Monaro Post and Jindabyne Summit Sun 26 June, 2024

Roads outrage eases ‘Vanilla’ budget

REVISED BUDGET SPARES ROADS FOR NOW

By NATHAN THOMPSON

SNOWY Monaro Regional

Council will consider a signi cantly revised 2024/25 budget and operational plan at an extraordinary meeting this week a er hundreds of submissions raised concerns over plans to reduce maintenance on the region’s sealed and unsealed roads.

During the 28-day consultation period, Council received nearly 300 submis-

sions, and more than 190 people attended information sessions across the region.

Key revisions in the amended budget include resetting Council’s proposed roads budget and maintenance program, enabled by additional Commonwealth Government roads funding.

All unsealed roads will now receive maintenance on a three-year rolling schedule.

Council’s chief executive

o cer, David Hogan, said a signi cant portion of the submissions focused on the proposed roads program funding.

“The timely boost in roads funding from the Commonwealth Government through the Roads to Recovery program has enabled us to reset our roads budget,” Mr Hogan said.

“These additional funds, along with a proposed change in the balance between Council’s roads

maintenance budget and the roads renewal program means that in the short to medium term, maintenance grading of unsealed roads will be able to be undertaken over a rolling program.

“In addition, an improved risk management system and scheduling program that will come out of our business improvement program will allow for some additional reactive maintenance on high-risk areas

to avoid unsealed roads becoming impassable.”

Mr Hogan said while this allows for a road maintenance program, long-term concerns about the road renewal program remain.

Council is also proposing to replace the mobile library with an outreach service.

Council meets on Thursday at 1pm in the Cooma chambers.

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By NATHAN THOMPSON

JINDABYNE Chamber of Commerce president Olivier Kapetanakos has labelled the NSW Budget as ‘vanilla’, saying the town has again missed out on funding for improved health services.

The NSW Budget was released last week with little in the way of new projects or announcements for the Snowy Monaro.

For the region, the continuation of previously announced projects were funded, including delivering the $47.7 million Jindabyne Education Campus, Cooma Hospital accommodation upgrades, and funding for the Bombala Multipurpose Service.

Mr Kapetanakos said he would have liked to see the NSW Government invest in Jindabyne’s health services.

“Once again the Jindabyne health services missed out,” he said.

“As the state’s only local government area that has tourism as its main economic driver, Jindabyne will always be hard done by in budgets.

“This us why we need to diversify our collective sources of income.”

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COUNCIL: Lynley Miners of Miners Transport has welcomed a revised Council budget to maintain many of the region’s roads, but says more proactive action is needed to keep the roads in a satisfactory condition for livestock carriers and motorists.

PHOTO: Nathan Thompson

Jindabyne community raises $3000 for DFV services

By TRISTA HEATH

THE Snowy Monaro com munity is shining a light on Domestic and Family Violence (DFV) after $3,000 was raised at the Jindabyne Uniting Church and Op Shop’s ‘say no to violence morning tea’.

On Saturday June 22, the Jindabyne Uniting Church and Op Shop hosted the morning tea asking the community for donations to help families experiencing DFV.

Member of the Alpine Church Congregation, Judy McKinlay spearheaded the event and said DFV is a problem that hasn’t and will not go away.

“This is an issue that has been within many communities for many years and still we see DFV cases continue to grow,” Ms McKinlay.

“It is time for all communities to take a stand and say yes this is a problem that affects every part of our society in some way and with the increase of DFV offences we will only continue to see tragedy and loss of life for women, children, and men.

“In small rural places where you have very few services victims have nowhere to go, there’s no safe

house, there’s no way out of a town like Jindabyne and Cooma in a crisis so it is dependent on the community to step up and help where we can.

“The only way we can help in our towns is by doing it together.”

On the day, the Alpine Uniting Church and its Op Shop members baked many goods for the morning tea as did Jindabyne CWA members and the Jindabyne Seniors Group.

The fundraising event raised $830.25 through cash

and eftpos donations and the Alpine Uniting Church and its Op Shop matched the dollars raised plus additional funds to take the total raised to $3,000.

The funds raised will be split and donated to Monaro Community Access Service (MCAS) and Mission Australia in Cooma, two services located in Cooma who offer support to those experiencing DFV.

Jindabyne CWA member Toni Clarke who has been a member for 10 years and a Jindabyne resident for al-

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most 40 years understands the importance of events such as this.

Ms Clarke said as a DFV survivor who experienced homelessness as a result of her situation is aware of the trauma that women who leave with their children are faced with when it comes to financial security, especially in rural areas.

“The different groups in Jindabyne such as the Op Shop and CWA are an enormous support for many facing DFV situations, there is a need in Jindabyne for

these support systems and services and events such as this need to continue to bring awareness to our communities,” Ms Clarke said.

Manning the Jindabyne Op Shop counter, Susan Shelley said shoppers were very generous in their donations and often rounded up their dollar amount or left their change to go towards the donations.

“We have been taking donations via eftpos as well as the donation containers throughout the venue and

we have found so far that people who are donating have been very generous,” Ms Shirley said.

“We even had an anonymous community member donate $100 with no hesitations to support those in need within our communities.”

MCAS and Mission Australia Cooma supplied various brochures with information for those suffering from DFV and to bring awareness, along with Jindabyne Medical Centre brochures and information.

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Lots of freshly baked goods on display for a donation to go towards DFV support services. together to bake and raise funds for an important cause.

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2025 Snowy Classic cancelled Monaro priorities delivered: Whan

THE Snowy Classic road cycling event, due to be staged in March 2025, has been cancelled as organisers cite the rising costs of holding the event.

The Gran Fondo event attracted thousands to the Snowy Mountains for its 2022, 2023 and 2024 races.

Making its debut in 2022, the Snowy Classic has become a popular event in the cycling calendar thanks to its stunning location set in the Snowy Mountains and the opportunity to ride the region on fully closed roads.

Organisers say rising costs associated with hosting such an event have become unsustainable.

“We deeply regret having to cancel the 2025 Snowy Classic, this decision has not been made lightly,” James Ya a, Classics Founder, said.

“We would like to extend our sincere gratitude to the riders, our funding

partner Destination NSW, Snowy Monaro Regional Council, and the amazing volunteers and community at large who have embraced the Snowy Classic and made it so special.

“I’d also like to thank The Classics and Bicycling Australia sta , contractors, suppliers, local media, and many individuals who dedicated so much time in making our event

so special.”

The Snowy Classic represented the best of Australian road cycling conditions, a special environment that was widely acknowledged and accepted by road cyclists here and overseas.

The event injects more than $1.4 million into the local economy each year, with accommodation providers, retail outlets, bars,

cafes and restaurants bene ting from the in ux of people during the region’s o -season.

The Classics will continue to host the Bowral Classic on October 22, 2024 and Mudgee Classic May 3, 2025 cycling events.

Riders registered in the 2025 Snowy Classic will be contacted and processed a full refund back onto their original form of payment.

MEMBER for Monaro, Steve Whan has welcomed the Minns Labor Government’s second budget and while acknowledging it was a tight and di cult budget, says the priorities he has outlined for Monaro are coming through.

“The 2024-25 Budget puts the people of NSW rst by investing in better healthcare, education, housing and roads,” Mr Whan said.

“As Jindabyne grows, so does the need for a worldclass education campus. That’s why the $47.3 million committed by the Minns Labor Government will ensure the Jindabyne Education Campus project can be completed with improved access to the new school facilities.

“This is a critical project which the previous government completely mismanaged. It is years behind schedule and had a business case that le out key infrastructure needed to open the school. An absolute farce.”

Mr Whan said the budget will also deliver for the Bombala and Delegate communties.

“The expansion of the Bombala Multipurpose Service was one of my election commitments, and I’m thrilled to see this work commencing with joint funding from both the NSW and Commonwealth Gov-

ernments,” he said.

“This is another step in solidifying Bombala as a benchmark for how health and aged care should operate in rural and regional NSW, and I’m proud for that benchmark to be in Monaro.

“I made providing services the core part of my election commitment to the people of Monaro and it is exciting to see this Budget restating our commitment to the things that put the essential workers in our public services.”

The budget also contains the continuation of funding for worker accommodation at the Cooma Hospital and Health Service.

“This comes on top of our recent Key Worker Accommodation announcement which provides brand new homes for 12 essential workers at Cooma Hospital,” he said.

“Safe sta ng levels for hospital will gradually roll out, pay rates for teachers and ambulance paramedics are now competitive and we are seeing strong commitments to key worker accommodation. It all combines to overcome the massive sta ng shortages le by the Nationals – shortages that directly impacted the quality of local health and educa-

CANCELLED: The popular Snowy Classic road cycling event will not go ahead in 2025, in what will be a big loss for the Snowy Mountains economy.

PHOTO: Trista Heath

Council amends draft plans, budget

SNOWY Monaro Regional

Council has amended its dra 2024/25 budget, operational plan, and delivery plan following extensive community consultation and securing additional government funding.

During the four-week consultation period, Council received nearly 300 submissions, and more than 190 people attended consultation sessions across the region.

Key revisions include, resetting Council’s proposed roads budget and maintenance program, enabled by additional Commonwealth Government roads funding.

All unsealed roads will now receive maintenance on a three-year rolling schedule.

Increased roads funding is also proposed in the revised budget for both the sealed and unsealed road network.

Council’s chief executive o cer, David Hogan, said a signi cant portion of the submissions focused on the proposed roads program funding.

“The timely boost in roads funding from the Commonwealth Government through the Roads to Recovery (R2R) program has enabled us to reset our roads budget,” Mr Hogan said.

“These additional funds, along with a proposed change in the balance be-

FUNDING: Unsealed roads in the region appear to be spared in the revised Council budget with maintenance again planned.

Federal road funding has allowed Council to revise its maintenance schedule for the next financial year.

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maintenance budget and the roads renewal program means that in the short to medium term, maintenance grading of unsealed roads will be able to be undertaken over a rolling program.

“In addition, an improved risk management system and scheduling program that will come out of our business improvement program will allow for some additional reactive maintenance on high-risk areas to avoid unsealed roads be-

Mr Hogan said While this allows for a road maintenance program, long-term concerns about the road renewal program remain noting we still have a gap in our long-term renewal program.

Additionally, since the original budget was prepared, Council has successfully secured a major funding grant from the Commonwealth Government to o set costs associated with the aged care divestment program – eliminating a fur-

from the dra budget.

As a result of this grant funding, the Cooma Library opening hours are now proposed to remain the same and it also allows us to propose a mobile outreach library service. An additional $250,000 will be allocated to civic maintenance, parks, and gardens.

The proposed sale of the Cooma Basketball Stadium will be changed to a lease arrangement and reviewed in 12-months pending consul-

Mayor Hanna acknowledged the hard work of Council teams in balancing the budget to re ect community sentiment, particularly regarding roads.

“The unexpected boost in Commonwealth funding support has allowed Council to better respond to community concerns,” Mayor Hanna said.

“Council is in a very dicult nancial position, and we know we cannot maintain all our current services.

Council has listened to the community and thanks to the additional funds, has now proposed changes to the budget that re ect these priorities.”

Mr Hogan emphasised the challenging process and the countless hours spent by councillors and senior teams to nd the best possible balance noting there are no easy solutions.

“The boost in Commonwealth Government support for roads and an additional grant has allowed us to reset our original dra budget, which is not only very pleasing but timely. That’s said, a range of di cult decisions remain for us to continue to put Council into a more nancially sustainable position,” Mr Hogan said.

“We worked hard on securing that grant and want to acknowledge the support of our local Federal MP –Minister Kristy McBain – in helping us to secure the grant to o set those signicant costs for Council.”

Other budget revisions include: Leasing instead of selling the Cooma Basketball Stadium, which will be reviewed in 12-months; replacing the mobile library service with an outreach service to support smaller communities; and allocating an extra $250,000 for civic maintenance, parks and gardens.

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Taylor farewells parliament

By NATHAN THOMPSON

NSW Nationals Deputy Leader and Member of the Legislative Council, Bronnie Taylor, will bid farewell to state politics a er announcing her resignation last week.

The Nimmitabel resident has served as a Member of Parliament for nine years, and in this time, was elected the rst female Deputy Leader of the NSW Nationals and rst NSW Minister for Regional Health.

Mrs Taylor will serve in the NSW Parliament until the end of August.

The current Shadow Minister for Regional Health, Seniors and Trades, said the time is right to leave politics.

“It has been a tremendous privilege to serve as the rst female Deputy Leader of the NSW Nationals in more than 100 years and the rst-ever NSW Minister for Regional Health,” Mrs Taylor said.

Mrs Taylor, who served as Cooma-Monaro Shire Deputy Mayor, before being elected in the NSW Parliament in 2015, said advocating for regional communities has

been at the centre of her political career.

“Regional communities are, and have always been, at the heart of everything I ght for,” Mrs Taylor said.

Mrs Taylor said her former career as a nurse of 20-years, specialising in cancer care and palliative care, helped fuel her ambition to enter politics.

“I entered politics to improve the health outcomes

for those in regional communities across NSW. I leave this place knowing I have done everything possible to make a real di erence in the lives of the people the Nationals represent,” Mrs Taylor said.

“As I look back on my time, some of my proudest moments as Minister were overseeing the historic blueprint to empower women, allocating a substantial $4.6 billion to boost their workforce

participation, introducing the state’s rst-ever Suicide Prevention Strategy, and establishing Tresillian Centres across our regions.

“I am also proud to have implemented the school nurse program, ensuring no student or family slipped through the cracks, andnally, the success of the Regional Health Workforce Incentive Scheme speaks for itself.”

NSW Nationals Leader Dugald Saunders thanked Mrs Taylor for her service, highlighting her commitment to regional and rural communities.

“I would like to thank Bronnie for her nine years of service as an MP, in which she has fought tirelessly for the regions,” Mr Saunders said.

“During that time, she proudly served as the rst

female Deputy Leader of the NSW Nationals, as well as the rst Minister for Regional Health.

“She has delivered positive outcomes in the health and mental health space and became the rst minister for both regional health and regional youth.

“It has been my absolute privilege to work closely with Bronnie as my Deputy over the past year.

“She has set an incredible standard around integrity and always stands up for what’s right.”

Mrs Taylor thanked her family her for their support during her time in parliament.

“To my husband, Duncan, an incredible man who has always been beside me, and his support has never wavered. To my girls, Hannah and Holly – thank you – you have always been my guiding compass,” she said.

“I am forever grateful to the members of the NSW Nationals for giving me the honour of representing our party, our people, and our communities. Your support and trust in me have been invaluable.

“Thank you to my sta , valued stakeholders, and friends for all your support, guidance, sacri ces, and incredible faith in me.”

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POLITICS: NSW Nationals Deputy Leader and Member of the Legislative Council, Bronnie Taylor (centre), has announced her resignation from NSW Parliament. Mrs Taylor is pictured with the Dalgety Show committee, one of her favourite local events to attend as a minister.

Borsak calls NPWS out council discuss Brumby cull

ROBERT Borsak MLC of the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party, has raised concerns regarding the adherence to Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) in the current Brumby aerial shooting program in Kosciuszko National Park (KNP).

“The evidence we have gathered clearly shows horses shot outside the recommended areas, resulting in unnecessary su ering. This is unacceptable and contradicts

the assurances given by the authorities,” Mr Borsak said.

“We have images and videos that document these violations, and it is imperative that these are thoroughly investigated.”

Mr Borsak said his concerns are raised following recent endorsements of the program by Steven Coleman, CEO of the RSPCA, and Atticus Fleming, Deputy Secretary for National Parks and Wildlife Service, at the Brumby in-

quiry hearing last month.

In his letter to the Brumby Shooting Inquiry, Mr Borsak highlighted a number of issues.

“There are non-compliant shooting locations - the images we have provided show horses shot in the gut area, hind limb, or rump, which are outside the areas recommended in the aerial shooting SOP,” Mr Borsak said.

Mr Borsak alleges there is a mis-mothered foal incident where a foal, sepa-

rated from its mother, was found caught in a wire fence, raising signi cant welfare concerns.

Mr Borsak has called for immediate action.

“I urge the Inquiry to bring these attachments to the attention of the RSPCA and the Deputy Secretary of the National Parks and Wildlife Service. They must respond to these serious allegations and ensure such incidents do not occur in the future.”

THE Australian Alps Ministerial Council says it welcomes the NSW Government’s e orts to reduce the number of wild horses in Kosciuszko National Park (KNP).

The Federal, NSW and Victorian Environment Ministers met in Sydney last week to discuss challenges and opportunities to work together to protect the alpine environment.

NSW Minister for the Environment Penny Sharpe informed colleagues 6,306 wild horses have been removed from KNP since the last population survey in October 2023.

Of that number, 5,878 were removed using aerial shooting. Other control methods used in this period include ground shooting, rehoming, transport to knackery and euthanising.

“Scientists are reporting the removal of wild horses from Kosciuszko National Park is already helping alpine ecosystems recover from the damage caused by horses,” Ms Sharpe said.

“No-one wants to have to shoot horses. But there are simply too many in our precious alpine areas and they’re putting native plants and animals at risk.”

The meeting was chaired by Ms Sharpe MLC and included

Tanya Plibersek MP - Australian Government Minister for the Environment and Water, and Steve Dimopoulos MPVictorian Minister for Environment attended.

The AAMC was re-established in 2023, meeting up to twice a year, to bring relevant Ministers together to discuss shared challenges and opportunities and work collaboratively to protect our precious Australian Alps.

Ministers welcomed the update from NSW on its implementation of the Kosciuszko National Park Wild Horse Heritage Management Plan, with a focus on reducing the number and impacts of feral horses in the Park.

The NSW Government updated Ministers that in the last 11 months it had removed more horses from the Park than in the previous 21 years combined.

