reddish brown and orange. In Your Garden There are many more Autumn toned plants to From Irene Turner choose from.

Vegetables: Sow broad beans now, they like to grow when the weather is cool, and should be ready to pick in October. Before sowing, give the soil a good liming and some old compost. They don’t like a high nitrogen fertiliser; this promotes leaves at the expense of the flowers. Peas – seeds which also like a good liming before sowing. Plant of the Month Cabbage & onion seedlings can also go in Viburnum – the Snowball Tree now. This is a fragrant flowering tree and shrub Flowers: related to the Honeysuckle, Kolkwitzia & Seedlings available now – alyssum, Weigela. They are native to the cooler Canterbury bells, carnations, cornflower, climates of the northern hemisphere, and delphinium, dianthus, hollyhock, russell lupins, welcomed worldwide in temperate gardens. pansy, viola, primula, snapdragon, stocks and There are over 200 odd species, some are wallflowers. shrubs. Viburnums need water and a good rich wallflowers soil to look happy and flower well. They are usually propagated from cuttings of half- ripened wood. One of the varieties is Guelder Rose which is familiar in North Africa, Europe & northern Asia. Growing to 5 metres & more, it is an attractively deciduous tree with large 3-lobed hairy leaves that colour marvelously in cold areas. It flowers in Spring with flat Hydrangea- like white blossom. Other tree-size Sow seeds of sweet pea and prepare the soil Viburnum includes the as for vegetable peas. North American Arrowwood, V. This is the time to choose your Autumn dentatum, with coloured trees & shrubs. They should be deciduous glossy oval showing their colour now. Here are some leaves. examples:- This grows to 5 metres, Forsythia has purple foliage; Kellers Berberis has white Spring has magnificent orange leaves; Blue Berry has flowers and dark blue brilliant red leaves at this time of year; berries. Viburnum Burkwoodii (snowball) has leaves of

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GOULBURN PRODUCE AND RURAL

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Locals Linking Landscapes Landcare Update Following the public meeting held at Windellama on 13 February on the Locals those unsightly bare patches. Linking Landscapes nearly 20 expressions of interest were sent to David Hilhorst at the If you are interested in any of these workshops Upper Shoalhaven Catchment Authority at Windellama, please contact David Hilhorst, (USCMA). This represented a good response Southern Rivers CMA, Braidwood on 4842 to the interest demonstrated by the attendance 2594 as soon as possible. at the public meeting. Pine trees A group has met to analyse the expressions of John Pearce is interest, to identify linkages and connections seeking opinions with concerns raised at the meeting and from the last lot of between the proposed projects. The cluster of pine tree proposed projects form a virtual corridor – with purchasers about the possibility of developing links with a their success or number of outlying proposals. It is expected otherwise with their that further examination will be undertaken of last lot of plantings. the proposals and discussions held with If results from tube individual land managers. stock, which we As the projects and their interrelations develop supplied for the first we will attempt to keep those members of the time last year were community who attended the public meeting or not superior to bare indicated their interest in other ways informed. rooted stock we might return to Awareness raising, skills and education were supplying the latter because of their lower proposed as part of the solution to several of cost. the issues raised at the Windellama Locals Linking Landscapes gathering. As a result and John has requested that anybody who to get the project happening the USCMA has purchased the pine trees in tubes last year arranged the following one day workshops - contact him with their opinions. You can subject to demand. contact John Pearce on 4844 5244

Box Gum Woodland: 24th April 10am-1pm Membership fees Box Gum Woodlands cover large areas of the This is a reminder to members – old and new local Windellama area. They contain – that membership fees are now due – it is communities and species that are rare and $5.00 for family membership – meet locals, endangered. Learn how to recognise and make new friends and help look after our land. manage Box Gum Woodland for conservation Busy bees and production. Learn about the role of grazing animals in Box Gum Woodland There will be busy bees at Oallen Ford on management at Windellama Hall. Saturday 1st May and Sunday 16th May to work on the new extension to the cable fence. Carbon Farming Course. 15th May 2010 Please bring shovels and work gloves on the Carbon farming is about storing carbon in our 1st May (concreting in posts) and really good soils to improve soil health and productivity. It work gloves on the 16th May (threading steel results in a reduction in Australia’s total Carbon cable)! Dioxide emissions. Learn about how it’s done and the potential for trading Carbon Credits. As usual morning tea and afternoon tea and lunch will be provided. Salt of the Earth. 21st-22nd May 2010 If you are able to come on either day, please This will show you how to spot salinity on your let Joy (4844 5225) or Sandra (4844 5047) property. Learn what can be done to minimise know for catering purposes. its impacts and how to regain production from See you there!

