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Our Bay & Basin

6 Save this winter10 free things you can do to save

13 Home CookingChicken and Prawn Laksa

14 Eye CarePterygia - A growing problem

16 Family HistoryNSW Births, Deaths and Marriages

18 PhotographyPrime V's Telephoto Lens

21 Community Noticeboard

24 What's On

30 Monthly FeatureOur Spinners & Weavers

32 Legal AdviceFirst Home Buyers Guide

38 HistoryCranky Sam

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JULY 2020Vol 17 Issue 6

3 Welcome DonnaA friendly new face in the Branch

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A Word from the EditorA publication of Bay & Basin Community Financial Services Limited (ACN 105 756 063) A Committed Community Centric Company

Welcome to our JulY edition of the magazine.

Well there goes the first half of 2020, it’s July already. What a first half we have had with everything that has been going on life certainly hasn’t been normal in the Bay & Basin.

We need to support our local businesses in these times so they can continue to recover from the Bushfires and Covid 19.

Visitors have been coming back and locals are getting out and about more and more. If we all do our bit our fellow local business owners and tradies will be able to get through these unprecedented times and that will be good for our economy.

Something we can all do is “If you need something or something done, think local. Can a local shop supply that or can a local tradie do that for me?”This month’s must reads:

• 10 Free things you can do now to save this winter - Page 6

• Home Cooking – Laksa - Page 13• Pterygia – What is it - Page 14

• Life through my lens - Page 18regards and happy reading, editor

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WELCOME DONNA

Your Community Bank

At the end of May we had to say goodbye to our staff member Karen Charles. Karen left us due to family issues that saw her having to return to the North Coast.

We wish Karen well for the future and thank her for her dedicated service to the Bendigo Bank customers.

We have a new friendly face for everyone to meet at the branch, please welcome Donna.

“I grew up in the Highlands and moved to Vincentia 5 years ago. I spent my childhood summer holidays in the bay and I now call myself a local. I love the beach and enjoy getting my paddle board out. I come from a banking background and I very much look forward to meeting and serving the Bendigo Bank customers”.

Come in and say hello

Until next Month, Keith Robinson – 4443 9825

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Community Forums

Basin Villages Forumbasinvillagesforum.asn.au PO Box 37, St Georges Basin 2540

Basin Villages Forum was formed to assist local people (living in the areas of Wrights Beach, Bream Beach, Erowal Bay, Worrowing Heights, Old Erowal Bay, Sanctuary Point, St Georges Basin and Basin View) to liaise with Council or other Government agencies over local issues of concern. While it is an independent body, Council meeting rules are followed and all minutes go to Council.Some issues could be inappropriate development proposals, clearing of bushland and / or reserves, Council Policies, road, water, erosion, traffic or parking problems, footpath requests, trail bikes etc.Issues brought to the Forum Committee's attention during May were:

• Concerns raised with felling of bushland at corner of Jervis Bay Rd and Princes Highway.

• Shoalhaven Council continuing to assist residents impacted by recent bushfires. Weekly newsletter updating community on progress.

• Shoalhaven Council asking for Community feedback for proposed library at Sanctuary Point.

• Correspondence received from MP Shelley Hancock re Community Building Partnership grants open until 12 June.

• Shoalhaven Councils Strategy & Assets Meeting regarding New Amenities Building proposed for Frances Ryan Reserve area (held 9th June).

• Shoalhaven Councils Strategy & Assets Meeting regarding New Plaques and Memorials Policy (held 9th June).

• Shoalhaven Councils Strategy & Assets Meeting regarding Update on Dogs Off-Leash Trials (held 9th June).

• Letter sent to Council re lack of community consultation with issues concerning Bherwerre Wetland, request for updates and inclusion in decision making given Basin Villages Forum assistance with initial setting up of wetland proposal.

• Anson St Hearing in Land & Environment Court for determination of Development Proposal for 14 plus blocks of 4 storey flats deferred to July.

• At the time of writing Council facilities remain closed and the community is advised to check Forum website for reopening of the Meriton St Community Centre to permit Forum monthly meetings to be held. Request for notifications by email can be made through mobile number below.

