THE NEWS Windellama Progress Association Hall lnc. Vol. 17 no. 10 –November, 2013

Editorial & Layout: Denise Johnson & Gayle Stanton Sec/Treas: Denise Johnson www.windellama.com.au Published Monthly Hard Copy Distribution 400 - Website : 6,000 average/month Windellama, , Nerriga, Bungonia, Mayfield, , Lake Bathurst, Bungendore & Tarago

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Annual Subscriptions - please send your BUSINESS DIRECTORY details and $25 (cheques payable to ‘Windellama News’) to cover the annual cost of postage. Horse Services Tradesmen All cheques please post to: Builder Markets The Secretary, PO Box 705, Goulburn. 2580 Electrician Winery * Unpaid subscriptions will be cancelled after one month Entertainment Engineering Glass Soap If you have any short articles, anecdotes, or Handyman Services Septic Services something else interesting about yourself, your family, or the community; please write it down and Health Bitumen / Concrete drop it in our letterbox at the Hall. We will edit it and Home supplies Shed Supplies publish it in the Windellama News. Home Services Heating / BBQ’s A LOCKED POSTAL BOX IS AT THE FRONT OF THE HALL, 3444 OALLEN FORD RD, IN THE Mechanic Bikes & buggies STONE WALL FOR THE COLLECTION OF Nursery Playgroup ITEMS FOR PUBLICATION Office supplies Cattle / sheep Items left in the box after the deadline will not Piano Excavation be collected or included in the News Plumber Contractors Articles, adverts, etc may also be sent by email to: Real Estate Solar supplies [email protected] Rural equipment Funeral services Adverts sent by email will not be inserted unless payment is received by the deadline. Inside this Issue….. Oallen Ford Road 5

Our Policy on Receipts The Windellama News makes out a receipt for all SES / CFR 7 advertising payments made to the paper. We don’t post out receipts to save cost and we assume that the Progress Assoc 9 appearance of the advertisement in the paper could normally be taken as proof of payment. School News 11 If you require a posted receipt please include a stamped self-addressed envelope with your payment. Historical Piece 13

It would be greatly appreciated if anyone sending Historical Society 15 money to the Windellama News would include their name and address and a note saying what it was for Nerriga News 17 and put it in a sealed envelope. This would avoid a lot of confusion and uncertainty . Garden Groups 18-19

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Community Notice Board Field Day - HELP! Log book run program boosts learner driver skills Donations of cakes are required from the community to be used in the kitchen. Even if it Goulburn Mulwaree Council holds regular free is just one cake or slice, it will be very much programs for local learner drivers and their appreciated. parents or supervisors. You can drop them off at the Hall on the Friday before or on the day. The next Parent Workshop – Helping Learner Drivers Become Safer Drivers - will be held on Wednesday, 6 November from 6pm-8pm in If you can help at the field day for a couple of the Council Chambers. The workshop hours, please ring Irene Turner on 4844 5214 provides parents with advice about the new laws for Learner licence holders. It will also Outreach Council Meeting give information about supervising and using the logbook to the best advantage and the @ Bungonia Hall benefits of supervised on-road experience

The next Community Meeting in the area will The Logbook Run will be held on Sunday, 10 be on November 12 in the Bungonia November from 11am. This event is held in Community Hall. conjunction with Goulburn Police, the Rotary After each meeting community members are Club of Goulburn and NSW Police Driver invited to join councillors and staff for light Training School. The learners follow a set refreshments and the opportunity to chat route which includes a range of driving further. conditions and finishes at the Police Driver We want community members to have the Training School. chance to address Council and sometimes the meetings are just too big, so if you want to At the Police Driver Training School the share what’s on your mind, please call and learner drivers receive practical tips about register your items for agenda. defensive driving and the Rotary Club of Goulburn will provide a BBQ lunch. To register items for discussion, please call 4823 4552 or 4823 4444. Bookings for the November events can be made on 4823 4510. Do you have a BEE problem ?

The next few months are swarm season in bee Congratulations land , so if you have a bee swarm or feral hive problem call your local beekeeper. To Leigh & Joanne Gittoes from Windellama Don’t just assume they’ll go away , they might on the birth of their daughter Winifred recently. go right into the wall of your house. Swarms collected free in Windellama and To Pam Williams on the birth of her 5th surrounds , though a little fuel money would be grandson, Nate. appreciated . Bob Shaw Ph 4844 5001

Memorial Service for Jane Crick Craft @ Windellama Hall

The Rev Tom Frame will be conducting a Craft afternoons are conducted each Tuesday memorial service for Jane on Sunday 10th except for the first Tuesday of the month from November at 11am at St. Andrews Church, 1-4pm at Windellama Hall. Tarago. All crafts are welcomed. Come and meet the Following the service a rose will be planted in local ladies have a chat and a cuppa, all for her memory in the CWA garden. Refreshments the price of a 1.00. will be served afterwards in the CWA Rooms. For more information ring Irene 4844 5214

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Oallen Ford Road nearing Oallen Ford The last kilometre !!!!

