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Domestic violence funding Snowy 2 on secured for Monaro group strike cards

LOCAL SERVICE ONE OF 12 IN NSW TO DELIVER PROGRAM

SUPPORT: Monaro Family Support Service CEO, Anthony Marshall, and Staying Home Leaving Violence program manager, Kylie Abraham, say the program will better support women and families in the region experiencing domestic and family violence.

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By NATHAN THOMPSON THE head of a Snowy Monaro based family support service says the organisation will be better placed to support women and children across the region after receiving funding to deliver the Staying Home Leaving Violence (SHLV) program.

The statewide program will be rolled out over the next four years with the Monaro Family Support Service one of just 12 networks in NSW selected to deliver the initiative.

Monaro Family Support Service CEO, Anthony Marshall, said the program will support women, children and families experiencing domestic and family violence with the goal of helping them remain safely in their own home.

“Delivering the SHLV program further strengthens the service’s commitment to promoting the wellbeing and safety of women, children, and families in our region,” Mr Marshall said.

“We are proud to be part of a co-ordinated statewide response to domestic and family violence, and to be delivering this locally, where we know the needs of our

community best.”

Mr Marshall said there is an urgent need in the Snowy Monaro to support women and their families as rates of domestic and family violence increase.

He said the Staying Home Leaving Violence program is a specialised domestic and family violence service designed to support women and their children to remain safely in their own

home, or a home of their choice, after separating from an abusive relationship.

The program offers longterm, tailored case work and practical support, including risk assessments, safety planning, security upgrades, court advocacy, and co-ordinated connections to other essential services such as housing, legal, and health supports.

Leading the program is Kylie Abraham, who will use her experience to help local women and children receive the support they need to stay safe, recover from trauma, and rebuild their lives with dignity and security.

Mr Marshall said the organisation is well-placed to support women, children and families, with more than 50 years working in the community.

By NATHAN THOMPSON FOLLOWING prolonged negotiations between the unions and Snowy 2.0 contractor, WeBuild, possible industrial action is planned onsite for Wednesday, 21 May. This masthead understands workers onsite at Lobs Hole have been contacted by the Australian Workers Union (AWU) about the possibility of downing tools for a 24 hour period this week, with Wednesday the likely day.

The move comes after recent reports in The Australian masthead that unions are pushing for workers operating in a tunneling capacity to be paid for their travel to and from site.

In The Australian on May 9, AWU NSW secretary, Tony Callinan, said the length of travel time to and from the Snowy 2.0 work site is a ‘significant’ issue for workers.

He said workers on Snowy 2.0 are being paid less than workers on similar projects in Victoria.

The $12 billion project has faced a series of setbacks since its start.

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Former Jindabyne school campus vandalised More than $200k damage to education assets

By TRISTA HEATH SINCE the closure of the former Jindabyne Central School campus in the centre of Jindabyne, more than $200,000 worth of damage has been caused to assets left on site after the school re-located.

Now Jindabyne Public School and Jindabyne High School, the multi-million dollar education campus acquired mostly new equipment with the build and didn’t require a lot of equipment from the old site, therefore was secured away in old classrooms until the Department of Education was able to re-locate the items to schools that needed it across the state.

A NSW Police Force spokesperson said most of the vandalism included smashed windows, a broken door handle and a fire extinguisher set off in one of the classrooms which caused damage to assets.

Member for Monaro, Steve Whan, said it is disappointing to hear of the vandalism.

“There is still a lot of assets on site that the Department of Education want to re-use, including furniture and electronics, and while a lot of assets are slowly being removed and taken to other schools, unfortunately there

has been some assets vandalised,” Mr Whan said.

“There are some things we can do to help the situation, such as improving the security and boarding up windows, among other things, but this is a message to parents and young people in the area, as well as the community as a whole to please respect the site.

“In terms of security on the site the Department of Education has been informed of the issue and security teams and Jindabyne Police have been contacted and discussions had about how we can make sure there is good security to avoid anymore vandalism.

“We are trying to avoid putting up a big fence around the block, but we need to try to make sure the site is safe and there is no more vandalism.”

A flurry of activity has taken place on the site over the past few weeks as assets have begun to be moved and shipped away, however, the more permanent structures are expected to sit on site until decisions are made on what will happen to the area.

Mr Whan said determining what happens to the site is going to be a long process and in the interim Council has been contacted in regards to community use of the hall.

“I was contacted by members of the community who were keen to see the hall be used for young people and the community and after speaking with the Snowy Monaro Regional Council the process is underway to make that happen,” Mr Whan said.

“The Department of Education will allow Council to have access to the hall for the community while still contining its maintenance which makes it cheaper for Council to take over.

“We would love to see some community use of the hall as that will mean there is an asset there for people to use and means there will be people there on site and it won’t sit empty as well as discourages vandalism.

“If there is other interest of assets that the community would be interested in using, such as the library, I would love to hear from them.”

Mr Whan said while this is only a short term offer, as the whole site will be re-developed, it will take a while for the process of transfer from the education department as well as the government deciding whether they want the site for any other use such as government housing or if its sold to a developer.

“There has already been consultation for the master plan of the area, the com-

TARGETED: The former Jindabyne Central School site has become a target for vandalism with $200,000 worth of damage done.

PHOTO: Trista Heath munity has already seen the potential for what could be built on that area which includes seniors living, accommodation and apartments,” Mr Whan said.

“We have been attempting to meet a couple of needs that were identified from the community through the consultation period, there were concerns of the height on the blocks of apartments and that was rectified to ensure they didn’t impact views from surrounding residents.

“As we go forward in terms of the future use of the site, all new proposals would have to go to consultation as well but I will keep the community informed on what is happening with the site in the meantime and of any further consultations.”

There are no current investigations as all matters have been investigated and no people of interest have been able to be identified.

A NSW Police Force spokesperson said police are

conducting patrols of the site and investigating any reports that come in in an attempt to identify offenders, they are working with Department of Education on security strategies for the location.

Police encourage everyone to report any suspicious behaviour when it is occurring.

Crime or suspicious activity can be reported through Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000 or to Police Assistance Line on 131444 or to the nearest police station.

TRAFFIC ADVICE:

Wide loads for Snowy 2.0

Delivery of major components for Snowy 2.0 is continuing with large loads transported via Cooma and the Snowy Mountains Highway All oversize moves will be transported under pilot escort and at times, depending on size, police escort. Please always adhere to directions from pilots and NSW Police. These moves may involve some minor delays for motorists.

To minimise disruptions to road users and the community, loads wider than 4 metres will travel on the Snowy Mountains Highway at night. A number of overnight loads are scheduled during May.

For travel times and more detailed information on escorted loads please visit futuregenerationjv.com.au/ traffic-notifications Please note, dates and times published on the Traffic page of the project website are subject to change at short notice.

Heavy Vehicle deliveries will increase over the coming months.

Thank you for your patience and take care when driving around the Snowies.

For more information contact the Snowy 2.0 Community Infoline - 1800 766 992

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Bombala timber mill sold to NSW company Business will continue as usual: Borg Group

By KAREN FORMAN BOMBALA’S timber mill has been sold to a NSW regional company that has promised uninterrupted operations and continuity for customers and employees.

The mill, which was purchased as a much smaller operation and expanded over 17 years by Korean company Dongwha Australia, is now owned by the Borg Group, a specialist timber and panel business based on the Central Coast.

The sale was confirmed Monday by Borg Group CEO, Jim Snelson. The mill will trade under the name of Porta.

Bombala based Snowy Monaro Regional Councillor, Bob Stewart, has welcomed the news of the sale and Borg’s commitment to the facility, which he said is a ‘major player’ for the town.

“With 130 jobs alone at the mill and no government jobs to speak of any more, Bombala relies big time on it and if it can get developed further, that would be great,” Cr Stewart said.

“I will try to organise for the new owners to meet with council and I hope the council will support them in the future.”

Cr Stewart also thanked the Dongwha company for its investment into Bombala,

particularly for its role in supporting community organisations; from the local races, where it sponsored the main race in 2025, to the inaugural Australian National Busking Championships Bombala regional heat to various sports and community groups.

Although the sale amount has not been disclosed, Marketscreener reported online that an undisclosed buyer agreed to acquire Dongwha Australia Holdings Pty Ltd from Dongwha Enterprise Co Ltd for 88.9 billion Korean (around $99 million Australian) on February 17, 2025.

The sale to the Borg Group took effect from May 1. The decision was made public after months of speculation within the local community, which relies heavily on the mill for employment and purchase of local timber.

Mr Snelson said The Borg Group was pleased to announce the acquisition and re-assured employees and customers that operations would continue without interruption.

“Porta is committed to building on Dongwha’s strong legacy in Australia by maintaining product quality, delivering exceptional customer service, and fostering a safe working environment,” he said.

“For over 17 years, the Bombala sawmill has been a trusted producer of highvalue timber products, including decking, structural framing timber, and fencing.

“This acquisition marks an important step in Borg’s continued expansion in the timber industry.”

Mr Snelson said Porta was widely respected for its highquality products, innovative solutions, flexible customer approach, and expert team.

“The integration of Dongwha further strengthens Porta’s capabilities and supports its growth strategy,” he said.

Dongwha Australia was founded in 2011 in Australia as Dongwha’s directly managed overseas production base through the acquisition of Willmott Timbers.

Dongwha Australia’s core business area is lumbering.

Its Bombala sawmill was built on government subsidies to boost its role in improving the regional economy.

Last year, Dongwha Australia welcomed a NSW Government Forestry Industry Action Plan designed to outline the path the state would take to ensure a sustainable timber industry that aligned with the government’s key environmental priorities.

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BUSINESS AS USUAL: New owners say Bombala’s timber mill will operate as normal. that although the company had not yet been contacted by the new advisory panel, it was pleased the government had committed to the industry and had three key areas it wished to discuss.

“They are a commitment to keeping roads open to

guarantee the transport of timber between plantations and the mill; a commitment to the continued supply of softwood and a commitment to not losing what supply was already available.

“We welcome the plan, absolutely,” Mr McInnes said.

“We have 130 direct employees and are always looking for more workers. For every one direct job, three come off it, that’s 450 jobs feeding off the mill, without secondary jobs, so we estimate 750 jobs come out of the Dongwha site.”

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Council secures weeds funding SNOWY Monaro Regional Council’s biosecurity team has been recognised by the NSW Government with a combined $312,250 in grant funding awarded in two allocations under the NSW Weeds Action Program for Council’s work to address high-risk weed species. $272,250 was granted to reimburse Council’s biosecurity team for their efforts over the 2024/25 financial year to stop the establishment and spread of state and regional priority weeds.

Council’s central role in a pioneering initiative to locate, control and eliminate incursions of orange hawkweed has secured an additional $40,000 in Weeds Action Program funding for the region.

Council will be able to continue the state priority weed surveillance program for orange hawkweed in the next financial year.

“I really want to thank the NSW Government and Local Land Services for their generous contribution to help us protect the Snowy Monaro’s farmers and local environment from these serious biosecurity threats,” Snowy Monaro Mayor, Chris Hanna, said.

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Keep our community safe: Michelago residents

Ms Hayes said speeding and Viral video urges caution on Monaro Highway during winter dangerous overtaking are causing

By NATHAN THOMPSON

MICHELAGO residents have a simple but important message for motorists this winter, slow down.

The community has come together to urge drivers on the Monaro Highway and in the village to take extra care following a number of near misses, and the impending snow season traffic.

The Michelago General Store is again leading efforts to promote road safety with a social media video calling on motorists to maker safer decisions, attracting thousands of views. Last year, a video of locals urging motorists to slow down went ‘viral’ and this year, a similar video is having the same success.

Michelago General Store owner, Belinda Hayes, believes the video resonates with people due to its local angle and authentic message.

“Our video is about personal connection and emotional impact,” Ms Hayes said.

“The awesome locals featured are real people living in the Snowy Monaro who face road issues every day and more so during winter.

“We’re hoping motorists will think about the highway being

the most concern.

“Some of the major issues experienced along the highway are speeding and dangerous overtaking,” Ms Hayes said.

“There seems to be a common misconception that when there are broken lines, it is a safe position to overtake. This isn’t always the case.

“There is nothing quite like the feeling of travelling along the highway to see another car coming straight at you, this is something I have experienced myself several times while driving to and from the store and with my kids in the car.”

Michelago residents are also calling on motorists to slow down when driving through the village.

With the public school, busy general store and community facilities along Ryrie Street (main street in Michelago), there are often children around.

Residents are also encouraging motorists to use their headlights in foggy conditions.

SAFETY: Michelago General Store owner, Belinda Hayes, is calling “As someone who lives off the on motorists to slow down this winter season. She says the Monaro highway, we cannot see people Highway is a dangerous place to drive during winter. coming in the foggy mornings PHOTO: Michelago General Store if the lights aren’t on,” Ms Hayes said. someone’s home and not just an Highway each day. Over the “I often wind the window down open road. We hope they drive last few years, there have been to hear cars/trucks coming on the with care and empathy.” a number of fatal accidents on highway before pulling out just as Ms Hayes said locals experience the stretch of highway between an added safety measure.”

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Cooma to host inaugural feeCamping changes reconciliation walk proposed NATIONAL Reconciliation Week will be celebrated in the region with the firstever Walk for Reconciliation in Cooma, taking place on Monday, 2 June.

Community members are invited to gather at 11am at the corner of Bradley and Sharp Streets.

The walk will begin at 11.15am, with participants following the footpath along Sharp Street to Centennial Park.

For those who may find the walk challenging, there will be a flagraising ceremony in Centennial Park with speeches, live entertainment, and a community conversation on reconciliation in Australia in 2025.

This event is being co-ordinated by a small group of local organisations, including Barnardos, YNSW, Snowy Hydro, and Snowy Monaro Regional

Council with the goal of fostering connection, understanding, and positive change.

“We are very excited to be working together to support the Walk for Reconciliation Cooma,” Cooma YSpace youth co-ordinator, Cathy Guion, said.

“We firmly believe that reconciliation is more than a word, it is action.

“This walk is a simple but powerful way we can show our commitment to walking forward together as a community.

“This walk is for everyone, and we hope people of all backgrounds will come together to take part.”

National Reconciliation Week runs from 27 May to 3 June and is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements.

COMMUNITY: National Reconciliation Week to begin.

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Monaro Yard Dog Club gives to community THE Monaro Yard Dog Club has donated $1500 to the Cooma North Public School.

President, Dean Incher, said when the club has any spare funds, they like to give it back to the community.

“We know lots of people are struggling at the moment and we wanted to help out kids so they don’t miss out on things like excursions,” Mr Incher said.

“The school can use it for whatever they need it for next.”

Mr Incher and Monaro Yard Dog Club treasurer, Ruth Cox, presented the cheque

to CNPS principal Jo Tozer at the school assembly on Friday, 16 May. “We’d like to thank our sponsors who make not only our events, but donations like this possible,” Ms Cox said.

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GIVING: Cooma North Public School principal, Jo Mrs Tozer thanked the Monaro Yard Tozer, accepts a donation from Ruth Cox and Dean Dog Club for their generosity to the Incher of the Monaro Yard Dog Club. school.

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NATIONAL Parks and Wildlife Services is seeking community input on a proposal to change the camping fee system for national parks and reserves in NSW. Open until 25 May, the consultation paper states the current camping fee system has not been reviewed for many years and is not designed to manage issues experienced in modern campgrounds.

The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service is proposing changes to make it simpler, fairer and easier for people to use campgrounds in national parks while also addressing campground issues.

Key benefits of the proposed changes outlined in the papers include consistent and equitable camping fees linked to services/ facilities and demand, a simpler fee per campsite per night, removal of booking and extra-person fees, free camping in basic campgrounds and lower-cost camping options during off-peak periods, more generous refunds of up to 80 per cent to encourage cancellations when plans change and more.

These changes would deliver consistent and equitable camping fees for all NSW national parks and support sustainable management of visitation into the future.

Visit the NPWS website and search for the consultation papers to have your say before 25 May deadline.

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Next stage for new Jindabyne CLC teaching the new generation of hospitality fire control centre Contract awarded to deliver $15 million facility

THE NSW Rural Fire Service has awarded the construction contract for the new fire control centre (FCC) in Cooma, which will be co-located with an emergency operations centre and aviation facility.

The centre will enable faster co-ordination and enhance frontline capabilities as emergency management experts are brought together under one roof during times of disaster.

The Snowy Monaro FCC is being developed in response to the 2020 NSW Bushfire Inquiry, which identified the need for upgraded emergency management infrastructure in the region.

Zauner Construction Pty Ltd will soon begin construction, with the project to be managed by NSW Public Works. The facility will be located on a site adjoining the existing FCC and the Cooma/Polo Flat Aerodrome.

“This new centre will be a vital resource for those on the frontline and provide our volunteers with the best possible infrastructure to assist in firefighting efforts,” Minister for Emergency Services, Jihad Dib, said.

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RESPONSE: The contract has been awarded to construct a new fire control centre at Polo Flat, Cooma. The new centre will provide more room, state-of-the-art equipment and aviation facilities for firefighting responses.

PHOTO: Supplied spaces and training rooms, this facility provides our emergency service personnel with the modern technology they need to protect life and property.”

Rural Fire Service Commissioner, Rob Rogers, said the new centre’s aerial facilities will strengthen firefighting efforts across the Snowy Monaro and South East.

“This new centre will not only support day-to-day

operations, but also better equip our personnel to manage multi-agency responses to a range of hazards,” Commissioner Rogers said.

“The inclusion of a secure helicopter hangar and crew accommodation will also boost our aerial firefighting and rescue capability across the region, enabling faster deployment and more effective response during critical incidents.”

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FIFTEEN year 10 and 11 students from Snowy Mountains Grammar School and Jindabyne High School have just completed a three-day Barista Course, facilitated by TAFE NSW in their mobile training unit at the Jindabyne Connected Learning Centre (CLC).

Students gained handson experience in preparing a variety of espressobased coffees and have now achieved a Statement of Attainment in Espresso Coffee.

TAFE NSW teacher in Food and Beverage, Debbie Pakis, alongside Senior Project Officer for Regional Industry Education Partnerships, Paul Goodwin, delivered the course and led the students in an engagement first-hand experience.

“This course has allowed us to deliver skills to students while at school to build their employability, we always look for the opportunity to connect industry and employers and Kane Stamp from Birchwood Cafe was a great person to bring in for this program,” Mr Goodwin said.

“It gives students the opportunity to learn, be immersed in a practical experience and connect them with the industry and the employer.

SKILLS: Snowy Mountain Grammar School students participated in a three-day Barista Course at the Jindabyne Connected Learning Centre. PHOTOS: Supplied.

“The feedback from all involved were impressed with the engagement of the students and how motivated they were and connected to the program and the course, the questions asked to Mr Stamp showed an impressive understanding of the industry, which is a good sign that they were learning and were interested.

“We look to engage with local TAFE’s as much as we can. Being able to take vocational training out into the regions is a great benefit to young people.”

This opportunity is part of the school’s commitment to providing students with real-world, career-focused learning experiences and career advisors will contin-

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Monaro Dance Repair Room sews success raises thousands

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A DROP-IN session hosted by the Sustainable Snowies, the Repair Room, took place on Saturday 17 May at the Jindabyne Op Shop Hall seeing the community opt to repair their clothing rather than discard.

A session allowing people to bring in items in need of repairing, or just dropping in for a chat to ask some questions and advice on how to repair rather than throw away, the Repair Room saw eight people attend with

Kayla dedicates week to brother

MONARO Dance Centre has wrapped up a week of dance classes and community spirit, raising $7500 for Ronald McDonald House Charities as part of the national Dance for Sick Kids campaign.

