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Local farmer Sophie Hansen receives her award from Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce and Member for Calare Andrew Gee at Canberra’s Parliament House last Friday night.

Local Farmer Wins Rural Women’s Award

Local farmer, author and food blogger Sophie Hansen has won the 2016 Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation Rural Women’s Award.

Mrs Hansen, who runs the Mandagery Creek Venison farm and kitchen just off the Cargo Road between Cargo and Orange, received her award from Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce in front of 300 industry leaders, parliamentarians and award alumnae, at a ceremony a Parliament House last Friday night.

Mrs Hansen is an entrepreneur who captures her own life on the land and teaches farmers how to connect Australians with fresh, locally-grown and seasonal food.

She was nominated as a finalist for the award by Member for Calare Andrew Gee on the back of the success of her project‘My Open Kitchen’- in February.

Each applicant of the award was required to submit work of a chosen project that aimed to drive regional primary industries.

‘My Open Kitchen’ is an online learning course assisting food producers to embrace the power of social media to share their food stories and connect with consumers, and as part of her award, Mrs Hansen received $10,000 to further develop her project.

She said her goal was to support Australian farmers to better source their produce.

“My ever-constant goal is to support and celebrate Australian farmers by encouraging consumers to seek out their produce as directly as possible, then cook and share it,” she said.

Mr Joyce said Mrs Hansen had “championed the beauty of life in country NSW” through her work.

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Value Adding To Agriculture In Central West NSW Report A recent study on agriculture in the Central West will be released next Tuesday.

‘Value Adding to Agriculture in Central West NSW’ will be launched by NSW Deputy Premier, The Hon. Troy Grant MP, on Tuesday 27 September, 11am, at ‘Agritechnology’, The Escort Way, Borenore.

The report, commissioned by the NSW Department of Industry, is the result of over six months’ work investigating trends and opportunities in value adding to agriculture in Central West NSW. The report relies heavily on individual case studies and the voice of agribusiness. Some key observations of the report include; • The Central West NSW is ideally placed to be an innovation hub for research and the application of biotechnology in agriculture.

• The majority of businesses actively trading in Central West NSW are in agriculture.

• Sixty five per cent of Central Western NSW agricultural production is currently exported in commodity form, and significant opportunities exist to value add.

• Central Western NSW is characterised by its broad diversity and quality of agricultural produce, such as the fact 6.4% of Australia’s apples were produced in Central West NSW in 2011, and 11.9% of Australia’s oats and grain were produced in the area in 2010.

• Agricultural business growth and value adding in the region is currently stunted by inadequate telecommunications.

There is an urgent need for robust, telecommunications capabilities in Central West NSW, specifically the rectification of black spots and NBN capacity, without which the agricultural sector will not grow domestically or compete internationally.

• Connectivity to the market is a key challenge for Central West NSW agriculture.

THUMBS UP THUMBS DOWN

THUMBS UP

To Mim Loomes on her book

‘Nyrang Creek Revisited’. Another local history book in the Canowindra Historical Society and Museum Inc. Collection.

A great read.

THUMBS DOWN To people who don’t use manners. The least you can do is say “hello” and “goodbye”.

THUMBS UP

To all the staff at Canowindra

Public School who have worked tirelessly to make the Wizard of Oz concert possible.

THUMBS DOWN

To people that drive 20 or more

kilometres per hour under the speed limit. It’s very frustrating when you get to work late as a result.

THUMBS UP

To Max Wensley and the Cowra

Eagles men’s soccer team on their grand final win over Lithgow in Bathurst last Sunday. They won in a penalty shoot out on a very wet and soggy field.

THUMBS UP

To Member for Calare Andrew

Gee for his great maiden speech at Parliament House last week.

Malicious or defamatory submissions will not be accepted. The opinions and views of readers submitting Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down are not necessarily the views of the staff and Management of The Canowindra Phoenix. To submit a Thumbs Up Thumbs Down email us at editor@canowindraphoenix.com.au or mail us at PO Box 251 Canowindra 2804.

