2012 Year in Review
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August 1 - Locals helping locals At the end of June the Cooma Branch of the CWA held one of their very successful Curry Lunches at the Anglican Church Hall and it went so well they were able to make a sizeable donation to the Cooma Men’s Shed on
Thursday July 26, 2012. The Curry Lunch is a major yearly fundraiser and some of the profits from the event are always donated to a Cooma charity with the balance being used to fund other CWA projects.
September 12 - History destroyed Brian Woodhouse sits on the verandah of the destroyed Myack homestead.
Extreme weather conditions last Wednesday saw numerous fires spring up across the Monaro region. In the Snowy River Shire, Rural Fire Service Brigades were called out to fires in East Jindabyne, Ingebrya and Adaminaby as well as in Berridale.
October 31 - Our Bronnie meets the Prime Minister Cooma’s own McGrath Foundation nurse, Bronnie Taylor, joined her fellow nurses at a morning tea for the McGrath Foundation, at Kirribilli House, Kirribilli last Sunday. The four nurses chosen to attend were Sue Munro from Wagga, Kerry Patford from Benalla, Hayley Hampson from Roma
and Mrs Taylor. Breast care nurses are specially trained registered nurses who act as patient advocates, coordinating care for women experiencing breast cancer, their families and their carers. They provide accurate information, support and referral to services.
November 21 - Students study eclipse
Lachlan Porter, Renee Connor, Alex Ball and Nick Tugwell found that eclipse shades are safe, but also make you look cool. Shades were on at Snowy Mountains Grammar last Wednesday as students observed the eclipse of the sun. Lachlan Porter, Renee Connor, Alex Ball and Nick Tugwell found that eclipse shades are safe, but also make you look cool. Jack Dalby captured this amazing image through Dr. Nelson’s video camera with a solar filter fitted to the lens. Last Wednesday
morning, Year 12 Physics students at SMGS, along with some other Snowy Mountains Grammar School (SMGS) Aperture members and wellwishers, gathered on the school grounds at 6.30 am to witness a rare solar eclipse. The eclipse was total in Cairns, but partial here.
The Berridale fire destroyed one historic home, but volunteers firefighters were able to save several other houses in the fire’s path. In total, 48ha of land was burnt, with “Myack’ homestead, the home of 86-year-old Irene Woodhouse, being burnt.