Snowy River Echo

Edition MP3 November 29, 2017

Gearing up for L’Etape

The Jindabyne, Berridale and Dalgety communities are getting ready for L’Etape Australia this weekend.

Decorations have been steadily increasing over the last few weeks, with each town embracing their designated colours.

Jindabyne streets are lined with yellow, the colour of the winning L’Etape jersey for the first riders across the line.

Dalgety is covered in red and white spots, the colours of the jersey for winners of the King of the Mountain - best times for the Col de Beloka and Col de Kosciuszko climbs. Berridale is decked out in green for the winning jersey of the sprint section. L’Etape Australia are even running a competition for best decorations.

The winner gets a trip to Paris. For more information, visit letapeaustralia.com/local-artwork-competition-application/

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Jingle all the way Here we go again merrily jingling all the way. Or is it the jingling of the cash registers we hear? Boy oh boy, do they ring loud and clear over the Christmas period.

We also have the complainers at Christmas who always have something to say about the “ silly season” or the “ spending “ season. In their eyes Christmas should be banned. They hate the spending of money, just for the sake of it. I think there is a Scrooge like quality in them.

So why have we been given this opportunity?

Why have

we been given this day, this Christmas day?

All lessons come for a reason to teach us and help us grow. Every year we are given the option to be generous and bountiful or tight and mean. It is not about the gift, or the cost, just about your intent.

Spend time with wee ones at Christmas and then you will be in the mood. When I was teaching, the little ones could sing “jingle all the way” to every song, all day, for about a month before Christmas. Under these circumstances one really does

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understand the jingling bit.

I think we are given one special day a year to stop all the madness, take time out and most of all make the effort. Many people fly great distances, or travel for miles, just to make the effort. Being Scottish this option was not always available, as roads were often snow bound and blocked.

Yet still families made the effort to be together. We all love to “jingle all the way”. If you do not have a jingle in your step at Christmas then something is missing. I love to jingle and would have the Christmas tree up all year round.

Living in a male dominated household there is always an anguished cry when the tree has to be brought down from the loft. Due to the fact that they brought it down last year so does it really need to come down again! We certainly need an injection of jingle in our home.

When we jingle all the way we are opening up our happy thoughts, and diminishing the scary old black thoughts, that live with us daily. We don’t jingle all year so you can welcome the blackness in any time you wish.

If we can be merry and bright with lots of jingling, then why don’t we hold onto that feeling?

Sparkling vibrant energy is contagious, happy and fulfilling.

I would rather have ten serves of that than one serve of black, dark energy. Actually I have no time for the dark fears that are self-made.

Let us keep the jingle going all year. Not with lights and trees, but in our hearts. We have so much to be happy about.

Our country is most abundant, safe and healthy.

Most of us are lucky to have an education, and a roof over our heads. A statistic, that puts

you way ahead in the world. It does not make us better than another, just further down the evolutionary path.

Any day now I should start my jingling. The littlies have been into it for weeks now. Give it a go, once you start you will sing all day.

WISDOM Jingle bells jingle bells Jingle all the way O’ such fun Merry Christmas to my dear readers. Thank you to the Post for having me.

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Roundtooit Wood-turners Festival 2017 returns to Jindabyne Twenty eight keen wood-turners and a few partners from as far as Melbourne, and the Hunter Valley attended this year’s Roundtooit Wood-turning Festival held at Jindabyne Sport and Recreation Centre.

From Friday afternoon until Sunday lunchtime, the Recreation Hall buzzed with the noise of portable lathes, sanders and banter from the group of friends and partners, who travel often to wood turning festivals around the country. Out the back in a staff room, there was laughter from the partners over endless cups of tea, and production activity on non-wood craft projects.

Sunday morning’s session was an opportunity for over 50 interested public to view their artistic handiwork, bid for items in a silent auction or buy a raffle ticket. Second-hand equipment and exceptional quality pieces by the artists were for sale, with inspiration and technical tips and tricks of the trade also freely available.

Each year the organisers, Richard (Nutty) and Kerry, set a challenge for the wood-turners to create an object, and this year it was “spillikins”, also known as the game of “pick up sticks”. These sets of beautifully turned and finished slender sticks, presented in a special container, will be donated to the Snowy

Mountains Early Education Centre in Jindabyne for the children to enjoy.

Over $600 raised from the raffle and Silent Auction will be used to upgrade Club Equipment, which can be loaned to new members, including a better portable lathe.

Snowy River WoodTurner Inc was formed in October 2016, and held their first Roundtooit Festival only three weeks later in November 2016. The event was so successful, they decided to make it an annual event, held on the second weekend in November each year.

“We are hoping to encourage up to 35 wood turners for next year’s

Roundtooit Festival, keeping it interesting yet still manageable at the Jindabyne Sport and Rec, as everyone has complimented this venue,” says Richard Nutt.

Richard on behalf of the Snowy River Wood-Turners Inc would like to sincerely thank: Jindabyne Sport and Recreation Centre; Mitre 10 (Jindabyne); Crafty Artist (Australia); Steelworx (Jindabyne); Carbatec (Sydney); Your WorkWear (Cooma); Caroll’s Woodcraft Supplies (VIC); Record Power (Sydney); Trend Timbers (Sydney); Alpine Fire Safety (Jindabyne); and Romak at ACE Tag and Testing (Jindabyne).

Old4New Lifejacket Exchange As the boating and fishing season gets underway, the RMS Old4New program bus is visiting locations near waterways to encourage the exchange of old lifejackets for a modern style at discounted prices, and to demonstrate how to service inflatable lifejackets.

Over the opening weekend of the Snowy Mountains Trout Festival, 12 customers bought new lifejackets at the Lake Jindabyne location alone, and Education Officers Chris Jordan and Stacey Vick were on hand to answer any customer queries.

In NSW over the last 10 years, 80 percent of people who drowned whilst boating were not wearing a lifejacket.

The Old4New program is part of a wider campaign to get people into the right habit of putting on a lifejacket each time they go boating.

The rules governing the use of lifejackets on recreational vessels on all NSW navigable waters were strengthened from November 1, 2010.

Requirements for carrying and wearing lifejackets vary depending on the type of vessel being used. All recreational vessels must carry an appropriate lifejacket for each person on board. Lifejackets must be the correct size for the wearer and must be in good condition.

