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Volume 20 Issue 9 ISSN 1833-8402 Circulation 850 April 2015 $2.50 Our world and others in vibrant colour
Above: The Pleiades M45 in Taurus from the Below: Yet another fatal accident on Below the logo of the upcoming Arts in the Starstruck article, see page 33 Barrengarry Mountain in a notorious Black Valley Festival page 25. Below the Centenary KV ANZAC badge page 7 Spot but it can be changed see page 22 Election results page 5. Gareth Ward returned
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The monthly community newspaper of Kangaroo Valley Sometimes, when one sits down to we have included in this edition (and hope the Office Bearers prepare the editorial for the Valley Voice “powers that be” give it a worthy President Carl Leddy each month, the structure of an issue can consideration), and also there is a follow up on Treasurer Ken Crocker throw up a bewildering number of the valley rainfall pattern. Secretary Larraine Hahlos We are grateful for the information supplied Committee Angus Kennedy inclusions as part of recording the valley’s Barbara Acworth and the interest shown by a number of Adam Acworth history and providing information about residents in diverse locations. Editor Carl Leddy upcoming events. Copy Editor Tony Barnett As usual we focus on events coming up: they Design/Production Diana Jaffray This month is no different, although the include the ANZAC Service, (which promises to Advertising Manager Position available late date for the State election did pose be even more inspiring than previous years, and Accounts Manager June Smith Columnists some logistical problems which we that is hard to believe), the fifth staging of the Lee Sharam Rosemary Stanton overcame because our system of Arts in the Valley Festival, another presentation Jason Horton Mark McLennan of the Country Fair by the Public School, a new Ron Bower Andrew Paterson government is important to us and display at Pioneer Museum and a foretaste of Ellie Williams Tony Barnett deserves to be part of the topical issue. Brenda Sambrook Jeanette Dumbrell the Shoalhaven Youth Week. With the Coalition being clearly returned with a Joan Bray Barbara Guest There have been other successes that are worth Jacinta Perry Powell Peter Brandis reduced but workable majority, surely the a mention. Ken Crocker Chelsea Sherborne winning parties will be able to avoid the Sophie McGregor Peter Dumbrell won an award from Shoalhaven compromising situations that dotted the City Council for his work on the records of the Distribution Barbara and Adam Acworth landscape of their own team and, before that, Sports Report Position available Pioneer Museum; the Kangaroo Valley Fudge the now opposition group. Honorary Legal Adviser Tony Barnett House and Ice Creamery won a swag of awards Labor should feel at least encouraged that they at a Melbourne Show; and in this issue we have hauled back a number of seats and an estimated made space to record all the winners of the Editorial and advertising office. half a million votes, examples which would Kangaroo Valley A & H Show and the telephone (02) 4465 1621 indicate that there are many more swinging accompanying dog show, as well as the voters in today’s climate than in previous inaugural CARP OFF! fishing competition Kangaroo Valley Voice was originally established generations, when many tended to stay with designed to clear our rivers and stream of the under the Small Towns Program (an initiative of the their first vote cast and that continued on a Department of Business and Regional Development). dreaded European Carp. number of occasions. K.V. Voice Inc. aims to support and develop the Two events at the Upper River Hall, Frackman Valley’s economic, social and communication Perhaps some of that change has been the film and the support evening for St Judes in infrastructure. The Committee and Assistants are all influenced by social media, where basically volunteers, who donate their time and expertise for the Tanzania saw packed houses. anyone can post something highly offensive, benefit of our readers. The new statue at The Old Butcher’s shop has derogatory and at times even defamatory. All Valley residents, clubs and organisations are invited attracted a lot of attention, and we were able to to forward editorial submissions. Our election wrap is on page 5 and, even interview the sculptor. The K.V. Voice is financially self sufficient due to allowing for boundary changes, it seems clear income received from local businesses and advertising. We have decided to continue Valley Voices with that Gareth Ward has earned the respect of the a slight twist. constituents of Kiama, (I still think there should Jenelle Brangwin and Tony Barnett will DISCLAIMER be a name change: any suggestions?) and will complete the series with contributors to the The statements and opinions expressed in this publication are made in good probably be offered some position of higher faith by Kangaroo Valley community members. Valley Voice columns, old and new, with the first responsibility in the new government. K.V. Voice Inc., Committee, volunteers and contributors do not take interview with Rosemary Stanton - a highly responsibility for any statements advertisement, notice, letter or opinions On a sad note we carry news of the passing of respected author on nutrition who has been published. Such are published at the risk of the contributor, who accepts Linda Roach, one of the partners in the liability for any intended publication. All contributors agree to indemnify the writing for the Voice for many years. publisher and warrant that the material is accurate and is neither deceptive or Kangaroo Valley General Store, at an early age One last item needing a revisit is the proposed misleading, in breach of copyright, defamatory or in breach of any laws. of 50. More information next month on that. development at Rockfield Park on Berry There was also anther fatality on Barrengarry PRINTED BY: Red Barron Printing, Bomaderry. NSW Mountain. DISTRIBUTED BY: Australia Post. Mountain, where a truck driver lost control of This month we carry the report from Barbara Graphics used in advertising courtesy of ClickArt his vehicle and also his life. Incredible 65,000 Image Pak © 1996, T/Maker Co. Woodney and there is still at least one meeting Peter Stanton, who lives close to the scene, has to go. prepared and made a submission to RMS which DEADLINES Carl Leddy for the May 2015 issue of the ‘VOICE’, Advertising, Letters to the Editor The Editor Wot’s On Calender and Sports Report All letters must be signed by Support most appreciated April 22, 2015 the writer and give both business and home phone We would like to convey to you our sincere Editorial Submissions numbers so letters can be appreciation for your support of the 2015 April 24, 2015 verified if necessary. CARP OFF! Please do not leave your The writer’s name will be published with the letter. We were pleased with the way the weekend submission until the last day; ended up - with 139 carp being removed being early is a great help to us. Mail to : from the Kangaroo River at a total weight of e-mail The Editor c/o Post Office 277.5 kilograms. Not a bad result for our first [email protected] Kangaroo Valley. 2577 effort.
Or As you know we plan to make the CARP OFF! 44 651 621 [email protected] (Continued on page 4) April, 2015 Kangaroo Valley Voice www.kangaroovalley.nsw.au Page 3 Rockfield Park plans still in progess
On Thursday 26 March the Joint Speakers focussed mainly on the road What was impressive were the qualifications Regional Planning Panel (JRPP) held a access to the site, some calling Kangaroo and experience of many of the speakers – public meeting in Berry on the proposed Valley Road the worst road in Australia! experts in water, architecture, finance and development at Rockfield Park. A short video filmed on the road following others. vehicles clearly demonstrated the dangers, The meeting was attended by All were able to challenge the assumptions particularly in fog. made in the application. approximately 250 people. Chair of the The other major issue addressed was the Council staff advised after the meeting that Panel, Pam Allen, welcomed all present. proposal’s lack of “eco-tourism” credentials. they will continue to accept responses from The meeting was held for the Panel The reason this is important is that the site’s the community until the next meeting, since members to hear from the community RU1 zoning does not permit this type of the applicant has continued to provide and to assess the level of opposition to development unless it is an “eco-tourism” additional information. (you can go to the proposed “eco-tourism” development. Council’s DA Tracking system to find all development. Without this “eco” qualification the information.) The JRPP provides independent, merit-based application falls flat. If you have not sent a letter – for or against – decision making on regionally significant The term used to describe the application you still have time to do so. (to date there development. was “greenwash”, which is defined in the have been 235 letters against and five in The application was not being determined at Oxford dictionary as “misleading support.) the meeting. information disseminated … so as to present Barbara Woodney Following the meeting Council staff will an environmentally responsible public Editor’s note. prepare a report for the JRPP with either a image.” My thanks to Barbara for supply this up to the recommendation for or against. minute report for us. There will also be a separate recommendation prepared to represent Councillors’ views. Vale Linda Roach Once these reports are received the Panel will call one further meeting and make a On the 26th March we sadly lost Linda, the business partner determination then. Residents will again have of Marie at the Kangaroo Valley General Store. a chance to speak. It is a long process and residents are We were very fortunate to share five years with Linda. justifiably getting tired. However, the worrying issue of precedent setting should the development go ahead will Although she has gone, we have many fond memories keep opposition going! of her smiles and positive attitude. If this development were approved with its weak “eco” claims, then all RU1 Agriculture She died at home with her family around her. zoned land in Kangaroo Valley and Shoalhaven generally could be vulnerable to similar development. Rest easy loverly lady. April, 2015 Kangaroo Valley Voice www.kangaroovalley.nsw.au Page 4
the opportunity to attend with a proposal to Letters to the Editor have Kangaroo Valley or at least Nowra put (Continued from page 2) “on the map” so to speak. An annual event. But we are also I felt there was very little signage to the investigating Shoalhaven/South Coast coming from Ways we can continue the carp-removal Sydney on the Hume Hwy. effort throughout the year. We would Their response was something that I had not appreciate any suggestions you or your known and I am sure will benefit others. readers might have that would help us The RMS introduced an alpha-numeric road formulate an ongoing strategy. system a few years ago. Once again, thank you for your support The road connecting the Hume Hwy (north Peter Stanton, Gavin Chittick, of Mittagong) and Princes Hwy (at Brad Harvey, Jo Stirling Bomaderry) is called the B73. Editor’s note. Coming from Sydney (through Mittagong, Please send any suggestions to Bowral and Kangaroo Valley) to Nowra, local community. [email protected] and check travellers will be alerted to the B73 road. The money raised from the 2013 KVPS pages 11 and 18 in this issue for coverage of Though Nowra and Kangaroo Valley is not Country Fair helped bridge the gap between the inaugural competition. always very well signposted, the B73 IS well our educational needs and government There are also suggested carp recipes from a labelled and will help visiting family, friends funding by enabling us to provide 24 iPads for French cook book “Cuisine Moderne” circa and tourists to Kangaroo Valley. the school. 1930 which will be printed next month. It is also well labelled when heading back to This year the focus of the funds raised will be the Hume Hwy from Nowra. primarily directed towards improving and If you haven’t noticed this “road” before – updating the playground equipment and The Editor you will now! facilities for the children. From Canberra, follow the A48 to Illawarra So mark down the date, Saturday 2nd May, to Road signage is OK Hwy and then the B73 down the hill! come and enjoy the KVPS Country Fair. To members of the community. Let your friends or guests know when they Where the entry is free and the fun Regularly tourists and visiting family and are travelling to KV to follow the roads by guaranteed. friends to Kangaroo Valley “get lost” on their their alpha-numeric names. Karen Barker way from the Mittagong turn through the You can see these on Google Maps. Bowral/Moss Vale. They are well signposted from both main The Editor So, when sent an invitation for a meeting for highways (Hume and Princes). the Southern Region TASAC – a joint I suggest that businesses and KVTA use this Forwarded to the Voice by the KVEG committee managing tourist signage in NSW road name on their websites to help visitors between Destinations NSW and RMS, I took to the area. Not a good decision for some Nicole Poelzl Today the Australian Government announced The Editor that it is restoring all Commonwealth funding to Legal Aid Commissions, Community Legal School Country Fair on again Centres and Indigenous legal assistance for the next two years… With another successful KV Show over for …..except for Environmental Defenders 2015 it is now time to get excited about the Offices. upcoming KV Public School (KVPS) Country While we welcome the restoration of funding Fair, to be held at the school on the 2nd for other community legal centres, this May from 11am to 4pm. decision again highlights the Australian This is a biennial event and the inaugural Government’s failure to acknowledge the Country Fair in 2013 was a huge success, vital need for communities to access legal with everyone enjoying lots of fun and assistance in defending the environment. much needed funds were raised for the I recently out an overview of our last 30 school. years. The KVPS Country Fair was so big in 2013 Our 30th anniversary has highlighted for us that we forgot to take photos (no just how important it has been to have EDO incriminating evidence), and it has NSW supporting local communities and the taken two years for everyone to recover. legal profession across the state, using the This year plans to be even bigger, with law to protect our precious environment. something for everyone including a go-kart Imagine what NSW would look like today derby, craft stalls, Mothers Day stalls, trash without EDO NSW. and treasure, chocolate wheel, photo We want to continue to build on this legacy booth, raffles, face painting, lucky door prize for years to come. and, to give you much needed energy to A donation today will help us build a strong keep going, there will be a BBQ, food future defending the environment. stalls, cakes, fresh coffee, ice-creams We are the only environmental community smoothies and much much more. legal centre in NSW. The added bonus to everyone having loads Without us, communities seeking to save the of fun is the money raised for the school. environment from harm would have no As a small community-based school, KVPS affordable legal avenue to prevent thrives due to the effort and support of its dedicated staff, parents and friends and the (Continued on page 54) April, 2015 Kangaroo Valley Voice www.kangaroovalley.nsw.au Page 5 Sell out success for environmental film The screening of the film More than 140 people attended the makers speak afterwards and answer Frackman at Upper River Hall on event, enjoying dinner from the questions. Thank you to everyone who supported this event! Saturday 21 March was a sold- FRACKfurt diner, watching the powerful film and hearing Dayne Sarah Butler out success. "Frackman” Pratsky and the film
2015 Election - results for Kiama Local business wins awards Kangaroo Valley Fudge House & Ice These are from the Valley booth Creamery are thrilled to announce we have just won another five medals for Primary Vote Analysis our hand made confections at Fine Foods Australia – Royal Melbourne. 2015 2011 Four Bronze Medals for our gluten free Independent 10 1.64% 15.90% fudges…. Zesty Lemon, Rich Vanilla, Marvellous Mocha and Baileys, and Gold Liberal 311 50.98% 43.60% for our Mixed Nut Brittle. Labor 123 20.16% 27.70% This adds to last year’s winners Gold for our Macadamia Nut Brittle (starring Macs from Christian Democrats 10 1.64% 3.90% Yarrawa Estate) and Silver for our Peanut Brittle. Greens 161 26.39% 8.90% We are really excited to receive this recognition and help promote Kangaroo Formal Votes 610 Valley as a gourmet produce destination!
