figaro Pho. 6.30 The Haunting Hour.

7.15 Wolfblood.

7.40 Annoying Orange.

7.55 Figaro Pho. 8.00 Degrassi. (PG) 8.25 Good Game: Pocket Edition. (PG) 8.30 Total Drama Island.

9.10 SW: Clone Wars. (PG) 9.35 Rage. (PG)

6.20 Total Drama Island.

6.40 Big Babies.

7.00 Deadly 60 On A Mission: Pole To Pole.

7.30 Lockie Leonard. (C) 7.55 Figaro Pho. 8.00 Degrassi. (PG) 8.25 Good Game: Pocket Edition. (PG) 8.30 Total Drama Island.

9.15 SW: Clone Wars. (PG) 9.35 Rage. (PG) 10.40 Close.

6.20 Operation Ouch!

6.50 News On 3.

7.00 Deadly 60 On A Mission: Pole To Pole.

7.30 Lockie Leonard.

7.55 Figaro Pho. 8.00 Degrassi. (PG) 8.25 Good Game: Pocket Edition. (PG) 8.30 Total Drama Island.

9.15 SW: Clone Wars. (PG) 9.35 Rage. (PG) 10.40 Close.

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6.30 Bargain Hunt.

The teams head to Leominster, Herefordshire.

7.30 Pie In The Sky. (PG) A family’s house is robbed.

8.30 Inspector Morse.

(PG) Inspector Morse and Sergeant Lewis delve into the minds and morals of the aristocracy in an attempt to solve a case.

10.50 Taggart. (M) 12.00 Bargain Hunt.

6.30 Bargain Hunt.

7.30 Pie In The Sky. (PG) After a rave review by a hard-to-please food critic, Pie in the Sky does a roaring trade.

8.30 Lewis. (M) Lewis investigates the death of the star of a university production of The Merchant Of Venice.

10.30 Blue Murder. (M) 11.45 Bargain Hunt.

6.30 Bargain Hunt.

7.30 The Indian Doctor. (PG) 8.30 Escape To The Country.

9.30 The House That $100K Built: Tricks Of The Trade.

11.00 Make My Home Bigger. (PG) 11.30 Best Houses Australia.

12.00 Bargain Hunt.

6.00 Make My Home Bigger. (PG) 6.30 The New Reclaimers. (PG) 7.30 Storage Hoarders.

8.30 Taggart. (M) A restaurant critic is found murdered.

10.00 Wire In The Blood.

(AV15+) A domestic violence victim is murdered.

12.00 The Kitchen Job. (PG)

6.30 Vicious. (PG) 7.00 Keeping Up Appearances. (PG) 7.30 Escape To The Country.

9.30 Nick Knowles’ Original Features.

Nick looks at a Victorian house in Bath.

10.30 Best Houses Australia. (PG) 11.00 Front Of House.

11.30 Bush Pilots. (PG)

6.30 Bargain Hunt.

The teams head to Portobello Road.

7.30 The Great War: The People’s Story. (PG) 8.30 A Touch Of Frost. (PG) Detective Inspector Frost leads an investigation into a series of break-ins at a pensioner’s home.

10.45 Waking The Dead. (AV15+) 12.00 Bargain Hunt.

6.30 Bargain Hunt.

7.30 Highway Patrol: Inches From Death. (PG) 8.00 SCU: Serious Crash Unit. (PG) The unit investigates an incident.

8.30 Vera. (M) Vera and Joe investigate a suspicious death.

10.30 Waking The Dead. (AV15+) 11.45 I Shouldn’t Be Alive. (M)

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6.30 MythBusters. (PG) 7.30 Beverly Hills Pawn.

(PG) Yossi examines a movie artefact.

8.30 Hardcore Pawn. (M) Seth decides to order a dumpster.

9.30 Baggage Battles. (PG) The buyers head to Florida.

10.00 Operation Repo. (M) 11.00 Rude Tube. (M) 11.30 Banged Up. Premiere. (M)

6.00 MythBusters: What Is Bullet Proof?/Coffin Punch. (PG) Jamie and Adam and the gang take a look at some deathdefying myths.

7.00 Football. AFL. Round 1.

Carlton v Richmond.

From the MCG. 10.30 Ink Master. (M) The artists work on some skin-tight chaps.

11.30 South Beach Tow. (M)

6.00 How I Met Your Mother. (PG) 6.30 Movie: The Italian Job. (1969) (PG) Michael Caine.

8.30 Movie: Scrooged.

(1988) (M) Bill Murray, Karen Allen. A narcissistic and arrogant TV executive is haunted by three ghosts during Christmas Eve. 10.30 Movie: Desperado.

(1995) (AV15+) Antonio Banderas.

7.15 Football. AFL. Round 1. Brisbane Lions v Collingwood. From the Gabba.

10.30 Movie: Buried.

(2010) (MA15+) Ryan Reynolds, José Luis García Pérez, Robert Paterson. A man wakes trapped underground in a wooden coffin, with only a mobile phone and lighter.

7.30 Movie: Look Who’s Talking Too. (1990) (PG) John Travolta, Kirstie Alley.

A wisecracking baby deals with his new sister.

9.15 Movie: K-19: The Widowmaker. (2002) (M) Harrison Ford, Liam Neeson, Peter Sarsgaard.

Officers aboard a crippled Soviet nuclear submarine, in the North Atlantic, try to avert a catastrophe.

6.00 How I Met Your Mother. (PG) 6.30 MythBusters: Car Cling/Floss To Freedom/ Cannonball Escape. (PG) 7.30 Pawn Stars. (PG) The crew checks out a Stradivarius violin.

9.00 American Restoration.

(PG) A ’60s rocket ship slide is brought in.

10.00 American Pickers. (PG)

6.30 MythBusters: Sonic Boom Sound Off/Bending A Bullet.

(PG) 7.30 American Dad! (PG) 8.30 Family Guy. (M) Stewie’s best friend falls ill.

10.00 American Dad! (M) 11.00 Family Guy. (M)

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6.00 Regular Show. (PG) 6.30 Adventure Time. (PG) 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. (M) 7.30 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 8.30 The Last Ship.

Premiere. (M) A pandemic kills off most of the Earth’s population.

9.30 Movie: The Island.

(2005) (M) Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson.

6.00 Regular Show. (PG) 6.30 Adventure Time. (PG) 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 7.30 Auction Hunters. (PG) 8.30 The Big Bang Theory.

(PG) Sheldon asks Penny for a favour.

9.30 Survivor: Worlds Apart. (PG) 10.30 2 Broke Girls. (M) 11.30 Anger Management. (M)

6.00 Movie: Material Girls.

(2006) (PG) Hilary Duff, Haylie Duff.

8.00 Movie: Raise Your Voice. (2004) (PG) Hilary Duff, Rita Wilson. A girl spends the summer at a performing arts high school.

10.10 Movie: Whip It! (2009) (M) Ellen Page, Drew Barrymore.

A misfit discovers a roller derby league.

6.00 Movie: Snowflake, The White Gorilla. (2011) (PG) Claudia Abate.

7.45 Movie: Short Circuit.

(1986) (PG) Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg.

9.45 Movie: The Last Starfighter. (1984) (PG) Lance Guest, Catherine Mary Stewart.

11.45 Movie: Superman IV: The Quest For Peace.

(1987) (PG)

6.00 Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated. (PG) 6.30 Movie: The Adventures Of Milo & Otis. (1986) Dudley Moore, Kyoko Koizumi.

8.30 The Big Bang Theory.

(PG) Bernadette delivers an ultimatum.

9.30 Movie: Seven. (1995) (AV15+) Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman. Two cops investigate themed murders.

6.00 Regular Show. (PG) 6.30 Adventure Time. (PG) 7.00 The Big Bang Theory. (PG) 7.30 Car SOS. (PG) The guys restore a Daimler SP250.

8.30 Top Gear. (PG) Celebrity guest is Louis Walsh.

10.00 Movie: Mr Nice Guy. (1997) (M) Jackie Chan, Barry Otto. A reporter and a chef are chased by gangsters.

6.00 Regular Show. (PG) 6.30 Adventure Time. (PG) 7.00 The Big Bang Theory.

(PG) The gang helps Sheldon find a hacker.

8.00 Top Gear. (PG) Celebrity guest is Justin Hawkins.

9.30 Movie: Cradle 2 The Grave. (2003) (AV15+) Jet Li, DMX. A jewel thief’s daughter is kidnapped.

11.40 Two And A Half Men. (M)

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6.30 Friends. (PG) Phoebe cuts Monica’s hair.

7.30 A Current Affair.

8.00 New Tricks. (M) 9.00 Spooks. (M) A doctor and her daughter are killed by a bomb placed by Mary Kane.

10.10 Luther. (AV15+) DCI John Luther returns to work.

11.20 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. (M)

6.30 Friends. (PG) 7.30 A Current Affair.

8.00 David Attenborough’s Life: Insects.

9.00 New Tricks. (M) After Brian’s dog digs up a skeleton, the team is surprised to have two people confess to the crime.

10.10 Blackadder Goes Forth. (PG) 11.30 The Young Ones. (M)

6.30 Friends. (PG) 7.30 A Current Affair.

8.00 Antiques Roadshow.

8.30 Movie: Defiance.

(2009) (M) Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell. Fleeing the Nazis, four Jewish brothers come across a group of refugees in the forests of Eastern Europe.

11.15 Movie: Mad City.

(1997) (M)

7.30 Antiques Roadshow.

Items are presented for appraisal.

8.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. (M) A teenager is shot and killed at a rave, in the desert, while fleeing an unidentified attacker with her sister.

9.30 CSI: NY. (M) 10.30 Unforgettable.

(M) 11.20 Golden Boy. (M)

6.30 River Cottage: Winter’s On The Way. (PG) 7.30 Kalgoorlie Cops.

(PG) A look at the Kalgoorlie cops.

8.30 Movie: The Time Machine. (2002) (M) Guy Pearce, Mark Addy.

An inventor creates a time machine.

10.30 Cold Case. (M) 11.30 Longmire. Final. (M)

6.30 Friends. (PG) A drunken Rachel is persuaded to call Ross.

7.30 A Current Affair.

8.00 Monarch Of The Glen. (PG) Archie returns to London to see Justine and organises a special “Highland” night at his London restaurant.