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The Canowindra Phoenix has teamed up with local photography business Farmpix Photography to launch a spring photo competition running for the month of September.

All photos will be judged by Farmpix Photography with the winner receiving a 12”x 18” framed Farmpix photo valued at $150

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SNIPPETS...

QUESTION of the week mindful of not clashing with other events.

The members draw will still be held on Friday Night as normal.

The Belubula River floods onto the lane way behind Gaskill Street in Canowindra on Monday.

Canowindra floods yet again: The Belubula River at Canowindra flooded for the 12th recorded time this year last Sunday and Monday, with the river peaking at 5.32 metres at 10am on Monday. It fell just short of its highest point this year, which was 5.40 metres last month. While it didn’t reach the required 5.90 metres to close the John Grant Bridge, water still spilled onto the lane behind Gaskill Street, forcing more cars to park on the side of Gaskill Street.

The Cherry Tree Falls and Soldier Settlement bridges were closed.

Canowindra Services Club: The Canowindra Phoenix has received some comments in relation to the Canowindra RSL Club not running their meat tray raffles on Friday night due to the Canowindra Show.

The Canowindra RSL Club has made this decision, which has been in place for many years, due to the fact that it stands behind and supports the Canowindra Show with their one event for the year. This decision is made by the board of the Canowindra RSL Club and in a small community needs to be

Research Project comes to Cabonne: The University of Newcastle has been conducting a research project in the Cabonne Shire, in collaboration with the NSW Department of Primary Industries, investigating land use within rural zones. The research aims to understand how land holdings in rural zones are used and how they form part of rural practice. Researchers from the University have been in Cabonne since last Friday, and will finish this Friday. They have conducted interviews with research participants, however landholders are also being asked to complete an anonymous, online survey by going to https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/lurz.

What are your plans for the school holidays?

Hayden Welsh: I plan to work on and restore a car that I have.

Sheep to run at Boorowa Irish Woolfest: This year’s Boorowa Irish Woolfest will be taking place on the October long weekend, which is October 1-2, and the event is shaping up as one of the best yet. Sunday will be the main day of the event, with the highlight being the running of the sheep and the street parade. The NSW Trial Yard Dog Championships will be held for the first time in Boorowa across the Saturday and Sunday. Saturday will also see the popular ‘quick shear’ sheep shearing competition, the rodeo, Long Lazy Dinner, and a host of other events.

Running of the sheep at the Boorowa Irish Woolfest

Callan O’Dea: I’m looking forward to watching the AFL grand final and going to Sydney to see my family.

Kerrie O’Dea: I’m looking forward to having some time with my family and not being so rushed.

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FRIDAY 23rd September

Members Badge Draws

Charlie McCarron Car Collection auction is happening.

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Canowindra’s Massive October Long Weekend

Cabonne Council Councillor Michael Hayes with Member for Calare Andrew Gee at Parliament House in Canberra after Andrew’s inaugural speech.

Andrew Gee Delivers His Maiden Speech In Parliament House

New Member for Calare Andrew Gee delivered his maiden speech in Canberra last Wednesday flanked by his fellow party members, including Barnaby Joyce, the leader of the Nationals, Senator Fiona Nash, deputy leader of the Nationals, and Michael McCormack MP, who has taken over some of the previous Calare electorate and many other National Party members. Also present were many friends and family who Andrew has known for many years and who he thanked at the close of his speech. Locals to attend were representatives from Cabonne Council, Peter Carman from Cudal and Cheryl Newsom from Canowindra.

In a dedicated speech to the fantastic assets that Calare has, Andrew called for better education and health west of the Great Dividing Range.

Andrew said, “The ‘Great Divide’ was not only a physical one between the city and the country but, for many in the region, represents a divide of opportunity, representation and development and nowhere is that divide greater than in education.”