The local campaign was led by studio director, Kayla Bogatek, who danced in memory of her late brother, Nathan.

“Every step we danced was for Nath,” Kayla shared.

“He would’ve loved seeing the joy, the colour, and the community coming together.”

The week-long effort saw more than 250 cupcakes sold across Monaro’s Cooma and Bombala studios, parents stepping into class to dance alongside their children, and a highlight event, a Friday night disco featuring a surprise visit from none other than Grimace, along with Hayley and Kaleb from Cooma McDonald’s.

They joined the fun, showed off their dance moves, and helped celebrate the cause with our young performers. Their support brought big smiles and even bigger grooves to the dance floor.

items in tow.

Georgina from GP Alterations in Berridale was the instructor on hand for the day assisting and demonstrating how to make small repairs, a skill that is becoming rare.

In the textile repair business for more than six years, Georgina enjoyed chatting with people and giving advice on sewing machines and their maintenance needs.

Repairs ranged from fixing holes, hemming jeans and trousers and fixing zips.

The Repair Room was

such a success, a few people asked if a session could be run for kids to teach them the basic skills of repairing items in hopes to keep them from ending up in landfill.

It is estimated 92 million tonnes of garments end up in landfill each year, Sustainable Snowies is involved in many initiatives, such as the Repair Room, to keep resources from ending up in landfill unnecessarily.

The Repair Room is being funded by Thredbo Resort and hopes to return in the near future.

FUNDRAISER: Hayley from Cooma McDonald’s joins Kayla Bogatek, studio director of Monaro Dance Centre, to help raise $7500 for Ronald McDonald House Charities. Kayla danced last week in honour of her late brother, Nathan.

PHOTO: Monaro Dance Centre The initiative brought together dancers of all ages, from preschoolers to adult students, raising both funds and awareness for families who rely on the services of Ronald McDonald House during times of medical need.

A special team of Monaro Dance Centre fundraisers led the charge, including Quinn and Ava Lawley, Penny Bogatek and Miss Kayla, Alice Fergusson, Miss Tiarne, Miss Kala, Miss Lani, Miss Emily, Peyton Hope and Miss Chloe, each of whom played a vital role in bringing the week to life.

“We’re so proud of our Monaro Dance Centre community,” Kayla said.

“Our families and community gave generously, danced enthusiastically, and reminded us that kindness is at the heart of everything we do.”

Ronald McDonald House Charities provides a home away from home for families with seriously ill or injured children, and Monaro Dance Centre’s contribution ensures that more families can access vital support when they need it most.

To learn more or donate, visit www.danceforsickkids. com

REPAIR: Georgina from GP Alterations in Berridale was on-hand repairing items and sharing advice at the Repair Room.

Keeping garments from landfill, the Repair PHOTOS: Supplied Room was a hit among the community.

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SES member urges caution on roads Drive carefully, to conditions: road safety week

By KAREN FORMAN DRIVE to the conditions and take breaks while driving, even if you don’t think you need them.

Those are the sage words of advice to drivers from Cooma Monaro State Emergency Services member, Torquil Wilson.

With 25 years’ experience in the SES, Mr Wilson has seen the affects of what happens when people don’t drive safely. His message to take care on the roads came during National Road Safety Week and ahead of the SES’s WOW - Wear Orange Wednesday - on 21 May. Mr Wilson is well qualified to speak out. He knows what he is talking about because he has seen the tragic effects of what can happen when people don’t drive safely.

As a member of the SES since he was just 16-years-old, he has seen death and serious injury up close. Felt the fear as he worked with his team to free trapped drivers and passengers from car wrecks.

His take home from that is his call to drivers - including himself - to drive to the conditions and take breaks.

“I was always taught to drive to the conditions, but it is very easy to see how quickly things can go wrong,” he said.

“Please, if you are driving, stop, revive, survive. Take a break.

“The number of times I’ve stopped four times on the way back to Cooma from Queanbeyan to take a break.

I would rather get home late than have my mates pull me out of a car.

“If you don’t think you need a break, stop anyway.

Get out and stretch your legs.

“Some of the fatals I have been to have been fatiguerelated. People have fallen asleep behind a wheel and ploughed into another car.

It is so easy just to pull over and have a walk around or a nap.”

With winter bringing ice and snow to the region’s roads and many visitors not having experience driving in snowy conditions, Mr Wilson’s warnings could not come at a better time.

According to the Safer Australian Roads and Highways (SARAH) Group, which promotes National Road Safety Week each year with road safety organisations and government, around 1200 people are killed and another 40,000 plus are seriously injured on Australian roads.

“Traffic injury is the biggest killer of Australian children under 15 and the second-biggest killer of all Australians aged between

15 and 24,” an organisation spokesman said.

“These numbers are growing every year but are preventable if we choose to Drive So Others Survive!”

As Mr Wilson has seen first hand, so many accidents can be avoided if drivers do the right thing when they are behind the wheel.

During National Road Safety Week, drivers have been asked to make an online pledge on the website https://roadsafetyweek.com. au/ to: * drive as if my loved ones are on the road ahead; * remove all distractions and never use my mobile phone while driving; * not put other people at risk by speeding, driving while tired or under the influence of alcohol/drugs; and * protect all vulnerable road users, especially those whose job places them in harm’s way, by slowing down and giving them the space they need to be safe.

While the State Emergency Services is mandated to be in charge of storm, tsunami and flood events, its volunteer members are regularly called by police and other organisations to assist road accidents where people are trapped and also takes part in search and rescue operations.

SAFTEY: From left: SES members Luke Roberson, Luke Moers, Torquil Wilson, ANZAC of the Year Alex Aitkenhead, and Cooma Monaro unit commander Amy Steiger.

PHOTO: Supplied People have the chance to show appreciation for volunteers like Mr Wilson on 21 May on Wear Orange Wednesday.

This year, WOW Day takes place during National Volunteer Week (19–25 May) – a week that recognises the contribution of volunteers from all walks of life.

For Mr Wilson, volunteering has never been something he did for thanks.

More, just because he “knew I wanted to do it from when I was a kid.”

“Growing up in Victoria, where SES does road crash rescue across the State out-

side metro Melbourne, I saw them doing a demonstration cutting up a car at a show and as soon as I was 16 I joined and basically gave up Scouts and Venturers to join the SES as they were on the same night.”

He originally joined Bega but transferred to Cooma Monaro 23 years ago and is a general land rescue operator, which requires completion of courses in urban rescue, road crash rescue and industrial and domestic rescue.

“RCR is what we do most of. I am also a storm damage operator.”

Mr Wilson works in Canberra as a system controller for Essential Energy but still has a home in Cooma and spends a lot of time driving, with careful attention to taking breaks.

“I have a really good team I work with. To be able to get out and help people on the worst day of their lives.

“Come out on a Tuesday night and say hello. You might find you want to join.

We are always happy to welcome new members and show you around. Rescue isn’t for everyone, but you can do other things other than rescue.”

Torquil Wilson using spreading tool during a training exercise watched by Tim Kimell (left) and other members.

PHOTO: Amy Steiger.

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Volunteering for a greater Cooma Cooma service clubs struggling for members

By MELINDA CAIRNS HACK

with other service clubs in the town. We are just finishing a joint project at Lambie Gorge COOMA Rotary is one of a with Cooma Lions Club that was handful of service clubs in funded by the NSW government Cooma with a proud history, Bushfire Recovery Fund. made up of dedicated, caring, “All voluntary organisations community-minded volunteers. seem to struggle now.”

Like so many similar clubs Sally, who will be turning 74 these days, the number of in June, is a Red Cross volunteer residents involved in Cooma and regularly visits elderly Rotary is dwindling, which potentially, in time, may limit the people in aged care facilities who organisation’s ability in providing have limited social contact as they do not have many visitors. a much-needed service to the She is also a volunteer in Cooma community. the Girl Guides organisation.

One look at the Cooma Rotary However, as there is no longer a Club’s website and you can’t group within the Snowy Monaro, help but become excited at the her connection to Girl Guides is prospect of joining. in Canberra.

It’s welcome message begins There is a Scout group in with ‘Cooma Rotary Club works Cooma but the closest Girl for the common good, locally Guides group is Bega or the ACT. and globally’.

“I have been an adult volunteer Rotararians are guided by the for 45 years,” Sally said. principle of serving to change “I also worked overseas for the lives; members commit to the four-way test: Is it the truth? Is it World Association of Girl Guides fair to all concerned? Will it build and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS), goodwill and better friendships? managing the world centres in India for six years and then Will it be beneficial to all Switzerland for four. So, it was concerned? nearly 11 years I worked overseas Cooma resident and Rotarian, for them. It was a fabulous Sally Thornton, has a long opportunity.” tradition of serving community, Growing up in Cooma and influenced at an early age from having two of three adult the example set by her parents, children living in Jindabyne (the Stephanie and Tony Parkinson, other in Canberra), Sally decided who lived in Cooma from 1952. to return home to the Snowy “Rotary Cooma is active and Monaro. doing things in the community “I lived in Jindabyne for 10 still, despite the drop in years but then moved to back to numbers,” Sally said.

Cooma two years ago; Cooma’s “We work really well together

my home, I love being here,” she said.

“They say you’re never busier than when you are retired though.

“You have to keep yourself busy and active. Volunteering is really struggling for numbers now; I don’t know whether people are too busy or they just don’t want to do it.

“Schools for example, struggle to get numbers for P and C committees or the canteen.”

When Sally started volunteering she wasn’t working but upon re-entering the workforce, continued her volunteer efforts.

“My mum had been very involved in volunteering in Cooma. She started Guides here in the 1950s. She was region commissioner for Far South Coast and Monaro in the 1980s and 90s, and was also involved with other service clubs, and St Paul’s Church,” Sally said.

“She was senior citizen of the year in the 1970s, I think.

“Dad too, he was a Mason and a lay reader at the church.”

The youngest of four children, the Parkinson siblings have all as adults become involved in volunteering or working overseas in third world countries.

“It’s the way we were brought up,” Sally said.

“I am a people person, I just love people.

“In my career I have managed staff in my job for 30 years at

Westpac Bank and the WAGGGS world centres.

“I love volunteering and being able to give back to the community.

“It also means I am not sitting at home doing nothing and just getting older. It’s important to keep active.”

Cooma Rotary meets on a Wednesday night at the Cooma Bowling Club.

The club welcomes new members.

DEDICATION: Cooma’s Sally Thornton has contributed 45 years of service to community organisations. The current Cooma Rotarian is calling for more people to join service clubs to benefit their community.

PHOTO: Melinda Cairns Hack

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Australia’s green hypocrisy part II IF you hadn’t already reached for that extra thick jumper, then the weekend’s weather would have prompted an urgent search.

Our resorts received a welcomed dusting of snow with nice falls across Thredbo, Perisher and Charlotte Pass. Across the Snowy Monaro temperatures were in the low digits.

A special mention goes to the dedicated Bombala Blue Heelers fans, who on Sunday braved about five degree temps plus rain to cheer their sides on.

Last week was National Road Safety week. With the impending arrival of thousands more motorists through the region when the snow season starts in midJune, the Michelago community has come out with a simple but strong message - slow down!

It sounds simple, but sadly is often not followed. The stretch of Monaro Highway near Michelago has seen a number of fatal accidents over the years, and residents have taken to social media to urge motorists to be extra cautious and follow the road rules.

The video, organised by Belinda at the Michelago General Store, has received thousands of views.

Have you had your say on council’s suite of integrated planning and reporting documents - that is the operational plan, budget and fees and charges for the next financial year.

Within each document, particularly the operational plan, is a detailed list of what council plans to achieve in the next 12 months.

It is important as many ratepayers as possible have their say.

Finally, the team at The Monaro Media Group say a very big thank you to journalist and columnist, Lisa Ashurst.

Lisa is perhaps most well known to readers for her insightful, witty and always interesting Riposte column. Lisa’s column had an ability to resonate with many readers, as she shared anecdotes of her personal life. The Riposte in this edition is Lisa’s final column, drawing to a close a much-valued and appreciated journey with the paper.

Lisa has also worked on features for the paper. Some of her proudest moments are working on Snowy Scheme features, telling the stories of many wonderful locals and providing readers with many useful and practical tips for sprucing up their home interiors and gardens.

Lisa says it much better in her final column.

We will miss Lisa and wish her all the best.

I’VE NOTICED SOME FLIES BUZZIN’ AROUND ME HOUSE LATELY, SO I RECKON I’LL NEED A CAN OF FLY SPRAY.

I MUST congratulate Karen Evans on her letter “Australia’s Green Dream Hypocrisy” 30 April 2025.

Karen speaks the truth, she was so correct and on “the money”. There are 17 rare earths, of course one of them is lithium which is also used in electric vehicles.

Electric vehicle batteries cannot be recycled as lithium is deadly poison. Red Cobalt is another rare earth used in all mobile phones and batteries.

It is largely mined in the Democratic Republic of The Congo.

Millions of acres of trees, as in forests, have been smashed down so as to bore holes all over to extract this rare earth.

Landscape, homes, lakes, rivers have been covered in red dust so we can “supposedly” live green.

Nobody is paid, it is slave labour, enough food per day is supplied so as the people might live, most of the work is done by women and children; read the book “Cobalt Red”. Anyone who claims to live green or care about the climate should

listen to the 021 Massie lectures delivered by Ron Deevert of Toronto University.

The lectures are seven hours on the down side of social media, not pretty to listen to, of course the truth always hurts.

All rare earths are processed north of the Chinese border in Mongolia.

300,000 litres of water is used each day to wash the soil off the rare earths. All this water is poisoned.

There is a lake at this location 11 kilometres square full of poisoned water.

Ron mentioned that just 65 emails generates the same amount of carbon as driving your car just one kilometre. So, if we cause global warming we are doomed, social media will see to that.

Social media is the third biggest user of electricity worldwide after China and the United States of America.

One Google search uses enough electricity to run a light bulb for two-and-a-half minutes.

500 mls of water is required to send one email.

All server farms - “The Cloud” - require one million litres of ice cold water per day to keep the server farm cool. Energy creates heat, they have to be cooled.

There are 19 server farms alone in Australia.

Two Google data centres in Oregon, USA, use 12 billion litres of water per year.

Authorities tried to keep the water usage a secret, so as to build a third centre. The farmers and native Americans said NO! Google has a licence to build three data centres in a corn growing area in Spain.

The centres will use 735,000 cubic metres of water per year.

This is enough water to irrigate 550 acres of corn for 12 months.

Social media is the complete horror story. It is an environmental and societal disaster.

Human qualities are lost every day as the IQ across the world has gone steadily down.

At present there is 43 million ton of e-waste per year. They say by 2030 it will be 60 million tons of e-waste per year.

The system we have is fine

including “the written word”.

We need to share, care, repair, use a minimum of everything along with picking up our own rubbish.

Meanwhile, the world messes with the moon. Anyone who can beat time with a stick knows we should leave the moon alone.

The Greens are pro-death at both ends of life as in abortion and euthanasia, but never say boo about the interference to the moon.

Anyone outside of the medical profession that uses 200 litres of water per day, a screen or mobile phone along with air conditioning is not thinking or caring about the environment, the resources, slave labour or the damage done.

Walking to the supermarket won’t kill anyone but social media is constantly killing communication, the environment, intelligence, while encouraging greed, speed, a lack of empathy and slave labour. I could go on, but I rest my case.

Greg O’Donoghue Off grid and motorcycle only Bendoc

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

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Wind farm funds should stay in impacted local communities COUNCIL is misinterpreting the reasons for the Boco Rock Community Enhancement Fund in viewing and advertising the fund as something to be shared across the whole area.

In their announcement of the upcoming funding in the May 7 edition of The Monaro Post, it is stated that the Boco Rock Community Enhancement Fund ‘reinvests a portion of revenue generated by the Boco Rock Wind Farm back into the local community’.

But the fund contribution is in no way related to revenue generated. It is a yearly amount per turbine and has a very specific reason for being paid, which council appears to be ignoring in its administration of the fund.

Only a few landholders benefit financially when a wind farm is built.

Community enhancement funds are set up so that others living near the turbines at least gain in some way for putting up with the construction, the noise and

the visual impact.

The turbines are sited between Nimmitabel and Bungarby, the wind farm impact is based there. It is only fair to keep the majority of the fund money there too.

Why should an area host a wind farm and then watch other communities benefit from this fund?

Groups from across the Snowy Monaro region are all eligible to apply, as the project approval has been updated after amalgamation.

But that shouldn’t mean

that they are all equally eligible for funding.

Come on council, administer this fund properly. It should support ideas that offset the impact of the turbines, projects that benefit the people living nearest the turbines and the communities that support them.

The turbines aren’t spread across the Monaro and neither should this funding be.

Chris Haylock Nimmitabel

Our favourite photo of the week THIS masthead will start sharing some of the terrific images taken throughout the Snowy Monaro, showcasing the region’s natural beauty, its people and many community events.

We encourage photographers

of all ages and abilities to share some snaps with us, and one might feature in our ‘favourite photo of the week’. We will credit your image and share online as well.

Starting our snap of the week, is

Murrumbidgee River, Bolaro.

this lovely shot looking upstream of the Murrumbidgee River on the Bolaro property near Adaminaby.

This stunning scene is captured

by Adaminaby photographer, Pete Wilson of Australian High Country Photos.

PHOTO: Pete Wilson of Australian High Country Photos

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Riposte

By LISA ASHURST

that we could all relate to and if it sometimes made you laugh, then even IT’S a somewhat better. different column I It means I achieved am writing this week, what I had set out to and that’s because do; put a lighthearted regretfully, it will be my last column to appear in slant on a subject and run with it. And having The Monaro Post. two editors who allowed But times and me such flexibility with circumstances change, what I wrote with Riposte and when they do we have to move with them, was wonderfully freeing hence I’m stepping down because there was always something out from my faithful old there that needed a good soapbox as of today. shake. But I am going After 18 years with to miss it. I’d be full-on this paper though, it’s going to feel a bit strange fibbing if I said I wasn’t.

But it’s been fun to not be sitting down too. I have met and at my trusty computer interviewed some each week, and tapping amazing people out five hundred plus throughout the Cooma words on some topic or community over my other that has caught years of working with my attention and just begged for me to get my The Post and have learned so many teeth into. It was a great space for doing that and interesting things from I really enjoyed grabbing them, which in turn, expanded my knowledge something by the collar, on a lot of the subjects giving it a shake, and then putting it out there. that are so close to the I reckon I’ve been lucky heart of the region. I’ve though. I have written for also made some great friends too. Admittedly, The Monaro Post under I may have never met two terrific editors. First some of them face to with Gail Eastaway at face, but that didn’t the helm and then with seem to matter, because current editor, Nathan we clicked anyway.

Thompson, and I have Meanwhile, here enjoyed every column, I am taking twice as every news story and long to write this, my every feature I have written for the Post, and I last column, but that’s am truly thankful to have because I want to ensure that you all know how had the opportunity to much I have enjoyed have worked with such being your weekly a great team on such a columnist and sharing great newspaper. all manner of things with It has been a real you via my features. pleasure.

Being an avid But I would be remiss if I didn’t also thank you, wordsmith, I’ve really grown as a writer, thanks the readers, who have read and enjoyed Riposte to the opportunity to every week and I wanted splash my words across this paper and sharing to let you know how much I have appreciated my stories with you all in the Cooma-Monaro your feedback, because community. feedback is gold for a So thank you Gail, writer and it was good to know that I had touched thank you Nathan, thank you Monaro Post and on something that team, and especially, resonated with you. thank you to all the And that’s what readers.

