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The Tarago Times is a non-profit community service, published monthly by the Tarago Sporting Association Inc by a team of volunteers. It has a circulation of 550 copies distributed throughout Tarago, Lake Bathurst, Mayfield, Boro, Taylors Creek and the surrounding district. View online at http://www.taragosportingassociation.org.au Are you Bushfire ready? No fires without a permit from 1st October 2020
STAC’S BACK
Pic left: Jack Harris is fine form attempting his first shot put throws. Pic above: Our first registered athletes from front to back, Millie Gundry, Bonnie Hallam, Jack Harris, Charlie Hallam and Jack Gundry waiting to start Shot Put photos by Linda Hallam
We managed to beat the rain for our first meet at the 6th November - Tarago Rec Area Tarago Recretation Area on Friday 23rd October. We had 13th November - Windellama Hall Grounds 100% of our registered athletes attend and welcomed 20th November - Tarago Rec Area our new athlete Jack Harris to our club. All our athletes 27th November - Tarago Rec Area performed fantastically well and achieved personal bests 4th December - Tarago Rec Area in the events. 11th December - Windellama Hall Grounds Our dates for the remainder of 2020 are: 18th December - Christmas Fun Event Tarago Rec Area 30th October - Tarago Rec Area continued on page 3 Veolia is a proud sponsor of The Tarago Times Report all incidence of odour to the Woodlawn Bioreactor Community Feedback Line: 1800 241 750 or the EPA Hotline on 131 555 Option 1
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Tarago Landcare Group’s AGM Tarago Landcare Group (TLG) held its Annual General Meeting on Saturday, 10th October at the Tarago Hall. The committee appointed the following members, many of who were reappointed to their positions plus some newcomers. We also welcome those new members to the group. The Executive Committee is: President Katherine Thatcher Vice-President Judy Taylor Secretary Samantha Johnson Treasurer Jeanette Payne Ordinary Member Robert Gemmell Ordinary Member Cid Riley Ordinary Member Vicky Coles Members and supporters are invited to the next ordinary meeting on the 5th December along with the TLG Christmas Party. Further details will be circulated to members via the email contact list. New members, as always, are welcome. TLG honoured Keith Hunter with tree planting On 26th September a tree was planted by TLG and Teresa Hunter to celebrate her late husband Keith’s contribution to establishing the local Landcare group. The number of people at the gathering in the Peace and Reflection Garden at Tarago cemetery was restricted due to Covid-19 rules, however despite the cold day a Banksia Integrifolia tree was planted for Keith, and those present reflected on the great effort he put into supporting the district’s community and in maintaining its good rural environment and lifestyle. The outdoor event was followed by a pleasant afternoon tea and reminiscences about Keith in the welcome warmth of the Tarago Hall. TLG helped plant trees for Glossy Black Cockatoos On 24 October TLG members enjoyed helping Lois and Kym Wake plant over 200 Casuarina trees and a variety of other native plants on their property in Willowglen Road. The main aim in planting the Allocasuarina Littoralis trees was to make more of this tree’s seeds available as these are a major source of food for the threatened Glossy Black Cockatoo. This bird is under threat as the numbers of this tree species dwindle due mainly to land clearing and bushfires.
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continued from page 2 continued from page 1 STAC’s BACK We welcome athletes of all ages from Tiny Tots through to Masters Landholder tasks this spring Athletes at our club. Our training There are at least two tasks Tarago district Landholders meets are on Friday afternoons are wise to work on in spring: - arrive at 5.30pm for a prompt a) control noxious weeds, especially the fast-spreading 6.00pm start and we will have Serrated Tussock; and a healthy options canteen running for food and drink b) prepare your bushfire plans and ready your properties purchases. Registration is open to athletes of all ages. for the coming hot weather. Go to our website www.southerntablelandsathleticsclub. TLG welcomes enquiries from Tarago district landholders org and when presented with the club selection select about any of our activities and future projects, or about either how our Landcare group may assist individuals with Southern Tablelands Athletics Club for Senior Athletes or improving their land or community property. Feel free Southern Tablelands Little Athletics Centre for Little to contact Tarago Landcare Group at the email address Athletes registration. [email protected] or TLG’s Secretary Rob As Little Athletics Australia requires at least one parent Gemmell on mobile 0434 081 335. to attend with their child at all meetings, you may be Pics from page 2 Article by Chris Elford assisting with other children and we encourage parents above:Teresa Hunter and to apply for a free Working With Children Check through the memorial Banksia Service NSW. We are a COVID Safe club and request Integrifolia tree and that you at all times follow the directions of our Covid plaque for Keith. Marshall and procedures that we have set in place to bottom: l-r Caroline keep our athletes and helpers safe. If you have not Campbell, Leanne Wells, already done so please LIKE and FOLLOW us on Facebook Teresa and Ken Wells at at Southern Tablelands Athletics Club Inc as it is here the Peace and Reflection we post important information such as dates, venues, Garden at Lime Street. any last minute changes and notifications for carnivals, Pic on page 3: clinics and events. Glossy Black Cockatoos Any enquiries to Gill Shepherd registrar 0419639254
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This turtle had been in care since April with a large hole in Wildcare Queanbeyan Inc its shell. Prior to the egg laying, she had stopped eating for a Wildcare News month. I was worried and took her to a Vet. The Vet checked Rock or turtle? her, but didn’t x-ray: gave her a booster injection and sent her home with me to keep an eye on her. I mentioned to my It might appear as a stationary rock on the road, but on husband that she seemed bloated, thinking she was unwell. closer inspection a living, breathing reptile could be sitting But lo and behold she was full of eggs. No wonder she was there on the bitumen. The lives of these long-necked turtles looking bloated! on our roads in the warm months can be spared, with driver awareness. While they have hard shells that provide great On 16th October, I walked past the turtle tank and saw a single protection, these will crack if driven over by a vehicle. Why egg at the bottom of the tank. I saved this one too, but I’m not turtles move around is a bit of a mystery, but we do know they sure if this egg was from the same turtle or maybe the other tend to move around more following rainfall and that they one in care, whose sex I wasn’t sure about. And guess what? travel long distances between water sources. Feeding mostly I’ve just walked past the tank again and there’s another egg!” on small fish, tadpoles, frogs, worms and insects, their long neck can be used like a snake’s to rapidly strike at passing prey If you are squeamish about picking up a turtle on the road, (they’re also known as ‘snake-necked’ turtles). use your fingers at the front and back of the shell, hold it upright and away from the body, (or indeed any other small Turtles will be on the move after warming up – usually native animal - obviously avoid snakes), then use a towel to mid-morning to mid-afternoon, depending on the day’s drape over it, then scoop it up and move to safety. It’s a good temperature. If you spot one on the road, it could be injured idea to carry a towel in the boot of your car. after having been run over, or it may be unharmed. Removing Merran Laver it from the road, if possible to do so safely, will hopefully save Wildcare its life. Yes, turtles can stink – but just think, you could be saving a life that could go on for another 50 years. (Long lived, they don’t reach maturity until around 10 years old). TARAGO BUSHFIRE BRIGADE If a turtle, found on the road, looks fine and intact, place it on the ground well away from passing cars; if it was clearly (est 1946) moving