As at June 14 - 8,845 horses have been removed from KNP, since the plan was adopted in November 2021.

Of this, 6,306 have been removed since the last population survey in October 2023.

The NSW Government updated Ministers on the steps being taken to ensure the highest possible animal wel-

BRUMBIES: Robert Borsak MLC of the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party is concerned over the adherence of Standard Operating Procedures for the Brumby aerial cull.

PHOTO: Jen Sol Photography

Delegate concerns over road cuts

By KAREN FORMAN

DELEGATE Progress Association has voiced its opposition to Snowy Monaro Regional Council’s proposed budget, that originally had signi cant changes to roads and services.

The association said the proposed changes would have devastating e ects on the local community and economy.

In a submission to Council ahead of its extraordinary budget meeting this week, association president Robyn Guthrie and vice president Karen Cash say proposed cuts to road maintenance based on the number of vehicles using them would result in most local dirt and sealed roads falling into ruin.

Mrs Cash said she felt the submission, completed a er a pop-up information session run by the Council in Delegate, had been ‘pretty balanced’.

“We could have gone right o the deep end, but we tried to be constructive in our submission. It was really well attended by a broad cross section of the community, from farmers

to businesspeople and general community,” Mrs Cash said.

The submission says the proposed budget would have a severe impact on the rural area.

“Farmers would not be able to get their stock, wool, etc to markets, and would not be able to get farm inputs delivered.

“Even now, some truck drivers won’t go down roads to collect stock and/or drop o things like fertilisers because the roads are not good enough. Not maintaining them all will see the collapse of the local industry.”

Mrs Cash said she believed it was fair to say the Delegate community was ‘totally dissatis ed’ with the proposed budget and felt it re ected a lack of appreciation or even knowledge of what the community needed from its council.

“The area lacks population, sustainable development and community connection. Axeing community, economic and tourism development just shows that Council has really lost the plot,” she said.

“We pointed out the areas they are planning on

ning documents, strategies and planned budgets do not align.

“We suggested that they examine their structure to see if savings could be made, lobby for an increase in the Financial Assistance Grant and lobby Forestry to contribute to road funding on heavy haulage routes.”

Mrs Cash said the association had pointed out that a condition of development application (DA) approval in the former Bombala Council area (prior to amalgamation to form Snowy Monaro Regional Council) was access to a council-maintained

sult in property values decreasing substantially which in turn would a ect rate revenue let alone the law suits that could arise when emergency vehicles cannot access properties,” Mrs Cash said.

“It would have a huge impact on the local economy and act as a real brake on development across the council area.”

Mrs Cash said local people had pointed out at the meeting that a failure to maintain roads could also lead to lawsuits.

“I can’t think of a road in Delegate that wont be

bala,” Mrs Cash said.

“Some of the sealed roads and dirt roads, are used by heavy haulage, stock and log trucks which rely on access to the road network.

“We appreciate the fact the Council are in nancial di culties, but not maintaining roads and cutting services is not the way to go.”

The association also strongly objected to the possible loss of the mobile library and pointed out it was one of few services still provided to Delegate by the council.

“We also raised the loss of

services such as economic velopment and community development,” Mrs Cash said.

“We really don’t get much from the Council here in Delegate. We do all our own economic, community and tourism development and we communicate on a regular basis with the local community so are well aware of the needs of the community. Council is not delivering.

“That was loud and clear at the meeting. People are saying, what are you trying to do to us.”

Council has released a revised budget, sparing many roads slated to have reduced maintenance.

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FUNDING: Many roads around Delegate may not be suitable for truck drivers collecting and delivering stock if Snowy Monaro Regional Council cuts funding to its road maintenance program.

Federal aged care funding relief for Council Road upgrade ‘overdue’

THE Federal Government will deliver $1 million to support Snowy Monaro Regional COuncil’s aged care transition.

The money comes through the Government’s Market Adjustment Program (MAP), with Member for Eden-Monaro, Kristy McBain, saying the funding will help Council’s budget.

“I have listened to the Snowy Monaro community and I’m so proud to be delivering this funding to keep our aged care beds local,” Ms McBain said.

“This funding will also provide meaningful relief to Council’s budget so it can focus on core business.”

In July 2023, Council resolved to transfer Yallambee Lodge to Respect Aged Care as part of its aged care divestment plan. Respect Aged Care was invited to apply for funding under the MAP to support the transition.

The MAP provides funding to assist aged care providers avoid untimely service closures and assist with transfer of critical services to new providers. It may also support initiatives aimed at improving business capability, to reduce the chance of declining services.

AGED CARE: Member for Eden-Monaro, Kristy McBain, has announced $1 million funding to support

Monaro Regional Council’s aged care transition to Respect Aged Care.

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BUSINESS owners in Polo Flat have wel-

comed upgrades to the industrial precinct’s main road, saying the works are ‘long Polo Flat Road is being enhanced between Saleyard Road and 100m north of Carlaminda Road.

“The road needed an upgrade. Safety is a concern,” Natalee Reid of Monaro Wool

The upgrade involves stabilising the existing pavement, making it stronger and able to resist more ware in the future.

Reducing future maintenance costs in the

Monica Burchall of Burchall’s Transport and Alpine Steel said while it’s pleasing to see work carried, further upgrades along the whole road , which serves as Cooma’s main heavy vehicle corridor and links the Far South Coast, Eastern Victoria with the ACT.

“Road works here are way overdue and that it would be great if they were going to do it all the way along,” Mrs Burchall said.

The roadworks will continue through June and into July lasting an estimated four to six weeks, depending on weather conditions.

The road gets heavy usage by trucks coming in and out of the area, transporting goods for local businesses.

Resulting in potholes, stress and other damage to the road, making the road a priority for maintenance and upgrades.

This federal government support for the transfer agreement between Respect Aged Care and the Snowy Mountain Regional Council has secured the future

of the 40 places for the region. Ms McBain said the Federal Government is continuing to support the region through the Roads to Recovery program funding.

“This increase in Roads to Recovery funding will pro-

vide an additional $6.6 million to Council over the next ve years, taking total funding to $15,350,082.

The upgrade is funded by the Australian Governments Roads to Recovery grant program, which funds road repairs and upgrades.

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PHOTO: Mia Chawner

Big chill freezes region

By KAREN FORMAN

COOMA was named the coldest place in the state while residents dealt with frozen windscreens, pipes, hoses and roads as a big freeze took over the region on Thursday June 20.

But there has been a bright side to the chill. Ongoing freezing night and day temperatures have allowed for serious snowmaking at the resorts, resulting in the opening of more terrain in the lead up to the private school holidays starting this week.

According to Weatherzone, Cooma Airport recorded a temperature of minus 8.9 degrees celcius early Thursday morning.

At 9am it was minus 5.7 degrees Celsius in Jindabyne, Cooma, Berridale, Nimmitabel, minus 5.4 in Dalgety, minus 3.7 in Bombala. And that is a er it had warmed up.

Adaminaby residents reported a minimum temperature of minus 10.3 overnight, Cooma minus 8.6 at 4am, minus 9 at Berridale at 6.50am (and minus 10 an hour later), minus 14 in Dalgety overnight, minus 9 in Jindabyne in the predawn hours, and minus 8 at Kalkite.

Fog shrouded not only Lake Jindabyne but much of the Monaro plains, while an icy layer persisted

on the ground until mid morning in some places.

Temperatures persisted at around zero at Perisher and Thredbo throughout Thursday, with snow falling on Friday, Tuesday and over the weekend.

Perisher was able to open its Blue Cow and Smiggins areas at the weekend, while Thredbo opened its popular High Noon run and Selwyn Snow Resort was open for skiing, boarding and tobogganing at the weekend.

Charlotte Pass has continued to make snow to add to the natural snow ahead of its planned opening, once its waste water treatment plant has been sorted, on July 6.

The private school holidays start on Friday, with public school holidays beginning Monday July 8.

Snow racers are hoping for good cover over the resorts for the NSW Interschools Snowsports Championships during and a er the holidays. Regional events are set to be held at Thredbo July 9-12 (Northern NSW/QLD), Perisher July 16-19 (Sydney) and July 23-26 (ACT/regional NSW).

The NSW/ACT/QLD state championships are set for August 19-23 at Perisher and the Australian Interschools Snowsport Championships at Perisher September 3-8.

Some years have seen only minor snow coverage for the school holidays events, with the local schools reaping the bene t of a few extra weeks of snowfall for their ACT/regional NSW event in the rst week of Term Three.

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The famous Cooma ball thaws out a er being covered in ice a er sub zero temperatures took the thermometer to as low as minus eight in some areas on Thursday.

FREEZING: Kosciuszko Road between Berridale and Cooma on Thursday morning. PHOTOS: Karen Forman

ON Thursday, Snowy Monaro Regional Council will hold an extraordinary meeting to adopt next nancial year’s budget, operational plan and fees and charges.

There has been signi cant revision of the original dra budget and operational plan, put on community exhibition more than a month ago.

The revised documents re ect hundreds of ratepayer submissions, the majority concerned with proposed cuts to Council’s road maintenance program (many unsealed and sealed roads were in the ring line to receive no maintenance, although some residents would say that seems like the case in some areas), the removal of the mobile library and a lack of support to the arts and culture sector.

Federal funding has spared many of the region’s roads with Council’s revised budget/operational plan removing the proposed usage count in determining which roads would be maintained.

Council will receive millions through the Roads to Recover program.

While we continue the budget talk, the state budget was revealed last week. For the Snowy Monaro, there isn’t a whole lot of new items, but funding continued for projects including the Jindabyne education Campus, Bombala Multipurpose Service, Cooma Hospital upgrades, and the continuation of work on the Monaro Highway.

Our region is home to many remarkable sporting women. With too many to name, and the risk of omitting some exceptional talents, we will just say the Snowy Monaro has produced many ne female role models.

Another important step was taken over the weekend for the advancement of women’s sport in the region, with the rst women’s Aussie Rules side taking to the eld.

The Southern Cats (formerly the Cooma Cats) elded their inaugural women’s side in an exhibition match against Queanbeyan on Saturday. A er months of training, the group of committed women from across the region ran out onto Snowy Oval, many playing their rst game of Aussie Rules Football.

The occasion also celebrated the40th reunion of the Cats 1984 premiership side. Former players and o cials came together to cheer on the women’s side and the men’s side.

The Postman very much enjoyed watching both matches.

For those who played in the inaugural Cats women’s side, their excitement was evident.

The adage, you can’t be what you can’t see was mentioned for than once.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

A response to Cr Luke Williamson’s letter

COUNCILLOR Luke Williamson’s recent letter in The Monaro Post - June 19 - makes a series of claims against the councillor group which are factually incorrect.

A key rule of in uence as a Councillor is to gain the support of a majority of your colleagues - in our case it is six councillor votes.

The below facts rebut Cr Williamson’s opinions about the performance of the Council. His opinions are unfounded in fact and cannot stand unchallenged.

An independent audit on Council Finances between 2016 to 2022 was undertaken in 2022.

In consultation with the Local Government team at the University of Technology Sydney, Snowy Monaro Regional Council agreed to commission a Financial Sustainability Review, focussed on the future.

The 24 recommendations by the AEC Group were endorsed by Council and remain the framework for progress.

Whilst not the traditional backward approach being lobbied for by Cr Williamson and his dissatis ed supporters, the resultant report has been endorsed by the NSW O ce of Local Government, the incoming chief executive o cer, our independent Audit Risk and Improvement Committee, and the NSW Auditors General o ce, as an appropriate and achievable roadmap to Council’s future sustainability. Cr Williamson’s view to the contrary is in the minority.

The NSW Audit O ce undertakes an annual audit on the Council’s nances, processes and controls, and many other functions of Council.

Findings are published on the NSW Audit O ce website. No ndings of fraud or corrupt conduct were identi ed.

The special rate variation was independently approved by Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal and includes the requirement to invest more in roads whilst cutting costs in other areas. It was a key recommendation of the AECgroupltd.com report and essential for sustainability.

The Rural Land Use Strategy concerns the planned use of working land within our rural landscape. It is not about baby boomer needs.

The Settlement Strategy is a strategic document to increase the development of land within town and village precincts, to provide housing land releases. Endorsement of the dra strategy will increase housing land release and support the required infrastructure for new residents.

In February 2023 council resolved to establish a Finance Committee to improve teamwork and utilise the many quali cations of the governing body, which includes a Master in Commerce, and an MBA recipient amongst many other skilled and educated Councillors.

This committee ensures more detailed analysis by Councillors about the budget and nancial statements. I can only recall Cr Williamson attending one meeting and he was late.

In preparation for the 24/25 budget, operational plan and delivery plan, all Councillors were invited to 4 workshops to strategically work with the executive sta . All councillors, if they attended, had the same

opportunity to put forward priorities and ideas for change.

A necessary $6m of spending reductions required the Councillors and Council team to make hard decisions on the services the community can continue to support.

This Council has not endorsed new ‘unnecessary’ projects during this council term, with successful completion of the projects it inherited, within budget, being a focus.

The SMRC Council headquarters reviews have identied signi cant Work Health and Safety issues.

Council has removed any plans for a new o ce building in the next few years. We know long term a solution will need to be found but right now we are spending money maintaining an aging building.

Councillor Williamson has a view that he has failed ratepayers, to which he is entitled.

However, I know I have worked very hard for this community to undertake the commitments I made when I was elected.

With the support of the majority of other equally hardworking Councillors, we have put in place signi cant reforms which are beginning to bear fruit.

This includes completing the Aged Care Facilities divestment to secure strong viable aged care facilities in the future. Securing $1m to o set our aged care divestment costs from the Federal Government.

Council advocated and secured the $196m Special Activation Precinct (SAP) funding when other SAP projects around the state have been cancelled – this will give us a new Water Treatment plant

and upgraded Wastewater plant for Jindabyne.

Secured $1m for the Monaro Rail Trail project at Bombala. Changing the culture etc is already underway with Council appointing a new CEO, plus undertaking recruitment of a permanent leadership team to drive change and improvement in council performance. Additionally, Council is implementing the Customer Relationship Management system to improve customer service and response times over the next 12months. And is investing in better safety systems and process for our sta to ensure SMRC is a safe place to work.

As Mayor, I was charged with the implementation of the Financial Sustainability Review which focuses on our sustainability for the future and will be re ected in the positive budget outcomes and work plan for the following four years - including a major improvement in roads.

This Council has spent more than $100,551,000 on roads in the past four years.

Cr Williamson has failed to gain his colleagues support for the notice of motions he has proposed.

Whilst he complains about his failure, this means that the majority of his colleagues did not agree with his proposals - all of which were about not doing things rather than improvements.

The lesson for prospective Councillors is that positive change for ratepayers requires teamwork, work hard to be fully informed, and have knowledge of the facts.

Narelle Davis SMRC Councillor

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Frivolous Council business

IT APPEARS that Councillors Tanya Higgins (Labor), Lynda Summers (Labor), and Narelle Davis are seeking reelection.

This is just my suspicion, as each has put forward a resolution to be presented at June’s Council meeting. There haven’t been many from these councillors.

Clause 3.10 of the Model Code of Meeting Practice states, ‘a councillor may give notice of any business they wish to be considered by the council at its next ordinary meeting by way of a notice of motion’. This ensures that their proposals are properly considered during the upcoming council session.

However, in my very pessimistic view, these latest

moves are just a ploy to gain both the Green and minority group votes.

Cr Summers is seeking the Green vote by wanting the council to start being more green and spend money on things such as solar panels for all Council buildings.

Cr Higgins is seeking the LGBTQIA+ votes by wanting to spend money on installing and monitoring CCTV cameras in Centennial Park to protect the Pride ags.

She previously voted for the speakers to be placed in the park to play music (which have not played a note) to prevent just that sort of vandalism.

Cr Davis wants the Council to write to the Minister for Communications because

she claims that ‘The Australian Post Building breaches the Disability Discrimination Act 1992’.

She points out that customers have to come in through the back door and be ‘escorted through the working area’. Isn’t it ironic that her own Council building has no disability access to the public meetings downstairs?

The closest a wheelchair user can get to presenting to the council is the committee room, where they have to use Zoom to connect to the next room. They might as well Zoom from home.

These can be found in the latest Council business papers. It is a shame that more of the public don’t read these papers and attend meetings

Progress association backs rail to Eden

THE Cooma and Monaro Progress Association is backing the NSW Freight Submission with the new evaluation of rail to Eden.

In the current NSW Government’s Consultation of Freight Policy, the progress association has submittedNSW Frieght policy is recommended to include a railway to Eden for inland produce exports.

The Cooma and Monaro

always helpful

Progress Association has aced the submission with the economic evaluation of the proposed Canberra to Eden railway by leading international transport economist RJ Nairn.

The progress association published the evaluation earlier this year in May. It favours the railway. The railway is planned for passenger trains at speeds of up to 160 km/h and freight trains at

DOING business at the Cooma Post office is a breeze because of the courtesy and efficiency of the staff.

I am unable to manage the front steps. So, I use the rear access.

Staff respond to the bell and navigate me through to the office desk.

My dignity is not infringed. To the contrary, I appreciate the help I an given.

Even though the building is old, and far from ideally suited to purpose,

the work of staff is exemplary.

i would like to hear from staff about the concerns they have about access. Until staff complain, I see Cr Narelle Davis’ Post article - June 19 2024 - as publiciity for her at the September election.

I do register my thanks for the service I receive from staff at the Cooma Post Office.

Janet Stalvies Cooma

speeds of up to 115km/h.

The passenger speed would bring Cooma into easier commuting range of Canberra. It would transfer some of Canberra’s population growth to Monaro townships.

The railway would relieve congestion on approaches to other ports. It would more economically move freight with less stress on the environment.