9.10 Midsomer Murders. (M) 11.20 Cold Case. (M)

6.30 Friends. (PG) 7.30 A Current Affair.

8.00 Agatha Christie’s Poirot. (PG) Poirot tries to help a woman who claims she is being blackmailed over her youthful indiscretions.

9.10 Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple. (M) A witness is killed before reporting a murder.

11.15 Prime Suspect. (M)

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6.00 Family Feud.

6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG) 7.30 White Collar. (PG) 8.30 Hawaii Five-0. (M) Steve is taken hostage by an armed man while acting as a chaperone at a summer camp with Grace.

9.30 Gang Related.

(AV15+) Ryan has Javier make a deal.

11.30 Sons Of Anarchy. (AV15+)

6.00 Family Feud. Hosted

by Grant Denyer.

6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG) 7.30 Last Man Standing.

(PG) Kristin has doubts about her boyfriend.

8.30 Sirens. (M) Johnny learns a family secret while introducing Theresa to his father. Brian struggles with a crush at work.

9.30 To Be Advised.

11.45 Blokesworld. (MA15+)

6.00 Family Feud.

6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG) 7.30 Megafactories.

8.30 Gold Coast Cops.

9.00 Bondi Rescue.

9.30 Swimming. Australian Championships. Day 1.

From Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre.

10.35 Cops: Adults Only. (M) 11.35 Kickboxing. Glory 18 Superfight Series.

6.00 Garage Gold. (PG) 6.30 Monster Jam. 7.30 Cops. (PG) 8.30 Elementary. (M) After a bomb explodes, Holmes uncovers evidence those killed were not the real targets.

9.30 Swimming. Australian Championships. Day 2.

From Sydney Olympic Park.

11.00 Gang Related. (AV15+)

6.00 Family Feud. Hosted

by Grant Denyer.

6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG) 7.30 Robson’s Extreme Fishing Challenge. (PG) 8.30 Cops. Officers patrol the streets of the US. 9.30 Swimming. Australian Championships. Day 3.

From Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre.

11.00 Sons Of Anarchy. (AV15+)

6.00 Family Feud.

6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG) 7.30 Freddie Flintoff: Lord Of The Fries.

8.30 Undercover Boss. (PG) Meet Paul Quentel.

9.30 Motor Racing. Formula 1. Chinese Grand Prix.

Race 3. From Shanghai International Circuit, China.

10.30 Swimming. Australian Championships. Day 4.

11.55 Home Shopping.

6.00 Family Feud.

6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG) 7.30 Giant Otters Of The Amazon.

8.30 Extreme Collectors.

Hosted by Andrew Zegers.

9.30 Swimming. Australian Championships. Day 5.

From Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre.

11.00 Movie Juice.

11.30 Super Rugby Extra Time. (PG)

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6.00 Family Feud.

6.30 Neighbours.

7.00 Raymond.

7.30 The Simpsons.

8.00 Futurama. (PG) 8.30 The Simpsons. (PG) 9.00 Futurama. (PG) 9.30 The Simpsons.

10.00 The Cleveland Show. (M) 10.30 Bob’s Burgers. (PG) 11.00 Tattoos After Dark. (M)

6.00 Family Feud.

6.30 Neighbours.

7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond.

7.30 Futurama.

8.00 The Simpsons.

8.30 Movie: Footloose.

(1984) (M) Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer.

10.45 Sex And The City. (MA15+) 11.25 Beauty And The Beast. (M)

6.00 Family Feud.

6.30 Neighbours.

7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. (PG) 7.30 American Idol. (PG) Hosted by Ryan Seacrest.

9.30 Glee. Sue has a change of heart.

10.30 Snog, Marry, Avoid? (PG) 11.10 Movie Juice.

11.40 Everybody Loves Raymond. (PG)

6.00 Becker. (PG) 7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. (PG) 7.30 Everybody Loves Raymond.

8.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. (PG) 8.30 The Graham Norton Show. (M) 9.30 Sex And The City. (MA15+) 10.50 Empire. (M) 11.50 The Loop. (PG)

6.00 Family Feud: Sunday.

6.30 The Simpsons.

7.30 Futurama. (PG) 8.00 The Simpsons.

8.30 Movie: The Love Guru.

(2008) (M) Mike Myers, Jessica Alba. A man tries to break into the selfhelp business.

10.20 Wilfred. (M) 10.50 Becker. (PG) 11.20 Star Trek: The Next Generation. (PG)

6.00 Family Feud.

6.30 Neighbours.

7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond. (PG) 7.30 Futurama. (PG) 8.00 The Simpsons.

8.30 Supernatural.

Sam follows a lead about the Mark Of Cain.

9.30 Sleepy Hollow. (M) 10.30 Medium. (M) 11.30 American Horror Story. (AV15+)

6.00 Family Feud.

6.30 Neighbours.

7.00 Everybody Loves Raymond.

7.30 Rules Of Engagement. (PG) 8.30 Tattoos After Dark. (M) 9.00 Tattoos After Dark.

Final. (PG) 9.30 Movie: Save The Last Dance. (2001) (M) 11.55 Emily Owens M.D. (M)

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6.30 If You Are The One. 7.30 The Feed.

8.00 Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

(PG) The Pontiac Bandit is back in custody.

8.30 Movie: Dredd. (2012) (MA15+) Karl Urban, Lena Headey. A trainee judge spends a day with a veteran.

10.15 Movie: Oldboy.

(2003) (AV15+) Min-Sik Choi, Ji-Tae Yu.

6.30 If You Are The One. 7.30 The Feed.

8.00 Parks And Recreation. (PG) 8.30 South Park. (M) 9.00 Dead Set. (AV15+) 9.30 Big Trouble In Thailand. (M) A look at the aftermath of an air crash.

10.20 The Walking Dead. (MA15+) 11.10 South Park. (M) 11.40 @midnight. (M)

6.30 If You Are The One. 7.30 Friday Feed.

8.00 Parks And Recreation.

(PG) Ann throws a hen’s party.

8.30 Adam Looking For Eve. (MA15+) A couple go on a naked date.

9.20 The Story Of Playboy.

(MA15+) A quirky history of Playboy magazine.

10.30 Banana. (MA15+) 11.05 Cucumber. (MA15+)

6.05 Urban Freestyler.

6.10 Knife Fight. (PG) 6.40 No Kitchen Required. (PG) 7.30 If You Are The One. 8.30 Vikings. The Viking camp is awash with bitterness.

9.20 No Limit. (MA15+) Vincent battles the drone threat.

10.20 Orphan Black. (MA15+)

6.30 Parks And Recreation. (PG) 7.00 Benidorm Bastards. (PG) 7.30 If You Are The One. 8.30 South Park. (M) Cartman steals thousands of ballot papers.

9.00 Cockroaches. Tom is elected the new boss.

9.30 A-League Extra Time.

10.30 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Tour Of Flanders.

6.30 If You Are The One. 7.30 The Feed.

8.00 30 Rock. (PG) Tracy and Jack engage in a battle of wits.

8.30 Movie: Margin Call.

(2011) (MA15+) Zachary Quinto, Kevin Spacey. A risk analyst uncovers shocking information.

10.25 Movie: The Disappearance Of Alice Creed. (2009) (MA15+)

6.30 If You Are The One. 7.30 The Feed.

8.00 Brooklyn NineNine. (PG) 8.30 Hipsters. (M) 9.00 Baz’s Extreme Worlds. (M) 9.30 The Walking Dead. (MA15+) 10.20 Autopsy: Life And Death. (MA15+) 11.20 South Park. (M) 11.45 @midnight. (M)

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WEDNESDAY

April 1–7

Your Seeking local military history

The Geldmacher Museum in Nimmitabel is trying to find information about the many local men who enlisted to fight in World War 1.

There were 134 who enlisted and the museum would like to honour them by including some of their history in the information the museum has on hand.

If anyone can assist the museum with family histories, or anecdotes about the men they should contact Gwen Knaebler at the Butcherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hook in Nimmitabel on 6454 6488, or Britt Roijer on 6454 6477.

The names of those who enlisted are: Angus F, Bradford WJ, Bradford E, Bradford A, Buckley John, Buckley J, Burgess A, Blyton K, Blyton E, Blyton C, Baker A, Baker C, Beasley J, Brown F, Brtown W, Bleuitt A, Bubb F, Clarke C, Clarke G, Cambridge C, Callahana, Cory A, Curtis H, Caldwell V, Caldwell J, Dick G, Downer J, Day J, Douglas A, Dempsey J, Evans W, Ellis J, Freebody E, Freebody N, Freebody H, Freebody o, Freebody V, Foulkes W, Gilbert L, Gluyas R, Geraghy T, Hogan D, Hutchison C, Holmes P,

Town

Bishopâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s visit to town

Humbey C, Healey J, Hill R, Harrison A, Hollyhead C, Jarvis R, James W, Jenkins P, Kelly R, Kelly F, Keogh J, Kerr N, King J, Kevern W, Lawes W, Lawes, Lewis A, Lewis R, Levi A, Lynch C, Larsen R, Myers L, Myers K, Myers E, Myers C, Macdermott A, Mudie R, Mulhern N, Murdoch F, Mooney J, Moore P, Mulhearn J, McDonald H, McDonald F, McDonald WF, McDonald WA, McDonald FJ, McDonald R, McDonald L, McDonald NF, McDonald HJ, McDonald AA, McMahon T, McNamara C, McLachlan E, Mc Kee JW, Owers V, Owers F, Peters P, Peters J, Peters MR, Price W, Powning A, Rosser R, Roach WH, Roach W, Russell D, Richards K, Richards F, Richards B, Rankins A, Rankin R, Rankin G, Rankin H, Rankin S, Robertson F, Robertson D, Robinson D, Stevens R, Smith W, Smith G, Smith A, Smith R, Smith H, Shaw H, Sullivan J, Stone A, Sims J, Stark R, Strong J, Snowden C, Turner G, Thornton D, Thornton J, Thurston H, Unwin R, Williams F, West J, Willhellam W, Whealy J.

Bishop Stuart Robinson visited Nimmitabel last Friday.

He walked from the sculpture tree into town, accompanied by townsfolk.

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Hazeldean celebrates 150 years with a few friends

The Litchfield family celebrated Hazeldean’s 150th anniversary last Saturday with a party on the homestead lawns.

Pictured top left: Richard and Ros Mack with Keith and Elizabeth Walker.

Left: Sarah Woodhouse, Kevin Dunne and Julie Jonhston.

Above: Edward Bradley, Bea Litchfield, Brian Coyte, Mike Boyce and Peter Wolfe.

