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CWA’s wonder women By KYLIE WILSON
◆ GREAT WORK: Country Women’s Association long-serving members Beryl Pope and Tess Lucas have shared a lot of fun with others in the Beechworth branch — including work to create the CWA’s award-winning ‘Bollywood’ entry in this year’s Golden Horseshoes Festival parade in April. PHOTO: Jamie Kronborg
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FORGED during the middle of World War II, Beechworth CWA recently celebrated its 75th anniversary, and shows little sign of slowing down. Over the years members have done everything from creating floats for the Golden Horseshoes Festival parade to supporting local schoolchildren with scholarships, and present ideas to State Government. Club members of all ages, who hail from Beechworth and around the region, say the CWA is more than just handcrafts and morning teas. Tess Lucas, a past treasurer of the group, is among the longest serving members, having joined 27 year ago after seeing how much fun members had putting on the Christmas concert. She said the club is a tight knit community, helping and comforting those in need. “They certainly support each other,” Tess said. “When people are ill, they rally around them.” Beechworth CWA supports many initiatives, and Tess is proud of the diverse projects. In particular, she is a strong advocate for donations of scholarships to help children at Beechworth High School fulfil their potential, and also contributing to more global causes, including Doctors Without Borders. “I get a lot of satisfaction from helping other people,” Tess said. “The children were always very appreciative of receiving the scholarship.” As someone who prides herself on giving back to the community, she takes pride in the group’s 75 year anniversary and said it was a testament to the commitment, hard work and friendship of each member. Beryl Pope, a member of around 16 years and a past president of the club, said she joined almost by accident through the group’s choir. She places great importance in helping her local community, believing you get back what you put out into the world. “I’m a firm believer in the phrase, ‘charity begins at home’,” Beryl said. continued page |
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ON THE SLOPES
GARDEN HINTS
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WINTER has already truly made its presence felt, and mountains across the region are gearing up for a promising snow season. Queen’s Birthday weekend heralds the traditional beginning of the snow season, so don’t forget to check in with your favourite resort to assess their early winter snowfalls and see the fun they have planned for opening weekend. 2017 promises to be another bumper year at Falls Creek with a range of new activities, accommodation, events and amenities available for novices and seasoned snow-seekers alike. The large range of activities available includes fun at the Village Bowl Snowplay Zone, the Kids Snowmobile Park, snow bocce, and much more. Among the opening weekend fun at Falls Creek is the inaugural Falls Creek Fashion Show, with proceeds going towards the running of Falls Creek Museum. Meanwhile, Mt Buller has 300 hectares of skiable terrain suitable for everyone from absolute beginners to highly experienced snowsports enthusiasts. Visitors who are new to the sport will enjoy the wide, gentle slopes of Bourke St and Burnt Hut Spur while more experienced skiers will love taking on the more challenging black runs, and there are also two toboggan parks. Their official opening weekend at Mt Buller includes free family activities, live entertainment, warming winter food and beverages, chairlift openings, and official opening ceremony on the afternoon of Saturday, June 10 and much more. Skiing, snowboarding, snow tubing, and tobogganing are all on the agenda at Mt Hotham, with their snow season characterised by 320 hectares of ski terrain, 13 lifts, 35km of cross country
â—† LET IT SNOW: Ed Mahon from the Ski Patrol marvels at snowpiles on Bourke St, MtBuller. Cold weather across the region has pointed towards a promising start to the snow season for local snow resorts. PHOTO: Mt Buller
areas of snow at Dingo Dell and Cresta Valley to enjoy, as well as ungroomed cross country skiing trails. There is also a a cafĂŠ and day shelter at Dingo Dell. Keep an eye on snow cams, including www.mtbuffalocam.com.au, or ask at your local ski hire business or tourism information centre to find out current snow levels at Mt Buffalo.
