2 Welcome to Stone the Crows Festival

As Mayor of Wagga Wagga, it is again my great pleasure to welcome the Stone the Crows Festival back to our City for its seventh annual event.

Stone the Crows is a great attraction bringing people from all over to enjoy our hospitality, rich cultural heritage and a wealth of fantastic attractions.

This year’s event will again be held at the Australian Clay Target Association Grounds, now also the permanent home of Stone the Crows. The program is again jam packed and will feature many exciting events for festival goers including concerts, games, entertainment, workshops, seminars and – of course – camaraderie!

As Mayor of the City, I thank the organisers of the Festival for working so hard to make this event a stand out for our region’s social calendar. The three Chief Crows and their band of amazing volunteers will ensure you all leave this event with many wonderful memories.

Once again, a very warm Wagga Wagga welcome and I wish you an enjoyable and memorable experience at the 2019 Stone the Crows Festival.

Warm Regards

Councillor Greg Conkey Mayor of Wagga Wagga

3 Welcome from the Mayor Page 3 G’day from the Chief Crows Page 5 EMERGENCY NUMBERS Page 10 Common Sense Page 11 Partners and Supporters – Thank You Page 14 gReyVee Awards Page 15 Australian Disc Bowls Championships Page 16 Other Activities Pages 17-18 Stone the Crows Merchandise Page 19 Music Tutors – Rob Nichols and Bradley Eustace Page 20 Crafty Crows Classes and Tutors Page 21 Daddy Day Care Classes and Tutors Page 23 Entertainers Darren Carr and Friends Page 24 Mike McClellan Page 25 Donna Boyd Page 26 Stephen Fisher-King Page 27 Page 28 Abba Experience – the ABBA Girls Page 29 Swing Sisters – Wartime Hits Page 30 Greg Hooper Page 31 Jim Haynes Page 32 Grant Luhrs Page 33 Jackie Kerin and Sarah DePasquale Page 34 Greg North Page 35 Marcus Holden Page 36 Alan Lazarus and Bill Daglish Page 37 Filming Page 38 Seminars and Talks Pages 39 - 40 – 41 Games Rules....Disc Bowls – Petanque – Ladder Golf Pages 42 – 43 – 44 Murraguldrie Veterans Retreat Pages 45 – 46 Timetable Friday to Thursday Pages 47 to 53

Thanks for coming And have a great week!

4 G’DAY FROM THE CHIEF CROWS

Welcome to the Annual Easter Gathering of the Flock, another week of camaraderie, new friends, entertainment, games, woodwork, craft and more - all the things that make our Festival unique.

The 2019 Festival includes ANZAC Day, so some of the entertainment has an ANZAC theme – we have Little Pattie and the Swing Sisters and other appropriate events and seminars, including the special ANZAC Day Commemorative Service to remember (with song, poetry and even ‘Two Up’) the sacrifices made in many theatres of war over a century of conflict.

We welcome back old favourites Darren Carr and Mike McClellan, along with Simon Fisher-King, The Girls of ABBA and Donna Boyd. We also have the artistry of Marcus Holden, Bradley Eustace, Jackie Kerin, Sarah DePasquale, Gregory North, Jim Haynes and Grant Luhrs - and our own talented regulars.

Activities? Where to start? The Signature event, the Stoning of the Crows, follows the markets on Monday. Gather in the Wagga Caravans Games Arena by 2 pm and BYO chair.

Games include Ladder Golf, Disc Bowls and Petanque which are competitive yet social. For those who aren’t quite so athletically inclined, on open day Monday there is a variation of disc bowls called ‘Bruce’s Rules’, so once you have cornered all the specials at the markets you can have a go at that too.

Social Disc Bowls

Want to have a try at something new, come and LEARN TO PLAY DISC BOWLS. On Friday at 1.00pm we will have the courts open and experienced players will be there to teach you how to play, scoring and basic rules. At 2.30pm you can spend some time practicing and you can put your name down for the Social Disc Bowls competition, you don’t need a team, as we will be making up teams with an experienced player and two beginners or novices. This gives everyone the same chance to win and get help with how to play this fun game. On Sunday morning at 8.30am extra entries for the Social Disc Bowls will be taken and the draw done with play to commence at 9.30am. 5 The Australian Disc Bowls Championships are open to everyone but far more serious in nature. Wagga Caravan Centre returns as sponsor of the Championship Disc Bowls and Disc Bowls international provides the equipment for all disc bowls games. All sets will be available for sale at the games arena or through the Crow Merchandise team.

Dedicated volunteer tutors have organised kits for both Crafty Crows and Daddy Day Care. Both are unisex activities – so don’t be shy if you want to do art classes or woodwork and think only girls/guys can do one – everyone is welcome to participate. Whether you are making a Whirly-Gig of Charlie Crow or a butterfly shaped wooden box, ticking off whip making from your bucket list, learning to paint with acrylics or to draw, crochet, sew, knit or diamond painting, there are numerous opportunities to expand your skill sets. Check out the timetable for more details of what you can do. Again a big thank you to our tutors.

The Cocoa Club - Bedtime Stories in the Music Caw-Ner Club House follow the main concert each night Friday to Wednesday. This year all Cocoa Club attendees receive a special Cocoa Club mug - but tickets are limited due to OH&S regulations.

Tickets are available on arrival Friday April 19 from 1 pm at the Crow Admin Office and cost $15. Your Cocoa Club mini lanyard must be worn on entry each night, for hot chocolate (or tea or coffee) and 40 minutes of wonderful stories. Profits go towards this year’s charity, the Murraguldrie Veterans Retreat.

Line Dancing and Hula Dancing classes start the day with fun exercise.

The Crow Choir will squawk away happily each day to display their talents at the ANZAC service and the Crow Showcase.

Movie Trivia – Come and test your memory and get a dose of nostalgia on Sunday afternoon. With over 200 images, this is going to be FUN! There will be prizes... there will be Jaffas, but remember 'trivia' means 'it ain't important', just FUN.

6 We Were There - The Story of Gallipoli - As ANZAC Day is part of the festival this year, we decided to reprise this musical play for voices - using the talents of trained actress Jackie Kerin, our own wonderful Donna Goodwin and entertainers Greg North and Jim Haynes, who devised the project. Based on first hand accounts, stories and verse written by men and women who were at Anzac Cove, it received a standing ovation four years ago. Make sure you bring a hanky - it's a moving experience.

A Gift CD - to make you SMILE - and a Concert. In your 'welcome bag' this year you will find Jim Haynes' new CD, Smile. It's our gift to you at Stone the Crows this year, and there is also a special Smile Concert. Three friends created this as a gift for Jim when he recently turned 70 - all he had to do was sing. Our musical director, Greg Hooper, who first played piano for Jim in 1989, did all arrangements and orchestrations; the recording was done by long time friend of Jim's (and Stone the Crows), Marcus Holden, who also played all the stringed instruments (and a crosscut saw!). Chief Crow Chrissy did the graphic design and artwork. 'These are the songs I love to sing,' says Jim, 'written by my favourite - it was the best birthday gift I could imagine. As Greg, Marcus and I are all at Stone the Crows - there's a Smile Concert on Tuesday. Please come along and smile with us.'

Best Australian Trucking Stories - Book Launch - We have never had a literary event at Stone the Crows before, but this year we have a book launch. The publishers Allen and Unwin have just released a new format edition The Best Australian Trucking Stories, and it just so happens that four of the people responsible for this collection of stories will be here with us on the first day of our festival. Trucking crusader Rod Hannifey and Chief Crow Grant, both contributed stories to the collection, as did local man Ron Pullen, who was responsible for establishing the Truckers Memorial at Tarcutta. Chief Crow Jim compiled the first edition of the book in 2010 and now its being relaunched in a new format.

