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reduce the danger close to town. However, landowners are advised to look at their own fire plans and start preparing for what could be a firey summer.

It could be the worst for 30 years, Fire Mitigation Officer Fred Nichols predicts.

Pictured: Burning off near the Canberra Gliding Club north of Bunyan.

Inset: Cooma captain Tom Brown and deputy captain Craig Bryan in Centennial Park last Sunday offering advice on fire prevention, including fire alarms.

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Wednesday September 21, 2011

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Brian Anthony Carrig, 26, of Victoria tested positive for low range PCA in Jindabyne on July 16, 2011. He was fined $700 and was disqualified from driving for six months.

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Simon Hurford of Jindabyne tested positive to mid range PCA in Jindabyne on 29 July 2011. He was fined $900 and disqualified from driving for six months.

Callum James Clifford, 19 of Cooma, was found guilty of an assault occasioning actual bodily harm while in company on February 12, 2011. He was sentenced to a 15-month good behaviour bond.

Benjamin Joyce of Numeralla was found to test positive for low range PCA when stopped in Cooma on July 29, 2011. He was fined $600 and licence suspended for six months.

Luke Denvir, 25 of Thredbo was Geoffrey Leigh Mortlock of caught in possession of a prohibited Canberra was caught driving without drug in Jindabyne on August 10 a licence in Jindabyne on July 9, and 11, 2011. He was fined $600. 2011. He was fined $1300.

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Wednesday September 21, 2011

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Fourteen local students recently experienced a cultural whirl as they participated in the Lions Club biannual youth exchange program to Cooma’s Japanese city sister, Yamaga.

The trip abroad began on August 11 when they departed Cooma. Accompanying them was Monaro High School teacher, Kari Ingram, Cooma-Monaro Shire Mayor Dean Lynch and his wife, Louise, as well as Cooma Lions - President John Britton, and Mick and Lynne Mayhew.

Throughout the week, students were hosted by Japanese families and visited various places including an active volcano, a traditional theatre house, hot springs and the city of Kumamoto.

Chris Gardiner was one of the students who attended and commented that it was “a very rewarding experience”. He especially liked marching in a parade with Ryan Constance, Niko Bakker and Japanese primary school children at the lantern festival.

One of the highlights of many of the students was the Yamaga Toro Matsuri, a festival based on a legend that the Yamaga hot spring was discovered approximately 800 years ago when a stricken deer was found nursing its wound in a marsh.

Accompanying teacher, Kari Ingram, and a number of the participating students made a presentation to council at this month’s meeting. Ms Ingram expressed how fortunate she was

to go on the trip. She said, “It was an honour to be part of the group representing Cooma for the sister city and Lions youth exchange program.”

“I cannot speak highly enough of the value of this visit in strengthening the relationship between the two communities and the amazing opportunity it was for the tour members to experience Japanese culture on a more personal level.”

She congratulated the students on their confidence, maturity and exemplary conduct as ambassadors of the school, community and country as a whole, and thanked the local Lions Club, Cooma-Monaro Shire Council and Monaro High School for their ongoing support of the program ever since 2001.

Lion’s Club member and teacher, Chris Reeks, must be commended on his fantastic job in liaising with the Japanese hosts and coordinating the visit. This year was unique to others as students were fortunate to have the opportunity to learn Japanese prior to the visit, facilitated by Monaro High School Japanese teacher, Kevin Kirton.

This is a highly valuable program for the youth of our community and the ever-growing relationship Cooma has with its Japanese sister city. Without the support of the local council, Lions Club and Monaro High, such an asset would no longer be.

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A protracted meeting of Cooma-Monaro Shire Council on September 12 had some councillors tired and cranky as the evening wore on.

Council had planned to finish its meeting by 10pm, but three time extensions later, councillors were starting to feel the strain.

Council’s policy has been to move a half hour extension in order to finish that night’s business, however, the 10pm finish had already been extended to 11.30pm before council moved into closed session to discuss confidential matters.

Councillors generally were concerned they were discussing important matters at the end of the night when they were tired.

Cr Tony Kaltoum suggested people in the open forum could speak at 11pm, rather than before the meeting, because the number of speakers that night had delayed council

considerably. “There were six speakers all talking about the same thing and we were going to pass it anyway�, Cr Kaltoum said.

Council also spent a considerable amount of time discussing Item 11, relating to the South East Arts Region (SEAR) Constitution.

That night’s meeting had been preceded by a special meeting to elect the mayor, deputy mayor and decide committee delegations.

The actual meeting did not commence until 8.25pm, after the special meeting, open forum, presentation by Monaro High School Students who visited Yamaga and a short refreshment break. The closed session of council concluded with the meeting ending at 12.31am.

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Cooma-Monaro Shire Council reminds residents the annual Citizen of the Year Awards will be announced on Australia Day, January 26, 2012, in Centennial Park, Cooma.

Nominations are now open for the six categories: • Citizen of the Year • Junior Citizen of the Year • Sportsperson of the Year • Junior Sportsperson of the Year • Community Event of the Year • Community Group of the Year Eligibility criteria and nomination forms are available from council’s offices in Commissioner Street Cooma and from Cooma Visitors Centre.

Nominations close on November 25, 2011.

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Wednesday September 21, 2011

MHS Year 12 delivers for community

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By Sally Ann Cottle French is everywhere and it is a really lovely way to decorate your home so here are a few ideas to get you started.

MCCR Vice President, Sandy Schofield, executive committee member, Carolyn Ewart, and Deb Thomas, secretary of Cooma Stallions Football Club, are pictured accepting cheques from Monaro High School teacher Jan Sandercoe and Principal, Adrian Bell.

Last week, on behalf of Monaro High School’s go back into providing educational grants for the Year 12 class of 2010, Mrs Jan Sandercoe and local schools in the area.

Mr Adrian Bell presented a number of cheques to Barbara said, “It’s very generous of year 12 local community groups.

2010 and CWA greatly appreciates the donation”.

Among the cheques was one for $1000 The students raised the money last year by donated to the Monaro Committee for Cancer conducting a number of fundraising events and Research (MCCR), $500 to the Cooma Stallions activities such as non-uniform days, barbecues and $400 to the Country Women’s Association and other initiatives outside of the school. Grace (CWA) Cooma branch.

Ranger and Rhiannon Shaw must be thanked Secretary, Deb Thomas, received the cheque for their persistent efforts throughout 2010 with on behalf of the Cooma Stallions and commented instigating the fundraising initiatives. that the money would help them improve existing “It’s a small town thing where the students facilities. like to give back to the local community,” Jan MCCR Vice President, Sandy Schofield said, Sandercoe commented.

“The money will go towards valuable funds to Monaro High also previously donated $1000 to support local families in the Monaro”. She went the Monaro Early Intervention Service (MEIS) in on to thank the students saying, “their values June this year. and awareness of community spirit are much Once again, the youth of the community are appreciated”. demonstrating immense generosity and value CWA Cooma Branch President, Barbara towards local community groups.

Scanes, commented that the donation would

COLOUR PALETTE For French-provincial interiors use a subtle colour palette of warm greys, musky pinks, smoky blues and faded greens to create a relaxed, time-worn beauty. Lime paints from companies such as Murobond and Porters are perfect for a soft, chalky finish.

WALLS AND FLOORS Natural stone tiles, timber floors or sisal carpets create a rustic elegance.

Aubusson-style tapestry floor rugs can add colour and interest to a neutral interior, but try to keep colours slightly faded.

LIGHTING Lighting can be iron or timber candelabras, chandeliers (preferably aged over time) with fabric shades or wall sconces. I like to use table lamps to create the perfect ambience as opposed to too much overhead lighting.

ESSENTIAL PIECES • Curtains in toile de jouy, checks, stripes and plain linens all work in a French interior. Use a simple heading mounted on iron curtain poles. Unless covered, the standard track simply doesn’t fit in these rooms. Roman blinds, which have softer folds, work better that a structured blind.

• Sofas in loose covered linen fabrics with plump, feather-filled cushions give a relaxed country look. I recommend keeping sofas in plainer fabrics and using patterns on the loose cushions.

• Beds should have sun-aired cotton sheets, no need to iron, it all adds to the look. Marcella quilts and puffy eiderdowns can be layered on the bed.

• For furniture pieces, a good Louise XV-style chair in a great fabric, painted furniture mixed with some good oak pieces work well.

WHAT TO AVOID • Anything too shiny or new looking, be it timber, fabrics or lighting.

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CWA Cooma branch President, Barbara Scanes, is pictured accepting a cheque of $400 from Monaro High School teacher, Jan Sandercoe.

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COOMA-MONARO SHIRE COUNCIL WEEKLY NEWS AND COMMUNITY INFORMATION HELP COUNCIL CELEBRATE NATIONAL WATERWEEK 16-22 OCTOBER 2011 To celebrate National Waterweek Council will be holding a waterwise display in front of the Cooma Library on Wednesday 19 October 2011 from 9.00am to 4.30pm.

There will be lots of information on how you can save water (and money), including Council’s waterwise plants for the Monaro, and tips for saving water around the home.

We will also have some giveaways:

TENDER FOR DEMOLITION AND SALVAGE OF OLD CHURCH HILL STEEL PLATE RESERVOIR AND SITE REHABILITATION AT COOMA CONTRACT NO 2/2011 Tenders are invited and will be received up until 4.00pm, Thursday 22 September 2011, for the Demolition and Salvage of Old Church Hill Steel Plate Reservoir and Site Rehabilitation at Cooma.

A copy of the tender documents may be obtained from Council’s Engineering Division during office hours, by telephoning (02) 6455 1801, or email council@cooma.nsw.gov.au Further information may be obtained by contacting Lawrie Carlson at CSD Engineering on 0422 235 489 or emailing lawrie@csdengineering.com.au

TENDER FOR REFURBISHMENT OF PUBLIC TOILETS, CENTENNIAL PARK, COOMA CONTRACT 26 /2010 Tenders are invited and will be received up until 4.00pm, 27 October 2011 for the refurbishment of the public toilets in Centennial Park, Cooma.

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A copy of the tender documents may be obtained from Council’s Engineering Division during office hours, by telephoning (02) 6455 1801, or email council@ cooma.nsw.gov.au

BADJA ROAD CONSTRUCTION Improvement works to the Baja Road include widening and smoothing of the vertical and horizontal alignment. The excavator is developing the road edge drainage. Under road drains are being installed. The agi pipes in socks will draw the water out from natural seepage and clay deposits.

Extensive amounts of geo-textile have been used to reinforce the road and assist drainage.

Book Marks Removable Tattoo Go into the draw to win a ‘Hughie Sink’ – ‘Product of the Year’ 2008 and finalist in the 2009 Australian International Design Award – Consumer. The Hughie Sink can be used by every member of the family to capture water which would normally go down the drain when washing hands, cleaning the veg etc. We have 25 sinks in various colours to be won.

EROSION CONTROL

For your chance to win a ‘Hughie Sink’, visit our National Waterweek Display at the Library and fill out a ticket. The draw will take place on Friday 21 October 2011 and winners will be notified by phone.

Erosion control measures have been constructed on the Kiah Avenue verge. This area was subject to large flows of water descending the steep gradient with considerable speed. This situation caused the formation of gullies in the verge. The new treatment protects the ground surface with a gravel and bitumen seal and the provision of small stone barriers to dissipate the energy of the water flow.

PURCHASING & STORES ACCOUNTING OFFICER Council has a position available in the Engineering Services Division for a Purchasing & Stores Accounting Officer located at the Polo Flat Depot, Cooma.

Further information can be obtained by calling Council’s Human Resource Officer George Javurek on (02) 6455 1725 for an information package or go to Council’s website: www.cooma.nsw.gov.au.

File Ref: IS/POS/169 Salary: $879.20 - $923.20 Applications Close: 4.00pm Friday 23 September 2011

CARPENTER’S ROAD BRIDGE UPDATE Good Good Bridge on Carpenters Road was opened approximately four months ago. The Works Supervisor is pictured inspecting the abutments of the bridge.

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WATER SERVICES – CONCRETE SAW DEMONSTRATION Technology improvements augment safety and work outputs.

A recent demonstration was conducted at Council’s Works Depot showcasing a concrete and metal pipe cutting chainsaw. This type of machinery is being considered for inclusion into Council’s Water & Wastewater minor plant equipment resources. Pictured is the saw being demonstrated and witnessed by interested council employees

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COUNCIL CONTACT DETAILS

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Mayor Dean Lynch 0419 295 954

Deputy Mayor Bronnie Taylor 0427 546 299

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

Councillor Winston Phillips 0487 430 000

Councillor Martin Hughes 0405 209 685

General Manager Director of Corporate Services Director of Engineering Services Director of Environmental Services

John Vucic Alan Cairney David Byrne Peter Smith

Phone: Fax: Web: Email:

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SEC forced to close due to lack of funding support The Snowy Enterprise Centre is closing its doors.

Formed in 1993 as the Snowy-Monaro Business Enterprise Centre, as a consequence of a NSW State Government small business support program, the SEC will shortly cease operations due to lack of funding support by any level of government.

As an operating and successful BEC, with an active business adviser, the Centre successfully established a Small Business Incubator in 2001, in the premises conditionally granted to it at 38 Bombala Street Cooma (the old drill hall) by the Federal Government’s Department of Defence.

The Incubator service used the administrative resources available from the State Government’s support program to also support its tenants’ needs.

In 2004, the State Government announced a severe reduction in its support for BECs, of which the SEC was one of the casualties, but which managed to survive on the final round of funding until late 2008.

The Centre was able to retain its business adviser through to the end of 2009, through winning a Federal Government tender to support small business for that period as a result of the Global Economic Crisis, but was forced to dispense with that service thereafter, due to lack of further funding.

Following the Federal Government’s refusal to provide further funding, and Steve Whan’s advice, as the then Minister for Small Business in the State Government, to “stand on (your) own two feet”, the SEC was able to secure supportive funding from the Cooma-Monaro Shire Council until the end of August this year, when the conditional grant of the premises (under caveats) expired.

A condition of council’s support was that ownership of the premises be transferred to council, the consideration being the value of that, and some previous, support.

The SEC was in favour of that arrangement, as a means of ensuring that the premises remain in the community’s hands.

The caveats having expired, council owns the premises as of September 14, and is required to resolve future occupancy of the premises through an Expressions of Interest procedure.

Having been refused any commitment by the Federal and State Governments for any support, and having been advised

by Cooma-Monaro Shire Council that council is not prepared to provide any future financial support for its activities, in either a business or economic development support function, the SEC has resolved to retire from the scene as gracefully as possible.

