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New campaign targets family snow holidays A tourism campaign aimed at encouraging families and first-time skiers to plan a winter getaway in the NSW Snowy Mountains has been launched by Member for Monaro, John Barilaro.

Creatively titled Go Snowhere Else, the campaign is a joint initiative between the Government’s tourism and major events agency, Destination NSW, Tourism Snowy Mountains and the region’s four alpine resorts, Charlotte’s Pass, Perisher, Selwyn and Thredbo.

“The Snowy Mountains is Australia’s premier alpine region and with the choice of four resorts, it’s the perfect location for a winter break with family and friends,” Mr Barilaro said.

“The NSW Government hopes the Go Snowhere Else campaign, will drive visitation to the region during the key holiday season.”

“Booking a snow holiday for the first time can be a daunting prospect and this campaign aims to make that process as easy as possible. The visitnsw.com/snow page features a guide to selecting the best ski resort for your needs, tips for beginner skiers, info on après-ski and competitive deals,” Mr Barilaro said.

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Tourism Snowy Mountains Executive Officer, Neil Thew, said he hopes the campaign attracts first time visitors to the region who have a great Snowy Mountains experience and when they leave, can’t wait to return.

“This collaborative project with the four NSW alpine resorts, Destination NSW and Tourism Snowy Mountains is an excellent initiative; it shows that competing businesses can work together to achieve the goal of growing the visitor economy, which is vital to our region’s future,” Mr Thew said.

Funding for the campaign was made available through the Regional Visitor Economy Fund (RVEF) which is managed and administered by the NSW Government’s tourism and major events agency, Destination NSW. For more information please visit visitnsw.com/snow and facebook. com/snownsw and Stoner said d Major M j Events E t Andrew A d St id the th campaign targets families and individuals in the key markets of Sydney, Regional NSW, ACT and South East QLD, offering competitive two and five day ski hire packages.

“The S Snowy M Mountains delivers après“Th t i d li è skiing at its best, from cosy wine bars to fine dining and events to entertain the whole family and we expect this campaign will be leaving visitors wanting to Go Snowhere Else,” Mr Stoner said.

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Investment in new route for popular Snowy Mountains trail Walkers, horse riders and mountain from an improved Bicentennial National and horses. “Raising this section of the experience that will compel more visitors trail to a high standard gives people with diverse interests to come and enjoy bikers are invited to enjoy a new section Trail. “Previously this section of the trail went another reason to visit the region and will Kosciuszko National Park.� of the Bicentennial National Trail in Mr Barilaro said re-routing this section Kosciuszko National Park opened by along the Alpine Way roadside, which help our year-round economy. “It also provides a new and impressive of the trail had been a cooperative the Member for Albury Greg Aplin and was not as enjoyable, or safe for people effort between the NSW Monaro MP John Barilaro National Parks and Wildlife on Friday.

Service, park users and Environment Minister the community. “This was Rob Stokes said an a significant infrastructure investment of $420,000 project and many local to re-route a section of groups assisted with this trail will enhance visitor re-routing,� Mr Barilaro experiences and provide said. a spectacular all-season “In particular we thank adventure in the Snowy Canberra businessman Mountains. and horse riding enthusiast “The 22 kilometre stretch Terry Snow, who donated between Tom Groggin and $60,000 to the project.

Geehi camp grounds now “This new section in takes visitors through fern gullies and includes the Kosciuszko National most picturesque creek Park will whet people’s appetites for a new crossings,� Mr Stokes adventure in the Snowy said.

Mountains.� “Following the Bicentennial National Trail The Bicentennial National Trail stretches in part or in full is a superb 5,330 kilometres through way to connect with the Queensland, NSW, the environment, explore our ACT and Victoria. It goes heritage, and be active through many other in an environmentally national parks, including responsible manner.�

Terry Snow, Peter Cochran, John Barilaro MP, Mick Pettitt and Greg Aplin MP cutting the ribbon at the Boardman’s Run Guy Fawkes, Wollemi and Mr Aplin said local section of the Bicentennial National Trail, which is a newly built 22km section between the new horse camps at Tom businesses would benefit Gardens of Stone in NSW. Groggin and Geehi in Kosciuszko National Park.

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Understanding our weather and climate - Snowy Hydro Ltd Over the years we’ve kept you up to date with our internationally renowned Cloud Seeding Program, but aside from the obvious benefit of more snow, you may not realise that there have been many other benefits from the scientific research.

Take, for example, the high-resolution network of weather stations installed in and around the Snowy Water catchment, including a number of specialist instruments that measure snow more accurately than the standard rain gauge.

The knowledge of Snowy Hydro’s scientists who run the cloud seeding operations, along with the data from this world-class instrument network, is now being put to use in other areas.

Endorsed by the Bureau of Meteorology, Snowy Hydro’s team of scientists are pleased to be the Australian representatives in an international study with the World Meteorological Organisation into methods to improve accuracy of snowfall measurements, a notoriously difficult thing to do.

Accurate measurements of both rain and snow are essential for optimal water resource management and forecasting, and this is important recognition of our personnel as well as our instrument and data quality.

Snowy Hydro is also collaborating with the Bureau of Meteorology, CSIRO, Monash University, Hydro Tasmania and VIC Dept. of Environment & Primary

Industries, to improve the weather forecast models for southeast Australia.

The project will improve cloud processes in the weather models used by forecasters.

The models were originally created and fine-tuned to work with the dirtier air in the northern hemisphere, which is a result of both a number of deserts north of the equator and human produced pollution.

However, air off the Southern Ocean is very clean, so there is a different balance between atmospheric processes which are not well-represented in the current models.

Many of them are fitted with radio communication equipment.

Improved access to high-resolution real-time meteorological information is invaluable to Snowy Hydro for inflow and water management purposes, and therefore stakeholders downstream.

In another exciting research venture, Snowy Hydro is working with the University of Queensland to reconstruct a long-term inflow record over the Snowy Mountains, giving us a better idea of future inflow scenarios.

Our data is being used to improve and verify the precipitation produced in the models, which will directly improve water resource management over this region.

It will also improve the Bureau of Meteorology’s public weather forecasts throughout southern Australia.

Most of our weather stations are located at very remote sites and regularly have to work in difficult environmental conditions.

The project, which started in 2012 and is due to finish in 2016, builds on earlier collaborative work.

You may remember us reporting at the end of 2011 the results from a study investigating the causes of extreme drought.

Researchers took core samples from swamps, and by using special geochemical techniques and radioisotope

dating methods to analyse dust deposits within the core, were able to reconstruct a drought history for the region for the past 6,500 years.

The current project – a first for southeast Australia – has been building on this information.

A pilot study found that different isotope (or chemical) signatures are associated with different weather systems, so if particular weather systems dominate over a period of time due to the climate conditions at the time this isotopic ‘fingerprint’ can be preserved in the snow, ground water and cave systems.

Stalagmites have long been used as a valuable source of long term information as they preserve the isotopic record for thousands of years.

For example, one sample, which was sourced from local caves last year under a scientific research licence, has been dated at over 6,000 years old.

Researchers are using cutting-edge technology to develop a record of historical precipitation from these stalagmites which will be validated against historical precipitation records and results from the earlier studies.

This will identify the state of the climate over a period of thousands of years at a high resolution to better understand the effect of climate drivers on Scheme hydrology.

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Snowprint Bookshop is a lovely country bookstore located in the beautiful Snowy Mountains.

We offer a great range of fiction and non fiction books as well as games, puzzles, greeting cards and gift vouchers.

Left: A helicopter positions a lift tower for the Freedom Quad Chairlift whilst under construction Right: High above Guthega, skilled lift construction personnel from Doppelmayr and Perisher Blue position a pulley battery being lowered by a helicopter on to a pylon of the new Freedom Quad Chairlift. (Photos Ron Webb) Perisher’s commitment to constantly improve the resort continues in 2014 with construction of the much anticipated new 4 million dollar Freedom Quad Chairlift in Guthega. The new chairlift will unlock some of the best skiing and snowboarding in Australia, with awe inspiring views over Mt Kosciuszko and the Main Range.