Andrew identified that the divide also exists in medical services, with people in the country having shorter lives than those in the cities.

“We have worse outcomes for diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, mental health and obesity. We die younger and that is the cold hard truth.”

Andrew went on to call for a new expressway over – or tunnel under – the Blue Mountains, which would open up the communities of the west. “If the money for an expressway cannot be found at present, the federal government needs to follow the lead of the New South Wales government in putting some serious funding down to help upgrade that road now.”

In a wide-ranging speech, Mr Gee called for incentives for manufacturing in the Central West through taxation concessions and a national, targeted manufacturing strategy, better export protocols to get agricultural products into Asian markets and federal assistance for water security projects in the west.

While many people decide to travel on the October long weekend, this is one weekend not to leave Canowindra. Canowindra is all set for what could be its biggest long weekend ever, with a host of events that are sure to keep everyone entertained.

The biggest event of the weekend will be the highly anticipated Charlie McCarron auction at Canowindra Motors. Mr McCarron is the long time owner of Canowindra Motors, and over the years has accumulated one of the most impressive collections of Holden vehicles in the world- so much so that Channel Nine’s ‘A Current Affair’ featured him on their program two weeks ago.

His auction, to be hosted by Burns & Co selling agency, is expected to be attended by thousands of people, including many bidders from overseas.

The auction will run across three days, from Friday September 30 until Sunday October 2. This is an event that is sure to put Canowindra on the map, however, there will be many other events to enjoy.

The action will start from Wednesday September 28, with the quilts and themed window displays around town kicking off, as well as the “Roasted” exhibition at Delice, and the “Past and Present” exhibition at The Old Vic Inn. These events will continue until Sunday October 2.

Saturday October 1 will be another massive day, starting at 7.30am with the Hanging of the Quilts, before moving on to Deli Lama’s busking competition, the Moorbel Markets, a BBQ breakfast, market stalls at the Services Club, and Blind Freddy’s Tour of Canowindra.

The Airing of the Quilts will take place, as well as the Twilight Markets at Memorial Park.

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The new Canowindra High School Captains, Vice Captains and Senior Leaders.

New School Captains Announced

Canowindra High School year 11 students Joanna Balcombe and Ciaran Etty have been announced as next year’s school captains at a ceremony at the school on Tuesday.

The school also announced that Adelaide Ellis and Jack Traves will be the vice captains, and that Amelia Holmes and Cody Smith will be the senior leaders.

Each captain was required to nominate themselves and were then voted for by their peers and school staff.

Applications to nominate were reviewed and candidates were then required to attend an interview with the Principal, Year Adviser and SRC Co-ordinator where they answered questions regarding their understanding of the role, skills and experiences within the school.

They were also assessed on their experience in the wider community, previous leadership roles and achievements, areas for future change that they would like to support within the school and their role in promoting the school.

“All six leaders are very active participants

in all aspects of the life of the school. They have been exemplary role models for their peers and have availed themselves to every curricular and extra-curricular opportunity to represent the school, enhance their experiences and to contribute to making the school a great place for everyone,” said Canowindra High School Principal Neryle Smurthwaite.

“As leaders they will be expected to represent the school at official functions, lead and coordinate SRC meetings, participate in whole school activities, involve themselves in all facets of school life and continually present themselves in a positive manner that promotes our school.”

Meanwhile, the HSC work of current year 12 students was displayed at the school last Friday.

“The time and effort put into the production of major works is a testimony to the students commitment and the support from their teachers. For some students they had two major works, which is an exceptional workload,” Mrs Smurthwaite said.

Business owners and business hopefuls in Canowindra, Blayney, Cowra, Grenfell & West Wyalong can take advantage of high quality business assistance with the arrival of the Small Biz Bus in the Central West.

The Bus will be visiting Canowindra, Blayney, Cowra, Grenfell & West Wyalong, giving local small business operators the chance to access personalised advice from business experts from September 26-30.