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- WANTED -

Story contributions of community &/or general interest Just contact Denise on 4844 5087 or Gayle on 4844 5156 and discuss with them or email

Lic. #46213

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Logbook services JOHNSON & SENDALL INCORPORATING MULLENS Breakdown service available

Motor re-builds SOLICITORS - CONVEYANCERS

Clutches 13 MONTAGUE ST GOULBURN 2580 Brakes

All mechanical repairs PH (02) 4821 1588 FAX (02) 4821 9850 Travel to you

Tarago Tilt Tray Service - Ph 0427 481 632 Because we have a legally registered tow truck, means we can tow or carry, ………..registered or not…….. -Cars-Machinery-Sheds-Boats-Trailers- -Caravans-Building Materials-

Move transportable water tanks, etc Car broken down? We’ll pick it up and take it to the servo for repairs.

Bogged? The truck is equipped with a seven ton winch—lotsa grunt!

Want to tow a large or small unregistered caravan/trailer to or from the coast or even next door and found out permits are not available for this? We can do it, either tow or carry and it’s all legal. Phone Col 0427 481 632 Sorry not equipped to carry shipping containers or livestock. Cut out and keep this ad - handy in your car for emergencies

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History On Thursdays Free … HOT Sessions in the Regional History Room, Goulburn Branch Library

On Thursdays from 10.30 am, Goulburn Youth Week 2010 - Live it Now Library presents free 1-hour introductory how- Book 2 Art competition for ages 12 – 17 to sessions in the Regional History Room. years of age. 1 April Discovering … Ancestry.com Do you have a favourite book? Are you a fan of 8 April Exploring … FamilySearch.org fantasy? Do you get a bite out of vampire 22 April Extending the sources… novels or a kick out of action/adventure Searching for Soldiers novels? Have you read a book five, 10 or even 6 May Discovering … Ancestry.com 15 times and cannot get it out of your head? If so, share it with the world through Book 2 Art 13 May Searching … (B2A), by using your favourite book as the NSW & Other online BDMs inspiration for an artwork. 27 May Local Sources …

Cemeteries & Newspapers B2A is an opportunity for young people 12 – 17 years of age to express themselves and their On Thursday 15 April as part of the National favourite book by creating an artwork based on Trust Heritage Festival, our guest speaker, their interpretation of the book. Les Strzelecki, State-wide Manager of

You can paint, draw, collage or do a 3D Museums Corrective Services in NSW, will sculpture: just pick up an entry form and free provide some insight into the artefacts, the canvas from the Goulburn Library anytime after buildings and the features of NSW gaols and Monday March 15. Return your completed corrective institutions during his talk - History artwork to the library by Friday, April 16 with of Prisons. This is a free event and morning tea will be provided. your entry form.

Artworks will be displayed in the library from 19 Bookings are preferred for all sessions. To April to 31 May. All artworks will be judged by book in, just ask Library staff, or contact the independent judges and prizes will be awarded Library on 4823-4435 or email to the winning entries. [email protected] to ensure your place in one or more of these fascinating 1st Prize - sessions.

$100 gift voucher from Harvey Norman If you would like further information on these 2nd Prize - sessions, please contact Lynn Bonomini at $50 gift voucher from Arthead Goulburn [email protected] or by phone on People’s Choice Award - 4823-4435

$50 gift voucher from Arthead Goulburn Please note the Goulburn Library will be closed on the following days: Contact Rowena Gibb on 4823 4435 for more Easter: Friday 2 April – Monday 5 April information. Anzac Day: Sunday 25 April & Monday 26 April

FIVE MINUTE LOAF

1 cup sugar Mix all ingredients together and bake in a bar 1 cup coconut cake pan in a moderate oven for 45 minutes. 2 cups self raising flour, sifted 1 cup milk or water Serve sliced and buttered.

