Thursday, February 13, 2025
Get ready to go off track this March
With the event getting bigger and better every year the committee for the 2025 Hilltops o the Beaten Track Art and Cultural Trail is ready for a huge couple of weeks across the local region.
The two week long event kicks o from March 8 and will highlight the many fantastic hidden and not so hidden gems from the region, all while entertaining, educating and experiencing local galleries, wineries, cafes, functions and events as well as plenty more.
“This highly anticipated event unites local artists, businesses, and organisations in a remarkable celebration of creativity, culture and community spirit across the region’s towns and villages,” the Hilltops O the Beaten Track committee said.
“The art trail o ers locals and visitors from nearby towns
a unique opportunity to explore the vibrant, creative landscape of the Hilltops.”
Throughout the years of its running the trail has brought tourists through towns and villages all across the Hilltops region which has not only bene tted local artists and artisans but local businesses have bene tted too.
“For local businesses, the trail brings increased visibility and connection,” the committee said.
“By encouraging movement through the region, it provides a valuable economic boost.”
Owners of the Murringo Barracks, Mark and Therese Crowe has felt the many bene ts the trail has brought to the region.
“The hundreds of visitors we have through our gallery during Hilltops o the Beaten Track has elevated our busi-
ness beyond belief,” Therese said.
The purpose of the trail isn’t only to highlight the talent that already exists in the Hilltops, but inspires and lights a spark to foster the next generation of artists and performers.
“Young Regional Conservatorium values the opportunities a orded through Hilltops O the Beaten Track, as it provides not only exposure for our work, but also for our students to experience live artistic performances and presentations without the need for costly, time consuming travel to larger towns and cities,” Young Regional Conservatorium CEO Dr Wendy Brooks said.
The Young Society of Artists Inc, has also seen the many benefits the event has brought to the younger generations of artists.
“The children’s art exhibition, organised by Star Art, is open to all children within the Hilltops LGA,” Young Society of Artists Inc’s Heather Ruhl said.
“Not only is it one of the most colourful exhibitions on the trail, but it also gives young local artists the chance to showcase their creativity to a wide audience.
“Hilltops O the Beaten Track is fostering the future of art in our region, which is so important.”
The event has grown year on year thanks to the strength of the community support and partnerships.
“With every 60 events on this year’s art tail, it’s a testament to what a community can achieve when united by a shared vision,” Sharon Smithers from Bees to Honey Marketing said.
“The collaboration between
local artists and business owners is truly inspiring and demonstrates the power of supporting one another to grow and thrive.”
Starting o as a grassroots initiative led by Heather Ruhl and her passion and dedication for the Young Society of Artists and the hard work and dedication of Christine Burnett from Hilltops Arts.
“Its continued success relies on dedicated volunteers and the generosity of local sponsors and fundraising efforts,” the committee said.
“This year’s major sponsors include the Young Services Club, South West Slopes Bank, and Community Bank Boorowa, with additional support from Bees to Honey Marketing, Reload Productions Australia, Southern Cross Cinema and Arts Complex, Hilltops Council, Southern Tablelands Arts and a grant received from
Squadron Energy.”
Locals and visitors alike are very excited for the upcoming event with well over 60 events to be held between March 8 and 23, everyone within the community is invited to take part in the event with the full schedule and program available online at hobtrack.hilltopsarts.org, including tickets for the grand opening to be held at the Southern Cross Cinema on March 7.
The grand opening will be in conjunction with the celebration of 20 years of the cinema at the Southern Cross Cinema and will include the art of making movies and special e ects. Doors will open at 6.30pm for a glass of wine and cheese nibbles.
Visit the website for more details, to plan your own trail or to book events or experiences.
This Is My Brave auditions coming up in Boorowa
Locals are being encouraged to share their story and join the movement to end stigma surrounding mental health with This Is My Brave Australia holding auditions in Boorowa on February 22 and 23.
This Is My Brave Australia is a platform for everyday Australians to share their personal stories live on stage of mental health challenges and recovery through spoken word, poetry, music and performance.
“By sharing lived experiences, we break down stigma and inspire hope,” founder and executive o cer Tim Daly said.
“If you have a story to tell, now’s the time!
“Auditions are your chance to take part in this incredible event, raise your voice, and help others feel seen and understood.”
Tim wants all locals to know that their stories and experiences matter.
“Whether you’ve faced anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, PTSD, or any other mental health experience, your journey could inspire and empower others,” Tim said.
“So if you have a story to tell about your unique mental health journey that you may think will help others on their journey, we want to hear from you.”
The auditions will be held at the Boorowa Central School hall, 38 Pudman Street, Boorowa on Saturday February 22 and Sunday February 23.
To secure an audition time visit https:// calendly.com/timba/boorowa-auditions and select a date and a time.
Meals on Wheels merges with Coast + Country Community Services
Coast and Country Community Services (Community Transport) and Meals on Wheels are merging to create a better organisation for our community.
We have been working together, as one organisation, since July, so you shouldn’t notice any changes on February 1, 2025.
Our teams are working hard to minimise the impact of this transition and make sure that we continue to provide the high-quality service to the Hilltops that both Young Meals on Wheels and Community Transport are known for.
OUR SERVICES: Transport Group Outings Vehicle Hire NDIS Support Meal Delivery Social Support Overnight Tours Cabcharge.
For more information contact us by email at enquiries@ ymow@cccsl.org.au or by calling 02 6382 5008.
Lights, camera, action
Hilltops
O the Beaten Track Cultural and Arts Trail kicks o with
magic at the Southern Cross Cinema in Young
The stage is set for an unforgettable night of storytelling, artistry, and cinema as the Hilltops O The Beaten Track Arts and Cultural Trail launches with a special Opening Night event at Southern Cross Cinema and Arts Complex on Friday, 7 March 2025.
This year’s launch is extra special, marking 20 years of cinema in the historic Southern Cross Cinema and Arts Complex.
Since its establishment, Southern Cross Cinema has been the beating heart of lm in the Hilltops community, run by dedicated volunteers from Hilltops Arts Inc.
This milestone is a celebration of creativity, storytelling, and the collective passion that keeps the cinema alive in the Hilltops region.
The Editors’ Realm: The Art of Making Movies
The evening will take audiences behind the scenes of lmmaking with an exclusive Artist Talk by Kev Greaves of Reload Productions Australia.
With over 25 years in special e ects and post-production, Kev will unravel the magic behind movie-making, answering questions like:
- How do explosions look so real?
- How does Superman y?
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- How does lm editing shape the stories we love?
Kev’s engaging Artist Talk and Special Effects Demonstration will showcase the power of editing, visual e ects, sound, and colour in bringing stories to life.
Premiere: Scratch the Surface
The night also features the premiere of a short documentary, produced by Kev Greaves, highlighting three extraordinary Hilltops artists a visual artist, a composer, and a sculptor – just ‘scratching the surface’ of the incredible talent that lies within our local community.
This raw and intimate lm dives into the creative process, capturing the struggles, breakthroughs, and dedication that drive artistic expression.
It’s a rare glimpse into how di erent mediums lm, music, and visual arts intertwine to tell powerful stories.
Join Us for an unmissable night of creativity and community on Friday, 7 March 2025 at the Southern Cross Cinema, 96 Main Street, Young.
Doors open at 6:30pm with refreshments on arrival.
As the rst stop on the 15-day Hilltops O The Beaten Track Arts and Cultural Trail,
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Barbara Baikie OAM is running for Riverina
Why would mature-age Wallaroo woman Barbara Baikie OAM put herself forward as an Independent candidate for Riverina in the upcoming federal election? It was not a decision she took lightly.
Wagga born and bred Barbara felt that to be a truly independent voice and hence to be able to fairly and equitably represent all the people of Riverina, she needed to stand alone and present herself to the community without outside in uences.
Barbara brings to the role decades of life experience along with professional expertise in social services.
She was awarded her OAM for services to women and the community and has held many voluntary positions in these elds, including roles in Rotary, Womens Climate Congress, the Chamber of Women in Business and the National Council of Women Australia and her current chairmanship of Big hART.
It is her goal to see regional and rural families supported and provided with all the services they need to thrive that has motivated her to embark on this challenge.
“I was born the third daughter of a conservative farming family,” Barbara said.
and Barb
“I was the last child and had been the last hope for my father to have a son to take over our mixed farm of sheep, cattle, cropping and pigs. Whatever had to be done was done by us girls with Mum, helping Dad.”
She knows the challenges of work on the land – the weather, the prices at market, the distance from city health and communication services.
She attended a small one teacher school, Eunonyhareenyha.
“There were more letters
in the name of the school than there were students,” she said.
“I walked to school every day about 2.5 km each way, rain hail or shine.
“There were no school drop-o s or pick-ups.”
