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Taking it to the people Opposition leader Tony Abbott pedalled into the area last weekend as part of Pollie Pedal, raising funds for Carers Australia.

After spending Friday night in Bombala, Mr Abbott and his fellow cyclists headed for Cooma via Bibbenluke, where Mr Abbott stopped off at a schoolboys football carnival, before heading to Cooma.

Mr Abbott arrived in Cooma firstly by car to lunch with carers in Centennial Park.

(Continued page 3) Above left,Tony Abbott was given some advice by Nimmitabel resident Denis Norton. Above right, President of the Dalgety District Progress Association, Vickii Wallace, also caught up with Mr Abbott in Cooma last Saturday.

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Cooma Connector Smart Phone winner, Janine John-Natley, received her prize at the specail meeting o Cooma-Monaro Shire Council last Monday night, from Mayor Dean Lynch and Cr Martin Hughes.

The draw for the first Smartphone donated by Telstra/Deanes Transit Group took place on Friday evening March 23 at the Centennial Park Bus Shelter on the arrival of the Cooma Connector from Canberra.

The winner, Janine John-Natley (Yellow Ticket Number B21), who has been a regular traveller since the first run of the Cooma Connector on February 27, was not present as she had alighted at the Snow stop.

She was invited to Cooma-Monaro Council Chambers to be presented with her HTC Wildfire Smartphone.

The winner’s name will also go up on Council’s website. This Smartphone was re-donated by Cr Martin Hughes who was the winner of the “Name the Service” competition for the Cooma Connector.

An additional connection The new Cooma Connector commuter service to Canberra has been growing since the first trip on February 27.

The service is proving popular with people commuting to work in Canberra, to shop or for other reasons to travel to Canberra.

It is also providing a great opportunity to join the now well known Canberra ‘Explorer Bus”, owned and operated by former Cooma resident John Williams.

John explained that the Explorer Bus starts from the City Centre at 9.30am and does a predetermined loop to the War Memorial, the National Gallery, High Court, National Library, National Art Gallery, the High Court, the National Portrait Gallery, Old and New Parliament House, the National Musuem and the mint.

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Passengers can alight at any of the stops to wander through at their own leisure and jump on the next bus according to the timetable.

Passengers arrive back in the City Centre with ample time to catch the Cooma Connector back to Cooma.

This means that travellers on the Cooma Connector can do a day tour of Canberra’s major attractions or do a one hour sightseeing loop past most of the attractions as well as the embassies.

It makes a day trip to Canberra an attractive and inexpensive option and can provide an activity during the day.

The Explorer Bus runs Monday to Saturday during Winter and seven days a week from September, incorporating Floriade.

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Cooma-Monaro Shire Council is advising motorists travelling within the Shire to exercise extreme care on the roads. Excessive water run-off as well as localised flooding has created dangerous driving conditions.

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Once again Cooma has been visited by Year 1 Medical Students from the ANU for a week to experience a “taste of country life and rural medical practice”.

The 30 students had various clinical visits where they observed medical/clinical and allied health professionals in the workplace and a taste of the lifestyle a rural medical practice can offer.

Their week included a civic recption on Monday at CoomaMonaro Council Chambers, a farm visit to “Kia Ora” on Tuesday, plus an emergency service response drill on Tuesday night, blood pressure testing in Centennial Plaze, lunch with Cooma CWA and a trip to Mt Koscisuzko.

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Tony Abbott pedals into town From page 1 After the formalities, he drove 40km back to recover his bike and cycle into Cooma.

The group then cycled to Canberra on Sunday.

While in Cooma, Mr Abbott was interviewed after the Opposition support of a national disability insurance scheme and a proposed ‘nanny’ subsidy for working parents.

Mr Abbott addressed the audience in the park, paying tribute to the many carers of all ages, who assist others across Australia.

The national president of Carers Australia, Tim Moore and a young carer from Canberra, Tess, also spoke at the lunch.

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Meet our dancing stars...

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The Way To Go UPCOMING TOURS 2012

Christo Xenochristo & Partner Shannon Schofield.

I’m stuck in the 80’s with some of How is your dancing going?

We’re progressing really well, so my dance moves. she tells me, so far so good.

Has doing this changed your How many times a week are perception of dancing?

I have a new respect for dancers, you rehearsing? a big respect, it’s very hard.

Once a week at the moment.

How have you improved since or your partner injuries since you began?

She’s trying to teach me counting started?

Yep, she when it comes to dancing. slapped me Are you having fun? in the forehead Oh definitely, for sure. I’ve got a once. real good dance partner.

Did you see yourself Do you think you will continue as a dancer before the to dance once the competition is competition?

A midnight dancer or finished?

I might start taking Shannon’s a ‘after a few drinks dancer’ but not a Zumba classes. quality dancer. I think

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How is your dancing going?

We’re not letting out! It’s going very well.

How many times a week are you rehearsing?

Twice a week. Not that we really need to. We want to put the other dancers in a state of insecurity.

Have you or your partner suffered any injuries since you started?

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Did you see yourself as a dancer before this competition?

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Has doing this changed your perception of dancing?

No, its still as difficult as it already was.

How have you improved since you began?

Well I can now dance like a ballerina… all credit to Luke.

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Resilient environment and community are most valued in the Murrumbidgee catchment More than 200 community example, were not the same as members attended workshops those found in the eastern part of across the Murrumbidgee our catchment, such as the Monaro. catchment to say what they value The environment across our different about their landscape to assist landscapes is diverse and requires the Murrumbidgee Catchment different thinking,” Mr Francis said.

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School holiday activities warm-up

With Easter and the school holidays upon us, the crew at The Lott held an Easter egg decorating workshop last Saturday. The Lott has school holiday workshops planned as well. Pictured, children at Saturday’s workshop get busy using plants from their own gardens to create beautiful and real Easter eggs. For more informationon the classes, ring The Lott on 6452 1414.

Emergency services report Fail to give way A 53-year-old male driver failed to give way on the corner of Yareen Road and Polo Flat Road at 6.50pm on Sunday night.

The 66-year-old female driver from Tura Beach who was driving the Honda that was hit was taken to Cooma hospital and later released.

Licence suspended Police noticed a vehicle travelling at high speed along Sharp Street at 11.45pm on Saturday night.

The 25-year-old male driver admitted to police that he had been drinking and when he was breathalysed he returned a high range reading.

He was arrested and charged with speeding and drink driving and will appear in court at a later date.

assistance on March 28 at 4pm when a 37-yearold female threatened to kill staff. She was arrested and charged with intimidation.

Pursuit Bombala police heard a motorcycle coming towards them and noticed the rider wasn’t wearing a helmet. They attempted to flag down the rider who ignored them and kept going, a pursuit ensured through the back streets of Bombala and police decided to terminate the pursuit, as it was too dangerous due to heavy fog.

The incident occurred at 10.20pm on Wednesday March 28, the rider was wearing a grey hooded jumper, black shorts, no helmet and was riding a red and white trail bike. Anyone with information as to who the rider is, is asked to Arrest in real estate office A Cooma real estate agency called for police contact police.

Brown Mountain road to re-open The Brown Mountain road is expected to re-open to traffic this Thursday after a landslip forced its closure a month ago.

A spokesman for NSW Roads and Maritime Service said it was expected both lanes of the road would be open. A temporary seal will be applied to the road and interim crash barriers installed in time for the road to be fully opened by Thursday afternoon. All traffic will be able to use the road once it reopens.

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Andrew Fairfield-Smith of Fairidge and Andrew Bell of SMGS sign the construction contract for the new Junior School.

Construction of Snowy Mountains Grammar School’s new Junior facility is poised to start during the Easter school holidays.

Andrew Bell, Principal at SMGS and Andrew Fairfield-Smith, Director of Fairidge Ltd sealed the deal on Tuesday March 27 when they signed the contract for the construction phase of the project.

The project includes the building of five new, purpose built Junior School learning areas and a dedicated Junior School Amenities Block. Also in the plan is a large play area with seating, climbing structures and a large open play area for ball games.

Finally, the project will introduce Jindabyne’s first ‘Kiss and Drop’ zone, designed to maximise traffic safety during busy school drop off and pick up times.

Andrew Bell said: “SMGS has always had a high quality Junior School, representing the best K-6 teaching available in the area. Now we will have facilities as outstanding

as our educational delivery. The project creates a specific Junior School precinct within SMGS and will help us develop the identity of the Junior School as we continue to grow.

“The project is possible due to the increased enrolments into the SMGS Junior School over recent years, a trend which we expect to continue.

In fact, we already have DA approval for Stage 2 of the project, an additional three classrooms, in order that we can build these as soon as they are required.”

With regard to the School’s choice of Builder, Andrew said “It is particularly pleasing to the SMGS Board to be able to sign with a local builder and thereby support the local community. The decision was made easy by the quality of the Fairidge tender and we are looking forward to working closely with Andrew and his team over the construction period”.

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Cooma needs a crematorium the

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Well, it’s not just Australia that has been impacted on by floods this year.

Fiji is also suffering from a surfeit of water, which is why our MHS basketballers have had to put their trip on hold.

To the youngsters’ credit, they were more concerned about the conditions their potential hosts were enduring than having to postpone their trip.

Looking on the bright side – to be heading to Fiji from Cooma in July isn’t such a bad thing.

Out of the frosts and into the tropical warmth…mmm, pick me, pick me!

Here’s an interesting assignment – 60 or more cyclists pedalling into Cooma – pick the Opposition leader amongst that lot…!

Luckily for the waiting press, Mr Abbott arrived first by car for the official part of his trip to Cooma, then drove back out of town so he could pedal the remaining 40kms into town.

The Postman believes mayor Dean Lynch was ‘almost’ coerced into pedalling along, too…maybe if Mr Abbott had been riding a horse, not a bicycle, Dean?

But the Pollie Pedal was serious stuff (as if pedalling from Melbourne to Canberra wasn’t serious enough). The beneficiary, Carers Australia, has serious plans for funds raised.

As well, it raised the issue of the work carers of all ages and creeds do across Australia. Being a carer isn’t always easy, nor enjoyable, but it’s one of those things that has to be done.

A happy Easter to all our readers – there is plenty to do across the region over the next few days but please take care on the roads.

The last thing we want is for the Easter Bunny to lose his eggs in a road accident.

(Or his chocloates, for that matter...)

Editor, It is inevitable that most people will, at some time, have the sad duty to arrange a funeral for a close relative.

Recently, with the passing of my Father, my family and I went through the process of ensuring that his preference for cremation was carried out.

Since there is no crematorium in Cooma, the funeral took place at Norwood Park Crematorium in the ACT, a 90-minute drive each way.

The alternative crematorium is Clavering Park at Wollumla, also a 90-minute drive each way from Cooma.

Emotional strain could distract the driver’s attention to the road leading to further grief.

During conversation with various people about the lack of and a need for a crematorium in Cooma, I was informed that land in the Polo Flat area has been set aside for the

Riposte Lisa Ashurst You know those make-over things? Well I’ve decided I’m going to spend the entire winter giving myself one of those because it has the potential to produce really good results (I think...) and it’s bound to distract me big time from the icy cold weather which I really hate. Make that HATE! actually.

I’m talking the whole head-tofoot deal here so luckily I’ll have three months up my thick woolly sleeve to do it and figure I may as well use the rest of autumn contemplating just how exactly I intend to go about implementing The Make-over.

I mean, it’s one thing to say you’re going to completely do yourself over but it’s quite another when it comes down to actually pin-pointing exactly what, how and for that matter, into what?

Well obviously into something good right? Like, dump those few extra kilos that I really don’t need for starters. After that I guess it’s anything goes but as they say, a change is as good as a holiday and I can’t remember the last time I actually had one of those so whatever I do is going to be a positive, right?

Unfortunately I don’t think I can do anything permanent about

development of a new necropolis and a local person has been ready for two years to build a crematorium on the site.

Why is there so much delay?

It is my contention that the majority of the shire’s population would be in support of the necessary service that a crematorium would provide and would certainly appreciate not having to travel for hours to attend such a sad event in a stressful state of mind.

Cooma Monaro Shire Council should consider the development of the new necropolis and crematorium as an urgent matter to bring about the commencement of work for the benefit of all in the shire.

A response by Council and our State and Federal Members would be welcomed by their constituents.

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Jim Wakeford Bunyan my curly hair but then again you never know; the “cure” could be just around the corner and some wonderful person will come up with it before spring in which case I will sell my soul for it!

In the meantime though I can just set about doing a lot of little things that should add up to one reasonably sized “new look” that I’ll actually notice when I look in the mirror one morning in September. That’s the idea anyway and right at this moment it sounds like a good one.

It’s a plan, you know? And seeing as I’m all fired up about this it’s also something else to focus on when the mercury plummets and I’m turning purple.

I won’t even notice because I’ll be too wrapped up in being thinner for a start which will inspire me to put the rest of it in place and if I have no idea what the rest of it is at this point, well never mind.

I’m sure it’ll come to me sooner or later. Sooner would be better though but like I said, I’ve still got a month or so to fine tune the process that’s intended to produce a whole new me, so I don’t need to stress about it just yet. On the other hand, isn’t a bit of stress good for weight loss or something?

If only the hair thing would happen. I really, really, really want the hair thing.

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COOMA-MONARO SHIRE COUNCIL WEEKLY NEWS AND COMMUNITY INFORMATION

ROAD SITUATION REPORT

COUNCIL MEETING 16 APRIL 2012 BREDBO

Council is advising motorists travelling within the Cooma-Monaro Shire to exercise extreme care on the roads.

Excessive water run-off as well as localised flooding has created dangerous driving conditions.

Staff are working in all areas of the Shire with contractors to get the road network back to a safe and trafficable condition as soon as possible.

The next Council meeting will be held at the Bredbo Community Hall commencing at 6.30pm.

Peak View Road: Tuross Road: Warregal Corner: Dry Plains Road: Bumbalong Road: Tinderry Road: Rothlyn Road: Smiths Road: Hugs Lane: Pig Farm Road: Wild Cattle Flat Rd: Carlaminda Road:

YAMAHA RMAX UNMANNED HELICOPTER DEMONSTRATION Cooma-Monaro Shire Council will be holding a field day followed by a free BBQ lunch to demonstrate the Yamaha RMAX unmanned control helicopter to display its potential as another method in the ongoing battle to control noxious weeds.

There will also be representatives of Granular Products PTY LTD who have developed a granular Flupropanate product that can be applied aerially to treat Serrated tussock. (www.granularproducts.com) Where: When: Time:

Bredbo Sports Ground 19 April 2012 12 o’clock

For catering purposes, please RSVP to Glenda Bracher by either phone 6455 1941 or by email glenda. bracher@cooma.nsw.gov.au by Tuesday 17 April, 2012.

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MITTAGANG ROAD MOWING

For further information please contact Noxious Weed Management Services ph 6455 1941 or warren.schofield@cooma.nsw.gov.au

Due to the recent prolonged wet weather, Council has not been able to utilise mowers as often as normal, which has left many areas with longer grass than normal. In one particular heavily trafficked footpath near the Monaro High School, Council work crews co-ordinated with the street sweeper to ensure excess grass was blown onto the road and collected immediately with the street sweeper.

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POSITION VACANT Mobile Library Operator Council has a position available in the Corporate Services Division for a Mobile Library Operator with the Monaro Regional Libraries. The successful applicant will be required to drive and operate the Mobile Library to designated stops throughout Cooma-Monaro, Snowy River and Bombala Shires. A current class HC licence and driving experience is essential.