NSW Small Business Commissioner Robyn Hobbs said the Small Biz Bus was a great initiative and encouraged small businesses to make the most of the opportunity.

“Speaking to an advisor can help you take that next step whether you’re just starting out, wanting to ensure your business is sustainable or hoping to grow,” she said.

The Bus will be in Canowindra on Tuesday September 27 in front of Walkers General Store, Gaskill St, Canowindra, from 9am to 3pm.

Bruce Buchanan, Executive Officer of the Central NSW Business Enterprise Centre said they were thrilled to be hosting the Small Biz Connect Bus again.

“The Small Biz Connect program has allowed the BEC to expand its depth of service to existing businesses, which can now undertake a business diagnostic and benchmark for their business,” he said.

“Businesses should call into the Bus and see the range of services the BEC can provide.”

To book an appointment on the Bus or to speak to your local Small Biz Connect adviser call Central NSW BEC on 1300 232 249.

The Office of the NSW Small Business Commissioner also helps small businesses by providing low-cost dispute resolution services, speaking up for small business within government and delivering quality business advice through Small Biz Connect.

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RURAL ROUNDUP Be Aware Of Diseases In Canola And Cereals Jemalong Wool Weekly Market Update

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It was a mixed week in the wool market this week with the finer microns experiencing strong gains whilst the broader edge lost ground. A sharp fall in the exchange rate was a key aspect this week with the Australian dollar losing more than 2 cents compared to last week and trading at its lowest level in 2 months.

As with recent sales 19-microns and finer were most affected, particularly in the lower spec types where there were increases of 20 to 30 cents. The broader microns initially held firm before succumbing to weaker demand on Thursday and falling 10 to 20 cents.

A stylish selection of FNF skirtings maintained strong interest and made modest increases for the sale. In the crossbreds, the finer end continued to find favour while the broader end was firm to slightly dearer. Merino Cardings also made only slight movements over the two days.

Next week the national offering is currently rostered at almost 42,000 balesincluding a three-day series in Melbourne.

The Rural Centre in Orange is encouraging farmers growing canola and cereal to be aware of diseases that could affect their crops.

Spring is the most popular time of year for these crops to be grown, as can be seen at the moment with all of the yellow colours around the region, and Rural Centre (CRT) Orange Agronomist Alex Wood said it was important to prevent diseases.

“Prevention is a lot better than cure,” he said.

“Farmers should be aware of their paddocks history. The more canola or cereal that has grown there in the past, the more likely diseases are to arise.”

Diseases that affect canola include sclerotinia and black leg, while a common disease that affects wheat used to make cereal is stripe rust.

Mr Wood said that cures available were not always reliable, and that preventative measures would always keep crops safe.

“There is very limited cures for these diseases, so prevention should always come before cure, especially in high risk situations,” he said.

“Farmers should always seek professional advise when applying preventative sprays, and at The Rural Centre, we can provide all of that advice and apply the preventatives.”

Mr Wood said for cereal disease prevention, seed treatments can be used first, but at this time of the year, they are in short supply, so sprays should still be considered.

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RURAL ROUNDUP Local Senepol Stud Does Well In Rockhampton Southern Star Rural Senepol stud based at Canowindra, and owned by Clayton and Sarah Maynard achieved a top price of $12,000 for one of their senepol bulls at the 2016 14th Annual 5 Star Senepol and African Hybrid Bull Sale held at Gracemere, Rockhampton on Monday. This bull was sold to the Goodard family who operate from Bollon, Qld. With 81 lots auctioned, the sale grossed a total of $545,000 with an average of $7,569 and the top lot going for $16,000. Buyers came from right across Queensland and northern NSW. What sets these bulls apart from other Senepol bulls on offer in the country, is that they are selected from over 500 male progeny.

Selection is done whilst running on ticky forest country, at ‘Mt. Eugene’, Jambin and Belmont Research Station north of Rockhampton. They have to perform on grass, adapting to heat, ticks, flies and Lantana, with minimal chemical treatments.