Barbara went on to high school and then worked in a pathology laboratory but was forced to leave when she married and became pregnant.
When she tells her grandchildren this, they nd it hard to comprehend.
As a married woman, Barbara again lived and worked on a sheep and cattle farm in Wagga.
She was very active in a wide range of voluntary community activities, including producing theatre restaurants, picnic races without horses.
She attributes her resilience to her rural and community background.
“On the land, responsibility falls on you every day,” she said.
“If something happens, it’s you who has to x it. It builds resilience and we see that in regional and rural communities.”
These days Barbara lives with her husband Peter on a small semi-rural 60-hec-
tare property in Wallaroo. They named it Terroux.
Since moving there in 2005, they have planted more than 12,000 trees and regenerated degraded grazing country into a collection of green spaces, plantations and formal gardens.
They regularly hold open gardens and charity fundraising events which also support local, national and sometimes international performing artists – singers, dancers and musicians.
They have also hosted writers for residencies.
Since Barbara announced her candidacy in December 2024 in her birthplace of Wagga, she and her husband Peter have been travelling around the electorate in their caravan meeting as many people as they can and listening to the concerns of the residents.
They have visited Crookwell, Binda, Laggan, Taralga, Cowra, Cootamundra, Young, Wombat, Junee, Talbingo, Khancoban, Tumbarumba and Tumut.
There they have met businesspeople, parents, grandparents, young people, local media, local government representatives, members of a men’s sup-
community service workers.
In Young Barbara visited a number of small businesses such as S&AJs, Wilkies, La Chikky, and Sim.ple, and chatted with their owners.
She also visited JMR support services and spoke with John and some of the participants.
Barbara feels she has gained valuable perspectives from this huge variety of conversations.
She has found that people are very ready to speak with her and to express what their most pressing needs are.
Peoples’ concerns have varied from place to place, emphasising the diversity of the region and the need for proper representation at the Federal Government level.
Barbara’s long and close association with the region allows her to understand the range of views people express.
She is also able to make a constructive contribution because of her experiences as a regional resident as well as through her involvement with community organisations and projects.
She said that the key issues of health services both
childcare, educational and employment opportunities, especially for youth, internet and transport connections, affordable housing and the cost of living are what people most want to talk about.
There are also varying views about water and energy sustainability to consider.
If elected to Federal Parliament, Barbara said she is determined to raise these concerns and to press for action to improve the lives of the citizens in the Riverina electorate.
“For me it’s about equity and nding solutions that draw on the strength of the communities,” Barbara said.
“My professional work in youth justice has convinced me that people can bring about positive change both in their own lives and in the wellbeing of the community.”
Barbara is always keen to listen to locals.
She can be contacted by emailing: barbara@barbarabaikie.com.au, on Facebook and Instagram or by phone on 0459 061 879. Follow the campaign trail at https://barbarabaikie. com.au.
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Pheonix announced as Greens Riverina candidate
Riverina Greens are pleased to announce that a local young Greens member Pheonix Valxori has been preselected as their candidate for Riverina at the forthcoming federal election.
“Being selected as the Candidate to represent the Greens in the Riverina is an incredible honour,” Pheonix said.
“I am thankful my fellow members have such trust in me. I am excited to represent my party moving forward.
“The Albanese Government has done little to build faith in it and has held policy back as an ‘election promise’ when they’ve previously demonstrated they do not stick to their promises.
“And Dutton’s liberal has actively decided to target Australia’s working class and indigenous communities.
“Neither has done anything to prevent the growing problem of Climate Change.
“The Greens are the only party who aims to help improve Australian’s quality of life, protect the environment and commit to climate action.”
Over the months leading up to the federal election Pheonix will detail all the Austral-
ian Greens policies through media announcements, public forums, social media, street stalls and letterboxing.
Pheonix grew up in Wagga Wagga and went to Mount Austin High School.
Phoenix is a young queer disabled person who has seen rsthand the failings of our current member and government.
“I’ve seen people go to hospital with scurvy because they can’t a ord a doctor let alone the proper nutrition,” Pheonix said.
“Our current member has le the regional hubs to fend for themselves, it is thanks to this we’ve seen a decline in the amount of support for those with nancial hardship or a lack of housing. It is only through a member committed to helping those in need that the Riverina will thrive.”
Pheonix is an active member in the community who is committed to helping its members.
They’ve previously done volunteer work at the Wagga Mardi Gras.
Yvonne
at S&Ajs during Barbara’s visit to Young last month.
RIGHT: Pheonix Valxori is running for the Greens in the next Federal election. PHOTO: Supplied.
YOUR COUNCIL - YOUR NEWS
HILLTOPS COUNCIL
PLANNED COUNCIL WORKS
ROADWORKS
Gravel Re-sheeting
• Bibaringa Road
• Darbys Falls
• Rugby Road
Sealed Road Repairs
Apps Lane
• Moppity Road
• Scenic Road
• Tubbul Road
• Young Town Streets
Construction Projects
• Intersections Swamp Road/Murringo Road (Tra ic will be interrupted on Tuesday 11/02/2025 to 14/02/2025)
• Murringo Road (Bridge at Murringo General Cemetery)
• Thornhill Street commencing 17/02
– 24/02/2025
Road Maintenance Council Contract
• Ongoing routine maintenance works on all state roads.
Open Spaces
PESTICIDE & HERBICIDE USE NOTIFICATION
UNTIL WEEK ENDING THURSDAY 20/02/2025 is available on Council’s website at https://www.hilltops.nsw.gov.au/council/council-works-and-road-closures
Thursday 13/02/2025 to Thursday 20/02/2025 The following planned works are underway in the Hilltops Council area:
• Soccer fields
Mowing Ovals/ Maintenance
• Alfred Oval Cranfield Oval Cullen Oval Doolan Oval
• Gus Smith Oval
• Hall Bros Oval
• McLean Oval
• Recreation Oval
• Sawpit Gully Oval
Mowing/Maintenance Parks
Anderson Park Captain Cook Weir
• Coddington Park
• Newson Park
• Rintoul Park
• River Walk
• Tresillian Park
Line Marking Cricket Pitches / Ovals
Athletics tracks Cricket pitch preparation
DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS
Application No: DA2024/0202
Applicant: HILLTOPS COUNCIL
Property: Lot 1 DP 529181, Lot 2149 DP 754611, Lot 446 DP 754611, Lot 2237 DP 754611 - 145 Thornhill St YOUNG NSW 2594
Proposal: Young Lawn Cemetery Extension
Exhibition Dates: 23 January 2025 to 20 February 2025
Submissions Close: Prior to close of business 20 February 2025
The application will be considered under Part 4 of the Environmental Planning & Assessment Act, 1979 The application is not integrated development or
• Touch Football fields
CBD Works
• Bins checked / rubbish picked up
• CBD Boorowa, Harden and Young Cleaning public toilets
• Garden maintenance / town parks
• Playground inspections / maintenance
Cemeteries
• Lawn Cemetery Boorowa/Young / Harden Maintenance Monumental Cemeteries
Irrigation
• All Ovals/Parks/CemeteriesBoorowa/Harden/Young
Maintenance / Street Trees
• Tree pruning / removal - Harden/ Boorowa/Young
designated development. Hilltops Council is the consent authority for this application.
In accordance with the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979, Development Applications and documents accompanying the applications may be viewed during the exhibition period on Council’s website: www.hilltops.nsw. gov.au
Any persons may make written submissions on the applications. All submissions may be published in Council’s business papers and viewed by other
Rest areas
• Bins emptied
Rest areas maintenance
• Services cleaned Spraying
• Blackberries spraying
• General weed spraying Roadside spraying
Town Entrances/ Rural villages/Town Streets
• Reserves / parks - non-irrigated areas
Town Entrances
• Town streets - pruning
• Villages
Water Supply & Sewerage Works
• General operation, routine maintenance and inspection of treatment plants and reservoirs Hydrant maintenance throughout towns including stop valves New sewer connections
persons with an interest in the applications. If your comments are an objection, then the grounds of the objection must be specified.
Persons lodging submissions are required to declare reportable political donations (including donations of or more than $1,000) made in the previous two years and up until the determination of the development. For more details including a disclosure form, go to www.hilltops.nsw.gov.au
Submissions on the proposal must be lodged in writing with Council prior to the close of business
PUBLIC NOTICES
SEEKING EXPRESSIONS OF INTERESTHILLTOPS DELEGATES TO THE NSW SOUTHERN REGIONAL PLANNING PANEL (SRPP)
Hilltops Council is seeking Expressions of Interest from applicants with a diverse background and a broad range of skills and experience to be the Council Appointed members on the NSW Southern Regional Planning Panel (SRPP). Skills and experience of applicants for the EOI include the areas of planning; architecture; heritage; the environment; urban design; land economics; or law.
