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PATRONS: JOHN HANSON PRESIDENT: JOHN HICKMAN EDITOR OF NEWSLETTER: LISA WEEKES, P.O.BOX 28, TOWN CENTRE, MT DRUITT NSW 2770 PHONE: (02) 9628-1081 Email: [email protected] VICE PRESIDENT: WALTER HITCHELL AND FRED FRENDO SECRETARY: WALTER HITCHELL (OAM) 72 NORTH STREET, KATOOMBA NSW 2780 PHONE: 4782-2292 Email: [email protected] RING SECRETARY/ DEREK GARLAND MEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR P.O.BOX 685 HOXTON PARK 2171 PHONE: 0431262997 EMAIL: [email protected] TREASURER: JIM MACKAY – PHONE: (02) 4621-1188 ANNUAL SHOW SECRETARY: CATHERINE WEEKES - P.O.BOX 28, TOWN CENTRE, MT DRUITT NSW 2770 PHONE: (02) 9628-1081 Email: [email protected] YOUNG BIRD SECRETARY: JOHN HICKMAN - 55 HILLTOP ROAD, WAMBERAL NSW 2260 PHONE: 4384-3460 or 0458 036 074 Email: [email protected] AWARDS COMMITTEE: JOHN HANSON, JIM MACKAY, WALTER HITCHELL (OAM) PAVILION MANAGERS: JACOB DUNCAN, ANTHONY DUNCAN PUBLICITY OFFICER: LISA WEEKES CHIEF STEWARD: PETER RYAN MEMBERSHIP PARTICULARS: NEW MEMBERS - Emailed - $20.00 or Printed - $35.00 JUNIOR’S (UNDER 16’S) – Emailed - $5.00 or Printed - $20.00 RENEWAL – PENSIONER – Emailed - $8.00 or Printed - $23.00 RENEWAL SENIOR & COMBINED FAMILY RATE – Emailed $15.00 or Printed - $30.00 Please note that the renewal of membership falls due on the 1st July each year. Cheques and money orders must be made payable to the PFS of NSW Inc. and can be mailed to the Membership Co-Coordinator, Derek Garland , address as indicated above, New Membership enquires and membership forms can be obtained from the secretary, either show secretaries or from the PFS website – www.pfsnsw.com CLUB MEETINGS: ARE CONDUCTED ON THE THIRD TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH, COMMENCING AT 7.3OPM, VENUE BEING THE PIGEON & POULTRY PAVILION, FAIRFIELD SHOWGROUNDS, SMITHFIELD RD, FAIRFIELD. VISITORS ARE WELCOME. CLUBS NEWSLETTER: THE EDITOR INVITES SUBMISSIONS AND ARTICLES FROM MEMBERS, INCLUDING REPORTS, ESPECIALLY FROM COUNTRY AREAS. RINGS: PIGEON RINGS CAN BE PURCHASED FROM OUR RING SECRTARY FOR $0.45 EACH, ONLY AVAILABLE IN LOTS OF TEN. (COST $4.50 FOR TEN RINGS) PLUS $2.50 POSTAGE. THE VIEWS AND OPINIONS HEREIN ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE PFS OF NSW INC., IT’S COMMITTEE OR THE EDITOR. 2 | WWW.PFSNSW.COM FSNSW.COM CLUB UPDATES NEWS FROM NZ RESTICTIONS LIFTED The initial restrictions Updates and Changes to Another roving loft visit on movement of pigeons clubs membership fees from our international has been dropped in and club newletter. Fancier & Judge – Gary NSW WWW.P Edwards Champion Fantail - Saddle - S.Pithers Res Champion Fantail – S.Pithers Champion Black Fantail - Mal Davis Champion Lace Fantail - S.Pithers PRESIDENTS REPORT ~ John Hickman Welcome to the Summer Make sure you attend and see some great birds that will be on display. edition of the PFS Newsletter You might make a greater effort and enter some of your birds as exhibits, for 2015. I sincerely hope you and meet many fanciers from around Australia. and your families had a As we break up our breeding pairs this month, don't forget to prepare to rewarding and safe festive vaccinate your birds again for the PMV 1 Virus. season. May this year be bigger and better than 2014. I We still receive notifications of Virus outbreaks around Sydney. Please also hope you have had a do not think that it has been cured or has disappeared. Old birds that successful breeding season. have already been vaccinated require 1 Booster shot this year. Your My breeding season has been young birds require TWO Shots 1 month apart and 1 month before you a little slow with only a few exhibit them at a show. babies hatched and developing. From early Two new Rules have been introduced late last year to take effect with observations the quality of the your new memberships or at our shows in 2015. youngsters seems to be Rule 1. Any person who lives in NSW and wishes to exhibit their birds at improving which is the main our show MUST now become a MEMBER of our Club. purpose of each breeding season. Rule 2. All members of our club who wish to be sent a Hard (Printed) Copy of our Newsletters and Show Schedules will be charged an I am looking forward to 2015 Additional $15 per year, added to their Annual Subscriptions. If we send with excitement and you all our material electronically, your Annual Subscriptions will remain anticipation. I hope it will be a the same. big year because along with our two great shows The Please check these two new rules that will be posted on our Show ANPA National is coming to schedules for 2015. town. The National will be Congratulations to John Hanson who is the only Australian to be invited held at Penrith Panthers in to the United States to Judge at their National Pageant Of Pigeons in July. This is the first National California this year. to be held in NSW since 2000, our Olympic year. 4 | WWW.PFSNSW.COM PPFFSS SSUUBBSSCCRRIIPPTT IIOONN RRAATTEESS PFS SUBSCRIPTION RATES - Our current subscription rates would have to be doubled to cover Over the years the PFS of NSW the production and postage of the Newsletter and the two Show inc. have kept their rates as Schedules so we have taken the following steps to keep our current low as possible so that all rates for all members the same. fanciers can enjoy the sense of THERE IS TO BE NO INCREASE IN OUR CURRENT RATES belonging to an organisation that represents their many The Newsletter and Schedules will be Emailed to all financial and varied interests in the members and this will enable us to keep our current rates. It is keeping of Fancy Pigeons. This worth noting that previous Newsletters are available on the website. is an ongoing problem as postal and printing costs For those members who do not have a Email address or will not continue to rise and can easily make it available to us to expedite this method of delivery a yearly be covered by simply fee of $15.00 will need to be added to the Annual Subscription. increasing subscription rates. We do have members who don’t have an Email and use a friends Fortunately in this age of address to receive correspondence and this is a good way around diversity particularly in the the electronic age. area of print media there are alternate ways of Membership Rates New Members - $20.00 with Email address. communication that have to (Without Email address $20.00 plus $15.00) be embraced to control costs. All of the following rates require a Email address or add $15.00 to The best example of this are each figure letters that used to be hand Renewal - Seniors, both city and country - $15.00. written (or typed) and then Renewal - Juniors (under 16) - $5.00 posted.