Basin Villages Forum meets every 3rd Monday of each month (excluding December & January) at the Meriton St Community Centre St Georges Basin – 7.30pm start. Enquiries 0424 100 051

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Winter tips

There are many ways to reduce your home energy use that are free and will save you money. While it may take a while to adopt new ways of doing things around the home, once you do, they become second nature. See how many of the top 9 your household can adopt.

10 FrEE tHiNgS YOU CAN DO NOW tO SAvE tHiS WiNtEr.Sourced from energy.com.au

1 Dress for the season – One of the easiest ways to save money in winter is to turn down the heater and put on some warmer

clothes. While you're at it, dress your bed for the season too by putting on an extra blanket.

2 Shut the door on wasted energy – Trying to heat the whole house can waste a lot of money. Shut the door to areas you aren't

using (eg. bathrooms and laundry) and only heat the rooms you're using.

3 Turn it off – Turn off your heaters before going to bed and when you're leaving the house – it's cheaper and it's safer too.

4 Let the sun shine in – Solar panels may not be suitable for every home and budget but you could still be using the free power

from the sun. Open your curtains when the sun is shining and close them when it’s getting dark.

5 Don't use the shower to warm up – Hot water accounts for a large chunk of your power bill – about one quarter of the

average bill.

6 Unplug – During winter's coldest months, many of us hibernate indoors watching TV, playing gaming consoles or cooking a

hearty meal. Staying in has an energy price tag – adding to home energy bills. There are heaps of ways to have fun 'unplugged' – you could break out the board games and don't forget to turn off your entertainment gadgets when you're not using them.

7 Be active and become a "swapper" – Swapping car trips for walking or cycling is a great way to save money and keep fit

during the winter months. Whatever the season, it can make good sense to walk instead of using your car for short journeys. You’ll save on petrol, maintenance.

8 Use a ‘solar’ clothes dryer – Rather than automatically putting your clothes into the dryer, use free energy from the sun

and the wind to dry your clothes whenever you can. If you don’t have a clothes line you can put clothes racks out in the sun and fresh air on the veranda or dry clothes indoors on a rack when the heater is already on.

9 Turn off gadgets and appliances – Did you know that home entertainment systems and electronic gadgets are

quietly adding to your power bills? Up to 3% of the electricity used in your home is used on gadgets plugged in on standby. TVs, streaming devices, game consoles, mobile phone chargers, microwave ovens, music docks and stereos are some of the biggest culprits. You may not realise that your phone charger is still using energy even when your phone isn't plugged in. Check that you're using appliances efficiently and turn off unused appliances at the wall. Unplugging these gadgets can save you quite a bit of money on your energy bill all year round.

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I am sure we all know that 2020 has not been a good year for the people of the South Coast, however, we would like to bring our readers some good news which comes to you courtesy of those who have worked very hard for the community in the Bay & Basin area of the Shoalhaven.First good news is the decision of Council to base the District Library here in Sanctuary Point. This facility, to cost between $8 and $10 million dollars is a credit to the persistence of Councillor Bob Proudfoot, who happens to live in the village. He was of course supported by Council as a whole.

Bob enlisted a group of residents to conduct a survey into the type of facility needed by the community. Bob was able to take that well conducted survey to Council where he managed to secure support from all concerned. This will be a tremendous asset to this community and all of those who reside and have used our little library based in the grounds of Sanctuary Point Public School.

We will also see enhanced amenities at Francis Ryan Reserve, at a cost of between $1 and $1.5 million dollars. To have better toilet facilities for the shopping centre at Sanctuary Point will be a boon to shoppers and workers alike.

Once again, our thanks go to Councillor Proudfoot and his colleagues who have supported us so willingly.

We would be remiss not to personally thank Councillor Patricia White for her support in obtaining a grant for the Bendigo Bank in Sanctuary Point to prepare a Strategic Plan for the Bay & Basin area with each village having its own chapter. This need came about from the Community Forum conducted by the Bendigo Bank and will ensure that future activities and projects are supported by a Strategic Plan which will be carried out by Locale Consultants and supported by James Harris, as a member of the Bendigo Community Bank.