Gareth Ward won the seat and increased his percentage from the valley voters Paula and Mick Woodney April, 2015 Kangaroo Valley Voice www.kangaroovalley.nsw.au Page 6
Mardi has indicated that she would not be This is a day when Lions from the local area continuing as Pool Manager, but we are all invite residents of group homes to the grateful for her hard work during last showground for a fun-filled day. season and the previous ones where she So many of the residents look forward to the worked. day when they can catch up with old friends When a decision has been made about the and make new ones. At our last executive meeting there was pool contract we will let you know. Over 140 party-goers enjoyed the day with a change of president. Helen Mairinger Our community BBQ will not return until face painting, dancing and activities, and May as we have Anzac Day in April and all of when filled with lunch, lollies, fruit, cake, ice has been elected and we all wish her our energies will be needed for that. cream and drink they were all packed onto well in her forthcoming year. At the pharmacy we have a basket of eggs their buses and returned to their homes. Helen is known to many and has and a 32” television set on offer in our An overcast and wet day was not going to membership clearly as one of her goals. Easter Raffle. dampen their spirits. We also take this opportunity to The television has been kindly donated by Seen here they were well behaved and the acknowledge the contribution that Dan Peter Thompson from the Friendly Inn. queue moved along quickly. has made during his term. The eggs have been donated by members Our local Youth of the Year contestant sadly April sees the swimming pool closed for and Paula from the fudge shop has again fell ill on the weekend of the Regional Final another season. donated some goodies for the basket. and so missed out on the recent quest in Discussions within the club and with council The raffle will be drawn on Easter Monday. Goulburn. It was a disappointment for our have begun to determine whether the Towards the end of April a couple of us contestant as we were sure that he would contract would be renewed for another went up to Moss Vale for the annual zone have done very well in the quest. period. picnic. Of course we are glad to hear that he has now recovered. The services at the community centre are expanding with the addition of a psychologist, and coming soon is yoga. During April the garden will get a make-over with some new mulch and general pruning. The usage fee, which has remained unchanged for the last five years will be increased from the 1st July 2015. Please contact Graham Smith on 0419 202 661 for more details. Jason Horton
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Telephone 44 651 199 April, 2015 Kangaroo Valley Voice www.kangaroovalley.nsw.au Page 7 Extended program for centennial ANZAC observance th This year ANZAC Day is Saturday 25 We are very hopeful of a fly-over, but never Led by Capt. Tony Aldred and the catafalque April. The proceedings for the day are know until the week beforehand. party from HMAS Albatross, the marchers listed below, together with relevant Special wreaths to commemorate the will proceed along Moss Vale Road to the information about wreaths and the servicemen and women from the seven Cenotaph where the ceremony will take availability of the special KV ANZAC campaigns involving Australians from the place. commemorative badge and the raffle. Boer War onwards will be crafted by Gayle The colours for Australia, New Zealand and and laid as the centrepiece of the Memorial. United Kingdom will be carried by Moss Vale Road will be closed to traffic In front of the Memorial, some helpers from Jarrah Carlile, Ashanti Still and Taidgh Larkins; from 9.50am to 11.20am. There will be Year 6 will assist with the placing of 100 the ‘Ode’ will be delivered by RMS indicators at the bottom of poppies on the morning of the ceremony. James Good and the poem ‘Sir’ recited by Barrengarry Mountain and Fitzroy Falls. These will be stored for future Anzac Days. Madison Walker. Please phone Gayle or Allan Harvey-on-0418 There will be three monitors for Year 6 to There will be two school wreaths laid by 588 819 or email Brittany Higgins and Paige Baker, and [email protected] Broedy Smith will lay the Red Cross by Saturday 18th April if you are floral tribute. intending to lay a wreath. Our vocalists are Jennifer Williams Gayle will be running a wreath- and Paul Smith and music will be making class on Saturday 18th April provided by Lance Brown and Nigel at 3pm. Anderson. Please RSVP for this workshop on The flag monitoring duties will be the above mobile or email by 6th carried out by Ben Stapleton and our April as floral supplies will need to bugler is Mike Hammond. be ordered. The Commemorative Address will be We are expecting more wreaths given by Simon Harrington, supported than usual this year, so need to have by Lauren O’Connor and Campbell them booked in at the Cenotaph Harvey. between 8.45am and 9.30am. Gayle Rev. Andrew Patterson and Fr. Ronan and Allan will list wreaths in order of will contribute with the prayers for acceptance, and they can then be the Queen, Government and the laid as each name is called. assist with the placing of the wreaths, so Nation, and John Anderson and Lance Brown This is an emotional time for all participants this part of the proceedings will run will assist with the significant and needs to be well organised for a smooth efficiently and there will be space for all the Commemorations. and respectful ceremony. tributes. Our compere will be Derek Lucas. The special KV ANZAC commemorative badge All art work, and the winners of both the The KV School choir, ably trained by Helen has arrived and will be on sale at the Lions poster competitions and badge design Nickel, will conclude the ceremony Club stall outside the Red and White Garage competition will be announced at the with two very beautiful songs— on the Saturday of the Easter weekend. community gathering after the ceremony. ‘In Flanders Fields’ and ‘We will not forget’. Cost $5 each. They are also available at Bistro Hand wavers for both Australia and New The Parade will march back to Osborne Park, One46 and the Grocery Store in the Village. Zealand will be distributed to spectators on where the community are invited to view the This will also be advertised through the the morning before the March, plus art work by the students, the entries in the community e-mail and the notice board. rosemary and the souvenir centenary badge design competitions and learn who the Raffle tickets, for the beautifully crafted program. lucky winners are. replica of the leadlight window at the Pioneer This year we are delighted to welcome back The raffle will be drawn following a delicious Museum, will be sold from 29th March until the Glengarry boys and their Pipes and sausage sizzle organised by the generous ANZAC Day and drawn at the community get- Drums band. Lions Club and tea/coffee and Anzac biscuits together after the ceremony. That should keep the marchers in step. by the catering team of Jan Cole and Mary The glass panel measures 420mm x 300mm The March will start promptly at 10am from MacIntryre. (plus frame width), and has been specially Osborne Park. Please arrive by 9.45am for Joan Bray designed for the ANZAC 100th year the line up. anniversary. Lest we forget This one-off unique copper-foiled glass panel has been created by Kangaroo Valley Leadlight’s glass craftsman, Lance Brown, Dr. Jeanette Keir MBBS (NSW) and framed by local timber craftsman, Allan Harvey. Kangaroo Valley Community Centre It is valued at $700 and for only $2 a ticket, or (Ambulance Station) in Broughton Street three for $5, this could be yours. It can be hung anywhere in the house, under 44 652 007 a verandah or in front of a window, where Usual opening hours the colours and texture of the glass will be Mondays 2-30 pm to 5-30 pm enhanced. Each piece of glass has been hand-cut, copper Tuesdays and Wednesdays 9-30 am to 1 pm -foiled and engraved to create such a and 2-3o pm to 5-30 pm beautiful detailed piece. Thursdays 9-30 am to 1 pm
Money from the raffle will assist in paying for ANZAC Day commemoration costs. Consultations and house calls by appointment
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Marshall Hewitt CHAMPION RIBBON SHETLAND IN HARNESS Champion Ribbon Bantam Hardfeather Female Horse Biggar & McCormick Glenn McPharland CHAMPION RIBBON, LED AUSTRALIAN STOCK RESERVE CHAMPION RIBBON SHETLAND IN Champion Ribbon Bantam Hardfeather Pair Glenn HORSE Willinga Park HARNESS Shambala Park & Johnson Family McPharland RESERVE CHAMPION RIBBON, LED AUSTRALIAN CHAMPION RIBBON, HACKNEY IN HARNESS Champion Ribbon Large Fowl Jason Demetrious STOCK HORSE Willinga Park Ragg Proctor Family Champion Ribbon Bantam Olesia Marles CHAMPION RIBBON, AUSTRALIAN STOCK HORSE CHAMPION RIBBON, NON HACKNEY IN HARNESS Champion Ribbon Water Fowl J Ryan & K Blacka HACK Wallinga Park Ragg Proctor Family Champion Ribbon Bird of the Show Jason RESERVE CHAMPION RIBBON, AUSTRALIAN STOCK RESERVE CHAMPION RIBBON, NON HACKNEY IN Demetrious HORSE HACK Bruce Greenslade HARNESS Ragg Proctor Family Children Events CHAMPION RIBBON, WORKING AUSTRALIAN CHAMPION RIBBON, HEAVY HORSE Ineka Kuiper STOCK HORSE Bruce Greenslade CHAMPION RIBBON PET Phoebe Szymoniczek RESERVE CHAMPION RIBBON, HEAVY HORSE RESERVE CHAMPION RIBBON PET Tia Barker RESERVE CHAMPION RIBBON, RIDDEN Helen Scarfe AUSTRALIAN STOCK HORSE Bruce Greenslade CHAMPION RIBBON PUP OR DOG James Paterson SUPREME CHAMPION HEAVY HORSE CHAMPION RIBBON PUP OR DOG Dylan Stockley SUPREME CHAMPION RIBBON, RIDDEN Ineka Kuiper AUSTRALIAN STOCK HORSE Willinga Park RESERVE CHAMPION RIBBON PUPPY OR DOG CHAMPION RIBBON, JUNIOR BOY RIDER Dairy Campbell Paterson Dylan Stockley GIB LIDBETTER MEMORIAL JUNIOR CHAMPION RESERVE CHAMPION RIBBON PUPPY OR DOG CHAMPION RIBBON, JUNIOR GIRL RIDER RIBBON, FEMALE HOLSTE IN D & M Walker Dylan Stockley Elizabeth Tayler RESERVE JUNIOR CHAMPION RIBBON, HOLSTEIN OVERALL CHAMPION COMPETITOR Dylan Stockley RESERVE CHAMPION RIBBON, JUNIOR GIRL RIDER FRIESIAN GA and JP Good Pavilion Sophie Orford RESERVE JUNIOR CHAMPION RIBBON, HOLSTEIN CHAMPION RIBBON FOR BEST VEGETABLE CHAMPION SENIOR RIBBON, BOY RIDER FRIESIAN GA and JP Good EXHIBIT I Goodger Hunter Tayler CHAMPION RIBBON, FEMALE HOLSTEIN CHAMPION RIBBON FOR BEST SIX EGGS RESERVE CHAMPION RIBBON, SENIOR BOY RIDER FRIESIAN GA and JP Good Frank Barker Tristan Sullivan RESERVE CHAMPION RIBBON, FEMALE CHAMPION RIBBON FOR BEST HONEY EXHIBIT CHAMPION RIBBON, SENIOR GIRL RIDER HOLSTEIN FRIESIAN GA and JP Good I Goodger Chelsea Johnson MOST SUCCESSFUL RIBBON, HOLSTEIN FRIESIAN CHAMPION RIBBON BEST OLIVE EXHIBIT RESERVE CHAMPION RIBBON, SENIOR GIRL RIDER EXHIBITOR GA and JP Good Kangaroo Valley Olives Olivia Daffuen GIB LIDBETTER MEMORIAL JUNIOR CHAMPION CHAMPION RIBBON FOR BEST CUT FLOWER SUPREME CHAMPION RIBBON, BOY OR GIRL RIBBON, JERSEY UNDER Rob & Sandra Brown EXHIBIT Diane Blanch RIDER Chelsea Johnson CHAMPION RIBBON FEMALE JERSEY OVER 2 CHAMPION RIBBON FOR BEST ROSE EXHIBIT CHAMPION RIBBON, PONY HACK & GLENWOOD YEARS Lisa Cochrane Shirley Walker REVELATION MEMORIAL A. & S. Henry RESERVE CHAMPION RIBBON JERSEY FEMALE CHAMPION RIBBON FOR DECORATIVE DAHLIA RESERVE CHAMPION RIBBON, PONY HACK OVER 2 YEARS Rob & Sandra Brown Robert Curll Elizabeth Tayler OPEN INTER-BREED Paraders Competition - CHAMPION RIBBON FOR CACTUS DAHLIA Rob CHAMPION PONY SHOW HUNTER Sharon Frew 1st Tessa and Molly Good Morgan RESERVE CHAMPION PONY SHOW HUNTER OPEN INTER-BREED Paraders Competition - CHAMPION RIBBON FOR POM PONE DAHLIA Sophie Orford 2nd Tessa and Molly Good Rob Morgan NELSON "SONNY" CHITTICK MEMORIAL THREE FEMALES, over 2 years, ALL BREEDS MOST SUCCESSFUL DAHLIA EXHIBITOR CHAMPION RIBBON, HACK J & R Equestrian Lisa Cochrane Robert Curll RESERVE CHAMPION RIBBON, HACK Alex Cross SUPREME JUNIOR CHAMPION D & M Walker CHAMPION RIBBON FOR BEST DECORATIVE CHAMPION SHOW HUNTER - HACK L. Gater BEST UDDERED COW, ALL BREEDS EXHIBIT Bernice Dobson RESERVE CHAMPION SHOW HUNTER - HACK GA and JP Good CHAMPION RIBBON FOR BEST POT PLANT EXHIBIT B. Orford SUPREME DAIRY COW GA and JP Good Rae Stewart SUPREME CHAMPION SHOW HUNTER (HACK, Beef CHAMPION RIBBON FOR BEST COOKING EXHIBIT GALLOWAY, PONY) Sharon Frew CHAMPION RIBBON JUNIOR BULL (winner of Isabelle Edye BERNIE NIXON MEMORIAL CHAMPION RIBBON, each breed) Mary Parsons CHAMPION RIBBON FOR BEST COOKING EXHIBIT ADULT RIDER B. Orford CHAMPION RIBBON SENIOR BULL (winner of Andrea Strong RESERVE CHAMPION RIBBON, ADULT RIDER each breed) McLachlan Group CHAMPION RIBBON FOR BEST FANCYWORK Courtney Brooks CHAMPION JUNIOR FEMALE HEIFER (winner of EXHIBIT Julie-Anne Mairinger DON SCOTT MEMORIAL CHAMPION RIBBON, each breed) K.O. Angus Stud CHAMPION RIBBON FOR BEST WOOL WORK & GALLOWAY HACK Hunter Taylor CHAMPION RIBBON SENIOR FEMALE COW OR ACRYLIC EXHIBIT Jean Payne RESERVE CHAMPION RIBBON, GALLOWAY HACK HEIFER McLachlan Group CHAMPION RIBBON FOR BEST HANDICRAFT A & S Henry SUPREME CHAMPION RIBBON BEEF EXHIBIT - EXHIBIT Jessica Wild CHAMPION SHOW HUNTER GALLOWAY ANY BREED K.O. Angus Stud CHAMPION RIBBON FOR BEST HANDICRAFT Williams & Mayze BEST MAINTAINED EXHIBIT RIBBON Frensham EXHIBIT Derek Lucas RESERVE SHOW HUNTER GALLOWAY Poultry CHAMPION COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT Kevin & Scott Mason Champion Ribbon Large Softfeather Male Colin Talbot SUPREME CHAMPION HACK Hunter Taylor Jason Demetrious CHAMPION COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT CHAMPION RIBBON, SHETLAND PONY STALLION Champion Ribbon Large Softfeather Female Colin Talbot OR COLT Shambala Park & Johnson Family Glenn McPharland CHAMPION BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY RESERVE CHAMPION RIBBON, SHETLAND PONY Champion Ribbon Large Softfeather Pair EXHIBIT Colin Talbot STALLION OR COLT Biggar & McCormick Glenn McPharland CHAMPION BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY CHAMPION RIBBON, SHETLAND PONY MARE OR Champion Ribbon Large Hardfeather Male EXHIBIT Terri Ford FILLY Shambala Park & Johnson Family Steve Glenday CHAMPION BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY RESERVE CHAMPION RIBBON, SHETLAND PONY Champion Ribbon Large Hardfeather Female EXHIBI T Terri Ford MARE OR FILLY Shambala Park & Johnson Family Olivia Alldrick CHAMPION JUNIOR PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT CHAMPION RIBBON, SHETLAND PONY LED Champion Ribbon Large Hardfeather Pair Emilie Housden GELDING Shambala Park & Johnson Family Terry Hewitt BEST PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT OF THE SHOW RESERVE CHAMPION RIBBON, SHETLAND PONY Champion Ribbon Bantam Softfeather Male Colin Talbot LED GELDING Shambala Park & Johnson Family Vincentia High School CHAMPION RIBBON FOR BEST ART EXHIBIT SUPREME CHAMPION RIBBON, LED SHETLAND Champion Ribbon Bantam Softfeather Female Leah Parrish EXHIBIT Shambala Park & Johnson Family Olesia Marles CHAMPION RIBBON FOR BEST JUNIOR ART CHAMPION RIBBON, MINIATURE PONY COLT, Champion Ribbon Bantam Softfeather Pair (Continued on page 9) STALLION OR GELDING J. Marshall Olesia Marles April, 2015 Kangaroo Valley Voice www.kangaroovalley.nsw.au Page 9
(Continued from page 8) Ellie Barker CHAMPION RIBBON FOR BEST CHINA PAINTING Valley dog show roll of honour EXHIBIT Pam Humberstone Kangaroo Valley show bites the dust MOST SUCCESSFUL STUDENT EXHIBITOR Olesia Marles for another year. ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD Emilie Housden This year there were 282 dogs and 81 ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD Julaiha Kallus breeds on show. ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD Emily Szymoniczek Many thanks also to locals Larraine Hahlos, Talent Quest Annette McKinley and June Smith whose 11 Years and Under Campbell Paterson 1st ; continued support ensures that the show Angus McGill 2nd ; Amelia & Yasmin Anderson 3rd goes off without a hitch. To them many 12 - 17 years Chloe Lenihan 1st ; thanks. Jack Higgins 2nd ; Jessica & Josh Stapleton 3rd The show is a series of parades that where 17 - 70 years+ Mark Thomson 1st ; the best dog in each of seven groups is Mardi Oke 2nd ; Come to Mama 3rd selected. Each of these are then run off to FYRE People's Choice Award Jennifer Williams 1st select Best in Show and Runner Up in Show. Woodchop The winners on the day were: KANGAROO VALLEY A & H ASSOC INC. 12" Underhand Brent Smith 1st ; Peter Brown 2nd ; Group 1 – Toys – Pekingese – Hot Joel Sandry 3rd Chutney of Barramba – Owned by P SHARMAN EARTHMOVING 275mm Standing Jones (Also Runner Up Best in Show) Block Lindsay Parnell 1st ; Murray Newman 2nd ; Shane McLeod 3rd ; Brent Smith 4th Group 2 – Terriers – Australian Terrier SELBYS EARTHMOVING 275mm Standing Block - CH Eng Ch Cliftop Gunna Be A Star – Shane McLeod 1st ; Peter Brown 2nd ; Damien Owned by SP Mills & S Gilkison Hopkins 3rd ; Chris Francis 4th ANJON MOBILE LOG SPLITTING 275mm T Group 3 – Gundogs – Pointer - CH Iron Person Events Tukeglen Tricks Ov The Trade – Owned JUNIOR IRONGIRL (12 YEARS & UNDER) by S Hannigan McKinnon, Kyra 1st ; Gripper, Jemima 2nd ; Anderson, Amelia 3rd Group 4 – Hounds – Whippet - CH JUNIOR IRONBOY (12 YEARS & UNDER) Thomas, Nabihah Peppas Tigra – Owned by M & Joe 1st ; Larkins, Taidgh 2nd ; McCarthy, Max 3rd YOUTH IRONLADY (13 YEARS TO 17 YEARS) S Patterson