Requirements for wearing lifejackets are set in the Marine Safety Regulations 2016.

The most common situations when a lifejacket must be worn on a recreational or hire and drive vessel are: • on vessels under 4.8m at night, in open or alpine waters, and when boating alone • by children under 12 years of age at all times in a vessel under 4.8m, and in an open area of a vessel 4.8m to 8m while underway • on any vessel crossing a coastal bar • on canoes and kayaks on all waters •on sailboards and kiteboarding (when more than 400 metres from shore on open waters, when crossing a coastal bar or at night) • by anyone being towed, such as waterskiing and wake boarding • on personal watercraft, including tow-in surfer • When directed by a master of a vessel.

Penalties apply for not carrying the required number of lifejackets and for not wearing a lifejacket when required.

Pictured, Education Officers Chris Jordan (left), Richard Hanley (centre) and Stacey Vick (right) were located at the Claypits on Lake Jindabyne to assist customers with lifejacket enquiries.

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Community Champions receive Monaro Service Awards

The Alpine Uniting Church Op Shop won a group award.

Jackie Jackson of Kalkite.

Chrissie Webb of Jindabyne.

Tracy Clifton of Jindabyne.

Some of the Monaro’s finest volunteers have been recognised for their contribution to the community at a special ceremony held in Cooma, the Member for Monaro John Barilaro said last week.

The recipients from across the Monaro were honoured with Monaro Service Awards for their outstanding contribution to the community.

The Alpine Uniting Church Op Shop was presented with a group award for their service to the community and those in need through the Op Shop in Jindabyne.

Jackie Jackson was presented an award for her commitment to educating, caring and supporting children and families in the community.

Chrissie Webb for her service to Jindabyne through a range of community groups such as CWA. Tracy Clifton for her service to community health and local groups. Bruce Easton for his service to the local community and businesses through the Jindabyne Chamber of Commerce.

Linda Topalovic for her service to the Navy Sea Cadet Unit in Jindabyne.

These are just a few of the champions who received a Monaro Service award last week. “The Monaro Service Award is a small way of thanking volunteers for what they do,� said Mr Barilaro.

Bruce Easton of Kalkite.

Linda Topalovic of Jindabyne.

“These people go above and beyond the definition of their role with little recognition to make the community they live in a better place. The award recipients are dedicated to their calling and make a difference to the local community; I congratulate and thank them for their efforts.� “Behind the scenes of every community event, activity or fundraiser is a team of hard-working volunteers. It was a pleasure to be able to join some

of these volunteers and formally thank them for their contribution to our community.� “The Monaro is full of many worthwhile and hardworking community groups. Volunteers are the glue that holds many of these groups together. There are many groups that deserve to be recognized for all their dedication and hard work, this is a small way we can say thanks.

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Access improved to Jindabyne’s Nuggets Crossing Snowy Monaro Regional Council has addressed accessibility issues in Jindabyne’s CBD with a temporary footpath constructed to provide all-abilities access to Nuggets Crossing businesses on Snowy River Avenue.

Work on Stage One of the Snowy River Avenue precinct is proceeding well, and is due for completion late January 2018. The scope of these works includes the remodelling of the section between Kalkite Street and Gippsland Street, and extensive drainage works.

When completed, the project will improve the community’s access to Nuggets Crossing and CBD precinct by slowing traffic, reducing lane width, and increase the pedestrian amenity by widening footpaths and levelling the gradient on steeper paths.

A further review of the Kalkite Street carpark proposal has been undertaken, after consultation with Jindabyne Central School, local businesses, P&C and the working group. This would enable the installation of two electronic vehicle-charging units, and new light poles pre-equipped with the wiring and connectors to accommodate future technology needs for the CBD. The safety of JCS school children is a major priority in the revised plan.

Applications have been made to propose Jindabyne as pilot town for the Smart Cities concept, and to create a Jindabyne CBD prepared for future technologies.

Project contractor McMahon’s Earthmoving will cease construction over the Christmas New Year period, between December 23, 2017 and January 8, 2018.

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Current earthworks and traffic redirections on Snowy River Avenue between Kalkite Street and Gippsland Street.

Monaro Regional Council Group Manager for Transport and Infrastructure, and Project Manager for Snowy River Avenue Project is pleased with the progress being made. “We are trying to minimise the interruption to businesses and residents during these major works, and Council intends to refresh and re-engage with the community to get useful feedback. “It is Jindabyne’s CBD – not the Council’s CBD.�

Artist impressions of Snowy River Avenue on completion of Stage One of the project.

Increased HealthOne Services in Jindabyne Since its opening in July 2017, the new HealthOne facility at Jindabyne has brought an increased range of health services to the community.

HealthOne service providers work collaboratively to better meet the health needs of the local community. The consolidation of Community Health services with the Jindabyne GP Super Clinic provides residents with a multi-disciplinary integrated health service in a one-stop facility close to home.

The GP reception area, located upstairs of Snowy River Health Centre, is a shared reception area with Community Health services in the adjoining HealthOne building. Receptionists employed by

both NSW Health and the GP practice are skilled to make appointments, and answer enquiries for either health service. Teleconferencing facilities enable consultation with medical specialists and allow for multi-disciplinary meetings that can include the patient.

Jindabyne HealthOne offers services including a community nurse, women’s health nurse, McGrath Foundation Breast Care nurse, child and family nurse, community midwife, cancer support, palliative care nurse, physiotherapy, podiatry services (aged care), dietetics, speech pathology, occupational therapy, mental health, drug and

alcohol counselling, sexual assault counselling, Child Protection and Domestic Violence counselling, immunisation clinic and Mums and Bubs group education.

Additional services for diabetes education, cardiac rehabilitation, audiomotrist nurse, continence clinic, psychiatry, and dental services are provided in Cooma. The community nurse can assist with transport arrangements for patients.

For further information or to make an appointment at Jindabyne HealthOne phone: (02) 6457 2074 or visit 5 Thredbo Terrace Jindabyne.

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ZRS Photography: Taking Jindabyne photography to new heights

After neurosurgery, Zach Simpson had to say goodbye to his aviation career as a winch operator for rescue helicopters.

A cyst, headaches and a facial twitch required two neurosurgery procedures for Zach and ended his 13year career.

Having always loved photography as a hobby, Zach created ZRS Photography and it has become a fulltime business based in Jindabyne.

