THE WINDELLAMA NEWS Windellama Progress Association Hall lnc. Vol. 15 no. 1 - February 2011 Editorial & Layout: Denise Johnson Gayle Stanton Sec/Treas: Cathy Meehan www.windellama.com.au Published Monthly Hard Copy Distribution 500 - Website : 6,000 average/month Windellama, Oallen, Nerriga, Bungonia, Mayfield, Quialigo, Lake Bathurst, Bungendore & Tarago
Country Arts and Craft Show 26th February 2011 Windellama Hall Come along and enter some Exhibits In Flowers Craft Cooking Photography Win some prizes Chocolate Wheel Raffle Fun for all
Enquiries 4844 5127 See page 9 inside for more details
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The WINDELLAMA NEWS Coming Events… Annual Subscriptions - please send your details and $20 (cheques payable to ‘Windellama News’) to cover the annual cost of postage. March All cheques please post to: 7th Tarago Show The Secretary, 564 Willow Glen Road, Tarago, 2580 If you have any short articles, anecdotes, or something else interesting about yourself, your April family, or the community; please write it down and drop it in our letterbox at the Hall. We will edit it and 30th Fire Brigade Auction publish it in the Windellama News. A LOCKED POSTAL BOX IS AT THE FRONT OF THE HALL IN THE STONE WALL FOR THE May COLLECTION OF ITEMS FOR PUBLICATION Items left in the box after the deadline will not be collected or included in the News
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The Windellama News makes out a receipt for all Garden Groups 7 advertising payments made to the paper. We don’t post out receipts to save cost and we assume that the School P&C 9 appearance of the advertisement in the paper could normally be taken as proof of payment. Fire Brigade 13 If you require a posted receipt please include a stamped self-addressed envelope with your payment. Wild life Update 15
It would be greatly appreciated if anyone sending Alpacas 17 money to the Windellama News would include their name and address and a note saying what it was for School 19 and put it in a sealed envelope. This would avoid a lot of confusion and uncertainty . Art, Craft & Flower Show 21-22
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Community Notice Board St Matthews Church Windellama For any who are interested in Permaculture practices, a day on the weekend of March 19th We extend an invitation to join us in celebration & 20th should be set aside to visit a property of our Harvest Festival Auctionon February at Bungendore to have a guided tour, observe 27th, followed by a finger food luncheon in the and ask all the questions you need answers Church grounds. for to use on your property.
Lots of goodies, e.g.: homemade jams, pickles, The property is Millpost Farm and is located cakes, homegrown plants, fresh flowers, craft on the Molonglo Road out of Bungendore and much more. towards Queanbeyan near the Canturf farm.
th We will also be celebrating the 80 birthday of Open garden & tour bookings & info on the Windellama Anglican Women’s www.opengarden.org.au Association.
The AGM of the Windellama Anglican Women will be held on February 8th 2011 at the home Windellama P & C of Mrs. D. Gegg “Fassifern” Windellam Road Windellama 12noon. All welcome The first P & C meeting for the year will be held on Monday 7 February at 6.30 pm . All welcome Craft Day A date for your diary
There will be a craft Day at Windellama The Annual Rural Fire Service Auction will be Hall on the second Tuesday of the month held on April 30th 2011. More details soon from 1– 4 pm. Everybody is welcome. For more information please ring Irene 4844 5214. Emergency management meeting called The Goulburn Mulwaree Council received a report about the estimated costs of damage Overwhelming demand for existing rural caused by the floods in December 2010. waste service The estimated cost to Council roads and The results of a recent rural waste surveyby infrastructure was $2,464,250 but this is Goulburn Mulwaree Council found that 92% of expected to increase. respondents preferred to retain the existing Council resolved to hold