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Writing about the topics It’s been a great ride.

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Students embrace Costa’s visit

By SNOWY MOUNTAINS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

SNOWY Mountains Christian School was privileged to be part of the ninth Far South Coast tour of Costa Georgiadis, from ABC Gardening Australia and a silver Logie award winner, last week.

This tour was organised by Vele Civijovski (Garlic Kingdom), Dan Bakker (Eat Dirt Permaculture) and Kelly Stubbs (Wagtail Natives Nursery). Kelly, with the help from Costa and Dan, ran a couple of workshops for our students.

The primary students started off with planting seeds for their greenhouses with Kelly’s Species Keeper project.

This project will allow the students to care for their seeds, watch them grow, and when the plants are ready in October/ November, the students will then plant the seedlings at school.

The students learnt lots of tips and facts from Costa about how to plant and look after their seeds.

“I liked when Kelly told us about how to grow plants, and she told us why plants are so important,” Bryla Kelland, a year 6 student, said.

Kelly is very knowledgeable about native plants and taught the students in a clear way about what they were doing and why.

Costa arrived at the workshops dressed as Costa the Gnome. He spoke to the students about why gardening and planting native plants is important.

Using his little megaphone, he engaged the students in the workshop in a fun way.

“Costa was funny and he had interesting facts and helped us plant the plants,” Summer Oliveira, year 4 student, said.

Juliet O’Connor said she had lots of fun with Costa and all the students enjoyed it when Costa scared Mrs Pristavu with his story, during a discussion about working together as we share what we have, and how growing things in community benefits not only our gardens, but everyone.

Over a sausage sizzle, parents, visitors and staff members, had a chance to join in a question and answer session with Dan, Kelly, Vele and Costa.

Great questions were asked and answered. Students heard about the native bees and how to create hives for them as well as information about great projects happening in the South East.

One of the exciting projects happening is the Moodji Farm project to plant a native botanical garden focusing on bush tucker and bush medicine. For more information about this project search for Eat Dirt Permaculture online.

After lunch, the secondary school students had a chance to spend time with Costa and Kelly learning about the Species Keeper program.

The aim of this program is to grow and care for the seedlings and then learn to harvest the seeds, which we look forward to when Kelly returns to show us how seed harvesting is done.

Costa, still dressed as a gnome, explained to the students the

importance of planting these seedlings.

The students planted a range of Australian natives in one of our gardens. Costa used this time as an opportunity to show the students how to remove the seedlings from their pots ensuring no damage to the roots.

Costa showed students how to engineer the planting area to ensure no water run off through creating berms around the plant.

“We learned how to tap the trowel on the top of the pot to make the plant come out. I enjoyed planting the plants, and I enjoyed Costa’s energy,” Rachel Charlesworth, year 7 student, said.

This time with Dan, Kelly, Vele and Costa was really special to the students. They learnt the simple act of planting a range of plants provides hope in all areas of our lives.

The plants create shelter and food for birds and insects which then helps to develop and sustain the ecosystem.

“So slowly we’re building a powerful corridor of native planting that will become habitat and bring in the insects and the wildlife,” Costa said.

“I can’t wait to come back and keep adding to it so that the students that follow this group are going to have an amazing corridor to work with.”

Students were also given a seedling to take home and plant in their garden to begin their own gardening journey with their family.

GREEN THUMBS: Snowy Mountains Christian School students enjoy their visit from gardening guru, Costa Georgiadis.

PHOTO: Snowy Mountains Christian School

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Snowy Mountains Trade Show returns Jindabyne hosts business engagement event

ON SHOW: Business development manager of Helen’s European Cuisine, Mandy McCabe.

PHOTOS: Trista Heath

By TRISTA HEATH THE SNOWY Mountains Trade Show for catering and hospitality took place over two days at the Lake Jindabyne Hotel last week with more than 50 suppliers displaying their products.

After a five-year hiatus since the last trade show in Jindabyne, local business owners and the public had the opportunity to browse the many stalls, taste the products on offer and establish new partnerships in the lead-up to the 2025 snow season.

Jack Burke, from Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, said the show was a really positive engagement for local businesses at the two-day event.

“I think for all facets of their business, having so many suppliers here over the event has been really helpful for businesses to see the different options available,” Mr Burke said.

“We service a lot of businesses here as it is but certainly getting in front of businesses we haven’t been able to get in touch with yet, has been really helpful in establishing new partnerships.”

Cooma and Jindabyne TAFE NSW representatives were on show with commercial cookery teacher and chef

Commercial Cookery teacher and chef for TAFE NSW, David Arens, and TAFE services co-ordinator, Lisa Petroff. for TAFE NSW, David Arens, giving fresh dumpling demonstrations and taste tests on the second day.

“It is really great to have the trade show back in the area, with it being away for a few years this has been a great opportunity for exhibitors to come out and show what they have to offer for the upcoming ski season,” Mr Arens said.

“It was also great for TAFE to have a presence for people to know that we are here and available for any of your training needs, as well as getting information on short courses, apprenticeships and trainees for the general public.”

Previously hosted at The Station in Jindabyne, this

year’s event changed locations to the centre of town with potential to expand the event in the same location for next year.

Anthony Beer, from Sydney Direct Fresh Produce, said the return of the local trade show has been great and successful for the company.

“Since we are a supplier based out of Sydney, to have local people coming in and realise there is another option for a fresh fruit and vegetable supplier has been exceptionally good for us as a company,” Mr Beer said.

Many business representatives said they believed the Snowy Mountains Trade Show was a great success and they will return next year.

Sydney Direct fresh produce supplier, Anthony Beer.

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners suppliers with their display at the Snowy Mountains Trade Show.

Council updates Want to work for Council?

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

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Project update: Jindabyne Claypits Carpark Upgrade

Don’t go it alone: Free event connecting over-65s with support If you or a loved one are over the age of 65, Council is raising awareness to help connect local older residents, their families, and their carers with the many support services operating in our region.

With so many different support programs from so many different agencies, it can be hard to know where to start, what you’re eligible for, and what’s available.

Work on the Claypits Foreshore Upgrade Project began this month in Jindabyne.

A total of 41 trees in the project area will be subject to major encroachment.

We’re holding a free information session to help you connect you with the services and support that will help you live happy, healthy, and independently.

The path crossing the Claypits carpark between the exercise station and stage is now closed.

This level of impact increases the likelihood of dangerous destabilisation and affected trees are unlikely to survive.

Come and see us at the Bombala Community Centre from 10.30am to 12.30pm on Thursday 12 June 2025.

A detour is in place along Kosciuszko Rd for pedestrians and cyclists.

All removed trees will be replaced with high-quality mature trees.

An arborist report has identified trees that will need to be removed and replaced due to project impacts or poor tree health.

Under the project plan, the total number of trees in the area will be increased, despite these required removals.

Whether you’re curious about what’s on offer locally, or if you need help with specific questions or problems – we’re here to help. Learn more on our website at https://qrco.de/65plusBombala.

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Earlyact members raising money Event to support students in The Congo

By MELINDA CAIRNS HACK A FAIR for a very worthy cause is being held at Cooma North Public School on May 30 by Earlyact, a junior form of Rotary, which aims to raise funds to help fellow school students in The Congo, giving them access to education.

‘SchoolKits for Congo’ is the group’s international project for the year and the fundraising event will consist of the usual cake and white elephant stalls and fun children’s activities and games such as quoits, thong and sponge throwing.

Generally, the members of Earlyact are made up of children in years 3 to 6.

The committee consists of year 6 students; however, “corresponding officers” from year 5 are on the committee this year.

Co-ordinator Earlyact Cooma, Sally Thornton, said with this experience behind them these students potentially will take up the committee roles when they are in year 6.

The Cooma Earlyact group was formed four years ago.

It is one of three groups established in the Rotary District 9705, the other two are in Canberra.

Earlyact members meet

PLANNING: Earlyact members holding a meeting to discuss the upcoming fair raising much-needed funds for refugee school students’ education in The Congo. PHOTOS: Supplied every Wednesday in their lunchtime at the school library.

The Charter for Earlyact stipulates members are required to work on three different projects each year an international, community and school project.

“The group, for a community project this year, was involved in Clean-up

Australia Day,” Ms Thornton said.

“The fair on 30 May is to raise money for ‘SchoolKits for Congo’. There’s a woman in Cooma who belongs to a Rotary egroup online and this is her project she’s been involved with for quite some time.

“These refugee kids in Goma are provided

School children in Goma, DRCongo with their ‘SchoolKits for Congo’ gifts, supplied by Rotary. school kits free of charge; the project also provides employment for the widowed mothers who sew the kits.

Items like books, pencils, etc are sourced to provide the kids with the basic stationery needed for school.”

‘SchoolKits for Congo’ is a project of Rotary Australia World Community Service, in partnership with a local

charity registered in Goma, DRCongo.

“The kids from Earlyact are very excited about this project,” Ms Thornton said.

“They love being a part of the group. Earlyact is a great way of introducing young people to community service and teaching leadership, meetings procedure and so on,” Ms Thornton said.

“The school is very supportive of this young Rotary group. It’s still fairly new in Australia, internationally there are many groups in other countries, but it’s still not a huge thing here yet.”

The fair gets underway at Cooma North Public School at 2pm and runs until school finishes for the day.

Cooma Baptist car show, fete

By KAREN FORMAN

PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY THE MONARO POST

GOT a car or some sort of other interesting vehicle you would like to show off ? Enjoy perusing market stalls, drinking coffee, meeting friends and making new friends?

Then get along to Cooma Baptist Church’s inaugural Car Show and Shine and Fete on 31 May. As well as inviting people to enjoy all the fun of the fair, the church is calling for people who own new and old cars, tractors, bikes and other vehicles to sign up to show them off at the event.

“We have around 10 so far but have room for up to 30,” organiser, Nancy Tory, said.

“We just need people to register so we know how many are coming.”

The show and fete will be held on the oval adjacent to the church on the corner of Baroona Ave and Boona St, which is part of the Snowy Mountains Christian School campus.

“It has been in the planning for a year and our goal is to bring the Cooma community together for a family day out and to show people that church people are just people like everyone else, with interests and hobbies.”

The event will kick off at 10am and finish at 2pm.

“We will have Coffee 2630 coming and there will be donuts for sale, always appreciated on a cold day, along with craft and baked goods stalls, a sausage sizzle, second hand books, crafts and a white elephant stall,” Nancy said.

“Mostly the stalls will be set up by church people or people who are affiliated with the church but we do have some others coming along as well.

“The purpose of the event is a community outreach event and anyone can bring a car or vehicle to show, whether a church member or not.

“If you have a bit of machinery that you

are proud of, then bring it along.

“We have had a bit of interest from people in the church and relatives and friends of church people.

“There will be a prize for the most popular exhibit.

“We are not trying to compete with other competitions, it’s only our first go but it is good to offer an incentive.”

Nancy said the new pastor, Andrew Darnell, had a focus on outreach into the community and the brand new event was basically part of that.

“We are just putting into practice what Andrew has been preaching.

“It’s about letting people know that we are just ordinary people doing ordinary things and letting them see the church and meet Andrew and the people in our community.”

Pastor Andrew Darnell, who started in the role four months ago, said he was excited about the event.

“As a church we do want to be part of the community in ways they value and make Cooma an even better town than it already is,” he said.

“It is a great town and Cooma Baptist wants to be part of it and join in.

“This is a great opportunity and we are hopeful people will come along and enjoy the day and build close relationships both ways.

“The church is a wonderful base in a wonderful town and hopefully we can grow closer together.”

Mr Darnell said he and his family, including his wife, a midwife who works at Cooma hospital, had loved Cooma life so far.

“We are so glad to be here and getting to know the town and its people.

“I would love to meet more people and see Cooma through their eyes. The car show is a great way to come up and say hi,” he said.

“I will be there all day and always happy for a chat.

“Especially around the coffee van.”

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ARTS & CULTURE

Juli colours her world with art Darkness turns to brightness for Cooma artist

By KAREN FORMAN JULI Field’s world was once a colourful and glamorous extravaganza of modelling, travelling, acting and presenting.

Later, that world was enhanced in a different way and further expanded, by mothering two children. Then, starting her own modelling academy.

The world was Juli’s oyster and she had no reason to think life didn’t have more to offer (and for her to offer in return) after she relocated from Sydney to Cooma 15 years ago to give her autistic son, for whom she was full-time carer, a country up-bringing.

She enjoyed the cheaper housing, the more relaxed lifestyle, the friends she made; and he did well in the disability unit at Monaro High School.

But then Juli was assaulted, not once but twice. She lost her sister.

And her bright world turned dark.

With serious injuries from an assault that left her with debilitating chronic pain, she turned inwards. Her home became her safe haven.

The outside world she had once loved became a place to be feared.

Rather than laughing and smiling and embracing life, she stayed at home and in her own words “became a hermit; invisible”.

Her days were filled with caring for her son, physical therapy, counselling. A lot of tears. A lot of regret. Hiding.

But then, she picked up a paintbrush. She began to create pictures. And while she still suffers from severe physical and emotional pain, Juli’s world has colour in it again.

Just how much colour is obvious when you walk into the Mitchell room at Cooma’s Raglan Gallery (until the end of May) and find yourself assailed by the myriad of brightness that is her debut art exhibition, Juli Field, My Folly, boldly coloured acrylic on canvas paintings, straight from the heart.

Juli has prepared 33 pieces from her collection of hundreds of works for her first exhibition and at the halfway mark said she was astonished that several had already sold.

WORLD OF COLOUR: Juli Field at the Raglan Gallery where 33 of her artworks will hang until the end of May. PHOTOS: Karen Forman “I just take a blank canvas and then paint a colour and then a theme takes hold,” she said.

“I never really know what I am going to paint until it happens. All I know is that the colours come out of me, all colours, bright colours, expressing me.

“The colours go out into the world when I don’t.

“After I start with painting a colour, then it becomes something, something is born.

Like lemons, deconstructed lemons, a cat, fish, flowers, nature, a lighthouse, gumtrees, abstracts, anything.

“I have run out of walls at home to put them all on, but I can’t seem to stop. Painting has been my saviour.”

Juli is so obsessed with painting that she is only restricted by her pain levels.

“I only have a short amount of time each day, usually in the mornings when I feel my best, so if I am not out shopping, I paint, then I rest in the afternoons,” she said.

She uses acrylics, she says, because “I am too impatient to wait for oil colours to dry” and has found that her paintings have been getting larger as time has gone on.

“Painting is definitely healing me. Physically I am still struggling. But mentally, I am doing a lot better.”

Juli started modelling at 18 on the catwalk, for photographs, product advertising campaigns and in the fashion industry and went on to play Emmy King for two years in The Young Doctors, an Australian soap opera originally broadcast on the Nine Network and produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation, from 1976-1983.

The show was exported to North America and Canada and Europe including the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, France and Spain.

She also opened the Image Field Academy, using her personal experiences and skills to teach others modelling,

Actor turned artist, Juli Field, with one of her artworks from her debut exhibition currently open at the Raglan Gallery. deportment and public speaking skills.

She worked as a trainer and public speaker, image consultant and business manager and took on the role of mum, then fulltime carer to her adult son, and then grandmother.

Arriving in Cooma, she was a volunteer presenter on Monaro Community Radio 2MNO, presenting In a Gentle Groove with Miss Juli.

She had to give it up after the assault, and the loss of her sister,

which left her “grieving too much and too agorophobic to go anywhere”.

She picked up her first canvas eight years ago and while she doesn’t see herself as an artist, per se, recognises that painting has helped her heal and be able to be there for her children and grandchildren.

“Hopefully people will come and enjoy the paintings, especially people whose lives aren’t doing too well,” she said.

“Art really can heal.”

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Costa’s gardening advice, energy delights all ages

By MELINDA CAIRNS HACK IT ONLY took a few words and some animated and lively actions for gardening guru, Costa Georgiadis, to win over a group of excited Cooma North Preschoolers during his visit to Cooma last Monday.

In addition to engaging in all things nature in the garden, Costa, in his garden gnome gear, also made the effort to get to know the names of the children and pointed out and thanked any who happened to be wearing floral clothing, such was his keen observations of his young garden helpers.

From those who looked at gardening as an adventure and a chance to “play in the dirt”, to the more serious gardener, it was a very busy, interactive and social day - with education and the sharing of knowledge the focus of his presentations.

The visit to Cooma, an extension of Costa’s Far South Coast tour, was organised by local garlic farmer Vele Civijovski, of Garlic Kingdom Austalia, and permaculture specialist, Dan Bakker of Eat Dirt Permaculture.

Costa’s busy itinerary included workshops and information sessions at two local schools facilitated by Kelly Stubbs of Wagtail Natives Nursery, and culminated in a ‘lasagna planting’ workshop, hosted by the Cooma Community Garden and St Andrew’s Uniting Church Cooma.

The previous night, a capacity crowd packed St Andrew’s Uniting Church hall for a dinner function where Costa shared his love of plants and nature and featured an ‘in conversation with Costa Georgiadis’ event, hosted

by The Monaro Post editor, Nathan Thompson.

Costa is expected to return and do it all again next year.

Organisations that would like to be a part of the 2026 Cooma tour can contact sales@ garlickingdom.com.au

GNOME ON TOUR Australian author, landscape architect, environmental educator and host of ABC television series Gardening Australia, Costa Georgiadis, was gifted with a book on Australian Gnomes coincidentally found in the preschool’s street library while Costa was visiting the preschool.

PHOTOS: Melinda Cairns Hack

The children at Cooma North Pres chool were full of questions and shared many of their garden stories with Costa.

Students from Snowy Mountains Christian School and Costa.

One of the activities on the school’s program focused on the importance of growing local native plants, and their relationships with pollinators and other local native fauna.

Costa the gnome rests up and reads the paper while creatin ga lasagne garden at the Cooma Community Garden.

Ngarigo artist, Gail Neuss, and director of Indigenous Research at University of Sydney, Jak elin photo taken with Costa at Coo Troy, were very keen to have a ma North Preschool.

New home for BerriJam monthly open mic event

By KAREN FORMAN BERRIDALE’S long-running monthly open mic event, BerriJam, has moved to a new location.

Organiser, local musician and music teacher, Simon Grace, said the event had moved to Berridale Inn and would be held on the third Sunday of each month between 3pm and 6pm.

“We encourage all musicians and performers of all ages to come and play or sing a few songs or recite some poems,” he said.

“The pub is a great venue and we are happy to return although very grateful to Coolamatong Country Club for hosting us for the past year or so.”

Interested performers should just turn up with their

instruments. PA is supplied.

“We also welcome audiences,” Mr Grace said.

“BerriJam is a great afternoon of entertainment and community. Always different.

You never know who you will get.”

Berridale Inn licencee, Ron Jackson, said he was happy to open the doors of the newly reopened pub to the community.

“Community is what the hotel is all about,” he said.

“Providing a meeting place that is safe and welcoming.”

ON THE MOVE: Local musicians Paul Mackay and Lez Strzelecki at Berridale’s monthly open mic event, which has moved to Berridale Inn. PHOTO: Karen Forman

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 21

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 News.

12.30 Press Club. 1.35 Media Watch. 2.00 Restoration Aust. 3.00 House Of Games.

3.30 Grand Designs: House Of The Year.

4.15 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. 5.00 A Bite To Eat. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 House Of Games. 7.00 News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Gruen. 8.35 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering. 9.05 Planet America. 9.40 Big Boys. 10.10 Mayfair Witches. 10.55 Late Programs.

