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Calls to delay mayoral vote

By NATHAN THOMPSON

NEWLY elected Snowy Monaro

Regional Councillor, Reuben Rose, believes a decision on the region’s new mayor should be delayed to allow councillors more time to consider their options and to learn more about their fellow elected representatives.

Three new councillors - Cr Reuben Rose, Cr Nick Elliott and Cr Andrew Thaler - have been elected onto Council for the first time, following the NSW Electoral Commission declaring the final results last week.

Cr Rose said Council has 21-days from the official declaration to appoint a mayor, and more time is needed to make an appropriate decision. Council will meet for the first time on Thursday at the Cooma office chambers at 1pm, where a vote will take place to hold elections for the mayor and deputy mayor.

“It can’t be best practice to turn up with a whole lot of people you don’t know and have a vote,” Cr Rose said.

“We need to take the time to work out who is available and willing to stand for the positions.

“Voting in a deputy mayor is also optional, we need to decide if we want one.”

COUNCILLORS PREPARE FOR FIRST MEETING

the circumstances surrounding a fatal buggy crash in Tubbut on Saturday night, that killed an adult and a

consider their options and

This masthead has spoken with a majority of councillors ahead of a possible mayoral vote. Incumbent mayor Cr Hanna, incumbent deputy mayor Tanya Higgins, Cr Stewart, and Cr Thaler are expected to contest the mayoral vote.

At their first meeting, councillors may be required to vote on whether Cr Andrew

Thaler is permitted to attend meetings in-person. Cr Thaler has been banned from Council’s offices for a number of years due to allegations of ‘negative behaviour’.

“Following a risk assessment – given a long history of negative behaviours towards previous councillors, Council staff, and other members of the community – there are potential

risks that need to be sensibly anticipated and planned for,” a Council statement said.

Mr Thaler disputes this ban.

Cr Rose said councillors need to address this situation.

“Whatever the story is with Council, we need to act in the best interests of the community.

It’s an important issue to resolve,”

Cr Rose said.

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Emergency services were called to reports of a buggy rollover at a property just before 11pm on Saturday

Victorian Police said a 47-year-old driver from NSW and a child passenger, a 13-year-old Nicholson girl, died in

passenger, a 12-yeartransported to hospital with non-life-threatening

An adult passenger, a 47-year-old Nicholson man, was treated at the scene for minor injuries. Emergency service crews from Bombala, including Fire and Rescue NSW, State Emergency Services and ambulance officers, attended the property on McKillops Rd, Tubbut. Victorian emergency services also attended the scene. Investigations into the accident are ongoing, said Victorian Police in a statement issued on Sunday October 6.

VICTORIAN Police

COUNCIL: Newly elected Snowy Monaro Regional Councillors Reuben Rose and Nick Elliott are preparing for their first meeting on Thursday. Mr Rose believes a vote for mayor should be delayed to allow councillors more time to

to better understand their elected representatives.

Lake Light Sculpture discuss path forward

By TRISTA HEATH

THE Lake Light Sculpture (LLS) committee is in discussions on the future of LLS as the Easter 2025 event approaches, with many issues still to be resolved.

LLS is a volunteer-based event, and attracting Snowy Monaro locals to step into major volunteer positions is one of three key issues that the committee faces.

Current LLS chair, Steve Cooper, said the hopes of forming a sizeable group committed to LLS who can share tasks and limit the individual loads necessary toward 2025 is one that is particularly important as they go forward with the planning process to hold a successful event.

Another key issue the LLS committee is facing is the condition of the Lake Jindabyne Foreshore and Pathway precinct.

“As path reconstruction won’t be completed until the coming years, interim solutions are required to overcome sizeable event delivery hurdles,” Mr Cooper said.

“It is important that LLS continue to provide input to Council and the Snowy Mountains SAP regarding Lake Foreshore re-development proposals.”

“There are several issues that need to be addressed regarding the pathway including lifting, cracked and undermined sections, subsidence re-builds, grounds and surrounds maintenance and the foreshore pathway lighting which could only be described as subdued at best,” Mr Cooper said.

“Safe pathway lighting is a year round necessity, and it is a critical resident and visitor safety problem, and not just an annual Easter-time challenge.”

The third major issue was financial sustainability for LLS 2025 and beyond.

Mr Cooper said the event cancellations of LLS in 2020, 2022, and 2024 due to Covid-19, flooding, safety, and access issues combined with ongoing challenges of achieveing substantial grant success, creates budgetary challenges.

“The LLS committee was grateful with the recent success of securing $3,000 from the Boco Rock Community Enhancement Fund,” Mr Cooper said.

“We will also be in discussions with every community group and organisation we can identify, as well as looking to maintain and expand our relationships with previous event key-partners and supporters.

“We’ve organised two important

Mr Cooper said LLS members should note that the Lake Foreshore Concept Plan draft will be released mid-October and will go on public display for comment, with Jindabyne drop-in sessions scheduled for October 23, 24 and 25.

meetings for interested locals to attend at 4pm on November 3 and 17 at the Jindabyne Bowling Club, to increase awareness and involvement.”

attend at 4pm on November 3 and

The LLS committee hopes to restart the event small in 2025 with a ‘back to the future’ direction that focuses on both the original concepts which encouraged local artists, tradesman, community, and education groups to use their skills to create art.

restart the event small in 2025 that focuses on both the original

With a restart in mind, the committee hopes LLS can become a more permanent structure for the town of Jindabyne.

mittee hopes LLS can become a

“Ultimately we have an objective to strive toward a permanent and/or semi-permanent Lake Foreshore Scultpure Trail, such as Albury Wodonga’s Yindyamarra Scultpure Walk which has 14 permanent sculptures along the Murray River and an aligned Lagoon area,” Mr Cooper said.

as Albury Wodonga’s Yindyamarra Scultpure Walk which has 14 permanent sculptures along

“We should endeavour to develop a Lake Foreshore area that the town of Jindabyne and the surrounding Snowy Monaro region can be proud of, one that showcases both the beauty of the mountains and lake vistas.

that the town of Jindabyne and the surrounding Snowy Monaro region can be proud of, one that showcases both the beauty of the

be a ‘must-see’ destination attrac-

“Together with the inspirational sculpture works of a diverse nation and population - it should be a ‘must-see’ destination attraction in itself when people visit our region.”

EVENT:There are hopes the 2025 Lake Light Sculpture will proceed.

PHOTO: Trista Heath

Cr Thaler ban set to continue

By NATHAN THOMPSON

THE first meeting of the newly elected Snowy Monaro Regional Council is expected to see Councillor Andrew Thaler appear remotely due to his ban from multiple Council premises.

Council will meet in its Cooma office chambers on Thursday October 10 at 1pm. Cr Thaler, who was elected for the first time after multiple attempts running for office at local, state and federal levels, is not permitted into the building.

Cr Thaler has been banned from Council offices, including the Cooma building, for a number of years due to allegations of negative behaviour towards staff and councillors.

“All employers have responsibilities under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 to provide a safe workplace,” a Snowy Monaro Regional Council statement said.

“Following a risk assessment – given a long history of negative behaviours towards previous councillors, Council staff, and other members of the community – there are potential risks that need to be sensibly anticipated

Cr not permitted into first meeting due to ‘negative’ behaviour

and planned for.

“On that basis, Mr Thaler remains banned from Council offices and Council events and will be required to attend Council meetings remotely via Zoom.

“Mr Thaler has been directly advised of these arrangements. Mr Thaler will be provided with equipment and support to facilitate these arrangements and ensure he can fulfill his obligations as a councillor, whilst Council ensures that we are providing a safe workplace for our staff.”

Mr Thaler of Nimmitabel is challenging the ban. He conducted his own Councillor swearing-inceremony last week, in the presence of an Australian legal practitioner and a justice of the peace, and says he should be allowed into the meeting to fulfill his civic duties.

Mr Thaler said his swearing-in-ceremony, conducted out the front of Council’s Commissioner Street office in Cooma, meets the requirements of the Local Government Act 1993.

“I have taken the oath and was sworn in by a JP. I’ve followed the Local

Government Act and am now the first councillor sworn in,” Mr Thaler said.

“It’s now official. I can’t be banned from attending meetings, it’s not lawful.

I’ve been duly elected.”

Section 233A of the Local Government Act states - ‘The oath or

affirmation may be taken or made before the general manager of the Council, an Australian legal practitioner or a justice of the peace’.

A circular on the Office of Local Government website, from 2017, outlines the ‘taking of the

oath or affirmation outside a council meeting must be publicly recorded by the council’.

In a response to questions from this masthead, regarding the validity of Mr Thaler’s self-conducted swearing-in-ceremony and ban from attending

the first Council meeting, an Office of Local Government spokesperson said the organisation is working with Council to ensure it meets its obligations under the Act.

“The Office of Local Government (OLG) has provided guidance that councils should take steps to verify that the oath/affirmation of office is taken or made in accordance with the requirements of the Local Government Act 1993 where it is not taken or made before the general manager,” the spokesperson said.

“It is a matter for the council to take appropriate steps to ensure the health and safety of Council staff and councillors, in accordance with its obligations under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011.

“In doing so, the Council is also required to comply with the requirements of the Local Government Act 1993 and ensure that councillors elected at the recent Council election are able to exercise their functions in accordance with that Act.

“The Office of Local Government is currently working with Snowy Monaro Regional Council to assist it in satisfying both these requirements.”

CONTROVERSY: Newly elected Snowy Monaro Regional Councillor, Andrew Thaler, is currently banned from attending Council o ices, due to allegations over his behaviour towards sta and councillors. Andrew and his wife Alisa believe he should be allowed to attend following his election onto Council.

PHOTO: Nathan Thompson

By TRISTA HEATH

THE Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development is hosting an open day at the Gaden Trout Hatchery on Sunday October 13 after NSW Government invested $8.6 million into state-ofthe-art upgrades to provide opportunities for the community to come along and look at the improvements made to the existing centre.

The open day, which coincides with the ninth annual Gone Fishing Day, will host a range of community market stalls, food trucks and the Jindabyne CWA Day Branch will be running the barbecue.

Free fishing workshops will be staged throughout the day, as well as fly-fishing workshops on the river for all who would like to learn the skill.

Guided tours of the hatchery will be taking place throughout the day, by booking only.

The community can view and partake in feeding the big fish in the hatchery’s brood stock ponds on the newly extended back deck and can watch a short film on the large screen TV of the

Gaden Trout Hatchery open day this Sunday Crash closes Monaro Highway for hours

EMERGENCY service crews extracted two trapped patients after a multi-vehicle crash closed the Monaro Highway for eight hours.

The accident occurred near Chakola Rd at Bunyan on Tuesday October 1.

Cooma SES, Cooma Fire and Rescue, Monaro Police and Cooma Rural Fire Service officers attended the two-vehicle accident.

Take a walk through the history of all things “trout” in the Snowy Mountains displayed in the glass cabinets upon entry to the centre.

Minister for Agriculture and Minister for Regional NSW, Tara Moriarty, said the multi-million upgrades include a new hatchery featuring hi-tech recirculating aquaculture systems that control water temperatures to allow faster and more efficient fingerling production and management of brood stock.

“We can also better protect

capacity to rapidly rebuild any fisheries impacted by severe weather or drought,”

Ms Moriarty said.

“Up to three million Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, Brook Trout, Atlantic Salmon and Tiger Trout stocked across NSW each year.

“For the many visitors to the hatchery, the education and visitor facilities have been expanded to enhance its attraction and experience.”

The new facility will allow for expanded aquaculture practices and the newly improved centre will allow

ities and attract more people to utilise the stunning picnic areas.

The community is encouraged to come along on Sunday October 13 for a funfilled day and to browse the new centre.

Bookings are essential.

To secure your free ticket, register via the EventBrite page - https://bit.ly/GadenOpenDay

Activities on Gone Fishing Day in NSW are supported by the Government using funds from the Recreational Fishing Trusts.

NSW Police said a Toyota Hilux and a range Rover collided, just before 3.30pm.

The male drivers of both vehicles were treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics before being taken to Canberra Hospital.

A male passenger in the Toyota Hilux was also assessed at the scene.

NSW SES said regional members were no strangers to road crash rescues, using their training and expertise to support incidents like this.

“With school holidays bringing extra traffic to the roads, it’s more important than ever to plan your trips, stay focussed behind the wheel and drive carefully,” the SES said.

“Let’s all do our part to ensure everyone gets home safely.”

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road crash rescue vehicles to the scene of a two-car crash at Bunyan which closed the Monaro Highway for eight hours.

PHOTOS: SES

Bombala butchers open supermarket Mountain bus service reaches milestone

By KAREN FORMAN

BOMBALA has a second supermarket, following the opening of Ingrams Friendly Grocer on the site of the former newsagent last week.

The new store - which has provided further jobs for locals - was opened by local couple Billy and Carly Ingram, who have been running Bombala’s butcher on the main street for the past nine years.

In that time, they say they have gotten to know the locals, their needs and special requests and built up a reputation for providing quality locally sourced products.

When the building which housed the local newsagency right next to the butchery became vacant, they decided to expand their business to fill what they saw as a need.

“We had heard that local people would welcome a bit of competition for the existing supermarket,” Mr Ingram said.

“We also wanted to provide some fresh local produce and expand our offering from the butcher.”

Wednesday last week saw the couple - with their

There was no official announcement, no fanfare.

“We just wanted to open up, offer fresh produce, grocery items, convenience foods and local produce where possible

and hoped people would support us,” Mr Ingram said.

“The newsagency was a good size. We wanted a place where people could come and get essentials easily.

“So far we have had a good response.”

The new supermarket has

provided jobs for a few local people and provided some school holiday bonding time for the Ingram family.

Breanna has been helping out on the cash registers and Cooper has been the ‘main back dock man’, his Dad said.

A RECORD breaking number of people have ditched cars for the expanded Snowy Mountains Bus Service which has hit a major milestone of more than 90,000 customer journeys for the first time.

This snow season has been the service’s most successful ever, with more than 10,000 additional journeys taken compared to the 2023 season.

The success of the service has led to improved road safety, with Transport for NSW estimating about 30,000 fewer car trips have been taken to and from the Alpine slopes due to the availability of the bus service.

“The Snowy Mountains Bus Service continues to offer a reliable public transport option improving access to the snowfields for workers, visitors and locals. This also means less cars on the road which is a great safety outcome,” Member for Monaro, Steve Whan, said.

“The service allows a stress-free journey to the snowfields for all snow goers and takes the stress off drivers who might not have much experience driving in the alpine conditions.”

The winter school holidays was unsurprisingly the busiest period this year, with an additional 50 services scheduled to manage the demand.

Between July 8 and 28, 409 services ran at 100 percent capacity – or about 20 percent of all services.

Feedback from passengers was again overwhelmingly positive, with 90 percent of those surveyed saying they would use the service again.

The Snowy Mountains Bus Service concluded on October 6.

children Breanna 13 and Cooper 11 - proudly open the doors to the new store.

‘Man from Snowy’ Barrie honoured in song for national release

By KAREN FORMAN

THE ‘Man From Snowy’ - Barrie Bennett, already immortalised in photography, has been honoured in a song written by his sonin-law, local Cooma singer songwriter Steve Jackson.

The country rock ballad, titled Barrie Bennett The Face of The Snowy, has been professionally recorded and mastered and will be launched as part of the Snowy Scheme 75th anniversary celebrations, ahead of its release on streaming platforms world wide.

Four minutes long, the ballad tells the story of Mr Bennett, who was born in 1936, raised in Maroubra and moved to the Monaro to work in the tunnels on the Snowy Scheme, becoming part of the region’s rich multicultural history.

“It really is the story, in song, of many Snowy Scheme workers, who came from many towns and countries to work here, in tough conditions, on a great engineering marvel,” Mr Jackson said.

“It talks about comradeship and how legends aren’t just legends, but

people like you and me.’’

Mr Bennett has become known as the “Man from Snowy”, or “the Face of Snowy”, since an iconic close-up photograph taken of him, face weathered and grimy from working in the Eucumbene tunnel in 1991, was used in the Snowy Scheme’s 50th anniversary celebrations (and is on a wall in the Snowy Hydro Visitors Centre in Cooma today).

Had Mr Jackson, a performing musician, singer and songwriter for 30 years, not met and married his now wife Kirrilly, the daughter of Mr Bennett eight years ago, the song may never have come to fruition.

Now, he hopes it will be adopted as an official Snowy Scheme anthem and spread the news about the Snowy Scheme and its legacies all around the world.

“I always loved The Man From Snowy River movie and I had seen the photo of Barrie,” he said.