This position provides a library service to regional areas and processes loans, returns, reservations and enquiries using the Library computer system. Further information and how to apply is available from George Javurek, Human Resources Officer 6455 1725 or at Council’s website: www.cooma.nsw.gov.au.

File Reference: IS/POS/186 Salary Range: $820.80 pw to $882.40 pw Applications Close: 4.00 pm, 18 April 2012

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Weather permitting the following roadworks will continue Wild Cattle Flat Rd: Kybeyan Road: Tuross Road: Badja Road: Warregal Corner Rd: Peak View Road: Jerangle Road: Carlaminda Road: Shannons Flat Road: Jones Plain Road: Callemondah Road: Hill Street: Morundah Street:

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On Wednesday 21 March, Seniors Week was celebrated with mobility information displays, talks from two occupational therapists who shared information on what they do and how they are able to help people, followed by a speech from Councils deputy mayor, Bronnie Taylor. “The Older Women’s Network Performing Group” gave a concert full of song, dance & comedy sketches that were greatly enjoyed by a large audience.

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PEDESTRIANS TAKE CARE Staff are working hard to have the pedestrian bridges replaced as soon as possible. The Commissioner and Massie Street crossings still need to have the rails installed, and the Nijong Oval pedestrian bridge has not yet been replaced.

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Mayor Dean Lynch 0419 295 954

Deputy Mayor Bronnie Taylor 0427 546 299

Councillor Martin Hughes 0405 209 685

Councillor Tony Kaltoum 6452 1730

Councillor Jenny Lawlis 6454 4127

Councillor Steph McDonald 0408 425 430

Councillor Roger Norton 0411 885 775

Councillor Jack Nott 6452 2354

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General Manager John Vucic Phone: 02 6455 1777 Director of Corporate Services Alan Cairney Fax: 02 6455 1799 Director of Engineering Services David Byrne 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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The Easter Fair attracted close to 2500 visitors in 2011, with many family groups traveling from Canberra and ACT as well as the local region.

So far organisers have confirmed 47 market stalls and we are still over nearly a week from the day.

The Easter Fair is also a major fund raising day for a variety of community and social groups.

The Adaminaby Easter Fair was voted the 2011 Snowy River Shire Community Event of the Year.

One of the highlights of the day is the Wacky Quacky Duck Race with a total prize pool of $1000! (1st prize $500, 2nd prize $300 and 3rd prize $200).

The Snowy Scheme Museum will also be open day over the Easter Weekend.

Timetable Commencing 9am EVENTS & VENUES Market stalls (9am to 2pm) Village Green and Denison St Jay Podger – Country & Western (9am to 11am) Village Green stage Cooma District Band (11.30am to 1.30pm) cnr Druitt and Denison Sts CWA Trading Table & Devonshire Tea at CWA Hall Jumping castle at Big Trout Animal Petting Zoo at Big Trout

Antique & Contemporary Linen Display at The Old Bank Fly casting demonstrations & instruction at Adaminaby Angler Snowy Scheme Museum Open Day Wacky Quacky Ducks lucky numbers sold all day till sold COMPETITIONS & VENUES 10.00 a.m. – Easter Bonnet parade Village Green stage 10.00 a.m. -Trout Tossing heats Adaminaby Angler 10.15 a.m. – Dog High Jump Dog Jump Arena 11.00 a.m. - Cooee contest Village Green stage 11.30 a.m. – Tug of War (adults & kids) Tug of War Arena 12.00 p.m. – P & C Wood auction Village Green 12.30 p.m. - Pie eating contest Village Green stage 12.45 p.m. - Water melon eating contest Village Green stage 1.00 p.m. -Adaminaby’s Got Talent Village Green stage 1.30 p.m. -Trout Tossing finals Adaminaby Angler 2.00 p.m. - Easter bunny arrives Village Green 2.30 p.m. - Wacky Quacky Duck Race

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Severely damaged sections of the Monaro Highway have continued to cause concern for Bombala Council as several motorists have fallen victim to a bad stretch of damaged road where Peadon’s Road joins the highway.

The stretch of road was already in poor condition but has deteriorated further due to the heavy rainfall in the last few months and has resulted in a number of vehicles being damaged and having to be towed. Mike Cottrell of Cottrell Motors Toyota in Bombala has had a high number of cars towed in which have sustained serious damage but added this has been more recent rather than a long term occurrence.

Mr Cottrell did note however that as of April 2, the RMS had arrived at the site and had ripped the surface up in preparation for repairing the road.

“Over the last two months I have towed in a lot of vehicles” Mr Cottrell said “but the road had really deteriorated with all the rain. Prior to the rain we did not have that

problem. Yes, the road was rough but it has only been a big problem for drivers since all the rain.”

While signs had been put in place to notify drivers of speed limits of 40km and 60km, road users are asking why it took so long to install them and added that the flashing warning signs were not in the best position, however Mr Steve Baldwin of Bombala Shire Council believes the signage was clear and it was up to motorists to take note and slow down. Mr Baldwin also advised that some very extensive repairs were scheduled to take place as of Monday April 16, weather permitting, and that this work will fix all the problems with the problem sections of road.

Mr Baldwin also added that as signage had been in place, Council is not liable for any damage that has occurred to vehicles due to the condition of the road.

“The signage is very clear” Mr Baldwin said “so it was up to motorists take note and slow down when they saw them.”

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Jindabyne’s long-time ambo retires After 39 years as an Ambulance officer, Ron Carey retired from the NSW Ambulance Service on March 2, at the age of 60.

His years of service to the community were acknowledged and honoured at a retirement dinner in Jindabyne on Saturday March 31.

Born in 1952 in Muswellbrook, Ron spent his early years there and completed his education at the Marist Brothers College in Parramatta.

On leaving school, Ron became a trainee rigger at the Lydell Power Station in the Hunter Valley. In those days, safety standards were not good, and after seeing two men dying, he thought “This is not for me, I don’t want to end up like those two men after an accident!” After a minor accident to his ankle, in the crib room he saw an advertisement “Ambulance Officer Required” and immediately applied for a job with the Ambulance Service of NSW in October 1972.

In January 1973,Ron commenced his induction course after which he was a Paramedic at Hornsby Station and enjoyed working in Sydney.

In 1975 following his successful application to work in Cooma, he was appointed Paramedic with relief duties in Jindabyne during winter. He met his wife, Lesley in Jindabyne.

Ron’s appointment as permanent Paramedic in Jindabyne with relief duties at Perisher Valley came in 1978 – a position he held until 1984 when he transferred to Wee Waa as Station Officer Grade 1. Being a country boy, he enjoyed Wee Waa however when the then current Station Officer, Bob Blackwell went to the coast in 1984, Ron immediately applied for Jindabyne again, for he knew that such a chance would not arise again for some time.

His application was successful and Ron spent the remainder of his career with the Ambulance Service of NSW, in Jindabyne as Station Officer Grade I. “Jindabyne is a unique post with its four station officers” said Ron. “It is a lovely place in which to live. Sure it is busy in the winter, but nine months are relatively quiet. There is the seasonal drug problem, a bit of alcohol, but generally the kids are great.”

Ron’s decision to retire at the age of 60 came about because of John Howard’s decision to tax people’s superannuation when they turned 60. An additional factor was night call-outs accompanied by interrupted sleep and then doing a day’s work the following day became a challenge for him. He described an ambulance officer’s job as a “young man’s game”.

Jindabyne Station has attended to thousands of call outs over the years.

Because there isn’t a hospital in Jindabyne, a call out in Jindabyne can result in a two to two and a half hour turn around trip to Cooma hospital and Canberra is six hours.

When Ron first arrived in Jindabyne, there was an ambulance crew of one.

In 1975 without X-ray facilities, all broken bones came to Jindabyne for

X-ray at Dr John Shedden’s surgery.

There were four stretchers in the ambulance, and the ambulance officer relied on bystanders for help in loading the patients. No sooner than the ambulance arrived in Jindabyne, the officer would turn around immediately to fetch the next batch of patients from Perisher.

“Due to the lower boot, there were a lot of “boot top” fractures. Only the doctors could administer pethidine.

Medication which can be administered by the ambulance officers has improved 100 percent. Where patient case sheets were once scribbled on a pad, today they have electronic case sheets.”

The training of today’s ambulance officers is so advanced, that Ron believes it to be the best in the world.

From the day he signed up in 1973 until March 2 this year, Ron has never stopped being proud of the Service.

In speaking about the most dramatic rescue in which he was involved, Ron summed up the 1997 Thredbo Road Collapse as being sad and frustrating because although first on the scene, the crew was unable to help due to the need to make the area safe and prevent injury to the crew.

Ron had been in the mountains for two weeks when he attended the 1975 bus rescue at Dead Horse Gap on the Alpine Way when a bus coming up from Melbourne slid off the icy road and rolled. He recollected “Two were killed. It was a big ‘wakeup call’ for all concerned. There was no SES, no lighting, communications poor. They did it tough. Thredbo Ski Patrol and staff came to assist. The DMR grader provided light by shining its head lights on the accident.”

There is sometimes a funny side to a rescue – Ron had never driven on ice before and going to the bus crash rescue, his superior ordered “Stick close behind me” and obediently Ron did. However, when they reached the accident site, the leading ambulance stopped and Ron driving the second one smashed into the back of the first one, much to the dismay of the walking wounded.” Laughingly Ron joked “Don’t always put your faith in the ambulance!”

In the ensuing years Ron attended in-service specialist courses including: Search and Rescue Tecniques, Four Wheel Driving, Snow Survivial, Rescue 1 – Basic, Hagglunds Oversnow Vehicle Driving, 1994 Level III Training, 1994 Level IV – Advanced Life Support Training Course 43.

By his retirement, Ron’s citation read: Ambulance Service of New South Wales Awards: • 1983 Superintendents Diploma • 1997 State Superintendent’s Commendation – Thredbo landslide • 1987 Honorary Life member St John Ambulance Association NSW • February 1988 National Medal • February 1999 1st Clasp to the National Medal • November 2009 2nd Clasp to the

National Medal • August 2011 Ambulance Service of New South Wales – Long Service and Good Medal and Clasps Community Awards • December 1985 Justice of the Peace • June 1996 Certificate of Appreciation – Lions Club of Jindabyne • January 1997 Snowy River Shire Citizen of the Year.

Looking to the future, Ron intends to concentrate on fishing in Lake Jindabyne; work in his vegetable patch, work out in the gym three days a week, relax, and sleep. In addition he hopes to spend some time in Canberra where Lesley is currently working and spare her the drive to Jindabyne each weekend.

Down the track he may do some part time work.

“I thoroughly recommend a career in the Ambulance Service” Ron said.

“It’s a great job, very rewarding, with different areas in which you can work. There is the motor cycle rapid response branch; there’s the SCAT or specialist casualty access teams which involve abseiling, cave and helicopter rescues; there’s co-ordination and education departments. If you don’t want to, you don’t have to be out on the roads” added Ron. Ron Carey summed up 39 years of service with the words “I enjoyed my career. Some days were sad, sometimes frustrating especially when lives cannot be saved. I feel sad for the bystanders who think “Wow, the ambos are here!” I feel so sorry when the victims die.

“If I had a life over again, I would do it all over again.”

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Family members, administration staff, teachers and students gathered in the quadrangle at the Cooma TAFE Campus on Thursday March 29 to fondly remember one of the College’s most well-liked students, Mr William Little, who passed away in 2009 aged 87 years.

Mr Little, a Chartered Accountant and manager of an engineering firm in Sydney moved to Cooma with his wife, Eileen, in 1984, following daughters Margaret and Rosemary who had made the move a couple of years previously.

Growing up during the Depression years, Mr Little’s formal education was somewhat scant but he had a wonderful mind and set about educating himself, a passion that never left him “Dad loved learning”, his daughter Margaret said. “He was always learning something and was a brilliant mathematician!”

When his wife passed away in 1999 Mr Little found solace in returning to his education, commencing TAFE in the same year. He achieved his Year 10 Certificate, his Tertiary Preparatory Certificate (TPC) plus computer studies. He held learning in high esteem and never tired of studying.

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a student on the Cooma Campus and in 2002, at the age of 81, he received the Life Long Learners Award and a standing ovation at the TAFE Awards Ceremony held at the Cooma ExServices Club that year.

In recognition of his love of learning, his commitment to his classes and his long association with the Cooma TAFE Campus, Mr Little’s daughters, Margaret Galloway and Rosemary Napthali, decided to donate an attractive wooden seat to the Campus in his memory.

The seat, constructed by Carpentry teacher John Britton and his students, now sits undercover in the quadrangle and bears a bright brass plaque that reads…

“Stop and smell the roses” William John Little Life Long Learner Award Recipient 2002 – Aged 81 years General Education teacher, Mr Allan Barkley, addressed those present at the memorial and thanked the Williams family for their generosity in donating the seat to the Campus and also thanked Mr Britton and his carpentry students for the work they put into constructing it.

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‘Secret’ satellite service Lucas Forbes Residents of remote Australia have had access to a high-speed Internet satellite service since July last year, but according to Vikki Wallace of Dalgety few eligible customers know about it.

Ms Wallace claimed that residents she had spoken to in Dalgety and Carlaminda had never heard of the program, despite being eligible.

The Interim Satellite Service was set up as a transition from the Australian Broadband Guarantee to the National Broadband Network for Australians in areas without access to “metro-comparable” Internet services.

The National Broadband Company selected Optus and IPstar to provide the necessary satellites.

NBN Co also selected several small Internet Service Providers to connect their customers in regional Australia to the service if they signed up for it.

Owner and managing director of Skymesh, Paul Rees, was surprised by the allegations that customers had not been alerted.

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Mr Bunrock described the process of advertising to eligible customers as “time consuming”.

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Nimmitabel’s gala Garden Day The Nimmitabel and District Garden Club Invites everyone to its Gala Garden Day on Saturday April 21.

Three wonderful gardens, great food, plant stall, raffles, books, magazines, homewares and garden sculptures wil be on show.

Historic Bobundara is the home of garden writer and photographer Trisha Dixon Burkitt, where Peter and Chella Gray (Shades of Gray) will have an exhibition and sale of their whimsical garden art.

Morning tea will be served.

John and Sally-Anne Cottle’s magnificent garden at Shirley has been re-interpreted

by Victorian designer Paul Bangay creating parterres, sweeping views and extensive

paddock plantings.

Enjoy morning tea and browse the garden inspired homewares which will be available for sale.

A gourmet boxed lunch will be served at Rockybah, where Anne and Howard Charles’ beautifully designed garden has mature trees, subtle border plantings and one of the Monaro’s best vegetable gardens! Excellent plants for sale.

Cost for the day is just $30.00 For bookings (necessary please), and information contact Sue Jardine 6454 6210 or Marie Hampson 6454 6428.

Lake Light Sculpture 2012 postponed until Easter 2013 Due to unforeseen weather circumstances, specifically the unprecedented rain and resultant flooding of the Lake Jindabyne foreshore, the Lake Light Sculpture Committee must reluctantly postpone the sculpture festival until 2013.

Banjo Paterson Park is and will remain closed to events throughout the Easter period.

There is, in addition, a great deal of damage and detritus on the foreshore; and the lights along the footpath are turned off due to the flooding.

These components – the footpath, the street lighting and night time experience, and the charm of the footpath – are integral to Lake Light Sculpture.

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with relocation (for instance, insurance), has led to the decision to postpone the event.

The Lake Light Sculpture Committee would like to extend sincere thank all the artists and supporters of the event.

The organisers are very disappointed that circumstances have forced a cancellation in 2012; but look forward to creating a fantastic exhibition for Easter 2013.