School mufti day for Melissa

Monaro High School Deputy Principal, David Brison, is pictured presenting a cheque to Carly Toole to go towards the Melissa Strange fund.

Once again, Monaro High has raised money for a local cause. On Thursday last week, students had a ‘mufti’ non-uniform day to raise money for local cancer patient, Melissa Stange, and her family.

The whole school participated in the fundraiser and donated a total of $450 which they presented to Carly Toole who is one of the organisers of this month’s “70s Glam” fundraising night.

YOUR LOCAL INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE MONARO AND SNOWY MOUNTAINS REGIONS CAN NOW BE FOUND ON FACEBOOK. Check out our page now by following the links from our website www.monaropost.com.au.

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If you missed out on getting your tickets for the fundraiser on September 24 and would still like to contribute, a donation to the funds account would be greatly appreciated.

The account details are - account name: Carly Maree Toole, BSB: 112-879, Account number: 485110303. If people would like to put their name in the ‘account to’ so their name can be mentioned on the night, otherwise they can remain anonymous.

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Unfortunately, it is now small businesses that will have to stand on its own feet.

The SEC wishes to thank all of those who have contributed to its success in the past, particularly the dedication of its various staff and volunteer Board members over time, and more particularly Liz McMahon for her hard work and dedication in the uncertain and difficult times of the past few years.

Expressions of interest Cooma-Monaro Shire Council will be seeking expressions of interest from the community for the occupation of the building.

Mayor Dean Lynch said council has no intention of allowing businesses currently operating at 38 Bombala Street to be detrimentally affected by the change of ownership.

Council has informed the SEC that current tenents will operate on a month-to-month leasing arrangement until November 2011.

After this date, council will consider the expressions of interest and will make an appropriate community based determination.

Council considers family’s contribution Cooma-Monaro Shire council has asked staff to reconsider a recommendation to refuse a development consent for a Shannon’s Flat resident.

Peter Luton addressed council during its open forum prior to the September 12 meeting, asking that a Section 94 contribution of $3622 be waived.

Mr Luton’s development application is for the modification of a workers’ cottage on his property.

The matter was deferred from the August meeting, awaiting extra information on the matter. Council was told the modification of the DA, to delete condition four, would require Mr Luton to pay $3622 as Section 94 contributions.

The report to council also stated the additional dwelling would create an extra demand for maintenance on council’s rural roads and it was appropriate that the applicant pay a contribution towards the cost of this extra demand, otherwise it would need to be paid for by the general community. The contribution is about three percent of the estimated

cost of the development.

Council’s discussions regarding the development, and a recommendation to refuse the modification, became heated, with Cr Winston Phillips telling councillors he was disgusted that the request was being refused.

“In every area there are families that really hold a community together. The Lutons have done that for four generations and the contribution they have made is amazing.

“For instance, the Shannon’s Flat hall – the Lutons donated the land for that hall and it has become an iconic thing for Shannon’s Flat. It is a good example of what this family has done.

“Then there’s the fire shed. The family has handed the land for this to the community.

“Look at Peter himself – in 2002 he was fire captain and in 2003 it was people like Peter who helped stop the Monaro becoming another Canberra.

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Our local blokes are getting a good airing on national TV of late.

Only a few weeks ago, there was Phil Rye on Collectors, showing off his impressive Snowy machinery equipment.

This week it’s Bill Shanley’s turn, with his passion for tractors.

It is also the last Collectors episode we may ever see, unless the ABC revises its plans to cut what many consider to be the most interesting programs they now show. Might be time to write to the ABC and have a little (or a large) whinge?

Next week, collectors of a different hue will be out and about at Scottsdale, Bredbo, during a Frogwatch seminar.

This is the first one held in this area and it should be fascinating seeing what little critters lurk in the ‘Bidgee catchment area.

Wednesday September 21, 2011

Horse levy in place Thursday September 15 saw the Horse Disease Response Levy Bills complete their passage through the Senate and become a reality.

This has been a long and tortuous journey for some but for others like myself it has been shorter but still taxing.

The AHIC, along with the other three Animal Health Australia horse industry members, ARB, HRA and EA are delighted that this task has been completed.

The AHIC would like to congratulate all who contributed to the process and would especially like to thank the staff at DAFF who were generous with their time and advice, AHA, the custodians of the EADRA Deed who provided their expertise and NSW Department of I and I who gave invaluable executive supports To all those organisations and individuals who helped ensure that Industry put a united front to Government that they could not ignore it has been a job well done. It highlights the strength of the Horse

Industry when it chooses to work co-operatively and for the benefit of the industry.

We all need to be thankful to the Stockfeed Manufacturers and the Wormer Manufacturers for the part they played and to support both organisations by feeding our horses appropriately and being aware of proper worming programs.

Now that the Horse Industry has signed EADRA and has a legislated levy mechanism, which is zero rated, it is on to the next step of improving both the knowledge and implementation of better biosecurity practices.

The Horse Venue Biosecurity Workbook is a useful tool and NSW D I&I will soon have guidelines available on managing a suspected Hendra case at an Event.

Well done everyone.

Roger Lavelle President Australian Horse Industry Council

Grannies day at Gidgillys

On you, Patrick Rafter. The Postman had a chance to watch some of the Davis Cup match on Sunday afternoon, as Lleyton Hewitt attempted to defeat Stanislas Wawrinka.

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This was the match that had to end early because of the light……and Pat Rafter wasn’t best pleased with the referee..on a couple of occasions.

Despite the fact we lost the next morning, Pat’s passion for his team and the game was refreshing to see.

The Postman can’t resist this, on hearing that our Prime Minister has been trying to give herself an image makeover- Sorry, PM, but it’s not working. The voters remember the lies and the K Rudd supporters remember the night of the long knives. The best way to gauge her image is for the PM to call an election, get re-elected (or not) but at least give Australians the chance to vote on her latest schemes.

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The children were proud to show

their grandparents their classrooms, and their play areas, and even some of the projects they have worked on.

Grandparents Day was a big hit and all of those attending said they’d be back next year.

Pictured: David Hume with both sets of grandparents who came all the way from Yass.

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Wednesday September 21, 2011

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This week marked the successful completion of the 2011 Snowy Hydro Young Driver Training Program.

The Program is run in partnership with local high schools and this year more than 280, Year 12 students completed the program across the Snowy Mountains Region.

The Snowy Hydro Young Driver Training program focuses on the unique road conditions of the Snowy Mountains and includes both theory and practical sessions designed to improve the attitude and driving behaviours of young people in our local community.

Along with two theory sessions in the classroom, the practical sessions are run with a specially designed “skid car” which allows students, under direction and control of an expert driver trainer from the Australian Driving Institute, to experience a simulated skid situation. This improves the level of awareness of young drivers and demonstrates how easy it is to lose control in certain conditions.

Managing Director, Snowy Hydro Limited, Mr Terry Charlton said “The Snowy Hydro Young Driver Training Program is part of our long standing commitment to young people in our local area and is consistent with our company’s strong focus on health and safety. We are all too familiar with disturbing news headlines about young people killed or injured in car accidents. If our program saves a life or prevents one crash, then it is money well spent. I thank local high schools for working with us and in sharing our vision of improving road safety through driver education for students through positive community partnerships such as this.”

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Wednesday September 21, 2011

Aeropelican cancels summer flights

Aeropelican will not fly to Snowy Mountains this summer.

Aeropelican has announced it will cancel summer flights between Sydney and the Snowy Mounatins, but has confirmed a winter schedule for 2012.

The successful winter season 2011 for the Sydney – Snowy Mountains air service has seen a growth of 10 per cent for the June to August period with a significant 20 per cent increase in air traffic during the winter holiday period: “the confidence in the industry along with early snow fall allowed Aeropelican to suggest a more ambitious schedule for the second winter operation and we are pleased to allow more winter tourist visitation year on year”, Business Development Manager for Aeropelican Air Services, Fabrice Binet, said.

After discussions with Snowy Mountains Airport operators and keys stakeholders of the winter industry, Aeropelican has committed to a 2012 winter air service. Mr Binet said “Aeropelican has established a constructive relationship with the operators in the Snowy Mountains region and we will build on our experience of the last two winters to design a schedule in tune with the requirement of the winter leisure enthusiasts”.

During the winter season 2012 the airline is planning to use 30 seat aircraft to cater for the

growing passenger demand.

Aeropelican will launch the winter 2012 schedule by the end of October 2011 and the airline is currently in discussion with the main operators of the ski industry to assess seasonal network expansion opportunities in addition to the Sydney – Snowy Mountains air service.

Despite a successful winter, and after 15 months of uninterrupted operation Aeropelican Air Services is announcing that the summer operation (October – May) will not be renewed for the summer 2011-2012; “the September passenger demand as well as the forward bookings for the spring months and into the summer are lower than the same period last year which was already not economically viable” Mr Binet commented.

“Aeropelican is still committed to the Snowy Mountains Region however our organisation must adapt to the seasonality of the demand” he concluded.

The last day of operation of the Sydney – Snowy Mountains winter 2011 operation will be Friday September 30.

Aeropelican invites all passengers having reservation beyond this date to contact Aeropelican Customer Service Department.

Local court supports Snowy River Shire Council’s battle on noxious weeds At the Cooma Local Court on September 8, prosecutions commenced by Snowy River Shire Council relating to infestations of Serrated Tussock on the property “Deeban” near Adaminaby were concluded before Mr Van Zuylen LCM. The prosecutions of the defendants Ancart Pty Limited and Charles Vernon Maxwell were brought under Sections 12 (private occupier of land fails to control noxious weeds) and 19 (fail to comply with a weed control notice) of the Noxious Weeds Act, 1993. Ancart Pty Limited had entered a plea of ‘guilty’ and the Court determined the prosecution of Mr Maxwell after a hearing based of his plea of ‘not guilty’. The Court found, on the evidence presented for Council, that the Prosecution case against Mr Maxwell was proved beyond a reasonable doubt.

The Court ordered that the defendant Maxwell pay a fine of $1200, Court Costs of $81, and Professional Costs of $1800, a total of $3081.00.

In respect of the Section 19 prosecution of Ancart Pty Limited, the Defendant was ordered to pay a fine of $5000, Court Costs of $81, and Professional Costs of $1000, a total of $6081.00.

In respect of the Section 12 prosecution of Ancart Pty Limited , the Defendant was ordered to pay a fine of $1500, Court Costs of $81, and Professional Costs of $1000, a total of $2581.00.

In delivering judgment, the Magistrate

emphasised that for the purposes of the Noxious Weeds Act, 1993 there may be more than one person who, at any given time, is the ‘occupier’ of land and that the obligation to control noxious weeds falls on all occupiers of land under the Act.

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New arts committee formed in Cooma Following much anticipation over the past weeks, the decision to form a 355 arts and cultural committee was approved by council at its meeting on Monday September 12.

Approximately 35 representatives of the arts and cultural community attended the open meeting to show their support for the committee. Of the attendees, six spoke before the decision making to discuss their aspirations of such a committee and how it would positively assist their sector of the arts.

Councillor Stephanie McDonald thanked the supporters for their words and attendance, and commented that it helped reinforce to the councillors that there was community support for the new committee.

Topics discussed included the current state of arts in the community, the need for collaboration and support between the various groups, and how a mutual committee would encourage this and allow each of the sectors to grow not only individually but as a whole as well.

The committee will be chaired by Councillor McDonald and alternated

by Councillor Martin Hughes. It is still being discussed as to how the other representatives will be appointed to the committee.

Considering how large the arts and cultural community is; the committee is going to be inclusive so interested people can attend the meetings where they may raise any issues or ideas they have. Calls may be put out in the future to form various subcommittees to help implement upcoming initiatives.

An initial step of the committee will involve auditing local venues and developing a list of what is available and their features so performers are aware of what is available

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Multiple groups have already put across the suggestion of a community bus which would allow local artists to tour their work whether it be visual, performing or creative.

To further increase council’s involvement, a staff member from the council will be present at the meetings to record the minutes which will be on file and available to the councillors for review. Any recommendations will be carried across to council where it will be discussed at the next meeting.

Councillor McDonald said, “We will begin by dusting the cultural plan on the shelf and make it more relevant to today to help it progress and develop”. She added, “People will start to see some positive differences in the arts in the community over the next 12 months”.

Stephanie expressed her gratitude towards everyone who supported the formation of the committee and commented, “Without community support like this, the formation of this committee would not have been such a smooth process. People came from far and wide to support the decision.”

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Wednesday September 21, 2011

Snowy Hydro says claims The Snowy Ride and the next ‘grossly incorrect’ three years...

Claims made last week by the Snowy River Alliance that Snowy Hydro is in breach of its water licence are grossly incorrect, the corporation says.

“This is the latest in a long line of baseless accusations from a group that is clearly desperate to try to gain any relevance”.

CEO and Managing Director of Snowy Hydro, Terry Charlton, said “The accusation by the SRA is the same one they periodically trot out.

How many times have we heard these self serving and baseless claims? They certainly cannot be described as original– we’ve heard nothing different from them in the last 10 years and they continue to show no interest to appreciate the facts”.

Executive Officer for Water for Snowy Hydro, David Harris, said “Let’s get the facts straight.

1) Snowy Hydro is not in breach of its licence now, nor has been in the past. Its actions have been approved by the multi-Government Water Consultation and Liaison Committee and its regulator, the NSW Office of Water.

2) Based on the recommendation of the Snowy Scientific Committee, this year the NSW Office of Water has directed Snowy Hydro to make environmental releases from montane rivers in locations other than the Upper Snowy River, principally from Tantangara Dam. Snowy Hydro is fully meeting its obligations with respect to Tantangara Dam releases.

3) Also based on the recommendation of the Snowy Scientific Committee and the multiGovernment Technical Working Group, the NSW Office of Water has already directed Snowy Hydro to next year make environmental releases from the Geehi River rather than the Upper Snowy River.

Mr Harris added “Snowy Hydro and the local community have had enough. We are no longer going to stand by while these people continually attempt to damage the good reputation of Snowy Hydro, our fine staff and all we do in the local community. To that end we are now fully exploring all legal avenues to stop this nonsense from the SRA and force them to make a full and open apology and acknowledge that they once again have misled the community. “ Mr Charlton concluded “Snowy Hydro is working with all of the relevant parties comprising the multiGovernment Technical Working Group to achieve the greatest environmental benefit from the Snowy River Increased Flows program. I look forward to meeting many of the local community at the viewing area in October when the largest release of water down the Snowy River is made from Lake Jindabyne for the benefit of the Snowy River”.