Paterson, Jemima 1st ; Guest, Victoria 2nd ; Group 5 – Working Dog – Shetland Lefevre, Bella 3rd YOUTH IRONMAN (13 YEARS TO 17 YEARS) Sheepdog - CH Daydream Drusilla – Baker, Ned 1st ; Patrick O'Connor 2nd ; Liam Owned by VJ Royston (Also Best in O'Connor 3rd Show) IRONLADY (18 YEARS TO 44 YEARS) Patterson, Elizabeth 1st ; Williams, Katie 2nd ; Group 6 – Utility – Schnauzer Williams, Jennifer 3rd (Miniature) - AU CH Colebrook Flip Of IRONMAN (18 YEARS TO 44 YEARS) The Coin – Owned by R & N E Inglis Campbell Harvey 1st ; Woods, Jacob 2nd ; Brewster, Bob 3rd Group 7 – Non Sporting – Dalmatian VETERAN IRONLADY (45 YEARS & OVER) SUP CH Krystaway Weekend Hustler – Thomas, Katrina 1st ; Gripper, Jane 2nd ; Willows, Annette 3rd Owned by R & D Harbin VETERAN IRONMAN (45 YEARS & OVER) Jason Horton McKenzie, Peter 1st Haystacking MEN’S COMPETITION Aaron Cooke, Yarran Cox, Brian 1st ; Team Wattamolla Elders 2nd LADIES’ COMPETITION Williams, Jennifer 1st JUNIOR COMPETITION Tristan Sullivan 1st ; Max & Jack McCarthy & Sophie V 2nd Dog High Jump SMALL DOG High Jump (for dogs under 30cm tall at the shoulder) Maggie with Steve Donovan 1st ; Pup Diddi & Victoria McIntyre 2nd OPEN DOG High Jump (for dogs any height that can jump at least 90cm) Darcy 1st ; Henry 2nd ; Buster, Abby & 3rd Ute Comp Classic Ute Mitchill Bushy Bush 1st Best Rural Ute Brad Gardner 1st ; Captain Snooze 2nd ; Breydon Morris 3rd Peoples Choice Ute Brendan Morris 1st ; Mitchill Bushy Bush 2nd ; Captain Snooze 3rd 135th Show Special Events EGG THROWING COMPETITION Taidgh Larkin & James Good 1st FASTEST DOG IN KANAROO VALLEY Liam OConnor 1st ; Charlie Rodden 2nd April, 2015 Kangaroo Valley Voice www.kangaroovalley.nsw.au Page 10
Dietary Guidelines and the Infant Feeding fantastic food Guidelines. A few of us contracted to do supply. We can that for 18 months on a voluntary basis, but grow very good because of many interruptions by people food in this who objected to guidelines about using less country, yet we of anything, it took us four years, an have over 1800 enormous task with 55,000 pieces of different snack research. foods in the I still give lectures around the place, mainly supermarkets. Rosemary Stanton without payment, although I still get paid for Over one third In writing about the columnists and others writing for ‘Australian Doctor’, but most of of adults’ who write for the Voice, it seemed obvious the work I do is on behalf of the Public energy comes to start with our longest serving contributor, Health Association, representing them on a from junk food and over one quarter of kids’. our nutrition guru, Rosemary Stanton, who lot of government advisory committees, all We need to get rid of that, rather than has been writing her column since 1999. of which have now been axed by the current fussing about how many grams of one thing Everyone has heard of Rosemary, but many Federal government. somebody is getting all the time. may not be aware of her many qualifications They take up a lot of time because when “Three areas we should look at are nutrition and awards. you’re on a government advisory committee and health, food literacy and knowing how to She is a nutritionist with a science degree in you have to make sure you’re up-to-date prepare food, where it comes from, what it biochemistry and pharmaceutical chemistry, with everything. tastes like and eating for that real flavour, post-graduate qualifications in nutrition and I write for ‘The Conversation’, a university and lastly environmental sustainability. dietetics, and a PhD for her work in public website, for which you need to have a I still work on sustainable food supplies for health - in 1988 she was awarded the Medal university affiliation. And I’m still visiting the future for a couple of universities. of the Order of Australia for her services to Canberra a couple of times a week for That’s my interest and no one in my that area. various meetings and sit on one liaison profession has been looking at that in the Rosemaryis the author of many scientific committee with the Food Standards people. past. However, this was going to be my year papers, 30 books and over 3000 articles, And over the years I’ve written a lot of when I didn’t work any more. including those for this paper which can be books. It hasn’t happened yet, but I am aiming to viewed on the Kangaroo Valley Community “My main aim is to clear up misconceptions work less. Website. people have, to translate research into “If I had to distill what I wanted into a small In Rosemary’s words: “When I started writing layman’s language. slogan it would be that less does not mean for The Voice I was also writing for a website You can find a study to support almost any none, because I think it’s the extremes that and lots of magazines and newspapers, so I point of view you might have, but when send people into crazy diets. thought I would simply expand on what I had there are hundreds of studies it’s not valid We just need to find the sensible limit, which already written; but I quickly found that what to pick out one, so I try to look at everything will vary with different people of course. I should write about was what people in and distill things into a format people can “I’m also very keen on physical activity. Kangaroo Valley actually wanted to know. understand. I don’t like quackery; I don’t like Our farmers know this: if you want to fatten So almost every article is written because of extremes in anything. an animal you put it into a small space so it something someone in valley has asked me I think they rarely lead to good health or doesn’t have any exercise. about, usually just a casual inquiry about a good sense. I’ve been cursed all my life with I’ve always had a personal interest in sport particular topic or sometimes a comment. being ‘sensible’: it would be nice to be crazy and physical activity. I think I was the first I never mind people asking me questions.” sometimes I suppose! sports nutritionist in Australia.” I asked Rosemary what she had been working Basically I just want to get sensible Rosemary is obviously very fit herself. on in particular in recent years. information that allows for a diversity of On being asked how she keeps so fit, she “A large part of my work has been on the things to happen. I believe Australia has a replied: “We walk up Bunkers Hill Road pretty often! I go the pool a lot in summer, I used to run a lot, not any more, except around the tennis court. Basically Pete and I like going off for hikes for a couple of weeks. These days we have to train for that, walking up Bunkers Hill Road. We do that several times a week or so and then put on 5kg packs and immediately start to puff, which is a very good reason why you shouldn’t put on an extra 5kg of weight.” Rosemary is also treasurer for the Environment Group and the Tennis Club, both of which take up a lot of time, and she also supports the East Timor Group. So what else can she fit into her spare time? “Well, the garden. We love gardening; I normally enjoy weeding, but this summer I’ve been feeling the weeds are getting beyond me. We also have quite a lot of grandchildren. I coached hockey for many years and I like to ski in the winter.” But the Valley itself is probably her overarching love. 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New plants germinate in favourable light and moist areas generally on the margins of the forest. The plants can defoliate during Inaugural CARP OFF! heavy frosts but survive and thrive with new foliage in Spring. Goes ‘Off with a bang’ The Inaugural Kangaroo Valley CARP OFF! This year was the first of what we hope will be an annual Kangaroo Valley Event. The WEED ALERT Kangaroo Valley Carp Off, held on March 14 and 15 was a great weekend of fun, and we pulled out a lot of carp from the Kangaroo Chilean Jasmine River! We registered 104 people this year which is a wonderful outcome – thank you all This attractive vigorous climber is a for participating. It was especially great to see garden escapee and environmental so many families and kids out fishing together. weed. It has established in some forest A special BIG thanks to our sponsors, areas of the Upper Kangaroo River and McCallums Tackleworld, Kangaroo Valley can smother the native hosts. Adventitious trailing ancillary stems spread through the forest in search of new hosts. New roots appear at the nodes of these stems whenever there is contact with the soil.
Chilean Jasmine smothering rainforest vegetation The Broome family from Sanctuary Point
Eradication Safaris, The Complete Chimney Sweep, It is best to dig up new plants making sure to Kangaroo Valley Tourist Association, The remove the lignotuber and any trailing stems Friendly Inn, Kangaroo Valley Environment with roots. The ‘cut and paint’ method of Group and Shoalhaven Water. Without your herbicide (approx 50% glyphosate) support we could not have got this event off application can also be used making sure to the ground and we certainly would not have cut into the lignotuber to apply the herbicide. had such great prizes on offer. We would also All rooted ancillary stems need to be like to thank all those that have contributed removed or treated. For well-established by spreading the word, offering advice or just infestations an integrated program combining by lending a helping hand: Kangaroo Valley Chilean jasmine has opposite leaves and a Rural Supplies, The Kangaroo Valley Voice, The milky sap. The stems are woody towards the the above methods with follow up spot spraying of a selective brush killer may be South Coast Register, 2ST Radio, The Berry base and established vines have a lignotuber (Continued on page 18) just at or below the soil. required to eradicate the infestation. During summer the vine has showy terminal white flowers and the seeds are in long pendulous beanlike pods as shown in the photograph. When the pods open, the dried seeds with a fluffy appendage are spread by wind. April, 2015 Kangaroo Valley Voice www.kangaroovalley.nsw.au Page 12 As a child he lived with five generations of 40% of men VIEW Club report his family, and of course there was talk of actually died the time the family had spent in Kangaroo before reaching 30, We were pleased to welcome a new Valley. partly as a result of member, Mary Preston, to our luncheon Aborigines were never permanent residents injuries and meeting, which was also an opportunity of the valley as they were hunters and infection following to welcome several other guests to hear gatherers, so they were here on a seasonal the cutting the talk by Les Bursill. basis. demands of They camped by the rivers and creeks, initiation. Several Les is of part aboriginal descent and his notably Barrengarry, Broughton and School ceremonies in later family were members of a Dharawal Creeks, and hunted in the hills. life could also people who were seasonal residents of Middens can still be found marking these prove lethal, as the Valley. (The Wadi Wadi were a sub- camping areas; they were generally no they cicatrised Les Bursill group of the Dharawal people). more that 30 feet from the river and near themselves at Les’ white ancestor, William Rowland, was a cabbage tree palms (Dharawal means these ceremonies, filling the cut flaps of skin young tradesman transported in 1835 for cabbage palm). with ashes to form the heavy scars that stealing from his master. Because the aboriginal numbers were few, branded the older men. He was indentured to Henry Osborne in probably no more than 50 or 60 lived in the As elsewhere in the country the aborigines Kangaroo Valley, who put him to work valley at any one time, these middens are were driven from their lands by the demands checking his cattle at Marshall Mount. far more scattered and smaller than many of the white settlers. Here he met a man named Ellis, who was a on the coast. Robert Cochrane remembers a settlement local elder and witch doctor. Women used to hold their corroborees and living near the cemetery when he was a boy Ellis came to the attention of the authorities ceremonies on the lower areas and the men at school, but by then they had become several times: he was the cause of a battle in the hills, always above 73 metres. fringe-dwellers and were no longer living between clans when he stole a woman Any rock art found above these levels their traditional lives. belonging to the other clan; on another would have been done by men, with the The total aboriginal population of somewhere occasion he clubbed another aborigine to most sacred engravings found near the top. between 600,000 and 1,000,000 at the time death, but he was also recognised for the Les disputed the local theory that Flat Rock of the first settlement had dropped to about work he did assisting Sir William Macarthur was considered a birthing place by the 90,000 by 1901. (the son of John) identify trees, ferns and women, as he said that no specific places This latter figure was obtained as a synopsis other plants of the area. would ever have been designated. only, not by census. This work was published in France in 1852. By Women were sent away from the tribe to One means the government used to decide then he was referred to as Dr Ellis and for the have their babies, although it is entirely numbers was by requesting the aborigines to work he did with Macarthur he was referred possible that many would have opted to go come to the local court to receive a blanket. to as “King of the Illawarra.” there as a sheltered location providing This became know as a blanket count. In the meantime William Rowland married water and food. Thank you, Les, for giving us such an Ellis’ daughter, Susanne. Les has made a study of stones and grooves informative and entertaining talk. By the time that Les was born, the large and in aboriginal culture. Next month, Robyn Bursill (Les’ wife), as Zone extremely poor family was living in Hurstville, Axe grooves are found in the rocks in councillor of NGO1, will be talking about the where Les’ father worked on the building of clusters, never more than four. Learning for Life Program. radios, but they still came down to Each cluster is the work of one man’s Don’t forget Simon Harrington’s talk in May Gerringong for holidays every year and sharpening over the course of a season. on his work in the trenches of Gallipoli. camped with their relatives. Each man always made his own grooves, Partners are invited to the lunch and the Les eventually completed an archaeology never using anyone else’s, and so it is public to the talk, which will be held in the degree, followed by one in anthropology and possible to tell how many men over the age hall of the Church of the Good Shepherd at then set out to study aboriginal culture. of 30 lived in an area, as they were not 1.30pm. The public will be asked for a He is now a Dharawal elder. allowed to have axes until that age. donation of $5 for the talk, which will go to the Learning for Life program.
Please note that Nikki has requested we advise her earlier than Thursday morning of KANGAROO VALLEY PHARMACY the numbers coming, as that is too late for SHOP 2 / 162 MOSS VALE RD. ordering purposes. So in future could you please let Jan know by PH. (02) 4465 2772 FAX (02) 4465 2773 the Monday evening before the luncheon if OPEN 6 DAYS: MON-FRI 9 am to 5 pm you will be unable to attend. Our April meeting will be on the second SAT 9 am to 12 noon Friday of the month as usual. Please phone Jan Starkey on 4465 2080 or For all your Prescriptions and all Pharmaceutical Requisites. NATIO (Natural Australian Beauty) COSMETICS email her at [email protected] before 6pm on the Monday before the lunch
if you unable to attend. We can take care of your prescriptions in our filing system. Our club will be charged by Bistro One46 if See us about the Webster-pak System that sets out all tablets numbers are not accurate. and capsules in blister packs for each time of the day, If you are considering joining Kangaroo Valley for each day of the week. VIEW Club you are welcome to attend our COME IN AND SAY HELLO TO JAN and DAN COLE luncheon as a guest. AT YOUR PHARMACY Please phone me on 4465 1955 for details. Jenelle Brangwin April, 2015 Kangaroo Valley Voice www.kangaroovalley.nsw.au Page 13 Where you reap What you sow!