HAVE YOUR SAY

as this is the sort of thing that goes on by persons that are supposed to be representing our best interests.

So, they want to spend money on these things, and they were the ones who voted for our 57 percent rate rise. Now we have pending roads not being maintained and a loss of services.

I’d like to note that the Australia Post building is historic and heritage-listed and so options are limited. The council building is not.

Yes, you ‘may’ bring business before the council, but it must be achievable, and consistent with good nancial management. It is for an opportunity to grandstand.

Mick Newman Cooma

It would the reduce reliance of road freight. Rail to Eden would also increase tourism and business on the Monaro.

Our three-page submission including a railway diagram is downloadable from coomansw.com.au - articles and projects - railway.

Richard Hopkins Cooma and Monaro Progress Association, FIE Aust, Rail Plan Coordintaor

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By LISA ASHURST

THE winter solstice happened last Friday and, cold weather herald though it is, it de nitely has an upside as well as a downside.

It’s a downer for those who are not into the cold of winter because the Solstice heralds the ofcial beginning of the chilly season. But here’s the upside.

Since the summer solstice back in December, the hours of sunlight have been slowly waning, something we don’t really notice until around March when we realise the our days aren’t quite as long as they were.

Then the shorter days really kick in and by June the dark is descending on us by the a ernoon. Yuck.

Which brings us back to the upside of the winter solstice. From the day following the event, our days begin slowly getting longer, which is why us summer lovers should celebrate.

Sure, I know. First day of winter and all means we are just entering the coldest time of the year hence what’s to celebrate?

Well, like I just said, the sun has gone from wane to wax and our days now begin to grow longer again.

We won’t notice any obvious change for a few weeks but it’s de nitely worth celebrating somehow or other. I wouldn’t have recommended any naked dancing around the outdoor re pit (waaaay too cold for that) but a bit of a shufe past the heater in the trackies would have sufced.

And every icy morning from here on, just remind yourself that the days are slowly lengthening and we are on the downhill run to the joys of spring and summer.

De nitely sets a positive vibe when the the morning temps are down in the low single digits and you have to get up.

Okay, so maybe this doesn’t work for everyone. It’s like, ve degrees outside, black as pitch and the alarm has just jerked you awake. The thrill of longer sunlight hours having begun again may not be hitting you at this point.

I know, ve degrees, black as pitch etc, downhill run etc. At this time on a dark frosty morning the joy may seem just a bit too far away, plus the heater dance didn’t even happen, because you were wrapped up in too many layers to manage so much as a wriggle. So not everyone is high with the same feeling of elation that hits me on the day of the winter solstice. I can accept that some might even think I’m a little bit nuts.

Oh alright, maybe a bit more than a bit, but raising a toast to the day is what keeps me sane about winter, me being about as anti-winter as anyone could possibly be.

I don’t understand why humans can’t just hibernate during the colder months, like a lot of animals do. I think Mother Nature really dropped the ball on that one.

But anyway, the big switch happened last weekend and it’s worth noting even if we don’t notice anything initially with the daylight thingy. Give it a few weeks and you’ll be thinking ‘hey, it’s still light out there’and it’s 5pm. I know, right? And if that’s not an indicator that things can only get better, light-wise, from here on in, then I don’t know what else I can say to make you feel better. Except, here comes the sun. Yay.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Nuclear a dangerous distraction to e ective climate action

THE Coalition’s nuclear policy is a dangerous distraction to e ective climate action. Climate Action Monaro claims that it is simply a ploy to keep fossil fuels in the energy mix until nuclear energy comes on line.

If we are to avoid dangerous climate change then we must phase out fossil fuels as quickly as possible. The burning of fossil fuels is responsible for more than

four-

hs of global warming. If we are to meet our internationally agreed 2030 targets for emission reduction (43 percent reduction in 2005 levels), then we must make a rapid transition to renewable energy. If we don’t meet our 2030 targets, or be seen to be trying to meet them, then we will become international pariahs and subject to

CBAMs (Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms).

CBAMs are taxes that a nation places on emissions-intensive goods imported from a country that either lacks a carbon price or is otherwise failing to take reasonable action to address the climate crisis. The European Union, the US, Japan, Canada and the UK are already considering CBAMs as part of their climate policies.

Perhaps Opposition leader Mr Dutton can explain how this will not a ect Australian exports of carbon-intensive goods such as steel, cement, electricity, fertiliser and iron.

Mr Martin says there are two main problems with nuclear power, even apart from the waste disposal and other safety issues.

Those two problems are that it will be delivered too

late to meet our emission reduction commitments, and it is too expensive.

The CSIRO says we won’t get a large-scale nuclear reactor until 2040.

Even a small modular reactor, similar to those in submarines, which may come on-line earlier, will cost about $200 million but would only supply a town of 1000 homes. That is $200,000 per household.

In contrast, you can buy a large solar array on your house for less than $20,000, enough to power an electric car. That’s a ten-fold di erence.

The only way that nuclear can bring power prices down is with massive taxpayer subsidies. In the end, there is no gain for the consumer.

Dorin receives Australian Fire Service Medal

WHEN he is not at the drawing desk, Monaro Media group cartoonist, Paul Dorin, is also a Station Commander with Fire and Rescue NSW Corrimal (FRNSW).

Paul has been recognised in this year’s King’s Birthday Honours, receiving an Australian Fire Service Medal for his more than 30-years of dedicated service to FRNSW and his community.

Throughout his career, Captain Paul Dorin AFSM (based in the Illawarra) has exempli ed the values of FRNSW and is well-regarded by re ghters and sta alike as a passionate, knowledgeable, supportive, empathetic and humble leader.

Paul, has been the brainchild for two great commu-

nity initiatives, the Home Care and Disability Fire Safety Program, which he developed a er recognising the potential link between clients and carers and how this could help support re safety e orts.

The program uses a QR code which becomes part of a clients communication folder which allows access to re safety resources including an electronic form to book a free safety visit where local re ghters will attend a client’s home and identify potential re hazards to ensure working smoke alarms are present.

“I feel very fortunate to be recognised in this way,” Paul said.

“I also feel very fortunate to be part of an organisation

that is highly regarded within the community. Being a re ghter with Fire and Rescue NSW is in its own right is a great privilege.

Receiving an AFSM today is surreal and an absolute honour”, Paul said.

This year’s Winter Fire Safety Campaign, Fire and Rescue NSW launched the inaugural Smoke Alarm Action Day, or SAAD, Saturday June 1.

Smoke Alarm Action Day was also the idea Paul, and takes FRNSW principal community safety message and gives it its own day to help make the public take action.

Paul’s concept is simple –all he asked is for people to check their smoke alarms were working, on the rst

day of winter. A time that usually sees an increase in residential res.

Throughout his three decades as an on-call reghter, he has consistently upheld FRNSW values and shown a level of dedication to improving community safety that is second to none. He is regarded as a role model not only to his crew, but throughout Fire and Rescue NSW, and is an inspiration to all who know him.

HONOUR: Monaro Media Group cartoonist, Paul Dorin, has received an Australian Fire Service Medal in recognition of his 30 plus years of service to Fire and Rescue NSW.

Highway to Hell: book review

Book review with JENNY GOLDIE

JOELLE Gergis was at the top of her eld when she gave it all away to write about climate change.

As a climate scientist, she had a good job at a university and was a lead author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports.

This 66-page essay alone justi es the career move. It is a highly valuable summary of the climate crisis that we are facing. It should be read by all politicians.

She describes how 2023 was an annus horribilis for the ages. The hottest year on record. Global temperatures were 1.45 degrees C above pre-industrial levels. She quotes UN SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres

who said, “Humanity’s actions are scorching the Earth. 2023 was a mere preview of the catastrophic future that awaits if we don’t act now.”

Australia sweltered through its hottest summer since records began in 1910 with temperatures 1.53C above the historical average contributing to the driest three-month period from August to October.

In September, global temperatures were 1.75C above pre-industrial levels leading US climate scientists Zeke Hausfather calling the observations ‘absolutely gobsmackingly bananas’.

In Canada, 15 million hectares were ravaged by wild re – over twice the size of Tasmania. Toxic smoke stretched 3000km across North America, turning

New York skies orange. People in eastern Canada and northeast USA had to wear masks as hospitalisations for asthma spiked.

2023 also set a record for the heat content in oceans. 93 percent of heat reaching the Earth is absorbed by the oceans.

Warmer seas spreading to the poles are melting Antarctic and Arctic ice, accelerating sea level rise. This warming of the ocean is now considered irreversible for hundreds to thousands of years.

The impact on marine ecosystems of this warming is brutal with coral bleaching widespread.

Waters around Florida Keys reached 38.4C – like a hot bath. Seventy percent to 90 percent of coral reefs will be destroyed if 1.5C warming

is reached and only one percent will remain if two degress Celsius is reached.

In 2023, sea-ice at both poles declined with ice in western Antarctica even failing to form through the southern winter. Sea-ice the size of Western Australia went missing. This has alarmed scientists as it may suggest an ‘abrupt critical transition’ that signals the inevitable disintegration of the west Antarctic ice sheet.

If Earth warms to 2C, irreversible melting will occur across Greenland and West Antarctica, committing the planet to 12-20 metres sea-level rise over coming centuries. This may well be beyond the levels of ‘feasible adaptation,’ Gergis writes.

Yet CO2 levels are still rising and temperatures may

well reach 3C by the end of the century. Once that is breached, melting of West Antarctica and Greenland will become rapid with a 3-metre rise in sea levels early in the 2100s; ve metres by 2200; and 15 metres by 2300.

Some sea-level rise already locked in – 10 to 25cms by 2050 irregardless of whether emissions are reined in or not. The IPCC Sixth Assessment Report says one metre by 2100 but IPCC suggests another one metre should be factored in, so it could be two metres by the end of the century.

The International Cryosphere Climate Initiative (ICCI) says we are tracking the worst-case scenario. Gergis quotes from their report: “This insanity cannot and must not continue…the

melting point of ice pays no attention to rhetoric, only to our actions.”

There is now an inescapable truth: every year from now on will be one of the hottest on record, and 2023 will end up being one of the coldest years of the century.

As Gergis notes time and time again, it is the burning of fossil fuels that is to blame.

She concludes one chapter with these words: “If we don’t put the brakes on our industrial emissions immediately, our children will have a nightmarish future and the fossil fuel industry will be seen for what it is: an intergenerational crime against humanity.”

This book is a wake-up call. Read it, please.

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Council News

PEACE OF MIND FOR YOU AND YOUR LOVED ONES

Did you know that Council can help you plan for the future by pre-arranging your final resting place at one of our cemeteries?

Speak with our team today to help ensure that your wishes are respected, and help make a difficult time for your family a little easier.

If you're considering making your final arrangements ahead of time, we encourage you to learn more about these services. There are responsibilities you and your family need to be aware of, and fees and charges to keep in mind.

Our team are here to help ensure your wishes are respected, including specific requirements for returned services personnel and your religion.

For more information, or to discuss pre-planning options, please contact our cemetery services team on 1300 345 345 today.

Visit https://qrco.de/cemeteriesSMRC to learn more about cemetery services in our region.

EXTRAORDINARY COUNCIL MEETING

An extraordinary (additional) meeting is scheduled for 1pm on Thursday 27 June 2024 at Cooma Council Chambers.

This meeting will see councillors discuss the revised 2024/25 Budget and other Integrated Planning and Reporting plans and documents, following the conclusion of a three-week community consultation.

The business paper for this meeting detailing what's on the agenda and the changes made to these important documents is available on Council's website now.

Visit https://qrco.de/SMRCmeetings to learn more about what's on the agenda this month.

We encourage you to attend in-person at Cooma Council Chambers on the day, tune-in to the live webcast, or watch a recording of the live video at a time that suits you. More information is available at the link above.

WASTE CALENDARS

It's almost the end of the financial year, which means we're rolling out our kerbside bin collection calendars for the next 12 months. Head online to our website to download a printable PDF copy of the latest calendar for your area today. Visit https://qrco.de/wasteinfoSMRC

We've also got magnet calendars available for pickup for free at every Council office.

Drop by to see us in Cooma, Berridale, or Bombala to get yours today.

JOB VACANCIES

If you're looking for a career with purpose, consider joining the team here at Council. Check out our online careers portal by visiting www.snowymonaro.nsw.gov.au/careers to learn more about working with us.

We add new opportunities regularly, and encourage people from all backgrounds to join us in working to build a better future for everyone in the Snowy Monaro.

Updates | Information | Consultation

SCHOOL HOLIDAY YOUTH ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS

Council's youth services team have a packed calendar of free activities and events to help keep your 12 to 17-year-olds entertained during the upcoming school holidays.

If you're a parent of younger children, your local library has an exciting program of special events and activities for the little ones too.

Places for the 12 to 17-year-old activities and events are limited, and you must register through our website to secure a place.

Visit https://qrco.de/eventsSMRC to learn more, and RSVP today to avoid missing out.

DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS

Snowy Monaro Regional Council has received the following development applications:

Property Address: 12 Yulin Avenue COOMA 2630

Legal Description: Lot: 1 DP: 263606

Application No: 10.2024.122.1

Development Proposal: Multi Dwelling Development (Ten Residential Units)

Applicant: W.K Fok & J Handoko

Consent Authority: Snowy Monaro Regional Council

This application and its accompanying documents will be on display at all Council offices and online at https://qrco.de/SMRC-DA for fourteen (14) days, ending Wednesday 3 July 2024.

Property Address: Snowy Mountains Grammar School Kosciuszko Road JINDABYNE 2627

Legal Description: Lot: 1 DP: 1275884, Lot: 2 DP: 1275884

Application No: 10.2024.128.1

Development Proposal: Stage 3: Access and Car Parking (SMGS)

Applicant: Snowy Mountains Grammar School

Consent Authority: Snowy Monaro Regional Council

This application and its accompanying documents will be on display at all Council offices and online at https://qrco.de/SMRC-DA for twentyeight (28) days, ending Wednesday 24 July 2024. Council is seeking community comment on these proposals. All submissions should be made in writing to CEO David Hogan. All submissions will be treated as a public document.

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

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

WANT TO BE A COUNCIL CANDIDATE THIS ELECTION?

The local government election will be held on Saturday 14 September 2024. If you’ve ever considered running for a Council seat, we’re sharing resources to help you decide if 2024 will be your year to run.

Resources available to potential candidates on the NSW Electoral Commission website include:

• A series of webinars covering basic candidate information, election funding and disclosures, nominations, electoral materials, and post-election obligations

• Information on registration and nomination

• Guidance on managing campaign finances, including political donation caps, expenditure caps, and disclosure requirements

• Rules and deadlines for electoral materials like how-to-vote cards

Visit https://elections.nsw.gov.au to learn more.

Council is holding local candidate information sessions in July 2024. Bookings essential.

In-person at the Cooma Werri-Nina Centre Wednesday 3 July 2024 from 5.30pm to 9pm Online via Zoom Wednesday 10 July 2024 from 5.30pm to 9pm

Learn more about our upcoming sessions, or reserve your space today by visiting our website at https://qrco.de/SMRCcandidates

DO THE RIGHT THING WITH YOUR BINS

Did you know that household batteries and fireplaces ashes can start fires in rubbish trucks and at our landfills and transfer stations?

Batteries can be recycled for free at Community Recycling Centres across the region, and you can use a metal bucket to leave your ashes to cool. Doing the right thing is easy.

When wheeling your bins out to the kerb for collection, remember to leave a metre between them. This makes it easy for the truck and your local garbo to empty your bin without having to get out and move them around.

Visit https://qrco.de/wasteinfoSMRC for more information about doing the right thing with your kerbside bins.

KEEP YOUR PET'S DETAILS UP TO DATE

When was the last time you updated your pet's microchip details?

For many of us, we get our phone number and address added when we first bring our new furry friend home, and then never again.

If your pet gets lost or runs away, their microchip gives rangers and vets an easy way to get in touch to let you know.

It's easy to check and update your details. Drop in and see us at your local Council office, or visit the new online registry website to do it all online.

Visit www.petregistry.nsw.gov.au today to check your details or learn more.

COUNCIL E-NEWSLETTER

Did you know that Council has a fortnightly e-newsletter covering all the latest news and important information, direct from us?

Visit https://qrco.de/smrc-newsletter to sign up!

Snowy 2.0 gets a jump on NAIDOC Week

SNOWY 2.0 project workers gathered on Wolgalu Country recently to celebrate NAIDOC Week a month early.

In 2023, a blizzard warning caused their NAIDOC program to be postponed, so this year they took measures to beat the weather.

Shane Herrington of Wolgalu Footprints, Tumut, led two Smoking Ceremonies and an art workshop across the Snowy Mountains construction sites of Tantangara, Lobs Hole and Marica.

Project caterer Sodexo served up wattleseed pavlova roulade, perfectly cooked kangaroo, and other delicious native Australian foods for a mob-only yarning dinner. Shane helped plan this event and it was a delicious first for Snowy 2.0.

The Snowy 2.0 workforce has an ever-strengthening relationship with Shane, who also provided cultural awareness training in May as part of National Reconciliation Week. Workers appreciated learning more about traditional Indigenous culture and its significance at their camps and work fronts.

One of Future Generation’s JV partners, Clough Projects Australia, recently completed an important milestone with the completion of its second Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). Snowy 2.0 features in its final report on achievements and lessons learned between April 2022 and March 2024, across the four pillars of the RAP: relationships, respect, opportunities, and governance.

“Future Generation Joint Venture workers and its subcontractors are working hard to safely deliver Snowy 2.0 on behalf of Snowy Hydro Limited. It is a world-leading pumped-hydro project that will link two existing Snowy Scheme dams through tunnels and a 2,200 megawatt underground power station,” a Future Generation Joint Venture spokesperson said.