Takeover claim has no credibility The Canberra Times last week reported Snow Hydro was set for a takeover by ‘energy giants’ according to a United States embassy report posted online by WikiLeaks.

On Monday Snowy Hydro CEO and Managing Director Terry Charlton said “this so called leak from “Wikileaks” has no credibility. “There was no discussion regarding any supposed takeover of Snowy Hydro nor any reference to a privatisation of Snowy Hydro.

“The report released by “Wikileaks” reflects the inaccurate view of a US Embassy representative who visited our Discovery Centre almost three years ago as part of a tour of Australia.

COOMA Twin Cinema 76 Commissioner Street Friday 23rd September – Wednesday 28th September 2011

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Riders enter Thredbo in the 2010 Snowy Ride.

The Snowy Ride and Steven Walter Foundation will be holding an information night in Jindabyne on Wednesday September 28 at the Banjo Paterson Inn and one in Cooma at the Car Club on Thursday September 29.

Both information evenings begin at 6pm for a 6.30pm start. Tickets are $30 per head with supper and refreshments included.

The two evenings will consist of short, sharp presentations celebrating the past achievements of the Snowy Ride in the region.

With guaranteed sponsorship from Honda Australia and Snowy Hydro for the next three years; this region has the opportunity to further benefit from being involved and supporting this event for a minimum of another four years. In

return for doing this, the region is helping raise much needed funds for the flagship event of the Steven Walter Foundation with a goal of 100 percent survival for all children with cancer.

The night will leave you in no doubt that this event and the foundation deserve your support and will give Terry Charlton the opportunity to explain to the community the involvement of Snowy Hydro in the Steven Walter Foundation Research Programs and the Family Program.

By supporting the Snowy Ride weekend you too are benefiting while supporting the Steven Walter Foundation and the fantastic work it is doing.

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Lake, Light, Sculpture changes September sees the commencement of a new era for the Jindabyne Lake Light Festival.

With assistance of “Destination Jindabyne” and the Jindabyne Chamber of Commerce discussions have taken place to establish a new working party for this major event for 2012 and beyond.

At a meeting earlier Peter Bird of Destination Jindabyne gave an overview of the 10 years of the event and its importance to non winter tourism for Jindabyne and the area. Mr. Bird also

called on the community to be involved as he explained event of this size and complexity can only succeed if it has community involvement.

He also reminded anyone wishing to join that will have the backing of Destination Jindabyne,The Jindabyne Chamber of Commerce and South East Arts so they should not feel ”alone” in their endeavors.

No matter what contribution they feel they can give there will be a job for them! Peter said.

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“People like that kept the fires out of the shire.

For a young man like that to put something like three weeks of volunteer work into that bushfire control – it’s an insult to ask for that money.

“It’s a disgrace to even ask” Cr Phillips said.

Cr Stephanie McDonald disagreed. She said it was a separate issue, but she wasn’t disregarding “the contribution of an individual”.

Mayor Dean Lynch said he had been looking at the legislation concerning Section 94 contributions and believed there was a legal way the contribution made by the family could be used to offset the contribution.

Cr Kaltoum asked if council could waive the fee, considering the contribution already made.

Cr Lynch asked if staff could re-examine the DA and find a legal reason the clause could be removed.

Council’s town planner, Peter Smith told council “we have no choice – this is council’s policy and the clause needs a nexus to the current DA, not

contributions made many years ago”.

Cr McDonald said “a lot of people have contributed a lot – if you do this, you’ll be opening the floodgates.”

Cr Jack Nott said he agreed with the mayor’s opinion that the fee could be waived legally under provision within the Act. Cr Jenny Lawlis disagreed: “I support Cr McDonald – we just don’t do this”.

Cr Phillips advised “the family has recenty donated land for the fire shed – it is not their fault if the transfer of ownership has not yet been made” After a number of motions, followed by amendments, council eventually resolved to defer the item to allow staff to examine whether the Section 94 Contribution could be made through a formal donation of the land for the Rural Fire Service Shed.

Crs Phillips and Nott, who had proposed an amendment to waive the fees, voted against this motion, which was carried by seven votes to two.

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Wednesday September 21, 2011

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CWA Awareness Day

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Pictured from left is Cooma CWA branch ladies: treasurer - Doris Haylock, secretary – Helen Reeves, president – Barbara Scanes and publicity officer – Beaty Russell at the monster street stall last Wednesday.

Locals were fortunate on Wednesday last week when they had the opportunity to buy and taste some of Cooma CWA ladies’ scrumptious cakes and scones.

To celebrate CWA Awareness day, the ladies took to the street to sell some of their famous cooking, as well as sewn and knitted goods to help raise

money for educational grants for local school students and prostate cancer.

Staff at The Monaro Post were once again treated to a plate of delicious CWA scones with jam and cream which were gone in the blink of an eye, thanks Mark.

A total of $800-900 was raised on the day.

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See Floriade in a different light this year Wednesday September 28 to Sunday October 2 Floriade NightFest will serve up five fun-filled evenings of movies, food and wine, comedy, bustling night markets and beautiful blooms— all illuminated by spectacular lighting that will excite the senses.

Pack a picnic and head for the giant outdoor screen to watch: The Social Network (M) on 28 September Julie & Julia (PG) on 29 September Bran Nue Dae (PG) on 30 September Chocolat (M) on 1 October and Tangled (PG) on 2 October.

Spectacular new lighting of the garden beds and a new lighting display will bathe the park in vibrant colour and make this year’s NightFest more magical than ever.

Feel like you’re in the eye of the storm when the new Storm of the Senses light installation recreates the experience of a rain storm deep within the surrounds of the Rhododendron Gardens. Designed and created by world-class creative lighting designers Mandylights, Storm of the Senses will feature illuminated digital raindrops falling to a dramatic musical soundtrack.

Be pampered at Garnier World with complimentary treatments including mini massages and facials or take a ride on the 35-metre ferris wheel and be captivated by the stunning evening views of Commonwealth Park.

Visit the Carnival Stage & Bar for

some laughs dished up by comedian Rod Quantock or enjoy a course of groovy tunes from DJs D’Opus and Jemist or watch live performances by Dub Dub Goose and Drum Assault while sipping cocktails at the Butterfly Lounge.

Take a culinary journey with fascinating food related presentations and demonstrations at Floriade’s exciting new From the Pantry Marquee or be inspired by the endless possibilities of floral design with exciting demonstrations, displays and workshops at the ActewAGL Look ‘n’ Learn Marquee.

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Brad is Jindabyne’s new Idol and famous crooner Tim Draxl accompanied

by Brad Cox and Lachland Mott; and the final performance held the audience captive when Tim sang with the backing of Lillie Siegenthaler, Annaka Dystra, Katherine Blazey and Tom Phillpot.

Prior to the announcement of the winners, the Jindabyne CWA presented Tim

with a $1,000 for the Scholarship fund.

The money had been raised from a raffle run in conjunction with the performance of The Marriage of Figaro by Co-Opera.

At last came the moment everyone was waiting for! Brad Cox was proclaimed the inaugural JINDY IDOL with Annaka Dykstra as Runner Up. The People’s Choice

was Zoe Castle.

Encouragement Awards were presented to the other performers including the CWA riders!

The Tim Draxl Performing Arts Scholarship Committee would like to thank the Major Sponsor: Kosciuszko First National Real Estate; the South East Arts; the many sponsors and the donors of

the three raffle prizes.

Aand Margaret Brennan, Assistant Stage Manager.

A special thanks from the Committee to the many tireless volunteers, for without whom the inaugural Jindy Idol would not have been possible including Master of Ceremonies Peter Hastings, Stage Manager Sue Lewis and Margaret Brennan.

Lachland Mott, Brad Cox accompany Tim Draxl on mike

A cabaret setting with daffodils decorating tables, provided a relaxed atmosphere for the 23 performers to entertain 165 people in the Jindabyne Memorial Hall on Saturday night, September 17.

The evening to decide the 2011 Jindy Idol was a fund raiser for the Tim Draxl Performing Arts Scholarship.

Eleven acts featuring the rising stars in the Snowy Mountains community, challenged the judges Tim Draxl, Hamish McDonald, Lesley Shaw and Gabby Waters, with difficult decision-making due to the variety of performances.

At the conclusion of each performance, the judges provided constructive comments

to the competitors.

Act One began with Mickey D singing “Walking in Memphis”.

Eight year old Maddison Gay played her acoustic guitar for her song The Weight.

Cassie Maye danced a solo. Belinda Crowther sang an emotional You’re Still the One. Catherine SansomGower entertained the audience with her guitar and vocal item.

Zoe Castles played the keyboard for her rendition of Someone Like you.

Prior intermission with a fantastic feast for all, a comedy item not competing for the Idol title, was the parody on The Man From Snowy River performed by members of the Jindabyne Country Women’s Association who galloped their

hobby horses onto the stage.

The guitar and vocal item Brad Cox wowed the audience during Act 2; followed

by Lillie Siegenthaler accompanying herself on keyboard and singing Losing Hope.

Annaka Dykstra enchanted the audience with her acoustic guitar after which songster Daria Khorrami gave a lively performance of Falling Down written by her and her brother Cameron.

The last competitor Nicolette Victor sang In His Eyes from the musical Jekyl & Hyde.

The audience was then treated to special performances by one of the 2011 Tim Draxl Scholarship holders, guitarist Kayla Gay; Jindabyne’s versatile

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6.00 ABC News Breakfast. (CC) 9.00 News.

(CC) 9.30 Business Today. (CC) 10.00 For The Juniors. (G, R, CC) 10.15 Our Animals.

(G, R) 10.20 Cyberchase. (G, R, CC) 10.45 BTN. (R, CC) 11.00 Big Ideas. (CC) 12.00 Midday Report. (CC) 12.30 Press Club. (CC) 1.30 Jail Birds. (G, R, CC) 2.00 Parliament Question Time. (CC) 3.05 Children’s Programs.

6.00 Country House Rescue. (G, CC) 6.50 Minuscule. (G, R) 7.00 News. (CC) 7.30 7.30. (CC) 8.00 Poh’s Kitchen On The Road. (G, CC) 8.30 Spicks And Specks. (CC) 9.00 The Gruen Transfer. (Final, CC) 9.30 At Home With Julia. (M, CC) 10.00 At The Movies. (CC) 10.30 Lateline. (CC) 11.05 Lateline Business. (R, CC) 11.30 Elephant Nomads Of The Namib Desert. (G, R, CC) 12.25 Family Footsteps. (Final, G, R, CC) 1.30 Parliament Question Time. (CC) 2.30 Jennifer Byrne Presents: Peter, Paul And Ian. (G, R, CC) 3.00 Big Ideas. (R, CC) 4.00 Rage. (G, R) 4.55 Press Club. (R, CC)

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Sunrise. (CC) The Morning Show. (PG, CC) News. (CC) Movie: What If God Were The Sun? (M, 07, R, CC) Dr Oz. (PG) Samantha Who? (PG, R, CC) Toybox. (P, CC) Spit It Out. (C, CC) News At 4.30. (CC) Deal Or No Deal. (G, CC) News. (CC) Today Tonight. (CC) Home And Away. (PG, CC) World’s Strictest Parents.

(Return, PG, CC) Two Aussie teens are sent to North Carolina in the US, to spend a week working on a farm.

Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior.

(M, CC) As the team pursues a suspect who is kidnapping young mothers, Beth discovers the truth about why the case is having such an emotional effect on Mick.

Law & Order: LA. (M, CC) Great Escapes. (M, CC) Ocean Force. (PG) Style By Jury. (PG, R) Shopping. (G) Early News. (CC)

8.30 10.00 11.00 12.00 12.30 1.00 2.00 2.30 3.00 3.30 5.00 5.30

Today. (CC) Kerri-Anne. (PG, CC) News. (CC) Alive And Cooking. (G, CC) The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG, CC) The View. (PG, CC) Days Of Our Lives. (PG, CC) Entertainment Tonight. (CC) Magical Tales. (P, R, CC) Pyramid. (C, CC) News. (CC) Hot Seat. (G, CC) News. (CC) WIN News. (CC) A Current Affair. (CC) Ocean Giants: Voices Of The Sea. (PG, CC) Part 3 of 3.

RPA. (PG, CC) Who Do You Think You Are? Ashley Judd. (PG, CC) Embarrassing Bodies. (M, CC) WIN News. (CC) Eclipse Music TV. (PG) What Would You Do? (M, CC) Newstyle Direct. (G) Danoz Direct. (G) Entertainment Tonight. (R, CC) Good Morning America. (CC) Early Morning News. (CC) Today. (CC)

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ABC News Breakfast. (CC) News. (CC) Business Today. (CC) Being German. (G, R, CC) BTN. (G, R, CC) The Ascent Of Money.

(Final, G, R, CC) Midday Report. (CC) Heart And Soul. (PG, R, CC) Mother And Son. (G, R, CC) Parliament Question Time. (CC) Children’s Programs.

Restoration Man. (G, CC) Minuscule. (G, R) News. (CC) 7.30. (CC) Catalyst. (CC) Crownies. (M, CC) The Next Big Thing. (CC) Lateline. (CC) Lateline Business. (R, CC) Make ’Em Laugh: The Funny Business Of America. (PG, R, CC) Parliament Question Time. (CC) The Abbey. (PG, R, CC) The Next Big Thing. (R, CC) Songs Of Praise. (G, R, CC) Rage. (PG, R) Can We Help? (G, R, CC) The New Inventors. (G, R, CC)

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Sunrise. (CC) The Morning Show. (PG, CC) News. (CC) Movie: The Mermaid Chair.

(M, 06, R, CC) Dr Oz. (PG) Samantha Who? (PG, R, CC) Toybox. (P, CC) Spit It Out. (C, CC) News At 4.30. (CC) Deal Or No Deal. (G, CC) News. (CC) Today Tonight. (CC) Home And Away. (PG, CC) Four Weddings. (Return, PG, CC) Beauty And The Geek Australia.

(Return, PG, CC) Traditional roles are reversed as the very first male “beauty” and female “geek” take part in a competition which pairs a group of attractive, fun-loving women with intelligent, socially challenged men.

How I Met Your Mother. (PG, R, CC) Barney and Marshall attempt to keep Ted from discovering he has lost his job.