Participation in the Community Garden is picking up. Thursday gardening days are proving popular, with a cross- generational turnout. Younger members Josh Gorman and Hamish Anderson are getting into growing and producing local food, and then following this up with excellent culinary delights. This revitalised trend is great to see as concern for the health, food origin, fair trade, content, additives and related ‘food actually anyone who has an abundance of three parts finely sieved compost miles’ becomes predominant. something that they’d like to on-sell. half part coarse river sand and Nothing beats growing your own. So bring your stuff, work out what you think a few handfuls of slow release organic The annual Potato Bake at the pub was is a fair price and we’ll add it to our stall. fertiliser, attended by 40 brightly dressed punters who Kirsty gave a potting demonstration in the all wet down with seaweed solution diluted brought a favourite topping to share. garden, using a commercial blocker that is at the rate for transplanting seedlings. Local food flavours were once again on used by market With autumn on its way, the mushrooms in gardeners. the pine plantations of the Southern She showed Highlands are emerging – so if you’re into just how easy it Porcini or Pine Ring specialties, come down to is to make the garden and ask Jim about foraging trips. one’s own seed Probably around Easter Sunday, ostensibly starter blocks. ‘egg hunting’ for grownups! These trays of Best time is usually after the first Easter rains. winter crop We’ll only be picking Boletus edulis and seedlings will Lactarius deliciosus. be used in our Dried Porcini is currently fetching $5 per 20g. garden once Why not DIY? the plants are First Fruit! Great news just in is that two of up to size. the Strawberry Guavas that were the first Her mix is plants to be planted in the Community listed here. Garden, as part of the entry border hedge, three parts have borne fruit. coco peat Super flavour, perfect on their own or added at the end of a stewed rhubarb hotpot. Jim Anderson display with beef, tomato and eggplant relishes, pickles and toppings. Trevor’s and Cheryl’s contributions were amongst the favourites. Mingling in the garden at twilight exemplifies the wonderful lifestyle that we share here in the Valley. Community attributes of growing and sharing have also been experienced at the monthly Farmers’ Market that is gaining traction in the Valley. This is certainly the place to be on the second Sunday of each month, as vintage locals emerge into the growing throng of tourists. More like a party with a good vibe, and no strings attached – a chance to buy, sell and catch-up. There’s a buzz with music and sizzling fragrance of Peter’s beef and Gavin’s coffee. FIG will continue its support of this event; selling produce from the Friendly Inn Community Garden, local suppliers, and April, 2015 Kangaroo Valley Voice www.kangaroovalley.nsw.au Page 14 At Glengarry - Our kitchen rules! It’s dinner time at Glengarry. The kitchen and the dining room not Inside staff are placing 12kg of pasta and only provide a place for the boys to eat 24kg of mince into the buffets, and their delicious meals, but they also removing garlic bread from the ovens. make a great place for community The temperature rises – not just because service to take place. The boys serve of the steaming food, but because outside food, set tables, and wash towering stand 100 ravenous teenage boys. stacks of dishes; they also learn to use “These boys are growing and they’re very a mop. active while they’re here. This kind of opportunity not only Combine the two and you’re left with a teaches basic domestic skills, but also huge appetite to satisfy,” said Annette strengthens soft skills and engenders a McKinley, Glengarry’s Catering Manager, a sense of community. position she has held for 20 years. “My favourite meal is lasagna because A team of 11 staff work varying shifts from it’s filling and tasty,” said Year 9 6.30am until 8pm preparing six meals a student Liam Payne-Ritchie. day (breakfast, morning and afternoon “I quite liked the seafood platter with teas, lunch, dinner and supper). number of people, but we also need to be the calamari and fish cocktails because it It requires incredible preparation, from providing a balanced diet that is high in tasted nice and it was different,” said fellow ordering, cooking and serving, to ensure the nutrition and provides the boys with the student Nick Trotter. students are fed a meal on time, every time. energy they need to complete the vast In addition to providing meals on campus, the “It can be challenging preparing meals that amount of activities on the campus,” said kitchen staff cater for overnight hikes. Boys not only allow us to cater for such a large Mrs McKinley cook meals on Trangias and carry all their food in their packs. They also learn about the importance of hygiene in the outdoors with no refrigeration; items such as noodles, rice, vegetables, wraps and cans of tuna are on the list. For some boys, it’s the first time they’ve ever chopped a carrot and cooked their own meal. During recent parent hikes, when mums and dads come and spend the weekend hiking with their sons, it was not unusual to hear them comment, with pleasant surprise, on how much their sons have learned and how well they cook. “I do hear about some disasters from the boys – burnt food, wrong ingredients – but they soon learn to follow the menu plan we provide, and some even become their own little MasterChefs, experimenting with different versions of the meals,” said Mrs McKinley. The six-day long journey home up the coast is also a huge logistical catering exercise. Their kitchen definitely rules. Food Facts 150 loaves of bread a week 408 bread rolls 27kg of roast beef per meal 20kg of potatoes per meal 130 steaks per meal 6kg of cereal per day 11kg of bacon per meal 168 litres of milk per week 18 boxes of fruit per week 280 tubs of 125g yoghurts 168 litres of juice. Barbara Guest April, 2015 Kangaroo Valley Voice www.kangaroovalley.nsw.au Page 15 Peter Dumbrell receives an Arts Board award Peter was nominated by the Kangaroo Peter’s computer skills has enabled the Valley Historical Society, under the Society to store valuable history and avoid Volunteers in Arts and Cultural possible loss of this valuable information. Heritage Sector in the latest set of Peter is very generous with his time helping families to research their family history. Shoalhaven community awards Garth Chittick Trivia time questions to show it is challenging but not impossible 1 From Point A you walk East 4 km, then 9 Which famous actress turned down North 4 km, then West 7 km. the role of Mrs. Robinson in The How far away from Point A are you? Graduate? 2 Write down a word that is a) a 10 Which backing group do you language and b) makes smooth associate with Elvis Presley? 3 Write down a word that is a) 11 You can't tell when your number's something a logger would have and b) coming up but in other forms it is handy something found on graph paper for shaping things. What is it? 4 What musical is named after a body 12 Name the Qantas Jumbo that part? recently landed in Albion Park? 5 Which U.S. state with 4 letters has a 13 What is the 2nd half of the title of state capital that has a name with 3 x 4 H.M.S. Pinafore? letter words? 14 Mount Kosciuszko is the tallest 6 Which emerging 21st century group of mountain in Australia. How many times economic powerhouse countries have higher is Mount Everest 2 4 6 or 8 ? been referred to as BRIC? 15 If you were a champion at GURNING, 7 What was the capital of West what would you be good at? Germany from 1949 to 1990? 16 Which 4 of our solar system planets 8 Most penguins are found in cold have an orbiting ring system? climates or in cooler areas. 17 Who is the only person to have been Where would you find penguins awarded both the Australian of the naturally living near the equator? (Continued on page 32) April, 2015 Kangaroo Valley Voice www.kangaroovalley.nsw.au Page 16
challenges of Welcome return to the community for ex soldier working in Preston & Sons are delighted to His pipes travelled with him to Kokoda and the announce the recruitment of local man he played at the Isurava Memorial and construction Felix Nelson to their expanding team of Bomana War Cemetery, as well as industry. He is thrilled builders, carpenters and apprentices. entertaining villagers along the track with the unusual instrument to be working Felix is a mature aged apprentice and will In February 2011 Felix joined the Australian with Preston attend Shoalhaven Technical Collage as army in the Artillery Corp and, after training & Sons part of his training. at Kapooka and Pukapunyal was posted to Construction The Kangaroo Valley man who has travelled Adelaide and Darwin. P/L, building far and wide has come home. In late 2012 he deployed to Afganistan as a wonderful Felix Nelson grew up in our beautiful valley Forward Artillery Observer. houses in and attended the local preschool and primary Once again his pipes travelled with him and beautiful school. he was proud to play for Christmas and places, saying From the age of 12 he studied bagpipes with Anzac ceremonies. Its great to be home. local piper Roger Chapman and together they On leaving Afganistan his precious bagpipes Bruce Preston attended the 2006 World Championships in became mistaken for low-priority cargo and Scotland. were left in a shipping container on an arid While a student at Shoalhaven High School, middle-eastern airfield for several days. Valley Voices he participated in the first Shoalhaven Fortunately, with care, they have fully (Continued from page 10) Kokoda Experience and, over ten days hiked recovered. “I think the valley is a beautiful place to live; it the steamy forests from Kokoda to Port After a further twelve months posting in has everything to offer. We bought our land Moresby, narrowly avoiding a medical Darwin, Felix has discharged from the Army. in 1991, and came down in weekends. evacuation when he suffered a reaction to Felix is delighted to return to Kangaroo We came here full time in 1995. I love the the anti-malarial tablets that all participants Valley and looking forward to the new needed to take. peace and quiet, the fact that people aren’t rushing. I think the thing I like most of all is that people of all ages seem to relate to each other, so that, for example, in the tennis competition recently I suddenly realised that if I added all the ages together of the other three people on the court, I was still older than they were, but they were still happy to play with me. I think it starts in the school where the kids all interact; where there’re just enough children they all know each other. I enjoy being in a community where everybody knows each other and are generally very friendly, but it is that interaction of different ages that makes the difference. It’s the friendliness, the mixing of ages and status. There is no status; everybody is just a valley resident. There’re a lot of interesting people in the valley and you only discover them gradually; they don’t push themselves on you. “I couldn’t go back to Sydney. I think I’ve become totally addicted to the bush and peace and quiet. I like bushwalking, one of my very favourite things to do. You see things you cannot see from the car. I like its simplicity, to walk and stop and see things. We’re very interested in birds, so you’ve got to stop to see them. One of the reasons I want to retire is to do more bushwalking and more gardening. It’s being there with the birds and the animals. Mind you, I could do with fewer lyrebirds around here; they ruin everything. Occasionally I think I’m going to have to move because the lyrebirds were here first and they’re eventually going to win! When your only complaint is the lyrebirds you’ve got a pretty happy life.” Jenelle Brangwin April, 2015 Kangaroo Valley Voice www.kangaroovalley.nsw.au Page 17 April, 2015 Kangaroo Valley Voice www.kangaroovalley.nsw.au Page 18 Carp Off ! - a successful initiative
(Continued from page 11) Vets and The Lifestyle Channel (filming for ‘Village Vets Australia!’). Thanks to our compost man David Borsier from Amiterre Ag Solutions for taking the fish away. David will convert the carp into yummy organic compost for growing food! Of course a community event like this would not be possible without the help of many individuals over the weekend, thanks to Sam Fritz, Greg Thompson, Beth Britton, Keith Learn, Barbara Woodney, John George, Rosemary Stanton, Ian Chambers, Jack Hinde and Oliver Stones. A pleasing outcome for organisers of Carp Off was the numbers enjoying a family day out What a great team of people. weight, well done to all our winners. Now to our prize winners! the river systems. During only one and a half days, a total of Lachlan Sampson, took out The Heaviest It is claimed that a carp can live for up to 50 139 carp were caught, almost 300kg Overall Bag weight with a whopping 44.75kg. years with a female carp being able to altogether, such a great effort. The Second Heaviest Bag weight was shared produce between 80,000 and 1,500,000 eggs by Todd Canham and Beau Sampson. in her lifetime. Together this great team of fishermen pulled We would love to catch more carp every year out 134.25kg of carp between them (62 carp (this year the three day Carpathon at Berrima in total), an amazing effort! saw one tonne hauled out!). Lachlan will be the first contestant on the Just imagine – a thousand breeding females CARP OFF Shield, that will take pride of place removed from a waterway has the potential at The Kangaroo Valley Friendly Inn. to remove in excess of one billion eggs from The largest single carp (5.78kg) was wrangled that water. by Chad Pinney, followed by Patrick Rosa in So keep up the fishing folks! the teen section and in the junior section. If you don’t like to eat them, they are The European Carp is listed as a noxious Benjamin Otford from Goulbourn wonderful for the compost pile. pest species in Australia. Carp are causing Jared Schiller won for the smallest carp (every You can find out more about the event on our damage to our native fish populations, and one counts!) and the Rosa family from Facebook page: KV Carp Off, or please send us contributing greatly to erosion and silting in Gerringong took out the biggest family bag your photos and stories to share. See you next year! Jo Stirling, Brad Harvey, Peter Stanton and Gavin Chittick
PUBLIC NOTICE
The National Parks and Wildlife Service (within the Office of Environment and Heritage) are conducting a 1080 fox baiting program in the Kangaroo Valley and Budgong areas for the protection of the Endangered Brush-tailed Rock- wallaby. This baiting has flow-on benefits for other local wildlife and livestock. The baiting is conducted on various private properties, NPWS estate, Sydney Catchment Authority estate and vacant Crown land. All bait stations in this program are permanently baited throughout the year. This baiting will be conducting using both 1080 buried baits and 1080 capsules in ejector devices at the bait station locations. All properties being baited are sign posted with the baiting dates and an indication of which baiting methods are being used on each property. Dog owners are reminded to ensure their dogs do not wander as dogs are highly susceptible to 1080 poisoning.
For any further information please contact Melinda Norton, or Juliet Dingle at the NPWS Highlands Area Office, Fitzroy Falls on (02) 4887 8244. Brad Harvey, one of the organisers showing off part (or it may be all) of his catch April, 2015 Kangaroo Valley Voice www.kangaroovalley.nsw.au Page 19 Striking new sculpture adorns the Valley A new sculpture has been installed, after name of the Aboriginal clan which being especially commissioned by Lance inhabited lands from Gerringong Brown and Gina Myers-Brown, at the through Kangaroo Valley, Berry, carpark entrance of Kangaroo Valley Foxground and Broger’s Creek Leadlights. (there is an Ooaree Creek located Lance and Gina have been great admirers of at Gerringong). the artist, after seeing some of his amazing The symbols on the structure pieces in exhibitions throughout the represent the 13 clans that made Shoalhaven. up the Yuin Nation (which Following several conversations with the covered the area from Stanwell artist, Myangah (Sea Eagle) Pirate, Lance and Tops to Eden). Gina gave three major themes for inspiration The circular symbols are the in creating the sculpture. meeting places of those clans and The piece needed to express respect for the the connection paths between the original local aboriginal custodians of the people. The top right vacant valley; show a special feature of the valley symbol with the broken tracks is itself; and finally depict a water theme from representative of the dislocation which the valley was created. and fracturing of the first nations The position of the unique piece not only people when David Berry moved greets visitors as they enter the carpark, but into the area. also offers the valley people and their friends The central decoration features a wonderful piece of art to freely enjoy. the platypus which was a strong The history of the piece is interesting on its totem for the people from the own, as it was the last living (though badly Upper Shoalhaven. damaged) tree which survived the 2002 fires The result of three month’s work in Huskisson, off Forest Road in the State in creation, weighing between forest there. half and three quarters of a The 18 foot high remnant now in the valley tonne, the sculpture was was acquired by Pirate and was the ideal delivered on a 20 foot truck and unique work of art. Congratulations all round material to meet the challenge of Lance and required five people to put it into its final for conception, commissioning and creation Gina’s commission. resting place. of such a distinctive landmark. The work is described as pyrography on blue The sculpture has been finished with marine gum and bears the name Ooaree, which is the varnish to preserve the longevity of a Carl Leddy
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second of the day through their phones, leaves me a little concerned and more than a Technology and tablets and computers. little curious about where the future of video And according to a study by Variety lies. the Valley magazine, they're also more likely to trust In the meantime I'll continue to write my and admire Youtube stars than film stars, Voice articles while videos of bulldogs by Ellie Williams challenging the very model of the running slow-mo along a beach play in the entertainment business. background. I think my attention span has shrivelled Three hundred hours of video is uploaded to P.S. The most watched Youtube video Youtube every minute and the number of with age. featuring Kangaroo Valley is a charming tour hours people are watching each month is up Over dinner I watched 'Grand Designs' on of the Minimbah Farm Cottages which has 50% year over year. reached over 7,000 views. TV while simultaneously watching videos But Youtube is not TV – TV may reach So come on small business owners in the of Disney princesses rap-battling on my audiences but Youtube engages them and, valley – grab a camera, get creative and phone. My interest in the TV show for advertisers, that's where the money is. introduce yourself to a bunch of new dwindled because I was being constantly For the first time, viewers have the power customers. interrupted by commercials. to curate what they want to watch and Ellin Williams And when I changed the channel to avoid when. said commercials, it seemed like every Content can be shared and discussed, viewers can “like” or “dislike” a video, and Kangaroo Valley Markets other network was playing ads at the they can communicate directly with its same time, like the folk over at Foxtel creators. are held on the knew what I was doing and were high- And it's not all funny cat videos. fiving each other laughing, “nice try, Amateur filmmakers and professional 2nd Saturday every month sucker!” production companies alike are uploading 8.30 a.m.-2.30 p.m. I guess these are some of the reasons why high-quality material for you to enjoy. at the Showground more and more young people are switching For free. The most watched Youtube video the TV off and turning to Youtube for is 'Gangnam Style', a music video by Korean with proceeds going towards the entertainment. pop star PSY that has had 2,271,676,297 Kangaroo Valley Folk Festival. For those readers who don't know, Youtube is views (I don't even know how to say that For more information contact a video-sharing website where thousands of number). Jane Richter 0401 322 179 or hours of goodness can be watched for free. Drawing those kinds of numbers is difficult Stuart Leslie 0412 288 923 Today's youth (here I am sounding like a for traditional broadcasters. or email grandma at age 25) are stupidly well I'm passionate about great content and as [email protected] connected and have internet access every someone who makes TV professionally, it
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E: [email protected] • W: www.hchc.com.au April, 2015 Kangaroo Valley Voice www.kangaroovalley.nsw.au Page 22 Barrengarry carnage can be reduced Local residents offer The stretch of Moss Vale Road between be expected to know that they must engage Fitzroy Falls and the floor of the valley, low gear to descend such a slope, especially solution to RMS drops about 550 metres (650m down to since there are signs at the top of the 100m), which is more than enough to have mountain telling them they must do so. The The Voice is grateful to Peter Stanton for the average vehicle's brakes smoking and problem in these cases appears to be faulty sharing his letter to the RMS with his fading. vehicles. concerns and potential solutions about In fact, the corner where we live (numbered the endemic Barrengarry traffic problems ④ on the attached map), is only half way These problems are likely to continue, so down the mountain (at 320m), yet we have anything that can reasonably be done to Renae Elrington vehicles running into the rock wall on our make the road safer would be worthwhile. Regional Manager bend a couple of times a month on Providing safety ramps or arrester beds would RMS Southern Region average. help, where drivers who cannot stop by Wollongong These accidents usually only involve minor normal means can steer their vehicles to vehicle damage, but there have been avoid the catastrophic consequences that Dear Renae several major incidents and several fatalities might otherwise occur. on this corner. Being residents on Barrengarry Mountain, my When we ask drivers whether they were Can I suggest three suitable places where an wife and I are frequent witnesses to using low gear, a common response is "no, arrester bed might be installed: accidents. it's an automatic", showing total ignorance These can usually be attributed to either of how to negotiate a long descent. 1. The Office of Transport Safety driver inexperience or poor vehicle Sometimes they complain they had no Investigations report on the fatal coach maintenance. brakes, even though the brakes"had been accident in May 2010 showed there is already working fine all the way down the hill". an "escape route" next to the site of the Many city drivers have limited experience of coach accident and the two recent truck long descents. Truck and coach drivers, however, should accidents (numbered ① on the attached map). This escape route would have provided a safe exit in all three cases if the drivers had Primary Producers free information event details been able to recognise it as such. There was no signage to indicate this exit, so the drivers Seasonal Update – Kangaroo Valley * Trevor Parrish – Dairy Farmer in in each case appear to have tried to negotiate When: Tuesday, 21 April 2015 Kangaroo Valley the corner instead. This seems an ideal site Join other producers for a FREE * John O’Connor/ Matt Lieschkie: ( ② on the attached map) for an arrester information session about seasonal Senior Land Services Officer, Livestock bed. issues and opportunities in late autumn/ * Amanda Britton: Senior Land Services 2. About 1 km before the accident site, there winter Officer, Pastures is a right-hand bend ( ③ on the attached Time: 10.00am - 12:00am (main Discussions will focus on: map) where the terrain offers another * Livestock health update – what issues discussion) opportunity for an arrester bed. do you need to keep an eye on? Where: Parrish’s Dairy, off Moss Vale * Seasonal outlook – where is the season Road, Barrengarry (look for signs) 3. About 2.5 km before the accident site (⑤ going, and what does this mean in terms What to bring: Pen, notepad and on the attached map), or more importantly, of pasture/ livestock management? camping chair 500m before our corner where so many hit * Pasture Management – local Dairy Cost: Free the rock wall, is another place where an farmer Trevor Parrish will outline his Catering: Morning tea provided. at arrester bed might be installed. experiences managing pastures; 9.30 (Please register for catering I look forward to your response to these purposes) especially finding the balance with suggestions. summer and winter species. RSVP by 18 April 2015 Sincerely Presenters will include: For further information, or to RSVP Peter Stanton * Steve Whittaker /or Bill Johnson - please contact John O’Connor 2866 Moss Vale Road District Veterinarian on 4464 6008 Barrengarry NSW 2577 Learn at first hand what life might have been like for the diggers in the trenches at Gallipoli.