For further information please visit www. lakelightsculpture.org.au

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Church services for Easter 2012

COOMA ANGLICAN - St Paul’s Commissioner St, Cooma Maundy Thursday, 5 April 7pm Holy Communion Good Friday, 6 April 9am Litany Service 3pm at Christ Church, Church Rd - Devotional Service Easter Day, 8 April 7:30am Holy Communion 9am Holy Communion Reverend Paul Cohen Ph 6452 1544 LUTHERAN - Trinity Boobah St Cooma North Good Friday, 6 April 10:30am Meditation Service Reverend Melvin Salzke Ph 6452 2240 (W) COOMA COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN CHURCH 25 Waggun St Cooma East Easter Sunday, 8 April 10am Special Easter Service Mr Eric Lesleighter Ph 6452 5730 CATHOLIC - St Patrick’s 46 Murray St, Cooma Holy Thursday, 5 April 6:30pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper Good Friday, 6 April 10am Stations of the Cross 3pm Celebration of Lord’s Passion Holy Saturday, 7 April 6pm Easter Vigil Mass Easter Sunday, 8 April 10am Easter Sunday Mass Father Paul Huthnance Ph 6452 2062 SALVATION ARMY 2-8 Mittagang Rd Cooma North Good Friday, 6 April 10am Worship Service Easter Sunday, 8 April 6:30am Sunrise (Son-rise) Prayer – followed by hot breakfast; 9am – come to celebrate the remarkable resurrection of Jesus, its meaning for us today & to worship him.

Captain Louise Nicholson Ph 6452 2680 (H) UNITING - St Andrew’s Soho St, Cooma Thursday, 5 April; Tenebrae Simple meal & Reflections 6:30pm St Andrew’s Hall “Upper Room” with a light meal Good Friday, 6 April 9am Worship Service followed by morning tea & buns Easter Sunday, 8 April 9:30am Worship Service (HC) followed by BBQ lunch Rev. Noel Williams Ph 6452 1431 (Office) ASSEMBLY OF GOD Yulin Avenue Cooma North Good Friday, 6 April 9:30am Worship Service Easter Sunday, 8 April 9:30am Worship Service Pastor Michael Reading Ph 6452 2330 (H) BAPTIST Boona St, Cooma North Good Friday, 6 April

SNOWY-MONARO ADAMINABY ANGLICAN -St John’s Good Fri 6th Ecumenical Service Devotional 3pm.

Easter Day 8th HC 11am Rev’d E Mayhew Ph 6454 2274 CATHOLIC St Mary’s Good Fri 6th Ecumenical Service at St John’s Devotional 3pm.

Easter Sun. 8th 8am Mass Father P Huthnance Ph 6452 2062 BERRIDALE ANGLICAN All Saints’ Wednessday, 4th Messy Church at Public School 5:30pm Easter Day Sun.8th 9:30am Chaplain Owen Davies Enquiries Ph 6456 3676 (Judith) CATHOLIC St Joseph’s Good Fri 6th 11am Lord’s Passion

Good Friday 6th 8am Chaplain Owen Davies Enquiries Ph 6456 3604 (Esma) JERANGLE ANGLICAN St Andrew’s Easter Eve Sat 7th HC 7:15pm Rev’d P Cohen Ph 6452 1544 JINDABYNE ANGLICAN & UNITING (Snowy Mountains Church) Good Fri 6th 11:30am Park Rd Easter Day 8th 8am HC Park Rd, & 10am Gippsland St Chaplain Owen Davies 6456 2411 CATHOLIC St Columkille’s Holy Thurs 5th 7pm Lord’s Supper Good Fri 6th 3pm Lord’s Passion Holy Sat 7th 8pm Easter Vigil Easter Sun 8th 8:30 & 10:30am Father P Miller Ph 6456 2357 MAFFRA ANGLICAN St Andrew’s Easter Eve Sat 7th 11am followed by Picnic Chaplain Owen Davies Enquiries Ph 6456 6336 (Heather) MICHELAGO CATHOLIC St Patrick’s Holy Sat 7th 5:30pm Easter Vigil Father Troy Bobbin Ph 6299 4611

Easter Sun 8th 10:30am Mass Father P Miller Ph 6456 2357 BREDBO ANGLICAN St Bartholomew’s Easter Eve Sat 7th HC 5pm Rev’d P Cohen Ph 6452 1544 BOLOCO ANGLICAN St James’ Cnr The Snowy River Way & MaranumblaRd Easter Sat. 7th HC 7:30pm Chaplain Owen Davies 6456 2411 GEGEDZERICK ANGLICAN St Mary’s

NIMMITABEL ANGLICAN St Peter’s Easter Eve Sat 7th HC 5pm Rev’d P Cohen Ph 6452 1544 CATHOLIC St Andrew’s Holy Thurs 5th 7pm Mass Good Fri 6th 12noon Stations & at 3pm Lord’s Passion Holy Sat.7th 7pm Vigil Mass Father P Huthnance Ph 6452 2062 NUMERALLA ANGLICAN All Saints Easter Eve Sat 7th HC 7:15pm Rev’d P Cohen Ph 6452 1544

9am Worship Service “Jesus’ death through the eyes of an unbeliever” Easter Sunday, 8 April 10am Family Service “The Tomb is Empty” Pastor Gary Reurich Ph 6452 5524 (W) Ph 6452 1767 (H)

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PERISHER CATHOLIC Our Lady of the Snows Easter Sun 8th 8:30am Mass Father P Miller Ph 6456 2357 ROUND PLAIN UNITING Easter Sun 8th 3pm Chaplain Owen Davies Enquiries Ph 6456 3370 (Keith) THREDBO Mary MacKillop Chapel CATHOLIC Holy Sat 7th 5pm Vigil Mass Father P Miller Ph 6456 2357 ECUMENICAL Easter Sun 8th 5pm Chaplain Owen Davies 6456 3370 Bombala Shire Easter Church Services BOMBALA ANGLICAN - St Matthias’ Cardwell St, Bombala Maundy Thurs, 5th April 6pm Passover dinner in Hall Good Friday, 6th April 9am Good Friday Service Easter Eve, 7th April (At Currawarna Hostel 9:15am Holy Eucharist) Easter Day, 8th April 9am Holy Eucharist Reverend Denise Channon Ph 6458 3018 PRESBYTERIAN St Andrew’s Cnr Wellington & Burton St Good Friday, 6 April 10am Worship Service Easter Sunday, 8 April 10am Worship Service Glad Hurley, Session Clerk Ph 6458 3316 BOMBALA CATHOLIC - St Mary’s Queen St, Bombala Wednesday 4th April 7:30pm Reconciliation Service Holy Thursday, 5th April 6pm Mass of the Last Supper Good Friday, 6th April 7-8am from Endeavour Reserve walk the “Way of Jesus” 3pm Passion of Lord’s Death Holy Saturday, 7th April 6pm Vigil Mass of Resurrection Father John Parson Ph 6458 3020 DELEGATE ANGLICAN - St Philips’ Easter Day, 8th April 11am Holy Eucharist Reverend Denise Channon Ph 6458 3018 CATHOLIC - St Joseph’s Good Friday, 6th April 12noon Stations of the Cross Easter Sunday, 8th April 11am Mass of the Resurrection Father John Parson Ph 6458 3020 CATHCART ANGLICAN - St Paul’s Easter Day, 8th April 4pm Holy Eucharist Reverend Denise Channon Ph 6458 3018.

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such as good savings habits, steady employment history, assistance of a solicitor drawing up a formal agreement, clean credit record, etc. will go a long way to ensure all parties acknowledge their responsibilities and agree on unexpected contingencies.� “If the borrowers are not a ‘couple’, some lenders may Australians who have a love for property and a desire to assess their loan approval based on higher, individual living Visit Donna Robson’s website at www. enter the market sooner may benefit from partnering up costs.

MortgageChoice.com.au/donna. with another to purchase, according to Australia’s largest independently-operated mortgage broker, Mortgage “In a co-ownership agreement the share of ownership robson or call 6456-2627.

Choice. can be split; that is rather than all parties owning all of the property together, they Bucking the trend of traditional shared ownership, de- may own a percentage depending on facto couples, friends, relatives and work colleagues are their financial contribution. They may joining financial forces to buy their first property in co- also be able to sell or transfer their share ownership with one another. without having to sell the whole property.

Local Mortgage Choice franchise owner / mortgage broker Donna Robson said, “Buying property with someone you trust in a co-ownership agreement can help ease the challenge of applying for, and repaying a home loan. It may also enable first timers to enter the market sooner and to take advantage of low interest rates and a wide range of competitive home loan deals.�

“Another advantage is lenders will allow the co-ownership loan to be structured in a way that allows each party to make a separate repayment to cover their share.

However, most lenders will require all borrowers to be responsible for the entire debt. This means if one party is unable to contribute to the loan repayments “According to Mortgage Choice’s latest first homebuyer on their share, the remaining party or research, 66% of first time buyers planning to purchase parties will be expected to make up the property before March 2013 will not be buying on their difference. own*. “That is why, as with any major “Sharing a home loan commitment with one or more financial transaction, it is important to people provides borrowers with the opportunity to split seek independent legal and financial the cost of the property and the associated expenses, so advice prior to signing a co-ownership that loan repayments are noticeably less than what they contract. All parties must fully understand would be if they were buying solo. Another benefit is if their rights and obligations under the cothe combined funds equate to a deposit of 20% or more ownership agreement. of the purchase price, it will negate the need for lenders’ mortgage insurance. “Property co-ownership certainly can help make property ownership more “Financing a co-ownership agreement is not all that affordable for potential buyers assuming different to traditional borrowing. Lenders will still look it is properly planned from the beginning. at the income, expenses, assets and liabilities of each Clearly putting the ground rules in borrower and expect regular lending criteria to be met place from the start, preferably with the

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The first question you need to ask yourself is “can I afford not to invest?”

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So what are the numbers, as with all investments and businesses it is all about the numbers? Property investment is no different, sadly too many people get all emotional with property which generally causes new investors to invest poorly, and that normally causes enough pain that causes them to sell up for a loss or break even and never invest again.

Back to the numbers, based on where you invest and what type of property and what is your borrowing capacity.

You can start with no savings at all, actually most people start with zero savings.

How? They utilise their equity in their home or in another property, or their parentʼs property. Your own home is a non deductable debt, by not utilising your equity it is like burying that money in your back yard. Why not utilise as little as $20,000 and turn that money into fully deductable debt. You are not losing that money you are transferring that equity into another property and now you have two growth assets working for you. With the correct financial structure your home is completely secure. As the investment property is security for itself.

If you do not own a property for equity you can utilise savings, based on your budget the deposit and costs can be easily calculated.

Everyday Australianʼs can invest and if they invest wisely they can duplicate out of the investment properties equity and buy a second and repeat this duplication over and over again and easily own 6 houses in 10 years.

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Master Builders ongoing commitment to workplace safety with new program Statement by Executive Director of the MBA-ACT, John Miller Canberra’s peak building and construction industry organisation, Master Builders AC, has expressed its sympathy to the family and colleagues of the victim of last week’s tragic workplace accident. It is tragic that such instances occur and forces us to re-evaluate the processes that are currently being applied to manage safety on construction sites.

The executive director of the MBA-ACT, John Miller said his organisation would, early next month, launch a new initiative - the Safety Observations and Conversations Program – specifically aimed at lifting safety awareness on work sites. “This program has been in development for many months and recent tragic events make it timely to reinforce our collective responsibilities to occupational health and safety standards in our industry and to remind all industry participants of their obligations in this regard,” he said.

Mr Miller said the new program was directly aimed at ensuring people brought the right attitudes and approaches to work sites.

He said the program was based on the premise that the culture

and psychology of safety is about the way things are done onsite.

“This new program looks at the way perception, motivation, recognition, sense-making, mindfulness and personality-type, all condition the development of hazard and risk assessment,” Mr Miller said. He said the developers of the program had aimed it at generating greater acceptance and awareness on the part of all in observing their own actions and those of others.

“Every time a tragedy occurs in our industry we are reminded of the need to both maintain and advance our occupational health and safety training programs,” Mr Miller said. “The challenge has always been ensuring that what is delivered face-to-face in the classroom and via our workplace programs translates into practice on work sites,” he said. “Ultimately, good workplace safety is the product of vigilance on the part of all stakeholders.”

This training program challenges the status quo and I would encourage all industry participants to attend, including those involved in the regulatory process and those who represent the interests of workers.

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Wednesday April 4, 2012

Inquest into 1998 disappearance finalised Lisa Ashurst The inquest into the disappearance of Bombala resident, Peter (Moses) Messariti has been finalised with Deputy State Coroner, Sharon Freund, handing down her findings that Mr Messariti disappeared under suspicious circumstances and probably died sometime after the date he went missing.

Mr Messariti, 45 at the time, had bought the property on Palarang Road Bombala and then began selling shares in the property to others who shared his interest in establishing an alternative lifestyle community. There were various types of dwellings established on the block.

The last confirmed sighting of him was when he was seen leaving the property on November 15, 1998, according to information given to police when he was reported missing

some days later. Police were informed that he left the property in his vehicle on the afternoon of that date.

The vehicle was later sighted by an associate in Bukalong Siding Road with his personal property still inside and the vehicle appeared to be abandoned. According to Detective Steve Hopkin of Cooma Police, the vehicle was in an isolated spot and when it was still there 10 days later, Mr Messariti was reported as missing.

Police began making several inquiries into his possible whereabouts but were unable to locate him.

In 2005, having been unable to trace him, Cooma detectives began to take a closer look into what may have happened and Strikeforce Clayland was established to investigate his disappearance.

During their investigations, detectives were able to establish that there had been no further confirmed sightings of Mr Messariti, that he had not been in contact with any of his friends or

family members and that there had been no movement with any of his bank accounts. Police have been of the opinion that Mr Messariti had met with foul play ever since.

Evidence was called from 13 witnesses and in handing down her findings, Deputy Sate Coroner, Sharon Freund, determined that Mr Messariti disappeared under suspicious circumstances and probably died sometime after November 15, 1998 but the cause and manner of his disappearance and probable death are undetermined.

Ms Freund also commented that there are a number of possible motives for his death and also stated that she strongly suspected that there was quite a lot that was not being said.

Detective Hopkin stated that the police are still very keen to hear from anyone who may have information on Mr Messariti’s disappearance and there is currently a $50,000 reward for information which leads police to locating him.

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At the annual combined meeting of the Cooma and Tuggeranong Rotary Clubs, former Cooma club member Ron Kelly was presented with a sapphire pin for his Paul Harris Fellow award.

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Gully Gang exhibition The Sir William Hudson Nursing Home’s annual fete was held in the home’s ground last Sunday. Perfect weather conditions encouraged a good patronage on the day, with many stalls available. Pictured left, Cooma Lions Bobby Nichols, Tony Gray and John Field were ready for business.

Like a tiger? Mayor Dean Lynch was pretty happy with his ‘pet’ at the fete, amusing fellow councillors Winston Phillips (chair of the nursing home board), Bronnie Taylor and Louise Lynch.

The fete is the home’s major fund-raising event each year.

“The Gully Gang” held its third exhibition at the Raglan Gallery last Saturday.

An eclectic group, the ‘gang’ exhibited a diverse range of art works.

Berridale Lions Easter Fair The Berridale Lions Easter Fair will be held on Saturday April 7 between 9am and 2pm.

Due to the presence of flowing water through the Lions Park it has been decided to move the fair to the vacant land opposite the Council Chambers on the corner of Myack and Park Streets Berridale.

Twenty seven years ago the club took over the Easter Fair event run by the then Chamber of Commerce. The club saw the Easter Fair as a vehicle to permit other non profit organisations in the town to raise funds, but 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 early fairs involved an enormous amount of work to run such events as a raw egg throwing and catching competition, a skiboot throwing competition as well as the catering.

