The Snowy River ECHO October 2018 Edition

JINDABYNE | BERRIDALE | SNOWY MOUNTAINS Edition MP13 October, 2018

Capturing Crackenback

Lake Crackenback Resort and Spa hosted a photography workshop over the weekend. Photographer Ben Kopilow held the workshops for the participants, who thoroughly enjoyed the experience of capturing the beautiful landscapes of Crackenback. Ben is an accredited professional photographer and current Shutterfest Creative Landscape Photographer of the Year.

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Elizabeth’s Wise Words - Passing the Test Most people detest sitting exams in any form. As soon as tests are mentioned most of us are running off in the opposite direction.

We fear tests, as often we are terrified of failure or not being good enough.

Over the years I have heard so many stories of people passing out, having memory blanks or even walking out with the stress. Yes, tests are a real pain to deal with.

At this point I usually start laughing not because I doubt the fear of the test, but due to

the fact that life is a daily test.

We are born to be tested. The thing we fear so greatly is our constant companion.

Our tests include, will we survive birth, and will we be born into a loving caring family.

The early years of our lives can be very testing. Then we add school, adolescence, the middle years and mature life in which every day is a test.

What terrible master sent all these terrible tests to trick us and catch us out? Who could be so cruel to not give us a

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break or sympathy? Allow me to introduce this monstrous unfeeling taskmaster. You will need a mirror, as the person responsible for your life is you.

You create every test in your life. Only you pile on more hardships and pain so why would we do that I hear you ask? The answer to that is so easy. You create tests to grow. It helps you understand that you have managed the last bit of life and are ready for the next. We have an inward urgency to evolve and the only way we know we have completed the task, is to test ourselves. If you fail the test then it is served up endlessly until you at last master it.

That is why you often have the same situation present itself several times. Often what you are facing at home is similar to what is happening at work. Learn your lessons, so that you can move on.

Some of us are harder taskmasters than others.

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who have taken on so much.

If I take their lesson away, I’m taking their growth away. So it is not up to me to tell them what to do, only to guide them to their highest good. What a joy to tick off so many learned lessons and see the growth.

I am much wiser now, but my lessons still come thick and fast. At least now I understand and I am always willing to plod on with my tests. Wisdom and age do not always guarantee passing the test. Our lessons become harder as we age and we keep the hardest lessons until life’s end. We were not

born to suffer we were born to grow and evolve.

If you are watching a loved one go through their hardest lesson then understand that this has been chosen by them so that they can evolve to a higher understanding.

Not an easy concept to grasp but a giant test for you.

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JINDABYNE (Every Tuesday and alternate Fridays).

July (Tuesday) – Kalkite Street by school.

12.40pm to 1.45pm; Lower carpark Old Town centre. 2.30pm – 6pm; October 2 October 9 October 16 October 23 October 30 June (Friday) – Lower carpark Old Town Centre. 9.30am – 11.30pm.

October 5 October 19 DALGETY (alternate Wednesdays) Hamilton Street by the school, 10.20am – 11.20am.

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October 17 October 31 BERRIDALE (Every Wednesday) Oliver Street at the school 12.30pm – 2.15pm; Town centre 2.30pm – 3.30pm October 3 October 10 October 17 October 24 October 31 ADAMINABY (Alternate Fridays) Baker Street by playground. 10.30am – 11.30am; Cosgrove Street by school. 11.45am – 12.45pm.

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Success for The Jindabyne Op Shop

The Jindabyne Op Shop located at Alpine Uniting Church on Gippsland Street has enjoyed the winter season, greeting all the new visitors to the area and to their shop.

The dedicated volunteers provide a service and outreach to not only the local community but also to all visitors and tourists throughout the year, it is a meeting place and a safe and welcoming oasis for all people who come along.

A free community meal is prepared in the Soul Food Community Kitchen and distributed to all those who attend on Wednesday nights at 6pm, over winter an extra meal was provided on Mondays, a soup and roll night, which proved to be a very successful service.

The Jindabyne Op Shop see around 30 to 40 people walk through their doors on Wednesday nights to share

in the community meal, this number only continues to grow in the colder months.