With the trees gone...... Look at that view!

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There are simple precautions that can be Lost Dogs from John Pearce taken to avoid this ever happening to you:

Reports of lost dogs have become a regular If the dog is with people visiting for a day or occurrence in the Windellama district with two it must be kept on the lead or held in a dog signs appearing attached to trees reporting the proof compound for the duration of the visit. loss in a desperate attempt to reunite the dog This dog will not be lost and return home with with its owner. The separation is extremely its owners traumatic for both the owner and the dog and sadly the dog is seldom recovered, more than A dog to be kept permanently should be likely perishing in the bush through starvation allowed, while under control, to familiarise or being shot by a landholder worried about itself with its new surroundings and when sheep losses. walking in the bush should be kept on a lead for at least a couple of weeks and never The course of events leading to the loss is encouraged to chase wildlife, in fact it must be usually the same. The dog is bought into the trained not to do this. Young kangaroo joeys district by a new resident or by a visitor to the and wallabies when caught by dogs suffer an area and allowed to roam free. Excited about horrific death. There are heavy fines for its new surroundings, the dog will usually catch owners of dogs killing native wildlife. sight of a kangaroo or rabbit and its hunting instinct will come to the fore and the chase will After walking with your dog restrained for be on. several weeks it will become familiar with the area and know how to get home by itself if it The dog is generally deaf to the pleading and becomes separated when it is finally let off the yelling of its owner who makes a vain attempt leash. to follow the dog. The dog doesn't give up until it loses its quarry and then finds itself lost. Know where your dog is at all times. As dogs The dog, finding itself in an unfamiliar by instinct like to wander at night it is important environment doesn't have the ability to retrace that it is locked up at this time. its steps, panics and heads off in the wrong direction, often never to be seen again. Train your dog not to go down wombat holes. Dogs small enough to venture down wombat It is hard to imagine the mental anguish holes seldom emerge after encountering the suffered by the dog's owners, separated from resident wombat. their loved pet and the frustration at not knowing what to do and quite often having to The chances of losing your dog and the leave the area without their dog. The anxiety resulting heartbreak will be avoided by of not knowing the dog's fate can develop into following the suggestions above. mental torture that can last for a long time. Windellama SES First Aid & CFR We were all hoping that our "unit" would be finished in time for the Field Day, but it is not to be, apparently, this is very disappointing to say the least. We have had a few callouts during the month. It is gratifying to get feedback from some of the ones treated.

On the subject of callouts, it would be appreciated if just maybe, some nice persons in the district would put their hands up to join our C.F.R. team. There is a lot of strain put on us to maintain the service of which we provide. As mentioned previously there are people who are very pleased to see us. There is one lady who is receiving her tutoring as this goes to print, good on her!

Please also help us as S.E.S. and also the R.F.S. by cleaning out your roof gutters, as this is a favourite place for both water and fire to "enter" your premises. Yes, storms will come and they may be dry or wet. Fire destroys, water ruins. Kevin Muffet

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WINDELLAMA PROGRESS ASSOC. HALL Inc.

October was quite a busy time. We had a working bee early in the month and finished off some painting and general tidying up around the hall in time for the field day, which is fast approaching.

Following a busy market day in September, with a bus tour group from Sydney, we had an even bigger bus group of an Anglican Historical Society in October. The kitchen was very busy and the hall was full of customers for a while. It was great practice for the food outlets on the 2nd.

Plans for the field day are nearing completion and we are looking forward to another wonderful day. There will be live entertainment, with the favourites Wayne Ryder and his band, Neville Burns with his reptiles and tales of the bush. We will also have the perennial favourites for the children – jumping castle, animal nursery and face painting and there is also the chance to win with the “Pony Pat Competition”.

We are also looking forward to demonstrations during the day by “Mr Straw Bales” – Ken Longshaw, who will be showing us the art of straw bale construction. Ken has been a licensed builder for thirty years. He particularly enjoys working with straw bales and earth render and will be more than happy to pass on his knowledge.

We would be appreciative of assistance setting up on Friday, Saturday morning early and any help packing up at the end of the day.

Our next meeting will be held on Monday 18th November, at Windellama Hall, commencing at 2 p.m.

New for this year's Field Day:

Strawbale Building, Wineries and Vintage Cars

Don't forget to head down to the hall on Saturday 2 November for the 20th annual Windellama Small Farms Field Day.

You'll find a wide range of exhibitors – from cars, tractors and heavy machinery through to livestock and aquaculture, renewable energy advice and equipment, fertilisers, organic goods and crafts.

This year we also have strawbale building demonstrations throughout the day, wineries displaying their wares, and historic cars from the Veteran and Vintage Car Club of Goulburn.

For entertainment, there will be hourly wildlife talks, live music and of course, the children's area.

Come along to see the latest in sustainable and rural products, meet new suppliers and catch up with friends and neighbours. It's a great family day out.