Right: Alan and Colleen Hood, Anne and Lynley Miners and John Paske.

Roger McCulloch’s band entertained the guests.

Libby and Jim Litchfield.

Clyde, Andrew and Max Hain.

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Chook flicks

Feathers will fly as chickens and roosters across Australia flock together to take social media by storm for leading supplier of nutritional supplements for animals, Sustenhanceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quest to put the health of backyard poultry in the spotlight.

Sustenhance wants backyard poultry owners to share their most funny, crazy and entertaining home videos for Chicks Gone Wild â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a competition that will provide a snapshot into t h e fascinating lives of Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pet roosters and chickens.

Currently more than 345,000 A u s t r a l i a n households have egg-laying hens and 10 per cent of egg production in Australia happens in backyards.

Sustenhance General Manager Adam Williams said Sustenhance is dedicated to the health of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chooks and had created its Perfect Poultry supplement to optimise bird health and vitality, and deliver better quality eggs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As backyard poultry ownership in Australia increases, nutrition and quality of eggs has become a top priority,â&#x20AC;? Mr Williams said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Through our research in developing Sustenhance Perfect Poultry, we identified that the standard feed regimes do not always satisfy dietary requirements for chickens. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sustenhance Perfect Poultry ensures that birds receive the correct

dose of everything they need for optimum nutrition, resulting in high quality eggs with enhanced yolk colour and shell strength. It is also designed to boost shine and conditioning of feathers for show birds and breeders. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to see all chickens and roosters living happy and healthy lives and during the Chicks Gone Wild competition we will be spreading the g i f t of optimum poultry health by giving away a bag of Sustenhance Perfect Poultry product to all entrants.â&#x20AC;?

Entrants are required to submit a video up to 30 seconds long capturing the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;wildâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; behaviour or special talents of their feathered pet.

The owner of the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;wildest chickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; will receive a yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s supply of Sustenhance Perfect Poultry to keep their superstar chicken or rooster looking and feeling their best.

Mr Williams said he wants to see backyard poultry owners get creative with their entries. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to show off just how fun and entertaining owning backyard poultry can be. Whether your chicken or rooster is attempting to fly, hunting and gathering around the backyard or tucking into a meal, we want Australian poultry owners to capture the moment and share it with us,â&#x20AC;? he said.

To enter, visit the Sustenhance Facebook page and complete the application form on the competitions tab.

BOMBALA/DELEGATE 1500 ANNUAL CALF SALE 1500 Wednesday 15th April 2015 Bombala Sale Yards Commencing 10am 6458 3422

Third-place at first attempt Adaminaby lad Colin Kingston has thrilled his family by being placed in his firsts-ever handlers competition at Sydney Royal Easter last Friday.

Colin received a third place for his parading skills.

He is now studying at Hurlstone Agricultural High School, but enjoying coming back to Adaminaby for the school holidays.

Cooma Show â&#x20AC;&#x201C; poultry section results 2015 TOM WESTON MEMORIAL Winner: Bellevue Park MOST SUCESSFUL JUNIOR EXHIBITOR Winner: Georgia Manning RESERVE JUNIOR EXHIBITOR Winner: Jessica Sergo

BEST SOFTFEATHER BREEDING PAIR (Large Bantam) Winner: Craig Manning

BEST LARGE SOFTFEATHER BIRD IN SHOW Winner: Peter Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;arcy

BEST HARDFEATHER BREEDING PAIR (Large Bantam) Winner: Pieta & Georgia Manning

RESERVE LARGE SOFTFEATHER BIRD IN SHOW Winner: Mandy Thurling

BEST COLOURED BIRD OTHER THAN BLACK OR WHITE IN SHOW Winner: Craig Manning

BEST LARGE HARDFEATHER BIRD IN SHOW Winner: Peter Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;arcy

BEST WATERFOWL IN SHOW Winner: Margaret Day

RESERVE LARGE HARDFEATHER BIRD IN SHOW Winner: Peter Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;arcy BEST BANTAM SOFTFEATHER BIRD IN SHOW Winner: Peter Shands RESERVE BANTAM SOFTFEATHER BIRD IN SHOW. Winner: Craig Manning

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HARDFEATHER BIRD IN SHOW. Winner: Bellevue Park

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Blessed Bredbo welcome

Bishop Stuart Robinson received a warm welcome form the township of Bredbo last Saturday when he visited. Apart from a ride in an RFS truck, the Bishop was also entertained at the Bredbo RFS fire shed.

Cooma Showgirl for 2015, Holly McCosker enjoyed the experience of entering the NSW competition and making it to the finals in Sydney.

While she didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t win the title, Holly was an outstaning representative of the Cooma Pastoral and Agricultural Association.

The 2015 State winner was Ellie Stephens of Lismore.

Local exhibitors have had success at Sydney Royal: SHEEP FLEECE HOUSED OR RUGGED SECTION CLASS: 62 - Skirted Fleece, Extra Ultrafine Merino Ewe or Wether.

2 62 CONRAYN BERRIDALE NSW 2628 3 61 CONRAYN BERRIDALE NSW 2628 CLASS: 63 - Skirted Fleece, Ultrafine Merino Ram. 3 57 CONRAYN BERRIDALE NSW 2628 SHEEP FLEECE â&#x20AC;&#x201C; NSW/QLD CLASSES NSW/QLD CLASSES CLASS: 99 - Skirted Fleece - Fine.

5 111 J & J ALCOCK (SOUTHERN) BUNGARBY NSW 2630 CLASS: 100 - Skirted Fleece - Fine Medium.

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MC GUFFicke (SOUTHERN) WILLARNEY NSW 2630 CLASS: 101 - Skirted Fleece Medium.

1 150 MARY GOODWIN (SOUTHERN) COOMA NSW 2630 3 170 J & J ALCOCK (SOUTHERN) BUNGARBY NSW 2630 CLASS: 102 - Skirted Fleece Strong.

1 169 J & J ALCOCK (SOUTHERN) BUNGARBY NSW 2630 CATTLE -BEEF RESULTS CATTLE -Beef ANGUS (Group A)

Native vegetation commitment welcomed by NSW Farmers NSW Farmers has welcomed the Coalition governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s significant commitment that if returned to power at the NSW election, it will overhaul its native vegetation laws.

Fiona Simson, President of NSW Farmers said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are very pleased to see, in response to an independent review of the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biodiversity laws, the Coalition has committed to adopt all 43 of the panelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recommendations.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some of the key outcomes for us include the repeal of the Native Vegetation Act 2003, the removal of the unworkable and unnecessary â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;improve or maintainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; standard and the move towards the treatment of land use change as a planning consideration. The panel has recommended that all of these things happen. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The panelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s involvement in the implementation of this new regime is also a significant win for us. It has made some common sense recommendations and it is great the Coalition will support the panelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

involvement through to the end.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;While we were disappointed this work was not done in the previous term of government - we must move on and acknowledge the Coalition governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clear plan on this issue. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Liberals and Nationals have also committed to a self-imposed timeframe of November 2015 for a draft exposure Bill. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are keen for an outcome for farmers as soon as possible, yet understand the complexities involved with this large piece of work. We will be holding the Coalition parties to their timeline on this should they be returned to government. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Coalitionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plan represents a significant step for farmers and we are supporting it. It recognises that environmental outcomes and food production outcomes can in fact go hand in hand and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to result in perverse outcomes for farming practicesâ&#x20AC;?.

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ACROSS 1. African animal that feeds on termites (8) 5. Slow-witted (6) 10. Clique (5) 11. Quack (9) 12. Let down (10) 13. Happy (4) 15. Rain cloud (6) 17. Silly (7) 20. Vein in the neck (7) 21. Hold fast (6) 24. Chess piece (4) 25. Tremor (10) 28. Racing dog (9) 29. Make amends (5) 30. Harm, injury (6) 31. Marriage to many spouses at the same time (8)

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NIMMITABEL COUNTRY CLUB

Branch Manager

is seeking the services of Bar Person/s.

Applicants must hold current RSA & RCG certificates and be familiar with the running of a licensed bar.

Negotiable flexible roster offered, permanent part-time or casual relief work.

Current trading days are Wednesday to Sunday and includes evening and weekend work.

Applications close Wednesday April 8, 2015.

Enquiries phone 0418 115 075 CV to: The President, Pat Nichols.

PO Box 21, Nimmitabel or by email killarna86@gmail.com

Cooma, NSW Set amongst rolling plains, beautiful rivers and snow capped mountains, Cooma is the largest town in the Snowy Mountain region.

As the Branch Manager of Elders, Cooma you will have the opportunity to live in this historical Alpine area. The Branch Manager is responsible for managing all aspects of branch operations and requires the effective leadership of a team to achieve sales and earnings targets. Reporting to the Hub Manager, this role will work with people across all aspects of the business and will actively participate in Hub and Zone strategy and planning sessions.

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Range of sizes, factory built & ready to go.

James Coolrooms Moruya (02) 4474 5507

We’re looking for an experienced leader with an in-depth knowledge of livestock and wool services and products. Although a tertiary qualification is not essential, sound financial knowledge, livestock experience including sale yard auctioning and strong business acumen is required.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

NUMBLA VALE SCHOOL REUNION

For more information about this exciting opportunity call Ted Goad, Hub Manager on 0457 881 162.

Easter Saturday 4th April at Dalgety Hall

Register 10-11am $20 incl lunch; visit old school Late registrations: Kate Hedger Reilly 0412 647 325 Please bring your labelled memorabilia and mounted, labelled photos.

See our Facebook page for info & updates.

To apply please visit the Elders Website and follow the link; www.elderslimited.com.au/careers Applications close 12 April 2015.

At Elders, we want our people to reflect the communities we operate in, and encourage applications from a diverse range of people, backgrounds and experiences.

COOMA-MONARO COACHING COLLEGE SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAM Creative and fun classes for children aged 6 to 14.

2hr Classes.

Dates: Tue. 14 April: Art, Thurs. 16 April: Drama, Fri. 17 April: Project-Based Activities.

Call 0490 095 906.

Book and pay for by 8 April.

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Next club activity Mount Imlay - 7km - Steep 11th April 2015 Ph: 6452 6007 by 9th to join Visitors aand new members welcome Geehiclub@hotmail.com

Sharks bite!

The Reserve Grade Stallions took on the Moruya Sharks on a hot and sunny Sunday.