Over three thousand meals were provided for this winter and an extremely well supported Food Bank & Pantry became a well-supported initiative.

“They were home to our multicultural visitors who represented over 25 countries from 115 cities and towns! Thanks to the “Op Shop” experience they return home with very fond memories of Jindabyne and its loving team of Volunteers at the “Op Shop”. – The Jindabyne Op Shop, Media Release 2018.

Overall, the busy winter months were a success for the Jindabyne Op Shop and all visitors, tourists and locals enjoyed the services provided and created a real connection to everyone

who came for a chat and a browse around the shop.

Though the season is over and the population of Jindabyne dwindles the Jindabyne Op Shop will still be doing their community meals on Wednesdays which stays successful year-round, as well as a range of community based activities to get the locals together.

The Op Shop have a dedicated band of volunteer staff who gives freely of their time and expertise, new volunteers are always welcome to join their team.

If volunteering is something that interests you please feel free to contact Deborah Wilson on 0412 433 431 or visit the Facebook page “The Op Shop Jindabyne” for more information.

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Property damage, drink driving fines Jak Lawrence Lindsley, 25, was made to pay $628 in damages, $440 in fines and placed on a seven-month good behaviour bond after breaking a door at the Jindabyne Backpackers.

The Jindabyne man was found in the backpackers common room by the manager early in the morning of July 25, 2018.

Taking guests’ food out of the refrigerator, he told the manager he had been drinking with one of the guests, who had fallen asleep.

The manager tried to escort Lindsley from the building. He became aggressive.

Once outside, he kicked the rear glass door of the building, smashing it. The manager said he was calling police, when Lindsley ran away. Walking back to his residence on Gippsland Street, Lindsley attempted to enter two properties, the occupants of which called police. Asking him to leave, Lindsley refused.

When police arrived, Lindsley had his head down and was moaning. When police tried talking to him, he swore at them. He was charged with using offensive language in a public place, remaining on enclosed lands and intentionally damaging property.

James Joseph Richardson, 22, pleaded guilty to drink driving after he blew a reading of 0.083 on July 21, 2018 in Jindabyne.

Richardson was made to pay $660 in fines, disqualified from driving for seven months and placed on a good behaviour bond for seven months.

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Jindabyne Yoga Shala WITH LEE TAYLOR-FRIEND As I sat in bed having my Sunday morning cuppa on the 16th September, a whole host of memories from my childhood in Redfern came flooding back to me.

The ‘footy’ was such an integral part of the community fabric.

It was a time when many families were doing it tough, but the football brought community together and let us forget about our every-day woes for a while.

Many years later I went on to meet my husband, John, at a Souths vs Easts football game at the SFS. John is a mad Roosters supporter and I am a Bunnies supporter through and through.

As the old saying goes ‘You can take the girl out of Redfern - but you can’t take the Redfern out of the girl...’

THE RED AND GREEN… The toughest Men I’d ever seen, Were the ones who wore the ‘Red and Green’.

As a child I’d wait expectantly, For a Sunday home game we could see…

From North and South, East and West, We’d congregate the ‘worst’ the ‘best’.

Family, friends, community, ‘Redfern Oval’ was the place to be…

Excitement and anticipation, From Morehead Street to Central Station.

Then “Glory, Glory…” it would rise, And bring a tear to many eyes…

The heart of Redfern flourished there.

‘True-believers’ – souls laid bare.

On Saturday 22nd September, Souths and Easts play off for a spot in the NRL Grand Final.

Anticipation is mounting as to whose team will make it to the Grand Final.

Whilst the result will be in by the time my column goes to print in ‘The Echo’, I had to send my column to the Monaro Post by Wednesday 19th September to prepare for printing, so I am still waiting excitedly for Saturday’s clash as I write this…

I predict it will be a fantastic night in the Taylor/Friend household with a 100 percent guarantee that someone will be happy with the result!!

I hope you enjoy this poem I wrote reflecting on those Redfern days…

Hoo Roo and stay true…to you…

Lee…xx As ‘battlers’ sang to stoke the fire.