skiing and a huge variety of restaurants, bars, day spas and retail outlets. Hotham’s opening weekend includes a fireworks display on Saturday, June 10, live music and plenty of fun happening at different venues throughout the resort. Located only 13km from Mt Hotham, resort entry fees do not apply to neighbouring Dinner Plain, making it a great option for budget conscious families looking to take advantage of the wide open spaces, relaxed atmosphere and child-friendly activities on offer. Pop up ice skating is sure to prove popular at Dinner Plain on select days during July. Mt Buffalo is ideal for snow play, tobogganing, snowshoeing and cross country skiing, and during winter has
For up to date information about what is happening at local mountains this winter, see: Falls Creek: www.skifalls.com.au Mt Hotham: www.hotham.com.au Mt Buller: www.mtbuller.com.au Mt Buffalo: parkweb.vic.gov.au
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GREEN manure is a term often used in gardening, but what is it and how is it used? Basically, green manure is plants grown specifically to be dug back into the soil to improve it. This gardening method was used by farmers in India for thousands of years, the ancient Greeks ploughed broad bean plants back into the soil and Chinese farmers, hundreds of years ago, planted specific grasses and weeds, to add nutrients and body back into the soil after harvest. Green manure crops are a mixture of grasses like barley, wheat, oats and millet, which when dug in improve the soil structure and add organic bulk to the soil. This improves water penetration and holding capacity and soil aeration. They also include legume plants like peas, beans, clover and lupins, which take up nitrogen from the air and soil where it is stored in the plant’s cells and roots to be later released when dug back into the soil. So when is a green manure crop planted? Growing crops can take a lot of the goodness out of the soil leaving it hungry
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and nutrient deficient. If the soil looks tired and lacks body, especially after a good season, it will appreciate a green manure crop. It is also good practice to fallow or rest parts of the edible garden area and autumn/winter is when cool season green manure seeds can be planted. It is better than leaving the soil bare where it is subject to erosion and weed invasion. To plant, remove any weeds and gently till the surface. Sprinkle the seeds evenly across the surface then lightly rake in and water well. Allow around eight weeks for the green manure to grow, then just before it flowers, use a garden fork to turn it back into the soil. Wait another six weeks while it decomposes before planting the next crop. The good news is that Mr Fothergills have green manure mix seed packets available for around $5 a packet, which covers 10 square metres. Happy gardening.
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What to do about my pet’s arthritis? EXACTLY what is Osteoarthritis? Osteoarthritis is a chronic degenerative disease that may affect any joint but is commonly found in a pet’s hip, elbow, shoulder, stifle (knee), carpus (wrist), hock (ankle) or intervertebral joints (in the spine). It occurs when cartilage in the joint is damaged, either following a traumatic event or with wear and tear that increases in athletic animals, obese animals, or when the joint is congenitally abnormal. Cartilage decreases joint stress by reducing impact on the ends of the bones in joints, like a gelatinous shock absorber. When cartilage is damaged, a cascade of inflammatory changes occurs, eventually leading to destruction of the cartilage and subsequent damage to the underlying bone. Cartilage contains no nerves – if your pet is showing any signs of pain, the damage and changes in underlying bone have already begun. Signs of arthritis include: t 3FMVDUBODF UP UBLF XBMLT PG usual length t 4UJGGOFTT UIBU NBZ EJTBQQFBS once the pet has ‘warmed up’)
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◆ MILESTONE: 104 year old Beechworth CWA member Pat Maher cuts a cake marking the club’s 75th anniversary recently, joined by her sister Dorn Hawking and Indigo Shire mayor Jenny O’Connor. Dorn and Pat’s mother was one of the founding members of the Beechworth CWA Branch during World War II.
“It’s a nice feeling to know that you’ve done something, even in a small way.� Beryl said there were many facets to the CWA, with many treasured friendships made, and noted that members are tireless advocates for equality. “We’re all independent women,� she said. “We believe in freedom for all, and equal opportunity for women.� As someone who has had a number of friends and family affected by cancer, Beryl is proud of the group’s “Cuppa for Cancer� event, which raises funds for cancer research and awareness. Current president Barb Edwards is proud of the ongoing work that Beechworth CWA does for the community, particularly in terms of helping people in need. The group includes members as far afield as Wangaratta and Eldorado,
having added an evening group to accommodate the needs of women who cannot meet during the day. “It’s as relevant today as it was when it was first started,� Barb said, noting its support of women. “We’re a very progressive society,� she said. Among the group’s current priorities are looking at ways to help alleviate homelessness, helping struggling members of the dairy industry, and SBJTJOH GVOET GPS $SPIO T %JTFBTF research. Barb is proud of the anniversary milestone, saying it was an impressive feat, particularly in a town the size of Beechworth, to keep a group active for that amount of time. More information about the group is available on www.facebook.com/ BeechworthCWA.
