Oversight committee to be established
Hilltops Council has voted to establish an oversight committee for the Boorowa to Galong Rail Trail at its most recent Council meeting.
In a motion that was moved unanimously, Hilltops Councillors resolved that the committee be established and structure as outlined in the report presented to Council, approved the terms of reference, appoint two Councillors, Cr Tony Flanery and Cr Blackwell, to the Oversight committee and to authorise the advertisement for expressions of interest for the remaining committee members.
The motion was moved by Cr Michelle Gallo and Cr Tony Flanery.
According to the report to the Councillors staff were required to provide an addi-
tional report to the November Council meeting in relation to the establishment of the Boorowa to Galong Rail Trail Oversight Committee (Steering Committee) as required in Stage 1 of the Rail Trail Framework.
In the report to Council in October 2024 the Boorowa to Galong Rail Trail Inc had proposed a committee structure comprising of a councillor, a council staff representative, a representative from Boorowa, possibly a member of the Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Galong Progress Association, a landholder representative and two members of the Rail Trail Incorporation.
According to the terms of reference for the oversight committee, which can be found in attachment two of the Hilltops Council Agen-
da papers, the status of the Oversight Committee is that it does not have executive power or authority to direct staff, nor does it enjoy the delegation of any powers, functions or duties of Council.
“All Oversight Committee meetings will observe protocols and procedures of Council’s Code of Meeting Practice Section 360(2) Local Government Act of 1993,” the attachment reads.
The purpose of the oversight committee according to the document is to provide a forum for discussion of strategic issues relevant to the Boorowa to Galong Rail Trail; provide appropriate advice and recommendations on strategic matters relevant to the Boorowa to Galong Rail Trail; follow the NSW Government Rail Trails Frame-
work for the development of the Boorowa to Galong Rail Trail.
The objectives of the oversight committee that Council agreed with were that the oversight committee is a committee of Council responsive to community needs. The effectiveness of the committee depends on community support; the Boorowa to Galong Rail Trail Oversight Committee focus is to progress the Boorowa to Galong Rail Trail proposal to work towards addressing the essential criteria in the NSW Government Rail Trails Framework; discussion should consider funding priorities, service levels and planning for a sustainable future; the Boorowa to Galong Rail Trail Oversight Committee shall provide comment on the Boorowa to Galong
Rail Trail matters to Council, as presented n Boorowa to Galong Rail Trail Oversight Committee reports.
There were some exclusions that included:
- the Boorowa to Galong Rail Trail Oversight Committee is not responsible for the day-to-day administration and operation of the Boorowa to Galong Rail Trail.
Any administrative and operational concerns shall be referred to Council through appropriate customer service channels.
- where a matter is deemed significant enough to warrant discussion and/or a recommendation to Council, it may be raised at a Committee meeting.
“Council will advertise for expressions of interest from the Galong to Boorowa Rail Trail Committee, the Ga-
long Progress Association, Boorowa Community and a landholder representative on Council’s website, local newspapers and social media for the members and community to apply to become members of the Boorowa to Galong Oversight Committee,” the report read.
“Council will call for expressions of interest for members from the Boorowa to Galong Rail Trail Inc and the Galong Progress Association to apply to become members of the Boorowa to Galong Oversight Committee.”
Locals can see the whole report, including the NSW Rail Trails Framework and the draft terms of reference for the Boorowa to Galong Rail Trail Oversight Committee on the Hilltops Council website.
Hottest summer on record predicted
According to the Bureau of Meteorology locals can expect a record breaking summer when it comes to temperatures with the Government organisation saying it could be ‘the hottest summer on record.’
The Bureau of Meteorology says the summer heat will be due to ongoing high ocean temperatures surrounding the country, something that has been in effect across the world since the start of 2023.
The warm sea temperatures raise the air temperature and boost atmospheric moisture levels which tend to lead to more storm outbreaks and above the average rainfall.
This is also predicted to increase the activity throughout the cyclone season with the BoM expecting around 11 named storms near Australia, as well as an increased risk of category three or above systems.
According to the BoM the past three years out of six, that was not experiencing a La Nina event, take the top three spots as Australia’s hottest summers on record, all with average temperatures that are more than 1.6 degrees Celsius over the long term average.
The trend shows that this summer could well produce
BoM’s seasonal modelling also shows.
The initial BoM forecast for summer showed a greater than 80 percent chance of minimum temperatures in the top 20 percent of years.
with the modelling indicat ing a between 30 to 60 percent chance of unusually high daytime temperatures for the local area.
The seasonal modelling from the BoM predicts the
country, will land at about 1.5 degrees Celsius over the fifty year average, meaning this summer could be in the top five hottest on record.
The weather forecast for the coming week is:
Thursday December 5Partly sunny in the morning, then light rain in the afternoon, cloudy with rain throughout the night. A 90 percent chance of rain. A top of 32 degrees Celsius and a low of 21.
Friday December 6 -
Cloudy with a risk of scattered thunderstorms throughout the day, locally higher rain amounts and a risk of scattered thunderstorms in the evening, then clear overnight. A 80 percent chance of rain. A top of 26 and a low of 15.
Saturday December 7Partly sunny in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon, mostly cloudy with numerous showers throughout the night. 90 percent chance of rain. a top of 25 degrees Celsius and a low of 16.
Sunday December 8 - Cloudy with light rain throughout the day, mainly clear throughout the night. 90 percent chance of rain. top of 26 degrees Celsius and a low of 18.
Monday December 9Peeks of sun throughout the day, partly cloudy throughout the night. A top of 31 degrees Celsius and a low of 22.
Tuesday December 10Cloudy with scattered showers, cloudy with clear breaks overnight. 70 percent chance of rain. A top of 28 degrees Celsius and a low of 19.
Wednesday December 11Cloudy with scattered showers during the day, mainly cloudy overnight. 70 percent chance of rain. A top of 28 degrees Celsius and a low of 14.
Australia Day nominations open for the Hilltops
Nominations are now open for the 2025 Australia Day Awards in the Hilltops region.
Members of the public are invited to nominate individuals and groups under various award categories with Award winners announced on Australia Day, 26 January 2025.
Hilltops Mayor Brian Ingram said the awards were an important way to acknowledge and thank special people in the community and urges members of the public to participate in the nomination process.
Nominations are open now for the 2025 Australia Day Awards.
BOOROWA
Nominations for the following Australia Day Awards in Boorowa are now open and close on Friday 6 December 2024:
- Lions/Apex Citizen of the Year
- Rotary Young Achiever of the Year
- Community Awards
- The Len and Joan Memorial Award
- Sports Awards
- Rural Fire Service Awards
- Landcare Awards
HARDEN
The Harden area includes Harden-Murrumburrah and the villages of Wombat, Galong and Jugiong.
Nominations for the following Australia Day Awards in Harden are now open and close on Friday 10 January 2025:
- Junior Citizen of the Year
- Citizen of the Year
- Senior Citizen of the Year
- Community Involvement in Sport
- Towncare Award
YOUNG
The Young area includes Young and the villages of Koorawatha, Bribbaree, Monteagle, Milvale, Murringo, Bendick Murrell and Maimuru.
Nominations for the following Australia Day Awards in Young are now open and close on Friday 10 January 2025:
- Junior Citizen of the Year
- Citizen of the Year
- Business of the Year
“These awards offer a chance to formally recognise
“The Australia Day Awards celebrate the remarkable contribution of our local community members to the Hilltops region,” Mayor Ingram said.
residents who have demonstrated exceptional service and contribution to the progress and growth of our area.”
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YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER: NEWS, EVENTS, MILESTONES, CELEBRATIONS
The Young Witness & Boorowa News welcomes your thoughts and feedback on issues in the Young & Boorowa community. If you have a story lead or prepared article and photographs you’d like published contact the senior journalist Rebecca Hewson on 0436 000 660 or visit the office at 2/198 Boorowa Street between 8.30am and 5pm Monday to Friday.
Nominations for awards organised by specific community groups and organisations can be made by contacting the relevant organisation or Australia Day Committee directly via Sharon Meere.
Nominations are to be in writing with a short resume about the person being nominated and nomination forms are also available from Lorraine at Whichcraft Cottage in Murrumburrah.
Rebecca Hewson 0436 000 660 rhewson@midwestmedia.com.au
Journalists Annabel Cusack acusack@midwestmedia.com.au
Classifieds 02 6342 1044 mbrown@midwestmedia.com.au
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- Sports Person of the Year
Unless stated otherwise, nomination forms available on Council’s website at https://www.hilltops.nsw.gov. au/community/australia-day/
The next week is expected to have some rain, however, according to BoM this summer is going to be hot.
Young Regional Conservatorium is recognised
Nominated by Cr Mary Dodd, Young Regional Conservatorium was acknowledged by Hilltops Council at its most recent Ordinary Meeting as part of the Community Recognition Scheme.
The Conservatorium was recognised for celebrating 40 years in the community as well as how it has evolved to become an important part of the Hilltops and wider region.
“Congratulations to the Young Regional Conservatorium on the remarkable milestone of celebrating 40 years bringing music education to the community,” Cr Dodd said.
“What began in 1984 as the Young Regional School of Music, founded by a passionate group of volunteers, has grown into a vital cultural institution serving the Hilltops region.
“From its humble beginnings, the Conservatorium has expanded its reach to communities across the area, including Jugiong, Harden, Boorowa, Cowra and Temora, enriching the lives of countless individuals with the gift of music.”
One of the biggest milestones for the Conservatorium was when it found and secured its home on Campbell Street in Young.
“A key milestone in the Conservatorium’s journey was the lease of its own premises on Campbell Street in Young, followed by the expansion to the Nonette Brown Cottage,” Cr Dodd said.
“This building was named in honour of Nonette Brown, the first administrator who devoted herself tirelessly in a voluntary capacity to ensure the success and growth of
the Conservatorium.”
Since it’s beginnings the Conservatorium has grown and expanded to offer more to its members and students.
“Today, the Conservatorium offers a wide variety of music programs, with a dedicated team of paid tutors and office staff, who provide lessons in numerous instruments, run music education programs in schools and offer opportunities for children to perform in musical productions,” Cr Dodd said.
“The Conservatorium’s expansion now includes additional premises in Temora and it continues to grow its programs, while being overseen by a dedicated volunteer Board of Directors.
“The Young Regional Conservatorium stands as an outstanding example of a community-led initiative that has positively impacted
Harden Murrumburrah Regional Development Corporation news
Harden Murrumburrah Regional Development Corporation are excited to announce the HARDEN MURRUMBURRAH CHRISTMAS SPENDING SPREE started on Monday 18th November.
This is the perfect time to tick off your Christmas shopping list or simply splurge on that item you’ve been eyeing all year.
Every purchase made at participating stores goes into the draw to win a share of $2,600 in prizes.
By participating in the Christmas Spending Spree, you’ll also be supporting local
businesses and spreading joy during this magical time of year.
Whether you’re looking for the perfect gift or just want to treat yourself you will find something at one of our participating Harden Murrumburrah businesses.
This year’s Spending Spree is bought to you by Roccy FM, 2LF and HRDC.
You will hear all the participating business on the radio over the coming weeks.
It’s all about Locals Supporting Locals. Your purchase will make a difference!
The winners will be drawn at the Community Christmas Carols at Trinity Primary School on Sunday 15th December.
2024 CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AND DISPLAY COMPETITION
Christmas lights & decorations are a fabulous way to celebrate Christmas!
Register your home or business so everyone knows where to go for a look and for the chance to win great prizes.
Let’s celebrate together.
Business and home categories, great prizes to be won.
Winners announced at the Harden Murrumburrah Community Markets on December 15, 2024.
Register by contacting HRDC at admin@ hrdc.org.au.
the lives of many, fostering a love of music and providing opportunities for artistic expression throughout the Hilltops region.
“Congratulations on 40 years of inspiring creativity!”
Mosque recognised for Open Day and service
Hilltops Councillor James Blackwell nominated to recognise Young Mosque for the Council’s Community Recognition Scheme at its most recent Ordinary Meeting.
Cr Blackwell acknowledged the fund raising of the Mosque, along with it’s success with its Open Day.
“Young Mosque has been
a valued part of the Hilltops Community for 30 years, having been established in 1994 by local families,” Cr Blackwell said.
“Young Mosque is not only a place of worship for the region’s many proud Muslims, it is also a place of great community connection.
“As an organisation, it is a great and generous community member; in the last month alone, they have raised money for Riding for the Disabled, 2YYY Community Radio, and many other local causes.”
Cr Blackwell congratulated the Mosque on its contribution to the community.
“Their contribution to facilitating and supporting local youth programs, and their effort to build bridges within the Hiltops community have been particularly commendable,” he said.
“Every year, Young Mosque participates in National Mosque Open Day.”
Cr Blackwell said the event was fantastic and gave locals the opportunity to experience and learn more about the Mosque.