They’d raise the spirits – Souths ‘Rogue Choir’…

These memories flooding back to me, Of how the football used to be.

I still can see that spirit shine, Reflecting childhood of mine…

So go you bunnies!! Play brave – be strong.

Your legacy is vast and long.

You’re there in many minds and hearts.

But with the players where it starts…

You make fans dreams reality.

So be the best that you can be.

For then, for now, for history been.

You Men now wear the ‘Red and Green’…

As the long weekend approaches and the official 2018 ski season winds up, it is also a reflection on the 2018 winter yoga season.

We had record weekly numbers, many return seasonal yogis and many first timers became yoga addicts. To be able to have this level of impact on people’s lives, empowering them with tools and awareness to enhance their lives at much deeper levels of being, has also extremely empowering and enhanced mine and our amazing and varied range of knowledgeable and experienced teachers.

We had weekly Wim Hof sessions, (think breath techniques and ice bath sessions that will boost your immunity and shift your power of now), a new meditation and Yoga Nidra class, (think experiencing different levels of consciousness and awareness of being) our first very popular 14 Day Yoga Challenge and essential oils workshops.

Heading into October, after the success of our first challenge, we are running another 14 day Challenge combined with a detox. We

have teamed up with a local nutritionist and gut health specialist and packaged in many other benefits, including massages, Wim Hof sessions and discounts at The Market Jindabyne.

This will boost you into the warmer months with a whole new way of feeling and being.

You will feel lighter; energised and elated and you will be supported and encouraged through the process with daily yoga, Q and A nutrition sessions and you will discover a whole new community and level of wellness. No previous experience is required.

Throughout the warmer sessions, daily Yoga classes continue and Wim Hof and Yoga sessions at the Thredbo River and by the lake.

Sign up at the website www.jindbayneyoga. com.au to receive our newsletters, or check the Facebook and Instagram pages and we have our very own free App to download for super easy access to the timetable.

Come and find yourself on the mat. It’s life changing.

Photography weekend at Lake Crackenback Lake Crackenback Resort and Spa hosted a photography workshop over the weekend with many people attending to draw inspiration from the incredible landscape and learn new techniques from a professional photographer.

Multi award winning Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP) Master Photographer, Ben Kopilow, demonstrated how to utilise your camera to take the best shots possible.

The workshop began with camera craft, a discussion on how to properly use a camera, lenses and tripods and followed over the next two days talking about composition, lighting

and photo shoots.

Ben is very familiar with the local area and resort and could show the best locations for taking that spectacular shot.

As the participants filled their days with breath taking shots of the Snowy Mountains landscapes, cascading rivers and streams, jaggered countryside and magnificent snowgums they got to relax in the evenings enjoying the resort facilities.

The weekend was a success and gained lots of interest, so much so the event will be taking place again at Lake Crackenback in February for all those keen photographers.

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Trail maintenance begins As spring is kicking into gear so is the mountain bike season.

Jindabyne Trail Stewardship commenced its fifth year of volunteering over the weekend and had a job for everyone, young or old, who wanted to get involved and ensure the safety of their mountain bike trails.

To prepare for the popular sports to take over the town of Jindabyne 18 volunteers spent three hours maintaining sections of Missing Link, Pink and Huff’n’Puff trails.

Maintenance included raking debris from the trails, ensuring appropriate erosion controls are in place, widening the tracks in places that needed it, cutting overhanging vegetation and realigning sections of trail to have a better flow and better erosion

control.

The Jindabyne Trail Stewardship organisation meet once a month and want to promote their upcoming trail maintenance days for 2018.

Come along to help keep our

trails safe on the weekends of October 20, November 17 and December 8.

Jindabyne Trail Stewardship would like to thank their volunteers who participated in the trail maintenance over the past weekend, and continue to encourage the community to assist in providing great trails to ride.

Jindabyne Trail Stewardship encourage their riders to help promote the trails by uploading positive comments and sharing images to their website Trail Forks, www.trailforks.com/region/ jindabyne/.