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We saw Bushwalkers undertook a three day hike only a Our bushwalk in March was a three day hundreds of Burrawangs as tall as a person couple of excursion into Murramarang National was a “middle earth” experience. other people Park. This annual extended walking trip The path led down to Depot Beach, and we then added the Rainforest Walk, which took walking and is becoming a tradition for us, one we us through a temperate littoral rainforest, three all enjoy. one remnant of the forests that covered mountain 22 Valleyites, plus a mother and two much of eastern Australia 50 million years bikers, so it grandchildren from Canberra, booked ago. was into Joalah Holiday Park at Durras North, There are not many of these forests left, possible to right in the National Park. and so this one at Depot Beach is listed as feel that we Most of us stayed in the cabins on the shore, an endangered ecological community. were early with lovely views where the lake met the sea That night we ate outside, as a group, with settlers and over to Wasp Island; kangaroos lazed on the sound of the waves reaching the shore, discovering the grass, parrots visited the verandahs and and we celebrated Kathy’s birthday with this part of Lace Monitors lumbered around; when we well-earned champagne and birthday cakes. NSW. arrived an enormous one had a plastic bag The caught around its neck and he was rescued by Discovery Tom’s dexterous, and brave, releasing of it Trail, which had been set up by State Forests, with his walking stick). was a marvellous addition with interesting Those who could arrive at check-in time were facts about the logging of the area and three different types of forest easily seen from boardwalks, a viewing platform and log bridges. There was plenty of time left of the afternoon to enjoy the beach, play a game of tennis or just relax before our BBQ which was again eaten together outside the cabins. The following morning, after checking out, The longer walk was scheduled for the those of us who second day and we had planned to head off had the time early, but a threatening storm let us all relax drove a short way for a while until late morning. up the coast to We were all getting into the swim of things Bawley Point and by now and the walk didn’t seem to be as the fascinating long or arduous as the afternoon before. Murramarang able to fit in a short walk before dinner. We set off on the Lake Walk, an 8km return Aboriginal Area. We decided to head along the beach and up trip with an extra 1.5km loop to see the Here there is a 94 wooden steps to Point Upright and the Discovery Trail. 2km walk, with Burrawang Walk. While walking along the lake the sunshine expansive views The vegetation changed on the climb from appeared and the Cabbage Tree Palms of the coastline, Banksias to Spotted Gums, Burrawangs, Lilli glistened in the light. (Continued on page 38) Pilli and Stringybarks; to be walking through April, 2015 Kangaroo Valley Voice www.kangaroovalley.nsw.au Page 25 Sculpture at Arts in the Valley Festival May 1-3 Friday 1 May – Sunday 3 May Prize money is $20,000 in total, which has atmosphere of this very attracted some of Australia’s best artists. In special Festival event. Excitement is building as the Kangaroo fact many of the sculptors themselves will Make a Diary note now Valley Arts Festival approaches. be on hand to discuss their work. and don’t miss out on From Friday 1 May right through the All of the exhibits will be available for the fun: weekend until Sunday, our community purchase on site. Sculpture in the Valley will welcome locals and visitors alike to Leading landscape architect Michael Bligh Friday, May 1 , 10 am – 4 pm a range of activities and special events. will give lectures twice daily on The Art of Saturday, May 2, 10 am – 4 pm Garden Design (Friday and Sunday at 11am The village will be dressed with flags (Official Opening/announcement of winners during the weekend and minstrels will and 2pm, Saturday at 12 noon and 2pm). Festival organisers have been keen to from 11 am) add to the festive air by carrying the encourage as many visitors as possible to Sunday, May 3, 10 am – 4 pm festival theme of Music and Art onto the ‘The Willows’ since there is no shortage of For more information see street. parking space. Incentives include a www.artsinthevalley.net.au/sculpture or Produce stalls and a festival office will be set Photographic Competition which is open to phone 0467 209 819. up on the forecourt of the Red and White all and carries prize money of $1,000, and Di Buckley garage in the main street. the opportunity to vote in the People’s All are welcome to come along and observe a Choice Awards. pavement artist at work, listen to the Friday 1 May has been designated as minstrels, play the piano, or simply admire (or “locals’ day”. sample!) the great range of products which Before the crowds arrive for the full Kangaroo Valley produces. weekend, Valley residents are urged to pop One of the most popular flagship events of in to ‘The Willows’ for an early viewing of the Festival is Sculpture in the Valley. This the exhibits. year the outdoor and indoor exhibits will all Festival President, Nick Minogue, says it is a be showcased on the lawns and inside ‘The “great day to explore the sculpture Willows’ at 198 Grahams Road. exhibition and enjoy the spectacular This spectacular setting will enable visitors to environment of the property at a more stroll leisurely through the grounds of the relaxed pace”. property and view the exhibits up close. The Kangaroo Valley Pre-school will be Similarly the smaller indoor sculptures will be operating a café at the homestead, so displayed at their best inside the various visitors can sit back and enjoy the rooms of the homestead. John Rebbeck - Earthmoving Contractor We are agents for
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Preschool The preschool has been lucky to have some special visitors this month. Local music teacher Sandy Basham has been visiting us every Tuesday morning, presenting music activities that she developed while studying for her Masters in Music Studies. We have been experimenting with the difference between our singing and speaking voices, as well as developing our skills with beat and rhythm. Thank you Sandy! Charlie Ashby, local aboriginal cultural awareness teacher, has also been visiting us. We have danced to his didgeridoo music, heard stories about Australian animals, seen traditional aboriginal artefacts and made artworks with him. The children have all decorated their own paper turtles and contributed to a group artwork featuring turtles. Our pre have a wide variety of art materials available for the children to explore. Most young children naturally delight in drawing. Art materials give children the opportunity to April, 2015 Kangaroo Valley Voice www.kangaroovalley.nsw.au Page 28 April, 2015 Kangaroo Valley Voice www.kangaroovalley.nsw.au Page 29 April, 2015 Kangaroo Valley Voice www.kangaroovalley.nsw.au Page 30 New heritage machinery display at Pioneer Museum
An interesting new display has been set members of the Nowra Rotary Club and the up at the Kangaroo Valley Pioneer inmates of South Coast Correctional Centre. Museum. The Moorhouse boiler was one of the The display includes an early Ferguson farming aids manufactured by Frank O. Moorhouse, “The Machinery Man”, in TEA 20 tractor together with an attached Nowra from 1928. plough, a Moorhouse Gyro fertiliser A jacket copper boiler was powered by spreader, an early 1900s horse-drawn simple woodchips. harrow, a Moorhouse dairy boiler and There were more than 28,000 made and many more items. used in dairies Australia wide. These items, donated by local farmers and The boiler simply supplied boiling water for interested supporters, were restored by the dairy to clean dairy equipment. The Moorhouse Gyro spreader was manufactured by Frank O. Moorhouse in Nowra and used to spread fertiliser or seed. The new display will be officially opened at 11am on Sunday 12th April 2015 at the Pioneer Museum. Nowra Rotary as sponsors of the equipment repair will be strongly represented. Arthur Moorhouse, son of Frank O. Moorhouse, has been the force behind this new museum acquisition, and thanks must go to him for all his endeavours to get the equipment on permanent display. Special thanks must also go to our President, Garth Chittick for adding to the display and assisting the efforts of Arthur Moorhouse. Peter Dumbrell for the Kangaroo Valley Historical Society April, 2015 Kangaroo Valley Voice www.kangaroovalley.nsw.au Page 31 Felix proved Inspiration from Tanzania that Maasai men can jump, It was one of those glorious Upper River NSW and how, starting with only when he sang evenings when a little piece of Tanzania immeasurable amounts of energy and and danced for lit up the Upper River Hall with a story passion and a donation of $10, she has us. of hope and inspiration. transformed the lives of nearly 2000 After the talk, Australian Gemma Sisia, the founder of impecunious children, through free the room was the School of St Jude in Arusha, Tanzania, education at the School of St. Jude. abuzz with Felix’s story was presented in a lively and up along with Felix Mollel, shared their chatter, -beat manner. excitement stories. Growing up in a Maasai family in extreme and incredulity poverty, Felix aspired to learn English and at what has been achieved by Gemma in just gain employment to help break his ten short years. family’s cycle of poverty. Despite the fact that Gemma and Felix were After five failed attempts to get a job at in the middle of a gruelling, month-long the school of St Jude, Felix finally landed talking tour of Australia, they stayed on until a job as a bus driver on one of the 22 the last guests left, answering the many school busses. questions with grace and patience. The students Felix drove to and from On the insistence of a few local children, school taught him English and would Gemma and Felix were taken on a full even give him homework. moonlit walk, over the newly repaired Now Felix is one of the speakers on the footbridge, to look at the Kangaroo River by publicity team for the school. night. Almost everyone I have spoken to who was The crowd of about 90 people, from near and lucky enough to hear Gemma and Felix talk far, mingled outside, enjoying home-made felt inspired and uplifted. lemonade, made and prepared with much Thank you to everyone who attended and to flourish (cocktail style) by local lads Angus those who brought food to share. Gripper and Jaxon Boyle, as the colours If you would like to learn more about the changed on the escarpment with the setting School of St Jude, talk to someone who went sun. on the evening, or have a look at the website: Just as the mozzies moved in, we settled http://www.schoolofstjude.org/ ourselves into the hall where Gemma spoke Jane Gripper of her childhood in and around Armidale
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Phone (02) 9958 9888 www.themeandvariations.com.au 451 Willoughby Rd, Willoughby NSW 2068 April, 2015 Kangaroo Valley Voice www.kangaroovalley.nsw.au Page 32 serious cause for low back pain, such as disc intermittent, depending on activities or time Let me hear your body talk injury, fracture, tumour and infection, which of day. requires ongoing specialist support. Osteopathy can be useful in relieving the Back Pain Common causes of back pain are: symptoms of sciatica. extensive sitting or standing Osteopaths will usually conduct a full 80% of the population will suffer from heavy lifting musculoskeletal and orthopaedic back pain at some time. injury examination to find the true underlying cause Studies show that osteopathic treatment pregnancy of the sciatica. Osteopaths treat the related reduces back pain, increases mobility constipation, irritable bowel and joints, muscles, ligaments or tendons to and speeds the recovery process. endometriosis reduce the pressure on the sciatic nerve. Your osteopath will work with you to: menstrual pain Sciatica can often resolve quickly with the reduce muscular tension, inflammation and nerve irritation insufficient flexibility appropriate management and self-care. improve joint mobility muscle weakness Symptoms of sciatica may include the reduce the duration of low back pain dysfunction in the thorax, lower limbs following: episodes and pelvis. pain in the buttock or down the leg offer advice on posture, exercises and Sciatica numbness stretching\help prevent future episodes. Sciatica is a painful syndrome caused by muscular weakness Osteopaths can be visited without a referral compression or irritation of the sciatic pins and needles or tingling from a GP, and are trained to know the nerve. The sciatic nerve runs deep through difficulty moving or controlling the leg. difference between uncomplicated back pain the buttock and down the leg. Sciatica can The pain associated with sciatica can be and back pain requiring referral to specialist range from a dull ache to an incapacitating caused by a number of underlying conditions. care. In some cases there may be a more pain. Symptoms may be constant or These may include: herniated (bulging) disc in the lower back The March trivia questions included these bony growths on the spine arthritis in the low back or hip tight muscles in the buttock or trauma (Continued from page 15) worshipped an Emperor of which to the lower back Year and Young Australian of the Year country? pregnancy, due to changes in the pelvis and titles? 20 Which 1991 film featured Dustin lower back. 18 What is the largest Mammal in the Hoffman, Robin Williams, and Julia If you have any questions contact Sally World? Roberts? Wallace on 0419 494 027. 19 The RASTIFARI movement emerged in Booking online is possible at From Ken Novich 1930 in Jamaica when the followers www.familyosteopathy.com. Quizmaster 44 652 001 © Osteopathy Australia 2014 April, 2015 Kangaroo Valley Voice www.kangaroovalley.nsw.au Page 33 Star struck by Gerard Keyser "What's up there? What do you look chasers are a rare breed and in March the at?" These questions are put to me best views of a beautiful solar eclipse was nearly every time someone finds out I from near the Arctic circle. To the night sky then. In Kangaroo Valley we have a long-standing interest in have very little light pollution, and being a astronomy or observe through a high quality telescope. The most notable thing in our sky is our Sun. It's hard to observe unless you have specially filtered equipment to block most of the heat and light that can Trio of galaxies in Leo damage your eyes. With some instruction and practice you can Some friends recently hosted three young project an image of the Sun onto a card and students from Tokyo and showed them our easily see sunspots. brilliant Milky Way. We can also observe solar eclipses, but these Globula cluster - Omega They had never seen stars! occur rarely in any given location. Eclipse To us that is nearly incomprehensible and to reasonable distance from any large city me it is very sad. works to our advantage. When looking up with our naked eye on a We regularly gaze up at dazzling skies. dark moonless night we can see about three thousand stars. Bright stars can be eye-catching in themselves, but when drawn loosely together by our imagination the constellations become a celestial story. It is easy to see how some came by their names, and others are more obscure. Most of the proper names given for stars are
Arabic in origin, while the Roman and Greek
mythology has largely named the constellations. In the southern sky the The magical planetary nebula constellations appear more modern or Face on spiral galaxy The ring Nebula (Continued on page 38)
I would like to thank you for your support during the last four years whilst I served my first term in the NSW Parliament representing the seat of Kiama. In receiving your endorsement for a further four years I can continue the work that I have started. Since being elected in 2011 I have been able to secure more than $1.5 billion worth of projects and investments for our region. I am proud of the 1000’s of new jobs and infrastructure spending that has occurred since the coalition was elected. Some of my achievements that impact on valley residents include. $34.8 million to build the new Shoalhaven Cancer Care Centre Our region has benefited from 186 additional nurses since I was elected as your Member of Parliament. $11.6 million for the new Shoalhaven Sub-Acute Adult Mental Health Unit $11.1 million towards the construction of the new Kangaroo Valley Sewerage Scheme. $3.8 million on the revitalisation of Hampden Bridge completed Cover premium rate reduction of 5.08 per cent across in September 2011. the Kiama electorate. $600,000 to upgrade Moss Vale Road between $204,372 for Kangaroo Valley Environment Group Hampden Bridge and Cavan Road to improve travel for all to support a project aimed at restoring bushland in road users. the Kangaroo River system. Ensuring that every school in the Shoalhaven will have flashing $178,052 for Shoalhaven Community Transport. lights installed by December 2015. $95,995 to Uniting Care in Nowra to assist problem 125 new weekly express services in the new train gamblers in the Shoalhaven. timetable which delivers more services, new express $30,000 for Kangaroo Valley Pioneer Museum to support services and shorter travel times which local commuters the construction of a new conservation shed. deserve. I will continue to work to make our community a better place to live. Assistance for small business with an average Work Gareth Ward Member for Kiama April, 2015 Kangaroo Valley Voice www.kangaroovalley.nsw.au Page 34
