March 2014 - Tarago · Page 2 Tarago Times March 2014 Tarago School report continued from page 1 Pic above: Dance group with teacher

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Tarago Times March 2014

The Tarago Times is a non-profit community service, published monthly by the Tarago Sporting Association Inc by a team of volunteers. It has a circulation of 500 copies distributed throughout Tarago, Lake Bathurst, Mayfield, Boro, Taylors Creek and the surrounding district. View online at http://www.tarago.org.au/tarago_community_times.php

March 2014

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CONGRATULATIONS TO EMILY CLARK SENIOR GIRLS SWIMMING CHAMPIONWhat an action packed start to the year!Just as we were missing our 2013 Year 6 students as they made the transition into High School we welcomed our new kinder enrolments and six new students across our school. This year we have started with a Kinder and Year One class and a Year 3 to Year 6 class. Both groups have started the year fantastically well and are looking forward to a productive, learning year.

Many activities have already started include our Friday Tennis sessions with Coach Dave Ridland, dance sessions with International dance instructor, Janine Proost, instrumental music with Goulburn Regional Conservatorium tutor Keva Abotomy and preparation for Public Speaking and verse recital with Mrs Beryl Tarttelin.

On the horizon students will be participating in the MILO T20 Blast Small Schools Cup, to be held in Goulburn, the Goulburn Community of Small Schools Athletics and Cross Country carnivals and we will be hosting lunch for the 2014 Tour de Cure on 29th March. The Tour de Cure is a fund raising cycling event this year running from Sydney on Friday 28th March and arriving in Hobart on the 6th April. This event attracts National coverage with one of the major networks following the rides progress through its morning program.

Success already this year for Emily Clark who was crowned Senior Girls Swimming Champion at the recent Goulburn Community of Small Schools Swimming Carnival. Great work Emily! This year’s carnival was cut a little short by a storm that hit Goulburn, however there was just enough time for everyone to finish their events and have a great day..

Unfortunately we did have a few “issues” over the Christmas break with damage around the school

grounds. This is a rare event and hopefully will be a one off occurrence. Please contact the school on 4849 4418 if you see or hear anything out of the ordinary.

Phil Katen, Principal

Pic Above: Congratulations to Emily Clark, senior girl champion at the Goulburn Community of Small Schools Swimming Carnival.

Date for your diary - Anzac Memorial Plaque Commemoration service on Sunday 16th March

see page 6 for details.


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Tarago School report continued from page 1Pic above: Dance group with teacher Janine Proost.Pic right: Our 2014 Kinder class

CONGRATULATIONS TO SAMANTHA BROWN AWARDED TARAGO SPORTING ASSOCIATION’S APPRECIATION CERTIFICATE FOR ALL HER ASSISTANCE TO THE COMMUNITY IN 2013

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JUPITER WIND FARM UPDATE

Since last issue there have been two community meetings held about the proposed windfarm our area.

The project which is lodged on the NSW Department of Planning’s major project list has moved in status from Request for Director-General’s Requirements to Director-General’s Requirements (DGR’s) issued with the DGR’s encompassing an 8 page document which can be viewed via the website link http://majorprojects.planning.nsw.gov.au/index.pl?action=view_job&job_id=6277

It is imperative that residents in the proposed area (PA) of the project read the documentation on the Windfarm proposal and understand the impact that it will or may have on you. Now that the project has moved into the DGR’s issued stage, community consultation will now commence. If anyone in the PA or within 2 kms of the PA has not yet received the first EPYC community consultation newsletter it is important for you to contact EPYC Pty Ltd on 1300 896 189 or email [email protected] to register your address to ensure that you receive your copy of the newsletters.

Keep yourself updated on the latest information by being proactive and not relying on second hand information. To quote the proverb ‘to be forewarned is to be forearmed’.

It has been wonderful to have some rain to green up the Rec Area which has once again been the venue for the Tarago Dog Show. TSAI is proud of it’s involvement with the Tarago Show and congratulations to the winner of the local Rider under 17 prize which we have been happy to take over from the Tarago & District Pony Club. If you visited the show you would have seen many of our members there helping out in many different capacities.

It is great to see regular Yoga classes so well attended at the Tarago Hall and TSAI has provided the funds for 6 support mats as well as given permission for the indoor bowls carpet to be put to use for these classes. Thanks to those ladies (and gentleman) for supporting these classes and ensuring that they are here to stay.

Congratulations to local sporting achievers Emily Clark and Hollie Wells for their swimming accomplishments. If you have any sporting achievements that you would like to share with the Tarago community please contact one of the Tarago Times members by the contact number on page 34 or by sending an email report (and we love photos) to [email protected].

Just a reminder that the TSAI has scholarships available Continued on page 4



Tarago Sporting Association Inc

Sport Bringing our Community Together

Tarago Sporting Association IncNotice to All members

Agenda for Annual General MeetingThursday 13th March 2014

8:00pm at the Loaded Dog Hotel

1. Welcome includes attendance and apologies) 2. Presentation of Fundraising cheques to community organisations. 3. Minutes from previous AGM and business arising 4. Correspondence In/Out 5. President’s Annual Report 6. Treasurer’s Report 7. Election of Office Bearers President Vice President Secretary Assistant secretary Treasurer Assistant treasurer Public Officer 8. Other positions Friday Night Raffles co-ordinator 9. Special Items of Business 9.1 - notice of motion tabled at 2013 AGM Motion: To increase the number of honorary members to 6 and life members to 6 to be tabled at the 2014 AGM. Moved: Keith Hunter Seconded: Judy Alcock. Carried. 9.2 Nomination and election of Honorary TSAI members for 2014 9.3 Nomination and election of vacant Life Member positions 9.4 Tarago Times production team/issues10. General Business

Tarago and District Progress Association Inc.ABN 20 532 382 103

Correspondence: Secretary—Neil Shepherd315 Cullulla Road TARAGO NSW 2580Ph: (02) 4849 4221/mob 0417673359

Email: [email protected]

Notice to All membersAgenda for Annual General Meeting

Monday 14th April 2014 8:00pm at Tarago Hall 1. Welcome (includes attendance and apologies) 2. Minutes from previous AGM and business arising 3. Correspondence In/Out 4. President’s Annual Report 5. Treasurer’s Report 6. Sub Committee Reports 7. Election of Office Bearers President Vice President Secretary Assistant secretary Treasurer Committee Members Public Officer 8. Annual Membership Fees 9. Other Business

on application for assistance with sport, you can obtain an application form by contacting me on the contact details at the end of this aritcle.

The TSAI now has a facebook page and you can Like us at Facebook Tarago Sporting Association Inc. We will be posting activities and events on this page as well as our page on the www.tarago.org.au website. And I am thrilled to announce that our first horse event under BitlessInc rules with our very own TSAI Training Dressage tests will be held on Sunday 23rd March 2014. So please fix this date in your horsey diaries and come along to make history! We will be looking for helpers as well as competitors so please consider volunteering for a few hours, or the whole day. The sporting events will all be run in the morning with the Dressage Tests starting at 1.00pm.

TSAI has also been granted a Come and Try Bitless Day which we will hold on Easter Sunday 20th April 2014 combined with an Easter Egg Hunt. The day is designed for you to come and try a Bitless bridle from the Bitless Bridle Bank in a safe and knowledgable environment. There will be an experienced bridle fitter and instructor present and an option to have your session captured on

DVD for lasting memories.

A big thank you to Veolia Environmental Services for granting the Tarago Times $3000 again this year to help TSAI to continue to provide this free community newspaper in 2014.

Lastly don’t forget the AGM is fast approaching where all positions will be declared vacant and WE STILL NEED A TREASURER as Anne Stugiss was caretaking the position this year. Please consider nominating to give Anne the well earned break she deserves. Memberships are now due for renewal and are likely to stay the same at $8 for a single and $16 for a family, but why take the risk? Get in quick and renew now!

At the AGM we will be issuing cheques to the following organisations which is the allocation of funds raised by the Centenary of Canberra Rally and the Infigen Run With the Wind Fun Run. We ask that a representative from each organisation be present to receive their cheque:CWA Tarago BranchTarago & District Progress Association IncTarago Landcare GroupTarago Public School P&CTarago Show SocietyTarago Brigade of the Rural Fire Service

I look forward to seeing you at the AGM or the Horse Event in March.