Also, feel free to contact the President, Craig Stonestreet on 0400 303 373 or Vice President, Matt Murtagh on 0409 656 270 for more information.

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The Beekeeper and the Fisherman The weather is on the turn and in anticipation of spring and food for their bees, beekeepers have been out looking for bud high in the trees of the eucalypt forests.

And for the first time that any have ever heard of there is no bud. It has them worried - from south to north there are murmurs of the same disappearance. A couple of keepers have told me there will be no honey production for five to eight months or more if there is no rain. They are currently pulling some honey off hives that have not used up their winter stocks, just to keep up supply.

The crayfish are running out to sea, Troy, a trawler skipper said. This is a migration they do every year to breed in the deep waters off the continental shelf. But for as long as anyone can remember the crays run in December. It’s September now and the run is three months early. “If there’s a drought on land, there’ll be a drought at sea my Dad used to say,” said Troy and making a living has been tough for the last six months or more. “Sometimes you’ll get nothing, sometimes you’ll get something but it’s sporadic at best. Once I followed a movement of fish for three months as they drifted down the coast but now six hours and they’re gone – you can’t find them. Everything is sort of unstable. The currents will be running hard one day – one way – and the next the other way. Sometimes hot, sometimes cold, nothing’s settled.”

For Tony, it’s the same. For where once on land, the yellow box would flower for six weeks or more, now by the time you get your beehives to a burst of flowering gums, more often than not they’ve stopped.

Making a living? It’s getting harder says Tony. Nature used to help once by turning on and staying on. Now she’s on-off-on-off like a bad light bulb about to blow.

I wonder when did we lose the ability to listen to nature? She’s still talking – yelling really. Maybe we’re deaf.

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Much to the delight of Jindabyne locals, Peter and Heike opened the doors Jindy Juice Bar in January 2015 and after four hectic winter seasons this wonderful business is going from strength to strength. The business has grown so much since it first started, and Peter and Heike are still loving the job and happily serving fresh choices all year round.

After checking out the local scene for about ten years and finding there were limited options for both locals and visitors trying to look after their health, Peter jumped at the opportunity to conquer this market when the stars aligned for him at the

right time and right place. Nuggets Crossing, especially in the hectic winter months is THE place to be.

Over the long, cold winter months, the newly introduced Jacket Potatoes stuffed with a range of delicious topping were a great hit and will hang around for Spring and summer. The steamy hot chocolates were also top of the hit list.

Year round the very popular acai bowls are a must for those looking for a healthy breakfast alternative or for that matter why limit this yummy meal to breakfast eat it at any time of the day. Another of the big favourites is the Mountain Bowl which is packed with fruit, yoghurt, chia, coco strip and honey.

Anytime of the day is great for fresh juices, smoothies or protein shakes.

Pick from the board or make up a combination of your own.

If you are looking for an instant health boost try the ginger, turmeric

and lemon shots. You never know if you don’t give it a try. Or just for the fun of it dig into a fruity or creamy gelato.

One of the things that Jindy Juice Bar is always conscious of is reducing their carbon footprint.

They have changed to paper cups and straws; wooden cutlery and all produce cuttings and pulp get picked up and used by locals for their chickens or worm farms.

All empty containers go to the local school for projects and all cardboard gets recycled. Good business practice and good for the environment and the town.

During the summer months the shop is open 8am to 6pm during the week and 9am – 4pm on weekends. If you haven’t given Jindy Juice Bar a try, do yourself a favour and drop by. It could be the healthy change your body is looking for.

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There are fungi at the bottom of my garden DR. BILL CROZIER 30. JELLY FUNGI The “Jelly Fungi” are a very primitive group of fungi. They include several representatives which are “edible” and considered “excellent food”, such as those commonly known as “Pig’s Ear” (or “Jew’s Ear”, or “Chinese Fungus”), “Hairy Jew’s Ear” and “Jelly Fungus”.

The latter, “Jelly Fungus”, is used in Chinese cuisine as a dessert. “Pig’s Ear” and “Hairy Jew’s Ear” were both exported from Australia to China in the early 1900s, where they were dried and sold in shops for use in Chinese cooking. Unfortunately, I have not found any of these edible “Jelly Fungi” in this region.