ABC

SEVEN

NINE

TEN

SBS

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show.

12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon.

1.00 MOVIE: Lethal Love Letter. (2021) 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 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly. 8.30 Britain’s Got Talent. 10.30 The Amazing Race. 12.00 Raines. 1.00 Travel Oz. 1.30 Harry’s Practice. 2.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 The Hundred With Andy Lee. 1.00 Drive TV: Drive Car Of The Year. 1.30 Young Sheldon.

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 Rugby League.

NRL. Round 12. Canterbury Bulldogs v Dolphins. 9.45 hursda i ht noc Off. 10.30 9News Late. 11.00 Outback Opal Hunters. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 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 Taskmaster Australia. 8.40 Law & Order: SVU. 9.40 The Cheap Seats.

10.40 10’s Late News. 11.05 The Project.

12.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.55 Alone Australia. 3.00 Living Black. 3.35 The Cook Up. 4.05 Jeopardy! 4.30 Letters And Numbers. 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. H’lights. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 History’s Greatest Mysteries.

8.25 Liberation: D-Day To Berlin. 9.15 Sherlock & Daughter. 10.10 SBS World News Late. 10.40 Carmen Curlers. 11.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.30 NBC Today. 12.00 Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 My Impossible House. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Medical Emergency.

4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Father Brown. 8.40 Grace. 10.40 Murdoch Mysteries.

11.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Pawn Stars. 1.30 Highway Patrol. 2.30 The Force: BTL. 3.30 Duck Dynasty. 4.00 Cities Of The Underworld. 5.00 American Resto. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Football. AFL. Round 11. Geelong v Western Bulldogs. 10.30 AFL Post-Game. 11.00 Kick Ons. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Get Clever. 7.00 It’s Academic. 8.30 Get Arty. 9.00 Shopping. 10.30 House Rules. 12.00 Code Black. 3.00 House Of Wellness. 4.00 Puppy School. 5.00 Daredevils Make You Laugh Out Loud. 6.00 Bondi Vet. 7.00 Judge Judy.

7.30 Kitchen Nightmares USA. 8.30 Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares. 11.40 First Dates UK. 1.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Shopping. 8.00 What’s Up Down Under. 8.30 Tough Tested. 9.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 JAG. 12.30 In The Dark. 2.30 Numb3rs.

3.30 Jake And The Fatman. 4.30 Numb3rs.

5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 My Life Is Murder. 11.15 Jake And The Fatman. 12.15 Shopping. 2.15 In The Dark. 3.10 NCIS: LA. 4.05 JAG.

6.00 Morning Programs.

1.00 Rules Of Engagement.

1.30 King Of Queens. 2.00 Becker. 2.30 Frasier. 3.30 Rules Of Engagement. 4.00 GCBC. 4.30 King Of Queens. 5.00 Becker.

5.30 Frasier. 6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends.

8.00 Big Bang. 9.30 Becker. 10.00 Frasier.

11.00 Rules Of Engagement. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? 2.55 Doctor Who. 3.40 A Bite To Eat. 4.05 QI. 4.40 MythBusters.

5.30 George Clarke’s Old House, New Home.

6.15 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent. 7.05 Hard Quiz. 7.35 QI. 8.10 Would I Lie To You? 9.10 The Weekly. 9.40 Gruen. 10.15 Guy Mont Spelling Bee. Final. 11.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 3.00 Play School: World By Night.

4.00 Andy’s Safari Adventures. 4.25 Builder Brothers Dream Factory. 5.20 Thomas And Friends. 5.45 Kangaroo Beach. 7.05 Dino Dex. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures.

7.50 The Inbestigators. 8.05 Operation Ouch!

8.40 Secrets Of The Zoo. 9.25 Saved By The Barn. 10.05 Merlin. 10.50 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. 12.15 The Business. 12.30 Compass. 1.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

11.30 My Favorite Martian.

12.00 Midsomer Murders. 2.00 Yes, Prime Minister. 3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Some Will, Some Won’t. (1970) 5.30 The Travelling Auctioneers. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 RBT. 8.30 Emergency. 9.30 A+E Crash Scene Emergency. 10.30 Panic 9-1-1. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.15 Insight. 3.20 WorldWatch. 5.20 Forged In Fire: Best Of. 6.10 Over The Black Dot. 6.40 Travel Man. 7.10 Jeopardy! 7.40 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.35 Elon Musk’s Twitter Storm. 9.10 Cycling.

UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 12. 1.35 Dark Side Of The Ring. 2.25 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

THURSDAY, MAY 22

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 News.

1.00 Sherwood. Final. 2.00 Restoration Aust. 3.00 House Of Games. 3.30 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. 4.15 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. 5.00 A Bite To Eat. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 Claire Hooper’s House Of Games. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Grand Designs UK. 8.50 Martin Clunes: Islands Of The Atlantic. 9.35 The Kimberley. 10.25 ABC Late News. 10.40 Late Programs.

ABC

SEVEN

NINE

TEN

SBS

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show.

12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon.

1.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 2.00 House Of Wellness. 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 House Of Wellness. 9.30 MOVIE: Under The Tuscan Sun. (2003) Diane Lane, Sandra Oh, Lindsay Duncan. 11.50 To Be Advised. 1.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: Temptation Under The Sun. (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 Rugby League. NRL. Round 12. Parramatta Eels v Manly Sea Eagles. 9.55 Golden Point. 10.45 MOVIE: Sleepless. (2017) 12.35 Tipping Point. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 2.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 GCBC. 12.30 Family Feud. 1.00 News. 2.00 Wheel Of Fortune. 2.30 Lingo. 3.30 10 News First: Afternoon. 4.00 Judge Judy.

4.30 The Bold And The Beautiful. 5.00 10 News First. 6.00 Deal Or No Deal.

6.30 The Project. 7.30 House Hunters Australia. 8.30 Have You Been Paying Attention? 9.30 The Graham Norton Show. 10.30 10’s Late News. 10.55 The Project. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Autun: Rome’s Forgotten Sister. 3.00 Nula.

3.35 The Cook Up. 4.05 Jeopardy! 4.30 Letters And Numbers. 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. H’lights. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 MOVIE: Call Me Kate. (2023) 9.05 Snowdon & Margaret: A Scandalous Affair. 10.00 Robson Green’s Weekend Escapes. 10.35 SBS World News Late.

11.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Better Homes. 1.00 Escape To The Country. 2.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 2.30 Weekender. 3.00 Animal SOS Australia. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Medical Emergency. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Wildlife ER. 8.30 Escape To The Country.

11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 The Car Club. 2.30 Desert Collectors. 3.30 Timbersports. 4.00 Cities Of The Underworld. 5.00 American Resto. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 AFL: Friday Night Countdown. 7.30 Football.

AFL. Round 11. Essendon v Richmond.

10.30 AFL Post-Game. 11.15 GetOn Extra.

11.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Get Clever. 7.00 It’s Academic. 8.30 Get Arty. 9.00 Shopping. 10.30 House Rules. 12.00 Code Black. 3.00 Ed And Karen’s Recipes For Success. 4.00 The Goldbergs. 4.30 Frogger.

5.30 The Amazing Race. 7.00 MOVIE: The Karate Kid Part II. (1986) 9.30 MOVIE: Atomic Blonde. (2017) 12.00 MOVIE: Little Jungle Boy. (1969) 1.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Shopping. 8.00 Camper Deals. 8.30 Tough Tested.

9.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 JAG. 12.30 In The Dark. 2.30 Numb3rs. 3.30 Jake And The Fatman. 4.30 Numb3rs. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 My Life Is Murder.

11.15 Jake And The Fatman. 12.15 Shopping. 2.15 In The Dark. 4.05 JAG.

6.00 Morning Programs.

12.00 Stephen Colbert.

1.00 Rules Of Engagement. 1.30 King Of Queens. 2.00 Becker. 2.30 Frasier. 3.30 Rules Of Engagement. 4.00 GCBC. 4.30 King Of Queens. 5.00 Becker. 5.30 Frasier.

6.30 Friends. 7.30 MOVIE: Clear And Present Danger. (1994) 10.10 Becker. 10.35 Frasier. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.35 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 3.20 Doctor Who. 4.05 Would I Lie To You? 4.40 MythBusters.

5.30 George Clarke’s Old House, New Home.

6.15 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent. 7.05 Hard Quiz. 7.35 QI. 8.05 Would I Lie To You? 8.35 MOVIE: Inherent Vice. (2014) 11.00 ER. 11.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 4.00 Andy’s Safari Adventures.

4.25 Builder Brothers Dream Factory. 5.20 Thomas And Friends. 5.45 Kangaroo Beach.

7.05 Gardening Australia Junior. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 8.00 Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! 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.

2.00 Are You Being Served?

3.00 Antiques Roadshow. 3.30 MOVIE: Alive And Kicking. (1958) 5.30 The Travelling Auctioneers. 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Find My Country House Australia. New. 8.30 MOVIE: My Sister’s Keeper. (2009) 10.45 MOVIE: The Rebound. (2009) 12.45 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.15 Fast And Furious Face-Off. 3.00 Over The Black Dot. 3.35 WorldWatch. 5.30 Forged In Fire. 6.20 If You Are The One. 7.20 Jeopardy! 7.50 8 Out Of 10 Cats. 8.45 Cycling. UCI World Tour.

Giro d’Italia. Stage 13. 1.35 Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over. 3.25 NHK World English News.

5.00 Al Jazeera.

FRIDAY, MAY 23

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 News. 1.00 Bay Of Fires. 2.00 Restoration Aust. 3.00 House Of Games. 3.30 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. 4.15 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. 5.00 A Bite To Eat. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 Claire Hooper’s House Of Games. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Gardening Australia. 8.30 The One That Got Away. New. 9.25 Gruen.

10.00 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering.

10.30 Late Programs.

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ABC

SEVEN

NINE

TEN

SBS

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Motorway Patrol. 12.30 Football. AFL. Carlton v GWS Giants. 3.30 Horse Racing.

Sporting Chance Cancer Foundation Raceday, Sandown Saturday and Doomben Cup Day. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 The Americas. 8.00 MOVIE: The Lost World: Jurassic Park. (1997) 10.35 MOVIE: Con Air. (1997) 12.55 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Today Extra: Saturday. 12.00 Destination WA. 12.30 Find My Country House Australia. 1.00 Great Australian Detour. 1.30 Young Sheldon.

2.00 The Floor. 4.30 The Garden Gurus.

5.00 9News First At Five. 5.30 Getaway.

6.00 9News Saturday. 7.00 A Current Affair.

7.30 Holiday Home Makeover With Rachel & Ryan. 8.30 MOVIE: Skyfall. (2012) Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Javier Bardem. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.10 Everyday Gourmet. 12.30 The Yes Experiment.

1.00 Roads Less Travelled. 1.30 What’s Up Down Under. 2.00 Buy To Build. 2.30 Food Trail: South Africa. 3.00 Silvia’s Italian Masterclass. 3.30 Farm To Fork.

4.00 My Market Kitchen. 4.30 GCBC. 5.00 News. 6.30 The Dog House Australia.

7.30 Love It Or List It Australia. 8.40 House Hunters Australia. 9.40 Ambulance Australia. 10.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Cycling.

UCI ProSeries. Tour of Hungary. H’lights.

3.00 Gymnastics. FIG Artistic Apparatus World Cup. H’lights. 4.30 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. H’lights. 5.35 Cuban Missile Crisis. New. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Elizabeth Taylor: Rebel Superstar. 8.25 Secrets Of Britain’s Historic Houses. Return. 9.30 Alone Australia. 10.35 Guillaume’s French Atlantic. 11.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Shopping. 8.30 Better Homes. 11.00 Harry’s Practice.

11.30 GetOn Extra. 12.00 Horse Racing.

Sporting Chance Cancer Foundation Raceday, Sandown Saturday and Doomben Cup Day. 3.30 Medical Emergency. 4.00 Escape To The Country. 6.00 Dog Patrol. 6.30 Bondi Vet. 7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. 8.30 Escape To The Country. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Rides Down Under: Workshop Wars. 3.00 Motor Racing. NDRC Top Doorslammer. H’lights. 4.00 Storage Wars: Barry’s Best Buys. 5.00 Counting Cars. 6.00 Pawn Stars. 7.00 Storage Wars. 7.30 Aussie Salvage Squad. 8.30 Mega Mechanics. 9.30 Air Crash Inv: Accident Files. 10.30 When Big Things Go Wrong. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Weekender. 10.30 Weekender.

11.00 Ed And Karen’s Recipes For Success.

12.00 A Moveable Feast. 12.30 Dream Home.

2.15 Zumbo’s Just Desserts. 3.15 Starstruck.

4.25 Dodger. 5.25 MOVIE: A Dog’s Purpose.

(2017) 7.30 MOVIE: Pitch Perfect. (2012) 10.00 MOVIE: Blockers. (2018) 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Shopping. 9.00 Tough Tested. 10.00 On The Fly. 10.30 Navigating The World. 11.30 Judge Judy. 12.00 Jake And The Fatman. 1.00 Numb3rs. 3.00 JAG. 5.00 Escape Fishing.

5.30 Bondi Rescue. 6.00 JAG. 7.00 Soccer.

A-League Men. Semi-Final. Melbourne City v Western United. Leg 2. 10.00 NCIS. 12.45 NCIS: Origins. 1.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Bold. 8.30 Wheel Of Fortune. 10.00 Ridiculousness. 11.00 GCBC. 11.30 Deal Or No Deal. 12.00 Stephen Colbert. 2.00 Ridiculousness. 3.00 Frasier. 4.00 Friends.

6.30 The Big Bang Theory. 10.00 Frasier.

11.00 Ridiculousness. 12.00 South Park.

1.00 Shopping. 1.30 South Park. 2.30 Shopping.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.15 ER. 3.00 Doctor Who. 3.55 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 4.35 MythBusters. 5.30 George Clarke’s Old House, New Home. 6.15 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent. 7.05 Hard Quiz. 7.35 QI. 8.05 Dave Hughes: Ridiculous. 9.10 Gavin & Stacey.

Final. 9.40 The IT Crowd. 10.30 ER. 11.15 Rage. 12.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 3.00 Play School. 3.30 Octonauts: Above And Beyond. 3.55 Andy’s Safari Adventures. 4.20 Dino Dex. 4.45 Gardening Australia Junior. 5.10 Room On The Broom.

5.55 Octonauts. 7.05 Rocket Club. 7.30 Kids Baking C’ship. 8.10 Chopped Jnr. 8.50 The Piano. 9.50 Fresh Off The Boat. 10.35 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 ABC Evening News. 6.30 Australian Story.

7.00 ABC National News. 7.30 Back Roads.

8.05 Four Corners. 9.00 Nightly News. 9.30 Stateline. 10.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

11.00 Explore. 11.15 MOVIE: Champagne Charlie. (1944) 1.30 MOVIE: The Magic Box. (1951) 3.45 MOVIE: Hawaii.

(1966) 7.00 Rugby Union. Super Rugby Pacific. Round 15. Western Force v NSW Waratahs. 9.30 Super Rugby Pacific PostMatch. 9.45 MOVIE: Mad Max: Fury Road.

(2015) 12.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

3.05 WorldWatch. 3.35 ABC World News Tonight. 4.05 PBS News.

5.05 Over The Black Dot. 5.35 Mastermind Aust. 6.35 Impossible Engineering. 8.25 The Day The Rock Star Died: Elvis Presley. 8.50 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 14. 1.35 Miniseries: Sirius. 2.30 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

SATURDAY, MAY 24

6.00 Rage Charts. 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Rage. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Call The Midwife. 2.30 MSO Beethoven’s Ninth. 3.40 Spicks And Specks. 4.10 The Piano. 5.10 Landline.

5.40 Australian Story. 6.10 Father Brown.

7.00 ABC News.

7.30 Call The Midwife.

8.30 Midsomer Murders.

10.00 Bergerac.

10.45 Reunion. 11.50 Rage.

ABC

SEVEN

NINE

TEN

SBS

6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise.

10.00 The Morning Show: Weekend.

12.00 Sunday Footy Feast. 2.30 To Be Advised. 4.10 Surveillance Oz: Dashcam.

4.30 Highway Cops. 5.00 Seven News At 5. 5.30 Sydney Weekender. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 The 1% Club. 8.00 7NEWS Spotlight. 9.00 24 Hours In Police Custody. 10.10 Crime Investigation Australia. 11.30 Autopsy USA. 12.30 Shades Of Blue. 1.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 Wide World Of Sports. 11.00 NRL Sunday Footy Show.

1.00 Fish Forever. 1.30 Drive TV: Drive Car Of The Year. Final. 2.00 Adelaide Equestrian Festival. 3.00 Rugby League. NRL. Round 12. New Zealand Warriors v Canberra Raiders. 6.00 9News Sunday. 7.00 Travel Guides. 8.10 60 Minutes. 9.10 The Killer Interview With Piers Morgan. 10.10 9News Late. 10.40 See No Evil. 11.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.30 Pooches At Play. 11.00 My Market Kitchen. 11.30 Roads Less Travelled. 12.00 MasterChef Australia. 1.10 Everyday Gourmet With Justine Schofield. 1.30 Cook With Luke.

2.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 2.30 All 4 Adventure. 3.30 Farm To Fork. 4.00 Lingo.

5.00 10 News First. 6.00 The Sunday Project. 7.00 MasterChef Australia.

8.30 Fake. New. 9.30 FBI. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Motor Racing. ProMX C’ships. 4.00 Going Places. 4.30 Cycling. UCI World Tour.

Giro d’Italia. H’lights. 5.30 Codename Lucy: Spies Against Nazis. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 London: 2,000 Years Of History. 9.15 Into The Gobi Desert With Nick Knowles. 10.05 Hindenburg: The Cover Up. 11.00 Face Down: Killing Of Thomas Niedermayer. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 10.00 House Of Wellness. 11.00 Escape To The Country. 1.00 The Surgery Ship. 2.00 South Aussie With Cosi. 2.30 Animal SOS Australia. 3.00 Better Homes. 4.00 Harry’s Practice. 4.40 Escape To The Country. 7.40 Vicar Of Dibley. 8.30 Vera. 10.30 The Yorkshire Steam Railway: All Aboard. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Storage Wars. 11.30 Portland Charter Boat Wars. 12.00 The Fishing Show

By AFN. 1.00 Fishing Addiction. 2.00 Fishy Business. 2.30 AFL Pre-Game. 3.00 Football.

AFL. Round 11. Melbourne v Sydney. 6.00 The Wash Up. 7.00 Border Security. 8.30 MOVIE: Jason Bourne. (2016) 11.00 MOVIE: 2.22. (2017) 1.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Get Clever. 7.00 It’s Academic. 8.30 Get Arty. 9.00 Kitty Is Not A Cat. 10.00 Dream Home. 12.00 Zumbo’s Just Desserts. 1.00 Starstruck.

2.30 Home And Away. 4.30 Baking It. 5.30 Dr Harry’s Animal Encounters. 6.30 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly. 7.30 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. 8.30 Law & Order: SVU. 10.30 Bones. 12.30 Lie To Me. 1.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Shopping. 8.00 Tough Tested. 9.00 Reel Action.

9.30 What’s Up Down Under. 10.00 4x4 Adventures. 11.00 Escape Fishing. 11.30 I Fish. 12.00 Pooches At Play. 12.30 Exploring Off The Grid. 1.30 MasterChef Aust. 2.40 Numb3rs. 3.35 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.15 NCIS: Los Angeles. 1.10 Elsbeth. 2.05 NCIS: Origins. 3.00 48 Hours. 4.00 JAG.