It was an unfortunate loss for the Stallions at 24-14, but Captain/Coach Scott Lloyd was still positive on the team’s outlook for the rest of the season.

From the siren James Salvestro and Jesse Jackson were pushing hard in attack. Tony Levett had a great run up the field and the Stallions were quick to mark their territory with a try from newcomer Andrew.

David Sommerville kiced the conversion and the Stallions had early points 6-0.

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the possession but Zane Weston and Scott Miners were working hard in defence getting involved in almost every tackle.

A quick change of direction by Moruya caught the Stallions off guard and they found the line levelling the score at 6-6.

It was the Stallions time to shine and a grubber kick from Brett Dorward saw the Sharks fumble the ball giving a perfect advantage to the Stallions with a full set of six and only 10 metres to go.

Zane Weston looked like a sure thing but was held up on the line. Moruya wasted no time getting to the line and they now led to 6-12.

The Stallions attack was working hard to find the line but all their attempts were unsuccessful with the Sharks marking every man out of the game.

Catching both the player and spectators by surprise a Sharks player was sent off for biting right before the half time siren.

It was another great start for the Stallions when David Sommerville found the line.

A conversion just wide of the posts saw the Stallions trail by two at 10-12 but there was still 30 minutes on the clock.

It was a battle with both teams keeping their defence in check, but with

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10 minutes left in the half Moruya slipped through giving them a promising lead at 10-18.

The Stallions weren’t giving up quickly replying with a try of their own keeping the Stallions in with a chance at 14-18.

But it wasn’t to be with a slip up from the Stallions having Moruya sealing the deal at 24-18.

Points were awarded 3Jesse Jackson 2-James Salvestro 1- Josh Mcdonald Players playerDavid Sommerville.

The boys get a rest over the Easter break and are back the following weekend to take on Bombala.

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FUNERAL NOTICE

PENDERGAST Ellis Vaughan (Vaughan NX177461) Passed away peacefully on Monday, March 30th 2015 at Queanbeyan Aged Care Facility, Queanbeyan, formerly of Church Rd, Cooma.

Aged 88 years.

Dearly loved husband of Thelma (DEC). Father and father in-law to Glynn, Raymond, Garry and Margaret, Rodney and Lyn, Sue and Noel. Adored Vaughanie to Scott, Christopher, Nicole, Aaron, Jessica, Andrea, Lauren, Mark, Clare. Great grandfather to Oliver, Elsie, Digby, Jai and Eva. The relatives and friends of the late VAUGHAN PENDERGAST are invited to attend his funeral Mass to be celebrated in St Patrick's Catholic Church, Cooma, on Thursday April 2nd 2015 commencing at 11am. At the conclusion of the service, the cortege will proceed to Cooma Lawn Cemetery.

Ex service men and women are asked to please attend.

Allens Funerals Cooma Alan & Catherine Dodd Directors Family Owned & Operated FDA - 02 6452 2094

SIMPSON, Geoffrey Thomas Passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 31st 2015 at Cooma Hospital, formerly of Berridale and Bega.

Aged 64 years.

Dearly loved husband of Dianne, Father and father in-law to Annie and Andrew, Lisa and Dane.

Adored Poppy Pa to William and Nathaniel, and much loved by his extended family.

The relatives and friends of the late GEOFFREY THOMAS SIMPSON, are invited to attend his funeral service to be held in the St Patrick’s Catholic Church, Cooma, on Tuesday April 7th 2015 commencing at 11.00am.

At the conclusion of the service, the cortege will proceed to the Cooma Lawn Cemetery.

The funeral for the late Geoffrey Thomas Simpson will be held at St Patricks Catholic Church Cooma at 11am on Tuesday April 7 followed by burial at Cooma Lawn Cemetery.

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Zane Weston.

Junior 20-20 Cricket Wrap up It has bee a close and evenly matched season with four teams competing strongly.

Players continued to improve throughout the season which made for an exciting finals.

But it was the “All-Stars” who took out the competition against St Pats 90 runs to 76.

A big thank you to all the coaches, Ben Hearn and all the volunteers who helped throughout the season.

Left: Luke Fitzgerald and Cody Gould Right: “The All-Stas” Grandfinal Winners in 20-20 Cricket Team

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Cooma swim club annual presentation night The Cooma Swimming Clubs Presentation Night was held on Tuesday with swimmers parents and friends gathering at the pool for a meal and presentation of club awards for the 2015 season. Club Person of The Year was presented to Kim Kleven for her outstanding effort Kim took on two major roles when those holding the positions left town. Both jobs were very time consuming and one had to be learnt from scratch. A great job done by someone thrown into the deep end .The Cooma Trophy and Gift Centre Junior Club Person went to Will Saddler whilst the Lindsey Hain Shield for Encouragement went to Lilly Janota and Rohan Burke Sportsmanship awards were received by Riley Brayshaw and Abigail Sopniewski Brenna Clayton and Noah Saddler’s names go on the Honour Board Both were Country Qualifiers Shelley Kleven received an award for 100% attendance at time trials A special award was also made to Carol and Henry Byrne for being on hand every week and

Club Person Junior Club person Hain Encouragement Sportsmanship

on special occasions for many years to feed the swimmers parents and visitors They continued to do this after their family had moved on We are going to miss those BBQs Time Trial Awards Improvement Points are awarded for all events swimmers take part in at weekly t/ trials The Cooma Ex-Service Club Overall Point Score Jack Kleven 159 points Sharp St Surgery 8/under point score Ethan Stacey and Charlotte Walker-Broose The Walker- Broose 9/10 point score Jack Kleven and Gracye Boucher Monaro Meats 11/12yrs point score Harley Hassall and Sophie Janota Percy’s Newsagency 13/14yrs point score Will Saddler and Brenna Clayton Rhythm Sports 15/o point score Maai Johnson Age Championship Awards Swimmers take part in 6 events with the

Trophies 2013/14 Donna Walsh Katelyn Patrick Nicki Harmer Kate Carton Jack Kleven Shelley Kleven Tomas Carton

Trophies 2014/15 Kim Kleven Will Saddler Lilly Janota Rohan Burke Abigail Sopniewski Riley Brayshaw

Time Trial Improvement Overall Cooma Ex-service Club Adele Lunt Adele Lunt Jackson Walsh Sharp Street Surgery 9/10yrs Jesse Lunt Ronan Burke Monaro Meats 11/12yrs Chelsea Lunt Spencer Walker-Broose Percy’s Newsagency 13/14yrs Maai Johnson Jak Adams Rhythm Sports 15yrs/o no girl Tim Wall Age Champions Massari Motors 6yrs no girl Cooper Walsh Alford Family 7yrs Adele Lunt No boy Kleven and Spain 8yrs Clara Thorton Jackson Walsh The Chelsea 9yrs Ruby Barnes Liam Davis Michelle’s Swim School 10yrs Lucy Thornton Bailey Walsh Denley Family 11yrs Ella Davis Noah Saddler Dawson St Dentist 12yrs Chelsea Lunt Will Saddler Freeburn Family 13yrs Jasmin Statham Bentley Walker-Broose Walker-Broose

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Longhurst Family 14yrs Sharp Pest Control 15yrs

Maai Johnson Pierre Wall no boy No boy

Jack Kleven Charlotte Walker-Broose Ethan Stacey Gracye Boucher Jack Kleven Sophie Janota Harley Hassall Brenna Clayton Will Saddler no boy Maai Johnson no girl no girl no girl no girl Adele Lunt Charlie Perea Lilly Janota Jack Kleven Ruby Barnes Jonah Perea Jessie Lunt Ronan Burke Ella Davis Noah Saddler Chelsea Lunt & Brenna Clayton Will Saddler Jasmin Statham BentleyW/Broose no girl Maai Johnson

champions decided on aggregate points over these swims Major Trophies went to the first place boy and girl Kleven and Spain Trophy 8 yrs Boy and Girl 8yrs boys 1st Charlie Perea 2nd Ethan Stacey 8yrs girls 1st Adele Lunt 2nd Georgia Rumball 3rd Kate Carton The Chelsea Trophy 9 yrs Boy and Girl 9yrs boys 1st Jack Kleven Equal 2nd Callum Davis and Rhys Cleverley 9yrs girls 1st First Lilly Janota Equal 2nd Erin Trevanion and Gracye Boucher Michelle Swim School Trophy 10yrs Boy and Girl 10 yrs boys 1st Jonah Perea Equal 2nd Liam Davis and Jack Newson 10 yrs girls 1st Ruby Barnes Denley Family Trophy 11yrs Boy and Girl 11 yrs boys 1st Rohan Burke 2nd Harley Hassall 3rd Sam Rumball 11yrs girl 1st Jessie Lunt 2nd Bell Adams 3rd Imogen Bateman

Clockwise from top left: Will Saddler, Brenna Clayton and Chelsea Lunt; Abby Sopniewski and Riley Brayshaw; Jamine Statham, Betty Longhurst and Bentley Walker-Broose; Ronan Burke, Robyn and Jessie Lunt; Maai Johnson and Geoff Bateman; Kim Kleven.

Dawson Street Surgery Trophy 12 yrs Boy and Girl 12yrs boys 1st Noah Saddler 2nd Hudson Laird 3rd Spencer Walker-Broose 12 yrs girls 1st Ella Davis 2nd Sophie Janota 3rd Anna Brayshaw Freeburn Family Trophy 13 yrs Boy and Girl 13 yrs boy 1st Will Saddler 13 yrs girl equal 1st Chelsea Lunt and Brenna Clayton 3rd Maria Tarasyuk Longhurst Family Trophy 14 yrs boy and Girl 14 yrs boy 1st Bentley Walker-Broose 14 yrs girl Jasmin Statham Sharp Pest Control 15 yrs Trophy 15 yrs girl Maai Johnson Thank you to our Sponsors, to the swimmers and all who helped during the season Hope you will be back with us when we return for the 2015/16 season in October.

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Bibbenluke Carnival 2015

Jaime Kofler makes a break in the girls league tag game.

Bombala Blue Heelers under 7’s on the line.

Under 7’s The Under 7’s team did Cooma proud with great discipline in defence & very strong attacking runs. They made it through to the semi-final which exceeded the teams’ expectations, with a few boys from the U6’s coming along to prop up the team for the day. 100% effort & strong performances by everyone.

Under 8’s Team 1, played well & made the semi-finals, whereas Team 2 also played very well, unfortunately just missing out on going through to the semi-finals.

A great day had by all players.

