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Pharmacy honoured BERRIDALE Pharmacy has been recognised for its commitment to patient care, innovative services and significant impact on its local community.

The Pharmacy is in the running to be named the Guild Pharmacy of the Year.

“We are honoured to be named a finalist for the Guild Pharmacy of the Year Awards,” pharmacist and owner of Berridale Pharmacy, Freya Woodhouse, said.

“At Berridale Pharmacy, we are passionate about making healthcare accessible for everyone in our community. As a small rural pharmacy, we aim to bridge the city divide by offering a large range of professional services like our sleep apnoea clinic or delivering medication to remote areas.

“It’s about ensuring that everyone, no matter where they live, can receive the care they need.”

RECOGNITION: The Berridale Pharmacy is in the running to be named Guild Pharmacy of the Year.

The team of (from left) Claudia Bicknell, Freya Woodhouse, Ellen South and Amelia Kayess are thrilled to be recognised for their efforts.

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Former CEO pushed for Council’s suspension Hogan called for OLG intervention, email reveals

By NATHAN THOMPSON FORMER Snowy Monaro Regional Council chief executive officer, David Hogan, called on the Office of Local Government (OLG) to consider suspending the newly elected Council due to concerns over the behaviour of Cr Andrew Thaler.

In an email sent from Mr Hogan to the OLG on October 2 - included in this week’s Council meeting business paper – he urged the OLG to ‘consider an immediate suspension of the Council (or individual) on the basis that this is unacceptable behaviours of elected councillors’.

Mr Hogan’s email referred to Cr Thaler conducting his own councillor swearing in ceremony out the front of Council’s main administration offices in Cooma.

‘A suspension of Council to allow for an additional safety and security review and allow time for additional security

measures to be in place is warranted’, part of the email stated.

Mr Thaler has refuted allegations his behaviour constitutes a risk to Council staff.

The current Council was declared elected by the NSW Electoral Commission on October 2.

The email is included in the current CEO, Stephen Dunshea’s, response to a notice

of motion from Cr Reuben Rose.

Cr Rose’s motion calls for all correspondence - relating to the performance improvement order - between Council staff, councillors, the OLG and Minister for Local Government to be made available to councillors.

The motion is one of 17 to be discussed at this Thursday’s Council meeting.

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GPs play ‘pivotal’ role in mental health United effort needed to bridge healthcare gap: Dr Manassa

By KAREN FORMAN LIMITED mental health services, stigma and a lack of resources have left Snowy Monaro residents with delayed mental health diagnosis and poor chronic disease management, according to Cooma general practitioner, Dr Domonic Manassa.

Dr Manassa said mental health was a pressing issue in rural communities generally and has called for a united effort from governments, healthcare providers and communities to overcome it.

“A united effort is needed to bridge the healthcare gap between rural and urban areas, ensuring that mental health care is accessible to all,” he said.

Dr Manassa said to improve rural healthcare, priority had to be placed on expanding access to professionals, integrating mental health services, and utilising technology like telehealth.

“As a doctor with experience in both urban and rural healthcare settings, I have witnessed the unique challenges faced by rural communities especially when it comes

to accessing healthcare services,” he said.

“After training in Sydney, I moved to the Snowy Monaro region, where I was inspired by the resilience and sense of community.

“Establishing my practice in Cooma has allowed me to create a space for healthcare where I can make a meaningful impact, particularly in mental health care, which is often under-represented in rural areas.”

Currently, people seeking mental health care can access private psychologists, many of whom have long waiting lists, or the Cooma hospital.

A Southern NSW Local Health District (SNSWLHD) spokesperson said SNSWLHD was committed to ensuring consumers can access safe, high-quality mental health care in the Snowy Monaro and across the district.

“Cooma Community Mental Health offers comprehensive, tailored mental health services to support individuals across all stages of life, ensuring access to essential care and treatment within the community and beyond,” the spokesperson said.

“Multi-disciplinary teams (psychiatrists, nurses, occupational therapists, social workers, psychologists and counsellors) provide adult, older persons as well as child and adolescent mental health services.

“Referrals are accepted through the Mental Health Line or individuals can attend the Cooma Community Mental Health Centre during business hours of Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5pm. General practitioners also have access to a direct referral phone line.”

Mental health services are accessible at Cooma Community Mental Health, Jindabyne One and the Bombala Multipurpose Service either face to face or via telehealth.

Dr Manassa said access to healthcare in rural regions was limited by long travel distances, a shortage of healthcare professionals, and a lack of specialists.

“These barriers, compounded by socioeconomic factors such as low income and isolation, significantly affect health outcomes,” he said.

“This leads to delayed diagnoses, poor chronic

disease management, and, tragically, higher suicide rates.

“Mental health is an especially pressing issue in rural communities, where stigma, limited services, and a lack of resources often exacerbate the situation.”

Dr Manassa said rural healthcare providers, especially GPs, played a pivotal role in addressing mental health issues.

“They offer initial treatment, continuous support, and telehealth options - helping to break down stigma and encouraging open discussions in tightknit communities,” he said.

“Suicide rates in rural areas are notably higher than in urban centres.

However, rural GPs can intervene early, provide ongoing care, and develop trusting relationships with patients - ultimately saving lives through early screenings and regular follow-ups.”

Dr Manassa said he was personally passionate about mental health and had therefore been pleased to welcome registered psychologist Jade to his team at Monaro Medical Practice.

SUPPORT: Monaro Medical Practice GPs, Dr Lee and Dr Manassa, say local GPs have an important role to play in addressing mental health issues for regional and rural residents.

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“Jade has experience working in community mental health and education, supporting clients across the lifespan with a variety of presentations and is committed to providing a therapeutic space where clients feel safe, supported, and empowered to make meaningful change,” he said.

“Her presence enhances our capacity to support individuals through mental health advocacy, making a significant difference in the lives of many.”

The Mental Health Line on 1800 011 511 is a free service operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week and is staffed by trained mental health

professionals who offer mental health advice, and referrals to local mental health services.

Support is also available via: - Lifeline (24/7) support 13 11 14 - Beyond Blue (24/7) for mental health advice and support 1300 22 46 36 - Kids helpline (24/7) support for children or young adults 1800 55 1800 - Suicide Call Back Service support 1300 659 467 - 13YARN (24/7) support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 13 92 76 - Transcultural Mental Health Line call: 1800 648 911

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Parts of Snowy 2.0 still halted SETBACK: The Snowy 2.0 project is facing another setback, this time some underground work has been halted due to safety concerns from workers. Work was halted in late January and full operations are yet to restart.

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‘Some’ underground work yet to resume a month later

By NATHAN THOMPSON ALMOST a month after sections of underground work on Snowy 2.0 were halted due to safety concerns, the project is still facing construction delays.

Concerns for Snowy 2.0 worker safety forced the temporary halt of ‘some’ underground work on the pumped-hydro project towards late January.

Tunnel boring machines (TBM) Florence and Kirsten

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stopped work, as had drill and blast activities in the power tunnel caverns and waterway tunnels.

The Australian Workers’ Union said in late January, workers had not been trained in the operation of the refuge chambers, emergency evacuation procedures, firefighting and medical emergencies.

“Refuge chambers are crucial for survival if there is an emergency underground, they are meant to be inspected regularly to ensure

they work,” AWU NSW secretary, Tony Callinan, said.

“Workers need to be trained how to use the refuge chambers and how to respond in the event of an emergency.

“The workforce has decided enough is enough and out of frustration and genuine concern for their safety, decided they had no option but to stop working underground until their concerns are appropriately addressed.”

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Snowy Hydro was contacted for a further update but didn’t respond before print.

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Pharmacy praised BERRIDALE Pharmacy is in the running to be named the Guild Pharmacy of the Year with the business named as finalist in coveted national awards.

Berridale Pharmacy has been recognised for its commitment to patient care, innovative services and significant impact on its local community.

“We are honoured to be named a finalist for the Guild Pharmacy of the Year Awards,” pharmacist and owner of Berridale Pharmacy, Freya Woodhouse, said.

“At Berridale Pharmacy, we are passionate about making healthcare accessible for everyone in our community. As a small rural pharmacy, we aim to bridge the city divide by offering a large range of professional services like our Sleep Apnoea Clinic or delivering medication to remote areas. It’s about ensuring that everyone, no matter where they live, can receive the care they need.”

The guild made special mention of Berridale Pharmacy’s ‘Their Needle Syringe’ program and ‘Take-Home Naloxone’, providing life-saving resources to those in need.

“Berridale Pharmacy exemplifies the heart of community pharmacy. The team’s commitment to delivering a wide range of healthcare services, has had a significant and positive impact on the Berridale community. It is inspiring to see a pharmacy go above and beyond to meet the healthcare needs of its residents,” senior national vice-president of the Pharmacy Guild and award Judge, Nick Panayiaris, said.

The winner of the Guild Pharmacy of the Year Award will be announced on March 20 at the Australian Pharmacy Professional conference.

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Petra, volunteers take on 60k roadside clean-up challenge

By TRISTA HEATH JINDABYNE local and founder of the well-known volunteer group ENJO Clean up Jindabyne, Petra Richter, is continuing her pledge of keeping the region clean by picking up rubbish along the 63 kiloemetre stretch of road between Cooma and Jindabyne on the right hand side of the road.

Last year, Petra and likeminded community members spent five days, totalling more than 50 hours, collecting rubbish on the same stretch but on the left hand side of the road.

Last year’s efforts saw the group collect more than 5,000kg of rubbish, 280 bags of rubbish, six trailers full of trash, 15 yellow bins full of recyclables, two trailers with steel and one with tyres and $228 worth of bottles and cans that were recycled into the return and earn containers.

Petra said with last year being such a success, she is looking forward to returning to do the other side of the road and this year is going to be bigger and better with so many from the community saying they want to be involved.

“On Monday February 24, we will start in Cooma walking the right hand side of the road towards Jindabyne covering at least 10km over five days,” Petra said.

“I will go home each night and sort and weigh the rubbish and update the community on our success along the way.

“I invite the community to come along and help, even if it’s only for an hour here or there, any help is appreciated, and we hope to get more helpers this year compared to last year.”

Not one to leave a job half done, Petra’s plan was to always come back and do the other side, however this year the event coincides with Clean Up Australia Day, the perfect opportunity to get the community more involved.

Petra said she wants to spread more awareness and inspire people to reduce waste.

“That’s my big aim, and why not try inspire people through an adventure like walking from Cooma to Jindabyne cleaning up our region,” Petra said.

“I hope this can then start a conversation on how they can make more conscious choices and how they can help reduce waste.

“For example, using a reusable coffee cup rather than a takeaway coffee cup, it’s an easy way to reduce one aspect of waste and like me, I am sure there are a lot of people who enjoy a cup of coffee every day, that’s a lot of takeaway coffee cups that end up in landfill.”

Over the past few months,

Trailer parade from last year’s rubbish haul.

Petra has raised thousands in support of Snowy Brumby Horsemanship so the group can buy hay to feed their rescued stock, and this year’s event will also help fundraise for the cause.

“On the Wednesday, Claire from Snowy Brumby Horsemanship will be picking up rubbish with her brumbies in Berridale,” Petra said.

“We are encouraging everyone to walk alongside the Brumbies and help clean-up Berridale.”

Petra said if people are unable to attend in person to help but would still like to donate, they can do so via the QR code on the group flyer or on the ENJO

Clean-up Jindabyne Facebook page.

Petra asks that road users slow down when passing the group and make sure you give them a ‘honk’ for encouragement.

On Friday February 28, the group will showcase their rubbish haul with a ‘trailer parade’ at the Town Centre car park in Jindabyne around 6pm for those who would like to see the amount of waste collected.

For more information on how the community can get involved visit the ENJO Clean-up Jindabyne Facebook page.

REDUCE WASTE: More than 25 community volunteers joined Petra in last year’s efforts.

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That’s a wrap for Cannonball 2025 THREDBO is celebrating another successful Cannonball MTB Festival after a huge week of racing.

More than 750 competitors and thousands of spectators descended on the Snowy Mountains to enjoy a jam-packed lineup of races, events, and entertainment last week.

Thredbo MTB business manager, Tim Windshuttle was thrilled to celebrate 11 years of Cannonball MTB Festival with another great event.

“Cannonball MTB Festival continues to stand out as a premier event in the Australian mountain biking calendar,” Mr Windshuttle said “Seeing our local riders and ambassadors take centre stage at an internationally recognised event is, and has always been, a defining moment of this festival.

“Although the weather was not always on our side this year, the team and the community pulled together and we were able to deliver all six MTB events for what will be a Cannonball to remember.”

On day one, Monday February 10, riders turned out to the park to practice for the Osprey All-Mountain Enduro, Fox Flow Motion Cup and Rockshox Australian Open Downhill race events.

Day two marked the first official day of racing with 441 competitors taking on the Osprey All-Mountain Enduro.

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CANNONBALL: Hundreds of competitors, and thousands of spectators, flock to Thredbo to watch the impressive athletes take on Cannonball.

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this challenging three-stage course put competitor’s stamina to the test.

The first to take the podium for the week were Luke MeierSmith, Jack Moir and Bailey Christie in the pro-men’s and Sian A’Hern, Elleni Turkovic and Jess Hoskin taking out the top spots in the pro-women’s.

With absolutely perfect conditions for a huge day of gravity racing, day three saw the first round of competitors take to Thredbo’s famous Kosciuszko Flow Trail for the Fox Flow Motion Cup. With more than 500 racers competing in this event over two days, this fast and fun course delivered action from start to finish.

The podium was tight with Luke Meier-Smith once again coming out on top for the pro men’s closely followed by Jack Moir and Thomas Locke.

Meanwhile, the pro-women’s competition was fierce with only 0.34 of a second dividing the winner Sian A’Hern and Elleni Turkovic in second, closely followed by Ellie Smith in third.

The thrilling races continued into day four with the final stage of the Fox Flow Motion Cup taking place followed by the spectator favourite, Maxxis Dual Slalom.

After setting a qualifying time, the top competitors raced it out with Luke Meier-Smith, Sam Butler and Thomas Locke taking out first, second and third in

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Troy Brosnan, Jackson Frew, Connor Fearon, Luke Meier-Smith and Jackson Connelly take to the podium as the overall winners for pro-men’s competition.

the pro-men and Caroline Buchanan, Leanna Curtis and Sacha Mills on the podium in the pro women.

With excessive rainfall resulting in the closure of the MTB park and the Oakley Pump Track Challenge being postponed, festival-goers flocked to the Kosciuszko Room for an afternoon of entertainment with athlete signing, MTB trivia with Josh Carlson, a Rockshox tuning and suspension workshop and Death Grip 2 movie screening.

After being postponed on Friday, racers were eager for triumph at the Oakley Pump Track Challenge which saw Bailey Mears, Callum Crofts and Jackson Frew taking out

the winning spots in pro-men’s and Caroline Buchanan, Sacha Mills and Elleni Turkovic in the pro-women’s.

The highlight of the festival, the Rockshox Australian Open Downhill saw 562 competitors take on Thredbo’s iconic Cannonball Downhill in the ultimate test of speed and skill.

With the biggest cash prize in Australian downhill history up for grabs the stakes were high, but ultimately the pro-men’s podium was Troy Brosnan, Jackson Frew and Connor Fearon while Sian A’Hern, Elleni Turkovic and Ellie Smith took out the top spots in the women’s.

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Show sponsor on Bombala markets to return board for 2025

By MELINDA CAIRNS HACK

THE popular Bombala and District Chamber of Commerce Markets will be on Saturday February 22.

The markets, held along the Bombala River bank at Apex Park, are a bi-annual event enjoyed by market goers and stall holders alike and are always well attended by the local community.

They have a reputation for having a friendly, happy vibe and offer a variety of stalls, food and other fun activities.

Stall holders travel from all over the district and beyond to sell their wares, with local art, craft and homemade food and condiments a favourite among patrons.

Feedback from stall holders is always very

positive, with many looking forward to returning to the next markets day.

Organisers are hoping for perfect market day weather and conditions to encourage many people to the beautiful town of Bombala over the weekend.

So make sure you don’t miss all the colour, energy, creativity and delights of this fabulous country market.

VARIETY: The Bombala and District Chamber Markets have become known for a variety of stalls and great atmosphere.

PHOTOS: Bombala and District Chamber Markets

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A wide selection of products and items are always available at Bombala markets.

A great day out, the Bombala and District Chamber Markets attract a good number of visitors to the town for the bi-annual event.

Project timelines altered for proposed wind farm SOMEVA Renewables, the renewable energy company behind the proposed Coonerang Wind Farm, has updated its project timeline for the proposed 150 megawatt (MW) wind and battery storage project.

The updated timeline will see the project’s Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) lodged before early-2026.

Company directors say this will ensure the Coonerang Wind Farm is assessed against the new, best practice Wind Energy Guideline released by the NSW Government in late 2024.

“Someva is excited to continue partnering with the Snowy-Monaro community on the development of the Coonerang Wind Farm,” Someva Renewables’ Development Director, Tim Mead said.

“This decision will ensure the Coonerang Wind Farm adheres to the new NSW wind energy guidelines including that the project

creates substantial, longterm benefits for the community.

“Projects in the development pipeline when the new wind guidelines were released are subject to transitional arrangements set out by the NSW Government.

“However in order to ensure the project is assessed under the new guidelines, we have asked the NSW Government to formally update the project’s assessment requirements and now the NSW Government has issued a new Secretary’s Environmental Assessment Requirements (SEARs).”

Mr Mead said this step ensures the community can have confidence that the proposed Coonerang Wind Farm is in line with the new, industry best practice guidelines.

“Importantly, the decision to evolve the project’s EIS does not substantially alter the overall project timeline, and if approved, we anticipate

the first turbine will begin producing energy in 2029,” he said.

“Following the release of the scoping report and initial turbine layout last year, we have seen growing momentum and community support for the Coonerang Wind Farm.

“With multiple biodiversity surveys underway or complete, the decision to request updated assessment requirements now ensures the development of the project’s EIS and layout can be made seamlessly without significantly altering the project timeline.”

The proposed Coonerang Wind Farm is located approximately 15 kilometres south of Cooma.

If approved, the Coonerang Wind Farm will feature approximately 25 wind turbines supported by advanced battery storage technology with the capacity to generate 150MW of clean, affordable and reliable energy – enough to power 62,000 Australian homes.