6.00 Deal Or No Deal.

8.00 Frasier. 10.00 Ridiculousness. 11.00 Stephen Colbert.

2.00 Ridiculousness. 3.00 Frasier. 4.00 Friends. 6.30 The Big Bang Theory.

9.30 Frasier.

10.30 Ridiculousness. 11.30 South Park.

12.30 Shopping. 1.30 South Park. 2.30 Shopping.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.05 ER. 2.50 Doctor Who. 3.40 A Bite To Eat. 4.05 Would I Lie To You? 4.40 MythBusters. 5.30 George Clarke’s Old House, New Home. 6.15 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent. 7.05 Hard Quiz.

7.35 QI. 8.05 Lucy Worsley Investigates.

9.00 Planet America: Weekend Edition. 9.45 Offsiders. 10.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 3.00 Play School. 3.25 Peppa Pig. 3.55 Andy’s Safari Adventures. 4.20 Dino Dex. 4.45 Gardening Australia Junior.

5.10 Daniel Tiger’s. 5.30 Peter Rabbit. 7.05 Rocket Club. 7.35 Moominvalley. 8.00 Horrible Histories. 8.30 Fresh Off The Boat.

9.10 Abbott Elementary. 9.55 Speechless.

10.15 Merlin. 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 News. 2.30 Australian Story.

3.00 ABC News. 3.30 Offsiders. 4.00 Landline.

5.00 ABC News With Auslan. 5.30 ABC News Regional. 6.00 Evening News. 6.30 Creative Types. 7.00 National News. 7.30 Insiders. 8.40 If You’re Listening. 9.00 Nightly News. 9.30 Aust Story. 10.00 Late News Weekend. 10.30 Compass. 11.00 News. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

10.00 AFL Sunday Footy Show. 12.00 My Favorite Martian. 12.30 Getaway. 1.00 Edgar Wallace Mysteries.

2.20 MOVIE: Contraband Spain. (1955) 4.05 MOVIE: Comanche. (1956) 6.00 M*A*S*H. 6.30 French Open Tennis Pre-Show. 7.00 Tennis. French Open. Day 1. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

1.00 Figure Skating. ISU World Championships. Part three. Replay.

2.30 Jeopardy! 4.35 ABC World News Tonight. 5.00 PBS Washington Week. 5.25 Abandoned Engineering. 7.15 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. Stage 15. 1.35 Letterkenny. 2.35 NHK World English News.

5.00 Al Jazeera.

SUNDAY, MAY 25

6.00 Rage. 7.00 Weekend Breakfast. 9.00 Insiders. 10.00 Offsiders. 10.30 The World This Week. 11.00 Compass. 11.30 Songs Of Praise. 12.00 ABC News At Noon. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Australia. 2.30 The Piano. 3.30 Grand Designs UK. 4.20 First Nation Farmers. 4.40 The Kimberley.

5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 Compass.

7.00 ABC News. 7.30 The Piano. 8.30 Bergerac. 9.20 Reunion. 10.15 MOVIE: Strangerland. (2015) 12.05 Late Programs.

ABC

SEVEN

NINE

TEN

SBS

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show.

12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon.

1.00 MOVIE: Island Of Shadows. (2020) 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 Farmer Wants A Wife.

8.50 9-1-1: Lone Star. 9.50 Code 1: Minute By Minute. 10.50 The Agenda Setters. 11.50 Motorway Patrol. 12.20 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: A Missed Connection. (2023) 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 The Floor. Final. 8.50 100% Footy. 9.50 9News Late. 10.20 Aussie Road Train Truckers.

11.20 Gypsy Rose: Life After Lockup. 12.05 Tipping Point. 1.00 Hello SA. 1.30 TV Shop: Home Shopping. 2.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 Good Chef Bad Chef. 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 MasterChef Australia. 8.40 Have You Been Paying Attention? 9.40 Taskmaster Australia. 10.50 10’s Late News. 11.15 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Masha And Valentyna. 2.55 Travel Shooters.

3.35 The Cook Up. 4.05 Jeopardy! 4.30 Letters And Numbers. 5.00 Cycling. UCI World Tour. Giro d’Italia. H’lights. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 SBS World News. 7.35 Stockholm With Michael Portillo. 8.25 Bettany Hughes: Treasures Of Estonia. 9.20 Inside Windsor Castle.

10.15 SBS World News Late. 10.45 Classified. 11.35 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 The Great Australian Doorstep. 1.30 Australia’s Best Backyards. 2.00 Weekender.

2.30 The Yorkshire Steam Railway: All Aboard. 3.30 Harry’s Practice. 4.00 Medical Emergency. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt. 7.30 Doc Martin. 8.30 Shetland. 11.10 Born To Kill?

12.10 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.30 Watersport. Offshore Superboats. 3.30 Duck Dynasty. 4.00 Cities Of The Underworld. 5.00 American Restoration. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 8.00 Outback Opal Hunters. 9.00 Gem Hunters Down Under. 10.00 Appalachian Outlaws.

11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.30 Get Arty. 9.00 Shopping. 10.30 House Rules. 12.00 Code Black. 3.00 Farmer Wants A Wife. 4.40 Puppy School. 5.05 Delinquents Make You Laugh Out Loud. 6.00 Bondi Vet. 7.00 Judge Judy. 7.30 Law & Order: Criminal Intent. 8.30 Law & Order: S.V.U. 9.30 Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders.

10.30 Bones. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Shopping. 8.00 Camper Deals. 8.30 Reel Action. 9.30 Everyday Gourmet. 10.30 JAG. 12.30 In The Dark. 2.30 Numb3rs. 3.30 Jake And The Fatman. 4.30 Numb3rs. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 10.20 In The Dark.

12.15 Jake And The Fatman. 1.15 Shopping.

2.15 NCIS: LA. 4.05 JAG.

6.00 Morning Programs.

12.00 Stephen Colbert.

1.00 Rules Of Engagement. 1.30 King Of Queens. 2.00 Becker. 2.30 Frasier. 3.30 Rules Of Engagement. 4.00 GCBC. 4.30 King Of Queens. 5.00 Becker. 5.30 Frasier.

6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 Big Bang. 10.00 Becker. 10.30 Frasier. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.10 ER. 2.55 Doctor Who. 3.40 A Bite To Eat. 4.05 Would I Lie To You? 4.40 MythBusters. 5.30 George Clarke’s Old House, New Home. 6.15 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent. 7.05 Hard Quiz.

7.35 QI. 8.05 Would I Lie To You? 8.35 Penn & Teller: Fool Us. 9.15 Whose Line Is It Anyway?

9.40 MythBusters. 10.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 3.00 Play School. 4.00 Andy’s Safari Adventures. 4.15 Rocket Club. 5.20 Thomas And Friends. 5.45 Kangaroo Beach.

7.05 Dino Dex. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.50 The Inbestigators. 8.05 Operation Ouch! 8.40 The Crystal Maze.

9.30 MythBusters “There’s Your Problem!”.

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. 10.40 If You’re Listening. 11.00 News.

11.30 7.30. 12.00 News. 12.15 The Business.

12.30 Back Roads. 1.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

9.30 Newstyle Direct. 10.00 Rainbow Country. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Midsomer Murders.

2.00 Antiques Roadshow. 2.30 MOVIE: Happy Go Lovely. (1951) 4.30 The Travelling Auctioneers. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 French Open Tennis Pre-Show. 7.00 Tennis.

French Open. Day 2. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

2.55 WorldWatch. 5.10 Forged In Fire. 6.00 Alone Denmark. Final.

7.05 Jeopardy! 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats.

8.30 The UnBelievable. 10.10 The Weekly Football Wrap. 10.40 Alone Australia. 11.45 Couples Therapy. Return. 12.55 Secrets Of The Chippendales Murders. 1.50 Late Programs.

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6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 News. 1.00 Landline. 2.00 Restoration Aust. 3.00 Claire Hooper’s House Of Games. 3.30 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. 4.15 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. 5.00 A Bite To Eat With Alice. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 Claire Hooper’s House Of Games. 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Australian Story. 8.30 Four Corners. 9.15 Media Watch. 9.35 Picasso. New. 10.35 ABC Late News. 10.50 Late Programs.

6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show.

12.00 Seven’s National News At Noon.

1.00 To Be Advised. 2.20 Border Security: International. 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 Farmer Wants A Wife. 8.50 Doc. 9.50 Accused. 10.50 The Agenda Setters. 11.50 Autopsy USA. 12.50 The Act. 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Floor. Final. 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 Tipping Point: Travel Guides. 9.00 Freddy And The Eighth. 10.00 NRLW Wrap: Women’s State Of Origin Special. 11.00 9News Late. 11.30 The Equalizer. 12.20 Tipping Point. 1.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 GCBC. 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 MasterChef Australia. 8.40 The Cheap Seats. 9.40 The Inspired Unemployed: The List. 10.40 10’s Late News. 11.05 The Project. 12.05 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Walkatjurra: Our Actions Will Never Stop. 3.15 Arts Centres Keep Our Elders Connected. 3.35 The Weekly Football Wrap. 4.05 The Cook Up. 4.35 Going Places. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia.

6.30 SBS World News. 7.30 Who Do You Think You Are? 8.30 Insight. 9.30 The Handmaid’s Tale. Final. 10.30 SBS World News Late. 11.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 9.00 Medical Emergency. 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 Medical Emergency. 4.30 Better Homes. 5.30 Escape To The Country. 6.30 Bargain Hunt.

7.30 Call The Midwife. 8.30 Foyle’s War. 10.40 The Yorkshire Vet. 11.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.30 Gem Hunters Down Under.

3.30 Duck Dynasty. 4.00 Cities Of The Underworld. 5.00 American Resto. 5.30 Storage Wars. 6.00 American Pickers. 7.00 Pawn Stars. 8.00 Train Rescue Down Under.

9.00 Outback Truckers. 10.00 Railroad Australia. 11.00 Deadliest Roads. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Get Clever. 7.00 It’s Academic. 8.30 Get Arty. 9.00 Shopping. 10.30 House Rules. 12.00 Code Black. 3.00 Farmer Wants A Wife. 4.30 Puppy School. 5.00 Builders Make You Laugh Out Loud. 6.00 Bondi Vet. 7.00 Judge Judy. 7.30 CSI. 8.30 CSI: Miami. 9.30 CSI: NY. 10.30 CSI: Cyber. 11.30 Bones. 12.30 Lie To Me. 1.30 Alias. 2.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Shopping. 8.00 Camper Deals. 8.30 Tough Tested.

9.30 Jake And The Fatman. 10.30 JAG. 12.30 In The Dark. 2.30 Numb3rs. 3.30 Jake And The Fatman. 4.30 Numb3rs. 5.30 JAG. 7.30 NCIS. 9.25 FBI. 12.15 Jake And The Fatman. 1.15 Shopping.

2.15 Numb3rs. 3.10 In The Dark. 4.05 JAG.

6.00 Morning Programs.

12.00 Stephen Colbert.

1.00 Rules Of Engagement. 1.30 King Of Queens. 2.00 Becker. 2.30 Frasier. 3.30 Rules Of Engagement. 4.00 GCBC. 4.30 King Of Queens. 5.00 Becker. 5.30 Frasier.

6.30 Neighbours. 7.00 Friends. 8.00 Big Bang. 10.00 Becker. 10.30 Frasier. 11.30 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs. 2.20 ER. 3.05 Doctor Who. 4.05 Would I Lie To You? 4.40 MythBusters. 5.30 George Clarke’s Old House, New Home. 6.15 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent. 7.05 Hard Quiz. 7.35 QI. 8.05 Would I Lie To You? 8.35 The Cleaner. 9.05 Big Boys.

9.35 Upper Middle Bogan. 10.55 ER. 11.40 Late Programs.

6.00 Kids’ Programs. 3.00 Play School. 4.00 Andy’s Safari Adventures. 4.25 Rocket Club. 5.20 Thomas And Friends. 5.45 Kangaroo Beach.

7.05 Dino Dex. 7.35 Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures. 7.50 The Inbestigators. 8.05 Operation Ouch! 8.40 Animals Up Close With Bertie Gregory. 9.20 Croc Watch. 10.05 Merlin. 10.50 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. 12.15 The Business. 12.30 Breakfast Couch. 1.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

9.30 Newstyle Direct.

10.00 TV Shop. 10.30 Pointless. 11.30 My Favorite Martian. 12.00 Midsomer Murders.

2.00 Antiques Roadshow. 2.30 MOVIE: Last Holiday. (1950) 4.30 The Travelling Auctioneers. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 French Open Tennis Pre-Show. 7.00 Tennis.

French Open. Day 3. 12.00 Late Programs.

6.00 Morning Programs.

12.10 France 24 English News. 12.40 Homicide. 2.30 Cryptoland.

3.05 BBC News At Ten. 3.35 ABC World News Tonight. 4.05 PBS News. 5.05 Forged In Fire: Best Of. 5.55 The UnXplained. 6.40 Jeopardy! 7.10 Cycling. UCI World Tour.

Giro d’Italia. Stage 16. 1.35 Shoresy. 2.00 NHK World English News. 5.00 Al Jazeera.

TUESDAY, MAY 27

6.00 Morning Programs. 12.00 News.

1.00 Call The Midwife. 2.00 Restoration Aust. 3.00 House Of Games. 3.30 Grand Designs: House Of The Year. 4.15 Long Lost Family: What Happened Next. 5.00 A Bite To Eat. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow.

6.30 Claire Hooper’s House Of Games.

7.00 ABC News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 The Kimberley. Final. 8.50 David Attenborough’s Galapagos. Final. 9.40 Australia’s Wild Odyssey. Final. 10.40 Late Programs.

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First carbon conversations MFS workshop well-attended Myths busted, key concepts explained at introductory session for farmers

THE first of five Monaro Carbon Conversations workshops was wellattended attracting 20 participants, including 14 farmers and six agribusiness representatives from across the Monaro region.

The introductory session was held in Bombala and hosted by Monaro Farming Systems (MFS) under the Carbon Farming Outreach Program (CFOP).

A total of five workshops are scheduled to take place across the Monaro over the year, delivered with funding support from the Australian government via the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water.

Workshop trainers were agronomist and Monaro farmer, Andrew Rolfe (Rolfe Agriculture), and Jono Forrest (Forrest Regen), both experienced in agricultural systems and carbon.

Executive officer MFS, Rebecca Kading, said those who attended the Bombala workshop were from a wide range of age groups, with strong participation from both male and female producers.

“Most enterprises represented were pastoral livestock and broadacre livestock, with additional interest in conservation, intensive animal industries, and horticulture,” Ms Kading said.

The session included interactive discussions and use of Monarobased case studies.

Practical guidance on understanding and applying Scope 3 emissions, life cycle assessment, and navigating the Clean Energy

CARBON: All workshops held across the Monaro will cater to every level of understanding - from those already participating in carbon-related programs to those just beginning to explore the space.

Regulator’s ACCU scheme were covered.

“Participants explored emissions measurement, carbon sequestration, and on-farm practices to reduce emissions,” Ms Kading said.

“They all were highly engaged, asking questions and sharing personal experiences.”

Key discussion themes included the carbon cycle, environmental plantings, and understanding carbon and natural capital.

Insights shared by producers with lived experience in carbon projects (e.g. through Greening Australia and BCT) were especially valued.

“Farm-related greenhouse gas emissions are of increased interest to the supply chain, consumers, industry bodies and government,” trainer, Jono Forrest, said.

“It’s important for farmers to increase their knowledge and awareness in this area and understand the policies that are

being developed. I would also encourage farmers to engage with industry and government representatives regarding the impact that this will have on their businesses going forward.

“Understanding emissions impact at the farm level is important, particularly as Scope 3 emissions need to be considered from 1 January 2025 by those up the supply chain.

“Purchasers and processors of agricultural commodities, banks

and other large organisations that farmers do business with need to report their total emissions impact.

“It’s also useful for farmers to understand their numbers so that they can start determining which levers to pull at the farm level to make a positive impact.”

Mr Forrest added it was encouraging to see a high level of interest and engagement from Monaro producers at the workshop.

“We look forward to expanding on this at the remaining events.”

Local landholder Patrice Clear attended the workshop to gain a greater understanding of how emissions, carbon, and environmental markets relate to their farm businesses.

“I attended the workshop as I feel the carbon story and it’s affect on our farming system is one that continues to change, but inevitably will become a factor that will effect our bottom line.

“Keeping up to date on the current information and tools available to us I feel are paramount moving forward,” Ms Clear said.

MFS will run a total of five workshops, each tailored to local conditions and farmer needs.

Topics will vary, but all workshops will cater to every level of understanding - from those already participating in carbonrelated programs to those just beginning to explore the space.

The next MFS carbon workshop is scheduled for 23 July in Cooma.

To register to attend call Rebecca on 0407 089 677.

Reaping the benefits of vermiculture on farms, gardens

By LISA ASHURST VERMICULTURE is the process of cultivating worms to decompose organic food waste, thus turning it into a valuable nutrient-rich material, which works wonders in the garden.

Vermicompost is what you end up with at the end of the process.

Vermicompost is the wonder food output of vermiculture and contains a wealth of nutrients and other plant growth-promoting substances.

It does not contain any chemical elements, nor does it impact adversely on the plants, soil, or the environment.

The process is excellent for boosting soil aeration and water retention, improving the micro and macronutrients in the soil too, all of which are excellent in promoting better nutrient absorption.

The favoured worm for worm farming is the Tiger Worm, also known as red wrigglers, and these are the composting ninjas of the worm farming world.

They live closer to the surface, thrive in rotting vegetation and manure, and will eat up to their body weight in food every day.

Aggressive little diggers, Tiger Worms are also highly efficient

digesters and are remarkably productive as they go about the business of producing their prized garden elixir.

The Cooma Community Garden was the venue recently for an introduction to vermiculture workshop presented by local farmer, Jim Kennedy, whose aim is to promote the process of improving the soil via regenerative practices.

The workshop demonstrated how to use worm casings in a specially formulated mixture to help improve soils, plant health, and the nutritional density of fruits and vegetables.

The benefit of utilising diverse nutrient-rich manures from a range of animals, as additional inputs also helps, is that the bacteria propagated in the mixture assists in making all the nutrients to become soluble, thus more easily available to the plants.

The bacteria-propagating solution is not difficult to make and it can be made on a very small scale for smaller gardens, yet can be multiplied for use for larger applications on farms as well.

The method is very versatile and Mr Kennedy’s aim is to help not only backyard growers to

grow food with a higher nutrient density, but also to assist farmers in utilising the method to improve their pasture and soils, which will boost livestock health.

Mr Kennedy performed a quick, small scale demonstration and many of the attendees became so interested in the vermiculture biodynamic methods, that they have now sourced old bathtubs and large plastic containers to begin their own worm-farming journeys aimed at boosting their gardens’ growing capacity.

The workshop was very popular and attracted a great attendance. Mr Kennedy also brought a refractometer to the workshop, which he used to test shop-bought and conventionally grown produce, which returned a reading of two to three, while the organically-grown produce returned readings of five to seven. The aim is to reach a minimum reading of 12. This demonstrated that despite the addition of manures, sprays and pellets, if the nutrients are not in a soluble form, the plants do not absorb them as easily, which they need to be able to do if they are to be stored within the plant and its fruit and seeds.

A follow-up workshop on

DEMONSTRATION: A recent vermiculture workshop presented by local farmer, Jim Kennedy, promoted the process of improving the soil through regenerative practices.