in one direction, place it on that side. If injured, call To report all fires DIAL 000 Wildcare 6299 1966. Vets are another option if it is in a very bad way. With a little awareness, many turtle deaths can be prevented if we simply look and wonder what that small, dark Fire season is upon us again and, hopefully, this season will lump on the road is. not be as devastating as the last. With the much needed rain, the pastures are looking great, but create a grassfire Recently a turtle in care, recovering from an injury, laid eggs threat when they dry off. Fire permits are now required to much to the surprise of her Wildcare carer. Magrit said, “it do an agricultural or pile burn. Warren Seymour and I (Rob hadn’t been eating before laying, which is unusual, as they Brown) can issue a permit, but FIRECOM need 24 business love their food. The egg laying took place in the early hours of hours notice of the burn once the permit is issued. Also, 19th September. I walked past the turtle tank and saw what I Warren and I try to be responsive to your requests where thought were white pebbles in the bottom of the tank. A bit we are required to inspect the site of the burn before confused, I checked again and realised they were eggs! 17 of we issue the permit. We can be contacted on 0419 665 them and I had missed the birth – I could have kicked myself. 393 and 0419 297 633 respectively. An agricultural burn Realising they needed to come out of the water straight away, permit can be issued for up to 7 days validity and a pile I ran to wake my husband before I took a photo. He swept burn permit can be issued for up to 21 days validity, so them up gently and placed them in the gravel at the top of some prior planning on your behalf is required. the tank. On Sunday 27th September 2020, the Tarago Brigade catered lunch for the ‘Pollie Pedal’ which had 13 riders this year, and included the Hon. Angus Taylor MP and Mr. Tony Abbott AC. They were raising money for ‘Soldier On’, a great organisation making great achievements for our service personnel. Thank you to the ‘Pollie Pedal’ for their generous donation of $1000 to the Tarago RFS and thank you to the volunteers that assisted with the lunch. We received a call from the office of the Hon. Angus Taylor MP praising our efforts and complimenting the feed they received. Due to COVID19, the Junior Brigade training remains in recess. A review of RFS policy will be made in January 2021 and it is hoped that the Tarago Juniors will be able Pic: Margit’s egg laying turtle with eggs to resume Training in February 2021. continued on page 6
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to his health forcing him to step down. Thank you isn’t really enough to voice my appreciation for all you have done for the Show Society Lou, that was a huge effort, grazie mille. The Secretary position is now vacant, you can send us an email to [email protected] if you Preparing for next Show Sunday 7 March 2021 are interested in the position. We know how important it is to have a Show, the Show Ongoing clean-up days at the show grounds will continue gets people out and about, it creates a feeling of inclusion each month, all hands welcome, email tarago.show@ and connectedness and it’s good for mental health. In gmail.com for details or go to the new website at www. these COVID times with such uncertainty we will err on tarago.org.au for all the up-to-date information about the side of caution and not commit to incurring high costs the Show. to host our Show and though it may not be the same as Jo-Anne Cormie, President previous Shows it will be enjoyable and entertaining. The Phone 0405 838 481 Show Committee has adopted a back to basics approach by having a few of the old fashioned entertainments such as ‘Toss the Ball at the Cans’, a ‘Gumboot Tossing Tomato Time In Tarago Competition’, a ‘Chocolate Wheel’, ‘Bush Poetry’ and a few other features, we’ll reveal more as we get closer to the Show. With social distancing and sanitising in mind (November) there is still plenty we can do. The warm weather has been increasing recently, so as long as you have some cover for your tomatoes, (in case For the Pavilion exhibits, the Schedule for our 2021 Show of frost) the soil is warm enough for them to be put out. is nearing completion and will be ready to go to print in Also provide wind protection for your plants - we all know November. It will be loaded onto the Show page on the Tarago! Don’t plant in the same garden bed as last year, Tarago website, copies will be given to the School, Tarago rotate your tomato beds to avoid disease. Plant your Service Station, Tarago Real Estate, Tarago Arts Shop, the seedlings approximately one metre apart and slightly Tarago Antique Shop and the Loaded Dog Hotel. Be sure deeper than in the pot, so extra roots grow for additional to grab one and get busy putting your exhibits together support of the tomatoes. Support for your tomatoes can for the Show. be provided with single stakes, teepee style or mesh. With all this lovely rain and sunshine the veggie gardens A fertiliser will be required for your seedlings, this can are sure to produce bumper crops to fill up our Fruit be a slow-release pellet type or a liquid seaweed or weak and Vegetable Section and don’t forget to plant lots of manure tea. Mulch your plants once planted with a hay, tomatoes for the Tomato Tourney. I’m sure the weather such as Lucerne hay (if available). The ideal way to will also produce an abundance of beautiful flowers for water your plants is a drip system, but they can be hand the Floral Arrangements and the Cut Flower Sections to watered, as I do. Water regularly and fertilise weekly. scent the Pavilion with their lovely fragrance. COVID has Your tomato plants can also be transplanted into other been a right pest and there’s nothing good to say about things other than a garden bed - no-dig gardens can be it however the isolation has resulted in the creation started in a hay bale or a bag of peat moss with a cut out of some really wonderful handicraft, leather work and section for your plant. wood work items that I’ve seen. Don’t put them in the cupboard and forget about them, bring them along and The Tarago Tomato Tourney will be held again in March enter them in the Pavilion. 2021 in conjunction with the Tarago Show, watch out for more information in the coming months in the Tarago We are looking forward to the Ute and Boot Sale that’s Times. coming up at the Showgrounds on 5 December 2020 to raise money for the Tarago Show Society. If you want to Until next month, happy growing. book a site to vend your wares get in touch with our Show Jenni Cole Society Publicity Officers Jenni 0429 200 456 or Leanne ph 0429 200 456 0447 810 188 so you don’t miss out. You can also get in email: [email protected] touch with Jenni and Leanne to enter and collect your bin for the Tarago Show ‘Sponsor a Bin competition’. In the true spirit of showing solidarity to the annual Shows that were cancelled in 2020 due to the tremendous adversity we all faced, members of the Tarago Show Society and our wonderful community created some great No Show Scarecrows and placed them in prominent spots around Tarago. Thank you Jenni and Leanne for organising that and thank you to each of you that got involved, it was really good of you to do that. Lou Alaimo has done a tremendous job filling in for Secretary and Public Officer however it has come at a cost
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Pics above: the Pollie Pedal team with Tarago BFB members. right: the certificate of appreciation was presented to the brigade. Photos by Rob Brown Our October night training exercise included crews from Last summer’s bush fires destroyed 2,476 homes and Taylors Creek and Bungonia brigades. Thanks to all who claimed 26 lives. The fires taught us many lessons about participated. With the extra trucks, we were able to the importance of having a plan and being prepared. perform a convoy fire fighting exercise. This is a tactic, It can take as little as five minutes to make your plan. using up to 6 appliances, that is used in running grass Discuss it with your family so you know what you’ll do in fires. It was a valuable opportunity and a useful refresher the event of a fire. For those that missed our Get Ready for all who attended. Day event in September, our Community Engagement Officer, Julia Wynn, can be contacted on 0428 774 261 to Community Engagement has been active with online meet at the station and pick up a Fireplan Pack. Resources social media campaigns reminding locals that when it are also available online on the Tarago Facebook page rains, fuel grows, and their bushfire plans should still be and at http://www.nsw.rfs.gov.au, including a check of readied. Currently the NSW Rural Fire Service are battling fireplans at www.myfireplan.com.au blazes in areas of bush such as the Royal National Park, Rob Brown (Brigade President) and Julia Wynn reminding us all that the bush will still burn. (Community Engagement Officer) Genie’s Nursing Service