The only ones I can find reference to are in the order : Dacrymycetales. In “Biodiversity in the Snowy Mountains”, edited by Dr Ken Green and published in 2002, fungi of the genus : Dacromyces were found growing on a dead Snow Gum branch. I have not found this particular Jelly Fungus, so I will describe two others from the

same order : Dacrymycetales, which I found growing on my property, when living in the Southern Highlands. The reader can thus get a good idea of the appearance of these curious little Jelly Fungi.

Dacropinax species Dacropinax really is a very small fungus, being only 1–2cm tall, of soft, rubbery texture and bright yellow in colour. The specimens shown in the attached photo were growing out of a pine log surrounding a mulched garden, following a heavy rainy spell.

Like Dacromyces, they are in the family : Dacrymycetaceae.

Most Dacromyces are listed as “nonedible”. I feel that the Dacropinax sp. described above would also be “nonedible”, or “unknown – best to avoid” at best.

Calocera species This tiny fungus is commonly known as “Pretty Horn”. It is a very delicate and tiny jelly fungus, 2–5mm tall, yellow, rubbery and slightly gelatinous

in texture; simply branched towards the top. The specimens shown in the attached photo were found growing on a dead Eucalypt log, following heavy rains.

Sources consulted listed most Calocera species as “non-edible” , so I feel the ones described above should also be “non-edible” or “unknown – best to avoid” at best.

Generally, when I find examples of Jelly Fungi, they are growing rapidly on water-soaked tree debris (branches or logs), appear suddenly and disappear as soon as the sun comes out and dries out everything again.

Next article: this concludes all the groups of macrofungi which we find in this area. I thought that we could next examine the “Lichens” which abound in the Monaro and Snowy. Why, I hear readers ask? The reason is simple – Lichens are actually a “symbiotic relationship” between two organisms, Fungi and Algae. (“symbiotic relationships” are life styles where two or more organisms grow alongside each other and all benefit ).

Dacropinax sp. growing on pine log bordering wood chip-mulched garden, following heavy rains.

Calocera sp. (“Pretty Horn”) growing on Eucalypt log, following heavy rains.

Computer Clues October 2018 Share your video fun Nowadays, just about everybody has some form of broadband connection.

And one of the most popular ‘what things to use for’ is to watch online video. Almost everybody with a smart phone spends a fair amount of time on Youtube. And for many it is where they watch Netflix and Stan. But sometimes a phone screen is not big enough. Sure you can watch on your iPad, or laptop, but sometimes even they are not big enough (or loud enough).

If you have a smart TV that is connected to the Internet, well problem solved! If not you can connect your TV and laptop together using a

HDMI cable, but that can be a little bit awkward. You have to move your laptop from where you normally keep it over to the TV, plug the HDMI lead back in and make sure the lappie has enough battery to see you through.

I have a simpler solution that will cost you under $60 and allows you to wirelessly stream direct to your TV. It is the Chromecast from Google. You can pick it up from almost any store that sells TVs, and it is dead easy to use!

To use a Chromecast you need to have Wi-Fi Internet, and a Google account. You plug it into an empty HDMI socket on the back of your TV, and plug the power pack into the wall.

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Connect your phone to your Wi-Fi, and download the Chromecast app. When you launch the app it will find your Chromecast, and then ask you to enter your Google account, and give it a name. That’s it!

You bring up the Youtube clip on your phone and then cast it to your TV. Being a Google product, Chromecast works seamlessly on android phones, but if you have an iPhone don’t worry, once set up it just works!

You’re not just limited to Youtube and Netflix. If you Google Chromecast compatible apps you will see there are hundreds that you can use. Select

what you want to watch on your phone and simply cast it to your TV from your phone. I know one family who doesn’t have any TV reception so they use the Chromecast to watch TV on the catch up apps all the Australian TV channels have, they couldn’t be happier.

You can even allow guest access to your Chromecast so your friends and family can share their videos with you.