“When I met Kirrilly, his daughter, I saw Barrie’s face and wanted to hear his story. Then, with the 75th anniversary coming up, I wanted to write his

story, so he and his journey would be immortalised.”

Mr Jackson wrote the lyrics, melodies and chords and sings on the recording. Cooma singer/ songwriter/busker, Alex Eldred, recorded and plays on the song (on keyboard and guitar).

builds and speaks to future generations of the Snowy Scheme. We even have included recording of my one year old grandson, humming along to the song.”

“We added some violins for an Australiana theme and the song starts out with a slow, traditional string introduction to represent the past, then moves into an uptempo outro which

Mr Jackson, who has been in Cooma for about four years, originally moving with locally-born Kirrilly to care for family in the town, and deciding to stay, said the song took three weeks to write and hone.

“The lyrics are simple,” he said.

He was influenced in music by an aunt and uncle who were singers and a grandfather who was an accordion player along with “a lot of monthly family gatherings involving music and dancing around the kitchen”.

He started singing at the age of five, joined a school band at 14, playing birthday parties and places where minors could go.

“When I was 17 I went to the Academy of Music

in Sydney and graduated after six years as a vocal coach in opera. I had to take a second training as well, which turned out to be a piano so I became a concert pianist,” he said.

Once he had finished studying, he joined a heavy metal band, Axis, toured around Australian pubs and clubs and had a single out and finally performed an end of tour concert at Tathra Hotel in the late 1970s.

Working in Cooma with youth with disabilities and in music therapy, Mr Jackson met Mr Eldred at the Australian National Busking Championships and the two have performed at a variety of gigs together.

“I was impressed with Alex’s playing and when I decided to put this song together, I thought of getting Alex involved. He has done an amazing job with the mixing and mastering, having really grasped how I wanted the song to play out. I am really pleased and proud to involve a local young up and coming musician and producer on this project.”

PHOTO: Karen Forman

Safer speed zones on the way

NEWLY altered speed zones in the Monaro area have been introduced in response to community feedback and to improve road safety.

A Transport for NSW spokesperson said the speed zones were reviewed in consultation with NSW Police and local council and in accordance with the NSW Speed Zoning Standard.

Polo Flat Road in Cooma is among multiple roads within the Snowy Monaro that have had a reduction in speed limit.

The limit will be reduced from 80 km/h to 60 km/h for a three-kilometre length of Polo Flat Road from 100 metres south of Yareen Road to 300 metres north of Saleyard Road.

The spokesperson said this review was initiated by council after they received numerous requests to lower speed at this location, and due to the increase in heavy vehicle movements, along with residential access points.

“The reduction will result in a travel time increase of about 39 seconds,” the spokesperson said.

“There has been a mixed reaction to the new speed limit through the busy

Businesses back reduced Polo Flat speed limits

industrial area.

“It will slow down the through traffic, by the time the trucks leave one end of Polo Flat Road and get to this end of the road, they are going fairly quick,” said one worker on Polo Flat Road.

“There have been a few near-misses along this road, so I am ok with the reduced speed.”

Marco Revelant of Monaro Freight believes there should be a reduction, but that the 60 km/h limit is too slow.

“I have put a submission in to Council to have it changed to 70 km/h, but it seems to have been ignored,” he said.

“Anyone who has tried to drive a truck the length of Polo Flat Road at 60 km/h, they’ll find out how slow it is.

“I don’t think any of those who have complained about the current speed have ever actually driven in a truck along Polo Flat Road.”

Brett Stewart of Snowy Mountains Transport is in favour of the new limit.

“Internally, we had already implemented a slower speed ourselves to 70km/h because 80 is too quick,” Mr Stewart said.

“I’m glad it wasn’t changed to 50km/h; I think 60 is fair.

“It’s known as a short cut to the coast, there’s a lot of traffic which comes through.

“I think it’s about time it was changed.”

Speed reductions will also be implemented on Yareen Road, Wangie and Thurrung streets at Cooma; Barry Way at

Jindabyne and Bucky Springs Road at Bombala.

The speed limit will be reduced from 60 km/h to 50 km/h for the entire lengths of Yareen Road, Wangie and Thurrung streets at Cooma.

The Transport for NSW spokesperson said the speed zone review on these three roads in Cooma was initiated after residents raised safety concerns due to an increase in pedestrian activity, access to local schools and development of residential areas.

“The reduction will result in a travel time increase of about 12 seconds,” the spokesperson said.

The limit will be reduced from 100 km/h to 80 km/h for a 3.5-kilometre length of Barry Way at Jindabyne from 100 metres south of Jillamatong Street to 300 metres south of Snowy River Way.

“The review was initiated by council and local police following development of new schools and homes along Barry Way, and after they received numerous requests to lower speed at this location,” the spokesperson said.

The limit will be reduced from 100 km/h to 80 km/h

for a 5.1 kilometre length of Bucky Springs Road in Bombala, from 130 metres east of Hyde Street to 530 metres east of Rosehill Road.

“This review was initiated by local residents due to the volume of heavy vehicles using the road, the road width, and the presence of school children and would increase travel by about 46 seconds,” the spokesperson said.

Barry Way and Bucky Springs Road will be changed from today, October 9, weather permitting.

Signs will be onsite to advise of the speed zone changes for one week prior to installation and one week after.

Traffic control and reduced speed limits of 40 km/h will be in place for the safety of workers and motorists while the new speed zones are being installed.

Motorists are advised to drive to the conditions and follow the directions of signs and traffic control. The community is welcome to provide feedback about speed limits online at www. transport.nsw.gov.au/ roadsafety/topics-tips/ speeding/have-your-say/ speed-limits-have-your-say

REDUCED SPEED: A lower speed limit has been introduced in the industrial area of Polo Flat Road, Cooma due to an increase in heavy vehicle movements, along with residential access points. Which Brett Stewart of Snowy Mountains Transport supports.

PHOTO: Melinda Cairns Hack

Escape to Common Kosci

By TRISTA HEATH

FEATURING a creative concept and clever design, Common Kosci has landed itself a spot in the top 52 escapes curated by Sydney Morning Herald’s Weekend Magazine.

Each year, Good Weekend magazine, published on Saturdays with The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, has a special issue called 52 Weekends Away which features places to stay across every state and territory in Australia, as chosen by Good Weekend and Traveller’s editorial teams.

In this year’s issue a piece of Jindabyne’s paradise has been highlighted.

Common Kosci owner, Sarah Brown, and her family, moved from the northern NSW coast to Jindabyne for what was meant to be one year to build a cabin on their shared family land.

Mrs Brown said the idea was to build a habitable space that they could come down frequently to holiday at and raise their own young family.

Jindabyne’s

unique accommodation named in 52 Weekends Away

Thrilled to be recognised for their unique accommodation in the foothills of the Snowy Mountains, Mrs Brown said it is a credit to her husband who built this cabin with so much love and attention to detail.

“It is a testament to his excellence in carpentry and our love of creating a homely space for families to enjoy,” Mrs Brown said.

“The design and finishes all come together to make you feel as if you are staying in a luxurious bush shack, we like to tell people it’s like camping in the bush without sacrificing modern comforts.”

A patio that rolls out from the living area and invites the outside landscape in and the added hot tub inviting guests to unwind and relax after exploring the local mountains and Kosciuszko National Park.

It is located on a familyowned rural property, conveniently five minutes from town, which makes it a great location for holiday makers.

With lots of space to roam the countryside of Common Kosci and nearby adventure escapes, it is no wonder Common Kosci was amongst the 16 places in NSW featured in this issue of the Sydney Morning Herald’s Weekend Magazine.

“Four years later we are still here, we never went back up the coast. So, we expanded to another property on the block and Common Kosci became a space we could share with others through holiday letting.”

Sharing the design with friend and architect, Alan Powell, whom they’ve worked with on

“My husband was familiar with the area as he had been fortunate to come down regularly in his youth, holidaying on the adjacent block which is also owned by the extended family,” Mrs Brown said.

several other projects, the brief was for a moveable dwelling due to its location on a joint-ownership family plot.

The dwelling needed to be transportable so that in future it may be lifted and trucked.

Mrs Brown said this necessitated a robustness of materiality and structure, and adherence to a simplicity of form; one that can survive a reconfiguration.

“The design was curated to be ‘a permanent camping structure,’ an exercise in limiting scale and maximising useability; a recognition that land is living room,” Mrs Brown said.

“We wanted a space that allowed for easy access to the outdoors and where kids could roll around outside all day and offload their adventure wares in the mud room before entering the cosy cabin and coming together as a family.”

Throughout, there are special features that makes Common Kosci a special place to bring the family.

Like the ceiling windows that allow guests to stargaze at the clear Alpine night sky from their beds, the large native timber bench that allows for all day grazing and family meals.

Cosy nooks to rest and reset including outdoor hammocks, a large custom-made corner sofa all to enjoy watching the everevolving landscape.

Accommodating up to six guests the Common Kosci can be booked online via commonkosci.com for a stay from a minimum of two nights off season and three nights during winter. Mrs Brown said they wish to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the lands on which Common Kosci resides, “We pay our respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging.”

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From Monday 28 October, Australia‘s 3G networks will be switched off.

All phones and devices that rely on 3G, and some older 4G devices, such as EFTPOS machines, medical alarms, personal emergency response devices, smart watches and tablets will no longer work. This means you won’t be able to make or receive calls or texts or call Triple Zero (000).

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CLEVER DESIGN: Common Kosci sits amongst the back of the Snowy Mountains on acreage and features the design of a permanent camping structure. PHOTOS: Tim Clark

Alpine School now extends to Year 12

THE Alpine School in Cooma will offer Year 11 and 12 study for the first time, with the school’s education manager, Eric Hoph, praising the community for its support of the educational facility.

A Year 12 group will become the first to sit the Higher School Certificate (HSC) in 2026, just seven years after the school opened.

The Alpine School on Mittagang Road opened in 2019 with 25 students; offering the NSW curriculum with a Steinerinspired approach, the school has grown steadily.

Currently, the school offers Kindergarten to Year 10 classes with around 100 students.

To meet its growing numbers, the school acquired a new site, close to its main grounds. The site, previously home to the Salvation Army Store on Mittagang Road, became part of the school in 2023.

It serves as the school’s high school campus.

The campus will soon feature a major new building, scheduled to be completed by the end of this year, in time for the start of Year 11 classes in Term 1 of 2025.

“Our mission is to

The Great Moscow Circus is coming to Cooma

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The Cooma Racecourse will host the five performances of a brand new, extreme show from the iconic circus.

This season the Great Moscow Circus comprises of superstar international acts from Armenia, Ukraine, Brazil, Columbia, Greece, New Zealand and Australia.

The new show features daredevil BMX and pro scooter riders, hair-raising multi-motorcycle cage riders and world record acclaimed pole act.

The Armenian clown has been revered as ‘the funniest in the world’ leaving audiences roaring in laughter.

The Wheel of Death and electrifying high tricks on the trampoline heighten the extreme theme, leaving audiences gasping in shock.

Several extraordinary aerial acts and a mind-blowing trapeze act with amazing techno- colour lighting and superb costuming will thrill the crowd.

Standing ovations have ricocheted throughout the Big Top of the all-new international extreme circus in Queensland, the Northern Territory, Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria.

The Great Moscow Circus first visited Australia in 1965 under the auspices of the Edgley Organisation and has continued every three to five years in Australia and New Zealand ever since.

When the Soviet Union collapsed in December 1991, the Edgley family purchased trademarks on the ownership of the name.

These trademarks are currently owned by the Edgley family and the Weber Circus Family, both of Australia and have no association or affiliation whatsoever with the government of Russia.

The Great Moscow Circus is an extremely strong brand

name built up in Australia and New Zealand since the 1960s with over seven million attending the different seasons.

Covid grounded the Circus in 2021 and due to the sensitive political world situation, these carefully chosen superstars have come together for the first time for this exciting season.

Touring for the first time in six years throughout New South Wales, this year provides the most extreme, wild, professional superstar acts as the Great Moscow Circus continues its unique tradition in Australia. Tickets and more information visit www. thegreatmoscowcircus.comau

EDUCATION: The Alpine School in Cooma is set to o er Year 11 and 12. Its Year 11 program launches from 2025.

EXCITING: The Moscow Circus is coming to Cooma later this month for an action-packed few days of entertainment.

PHOTO: Moscow Circus

THE Snowy Monaro Regional Council election has been declared with seven returning councillors and four new faces.

The first meeting of the new Council takes places on Thursday in the Cooma office chambers from 1pm. Meetings are live-streamed or the public can attend.

Of note will be whether Cr Andrew Thaler is allowed to attend the meeting in-person or whether he will have to participate remotely.

According to Snowy Monaro Regional Council, Mr Thaler is currently banned from Council offices, including the Cooma office.

Mr Thaler disputes his ban and says he will turn up to the first meeting.

Mr Thaler has a long history of using offensive language towards Council staff, councillors and community members.

Will we have a new mayor and deputy mayor following the first meeting? The first meeting usually sees the election of a mayor and deputy mayor. Newly elected Cr Reuben Rose believes Council should wait an extra week to allow councillors more time to get to know one another.

If a mayor and deputy mayoral vote takes place, we expected a number of councillors will contest each.

Did you head along to the Berridale Lions Club Spring Fair on Saturday. The fair was well attended and follows recent events held by Lions that appear to be becoming more popular.

The Lions Club do a terrific job organ ising a wide-range of market stalls and food options, including their own popular barbecue.

There didn’t seem to be as many visitors to our region over the long weekend as normal. Traffic heading to the coast seemed busy and again we heard reports of traffic jams on Brown Mountain. Its two stop/go lights, while clearly necessary and needed, don’t allow many vehicles to pass at a given time, particularly when the majority of the traffic on Monday was heading up the hill.

Well done to the Cooma Monaro Race Club for winning the best community and picnic race club award for the second year running.

President, Mick Schofield, and vicepresident, Cameron Johnson, attended the Racing NSW awards last week to collect the honour.

The club supports many community organisations in the region and is busily preparing for race day on the first Saturday in December.

Local women encouraged to join Cooma CWA branch

ON OCTOBER 14, the Cooma branch of the Country Women’s Association (CWA) will be holding its annual general meeting, followed by its regular monthly meeting at the Cooma Car Club premises, Bolaro Street, Cooma.

The AGM will commence at 11.15am for 11.30am start. We will be bringing a shared lunch.

This is a great time for women in our town to come along and learn a bit more about CWA and what we do.

Cooking and handicraft are not our only activities. We also learn about other countries, medical research, issues affecting agriculture and environment, and a wide variety of social and cultural issues. We endeavour to support our local community as well as to support education grants and CWA of NSW projects.

CWA of NSW provides a forum for women in NSW and the ACT. We aim to support women and families, particularly in regional and rural areas. CWA engages in advocacy in issues affecting education, health, agriculture, environment, transport and telecommunications. This year has included a special focus on domestic

and other gender-based violence. However, we don’t just fundraise. We also take time for friendship. Through branch and group activities, we have many opportunities to get to know others in our local communities and to make new friends.

Those who wish can learn and practise new skills, whether cooking, handicraft, poetry, creative writing, art, recycling or other crafts. Or you can just come along for a chat. Children are welcome.

We look forward to welcoming all our members as well as ladies from our community to our 2024 AGM.

Margaret Peterson Cooma branch of CWA president

CRIKEY, THAT’S WEIRD. EVERY TIME I TELL HIM I’LL GIVE HIM AN UPDATE ABOUT WHAT’S GOING ON AT ME FARM, HE GETS REAL CROOK.

OH WELL, I S’POSE I COULD TELL YOU ‘BOUT IT INSTEAD.

HEY TREV, IS COWLAN AROUND? NAH, HE PHONED IN SICK TODAY. HE’S HIDING UNDER THE COUNTER.

YEAH, THAT’S A COINCIDENCE HEY!

U3A forum focusses on Snowy Monaro aged care services

PRESIDENT of the Snowy Mountains branch of the University of the Third Age (SMU3A), Nick Goldie, says the organisation is looking forward to hosting an important fourm this week on the aged care services available in the Snowy Monaro region.

The SMU3A forum on aged care services will be held Friday October 11, from 11am, in the St Andrew’s Uniting Church hall in Cooma. Mr Goldie is encouraging

residents, particularly those in need of aged care services or family members of those soon to require services, to attend the forum and hear from industry experts.

“The SMU3A committee has done a great job in finding an impressive line-up of speakers,” Mr Goldie said.

“Aging is an issue which comes to all of us, sooner or later. Either to ourselves or to our friends and relatives.