PHOTO: Cooma Community Garden how to build a stronger and more efficient worm farm is in the works, and attendance is expected to be high as more

gardeners realise the benefits of vermiculture and vermicompost as a valuable addition to their farms and food gardens.

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Florance a rising star Cooma agriculture leader in line for AgShows NSW award

By MELINDA CAIRNS HACK

RISING STAR: Florance McGufficke has been nominated in AgShows NSW Rising Star Award.

PHOTO: Melinda Cairns Hack who do great work in promoting agriculture and agricultural shows.

Other nominees of the AgShows NSW Rising Star Award include Emma Godsell – Young Show Society, Samantha Taylor – Griffith Show Society, Miracle Urban – Dungog Show Society, Chad Williamson – Guyra Show Society, Ella Robinson – Maclean Show Society, Rebecca O’Brien – Morisset-Lake Macquarie Show Society, Alicia Gersback

for young women in the show community and those wanting to join.

“She is also a terrific mentor and supports young women on their journey in the Young Woman Competition,” Ms Mackay said.

“We congratulate Florance on her nomination and wish her all the best.”

Ms Mackay added the society, is in fact, fortunate in that it has many young local people involved Forbes: Tamworth: Cooma:

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LAMB numbers fell short of expectations on Thursday, 15 May, yet the quality of the offering remained very good to outstanding, particularly for lambs exceeding 30kg carcass weight.

Despite a tail in the offering, which included some quite plain lambs, there was noteworthy support from buyers in Toowoomba.

The secondary types, along with some shorn trade lambs, were effectively absorbed by lot feeders.

Not all major export companies participated in the sale, and a supermarket buyer was also absent from the market.

In the trade market, good quality lambs were well represented.

The better-finished lambs saw a price increase of $4 odd sales more.

Lambs weighing 22-24kg fetched prices ranging from $175 to $218/head.

Meanwhile, lambs in the 2426kg category gained $7, selling for between $215 and $246/head.

Merino trade lambs were priced between $155 and $191, while light Merino lambs sold to erratic price trends, selling from $95 to $138.

Lambs suitable for feeding on ranged in price from $148 to $199/ head.

On the export side, heavy lambs were well supplied, with many exceeding 30kg carcass weight.

Heavy lambs in the 26-30kg range were priced between $240 and $274/head, while those over 30kg cwt commanded prices from $270 to $323/head.

It was a very mixed yarding of mutton with not the weight in the offering of past weeks. Heavy mutton sold from $133 to $237 to average 530c to 584c/kg cwt.

Trade sheep were well supplied selling from $108 to $148 to average 526c/kg cwt.

The Wagga Wagga sheep and lamb sales are each Thursday.

COOMA CATTLE SALES

A/c Luke Oldfield (MLP) 18 Angus X Angus Cross Mxd Sex Weaners, 7-8mths, Murdoch Bibbenluke bld

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A/c D& M Whittam (ELD) 15 PTIC Poll Hereford Cows, mixed ages, Wirruna Blood to calve September.

25 Poll Hereford steers, Wirruna blood, 7-8 months.

A/c T&J Corby (ELD) 10 PTIC Angus Cows, 6-7 yrs, Calve Aug/Sept.

A/c R&D Belcher (ELD) 20 PTIC Angus Cows, mixed ages, Landfall Blood.

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The announcement of the winner will be made at the Celebrating Ag Shows 2025 event in Armidale on 20 and 21 June.

A/c Murphy Cattle Co (MLP) 25 Angus Steer weaners, 6-7mths, Rosskin bld 25 Angus Heifer weaners, 6-7mths, Rosskin bld

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High quality, low numbers

By MEAT AND LIVESTOCK AUSTRALIA

Feb-25

COOMA’S Florance McGufficke’s leadership skills and dedication to NSW agricultural shows, and the show community in general, has been acknowledged with a nomination in the AgShows NSW Rising Star Award.

The AgShows NSW awards recognises agricultural show champions across the state who are making a real impact in the agricultural show world, helping to build a stronger future for shows.

The Rising Star Award focuses on inspirational leadership and celebrates the nominees’ hard work and dedication in paving the way for the next generation of agricultural show volunteers.

“We are thrilled to announce the exceptional individuals nominated for the 2025 Rising Star Award, honouring those aged 18-45 who have demonstrated outstanding leadership within their show society or the broader show community,” a spokesperson said.

“The 15 nominees’ dedication, passion, and commitment to our show community are truly inspiring.

“Agricultural shows are the heart of our communities - and they wouldn’t happen without passionate volunteers. While many of us are so busy doing that we rarely stop to celebrate, it’s time to change that.

“The AgShows NSW Awards are here to shine a light on the incredible individuals that keep our shows alive and thriving,” the spokesperson said.

Having grown up on her family’s sheep farm, Greendale Merinos, Florance has a passion for the agriculture industry.

This passion led her to represent the Cooma Show as Young Woman and Florance went on to win the Sydney Royal Young Woman competition in 2023.

The Cooma Pastoral and Agricultural Association is very proud of Florance’s achievements.

“We are very lucky within Cooma P and A Association to have young people involved in our show and the broader show community,” Cooma Show Society secretary, Danielle Mackay, said.

“Florance is a great ambassador

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0427 025 809

6452 6565 / 0400 356 484

COOMA ASSOCIATED AGENTS P/L VENDORS NOTE: ALL NVD’S MUST BE CURRENT (JULY 2020 ONWARDS) AND ALL STOCK EARTAGGED PRIOR TO LEAVING YOUR PROPERTY

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Elevated views over town ADDRESS: 48 Mercy Street, Bombala ASKING: $450,000 A FANTASTIC opportunity to purchase a family home with beautiful views over the town and local countryside.

The house features three good sized bedrooms (master with BIR), one bathroom, living room with sliding door access onto the front patio with views or for letting in the beautiful afternoon sun, dining with access to back patio - that is perfect for outdoor entertaining, kitchen with island bench and overlooking the backyard.

Additional extension accessed off the back patio is perfect for the fourth bedroom, teenage retreat/games room.

External laundry with second toilet also accessed from the back patio. Single car carport to the right of the home.

Solar panels on the roof help to offset electricity costs, electric ducted heating and cooling to maintain temperature comfort levels in both summer and winter, slow combustion heater for those really chilly winter days or to create a lovely, snuggly ambience.

Great location for an active family within walking distance to the CBD and major sports ground. Book your inspections today.

FOR SALE

AUCTION

Lot 44 Cathcart Road, Cathcart The Pines

29th May 11am - Bombala Golf Club

The Pines with highly fertile basalt soils and high average rainfall is consistently performing fattening country for sheep and cattle.

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346.33ha/855.781ac subdivided into 14 main paddocks

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50% pasture improved

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4 stand shearing shed with mains power

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Reticulated water system with 14 troughs

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Fencing in good to excellent condition

Located in an easily accessible location with the benefit of being highly productive, The Pines is an ideal stand-alone or fattening property. The combination of rainfall, quality soil and location in one package is hard to overlook and commands an inspection.

38 Cardwell Street, Bombala Move in ready!

Cute family home in central location!

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3 bedrooms with BIR, 1 bathroom

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Open living, kitchen and dining

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Deck off dining room, perfect for outdoor entertaining

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Fenced yard and established gardens

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Single car garage/workshop

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

Christine McIntosh Real Estate Sales

Bombala

M 0427 584 004

Asking: $500,000

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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Rural splendour, modern comfort ADDRESS: 467 Caddigat Road Approx two hectares three bed, two bath, two car ASKING: $795,000 NESTLED amidst the serene landscape of Dry Plain, this charming brick abode at 467 Caddigat Road offers a perfect blend of rural splendour and modern comforts, ideal for families seeking a lifestyle retreat.

This exquisite property spans approximately two hectares, providing an idyllic setting for both relaxation and recreation.

The home has been thoughtfully converted f rom a four-bedroom structure into an expansive threebedroom sanctuary, boasting a spacious parents’ retreat with an ensuite and walk-in wardrobe.

The semi-open plan design integrates a modern kitchen, ensuring a seamless flow for family living and entertaining.

Comfort is assured year-round with a ducted reverse cycle unit discreetly installed in the ceiling, keeping the space cosy in winter and cool during the summer months.

Surrounding the home, is a well-maintained garden featuring established f ruit trees, native flora, and stately pines.

External amenities include a large shed with a convenient double carport and workshop space, catering to all storage and hobby needs.

The property also benefits f rom

Luxury, Efficiency, and Convenience

Seasonal Retreat or a Year-Round Sanctuary

• Modern sanctuary, ideal for families seeking comfort and sophistication

9 Campsite Place, Cooma 5

2

2

$795,000-$820,000

• Nestled in the idyllic mountain village of Adaminaby.

• Contemporary brick home occupies a generous 838 square metre plot

• Comprising two furnished properties on an expansive 1130 square metre plot.

• New spotted gum hybrid floating boards that extend throughout

• 3-bed, 1-bath, while the second offers a 2-bed, 1-bath layout with car space

• Solar panels that significantly reduce the cost of living • The heart of this residence is the open-plan kitchen, living, and dining area

9 Lett Street, Adaminaby 5

2

1

$535,000

Space, Comfort, and Potential

• The block features front and rear lane access

• Spacious living and dining areas, accentuated by high raked timber lined ceilings

3

2

$560,000

2

• Front and rear decks offer a quiet spot to enjoy the peaceful surroundings.

• Don’t miss the chance to invest in a slice of Adaminaby’s alpine lifestyle.

• Have the freedom to design and build the home you’ve always dreamed of.

• The sizeable land presents an opportunity to subdivide

• Main bedroom is a peaceful retreat, with an ensuite and walk-in wardrobe

• One unit has long term tenant and returns $455 per week.

Invest in the Potential of your Dream Home

• Haven for families or a wise addition for the savvy investor

24 Iris Street ,Bombala

an easement to Caddigat Creek for water access, with a filtration system installed at the house.

A solar system is also installed to keep cost down. The expansive wide verandah encircling the home offers a peaceful vantage point to take in the tranquil surrounds.

Located a mere 25 to 30 minutes f rom Cooma, this property presents an unrivalled opportunity for families to embrace a peaceful country lifestyle without sacrificing convenience.

• Enjoy the location being easy access to all amenities

20 Massie Street, Cooma

• Unleash Your Creativity.

Your Future Starts Here

$250,000

• Start your journey today and make your dreams a reality.

Approx 545m2

CONTACT JODI ALEXANDER P: 6252 6121 M: 0414 865 922 E: monarosales@oneagency.com.au

www.oneagencyjodialexander.com.au

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FOOTY TIPPING COMP 2025

ROUND 11 LEADERBOARD

Nutrien Ag Solutions Cooma ......................... 54 Flynn’s Wrecking Yard....................................... 53 Snowy Mountains Transport..........................51 Snowy Mountains Tree Service ................... 50 Rees Automotive Repairs.................................47 Brian Geach Electrical .......................................47 One Agency Jodi Alexander ............................ 46 South East Tile & Bathroom Centre ........... 46 Snowy Mountains Laundry & Linen Hire.. 46

Thursday, May 22 At Accor Stadium Canterbury vs Dolphins

Monaro Freight..................................................... 46 Alpine Ford ............................................................. 46 Jindabyne Butchery............................................ 45 Cooma Mitre 10 ................................................... 45 Delegate Hotel...................................................... 45 Bendoc Hotel......................................................... 45 Cooma Toyota....................................................... 45 McDonald’s Cooma............................................ 44 Club Bombala........................................................ 43

Friday, May 23 At CommBank Stadium Parramatta vs Manly

12 ROUND

Up She Goes........................................................... 43 Cooma Battery Wholesalers.......................... 43 Monaro Wool Services ..................................... 43 Jindabyne Bowling Club.................................... 42 Laszlo’s Automotive .......................................... 42 Cooma Ex Services Club...................................41 Jindabyne Sand & Gravel ................................. 35

Saturday, May 24 At Carrington Park Penrith vs Newcastle

Saturday, May 24 At Industree Group Stadium Sydney vs Cronulla

State of origin, May 28 Maroons VS Blues Suncorp Stadium

THE MICKEY THOMPSON TYRES LEADERBOARD

POINTS

Another unpredictable week with some favoured teams going down in upset results.

A new leader this week with Damo from Nutrien Ag hitting the lead on 54 points from Flynn’s on 53.

No 8s this week, but 6 the best result from Nutrien and Jindabyne Butchery.

Canterbury Manly Penrith Sydney Canberra Blues

POINTS Canterbury Manly Newcastle Cronulla Canberra Blues

3

TOTAL

53

PREMIERSHIP PICK

3

TOTAL

50

PREMIERSHIP PICK

TOTAL

54

PREMIERSHIP PICK

POINTS Canterbury Manly Penrith Cronulla Warriors Blues

POINTS Canterbury Parramatta Penrith Cronulla Canberra Blues

6

3

TOTAL

51

PREMIERSHIP PICK

POINTS Dolphins Manly Newcastle Cronulla Canberra blues

4

TOTAL

47

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POINTS Canterbury Manly Penrith Cronulla Warriors Blues

3

TOTAL

47

PREMIERSHIP PICK

POINTS Canterbury Manly Penrith Cronulla Warriors Blues

POINTS Canterbury Parramatta Penrith Sydney Canberra Blues

5

TOTAL

46

PREMIERSHIP PICK

3

TOTAL

46

PREMIERSHIP PICK

Canterbury Manly Penrith Cronulla Canberra Blues

6

TOTAL

45

PREMIERSHIP PICK

Dolphins Parramatta Penrith Sydney Canberra Blues

5

TOTAL

45

PREMIERSHIP PICK

FLOORCARE SALE Hurry, SAVE BIG across a range of floorcare! *

Cooma

Selected models only. T&Cs apply.

55 Sharp Street, Cooma PH: 02 6452 2541

Open Mon - Fri 9am - 5:30pm | Sat 9am - 2pm | Sun 10am - 1pm

PREMIERSHIP PICK

4

TOTAL

46

PREMIERSHIP PICK

2

TOTAL

46

PREMIERSHIP PICK

POINTS Canterbury Manly Penrith Cronulla Warriors Blues

POINTS Canterbury Manly Penrith Cronulla Warriors Blues

46

POINTS

POINTS Canterbury Manly Penrith Cronulla Warriors Blues

TOTAL

POINTS

POINTS Canterbury Parramatta Penrith Sydney Warriors Maroons

5

5

TOTAL

45

PREMIERSHIP PICK

POINTS Canterbury Manly Penrith Cronulla Canberra Maroons

4

TOTAL

45

PREMIERSHIP PICK

OFFER ENDS 1ST JUNE

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POINTS Canterbury Manly Penrith Cronulla Warriors Blues

3

TOTAL

45

PREMIERSHIP PICK

POINTS Dolphins Parramatta Penrith Cronulla Warriors Maroons

POINTS Canterbury Manly Penrith Cronulla Canberra Blues

5

TOTAL

43

PREMIERSHIP PICK

3

TOTAL

43

PREMIERSHIP PICK

Canterbury Manly Penrith Sydney Warriors Blues

5

TOTAL

42

PREMIERSHIP PICK

Canterbury Manly Newcastle Cronulla Canberra Blues

2

TOTAL

41

PREMIERSHIP PICK

PREMIERSHIP PICK

4

TOTAL

43

PREMIERSHIP PICK

3

TOTAL

43

PREMIERSHIP PICK

POINTS Canterbury Manly Penrith Sydney Warriors Blues

POINTS Canterbury Parramatta Penrith Sydney Warriors Blues

44

POINTS

POINTS Dolphins Manly Newcastle Cronulla Canberra blues

TOTAL

POINTS

POINTS Canterbury Manly Penrith Sydney Canberra Blues

5

4

TOTAL

42

PREMIERSHIP PICK

POINTS Dolphins Parramatta Newcastle Sydney Canberra Blues

3

TOTAL

35

PREMIERSHIP PICK

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TRADES AND SERVICES

SERVICING COOMA, JINDABYNE, BOMBALA, BERRRIDLE, ADAMINABY, BREDBO, NIMMITABEL, MICHELAGO, DELEGATE, DALGETY, NUMERALLA AND THE SNOWY MOUNTAINS

LANDSCAPING

• Structural landscaping services including paving retaining walls and irrigation.

• All tree services including pruning, removal and stump grinding.

• Consulting arborist tree hazard and risk assessment reporting.

IT SERVICES

Tech Support

• 20 meter elevated work platform for hire.

Service

• Large block mowing, slashing and forestry mulcher clearing.

• Excavation and earthmoving services.

Learn more at: alpineconnect.com.au support@alpineconnect.com.au

• Hydro mulching and turfing services.

Snowy Mountains, South Coast & ACT

• Servicing snowy mountains all areas.

CALL NOW: 0423 273 263

4 Sturgeon St, Jindabyne

Call Andrew on 0412 633 259

TREE SERVICES

AIR CON & REFRIGERATION

PRUNING & WOODCHIPPING

COOMA AIR-CONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION

STUMPGRINDING REMOVALS ELM LEAF BEETLE CONTROL

• Ice Machines • Beer Systems

TRAVEL TOWER HIRE & BOBCAT HIRE

FULLY INSURED

• Heat Pumps • Domestic & Commercial

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0438 954 817 FREE QUOTES ALL AREAS

CIVIL WORKS SAFETY QUALITY ENVIRONMENT

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Earth Works Road Construction Demolition Equipment Hire Project Planning

Concrete Works Bridge Maintenance Rehabilitation Labour Hire Tree Services

Licensed & Qualified Operators

Contact us: 0408 632 007

enquiries@mckimmcivil.com.au

NSW LIC NO: 230 769C • ARC LIC NO: LO39481

McKimm Civil Pty Ltd ABN 35 261 209 171 Berridale NSW 2628 Bombala NSW 2632

PERSONAL FITTINGS

SAND AND GRAVEL

TREE SERVICES

Pink Lady Wendy Christensen

All shapes and sizes welcome Catering for everybody Bras and Breast Prosthesis Personal Mobile Service Servicing Cooma and South East District

FREE QUOTES!

•EWP Hire •Woodchipper Hire •Stump Removals •Forest Mulcher Hire •Bobcat Hire •Tip Truck Hire

Pink Lady Bras

Call Brandon 0407 075 339 www.snowymonarotreeservice.com.au

P: 0427 999 042

E: wendyjean55@yahoo.com.au W: www.pinkladybras.com.au

BENCHTOPS

YOUR LOCAL SUPPLIERS OF Sand • Top soil • Aggregate • Pebbles • Wood chips • Mulches • Gravel • Road base • Bagged Products • Firewood WE DELIVER Free to the Jindabyne Township, Lakewood and Cobbon Estate.

Delivery to all surrounding areas including the mountains, Berridale and Dalgety email or call for a quick quote.

WE HIRE Truck and Earthmoving Equipment SEE OUR WEBSITE at www.smsg.net.au CONTACT US on 0499 535 592 or COME VISIT OUR YARD at Lot 22 Baggs St Leesville Estate Jindabyne NSW 2627

LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES

COOMA SAND & CONCRETE

Canberra - Cooma - Sapphire Coast

Concrete - All grades, colour & decorative

APPLICATIONS:

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80 POLO FLAT ROAD, COOMA 6452 1660 sales@coomasand.com.au

Landscaping - Tan Bark, Gravel, Sand, Aggregate, Bagged Cement, Concrete & Clay Pavers, Concrete Retaining Wall Blocks

STONEWORK

MONARO STONE SUPPLIES

 Quality products, affordable pricing  Real Stone Wall Cladding: • Terrazzo • Traditional Stone • Granite Pavers • Cobblestone Pavers • Travertine  Expert advice and Trade Materials Ask us about our on-site appraisal service!

www.monarostonesupplies.com

664 Snowy Mountains Highway DAIRYMAN’S PLAIN COOMA 0438 452 013 | Open 9am to 4pm - 7 Days

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SERVICING COOMA, JINDABYNE, BOMBALA, BERRRIDLE, ADAMINABY, BREDBO, NIMMITABEL, MICHELAGO, DELEGATE, DALGETY, NUMERALLA AND THE SNOWY MOUNTAINS

EXCAVATIONS

SOLAR INSTALLATION

The team at Snowy Regional Solar guarantee that you will enjoy a personalised service that will save you money from day one on your completed solar installation.