Rising river warning

THE NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water has issued a rising river alert for the Snowy River downstream of Jindabyne Dam for Thursday June 27.

The river will rise due to the first highflow event in a series of eight planned high-flow environmental releases from Jindabyne Dam to the Snowy River during 2024.

A daily flow volume of 2,977 megalitres will be released over 24 hours from Jindabyne Dam from midnight on Thursday 27 June.

The release will include a peak flow rate from 8am to 4pm equivalent to 4,006 megalitres per day for the eighthour period.

The flow rate from Jindabyne Dam will drop to a target of 860 megalitres per day on Friday June 28. It is expected to see the river level at Dalgety rise by approximately 0.5 m. These levels do not include the effect of rainfall or wet conditions in the catchment, which may increase flow rates and water depths.

The environmental benefits from this release are expected to be greatest between the dam wall and the junction with the Delegate River. However, the flow pulse will be noticeable further down into Victoria. Natural tributary inflows will also contribute to water levels as the pulse moves down the Snowy River.

Water released from Jindabyne Dam may take approximately 6 to 10 hours to reach Dalgety Weir at this flow rate and around three to four days for the flow to arrive at Orbost in Victoria, subject to catchment conditions.

Landholders downstream of the Jindabyne Dam are advised to take all necessary precautions with stock, fencing and property in proximity to the river. As the release flows through the system people should refrain from entering or crossing swollen waterways.

Conditions will be closely monitored in the lead up to the release. Planned flows may be modified or cancelled subject to climatic, environmental or operational conditions nearer to the time of release.

Wright Law offering pro-bono legal advice

By TRISTA HEATH

WRIGHT Law ILP is amongst the many services offered for free at the Jindabyne OP Shop.

Wright Law ILP is a pro-bono clinic that has run from the Alpine Uniting Church Hall and Jindabyne Op Shop for more than two years now and is committed to giving back to the community and providing essential legal support to those in need.

Lawyer and Director of Wright Law ILP Zoe Bojanac-Wright offers the service every Wednesday afternoon from 12pm to 4pm.

Ms Bojanac-Wright said anyone can come see her on a Wednesday and she will try to point people in the right direction with their various legal problems.

“During the winter months there are a lot of staff that come in from all over the world that face issues while working for the season who find themselves with a problem that they need advice on,” Ms Bojanac-Wright said.

“While we are not offering formal legal advice, we offer general advice from legal professionals to get people on the right road and if they need further help, they can engage us on a more formal basis.”

This year-round pro-bono program runs 30-minute sessions designed to help you understand your legal situation, explore various options, and determine the next best steps.

“During the session, we will assess your situation, suggest possible selfrepresentation strategies, or connect you with other useful services or community support based on your needs,” Ms Bojanac-Wright said.

“We encourage people to reach out and use this free service, if you have a problem and you’re not quite sure if it’s a legal problem or how to handle it you can come in and see us, it’s not going to cost you anything.

“We have a lot of connections to other professionals and other groups who might be what you’re looking for, we can connect you with the appropriate people who might be able to give the support you need if it’s not legal assistance.”

Whether you have questions about family law, tenancy issues, or any other legal matter, Wright Law ILP want to help.

Visit the pro-bono clinic at the Jindabyne Op Shop on a Wednesday or make an appointment online and zoom requests via the Wright Law ILP Facebook page.

NAIDOC WEEK: Bathing in smoke just inside the tunnel portal at Tantangara. PHOTOS: Alex Parsons

PRO-BONO: The team at Wright Law ILP Tegan Earnshaw, Thom Wright, Jacob O’Shaughnessy and Zoe Bojanac-Wright. PHOTO: Supplied

Firies urge safety on alpine roads

FIRE and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is reminding travellers heading to and from the snow elds this winter to exercise patience and safety on the icy roads.

The FRNSW crews of permanent re ghters, seconded to the Perisher Valley Fire Station for the next few months, along with local on-call re ghters, are undergoing additional alpine training this winter, familiarising themselves with the Hagglund tracked re appliance, skidoos and six-wheel all-terrain vehicles, used by the re service in the snow elds.

The crews are prepared for aany incident in the alpine environment, including vehicle crashes on the region’s roads, rescuing lost or injured skiers and possible res in resort lodges.

Fire and Rescue NSW Region South Zone Commander, Mark Cavanough, said the re ghters are faced with a very unusual and dynamic environment in the snow elds with both the topography and weather liable to change by the hour.

“We’ve had in excess of 25 centimetres of snow on one day alone recently and we witnessed the weather change very quickly,” Superintendent Cavanough said.

“It’s really important that the crews familiarise themselves with not just the appliances and the vehicles they drive but also with the weather conditions and the topography.

“We equip our re ghters with alpine weather gear but many of these re ghters have never

worked in these environments, those conditions can be extremely dangerous for any emergency service personnel.

“We bring them up to speed with their environment and equipment very quickly.”

Fire and Rescue NSW is warning motorists to take extra care when negotiating their way to and from the resort villages.

“There can be a bit of a mass exodus out of Perisher or Thredbo at the end of a weekend and we can get accidents occurring,”

Superintendent Cavanough said.

“So it’s really important that our visitors are aware of those conditions, drive appropriately and show patience because we can get thousands of people converging on the snow elds on a good weekend.”

Delegate welcomes exciting, new event

By KAREN FORMAN

DELEGATE Progress Association has added a new event to its ‘Out and About in Delegate’ for June - the o cial opening of a debut art exhibition by a local Indigenous artist and musician.

Michelle Russell, who has been painting for about four years and living in Bibbenluke for 16 years, will be on hand at the o cial opening at Bundian Way Gallery at 4pm on Saturday June 29 to discuss her work.

Ms Russell grew up in Gundangurra Country in the Blue Mountains/Sydney and Ngunnawal Country in the Canberra region.

Her great great-grandfather was William Edward Russell, known as King Billy, also Werriberri.

He was the last leader of the Burraburang Tribe and the rst to nd silver in Australia, but Ms Russell said his claim was not recognised due to his Aboriginality.

“I was raised by my dad and we spent most weekends on Yuin Country with our mob,” she said.

“My best childhood memories were spending time on country with cousins. We had big gatherings where the whole family, extended families and friends would all gather together and have the best time.”

She said she had never thought about being an artist in her early life, but had taken inspiration from her sister.

“She would always ask me to join her but I didn’t think I had to talent to create Aboriginal art. A er losing my sister I felt driven to take up painting and have not looked back,” Ms Russell said.

“Painting is now a big part of my life. I love to tell stories through my painting and I nd it very healing.”

Ms Russell had, however, spent many years singing, writing and recording music. She has recorded two albums and two singles and had particular success with the single One Man Party charting at number one.

She is currently recording her third album and performing regularly. Her exhibition will feature 14 paintings in acrylic on canvas and will be open until September.

“Some feature family, some country,” Ms Russell said.

“I have concentrated on the themes of `coming together’ and `helping soils in the community’.

“A lot of the farmers in the Monaro treat soil so we have better waterways, so my work depicts layers of healthy soils.

“The big one, almost two metres wide and 900mm high is Family, which features symbols and roadways, like my journey. Another is titled On Country, which shows that whatever route you take in life you always come back to where your family is.”

The exhibition has been supported by South East Arts.

Executive director Andrew Gray said Federal funding through Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Scheme had been obtained to support the work.

“All of the work is professionally photographed so Michelle has good digital images and can produce them in other ways,” he said.

The Bundian Way Gallery is a joint project of the Eden Local Aboriginal Land Council and the Delegate Progress Association. Also on the Out and About Delegate program for is a special workshop, The Art of Making.

The rst in a series of planned workshops, the event is free and funded by Snowy River Interstate Land Committee.

It will run from 1.30pm to 3.30pm.

Local producers Rob Cash and Garry Mallard will provide information and skills to make the most out of easily grown plants, making essential oils, taking cuttings from plants, rolling a beeswax candle, making a lotion to aid healing, creating a delicious soup from stinging nettles and more.

Participants will be provided with lunch and a ernoon tea.

Serendipitous Stalls will be outside Old Delegate Post O ce from 10.30-12.30pm, with 10 per cent o shop items and Devonshire tea served.

The Early Settlers Hut will be open all day for visitors to see how the early settlers lived and Bundian Way and Borderline Galleries will both be open 10am-3pm at 66 Bombala Street, Delegate.

ROAD SAFETY: Fire and Rescue NSW is reminding travellers to the ski fields to stay safe on the region’s alpine roads.

PHOTO: Fire and Rescue NSW

Exploring the backcountry

By BRUCE EASTON, WILDERNESS SPORT

AS resorts start to ramp-up and the snow starts to build, and a winter season that in Australia always has people wanting that little more, it is becoming apparent snow is fickle and climate change reminds us of the changes in season and snow conditions.

June is the start of the season when staff arrive for winter and shops gear-up with fun and warm stuff.

Thank goodness for snow making and grooming both in resorts and hopefully soon more natural snowfalls see some packing of snow and grooming on the cross country trails at Perisher.

In the backcountry and higher elevations in Kosciuszko National Park and Main Range, higher than 1800 metres, the snow invariably stays longer.

So far this winter season we have seen a “good” 25cms forming a solid base and cover in the resorts and on the higher locations of the Main Range. This snowfall followed a period of sunny days and cold nights bonding the snowpack and creating an icy layer that will build a base for an extended period.

It’s early days but we can anticipate winter will be improved from the last 2023 season. Places

This season has seen a wide range of conditions with both weather and snow.

The season started slowly with limited snow making early on and little moisture in the air. There has been consistent sunshine followed by some cooler nights.

One good snowfall through June got the season underway and resorts managed with a thin snow pack and groomed terrain to offer some reasonable skiing and terrain opening.

Meanwhile it remained a thin cover in the backcountry and tough conditions for a period.

Usually, touring options from Dead Horse Gap in the sheltered trees offer options in the blizzards that often arrive through the early part of the season, with a chance to climb higher into the Ramshead Range on the days with better and clear weather.

Some less experienced use the ease of access with a Backcountry Pass for a single but quick access ride to the top station of Kosciuszko Express Chair.

Many people choose to ski closer to the resorts near Perisher around 1700 metres with easy access to the sheltered slopes near Mount Wheatley or just beyond the resort boundaries of the Paralyser.

Shorter runs in varied terrain and angles give up some easier access and safer options often in lee slope that holds softer snow conditions.

advantage of access to steeper slopes and terrain.

Usually as winter progresses and additional snowfalls top up the snow cover, plus fresh snow, this makes it a great option for those with more experience.

Those with experience, skills, fitness and appropriately equipped to make journeys into more challenging terrain of Mount Tate or to Mount Twynam and Blue Lake for the mountaineers.

This winter though the conditions certainly made it more challenging with the snow pack staying thin early on. It will only get better as the season progresses. Gear to go

There are lots of ways to explore the Snowy Mountains and Kosciuszko National Park beyond the resort boundaries.

Many people discovered the use and versatility of snowshoes to travel in skinny snow conditions such as we experienced so far this season with little snow to date.

to deal with, the ease of ac cess plus also being more affordable meant many people choose to use snowshoes for simpler access.

Sunny weather also encouraged people to explore the varied landscapes and learn about the natural environment. No other special equipment is required just like bushwalking.

Ski touring and backcountry requires some special equipment with backpacks to carry what you need for a day away from resorts including repair kits, first aid, hydration, energy food to ensure self sufficiency, and importantly an awareness of navigation and items like map and compass plus a personal locator beacon.

Specific ski equipment with climbing skins, ski crampons are more essential items and every day.

Depending on skills, plus also the skier/rider experience, and planned tour into terrain and snow conditions might make a choice to take some appropriate gear for avalanche situations like a snow

cially important decision. Know before you go Local knowledge of snow conditions by staff in the shops where you might hire or buy backcountry gear plus speaking with local guides who are regularly out and about in the mountains is a great resource and place to start.

Looking at resort and various snow cams as a guide to seeing snow and also weather, plus reviewing the most current forecast with the Bureau of Meteorology.

Some insight is also shared about snow conditions via the Mountain Safety Collective.

There are also clubs and there are also friends who will help you to learn how to be safe and develop the skills you need to enjoy the backcountry.

Commercial tours will also fast track your knowledge and skills and a value for money option to learn about places, plus also how to efficiently use your equipment and develop skills.

Start out with short tours

areas and making turns in fresh snow.

You can learn navigation to good terrain and reading maps and understanding features and contours as this will all aid you in finding the better places to ski and ride.

Where the fresh snow is in lee slopes to realising why other places are icy and wind scoured.

An early with the start of the winter season is a key part of the learning to realise what gear you need and importantly how to use it.

First aid kits; repair gear to fix any broken items as well as safety gear you buildup as you gain experience and knowledge.

Practical items you need include a space blanket, spare jacket to stay warm, energy food; most importantly hydration, clothing such as gloves, hats, and eyewear.

They can make a difference to a safe and enjoyable day and experience in the backcountry.

Hiring is a good way to learn by trying.

Beyond the resorts, boundaries - backcountry

The road is closed between Perisher and Charlotte Pass from the June Long Weekend to re-open again around the October Long Weekend.

This is when the resorts tend to close down their lifts and their winter season comes to an end.

Often the weather and snow remains into the spring and backcountry season though for the keen and those who are prepared to earn their turns and hike uphill only to make fresh tracks back down.

So be patient and you never know how long the snow will hang around and the ski season may get extended beyond the resorts being open. It’s still early days and here is to a long winter seaso, so stay optimistic as the season unfolds.

Explore and be bold but do not be reckless.

Use common sense to build your understanding of snow and the gear plus knowledge to travel efficiently and extend your adventures in the snow and backcountry season.

EXPLORING: Bruce Easton of Wilderness says it’s important to be prepared when skiing the backcountry this winter season.

PHOTO: Aaron Dickfos.

New citizens welcomed

residents on citizenship

By KAREN FORMAN

SIX-year-old Patrice Polloso and her brother Jarrick, nine, may not be old enough to fully understand the importance of their brand new Australian citizenships, but the Phillipines born siblings are quick to point out the things they love about Australia.

“Kangaroos, soccer, and chicken schnitzel,” Jarrick said.

“Kookaburras because they y into trees and laugh, and lamingtons,” Patrice said.

In both cases, the Cooma pair were keen for the toy Kookaburra and Wombat they received from Snowy Monaro Mayor Chris Hanna during their citizenship ceremony at the Cooma Multicultural Centre on Friday.

For their parents, Patrick and Jessica, who were naturalised along with Louise Jorsal form Jindabyne, Megan Clow from Jindabyne and Crystal Blanch from Berridale, the ceremony was a special and life changing event.

Emceed by Cr Hanna, with councillors Tanya Higgins, Tricia Hopkins and Lynda Summers in attend-

ance, the ceremony was one of four held each year, usually to coincide with an event, like Australia Day.

Cr Hanna said citizenship was close to his own heart as his father had been born overseas and had become an Australian citizen in 1987.

“Now I am here welcoming our newest citizens,” he said.

“This citizenship ceremony is an opportunity to take pride in our Australian citizenship, celebrate our communities and democratic values and think about what unites us as Australians.”

Cr Higgins read a message from the Minister for Immigration, Andrew Giles, which said the new citizens had joined a nation ‘that is one of the world’s most successful multicultural societies with around half of all Australians born overseas or with at least one parent born overseas’.

“In Australia, everyone can be proud of who they are and everyone should be respected, valued and feel a sense of belonging,” the message from Minister Giles said.

Ms Clow, who owns Kosciuszco Auto in Jindabyne,

Community Information Session

moved to Australia in July 2019 from New Zealand.

“I am proud to be an Aussie,” she said.

Ms Blanch, also a New Zealander who is on maternity leave caring for baby Sadie but normally works in rental at Thredbo, said it felt good to become naturalised, given she is married to an Australian, Luke, and their baby is Australian.

Ms Jorsal, originally from Denmark, came to Australia with her father when she was eight and works as a nurse at Thredbo (and overseas in the northern hemisphere winter).

for more than 90 days in the previous 12 months or 365 days in ve years.

“I have been trying to become an Australian citizen for a while, but it was hard with my work as I was out of the country too much to qualify,” she said.

“You have to have not been away from Australia

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wanted to give their children a better life.

“I love everything about Australia - the people, the landscrape, being close to the mountains and the sea. I am very happy.”

Mr and Mrs Polloso, who came to Australia from the Phillipines with their son and newborn daughter in tow six-years-ago, said they

“This is very good for the children, they will have many more opportunities,”

Mr Polloso, a Snowy Hydro engineer said.

Mrs Polloso, who works at Monbeef, said she was excited that the family had become Australian citizens and was happy about the opportunities the children

would now have.

Ms Clow, Mrs Blanch and Ms Jorsal will retain dual citizenship with their countries, while the Pollosos had to renounce their Phillipino citizenship in order to become Australians.

Yvi Henderson, Cooma Multiculutral Centre coordinator provided a lovely setting for the citizenship ceremony.

Megan Clow of Jindabyne with Mayor Hanna and CrHiggins at the citizenship ceremony.

New Australian Crystal Blanch from Berridale with baby Sadie and husband Luke at the citizenship ceremony.

Louise Jorsal of Jindabyne is congratulated by Cr Higgins and Mayor Hanna.

celebrate their new citizenship at the Cooma Multicultural Centre. PHOTOS: Karen Forman

The Polloso family with Deputy Mayor Cr Tanya Higgins, Cr Lynda Summers and Mayor Cr Chris Hanna.