Council is looking to appoint four (4) alternating members. Membership on the SRPP is for a period of up to 3 years.
SUBMISSIONS
Please submit your completed application with a response to each of the below criteria via email to mail@hilltops.nsw.gov.au. The selection criteria for Council members includes:
• senior level experience in dealing with multiple stakeholders;
• high level communication skills; capability to drive high profile outcomes in a credible and authoritative manner;
• high level analytical skills;
• and knowledge of the assessment of complex development and planning matters.
At least one of the two Council nominees must have a high level of expertise in one or more of the following fields: e planning; architecture; the environment; urban design; land economics; tra ic and transport; law; engineering; or tourism.
Council will require a statutory declaration to be signed stating nominees are not property developers or real estate agents, as required by section 2.13 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979.
Probity checks will also be undertaken and will include a bankruptcy record check and National Police Check.
In addition to the above, applicants must demonstrate a sound knowledge of the Planning Panel process and their ability to adhere to the Code of Conduct and Operational Procedures. Payment will be in accordance with the NSW Government’s guidelines.
For more information, go to https://www.hilltops.nsw.gov.au/council/have-your-say/ Applications must be lodged no later than 5pm on Friday 28 February 2025. If you should have any queries regarding the
• New water service connections
Routine plumbing maintenance in Council owned buildings
• Routine operations and maintenance
Routine water quality testing and monitoring
• Water main replacement and service line connections - Thornhill Street Water meter reading
Planned works are subject to change due to Council resources, sta ing availability, shi ing priorities and weather conditions.
Speed restrictions will be in place and minor delays may be experienced. Road users should reduce their speed and exercise caution when travelling through roadwork sites.
Motorists are advised that Roadwork Speed Limits are enforceable by the NSW Police.
PLEASE DIRECT ANY ENQUIRIES TO CUSTOMER SERVICES ON 1300 445 586.
on submission close date stated above, in the following manner:
- by NSW Planning Portal: www.planningportal.nsw.gov.au; or
- By email: submissions@hilltops.nsw.gov.au; or
- By post: Locked Bag No. 5, Young NSW 2594.
Submissions may be published in Council’s business papers and viewed by other persons with an interest in the application. All submissions will be made public in accordance with Schedule 1 of the Government Information (Public Access) Regulation 2018.
Expression of Interest please contact Jaime Dyhrberg, Director Planning, via mail@hilltops.nsw.gov.au or on 1300 445 586.
SEEKING EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST –PROVISION OF BUILDING SERVICES FOR JUGIONG MEMORIAL HALL BATHROOM RENOVATIONS
Hilltops Council is seeking Expressions of Interest from licensed builders to complete renovations to the bathrooms at the Jugiong Memorial Hall.
Works will include, but are not limited to, renovations to the existing Shower Room, Male Bathroom and Female Bathroom, Electrical Upgrade and Painting.
If you are interested in more information, and wish to provide a quote, please email mail@hilltops.nsw.gov.au with your expression of interest.
COMMUNITY CONSULTATION ON IMPROVEMENTS TO WASTE SERVICES
Council is seeking feedback from residents, businesses, and stakeholders on the proposed charges and service level options to achieve environmental compliance goals and financial sustainability.
Building on the success of community consultation workshops held in early 2023, Council will be engaging in additional community consultation to provide information and receive feedback on the identified options to improve waste services.
The consultation approach will include:
1. Community consultation workshops to take place across Hilltops from Thursday 13 February 2025 to Thursday 6 March 2025, to collect more qualitative data and gauge the di erent priorities of di erent communities.
2. An online waste management survey will open from Monday 17 February 2025 to Sunday 16 March 2025 for those who are unable to attend a consultation session and to collect statistical data on customer attitudes to proposed charges and waste management options.
3. Written submissions are invited for any feedback which does not fit in to either of the above consultation options.
For more information, workshop schedule and access to the online waste management survey (available from Monday 17 February 2025 to Sunday 16 March 2025), go to https://www. hilltops.nsw.gov.au/council/have-your-say/
Black Dog Ride is back for 2025
The Black Dog Ride one dayer is returning to Young in 2025 to raise awareness of suicide and depression, however, there will be an added stop on the annual trek across the region.
This year a veteran will be shaving their hair at the Stockinbingal Bowling Club as part of the event.
The annual event will start at the Young Railway Station with registration from 7am before the brie ng at 9am with stands up at 9.30am.
Organiser Robert ‘Tex’ Quigg is hoping to have guest speakers as well as a welcome to country by Charles Thompson from Cowra.
From Young the group will head to the Terminus Hotel in Temora with stands up again at 11.30am for the ride to Stockinbingal.
There will be ra es and plenty happening over lunch before a veteran gets a shave.
Stands up at 2.30pm before the trek to Wallendbeen with stands up at 3.20pm with the ride to nish at the Commercial Hotel in Young where the
The Black Dog Ride One Dayer will be held again this year on March 16.
last of the ra es. Times are only a guide.
“This is not a race, it’s more about enjoying the ride and starting some conversation,”
Tex said.
“Lunch is at the Stockin-
Boorowa Business Chamber kicks off 2025
The year is already in full swing, and with February well underway, the Boorowa Business Chamber is gearing up for its rst Business over Breakfast (BoB) event of 2025.
Set for Wednesday, February 12, from 7.30am to 8.30am at Holly’s on Pudman Street, this gathering promises to be an engaging and insightful morning for local business owners and community members alike.
This month’s guest speaker is Sharon Smithers, owner of Bees To Honey Marketing and the creative force behind Hilltops Connect.
Sharon will share her insights into the power of collaboration as a key marketing tool for the region.
Having spearheaded the successful Hilltops O The Beaten Track Arts and Cultural Trail, she has witnessed rsthand how local businesses supporting the arts community has led to signicant bene ts for all involved.
Sharon sees local businesses as more than just providers of goods and services; they are the heart of the community, o ering vibrant gathering spaces that foster strong connections and shape the unique character of our towns.
Without them, Boorowa and the broader Hilltops region risk losing their distinctive charm and resilience.
Her presentation will explore how businesses that are already thriving can support those facing challenges, ultimately strengthening the local economy.
As individuals, choosing to shop locally is an investment in the future of the community.
As business owners, taking that commitment a step further through collaboration and mutual support can have an even greater impact.
The Boorowa Business Chamber invites all interested business owners and community members to join this important conversation and be part of the movement to keep Boorowa and the Hilltops region strong and prosperous.
To RSVP, contact Kim at 0412 622 249, send an email, or simply come along on the morning - we’d love to see you there!
BOOROWA BUSINESS CHAMBER
bingal Bowling Club as a great young fella has decided that he wants to help.
“Check out his Facebook group called Shave A Vet.”
The veteran, Dale Morton, is Milvale local who served
the country and is hoping to raise awareness and funds as part of the annual event.
“I am a veteran who served in Timor Leste in 2006 and Afghanistan in 2008,” Dale said.
“Today I su er from severe PTSD and somedays it’s hard, but I have ways with coping.”
Dale enjoys working for Yarran AG, riding his Harley, working with horses and relaxing while camping.
“I’m trying to raise funds for Black Dog Ride so more of the word can get out there, that no matter how hard life hits you, you don’t have to take your own life,” Dale said.
Tex said the Black Dog Ride was more than happy to join forces with Dale to achieve his goal.
“The Young Black Dog Ride has decided to jump in and help this bloke, so I will have a ride set out, but lunch at the Stockinbingal Bowling Club will be a little longer than the usual stop as Dale has a few things to get through, then we will complete the ride back to Young and nish at the Commercial Hotel,” Tex said.
“So if you see a tin out and around the area, please help Dale out.”
Everyone is welcome to get involved with the ride, if they have a bike or not.
“Even if you don’t ride and wish to come along, please feel free to follow us in cars,” Tex said. “It’s a great day and plenty of conversations.
“So please save the date.”
Locals warned after Ross River Fever and JEV detected in MLHD
Communities across the Murrumbidgee region are urged to take precautions against mosquito bites and to get vaccinated against Japanese encephalitis following recent detections of Ross River virus and Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV).
Murrumbidgee Local Health District Public Health Director, Alison Nikitas said Ross River virus was detected in mosquito samples collected at Wagga Wagga on 28 January 2025.
This follows a detection of Ross River virus in Albury on 20 January 2025 and detections of the virus in Gri th on 21 January 2025 and 21 December 2024.
NSW Health undertakes mosquito surveillance across the state from November to April each year, which provides important information about when mosquito-borne disease risk is elevated.
It also follows noti cation from the NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development of JEV detection in pigs in the region and other parts of NSW, indicating widespread risk.
“It is very important for the community to be aware of the risks and to take precautions against mosquito bites,” Ms Nikitas said.
“Avoiding mosquito bites will protect against mosquito-borne infections such as Ross River virus, Murray Valley encephalitis, Japanese encephalitis, and Barmah Forest virus.