The good news is that the new edition is less expensive than the first and there's a special Festival discount price. There will be humorous anecdotes, stories, verse and songs - you can even get your copy signed by all four of the blokes involved!

7 Seminars cover a multitude of topics from lithium batteries to defibrillator operation, from drones to computers, getting the most out of your pension benefits, stories about Gallipoli and Kokoda and a horde of other topics – so check the timetable. More information on pages 39 to 41 of this program.

Alan Lazarus will launch his first CD ‘Footprints’. Alan's confidence has come a long way since his first performance at our first Festival and we are delighted to have nurtured such a talent.

John and Daniel Porter will hold one-on-one sessions and seminars for tablets, computers and phones (Apple and Android) – check out details later in this program if you need help in this regard. gReyVee Trophies are awarded for poetry performance, talent quest, games, photography and textiles including a Wagga quilt. This year’s trophies include The Stoned Crow Port and port sippers.

Bradley Eustace and Rob Nichols will be in the Music Caw-ner Clubhouse each day with keyboard tuition (mornings) and ukulele lessons (afternoons). You can also join in a jam session/sing-along at 3 pm irrespective of which musical instrument you play. You might even bring your tongue drum from Daddy Day Care!

Easter Monday is Open Day and Markets with very limited tables and undercover spots available in marquees. There is plenty of outside space if you bring your own gear. Booking forms for stalls available at the Crows Nest Info Desk.

Gas Bottle Refills – BBQs Galore will once again pick up gas bottles on Tuesday morning April 23 - 9 kg will only cost $16 (normally $20) - 4.5 kg or smaller only $10 (normally $13). That is a REAL bargain and fantastic service for our flock. You will need to tag your bottle with your name and site number, prepay when you deliver your bottle at the Crows Nest Info Desk. It will be returned late afternoon for you to take back, ready to hook up at your van. Transportation of all bottles full or empty is your responsibility.

8 Prescription Refills – An innovative service from Michael O’Reilly’s Chemist (Michael is giving a seminar on Saturday morning – see details later in this program) is the collection of scripts and return of medications to the grounds. To take advantage of this service you need to have your script with the Crows Nest Information Desk no later than 9 am on Tuesday April 23, they go to the Chemist, are filled and returned back to the grounds by Wednesday lunchtime. The cost will be marked on the packet and you will sign for and pay before receiving your medications. Thanks Michael and staff for this novel idea.

In your Welcome pack you will find booking forms for 2020. Bookings open 8.30 am on Easter Sunday. Powered sites are allocated on a first in basis and are only available for the full seven days. Similarly your feedback on the Exit Survey form is invaluable to assist with future planning. Every form is read, summarised and analysed, so please feel free to comment.

Please read the program and timetable – if all else fails, check with the Information Desk or look the printouts at various venues.

Thanks to so many people who make this event happen.

• Our volunteers who donate so much time and expertise • ACTA - we will miss Tony Turner, who has chosen to retire to the coast, but welcome Paul McLaughlin to his new role and thank him and the team for their co-operation again this year. • Our food and coffee vendors, traders and stallholders – it’s easy to make an excuse for not cooking when they are here. • All the local businesses who have worked with us once again and those who have come on board in a variety of ways. • Wagga Wagga City Council, especially the tourism and event staff. • And everyone of our flock, whether here or not, who have spread the word about our event while on the road or through the RV grapevine – you’re a Crow Ambassador!

Stone the Crows Festival is a real team effort and you all contribute to its ongoing success – THANK YOU!

Most of all ... have a wonderful week and keep safe. Chrissy, Jim & Grant

9 EMERGENCY NUMBERS AND LOCATIONS

Ambulance – Fire – Police 000

Wagga Wagga Hospital - 260 Edward Street 02 6938 6666

Wagga Wagga Ambulance - 54 Johnston Street 131 233

First Aid Crows – Jan and Cheryl 0400 589 936 0439 085 553 If you have a UHF Radio – they will be on Channel 12 If all else fails – Chrissy on 0408 729 580

Prescription medicine – drop the script to the Crows Nest Info Desk before 10 am on Tuesday morning and it will be filled by Michael O’Reilly Chemist that day and will be returned Wednesday morning. Pay on collection at the

Crows Nest Info Desk.

Gas Bottle collection Tuesday morning 10 am and return late afternoon at the Crows Nest Info Desk. Pay in advance. 9 kg – only $16 (normally $20) 4.5 kg and less - $10 (usually $13)

A great deal for our flock! Don’t tell them that’s cheaper than last year!

Need Milk – Bread - Papers ?

Crows Nest Info Desk will arrange to purchase each morning – orders close at 3 pm on the day prior and must be paid for in advance.

10 COMMON SENSE

As the old crows always say – common sense rules! We haven’t all got to this age without using it. Don’t do anything yourself which you wouldn’t want someone you love doing. Just be careful.

On arrival you will receive a lanyard and name badge. These two items are your ticket to everything that happens on site. Your booking payment covers all camp fees and activities (other than charity fund raising, bus donations, merchandise or materials for craft/woodwork classes). Make sure you wear your lanyard/badge at all times, especially if you go off site as the gatekeepers will need to see them to allow entry back into the ground. The same applies if you purchase a ticket to the Cocoa Club (which is part of our charity fund raising) – you must display your mini lanyard.

The onsite transformer limits electricity supply to the venue. For those on the limited number of powered sites – please ONLY ONE APPLIANCE AT A TIME other than fridges and televisions. No running a microwave + jug + toaster or it could cause the electrical circuit to which you are connected to be tripped. Air conditioners are not permitted without a sticker from the First Aid team and only for medical purposes.

If you cause the circuit to be tripped, you and everyone on that line could be out until our volunteers can attend to it. Absolutely no piggy backing of electricity under any circumstances – only one lead per point – no power boards or other multi devices.

Generator hours are 8 am to 11 am and 4 pm to 8 pm. No permanent connection to water taps – taps and hoses only to be connected while topping up tanks.

Please be aware that the ACTA grounds are not a caravan park – it is a large sporting facility with lots of space and we are only here one week a year.

11 Food, tea and coffee are available from a select group of traders in the Food Court and through the restaurant/bar in the Crow Central building. General traders are sited in the same area. Stone the Crows Festival takes no responsibility for any vendor’s products or opinions – they are covered by their own insurance.

The Festival is insured but we would ask that you use that common sense at all times. If you see an existing or potential problem, please advise the helpful Crows at the Information Desk so appropriate action can be taken if necessary.

Should there be an incident or accident, make sure you report it to the Crows Nest Information Desk (on the verandah of the Crow Admin Building shown in your site layout map). All emergency numbers are on page 10 of this program. Our qualified First Aiders are sited directly opposite Crow Central on Site 244 (see the green sign on the site layout map. Channel 12 on the UHF Radio is utilised. Chief Crow Chrissy is on site 235 opposite the Crow Admin Office 24/7.

Please note the emergency assembly areas on the layout map. For night time activities, ensure you have your own torch so you can return safely to your site.