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Environment zones …

Montane Huts A search into Montane Environmental Zone huts reveals something rather interesting … comparatively there’s not so many of the classically designated ‘cattleman’s huts’. One reason for this could be that a lot of residential, working properties, were in this zone, huts were on these private lands, many still are.

Mountains.

This era was responsible for the influx of migrant workers – what a wonderful tradition they brought with them making the Monaro the leading multicultural region in Australia. They became Australian and descendants remain here today. Some camps were designated to specific nationalities – much frivolity so

Yet again, there were attempts at mining areas such as the most well-known Kiandra goldfields of the 1860s with up to 15,000 miners. Plenty of huts and ruins in this borderline Environmental Zone – Four Mile Hut, Broken Dam Hut, Grey Mare Hut further afield, and a long distance south, Tin Mines Huts en route to Cowambat via Cascades Hut.

I’ve been told! All working together.

Huts were shared. The 1900s saw an increase in the multi-purpose hut invasion. There were miners’ huts and others – the ski industry had begun in its rather crude form. The mid 1900s saw the demise of a ‘grazier’s’ Snowy Mountains. Ownership of land changed hands in stages, ultimately becoming the Kosciuszko National Park NSW – no more grazing in the High Country.

No, the development of the Snowy Mountains is not just the ’romantic’ cattleman’s story – people who eked out an existence through harsh conditions, it’s most definitely multi-faceted. Life existed, and, survived … sharing and working together.

Another feasible explanation could be there were SMA villages dotted around the mountains from the 1950s.

SMA established camps to house contractors, and their families, during the construction and maintenance phase. These were short-term – the mountains are scattered with their remains, or the barren blocks cleared and left behind.

They were often called ‘townships’ or other collective names; places such as Eucumbene, Cabramurra, Island Bend and Guthega on the Snowy River, Sue City – Talbingo, River Camp – Elliott Way … there were any number of camps of varying eloquence the length and breadth of the Snowy

Life in the mountains seems to have been tumultuous throughout the 1900s. What began as a movement of people and creatures became a range of science and amazing feats of technology. The simplicity and natural course of the Snowy Mountains changed forever.

Huts were shared seasonally. Graziers’ huts were

used through the summer and warmer seasons. Huts such as Flannagan’s and other Snowy Plains huts.

These hardy folks drove their sheep and cattle from winter pastures to the rich grasses on higher grounds.

With the emerging mountain skiing industry, pioneers enjoyed the freedom of crossing the mountains Kiandra to Kosciuszko. The same fore mentioned huts proved excellent shelters for skiers taking this challenge. Note here that not all the huts for this purpose were in the Montane Zone – this was variable.

As for huts in the Montane Zone, they take many shapes and forms but remain in the memories of those who relied on them. Schofields Hut south, southeast of Tantangara Dam, is today used by horse riders – to add another use of huts.

Scars will stand ad infinitum. The NSW Snowy Mountains Montane Environmental Zone has seen the greatest change, perhaps, of any other unique area in the country, but most definitely, the state … be that good … or bad … it’s irreversible.

So, our Montane Environmental Zone has the biggest story to tell of the movement of people across it. It is still residential, it is still grazing, still hydro, still back country skiing … it’s our Zone where we live.

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NSW government attracting business investment for the Monaro The NSW Government’s landmark business incentive and support package will ignite investment and create jobs across regional NSW including the Monaro, the Member for Monaro John Barilaro said recently.

Mr Barilaro said the Investment Attraction Package for Regional NSW would boost the number of businesses moving to regional NSW towns by giving businesses incentives, cutting planning red tape and providing grants to skilled workers. “This is a great initiative that will proactively seek out businesses and showcase to them the benefits of moving to areas like the Monaro,� said Mr Barilaro. “Increasing the number of businesses and skilled workers across the Monaro means more jobs with the beneficial flow on effect of creating more work

for our local suppliers, tradies, retailers, restaurants and cafes as well as the opportunity to meet new friends and enjoy diverse cultures.