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6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 Morning Show. 12.00 House Of Wellness. 1.00 Jabba’s School Holiday Movie Special. 1.30 To Be Advised. 3.05 Motorbike Cops. 3.30 Border Security: Int. 4.00 Better Homes. 5.00 News. 5.30 Weekender. 6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Dream Home. (PG) 8.45 7NEWS Spotlight. 9.45 The Latest: Seven News. 10.15 Code 1: Minute By Minute. (M) 11.15

6.00 Hello SA. 6.30 ACA. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 Wide World Of Sports. 11.00 NRL Sunday Footy Show. 1.00 Drive TV. 1.30 Explore. 1.45 Do You Want To Live Forever? (PG) 3.00 Rugby League. NRL. Round 17. Penrith Panthers v North Queensland Cowboys. 6.00 9News Sunday. 7.00 Travel Guides. (PG) 8.00 60 Minutes. 9.00 The Murder Of Lyn Dawson: Unlikely Heroes. (M) 10.00 9News Late. 10.30 The First 48. (M) 11.25 Transplant. (MA15+)

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Everyday Gourmet. 8.30 Freshly Picked. 9.00 Taste Of Aust. 9.30 The Drew Barrymore Show. 12.00 MasterChef Aust. 1.10 My Market Kitchen. 1.30 Cook With Luke. 2.00 Roads Less Travelled. 2.30 Food Trail: South Africa. 3.00 Australia By Design: Architecture. 3.30 The Brighter Side: Save. Grow. Dream. 4.00 Everyday Gourmet. 4.30 Farm To Fork. 5.00 News. 6.30 The Sunday Project. 7.30 MasterChef Aust. 8.55 Tulsa King. 9.45 FBI. 11.30 The Sunday Project. 6.00 Judge Judy. 6.30 Ent. Tonight. 7.00 The Drew Barrymore Show. 8.00 Neighbours. 8.30 Bold. 9.00 Dr Phil. 10.00

6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 WorldWatch. 10.00 PBS Washington Week With The Atlantic. 10.30 Outside: Beyond The Lens. 11.00 Ireland In Music. 12.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 1. Highlights. 1.00 Speedweek. 3.00 Portillo’s Greatest Railway Journeys. 3.55 Grand Tours Of Scotland’s Rivers. 4.30 Tour De France 2024 Highlights Review. 5.30 The Abyss: The Rise And Fall Of The Nazis. 6.30 News. 7.30 Arc De Triomphe: The Passion Of A Nation. 8.30 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 2. 6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 WorldWatch. 9.40 Peer To Peer. 10.10 WorldWatch. 11.00 Tour De France 2024 Highlights Review. 12.00 Cycling. Tour de France. Stage 2. Highlights. 1.00 WorldWatch. 2.00 A Short

7.05 Andy And The Band. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Shaun The Sheep.

7.35 The Inbestigators.

7.50 Little Lunch.

8.05 Fresh Off The Boat.

8.25 Matilda And The Ramsay Bunch.

8.45 BTN Newsbreak. 8.50 Mythbusters “There’s Your Problem!”.

9.15 Robot Wars. 10.15 Doctor Who.

6.15 Car S.O.S.

7.00 My Family.

7.30 Would I Lie To You?

8.30 Miniseries: Us. (M)

Part 1 of 4.

9.30 Gold Diggers. (M) Two sisters search for rich husbands.

10.00 ER. (PG)

11.30 Rage New Music. (MA15+)

12.30 Not Going Out. (M)

6.30 Bargain Hunt. (PG) Hosted by Tim Wonnacott. 7.30 Heartbeat. (PG) Mike makes a dramatic rescue.

8.45 Judge John Deed. (PG) Jo reluctantly agrees to help when a solicitor asks her to defend a man charged with murder.

10.45 Law & Order: UK. (M)

11.45 Bargain Hunt. (PG)

6.30 Pawn Stars. (PG)

7.30 Highway Patrol. (PG)

8.00 The Force: Behind The Line. (PG) Narrated by Simon Reeve.

8.30 World’s Wildest Police Videos. (M) A chase tests driving skills.

10.30 Live PD: Police Patrol. (M)

11.00 Nightwatch. (MA15+)

12.00 Storage Wars. (PG)

6.00 The Nanny. (PG)

7.00 Young Sheldon. (PG)

7.30 Seinfeld. (PG)

8.30 Movie: Sherlock Holmes 2: A Game Of Shadows. (2011) (M) Robert Downey Jr, Jude Law. Sherlock Holmes pursues a criminal mastermind. 11.10 Seinfeld. (PG)

6.30 Antiques Roadshow. Hosted by Fiona Bruce.

7.30 As Time Goes By. Jean and Lionel return to the country.

8.40 Midsomer Murders. (M) After a council clerk is murdered, it becomes evident the man had been blackmailing someone.

10.40 A+E After Dark. (M)

11.40 Saved & Remade.

6.30 JAG. (PG)

7.30 Bull. (M)

8.30 NCIS. (M) A set of eyeballs is mailed to a petty officer’s home.

9.25 Hawaii Five-0. (M) The team reinvestigate a 20-year-old case.

10.20 Hawaii Five0. (MA15+)

11.15 Diagnosis Murder. (M)

7.05 Andy And The Band. 7.20 Bluey. 7.30 Shaun The Sheep. 7.35 The Inbestigators.

Little Lunch.

Fresh

6.15 Car S.O.S. (PG)

7.00 My Family.

7.30 Would I Lie To You? (PG)

8.30 Hard Quiz. (PG) Presented by Tom Gleeson. 9.00 Gruen. Presented by Wil Anderson. 9.40 Monday’s Experts. (M) Hosted by Tony Armstrong and Catherine Murphy. 10.10 ER. (M) 11.40 Rage Charts. (MA15+)

6.30 Bargain Hunt. (PG) Hosted by Tim Wonnacott.

7.30 Father Brown. (M) A local lord is found murdered. 8.30 Shetland. (M) Convinced McGuire is the key to cracking the case, Perez travels to Glasgow to track him down.

11.00 Murdoch Mysteries. (M) 12.00 Father Brown. (M)

6.30 Pawn Stars. (PG) 7.30 Full Custom Garage. (PG) 8.30 Movie: Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines. (2003) (M) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nick Stahl. A cyborg is sent back in time. 10.45 Movie: Dredd. (2012) (MA15+)

6.00 The Nanny. (PG)

7.00 Young Sheldon. (PG)

7.30 Seinfeld. (PG)

8.30 Movie: A Walk Among The Tombstones. (2014) (MA15+) Liam Neeson, Dan Stevens. An ex-cop is hired by a drug dealer.

10.45 Seinfeld. (PG)

11.45 Court Cam. (M)

6.30 Antiques Roadshow.

7.30 RBT. (M)

8.30 Missing Persons Investigation. (PG) A father disappears in crocinfested waters.

9.30 Casualty 24/7. (M) Follows staff and patients at a hospital.

10.30 See No Evil: Come Quickly, I’m Afraid. (M) 11.30 Police Interceptors. (M)

6.30 JAG. (PG)

7.30 Bull. (M) Danny enlists Bull’s help.

8.30 NCIS. (M) After a petty officer turns up dead backstage at a local bikini contest, the team is sent to investigate.

9.25 Hawaii Five-0. (M) McGarrett helps his visiting sister. A rideshare driver and his passenger are murdered.

7.05

Officially Amazing. 9.35 Dragon Ball Super. 9.55 Supernatural Academy.

6.15 Car S.O.S. (PG) 7.00 My Family. (PG)

7.30 Would I Lie To You? Hosted by Rob Brydon.

8.30 Movie: A Perfect Murder. (1998) (MA15+) Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow. A powerful businessman, aware of his wife’s adultery, hires her lover to kill her. 10.15 ER. (PG) 11.45 Rage. (MA15+)

6.30 Bargain Hunt. (PG)

7.30 Mighty Ships: Viking Longship Gefjon. (PG) Takes a look at the viking longship Gefjon

8.30 Escape To The Country. Nicki Chapman lends a hand to a couple after a home in Oxfordshire’s countryside for their £650k budget. 12.30 Australia’s Best Backyards.

6.30 Pawn Stars. (PG)

7.00 AFL: Friday Night Countdown. A lead-up to the Friday night AFL match. 7.20 Football. AFL. Round 16. Brisbane Lions v Melbourne. From the Gabba, Brisbane. 10.30 AFL PostGame Show. 11.15 Armchair Experts. (M) 12.00 Storage Wars. (PG)

7.30 Movie: He’s Just Not That Into You. (2009) (M) Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Aniston. A group of interconnected adults living in Baltimore navigate their way through various relationships.

10.00 Movie: Whip It! (2009) (M) Elliot Page, Drew Barrymore. A misfit discovers a roller derby league.

6.30 Antiques Roadshow. Fiona Bruce and the team return to the Black Country Living Museum in the West Midlands.

7.30 Mega Zoo. (PG) In the Savannah, Bonnie must perform a critical surgery on a zebra’s badly damaged tail.

8.30 To Be Advised.

6.30 JAG. (PG)

7.30 Bull. (M) Bull defends a medical student.

8.30 NCIS. (M) When a petty officer in a mental institution commits suicide, the team is sent in to investigate possible foul play.

9.25 NCIS: New Orleans. (M) The death of a sailor is investigated.

6.15 Car S.O.S. 7.00 Would I Lie To You? (PG)

8.00 QI. (PG) Hosted by Sandi Toksvig. 8.30 Live At The Apollo. (M) Hosted by Chris McCausland.

9.20 Absolutely Fabulous. (PG) Edina prepares for house guests. 10.50 ER. (M) 12.20 Rage. (MA15+)

6.00 Heathrow. (PG)

6.30 The Highland Vet. (PG)

7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. (PG)

8.30 Escape To The Country. Alistair Appleton is in Norfolk. 11.30 The Yorkshire Vet. (PG) 12.30 Escape To The Country.

6.00 Pawn Stars. (PG)

7.00 Storage Wars. (PG) The buyers head to Moreno Valley. 7.30 Movie: Jurassic World. (2015) (M) Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard. Dinosaurs run amok at a theme park. 10.00 Movie: Maze Runner: The Death Cure. (2018) (M) Dylan O’Brien. A man tries to rescue a friend.

7.30 Movie: Jupiter Ascending. (2015) (M) Mila Kunis, Channing Tatum. A cleaner living in Chicago discovers she is destined to become a powerful intergalactic noble.

10.05 Movie: Kane. (2023) (MA15+) Jake Ryan, Jeremy Lindsay Taylor. A crime boss gets involved in a gang war. 11.45 Court Cam. (M)

7.30 To Be Advised. 12.00 Movie: Percy’s Progress. (1974) (M) Leigh Lawson, Elke Sommer, Denholm Elliott. A man discovers there is a chemical in the city’s water which is making men impotent.

6.30 JAG. (PG) Bud takes on Mac in court.

7.30 NCIS. (M) The team investigates when a US Marine is killed in a hit-andrun car incident.

10.20 48 Hours: A Man With A Past. (M) Correspondent Peter Van Sant reports on the 2006 disappearance of Lori Ann Slesinski.

11.15 Blue Bloods. (M)

Louis Theroux: Shooting Joe Exotic. (MA15+) Part 1 of 2. 9.20 Brian Johnson’s A Life On The Road: Mick Fleetwood. (M) 10.05 ER. (PG) 11.35 Rage. (MA15+)

6.45 Escape To The Country.

7.45 Mrs Brown’s Boys. (M) Rory and Dino have a bust-up.

8.30 Endeavour. (M) Endeavour must protect a self-proclaimed moral crusader after she receives a death threat.

10.30 Kath & Kim. (PG) 11.40 Escape To The Perfect Town. (PG)

6.00 Border Security: International. (PG) 7.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG) 8.30 Movie: The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor. (2008) (M) Brendan Fraser. Adventurers battle a resurrected Chinese emperor. 10.45 Movie: Dracula Untold. (2014) (M)

7.30 Movie: The Divergent Series: Insurgent. (2015) (M) Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort. Two rebels go on the run from their rivals.

9.45 Movie: RoboCop. (1987) (MA15+) Peter Weller, Nancy Allen. In a dystopian Detroit, a terminally wounded cop is reconstructed into a cyborg to fight the forces of evil. 11.45 Court Cam. (M)

6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG) Radar writes the weekly activity report.

8.30 Movie: The Pelican Brief. (1993) (M) Denzel Washington, Julia Roberts, Sam Shepard. A law student investigating the deaths of two Supreme Court judges exposes a sinister conspiracy. 11.20 Chicago Med. (MA15+)

6.30 JAG. (PG) A salvager risks official displeasure.

7.30 NCIS. (M) A retired sergeant falls under suspicion when cyanide is found in a care package he sent to an activeduty marine.

10.20 Bull. (M) Bull helps Taylor’s brother-inlaw, Ralph Kelly, fight manslaughter charges.

The Big Bang Theory. (PG)

The Big Bang

The Breaks. (PG) 11.30 Doc Martin. (PG)

Foyle’s War. (M)

6.30 Bargain Hunt. (PG)

6.30 Pawn

The Nanny. (PG)

Young Sheldon. (PG)

Seinfeld. (PG)

Movie: Crimson Tide. (1995)

6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Wimbledon 2024 Pre-Show. 8.00 Tennis. Wimbledon. Day 1. From the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, England. 9.45 Coroner. (M) Jenny reunites with an old flame. 10.45 The Gulf. (M) 11.45 Explore. 12.00 Country Life For Half The Price.

6.30 JAG. (PG) Harm reopens a 10-year-old murder case.

7.30 NCIS. (M) A petty officer is murdered.

9.25 FBI. (M) A bank hold-up leads the team to a safedeposit box, the contents of which have national security implications.

11.15 Blue Bloods. (M)

6.00 The Nanny. (PG)

7.00 Young Sheldon. (PG)

7.30 Seinfeld. (PG)

8.30 Movie: Date Night. (2010) (M) Steve Carell, Tina Fey. A married couple steal a restaurant reservation. 10.20 Seinfeld. (PG)

Metro Sexual. (MA15+)

Love Island USA. (M)

6.30 Antiques Roadshow. 7.30 Wimbledon 2024 Pre-Show. 8.00 Tennis. Wimbledon. Day 2. From the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, England. 9.00 Agatha Christie’s Marple. (PG) 11.00 A Wedding And A Murder. (MA15+) 12.00 New Amsterdam. (MA15+)

6.30 JAG. (PG) Harm heads to Russia.

7.30 NCIS. (M) After a letter sealed with a kiss is delivered to the team, Tony opens it and a mysterious powder is released.

9.25 FBI. (M) A US attorney is found dead steps away from the body of a private escort.

11.15 Blue Bloods. (M)

Call The Midwife. (M) Jenny is promoted to acting sister.

A Touch Of Frost. (M) Much to his chagrin, Frost is teamed up with Reid and they find themselves working an unpleasant murder.

TAX TIME 2024

Valuation requirements for self-managed super Tax returns in spotlight, ATO issues warning

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SUPERANNUATION laws require selfmanaged super fund assets to be valued each year in the preparation of nancial accounts and statements.

The Australian Tax O ce (ATO) has recently advised they are concerned that funds are not meeting the legal requirement to value and report their assets at ‘market value’ and have stressed the importance of meeting this requirement in ful lling reporting obligations.

Annual asset valuations are not legally required to be undertaken by a quali ed valuer however it is the trustee’s responsibility to provide evidence to the selfmanaged super fund auditor which supports the assets ‘market value’ each year.

The ‘market value’ must be determined using ‘objective and supportable data’ and must be able to demonstrate that a ‘fair and reasonable’ process has been used to determine the value.

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• Or following the occurrence of a ‘signi cant event’, such as a natural disaster, global pandemic, macroeconomic events, market volatility or changes to the asset itself

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THE Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is warning rental property owners that their tax returns are in the spotlight this tax time.

ATO Assistant Commissioner Rob Thomson explained the ATO has found the majority of rental property owners are making errors in their tax returns, despite 86 percent using a registered tax agent.

The most common mistake is not understanding what expenses can be claimed and when.

In particular, the difference between what can be claimed for repairs and maintenance as opposed to capital expenses.

Other mistakes on the ATO’s radar include overclaimed deductions and a lack of documentation to substantiate the expenses claimed.

“We understand rental property owners may already have long lists of things to fix in their properties.,” Mr Thomson said.

“But by getting your tax return right the first time, you’ll avoid having to add ‘fix up tax return’ to your to-do list down the track.”

The ATO receives data from a range of sources like banks,

land title offices, insurance companies, property managers and sharing economy providers, and cross checks this data to determine the accuracy of tax returns lodged by rental property owners.

“If you use a tax agent, make sure you let them know all about your rental property, including full records of your expenses,” Mr Thomson said.

“If you have a nagging question or something doesn’t make sense, make sure you ask your agent when you’re working with them.

“Rental property investments and taxation can get tricky, so it pays to get the right advice from the very beginning. “Don’t rely on things you hear at a Sunday afternoon barbeque.”

Kenmir Accounting locally owned and focussed

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Kenmir Accounting has been under the management of local partners and owners

Mark Kenmir, Lisa Rowbotham and Jodie Dobbie, who are thrilled the business has returned to its community roots.

“It is very pleasing for us to be locally owned. We are more client focused and able to make decisions locally,” Mark said.

Between Mark, Lisa and Jodie there is close to 90 years accounting experience. The trio said it is an exciting time for the business with more clients and staff on the books than ever before.

While clients are still enjoying the same helpful advice and service they have come to expect, the business is once again locally owned and operated.

The team at Kenmir Accounting are long term locals and understand both the advantages and challenges of living in a regional area.

“Many of our team also operate their own small businesses, so we are well equipped to advise you on the current markets and trends,” Mark said.

“Our team cares about our clients and we are lucky to have so many local and talented people wanting to work here.

“Our team is broad (23 staff ) and operates across two offices, Cooma and Berridale. We offer meetings in office, online or we can come to you.