In case of emergency first phone 000 then

0400 589 936 - 0439 085 553 - 0408 729 580

The grounds have been laid out to make the most of the areas available, taking into account the length of vehicles and the desire of groups to be parked in close proximity. Due to the new road, some powered sites, in particular, are now shorter in length and will not accommodate a car+caravan or a motorhome+car, so some vehicles will need to be detached and parked nearby. Please ensure this vehicle is parked off roadways and that you drive slowly around the site 10 km absolute maximum as all roadways are utilised by pedestrian traffic.

12 Except for Crow Road (the main drag between Copland Street and Tasman Road) all roads are one way, designed to alleviate traffic and make the venue safer for pedestrians. Entry and exit will be via Tasman Road gate at all times once everyone is on site from Friday lunchtime. Copland Street gate will only be opened in case of emergency – this is for your security as the Festival is a closed event except for Easter Monday.

Mobile phones and more – please turn off all devices during entertainment sessions and seminars. Put it onto vibrate if you are expecting a call. We have had to introduce strict rules banning filming during entertainment sessions of the Festival due to copyright issues. See page 38 for details.

Dog/cat owners please act responsibly. If you noted on your booking that you have a four-legged friend accompanying you, you will get doggy bags on arrival. Please use them at appropriate times. Other than assistance dogs, animals are not permitted in the Crow Central building, on the verandah of the same building, in the Food Court or the Club House due to food regulations.

Our helpers are all volunteers – we couldn’t manage without their assistance. Please show them due respect and appreciation for their involvement.

So far we have managed with the absolute minimum of rules and regulations – let’s try and keep it that way.

Talent Quest

Categories • Solo performance Group (maximum six people) • • Ukulele performance

at the Music Caw-ner Club House Easter Monday commencing 9.30 am

13 OUR SUPPORTERS – THANK YOU!

To our sponsors and local businesses who support the event:

Wagga Wagga City Council Aust Clay Target Association Jaegers Event Hire Wagga Caravan Centre Jack’s Music New Lambton (ukuleles) Daily Advertiser Wagga Wagga Kerry Pascoe Constructions Prime TV WIN Television Snap Printing Wagga Wagga Thomas Bros Group

We can even service your car or motorhome while you’re in town

A very special THANK YOU to those work ALL YEAR ROUND to make this event happen

• Bob and the Daddy Day Care team Dot and the Crafty Crow tutors • • Everyone involved in all the pre-planning

14 THE gReyVee AWARDS

Just because we get older, doesn’t mean we aren’t competitive!

Poetry Performance (turn up on the day) • Best Serious Rhymed Verse • Best Humorous Rhymed Verse Talent Quest (turn up on the day) • Best Solo (vocal and/or instrumental) • Best Group (maximum six people) • Best Ukulele Solo Games (registrations on the day of play) • Ladder Golf – Mixed Triples – Saturday • Petanque – Mixed Triples – Sunday • Social Disc Bowls – Mixed Triples – Sunday • Bruce’s Rules Disc Bowls – Mixed Triples – Monday • Australian Disc Bowls Championships o Mens and Ladies Triples – Tuesday o Mixed Pairs – Wednesday o Mens and Ladies Singles – Thursday o Overall Singles Champion – Thursday Stoning the Crows – turn up no later than 2 pm Monday • Mens and Ladies heats to finals Photography • Best colour print 6” x 4” • Best colour print A4 (or equivalent) • 2019 theme is ANZAC – hand in entries to the Crows Nest Information Desk by 10 am on Saturday April 20 to enable display Textile Article • Any quilted, knitted, crocheted, sewn, embroidered article or rug. • Wagga Quilt • Hand in entries to the Crows Nest Information Desk by 10 am on Saturday April 20 to enable display • As well as the gReyVee Award there is a presentation for the Heather Drury Memorial Trophy.

If you wish to donate your rugs, beanies or scarves to Ronald McDonald House for their use, please note on your entry form. 15 THE AUSTRALIAN DISC BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Championship games commence with registrations starting at 8 am on the day of play. The playing draw will be made no later than 9 am so be ready to start immediately that is completed.

Men’s and Ladies Triples – Tuesday Mixed Pairs – Wednesday Men’s and Ladies Singles – Thursday

The Champion Lady and Man will play off for the overall Champion award. Should one winner not choose to participate, the other will automatically become the overall Champion.

Individual Team names will be required for triples and pairs so put your thinking caps on – no Birds I and Birds II – something like Blue Birds and Black Birds would be better. Each day will play through to finals. Presentation to all winners will be in the Crow Central auditorium on the night of play.

Thanks to Wagga Caravan Centre for again sponsoring this event and to Disc Bowls International for the use of games equipment, which will be available for sale if you decide you must have a set for home or travel. Get in early to reserve your desired colours.

All games will be played over the same designated areas with multiple courts in use at any one time. Disc bowls sets provided include 12 discs, standard court, pegs for corners and a jack.

Measuring tapes will be available from the games organisers should there be a dispute on distance. If called upon, the Master Umpire’s decision is final in all games. Rules are as per page 42 in this program.

Umpires and scorers have the option to go into the draw for a thank you prize courtesy of Disc Bowls International. Just fill in your name on the score sheet and put into the box.

16 OTHER ACTIVITIES

Crafty Crows offer an assortment of classes for those creative folk. Samples will be available on Friday at 2.30 pm for viewing when you confirm or book your spot in the class. Kit prices vary – please pay the tutor. See page 21 of this program.

Rugs, Beanies and Scarves – if you have been creating any of these items on your travels, our end donation point this year is Ronald McDonald House in Wagga – they need no introduction for the great work they do.

Daddy Day Care – Once again a variety of projects to make … Tools to assist will be available to share but are not part of the kit. There will be a daily demonstration of 3D printing which is a field of growing interest. See page 23 of this program.

Seminars and Talks – These are all free and we thank all our volunteer speakers. Opinions and ideas expressed are not necessarily those of the Festival organisers. Please turn off your phones or put on site.

Walk Up Poets – will follow the 11 am poetry sessions in the Squawker’s Tent. Poetry competitions rhymed verse performances will be held in Crow Central on Thursday at 3 pm. No need to register – just turn up.

Games – registrations on the day of play and presentation of awards on same night. See the timetable for what’s on when.

The Little Bus does its shuttle from the grounds to town on Tuesday only. It will pick up passengers near the Crow Admin Office between 10 am and 3 pm (on the half hour or as close thereto as traffic permits) on Tuesday only with the destination Market Place Shopping complex. If you require other stops, please discuss with the driver and if it is within reason, he will try to accommodate. Tickets can be purchased at Crows Nest Information Desk by a $5 donation return with proceeds going to our charity fundraising.

17 Ecumenical Church Services will be held on site over the weekend. • Good Friday - a 30 minute reflective service • Easter Saturday – a special service for those who have endured suffering that appears to have no particular purpose. All welcome but if you are hurting, anxious or angry, this is especially for you. • Easter Sunday – a service of hope and joy – keeping hope alive in the midst of a tumultuous world. Join Graeme, Phil and Alan in some gospel songs when the service is finished.

Church Chariots - If you are planning to go to a specific off site church service over the weekend and have car seats available, could you please put details down at the Crows Nest Information Desk so attendees who do not have a separate vehicle could share your trip. If you don’t have a separate car and wish to go, similarly put down your name and you might be able to arrange a lift.

Shoppa Dockets – We really need to show how valuable our tourism $$$ are to the economy of areas through which we travel. So we can gauge our contribution to the local economy, please put your dockets (or amounts you spend written on a

piece of paper if you wish to keep the docket or didn’t get one) with your name and phone number. There’s a special box at the Crows Nest Info Desk!