Gates open at 9am and close at 4pm.

For more information visit www.windellama.com.au or call 4844 5157.

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Windellama Historical Society Inc. Bronte School

The Windellama Historical Society’s next excursion will be to the old Bronte school on Mr Steven Hawke’s property. Until 1890 the school was called Mullengullenga School after the land Parish for the area.

The first school started in 1869, possibly in the home of some of the parents of the area. The next school was conducted in the nearby Bronte church after it opened in 1871.

There was a move in 1876 to build a school building on land adjacent to Hawke’s lane near Steven Hawke’s home. It isn’t known if this school was built but the present school, the one that we will be visiting was built in 1881-2.

It operated as a public school until 1905 when it reverted to a half time school with Quialigo School that was located at the back of Bullamalita homestead.

Bronte school closed for good in May 1910. Quialigo School closed on the same day but opened again in October 1917 only to close again, for the last time in July 1924.

Application from the parents in the Bronte (Mullengullenga) area asking for a school to be established.

References. Government Schools in NSW 1848-1993 Mullengullenga School Files AO 5/16993.1 29-4-1998 Bronte School Files AO 5/15118.2 Quialigo Parish Map 5th. Edition. Tom Bryant

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Windellama Historical Society Inc.

Our next excursion will be to the old Bronte school in the Qualigo/ Windellama area that will be certainly worth the visit. This will be 30th November, we will meet at the museum at 9.30 for morning tea, and then heading to our excursion destination for a fantastic explore of some of our oldest history. Lunch will be a “Bush Barbeque” and will be a served on site as well as tea & coffee. Cost $12 each Please bring your own drinking water and a chair. This will be a great Excursion so please let us know that will are coming by phoning one of our committee members.

The museum is open on Market Days – the third Sunday of each month We have volumes 1&2 of Wild Windellama by Carina Clarke for sale and available at the Museum for $15.00

There is a selection of Windellama local history books by Tom Bryant and books by a local poet, Rex Hockey, for sale in the museum as well as Motorcycle Grand Prix Posters for only $20, bookmarks and postcards with images of early Windellama.

NEW MEMBERS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME For any enquiries please contact: Rex Hockey …… 48445147 President Julian Woods …. 48445270 Secretary Marcia Tatam …. 48236854 Treasurer

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What’s Happening in Nerriga

2013 wasn’t a bad year for our annual Bargains in the Bush market day. Global and domestic conditions aside, this gave us an opportunity to try out our “new” Supper room since the wonderful new stove was connected and our plumbing and walls installed. All went very smoothly, and we didn’t blow anyone up. We had a very successful day, thanks to the folk who came for tea ,coffee, cake and wonderful lunch. Thanks to all who helped out with the cooking and tending the counter and stalls.

The cake stall was once more a triumph, and NPSA's old wares and bric-a-brac stall fared very well. The day was pleasant until the dreaded wind visited again.

Thanks also to the Nerriga Gardeners who have put in a stalwart effort at two gardening days to make the Nerriga Hall look loved. Now it's up to nature.

We look forward to Melbourne Cup Day celebrations at Nerriga Pub.

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Nerriga Gardeners Windellama Garden Club Inc. Nerriga Garden Group had another working We will be having our stall at the Field Day bee at Nerriga Hall. Hopefully the plants will with plants and craft items for sale. settle in well although the wicked hot winds will undoubtedly take a toll on them. On Tuesday 5th November we are holding a Melbourne Cup day at Di Andrews home, On Wednesday 20th November we will be 10.30am - bring a plate and we will be doing going on a bit of a mystery tour in the sweeps. Mongarlowe area.

We will be meeting for a cuppa at Sandra & Robert South’s place, Lambing Flat, On the following Tuesday, 12th, we will have a Mongarlowe at 10am, then off to visit two gar- meeting at Sandys starting at 10.30am. dens. Please bring lunch with you & some- where we will stop & have a picnic. A cheerio to Lynn who is nursing a broken leg We will meet at Nerriga Hotel at 9.15am to car at the moment after a fall at Gosford; we hope pool. she has a speedy recovery.

Further info - Kay Hamer 4845 9021 or Di Roberts 4844 5344 Also congratulations to Jamie and Renee Williams on the birth of a baby boy, Nate Ashley, on the 11th October at Canberra. Fifth grandson for Pam.

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Willowglen Gardeners http://www.whispersfromwillowglen.blogspot.com

The October Willow Glen Gardeners’ meeting was held at my place in Quialigo. I agreed at the meeting to take over writing for the Windellama News and the Whispers from Willow Glen blogspot as both Katie and Denise are now both unable to do this, being working girls. Huge thanks to both of you for doing such a great job and, of course, to Judy who took over in the interim – I know I won’t be half as good!

After a small false start when some members went to the wrong address (apologies to my neighbour) we had our usual delicious morning tea and an interesting question time. Next time I will take note of the questions and answers so that I can pass them on for general interest.