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GOT A PHOTO FOR CATCH OF THE WEEK? Send in your fishing photos along with your name, contact number, size and type of fish and where you caught it to... kwilson@ nemedia.com.au Phone: 03 5723 0135 ◆ PICTURE PERFECT: Sunset from ‘The Spit’ at the Winton Wetlands a few weeks back. For the next few weeks I will be doing a lot more photography and less fishing during the quiet season.
Winter still has fishing options OK folks, this is my last fishing report for a while. As with every other years I will be taking the winter months off, and will return on the last Wednesday in August, just in time for the new trout season. There are some fantastic winter fishing options available for the next few months - here is a brief overview. Lake Mulwala should tick over nicely for the keen Murray cod enthusiast for most of the winter provided we do not get too much rain. The Murray River - both upstream and downstream of Lake Mulwala - will be a similar story. Trout fishing options will diminish after this long weekend, when streams and rivers close for the winter, to allow for trout’s annual spawn run. Anglers can still fish for trout at Lake Dartmouth, Lake Hume, Lake William Hovell, Lake Buffalo, Khancoban
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pondage or the many smaller family friendly fisheries around the region. The popular family friendly fisheries will be stocked with ready to catch yearling rainbow trout at the end of June, in time for the winter school holidays. Some of the most popular family friendly waterways to be stocked will be Fosters Lake at Glenrowan, Lake Sambell and Lake Kerferd in Beechworth, Stanley ditch dam in Stanley, Upper Sandy Creek dam at Sandy Creek, Anderson Lake in Chiltern, Allan’s Flat waterhole near Yackandandah, Tronoh dredge hole at Harrietville, Felltimber wetlands in Wodonga, Sumsion Gardens Wodonga,
and the brand new fishery for 2017‌. Merriwa Park Lake in Wangaratta. Merriwa Park Lake is behind the tennis courts in Merriwa Park. Prior to 1953 it was Wangaratta’s public swimming pool. It is nine feet deep in the middle and has better water quality than the other more easily accessible pond as you enter the park. If you follow my Facebook page ‘Robbie Alexander Photography and Fishing’ you are sure to be updated when the trout are stocked into these lakes. I would like to say an enormous thank you to everybody that has supported this column for the last nine months, and remind everybody that if you would like to follow my fishing adventures during the winter months then be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel ‘robbiefishing’.
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◆ OUT AND ABOUT: Something as simple as walking your dog can help you manage your stress. overwhelmed, anxious, irritable, road rage, unable to take on suggestions from colleagues, feeling defensive - these reactions show you are on your way to the Red Zone. Equally, we can make opportunities to strengthen the pathways towards the Green Zone – when we do this, we actually metabolise stress hormones out of our body. Light up your Green Zone: 1. DIY: Write a list of what simple things make you happy, relaxed and put your thoughts in a straight line – cooking, dog walks, music, coffee with friends, movies, cuddles in the morning, sleep ins, lounge room dancing,
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THIS hearty dish from Dairy Australia is both vegetable-packed and calcium rich, and leftovers can even be made into a delicious lamb salad by tossing it with rocket, baby spinach or even cooked quinoa. See more recipes like this at www.legendairy.com.au. Method 1. Grind seeds in a mortar and pestle. Transfer half the spice mix to a bowl, stir in yogurt with garlic and season to taste. Refrigerate. 2. Stir oil into remaining spice mix and season to taste. Place lamb and vegetables in a large roasting tray or baking dish and toss in the spiced oil until well coated. Bake at 200°C for 10 minutes, then reduce temperature to 180°C and cook for a further 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender and lamb is cooked to your liking. 3. Drizzle lamb and vegetables with reserved spiced yogurt and sprinkle with fresh herbs, pine nuts and serve with lemon on the side.