The Investment Attraction Package for Regional NSW features: • Regional Investment Attraction Fund – $20 million in grants and interest free loans targeted at offsetting government levies and duties, such as payroll tax, to eligible businesses that want to invest and grow in regional NSW, which will lead to new jobs. • Skills Relocation Assistance - $10 million in grants of up to $10,000 per eligible skilled worker to help meet the cost of moving from the city to the country, such as furniture removal and temporary accommodation for up to three months. • Investment concierge – supporting businesses investing in or moving

to regional NSW, working with an appointed Regional Investment Coordinator to provide easy access to incentives, smooth the planning process, help lodge applications and liaise with government departments. • Previously announced, ‘Special Activation Precincts’ or business hubs in areas that will offer infrastructure and streamlined planning processes for the industries and sectors responsible for driving significant growth in regions.

Mr Barilaro said the Investment Attraction Package for Regional NSW is one of many programs improving infrastructure, investment, economic prosperity and connectivity across regional NSW. “The Investment Attraction Package complements other initiatives such as our 20-year Economic Vision for Regional NSW, our $500 million Growing

Local Economies fund, and the programs that are transforming regional NSW into a place where people can get great jobs, run great businesses and have a great lifestyle,� Mr Barilaro said. “We are also working to establish Special Activation Precincts which will attract businesses wanting to operate in locations ideally suited to their industry, supported by world class infrastructure. “Our work to secure investment in regional NSW is about bringing more businesses to the regions, supporting existing regional businesses to expand and helping them to be successful, because success means more jobs and more money for these areas.

For information about the Investment Attraction Package for Regional NSW contact the Investment Concierge service, at www.industry.nsw.gov.au/ regional-investment.

Solar for all in Snowy Monaro shire?

At the September 6 Snowy Monaro Regional Council meeting, held in the council chambers in Cooma, Councillor John Castellari put forth a proposal that council provide a solar system to most of its resident for a reasonable low cost and with a 10-year payback period.

Cr Castellari learnt of the project Darebin City Council in Victoria had put in place to supply solar systems to nearly 1500 Darebin households at no upfront costs and realised it was a good project.

Darebin’s award winning Solar Saver program helps Darebin residents by paying for the cost of their solar system and installation costs. Households pay their Council back in small increments over ten years, while saving more than enough on their electricity bills to offset the cost of the solar system.

Cr Castellari said at the Council meeting held on September 20 he proposed the council investigate this project and how they would apply it. “I think we could include businesses,

pensioners and young families. As well as lower income families in our region. “We must not forget the farming community, either.�

He also outlined various applications of the project so that other means of collecting solar can be included. “This may include stand-alone solar or batteries supplied to households so the electricity does not go back to the grid.

There are many variations we can consider. “We will have to think seriously about people who are in rental properties, and hope the landlord will be interested in the project. “The other thing I would like to say is that if a home owner participates in this project but after less than ten years decides to sell their house then the new buyer will take over the loan. “Council has the experienced Green Team who hopefully will take this proposal and seek out suitable local solar suppliers.

I would like to see it kept local,� Cr Castellari said.

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What a team effort! Pictured is the 2018 Jindabyne Central School Interschool Snowsport team and some of the 192 participants, 97 volunteers and 103 Team Managers that participated in the 2018 Interschools Snowsports Series.

Named Primary Co-ed School of the Year and finishing third as the Secondary Co-ed School, Jindabyne Central School had a great 2018 Interschool Snowsport Championships.

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Get ready for L’Etape Australia L’Etape Australia organizers had attended a community and volunteer meeting at Rydge’s last week explaining the event procedures and further information for the upcoming Le Tour de France race in Jindabyne.

The event begins Friday 30th November over a two-day period, a registered amount of 4000 riders will be participating in this year’s event, 500 more than last year.

For every 1000 riders there are 700 support crew assigned therefore the huge amount of people participating will reach over 6800.

For an event this big the need of volunteers is crucial, the event organisers are asking for people within the community and region to lend a hand to support the riders.

Many of the registered riders will travel from around the world just to participate in this event and are serious about the competition.