“While there is an e ective vaccine against Japanese encephalitis, there is no vaccination or speci c treatment for the Ross River virus and the best way to prevent infection is to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes, which are most active at dusk and dawn.”
Ms Nikitas said these mosquito-borne viruses are spread to humans by infected mosquitoes, not from person to person.
“For Ross River virus only a small proportion of people infected with the virus will have any symptoms, which include fever, chills, headache, muscle and joint pain, sti ness and swelling, rash on the body, arms or legs and tiredness or weakness,” Ms Nikitas said.
“Most people will make a full recovery a er a few weeks. Others may have symptoms such as joint pain and tiredness for many months.”
Like Ross River virus, Japanese encephalitis (JE) is spread by mosquitoes, not from person to person or from contact with pigs or pork.
A JEV vaccine is available through local General Practitioners (GPs), Aboriginal health services and pharmacists. Information on eligibility for a free JE vaccine is available on the NSW Health website.
People who meet the above criteria should make an appointment ahead of time and let them know it is for the JE vaccine. These providers may require a few days’ notice so they can order the vaccine. There have been no con rmed human cases of JE acquired in NSW since October 2022, although cases have been reported in Victoria and Queensland this year.
People are encouraged to take actions to prevent mosquito bites and reduce the risk of acquiring a mosquito-borne virus by:
· Applying mosquito repellent to exposed skin. Use repellents that contain DEET, picaridin, or oil of lemon eucalyptus. Check the label for reapplication times
· Wearing light, loose- tting long-sleeve shirts, long pants and covered footwear and socks
· Avoiding going outdoors during peak mosquito times, especially dawn and dusk
· Using insecticide sprays, vapour dispensing units and mosquito coils to repel mosquitoes (mosquito coils should only be used outdoors in well-ventilated areas)
· Covering windows and doors with insect screens and checking there are no gaps
· Removing items that may collect water such as old tyres and empty pots from around your home to reduce the places where mosquitoes can breed
· Using repellents that are safe for children. Most skin repellents are safe for use on children aged three months and older. Always check the label for instructions
· Protecting infants aged less than three months by using an infant carrier draped with mosquito netting, secured along the edges
· While camping, use a tent that has y screens to prevent mosquitoes entering or sleep under a mosquito net MURRUMBIDGEE LOCAL HEALTH DISTRICT
Reports of 150mm in around an hour
Despite the Bureau of Meteorology recording only 24.8mm in the hour between 7am and 8am on Monday morning, locals in Boorowa and Harden Murrumburrah have reported they had recorded around 150mm of rain in conjunction with the hail and wind that caused destruction across the area.
Harden and Boorowa were the worst hit in the region having the trifecta of hail, wind and rain, where as Young had rain, very light hail and strong winds, however the BoM station at the airport only recorded wind gusts up to 19km/h. Locals who
were out and about during the early morning storm experienced gusts a lot stronger than the recorded speeds.
Looking at the remainder of the week and into next week the forecast is:
Thursday - partly cloudy 21-30.
Friday - thunderstorms 17-24.
Saturday - partly cloudy 10-22.
Sunday - sunny 10-20.
Monday - mostly sunny 12-23.
Tuesday - sunny 13-25.
Wednesday - sunny 14-26.
Thursday - sunny 16-27.
Friday - sunny 17-30.
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NSW Health announce Young will take over for Coota pathology
NSW Health announced on Monday that Cootamundra will not experience any change to its hospital and community pathology collection with the work to be transitioned to pathology services in Young.
According to NSW Health those who currently work at the Cootamundra pathology facility will be o ered positions at Young as it will be expanded.
“The Cootamundra community will not experience any change to its hospital and community pathology collection services when laboratory work is transitioned to an expanded laboratory service in Young during the coming months,” a NSW Health spokesperson said.
“All sta currently working in the Cootamundra laboratory will be o ered roles in Young.”
As part of the expansion of the Young facility NSW Health has announced extended opening hours.
“The expanded Young laboratory will have extended operating hours into the weekends to meet clinical demand and minimise callbacks when sta undertake urgent testing a er hours,” the spokesperson said.
“Currently the majority of
samples taken in Cootamun dra require transfer to Syd ney or Wagga for testing.
“This expansion of servic es will allow for the oppor tunity for more testing to be undertaken within the local region at the Young labora tory.”
NSW Health Pathology will be working with Murrum bidgee Local Health District to ensure the transtition of services will have no impact on services at the Cootamun dra Health Service, including maternity and surgical ser vices.
“The transition will pro vide new technology, faster testing and a range of ben e ts for Cootamundra Health Service’s emergency depart ment,” the spokesperson said.
According to NSW the bene ts will include enhanced point of care testing capabilities at Cootamundra for urgent, on-site testing, including new full blood count technology; increased courier runs between Coota and the expanded Young lab to support same day testing and ensuring emergency blood products and blood transfusion services remain available locally for emergency responses and services like the ED, maternity and surgery.
NSW Health Pathology
Chief Execuitive Vanessa Janissen said the decision was made by NSW Health following discussions between the teams at Cootamundra and Young as well as other local stakeholders.
“We have consulted with local clinical teams, hospital and pathology sta , the local health advisory committee and community leaders over several months,” Ms Janissen said.
“A er careful delibera-
tion, we have determined a regional networked service model and enhanced local point of care testing is the best way forward to ensure the people of Cootamundra have improved access to the highest quality care.
Ms Janissen reiteraited there would be no changes to the care of locals.
“I want to reassure the community the decision will help ensure Cootamundra continues to have access to the most advanced testing
and laboratory services,” she said.
“Local residents will not experience any change to the care they receive.
“They will still be able to access pathology collection services in Cootamundra and our laboratory sta will provide high quality, accurate and reliable pathology testing at an expanded laboratory service in Young.”
Ms Janissen said they are working hard to ensure the current sta are supported throughout the transition.
“We value our dedicated and skilled laboratory sta at Cootamundra and Young and we will work with each sta member regarding their individual circumstances to ensure they are fully supported during this transition over the coming months,” she said.
Ahead of the announcement made on Monday the Health Services Union announced pathology sta at the Young Hospital will stage a full day stop work action on February 26 in response to the announced closure of the Coota lab.
“This is not a decision our members have taken lightly, but the closure of Cootamundra’s pathology lab will create a devastating ripple e ect across our regional healthcare system.
“The disruption from our one day action pales in comparison to the permanent damage this closure will inict on healthcare delivery in our region.”
According to the HSU the Young lab is already operating at full capacity.
“Young’s lab already refers complex cases to Wagga,” Mr Hayes said.
“Adding Cootamundra’s workload to this system will create dangerous delays in diagnostic testing and compromise patient care across the entire region.”
At the time of going to print there was no word from the HSU on if the stop-work action would still be going ahead.
“The stop work action will proceed unless the NSW Government agrees to reverse its decision and maintain the Cootamundra Pathology Lab’s operations,” Mr Hayes said.
“All sta members at the Young Pathology Lab are expected to participate in the industrial action, marking an escalation in the ongoing dispute over pathology services in the Murrumbidgee region,” Health Services Union secretary Gerard Hayes said.
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6.00 Morning Programs. 7.00 Weekend Today. 10.00 For The Love Of Pets. 11.00 World’s Greatest Myths And Mysteries. 12.00 Fishing Australia. 12.40 Bondi Vet. 1.40 MOVIE: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. (1988) 4.00 David Attenborough’s Green Planet. 5.00 9News First At Five. 5.30 RBT. 6.00 9News Sunday. 7.00 Married At First Sight. 8.30 60 Minutes. 9.30 9News Late. 10.00 See No Evil. 11.00 The First 48. 11.50 Late Programs.
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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE CROSSWORD
1 Shakespeare’s Macbeth was known as the thane of ... (6)
8 What is a liquid preparation of the colour and consistency of milk (8)
9 Name the second-largest country in the world (6)
10 Decimal currency commenced on the 14th of which month in 1966 (8)
11 Name the capital of the Republic of the Philippines (6)
13 What are reconditioned worn motor-vehicle tyres (8)
16 Which language is spoken in Beijing (8)
19 Name the capital of the Campania region of Italy (6)
22 What is a flight of steps (8)
24 To be stately, majestic or grand, is to be what (6)
25 Who, colloquially, keeps watch during a two-up game (8)
26 To tidy up, is to do what (6)
DOWN
2 Name the sacred city of Tibetan Buddhism (5)
3 Name a popular winter beach resort in Florida (5)
4 What is an alternative term for a sailor (8)
5 What is an electric light globe known as (4)
6 To be sagacious, is to be what (6)
7 Which zone lies between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn (6)
12 Name a part of speech (4)
14 Which English poet voiced the moral concerns of the Victorian age (8)
15 Who was slain by his brother, Cain (4)
17 Which person writes novels, poems, essays, etc (6)
E-QUATIONS
18 When one imbibes, one does what (6)
Letters have a number value
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
20 Name a former Australian territory in south-eastern New Guinea (5)
21 What is the nest of an eagle or a hawk (5)
23 Which unit of power is defined as one joule per second (4)
Find the following words in the grid. They may be read in any direction, even diagonally. Some letters are used more than once.