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THE time is right to dust off the crock pot, pull out grandma’s recipe book and give cheap cuts of meat a bit more of our precious time. The great thing about slow cooking is that it can actually be faster for the chef to prepare than a regular meal, because it’s the slow cooker putting in the hard slog. I’ve been messing around with brisket lately and exploring ways to create the Texas barbecue effect without the expensive hardware. Combining an authentic spice rub with a bath of stock is working a tender treat, and applying some sticky sauce in the final stages just about brings it home. The flavoursome hunk of meet works well with wine like Baddaginnie Run Shiraz. The grapes come from a familyowned vineyard on a property held over generations in the Strathbogie Ranges valley, where environmental sustainability and flavourful fruit is the focus. The deep, red wine has a vibrant aroma, alive with violet, cedar and spicy cherry fruit, and there are flavours of both red and black berries. The addition of spicy pepper and toasty oak add complexity, making
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Great people required Burder AgAttachments an Australian owned and operated Wangaratta based company has exciting FULL TIME position available. This business manufactures Agricultural Tractor attachments to lift, load and carry a variety of materials, typically for farm based activities. Spare Parts and Warranty Coordinator (new position) s 2ESPONSIBILITY FOR SPARE PARTS INTERPRETATION Sales and Inventory s %XCELLENT MECHANICAL APTITUDE REQUIRED s 3TRONG PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS ESSENTIAL s $EMONSTRATED EXPERIENCE USING COMPUTERS s &ORK LIFT LICENCE REQUIRED The successful applicant must have: s 4HE INITIATIVE AND DESIRE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE through personal achievements s ! WILLINGNESS TO WORK IN #USTOMER FOCUSED business s 4HE ENTHUSIASM TO SEE THEIR EMPLOYER SUCCEED If you are excited by an opportunity to join a growing regional business, enjoy a fast paced environment and are a good team player, then this is the job for you. Apply in writing in: General Manager Burder Group 3 Kerr Street, Wangaratta 6)# 0H adam@burder.com.au
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Registered and Enrolled Nursing Employment Are you enthusiastic about nursing, have a capacity for advocating for the care needs of individuals, and are attuned to the health needs of rural communities? Alpine Health is seeking these qualities to fill a number of permanent Registered Nursing roles and casual Registered and Enrolled Nursing opportunities. Associate Nurse Unit Manager .8EFT Permanent Employment Mount Beauty Hospital Registered Nurse .5EFT Permanent Employment Mount Beauty Hospital Registered and Enrolled Nurses Casual Employment Myrtleford, Bright and Mount Beauty Hospitals For further detail about these roles please visit our website: www.alpinehealth.org.au or contact Caron Oakley, Health Services Manager on 03 5754 3510. Applications close 23 June 2017. Applicants are expected to have a current police certificate within a 12 month currency and an immunisation status consistent with Alpine Health’s Staff Immunisation Procedure. Written applications can be addressed to: Caron Oakley Health Service Manager caron.oakley@alpinehealth.org.au Alpine Health 2-8 Hollonds Street Mount Beauty Vic 3699
Health Services Manager / Director of Nursing Alpine Health is seeking to appoint to the recently vacated position of Health Services Manager / Director of Nursing at our Mount Beauty Hospital site.