Locale consulting also worked closely with the committee which were successful in obtaining a grant from the State Government to Revitalise Sanctuary Point. This project is run with the ever ready assistance of the wonderful Sanctuary Point Community Pride and the Bendigo Bank. Be ready to see the great changes which will occur in the village. We are sure the residents, shop keepers and businesses will be delighted with the changes.

So with all of the sad times, such as drought, bushfires, floods and now Covid–19, there are some very good times coming for us. I have a little statue in my home of Rattie, from The Wind in the Willows, where the sign says – there is light at the end of the tunnel, some tunnels are just longer than others.Veronica Husted - Chair

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Is Technology leaving you behind?We have the answer – Be Connected is an Australian Government initiative to help all Australians cope with ever changing Technology. Be Connected is an easy paced learning program to introduce you to the basics of many different skills which you can use on your own device. Be Connected can be done using the computers at the CTC, at your home, or wherever you can log into the internet. Give us a call and we will send you a package to get started. Any problems the staff of the CTC will help you to discover how being online can add new skills and experience to your life. The best part is it is completely free so give it a go.....

Phone 4441 0921 Tues – Fri 10.30am till 2.30pm or visit us at 7/168 Jacobs Drive Sussex Inlet

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get involved

Shoalhaven City Council have committed funding towards the Development Application ready design of a new District Library for the Bay and Basin area in Sanctuary Point.The Sanctuary Point District Library will inject new life into the Sanctuary Point village by providing a hub of community activity; access to technology and information; a place for meeting, collaborating, connecting, studying; and access to business spaces, reader services and collections.This project involves:

1. preparation of a concept design2. community consultation3. preparation of a detailed design and associated documentation for lodgement of a

Development Application.We would like to receive your feedback, on this exciting project. Questionnaire will be open till 5pm, Friday 26 June 2020, link below:

https://getinvolved.shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au/sanctuarypoint-library

Sanctuary Point Library Survey

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• Brown off chicken thighs in oil. Remove from pan.• Place enough olive oil in a pan to cover the whole bottom of the pan.• Add the Thai red curry paste to the pan and cook off slightly in hot oil. Add

curry powder and chilli or powder to your own taste.• Add chicken back into pan with cauliflower and stir around to coat with the

curry mix). Add coconut milk and bring to boil.• Add chicken stock and bring to boil again.• Add uncooked small prawns and cook for 4 minutes.• Serve into bowls adding a half a handful of bean shoots on top of served

laksa, sprinkle spring onion over the top to garnish, and place boiled eggs on side of bowl – sit down and enjoy.

Home Cooking

Chicken and Prawn Laksacourtesy of Australian Home Cooks

INGREDIENTS6 chicken thighs, cut into small pieces250g uncooked small prawns5 tbsp of olive oil, approx2 tbsp Thai red curry paste2 tbsp of curry powderChilli or powder to your own taste1/4 cauliflower, cut into small florets

400ml coconut milk1L chicken stockPacket of bean shootsSpring onion to garnish, finely sliced2 medium boiled eggs per serve, cut in half to serve

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Eye Care

A part from other dangers to your vision, exposure to the suns harmful rays can cause pterygia to form on the eyes. A pterygium (pronounced te-ri-gi-um) (plural: pterygia) is not a form of cancer but a fleshy growth on the eye. It can be ugly, uncomfortable and affect vision. As with any changes that occurs to your eyes or vision, detection of a pterygium requires an immediate eye examination.A pterygium is a triangular-shaped lump of tissue that grows from the thin membrane that covers the white of the eye, the conjunctiva. The pterygium can grow over the cornea. The condition often occurs in both eyes, usually on the nasal sides of the conjunctiva and cornea. It is brought on by exposure to the sun but its exact causes are not known. The condition is strongly associated with ultra-violet radiation and hot, dry environments.