Parking Wars. (PG) Off The Map. (M, CC) Shopping. (G) Early News. (CC)

9.30 11.15 11.45 1.30 2.00 3.00 3.30 5.00 5.30

Today. (CC) Kerri-Anne. (PG, CC) News. (CC) Alive And Cooking. (G, CC) The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG, CC) The View. (PG, CC) Days Of Our Lives. (PG, CC) Entertainment Tonight. (CC) Magical Tales. (P, R, CC) Pyramid. (C, CC) News. (CC) Hot Seat. (G, CC) News. (CC) WIN News. (CC) A Current Affair. (CC) The Big Bang Theory. (PG, R, CC) Hamish & Andy’s Gap Year. (PG, CC) Broadcasting from a makeshift set within a Brooklyn factory in New York, Hamish and Andy host a show of silly ideas and crazy antics.

The NRL Footy Show. (M, CC) WIN News. (CC) The AFL Footy Show. (M, CC) Entertainment Tonight. (R, CC) 20/20. (R, CC) Danoz Direct. (G) Good Morning America. (CC) Early Morning News. (CC) Today. (CC)

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sbs one Early News. (CC) Toasted TV. (G, CC) Totally Wild. (C, CC) Wurrawhy. (P, CC) News. (CC) The Circle. (PG, CC) Dr Phil. (PG, CC) The Doctors. (PG, CC) Ready Steady Cook. (PG, CC) Judge Judy. (PG, CC) Infomercials. (PG, R, CC) Huey’s Kitchen. (G, CC) The Bold And The Beautiful. (G, CC) News. (CC) 6.30 With George Negus. (CC) The 7PM Project. (PG, CC) The Renovators. (PG, CC) Glee. (Return, PG, CC) Still smarting from their loss at Nationals, The New Directions choir returns to school and is given a project by Mr Schuester.

Determined to make her mark, Sue decides to run for congress.

Just For Laughs: Eric Stonestreet’s Modern Love. (M, CC) News/Sports Tonight. (CC) David Letterman. (PG) Saving Grace. (M) Infomercials. (PG, R) Religion. (PG)

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Sunrise. (CC) The Morning Show. (PG, CC) News. (CC) Movie: Dying Young. (M, 91, R, CC) Dr Oz. (PG) Toybox. (P, CC) Spit It Out. (C, CC) News At 4.30. (CC) Deal Or No Deal. (G, CC) News. (CC) Today Tonight. (CC) Home And Away. (PG, CC) Better Homes And Gardens. (G, CC) Pay a visit to Canberra’s Floriade Flower Festival and Victoria’s Tesselaar Tulip Festival. Fast Ed cooks some meatball kebabs, while Karen prepares gnocchi. Tara takes a look at what is new in blinds, venetians and more.

Football. AFL. Preliminary final.

That ’70s Show. (PG, R, CC) Movie: Anonymous Rex. (M, 04, R, CC) Sam Trammell, Daniel Baldwin, Tim Burd, Faye Dunaway.

In a world where dinosaurs, in human form, live hidden among the population, two dino detectives investigate the suspicious suicide of one of their number.

Shopping. (G)

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Today. (CC) Kerri-Anne. (PG, CC) News. (CC) Alive And Cooking. (G, CC) The Ellen DeGeneres Show. (PG, CC) The View. (PG, CC) Days Of Our Lives. (PG, CC) Entertainment Tonight. (CC) Magical Tales. (P, R, CC) Pyramid. (C, CC) News. (CC) Hot Seat. (G, CC) News. (CC) WIN News. (CC) A Current Affair. (CC) Rugby League. (CC) NRL. First preliminary final.

Commentary from Ray Warren, Peter Sterling and Phil Gould.

Rugby Union. World Cup. Australia v US. From Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand.

WIN News. (CC) Movie: Mindhunters.

(AV15+, 04, R, CC) Val Kilmer, Christian Slater, Kathryn Morris.

Movie: The Fortune. (M, 75, R) Entertainment Tonight. (R, CC) Good Morning America. (CC)

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Hindi News.

Arabic News.

Russian News.

Turkish News.

Movie: Music Box. (PG, 08, R) Letters And Numbers. (G, R, CC) Al Jazeera News. (CC) The Journal. (CC) PBS NewsHour. (CC) Global Village: Visions Of Greece – Off The Beaten Track Pt 2. (G, R, CC) Letters And Numbers. (G, CC) World News Australia. (CC) Tropic Of Cancer: India. (G, R, CC) The Hotel. (PG, CC) World News Australia. (CC) Movie: Hallam Foe. (MA15+, 07, R, CC) 112 Emergency. (PG, R) WeatherWatch Overnight.

WeatherWatch & Music.

Korean News.

Japanese News.

CLASSIFICATIONS: (PG) Parental Guidance Recommended (M) Mature Audiences (MA15+) Mature Audiences Only (AV15+) Extreme Adult Violence (R) Repeat (CC) Closed Captions

sbs one Early News. (CC) Toasted TV. (G, CC) Scope. (C, R, CC) Wurrawhy. (P, CC) News. (CC) The Circle. (PG, CC) Dr Phil. (PG, CC) The Doctors. (PG, CC) Ready Steady Cook. (PG, CC) Judge Judy. (G, CC) Infomercials. (PG, R, CC) Huey’s Kitchen. (G, CC) The Bold And The Beautiful. (G, CC) News. (CC) 6.30 With George Negus. (CC) The 7PM Project. (PG, CC) The Renovators. (PG, CC) Rush. (M, CC) The elite members of the police force’s Tactical Response team use their superior skills in counter-terrorism, advanced weaponry and hand-to-hand combat to deal with critical incidents in Melbourne.

Law & Order: SVU. (M, R, CC) News/Sports Tonight. (CC) The Late Show With David Letterman. (PG) Infomercials. (PG, R) Religion. (PG)

abc1 ABC News Breakfast. (CC) News. (CC) Business Today. (CC) Children’s Programs.

What I Wrote. (G, R, CC) Conversations With Australian Artists. (G, R, CC) Ace Day Jobs. (G, R, CC) Catalyst. (G, R, CC) One Plus One. (CC) Midday Report. (CC) Midsomer Murders. (PG, R, CC) Finding The Fallen. (G, R, CC) Children’s Programs.

Bill’s Tasty Weekends. (G, CC) News. (CC) 7.30 ACT. (CC) Collectors. (Final, G, CC) Scott & Bailey. (New series, M, CC) Manchester Detective Rachel Bailey joins forces with her colleague Janet Scott to investigate the murder of a pregnant Turkish teenager.

The Jonathan Ross Show. (CC) Jonathan Ross chats with Peter Kay, Hugh Jackman and Stephen Fry. Bored To Death. (New series, M, CC) Lateline. (CC) Beautiful People. (Final, M, R, CC) Rage. (MA15+)

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French News.

Hindi News.

Arabic News.

Russian News.

Turkish News.

Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia. (R) Dateline. (R, CC) Everyone Loves A Wedding. (R, CC) Letters And Numbers. (G, R, CC) Al Jazeera News. (CC) The Journal. (CC) PBS NewsHour. (CC) Global Village: Colonia Del Sacramento/Monte De Piedad, Mexico’s National Pawnshop. (R, CC) Letters And Numbers. (G, CC) World News Australia. (CC) Gourmet Farmer. (G, CC) My Family Feast. (G, R, CC) The Supersizers Go… Eighties.

(PG, R, CC) World News Australia. (CC) The Protectors. (M) Movie: City Of Men. (M, 07) Movie: Nathalie… . (MA15+, 03, R) WeatherWatch Overnight.

WeatherWatch & Music.

Korean News.

Japanese News.

sbs one Early News. (CC) Toasted TV. (G, CC) Totally Wild. (C, CC) Wurrawhy. (P, CC) News. (CC) The Circle. (PG, CC) Dr Phil. (PG, CC) The Doctors. (PG, CC) Ready Steady Cook. (PG, CC) Judge Judy. (PG, CC) Infomercials. (PG, R, CC) Huey’s Kitchen. (G, CC) The Bold And The Beautiful. (G, CC) News. (CC) 6.30 With George Negus. (CC) The 7PM Project. (PG, CC) The Renovators: How To. (PG, CC) Movie: Then She Found Me. (07, CC) Helen Hunt, Colin Firth, Bette Midler.

A schoolteacher undergoing a midlife crisis finds herself falling for the father of one of her students.

News. (CC) Sports Tonight. (CC) David Letterman. (PG) Burn Notice. (M, R, CC) Eureka. (M) Infomercials. (PG, R) Bayless Conley. (PG) Jesse Duplantis. (PG)

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Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia. (R) Insight. (R, CC) Living Black. (R, CC) Letters And Numbers. (G, R, CC) Al Jazeera News. (CC) The Journal. (CC) PBS NewsHour. (CC) Global Village: Exam Fever. (R, CC) Letters And Numbers. (G, CC) World News Australia. (CC) Coast: Holyhead To Liverpool.

(R, CC) As It Happened: The Polio Crusade.

(G, CC) Chronicles efforts to cope with, and overcome, the polio epidemic which devastated the US in the summer of 1950.

World News Australia. (CC) Hooker Harlot Whore. (M, R, CC) Part 2 of 2.

Movie: Agnes And His Brothers.

(AV15+, 04, R) Entourage. (M, R) Entourage. (MA15+, R) Entourage. (M, R) WeatherWatch Overnight.

WeatherWatch & Music.

Korean News.

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Rage. (G) Rage. (PG) Bill’s Tasty Weekends. (G, R, CC) Collectors. (Final, G, R, CC) Australian Story. (R, CC) Foreign Correspondent. (R, CC) E2: Transport: Aviation – The Limited Sky. (Final, G, R, CC) Treks In A Wild World. (G, R, CC) Shamwari: A Wild Life. (G, R, CC) Rugby Union. Shute Shield. Grand Final. From Concord Oval, NSW. Bowls. Australian Indoor Championships. From Tweed Heads Bowls Club, New South Wales.

Planet Food. (G, R, CC) Gardening Australia. (G, CC) News. (CC) Doctor Who. (CC) Doctor Who: Confidential Cutdown.

(CC) Monroe. (PG, CC) Monroe tries to convince a family man suffering from epileptic seizures to undergo a lifesaving procedure.

Jeff Green Up West. (M, R, CC) Miniseries: Oliver Twist.

(M, 07, R, CC) Rage. (MA15+) Rage. (PG)

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Handy Manny. (G, R) Stitch! (G) Weekend Sunrise. (CC) Saturday Disney. (G, CC) Possum’s Club. (G) Legend Of Enyo. (C, R, CC) Sally Bollywood: Super Detective.

(C, R, CC) V8 Xtra. (G, CC) Dive Olly Dive! (C, CC) Sea Princesses. (C, CC) DaVincibles. (C, CC) Movie: Jurassic Park. (PG, 93, R, CC) What’s Up Down Under. (G, CC) Sydney Weekender. (G) News. (CC) Movie: The Lost World: Jurassic Park. (PG, 97, R, CC) Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore, Pete Postlethwaite, Arliss Howard.

Movie: Jurassic Park III. (M, 01, R, CC) Sam Neill, William H. Macy, Téa Leoni, Alessandro Nivola, Trevor Morgan.

Movie: The Village.

(M, 04, R, CC) Joaquin Phoenix, Bryce Dallas Howard, Adrien Brody, William Hurt, Sigourney Weaver.

Shopping. (G)

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Go, Diego! Go! (G, R) Dora The Explorer. (G, R) Weekend Today: Saturday. (CC) Saturday Kerri-Anne. (G, CC) Kids’ WB. (G) Ben 10: Ultimate Alien. (G) The Looney Tunes Show. (G) Wakkaville. (C, CC) Dennis & Gnasher. (C, R, CC) Pixel Pinkie. (C, R, CC) G2G: Got To Go. (C, R, CC) Stormworld. (C, R, CC) Movie: Speedway. (G, 68, R, CC) Antiques Roadshow. (G, CC) News. (CC) Getaway. (PG, CC) News. (CC) Funniest Home Videos. (PG, CC) Rugby League. (CC) NRL. Second preliminary final.

Rugby Union. World Cup. New Zealand v France.

Movie: Visitors. (AV15+, 03, R, CC) Movie: Dr Jekyll & Sister Hyde.

(M, 71, R) ’Til Death. (PG, R) Danoz Direct. (G) Newstyle Direct. (G) Creflo A Dollar. (G) Skippy. (G, R)

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9.00 Insiders. (CC) 10.00 Inside Business.

(CC) 10.30 Offsiders. (CC) 11.00 Asia Pacific Focus. (CC) 11.30 Songs Of Praise.

(G, CC) 12.00 Landline. (CC) 1.00 7.30 ACT. (R, CC) 1.30 Message Stick. (G, R, CC) 2.00 Mountains Of The Monsoon. (R, CC) 3.00 The Pink Floyd Story. (PG, R, CC) 4.00 David Hockney. (G, R, CC) 4.50 To Be Advised.

5.00 Art Nation. (CC) 5.30 Dance Academy. (PG, R, CC) 6.00 Life: Reptiles And Amphibians.

(G, R, CC) 6.50 Minuscule. (G, R) 7.00 News. (CC) 7.30 Grand Designs. (G, CC) 8.30 The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency.

(New series, PG, CC) 10.20 Compass: Alexander McCall Smith – The No. 1 Ladies’ Man. (G, R, CC) 10.50 Daredevils. (M, R, CC) 11.40 Order In The House. (CC) 12.40 Grand Designs. (G, R, CC) 1.45 Movie: 21 Days. (b&w, PG, 40, R) 3.00 Murder Or Mutiny. (M, R, CC) 4.00 Rage. (G, R) 5.00 Art Nation. (R, CC) 5.30 At The Movies. (R, CC)

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6.00 Rugby League. ARL Schoolboy Cup. Final. Chifley College v Farrer Memorial Agricultural High.

7.00 Weekend Today. (CC) 10.00 Wide World Of Sports. (G, CC) 11.00 The NRL Sunday Footy Show. (G) 12.00 The Sunday Roast. (PG) Hosted by Andrew Voss, with Phil Gould, Terry Kennedy and Mark Geyer.

1.00 Wildfire. (PG) 3.00 Hamish & Andy’s Gap Year.

(PG, R, CC) 4.00 The Farmer Wants A Wife.

(PG, R, CC) 5.00 News. (CC) 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. (G, CC) 6.00 News. (CC) 6.30 RBT. (PG, CC) 7.30 60 Minutes. (CC) 8.30 Underbelly: Razor. (M, CC) 9.30 Person Of Interest.

(New series, AV15+, CC) 10.30 To Be Advised.

11.30 Flashpoint. (M, R, CC) 12.30 Rugby League. Super League.

2.30 What Would You Do? (M, R, CC) 3.30 Danoz Direct. (G) 4.00 GMA: Sunday Edition. (CC) 5.00 Early Morning News. (CC) 5.30 Today. (CC)

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Garner Ted Armstrong. (G) Life Today With James Robison. (G) Weekend Sunrise. (CC) To Be Advised.