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Cr Elliott, Rose talk Council, community

By TRISTA HEATH

to put money into promoting the Snowy Mountains brand better.

I’d like to see the Council work to better promote agriculture as an industry for the region.

I think it’s important for our whole region that we acknowledge that education is a big industry here, and I think there is a need for Council to work with the sectors to enable a better responsiveness between the community, Council, and the schools.

I think Council needs to be more active in those three industries.

1. How has the transition from community member to Councillor been?

Cr Rose: The Council is a bit of a mystery. When the structure was simpler and the region was not amalgamated, it was easier to access information and know where to go and what to do.

It’s felt like since the amalgamation, it’s become harder to know where to access information, what to do and where to go.

I’ve come into Council with a lot of knowledge of what I’ve been able to read.

Some of the problems outlined by the community is its responsiveness, and it is no secret that Council has had a very bad perception by the community over the past few years.

In fact, the feedback continues to be bad from the community about Council’s performance.

Having been a Councillor for the past few months now, I have recognised the big challenges, and just how complicated the ‘puzzle’ can be.

It has been difficult to understand all the moving parts within a Council and having been thrown in the deep end from the beginning, I have been researching, gathering information, reading relevant documents, and getting my head around all of it as best as possible.

However, the heart of the story in Council is a simply one, Councils are there to enable a community to achieve the outcomes it needs.

We, as Councillors, need to understand what the community priorities are and then how to go about achieving those without the added bureaucracy.

Cr Elliott: I ran for Council because I wanted to help serve our community.

I am retired and have the time to commit to it. I wanted to do something good for Jindabyne, as well as representing the entire region.

I’m discovering that all the rules and regulations, codes of conducts and everything else can have such an impact on decision making.

I’d like to see people proud of their local council and while many staff working there have a ‘can-do’ attitude, there are a huge number of regulations that keep slowing down actions when problems arise. This can leave many locals feeling disappointed in their Council’s perceived inactivity.

As a new Councillor, it is like starting a whole new career.

I find you can make a difference to people’s lives and it’s very satisfying if I can help solve people’s problems.

My priority as a Councillor is to improve the Council’s response to its community.

2. What are your thoughts on the Performance Improvement Order (PIO) imposed on Council by the Minister of Local Government?

Cr Rose: Being one of the first to write to the Minister, my view is that it is unnecessary.

TRANSPARENCY: Councillors Reuben Rose and Nick Elliott share their experience as the newest members on Council.

PHOTO: Melinda Cairns Hack

With a focus largely on one Councillor, with some allegations unsubstantiated, it is natural that a new group of Councillors process the information given.

It is the old saying, the group forms, then it storms and then it performs, it has been blown out of proportion and we will be more efficient with time.

I understand the intent of the Local Government Act and the improvement order is simple.

The Minister wants to see a more functional Council where perhaps there’s less difficulties in meetings and so forth.

I believe the meetings have been gradually getting better, and while there are occasional breakouts ultimately, it’s up to the chair of the meeting, the mayor, to deal with these challenges in an effective way too.

Cr Elliott: I agree with Cr Rose that the PIO was issued hastily, especially taking into consideration our general manager resigned at the beginning of our term and we have three brand new Councillors who hadn’t received the proper training or briefings on the function of council.

In terms of the conduct in the Council chambers, we’re all ultimately responsible for that.

But with regards to the length of meetings, what’s too long? They are as long as they need to be to discuss the issues. If we didn’t look at issues in an exhaustive way, then the community would have the right to say, well, you didn’t exhaust all arguments before deciding.

3. Will you sign the declaration of the PIO? Cr Elliott: Yes, I have. I am honouring my oath of office to follow the code of conduct and code of meeting practice.

Cr Rose: The issue isn’t whether Councillors will sign the performance improvement

order, the issue is compliance with the Minister’s requests.

And the Minister’s requests really focus on the model code of conduct and the Local Government Act. The issue is whether Councillors will comply with the code of conduct and the Local Government Act. Nick and I, along with other Councillors, took a formal oath to comply with all the codes of conduct and the act.

Under the act, the Minister had the option of acting against a particular Councillor rather than the whole of the Council and he has chosen not to do that for whatever reason.

To make the meetings run more smoothly without interruption from other Councillors, the Chair needs to be responsible for keeping order.

4. When it comes to transparency and accountability, what are your thoughts on the new Council’s performance in the area?

Cr Rose: This is a key issue amongst many Councils and unfortunately it seems this is the nature of the beast.

We want a Council that is transparent and accountable, and that is not often what you see or what we get.

There are many instances where information is with-held, lost, and where motions are passed but no action is taken and often there are no consequences for that failure. This problem goes back well before the current Council.

I think there’s a natural problem of transparency and accountability and I think it’s a system problem, it’s not an individual problem, it’s a problem of all Councils in general.

Cr Elliott: I came into this with an open mind and wanting to be transparent and accountable to our community, which I believe I have shown to my fellow Councillors when voicing

my concerns.

Ultimately, actions speak louder than words and I have been disappointed in the instances where I believe some other Councillors haven’t upheld this commitment to transparency and being accountable.

I am listening to my community and doing what I can as a Councillor to rectify their issues and concerns.

I’m also trying to educate people who have a complaint to go through the right system, where it can be recorded and actioned.

This also then creates a record for councillors to follow up when the community isn’t being heard.

5. As Councillors representing the region but based in Jindabyne, what affect, or change do you hope to have in Jindabyne?

Cr Elliott: I will continue to work closely with the Regional Growth Development Corporation on the Snowy Mountains SAP, with plans underway to get the Jindabyne foreshore up to a standard the community deserves.

With further government funding soon to come, improvements will also be made to the Claypits. I will follow the plans closely and see where Council can be involved to support these.

Unfortunately, the significant cut to the SAP funding has left many projects in limbo, including the town centre toilet blocks which are in a disgusting state.

It needs to be done urgently and Council needs to get these small projects underway.

We need to also look at how Council can help grow tourism in Jindabyne. Now that the mayor is on the Tourism Snowy Mountains board, I think that’s a good start.

We have got to look at where we can create efficiencies and eliminate duplication to be able

Cr Rose: It was a big priority of the previous government to inject $400 million into the Snowy Mountains SAP project, and then a new government came in and cut the sum of money provided in half, which I think was a bit of a shock to everyone, and it obviously changed the whole priorities.

Nick and I were very impressed with the Regional Growth and Development Corporation that presented to Council in December, explaining the plan moving forward for the projects to be delivered to Jindabyne.

It is very heartening to see that there is a great deal of additional money being spent on doing something significant in our area. We hope that that’s going to make a great difference to the local community and tourism, and we think it will.

6. Final comments Cr Elliott: I’ve enjoyed being a Councillor so far and representing my community.

I’ve been fortunate to form a friendship with the other Jindabyne councillor Reuben.

It’s nice to be able to work with a like-minded Councillor.

While we think differently, we have got similar values, and have both enjoyed doing something for our community.

I would have thought once upon a time, two 70-year-olds on council would be scrutinised for being too old.

However, we have the time to be able to do the job, and we hope to do it well and represent the community to the best of our ability.

Cr Rose: As a Councillor, I believe one of the most important roles is to give accountability in relation to expenditure.

The easiest thing for Councils to do when facing financial hardship is to keep on raising Council rates, but we want that to stop.

A Councillor’s job is to oversee and make sure that expenditure is appropriate and, Nick and I intend to very carefully oversee the funds for expenditure. We understand each one of those dollars comes out of rate payers’ pockets.

We want to see the best use of funds for the benefit of rate payers, and make sure that those funds are being spent properly.

That’s one of the biggest priorities for me.

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Mt Perisher 6 on track for winter finish New chairlift to provide ‘endless’ opportunities MT PERISHER 6 construction is well underway and scheduled to be up and ready before the snow season begins.

Construction has been focused on the automated parking shed at the bottom station, with the mechanical fit-out complete.

The tower foundations are complete and ready for the final towers to be craned into place over the next two weeks. Work is continuing on the subbuilding and unload platform, with plenty of concrete work being done in this area.

Once the towers are all up, the crew will move on to installing the haul rope.

At 47mm thick and 26 tonnes in weight, this is one big rope.

The highest rope height will be from tower seven, which will have a height to ground of 18.8m.

Perisher’s operations director, Michael Fearnside, said

“everything on the Mt Perisher 6 is big”.

“The crew will also be finishing off the top station. Once finished, it will be easy to picture just how wide people can get out on Eyre and to imagine how it will work come winter,” he said.

Perisher vice president and general manager, Nathan Butterworth, said he will love the ability to explore and enjoy one of the iconic areas within Perisher’s wonderfully vast terrain with his younger family as their skiing continues to improve.

“As a parent, being able to share in those moments with your kids is one of the greatest joys of going on a skiing holiday as a family and the Mt Perisher 6 will provide endless opportunities to access all of Mt P’s terrain from the premier lift experience in Australia,” Mr Butterworth said.

“From a professional perspective, there’s no

greater testament to the capabilities of our team than seeing the incredible teamwork and support that they’ve poured into delivering the Mt Perisher 6 project, which will fundamentally shift the needle on lift technology and experience in Australia.

“I love the thought of riding the Mt Perisher 6 with team members, my family and our guests, filled with pride and admiration for the incredible efforts of all the Perisher team that have gone into delivering this project.”

Perisher snowsports school senior manager, Andy Rae, said what he loves most about the Mt Perisher 6 is where it now drops you off at the top of the mountain.

“Never before have you been able to so easily access such great and varied terrain from the one lift,” Mr Rae said.

“You will now be able to choose between ‘wide on Eyre lift’, ‘Hypertrail’

UPDATE: Mt Perisher 6 construction is nearing completion in time for the 2025 snow season says Perisher vice president and general manager, Nathan Butterworth. PHOTO: Trista Heath

or ‘Burnum Burnum’ all from the one spot, as well as plenty of other excellent choices.

“However, I will leave that to you to come and discover them, as I don’t want to give away all my favourite spots that easily.”

Perisher Ski Patrol Director, Steve Wynn, said what all patrollers love most about the Mt Perisher 6, given the predicted 2025 season is going to be a bumper snow fall year, is that they will only have to dig out seven tower pads

not the 27 they used to in the past.

“There are 10 towers but only seven in the ski area,” Mr Wynn said.

“This will leave more time to enjoy the skiing and looking after the safety of our staff and guests.”

School-based apprenticeship benefits Riley

By ELLE THOMPSON MONARO High School student, Riley McKenzie, will graduate in two years with not one but two qualifications under his belt.

Taking part in the schoolbased apprenticeships and traineeships (SBAT) program, Riley has been employed by Salvestro Developments as a school-based apprentice, completing Certificate III in Carpentry.

Riley will work one day a week on site and one day at Cooma TAFE to complete his certificate with other first-year apprentices. He will attend school the other three days a week to complete his Higher School Certificate (HSC). When leaving Year 12, Riley will have a valuable head start in his career, launching straight into the second year of his apprenticeship.

School-based apprenticeships and traineeships are available in a range of industry areas through Monaro High School. Across the state, SBATs are available to Year 10, 11 and 12 high school students undertaking the HSC. The program allows students to commence an apprenticeship or complete a traineeship while at school.

An SBAT combines paid work, training and school.

Students gain an industry-recognised national qualification and achieve credit towards the HSC. Some apprenticeships and traineeships contribute towards the ATAR. Monaro High School principal James Armitage says SBATs are really valuable to students.

“SBATs are a great opportunity for setting students up with options once they graduate. Getting a head start on a trade is really valuable, but it also gives them the

opportunity to complete their HSC and obtain an ATAR, which opens the door for university education as well, ” Mr Armitage said.

“We’d like to thank Ricky Salvestro for his support of Riley, helping him to achieve his career goals. If any employers are interested in taking on a school-based trainee one day a week, please contact the school.”

Mr Salvestro said while he has taken on many apprentices from Monaro High School over the years, Riley is the first to go through the SBAT program with him.

“I think it is a great program for the kids,” Mr Salvestro said.

“It really gets them off and running once they’ve finished school.

“Riley did some work experience outside of school with me last year, and he’s a good young kid.”

OPPORTUNITY: Monaro High School student Riley McKenzie has been employed by Salvestro Developments to complete a schoolbased apprenticeship over the next two years. Riley is pictured with employer, Ricky Salvestro.

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Following the Back Roads to ABC TV’s Snowy River story Brumby training to feature on popular program

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION: The ABC’s Back Roads film crew and Charlie and Claire Rogerson with Snowy Brumby Horsemanship Brumbies prepare for filming in December last year, for an episode of Back Roads that features the Snowy River region.

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By MELINDA CAIRNS HACK OUR beautiful backyard, featuring the iconic Snowy River and Brumbies, will form part of an episode in a new ABC TV series of Back Roads.

Stories gathered from the top of the river to the bottom (from Island Bend to Orbost in Victoria) will make up a wider story on the Snowy River region with the episode to air on a Thursday night when the winter series begins in June.

This is not the first time the Snowy Monaro has been highlighted in this show, with an episode devoted to Nimmitabel and the Steampunk Festival appearing on TV screens in 2024.

The famous Snowy River, and the Snowy Brumbies, are no strangers to media attention and much of the local-based content for the episode focuses on the work of Dalgety-based Snowy Brumby Horsemanship (SBH).

The segment was filmed in early December last year with Claire Rogerson of SBH, her son, Charlie, and the SBH Brumbies taking centre stage.

“The Brums were the stars of the show; the crew loved them,” Claire said.

The day’s filming locations included a property on McGuffickes Road where Brumbies have been homed that were trained by SBH, and then Claire and Charlie rode their Brumbies to ‘Bush Grove’, a beautiful 100-acre farm-stay on McGuffickes Road.

The property showcased a wild Snowy Mountains backdrop with about one kilometre of pristine Snowy River frontage.

‘Bush Grove’ was purchased in 1979 and has evolved over the years from a caravan on top of the hill, to a rock-built ‘Man from Snowy River-style’ homestead, rustic ‘Stayz’ guest hut, stables and outbuildings.

“We started at seven in the morning and filmed until seven

Claire Rogerson and son, Charlie, ride along the track to the Snowy River.

at night, so it was a big day,” Claire said.

“There were four in the crew, they were really cruisey and relaxed to work with. The presenter, Lisa Millar, loved working with the animals with us.

“The whole object of the filming was talking about the Snowy River and the connection of what we do here at SBH. They had a nice chat with Charlie and his work with stock off the horse and in the mountains and then they filmed at the property on McGuffickes Road, which promoted why people are taking

Brumby mobs trained by us for weed and fire management.

“Then we took them on the beginning of the Brumby ride training tour we offer.

“Down the river, in the gorge, we did some filming at ‘Bush Grove’ and had a one-on-one interview with Lisa about the connection of the river and the work we do.

“We had a brief discussion about the waste through the culling of the Brumbies, with thousands shot and no understanding of the loss and what that might mean. We also talked about re-homing too and

how it needs to be done better.

“But we weren’t there to do a political story, we were doing a story on the Brumby, and their training at SBH.” The Back Roads crew filmed at five locations as they made their way along the mighty river, spending about a day at each location.

“While in our area, we believe the crew visited the Dalgety pub for a meal and also stayed at the Snowy River Holiday Park in Dalgety, and loved the town,” Claire said.

“As well as ‘Bush Grove’, run by our very good friend Garry Bush (Bushy), and at one of our properties we have trained Brumbies at, they spent a day with Rob Gant-Thompson, a Dalgety local, and went kayaking with him on the Snowy at Island Bend.”

SBH runs a program providing a safe sanctuary for Brumbies, training them and then mobbing them up on their own mountain land.

With a number of properties on board already in the Snowy

Authorised by the Australian Government, Canberra

Mountains, the team hopes to have more than 100 properties involved in the program in the next 10 years, each having a mob of about six saved Brumbies.

“Brumbies are also now approved as a weed management tool by our local council with their unique ability to graze down serrated tussock and to graze in rough and steep terrain. Plus at the same time reducing the fuel load for fire management,” Claire said.

“I can’t thank our Brumby and charity team mob enough for all their efforts while filming with the Back Roads crew,” she said.

“Thank you to Bushy for allowing us to use his home for the film location on the Snowy River.

“We did our best to showcase how incredible the Brumbies are. Now we wait for the program’s directors to choose [the content]. But all their film crew, and Lisa their presenter, were moved to tears and pure admiration for the Brumbies they met.”

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Cooma CWA encouraging new members to join ranks

THIS week’s Snowy Monaro Regional Council meeting has a record 17 notices of motion on its agenda.

The motions cover a range of matters and issues from progressing the Monaro Rail Trail project, calls to allow the public to attend councillor briefing sessions, a proposal to move the Michelago bank of bins from within the village, and calls to develop a Cooma CBD master plan.

As well as the notices of motion, on the agenda are items including: Council’s Community Strategic Plan, a development application to formalise 29km of shared trails around East Jindabyne and the Minister for Local Government’s performance improvement order for Council.

In this week’s paper, there is a lovely story on Cooma resident Chris Reeks. Chris is well known throughout the region for his tireless volunteer efforts.

Chris has been a teacher for 50 years, spent decades as a Cooma Fire and Rescue NSW officer (many of them as captain), Cooma Car Club member and a Cooma Lions Club stalwart.

At this year’s Australia Day awards in Cooma, he received a special achievement honour for his years of service.

Chris is a hard working and very valued member of our community.

The Monaro Billy Kart Derby is set to race this Sunday at the Cooma Showgrounds. The event is a favourite amongst families who spend time working on a kart and then putting it to test.

Races of all ages compete and the event attracts hundreds.

Organisers Tony Nassar, Kurt Wassink and the Cooma Car Club have built a fun, engaging and well-attended event.

We look forward to seeing all the karts in action.

ON FEBRUARY 10, our Cooma Branch of CWA held its first meeting for 2025 at Cooma Car Club, at which we discussed our plans for this year.

We look forward to a new year of activities and projects.

Later this month, some of our members will be attending our Monaro Group open judging day.

Our branch will be entering some handicraft and cooking into the group competition.

This year, our international

country of study is the Republic of Korea (known to us as South Korea, but for Koreans, it is all known as Korea).

Following our meeting, we travelled to Misook Barnes’ home.

Misook provided us with a delicious lunch made up of a variety of Korean dishes. We not only enjoyed the wonderful food, but Misook also gave us information about other things Korean.