Providing top quality install service and long term warranty back up.

• Accredited and specialist designers • Solar Accredition Australia installer and designers • Company located in Snowy Monaro region • Only offering top quality products

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YOU NAME IT WE MOVE IT • From Parcels to Pallets • Full Truck Loads • Distribution and Storage Facilities • Bulk Haulage • Container Transport • Oversized Loads • Pilot Escort Services • Business to Business Specialists

Digging Up The Dirt On The Monaro For Over 40 Years

ROADS - Access tracks, driveways, subdivisions, and suppliers of decomposed granite.

WATER - Dams, water features, and agricultural water systems.

LANDSCAPING - Fence line clearing, site preparation and leveling, erosion control, drainage, and garden services.

BUILDING - Sheds, pergolas, retaining walls, fences, paths, and rock features.

LOCAL. PROVEN. RELIABLE. Lic 376640C

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WE ALSO PROVIDE: GUTTER & ROOF CLEANING, OUTSIDE WINDOW CLEANING, OUTSIDE HOUSE WALL CLEANING, PRESSURE SPRAYING, DRIVEWAY & PATH CLEANING, FLUE CLEANING

FREE QUOTES AVAILABLE Contact Michael M: 0412 915 201 | E: smsclean@outlook.com

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IN PERSON

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BY PHONE

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WHEN TO BOOK

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SELLING A CAR

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Classifieds PUBLIC NOTICES COOMA NETBALL ASSOCIATION ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Monday, July 7, 2025.

5.30pm for a 6pm start.

At the Cooma Ex-Servicemens Club.

Snowy Lounge

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Notification of Intention to 1080 Bait Rabbits

Forestry Corporation of NSW Snowy Region Bombala Management Area

DRY PLAINS RURAL FIRE SERVICE

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Dry Plains RFS Shed SUNDAY, JUNE 1, 2025 Commencing 10.30am ALL WELCOME

A SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING OF Cooma Pastoral and Agricultural Association will be held to discuss/endorse changes to the Association’s Constitution on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, 6pm at Cooma Ex-Services Club.

This will be followed by a general committee meeting.

As part of site preparation operations, Forestry Corporation of NSW (FCNSW) will commence a 1080 (Sodium Fluoroacetate) Rabbit Baiting Program on the 29th of April 2025 that will run through to the end of June 2025. These operations will be conducted throughout Bondi SF No. 128, Coolangubra SF No. 547 Craigie SF1069 and Towamba SF 908 where pine seedlings are going to be planted in the coming months. Baiting operations will be carried out according to the Pesticide Control Order 2020 and the Vertebrate Pest Control Manual. All operation areas will be clearly signposted.

Enquiries regarding the program should be directed to Tim Gillespie-Jones, Silviculture Coordinator, at the Bombala Office on (02) 6459 5200.

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EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

CATERING EXPRESSION OF INTEREST SNOWY HYDRO OFFICE, COOMA Snowy Hydro invites expressions of interest (EOI) from qualified caterers to provide ad hoc catering services to our Cooma office.

We’re seeking one or more suppliers for a two-year contract, supporting internal meetings and events with flexible, high-quality catering options.

Requirements include: • • • •

Proven catering experience Certified kitchen & food safety accreditations required Weekday delivery (ad hoc between the hours of 7am–3pm) Dietary flexibility (Halal, veg, GF, etc.)

CLEARING SALE

CLEARING SALE Saturday 31st May 2025

“Kalkite Park”

115 Hilltop Road, Hill Top NSW 2628 A/C: P Fischer Horse/Saddlery – RM Williams Prospect SA Drafter poley stock saddle x 2; J.P. Talty Sydney NSW poley stock saddle; Assorted saddle bags; Quart pots; Horse rugs; Electric fencing poles; Portable horse yard panels; Vehicles/Trailers – Ranch horse float; Collectables – Lantern; Rabit traps; Sweet ‘P’ Babies & Childrens Boutique sign; Assorted wooden chests; Building Materials, Workshop Equipment & Tools – Assorted general construction timber; Diesel Gerni 2300A; Yamaha EF1600 generator; Hilti TE92 Hammer drill; Bench vice; Drop saws; Ramset Fastener; Floodlights; Makita AN943 framing nailer; Assorted mattock, axe & shovel heads; Steel cable; Clamps; Air compressor; Welding masks; Grinder; Steel framing; Steel purlins; Assorted corrugated iron; Cement mixer; Scaffolding; Bessa blocks; Welder unit, tow along with Holden 179 industrial motor; 500-1250kg engine crane; Small axle stands; Belt sander; Steel walk bridge; Assorted hand tools; Farming Equipment & Materials – AG 200 Yamaha Mono Cross (approx. 9,803km); Star picket caps; Spotlight; Bolt cutters; Chook feeders; Milking bucket; Assorted steel posts; 3PL Burder round bale grab; Ag pipe; Assorted pipe; 3PL blade; IBC tank; Post hole digger; Post hole auger; Chicken coop; Roles of chicken wire; Round poly trough; Outdoor/Garden – Assorted fishing rods; Rain gauge; Household Items – Dining chairs; Chest freezer; Single door fridge; Office desk; Side cabinet; Small table; Miscellaneous – CMI original SMA pay safe; Pet travel cage; Skis & poles; Kettcar go kart; Cat trap; Outside Entries: 1. M Hopkins – 2019 Iseki TG6490 tractor with Burder loader & bucket (approx. 274hrs); Berends slasher, 1400mm; Honda Pioneer 700 Side by Side (approx. 1,000km); 100L spray unit; Fencing tools; Assorted workshop tools; Yukon chainsaw; Ryobi electric chainsaw; Baumr post hole digger, hand held; Victa push mower; Ryobi pressure cleaner; Saw bench; Tent; Car fridge; Baumr BM700i generator; Wire spinner; Wheel barrow; Garden tools; Berends 3PL blade; 3PL Rock rake; Hay forks; 1,000L fire fighting tank with pump; Small glass top table; Large flower pots; Fire pit; Garden beds; Wooden bench; Lamps; Vases; Bottles; Framed posters; Antique snow shoes; Decorative art; 1950s skis & poles; Antique saw; Chairs; Stereo; Speakers; 2. R McKinney – Rockwell scroll saw with extra blades; Tungsten tipped table saw blades, packet of 4; Corner lazy susan, two tier brand new in box; Antique coffee grinder; 2 x folding electric bicycles; Herb and spice wall cabinet; Two person tent, spring loaded collapsible frame; 2 x self-inflatable mattresses; 4 x folding camp chairs; Sumatra sun shelter; Tarpaulin; Assorted wood rounds; Red Gum slab; Coffee table round; Red Gum slab with V shape; Burl; V shaped Red Gum slabs x 2; Alpine Ash slab; Red Gum slab large; 5 speed Ryobi drill press; GMC circular saw; Assorted lanterns and lantern parts; Peerless air compressor; Retractable compressor hose; 2 x 12V 120A Lithium Ion Batteries; 3. Z Hedger – Wooden case; Assorted alcohol bottles; Various wooden boxes; Assorted tins; Oil pots; 4. P Hill - Blue Start Trailers 8 x 5 tandem axle trailer with cage and storage box; Kubota Land Pride rear blade (213cm width, 3 way positioning); Easymix cement mixer; Tailgate bike pad; Fire pit; 5. Snow Peak Pastoral Pty Ltd – Massey Fergusson tractor with front end loader; Tractor blade & implements; Slasher; 8 x 6 trailer with crate (registered until 15th June 2025); Roller; Plough; Scarifier; Super spreader; Pipes & head walls; Hydraulic post hole digger; Firearms (Multi-vendor): Tikka T3X .223 Rem w Burris scope; Side by Side 410 shotgun; Tikka T3X .308 rifle w bipod stand; Lever action .22 rifle; SAVAGE .223 rifle (Howa Model 1500); Escort 12 Gauge Under/Over shotgun; SAVAGE .22 rifle; For full inventory, go to www.kirshnermackay.com.au

Inspections: 8am | Auction: 9am | Firearms: 11am

Pre-registrations available via the KMPL office Refer to kirshnermackay.com.au for further details, photos & inventory.

KIRSHNER MACKAY Property & Livestock

P: (02) 6456 7232 E: info@kirshnermackay.com.au W: kirshnermackay.com.au

If you don't use it...

Submissions close at 9am on 29 May 2025.

For further information and how to apply, visit snowyhydro.com.au/cateringeoi or email procurement@snowyhydro.com.au

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Classifieds Your Local Marketplace DEATH NOTICES

IN MEMORIAM In memory of

FRIEND, Lee Catherine Passed away peacefully on Monday, May 12, 2025 at Cooma Hospital.

Formerly of Avonside.

Aged 57 years.

Dearly loved wife of John.

Mother of Ben and Jake.

The relatives and friends of the late Lee Catherine Friend are invited to attend her funeral service to be held in the St Columbkille Catholic Church, Jindabyne, on Monday, May 26, 2025 commencing at 10.30am.

After which a private cremation will take place.

Judy Cummins.

Passed away on May 14th 2018.

Time, tides and seasons pass.

As our love you, dear Judy is ever fresh and beautiful. May your spirit be at peace for evermore, in God’s gentle loving hands. ~Husband Harry, sons Stephen, Brendan and their families, also sister Margaret.

In Loving Memory of our Mum CLARE NOWLAND February 15, 1928 – May 24, 2023 It’s been two long, lonely, difficult years.

So deeply missed, always remembered.

Resting in God’s loving arms. ~ All of the Nowland family.

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NEWS

Free heart checks continue

By KAREN FORMAN

FREE heart checks, a treasure hunt, a sausage sizzle, face painting, live music and prize draws were the highlight of Judie and Sandy’s treasure hunt event to raise money for the Heart Foundation at the weekend.

The two Cooma women have joined a trek in Nepal in September to raise $7000 to help the Heart Foundation to continue its work and held the fundraiser to boost both fundraising and awareness.

Local businesses provided prizes and locations for their Treasure Trek, others are providing promotion opportunities and Monaro Medical Practice is providing free heart checks not only on Saturday but afterwards as a service to the community..

Ms Brabon said she and Judi Winter, who works with her, were training hard for their 10 day Nepalese trek and had taken up the free heart check offer on Saturday.

“We are both very passionate about the Heart Foundation, having both been touched by heart disease,” she said.

“We are very honoured that Monaro Medical Practice has come onboard to offer the free checks and will continue offering them even after our big weekend event. You can call the practice to book in.”

Judie, Sandy’s Heart Foundation fundraiser a hit COMMITMENT Sandy Brabon and Judie Winter are fundraising for the Heart Foundation.

PHOTO: Karen Forman

Local support for inaugural Men’s Table dinner

By KAREN FORMAN

The checks take about 20 minutes and involve a discussion to identify risks, blood pressure, cholesterol and

Judie and Sandy receive free heart health checks at Monaro Medical Practice from registered nurse, Tyla Owen.

PHOTO: Nathan Thompson

blood sugar level checks, an assessment and a plan to lower risk of heart attack or stroke.

“The Heart Foundation is

wonderful and we certainly feel funds raised goes to great use and creating awareness around heart health can save lives.”

Sandy’s Grooming Tails and K9 Cafe opened its doors for a popular treasure hunt event and face painting as part of Sandy and Judie’s heart Foundation fundraiser.

PHOTO: Nathan Thompson

COOMA Car Club president, Tony Nassar, is calling on local men to support a new initiative by the Men’s Table organisation for Cooma and attend an Entree dinner on 26 May. The dinner is the first step in setting up a Men’s Table in the area and a number of prominent local leaders and business owners have committed to supporting it.

The organisation, which began in 2011, has Men’s Table groups around Australia. The groups meet monthly over dinner to give men the opportunity to meet and chat in an informal and safe atmosphere.

Mr Nassar said he had come on board as a supporter of the Men’s Table because he had found there was a lot of need for men’s health initiatives in the region and the Men’s Table provided an opportunity for men to be able to have a voice and talk about anything.

“It doesn’t have to be problems, they can talk about anything,” he said.

“We see that a lot in the car club.

Men get together and have a chat and it is really good for them. It is good to watch them talk to each other without prejudice.

“I am encouraging people to attend the Entree. There is no harm. It’s one of those things where it is not going to hurt. There is no obligation, no financial commitment. Thats how groups should be run.

If it continues, Cooma Car Club will come onboard and support it.

As a community club obviously we will help in any way we can.”

Men’s Table co-ordinator, Michael Collins, said there was still room at the table for the Cooma Entree event. Men can register at themensstable.org/cooma-entreemon26may

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SPORT

Cats return to spiritual home

By EMILY STEWART THE Southern Region Cats women’s team put up a determined fight in their first home game of the season but were defeated by the Yass Roos, 33 (4.9) to 10 (1.4), in their round five clash on Saturday morning.

From the opening bounce, it was clear the teams were evenly matched, with Yass also in their inaugural year. The first half of the match was low scoring for both teams with Yass scoring the only goal of the half in the second quarter.

The Cats showed a strong defensive lineup, led by Anna Bakker and Erin Donnelly and also saw plenty of footy in offensive half, though struggled to convert several opportunities at goal.

The first goal of the game for the Cats came in the third quarter, kicked by Aussie Rules debutant Camilla Searle, with an impressive run from centre bounce.

Millie Drury, Alana Smith, Amy Morgan and Pip Goulding did a wealth of work across the field, contributing to both defense and offense, while Sarah Burns continued to dominate in ruck. Sarah Burns, Camilla Searle, Neve Sela, Alana Smith, Pip Golding and Erin Donnelly were best on field, and Taylor Moore, Jamaine Ansell and Tayla Wilson contributed to the score with behinds.

In the second game of the day the men had a tough match up against the undefeated Murrumbateman Eagles, who sit top of the community men’s division two ladder.

Locals Riley Kane, Marcus Rossetto, Will Taylor, Angus Strud-

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DETERMINED: The Southern Cats women’s side played its first official match at Snowy Oval on Saturday. Defender Erin Donnelly was again one of her side’s best.

PHOTOS: Nathan Thompson wick-Wood and Preston Mitchell took to the field, alongside Jakob Asanovski, Will Saddler and Will Deane who grew up in the area.

The more established men’s team is mainly made up of players from Canberra and Queanbeyan and it was great to see a strong representation of players from the Monaro; a testament to the growing interest in the sport.

Despite stringing together some positive offensive plays in the first quarter, the Eagles proved too strong. Riley Kane, Jordan Lopes, Cameron Moore, Will Saddler, Marcus Rossetto and Will Deane were best on field for the game.

Camilla Searle produced one of the great goals, kicking the ball all the way from the centre bounce to within 30 metres of the goal. Searle then kicked the ball off the ground to score a memorable goal, in her debut game.

Goal scorers were Jordon Lopes and Cameron Moore with three. The Cats were defeated by Murrumbateman 88 (12.16) to 31 (4.7).

This week, the Southern Cats take on the ADFA Rams at RMC Oval. The women’s first centre bounce is at 10 am followed by the men at 12 pm.

Equestrian success for St Patrick’s School ST PATRICK’S School’s equestrian team performed exceptionally well at the recent interschools gymkhana with some great results, including second in the best presented school category.

Over the two days the three riders competed in the disciplines of dressage, showjump-

Bombala golfers battle icy conditions

ing, hacking, sporting and the four-phase Snowy Mountains Way challenge which also included a freestyle component.

The students presented themselves beautifully, one of the highlights was coming second in the ‘best presented school’ from 23 schools and more than 70 horse and rider combinations.

They won this last year, so they were proud to place again.

The school community extends its congratulations.

Individual results: - Josie Neilson: Overall year 9 champion – Rug Highest scoring Australian Stock Horse in the Snowy Mountains Way – Rug

First intermediate novice dressage; first Intermediate hack; second rider class; second handler class; third Intermediate SMW. - Adelaide Venables: first rider class; first handler class; second senior hack; fifth flag race.

- Izzy Wallace: fifth Rider Class.

PROUD: St Patrick’s Parish School equestrian team members (from left) Josie Neilson, Isabel Wallace and Adelaide Venables.

PHOTOS: Supplied The St Patrick’s School equestrian riders on their horses.

IF YOU are a Bombala golfer, the third weekend in May is the start of winter. It was a cold and dismal weekend.

In previous years, the weekend would have seen the Bombala Golf Club’s open tournament take place. After many years of bad weather, the club decided to move it to a warmer month.

On Saturday, members played a par for B Yelds trophy. Scorers were close with the winner on a countback Nick Ryan -2, from Linden Hampshire.

The pair was followed by Neil Thompson, Brad Yelds, Darren Forrester, and Lakyn Tonks, all on -3.

Nearest the pin was claimed by Linden Hampshire, while golden shot went to Shannon Gulliford.

Sunday was a cold and bitter day for golf and with the Blue Heelers in action, numbers were down.

The event was a stableford for club trophy.

Neil Thompson was the winner on 32 points. Balls went to Neil and Steve Tatham on 29 points.

Nearest the pin was not won. Golden shot went to Neil Thompson.

Program for the week Ladies Wednesday, 21 May – stableford, club trophy Members Saturday, 24 May – stableford, club trophy There will be a working ‘bee’ on Saturday, 24 May at 8am. Plenty of work to do.

Abraham claims Autumn Cup event

By COOMA GOLF CLUB SATURDAY’S Autumn Cup stroke event at the Cooma Golf Club drew a solid field of competitors.

Greg Abraham was the overall winner with an impressive 66 nett. Mitch Hynes won A grade with 68 nett, Phil Amey was the B grade winner with 68 nett and the C grade winner was Neil Mackenzie with 72 nett.

Place-getters were David Robinson, Tony Clark, Harry Mould, Dylan Litchfield, Helen Crawford, John Harris and Warren Bray.

Nearest to the pin on nine was won by Phil Ingram and Mitch Hynes was closest on 17.

On Wednesday, the midweek stableford was played. David Stewart was the overall winner with 41 points.

David Robinson won A grade with 32 points, Wayne Flynn was the B grade winner with 35 points on a countback and the C grade winner was Chippy Boller with 30 points. Place-getters were Craig Schofield, Gary Batten, Tim Bedingfield and Brian Johnson. Nearest to the pin on nine was David Stewart and Helen Crawford was closest on 17.

This week, the Saturday competition is a medley stableford and the men’s four-ballbest-ball championships.

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Juniors embrace large crowds

By NATHAN THOMPSON

FOR the Cooma junior Red Devils sides, Saturday’s matches will be remembered for a long time. The juniors had the opportunity to play in front of a large crowd with hundreds at Rotary Oval for the Cooma Red Devils old boy’s day.

Five games, including seniors, were held on the biggest day on the rugby calendar.

The day started with the Cooma Red Devils under 11s defeating Queanbeyan 41-5. Cooper Shaw was named player of the match and received the Fitzy award for his efforts. The Fitzy award is named after life member Tim Fitzgerald who has dedicated many years to junior rugby.