The fair even had its own Baron. Many Berridale residents can still remember the sight of the first Baron of Berridale Ziggi Tietz. Ziggi was dressed in a flowing cape and cap adorned with peacock feathers, wore the chains of office (a real chain), held the staff of office (a canoe paddle painted gold) and was transported to the fair on the blades of a forklift.

Special attractions this year include: • An outside broadcast by Community Radio 2MNO • a wagon pulled by a Clydesdale horse. Patrons can ride the wagon for $2 per person • a visit by the Easter bunny.

• a children’s Easter Hat Parade for which prizes will be awarded • a display of vintage and veteran cars by the Cooma Car Club The regular attractions for the children will be the merry-go-round and the jumping castle as well as a chocolate Easter egg scramble at 11:30 AM. The variety of stalls at the Easter Fair should provide something for everyone whether it is hand made goods, vegetables, plants jewellery or baked goods. There will also be a number of raffles Naturally the Lions will be catering for the event at fair is a significant source of income for the Berridale Lions. The majority of income raised by the Lions remains in and is used to assist the community.

As an adjunct to the fair the women of the Berridale branch of the CWA will be selling devonshire teas and craft items in their hall across the street from the fair, beside the Anglican Church Lions are looking forward to seeing a large gathering of people at this years Easter Fair.

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6.00 Breakfast. 9.30 Business. 9.55 Being Chinese. 10.35 BTN. 11.00 Restoration Home. 12.00 Midday. 12.30 Sherlock Holmes. (PG) 1.30 At The Movies. 2.00 Titus: The Gorilla King. 2.50 Cook And The Chef. 3.00 Children’s Programs.6.00 River Cottage.

New. 7.00 News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Catalyst.

8.30 Australia On Trial. (M) 9.30 Recipe For Murder. (M) 10.25 Lateline.

11.00 Business.

11.25 Sex, Drugs And Rock ‘N’ Roll. (PG)

6.00 Breakfast. 9.30 One Plus One. 10.00 Telling Tales.

10.05 Noah And Saskia.

10.30 What I Wrote. 10.35 Arrows Of Desire. 11.00 Choir Of Hard Knocks Opera House Special. (PG) 11.55 Movie: Jesus Christ Superstar. (1973) (PG) 1.40 Songs Of Praise. 2.10 Monarch Of The Glen. 3.00 Children’s Programs. 6.00 Grand Designs Revisited.

7.00 News. 7.30 QI. (PG) 8.00 QI. (PG) 8.30 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries. (M) 9.30 Shadow Line. (MA15+) 10.30 In Gordon St Tonight.

11.30 Rage. (MA15+)

6.00 Rage. 10.00 Rage. (PG) 11.00 Spicks & Specks. (PG) 11.30 Catalyst. 12.00 Quiet Word With Carrie Fisher. (PG) 12.30 Australian Story. 1.00 Planet America. 1.45 At The Movies: Short Cuts. (PG) 2.00 Movie: A Canterbury Tale.

(1944) 4.00 Wonder Years.

(PG) 4.25 QI. (PG) 4.55 Bill’s Tasty Weekends.

5.40 Wild At Heart. (PG) 6.30 Gardening Australia.

7.00 News.

7.30 New Tricks. (PG) 8.30 Spooks. Final. (M) 9.30 Strike Back. (MA15+) 10.15 Thorne. (M) 11.20 Rage. (MA15+)

6.00 Rage. 6.30 Children’s Programs. 9.00 Movie: Pufnstuf. (1970) 10.30 Schools Spectacular 2011.

11.30 Songs. 12.10 Queen’s Coronation. 1.00 Gardening.

1.30 South Side Story. (PG) 2.00 New Tricks. (PG) 3.00 Art Of Russia. 3.50 Easter Masterpiece. 4.40 Piano Competition. 5.00 Wonders Of The Universe. 6.00 Best Of Collectors. 6.30 Compass.

7.00 News. 7.30 Time Traveller’s Guide. 8.30 Waking The Dead. (M) 9.25 Fry’s Planet Word. (PG) 10.25 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries. (M) 11.20 Super Sleuths. (M)

6.00 Breakfast. 9.30 Australia: Land Of Parrots.

10.30 Painting Australia.

11.00 Private Life Of An Easter Masterpiece: The Descent From The Cross.

12.00 Midday Report. 12.30 Fry’s Planet Word. (PG) 1.30 The New Inventors. 2.00 Monarch Of The Glen. 2.50 River Stories. 3.00 Children’s Programs. 6.00 Grand Designs Revisited. 7.00 News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Australian Story. 8.30 Four Corners. 9.20 Media Watch.

9.35 Q&A. 10.35 Lateline.

11.10 Genius. Final. (M) 11.40 Spooks. (MA15+)

6.00 Breakfast. 9.30 Business. 10.00 Deadly 60.

10.30 Painting Australia.

11.00 Big Ideas. 12.00 Midday Report. 12.30 Q&A. 1.30 Compass. 2.00 Churchill’s Darkest Decision.

(PG) 2.50 River Stories. 3.00 Children’s Programs. 6.00 A Farmer’s Life For Me. Final.

7.00 News.

7.30 7.30.

8.00 Country Town Rescue. (PG) 8.30 Miss Marple. (M) 10.05 Artscape. (M) 10.35 Lateline.

11.10 Business.

11.35 Four Corners.

6.00 Sunrise.

9.00 Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 News.

12.00 Movie: The Perfect Husband. (2004) (M) 2.00 Dr Oz. (PG) 3.00 Guide To The Good Life.

3.30 Toybox. (P) 4.00 Lab Rats. (C) 4.30 News.

5.30 Deal Or No Deal.

6.00 News.

6.30 Today Tonight.

7.00 Home & Away. (PG) 7.30 5 Days In The Red Zone. (PG) 8.30 Criminal Minds. (M) 10.30 The Rise And Fall Of Concorde. (PG)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 News.

12.00 Movie: Paparazzi.

(2004) (M) 2.00 Dr Oz. (PG) 3.00 Guide To The Good Life.

3.30 Toybox. (P) 4.00 Lab Rats. (C) 4.30 News. 5.30 Deal Or No Deal.

6.00 News.

6.30 Today Tonight.

7.00 Home & Away. (PG) 7.30 Property Ladder.

8.45 Movie: The Queen.

(2006) (M) Helen Mirren, James Cromwell, Alex Jennings, Sylvia Syms.

10.45 Daredevils: The Ice Man. (PG) 11.45 My Big Friggin’ Wedding. (M)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 News.

12.00 Movie: Vanity Fair.

(2004) (PG) 3.00 An Innocent Man. (PG) 3.30 Toybox. (P) 4.00 Lab Rats. (C) 4.30 News.

5.30 Deal Or No Deal.

6.00 News.

6.30 Today Tonight.

7.00 Home & Away. (PG) 7.30 Better Homes And Gardens.

8.30 Movie: Gosford Park.

(2001) (M) Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Charles Dance, Kristin Scott Thomas.

11.20 ’70s Show. (PG)

6.00 Stitch! 6.30 Possum’s Club. 7.00 Sunrise. 9.00 Morning Show. (PG) 10.00 DaVincibles. 10.30 Zeke’s Pad. 11.00 Sea Princesses. 12.00 V8 Xtra. 12.30 V8 Supercars.

V8 Utes. Falken Tasmania Challenge. Highlights. 1.40 Movie: Muppets’ Wizard Of Oz. (2005) 3.30 Movie: Underdog. (2007) (PG) 5.30 Weekender. 6.00 News.

6.30 Movie: Wallace & Gromit In The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit. (2005) (PG) 8.20 Movie: Dante’s Peak.

(1997) (PG) 10.40 Maneaters. (PG) 11.40 ’70s Show. (PG)

6.00 Garner Ted Armstrong.

6.30 Creflo Dollar. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 Morning Show: Weekends.

(PG) 11.00 World’s Strictest Parents. (PG) 12.15 Minute To Win It. (PG) 1.20 ’70s Show. (PG) 1.45 Breaking The Magician’s Code: Magic’s Secrets Revealed. (PG) 2.45 Movie: Step Up 2: The Streets. (2008) (PG) 4.45 Fawlty Towers. (PG) 5.30 Mercurio’s Menu. 6.00 News.

6.30 Sunday Night. 7.30 Border Security. (PG) 8.00 The Force. (PG) 8.30 Bones.

(M) 9.30 Castle. (M) 10.30 Dual Suspects. (M) 11.30 Forensic Investigators. (M)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 News.

12.00 Movie: Picnic.

(2000) (PG) Bonnie Bedelia, Josh Brolin, Ben Caswell.

2.00 Sea Princesses. (C) 2.30 Erky Perky. (C) 3.00 Master Raindrop. (C) 3.30 Toybox. (P) 4.00 Lab Rats. (C) 4.30 News.

5.30 Deal Or No Deal.

6.00 News.

6.30 Today Tonight.

7.00 Home & Away. (PG) 7.30 Dog Patrol. (PG) 8.00 Coastwatch. (PG) 8.30 Criminal Minds. (M) 10.30 WWII Lost Films: The Air War. (M)

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 Morning Show. (PG) 11.30 News.

12.00 Movie: Jane Doe: How To Fire Your Boss.

(2007) (M) Lea Thompson, Joe Penny.

2.00 Dr Oz. (PG) 3.00 Guide To The Good Life.

3.30 Toybox. (P) 4.00 Lab Rats. (C) 4.30 News.

5.30 Deal Or No Deal.

6.00 News.

6.30 Today Tonight.

7.00 Home & Away. (PG) 7.30 World’s Strictest Parents. (PG) 8.30 Parenthood. (M) 10.30 Royal Pains. (M)

6.00 Today.

9.00 Mornings. (PG) 11.00 News.

12.00 Ellen. (PG) 1.00 The View. (PG) 2.00 Days Of Our Lives.

(PG) 3.00 Alive And Cooking.

3.30 Hi-5. (P) 4.00 Kitchen Whiz. (C) 4.30 News.

5.30 Hot Seat.

6.00 News.

6.30 WIN News.

7.00 Current Affair.

7.30 Big Bang. (PG) 8.30 The Mentalist. (M) 9.30 Unforgettable. (M) 10.30 CSI: NY. (M) 11.30 WIN News.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Mornings.

(PG) 11.00 News. 12.00 Ellen. (PG) 1.00 The View.

(PG) 2.00 Days Of Our Lives.

(PG) 3.00 Alive And Cooking.

3.30 Hi-5. (P) 4.00 Kitchen Whiz. (C) 4.30 News.

5.30 Hot Seat.

6.00 News.

6.30 WIN News.

7.00 Current Affair.

7.30 RBT. (PG) 8.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. (M) 9.30 The NRL Footy Show.

(M) 11.15 WIN News.

11.45 David Hasselhoff Roast. (MA15+)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Mornings.

(PG) 11.00 News. 12.00 Ellen. (PG) 1.00 Days Of Our Lives. (PG) 2.00 Yamba’s Easter Adventure. (P) 2.30 Kitchen Whiz. (C) 3.00 Alive And Cooking. 3.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 6.

South Sydney Rabbitohs v Canterbury Bulldogs. From ANZ Stadium, Sydney.

6.00 News.

6.30 Current Affair.

7.00 Big Bang. (PG) 7.30 Rugby League. NRL. Round 6. Wests Tigers v Brisbane Broncos. From Allianz Stadium, Sydney.

9.45 Movie: Body Of Lies.

(2008) (AV15+)

6.00 Team Umizoomi. 6.30 Dora. 7.00 Today. 9.00 Mornings. 10.00 Kids’ WB. 10.05 Ben 10: Ultimate Alien.

(PG) 10.30 Thundercats. (PG) 11.00 Wakkaville. (C) 11.30 Pixel Pinkie. (C) 12.00 A Gurls Wurld. (C) 12.30 Saddle Club.

(C) 1.00 Horse Racing.

Sydney Carnival. Golden Slipper Day. 5.00 News. 5.30 Getaway. (PG) 6.00 News.

6.30 Home Videos. (PG) 7.40 Movie: The Witches.

(1990) (PG) 9.40 Movie: Playing For Charlie. (2008) (M) 11.40 Movie: Dog Day Afternoon. (1975) (M)

6.00 Easter Sunrise Service.

7.00 Today. 10.00 Wide World Of Sports. 11.00 The NRL Sunday Footy Show.

1.00 Surfing. Drug Aware Pro. Highlights. From Margaret River, Western Australia. 1.30 Pyramid. (C) 2.00 Movie: Cowboy. (1958) (PG) 4.00 Rugby League.

NRL. Round 6. Newcastle Knights v Parramatta Eels.

From Hunter Stadium, NSW. 6.00 News.

6.30 To Be Advised.

7.30 60 Minutes.

8.30 The Mentalist. (M) 9.30 Person Of Interest. (M) 10.30 CSI: Miami. (M) 11.30 The Apprentice. (PG)

6.00 Today. 9.00 Mornings.

(PG) 11.00 News. 12.00 Ellen. (PG) 1.00 The View.

(PG) 2.00 Days Of Our Lives.

(PG) 3.00 Alive And Cooking.

3.30 Magical Tales.

Return. (P) 4.00 Kitchen Whiz. (C) 4.30 News.

5.30 Hot Seat.

6.00 News.

6.30 WIN News.

7.00 Current Affair.

7.30 Big Bang. (PG) 8.00 Big Bang. (PG) 8.30 Alcatraz. (M) 10.30 CSI: NY. (M) 11.30 Super Rugby Extra Time.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Mornings.

(PG) 11.00 News. 12.00 Ellen. (PG) 1.00 The View.

(PG) 2.00 Days Of Our Lives.

(PG) 3.00 Alive And Cooking.

3.30 Magical Tales. (P) 4.00 Kitchen Whiz. (C) 4.30 News.

5.30 Hot Seat.

6.00 News.

6.30 WIN News.

7.00 Current Affair.

7.30 Big Bang. (PG) 8.00 2 Broke Girls. (PG) 8.30 2 Broke Girls. (PG) 9.00 Two & A Half Men. (M) 9.30 Top Gear. (PG) 11.00 Kitchen Nightmares USA. (MA15+)

6.00 Breakfast. 9.00 Circle.

(PG) 11.30 The Workers. (P) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PG) 1.00 The Drs. (PG) 2.00 Ready Steady Cook. (PG) 3.00 Judge Judy.

(PG) 3.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. 4.00 Totally Wild. (C) 4.30 Bold & The Beautiful.

5.00 News.

6.00 Project.

7.00 The Biggest Loser Singles. (PG) 7.30 Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation. (PG) 8.40 The Good Wife. (M) 9.40 NCIS. (M) 10.40 Medium. (MA15+) 11.30 Letterman. (PG)

6.00 Breakfast. 9.00 Circle.

(PG) 11.30 The Workers. (P) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PG) 1.00 The Drs. (PG) 2.00 Ready Steady Cook.

(PG) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Good Chef Bad Chef.

4.00 Scope. (C) 4.30 Bold & The Beautiful.

5.00 News.

6.00 Project.

7.00 Modern Family. (PG) 7.30 New Girl. (PG) 8.00 Modern Family. (PG) 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. (M) 10.30 Gifted Man. (PG) 11.30 Letterman. (PG)

6.00 Breakfast. 9.00 Circle.

(PG) 11.30 The Workers. (P) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PG) 1.00 The Drs. (PG) 2.00 Ready Steady Cook. (PG) 3.00 Judge Judy.