Shoppa Dockets – Prize Draw Thursday night 7 pm – it could be you who wins the Hamper of local produce courtesy Wagga Wagga City Council.

Raffle tickets are for sale at the Merchandise Desk and the Crows Nest Information Desk.

Draw is Thursday night April 25.

18 STONE THE CROWS MERCHANDISE

Merchandise and Games Equipment For Sale – this year the Merchandise Shop will be near the southern entry to the Crow Central building and open from 10.30 am to 2.30 pm daily plus at night for entertainers’ CDs. Games equipment may be purchased at any time and collection will be at the completion of the particular activity. Credit card facilities are available for your convenience.

As always we have a range of commemorative and useful items for sale……here’s a sample

• Stone the Crows polo shirts – mens and ladies sizes • Polar fleece sleeveless vests • Pens • Lanyards • CD’s for our guest artists and Chief Crows Jim and Grant • Stone the Crows CD • Games equipment for Disc Bowls, Ladder Golf and Petanque • Cocoa Club Bedtime Stories Mugs • Crow hat/lapel pins

Guest artists’ CDs are available after the night time entertainment and can be autographed on request.

2019 gReyVee Awards Trophy

First Place The Stoned Crow Port From Yarran Wines And A Pair of Port Sippers

Runner up where applicable Just a bottle of Stoned Crow Port you supply your own glasses

19 OUR MUSIC TUTORS

Rob Nichols is an excellent guitarist who pestered his parents into buying him a cheap guitar and some lessons for his 12th birthday and went on to later play guitar on Lake Macquarie cruise boats and in local restaurants.

When Rob and wife Yvonne took up the RV lifestyle in 2008, he began to teach ukulele to some of his RV mates. More and more grey nomads asked for lessons and Rob proved to be a good and patient teacher. Since then over 1000 people have learned to play the Ukulele at Rob’s workshops and he has been our resident uke and guitar teacher since 2014. Rob continues to play guitar and released an album of instrumental favourites, recorded at Grant’s Flying Fox Studios, at the 2017 festival.

Bradley Eustace is a composer, publisher, music educator, adjudicator, and presenter with a flourishing music school specialising in the more mature students (aka oldies).

Brad also works closely with modern technology, exploring the composing and performance potential of MIDI in Classical and Contemporary.

His latest publications include a series of piano and keyboard books that are suited students from the new learner to advanced performer. Many of these works are listed in the AMEB, AGMED, ANZCA and St Cecilia syllabi.

Since 2002, Brad has presented specialised clinics for electronic musical instruments on linking technology for film music at national dealer conferences and student/teacher workshops. He is Product Manager – Digital Keyboards and Pianos, Music and Education Division of Yamaha Australia.

20 OUR CRAFTY CROWS TUTORS AND CLASSES

Tuition at the Crafty Crows Marquee will be in two blocks each day – 10.30 am to 1 pm and 2 pm to 4.30 pm on Saturday/Sunday and Tuesday/Wednesday with Thursday being a finishing off day for any outstanding projects. Please try to stick to these times so our Crafty Crow tutors get a lunch break and attend some of the other activities. Tutors charge for materials but not for tuition. We appreciate their sharing of knowledge and the time taken to make up samples and kits for your enjoyment. Check the timetable for the various sessions. Stitch ‘n’ Bitch is a social interaction where you bring your own project or you can sit and work on your class item – it’s open daily. All welcome!

Carole Candle Wicking Clay Pot People Needle Turn Applique Elaine iPad/Tablet Crow Pouch Lois Acrylic Art Lorraine Frangipani Flowers Lyn Diamond Painting Marg L Card Making Marg Q Crochet String Bag Dragon Fly Crochet Rug Virus Crochet Rug Megan Glass/Mirror Etching Maureen Crocheted Poppies Noreen Glass/Mirror Etching Jewellery – Ear Rings Roberta Crocheted Poppies Sally Crochet Tea Towel Top

In some cases classes comprise one session, while other topics require two sessions. Again some classes are repeated, others are one off, so please check the timetable and liaise with the tutor as to which sessions are available and which suit you. Payment is made direct to the tutor with the exception of pre-booked diamond painting selections.

If you reserved a kit, please go to the marquee on Friday afternoon 2.30 pm onwards to pay the tutor and confirm your session time. 21

Needle Turn Applique Textured Heart Frangipani Flowers Sea Scallop Box Glass Etching Charlie Crow Whirly-gig Crochet Poppies Butterfly Box

22 OUE DADY DAY CARE TUTORS AND PROJECTS

Another really popular activity that welcomes both guys and GALS! It is really a toss up as to who has the most fun – Crafty Crows or Daddy Day Care. Don’t underestimate your fine motor skills girls, you are equally competent as the guys.

Thanks to multiple volunteers who have offered their expertise, once again there is a great selection of projects for your creative bent.

• A new musical instrument – the Tongue Drum – that has its origins in the jungle as a log drum. The top is made of a melodious (unique and expensive) timber called Wenge and you will tune it to a beautiful harmony. • Charlie Crow Whirly-Gig is a whimsical addition thanks to new tutor Joe – welcome and thanks Joe. • For card sharps, a special box complete with two packs of cards. • Two projects that require patience are the butterfly and scallop shell boxes. These utilise custom made wooden hinges. The end result is totally worth the effort. • To honour our veterans, an ANZAC box with stylised rising sun. • Fancy That - a box with mitred corners and engraving on all sides. • Lonely Sox wall hanger will mind those orphaned sox until their mates are retrieved from the washing machine. • Bird Feeders return by popular request as do the paradise and moon boxes. • If you need an Easter or upcoming Mother’s Day present, then the textured heart box (with Easter Eggs if so desired) is the go. • Master Whip Maker Eric has once again sold out – so check it out in case you want to book for 2020.

If you ordered a kit through the Crow Chronicle, it will be reserved for you – just go along to the Daddy Day Care marquee between 2.30 pm and 4 pm and collect it. There are always kits available from which to choose if you haven’t already made a selection.

With a selection of jigs to assist with your assembly, the team will ensure that your project gets finished no matter what your actual skill level. DC is open from 10 am to 3 pm Saturday/Sunday and Tuesday/Wednesday. 23 OUR NIGHT TIME ENTERTAINERS (in order of appearance)

Darren Carr (with his friends) Darren is recognised in the entertainment industry as Australia’s best ventriloquist and a brilliant comic entertainer – and he has numerous trophies, including ‘Australian Performer of the Year’ and a swag of ‘Mo’ awards, cluttering his mantelpiece to prove it! He has twice appeared as a headliner at the International Ventriloquist Convention in the USA and has appeared on many TV shows, like Channel 9’s ‘Footy Show’, the Comedy Channel’s ‘Stand Up Australia’, CBS ‘60 Minutes’ and made a huge impact as a special guest on ‘Australia’s Got Talent’. Darren, who has been a great friend of Stone The Crows, is also a brilliant guitarist, an accomplished pianist and an excellent drummer. He wrote and recorded the very funny song Exercise Blues especially for our As The Crows Fly CD last year – and played all the instruments himself. With all that talent it may not surprise you to learn that Darren is the son of show biz legend and piano wizard Warren Carr, who was Musical Director for the ABC, the St George Leagues Club band leader and had a number of instrumental hits of the 1960s. Jim Haynes has always said, ‘Darren’s the funniest performer I know – bar none!’ And, after past concerts, 1000 Grey Nomads agree with him – even the ex-mayor of Wagga Wagga, who became part of the act!