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VINEYARD MANAGER Campbells Wines is a long established, successful and expanding, farming and winemaking family company at Rutherglen, Victoria which operates a property of approximately 1500 acres (600 Ha) and winery. The property consists of 175 acres (70 Ha) of vineyard Ç ĹšĹ?Ä?Ĺš Ĺ?Ć? ĚĞĚĹ?Ä?ĂƚĞĚ ƚŽ Ć‰ĆŒÄžĹľĹ?ƾž Ç Ĺ?ŜĞ Ĺ?ĆŒÄ‚Ć‰Äž Ć‰ĆŒĹ˝ÄšĆľÄ?Ć&#x;ŽŜ for our own winery. The balance of the property produces various cereal crops and prime lambs. dŚĞ Ä‚Ä?ŽǀĞ ƉŽĆ?Ĺ?Ć&#x;ŽŜ ƚŽ žĂŜĂĹ?Äž ƚŚĞ Ç€Ĺ?ĹśÄžÇ‡Ä‚ĆŒÄš Ć?ÄžÄ?Ć&#x;ŽŜ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ Ä?ŽžƉĂŜLJ͛Ć? Ä‚Ä?Ć&#x;Ç€Ĺ?Ć&#x;ÄžĆ? ŚĂĆ? Ä?ÄžÄ?ŽžĞ ĂǀĂĹ?ĹŻÄ‚Ä?ĹŻÄž ĂŜĚ Ä?Ä‚ĹŻĹŻĆ? Ä¨Ĺ˝ĆŒ Ä‚ Ć‰ÄžĆŒĆ?ŽŜ ŽĨ ƾŜĹ?ƋƾĞ ƋƾĂůĹ?Ć&#x;ÄžĆ? ƚŽ Ç Ĺ˝ĆŒĹŹ Ç Ĺ?ƚŚ ƚŚĞ Farm Manager and Winemaking Team in achieving company aims. The applicant should be able to demonstrate excellent ĂĚžĹ?ĹśĹ?Ć?ĆšĆŒÄ‚Ć&#x;ǀĞ͕ ƉĞŽƉůĞ žĂŜĂĹ?ĞžĞŜƚ͕ Ä?ŽžžƾŜĹ?Ä?Ä‚Ć&#x;ŽŜ ĂŜĚ žŽĆ&#x;ǀĂĆ&#x;ŽŜĂů Ć?ĹŹĹ?ĹŻĹŻĆ? ƚŽĹ?ÄžĆšĹšÄžĆŒ Ç Ĺ?ƚŚ Ć‰ĆŒĹ˝Ç€ÄžĹś Ç€Ĺ?Ć&#x;Ä?ĆľĹŻĆšĆľĆŒÄ‚ĹŻ knowledge and skills. They must have a proven ability to lead a team and organise and implement work programs across a range ŽĨ Ä‚Ä?Ć&#x;Ç€Ĺ?Ć&#x;ÄžĆ?͘ Ä?ŽǀĞ Ä‚Ç€ÄžĆŒÄ‚Ĺ?Äž žĞÄ?ŚĂŜĹ?Ä?Ä‚ĹŻ ĂƉĆ&#x;ƚƾĚĞ Ĺ?Ć? required. Ä?ĆľĆŒĆŒÄžĹśĆš ÄšĆŒĹ?Ç€ÄžĆŒÍ›Ć? ĹŻĹ?Ä?ĞŜÄ?Äž Ĺ?Ć? ÄžĆ?Ć?ĞŜĆ&#x;Ä‚ĹŻÍ˜ Ĺś ĆľĹśÄšÄžĆŒĆ?ƚĂŜĚĹ?ĹśĹ? ŽĨ ĞčĞÄ?Ć&#x;ǀĞ K͘,Θ^͘ Ć‰ĆŒĹ˝Ĺ?ĆŒÄ‚ĹľĆ? ƚŽĹ?ÄžĆšĹšÄžĆŒ Ç Ĺ?ƚŚ Ä?Ä‚Ć?Ĺ?Ä? computer skills will be required.