We learnt about Korean food,

education, social customs, the Korean language and some Korean history, showing how resilient the Koreans are and have been over the centuries.

We also learnt some customs regarding clothes, especially for weddings and Misook showed us some examples of Korean dress.

We thank her for her generous hospitality.

We would welcome new members. Our meetings are held on the second Monday of

the month at 11.30am at the Cooma Car Club, Bolaro Street, Cooma.

Come along and enjoy some friendship and learn about how CWA of NSW contributes to the local community and to communities throughout regional, rural and remote NSW and the ACT. Enquiries, call 6452 1782.

Margaret Peterson President Cooma CWA branch

Candidates must be strong advocates for climate action WITH a federal election imminent, it is important for candidates to be aware of the current climate situation and to advocate for strong climate action accordingly.

2024 was the hottest year on record (1.55 degrees C. above pre-industrial levels).

2023 and 2024 were big “stepups” from previous records with some parts of the world experiencing big increases, not least over 20 degrees C above normal at the North Pole.

The number of extreme weather events is increasing as the world heats and the rate will inevitably rise with each tenth of a degree rise of

HOW’S THIS YEARS HARVESTING COMING ALONG STAN?

temperature.

A recent survey of climate scientists revealed widespread pessimism, with 77 percent expecting a rise of at least 2.6 degrees celsius.

As for sea-level rise, it is anticipated a number of Pacific Islands will disappear and major food-producing deltas, such as those of the Ganges and Mekong Rivers, will be inundated.

How do we feed an everincreasing human population when these deltas are under water and higher temperatures make agriculture in many regions non-viable?

There is now also record atmospheric water vapour.

For every one degree rise in temperature, you get seven percent rise in water vapour.

It is not evenly distributed, however, so the intensity is magnified in some places to 30-40 percent, driving the big flood events we have seen of late.

In Australia, 2024 was the second hottest on record, after 2019. Take out the cooling effect of high rainfall last year, however, and we would have broken the record by far.

Federal candidates should understand that the Australian public ‘get’ climate change and would like to see more ambitious emission reduction targets.

A Lowy Institute poll found 57 percent agreed that climate change was a ‘critical threat and we should take action, even if costly’.

Cost of living crisis? Let us not forget that, as a result of climate change, some food prices have risen e.g. olive oil following a drought in Spain, and likewise insurance premiums because of extreme weather events. Unless climate change is mitigated, these costs will only worsen.

Action on cost of living must include action on climate.

Jenny Goldie President, Climate Action Monaro

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 Alpine Uniting Church Jindabyne: 9.30am Sunday Columbkille Catholic Church, Jindabyne: Mass 5pm Saturdays Village Church Jindabyne: 5pm 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

PRETTY GOOD SO FAR COWLAN. SINCE I INSTALLED THE ‘SHEEP GUARD’ IN FRONT OF THE HARVESTER IT’S BEEN CLEAN SAILIN’.

YEAH, MUCH BETTER THAN LAST YEARS HARVEST OF HAVING TO SEPARATE THE GRAIN FROM THE BONE.

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Wild weather lashes Cooma

Riposte

By LISA ASHURST

Cooma resident, Russell Fox, has shared this photograph with this masthead, showing the ferocity of the storm that hit Cooma on Saturday February 8.

Torrential rain and hail lashed Cooma during the afternoon. Russell, who lives in town, captured the hail hitting his garden.

Homes in Cooma looked as if they were covered in snow for part of the afternoon following the severe storms.

Cooma-Monaro SES volunteers received five calls for assistance.

Life on the funny farm

By Paul Dorin

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WELL here’s a new one for helping insomniacs fall asleep naturally, and as a sometime insomniac, I tend to notice any drugfree advice for helping sleep to come more quickly.

This one suggests doing a visual walk-through of a house you know and this is supposed to be helpful in getting you to sleep a lot more easily.

My biggest problem is my mind doesn’t always switch off, meaning it’s difficult to segue into slumber because I am mentally writing something, planning or sorting something or some other something, none of which is conducive to mental relaxation.

But hey, perhaps a slow wander through houses I have known could take my mind off all the other stuff and be dull enough to bore me to sleep.

I started with one set of grandparents’ houses. A nice waterfront home in Sydney which had a lot of rooms and they lived there when I was very small.

It may have been long ago but I do remember that house and the tour through all the rooms was interesting, if not sleepinspiring and still awake, I headed for the other grandparent abode.

This house was smaller so the tour didn’t take long at all. I even ventured into the backyard; there was the Hills Hoist, the mulberry tree and chook yard. Even the old shed on a serious lean.

Still, sleep would not come.

Maybe I needed to do an even slower wander, but when you know a place you’re hardly going to linger in the rooms, are you. Whatever, I moved onto the terrace houses I’d inhabited in inner Sydney.

None of them were what you’d call spacious and I was upstairs and down again in no time flat, and

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with backyards the size of a bathmat, the outside just wasn’t worth the mental effort.

The top floor unit I had in a northern suburb of Sydney was nice. Two roomy bedrooms, balcony overlooking a park, close to the ice rink where I skated twice weekly. It was light, airy, had a nice bathroom and it was so convenient to work. Of course, being a unit, it took no time at all to do the visual wander.

The old stone farmhouse on the Central Tablelands offered more strolling options though.

An interesting place built in 1864 with rooms aplenty and its fair share of quirky inclusions.

A lot of acres too and sheep. Lots of sheep, which I could start counting if I wanted to revert to that old faithful of sleep-inducement.

Having never tried counting sheep though, I can’t guarantee how successful that one really is.

Unfortunately, long stroll that it was, it didn’t put me to sleep. Nor did the wander through any of the houses I’ve occupied since. All it did was whet my appetite for decor and design and what changes I would have made had I owned them and, well, none of that is sleep inducing, because while I’m thinking colour and decor and design, I am definitely not sleeping!

Trying to come up with other options to help me to fall asleep sooner also keeps me awake.

I know there are also things like herbal brews and other pre-bed rituals. Reading is not recommended for me however, because if I am really into that book I’m not about to put it down and go to bed. Hence just crashing when exhaustion eventually catches up with me.

That always works.

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Cooma’s rich diversity ready to be celebrated

Nominations closing for business awards

By ELLE THOMPSON THE Cooma Multicultural Centre (CMC) is preparing for its biggest annual event, the Cooma Multicultural Festival. People of all different origins gather in Centennial Park for the event, full of music, dance and celebration.

The Sunday March 16 festival will run alongside the Cooma Rotary Markets, with plenty of delicious multicultural food available to help celebrate the day.

CMC manager Yvi Henderson said the event is always well supported by the local community.

“We have a rich diversity of people here in our community, and it is so lovely to come together and celebrate it in the musical and colourful festival each year.

“Even last year when the weather was not so good, it was amazing to see so many people from the community who still came out to watch our performers and embrace the festival.”

Mrs Henderson said there will be dance

DIVERSITY: The Mosiac Tribal Bellydance group was excited to perform in front of hundreds of people at last year’s Cooma Multicultural Festival.

PHOTO: Nathan Thompson

performances from local groups, as well as professional groups from Canberra.

“It is a really good mix of cultures and of ages who are going to perform this year.

Everyone is already busy rehearsing for the day,” Mrs Henderson said.

“We would like to thank Multicultural NSW for funding the event, as well as the support we receive from Snowy Hydro and Future Gen in the logistics of hosting the festival.

“We hope to see the community out again this year to enjoy the

food, culture and dance together.”

The Cooma Multicultural Festival will begin at 10am, with a final program yet to be confirmed.

For more information about the festival, visit the Cooma Multicultural Centre Facebook page.

NOMINATIONS close this week for the Snowy Monaro Business Awards.

Celebrating excellence, innovation and community spirit in business across the Snowy Monaro region, the award will be presented on Friday March 28 at The Station Resort.

Award categories include: • Outstanding Employee – recognising an employee who consistently goes above and beyond; • Employer of Choice (20 employees and under) – Showcasing businesses that create outstanding workplace cultures; • Excellence in Innovation – Celebrating businesses that drive change through creative and forward thinking solutions; • Excellence in Sustainability – Recognising commitment to sustainable business practices; • Outstanding Community Organisation – Honouring organisations making a positive impact in our region; • Outstanding New Business (under two years) – Recognising businesses that have made a strong impact since launching; • Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion

– Highlighting businesses championing inclusivity in their workforce and operations; • Excellence in Micro Business (under five employees) – Showcasing the resilience and success of small enterprises; • Excellence in Small Business (five to 20 employees) – Recognising outstanding small businesses driving local economic growth; • Outstanding Visitor Experience – Celebrating businesses delivering exceptional experiences for visitors; and • Excellence in Sustainable Tourism – Recognising outstanding visitor experiences with ecofriendly practices.

Nominations close on Friday February 28, and can be made online at snowymonaro. awardsplatform.com The people’s choice awards will also be available to vote on throughout March.

Businesses, employees, or community groups, have the chance to be recognised for their achievements.

Self nominations are encouraged, with businesses and individuals invited to put themselves forward.

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Spackman pursues snow passion

By SNOW AUSTRALIA THE current general manager at Selwyn Snow Resort, Abi Spackman didn’t always see herself working in the snow industry, but knew she always wanted to be connected to Selwyn.

Starting her journey in the snow industry in 2019 as a guest services attendant, Spackman is proud of her professional and personal growth.

“I actually didn’t know from a young age that I wanted a career in the snow industry,” Spackman said.

“It wasn’t until my first season at Selwyn that I began to realise my passion for this field.

“However, I always knew I wanted to continue spending my yearly holidays here.”

Spackman said she has learnt a lot about the industry since her first days at Selwyn in 2019.

“It was an incredible experience that allowed me to meet so many amazing people and learn a great deal about what it takes for a snow resort to operate,” Spackman said.

“As a general manager in the snow industry, there are a few key skills that really come into play.

“First off, strong leadership is essential because I need to inspire and motivate my team.

“Communication is huge, too - I have to connect with staff, guests, and stakeholders to ensure everyone’s on the same page.”

LEADER: Abi Spackman says one of her career highlights as Selwyn Snow Resort general manager is seeing people enjoy snow for the first time.

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During her time working amongst the snow community, getting to experience people seeing snow for the first time has been a favourite among many career highlights.

“What I love most about my job is seeing people experience snow for the first time,” Spackman said.

“As a beginner-friendly and affordable resort, we welcome many families who have never seen snow, and witnessing their joy is truly one of the best parts of my role.

“I was once that little kid seeing snow for the first time at Selwyn, and it’s such a magical experience to witness.

“I also love meeting so many different people along the way.”

Spackman said one of her key achievements has been contributing to Selwyn Snow Resort’s re-opening for both the first and second seasons following the 2019/20 bushfires.

“Working as the guest services team leader at Charlotte Pass Snow Resort and becoming the general manager at a relatively

young age is a significant milestone in my career,” Spackman said.

Helping develop her career to where it is today, are the incredible women Spackman has met along the way that have guided her throughout her journey, especially former general manager at Selwyn, Lucy Blyton-Gray.

“The biggest influence in my career has been all the incredible women working in the snow industry, especially Lucy Blyton-Gray, who was

Selwyn’s previous general manager,” she said.

“She has been an amazing mentor and friend to me.

“Honestly, without her guidance and the encouragement of my family to take that leap, I wouldn’t have had the courage to be where I am today.”

Spackman said what she loves most about snowsports is the environment and the people.

“I learned how to ski at Selwyn at a very young age, and I always felt incredibly supported during that process,” she said.

“It’s such a friendly community to be a part of, and of course, I love skiing.

“Everyone is so welcoming, and I take great pride in being part of such a fantastic community.”

To any young women looking to kick start their career in the snow industry, Spackman’s advice is to dive into new challenges, find a mentor and embrace the journey.

“My advice to women looking to start a career in the snow industry is to go for it,” she said.

“Don’t be afraid to dive in and take on new challenges.

“This industry is all about teamwork and passion, so surround yourself with supportive people who lift you up.

“Don’t hesitate to seek out mentors - there are plenty of amazing women in the field who can guide you and share their experiences.”

Council updates End-of-season pool closure dates

Tech Savvy Seniors back for 2025

February Ordinary Council Meeting

Summer’s quickly coming to a close for another year, which means the end of the swimming season is right around the corner for public pools across the region.

Older residents across the Snowy Monaro are invited to build their digital skills and improve their technological expertise with Snowy Monaro Regional Library’s free Tech Savvy Seniors courses returning for another year in 2025.

Snowy Monaro Regional Council’s February Ordinary Council Meeting is scheduled for 1pm on Thursday 20 February 2025 at Council’s Cooma Chambers.

Council thanks local swimmers for another great season in 2024/25 and our pool staff and operators look forward to welcoming you back to the water in spring 2025.

Public pool end-of-season closure dates

Session dates and times for 2025 •

Bombala Library Thursdays from 2pm – 4.15pm

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Adaminaby Pool Last day to swim Sunday 2 March 2025

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Cooma Library Fridays from 2pm – 4.15pm

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Berridale Pool Last day to swim Sunday 2 March 2025

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Jindabyne Library Wednesdays from 10am – 12.15pm

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Bombala Pool Last day to swim Saturday 22 March 2025

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Cooma Pool Last day to swim Sunday 31 March 2025

These sessions always book out quickly, so phone 1300 345 345 or email the team at libraries@smrc.nsw.gov.au today to secure your place at our 2025 sessions.

Our indoor swimming pool in Jindabyne is open year-round for anyone looking to keep their laps up over autumn and winter.

Learn more at https://qrco.de/SMRCpools.

Whether you are just starting out, or you’re looking to build on your existing skills and knowledge, Tech Savvy Seniors is a safe and welcoming space for you to learn and grow your digital ability.

Members of the public are welcome to attend in-person or watch the live webcast at https://qrco.de/webcastSMRC. Our meeting webpage offers access to meeting business papers, minutes, past webcast recordings, and other resources relating to Council’s monthly meetings.

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

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The recording of the February Ordinary Council Meeting webcast will be available at the link above within 48 hours of the meeting’s close.

Ordinary Council Meetings are held at 1pm on the third Thursday of each month.

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PEOPLE OF THE SNOWY MONARO

Keeping up with Chris Countless hours donated through decades of community service

By MELINDA CAIRNS HACK “I came here on a Sunday and started work at the high school on the Monday and as it was winter, I was playing football the next Saturday.

“You just say, ‘What’s going on’... and you get replies of ‘Do you play tennis, do you play cricket?’, then you start coaching school teams ... it can be a lot of work but in the long run, it’s good fun.”

This statement sums up Cooma resident, Chris Reeks, perfectly - someone who thrives on being busy and involved in community.

From the day he rolled into town, and for the next 50 years, Chris became actively involved in a range of Cooma clubs, groups and organisations both on a professional and social level.

The recent presentation of an Australia Day Award to Chris was worthy recognition of a hard-working communityfocussed individual, but it is Chris who will tell you, without hesitation, it’s teamwork which makes things possible, not his efforts alone.

Chris’ latest award citation reads: “With appreciation of your commitment and co-ordination of Australia Day community events in Cooma”.

“It does get embarrassing at times ... you just tend to do these things. It’s not only me, for example the Australia Day event every year, the car club’s involved, the Lions club is involved and without the help of people in these clubs, you can’t do anything. There’s more than just one person doing this, I might organise it, but I rely on others to make it happen.

“Same as the fire brigade, I was captain for 15 years - there were 16 others there at the time - you’re only one person, and those people all have a certain job to do.”

One look at his resume and you can see he has spent most of his life involved in community activities.

An industrial arts high school teacher for more than 50 years (only recently retired), Chris has devoted much of his life to helping others achieve

their goals, creating sporting opportunities for students, joining the NSW Rural Fire Service, Fire and Rescue NSW and many other local organisations and groups including Cooma Lions Club, while also indulging in his passion for older cars, rugby union and a handful of other sports.

He has a no-nonsense manner, which people often interpret as something else.

“Everyone says I am cranky,” Chris said.

His extensive list of accolades, in the form of awards, recognises the time and energy he has donated to the community, and although he has health issues and is now 78, Chris, is still doing as much as he can.

One of three sons, born in Bexley NSW, to a policeman father and dressmaker mother, Chris’ career as an industrial arts teacher began in February 1968 when he was appointed to Orange High School. He then transferred to Blayney High School before arriving in Cooma in June 1970 and beginning his many years of teaching mostly at Monaro High School.

Following a teaching career spanning 52 years, bushfire fighting duties and Covid played a major role in Chris’ decision to retire and concentrate on his community work and hobbies.

“With the bushfires burning in 2019 and still being in the fire brigade, it became very difficult to be available for work because we were going up to northern NSW originally with the fires and then in December the fires started here and they went right through until February 2020, and that meant I was fully involved with those. Then Covid came and I thought this is enough, I had been teaching for 52 years then. I didn’t pay my annual fee for accreditation, meaning I couldn’t work. So it was easy to say no I can’t work. I was 73, so it was an ideal time.”

Unfortunately, one of the pursuits Chris more reluctantly had to give up recently was as a member of Fire and Rescue NSW Cooma.

Health and fitness had deteriorated to the point where

it became evident Chris could not carry on in the field.

“I had medical issues starting in 2007, and the fire brigade eventually caught up with me.

“I found that hard, I didn’t want to quit. But physically I could not carry on as I had a back problem and have had both my hips replaced and a knee replacement and then my back started giving me a lot of grief in 2020. It was fair enough; I just really couldn’t continue. Fire and Rescue NSW said you pick a date to retire, and we will work with that.

“In reality I couldn’t go on; I was not able to get on and off trucks and if you can’t do that in Fire and Rescue as an oncall/ retained member there is not another role for you in a country area.”

From 1987 to 2020 Chris was a member of Fire and Rescue NSW Cooma and held the positions of deputy captain (1991-2005) and captain (2005-2020).

His list of achievements in this field is impressive and from the Thredbo landslide incident in 1997 when he received a NSW Fire Brigade Unit Commendation for Meritorious Service, and Premiers’ Recognition, to a National Emergency Medal in 2020 during the 2019/20 bushfires. He has been a member of numerous committees and organisations, including the Cooma Monaro Bushfire Management Council, the Cooma Rescue Committee, Southern Monaro Rescue Committee, volunteer peer support member of Fire and Rescue NSW Critical Incident Support Team, and Task Forces with NSW Fire Brigades.