Dive Olly Dive! (C, CC) Sea Princesses. (C, CC) DaVincibles. (C, CC) Movie: Problem Child. (PG, 90, R) Aftermath: Population Zero. (PG, R) New Zealand On A Plate. (G, R, CC) News. (CC) Sunday Night. (CC) Wild Boys. (PG, CC) With a major horse race in the offing, Jack decides to steal the favourite, disguise it as his own mount, and enter the event himself.

Bones. (M, R, CC) After a charred body is found, the investigation reveals it’s an Egyptian mummy missing from a museum. The case takes a turn when the exhibit’s curator is found murdered.

Castle. (M, R, CC) The Suspects: True Australian Thrillers. (M, R, CC) Forensic Investigators: Australia’s True Crimes: Lewis. (M, R) Shopping. (G) Early News. (CC)

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NCIS: Los Angeles. (Return, M, CC) Callen finds some answers to secrets from his past.

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PopAsia. (G) Football Asia.

Soccer. Match highlights.

UEFA Champions League Magazine.

Speedweek.

Al Jazeera News. (CC) Hitler’s Bodyguard: Bombs And Paranoia. (PG, R, CC) A Fork In The Mediterranean.

(G, R, CC) Living Black. (CC) Cycling Central.

Trawlermen. (G, R, CC) World News Australia. (CC) Lost Worlds: Planet Egypt – Pharaohs At War. (PG, CC) Dateline. (CC) The Battle Of Britain. (M, R, CC) Cycling. UCI Road World Championships. Elite Men’s Road Race. From Copenhagen, Denmark.

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The rush is on for first home buyers in NSW following Government’s decision to scrap stamp duty exemption Aussie founder and executive chairman Mr John Online enquiries from FHB’s for an Aussie broker Symond said the NSW State Government’s decision had appointment jump by more than 90% accelerated the buying process for many FHBs. Aussie has seen a surge in the number of FHB’s from “This decision has spurred many FHBs into action and NSW requesting appointments with its brokers as they rush to get the stamp duty exemption which will be phased will bring forward many buyers who may have been waiting to see what happens with the economy,” he said. out at the end of the year.

“While we may see a few months of action in this sector, The number of FHB’s requesting appointments with Aussie brokers via the website www.aussie.com.au has it’s likely to cause property sales in this sub $500,000 almost doubled following the NSW State Government’s range next year to slow down.””

Mr Symond urged FHBs to carry out extensive research decision last week to scrap stamp duty concessions to and due diligence on any property they are interested in FHBs. In NSW, FHB’s currently receive an exemption from purchasing.

“There will be a lot of competition in that price range, so paying stamp duty for property purchases under $500,000, with graduated discounts between $500,000 it pays to do your homework and allow enough to cover and $600,000. From January 1 next year, the stamp duty mortgage repayments, and extra just in case interest rates concessions will apply only to new homes, including those go up,” he said.

Mr Symond said it was wise to speak to an Aussie built off the plan.

broker as they are dealing with the major lenders on a daily basis, and can analyse hundreds of loans quickly and ensure the FHB is on the most appropriate product for their circumstances. The FHB is supported by the broker throughout the application, lodgement and settlement process.

“Buying your first home can be a very nerve-wracking and confusing experience, so it pays to have an Aussie broker handling the entire process at no cost,” he said.

As one of the country’s largest non-bank providers of financial services, Aussie has a loan book of over $40 billion, with more than 700 brokers across the country.

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“There is no room for an interest rate hike which would be nothing but a blight on the current Australian economic landscape,” said HIA Chief Economist, Dr Harley Dale.

“There’s far more to the picture in the postGFC world than the endless swirl of data

updates, although on the new housing front these updates are unequivocally weak,” said Harley Dale.

“Businesses remain cautious amidst policy uncertainty and weakness in the non-resource sector. Meanwhile, household confidence appears fragile, caught as it is in a pincer movement between interest rate uncertainty and post-GFC blues on the one hand and the constant dribble about a fictitious house price bubble on the other,” Harley Dale said.

“In this environment a rate hike would do considerably more damage than might have historically been expected, not in the least to the housing industry, and the Reserve Bank Board seem to understand that.

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St Patrick’s Art Expo

Mrs Nott’s maths students, Caitlyn Galwey, Liyu Cos, Tyler Pielli, Damien Hayden and Hamish Martin-Smith are pictured alongside the winning class entry.

Far left: Michelle McGufficke and Julie Adams.

Left: P&F President, Erika Statham, presenting Sophie Mayhew with her certificate for runner up in the stage 5 drawing category.

Above left: Jacob Moon received 1st place in the Stage 5 drawing section.

Above right: Alyson Hulley-Jeffries and Jen Solomon.

Top Right: Erika Statham presenting Sarah Hill with a certificate for her winning entry.

School honours a favourite friend On Saturday July 2, the local community lost one of its finest. Graham Foster, or more affectionately known as “Moz”, had been suffering from prostate cancer for some time and in early July he passed away due to a heart attack.

Moz was vastly renowned by the student population in town, notably from his work as a farm hand in the primary industries/agriculture sector and for driving the disabled bus where he would deliver the children with special needs to the various schools in the community.

Over the past 20 years, past and present students and staff alike had grown quite fond of Moz. On Thursday September 1, students of Monaro High held a mufti day in memory of Moz. A total of $936.70 was raised which is the most money any fundraiser at the school has collated.

At an assembly on September 15, the students thanked Cooma’s Original Hotbake and Monaro Meats for donating bread and sausages respectively for the fundraiser.

With the money raised, the students bought a garden chair for D-block and a flowering cherry tree that they planted in the agricultural plot, so that they can all remember Moz and all that he did for them.

To further remember Moz, students have put aside money to display “Moz’s Bus” on the disabled vehicle which he drove every morning.

The remainder of the money raised - $445 - was presented to Prostate Cancer Support Group representative, Chris Reeks, to go towards helping other people who suffer from this form of cancer.

Moz was an identity among the students and staff and will be sadly missed by the many that knew and bonded with him.

Pictured right after planting the “Moz” memorial tree in the agricultural plot, is Teagan Newton, Chris Bitar, Julie Crowe-Foster, Keith Russell – groundsman, Sarah Minton, Richard Moser – agriculture/ primary industries teacher, and Monique Neeves.

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• Cocktail 300 guests • Sit down 140 guests • Accommodation for up to 130 guests TATHRA ROAD, TATHRA NSW 2550

PH: (02) 6494 1990 info@kianinny.com.au • www.kianinny.com.au

Foxhill Old Dry Plains Road Cooma 0418626250 02 64527075 katerobertscelebrant@gmail.com www.foxhill.com.au

Think Flair For Hair colouring and perming

For that Perfect finish

CUTS AND STYLES FOR MEN, WOMEN & CHILDREN. COLOURING & PERMING

www.lakecrackenback.com.au

LCR 4016

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formal hire catalogue available online

MAINSTREET suiting and formal hire

Feel Beautiful for your Special Day with professional cuts and styling for the whole Bridal Party.

Ph: 6452 7784 Shop 3-4 Parkview arcade

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Cooma Sand and Concrete - Ph: 6452 1660

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Cooma Sand and Concrete commenced operations in 1972, and from its current site in Polo Flat since 1979. They have been working in the Monaro Region from Bredbo to Thredbo ever since.

Ready Mixed Concrete has been supplied to many and varying job sites including bridges, chairlifts, tunnels, dams, roads, water tanks and buildings to name but a few. They have the ability to meet any specification required including any exacting engineering requirements.

Concrete mixes vary from plain dull grey, exposed aggregates, pattern stamped mixes, coloured concrete, pool spray and high specification engineering concrete.

They have the ability to produce large daily volumes for industrial or commercial works and small volumes for the residential market.

The choice is yours, whether you are after sand, construction site, look no further. gravel, soil, heavy haulage, bulk tipper work or ready mix Call Cooma Sand and Concrete for all your sand, concrete it’s all available at Cooma Sand and Concrete concrete and gravel requirements. and we deliver.

6452 1660 or visit us at 80 Polo Flat Road between 7am If you are looking to hire a low loader, earth moving and 4pm. equipment or water tanker for your stock or general

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Makers of concrete products

SUPPORT THE LOCAL MANUFACTURER AND KEEP YOUR MONEY IN THE MONARO

LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES • SOILS • SANDS • GRAVELS

Materials & advice from qualified landscapers

STRUCTURAL LANDSCAPING

Homes, Cottages, Sheds and Extensions

• PAVING & RETAINING WALLS ETC.

17 Thiess Ave, Polo Flat Cooma 2630 Ph: 6452 1736 Fax: 6452 1737 david@nortonsbuilding.com.au

2 KAISER ST, POLO FLAT PH: 0432-56-16-56

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Country Wide Wool C & C Wassink - Self Storage Cooma Sand & Concrete High Country Kitchens Elgas Snowy Sheds Southern Service Centre Monaro Wool Services Monaro Freight Monaro Panel Beaters High Country Truss & Frames Summit Smash Repiars Cooma Pavers

C & C SELF STORAGE SELF STORAGE SHEDS AVAILABLE • • • • •

various shed sizes available very reasonable rates fully secured premises long or short term rental Packing boxes, plastic sheets and wraps now available for all your packing requirements

For enquiries phone Cathy: Mob 0417 274 010 • A/H 6452 1511 • 1 Airstrip Rd, Polo Flat EFTPOS & CREDIT CARD FACILITIES AVAILABLE

SOUTHERN SERVICE CENTRE Specialising in Farm Machinery - Sales & Services Gregory Abraham ANIAME

Proprietor 40 Polo Flat Road Cooma, NSW 2630

Country Wide Wool Pty Ltd MTA • LMD 12556

Wool Buyers Closed Mondays Can be open by appointment

OPEN TUESDAY TO FRIDAY 8:00am - 4pm Till long weekend in October 2011

Ph: 02 6452 1605 Fax: 02 6452 3485 ssc@snowy.net.au

Phone: David Abraham P. 02 6452 2262 M. 0417 431 966 F. 02 6452 4448 18 Holland Road, Polo Flat Cooma

»»BUSINESS OF THE WEEK«« High Country Kitchens - Ph: 6452 7833 High Country Kitchens have only been in business for a short time, but the demand and interest in custom designed kitchens and cabinets, has Norman Moers and his staff busy.

Norman has been in the cabinet making and furniture industry for the past 20 years and has worked in the local area for most of it.

He saw the demand for custom made kitchens and felt it was time to venture out on his own.

Cabinet making and furniture has been in his family for years and he feels he knows what works when it comes to designing for a specific space.

Norman and his staff are also in the process of designing

and implementing a show room in order for customers to see firsthand what is possible.

Norman’s strong principle is how a kitchen is designed and installed.

From quality made kitchens, laundries, wardrobes and vanities HCK can cater for your needs.

From commercial to residential, High Country Kitchens cover the whole Monaro region and are more than happy to provide you with a free quote.

Contact Norman and his team.

For more information, call in or contact Norman on 6452 7833.

WHO’S AT

POLO FLAT ?

When it comes to clean, efficient energy... you can’t beat

Suppliers of bulk and cylinder LP gas for commercial or domestic applications servicing the Monaro and the Snowy Mountains

Phone: 131 161 For appliance sales Jindabyne Plumbing Supplies Lot 23 Baggs Rd Leesville, Jindabyne 6456 1842

LTD

www.elgas.com.au For appliance sales Cooma Plumbing Supplies Cnr Commissioner & Bradley Sts, Cooma 6452 2559

1 Kaiser Street, Polo Flat

Cooma Sand & Concrete Pty Ltd

(02) 6452 1660 Polo Flat Rd, Cooma

High Country Kitchens

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Wool Buyers & Wool Brokers

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General Road Freight Service

Office & Wool Store 41 Holland Rd, Polo Flat PO Box 46 Cooma 2630 P: 02 6452 3360 F: 02 6452 3422 M: 0428 360 637 E: summit@snowy.net.au

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54-56 Polo Flat Road, Cooma NSW 2630 Phone: 6452 4494 Fax: 6452 4464 or Ben: 0428 445 064

Bombala Woolstore Cnr Forbes & Badgery Street, Bombala NSW 2630 Fridays 9am - 5pm

Phone: 6458 3720 Robert Kerrison

Everybody Needs a Shed!!!

Carports, Garages, Homes, Farm and Industrial Sheds.

24 Hour Tilt Tray Towing Service Insurance & Private work Car-O-Liner Measuring System

QUALITY KITCHENS, LAUNDRIES, VANITIES & WARDROBES Mobile: 0413 133 681 Phone: 6452 7833 Fax: 6452 7933

68 Polo Flat Road Polo Flat Cooma NSW 2630

All Types of Spray Painting From Touch-up to Full Resprays Specialising in Baked Enamel Finishes Windscreens Fitted

Ph 6452 1568 Fax 6452 2307 Carlaminda Rd, Cooma

Proud builder of Kitome Distributor of Bushmans Tanks

9 Polo Flat Rd Cooma Ph: 6452 7540 Mob: 0407 362 307

www.snowysheds.com.au

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Good attendance at Elders field day On Friday September 16 Elders had a great roll up of graziers across the Monaro to participate in a field day packed of relevant information as we head into spring.

The crowd were spoken to by animal health reps from Coopers, George Hancock covered fly and lice control.

Matt Dorney from Novartis carrying out demonstrations for different applicators of both backliners and drenches and Peter Readon from Pfizer covering vaccination programs.

On the day, fencing products were displayed with David Page from Gallagher and Cam Richards from Waratah.

The day finished with an inspection of the pasture trial site that was sown in April at Keith Bottom’s property.

The site encompasses perennial species both new and old including phalaris, cocksfoot, fescue,

lucerne, sub-clover and prairie grass.

The site also features a variety of fodder cropping options including forage brassica, ryegrasses, chicory and plantain.

The site will act as a true trial site with dry matter cuts and measurements to be taken throughout the season and data collected and collated.

This will provide a reference point for the performance and persistence of different species over this side of the hill that correlate to our production systems.

The site to date demonstrates the importance of sowing on time, depth control, fallow maintenance and the importance of insect monitoring. The team at Elders hope to hold another day at the site in autumn of 2012 to see how things are progressing.

All in all the day was deemed a great success.

Elders agronomist Patrice Ingram welcomes the field day participants.

Some of the pasture planted for the trial.