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Page 6 Tarago Times November 2020 http://www.taragosportingassociation.org.au HORTICULTURAL ADVICE & GARDENING TIPS Toyota Land Cruiser Club Compiled by Wanda Egan of Australia Nov ‘20 The TLCC is a Registered Training Now that we have finished with our wood fires it’s time to clean the leaves of your indoor plants. Wash/wipe Organisation that offers Nationally accredited the leaves with 1:3 parts milk to water using a soft 4WD Driver Training and many other 4WD cloth. This will help the plants breath again and it tidies related training courses. them up too. While you’re there removing any dead or diseased leaves and also give the plants a ‘top-up’ of • The TLCC also offers slow release fertiliser such as Osmacote®. Another thing I do while I am cleaning my indoor pot plants is soak each • 4WD Trips and Events pot in a bucket up to the pot’s brim in Seasol® diluted • Access to Club Land at Tarago and in water for about 15 minutes each to re-saturate the ‘Koolandilly’ on the Wollondilly River potting mix. Don’t leave these plants outside in the full • Club Shops - Member’s Discounts sun as they will burn easily. • Social Outings It’s time to fertilise your gardens too. Be sure to water • Quality Bi-Monthly Magazine any fertiliser in well and then cover the soil with mulch • Most Makes of 4WD Welcome to reduce water loss and to supress any weeds. Please be aware that many chemicals, organic or not, can go ‘out of date’. Many fungicides will have a ‘use by date’ on them too. Please don’t use anything out of date on Join Now your edible crops for obvious reasons or on other garden plants as they can cause damage or possibly even kill 02 9990 2800 them. Please check your chemical cupboard and dispose www.tlcc.com.au of those out of date containers appropriately and safely e: [email protected] and remember that your cupboard should always be locked! If you haven’t already sprayed for weeds in your lawn, it’s still not too late! Get in as early as you can. Spray with Bindii and Clover killer, MCPA or Dicamba (Kamba). BOBCAT, EXCAVATOR This will also kill any flat weeds, cape weed, dandelions and clover in the lawn. & TIPPER HIRE Have you been checking for Aphids yet? I have already · had to spray my roses while keeping an eye on our citrus and Hellebores for the little blighters. I usually use Pest oil, white oil or soapy water would work fine too. If you have any beneficial insects hold off spraying for as long as you can. Other pests to keep a watch for are 2 spotted mite and Pear and Cherry slug. To reduce your winter fruit tree pruning, rub off any unwanted shoots on your fruit trees now. These are the shoots that have started growing into the middle of your tree. This will definitely save you time later. Horticultural Advice & Garden Maintenance Service Rose and Fruit Tree Pruning • Property clean-up and levelling WANDA EGAN • Rural & commercial slashing/mowing • Old concrete removal • Post holes drilled 25 years experience • Rural weed spraying • All excavation work Fully Insured • General Handyman • Livestock burial 0403 335 389 • Sleeper retaining walls • Shed/Tank pads, Trenching & Landscaping [email protected] Phone: Tony 0466 875 589
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CWA NEWS - Tarago Day LAND COOKERY FEATURE - Gill Shepherd Branch of the Country I am very happy to be taking on this role for our Branch and am looking forward to a great baking year in 20/21. Women’s Association The Land Cookery Contest is sponsored by the Land 2020 STUDY TOPICS - newspaper and conducted on an annual basis by the Country: Ecuador Country Women’s Association of NSW. You do not have Feral Foe: Wild Dogs to be a member of the CWA to enter; entry is open to all Fauna: Whales persons (yes that’s right fellas you can enter too), residing Flora: Warratah (Telopea) in NSW and the ACT. There is also a junior cookery section Primary Product: Pork as well for Under 18s - Butterfly Cakes and Under 12s - Jam Drops and this year as the competition is celebrating The CWA Tarago Day Branch held their October ordinary a milestone of 70 years there is a special cake in the meeting and Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 14th competition being the Cherry Blush Cake. with 12 members and 2 guests attending at the Tarago Tarago Day Branch will be conducting a Branch cookoff Town Hall. After the monthly meeting, all positions were at one of the monthly meetings (so watch this space) declared vacant and elections were held. Thank You to for our entries to go to the Southern Tablelands Group Anne McVilly for stepping in to conduct the election. competition. Junior bakers time get your bake on and Congratulations to the new Executive and Committee. get practicing with these recipes: President - Leanne Lourigan Secretary (Minutes) - Maryann Brooke Butterfly Cakes for competitors 18 years and under as at Secretary (Correspondence) - to be shared 31st March 2021. Treasurer - Gill Shepherd Four to be presented. 4 cm - 4.5 cm base measurement. Vice Presidents - Jenny Hajek and Maryann Brooke MUST use jam and mock cream. The following recipe Cultural Officer - Ruth Corrigan which appeared in the June 2020 issue of “The Country Publicity Officer - Jenni Cole Woman” MUST be used. No patty paper cases to be used. Agricultural and Environment Officer - Anne Sturgiss Ingredients Handicraft Officer - Irene Kirkwood 125g butter, room temperature Land Cookery Officer - Gill Shepherd 1 cup caster sugar Group Councillors - Maryann Brooke & Ruth Corrigan 2 eggs Patron - reaffirmed as Clarice Beileiter 2 cups self-raising flour ½ cup milk The position of International Officer is currently vacant ¼ teaspoon vanilla essence and will be discussed at the next meeting. Berry Jam STUDY TOPICS for 2021 Mock cream ingredients The study topics for Flora, Fauna and Foe, have been 100g butter (room temp) announced. If you see any info on these, please drop it 100g caster sugar off to the rooms for inclusion in the 2021 folder. 4 tablespoons boiling water Flora: Pimelea 1 tablespoon cold water Fauna: Possum Foe: Parthenium Weed (Parthenium hysterophorus) Method 1. Beat the butter and sugar until sugar dissolved. Add STREET LIBRARY eggs beat, add vanilla. Stir in flour and milk alternately The street library idea is to have a resource for travellers 2. Three-quarter fill each well-greased patty pan tins, or locals to swap a book or two. We currently have a full 4 – 4½ cm base measurement (not muffin tins) no patty library, so do not need bulk books. A bag of books was liners to be used. Cook 160°C for 10-15 mins dropped off, but unfortunately the rain arrived and no 3. When cool cut a shallow round from each cake using one knew they were there. Please save your bulk books a sharp knife, then cut in half put ½ tsp. of jam in cake for the Markets or Ute and Boot Sales. then mock cream, position two halves of cake on top. TARAGO RAILWAY STATION PLATFORM Mock cream method Correspondence is currently with Andrew Constance’s Put butter and caster sugar in mixing bowl. Add 4 office (Minister for Transport and Roads), regarding the tablespoons boiling water. Beat on high 5mins. Add 1 concerns of residents boarding and alighting the train at tablespoon cold water. Beat until combined. Tarago. TADPAI will follow up on this. A BIG THANK YOU TO VEOLIA - WOODLAWN OPERATIONS A very big thank you to Henry Gundry Manager Woodlawn Operations at Veolia Australia for including our rooms and the Tarago Preschool in the Tarago Kerbside Waste Collection program. We were delighted to recieve our red top bin recently and be included in this wonderful initiative for Tarago village. Thank you to Henry and all at Veolia Australia for all your support of our community.