Open Day Market Stalls available for any member of the flock – book a stall – forms at the Crows Nest Info Desk or see Noel and Ann to reserve your spot.

24 Mike McClellan

When Song And Danceman was released in 1974, Mike McClellan was already an established performer on the acoustic music scene. That song topped the charts, bringing him national recognition and a following that has remained loyal to his highly personal brand of music for over 40 years. For those who had already experienced his talent his first hit single did no more than reinforce what they already knew: that he was one of the best songwriters to emerge from this country in many years and among it's most talented singer/guitarists.

July 2017 saw the release of No Intermission, his third new album since returning fulltime to recording and performing six years ago. Reviewing the album Steve Britt in Rhythms magazine writes “I regard this album as the strongest of his latter-day and easily the equal of his 70's work.”

This album will no doubt bring forth more McClellan gems to add to his list of classics – Song and Dance Man, The One I Love, Saturday Dance, and Rock’n’Roll Lady and I Wonder Who You’re Waiting For – all of which have earned him an honoured place in the history of Australian music.

Mike's early career spanned the 70's and into the 80's, and brought chart- topping songs and gold albums – plus his own national ABC TV series which he hosted for four years.

He tired of the road in the mid 80s and poured his creative energies into the marketing and advertising industries. But the yearning to return to his first love couldn’t be ignored and in 2011 he came back with an album of brand new songs, If only for a moment… and again began to play concerts and folk festivals across the country.

Once again a big thank you for allowing us to put Not Yet onto our ‘As the Crows Fly’ CD last year – it could well be the grey nomad theme song!

25 Donna Boyd Donna's grandparents lived on Goat Island, right in the middle of Sydney Harbour, as her grandfather drove a launch for the Maritime Services Board, so she and her older sister spent much of their time as kids on the harbour or right in the middle of the city. Donna started singing and learning piano at the age of ten and appeared on You're A Star on Channel Ten in her HSC year. She then completed 12 years of vocal training, culminating in an AMEB Teaching Certificate for Classical Singing and, after working on the Sydney club circuit for a few years, she headed overseas in 1988, intending to stay in the UK for a few months. Performing The Talk of The Town, in London's West End, led to a job offer at the, Mardi Gras in Orlando, Florida, where Donna did two shows a night, seven nights a week for nine months. Donna had some success with a single played on New York radio, toured with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra. and spent some years singing on cruise ships before returning home in 1996. She released several singles in the UK and Europe, resulting in some chart success and a successful tour of the UK arranged by her friend and supporter Frank Ifield. The tour consisted of 46 shows in 63 days and Donna jokes that 2004 was the year Frank tried to kill her!

Donna's musical tribute to Australia’s own Olivia Newton-John recreates the 1982 World Tour Concert, which followed on from the Olivia's Grammy nominated album, Physical.

The show features all the hits: , Hopelessly Devoted, Physical, , You’re The One That I Want, Heart Attack, , Jolene, Magic, Deeper than the Night, and more.

Donna has performed this show on stages around Australia and in America, including Las Vegas, and on cruise ships around the world.

26 Stephen Fisher-King

Stephen was one of four children born into an AFL footballing family in . His older brother played for North Melbourne and Stephen had to choose between football and music. He chose music and became the first in his family to enter the world of entertainment, playing guitar and singing in a duo in his teens.

He also sang in the Woden Valley Youth Choir before studying classical music and opera at the Australian National University School of Music.

After graduating Stephen moved to Sydney where he was part of the performance team at Australia’s Wonderland before establishing a career in musical theatre. His principal roles in major musical theatre productions include Evita, Cats, Hello Dolly and The New Rocky Horror Show. He also toured Australasia alongside Sarah Brightman in The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber. A classically trained baritone, Stephen has also performed in operas including La Boheme, appeared regularly on television – on the Midday Show and The Morning Show – and recorded several albums, including a collection of traditional hymns for the Bible League. He is the winner of nine ‘Mo’ Awards, and seven ‘ACE’ (Australian Club Entertainment) Awards.

Stephen is regarded as the best male vocal act on the variety circuit. In a strange repeat of family history, one of Stephen’s four children, his son Darcy, has also decided to take a career path into the world of entertainment, and often performs with his father. Ukulele players – afternoons are your time in the Music Caw-ner Club House. Rob and his team will help beginners while the more capable players will have their period too. Jam session and sing- along follows – all instruments welcome.

27 Little Pattie

Patricia ‘Little Pattie’ Amphlett OAM, made her televison debut at age 13 on Opportunity Knocks, and was a regular on ’s Saturday Date before she burst into Aussie pop culture history in November 1963, aged 14, with He’s My Blonde Headed, Stompie Wompie, Real Gone Surfer Boy. Pattie began touring with and the Joy Boys, followed up with a second hit, Stompin’ At Maroubra, appeared regularly on Bandstand, Sing Sing Sing and other TV shows and was voted ‘Australian Female Singer of the Year’ in 1965.

On 18 August 1966, aged 17, she was singing on stage at Nui Dat when the battle of Lon Tan started less than four kilometres away. Evacuated by helicopter Pattie spent the days after the battle visiting hospitals with Col Joye, singing and comforting the wounded. She was the youngest and shortest person (147cm) to entertain our troops during the War and received the Vietnam Logistic and Support Medal ‘in recognition of her services in support of the Australian Armed Forces in operations in Vietnam’.

Pattie established a career in the ’70s as an ‘adult contemporary’ singer with a repertoire ranging from jazz to country to swing and including songs by Gershwin, Rodgers and Hart and Cole Porter.

Pattie is also a highly regarded singing teacher and was awarded an OAM in 2003 for her service as National President of the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance and vice-president of Actors’ Equity. She also served on the Federal Executive of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU). In October 2018, Pattie was awarded one of the inaugural Lifetime Achievement Awards by the Australian Women in Music organisers.

Who else can you think of that has appeared on the iconic Ed Sullivan TV Show in the USA, toured China as jazz vocalist with the famous Allstars, been inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame … and had her face on a postage stamp?

28 The Abba Experience - Lisa Page & Caroline Tatara

These two girls are ‘connected’ to ABBA through a mere seven degrees of separation! A guy in a band with Lisa married a Swedish girl, moved to Sweden and lives upstairs from a guy who is in an orchestra lead by Benny Andersson –a member of ABBA! Lisa is planning a visit soon … to stalk him.

Grey nomad wives are warned that, while at Stone the Crows, these girls may be looking for some ‘honey honey’ with a little silver on top and some ‘money money’ in his pockets … Lisa claims that as soon as she was born she picked up a hairbrush and started singing into it! She grew up forcing neighbourhood kids to perform in concerts on her front porch and at backyard barbecues and developed a passion for flared jumpsuits and bling that has never left her. When ABBA split up she was so heartbroken, she quit singing and became a teacher for seven years. Luckily, the tribute band era arrived and Muriel’s Wedding and Priscilla revived ABBA’s music. It was ‘Goodbye teaching – hello ABBA tribute shows’! Lisa collects platform boots and, like her alter ego Agnetha, she is famous for her bottom … and being a dancing queen, Caroline Tatara is a half Greek, half Polish Aussie who started performing at children’s dance parties and singing in Greek bands as a teen, then moved on to Top 40 dance bands. She was a member of the Australian Youth choir. In 2005 Caroline was 3rd in the Greek Junior Eurovision competition and, in 2006, finished 2nd. Her career was obviously on the way up and reached dizzy heights when she became the first half Greek, half Polish Australian to play a Norwegian in a tribute show about a Swedish band! Caroline dreams of repeating ABBA’s success in the Eurovision Song Contest – but for which country?

