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Wednesday February 9, 2011
Focus on local sales and service
The new owners of High Country Toyota are enjoying their move to Cooma, saying the town has been very welcoming. Carla Tory and Adam D’Amato intend to make their life in Cooma and are very happy to become part of this community. Both have extensive experience in motor dealerships, both in new and used cars. While Adam is the dealer-principal of High Country Toyota, Carla is the business administrator. Both want to offer their clients personal service from a locally owned and operated business. High Country Toyota will offer Monaro residents new Toyota, Subaru and Hyundai vehicles plus a vastly increased range of used vehicles. Carla said this would allow a much wider choice of vehicles
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in a price range to suit most budgets. The business is now open for parts and service on Saturday mornings and Carla said as owners, she and Adam are available 24/7 to meet clients’ needs. They hope to increase sales so they can increase staff numbers and will recruit locally. Carla also believes in dealing with local suppliers, keeping local money in the region and supporting the local community. They have offered sponsorship to local groups, such the Cooma Show and the Cooma Golf Club. This weekend’s Snowy Mountains Amateur Championship at Cooma Golf Club has a new car up for grabs, courtesy of High Country Hyundai. The vehicle, a Hyundai Pictured with the new Hyundai i30 they have offered as a prize for this weekend’s Cooma Golf Club amateur championships are new owners of High Country i30, valued at $20,000 Toyota and High Country Hyundai, Carla Tory, Adam D’Amato and Albert Tory. is the prize for a holein-one on the 11th hole and Carla said she and encourage others to enter. Adam were happy to be able to offer such This is a single stableford event in three grades for men and support. two divisions for the women and in conjunction, there will be a This is a stunning prize for one of the stableford Irish Fourball team’s event. club’s most popular events and is sure to
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Is the Fido crew for you? A new social group called the FIDO crew has started in the Snowy River and Cooma area for young people who are over 18 years of age, and experience isolation due to illness or a disability. If you want to go places, try different activities, then the FIDO crew could be for you as nothing is fun on your own. The group is self structured and self managed, with a few helpful volunteers making sure it happens. Already the group has been to Summernats in Canberra, and plans are being made for quad biking, the Hill Climb in Canberra and even abseiling. They Big Day Out is definitely on the agenda for next year. The focus of the group is what you can do, not what you can’t.
More crew members are needed to really get this group pumping, the FIDO crew is holding a BBQ to met any new members and families on Friday, February 11th at 6.30 for 7 pm this will be held at Kunama Gallery, Kunama Drive, East Jindabyne, and you are very welcome. This is a great opportunity for you to meet other like minded young adults with similar desires and challenges, and have fun together because in a group you can achieve so much more. If you want more information about FIDO, give Deb Duffy a call on 0414 843 200 or email her on debduffy@bigpond.net.au or information can be sort from Elizabeth Maxwell at Monaro Family Support on 6452 3450
Fire and Rescue NSW (formerly NSW Fire Brigade) is looking for recruits to work from Thredbo and Perisher Fire Stations. Applicants don’t have to be an ‘action man or woman’, but provided they are fit and healthy and have time to spare they could join the retained firefighter ranks of the Fire and Rescue NSW. The service is looking for at least eight recruits to join the existing teams working from Perisher and Thredbo Stations. A retained Fire Station is a Fire Station where ‘part time’, ‘on call’ retained firefighters work. The station is not a permanently staffed station, meaning the retained firefighters are ‘on call’ from home or work rather than on duty at the station. Retained Fire Stations respond to emergencies 24 hours a day. Retained firefighters are men and women who are ‘on call’ to respond to a range of emergencies. These may be fires, floods, road traffic accidents or chemical spills. Retained Firefighters also visit schools and other community events to provide community education. Many retained firefighters have other full or parttime jobs, but when the call comes they are ready to drop whatever they are doing and become part of a team, ready to face any emergency. Although they are ‘on call’ they are trained and capable of saving life and property. Retained firefighters come in a range of shapes and sizes. It is a tough job and they need to be fit and healthy.
They also need to live or work within a reasonable distance from a fire station so that they can respond quickly in an emergency. Because it’s impossible to predict when a fire fighter will be needed, they have to be flexible and available at short notice. The chances are that they will be at home, working for themsleves or working for a community-minded employer who can let them take time off from time to time at short notice. Recruits will be given training to equip them for their role. As primary response units, firefighters at Perisher and Thredbo will be trained in primary rescue and BLS. Duty Commander of Regional South 1, Norman Buckley, described the roles as diverse and dymanic. He said work in the alpine areas was very different to coastal or lowland areas. Recruits will work with the Rural Fire Service, police and State Emergency Services personnel in emergencies. He said training would probably be held at Albion Park, and would consist of phase one, of four days duration, followed phase two of two days duration. Recruits at the mountains stations will be using a variety of equipment, including quad bikes and new $400,000 unit and skidoos. They will be required to undergo monthly training drills and training as determined by their station captain or deputy captain. Mr Buckley said the firefighters are paid to do their training and as retained firefighters, receive a monthly retainer, as well as an hourly rate when called out. Call 0417 418 228 for more information.
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