With cattle prices at an all time high and good rainfall across the country, Geoff Maynard, stud principal for 5 Star Senepol said that there hasn’t been a better time for the cattle industry with record prices throughout the country.

Quality Bulls underpin any operation so with great seasonal conditions and record beef prices there is some added confidence in the industry. This was displayed in the sale ring on Monday.

Together with the purebred Senepol bulls bred at Canowindra, Clayton and Sarah have been producing Senegus Bulls (Senepol Angus cross) which were all sold at the auction for an average of $6,000. The Senegus bulls are small birth weight, and are suited to heifer matings. They also have many more variables that affect ease of calving, namely gestation, length, muscle pattern, and nutrition especially in the third trimester.

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YOUR Wealth Matters

A Half-Baked Financial Future Won’t Cut It

Meg Devlin, 2015 Canowindra Showgirl with Julia Stanley, 2015 Canowindra Junior Showgirl.

Ready Set Show

The Canowindra Show is still going ahead with sunny conditions forecast for Friday and Saturday.

Charlie McCaron will be officially opening this year’s Show on Friday night at 7.30pm. Charlie has been involved in the Young Farmers, which led him to win a trip to America. It was here that Charlie fell in love with cars and decided that he wanted to start collecting them too. Charlie has achieved so much throughout his life and the Canowindra Show are honoured to have him officially open the 2016 Show.

Friday night is packed full of events starting with the Sportshear Expert Title and the Pushbike Shear at 5.30pm. The Bryton Wool Young Farmers Challenge will than take place in front of the Grandstand at 7pm.

There will be new activities and a ladies only competition so the event is expected to be well rivalled. The most anticipated event of the Show, the Fireworks, will then take place after the opening at 8pm.

Canowindra SHOW 23rd & 24th September JULIA BATES LIVE FRIDAY 6.30PM free entertainment for the kids • show girl bar • rides • showbags • woodchopping and much more

Saturday morning will start with Team Penning and the Horse Ring events, which is always spectacular to watch. The sportshear will be on throughout the day starting from 8.30am with the Novice through to Open Shearing and the NSW Blade Shearing.

Throughout the day there will be free kids entertainment with Zamboni the Magician, pending good weather. Be sure to take the little ones to check out the animal nursery to have a quick cuddle of the furry animals.

The Jillaroo and Jackaroo competition will be on at 1.15pm in front of the Grand Stand, and then one of the main events of the Show, being the Showgirl competition.

This will commence at 2.15pm followed by a Grand Parade at 2.30pm, so be sure to stick around.

For more details about the Show look them up on Facebook or buy a Show Schedule for $10 from NRMA.

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I have met plenty of people in this boat when they reach retirement. Sadly, it’s too late to bridge that gap and the only thing that can be done is to try and manage what they have to make it last. Even sadder is the knowledge that if they’d done just a few small things differently during their working lives, their financial future could have looked a whole lot brighter.

The people that do those small things are the ones who end up looking like the retirees you see in ads, that is, enjoying holidays, cruises, wining and dining and ‘living’ their retirement. Often, those people aren’t actually the ones who earnt the most. Instead, they were the ones who did the simple things needed to create wealth.

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COMPUTER Bytes It is not far away till school holidays start so now is a good time to think about making sure everything is running smoothly.

Updates are important, as along with your antivirus, they decrease the likelihood of your PC being affected by a vulnerability.

Virus protection does an admirable job but its protection is of no help if you go places with a high risk factor of infection on your PC. Several cases have shown up where customers have clicked on the wrong link, followed a link in a bogus email or visited pirated music/movie download sites only to be nearly hijacked or have spurious messages pop up on their PC. Free downloads of music and movies are not worth the risk as this is how virus’ and hijacking software spread to PC’s.

If you need advice or a computer service please call in, a few fixes and a quick check up will cost less than a major fix!