“This year that was on Saturday 23 November 2024,” he said.
“This is a great event which showcases the diversity of our Hilltops community, as well as encourages everyone to learn about their neighbours, hear about Islam, and meet people from the Muslim community in Young and surrounds.
“Council wishes to congratulate Young Mosque on another successful Open Day, and for 30 years of continuous presence, service and generosity within Hilltops.”
Pesticide and herbicide use notification until week ending Thursday 12/12/2024
Council works crews will be conducted on:
- All roads in Hilltops Council - Young, Boorowa and Harden areas;
- Shire parks, ovals, laneways, cemeteries and some town areas;
- All villages, rest areas, rural tips and reserves; and
- Rural and regional road shoulders.
And may include the use of:
· Round Up, Round Up Ultra Max, Wipeout 450, Glyphosate 450, Brush Off, Starane, Basta, Biffo, Sharpen, Striker, Amitrol, Simaganz, Weedmaster, Dicamba, Kamba M, Metsulfuron, Grazon, Primo, MCPA 500, Ken-Met, Taskforce, Para-Trooper, Spraytop, Devour, Verdict, Pyrethrum, Broadstrike and Fusilade;
· Confidor for aphids;
· Access for wild fruit tree control;
ness of chemicals; and · Naturalure Fruit Fly Bait to target the control of fruit fly.
In accordance with Hilltops Council’s Pesticide Notification Plan, signs and flashing lights will be provided on vehicles applying pesticides. Escort warning vehicles will be used for the 2023/2024 road shoulder program. Signage will be placed to inform the public where required and will remain on-site for 24 hours after spraying.
Road users should exercise extreme caution when passing these vehicles. Planned pesticide and herbicide use is subject to change due to Council resources and weather conditions.
PLEASE DIRECT ANY ENQUIRIES TO CUSTOMER SERVICES ON 1300 445 586.
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HILLTOPS COUNCIL
For all Enquiries please contact Hilltops Council on 1300 445 586
PLANNED COUNCIL WORKS
Thursday 05/12/2024 to Thursday 12/12/2024
Roadworks
Maintenance Grading
• Avondale Road
• Bellmore Street, Wombat
• Caroona Road
• Coopers Lane
• Forbes Land
• Kennys Creek
• Oakhill Lane
• Race Creek
• Rifle Range
• Sads Land Gravel Re-sheeting
• Back Jugiong Road
• Flakney Creek
• Roberts Road
• Woodlands Road
Sealed Road Repairs
• Darby Falls
• Frogmore
• Jugiong
• Milvale
• Tubbul
Construction Projects
• Burrangong Creek – Maintenance Works
• Mayoh Place
– Footpath Repairs
• MR56 – Heavy Patching
• Various town streets in Wombat and Harden - Reseal
Road Maintenance Council Contract
• Burley Gri in Way
• Olympic Hwy – Heavy Patching Zouch Street, Young Open Spaces
Mowing Ovals/ Maintenance
• Alfred Oval
• Cranfield Oval
• Cullen Oval
• Doolan Oval
• Gus Smith Oval
• Hall Bros Oval
• Henry/Miller Oval
• McLean Oval
• Recreation Oval
• Roberts Park
• Sawpit Gully Oval
• Boorowa Showground - Fields
Mowing/Maintenance
Parks
• Apex Park
• Arboretum Park
• Anderson Park
• Coddington Park
• Recreation Park
• Rintoul Park
• River Walk
• Rotary Park
• Skate Park
• Tresillian Park
Line Marking / Cricket
Pitches / Ovals
• Preparation for cricket / soccer / touch football playing fields
CBD Works
• Bins checked / rubbish picked up
• CBD Boorowa, Harden and Young
• Cleaning public toilets
• Garden maintenance / mowing
• Playground inspections / maintenance
Cemeteries
• Lawn Cemetery Boorowa/Young / Harden Maintenance
• Monumental Cemetery Young
• Village Cemeteries
Irrigation
• All Ovals/Parks/CemeteriesBoorowa/Harden/Young
Maintenance/Street Trees
• Tree pruning / removalHarden/Boorowa/Young
Rest areas
• Bins emptied
• Rest areas maintenance / mowing
• Services cleaned
Spraying
• Local roads
• Town areas
• Weed spraying
Town Entrances/ Rural villages/Town Streets
Airport, Young
• Reserves / parks non-irrigated
• RFS slashing
• Town streets
Water Supply & Sewerage Works
• General operation, routine maintenance and inspection of treatment plants and reservoirs
• Hydrant maintenance throughout towns including stop valves
• New sewer connections
• New water service connections
• Routine plumbing maintenance in Council owned buildings
• Routine operations and maintenance
• Routine water quality testing and monitoring
• Water main replacement and service line connectionsThornhill Street
• Water meter reading
Planned works are subject to change due to Council resources, sta ing availability, shi ing priorities and weather conditions.
Speed restrictions will be in place and minor delays may be experienced. Road users should reduce their speed and exercise caution when travelling through roadwork sites.
Motorists are advised that Roadwork Speed Limits are enforceable by the NSW Police.
PLEASE DIRECT ANY ENQUIRIES TO CUSTOMER SERVICES ON 1300 445 586.
PUBLIC NOTICES –
PUBLIC EXHIBITION OF DRAFT COPPABELLA WIND FARM VOLUNTARY PLANNING AGREEMENT
Council is placing the dra Coppabella Wind Farm Voluntary Planning Agreement (VPA) on public notification for 28 days (excluding Christmas/New Year period) from 2 December 2024 to 21 January 2025. The Parties to the Planning Agreement are the Hilltops Council (“Council”) and Coppabella Wind Farm Pty Ltd (“Company”).
In 2016, the Coppabella Wind Farm development was approved as a State Significant Development (No SSD 6698). The key terms of the dra Planning Agreement were set by the NSW Department of Planning, Housing, and Infrastructure within the State Significant Development consent.
The benefit of the dra Planning Agreement is that the Coppabella Wind Farm Company will pay an annual monetary contribution, calculated per constructed and commissioned wind turbine installed within the Hilltops Local Government Area, to be applied towards projects within the local area which benefit the community. There are 65 turbines in Hilltops LGA which would generate $162,500
per annum at $2,500 per turbine once fully commissioned.
The local projects that this funding can be attributed to will be aimed at: enhancing any aspect of the local environment including, but not limited to, ameliorating any impacts from the Coppabella Wind Farm; or providing any community service or facility or benefit; or Local Education Assistance.
At the 27 November 2024 Hilltops Ordinary Council meeting, Council resolved to publicly notify the Dra Voluntary Planning Agreement as per the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulations 2021.
SUBMISSIONS
Council invites any parties to make submissions concerning the dra Planning Agreement prior to close of business Tuesday 21 January 2025. BY EMAIL TO: submissions@hilltops.nsw.gov.au; or BY LETTER TO: The General Manager, Locked Bag No. 5, Young NSW 2594.
PUBLIC EXHIBITION OF DRAFT CODE OF CONDUCT, DRAFT CODE OF MEETING PRACTICE AND DRAFT COUNCILLOR EXPENSES AND FACILTITIES POLICIES
Council, at its November 2024 Ordinary Council Meeting, endorsed several dra policies to be placed on public exhibition. These are:Dra Code of Conduct, Dra Code of Meeting Practice and, Dra Councillor Expenses and Facilities Policy.
The dra policies can be viewed by selecting the policy above or hard copies are available for viewing by the public at the Council administration o ices at Boorowa, Harden and Young.
Community members are invited to provide feedback on the dra documents during the exhibition period. All submissions received will be considered by Council before the final documents are adopted.
SUBMISSIONS
Submissions must be received by Council no later than close of business Tuesday 14 January 2025. BY EMAIL TO: submissions@hilltops.nsw.gov.au; or BY LETTER TO: The General Manager, Locked Bag No. 5, Young NSW 2594. All submissions will be considered in reaching a decision on the proposed amendment. If no submissions are received during the exhibition period the Planning Agreement will be executed by the General Manager as resolved by Council.
DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS
Application No: DA2024/0159
Applicant: CRUTCHER
DEVELOPMENTS PTY LTD
Property: Lot 2 DP 1110475 & Lot 2 DP 583879, 306-310 Boorowa St, YOUNG NSW 2594
Proposal: General Industry (10 units) and signage
Exhibition Dates: 7 November 2024 to 5 December 2024
Submissions Close: Prior to close of business 5 December 2024
The application will be considered under Part 4 of the Environmental Planning & Assessment Act, 1979. The application is Integrated Development under the Act as it seeks a controlled activity approval under the Water Management Act 2000 from NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Hilltops Council is the consent authority for this application.
Application No: DA2024/0171
Applicant: Crown Lands
Property: Lot 139 DP 754593, 14
Bumbaldry St KOORAWATHA NSW 2807
Proposal: Demolition of Koorawatha Showground Grandstand
Exhibition Dates: 21 November 2024 to 5 December 2024
Submissions Close: Prior to close of business 5 December 2024
The application will be considered under Part 4 of the Environmental Planning & Assessment Act, 1979. The application is not integrated development or designated development. Hilltops Council is the consent authority for this application.
Application No: DA2024/0183
Applicant: SRD Land Consulting Pty Ltd
Property: Lot 2 DP 882910, 2605
Murringo Rd MURRINGO NSW 2586
Proposal: Subdivision (3 lots) with new access
Exhibition Dates: 21 November 2024 to 5 December 2024
Submissions Close: Prior to close of business 5 December 2024
The application will be considered under Part 4 of the Environmental Planning & Assessment Act, 1979. The application is not integrated development or designated development. Hilltops Council is the consent authority for this application.
Application No: DA2024/0164
Applicant: HILLTOPS COUNCIL
Property: Lot 1296 DP 754611, SHIRE DEPOT 12 Glensloy St YOUNG NSW 2594
Proposal: Community Facility Alterations & Additions (Animal Shelter)
Exhibition Dates: 14 November 2024 to 12 December 2024
Submissions Close: Prior to close of business 12 December 2024
The application will be considered under Part 4 of the Environmental Planning & Assessment Act, 1979. The application is a Council Related Development. Hilltops Council is the consent authority for this application.
Application No: DA2024/0184
Applicant: DIVERSE PROJECT
SOLUTIONS (DPS)
Property: Lot 2 DP 1297047, Frogmore Rd FROGMORE NSW 2586
Proposal: Change of Use (Church to Residential)
Exhibition Dates: 5 December 2024 to 19 December 2024
Submissions Close: Prior to close of business 19 December 2024
The application will be considered under Part 4 of the Environmental Planning & Assessment Act, 1979.
The application is not integrated development or designated development. Hilltops Council is the consent authority for this application.
In accordance with the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, Development Applications and documents accompanying the applications may be viewed during the exhibition period on Council’s website: www.hilltops.nsw.gov.au. Any persons may make written submissions on the applications. All submissions may be published in Council’s business papers and viewed by other persons with an interest in the applications. If your comments are an objection, then the grounds of the objection must be specified. Persons lodging submissions are required to declare reportable political donations (including donations of or more than $1,000) made in the previous two years and up until the determination of the development. For more details including a disclosure form, go to www.hilltops.nsw.gov.au.
Submissions on the proposal must be lodged in writing with Council prior to the close of business on submission close date stated above, in the following manner:
• By NSW Planning Portal: www. planningportal.nsw.gov.au; or
• By email: submissions@ hilltops.nsw.gov.au; or
• By post: Locked Bag No. 5, Young NSW 2594. Submissions may be published in Council’s business papers and viewed by other persons with an interest in the application. All submissions will be made public in accordance with Schedule 1 of the Government Information (Public Access) Regulation 2018.
SES reminds locals to care for pets and animals this storm season
The NSW State Emergency Service (NSW SES) is remind ing residents to prepare their pets and animals for the increased risk of storms throughout the ongoing storm season.
Storm season tradition ally occurs from Septem ber to April each year, dur ing which the frequency of storms, strong winds and heavy rain increases.
NSW SES Randwick Unit member Robert Leach said preparing early and plan ning for pets is crucial for managing the potential risks.
“Animals are considered a part of our families. When disaster strikes, no one should be faced with a de cision to leave animals be hind,” Mr Leach said.
“Sadly, we’ve seen too of ten where people will refuse to evacuate if they can’t take their animals with them. In cluding animals in emergen cy planning is not only for the wellbeing of the animal, but for people’s safety too.”
Mr Leach, who is also a Program Officer for the In ternational Fund for Animal Welfare Animal Rescue, has worked rescuing animals all over the world, including Asia, Africa and the South Pacific. In the Black Sum
Dave King ESM, said it is essential to think about your animals when planning for this storm season.
“Like people, animals can behave differently under stress, so having a plan helps both you and your animals,” Senior Operator King said.
“If your animals are secure and safe, this will leave you free to take care of other members of your family.”