The day started off sunny but windy and a deterioration in the weather was forecast for later in the day. Unfortunately the weather caught up with us and our garden walk was cut short by a very cold wind and a drizzle of rain.

I haven’t much to say about my own garden, other than I was pleased with the grass (can’t call it lawn) and my young trees are doing well. Thanks to Meg, the Horse Whisperer and to Warren, the Guardian of the Gate.

Next month’s Garden Club will be on Melbourne Cup Day at Ross and Joy’s, 55 Run-o-Waters Drive, Goulburn, starting at 11am. Bring your own meat for a barbeque. Joy will provide salads and tea and coffee. BYOG and something for dessert. Don’t forget your CRAZY HAT and $1 and $2 coins for the sweeps. Marjorie Nicholson

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WINDELLAMA PLAYGROUP at Windellama Public School

Each Thursday 9.30am – 11.30am

BYO snacks - tea & coffee supplied

Qualified art teacher visiting each fortnight

Bring your bubs & toddlers for a fun morning Music, stories, sand-play, free-play, art, craft.

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For more info ring Tony at the school on - 4844 5130 (NO PLAYGROUP IN SCHOOL HOLIDAYS)

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Goulburn & District Art Society

WORKSHOPS FOR BEGINNERS at the Mens Shed, Blackshaw Road, Goulburn from about 10am to about 4pm.in the afternoon Sunday 10th November 2nd stage - Pastel with Liz Wilkinson As well on every Thursday there are usually a NOTE THE CHANGE OF DATE member or members at the Art Shed from about 10am to 4pm when you might like to join One day workshop at Gallery on Track. Fees: them to draw and paint. It is quite informal on GDAS members - free. Non-members - $30. either the Thursdays or the Saturdays - just This is the ideal opportunity for people wanting come and enjoy! to learn to paint. Liz is a fine artist and has had considerable experience in teaching small art groups and will welcome the opportunity to THE ANNUAL ART PRIZE teach beginners. We hope to have other GDAS Congratulations to our member Marion members there to assist with tuition of begin- Schumacher on taking out the annual art prize. ners. If you wish to be a participant in Liz’s workshop contact Helen on 4829 2300. GDAS members: please let other people know about this.

Saturday 16th November Oils/Acrylics with Marion Schumacher at Gal- lery on Track, Bradshaw Rd. 10am to 4pm. For enquiries and bookings contact Helen 4829 2300.

Workshop with Judi Power Thompson Judi is running a series of 2 one day landscape painting work shops at the Belconnen Arts Centre on Sunday 4th November. Fee $100 per day. Contact: phone 6173 3300.

COME PAINT WITH ME DAYS at the art shed

Inexperienced members, and experienced for that matter, and non-members who are interested in finding out about art are invited to attend our Come Paint With Me days.

Come and watch members painting, learn a What a great exhibition. Our members did very little from them, bring some drawing pencils or well winning prizes and selling. I would like to paints plus some paper or a canvas and have thank all those who helped put the exhibition a go at doing a drawing or painting. together and made it a success. Hopefully we can make it bigger and better next year. The We will be holding these on the second committee has already started planning and Saturday of November at the Art Shed which is improving for next year.

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Windellama Landcare The Windellama Landcare Group has had a few quiet months lately and now as the end of the year is rapidly approaching it’s time for the Windellama Landcare Group Annual General Meeting and Christmas party

The AGM will be held on Saturday 7 December at the Landcare HQ Shed at the Windellama Hall starting at 11.30 am. This will be followed by the Christmas party at 12.30 pm. Members are asked to bring a plate to share. Reminder – the annual membership subscriptions are due!

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN JOINING LANDCARE? Have you thought of joining our Landcare group – where you can learn how to tackle the land management issues of our sensitive soils? It is also a great social activity – meeting local people while learning about our unique local area. Annual membership of Windellama Landcare is $5.00 per family. Children are very welcome. If you are new to the area and are interested in joining Landcare why not join us at one of our working bees to see what we do? Phone Warren, the President, on 4844 5350 or Sandra, the Secretary, on 4844 5047.

WILD WINDELLAMA As new plants emerge during the spring after all the good rain, are you wondering what they are? Do you want to know more about some of the colourful – or noisy – birds that are visiting your place?

Carina Clarke’s articles, accompanied by her beautiful sketches, about local birds, animals, plants, insects, fish and reptiles of the local area were published in the Windellama news over a number of years, are now collected in a two volume set called Wild Windellama. Copies are available from the Secretary, Windellama Landcare at $10.00 per set. IT IS THANKS TO CARINA THAT SO MANY OF THE ENDANGERED SPECIES OF THE WINDELLAMA AREA HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED.