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One of the hallmarks of Kenmir Accounting since it started in 1996 has been its friendly approach when dealing with clients. “Our clients like how relatable we are, so it was important that we continue with the same relaxed yet professional approach”.

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The team offers professional assistance with taxation, bookkeeping, accounting, consultancy and financial planning.

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Mark moved to Cooma in 1996 with his wife and their three children, and started his own practice. The practice grew quickly.

“We picked a great time to make the move as there was a need for a new practice in Cooma. We were very fortunate to be able to find great people to work in the practice and that has continued to this day,” Mark said.

Lisa joined the Kenmir team in 2000 after returning from study in Wagga Wagga and in her years working at Kenmir has thrived in helping local small businesses of all types to develop and grow as well as survive the tougher times. She is a Registered Tax Agent and a Fellow of NTAA. Jodie was raised locally and comes from a farming family and background. She joined the accounting profession after having a career in commercial lending. Jodie joined Kenmir Accounting in 2017, and had been working as an accountant for 17 years at that time. She has a Bachelor of Accounting and is also a Fellow of CPA Australia, a Chartered Accountant and a Justice of the Peace.

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Comfort, style, convenience

ADDRESS: 22 Yareen Road

DETAILS: 3 Bed 1 Bath 2 Car

ASKING: $580,000

WELCOME to 22 Yareen Road, a charming brick home nestled in the gateway to the Snowy Mountains of Cooma, offering a serene escape with picturesque views from the front deck of va-

cant land and distant hills. This renovated house boasts a practical open plan living area, creating a warm and inviting space for families to gather and create memories.

The property features three well-appointed bedrooms, providing ample space for a growing family or the potential for a savvy investor to cater to the local market.

A single, stylish bathroom with shower and separate bath complements the home’s practical layout. There is also a separate WC located at the end of the hall. Outside, the large front entertaining deck presents a perfect space for alfresco dining or simply enjoying the tranquil surroundings and views with loved ones. There is also a built-in spa on the deck.

The fully enclosed backyard ensures a secure play area for children and pets alike, enhancing the appeal for family-oriented buyers.

Additional conveniences include a wood heater complemented by reverse cycle heating and cooling to ensure year-round comfort. The home also has solar panels to help with the cost of running the home.

Parking is a breeze with a large covered double carport at the side of the home, providing shelter for two vehicles.

22 Yareen Road is an opportunity not to be missed, offering a blend of comfort, style, and convenience ideal for families or investors seeking a property with undeniable charm and potential.

A hideout in the hills

ADDRESS: 4866 Mt Darragh Road, Mount Darragh

ASKING: $2,600,000

LOCATED at the top of Mount Darragh between Bombala and the South Coast this is the perfect property for those who can’t choose between the coast or the Snowy Mountains and would still like a rural lifestyle.

Featuring 39.3ha/97.11ac (approx.) in total, approximately 24ha is cleared and 15ha is native bushland that is regenerating after the 2019 bushfires. Divided into five paddocks the property currently runs 25 cows and sees the vendors make meadow hay for supplementary feeding if required.

The homestead features four bedrooms with built in robes (master with WIR and

ensuite), office and open living areas.

The spacious lounge room has a big bay window that looks out over the top of the mountain ranges, the dining room contains the slow combustion heater and the blackwood kitchen is packed full of mod cons.

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• Front and rear patios both with ample room for table and chairs. The rear patio faces north and is covered with translucent roofing

• Close proximity to schools, Snowy Hydro, bus stop opposite

• Reverse cycle heating/cooling, plus ducted evaporative cooling for summer

• Large garage/workshop with an electric door plus man door at front, barn doors at the rear, allowing drive-through access to the back yard and laneway. Space for 4 cars, or 2 cars and a caravan as well as additional space under the house to park a trailer

• The laneway at the rear is cleared and accessible from both Koonee as well as Jerrang Avenue

• Well maintained, low maintenance grounds, concrete mowing strips under all fence panels

• A 7.6kW solar system feeds excess power back into the grid, keeping power bills to a minimum

AGENTS COMMENTS:

This is an excellent opportunity to acquire a much loved well built and cared for home in close proximity to schools and bus stop alike, only a short stroll from Cooma pool and CBD. The perfect first home or investment property, for genuine sale! Don’t hesitate and contact our sales team now!

The open Colourbond shed located in the house yard has five bays and is approx. 7.5mx18m long, tucked in behind the shed is a chicken run and veggie patch.

The workshop is located below the homestead and features three phase power, concrete flooring, entrances and height to accommodate heavy vehicles and machinery. Improvements are protected

by sprinkler system in case of bushfires.

Secure water is a welcome feature of the property with four dams and springs used to back up catchment from the house and sheds that gravity feeds to the house, workshop and troughs.

Enjoy the peaceful surrounds and the beauty of the coast and the snow from your very own doorstep.

Feral pig program a ‘success’: LLS

THROUGH the collaborative efforts of landholders, community partners and the Local Land Services (LLS) team, the 20232024 Feral Pig Program has been declared a success.

The LLS said landholder cooperation and support of these programs is important in helping to protect agriculture and the environment from the destruction caused by feral pig populations.

A total of 2,674 feral pigs were controlled during six aerial control programs that were funded or part funded by the 2023-2024 Feral Pig Program. In the

Adaminaby area, 224 feral pigs were controlled, Braidwood 555 feral pigs were controlled and in Reids Flat 801 were controlled.

A total of 765 properties participating in the program equating to 375,761 hectares were protected through aerial control.

“It is essential for landholders to continue proactive efforts to control feral pig populations. Landholders should regularly monitor their properties for signs of feral pig activity, maintain and set up traps, utilise baiting methods and participate in commu-

nity based management strategies,” a LLS spokesperson said.

“It is important landholders stay informed about best practices and collaborate with Biosecurity officers and neighbouring properties to ensure a coordinated and effective approach to managing feral pig numbers.

“In addition, please help us by reporting feral pig sightings into FeralScan via www.feralscan.org.au. By reporting sightings it will assist in monitoring pest animal activity and help to guide local control programs.”

Feedback sought on pest animals

LOCAL Land Services

(LLS) is encouraging landholders and the community to provide feedback on the draft 2024-2028 South East Regional Strategic Pest Animal Management Plan.

The plan will help LLS work together to target and manage pest animals over the next five years. It will guide on-ground

activities and programs to reduce the impact of pest animals on the environment, farming and productivity.

“We’ve recently updated the plan to reflect local community needs but we also want to hear from you,” a LLS spokesperson said.

“Managing pest animals is a collective re-

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sponsibility, and Local Land Services is available to help you play your part.”

Go to https://www. haveyoursay.nsw.gov. au/pest-animal-management-plans-nsw/southeast to review the plan and provide your feedback.

Submissions close on 8 July 2024.

Where: “Burando” 1177 Palarang Road, Bombala

Time: 9 - 3.30pm

What: Pasture species that persist and produce – data in from 5 year CSIRO trial…producer tips for successful pasture establishment.... lucerne management for grazing and cropping enterprises…on-farm pasture walk…. Agtech solutions for pasture monitoring…

Speakers: Dr Richard Culvenor (CSIRO), Dr Richard Simpson (CSIRO), Josh Barron, Phil Tickle (CIBO Labs), Geoff Lindon (Merino Lifetime Productivity), Doug Alcock (Graz Prophet) and Monaro producers

Cost: members free, non-members $25 (lunch included)

Limited quality for Cooma cattle sale

By COOMA ASSOCIATED AGENTS

FORTY scale cattle and 130 store cattle yarded in Cooma for the last sale of the financial year on Friday June 21.

Quality reflected the recent cold weather, with only limited quality throughout the sale.

Bulls selling from $2.00$2.10c/kg. Heavy cows reached $2.14c/kg with lighter cows $1.65-$1.75c/kg. Angus x weaner steers reached $1240 for the heavier types

Friday, 21 June 2024 BULLS

with smaller younger steers selling between $700-$900. Store yearling heifers reached $1125 with very

The

sale is July 19.

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Weekly cattle, sheep market report: MLA call for practical budget outcomes

By TIM JACKSON, MLA GLOBAL SUPPLY ANALYST

Cattle

market

THE livestock market generally moved sideways last week. Yardings dipped by 7,349 to 53,655 head, despite the longer trading week in some states a er the King’s Birthday long weekend.

This was mostly due to a 9,974 head drop in Queensland yardings to 15,465 head.

Yardings were smaller in every Queensland sale except Dalby.

The Online Young Cattle Indicator li ed 23 over the week to 368/kg liveweight (lwt).

Prices for Angus cattle matching the indicator spec largely held rm over the week, while Hereford prices li ed 19 over the week to 330/kg lwt.

This li in Hereford prices came alongside a substantial rise in transaction volume, from 176 last week to 817 this week.

The Processor Cow Indicator fell by 10 over the week to 25/kg lwt.

The National Livestock Reporting Service market reports indicate that plain showings of cows were more common than in the previous week.

Sheep market

There was an ease in the market last week, as wet conditions impacted condition, and average quality trended slightly plainer. Total yardings li ed by 92,565 to 302,713 head, the largest yarding since late April.

This increase was largely driven by the reintroduction of Monday sales which were impacted by the recent long weekend; at a sale-by-sale level the yardings were generally steady. Demand for well- nished lambs remained strong as supply dipped, while the supply of lighter lambs rose.

This meant that the more nished end of the market li ed, contrary to the general trend.

The Heavy Lamb Indicator li ed 10 over the week to 719/kg carcase weight (cwt), while the Trade Lamb Indicator fell 6 to 710/kg cwt.

This is the biggest premium for the Heavy Lamb Indicator over the Trade Lamb Indicator so far in June, when the two have generally traded together. Declines were more substantial at the lighter end of the market, with the Light Lamb indicator easing 43 to 572/kg cwt.

Slaughter - week ending June 14

Processor numbers fell week-on-week as the long weekend reduced throughput in most states.

Cattle slaughter fell

NSW Farmers president, Xavier Martin, has welcomed funding to tackle ‘exploding’ feral pig numbers in the NSW Budget, but says Federal GST cuts will hurt farmers across the state.

Mr Martin said while the NSW Treasurer has done his best to smile while handing down the budget, the impact of federal GST cuts were obvious.

10,573 from last week to 129,169 head. NSW slaughter fell by 5,345 to 28,504 head, while Victorian slaughter fell by 3,569 head.

In states with a full week, slaughter numbers were much rmer.

Queensland slaughter held still, easing by only 329 to 73,378 head, while slaughter rose by 383 to 2,617 head in Western Australia.

Combined lamb and sheep slaughter fell by 113,578 to 547,025 head, the lowest weekly kill gure since January.

Victorian lamb slaughter saw the biggest decline, with numbers falling by 71,683 to 176,261 head.

“Farmers well know how NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey must be feeling when looking at a set of numbers that’s come up short,” Mr Martin said.

“In our businesses we hope for the best and prepare for the worst and do our best with what the weather and the markets give us, and Mr Mookhey is in the same situation with a budget le in an awful mess by his federal counterpart.

“But regardless of the budget papers, what is ultimately important is the practical e ect of these announcements in the paddock and in the regions.”

Mr Martin said the state government was coming to terms with the impact of

natural disasters on disintegrating transport infrastructure, and a further $13 million invested to help counter exploding feral pig numbers was a positive move.

He also welcomed funding to make it easier for essential workers to access a ordable housing in regional NSW.

“The practical impact of this budget, and what it means for the economic dynamo that is agriculture, is what really matters to farmers and our communities,” Mr Martin said.

“The e orts of DPI and Local Land Services in research and development and delivering biosecurity e orts on the ground are critical and ongoing.

“Agriculture is one of the major economic dynamos driving NSW, and we need the right settings to take full advantage of the opportunities – something we’re not getting from Canberra.

“When the settings are right, farmers are more productive, they create more jobs, and they drive more economic growth for

MARKET UPDATE: Slaughter dipped below 130,000 for the first time since April, while the Online Young Cattle Indicator li ed 23 over the week. PHOTO: Supplied

Divinyls, Air Supply founder Jeremy Paul rocks on in Snowies

By KAREN FORMAN

WE’VE all seen those tshirts, old rockers never die, they just … shake, rattle and roll/turn up the volume, keep playing until their bodies fail (you get the dri ).

In the case of Crackenback’s Jeremy Paul, the words to add are: ‘form another band and keep on playing music’.

Jeremy, who founded local band the Hip Replacements is probably best known for his involvement with 70s/80s bands Divinyls and Air Supply.

He is one of a number of high-pro le rockers who have settled in or returned to the Snowy Mountains, living modest, unassuming lives…until they are sni ed out by a reporter who can remember interviewing them back in their heyday.

Air Supply got together in 1975 and Jeremy played bass guitar from 1975-1977. Divinyls formed in Sydney in 1980 and comprised Jeremy, Chrissy Amphlett on vocals and guitarist Mark McEntee. The rst album Monkey Grip produced hit singles Boys In Town and Science Fiction.

In years since, Jeremy has been a songwriter, a musical theatre performer, an ocean yacht racer, a marketer, a TV station marketing manager, and a company owner.

Born and bred in Gosford to a doctor dad and a ‘golfer’ mum, Jeremy was ‘an arty not academic’ kid who happened to be good at competitive swimming.

“I realised that I could get a guitar if I kept going to training sessions, so I kept swimming, got the guitar and have been playing ever since,” Jeremy said.

At boarding school between the ages of 11 and 18, he experienced “just about every musical genre” but particularly liked the Rolling Stones, Kinks and Beatles.

He went to art school to study ne art and design and to make money, he formed a band with some school friends, So rok.

“We played three or four nights a week, usually nishing at 1or 2am and being in no shape to study,” he says, “so I dropped out.”

In the early 1970s the band was signed to a Alberts Music.

By then he had had some voice training and ended up signing on to the same label solo.

In 1971 he recorded What Becomes of You My Love. Then came musical theatre.

“In London I saw a show on High St Kensington which was the rst performance of The Rocky Horror Show and I was so impressed. Here was a combination of thea-

tre and music and the arts, all the things I loved,” he said.

“In Australia I was cast in Joseph and the Technicolour Dreamcoat i and then the Harry M Miller production of Jesus Christ Superstar with Chrissie Hammond, Jon English and Trevor White.

“A er that, I put together Air Supply with Russell Hitchcock and Graham Russell whom I had met working on Superstar.”

Within three months, Air Supply was featuring on television’s iconic music show Countdown with Molly Meldrum, touring and on New Year’s Eve 1976 opened at the Opera House before 100,000 people. It signed with CBS Records and released its rst single, Love and Other Bruises.

He was in the United States on tour with Rod Stewart and setting out to rerecord Air Supply’s Australian album with just the three

main performers “and not the rest of the band” when he decided to controversially leave.

“I realised it had been a big mistake for the rest of the band not to be there and I realised that I was no longer in control of what was going on, so I le in October 1977 and came home and married my sweetheart, Rosemary, an actress on Restless Years, and a model for No Knickers and Coca Cola.”

He performed in Reg Livermore’s musical Ned Kelly which opened in Adelaide then got involved in real estate, bought his rst home and was invited to join the cast of Superstar, the concert version at St George Leagues Club, where he met Amphlett in 1978 and Tony Rommerill.

At the end of the show, the trio formed a band with two others, Baton Rouge and earned a living playing in clubs and restaurants until

Tony and Shane le .

band and that ended up

who I had also recruited into Air Supply, and our rst song was Boys In

“I wanted to create a band and that ended up being Divinyls in 1979 with Mark McEntee, who I had also recruited into Air Supply, and our rst song was Boys In Town.

Success came thick and fast. A movie, based on a book, Monkey Grip, where the band was part of the story, performances in inner city hotels.

It also decided to make a movie clip to put on Countdown which previously had only had live bands – ground breaking stu .

OLD ROCKERS NEVER DIE: Paul (right) with Divinyls (from le ) Mark McEntee, Chrissie Amphlett, Richard Harvey, Bjarne Ohlin.

PHOTOS: Supplied by Jeremy Paul.

live bands – ground break- right look and energy and skier for many years.

But, as Jeremy had noticed before, ‘success has a lot of owners and they all started arriving’ and once again he lost control and le .

“Ten years later I realised being in a successful band was not what I wanted to do, what I wanted was to start bands, help them nd the

right look and energy and market them. I discovered I was a marketer not so much a musician,” he said.

He headed up marketing for Network 10 then set up his own company, C3Media. com.au which still exists today.

He moved to the Snowy Mountains in 2010, a er getting to know the region as a

skier for many years. It wasn’t long, however, until he had a look around to see if there were any musicians in the Snowy Mountains.

The Hip Replacements was born and is playing regularly around Cooma and Jindabyne a er a few lineup changes and the rest, as they say, is history.

Jeremy Paul rocking on at Wild Brumby at Crackenback.

ACROSS

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD

3 Name the Shakespearean jovial fat knight of brazen assurance and few scruples (8)

7 What is the acacia tree commonly known as (6)

8 What do we call one who swallows or eats up ravenously (8)

9 Name a lottery in which the prizes are usually goods rather than money (6)

10 To restore confidence, is to do what (8)

11 Name the thinner one of an outstanding comedy duo of yesteryear (6)

14 What is commendation or honour given for some action, quality, etc (6)

17 To leave one country to settle in another, is to do what (8)

18 What is an aggregate of nations ruled over by a powerful sovereign (6)

19 Which plants include monkshood and wolf’s bane (8)

20 How many players are there in a hockey team (6)

21 What, in US history, are leaders of the people (8)

DOWN

1 What was the former Dutch name of Jakarta (7)

3 Which term relates to the league between nations or states (7)

4 Who finances a radio or TV program (7)

5 To be on to the shore, is to be what (7)

6 Name the Australian explorer responsible for the European discovery of valuable land in WA, Alexander ... (7)

E-QUATIONS 7

12 What does a policeman wear (7)

13 Name a pendulous ornament (7)

14 What do edam and cheddar describe (7)

15 To have burst forth as volcanic matter, is to have done what (7)

16 What, colloquially, are the keys of a piano called (7)

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

WHICH WORDS

1 TRIPTEROUS (a) Three-winged (b) Well-trodden (c) Sorrowful

2 What is an employee often called (7)

Letters have a number value

11 Which term describes the movement towards the quarter towards which the wind blows (7)

Some values are in the right hand cells. Create remaining values using clues in centre cells.