Both Robert Leach and Dave King are key members of the Animal Emergency Incident Management Network – Australia and New Zealand (AEIMN ANZ), a group promoting safer practices at incidents involving domestic animals.
“The Network could be the start of something big,”
Senior Operator King said.
“For the first time, experts in managing animal emergencies across the Oceanic region are coming together, sharing their expertise, and collaborating to address any gaps.”
Mr Leach recently joined the NSW SES Randwick Unit, and said he is looking forward to sharing his experience with the organisation’s growing network of animal rescue volunteers.
“The NSW SES has world-
class animal rescue capabilities, particularly when it comes to large animal rescue,” Mr Leach said.
“I look forward to strengthening my skillset through the SES and sharing my knowledge with other volunteers.”
NSW SES Assistant Commissioner Dean Storey said he’s proud to see the growing animal rescue capability within the NSW SES.
“We’re developing worldclass skills in animal rescue and we’re sharing those skills around the region. It’s an emerging field of knowledge and the NSW SES is leading the training for emergency service organisations across Australia and New Zealand,” Assistant Commissioner Storey said.
“The capability came to the fore in 2022 when the NSW SES performed more than 66,000 animal rescues.
“We have now trained more than 300 members in large animal rescue over the past two years, allowing the NSW SES to continue to build its large animal rescue capability across the state and beyond.”
For more information on how to get your pets and animals ready for this year’s storm season, visit www.ses. nsw.gov.au
Tips to help people prepare animals for storms and emergencies:
- Have a list of multiple properties in different areas where you can relocate your animals to safety.
- Develop a plan for your animals, including; where to go and how to get there, how to identify, secure and transport your animals.
- Prepare your animals early – If your animals are secure and safe, this will leave you free to take care of other members of your family.
- Prepare an emergency kit suitable for your animals, including; non-perishable food, collars, medications and recent vaccination certificates or veterinary records.
- Ensure your animals have accurate identification, are microchipped and correctly registered.
- If you find wildlife impacted during emergencies, please contact your closest licensed wildlife rescue group. Download the IFAW Wildlife Rescue app to be connected at the touch of a button.
- If you need emergency assistance from the NSW SES, call 132 500. If the matter is life-threatening, call Triple Zero (000).
Second report suggests serious workplace culture and governance issues in keeping pets and animals safe
The Upper House Portfolio Committee no. 4 – Regional NSW handed down its second report on the operations of the approved charitable organisations under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1979 in the NSW Parliament last week.
Under that Act, two charitable organisations – the RSPCA NSW and the Animal Welfare League NSW – are delegated law enforcement powers for the State’s animal welfare laws.
“This committee inquiry was established to provide
a degree of parliamentary oversight of the exercise of what are, in effect, public law enforcement powers by two approved charitable organisations,” Committee Chair, the Hon Mark Banasiak MLC said.
“As outlined in our previous (2021) inquiry’s report, the RSPCA NSW and Animal Welfare League NSW have significant law enforcement functions and powers, but without the levels of accountability the community would expect.
“Government funding for
this function has been historically low, and there were concerns about the capacity of the organisations to handle animal cruelty complaints, and the safety of inspectors who were often attending call-outs alone.
“Our 2021 report called for increased government funding for these charities’ law enforcement functions, but at the same time we called for rigour around this.
“There need to be clear reporting and acquittal requirements, and expectations of service levels.”
Mr Banasiak believes the reports published don’t help in understanding where government funding is going.
“In 2023-24 the NSW Government gave both organisations significant grants for animal welfare law enforcement,” he said.
“Unfortunately, the annual reports published by these organisations don’t help us understand how the government funding is used, or how well they are performing their law enforcement role.
“Moreover, in this year’s inquiry, we heard evidence
calling into question how appropriately some of the funding has been used, and suggesting there are some serious workplace culture and governance issues at the RSPCA NSW that are impacting the safety and morale of its inspectors.
“If the NSW Government is going to fund charities for a law enforcement function, it needs to ensure that the funding is used appropriately, and the organisations’ operations are as effective as possible, in line with community expectations.
“The committee’s report makes seven recommendations aimed at improving the level of government oversight and ensuring greater transparency and accountability of the charitable organisations.
“I hope the NSW Government will seriously consider and address the issues identified in this report.”
The report is available on the committee’s webpage at https://www.parliament.nsw. gov.au/committees/inquiries/Pages/inquiry-details. aspx?pk=3025.
Local government report on infrastructure sustainability handed down last week
The Standing Committee on State Development tabled its report into the ability of local governments to fund infrastructure and services last week.
The inquiry examined whether the level of income local councils receive ad equately meets the needs of their communities and high lighted the financial chal lenges councils are experi encing.
A key recommendation of the committee’s report is that the NSW Government redesign the local govern ment rating system, includ ing reassessing council base rates, and seek to implement measures to provide local governments greater flex ibility to set their own rates, whilst emphasising the im portance of keeping rates affordable and maintaining safeguards to ensure rates meet community needs.
The Hon Emily Suvaal MLC, Chair of the Standing Committee on State Devel opment said Councils are facing challenges that is threatening the sector.
“It is clear to the commit tee that councils are experiencing significant challenges which are threatening the financial sustainability of the sector,” she said.
“As the level of govern-
ment closest to the people of New South Wales, it is important to ensure that local governments can deliver the services communities expect and need in an efficient
and financially sustainable way.”
The Chair believes the inquiry has been an important part of examining the sustainability of Councils across
the state.
“This inquiry has been an important step in examining the long-term financial sustainability of the local government sector, and
the committee has made a number of key recommendations, which will go some way in addressing some of the cost pressures local governments face in deliv-
ering community services and assets and infrastructure,” she said.
Some of the other recommendations in the report call for the government to:
- advocate to the Australian Government to increase the federal taxation revenue distributed via Federal Financial Assistance Grants from 0.5 per cent to 1 per cent
- consider state grant models that provide a more secure and sustainable source of funding to local councils and take into account the preference of local councils for predictable grants that are determined in a timely manner
- continue to improve the timeliness of disaster recovery assistance funding to local councils by utilising funding agreements such as tripartite arrangements
- identify opportunities to reduce cost shifting to local government, and undertake greater consultation with local government prior to making decisions that may result in cost shifting.
The committee’s report and other inquiry documents can be found on the committee’s webpage at https://www.parliament. nsw.gov.au/committees/ inquiries/Pages/inquirydetails.aspx?pk=3040.
LFE celebrate International Day of Disability across the Hilltops
International Day of Disability (IDOD) is a day that aims to raise awareness of the rights and lives of people living with a disability.
IDOD reminds the community that everyone deserves equal opportunities, regardless of differences.
Specifically, the day highlights ongoing commitment to providing supports, opportunities and advocacy for individuals with a disability.
LFE Community Supports feels honoured to having been a trusted part of the community for over fifty years, providing individual and group supports, accommodation, employment opportunities and plan management.
A significant milestone for the organisation this year was the Grand Re-Opening of our 100 Main Street facilities and welcomes greater use by community members.
Thanks to funding from the NSW Government, under the Stronger Country Communities Fund, LFE was able to rebuild and re-vamp 100 Main Street, making it a more accessible, modern and supportive space for all in the community.
The building is already being put to good use, as a base for the
Community Connections and Food Hall Departments, Dance and Men’s groups using it weekly, all loving the space.
As part of the renovation, is a Personal Care Area, available to
visitors with P.C. required. International Day of Disability serves as a powerful reminder of the importance of inclusion and accessibility for all but especially those living with a disability.
LFE Community Supports hopes to serve this community for many years to come, continuing its dedication to breaking down barriers for those living with a disability.
With amazing facilities, such as our 100 Main Street facility, advocating, supporting and caring will be just that much easier. - Lambing Flat Enterprises
Drought forecasting system to help local producers prepare
The Department of Prima ry Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) has re leased its latest drought fore cast for New South Wales, drawing on the Bureau of Meteorology’s seasonal cli mate model ensemble.
The new web-based tool will provide new insights for farmers and other key agri cultural stakeholders across the state, allowing them to make informed decisions for drought preparedness, pro duce production and man agement.
The Seasonal Drought Forecast tool, released along side state seasonal updates, uses rainfall and temperaof Meteorology’s seasonal forecast in the existing Enhanced Drought Information
System (EDIS) to generate the most likely drought status for up to three months
Young is not currently classified as being drought affected, or in drought. The most recent DPIRD drought forecast showed the most likely outcome through to 31 January 2025 is for most of NSW to be in the Non-Drought category, with some exceptions in the Riverina and Murray LLS regions.
Parts of South East LLS re-
gion, including the southern Monaro and South Coast, are also expected to transition from the Non-Drought to Drought Affected category during this period.
The drought forecast will be provided along with valuable information about the certainty of the forecast and its historical performance, allowing users to better anticipate and prepare for potential drought conditions.
This forecast provides an outlook for the New South Wales Combined Drought Indicator (NSW-CDI) through to January 2025.
The drought forecast reflects the most likely (or
mode) drought category, as indicated by the model ensemble, which includes 99 different simulations.
These predictions help farmers, landholders, and local communities better prepare for potential drought conditions, offering insights into which areas might experience drier than usual conditions.
The drought forecast maps are updated monthly, with the next update expected around the 20th of each month.
For those interested in the most up-to-date information, the latest maps can be accessed through the official
DPIRD website.
This forecast is a key tool in understanding and preparing for changing weather patterns, particularly in rural and regional areas, where drought conditions can significantly impact agriculture, water resources, and local economies.
The drought forecast is underpinned by extensive scientific evaluation of its accuracy over the past 40 years of overlapping observations and model runs.
Future enhancements to the forecast will include location-based information and interactive online tools for accessing data.
Submissions open for NSW Inquiry into disability supports
Submissions have opened for a new Select Committee inquiry into foundational and disability supports available for children and young people in New South Wales.
The select committee was established to inquire into services for child development, early childhood intervention services and other foundational and disability supports available for chil-
dren and young people with developmental concerns, delays, differences or disabilities.
“The Disability Royal Commission and the NDIS review were completed over the last year, and state and territory responses to these reports agreed that increased supports are needed for people with disability. In particular, the report of the NDIS re-
view proposed foundational supports be enhanced and be available to all NDIS participants and people with disability who are not eligible for the NDIS,” The Chair, the Hon Natasha Maclaren-Jones said.
“This inquiry is broad and addresses more than foundational supports.
“It will examine the role and impact of services and
supports on the development, health and wellbeing of children and their access to services and supports.”
Ms Maclaren-Jones emphasised the gaps and barriers to accessing services.
“There are gaps and barriers to accessing services and supports, and this includes workforce issues, particularly in rural and regional areas,” she said.
“The inquiry will look at not only NDIS services but also health services, including community nursing, allied health services and early childhood intervention.”
Submissions may be lodged via the select committee’s website until 31 March 2025 at https://www. parliament.nsw.gov.au/committees/listofcommittees/ Pages/committee-details.
aspx?pk=331. Individuals can also provide their input through an online questionnaire, which has been designed to gather information from families and carers about access and barriers to getting support for children and young people with developmental concerns, delays, differences or disabilities at https://forms. office.com/r/9wgTdAW3uE.
COMBINING PAPER RESEARCH AND DNA
Hello again, this is Marty from Young and District Family History Group with another story from our research.
This month’s tale from our family history files involves a private adoption and the help DNA matches can be to confirm the paper research findings.
A mother and son contacted us to help with the research into her maternal family. Her mother, Augusta had been brought up in Young and her family had been in business here since the early days of European settlement. This information provided allowed research of her parents and grandparents and we learned that Augusta had been born in Yass in 1905, however when a transcript of her birth registration was ordered and arrived, it did not reveal the expected information. In NSW each individual is allocated a number for the year they were born, for example if a baby was the very first registered in 2025, they may be allocated 1/2025 and later in the year another baby could be 1269/2025. This information allows you to find and purchase an ancestor’s certificate and this certificate yields information about the name, date and place of birth as well as the parents names, their marriage and any previous children.
Augusta’s NSW Birth record was found to have one allocated number but two entries with different surnames and the transcript revealed she had been born illegitimate. The mother who had brought her up was not her birth mother. Later evidence had shown
that she had been raised by this couple in Young and that the surname she was known as was theirs and an amended entry adding this to her record was placed on the NSW historical birth record at a later date.
1905 was prior to the onset of legalised adoption and often a family member or a close friend of the family was the person who adopted the baby. This meant there was no paper trail to the birth parents. The birth registration was often the only clue and these were sometimes falsified to show the information required rather than the truth. Augusta’s did list her birth mother but no father was named. More research was required. Augusta’s grandson had his DNA done and when this was checked it showed no DNA link to either of the couple who had raised her. So, could we find the father?