CEO of Perisher, Peter Brulisauer said, “It’s very exciting to announce the new Freedom Quad Chairlift in Guthega for winter 2014. Guthega is my favourite of Perisher’s four resort areas, with terrific wide open groomed runs like Karl’s, Schnaxl and Bloody Mary, and top off-piste runs like The Screw. The Freedom Chairlift will unlock these runs and new terrain for all levels of skiers and snowboarders.”

The Freedom Quad Chairlift increases Guthega’s lifting capacity by 46%, giving skiers and snowboarders more time to enjoy Guthega’s great terrain. With the capacity to carry 2,400 people per hour, the lift will take skiers and snowboarders from the bottom of the Cow

Pastures J-Bar to the top of the Blue Cow T-Bar in Guthega. Cow Pastures J-Bar was removed and opens up skiing on Hanky Panky and on the Cow Pastures lift line which will be great on a powder day!

Another 5 new Techno Alpin TF10 Fan Guns are being added to Perisher’s sophisticated s n o w m a k i n g system. The Perisher snowmaking team is ready to make snow at every opportunity in the lead up to the scheduled opening on the Queen’s Birthday long weekend in June.

Perisher’s snowmaking team ‘The Ghosts of Perisher’ are out in the sub zero temperatures in the middle of the night working hard to ensure the best possible conditions each morning for all skiers and snowboarders.

The Road Run in Blue Cow was widened making the access to the base of the Terminal Chairlift ensuring there is more room for all guests and making this trail easier for Beginners and Intermediate skiers and snowboarders to enjoy these areas in the picturesque Blue Cow.

There was further investment in rails and boxes and other terrain park features across Perisher catering for all abilities of skiers and

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The continued commitment to the 5 terrain parks, 2 ridercross courses and 2 halfpipes spread across the resorts areas

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Jindabyne’s snow sports sale Jindabyne’S Snow Sports Sale is a mega event when a full range of new and pre loved clothing and equipment go on sale.

The doors open at 9am on Saturday morning to a crowd waiting patiently for the opportunity to pick bargains.

It reminds one of a Boxing Day sale at one of Sydney’s department stores.

In fact there is so much on offer that even when the sale finishes on Sunday afternoon at 6pm, one wonders if anything was sold at all despite over 2,479 items sold last year.

The first Snow Sport Sale was organised by the Jindabyne Trampoline Club as fund raiser in 1992 and it has become a highly anticipated annual

event in Jindabyne’s Memorial Hall.

The weekend sale is popular with locals and tourist with unmatched discounts on everything from Skis, Boots, Snowboards to outer-wear and accessories.

This year an Olympian Stand will be included and proceeds from it will go to the Rob Kneller Foundation to benefit young local athletes.

The remaining proceeds (20 percent) will be used by Action Sports Training, which continues to make this facility at the Sport & Recreation Campus, all it can be for our community, children, athletes and future Olympians.

People are able to buy new gear from many local shops under one roof in addition to second hand gear.

Buyers will be helped by club members, mums and dads, children, people from the industry and Olympians.

Many people help to make this sale possible.

More information on the sale is available on the Action Sports Training Facebook Page or you can email ursula@snowy.net.au

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“Come & Try Biathlon� 2013. Photo: Meg Neuhaus.

NSW Biathlon is organising a ‘Come and Try’ Biathlon session followed directly by a Team relay event on Sunday August 10, at Perisher Valley. These events are open to both kids and adults and is a wonderful opportunity to try the sport of Biathlon.

Biathlon is the combination of Cross Country Skiing and Target Shooting and in Europe, is the 2nd most watched Winter sport on television after Football.

As NSW Snowfields are within NSW National Parks, the Target Shooting component of Biathlon is conducted using safe and noise free laser Biathlon rifles, on the

purpose built laser Biathlon Range, located nearby the Perisher Nordic Shelter.

The groomed Cross Country Skiing tracks are then used to race the Cross Country Skiing component.

On the day, a demonstration will be held, followed by personal tuition to all participants. After this, a fun community relay event will occur to further practise skills learnt. ‘Come and Try’ is scheduled to start at 1pm. Registration and further details will be placed on the Perisher XC skiing website. Link http://www.perisherxcountry.org.au

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‘The Executive ride’ turns 21 Lovers of horses and riding in the bush will understand this story.

It started in 1993, when a group of local blokes decided they would like to have a group ride through some of the bush at the back of Kybeyan.

The group had met socially in Merimbula, through friends of friends and relations This ride was a serious undertaking – so serious, the group required a name.

There was already a ‘Gentlemen’s Ride’ in existence, so the group chose to call themselves “The Executive Ride”.

The inaugural riders included Jim and Hamish Jardine, John Rose, Kerry Trollope, Neale Lavis, Geoff Hughes, Ron Flowers and Donald Maxwell.

Not all were horsemen – Kerry and Geoff were fishermen, who learnt to ride.

At the other end of the scale was Neale Lavis OAM, who won gold at the Rome Olympics in 1960, riding a Cooma-bred horse, Mirrabooka.

But the group melded well together and with their supplies safely store on packhorses, the first ride was underway from a base camp at the Doctor’s Hole on the Kydra River.

Over the next 21 years, the group has met annually and headed for the hills. The group ranges in ages from 32 to 84 – that’s the Olympic Kid! The personalities have grown in that time, with each ‘Executive’ having a nickname which pinpoints their position in the group hierarchy.

Donald Maxwell, for example, is The Minder – it is he who usually sets the route for the ride.

His son is the Little Minder.

Neale Lavis has been saddled with the ‘Olympic Kid’, Hubbie Dixon is Ironbark and Jim Jardine is The Squire.

John Rose started out as The Count, but this was changed to The Duke, due some confusion over typos.

Psychologist Roger Blake is naturally called The Shrink.

He joined the ride in 1997, because the organisers thought a shrink could be a necessary on some of the rides.

Richard Maple-Brown is The Ace, Peter Martin-Smith is Hyph, Owen Gwinn is The Gun, Gordon Weston is Fog and Ron

Flowers is Clancy.

Then we have ‘Rollo’ Graham Rowlinson, who has acted as the treasurer, Richard Chadwick, is the ‘Silver Fox’, Martin Croker is ‘Curly’, Peter Anderson is ‘Happy’, the late Geoff Hughes was The Sommelier, Grant Hickey is ‘Porky’ or ‘The Chef’,

possibly because the options have all been exhausted.

The group represents a diverse range of occupations and backgrounds – the common and uniting factor, is the desire to have a good time with mates, preferable in a bush setting, involving horses and fishing.

The ride maintains the city-country links the riders have developed.

Each ride is planned with almost military precision.

The location is determined, the ride advice sent out, the catering planning set in motion. Quibbling is usually kept to a minimum.

It is quite an exercise getting horses, men, wine, food and fine ale all together in the one spot.

Where the early rides relied on pack horses and canvas, in more recent years the ride has centred on ‘built’ accommodation, such as Currango Homestead, or even more recently, the Alpine Cottages at Adaminaby.

The rides have covered vast areas of the Snowy Mountains, where the local bushman can easily find their way around.

Some of the rides have not been easy – one ride in Victoria had even the most experienced horsemen literally on the edge of their seats. One slip would have spelt Richard Crooks is ‘Buncha’, Angus Rose disaster for man and horse.

‘The Kid’, Jim Williams is ‘Rowdy’ and Pictured, the 2014 riders, The Shrink, Fog, Nick Georgouras, the Greek jackaroo, is The Squire (standing),Kim Hall “Boof”, Throw ‘Calamari’.

That’s not forgetting Ross Lavis is “Bring ‘em back (standing), The Gun, The Guide and ‘em back’ and Kerry Trollope is ‘Throw ‘em Clancy (standing). back’.

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Perisher’s freedom quad chairlift Perisher’s commitment to constantly improve the resort continues in 2014 with construction of the much anticipated new 4 million dollar Freedom Quad Chairlift in Guthega.

