Kangaroo Valley Voice
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Kangaroo Valley Voice $2.50 Volume 24 Issue 4 ISSN 1833-8402 Circulation 800 OCTOBER 2018 Inside this edition: Never a dull moment in our Read about the Kangaroo Valley Bush Fire Awareness and Preparation beautiful Valley community meeting. Page 34 Mark McLennan shares his tips on creating a successful garden in dry seasons. Page 27 21 Nocturnes by Frederic Chopin - JUSTICE ✦ MUSIC ✦ ART read about the hypnotic performance delivered by Piers Lane. Page 18 GUNGOR ✦ KATIE NOONAN ✦ E^ST JUSTICE ✦ MUSIC ✦ ART PAUL COLMAN ✦ WOODES ✦ HOT POTATO BAND KAREN LEE ANDREWS ✦ PACIFIC AVENUE ST JOAN 23-25✦ COLIN LILLIE ✦ MIKE November MCCARTHY ✦ MICHELLE CASHMAN JANEY ✦ BROOKE PRENTIS ✦ PROF. RUTH POWELL ✦ DR. MIKE FROST DR. BYRONGUNGOR SMITH ✦ LEVI✦ MCGRATHKATIE ✦ NOONAN CHELSEA LA ROSA ✦ ✦ ZOEE^ST ELLIOTT HUGHPAUL WILSON COLMAN ✦ MATT ✦ WOODES ROBERTS ✦ TRIO HOT ✦ POTATO PHIL DAVIDSON BAND WESTMINSTERKAREN ✦ GEORGINA LEE ANDREWS GRIMSHAW ✦ PACIFIC ✦ VAN AVENUE SERENO ✦ LIESEL JEREMY BUTTERWORTH CAFE OF THE GATE OF SALVATION ST JOAN ✦ COLIN LILLIE ✦✦ MIKE MCCARTHY ✦ MICHELLE CASHMAN JANEY ✦ BROOKE PRENTIS...AND ✦ MANY PROF. RUTH MORE!!! POWELL ✦ DR. MIKE FROST DR. BYRON SMITH ✦ LEVI MCGRATH ✦ CHELSEA LA ROSA ✦ ZOE ELLIOTT HUGH WILSON23-25 ✦ MATT NOVEMBER, ROBERTS TRIO ✦ PHIL DAVIDSON WESTMINSTER ✦ GEORGINA GRIMSHAW ✦ VAN SERENO ✦ LIESEL JEREMY BUTTERWORTHKANGAROO ✦ CAFE VALLEY, OF THE GATE NSW OF SALVATION ...AND MANY MORE!!! beyondfestival.com.au 23-25 NOVEMBER, KANGAROO VALLEY, NSW beyondfestival.com.au In partnership with: In partnership with: The footbridge at Upper Kangaroo Valley is finally open! Read about this community success story on Page 8 Photo credit: Sally Latham e: [email protected] www.kangaroovalley.nsw.au Page 2 Kangaroo Valley Voice www.kangaroovalley.nsw.au October 2018 K ANGAROO Published by Kangaroo Valley Voice Regular Articles V ALLEY Incorporated. Registration No. Firey Tales Page 3 October & V OICE Y2627221 Savvy Sally Page 5 Don’t forget... November The monthly community newspaper of Kangaroo Valley Preschool News Page 6 Games morning Bookclub News Page 9 President Larraine Hahlos Bistro One46 Hon. Treasurer Diana Jaffray Chamber Chatter Page 10 First Tuesday of the month at 9.30am Hon. Secretary Chris Brangwin Betty’s Busking Beats Committee Jason Horton News from the Pews Page 10 Diana Jaffray (Betty’s Bar opp Pioneer Museum) Jenelle Brangwin VIEW Page 16 7th Oct 10.30am-1pm Barbara Acworth FIG Page 20 Sweet Beats and Blues 2 Editor Delyse Wright 12 Oct Copy Editor Tony Barnett www.southcoasttickets.com.au Design/Production Delyse Wright Star Struck Page 26 Advertising Manager Delyse Wright Gardening Tips Page 27 KV Folk Festival Accounts Manager Diana Jaffray 19-21 Oct Distribution Barbara and Adam Acworth Travellers Tales Page 38 Serenata Concert Series Honorary Legal Adviser Tony Barnett Rosemary Stanton Page 41 Sunday 14 October 2.30pm Columnists No 2. Piers Lane & Tasmin Little Alison Baker Sally Latham Senior Lifestyle Page 43 serenataseries.com.au Tony Barnett Gary Moore Bushwalkers Page 44 Beyond Festival Ron Bower Andrew Paterson Jenelle Brangwin Jacinta Perry Powell Sports Report Page 45 23-25th Nov KV Showground Joan Bray Dusty Smart Rob Folkard Andrew Smee Directory Page 43 Beyondfestival.com.au Lincoln James Rosemary Stanton Gerard Keyzer Greg Thompson Kangaroo Valley Voice was originally established When is it due? under the Small Towns Program (an initiative of the Department of Business and Regional Development). Article submissions: Oct 20th K.V. Voice Inc. aims to support and develop the Valley’s economic, social and communication Ad bookings: Oct 15th infrastructure. The Committee and Assistants are all Event notifications: Oct 20th volunteers, who donate their time and expertise for Congratulations to Cecily Paterson [email protected] the benefit of our readers. our winner of the Valley Voice All Valley residents, clubs and organisations are 0414 884 833 invited to forward editorial submissions. September Dinner for Two The K.V. Voice is financially self-sufficient due competition for her contribution to income received from local businesses and about her new book, Smart Girls advertising. Copyright in all contents of the KV Voice is vested in Don’t Wear Mascara. Enjoy your the relevant author or photographer, and may not dinner Cecily, congratulations on be reproduced without their consent. the book and thank you for your contribution! DISCLAIMER If you would like to submit an article The statements and opinions expressed in this publication are made in good faith by Kangaroo Valley community and have a chance to win, email members. [email protected] K.V. Voice Inc., Committee, volunteers and contributors do not take responsibility for any statements advertisement, notice, letter or