Kangaroo Valley weather watch
Jacks Cnr Jenanter Dr
Budgong Tallowa Dam Tourist Rd
Jarretts Lane April, 2015 Kangaroo Valley Voice www.kangaroovalley.nsw.au Page 35 Weather watch 2015 Kangaroo Valley Show donors and Sponsors AJ Campbell & Son Pty Ltd Kangaroo Valley Solar Allan Family Kangaroo Valley Tourist Association more rainfall data Anjon Proffessional Services Kangaroo Valley Tourist Park Arnold Mr. R Kangaroo Valley Woodcraft Following publication of some ASC of NSW Kel Campbell interesting comparison rainfall figures Banksia Park Cottages Landmark Moss Vale Ballard Mr. J & Mrs. G Lions Club of Kangaroo Valley in the March Valley Voice, we have Barnett Mr. T Mairinger Mr. F & Mrs. L received a number of submissions from Barclay Mrs. J The Man from Kangaroo Valley Trail Ride owners of other property locations Berry Rural Co-op Ltd. McGuinness Mrs. E (Past Students of KVPS) throughout the valley, including one Berry Smash Repairs McGuire Mrs. V Berry St Seed & Produce Murray Tractor Importers from Budgong which is one of the Berry Vet NAB Agribusiness Bureau of Meteorology’s official Bishops South Nowra Nelson Family recording sites. Bistro One46 Norris Mrs. W From Ken and Rae Stewart at that Black Cockatoo Organic Produce Nowra Saddleworld Bowers Mr. K Nowra Toyota address we were also given details at the Bowral Co-op Nowra Truck & Tractor Repairs end of this story covering the period from Chittick Mr. A J Parker Ms. D & Killick Mr. F January 2000 to December 2014. Chittick Mr. G & Mrs. G Plants Plus Nowra Garden Centre All of our other correspondents had a Clinton Park Holsteins Poolside Shoalhaven CRT Bomaderry Country Store Preston & Sons Construction Pty Ltd minimum ten years of figures of monthly Daly Mrs. D The Rodden Family and annual rainfall that have formed the Dryden Plumbing Rose Society of NSW basis of our comparisons. Elders Ltd. Livestock Auctioneers Selby’s Earthmoving The topographical map on page 34 is The Elias Family Sharam Ms. L & Rodway Mr. B Ferrington Mr. B & Mrs. L Sharman Mr. K J & Mrs. BH from Pioneer Farm and was constructed Fleet Towing Services Sharman Earthmoving by students at the Kangaroo Valley The Gallery of Kangaroo Valley Shine Maintanence Solutions Public School in the 1970’s. Gardner, Elizabeth & Les Shoalhaven Commerical Printers If we can now get readings from Gilbert Danny & Cindy Shoalhaven Embroidery Glenmark Caravan Park Sourdin Mr. A Barrengary, Upper River and perhaps Green Mr. W & Mrs. C The Friendly Inn, Kangaroo Valley Beaumont that would give us an Grubb Mr. C & Mrs. G The Valley Voice interesting and comprehensive set of Gunst Framing Service This is Living data. Hale Mr. R Tippos Cycles Harcourts Kangaroo Valley Treuen Mr. C In the meanwhile these are the figures Harrington Mr. S & Mrs. K Valley Vintage supplied and we have compiled the Healthy Earth Vella Stock Feed yearly average rainfall, the highest Henry Mr. A & Mrs. S Village Green Nursery month and the lowest falls recorded. Homelea Cottage Walker John & Shirley Inall Ms. J The Wallis Family Budgong Jones Horse Transport Wearne, Mr K & Mrs D Average 1248 mms Jing Jo Cafe Restaurant Wellington Mr K & Mrs S Highest 1518 mms 2007 Kangaroo Valley Enhance & Friendly Grocer The Winch Family Lowest 730 mms 2004 Kangaroo Valley Escapes and Events Kangaroo Valley Fishing Club Jacks Corner Kangaroo Valley Lions Club It must also be acknowledged that numerous Average 901 mms Kangaroo Valley Pharmacy Mr. D Cole people and organisations have freely given Highest 1350 mms 2007 Kangaroo Valley Pizzeria & Takeaway their time and services to the association. Lowest 662 mms 2009 Kangaroo Valley Pony Club Kangaroo Valley Post Office Their assistance is also greatly appreciated Tallowa Dam Rd Kangaroo Valley Rural Supplies Average 1040mms Highest 1607 mms 2007 Lowest 594 mms 2004 Jenanter Drive Average 905 mms Highest 1450 mms 2006 Lowest 664 mms 2009 Jarrett’s Lane Average 1083 mms Highest 1597 mms 2007 Lowest 736 mms 2009 and from Budgong Lowest monthly rainfall October 2006 Nil Highest daily total March 25 2014 235ms Longest continual rain 15days Aug 2014 Highest rain days in a month 19 Feb 2012 Highest rain days in a year 136 in 2011
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Human interest stories, news and happenings from K.V. churches Church of the Good Shepherd There is a lot of serious illness in the Valley at the moment. At our Sunday church services we regularly pray for those we know who are suffering in our community. On Mondays between 9am and 10am in term time we have also begun ‘Community Prayer’. During this time we open up the front church building and invite you to come and either just quietly sit and reflect, pray, or be prayed for. If you’re not one to come into a church building that’s fine - you can still email Andrew at [email protected] and let him know your prayer requests. Andrew, Di Nelson, Mary Preston and Irene Dunn will pray for you on that Monday. We hope this is a helpful service to our community at a difficult time. Easter is quickly approaching. Jesus did such a powerful thing in sacrificing his life for us on the cross. The bible says Jesus did this to take upon himself the punishment all people deserved for their rebellion against God. This sacrifice was a supreme act of love. The even better news is that Jesus rose again from the dead and so has proven he has the victory over death and sin. What a Saviour! It’s great news and so the theme of our church’s Easter weekend is ‘Thank God it’s Friday’. We’ll have our Good Friday service at 8.30am, then on Easter Sunday our service times are 8.30am and 10am. After the 10am service we’ll also have an Easter egg hunt on the church grounds for any kids who might be interested! Blessings, Andrew Paterson March trivia answers 1 5 km 2 POLISH 3 AXES 4 HAIR 5 SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 6 BRAZIL, RUSSIA, INDIA and CHINA 7 BONN 8 GALAPAGOS ISLANDS 9 DORIS DAY 10 THE JORDONAIRES 11 A DIE (singular of DICE) 12 CITY OF CANBERRA 13 THE LASS THAT LOVED A SAILOR 14 4 times 2228 mts versus 8848 mts 15 PULLING FACES 16 JUPITER, SATURN, URANUS, NEPTUNE 17 CATHY FREEMAN 18 BLUE WHALE 19 ETHIOPIA (Haile Selassie I, emperor 1930– 1974) 20 HOOK April, 2015 Kangaroo Valley Voice www.kangaroovalley.nsw.au Page 37 April, 2015 Kangaroo Valley Voice www.kangaroovalley.nsw.au Page 38 planetary nebulae are ghostly discs or shells Long bush walk on the coast Star Struck of gas left behind when a star dies and are (Continued from page 24) (Continued from page 33) the objects that give us many of the most through part of the 60ha set aside to exotic, as European cartographers named spectacular Hubble photographs. preserve this special archaeological site. them after the new birds and animals they All these objects are in and around our own First settled as a meeting place by a number saw, or even their instruments of science. Milky Way galaxy, and there are literally of tribes 12,000 years ago (that is during the As well as stars, we may see with our naked thousands to be discovered, but it is when Pleistocene Era, the last Ice Age), it contains eye the Moon, meteors, planets, and we move out of our home galaxy that we the largest midden on the South Coast. occasionally a naked eye comet. discover the lords of the universe, hundreds Millions of stone tools, bones of mammals, In the southern sky we can actually see and hundreds of faint smudges that reveal fish and birds and shells have been found; companion galaxies to our own Milky Way, themselves as galaxies in their own right. rare finds of bone points and shell fish hooks the Large and Small Magellanic clouds. With patience and good conditions these reveal a sophisticated bone industry and Taking a pair of binoculars or a small island universes, home to hundreds of fishing economy. telescope and we can now see craters and billions of stars each, can show a wealth of While within a 5km radius of this place there mountains on the Moon, a few cloud bands detail such as dust lanes and spiral arms. were many different food sources available, it across Jupiter and Jupiter's Galilean moons, Sometimes you can see three, four or five in was also special as a burial site, including a the exquisite rings and moons of Saturn, and one field of view. number of aborigines killed by pastoralists in the phases of Venus. I have never tired of looking and I don't the late 19th century. With patience you could locate the giant think you could ‘see everything’ that's out The Dreamtime Serpent was connected with planets Uranus and Neptune. there in one lifetime . the waterhole and lagoon and formed part of Now turn these basic instruments toward the Everything I see is awe inspiring, and there the traditional belief about the creation of Milky Way and the Universe begins to display are many objects of such splendour that you the land. many more treasures. cannot tire of seeing them again. In truth A quick lunch at Bawley Point Café saw a The most obvious are open clusters, brilliant the Universe for the observer appears pleasant end to our three days away. groupings of stars scattered throughout the infinite. Lee Sharam Milky Way. Clear Skies. Some well known examples are the Pleiades in Taurus and the Jewel Box in Crux (Southern Cross). Council gearing up for Youth Week There are many more fainter objects visible in Shoalhaven City Council is encouraging singers taking part in an open mic event at smaller instruments, but moving to a quality people to take part in the huge the Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre. telescope of medium to large aperture will program of events and activities “The annual event aims to encourage young display a wealth of detail and stunning people to showcase their talents, try spectacle. planned for Youth Week 2015. Starting Friday 10 April, the weeklong something different and celebrate their The most obvious are globular clusters, contribution to the community. celebration provides the wider brilliant concentrations of up to 100,000 suns “Council has again organised a weeklong tightly packed in the shape of a sphere. community an opportunity to recognise schedule of activities and events in They are littered throughout the the amazing talent, ideas and skills consultation with local youth service constellations, there are more than ten in young people contribute to society. providers and interested young people.” Sagittarius alone, and the two most This year’s event will feature the inaugural All youth week events and activities will be spectacular examples are in the deep Youth Showcase Market, art workshops, drug and alcohol free and will be conducted southern sky, Omega Centauri and 47 gym sessions, skate park gala day, in a safe manner with full supervision by Tucanae. photography competition and a silent disco. qualified youth workers and community Gaseous nebulae, either the birthplace of Another highlight of the jam packed service workers. stars or the remnants of giant stars, also program will be the Shoalhaven Unearthed abound in the plane of our galaxy, while concert featuring local bands and solo April, 2015 Kangaroo Valley Voice www.kangaroovalley.nsw.au Page 39 Food for thought ... with Brenda Sambrook
Easter itself is a moveable feast, and boil. Reduce heat, simmer 45 minutes 40ml chilled water; 6 eggs; 350g ricotta; 400g provides for a perfect time to celebrate all (turning shanks occasionally). Remove lid sour cream; 1 vanilla bean (split and seeds life has to offer with family and friends. Start and continue to cook further 40 minutes. scraped); 500g raspberries; ½ cup pistachios the morning by discovering what gifts you Remove cinnamon sticks and orange rind, (finely chopped). have been lucky to receive, a bejewelled then stir through parsley. Method: To make pastry, place flour, salt and Fabergé egg perhaps or a basket of yummy To prepare couscous, place in heat-proof ½ tbls caster sugar on a bench or work chocolate treats. bowl. Bring stock to boil and pour over surface. Cut butter into 1cm cubes and A simple breakfast of “eggs on toast” can be couscous, cover and set aside for 5 minutes. scatter over flour, and then chop with a can be elevated to a celebratory dish with just Fluff grains with fork to separate them and pastry scraper or large knife to start to a little extra effort. then stir through butter, salt and pepper. combine the flour into the butter. Sprinkle Poached eggs with asparagus, bacon and To serve, place couscous on plates, sprinkle over water and chop again. Gather the dukkah with pistachios and serve with figs, lamb mixture close to the front of your work Ingredients: 1 tbls EVOO*; 6 rashers bacon shanks and sauce. (Serves 4) surface and use the heel of your hand to (rind removed and finely diced); 65 ml red Harissa smear the mix away from you in a sliding wine vinegar**; 16-20 spears asparagus Ingredients: 1 large red capsicum, 100g action. Repeat this action, bring the dough (woody ends removed, and trimmed if dried chillies; 3 sun-dried tomatoes, 2 back to the front of the work surface until the required); 4 large eggs; sliced sourdough*** cloves garlic (peeled); tsp course salt; ¾ tsp butter and flour have come together (but (toasted). ground coriander; ½ tsp ground caraway; ½ there are still little bits of butter visible). Method: Place EVOO and bacon in a frying tsp ground cumin; 1 tbls EVOO (plus extra Lightly knead the dough and then shape into pan over medium-high heat. Sauté until for storage). a flattened ball. Wrap well in cling wrap and golden and crisp. Add vinegar, stir well and Method: Preheat oven to 175C, and roast chill for 20 minutes^^. remove from heat. capsicum (whole) until soft, then remove Roll dough to ½cm thickness and line a 26cm Fill a shallow pan with water until it is 5cm and place in a plastic bag to allow to steam tart shell. Wrap well in cling wrap and rest for (2”) deep and place over a high heat. Once for 5 minutes. Peel skin and discard skin and at least two hours (or overnight). Preheat water has boiled, turn off heat. Break eggs seeds. Place chillies and sundried tomatoes oven to 170C. Line tart shell with foil and fill directly into the water. Cover with a tight- in a bowl and cover with boiling water – with pastry weights^^^. Blind bake for 25 fitting lid and leave to cook for 3 minutes, or allowing to sit for 30 minutes (well minutes or until pastry is cooked through and until the egg whites are opaque. Remove softened). Drain and remove stems and golden. Remove foil carefully and brush eggs from pan with a slotted spoon and drain seeds from chillies. pastry with lightly beaten (one only) egg. on paper towel. Place roasted red pepper, rehydrated Bake for a further 3 minutes, remove from Bring salted water to a simmer in a large pan. chillies, tomatoes, garlic, salt and spices in a oven and allow to cool. Add asparagus and cook for a minute until food processor with 1 tbls EVOO and blend Custard filling: Place remaining caster sugar, only slightly tender. Remove and drain on until it becomes a thick paste; a little water eggs, ricotta, sour cream and vanilla seeds paper towel. may be necessary to help this along. Store into a food processor and blend until smooth. To serve, place 4-5 spears of asparagus on in the fridge, topped with a thin layer of Spoon into tart shell and spread evenly. To toasted sour dough bread***, top with olive oil. serve, sprinkle a ring of pistachios around edge (1cm thick), and fill internal space with poached, drizzle with bacon (and juices) and Raspberry ricotta and sour cream custard raspberries. (Serves 10) sprinkle with Dukkah****. (Serves 4) tart Pistachios are harvested in April and, when Ingredients: 175g plain flour (sifted); ½ tsp “A true friend is someone who thinks that you combined with fresh figs, add the perfect salt; 100g caster sugar; additional ½ tbls are a good egg even though he knows that sweetness (and crunch) to this sublime lamb caster sugar; 110g chilled butter (unsalted); you are slightly cracked.” – Bernard Meltzer dish. I have chosen to serve it with couscous; however soft creamy mash (or polenta) would work just as well. Follow with the Raspberry Custard Tart and you will have a celebration fit for all. Lamb shanks with figs and pistachios (served with couscous) Ingredients: 1 tbls EVOO; 2 onions (cut into thin wedges); 1 tsp harissa^; ½ tsp ground cumin; 2 cinnamon sticks; 2 x 3cm strips orange rind (pith removed); 4 lamb shanks (frenched); 1250ml chicken stock; 1 tbls parsley (leaves); 2 tbls pistachios (chopped); 4 figs (halved). Couscous Ingredients: 1 cup couscous; 315mls chicken stock; 20g butter (unsalted); sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste. Method: Heat EVOO in a casserole dish (or large saucepan) over medium heat. Add onions and cook 5 minutes, or until golden. Add harissa, cumin, cinnamon and orange rind, as well as lamb shanks – stirring to combine. Pour stock over, cover and bring to April, 2015 Kangaroo Valley Voice www.kangaroovalley.nsw.au Page 40 April, 2015 Kangaroo Valley Voice www.kangaroovalley.nsw.au Page 41