Gill Shepherd Secretary ph 48494221 or 0419639254

email [email protected]

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CAPITAL RENEWABLE ENERGY PRECINCT (CREP) UPDATE

New Site ManagerInfigen Energy is pleased to announce that Andrew Milne will take over as the new Site Manager of the Capital Renewable Energy Precinct from 2 March 2014. Andrew previously worked in the generation group at Origin Energy. Andrew graduated as an electrical engineer from Wollongong University.

Wind Industry GuidelinesInfigen Energy has been a member of the Clean Energy Council (CEC) since Australia’s clean energy sector peak body was formed in 2008. The purpose of the CEC includes promoting awareness of the clean energy sector and supporting its member’s positive engagement efforts with regional communities. Together with other wind companies that are members of the CEC, and working with representatives of community organisations, local councils and state governments, the CEC launched the Community Engagement Guidelines for the Australian Wind Industry in May 2013.Infigen Community Engagement Policy is available on its website at: http://www.infigenenergy.com/about-us/corporate-governance/community-engagement-policy.html.

The CEC has also developed Wind Farms - A Guide for Communities that includes advice on what to expect from wind farm development and construction; and answers to questions people may have about wind farms and wind energy. Both documents are available at: https://www.cleanenergycouncil.org.au/technologies/wind-energy.

Supporting Australia’s Renewable Energy TargetThe Renewable Energy Target (RET) accounts for approximately 5 per cent to the average NSW household power bill of which the Large-scale Renewable Energy Target (LRET) that supports development of large-scale wind farms like Capital and Woodlawn, accounts for less than 2 per cent of the bill.

The RET has generated some 30,000 jobs, and is forecast to generate 30,000 more if it is given the stable policy settings it needs to do its job. Reducing or removing the target is likely to have very little impact, if any, on reducing power prices – but would lead to the loss of billions of dollars of investment and tens of thousands of jobs.

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Tarago and District Progress Assoc. Inc.Lest We Forget

Dedication of New Commemorative Plaque at Tarago War Memorial

A new commemorative plaque honouring those from the district who have served the nation’s wartime and peacekeeping efforts will be dedicated at a special service at 11am on Sunday 16 March 2014 in the Tarago Park. The new plaque includes the names of service and ex-service personnel with recognised operational service who were either not included on the plaque erected on the Tarago War Memorial a decade ago or who have since served overseas with the Australian Defence Force or an Australian Police Force in an operational zone.

Those honoured include DTF Sturgiss, RE Sturgiss (from World War I), J Keatley, BJ Mayo, AO Smith (from World War II), KGL Gardner (from the Korean War), GJ Gardner, DR Mayo (from peacekeeping in East Timor) and GJ Gardner, MM Gardner, DR Mayo (who served in the Middle East Area of Operations). The plaque will be dedicated by Colonel Susan Coyle CSC.

This project has been coordinated by the Anzac Commemorative Committee of the Tarago & District Progress Association ahead of this year’s centenary of the outbreak of the Great War of 1914-18. Everyone is invited to attend the dedication at the War Memorial which is located at the northern end of the Recreation Area. Serving and Ex-Serving personnel are asked to wear decorations and medals. The service will be followed by refreshments in the Tarago Hall.

For more information, contact Rob Brown at [email protected] or Lou Alaimo at [email protected].

Pic above Memorial designer Clive Brock

Our first meeting of the year was held on the 10th February and was a very busy and interesting evening.

Veolia Odour AuditHenry Gundry introduced Terry Schulze from the Odour Unit P/L to the group. Terry’s company is responsible for producing the last two odour audits for the Woodlawn Bioprecinct. The reports from audits in 2012 and 2013 can be found at the bottom of the internet page http://www.veol iaes.com.au/community-and-environment/woodlawn-community

TADPAI will review the Audit reports and continue discussion with Terry and Veolia. The Odour Unit P/L has been tasked with producing an odour diary for community use, and we expect to hear more on this in the next few months.

ANZAC Day Memorial Plaque DedicationThere will be a dedication ceremony for the new plaque see the article on this page for full details. The whole community is invited to attend for the service and refreshments afterwards in the Tarago Hall.

Jupiter Wind farmWe discussed the planned Jupiter Wind Farm, and the meeting held by opponents of the wind farm, as well as the meeting due to be held at the Tarago Hall on Tuesday 18 February. TADPAI’s position is that we do not have any information on which to formulate a view on the wind farm development, so we will gather information before making any decision about how to deal with the development application. Checking the NSW Planning Website shows that the Director General has issued a document called Director General’s Requirements (DGRs). This document details the things that Planning NSW want EPYC to do as part of their Development Application. This information can be found at:http://majorprojects.planning.nsw.gov.au/index.pl?action=view_job&job_id=6277

TADPAI AGMThe TADPAI AGM will be held at 8:00pm on Monday 14th April 2014 at the Tarago Hall. Residents are invited to join TADPAI for 2014 and have your say at the AGM and future TADPAI meetings. Our regular meeting will be held before the AGM.

YOGA at the Tarago HallYoga classes with qualified instructor Maureen Gambale have commenced at the Tarago Hall on Thursdays with classes being very well attended. It is great to see the Hall being used on a regular basis and we have had a lot of party bookings and table and chair hires too. This helps TADPAI to maintain this asset for the whole community so please continue to support your local Hall.

Neil Shepherd Secretary

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TARAGO BUSHFIRE BRIGADE (est 1946)

All quiet on the fire front for the moment however a period of hot dry weather could change that in a matter of days so we must remain alert. We had seven of our drivers attend a driver training night at the Toyota Landcruiser Club’s Willowglen 4 Wheel Drive track recently. The training was organised by Windellama Brigade and provided some valuable off road training for our drivers.

Well so far this summer we have done pretty well in our area of responsibility. Only one fire, on the creek at the TSA ground, caused by a lightning strike. I am told that it was reported to the bar persons at the “Dog” by a very white faced and shaking camper who had his tent on the TSA ground very close to the strike – an unforgettable experience. So well done local residents. January was of course a very busy month. We attended 5 fires in support of Windellama Brigade; unfortunately two of them were started by human error.

Don’t forget that the Brigade is entering a team in the Tug of War competition at the Show on Sunday 2nd March. The Tug of War starts at 1:00 pm this year and finishes at 3:00pm. Contact Rob Brown on Show Day if you are interested, there is $1800 of prize money on offer generously sponsored by INFIGEN and SENVION, the owners and operators of the Capital Wind Farm

A Brigade training/maintenance day is to be held on Sunday 29 March 2014 at the Tarago Fire Shed. The training will be on familiarisation with our tankers and operating their fire fighting equipment. Training starts at 11:00am until around 1:00 pm followed by a sausage sizzle. All are encouraged to attend particularly new members. Any questions regarding the Brigade please don’t hesitate to contact me (Keith Hunter) on 4849 4256 or email to [email protected].

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By the time you read this report the Tarago Show will have been run and I hope that most of you in the community came and had a chance to visit the Tarago and Taylors Creek Landcare stall.

On Saturday 8th March Landcare members and the community are invited to an inspection in Tarago of Cid Riley’s successful worm farm business. Cid will provide an indepth explanation of how the business Globalworming operates. The event commences with morning tea at 9.30am and will conclude at 12.00 noon. Register to attend by contacting TLG’s Secretary Chris Elford on mobile 0428249416 or email [email protected]

At Margaret and Michael Vaughan’s property in Covan Creek Road, Lake Bathurst on 1st February TLG members inspected a sloping area of land subject to water erosion. After assessing the situation a contour cross section sketch plan was presented to Margaret and Michael. The plan indicated how excess rain water could be diverted away from currently eroded areas – most water would be directed to a dam. When necessary earth works are completed TLG members are available to assist with the planting of trees and shrubs.