The new chairlift will unlock some of the best skiing and snowboarding in Australia, with awe inspiring views over Mt Kosciuszko and the Main Range.

CEO of Perisher, Peter Brulisauer said, “It’s very exciting to announce the new Freedom Quad Chairlift in Guthega for winter 2014. Guthega is my favourite of Perisher’s four resort areas, with terrific wide open groomed runs like Karl’s, Schnaxl and Bloody Mary, and top off-piste runs like The Screw. The Freedom Chairlift will unlock these runs and new

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The Freedom Quad Chairlift increases Guthega’s lifting capacity by 46%, giving skiers and snowboarders more time to enjoy Guthega’s great terrain. With the capacity to carry 2,400 people per hour, the new Freedom Chairlift lifts skiers and snowboarders 200 metres from the bottom of the old Cow Pastures J-Bar at 1713m to the top of the Cow T-Bar at 1913m in just over 5 minutes. Cow Pastures J-Bar was removed for the construction of the new lift, The Freedom Quad Chairlift takes skiers and snowboarders from the bottom of the Cow Pastures J-Bar to the Top of the Blue Cow T-Bar in Guthega. The removal of Cow opens up skiing on Hanky Panky and on the Cow Pastures lift line which will be great on a powder day!

Another 5 new Techno Alpin TF10 Fan Guns are being added to Perisher’s sophisticated snowmaking system. The Perisher snowmaking team is ready to make snow at every opportunity in the

lead up to the scheduled opening on the Queen’s Birthday long weekend in June. Perisher’s snowmaking team ‘The Ghosts of Perisher’ are out in the sub zero temperatures in the middle of the night working hard to ensure the best possible conditions each morning for all skiers and snowboarders.

The Road Run in Blue Cow was widened making the access to the base of the Terminal Chairlift ensuring there is more room for all guests and making this trail easier for Beginners and Intermediate skiers and snowboarders to enjoy these areas in the picturesque Blue Cow. There was further investment in rails and boxes and other terrain park features across Perisher catering for all abilities of skiers and snowboarders. The continued commitment to the 5 terrain parks, 2 ridercross courses and 2 halfpipes spread across the resorts areas of Perisher and Blue Cow ensures Perisher retains its reputation of providing the best parks in Australia.

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But apart from riding during the day, it’s the campfire at night that keeps the group energised.

Some of the executives have been known to bring in fine selections of seafood, accompanied by a similarly high standard of wine.

Dolly Parton is also rumoured to have visited the camp one night, as has Kevin Rudd and Julie Gillard – or their doubles. Usually the riders settle for bush poetry or tall tales.

The ride has grown to have its own newsletters, its own shirts and in a way, its own brand.

Each ride, the Silver Spur is awarded – to the rider who has the most spectacular dismount on the ride. It’s a trophy no-one really wants to win, but it provides plenty of entertainment for others on the

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So how has a loose collection of blokes managed to keep the ride going for so long?

Clancy has the explanation. “It’s a great club.

It’s based on having a good time, enjoying good fellowship. I’m just a mug rider, but I can ride sideby-side with an Olympic gold medalist. Where else could I do that?�

The Executive Ride is destined to continue, but as The Minder says – you need a fit horse as well as a sense of adventure. A sense of humour and the ability to take (and receive) the mickey are also basic essentials.

(Which may be why the ride’s WAGS (wives and girlfriends) have started their own, female version of the Executive Ride).

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Building on efforts to save Corroboree Frogs in Kosciuszko National Park As part of the Saving our Species program to save Southern Corroboree Frogs from extinction, the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) released approximately 150 captive-bred eggs into a new field enclosure this week.

Last April, the OEH and collaborators released Southern Corroboree Frog eggs and adult frogs into the first-ever quarantined field enclosure of its kind in Kosciuszko National Park.

One year on, these adult and juvenile frogs are thriving and a second remote enclosure was populated recently OEH threatened species officer David Hunter said without intervention, Kosciuszko’s only endemic vertebrate species would become extinct within a few years.

“Our surveys and monitoring suggest that fewer than 20 adult Corroboree Frogs remain in the wild, compared to hundreds of thousands in the 1980s,” Dr Hunter said.

“These quarantined enclosures are important because

the precipitous decline of this species is due to an introduced pathogen known as the Amphibian Chytrid Fungus, which travels in water, on resistant species of frogs, and in other ways.

“We’re not sure where this pathogen came from, but

Southern Corroboree Frog also achieve recovery.

“We are still assessing the effectiveness of this new approach, but we are very happy with the initial results.

The juvenile and adult frogs from the first enclosure are in good condition, and there has been successful breeding with the production of viable eggs.”

While techniques to mitigate the impact of the fungus are being investigated, captive breeding colonies of the Southern Corroboree Frog have been established at Taronga Zoo, the Amphibian Research Centre, Melbourne Zoo and Healesville Sanctuary.

it is responsible for the decline and extinction of many hundreds of frog species globally.

“Many frog species that were susceptible to this pathogen and declined in numbers are now showing signs of recovery, and our longer term aim is to help the

Pictured: Dave Hunter holding an adult and juvenile frog in the first enclosure, one year on.

Corroboree frogs, juvenile and adult.

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Saving Corroboree Frogs

from page 13 Michael McFadden, an expert frog breeder from Taronga Zoo, said it took years to develop the husbandry techniques to reliably breed and maintain the Southern Corroboree Frog in captivity. “The key has been mimicking the high altitude habitat that this species occupies in the wild, and providing the right environmental clues to stimulate breeding,� Mr McFadden said. “The value of the field enclosures is that they provide an additional and cost-effective way to prevent the species from becoming completely extinct, in addition to providing progeny for reintroductions and research. “Given the global impact of the amphibian Chytrid fungus, there is much international interest in the idea that we can maintain threatened frog species in disease-free enclosures.�

The field enclosures have been established in former Snowy Hydro Scheme spoil areas that are being rehabilitated by the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS). Funding for the rehabilitation project was provided by Snowy Hydro

Limited to remediate impacts from Snowy Scheme construction.

NPWS Environmental Officer Gabriel Wilks said the project demonstrated how this innovative rehabilitation has led to multiple outcomes. “Our rehabilitation program is primarily about restoring ecosystem function to degraded parts of the landscape in parts of Kosciuszko National Park,�

Ms Wilks said. “NPWS field staff have designed and constructed unique frog enclosures in a manner that excludes other frogs which may carry Chytrid fungus, and so they are ‘frog-friendly’ for Southern Corroboree frogs. “It’s now been one year since frogs were introduced into the first enclosure, and things are looking good.�

The spectacularly coloured black and yellow Southern Corroboree Frog, Pseudophryne corroboree, is only found within the high altitude wetlands and bogs of Kosciuszko National Park. It is an iconic species under the Saving Our Species, the overarching framework for managing threatened species.

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Thredbo Alpine Village recognised in awards Thredbo, Australia’s premier ski resort, has received the award for ‘Best Australian Ski Resort’ in the prestigious Luxury Travel Magazine 2014 Gold List Awards.

As Australia’s leading travel and lifestyle magazine, Luxury Travel Magazine’s awards – now in their 10th year – have become synonymous with the very best in the industry.

The Gold List Awards are based on the results of an openended reader survey which further highlights the stature of the honour, with over 122,000 well-travelled, high net worth individuals casting their votes.

Jordan Rodgers, General Manager at Thredbo, says: “We’re thrilled that Thredbo has been recognised in these awards. We’re committed to bringing customers the best possible snow experience, so it’s fantastic to see Thredbo receive such highly-valued reader recognition. The award confirms our efforts in driving Australia’s best snow destination, something we’re striving to maintain with some exciting new endeavours this year.�

Thredbo will be launching various

innovative resort features when doors open for the start of the season on 7th June. These include a new terrain park and new snow play area for beginners to enjoy tobogganing and tubing, as well as new pricing entitling anyone under the age of 18 to access child pricing across the resort.