The only thing about uni that I have found stuff, but the real bonding happened at easy has surprisingly been the classes! night. The opening party was on the However the hours leading up to each Wednesday of Oweek, and I was assured on Sophie’s world morning involved a nervous routine which the Facebook page for the party that there starts with the uneasy feeling in my would be a 17 section where we can play stomach, to the over-analysising of whether arcade games, and have unlimited access to due to the fact that at 11.30pm, the night I should bring a computer or a notepad, to soft drinks - a 12 year old’s dream. Yay before my first lecture, I dropped my phone the nervous sweats and then the (notice my sarcastic tone). However my in the toilet. contemplation of whether I should just friends convinced me to go so, to put my Being the only one in my apartment at the chuck a sickie and stay in my pjs in the foot in the door of the real adult world, I time and it being late at night, I had no way of foetal position. But somehow I would agreed. We left at around 9:30pm to be even letting my parents know what had always leave with seven minutes until my there at a cool 10:15pm, only to see happened. I didn’t even have any rice, and I bus and the day would be sweet. numerous groups of party-goers heading couldn’t buy any because of the time. The The main problem for me with uni is the fact back in the opposite direction. I pulled one inconvenience of Kangaroo Valley’s location that I’m at the fragile age of 17, with “little” up and asked what was the go? Was the in relation to the nearest Woolies had experience with alcohol, and I’m surrounded party a bomb? Only to hear that there were followed me to the last place I would think it by 18 year olds and above who prove that the simply so many people that at this stage of would happen! A lack of sleep, and phoneless main reason you go to uni is not to night we wouldn’t even get in, and our anxiety, woke me up the next morning, and I remember, the next morning, the big nights attempt at being cool had massively failed. ran to the nearest Woolies to buy a bag of you have had. With all hope lost we headed back to my rice, and to hopefully use their phone to call Some of you may think, what about the apartment with a bottle of home-brand Jan and Rob. studying, but I can honestly say that the fact sugar-free cola, convincing ourselves that I couldn’t think of a better way to start my that Sydney Uni has multiple pubs on campus we could have an even better time than we independence than crying into the Woolies means that this is actually the big issue. would at that “stupid” party! phone on a call to my parents asking them to Oweek was daunting because of this fact After Oweek came the classes, which had all look up when the next bus would take me to alone. Yeah, there were sausage sizzles and nervousness associated with it amplified an Apple store! April, 2015 Kangaroo Valley Voice www.kangaroovalley.nsw.au Page 42 Firey Tales For a successful hazard reduction, the right wth Cinderfella wind, temperature, humidity and sufficiently dry ground fuels are required. On Sunday March 8 the brigade We would like to give our thanks and conducted a 10ha hazard reduction at participation to our volunteers, both on the Werona, located off Mt Scanzi Road, fire ground and those other important people roughly across from the orchid farm. behind the scenes, who prepare the hazard risk management documentation - the State Mitigation Crews who prepare the perimeters of the hazard reduction, the Communication and Fire Mitigation officers and Mark Williams and the staff at Shoalhaven fire Simulated car fire action control centre. fire conditions. Without these groups of people hazard This hazard reduction had been in the reductions would not happen. planning for approx. 18 months. (Continued on page 54) Hazard reductions play an important role in reducing the intensity of a bushfire. Controlled burns help to protect properties and assets as well as assist our firefighters Greg Buffett and Michael Delmenico to control any future bushfires in the area. start the hazard reduction Such operations are an important part of the Shoalhaven's Bushfire Management We had great weather that helped with the Plan and there will be further controlled conditions of the burn. burns in the future. It took us the whole day making sure it did It is important to take advantage of suitable not breach the containment lines. weather conditions to conduct these hazard With great teamwork and energy the hazard reductions. reduction was a success and significantly Each year, there is only a small window of Crews above the truck reduced the fuel loads under low intensity opportunity to conduct them. at the Barrengarry accident site April, 2015 Kangaroo Valley Voice www.kangaroovalley.nsw.au Page 43 April, 2015 Kangaroo Valley Voice www.kangaroovalley.nsw.au Page 44
Designing the perfect lawn
What a wonderful summer it has been; A few tips for the autumn season glorious rain and moderate Citrus. temperatures have meant that the Every quarter or season it’s a good idea to majority of our garden is looking feed your citrus; as a rule they are heavy wonderful. feeders preferring dense fertile soil. They do tolerate the average unloved It has, though, been a hard year on suburban backyard, but you will probably plants that suffer from any type of notice yellow tinged leaves with vein lines, mildew or fungus. But that, according to maybe gall wasp larvae and scale. various weather centres, is about to These are all symptoms of poor soil health. change. Add a citrus/fruit tree specific blend of Talk in the USA and now in Australia seems to fertiliser from the local hardware shop or confirm that we are in for an El Nino event for apply large quantities of manure and mulch. Broccoli ready to harvest the next at least three months. Tomatoes. That means dryer than “normal” conditions, It’s sadly the end of your tomato crop. which is a bit of a backwards system for our My recommendation and experience tells Then we plant the peas straight underneath. temperate climate. me that, once you have attended the Anzac The dying/dead tomato vine just gives the Our region should enjoy hot dry summers growing pea more to hold onto. with coldish wet winters. Brassicas. Certainly the types of Mediterranean plants The broccoli, cauliflower, Brussel we grow love this climate. sprouts, and kale all enjoy the Given this information I remind people of cooler parts of the year to really what we have said in previous articles: develop a good dense head and mulching is your best defence against water flavour full plant. loss in your garden; when I say mulch, I mean Plant as soon as you can in late thick mulch. summer; early autumn will provide A layer of mulch thicker than your winter you with a good winter-long crop. doona is a good place to start. I try to space my plantings out, so I It might be time to bump up the mulch layer plant a couple of chosen varieties ahead of what might be a dry winter and give every few weeks. We don’t go it a good soak. Good hearted cauliflower through heaps of cauliflower or broccoli, so only planting two at a Day march in town, it's time to give time suits us. up on red tomatoes and make green I don’t recommend planting eight at a time, as tomato pickle. you end up with a glut and a lot of waste. I find it an absolute stellar Keep in mind that most brassicas are large combination with poached eggs. leafy plants and can need around a 1m It’s the sad fact of life that we have to diameter space to grow in. live through winter; summer can Dwarf/bush beans. bring such a bountiful crop; so pull up Don’t forget them. your tomato plants and give the They will still grow a long way into autumn garden a good turn and sow some and, with such an easy strike rate from nitrogen fixing plants in their place planting seeds, it’s a very small investment in like broad beans, peas, or snow peas. space, time and seeds. We leave up our tomato trellis (old Plant two or three plants every two to three gate), leaving the dying vine and all weeks to give a good almost year-round crop. Broccoli rampant and just dig the soil. April, 2015 Kangaroo Valley Voice www.kangaroovalley.nsw.au Page 45 Milk – a good drop? by Dr Rosemary Stanton, nutritionist
Over the last two months, I’ve written Cheese has virtually no lactose and the about different fluids. Several people bacteria that thicken yoghurt partially break have asked me why I didn’t mention down the lactose. Many people from milk, especially when we live among Middle-Eastern and Mediterranean dairy cows. So here goes. countries who have traditionally consumed food sources of saturated fat. However, there their milk in the form of cheese or yoghurt is no evidence that full fat dairy products Ideally, our first milk comes from our don’t tolerate large amounts of milk. actually reduce heart disease risk or have any mother’s breast. What about alternatives to milk? positive health benefits (except for infants). It’s a unique fluid with exactly the right Our Dietary Guidelines recognise that some Those who are overweight need to reduce balance of essential nutrients a baby needs. people do not want to consume dairy their total kilojoules. One way to do that is to Even more cleverly, the composition of breast products. Most soy beverages have calcium choose fat-reduced products. That’s fine for milk changes throughout the course of a feed added to the same level as is found in milk regular milk, but useless (maybe even worse with the fat content rising as the feed and many drinks made from oats, rice or than useless) if a food manufacturer has progresses, providing satiety for the baby. other grains are also beginning to add added lots of sugar, as occurs with some low- For the first 6 months of a baby’s life, breast calcium. Almonds are a natural source of fat flavoured yoghurts and flavoured milks. If milk provides everything the baby needs. calcium, but some almond milks have only 2 you prefer low fat and want some sweetness, At around 6 months, stores of some nutrients or 3% almonds so their calcium content is buy natural yoghurt and add some fresh fruit. – including iron – need a boost from other well below milk. Some, however, add extra As usual, however, any good or bad effects foods. However, breast milk continues to play calcium. Check the label and choose depend on how much you consume. an important role until at least 12 months of products that have similar calcium to The paleo alternative? regular milk – 120mg/100 mL. age when the infant’s digestive system The so-called paleo diet does not permit dairy matures and other foods start to play a Milk is usually an important source of products or legumes. This led some paleo greater role. protein for toddlers and children. Some of enthusiasts recently to promote a recipe for If a baby is not breast-fed, infant formula the alternative drinks (such as soy) have babies that were not breast-fed. Based on based on either cow’s milk or soy milk can be similar protein to cow’s milk; other nut and bone broth (which we usually call ‘stock’), the used. These products are formulated to be as cereal drinks do not. The ideal protein recipe has added liver and probiotics. content for young children is about close as possible to breast milk, although they Public health officials and nutritionists were 3.5g/100 mL. can never match its complexity. concerned because the levels of some Should we drink milk after weaning? Full fat, fat-reduced or skim? vitamins and minerals in the substitute infant Many people believe that the human Reduced fat milks are not recommended for feed would be hazardous. intestine is not designed to digest the milk of children under two. This is because young There’s way too much protein and sodium for another species of animal. They cite the fact children need enough kilojoules for normal a baby’s kidneys to handle, it lacks some of that other animals don’t do this after they growth and development. the essential fatty acids and is deficient in are weaned. After two, reduced-fat milk is fine. Skim milk calcium. It also has very high levels of iron (10 The potential problem that can occur by has virtually no fat, but retains the calcium. times the level of breast milk), vitamins A, E, continuing to drink milk lies with its sugar – It is fine for older children and adults. folate and B12 (23 times as much as breast lactose. To digest this sugar, we need an There is some evidence that regular milk milk). It has no carbohydrate and has only two enzyme called lactase. Lactose is not found in and yoghurt may not increase heart disease -thirds the kilojoules of breast milk or infant any foods other than milk and some foods risks in the same way that occurs with other formula. ☼ made from milk. Most animals stop producing lactase once there is no more lactose in their diet. Humans would once have followed a similar pattern, Cafe Bella but in groups who kept animals (cows, goats, sheep, buffalo) and continued to drink milk, Breakfast and lunch the intestine kept producing lactase. This 9.30 am till 2.30 pm meant they could continue to digest lactose and benefit from the nutrients present in milk Thursday to Sunday (including protein, calcium, potassium, Dinner 6.30 pm iodine, vitamins A, B2, B3, B6 and B12). Of course, in many areas of the world, lactose Friday to Sunday intolerance persists and consumption of B.Y.O more than about 250 mL of milk can cause Private functions tummy pains and diarrhoea. This is also common in aboriginal children and people Weddings from many parts of Asia. However, if they Outside catering continue to include milk as children, each successive generation has had greater ability 151 Moss Vale Rd to digest lactose. Kangaroo Valley Booking 44 65 1660 April, 2015 Kangaroo Valley Voice www.kangaroovalley.nsw.au Page 46 Twilight mixed social netball competition
Our comp started in The following awards October last year with 60 were presented: players and seven teams. Team encouragement It was very exciting to award to Team C - have such a large Sue Baker (captain), amount of interest. We Aria Baker, Maya had players from year 5 Britton, Britney to adults. It was great to Higgins, Yvonne have so many families Ferguson, Allan involved. Harvey, Nicole Our grand final, played by Bondon, Olivia Team A and Team G, was Harvey, Lily Stirling, a nail-biting game, with Paige Baker and Daisy Team G winning by only Oke-Turner. two points. Best and fairest for The winning team consisted of Danielle Well each team to Sandra Robertson, Gavin Chetcuti, Erin Hindman, Deanne Kelly, Laurel done to Robinson, Sue Baker, Jan Hebbes, Rebecca Thompson, Ashanti Still, Ian Szymoniczek, both Comber, Ali Dau and Deanne Kelly. Jemima Paterson and Jacqui Szymoniczek. teams for Most improved players for the season to Maya And the runner- putting Britton, Abbie Rebbeck, Yvonne Ferguson, up team was on such a Nicole Schwegler, Ellie Barker, Andrew Keevers Andrew Paterson, good and Iain Szymoniczek. Maya Britton, game. Shooters award to Luka Russell. Luka Russell, Jack Thanks to Defenders award to Alyson Bryant. Higgins, Kirsty Kerry and Sportsmanship award to Andrew Paterson. Hambrook, Mariella We are looking forward to another exciting Sharon Morris, for season at the end of the year. Alison Maidla, umpiring. If you are interested in playing let us know so Sandra Robertson we can put you into a team. and Holly Boyle. Jacqui Szymoniczek