TLG participated in a meeting at Goulburn on 20th February called by South East Local Land Services. Representatives from six Landcare groups in the Goulburn region heard from Peter Pigott and Vanessa Keyzer of LLS about the advantages already being appreciated by networked groups in other regions. The benefits include full time LLS coordinators to assist with network management, information and consultation on projects of value and on accessing joint grants to undertake them. Information gathered at the Goulburn meeting will be disseminated for consideration by participating groups including TLG before action is taken to join a Landcare network.

TLG’s next meeting – Saturday 5th April 9.30am at the Tarago Community Hall. Members and supporters are requested to bring a plate for morning tea. For those who are interested the meeting will be followed by a visit to Martin and Jeanette Payne’s property off King Street to inspect the areas proposed for a wind break planting project.

For more information about Tarago Landcare readers are welcome to contact the President Jeanette Payne on 4849 4225, or at email [email protected] or the Secretary Chris Elford on mobile 0428 249 416, or email [email protected] Young Tarago district residents may like to receive the national Junior Landcarer e-newsletter. It is available at the internet address:http://landcareonline.us1.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=c874938162801405204f0d115&id=bc74ee36a5

Chris Elford, Secretary

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Community TransportCommunity NewsBIRTHSCongratulations to Cid and Heather Riley of Tarago Village on the birth of their son Felix Riley born 15 December 13.

Sarah Long and Chris Curtis of Willow Glen road had a baby girl 10th February.The first grandchild of Trevor and Jenny Long of Willow Glen road.

ON 7 Feb 2014 Gareth and Beth Gardner welcomeda beautiful baby GIRL - Aurelia Rose Debra, a sister for Eddieand a granddaughter for Alexa Watt and Kevin Gardner.

HAPPY BIRTHDAYWe missed a few birthdays in February so a big Happy Birthday to Ken Wells on 4th, Robert Howarth on 25th, Andrew Humphries on 26th and to Tarago Times team member Sue Maas who celebrated a big birthday on 26th February.

CONGRATULATIONSTriple congratulations to Hollie Wells for:• gaining Sporting House Captain for the year 2014 • winning the Director’s award at the conservatorium

of music• and for winning the 2013 Age Swimming Champion

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By the time you read this article the 56th annual Tarago Show will have come and gone. All preparations are going well and we are hopeful that this will be another successful event. Support so far has been quite good, the CWA have been hard at it preparing the pavilion, and the Committee has been busy doing all sorts of things assisted by the odd volunteer dropping in from time to time. Our Horse and Dog event organisers are finalising their stuff and we are all bracing ourselves for the final week of working bees.

Our “Cow Pat Competition” (or lotto) with a $1000 cash prize for first place and 8 X $20 consolation prizes seems to be proving popular as we have sold quite a few tickets at ‘The Dog”, Tarago Shop and Glendarlyn Stockfeeds. As I wrote last month, only 400 tickets to be sold at $5 each. So make sure you don’t miss out, they will be available at the Show. Davina Oosting is bringing her latest family addition ‘EBONY’ to strut her stuff and I am assured that she is in good health and has been practicing dropping ‘cow pats’ all year. This year we also have an animal farm with lots of cute animals to pat and pet. Entry is by gold coin donation – so it only costs $1 or $2 to enter. Lots of entertainment for little and big kids of all ages from 1 to 100.

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CWA is the largest Women’s Organisation in Australia, it is self-funded, non-party political and non-sectarian. Our members are active in working to improve health and educational outcomes in rural and regional communities; they are creative, providing recreational and social activities in their local areas. They are also great cooks. Join us to practise a craft, discuss interesting topics, play cards or chat with new friends.

Two of our members, International Officer, Michelle Robinson and Branch Secretary, Ruth Corrigan attended a fantastic day on February 8th in Canberra, hosted by State International Officer Mrs Gail Commens and His Excellency Mr. Molosiwa Selepeng, High Commissioner of Botswana to Australia. Presentations by members of the High Commission staff covered areas as diverse as the recent history of Botswana, demographics, politics and government, education, the contribution of women, education and treatment of HIV and AIDS, investment opportunities, culture, music and dance as well as tourism. After lunch we were treated to a tour of the Botswana High Commission in Deakin, a new building

which reflects elements of Botswana’s geography and culture. We are looking forward to learning more about this fascinating country over the coming months.

At our February meeting Goulburn Mulwaree weeds officer, Rob Brooks, spoke about noxious weeds in the Shire, and best practice methods of management and control. Rob is one of two weeds officers in the Shire and both are happy to offer advice to landholders on all methods of control and eradication of weeds. As the Noxious Weed Act is due to come up for review on July 1st this year, and with the amalgamation of the Department of Primary Industry, CMA’s and the Livestock Health and Pest Auihority to become Local Land Services, the whole system of weed management in NSW is in flux. The hope is that there will be more scope for Field Days and Education programs. There are a variety of weeds active in our area and only a concerted effort by all land holders will prevent the spread and hopefully lead to their eradication.

Our usual meeting following Rob’s talk, where President Virginia Boyd presented Angela Palmer with her long service bar for 20 years service to Tarago CWA Branch. Angela has contributed to our CWA community as our Cultural Officer for a number of years and is specially noted for her luscious Pecan Pies.

Our next meeting is at the CWA Rooms, Braidwood Road, 10.00am for 10.30am on Wednesday March 12th.

Ruth Corrigan, Branch Secretary.

CWA NEWS - Tarago Branch of the Country Women’s Association

2014 STUDY TOPICS - Country: Botswana, Fauna: Wedge-tailed eagle, Flora: Wilga tree

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Tarago Branch of CWA Book Fair and FeteSunday 6th April 2014

9.00am - 5.00pmTarago Hall, Wallace Street.

Entry is by gold coin donation

Donations of Books, Magazines, DVDs, Videos, Games and CDs are welcome. Any remaining will be donated to Lifeline

Stalls includeQuilts, Crafts, Collectables,

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Food available Cake stall, Sausage Sizzle and Devonshire Teas

Enquiries and donations to Vicky on 48494282



Many readers would have known Greg Brooke who lived at Boro over the last 18 or more years. Greg passed away suddenly on 26 December 2013 after being hit by a car on the Goulburn-Braidwood Road on Christmas Eve last. Suffering from dementia, Greg had wandered 3kms from his home. He is survived by his wife Maryann; sons Alastair, Lachlan and Andrew; daughters-in-law Bryanne and Yvonne; and grandchildren Darcy, Cian, Lillian and Finnian.

Greg was born in Wagga on the 24th of April 1948, the eldest of 5 children, to Paul and Myrna Brooke. He grew up around a number of towns in rural NSW, including Wagga, Taralga, Milton, Cootamundra and Binalong. He had especially fond memories of life in Taralga, which was where he spent his formative years, and would often regale his sons with tales of his schooldays, riding to school on Biddy the pony.

In his youth, Greg was an active sportsman and participant in community and social activities. He represented the Australian National University in rugby, rowing and rifle shooting, and later became a rugby referee. He was a Queens Scout, and in later years was instrumental in establishing and leading troops in South Canberra as his children were growing up.

At the age of 16, he went to India as an international youth ambassador as part of the Lions club “Youth of the Year’ awards program. He spent time living with Hindi and Muslim families in Calcutta. This experience ignited in him a passion for travel and foreign cultures, and ultimately led to a career in Australia’s foreign service, working mostly for Australia’s overseas aid agency, AusAID, to improve the lives of those less fortunate.

He was passionate about his job and worked in many remote regions of the world, including the tribal areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan, the Indonesian archipelago and the South Pacific. He helped build bridges, roads, factories, airports, dams, refugee camps, schools and even the parliament house in East Timor. He developed and implemented programs in health, education and agriculture, and had a particular interest in developing

new approaches to sustainable food production.

In 1995 Greg realized a long held dream to buy a farm, and he and Maryann moved to Fairholme on the Boro Road. He continued to invest of himself in the community as a President of the Tarago Show Society and an active member of the Boro - Mt Fairy Fire Brigade where he served as Captain for seven years. He also did a fair bit of lobbying of local politicians on various issues, including getting the mail delivered down the Boro Road.