At least 250 volunteers are needed for the two days, there are 30 different roles to attend to and all volunteers receive a t-shirt and cap, a certificate of recognition and are given the opportunity to meet with the ambassadors for a barbecue.

Anyone interested in volunteering for this magnificent event are urged to complete a volunteer form online which can be found on the event web page.

Buses have been organised to do drop off and pick-ups of all volunteers

stationed at the various points and will be offered the option to do a morning shift and afternoon shift to break up their day and ensure the volunteers get some rest.

A more extensive general briefing will be available to the volunteers one week before the event is scheduled to take place, there they will have exact timetables and schedules available for the volunteers to ensure no confusion on the day.

Local businesses are offered the opportunity to set up an exhibition space in the Banjo Paterson Park where the main hub will be situated.

These spaces will be offered to local businesses free of charge and will give riders, spectators and other locals the opportunity to buy or browse the local produce and products that are on offer.

Live entertainment and children’s activities will be taking place in the village for anyone who is not involved in the race or ride.

An exclusive screening of the film ‘All for One’ will be screening at the Jindabyne Cinema featuring a cycle team from Cooma.

This year there will be three sites and the main hub will be at Banjo Paterson Park opposite the Old Town Centre, the ceremony celebrations will also be held in the main hub.

Matthew Hayman and Matthew Keenan will be attending the schools of Jindabyne to give a presentation to students about the physical and mechanical side of L’Etape, as well as allowing the students to ask any questions.

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closure notification will be available for the public to be able to plan their days to what roads will be open and when they will be closed. The organisers are urging the community to keep an eye out for this information.

This event is bringing great tourism to our town and promoting our local area, what better scenery than the Snowy Mountains to be attending a race.

League Tag Day at JCS League Tag 9 a side was held at the Cooma Showgrounds on Tuesday September 18.

The event was organised by Rob Zusak, president of the Cooma Colts Junior Rugby League club.

Jindabyne Central School had a team in each group, Girls 7/8, Boys 7/8, Girls 9/10 and Boys 9/10.

Jindabyne competed against teams from Monaro High and St Pats.

The day was enjoyed by all and the weather was perfect.

Given most of the Jindabyne students experience is

with Rugby Union due to their association with the Bushpigs club, for some it is a great introduction to rugby league in a safe and fun environment.

Rob will be looking to host another Gala Day in Term 4 and the NRL have held one earlier in the year as well.

It is great to see our local students and how they interact with students from other schools in Gala Days such as this. They do themselves and their school proud in the manner they conduct themselves and their positive sportsmanship.

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SPORT Gold and silver JINDABYNE | BERRIDALE | SNOWY MOUNTAINS

Letitia Murphy, 14 of Jindabyne has wrapped up winter 2018 with a strong competition scorecard and a national title to boot.

Letitia who is in Year 8 at Snowy Mountains Grammar School, competed in the 2018 Ski and Snowboard Australia (SSA) Alpine Children’s Carnival last week and was the overall winner of the GS division making her the fastest U16 year

old girl in the country.

Letitia achieved a gold and a silver in the competition series and her gold medal run was so fast that it beat everyone including the U16 year old boys. One hundred and twenty of Australia’s elite alpine racers descended on Thredbo for the series and represented race clubs from Mt Hotham, Falls Creek, Mt Buller and Perisher.

Letitia Murphy racing in The Redlands Cup. Winners from this series are selected to race in the international FIS children’s events during the Northern Hemisphere including Topolino in Italy and the Whistler Cup. Letitia wrapped up a busy racing season with multiple wins and podiums in events including Interschools, Thredbo Interclub and The Redlands Cup. She competed in disciplines such as ski x,

slalom, GS, cross country and moguls.

Letitia is back to school for Term 4 and then heads to Peak Ski Racing Academy in Park City, USA to race the Intermountain and Western Region race series during Term 1.

Thanks to her supporters HEAD, Southern Alps Ski Club, The Racers Edge, Thredbo and Thredbo Ski Racing Club for their continued support.

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Letitia Murphy with her gold and silver GS medals following the SSA Alpine Children’s Carnival in Thredbo.