A combined South Coast/ Monaro under 16s girl’s side, featuring players from Cooma and Jindabyne, ran out for the second fixture of the day. They lost to a strong Tuggeranong side 42-0.

In the under 18s match, South Coast/Monaro (again featuring Cooma and Jindabyne players) Owen Freebody is one of local players in took on Radford. Like the under the South Coast/Monaro under 18s side.

16 girl’s side, the boy’s team put Freebody makes a break through the middle in a strong effort despite only and makes valuable metres for his side. coming together a few weeks ago.

ALL SMILES: Cooma junior Red Devil, Cooper Shaw, receives the inaugural Fitzy award for his player of the match efforts on old boy’s day. Cooper receives the honour off Cooma Red Devil life member, Tim Fitzgerald.

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Cooma rugby union celebrates proud history

By NATHAN THOMPSON LIFE members, past players and supporters of the Cooma Rugby Union Football Club (Red Devils) enjoyed the biggest day on the rugby calendar with old boy’s day attracting hundreds to Rotary Oval.

The Cooma Red Devils fraternity was joined by exWallabies John Langford and to celebrate the club’s proud history and promising season so far.

Old boy’s day welcomed many of the club’s hard working female volunteers and female club stalwarts.

CELEBRATION: Cooma Rugby Union Football Club life members, James Quodling and Brian Coyte, look forward to old boy’s day each year. Quodling Life members, Peter and Margaret Quodling, have is also the head coach of the men’s side.

PHOTOS: Nathan Thompson contributed decades of service to the club.

Another of the club’s life members and organiser of the old boy’s day events, Marcus Caldwell, addresses the crowd at the lunch.

Ex-Wallaby, John Langford, speaks of his rugby career, which didn’t start until 19 when he played his first match while at Sydney University. Langford played four matches for the Wallabies and more than 60 for the ACT Brumbies.

Hundreds gather to celebrate all things Cooma rugby union at Rotary Oval.

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WORKING HARD Jake Quodling produces another strong run during the Red Devils clash with Bungendore.

PHOTO: Nathan Thompson

Quodlings fire for Cooma rugby union’s day of days

By NATHAN THOMPSON THE Quodling name is wellknown and highly respected within the Cooma Rugby Union Football Club (Red Devils).

Peter and Margaret Quodling were made life members of the club in 2000 and son James was

honoured with life membership in 2012.

James and brother Charles have played more than 300 senior games for the club.

On Saturday for the old boy’s day occasion, the Quodlings watched on with pride as James and Tania’s children Jake and

Emily starred in the respective matches.

Emily scored a hat-trick in the women’s side 24-12 win over Bungendore. Three long range runs produced tries for the speedy fullback who led Cooma to another win and continue its undefeated start to the season.

In the men’s game, Jake was awarded best on ground on old boy’s day for the second year running, to collect the Graham Dobbie award.

The award honours the late Dobbie, a life member and player with more than 200 matches.

Emily Quodling runs down the sideline as the Red Devils women’s side open the Jodie Dobbie presents Jake with the Graham Dobbie award scoring in their win over Bungendore.

PHOTO: Nathan Thompson for best on ground for old boy’s day.

PHOTO: Supplied

WITH snow in the mountains, golfing conditions were bitterly cold on Sunday as members played in the two-person Keno ambrose event.

The best score of the day was Andrew Haigh and Josh Crawford, who fired a six under 65 scratch and 62.5 nett score to win by a small margin over Josh Shortland and Ewan Murdoch, with a 63 nett after their two under scratch.

Haigh and Crawford had three under the front with birdies on two, six and the ninth hole, started the back nine with three consecutive birdies.

The best ladies pair on the day, Carolyn Major and Michelle White, had 72 nett to win by three shots.

The three groups will now progress to the Keno ambrose regional final played after the winter at a course to be determined.

Third in men’s competition were Adam Newbold and Rob Morris with 64.5.

The ball run down on the day went to Gregg Quinn and Jason Christie with 65 nett, Michael Justen and Pom Wheeldon with 67, and three groups on 68 nett, Lochlann Colin and Bryn Nicholas, Steve Young and Tim Robertson and Soeron Stoettrup and Jordan Sell.

The men’s near pin winners were Jye Kearney on three, and Josh Crawford and 8 and 17.

Harro’s Cup The Harro’s Cup is on Sunday, 1 June, and open to members and social players. Both booking sheets are open now, and for any social players who want to book but are not in the system, please call Geoff Murphy on 0414 595 417.

Harro’s Day is a shotgun start, includes morning tea prior to the round and sausage sizzle lunch after the round. The cost for the day is $40.

Arrive before 9am to pay and get organised, and all players must attend the course briefing at 9.15am in the clubhouse.

The event is a charity day with $23 of the fee going to the Cancer Council of Australia.

Monaro race day honours late Mark Williams THERE was a real Monaro feel at the Sapphire Coast Race track on Sunday when the seven races were sponsored by Monaro based entities, and the weather was cool for the participants and spectators.

Cooma cricketers sponsored Race 1, a Maiden Hcp over 1010 metres which was taken out by Consorting One, ridden

by Quayde Krogh and trained at Nowra by Michelle Ritchie.

Having her first start, the Matt

Kelley trained She’s In Overdrive was second ridden by Jess Taylor.

The Mark Williams and Robin Gauld Memorial Benchmark 58 over 1010 metres was race 2 and was won by the Todd Smart, Canberra trained, The Unique Star ridden by John Kissick.

Braidwood trainer Aaron Clarke won Race 3, The Diggers Bobcat Hire Maiden Hcp over 1613 metres, with Evokes, ridden by Glenn Cahill. The Jack

Atkinson Surveying Monaro Cup over 1613 metres was Race 4 and was taken out by Gatchan trained at Canberra by Norm Gardner and ridden by Rebecca Bronett Prag.

The Cooma Race Club BM58 over 1413 metres was won in a very keenly contested finish

by Fire and Gemstone ridden

by Rebecca Bronett Prag for Moruya trainer Chris Hensler defeating Spiele and Lethal Lady.

Hensler is a hobby trainer with

only three horses that he rotates through his stable.

The Delegate Crew Super Maiden was taken out by Platinum Ridge trained by Luke Pepper in Canberra and ridden

by Brodie Loy. The JJR trained Inchyra, with Clair Ramsbotham riding, was a close up second.

The Pepper and Loy combination struck again in the last race with Hell of a Fox winning the Nimmitabel Country Club BM 58 over 1212 metres, defeating the

Nick Olive trained Major Desire.

With runners at the Sapphire Coast, the Joseph and Jones team also took a float load of horses to the Parkes Cup meeting. On a frustrating day, Remadosi, Princess Halo and Cougars all finished second in their respective races, all beaten by narrow margins, Cougars by only a nose.

Racing this Friday will be at Canberra, their first meeting for the poly track season.

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Stallions to celebrate Fillies 2012 triumph SEASON 2012 lives long in Cooma Stallions folklore as the year the Fillies league-tag went through the competition undefeated. The side capped off a remarkable season with a grand final, and 13 years on, the side will be honoured for the Stallions heritage round.

The Stallions will celebrate its heritage round on Sunday with two matches against Tathra. The Fillies are in action at 1.30pm and first grade at 2.30pm.

Heritage round will see players from the 2012 Fillies side at the Cooma Showground to cheer on the current side. The Fillies have been one of country rugby league’s longest playing league-tag sides.

The most recent of Group 16 action saw the Stallions under 18s side win their first match of the season in Narooma.

Cooma won 24-20 in a tight game. They scored the winning try with just seconds left on the clock.

Tries went to Judiah Filiga, Preston Mitchell and Jermaine Bartlett.

Three player points went to Nate Stokes, two to Archie Blyton and one each to Jermaine and Tyrell Bartlett.

Player’s player was shared amongst Jermaine and Judiah.

The Fillies ran out winners 22-18 in another see-sawing game against Narooma. Tries went to Maddie Banks, Alicia Ambrose, Ruby Barnes and Chloe Trevanion.

Three points and player’s player went to Ruby Barnes, two to Alicia Ambrose and one each to Maddie Banks and Chloe Trevanion.

In reserves, the Stallions lost 8-20 to Bega. Three points to Jarrod McMillan, two to Mitch McMahon (backing up from U18s) and one each to Jack Newsom and Lee Morgan. Player’s player shared

WINNERS The Cooma Fillies will celebrate their 2012 undefeated premiership as part of the Stallions heritage round on Sunday.

PHOTO: Supplied

between Mitch McMahon and Gus Brabham.

First grade went down in a very tight match, played in rainy and windy conditions, 12-16. Cooma was pressing the Narooma line in the final few minutes and had two dis-allowed tries. Tries to Jake Clare and James Cahill. Liam Rankin two goals.

Three points and player’s player to James Cahill, two to Noah Saddler and one to Keegan Caldwell.

ir llions first grade side in the Jake Clare scores for the Sta tography Pho inke Ste Ash TO: PHO tight loss to Narooma.

Stallions forward Richard Bensley takes a run for his side.

PHOTO: Ash Steinke Photography

Bombala Blue Heelers win two from three

By NATHAN THOMPSON THE Bombala Blue Heelers secured two wins from three matches on Sunday as the club hosted Eden in all grades.

With conditions icy and wet, ball handling was difficult and defence was the or-

der of the day.

The Bombala league-tag side faced last year’s grand final opponents, Eden. A tight encounter saw Bombala prevail 10-0 with tries to Maree Coates and Lily Hampshire.

Bombala and Eden have played out a number of close encounters across the last

few seasons. Last season’s grand final saw Bombala win comfortably 20-0.

The High Heelers win on Sunday was followed by an impressive showing from the Bombala reserve grade side.

A tough defensive effort was the highlight of Bombala’s performance. The home-

side’s defensive pressure forced multiple errors from Eden who struggled to find any rhythm with their attack.

Bombala crossed for two tries in each half. The match was wrapped-up when Andrew Platts scored late in the game. Tries went to Robert Rodger, Luke Jamieson, Dy-

lan Simpson and Platts.

Bombala’s forward pack worked hard all game with strong runs from prop Brett Hodak and Mal Stone allowing their halves room to attack. Five-eight Robert Rodger was a constant threat to the Eden defence.

In first grade, Bombala de-

livered a committed effort.

Eden had opened up a 20-6 scoreline into the second half, but a try to Bombala centre Bailey Rogers with 16 minutes left reduced the margin to just eight points.

Bombala’s try scorers were Rogers, Jordan Millie and Eli Carter Nareki.

STRONG: Bombala’s Mal Stone charges forward in his side’s reserve grade win over Eden.

Bailey Rogers produced a number of attacking runs, try-saving tackles and scored a try in a PHOTOS: Nathan Thompson busy afternoon for the centre.

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THE Snowy River Bears will be looking to continue their undefeated run in the men’s George Tooke Shield alive when they return to the paddock this Saturday.

The Bears host second placed Bungendore at John Connors Oval in what’s expected to be their toughest encounter of the season.

It has been a promising start to their George Tooke Shield campaign with a two-

point win over North Canberra in their first match and a 46-4 triumph against University of Canberra in the Bears’ second match.

The Bears and Bungendore are undefeated through the opening rounds. Kick off in the men’s game is 2.30pm.

The Bears ladies’ leaguetag side enjoyed a successful outing in their last match, narrowly defeating UC 16-

14. The team lost their opening match but have shown plenty of improvement as the season progresses.

The league-tag match starts at 1.30pm.

There was a bye in the men’s and ladies’ competitions over the weekend as representative rugby league took place. No bears players were selected, largely due to their recent addition to the competition.

Ace finish to Bombala tennis AN EXCITING season of Bombala tennis finished in dramatic fashion with a draw played out in the grand final.

Team The Rocketeers were declared winners

having won more sets than their opposition in the final.

“What an exceptional season of tennis. Thanks to everyone involved and hope to see you all again

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in spring,” Bombala Tennis Association committee member, Ruby Farrell, said.

“A big thanks to our sponsors at Brown’s Automotive Bombala, their support is very much appreciated.”

CHAMPIONS: The Rocketeers celebrate their win in the Bombala Tennis Association’s night competition.

PHOTO: Bombala Tennis Association

The Deuce Bags finish runners-up in the competition, after a thrilling final.

Reducing industry barriers SNOW Australia hosted its first Women of Winter Action Plan workshop earlier this month, alongside the Snow Australia Awards, bringing together a broad range of stakeholders from across the snow sports industry.

Attendees included representatives from all major resorts, Sport Inclusion Australia, Australian Professional Ski Instructors, the Australian Sports Commission, and a range of coaches, instructors, officials and volunteers as well as Snow Australia staff and board members.

The objective of the workshop was to explore the core challenges, opportunities, and priorities that will inform a comprehensive Women of Winter Action Plan, a long-term strategy to increase women’s participation, advancement and leadership across the snowsports sector.

Attendees said the session was highly-engaging, and the workshop highlighted positive momentum, such as the rise in female participation, inclusive leadership practices, and womenfocused industry initiatives that are already underway.

Persistent barriers remain across the industry, including the lack of female coaches and mentors, limited leadership opportunities and structural challenges.

“This workshop was a clear reminder that while progress is being made, the work is far from done,” community engagement manager, Rebecca Clark, said.

“The action plan will be a roadmap grounded in lived experience and collective knowledge.

“Together, we can build a future where women are not just participants but leaders in snowsports.”

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Red Devils embrace big day STRONG Cooma Red Devils forward, Devonik Saumalu, busts through a tackle attempt from a Bungendore defender.

PHOTO: Nathan Thompson

OLD BOY’S DAY BRINGS EX-WALLABIES, HUNDREDS TOGETHER

By NATHAN THOMPSON

The Red Devils women’s team sit atop of the ladder in the country section of the ACT/Monaro women’s 10s competition.

Playing in front of the their largest crowd so far, the side opened the scoring through a long break by Quodling. The star fullback beat a number of defenders before racing down the left sideline to cross for the first five-pointer of the game.

Bungendore replied with a try and with the scores level right on half time, it was Quodling who again scored to extend Cooma’s lead to 10-5.

union. In a nod to the involvement and success of its first women’s side in 25 years, the Red Devils welcomed many of the club’s influential female figures to the old boy’s day lunch.

While festivities were had off the field, including the chance to meet ex-Wallabies John Langford and James Hollbeck, the action of the field drew plenty of supporters.

The women’s side continued its fine start to the season with a 24-12 win over Bungendore. A hat-trick to fullback Emily Quodling led the team to its fifth win of the season.

TWO EX- Wallabies, dozens of Cooma Rugby Union Club (Red Devils) life members and hundreds of rugby supporters turned out for this year’s Cooma Red Devils old boy’s day celebration.

The occasion brings together past and present players, sponsors and Red Devils fans who take the opportunity to reconnect and reminisce about the club.

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The second half saw Cooma tries to Felicity Tame and a third for Quodling.

In the men’s fixture, a top of the ladder fixture saw Cooma clash with Bungendore. The Red Devils were led out onto Rotary Oval by prop, Chris De Rooy, in his 100th senior match for the club.

Bungendore’s strong running game proved difficult to contain throughout the match. The Red Devils defence was up for the task early with a number of bruising hits forcing knock-ons from Bungendore.

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Cooma took an early lead through a Damien Roach penalty goal but from there Bungendore ran in multiple tries in the first half. Despite a 57-8 loss, the Red Devils had a number of excellent contributors.

Number eight, Jake Quodling, continued the family’s good day out, again winning the Graham Dobbie award for player of the match. The award honours the late Dobbie, a well known Cooma rugby player and figure.

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Former school campus vandalised

By TRISTA HEATH SINCE the closure of the former Jindabyne Central School campus in the centre of Jindabyne, more than $200,000 worth of damage has been caused to assets left on site after the school relocated.

Now Jindabyne Public School and Jindabyne High School, the multi-million dollar education campus acquired mostly new equipment with the build and didn’t require a lot of equipment from the old site, therefore was secured away in old classrooms until the Department of Education was able to re-locate processions to schools that needed it across the state.

A NSW Police Force spokesperson said most of the vandalism included smashed windows, a broken door handle and a fire extinguisher set off in one of the classrooms.

Member for Monaro, Steve Whan, said it is disappointing to hear of the vandalism.

“There are still a lot of assets on site that the Department of Education want to reuse, including furniture and electronics, and while a lot of assets are slowly being removed and taken to other schools, unfortunately there has been some assets vandalised,” Mr Whan said.

“There are some things we can do to help the situation, such as improving the security and boarding up windows, among other things, but this is a message to parents and young people in the area, as well as the community to please respect the site.”

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SNOWING: Marketing Coordinator for Perisher, Madeleine McVie, is excited after the resort receives its first dusting of snow.

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By TRISTA HEATH LOW temperatures over the weekend saw Thredbo, Charlotte Pass and Perisher Resorts receive their first snow fall of the season.

A light dusting turned the villages into a winter wonderland

just weeks out from the official opening weekend which starts on Saturday, 7 June.

Perisher’s marketing co-ordinator, Madeleine McVie, couldn’t have been happier to get up early and share the news as she heads into her first winter, working at

the resort.

“We woke to a fresh dusting of snow here at Perisher, we’ve fired up the guns, temperatures are dropping – winter is well and truly on its way and we’re looking forward to it,” Ms McVie said.

With colder temperatures

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Snow lovers are getting excited for the snow season to begin and be the first to hit the slopes.

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Red Devils embrace big day STRONG Cooma Red Devils forward, Devonik Saumalu, busts through a tackle attempt from a Bungendore defender.

PHOTO: Nathan Thompson

OLD BOY’S DAY BRINGS EX-WALLABIES, HUNDREDS TOGETHER

By NATHAN THOMPSON

The Red Devils women’s team sit atop of the ladder in the country section of the ACT/Monaro women’s 10s competition.

Playing in front of the their largest crowd so far, the side opened the scoring through a long break by Quodling. The star fullback beat a number of defenders before racing down the left sideline to cross for the first five-pointer of the game.

Bungendore replied with a try and with the scores level right on half time, it was Quodling who again scored to extend Cooma’s lead to 10-5.

union. In a nod to the involvement and success of its first women’s side in 25 years, the Red Devils welcomed many of the club’s influential female figures to the old boy’s day lunch.

While festivities were had off the field, including the chance to meet ex-Wallabies John Langford and James Hollbeck, the action of the field drew plenty of supporters.

The women’s side continued its fine start to the season with a 24-12 win over Bungendore. A hat-trick to fullback Emily Quodling led the team to its fifth win of the season.

TWO EX- Wallabies, dozens of Cooma Rugby Union Club (Red Devils) life members and hundreds of rugby supporters turned out for this year’s Cooma Red Devils old boy’s day celebration.

The occasion brings together past and present players, sponsors and Red Devils fans who take the opportunity to reconnect and reminisce about the club.

Old boy’s day was held at Rotary Oval where five games headlined a busy and exciting day of rugby

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The second half saw Cooma tries to Felicity Tame and a third for Quodling.

In the men’s fixture, a top of the ladder fixture saw Cooma clash with Bungendore. The Red Devils were led out onto Rotary Oval by prop, Chris De Rooy, in his 100th senior match for the club.

Bungendore’s strong running game proved difficult to contain throughout the match. The Red Devils defence was up for the task early with a number of bruising hits forcing knock-ons from Bungendore.

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Cooma took an early lead through a Damien Roach penalty goal but from there Bungendore ran in multiple tries in the first half. Despite a 57-8 loss, the Red Devils had a number of excellent contributors.

Number eight, Jake Quodling, continued the family’s good day out, again winning the Graham Dobbie award for player of the match. The award honours the late Dobbie, a well known Cooma rugby player and figure.

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