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Church News Catholic Church Services

Parish Priest: Fr. Dermot McDermott Assistant: Fr. Sunhil Kadaparambil

Presbytery & Parish Office Phone 4821 1022

******** Sunday Mass will be at 9am. on the 2nd & 4th Sunday at St. Patrick's Marulan.

St. Bartholomew’s Anglican Church ******** Mass Times in Goulburn are: Anglican Church Services Saturday Vigil Mass: 6pm (DST) at St. Peter & St. Paul's APRIL Sunday: 8am. at Our Lady of Fatima, St. Bartholomew’s – Windellama Nth. Goulburn Sunday 4th – 11.30 am EASTER SERVICE Sunday: 10am. at St. Peter & St. Paul's ********* St. Mark’s – Bronte

St. Joseph’s Church, Tarago Sunday 11th – 11.30am

1st Sunday of each month 10.30am The services held in April will be the last Enquiries: 4842 2444 the Reverend Robert Lindbeck will officiate

due to his retirement. The Windellama / Bronte communities wish Robert and his wife Judith a happy and fulfilled future.

GOD’S REMNANT ASSEMBLY AUSTRALIA (GRA Australia) MAY Would you like to know more about Jesus? St. Mark’s – Bronte th Do you want to know the LIFE He has for you ‐ Sunday 9 – 11.30am

your destiny, your gifts, your purpose? St. Bartholomew’s – Windellama rd We are a husband and wife team with GRA, a trans‐denominational Sunday 23 - 11.30am missionary movement. GRA works around the world, including Iraq, Iran,

Afghanistan, Nigeria, Sudan and is new to Australia. We believe Australia Although both our Churches are nominally needs the Word, fresh and new, as it is being shared around the world and setting lives alight with the beauty and Truth of Jesus. Anglican, worshippers of all denominations are welcome at all services. We have started a home Church in our community and introduce ourselves – Bunja and Judith Smith. If these words have stirred or touched you please contact us to hear more about this Ministry that is new to Australia: NERRIGA by phone ‐ 0401 912 193 or by post ‐ ANGLICAN CHURCH SERVICES Pastors Bunja and Judith Smith

Gods Remnant Assembly Australia GPO Box 1695 Held at Nerriga Church Hall Canberra City ACT 2601 2nd Sunday each month at 2.30pm. Be part of this exciting work in our community: All welcome. Sunday morning ‐ we sing and study His profound truths

Tuesday evening – we plan the ministry, outreach and study His Word Easter Sunday service 4th April at 2.30pm Thursday evening – we praise and enjoy a power prayer hour. All denominations welcome

Jesus’ love never fails. John 15 : 12

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Coming Events… TARAGO TRANSFER All at Windellama unless otherwise advised. & DRUM MUSTER STATION May Open Friday to Monday 1st-2nd Back2Basics Weekend 8.00am - 4.45pm. Card required for household waste, or fees apply. 1st Landcare Working Bee

5th School Afternoon Show Free recycling of the following: Plastics, tins, oil, batteries, glass, 8th Historical Society Gold Excursion paper and cardboard. 15th Carbon Farming Day Free recycling also of Chemical Drums providing they are empty, triple washed and 16th Landcare Working Bee have the lids removed 21st-22nd Salinity Workshop June Tipping Fees for Tarago

12th School Auction & Fireworks Sorted Waste - Domestic Residents only Car, station wagon, small ute or small trailer $10.00 Medium trailer, large ute or 1-tonne truck load $15.00 Large trailer load $25.00

Unsorted Waste and Non-Residents Waste Garbage & trade waste $62.00 Fees for Hire of Hall (uncompacted, per cubic metre) or Supper Room Garbage and trade waste $ 108.00 at Windellama Hall (compacted, per cubic metre) Other unsorted waste - 2 x sorted rate per *HALL ALL DAY $200 category DAY 4hrs or less $100 EVENING/NIGHT** $200 Hard fill demolition waste