SEITY
(a) In the psalms, a Hebrew word meaning pause (b) Personal identity (c) Feudal lordship
2 UNCIAL
(a) Of one mind (b) Offensively suave and smug (c) Pertaining to an inch
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:
Artful craft (7)
Community Liaison Service (3)
Cultivated soil (5) Defeats (5) In good health (3) Of sound (5) Pit in macula (5) Short novel (7) Tree (3) Weep (3)
Solve the crossword. Each answer has four letters.
Hilltops Councillor Column
Monday morning brought a severe storm through the Hilltops, with the Harden area bearing the brunt of its impact, resulting in extensive damage.
Upon receiving reports of the damage, I visited Harden and was deeply impacted by what I saw and the impact on our community. Buildings, homes, roads, businesses, public facilities, sporting grounds, the medical centre and more, have all been affected.
I extend my thanks to Member for Cootamundra, Steph Cooke, who was
present in Harden and has briefed NSW Emergency Services Minister Jihad Dib. The Minister has relayed his support for our community and Council during this challenging time.
I commend Council sta for their huge e orts in the clean-up operation.
They cleared an impressive 12 truckloads of hail from Neill Street, a massive task in itself.
Additionally, I express gratitude to our local rst responders, emergency services, and volunteers who are leading the ongoing clean-up
e orts on the ground.
Council is actively assessing the damage and prioritising repairs with public safety as our main concern.
Unfortunately, the Council o ce in Harden sustained signi cant damage and is temporarily closed.
We are working to establish a temporary customer service o ce at the Harden Library.
In the meantime, our ofces in Boorowa and Young remain open, and Council’s phone lines are operational.
Residents of Harden can dispose of storm debris free
of charge at the Harden Waste Facility on Araluen Road, Murrumburrah.
Council extended the opening days to include yesterday, and today 9am to 3.30pm, then normal operating hours of Wednesday and Friday 9am to 3.30pm and Sunday from 9am to 4pm.
I encourage landholders with property damage to visit the NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) website to complete a natural disaster damage assessment. These assessments are crucial for planning recovery ef-
forts and allocating resources e ectively.
You can access the survey at www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/damagesurvey on your phone or computer.
DPIRD can view survey information in real time and results are used to determine the area a natural disaster, the value of damage to primary producers, and where and what assistance or resources may be needed.
Stay safe and take care of yourselves and each other.
Mayor Brian Ingram
Alexander Aston’s Morabla Station
This photograph, in the Young Historical Museum’s collection, shows Alexander Aston making a dam on Morabla station in January 1927.
In constructing a dam, the ground was loosened by horse- or bullock-drawn ploughs and then the scoops, pulled by horses, would remove the soil to deepen the dam.
A er the required depth was reached, lime was usually spread over the surface and stock were encouraged to trample it in as a water-sealing method.
Morabla was located at Old Balabla, two miles from Weedallion Siding.
Alexander Aston was born in 1882, his birth registered at Wangaratta.
His father was Alfred Aston, a native of Sta ordshire, England, where his father was a landowner.
Alfred came to Victoria in the early 1870s and was successful as a miner.
He married Ballarat-born Alice Hannah Ewart in 1875 and they moved to Peechalba, near the border with NSW.
In about 1889, they selected land near Grenfell, calling their property Arramagong East, and built a splendid residence known as Aston House.
Alfred died in 1902, a er which the family moved to ‘Wendouree’.
Alexander married Louisa Isabella Diamond, cousin of Mr A. H. Grimm, late of Glen Esk, Bimbi, in 1912.
Their son Philip was born in 1913 and daughter Alene in 1915.
Aston attempted to enlist in the Australian Imperial Force during World War I but was rejected.
By November 1914, they were living at Morabla, when Louisa volunteered at the Patriotic Bazaar in Morangorell.
Aston ran sheep on Morabla for wool production, registering his brand in February 1917.
He also operated a sawmill. During the 1930s, with Bertie Bryce Gunning, he came third at the Bribbaree P.A.H. & I. Association’s crop competition with their Nabawa wheat crop.
In 1945, Aston and other farmers complained to the Young Pastures Protection Board that they were doing all they could to eradicate rabbits but were hampered by a lack of manpower, ‘water carting, hand-feeding of stock, and the extremely hard state of the ground due to the abnormally dry conditions’.
Aston also bred horses and won second prize for a blood mare at the Bribbaree Show in 1947.
On one occasion, while Aston was at his other property in Bowral, his daughter Alene took over ‘the steering wheel at “Morabla”, hitching up the tractor to the farm machinery’ to ‘work up the fallows’. She ‘showed a high standard of e ciency in carrying out an exacting work’.
Louisa died, aged 78, in the Young District Hospital on 28th August 1955.
Aston later married Lydia Anne Thompson (née Davies) in 1957.
They moved into the town of Young in 1963.
Alexander Aston died, aged 86, in the River View Rest Home, Cooranbong, on 29th January 1968.
Inland Rail Stockinbingal to Parkes update
Newly released gures from Inland Rail show that more than 550 people have worked on the Stockinbingal to Parkes (S2P) section of the project.
With the aim of nishing the Beveridge to Parkes section by the end of 2027, Inland Rail’s ongoing construction of S2P is creating jobs and driving economic growth in regional NSW communities.
Statistics dating to October 2024 show a total of 560 people have been working on S2P, including 56 women. This gure looks set to rise thanks to the Rail Readiness Course for young women, a partnership between Inland Rail and the Stars Foundation.
Delivered through First Nations training provider Yakka Training, the Rail Readiness course highlights the requirements for a career in rail and construction, offering young women a route towards employment in the industry.
Stars Foundation, whose
goal is to provide mentorship and support for young Abo riginal and Torres Strait Is lander girls and young wom en, stage the one-day courses at NSW schools, mirroring the activities undertaken by the Clontarf Foundation.
Statistics dating to Octo ber 2024 show a total of 560 people have been working on S2P, with 163 of those being local residents.
Local businesses on S2P have enjoyed a cash injection of more than $9.5 million, spent across 102 local busi nesses between July 2023 and October 2024.
First Nations business across Australia are contrib uting to the S2P project, sup plying more than $183,000 worth of services.
Of the 163 local workers, 28 are First Nations people, making up more than half of the 48 First Nations people who have worked on S2P.
The S2P section of Inland Rail includes sites at Daroobalgie, where a crossing loop is being completed; Wyndham Avenue, Forbes, where
the track under the road bridge has been lowered; the awning at Forbes Station is being trimmed by 300mm and the track is being slewed laterally by half a metre; and
sca olding was installed on the Lachlan River Bridge ahead of modi cations to increase vertical clearance on the bridge deck.
The Inland Rail Skills Academy has been creating pathways into the rail industry in partnership with recognised training providers, graduates of which have been working on S2P. Completing a Certicate II in Rail Infrastructure course through the Inland Rail Skills Academy gave the graduates the necessary skills to gain work with conMartinus Rail and start
Regional NSW communities will bene t further from Inland Rail construction in 2025 as construction begins in the Albury-to-Illabo and Illabo to Stockinbingal sec-
From July 2023 to October 2024, Inland Rail from Stockinbingal to Parkes:
• 560 people employed, of whom 48 are First Nations
• 163 local residents employed, of whom 28 are First Nations
• 56 women employed
• 39 tradespeople employed
• 102 local businesses engaged
• $9.58 million spent with local businesses
• $183,400 spent with First Nations businesses Australia-wide
“As Inland Rail progresses towards our goal of completing construction south of Narromine by 2027, there will be more and more opportunities for workers and businesses,” Stephen Jones, Inland Rail Executive Director Program Health, Safety, Environment & Sustainability, said.
“Inland Rail is committed to creating employment opportunities through the Inland Rail Skills Academy as well as for those who already possess the skills needed on the Stockinbingal to Parkes section, with a strong focus on local employment.
“This once-in-a-generation project not only brings bene ts Australia-wide, it is also providing ongoing opportunities and bene ts at a local level.”
GRAHAM SPRINGETT - INLAND RAIL
Karen Schamberger - Young Historical Society
The latest employment figures show Inland Rail has created jobs for 560 people on the project between Albury and Parkes.
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YOUNG NORTH PUBLIC SCHOOL P&C ASSOCIATION
Tuesday, 18th March 2025, at 6:30 PM School Sta Room, Admin Building All welcome.