Under 9’s The U9’s where very unlucky not to make the semifinals after losing their second game by 2 points.

Moving onto a bigger field this year and with many new faces all the boys did well. Newcomers Rhys Cleverley and Thomas Rudd crossed the line for their first tries of the season. John Challis and Zane Usher-Rodahl found their form Running hard and making good ground for the team. Brendan Rees and Lachlan Buffet gained confidence in the second game playing well in defence and pulling off some good tackles. Return this year was Cameron Filtness and Jacob smith .The boys directed the play on the field with Cameron crossing the line and Jacob going close. Clayton Clarke and Charlie Fleming Hadn’t Lost there touch defending strong in both games, with Clayton also crossing the line for a try.

Josh Williams Seems to have picked up a bit of speed over the break making some excellent cover tackles to save some certain tries. After a year off Lee Morgan has returned in style, defending hard and crossing the line as well. Over all the boys played extremely well and if they can continue to put in great efforts like this each week we will be in for a good season.

Under 10’s After some confusion & being told they wouldn’t make the semi-final, most of the Cooma boys headed for home, only later did the remaining find out that there was a mistake made & they were to play in a semi. With only 6 players, we managed to find 2 from the U9’s & 2 Bombala boys willing to help us out, we managed to win the semi, & then played well again in the final against Tathra to lead up until the last run of the day. Runner’s Up is a great result, well done & thanks to those who helped us out in the end, a real gutsy effort.

Under 12’s After a long day, especially between games, the boys battled hard in their games, just coming up short to make the semis, but a great effort by all, signalling a strong year ahead.

Under 13’s Girls League Tag With only 1 ½ weeks training the Cooma Colts first all-girls team took part in the carnivals inaugural Girls League Tag Comp. Against teams that have played together for already a few years, the girls held their own & competed with everything they’ve got & gave the opposition a run for their money. Great to see so many girls & their families make the effort & trip to the carnival, it was a great day & a good sign for our goal to start our own girl’s league tag competition.

Under 16’s Cooma Colts under 16’s travelled to Bibbenluke on Saturday for their first game of the year to come across teams from around the area. They started strong and continued that strength throughout the day showing

Cooma Colts Under 12s Bombala Blue Heelers Under 7s.

Cooma Colts under 9’s - Tom Rudd.

fantastic team work, applaudable defence and their attack line was super strong.

First game was up against Narooma and with fantastic skills from both teams Cooma came out on top with the only try of the match 1 minute before the full time buzzer leaving the score at 4-0 Cooma’s way Second game was against Mighty Moruya, both teams fighting for the finals. Cooma came out on top with the final score of 8 – 6.

The boys had time to rest and fuel up for the final game of the day, and with some pep talking from the coach and group talking amongst the team they were ready to run on the field and prove that they will be a team to watch this season.

The final game was between Cooma and Merimbula/ Pambula. Cooma started strong and stayed strong. With fantastic team effort, strong defence and huge runs the boys pushed through to come out champions at the end, winning the day. The final score 14 - 6 The boys should be proud of themselves, especially our new arrivals to the team. They all showed Sportsmanship and curtesy right throughout the day and they deserve every minute of this. Well done

League Tag players from Cooma

Cooma Colts under 13’s.

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Elastoplast and SM Physiotherapy strapping workshops Snowy Mountains Physiotherapy has joined with Elastoplast in an effort to reduce sporting injuries this year in the Monaro and Snowy Mountains.

A two evening workshop has been arranged

by Snowy Mountains Physiotherapy for players, coaches, trainers, administrators, teachers and parents to teach correct taping and strapping techniques to local sportsmen.

“Over 1 million Australians are injured playing sport each year,” Snowy Mountains Physiotherapy’s Lara Hansford (pictured left) revealed.

“But the chances of injury on the sports field can be dramatically reduced if weak spots, such as knees and ankles are correctly strapped by sportsmen before they take to the field,” she suggested.

“One significant trial of pre-game taping among soccer players, for example, resulted in a reduction of more than 50% in ankle sprains; with taped players suffering 14.7 sprains per 1000 participant games compared to un-taped players receiving 32.8 sprains per 1000 participant games..”

“Snowy Mountains Physiotherapy’s taping workshops in Cooma will teach sports people and administrators the correct strapping techniques to provide maximum support and protection to vulnerable areas.”

“The workshops will include a significant proportion of ‘hands on’ practical taping work.

This has been made possible by Elastoplast who have provided appropriate sporting tape for use by workshop participants.”

“Taping the ankle area is the most common preventative measure for a wide range of sports, so our workshops first look at that area. Participants’ build their knowledge from the basic anchor, stirrups, Figure 6 and locking straps taping techniques.”

“And then we move to the correct way of taping knees, thumbs and other at-risk areas.”

The Cooma workshops will be run by Snowy Mountains Physiotherapy’s Lara Hansford.

“These workshops will be of particular interest to players and administrators from all codes of football, to netball and basketball players, to skiiers/ boarders and runners…in fact to anyone engaged in any form of sport.”

The cost to participants of the two-session workshops is just $110. The Taping workshop in Cooma will be held at 6pm on Tuesday 28th April and Tuesday 5th May at Snowy Mountains Physiotherapy, 62 Bombala St in Cooma.

A discounted rate is available to sporting clubs nominating three or more participants.

We will also be hosting a workshop in Jindabyne on Thursday 7th & 14th May. Further information and bookings should be directed to Snowy Mountains Physiotherapy, 6452 4203.

Cloudride - ultra endurance mountain bike ride over 1000km The south east region will host a new ultra endurance mountain bike event this Easter.

The Monaro Cloudride 1000 is an ultra endurance bikepacking event where riders compete against the clock riding solo, self supported, self timed, navigating over a prescribed off-road route on fire trails and forest roads for 1000 kilometres before arriving back in Canberra.

There is 21,000 metres of vertical climbing along the way.

The field, comprising twenty riders including several from overseas will leave Canberra at 8.00am on Easter Saturday and make their way over to Bungendore before heading south through national parks and state forests via Numeralla to their first food

re-supply opportunity at Nimmitabel 190 kilometres into the 1000 klm long course.

There are no required checkpoints or designated rest periods however riders are permitted to use the commercial services in the towns they pass through for food, lodging, laundry and mechanical repairs.

They must not seek or accept any outside support from the general public or other riders.

It is expected that the leading riders will complete the course in a little over four days however the majority will most likely take six to ten days for the epic.

USA rider Calvin Decker at age 22 is the youngest in the field however he is very experienced and finished second

in last year’s 4,400 klm US Tour Divide that runs from Canada to the Mexican border. Canberra rider Daniel Spasojevic and Canadian Rod Atkinson have both completed the 12,000 klm Tour d’Afrique that runs from Egypt to Cape Town in South Africa.

The toughest section of the course will undoubtedly be the crossing of the Victorian Alpine Park via Mt Tingaringy.

This section comprises brutally steep unridable fire trails and could take riders 1014 hours to cover the 70 klm before crossing the Snowy River and commencing the 11 klm climb up the Barry Way on their way through to Jindabyne.

From Jindabyne the riders make their way

through to Cabramurra, Batlow, Tumut and on to Wee Jasper for the final 100 klm push over the Brindabella’s and into Canberra to complete the course.

There is no prizemoney, no medals just the satisfaction of completing the course.

Full rider profiles, bike and equipment choice can be found on the event website http://www.cloudride1000.com/#!contact/ c2q4 Riders will be tracked 24 hours a day from the start via the race tracking website. http://followmyspot.com a new NZ based tracking program that offers an expanded data match of riders times over different sections of the course.

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Jindabyne Little Athletics season ends

JLA presentation.

Tori Flanagan JLA Age Champion and Club Champion.

Jacqui Theile and Sophie Pidcock.

Four athletes from Jindabyne Little Athletics competed at the recent ACT Little Athletics Championships held at the AIS Track at Bruce, Canberra.

Tori Flanagan qualified to compete in the 70m and 100m dash, the 60m hurdles, the long and high jumps. It was a gruelling two days for Tori, but she obtained a PB in the long jump, and came second in the 60m hurdles.

Jacqui Theile competed in the long jump and the javelin. She was pleased to come home with a third place for her pet event, the javelin.

Mackenzie Sadgrove, Tori Flanagan, Jacqui Theile and Sophie Pidcock at the ACT LA Championships.

Sophie Pidcock qualified to compete in the high jump, and came third.

Mackenzie Sadgrove qualified for the 100, 200 and 400m races, as well as the long jump, high jump and triple jump. It was a busy two day event for Mackenzie, and he came 4th in the 100m, and also jumped a PB in the long jump.

The JLA presentation was held on Tuesday. Tori Flanagan was Club Champion after her excellent attendance and performance at training. The Age Champions are:

Millar Hughes Boys U6 age champion Eva Archer Girls U6 age champion Holly Miller Girls U7 age champion Toby Flanagan Boys U7 age champion Ellsey Brown Girls U8 age champ Ashling Condon Girls U9 age champion Spike Watson Boys U9 age champion Tori Flanagan Girls U10 age champion April Wynn Girls U11 age champion

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Cooma Ladies golf results On Wednesday March 25 the competition, a nine-hole medley stableford was once again won by Madge Butler. Madge repeated what she did last week scoring another 23 points.

Fantastic Madge, a fitting farewell to us all.

We wish you a safe journey back to the UK.

Runner up was Lyn Last on a countback from Dorothy Bilbow, both ladies scoring 17 points.

Dorothy took the first ball and the second ball was won by Julie Upton on a countback from Clare Nowland, both ladies scoring 14 points.

Until next week Happy golfing.

Mackenzie Sadgrove Boys U11 age champion Benjamin Wynn Boys U12 age champion Sophie Pidcock Girls U14 age champion Jacqui Theile Girls U15 age champion JLA would like to thank the parent volunteers and the committee, and those who help out each week.

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Cooma Centre’s Age Champions With the Athletic gear all stored away for another Season and eagerly waiting for the start of Spring months to arrive, our Centre goes into Hibernation over winter. On Saturday last we celebrated the 2014/15 season with our Presentation Day at the Ti Tree Race Course.

Age Champion’s U/6 Our U/6 Girl award went to a determine young lady name of Lacey Brown who has the ability to forge a promising future in Little A’s. Excelled in the Sprints Events and started to produce some good Field events and will improve out of site next season. Lacey achieved 19 Improvements this season.