Add these features to the long snow runs and unique alpine village with over 30 bars and restaurants plus Thredbo’s new exclusive alliance with the Mountain Collective, and it’s little wonder Thredbo has been awarded with this reader accolade.

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Explore Castle Cave by torchlight Rarely seen by visitors, indulge your sense of adventure with no crawling involved.

The walk to the Castle Cave follows the Yarrangobilly River

beyond the Glory Arch and below spectacular limestone cliffs.Marvel at King Solomonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Temple, let your mind wonder to a bygone era and experience

nature at its best. this magnificent cave.

Those looking for a special experience can accompany Cost: $35 per person one of our dedicated and Bookings are essential experienced guides to discover

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Visit us at Yarrangobilly Caves EXPLORE THE DEPTHS OF KOSCIUSZKO NATIONAL PARK Take a guided or self-guided cave tour and enjoy the thermal pool, walking tracks, picnic areas and barbecue facilities. You can also book self-contained accommodation.

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Peak Family Festival Fun at the Snow

and Sunday at the South East Arts Youth and information contact Andrew via email at Sibling Rivalry take the stage. Although Stage. Don’t miss a classic fairground-style agray@southeastarts.org.au or mob: 0429 only 13 and 10 years old, sisters Kayla and Maddie have a musicianship and stage puppet show with Murphy’s Puppets who’ve 909 447 At the South East Arts Youth Stage on presence well beyond their years. Kayla has performed everywhere from Russia’s Siberia to Queensland’s Outback and at Europe’s Saturday at 4:30pm be spellbound by been performing live for more than 4 years largest children’s festival in Italy. With crazy Australia’s Got Talent Finalist Vendulka! With and has regularly shared the stage with highly regarded duo The Hussy characters, wild antics and Hicks as well as Marshall hilarious side-splitting humour, O’Kell.

Murphy’s Puppets will With over 130 keep the kids entertained concerts at 9 on-snow from their first moment stages, experience the on stage till curtain call. sounds of the world Due to popular demand, amongst a stunning Murphy’s Puppets will alpine landscape. The perform three times a day Festival runs on the on Saturday and Sunday June Long Weekend 6-9 at the Festival.

June, the official opening Somesing Laik Zat to the snow season, and will take the young and features over 40 bands young at heart on an ranging from blues to unforgettable journey roots, world, pop, soul, around the world.

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Lyrebird Cottage at Yarrangobilly

Lyrebird Cottage is located in Yarrangobilly within northern Kosciuszko National Park, 5km down a one-way gravel road off the Snowy Mountains Highway, 88km from Tumut and 114km from Cooma.

In winter it is advisable for all vehicles to carry snow chains in alpine areas since the weather can be extremely changeable. All Caves House guests driving 2WD vehicles are expected to have chains in winter. These can be hired from Cooma, Adaminaby or Tumut.

Ensure that you refuel your vehicle on your way here so that you can comfortably explore the northern Kosciuszko region.

There is no fuel available at Yarrangobilly; the closest service stations are in Talbingo and Adaminaby - 24 hour fuel is only available in Cooma or Gundagai.

Lyrebird Cottage uses hydro and diesel power. Water is UV treated on site.

FACILITIES • 2 bedrooms with ceiling fans and all

linen provided – king beds or convert to 2 king singles • 1 bathroom with shower and separate toilet.

• Complete cooking facilities • Laundry facilities • Balcony with a 4 burner BBQ and outdoor furniture.

• Spacious open plan lounge, dining TELEPHONE/ MOBILE PHONE There is no mobile phone reception at Yarrangobilly and coverage is very patchy along the Snowy Mountains Highway.

The Cottage phone is available for guest use - fees apply.

In an emergency out of business hours contact 000 or NPWS staff on 1800 629 104.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR GUESTS • Bedding: Linen, doonas, and pillows are provided for each bed. Each room contains an electric oil heater and ceiling fan. Extra blankets are provided in each room. Towels

are also provided.

• Clothing: The weather is very changeable in the mountains so please ensure that you bring clothing to cater for all extremes of weather, from sunscreen and a hat to jumpers and a raincoat. Yarrangobilly can get very chilly in the winter so bring cosy clothes and indoor footwear (e.g. slippers or ugg boots) as well as extra blankets. Don’t forget your hiking boots to explore our walking tracks and your swimming costume so that you can enjoy the thermal pool!

• Food: Please ensure that you bring enough food to cover your stay. Although the kitchen is fully equipped with cooking utensils and a barbeque is available, the nearest grocery stores are at least 40km away (Talbingo, Adaminaby or Cabramurra), with major supermarkets 87km away in Tumut.

• Entertainment: There is a CD/ MP3 player, TV and DVD player, however there is no TV reception so ensure you bring some music and DVDs for your entertainment, as well as some games and books. A range of games, puzzles and books are also available for purchase at the Visitors Centre.

• Heating: Electric oil heaters are available in each bedroom.

• Bookings: There is a twonight minimum stay (threenight minimum stay on Long Weekends). Please confirm

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Kitchen: Fully self contained with 4 burner gas stovetop and standard sized oven. It also contains a kettle, microwave, fridge/ freezer and extensive cutlery/crockery. Dishwashing detergent and teatowelsare also supplied.

All guests are to check in at the Yarrangobilly Caves Visitors Centre on arrival, where your keys can be collected. Visitor Centre opening hours are 9am to 5pm daily.

Late check in can be arranged by contacting Yarrangobilly Caves on (02) 6454 9597.

Lyrebird Cottage sleeps up to four guests.

The property must only be occupied by the number of guests specified in the booking.

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PARK ENTRANCE FEE The park entrance fee to access Lyrebird Cottage 2011 is $3 per day per vehicle.

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Cross country skiing

Fun and affordable, for everyone

by Bruce Easton Cross Country skiing does not have to be the lung busting activity only solved by catching the nearest chairlift and crowded resort slope you can find.

The fantastic part about cross country is it is family friendly and very social; younger or older it matters not what age; you can go for an hour or more if you like or are keen; you can ski hard as you like for fitness or exercise or simply go for a scenic cruise; take in the scenery and peace and quiet, giving the hustle and bustle of the resort a miss.

Sure the skis are lighter and not quite the same control as on alpine skis, but the boots are really comfortable!

More importantly walking around is easy.

If you have alpine skied then you will find some difference but essentially skiing downhill - a snow plough and stem turn or parallel turn are all the same once you master your gear and learn how to be efficient. Like alpine skiing, a â&#x20AC;&#x153;How to Lessonâ&#x20AC;? is very useful to learn how to use the equipment and be more efficient and travel about.

Perisher is the best place in NSW and Kosciuszko National Park to cross country ski. There are a number of loops and trails groomed for either classical skiing or skate skiing. The grooming takes place regularly to ensure safety

as well as make more enjoyable tracks. Facilities are also available in the Sverre Kaaten Nordic Shelter coordinated by volunteers and offering a shelter and toilets and other facilities for cross country skiers.

Lessons as well as hire can be found in Perisher where it is easy and simple to get gear and lessons in the NPWS Building where Wilderness Sports operate.

Thredbo, Charlotte Pass and Mount Selwyn all offer

facilities with limited hire but no set tracks or grooming.

Once you have discovered the joy of cross country skiing the tracks and trails and new interpretive signage on the trails you may want to explore further. Other trails are located near Smiggin Hole as well as following the winterclosed road that takes you 8 kilometres further into the

heart of Kosciuszko National Park where Charlotte Pass is located.

Alternately head out from Guthega and explore beyond. Ski touring and backcountry touring has many aspects and gear can be light, fast and boots more like a bushwalking boot offering more control on ungroomed terrain to more alpine terrain, where plastic boots and shaped skis allow you to lock your heel and hike up hill using climbing skins and lock the heel to return down the hill and make turns in fresh untracked snow.

Quality versus quantity plus you simply cannot beat the scenery.

Did someone mention that when the resorts are yet to open or have already closed you can still cross country ski? Spring especially is a great time to cross country as lots of sunshine, easy and soft corn baked spring snow and once the road opens all the way through to Charlotte Pass after the October Long Weekend means you can get a change of scenery and access to great views and backcountry skiing.