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In Your November Garden From Irene Turner

Hopefully the frost will be over, and all summer gold, orange, crimson and purple. vegetables and flowers can be planted. Roses; Check them for any aphids, pick off or VEGETABLES TO BE PLANTED: hose them off. If they need to be sprayed, with complete Rose spray, which will control Seeds:- beans, both climbing and dwarf, pests and diseases carrots, beetroot, cabbages, silver beet, radish, parsnips, herbs, cucumbers, squash, zucchini, pumpkin, capsicum, sweet corn, lettuce, celery. Spray roses suffering black spot, spread a layer of mulch around the rose plants to conserve moisture during hot dry months. Tomatoes seed for late crop or plants to get Lucerne hay, which breaks down to improve them growing, when you plant your tomatoes soil structure and adds nutrients, is ideal. Get seedling water them in with a weak solution of the second cut without the seeds. molasses this give them a sugar boost to get them growing. Put a cover over them if a frost is due. Lawns; Can be fertilized, water in well. Use a complete lawn fertilizer or if you want to discourage clover apply sulphate of ammonia. FLOWERS:

Ageratum, aster, carnations, cosmos, dahlia, linaria, lobelia, marigolds, petunias, phlox, Cherry Trees; Both fruiting and ornamental, portulaca, snapdragons and verbena. can be attacked by a cherry slug. They are easy to control by spraying with Malathion,

Rogor, Carbaryl or dust the tree with Cabbage Grow nasturtium near the garden they help Dust deter the white cabbage moths.

Things to do this month Amaranthus, loves very hot weather grows to 1m with highly colourful foliage, needs soil built Prepare pot plants for hot weather by applying up with plenty of compost and balanced a wetting agent and adding mulch and water- fertilizer. storing crystals.

Cosmos; Another flower that can be grown Treat fruit trees, grape vines, and passionfruit now. It reaches a height 1.5m tall, makes an to a pre-summer pep up with a product such excellent background, in a colour mixture of as Dynamic lifter plus fruit food. red, pinks and sprinkling of white. Seeds can be sown directly into the soil, likes a garden Install a drip irrigation system before summer containing compost. to take the pain out of watering.

Gazanias; This dwarf perennial will grow in a If leaves of your gardenias or azaleas are garden with poor soil and plenty of sun. They yellowing, they`re likely to be suffering from are good for rockeries, boarder and banks. magnesium deficiency. Give them a feed using They come in colours of crimson, orange, a well-balanced fertilizer with trace elements, yellow, cream and white. such as Osmocote plus trace elements. Or add half a teaspoon of Epsom salts to half a Zinnia; These flowers prefer warm days and litre of water, stir thoroughly, then use to water warm nights to grow. They like plenty of sun them. and well mulched beds give them a liberal dressing of complete fertilizer. Pinch back the centre shoot to promote growth laterals and a bushy plant. They come in colours of yellow,

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Goulburn & District Arts & Crafts Inc.

We had a well-attended general meeting and members are invited to AGM with members willing to stand for office. the following groups run- These are signs of a healthy organisation and ning in the crib room something that should please us all. NEW Patchwork/Creative Art/Needlework group – 2nd and 4th Tuesday 10am-2pm. All members welcome, Beginners welcome. $2 amenities fee. Enquiries Lynette Brown or Cherie Sellars. Commences 8th October. NEW Contemporary quilting and textile group – first Sunday of each month, 10am-2pm, $2 amenities, all members welcome. Enquiries Fiona Hammond. Commencing 3 November. Wynne’s Friday Art group (Art/Lino Cut/Any Craft) 10.30am-3.30pm. No lessons – join group and bring The Executive is obviously happy to take it on. own work. Cost $2 amenities, $5 towards From left: Lynette Brown, Alex Mortensen, room hire. Phone Wynne Willis 43 229724. Elaine Bill, Cherie Sellars, Faye Long, Fiona Carol Divall has felting workshops periodically Hammond, Grahame Woodcock, Carol Divall. – if interested ring Carol 4821 2572.

Sat 2 Nov 11am – morning tea – Red Hat NEXT MEETING & CHRISTMAS FUNCTION Ladies visiting – members come and meet the on SATURDAY 7TH DECEMBER at 11am group. This will be held in the Crib Room. We hope that members will make every effort to come to it. The more the merrier and it’s a good time to WORKSHOPS socialise, have a chat about what we’ve done Saturday November 16 – Marion Schumacher. this year and what we’ll do next year. Bring a Goulburn & District Art Society – Oils /Acrylics. plate. We hope to see lots of us there! 10am – 4pm. GDAS members free; non-members $30. NEEDED: VOLUNTEERS TO MAN GALLERY Contact Helen on 48 292300. BETWEEN CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR Saturday November 30 – Fiona Hammond – We don’t usually open the gallery in this period, Double Delight Pendant. 9.30 am – 4 pm. $65. but if there are enough volunteers we will do Plus $30 kit. Enquiries: Fiona 4849 4489; so. If you are willing, please contact Lynette [email protected] Brown ASAP.