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It’s Time For Spring Planting Spring is here! Albeit, a very wet, swampy time in most of our region’s gardens. My vegie patch is a series of raised beds, so drainage is less of an issue there and I’m thinking of what can be planted now as we move towards warmer weather.

Firstly, weeds have sprung up everywhere due to the continuous wet weather.

Get rid of those before digging up the soil and adding some aged compost or animal manure before planting your vegies.

Watering in newly planted seedlings with a diluted liquid fertilizer such as Seasol is good practice. Rotating where you plant things is worthwhile too, for minimising diseases and pests that carry over in the soil from your last crop-so don’t plant the same things in the same places year after year.

What to plant now?

• Seedlings of all the following vegetables can be planted now - beetroot, silverbeet, lettuce, rocket, celery, carrots, cabbage, artichokes, onions, leeks and strawberries.

• Hold off for another month before planting tomatoes outdoors in most of our region.

• Seedlings of herbs such as mint, coriander, basil, sage and parsley.

• Seeds of sweet corn, broad beans, snow peas and carrots

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22 Sep 22 Sep 23 Sep 23 Sep 23 Sep 23-24 Sep 23-25 Sep 24 Sep Congratulations to the Cowra Eagles Reserve Grade Soccer Team who won their grand final match against Lithgow over the weekend.

25 Sep 25 Sep 27 Sep 28 Sep2 Oct 30 Sep2 Oct

Another great entry into our Spring Photo Competition from Alex Burrie. Keep the entries coming, only one week left to enter.

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Bingo at Canowindra Bowlo Club at 11am. Phone 6344 1605 for more info.

Thursday Afternoon Social Bowls: 1.30 for a 2pm start. All welcome. Phone 6344 1605 for more info.

Canowindra Food Basket every Friday @ United Church Hall 9.30am-12pm.

Canowindra Services Club Members Badge Draw.

Camp Quality Tractor Trek Morning Tea, Canowindra Public School,10am.

Canowindra Show: free entertainment for the kids, show girl, bar, rides, show bags, wood chopping and much more.

Annual Tractor Trek for Camp Quality, travelling through Cowra, Billimari, Canowindra, Woodstock, Holmwood, Gooloogong, Grenfell & Greenethorpe.

Sakura Matsuri Cherry Blossom Festival: 10am-4pm at Cowra Japanese Garden. Jumping castle, various performances and activities. Tickets $60 per family, $20 per adult, $18 senior and $15 for children.

Iandra Castle Open Day: $10 per adult or $5 per child. Visit www.iandracastle. com.au or phone 6383 9241 for enquiries.

We Know Travel 2016 Travel Expo: 10am – 2pm at Orange Ex-Services Club. Industry presentations, exclusive offers and the chance to win a $3000 holiday voucher. Visit www.weknowtravel.com.au/expo for more details.

SmallBiz Bus Visit: From 9am – 3pm out the front of Walkers General Store in Gaskill Street. To book an appointment contact the BEC on 6362 0448.

Airing of the Quilts: Quilts and themed shop windows will be on display around town. Airing of the Quilts from 10am – 4pm Saturday 1st October.

Canowindra Motors and Charlie McCarron Collection Auction: Viewing at both venues from 10am – 5pm. Auction begins Friday 30 Sep after lunch at Gaskill St venue with 300 lots, followed by 1000 lots from 10am Saturday 1 Oct at Gaskill St venue. 400 lots to follow on Sunday 2 Oct at Showground.

Canowindra Services Club: Restaurant open all day, Market Night, Badge Draws and Free Juke Box. Moorbel Hall Markets: 8am – 12pm at Moorbel Hall.

Twilight Food Markets: From 3pm at Memorial Park.

Canowindra Services Club: Restaurant open all day, DJ from 8pm til late.

Boorowa Irish Woolfest: Various activities and events throughout the weekend. Fore information visit www.irishwoolfest.com.au or phone 02 6385 3962.