SARGENT, Eileen Unita Jean Passed away 31st January, 2025. The family of the late Eileen, wish to extend our sincere thanks for your many condolences and support that we have received. Eileen would have been touched to know that you care.
Advertising Sales/Account Manager (Print & Digital)
Full-Time
Position
Who are we looking for?
Mid West Media’s Young office is looking for a driven and committed individual to join our advertising sales team, responsible for managing existing clients while growing your own sales for the Young Witness, Boorowa News and other group newspapers and special publications.
The ideal candidate will have:
• The capacity to see opportunities and market trends and a drive to achieve results to help our business grow
• Effective communication skills (verbal and written), enabling connection with a wide range of people across various industries
• The capability to sustain existing relationships and continuously build new ones
• An excellent work ethic and organisational skills (including maintaining current records in our company CRM program) enabling you to consistently meet deadlines and achieve your sales targets
• The ability to collaborate (including with your manager, sales colleagues, our editors and graphic designers) to ensure seamless execution of advertising campaigns
• A motor vehicle and a current driver’s licence
What are we offering?
A full-time position with an attractive remuneration package comprising a base salary, commission and employer superannuation contributions.
About Mid West Media
Mid West Media is an independent family-owned media company with community and farming newspapers in Central West and Hilltops region of NSW including the Young Witness, Boorowa News, Cowra Guardian, Canowindra News, Forbes Advocate,
Mid West Media is a division of North East Media which publishes over 25 newspapers across Central West and Southern NSW and North East Victoria.
How to apply
If you are self-motivated, results-orientated and looking for a challenge in the media environment, then please forward your resume and covering letter to: Courtney Gambrill Advertising Manager Mid West Media cgambrill@midwestmedia.com.au
Rain causes issues for Round 15
B Grade Round 15 results: Temora Bowling Club Tigers 7/167 defeated Cootamundra Ex Services Club Bulls 7/147 at Nixon Park Oval 1.
The Harden Hornets forfeited their game against the Junee Stallions.
The Grenfell Blues game against the Murringo Mavericks Cricket Club at Henry Lawson Oval in Grenfell was abandoned.
B Grade Round 16 draw:
Cootamundra Ex Services Club Bulls vs Murringo Mavericks Cricket Club at Nixon Park Oval 2, Temora. Junee Stallions vs Grenfell Blues at Burns Park, Junee. Harden Hornets vs Temora Bowling Club Tigers at Tim Doolan Oval, Harden.
LADDER
1 Junee 89 points
2 Grenfell Blues 77 points
3 Murringo Mavericks Cricket Club 69 points
4 Cootamundra Ex Services Club Bulls 65 points
5 Temora Bowling Club Tigers 60 points
6 Harden Hornets 59 points
Cootamundra Ex-Services Club Bulls Drive 6/112 at Albert Park in Cootamundra, with the Bin Chickens winning the toss and electing to bat.
Craig Wills got 65 runs, Javarn Hurcum got 12 runs, a private player got 10 runs,
Hurcum and a ll in each got 1 run.
With the Bin Chickens bowling, Craig Wills got 3 wickets, Javarn Hurcum and Jacob Dodge both got 2 runs and Declan Hurcum and Cole Bloor each got 1 run each.
Bribbaree Rams Cricket
Young, with Bribbaree winning the toss and electing to bowl.
Liam Miller got 3 wickets, Ryder Dovern and Ethan Miller both got 2 wickets each, Caleb Schiller, Jack Woods and Zabir Alam all got 1 wicket each.
With Bribbaree batting, Danile Dovern got 17 runs, Ryder Dovern got 14 runs, Liam Miller got 7 runs and Jack Woods got 6 run.
The Boorowa Big Bottles 2/62 vs Temora Shamrock Leprechauns 10/94 game ended up being abandoned on Saturday afternoon, however, the sides were able to get some play in ahead of it being called at Boorowa Sports Ground.
Boorowa Big Bottles batting came up against the Temora Shamrock Leprechauns, with Temora winning the toss and electing to bat.
With Boorowa bowling, Benjamin Klose got 4 wick-
ets, Oliver Miller got 3 wickets, Tim Gregory got 2 wickets and Justin Corkery got 1 wicket.
With Boorowa up to bat, James Green got 39 runs, Mark Birks for 12 runs, Benjamin Klose got 5 runs and Liam Birks got 3 runs.
C Grade Round 16 draw: Temora Exies Renegades vs Cootamundra Ex Services Club Bulls Drive at Nixon Park Oval 2 in Temora Criterion Bin Chickens vs Temora Shamrock Leprechauns at Gus Smith Oval in Young
Boorowa Big Bottles vs Bribbaree Rams Cricket Club at Boorowa Sports Ground in Boorowa
LADDER:
1 Criterion Bin Chickens 73 points
2 Bribbaree Rams Cricket Club 66 points
3 Temora Shamrock Leprechauns 65 points
4 Boorowa Big Bottles 58 points
5 Temora Exies Renegades 50 points
Juniors look forward to Round 12 this weekend
Under 11s Round 11 results:
The Jennings Mowers Warriors 131 came up against Boorowa Gold 170, with the War riors winning the toss and electing to bat.
Thomas Dunkling got 13 runs, Clancy Jenner and a private player both got 10 runs, Chester Davis and Banjo Jenner both got 8 runs, James Sinclair got 6 runs, An nika Davis got 3 runs and Shiven Jhunjhun wala got 2 runs.
With Boorowa Gold bowling, Archer Dowling got 4 wickets, Jacob Halls and Thomas Scott both got 2 wickets and Al e Shean got 1 wicket.
With Boorowa in bat, Jacob Halls got 27 runs, George Manion got 16 runs, Angus Burton Taylor got 15 runs, Lachlan Halls got 13 runs, Archer Dowling got 11 runs, Al e Shean got 5 runs, Thomas Scott and Rosie Scott got 3 runs each and Luke van Leewen got 2 runs.
with the Warriors bowling, a private player got 2 wickets, Annika Davis, Thom as Dunkling, Clancy Jenner and James Sin clair all got 1 wicket each.
Ray White Young Heat 119 and NXT Jour ney Sixers 104 came up against each other with the Sixers won the toss and elected to bat.
With the Heat in bat, Henry Simpson got 12 runs, a private player got 10 runs, Arthur Wright and Pixie Gibson both got 7 runs, Sybil Snodgrass got 6 runs, Levi Hol liday got 4 runs, Oscar Wright and Fredrick Simpson both got 1 run.
With the Sixers bowling, George Randall got 1 wicket.
With the Heat Bowling, Frederick Simp son and Oscar Wright both got 2 wickets and Levi Holliday got 1 wicket.
er Betts got 1 run.
The Gecko Sports Smashers 85 came up against the Dunk Insurance Hurricanes 119 with the Hurricanes winning the toss and electing to bowl.
With the Sports Smashers batting, Elliot Palmer got 9 runs, Charles Shipp got 8 runs, Theodore Flagg got 7 runs, Annabelle Carson got 3 runs, Will Markham got 2 runs and Lewis Palmer got 1 run.
Up to bowl, Annabelle Carson, Theodore Flagg, Harriet Markham and Elliot Palmer all got 1 wicket each.
The CATO Strikers 86 came up against the Harden Hornets with the strikers winning the toss and electing to bat.
With the Strikers batting, George Parkman got 11 runs, Robert Thackeray got 8 runs, Archie Parkman got 7 runs, Hugh
Findlay got 6 runs, Pippa Findlay and Zach Armstrong both got 5 runs, Jack Collins and Cooper Patterson both got 4 runs, Rhaegar Bloor got 2 runs.
With the Harden Hornets bowling, Harry Smith got 2 wickets.
The rest of the game was abandoned.
Boorowa Green had the bye.
UNDER 11s Round 12 Draw:
Harden Hornets vs Dunk Insurance Hurricanes at Murrumburrah Public School
Gecko Sports Smashers vs Ray White Heat at Young Public School
NXT Journey Sixers vs Boorowa Gold at Mitchell Park Oval 1, Cootamundra
Jennings Mowers Warriors vs Boorowa Green at Keith Cullen Oval, Young CATO Strikers have the bye
UNDER 13s Round 11 Results:
Young Vet Clinic Renegades 7/45 were defeated by the Harden Hornets 1/48 at Sawpit Gully Oval, Young.
The Renegades winning the toss and elected to bat.
With the Renegades batting, Harry Houston got 12 runs, Matilda Woodward got 5 runs, Oscare Mcrae, Scarlett Woods and Henry Parkman all got 3 runs and Tyler Pullen got 1 run.