GET YOUR CHRISTMAS STOCK IN TO Carol Divall has felting work- THE GALLERY ASAP PLEASE shops periodically – if inter- Julie, the bar code lady, needs you to get ested phone Carol 48 your items in ASAP as it takes a while to 212572. barcode them. Also customers are al- ready requesting items for Christmas TRASH & TREASURE DAY gifts. LATE NEWS: things are selling ON VERANDAH OF fast! GALLERY ON TRACK.

GROUPS YOU MAY LIKE TO JOIN: Saturday 9th November. Fee $5 per stall. to practice your skills or to learn new skills from other members: Interested

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CHURCH INFO

Catholic Church Services

Parish Priest: Fr. Dermot McDermott Assistant: Fr. Sijo Jose

Presbytery & Parish Office Phone 4821 1022

******** Sunday Mass will be at 8am on the 2nd & 4th Sunday at St. Patrick's Marulan. St. Bartholomew’s Anglican Church

CHURCH SERVICES Mass Times in Goulburn are: Saturday Vigil Mass: November 5pm (DST) at St. Peter & St. Paul's Sunday: 7am. at Our Lady of Fatima, St. Mark’s - Bronte Nth. Goulburn Sunday 10th – 11:30am Sunday: 10am. at St. Peter & St. Paul's St. Bartholomew’s – Windellama

Sunday 24th - 11:30am St. Joseph’s Church, Tarago 3rd Sunday of the Month December Enquiries: 4821 1022 St. Mark’s - Bronte Sunday 8th -11:30am Rainfall Stats St. Bartholomew’s – Windellama Christmas Eve Service & Carols

16th September to 15th October Tuesday 24th - 8pm

The Reverend Vanessa Bennett can be Rosewood, Windellama Road, Windellama contacted on 4821 3631 or mobile 54 ml / 6 days 0417 699 700 17.5

Gar-Den, Oallen Ford Rd, Oallen 69.5 ml /8 days St. Andrews (Anglican) - Tarago 2nd Sunday 9am Johnno’s Store, Oallen Ford Rd, Bungonia 74 ml / 6 days St. John’s - Lake Bathurst

Tarkierelea, Fernleigh Close, Windellama 4th Sunday 9am

ml / days NERRIGA Bee Ranch, Oallen Ford Rd, Windellama ANGLICAN CHURCH SERVICES 55 ml / 6 days Corang Cottage, Braidwood Road Nerriga Held at Nerriga Church 64 ml / 4 days 2nd Sunday each month at 2pm

Tarago Village 66 ml / 7 days (Except Easter & Christmas) All Welcome Nerrimunga Creek Road 48.2 ml / days

Willy Weather 23.2 ml / 5 days 1st-25th October

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Joy E Allenby-Acuna ALPACAS - Anecdotes & Advice La Granja Holistic Alpacas

Well we certainly had a wild month with strong, strong winds. I do not like it having been in Cyclone Tracy. The Alpacas hate it and the girls do not like going up the hill. So they are brought into the Maternity paddock during the day. The creek flowed through once up to the top of the banks.

Mbale's leg is much better with various natural treatments and he is now having Living oil Rainbow treatment.

Ayni was desexed by Jan with full pain and anaesthetic and antibiotic treatment and was only down for a day and then was fine. We always have dissolvable stitches which are easier.

Unfortunately the strong winds blew most of the blossom in the orchard away but I have been planting some tagasaste grown from seed.

Only this week we had a kelpie come through our property from the back, the girls chased him and we rang neighbours until we found his person. He was an old boy and needs to be retired and treated with respect. It has been World Animal Week this week and all creatures should be treated as sentient beings which they are.!!

Both swallows and Willie Wagtails are building around our house walls.

Please respect and love All creatures. Joy AA Alpaca Caregiver.

Anna sunbaking.

Girls in garden.

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Classified Advertisements All personal classifieds are FREE & also included in the Tarago Times

We run your advert until you let us know when you have sold it or gained it

GENERAL FOR SALE RURAL RELATED FOR SALE

Camp Bed, folding, single with mattress. Duncan Direct Drill, 20 tyne. Good order. Good condition. Ph 4844 5001 $3,500. Ph 4844 6250

Stockcrate 1.8 x1.8 x1.2 galvanised 40 x Pine TV & display unit with 23" analogue TV 40mm, Good for sheep or calves, sliding rear & digital box. $250 for the lot. Ph 4849 4371 roller door VGC -$500 o.n.o. Ph 0412 421 464

Parrot Cage on stand, good cond. $150 ONO. Super/Lime/Manure Spreader, CRUMP 2 Ph 0429 006 745 tonne capacity, all steel construction, twin chain, variable discharge in good working Cocky’s Cage 190cm high, 150cm wide, order. Phone Paul on 48447031 AFTER 7pm 65cm depth $100.00 Ph 4844 5287