“I belonged to the RFS in the early 1980s and I went back and joined them again in 2015 and now am a member of the peer support team working at the control centre doing radio or logistics or whatever.

“I enjoy what I am doing there. It’s a lot more structured now than when I first joined.”

The Cooma Car Club is another one of his special interests. The club was formed in about 1999, after a classified ad was placed in the local paper asking if there were people

PASSION: Chris Reeks of Coomahas always supported his community, and enjoys indulging in old cars (the jaguar pictured is one, he also has an MG) and motor racing.

PHOTO: Melinda Cairns Hack

interested in a vintage car club.

“About six or seven of us turned up at the first meeting and here we are 25 years later,” Chris said.

Over the years he has held the positions of Chris Reeks was presented with an secretary, treasurer Australia Day appreciation award last and president month in Cooma. (multiple times).

PHOTO: Nathan Thompson Now a committee member; his role is to co-ordinate group bookings involvement at the car club and for the club’s museum. in Lions. I am a life member of Cooma Car Club meetings Lions; that was given to me in were held in local pubs and 2020, which I really appreciated. clubs before the purchase in “Lions is a great organisation 2010 of what was previously the and always has projects going indoor sports stadium in Bolaro for community.

Street.

“I’m back with the RFS - a Members over the years good bunch of people. initially set about converting “Travel is something my the shed with the first stage wife and I have done. We developed into a purposehave travelled overseas, we designed function centre (with usually have one four-week commercial kitchen and a bar trip overseas, but that’s available for hire) and meeting mostly coming to an end room. The second stage (lower because physically it’s pretty level), which now contains the demanding.” car and bike museum (service Circuit racing is also station) and café/diner, required something that Chris expects major renovations and work and to end, due to medical was finished in about 2021. requirements.

“We did most of the work “You have to go for a medical ourselves but had to get and have a licence to race. You contractors a couple of times for have got to be able to do things plumbing and other jobs,” Chris like get out of the car within a said. certain amount of time; I can In 1970 a speedway was just make it at the moment, but I opened on Mittagang Road and can see that it’s going to catch up one night Chris was offered a with me and I will be unable to car to race at the speedway. do it anymore.

“So I bought a car for $50 and “I am going to have a medical started racing. in June, as a licence lasts only 12 “There was a track here, one months. If I can’t get out of the in Canberra, one on the coast car, then that will be it. at Tantawangalo and one at “It will be sad, but once again Moruya. From 1970 to 1980, the these are activities where you speedway operated at Mittagang end up with a bunch of people Road until the land was sold as and you become friendly with residential blocks. them. Five to six times a year “I didn’t continue after that, you’d go away together to meets but then went off-road racing and events. It’s a different group (buggies) for some years. I had of people outside of the people always wanted to do circuit I am here with. The same with racing and so after talking to the fire brigade, when you go someone, I joined a club and away to meetings and you get bought a car in 2000 and have to know different people. I been circuit racing ever since. have found that very enjoyable, “Racing gets the adrenalin meeting these people from going; I like the thrill of racing different walks of life, you have with someone. I used to be one common thread. I have competitive; I just make up the made some really good friends numbers now but still enjoy it.” in the fire brigade and the same The longevity of Chris’ with racing that I have known community work has been now for 10 or 15 years. extraordinary, but there are now “That is a lot of what I will obvious signs for Chris that he miss too, as well as the actual needs to slow down. racing.

“Physically, you have to cut “My life has at times been back on things - I get knocked hectic, with the commitment to around a bit with my back the fire brigade - you have got problem, which flared up about competing things - work, fire 2009 and as a result have had brigade, your other interests, half a dozen operations on my and your family in the middle back. Half my spine is fused of it. I have had to learn to together to stop it moving all prioritise.” over the place and it’s affected With advancing years, and the nerves in my legs. no longer being involved with “I now have trouble walking Fire and Rescue, Chris’ life has and it’s not getting any better, become more ordered and less it does impact my mobility so I hectic. have to realise I can’t do a lot of “But I can’t see many more the stuff I used to do. advantages of getting older, to “So for the future, I can still do be quite honest,” Chris laughed. things, but in a different way, or “Things do change as you get I need to limit what I do. older, and you have to accept “I plan to continue my that they do.”

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Jindabyne students soaring to new heights with Alpine Aviation ALPINE Aviation Australia (AAA), a Recreational Aviation Australia (RA-Aus) flight training school based at the Jindabyne Airfield, has celebrated four more achievers over the past couple of months.

Two of these, Morgan Tonkin and Tessa Paxton, are currently students at the Snowy Mountains Grammar School (SMGS) and are enrolled in its aviation program. They have achieved their first solo flights.

Another one, Jaime Russell, is based in Sydney and has just completed Year 12. He has completed the Recreational Aviation Australia (RA-Aus) Pilot Certificate course with AAA and has been awarded his wings.

The fourth student, Ella McCoullough, has just completed Year 12 at Jindabyne Central School. She obtained her RA-Aus Pilot Certificate with AAA when she was only 16, and took her driving instructor for a flight over the mountains.

Ella has recently been accepted into the Qantas Group Pilot Academy at Wellcamp, Brisbane, Queensland.

“This is an incredible achievement for one of our students and we are so impressed and delighted at her success.

You can now read their personal accounts of their experiences,” Martin Hughes, owner/operator, of AAA said.

Ella McCoullough Ella is a Jindabyne Central School student, who has just completed Year 12 and turned 18 years of age, has been accepted into the Qantas Group Pilot Academy at Wellcamp, Brisbane, commencing sometime in the next few months.

This is an incredible achievement, as these positions are hotly contested nationally and very difficult to obtain. The flying instructors at AAA, Jindabyne Airfield, her home-based flight training facility, are delighted with her success and wish her all the very best for her chosen career.

Morgan Tonkin Morgan is 17 years old. As a child, Morgan was always scared of planes.

However, in the last couple of years, Morgan has found a love for aviation.

At the end of last year, she moved to SMGS and started its aviation program, run by Mr Phil Ryrie.

On March 10, Morgan completed her trial introductory flight with AAA. “I absolutely loved it, and have continued to do regular flying lessons since then,” Morgan said.

Last year in September, Morgan went for her first solo flight during a lesson with Martin.

“Martin and I did a few circuits

together to begin our lesson, then we landed. He climbed out of the plane on the side of the runway to let me go off on my own.

“I was absolutely terrified, but, after doing my pre-take-off checks, and taking a few deep breaths, I was ready to go - and super excited.

“I did a nice circuit and finished it off with arguably the best landing I’ve ever done.

“I am very grateful for the opportunity to study aviation at SMGS, fly with AAA and to have done my first solo flight. I am looking forward to continuing my flight training and achieving my pilot certificate.”

Tessa Paxton Tessa said her first solo flight is milestone she will never forget. The Year 10 student at SMGS has praised the school’s aviation program.

“I’m incredibly grateful for the opportunity to participate in the school’s aviation program, which allows students like me to pursue our passion for flying during school time,” Tessa said.

“The support from the school has been invaluable in making this dream a reality.

“A huge thank you to AAA and my instructor, Martin, for their guidance and encouragement throughout this journey. Their expertise and dedication have been instrumental in helping me reach this point.”

Tessa said she wouldn’t have been able to pursue a love for aviation without the support of her parents.

She hopes the first solo flight is just the beginning of a long love for flying.

“I’m beyond excited for what’s to come as I continue working toward my Australian recreational pilot’s licence. There’s still so much to learn and experience, but this achievement has only strengthened my passion for aviation,” Tessa said.

“I look forward to many more flights and milestones ahead.”

PROUD: Morgan Tonkin is congratulated by flying instructor, Martin Hughes, on her first solo flight.

PHOTOS: Supplied

Jaime Russell Jaime started his pilot’s certificate in 2019. He hoped to obtain a recreational pilot’s licence and to fly solo.

“Through AAA I have been able to achieve things I never thought possible “From using the radio, to my first solo flight, to now gaining my recreational pilot’s certificate. Both of my instructors, Martin Hughes and Kirk Amos, have been instrumental in supporting me throughout this

process. They have provided both core knowledge as well as nurturing my confidence to put it into practice and fly well in a variety of conditions.”

Jaime’s journey has required determination and commitment. He said it has been an enjoyable experience.

“My pilot certification, and passion for all things aviation, has now encouraged me to further progress my flying qualifications and pursue university studies in this field.”

Tessa Paxton is proud of her achievements through the SMGS aviation program.

Do you love country music?

Especially our own Aussie singers.

Many of 2MNO’s presenters play country music.

Thursdays are a particular country music day from 10am through to 4pm, non-stop.

But that’s not all. Look up

2mno.org.au/programs

for more country music programs.

You’ll be surprised and delighted.

Ella McCoullough is one of four Jindabyne students to fly solo through the help of Alpine Aviation Australia.

2MNO

Your Voice on the Monaro

Jaime Russell thanks flying instructors, Martin Hughes (left) and Kirk Amos.

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8.30 The Force: BTL. 9.30 World’s Wildest Police Videos. 10.30 World’s Scariest Police Chases. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Flushed. 7.00 It’s Academic.

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2.20 Diagnosis Murder. 4.10 JAG.

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6.00 Kids’ Programs. 3.00 Play School. 3.50 Andy’s Dinosaur Adventures. 4.25 Nella The Princess Knight. 5.20 Kangaroo Beach. 6.05 Kiya And The Kimoja Heroes. 6.45 Ben And Holly. 7.00 The Deep. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.50 Little Lunch. 8.05 Operation Ouch! 8.40 Doctor Who. 10.05 Merlin. 10.50 Late Programs.

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6.00 Danger Man. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 Skippy. 8.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Days Of Our Lives. 1.50 New Tricks. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Billy Liar. (1963) 5.30 Our Yorkshire Farm. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 To The Manor Born. 8.30 Midsomer Murders. 10.30 The Closer. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.15 Unknown Amazon.

3.20 The Weekly Football Wrap. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.50 The Fast History Of. 6.15 The Machines That Built America.

7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 MOVIE: Interview With The Vampire. (1994) 10.45 MOVIE: The Vault. (2021) 12.55 Late Programs.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 News. 12.30 Press Club. 1.35 Media Watch. 1.55 Fake Or Fortune? 3.00 Nigella Bites. 3.25 Grand Designs. 4.10 Long Lost Family. 5.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow.

6.30 Hard Quiz. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30.

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7.30 RBT. 8.30 Emergency. 9.30 A+E After Dark. 10.30 9News Late. 11.00 Resident Alien. 11.50 Tipping Point. 12.40 Pointless.

1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 2.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Farm To Fork. 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 Gogglebox Australia. Return. 8.30 The Graham Norton Show. 9.40 Law & Order: SVU. 10.40 10’s Late News. 11.05 The Project. 12.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 The Abyss: The Rise And Fall Of The Nazis.

3.00 Where Are You Really From?

3.40 The Cook Up. 4.10 Secrets Of Royal Gardens. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Finding Your Roots. 8.30 Scotland’s Poshest Train: Alan Cumming. 9.30 Edward And Wallis: The Bahamas Scandal. 10.40 Late Programs.

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1.30 Late Programs.

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5.30 Frasier. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends.

8.00 Big Bang. 9.30 Frasier. 10.30 The Neighborhood. 11.00 Becker. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 ER. 2.45 Doctor Who. 3.30 A Bite To Eat. 4.00 QI. 4.30 MythBusters. 5.20 Love Your Garden.

6.10 Amazing Spaces. 7.00 My Family. 7.30 QI. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Hard Quiz.

9.00 Gruen. 9.40 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL. 10.10 Planet America. 10.45 ER. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 3.00 Play School. 3.50 Andy’s Dinosaur Adventures. 4.25 Nella The Princess Knight. 5.20 Kangaroo Beach. 6.05 Kiya And The Kimoja Heroes. 6.45 Ben And Holly. 7.00 The Deep. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 8.00 Operation Ouch! 8.35 Secrets Of The Zoo. 9.20 Chopped Jnr. 10.10 Merlin. 10.55 Late Programs.

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 12.00 News. 1.00 ABC News Day. 3.00 News. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 ABC News. 6.00 ABC News Hour. 7.00 National News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 The World. 10.00 Nightly News. 10.30 Aust Story. 11.00 News. 11.30 7.30. 12.00 News. 12.30 Kitchen Cabinet.

1.00 News. 1.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Danger Man. 7.00 Creflo. 7.30 Skippy. 8.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Days Of Our Lives. 1.50 To The Manor Born. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow.

3.30 MOVIE: Up The Front. (1972) 5.30 Our Yorkshire Farm. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow.

7.30 Keeping Up Appearances. 8.40 Poirot.

10.40 Dalgliesh. 11.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.20 Cowboy Kings Of Crypto. 2.50 Insight. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.45 The Fast History Of. 6.05 Living Next Door To Putin. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 TWA Flight 800. 9.20 The Flight Attendant Murders. 10.15 Homicide. 1.00 Criminal Planet. 2.50 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 The Newsreader. 2.00 Fake Or Fortune? 3.00 Nigella Bites. 3.25 Grand Designs. 4.15 Long Lost Family. 5.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow.

6.30 Hard Quiz. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Back Roads. 8.30 Sue Perkins’ Big Adventure: Paris To Istanbul. 9.20 Grand Designs. Final. 10.10 The Role Of A Lifetime. 10.55 ABC Late News. 11.10 The Business. 11.30 Late Programs.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon. 1.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 2.00 To Be Advised.

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 Better Homes And Gardens. 8.30 MOVIE: The Greatest Showman. (2017) Hugh Jackman, Michelle Williams. 10.40 GetOn Extra. 11.10 To Be Advised. 12.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: The 13th Summer. (2022) 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 Affair. 7.30 David Attenborough’s Mammals. 8.40 MOVIE: The Hitman’s Bodyguard. (2017) Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L Jackson, Gary Oldman. 11.05 MOVIE: No Sudden Move.

(2021) 1.00 Getaway. 1.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.30 Judge Judy. 12.00 Farm To Fork. 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 Family Feud.

4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.00 Deal Or No Deal. 6.30 The Project. 7.30 Wheel Of Fortune UK. 8.30 The Graham Norton Show. 10.50 10’s Late News. 11.15 The Project. 12.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 The Abyss: The Rise And Fall Of The Nazis. 3.00 Nula. 3.40 The Cook Up. 4.10 Secrets Of Royal Gardens. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 James May: Our Man In Italy. New. 8.30 Tony Robinson’s Marvellous Machines.

9.25 Mysteries Of The Ancient Dead.

10.20 SBS World News Late. 10.50 Bonn. 11.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 Surf Patrol. 9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country.

2.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 2.30 Weekender. 3.00 DVine Living. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Surf Patrol. 4.30 Better Homes.

5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

11.30 American Resto. 12.00 American Pickers. 1.00 Pawn Stars. 2.00 Pawn Stars Do America. 3.00 Timbersports.

3.30 Counting Cars. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Resto. 5.30 American Pickers.

6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Surveillance Oz: Dashcam. 8.30 MOVIE: Ambulance. (2022) 11.25 Late Programs.

6.00 Flushed. 7.00 It’s Academic.

8.30 Get Arty. 9.00 Shopping.

10.30 House Rules. 12.00 Angel. 3.00 Ed And Karen’s Recipes For Success. 4.00 Bondi Vet. 5.00 Britain’s Got Talent. 7.00 MOVIE: Hotel Transylvania 2. (2015) 8.50 MOVIE: Groundhog Day. (1993) 11.00 MOVIE: Long Shot. (2019) 1.30 Shopping. 2.30 The Resident. 5.30 A Moveable Feast.

6.00 Shopping. 8.00 Everyday Gourmet. 8.30 Jake And The Fatman. 9.30 Diagnosis Murder.

11.30 JAG. 1.30 Charmed. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder.

5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 FBI. 12.15 Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

6.00 Morning Programs.

1.00 The Neighborhood.

1.30 King Of Queens. 2.00 Becker. 2.30 Frasier. 3.30 The Neighborhood. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 4.30 King Of Queens. 5.00 Becker.

5.30 Frasier. 6.30 Ghosts. 7.00 Friends.

8.00 Big Bang. 9.30 Frasier. 10.30 The Neighborhood. 11.00 Becker. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 ER. 2.45 Doctor Who. 3.30 A Bite To Eat. 4.00 Would I Lie To You? 4.30 MythBusters. 5.20 Love Your Garden. 6.10 Amazing Spaces.

7.00 My Family. 7.30 QI. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 MOVIE: Addicted To Love. (1997) 10.10 ER. 10.55 Not Going Out. 11.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 4.25 Nella The Princess Knight.

5.20 Kangaroo Beach. 6.05 Kiya And The Kimoja Heroes. 6.45 Ben And Holly. 7.05 Gardening Australia Junior. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 8.00 Scooby-Doo And Guess Who? 8.30 Mythbusters “There’s Your Problem!”. 8.55 Robot Wars. 9.55 Merlin. 10.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 ABC News Day. 3.00 News.

4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 ABC News. 6.00 ABC News Hour. 7.00 National News. 7.30 Evening News. 8.00 Planet America: Weekend Edition. 8.45 News Tonight. 9.00 The World.

9.30 Close Of Business. 10.00 Nightly News.

10.30 Asia News Week. 11.00 News. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless.

11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Days Of Our Lives. 1.50 Keeping Up Appearances.

3.10 Antiques Roadshow. 3.40 MOVIE: The Man In The White Suit. (1951) 5.30 Our Yorkshire Farm. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow.

7.30 Yes Minister. 8.30 MOVIE: 9 To 5. (1980) 10.45 The Closer. 11.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.30 Blaktrax. 3.30 BBC News At Ten. 4.00 ABC World News Tonight. 4.30 PBS News. 5.30 Cycling.

ProVelo Super League. Round 3. 8.35 If You Are The One. 9.35 Love And Sex In Japan.

10.45 Pose. 1.00 Hells Angels: Kingdom Come. 1.55 Sex, Drugs And Bicycles. 3.35 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Planet America. 10.30 Take 5 With Zan Rowe.

11.05 The Newsreader. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Silent Witness. 3.00 Nigella Bites. 3.25 Grand Designs. 4.15 Long Lost Family. 5.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 Hard Quiz. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Monty Don’s Spanish Gardens. 8.30 Silent Witness. Final. 10.15 Optics. 10.45 Hard Quiz. 11.15 ABC Late News. 11.30 Late Programs.