Obtaining a Photography Certificate 3 through the Canberra Institute of Technology, Zach is now studying a diploma through Wodonga TAFE and a Bachelor or Arts and Photography through Charles Sturt University.

“As long as I can remember I have always had a camera with me,� says Zach. “By taking these courses, I have had some fantastic teachers and have learnt so many different methods and about so many different tools. It has made a big difference to my photography and has been really good for business, with so many self-taught photographers out there.�

Combining his passions for photography and aviation, Zach does a lot of drone photography. “By using drones to film and take photographs, I can still be in the air, which I love.�

Zach operates commercially under the AeroView license and insurance. AeroView is an aerial photography specialist run by Peter Barry.

So far Zach has used his drones for taking aerial images of events, commercial advertising for real estate and Thredbo, as well as aerial mapping of regenerating crops for Landcare. He has also worked at weddings, formals and styling shoots for magazines.

Zach is excited by the potential there is for drone photography, including detailed surveying, mapping software and even helping a farmer find a lost sheep. “There is also huge potential for search and rescue services to take advantage of the thermal imaging technologies drones can carry. Especially over terrain such as the Snowy Mountains, locating a body in the snow would be much faster and more cost effective by sending a drone in first to locate the person.�

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Having extensive aviation knowledge, and having also worked with the Federal Police, Zach understands just how important it is to abide by Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) rules for drones. “People don’t realise just how dangerous it is if they aren’t aware of the rules, or don’t have the proper training,� says Zach. “Some of the batteries in the hobby drones are likely to explode should the drone crash, making them very dangerous to have flying over urban areas and people. “You also need to be aware of other flight activities if you are near an airport. “People who operate drones as a hobby are also unlikely to have insurance to protect them should anything go wrong. Having experience in aviation and working as a commercial operator under AeroView’s license and insurance allows me to do things other hobby operators are not allowed to do.�

Zach considers himself lucky to be able to make a career out of two areas he is passionate about. “I get enormous satisfaction out of the photographs I take in the air and on the ground. “While I was in aviation, I often had a camera with me. I enjoy experimenting with lighting. There are so many different things you can do. To get it just right is a challenge, but when you do, it feels great.�

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Saved by Guide Dogs Colleen Noy of Jindabyne has lived with impaired vision her whole life.

Born with glaucoma, Colleen says as a child, sitting in the classroom of her mainstream school, she would have her head one inch off the desk in order to do her work.

It was in 1996 at the age of 32 when Colleen lost her sight completely.

“I feel so privileged that I did have some sight for all those years,” she says.

“At least now if someone is describing something to me, I can understand what they mean when they tell me colours and shapes.”

Colleen received her first guide dog from Guide Dogs Australia in 1997. Before then, Colleen was using a cane, which she says was very difficult.

“I really did not like the cane. Especially walking in a busy place like the city, if there was something in front of me, I would have to stop, use the cane to feel my way around it and then continue on, only to bump into something else. It was frustrating and time consuming.”

Colleen’s first guide dog was a black Labrador. In 2005 he retired, but Colleen could not say goodbye to

her friend, and they kept him as a pet and he lived to 16 years old.

Colleen is up to her third guide dog, Freeman.

Freeman is a yellow Labrador and has been with Colleen for five years.

“Having a guide dog changed my life,” says Colleen.

“They made me feel really comfortable and helped me get my independence back. I can move with ease and it gave me a whole new life and so much freedom.

“Even now I am amazed at how well they can navigate tricky areas.”

A recent Guide Dogs NSW/ACT study has shown that eyesight is the number one thing Australians are afraid to lose (49 percent) over their memories (37 percent) and even a limb (6 percent).

Colleen says she totally understands why people might hold that fear.

“However there are so many amazing resources, like Guide Dogs Australia, available to help, and with a supportive family, it is amazing what you can get over.”

“It is hard to put into words just how much the dogs mean to me and how they have changed my life. I am so grateful.”

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Thredbo is Australia’s best ski resort Record breaking snowfalls, incredible conditions, more après than ever before and now officially named Australia’s Best Ski Resort. What a way to celebrate Thredbo’s 60th season.

Over the weekend Thredbo was announced as the ‘Best Australian Resort’ at the 2017 World Ski Awards™ held in Kitzbühel Austria joining a prestigious roll call of the world’s best ski resorts.

The World Ski Awards are voted on by thousands of travel professionals and skiers who select their favourite resorts, chalets and hotels. They are a global initiative to recognise, reward and celebrate excellence in ski tourism, with a mission to serve as a definitive benchmark of excellence and to foster a new era of growth in ski tourism.

“We were thrilled to be nominated and now ecstatic with the 2017 win, this is the second time we have won this accolade, it is testament to a great team who strive to provide guests with an exceptional experience. It’s more than just the snow, the village gives Thredbo that edge of difference, the après atmosphere, events and facilities are unrivalled in the Australian snow industry” said Jordan Rodgers, General Manager Thredbo.

Earlier in the year Thredbo was also presented the award for ‘Best Australian Ski Resort’ in the prestigious Luxury Travel Magazine 2017 Gold List Awards. This is the twelfth win, cementing Thredbo’s spot in the Luxury Travel Hall of Fame.

Rounding out the awards Thredbo was also voted as ‘Australia’s Best Ski Resort for 2017’ by key members in the snow industry at the Snowsports Industry Awards (SIA) held in Canberra in October. The SIA is the trade association for the snowsports equipment industry in Australia. Its members include wholesalers, i m p o r t e r s , manufacturers, retailers, rental businesses, other trade buyers and the media.

No other Australian resort has packed as much action into a season and when the season is on, like it was in 2017, Thredbo really is the place to be in winter thanks to Australia’s longest runs, variety of terrain, big vertical, epic alpine village and jampacked events and entertainment calendar.

Bring on another awesome winter in 2018.

Pictured above, Thredbo rep Fraser Burns (right) and a rep from World Ski Awards (left).

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There are fungi at the bottom of my garden Dr W.J. Crozier 21. “PHALLOID” or “STINKHORN” FUNGI It is often difficult to find words to describe the foul odours this group of fungi secrete and emit, but it is just these smells which help the fungus to survive.

During their life cycle, at maturation, the sporeproducing tissues become slimy, foetid and liquid, emitting highly malodorous smells (likened to “rotting meat” or sewage”). These attract flies and other insects, which feed on the slime and disperse spores which become attached to them. Hence, the use of foul odours to ensure spore dispersal and, ultimately, species survival.