opinions published. Such are published at the risk of the contributor, who accepts liability for any intended publication. All contributors agree to indemnify the publisher and warrant that the material is accurate and is neither deceptive or misleading, in breach of copyright, Submit your story to the KV Voice by the defamatory or in breach of any laws. 20th of the month and you could win a WIN dinner to the value of $100! PRINTED BY: Red Barron Printing, Bomaderry, NSW Email [email protected] to DISTRIBUTED BY: Australia Post Dinner please note, it is by the request of Australia post that submit your entry white envelopes are now used for delivery for two Conditions of entry: not available to regular contributors, story must be related to Kangaroo Valley and not something already covered in the Voice, open to ALL residents in the Valley. October 2018 Kangaroo Valley Voice www.kangaroovalley.nsw.au Page 3 August-September call outs The brigade has had a much quieter month with only three callouts to local incidents, as well as sending a valley truck and crew as part of a Shoalhaven strike team to Bega to assist with the major fire burning there. 1st – Call to a reported grassfire that turned out to be a notified pile burn under control of the owner with no action taken. 2nd – Motor vehicle accident involving a motor bike and truck on Cambewarra Jamie, Jaxon & Angus at Bega fire Mountain with the rider treated by Community involvement Neil Breeze 0439 065 128 ambulance. The brigade cleaned the Dave Smart 0412 865 638 resulting oil spill and made the area safe The response to the community for traffic. information evening was magnificent Keith Nelson 0408 273 057 and a bit of an eye opener to most who Gary Matthews 0418 425 338. 3rd – Report of oil spill on Barrengarry attended, and has at least prompted Mountain which turned out to be spillage Station news many more discussions and awareness from a cattle truck. The station renovations are progressing of fire preparedness. The details of this well and the perimeter fencing has now Our strike team went to Bega as part are covered in a separate article. As a been removed. Brigade members had a of six trucks from the Shoalhaven area. follow on to this the brigade will also be walk through recently to review where The valley sent one of our smaller Cat participating in the Get Ready Weekend progress is up to and make some decisions 7 tankers and a crew of four - Jamie, to be available for residents’ questions on final fit out and finish. The work from Gary, Jaxon and Angus - for a two day and giving advice on fire plans and how to the building team of Preston and Sons has deployment to assist after this large fire prepare for bush fires. of approx. 18,000ha took a run in high been outstanding, coming in on time and Hazard reductions winds and destroyed several buildings. with a very professional finish. We have A number of pile burns have been carried been very lucky to have local builders to out on properties around the valley take on this project and work in with the over the last month for people who had brigade’s ideas to come up with a very requested assistance. This will become workable station for the future. Looking more difficult as the weather warms forward to its completion so we can get up, and already we are seeing a number settled back in before summer. After we of days where permits are cancelled. are moved back in we look forward to Please contact the brigade if you require having an open day where we can invite some advice or assistance with hazard KV residents to check out the renovated reductions. station and facilities. Fire permits The Bush Fire Danger Period has Dusty Smart recommenced and fire permits are now Kangaroo Valley at Bega fire once again required. Remember that heavy fines may be imposed by authorities for illegal fires. Once your permit is issued you must give Shoalhaven RFS Fire Control Centre and your immediate neighbours 24 hours’ notice prior to burning. Permits once written may still be cancelled due to forecast weather conditions and fire dangers on the day. You can contact the Shoalhaven RFS office Rugged country at Bega Monday to Friday between 8am and 5pm on 4424 4424. This one fire has been going for over a month and local crews are exhausted and Permits can be issued by any of the looking for a rest. brigade’s permit officers below. They are all volunteers, so the more notice you can This is a credit to the brigade and provide the better - with a minimum of 24 members who continually put their hands hours required. up to assist other communities out of our own area who are battling fires and need Mike Gorman 0447 651 540 a hand. Dave Alexander 0400 022 405 Angus, ready to strike a blow Page 4 Kangaroo Valley Voice www.kangaroovalley.nsw.au October 2018 Letters to A History of Kangaroo Valley the editor ..