Classifications: (P) Preschoolers (C) Children (G) General (PG) Parental Guidance (M) Mature Audiences (MA15+) Mature Audiences Only (AV15+) Extreme Adult Violence Consumer Advice: (a) Adult themes (d) Drug references (h) Horror (s) Sex references (l) Language (m) Medical procedures (n) Nudity (v) Violence. Please note: Listings are correct at the time of print and are subject to change by networks.

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6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend.

12.00 Horse Racing. Silver Slipper ta e a an Cau e ue ia n .

5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Sydney Weekender. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship. Round 1. Sydney 500. Day 1. Pre-race and race.

9.15 MOVIE: The Bourne Ultimatum.

(2007) Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, David Strathairn. 11.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. 12.00 Destination WA. 12.30 My Way. 1.00 Let’s Eat With George. 1.30 Your Next Cruise.

2.10 MOVIE: City Slickers. (1991) 4.30 Explore TV. 5.00 9News First At Five. 5.30 Getaway. 6.00 9News Saturday. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Space Invaders. 8.30 MOVIE: A Star Is Born. (2018) Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper, Sam Elliott. 11.15 My Life As A Rolling Stone. 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Silvia’s Italian Masterclass. 12.30 Farm To Fork.

1.00 10 Minute Kitchen. Return. 1.30 Frugal Foodie. 2.00 4x4 Adventures. 3.00 What’s Up Down Under. 3.30 Roads Less Travelled. 4.00 My Market Kitchen. 4.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. 5.00 10 News First.

6.30 The Dog House Australia. 7.30 Love It Or List It Australia. 8.30 Gogglebox Australia. 9.30 Matlock. 10.30 Ambulance Australia. 11.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Figure Skating. ISU European C’ships. H’lights.

4.35 Wonders Of Scotland. 5.30 The Graveyard Of Truk Lagoon. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Sandi Toksvig’s Woodland Restoration. 8.25 Scotland The New Wild. 9.25 Great Australian Walks With Julia Zemiro. 10.20 Great Coastal Railway Journeys. 11.30 Home Jacking. 1.15 The Man Who Died. 3.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.30 GetOn Extra. 12.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 Better Homes. 3.00 The Yorkshire Vet. 4.00 Escape To The Country.

5.00 Horse Racing. Silver Slipper Stakes Day and Caulfield Blue Diamond. 6.00 Dog Patrol.

6.30 Bondi Vet. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 10.30 I Escaped To The Country. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 3.00 National Drag Racing C’ship.

Top Doorslammer. 4.00 Counting Cars. 4.30 Supercars C’ship. Sydney 500. Qualifying and support races. 6.30 Supercars C’ship. Sydney 500. Pre-race and race. 7.00 Storage Wars.

7.30 MOVIE: Taken 3. (2014) 9.45 Air Crash Inv: Accident Files. 10.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Flushed. 7.00 It’s Academic.

8.30 Get Arty. 9.00 Get Clever.

10.00 Weekender. 10.30 Weekender. 11.00 The Goldbergs. 11.30 Dream Home. 1.10 Holey Moley Australia. 2.45 Britain’s Got Talent. 4.50 Jabba’s Movies. 5.20 MOVIE: Blue Crush. (2002) 7.30 MOVIE: Back To The Future Part II. (1989) 9.45 MOVIE: Basic Instinct. (1992) 12.25 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

12.00 JAG. 2.00 Diagnosis Murder. 3.00 JAG. 4.00 Escape Fishing.

4.30 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 20. Central Coast Mariners v Western Sydney Wanderers. 7.00 Football Tonight.

7.25 Soccer. A-League Men. Round 20.

Melbourne Victory v Melbourne City. 10.00 NCIS. 11.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Bold. 8.30 Wheel Of Fortune. 10.00 Ridiculousness. 11.00 Farm To Fork. 11.30 Deal Or No Deal. 12.00 Stephen Colbert.

2.00 Ridiculousness. 3.00 Friends. 5.30 Frasier. 6.30 The Big Bang Theory. 10.30 Frasier. 11.30 Ridiculousness. 12.30 South Park. 1.00 Shopping. 1.30 South Park. 3.00 Shopping.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.15 ER. 3.00 Doctor Who. 3.45 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 4.30 MythBusters. 5.20 Love Your Garden. 6.10 Amazing Spaces. 7.00 Spicks And Specks. 7.30 QI. 8.00 Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee (NZ) 8.45 Ab Fab. 10.15 ER. 11.00 Not Going Out. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 5.10 PJ Masks Power Heroes.

6.05 Kiya And The Kimoja Heroes. 6.45 Ben And Holly. 7.05 Riley Rocket. 7.30 Kids BBQ Championship. 8.15 Chopped Jnr. Return. 9.00 Fresh Off The Boat. 9.40 Speechless. 10.00 Officially Amazing Goes Bunkers. 10.30 Dragon Ball Super. 10.55 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 News. 2.30 Breakfast Couch.

3.00 News. 3.30 If You’re Listening. 3.50 News. 4.15 Planet America: Weekend Edition.

5.00 News. 5.30 Asia News Week. 6.00 Evening News. 6.30 Aust Story. 7.00 National News. 7.30 Back Roads. 8.00 News Tonight.

8.15 Four Corners. 9.00 Nightly News. 9.30 Foreign Correspondent. 10.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 MOVIE: The Man Who Loved Redheads. (1955) 4.00 MOVIE: Birdman Of Alcatraz. (1962) 7.00 Rugby Union. Super Rugby Pacific. Round 2. ACT Brumbies v Western Force. 9.30 Super Rugby Pacific Post-Match. 9.45 MOVIE: Operation Finale.

(2018) 12.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.20 Ten Year Old Tom. 2.50 Celebrity Mastermind. 3.55 BBC News At Ten. 4.25 ABC World News Tonight.

4.55 PBS News. 5.55 The Food That Built The World. 7.35 Impossible Engineering.

8.30 Icons Unearthed: Tom Cruise. 10.20 Hudson & Rex. 12.00 The X-Files. 3.20 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22

6.00 Rage Charts. 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Rage. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Death In Paradise. 1.30 Optics. 2.00 Mozart: Rise Of A Genius.

2.55 Extraordinary Escapes. 3.45 The Role Of A Lifetime. 4.30 Muster Dogs: Collies And Kelpies. 5.30 Landline. 6.00 Australian Story. 6.30 Back Roads. 7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Death In Paradise. 8.30 Vera. 10.05 The Newsreader. 10.55 Unforgotten. 11.45 Rage.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Better Homes And Gardens Summer. 1.00 Motor Racing. Supercars Championship.

Round 1. Sydney 500. Day 2. Qualifying and support races. 3.30 Motor Racing.

Supercars Championship. Round 1.

Sydney 500. Day 2. Pre-race and race.

6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Australian Idol.

8.40 The Hunters. 10.10 Murder In The Outback: The Falconio And Lees Mystery.

12.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Hello SA. 6.30 A Current Affair. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 ur n Au tra ia TV. 10.30 For The Love Of Pets. 11.30 World’s Greatest Myths And Mysteries.

12.40 To Be Advised. 1.40 Space Invaders.

2.40 MOVIE: Me Before You. (2016) 5.00 9News First At Five. 5.30 RBT. 6.00 9News Sunday. 7.00 Married At First Sight. 8.30 60 Minutes. 9.30 9News Late. 10.00 See No Evil. 11.00 The First 48. 11.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 Are You RV Safe? 11.00 Luxury Escapes. 11.30 Buy To Build. 12.00 Australian Survivor. 1.30 Cook With Luke. 2.00 The Placemakers: Expedition Kimberley. 2.30 Everyday ur et it u tine e . 3.00 10 Minute Kitchen. 3.30 All 4 Adventure. 4.30 Good Chef Bad Chef. 5.00 10 News First.

6.00 The Sunday Project. 7.00 Australian Survivor. 8.30 Matlock. 9.30 FBI. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Motorcycle Racing. Austn Superbike C’ship. 3.00 Figure Skating. ISU European C’ships.

H’lights. 4.40 Sensei: Australia’s Karate Master. 5.30 The Master Of Submarines.

6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Ancient Greece By Train. New. 8.25 Emperor: Rise And Fall Of A Dynasty. New. 9.20 Legends Of The Pharaohs. 10.20 Great British Landmark Fixers. 11.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 DVine Living. 11.00 I Escaped To The Country. 12.00 Escape To The Country.

2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 Cities Of The Underworld. 3.30 Steam Train Journeys.

4.30 I Escaped To The Country. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 7.30 Rosemary & Thyme.

8.30 Vera. 10.30 Extreme Railways. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

1.00 Hook, Line And Sinker.

1.30 Tackling Australia. 2.00 Merv Hughes Fishing. 2.30 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates. 3.00 Fishing Addiction. 4.00 Motor MythBusters. 5.00 Hustle & Tow. 6.00 Border Security: Int. 7.00 Border Security. 8.30 MOVIE: Die Hard 2. (1990) 11.00 MOVIE: Mercury Rising. (1998) 1.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Flushed. 7.00 It’s Academic.

8.30 Get Arty. 9.00 Get Clever.

10.00 Holey Moley Australia. 11.30 Dream Home. 1.10 Home And Away. 4.10 TBA. 6.00 The Goldbergs. 6.30 Puppy School.

7.30 Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 10.30 Bones. 12.30 The Blacklist. 1.30 Ordinary Joe. 2.30 The Resident.

6.00 Morning Programs.

10.00 4x4 Adventures. 11.00 Escape Fishing. 11.30 Roads Less Travelled.

12.00 Navigating The World. 1.00 Diagnosis Murder. 2.00 JAG. 3.00 Australian Survivor.

4.30 What’s Up Down Under. 5.00 Bondi Rescue. 5.30 Diagnosis Murder. 6.30 JAG. 7.30 Matlock. 8.30 NCIS. 11.20 CSI: Vegas.

12.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Deal Or No Deal.

8.00 Frasier. 10.00 Ridiculousness. 11.00 Stephen Colbert.

2.00 Ridiculousness. 3.00 Friends. 5.30 Frasier. 6.30 The Big Bang Theory.

10.00 Frasier.

11.00 Ridiculousness. 12.00 South Park.

12.30 Shopping. 1.30 South Park. 3.00 Shopping.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.05 ER. 2.45 Not Going Out. 3.15 Doctor Who. 4.00 Would I Lie To You? 4.30 MythBusters. 5.25 Love Your Garden. 6.10 Amazing Spaces.

7.00 Spicks And Specks. 7.30 QI. 8.00 Louis Theroux: African Hunting Holiday. 9.00 Planet America: Weekend Edition. 9.50 Love On The Spectrum. Final. 10.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 3.50 Play School Art Time. 4.05 Grace’s Amazing Machines. 4.20 Odd Squad. 4.45 Gardening Australia Junior. 5.10 Octonauts And The Caves Of Sac Actun.

6.45 Ben And Holly. 7.05 Riley Rocket. 7.35 Moominvalley. 8.00 Horrible Histories. 8.30 Fresh Off The Boat. 9.15 Speechless. 9.55 Merlin. 10.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 News. 2.30 Aust Story. 3.00 News. 3.30 Offsiders. 4.00 Landline. 5.00 ABC News With Auslan. 5.30 ABC News Regional. 6.00 ABC Evening News. 6.30 Foreign Correspondent. 7.00 ABC National News. 7.30 Insiders. 8.40 If You’re Listening.

9.00 Nightly News. 9.30 Aust Story. 10.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 Turning Point. 9.30 TV Shop.

10.00 Getaway. 10.40 Skippy. 11.10 Edgar Wallace Mysteries. 12.30 MOVIE: Rich And Strange. (1931) 2.15 MOVIE: The Scarlet Blade. (1963) 4.00 MOVIE: The Bridge At Remagen. (1969) 6.30 M*A*S*H. 8.30 MOVIE: Rambo 3. (1988) 10.30 The Closer.

11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

1.30 Jeopardy! 3.35 ABC World News Tonight. 4.05 PBS Washington Week. 4.30 Queer Sports. 5.45 Domino Masters. 6.40 Abandoned Engineering. 8.30 The UnXplained With William Shatner. 10.10 WWE Legends. 11.45 Hoarders. 12.40 The X-Files. 4.20 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Australia. 2.30 Monty Don’s Spanish Gardens. Final. 3.30 Sue Perkins’ Big Adventure: Paris To Istanbul. 4.15 Extraordinary Escapes. 5.05 This Is Going To Be Big. 6.00 Antiques Roadshow. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Muster Dogs: Collies And Kelpies. 8.30 The Newsreader. 9.25 Love Me. 10.20 MOVIE: Sunday Too Far Away.

(1975) 11.50 Late Programs.

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6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show.

12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon.

1.00 To Be Advised. 2.45 Surveillance Oz. 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 Australian Idol. 9.10 Suits L.A. New. 10.10 St. Denis Medical. 11.10 Lopez Vs. Lopez. 12.10 Friday Night Lights. 2.00 To Be Advised. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 Married At First Sight. 1.30 Getaway. 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 Affair. 7.30 Married At First Sight. 9.00 Australian Crime Stories: The Investigators. 10.10 To Be Advised. 11.10 9News Late. 11.40 First On Scene. 12.05 Tipping Point. 1.00 Hello SA. 1.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 Australian Survivor. 12.00 Farm To Fork. 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 Australian Survivor. 9.00 NCIS: Sydney.

10.00 10’s Late News. 10.25 NCIS. 11.25 The Project. 12.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 The Abyss: The Rise And Fall Of The Nazis.

3.00 Shepherdess. 3.40 The Cook Up. 4.10 Secrets Of Royal Gardens. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers.

6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Sicily With Michael Portillo. New. 8.25 Wilderness With Simon Reeve. 9.35 Inside Sydney Airport.

10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 Wisting. 11.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Better Homes. 1.00 DVine Living.

1.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. 2.00 Weekender. 2.30 Extreme Railways. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Surf Patrol. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 Inspector Morse. 10.50 Bargain Hunt. 11.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.30 Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. Sydney 500. H’lights. Replay. 3.30 Motor Racing. Supercars C’ship. Sydney 500. H’lights. Replay. 4.30 Storage Wars.

5.00 American Resto. 5.30 American Pickers.

6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Opal Hunters. 8.30 Adventure Gold Diggers. 9.30 Tougher In Alaska. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Flushed. 7.00 It’s Academic.

8.30 Get Arty. 9.00 TBA. 10.30 House Rules. 12.00 Angel. 3.00 New Idea Test Kitchen. 3.20 TBA. 5.00 Bondi Vet. 7.00 Judge Judy. 7.30 Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 9.30 Law & Order: Trial By Jury.

10.30 Bones. 12.30 The Blacklist. 1.30 Alias.

2.30 The Resident.

6.00 Shopping. 8.00 Everyday Gourmet. 8.30 Reel Action. 9.30 What’s Up Down Under. 10.00 Snap Happy. 10.30 Navigating The World.

11.30 Diagnosis Murder. 12.30 JAG. 1.30 Charmed. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 FBI. 11.20 Bull. 12.15 Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

6.00 Morning Programs.

1.00 The Neighborhood.

1.30 King Of Queens. 2.00 Becker. 2.30 Frasier. 3.30 The Neighborhood. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 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. 10.30 The Neighborhood. 11.00 Frasier.

11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 ER. 2.45 Doctor Who. 3.30 A Bite To Eat. 4.00 Would I Lie To You? 4.30 MythBusters. 5.20 Love Your Garden. 6.10 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 7.00 My Family. 7.30 QI. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 9.10 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 9.35 Eat The Invaders. 10.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 3.55 Andy’s Dinosaur Adventures.

4.25 Nella The Princess Knight. 5.20 Kangaroo Beach. 6.05 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 6.45 Ben And Holly. 7.00 The Deep.

7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures.

7.50 Little Lunch. 8.05 Operation Ouch! The Life Fix. 8.40 The Crystal Maze. 9.30 Street Science. 9.50 Merlin. 10.35 Late Programs.

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 12.00 News. 1.00 ABC News Day. 3.00 News. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 ABC News. 6.00 ABC News Hour. 7.00 National News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 The World. 10.00 Nightly News. 10.30 Foreign Correspondent. 11.00 News. 11.30 7.30. 12.00 News. 12.30 Q+A. 1.30 News. 1.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

1.50 World’s Greatest Transportation Marvels. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: The Angry Silence.

(1960) 5.30 Our Yorkshire Farm. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Death In Paradise.

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11.40 Late Programs.

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10.40 Forged In Fire. 12.25 Four Years Later. 1.35 Late Programs.

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6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Who Do You Think You Are? 8.35 Gloria Gaynor: I Will Survive. 10.30 SBS World News Late.

11.00 Prisoner. 12.10 Fargo. 1.55 Earth’s Natural Wonders. 3.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 Surf Patrol. 9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country.

2.00 Creek To Coast. 2.30 My Greek Odyssey.

3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Surf Patrol. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country.

6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Call The Midwife.

8.45 Inspector George Gently. 10.45 Air Crash Inv. 11.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Outback Opal Hunters. 2.00 Adventure Gold Diggers. 3.00 Billy The Exterminator. 3.30 Counting Cars. 4.30 Storage Wars. 5.00 American Resto. 5.30 American Pickers. 6.30 Pawn Stars. 7.30 Outback Truckers. 9.30 Outback Truckers: Best Of. 10.30 Deadliest Roads. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Flushed. 7.00 It’s Academic.

8.30 Get Arty. 9.00 TBA. 10.30 House Rules. 12.00 Angel. 3.00 My France With Manu. 4.00 Glee. 5.00 Bondi Vet. 7.00 Judge Judy. 7.30 CSI. 8.30 CSI: Miami. 9.30 CSI: New York. 10.30 CSI: Cyber. 11.30 Bones. 12.30 The Blacklist. 1.30 Alias. 2.30 The Resident.

6.00 Shopping. 8.00 Everyday Gourmet. 8.30 Jake And The Fatman. 9.30 Diagnosis Murder.

11.30 JAG. 1.30 Charmed. Final. 2.30 Jake And The Fatman. 3.30 Diagnosis Murder.

5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 8.30 Bull.