a meeting with the rural waste card system. However, Council SES, Police, Councillors, Council staff and also responded to community feedback by other relevant stakeholders to review enabling rural property owners not requiring emergency management protocols across the the card to return it to Council unused and Local Government Area. The meeting is have the $60 a year rural waste charge expected to be held in late January or early removed from their property rates. February 2011. Council thanked everyone who participated in the survey. Lost Much loved, senior black and white female Fox Terrier. Went missing on Oallen Ford Road near Johnno’s shop on 8 January. If you have any information please phone 0428 445 339
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Community Notice Board - CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS - All classifieds are FREE & also included in the Tarago Times & Nerriga Nugget We run your advert until you let us know when you have sold it or gained it
FOR SALE STOCK / ANIMALS FOR SALE
Pop-top caravan with annexe, regd. to Feb Alpacas - females from $440, males from 2011. Compact, good cond., located at $165. www.wallabyridge.com Ph 4844 5455 Windellama. $3,500 ONO. Ph 4751 7492
Excavator KATO, 20 tonne, fair condition. WANTED $15,000. Ph: 0411 019 420 One (or two) female geese. Ph. 4844 5180
Site Office, fully insulated inc. kitchenette, after 2pm lighting. Execellent cond. Ph 0420 942 779 Hydraulic auger for bobcat. Ph. Tom 4844 Toyota Landcruiser 1988, Diesel HJ 60, 7191 Excellent Cond., Air, Steer, Rego Oct. 2011, Air Bags on Rear, Elect. Brake Controller, UHF Off-road motorbikes (2) suit kids aged 8-12. & AM CB fitted, Tow Bar, Bull Bar, Driving Please phone 0420 942 779 Lights, Dual Batteries. $5500, ONO, 4844 5085. Foldable wheel chair. Ph 4845 9147 after Steel Pallet Racking, self standing. 2.7mH x 5pm. 2.7mW Ph. John 0410 634 463 Milking sheep, milking goats, meat lambs. Galvanised Calf Cradle, Table Type. Good Ring 4849 4486 Condition $750 ono Ph. 4844 5002 FREEBIES
Caravan & annex, great condition, $2,500 ono Ph. Peter 0458 726 579 or a/h 4844 5895 VHS Tapes, various titles, eg. Bangkok Hilton, Thornbirds, All the Rivers Run. If you take one Oaten Hay, very good quality. $12 per small - you must take all. Ph. Shirley 4844 5101 bale. Ph 4844 5344
Cattle Head Bail, as new. $700 ONO. Ph Muscovy Ducks, 3 male & 1 female. Ph 4844 4844 5344 5895 ah Weed Matting 25 metre rolls 900mm wide $20 REAL ESTATE FOR SALE each Ph 48445001. 85 acres in the Tarago area, 3 dams, spring Ryobi 6" bench grinder as new condition fed creek, corner block, cattle yards, power 2x6"abrasive wheels 1x6 wire brush wheel and phone through the property, $250,000. $75.00. Phone after 7pm, 0403 065 875 or 0413 241 Folding single camp bed with mattress. Good 356 condition 50.00. Phone Bob 48445001
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Gary & Denise Johnson Tri Nature Lifestyle Cleaning, aroma, skin, Personal and health care Products, And ONYA Drinking bottles shopping bags, weigh 4844 5087 bags and more – Ask about fundraising opportunities [email protected] & Party Plans www.rustyballs.com Mobile 043 183 9669 Web: www.connie.trinature.com
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Call Michael Lees 0409 915 491 - 4844 7154
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Willow Glen Gardeners Rainfall Stats The next gathering of gardeners will be at Marjorie Nicholson’s 16th Dec to 15th Jan 253 Bullamalito Avenue
Rosewood, Windellama Road, Windellama (off Bullamalita Road) 61.5 ml /9 days on Tuesday 1st February Amaroo, Roberts Road, Windellama Starting at 10am 58.5 ml / 8 days Gar-den, Oallen Ford Rd, Windellama Great people with great ideas & local knowledge. 58.25 ml /10 days We normally swap plants, cuttings & seeds Johnno’s Store, Oallen Ford Rd, Bungonia from our own gardens, so bring along some if ml / days you can. Tarkierelea, Fernleigh Close, Windellama We also discuss any problems with our ml / days gardens and brainstorm & share the answers.