Building resilient family farms in a time of volatility and change Monaro Farming Systems recently hosted a follow-up day in Nimmitabel to a previous workshop in Bombala in February on the issue of making family farms more resilience and competitive in the face of an increasingly challenging global climate.

Tweny-five producers engaged in a lively and interactive day which was co-presented by Rob Napier, Napier Agrifutures, a leading, international communications specialist and Geoff Prior, Lingford Consulting, a productivity specialist from Wodonga.

The day revisited some of the opportunities and threats facing our industry and the events in the last six months which include; the unrest in the middle east, the liveexport cattle ban, the high aussie dollar and associated volatility, Australia’s two-speed economy, the big increases in electricity prices, the European debt crisis, the rise and falls in both the wool and cotton markets, the carbon farming initiative legislation and continuing dire predictions surrounding food security and climate change.

As Rob Napier described to participants, all this global volatility re-enforces the fact that farmers cannot sit on their hands but must make changes now to their business in order to survive longterm, remain competitive and be on the front foot to take advantage of opportunities that arise.

To name a few, Rob recommended looking for opportunities to grow your business, having clear goals with flexible strategies and thinking about energy use efficiencies, securing water quality and quantity

(“get hold of it, control it, trade it”), precision farming, “targeting your phosphorus applications”, creating a cash rich balance sheet so you can position your business to grab more opportunities and understanding domestic Government policies and trends.

We have a promising future for family farms and we don’t want to go down the path of the US, where six percent farms (125,000) produce 75 percent of the agricultural output.

The day was complemented by Geoff Prior who took participants through a “Myers-Briggs” personality assessment and linked this with different ways farmers make decisions, plan their workloads, manage people and their receptiveness to change within their business.

Final take-home messages included the over-riding importance of the family unit to any business but especially to a family farm where they often operate as a husband and wife partnership.

Other important messages to come out of the day included the importance of gathering strategic information, involving all members of your family in decision making, even off-farm family members in other industries ie. finance, improving family planning, creativity and communication and becoming good at “seeing what others don’t see”.

Overall the day was entertaining and inspiring and well received by all participants.

This project was made possible by funding from Caring For Our Country, Community Action Grants initiative.

Cooma Power Equipment 69 Commissioner Street, Cooma P: 6452 2622 F: 6452 2633

E: coomapower@gmail.com

A S E C N Casua C asu ual C Cleaner le A R F A O E L C E S – Classifieds TION UCTION HOU P M R SALE S ACollectors30 features Bill SKYDIVE OZ COOMA COLTS 2011 PRESENTATION DAY Shanley

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PUBLIC NOTICE

Skydive Oz are back in Jindabyne for Tandem Skydiving over your home town. For bookings call 0438 185 180 or visit skydiveoz.com.au

Dalgety Show Society Inc

Snowy River Team Penning & Snowy River Shears Competitions Saturday 1st October 2011 at Dalgety Showground · Bar & BBQ · Free gate admission · Great family day out TEAM PENNING entries close 24th Sept.

Information, entry details & forms available at http://teampenningonline.wikispaces.com/Events Enq. Clare Mansell 6456 5358 or mansellclare@hotmail.com SHEARING COMP Information, entry details & forms available at http://snowyrivershears.wikispaces.com Enq. Shelly Thompson 6456 5015 or shellythompson@harboursat.com.au CLOVERLEAF BARREL RACE - enter on day Enq. Nick Kirshner 6456 6783 or des@nickkirshner.com.au

Cooma Little Theatre Advises that the costume hire department will resume weekly opening hours from October.

Each Wednesday evening 7.30pm - 8.30pm.

POSITIONS VACANT WORK FROM HOME Full training and support provided Earn $500 - $4500/month Order your information pack today www.louisemp.unitedonlinebusiness.com

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Saturday 24th September Coffeys Hotel Beer Garden

BBQ commences 12:30pm followed by Presentation to all teams.

Special Guests. Former Cooma Colts players:· Brett White (Canberra Raiders) · Sam Williams (Canberra Raiders) · Stuart Flanagan (Cronulla Sharks) plus also Joe Picker (Canberra Raiders) Also parents you are needed at the AGM in the Lounge area at 11:00 am prior to the start of the Presentation Day.

ROB’S GARDEN DESIGN SERVICES Mowing - pruning - planting - mulching - spraying garden clean ups & makeovers fencing - paving - landscape design FRIENDLY & EXPERIENCED

On Friday night on COLLECTORS we bring on the brass and blow the trumpet for the last program of the year. We sing and dance with musical theatre queen Rhonda Burchmore, who comes out of the closet as a Barbie collector, start the ignition on some practical but pretty tractors and revere the work of a National Living Treasure.

It’s not a lycra jumpsuit but overalls that Bill Shanley wears, and it is a tractor key that turns him on. Although he drives them on his farm all week, it doesn’t stop him from wanting to play with his machines again at the weekend!

When it comes to tinkering with his Chamberlain 60 DA, 55KA, Nuffield or John Deere, Bill reckons it’s time well spent. He’ll light up the shed at night when the days aren’t long enough just to spend a few more

hours breathing life back into his sleeping work-horses. These mechanical farm hands don’t have to be smartly restored machines to be collectable. Bill says a tractor can be just as valuable with its well-worn working clothes on!

There is a lot of nostalgia when the team look back on the year.

Find out who of our three is the auction big spender, and from fabulous MONA to wooden boats and Kelly country to specialised scissors, gliders, gilt frames, watches, wallpaper and games, Claudia, Adrian and Gordon wave the flag to some of the best from 2011.

Available on iView COLLECTORS on Fridays at 8pm, ABC1....don’t miss it Repeated on following Saturday ABC1 at noon

0487 179 610

TENDER

SUBCONTRACTORS PRICING THE: Bombala Timber Mill Project Require pricing from the following trades: · · · · · · · · ·

Roofing & Wall Cladding Masonry Carpentry Mechanical Electrical Hydraulic Ceiling & Linings Tiling Painting

Tender Close 27th September 2011 Please submit quotations to: Email: peterkulas@bmd.com.au PH: (08) 8110-5138 Fax: (08)8110-5199

THANKYOU A Huge and Heartfelt Thank You To all those who have supported us during the past year since Sid's ski accident.

The recovery road is long but with your generosity it has been much easier.

We are indeed fortunate to live in such a giving/caring community.

Sid and Mary Walters

WANTED SURFBOARDS WANTED Old styles, long boards, single fin & double fin surfboards, surf skis.

Check out our page now by following the links from our website www.monaropost.com.au

PAY CASH - Contact 0488 975 021

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on www.monaropost.com.au Wednesday September 21, 2011

What’s happening at The Lott?

This Saturday, four years to the day since The Lott Foodstore moved to its present location from across Sharp Street, the question, “What’s happening at The Lott?” will finally be answered, when the expanded store is opened to the public.

There has been much speculation since the renovations began at the start of July, regarding what on earth could be happening behind the closed doors. Suggestions from patrons have included a seafood bar and a function centre.

“Some of the suggestions have been really imaginative,” says proprietor, Matthew Dowdney, “When those people come in to see what we’ve done, sure, they will find there is no full-size dance floor or karaoke stage; but we think people will be surprised by what they’ll find.”

What people will discover this weekend will be two of a number of new elements to the business.

The first is an expansion of the range of retail product. Since its inception The Lott has offered unique home- and giftware and gourmet foods. The new space will result in lots more exciting products on offer. “The concept behind the range of things to buy is ‘all things food’,” explains new retail manager, Caroline Fox, “From

planting, harvesting and preserving food, through cooking to serving and consuming food – all the wares celebrate good food.”

The second element will be the offering of in-store workshops. Brief informative workshop sessions will be presented, free of charge, in a dedicated area of the store. “We aim to deliver workshops every weekend through Spring, Summer and Autumn. The workshops, again, will be about anything food. People will be able to learn about local produce straight from the producers’ mouths, or how to identify, grow and use various herbs, or even set the perfect dinner table.”

Longer term, more interactive workshops will be offered, teaching people to appreciate, cook and serve different foods.

Other plans are in place and will be realised before the end of the year, including the addition of a Liquor Licence and night-time dining, to name a few.

For more information about the workshops, locals are invited to contact The Lott Foodstore, by calling 6452 1414, emailing caroline@lott.com.au or dropping in and joining the email list.

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Tell them how good a job you can do!

BUILDERS

FUNERAL SERVICES

WILDLIFE RESCUE

SUNRISE BUILDING

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43 Denison St Cooma NSW 2630 Phone (02) 6452 2094, Mobile 0412 650 144 allensfunerals@snowy.net.au Alan & Catherine Dodd

24 HOUR WILDLIFE RESCUE 6456 1313

Providing a professional and understanding service

With convenience of arrangements In your home or at our premises 24 hours 7 Days FDA Assurance of Quality

LIC NO: 37754

CARPET CLEANING, GENERAL CLEANING

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24 Hour Emergency Flood Relief Ph/Fax: 02 6452 7648 0402 205 987 Email: magiclean@optusnet.com.au CONCRETING

DOG GROOMING AND TRAINING

Dog Training Classes for all ages.

Puppy Classes Junior Classes Advanced and Agility Classes Behavioural Consultations Socialisation Group

PO Box 661 Cooma NSW 2630

Ph : 0406 995 228

Phone: 6452 3835 or 0414 670 181 www.paws4training.com.au

Email : axecleaning@optusnet.com.au

EARTHMOVING/EQUIPMENT

McMahonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Earthmoving â&#x20AC;¢ REACH MOWER â&#x20AC;¢ BACKHOE â&#x20AC;¢ TIP TRUCK â&#x20AC;¢ BOBCAT â&#x20AC;¢ EXCAVATOR â&#x20AC;¢ GRADER â&#x20AC;¢ ROLLER · SITE LEVELLING & FOOTING · ROAD CONSTRUCTION & GRADING · DANGEROUS TREE FELLING · SHED BUILDING · CONCRETING

PH: 6454 1142 MOB: 0427 270 492

INSURANCE

WINDOW TINTING

COOMA TOYOTA WINDOW TINTING SERVICE â&#x20AC;¢ Ex E Exceptional xce cept pti tional io l serv service vice ice product â&#x20AC;¢ Top quality produ uct â&#x20AC;¢ Life time warranty â&#x20AC;¢ 3M Quality guaranteed â&#x20AC;¢ FREE courtesy car for your convenience â&#x20AC;¢ Toyota trained

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Unlike most insurers, GIO Home and Contents Insurance gives you automatic cover for ï¬&#x201A;ood damage, including ï¬&#x201A;ash ï¬&#x201A;oods, storms and rising rivers, as well as ï¬&#x201A;ooding from dishwashers and hot water systems, burst pipes, tsunamis and more.

Visit your local GIO Agent at 51 Vale Street, Cooma NSW 2630 or call 6452 3474.

Catherina Evans is an Authorised Representative of GIO General Limited/Ltd ABN 22 002 861 583 AFS Licence No 229873, the issuer of these products. High tides and rising sea levels are not covered. Other conditions and exclusions also apply.

Approved applicants only. Please read the relevant Product Disclosure Statement before making any decisions regarding any of our Home and Contents Insurance products. Contact GIO on 13 10 10 for a copy.

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Tell them how good a job you can do!

HIRE

NOW HIRE IT , IT’S SO EASY WITH COOMA TOOL & PLANT HIRE

LIGHTNINGSTRIKES TREE SURGERY Dean Hooper

EQUIPMENT HIRE FOR THE TRADESMEN, BUILDER, HANDYMAN & WOMEN

Firewood Supply Service

Rotary Hoe

Concrete Grinder

HOT FIREWOOD - CUT & SPLIT

Buy it by the Bag, ute/trailer, or save and buy bulk Cubic m³, pick up or delivery available.

FREE QUOTES 17m Cherry Picker 12m Tipper 5.5 Tonne Excavator

Excavator

COOMA TOOL & PLANT HIRE 4 Vale St, Cooma

MOTOR

Ph: 6452 1705

with Grab NIMMITABEL NSW Covering all areas

ARE YOU READY TO ROCK!

T MOTORS & M MP00007

Rock guitar lessons now available.

What ever music you’re into we’ll have you playing like a pro in no time.

Metallica, ac/dc, red hot chili peppers, green day, Jack Johnson...

24 HOUR TOWING

We teach all these guitar styles and more: - Contemporary rock, - Hits from the 90’s, 80’s, 70’s, 60’s & 50’s - Country - Blues - Classical

Thomas Leone

FOR ALL YOUR TREE SOLUTION’S REMOVAL’S PRUNING STUMP GRINDING CLIMBING

Individual private lessons tailored to suit your goals.

404 Monaro Hwy PO Box 981 Cooma NSW 2630

COOMA SCHOOL OF MUSIC Shop 2 Parkview Arcade 123 Sharp Street COOMA

Ph: 02 6452 5250 Fax: 02 6452 5549 Mob: 0414 484 180

www.coomamusic.com.au Ph: (02) 6452 6067

PAINTING SERVICES

Lloyd Campbell

Painting

O2 6452 1444

0438 954 817

REALESTATE

WELCOME TO THE NEW LOOK FISK & NAGLE · Amanda Rook: Sales · Chrissy Humphreys: Property Manager · Kelly Bertossi: Sales/Administration · Caroline Lynch: Property Management

• Domestic and Commercial • Interior and Exterior • New work and repaints

NO JOB IS TOO SMALL

Dean 0417 671 062 Michelle 0488 040 843

TREE SERVICES

MUSIC LESSONS

Auto Dismantling New & Used Spare Parts Mechanical Repairs Rego Checks Tyres - New, Used & Recaps New Trailers

Ph: 6454 6044 Owner Operator Insured

A new location and a new fresh approach to property management and sales.

HANDYMAN

Lloyd Campbell Painting SERVICES ALSO PO Box 1440 Cooma AVAILABLE Phone: 6452 3494 Mobile: 0413357423 Email: lloydandsara@bigpond.com

Shop 3 Centennial Plaza, Cooma Ph: 6452 4043 Advertise

Appliance Repairs

OPTOMETRIST

HOME

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COOMA

NEXT EYE TESTING 17th at 3:30 to 8pm & 18th October 171 Sharp Street Cooma Ph/Fax 6452 1048 1800 678 880 Mob 0412 439 550

MP00089

Visioncare and DVA suppliers

Millers Appliance Re pairs

• Most Warranty work • Vacuum cleaners • Power tools etc • Most white goods 9-5 on to Fri, M : s r u o h 4 Business Open 12 Workshop

75 SharpNext SttoCooma Liquor Land

PH/FAX: 6452 5818 MOB: 0415 883 886

Big distribution Better value for money!