11.15 FBI. 12.15 Shopping. 2.15 Diagnosis Murder. 4.05 JAG.

6.00 Morning Programs.

1.00 The Neighborhood.

1.30 King Of Queens. 2.00 Becker. 2.30 Frasier. 3.30 The Neighborhood. 4.00 Farm To Fork. 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. 10.30 The Neighborhood. 11.00 Frasier.

11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.10 ER. 2.55 Doctor Who. 3.40 Would I Lie To You? 4.10 MythBusters. 5.05 Love Your Garden.

5.50 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces. 6.40 My Family. 7.30 QI. 8.00 Would I Lie To You? 8.30 Fisk. 9.00 Double Parked. 9.50 Optics.

10.20 ER. 11.05 Not Going Out. 11.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 3.50 Andy’s Dinosaur Adventures.

4.25 Nella The Princess Knight. 5.20 Kangaroo Beach. 6.05 PJ Masks Power Heroes. 6.45 Ben And Holly. 7.00 The Deep.

7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures.

7.50 Little Lunch. 8.05 Operation Ouch! 8.40 Deadly 60. 9.10 Badgers: Their Secret World.

9.55 Merlin. 10.40 Late Programs.

6.00 News. 9.00 News. 12.00 News. 1.00 ABC News Day. 3.00 News. 4.00 Afternoon Briefing. 5.00 ABC News. 6.00 ABC News Hour. 7.00 National News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 News Tonight. 8.45 The Business. 9.00 The World. 10.00 Nightly News. 10.15 Four Corners. 11.00 News. 11.30 7.30. 12.00 News. 12.30 Breakfast Couch.

1.00 News. 1.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

11.30 My Favorite Martian.

12.00 Days Of Our Lives. 2.00 Good Karma Hospital. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Warlords Of Atlantis. (1978) 5.30 Our Yorkshire Farm. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow.

7.30 New Tricks. 8.40 Shakespeare And Hathaway. 9.40 Agatha Christie’s Marple.

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6.00 Morning Programs.

2.35 Queer Sports. 3.50 WorldWatch. 5.45 The Fast History Of. 6.10 Underground Worlds. 7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.30 Dark Side Of Reality TV. 10.20 Black Comedy In America. 12.10 Dark Side Of The ‘90s. 1.00 The Devil You Know. 2.40 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 1.00 Call The Midwife. 2.00 Miniseries: In Our Blood. 3.00 Nigella Bites. 3.25 Grand Designs. 4.15 Long Lost Family. 5.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice.

5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.25 Hard Quiz. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Foreign Correspondent. 8.30 The Role Of A Lifetime. 9.20 Queerstralia. 10.25 The ABC Of. 10.55 ABC Late News. 11.10 The Business. 11.25 Late Programs.

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Snowy Monaro

Balgownie Farm Agent: Elders Real Estate Cooma Contact: Tim Schofield 0428 526 733 WELCOME to Balgownie Farm. This picturesque property on the banks of the Delegate River gives buyers the opportunity to experience country living at its best. This property has been very well set up and maintained.

The three bedroom home on the banks of the Delegate River provides a very comfortable lifestyle. There is an open plan layout inside and the initial garage has been turned into a games room. There are sweeping verandahs overlooking the perfectly manicured lawns and gardens. A truly magical place to watch the sunrise and sunset. The owners pride themselves on growing their own vegetables in this unique garden. There are also plenty of sheds for the cars plus ample workshop space.

The farmland is set on 410 acres.

There has been an excellent pasture improvement program in place with pastures consisting of Phalaris, Ryegrass and Lucerne. The property is subdivided into 15 paddocks which makes it ideal for rotational grazing and spelling with some paddocks set aside annually for hay making. Fencing is a feature of this farm with plenty of newly constructed fences and gateways. This property also has a sound fertiliser history.

The property currently carries around 30 + cows and calves with the calves grown out to yearlings. There is a well equipped large shearing shed that allows room to do plenty of the work undercover. The cattle handling facilities are also very good. The steel yards are equipped with a crush and loading ramp.

There is also a large, enclosed hayshed that also can accommodate a tractor and farming machinery.

Balgownie has close to four kilometres of frontage to the Delegate River, which boasts a population of platypus and trout. At the far end of the property on a bend in the river you will find a charming small cottage to camp out and enjoy this paradise. This truly is an amazing place.

Don’t miss out on this wonderful opportunity. Call the exclusive selling agents today to book an inspection.

eldersrealestate.com.au

‘BALGOWNIE FARM’ Delegate | 166 HA / 410 AC

The perfect place to live the dream lifestyle in the country

• 3 bedroom brick veneer homestead with wrap around verandas.

• Extensive views of the beautifully established gardens.

• Around 4km frontage to the Delegate River • Various garage and workshop spaces • Shearing shed plus sheep and cattle yards • Improved pastures with fertilizer history • Excellent fencing subdivided into 15 paddocks • Large hay and machinery shed • Numerous dams and troughs • Carrying capacity estimated at 1,000 DSE • 9km from Delegate and 21km to Bombala • Separate camping hut on the banks of the Delegate River boasting Trout and Platypus.

Auction Friday 7th March, 11am Venue Delegate Country Club Tim Schofield 0428 526 733 Sam Green 0428 973 520 Elders Cooma eldersrealestate.com.au/300P175230 *Approx.

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Opportunity knocks Address: Havarest, 37 Soho Street, Cooma NSW 2630: LOCATED only a short distance from Cooma CBD on a gently sloping 679.50m2 corner block. Circa 1910 built period home, in mostly original condition, with some alterations having taken place from approximately 1960s – 1980s.

The home comprises of spacious kitchen/dining area, separate living, north easterly sunroom, three bedrooms, hallway, mudroom, centrally located bathroom, separate WC, laundry, rear undercover patio. The yard features established grounds and gardens, a single car garage and a small garden shed.

Close to restaurants, shops and cafes alike, the location of Havarest gives you all this at your fingertips. The R1 zoning and convenient location may also suit professional rooms or perhaps a home business, all subject to approvals from all relevant authorities of course.

This property has stood the test of time, and its location is certainly second to none.

Don’t miss this opportunity to own a property in such a convenient location.

Contact the KMPL sales team on 02 6456 7232 to book your private inspection today.

Havarest goes to auction on Tuesday March 18, 2025 at 6.30pm online and in room.

In room auction venue: 1 Park Street, Berridale NSW 2628 Online auction website: Realtair - https:// buy.realtair.com/properties/156577

“Havarest”

“Kalimna”

37 Soho Street, Cooma NSW 2630 Opportunity Knocks!

Approx. 679.50m2

• • •

Located only a short stroll from Cooma CBD. Gently sloping 679.50m2, low maintenance corner block.

Circa 1910 built period home in mostly original condition, with some alterations having taken place from approx. 1960s – 1980s.

• Floor plan comprising of spacious kitchen/dining, separate living, north easterly sunroom, three bedrooms, hallway, mudroom, centrally located bathroom, separate WC, laundry, rear under cover patio.

• Single car garage plus small garden shed.

• Established grounds and gardens.

AGENTS COMMENTS: The location of “Havarest” is certainly second to none. The property has stood the test of time with some alterations taking place over the years. The properties’ location is perfectly suited for those wishing to live close to restaurants, shops and cafes alike. The R1 zoning and location may also suit professional rooms or perhaps a home business, all subject to approvals from all relevant authorities of course.

If you’re looking for opportunity and location, don’t hesitate and contact our sales team now!

Contact: Aaron Mackay P: 02 6456 7232 W: kirshnermackay.com.au Online Auction: Tuesday 18th March 2025 Commencing 6:30pm

1 8 09 D ry Plains R oad , Wamb rook NSW 2630 • •

53.8 1 Ha or 1 32.97 Acres ( Approx.)

Located less than 25 minutes drive north, northwest of Cooma along Dry lains Road.

The land bound to the west by at Ann Creek, a secure source of pristine water, o ering outstanding views to the east and north as far as the eye can see. redominantly native vegetation including sca ered stands of Eucalypts.

• Modern home built 4 years ago. The oor plan comprising of 3 bedrooms, including a generous master suite with walk in robe and ensuite bathroom, study, open plan kitchen, dining and living space, second or guest bathroom, internal laundry and mudroom.

• To ensure comfort during all seasons, windows and doors are double glazed, bathroom oors are heated plus there are three sources of heating including a combustion wood re place, gas re place, as well as electric heating.

• The house water supply is all rainwater harvested from both house as well as shed with a storage capability of more than 70,000L in 6 tanks.

• A two bay workshop with a skillion roof on either side, landscaped well maintained low maintenance grounds complete the perfect picture.

AGENTS COMMENTS: “ alimna” is the ideal lifestyle property in the heart of the Snowy Mountains, all the hard work is done with all the necessary infrastructure in place. A paradise for all local wild and bird life. lenty of space to run a few horses, sheep or other stock.

Don’t hesitate and contact our sales team now!

Contact: Nick Kirshner & Aaron Mackay P: 02 6456 7232 W: kirshnermackay.com.au Online Auction: Tuesday 11th March 2025 Commencing 6:30pm

Venue: Online & In Room

Venue: Online & In Room

Inspect: By Appointment with Exclusive Agent Only.

Inspect: By Appointment with Exclusive Agent Only.

KIRSHNER MACKAY Property & Livestock

KIRSHNER MACKAY Property & Livestock

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Move in ready Address: 38 Cardwell Street, Bombala Asking: $500,000 Agent: Nutrien Harcourts Cute family home in central location!

Featuring open living areas, lounge with study nook, kitchen and dining with access to the outdoor entertaining deck area there is plenty of space for the modern family that loves indoor/outdoor entertaining or just spending time together. Three good sized bedrooms with built in robes, bathroom and laundry, the home is heated by slow combustion heater as well as reverse cycle air conditioning.

The family friendly yard is complimented by established gardens and cleverly segmented into different zones while maximising use of space. Fenced off gravel driveway keeps the little ones out of harms way while allowing plenty of space for off street parking. Single car garage or workshop in the back yard and garden shed for storage. Located approximately 500m from the local public schools and 600m from the local shopping centre the home is centrally located while being in a quiet no through street.

This property is neat, sweet and complete with nothing to do but move in!

FOR SALE

FOR SALE

1026 Lower Bendoc Road, Bendoc Lifestyle or grazing opportunity!

Asking: $500,000

Located in the well renowned Bendoc area with favourable rain fall averages and good pastures this property is set up for reliable livestock production.

• 71.46ha/176.578ac (approx) of predominantly improved annual and perennial pastures with minimal native grasses • Small portion of native timber at the back of the property that joins with the Bendoc State Forest • Bisected by Spring Creek • Well watered with multiple spring fed dams and an average rainfall of 980mm • The property is well subdivided into 5 paddocks with fencing in good condition • Former residence (now uninhabitable) should ensure building entitlement • Mains power lines running through the property Small but mighty, this is a wonderful opportunity to start out or add a productive block to your portfolio.

844 Richardson Road, Bungarby Secluded off grid living at ‘Yaraandoo’

If living amongst nature and enjoying the beauty of the Australian bush are on your wish list, then look no further!

• Off grid homestead features 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, formal sitting and dining rooms • Everyday living areas - kitchen with slow combustion stove and gas cooking that opens to living and dining area with slow combustion heater • 89.03ha/219.993ac of native bushland with 1 fenced paddock near the homestead • 118,000 litre rain water tank and 3 dams • Bushfire prepared with sprinkler system on the house If you are ready to embrace tranquility, then book your inspection today!

Christine McIntosh Real Estate Sales

Bombala

M 0427 584 004

Asking: $900,000

E christine.mcintosh@nh.com.au

Frances Lomas

Property Management

M 0436 419 594

E frances.lomas@nutrien.com.au

P 02 6458 3558 | 144 Maybe Street, Bombala | nutrienharcourts.com.au

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GRASSROOTS

Exports continue record momentum

By TIM JACKSON, MLA GLOBAL SUPPLY ANALYST AND LILY YUAN, MLA MARKET INSIGHTS ANALYST Lamb Lamb exports fell four percent from January last year to 24,177 tonnes. Despite the decline, January 2025 export numbers still reached the second largest on record for January.

This is broadly in line with the high slaughter volumes seen towards the end of 2024.

The United States (US) was the largest market for Australian lamb, with volumes rising six percent from last year to 6,020 tonnes. China was the second largest market, with exports falling four percent from last year to 3,414 tonnes, and exports to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) rose 14 percent from last year to 2,516 tonnes.

Frozen lamb exports eased by six percent from year ago levels to 13,147 tonnes, with chilled lamb exports also falling by one percent to 11,030 tonnes.

Resilient chilled figures can be partially explained by strong volumes exported to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) markets, which is primary a market for chilled lamb, and chilled carcases in particular.

Mutton Australia exported 19,776 tonnes of mutton, the largest January export volume on record.

Following on from the strong finish to 2024, exports to China rose 16 percent from last year to 7,326 tonnes, making it the largest market for mutton.

Following China, exports to Malaysia lifted 63 percent to 2,792 tonnes and exports to Saudi Arabia lifted 20 percent to 1,416 tonnes.

Goat meat Exports of Australian goat meat lifted 67 percent from last year to 4,044 tonnes. This is the largest January goat meat export figure on record, and remarkably, 41 percent higher than the previous January record (set in 2017).

This lift in exports was widely distributed; the US was the largest market with exports rising 13 percent to 1,517 tonnes, while exports to China lifted 183 percent to 764 tonnes and exports to South Korea lifted 79 percent to 620 tonnes.

Beef Australia exported 81,050 tonnes of beef in January, seven percent more than January 2024 and the highest January beef volume on record. Grainfed exports fell four percent from last year to 22,786 tonnes, while grassfed exports lifted 13 percent to 58,283 tonnes.

The US remained the largest market for Australian beef, with exports lifting 22 percent from last year to 24,685 tonnes. Exports to Japan fell three percent from last year to 15,806 tonnes and exports to China rose six percent to 14,908 tonnes.

Sharp drop in lamb numbers Wagga Wagga sale yards 48,888 IN A surprising turn, lamb numbers dropped by 8,112, leaving many producers and agents taken aback.

Despite this decline, the quality of the lambs for trade, and extra heavy, were excellent. However, the light lambs presented a mixed bag in terms of quality, with a significant number being snapped up by processors.

Not all processors participated in the sale this week, which resulted in less competition. Nevertheless, the market managed to hold steady, in the face of reduced buyer presence.

Trade lambs sold to solid competition, with some categories seeing an increase of a few dollars.

Lambs weighing between 20-24kg were sold at $153 to $200/head. The Merino lamb supplies saw a notable

decline, with only a few buyers focusing on the betterpresented lambs.

The better quality Merino lambs fetched between $138 and $189, while heavier portions commanded prices between $209 and $219/head.

There was a noticeable decrease in re-stocking buyers seeking secondary lambs.

Prices for secondary lambs returning to the paddock ranged between $96 and $153, reflecting a shift in demand.

On the export front, most DECLINE: Numbers dropped significantly at last week’s Wagga Wagga buyers remained active but sheep sale. PHOTO: Supplied were hesitant to push the market aggressively. prices between $235 and $286, conditions. Heavy crossbred Lambs weighing between averaging 768c/kg. ewes sold up to $11 cheaper, 26-30kg sold for prices It was a mixed yarding of while heavy Merino ewes ranging from $214 to $245. For mutton, however there was improved up to $28 which was lambs more than 30kg, sold a magnificent selection of quality related. $13 cheaper. There were no crossbred ewes and Merino Heavy sheep averaged 374c super heavy lambs this week ewes in each agents run. to 414c/kg cwt. Trade sheep to weighing 38-40kg.

There are now younger mixed price trends to average Lambs 30 to 36kg achieved ewes in the mix due to the dry 342c/kg cwt.

Cattle quality improves, vealers standout MLA Wagga Wagga THERE was a decline in overall numbers but a noticeable improvement in quality.

The sale featured an impressive line-up of grain-fed yearlings, which contributed to the overall positive prices across trade weights 400 to 500kg.

A larger contingent of buyers attended the sale, including re-stockers from Dubbo and Forbes, along with restocking orders from further north.

The presence of a significant number of feedlot buyers, alongside several key export processors, helped the market gain traction, resulting in price increases across most classes. One of the standout performers this week were the vealers, which commanded prices ranging from 349c to 394c/kg.

Trade steers and heifers were in reasonable supply, selling for between 292c and 366c/kg. The demand for feeder steers was particularly

strong, with medium weights jumping 9c to fetch between 305c and 370c/kg.

Lighter feeder steers saw an even more substantial increase, climbing 23c to reach a top price of 380c/kg.

Steers destined for the paddock were a hot commodity, gaining 40c to 73c and achieving a top price of 420c/ kg. The big lift in demand highlights the growing interest in restocking by Australia’s northern counterparts.

On the export front,

competition was strong for heavy bullocks, which sold between 315c and 378c/kg.

Heavy steers saw fluctuating demand, driven by age and breed, with prices ranging from 292c to 328c/kg.

As the sale progressed, heavy cow prices continued to rise, with heavy cows making between 272c and 309c/kg.

Leaner cows with some fat cover were priced between 240c and 284c/kg. Re-stockers entered the cow market paying from 228c to 271c/kg

Busy time for Upper Snowy Landcare volunteers Call for volunteers for Mulloon event THE Mulloon Institute is calling for a limited number of volunteers to assist planting aquatic vegetation around newly completed in-stream structures on Tuesday March 11 and Wednesday March 12.

This re-vegetation project has been taking place at a property near Captain’s Flat as part of the Molonglo Catchment Rehydration Initiative, supported by the NSW Government Environmental Trust.

A small group of volunteers will be recruited to assist Mulloon team members to transplant aquatic vegetation in and around the waterway in wet and potentially slippery and hazardous conditions.

The requirements for this role will be: Safe and confident working in waterways and planting in water; Experience working in waders preferred but not required; BYO sturdy footwear, long sleeves and pants, waders and/or gumboots, drinking water, snacks and lunch, a change of clothes, sun protection, and a raincoat if necessary.

Starting at 9am and ending at 4pm (or earlier). Arriving by 8.30am for parking and transport to the site.

If you would like to participate in this event, please contact Penny Cooper by emailing pennycooper@ mullooninstitute.org There will be a second, larger event held in March over a weekend, with details coming soon.

Local shows Upper Snowy Landcare’s stall at the Nimmitabel show was a success with many visitors keen to talk about all things Landcare.