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Jam Drops for competitors 12 years and under as at 31st March 2021 Four to be presented, 5cm in diameter The following recipe which appeared in the June 2020 issue of “The Country Woman” MUST be used. Ingredients 125g butter, room temperature 110g (½ cup) caster sugar 1 egg 225g (1 ½ cups) self-raising flour ½-1 tsp Vanilla Essence Berry Jam Method 1. Preheat oven 180°C (160°C fan forced). Grease large baking tray 2. Beat the butter and sugar until creamy, light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla and beat again until well blended. Fold in sifted flour and salt form into small balls the size of a walnut, and place on prepared trays, allowing room to spread. Make an indentation in the centre of each ball and place a small amount of jam in each. 3. Bake for 20 minutes until biscuits are light golden brown. Remove from oven, move positions of biscuits on tray and allow cooling on the tray and becoming crisp. The biscuits should be 5cm across so you may have to make a few batches to work out how big to make the balls to allow for this size when cooked. I am sure that your family will enjoy eating the test batches! Pic above: Our new kerbside collection bin - thank you E V E N T D I A R Y Henry Gundry and Veolia! - photo by Gill Shepherd • 31 Oct - Market in Tarago - Town Hall Pic below:l-r Treasurer Gill Shepherd and President • 5 Dec - Ute and Boot Sale - Tarago Showground Leanne Lourigan receive their badges at the Tarago Day H A P P Y B I R T H D A Y for November to: Branch Annual General Meeting - photo by Jenni Cole Anne Sturgiss - 8th and Maryann Brooke - 22nd Next Meeting Date Wednesday 18 November - 10am for 10.30am (changed from our regular 2nd Wednesday of the month to allow some of our members to attend Remembrance Day services on 11th November), at the CWA Rooms, 7 Braidwood Road (opposite Tarago Service Centre). Please book in with the Secretary on [email protected], due to the room limit of 12. Websites to peruse Tarago CWA Web Page - www.tarago.org.au CWA OF NSW - www.cwaofnsw.org.au
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Pic: Members and guests attending the AGM practiced social distancing - photo by Sarah Hogan
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everything is generally bursting forth. They have finished Willow Glen Gardeners Meeting repairs to their vegetable screen-house, that was attacked October 2020 by marauding animals (probably rabbits) last month, and hopefully there will not be more episodes of break-ins “Spring is sprung, the grass is riz by hungry pests. Kym has lots of wildflowers, egg-and- I wonder where the boidies is?” (Anon). bacon bushes and native orchids in flower on his property, Yes, spring is finally here, and everything is growing which he says is more rock than soil. Accordingly, he is fast, thanks to the abundance of water and warmer constructing more garden beds and planting wormwood temperatures. Our October meeting at Maria and Peter’s, for the chickens, among other things. His roses are though, turned out to be on a cold, overcast day that had picking up after being fenced off from hungry predators. us inside for a large part of the proceedings. Harry and Anne also have some hungry animal issues, Sadly, Peter had injured his leg, following a losing struggle and have needed to fence off their garden to keep the with a large number of timber panels that he was trying to wallabies out. Unfortunately, a wombat has decided that protect from the rain, which prompted one wit in the group the fence is in his right of way and has smashed a hole to remark that no good deed ever goes unpunished. Still, through it. On the plus side, their tulips are looking great. Peter managed to complete a rather artistic glasshouse, Judy and Warren still have lots of weeds to deal with, but adjoining have found that the sheep will eat the cape weed, which their railway is a big plus, as the amount of cape weed this season has carriage. It’s been, dare I say, unprecedented. Lloyd and Irene have a great to see similar experience with their sheep regarding cape weed things built control. Judy and Warren are also using wicking beds for that are both growing their vegetables with great success. functional and creative. John has had great success in moving his 40 year old claret ash. The tree was 4-5 metres tall so it was no easy job, Maria and but with the help of his trusty tractor, he successfully Peter’s garden transplanted it with enough root ball for it to come away continues to well this spring. It was good to see Katie at this meeting. evolve, with Maria applying organic principles as much as Katie is spending much of her time looking after her possible, including mulching plants clippings, using organic mum’s roses, which are doing well under her expert care. treatments and generally improving the soil. The results are a flourishing, diverse and highly productive garden Rob and Robyn have spent their time recently transplanting that produces lots of vegetable, flowers and ornamental some camellias and port wine magnolias into their new plants which surrounds their house and outside buildings. garden bed. These large potted plants have been in pots Of course, next for over 15 years and they weren’t at all confident that door’s cattle they would transplant successfully, especially as the root do their bit, balls had to be broken up severely to stop the roots from as they like to circling when planted out. So far all of the transplanted camp under the plants are showing good new growth in their new surrounding trees positions. They will see how they go through summer, but and along the so far so good. common fence- line and add to Liz-Ann and Peter are staying in the Blue Mountains for the soil fertility the present, as Peter’s health does not allow them to as only cattle can. come down to their local property for the time being. We When the wind miss them both and hope to see them again soon. is in the right Our next meeting in November will be our Melbourne direction, Peter and Maria assure us that you can sense Cup gathering at the home of Harry and Anne. We will their contribution. all wear our interesting hats for the “best hat in show” In other gardens competition and have our usual sweep flutter. Margaret and Chris’ bearded irises are starting to Article and photos by Rob Gemmell flower and their agapanthus are growing strongly. They are looking to develop their garden so that there is continuous flowering from early spring into summer. Members suggested hellebores, which flower very early in the season and aquilegias to complement the existing lavenders, bulbs and other plant species. Dawn has put in four new wicking beds and erected a shed. Her peas, broad beans and other assorted vegies are growing well. Carolyn and John’s wisterias are in full flower and looking magnificent, their Japanese maples are shooting and
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caves. All the caves were closed due to Covid but we were able to peer into the abyss.