The U/6 Boy went to Laith Podger who like throwing things and his Vortex Ball has double its distance over the season from 4.87 mts to 8.73 mts.

U/7 Taylor-Grace Robinson only attended Little A’s Up to Christmas time. Taylor-Grace had 9 Improvements. She tried her hardest to catch the boys in this age group.

Cameron Taylor exceeded all expectation in his first year.

Cameron achieved 27 Improvements. Cameron will develop into an all round Athlete and should be close in breaking some of the U/8 Years Records next season.

U/8 We didn’t have any Girls in this age group. . Damian Kennedy, Another Athlete who had a very successful year, with 25 PB’s to his name, Damian also achieve through to his Red Star award in Track and Black in Field. Damian also participated in Canberra carnivals as well as Regional Champs.

U/9 Adele Lunt set the Club Record when we introduced it in November 13.05 mts.

Stephen Davis, Set Centre in the Club (Throwing) Record 5 Times and 300 mts run once. Stephen also achieves 25 Improvements and Received a Silver Medal at the ACT L.A’s Champs in Discus PB. U/10 Lilli Jauncey Broke the U/10 200 mts Hurdles Record once and Club Throwing twice. She also achieved 17 P.B’s throughout the season.

Justin McDonald also broke the Club Throwing Record on twice taking it out to 30.63 mts. Justin represented Cooma at State Champs in Discus and came 5th with 19.99 mts, a metre shy of his PB. U/11 Maddy Stott had 15 Improvements over the season and enjoyed running all race distances and most of the Field Event. Maddy looks that she will improve with this season under her belt and we are look forward to see what she can produce as an U/12 Olo Brademann, His times started to drop in the second half of the season. Olo had a very rewarding State Championships picking up 2 Bronze medals and 3 P.B’s.

Olo had 23 Improvements on our track and many more at Regional and State Championships.

U/12 Taylah Maurier, Taylah’s 100 mts times are now in the low 15 sec mark. Taylah made it through to State in both Shot and Discus, the Discus was a PB at 24.02 mts. We are hoping that Taylah can follow in her mother’s footsteps in making the ACT Little A’s State Team for Australian L.A’s Championships next year.

Hugo Steiner set a new Triple Jump on our last night of Competition and came 3rd in the same event at State with 9.54 mts. Hugo also had very good year on the Track coming 4th in the 200 mts in the State Final.

U/13 Maria Tarasyuk this was her first year at our Centre and has been our top sprinter in the Girls this season. Maria claimed 3rd in the 200 mts at State in 28.34 sec a PB of 5 seconds over her grass Track PB and ran performed well in 4 other events. Maria improvement reached 22 on our Track.

Kayne Johnson-Smith, Kayne also first timer at the centre performs well over a full range of events. One of his favourite is the High Jump and his best was 1.40 mts.

U/14 Kiara Henderson concentrated on the sprints events this season. She needs to venture out into other events in Athletics.

Bailey Rogers Claimed another Record in the 200 mts Hurdles this year and his 100 and 200 mts time were exceptional with 13.69 sec for 100 mts and 29.69 for the 200 mts. Bailey’s Triple Jump best distance of 9.97 mts PB. U/15 James Harding came extremely close to breaking the U/15 100 mts on our last meet he just failed by 0.05 of a second.

James did pick up the U/15 200 mts Hurdles Record at 29.91 sec.

Athletes of the Year Little Athlete of the Year ( “Chelsea Café Award”) Lacey Brown (U/6) Lacey enjoys her Athletics and will develop into one of Cooma’s “Power Houses” as the seasons roll on.

Cameron Taylor (U/7) Cameron started the season slowly and progressed steadily through the season and took to throwing thing in the field events and started to Improve out of sight.

Junior Athlete of the Year (“Capital Dial-A Pizza Award”) Lilli Jauncey (U/10) Lille scored 2 Records in the Club Throwing and participated in nearly all events and was the outstanding Girl in these age groups.

Stephen Davis (U/9) Stephen (smiley) Davis, with 6 Records over the season and a Silver Medal at State Championships plus, He also had one of the highest points score and 25 had improvements.

Senior ATHLETE OF THE YEAR (“Metaland” Award Rob and Tanya Wolf) Maria Tarasyuk (U/13) Maria was extremely active throughout the year and had an excellent season in her first year with us. Maria will make a very fine Multi-Event person in years to come.

Jordan Davis (U/12)

Jordan had exciting year, 1 Record at our Centre in the Discus. He Represented 2 States in different competitions.

NSW in a Little A’s Competition between New Zealand and NSW Little A’s Teams a bi-yearly in each country. The Athletics ACT State Team for the Australian Youth Championships in the U/14 Hammer and finished 6th overall with 25.49 mts equalling his PB set only 5 days before in Canberra.

At the Athletics ACT Championship Jordan won 3 Gold medals in Shot Put Discus and Hammer. A week later he broke their Athletics ACT All Comers and Residential U/14 Hammer Record 25.49 mts Amateur Athlete OF The YEAR (“Cooma Trophy & Gift Centre Award” Debbie Searle) Hayley Jones (U/16) Hayley mainly competed in Canberra in the Hammer Throwing competition. Hayley broke several Centre Hammer Records in the U/13 and U/14 age Groups.

Hayley attended ACT Championships picking up 2 Gold Medals and a PB in both the Hammer 36.17 mts and Shot Put, 10.05 mts.

Hayley also participated in the Australian Youth Championships in Sydney this Month and finish 7th in the U/15 age group 33.48 mts.

2014/15 Coaches Award (“Quinton &Tom Stead”) India Dyball (U/10) India thoroughly enjoyed her first year at Little A’s. Her crowning glory was the way her dedication to try all events and the Improvements gained from them. She gains 28 Improvements Equal Top Score over the season.

Boys Sam Williams (U/11) Sam struggled in some events but never give in. We were encouraged by Sam attitude to the sport and his fellow athletes. Sam is a Trier.

25 Improvements U/7 Cameron Taylor (27) U/8 Damian Kennedy (25) U/9 Stephen Davis (25) U/9 Angus Wood (28) U/10 India Dyball (28) U/11 Reuben Hooper (25) U/13 Brenna Clayton (25) Club Person’s (Dietrich Pluming “Norma & Wayne Dietrich”) Lyndon Taylor Caroline Blyton Gold Star Award Nick Wassink (U/18) Hayley Jones (U/16) Both of these athletes achieve National Qualifying Standard in the Hammer Throwing this season. Both Athletes exceeded the required by many metres.

Nick’s standard was 37.00 mts with 5kg Hammer. (43.16 mts).

Hayley Standard was 28.60 mts with 3kg Hammer. (36.17 mts).

I wish to thank all the Athletes who attended our weekly Competition and All the Parents who help to run the Weekly Competition throughout the Year. The Committee wishes to see everyone at the start of Next Season 2015/16.

Above: All the children at the 2015 Cooma Little Athletics Presentation day held at the Cooma Monaro Race Club last Saturday.

Top right: Phillip Webb and Brenna Clayton Bottom right; Junior Athletes of the Year Lilli Jauncey and Stephen Davis

Above: Senior Athletes of the Year Jordan Davis and Maria Tarasyuk

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JCS out to defend Snowy Mountains cross country title

Jindabyne Central School (JCS) will be out to defend its title as Snowy Mountains District Cross Country champion for the eighth consecutive year at this month’s carnival in Nimmitabel.

JCS will send a team of about 50 of its fastest long distance runners to the primary schools district carnival on April 23.

Students will compete against other athletes from Cooma, Cooma North, Adaminaby, Berridale, Nimmitabel, Delegate, Numeralla, Dalgety, Bredbo, Jerangle and Bibbenluke and Bombala Public Schools.

Organisers will use a scoring system based on the number of students competing for each school and their overall placing to determine the district champion.

But it has been seven years since another school has upstaged JCS, and given the performances on display at last week’s JCS cross country carnival it will be hard to stop the Jindabyne kids next month.

JCS held its first whole-of-school cross country event last Thursday at the John Connors Oval in Jindabyne, with almost 700

students from kindergarten to Year 12 participating in races.

Along with some impressive performances, which included 16-year-old Lachlan Harrigan easily beating every other 16, 17 and 18 year old in the school over 4km, there were some exceptional displays of sportsmanship.

Many students, some of whom were in with a good chance of finishing in the top three, opted instead to slow down their race in order to encourage their peers to make it across the finish line.

So tight was the finish to the boys’ 15-yearold race over 3km that Cade Robinson, Wylie Vernon and Jackson Stewart opted to stop just shy of the finish line, put their arms around each other’s shoulders and cross the line together in equal first place.

In the 10-year-old girl’s race over 2km, a puffed and exhausted Rachel James could not have been happier with her win.

“I’m really, really happy,” she said.

“It’s the first time I’ve ever won!”

In the eight and nine years combined girls’ race over 2km, seven-year-old Teyvia Williams beat the field, despite not turning eight until May this year.

Some age champions crossed the finish line exclaiming they felt they were going to die and one had even pushed herself so hard in the heat she was physically sick.

Two sets of twins came a close first and second in their races, with Rhianna Burke

nudging out her twin Kiera in the 15-year-old girls’ event and Rebecca Greene crossing the line just before her sister Caroline in the 17-year-old girls’ race.

Already some students have their sights on the bigger picture, with Lachlan Harrigan already hoping to earn himself at place at the NSW State Cross Country titles in Sydney.

“It felt like a good race today,” he said.

“Last year I went to state so I’m hoping I can represent JCS at State again this year.”

Hundred rainbow trout released into the Numeralla River

Numeralla Fishing Club have again been active in restoring fish populations within the local river systems.

Last month saw 100 pan size rainbow trout released into the Numeralla River up and downstream of the Numeralla village. The fish were specifically released in the lead up to the 11th Mud Marlin Fishing competition to provide greater fishing opportunities for entrants.

Preceding this most recent stocking event, the Numeralla Fishing Club have been instrumental in restoring fish populations through the annual release of native fish in the form of Murray Cod and Golden Perch. While the native fish

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have now been stocked into the river system for seven years, the rainbow trout are a recent and welcome addition.

During 2015 alone, a further 1,000 rainbow trout, 3,650 Golden Perch and 1,375 Murray Cod fingerlings have been released into the Numeralla river and the lower reaches of the Badja and Kybeyan rivers.