For more information call or email the local cross country and backcountry ski experts @ Wilderness Sports email info@wildernesssports.com. au and lots of information located in Jindabyne year round 6456 2966 in Nuggets Crossing or winter @ Perisher outlet 6457 5966 and an online shop at www. wildernesssports.com.au

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Jindabyne Lake Light Sculpture a treat

COOMA This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lake Light Sculpture Exhibition, staged alongside Lake Jindabyne in April, was sponsored by Thredbo.

Once again, the variety of entries was diverse and the setting a superb backdrop for the art.

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Visitation to the event has grown considerably over the years attracting more than 14,000 visitors annually since 2009 and displays of more than 55 sculptures.

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Monaro Discount Tyres - the place for Cooper Tires Monaro Discount Tyre Service is a family owned and operated business servicing the Monaro and Snowy Mountains.

Owners Garry and Jenny Cornish have owned the business for 13 years and stock all the major brands of tyres available in Australia.

One of their best-selling tyres is Cooper Tires, which they say is ideally suited to our local conditions.

They have been agents for Coopers Tires for 10 years, during which time they have won a number of Cooper awards for their volume of sales.

These national awards are a real testament of the sales and service offered by MDT. The business operates a normal five and a half day week, but also offers an after-hours truck service,.

As well, MDT offers an on-farm service, so farmers can access tractor tyres more easily.

MDT can also supply motor bike tyres, ATV tyres or, as Jenny said â&#x20AC;&#x153;anything from a wheelbarrow up, reallyâ&#x20AC;?.

As well as tyres, MDT also offers a full mechanical service.

It is a one-stop-shop for motorists who can have their vehicle serviced, rego-checked, green slip issued, tyres changed and wheels balanced all at the one place.

MDT employs eight staff, all of whom are well-trained in their respective roles.

MDT can carry out all fleet services

and offers windscreen replacement and repairs.

Jenny Cornish said while the business offers all major tyre brands, they have found Cooper Tires to be one of the best, due to their strength,

technology and suitability to local conditions.

The team at MDT are happy to discuss your vehicle and tyre needs.

They can be contacted on 6452 2385.

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Fun for kids in Thredbo

There is more fun for small kids in Thredbo this winter in the new, free Snow Play Park situated right in the centre of Thredbo Village on the north side of the Kosciuszko Express chairlift where there were once tennis courts.

In the Park, kids will be able to slide on either toboggans or tubes as long as their energy lasts.

The length of the gentle slope will be approximately 100 metres and a snow gun was positioned to make snow and ensuring a good cover of the white, fluffy stuff. Users will be able to walk up carrying the toboggans or tubes, both of which are available for hire.

For the bigger â&#x20AC;&#x153;Look at Meâ&#x20AC;? kids, the Intermediate Terrain Park is now located on the Crackenback Middle Slopes just where the Big Air Bag was located.

The user friendly, highly visible Park is served by the Kosciuszko Express. It is longer than last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dedicated High Noon area.

The mogul course will remain in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chute 4â&#x20AC;? on Crackenback just below the Snowgums Bunny Walk station.

The volume of snow required to shape moguls down the mogul course will be improved by the installation of three automated snow making guns. The location of the Rossignol race course remains the same.

Skiers will notice that the bottom station and the first four towers of Ramshead Chairlift are absent, thus making a larger place in which to meet friends. The remaining chairs of the lift have either been sold or spoken for. In turn these chairs will be used to raise money for community causes such as Thredbo Ski Patrol, the Ski Museum and the village Community Centre.

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Australia’s longest chairlift was actually two chairlifts which met at the Bella Vista central drive station (2075 metres above sea level) on the Ramshead range. The chairlift between the Thredbo Valley and Charlotte Pass ran from a point on the Alpine Way a few kilometres north east of Thredbo to the newly purpose built restaurant on the top of Ramshead Range and then down to Charlotte Pass, over a combined length of 5.5 kilometres.

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due to the high wind problems. In addition, there were problems with snow banking up on some of the towers. The operators may have been a little unlucky in opening the project in one of the biggest winters in terms of snowfall (and possibly windiest) on record.

High winds caused operational difficulties and the operators had great difficulty rescuing passengers if the chair broke down. Because the chairlift traversed remote thickly wooded areas on

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The building of the lift commenced early in 1963 and was completed in 1964. The chairlift was built by Transfield on behalf of Kosciusko Chalet.

The Chalet was at the time owned by a syndicate with Broken Hill Holdings a major shareholder.

The project reportedly cost 1,200,000 pounds.

It ran during the 1964 and 1965 season before going into receivership.

The two-seater chairlift was designed to have a capacity of 350 persons per hour in both directions and to be used as an access lift for Charlotte Pass as well as a ski lift. The Alpine Way to Bella Vista station lift had a Carlevaro drive unit.

Altogether there were 50 Mueller towers and 8 stations. The “cell block” at Charlotte Pass (now staff accommodation) was the bottom station so the lift line ran almost perpendicular to the present chair at Charlotte Pass.

The chairlift was in two sections. Within each section were stations/platforms for getting on and off to allow skiers to have access to the snow on the range, including the George Chisholm Course in the Twin Valleys area. The stations/platforms were called in order: Alpine Way Terminal Station, Snowline Station, Bella Vista Station Top Station - Ramshead Restaurant, Wrights Creek Station, Main Range View Station, Chalet Terminal Station. At the central Bella Vista station where the Ramshead Restaurant was located there was some staff accommodation to ensure maintenance of the lift at all times.

The chairs had brightly coloured fibreglass canopies that one pulled down for protection against the wind. In addition, there was window in the middle so you could see where you were going. The whole thing was pretty dicey in bad weather. Once or twice, the chairs came off the pulleys and down they went, passengers and all. At that time, chairlift technology was relatively primitive and other nearby operators may have had similar problems. The second lift, which terminated at Charlotte Pass, hardly ever ran

the Ramshead Range, passengers were at great risk of death by exposure, although no one did die on the chairlift. Shelter, food, rescue and first aid equipment was installed at all the stations in order to meet Department of Labour and Industry requirements.

One of the chairlift operators, Louie Reinstadler said “By the end of June in 1964, the weather had closed in and a blizzard started which lasted for thirty one days. There were two marine wind recorders fixed to the operator’s hut. Both were ripped off by the wind. The last reading, before being ripped off, was 106 miles an hour.

It became so bad, it was frightening. The wind must have reached at least 250 km per hour.

Some days we could not do any work outside at all. If we could get outside, all we could do was shovel snow.

At the Chalet the guests were given a day ticket to shovel snow, which they could never use as the snow came faster than they could shovel.

When the weather broke and we could see out past the platform and down the lift line, between Rights Creek and Stillwell, from Tower 11 to 13 we could see that the lift was under snow.”

Louie commented that lifts running for such a long distance and exposed to high winds could never prove to be a success. At the end of the 1965 season, as the running costs became too high and the lifts became too unreliable, the company decided to close down the lifts.

In the book “Skiing off the Roof”, author Rick Walkom said “After only two seasons a decision was made to close down the £1.2 million chairlift and alpine skiers lost their potentially fabulous asset.....In retrospect, the wind defeated the scheme and it still mocks this monument to a failed endeavour. .... Some said the grand scheme had simply come before its time.

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New bus service for Jindabyne and mountains Some 11 years after it was promised by the former State Labor Government, the NSW Liberals and Nationals have secured a public bus service for the people of the Snowy Mountains.

In a little over three years, the Member for Monaro John Barilaro has managed to deliver on a commitment to the Snowy Mountains community that has been long overdue and badly needed.

With the service due to commence on June 30, Mr Barilaro said that he was delighted to be able to make a difference to transport services in the region. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a wonderful day for the people of the Snowy

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The route of the return NSW TrainLink (formerly CountryLink) coach service from Bombala to Canberra will be changed to run via Jindabyne and Berridale â&#x20AC;&#x201C; allowing Snowy Mountains residents to travel to Cooma and back on the same day to access local services.