E-QUATIONS

Letters A to Z have a number value. Some are shown in the right-hand cells. Create remaining values using clues in centre cells.

2 VAGUS (a) A freakish prank (b) One who has no settled home (c) A cranial nerve

BIYWORD

Build it yourself using the clues and each of the twenty-four letters once only to form ten words: five across and five down. A key word (bold clue) builds on the letter set in the grid.

CLUES:

Emergency tyre (coll) (5)

Fish (3)

Garden tool (5) Hot tub (3)

Lightweight stretch fabric (7) Of the cranium (7)

Satellite of uranus (5) Sense organ (3)

Serpent (5) State Rail Authority (3)

FOOTY TIPPING COMP 2024

AND SERVICES

NOTICES

GARRETT, Marie Kathleen.

Passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 23, 2024 at Yallambee Lodge, Cooma.

Aged 92 years.

Forever loved –Mum, Pa, Ken, Beth and Ree. DEATH NOTICES

Aged 63 years. Husband of Julie. Father of Tyson, Lewis and Madeline. Brother of Lesley and Alison (dec). Son of Max and Dorothy. Pop to four grandchildren, Uncle to six nieces and nephews.

The funeral service for the late Michael James Venables was held on May 31, 2024 at the Norwood Park Crematorium, Mitchell ACT.

Thank you for flowers, cards and food from many friends.

~ Max, Dorothy, Lesley and families.

Dearly loved Albert (dec), Mother of Stephen, Kathleen, Jennifer, Lance and Patrick. Adored grandmother to Carly, Kirby, Kelly, Michail and Simon.

The relatives and friends of the late Marie Kathleen Garrett are invited to attend her funeral service to be held in the St Patrick’s Catholic Church, Cooma, on Monday, July 1,2024 commencing at 12noon. At the conclusion of the service, the cortege will proceed to Cooma Mittagang Cemetery.

(02) 6452 2094

In loving memory of a beautiful man. JOHNSTON, Terry. 9/3/1945 – 28/6/2022

Two years have gone already. Sadly missed and loved dearly. Husband, Dad and Poppy.

~ Love Rae, Steven, Greg and Jessie, Michelle, Logan and Livana.

 KAZZA  Goodbyes are not forever, goodbyes are not the end. They simply mean we’ll miss you until we meet again.

(02) 6452 0318

VENABLES, Michael James. 14/5/1960 – 13/5/2024

Elton John Tribute at ‘The Bowlo’

By COOMA BOWLS

A LARGE and enthusiastic crowd were entertained by Steve Jackson at the Cooma Bowling Club on the evening of Saturday June 22.

Steve provided the 150-person crowd with all the Elton John classic songs and they responded with enthusiasm by dancing and applauding.

Most patrons enjoyed the delicious dinner then settled in for a fun night of dancing and sing-alongs.

Steve Jackson has excelled at many towns with his Elton John tribute show and his performance was met with anticipation by the large Cooma crowd.

Further entertainment will continue at ‘The Bowlo’ with Simon Grace leading an ‘Open Mic’ session on July 5 and live dancing being on each Thursday. All are welcome to come along for the fun.

NIGHT: An Elton John tribute show attracted a large crowd to

Bowling Club.

PHOTO: Cooma Bowling Club

By GEEHI BUSHWALKING CLUB

Landers Falls, big Talbingo walk

FOLLOWING the postponement from the week before due to bad weather, an early 7.30am start from Cooma North saw members set off, driving almost two hours to the four-wheel drive car park near Landers Falls, turning off the Snowy Mountains Highway near the top of the Cumberland Range.

The weather was fine with just some high cloud.

From the car park it is a leisurely walk on a well defined track to the Landers Falls lookouts. The first one with a view of Talbingo Dam, the second lookout just a bit further on giving a good view of the falls, though unfortunately not much water running over them at present. The approximate 200 metre drop would be spectacular with a good flow over them.

Returning to the car along the same track, we then had smoko before setting off to the top of Big Talbingo. This was along the service road, and a steady climb for around 4.5 Kms. We had lunch with a spectacular 360 degree view near the communication towers, then walked another few hundred metres to the trig station on Big Talbingo, some rather steep drop-offs to the side in that short stretch. All downhill back along the road to the car, around 3-3.5 hours return.

There is a lot of healthy regrowth following the 2019-2020 fires which could make off track walking unpleasant but it is good to see the recovery happening. The effect that the fires had on the rock, especially toward the Falls is still very obvious.

A return trip to see the water flowing over the Falls was discussed, possibly in the springtime. We returned to Cooma around 5pm after a most enjoyable day.

MUSIC

the Cooma

OUT AND ABOUT: The Geehi Bushwalking Club enjoyed its recent walk to Landers Falls, and a big Talbingo walk.

PHOTO: Geehi Bushwalking Club.

Plenty to celebrate for Southern Cats

Former

THE Southern Cats Aussie Rules Football Club - formerly the Cooma Cats - celebrated their 1984 premiership side and its in augural women’s game in an ex citing weekend for local fans.

and present players and club volunteers gathered at Snowy Oval for the 40th anniver

The Cooma Cats 1984 premiership side come together to mark the 40th year since the club won its first flag. Many of the side and club volunteers at the time gathered at Snowy Oval for the reunion.

AUSSIE RULES: The Southern Cats inaugural women’s side take on Queanbeyan in an exhibition match. It is a proud day for the club with a women’s side taking to the field.

PHOTOS: Nathan Thompson

Sporting clays target Winter Cup

THE Cooma Sporting Clays Winter Cup on Sunday June 16 was aptly named with a blast of freezing cold air delivered fresh from Antarctica.

Flurries of tiny snowflakes greeted the range setters as they uncovered traps at 8am and 28 hardy souls braved the conditions for our June handicap shoot.

Opposite to golf, handicap shooting events add extra points to the score of competitors according to the average of their recent scores. Handicaps range from the better shooters who get a couple of points added per round of 25 targets down to the rank beginners who have up to 14 points added to their score per round. With handicap added a par score over four rounds is a score of 100.

A range of tricky targets tested the competitors and along with the fickle winds this saw the average score for the day slightly sub par at 95.

At the end of the day with all scores entered, club president Andrew Fairfield-Smith, AKA The Sheriff, took off his badge and turned outlaw to burgle the big prize by taking out the high gun for the day on a score of 111.

Well shot under trying conditions.

Top scores in the grades were Doug Alcock in A grade (101), Charles Fairfield-Smith in B Grade (106) and Shaun Rowling in C grade (109). Lady winner was Jan Redman from Bermagui (97) and the top Junior was Montana Schofield (95).

The next scheduled event is a ‘Bush Skeet’ novelty event on June 30.

Winter is underway for XC skiers

WINTER activities have started for young cross country (XC) skiers in the local area, both onsnow and dryland.

The June Long Weekend saw the annual NSWACT XC Jindabyne LWE Camp take place over four days in fine weather. Coaches Alexei Sotkov, William Haig and Victoria Vinidiktova put the young athletes (ages 1221) through their paces in prewinter preparation for on-snow fun and training. Activities included rollerskiing on the Sport and Recreation Centre running track, adventure running, hill bounding (running uphill with ski poles), strength and conditioning practice, benchmarking and a Q&A session with young skiers quizzing National AUS XC Team members about their skiing career experiences.

A highlight of the weekend was the Snowy Mountains Nordic Rollerski Challenge. Local skiers Harriet Greville, Satara and A-J Moon, Jackson LandonSmith, Madi Lloyd, Zara and Ivy Potocki and Henry McArthur all demonstrated their XC skills, the value of year-round practice and a healthy degree of silliness.

The activities may sound like hard work, but there was plenty of laughter and mayhem while

they skied backwards, on one ski, in tandem, reverse relays and all of the other ways that experienced coaches use to teach technique and skills while their charges think they are just having fun.

With the LWE Camp as their warm-up, the kids are on-snow now, finding it where they can with their coaches and families and having a ball.

The first event of the season is the 62nd Paddy Pallin Juniors on Saturday June 29, one of Australias oldest ski events.

As an early season event on the Australian XC Ski calendar for NSW, the Paddy Pallin Juniors is a fun and free event, which encourages children from three to 16 years to dust off their ski equipment and get their ski legs warmed up for the upcoming season. The event is free to enter, includes a hot lunch, on ski jelly snake hunt and fantastic prizes from Paddy Pallin. Register at the Nordic Shelter from 8 to 9:30am for a 10am start.

Cross country skiing in NSW is based at the Perisher XC Centre. A full calendar of XC events and activities take place there throughout winter. You can find the calendar, daily trail condition reports, snow cams and

perisherxcountry.org.

Of special note are two ‘come and try days’, scheduled for July 6 and July 13. Contact peter.petercunningham@gmail.com for more information.

tee of Snow Australia that runs year-round training programs including a comprehensive coached winter program of school holidays training camps, Term 3 before-school training

ment opportunities for young XC skiers who have at least a basic level of XC skiing competency. Contact nswxc1@gmail.com for more information.

Junior winners Montana Schofield and Jake Povey with

Club Secretary Adam Mower presenting the Winter Cup to Andrew Fairfield-Smith.

C grade winners Shaun Rowling Adam Mower, Geoff Ingram with president Andrew.

PHOTOS: Cooma Sporting Clays

Bushpigs continue winning ways

A BIG day of rugby union saw six Jindabyne sides playing at home. The men’s senior side continued their strong season with a dominant 78-0 win over Taralga.

The Bushpigs bounced back from a draw last week to run in 12-tries.

Matt Caldwell crossed for a double, as did Finn Chatten. Tries also went the way of Brock Freeburn, Ethan Cawthorn, Matt Jones, Tui Samoa, Jackson Stewart, Mitch Thrum, Lachlan Murton and Darcy Alexander.

The Bushpigs head to Bungendore on Saturday for a clash with the Mudchooks, who they beat in the 2022 grand final.

The Jindabyne Miss Piggies played at John Connors Oval on Saturday. The side came up against a strong Goulburn side who ran in 105 points.

An away clash in Bungendore awaits the Miss Piggies this Saturday.

LOCAL RUGBY: Jake Roarty looks to break a tackle during the Jindabyne Bushpigs match against the Taralga

Bushpigs look to counter attack.

Leanne Saare had a strong game for the Miss Piggies.

The Miss Piggies are met with a tough tackle from Goulburn.

Bernadette Lai breaks through the Goulburn defensive line.

The Jindabyne Miss Piggies delivered a committed performance against the ladder leading Goulburn women’s 10 side.

The

Tigers.

PHOTOS: Trista Heath.

Kelley produces another winner

THE wave of success for former Cooma lad Matt Kelley continues, with a great strike rate of 11 winners from his last 47 runners.

A er producing Spinosaurus for a great win at Wagga recently at 15-1, he turned him out in ne style at Goulburn last Friday in a BM58 Handicap over 1000 metres, again with Queanbeyan based apprentice Coriah Keatings riding.

Despite the top-weight of 62kg, a wide barrier and a so 7 track being against him, he led from barrier rise and dug deep when challenged to prevail by a head margin. Spinosaurus, who started at $3.60 on Friday, is raced by Mick Scho eld who is certainly enjoying the ride.

The stable also produced Super View at Queanbeyan on Saturday and, with no luck in running, he ran home when a gap nally came to nish a close up third.

Raced by Keith Bottom and Stephen Johnson, Super View will likely have his next start over 1600 metres,

race start planned for not too far into the future.

Also at Queanbeyan on Saturday, edgling apprentice jockey Ms Jordan Quince had a dream start to her career by winning at

Further a eld, Mammoth Mountain, raced by the ownership group of Dave, Brent, Karen, Brandon, Yasmin, Gavin and Megan Williams, along with Stephanie Roots and Joel Smith had a win at

races in the red with green braces, the colours used by the late Stan Cowell who trained at Cooma for many years. Stan and Dave were great mates and raced horses together when Dave lived

Handicap over 1280 metres at Muswellbrook on June 17.

Ridden by Ms Kacie Adams, Rebellion Style drew the outside gate and was subsequently relegated to the tail of the eld from

Cold weather, golfing hot streaks

By COOLAMATONG GOLF CLUB

ON SUNDAY, golfers enjoyed cool temperatures and perfect winter gol ng weather, and the scores re ected the conditions.

Continuing on a recent hot streak, Soeron Stoettrup kept up his good form with another great 40 points from his 10 handicap.

His 40 points included a great birdie on the seventh where he easily holed a 12 foot putt. An easier three foot birdie on 14 helped him to 22 points and par gures on the back nine, and he hardly missed a putt from the 10 foot range.

Runner-up on the day was Pom Wheeldon with 37 points.

The A grade rundown was Soeron Stoettrup with 40 points, Pom Wheeldon 37, Steve Dunn 35 points and Jason Christie on 32.

The B grade saw Dan Wilson on top with 36 points, a great sequel to his mid-week win, Steve Edwards on 35 points, Louis Fenelon 31, Rainer Beissner 31 and Carolyn Major 31.

In C grade Bill Quinn had 32 and Glen Staker 27.

The four-ball-best-ball in conjunction was won by Stoeron Stoettrup and Jordan Sell with 45 points. Jordan helped his partner out with several great birdies on the back nine, the duo seemed to have it on a string.

gelding went on by his 11 opponents to win by one and a half lengths. It was the horse’s rst run for Ms Platts with it having had 10 starts with two previous trainers.

Runner-up in the four-ballbest-ball was Stephen Edwards and Chris Brown with 43 followed by Steve Dunn and Bill Quinn with 38.

Near pins went to Steve Edwards on eight, Steve Cu on 15, and Louis Fenelon on 17.

The ladies near pin were Carolyn Major winning three and Donna Tuckwell on hole eight.

Last Wednesday’s best round of the day went to Dan Wilson who was a clear winner from the eld with 38 points.

A good score considering Dan had a wipe on hole 10, but the remainder of his round was very steady including six, three pointers.

Mick Thoms was second with 35 points and would have scored better except for two wipes. He did score two birdie four point-

ers on the par ve sixth hole, and par four hole 16. The ladies’ best round was Carolyn Major with 33 points from Kylie Woodcock and Jan O’Halloran.

In A grade, Mick Thoms had 35, Soeron Stoettrup 34 and Pom Wheeldon 31.

In B grade Dan Wilson had 38, Bryn Nicholas 33, Carolyn Major 33, David Rubin 32 and Bruce Hart 31. In C grade Robert Mi-

chael had 34, Rob Morris 33 and Andy Bicanic 30 points.

Near Pins for men were Mick Thoms on hole 15 and Soeron Stoettrup on 17.

Ladies near pins were Jan O’Halloran on 3rd and 15th, and Carolyn Major on hole eight and 17.

Next week on Wednesday and Sunday the club will trail a shotgun start so all the players nish together. The start will be 10am.

three-stick event

By BOMBALA GOLF CLUB

ONCE again, players had to front the wintery conditions on Saturday. The event for the day was a Stableford for L. Jones

Wayne Elton found form to win the trophy with the good score of 38 points. Brendan Weston also improved his game from last week taking the ball with 33

Nearest the pin on the 17th won by Westy. Golden Shot went to Pepper Thompson was the winner (Pepper hasn’t been happy with his game lately but must have produced one shot to put a smile on his face).

On Sunday members played a threestick-stableford event for a Club Trophy. The winner, our young junior, not 12 yet, Lakyn Tonks came in with the great score

Lakyn’s choice of sticks were a driver, three wood and 9 iron. His playing partners were impressed with his game and his attitude, putting with a three wood and sinking them, his recovery from bad shots made them envious.

Balls were won by Simon Stephen and Clay Stewart both on 32 points.Nearest the pin was won by Neil Thompson. Golden Shot went to Simon Stephen.

The club will celebrate a birthday boy next weekend with Brad Yelds celebrating his 50th.

Golf program for the week

Ladies Wednesday June 26 - Stableford, Club Trophy Members

Saturday June 29 - Stableford, Club Trophy, Ind. Acc

Sunday June 30 - Par, B.Weston Trophy.

Members please note there is a working bee on Saturday July 6, there are a number of trees to be removed, especially around the third and h tees. 8.30am start.

GOLF: Daniel Wilson in action at the Coolamatong course. PHOTO: Coolamatong Golf Club

Stallions squander chances in hard fought away game

BY DAVID BRISON

FROM the get go the Eden Tigers went on the attack. Stallions winger Jake Clare made a great try-saving tackle early on.

The Stallions steadied through strong runs from Todd Williams and William Tutai as the side worked their way up-field.

Nic Zusak threw a great cut out pass to winger Clare who was over on the edge for a try. Not converted, 4-0.

The Stallions fell asleep as Eden re-gathered a short kick off. Cooma’s on line defence held Eden out.

Richard Bensley and Klies Kaiarake made inroads with Kaiarake almost in on his second run. Eden had a bit of ball and worked their way down field.

Stallions five eighth Levita Levita ran down a break away Tiger to save a try, but Eden scored on this set, 4-4.

Clare took another spiralling high kick with ease and then centre Brock Halls put winger Josh McDonald away for a 40 metre run. He was through for a try. Zusak add ed the extras, 10-4. The Tigers got on a roll and scored two quick tries to go in at halftime 10-14.

the next play, 16-20.