Pterygium is most common among farmers and surfers and those who spend a lot of time outside, especially in northern Australia.Light can be blocked from the eye if the pterygium grows onto the central part of the cornea and vision can be distorted. When the pterygium is not growing on to the cornea, protection from ultraviolet light can stabilize growth and further treatment may not be needed.When the pterygium is actively growing on the cornea, surgical removal is the most effective treatment. Your optometrist can assess the pterygium and refer you to an eye surgeon if it needs to be removed. It is relatively minor surgery that is usually performed under local anesthetic.To prevent pterygia, follow the basic sun protection guidelines: avoid the sun between 10am and 4pm, and wear a broad-brimmed hat and wrap around sunglasses when in the sun.

Pterygia. a growing Problemby Anna Richter – EyeQ Optometrists Vincentia 4443 9979

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help when disaster strikes

Become a red cross volunteer and support your community

Help your local community in times of disaster, such as bushfires, floods, earthquakes or storms. Red Cross helps during a disaster, holds training sessions so that you gain hands-on skills and get to meet like-minded people who want to make a difference at times of need.

If you want to give back and strengthen your community against disasters, visit volunteering.redcross.org.au.

Volunteer oPPortunitieS:Prepare: Assist communities to prepare and plan in case of a disaster. respond: Provide personal support, information and practical help during a disaster. recover: After an emergency, we work with people and communities on their journey to recovery.

contact elizabeth on 0438 258 572 to find out about Volunteer training Sessions to be held in your local area.

are You PrePared for a diSaSter?Emergencies can strike at any time, anywhere and without warning. The good news is, it's easy to protect yourself, the people you love and the things you value most – visit redcross.org.au/prepare

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Shoalhaven Family History Society Inc.

NSW Births Deaths & Marriages

Family History

When you begin to document your family history or when you discover a new branch in your family tree, your first move is to build that family with their births, marriages, deaths and burials. Don’t be tempted to look at family trees online as the information may well be incorrect, and you’ll miss the satisfaction of finding the information for yourself. Having said that, online trees can be a useful source when the owner has posted certificates online as this can save you money, but once again, make sure the certificate is for the right person.If you are concentrating on your direct line of descent, you don’t have so much information to find, but you can also miss out on facts by omitting the siblings of your ancestor. New South Wales LIFELINK is the place to begin to look for NSW Births Deaths & Marriages. Keep in mind that the database will only return results for the search you have specified, so if you are looking for William French, transcription errors or abbreviations could have him indexed as Wm or Willm FFrench, or even Frenech and this will not find a search result for you.NSW BDM indexes are updated constantly, so you can search up to the end of the previous current month in the time frame. For example, if you are currently in July 2020, births will be online to the end of June 1920. The index covers births from 1788 to 1920; marriages from 1788 to 1970; and deaths from 1788 to 1990.

You will not find a birth after 1920, but from a death notice you can often find the names of children or siblings born after the currently available date, with married names of females. If you find a marriage for a female you can check it by finding her death to confirm her parent’s names.If you find a record on the index and only need the date of the event, this can be found by interpolation. By narrowing down the date range for the desired record, you will eventually reach the date of the event.The Ryerson Index is a wonderful site to find more recent death and funeral notices, it is very easy to search and find subsequent notices in newspapers.For newspaper notices, obituaries and stories, a search of the National Library of Australia website TROVE is essential. Again, you may need to be inventive with your search terms so try to think outside of the square.For more detailed and localised information, contact the family history society local to your area of interest, we all hold files on our local families filled with facts you won’t find elsewhere.COVID–19 restrictions have closed Shoalhaven Family History Society research library, so to find more information on our status or opening times and conditions please check our Facebook page which is updated regularly, or email the Secretary at [email protected] or call 0404 073 794.

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St Georges Basin Senior Citizens Inc.(aka Basin Seniors)

Providing Fun Activities and Social Contact for "Young at Heart" Seniors

Ph Margaret 4443 6031 – 0403 783 290

Senior Citizens are people 50 and over either

retired or semi – retired.