November 2020 (COVID-19) edition The Men’s Shed is open to members only with due attention to hand sanitising and social distances. This is to ensure those of us with health issues do not suffer further complications. Our best wishes to Doug Gurney. He has been in hospital with knee operation complications. Recall we featured Doug with his 1928 Willys Whippet last month. The next AMSA shed development grant has just opened and we are considering what safety equipment or men’s health information is still needed. Pic: Kym Wake and Owen Manley at entrance to Signature Fund raising is still on hold, but we went camping. Men, Cave at Wee Jasper wives, partners, friends, dogs, etc, met at Micalong Creek campground on the Goodradigbee River near Wee In March we visited the Thomas Boyd Trackhead. The Jasper on Monday 12 to Friday 16 October. Some stayed only one that remains to be visited is the Henry Angel two nights and others longer. Noel Sylvester organised the Trackhead. Perhaps this will be our next camp in March trip with a special rate. Thanks and well done with the 2021? The Henry Angel Trackhead is a popular camping fantastic weather Noel. There were day trips to nearby area with good facilities It is located around nine Wee Jasper, Goodradigbee river, the Hume and Hovell kilometres from the town of Tumbarumba on the Tooma Fitzpatrick Trackhead and evening campfires with lots Road. The camping area is a base for short and longer of stories. The campsite was grass and right alongside walks along the Hume and Hovell Track, especially the creek. We also walked the 400m to the swimming walking up or downstream exploring Burra Creek and its hole and falls. Our resident bird expert assisted with significant mining history. identifying bird calls and sightings. Hamilton Hume and William Hovell mounted an expedition in search of new grazing land for the colony. The journey, in the main funded by the two explorers, commenced at Lake George and finished at Corio Bay in Victoria. While the journey was considered a major success and one that greatly contributed to the founding of the city of Melbourne, the relationship between Hume and Hovell was a strained one and remained that way until their deaths approximately 50 years later. Camping has generally been twice yearly. The initial trip was to Cape York with 4 people in 2 vehicles for 5 weeks during September/Oct0ber 2018. Subsequent trips have been; Cameron Corner September 2019 with 4 members in 2 vehicles for 2 weeks, Stewarts Crossing with 8 members in December 2019 for 2-5 days, Thomas Boyd Trackhead on the Gobragandra River near Tumut in March for 2-4 days and Micalong Creek October 2020. Pic: Owen Manley and Robert Howarth at the swimming The Men’s Shed will be supporting the show ute and boot hole and falls on Micalong creek sale and by the time you read this have had a stall at the The Hume and Hovell Walking Track stretches over 440 CAPS market. Clean up around the shed is underway kilometres between Yass and Albury. The track allows including a review of the container situation. walkers to rediscover the route of explorers Hamilton The shed is open. Contacts: Owen Manley, President 0409 Hume and William Hovell on their expedition to Port 041 783 or Lou Alaimo, Secretary 0428 328 686 or at Phillip in 1824. The shed has now visited 2 of the 3 sites [email protected]. Stay Safe. on this trail that are identified as ‘track heads’. These are aimed at walkers, caravans and car campers. All have Owen Manley excellent facilities and are well maintained. This camp President included a visit to the Fitzpatrick Trackhead and nearby
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Page 12 Tarago Times November 2020 http://www.taragosportingassociation.org.au Tarago Horse Archers
It’s been a quiet number of months for the AHAA, but our little club has been running quietly in the background, with some exciting things happening. Most recently, 5 of our club members have joined other Australians in a world-wide competition, hosted by the International Horse Archery Association. Australia has entered two teams, one senior and one junior, with TARAGO members from NSW, Victoria, Queensland, and South Australia entering into simultaneous events across different locations. The competition has seen teams from American, England, France, South Africa and many PRE-SCHOOL more, running tracks all over the world over the past few months. Ph. 4849 4427 Due to restrictions and the club’s decisions, recent rally [email protected] days have not been advertised as a means of reducing the number of people in attendance. With that said, we have been working hard to determine and implement some Enrolling Now for 2021 options and are delighted to be able to invite spectators Please call in or email for an back to our events. enrolment pack Rally days are held at the Tarago showground and more information is available through our Facebook page – Open 5 days a week Australian Horse Archery Association – Canberra Region Branch Monday - Friday Please contact us if you would like to come along, and we hope to see you there! Children 18 months - 6 years
Liberty Standard Rate - $28/day AHAA Canberra Region Branch 0407 390 678 Casual and Half days available
Subsidised rates on application
Along with an Early Childhood Teacher our staff are Diploma & Cert III qualified
We follow the curriculum set out by the Early Years Learning Pic: Club member Amy, with her horse Knight, competing Framework in the IHAA World Grand Prix at Tarago. Preschools NSW Education for Life
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Tarago Times November 2020 Page 15 http://www.taragosportingassociation.org.au TARAGO SHOP Braidwood Road, Tarago 0434 006 220 Email: [email protected] Starcard, Motorpass, Motorcharge and Fleet cards accepted As well as Debit and Credit Cards including Amex Trading Hours Cold Drinks Newspapers Chips Magazines Monday - Friday Pies Postal Agency 7am - 7pm Hot Food Phone Recharge Supaswap Gas Fresh Bread Saturday, Sunday & Public Ice Grocery Items Holidays Quality Oil Confectionary 8am - 6pm Auto Products Fresh Coffee
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Remembrance Day 2020
On 11 November 1918, the guns of the Western Front fell silent after four years of continuous warfare. With their armies retreating and close to collapse, German leaders signed an Armistice, bringing to an end the First World War. From the summer of 1918, the five divisions of the Australian Corps had been at the forefront of the allied advance to victory. Beginning with their stunning success at the battle of Hamel in July, they helped to turn the tide of the war at Amiens in August, followed by the capture of Mont St Quentin and Pèronne, and the breaching of German defences at the Hindenburg Line in September. By early October the exhausted Australians were withdrawn from battle. They had achieved a fighting reputation out of proportion to their numbers, but victory had come at a heavy cost. They suffered almost 48,000 casualties during 1918, including more than 12,000 dead. In the four years of the war more than 330,000 Australians had served overseas, and more than 60,000 of them had died. The social effects of these losses cast a long shadow over the postwar decades. One Minute’s Silence Each year on this day Australians observe one minute’s silence at 11am, in memory of those who died or suffered in all wars and armed conflicts. Charles Bean landed with the Australian troops on Gallipoli on April 25, 1915. He stayed with them at the front through the entire war, refusing evacuation when he was wounded. At Pozieres the following year he was witness to 23,000 Australian casualties in just six weeks. A dying Australian asked him, “Will they remember me in Australia?”. We are calling on all Australians to remember them by observing one minute’s silence at 11 am on the 11th of November for Remembrance Day. By observing one minute’s silence we pay tribute to the men and women who have served and are still serving in our defence forces and remember those who have died or suffered in conflicts, wars and peacekeeping operations. This Remembrance Day, share who you are remembering on social media using the hashtag #WeRememberThem Lest We Forget source: The Australian War Memorial website
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0 PEOPLE “MOVE”
PEOPLE
Tarago Real Estate has been busier than ever promoting our village and welcoming new families. Thanks to everyone for their continued support.
Judy – Sales 0439 603 234 Megan – Property Management 0458 603 234 Michael – Sheds, Tanks & Sales 0409 915 491
Our associates helping you to make the change Suzanne McDonald – Just Law 0429 202 098 Alison Smith – Rivendell Finance 0416 421 688
An excerpt of sales from 2020 – 86 Paddys Close, Lower Boro / 24 Goulburn Street, Tarago / 26 Richardson Place, Quialigo / 28 Mulwaree Street, Tarago / 1596 Oallen Ford Road, Oallen / 41 Mulwaree Street, Tarago /153 Wolgon Road, Oallen / 110 Creek Close, Oallen / Lot 10 Braidwood Road, Lake Bathurst / 653 Boro Road, Boro / 713 Willow Glen Road, Lower Boro / 122 Mulwaree Street, Tarago / 204 Silverstream Road, Lower Boro / 88 Millendale Road, Lower Boro / 564 Willow Glen Road, Lower Boro / 20 Goulburn Street, Tarago / 140 Sandy Point Road, Windellama / 83 Mulwaree Street, Tarago / 14 Rosebery Street, Tarago / Lot 12 Braidwood Road, Lake Bathurst / 1080 Cullulla Road, Tarago / 454 Miller Road, Windellama / Lot 9 Braidwood Road, Lake Bathurst
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Our local Senior Constable Garry Handsaker enjoyed a TARAGO PUBLIC SCHOOL game of soccer with the students in the last week of term 3 and was happy to be back in Tarago. We are very happy Ph: 4849 4418 to see Garry return and monitoring the traffic out the Email: [email protected] front of our school to keep our children safe. We held our final Term 3 Assembly on Wednesday 23rd September. Congratulations to all the Merit Award, Behaviour Award and Library Award recipients. This year we implemented the Behaviour Award scheme which sees students’ progress through levels to attain an award, Bronze, Silver, Gold and Diamond. So far all students have attained the bronze level and received an award with a few attaining Silver. It gave us great pride to hand out our first Gold Award for 2020 which was attained by Oscar Lloyd. Congratulations Term 3 Sport for 3-6 was Oscar, what a fantastic effort! Lawn Bowls. Miss Divall ran these lessons. Students were encouraged to concentrate on rolling their bowl more precisely and this was evident in their final match with several students getting very near the jack. Well done 3-6!
Term 4 Sport will be Table Tennis and this will be for the whole school. Thanks to a Sporting Schools Grant we have been able to purchase full sized and mini table tennis equipment to suit all the students at school.