Restoring the Numeralla River has been an ongoing project for several decades, however significant progress has been made more recently with bank stabilisation work, the reintroduction of fish habitat, willow removal, noxious weed removal (blackberry Gorse), revegetation, fish stocking and

the removal of significant numbers of European Carp through the annual Mud Marlin Competitions.

Numeralla Fishing Clubs annual Mud Marlin Fishing Competition is on yet again this Easter with locals business and community members sponsoring a wide range of prizes.

The major prize of a Webber BBQ valued at $600 is proudly sponsored by Monbeef Cooma is on offer for the secret weight fish. A perpetual trophy for the largest overall Carp plus numerous other prizes are on offer for children and adults alike, including trophies for the kids.

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Ronald McDonald House wins the golf

Bob Weston, Frank McKnight, Gino Cerro and Ray Bilbow ready for the start on Saturday.

Macca’s sponsors Nicole Carmichael and Scott Dial with lady golfers Val Leitch and Gaye Wilson.

Cooma Golf report by Garry Atkinson

Brian Geach, Keith Russell, Christos Xenochristou and Wayne Waters.

Darren Smith, Gary Cornish, Dean Conway, Nathan and Gavin Brown.

A great fund-raising day on Saturday for Ronald McDonald House, a wonderful hole in one on the 17th by Denis Minehan plus the qualifying round for the Keno mixed 4BBB stableford.

All these events meant there was plenty of action at Cooma Golf over the week.

Saturday’s charity day was to raise much needed money for Ronald McDonald House and was fully supported by McDonalds Cooma providing all prizes, food and entertainment.

With the day raising more than $5000 it was certainly well supported with 48 players enjoying the many prizes, food and good company.

Overall winners in the fourperson Ambrose were S Smith, S Summerville, M Introna and C Fitzgerald with a fabulous 52 nett. from D Douglas, A Robinson, S Edgenton and T Perry with 54 nett.

Third place went to the team consisting of C Brown, J Onur, J Alexander and I Wheeldon with 56.75 nett.

In the longest drive stakes Adam Robonson took out A grade, John Alexander B grade and Tony Monday C grade.

Gaye Wilson won the ladies longest drive.

Nearest the pins (NTPs) were everywhere. Tony Perry took out the ninth with Dan Thompson winning the non-handicap NTP. On the 17th NTP Mike Introna won the shot with Steve Sommerville in

the non-handicap stakes. Dorothy Billbow took out the ladies NTP. On Sunday March in the individual medley event Dave Robinson had a fine 39 points to take out the day on a countback from Georg Froeschl.

Gary Batten won the last of the balls with 34 points. Charlie Beaumont hit a lovely close shot on the ninth and Adam Robinson won nearest the pin on the 17th.

The Keno qualifying event was still to be finalised at the time of writing – results when they come to hand.

Wednesday’s single medley stableford saw 25 golfers compete in ideal golf conditions – well… ideal for Denis Minehan anyway.

The A grade winner was Denis Minehan with 38 points (1 a 4 on the 17th) with B grade being taken out by Vic Carroll with 39 points.

Vic’s round was the best of the day with our C grade winner Damien Kenneally also with 39 points. Ball winners went down to Mal Crockett with 35 points.

Naturally enough Denis Minehan won the nearest the pin on the 17th.

Next week sees a single stableford for Wednesday with the Easter Cup on Saturday and Sunday along with individual events on both days. Members are reminded not to forget daylight saving changes when making their bookings over the Easter weekend.

What wonderful weather for golf!

See you on the greens.

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Cooma squash competition results - round eight A Grade Squash Massey Freguson v Cooma Crane Hire For the A1’s this week it was Philip Ingram (Massey) v Justin Bolton (Crane).

Both of these guys have been playing some great squash throughout the summer competition.

Phil rallied and moved around the court well which enabled him to cut off many of Justin’s shots down the wall.

This gave Phil the edge and the match in the end winning 9-5, 9-3, 9-5.

Ricky Salvestro and Andrew Egan were next on court and Andrew looked determined to even the game scores back up for his team (Crane) and was able to take his match in three also winning 9-1, 9-4, 9-0.

The final game played on the court for these two teams was Peter Luk (Massey) taking on Jason Brooks (Crane).

With scores now leveled we were in for a great match.

Both players showed early that they were happy to rally and go point for point.

Jason took the first two games using his powerful hitting forehand to catch Peter wrong footed.

Peter fought back hard in the third to win but Jason seemed to find that extra lift he needed to secure the match in four winning, 9-6, 9-0, 6-9, 9-6.

Other results on the night: Mark Kenmir & Co v Mainstreet – Corey Bedingfield v Paul Dyball 9-4, 9-2, 9-3.

James Hain v Craig Wheatley 9-2, 8-10, 3-9, 2-9. Mark Kenmir v Jan Wassink 9-4, 9-7, 6-9, 9-7. Susan Walters v Stephen Dyball 1-9, 1-9, 3-9.

Cooma Trophy & Gifts v Snowy Hydro – Andrew Nowland v David Freimanis 9-0, 9-2, 9-2. Braiden Skinner v Will Nicholls 9-3, 109, 3-9, 9-2. Mathew Nader v Tim Rumball 8-10, 6-9, 3-9. Larry Matt v Tony Sergo 3-9, 6-9, 9-3, 7-9.

Hillross v Kleven Spain – Simon White v Dirk Philips 5-9, 3-9, 1-9. Lachlan King v John Kleven 4-9, 9-6, 0-9, 3-9. Craig Bottom v Kailey Tonini 9-7, 6-9, 0-9, 0-9. Darren Davis v Tara Pateman 6-9, 7-9, 3-9.

Semi finals were on March 31 with the Grand Final being played this Thursday April 2.

The following teams have made the finals and we play both nights. Mainstreet, Cooma Trophy & Gifts, Kleven Spain & Massey Fergusson.

The Squash club would like to invite all spectators down on Thursday night to watch the Grand final matches.

There will be hot nibbles provided so come down and support squash in Cooma!

B Grade Squash Another squash comp draws near to an

end with the last game being played last Thursday.

Chris Tame’s ( Monaro Discount Tyres) winning run was brought to an abrupt end when he came up against Tim Wassink (Truckstop). Although he played some of his usual good shots he was only able to win 13 points from young Tim who was playing very well. It may be the last game Tim plays in B grade with the current form he is showing.

For the same team as Tim, Eloise Blanchard won in four (after losing the first game) to Alex Childs.

Eloise has an excellent backhand which she used to advantage . Unfortunately neither team has made the semis.

Two teams that have made the semis are Mark Kenmir & Co. (even if only by ½ a point) and Hillross.

Their team members Anika Jones, Sam Sergo, Thomas Thomas and Bailey Rogers all won their games with the stand-out performer being young Bailey.

He took on Reagan Darrant – who has been playing consistently well and winning – and beat him 3-1.

This is the first comp Bailey has been in and he is certainly one to watch as his squash improves weekly.

Jason Harris was the only team member to win for Hillross with yet another demolition when he played Dane Freimanis.

Dane was unable to handle Jason’s serves

and only won 10 points for the match.

Bailey’s father Aron Rogers (Mainstreet) also played very well on the night when he won in three from Ian Corby (Snowy Hydro).

Also for Mainstreet Jess Sergo and Nathan Thompson had good wins against Leanne Kent and Andrew Roberson, only conceding 12 points in each match.

It is no wonder Mainstreet has topped the comp with 103 points – let’s see if they can continue their success in the semis and finals.

Second placed team Massey Ferguson had Lachie Sturgeon doing battle against Abby Freimanis (Cooma Trophy & Gifts).

Abby walked all over Lachie in the first two games 9-0 and 9-2.

However Lachie took a deep breath (not an easy thing to do when you are so far down) and won the next three 10-8, 10-8 and 9-3. His success was followed up when Aaron Pottage only let Leanne Corby win 10 points in their game. Similarly Tom Shirvington won 9-4,9-4, 9-4 when he played Kathy Sergo.

Final team results were Mainstreet 103, Massey Ferguson 100, Hillross 80, Mark Kenmir & Co. 74, Snowy Hydro 73.5, Monaro Discount Tyres 72, Truckstop 62 and Cooma Trophy & Gifts 60. Semis will be played on Tuesday and finals on Thursday which means first four teams will be required on both nights.

Two major singles matches decided at Cooma Bowling Club Two Major Singles matches were played last Wednesday and it’s thank you from the organisers for doing so as the schedule is tight for completing this event to fall in with the District Program.

Peter Harris made a good start against Brian Seears to lead 5/1.

Peter was held on that score for six ends and then on seven for a further six ends whilst Brian advanced to 21 and went on to win 31/16 on end 29.

Geoff Venables scored three shots on the first end against Sergio Roncelli with Sergio replying with three on each of the following three ends and then established a 12/7 lead. At that point Geoff started to outscore Sergio in keeping him on 12 for five ends then 13 for six ends followed by five on 15 whilst Geoff got the necessary 31 shots on end 25.

Maureen D’Amico, Mario Frezza and Giulio D’Amico kept Rod Caldwell, Mary Phillips and former member Nelson Wallace on three shots for five ends before the latter made a move and ran out winners 21/16.

Allan Crowe and Dot Jackson were ruthless in their 19/9 win over Ken Rees and Ev Hamilton.

Judy Locker and Kevin Jackson had a handy 9/1 lead over Skip Hamilton and Renate Winckel ( welcome back Renate) which made Skip and Renate settle down to the task and outscore their opposition to win 24/16.

Innes Rees, Max Povey and Mick Mayhew ran into a red hot team in Alan White, Max Butler and Bob Douglass with the latter allowing their opponents only five ends in a 34/8 win to Alan, Max and Bob. No Social Bowls last weekend but lots of activity on the Greens with the playing of the Open Triples with 66 bowlers involved from Tura Beach, Bombala, Nimmitabel, Jindabyne Adaminaby and Cooma Clubs.

After play on Saturday players were divided into three groups according to their scores for day one to play a further three games with previous day points brought forward and Prize money awarded for each group.

Group One Winners were P Marsicano, S Seears and T Croker,

Runner up R Russell, M Storta and W Lodge.

Group Two L Pucci, S Nielson and J Clarke (Tura Beach) runner up E Taylor K Weston and G Taylor.

Group Three. J Dunscombe, L Wallis C Hayes ( Tura Beach) Runner Up. Sherry Seears, L Lodge and C Roberson. For the best team score on day one who had not won a prize J Barnes, J Schoon D Pastro and on Day Two G Dahl, A Madden and L McMahon.