29 The Swing Sisters - Wartime Hits

Here are all those wonderful songs that inspired us and raised our spirit -- songs that made us laugh, smile and sing-along in times of war. The Andrews Sisters, Edith Piaf and Vera Lynn…plus great songs from musical legends such as George Gershwin and the many swing bands of the wartime and post-war era.

This show is full of songs we all remember and love – guaranteed to bring back the magic memories, nostalgia and happiness of the songbirds who sang us on to victory and brought smiles to our faces. You won’t be able to stop yourself smiling and singing along. You will never see two more energetic and vivacious performers than the Swing Sisters. This final show will help make us ALL ‘feel so young’! What a wonderful happy way to finish ANZAC Day and Stone The Crows 2019!

Don’t want to cook – check out our food vendors

In Crow Central • The Range Café & Bistro – full meals and bar service - daily breakfast to dinner

And in the Food Court • Roundabout Roasts – Roasts, vegetables, salads, rolls and more • Bruno’s Pizza • Toby and Kasey from U-Wanna-Coffee • And welcome back Lions with the Crowburgers, Schnitzel, cold drinks and more.

Gluten free food is available – just ask!

30 Greg Hooper

Greg has been a professional touring and studio musician for over 30 years and musical director for such stars as , Col Joy, Frank Ifield, Normie Rowe, Lucky Starr, Wayne Horsburgh and many more. He even played on Jim Haynes’ first studio album in 1989! Greg’s expertise as a musical arranger and programmer is truly remarkable and he has added the magic touch of tasteful arrangements and orchestration to many albums and touring shows.

As well as having a degree in musical education from the NSW Conservatorium of Music, Greg has won thirteen “MO” awards and four “ACE” awards.

Having Greg as our musical director for Stone The Crows gives us access to great shows and artists, many of whom Greg has toured with, arranged for and directed shows for. Professional performers trust his skill and understanding of what they do, which helps to engender confidence in artists in our ability to present them to a wonderful audience in the best way possible.

31 Jim Haynes

Jim has been a professional entertainer since 1988, recorded for Festival, Sony and ABC Music and had many songs in the Charts, including a number one hit with Since Cheryl Went Feral and a national hit with Don’t Call Wagga Wagga Wagga. He won the Comedy Song of The Year award four times and toured his own show for many years.

The son of British migrants, Jim pursued a career as a teacher and academic for twenty years in Australia and the UK – and is the author of 26 books. He has taught performance skills and song-writing for The Arts Council of NSW, University of New England and the Australian Performing Rights Association and was writer in residence at Charles Sturt University in 2011.

Awarded the Order of Australia Medal in the Australia Day Honour’s List in 2016, ‘for service to the performing arts as an entertainer, author, broadcaster and historian’, Jim still performs as an entertainer and speaker and works in radio as the Australiana expert on 2GB Sydney and 4BC Brisbane.

National Party Past President, Helen Dickey, once said, ‘Jim Haynes is simply the best Australian comic entertainer we have.’

Pamper Your Nails Come along and have some “me time” doing your own nails. File, colour, nourish and paint your own natural finger nails then relax. Lots of colours provided or you can BYO polish.

Learn to Draw No matter how much of a novice you are Robyn helps you extend your artistic abilities. All materials provided just bring your creative brain to take home a finished drawing.

32 Grant Luhrs

Grant is known for songs such as Let’s get A Cow, Full Moon Tonight and Nude Boot Scootin’, which was Australia All Over 1997 Song of the Year. He is also a regular on live shows around the country with ‘Macca’.

Nude Boot Scootin’ took Grant and The Chook Raffle Band to the River Island Nature Retreat, where they performed the song to 64 nude line dancers, thus creating the world’s First Nude Boot Scooting Record, duly recorded in the Guinness Book of Records! The band has also made two trips to perform in China.

Grant played professional AFL in Perth and Darwin as a young man, survived Cyclone Tracey, went back in his hometown of Griffith in 1981 and wrote Let’s Get a Cow, which has since been recorded by Chad Morgan, Lester Coombs, the Victorian Police Band and the Queensland Symphony Orchestra!

Grant has lived in Wagga Wagga since 1982 and has engineered and produced many albums of band music, country music and show tunes at his Flying Fox Studio. He also taught sound engineering at Charles Sturt University and, in 2012, received the Australia Day Award of “Citizen of the Year” for Wagga Wagga.

Travelin’ Country Two (Graeme and Phil) will entertain you with their friends (Alan, Gavin and who knows else?) at the Music Caw-ner Club House on Open Day starting at 8 am – grab your breakfast and come enjoy the music.

33 Jackie Kerin and Sarah DePasquale

Jackie and Sarah return with two major presentations and more wonderful stories in 2019. They even tell us bedtime stories at the Cocoa Club.

The Amazing Case of Dr Ward tells a story from London in the early 1800’s, a doctor and enthusiastic amateur naturalist, accidentally discovered a plant growing inside a glass container.

Aware of the difficulties of transporting live botanical specimens aboard ships, Dr Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward concluded that plants needed to be sealed in transparent cases, protected from salt spray, rats and clumsy sailors. The Wardian case (as it became known) revolutionized the transportation of plants and were in use up until 1962.

In Tales from the Flyway, Jackie and her friend and collaborate, violinist Sarah Depasquale, take you on a journey following the path of migratory shore birds from southeast Australia to Siberia, along the East Asian Australasian Flyway. The show is a whimsical and enlightening journey through time and cultures. Jim has called it ‘the simplest, most delightful and engrossing 60 minutes I have spent in many years attending festivals.’

The structure of the Tales from he Flyway is simple. If we were to fly with the birds and visit the chain of wetlands in the countries along the Flyway, what stories might we hear? Stories from Indonesia, Thailand, Japan and Siberia with Sarah’s violin weaving them together with music from Vivaldi, Bach, Massenet and pieces she has composed especially.

Start the day with a dance – your choice LINE DANCING or HULA DANCING. Barryne and Roberts will ease you into the day. Total beginner or experienced doesn’t matter they can accommodate your level of expertise and fitness.

34 Greg North

A resident of the Blue Mountains NSW, Gregory North is a writer and performer of bush poetry and yarns. His quirky humour and bent for accents make him unique among bush verse entertainers. He literally ‘lives’ each character, whether it’s the coal seam gas miner, the complaining granny or a rather camp Clancy of The Overflow.

Since his first major competition win at the ‘Man From Snowy River Festival’ in 2004, Greg has won a string of performance poetry awards including Australian Bush Poetry Champion in 2008, 2009 and 2010. In late 2006 Greg won his first award for written poetry – a first place in the Gippsland Wattle Bush Poetry Award – followed up by several other wins in written competitions. Greg has also competed four times at the National Poetry Slam.

Known for his rendition of Banjo Paterson’s ‘The Man From Snowy River’ in 15 different accents and a variety of other characters, he’s not your regular bush poet.

Greg is a regular performer at the Matilda Country Tourist Park and the North Gregory Hotel (not really named for him!) in Winton, Queensland. His CDs Winton’s Wisp of Banjo Paterson and Bush Laureate Award- winning Frackin’ Frickeralong with DVDs: Gregory North should Stick It and Man of Many Hats are great ways to relive the unique performance experience of Gregory North.

In demand at festivals, schools, competitions and corporate functions, this man of many hats is sure to entertain.

Open Day Market Stalls available for any member of the flock – book a stall – forms at the Crows Nest Info Desk or see Noel and Ann to reserve your spot.