With the Harden Hornets bowling Joshua Guy got 2 wickets, Andreas Macfarlane, Alec Weston, Ardy Abnett, and Fletcher Betts all got 1 wicket each
With the Hornets now up to bat, Alec Weston got 11 runs, Louis Abnett got 10 runs, Chase Peterson got 6 runs and Fletch-
With The Renegades bowling, Harry
The game between the Ariah Park Redbacks and the Nimbus Scorchers at Ariah Park Sports Ground was abandoned due to the weather as was the match between the Arthur Stacey Stars and Mawhoods Supa IGA Magpies at The Oval in Temora. Col Gerhard Colts had the bye.
UNDER 13s Round 12 Draw: Mawhoods Supa IGA Magpies vs Nimbus Scorchers at Clarke Oval, Cootamundra Young Vet Clinic Renegades vs Ariah Park Redbacks at Miller Henry Oval, Young Harden Hornets vs Col Gerhard Colts at Arthur Stacey Stars had the bye.
UNDER 16s Round 11 Results:
The game between the Ariah Park Redbacks and the Temora Scorchers at Nixon Park Oval 2 was abandoned with the Tumut Gundagai 0/119 defeated the Cootamundra Golf and Sports Club Kookaburras 10/114 at Albert Park in Cootamundra.
The Amber Blythe Breakers 8/79 came up against the Watson Toyota Cruisers 7/123 at Cran eld Oval, Young, with the Cruisers winning the toss and electing to bat.
With the Cruisers batting, Aidan Mesa got 31 runs, Zabir Alam got 29 runs, Jack Shea got 21 runs, Lachlan Davis got 7 runs, Brydie Davis got 5 runs, Liam Payne got 3 runs, Braith Anderson got 2 runs and Nich-
With the Amber Blythe Breakers bowling, Beau Bourlet and Kiana Dovern got 2 runs, Jayden Duggan, a ll in and Ryder Dovern all got 1 wicket.
With the Breakers in bat, a ll-in got 20 runs, Addison Dovern got 16 runs, Beau Bourlet got 12 runs, Ryder Dovern and a ll-in both got 8 runs, Jayden Duggan got 4 runs, Kiana Dovern got 2 runs and Rory McRae got 1 run.
With the Cruisers bowling, Liam Payne and Zabir Alam both got 2 wickets, Nicholas Mcraye, Brydie Davis and Jack Shea all got 1 run each.
UNDER 16s Round 12 Draw:
Cootamundra Golf and Sports Club Kookaburras vs Temora Scorchers at Nixon Park Oval 2, Temora. Watson Toyota Cruisers vs Ariah Park Redbacks at Cran eld Oval, Young. Tumut Gundagai vs Amber Blythe Breakers at Stan Crowe Oval, Gundagai.
First pennant games played for the year
The weekend saw the rst games played in our area for the 2024–25 season of Open Pennants.
The highest level of competition in which our club is involved comprises Young (Grade 2), Temora B&R (Grade 3), Tumut (Grade 4) and Temora Ex–Services (Grade 4).
On Saturday Young were opposed to Temora B&R and achieved a clear–cut 68 shots to 46 win.
In the individual games (skips names only) David Quigley defeated Bruce Lack 21–15, Damien Miller defeated Bill Spletter 26–7 and Brian Madden lost to Trevor Firman 21–24.
This gave Young 9 of the 10 points for the match.
There were two matches
played at Young on Sunday morning.
Young’s Grade 6 side defeated Boorowa Ex–Services Grade 5 side 58 shots to 54.
Glen Benson lost to Robert Styles 12–19, Graeme Edgerton defeated Shane Foote 26–12 and Cli Traynor lost to Chris Grimson 20–23.
The Young side earned 8 of the possible 10 points.
In Grade 7 Young were opposed to Boorowa Recreation. All three games were closely contested but Boorowa won all three to take the full 10 points.
Geo DeBritt lost to Danny Cassells 22–23, Mark Anderson lost to Russell George 18–23 and Denis Rosen lost to Philip Johnston 12–14.
The players are very appreciative of the club members,
Glen Benson, Darryle Miller, Damien Miller and Jono Watson, for their work at the barbecue.
The hot conditions on Thursday deterred most of our players and just one game of triples was played.
Tom Preston, Ray Martin and Glen Benson were the winners 26–19.
With the Grade 2 side playing on Saturday a ernoon and two Pennant sides due to play on Sunday morning there were just 8 starters for Saturday’s jackpot play.
Both games of pairs were cut short once the rain commenced.
In one game Harold Anderson and Les Fanning were leading 24–10 and in the other game Tom Preston and Cli Traynor were in front
19–10.
The draw for the Club Singles Championship has been completed and is on display on the notice board.
The teams for the second round of Pennants have been selected and are on display at the club. In addition text messages have been sent to all the players involved.
Thursday a ernoon saw 16 players taking part in quite pleasant conditions.
Joe Bargwanna and Tony Ruhl combined well to win their game 27-13 and this margin was big enough to give them the vouchers for the day.
Harold Anderson and Michael Webb also had a clear–cut win in their game with a winning score of 24–13.
Jim McQuade and Jono
Watson had a winning margin of 8 shots and the other winners were Tom Preston and Russell Boyd whose winning score was 21–18.
There were ve games on Saturday a ernoon with 22 players involved.
In the triples game the team of Harold Anderson, Aldo Malvicino and Joe Read recorded a 21–8 win.
The closest result for the day was a 16–15 win for Glen Phillips and Ivor Watkiss while at the other end of the scale Michael Webb and Brian Madden took out the vouchers with a winning score of 31–13.
The other winning teams and their scores were Allan Langford and John Cooper 26–16 and Ted Loader and Glen Benson 21–16.
Players are reminded that entries for the Club Singles Championship close on Sunday 9th February with the rst games to be scheduled for Saturday 22nd February. Check the notice board for entry details. Also on the notice board are the sides selected to represent the club in the rst round of Open Pennants with Grade 2 playing on Saturday 8th February and Grade 6 and Grade 7 to play on Sunday 9th February. The next Guy Pickering Charity Challenge competition will commence on the 19th and 20th of February. Team entries can be made by contacting the Bowling Club on 63821112 or the Services Club on 63821944.
CLIFF TRAYNOR
Croquet Club gets lit up over the weekend
Firstly, what a result from the member’s pro le published in the Young Witness/Harden Murrumburrah Express/Boorowa News. Young community and most of all Croquet NSW shared the post with over 200 likes and reactions and beautiful remarks and comments about the lady, herself, Edna.
Thank you to everyone for your response. It was a busy week within the club over the Tuesday night the business house competition kicked o with Tegra playing Douglas Douglas Transport were the winners, they
area.
On Thursday morning the lights were upgraded, a lot of money, so hope they are put to good use.
We must also give recognition to Peter Druitt, as well as being the club secretary and groundskeeper, he solely and wholly was responsible for having the lights upgraded, he even laboured for the electrician all day.
Come Sunday night, members tried out the new lights, all gave the seal of approval.
In one of the photos under the new lights is Pat McIllhatton, who is the longest playing member of the Young Croquet Club.
The Boorowa men’s golf club held their AGM on Monday, the 20th of January, and are pleased to announce the new Men’s Golf Committee for 2025.
Jason Stuart joins us as our new President.
Angus Clements joins us as our new Treasurer.
Greg Atkins returns to the position of Handicapper.
Graham Murray returns to the position of Team Captain.
Roger Mason returns to the position of Secretary and Mitch Cassells returns to the position of Vice-President.
Congratulations to all.
We would like to thank retiring committee members Danny Cassells and Roger Green for their hard work and commitment to the club
over the years.
We would also like to ac knowledge two of our un sung heroes.
Firstly, past President, Richard Halls who has for many years continued to give up his time to sit on top of the tractor and keep the course looking great.
Richard is slowing down a bit now but we want him to know that we appreciate his devotion to the club.
Secondly, we must sing the praises of Steve Pescud who has tirelessly maintained the greens in his spare time. He brings an expertise to the greenkeeping that we couldn’t a ord otherwise.
Congratulations and thanks to all mentioned.
BOOROWA GOLF CLUB
New committee for the Boorowa Golf Club
Young Croquet Club’s longest playing member, Pat McIllhatton enjoying the new lights on Sunday evening. Photo: Supplied.
Jason Stuart, Angus Clements, Greg Atkins, Graham Murray, Roger Mason and Mitch Cassells make up the new Boorowa Men’s Golf Club committee. PHOTO: Boorowa Golf Club.
Craig and Steve win 4BBB on Saturday
On Saturday the Men played a 4BBB sponsored by Greg Nolan, John Jones and Barry Martens.
The winners were Steve Smith and Craig Taylor with 47 points on a countback from Gary Anderson and Darce Whinam.
The Terry Brothers Carpet Court secret birdie hole was the 3rd and was won by Simon Murray on a card draw.
The Watson Toyota NTP on the 7th was won by Jim Brewster with 114cm and the 17th was won by Bernard Maloney with 147 cm.