Members will be running another stall at the Dalgety show on March 2; there will be a huge range of resources available.

If you are interested in discussing conservation agreements, the Biodiversity Conservation Trust will also be in attendance at the Dalgety show.

This year Upper Snowy has partnered with Saving Our Species who will be running a craft stall at the Dalgety show, rolling out some great craft activities involving threatened grassland species.

African lovegrass field day Dalgety An African Lovegrass field day will be held on March 4 conducted by NSW Government, Snowy Monaro Regional Council and the Centre for Invasive Species Solutions.

Information will be presented on current research on best practice management of the invasive grass.

Researchers from NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development and Local Land Services will present the latest research on effective herbicides for ALG control, competitive pastures and their interaction.

Trial sites: 8.30 to 10.30am: Herbicides followed by pastures at “Wyreela”, 987 Dalgety Road, Dalgety 10.30 to 10.50am: Travel to the next site on “Wyreela” 10.50 to 12.30pm: Herbicide trial (Dalgety) To register please contact Michael Hopwood on 0428271484 or michael. hopwood@dpi.nsw.gov.au Local Land Services farm water workshops Join NSW Local Land

Services at one of its free farm water planning workshops to create a customised Farm Water Management Plan for your property.

What you’ll learn: Water requirements – how much water do you need?

Water sources – dams, bores, streams – assessing your options Current dam storage vs harvestable rights – assessing your potential to increase your dam capacity.

Locations: Boorowa: February 25 Bigga: February 19 and 26 Grabben Gullen: February 20 and 27 Note: two dates are listed for locations as the workshop is held over two half days.

Spots are limited. Visit the NSW Government’s Local Land Services website for further details or for further information, contact: Matthew Lieschke: matthew. lieschke@lls.nsw.gov.au or Shane Laverty: shane. laverty@lls.nsw.gov.au The workshops initiative is a Southern NSW Drought and Innovation Hub project funded by the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund.

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Concerns heard as Market confidence ‘buoyant’ on kill stock biosecurity levy scrapped Strong support expected for upcoming Cooma cattle sale

of pregnancy tested in calf cows come on to the market as vendors wean early, so get in touch with your local agent if you can handle a few more numbers to run through winter.

The next cattle sale in Cooma will be held on February 21 with the last two sales being well supported and prices up.

Also in upcoming sales in the local area is the first Nutrien/Elders weaner sale on March 19.

Numbers are already being booked so it is shaping up to be another big sale with plenty of attraction for buyers from away.

Again, talk to your agent to get cattle booked into this feature Monaro sale.

On the sheep front, killable shorn lambs are still coming onto the market as the feed hardens and lambs finish off. Buyers are paying a premium for well shorn, well covered crossbred lambs.

There is also a spike in cows and calves especially younger types with weight.

The January monthly store sale in Cooma was a good example of this.

By DAMIEN ROACH LIVESTOCK ACCOUNT MANAGER, NUTRIEN COOMA LIVESTOCK markets are holding this month due to rain being seen in the north of the country and due to high global markets, particularly the United States beef market. There are still high volumes of cattle and sheep being pushed onto the market with the drier conditions being seen in NSW and Victoria, yet the market is absorbing these quite well.

Processors are handling the volumes well with most sheep processors only being out one to two weeks for space.

Market confidence is buoyant on kill stock, yet re-stocking animals are starting to become sticky with buyers being particular about what article they

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acquire, wanting to select large lines of stock and some uncertainty of the season.

This will turn very quickly if there is an early autumn break though.

Younger Merino sheep are still selling but at a price.

Along with feeder steers and heifers, buyers again are paying premiums for Angus cattle.

Looking forward, this time of year is when plenty

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SNOWY Monaro farmers have welcomed the Federal Parliament’s decision to discharge the Biosecurity Protection Levy, effectively binning the tax.

National Farmers’ Federation president, David Jochinke, thanked the Minister for Agriculture, Julie Collins, for listening to farmers’ concerns.

“This is a huge win for farmers. The Minister and the Senate have

listened – this tax was deeply flawed and unfair to farmers,” Mr Jochinke said.

“We appreciate the Minister’s ongoing commitment to ensuring the sustainability of our biosecurity system.”

Mr Jochinke praised federation members, industry stakeholders and the thousands of farmers who voiced their concerns about the proposed tax.

“Together we put up a fierce fight and we are

relieved to close the book on this idea,” he said.

“The agricultural sector was united in its opposition to this tax and we are just as united in our commitment to protecting our country’s biosecurity.

“Farmers already contribute significantly to the system, and we look forward to working with the government on policy that strengthens our defence against pests and diseases without adding extra costs on farmers.”

Changes to BOM’s long-range forecasts

By EMILY TAN, MEAT AND LIVESTOCK AUSTRALIA MARKET INFORMATION ANALYST FROM December 2024, the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) implemented significant changes to its long-range forecasts.

The Bureau is continuing to reduce its emphasis on climate indicators, previously referred to as climate drivers, like El Niño and La Niña.

The changes will encourage people to focus on its long-range forecasts – which capture all ocean and atmospheric

conditions that affect seasonal weather – rather than just a few climate indicators.

According to BOM, focusing on long-range forecasts will allow them to capture all global environmental factors that influence Australian weather, rather than just a handful of sea surface temperatures, to build the outlook.

As a result, the Bureau will stop issuing updates and alert statements relating to climate indicators, such as the ENSO dial.

What does this mean for agriculture?

BOM is suggesting key industry stakeholders make decisions for their agricultural enterprise based on the Bureau’s longrange forecasts. These will become the more reliable prediction method in the foreseeable future.

Given the change in reporting, it is a possibility that industry stakeholders with limited time and knowledge regarding ocean and atmospheric conditions may look towards international weather agencies for more digestible information regarding the weather.

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FOR 40 years, Spencer have Leslie and Allan been imparting musical talents their and passion onto eager locals. The highly regarded Spencers are for their teaching skills and community first approach.

Allan’s dad once told him that only musician making money the music was ‘the from bloke at the railway station – and you there are coins can see because in his A banker, he wasn’t guitar case’. on his son pursuing all that keen a career in music, but 50 or so years on, it would be fair to say that Allan’s career choice has worked out well. pretty After years teaching playing in ensembles music, with equally music-addicted ‘best Leslie, and opening friend and wife’ and store in Cooma, a music school Allan has gone full circle – busking idea of right back to that his dad’s.

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on Friday, telling of their ‘anger’ the court on May 17, 2023. and ‘grief ’ following the “Mum was an death of the incredible 95-year-old great-grandm person and a wonderful White was convicted other. mother,” daughter, Lesley Nowland’s manslaughteof Mrs Lloyd, told the court. r by a jury in November Mrs Nowland’s 2024. His trial lasted eight the incident has family said NSW Supreme days in the lives. With Whitechanged their Court where he maintained a the court, they present in not-guilty plea spoke to the manslaughte difficulty of seeing of the r of Mrs the now Nowland, who sacked police he tasered in officer around her Yallambee Lodge residence Cooma.

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About the Position: As an MCAS Generalist Case Worker, you’ll support individuals and families who are facing significant challenges such as domestic and family violence, mental health issues, drug and alcohol dependency, homelessness, and financial distress. Your role will involve working with clients aged 16 and over, including children in their care, to provide intensive, holistic support in times of crisis.

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• Desirable Qualifications/Experience: o Experience in case management. o Understanding of community sector resources and government departments. o Familiarity with issues related to domestic violence, substance abuse, mental health, and family breakdowns.

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• Salary Packaging: MCAS offers salary packaging options (subject to financial advice).

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Location: Cooma, NSW (Outreach to the Snowy Monaro LGA) Employment Type: Permanent Classification: SCHADS Modern Award 2010 Salary: Negotiable based on experience, with salary packaging options available About the Role: MCAS is seeking a dynamic and experienced Manager to lead our dedicated team in delivering essential community services.

This role is responsible for overseeing all programs and services, ensuring quality service delivery, managing staff, and maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders. The Manager will work closely with the Management Committee to implement strategic goals and drive positive change in the community.

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PAYNE, Douglas Kelvin of Berremangra, Yass, Cooma, and Shell Cove Passed away on Tuesday 11th February 2025.

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Lola celebrates 25-year Probus milestone COOMA’S Ladies Probus Club has made a fine start to the year with member Lola van der Plaat being awarded a 25-year membership award at the February monthly meeting.

Lola said she hopes to be a member for at least another ten years.

Lola previously held the demanding position of social outings organiser.

Many ladies, and partners have enjoyed excursions and longer adventures organised by Lola, the last one being a week long tour of the central west of NSW in 2023.

Member speaker at the meeting was well known local identity, especially in musical circles, Glenyss Allen.

Glenyss delivered a very interesting account of her career as a music teacher and the many roles she filled in the Education Department and as a pianist, working in many NSW country towns and in Sydney including the Conservatorium of Music High School.

Initially, Glenyss wanted to be a nurse but loved teaching and has become a much recognised accompanist and piano teacher.

Cooma is enriched by her extensive musical contribution to the town.

Glenyss began learning piano at about the age of five and, noticing her potential, her uncle sent a cheque for 100 pounds, quite a lot of money in the early 1950s, to help buy Glenyss a piano.

Her successful and long teaching career has meant that she is still in touch with some of her students.

At the Conservatorium it was her task to audition potential students and she was on the staff at the time of the inauguration of the first international piano competition.

Consequently, she took her classes to the competition to be the audience which was a wonderful experience for them all.

Glenyss became a music curriculum consultant in the head office of the Education Department, but avoided being strangled by red tape by accepting promotions to head teacher at Cheltnam Girls High and ended her varied and interesting teaching career as deputy principal at Carlingford High School. Moving to Cooma with husband, Simon Allen, she has had many private piano students and still has one or two advanced students.

Glenyss has instigated many local student concerts, ‘Young at Art’ giving students the opportunity to and the experience of performing in public.

Guest speaker at the meeting was Rachel Lazarus, audiologist, supported by Julie Kirpichnikov, receptionist from the Audika premises in Cooma.

They provided a great deal of information about hearing loss and the services available in the local hearing clinic.

Rachel emphasised that a regular hearing check is as important as a medical, optical and dental check.

Hearing connects us to our world and to each other, making us aware of our surroundings and conversations in our social connections.

Hearing loss is usually a natural process that happens as we age and needs to be addressed and managed with today’s modern advanced hearing device technology.

Hearing aids these days are based on the recipient’s lifestyle and connectivity opportunities.

Rachel offers personalised care with ongoing reviews and advised getting hearing aids ‘the sooner the better’.

The next Cooma Ladies Probus meeting will be held on Wednesday March 12 at the Cooma Ex-Services Club gathering at 10am for the AGM. New members are always welcome.

INFORMATIVE: Audiologist, Rachel Lazarus (left), with Audika Hearing Clinic Cooma receptionist, Julie Kirpichnikov gave an educational address concerning hearing health and care to the Cooma Ladies Probus Club.

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Applications open for AIS scholarships ATHLETES pursuing higher education in 2025 are being encouraged to apply for funding support through the Australian Institute of Sport’s (AIS) Athlete Education Scholarship program.

Delivered in partnership with the John and Myriam Wylie Foundation, the scholarship program offers grants of up to $5,000 per athlete to go towards study expenses outside of sport.

The scholarship aims to alleviate some of the financial pressures that come with balancing study and sport, and support athletes to expand their career options and prepare for life after competition.

Since launching in 2020, the AIS and the John and Myriam Wylie Foundation have awarded more than $473,000 in education scholarships to more than 160 student-athletes, including 47 athletes from 19 sports in last year alone.

Grateful to be one of those recipients is reigning Australian 50m breaststroke record holder Grayson Bell, who said the scholarship allowed him to pursue his passions for both swimming and software engineering.

“Balancing academics with the demands of training and competition as an athlete is challenging and the AIS scholarship has significantly eased that burden,” Bell said.

“It’s given me the freedom to focus on my athletic goals while ensuring I can continue to achieve my academic pursuits.

“It’s not just an investment in my education and athletic career, it’s an investment in my goals.”

Fellow 2024 Scholarship recipient and wheelchair rugby player Damien Mortaud is also thankful for the support that helped him finish a Certificate IV in Residential Drafting which he hopes will lead to a career making Australia more accessible for people living with a disability.

“I was absolutely honoured to receive the AIS Athlete Education Scholarship. It was instrumental to me finishing my studies and getting me ready to pursue my passion outside of my sport,” Mortaud said.

Wheelchair rugby player Damien Mortaud was also a 2024 scholarship recipient.

The AIS Athlete Education Scholarship is open to categorised athletes who are intending to enrol, currently enrolled, or part way through a course or unit of study from an educational institution that is part of the Elite Sport Education Network (ESEN).

Applications close at 2pm Friday March 14.

St Pat’s swim carnival fun, competitive racing AT THE end of the first week of school, St Patrick’s Parish secondary students competed at the school’s annual swimming carnival with perfect weather for some fun and competitive racing.

Highlights from the day included the salmon novelty relay, the Year 7/8 and Year 9/10 house relays and the student leadership against staff relay.

The winning house for 2025 was Aqua, followed by Terra, Ignis and Caelum.

The age champions for 2025 are: 13 year-olds - Quinn Lawley and Boston Varcoe; 14 year-olds - Gabrielle Lloyd and Nate Quodling; 15 year-olds - Hannah Hill and Samuel Rowe; 16 year-olds - Ava Lawley and Finley Stewart.

“Congratulations to these students, and to the students who have qualified for the Archdiocesan Carnival to be held in Queanbeyan on Tuesday March 4,” physical education teacher, Tim Lawley, said.

WINNERS: St Patrick’s Parish School age champions for 2025 (from left) Quinn Lawley, Boston Varcoe, Nate Quodling, Finley Stewart, Gabrielle Lloyd, Ava Lawley, Hannah Hill and Samuel Rowe.

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Ready to start racing in the backstroke event.

Backstroke action during a race at St Patrick’s Parish School swimming carnival.

Competitors get off to a good start in one of the races held at the Cooma Swimming Pool last week.

Training centre opens doors to public THE National Snowsports Training Centre at Jindabyne is throwing open its doors to the public with the community encouraged to attend an open day.

The community can experience the facilities, take part in free airbag and acro sessions, or tour the grounds of the training centre to see what is on offer.

The open day will take place on Saturday February 22 from

9am. Throughout the day, Snow Australia will be running a variety of acro and airbag sessions.

“Whether you’re looking to try something new, refine your skills or simply have fun, there’s something for everyone,” a Snow Australia spokesperson said.

“There will be a barbecue with sausage sandwiches and a selection of beverages available for purchase making it

a great day out for the whole community.”

Session times Park sessions - Intro2Plastics (for first-time airbag users) – 8.30am / 10.30am / 1pm; park development airbag – 9am10.30am; and development and high-performance airbag – 11.30am-1pm / 2pm - 3.30pm.

Acro sessions - tiny tumblers (three to four years) – 9.30am, 10.30am; open bounce sessions – 11.30am - 12.30pm, 12.30pm

- 1.30pm, 1.30pm - 2.30pm.

This event is free but registration is required, and numbers will be limited in all sessions. Registration closes Friday February 21 at 5pm.

To participate, simply sign up as a Snow Australia member (either as a financial member or through the free NSTC visitor access option) and register for the event. Link available on the Snow Australia website.

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Cooma Ladies Open attracts strong field

By COOMA GOLF CLUB A BUSY weekend at the Cooma Golf Club saw some of the region’s best golfers contest the Cooma Ladies Open.

Golfers from across the south east, Canberra region and central west contested the two-day event.

On Saturday, the Think Pink Plumbing and Gas Ladies Open started with Canadian foursomes. The overall winners were Carmel Mansell and Eileen Wilson from Cowra Golf Club.

Local golfers, Kylie Woodcock and Michelle White of the Coolamatong Snowy Mountains Country Club, enjoyed a fine round to finish fifth.

Results of the Canadian foursomes Overall winners - Carmel Mansell and Eileen Wilson Cowra Golf Club Second place - Kerry Hunting and Di Martin - Tura Beach Country Club Third place - Kim Delaney and Susan Shallis - Moss Vale Golf Club Fourth place - Megan Everest and Kim Watson - Queanbeyan Golf Club

CHAMPION: Narelle Woods (left) of the Murrumbidgee Golf Club celebrates winning the Cooma ladies Open.

Coolamatong Snowy Mountains Golf Club duo of Narelle is congratulated by Cooma golfer, Helen Michelle White and Kylie Woodcock finish fifth in the Crawford.

PHOTOS: Cooma Golf Club Canadian foursomes.

Fifth place - Kylie Woodcock and Michelle White - Coolamatong Snowy Mountain Country Club Nearest to the pin Four - Megan Everest - Yowani Country Club Nine - Marion Buckley Murrumbidgee Country Club 11 - Janelle Holdsworth - Bega Golf Club 17 (golden shot) - Megan Everest Place getters Erica Hansen and Janice

Davidson Penelope Butt and Angela Andrews Maureen Van Maanen and Deb Gumley Susan Cusack and Donna Lawrie Sunday’s Southside Dairy Ladies Open stroke event saw 91 competitors taking part. Narelle Woods of the Murrumbidgee Country Club won the open, shooting a fine round of 83.

Results of the stroke event for

the ladies open Open winner - Narelle Woods 83 Murrumbidgee Country Club A grade overall (nett) Catherine Chan - 72 Gungahlin Lakes Club A stroke winner - Georgie Guthrie - 86 Murrumbidgee Country Club A stroke runner-up - Susan Harrison - 88 Murrumbidgee Country Club B grade overall (nett) - Linda

Staite - 77 Tura Beach Country Club B stroke winner - Nicola Hanrahan - 97 Murrumbidgee Country Club B stroke runner- up - Mary Winther - 101 Bermagui Country Club C grade stableford winner Maureen Van Maanen - 39 Bega Ladies Golf C grade second place - Tania Reid - 37 Tathra Beach Country Club C grade third place - Donna Lawrie - 34 Yowani Country Club Long Drive (18) A grade - Wendy Hergenhan Bega Ladies Golf B grade - Annette Britten Bega Ladies Golf C grade - Elizabeth Draper Federal Golf Club Nearest to pin Nine – Susan Kelly Eden Sports and Recreation Club 17 (golden shot) - Karen Enright Tathra Beach Country Club Veterans - Kerry Hunting Tura Beach Country Club Jubilee Shield - Club Bega Bega Ladies Golf Kate Walker Annette Britten Maureen Van Maanen

Cooma Bocce Club launches new season THE Cooma Bocce Club has kicked off its 2025 season with a fun-filled briscola event, marking the first competition of the year.