There is another interesting part to this story. When immature, the “stinkhorn fungi” have no odour and are apparently “non-toxic”. Once maturation commences, the odours are produced and the spore-carrying slime is “very toxic” to some groups of animals. The “rotting meat” odour attracts carnivores (eg. dog breeds may be notorious scavengers) and it is postulated that some deaths among Australian dogs can be attributed to “stinkhorn fungi”.

Aseroe rubra Also commonly known as “Anemone Fungus”, or “Red Starfish Fungus”.

Historically, this member of the “stinkhorn fungi” is very important to Australian mycology, since it was the very first fungal specimen to be named and described

in the late 1700s (1st May 1792). Jacques Labillardiere (1755 – 1834), during the Recherche and Esperance expeditions, named an extraordinary fungal specimen collected from Tasmania. It was brightly-coloured (red), very strongly-smelling and shaped like a starfish. He named it Aseroe penactina, but it is now called Aseroe rubra.

In the Snowy River Echo of September 2015, Chris White in “Hills Huts ‘n History” – Thredbo River (Part Two) showed a photo of the “red star fungus”. This was Aseroe rubra, proving that it certainly lives in the Monaro and surrounding regions.

It develops very rapidly from an “egg-like” structure, often overnight, forming six to nine (usually eight) “arms”, which frame a gelatinous spore mass at the centre. This has a very strong odour and insects (flies, etc) move amongst this slimy centre, dispersing the spores.

Small slaters were also seen crawling right into this gelatinous mass, eating and then emerging to disperse the spores through the garden mulch, where the fungus was found growing. This leaves the arms framing a hollow “sac”. Within a day or two of further insect damage, there is little left. Specimens encountered here were growing in garden beds mulched with wood chips. Sizes ranged up to 10 or 12 cm in diameter; colour ranged from lighter to darker red, depending on the strain.

Inedible; poisonous at times. Occasionally lethal. See previous general discussion on “Stinkhorn Fungi”.

chip-mulched gardens in the Canberra area and I feel it must be well-capable of growing in similar habitats in the Monaro area. The accompanying photo was of one growing in the Southern Highlands, where I previously lived.

This fungus is widespread and commonly found on enriched soils and wood chip-mulched gardens. It appears singly or in small groups, or occasionally in clusters on dead, decomposing tree trunks.

The stem is round, smooth, soft, dry, hollow, 10 – 20 or so cm long X 1 – 2 cm diameter; colour ranges from pink to red; it emerges from a volva, often hidden in the soil or mulch and white to pink in colour. The cap is conical, perforated at the apex, red in colour, initially covered by a brown spore-containing slime. The smell is foul, reminiscent of rotting meat or sewage. No spore print was obtainable.

Like other phalloid fungi, this produces an immature fruiting body which is whitish-pink, 1 – 3 cm diameter and looks like a gelatinous “egg-like” structure.

Rapidly, it ruptures to release the stem, cap and volva at the base.

Unknown edibility. Sources consulted remark that the “egg” stage of some Phallus species (which lacks the disgusting smell because of its immaturity) may be edible, but are “not tasty” or “not recommended”.

Again, see previous general discussion on “Stinkhorn Fungi”.

Phallus rubicundus

Phallus rubicundus, growing from wood debris under lawn.

Cap and stem are shown; volva is hidden by grass

The genus Phallus was so-named because the fungal fruiting body bore a distinct similarity to the male sexual organ (a phallus). Miles Berkeley, a British clergyman, was a pre-eminent mycologist in the 1800s. He examined a fungus from a collection made

by George Caley (1770 – 1829) in Australia in 1805. Berkeley named this fungus Phallus novohollandiae (later changed to Phallus rubicundicus).

Although I have not found this fungus in the Monaro, there have been reports of it growing in wood

Red Starfish Fungus (Aseroe rubra), growing on wood chipmulched garden. Note : torn-open “egg” to side of mature fungus

Senior Citizens Christmas party Preparations are underway for the Senior Citizens Christmas party, to be held at the Jindabyne Sport and Recreation Centre, on December 10.

Bookings close on December 4, with the Sport and Rec, by phoning 6450 0285 or 6450 0205. The invitation is open to all residents of the region.

There will be bus pickups from Anglers Reach, Old Adaminaby, Adaminaby, Berridale, Dalgety and Cooma. The party is hosted by Sport and Rec in cooperation with the Jindabyne and Berridale Lions Club.

Co-ordinator Wendy Hukins said she is really looking forward to getting the community together again this

year. She said the luncheon goes beyond providing a delicious lunch, it brings community members, of all ages, together.

“My kids love coming back to help at this each year” she said.

Prior to the luncheon Wendy and a team of young volunteers will visit Yallambee Lodge in Cooma and help the residents prepare for the day. The youngsters also act as hosts on the bus transfers, assisting passengers on and off the buses and chatting with them. Wendy said is a heart-warming experience to see the local youth take such an interest in the older

generation. She is also overwhelmed by the generosity of the community in donating either their time or services to make the day a success over the last 40 years.

From humble beginnings in the Jindabyne Memorial hall, with Lions ladies doing the cooking, the luncheon has grown into a massive event involving more than 250 meals, music and plenty of laughter. Local school children, TS Orion cadets and the Scouts all assist on the day.

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Berridale locals team up for art exhibition Local artist Lee Gleisner and Suzanne from Unique Bootique Berridale are teaming up to present an acrylic fluid art exhibition, ‘Colour Infusion’ on Saturday December 9.

Lee has been an artist for the last 20 years and has mastered a range of art techniques, including mosaicking, quilting and metal sculpting.

“I’ve been a ceramicist for the last 18 years,” she said.

“I’ve judged ceramics at shows and have done some teaching as well.”

“With the cost of power these days, the kiln doesn’t get turned on as much, so I had a look around and see what I wanted to do next.”

Acrylic fluid art involves pouring paint over a canvas, then blasting it with a blowtorch to create different patterns and effects.

“I guess it’s like a release, or outlet for me,” Lee said.

“I get to go out to the studio and do something creative.”

After accumulating 40 paintings in her lounge room, Lee decided she should hold an exhibition.