The Pro Pin on the 7th was won by Jim Brewster and he receives a voucher for $72.
The Deluxe Blinds & Shutters NTP on the 13th was won by Craig Taylor with 136cm and the 16th was won by Daryl Brown with 334 cm.
The Deluxe Blinds and Shutters Eagles nest jackpot of $200 on the rst was not won.
The Ian Page Bricklaying card draw was won by Jody Hennock.
Balls went down to 42 points on a countback and there were 80 players.
Upcoming events:
Saturday 15th February is a 4BBB Stableford sponsored by Allan Moore, Grant Harding and Elegant Timber Shutters and Blinds.
Friday 21st February is the Triple 0 Emergency Services Day.
Saturday 22nd February is the Oliver Memorial Day 4BBB mixed and individual.
Saturday 1st March and
Sunday 2nd March are rounds 1 and 2 of the Terry Brothers Carpet Court 2025 Men’s Championships.
The Wednesday Medley was won by Adam Holmes with 43 points and he won 12 balls.
Runner up was Peter Arabin (9 balls) with 41 points from Mark McCormick (7 balls) with 40 points.
Fourth was Mark Shipp (5 balls) with 39 points from Bernard Maloney (3balls) with 37 points on a countback from Craig Watson (2 balls).
The Pro Pin on the 7th was won by Ryan Terry with 680cm and he receives a voucher for $36.
Balls went down to 33 points on a countback and
there were 62 players.
The Friday 18 hole medley was won by Kyle McGovern (5 balls) with 37 points on a countback from Trish Miller (4 balls).
Third was Zac Sell (3 balls) with 36 points from Grant Harding (2 balls) with 35 points.
There were 18 players and balls went down to 31 points on a countback.
Don Cruikshank won the 9 hole competition with 21 points from Bob Martin with 17 points.
The Kyle McGovern Electrical Sunday medley was won by Sam Langford with 39 points and he won 8 balls.
Runner up was Tom McKnight (6 balls) with 38 points and third was James French
(5 balls) with 37 points on a countback from Robert Bush (4 balls).
Grant Harding (3 Balls) had 36 points on a countback from Gary Anderson (2 balls).
Balls went down to 32 points and there were 42 players.
The Watson Toyota secret birdie hole $30 jackpot was shared by Cameron Jones, Sam Langford and Kyle McGovern.
The Pro Pin was won by Andrew Miller with 270 cm and he received a voucher.
The Social Club Sunday event was won by Casey Ashton with 48 nett.
Lloyd Foley was runner up with 50 nett and Tony Webb was third with 51 nett.
The Bradman event was won by Jacko Anderson and there were 27 players. At the Social Club AGM, Col Gilchrist was elected as President and Peter Arabin was elected as Vice President.
A big thanks to Julie Lillingston and Rosco for the time that they have put into help organise the Sunday Social Golf.
CRAIG WATSON
AGM coming up this weekend at Tipperary Golf Club
The Tipperary Golf Club will be holding its AGM on Sunday February 16 at 12 noon in the clubhouse.
Membership fees, $60 per year, are now due and must be paid before you can vote at the meeting.
New members are very welcome, we hold three competitions each week: Tuesday 9.30am start is a mixed competition, ladies and men, 9 holes for just $5 per person; Thursday 9am start, 18 holes, only $6 per person; Sunday 9am start, 18 holes, only $10 per person, prizes each day if there is enough players.
So come along and have a game we are sure you will enjoy the company of our friendly club, everyone is welcome, hope to see you soon.
To enquire please phone Barry on 6382 704
3/2/25 - Tuesday’s social 12 hole comp was won by Eva Lestrange with 33 nett, on a countback from Geo Nott.
John Gibbons came in the winner on Thursday with 53 nett, next best Max Hardman on 54 nett.
Max had a birdie gobble had a birdie gobble and Lindsay Sheather had one gobble. Sunday was the Monthly medal.
A Grade - Jake Searle 55 nett, runner up was Terry Casey 56 on a countback from Thadem Davies 56 on a countback from Thadem Davies 56.
B Grade - Rod Pratt 54 on a countback
from Geo Taylor 54.
Lindsay Sheather had one birdie gobble. Thadem and David Jasprizza had one gobble each. Lindsay one birdie and Jake Searle two.
Sponsor of the week was Young Electrical, Heating and Cooling.
The Club would like to thank all the sponsors, much appreciated for their help in keeping the club going.
Thank you also to the fellas for keeping the course in top condition.
10/02/25 - Tuesday’s social event went to Roger Miles with 33 nett, second was Terry Casey 36 nett.
Thursday’s stroke event was won by Terry Casey on 50 nett, next best was Geo Taylor. Terry had two birdies and Garry Cummins one.
Gobbles - Terry three, Garry and Lindsay Sheather one each.
Sunday was a ag event, the winner was Thadem Davies, David Jasprizza second, The least putts went to Lindsay Sheather with 23 putts on a countback from Thadem. Thadem had one birdie gobble and two gobbles.
Terry Casey, Geo Taylor and Thadem each had a birdie and David Jasprizza had two gobbles.
Sponsor of the week was Hamblin’s Amcal Pharmacy.
The Club’s 30th Anniversary is on April 5 and everyone is invited to attend.
Gail wins Saturday Summer Comp last weekend
On Wednesday 5th, the ladies played in the Medley Stableford. Best ladies scores on the day:
Noela Hardman 36 pts, Cathy Aiken 36 pts, Michele Blizzard 35 pts and Gail Hanigan 34 pts. Last Saturday the ladies played in the Summer Comp sponsored each week by Dorman’s Transport.
Winner: Gail Hanigan 38 pts
Runner-up: Chris Keevil 36 pts
Coming up – Programme change… Honor Oliver Memorial Mixed 4BBB and Individual Stableford has moved to February 22nd not February 15th.
This means the last game to be sponsored by Dorman Transport will be 15th February.
The Summer Competition best scores presentation, sponsored by Hilltops Vegetation Services, will be held on Saturday 1st March.
There have been some great scores over summer, so play your best ladies next Saturday!
PAMMIE MCCLOY
Number one in the world
Only just turning 16 at the end of January, Cooper Dabin is the current Under 18 number one in hammer throw a er a record breaking outing at the NSW Country Championships at the end of last month, all in all not a bad birthday present.
In some heavy rain and cooler than normal conditions Cooper beat the NSW Under 18 record by ve meters and that was a er going up in a weight category for the hammer with his best throw reaching 61.48m.
“It was very wet and windy and cold,” Cooper said.
Having trained in di erent conditions in preparation
for di erent weather at competitions, even Cooper said that the torrential rain at the Championships was something that you just had to ignore and throw the hammer.
“You’ve just got to go out there and have a go really and hope for the best,” he said.
The NSW Country Championships was Cooper’s third competition at the new weight, and though he knew he had been performing well with the new weight, his aim was to go out and do what he loves.
“I was just trying to better my PB,” Cooper said.
“I wasn’t focusing on win-
ning, I just wanted to improve on what I can do.”
Over the rst weekend of February Cooper was in Sydney where he threw 63.88m, improving once again on his already record breaking throw from last month.
Cooper’s father, Luke, was on the eld helping to pick up hammers a er they had been thrown and he said the rain was relentless.
Cooper’s mother, Sarah, and Cooper’s brother, Sam, who also competed at his rst NSW Country Championships, both watched and cheered Coop on from the dry warmth of the car, across from the eld.
The record breaking and winning throw by the local teen was his second throw.
Cooper’s success with the hammer has been noticed with him even getting a plug by The Daily Telegraph.
“Burrangong’s Cooper Dabin is another to watch for a er a great performance at the Australian All Schools Championships where he won the U16 hammer throw with a brilliant PB of 65.27m,”
The Telegraph wrote.
“At the NSW Country Championships the Temora Athletics Club star has graduated to a heavier hammer, moving from 4kg to 5kg to compete in the U18 hammer throw.”
Earlier in January Cooper started the year o strong having thrown a 5m personal best with the 5kg hammer, he has continued to go from strength to strength.
Cooper is training at home in Young and with his coach in Canowindra, where he travels three times a week.
Coming up for Coop is the ACT Championships at the end of February, the NSW Championships at the beginning of March and then Perth for the Australian Championships in April with plenty of smaller competitions in between.
Cooper will continue to train through winter, having hung
up his Junior Cherrypickers jersey, and is aiming to make it to compete in the Oceania Championships which will be held in Tonga in October this year and the Australian All Schools Championships later in the year.
With so much travel involved, local businesses are being invited to get on board and support Cooper and his endevour to eventually and hopefully compete at the Brisbane Olympics.
At this stage he is looking for support for his ights all over the countryside to compete. Please feel free to reach out to be put in touch with Cooper’s parents.