Knowing she had been born in Yass a search was made for a baptism at any of the churches there. One was found at St Augustine’s Parish Church in November 1906 which confirmed the correct date of birth and the birth mother’s name and the sponsor was the lady who adopted here. This demonstrated that her birth mother was aware of the home her daughter was going to. Augusta was fifteen months old by this time so a systematic search of the records including microfilm of all other churches was conducted starting from the time of her birth. At a date within a week of her birth a record was found on the microfilm for St Clement’s Parish Church and this named both her birth mother and father. A copy of this was requested and research
revealed a young man of a similar age to her birth mother. He was already engaged by the time Augusta’s mother discovered she was pregnant and married before the birth. He acknowledged his daughter but took no part in her upbringing. In 1905 a breach of promise could see a young man in court and this may have been a reason for his marriage.
Augusta’s grandson’s DNA showed strong links to this man’s descendants and we were able to provide a true blood line family tree for them.
Young and District Family History Research room at Young Community Arts Centre, 2 Campbell Street, Young is open Wednesday 10am-2.30pm and Saturday 10am-1pm. We are available to help you with your research so why not come and see us.
Marty Barclay
Augusta’s birth father as a young man circa 1910.
Reids Flat thrills crowds
Travellers from as far as Sydney and the South Coast have travelled to Reids Flat, for the annual Gymkhana and Rodeo, held on the third weekend of November.
With horses and their riders kicking up dust and chasing through poles, they picked up flags, and took tiny tots through an obstacle course throughout the day, culminating in the popular rodeo and bull ride.
Ava Batty and her family travelled from Goulburn, with a wrong turn meaning the three sisters missed the junior competitions. A late start didn’t stop Ava from launching straight into the open pole bends, where she cinched a ribbon for her efforts, landing her in third.
The Theo Fogg memorial flag race was neck and neck right up until the last moment, with Paul Keir taking out first place. Maggie Fuller came in second, with Bridie Williams in third.
Paul Keir of Sutton, who along with his partner Megan said said they had been attending the event for twenty years. “It’s at a fantastic spot, the people are beautiful peo-
ple - they go a long way to welcome you here.”
Drawing in locals from the Hilltops and Cowra shires, through to those travelling hours to experience an authentic country rodeo, Mr Kier said that attendance at the Gymkhana had been affected by the expense of travelling, especially with horses and cost of living pressures.
Belinda Cosgrove of Biala also participated in the Fogg’s memorial flag race, being just pipped by Paul with no hard feelings - her grandfather had also flag raced against Paul’s father, and is continuing the tradition; “I do it, and my daughters, nieces and nephews have started too - they’re the next generation.”
High standards of camaraderie and cheerful competitive behaviour was on display, especially across generations of riders.
Mr Keir said “We had fun -- you’re racing your friends. I also spoke to three young girls I’d never seen before, I said to them ‘I’m nearly sixty years old and you’re fantastic at your age.’ We try to encourage great sportsmanship”
Belinda Cosgrove said “We get to wish each other good luck, and show respect - that’s why we come here, we’ve been competing for years and years, and we want it to keep going.”
In a town of less than 100, the annual event at Reids Flat is one of the biggest on the calendar.
Co-founder of the rodeo and gymkhana Charlie Chown said the event had come a long way since its establishment in 1962 “It’s been cut down a lot compared to what it used to be, we had years in Covid, and drought where it couldn’t run, but it’s good to have it back now” he said.
Mr Chown said one of the earliest races predating the event was between himself and a local, Freddie Gay, who raced Chown around a pair of ironbark trees. The men, as well as some farmers and a Frogmore police officer then organised the gymkhana to start formally.
“It makes you feel like you want to be back on a horse.” said Chown.
BY DAN RYAN
Young Brylie and Chloe Stockley with ‘Chester.’ Photo Dan Ryan
Layla Rae and Troy Cross. Photo Dan Ryan
CUTTING IT CLOSE: Theo Fogg memorial challenge was neck and neck. Photo Dan Ryan.
Maggie Fuller looking into her turn in the bending. Photo Dan Ryan
Belinda maneuvers her mount around the barrels. Photo Dan Ryan
Lane Edwards of Gloucester. Photo Dan Ryan
Paul Keir of Sutton rounds the pegs. Photo Dan Ryan
Stay on target: Bridie Williams in the barrel race. Photo Dan Ryan
Harden Murrumburrah students
The last day of Rotary’s book gifting was at Murrumburrah Public School last week, with students from Murrumburrah High School also being given the opportunity to select a book to take home and read.
The children and staff at Murrumburrah Public School and Murrumburrah High School are always very receptive to our Book Program and there was lots of discussion about who could read what and who would en-
joy what the most.
Overall, Harry Potter remains popular as well as the Percy Jackson series, books by Ross Welford, David Baddiel and Emily Rodda.
Our thanks goes again to Community Bank HardenMurrumburrah, without whose support we could not continue this valuable program.
continue to collect books from Rotary
We have already received lots of requests for particular book titles in 2025.
- RITA O’CONNOR
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On farm info series for grain growers
The passion of grain growers for the responsible stewardship of the land is a clear message farmers are sharing with Australian consumers in a new information series for the community.
The information series promoted by GrainGrowers highlights a modern, hightechnology approach that allows growers to maximise available growing conditions, delivering high-quality, safe food to consumers while protecting the land.
It includes a simple onfarm grower video, reinforced by website information answering a range of commonly asked questions, and an open invitation to directly speak with a GrainGrowers representative.
GrainGrowers Chair Rhys Turton said it was important that consumers were presented with a fair and accurate picture of on-farm activities and knew about the revolutionary changes in farming practices over the past 30 – 40 years, including the value of modern chemicals and increasingly hightechnology spraying methods.
Mr Turton said the modern Australian grain industry has dramatically improved its approach to land management and the environment, and continued to invest in research and development to improve industry productivity.
“Our industry consists of people passionate about how
they farm, looking to implement the best practices possible to suit their unique environment,” he said.
“One area common to all our growers is the farming systems needed to control and kill weeds. Modern chemicals have been instrumental in providing weed control in the most environmentally sustainable way possible.
“Without these modern chemicals, growers would be forced back to interventionist tillage practices that break up the soil surface to destroy the weeds. This approach burns diesel, causes significant soil and wind erosion, and removes moisture needed to produce a crop.”
Mr Turton said chemicals
were a vital part of farming and would remain so until researchers and machinery manufacturers were able to identify feasible alternative weed control methods.
All chemicals used on Australian farms are highly regulated to ensure they are safe for farm workers, communities and consumers.
“As an industry, we want to share how we use chemicals and also our commitment to using them in the safest and most efficient way possible,” Mr Turton said.
“From the moment a chemical arrives on the farm to the moment it is applied, the utmost care and attention is given to maintaining appropriate safety measures to protect not only those han-
dling and applying the chemical but also the surrounding environment.”
Mr Turton said all aspects ranging from the weather conditions to the type and volume of chemicals were carefully considered.
“Nowadays good practice is the use of high-tech sprayers and application equipment, placing growers safely in a carbon filtered clean vehicle that allows them to carefully target weeds, minimising volumes required and improving efficiency,” he said.
“Anyone not familiar with advances in farm technology would be impressed with the level of technology and how it is being used to deliver environmental outcomes and ensure safe food production.”
Mr Turton said consumers could be assured of the quality of Australian products, with every load of grain tested against strict food safety standards.
“Our industry is very proud of how it farms, and the standards applied to everything that leaves our farms,” he said.
Mr Turton said he encouraged anyone viewing the video to show it to their family, colleagues and friends.
“I think people will be more than a little surprised at how our industry operates and the level of commitment to environmental stewardship that is inherent in everything we do,” he said.
New online management tool for beekeepers
The NSW Government has launched an innovative new online Varroa Management Tool designed to help commercial and recreational beekeepers manage the challenges of Varroa mite.
The new online capability was officially unveiled at Australia’s longest-running beekeepers’ field day at Tocal College, with resounding support shown by the beekeeping industry.
Using the online tool, users are guided through a series of questions relating to their hive conditions, including mite treatment thresholds, the presence of brood and honey supers, and the colony development phase.
Based on their answers, the tool generates a range of treatment options, including cultural, mechanical, and chemical solutions, designed to help beekeepers make in-
formed decisions for managing Varroa mites.
NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW DPIRD) Bee Technical Specialist, Elizabeth Frost, said beekeepers have been asking for a tool like this for some time and it’s great to be able to offer them an accessible, easy-to-use resource.
“The varroa mite tool provides practical guidance for managing Varroa mite in Australian hives and helps beekeepers navigate the complexities of Integrated Pest Management (IPM), which is still a relatively new concept for many in the industry,” Ms Frost said.
“It has been designed to be a one-stop resource for both
recreational and commercial beekeepers, helping them to adopt best practices in pest management.
“It is expected to be particularly valuable for Australian beekeepers as they face the ongoing challenge of Varroa mite management.”
Key Features of the Varroa Management Tool include:
- Customised recommen-
dations based on hive conditions and answers to - questions about mite thresholds, treatments, and colony development.
- A range of cultural, mechanical, and chemical treatment options to suit different management preferences.
- User-friendly design suitable for all beekeepers, from recreational to commercial operators.
Ms Frost said this tool bridges a significant gap in knowledge for many Australian beekeepers.
Integrated pest management is essential for sustainable beekeeping, but it’s a complex approach that involves balancing a variety of treatment options.
“The Varroa Management Tool makes it easier for beekeepers to understand and implement IPM strategies, giving them greater con-
fidence in managing their hives,” Ms Frost said.
“It will also enhance the work of Varroa Development Officers (VDOs), allowing them to engage more efficiently with affected beekeepers across the country.
“Whether you’re a hobbyist just starting out or a commercial beekeeper managing hundreds of hives, the tool is designed to be accessible and informative for everyone. It’s a game-changer for Australian beekeepers looking to improve their Varroa management practices.”
The Varroa mite management tool was developed in collaboration with the North American Honeybee Health Coalition and tailored to Australian conditions.
For more information and to access the tool, please visit – https://bit.ly/3V97L9b
THE NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS), which I have the privilege of leading, is the world’s largest volunteer firefighting organisation, with more than 70,000 dedicated members working tirelessly to protect lives and property across the state.
When combined with the expertise of Fire and Rescue NSW, Forestry Corporation, and the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, the bush fire management resources available through the NSW Government form a robust and highly capable force. These resources are a vital
line of defence, standing ready to assist communities during their time of need. However, no amount of preparation can substitute for individual and community vigilance.
After several years of wetterthan-average conditions, it is critical that we do not allow complacency to take hold as we continue through the 2024/25 bushfire season.
Every resident should take a moment to assess their personal risk. Ask yourself – am I, or is my property, at risk of bush or grass fires?
The reality is simple – if you live, work or travel near
bushland or grasslands, you are in a fire risk area.
The next step is to determine your level of preparedness. Our research indicates that only 70 percent of residents in bushfire prone areas have a plan in place, and of those, only half have actively prepared their homes. This is a concerning statistic.
The RFS strongly encourages all residents to develop a bushfire survival plan. Creating a plan is a straight-forward but crucial step in safeguarding your home, and loved ones. It can take as little as five minutes to start, yet the benefits can be life-saving.
A message from NSW Rural Fire Service Commissioner, Rob Rogers AFSM
For those who already have a plan, it is equally important to review and update it regularly.
Changes in family circumstances, property conditions, or the presence of pets and livestock can significantly impact your preparedness. Bushfire safety is not something to ‘set and forget.’ Comprehensive resources and step-by-step guidance are available on the RFS website at rfs.nsw.gov.au. I strongly encourage every resident to use these tools to enhance their understanding of bush fire risks and improve their readiness.
This bushfire season, my hope is that all communities across NSW will remain safe and well. However, preparedness is your greatest defence against the unpredictability of bush and grass fires.
Let us work together to protect lives, property, and the communities we hold dear.
Commissioner Rob Rogers has served the NSW Rural Fire Service for 45-years, beginning as a brigade volunteer in 1979. A holder of the Australian Fire Service Medal (AFSM), he has been Commissioner since July 2020.
Hilltops Councillor Column
Since being elected in September, I have had the privilege of attending two council meetings, and I can honestly say they have been two very busy and insightful sessions.
Each meeting has involved reviewing over 1200 pages of documents, and it’s clear that every decision we make has a significant impact on our community. Back in September, the public put their faith in me, and I want to reassure
everyone that I will do my best not to let you down.
Looking ahead, the upcoming meeting on Wednesday, 11 December, will be the first discussion on the update of the Development Control Plan (DCP).
As someone with experience in the building industry, I am hopeful that I can bring a fresh perspective to the table and help streamline the Development Applica-
tion (DA) process, ultimately making it quicker and more efficient for those wanting to invest in our area.
In the previous meeting, the council voted to examine what we are truly receiving for the money we spend.
This is part of our strategy to boost revenue without raising rates or cutting services.
It’s essential that we ensure every dollar spent delivers val-
ue to the community, and I’m committed to working on this.