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Jobs at Indigo Manager Burke Museum and Cultural Heritage „ ZÄ‚ĆŒÄž ĂŜĚ ĞdžÄ?Ĺ?Ć&#x;ĹśĹ? Ć‰ĆŒĹ˝Ä¨ÄžĆ?Ć?Ĺ?ŽŜĂů ĂŜĚ ĹŻĹ?ĨĞĆ?ƚLJůĞ Ĺ˝Ć‰Ć‰Ĺ˝ĆŒĆšĆľĹśĹ?ƚLJ „ DĂŜĂĹ?Äž Ä‚ Ć?Ĺ?Ĺ?ĹśĹ?ÄŽÄ?ĂŜƚ Ä?ŽůůĞÄ?Ć&#x;ŽŜ ŽĨ ĹšĹ?Ć?ĆšĹ˝ĆŒĹ?Ä?ĂůůLJ ĂŜĚ Ä?ĆľĹŻĆšĆľĆŒÄ‚ĹŻĹŻÇ‡ Ć?Ĺ?Ĺ?ĹśĹ?ÄŽÄ?ĂŜƚ Ä‚Ć?Ć?ĞƚĆ? „ >Ĺ˝Ä?ĂƚĞĚ Ĺ?Ĺś ƉĹ?Ä?ĆšĆľĆŒÄžĆ?ƋƾĞ ĞĞÄ?ĹšÇ Ĺ˝ĆŒĆšĹš „ Ĺ?ĆŒÄ?Ä‚ ΨϴĎͲϾĎĹŹ ƉĂ ͞ƉůƾĆ? Ć?ĆľĆ‰ÄžĆŒÍż ,Ĺ?Ć?ĆšĹ˝ĆŒÇ‡ ͚ůĹ?ǀĞĆ?Í› Ĺ?Ĺś /ŜĚĹ?Ĺ?Ĺ˝ ^ĹšĹ?ĆŒÄžÍ˜ /Ćš Ĺ?Ć? Ä‚ ŏĞLJ Ä‚ĆŠĆŒĹ?Ä?ƾƚĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ^ĹšĹ?ĆŒÄžÍ• Ç ĹšĹ?Ä?Ĺš Ä?Ĺ˝ĹľĆ‰ĆŒĹ?Ć?ÄžĆ? ĆľĆ?ĆšĆŒÄ‚ĹŻĹ?Ä‚Í›Ć? žŽĆ?Ćš Ć?Ĺ?Ĺ?ĹśĹ?ÄŽÄ?ĂŜƚ Ä?ŽůůĞÄ?Ć&#x;ŽŜ ŽĨ ĹšĹ?Ć?ĆšĹ˝ĆŒĹ?Ä? ĆšĹ˝Ç ĹśĆ?͘ dŚĞ ^ĹšĹ?ĆŒÄž Ĺ?Ć? ŜĞĆ?ƚůĞĚ Ä‚Ćš ƚŚĞ ĨŽŽƚŚĹ?ĹŻĹŻĆ? ŽĨ ƚŚĞ sĹ?Ä?ĆšĹ˝ĆŒĹ?Ä‚Ĺś ůƉĆ?Í• Ä?ĹŻĹ˝Ć?Äž ƚŽ Ç Ĺ?ŜĞ ĂŜĚ Ĺ?Ĺ˝ĆľĆŒĹľÄžĆš ĆŒÄžĹ?Ĺ?ŽŜĆ?Í• ĂŜĚ ŏĞLJ ĆŒÄžĹ?Ĺ?ŽŜĂů Ä?Ĺ?Ć&#x;ÄžĆ?͘ dĹšĹ?Ć? ĆŒĹ˝ĹŻÄž Ĺ?Ć? Ć?Ĺ?ƚƾĂƚĞĚ Ĺ?Ĺś ƾŜĹ?ƋƾĞ ĞĞÄ?ĹšÇ Ĺ˝ĆŒĆšĹšÍ• Ä‚ĆŒĹ?ƾĂÄ?ůLJ ĆľĆ?ĆšĆŒÄ‚ĹŻĹ?Ä‚Í›Ć? ĎŜĞĆ?Ćš ĹšĹ?Ć?ĆšĹ˝ĆŒĹ?Ä? Ĺ?ŽůĚ ĹľĹ?ĹśĹ?ĹśĹ? ĆšĹ˝Ç ĹśÍ• ĂŜĚ Ä?ÄžĹśĆšĆŒÄ‚ĹŻ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ <ĞůůLJ Ć?ĆšĹ˝ĆŒÇ‡Í˜ tŚĂƚ Ä‚ ĹŻĹ?ĨĞĆ?ƚLJůĞ Ĺ˝Ć‰Ć‰Ĺ˝ĆŒĆšĆľĹśĹ?ƚLJ͊ tÄž Ä‚ĆŒÄž Ć?ĞĞŏĹ?ĹśĹ? Ä‚ ƉĂĆ?Ć?Ĺ?ŽŜĂƚĞ ĂŜĚ ÄžÇ†Ć‰ÄžĆŒĹ?ĞŜÄ?ĞĚ žƾĆ?Ğƾž Ć‰ĆŒĹ˝Ä¨ÄžĆ?Ć?Ĺ?ŽŜĂů ƚŽ žĂŜĂĹ?Ğ͕ ĞŜŚĂŜÄ?Äž ĂŜĚ Ć‰ĆŒĹ˝ĹľĹ˝ĆšÄž Ĺ˝ĆľĆŒ ĞžĹ?ŜĞŜƚ ĆľĆŒĹŹÄž DĆľĆ?Ğƾž ĂŜĚ ,Ĺ?Ć?ĆšĹ˝ĆŒĹ?Ä? WĆŒÄžÄ?Ĺ?ĹśÄ?Ćš Ä‚Ć? Ç ÄžĹŻĹŻ Ä‚Ć? Ĺ˝ĆšĹšÄžĆŒ Ć?Ĺ?Ĺ?ĹśĹ?ÄŽÄ?ĂŜƚ Ä?ĆľĹŻĆšĆľĆŒÄ‚ĹŻ ĹšÄžĆŒĹ?ƚĂĹ?Äž Ä‚Ć?Ć?ĞƚĆ? Ç Ĺ?ƚŚĹ?Ĺś ƚŚĞ ^ĹšĹ?ĆŒÄžÍ˜ dĹšĹ?Ć? ĆŒĹ˝ĹŻÄž ĆŒÄžĆ‰Ĺ˝ĆŒĆšĆ? ÄšĹ?ĆŒÄžÄ?ƚůLJ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ DĂŜĂĹ?ÄžĆŒ dĹ˝ĆľĆŒĹ?Ć?Ĺľ ĂŜĚ Ĺ?Ć? Ć?ĆľĆ‰Ć‰Ĺ˝ĆŒĆšÄžÄš Ä?LJ Ä‚ ĚĞĚĹ?Ä?ĂƚĞĚ ĂŜĚ ƉĂĆ?Ć?Ĺ?ŽŜĂƚĞ ĆšÄžÄ‚ĹľÍ˜ ZĞůŽÄ?Ä‚Ć&#x;ŽŜ Ä‚Ć?Ć?Ĺ?Ć?ƚĂŜÄ?Äž žĂLJ Ä?Äž ŜĞĹ?Ĺ˝Ć&#x;ĂƚĞĚ Ä¨Ĺ˝ĆŒ ƚŚĞ ĆŒĹ?Ĺ?Śƚ Ä?ĂŜĚĹ?ĚĂƚĞ ĂŜĚ ŽŜĹ?Ĺ˝Ĺ?ĹśĹ? Ć‰ĆŒĹ˝Ä¨ÄžĆ?Ć?Ĺ?ŽŜĂů ĚĞǀĞůŽƉžĞŜƚ Ĺ?Ć? Ä‚Ć?Ć?ĆľĆŒÄžÄšÍ˜ DĆľĆ?Ğƾž Ć?ÄžÄ?ĆšĹ˝ĆŒ ĹŻĹ?ŜŏĆ? Ä‚Ćš Ä?ŽƚŚ Ć?ƚĂƚĞ ĂŜĚ ŜĂĆ&#x;ŽŜĂů ůĞǀĞů Ç Ĺ?