*Includes Supper Room & Kitchen not accepted at Tarago ** $2 per hour for heating Animals — Note: Animal carcasses cannot SUPPER ROOM (Includes Kitchen) be dumped at Tarago as there are no facilities ALL DAY $80 for burial - please refer to Goulburn Mulwaree Council for details on availability in this area. DAY 4hrs or less $40

EVENING/ NIGHT $100 Car Bodies $40.00 # Use of the premises prior to your booked Tyres — Car Tyres (each) - per tyre $ 7.00 function will incur a surcharge of Motorcycle tyres (each) $ 6.00 Supper Room Fee Truck tyres (each) - per tyre $20.00 Tractor tyres (each) - per tyre $75.00 To Book please ring W. P. A. Secretary, Frances Knights on 4844 5157

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Community Information

Windellama Progress Association FOR ALL FIRE Cathy Meehan (President) 4844 5554 OR EMERGENCIES Frances Knights (Secretary) 4844 5157 Windellama Rural Fire Brigade PHONE 000 Jim Meehan (Captain) 4844 5554 Rex Hockey (President) 4844 5147 Ellen Sylvester (Secretary) 4844 5407 Important Phone Numbers Windellama Field Day Committee Cathy Meehan (Secretary) 4844 5554 Frances Knights (Treasurer) 4844 5157 Rural Fire Brigades Windellama News Denise Johnson (Editor) 4844 5087 Windellama Jim Meehan 4844 5554 Gayle Stanton (Editor) 4844 5156 Cathy Meehan (Sec / Treas) 4844 5554 Tarago Des Kingston 4849 4503 Windellama Garden Cub Inc. Taylors Creek Dave Elward 4849 4240 Pam Williams (Treasurer) 4844 5194 Mt Fairy Greg Brooke 4849 4681 Lynn Stockford (Secretary) 4844 5029 Bungonia Ian Tapper 4844 4460 Windellama Hall Country Markets Gundary Tony Kent 4822 5078 Bob Shaw 4844 5001 Nerriga John Rolfe 4845 9160

Windellama Historical Society Rex Hockey (President) 4844 5147 PHONE 4844 5359 or Joanna Croker (Co-Secretary) 4844 5125 CHANNEL 21/209 Base Windellama Landcare Tony Greville (President) 4844 5047 Windellama CFR First Aid Sandra Greville (Secretary) 4844 5047 Kevin Muffet 4844 7143 Windellama CFR Or Ambulance on triple zero Kevin Muffet 4844 7143 Shirley Cornish 4844 5101 Windellama School P&C Terry Hannan (President) 4844 5337 Heather Caulfield (Secretary) 4844 5120 Police

Nerriga Nugget Tarago Station - Snr. Constable Brad Carey 4849 4411 Di Roberts (Advertising) 4844 5344 James Lee (Articles) 4844 5449 Goulburn Base Hospital 4827 3111 Nerriga Rural Fire Brigade

John Rolfe (Captain) 4845 9160 Ambulance 000 Justin Parr (Snr. Deputy Captain) 4845 9129 Marie Kennedy 4845 9126 Wires (wildlife rescue) Marian Pearce 4844 5244 Southern Tablelands WIRES 4822 3888

Community Health - Goulburn 4827 3913 Community Transport 4823 4499 For Mobile users Justice of the Peace in case of emergencies dial Linda Shannon 0429 980 141 112 And it will be treated as a 000 call

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April 2010

MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN

1 2 3 4 School Good Friday Markets @ Easter Easter Fair Bungonia Sunday Service at St. Barts

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Willow Glen 4WD4KIDS St. Marks Gardeners

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Craft Arvo Fire Brigade Local Auction & Clearance Country Sale Markets at the Hall

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Progress Craft Arvo Council Small Woodland Anzac Day Meeting Community Schools Workshop Workshop X Country School Fire Brigade resumes Training & Meeting

26 27 28 29 30 Public Craft Arvo Holiday

For details of times and places - see articles inside this issue Emergency phone numbers are on the back of this page.

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