“It’s no more than

common sense for each of us to gain as much expertise as we can in dealing with the reality of aging.”

Speakers include: Vicky Lynch, Mobility Aids and Services; Sharon Constance, aged care assessment team; Denise Kilpatrick, Illawarra Retirement Trust; and a representative from Werri Nina, My Aged Care.

The local branch of the U3A has undergone a recent change to attract more members, Mr Goldie said.

“Where previously the organisation was only open to people of retirement age, under the new rules, it is open to anyone over the age of 18,” he said.

Among the many courses SMU3A offers in Cooma are: the study of Shakespeare and poetry; computing and telephone skills; French; myths and legends; summer safety; and more. Courses are held in the St Andrew’s Hall in Soho Street, Cooma.

Church service times across the Snowy Monaro region

Cooma Baptist Church: 10am Sunday

St Patrick’s Catholic Parish: 10am Sunday, Weekday mass 10am Tuesday, Thursday and Fridays

St Paul’s Anglican Parish of Cooma: 9.30am Sunday

St Andrew’s Cooma Uniting Church: 9.30am Sunday

Lifegate Christian Church Cooma: 9:55am second and fourth Sunday each month, 4pm first and third Sunday each month

Cooma Presbyterian Church: 9am Sunday

St John’s Anglican Church Adaminaby: 3pm first and third Sunday each month

St Peter’s Anglican Church Nimmitabel: 11.30am third Sunday each month

St Andrew’s Catholic Church Nimmitabel: Saturday vigil mass 5pm on the weekend of the third Sunday, Liturgy with Holy Communion other Saturdays 5pm

Village Church Jindabyne: 4pm and 6pm Sunday

All Saints Anglican Church Berridale: 9.30am Sunday

All Saints Numeralla: second Sunday of the month liturgy 5pm, fourth Sunday of month 5pm mass

If your church would like to be added to this list, please contact us editor@monaropost.com.au

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By LISA ASHURST

I’M FACING a bit of a dilemma at the moment. Basically it’s how to entice the small black house spider who has taken up residence inside a small ceramic animal on one of my kitchen shelves, to move out.

Look, I understand that as a home, it was a good choice. It’s safe, it’s private and if it wasn’t for all the web that it’s constructed beneath and beyond the little animal statue, you’d never know it was there. And I would prefer it wasn’t.

So I have been clearing away the web daily, since I discovered what was going on, in the hope that all the interference would become so annoying, the spider would move out. Well it didn’t. So my next move was to try to gently flush it out, but either it had an air pocket in there or it can hold its breath for a very, very long time because being submerged in water also failed to forcibly evict it.

And then I was worried that I’d drowned the poor little thing and suffered the guilts until the following day when the webs were back.

Digging it out with an implement is not an option either as I could end up squishing it or something and to be honest, I don’t want to harm it. I just want it out of the little animal. Which rules out insect spray. I don’t want it dead either, as I’m a strong believer in live and let live and the spider is not harming me in any way, just making a webby mess, and if I could catch it I’d put it outside where I’m sure it would find another residence

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every bit as comfortable.

But it is digging it’s eight little heels in right now, which I have to admit is demonstrating a resistance that is rather admirable. Chances are though, that it will opt to move out on its own when it reaches the point where it understands that at some future skinshed, it will be too big to exit the hole, so if it doesn’t move out, it will be trapped inside, and sorry, I refuse to break my little animal ornament if that happens. So yes, it’s a bit of a dilemma.

Unless it’s starving because I keep removing its web, thus any prey wandering past is not getting caught, although I can’t imagine what prey that might be because I’ve never spotted any other unwelcome little trespassers. I mean, the invading army of ants are long gone, having vanished as quickly as they had appeared and for all I know, my current little squatter may not eat ants. It will probably come down to catching this spider on an occasion when it ventures out of its den, but trying to spot it when it’s out is also proving frustrating. I’m guessing it’s a night owl so I may have to pull an all-nighter myself and be ready with the catching gear. It’s probably the only way I’m going to get it. Or I could just leave it there and do the hopeful that it will opt to move on to a nice window or something. Actually, a window would be ideal because it would be much easier to catch it and re-home it then. Somewhere nice. Like outside.

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Cooma Little Theatre’s next show set to be a hoot

By KAREN FORMAN

COOMA Little Theatre is well known for providing decades of great entertainment for theatre goers, but the company’s newest production, The Flint Street Nativity, looks set to go beyond just “entertainment”, and have its audiences rolling around on the floor laughing.

Especially if they have ever had or worked with young children.

The show, written by British playwright, singer/songwriter Tim Firth, is well into rehearsals in the lead-up to its opening on November 1.

Starring 10 local performers and directed by former professional actor and producer Patricia Rowling, who now lives in Cooma and teaches at Monaro High, “Flint Street” is not a typical Christmas pantomime.

“Let’s just say that it has adult themes, even though it is a play where adults act as kids who are putting on a Christmas show,”

CLT president Caroline Fox says.

“It features 10 traditional Christmas carols, but as they say, the lyrics are out of the mouths of babes. Kids lisp, kids mispronounce words, kids misunderstand sentences. It’s about how kids hear things incorrectly. It’s all in there and it is very, very funny.

“You have a lot of grown-ups

The Flint Street Nativity in final rehearsals for November 1 opening

on a stage acting like children. It is not a kids show, although some parents might deem it suitable for their own children.”

The plot surrounds Mizzis Horrocks’ class of seven-yearolds which is about to perform its nativity play at Flint Street Junior School for the proud mums and dads - and the occasional social worker.

Squabbles arise when Gabriel wants to play Mary, the Star grumbles he’s not a proper star like they have at NASA, Herod won’t stop waving to his mum and dad and the subversive Innkeeper is determined to liven up the traditional script. And then the stick insect escapes.

Flint Street, based on a true story, is one of Firth’s better known works. During two successive Christmas runs, the stage version of his TV film The Flint Street Nativity at the Liverpool Playhouse in England became the most successful Christmas production in the theatre’s history.

His play Calendar Girls, which he adapted from his own film, was a winner with audiences across Britain during a 2008/09 tour, breaking the all-time British box-office record for a play and selling out in the West End.

In 2010, a company took the hit comedy out on a national tour, and it has since been produced worldwide, including by the Cooma Little Theatre. For long-time CLT member Jayne Keegan, playing the

Traffic advice: Large oversized loads being transported to Snowy 2.0 work sites

Delivery of major components for Snowy 2.0 will start again with large loads transported via Cooma and the Snowy Mountains Highway

The shipment of large plant and equipment for Snowy 2.0 work sites will start again. This will include deliveries for Future Generation’s electro-mechanical subcontractor, Voith Hydro.

Following the winter travel restrictions, there will be an increase in movements of oversized loads over the coming months and these may involve some minor delays for motorists.

All oversize moves will be transported under pilot escort and at times, depending on size, police escort. Please always adhere to directions from pilots and NSW Police.

To minimise disruptions to road users and the community, loads wider than 4-metres will travel on the Snowy Mountains Highway at night.

 From 9pm on Wed 9 Oct to 5am Thurs 10 Oct - Police & pilot escort to Marica via Cooma - rolling road closure

 From 9pm on Sat 12 Oct to 5am on Sun 13 Oct - Police & pilot escort to Four Mile via Cooma - rolling road closure

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Please note, dates and times are subject to change at short notice based on weather and permit requirements.

Large, escorted loads will continue to be transported during the daytime and at night throughout 2024 and beyond.

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seven-year-old farm girl The Shepherd has been great fun, but also a challenge.

“It is really hard to stop yourself laughing while delivering some of the lines, but you have to be deadpan,” she said.

Ms Keegan, who has been involved in CLT as an actor and director for 30 years describes the show as “a comedy with music”.

She was also involved with the CLT’s production of Calender Girls in 2017, which was a fundraiser for the Monaro Committee for Cancer Research (MCCR).

Retired nurse Ms Shanley, who plays Wise Frankincense, who has a lisp which adds a whole lot of hilarity to the role, says she has been lisping in normal life “to stay in character”.

“In some ways I am bringing a bit of myself into the role, as I got picked on because I was really quite, like my character is picked on for having a lisp,” she said.

“Also, in real life I can’t swear. And I get to swear on stage.” She has been involved with the CLT for about 22 years, doing mostly musicals.

Outside of CLT, she is a member of the Cooma Cantabile Choir with Ms Fox and Ms Keegan.

Tickets are on sale for The Flint Street Nativity, which opens November 1 and plays at 7.30pm on November 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, and 16 and at 2pm matinees on November 9 and 16. They can be purchased online at www.clt.org. au/2024-productions/flint-streetnativity

Cooma Community Garden continues to thrive

By LISA ASHURST

MEMBERS of the Cooma Community Garden held a farewell at the garden on Saturday September 28 for long-time members, Kerryn and Robert Dunlop, who will be leaving the community this month.

Following the farewell, a new garden committee was voted in to ensure the garden continues to thrive.

The new committee members will be taking over Kerryn’s work and will create a more formal role in the year-round operation of the garden.

Vele Civijovski, of Garlic Kingdom, who has held several successful workshops at the site, has been voted in as president, with Melissa Walker taking on the role of secretary. Kate Heeley will be stepping into the position of treasurer, taking over from long-time member, Maria Linkenbagh, who has stepped down from the position after serving many years in the role.

Kerryn has enjoyed her work with the garden and is very happy to be leaving it in such good hands.

“Great things are ahead for the Community Garden

with a younger enthusiastic and energetic team coming onboard,” Kerryn said.

Since its inception in 2014, the garden has grown to become a wonderful asset for the local community and the new committee members, all avid gardeners themselves, are keen to get to work on their plans and eager to put them into action with the focus not only on maintaining the garden, but also on ensuring its continuing success in serving the community well into the future.

PITCH PERFECT: Flint Street Nativity players Jayne Keegan (le ) and Vera Shanley with CLT president and pianist for the show, Caroline Fox.

PHOTO: Karen Forman

THANKS: Cooma Community Garden volunteers farewell Kerryn and Rob Dunlop (back row) and thank the pair for their hardwork improving the garden.

PHOTO: Cooma Community Garden

Council News

DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL

Snowy Monaro Regional Council has received the following development application:

Property Address: St Patrick's School 37 Murray Street COOMA 2630

Legal Description: Lot: 1 DP: 1152595

Application No: 10.2024.239.1

Development Proposal: Installation of a single storey modular building

Applicant: Robinson Urban Planning Pty Ltd

Consent Authority: Snowy Monaro Regional Council

This application and its accompanying documents will be on display at all Council ofﬁces and online at https://qrco.de/SMRC-DA and https://qrco.de/masterview for fourteen (14) days, ending Wednesday 23 October 2024.

Council is seeking community comment on this proposal. All submissions should be made in writing to Chief Executive Ofﬁcer David Hogan. All submissions will be treated as a public document.

Any person making a submission is required to disclose any reportable political donations or gifts at the time of making the submission.

For more information, please contact Council's development and planning department at the Jindabyne ofﬁce, or visit https://qrco.de/DAinfo

JOB VACANCIES

If you're looking for a career with purpose, consider joining the team here at Council.

Closing Wednesday 9 October 2024

• Pool Attendants – Multiple positions available Casual – Adaminaby, Berridale, Jindabyne

Closing Wednesday 16 October 2024

• Assistant Operator Combination Truck Full-time – Jindabyne

Closing Wednesday 23 October 2024

• Building Certiﬁer Full-time – Cooma

Check out our online careers portal by visiting www.snowymonaro.nsw.gov.au/careers to learn more about our work.

HOUSEHOLD CHEMICAL CLEANOUT 2024

The annual Household Chemical CleanOut is back for 2024.

Dispose of potentially hazardous household chemicals free of charge at Cooma Landﬁll on Friday 11 October 2024.

Quantity and other restrictions apply. Please visit https://qrco.de/cleanout2024 for all the details.

BERRIDALE MASTER PLAN

Consultation on the draft Berridale Master Plan, funded by Round 5 of the NSW Government’s Stronger Country Communities Fund, closes at 11.59pm Sunday 13 October 2024.

Developed with the community Project Engagement Group, the draft sets out major upgrades for the town. Share your feedback on the draft plan at https://qrco.de/berridaleMP

Updates | Information | Consultation

MAHRATTA ST CLOSURE

Major upgrades to Bombala’s sewer network are continuing, with a section of Mahratta Street temporarily closing to trafﬁc for the construction of a new wastewater pumping station from Wednesday 2 October 2024 until early December.

The contractor will reopen Mahratta Street for the Bombala & District Chamber Market on Saturday 23 November 2024.

After the market, Mahratta Street will remain closed until work is complete in early December 2024, weather permitting.

2024–27 WEED CONTROL

Snowy Monaro Regional Council is seeking tenders from suitably qualiﬁed contractors to deliver its 2024–27 Weed Control Services.

Interested parties must obtain copies of the tender documentation from Council’s e-tendering system www.vendorpanel.com.au

OPEN AND CLOSING DATES: Tenders are open now until 4PM AEST on Friday 18 October 2024. Submissions must be fully received by this time. Tender enquiries should be directed to the VendorPanel online forum.

SUBMISSIONS: Completed responses can ONLY be submitted via the electronic tender box using the Word version of the schedule(s). Respondents will receive a successful submission receipt timed and dated upon completion.

Should assistance be required please use the online manual on the portal under Support/ Online Manuals/Making a Submission or contact the VendorPanel customer support team at support@vendorpanel.com.au or (03) 9095 6181.

Submissions must be fully received by the closing time as late submissions will not be accepted. Council is not bound to accept the lowest priced Tender or all or any part of a Tender and reserves the right to conduct the Request for Tender process and select the successful respondent(s) as it sees ﬁt. All responses must be made by online submission. Any response made by any other means (open email, facsimile, post or in person) will not be considered.

GARAGE SALE TRAIL 2024

Australia's biggest secondhand treasure hunt, the Garage Sale Trail, returns in 2024 for two big weekends this November.

Visit www.garagesaletrail.com.au for more information, or to register your sale today.

COFFEE WITH A COP EVENTS CANCELLED

Following consultation with Transport for NSW, Council regrets to advise that the two Coffee with a Cop road safety events scheduled for October have been cancelled.

Please visit our website for more information about road safety in the Snowy Monaro at https://qrco.de/SMRCroadsafety

REMINDER FOR CLUBS

Sportsground bookings for sporting clubs will remain open until Thursday 31 October 2024 for the October 2024 to March 2025 summer season. Visit https://qrco.de/summersport2425 for more.

CHANGES TO DELEGATE WASTE SERVICES

Delegate residents are set for improved waste services by the end of 2024, with Council announcing the timeline for expanded transfer station operations and the introduction of a secure new bank of bins facility.

Delegate Transfer Station

• Opening times extended from late November 2024.

• Adding Sundays 11am–3pm to opening schedule, extending hours on Saturdays to 10am–3pm, Tuesdays remain 9am to 12pm.

New Delegate Bank of Bins

• Secure bank of bins facility replaces bin enclosure from Friday 1 November 2024

• Access-controlled bank of bins will be installed at the bin enclosure site

• Residents need to register for an access key and pay a yearly fee through their rates notice to use the service

• Form to apply available at Council ofﬁces or online at https://qrco.de/BoBform.

Information sessions about these upcoming changes to waste services in Delegate are scheduled for October 2024.

The session schedule will be published soon in Delegate Doings, The Monaro Post, and online on Council’s website and Facebook.

NEW RESOURCE FOR PET OWNERS NOW ONLINE

Recent weeks have seen a concerning rise in dog attacks across the Snowy Monaro, with a signiﬁcant number of these attacks affecting livestock. The surge has prompted a call on behalf of the region’s graziers for pet owners to take greater care in ensuring their dogs are properly secured and controlled.

To help address this issue, Council has rolled out improved community education and informational resources on our website to help pet owners across the region do the right thing.

Visit https://qrco.de/dog-attacks to learn more.

POOL OPENING DATES

With the weather quickly heating up ahead of another hot summer here in the Snowy Monaro, Council is excited to share the opening dates for public pools across the region.

Cooma

Open now until Monday 31 March 2025.

Bombala

Open from Tuesday 12 November 2024 until Saturday 22 March 2025.

Berridale

Open from Monday 25 November 2024 until Sunday 2 March 2025.

Adaminaby

Open from Monday 2 December 2024 until Sunday 2 March 2025.

TECH SAVVY SENIORS

Older residents looking to boost their skills with the technology are in luck thanks to the return of Tech Savvy Seniors.

Visit https://qrco.de/eventsSMRC to learn more.

Is your child starting school next year?

Choosing a school is a big decision and can be a complex and anxious time for parents who are keen to ensure that starting school is a positive experience for their child.