“I wanted to keep it local, because

everyone knows me, but everyone doesn’t know I’m an artist.

“I thought about what venues we have here and Suzanne said she’d be more than happy to have it in her shop.”

Suzanne will be fresh from Bali, where she goes twice a year to buy new stock.

“I’ve got a really good seamstress who I’ve had for ten years or so,” she said.

“She can make anything I want in the most beautiful material.”

The new stock includes clothing specially made for Unique Bootique, now in sizes up to 6XL. She will also have new handmade clothing and knitwear for all ages, from babies to ladies.

Suzanne is passionate about her local area and promoting local talent.

“This place should be thriving, there are so many talented people,” she said.

“It’s great for the town that we’re getting it out there.”

The exhibition will be held from 3pm on Saturday December 9 at Unique Bootique, 32 Jindabyne Rd Berridale.

The official opening will happen at

6pm with Gary Ray introducing Lee’s exhibition, ‘Colour Infusion’.

Works will be available for purchase on the night and a selection willl be available after the exhibition.

Drinks and nibbles provided.

Come along to admire Lee’s unique artwork and check out Suzanne’s new stock, just in time for Christmas.

“Hills, Huts ‘n History” Snowy River Historical Society visit Munyang The Snowy River Historical Society is an active society deeply concerned with the preservation of their cultural history within the Snowy River and mountain regions. Most of the members were born and raised in the wider area, or, married into local families. There are, of course, newer residents who also share a passion for the preservation of antiquity in this corner of Australia.

The Snowy River Shire, now Snowy Monaro region, precincts, has a rich rural history. The history not only includes the movement of people across the Monaro and mountains, but it has one of the richest geological

Old Hydro equipment histories in our country.

Today it seems a forgotten fact in our education that the Australian Snowy Mountains are one of the oldest mountain ranges in the world. Mount Kosciuszko (2228m), although greatly weathered, and a low height by world standards, stands rounded with age,

amongst its sister mountains, as the highest mountain in Australia. That’s wonderful. It’s owed its ignored respect.

Snow leases for cattle and sheep grazing opened up the mountain and Monaro areas. People began moving to the area before the 1850s. It was a hard and desolate existence for explorers and graziers with no knowledge of the harshness of the Australian climate. Moving from the British moist weather conditions didn’t prepare them for years of long droughts.

Over the decades graziers learned to read patterns in the weather. The new knowledge meant variable weather could be anticipated by recognising signs of change.

Summer always meant good grazing on the higher slopes. This being so, huts and shelters were built across the ranges to house shepherds, and their families, as they moved with their herds to greener pastures for the season. Many of the huts remain today as constant reminders of an almost forgotten past.

During the recent celebration weekend of the rebuild of Horse Camp Hut, the Snowy River Historical Society members also had the opportunity to visit. This was a time of reminiscing stories members’ parents and grandparents had told them of the time they’d spent in the mountains in their youth, or earning their own living.

The members set out on a tag-along trip up the Munyang Corridor beginning at Munyang (Guthega

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At Horse Camp hut Power Station) on the Snowy and Whites (Munyang) Rivers. With thanks, Ranger Andrew Miller was their guide for the day. He had so much geological information to impart. Some members had stories to share too.

They were able to visit ruins at the top of the pipes that rise above the power station. The work done in those early days of Snowy Hydro was carried out under extreme conditions too. To see old rusty machinery makes you realise what a feat it was to achieve the overall enormity of the project.

Seeing old machinery used to tow pipes and equipment up the steep slope, remains of steps where some workers would have climbed many times, and to listen to the millions of litres of water, per second, flowing through the pipes; it is all very amazing.

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Moving on and up members turned towards Horse Camp Hut. This was not a cattleman’s hut but built in the same vein for linesmen/engineers by the Snowy Mountains Authority in the 1950s.

Those men rode horseback around the mountains seeking sites and passages for future power lines and other necessary work to be carried out.

Next, members moved on to a rather spectacular flow of rocks down the mountain and across under the road. These are millions of years old boulder streams that carry what once would have been our mountain heights down to the valley floor. Moving exceptionally slowly they are dependent on the freezing and thawing of waters beneath them.

Millennia of weathering, earthquakes, tremors, gradually caused the mountains to break down. Hence today we have our low level ‘highest’ mountain ranges.

The little Munyang Hut is also beside the Whites River at that spot. The steep walk down was well worth it for the curious members who wanted to see the weir, and the water disappearing down into underground pipes to ultimately be carried everywhere around the mountains.

From this point straight up over Schlink Pass, on down to the Jagungal Wilderness and Geehi Tracks junction to view the Grey Mare Range beyond. Dicky Cooper Creek flowed down the valley below.

Lunch time marked a visit to Schlink Hut as the storm clouds loomed overhead.

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‘Schlink Hilton’, is the largest of the Hydro huts in the area. It was built in the 1950s in dormitory style to be used by those doing high mountain work and later skiers, bike riders and walkers.

Schlink Hilton is named after medical Dr Herbert Schlink who was an avid skier. He was instrumental in establishing the annual Kiandra to Kosciuszko Ski event from the early 1920s. Schlink Pass also bears his name.

Gungartan Peak (2068m) is to the east, and Dicky Cooper Bogong (2003m) to the west. Both are popular climbs for skiers. They are both outcrops of weathered mountain rocks.

Lunch was quick as the rains came down.

The last, and only cattleman’s hut, was Whites River Hut. This 1930s hut has seen many visitors.

Initially built by cattlemen to be used in the summer months; later skiers used it during the snow season. Some of the members had very close connections to this delightful hut with two rooms, some old iron bunks and wooden furniture.

The Rolling Grounds to the west are where cattle and sheep grazed on mountain grasses, feeding up in readiness to return to the lower slopes for winter.

Although the day finished abruptly due to storm, rain and hail, it certainly brought back memories for some, and gave reality to stories others had heard.

It was very special, and thanks are given to the National Parks and Wildlife Services who now manage the area, for allowing the Snowy River Historical Society to enjoy a most memorable day up the mountain.

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JCS gets ready for Schools Lake Crackenback wins Spectacular 2017

Students from left to right front row: Scout Nunan, Ellie Pilkington, Emma Rae, Marlee Diver, Lucie Kuhn. Back row left to right: Sharney Turner, Chelsea Williams, Nashua Pettit, Rachelle Silsby, Hannah Cleary, Lara Worsley, Emmie Phillips, Maddie Gay, Kahli Henley, Pippa Bright.