It will also provide connections with train services at Canberra Station. The service will run three times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays with stops at Berridale, Jindabyne & Dalgety. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hundreds of survey responses, dozens of submissions and many, many meetings have concluded with this breakthrough,â&#x20AC;? said Mr Barilaro. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The communities of the Snowy Mountains have really supported my campaign in a big way, with their help Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been able to submit an extremely convincing case to the Minister that she simply couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say no to. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to thank the community for their ongoing support and assistance in pushing for this vital service.â&#x20AC;?

Mr Barilaro said the service will run initially as a one year trial and will continue indefinitely if the demand is anywhere near as strong as the government anticipates.

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Charlotte Pass chairlift isolated inside a National Park it was removed, in pieces by helicopter, as the alternative was to drive vehicles â&#x20AC;&#x153;off roadâ&#x20AC;? and this was not permitted.

Once in Jamberoo the chairlift was upgraded and erected by experienced contractors from â&#x20AC;&#x153;the snowâ&#x20AC;?. The drive unit required a new motor, the sheave assemblies (which were the cause of most of the derailing problems of the original lift) were redesigned, the cable was replaced and new chairs built around the frames of the originals. The remainder of the chairlift, including the towers and bull wheels, was in good order and was erected without modification.

References: Wikiski.com/wikiki/ index.php/Thredbo_to_Charlotte_ Pass_Chairlift (2014); Reinstadler, A (2014); Walkom, R (1991); â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ski Australiaâ&#x20AC;? April 1993; Thredbo Historical Society collection.

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Kosciusko Chalet Ltd. went into receivership in November 1965 and the chairlift did not operate again on the decision of the receiver.

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The Thredbo Valley terminal is still there. It is an isolated building on the north side of the road that has, at various times, been a ranger station, accommodation for park workers and a police station. The Stilwell restaurant is a ruin after it was demolished by the Australian Army in the 1980â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s.

Once dismantled the chair was sold to Jamberoo Recreation, after having been kept in storage for at least 15 years. The Eddy family bought the chairlift and transported it to Jamberoo. As the lift was

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Snowy Mountains fishing is year-round

By Steve Williamson Trout fishing in the Snowy Mountains is not just something we do in the summer months, we actually have some fantastic lake fishing during the winter months and the big secret is out after the past winter “the trout fishing is actually better in winter than it is in summer!”

Why is that so? Well simple – trout love cold water! Yep trout are cold water fish and they hate the summer when the water around the lake edges gets too hot for them so they go deeper and that makes it very had to catch them from the shoreline of the lake, however in winter the trout and even the Atlantic salmon in Lake Jindabyne come in closer to the edges making it a lot easier to catch them.

Gaden Trout Hatchery have now also released all of the ex-brood Atlantic salmon and Brook trout into Lake Jindabyne and there are salmon up to 14lb presently being caught and some beautiful looking brook trout to 5lb as well.

During winter, it doesn’t matter what method of fishing you are doing you must remember the trout are close to the edges and you need not cast out too far. In particular this year with the lake so high, there is a lot more cover for fish to hide amongst, so also look for some structure.

Bait fishing is a very productive method of fishing in winter and simple rigs work best. Worms and artificial baits have always been a favourite way of winter fishing and it always brings results.

When worm fishing use plenty of small worms or a single scrub worm, and fish them off the bottom using a running sinker.

If you fish in a weedy location, you can also suspended a bait under a float and if you want to use artificial bait (most artificial bait floats) try a little split shot on the hook to keep the bait down.

Spinning from the shore of the lake with artificial lures is another method that works well during winter and Tasmanian Devils are probably the best lures to use in the middle of the day and colours like pink number 55, yellow wing number 36 and brown number 48 work best at a slow retrieve.

Trolling lures from a boat is one of my favourite ways to

catch trout in winter, sit back relax and wait for the fish to bite.

You can always book a charter, or on a nice day, hire a boat yourself from Discovery Holiday Park, Jindabyne.

If you’re out in a boat on the lake over winter, trolling lures a lot slower than in summer is also the way to increase the number of trout you catch. About a slow walking pace is best.

The best lures to use when trolling the lake for big trout in winter are the jointed Rapalas in various colours as it seems

shallow water early and late and slightly deeper water in the bright sunny parts of the days but not too deep!

Fly fishing will get good results during the winter months.

Don’t forget my Williamson’s Gold Fish when fishing the quite weedy bays. The best areas for winter fly fishing in Jindabyne, are Creel Bay, Hatchery Bay and the Kalkite end of the lake.

Best of luck with your winter fishing and if coming down to Jindabyne over the next few months remember you don’t have to carry all that ski gear and fishing tackle as well! My tackle shop has the most extensive range of hire fishing tackle in the Snowy Mountains, we don’t hire ski gear – just fishing tackle, so why not call in hire a fishing rod for as little as $15 a day, get the latest fishing information and best fishing spots. ‘Steve Williamson’s Trout Fishing’ can be found at shop 1 ‘Snowline Centre, Kosciuszko Road (next to the Shell Servo).

I run fishing tours right through winter so why not come and catch a monster trout or Atlantic salmon on Lake Jindabyne.

My shop is also open seven days a week during winter with extended hours over July and August.

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that the action is what the trout like most. Tasmanian Devil lures in pink 55, orange 57 and brown number Y48 are the best on the rainbow trout. Y82 and Holographic are another couple of colours worth a try.

If you are fly fishing or spinning with lures you have to also be aware that you need to slow down your retrieve and leave the fly or lure in the fishes face longer.

As the fish move about the lake so much over in winter there is no particular spot better than another but a hint is

July roundup – the best of the best!

Best method – Bait fishing.

Best depth- Scrubworms teamed with artificial bait fished off the bottom.

Best lake lure – Tasmanian Devil in pink 55 or Holographic. Rapala ‘Pinkie’ trout 7cm Best lake area – Claypits and Banjo Patterson Park Best fly method – Williamson’s Gold Fish or a similar fly to represent the food the fish are feeding on.

Best river – Rivers Closed - reopen on Saturday October 5th.

Pictured: an Atlantic salmon caught by David and Kerry Strain last winter on a beautiful day on Lake Jindabyne.

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Stay at Wolgal hut in Kiandra Wolgal Hut is located in Kiandra in Kosciuszko National Park.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on the Snowy Mountains Highway halfway between Tumut and Cooma, approximately 90km from each. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about three hours from Canberra via Cooma and is only 6km from Mt Selwyn Ski Resort.

Wolgal is one of only four remaining buildings in Kiandra.

From Adaminaby it is on the left hand side of the road before you get to the Kiandra Courthouse and Chalet.

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Pattinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Huts are accessed via a gravel track. Wolgal is the building closest to the highway.

VEHICLE ACCESS 2WD, 4WD and mini bus (no long vehicles).

Please note the track is unsealed and unsuitable for caravans.

Snow chains after snow are required for 2WD vehicles.

This property is not wheelchair accessible.

KEYS The keys to the property are in a safe at the hut which you will need a code to access.

Contact Tumut Visitor Centre during business hours to receive your code to the safe before your arrival. Fees may apply for lost keys.

Check In: 2pm, Check Out: 10am Wolgal Hut sleeps a maximum of eight guests. No camping or caravans are allowed adjacent to hut or within precinct.

Two bedrooms contain one bunk bed each, the third bedroom has one bunk and one double bed.

Pillows, pillow cases and bottom bed sheets are provided.

Please leave the premises clean and tidy, with cutlery and cooking utensils washed and put away, or additional cleaning fees may be charged.

Please take all garbage with you when you check out.

Off-street parking is available for up to three vehicles. In winter months, guests may need to park a small distance from Wolgal Hut to avoid being snowed in. A carpark is available for this purpose and is suitable for a mini bus.

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No smoking is permitted inside the accommodation facilities.

Please dispose cigarette butts thoughtfully.

Outdoor fires are permitted in barbecues where provided.