35 Marcus Holden

Marcus has appeared on albums, commercials as well as films, some of the world’s great concert venues and performed with the greats of Australian music scene for many years.

Trained as classical violinist from the age of 8, Marcus has developed skills as a multi- instrumentalist, playing mandolin, guitar, banjo, cittern, tenor guitar, dobro, all the members of the bowed string instrument family and even the saw.

He has appeared at major festivals around the world, major events such as World Expo and venues such as the Lincoln Centre in New York and the Sydney Opera House.

Marcus plays many styles of music including Jazz, Folk, Country, Blues, and Classical as a soloist and as a member of many groups.

We welcome him back and look forward to his performing on numerous occasions throughout the Festival.

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36 Alan Lazarus was born in Burwood NSW some 72 years ago. Now retired, the majority of his working life was spent in the telecommunications industry, both within Australia and overseas.

He first took up music at the tender age of 65 years young. In fact his first public performance was at the first Stone the Crows gathering in 2013. So as a singer/musician, he is somewhat of a ‘late bloomer’.

A self taught vocalist and Autoharp player, Alan is well regarded among those he entertains for his smooth and relaxed style. He performs regularly for various community groups in addition to struttin’ his stuff at the occasional music festival. He loves sitting around with friends, singing and sipping a good red wine or two.

We are delighted to launch his first CD ‘Footprints’, recorded at Flying Fox Studios in downtown CrowLand.

Bill Daglish was born in England in 1963 and migrated to Australia in 1964. He grew up in a talented family singing at Scottish social events with his mother, father and brother. Bill entered many talent quests but was busy raising a family and working as a plasterer, truck driver, printer, office manager, chemical plant operator and warehouse supervisor.

It wasn’t until he neared retirement that he returned to singing. With second wife Lyn he purchased a motorhome and travelled Victoria, signing at rallies and entertaining grey nomads.

After some encouragement from Jim and Grant at the first Stone the Crows Festival he has recorded two albums, both of which will be available through the Crow Merchandise Desk.

That first Stone the Crows talent quest has a lot to answer for doesn’t it 37 WHY WE BAN FILMING PERFORMANCES AT STONE THE CROWS

Audience filming at live concerts is both disturbing and annoying - to other audience members and artists. It detracts from the show and spoils the ambience and experience for others. It's just bad manners. Also .. it's ILLEGAL. When you pay to see a concert, you have paid for the live performance. You have not paid for the right to record and keep a copy.

If you record a live performance without specific consent - you break the law in three ways; you contravene copyright, bootlegging and intellectual property laws. Venues can legally stop the recording of shows. At Stone The Crows, in accordance with the law, we ban all audience filming at our concerts.

Many artists find illegal filming upsetting - it affects concentration and performance. Often artists try out new or experimental material that's not ready to record - they don't want it illegally filmed and shown to anyone. Performers are real people, not public property; they deserve respect, courtesy and the right to control how they are presented on film. Like all professional venues, we arrange in advance to take promotional photos - and allow artists to vet them.

If you don't understand why artists are affected by seeing people filming them illegally, and why many hate it - ask yourself how you would feel if someone came and just started filming you doing your work - without your permission.

So, please, no excuses, do not film any performances at Stone The Crows. Just enjoy them and don't hesitate to ask if you can have a photo taken with the artist after the show, I guarantee you they will smile and say, 'of course'. Jim Haynes

Lesley’s Card Party will be each afternoon in the Rookery. You’re welcome just to bring your cards and play. Wednesday will be the Euchre Party with the Euchre Championship on Thursday.

38 SEMINARS AND TALKS ARE FREE

Pharmacy and Medications on the Road – Michael O’Reilly – A Pharmacist in Wagga for almost 30 years, Michael graduated from Sydney University in 1985 before spending almost two years travelling Australia as a locum. He worked in many isolated towns in the Northern Territory and in WA before returning to Sydney for a year. The travel bug soon bit again and Michael spent two months in Ireland in 1990 drinking Guinness and tracing his family history. He later moved to Wagga and has owned his own business since 1993. Michael enjoys camping and 4WDing wherever his mobile phone doesn’t work.

With that background, he understands the grey nomad travel bug and how medications play an important part of managing your health while on the road.

Understanding your Age pension entitlements and other issues in retirement - Have you considered your budget or how Centrelink can help you? If you need help answering these questions, come along to this seminar.

We will be discussing a range of topics including how to plan for your retirement; superannuation rules and contribution strategies; income streams; Centrelink issues; budgeting, tax strategies and much more. We'll also include a question and answer session to cover topics that are important to you.

Chris Manwaring, Regional Manager of StatePlus will give some valuable insights into superannuation income streams, age pensions and investing in retirement Bring yourself, your partner, and a friend to learn more and who knows, you may gain some extra benefits from the age pension.

Kokoda Track - Brenda will present a very personal story of two men who walked the Kokoda during WWII. Using original words from a personal diary kept in 1942-1943 you will follow these two men to the front line as they suffer the steep climb in sleeting rain and mud, often hungry and exhausted. Unarmed they slogged along with tea, coffee and comforts for the men who were defending Australia.

39 Overview – Computers, Phones and Tablets - Daniel Porter, an IT specialist, will talk in general about computers, phones and tablets. Topics that will be covered include, Windows computers vs Apple computers, programs used for office type applications (subscription, purchase or free), ways of connecting to the internet (access point, free WIFI or mobile hotspots), general security software and not forgetting the need for backups including backups to the cloud.

Daniel will also talk about tablets, Android versus iPad as well as general communication and emails. He will also discuss the merits on Google maps -v- the GPS.

From a Great Height – Drone Technology - John Porter, a grey nomad, keen photographer and Stone the Crows tragic, will talk about drone technology. Areas covered will include the current laws about using drones, proposed changes in the drone laws, privacy and drones, tablet and computer apps available to assist with operating the drone legally but more importantly, the benefits of using a drone whilst travelling including photography and videography. John’s talk will be supplemented with videos taken by drones including footage taken at the Stone the Crows site.

Techno Help Desk - The Technical Help Desk allows people requiring assistance with computer, mobile telephones or tablets to book a short session and hopefully have problems resolved or be able to gain further knowledge about their product. It is located in the foyer on the northern side of Crow Central operate on Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday between 1pm and 3pm. Daniel & John Porter, will see you immediately (if not busy) otherwise an appointment can be arranged for a suitable time.

Using Tablets on the Road – An information session about using a tablet whilst travelling. Topics range from choosing the right device, useful applications on the road and tips and advice in short how to get the most out of your device. Other topics in this discussion include general communication via email and real time with family and friends, charging devices and understanding the power required to charge a mobile device.

40 Robyn McMillan returns with her regular Relaxation methods plus Pamper Your Nails and will even teach you basic drawing techniques. Check the Timetable for various sessions.

The Importance of Wiring – Margaret and Terry Covill – how the size and length of cable affects items in your RV. Measuring cable performance, what size cable suits each application, getting the most out of your solar. Lead Acid and Lithium Batteries – Margaret and Terry Covill – things you might not know, a quick look at the two technologies and the problem with lithium in parallel. Using Natural Solutions for a Healthier Home – Juene Gottschling – Come along and hear Juene’s amazing story and how she has overcome a significant health challenge by using Natural Health Solutions. Learn about Doterra Essential Oils and how you can use them in your home, in cooking, low tox cleaning, in safer personal care and to help with everyday health challenges for the whole family. You will get to experience how they can assist with better sleep, less stress, mental clarity, support your immunity and gut health and assist with painful issues. Everyone receives a free gift for attending.