ĹŻĹŻ Ä?Äž Ć?ĆľĆ‰Ć‰Ĺ˝ĆŒĆšÄžÄš Ä?LJ ŽƾŜÄ?Ĺ?ĹŻÍ˜ /ĹśĆšÄžĆŒÄžĆ?ƚĞĚÍ? ,ÄžĆŒÄžÍ›Ć? Ć?ŽžĞ ĹľĹ˝ĆŒÄž Ĺ?ĹśÄ¨Ĺ˝ĆŒĹľÄ‚Ć&#x;ŽŜ Ä‚Ä?Žƾƚ ƚŚĞ ĆŒÄžĹ?Ĺ?ŽŜ͗ Ç Ç Ç Í˜ÄžÇ†Ć‰ĹŻĹ˝ĆŒÄžÄ?ĞĞÄ?ĹšÇ Ĺ˝ĆŒĆšĹšÍ˜Ä?Ĺ˝ĹľÍ˜Ä‚Ćľ /ŜƚĞŜĚĹ?ĹśĹ? ĂƉƉůĹ?Ä?ĂŜƚĆ? Ä?Ä‚Ĺś Ä?ŽŜƚĂÄ?Ćš ^ĆľĆ?ĂŜŜĂŚ ŽLJůĞ͕ DĂŜĂĹ?ÄžĆŒ dĹ˝ĆľĆŒĹ?Ć?ž͕ Ä¨Ĺ˝ĆŒ Ä‚ Ä?ŽŜĎĚĞŜĆ&#x;Ä‚ĹŻ ÄšĹ?Ć?Ä?ĆľĆ?Ć?Ĺ?ŽŜ ŽŜ ĎŹĎ°ĎŽĎ´ ϳϲϳ ĎłĎąĎ˛Í˜
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Teenage mutant space bacteria WITH CHRIS FEBVRE, NEM CREATIVE DESIGNER cfebvre@nemedia.com.au
FORGET Face-Huggers, Zenomorphs and Triffids, the real threat from outer-space might just be earthborn bacteria that has hitched a ride to our space stations. According to recent, and very interesting, research conducted by the University of Houston, Texas, E. coli bacteria that travels into low or zero gravity environments becomes heavily mutated over a short span of time. In the longest study yet of bacteria in simulated micro-gravity, the researchers found that the adaptations which had developed over 1000 generations of the organisms (quite a short span of time when it comes to bacteria) remained even when the researchers tried to erase them. While in the low gravity environment, genome sequencing revealed that the bacteria had developed 16 mutations, the most notable of which was its ability to form biofilm - colonies of cells that are embedded in protective slime that makes the bacteria hardier. But researchers are unsure of the functions of some of the other mutations. “We are, in fact, seeing true genomic changes – permanent changes,” says team member George Fox at the University of Houston. “We can see which genes are mutating, but we don’t know what they’re doing exactly.” After giving the cells time to adapt