Greg retired from public service in 2003, seeking to spend more time on the farm. But it was around this time that the family became aware that all was not well with him. He was later diagnosed as having Fronto-Temporal Lobe Dementia (FTD).

FTD is a group of disorders caused by progressive cell degeneration in the brain’s frontal lobes (the areas behind your forehead) or its temporal lobes (the regions behind your ears). The cell damage caused by FTD leads to tissue shrinkage and reduced function in the regions of the brain that control planning and judgment, emotions, speaking and understanding speech, and certain types of movement. FTD was once considered rare, but it’s now thought to account for up to 10 to 15 percent of all dementia cases. In those younger than age 65, FTD may account for up to 20 to 50 percent of dementia cases. People usually develop FTD in their 50s or early 60s, making the disorder relatively more common in this younger age group. This insidious and terrible disease destroys the seat of reason in the brain. It is difficult to diagnose and is often only after a number of months or even years that a clinical diagnosis can be made. No cure or treatment is yet available with the average survival from diagnosis being between 5 and 10 years.

Greg led a most remarkable life and he lived it to the full. He loved to laugh, dance and sing. He loved his rugby, his mates, his dog, his cows, his chooks, his cats and most of all his family. He was a devoted husband, father, father-in-law, grandfather, step-grandfather, brother, uncle and godfather.

Greg Brooke 24 April 1948 – 26 December 2013

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VALE GEOFF BROOKSHe was a man of faith, deeply held. He gave his life in service, and to his children. His family and many friends gathered at St Joseph’s Catholic Church in Tarago on 2 January 2014 to bid him farewell. May he rest in peace.

More information on Frontal Temporal Lobe Dementa can be found at http://www.neura.edu.au/frontier and donations to research can be made to Neuroscience Research Australia, see http://www.neura.edu.au/content/donate

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Willowglen Gardeners Meeting December 2013

The February meeting was held at Jackie and Doug Gurney’s at 1001 Sandy Point Road Windellama. The weather was overcast with a few precious drops of rain falling reluctantly, now and then. The garden looked lovely and it was refreshing to see that at least one garden looked beautiful when most were looking decidedly poorly.

Jackie and Doug have planted a new garden. It is well protected from the weather on one side by pines and they have incorporated some lovely pieces of “garden art” in amongst the plants. The view is spectacular and one could easily spend the day dreaming up various plantings to keep Doug busy (because as we all know, he doesn’t have anything else to do!)

A very warm welcome to Fay Wells, who is joining our happy group of gardeners – she lives near Jackie and Doug.

Please think of gardens you would like to visit this year (apart from our Club gardens) and let us know at the next couple of meetings so that we can discuss when and where we can go.

HAPPY GARDENING – next meeting is at Meg and Tom’s – 1112 Bullamalita Road, Bungonia on Tuesday 4th March – see you there!

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The work is a direct response to living in a gold mining area where the past has merged into the present. The paintings are not however historical documents, but

rather impressions of istory. Michael Flakelar

To celebrate Braidwood’s 175th birthday this year, we begin our programme with an exhibition that looks at the gold mining

history of this area, with a contemporary brush and palette.

The exhibition runs from the opening drinks at

6pm, 28th February until Monday March 31st.

Director Kelly Sturgiss

In February, Goulburn Evening VIEW Club met at the Blue Plate for the first monthly dinner meeting of 2014. The evening incorporated the Annual General meeting with special guest Jan Roberts who is the newly elected zone Councillor for this area. Jan was warmly welcomed by President Helen. In Helens Annual Report she mentioned the wonderful, varied and very interesting guest speakers the club had welcomed to speak during 2013.

She also thanked all the loyal members of the club for their commitment and generosity, mentioning that even though it is now a small club, the ladies have given so much, allowing the club to now sponsor three Learning for Life Students in 2014. Helen thanked the outgoing team leaders and members for their work in 2013. The Zone Councillor Jan thanked everyone for the invitation to the dinner and complimented all members on all that the club has achieved, especially the sponsorship of the LFL Students.

A Thank You was also received from the local Smith Family Learning for Life Co-ordinator, Robyn Seager, for the very generous donation of educational aides forwarded to her for the students, prior to Christmas. Robyn said that many more people had been seeking assistance, therefore the donation was so much appreciated. Jan gave a brief report on the changes that VIEW clubs face in the future and announced the date for the Area Gala which is set down for Friday the 30th May, to be held at the Ainslie Football Club in the ACT. Club member, Enid Rose was thanked for the beautiful Birthday Cards she makes each month for the ladies celebrating another year. The next meeting will be on Tuesday evening the 11th March at the Blue Plate. RSVP to Lorraine Sweeney on 48218046 or 0408917853.

The Lake George Day VIEW Club met at the Bywong Community Hall on Tuesday 18th February for the AGM and general meeting. President Fiona welcomed everyone and especially welcomed Queanbeyan club member and

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VIEW Club TimesLake George Day VIEW Club 3rd Tuesday of month at 11.30 for 12 midday.Bungendore Evening VIEW Club 1st Monday of month at 6.45pm for 7.15pm.Goulburn Day VIEW Club 1st Thursday of month at 11.00am for 11.30am.Goulburn Evening VIEW Club 2nd Tuesday of month at 6.30pm for 7pm.Braidwood Evening VIEW Club1st Thursday of the month.

For contact details for these clubs, please call Sue Maas on 0418 275 402.

Past Zone Councillor Marie Daniel, as special guest. Fiona also welcomed two new members. In Fiona’s annual report she gave mention to all the wonderful guests and events that were the highlight of 2013, in her ‘Year in Review’. She also spoke about the club’s sponsorship of a Learning for Life Student and how the club keeps in touch with the student.

During 2013 a book award was presented to Tarago Public school by club member Brenda and a thank you received from the school. Before Christmas Fiona presented The Smith Family with thirty books suitable for 10-12 year olds, donated by the club. Fiona thanked all the members but especially the committee for the wonderful effort they continually put into making each luncheon meeting the success that they are.

The theme for the luncheon was High Tea, therefore members dressed in their dressier than normal attire, some even wearing long frocks, hats and gloves. The lunch was a wonderful array of warm finger food, delicate sandwiches and sweet treats plus cheese and biscuits to follow as well as plenty of tea and coffee.

International Women’s Day, celebrated on 8th March annually, is always acknowledged by the women of VIEW. Clubs nationally try and give the March meeting a theme to recognise the wonderful work of women and celebrate women in general. The Lake George Day VIEW Club will host an IWD event on Saturday 8th March at the Womboin Community Hall, starting at 10am, with three special female guests, a Police Officer, Anglican Priest and a Retired Army Nurse Captain. The day will feature the guest speakers talking on their professions, then they will be placed on a panel for question and answer time. Morning tea and lunch will be provided.

The next meeting for Lake George Day VIEW Club will be lunch held in Woolley Street Dickson, on Tuesday 18th March, where the ladies will sample different cuisines throughout the meeting.

VIEW is always looking for new members and seeks newly retired or community-minded women to join the local clubs. VIEW members come from all walks of life, backgrounds and are all ages. VIEW is a very rewarding organisation because while having fun, learning, meeting

and making new friends, VIEW supports The Smith Family and particularly the children of disadvantaged families across the country. If anyone is interested and would like more information, please contact Sue Maas, on


PicsAbove left:Marie, Kerry, Fiona, Bernie and Pauline, Lake George Day VIEW Club new committee for 2014, with Marie PZC.

Above right:Hooded RobinMiddle right:Scarlet Robin “Robin Red Breast”Bottom right:Diamond Firetail

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TAYLORS CREEK LANDCARE INC

Meeting 17th February 2014We were very fortunate to have not one but two interesting speakers present - husband and wife team Lesley and Brett Peden. Lesley is the facilitator for an exciting new project, Landscape Links for Small Bush Birds (LL4SBB).

The Kosciuscko to Sea (K2C) region includes many heavily cleared valleys and connectivity of woodland remnants is substantially reduced. The region is a vulnerable bird hot-spot, including species such as Hooded, Scarlet and Flame Robin and Diamond Firetail. Our region is also within the range of a number of migratory species that may use stepping stones as part of their annual migratory flight path.