(PG) 3.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. 4.00 H2O: Just Add Water. (C) 4.30 Bold & The Beautiful.

5.00 News.

6.00 Project.

7.00 Young Talent Time.

8.00 Glee. (PG) As Sectionals approach, the now undermanned choir is forced to search for a new recruit.

11.00 To Be Advised.

6.00 Views Of Africa. 7.00 Dex Hamilton. 7.30 Pearlie.

8.00 H2O. 8.30 Totally Wild.

9.00 Scope. 9.30 Totally Wild. 10.00 Hot 30. (PG) 12.00 Radar. (PG) 12.30 Radar Live Set. (PG) 1.00 Movie: Anna & The King.

(1999) (PG) 4.00 What’s Up. 4.30 Million Kilo Challenge.

5.00 News. 6.00 Judge Judy.

(PG) 6.30 Movie: Dr Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts. (2009) 8.30 Movie: There’s Something About Mary.

(1998) (MA15+) 11.00 Movie: Revolution.

(2009)

6.00 Mass. 6.30 Hillsong.

7.00 Finding Culture. 8.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 8.30 Places We Go. 9.00 Hot 30 Countdown. 10.00 Hot 30 Countdown. (PG) 12.00 Netball. ANZ Championship.

2.00 Netball. ANZ Championship. 4.00 Meet The Press. 4.30 The Bolt Report. 5.00 News.

6.00 Project.

6.30 The Biggest Loser Singles. (PG) 7.30 Modern Family. (PG) 8.00 New Girl. (PG) 8.30 NCIS. (M) 10.30 To Be Advised.

6.00 Breakfast. 9.00 Circle.

(PG) 11.30 The Workers. (P) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PG) 1.00 The Drs. (PG) 2.00 Ready Steady Cook. (PG) 3.00 Judge Judy.

(PG) 3.30 Everyday Gourmet.

Return. 4.00 Totally Wild. (C) 4.30 Bold & The Beautiful.

5.00 News.

6.00 Project.

7.00 The Biggest Loser Singles. (PG) 8.00 Bondi Rescue. (PG) 8.30 NCIS: Los Angeles.

(M) 9.30 Hawaii Five-0. (M) 10.30 Medium. (M) 11.30 Letterman. (PG)

6.00 Breakfast. 9.00 Circle.

(PG) 11.30 The Workers. (P) 12.00 Dr Phil. (PG) 1.00 The Drs. (PG) 2.00 Ready Steady Cook.

(PG) 3.00 Judge Judy. (PG) 3.30 Everyday Gourmet.

4.00 Totally Wild. (C) 4.30 Bold & The Beautiful.

5.00 News.

6.00 Project.

7.00 The Biggest Loser Singles. (PG) 7.30 Bondi Vet. (PG) 8.30 NCIS. (M) 10.30 Law & Order: UK. (M) 11.30 Letterman. (PG)

6.00 Champions League.

Quarter-final. 2nd leg. Ctd; 6.45 Quarter-final. 2nd leg.

9.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 Insight. 2.00 Dateline. 3.00 Letters & Numbers. 3.30 Al Jazeera. 4.00 Journal. 4.30 NewsHour. 5.30 Global Village. 6.00 Letters & Numbers. 6.30 News.

7.30 Wildest Africa.

8.30 Toughest Place To Be A… Fisherman. (PG) 9.35 Civilisation.

Competition. New. (PG) 10.30 News.

11.00 Movie: Terribly Happy. (2008) (M)

6.00 Champions League.

Quarter-final. 2nd leg. Ctd; 6.45 Quarter-final. 2nd leg.

9.00 WorldWatch. 3.00 Letters & Numbers. 3.30 Al Jazeera. 4.00 Journal. 4.30 NewsHour. 5.30 Cycling. UCI Track World Champ’s.

Highlights. 6.00 Letters & Numbers. 6.30 News.

7.30 Luke Nguyen.

8.00 How To Cook Like Heston.

8.30 Two Greedy Italians.

9.35 24 Hours In Emergency. Final. (M) 10.30 News.

11.05 Champions League.

6.00 Europa League.

Quarter-final. 2nd leg. Ctd; 7.00 Quarter-final. 2nd leg.

9.10 WorldWatch. 1.35 Japanese News. 2.10 Hong Kong News. 2.30 Living Black. 3.00 Letters & Numbers. 3.30 Al Jazeera.

4.00 Journal. 4.30 NewsHour.

5.30 Cycling. UCI Track World Champ’s. Highlights.

6.00 Letters & Numbers.

6.30 News.

7.30 Coast. (PG) 8.35 Titanic: The Mission.

9.30 Bomber Boys.

11.10 Movie: The Unknown Woman. (2006) (AV15+)

6.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 A Season Of Opera. 2.40 The Whirlwind Of Your Passion.

2.50 David Bailey: Four Beats To The Bar And No Cheating. (PG) 4.30 NewsHour.

5.30 Cycling. UCI Track World Champ’s.

Highlights.

6.30 News.

7.35 Big, Bigger, Biggest: Metro.

8.30 RocKwiz. (PG) 9.15 Movie: Broken Embraces. (2009) (M) 11.40 Movie: High Lane.

(2009) (AV15+)

6.00 WorldWatch. 8.30 PopAsia. 10.30 Europa League Highlights. 11.00 Soccer. Highlights. 12.00 Champions League. 12.30 Speedweek. 2.00 FIM Superbike World Champ’s.

Highlights. 2.30 Al Jazeera.

3.30 Frohe Ostern! Happy Easter! 4.00 Kick. (PG) 4.30 Living Black. 5.00 Cycling Central. 6.00 Taste Of Greece. 6.30 News. 7.35 Ghosts Of The Mary Rose.

8.30 Brave New World With Stephen Hawking: Biology.

(PG) 9.30 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Paris-Roubaix.

6.00 WorldWatch. 1.00 Eurovision Song Contest Junior 2011. 3.00 Letters & Numbers. 3.30 Al Jazeera.

4.00 Journal. 4.30 FIFA Futbol Mundial. 5.00 The Crew. 5.30 Cycling. UCI Track World Champ’s.

Highlights. 6.00 Letters & Numbers.

6.30 News.

7.30 MythBusters. (PG) 8.30 James May’s Man Lab. (PG) 9.30 Shameless. Return.

(MA15+) 10.30 South Park. (M) 11.00 The World Game.

6.00 WorldWatch.

1.00 Movie: Music Box. (2008) (PG) 3.00 Letters & Numbers.

3.30 Al Jazeera.

4.00 Journal.

4.30 NewsHour.

5.30 Global Village.

6.00 Letters & Numbers.

6.30 News.

7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? Melissa George. (PG) 8.30 Insight.

9.30 Dateline.

10.30 News.

11.05 Movie: Prague.

(2006) (MA15+)

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WEDNESDAY 6.00 Breakfast. 9.30 Business. 10.00 For The Juniors. 10.15 Cyberchase.

10.35 Our Animals. 10.40 BTN Special. 11.00 Big Ideas. 12.00 Midday Report.

12.30 Press Club. 1.30 E2.

2.00 A Ripple Of Hope. (PG) 2.55 River Stories. 3.00 Children’s Programs. 6.00 Restoration Home. 7.00 News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Woodley. (PG) 8.30 Adam Hills In Gordon St Tonight.

9.30 Agony Uncles. (M) 10.00 At The Movies. 10.30 Lateline. 11.05 Business.

11.35 Lawrence Leung’s Unbelievable: Magic. (M)

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April 4–10

Your Prime Time TV Guide

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

6.00 Driver Dan. 6.15 Pajanimals.

6.30 Night Garden.

7.00 Spicks & Specks. (PG) 7.30 Doctor Who. (PG) 8.10 Doctor Who: Confidential Cutdown.

8.30 Marngrook Footy Show. (PG) 9.30 Seven Dwarves. New. (M) 11.50 Britain’s Missing Top Model. (M)

6.00 Driver Dan. 6.15 Pajanimals. 6.30 Night Garden. 7.00 Spicks & Specks. (PG) 7.30 Dr Who. (PG) 8.15 Dr Who: Confidential Cutdown. 8.30 Spicks & Specks: Finale. (PG) 9.30 Arrested Development.

(M) 10.00 Home With Julia.

(PG) 10.30 Noel Fielding’s Luxury Comedy. New. (M) 10.55 Laid. (M) 11.25 Raw Comedy 2010. (M)

6.00 Driver Dan. 6.15 Pajanimals. 6.30 Night Garden. 7.00 Spicks & Specks. (PG) 7.30 Dr Who. (PG) 8.15 Doctor Who: Confidential Cutdown.

8.30 The Last Man Standing. (M) 9.30 Young Soldiers. (M) 10.30 Seven Dwarves. (M) 11.20 Movie: Werewolves: Dark Survivors. (2009) (M)

6.00 Driver Dan. 6.15 Pajanimals. Final.

6.30 Night Garden.

7.00 Woodley. (PG) 7.30 Adam Hills In Gordon St Tonight.

8.30 Movie: Samson & Delilah. (2009) (M) Rowan McNamara.

10.05 Movie: Lilian’s Story.

(1996) (MA15+) 11.40 Young Soldiers. (M)

6.00 Driver Dan. Final.

6.15 Guess How Much I Love You. New. 6.30 Night Garden.

7.00 At The Movies.

7.30 Dragons’ Den. 8.30 Thrilla In Manila. (M) 10.00 Louis Theroux: India.

10.50 Dark Side Of Fame: Mickey Rourke. (M) 11.40 Later…With Jools Holland.

6.00 Little Charley Bear.

6.15 Guess How Much I Love You. 6.30 Night Garden.

7.00 Spicks & Specks.

7.30 Doctor Who. (PG) 8.10 Doctor Who: Confidential.

8.30 Louis Theroux. (PG) 9.30 The Tudors. (M) 10.25 Dragons’ Den. 11.30 Sanctuary. Final. (M)

6.00 Little Charley Bear. 6.15 Guess How Much I Love You. 6.30 Night Garden. 7.00 Spicks & Specks. (PG) 7.30 Doctor Who. (PG) 8.20 Doctor Who: Confidential.

8.30 Good Game. 9.00 Pete Versus Life. Final. (M) 9.30 Being Human. Return. (M) 10.30 Lewis Black’s “Root Of All Evil”. Final. (PG) 10.50 Arrested Development. (M) 11.15 Torchwood. (M)

ABC2

6.00 Mal.com.

6.15 Big Babies.

6.30 Dance Academy.

7.00 Star Wars: The Clone Wars. (PG) 7.45 Kaeloo.

7.55 News On 3.

8.00 Total Drama World Tour. Final.

8.25 Almost Naked Animals.

8.35 Vampire Knight. (PG) 9.00 Close.

6.00 Mal.com. Final.

6.15 Big Babies. Final.

6.30 Dance Academy.

7.00 Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

7.45 Kaeloo.

7.55 News On 3.

8.00 The Legend Of Dick & Dom. 8.25 Almost Naked Animals.

8.35 Karaoke High. (PG) 9.00 Close.

6.00 Sadie J. 6.30 Dancing Down Under.

7.00 Star Wars: The Clone Wars. (PG) 7.45 Kaeloo.

7.55 News On 3.

8.00 Splatalot.

8.25 Almost Naked Animals.

8.35 Good Game: SP. Hex, Bajo and robot Darren look at the latest in the Australian video game scene.

6.00 Deadly 60.

6.30 Splatalot.

7.00 The Legend Of Dick & Dom. 7.30 Good Game: SP. Hex, Bajo and robot Darren look at the latest in the Australian video game scene.

7.55 News On 3. The latest news, sport and weather.

8.00 The Tribe.

9.20 Close.

6.20 Grizzly Tales For Gruesome Kids.

6.30 Horrible Histories.

7.00 Splatalot.

7.30 Wolverine & The X-Men. 7.55 News On 3.

8.00 Skyland.

8.45 Black Hole High.

Marshall’s new rocket soars to 300m, then suddenly vanishes.

9.10 Close.

6.00 Sadie J. 6.30 Dance Academy.

7.00 Star Wars: The Clone Wars. (PG) 7.45 Kaeloo.

7.55 News On 3.

8.00 The Legend Of Dick & Dom. 8.30 Dukes Of Broxstonia.

8.35 The Assistants. (PG) The reviews are in for Zak’s movie and they’re not good.

9.00 Close.

6.00 Sadie J. 6.30 Dance Academy.

7.00 Star Wars: The Clone Wars. (PG) 7.45 Kaeloo.

7.55 News On 3.

8.00 The Legend Of Dick & Dom. 8.30 The Dukes Of Broxstonia.

8.35 The Killian Curse.

(PG) 9.00 Close.

ABC3

6.00 Animal Academy.

6.30 Bargain Hunt.

7.30 Heartbeat. (PG) 8.30 Downton Abbey.

Final. (M) Cora’s news throws Matthew’s future into jeopardy and makes Mary question the proposal.

A garden party brings events to a head.

10.00 Life Begins. (PG) 11.00 The Bill. (M)

6.00 Animal Academy.

6.30 Bargain Hunt.

7.30 The Royal. (PG) 8.30 Movie: Working Girl.

(1988) (M) Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver. A naive but ambitious secretary tries to outfox her wily, female boss by closing a big deal.

10.45 Open All Hours. (PG) 11.20 The Bill. (M)

6.00 Animal Academy. (PG) 6.30 Bargain Hunt.

7.30 SeaChange. (PG) 8.40 Escape To The Country. Jules Hudson helps a couple from Kent find a rural retreat with enough land for a quadbiking track.

9.40 60 Minute Makeover.

10.40 Movie: No Mercy.

(1986) (M)

6.00 The Benny Hill Show.

(PG) 6.30 Down To Earth. (PG) 7.30 Heartbeat. (PG) The Maltraver family is robbed.

8.30 Taggart. (M) Taggart delves into the world of Scottish writing while investigating a case.

11.30 Black Sheep Squadron. (PG)

6.30 The Best Of Better Homes & Gardens. Final.

7.30 The Food Truck. (PG) 8.00 North. (PG) 8.30 Escape To The Country.

9.30 60 Minute Makeover.

(PG) 10.30 Homes Under The Hammer.

11.45 The World At War: Remember. Final. (PG)

6.00 Animal Academy.

6.30 Bargain Hunt.

7.30 Heartbeat. (PG) 8.30 Hamish Macbeth. (PG) Isobel stumbles across a story that could launch her career as a journalist into the big league.

9.30 Dangerfield. (M) 10.40 Men Behaving Badly.

(PG) 11.20 Six Feet Under. (M)

6.00 Animal Academy.

6.30 Bargain Hunt.

7.30 Vicar Of Dibley. (PG) 8.30 Father Ted. (PG) 9.00 60 Minute Makeover.

Terri Dwyer, designer Julia Kendell and the team help Paul surprise his wife Angela.

10.00 Homes Under The Hammer.

11.15 House Doctor.

7TWO

6.30 How I Met Your Mother. (PG) 7.30 Man Vs. Food. (PG) 8.30 Hardcore Pawn. (M) Les talks Ashley into re-joining the shop full-time.

9.30 American Pickers.

(PG) 10.30 Deadliest Warrior.

New. (M) 11.30 Last Comic Standing. (M)

6.30 How I Met Your Mother. (PG) After Marshall is mugged, Lily decides she wants a gun for protection.

Marshall reveals some crazy things he has done.

7.30 Football.

AFL. Round 2.

Brisbane Lions v Carlton.

From the Gabba, Brisbane.