Wolgal Hut is run with a combination of ULP generator and solar/ batteries and gas.

Guests must read the instructions provided at the hut for operation.

Please be aware that using multiple electrical may drain electricity supplies.

FACILITIES Wolgal Hut has a fully furnished living room, kitchen facilities and two bathrooms. â&#x20AC;˘ Front porch â&#x20AC;˘ Gas stove, oven and fridge â&#x20AC;˘ Dining table â&#x20AC;˘ Lounges â&#x20AC;˘ 2 showers â&#x20AC;˘ 2 toilets â&#x20AC;˘ Outdoor furniture There is no television, DVD or stereo at Wolgal Hut. The NPWS advises boiling the water at Wolgal or bringing your own supply.

The hut is in a remote location so it is essential you pick up your supplies before you arrive. You will need all your food, towels and warm bedding.

If you are visiting during winter months, please ensure you have winter-mix diesel in any diesel vehicles to avoid the fuel freezing.

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Action sports training Snowy Mountains Trampoline Club, now operating as Action Sports Training, plays an important role in the development of Snowy Mountains snow sports champions with many of the members achieving Olympic status. The club has grown and become one of the most diverse clubs in Australia, offering a large variety of programs and catering for up to 400 participants per week during peak season.

In its original format, the Snowy Mountains Trampoline Club emerged from the Jindabyne Youth Club founded

by Jimmy James as a gymnastics club meeting in Jindabyneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Memorial Hall during the 1970s.

Jimmy did most of the coaching with help from his daughter Claire and Heinz Gloor amongst a handful of helpers including Ursula Berchtold who came on board in 1980, when her daughter Manuela aged four, joined the club.

The club owned two trampolines and when Jimmy handed over the running of the club to Ursula, it was decided in 1988 to focus solely on trampolining under the

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peak body, Gymnastics Australia and NSW. The children did very well in competitions and a few made it to state level with some winning medals.

Because there were children coming to Jindabyne from Cooma, the Jindabyne Trampoline Club changed its name to the Snowy Mountains Trampoline Club and competed under that name until 1996.

Until 1996 trampolining took place in the Memorial Hall and when the Jindabyne Sport and Recreation opened a new hall that year, it was decided to move because the new hall had a higher ceiling. The club has been there ever since.

Three years ago Andrea Berchtold under the name of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Action Sports Trainingâ&#x20AC;?, was able to negotiate full use of the hall for the club and was permitted to put in in-built trampolines. Prior to that, the members were required to put up the trampolines and take them down after a session because the hall was used for other sports as well such as soccer and netball.

Today Action Sports Training is a custom built training facility specially designed to provide the

best acrobatic training for a large variety of action sports which is the fastest growing group of sports in the world and due to the inherent risks involved, proper training and skill development is essential.

Head coach and manager Ursula Berchtold said â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gymnastics and trampolining, or acrobatic training, provide a foundation that very few activities can. Aside from being an incredibly rewarding sport in its own right; the combination of coordination, strength, flexibility and spatial awareness are all fundamental skills required for action sports.â&#x20AC;?

Action Sports Training offers classes for everyone; Children from 4 years up, School Groups, Snow Sport Athletes, Adults, Clubs, Private and Small Group Sessions.

All the gymnastic and trampoline coaches are registered with Gymnastics Australia.

For more information about Action Sports Training, contact Ursula Berchtold, P.O. BOX 141, JINDABYNE, NSW 2627, Tel. 0415 942 238, email: ursula@snowy.net. au or look up Action Sports Training on Facebook.

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Winter 2014

People promenaded under the stars at Currango More than 50 people came and ‘dosee-do’d’ under the stars and joined in other activities at the historic Currango Homestead in Kosciuszko National Park recently.

The mountain weather that had been forecast cleared by 11am, and the rest of the day was blue skies.

People came from the coast, Canberra, Temora, Cooma and the Tumut area to join in ‘Back to Currango’ activities and help celebrate the history and lifestyle of people at Currango.

NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) Ranger Megan Bowden said the day started with children’s activities where everyone young at heart joined in.

In races, younger competitors were given a head start but this was changed to a five second penalty as they

came up the winners.

A big thank you to Bernadette Ramsay for donating the actual Currango Cup and providing equipment, as well as to Tennis Australia for donating prizes.

“Many a reminiscing was done with great stories and photos over a cup of tea under the pine trees overlooking Currango Homestead,” Ms Bowden said.

As the sun set over the plain, the band got everyone up and dancing the Virginia Reel, Strip the Willow, and many other dances. The biggest hit of the night was the Drongo which is the bush dance version of musical chairs where dancers have to find a partner when the music stops.

The dancing gave everyone a big appetite at supper with everyone tucking into the huge pot o f

The tennis competition was competitvely friendly.

Leone Creamer, 84, serves for the match.

mercilessly thrashed the older participants.

There was an Easter Egg and Spoon race and a three legged race, gumboot throwing and more.

The Currango Cup tennis competition was the final event, with juniors showing their prowess on the kanga courts. The serious social doubles matches were hard fought with many adjudication decisions and calls of foul play and much laughter as the ‘video replay’ made a call.

The grand final was between 84-yearold Leone Creamer and Peter Rayner vs Michelle Gibbs and Louise Blampied.

It was a very close match but the girls

pumpkin soup Chan had made, as well as other wonderful food people had brought.

“A big thank you to all who helped with the Back to Currango day,” Ms Bowden said.

“We hope to hold a Back to Currango Day each year, so any suggestions welcome. If people who lived, worked, or associated with the area and couldn’t make the day and would like their history and recollections recorded or have photos we could scan please contact me at the Tumut Office on 6947 7016.”

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2014 Junior cross country race calender There is an ever increasing interest in cross country ski racing with many events for children of school age on the race calendar.

The provisional race calendar also includes: June Saturday 28th: 11.00am Paddy Pallin Junior (F) 0.5-2.5km Perisher Tim Greville 02 6456 3834 July Sunday 6th: 9.30am Amelia Time Trial and Team Sprints Perisher Leslie Ludwig 0459 642 222 Wednesday 9th: 1.30pm Paddy Pallin Junior Shield (C) 0.5-3km Charlotte Pass Rod Pelle 0448 670 586 August Sunday 3rd: 11.30am City Tatts Boonoona Open (C/F) 5km Perisher Carl Melvey 02 9130 3309 Sunday 10th: 9.00am Fast and Female Perisher Brooke Darlington 0411 846 283 Sunday 17th: 10.10am XCros Tour Juniors (C) 4km Smiggin Holes Warren McCourt 0404 208 085 Event details, times and dates may be subject to change without notice. Skiers should confirm details with race organisers. An updated calendar will be posted at http://ausxc.com/race-calendar.

Selection for the K7 Cross Country Ski Academy for Schools takes place at the Perisher Nordic Trails near the Sverre Kaarten Nordic Shelter, on Saturday June 28 at 10.30 am.

This is a great opportunity for juniors to join a cross country ski group at their level and quickly progress with expert tuition and strong instructor to skier ratios (always at least one insutructor per 6 skiers.)

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Aiming for the stars

by Chrissi Webb Freestyle mogul skier, 21 year old Nicole Parks continues to aim for the stars following her best season both at home and in the northern hemisphere including the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, where she came 15th in a field of 30 women.

Apart from just being there at Sochi and the opportunity to watch everyone compete,” Nicole said “definitely the most exciting thing was competing and skiing the event itself. Knowing my parents were there, and finding them in the crowd afterwards, was amazing.”

On Day 1 of Nicole’s event at Sochi, all the women skied the course and the top 10 skiers qualified for the finals.

The remaining 20 skiers were given another chance to qualify on Day 2, and another 10 women including Nicole, were selected for the final event. Overall Nicole placed 15th at the Sochi Winter Olympics, her first experience of the competition.

This personal best of Nicole’s followed the North American and European World Cup circuit when she placed 11th twice. Performance results at these competitions is part of the selection criteria for a skier wanting to represent Australia at the Winter Olympic Games. During the three weeks prior to the Games, Nicole enjoyed “light” mogul skiing for one to two hours a day. She claimed this routine left her mentally and physically the fittest she had ever been.