Call 6452 0313 to advertise

Wednesday September 21, 2011

Cows sell to $1010 at Cooma sale

Agents hard at work at last week’s cattle sale.

Cooma Associated Agents yarded and sold 90 fat or scale cattle plus a good store yarding for 400, comprising one and two year old steers, joined heifers and weaners.

Fat cattle were in short supply but all sold up to 10-15 cents/kg better than last sale.

The majority of the store cattle also met very competitive bidding with prices $20-$20 a head stronger than last sale.

Quotations Heavy bulls sold for 142c/kg to 160c/kg; Medium to heavy cows 130c/k – 150c/kg; Medium to heavy steers sold from 175c/kg – 180c/kg; Bullocks to 178c/kg; Yearling heifer and steers 175c/k to 200c/kg Angus cows, mixed ages, with calves at foot $960; Joined Angus heifers (PTIC) 2yrs $1010; Hereford and P/Hfd heifers 2yrs NSM, $550 to $740; Angus and Angus X steer yearlings & calves $590 to $700; Heifer calves 8-12 months $470 to $530.

The next Cooma monthly sale will be on October 13.

Sales included: Bulls Challenge, LMK, 1, Hfd, 160c/kg, 1045kg, $1872; Mile Creek, E, 1 Hfd, 136c/kg, 670kg, $911.20.

Cows TJ & MJ Pendergast, BC, 6 P.Hfd, 148c/kg, 690kg, $122.40; Mrs NG Wallace, MLP, 1 Hfd, 150c/kg, 645kg, $967.50; TJ & MJ Pendergast, BC, 2,Hf, 148c/kg, 557kg, $825.10; Mrs NG Wallace, MLP, 2 Hfd, 146c/kg, 545kg, $795.10; GR Suthern, Lmk, 1 XB, 138c/kg, 550kg, $759.

Heavy steers and bullocks Challenge, Lmk, 1 Ang, 178c/kg, 650kg. $1157; R McDonald, BC, 1 Ang, 175c/kg, 640kg, $1120;

MJ & CA Caldwell, LMK, 3 Hfd, 176c/kg, 613kg, $1079.10; ER & EJ Hopkins, LMK, 4 Ang, 180c/kg, 556kg, $1001.20; Col Evans, BC, 2 Ang, 178c/kg, 498kg, $885.50.

Yearlings steers and heifers MJ & CA Caldwell, LMK, 5 Hfd strs, 194c/kg, 399kg, $774.08; MJ & CA Caldwell, LMK, 5 Hfd strs, 200c/kg, 377kg, $754; M Stekovic, MLP, 3 Ang strs, 195c/kg, 385kg, $750.70 J Fernando & l Philllips, BC, 2 Hfd strs, 172c/kg, 395kg, $679.40; M Stekovic, MLP, 1 Ang str, 190c/kg, 360kg, $684; WR Schofield, Lmk, 5 B/B hfrs, 176c/kg, 417kg, $733.92; CW Roberson, MLP, 1 M/G hfr, 190c/kg, 315kg, $598.50.

Store lines included: Cows and calves M & A Stockl, E, 19 Ang hfrs, PTIC 2yrs, $1010; MT & P Robinson, JM, 8 Ang cows (mixed ages) + claves, $960; DJ & C Russell, BC, 12 P/H hfrs, 2yrs, NSM, $760; SP Lang, Lmk, 9 Ang hfrs, 1yr (rising) $675; WR Schofield, Lmk, 12 B/B hfrs rising 1yr, $630; DJ & C Russell, BC, 13 Hfd hfrs, 2yrs NSM, $575; Col Evans, BC, 3 B/B hfrs 1 yr, $545.

Steers DJ & C Russell, BC, 14, P/H strs, 2 yrs, $740; DJ & C Russell, BC, 9 Hfd , 2yrs, $735; GM Stubbs, MLP, 16, P/H, 1yr, $728; W & R Bpate, MLP, 12 P/H, 1yr, $720; SP Lang, LMK, 6 Ang strs, 2yrs, $690; Cassilles & Southgate, BC, 5 Ang strs 2yrs, $690; Middleview Part, MLP, 7 Ang strs, 1yr, $690; GR Suthern, LMK, 6 Lim x str clvs, $625; R Treble, BC, 3 Ang strs, 1yr, $682.

Wild dog trapping DVD A new self-help DVD that shows farmers how to use traps in wild dog control will be launched today by National Wild Dog Management Advisory Group Chair and AgForce President Brent Finlay at the AgForce conference in Brisbane.

Federal Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Joe Ludwig, welcomed the DVD initiative, which was produced by the Invasive Animals CRC with assistance from the Australian Government’s Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences.

“It is critical for Australia to better manage existing pest animals and to prevent new pest animals from becoming established,” Minister Ludwig said. “This instructional DVD helps us meet these objectives and provides landholders with the capacity to be proactive and effectively control wild dogs to reduce their impact on their livestock/agriculture”.

The DVD Managing Vertebrate Pests -

introduction to using foot hold traps for the capture of wild dogs and foxes includes Stateby-State guides to regulations for the use of foot hold traps and provides a snapshot of proven tips and techniques from a variety of locations across Australia. It contains two hours of footage and was produced with the guidance of professional trappers to enable landholders to confidently undertake trapping as part of integrated wild dog control program.

National Wild Dog Facilitator, Greg Mifsud said the DVD will be rolled out across the country at wild dog management field days and trapper training days. “Trapping is an integral part of any wild dog and fox management program and while some parts of Australia are well serviced by professional wild dog and vertebrate pest controllers many areas are not. This DVD will help landholders themselves to set foot hold traps in the most effective and legal manner.

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Spring rabbit challenge Scientists have congratulated locals and urged them to keep up the good work in providing dead rabbits for research which aims to boost rabbit haemorrhagic disease (RHD) as a control of the pest.

NSW Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI) researcher, Tarnya Cox, said RHD or calicivirus is usually dormant in winter, becoming active in spring.

“We had a great response earlier in the year with many samples received here at the Orange Agricultural Institute (OAI) and now we’re keen to get our hands on more rabbits from fresh RHD outbreaks,” Dr Cox said.

“Community response in alerting us to rabbits with RHD has played an important role in our research and it’s great to see so many people willingly engaged in the process to control one of Australia’s most significant pests.”

Dr Cox said some rabbits had developed immunity to particular RHD strains and samples of the virus from dead rabbits were helping to map how the virus has changed over time.

“We are planning the release of new RHD strains to which rabbits are not immune and we need to ensure those strains are as different as possible from the current strains,” she

said.

“The most important tissue we need is the liver - a small section is all that is required and we ask people to freeze it in a plastic bag or container and contact us to arrange collection.

“Alternatively you can freeze the whole rabbit.

Predators often take rabbit livers, but we can still get virus samples from the heart and kidney or bone marrow from hind legs.”

RHD-infected rabbits look outwardly healthy, with no obvious cause of death and details of what to look for are available online, http:// w w w. f e r a l s c a n . o r g . au/rabbitscan <http:// www.feralscan.org.au/ rabbitscan> Rabbits which have died from myxomatosis are not required typically they will be severely emaciated and usually have abscesses around the eyes and on their head.

The RHD Boost project is being run through the Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre with funding from the Australian Government’s Caring for our Country initiative, Australian Wool Innovation, Meat & Livestock Australia and Rabbit Free Australia.

If you can supply rabbit livers or dead rabbits contact Dr Tarnya Cox at OAI, (02) 6391 3952 or tarnya. cox@industry.nsw.gov. au

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ONE WORLD – MANY STORIES A very successful Art Display has been made possible by the combined efforts of the students, teachers and P.& F of St Pat’s school.

The art display was very creative and much imagination had been used.

There were many comments that the artists thought outside the square!!

The overall display was painstakingly put together by the P & F and teachers.

The grandparents afternoon tea of delicious scones and slices was served by very well mannered and polite students. The Auction and sales were held on Friday night and as well as raising money was an enjoyable evening. We are now looking forward to next year and admiring the budding artists once more.

ROTARY MARKETS Last Sunday Markets in Centennial

Riposte Lisa Ashurst

I decided to do some sorting out in a cupboard I haven’t even looked in for ages and it was a mistake. Okay it was a good thing basically because I really needed to go through the stuff in there but when has anyone just sorted out one thing and then left it at that?

You see, that’s where the mistake was.

Having gutted that cupboard I couldn’t stop there and before I could say “Lisa!

What are you doing...?” I’d moved on to some drawers, a couple of boxes and a top shelf in the big walk-in cupboard in the laundry.

See what I mean about the mistake now? When you take on a sorting job it will inevitably move on to a full blown sorting spree that has absolutely nothing to do with spring cleaning. So, why is this such a bad idea, I hear you asking. Well technically it’s not except for the fact that I only intended to sort out that one cupboard. I really could have put the others off for another day, month or even year but once I had psyched myself into “sorting” mode that was it and all the other things on my agenda were shoved onto the sidelines as the sorting frenzy latched

Park proved to be a very enjoyable day out, brilliant sunshine, many stalls, visitors enjoying coffee and cake sunning themselves in the sunshine listening to Cooma Town Band and I had the enjoyment of meeting up with a charming lady who was selling second hand clothing-- proceeds of which were to be sent to “Angels Heaven” an Orphanage in Nepal.

This Orphanage houses 24 children aged from 3 to 14. It was founded in 1999 by Mister Amrit Bikram Shaki who is assisted by his wife and seven groups of people from different parts of Nepal as well as local volunteers.

Angels Heaven also rescues children from desolated family situations.

Should you wish to donate to this Orphanage please contact Loie Herbert on 64567O88. Loie has actually visited the Orphanage many times and has many interesting stories to tell INVITATION For all you performing artists , Dodds Hotel will be holding an open Microphone Evening on Thursday September 29 commencing 8pm. A very family, friendly atmosphere.

So if you can sing, tell a joke, play an instrument this is your chance or even dance!! Enquiries 64522011.

on and then it wouldn’t let go.

All right, I’ll admit that’s not such a bad thing either as it means I got all those sorting jobs well and truly sorted in one weekend but the not so good thing is all the other stuff I also needed to do is now sitting there in my face because it needs to be done ASAP now! On the other hand I found things I’d totally forgotten about and it was kind of exciting and now that I’ve rediscovered them I a) know exactly what I have, b) know exactly where they are and c) can put them to good use. So in many ways it was all good and I feel all organised and productive and positive about having done the job. Now I have to apply that positive mindset to those other things that are so conspicuous by the fact I didn’t get around to them. But hey, I’m psyching myself up again so it’s going to happen, possibly sometime this week.

Or next...?

I’m starting to think about other things though, like some boxes in the garage, a couple of bags under the bed and the stacks of stuff in the spare room and I can feel myself starting to twitch and in my mind’s eye I can “sorted stuff” and nothing else which is not necessarily a good thing right now.

There’s a corner cupboard in the kitchen too...

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Weather looking up for bowlers The weekend weather was great for bowls however some bowlers seem to be taking a little longer than usual to get over the Winter blues.

On Saturday there were four rinks in use and Stumpy Wallis returned to play for the day and skipped Ron Wainwright in a great game against John Vincent and his skip Daphne Buckley. The game went right down to the wire with the lead changing on quite a few occasions, this resulted in a good game of bowls and an 18 all scoreline.

In another pairs game Olga Jebbink and Leonie Snell were too hot for Don Jarvis and Lorraine West and had a convincing win 35 to 14. Don and Lorraine tried all the way but to many multiple scores by the winners was too much to overcome.

In a close game of triples Cheryl Meillon, Mario Frezza and Owen Russell managed to win 5 of the last 6 ends to snatch victory from Renate Winckel, Mick Meillon and Jack Sajina by 2 shots 17 – 15.

Jim Fletcher, Richard Nichols and Dennis Steinfort after trailing by 2 shots on the 17th end managed to score 8 on the last 4 ends to defeat Wayne Fogarty, J Payne and Ron Gammon by 7 shots.

Sunday bowls saw a small attendance to play but the conditions were great and those who turned up really enjoyed the fine weather and bowls friendly greens. Jack Sajina and John Schoon were too strong for Richard Nichols and Paul Schulz and won comfortably by 13 shots.

Rod Hassall and Nelson Wallace (who has been in great form) defeated Lorraine West and Dennis Steinfort by a comfortable 12 shot margin.

In a game of triples Jim Fletcher, Mario Frezza and Ron Gammon defeated Don Jarvis and the Italian brothers Guilio and Peter by 2 shots in what

was a good even game of bowls. Guilio’s team staged a remarkable comeback from the 14th end however they fell just short of their target.

Wayne Lodge and Mel Storta travelled to Ulladulla on the weekend to play in the Zone 7 Champion of Champions pairs. In their first game they defeated a strong Huskinson team by 7 shots and then were against a hot team from Bodalla in the final. Playing on 17 second greens is not something that we are used to at this time of year and Wayne and Mel went down by 5 shots. Well done for getting that far.

As a matter of interest to all local bowlers Jamie Reynolds from Tathra has won the Zone level singles for the second year running and will now go on to play at state level where last year he was the runner up. Jamie defeated Adaminaby’s Peter Schroeder in the first round and whilst we sympathise with Peter I am sure that all bowlers wish Jamie all the best.

Now that the weather is getting better each week and the green is running at it’s best for a long time all bowlers are encouraged to get the bag out of the shed and come on over. Bowls are played on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday afternoons commencing at 1.00pm, names should be in by 12.00 noon.

Visitors and new bowlers are welcome and now that the football is finished maybe you should consider bowls as your summer sport.

Business House bowls will be commencing shortly and new teams and players are always invited to play in this fast growing event. Those interested should contact Nelson Wallace at Thrifty Link and he will no doubt accommodate you.

See you at the Club and on the green shortly.

Good Sports Program launch Congratulations to Jindabyne Netball Association which met with a representative from the Good Sports program and underwent the accreditation for the Level One component of the Good Sports program.

This is the first sporting club in Jindabyne to be accredited and the club hopes to reach level three in the next few years.

The Good Sports program is an initiative of the Australian Drug Foundation to develop safer and healthier Jindabyne Netball Association has wide age range amongst its membership.

Pictured are five of the Junior members Emily Follick, Jessica Nightingale, communities.