Kindergarten enrolments for 2021 are now open. If you have a child starting kindergarten next year and are looking for a small school that offers best quality teaching, individualised instruction with an emphasis on Here are a few of the recipients In ‘Spotted around student wellbeing, literacy, numeracy, STEM and music Tarago PS’: we offer you the opportunity to enrol. Contact the school • Frankie and Kal looking after each other during office for more information 4849 4418. playtime. • Charlie and Chloe for embracing the High School Kindergarten Orientation for children starting school in Transition Day. 2021 will run over 3 days in term 4. The dates are Tuesdays • Michael for taking on extra leadership duties. 10th, 17th and 24th November, 9.20am to 11.20am. More information can be obtained from the school office.
Small Schools are Great Schools! The Tarago Public School Team
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Council has confirmed that outreach meetings will not be held in 2020, due to COVID-19 restrictions. As soon as restrictions are eased we will endeavour to host these meetings, however to ensure we are able to consult with our rural communities we encourage residents and groups to:
Contact Customer Service to lodge service requests via 4823 4444
If you have a specific issue you would like to discuss with the Mayor, Councillor allocated to your village and the General Manager we are glad to do so. Please contact Council on 4823 4486 to book a meeting, noting that numbers should be COVID restricted.
As always we remind residents not to wait for outreach meetings to raise issues, no matter how big or small. We encourage our community to come forward with your questions, requests or issues at any time of year.
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Tarago and District Progress Association
The refreshed www.tarago.org.au website has been released and is available for all to use. The website has been positively received and has been attracting regular usage since its release. The website as released is the starting point because it was thought it was more important to have the website up and running than have a 100% solution. The website has new functionality such as an online community calendar and local business directory. If you have an event, or want to add your business to the directory, email taragowebmaster@gmail. com. All of the community are encouraged to provide maintenance feedback, content and ideas on how we can evolve the website to better suit the needs of Tarago. plus Kate Vukasinovic, a new member of our community was instrumental in the development and release of the refreshed web site. The TADPAI committee was impressed 24 hr emergency calls by and appreciative of her initiative, professionalism, no call out fee creativity, commitment and collaborative approach. The Men’s Shed, Show Society and TADPAI presented Kate with a Bunning’s voucher and a letter of appreciation as licensed gyprocker a sign of our collective thanks. The new roof and solar panels have now been installed on bathroom & kitchen renovation the Tarago Town Hall with the support of a grant from the Veolia Mulwaree Trust. Until recently TADPAI has not had a representative on Veolia Community Liaison Committee general handyman work & (VCLC). TADPAI approached Veolia and nominated Kym property maintenance Wake for the committee which was subsequently agreed to by Veolia. TADPAI is very keen to use this forum to including: voice community concerns and share information about the operation of Veolia. Please email any concerns that * small electrical you have to [email protected]. The next * tiling VCLC is scheduled for 12th November 2020. * minor plumbing TADPAI has submitted and had approved a COVID 19 Management Plan for the Tarago Town Hall. To comply * gutters with the management plan, a sign in sheet, hand * carpentry sanitisers, antiseptic wipes and COVID 19 signage have * door & lock installation been placed in the hall. People will be made aware of their COVID 19 responsibilities when booking the hall. * kitchen cabinets TADPAI will be holding its Annual General Meeting on * painting Monday, 9th November. An ordinary General Meeting will be held first, followed immediately by the AGM. All no Job too small members are encouraged to attend. call now for your no obligation During October, Agricultural Shows across NSW displayed free quote a No Show Scarecrow in a prominent site in their community as an acknowledgment of the unfortunate cancellation of shows in 2020, and a sign of solidarity for the network of shows across the country. Congratulations John harb to all those from the community who took the initiative mobile 0416 214 170 and made scarecrows. Kym Wake home 4849 4586 Vice President licence no 94665c
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The closing date for the next issue is Fun & Fitness Third Friday of Month. The Tarago multi purpose courts for tennis, basketball, netball and futsal are available to the public free of charge to Advertising Rates for Tarago Times use any time. The tennis court nets are To place your ad contact the Tarago Times Team via in the windowed shed email to [email protected] at the park and can be accessed at Contributions any time. Any enquiries contact Articles: Your contributions are most welcome. the owners Goulburn Mulwaree Email your article to [email protected] Council on 4823 4444. Please note Please send all articles as a word attachment (.doc) and that wheeled equipment and black photos/images as a .jpg or .pdf attachment or contact soled shoes are NOT permitted to be used on the Sue Maas on 0418 275 402. courts. Delivery To have the Times posted or emailed to you contact us on 4849 4221 or email to [email protected] CWA CRAFT DAY Every MONDAY starting 10.30am enquiries Advertising - Bank Details to Tina Vandenhoek on 4844 7159. At CWA Advertisers: Please contact [email protected] or 4849 4221 to discuss your advertising requirements. rooms, bookings necessary, BYO lunch. Payment: All advertisements must be paid in advance. Cheques should be made payable to Tarago Sporting THE FOLLOWING EVENTS ARE CANCELLED AT Assoc. Inc. C/- 315 Cullulla Road, Tarago NSW 2580. THIS POINT DUE TO COVID-19 Direct deposit to Bendigo Bank, BSB: 633-000, Account 158440966 Account Name: Tarago Sporting Association SOCIAL DARTS Incorporated Tarago Times. Email: taragotimes@gmail. com No pre-payment - no ad. BUNGENDORE BRIDGE CLUB
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Happy Birthday LAWN MOWING Anne Sturgiss, Maryann Brooke Do you need lawn mowing at your place in town. Call Aydan on 0448 696 901. Get Well Soon TREES FOR SALE - Jacmarall Farm (Tarago) - Native Continued well wishes to Leanne Wells, Katie Moritz tree tube stock for sale. and Peter Styles wishing you all a speedy recovery. Assorted Acacia, She-Oak, Eucalyptus available for planting this spring of 2020 and autumn 2021. 100mm Tubes $2 each. Contact Nick Huggins 0417 010 Tarago AED (Defibrillator) Units 965 or email [email protected] ) are located at: • Tarago Shop and Service Centre 2 Braidwood Rd Big Read Bus • Tarago Hall 18 Wallace St. will be in Tarago on 17th November • Shed at Recreation Area CWA Rooms, 7 Braidwood Rd, Tarago In case of emergency Dial 1.30pm - 3.00pm 000 for an ambulance before The Goulburn Mulwaree Library Bus visits Tarago accessing AED unit and following bringing along Customer Service staff who are able to instructions. lodge requests, take payments and enquiries. Cookery Corner Cheesy Mexican Pork Muffins INGREDIENTS Dried breadcrumbs, for coating tins 1 tablespoon olive oil CHURCH TIMES 1 onion, grated 2 cloves garlic, crushed 500 g pork mince November Services 1 tablespoon Mexican spice mix or taco seasoning Anglican (A), Catholic (C), Holy Communion (HC) 1 small red capsicum, finely chopped 1 corn cob, kernels removed Sunday 8th St Andrews, Tarago, 9am A, HC 3 tablespoons chopped coriander, plus extra, to serve 250 g packet microwave rice Sunday 15th St Josephs, 8am C, Mass 6 eggs Sunday 22nd St Johns Lake Bathurst, 9am A,HC 300g jar chunky tomato salsa, plus extra, to serve 150g (1 1/2 cups) grated cheddar cheese Information regarding Church Services contact: METHOD Mulwaree Anglican Services 0417 468 304 or email Step 1 - Preheat oven to 180C/160C fan-forced. Grease [email protected] or visit our website an 8-hole Texas muffin pan with oil spray. Coat base and www.mulwareeanglicans.org.au sides of tin with dried breadcrumbs. Shake off excess Step 2 - Heat oil in a large, non-stick frying pan over Tarago Catholic Service 6239 9863. medium-high heat. Cook onion and garlic, stirring for 2-3 For Collector Anglican Church Services please contact minutes. Add pork. Cook, stirring with a wooden spoon the Reverend Kenneth King ph 0417 494 283 or to break up lumps, for 3-4 minutes or until browned. Stir email: [email protected] through spice mix. www.facebook.com/collectoranglican Step 3 - Add capsicum and corn. Cook, stirring, for www.facebook.com/collector-church430 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat. Cool slightly. Stir in coriander and rice. Season well. Cool slightly. Step 4 - Whisk eggs in a large bowl. Add pork mixture and stir to combine. Spoon mixture into prepared muffin Pictured Left: St Andrews Tarago. pans. Divide salsa between each muffin. Scatter with cheese. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden and eggs have set. Lift out of muffin pans to serve. Serve with extra salsa and coriander.