I truly believe this council has the potential to achieve great things.
We are all aligned on the key issues facing our community, and I feel optimistic about the direction we are heading.
As the youngest councillor in Hilltops’ history, I know I have much to learn and prove, but I am fortunate to be sur-
rounded by some incredible people who are willing to guide me along the way.
Having grown up in the Hilltops area, I am deeply passionate about seeing our community grow - not just in size, but in infrastructure, job opportunities, and the ability to support families.
I look forward to the work ahead and am excited for the future of Hilltops.
Councillor Jake Davis
Barisa Batinich, a record cherry picker
Barisa Batinich was born on 24th August 1884 in Makarska, Dalmatia (then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and now in the Republic of Croatia).
He arrived in Sydney on the steamship Bremen in 1901 and made his way to Baldo Cunich’s ‘Peachvale’ property, where he worked as a labourer in the orchards.
Cunich had sponsored the teenage Batinich, as their families were known to each other in Dalmatia, continuing a tradition of chain migration that had started with Nicholas Jasprizza’s sponsorship of the three Cunich brothers in the 1880s and ‘90s.
While the Batinich family were involved in the fruit industry in Dalmatia, they were also involved with the fishing industry along the Adriatic coast.
A typical cherry-picking day at Cunich’s would start at daybreak and go to four o’clock in the afternoon.
According to his grandson Noel, Batinich ‘had one kerosene tin on the front of him, tins held about 20 pounds of cherries each.
60-pound baskets.
Boorowa Museum says thank you
was held to fundraise on November 23 for the Boorowa and District Historical Society Inc and Museum.
We raised just over $900 which will assist the work we do in the Museum enormously. From what we have heard, everyone had an enjoyable night and it was great that everyone got into the spirit of the night and got dressed up.
A big thank you to our MC for the night, A/Prof Julian Cox who added another dimension to the evening and his wife, Helen, who admirably controlled the electric scoring. The Museum will be closed over the Christmas holiday from 1pm on Thursday 19th December until 11 January 2025 at 11am, come in and have a look at what is happening in your Museum.
- SHARON MEERE
Their other children were Mary (born in 1915), James (1921), Mona (1923), Rita Batinich was naturalised in
Batinich continued to work part-time for Cunich until
1925, when he could work permanently on his own orchard which he called ‘Common View’.
He and his two oldest sons, Norman and Ernest, cleared the land of scrub: ‘He used to clear… about an acre, every year and pull it out, pull the stumps out with horses, cut the roots. Then he’d work the ground up and he’d sow melons’. The melons provided the family’s income while the young cherry trees matured. Even after starting out on his own, Batinich maintained a friendship with Cunich: ‘He used to play a lot of cards with Mr Baldo and drink some wine down in the cellar where they used to make their wine.’
Batinich died on 19th December 1944, aged 61, at Orange Base Hospital. He was on a visit to his daughter, Mary Simpson, when he took ill and passed away, a week after being admitted to hospital. He was buried in Young.
Karen Schamberger – Young Historical Museum
Statement from NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb
Today is a great day for officers of the NSW Police Force.
This historic deal will revolutionise the working conditions of our police, making them among the highest paid in the country. The pay rise will be back dated to July this year with officers seeing the benefits shortly after Christmas.
I am delighted officers have overwhelmingly embraced this offer. It certainly reflects their value and they are worth every cent.
This is about recognising the intrinsic worth of our police who risk their lives to protect our community every single day.
In my opinion they are the best in the world with one of the toughest jobs, and they deserve to be recognised for the extraordinary work they do.
The NSW Police Association and the NSW Government played a crucial role in securing the deal and I would like to thank them for their work to get this agreement over the line.
The reforms bring sweeping changes beyond a record pay rise. The new agreement also encompasses a consolidation of pay scales, a modernisation of allowances, formalisation of domestic and family violence leave arrangements, and an ad -
ditional one-off bonus payment to select officers to recognise leadership and retention.
It removes barriers to flexible work arrangements that will greatly assist police juggling a career and family commitments. We cannot afford to lose the critical level of experience across this organisation. This is about supporting the thousands of officers who cannot work full-time and ensuring they have enough flexibility to stay in the job. We cannot underestimate the importance of that experience to the community of NSW.
In addition to retention, recruitment is also critically important to increase the strength of our frontline and relieve pressure.
I am pleased to report that news of the deal has already had an effect on application numbers, with more than 70 lodged in the past week. That’s approximately double what we would normally see.
So, today, I want to say to those who may be considering a career as a police officer – it’s the best job in the world, and there’s never been a better time to apply.
- COMMISSIONER KAREN WEBB | NSW Police Force
Batinich married Julia are pictured with them in the photo above.
Barisa Batinich and his family.
Boorowa 200 Classic Garry Martin Memorial
Boorowa Gun Club recently held the Boorowa 200 Classic including the inaugural Garry Martin Classic Memorial Handicap.
As many people are aware Garry passed in 2023 and as a Club and community his passing was deeply felt by all who knew him.
The inaugural memorial Handicap was held in his honour on Saturday 23rd November as part of the 2 day shoot. A fantastic turn out of 96 shooters showing how much Garry meant to the local community and the shooting fraternity at large.
Competitors travelled from near and far including North Sydney, Parkes, Bega, Tumut, Junee, Leeton, Orange, Canberra, West Wyalong, Arnhem in the Northern Territory, Goulburn, Berrima and the Central Highlands.
While remembering our friend we also paid tribute to another stalwart of our Club with Rex Murphy being made a Life Member of Boorowa Gun Club on Saturday afternoon during presentations. For once Rex did not sniff out the surprise and all could tell he was truly humbled and touched by the honour.
Day 1 Saturday 23rd November
The first event of the day was the 25 target Garry Martin Classic Handicap, The winner and first person to have their name on the
Plaque was Greg Coleman from the NSW Gun Club in Sydney with an event score of 25/25 and shoot off score of 1/1. Second place in the Handicap went to Nicholas Poulos with an event score of 25/25 and shoot off score of 0/1. The third place honours went to Dan Power with a score of 24/25 S/O 28/28. Fourth place was Mitchell Dunn 24/25 S/O 27/28, and Fifth place went to Adrian Depaoli 24/25 S/O 22/23.
Event 2 was the 25 target Point Score, the overall winner was Matt Patmore 75/75 S/O 72/72. First in AA grade was Terry Alho 75/75 S/O 71/72. Lucas Young was second in AA 75/75 S/O 35/36. A grade was won by Mitchell Dunn 74/75 and second in A grade was Peter Webber 71/75 S/O 27/27. Don McMillan took out B grade with 69/75 S/O 3/3 Sandy Sullivan came second with a score of 69/75 S/O 2/3. Melisa Clarke won C grade with a score of 70/75 George Kassianou taking second on 69/75. The third event of the day was the 25 target Single Barrel, The overall winner was Greg Coleman with an event score of 25/25 and shoot off score of 33/33. First in AA was Glen Castellaro 25/25 S/O 32/33. Second in AA was Phill Chryssovelonis with a score of 25/25 S/O 24/25. Mitchell Dunn won A grade with a 24/25 Peter Webber
came second with a 23/25 S/O 7/7. Sandy Sullivan won B grade with a score of 23/25 Mark Taylor came second with 22/25. Boorowa’s own Luke Stonham won C grade in his first ever competition with a score of 23/25 George Kassianou came second on 23/25.
Event 4 the 25 target Double Barrel saw a large number of possibles shot and the shoot off went well into the evening on Saturday night. The overall winner was Matty Patmore 25/25 S/O 222/222 first in AA was Greg Coleman 25/25 S/O 221/222 and second in AA was Nicholas Poulos 25/25 S/O 171/172. Con Himonitis was first in A grade with 25/25 S/O 28/29 second in A grade was Manuel Gomes 25/25 S/O 25/26. B grade was won by Scott Burrell with a score of 25/25 S/O 4/5 second in B grade was Sandy Sullivan 24/25 S/O 1/1. Melisa Clarke was the best in C grade 24/25 and Luke Stonham came second after a shoot off 23/25 S/O 4/4
Day 2 Sunday 24th November
Event 5 was the 45 target Champion of Champions 15T DB, 15T SB 15T PS, the overall winner was Terry Alho skinning the event with a 74/75. First in AA was Phill Chryssovelonis 73/75 S/O 50/50, Grant Thatcher came second on 73/75 S/O49/50. Mitchell Dunn was first in A grade
with a score of 72/75, Con Himonitis came second with 71/75. Mark Lawford won B grade with a score of 68/75 and Don McMillan came second with 67/75. Floyd Cummings won C grade with a score of 65/75 and Chris Mollica came second with 64/75
The final event of the two day shoot was event 6 the 15 Pair Double Rise. Dan Power from Majura Park Gun Club skinned the event to take the overall prize with a 29/30. First in AA was Glen Castellaro wit a score of 28/30. Second place in AA went to Greg Coleman 28/30 S/O 9/10. A grade was won by Terry Alho 28/30 S/O 10/10 second place in A grade went to Kyriakos (‘Boo’) Kassianou 28/30 S/O 7/10. Leon Hadjiparakeva won B grade with a score of 26/30 and Greg Watson came second on 24/30. Peter Johnston won C grade with a score of 23/30 and second place in C went to George Kassianou on 22/30.
High Guns
Terry Alho won the overall High Gun for the two days with a score of 248/255. Glen Castellaro was the AA High Gun with a score of 246/255, Mitchell Dunn won the A grade High Gun with a score of 242/255, Don McMillan won the B grade High Gun with a score of 223/255. George Kassianou won the C grade High Gun with a score of 220/255, Nic Hadjiparesk-
eva won the Junior High Gun with a score of 233/255, The Ladies High Gun was won by Amy Smith with a score of 240/255, and the Veterans High Gun was won by David Caccioppoli with a score of 242/255.
Boorowa Gun Clubs next competition will be the annual Christmas Novelty shoot and will be held on Saturday 21st December 2024
A bit about our Club and Members
A big thankyou to all the Club members and visitors who helped with the smooth running of the two day Carnival. We would especially like to thank Sadie Murphy and Dave in the Kitchen, and all the office staff, Trappers and Photographers. Thanks also to Ben Murphy for organising our new digital scoreboards. The club is especially thankful to Kosta Plessas who prepared the meals for Saturday Night and Sunday Lunch the food was delicious and greatly appreciated by all. Lastly a big shout out to club President Geoffrey Mason your absence was noted, we all wish you a speedy recovery and while Chris Oehm did his best you still cook the best bacon and Egg Brekkie! We as a club are ever thankful for the groundwork laid out especially by the Clubs founding members life members and past members, from humble
beginnings Boorowa Gun Club is now known as one of the best facilities of its kind in Country NSW. Our gratitude extends to Wally Merriman our club patron and patient landowner and Justin and Alison Smith of J & A Geotech testing our major sponsor. Did you know that Boorowa Gun Club actively helps new shooters to get started. One of the best ways to become involved in the shooting sports is to attend your local club. If you are interested in having a try at Clay Target Shooting, Boorowa Gun Club is open for practice for members and beginners every Tuesday evening from 5.00 till 7.00pm (weather permitting). All Ages and abilities are welcome at the clubhouse and all people aged 12 years and up may participate, children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Photo ID and some paperwork must be completed for adults if you intend to participate or if you are bringing a minor to the club with the intention to participate. All you will need to bring is some good flat soled shoes preferably with a leather upper. Outdoor clothing and glasses for distance vision if you would use glasses for driving.
- EDWARD CUMMINGS
Harrison Young moment of impact Clay target exploding.
Lucas Young.
Boorowa Taipan Shield Team 2024 Amy Smith, Wendy Barton and Ros Bradford.
Boorowa Classic 200 Garry Martin Memorial Prize Winners.
Boorowa Classic 200 Garry Martin Memorial Overall High Gun Terry Alho.
ACROSS
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD
3 What, in the US, are law enforcement officers called (8)
7 Name a soft, subdued shade (6)
8 What is lack of appetite (8)
9 Name a tube through which liquid flows (6)
10 To pay out money, is to do what (8)
11 What is a faultfinder known as (6)
14 To have declared definitely, is to have done what (6)
17 Which term describes that which is open to dispute (8)
18 That which is devoid of lard could be termed what (3-3)
19 To be furnished with crossed strips, is to be what (8)
20 Name an alternative term for builds (6)
21 What do we call a person who tells a story (8)
DOWN
1 What is the diameter of a bullet known as (7)
2 What do we call those who engrave metals, etc (7)
3 Which term describes defamation (7)
5 Name a ballroom dance in 4/4 time (7)
6 What is marine algae known as (7)
11 Name a British comedian, film actor and director, Charlie ... (7)
12 What might we call one who denies or nullifies (7)
14 Name an Australian lawyer and diplomat, Sir Percy ... (7)
15 What do we call one who exacts satisfaction (7)
16 Which term describes those who deviate from the regular courses (7)
Find the following words in the grid. They may be read in any direction, even diagonally. Some letters are used more than once.