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Swim Cup deserving success Electrical's Cath and Mike Gorman: Frisbee full of fun and fulfilling Roaring 40s - Frank, Mark, Ian and Robert. The Kangaroo Valley annual swimming relay Most and least mature age teams, Ultimate Frisbee is a fun and active night seems to be well and truly etched into sponsored by Jan and Rob from The game. It is a mixture of netball and Heavens Mountain escape: the Valley psyche. This is our eighth year and American football and played with a interest continues to grow. The Third Age - Ron, Ian, Garth and Neville. 28 teams, hundreds of spectators and our Kittens and Puppies - Connor, Milly, Tye Frisbee. fabulous team of helpers turned out on a and Ashleigh. Every Monday from 6pm to 7pm a group of beautiful, mild evening for a night of valley Every year our other sponsors help out to boys, girls, men and women meet up at fun, fitness and frivolity. make the night the great event it is. Osborne Park on the oval and have a great Thanks to Cameron at Aquaservice for the game. pool toys, Melitta at Homelea cottage for Every second week there is a BBQ for a gold the Chocolate fish, which are synonymous coin donation. It is coming to the time where with the Cup, heaters from Banksia Park, we will need to start bringing a gold coin to Rob Morgan and Liz Aitken, and Keith and pay for the lights. Diane Wearne, KVPS for stop watches and We encourage everyone to come down. It is a Karen Barker for marquees. great workout and incredible fun. It would be And to our fab team of helpers: Paul, Fi, great to see some new faces, not that there is Sharon, Wendy, Cooch, Chris, Neil, Dion, Jim anything wrong with the regulars. and Dave. Lastly, but by no means least, the Some current stars off the field are Jessie Oke Lions Club for the BBQ and running the pool -Turner and Charlie Rodden: they are always where the Frisbee is in a blink of an eye. The winners with major sponsor Dan Cole all season, and the WOW girls for muffins. As always a great night was had in a The weather has also been outstanding and a All teams vied to be in the final where fabulous spirit of support for Ian Boyle. 'A big thanks to Jacqui Lenz who has been able anything can happen, and often does, with lap for Boyly’ being the community's way to to return the oval to its original perfect state. each having an equal chance of carrying off involve Ian on a night he couldn't actually be The rodeo is both an inconvenience to her the cup and loot. there in person. and us. Our fabulous sponsors all loved being The efforts made by some of the Valley Come and join us. We would love to see you involved in an event with such a great spirit 'kids' who pulled out all stops to get back down next time. I’m sure you will love it. of ‘Have a go! Whatever goes!’ Fabulous from university in time to swim were Reuben Bacon sportsmanship, and It could only happen in outstanding - some Kangaroo Valley. managing to bring along Jan and Dan from the KV Pharmacy others, including Charly Valley Guide to eating out sponsored all place getters and towels. Many Runciman a NRL Dragons Mediterranean thanks for your ongoing support. player, swimming and First place: Speedy Weirdos - Savannah, bringing jumpers and caps, Café Bella James, Giacoma, and Evan. which we auctioned with 2nd place: Three Roses and a Thorn - The much success. Thanks to 44 651 660 Irrepressible McGregors Chris Trueun. Third place: Octobubbles - Paige, Phoebe, See you all next year, Classic and Gourmet
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it’s all here in Kangaroo Valley. April, 2015 Kangaroo Valley Voice www.kangaroovalley.nsw.au Page 48 Kangaroo Valley Golf Club points and Joan Edwards finished third Although Saturday 21st February was with 28. another great day for golf there was There was a much only a small group for the Stableford larger number of players the following competition. week, Saturday 28th John Seyffer won by a mile with an February, for the excellent 40 points. February Monthly No other player got close to his score with Medal and Stroke David Cochrane finishing second with 29 competition. The stroke competition
Gordon Thomson putting- Peter Dumbrell watches on
was won by a Ball comp (teams of two) and also a singles in visitor from Perth conjunction. with a one under Gordon Thomson blitzed the field in the par score net 71. singles competition with an excellent score of Phil Gane finished 40 points. second with a net Phil Gane was second with 35 points and 74 and Suzanne Peter Dumbrell took third spot, on a Greer third with a countback, with 33 points. net 76. With Peter and Gordon playing as a team in Phil won the Medal the Two Ball Best Ball comp, it was no being the Kangaroo surprise that they were the winners with 47 Valley member points. with the best The father and son team of Phil and Chris score. Gane combined well, finishing in second spot It was back to a with 43 points (equal to Gordon’s individual Stableford th score), and Dave Cochrane and Rick competition for 7 Donaldson were third with 41 points. March, although it Until next time, was a Two Ball Best Georgie Sanderson walking up for a tap in par on the par 3, 6th hole Seventy plus FOR ALL YOUR RURAL CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS
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team that scored the evasive eight shots in of the Minor Bowls report their second game. Singles saw The appropriate 8eight pin is being obtained Tom Social bowls on Wednesday 4th March, for presentation to this team in recognition Froggatt whilst lacking somewhat in numbers, of this feat. victorious saw very competitive matches played There was a good attendance for social over the on a fast green under very humid bowls on Wednesday 11th March, and it never-give-n conditions. was good to see Ken Crocker and Arch Barry Dunn. In the pairs matches Keith Davidson and MacKinnon hold on, after being even on end End after end Barry was holding shot, only to Rob Folkard overpowered Larry Portner 11, and take the match from Harry Harrop see Tom with good draw bowling take the and Ian Cartwright in a match where and Bob Holdaway by two shots. end with his last bowl. In another pairs game Slim Ward and Ian Another match completed saw David both sides had their chances, but when Cartwright had the game won at end 15, but Armstrong take an early lead against Marlon Keith and Rob scored one shot then let their opponents Trevor Chapman Rea and close the match out by taking the consistently over the final six ends they and Keith Davidson take the game by final four ends. shut their opponents out. consistent bowling over the final ends. Nick Nicholls also showed form and defeated In addition Rob was playing with Wayne Bob Dunn and Mark Power had to battle Slim Ward. Skinner’s multi-coloured bowls, which hard for their victory by three shots over In a second round match Steve Kellett hit a may have confused his opponents. Mike Nichols and Derek Raymond. real sweet spot with his form and th Ken Crocker and Nick Nicholls held a sizeable On Wednesday 18 March the pairs match overpowered David Armstrong. lead over Jim Starkey and Terry Hayes until of the day saw Trevor Chapman and Tom Visiting bowlers are always welcome to join end 7, but then let Jim and Terry take the Froggatt hold off by two shots a fast finish the Berry members for social bowls on match over. by Bob Dunn and Laurie Watson, who Wednesday and Saturday afternoons. Harry Harrop and Laurie Watson, despite scored 11 shots ends 17 to 20. You can book in by calling the Bowls their best endeavours and being even at end After being in the lead at end 11, Ken Organiser on 0488 729 229 before noon on five, could not from that point stop Barry Crocker, Peter Webb and Arch MacKinnon the day of play. Dunn using any bowl in range on the green to were overrun by Peter Haddon, Larry And finally, if your club or organisation is cannon his bowl towards the jack and aid Portener and Russell Tulloch, who by looking to arrange a fun outing for your himself and the David Armstrong to a hard scoring five shots on end 13 created the members, why not consider a morning or fought victory. final margin. afternoon of barefoot bowls at the Berry Slim Ward, Bob Holdaway and Tom Froggatt, It was good to have a visit from the Bowling Club despite a comeback by Vince Kelly, Peter Gerringong President Ian Gilbert who, Full details can be obtained by contacting the Haddon and Bob Dunn, took out their match assisted by Rob Folkard, defeated Keith club on 4464 2995. aided by five counters on end 15. Davidson and Derek Raymond. Enjoy your bowls Congratulations to our Grade 2 Pennants In the Club Championships, the first round The Bias One FOR ALL YOUR EARTHMOVING REQUIREMENTS Dozers
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Stephen 0406 344 820 Nathan 0414 713 353 April, 2015 Kangaroo Valley Voice www.kangaroovalley.nsw.au Page 54 Firey Tales numbers on the left and even numbers on the Community information right. directory (Continued from page 42) Rural numbers can be used, not only as a March callout property identification, but also as a network 24 hour crisis services of signposts to let us know how far we may A semi-trailer crashed off the side of Police, Ambulance, Fire Brigade 000 be from our destination. Barrengarry Mountain and burst into flames To call emergency services from at approx. 2am on March 20. For example, if we are looking for number a mobile phone with no network 112 This was at the same hairpin corner that was 500 along a road, and we are passing number 300 as we travel along, that tells us we are Lifeline 13 11 14 the site of another truck crash only four weeks earlier, and also where a tourist bus 2km from our destination. Salvation Army Care Line 1300 363 622 Also, by dividing the rural road number by crashed killing the driver approx. four years Health Direct Australia 1800 022 222 100, it gives us the approximate distance ago. Kangaroo Valley responded with two Mensline Australia 1300 789 978 from the starting point of the road. trucks, and once on scene members wearing Rape Crisis Centre (NSW) 1800 424 017 breathing apparatus worked for several For example, number 950 is 9.5km from the hours to extinguish the fire to enable other start of the road. Domestic Violence Line (NSW) There is no specific size requirement for the 1800 666 463 emergency services to get access to the scene to search for the missing driver. number displayed, but preferably it should be Poisons Information Centre 13 11 26 reflective, so they are easily identifiable by This was compounded by the steep terrain Telephone Interpreter Service and a large tree that had been brought emergency, postal and other service (for speech/communication impairment) providers in the community. 1300 555 727 down by the impact of the truck. The scene was treated as a Hazardous The initial reflecting number plate for a rural Beyondblue Info Line 1300 224 636 number is supplied free of charge by Council. Materials (HAZMAT) incident as the cargo of the truck was unknown at the time and Additional plates can be purchased from Counselling support Council for a small fee. several large explosions rocked the area. Suicide Call Back Service 1300 659 467 Rural numbers should be displayed at the Kangaroo Valley Rural Fire Brigade was Salvation Army National Hope Line backed up by a number of other brigades, entrance to the property, in a location that is 1300 467 354 clearly visible from the road. including Beaumont and Cambewarra, to Sane Australia 1800 187 263 provide water and additional breathing This can be the gate post, on the gate, on the mail/delivery box or receptacle, or a sign. Parentline NSW 1300 130 062 apparatus operators. Fire Rescue NSW attended and were able to If a property number has A, B or C etc., this Family Relationships Advice Line 1800 050 321 establish the contents of the truck as non- means more than one house is sharing an
Relationships Australia 1300 364 277 hazardous or explosive. entry. If this is the case, display one plate at the Dads in Distress 1300 853 437 Kangaroo Valley Brigade was on scene for approx eight hours before leaving it in start of the right-of-way and the other at the Grief support Line 02 9489 6644 entrance to the property. charge of Police Rescue and Forensic Compassionate Friends Services Group for the recovery operation For further information regarding rural (Bereaved Parents and Suicide Survivors) which was expected to continue for most of property addressing please contact 1800 671 621 Shoalhaven City Council’s GIS Unit on (02) the day. National Association for Loss and Grief Guide to action - April 4429 3111 or email 02 6882 9222 [email protected] This month we would like to give On behalf of the Kangaroo Valley RFS we Mental Health Information Service 1300 794 991 information on rural property addressing. would like to extend our best wishes to Neil Association of Friends and Relatives Rural addressing is a collaborative Millet, Jennefer and family in this trying time. of the Mentally Ill (ARAFMI) community project administered by Land 1800 655 198 Training and operation and Property Information and local councils. Credit and Debt Hotline 1800 808 488 It is a simple, straightforward means to During our recent training exercises we conducted a simulated vehicle fire. It was Gay and Lesbian Counselling Service identify and locate rural properties 1800 184 527 throughout Australia. great to get everyone involved as we have only been running drills on pretend vehicle Carers NSW 1800 242 636 Your property number is assigned by council in accordance with Australia/New Zealand fires. It's amazing how fast you react to the NSW Rural Mental Health Support Line situation when there is real fire involved. 1800 201 123 Rural and Urban Addressing Standard (AS4819:2011). Our thanks goes out to all who participated in Veterans and Veterans Family Rural numbers are based on a distance, the training exercise . Counselling Service 1800 011046 usually from a road intersection, with odd Chelsea Sherborne CENTRELINK 13 10 21
Editor’s note This list was compiled by Jennefer Hutton as part of Letters to the Editor confirming the exclusion of EDO NSW from the work undertaken by the Seniors Support group future Australian Government funding, we in the valley. still urgently need your help. (Continued from page 4) The Voice supports the group’s activities and If any Voice readers are one of the generous destructive activities. initiatives and reprints the information as part of our donors who has contributed to EDO NSW in community service ethic. Many people are part of a crucial network of the past few weeks, thank you. supporters who have kept us going in the If not, please make a generous donation face of funding cuts and repeated attacks today to ensure the future of environmental from those who put their own interests justice. above protecting our environment. Thank you for your support of our work. We have been successfully defending the We couldn’t do it without you. environment for 30 years. Jeff Smith But in light of today’s announcement Executive Director April, 2015 Kangaroo Valley Voice www.kangaroovalley.nsw.au Page 55
Claim the date! - 2015 Wot’s on in the Valley - Apri
May 1-3 Arts in the Valley Festival April 25 ANZAC Day commemorative service May 2 KVPS Country Fair 11am to 4pm
May 2 KVPS Country Fair 11am to 4pm
June 6 The Harvest Lounge with HOLIDAYS ON ICE-Upper River Hall
July 11 THAT SUGAR FILM at Upper River Hall
August 22 “Preschool Winter Cabaret Dinner”
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Monthly events Weekly events Mon (1st) KV Rural Fire Service meeting – 7.30 pm – Fire Shed Neil Breeze Home 4465 1005 Mobile 0458 453 546 Mon – Fri Bus Service to Nowra and Highlands Mon (2nd) Environment Group – 6 pm – The Gallery. Peter Stanton 4465 1688 4423 5990 Mon (3rd) A and H Meeting – 7.30 pm - K.V. Hall – Donna Parker, 4465 2170 Mon –Tues-Thurs Mass St. Joseph’s 9 am Upper Kangaroo Valley Landcare Working bee. Mon 1-3 pm Women's Bible Study Anglican Hall 44651585 Contact Tess Heighes 4422 7147 for confirmation and location of meeting place. Tues 10-12 and 6-8 Iyenga Yoga 44 651 364 Tues (2nd) Pre School Meeting Tues Cuppa and kids Tues (2nd) Trivia at The Friendly Inn 7-30 pm Proceeds to Alzheimer's Australia Sunday School Hall from 9-30 am 4465 2001 Wed KVRFS Training at Shed 6pm Tues (2nd) KV Historical Society 10-30 am to noon Garth Chittick 4465 1367 and meetings 1st Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. Tues (2nd) KV Pioneer Settlement Trust meeting 9 am to 10.30 am Elaine Apperley 4465 2026 Wed Mass St Joseph’s 7 am Tues (4th) Lions Club. Jason Horton 4465 2222 (NB No Mass on Fridays) Wed Pioneer Museum Park Conservation Thurs (2nd) P. and C. Meeting – KV School Group from 9am finishing about 4pm Ph: Werner Bayer 4465-1058 Fri (2nd) View Club General Meeting and Luncheon – 12 pm – locations as advised Wed Kangaroo Valley Poker Group The Friendly Inn 7pm Sat (last) Brogers Creek Landcare – Andrew or Liz 4465 1482 Wed 6-8 pm Iyenga yoga contact 44 651 364 Sun (2nd) Kangaroo Valley Farmers Markets Wed Drama Classes for teenagers at Sun (last) Fishing Club Competition day – Harold Sharman 4465 1140 The KV Hall Wednesdays Sun (varies) KV Pony Club (in Osborne Park) contact Victoria Salkeld 4465 2520 5pm-6.30pm. Contact Jillian O'Dowd 02 4465 2795 or 0468 309 530 Children’s classes 3-30 pm - 4-30 pm
Thurs Yoga KV Hall 1-30pm and 3-30 pm Enquiries 44 651 093 Bi-weekly events Thurs 1-3 pm Women's Care and share - Anglican Hall 44 651 585
Wednesdays daytime twice monthly and Wednesdays Sat Mass - St. Joseph’s Church, 9 am (at night once monthly) Guided meditation 6-15 pm to 7-45pm Sun Anglican Church 4465 1585 Patsy Robb 44 651 626 Mobile 0432 522 030 8.30am Traditional service 10 am Contemporary service and Sunday School Thursday (1st and 3rd) Men’s Group Mass - St. Joseph’s Church, 11 am 7.30 pm - Bob Dunn 4465 1056
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SCHOOLS and CHURCHES EMERGENCIES Budgong Community Group
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