There are several Championship Matches scheduled to be played by April 11 and 12 and all are listed on the Board.

There is a tight schedule to meet District Program so these (in the case of singles ) are play or forfeit. or get a sub or forfeit.for pairs.

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Shark attack!

Two of Group 16s more fancied sides clashed at the Cooma Showgrounds on Sunday in sweltering conditions.

With both teams coming off first round victories, this game was a much anticipated clash.

As expected it started with both teams ripping in trying to gain the upper hand.

It didn’t take long for the heat to take its toll as mistakes and missed tackles from both sides opened the game up and turned it into a try fest.

With Moruya and Cooma taking turns in scoring the teams went to the break with the Sharks leading 32 18.

The halftime talk was simple -

hang on to the ball and show more commitment in defence.

Two possible long term injuries to smith (thumb) and High (medial strain) didn’t help. Wth both unable to return, the second half was almost a carbon copy of the first with both teams guilty of far too many errors.

With both teams having next week off it will be good to re-evaluate, treat the bumps and bruises and get ready to take on Eden after Easter.

Bbest for cooma in a 52 - 32 loss were Saunders, Boller and Bensley.

Pictured: Matt Salvestro and Will Nicholls in action.

A mixed bag for Bombala Blue Heelers On Sunday the Bombala Heelers crew took off to Eden for round two of the season.

It was another mixed result for Bombala with the Ladies taking out another win and the Blue Heeler boys having another tough day at the office, coming home on the end of another defeat.

The difference in temperature was sure to take its toll on our highlander’s crew.

The ladies started off strong in attack with Monique Ingram linking up with Tash Stewart out wide, Tash’s speed took her all the way to the line only to be denied at the last minute due to a fending call from the ref.

It was then the game took a turn with much of the first half spent defending in the High Heelers own half. Unforced errors and flat line running saw the girls cough up field position putting undue pressure on themselves.

Keiarna Rodwell, Katrina Brownlie and Jane Peadon were extremely solid in defence making several tags in a row and often putting their bodies on the line for some try saving tags.

Just when the girls seemed to be running out of answers it was their captain Maree Coates, sponsored by Dommo’s Shearing, that led again by example, running an extremely good line at strong pace to break through the defence to put points on the board for the girls.

Further strong runs by Sam Ingram, Kaylee Keavey, Tash Stewart and Janine Jamieson saw the girls fight hard to get back some field position, and it was unfortunate the ball went to ground as a beautifully placed ball from Chloe Hodak out wide would have definitely seen more points on the board.

It wasn’t long before the possession was

turned back over and quick thinking to send it wide again with an overlap saw Abbey Ingram, sponsored by Bates Taxidermy, get over the line out wide for the High Heelers outfit.

The second half saw the girls in better field position for most of the half and the guidance of Emma Sullivan and Sue Morgan helped keep the girls composed. Forceful runs by Dana Brownlie, Kayla Jamieson and Bec Richardson forced good field position and it was again Maree Coates scoring under the black dot that put the girls 14-0 in front.

The Eden girls never gave up, relentless in attack and put points on the board with quick hands to score out wide. The final score ended as 14-4 to the High Heelers, the girls response after the game ‘we continue

In the first grade match it proved an exciting start for the Bombala team with the score locked at 6-6 most of the first half.

Jackson Standen, sponsored by John and Andy Murdoch, muscled his way over the black dot to put the first points on the board for the Heelers this season. From here it was anyone’s game. However defence again proved vital to the boy’s game as unforced errors marred their attacking efforts. The addition of Chris Anderson to the team was certainly a positive, his solid defence was an asset to the team but was unfortunately sidelined with injury just before half time.

The defensive task proved too hard for the Bombala boys and Eden ran in 3 unanswered tries before the break.

In the second half Andrew Anderson was

to develop as a team together, a tough win today, but a good one to highlight some weak areas in our game to continue to build on’.

Players Player awarded by the players went to Maree Coates- Controlling most facets of the game, 3 points from coach and playing staff was shared between Maree Coates as mentioned above and Tash Stewart for her solid defence and inspiring line running, 2 points to Sam Ingram for her strong line running and clinging defence and 1 point to Trina Brownlie for her solid and ever reliable tagging efforts.

impressive for Bombala not only in defence but making solid runs to gain much needed metres.

Brett Hodak, Raymond Kading, Paul Perkins and Joe Bobbin continued to show solid defensive efforts, but it was Daniel Douch as the standout defender on the right hand wind making multiple try saving tackles putting his body on the line for his team.

The momentum seemed to continue to shift away from the travelling team in the second half and a send-off offence that left the Bombala boys playing one man

down certainly did not help their cause. The Bombala team then opened up to concede an onslaught of tries in the second half from the Eden outfit.

The final score ended 6-58 to the home team, leaving the Bombala boys out on their feet and going back to the drawing board to continue to build on their efforts. The Bombala boys admit the score board did not reflect their efforts, feeling they continue to improve and are confident as they continue to gel as a team with training and more game time the ‘click’ will come.

Players Player awarded by team mates went to Daniel Douch for his ever reliable efforts across the park, 3 points awarded from coach went to Daniel Douch, 2 points went to Jackson Standen for his gutsy defence and 1 point shared between Brett Hodak and Andrew Anderson for their solid runs and reliable defence.

The teams welcome the break over Easter to regroup and look forward to their first home game of the season against Bega on Sunday April 12 at the Bombala Showground.

Please take the time to come on down to the fields and get behind these two gutsy teams, The Bombala & District Rugby League Club then welcomes you all back with the teams after the games to the Bombala RSL Club for match debrief and presentations.

Bombala District Rugby League Football Club again would like to thank their sponsors; Bombala RSL Club, Peter Caldwell Building Supplies, Ron Milliner Earthmoving, RAW Strength Bombala, Dongwah, Bob Stewart, Our Local IGA, Pat Lomas and Imperial Hotel Bombala.

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Fillies first win for the season

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A new look fillies’ side took to the paddock on Sunday to take on last year’s semi-finalists Moruya. It did not take long for the nerves to settle as Kate Schofield scored after only 2 minutes. Kate was able to convert and the fillies were on their way for season 2015.

Kate again was on the spot to take an intercept to put the ball under the post to take the lead to 12 nil to the fillies.

Moruya hit back with a try but great lead up work from the fillies saw Georgie Clarke cross right on half time and with the conversion successful took the half time score to 18-4. The girls all seemed to be enjoying the game at the half time talk and they spoke about keeping their defence in line and also supporting each other in attack. All the new girls were improving as the game went on with Ailish, Raen Kattie and Erin working hard in attack while Ash, Tammy Yassy and Elise work getting through a mountain of defence. Out the back Kailey was dangerous and kept brining the ball back every time Moruya would send it into their half. Kailey also took on the goal kicking duties and converted both second half try’s.

The second half started like the first half finished With Georgie Clarke scoring and with Meg also crossing the final score ended up favouring the Fillies 28 -8.

Thanks to the original Fillies that helped out on the day Meg, Kate, Lan, Kristy, Georgie and Alicia.

Best and fairest points went to 1 point Lan and Meg 2 points to katre and Ash 3 Points to Georgie and Kailey was awarded Players player.

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Fine sailing, but not much wind The seventeenth and second last heat of Lake Jindabyne Sailing Club’s 2014/15 Twilight series was held on a fine Autumn evening on Wednesday 25th March. Seven mono-hulls and six catamarans rigged up to compete. Ross Tattersall and Steve Ashe joined John Byrne on the start boat. They sent the fleet off into a very light Easterly breeze on a port rounding ant-clockwise direction course Nick Kennedy led the fleet to the first mark then headed off towards the catamaran’s Mountain mark.

Barry Dennis soon joined Nick at the front of the Catamaran fleet slipping in front on the very slow square run. The other cats found themselves in a “parking-lot” as Nick and Barry slipped away. The next group of cats, Barney Davis, Alistair Cross and Tim Symons kept chasing Nick and Barry while racing each other. A lucky shift in the breeze allowed Tim to pass Barney and Alistair just before rounding the Bay mark. John, Steve and Ross shortened the course and Nick led the cats to the finish line with a large margin back to Barry, Tim, Barney and Thomas, Alistair and Martin Bannister. Barry took the win on handicap corrected times followed by Nick, Tim, Alistair, Barney and Martin B. The mono-hulls also had a close race in the light and shifting breeze. Jason Abbott, Sam Bishop and Steve Osborne battled with each other on their Lasers while they chased Phil Daly and Nick Kirshner on the Flying Fifteen around the course. All the sailors looked for elusive patches of breeze while trying to avoid the windless areas on the course.

Phil led the mono-hulls to the finish of the shortened course followed by Jason, Sam and Terry Lee just

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four seconds behind. They were followed by Martin Van Weel, Steve and Kerry McGaw. The handicap corrected times mixed up the results with Kerry taking the win from Martin, Jason, Phil, Sam, Steve and Terry.

Yet another light wind race was held on the afternoon of Saturday 28th March to complete the 2014/15 Club Championship series. Ten boats completed in a race set by John Byrne. He started the race from the Quarry mark on what was at the time a Windward work. The fleet made its slow way to the Peninsular mark. The cats slipped to the front of the fleet. Nick Kennedy rounded the mark first followed by Barney and Thomas Davis who rounded with Martin Bannister. Tim Symons and Steve Osborne rounded the mark next.

The sailors then searched for that elusive zephyr of breeze on the way to the Bay mark. Nick was passed, but slipped back to the front by the mark.

Tim and Barney reached the Bay mark together and watched the rest of the fleet catching them on a following breeze. Nick and Barney stretched ahead on the next leg only to be caught again by Tim at the Quarry mark. He then led the fleet to the finish of the shortened race at the Peninsular mark. He managed to stay ahead and was followed by Nick, Barry Dennis, Barney, Steve Osborne, Martin Bannister, Terry and Lucas Lee, Sam Bishop, Martin Van Week and Kerry McGaw. The results were turned around by the Yardstick corrected times with Steve taking the win. He was followed by Martin V W, Sam, Kerry, Terry, Martin B, Tim, Barney Nick and Barry.

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The dirt was flying last weekend as Cooma Off Road Club held its Dirt Amcross. Two days of racing saw plenty of action and

noise. Pictured is the start and some of the action of race one on Sunday.

Left, Mitchell Bowen led the pack all race.

Above, Charlie White heads Matthew Simmons and Billy Derekson on a turn.

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