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THE WINDELLAMA NEWS Windellama Progress Association Hall lnc. Vol. 18 no. 10 – 2014 Editorial & Layout: Lyn Jones & Gayle Stanton Sec/Treas: Christine Woodcock www.windellama.com.au Published Monthly Hard Copy Distribution 400 - Website : 6,000 average/month Windellama, Oallen, Nerriga, Bungonia, Mayfield, Quialigo, Lake Bathurst, Bungendore & Tarago Windellama Art and Craft Show on February 14th 2015 at the Hall Show Schedule on pages 20 & 21 * BURNING OFF? - Permit now required * Windellama Hall is your Neighborhood Safer Place Windellama News - November 2014 www.windellama.com.au Page 1 Annual Subscriptions - please send your BUSINESS DIRECTORY details and $25 (cheques payable to ‘Windellama News’) to cover the annual cost of postage. 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A LOCKED POSTAL BOX IS AT THE FRONT OF THE Home Services Heating / BBQ’s HALL, 3444 OALLEN FORD RD, IN THE STONE Mechanic Bikes & buggies WALL FOR THE COLLECTION OF ITEMS FOR Nursery Playgroup PUBLICATION Items left in the box after the deadline will not be Office supplies Cattle / sheep collected or included in the News Piano Excavation Articles, adverts, etc may also be sent by email to: Plumber Contractors [email protected] Personal Trainer Solar supplies Rural equipment Funeral services Adverts sent by email will not be inserted unless payment is received by the deadline. Inside this Issue….. Community Noticeboard 5 Our Policy on Receipts The Windellama News makes out a receipt for all SES & Garden Club 7 advertising payments made to the paper. We don’t post out receipts to save cost and we assume that the Composting 9 appearance of the advertisement in the paper could normally be taken as proof of payment. Progress Association 11 If you require a posted receipt please include a stamped self-addressed envelope with your payment. Nerriga Gardeners 13 Nerriga 15 It would be greatly appreciated if anyone sending money to the Windellama News would include their Historical Society & Crossword 17 name and address and a note saying what it was for and put it in a sealed envelope. This would avoid a lot of Willowglen Gardeners 19 confusion and uncertainty . ACF Schedule 20/21 Notice to advertisers, article submitters & readers RFS 23 The Windellama News is published and authorised by the Windellama Progress Association Inc. Whilst every care has been taken in the Historical 25 production of the News & publishing to the web page on the community website, the editor takes no responsibility for any inaccuracies, errors or Landcare 27 omissions. All such contributors by forwarding advertising, notices, & School News 29 articles, agree to indemnify the publisher & warrant that the material is accurate & neither deceptive nor misleading, in breach of copyright, Gardening Tips 31 defamatory or in breach of any other laws & regulations. The responsibility for advertisements complying with the Trade Church Info 33 Practices Act lies with the person, company or agency submitting such for publication. Original material appearing in this newsletter is Classifieds 35&37 copyright. It may be reproduced in part or in whole for the benefit of the community, provided that the source of the material is fully Community Information 38-39 acknowledged. If you have any queries about using material from the Windellama News, please contact the editor. DEADLINE FOR ALL ISSUES IS THE 20TH OF THE PRECEEDING MONTH YOUR WINDELLAMA NEWS IS PRINTED BY BUSINESS REQUISITES, GOULBURN Page 2 www.windellama.com.au Windellama News - November 2014 Community Notice Board Community Information Windellama Brigade With the start of the fire season upon us visit TARAGO, WINDELLAMA AND BUNGONIA the New South Wales Rural Fire Service MEET ME IN YOUR TOWN ON WEDNESDAY website for the latest up to date fact sheets 19 NOVEMBER from the resources tab for viewing and printing. As the Federal Member for Hume I am keen or by going to the link below http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/resources/ to meet with and talk to as many people as I factsheets can across the electorate. I would like to You will find fact sheets which can assist hear what issues are important to you and with a range of helpful information; eg see if I can solve any problems of a Federal Places of Last Resort, Grass Fires, Prepare nature, such as telecommunications, foreign Your Horse for Bush Fire, Lighting a Fire - affairs, immigration and trade. Quick facts, Prepare. Act. Survive, Fire Danger Ratings, and many more. On Wednesday 19th November I will be at: Bush Fire Information Line TARAGO - 9am – 10.30am at the Tarago Hall WINDELLAMA – 12noon-1pm at the Windellama Hall Windellama Exercise Class BUNGONIA – 3pm-4pm at the Bungonia Hall At Windellama Hall. Personal trainer attending. This is an opportunity for me to meet you, Mondays 9.30am-10.30am, all ages, men & listen to your concerns and hear what you women, preschoolers welcome to come along think is important for the future of your with parents. Conducted during school term. community. For Info call Sally 4844 7154 Alternatively, if you would like to contact me, you can always ring me at the Goulburn Looking for Billets for Participants in office on 4822 2277, or email me at Strawbale House Construction Workshop [email protected] Because this location is somewhat remote, I I look forward to meeting you. am looking for households in Oallen or surrounds who would be in a position to billet ANGUS TAYLOR people who are doing the workshop (over 3- 5days) from the afternoon of November 28th to Dec 3rd, 2014. (see advertisement page 6) Coming Events… November Requirements would be a bed/s, access to a 1 Field Day bathroom and possibly kitchen facilities (not essential) and for extra cost provide 15 NPSA Cake Stall breakfast. The price you charge is up to you 16 Windellama Markets but in the vicinity of $25 per night might be 19 Angus Taylor Visit reasonable. 22 Windellama Bushfire Info Day 23 Windellama Country Market If you are interested please contact Pauline Jensen on 0414598238 or 29 - December 23 Straw Bale Workshop Windellama News - November 2014 www.windellama.com.au Page 3 Page 4 www.windellama.com.au Windellama News - November 2014 Community Notice Board Do you have a BEE problem ? Nerriga NPSA Cake Stall Maybe I can fix it . Bee swarms and feral The next delicious cake hives removed . If a bee swarm chooses your place to land let me know and I’ll be there stall will be held on before you know it and your problem will disappear into a nice comfy bee hive for Saturday November 15. a nominal cost to cover my expenses. Telephone Bob 48445001 before they move into your walls. Community Outreach Meetings are an opportunity to meet Goulburn Mulwaree WINDELLAMA BUSHFIRE Councillors and senior Council staff to discuss Council related matters. INFORMATION DAY This year’s Community Outreach Meetings will Saturday 22 November 1:30 provide an opportunity for community members to not only meet and discuss Council -related issues with Goulburn Mulwaree Vital information that could Councillors and senior staff, but also to bring save the life of you and your rural health matters to the attention of our family. Medicare Local Goulburn Branch. Further Community Outreach Meetings for the Windellama Bushfire Shed year will be held at: 3762 Oallen Ford Road Windellama 11 November 2014 - Tallong (Tallong Memorial Hall) 25 November - Bungonia (Bungonia Community Hall) Postcard From…………. For more information contact Goulburn Mulwaree Council on 4823 4444. Tell us what is happening at your place in our new feature “A postcard from……” If you would like to contribute, give Lyn or Gayle a call, of drop us a line at [email protected]. Support local Windellama Community business. Our Facebook Page Lots of information, photos and comment. advertisers help keep This facebook page is supported by the Windellama Progress Assoc . the Windy News Take a look & support it with a like √. www.facebook.com/Windellama alive & well Windellama News - November 2014 www.windellama.com.au Page 5 Page 6 www.windellama.com.au Windellama News - November 2014 Windellama SES First Aid & CFR Windellama Garden Club Most people in the district would be aware Hi Everyone! that the SES Unit was broken in to by some What a wonderful time of year. Hasn’t the group of inconsiderate people. Whilst it weather been glorious? Of course it would appear to be extremely funny to the wouldn’t be Windellama without an low life who carried out the act, it is of unexpected cold blast to remind us not to serious conseqence to us if we are to go become complacent. I hope everyone is operational at any given time, it may be to starting to plant their vegie gardens, drag them out of a flooded creek or to planting seedlings and getting out there in rescue them from an overturned vehicle, their gardens. maybe then some shame would be felt by The Club has said a very sad farewell to Pam them, but I really doubt it. I am told that the Williams who has moved to Young. Pam was School was also targeted by less than the Secretary/Treasurer for the last eight considerate people. years and was a tireless worker.