WHICH WORDS
1 MOZZARELLA
(a) A short cape worn by popes and cardinals
(b) A privileged Christian under Moorish rule
(c) A softish cheese
2 NEPENTHE
(a) A sorrow-lulling drug or drink
E-QUATIONS 7
4 Melted cheese, sometimes mixed with beer, etc, is known as Welsh what (7)
13 Name a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg (7)
Letters have a number value
E-QUATIONS
Some values are in the right hand cells. Create remaining values using clues in centre cells.
Letters A to Z have a number value. Some are shown in the right-hand cells. Create remaining values using clues in centre cells.
(b) A rock-forming mineral
(c) A remote planet of the solar system discovered in 1846
BIYWORD
Build it yourself using the clues and each of the twenty-four letters once only to form ten words: five across and five down. A key word (bold clue) builds on the letter set in the grid.
CLUES:
Deft (3)
Destroyed by fire (5)
Distress signal (3)
Fried sweet cake (5)
In support (3)
Organised sub-group (7)
Point of interest (5)
Restraint (7) Small child (3)
Wreckage (5)
Mrs Elva Frances Donohoe
The death has occurred of Mrs Elva Frances Donohoe. Passed away peacefully on 30th November 2024 at Southern Cross Care, Campbell ACT. Formerly of Queen Street Boorowa. Much loved wife of John (deceased). Devoted mother and mother in law of Bernard & Sue, Paul, Brendan & Rani, Matt & Wendy. Cherished Nanna of Jack, Molly, Max, Tom, Shea, Zoe and Riley. Loved sister of Carmel (deceased) and Nancy. Sadly missed by extended family and friends. Aged 91 Years
Rest In Peace
A Catholic Mass to celebrate Elva’s life will be held on Thursday 12th December 2024, at St Patrick’s Catholic Church Boorowa, commencing at 1.00pm. The cortege will then leave for the Boorowa Lawn Cemetery. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made at the service to Dementia Australia in memory of Elva.
Patterson Brothers Funerals
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Mrs Lorna Thomson passed peacefully at Southern Cross Aged Care in Young on Tuesday 26th November 2024. Aged 92 years.
Wife of the late Bruce Thomson. Loving mother of Susan, Jennie and Adrian. A private memorial service is being held by the family.
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The Restless. 1.50 Iconic Australia. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: San Demetrio, London. (1943) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Antiques Downunder. 8.30 MOVIE: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. (1969) 11.30 Late Programs. 6.00 Flushed. 7.00 It’s Academic. 8.30 Left Off The Map. 9.00 Shopping. 10.30 House Rules. 12.00 Buffy. 3.00 Modern Family. 4.35 Bondi Vet. 5.35 Aust Got Talent. 7.00 MOVIE: Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway. (2021) 8.50 MOVIE: Ghostbusters. (1984) 11.00 MOVIE: The Eyes Of Tammy Faye. (2021) 1.45 Shopping. 2.45 Fresh TV. 3.10 The Resident.
6.00 Morning Programs. 11.30 GetOn Extra. 12.00 Escape To The Country. 1.00 I Escaped To The Country. 2.00 Horse Racing. Country Classic Day, Ballarat Cup and Gateway Raceday. 6.00 Taste Of Aust. 6.30 Bondi Vet. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 9.30 I Escaped To The Country. Return. 10.30 Australia’s Amazing Homes. 11.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 2.15 ER. 3.00 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 3.40 Speechless. 4.05 Would I Lie To You? 4.35 MythBusters. 5.25 Merlin. 6.10 Car S.O.S. 7.00 Spicks And Specks. 7.30 Would I Lie To You At Christmas? 8.00 QI. 8.30 Live At The Apollo. 10.00 The IT Crowd. 11.15 ER. 12.00 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 News. 12.30 Nigella’s Cook, Eat, Repeat: Christmas Special. 1.30 Gardening Aust. 2.45 Nigella’s Christmas Kitchen. 3.15 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. 4.00 Restoration Australia. 5.00 Antiques Roadshow. 6.00 Grand Designs Aust. 7.00 News. 7.30 Muster Dogs: Where
6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Horse Racing. Country Classic Day, Ballarat Cup and Gateway 2.00 Test Cricket: Pre-Game Show. 3.00 Cricket. Second Test. Aust v India. Afternoon. 5.00 Test Cricket: The Lunch Break. 5.40 Cricket. Second Test. Aust v India. Late arvo. 6.00 News. 7.00 Cricket. Second Test. Aust v India. Late arvo. 7.40 Test Cricket: Tea Break. 8.00 Cricket. Second Test. Aust v India. Evening session. 10.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 3.00 Australian V8 Superboats: Season Review. 4.00 Desert Collectors. 5.00 Counting Cars. 6.00 Cricket. Second Test. Aust v India. Late arvo. 7.00 Storage Wars. 7.30 Aussie Salvage Squad. 8.30 Heavy Tow Truckers Down Under. 9.30 Air Crash Inv: Accident Files. 10.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 News. 12.30 All Creatures Great And Small. 1.15 Miniseries: Douglas Is Cancelled. 1.55 Question Everything. 2.30 Spicks And Specks. 3.15 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery. 3.45 Solar System With Brian Cox. 4.45 Headliners. 5.35 Landline. Final. 6.00 Take 5 With Zan Rowe. 6.30 Muster Dogs: Where Are They Now. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 All Creatures Great And Small. 8.20 Vera. 9.50 Plum. Final. 10.45 Late Programs. 6.00 Kids’ Programs. 3.30 Play School. 4.00 Grace’s Amazing Machines. 4.20 Odd Squad. 4.35 Little J And Big Cuz. 5.20 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 6.05 Interstellar Ella. 6.25 Ben And Holly. 7.05 Riley Rocket. 7.30 Teenage Boss: Next Level. 8.00 The Crystal Maze. 8.45 Fresh Off The Boat. 9.30 Speechless. 9.50 Officially Amazing. 10.40 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. 12.00 Cybershack. 12.30 Drive Safer. 1.00 Drive TV. 1.30 Helloworld. 2.00 The 58th Annual Country Music Association Awards. 4.00 Getaway Presents Antarctica. 5.00 9News First At Five. 5.30 To Be Advised. 6.00 9News Saturday. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 MOVIE: Bohemian Rhapsody. (2018) Rami Malek. 10.15 My Life As A Rolling Stone. 11.35 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Weekender. 10.30 Weekender. 11.15 Bringing Sexy Back. 12.45 Rebel Wilson’s Pooch Perfect. 2.00 Blow Up. 3.05 Aust Got Talent. 4.30 Declassified: The Royal Scandals. 5.30 MOVIE: The Angry Birds Movie. (2016) 7.30 MOVIE: Jerry Maguire. (1996) 10.30 MOVIE: Only The Brave. (2017) 1.20 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 12.30 10 Minute Kitchen. 1.00 Silvia’s Italian Masterclass. 1.30 The Yes Experiment. 2.00 Pat Callinan’s 4x4 Adventures. 3.00 Expedition: Australia’s West Coast. 3.30 My Market Kitchen. 4.00 All 4 Adventure. 5.00 10 News First. 6.30 Bondi Rescue. 7.00 Soccer. Women’s international friendly. Australia v Chinese
With Cosi. 2.30 Better Homes. 3.30 Australia’s Amazing Homes. 4.30 The Highland Vet. 5.30 I Escaped To The Country. 6.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 Rosemary & Thyme. 8.30 McDonald And Dodds. 10.30 Great Scenic Railway Journeys. 11.15 The Highland Vet. 12.15 Late Programs. 6.00 Morning Programs. 1.30 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 2.00 Cricket. Women’s One Day International Series. Australia v India. Game 2. 5.30 Duck Dynasty. 6.00 Cricket. Second Test. Australia v India. Day 3. Late afternoon session. 7.00 Border Security. 8.30 MOVIE: Transporter 3. (2008) 10.40 MOVIE: Transporter: Refueled. (2015) 12.40 Late Programs.
4.05 Would I Lie To You? 4.35 MythBusters. 5.25 Merlin. 6.10 Car S.O.S. 7.00 Spicks And Specks. 7.30 Would I Lie To You? 8.00 QI Christmas Special. 8.30
Mystery Of Lookout Mountain. (2022) 10.55 Kids’ Programs. 4.20 Odd Squad. 4.35 Little J And Big Cuz. 5.10 Piney: The Lonesome Pine. 5.35 Peter Rabbit. 6.40 Pfffirates. 7.30 MOVIE: Get Santa. (2014) 9.10 Fresh Off The Boat. 9.55 Speechless. 10.15 Doctor Who. 11.00 Late Programs. 6.00 Morning Programs. 2.15 ER. 3.00 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 3.40 Speechless.
6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Cross Court. 10.30 Fishing Australia. 11.00 Surf Boat Tsunami. 12.00 GolfBarons. 12.30 Drive TV. 1.00 Innovation Nation. 1.15 Great Getaways. 2.15 The Long Drive For Drought. 2.45 MOVIE: A Christmas Stray. (2021) 4.30 Helloworld. 5.00 9News First At Five. 5.30 RBT. 6.00 9News Sunday. 7.00 Tsunami: 20 Years On. 9.00 A Remarkable Place To Die. 11.00 The Brokenwood Mysteries. 1.00 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Helping Hands. 10.30 My Favorite Martian. 11.00 MOVIE: Devil Girl From Mars. (1954) 12.35 MOVIE: Whisky Galore! (1949) 2.20 MOVIE: The Syndicate. (1968) 4.15 MOVIE: The Alamo. (1960) 7.30 MOVIE: Diamonds Are Forever. (1971) 10.00 MOVIE: Johnny English Reborn. (2011) 12.00 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Pooches At Play. 12.30 Cook With Luke. 1.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 1.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. 2.00 Farm To Fork. 2.30 Basketball. NBL. Round 11. Melbourne United v Brisbane Bullets. 4.30 Luxury Escapes. 5.00 10 News First. 6.00 The Sunday Project. 7.00 Harry And Meghan: The Rise And Fall. New. 8.30 The Graham Norton Show. 9.40 FBI. 10.40 FBI: International. 11.30
it up and running. Your success leaves a highly favorable impression. Don’t be surprised if you get some positive feedback soon.
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Spend time on practical matters throughout the week, then shift your focus to more artistic pursuits. Resist being overly self-critical. Just allow yourself to feel free to create.
GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Restarting those creative projects you had set aside for a while will help provide a much-needed soothing balance to your hectic life. Besides, it will be like meeting old friends again!
CANCER (June 21 to July 22) A change in plans could make it tough to keep a commitment. But stay with it. You’ll get an A-plus for making the effort to do what’s right and not taking the easy way out by running off.
6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Thunderbirds. 10.30 My Favorite Martian. 11.00 Getaway Presents Antarctica. 12.00 MOVIE: Hue And Cry. (1947) 1.40 MOVIE: Shalako. (1968) 4.00 MOVIE: Comes A Horseman. (1978) 6.30 M*A*S*H. 8.30 MOVIE: Live And Let Die. (1973) 11.00 Chicago Med. 12.00 Late Programs. 6.00 Morning Programs. 12.30 Blow Up. 1.35 Zumbo’s Just Desserts. 2.45 Travel And Eat With Dan & Steph. 3.15 Modern Family. 4.15 The Voice. 5.30 A Year On Planet Earth. 6.30 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly. 7.30 Law And Order: Criminal Intent. 8.30 Law & Order: S.V.U. 9.30 Law & Order. 10.30 Bones. 11.30 Late Programs.
LEO (July 23 to August 22) The Lion’s enthusiasm for a workplace policy review is admirable. But be sure you know who is really behind the resistance to change before pointing your finger at the wrong person.
VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) You can expect to have a lot of work throughout the first half of the week. Devote the rest of the week to checking your plans in case some need to be adjusted.
LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Try to avoid signing on the dotted line during the early part of the week. You need time to study issues that weren’t fully explored. The latter part of the week might be more favorable for decision-making.
SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) A new development could snarl travel schedules or other holiday-linked projects. Some flexibility might be called for, to deal with problems before they get too far out of hand.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Relatives seek your advice on a matter you’d rather not be involved in. If so, use your sage Sagittarian tact to decline the “offer” so that no one’s feelings are needlessly hurt.
CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) A shift in your planning direction might help you speed up your progress toward achieving a long-planned goal. Trusted colleagues are ready to offer valuable support.
AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) An unexpected demand for the settlement of an old loan could create some preholiday anxiety. But you might not really owe it. Check your records thoroughly before remitting payment.
PISCES (February 19 to March 20) It’s a good time to get involved with your social circle. Enjoy some well-earned fun and games with those closest to you before you have to resume more serious activities next week.