The Snowy Mountains is fortunate to have a range of options, the most recent addition being The Alpine School, a non-denominational school that delivers the NSW Curriculum with a Steiner-inspired approach.

So, what’s di erent about this approach and what does it look like in practice?

Kindergarten in a Steiner school prioritises creating a warm, nurturing, respectful environment that aims to foster a sense of wonder and curiosity about the world and how it works, developing enthusiastic life-long learners who love school.

A key di erence in a Steiner school is that children learn all the key foundational concepts from the NSW Curriculum through creative, hands-on or play-based activities.

This approach to academic learning aligns with the best-performing school systems around the world - for example, Finland – and long-term studies show that this approach overwhelmingly results in higher levels of academic achievement and well-being in later years.

It also re ects the latest research in neuroscience and child development, which shows that playful activity in young children leads to synaptic growth, particularly in the parts of the brain responsible for memory, language, motor function, problem-solving, and impulse control.

Everyday activities in a Steiner kindergarten become an opportunity to learn concepts from several areas. In cooking children learn about volume and fractions; during handcra activities they measure length. Distributing cra materials involves addition and division and painting is an opportunity to recognise and create shapes and practice pattern making.

Stories, poems and songs introduce grammar, punctuation, rhyme, alliteration, letters and phonics. Children retell stories to develop comprehension skills. They create texts through drawings, dictating and writing. Simple predictable texts teach beginning reading skills. History, geography and an understanding of the world are integrated throughout.

Creative and visual arts, drama, and music are integral parts of almost all activities in Kindergarten, embracing children’s natural desire to be creative and active, as well as stimulating emotional development.

A strong focus on outdoor exploration encourages children to be healthy, safe and physically active whilst learning about the environment, sustainability, and a range of scienti c concepts. They begin learning to identify and manage risks and develop self-management skills, resilience and a sense of social responsibility.

Additional bene ts are small class sizes and a strong sense of community within the school. The Alpine School is currently taking enrolments for 2025 for Kindergarten to Year 11.

Kinder Start Program for term 4

There are still some places available for our Term 4

Kinder Start program. Details are as follows:

Dates: Thursday 24th October and Thursday 31st October

Time: 12:00-1:30 pm Class session for children

(please pack a snack for your child)

1:00 - 1:30 pm Information session for parents

To register: please contact Dani in our o ce via o ce@thealpineschool.nsw.edu.au or phone 6452 4004

For more information about The Alpine School, visit www.thealpineschool.nsw.edu.au

Bobeyan Rd progress

MOTORISTS will soon enjoy a smoother, safer journey between Adaminaby and the ACT, with the upgrade of Bobeyan Road entering its final stages.

The long-awaited project to seal and improve the vital link between Ashvale Road and Shannons Flat is now 95 percent complete, with only minor works remaining.

“We’re excited to see this important road infrastructure project so close to completion,” Council’s senior project manager, Tyron Bicknell, said.

“The team has worked hard for a long time now to give our community a regional link of the highest standard, and that will make life easier for locals and visitors for years to come.”

Recent milestones include:

Completion of pavement construction; finishing of the prime seal along the entire upgraded section; installation of 95 percent of boundary fencing; and commencement of guard rail installation.

The small number of remaining works are scheduled for completion in the coming weeks, weather permitting.

Some of the work left to do includes finalising driveway access, guide-posting, road sign installation and line-marking.

“The upgrade represents another significant investment in our region’s road network, improving safety and accessibility for residents from Adaminaby to

The Angle,” Mr Bicknell said.

Once fully sealed, the road will be safely able to accommodate more vehicles and heavier loads, while providing the community with a safe, reliable connection to the ACT.

Motorists are reminded to continue exercising caution in the area as these final touches are completed. While major works are all but done, there may still be some traffic controls required for these last few sections of work.

Council extends its gratitude to the NSW Government for their generous funding support, which has made this transformative project possible.

Namadgi Park milestone

By MELINDA CAIRNS HACK

NATIONAL Heritage

Listed Namadgi National Park, Kosciuszko’s neighbouring park, is marking its 40th year as a national park.

Snowy Monaro hikers, climbers, leisure bush walkers and nature enthusiasts may be interested in attending the planned celebrations for the relatively recently declared national park which protects part of the northern end of the Australian Alps.

It was a long and drawnout campaign by the ACT National Parks Association to have Namadgi (at 106,095 hectares) gazetted as “a park for the people”.

The ACT Parks and Conservation Service (PCS), ACT National Parks Association (NPA) and Namadgi stakeholders have planned to celebrate the anniversary through a series of activities which are taking place now until Saturday October 12, in recognition of the declaration of Namadgi as a national park on October 3, 1984.

There will be guided walks, and guided tours, a Kosciuszko Huts Association information day which will showcase the historic buildings, Spring

bug blitz, a birthday party and Lions Club barbecue and more.

The Namadgi Visitor Centre will have a display highlighting its involvement with Namadgi and there is a special 20-page supplement published to commemorate the 40th anniversary, which can also be viewed at https:// bit.ly/3TbxVXM

The name Namadgi is an Aboriginal word meaning the mountains to the south-west of Canberra.

ACT Minister for Environment, Parks and Land Management, Rebecca Vassarotti, stated while cared for over millennia by First Nations traditional owners, Namadgi’s founding was recognition of the need to protect and care for our

natural and wild places.

“This occurred before self-government and so took place at the hands of the federal Minister for Territories and Local Government, Tom Uren.

“He said of his vision for the park: Namadgi is to be in every sense of the phrase a park for the people. I want it to be a living part of the ACT community, available for all to use throughout the year, but in a manner in keeping with the need to protect the important natural and human attributes of the area.

“By working with our local First Nations community we can better understand how to care for this country, considering the threats it faces,” Ms Vassarotti said.

SAFER: The Bobeyan Road upgrade is almost complete, with only minor works remaining. PHOTO: supplied

Rare koala sighting in Cooma

By TRISTA HEATH

LOCAL Land Services (LLS) responded to a koala sighting along Yareen Road, Cooma, on Monday September 30, where they observed the koala tucked up in a tree at the front of a resident’s home.

Land services officer, Kirrily Gould, visually inspected the koala for injury as well as the surrounding area to ensure the animal wasn’t under any direct threat. She also collected fresh scat to send away for testing.

The koala was observed to be in a safe enough environment while it was up the tree and wasn’t required to be retrieved and relocated at the time the animal was reported.

Ms Gould contacted LAOKO to inform them of the koala. She said the koala looked healthy and uninjured but was conscious of the threat of vehicle strike and curious dogs once the koala decided to move, as it would be trying to navigate its way across busy roads, through fences and other potential threats.

“If a koala is spotted nearby, please keep your dogs on a lead and as far away from the koala as possible and keep dogs inside at night,” Ms Gould said.

Community reminded to report wildlife in suburban areas

“If you do spot a koala, please contact LLS, and if concerned for its health or wellbeing, please contact our local wildlife care organisation Snowy Mountains Wildlife Rescue ‘LAOKO’ so that the animal can be assessed for injury or signs of disease and be kept safe.”

LAOKO member Robyn George said their koala team ended up passively trapping the koala during Monday night, so they could bring it into care and have its health properly assessed, and to determine a safer release site.

“He has settled into

his enclosure well and is eating well,” Ms George said.

“The koala was in a built-up area, with busy roads to cross in all directions. He was also being attacked by birds and attracting too much public attention. When he is ready, he will be released to the closest suitable forested area.”

Ms Gould said koalas are

currently getting out and about looking for love, and sometimes they end up in the wrong places. They can travel large distances, and this is a timely reminder for the community to keep a look out for any koalas in their neighbourhood. This time last year, LLS were called to three separate koala sightings around Cooma, which ended up being the same koala as

he moved about town. It’s unusual, but not unheard of for koalas to be in and around Cooma.

Land services officer, Cameron Kirk, said it is not only koalas that move about this time of year but also other wildlife.

“There was an echidna found earlier in the week near the Cooma Pool,” Mr Kirk said.

“The echidna was

shuffled away from any roads and moved to a safer, more sheltered area where he was more secured from the same sorts of concerns being dogs and cars, their biggest threats.”

After assessing the health and safety of the koala, Ms Gould and Mr Kirk began door knocking in the area to let surrounding residents know and to restrain their dogs.

Ms Gould said LLS want to make people aware that koalas can make their way into town and when they do, LLS ask that people slow down on the roads, particularly from pre-dusk and until after dawn.

“It is important that the community report koala sightings, particularly around town so that someone from LLS or LAOKO can assess the animal’s health and safety. If the koala is deemed to be in a dangerous spot after a careful assessment by LAOKO, they have trained volunteers who can have it checked over and relocated to a safer location.

“I would suspect that this koala is a young male and has ventured into town in search of his own territory,” Ms Gould said.

“It is coming into their breeding season, and they can become displaced as they try to find their own turf. These sightings also further emphasise the need to protect their habitat, and to create linking corridors to help them navigate across the landscape safely.

“I have collected scat to send away for diet analysis as we continue to learn more about the koalas in our area.

“We want to learn more about what they’re eating through diet and disease analysis to try and find out about any potential diseases they may have and whether it is widespread in the area. We are learning more every day and by doing these tests and research we want to learn and find out how we can best help them.”

Koala sightings should be reported through the I Spy Koala app or contact LLS on 02 6455 7200 or LAOKO on 02 6456 1313.

Learn more about koalas by visiting LLS website: www.lls.nsw.gov. au/regions/south-east/ key-projects/cold-countrykoalas-project

New Berridale play group supports parents, carers

By KAREN FORMAN

BERRIDALE parents and carers have a new weekly play group option, with All Saints Anglican Church opening its doors to under school age kids each Friday during school terms.

The Kids and Carers program is part of the Myack St church’s outreach to the community and offers two hours of play and socialisation from 10am to noon.

Organiser, Louise Hendriks, a former school teacher who moved to the town four years ago, said the aim of the play group was to provide local families with a regular activity to get together.

“We have play equipment and tea, coffee and morning tea,” she said.

“So far we have around 11 kids and a couple of mums with babies and toddlers joining us each Friday.”

Mrs Hendriks said she had seen a need so had decided to set up the free group.

“It has had a very encouraging response and we look forward to welcoming more young families,” she said. All involved with running the group have working with children checks and required Anglican Church Safe Churches qualifications.

AWARENESS: A koala was spotted in Cooma recently with residents urged to take care around the native animals.

PHOTO: LLS Land Services O icer Cameron Kirk

PLAY AND CHAT: Children play and carers socialise at Berridale All Saints Church’s Kids and Carers play group, held on Fridays in school term time from 10am-noon.

FUN TIMES: Berridale All Saints Church’s Kids and Carers play group o ers play and socialisation for children and carers.

PHOTO: Louise Hendriks

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6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition. 1.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 1.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. 2.00 Farm To Fork. 2.30 Basketball. NBL. Round 4. Sydney Kings v Cairns Taipans. 4.30 Luxury Escapes. 5.00 10 News First. 6.00 The Sunday Project. 7.00 The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition. 8.10 Gogglebox Australia. 9.10 FBI: International. 10.10 NCIS. 12.00 Late Programs. 6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 What’s Up Down Under. 1.30 The Amazing Race Australia: Celebrity Edition. 2.30 Diagnosis Murder. 3.30 On The Fly. 4.00 IFISH. 4.30 Basketball. NBL. Round 4. Melbourne United v Adelaide 36ers. 6.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 Bull. 11.15 Late Programs. 6.00 Becker. 6.30 Frasier. 7.30 Neighbours. 9.30 Becker. 10.00 Frasier. 11.00 Family Feud. 1.00 The Middle. 3.30 Becker. 4.00 Frasier. 5.00 Friends. 6.00 The Big Bang Theory. 8.30 Two And A Half Men. 11.00 South Park. 1.00 Home Shopping. 2.00 Late Programs.

6.40 Mysteries From Above. 7.35 Abandoned Engineering. 8.30 Disaster Autopsy. 9.25 WWE Rivals. 10.20 Late Programs. 6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 News. 2.30 Aust Story. 3.00 News. 3.30 O siders. 4.00 Landline. 5.00 News With Auslan. 5.30 News Regional. 6.00 Evening News. 6.30 Secret Science. 7.00 News. 7.30 Insiders. 8.30 America, Are You OK? 9.00 Nightly News. 9.30 Aust Story. 10.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Block. 1.30 Our State On A Plate. 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current A air. 7.30 The Block. 8.40 Miniseries: Bali 2002. 9.40 9News Late. 10.10 Chicago Med. 11.10 The Brokenwood Mysteries. 1.00 Cross Court. 1.40 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 2.30 Global Shop. 3.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.30 Guitar Gods Goes Cosmic. 12.00 Bu y The Vampire Slayer. 3.00 To Be Advised. 4.40 Glee. 5.30 The Goldbergs. 6.00 Modern Family. 6.25 First Dates Australia. 7.30 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 10.30 Law & Order: LA. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.45 MOVIE: Isn’t Life Wonderful! (1953) 12.30 MOVIE: Will Any Gentleman…? (1953) 2.15 MOVIE: Let’s Be Happy. (1957) 4.30 MOVIE: Crossplot. (1969) 6.30 M*A*S*H. 8.30 To Be Advised. 11.00 Chicago Med. 12.00 Late Programs.

3.40 Bamay. 4.00

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6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Secrets To Civilisation. 3.00 Railway Journeys UK. 3.40 The Cook Up. 4.10 Bettany Hughes: Treasures Of Albania. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Into The Amazon With Robson Green. 8.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 9.25 Never Mind The Buzzcocks. 10.05 Have I Got News For You U.S. 10.55 SBS World News Late. 11.25 Suspect. 11.55 Late Programs. 6.00 Morning Programs. 1.05 Hypothetical. 2.00 Insight. 3.00 WorldWatch. 5.15 Abandoned. 6.10 Craig Charles: UFO Conspiracies. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. 8.30 Rob & Romesh Vs. 10.25 Late Programs. 6.00 Morning Programs. 3.00 News. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 News With Joe O’Brien. 6.00 ABC News Hour. 7.00 National News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 ABC News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 The World. 10.00 Nightly News. 10.30 Late Programs. 6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. 11.30 Seven Morning News. 12.00 To Be Advised. 2.00 Surveillance Oz: Dashcam. 2.15 Catch Phrase. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 Seven News At 4. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 7News Local. 6.30 7News @ 6:30. 7.00 Home And Away. 7.30 My Kitchen Rules. 9.10 The Rookie. 10.10 S.W.A.T. 11.10 The Latest: Seven News. 11.40 Lopez Vs. Lopez. 12.40 Miniseries: The Victim. 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 12.30 Family Feud. 1.00 10 News First: Lunchtime. 2.00 Wheel Of Fortune. 2.30 Lingo. 3.30 10 News First: Afternoon. 4.00 Neighbours. 4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.00 Deal Or No Deal. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Dessert Masters. Return. 8.50 Have You Been Paying Attention? 9.50 Taskmaster Australia. 11.00 10’s Late News. 11.25 Late Programs. 6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 Diagnosis Murder. 11.30 JAG. 12.30 Dr Phil. 1.30 Reel Action. 2.00 What’s Up Down Under. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 9.25 NCIS: Los Angeles. 11.15 48 Hours. 12.15 Late Programs. 6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Taskmaster Aust. 2.00 Becker. 2.30 Frasier. 3.30 Rules Of Engagement. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet. 4.30 King Of Queens. 5.00 Becker. 5.30 Frasier. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 Big Bang. 9.30 Two And A Half Men. 10.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.50 Iconic Australia. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: The Captive Heart. (1946) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.40 The Good Karma Hospital. 9.40 Agatha Raisin. 10.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Bu y The Vampire Slayer. 3.00 To Be Advised. 4.40 Glee. 5.30 The Goldbergs. 6.00 Modern Family. 6.25 First Dates Australia. 7.30 First Dates UK. 8.35 MOVIE: Mr Deeds. (2002) Adam Sandler, Winona Ryder. 10.35 The Goldbergs. 11.35 Late Programs.

Programs. 6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 My Impossible House. 3.30 Left O The Map. 4.00 The Zoo. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Call The Midwife. 8.45 A Touch Of Frost. 10.45 Late Programs. 6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Outback Crystal Hunters. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Carnage. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Truckers. 9.30 Big Rig Bounty Hunters. 10.30 Late Programs. 6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Block. 1.10 Getaway. 1.40 My Way. 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. 5.30 WIN News. 6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current A air. 7.30 The Block. 8.45 The Hundred With Andy Lee. 9.45 True Story With Hamish & Andy. 10.45 9News Late. 11.15 Transplant. 12.05 Tipping Point. 1.00 Our State On A Plate. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 2.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Good Karma Hospital. 3.00 Antiques. 3.30 MOVIE: The Count Of Monte-Cristo. (1975) 5.30 Yorkshire Auction House. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 Shakespeare And Hathaway. 9.40 Silent Witness. 10.50 Late Programs.