Into the second half and Halls grabbed a loose ball and sent McDonald over

The Stallions had some good ball, but rushed things a little, appearing to want to score on each play. As time ran out, Eden scored again after another wasted chance to the Stallions for a full

Three points to Bensley, tian Zusak. Players’ player went to Jake Quodling.

Next week, the Stallions are back at home playing the Merimbula-Pambula Bulldogs on Saturday June 29 at the Cooma Showground.

Merimbula-Pambula’s La-

Narrow loss for Stallions reggies

BY DAVID BRISON

THE Eden Tigers were out of the blocks quickly, attacking the Cooma Stallions line.

A try saving tackle by lock Lee Morgan, followed by great on line defence held Eden out.

Halfback Mitch Hynes executed a 40-20 and Cooma was on the attack.

Strong forward work by Mill Issa and Jake Byrne laid the platform and captaincoach James Boller was over for an early try. Not converted, 4-0.

From the resumption, Matt Bond and Jamie Rogers had strong carries. Tom Bromfield made a strong burst and Thomas King came up with one of his trademark runs, a shuffle, a step, a dummy and the space opened up for him to score. Robbie Smith converts, 10-0.

The Tigers make a long break but are held up over the line By James Russell, Lee Morgan and Mill Issa. Out on the wing Luke Fitzgerald defused a try, then fullback Declan Gregory saved another, but the Tigers built possession and eventually scored, 10-6.

Bromfield made a long run and almost scored. But a change in possession, and despite another try saver from fullback Gregory, Eden scored on the stroke of half time for a 10-10 scoreline.

Into the second half and the Tigers scored a good long range try, keeping the ball alive and stripping the

Stallions for numbers as the ball travelled through eight or so pairs of hands, 10-16. After a bit of a fracas where one of the Eden players received 10 in the bin, the Stallions worked the ball downfield. Boller went in for his second try. Smith added the extras, 16-16.

A short while later and Cooma was awarded a scrum penalty close to Eden’s line. Smith attempted a shot a goal and hit the upright. Eden grabbed the ball and made good metres downfield. With only a couple of minutes to go, Eden again scored a good team try to take the score to 16-20. With moments to go, Bromfield broke through and set sail down town. He was felled by a head high tackle, kicked out and the ball taken tackle completed. Game lost

ing up.

A draw would have been a fitting result. The reserve grade team are really starting to gel and are playing

some good constructive football.

Players’ player and one point Lee Morgan, two points to King and three points to Boller.

dies League Tag team has withdrawn from the competition, so there will be only two games. Reserve grade at this point is scheduled to start at 1pm with first grade kicking off at 2.30 pm.

The Stallions Lucky Joker is up to $6300 at the Cooma Hotel, drawn at 7pm next Saturday night.

The club hopes for a large turnout to cheer reserve and first grade on in their quest to reach the semi-finals. Tickets are available for the Andy Hayden golf ball drop on Saturday July 16 at the Cooma Showground. Form a syndicate and buy a $100 dollar ticket with the chance to win $4500 for

Fillies defend well but Eden too strong

BY DAVID BRISON

AT THE George Brown Oval in Eden where the question on everyone’s lips was how many seasons in one day are there in winter on the coast?

The answer during the day turned out to be six. Not quite as brutal as Cooma often is but very very changeable.

The Cooma Fillies started off with a short kick off and Jess Clarke dived on the ball to secure possession.

Chole Trevanion had a strong run and then from dummy half captain-coach Ruby Barnes found some space and passed out to a flying Maddison Banks who was over for a try. Barnes added the extras, 6-0.

The next set saw a strong run from Sophie Caldwell

before Banks made a long break down field. The play broke down and the Tigerettes counterattacked and scored out wide, 6-4. Banks and Barnes both made try saving tackles, but the Tigrettes were on a roll and posted another try, 6-10.

The Fillies seemed to be constantly on the defensive with Breanna Arnold, Barnes and Banks making several try saving tags. Nevertheless by half time, the Tigrettes had advanced the score to 6-22.

Much of the second stanza was Cooma defending their line which they did admirably, letting in only two tries for a final score of 6-32.

Three points and players’ player went to Banks, two points to Chloe Trevanion and one each to Jess Clarke, Arnold and Barnes.

Richard Bensley halt an Eden attack.

GROUP 16: Stallions first grade fullback Luke Bracher looks to burst through a tackle.

Stallions centre Gus Brabham tries to effect a tackle.

STALLIONS: Cooma forward Ryan Morgan delivers a strong carry during the reserve grade fixture in Eden.

PHOTOS: Razorback Sports Photography

LEAGUE-TAG: Cooma Fillies player Breanna Arnold looks to make a tag during her side’s match against Eden. Arnold was one of the Fillies best.

Athletes honoured

WHEN the National Snowsports Training Centre was o cially opened earlier this month, one of the rst things which captured the eye of visitors was the Wall of Champions at the main entrance of the John Langley Hancock Building.

The Wall was commissioned to honour Snow Australia’s champion athletes, and it’s a high bar to make it onto the wall.

To be honoured on the NSTC Wall of Champions, athletes must have won either an Olympic or Paralympic gold medal, a World Championship, or a World Cup Crystal Globe.

Athletes will have their plaques hung on the wall once they have retired from the sport.

“The Wall of Champions is yet another way we are

looking to capture and celebrate the legacy of those athletes who have achieved success at the highest level and paved the way for the success we are currently seeing across both Olympic and Paralympic disciplines,”

Michael Kennedy, Snow Australia CEO, said.

Present at the opening was Australia’s rst Olympic snowsports medallist Zali Steggall OAM who was excited to see her plaque hung amongst the country’s other ski and snowboard champions.

With the success achieved in recent years, a number of current athletes including Olympic Champion Jakara Anthony and World Champions Scotty James, Laura Peel (to name a few) have already made the criteria to have their names

hung on the Wall but will need to wait until retirement so a complete list of their achievements can be recorded.

“The only thing we have to worry about is running out of room on the Wall as more and more athletes make it to the top,” Kennedy said.

“But I guess that’s a great problem to have.”

In addition to the Wall of Champions, the Snow Australia Medal recognise the achievements and careers of retired athletes who represented Australia at the highest level of snowsport competition.

It is presented to all athletes who have nished in the top three at World Cup or World Championship level, and/or represented Australia at the Olympic or Paralympic Winter Games.

Roos bouncing

By CHARLI FIDDES, CANBERRA RAIDERS

IN the 2024 Blumers Lawyers Canberra Raiders Cup for the weekend of June 15 and 16, there were wins for the Queanbeyan Roos -captain coached by Cooma product Sam Williams and a win for Cooma’s Jason Kelly - head coach of the Tuggeranong Bushrangers.

Tuggeranong Bushrangers 22 defeat Yass Magpies 18

The Tuggeranong Bushrangers were tested, claiming a nail biting 22-18 victory over the Yass Magpies at Greenway Oval on Saturday. Bushrangers forward Nicholas Navarro was outstanding across the park as he secured a double, his efforts leading his team to victory.

Yass were gallant in defeat, but ultimately fell to their seventh straight loss and sit at the bottom of the ladder.

Queanbeyan Kangaroos 19 defeat Belconnen United Sharks 12

The Queanbeyan Kangaroos claimed a 19-12 victory

over the Belconnen Sharks at home on Saturday a ernoon.

The Sharks had a strong rst half, leading the Roos 12-6 at the break, with their tries coming through Deakin Bright and Owen Hromow.

Two second half tries to the Kangaroos, including Jaxon Yow scoring his second, as well as a Sam Williams eld goal in the dying stages secured the win for the home side.

Queanbeyan Blues 46 defeat Gungahlin Bulls 16

The Queanbeyan Blues claimed a big 46-16 victory over the Gungahlin Bulls over the weekend.

A full team e ort from the Blues saw them score nine tries to Gungahlin’s three through eight di erent try scorers including a double from centre Josh Billing.

The Blues now sit outright second on the ladder, while the Bulls continue to struggle in eighth.

Woden Valley Rams 32 defeat West Belconnen Warriors 6

The Woden Valley Rams secured a demolishing 32-6 victory over the West Bel-

connen Warrior at Raiders Belconnen on Saturday.

Stand out performances from halfback Brendan Jimenez and winger Koko Salim who both scored doubles, as well as 100 gamer Sean Maloney who was rock solid in the middle, were instrumental in Woden’s dominant win.

Warriors winger Kane Rushton claimed the rst and only points for the home side in the second half, but it was too late to mount a comeback attempt.

In the most recent round of Canberra rugby league, Sam Williams’ Roos had another draw with their Queanbeyan rivals.

Both sides played out a draw in round one when a Williams sideline conversion secured the draw.

The Roos are bound for the semi- nals and Williams is pleased with his side’s e ort following some personnel changes from last year’s premiership winning side.

Kelly’s Tuggeranong side also on the semi- nal hunt and will prove hard to beat come nals time.

Sunshine brings out bowlers

By COOMA BOWLS

A STRONG contingent of bowlers turned out on Wednesday for the friendly social bowls.

A er hibernating during the cold southerly wind period, the sunshine changed the mood of bowlers and all had a happy roll up.

Rink 3

Ed Shanley, Bruce Stew-

art and Don Menchin led all the way, over 18 ends to defeat Ross Lawley, Max Butler and Graham Vale (regular visitor), 16-11.

Rink 4

Renata Winckel, Bob Douglass and Grant Tilbrook had no trouble against Diane Wilkins, Peter Harris and Judy Locker. The former were too consistent over 16 ends, 22-7.

Rink 5

New bowler, Mandy, gave a good lead for Kathy Venables and Stephen Bowerman. They led eight to one (six) and 15-7 a er 11 ends against Mick Boyce, Mary Bowermna and Mick Mayhew. Stephens team stayed consistent throughout and won 19-8 a er 16 ends.

New and old bowlers are welcome for social bowls on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays.

Local women kicking goals

COOMA CATS CELEBRATE HISTORIC OCCASION

By NATHAN THOMPSON

PLAYING Australian

Rules Football locally is no longer a dream for Snowy Monaro women following the Southern Cats inaugural women’s side taking to the eld. In a historic moment for female sport in the region, the Southern Cats (formerly the Cooma Cats) hosted their rst women’s match at Snowy Oval on Saturday.

A group of committed female Aussie Rules players have been training hard since January. While the

Cats were unable to form a women’s side in time for the start of the Canberra season, the cohort have been working on their games in anticipation a match would be staged.

Cats women’s team cocoach Sarah Burns, declared the rst game a roaring success and says momentum is building ahead of the 2025 season.

“This was a very special occasion for women’s sport in Cooma and the region. To eld a women’s side for a match is a great achievement,” Burns said.

“We have a group of about a dozen women training hard. They are all looking forward to the Cats having their own women’s team in the competition next season.”

Burns, based in Cooma, has played Aussie Rules for a number of seasons with Tuggeranong and now Queanbeyan. She hopes a local side will encourage more women to play the sport.

Through the e orts of Burns, Cats life member Damien Asanovski and Cats o cials, a women’s side is now a reality for the club.

The Cats side took on a Queanbeyan team in the exhibition xture. The match started a special day for the club, with past players and volunteers gathering to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Cats 1984 premiership.

Attendees came across the country and even New Zealand for the reunion to reminisce and re ect on the 1984 team.

The 1984 grand nal will long be remembered for the Cats overturning a 15-point nal term de cit to claim the ag, still the club’s only title.

Former Cats secretary and organiser of the reunion, Gail Eastaway OAM, said the Cats have plenty to celebrate since its formation in 1975.

“The Cats club has a long and proud history. It’s always been a welcoming and friendly club, and it’s great to see that continue,” Ms Eastaway OAM said.

“We had one of the founders of the club Bryce Anderson come back for the reunion, plus players from the rst few seasons such as Max Reeve came along.

“There was a strong turn-

out of players from the 1984 premiership side which was very pleasing. We all had a terri c time catchingup.”

The women’s match preceded the Cats men’s side clash against Goulburn, who are sitting second on the ladder. The Cats faced a tough test with Goulburn winning 16.12 (108) to the Cats’ 4.6 (30).

Women interested in playing Aussie Rules are being encouraged to head along to Cats training on a Wednesday night at Snowy Oval from 6pm.

HISTORY MADE: In a first for the club, the Southern Cats (formerly the Cooma Cats) women’s side played their first match at Snowy Oval. The Cats women’s team came up against a Queanbeyan side in an exhibition match. Players from both clubs embraced following the match.

PHOTO: Nathan Thompson

Roads outrage eases ‘Vanilla’ budget

REVISED BUDGET SPARES ROADS FOR NOW

By NATHAN THOMPSON

SNOWY Monaro Regional

Council will consider a signi cantly revised 2024/25 budget and operational plan at an extraordinary meeting this week a er hundreds of submissions raised concerns over plans to reduce maintenance on the region’s sealed and unsealed roads.

During the 28-day consultation period, Council received nearly 300 submis-

sions, and more than 190 people attended information sessions across the region.

Key revisions in the amended budget include resetting Council’s proposed roads budget and maintenance program, enabled by additional Commonwealth Government roads funding.

All unsealed roads will now receive maintenance on a three-year rolling schedule.

Council’s chief executive

o cer, David Hogan, said a signi cant portion of the submissions focused on the proposed roads program funding.

“The timely boost in roads funding from the Commonwealth Government through the Roads to Recovery program has enabled us to reset our roads budget,” Mr Hogan said.

“These additional funds, along with a proposed change in the balance between Council’s roads

maintenance budget and the roads renewal program means that in the short to medium term, maintenance grading of unsealed roads will be able to be undertaken over a rolling program.

“In addition, an improved risk management system and scheduling program that will come out of our business improvement program will allow for some additional reactive maintenance on high-risk areas

to avoid unsealed roads becoming impassable.”

Mr Hogan said while this allows for a road maintenance program, long-term concerns about the road renewal program remain.

Council is also proposing to replace the mobile library with an outreach service.

Council meets on Thursday at 1pm in the Cooma chambers.

■ Read more on page 4.

By NATHAN THOMPSON

JINDABYNE Chamber of Commerce president Olivier Kapetanakos has labelled the NSW Budget as ‘vanilla’, saying the town has again missed out on funding for improved health services.

The NSW Budget was released last week with little in the way of new projects or announcements for the Snowy Monaro.

For the region, the continuation of previously announced projects were funded, including delivering the $47.7 million Jindabyne Education Campus, Cooma Hospital accommodation upgrades, and funding for the Bombala Multipurpose Service.

Mr Kapetanakos said he would have liked to see the NSW Government invest in Jindabyne’s health services.

“Once again the Jindabyne health services missed out,” he said.

“As the state’s only local government area that has tourism as its main economic driver, Jindabyne will always be hard done by in budgets.

“This us why we need to diversify our collective sources of income.”

Lounges

Beds

COUNCIL: Lynley Miners of Miners Transport has welcomed a revised Council budget to maintain many of the region’s roads, but says more proactive action is needed to keep the roads in a satisfactory condition for livestock carriers and motorists.

PHOTO: Nathan Thompson

Local women kicking goals

COOMA CATS CELEBRATE HISTORIC OCCASION

By NATHAN THOMPSON

PLAYING Australian

Rules Football locally is no longer a dream for Snowy Monaro women following the Southern Cats inaugural women’s side taking to the eld. In a historic moment for female sport in the region, the Southern Cats (formerly the Cooma Cats) hosted their rst women’s match at Snowy Oval on Saturday.

A group of committed female Aussie Rules players have been training hard since January. While the

Cats were unable to form a women’s side in time for the start of the Canberra season, the cohort have been working on their games in anticipation a match would be staged.

Cats women’s team cocoach Sarah Burns, declared the rst game a roaring success and says momentum is building ahead of the 2025 season.

“This was a very special occasion for women’s sport in Cooma and the region. To eld a women’s side for a match is a great achievement,” Burns said.

“We have a group of about a dozen women training hard. They are all looking forward to the Cats having their own women’s team in the competition next season.”

Burns, based in Cooma, has played Aussie Rules for a number of seasons with Tuggeranong and now Queanbeyan. She hopes a local side will encourage more women to play the sport.

Through the e orts of Burns, Cats life member Damien Asanovski and Cats o cials, a women’s side is now a reality for the club.

The Cats side took on a Queanbeyan team in the exhibition xture. The match started a special day for the club, with past players and volunteers gathering to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Cats 1984 premiership.

Attendees came across the country and even New Zealand for the reunion to reminisce and re ect on the 1984 team.

The 1984 grand nal will long be remembered for the Cats overturning a 15-point nal term de cit to claim the ag, still the club’s only title.

Former Cats secretary and organiser of the reunion, Gail Eastaway OAM, said the Cats have plenty to celebrate since its formation in 1975.

“The Cats club has a long and proud history. It’s always been a welcoming and friendly club, and it’s great to see that continue,” Ms Eastaway OAM said.

“We had one of the founders of the club Bryce Anderson come back for the reunion, plus players from the rst few seasons such as Max Reeve came along.

“There was a strong turn-

out of players from the 1984 premiership side which was very pleasing. We all had a terri c time catchingup.”

The women’s match preceded the Cats men’s side clash against Goulburn, who are sitting second on the ladder. The Cats faced a tough test with Goulburn winning 16.12 (108) to the Cats’ 4.6 (30).

Women interested in playing Aussie Rules are being encouraged to head along to Cats training on a Wednesday night at Snowy Oval from 6pm.

HISTORY MADE: In a first for the club, the Southern Cats (formerly the Cooma Cats) women’s side played their first match at Snowy Oval. The Cats women’s team came up against a Queanbeyan side in an exhibition match. Players from both clubs embraced following the match.

PHOTO: Nathan Thompson