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October, 2015 Kangaroo Valley Voice www.kangaroovalley.nsw.au Page 1 Kangaroo Valley Voice Volume 21 Issue 4 ISSN 1833-8402 Circulation 850 October 2015 $2.50 How could they? Left: Lucky, one who survived Above: one of the nursing mothers Photos courtesy Mark Cole - more on page 5 This picture highlights the consequences of two separate incidences on a Friday and grazing by the roadside at dusk. of the recent activities at the Bendeela Saturday evening. A third incident has It is believed that those responsible at least in Camping ground. occurred since on Sunday September 28, the first incident were driving a white 4WD where another healthy male wombat was News of the attack went viral and a large and it is alleged that they had been drinking killed in a collision with a motor vehicle. and causing havoc at the camp ground reward has been posted to help capture The Bendeela Camping Ground is a free and charge those involved. It has been leading up to this barbaric act. There have camp ground which is managed by the possibly been different perpetrators in the reported that 5 of the wombats killed Water NSW however this is one of many, other two incidents reported. PETA (People were nursing mothers. many instances where there have been for Ethical Treatment for Animals) have Lucky, the joey pictured here, was the sole behavioural issues at the grounds causing offered a $5,000 reward for information survivor. It will take many, many months of the death of wombats. It is understood that leading to successful prosecutions on this. care and nurture to raise this wombat so it security is being reviewed. The camping can look after itself. At the moment Lucky is grounds are a popular site for spotting Anyone who may know being cared for by South Coast Wildlife wombats, which live in complex tunnel something can contact rescue. In total 13 wombats were the victims systems around the area and are often seen CrimeStoppers on 1800 333 000. Carl Leddy Carl Leddy KV Girls Traveller’s Tribute Tribute shine Tales Iceland Page 3 Page 12 Page 16 Page 28 www.kangaroovalley.nsw.au Page 2 KangarooKangaroo Valley Valley Voice Voice www.kangaroovalley.nsw.au www.kangaroovalley.nsw.au October 2015 K angaroo Published by V alley Kangaroo Valley Regular Articles Voice Incorporated. oice V Registration # Your Voice page 5 Y2627221 Lions Roar page 6 The monthly community newspaper of Kangaroo Valley View Club page 8 Vale - Yvonne Carlisle page 9 Office Bearers President Vacant KV Preschool page 10 Treasurer Ken Crocker Secretary Larraine Hahlos Gerry North page 13 Committee Angus Kennedy Barbara Acworth KV Bushwalkers page 18 Adam Acworth Editor Vacant Valley Voices page 21 Copy Editor Tony Barnett Design/Production Diana Jaffray Family osteopathy page 22 Advertising Manager Larraine Hahlos Accounts Manager June Smith Sophie’s World page 23 Columnists Lee Sharam Rosemary Stanton News from the Pews page 24 Jason Horton Mark McLennan Seniors page 25 Ron Bower Andrew Paterson Ellie Williams Tony Barnett Traveller’s Tales page 28, 29 Brenda Sambrook Jenelle Brangwin Joan Bray Barbara Guest Rosemary Stanton page 30 Jacinta Perry Powell Peter Brandis Ken Crocker Chelsea Sherborne Fiery Tales page 32, 33 Sophie McGregor Gerard Keyzer Valley Gardening Tips page 38 Distribution Barbara and Adam Acworth Sports Report Position available Food for Thought page 40 Honorary Legal Adviser Tony Barnett Technology and the Valley page 43 Editorial and advertising office Telephone (02) 4465 1621 Sports Report page 44, 45, 49 AGM 5th October 2015 Kangaroo Valley Voice was originally established under the Small Towns Program (an initiative of the Department of Business and Regional Development). 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DEADLINES for the November 2015 issue What else do you want included? of the ‘VOICE’, Advertising, Wot’s On Calender This community is why The Voice exists and Sports Report October 21, 2015, 2015 … let’s see it continue. Editorial Submissions October 21, 2015 Please let us know your thoughts and ideas. Please do not leave your Email: [email protected] submission until the last day; being early is a great help to us. Or mail: The Voice e-mail c/o Post Office [email protected] Kangaroo Valley, 2577 4465 1621 October, 2015 Kangaroo Valley Voice www.kangaroovalley.nsw.au Page 3 Carl - In Reflection Carl was always an active man, a ‘go to’ always support them and be among the first man really … a man who paid great to arrive and so sit near the front. attention to detail and took pride in his Carl had an interesting sense of humour, work. He approached his work as he which many of you would have seen. His approached life … with vigour and humour was often quick-witted and enthusiasm. infectious. He could be relied upon to see the How could we not forget the way Carl humorous side of most situations and would would just get one issue of the Voice out usually articulate it in some way. and immediately display his passion in On one occasion Carl and Larraine were tackling the next edition? It is the way of attending a class run by the Healthy newspaper editors. It’s the way of a man Community Program in the KV Hall, arranged who had a mission, a man who had many by Jeanette Gale. This particular evening was passions in life. to be an exercise class appropriate for the It would have been the same drive and mature aged of our community. sense of purpose that spurred Carl on to be The instructor seemed to be a rather serious a champion sportsman, reaching minded individual and not at all fond of a international standing. Similarly, it was the joke. The whole class was assembled and was drive for excellence that won him an award asked to line up and hold a position with one for his editorial work in Sydney and yet hand flat against the wall. All were waiting again to run a chain of weekly suburban the next command from the instructor when newspapers. he announced he had forgotten something He was also a poet, which very much and had to go to his car but “Maintain your identifies Carl’s reflective and aesthetic position”, he ordered. talents. After what seemed like far too long a time to Carl loved Kangaroo Valley. He confided in wait, Carl inhaled deeply and in perfect pitch Larraine that, being with her, and living in (yet dutifully maintaining his position), the Valley, he was the happiest he had starting singing “Always Look on the Bright been in his entire life. Side of Life” and then swinging his right foot And he loved the gallery, and his friendship were high on his list of priorities, to and fro. The entire class followed suit and enthusiastic support of Larraine’s work was together with a dislike for materialism. when the instructor arrived he threw his the catalyst which eventually persuaded Carl loved to get away and see more of hand in the air and said, as no-one was her to become a professional artist. Apart Australia. He particularly enjoyed the MMM serious, he was leaving. As he fled away in from being editor of the Voice, of which he group (as he designated them) trips with a high dudgeon the class responded by lifting produced just fewer than 190 editions in 16 group of Valley friends who regularly dined the volume only to dissolve into belly laughs, years, Carl was very keen to encourage together and traveled once a year the noise of which accompanied the young people in the Valley to write. He somewhere in Eastern Australia. These trips instructor to his car. All later felt the belly actively persuaded them to keep up with down the Murray River, to Thredbo Village, laugh was much better exercise than they their writing, and there are many examples Beechworth and Mollymook gave him great would otherwise have enjoyed.