Mornings in the Music Caw-ner Club House are for the keyboard enthusiasts. Brad will show you how to make the most of your instruments – novice sessions for those starting from scratch or advanced classes for the more proficient player.

41 STONE THE CROWS GAMES RULES

DISC BOWLS – Players must throw discs with both feet contained within the width of the sidelines AND from BEHIND the baseline of the court. A foot outside the width of the sidelines, or ON or OVER the rope (foot fault) renders that disc out of play.

A disc that rolls outside the court but comes to rest fully or partially inside the court is deemed out of play. A disc that rests against, or lands under or over the perimeter of the rope is deemed out of play. A disc thrown out of sequence is deemed out of play. The umpire shall remove any disc out of play from the court before the next disc is thrown, and replace any other disturbed discs to (as close as possible) their former position prior to the shot. This also relates to the kitty if disturbed, and to be replaced to former position. The kitty is deemed to be ‘in play’ whilst the portion of its surface upon which it rests in inside the court. The team, which causes the kitty to be knocked out, loses that end, and three points are awarded to the opposing team. All discs in play must remain where they land until the end is scored.

When the twelve discs have been thrown, Skippers only are permitted within the boundary of the court to decide which team’s disc is closest to the kitty, and the number of shots (points). If the Skippers cannot mutually decide, the umpire measures the shot and advises the scorer of the result. Only then do other players proceed to the next end. This procedure continues until six ends are completed. The team with the highest points score is declared the winner.

If on the completion of six ends, the scores are equal (tied) the umpire will place the kitty centrally at the three-quarter point of the court. The skippers only throw in the playoff with three discs each. The umpire tosses a coin to decide which player leads off. The skippers throw alternatively until their three discs are thrown to decide the winning team.

Social disc bowls for gReyVee Awards will be held on Sunday April 21. Teams will be drawn at random from individual entries. We would love the championship players to use this as a practice and help our team teach novices how to enjoy this game as much as you do. 42 PETANQUE or boules is played outdoors on any reasonably firm surface. Both teams select their boules and toss a coin to see which side goes first.

The team that wins the coin toss chooses the starting location and then selects one of their players to throw out the jack. A circle indicates the starting location 14 to 20 inches in diameter and at least 3 ft from any obstacles. Once the circle is drawn, the player then stands with both feet inside the circle and throws the jack. The jack can be thrown in any direction but must land within 20 to 30 ft of the starting circle and 3 ft from any obstacle.

All boules must be thrown from within the starting circle and with both feet on the ground. The player attempts to throw the boule so that it lands as close to the jack as possible and it is okay to hit the jack. The player must remain inside the circle until the boule has landed. A player from the opposing team then steps into the circle and attempts to land his boule closer to the jack, even if it means knocking his opponent’s out of the way. The boule closest to the jack leads or is said to be ‘holding the point’. The other team must continue throwing boules until they take the lead or run out of boules. There is no order that team members must follow when throwing their boules, however, they must only throw their own boules. They must go one at a time from within the starting circle. If they take the lad, the other team then tries to recover by landing a lead boule.

Once a team has used all its boules, the other side is allowed to throw the rest of its boules. When all boules are thrown, the points are counted. The team that has the boule closest to the jack wins the round. In addition, they also receive a point for each boule that is closer to the jack than their opponent’s closest boule. Only one team scores points during a round.

Once the points are counted, the next round begins with the previous round’s winner drawing a new starting circle. This starting circle is drawn around the final position of the jack in the previous round. The winning team then selects a player to toss out the jack from this new starting circle and then throws out the first boule.

The first team to earn a total of 13 points wins the game. There are not a required number of rounds that must be played.

43 LADDER GOLF – The game of Ladder Golf is played in rounds (best of three games) and typically a coin toss will determine which team goes first. All teams must be mixed.

Stone the Crows format goes like this … Team A player 1 plays Team B player 1 – with each player throwing three alternating turns each round. It’s the same format for players 2 and 3 in both teams. OR Team A player 1 throws all three of their bolas and then Team B player 1 throws all their three bolas. Repeat same format for players 2 and 3 in both teams. The format is by agreement between both teams before the round begins.

The goal is to get the bolas to catch on one of the rungs, the top rung is worth three points, the second rung 2 points and the bottom rung is 1 point. There is no set way to throw a bola, therefore a player may toss any way he/she likes and can even bounce a bola on the ground.

The team with the most points at the end of the round gets to throw first the next round. After a round is played, points are totalled. Whichever bolas are still hanging are awarded points. It is okay, encouraged even, to knock the bolas of other players off the rungs, in that case, those bolas do not count as points.

The first team to get to 21 points exactly is the winner. If a player goes over 21 points, the points they earned during “that” round do not count. The opposing team player must have completed their round before the winner is declared.

In the event of a tie, each team with 21 points one nominated player from each team will play as many overtime rounds with three boules until one team gains the win at the end of the round. The scorer adjudicates any disputes during rounds.

Unlike the actual game of golf, ladder golf, encourages remarks, sounds or movements to district your opponent, however touch a player or their bolas is against the rules. No player can walk to the ladder before the completion of each round. 44 2019 CHARITIES

With Anzac Day as part of the Festival, we invited the Murraguldrie Veterans Retreat to come on board with Lions (who are back catering as their fund raising). The Retreat members will be manning the gate on open day and receive full proceeds. They will also benefit from the Cocoa Club Bedtime Stories and our raffle.

The major prizes for the raffle include an original painting of a World War I Light Horseman with his horse (love the expression on the horses face), a queen size quilt or wall hanging with ANZAC theme, a magnificent book commemorating the finding of HMAS Sydney.

Brief History of the Murraguldrie Veterans Retreat

In 2005, the Vietnam Veteran Southwest NSW group heard that the Forestry Commission had a block of land in Murraguldrie Forest available for lease and saw this as a good opportunity to establish a serene place for long-term therapy for our members and other veterans, where those with similar experiences could gather and support one another and their families.

The area was very overgrown with saplings, blackberries and numerous other weeds. Unfortunately, very soon after that, a bushfire went through most of the area which lead to some of the big established trees having to be removed.

With a team of up to 30 members and wives working on and off over the years, we have cleared some of the area, built a large camp kitchen area, amenities block with a separate disabled toilet and pathways and ramp access as well as a flat area for camping where we planted around 50 trees.

As there was no power or running water, we purchased a generator, batteries, gas cylinders, pumps, solar and water tanks to make this a comfortable bush retreat.

45 The majority of this has been financed by our members - doing barbeques, hand delivering phone books, seeking donations and through government and council grants. Some businesses in Wagga have supported us and become our sponsors. As our members are getting older and not as capable as we once were, we have now incorporated a group of younger veterans from more recent conflicts to assist in the running and maintenance of the Retreat with a view of them taking over so this Retreat will be available for veterans for many years to come. T

The Retreat for the use of Defence Veterans, ex and current serving members of the Defence force their families and affiliated services is not open to the general public and all camping has a set limit of two weeks. It is a place where they can go to have some time out and space in the peaceful and quiet place to allow them to escape from their “demons” and the pressures of day-to-day living in close living populated area.

Thank you from Vietnam Veterans’ Southwest NSW and Wagga

Are you coming to join me in 2020?

The dates are April 10 to 16 inclusive

Write it in your diary now!

Bookings open at the Crow Admin Office 8.30 am Easter Sunday April 21

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