Sam, Ruth deliver terrific performance

strong crowd for piano concert

WITH their proud grandparents watching on, Sam and Ruth Giddy delivered yet another masterful piano concert in Cooma.

Cooma’s Nella and Alec Bacon have heard their talented grandchildren play the piano many times, but their performance on Sunday at St Paul’s Church Hall, was one of their best.

The two professional musicians, treated a good-sized audience of family, friends and concert attendees to a wonderful afternoon of entertainment with piano solos and duets.

Mozart is certainly a favourite composer of the classical genre and the three movements of his Sonata in F major K322

composed in 1783 were executed expertly by Sam who performed it throughout with emotional and songlike lyrical themes, ornamentation and playful personality as required by the composer, ending with rollicking and energetic virtuosity.

Chopin’s well-known FantasieImpromptu composed in 1834 has been described as ‘challenging and notoriously difficult to play thanks to the left hand playing in triple time while the right hand plays in duple time and with many changes in tempo’. Ruth Giddy certainly met this challenge playing from memory with her hands floating effortlessly over the keyboard.

First Jindy Kids Art Show highlights local talent

By TRISTA HEATH

THE first Jindy Kids Art Show opened on Friday October 4 at the National Park and Wildlife Services exhibition area, showcasing artwork from local children.

Junior artists were excited to see their work displayed and share it with their parents.

The Jindy Kids Art Show curator, Belinda Streete, is an Early Childhood teacher and artist who is passionate about all things art.

Ms Streete said she is passionate about providing space for young people to be able to express themselves through their art.

ACHIEVEMENT: Artist and Judge Gillian Jenkins, curator Belinda Streete and Aimee Moy.

Alaska received an encouragement award from Belinda Streete for her impressive artwork.

Winner Jem Cornish for artwork ‘Kimmi the Dingo.’ PHOTOS: Supplied

“Art is the most primitive form of human expression and emotion-children’s art is that in its purest form,” Ms Streete said.

Guest artists Gillian Jenkins and Aimee Moy judged the artworks on Friday in age categories four to seven years, eight to 12 years, and 13 to 16 years.

Winner in the age category four to seven years was Jem Cornish, aged six, for her artwork ‘Kimmi the Dingo.’

Winner in the age category eight to 12 years was Matilda Menares, aged eight years, for her artwork ‘Sunflower and Bee.’

Winner in the age category 13 to 16 years was Dakota Clark, aged 15 years, for her artwork ‘Leather Jacket.’

Alaska aged seven, received an encouragement award for her enthusiasm for the arts.

All entry participants also received a participation award.

Pop in to see the amazing talents of Jindabyne’s young people and make sure you vote for the people’s choice award which will be awarded at the closing of the exhibition on Tuesday October 29.

Cooma duo raises $2500 for Columbianstudents

By KAREN FORMAN

IT costs $15 for a pair of suitable school shoes for a child in Columbia.

That may not sound like much for a typical Australian to cough up, but for disadvantaged children in a village in South America, it is virtually unobtainable.

Similarly, books, pens and other bits and pieces needed for school are just not possible.

That’s why Cooma locals Allan Spencer and artist Victor Sanchez have combined to raise funds to send overseas.

Since the start of the year, bookshelves

containing donated books and CDs have been placed outside Cooma Music with an honesty box asking people to pay between $3 and $5 per item.

Some of the goods came from Mr Spencer’s own collection - ‘books lying around in boxes that we could not fit in our bookcases’ - and others have been donated by generous Cooma locals.

Meanwhile, Mr Sanchez paints portraits on commission, putting the funds into the kitty.

“Victor’s brother is a Catholic priest who looks after a village school and had told him about the

issues faced by parents in being able to afford for their children to go to school,” Mr Spencer said.

“So we decided to do something to help. So far we have raised $2500 which has bought 80 pairs of school shoes and other items to completely kit children out for the school year.

“I posted on my personal Facebook about what we were doing and people have been incredibly generous, buying the books and artworks and donating things to us to sell. We even have a complete Seinfeld collection.”

has generated $2500 for disadvantaged Colombian school children. PHOTO: Karen Forman

The Bacon and Giddy families were well represented at the concert by Ruth and Sam in St Paul’s hall in Cooma.

IMPRESSIVE: Ruth and Sam Giddy were all smiles following their performance in Cooma on Sunday. Ruth and Sam were joined by their family, friends and Cooma music lovers.

PHOTOS: Nathan Thompson

Big crowds for 51st Berridale Spring Fair

By TRISTA HEATH

THE crowds came from across the region and from out of town on Saturday to celebrate the Berridale Lions Club’s 51st annual Spring Fair.

More than 40 stalls hosted

a range of goods from plants, baked treats, woodturning demonstrations, face painting and more.

The Berridale Lions Club provided their popular barbecue and soft drinks along with the Berridale CWA serving up freshly baked scones and jams.

Popular stalls included Tablelands Trees and Shrubs and The Alpine Gardener as customers purchased new plants in time for the spring weather.

Fresh jams, table spreads and syrups were on offer

amongst hand made jewellery, beef jerky and many more.

Organisers said the 51st Spring Fair was a great success, bringing the community together to support local produce and regional stall holders.

Zama Designs handmade jewellery attracted jewellery lovers.

Hilton Reynolds from Snowy River Woodturners was giving woodturning demonstrations to fair goers.

The Family Fun entertainment stall had kids and families flock for some fun fair games.

Berridale CWA stall sold out of their baked goods and delicious scones and jams.

Errinundra and Marmi Preserves were selling fresh jams and preserves.

Jacinta and Belinda sold up a storm of Instinks products.

Tablelands Trees and Shrubs was amongst the most popular stall holders of the day, always drawing in a crowd.

COMMUNITY: Berridale Lions Club held a successful 51st Spring Fair in the Lions Park. Lions members ran the barbecue and enjoyed the atmosphere of another popular Spring Fair. Hundreds attended the event on Saturday.

PHOTOS: Trista Heath

Theresa and Melissa saw great sales at their The Alpine Gardener stall and were on hand for all gardening and bee advice.

Rare smaller RU1 zoning with building entitlement

Asking: $499,000

Agent: Nutrien Harcourts

Rarer than hens teeth26.84ha/66.322ac of RU1 zoned land minutes to Bombala with a building entitlement. This is one of the last remaining blocks under the minimal lot size that has a dwelling entitlement, so if you are

thinking you would like to build a small acreage lifestyle or hobby farm, this block is your answer.

The block fronts a sealed council-maintained road, has mains power nearby and a lovely rural aspect. Currently approx

16.5ha of open grazing with native timber for shelter and shade, the remaining 10.3ha are a WIP for stump removal and pasture reclaiming with a lot of hard work already completed. Water is in good supply with

three dams and fences are in new condition. Inclusions negotiable for the right price - portable steel cattle yards available if desired. Rolling rural estate or cute cottage lifestyle, this block is a perfect place to start.

ADDRESS: “Alpine Gums”

Moonbah NSW 2627

ARE you looking for your own piece paradise in the mountains close to Jindabyne that offers potential income streams, in addition to providing you with the rural lifestyle? Look no further than “Alpine Gums”!

“Alpine Gums” is a beautiful 301.49 acre (approx.) property located some 10 minutes drive south of Jindabyne with magnificent views up the slopes of Mount Jillamatong and the saddle. Bound by Grosses Plain Creek along parts of the western boundary, supplying an abundance of water in conjunction with the numerous unnamed creeks and gullies, soaks, springs, and a bore.

Providing a choice of two homes to move into, with the opportunity of passive income from tourism or permanent tenants in the other dwelling. You will find the original

1920s built workers cottage that was last renovated eight or so years ago, which is connected to mains power and a 6.6kW solar system that feeds back into the grid. Over the hill is a two bedroom secondary dwelling built by Hi-Tech Homes with mains power, two rainwater tanks, and garage/ workshop.

Other infrastructure on the property includes a second workshop/garage, a tack shed, an old milking bale and timber yards. It is fenced into five paddocks, suited for grazing sheep or cattle alike. “Alpine Gums” represents a rare opportunity to acquire a larger parcel of sound native grazing land in close proximity to Jindabyne and mountains.

Don’t miss out, “Alpine Gums” goes to online auction on Tuesday October 29, 2024 at 6:30pm via the Realtair website. Contact the KMPL sales team on 02 6456 6783 to book your private inspection.

Locatedabout10minutesdrivesouthofJindabyne

Bound by GrossesPlainCreek for someofthewesternboundarywithmagnificentviewsuptheslopes ofMountJillamatongandthesaddle

Anabundanceof water includingGrossesPlainCreek,numerousunnamedcreeksandgullies,soaks andsprings,aswellasabore

Fenced into 5paddockswithsomefencesneedingwork.

Originalworkers cottage circa1920s,modified over theyearswiththemostrecentrenovationstaking placeabout8years ago orso.Operatingasafarmholiday stay inrecenttimes

6.6kWsolar system supportingpowerusageinthecottagewiththeremainderfeedingback into the grid

Oldmeathouseconverted to dryingroomandstoreroom

Secondarydwelling by Hi-TechHomes,2bedroom,openplankitchendining,mainspower, two rainwatertanks,garageorworkshop

Otherinfrastructureincludessecondworkshoporgarage,tackshed,oldmilkingbale,andtimber yards

AGENTS COMMENTS:

Thesaleof AlpineGums”representsa rare opportunity to acquirealargerparcelofsoundnativegrazing landincloseproximity to Jindabyneandmountains.Achoiceof two homes tomoveinto withpotential incomefromtheother,fromeithertourismorpermanenttenants.JillamatongHill,alsoknownasMount Jillamatong,afascinatinglandmarkinyour own backyard.

Changingfromgranitebasedsoils at thebase to volcanicderived basaltonthehigherground.ScatteredstandsofEucalypts,the soundofrunning water by thecreek.Soaksandspringsattracting birdsandwildlife.Suited for grazingsheepor cattle alike.Atrue paradiseindeed Calloursalesteam now for your own privateinspection

Contact: Nick Kirshner & Maddy Kirshner P: 0264566783 W: kirshnermackay.com.au

Rare opportunity in a perfect location, close to town, mountains

ADDRESS: Spring Hill, 62 Eucumbene Road, Hill Top NSW 2628

SPRING Hill presents an outstanding opportunity to acquire a sound rural holding in close proximity to town and the mountains.

Located just 15 minutes drive east of Jindabyne, sprawling across both sides of Eucumbene Road with magnificent main range views in different places throughout the property.

Approximately 140.67 hectares or 347.60 acres, the property features reliable water via a large dam, several springs and Geikle Creek.

Granite derived soils, mostly native vegetation, scattered Eucalypts including Manna Gum and Snow Gum. Fenced into four paddocks, plus the house yard.

All the necessary infrastructure in place to get you started including two stand woolshed,

block home all in original condition. Mains power single phase, landline phone, mobile reception, satellite internet all available.

The property is zoned RU1, therefore potentially subdividable under the current LEP (minimum lot size 40 Ha), subject to approvals from all relevant authorities.

The sale of Spring Hill offers the potential buyer boundless opportunities, whether it be rural derived income, additional income stream through potential subdivision or perhaps build your forever home.

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to secure a property that has been held in the same family for four generations! Properties like “Spring Hill” do not come up for sale very often. Spring Hill. 62 Eucumbene Road, Hill Top NSW 2628 goes to online auction on Tuesday October 29, 2024, at 6.30pm via the Realtair

Located 15 minutes drive east of Jindabyne, on both sides of Eucumbene Road, west and east

Held in the same family for four generations

Reliable water, large dam, several springs as well as Geikle Creek

Granite derived soils, mostly native vegetation, scatter Eucalypts including Manna Gum, and SnowGum

Gently undulating, fenced into 4 paddocks plus house yard

Currently running 50 cows and calves comfortably

Circa 1939 built masonry block home all in original condition

Two stand woolshed, sheep yards, cattle yards, hay shed, machinery shed, rabbiter s hut, tack room,workshop

Mains power single phase, landline phone, mobile reception, satellite internet

oned RU1, potentially subdividable under the current LEP (minimum lot size 40 Ha), subject to approvals from all relevant authorities of course

Stunning main range views in places

AGENTS COMMENTS:

Thisisa rare andoutstandingopportunity to acquireasoundruralholdingclose to Jindabyneand mountainswithallthenecessaryinfrastructureinplace to perhapsearnsomeruralderivedincome, improvetheproperty,maybebuildyourdreamhomewithsomesubdivisionpotential to ensurea sustainablesuccessionplan.

Online Auction: Tuesday29thOctober2024 Commencing6 30pm Venue: OnlineAuctionWebsite Realtair Inspect: By Appointmentwith Exclusive Agent Only. ConditionsApply

Weed of the Week: Chilean needle grass

By SNOWY MONARO REGIONAL COUNCIL

WELCOME to week two of Weed of the Week for the 2024/25 spring and summer season. Through this series of articles, Council provides the Snowy Monaro community with information and advice on new, emerging and established invasive plant species threatening our region.

Whether you’re living on the land, living in town, or just passing through – we all have a part to play in protecting our natural environment and agricultural land from invasive plants and weeds.

This week we’re focusing on Chilean needle grass. Chilean needle grass is a perennial, grassy weed closely related to serrated tussock. It is renowned for both its insidious nature and its ability to invade native and introduced pastures. Being so difficult to detect and identify, this highly invasive species can often go unnoticed in pastures for many years before being detected.

Chilean needle grass is most distinctive during late winter with its winter green growth and frosted tips. As spring pasture growth returns, it blends in amongst other vegetation and becomes very difficult to

identify until seeds develop in the warmer months.

Chilean needle grass has been present in southeast NSW for more than 50 years, and is widespread and prolific in many areas to the north of the Snowy Monaro. Owing to this close proximity, the movement of stock, vehicles and other equipment poses a particular threat to the spread of this weed in our region.

While the Snowy Monaro region does not have the same level of infestation as its northern counterparts, it is not without its fair share of problems. Because of its insidious nature, as more people become familiar with the weed the more likely infestations are to be reported. Recorded infestations can be found by clicking on the map link at https://weeds. dpi.nsw.gov.au/Weeds/ChileanNeedleGrass.

As the name suggests, Chilean needle grass (Nassella neesiana) is native to Chile and other South American countries. In Australia, it is recognised as a Weed of National Significance due its potential to invade and dominate natural ecosystems. Why Chilean needle grass is a problem:

It is highly invasive, producing both conventional seed heads as well as stem seeds at nodes

under the leaf sheath. Seeds remain viable in the ground for many years. The persistent seed bank makes Chilean needle grass extremely difficult to control.

Chilean needle grass exhibits similar characteristics to other local grass species, in particular fescue. When kept short and fresh it is quite palatable and often preferentially grazed by livestock and native animals, making it very difficult to identify in a pasture situation until large patches appear.

Left unchecked, it can outcompete and dominate native vegetation, reducing biodiversity. This is compounded by the hardiness of the species, with adult plants long-lived and able to withstand even the toughest of conditions.

The sharp, corkscrew-like seeds have the potential to injure animal’s eyes and cause carcass damage in a grazing situation. Seeds are readily dispersed in fodder and on animals, vehicles, and machinery.

What you can do:

With all weeds, prevention is the best control option. Maintaining a vigorous perennial ground cover at all times will inhibit establishment of Chilean needle grass.

Don’t panic if you identify

LIVESTOCK STUD STOCK CALENDAR

MONARO MERINO RAM SALES OCTOBER 2024

FRIDAY 18th • Hazeldean on property sale “Hazeldean”

THURSDAY 24th • Cottage Park on property sale “Cottage Park,” Cooma 3:00pm

INVASIVE: Don’t panic if you identify Chilean needle grass on your property. It can be managed using a combination of tools.

Chilean needle grass on your property. It can be managed using a combination of tools.

Identification is key – learn how to identify Chilean Needle Grass and understand best management practices.

Contact Council if you suspect you’ve found Chilean needle grass. Council’s biosecurity team provide a free onsite weed identification and advisory service.

Control incursions on your land swiftly, particularly in your high quality grasslands. The likelihood of eliminating this weed once established is very slim.

Control options include crop rotation, pasture management, herbicide application and strategic grazing.