◆ Researchers at the University of Houston, Texas have discovered that E. coli bacteria exposed to a microgravity environment (such as inside a space station) mutate rapidly and grow at three times the rate of the same strain on Earth. in microgravity, the team at Houston then combined them with another strain of E. coli that had not been subjected to such an environment. They found that the microgravitymutated bacteria grew at three times the rate of the regular bacteria. In other words, not only was the Space-E.coli harder to kill, it grew much faster as well. “This study is broader in scope than previous ones on two counts,” says Jason Rosenzweig at Texas Southern University. “It’s looking at a much longer
trajectory and it’s also interrogating the entire genome rather than specific subsets of genes.” Even after the bacteria was removed from microgravity for 30 generations before being combined with the regular strain, it still retained 72 per cent of their adaptive advantage, which indicated to the researchers that it wasn’t merely of short term adaptive boost, but permanent mutations in the genes. While the E.coli strains the
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scientists were dealing with were relatively innocuous, the mutated strain could potentially cause a problem if it attached itself to a space station’s life support system. “We need more of this kind of experiment, especially with human space flight gaining more traction in recent years,” said research leader Madhan Tirumalai. Tirumalai’s chief concern is that if E.coli can mutate at an accelerated rate in microgravity, other more harmful bacteria such as salmonella might do the same.
And given that astronauts’ immune systems are weakened in space, the threat of particularly virulent bacteria is of significant concern. The good news is that while the cells grew faster and were less affected by their environment, the E.coli was still just as susceptible to antibiotics. Read the full published results at: https://www.nature.com/ articles/s41526-017-0020-1.
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