The LL4SBB project aims to erect exclosures in grazed paddocks in over-cleared sections of the valleys, with the objective of creating “stepping stones” for small woodland birds. Each exclosure will be planted with local eucalypts and shrubs. Long-term monitoring by Greening Australia has shown significant increases in the use of these plantings by woodland bird in our region.The strategically placed exclosures will act as:• stepping stones for connectivity across the landscape;• feeding sites for birds (e.g. finches will benefit

from reduced grazing and extra seed from seeding grasses, insectivores (e.g. robins) will benefit from the shrubs, and ultimately, nectarivores will benefit from the nectar resources in the eucalypts);

• breeding sites for birds (e.g. finches and thornbills need shrubby habitat for nesting, but rely on open grassy sites for foraging); and

• shade and shelter for stock and increased landscape amenity.

The exclosures will increase connectivity in the highly modified landscapes of the region, and in turn, enhance connectivity in the wider Great Eastern Ranges (GER) corridor, particularly as some species are north-south migrants that use the wider region in their movements beyond the K2C area and into other GER partnership regions. Project sites will be monitored by photo points and will provide a focus for species monitoring in future years, with data being collated in the K2C-ALA Atlas.

A connectivity workshop will be held for the community, with presentations by bird and connectivity experts. The workshop will enable participating landholders and others to gain an appreciation of the region’s bird species and the importance of connectivity. The LL4SBB project meets two targets in the K2C Conservation Action Plan, namely “small bush birds” and “woodlands”. Increasing “stepping stone” connectivity will enhance habitat for a number of threatened and declining bird species that have been identified as declining due to a number of causes, including degradation of habitat, fragmentation and isolation (see www.environment.nsw.gov.au/threatenedspecies/

for threats to threatened birds). Enhancing connectivity by revegetation is recommended to reverse these declines. The most threatened small birds do not move very far so having these stepping stones, 20x20 metres, will enable them to nest and move safely between remnants.

Joan and Max Limon of Sunnybrook have put in an expression of interest to be part of this exciting project. The plan is to make connections between the Snowgum Woodland on their Big Hill that was fenced off and revegetated in 2002, and the special Yellow Box/Red Gum woodland at the other side of the valley on Nardoo. Lesley advised there has been enormous interest in being part of this project but with limited funding not all applicants will be successful. To enable more chance of success neighbouring properties were encouraged to get involved. On having a close look at the vegetation between Sunnybrook and Nardoo, several neighbours have been contacted and have agreed to be part of this project. Wherever possible local goods and services will be used. Lesley was very pleased to hear that our group has its own propagation igloo where mostly local species are grown. This will be ideal for this particular project, should we be successful. See photos on page 22 for bird varieties

Bush HeritageBrett Peden manages a 1328 ha (3000 acre) property, Scottsdale, near Bredbo which has been purchased by the Bush Heritage program. Many bodies are carrying out research on this property and many trials are under way.

One interesting fact – carp were introduced to Australia to keep the irrigation channels clean. Trouble is they are prolific breeders and have spread through all the waterways, competing with native fish. Carp jump like trout and can be trained to come at a certain time every day for a feed. After this training a net can then be used to trap and remove them. Carp that is trapped in the Murrumbidgee River that flows through this property is being used as fertilizer on a nearby organic farm.

The reserve contains over 217 plant species, 113 bird species,10 native mammal species, 16 reptile species and 3 frog species. The communities are primarily native grasslands and grassy woodlands on the lower slopes and valleys, and dry sclerophyll forests on the upland and plateau area. It also harbours many rare birds and a rare reptile. Amongst the goals and objectives for this property is the re-establishment of Yellow Box and associated woodland species on all previously cleared grassy box woodland sites and support for resident populations of woodland birds with an increase in the native grasslands on the valley floor. Another goal is the Improvement in the health of the river which will provide habitat for aquatic birds, platypus and vulnerable fish.

Greening Australia has obtained a grant to trial different methods of controlling African Lovegrass. A weak mix of Flupropanate is being used to kill the Lovegrass but not the native grasses. Scottsdale has now been owned for 5 years by Bush Heritage. Overall there has been





a consistent trend of improvement in the condition, functioning and viability of the ecosystems, communities and species that they support, particularly exemplified by the birds. On the other hand there is a problem with the weed covered banks of the Murrumbidgee River.

HOLLOW LOGSClarrie Brown raised the need for hollow logs that may be attached to posts in the paddock, thus encouraging birds to breed. It takes hundreds of years to grow a good hollow. Clarrie has seen Grass Parrots nesting in hollow strainer posts.

TREES at the PROPAGATION IGLOORuth Corrigan has done a mighty job keeping most of our native trees and shrubs alive over the extremely hot and dry summer. During the relentless heatwaves, the plants needed watering twice a day. Jean arranged for a load of water to be delivered to be used on our plants. Due to the area being in severe drought, plant sales have been quite slow. Hopefully the recent rain is just the start of better times ahead. The Corridor Project over two properties has not as yet been finalised due to the lack of rain. Hopefully the rain will return in the next few weeks so we can plant the tubestock and carry out direct seeding. Ruth has ordered native seed. Our group will once again have a stall at the Bywong Car Boot Sale in March.

As always, visitors are most welcome at any of our meetings and activities which are held on the third Monday of each month. Our next meeting will be held at 7.30pm on Monday, the 17th March at Nardoo, 322 Taylors Creek Road. For further details or enquiries please contact Ruth on 48494543 or Jean on 48494218.

Joan Limon

TAYLORS CREEK LANDCARE INC

smart people with degrees in something.......some kind of science perhaps?

Well, maybe it has, but one thing’s for sure; no scientist with an inkling of ecological insight has ever produced such an outlandishly ridiculous figure. Why do I say this? Because ecological perspectives provide a canny capacity to ask that most fundamental question: ‘and then what?’ A very useful and enjoyable mental ability to ‘join the dots’; to follow the flows of material and energy wherever they may lead and consider the connections between things, and between processes, in our landscapes. If you’re a decent farmer you probably have this ability yourself, so let’s work this one through together....

Where does this 50-100,00L figure come from? To start with, it includes all of the water an average steer drinks in it’s lifetime. Added to this is all of the water that it takes to produce the food that it eats to live and grow.Now as you probably know, 1 mm of rainfall equals 1 L of rain over 1m2, so 50,000L is the equivalent of 1mm of rainfall over a paddock of 5ha. This doesn’t seem like such a lot of water all of a sudden, does it? Given that Braidwood’s mean annual rainfall is supposedly 719mm**, this would work out to be about 35,950,000L per annum across that same 5ha.

That cuts it down to size a bit, but the real reason that the 50-100,000L figure is so unutterably ridiculous is that all that water doesn’t just disappear into our steer and stay there. Our scientist may be surprised to discover that a 350kg steer does not weigh 17,500 tonnes (the equivalent of 50,000L of water per kg). The water that falls as rainfall onto our pastures (when it does rain) comes from the atmosphere and, after it’s transpired by actively-growing grass, it returns to the atmosphere to fall on our beautiful Upper-Shoalhaven district once more (preferably). The steer may eat the resultant grass but there is no way it actually consumes the water it took to grow it! That rainfall goes from soil to grass to atmosphere again. A similar thing happens to the water the steer drinks, it goes in one end and (lo!) it actually comes our again at the other. It hasn’t been used-up after all, merely cycled, and it goes on being cycled in our landscapes and ad infinitum. Clearly our scientific friends have never paused to consider the other end of the cow and that is why some of them have no idea how farming works; they ought to have a closer look.

Nothing exists in isolation except an abstract number, and these are the most dangerous numbers you can get. Like anything abstact, they should be handled with extreme caution. Abstracted thinking isolates parts of the real world from their actual context, when this happens huge pieces of the real picture get lost. Who could possibly think that all that water is used-up or wasted to make 1kg of beef? Hasn’t anybody ever asked where it’s all supposed to be going? Whether you’re an elevated Upper-Shoalhaven farmer or a lowly caricature of an abstraced number-crunching scientist, remember to always ask yourself ‘......and then what?’ If you aren’t joining all of the dots in yourlandscape, you’re probably a few dots short.