Control plants before they set seed – this will reduce the likelihood of further infestations from establishing.

Manage livestock grazing carefully during the summer months when plants may be seeding.

Limit livestock and vehicle movements between infested paddocks and ‘clean’ paddocks. Avoid purchasing fodder

from areas with known Chilean Needle Grass infestations

Council is here to help. If you have questions about Chilean needle grass, or any other weeds on your property – contact our specialist biosecurity officers for advice and assistance. Call 1300 345 345 or email council@ snowymonaro.nsw.gov.au

Can’t identify a weed? Send in some photographs or arrange a free onsite inspection and one of our staff will promptly respond.

Download the free NSW WeedWise app for detailed information on how to identify and manage weeds. Visit www. dpi.nsw.gov.au/biosecurity/ weeds

Visit the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) website for information on weed control methods – www.dpi. nsw.gov.au/biosecurity/weeds/ weed-control

For more information about weeds and biosecurity in the Snowy Monaro, visit our website: www.snowymonaro. nsw.gov.au/Environment-Wasteand-Weeds

PHOTO: Emily Griffin

ACROSS

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

4 Who, in Greek Legend, was the twin brother of Castor (6)

7 Which Asian republic was formerly known as Ceylon (3,5)

8 What is a delicate piece of food (6)

9 What relates to the science of sounds (8)

11 What, in Bridge, is a hand without trumps (7)

13 Name a pioneer of any great moral reform (7)

15 What is a conceited, boastful person (7)

17 Who, in two-up, tosses the coins (7)

20 What might we call an unbeliever (8)

23 A person of experience in some profession is known colloquially as an old ... (6)

24 Name an edible N American freshwater turtle (8)

25 What describes a deplorably unfortunate person (6)

DOWN

1 Who discovered Greenland, ... the Red (4)

2 What are visible particles of water, suspended high in the air (6)

3 What is a single thing known as (4)

4 Which piece of material is used to mend a hole (5)

Letters

5 Which Bohemian village was destroyed, and all its male inhabitants murdered by the Nazis in 1942 (6)

6 Name a particular type of Rugby (5)

9 Name a contrivance for calculating (6)

10 What is a frozen danger to shipping (7)

12 What describes something strikingly unusual or colourful (6)

14 Which chess piece is shaped like a horse’s head (6)

E-QUATIONS

16 Name the Dutch navigator responsible for the European discovery of Tasmania and New Zealand, Abel ... (6)

18 Who was the leader of the group of apostles (5)

19 Which planet is third in order from the sun (5)

21 Name an early Roman emperor, notorious for his cruelty and corruption (4)

22 Name the Egyptian goddess of fertility and nature (4)

Find the following words in the grid. They may be read in any direction, even diagonally. Some letters are used more than once.

1 HERESY (a) A belief contrary to authorised teaching (b) That which is inherited (c) Plundering

2 OWELTY (a) In law, equality (b) An obligation to repay (c) Proprietorship

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:

Bend down (5)

Boring (7)

Conceals (5)

Dirt (5)

Helicopter landing site (7)

Males (coll) (3)

Past tense: feed (3)

Plant’s vital juice (3)

Simple cabin (3)

Storehouse (5)

TRADES AND SERVICES

REGISTRATION OF ABORIGINAL INTERESTS HERITAGE ASSESSMENT

Kra Earthmoving Pty Ltd have engaged Past Traces Pty Ltd to undertake an Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Assessment for a proposed rezoning and subdivision at 218 Barry Way, Jindabyne, Lots 14 & 123 DP756686 and Lot 192 DP1019526. Client contact is Mr Ivan Pasalich – (02) 6457 2170.

Past Traces invites Aboriginal people who hold cultural knowledge in determining the significance of Aboriginal objects and or places in the area of Jindabyne to register their interest in a process of community consultation. The purpose of the consultation will be to inform the Heritage Assessment and assist NSW Heritage in the determination of an AHIP application if required. For more information or to register in writing please contact: Lyn O’Brien Past Traces Pty Ltd GPO Box 1584 Canberra ACT 2600 o ice@pasttraces.com.au Ph: 0403 021 296

Please note that under NSW Heritage guidelines registration for consultation does not guarantee employment.

REGISTRATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BEFORE 5pm 23/10/2024

CLEARING SALE

L & H Wehbe Superannuation Fund & NILTIL HOLDINGS PTY LTD & RAYMOND J WEHBE SUPERANNUATION FUND & THE JOHN WEHBE SUPERANNUATION FUND & The Trustee for RTH Superannuation Fund have engaged Past Traces Pty Ltd to undertake an Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Assessment for a proposed rezoning and future subdivision (known as future Stage 5) at 415-417 Barry Way, Jindabyne, part of Lot 111 DP756686. Clients representative contact is Mr Ivan Pasalich – (02) 6457 2170. Past Traces invites Aboriginal people who hold cultural knowledge in determining the significance of Aboriginal objects and or places in the area of Jindabyne to register their interest in a process of community consultation. The purpose of the consultation will be to inform the Heritage Assessment and assist NSW Heritage in the determination of an AHIP application if required. For more information or to register in writing please contact: Lyn O’Brien

Past Traces Pty Ltd

GPO Box 1584

Canberra ACT 2600 o ice@pasttraces.com.au Ph: 0403 021 296

Please note that under NSW Heritage guidelines registration for consultation does not guarantee employment. REGISTRATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BEFORE 5pm 23/10/2024 REGISTRATION

1,100 M2

Qty of African Ash timber; Qty of Beach timber; Qty of Silver Ash timber; Qty of Blackwood timber; Qty of Jarrah timber; Qty of Maple timber; Qty of Mrytle timber; Qty of Tallowwood timber; Various sizes in all timber, measurements available on request; BuildingMaterials,Workshop,Equipment& Tools – Cat 944A loader; Grinder; Hebrockedgebander;Bandsaw;AssortedLamello biscuit joiners;AssortedBlum cabinethinges;Assortedsanding belts;3 tonne gas tank;240V cementmixer;CP 250cfm compressor; 9/16” used steel wire rope; Acrow props; Cement mixer; Cement pipes; Dust masks; Dyco jointer 230mm table; Fray Machine Tool Co. mill; Gal tool box; Girder trolley; Homemade table saw; Janssens edge bander; Lysaght corrugated iron; Assorted metal pipes; Pedestal grinder; Performax belt sander; Premo thicknesser, blades 300mm; Qty chain wire fencing; Qty Colourbond cladding offcuts; Qty electric motors; Qty laminate boards, various sizes; Qty scaffolding; Qty steel formwork; Qty steel pipe; Qty steel supports; Qty used corrugated iron;Qty usedcorrugatedproducts;Qty used railwayironbollards;Rubber conveyorbelt;Spindlewith electric feed;Thermojet710 pressure washer; Tough drill press; Wooden rack; Kantenfix KF2 edge clamp; Virtuex electric edge lipping planer; 200Hp Hydraulic test bench; Toyota 3 tonne forklift, dual fuel; Qty steel shore pile; Marsden chopper; Compressor trailers (not working); Ateco 790 Vehicle loading crane (hijab); 20ft container flat racks; Various sized fuel tanks; Engine driven hydraulic unit; Key joint concrete edge; Neale Tenon machine; Wadkin Overhead Router with lettering templates; Altendorf F45 3.2m table saw; Blum hinge inserter machine; Bombardier Muskegcabin; Hafco power hacksaw;Listerpoweredcementmixer;Metalframe;NovorytLaminaterepairkit; Qty 150mm channel frames; Qty timber power poles; FarmingEquipment& Materials– Fergussontractor,open cab– Bucket(manually operated), ROPs (not connected);FordsonMajor diesel tractor; Slasher; 3PL plough; Cattle grid with sides; Raised fuel tank; Post hole borer; Qty 205L drum stands; Qty used drill rods; Ripper single tyne; Steel gates; Steel implement frame; Trailer manned spray unit; Marsden chopper; Steel water tank; Miscellaneous – Alloy flying fox cage; Metal bed frames; Steel snow blade; Steel snow blade with angle attachments;

Day 2 – Saturday 12th October 2024

Vehicles/Bikes/Trailers – Holden Rodeo Ute 2005 – Single cab, registered until April 2025; 4WD recovery gear; Holden heater (HT & HK model); Car filters; Assorted car parts; Terrain Tamer tyre repair kit; Assorted car accessories; Iveco camper van (approx. 12,000 km); Vehicle jacks;

Antiques/Collectables – Singer Treadle sewing machine; Small anvil; Copper pot; Hatchet heads; Qty rabbit traps; Shell Livona 5 pound grease can; Antique telephone; Singer industrial sewing machine; Various antique and specialised wood planers; Wooden maul & wedges; BuildingMaterials,Workshop,Equipment&Tools – CeramicDux water heater (with newelements);Assortedair tools;Assorted electrical cables; Miscellaneous electrical materials; Miscellaneous plumbing materials (poly, galvanised, gate, tap fittings); Metal drawer/ chest handles; Assorted handles; Kitchen cabinet feet; Brass cabinet handles; Assorted nails, nuts, & bolts; Caravelle 550 Vitreous China Semi-Recessed Vanity Basin; Assorted door closers; Mixed hardware; Fly screen roll; Shower sets; Basin set – facet & taps; Ladder; Gate hinges;Heavyduty hinges;Rollercatchers;Brassbutt hinges;Custommade adjustableoverheadcupboardlifters;Assortedsanding belts;Plastic drawer runners;Exteriordeadlatches;Aqua Pure water filterhousingunit;Brackets;Metalbottomfix cabinetdrawer runners;Staplefasteners;Chipboardscrews;Vents;FowlerVanitybasins;Woodscrews;Bostitchstaples;Hangingrailfittings; Plastic caps; Shelf rests; Tapware - hand basin, shower set, tap (assorted used and new); Assorted sizes ceramic hand basins; Door furniture (new and reclaimed); Blue metal tool box (sockets); Plastic toolbox; Blum drawer runners; Metal storage container; Glass P200 rubber; Measuring tools; Stainless shelf brackets; Assorted tiles (house floor and wall tiles, fire place floor tiles); G clamps; Chain & eye hooks; Chains; Mini grinder; Assorted grinder & cutting discs; Multifunctional round hole cutter; Assorted concrete chairs & clips; Acrow ties; Assorted electrical fixtures (reclaimed); Convoluted water hose; 3inch pipe bender; Hakkon dumpy level (mini type 2, timber tripod); Carpenters bench vice; Fire hose with fittings; Router bits; Hilti impact drill; Spray gun pots; Sanding blocks; Painting equipment; 355mm metal cut saw; Taurus cross cut mitre saw with stand; Tap & die sets; Assorted drill bits; Assorted auger bits; Assorted sockets, spanners, pliers, shifters, multigrips; Assorted chisels, files, screwdrivers, oil stones; Taurus belt & disc sander; Assorted compressor hoses; Makita metalabrasivecut off saw;Flood lights;Trojantool box 1140 x 430 x 400 (h);Adjustableclamps;Assorted battery operateddrills& chargers;20mm driver21 piece boxsocketset;Tormek watercooledgrinding system for edgetools;Holesaws;Gas connectors;Elu internal biscuit joiner; Assorted pipe clamps; Homemade box & circular saw; Qty bricks; Qty cabinet wooden doors; Qty Canberra face bricks; Qty form ply; Qty miscellaneous timber; Qty miscellaneous timber beading; Timber slabs; Concrete blocks; Electric piston water pump; 2 x Davey firefighter pumps; Onga Twin impeller firefighter pump; Brown Monier roof tiles; 30 Ah battery; 10 Ah battery; Charger for 30 & 10 Ah batteries; Solid timber carpenters bench with vice; Qty laminated solid timber offcuts, various sizes; Large qty cover sheets, various sizes & thicknesses; Petrol pressure washer; 255mm Makita Mitre saw; Ingesol Rand 240v air compressor; Cement pavers; Qty used hardwood fence paling; Qty timber planks & form work; Wooden ladders; Wooden trestles; Farming Equipment & Materials – Kubota 4x4 Tractor L2202 DT with 4in1 bucket; Backhoe tractor attachment; Slasher; Can-Am DS 90X quadbike; Honda 250 Enduro bike; Spray tank and reel for quad bike; Spray tank back packs; Electra voltmeter electric fence; Qty fencing mesh; Qty fencing wire; Qty used fencing mesh; Qty rolls of barb wire; Qty rolls of plain wire; Qty star pickets; Qty Waratah star pickets; Industrial chipper; Post driver; Numerous 20L jerry cans; Silvan 12v spray unit; Berends landscape rake; Honda genset; Outdoor Garden Equipment – Victa Corvette parts; MTD ride on mower with catcher; Stihl battery operated lawn mower; Stihl battery operated whipper snipper; Stihl battery operated chainsaw; Qty wheel barrows; Lawn mowers; Stihl O8S chainsaw; Petrol edge trimmer; Petrol mulcher; Plastic trellis; Qty shovels; Ryobi whipper snipper; Shade cloth; Stihl brush cutter; Various gardening tools; Weed matting; Wrought iron outdoor setting; Small poly tipping trailer; Smarttek electric camping shower; Household Items– Assorted tea pots & sugarbowls;Cutlery draw inserts;Jars;Cupboard;2 x Selfopening garbagebins;Bench top garbagebin;Electricfan;Leatherofficechair; Vintage3-seatlounge;Vintagesingleseat; Stove & grill;Book case;Cane chest;China cabinet; Evaporator cooler; Fisher & Paykel dryer; Pine dining room table; Queen size bed; Side table; Single seat lounge; Miscellaneous – Gun cleaning equipment; Wooden boxes; Electric typewriter; Electric engraver; Metal tins; Piezo siren; Quiksilver inflatable boat, 3.3 Mariner with built in fuel tank; Front runner blue pin board material; Ammunition box; Gun safe; Qty fishing gear; 45 year old fly rod in new condition; Giant ladies push bike; ARB Camp fridge freezer; Passap knitting machine; Rieco 12 volt vertical legs & controller;

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR LOG HAULAGE SERVICES

HVP invites qualiﬁed and experienced contractors to express their interest in providing log haulage services for upcoming parcels of work in Gippsland, Victoria.

The tasks involve the transportation of logs over varying distances using Semitrailer and B-Double truck conﬁgurations for the following delivery tasks:

1. SEMITRAILER CONFIGURATION:

Volume: up to 100,000 tonnes per annum

Average Lead Distance: ranges from 50 - 75 km

Contract Term: 3.5 years

Commencement Date: 1st January 2025

2. B-DOUBLE CONFIGURATION:

Volume: up to 45,000 tonnes

Average Lead Distance: ranges from 220 - 250 km

Contract Term: 7 months (with possible extension)

Commencement Date: 1st December 2024

Requirement: Ability to deliver 3.9m logs

SCOPE OF WORK:

The scope includes the efﬁcient and safe transportation of logs from designated harvesting sites within HVP’s Gippsland estate to speciﬁed delivery points, ensuring compliance with all industry standards and regulatory requirements.

CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS:

Proven experience in log haulage or related transport services

Suitable fleet capacity and availability for the specified truck configurations

Compliance with all relevant safety, environmental, and legal obligations

Demonstrated ability to meet delivery timelines and handle the speciﬁed volumes

SUBMISSION DETAILS:

Interested parties are requested to register their expressions of interest, including company proﬁle, ﬂeet details, previous experience, and capability statement by Sunday 20th October 2024. For further information or to submit your expression of interest, please contact Mark Howe via mark.howe@hvp.com.au

We look forward to receiving your submissions and the opportunity to work with capable contractors.

EMPLOYMENT

POSITION VACANT EVORO DRIVER

We are looking for e icient and safety minded drivers of hook li , rear li and vacuum trucks to join our Snowy Monaro Regional Business.

The Ideal Candidate:

You will be capable of working with minimal oversight but willing to follow directions closely.

Applicants with a Heavy Combination (HC) licence are preferred however we will consider holders of a Heavy Rigid (HR) licence as a minimum.

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

• General and Recycling Collection from Cooma and Surrounding area (including Snowy 2.0)

• Skip Bin services from Cooma and Surrounding area (including Snowy 2.0)

• Cardboard Bailing and Co-mingled recycling in the Polo Flat facility

• Other duties as required

Full time opportunity with an hourly rate based on experience, plus superannuation and the opportunity for overtime.

If you think you are a good fit for the role, please submit your application as soon as possible to cooma@evoro.com.au or call (02) 6452 6437 for more information.