Going in to the Australian winter, Nicole maintained her dry land training which began a month after arriving back in Jindabyne where Sydney-based NSW Institute of Sport (NSWIS) John Marsden guides her in High Country Fitness gym programme. This also involved a two- week NSWIS strength and conditioning camp in Sydney, plus a water jump camp at Lillydale in Victoria.

Nicole attributed her injury free “summer” to being the muscularly strongest that she has ever been.

This was achieved through the inclusion of weights, squats, bench presses, cardio and agility for a maximum of one and a half hours a day and sometimes twice a day, in her gym workouts. Ankle strengthening is an important part of the routine because too many hours wearing ski boots weaken the ankles. Prior to training and competitions Nicole stretches with Vinyasa yoga exercises for half an hour. For active relaxation, Nicole enjoys squash and a little bit of soccer for fun, but not enough to injure herself.

This winter will see her coaches, Australian Peter Topalovic, and Americans Steve Desovich and Gerry Grossi, keeping a watchful eye on her as she prepares for the Australian freestyle national championships and the Mt Buller ABOM competition on the Blue Cow mogul course, which she claims is one of the best she has ever skied.

The wonderful support of Nicole’s family and the generosity of her sponsors: NSWIS, the Olympic Winter Institute, High Country Fitness (Jindabyne), Rhythm Snowsports (Cooma), Perisher Blue Resort, Interschools and Elaine Beechley’s ‘Aim for the Stars’ Olympic Grant, have all played a part in Nicole’s Olympic dream which has not yet ended.

Whilst she is keen to study further, Nicole is not exactly sure in which direction.

Currently she holds a Level 3 Certificate in Fitness obtained through the Fitness Institute of Australia.

At home in Jindabyne she works from Wednesday to Friday for five hours a day, with Action Sports Training.

Nicole believes she has still a lot more in her to reach the stars and her best results in freestyle moguls are still to come as she sets her sights on selection at the XXIII Olympic Winter Games scheduled to take place in Pyeongchang, South Korea, between February 9th and 25th, 2018.

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Cooma & Region Calendar of events June 2014 Tuesday 3rd â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Wednesday 25th Rudi and Reto Kunz â&#x20AC;&#x153;Revelation #14â&#x20AC;? Exhibition â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Raglan Gallery, Cooma (Contact www.raglangallery.org.au)

Tuesday 10th Old Time Dance â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cooma Country Bowling Club, 1pm start $2 entry includes afternoon tea (Contact 6452 5925)

Wednesday 4th Cooma TAFE Restaurant â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cooma Campus, bookings from 6pm to 7pm $35pp (Contact 6452 0770)

Wednesday 11th Cooma TAFE Restaurant â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cooma Campus, bookings essential from 6pm to 7pm $35pp (Contact 6452 0770)

Friday 6th Snowy Mountains U3A Friday Forum â&#x20AC;&#x201C; U3A Centre, Sharp St Cooma, 12 midday, all members welcome, BYO lunch (Contact pacaj@iinet.net.au) Snowy Mountains Professional Network â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cooma Hotel, 5.30pm til 7.30pm, a community group aimed at connecting professionals in the region (Contact smpn.cooma@gmail.com)

Friday 13th Snowy Mountains U3A Friday Forum â&#x20AC;&#x201C; U3A Centre, Sharp St Cooma, 12 midday, all members welcome, BYO lunch (Contact pacaj@iinet.net.au)

Friday 6th â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Monday 9th Perisher Peak Festival â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Perisher Valley, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coolest Festivalâ&#x20AC;?, over 35 acts at 8 on- snow stages on the June Long Weekend, super earlybird tix closes 28th Feb (contact www.snowymountainsofmusic.com.au) Saturday 7th â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Monday 9th Queenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Birthday Long Weekend â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Official start of the NSW Ski/Boarding Season Saturday 7th Bombala Markets â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Bombala Visitor Centre, Monaro Hwy, Bombala, stalls, food and lots more (Contact 6458 4622) Crackenback Cottage Markets â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Alpine Way, Crackenback, 9am to 1pm, local producers markets (Contact 0401 146 166) Captains Flat Markets â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Community Hall, Foxlow Street, 10am to 1pm (Contact Elizabeth 0410 597 227 or www.captainsflat.org/markets.htm)

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School hall, 9.30am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4.30pm, for young people aged 12 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 18yrs,as part of the Tim Draxl performing arts fund, $50 pp, registrations close 13th June 2014 (Contact P 6451 1195) Den Hanrahan live at the Cooma Hotel â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cooma, 9pm til late (Contact www.coomahotel.com.au) Sunday 22nd Bredbo CWA Village Markets â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Bredbo Hall, 9am to 3pm (Contact 6454 4104) Open Mic Musical Afternoon â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cooma Ex-Services Club (new venue), 2pm, $2 including afternoon tea, come and have some fun with music, you can perform or come and have a listen, all ages, all styles (contact Elaine 6452 5925) Thursday 26th â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sunday 10th Aug Andrew Dawes â&#x20AC;&#x153;Serendipityâ&#x20AC;? Exhibition â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Raglan Gallery, Cooma (Contact 6452 337 or www.raglangallery.org.au) Friday 27th Snowy Mountains U3A Friday Forum â&#x20AC;&#x201C; U3A Centre, Sharp St Cooma, 12 midday, all members welcome, BYO lunch (Contact pacaj@iinet.net.au) Saturday 28th â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sunday 20th July Graham Family Exhibition â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Raglan Gallery, Cooma, incl Jackie GorringGraham works on paper, Jesse Graham sculpture, Minna Graham ceramics (Contact www.raglangallery.org.au) Saturday 28th Aces & Eights live at the Cooma Hotel â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cooma, 9pm til late (Contact www.coomahotel.com.au)

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Cooma & Region Calendar of events July 2014 9am to 1pm (Contact Neil Brown on 0412 047 355 or valleyvistacoffee@activ8.net.au) Cooma Little Theatre presents â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Old Boilersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cooma Little Theatre, tickets from the Cooma Visitors Centre (Contact 6455 1743)

Friday 4th Snowy Mountains U3A Friday Forum â&#x20AC;&#x201C; U3A Centre, Sharp St Cooma, 12 midday, all members welcome, BYO lunch (Contact pacaj@iinet.net.au) Snowy Mountains Professional Network â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cooma Hotel, Cooma, 5.30pm til 7.30pm, a community group aimed at connecting professionals in the region (Contact smpn.cooma@gmail.com)

Sunday 20th Cooma Rotary High Country Markets â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Centennial Park, Cooma, hosted by Cooma Rotary Club (Contact 0437 601 350)

Saturday 5th Bombala Markets â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Bombala Visitor Centre, stalls, food and lots more (Contact 6458 4622) Crackenback Cottage Markets â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Alpine Way, Crackenback, 9am to 1pm, local producers markets (Contact 0401 146 166) Captains Flat Markets â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Community Hall, 10am to 1pm (Contact Elizabeth 0410 597 227 or www.captainsflat.org/markets.htm)

Friday 25th Snowy Mountains U3A Friday Forum â&#x20AC;&#x201C; U3A Centre, Sharp St Cooma, 12 midday, all members welcome, BYO lunch (Contact pacaj@iinet.net.au) Cooma Little Theatre presents â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Old Boilersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cooma Little Theatre, tickets from the Cooma Visitors Centre (Contact 6455 1743)

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Saturday 12th Nimmitabel Markets â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Nimmitabel, 10am to 2pm (Contact Judy 6454 6463 or Jeneatte 6454 6493) Friday 18th Snowy Mountains U3A Friday Forum â&#x20AC;&#x201C; U3A Centre, Sharp St Cooma, 12 midday, all members welcome, BYO lunch (Contact pacaj@iinet.net.au) Cooma Little Theatre presents â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Old Boilersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cooma Little Theatre, tickets from the Cooma Visitors Centre (Contact 6455 1743)

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