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HANDY AND HELPFUL HINTS Eight travel hints to save money on summer holidays
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For many of us, the summer holidays are the best time of the hard-earned coins! Apps like Foursquare and EatClub find live year. Unfortunately, they can also be the most expensive time discounts for food and drinks for when you do want to head out of the year thanks to Christmas presents, New Year’s parties, for your meal. And for those not interested in Hint #8, another vacations……. the list goes on. popular app is The Happiest Hour that does exactly what is said on the box (as well as offering occasional free meals). The app What if there were a few tactics to hack your way through the mynrma, is also great for finding cheap fuel and comparing summer holidays while still making them unforgettable. Travel parking prices. hacking is a way to get more bang for your buck when travelling. Always remember to keep safe, take your own masks, hand Hack #1: Go camping - santiser and antibacterial wipes and ensure you use the Because camping rules and putting up a tent these days is a CovidSafe checkin apps and sign in sheetsherever you visit. piece of cake. You don’t have to completely rough it, though – Ensure that you have access to the latest Government news there’s a range of Holiday Parks all over the country equipped from your phone, devices or the car radio and stay at home if with toilets, showers, BBQs, and kid-friendly amenities, as well you don’t feel well until you have recovered before setting out as caravans and lodges (for those impossible campers). Plus, on holiday. you’ll be getting out in nature, giving your body a nice break from the stuffy air-conditioned indoors. Happy and safe travelling. Hack #2: Go local – opt for a road trip Sometimes, the best adventures are a lot closer to home – and the best way to have them is on the open road. On top of being Tarago Sporting more affordable, planning a road trip to a nearby destination is Association Inc a lot more stress-free than other holidays. Hack #3: The best days to book your hire car - Sport Bringing our When it comes to summer holidays, the best time to hire a Community Together rental car is after 5th January to take advantage of availability and cheaper rates. Many travel companies hold off on specials Spring has well and truly sprung and the Rec Area grass between Christmas and New Year, so either get in early or hang is growing at such a phenomenal rate we are struggling on until after the New Year to book your hire vehicle. to keep up. A huge thank you to our Vice Pesident Hack #4: Cook for yourself - Robert Howarth who at present is doing the lions share This one hack can slash your food budget in half! Rather than of mowing. He has been assisted by our Treasurer Wayne dining out on your holiday, prepare your own food and enjoy Baynham and we do miss you, Peter Styles while you the sights of your surroundings in a more relaxed way. There are recuperate at home. If you always wanted to have a go some great Christmas markets happening all over the country at mowing the rec area please do not hesitate to contact too – full of delicious fare you can bring back to your campsite me as I am sure Robert would really appreciate the help. or caravan to cook up. Hack #5: Enjoy the free activities - Thanks also to Mark and Jack Quinlan who keep our weeds Hike, swim, climb, fish, surf or just sunbake with a good book. at bay on the walking track, it is a tough job at present There is a myriad of activities you can do that don’t break the as the little blighters are keen to play. Speaking of play bank, and they usually involve getting out into nature, now we are very excited to welcome back our little athletes that’s a Bonus! from the Southern Tablelands Athletics Club (STAC) for their 20/21 season. Fingers crossed our application to Hack #6: Travel with friends/family - If you’re smart about it, group travel can be a money saver. the Veolia Mulwaree Trust has been successful so that we Share accommodation, food (take turns in cooking too), and can extend our storage at the shed to accommodate both transport costs can all be divided amongst the group, plus STAC and the Tarago Pony Club’s equipment. parents can relax a little if their kids can play with others their age and share minding duties. Our new website has been well received and continues to be developed so please do drop in from time to time Hack #7: Go off the beaten path - as we will be adding a lot of historical information about Forget the hot-spot tourist traps! Head to the remote places the TSAI. The next round of the Play for Purpose Raffle of the country, those hidden gems that aren’t swamped with is open until 18th December and could make someones people, and enjoy them to yourself. Accommodation in far-out Christmas with a first prize package of $250,000 up for flung places is usually cheaper, as is the dining. grabs. Have a great month and stay safe. Hack #8: Apps to the rescue - A little bit of digital preparation can go a long way to save your Gill Shepherd President ph 0419639254
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Bushfire Information Line for updates 1800 679 737 TARAGO SERVICE CENTRE Ph 0434 006 220 Fire Brigade Captains Mon - Fri 7.00am to 7.00pm Boro/Mount Fairy Tony Hill 0412 128 755 Saturday, Sunday & Public Holidays Tarago Warren Seymour 4844 7198 8.00am to 6.00pm Taylors Creek David Elward 4849 4240 Please check their FB page for current opening times Windellama Paul Alessi 4844 5149 Report ALL Odour Incidents to 1800 241 750 or the EPA Hotline 131 555 Option 1 CHURCH TIMES Police Tarago 4849 4411 WIRES 1300 094 737 Anglican (A), Catholic (C), Holy Communion (HC) Goulburn Base Hospital 4827 3111 Ambulance 131233 or 4827 0444 Sunday 8th St Andrews, Tarago, 9am HC Windellama SES First Aid Unit First Aid Controller - Kevin Muffet 4844 7143 Sunday 15th St Josephs, Tarago, 8am C, Mass Sunday 22nd St Johns, Lake Bathurst, 9am A,HC