Cooma Challenge Limited FINANCE MANAGER (1 FTE) 6-month Fixed Term Contract

About the role: Reporting to the CEO and working closely with the CEO and the Executive Team you will lead and manage the Finance Team to deliver high-quality ﬁnancial services for CCL to deliver effective, efﬁcient and successful service delivery to our NDIS and Aged care people.

The role would suit someone who also has an aptitude for, and is motivated to, developing and improving systems and processes, along with implementing practical and effective solutions.

About you:

•Considerable experience in the disability, aged care or health industries, ideally in a Finance or Business role.

•Tertiary qualiﬁcations in a Finance and/or Business and (ideally) qualiﬁcations in management/leadership.

•Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, along with strong relationshipbuilding skills to engage with a range of individuals including government representatives, clients and their families, staff and other stakeholders.

•A strong commitment to the inclusion and empowerment of people with disabilities and the frail aged.

•Strong leadership and management skills.

•Sound working knowledge of NDIS, Aged Care and other Standards, as well as regulatory requirements relating to the sector.

Qualiﬁcations, Skills, Attributes, and Experience Qualiﬁcations:

•Tertiary qualiﬁcations in a Finance and/or Business.

•Formal qualiﬁcations in management/leadership.

Experience:

•Considerable experience in the disability, aged care or health industries, ideally in a ﬁnance management and leadership role.

•Budget and activity development and monitoring.

•Business development experience, ideally related to starting up new services or businesses.

•Experience in Finance Systems – MYOB or equivalent.

•Experience leading and managing people.

- Providing reports to the Board, CEO and Executive Team.

- Use of Client Management Systems and the integration into the Finance Software.

Skills and Attributes:

•Business acumen.

•High level written and oral communication skills.

•High level interpersonal skills.

•Solid negotiation skills.

•Strong networking and relationship building skills.

•Strong leadership and management skills.

•Demonstrated commitment to:

- Promoting the rights of all people to be treated with dignity and respect.

- Promoting social and community inclusion.

- Working within a person-centred framework.

- Working to a recovery framework.

- Co-design and co-production model.

•Self-management skills to prioritise and manage time effectively, recognise and maintain professional boundaries, and reﬂect and learn from experience.

•Ability to work effectively in a team environment, setting and achieving shared objectives.

•Computing skills in Microsoft Ofﬁce software and experience using a Client Management System.

Knowledge:

•Sound working knowledge of the NDIS and Aged Care standards, frameworks and regulatory requirements relating to the sector.

•Sound working knowledge of WHS regulatory requirements, employment requirements and privacy requirements.

To apply and be considered for this rewarding role, please submit:

•Cover Letter.

•Claim against the Selection Criteria (Qualiﬁcations, Experience, Skill & Attributes & Knowledge).

•Resume/CV.

•NDIS Worker Screening Check with no exclusions.

•Working with Children Check with no exclusions.

•National Police Check with no exclusions.

•Current First Aid and CPR Certiﬁcate.

•Current Drivers Licence.

•Completed NDIS Worker Orientation Module https://training.ndiscommission.gov.au/ login/index.php

If you’re ready to embark on a fulﬁlling career that offers variety, interaction with others, and the chance to make a positive impact on the lives of individuals and the wider community, we encourage you to join our team at CCL.

Applications for this role close at 4.30pm on 22/10/2024.

If you would like to receive a more detailed job description or discuss this role further, please contact CEO, Angela Ingram on 0410 036 671.

The Bombala Street Surgery

We are currently seeking a Registered Nurse to join our growing team.

This person must have the ability to work as a highly effective member of a team including as part of a diverse group of allied and healthcare professionals.

Ability to provide clinical leadership and foster therapeutic relationships with medical and nurse students and GP registrars.

Essential Criteria:

•AHPRA registration as a registered nurse.

•Current criminal record screening.

•Current Working with Children Check.

•Recent primary healthcare experience.

•Continuing professional development.

Position Description:

•Maintain accurate documentation using clinical software including recall/reminder systems, IT and information management.

•Apply knowledge of funding models to deliver optimal care.

•Demonstrate understanding of workplace health and safety principles.

•Work as a collaborative member of the multidisciplinary team, reﬂecting the values of the organisation.

•Work as an inclusive member of the clinical team, providing appropriate mentoring and guidance for registrars, medical and nurse students.

•Demonstrate a high level of teamwork, support, engagement and communication with the general practice nursing team.

•Work on quality improvement strategies with the practice team to bring efﬁciencies to practice systems, procedures and clinical outcomes.

•Ensure care is evidence-based and delivered using clinical guidelines and practice to underpin competency.

•Use health literacy principles to lead patient education, community health and outreach programs as well as health promotion initiatives.

•Practice within the organisation’s policy and nursing standards and codes.

•Undertake continuing professional development.

To apply please send your resume to: bsscooma@gmail.com or post your resume to 62 Bombala Street, Cooma NSW 2630 Applications close: 28/10/2024

MATTNER (AM), Elizabeth Therese “Betty”

26/4/1928 – 23/9/2024

Aged 96 years. Passed away peacefully at Yallambee Lodge, Cooma.

Dearly loved wife of Richard (dec).

Loving mother of Paul, Chris (Joe) and James.

Loved mother-in-law of Nicola and Kerry.

Adored grandmother of Lara, Georgina, Sebastian, Geordie, Claire and Leigh.

Daughter of Christopher (dec) and Vera (dec).

Loved sister of Aileen (dec), Noel (dec), Kevin and Val.

An extraordinary woman who worked tirelessly for the communities she lived in.

The memorial service will be at St Patricks Catholic Church, Cooma on Friday, October 11, 2024 at 1pm

There will be a wake at Cooma Bowling Club a er the service.

Please wear something COLOURFUL

In lieu of owers, please consider a donation to Dementia Australia.

The family o ers our sincere thanks to the nursing sta at Yallambee Lodge and Dr Brian Tugwell for their care of Betty over recent years.

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Monaro’s

MOULD,

Annita Edith “Ann”. Passed away peacefully on Monday, September 30, 2024 at Pambula Hospital. Formerly of Narrawa Place, Bega and Dalgety.

Aged 86 years.

Dearly loved wife of Harry (Boyd) (dec), Mother of Colin, Christopher, Michelle, Jennifer, Tiona, Peter, Leesa and Matthew.

Adored grandmother to her seventeen grandchildren and een great-grandchildren.

The relatives and friends of the late Annita Edith Mould are invited to attend her funeral service to be held in the All Saints Anglican Church, Berridale on Monday, October 14, 2024 commencing at 11am. At the conclusion of the service, the cortege will proceed to Gegedzerick Cemetery.

FUNERALS

MURDOCH, John Andrew “Andy”

Late of Bibbenluke NSW 27/8/1953 – 29/9/2024 Aged 71 years.

Much loved father of John and Penelope and father-in-law to Kate. Adored grandfather of Harriette, Francesca and Georgina. Loved brother of Robyn and Colin and brother-in-law to Mick and Jill. Joyful Uncle to Jane, Sal, Eliza, Charlotte, Lucy and their families.

Family and friends are warmly invited to attend a service to celebrate Andy‘s life at The Bibbenluke Hall on Monday 14 October, at 1.30pm. In lieu of owers, perhaps consider donating to a favourite charity.

Locals reach podium Australia, New Zealand Cup SPORT

THE 2024 Australia New Zealand Cup (ANC) has come to a close with more exciting action happening on both sides of the Tasman.

The quality of competition across the disciplines continues to set the bar higher each and every season, evidenced by the number of international athletes heading down for the southern hemisphere winter.

In all, Australia produced eight ANC champions for 2024 compared to six in 2023.

Cross country

Rosie Fordham was the standout cross country athlete during this year’s ANC, coming through the season with an unblemished record.

The 22-year-old who made her World Cup debut in January won all four races she competed in, and even topped qualifying for two sprint races to further show her dominance.

One victory, three podiums and another top five showed consistency was the key for Phil Bellingham who topped the ANC standings for the seventh time in his career.

Men: Phil Bellingham (AUS) 285, Jayden Spring (AUS) 214, Liam Burton (AUS) 209

Women: Rosie Fordham (AUS) 400, Hannah Price (AUS) 230, Rosie Franzke (AUS) 230

Alpine

Madi Hoffman took GS bronze in the opening ANC race of the season on her way to a sixth place finish overall.

The 24-year-old had a breakthrough World Cup season in 2023/24 and early signs are she is poised for another big northern winter.

Louis Muhlen-Schulte was

the best placed Aussie in the men’s standings courtesy of a seventh place slalom finish at Coronet Peak.

Men: Sam Maes (BEL) 160, Reto Maechler (SUI) 150, Simon Maurberger (ITA) 112 - Best AUS: 15th Louis MuhlenSchulte 36

Women: Janine Maechler (SUI) 195, Piera Hudson (NZL) 145, Amelie Klopfenstein (SUI) 142 - Best AUS: 6th Madi Hoffman 100

Ski cross

Liam Michael finished second on the ANC standings in 2023 behind Doug Crawford but was not to be denied top spot this year.

After making his World Cup debut earlier in the year, Michael’s progress was on show as he remained unbeaten in ANC racing this winter.

Kyra Wheatley was the best place Australian racer in women’s ski cross this season behind a trio of Chinese athletes.

Men: Liam Michael (AUS) 200, Emerson Facer (AUS) 130, Bolati Bolaxiake (CHN) 120

Women: Wenwen Li (CHN) 200, Yuchen Pan (CHN) 160, Xuelian Zhang (CHN) 120 - Best AUS: 4th Kyra Wheatley 95 Snowboard cross

The Snowboard Cross ranks across the country continue to shine as the upcoming talent look to challenge the old guard.

Veteran Cam Bolton scored two victories from three races to finish on top of the standings ahead of World Cup teammate Adam Lambert.

Matthew Thomas - whose last ANC start was seven years ago - won the final race to finish third overall.

Maya Billingham did not

win any of the three races this season but was on the podium on every occasion to top the closest ANC competition of any discipline this year. The races were all taken out by athletes ranked in the world’s top 20 - Josie Baff, Mia Clift and Swiss Sophie Hediger.

Men: Cameron Bolton (AUS) 250, Adam Lambert (AUS) 205, Matthew Thomas (AUS) 195

Women: Maya Billingham (AUS) 200, Josie Baff (AUS) 195, Mia Clift (AUS) 190 Moguls

Charlotte Wilson and Japan’s Haruka Ihara were the stars of the women’s moguls with nothing able to separate the pair. Each skier took a win and a runner-up place to finish equal atop the women’s standings.

Japan’s Ikkei Fujimura was a class above in the men’s competition with an undefeated season with George Murphy taking a pair of podiums to finish second overall.

Men: Ikkei Fujimura (JPN) 200, George Murphy (AUS) 140, Edward Hill (AUS) 105

Women: Charlotte Wilson (AUS) 180, Haruka Ihara (JPN) 180, Marin Iro (JPN) 100 Freeski park and pipe

Fourteen-year-old Indra Brown has stamped herself as an athlete to watch with an eye-catching ANC season. Brown won on the halfpipe, finished third in a big air competition and scored a pair of top 10s in Slopestyle. Those results saw her finish on top of the halfpipe standings and sixth in Slopestyle/big air.

In 2023, Kai Martin won his first-ever event competing under the Australian flag with an ANC Slopestyle victory

at The Remarkables. History repeated in 2024 with the same result at the same venue on his way to fifth place overall in slopestyle/big air.

Slopestyle and big air

Men: Lucas Ball (NZL) 242, Miro Tabanelli (ITA) 150, Finley Melville Ives (NZL) 140 - Best AUS: 5th Kai Martin 124

Women: Madeleine Disbrowe (NZL) 200, Ruyi Yang (CHN) 170, Wenhui Xiong (CHN) 155 - Best AUS: 6th Indra Brown 139.5

Halfpipe

Men: Finley Melville Ives (NZL) 100, Luke Harold (NZL) 80, Ben Fethke (USA) 60 - Best AUS: 15th Hugo Broadbent 16

Women: Indra Brown (AUS) 100, Abbey Winterberger (USA) 80, Hanna Lamm (USA) 60 Snowboard park and pipe

Ally Hickman took a win (Slopestyle) and a second place finish (Big Air) from the ANC season to finish on top of the Slopestyle/big air standings at just 14 years of age.

Jess McGregor scored a career best second at the Cardrona big air to finish second behind Hickman on the standings.

In Memoriam VENABLES, Linda.

October 9, 2023. One year has passed. Sadly missed, never forgotten.

~ Fay, Daphne and Mark, Ken and Helen, Geo and Margaret and Margaret.

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Slopestyle and big air

Men: Rocco Jamieson (NZL) 160, Lyon Farrell (NZL) 150, Hiroto Ogiwara (JPN) 100 - Best AUS: 11th Josh Robertson-Hahn 49

Women: Ally Hickman (AUS) 180, Jess McGregor (AUS) 105, Yuri Murase (JPN)

Halfpipe

Men: Campbell Melville Ives (NZL) 200, Haku Shimasaki (JPN) 200, Zensei Nishizuka (JPN) 175

Women: Kanoe Pelfrey (ASA) 160, Sara Shimuzu (JPN) 150, Rise Kudo (JPN) 120

Cooma shooters hit their mark

By NATHAN THOMPSON

COOMA Sporting Clays recently held a 100 target compak event with shooters enjoying friendly conditions on the range.

There were five squads of shooters taking on compak ranges, with a selection of 12 different targets.

In the high gun, Rob Edgar finished first with 82 (eight out of 10 in the shoot-off. A Grade saw Ian McFarlane win with 80, ahead of Shaun Rowling with 78.

John Sankey shot an 82 (seven from 10 in the shootoff) in B Grade, Russel Rowling was second with 78 and Doug Alcock shot 76.

C Grade saw Craig Cotterill finish with 70, Glen Schofield had 65 and Jess Kelly 42.

In the juniors, Zack Poucher shot 80, Montana Schofield shot 75 and Max Povey 60.

By TRISTA HEATH

DISC golf is played much like traditional golf, however instead of a ball and clubs, players use a flying disc, or frisbee.

Jindy disc golf takes over Ryan’s round produces Bombala golf win

A golf disc is thrown from a tee area to a target which is the ‘hole,’ the hole can be one of several disc golf targets; the most common is an elevated metal basket and as a player progresses down the fairway, each consecutive shot is made from the spot where the previous throw has landed.

Jindabyne disc golf enthusiast, Adam Rigby, who plays the Jindabyne courses almost every day, said it’s a sport he thoroughly enjoys.

“I enjoy disc golf because I love the way the disc flies and when you learn how to get good at the game and make the disc fly like it is supposed to, the game can get quite addictive,” Rigby said.

“I also love playing because you can’t ever have the perfect game, it keeps you coming back no matter how well or poor you play, and it keeps you wanting to come back for more.”

Disc golf can be played from school age to old age, making it the one of the greatest lifetime fitness sports available.

Not only is the sport great for fitness, but the game also gets people outdoors and being social with fellow gamers.

Rigby said disc golf is a good accessible sport, it doesn’t cost anything to play and your only barrier to entry is the cost of a disc.

“Usually costing the player anywhere between $25 to $35, once you’ve got your first disc you are good to go,” Rigby said.

“Every course in this area is free so it’s really easy to get out there with a couple of friends and just enjoy yourself and enjoy the game.”

Featuring five disc golf courses, the most courses centrally located in the same area than any other towns in Australia, disc golfers can have their pick of playing Jindabyne Claypits, Jindabyne Adventist Alpine Village, Jindabyne Sports and Recreation Centre, Thredbo Resort and Lake Crackenback Resort.

Rigby, who enters disc golf competitions across the country, said his advice to anyone wanting to give disc golf a try and want to start playing competitively is to get some milage and practice.

“If you want to play competitively then you need to get some milage and play as much as you can, contact your local club and play with people who are a little more experienced so you can

The popular sport hundreds are playing each week

learn from them, what I did to get good was go down the YouTube rabbit hole,” Rigby said.

“The benefit to physical health is also outstanding, on average per course your walking at least three to four kilometres per game, all located outside amongst spectacular scenery.

“It is a good way to get outside, enjoy the company of good friends, meet new people and get some exercise.”

There are lots of courses all over the country which are all different shapes and sizes, the most popular disc golf course in Jindabyne is the Jindabyne Claypits course.

Jindabyne claypits course is the most popular in the area due to its scenic location, easy access, and beginner friendly style of play.

According to the popular Udisc app, over the winter season from June to October the Jindabyne course saw 1,422 recorded rounds which is on average 107 hours of play time per week.

Udisc is an app that allows players to track their scores, find courses and store statistics for those wanting to track their progress and track their competitive level.

Disc golf Metrix is another app and website that allows players to track their progress as players, you can also use this source to get in contact with your local club for competitions.