Participants enjoyed a day of camaraderie and competition, and the event was made even more special by the delicious lunch prepared by chefs John Solari and Giovanna Pevere.

The winners of the briscola competition were John Solari and Paola Stefani, with David Pevere and Giovanna Pevere finishing as runners-up.

Michael and Samuel Pevere claimed third place.

The club’s next competition will be the men’s singles, scheduled for March 2. The club is encouraging all members and newcomers, to participate. Those interested in joining the event or becoming a member can contact coomabocce1@gmail.com for more details.

In addition to the exciting events, Cooma Bocce Club has elected its new committee members for the 2025 season. This group will manage the day-to-day operations of the Cooma Bocce Sporting Club Inc. and serve as interim caretakers of the Cooma/ACT Bocce Federation. The newly appointed committee members are: • President - John Solari • Vice president - David Pevere • Secretary: Samuel Pevere • Treasurer - Paola Stefani • Bar persons - Loris Stefani and Michael Pevere • Games organiser - Daniel Pevere • Social secretary - John Solari • Publicity officer - Samuel Pevere Club secretary, Samuel Pevere, said 2025 is set to be a busy and exciting time for Cooma bocce.

“The committee members are looking forward to a prosperous year ahead and are committed to ensuring the continued success and growth of the club,” Pevere, said.

“Cooma Bocce Club also offers fantastic facilities for any occasion. With an operating bar, kitchen, function rooms, and bocce courts, it is the perfect venue for holding club meetings, team bonding, corporate days, family functions, or simply enjoying a fun day out.”

To host an event, contact coomabocce1@ gmail.com for more information.

DEDICATED: The Cooma Bocce Club has elected its new committee of (back from left): vice president, David Pevere; games organiser, Daniel Pevere; bar person, Michael Pevere; secretary, Samuel Pevere; treasurer, Paola Stefani (front from left); president, John Solari; and bar person, Loris Stefani.

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Competitors in the Cooma Bocce Club’s briscola competition enjoy the friendly rivalry.

Samuel Pevere and Michael Pevere congratulate John Solari (centre) on winning the briscola competition.

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Monaro women’s cricket launches

THE inaugural Monaro women’s cricket match has been declared a success by players and organisers, despite rain bringing an early finish to the historic match.

Thriteen women took part in the first women’s cricket match played on the Monaro with excitement building ahead of the second match on Sunday February 23 at NJijong Oval, Cooma.

Numbers are set to increase this Sunday as women from across the region take part. Most parts of the Snowy Monaro will be represented. Players of all ages and abilities are encouraged to play.

Matches are 20 overs a side with players all batting, bowling and fielding. Teams are worked out on the day.

Playing equipment is provided and the matches are designed to be social.

Russ Haylock of the Monaro District Cricket Association said the first match was a terrific occasion as the association looks to grow women’s cricket.

“We had a good response for the first game. It’s a shame the weather stopped the match 10 overs in but this Sunday we are hoping to have around 20 players taking part,” Haylock said.

“The goal is to build women’s cricket and have a competition with multiple sides from across the region.”

The inaugural women’s match featured the following players: Jen O’Ryan, Nicole Claughton, Penny Carroll, Alison Starr, Lilly-Maree Holland, Pam Kimber, Mary Kimber, Chris Haylock, Lily Starr, Tayla Wilson, and Bronte Hearn.

The second match starts at 2.30pm on Sunday at Nijong Oval.

SUCCESS: Taking part in the inaugural Monaro women’s cricket match are Tayla Wilson and Jen O’Ryan. Both showed plenty of form with the bat and are looking forward to the second match this Sunday.

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Cikos blasts Bombala to crucial win in one-day comp

By RUSS HAYLOCK JASON Cikos has blasted Bombala’s highest individual score since they re-joined the competition, leading his side to a crucial win over the Cooma Titans in round eight of the Alpine Hotel Monaro one-day cricket competition.

The number three batter scored an unbeaten 174 that included 18 fours and nine sixes as Bombala posted 5/255 in their 40 overs.

Cikos joined his captain Oliver Chapman (33) at the crease with the score at 1/1, with the pair putting on a partnership of 175 for the second wicket.

“He just got into his groove, and from the

other end he just took the pressure right off me,” Chapman said.

“He was quite measured for the first 20 overs and then he really started to open his arms after that, and the rest is history.”

The Titans have shown the entire competition they have the hitting power to win from any position, and at 2/137 in the 17th over Hassan Nawaz and Aqib Abassi threatened to bring the chase home in a canter.

Enter young seamer Joey Sullivan, who came on and had Abassi (25) out caught off his second ball.

Captain Chapman put faith in the youngster, and he repaid it tenfold.

Sullivan picked up three

wickets without conceding a run in the middle of his spell, including Nawaz for 92, and finished off with the key scalp of Titans skipper Mirza Zeeshan.

His final figures of 5-42 are the best of his senior career to date, with the rest of the attack contributing to bowl the Titans out for 228 and secure a 27-run win.

“It was one of the best bowling displays I’ve seen in adult cricket,” Chapman said of Sullivan’s performance.

“They were firing when he came on to bowl. As a junior to come on and just take it upon himself to rip their batting line-up apart was impressive to watch.”

The win brings Bombala

into the top four, with an opportunity to upset second-placed Jindabyne when they travel down this Saturday.

“It’s nice to build a bit of momentum. We’ve got some good players back and some of the young boys are getting to the age where they’re really starting to put their hand up.

“It’s good fun at the moment, good positive energy. It’s nice to put a bit of pressure back on everyone.”

In the other results for the round, Coffey’s unbeaten run came to an end at the hands of a dominant performance from the Berridale Whitetails.

Justin McCarey (107) and Zac McKenzie (98) were the stars for Berridale, with Coffey’s made to pay for dropping numerous chances throughout the day.

McCarey brought up his ton in less than 50 balls and hit ten sixes, while McKenzie belted seven of his own in his 56-ball knock.

The big hitting pair was supported by opener Russ Haylock (56), with late runs from Tom King (37) and Ben Hearn (21) getting them to 5/350.

Coffey’s opted not to go after the target and ensure Berridale didn’t bowl them out and pick up a bonus point, with Nathan Thompson (67*) top

scoring in their innings of 3/176.

A last-wicket partnership between Chad Stevens and youngster Cooper Tickell allowed Jindabyne to pull off a heist against Dalgety.

The coach and his pupil put on 27 to drag their team over the line in their chase of and keep them in the top two. Stevens made 31 while Tickell was unbeaten with three, their efforts trumping those of Dalgety opening bowlers Aaron Fenton (3/21) and Owen Freebody (3/24).

Dalgety gets an opportunity to make amends when the side plays Berridale this Saturday, while Rhythm plays the Titans and Coffey’s has the bye.

Golfers battle chilly winter conditions on Sunday

By BOMBALA GOLF CLUB AT THE Bombala Golf Club on Saturday, members played a Par for M Ingram trophy.

The scores on Saturday were not brilliant, a case of working “B” golf and the weather turned cold

on the back nine.

The winner was Daniel Douch on a countback from Wayne Elton – 4.

Balls won by these players.

Nearest the pin on seven was won by Brad Yelds. Golden shot went to Wayne Elton.

Sunday’s golf felt like the middle of winter.

The event for the day was a stroke for the monthly medal.

Ray Crawford found form to come in the winner on 76 nett, ahead of Merv Douch 78 nett on countback from

Brendan Weston.

Balls were won by Ray and Merv.

Nearest the pin on 13 was not won.

Golden shot won by Ray Crawford.

Program for the week Ladies Wednesday February

19 – stableford, club trophy Members Saturday and Sunday February 22 and 23 – Bombala Men’s Open Tournament Saturday 9am for 10am shotgun start. Lunch served following golf.

Sunday four-ball-bestball stableford. 10am for 11am start. Carts available, call Di to book.

Members and friends wish Mark a speedy recovery from injuries received after hitting a wombat on his motorbike.

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Wrestling action comes to Bombala WRESTLING fans have the chance to watch one of the sport’s great names this Sunday in Bombala when World Wrestling Entertainment superstar and five-time world heavyweight champion, Austin Aries, comes to town.

All-Star Wrestling Australia is coming to Club Bombala on Sunday February 23 for a big day of wrestling action.

Fans in attendance will get to see the best wrestlers in NSW along with former WWE USA star, Aries.

Aries has been a main event wrestler all around

the world for the past 20 years having wrestled at WrestleMania in front of 65,000 people and in front of millions of people on television.

Aries will be wrestling former Australian heavyweight champion and 20 year veteran Jay Law in Bombala in a first-time match up.

Another of the main events on the afternoon will see Jimmy Zero who is one of the fastest rising young wrestlers in the nation taking on Keegan Brettle for the all-star wrestling heavyweight

championship.

Organisers say the event is family friendly with a little bit of something for everyone.

“It’s highly interactive event where fans are encouraged to cheer their favourites and boo who they don’t like,” an All-Star Wrestling Australia spokesperson said.

“Wrestlers including Austin Aries will be available for autographs, photographs and more after the event.”

More information and tickets available at Club Bombala.

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Winter weather greet golfers

By COOLAMATONG GOLF CLUB GOLFERS were greeted with frigid temperatures for the Sunday par event, with only Jack Parkyn bettering par with plus two on the day.

Playing off a 21 handicap, Parkyn had plus two on the front nine and square the back for a consistent round in trying conditions.

In A grade, Gregg Quinn was square with par and Andrew Haigh on minus one.

In B grade, Robert Haigh was best with minus four.

In C grade, Jack Parkyn had plus two followed

by Jye Kearney on minus three.

The par three holes defended themselves well in blustery conditions, with only Soeron Stoettrup on 8, Jason Christie on 17 and Kathleen Parkyn for the ladies on eight scoring nearest the pins.

In the year long eclectic, Soeron Stoettrup leads the scratch with minus nine and in the nett Jayden Brown is already at minus 23.Last Wednesday’s round had Ron Duncan on top with 37 stableford points on a countback from Karen Coban.

Ron’s new driver has given his golf game a new lease of life, the extra yardage helping his scoring.

In A grade, Alan

Butterworth returned 36 points, B grade Dave Rubin had 33 and in C grade, Bruce Dorward had 37 points.

The Wednesday ball comp ran down to 33 points. The men’s near pins were won by Chris Brown on three and Nigel Bolton on 15.

The ladies near pins were won by Karen Coban on three and Kylie Woodcock on 17.

Members are reminded the Bombala Open is this coming weekend if they would like to support the event.

Coolamatong is also looking for pennant players to fill their teams for the season.

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Family favourite event MONARO BILLY CART DERBY READY TO RACE

RACING: The Monaro Billy Cart Derby is set for one of its biggest events yet on Sunday.

Organisers Tony Nassar (left), Kurt Wassink (right) and little Anna are looking forward to the derby.

PHOTO: Nathan Thompson

By NATHAN THOMPSON BUILDING billy carts was once a rite of passage for most Australian children. The hours spent tinkering on a cart and the hope its brakes would work on the first run are fond memories for many.

The nostalgia of building a cart and racing it has made a resurgence in the region thanks to the Monaro Billy Cart Derby.

Founded by Cooma Car Club president, Tony Nassar, and Cooma resident, Kurt Wassink, the event attracts dozens of racers and hundreds of spectators each year.

Come Sunday February 23, the Cooma Showground will again host carts of all speeds and designs in what Mr Nassar said is one of the Snowy Monaro’s favourite family events.

“It’s a great event and has become more popular each year,” Mr Nassar said.

“Building billy carts is a great pastime for many and now we have generations coming together to work on their carts.”

Each year, the speed of the carts and course increases. The Australia Defence Force will be

special guests at this weekend’s race, with officers set to race a defence themed cart.

A popular racer each year is Tom Brown, who creates a Rural Fire Service inspired cart. Tom has been racing since the event

started in 2016 is usually one of the fastest down the showground course.

The event will welcome a number of food and drink vans and stalls. Mr Nassar is encouraging families to come along on

Sunday and enjoy a top day of racing.

“If you aren’t racing then the next best way to participate in the derby is by watching. You can watch carts race all the way down the course, so get there

early and grab a spot trackside,” Mr Nassar said.

“We are asking entrants to wear full face helmets this year as the speed of the carts and drivers increase.”

The derby starts at 10am.

Berridale, Bombala blast wins in Monaro cricket

By RUSS HAYLOCK JASON Cikos has blasted Bombala’s highest individual score since they re-joined the competition, leading his side to a crucial win over the Cooma Titans in round eight of the

Alpine Hotel Monaro one-day cricket competition.

The number three batter scored an unbeaten 174 that included 18 fours and nine sixes as Bombala posted 5/255 in their 40 overs.

Cikos joined his captain Oliver

Chapman (33) at the crease with the score at 1/1, with the pair putting on a partnership of 175 for the second wicket.

“He just got into his groove, and from the other end he just took the pressure right off me,” Chapman said.

“He was quite measured for the first 20 overs and then he really started to open his arms after that, and the rest is history.”

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Cannonball craze rides on THREDBO is celebrating another successful Cannonball Mountain Bike (MTB) Festival after a busy week of racing.

More than 750 competitors and thousands of spectators descended on the Snowy Mountains to enjoy a jam-packed lineup of races, events, and entertainment last week.

Thredbo MTB business manager, Tim Windshuttle, declared this year’s event one of the best.

“Cannonball MTB Festival continues to stand out as a premier event in the Australian mountain biking calendar,” Mr Windshuttle said “Seeing our local riders and ambassadors take centre stage at an internationally recognised event is, and has always been, a defining moment of this festival.

“Although the weather was not always on our side this year, the team and the community pulled together and we were able to deliver all six MTB events for what will be a Cannonball to remember.”

EXCITEMENT: Thredbo’s Cannonball Mountain Bike Festival brings thousands to the region each year to watch the nation’s best riders in action.

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Former CEO pushed for Council’s suspension Hogan urged OLG intervention, email reveals

By NATHAN THOMPSON FORMER Snowy Monaro Regional Council chief executive officer, David Hogan, called on the Office of Local Government (OLG) to consider suspending the newly elected Council due to concerns over the behaviour of Cr Andrew Thaler.

In an email sent from Mr Hogan to the OLG on October 2 - included in this week’s Council meeting business paper – he urged the OLG to ‘consider an immediate suspension of the Council (or individual) on the basis that this is unacceptable behaviours of elected councillors’.

Mr Hogan’s email referred to Cr Thaler conducting his own councillor swearing in ceremony out the front of Council’s main administration offices in Cooma.

‘A suspension of Council to allow for an additional safety and security review and allow time for additional security

measures to be in place is warranted’, part of the email stated.

Mr Thaler has refuted allegations his behaviour constitutes a risk to Council staff.

The current Council was declared elected by the NSW Electoral Commission on October 2.

The email is included in the current CEO, Stephen Dunshea’s, response to a notice

of motion from Cr Reuben Rose.

Cr Rose’s motion calls for all correspondence - relating to the performance improvement order - between Council staff, councillors, the OLG and Minister for Local Government to be made available to councillors.

The motion is one of 17 to be discussed at this Thursday’s Council meeting.

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Jindabyne’s first squash tournament success

By TRISTA HEATH

THE first Snowy Mountains Open Squash Tournament held over the weekend at the Jindabyne Sports and Bowling Club was a great success, drawing squash competitors from across the region and as far as Sydney.

Playing squash for more than 30 years’, 15 of them playing in the region, 79-year-old, Ken Kable, said for its first tournament the event has seen a high calibre of players compete over the two-day event including Australia’s over 50s champion, Peter Bastow.

“We have also got the current runner-up in the over 35s Australian age group playing here, so we’ve got a high standard playing,” Kable said.

“Considering we only decided to put this tournament on two-and-a-half months ago, and ten weeks ago came up with a date, and not to mention Christmas and New Year’s holidays being in the middle of that, for this to have been organised and the numbers it attracted, as well as the quality of players, is just fantastic.

“It really is so good, and it means with a whole year’s preparation, I’d expect that we could have double or triple the interest.

“It has been a big effort by all involved, well done and I look forward to next year’s event.”

Well-known amongst the squash community, Cooma local, Corey Bedingfield, helped organise the event as well as competed and said they decided to run the event in the hope to boost the Jindabyne squash numbers and bring

TOURNAMENT: Squash players arrived from across the state to compete in Jindabyne’s first squash tournament.

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people to the region.

“I have experience in running tournaments and have been involved in many tournaments as a competitor,” Bedingfield said.

“After the Cooma squash courts closed, I started playing in Jindabyne and that’s where I met Ken and we came up with the idea of starting a tournament.

“I know a lot of players locally and from away because I play away quite a lot at other tournaments, so I reached out to some players from Sydney and Canberra I know and a lot of them came along, which is great.”

Bedingfield started as a junior

and has competed in many tournaments to now, still playing as many tournaments as he can, including a lot of master events.

“I’ve got the ACT masters coming up in a couple of weeks and I try and hit a tournament once every couple of months in preparation for attending the Australia Masters this year in September.”

Playing round-robin formats with a minimum of three matches per player, competitors with a best of five games entered the semi-finals and finals.

A tournament dinner was hosted at the Jindabyne Bowling Club on the Saturday night followed by presentations on Sunday.

Local squash players Corey Bedingfield, Ken Kable, and Ryan Petrov.

PHOTO: Trista Heath

Winners of the tournament were: Open Corey Bedingfield - Cooma (winner) def. Peter Bastow Sydney (R/up) 15-12, 15-13, 16-17, 15-13 Division 1 Barry Davis - Sydney (winner) def. Lyndal Amer - Sydney (R/ up)

17-14, 15-11, 15-13 Division 2 - Ryan Petrov - Jindabyne (winner by default) def. Gavin Jackson - Canberra (R/up due to rolled ankle) 10-7 (retired injured) Division 3 Phillip Whackett - Jindabyne (winner) def. Ken Kable Jindabyne (R/up) 15-13, 12-15, 15-11, 8-15, 15-9

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Weekly raffles and meat trays as well as a member draws every week!

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