ALL EMERGENCIES 000 TARAGO TRANSFER & DRUM MUSTER STATION COMMUNITY CONTACTS Open Saturday to Monday Justices of the Peace Sue McDonald 0429 202 098 Sandra Ellson 0400 929 276 Closed Public Holidays CWA (Rooms Hire) Maryann Brooke 4849 4681 CWA Craft group Tina Vandenhoek 4844 7159 8.00am - noon 12.30pm - 4.00pm Sth Tablelands Athletics Gill Shepherd 0419 639 254 Tipping Charges Residents Fees for Tarago Tarago Progress Assoc Kym Wake 0408 818 911 Tarago School P&C 4849 4418 Card required for household waste, or fees apply. Tarago Public School Small trailer is 1800mm x 1200mm by 350mm height Principal Michelle Jones 4849 4418 ALL FEES ARE X 2.5 FOR NON RESIDENTS Tarago Preschool Helena Hook 4849 4427 Tarago Show Society Jo-Anne Cormie 0405 838 481 Household recycling (car/ute/ $ 5.00 per entry TSAI Gill Shepherd 4849 4221 small trailer) Tarago Landcare Rob Gemmell 0434 081 335 General Waste Taylors Creek Landcare Ruth Corrigan 0409 920 775 Small Quantity (less than 140L) $ 15.00 per entry Tarago Hall (Bookings/Enquiries) Twin Cab Ute/Small trailer Megan Alcock 0458 603 234 max height 350mm $ 30.00 per entry or email [email protected] Single Cab Ute/Small trailer Tarago & District Mens Shed Lou Alaimo 0428 328 686 max height 450mm $ 45.00 per entry Anglican Church (Mulwaree) 0417 468 304 General waste per cubic metre $140.00 Catholic Church (Goulburn) 6239 9863 Garden organics car/station wagon/ ute/small trailer max height 450mm $15.00 per entry Clean Metal Twin Cab Ute/Small $ 5.00 per entry TARAGO SHOP - POSTAL AGENCY trailer max height 350mm Fridge, Freezers, Air conditioners $ 20.00 per item The post box is cleared at approx. 9am Mon-Fri. Other services at Tarago include; Parcel pick-up, Hard fill demolition waste not accepted at Tarago registered mail collection after 2pm, and stamps. Animals - Note: no facilities for animal carcasses TRAIN SERVICES - please check timetables with NSW Trainlink
Canberra Tarago Sydney Sydney Tarago Canberra Mon - Fri 6.55am 7.57am 11.04am 7.12am 10.12am 11.20am Mon - Fri 11.55am 12.57pm 4.03pm 12.01pm 14.59pm 4.09pm Mon - Fri 5:08pm 6.10pm 9.15pm 5.42pm 8.56pm 10.05pm Saturday 6.55am 7.57am 11.01am 7.05am 10.07am 11.15am Saturday 11.55am 12:57pm 4.00pm 12.06pm 3.05pm 4.13pm Saturday 5:08pm 6.10pm 9.16pm 5.36pm 8.35pm 9.44pm Sunday 6.55am 7.57am 11.01am 7.05am 10.07am 11.15am Sunday 11.50am 12.52pm 4.00pm 12.06pm 3.05pm 4.13pm Sunday 5.08pm 6.10pm 9.16pm 5.36pm 8.65pm 9.44pm For information, bookings and trackwork phone 13 22 32 or visit www.nswtrainlink.info
Tarago Times November 2020 Page 25 http://www.taragosportingassociation.org.au Got an event to share - let us know!!! November 2020 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Tarago Preschool Tarago Preschool Tarago Preschool Tarago Preschool Tarago Preschool Tarago & District 9.00am - 3.30pm 9.00am - 3.30pm 9.00am - 3.30pm 9.00am - 3.30pm 9.00am - 3.30pm Mens Shed open by CWA Craft day at MELBOURNE appointment CWA 10.30am Tarago RFS STAC meet @ Tarago CUP DAY Maintenance Night Rec Area Willowglen @The Fire Shed 5.30pm - 7.00pm Gardners 7:00pm 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 St Andrew’s Tarago Preschool Tarago Preschool Tarago Preschool Tarago Preschool Tarago Preschool Tarago & District Tarago 9.00am - 3.30pm 9.00am - 3.30pm 9.00am - 3.30pm 9.00am - 3.30pm 9.00am - 3.30pm Mens Shed open by Holy Communion REMEMBRANCE appointment CWA Craft day at DAY STAC meet @ 9.00am CWA 10.30am Windellama Hall Tarago & District Grounds TADPAI AGM & Mens Shed open by meeting 7.00pm appointment 5.30pm - 7.00pm @ the Tarago Hall TSAI Meeting and online Online @ 7.30pm
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 St Joseph’s Tarago Preschool Tarago Preschool Tarago Preschool Tarago Preschool Tarago Preschool Tarago & District Tarago 9.00am - 3.30pm 9.00am - 3.30pm 9.00am - 3.30pm 9.00am - 3.30pm 9.00am - 3.30pm Mens Shed open by Mass Tarago & District STAC meet @ Tarago appointment Rec Area 8.00am CWA Craft day at Goulburn Mens Shed open by Tarago CWA CWA 10.30am Mulwaree Library appointment Evening Branch 5.30pm - 7.00pm Big Read Bus 6.30pm CWA Rooms Tarago CWA Day 1.30pm - 3.00pm Branch 10.00am Tarago RFS Closing Date for Maintenance Night Tarago Times 7pm @ Fire Shed 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Tarago Preschool Tarago Preschool Tarago Preschool Tarago Preschool Tarago Preschool Tarago & District 9.00am - 3.30pm 9.00am - 3.30pm 9.00am - 3.30pm 9.00am - 3.30pm 9.00am - 3.30pm Mens Shed open by appointment St John’s Lake CWA Craft day at Tarago & District STAC meet @ Tarago Bathurst CWA 10.30am Mens Shed open by Rec Area Holy Communion appointment 5.30pm - 7.00pm 9.00am
29 30 Dec 1 2 3 4 5 Tarago Preschool Tarago Preschool Tarago Preschool Tarago Preschool Tarago Preschool Tarago & District 9.00am - 3.30pm 9.00am - 3.30pm 9.00am - 3.30pm 9.00am - 3.30pm 9.00am - 3.30pm Mens Shed open by appointment Tarago & District CWA Craft day at STAC meet @ Tarago Tarago Show CWA 10.30am Mens Shed open by Tarago RFS Rec Area appointment Maintenance Night 5.30pm - 7.00pm Society Ute and @The Fire Shed Boot Sale 7:00pm Showground 9.00am - 2.00pm
December January 2021 11th STAC meet @ Windellama Hall Grounds 1st New Years Day!!!!!! 18th End of Term 4 26th Australia Day and TSAI Annual Cricket Match Upcoming 18th STAC meet @ Tarago Rec Area Events 25th Christmas Day 26th Boxing Day 31st New Years Eve - Goodbye 2020! Please check with each organisation for meeting times and venues as circumstances can change quickly due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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$9 Fish and Chips is back Thursday November 26th 5:30-8pm
Book ahead for the Please book ahead for 2020 Melbourne Cup on Christmas/work Tuesday 3rd November parties on 02 State of Origin Wed 48494499 as venue 4th, 11th and 18th of restrictions still apply. November. 1 Jeresy to be given away each game!! Open 7 days The bar is open from 11am daily. Bistro 12pm-2pm (2:30pm Sunday) 5:30pm-8pm (8:30pm Friday and Saturday) Seating is limited and groups are limited to less than 10 people.
Bookings Preferred on 4849 4499
Tarago Times November 2020 Page 27 http://www.taragosportingassociation.org.au Tarago Times Local Services Directory November 2020 All types of glazing
Free Double glazing Measure - Established 2004 - & Quote 0448 494 220 [email protected]
Shower Screens Frameless * Semi-Framed * Framed Mirrors Bevelled * Polished Splashbacks Goulburn & Surrounding Areas
Lill’s Country Hair All Aspects of Hairdressing By Appointment Only 0437 928 181
Solar Power
Off Grid Phone
On Grid Martin:
Hybrid 4849 4225
www.cjsolar.com.au Licensed Electrical Contractors (241654C)
BUYING or SELLING a HOUSE or LAND
OHNSON & ENDALL J Incorporating Mullens &S Stephen J Lamond SOLICITORS - CONVEYANCERS For advice on all your legal requirements Morris Owen | Alison Howarth | Sam Rowland | Tim McGrath | Laura Clements www.johnsonandsendall.com.au p: 02 4821 1588 e: [email protected] 13 Montague Street Goulburn 2580
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