Contact Tom Tulip, one of the founders of Snowy Mountains Disc Golf club and owner of the Jindy Disc Golf shop, to become a member of your local disc golf group and learn about

the competitions and game days coming up.

To purchase your first disc, you can do so via the Jindy Disc Golf Shop or Jindabyne Rip Curl, where all funds from disc purchases go to the Rob Kneller Youth Foundation.

The Snowy Mountains Disc Golf Club plays weekly social competitions during summer and is a great way to get into the growing sport.

The Australian Disc Golf Nationals competition this year has more than $10,000 prize pool on offer to pro-division competitors.

This competition attracts hundreds of competitors from Australia and internationally in multiple divisions, Rigby hopes to be amongst those lucky winners.

By BOMBALA GOLF CLUB

THERE was a good roll-up on Saturday at the Bombala Golf club considering the long weekend.

The event was a par for M.Ingram trophy. The windy conditions didn’t affect the scores and players commented on how well the course is playing.

Nick Ryan had a very good round winning the trophy with the great score of +4, closely followed by Brendan Weston and Koire Elton with good scores of +3.

Nearest the pin on hole 17 was won by Glen Hampshire. Neil Thompson won the golden shot.

Only a small field played on Sunday for a stroke for the monthly medal. When players hit off, it was blowing a gale and chilly. The scores weren’t as good as the day before.

Ray Crawford would have been happy with his win after having two months off injured. Ray won with 74 nett from Weston 75 nett.

Wayne Elton won the golden shot, the nearest the pin on hole five was not claimed.

Over the weekend, there were a couple of match plays. Nick Ryan defeated Glen Hampshire four and three. Glen Hampshire and Neil Thompson defeated Korie Elton and Nick Ryan on the 19th. Golf program for the week

Ladies

Wednesday October 9Stableford, club trophy

Members

Saturday October 12 - Delegate Open

Tournament

Home - Par, club trophy

Sunday October 13 - Delegate Open

Tournament

Home - Stableford, club trophy.

Tricky conditions for golfers, men’s open approaches

THE windy conditions persisted throughout the weekend making the golf somewhat trickier on Saturday for the monthly medal.

The gusty winds didn’t bother our overall and B Grade medal winner Ken McGrath who kept a steady hand and came in with a fantastic score of 67 nett.

All the graded winners

came in with the same score of 70 nett. The A Grade medal went to Dave Goggin, C Grade was claimed by Alan Kelly. The B Grade competition of the day winner was Mike Introna.

Balls went to Tim Bedingfield, Tim Young, Gino Cerro, Phil Amey, Lyndon Taylor, Richard Hanna and Harry Mould. Nearest the pin on hole

four went to Gino Cerro, the ninth and 11 to Richard Hanna, and 17 to Roy Hankinson.

In the long drives sponsored by Burke’s Plant Hire, A Grade went to Tom Stewart, B Grade was won by Paul De Zwart from PambulaMerimbula Golf Club, C Grade went to Marty Janota and Gaye Wilson won the ladies.

Sunday’s stableford winner was Tom Stewart with 40 points. Balls went to Paul Lloyd, Stephen Young, John Harris and Gaye Wilson.

In last week’s midweek medal, Mitch Hynes was the winner with 69 nett on countback from B Grade winner Shannon Fergusson.

A Grade went to Ben Langdon with 70 nett

and C Grade was won by Peter Ewart with 72 nett on countback from Kerry Blencowe.

Balls went to Ben Smith, Roy Hankinson, Brian Johnson, Mark Rainsford, Gino Cerro, Tom Stewart, Phil Ingram and Kerry Blencowe. Nearest the pin on hole four went to Mitch Hynes, ninth to Phil Ingram, hole 11 was

won by Tom Lloyd and Brian Johnson on 17.

This weekend is the Cooma Men’s Open with a four-ball-bestball on Saturday and the open stroke on Sunday. Members can book in via 1Golf and Visitors can book in via this link: https://www.trybooking. com/CVTPY

The midweek competition is a stableford.

DISC GOLF: Two members of the Snowy Mountains Disc Golf club played a tournament in Newcastle over the weekend, both receiving great results. Disc golf is an increasingly popular local sport. PHOTO: Supplied

Cooma runner wins world event

MICK Sullivan of Cooma has won the 65+ age class in the blue ribbon 176 km Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc (UTMB) final in France. He completed the gruelling mountain course in just under 40 hours.

Created in 2003, the UTMB is the most prestigious trail running race in the world. It draws the top professional runners, plus it’s also open to amateur runners if they make the entry criteria and are then lucky enough to be drawn from the lottery for a start.

With 176km and 10,000 metres of positive elevation gain, more height than Mt Everest, the course circumnavigates MontBlanc through Italy, Switzerland and France, starting and finishing in the main square of Chamonix.

More than 2800 runners started in this year’s event. It is a tough mountain challenge over a number of high mountain passes. It has numerous long and steep climbs followed by eye watering technical downhills that quickly reduced the number of competitors, with more than 1000 withdrawals before the 2024 event finished.

Mick and his wife Jenny took up trail running events after retirement from managing ski lodges in 2016. They wanted an activity to challenge them through later life and certainly found that. What began as a simple passion has now become a full time pursuit.

Though Mick had always been relatively fit, he had to add in strength training to supplement the natural loss that occurs through ageing.

Jenny provided critical support at the allowed points from about half way in Courmayeur, Italy, through the night time Swiss section and up to the finish in Chamonix. Having aid station support helps with a quicker transit so the runner can get back out on course.

The largest trail running festival in the world is the UTMB festival, a week long series of celebration and events ranging from 15km to 176km, with 11,000 runners taking part in the various races. Around 100,000 people throng to the Chamonix valley for an exciting week to spectate, support, sponsor or participates.

UTMB is the final blue ribbon event, on a par with the Tour de France for cyclists, or the New

York or London marathons for road runners. It is the series final fed into by over 50 events worldwide, including the Ultra Trail Kosciuszko and Ultra Trail Australia events that Mick used as part of his entry qualification process.

Accessing the UTMB final is challenging, as one must first qualify for the race then go through the ballot process. This was Mick’s fourth attempt at the lottery to finally get that ticket to the big event. It would be his first full 100 mile race.

Additional challenges runners must face are two nights of running in the dark with headlamps.

The sleep deprivation is severe by the second night out. Narrow paths in steep and precipitous terrain that requires sure footed technique to avoid falling off the trail, there has been two deaths from this in recent years.

There is a list of mandatory equipment that each participant must carry for safety in the mountains. Feed stations are

spread out along the course, but they only help supplement the nutrition rather than replace it.

With this mandatory gear and all the other necessities like food and hydration needs, the running vest weighs around 6kg.

There are cut off times runners must make at most aid stations. These are especially tough in the early and latter parts of the event. This helps weed out the slower runners before they head off into the mountains in the dark.

If the weather is good, then the scenery on the circuit is magnificent, with many views of Mt Blanc, other nearby peaks, glaciers and flower studded alpine meadows. The UTMB route has many common sections shared with the famous TMB (Tour de Mount Blanc) trail, that more than 15,000 hikers do every year.

In the Swiss town of Champax lac, Mick was informed that he was in second place in his age class. A

British runner was about one hour and 15min ahead at that point.

The rest of the international field were comfortably behind. Mick got his only sleep in the event of 10 minutes and feeling refreshed he decided to pursue the Brit.

Mick had run conservatively through the first 125km of the event to have spare energy for the last part, which would be at night and is more technical.

By the next aid station at Trient, Mick had reduced the gap to 15 minutes. Running at night in technical terrain a runner needs sharp focus and sure footing to handle the steep rocky descents.

Training around Cooma in the Snowy Mountains has enabled Mick to develop the skills required to excel on the trails in the Alps.

Through the final Swiss sections Mick picked up the pace, over took the Brit soon after Trient and forged on wanting to make Chamonix in under 40 hours. The field was now tiring after 160km but Mick was running strong, over taking many runners and had the race of his life.

Once he was back into daylight and back in France on familiar trails, it was not long and Mick had navigated the final long descent to go through the big finish archway in Chamonix in 39 hour 40 min.

WINNER: Cooma trail runner

Mick Sullivan celebrates winning the over 65-year age category at the Ultra Trail World Series final at Mt Blanc. PHOTOS: Supplied

Thousands of runners to the 176km course, leaving from the French village of Chamonix. Mick and his wife Jenny were among the competitors.

Crouch, Tonks win Bombala title Pairs perfection SPORT

By KAREN BROWNLIE

BARRY Crouch and Brad Tonks were the winners of a closely contested Bombala Bowls handicap pairs club championship on Sunday September 29, against Doreen Dent and Peter Jones.

Scores were even at two-all on the fourth end.

Crouch and Tonks won the next three ends at 8-2, but Dent and Jones fought back taking the next six ends overtaking the lead to 12-8.

Then Crouch and Tonks wrestled their way back to even up the score, taking control of the game for the next seven ends.

They didn’t allow the opposition to score a shot and at this point were leading 19-14.

But Dent and Jones got back into their rhythm and the score seesawed between the teams and eventually after 30 ends the game went to Crouch and Tonks 22-21.

“Congratulations to Barry, Brad, Doreen and Peter for a hard contested game and thank you to all the other players for participating in the club championship,” a club spokesperson said.

Round 1

Brad Tonks and Barry Crouch played Matt Cootes and Art Frances but the latter were no match for the opposing team which took charge from the beginning.

The pair never gave up but the victors were Tonks and Crouch 24-3.

Joyce Cotterill and Neil Brotherton played Doreen Dent and Peter Jones in a game which began evenly contested until Dent and Jones took control and put down some great bowls, not allowing the opposition to score, finally taking out the game 23-9.

Herbie Elliott and Scott Brotherton played Bert Ingram and Athol Dent and took out the first two ends 6-0. But, from then until the end of the game

Ingram and Dent took total control only losing three more ends in the entire game, coming out the winners 27-10.

Bye – Karen Brownlie and Speck Joseph

Round 2

Karen Brownlie and Speck Joseph played Doreen Dent and Peter Jones.

Dent and Jones came out strong, but Brownlie and Joseph slowly found their rhythm by the 10th end, only down by two shots. The score went back and forth for the next eight ends and there was still only two shots separating them, but Dent and Jones got the upper hand taking the game 26-19.

Brad Tonks and Barry Crouch played Bert Ingram and Athol Dent, with Crouch and Tonks coming out hard and fast, not letting the opposition into the game at all, only allowing them four shots by the 14th end with a final score of 21-9.

Cooma wins regional triples

By COOMA BOWLS

THE Senior Ladies Regional Triples Championships of lawn bowls were recently contested at Merimbula.

Cooma bowlers Dawn Russell, Leonie Snell and Olga Jebbink all bowled superbly to upset the

more fancied teams from Merimbula. Under cover and on the carpet at Club Sapphire, the Cooma ladies won two matches against two Merimbula teams.

In Match One, Dawn, Leonie and Olga defeated Sue, Felicity and Joy, 16 to 14.

In Match Two, they were

dominant against Dulcie, Winnie and Jerry and won 20 to 12.

Cooma won Section D of the region and will play the winners of Section A, B and C at Merimbula on December 1. The winner of this competition will represent the South East region at the state playoffs in 2025.

SUCCESS: Dawn Russell, Leonie Snell and Olga Jebbink of Cooma Bowling Club who won Section D of the Regional Senior Ladies Triples.

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SECOND STRAIGHT AWARD FOR COOMA MONARO CLUB

COOMA Monaro Race

Club (CMR) has won the Racing NSW Community and Picnic Race Club award for the second consecutive year. The awards were announced at the annual conference held in Sydney last Friday.

President, Mick Schofield, and new vice president, Cameron Johnson, represented the club at the conference and also enjoyed a complimentary day at Randwick for Epsom Day on Saturday.

Mr Schofield said he was delighted to accept another award for the club, especially after the challenges the club faced last year, with heavy rain in the weeks preceding the race meeting.

He thanked the hard work put in by the committee in ensuring the meeting could go ahead. He also thanked the race day stewards who worked

with the club to bring forward the races so a full program could be completed.

CMR conducts an annual race meeting on the first Saturday in December.

The club has been in operation as CMR since 1993, but thoroughbred racing has been held at the Ti Tree Racecourse since the 1870s.

In recent years, the club has managed to conduct its annual meeting despite weather events and a pandemic.

In 2023, the week preceding the meeting saw 100mm of rain dumped onto the Monaro, including the Ti Tree Racecourse.

An emergency meeting held on the Wednesday afternoon prior to the meeting saw the management committee vote to proceed with the meeting, hoping the track would continue to literally, weather the storm.

Race club bolts to state honour

Race Club president, Mick Schofield, and vice-president, Cameron Johnson, accepted the club’s Racing NSW award as the state’s best community and picnic race club.

As it was, rain threatened on race day and the stewards, in consultation with the executive committee, agree to allow the races to be brought forward to complete the racing ahead of time.

The result was a successful race program, with all races being completed and 50 starters contesting the races.

The bookies had a good day, with more than $100,000 being turned over during the afternoon.

About 2000 patrons enjoyed a great day’s racing and the biggest social event on the Monaro calendar.

Sponorship for the day amounted to more than $50,000, with prizemoney

totalling $88,000.

Innovations last year included the WildBrumby Champagne Bar and the Trackside Tables, which allowed small groups to sit trackside and enjoy refreshments.

The members/sponsors marquee was relocated closer to the track and betting ring, which proved very popular with attendees.

The day saw a profit of more than $30,000 for the club.

Local community organisations to benefit from the day including Monaro Committee for Cancer Research (McCR), Cooma Pastoral and Agricultural Association, Cooma Lions

Club, Cooma Scouts, Cooma St John’s Ambulance, Monaro Sir Rifle Club and the Monaro RFS.

Since the meeting, the club has hosted a fourweek camp for RMC cadets, who used the racecourse as headquarters. This not only allowed hundreds of Army personnel to operate a camp, but also gave the club a welcome injection of funds for the use of the grounds.

Most recently, the club applied for and was granted a small grant from the Boco Rock Community Fund, which will be put towards establishing a better water management system at the racecourse, using a tank to catch

rainwater for storage and to assist with flood mitigation.

This year, the club has donated $5000 to McCR and $3500 to Cooma Car Club/ Chamber of Commerce to help beautify the Cooma CBD.

This year’s race meeting will be held on December 7.

Always keen to improve the meeting, the club has been successful in applying to hold a seventh race, with the last race to start from the top of the straight.

Marquees can now be booked with the club and sponsors are being canvassed for support in 2025.

Monaro

PHOTO: Supplied

Calls to delay mayoral vote

By NATHAN THOMPSON

NEWLY elected Snowy Monaro Regional Councillor, Reuben Rose, believes a decision on the region’s new mayor should be delayed to allow councillors more time to consider their options and to learn more about their fellow elected representatives.

“It can’t be best practice to turn up with a whole lot of people you don’t know and have a vote,” Cr Rose said.

“We need to take the time to work out who is available and willing to stand for the positions.

“Voting in a deputy mayor is also optional, we need to decide if we want one.”

COUNCILLORS PREPARE FOR FIRST MEETING

JINDABYNE will have two voices at the Snowy Monaro Regional Council table following the election of Reuben Rose and Nick Elliott. Mr Rose of Beloka and Mr Elliott of Jindabyne secured spots on the new Council with the NSW Electoral Commission officially declaring the result last Mr Rose had reached the quota needed for election before the distribution of preferences took place last week. Leading Group F, Mr Rose’s team of Jindabyne-based residents secured 1,293

At their first meeting, councillors may be required to vote on whether Cr Andrew

Thaler is permitted to attend meetings in-person. Cr Thaler has been banned from Council’s offices for a number of years due to allegations of ‘negative behaviour’.

“Following a risk assessment – given a long history of negative behaviours towards previous councillors, Council staff, and other members of the community – there are potential

risks that need to be sensibly anticipated and planned for,” a Council statement said.

Mr Thaler disputes this ban.

Cr Rose said councillors need to address this situation.

“Whatever the story is with Council, we need to act in the best interests of the community.

It’s an important issue to resolve,”

Cr Rose said.

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councillor, polled strongly in Jindabyne. received 400 votes at Jindabyne pre-poll and 213 on election day. Mr Elliott, a Jindabye Bushpigs life member and also a first time councillor, also polled well in Jindabyne. He received the second highest first preference votes at Jindabyne pre-poll out of any councillor, only eclipsed by Jindabyne’s Peter Beer. As the second candidate in Group H, Mr Elliott received the flow on votes from returning Cr Bob Stewart.