Coaching director spends time with local swimmers at YASC
Young Amateur Swimming Club (YASC) Swimmers and Coaches last week had the opportunity and were thrilled to have Swimming NSW Regional Coaching Director Chris Myers attend the Club providing advice, guidance and development to our Coaches Kylie Rutter, Pat Brodbeck, Justin Neilsen and Caitlyn Williams.
Chris Myers role across Regional NSW is developing coaches and conducting SNSW development clinics.
Chris has decades of expertise at the highest level in Swimming.
These sessions saw several of our club swimmers set their alarm clocks rising nice and early on Wednesday & Thursday morning commencing training from 6am.
Chris put the swimmers through their training program teaching new skills, drills, sets and offering tips to improve
their techniques to better themselves as a swimmer.
Chris focused on Freestyle, Breaststroke and Backstroke.
Fundraiser for Talia and Amber to get to Japan
This gave our Coaches a new insight and what to look for in stroke correction with Chris on pool
deck providing his expertise to our coaches.
“This collaboration is all about growing our grass -
Young PCYC and Boorowa Gymnastics competition 2024
Amber and Talia McKay will be holding a rugby union skills and drills workshop to help raise some funds to assist them to get to Japan.
They have both been selected in a Raptors rugby union developmental team.
They fly out to Japan in January to face off with some Japanese teams and to also develop their skills.
Please come along to brush up on some skills or learn some new ones.
All skill levels welcome. There will also be several level 2 coaches in attendance to support Amber and Talia on the day.
There will also be a bbq available between 12-2pm. Pop on down and grab yourself some lunch.
For more information please call 0412903962 or PM me.
December 7, 2024 at Roberts Park, Murrumburrah.
Ages 5-10 years from 10-12pm
Ages 11-17 years from 2-4pm
Cost is $10 per person.
Sausage sizzle available from 12pm to 2pm.
roots foundation, the heart of swimming by equipping our coaches with advanced skills and insights, we’re ensuring that the benefits flow directly to our swimmers, helping them the best they can be, both in and out of the pool,” YASC president Renee Williams
On Friday 6 December through to 12 December 2024, Emma Bigwood, 49 years old will be representing YASC at Senior State Age in the Multi Class Division at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre HomeMulti class division is a category of competition for swimmers with a disability. There a several categories of Multi Class Swimming and it gives everyone an opportunity to participate in Swimming. Emma has been a member of YASC for 8 years.
“This is a fantastic achievement for Emma to represent YASC at NSW Senior State Age, as Emma last year was recovering from a shoulder injury and her goal has been to qualify for Senior State Age, YASC wish her all the very best this weekend,” Renee said.
Emma had a fantastic time and enjoyed being part of a fantastic group of swimmers.
“I love going to Senior State Age and able to catch up with all my para swimming friends from all over the state,” Emma said.
“It’s so nice to be part of a big group of para swimmers as that very rarely happens out here in the country.” Emma will be competing at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre in four Multi Class Events, 200m and 100m Free, 50m Freestyle and 50m Breaststroke.
My story: Shirley Close
story: In 1936 I was born into the family of Jim and Thelma Crowe at Murringo Flats.
I was the first born and only child for the first seven years, then five more siblings arrived.
I went to school at Hillmont, Murringo Flats, riding a chestnut mare called
From there to Young by bus to the Presentation Convent.
I always felt blessed growing up with farm life, you learn so much about every
As life progressed, I married Ron, was was a baker by trade (my Dad told everyone he was in the dough), and we had one son, Wayne.
I always worked silknet before I was married, after I was at the Young District Hospital for ten years.
Hammond and Hanlon, who changed hands many times, after ten years there in 1976, I started my own business, which grew over the years and entailed a lot of travelling and long hours.
After a long illness, Ron passed away in 2004, it was at this time I chose to semi-
In all that time we had in 1968, started showing and breeding Pembroke Corgies, which were most successful, especially Yo Don, our own home bred champion, who is still written up in the history
books.
In 1970 I was publicity officer for the Young Kennel Club, the president for fifteen years and am still a life member for the Club.
In 1985, the first Business House Association was formed.
I became publicity officer for that, which there was a photo on the front page of the paper.
I have been a member of the P and A Association and Showgrounds trust.
I have also been a member of the NSW Canine Society and the Welsh Corgie Club, both for forty years and am still a member of Racing NSW, having part owned a lovely race horse called Bring a Secret out of Sebring (happy times).
The best was still to come though.
I joined the Young Croquet Club in 2004, gained a coaching certificate, also became a registered referee, did a stint as publicity officer, also treasurer, have travelled extensively playing and refereeing with friends, such as my best mate, Edna Kelly, also Doug and Ruth Leabeater.
But now the sad time has come.
My use by date is just about up.
I do what I can do to support the Club, such as sell raffle tickets, a bit of time keeping, but most of all I enjoy the weekly colour in the local paper, under the heading of Croquet Matters.
From feedback I get from readers, I feel it is well received.
Having lived in Young and district all my life, I enjoy having friends and family nearby. - SHIRLEY CLOSE
Swimmers at YASC had a special guest stop by for training and Emma Bigwood represented.
Cherrypickers are ready for 2025
A number of players have confirmed they will be running on the field for the Young Cherrypickers Rugby League Football Club in 2025.
The Club has been very pleased to announce securing some familiar faces for the Premiership winning side.
junior player base, we are thrilled to welcome Andre Wright - keen to don the red, white and blue in ‘25.
JAYKE HOGAN: The Cherrypickers are thrilled to confirm the return of club legend - Jayke Hogan for 2025!
Jayke’s coming off the back of being a part of our 2024 Premiership winning team and is super keen to go back to back.
His contribution to the side is invaluable.
Taking out this year’s Best Forward amongst a star studded pack, speaks volumes of his quality as a player and as a local junior committed to our club.
The boys are super excited to play alongside him and we wish him another successful year with the Pickers. Rip in Hoges!
BOBBY ROBERTS: We’re excited to announce our latest signing and return of former Cherrypicker from the Canberra comp - Bobby Roberts (aka Twobobz) joining club mates for the 2025 season.
Having won two recent Best Player of the Comp awards Bobby will bring a wealth of experience to the club.
A big skillful half with all the moves and plays, he’ll guide us around the paddock and his quality kicking game will be a welcome bonus.
Welcome back to the red, white and blue Bobby…we wish you all the best for 2025!
ANDRE WRIGHT: Alongside our growing locals and
A powerful middle with quick feet and a big engine that will go all day and bolster our pack.
Andre grew up a Souths junior and progressed his way through the ranks to one of the best middles in this years Koori Knockout.
Having recently turned down a deal with the Tigers NSW Cup in favour of joining our Cherrypickers family, we can’t wait to make him feel at home.
He’s pumped to get here and get amongst the boys and we wish him all the best for the season ahead.
Please join us in giving him a big Pickers welcome!
JAKE WALKER: It is with great pleasure we announce confirmation of our re-signing of Jake Walker (aka “The Weapon”).
Another of our local junior priorities locked in and one of the best Front Rowers in country rugby league.
Just when you think he’s reached his peak, he takes his game to another level yet again.
Walks was an integral part of our 2024 Premiership side with his bone rattling defence and brutal carries.
A great role model for the up and coming juniors and we’re super excited to have him back…all the best Walks.
JONAH LATU: A big welcome back to the Cherrypickers in 2025 to Jonah Latu.
Jonah is pumped to make his return to the red, white and blue where his passion runs deep after enjoying this year as a new dad.
Jonah’s outstanding energy
strong carries, consistency in defence and no nonsense approach in the back end will be a vital factor in 2025.
We couldn’t be more stoked.
EVAN MANNING: The Cherrypickers are stoked to announce the signing of a new recruit - versatile outside back Evan Manning.
Evan’s ability to play anywhere between 1-5 will be a handy asset to the Pickers.
He’s speedy, can kick goals and finish off a try.
Evan’s achievements include leading the 2022 SG Ball comp with 14 tries in 8 games for South Sydney and also the leading point scorer in last years Souths A Grade comp.
Evan’s keen to get into the red, white and blue and we look forward to welcoming him into our Cherrypicker family.
RILEY POWDERLY: Welcome to the young workhouse addition of Riley Powderly.
Tom knows the importance of developing our locals coming through the ranks and as we start to see our new look side coming together with some fresh faces in the mix, the Pickers can trust Riley’s versatility and ability to fill a lot of positions at a high level.
He’ll work hard to cement a spot in the squad in preseason and we wish him all the best for a big year ahead.
Congratulations Riley…rip in.
ED WOOD: The Cherrypickers confirm one of our top local Pickers re-signed for the new year - Ed Wood.
know he’ll get the job done and we wish him all the best for a successful 2025.
Well done Ed.
PAUL LEWIS - COACH: 2025 brings the official start of a new era with our Women’s Tackle entering its competitive stage plus the exciting addition of an Under 18’s side in introductory stage and the Cherrypickers are proud to introduce and welcome our newest team’s Coach - Paul Lewis.
Paul has an extensive coaching background with Women’s Tackle, has won Coach of the Year in two different competitions making Grand Finals every time he’s been at the helm.
With Paul’s experience in developing junior girls added with his knowledge and experience with senior girls, we couldn’t have put the girls in better hands for their debut into the group next year. We’ve got so much to look forward to…congratulations Paul.
JAMILA PIERCY and JEFFERY SELL - COACHES: 2025 the Cherry Bombs are back and playing for keeps.
Bring on Stage 2 of Group Nine Competitive Opens Women’s Tackle and we’re thrilled to introduce our exciting coaching duo - Jamila Piercy and Sir Jeffrey Sell.
The girls will be in safe hands with this season’s Best and Fairest and valuable young club person
alongside one of the Pick-
Selly’s playing accolades speak for themself, he’s done everything possible as a player, winning premierships plus just about every trophy you could think of.
Having been around the girls for over a decade, constantly giving them advice and plenty of cheek, he’s finally decided to pass on his years of experience in a coaching capacity, and together with our legend Jamila, their experience will be invaluable for the girls as they strive for Group Nine’s first premiership.
A Pickers match made in heaven.
DEAN BEDFORD - COACH:
The Cherrypickers wish a warm welcome to our 2025 League Tag Coach - Dean Bedford.
Our tag girls can look forward to a huge season ahead.
Great team bonding, building their skills and learning from the best.
Dean has been a valuable member of both senior and junior clubs over the years and assisted with our girls this year.
He was a part of our 2004 undefeated Reggie’s side and won the ‘04 Wiesel Medal as best player in the comp.
Dean’s wealth of knowledge and smart footy head will be a huge asset for our girls and we can’t wait to see them develop next season.
DAN BARCLAY - COACH:
The Cherrypickers are thrilled to announce our 2025 Reserve Grade Coach keen to rise to the challenge of leading our awesome Reggie’s - Dan Barclay.
After assisting Tom in achieving our Premiership
dreams this year, Dan will bring an exciting dimension to the squad.
A performance driven professional coach, Dan draws from his extensive experience and is results driven. He can’t wait to get started and take our game to the next level with his key movements, drills and techniques and we can’t wait to see what next season brings.
Line up boys and welcome back Dan.
MEET THE CREW: The Cherrypickers are thrilled to introduce our 2025 First Grade Team Leaders keen to kick off the new season already.
Tom has his Premiership winning assistants Skidge and Dan back on deck and very excited to bring Smel on board, a local legend with a lot of knowledge to pass on to the boys, with Josh on managerial duties our leaders are ready for the fight to keep the trophy and get prepared for our first task - West Wyalong Knockout.
MEET THE UNDER 18s CREW: Check out the awesome foursome taking our youngest men head on into 2025 - our Under 18s are thrilled to be bringing back the Premiership winning duo of Bubbles alongside club legend Nayah with the assistance from more from our A-team Che and Tom. Our juniors are in great hands and we look forward to welcoming our younger members back to mix in with the big boys for next season. Pressure makes diamonds Pickers, but this group’s gonna be fun…rip in for Pre-Season boys.
David, Damien and Jono win Men’s Bowls State Triples
Two teams from the club were successful in winning their Region Triples Finals at Wagga RSL on Sunday.
Jonathon Watson, Damien Miller and David Quigley won the Men’s State section and Jenny Holt, Ann Gardner (playing as a substitute for Lisa Boyd) and Kate Cooper won the Women’s State section. In a coincidence both teams won their final by the same score 29 – 18.
The men’s team played a semi–final on Sunday morning and defeated the Wagga Rules team of Darren Conroy, Harrison Conroy and Nathan Gardiner 22–17.
In the final they played another Wagga Rules team of George Jackson, Cody O’Keefe and John Harriott.
After the first 8 ends Young lead 12–5 but after 12 ends they trailed Wagga 13–15.
Young then won 8 of the next 9 ends to lead 25–16 tournament’s five games. The
Rain plays havoc on the local greens
Like most event in town on Saturday golf was washed out. Lets look forward to dryer conditions and the following event.