11.00 Jail: Las Vegas Jailhouse. (M)

6.30 Pimp My Ride. (PG) 7.30 I Shouldn’t Be Alive.

(PG) 8.30 I Shouldn’t Be Alive: Life Or Death In Frostbite Canyon/Nightmare At 22,000 Feet. (M) Two brothers, free-climbing the canyons of Utah, are in trouble after a huge boulder breaks one brother’s leg in three places.

6.30 Football.

AFL. Round 2.

Collingwood v Richmond.

From the MCG. 11.00 Superships: The Ulysses – The Grand Carrier.

12.00 Football.

AFL. Round 2.

Collingwood v Richmond.

Replay. From the MCG.

6.30 Ice Pilots NWT. (PG) 8.30 Movie: Cruel Intentions 3. (2004) (M) Kerr Smith, Kristina Anapau. Two university students, dedicated to seducing naive young women, encounter a popular girl with an agenda of her own.

10.30 Movie: Death Wish.

(1974) (AV15+)

6.00 ’70s Show. (PG) 6.30 How I Met Your Mother. (PG) 7.30 Wild Justice: California. (PG) 8.30 Man Made Marvels: Taiwan’s Hsuehshan Tunnel. (PG) 9.30 Salvage Code Red. (PG) 10.30 Ax Men. (M) 11.30 CNNNN. (M)

6.30 How I Met Your Mother. (PG) 7.30 MythBusters: Chinese Invasion Alarm/Five Second Rule.

(PG) 8.30 Family Guy. (M) 9.00 American Dad! (M) 9.30 Family Guy. (M) 10.30 American Dad! (M) 11.00 Last Comic Standing. (M)

7MATE

6.00 Seinfeld. (PG) 6.30 Two & A Half Men. (PG) 7.00 Home Videos. (PG) 7.30 The Bachelor. (PG) 9.30 Movie: Be Cool.

(2005) (M) John Travolta.

A former mobster-turned movie producer tires of the Hollywood scene and decides to enter the music industry.

6.00 Seinfeld. (PG) 6.30 Two & A Half Men. (PG) 7.00 Home Videos. (PG) 7.30 2 Broke Girls. (M) 8.00 Community. (PG) 8.30 Big Bang. (PG) Penny becomes obsessed with an online game.

9.30 2 Broke Girls. (PG) 11.00 South Park. (MA15+) 11.30 Eclipse. (PG)

6.00 Movie: Scooby-Doo Meets The Boo Brothers.

(1987) (G) 7.50 Movie: The Addams Family. (1991) (PG) Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd, Christina Ricci.

10.00 Movie: Semi-Pro. (2008) (M) Will Ferrell, Woody Harrelson, André Benjamin.

6.30 Top Gear Australia.

(PG) 7.30 Two & A Half Men. (PG) 8.30 Movie: Batman Returns. (1992) (M) Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Michelle Pfeiffer.

Batman battles The Penguin, and Catwoman.

11.10 Movie: Meatballs III: Summer Job. (1987) (M)

7.00 The Middle. (PG) 7.30 Suburgatory. (PG) 9.30 Movie: Empire Records. (1995) (M) Anthony LaPaglia, Rory Cochrane, Liv Tyler, Renée Zellweger. Employees at a struggling record store band together to stage a wild party and raise much-needed cash.

11.40 Human Target.

6.00 Seinfeld. (PG) 6.30 Two & A Half Men. (PG) 7.00 Home Videos. (PG) 7.30 Top Gear. (PG) 8.30 Same Name. (PG) Watch as celebrities trade lives with strangers who share their name.

9.30 Movie: Pulp Fiction.

(1994) (AV15+) John Travolta.

6.00 Seinfeld. (PG) 6.30 Two & A Half Men. (PG) 7.00 Home Videos.

(PG) 7.30 The Bachelor.

9.30 Movie: Jackie Brown.

(1997) (MA15+) Samuel L. Jackson, Robert De Niro, Pam Grier, Michael Keaton, Bridget Fonda.

GO!

6.00 Friends. (PG) 7.00 Zoo. 7.30 Young Doctors. (PG) 8.30 Homes From Hell.

(PG) Meet people whose ambition to build a brand new home ended in disaster.

9.30 Movie: My Best Friend’s Wedding.

(1997) (M) 11.40 Conan. (M)

6.00 Friends. (PG) 7.00 Zoo. 7.30 Friends. (PG) 8.30 Picker Sisters. (PG) Tracy and Tanya travel around the US in search of antiques and collectibles for their home decor store.

9.30 Hoarding. (PG) 10.30 What Would You Do? Return. (M) 11.30 Conan. (M)

6.00 Friends. (PG) 7.00 Zoo. 7.30 Easter With The Australian Women’s Weekly.

8.30 Law & Order. (M) A murder case leads detectives to a mother and son team of con artists.

9.30 The Closer. (M) 10.30 Rizzoli & Isles. (M) 11.30 Conan. (M)

7.30 Antiques Roadshow.

8.30 CSI: NY. (M) Mac wonders if a suspect travelled through time when the man admits to committing a murder 24 hours before it has happened.

9.30 CSI: Miami. (M) 10.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. (M) 11.25 Conan. (M)

6.30 Antiques Roadshow.

7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.00 Yes Minister.

8.30 ‘Allo ‘Allo. (PG) Herr Flick, of the Gestapo, investigates the disappearance of a valuable painting.

9.10 Movie: The Upside Of Anger. (2005) (M) 11.40 Birds Of A Feather.

(PG)

6.00 Friends. (PG) 7.00 Zoo. 7.30 To Be Advised.

8.30 Jo Frost: Extreme Parental Guidance. (PG) Jo Frost deals with two troubled children.

9.30 Jo Frost: Extreme Parental Guidance. (PG) 10.30 Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition. (PG) 11.30 Law & Order. (M)

6.00 Friends. (PG) 7.00 Zoo. 7.30 As Time Goes By. 8.00 Yes Minister.

8.30 The Closer.

(M) Brenda is called to investigate the carjacking and execution-style murder of a judge.

10.30 Rizzoli & Isles.

(M) 11.30 Law & Order. (M)

6.00 M*A*S*H. (PG) 6.30 Get Smart. (PG) 7.00 Cops. (PG) 7.30 Extreme Fishing. (PG) 8.30 Movie: The Wrestler.

(2008) (M) Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood. A faded professional wrestler is forced to retire.

10.45 NBL Final Series.

Semi-final. Game 2.

Gold Coast Blaze v Perth Wildcats.

6.00 M*A*S*H. (PG) 6.30 Get Smart. (PG) 7.00 Cops. (PG) 7.30 Extreme Fishing. (PG) 8.30 Game Plan: NRL. Andrew Moore and Steve Roach preview the weekend’s NRL action and present the latest team and injury news.

10.00 Movie: The Last King Of Scotland. (2006) (AV15+)

6.00 M*A*S*H. (PG) 6.30 Get Smart. (PG) 7.00 Cops. (PG) 7.30 Whose Line? (PG) 8.30 SGU Stargate Universe. (M) A powerless Destiny continues on its apparently doomed course.

9.30 SGU Stargate Universe. (M) 11.30 Ross Kemp On Gangs: Bulgaria.

(MA15+)

6.00 Get Smart. (PG) 6.30 Before The Game.

(PG) 7.30 M*A*S*H. (PG) 8.30 Movie: National Security. (2003) (M) Martin Lawrence, Steve Zahn, Colm Feore.

10.25 NBL Finals Series.

Semi-final. Game 3.

Perth Wildcats v Gold Coast Blaze.

6.00 Big Fish. Final. (PG) 6.30 Megastructures Breakdown: Bridge. (PG) 7.30 Dangerous Drives.

(PG) 8.30 Movie: Mean Machine.

(2001) (M) Vinnie Jones, David Hemmings, Jason Statham.

10.35 Netball. ANZ Championship. Round 2.

Waikato Bay Of Plenty Magic v Northern Mystics.

6.00 M*A*S*H. (PG) 6.30 Get Smart. (PG) 7.00 Cops. (PG) 7.30 Whose Line? (PG) 8.30 Wayne Brady: Making S%!t Up. A performance by actor and comedian Wayne Brady at the State Theatre in Sydney.

10.30 Motorcycle Racing.

MotoGP. Spanish Grand Prix. Replay.

6.00 M*A*S*H. (PG) 6.30 Get Smart. (PG) 7.00 Cops. (PG) 7.30 Undercover Boss USA. (PG) 8.30 Cops: Adults Only.

(PG) 9.00 Cops: Adults Only.

(M) 9.30 Ross Kemp On Gangs: Belize. (MA15+) 10.30 Rush. (M) 11.30 M*A*S*H. (PG)

6.00 Sabrina. (PG) 6.30 Neighbours.

7.00 Raymond.

7.30 Simpsons. (PG) 8.00 Futurama. (PG) 8.30 Simpsons.

9.00 Futurama.

10.00 The Cleveland Show.

(M) 10.30 Sex & The City.

(MA15+) 11.05 Late Late Show.

(PG)

6.00 Sabrina. (PG) 6.30 Neighbours.

7.00 Raymond.

7.30 Simpsons.

8.30 Star Trek: Next Gen. (PG) While on an undercover first contact mission, Riker is captured by a group of xenophobic aliens.

10.30 Sex & The City. (M) 11.05 Late Late Show.

(PG)

6.00 Sabrina. (PG) 6.30 Neighbours.

7.00 Raymond. (PG) 7.30 Simpsons. (PG) 8.30 Snog, Marry, Avoid?

(M) A group of people have “make-unders” which radically changes their looks.

9.00 Snog, Marry, Avoid?

(PG) 9.30 Movie: Alfie. (2004) (M) 11.45 Music Filler. (PG)

6.00 Sabrina. (PG) 6.30 Raymond.

7.00 Raymond. (PG) 7.30 Simpsons.

8.30 Futurama.

Fry, Leela and Bender have to deliver a giant sandstone to Osiris 4, a planet resembling ancient Egypt.

9.30 Star Trek: Voyager.

(PG) 11.30 Hot 30 Countdown.

(PG)

6.00 Sabrina. (PG) 6.30 Raymond. (PG) 7.30 Simpsons.

8.00 Futurama. (PG) 8.30 Movie: Penelope.

(2006) (PG) Christina Ricci.

Cursed by a witch, a young woman who has grown up sheltered by her family leaves home.

10.40 Raymond. (PG) 11.30 Family Ties. (PG) 12.30 Sabrina. (PG)

6.00 Sabrina. (PG) 6.30 Neighbours.

7.00 Raymond. (PG) 8.00 Raising Hope. (PG) 8.30 Supernatural.

A hunter calls for help after he comes up against a which can only be seen and fought by someone who is intoxicated.

9.30 Being Human. (MA15+) 10.30 Ringer. (M) 11.30 Late Late Show. (PG)

6.00 Sabrina. (PG) 6.30 Neighbours.

7.00 Raymond. (PG) 7.30 Simpsons.

8.00 Futurama. (PG) 8.30 Simpsons. Family time has Homer telling the story of why there are no pictures of Maggie in the house.

9.00 The Office. (PG) 9.30 Dexter. (AV15+) 10.40 Frasier. (PG) 11.10 Late Late Show. (PG)

ELEVEN

6.00 Global Village: Chinese School – Olympic Fever Pt 2.

6.30 New Latin Cuisine.

Final.

7.00 Cycling. UCI Track World Champ’s.

9.30 Champions League.

Quarter-final. 2nd leg.

11.00 Movie: 9 Dragons.

(2006) (M)

6.00 Global Village: The Town Hall Of Bremen/The Historic Town Of Trogir.

6.30 Chef At Home: South America.

7.00 Cycling. UCI Track World Champ’s.

11.30 Movie: Zim And Co. (2005) (MA15+) Adrien Jolivet, Nathalie Richard.

6.00 Global Village: Palau.

6.30 Chef At Home: South America.

7.00 Cycling. UCI Track World Champ’s.

11.15 Movie: Me And My Sister. (2004) (M) Isabelle Huppert. A young woman about to have her first novel published, goes to stay with her older, more glamourous, sister in Paris.

6.00 Rough Science: The Reef.

6.30 My Greek Kitchen.

7.00 Cycling. UCI Track World Champ’s.

11.15 Movie: Km. 0. (2000) (M) Mercè Pons, Carlos Fuentes. The love-lives of 14 people and how they interconnect during a hot, August afternoon in Madrid.

6.00 Rough Science: Safety.

6.30 Chef At Home: South America. Final.

7.00 Cycling. UCI Track World Champ’s.

10.30 Movie: The Sea Inside. (2004) (M) Javier Bardem. A quadriplegic fights for the right to have an assisted suicide.

6.00 Living Black.

6.35 Come Dine With Me: Greece. Return.

7.30 Test Tube Babies. (PG) 8.30 Light Fantastic: The Light Of Reason.

Part 2 of 4.

9.30 The World Game.

10.30 Movie: Goya In Bordeaux. (1999) (M) Francisco Rabal.

6.00 Global Village.

6.35 Come Dine With Me. 7.30 Lost Worlds: Two Men In A Trench.

8.35 Hitler’s Bodyguard – Dangerous Train Journeys. (PG) 9.30 Movie: Gordos. (2009) (MA15+) 11.35 Movie: Inugami.

(2001) (MA15+)

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Wednesday April 4, 2012

Hear stories from the Snowy

Cooma CWA meeting The president of the Cooma CWA Branch, Barbara Scanes welcomed 17 members to the March meeting.

A new member, Michelle received a special welcome and was presented with her badge, membership card and information about CWA. A visitor, Rae, was also given a warm welcome and apologies were acknowledged from five members.

The friendship hour was well spent with everyone catching up on the news of the day and enjoying lunch together.

S e l e c t i o n s were finalised for the cookery and handicraft competitions for the group meeting at Adaminaby the following week.

The International Officer, Marilyn, gave interesting

information about Timor-Leste, this year’s country of study for the CWA of NSW. In her entertaining style, poems written

by Pam Ayres were read by Marilyn with a rather authentic accent.

Arrangements were made for the rural doctors lunch on Wednesday and the welcoming dinners at night.

The next meeting of the Cooma CWA will be on April 16, a week later than usual as the normal meeting day falls on Easter Monday.

The venue is the Cooma Country Club, with friendship hour from 11am followed

by BYO lunch and the business meeting at 12.30pm.

All interested ladies are most welcome to attend. Please note the date of the meeting.

You will be able to enjoy hearing an amazing gathering of 19 will test the vocabulary of all. writers sharing a smorgasbord of story writing at the Snowy “Stories from the Snowy” is made possible by the generosity Mountains Readers/Writers Festival in Jindabyne from April 7 and support of Monaro Regional Libraries, Snowy River Shire to 9.

Council and Snowy Mountains Neighbourhood Centre together To be launched by Jindabyne’s versatile actor Tim Draxl, with a number of sponsors including Snowprint Bookshop, amongst the festival guests are former actress Rosamund Horizons, Snowy Hydro, Jindabyne Sign & Design, Blizzard, Burton; Cooma-based Jane Carroll; dog and garden loving Mitre 10, High Country Outfitters, and the 2020 Group.

The Festival media sponsors include ABC South East, Snow Derelle Cherry; soldier scientist theologian Adrian d’Hage; poet FM, Monaro Post, Snowy River Echo, Snowy Times and the Russel Erwin, illustrator Rowena Evans; Snowy Mountains Summit Sun. farmer Sulari Gentil; fiction writer Marian Halligan; children’s The event is co-ordinated by members of the Festival author Christine Harris; traveller David Harris; horse loving Organising Committee led by Shaaron Ellis. She is ably Michael Keenan; adventurer Sandy Mackinnon; multi-award assisted by Pam Veiss, Helen Besestri, Rhiannon Ellis, Brittaney winning John Marsden; journalist and wordsmith George Jackson, David Bigwood, Judy Young, Meghan Quinn, Chris Negus; offbeat fantasy writer Daniel O’Malley; war historian Ryrie Jan Owens and friends.