Pushing the Think ButtonEcological insights into Agriculture

by Ben Gleeson, B.LandMgt. (EcoAg), B.Sci.(Hons) Dip.Vit.

No. 1 How much water does it take to grow 1kg of beef?Shock-Horror! According to the Riverina Environmental Education Centre* (a facility of the Dept of Education and Training) it takes between 50,000 and 100,000 litres of water to produce a single kg of beef. I’ve seen similar statements elsewhere on the web emanating from various organisations in various countries. They’re often used to show how wasteful a meat-based diet can be; the reasoning is that all that water could be saved for other things if only we didn’t each that 1kg of beef. It seems like a staggering amount of water and it is. Given it’s confronting size, surely it’s been checked and double-charked by all sorts of intelligent people? I’m thinking of continued on page 25

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Mulwaree Anglicans – Outreach and Engagement

Studying Spiritual Disciplines in Lent

The season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday (5 March 2014) and is a period of preparation for Easter (Sunday 20 April). The local Anglican parish is hosting a series of ecumenical study groups looking at classical and contemporary spiritual disciplines.

There will be six meetings starting on Sunday 9 March and continuing until Sunday 13 April (Palm Sunday). No prior knowledge is needed and no-one is obliged to contribute. Just come and listen. There is no charge. The venue is St Andrew’s Church in Tarago and each session will run from 4pm to 5:30pm and will include Evening Prayer and afternoon tea. The study guide “Celebration of Discipline” will be available at the first session. Come to one or commit to coming to them all.

The subjects include: Inward Disciplines 1: Prayer and Fasting (9 March); Inward Disciplines 2: Meditation and Study (16 March); Outward Disciplines 1: Simplicity and Solitude (23 March); Outward Disciplines 2: Submission and Service (30 March); Corporate Disciplines 1: Confession and Worship (6 April); Corporate Disciplines 2: Guidance and Celebration (13 April).

For more information, contact Tom Frame by phoning 0417 468 304 or by email to: [email protected].

March Services Sunday 9th March St Andrew’s, Tarago: 9am, Holy CommunionSunday 16th March St Josephs, Tarago: 8am, MassSunday 16th March All Saints, Collector: 9am Holy CommunionSunday 23rd March St John’s, Lake Bathurst: 9am, Holy CommunionAdvance notice Sunday 13 April St Matthias’ Currawang: 11am, Re-dedication of Burial Ground St Matthias Church CurrawangIf you have any questions regarding the Church Services listed here please contact: For Mulwaree Anglican Services phone 0417 468 304 or email [email protected] Tarago Catholic Service phone 4821 1022

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March ‘14Well what a summer we ended up having - little rain and a heap of hot days. Thankfully some thunderstorms finally rolled in for us. Hopefully you haven’t had too many losses from your gardens. Start buying your winter/spring bulbs now. Again, prepare the soil with compost and manure and a handful of dolomite 2 weeks before planting. As you finish with your beds in the vege patch, rejuvenate your soil with any manures or compost. Seed sowing and planting can start with cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, leeks, turnips, parsnips, broad beans, carrots, garlic and onions. March is the month to get the last of your beetroot in too. Always remember to rotate your crops i.e. don’t plant the same vegetable in the same bed as last year, change beds.

Your pumpkins should start to ripen now. Don’t allow rain to sit in stalk well as this will cause early rot. Harvest your pumpkins before the frosts get to them. Cut stalk about 10cm above pumpkin and store pumpkins in a cool, dark, dry place. It’s also time to start planting any seed of winter flowering annuals. Such as stocks, wallflowers, polyanthus (or any primulas really), pansies, and cyclamens, but they aren’t really annuals!!Trim your lavender and Buddleja to stop them getting too leggy.Don’t forget The Goulburn Rose Festival which runs from the 8th till the 9th of March. Visit www.goulburnrosefestival.org.au for more details.

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PUSHING THE THINK BUTTONcontinued from page 24

References*http://www.reec.nsw.edu.au/k6/page/wa49.htm**http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_069010.shtml

This article reproduced with permission of the author was published in the Upper Shoalhaven Landcare groups newsletter ‘The Landcare Perspective’ Summer 2014 issue. If you would like to receive the newsletter please send an email to [email protected]



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Renovating and Keeping the FaithI am not sure what himself thought was going to happen when we moved into the Old Schoolhouse 14 years ago. I think the first night gave him an inkling. “Well,” says I at the end of our moving in day, “that kitchen will have to go”. A groan arose from the pillow next to mine. “I cook”, I say, “I’m half Italian”, I say, “I need a proper cooker and we have 6 children” I wail. Another groan.Fourteen years later himself, a city slicker it should be said, has become a convert to ‘the renovation project’ and has come to love this old house.

Taking one or two rooms at a time, we have brought this lovely old house up to date, ever mindful of its age and history, buying and restoring old fixtures and fittings where possible, sourcing things that at least look as if they might fit in. Everything that could be saved has been refurbished and occasionally used for a different purpose. Finally I have arrived at the schoolroom. I am nervous.

The roof was more than nine metres above floor level, so previous owners had put in a mezzanine floor to allow for a bedroom upstairs. We discovered that the roof lining consisted of bitumen and very flimsy timber panels. It was an ice box in winter and an oven in summer. The roof is now properly insulated and lined and we did replace the iron after a hail storm when the schoolroom roof became a good place through which to see the stars at night.

The floor upstairs and down was covered in old Berber carpet. I ripped up the carpet upstairs and discovered a Blackbutt floor which after sanding, polishing and a couple of coats of sealer was much improved. A slow combustion fireplace was installed below to allow for safe sleep in the winter; no sparks to set fire to the floorboards. Nothing more has been done to this room and I hesitated for so long before embarking on the final renovation. Yesterday Andy our intrepid man of all trades removed panels from some windows that were boarded up for reasons best known to a previous owner. My job was to stand in the room below whilst Andy removed the panels and then to catch them as they fell. I thought it would be easy but very quickly realised that I was the unwilling recipient of 40 odd years of insects, cobwebs and dirt as it fell on my head.

Andy continued, exposing ancient wiring and mouldy window panes. The windows cannot be opened in this room, due to the many thick coats of paint that were exposed as the panels came out. The windows will have to be removed and sent away to a specialist paint stripping company that can remove lead based paint safely. Cracked window panes will be replaced, new sashes installed and the windows will be put back; they should then be ready for another 130 years of use.

As I embark on this work I find myself lost in thought imagining the lives of both teachers and pupils during their time here. We have heard many tales through the years and I was lucky enough to find some postcards showing little girls in white smocks over their clothes and

ribbons in their hair on Empire Day at the school. I have found buttons, a little brooch and endless quantities of broken pottery in the garden.

All of this paints an interesting picture of life here. The foundations of a teacher’s cottage in the garden remain and Jim Maple Brown tells me the sandstone steps found under the hedge were once an entry to the cottage from the road. This cottage burned down in the 1950’s. There was a tennis court, but all traces have long since disappeared. The skillion shed was used to tether ponies ridden by children to school and again Jim Maple –Brown tells me of riding to school each day. I imagine the ponies were turned out into the paddock then re-saddled for the journey home.

I think of children being dropped off at school in the farm cart, or walking down a road free of cars and trucks, swinging lunch pails; the joyous laughter at ‘home time’. A new water tank was installed here last year and the old cracked concrete one removed. Yet more broken pottery dating from the 1800s was found together with more broken tiles. I have a fairly large collection now and plan to preserve them.

The garden has always been European in style and I have continued this theme. Horse chestnut, Ash, Elm, Birch, conifer, Manchurian Pears and my favourite Forest Pansy trees have been planted, many of them for the enjoyment of future generations as they will not reach their majestic maturity in my life time. Trees were taken down after our arrival either for safety reasons or because they had been planted too close to the house and would have in time lifted the foundations. Very sad but it had to be done. I had fallen in love with the beautiful London Plane trees whose shady branches had protected the house from sun and frost; I miss them still, but good sense prevailed and small non-invasive trees are now planted in their place.