The Courtney Thompson with their coaches Isabel Simpson and Naomi program helps sporting Atkinson. clubs manage alcohol responsibly and reduce alcohol related problems all the criteria from previous levels as they do so. such as binge and under-age drinking. Good The Level One which has been achieved by Sports is recognised in the community health the Jindabyne Netball Association includes a sector for its extensive research. The program is Liquor Licence, Bar Management including evidence-based and evaluation continues on an Responsible Service of Alcohol and a smoke free on-going basis. environment. The Level One accreditation is a The three level accreditation criteria consist great step forward, not only for the Jindabyne of a set of alcohol management standards for Netball Association but for the wider community in clubs that serve and consume alcohol. Clubs are building a positive and responsible culture around required to move through the levels in a prescribed Alcohol. amount of time (maximum five years), maintaining

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Colts u15s unlucky in grand final The Service One Members Banking Cooma Colts 15s played the Crookwell Devils at Canberra Stadium on Sunday.

Well into the first half, the Colts were leading but the Crookwell side eventually got over the top of the Colts to take out the game.

The Cooma boys were deserved grand finalists having played brilliantly all year. Their day on the big stage at Canberra Stadium was a just reward for their efforts this season.

The opportunity to get ready in the first grade dressing rooms, and run onto to the field is a memory that will stay with the boys for the rest of their lives.

The game was tough right from the kickoff and soon Crookwell posted the first try out wide. Cooma hit back strongly through superstar Jack Williams who made an awesome charge upfield, one of many for the game.

Thomas Cronan picked up a pass from Jack and was off, looking set to score, as champion winger Austin Willis-Reynolds loomed up in support and took an amazing pass to score.

Ned McDonnell had by far his best game of the year, rampaging through the Crookwell defensive line at will.

Ned was outstanding in defence also.

Harry Sellers followed Ned’s lead and took the line on at every opportunity.

Jack Williams decided enough was enough and a set play had Jack charging for the line where he scored under the posts which was converted

by Luke Platts. This took the score line to 10-4 with Cooma in front.

With Crookwell back on the charge Eric Conley and Ben Bruce stood up to be counted in defence with some strong tackling with Kurt Lomas also tough in the middle. Richard Bensley tackled himself to a standstill at times but just before halftime, Crookwell scored a couple of tries and they went into the halftime break in front by 10 points.

In the second half, Jamie Clifford decided it was time to swing the game back Cooma’s way and was exceptional in both attack and

defence. Jamie’s running and stinging defence was a sight to see, well done Jamie for your tireless effort in the match.

Cooma Captain Josh Hogan tried everything to break the Crookwell line and Luke Johnson played well around the ruck but Crookwell’s defence was up to the task, quickly running up on Cooma attacking plays putting pressure on our backline stars such as Dean Blyton and Josh McDonald who worked hard all game. Nic Rosten and Brandon Williams had great games putting their bodies on the line to stop many a raid from Crookwell. Nic’s performance in the first half was as tough as any.

James Minards made some incisive runs and Peter Craze put in his usual strong game out wide. Crookwell played better as the game went on and Cooma spent most of their energy in defence after some very questionable penalties against Cooma which resulted in another Crookwell try. Thomas Cronan stepped up and scored again in the second half to give Cooma some hope but it wasn’t enough as the Crookwell side quickly mounted pressure back on Cooma to score again.

As the clock ticked down to full time and the Colts down by 18 points, the Cooma boys didn’t give up trying until the very end and when the fulltime siren went off, the Cooma Colts were shattered. They had given it their all but were beaten by a better side on the day.

The Cooma Colts U15’s finished 2011 runners-up and quickly vowed to go one better next season.

The boys paid tribute at the end of the game to their super coach Mark “Camel” Harris and team manager Dianne Blyton along with the runners, first aiders and others who have supported the team all year. Well done to the Cooma Colts 15s on representing your town with such pride and playing with such sportsmanship and skill throughout the Grand Final and the entire season.

Bring on 2012.

The Cooma Colts 15s held their heads high with their 2011 Runners Up Medal.

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Sport

Wednesday September 21, 2011

Red Devils’ Presentation Night

Top Row (from left): Under 10s Best and Fairest - Bailey Rogers, Under 11s Best and Fairest - Zac Ingram and Dylan Von der Burg, Under 13s Best and Fairest - Daniel Swain, and Bede McCosker with Rookie of the year - Callum Sewell.

Left: Red Devil’s President, Fred Nichols, is pictured with Club Person of the Year, Chris Allen.

Right: Bede McCosker presenting Campbell Young with the Snowy Camping World award for Most Dedicated Second Grade player.

Right: Steven Boate received the Quod’s Plumbing trophy for Player’s Player in first grade, the Litchfield Family trophy for Best and Fairest in first grade and the Ex-Services Club Perpetual trophy for Most Outstanding Player. He is pictured with Cooma Ex-Services Club President, Doug O’Donnell, and Ryan Morgan.

Top right: Second grade coach, Nathan Boate, and Red Devil’s President, Fred Nichols, presented the Buckley’s Rural Services trophy for player’s player in second grade to Andy Barron, Aron Rogers and Adam Schubert (absent).

Bottom right: Leighton Bates and Nathan Boate received the 100 games award. They are pictured with Fred Nichols and Aron Rogers.

Left: Recipient of the Most Outstanding Player and Highest Try Scorer in first grade awards, Josh Fraser, is pictured with his parents, Mary-Ann and Patrick.

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Cooma Stallions presentation 2011

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1. Zach Smith was awarded the Cooma Ex-Service Club Player of the Year trophy, presented by director Winston Phillips and Stallions President Craig Schofield.

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2. Andrew Boller was First grade best and Fairest for 2011.

3. Jade Lee was the Fillies best and fairest.

4. Jesse Jackson was Rookie of the Year and won the George Kaufline Trophy, presented by Sam Williams and Matt McIlwrick of Canberra Raiders.

5. Georgie Clarke was the most consistant defender for the Fillies.

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6.Anna Steel won the Fillies coaches award.

7. Under 18s Players Player was Brian Cronan.

8. Jake Dietrich was awarded the Elmore Evans Hill award.

9. Graham “Chippy” Boller was awarded Life Membership.

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10. David Somerville was the Reserve Grade Players Player for 2011.

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Regulars take out the honours Cooma Golf Report by Garry Atkinson As the warmer weather fast approaches, golfers are getting the clubs out of the garage and gearing up for spring golf.

With fields starting to swell it has been the regular golfers that have made the winners circle over the past week.

Regular players like Tony Monday, Trevor Bailey, Tony Slater, Col Langdon and Greg Abraham have all hit form as the course greens up and the recently cored greens gradually get back to normal.

So let’s recap the weekend of golf. On Saturday September 17, a single stroke event for the monthly medal saw great scores and strong fields.

A grade winner was Trevor Bailey with a 69 nett from the consistent Dave Stewart also with 69 nett.

B grade winner was Col Langdon with a fine 63 nett from Tom Geach firing a 67 nett. C grade was won by Greg Abraham with a 64 nett from David Abraham (66 nett). Ball comp winners went down to 69 nett.

Nearest the pin on the ninth was David Goggin and on the 17th Tony Monday. The A grade longest drive on the 15th (with an absolute sizzler) went to long hitting leftie Ben Langdon. B grade was won by Tom Stewart and C grade was taken

out by Prawit Prakotasung.

On Sunday of September 18 players competed in a single stableford with the Sunday regular Tony Monday winning the day with a fabulous 43 points on a countback from Brian Searle. Ball winners went down to Bruce Burton on 37 points. Nearest the pins went to Phil Patricks on the ninth and Brian Searle on the 17th.

Wednesday’s results saw more great scores with visitor Tony Kiek (Coolamatong Country Club) finishing with 44 points from Tony Slater on 43, Chris Tucker on 42 and John Harris on 41.

All four players receive a club gift voucher for their fine rounds. Ball winners went down to 38 points. Nearest the pin on the ninth was taken out

by Frank McKnight and on the 17th Paul Beaver was the closest.

As the club moves to a fully online booking system members are encouraged to book online at cooma.nsw.1golf.com.au. The match committee thank all members who are currently using the new booking system for both entering scores and booking in advance.

Finally congratulations to the course committee and Ben for the work being done around the course. Plenty of tees being rejuvenated and the greens cored for the year. Good golfing everyone and see you on the greens.

Annual Tonini Cup Bocce competition decided Each year in September one of the founding members of the Cooma Bocce Club, Beppi Tonini, hosts a very popular triples competition with competitors being drawn from a ‘hat’.

This year the all day competition was held on Sunday September 11 with eight teams competing which is the maximum number that can play at any one time on the four courts.

Around 40 people had lunch catered for by Pierina Revelant and her helpers, Luciana and Anita, who prepared a wonderful soup which was followed by barbecue steak and Italian sausages cooked

by Tony Tagliapietra and served with delicious vegetables prepared by the ladies in the kitchen and ended with an ice cream dessert all washed down with some good vino.

Charlie & Sue brought their visitors from Italy, Silvio and Daria, to the club for lunch and they

spent the afternoon reminiscing with a lot of the bocce players who remembered Silvio who spent some of the best years of his life in Cooma in the early 60’s whilst working in the Island Bend and Jindabyne tunnels as part of the construction of the Snowy Mountains Scheme.

After lunch the competition continued with some of the games being lost, or won, by a close margin. A count back of points was carried out to establish the place getters.

The eventual winners were the team of Margherita Zasso, Sam Maggro and Vince dei Rocini.

Second place went to the team of two, Mario Zorzit and Maura Ruzic.

A big thankyou to Beppi for his generosity in sponsoring such an enjoyable day and for providing the lovely gifts he presented to the winners and runners-up.

Coolamatong Golf

Presentation night...

Sunday was such a great day for golf and the scores proved that.

For the men, Tony Kick won the day with a great 64 nett, followed by Drew Buckby and Mal Weston with 67, Brian O’Halloran an Alan Weston both with 68. Nearest the pin on the sixth was Mal Weston and on the 17th was Alan Weston.

On Wednesday Andrew McDonald burnt the course up with 47 Stableford points. Runners up were Werner Seigenthaler 41, Colin McCullough 40, Brian O’Halloran 38, Pom Wheldon 36 and Mark Roberts. Nearest the pin on the sixth was Colin and on the 17th was Mark Roberts. Six players travelled to Delegate for the Sandgreen Championships on Sunday.

No major prizes came home but minor handicap trophies were won by Ross Thompson in A Grade, Mick Bottom in B Grade and Mal Browne in C Grade. For the ladies, Alison Clifford won the day with a handy score of 71 nett ahead of Jan O’Halloran on 73, Mary Obermaier, Marcelle Burton and Betty Thompson. Nearest the pin went to Jan. Wednesday’s winner was Carolyn O’Byrne with 41 Stableford points ahead of Jan O’Halloran, Jenny O’Byrne, Marcelle Burton and Maureen Rupic. Nearest the pin went to Ros Weston. The 3Ball team of Jan O’Halloran, Carolyn Major and Vickie Roarty represented the Club at Moruya last week. There was no trophy but they scored a great plus 6.

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Cooma Colts U14s game of the year The Monaro Panel Beaters Under 14s took on Valley Dragons at Canberra Stadium in the Zone 2 Grand Final last Sunday.

Cooma had first use of the football and didn’t take long to get on the board with Josh Steinke putting Andrew Crimmins through a hole and beat a number of defenders in running 60m to score wide out. Aaron Pidcock converted for Cooma to lead 6-0.

Both teams then took hit ups and were met with solid defence.

Valley Dragons had the better field position and their winger looked certain to score, only to be man handled over the sideline by Josh Zammit.

This seemed to lift the Cooma side and a number of tackles later they had made deep inroads into the Valley Dragons half.

Aaron Pidcock put up a bomb which the Dragons let bounce only to see Josh Zammit regather and steamroll one defender to score in the corner. Cooma now led 10-0.

Ben McDonald made good ground from the kick off to put Cooma on the attack again. Austin Riley was put through the line with a good pass and made good ground down the left side of the field. A smart kick by Aaron Pidcock saw the Dragons forced into a goal line drop out after being tackled in their own in goal.

Cooma were dealt a cruel blow in the 16th minute with Josh Zammit having a try disallowed for a double movement which clearly wasn’t.

Connor Rendoth was working hard in defence, bringing down the big Dragons forwards who were making ground on the edges of the ruck. It was not enough to stop them scoring their first try. With Lady Luck shining on them the conversion was successful, bouncing off the upright.

Cooma was able to hit back straight away following a Dragons turnover in their own half with Craig Britton taking

and intercept to put the Colts on the attack. Aaron Pidcock took the line on and dived over to score. At half time the Colts led 16-6.

Cooma’s minds were still in the dressing sheds at the beginning of the second half with Dragons scoring in the second minute to trail by 16-10.

They snapped into action after Dragons knocked on from the kick off with Andrew Crimmins taking the ball down the blind side from a set scrum move to score. Lady Luck was still with the Dragons with the conversion bouncing off the crossbar for Cooma to lead 20-10.

Both team appeared to be frustrated giving away penalties.

Cooma found themselves on the attack, but a try scoring opportunity went begging with Cooma being forced into touch. Dragons then turned on the power and caught Cooma off guard, scoring three times in the next eight minutes to claim the lead 28-20 with six minutes still to play.

Cooma though, were not done with yet.

From the kick off the Dragons let the ball bounce and Ben McDonald used his soccer skills to toe the ball ahead only to be beaten to the ball by the Dragons fullback. In the next set, with Cooma attacking, Aaron Pidcock took on the defence and scored beside the posts. With the conversion the Colts only trailed by 28-26 with three minutes left.

Cooma kicked off and Dragons knocked on. Could Cooma pull this one from the fire?

From the scrum the boys attacked only to have the ball stripped and Dragons hold on while the siren sounded.

The boys had played their hearts out

and whilst going down by the smallest of margins on the scoreboard, were winners in the eyes of the coaches, parents and supporters who cheered themselves hoarse in support of the boys.

Daniel Hopkin did not stop talking all game, Jackson Reed, Pat Bond and Nick Gersak-Dwyer along with Jayden Walker hit the ball up hard all game. Jack Markham’s game was cruelly cut short with an ankle injury. Sean Bodycott-Pielli was again safe under the high ball. Jerod Blyton had his best game of the season at hooker and was continually involved.

Thanks Jason and Rick for a great season, and thank you to all of the parents and supporters who turn up week after week supporting this great team.

See you all next season.

Jockey Club helps rescue service

Pictured at the recent presentation are Jenny Swanson (Snowy Hydro SouthCare Regional Relationships Manager), Lynley Miners and John Needham.

Adaminaby Jocky Club recently donated $3000 to Snowy Hydro Southcare. Club president Lynley Miners is hoping to double the figure with a special collection during the November 19 race meeting.

He said the club is a strong supporter of the rescue service, not just for the race meeting but for everyday life in the region.

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