For more information about this literary spectacular, visit Peter Rees; veterinarian Karen Viggers; publisher David www.snowymountainswritersfestival.org. or call in at Cooma Bigwood and the artistic Jan Owens.

In addition, in the age old tradition of oral storytelling, Neen Library or Jindabyne’s Snowprint Bookshop - 6457 1115.

Pendergast OAM and John Gallard will be sharing tales of the Snowy mountains at the close of the Festival.

Throughout the Festival the guests will be speaking at various times in the Readers/Writers tent located on Kosciuszko Road at the rear of Jindabyne’s Memorial Hall at the western end of the original Town Centre. Due to flooding in Banjo Paterson Park, the original location of the tent in the park is no longer practical. All activities in the Writers’ Tent are cost free, however registrations are preferred.

A wide variety of venues throughout Jindabyne and Dalgety has also been selected for readers to engage more closely with their favourite writers.

These include the beautiful garden of Helen Besestri’s garden ‘Corriggioli’; Iona Gardens; Horizons Resort; Snowy Mountains Grammar School Library; Jindabyne Central School, Lake Light Basseriere, and the Kunama Gallery. Saturday’s Festival Dinner will be held at Journey’s Food and Wine Bar. There will be a charge at these venues and it is Snowy Mountains Readers/Writers Festival committee members Helen necessary to book seats if you chose to attend Besestri, Judy Young, Shaaron Ellis, Pam Veiss and David Bigwood making any of these events. decisions.

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Platypus Country Events for APRIL Saturday all day

Bombala Activities

Saturday & Sunday 7th & 8th April Saturday 9am – 1pm Markets at Imperial Hotel

Mention “Out & About” & enjoy the specials on Maybe Street at: Bombala Bakery – Selected specials.

Cosmo Café -Coffee/tea and lavender cake special.

Linga Longa - Specials on delicious cakes and tea/coffee

Saturday 9-10am

Platypus Pals members will be on hand at the Platypus Reserve to answer all your platypus questions

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

Saturday 12-4pm

Annual Delegate Duck Races

Saturday & Sunday 10am-4pm

Saturday 10am – 4pm

Visitor Information Centre and Lavender House open – Pick up maps to explore the area and be calmed by the scents of beautiful platypus country! 10% off goods purchased for today only.

Woodworking Room at the School of Arts is open Saturday and Sunday- try your hand at some woodwork, or simply come and have a look at what is being created in your community.

365 days a year

Early Settlers’ Hut is open– See how the pioneers lived.

Upcoming Events in the region 7th-22nd April Youth week and School Holiday programs 5th April- Cathcart Trail ride

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

Mayor: Bob Stewart Deputy Mayor: BRAD YELDS

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In order to help protect the forest environment, Forests NSW controls the amount of firewood and other products collected and the areas available for collection. Before removing any material from public lands, including State forests, the proper authorisations must be obtained.

Firewood and other timber may be obtained from State forests through either a “30-I” permit, or a timber licence. These can be issued by your local Forests NSW office.

A 30-I permit is a short-term permit for domestic use, usually valid from 2 to 3 days up to 2 to 3 months and for small quantities of timber only. The timber must be paid for in advance and a map of areas for collection and other basic conditions are attached to the permit. An application form may be required.

A timber licence may be obtained for commercial activities. Issue of timber licences is carefully controlled and subject to application and interview.

Timber licences are usually issued on a yearly basis, but may be issued for shorter periods where practicable.

To operate under a timber licence, the licensee and any operators must be accredited in the safe and competent use of equipment, including chainsaws. Training or accreditation in relation to environmental care is also required and timber may only be removed in accordance with conditions attached to the licence and other regulations designed to protect the forest environment.

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»»BUSINESS OF THE WEEK«« Countrywide Wool pty Ltd - Ph: 6452 2262 Do you want top returns for your wool, 6-week free interest shearing allowance and to receive a flat rate on your wool selling? Then deal with the people who know the industry – Countrywide Wool Pty Ltd! David Abraham and his wife Maree along with manager, Michael Connellan, offer weighing and paying on the spot, as well as full auction service with Landmark as their wool broker.

David began working in the wool industry in the mid ‘70s as a junior wool buyer. After fourteen years he had a break away from the industry and returned two years later working for Landmark. In 1996, David and his wife Maree began operating Countrywide Wool Pty Ltd in Polo Flat.

David and Maree celebrated 15 years in the business last June.

Countrywide Wool has a strong clientele right across the Monaro and Queanbeyan, and even down to the Victorian border. needs. “If you want top returns, deal with the people who With over 30 years experience, Countrywide Wool know the industry - Your business is our business!”

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If you are looking for somewhere to store a boat, car, furniture, in fact, anything that is taking up space at home or work, then why not give Cathy a call at C&C Self Storage?

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There are various shed sizes available at reasonable rates to suit your budget.

You can stay for as long or short as you need to. All sheds are waterproof and secure.

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Whether you are a business or a private person looking for somewhere to put that extra ‘stuff’, C&C Self Storage can provide a shed for you!

They are located at 1 Airstrip Road in Polo Flat, Cooma.

Phone Cathy anytime on 0417 274 010 or email wassink4@gmail.com

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News

Wednesday April 4, 2012

CLAIRE’S CAROUSEL Welcome readers to Claire’s Carousel where I invite you to join me as I explore some of the social events and community happenings in our region.

If you would like to tell me of your special outings or have community events coming up please phone me on 6452 3137, mobile 0434 352 992 or email spray5@optusnet.com. au

and Heather Bell, Phil Daly and many other Country Music lovers.

This three day event was so successful and so filled with fun and friendship we are all hoping it will be held yearly. All profits will be donated to Monaro Cancer Research.

Congratulations to Elaine Schofield and Rotary volunteers for their hard work.

OUR DISTRICT BOASTS MUCH TALENT What an enjoyable weekend Cooma Rotary Club with Elaine Schofield as co-ordinator has provided with the Monaro Country Music Muster Show over the weekend beginning with Jay Podger’s albumn launch on Friday night, followed by Bush Poetry and Walk up Concert at the Cooma Country and Bowling Club and finalised by a day’s performance at the Ex-Services Club last Sunday.

Performers included Dave Wilkins, Sarah and Lousie Bowerman, Numeralla Finger Plunkers, Alan Neal, Allan Paul and Friends, Rick Healy and several others.

Amongst the audience enjoying the music on Sunday were Linda Venables, Laurel Kelly, Sue Gorringe, Valma Mylan, Jim

EASTER ACTIVITIES As many tourists and relations are expected for Easter the following is some events that may help you entertain them.

Easter Saturday there will be a family fair at Adaminaby which includes a bonnet parade, dog high jump, stalls, Easter egg hunt and a wacky quacky duck race.

The Raglan Gallery will be open on Saturday and Sunday exhibiting The Gully Gang paintings.

You can take a tour of the Corrective Services Museum with its interesting history and many articles and paintings for sale. Opening Easter Saturday from 10am to 3pm depicts penal history from the 19th Century. Admittance is free, situated at 1 Vagg Street, Cooma.

The Cooma Heritage Railway will be operating, travelling to Chaloka and Bunyan.

In Jindabyne you may view the very popular Lions Club Art Exhibition, which boasts some very talented work. It will be in the Community Hall, Jindabyne every day over Easter, with some of the works for sale.

CONGRATULATIONS TO TAFE STUDENTS How inspiring it was to see graduates from TAFE College receive their Certificates last week at the Ex-Services Club.

Most impressive, ages ranged from teenagers to mid seventies! Courses included Aged Care Certificate 3, Media, Building, Fine Arts, Early Childhood, Information Technology and many more.

A delicious supper followed which gave relatives and friends an opportunity to congratulate students.

Best wishes for the future to the hard working students and thank you to teachers for their interest and devotion to students.

Tell them how good a job you can do!

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Grassroots

Wednesday April 4, 2012

Landmark sale grosses $1.8m, averages $626 Landmark of Cooma held its annual weaner calf sale on Wednesday March 28, with a 97 percent clearance of a top quality yarding.

The sale grossed $1.8million to average $626 on the 2990 cattle offered.

There were 80 registered buyers from Bendigo, Narrandera, Wagga Wagga, Deniliquin, Forbes, Boorowa, Warren, Coonamble, Goulburn, Bega, Braidwood and Delegate along with some local competition.

Quotations Yearling steers sold from $740 to $875: SA O’Neilll, Poll Hereford steers to $875; Brookfield Park, Angus steers to $840; R & M Golby, Angus steers to $805.

Yearling heifers sold from $620 to $675:

Lake Plain Pastoral Co Hereford heifers to $675; Eveleigh P’ship Hereford heifers to $650; Ravensworth Simmental heifers to $640.

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The phone number listed in the Kunuma Angus Stud advertisement on page 19 of Your Farm magazine in today’s The Monaro Post is incorrect.

The correct number for Keith Lynch is:

Steer calves sold from $500 to $770: Wollondibby P’ship Hereford steers to $770; V & M Minell Angus steers to $735; M & M Blyton Angus steers to $735; T Burke & Son Angus Streers to $740.

Heifer calves sold from $446 to $685: Billilingra P’ship Poll Hereford hoofers to $685; Kybeyan Station Angus heifers to $645; R & L & J Hain Angus heifers to $630; P & M Bright Hereford heifers to $620.

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Grassroots

Wednesday April 4, 2012

Landmark starts calf selling season in Cooma

The first of the annual calf and weaner sales was held at Cooma saleyards last Wednesday, conducted by Landmark Cooma. There were 80 registered buyers on the day, from across NSW and the local area.

MLP weaner sale grosses $2million Monaro Livestock and Property conducted their annual weaner sale last Friday at Cooma saleyards.

A total of 3239 head were yarded and sold, to a top of $865 for steers and an average of $645.73 for the yarding. The sale grossed $2million.

More details were unavailable at the time of going to press.

50th ANNUAL CALF SALE THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2012 Entries are now being received for this Feature Monaro Sale. Elders at Adelong and Tumut will have their feature weaner sale the day before which will attract buyers for the 2 day calf sales.

Call Rob or Tim for an on farm inspection.

Please book early to allow for detailed advertising.

COOMA OFFICE (02) 6452 1000 ROB NICHOLL 0428 973 520

TIM SCHOFIELD 0428 526 733

Buyers lined the lanes at Cooma saleyard last Friday as the second of the season’s calf sales was conduced by MLP, Cooma.

More calf sales are scheduled for this month.

Wool Marketing - Not just wool selling

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

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Cnr Forbes & Badgery Street, Bombala NSW 2630 Fridays 9am - 5pm Phone: 6458 3720 Robert Kerrison

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The final round of the summer squash comp was held last week.

The semi-finals will be played on Tuesday and the finals on Thursday. In A grade the first four teams were as follows: 1: Hillross; 2: Paul Dyball Builders; 3: Sam Hain Electrical 4: Hydraulinks Cooma.

There were some interesting results in B grade last week.

Edwin Kraft, who has had some really good matches this comp was beaten by Chris Tame 3-1; likewise Ian Corby who had some flashes of brilliance early in the comp was no match for the on-fire Kailey Tonini who won 4-0 and only conceded 15 points.

A match worth watching was between Jacqui Schofield and Emma Donnelly. Both play similar squash – albeit right-hand vs. lefthand. Jacqui took out the first two

games, but Emma rallied her forces and won the final three.

Stuart Wood played as a sub on the night and took on Sarah Hamilton. Sarah ended up the winner 5-9; 8-10; 2-9; 9-7 and 9-3. Only three points was the separation.

When all points were counted, the first four teams who will go through to the semis were (in order) Sam Hain Electrical, Hydraulinks Cooma, Cooma Crane Hire and Mark Kenmir & Co. 1 plays 4 and 2 plays 3 in the semis.

Final results will appear next week. A big thank you to all the players who have stuck by the comp and made it a success. It was particularly pleasing to see the youngsters having a go – Hayden Smith, Tim Wassink, Alex Childs, Jeremy Mackay and Andrew Bartell. Keep it up!

Cooma netball results Round three already! The Cooma Netball Competition will break now for the next two weeks resuming for round four on April 21.

What a magic Saturday!

Netta this week saw more children come along, and again reminder that everyone is welcome to come and have a go. This week they ended the season with a game, which was enjoyed by all there.

12s division sees some of our Netta children also combine with the age group to play at competition level. On court one we had Bubbles up against Ultra Violets. Bubbles having control of most of the game, with Ultra Violets coming back in the last quarter, but not enough to catch Bubbles, whom came out in front. Court two had the Jelly Beans up against the more experienced Licorice Allsorts, with the stronger team, coming out winners.

14s division began at 2pm with the Cherry Ripes out this week with the bye.

On court one we had the older skilled Jaffas, playing against the newly formed Pink Pumas, both teams worked hard, and continued

to maintain their positions on the court but the ball skills of the Jaffas enabled them to get from one end of the court to the other relatively easy. Jaffas winning!

Court two had the Hot Chilli Peppers up against the Purple pops, again the more experienced members of the Purple Pops where able to master the ball and were successful at coming out winners.

Open Division, had all three courts full with players, despite a mix up with the draw. Hair Reflections took the court, with the speed of superwomen with the newly formed team nudging ahead triumphantly.

On Court two we had the Shell Shampas, playing against the new formed Fusion team. Shell Shampas having more access to the ball and maneuvering around the court at an alarming pace, to win convincingly.

Court one also saw Team 5 winning against Boyce Bandits, both very skilled teams with Team 5, gathering extras for back ups.

A great game was had by both sides.

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Monaro High School Year of 1971 Reunion Students who attended Monaro High School from 1966 (1st year) and left in 1971 (HSC year) or before, are invited to attend a reunion in Cooma on May 5 and 6.

The reunion will include a dinner-dance on Saturday night and a farewell brunch on Sunday, as well as tours on the school on Saturday.

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Fiji trip postponed Essential Energy Easter Art Show and Sale The Monaro High School basketball squad which was due to fly to Fiji next Sunday, has had to postpone its trip because of flooding and a cyclone threat in Fiji.

Trip organiser and teacher, Kari Ingram, said on Monday morning the trip had been postponed because the schools the squad was supposed to visit and play against, were now being used as evacuation centres.

Mrs Ingram said the squad was concerned for their Fijian hosts, as severe flooding swept across Viti Levu.

The trip is now planned for the July school holidays.

Mrs Ingram and the trip co-ordinators were busy on Monday trying to reschedule flights for the squad and their support team.

The Essential energy art show and sale is on again this Easter.

The show will run from 10am to 4pm each day starting Friday April 6 and running until Saturday April 14 in the Jindabyne Memorial Hall.

Opening night sponsored by Jindabyne Mitre 10 is on Thursday April 5 at 7pm. Prize winners will be announced and the sale will begin.

Admission to the opening night is $10 for Adults and $5 for school age children.

Admission includes beverages and a light supper by the Jindabyne CWA and live music by Manny Aigner.

Opening night is a great opportunity for locals and visitors to preview the artworks meet the artists while enjoying a chat over supper and drinks, and perhaps picking up a great piece of artwork.

Close to 300 entries will be on display from Sunday painters and dabblers to professionals, school children to

grandparents.

All works are on sale and nothing is over $1000. Great original artworks can be found for as little as a hundred dollars or so.

Many people will be aware our major sponsor Country Energy has had its name changed to Essential Energy following structural changes in the electricity market.