Saturday 7th December - Cooltech Refrigeration and Air Conditioning December Monthly Medals.
Sunday 8th December - Cherry Festival 2 Person Open Ambrose sponsored by Allied Grain Systems. It’s a 10am shotgun start for Ladies, Men and Mixed teams. $35 per person and includes a BBQ. All proceeds to Can Assist - Young and Boorowa. Plenty of puddings and hams to be won.
Saturday 14th December- 4 Ball Twister sponsored by Patrick FitzGerald and Keith Duran.
Saturday 21st December- Xmas Hampers off the red tees sponsored by Milne’s Country Style Meats.
The Wednesday Medley was won by Larry Marks with 38 points and he won 6 balls.
Runner up was Brian Norman (5 balls) with 35 points on a countback from Noela Hardman (4 balls).
The Pro Pin on the 7th was won by Terry Shipp – 480 cm.
Balls went down to 30 points on a countback and there were 36 players before the rain set in.
The Kyle McGovern Electrical Sunday medley was won by Adam Holmes with 42 points.
Runner up was Zac Smith with 41 points from Tim Norman with 38 points.
There were 20 players.
The Social Club was washed out this week.
Golf results are online!
Go to https://www.younggolfclub.com. au/ (this is the same address as the original golf club site)
There are 3 bars in the top right corner.
Click on these bars.
Click Results and select Results.
This will bring up four pages - Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
The results for each day are on these pages. At the bottom of the pages are the Months of the year.
- CRAIG WATSON
two games on Tuesday were played without interruption.
On Wednesday rain stopped play part-way through the first game but thanks to the caterers for providing an early lunch play got underway again at 1.30 pm.
The second game for the day finished quite a bit later than usual with some players on the greens beyond 6 pm.
The fifth game was completed on Thursday morning in conditions that varied from hot and sunny to threatening storms.
This was followed by a barbecue lunch and the presentation of prizes.
The prizes were presented by Bernadette Kerr and Caitlyn Briggs representing Kevin Miller, Whitty and Lennon, Andrew Ziem from the Colonial Motel and Tony Mulligan from Springwood, a
player with 15 years involvement in the tournament.
The first three placegetters for the tournament won all five of their games.
The overall winners were John Heidtmann, Stuart Ellem and Rick Malley with a margin of 55 shots.
Second place went to the Figtree combination of Tony Cheetham, Ray Smiles and Peter Bennett with a margin of 51 shots and Geoff Holt, Terry Ricketts and Chris Grimson were third with a margin of 45 shots.
Thanks to the many people who helped ensure the success of the carnival –Mitch and Damien for the condition of the greens and to Damien for his work on the scoreboard.
Thanks to Kristy, Thomas and all the bar staff, to Belinda, Leah and Rebecca from Young Services Club for their assistance, the ca-
terers for lunches and also the male and female club members for their work for the barbecue lunch.
Thanks to Tony Ruhl, Colin Powell and Jono Watson for their work with the raffles and to Stuart Freudenstein and Damien for umpiring
Thanks to all the club members who have helped with any aspect of the three tournaments – setting up and putting away the shades, setting up mats and jacks, collecting empty glasses, general tidying up. The club is very appreciative of the great sponsorship support received from many local businesses for the two–week carnival. More than 30 local businesses or organisations responded positively to the club’s invitation to be a sponsor for this annual event.
- CLIFF TRAYNOR
Tipperary Golf Club MND Charity Golf Day Opens cricket draw
Tipperary Golf Club Inc presents its MND Foundation Charity Golf Day coming up on Sunday December 15, 2024.
The event will be a two person ambrose. 9am shotgun start.
There will be trophy winners as well as plenty of hams and Christmas puddings up for grabs throughout the day.
There is a limit of 40 players able to take part so be sure to get in quick and register.
Phone Barry Hazlegrove on 0412 381 552.
Thank you to our amazing sponsors Tyrepower, TechMe2, TEGRA, Donges Supa IGA, Turner’s Furniture One, Colonial Motel
MA Steel, Allied Grain Systems, Corbetts Tyre and Battery.
All proceeds from the day will be going to the MND Foundation.
MND NSW wants to be there for every stage of the MND journey.
Your support ensures they can continue to provide the equipment, support, education and information that someone living with MND, their carer and family needs.
By attending and taking part in the Charity Golf Day, you will be helping an organisation that has helped many locals from across the Hilltops throughout the years.
Harry rows into Sydney regatta
Local rower, Harry Dymock represented his school, Kinross Wolaroi in Orange at the Sydney Girls High School Regatta, where he was successful in two events.
Kinross was one of fourteen schools competing at the event.
His first event was the School Boys Coxed Quad four over the 2000 metre course.
In this event were 11entries .
Harry’s crew started well and were 2.4 seconds ahead of St Augustines at the 500m mark. They increased the lead to three seconds at the 1000 metres mark and were 3.1 seconds ahead at 1500m.
The crew of stroke was Ollie Sith, second Oscar Cleary, third Toby Buckland, bow Harry Dymock and buried in the bow is cox Henry Baker.
The crew eventually won the race in a time of 6 minutes 35 seconds and 4.48 seconds behind was the crew from St Augustines and in third place 0.79 seconds further back was a crew from Redlands School.
Harry’s second event was the School Boy Single Scull.
There were 10 entries.
In the final, Harry raced to a 2.5 second lead at the 500m, 6.6 seconds at the 1000m, and 9.1s at 1500m.
His winning margin at 2000m was 10.08 seconds.
This was a personal best for Harry.
Second was Angus McInnes from Redlands School and third a further 5.2 seconds away was Connor Morrison also from Redlands.
His next event is the State Championships at Penrith on February 7, 2025.
- JOHN DYMOCK
The games from Round 8 of the South West Slopes Cricket League Opens grades were washed out and abandoned over the weekend with the heavy rainall that fell across the region.
Round nine will be played this weekend with three rounds remaining until the Christmas and New Year break.
Opens A Grade Round 9 Draw:
Cootamundra Ex Servicemen’s Club Bulls vs Boorowa Crocs at Albert Park, Cootamundra.
Temora Bowling Club Tigers vs Stockinbingal Cricket Club at Nixon Park Oval 1, Temora.
Opens B Grade Round 9 Draw:
Junee Stallions vs Cootamundra Ex Services Club Bulls at Burns Park, Junee.
Boorowa Big Bottles vs Cootamundra Ex Services Club Bulls Drive at Boorowa Sports Ground.
Harden Hornets vs Bribbaree Rams Cricket Club at Tim Doolan Oval, Harden.
Temora Exies Renegades vs Murringo Mavericks Cricket Club at Nicon Park Oval 2, Temora.
Grenfell Blues vs Criterion Bin Chickens at Henry Lawson Oval, Grenfell.
Temora Bowling Club Tigers vs Temora Shamrock Leprechauns at Nixon Park Oval 2, Temora.
Be sure to follow the South West Slopes Cricket League Facebook stage to stay up to date with all of the latest updates on the weather, results and shoutouts as well as news about the 2024/2025 competition. After the Christmas and New Year break, Round 12 will be played on Saturday January 18, 2025.
Local rower Harry Dymock represented his school with two wins recently. Photo: Supplied.
Coby looks for Speedcar racing partners
Sprintcar racer and regular Sydney International Speedway competitor from Young and his CRE Racing family team are excited to announce an opportunities for business partnerships/support as the team look to extend their partnership with Darren and Ron Liddell from Sydney, this partnership currently has Coby Elliott competing in the Speedcar class across a currently limited season in New South Wales.
With support already from Capital Precision Coating, Coby has competed at Canberra and Sydney already this season, and impressing at the Sydney race meeting Coby got a couple runs under his belt setting laps in his first heat race that put him fourth fastest out of ten starters, mechanical issues that were fixed quickly away from the race track, curtailed any chance of a good feature run, however the Liddell’s car package provides Elliott with a Stealth chassis powered by Fontana engine, a terrific package to run with the extremely strong New South Wales competitors.
Elliott has already competed against some the nation’s best in Speedcars just in the two meetings he has attended, and previously also in Wingless Sprints, and of course his 410ci Sprintcars.
Coby has set himself some challenging yet achievable goals for the remaining Speedcar races this season.
“Of course I want to win, that’s what the goal always will be,” Coby said.
“However, I’m confident enough in this team and car, and my own ability to say we can get good consistent results in whatever number of events we have left, and constant A Main feature result finishes would be a season to be happy with.”
The current remaining Speedcar dates confirmed include Nowra on December 7th, then Sydney on 26th and 30th of December.
Beyond December more racing is dependent on supporting partnerships the team is seeking to lock in.
The family team Sprintcar may be cam-
a Maxim chassis.
This season the team may look at doing some of the NSW Country Series events, aiming to be consistent amongst a very tough category and talented field.
After consistently featuring in main event finals in Sydney last season, a big result at the front of the field may not be far away.
Specifically, the team is seeking financial supporters who would like to come onboard with them to help them extend the Midget racing into the new year and beyond.
“Our team use social media to keep supporters up to date,” team principal Kylie said.
“We list our sponsors in every team communication about our racing so that fans see our partners names each and every time.
“Team race footage is another way we are promoting our supporters.
“We are open to doing more or different
promotions with any partner who engages in negotiations with us, and we work to ensure -
To discuss partnership contact Coby by reaching out to the social media account of CRE Racing or contacting Coby on 0460 781 045.
If a supporter wishes to discuss the Coby’s Sprintcar racing, the team are open to having discussions around about that also.
CRE Racing would like to thank these Sprintcar sponsors: Nature’s Way Gardening & Maintenance | Rip the Lip Apparel | Highline69 Speedway Services | Grasmere Performance Services | Eliminator Race Wings | Full Throttle Publishing | Pinnacle Graffix Signs & Wraps | Hession’s Auto Parts Grafton & Coffs Harbour | Eighty One Racewear.
Whilst supporting both the teams Speedcar and Sprintcar racing is: Capital Precision Coating also, the Liddell’s for the opportunity.
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Michael Munn reelected as bowls Club president in Boorowa
At a well-attended AGM on Monday Michael Munn was elected unopposed as president.
He presented an annual report indicating that the bowls club was in good shape both on and off the green.
Other officers elected were: Bowls Secretary - Chris Grimson, Ruth Bonfield as Treasurer, replacing long serving treasurer Darryl Murphy, Match Secretary - Dave Bromham, Selectors - Chris Grimson, Michael Munn, Tim Bonfield and Lisa Arber.
The all important Greens Committee - Chris Grimson, Colin Good, Dave Bromham and Tim Bonfield.
The sausage cooking social committee - Lorraine Bales, Tim Bonfield, Bob Styles and Lisa Arber. John Dymock continues as publicity guru.
Now at last weeks end of November social bowls Sam Longley won the trophy on 23 points from Bill Buckingham and super veteran Nev Thurtell second on 20.
The Monthly consistency was computed by Garry Dwyer and was won by Garry Dwyer on 76, second was the fast finishing Sam Longley on 72 ,who just pipped Mark Dwyer on 71 points.
The green is still open , so come along and enjoy the warm weather with an afternoon of Bowls.
- JOHN DYMOCK
Be sure to follow the Boorowa Ex Services Club on Facebook to stay up to date with upcoming events and functions being held at the Club.
- DEAN THOMPSON
Sprintcar driver from Young Coby Elliot is on the lookout for sponsors.
Boorowa hosts friendly competition
By REBECCA HEWSON
the competitor.”
The 40 gymnasts in the rst session ranged in age from ve to 10 and over.
to their own music,” Carolyn said.
Over 70 gymnasts from Young PCYC and Boorowa Gymnastics Club participated in a friendly competition at the Boorowa Multi-Purpose Hall.
The annual event is looked forward to by gymnasts and parents at both clubs.
“Two sessions of competition were held,” Carolyn Harpley said.
“The rst session was for recreational gymnasts and consisted of a circuit of 11 developmental skills across a number of apparatus.
“The skills increase in difficulty depending on the age of
“This was followed by the levels competition where gymnasts have routines consisting of a number of compulsory, choreographed skills performed on beam, uneven bars and oor as well as a vault,” Carolyn said.
“The levels are not age based and the number of skills and degree of di culty increases with each level.”
According to Carolyn, most of the gymnasts competing took part in National Levels 1 to 4.
“Others were able to select from a number of skill options to choreograph their own routines
There were 27 gymnasts who took part in the second session of the competition.
“A great day was had by all with everyone a winner as all participants receive a medal and certi cate or ribbon for their e orts,” Carolyn said.
“This was the rst competition for many of the gymnasts with some having attended gymnastics for less than two terms.
“Boorowa gymnasts will now concentrate on items for the end of year display to be held in December 14th.”
To nd out more about Boorowa Gymnastics Club get in contact with Carolyn Harpley on 0428 853 375.