JCS Schools Spectacular Raffle Draw First Prize: 2 nights accommodation at Lake Crackenback (Friday and Saturday).

Breakfast included and a $100 resort voucher. Value $800 PLUS A three-day family Alpine Adventure Pass at Thredbo Resort.

Value $214 (Donated by Thredbo and Crackenback). Won by Lisa Milford.

Second Prize: one set of Famous 8 light series Rossignol Skis 149 in length - bindings not included. Value $1000 (Donated by Thredbo).

Won by Noreen de Bourcier.

Third Prize: one Lib Tech skate banana 145 length - Bindings not included. Value $500 (Donated by Thredbo).

Won by David Kuhn.

Fourth Prize: Load of wood. Value $200 Won by Oscar Litchfield.

Fifth Prize: Avon Package. Value $100 (Donated by Linda Topalovic) .

Won by Tash Pilkington.

Sixth Prize: one term of dance lessons with Miss Jenny School of Dance. Value $85 (Donated by Miss Jennifer Colin).

Won by Jasmina Berber.

Lake Crackenback Resort & Spa has won the Deluxe Accommodation category of the NSW Tourism Awards.

The awards were held in the International Convention Centre in Darling Harbour on Thursday November 16 2017.

Lake Crackenback Resort & Spa won the category of Deluxe Accommodation with some highly regarded contenders for this category including: • Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley • Crowne Plaza Terrigal • Fairmont Resort Blue Mountains, MGallery by Sofitel • Oaks Cypress Lakes Resort • Sir Stamford at Circular Quay Marketing manager Rebecca Hedger says it is the people that make Crackenback Resort & Spa and award-winning establishment.

“I really believe we won because we have such an amazing group of staff who just love the Resort and

love what they do,” says Rebecca.

We also have an owner who is passionate about not only the Resort but also the Snowy Mountains region. The activities on offer at the Resort as well as the events the Resort runs all add to us having lots of good stories to tell.

“I really feel like this shone through in our submission and the reason why we won this award.”

L a k e Crackenback Resort & Spa were required to enter a 12,000 word submission with a site judge coming to view the property also.

Joanne Beattie and Rebecca Hedger wrote the submission.

The award was presented to Lake Crackenback Resort & Spa by Mike Whitney from the Sydney Weekender show.

The Resort now goes through as finalists into the Australian Tourism Awards, which will be held in Perth in February 2018.

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Horizons Unlimited - back for another year of adventure

The second Horizons Unlimited Snowy Mountain Travellers Meeting, held at Jindabyne Sport and Recreation Centre last weekend, was packed with stories, workshops, films, advice and demonstrations for motorbike adventurers.

From essential First Aid for Bikers (Rider Down), to the physics of packing, and Secret Women’s Business… all sessions were well attended by the 150 adventurers, who rode mostly from interstate.

The stormy weather didn’t deter the motor-biker’s morning yoga sessions, and slightly limited the bike line-ups to discuss features and compare notes.

There was ample space undercover to strip down a bike, repair a flat tyre, and practice downward-facing dog.

The organising team consisted of veteran travellers Brian Rix, Shirley Hardy-Rix, Pamela and Dave Hyde, Bryce Tobias, Ove Gehrmann, and Xander Kabat from WA. Presenters from as far away as Quebec and the UK sparked ideas and answered questions about

planning and financing the next ‘big trip’ and shared practical advice about crossing foreign borders, navigation and dealing with the psychological and mechanical surprises that invariably occur along the way.

A Skype session with Canadians Grant and Susan Johnson, icons in the round-the-world (RTW) motorcycling community, gave the audience the opportunity to hold a Q and A session about future meetings of this global network of motorcycle travellers.

In many cases the purpose of these two-wheeled adventures were for a charitable cause, specifically Tex and Bundy, the World’s Fastest Dog. They ride for many charities, and as Bundy is the only dog in Australia permitted to ride on the fuel tank of a motorbike, she is also the most photographed dog in Australia. Bundy is Tex’s registered companion dog, having ridden nearly one million kilometres with him around

Australia, and is the only dog to have jet skied the Australian east coast from Phillip Island to Cairns.

Tex O’Grady and Bundy, (a 13-yearold Stumpy-tailed Cattle dog) help to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars per year for various charities, and priceless levels of awareness for important issues. These include Project KidSafe Foundation, Prostate Cancer, ZAIDEE Foundation Organ & Tissue Donor Awareness, Lifeline, Black Dog Institute, Breast Cancer (Pink Ribbon Ride), Leukaemia Foundation, Children’s Hospitals, CanTeen, various hospitals, hospices and homes for the elderly, independent fundraising events, Motorcycle Safety, and many, many more. For more information on the charity work Tex and Bundy do, go to http://texandbundy.com.au or visit

their Facebook page. Tex funds his charity work from his Veteran’s Pension, including the fuel to keep his motorbike and support vehicle on the road, with all proceeds going to the causes he supports.

Whatever one’s previous experiences, or future adventures were… there was something for everyone with plenty of new friendships made and contact details exchanged.

The next Horizons Unlimited Snowy Event will be held at the Jindabyne Sport and Recreation Centre on the Barry Way from Thursday 15th to Sunday 18th November 2018. Early Bird registrations before December 31st, 2017 will save you $30, online at: http:// www.horizonsunlimited.com/events/ snowy-2018

Rocky Plain Vs Berridale social comp Sunday November 19 saw Berridale Tennis Club hosting their annual Spring Rocky Plain vs Berridale Tennis social competition for 2017.

Berridale team consists of ‘eager’ regular members, along with others from the area who enjoy a special day of tennis but can’t commit to regular play.

Rocky Plain team consists of people out the Rocky Plain, and Stony Creek areas who really enjoy their day of thrashing the ball around on the court and extending their skills.

The weather was good to us. Thirty-two players, with their support teams, assembled at the Berridale Courts at 9.30 for the games.

They came prepared with plates of delicacies for morning and afternoon teas, a hunger

for the sausage and rissole sizzle, and, most important, an appetite to swing their wellstrung racquets.

The day proved to be a winner for Rocky Plain in all A and B Grade Men’s, Ladies’, and Mixed Doubles. That didn’t dampen the spirit of the day – everyone was a winner, so, of course, we hope next year will be equally as sponsored and enjoyed.