Canowindra Services Club: Restaurant Open all day, NRL Grand Final party.

Canowindra Services Club: Restaurant Open 11am – 3pm.

Inkability Free Delivery Day: Phone 6360 4049 to put your order in.

Canowindra Tyre Service McGrath Foundation Pink Fitters Day: Tea, coffee & cake available all day with all proceeds going straight to the McGrath Foundation. Kumho tyres also on sale with proceeds from sales also donated.

Baroquefest: 3 day 4 concert Fine Music Festival featuring world class musicians performing Baroque Era music and song. For more information and to book tickets visit http://canowindra.org.au/baroquefest-home

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The Anglican and Uniting Churches of Canowindra and surrounding districts.

Sunday 25 September 2016 ~ THE NINETEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST 9.30am All Saints’ Anglican Church Canowindra 3pm Arise Ministries Church Service at Peace Memorial Uniting Church Canowindra 4pm St Matthew’s Anglican Church Eugowra Thursday 29 September 10am Morning Worship at Peace Memorial Uniting Church Canowindra Friday 30 September 9.30 - noon Foodbasket at Canowindra Uniting Church Hall

Reverend Canon Jono Williams will be moving to Mudgee in November, and a farewell lunch will be held for him.

Community Lunch For Reverend Canon Jono Williams

A farewell lunch will be held for departing Reverend Canon Jono Williams, who will be leaving Canowindra after spending six years in town.

The Canowindra Phoenix recently announced the pending move by Jono from Canowindra to Mudgee, which will take place in November, after he was offered a position as a Minister to oversee a team of staff in Mudgee.

During his time in Canowindra Jono has been the Parish Priest and Minister of both the Anglican and Uniting Churches of Canowindra, which includes All Saints Church, Cranbury Community Uniting Church, Peace Memorial Uniting Church, St Matthew’s Anglican Church in Eugowra, and St Paul’s Anglican Church in Gooloogong.

His farewell lunch will be held following his final combined church service at All Saints’ on Sunday 6th November, at the Canowindra Services Club.

“He has been a great asset to Canowindra in so many ways beyond his church respon-

sibilities,” said Canowindra Anglican /Uniting Joint Church Council member Richard Statham.

“He is a frequent visitor to the pubs and clubs, runs the Vortex Youth Group, has participated in theatre productions and has been a regular visitor to the schools, hospital, Moyne Aged Care Centre, Canowindra Food Basket, and has counselled so many people in times of grief or need.”

The combined churches invite cash donations from all community members who would like to contribute to the purchase of a departing gift to show the town, district and church’s great appreciation for Jono’s time amongst us. Donations can be direct credited by EFT to the parish joint account, BSB 802-318, account no 40018540 or send a cheque to Canowindra Anglican / Uniting Church, PO Box 197, Canowindra 2804.

Anyone who would like to join the church and other community members in farewelling Reverend Canon Jono at the club can ring 6344 2661 or 0429 443 215.

Bowling Club Gets A Facelift

Canowindra Bowling Club President Kevin Walker has praised the Canowindra community’s effort to get renovations at the club off the ground.

Work at the Bowling Club is expected to be completed by the end of this week, and if not very soon, which have seen the gaming area and main room at the club transform.

But the fact that most of the work has been completed by members of the club and other community members that have volunteered their time has impressed Cr Walker the most.

Work started around two months ago, with the Chinese restaurant at the club being slightly downsized to accommodate for a private gaming room and a larger main

room.

The club’s poker machines used to be located in the main room, but with a separate room having been built, the machines have now been moved into their own private area.

This means those under 18 years of age can now enjoy being in the main room without needing to be kept away from the machines.

Another wall in the main room was also taken out to open the area right up, meaning there is now more space for people to enjoy the facilities.

In addition to this, money raised from shows Tommy Jeffs has organised in the past, was used to upgrade the club’s kitchen facilities.