Outdoor camp shower, canvas bucket, 20 Ltr WANTED capacity $10 Phone Bob 4844 5001. Farm Contractor with tractor (only) to deep rip Firewood - $150 per load, includes tree lines. Needs to be able to pull a 3 shank delivery. Ph 4849 4520 Yeomans Plough. 60-100hp required. Location is 2 km from Lumley Rd turn off, on Mayfield Teak entertainment unit, with two glass door Rd. Please call Nick Huggins 0417 010 956 display. 6x4 foot. $75.00 ONO. Double bunks, Metal, with ladder, new Pekin ducks One or two female as company innerspring mattresses. $125.00 ONO for my existing 2 year old female. Ph Pam Two wooden bed side tables with cane 4844 5180 draws.$50.00 for two. Ph. 4849 4480 CD by Frankie Laine featuring songs from Western Movies. Ph 48445040 Filing Cabinets - steel 3 and 4 draws some lockable with keys, also ideal for tool lockers Yeoman Plough 3 tyne, tow or 3PL & Rotary $35 . Windellama Ph 0497 274 097 Aerator tow or 3PL. Ph 4844 7129 or 0418 223 617

Knitting wool for volunteer knitters for charity. Any leftover wool, any ply, gratefully accepted. Ph Denise 4844 5087 FOR LEASE

Belted Galloway Bulls for lease, Black & WANTED EDITOR - for Windellama News, white and Red & white, 4 years old. Both every second month. Must know publisher registered with certificates. Call John on 0411 programme. All queries please direct to Denise 349 555. Johnson on 4844 5087.

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Classified Advertisements All personal classifieds are FREE & also included in the Tarago Times

We run your advert until you let us know when you have sold it or gained it

ANIMALS FOR SALE CARS, BIKES, TRAILERS, etc. FOR SALE

Belted Galloway Bull for sale, Registered with Toyota truck, 1988, good working order, with 13ft steel tray & stock crate. Ph 4829 5123 certificate, 3 years old, black & white, docile, Windellama area $1500. Call John 0411 349 Transalloy Ute Tray 1.8 x 1.8, suit most 555. 4x4's, complete with dropsides and LED lights

VGC -$1100 o.n.o. Ph 0412 421 464 Puppy, bully stag, male, white, vac., microchipped, 10 weeks. $400 ONO Ph 0429 Polished Alloy Rear Ute Sports Bar $100 Ph 006 745 0412 421 464

Piglets - different ages so different prices. Ph Aluminium Savage 4.3m Boat (1995) with Bob McDonald 0429 494 331 30hp Yamaha outboard on brooker trailer. Front steering & canopy, electric start, radio, Young ducklings - Buff Orpington/Peking compass, plus all extras. Always garaged & cross - $12 each flushed, runs well. $5,900 ONO Call Scott Quarrions - greys, and Pearls - $15 0418 563 888 each. Ph 4845 9147 after 6PM. Mitsubishi dual cab Triton 95 Diesel ute 2.5 Working Bull Murray Grey, $950.00 ONO. Turbo Diesel 4x4 Old Man Emu Suspension, Ph. 0414616960 140 litre fuel Tank 40L water tank canopy etc Alpacas - lots of different colours and ages. $2900ono 48459093 W/E’s or 0414563485 From $250 each Phone Jacki 0428 298 157 Boxers Creek Wdays Reg 10/10/13 will get RWC.

Highland cattle - 5 cows with 5 dexter x calves. $3,700 the lot. Ph Cathy 4844 5455 Coming Events… Suffolk Ram - 3years old, $100 Ph4844 5500

Angora Goats - various ages & sizes. $20-$35 December each. Ph 0428 238 204 7th Landcare AGM 2 Auracana cockerels - champion stock, (blue Charity Horse Ride @ Nerriga egg layers). Reduced to $50 each.(A bargain). Also 2 Ancona bantam cockerels - quality birds 14th Fire Info Day - $10 each. Phone 48459147, after 6pm

Bull - Galloway, 8 months old. $350 Bull - January Galloway cross, 8 months old. $300 Steers 1st Cricket Challenge Vs Bungonia also available. Ph Roger or Terrie 4844 5327

9th Willow Glen Garden Group Dorper Rams, black headed, 1 x 4 yrs, 1 x 1 18th Windellama RFS Training & yr. Ph 4844 5570 Meeting .

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Our Advertising Charges TARAGO TRANSFER UPDATE Classifieds - Personal FREE (maximum 2 lines) & DRUM MUSTER STATION Month Year ( 11 issues) Open Friday to Monday Small advertisement $ 6.50 $ 65.00 (business card size) 8.00am—4.45pm. Quarter page advertisement $12.00 $120.00 Card required for household waste, Half page advertisement $25.00 $250.00 Full page advertisement $50.00 $500.00 or fees apply. Double page discount $90.00

Inserts - $40.00 for 400 inserts into hard copies Free recycling of the following: Typesetting of adverts: $50 Plastics, tins, oil, batteries, glass, paper and cardboard. PAYMENT: Cheques: payable to Windellama News PO Box 705, Goulburn. 2580 Free recycling also of Drum Muster Direct Deposit or EFT: IMB Ltd; BSB 641.800; A/c 200045794 with Name & advert as detail Chemical Drums providing they are empty, triple washed and have the lids * Unpaid adverts will be cancelled removed after one month * All advertising copy must be Tipping Fees for Tarago accompanied with payment