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What a difference a month can make…

With Lee Taylor-Friend I was a bit late getting my column in to the October edition of the Snowy River Echo, so we decided to run it in this month’s edition instead – then things changed…

Our dog Tex and his feline companion Tilly came to live with us a few years ago when our neighbours moved north and were unable to take their beloved pets with them. They soon became much loved members of our family.

In May this year Tilly had an operation for a tumour on her neck. Despite the vet’s best efforts, she did not survive the operation.

Earlier this month we were faced with the heart wrenching decision to put Tex down. In the past year his temperament had changed.

As he got older he was becoming less tolerant of some people and situations. He nipped occasionally and bit a friend who knew him well. Whilst our friend was not badly injured we were very concerned that things could have been much worse.

Then just recently he bit again – this time a child. Whilst the physical injury was minor – bruising and teeth marks – there was a psychological impact on the child and us.

In both instances our dog was familiar with the people he bit, and they were very fond of him. Both families had known him many years and asked us not to put him down.

With the spate of recent dog attacks and fatalities’ my husband and I discussed how we would ever live with ourselves if he attacked and seriously injured someone…or worse…

It was with a heavy heart and a few tears that we said goodbye.

Morning and evening walks are not the same without him but as our vet Peter Brennan said, “Remember the good times...”

I dedicate this poem to Tex and animal lovers everywhere.

Love and Light – Lee xx

25/11/16 Begin…

Walking our dog in the early morn.

A gift – not a chore.

If I were to view it as a chore I would ignore – be closed To the gifts it brings…

The intricately weaved Spider web in the steel gate.

Luminescent.

Tiny beads of dew Hugging her magnificence…

Land shrouded in fog Somehow brought to life.

The soft light accentuating, Highlighting tones and texture

Of nature that surrounds…

Emerald grass and trees Illuminate.

Mottled grey hues – granite rock.

Sparse patches of velvety moss Beam from a lovers skin…

The sounds of eternal Birdsongs – varied – beautiful.

Magical in their simplicity and knowing.

Let the day begin…

Let the day begin…

LEE TAYLOR-FRIEND

Andy the Barber opens new barber shop in Jindabyne Andy the Barber in his new Jindabyne barber shop.

Five-year old Bowden Layton from Thredbo enjoys Andy’s jokes whilst in the chair.

Originally from Sydney, Andy Bicanic spent a couple of seasons in Thredbo, and then at the Banjo Paterson Inn before settling in Jindabyne 11 years ago.

After two years at the Shearing Shed and eight years at Vanity Hair, Andy recently opened his own barber shop at Nuggets Crossing (Shop 34b), next to the

CBA ATM. He has been grooming Jindabyne clients of all ages since 2007.

His clients are delighted with the new premises, which are light and airy, and easily accessed at ground level from the car park.

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Benjamin Wynn embarks on a Mammoth Journey Benjamin Wynn is a Year 8 student at SMGS in the Elite Snowsports Academy programme, who was recently selected to train in Mammoth Mountain, California.

Leaving just before Christmas, Benjamin will be supported by his father Steve, who works for Perisher Ski Patrol, mother Cath and younger sister April who is in Year 7 at SMGS. Benjamin will remain until April next year, attending fulltime training with Mammoth Mountain Race Team. He will travel throughout the Rocky Mountains with the team, and train five days a week in Mammoth, living with family friends in the village and doing his schoolwork in the afternoons after training. “This is my fifth winter in Mammoth Mountain, and it has become like a second home,� said Benjamin.

Benjamin’s skiing career began in Year Two at JCS with Interschools, and is very

grateful to his mentors at Perisher Resort. Nick Kilby, former coach of the USA Ski Team, and recently Simone and Paolo, world-class Italian coaches.

When his team qualified for the Nationals, he placed 36th at about eight years old, and Benjamin identifies this moment as when he chose to pursue competition skiing.

Over the following two-years, Benjamin won the Division 5 Nationals at Mt Buller, and placed second in the Skier Cross, in Year 6.

SMGS teacher Tim Bland is currently overseeing the development of the ESA, now in its second year, along with the Perisher Wintersports Club. “Benjamin has been a wonderful addition to SMGS. Through the Elite Snowsport Academy program, we can provide structures to support Benjamin to achieve his athletic aspirations whilst maintaining his academic achievements. Benjamin is

a dedicated and talented student who will continue to find success in all he does� said Tim Bland.

Benjamin’s ESA participation affords him a personalised learning approach, enabling participation in full time, on-snow training programs at either Perisher, whilst attending most normal timetabled classroom lessons each week. This has now been extended to his winter season in Mammoth Mountain, where he will study with a support package, and Skype sessions through the ESA coordinator and on-staff study coordinators to help him manage his commitments.

Along with skiing, Benjamin keeps fit through mountain biking and waterskiing during the rest of summer, after he returns from Mammoth Mountain.

Benjamin is also one of four participants in the SMGS Drone Programme, and is very keen to obtain

his Commercial Drone Pilot’s ’s Licence.

When asked what his goalss are for the 2018 Australian n season, he responded with “to o get onto the Australian Skii Team�, as two years in a row w he was in third place, the top p two places being accepted..

His favourite disciplines are Slalom, Super G, GS and Paneled Slalom.

Benjamin is looking forward to the upcoming ski training, meeting up with friends, having fun and a ‘white’ Christmas with his family.

Above, Benjamin Wynn with his Mammoth Mountain medals.

Left, Benjamin Wynn in race mode, last year at Mammoth Mountain.

Rawsome Earth Cafe - The healthy choice Volunteer of the Year Welcome to Rawsome Earth Cafe, we are an organic wholefoods cafe open seven days. We have an aim, to nourish you and our community with delicious raw food.

Why raw food? The official definition of raw food is that which hasn’t been heated above 46c. The benefits of this is we then digest all the natural vitamins and minerals and enzymes which are needed for healthy gut flora and digestion.

Unfortunately once we heat food all these goodies die which is then where disease and inflammation starts in the body as its dead food and doesn’t oxygenate our bodies.

When we consume organic whole foods (we make special mention to Moontree, our local organic produce store, for supplying us every week) you are likely to experience balanced hormones,

improved strength, improved moods, clearer skin, better libido, renewed focus, energy and clarity, reversal of health problems, no bloating and weight loss.