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The final of the O’Brien Cup was played last Saturday with Steve and Duncan against Max and Roger. The scores were close throughout the game with the scores level at 16 all after 11 ends. However Max and Roger then took control of the game to win 26-22. A consistency singles match was also played between Teddy and Bruce. Teddy led throughout the game to win 152-133.

On Saturday September 24 there will be a consistency singles semi final between R Traves and V M Lawrence. There will also be a mixed pairs between B Lees and J Ballie, and V T and D Mooney. C Webb and K Cox will also play V D Beath and J Middleton. O McLaughlan and Jenny will play V Bruce and Eryn. K Fisher and B Turner will line up against V C and L Balcombe, while K Perry and L Miller will play V R Lynch and S McDonald. To cap off the mixed pairs, S Kirkman and Di will play V Max and Jean.

If bowlers wish to play their games on Sunday, please commence your games by 12.00pm to enable completion before the AGM at 4.00pm.

Mixed mufti bowls will continue on Thursday 22 with names in by 1.30pm for a 2.00pm start. All are welcome, and please bring a friend.

Coming Event- Mixed mufti triples day with bowlers arriving at 9.00am for 9.30am start.

Two games of 15 ends will be played with the day sponsored by BCIB Insurance. Winners will be awarded $180 and runners up will receive $120. The cost is $60 per team with lunch included.

The Wednesday badge draw was $100 and the Friday badge draw will be $1300.

Bingo is on this Thursday at 11am.

WOMEN’S BOWLS NEWS A Rose Bowl semi final, two consistency second round matches and a consistency semi final were played on Tuesday 20th September. In the Rose Bowl semi final Colleen Crump defeated Heather Hoad 25-13.

In the consistency second round matches Nancy Morrow defeated Joyce Middleton 152-133, and Margaret Gosper defeated Joice McNaught 152-88.

The consistency semi-final saw Betty Jenkins defeat Diane Slattery 150-120.

The markers were Moyna Rue, Jenny Middleton, Jill Messenger and Jo Davies.

There were two games of pairs that were also played.

Jeanette Wheeldon and Shirley Robson defeated Penny Nash and Bobbie Turner 19-14. Radka Tatterson and Deanna Noble defeated Linda Miller and Libby Balcombe 16-11.

The Lucky Draw was won by Jill Messenger with No. 7.

The most points scored for August was won by Christine Pickard, Moyna Rue and Linda Miller.

The two Canowindra teams, namely, Sandy McDonald, Daph Bryant, Christine Pickard, Gwen Haydon, and Moyna Rue, Deanna Noble, Jill Messenger and Libby Balcombe, who competed in the fours Carnival held at Narrabri all had a very enjoyable time, although it got very wet on Sunday afternoon. Libby Balcombe’s team was beaten by a Narrabri team by three shots, but that team ended up the winners of the Carnival.

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6344 1365 CANOWINDRA JUNIOR SOCCER TEAMS EXCEL Junior Soccer teams from Canowindra had a field day last Saturday in Cowra District Soccer Grand Final action, with two teams picking up wins on the weekend.

Three teams from Canowindra qualified for their respective grand finals- the under 10s (Wanderers), under 12s (Cowra Services Club), and open division (Open Wanderers) teams playing for glory.

Each team is mixed gender, and the under 12s and open teams managed to come out victorious, while the under 10s lost in a very close game.

The under 12s managed a 2-0 win over Cowra-based side ‘Victory’ and their coach, Steve Johnson, said he was extremely proud of what his players had achieved.

“I’m very proud of the way they have learned their positions and their overall improvement as a team. They all put in 100 per cent,” he said.

Johnson said the fact that three teams from Canowindra had made the grand finals showed that the sport was growing and prospering well in Canowindra.

“It’s great to see the Canowindra kids doing so well. We field two teams in the under 12s division, and I think the teams from Canowindra are making a great contribution to the Cowra competition.”

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