We could not have done all of this without many local tradesmen who have helped us along the way, some of whom have become good friends. There are many more stories to tell about this house and when the floorboards are removed in the schoolroom to re-stump the floor, I shall be down amongst the dirt looking for more evidence of its past life. More groans from himself and gleeful anticipation from me.

The Lake Bathurstian

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Grey Driving Skill Enhancement sessions keep senior drivers sharp

Key reforms to driver’s licences are underway in NSW and Goulburn Mulwaree Council is helping L platers and senior driver to stay safe on the road. Among the key reforms coming in NSW is an annual medical check-up now starting from the age of 75, instead of the age of 80. Drivers also will soon have the option of obtaining a modified licence and not being required to take an assessment. There will also be the option of taking a driving assessment from home.

Goulburn Mulwaree Road Safety Officer Tracey Norberg said the intention of the reforms is to ensure that all licence holders are medically fit and able to drive competently and safely. Mrs Norberg said Council, in conjunction with Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) and the Rotary Club of Goulburn are running a Grey Driving Skill Enhancement run on Sunday, March 23.

“The Grey Driving Skill Enhancement session is designed to help seniors of all ages sharpen their driving skill and catch up on the changes to older driver licensing system while also having fun. The Grey Driving Skill Enhancement program follows a route around Goulburn, which takes in a variety of driving conditions and ends up at Victoria Park for a free barbecue. A member of the NSW Police and the RMS will be on hand to answer any questions.

The L Platers Log Book Run is also on again - on Sunday March 9 from 10.30am to 1pm.

This Log Book Run goes through a variety of driving conditions and ends up at the Police Driver Training School, where there will be professional drivers on hand to give the young people demonstrations. Places are limited, so please register.

For more information about either of these events, or to register please contact Tracey Norberg on 4823 4510.

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Friday 21st March 2014Terrior - a regional food and wine dinner

3 course dinner and 4 local wines

$90Bookings essential phone 62380662Le Tres Bon Restaurant, Bungendore

MenuGlass of Sparkling Wine on arrivalPremium Sparkling 2010 Chardonnay

Pinot NoirLittle Bridge Vineyard, Bywong

EntréeTruffle and creamed egg in cocotte

Mulloon Creek Natural Farms Eggs; biodynamic, organic, open range eggs

Local Truffles - 2013 season truffles conserved by Chef Christophe

Truffles from Turalla Truffles, Bungendore,

Tarago Truffles, TaragoWine: Riesling 2009

Lamberts Vineyard, Wamboin

Main CourseLamb shanks & tomato confit,

potato mashLamb shanks from

Bungendore Country Butcheryor

Shepherd Clafoutis seasonal vegetables clafoutis,

tomato confit, potato mash, mesclun of seasonal leavesAll vegetables locally grown by

Pauline & Stephan Segeri, WamboinWine: Conti Tower

cabernet franc, merlot 2012Domaine Rogha Crois, Bungendore

DessertCaramelised pear tart

Pears grown by Chef Christophe on his property, Bungendore

Wine: 2010 Botrytis Pinot GrisLerida Estate, on Lake George



Cookery Corner

HANDY AND HELPFUL

HINTS USING WHITE VINEGAR

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White distilled vinegar is a popular household cleanser, effective for killing most mould, bacteria, and germs, due to its level of acidity. Cleaning with white distilled vinegar is a smart way to avoid using harsh chemicals. You’ll also be glad to know that it is environmentally friendly and very economical.• To shine chrome sink fixtures that have a lime build

up, use a paste made of 2 tablespoons salt and 1 teaspoon white distilled vinegar.

• Make your own scouring cleanser by combining 1/4 cup baking soda with 1 tablespoon liquid detergent. Add just enough white distilled vinegar to give it a thick but creamy texture.

• Clean and deodorize a drain by pouring in 1 cup baking soda, then one cup hot white distilled vinegar. Let this sit for 5 minutes or so, then run hot water down the drain.

• Clean the microwave by mixing 1/2 cup white distilled vinegar and 1/2 cup water in a microwave-safe bowl. Bring it to a rolling boil inside the microwave. Baked-on food will be loosened, and odours will disappear. Wipe clean.

• Clean the shelves and walls of the refrigerator with a half-and-half solution of water and white distilled vinegar.

• Cut the grime on the top of the refrigerator with a paper towel or cloth and full-strength white distilled vinegar.

• To clean a grease splattered oven door window, saturate it with full-strength white distilled vinegar. Keep the door open for 10 to 15 minutes before wiping with a sponge.

• Remove soap build up and odours from the dishwasher by pouring a cup of white distilled vinegar inside the empty machine and running it through a whole cycle. Do monthly.

• To prevent good glassware from getting etched by minerals, wash then spray with full-strength white distilled vinegar. Give the glasses a hot water rinse before letting them dry or drying them with a towel.

• For cloudy glassware, soak paper towels or a cloth in full-strength white distilled vinegar and wrap around the inside and outside of the glass. Let sit awhile before rinsing clean.

• Get rid of lime deposits in a tea kettle by adding 1/2 cup white distilled vinegar to the water and letting it sit overnight. If more drastic action is needed, boil full-strength white distilled vinegar in the kettle a few minutes, let cool and rinse with plain water.

• Remove mineral deposits from coffee makers with white distilled vinegar. Fill the water reservoir with 1 cup or more of white distilled vinegar and run it through a whole cycle. Run it once or twice more with plain water to rinse clean. (Check the owners’ manual first.)

• Remove stains from coffee and teacups by scrubbing them gently with equal parts of salt (or baking soda) and white distilled vinegar. Rinse clean.

• For stained and smelly plastic food containers, wipe them with a cloth dampened with white distilled vinegar.

• To clean tarnished brass, copper, and pewter, use a paste with equal amounts of white distilled vinegar and table salt.

Ingrediants: 40g (2 tablespoons) Flora pro-activ Original margarine1 onion, diced1 clove garlic, crushed3 zucchinis, grated1 x 400g can chickpeas, drained2 eggs1 teaspoon curry powder1/2 teaspoon ground cumin2 tablespoons self-raising flour2 tablespoons grated reduced fat cheese4 tablespoons low-fat natural yoghurt, to serveMixed lettuce leaves, to serve

Method:1. Preheat oven to 180C. Line a 23x13cm loaf tin with baking paper.2. Melt margarine in frying pan and fry onion 2-3 minutes, until softened. Add garlic and zucchinis and fry a further 3.5 minutes, or until softened.3. Place chickpeas, eggs, curry powder, cumin and flour into a food processor and blend until combined.4. Combine chickpea and zucchini mixture and pour into prepared tin. Sprinkle with cheese.5. Bake for about 30 minutes or until browned and cooked through. Allow to cool slightly before slicing. Serve with a dollop of low fat yoghurt and a mixed green salad.

Savoury Zucchini Loaf Taken from Food, Heart, Life Recipe Book.

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ExhibitionsGoulburn Regional Conservatorium - Formal ConcertsMon, 10 Feb 2014 - Sat, 13 Dec 2014A series of concerts of Performance Ready students, ensembles, young composers and tutors. Concert Dates: • 2nd April • 10th April - Ensembles Concert • 13th May - Composers Concert • 19th June • 26th June - Ensembles Concert • 11th September • 18th September - Ensembles Concert • 27th October - Composers Concert • 13th November • 10th December - Tutors Concert • 13th December - GRC Christmas Concert Where: Paul Paviour Room, Goulburn Regional Conservatorium Time: TBA Admission: TBA All Welcome!Contact Details: The Goulburn Regional Conservatorium160 Bourke Street, Goulburn NSW 2580PH: (02) 4821 8833

Goulburn Regional Conservatorium - Performance Practice ConcertThurs, 20 Feb 2014 - Thurs, 4 Dec 2014Goulburn Regional Conservatorium - Performance Practice ConcertsA series of concerts offering the opportunity to all students of The Con the opportunity to gain Performance Skills. Concert Dates in March: • Thursday 13th March • Thursday 27th March Where: Paul Paviour Room, Goulburn Regional Conservatorium Time: 6pm-7pm Admission: TBA All Welcome!