It is important to consume

organic produce where possible as so much produce these days are sprayed heavily with chemicals and pesticides which is toxic to our bodies and such an over load on all our major organs to try to process,

and once again, deoxygenates in our bodies which causes disease in the body. It’s also another big reason why so many people have intolerance to “gluten�.

Here at Rawsome Earth Cafe we offer a large affordable range of healthy organic options with a menu that changes daily including “zoodle� salads, raw savory tarts, raw cakes and slices, Organic Sacred Grounds Coffee with your choice of Tilba full cream or skinny, coconut, soy or almond milk.

You can enjoy these options in our raw atmospheric cafe area; on our outdoor seating in the sunshine or we can make anything up to takeaway.

We always serve with love and gratitude here at Rawsome Earth Cafe and care about you and our communities health and wellbeing.

Much Raw love from the team xox

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Snowy Mountains Neighbourhood Centre Treasurer Julie Parr (right) received the Volunteer of the Year award at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) last week. Pictured with SMNC Co-ordinator Helen Blackmore-Lee (left).

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Jindabyne Pony Club Hosts the Zone 18 One Day Event

Frankie Dennis (3rd), Olave Wilkinson (1st), Pippa Spoljaric, (3rd). (L to R).

Sage Dixon, William Layard, Alyssa Gould, Kimberley Shoard, Cora Whitehead (L to R).

Jindabyne Pony Club hosted one of its most successful One Day Events on Sunday 12 November 2017, with more than 47 riders registered from the age of 5 years and up.

Thanks to the generosity of Major Sponsor, Mitre 10 Jindabyne and the efforts of the Pony Club members and volunteers, the event went exceptionally well, with competitors travelling from as far as Moruya, Bega and Canberra.

The major highlight of the day was the newly upgraded Cross-Country course, a work in progress under the vision and inspiration of Life Member, Gai McGraw and Club President, Helga Frolich. The course now has three new jumps, including ditch jumps, the Loch Ness Monster jump and the large water jump that proved to be a great challenge for the kids, and fabulous entertainment for the spectators.

The Jindabyne Pony Club also thanks the Judges Nola Robertson, Jen Stockl, Skeet Evans and Zone Chief Instructor Sarah Woodhouse for their amazing help on the day.

As part of the fundraising process, each of the Pony Club members will be selling raffle tickets for the next couple of months, to raise more than $3000 for Pony Club improvements and equipment.

The Cross-Country Course, and other facilities of the Pony Club, are currently being upgraded, and the significant financial and time commitments from local businesses are appreciated.

Local businessman Simon Rees of Digga Excavations recently donated the labour to create the new water jump, Steve Blyth of Jindabyne Joinery donated a kitchen, and Hooper constructed many of the impressive new portable jumps.

The clubhouse, which is managed by the Jindabyne Airport Reserve Trust, is in urgent need of recladding, as there are gaping holes that compromise the

Lisa Haylock, Daisy Goldberg Otten, Daniel Tyernes Dixon, Mackenzie Harding, Rhianna Blyth. (L to R).

building’s structural protection.

The committee have been applying for grants, and have managed to secure enough to get a septic toilet block and a rainwater tank installed, which are necessary basics to keep the riders safe and comfortable. There is no town water or electricity, so at least now they don’t have to buy in water with their

They welcome new members to join them at the club, or contact them for more information at jindabynepc@gmail.com Results: Mini E 1st Place - Indi Burke 2nd Place - Marli Dixon 3rd Place - Skye McCullough 4th Place - Joshua May E grade 1st Place - Piper Harding 2nd Place - Kimberly Shoard 3rd Place - Ella McCullough 4th Place - Hunter Harvey 5th Place - Aiden Kay D grade 1st Place - Annabelle Stott -Despoja 2nd Place - Charlotte Wilson 3rd Place - Ollia Stockl 4th Place - Alex Gould 5th Place - Caitlyn Pratt

Caitlin Pratt (on Comets Haley) Jindabyne Pony Club. limited income.

When you see some of the JPC kids selling tickets, please buy some, or contact any of the Pony Club members via email jindabynepc@gmail.com, or purchase tickets directly from Lil Harding at High Legal Australia, next to Birchwood Cafe. With prizes ranging from $100 Mitre 10 vouchers, to a weekend in Thredbo and Beauty gift vouchers…there is something for everyone!

Jindabyne Pony Club’s next rally day and Xmas party will be on Saturday 16th December.

C grade 1st Place - Emily Reed 2nd Place - Grace Aksila 3rd Place - Rihanna Blyth 4th Place - Mackenzie Harding 5th Place - Daisy Goldberg-Otton C Grade Associate 1st Place - Georgie Constance - OVERALL WINNER B grade 1st Place - Ella Dennis

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SPORT Peleton Café Charity Event Riders adopt Lachlan Harrigan

Gary Pearson (left), JCC Road Riding Manager, leads the Peleton Café Charity Event and JCC riders up the East Jindabyne hill with Jon Leighton (right).

Lachlan Harrigan rode down to Tom Groggin on Melbourne Cup Day to meet the Peleton Café Charity Event on the hard Stage 4 of their eight-day 1300km Melbourne to Sydney ride, and led them back into Jindabyne. They were so impressed, they gave him one of their jerseys, and plan to stay longer in Jindabyne next year.

Gary Pearson (Jindabyne Cycling Club) asked members to greet the Peleton Café group as they arrived, and seven rode out of Jindabyne the following morning.

Gary welcomed John Leighton and his riding team at Sundance Bakery at the end of the 174km Stage 4 ride, saying “we sent out our young guns to give you a rev

up, most of us locals avoid it… the accumulative effort of climbing 3400m on those hills and major climbs is a killer!”

He acknowledged them for their efforts in raising nearly $65,000, and awareness for the Baptist World Aid Vulnerable Children’s Fund and Bicycle NSW Environmental Trust.

“A big thank you to all the sponsors, volunteers, supporters, family and donors and congratulations to all the riders who put in blood, sweat and tears to make the event a success” said Jon (Flying Scotsman) Leighton.

For more information, go to http://www.pelotonevents. info/pce/index.php or the Peleton Events Facebook page.

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Inset: Jon Leighton (Bicycle NSW President) gives Lachlan Harrigan his Peleton Café Charity Event jersey.