Fortunately for the Art show, nothing else has changed. The same people and organisation still enthusiastically support us, only the name has changed.

Other sponsors such as Perisher, NPWS, Mitre 10 and Snowy River Shire Council are again supporting the arts community in our region.

This showcase for local talent has been conducted by the Jindabyne Lions Club since the 1990s and is the Clubs major fundraising event for the year.

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Wednesday April 4, 2012

Premier Tigers roar again at Nijong Yesterday’s Cats win Cup

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On Sunday afternoon in Cooma, there was plenty of sun, torrential rain, lots of food and goals.

For the fans it was a great thrill to see the visiting team (Olympic) cut to shreds for the first time in three years by Cooma Premiers.

The feast of the Tigers began in the ninth minute. The Chilean import Gutti Rodan scored the opener. Not long afterwards he assisted with the second goal.

Alex Oloriegbe put his name on the scoresheet with a hat-trick.

Goal-scoring is undoubtedly becoming a trend for him. Alex was the top scorer in the U20 last year and this year he was top scorer in the Federation Cup with 12 goals in five games.

The captain Alex Castro also put his signature on the historic win. As if it was not enough that Cooma PL put four goals past Pathways player Zac Schoon for the Cooma Tigers.

Olympic in the first half the team contributed to the Tiger’s score put Cooma PL in good spirits for the season. with an own-goal.

Also during the day, Cooma Pathways PL, had a Cooma PL retired to the change-rooms at halfscoreless draw with Olympic. time with a 5-1 lead. They returned in the secondThis was despite dominating their match. Cooma half and played with the same dominating rhythm PPL was unable to convert their chances into goals. that saw them break into such an early and large But, their superiority was evident even though they lead in the first-half. In the second-half Cooma PL played with 10 men for most of the match, due to a only scored two goals. Olympic however played straight red card on Jair Wilk. with more focus. On the back of three mistakes When asked about the team’s performance, by the Cooma defence, the Olympic attack struck coach Mick Klima was extremely happy with the three times past Bangweni. The match ended with way the team played. the score at 7-4 in favour of Cooma PL. The Tigers He said that they followed his instructions to the were forced to play out the latter stages of the letter. He continued by saying that Olympic is the second-half with 10 men. San Martín was sent off current champion of this division and Cooma lost the pitch following two yellow cards. The star player every single game against this team last season. for Olympic was undoubtedly the goal-keeper, Also Olympic possess the best goalkeeper in who saved them from an even greater humiliation. the competition, Angelo Konstatinou who was If Cooma PL plays during the season the way they fundamental in preserving the draw for Olympic. played on Sunday, they will surely earn a place in Some new players for this season are: Alex the semi-finals.

Hollis, who wad considered the best player of the It will be almost impossible to beat the Tigers at game, the goalkeeper Nick Nelson, defender Louie home if they continue playing at this same pace.

Pochi, mid fielder Creig Hutchinson and striker This historic win plus the Tiger’s campaign in the Ikena Moneke.

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“We immediately accepted the challenge and the game was an outstanding success in every way,” Dave said.

“The ACT boys were a terrific bunch of blokes and the game was played in great spirit and a tribute to the power of AFL football as an avenue for friendship and fun,” he said.

Both the ACT side and the Cooma Cats hope the game can become an annual feature event of the Cooma Cats AFL Gala Day. “But we at the Cats know that if the ACT boys come down again next year, they’ll be a much harder side to beat now that they have lost this inaugural match.

“We’ll probably need to have a few training sessions next year to ensure we can keep the Cup in our display

cabinet,” Dave said.

Meanwhile, the fourth annual Cooma Cats Cup was won by an impressive Tathra side after an epic battle with the Woden Blues.

Four senior sides battled for the Cooma Cats Cup – Cooma, Belconnen, Woden and Tathra – in fantastic day of quality AFL football.

“The Cooma Cats Cup has developed into a critical final preseason work out for the partici-pating clubs, and as such, the standard of football is always good,” Dave said.

The Cooma Cats’ season gets underway in mid April, while the Snowy Supercats Under 14s start their season in May. Anyone wanting to get involved as a player, official, sponsor or supporter can contact Dave Paterson on 0438 089 758, or look at the club’s website at www.coomacats.sportingpulse.net.

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Weekend of rugby union Right: Red Devils under 10s, 11s and 12s played the Bushpigs and Easts in a trial day on Saturday.

Above: Cooma Red Devils and Jindabyne Bushpigs in action in Jindabyne on Saturday.

Above: Under 12s South Coast Monaro rep side played in Cooma against Vikings on Sunday.

Above: Under 14s South Coast Monaro rep team had a tough game against Vikings on Sunday at Rotary Oval in Cooma.

Above: Under 16s South Coast Monaro team also fought it out against Vikings.

Under 18s 4-1 loss Cooma was the host on April 1, of the first round of Premier League games at Nijong Oval.

The main field was in an excellent condition thanks to the rains and the work carried out by the Shire.

The under 18 game started right on time in fine weather, with Olympic putting their stamp on the match and within two and a half minutes they were on the score board thanks to poor defending by the Tigers and Ratnam capitalising on their mistake.

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The match did change after the break with the Tigers charging forward repeatedly but unfortunately for the Tigers the Olympic net remained allusive.

Olympic did not have the same problem however and they successfully managed to find the Tigers net twice more through the skilful work of Ratnam. The match ended with Olympic 4 and the Tigers 1.

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Gold in the Field for Jordan Jordan Davis U/9 athlete collected gold in two events for his effort in the ACT State Little Athletics Association Championships at the weekend.

His first came on Friday night in conditions equal to our coldest winter day, when Jordan on his final throw was able to surpass the leader at the time by three centimetres to take out the title with a heave of 6.03m.

Jordan had to wait until Sunday morning to show his talent in the discus rinc, where he demonstrated his skills with this implement by recording the winning throw of 16.93 m.

Other events that Jordan contested over the weekend were, the long jump (11th) with a leap of 3.16m. In the 70m sprint, Jordan was “run out” in the heats with a time of 12.57 sec and placed 11th overall.

Jordan had an outstanding 60m hurdles on Saturday creating a personal best time of 12.05 sec (electric timing) in the heats to be fifth fastest

qualifier for the final later on in the day. In the final Jordan had a slow start (getting used to a crouch start position), came home strongly to just finish fourth just one stride covered second to fourth places. It was another personal best time for Jordan with 12.03 sec (e.t.).

This performance Jordan produced in the hurdles was equal to or better than his two gold medals, as our local Little A’s centre has in their wisdom dropped hurdles for this 2011/12 season weekly program and only had two nights of training over the hurdles .

On sad note, this is the lowest number ever, to represent at Cooma Centre at the ACT Little A’s Championships.

Cooma use to be the top Country Centre in ACT Little A’s, having up to 50 Athletes some years trying to make it to the State Championships.

Let’s hope for better prospects next year.

Presentation day is next Sunday.

Coolamatong golf news Sunday’s stableford winner was Chris Brown with 38 points; the runners up were Ross Thompson, Brian O’Halloran and Werner Siegenthaler.

Nearest the pin on the sixth was Walter Amman, on the eighth Werner and on the 12th and 17th Colin McCullough.

Wednesday’s winner was Ross Thompson ahead of Norm Archibald and Steve Young.

Nearest the pin was won by Ross.

Sunday for the ladies was reduced to an 11-

hole comp due to an electrical storm. The winner was Carolyn Major, runners up Jan O’Halloran, Carolyn O’Byrne and Jenny O’Byrne. Nearest the pin went to Carolyn Major.

There was no ladies golf on Wednesday due to the Far South Coast three-day tournament with 14 ladies representing our club. No trophies but all enjoyed the trip and congratulations and thank you to Moruya for a great tournament.

Snowy Mountains District womens bowls The first round of the State Senior Fours and Open fours the Open Fours was played at Nimmitabel on L.Waters def M.Siddle. L.McMahon had the bye Thursday in really beautiful autumn weather.

The next round of the seniors will be played at There were expected and surprise results but Nimmitabel next Thursday April 5. No open game all the games were played in the true spirit of the that day. game Senior fours Results were as follows, skips only named: M.Tucker v H.Walker; L.West v D.Turner Senior fours H.Walker def G.Caldwell; M.Tucker def Morning tea 9am play 9 30am.

M.Mugridge L.West def M.Zasso.

Plenty contest Monthly Medal at Cooma Cooma Golf report by Garry Atkinson With probably the best weather for a couple of months over the last few days golfers are again coming out in force to enjoy the great course conditions.

On Saturday, 47 players contested the monthly medal in three grades.

A grade was won by Norm Marshall (who just keeps on appearing in the winners circle) with a solid 72 nett from John Gargett with 74 nett on a countack.

The B grade comp. was easily won

by Gordon Western with a round of the day 70 nett. Chris Brown came in second with 71 nett.

In C grade Kerry Blencowe had a 74 nett to edge out Steve Edgenton with 77 nett. Ball winners went to 77 nett.

Nearest the pin on the ninth went to Brian Searl with a super shot and on the 17th Ben Langdon put it nice and close. Long drives went to Mark Rainsford in A grade, Dom (the tiler) Rossi in B grade, Steve Edgenton in C grade.

On Sunday April 1, Prawit Prakotasung continued his good

form to win the event with a great 42 points. This is the highest score in over a month of golf so that tells you how good Prawit’s round was. Ball winners went down to 31 points and nearest the pin on the ninth went to Col Langdon and on the 17th Dave Crawford ended up with the closest shot.

Last Wednesday March 28, scores were steady with Norm Marshall taking out A grade with 36 points.

In B grade Richard Hanna had a pleasing return to form to score the round of the day with 37 points and Lindsay Blewitt took out C grade also with 37 points, ball winners went down to 31 points. Nearest the pin went to Doug Parker on the ninth and Jeff Burgess on the 17th. Both players receiving a ball for their great shots.

Next Saturday sees round one of the Easter cup with round two on Sunday.

Both days are stroke events and a very popular two day event with individual prizes for both Saturday and Sunday as well as the overall two day totals. On Wednesday we have a single medley stableford. See you on the greens.

Monaro Shield finalised The washed out match in Monaro Shield from February 19 got off to a good start for Cooma One against Cooma Two in glorious sunshine.

Cooma Two were early leaders although only leading on one rink and at one stage held a 12 shot lead in the aggregate.

Over the concluding ends, the leading Cooma Two rinks held on to their leads and the players in the losing rinks raised Cooma Two’s hopes when they too began to get shots.

With just one end to play, Cooma Two needed three shots to draw the aggregate and gains a three point to two victory and a place in the final against Bombala. Although holding the necessary three at one point, they were only able to hang on to two to go down 53 to 52 points despite winning two rinks to one, Congratulations Cooma One. The final on Sunday started on time even though the skies were dark, with Bombala setting up an early lead.

Cooma gradually made inroads and at one point themselves had the lead.

Rain interrupted play early in the match and Coma slightly increased their lead by good play on two rinks but Bombala slowly gained the upper had with the result that Cooma needed five shots on the last end but could only manage one to give Bombala the aggregate 63/59 despite Cooma winning two rinks to one.

Congratulations, Bombala, we look forward to seeing you again next year.

In Pennants Adaminaby defeated Coma Two six points to nil, which makes it necessary to paly the washed-out second round match between Cooma One and Adaminaby.

Cooma One deflated Jindabyne 5/0 to put them on 24 points but Adaminaby’s big win put them only five points behind Cooma with a possible six points up for grabs. This deferred match will be layed at Adaminaby on April 28. Cooam need to get at least one point to keep first place.

Three rinks of social bowls on Saturday when Renate Winckel and Ron Gammon were close winners over Les Marshall and Bob Lahey 20/19; Colin Peuker and Paul Cannell had a 17/17 draw with Sergio Roncelli and Peter Marsicano, Simon Schoon (and later Dave Paul), Max Povey and Mario Frezza came home strongly to defeat Alan Crowe, Bob Douglas and Richard Nichols 20/16. Just four players for social bowls on Sunday, who called it quits when the rain came and sat and watched the pennants and Monaro Shield game.

Wednesday bowlers are reminded that as from Wednesday, April 4, play will start at 12.30 with names in by 11.30am. Please note the change of time.

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Local racer teams up with Anglo Australian MotorSports Lisa Ashurst Christopher Anthony has just taken another step towards realising his dream of becoming a professional racing car driver by gaining a drive with Anglo Australian MotorSports.

The 16-year-old Monaro High School student was accepted into the Formula Ford team last year and is keen to demonstrate his skill and dedication to the team.

Christopher has been obsessed with motor racing since he was a small child and his inspiration has been drivers like Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher and Mark Webber.

In 2007, Christopher began racing karts in the Rookies division at the Sapphire Coast Kart Club and in 2008 moved up to Junior National Light, racing mainly in Bega. He joined the Canberra Kart Club in the same year where he received the Most Improved Junior Driver Award; the same award, Christopher noted, won by Mark Webber when he raced in Canberra early in his career.

From 2009, Anthony began competing further afield, travelling around NSW and interstate but during 2010 he focused mainly on the major events in Victoria, Queensland, Darwin in the Northern Territory and South Australia and in 2011

was ranked 86th out of 5000 in Australian Karting.

Christopher’s main aim for 2012 will be to focus on the Formula Ford NSW State Series but during the lull in the Formula Ford season Christopher will continue with his karting and is very pleased to have picked up a sponsor in Adam Lawson, of Competitive Karting, who will attend the race meetings as Christopher’s engineer.

Christopher intends to spend this year in the NSW State Series, learning as much as he can and next year is looking at the NSW and Victorian Series as well as the 2013 Formula 1 Grand Prix in the Formula Ford Class and expects to remain with Anglo Motor Sports for the duration of his Formula Ford career.

F u r t h e r sponsorship is still vital however if Christopher is to pursue his ambitions to become a serious contender on the world motor racing circuit and he is hoping to attract other sponsors and/or donations to help him to achieve his goal.

On offer is a three-tier level of sponsorship options ranging from major through to minor, which includes mention on Christopher’s kart, Formula Ford car and transport vehicle, but the option is also there for those who would prefer to make single donations.

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Josh Alford met Olympian James Magnussen at the trials.

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He was pleased with his overall effort with a five second PB in the 200m free with 2.28.76 and 50m fly with 35.18. Other results were 50m free 28.84 and 50m back 37.95. Josh was delighted to have witnessed some first class swimming from those vying for positions on the Olympic team and was able to meet some of the qualifiers.

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After too many years to remember, the Cooma Cats have finally added some silverware to their spartan display cabinet when a team of Cats from bygone eras took on and defeated a showy ACT Masters (Over 35s) AFL side in the feature game of the annual Cooma Cats Ga-la Day on Saturday, March 31.

Wearing a mixture of ancient club jumpers, the Cats players from yesteryear proved too strong for the much fancied ACT side who, despite their superior skills, fitness and modern playing strips, could not wrestle the chance for glory from the Cooma side.

Captain-coach of the Cats Masters side Damian Asanovski put the win down to true Cats’ spirit.

“There was no way we were not going to win the inaugural Cats Master Cup clash between Cooma and the ACT, and despite the ‘boys’ being a little rusty and out of shape, their passion and heart was always going to see them through,” Damien said.

Cats’ club president Dave Paterson said that idea of the Masters Cup game came from the ACT AFL Masters league who suggested a one off clash against a veteran Cats’ side as part of the annual Cooma Cats AFL Gala Day. Continued on P36...

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The victorious Cooma Cats Masters side. Age shall not weary them, but playing footy may have slowed them down a bit on Sunday.

Inset: “Buzz” Wilkins, only recently retired from playing, showed the Cats’ fighting spirit.