All advertising enquiries to Denise Johnson Sorted Waste - Domestic Residents only Car, station wagon, small ute or small trailer $ 16.00 Medium trailer, large ute or 1-tonne truck load $ 21.00 Fees for Hire of Hall Large trailer load $ 33.00 or Supper Room Unsorted Waste and Non-Residents Waste at Windellama Hall Garbage & trade waste $ 78.00

*HALL ALL DAY $200 (uncompacted, per cubic metre) DAY 4hrs or less $100 Garbage and trade waste $ 133.00 EVENING/NIGHT** $200 (compacted, per cubic metre) Other unsorted waste— 2 x sorted rate per category *Includes Supper Room & Kitchen Hard fill demolition waste not accepted at Tarago ** $2 per hour for heating

SUPPER ROOM (Includes Kitchen) Animals — Note: Animal carcasses cannot be ALL DAY $80 dumped at Tarago as there are no facilities for burial please refer to Goulburn Mulwaree Council for details DAY 4hrs or less $40 on availability in this area. EVENING/ NIGHT $100 Car Bodies $ 56.00 # Use of the premises prior to your booked function will incur a surcharge of Tyres — Car Tyres (each) - per tyre $ 11.00 Supper Room Fee Motorcycle tyres (each) $ 9.00 Truck tyres (each) - per tyre $ 26.00 To Book please ring W. P. A. Secretary, Tractor tyres (each) - per tyre $ 95.00 Frances Knights on 4844 5157

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COMMUNITY INFORMATION Windellama Progress Association FOR ALL EMERGENCIES Lloyd Turner (President) 4844 5214 Frances Knights (Secretary) 4844 5157 eg. FIRES / ACCIDENTS Windellama Rural Fire Brigade Rex Hockey (Captain) 4844 5147 PHONE 000 Graham Kinder (President) 4844 5330 For Mobile users & Landlines Ellen Sylvester (Secretary) 4844 5407

Windellama Field Day Committee Heather Caulfield (Secretary) 4844 5120 Frances Knights (Treasurer) 4844 5157 Important Phone Numbers Windellama News Denise Johnson (Editor) 4844 5087 Rural Fire Brigades Gayle Stanton (Editor) 4844 5156 Windellama Rex Hockey 4844 5147 Windellama Garden Cub Inc. Tarago Ken Vassel 4849 4652 Pam Williams (Secretary/Treasurer)4844 5194 Taylors Creek Dave Elward 4849 4240 Mt Fairy/Boro Mike Welford 4849 4623 Windellama Hall Country Markets Bungonia Craig White 0407 718607 Bob Shaw 4844 5001 Jason Gray 4822 2903 Nerriga John Rolfe 4845 9160 Windellama Historical Society Bushfire Information 1800 059 333 Rex Hockey (President) 4844 5147 www.windellamarfs.com.au or www.rfs.nsw.gov.au Julian Woods (Secretary) 4844 5270 WINDELLAMA PH: 4844 5359 or

Windellama Landcare CHANNEL 21/209 Base Warren Yates (President) 4844 5350 Sandra Greville (Secretary) 4844 5047 AMBULANCE 000 Ambulance Booking 13 12 33 Windellama CFR Goulburn Ambo Station 4827 0444 Kevin Muffet 4844 7143 Windellama SES 132 500 Windellama School P&C Kevin Muffet 4844 7143 Shelly Andrews (President) 4844 5630 Poison Info. Service 13 11 26 Heather Caulfield (Secretary) 4844 5120 Goulburn Base Hospital 4827 3111

Willow Glen Gardeners Police Warren Yates 4844 5350 Tarago Station - Snr. Constable Brad Carey 4849 4411 Wires (wildlife rescue) Goulburn 4824 0799 Marian Pearce 4844 5244 Other Southern Tablelands WIRES 4822 3888 Goulburn Railway Station 4828 5816 Tarago Pony Club 4844 7014 Train info & bookings 13 22 32 www.countrylink.info Justice of the Peace Country Energy - interruptions 13 20 80 Linda Shannon 0429 980 141 Lifeline 13 11 14 Kids Helpline 1800 551 800 Geoff Burns 4849 4330

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November 2013 MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN 1 2 3 Small Farms Field Day

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Melbourne St. Mark’s Cup

Willow Glen Gardeners

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Craft Arvo School Windellama

Playgroup Hall Windellama Country Garden Club Kinder Markets Meeting Orientation 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Progress Craft Arvo Nerriga School Fire St. Bart’s Meeting Gardeners Playgroup Brigade

Training & Meeting

25 26 27 28 29 30 Craft Arvo School Historical Playgroup Excursion

For details of times and places - see articles inside this issue

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