Julie Bradley - Snapshot ExhibitionTues, 11 Feb 2014 - Wed, 19 March 2014Goulburn Regional Art Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition featuring works by Julie Bradley. A fascination with the persistent themes of transformation and the deep connection to nature evidenced in ballads, folk stories, myths and legends has been the inspiration for a new body of work by Julie Bradley. Plants and animals and the relationships between people and the natural world are central in the stories Julie chooses to explore including The green man. Contact Details: Goulburn Regional Art GalleryCnr Bourke & Church Streets, Goulburn NSW 2580Ph: (02) 4823 4494

“Out Of The Box”Sun, 16 Feb 2014 - Thurs, 20 March 2014

Gallery on Track is pleased to present “Out Of The Box”, an exhibition of works in all mediums. If you would like to exhibit your artworks, please download the attached information sheet and entry form. Total of $170 worth of gallery gift vouchers as prizes (Prizes awarded by viewer’s choice). Gallery on Track is open Wed. to Sun. 10am-4pm Contact Details: Gallery on TrackOld Railway Barracks, Blackshaw Road, Goulburn NSW 2580Ph: (02) 4822 7889Visit the Gallery on Track website

Goulburn Handweavers & Spinners - Biennial Exhibition & Sale Fri, 7 March 2014 - Sun, 9 March 2014Displaying a wide range of weaving, spinning & garments. Also this year the exhibition will feature guest exhibitor Helen Rippin - Textile artist (specialising in dying fibre) Venue: Belmore Room, Goulburn Soldiers Club Time: 10am-4pm Admission: gold coin donation Exhibition Opening by Helen Dwyer, Spinner & Weaver When: Friday 7th March, 7pm for 7.30pm. Cost $5 per person. Lucky door prize and supper will be serviced after fashion parade. Contact Details: Goulburn Handweavers & Spinners IncPO Box 566, GoulburnPh: (02) 4829 7174

Goulburn’s 21st Annual Rose Festival 2014Sat, 8 March 2014 - Sun, 9 March 2014Huge displays and thousands of blooms to smell. Featuring hundreds of named roses on display including the City of Goulburn Rose. Official Opening Saturday 9th, 11.30am by The Australian Red Cross Open: Saturday 10am to 5pm and Sunday 10am to 4pm Venue: Goulburn Soldiers Club, 15 Market Street Goulburn Other Attractions • Rose & Floral Art Competitions with great Prize Money available • Art Exhibition - Goulburn & District Art Society • Display’s and Sale of Roses • Plants, gardening tools & crafts will also be on sale Admission: $5, children under 16 years free Competition Entry Fee: $1 per entry Prizes and Prize Money in excess of $1,500.00 Red Cross Australia celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2014. The Goulburn Rose Festival is helping to commemorate this event by adopting the Red Cross as its theme for the Festival. All welcome!

CompanyWed, 12 March 2014 - Sat, 29 March 2014The Lieder Youth Theatre Company presents - Communicating Doors. A Time-travelling comedy thriller. Written by Alan Ayckbourn & Directed by Jo Cooper Performances: TBA Where: The Lieder Theatre.


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ExhibitionsTickets: TBA

More Really Good Taste Art - Philippe MoraSat, 15 March 2014 - Sun, 30 March 2014South Hill Gallery presents Art For Mart - a tribute to South Hill’s Patron the late Martin Sharp. “I tend to paint the specific things which have significance to me” Opening: Saturday 15th, 3pm Group exhibition - Inaugural Art Mart Works for sale by local and imported artists. Closing weekend: An irreverent evening with Austen Tayshus “Taking the Piss” Sat 29th, 8pm Booking details TBA Contact Details: South Hill Gallery3 Garroorigang Road, Goulburn NSW 2580Ph: 0411 131 515


Goulburn Mulwaree CouncillorDenzil Sturgiss Reports

Hello Residents and RatepayersAnother year is now well under way. General Council and various committee meetings resumed during February and we already have “some runs on the board”.

I was proud to attend the official opening of the Grace-Millsom Function Centre on February 16. This is the new home of the Goulburn Harness Racing Club and the Goulburn Greyhound Racing Club. I have been on the Goulburn Recreation Area Committee for many years and am pleased to see such an excellent outcome resulting from the dedicated efforts of all involved with this project. The Goulburn Mulwaree Community now has a very modern facility to be enjoyed not only on race days but it is also available for functions.

Another Brewery for GoulburnSupporting development projects that may be coming to our area and show promise of generating employment opportunities always gets me interested. One such example is a boutique brewery to be established on old RDM site. The most positive outcome of this is the promise of a 150 jobs as well as a potential boost to local tourism.

Community Learning HubCouncillors have given the ok to establishing a working

Goulburn Mulwaree Council Your elected representatives are:

Mayor, Geoff Kettle - 0457 833 [email protected]

Deputy Mayor, Bob Kirk - 0418 217 [email protected]

Cr Sam [email protected]

Cr Alfie [email protected]

Cr Margaret O’Neill - 02 4821 [email protected]

Cr Robin [email protected]

Cr Andrew Banfield - 0418 483 [email protected]

Cr Carol James - 0409 483 [email protected]

Cr Denzil Sturgiss - 0434 216 342 [email protected]

group to investigate and establish a learning hub to be housed in the old Council Chambers in Montagu Street. This will be a place that can be shared by various interest groups such as Community Plus, the University of Canberra’s Pathways Program and the St Clair’s working party seeking a storage facility for historical archives. Such a centre can cater for groups with a focus on history, heritage, environment, culture, arts and crafts, literacy, languages and so on - all manner of things that contribute to our growth as a “learning community”.

Community SurveyThe results of such surveys in the past have been used to inform Councillors, Executive and Staff when establishing priorities and allocating limited resources across services and facilities. Despite $30,000 having been ear marked for a survey to be undertaken during the current budget year, Councillors have resolved to place the money in a reserve fund for future targeted community surveys on specific issues.

Revised support for Festivals and Events PolicyThis policy has recently been publicly exhibited and revisions have been made and adopted by Council. This current policy can now be viewed on the GMC website - www.goulburn.nsw.gov.au

If you wish to contact me, my Council contact number is 0419 583 548 or you can email me at [email protected]



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Fun & FitnessTENNIS - The Tarago tennis courts are available to the public to be used any time. The key to the shed for the nets is held at the Tarago Service Centre.

SOCIAL DARTSAt the Loaded Dog every second Wednesday from 7.30pm. Turn up with a team or make up a team of 4 for a fun night out.

PATCHWORK & CRAFTEvery MONDAY starting 9.30am at the CWA rooms. All are welcome, BYO lunch. Enquiries to Jackie Crace on 4821 2081.

BUNGENDORE BRIDGE CLUBBRIDGE - Wednesday evenings at the Bungendore Community Centre, Turallo Terrace, from 7 till 10. For more info contact Brenda on 4849 4471.

HATHA YOGA CLASSESwith qualified instructor are held in the Tarago Hall each Thursday, 9.45 for a 10.00am start. BYO yoga mat, cushion, blanket and a towel. Cost is $15 plus a gold coin donation to the Tarago Hall. Enquiries Vicky on 4849 4282.

FIRST THURSDAY BOOK CLUBWe meet on the first

Thursday of the monthReaders who are interested please ring

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The closing date for the next issue is the third Friday of the month

HAPPY ST PATRICK’s DAY17th March 2014

I went out drinking on St Patricks Day, so I took a bus home...That may not be a big deal to you, but I’ve never driven a bus before. What do ghosts drink on St Patricks Day? BOOsWhy do people wear shamrocks on St. Patrick’s Day? Regular rocks are too heavy. Why don’t women want to get engaged on St Patricks Day? ‘Cause they don’t want to get a “sham rock”. What would you get if you crossed Christmas with St. Patrick’s Day? St. O’Claus! “I married an Irishman on St. Patrick’s Day.” “Oh, really?” “No, O’Reilly!” Why do frogs like St. Patrick’s Day? Because they’re always wearing green.Why did St. Patrick drive all the snakes out of Ireland? He couldn’t afford the plane fare!

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