Windellama Fireshed, Oallen Ford Rd Do bring along with you a small plate for 50.8 ml / 1st - Jan morning tea to share with everyone. If you need any info just call Warren Yates on Windellama Garden Club 4844 5350.
Windellama Garden club members enjoyed a loveley lunch at the Centretown Lagoon Restaurant for a Christmas get together
Best wishes to Jenny Hefferman following her A reminder that the Veolia Mulwaree Trust's foot surgery. Good to see how well you can first funding round of 2011 is now open. get around. Community groups and organisations from the Wingecarribee, Oberon, Palerang, In December, members of the garden club and Shoalhaven, Upper Lachlan, Goulburn some playgroup ladies visited Di Andrews Mulwaree and Wollondilly Council areas are place for plenty of good food, well grown eligible to apply. weeds, and a fantastic demonstration by The Trust provides funds for a wide range of Shirley Cornish making sugar bells and organisations and purposes to benefit the decorating a Christmas Cake. Many thanks to community. Shirley Di Andrews Organisations may apply for a donation of up to $1000 by filling in a simple one-page form, or may apply for a grant for larger community Do you have new projects. neighbours? Guidelines and application forms are available from Why not recycle your hard copy of the Windellama News to them, or email them our www.mulwareetrust.org.au
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Tarago Show Windellama Country Fair
Preparations are well underway for the 53rd Windellama Country Fair will be held on annual Tarago Show which is being held on Saturday 26th February at Windellama Hall. Sunday, March 6th. The Hall opens on Friday between 5.00pm to In addition to our extensive range of activities 8.00pm and 8.00 am to 9.30 am on Saturday for young and old we have included a “COW for entries in the Art, Craft Flower, Cooking PAT COMPETITION” with a $1,000 cash prize and Photography show. Judging commences for first place and 8X$20 consolation prizes to at 10.00 am sharp and the hall will open at be won. Bookings are coming in for the approximately 12.0 pm. shearing competition with $4,000 prize money and The Snake Man and Majura the Magician Entertainment will be by the Windellama will be there as well as our Tug of War School children with plenty of fun and games. competition. The Windellama Fire Brigade and SES will do a demonstration. Andrew Nash, “Kingsdale” Goulburn is our new horse Steward and he has added some There will be a karate demonstration. fantastic trophies and prizes to the events as well as adding a “Western Horse” class. A corn dolly making demonstration will be held
The Supreme Best in Show Ridden prize is a trophy donated by Crookwell furnishings which There will be Lucky Spot prizes held on the is a wood carving of six drays pulling a cart hour. Windellama School will provide food valued at $200 as well as free service to “New and drink on the day. No bar. Haven Bushfire” sponsored by ‘TRUBLU Waler. Entry Form and schedule in middle pages of this edition of Windellama News Supreme Best in Show Led will receive a Gate entry $2.50 trophy valued at $120 donated by The Loaded Chocolate Wheel and Raffle Dog Hotel as well as a service to “New Haven Phone Pam 4844 5194 or Di 4844 5127 Bushfire”. There are many categories in the horse events and very good prizes for these as well.
The Dog Show at the Tarago Recreation area The Rev'd Vanessa Bennett during her first is expected to attract over 500 entries. service of Holy Communion at St. Bartholomew's Windellama November 2010 Full details of the horse, dog and pavilion schedules as well as other show information are posted on the website – www.tarago.org.au.
For further information feel free to contact me, Marianne Ronayne on 4844 5518 or email: [email protected].
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Tarago Tilt Tray Service Cars - Machinery - Sheds - Boats - Trailers - Caravans - Building Materials
Move transportable water tanks, etc
Bogged? The truck is equipped with a seven t o n w i n c h — lotsa grunt!
Want to move a large or small caravan/trailer to or from the coast or even next door and found out permits are not available for this? Phone Col 0427 481 632 Sorry not equipped to carry shipping containers or livestock.
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