Unfortunately, our activities are still suspended due to COVID–19. With restrictions beginning to be relaxed, we hope we will be able to resume in the not too distant future.

It is with much sadness I report the sudden passing of our President, Rod Spicer, on the 24th May. We will miss Rod greatly, a good President, and a good friend to all. Our condolences to his family and friends.

Once things return to normal, our Members will be contacted and advised we are up and running again.

New Members will be most welcome to join us in the auditorium of The Country Club at 9am each Thursday for very social and friendly games of Indoor Bowls and/or Darts, or cards, playing Euchre.

Likewise, new Members also welcome to our Painting Group and Bushwalking group.

Till then, stay safe and well everyone, look after each other and keep smiling – Margaret

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This question crops up quite often - what is the difference between what is known as a fixed lens (or prime lens) and a telephoto lens.Firstly, let’s understand the term ‘focal length’. Focal length of a lens, put simply, is the distance between the end of the lens (the glass) to the sensor (inside the camera) that captures the image, which defines the angle of coverage of the scene that you will capture . This is measured in millimetres, e.g. 50mm, 100mm, 200mm etc. Therefore, a 200mm fixed length and telephoto lens will both, when viewed through the viewfinder, see the subject exactly the same.The difference between the lenses is that the fixed lens’ focus cannot be changed in stages, which now defines the telephoto as the lens being able to bring your end subject closer to you in a focussed shot and at various distances.With a fixed lens, if you want the subject clearly focussed but shown prominently in the final shot, you have to physically move in order to keep it in focus, bearing in mind that at one point or distance from the subject, will be the closest that you will be able to be from it before focus is lost.The telephoto lens allows you then, to bring the subject closer, without physically moving into or away from in different stages with clarity in the focus.Hence, on the fixed lens, you will need to keep a certain distance from the subject in order to keep it focussed whereas with a

telephoto lens, standing in the same spot and moving the ‘zoom’ ring on your lens, your subject will come up in the viewfinder as closer in stages while you’re maintaining focus.Moving around to keep your subject focussed affords you more or perhaps better angles at which to compose your shot, whereas if you are able to bring your subject closer by being able to use the telephoto component, you may tend not to want to experiment with the composition – that may not always be the case if you have time, distance from and a ‘different composition’ in mind.A telephoto lens will have a minimum and maximum focus length such as 16 - 35mm, 70 - 200, 100 - 400mm whereas a fixed lens could be a 16mm, 70mm or 200mm flat.Advantages and disadvantages are that a prime lens will usually be cheaper and lighter in weight as there is less glass involved. The telephoto has more scope and a lot of times with better clarity of your subject.If you are thinking of purchasing a long telephoto lens, such as a 100 - 400mm say for wildlife, do ensure that you physically try out the weight of the lens before purchasing. Carrying weight of the lens coupled to the camera for a good length of time on-field could become the deciding factor about which way to go.Next Issue: Are Photo Competitions worth it?

life - through my lensby Corinne Le Gall Check out Life - Through My Lens @ CorinneLeGallPhotography

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Prime (or fixed lens) vs Telephoto Lens

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Shoalhaven City Council is pleased to announce the extension of 2019-2020 household waste disposal vouchers, which will now expire on 30 September 2020.The extension follows the disruptions resulting from Covid-19 restrictions preventing some residents accessing Council's Waste Services depots. The move aims to allow an extended period for Shoalhaven ratepayers to arrange their waste disposal.Council understands community concerns regarding the reduced opportunity for waste disposal in recent weeks and the voucher extension will help alleviate any unnecessary surge of customers at Councils waste depots attempting to

use waste disposal vouchers before the original July deadline.Vouchers can be redeemed at any of Council's Recycling and Waste Depots. Social distancing measures continue to apply, and staff appreciate customer patience as the distancing measures may result in delays onsite.Waste disposal vouchers can also be used for booking Council's convenient on-call Green & Bulky collection service.For the latest information on Shoalhaven's Recycling and Waste Depots visit http://www.shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au/Environment/Waste-and-recycl ing/Recycl ing-and-Waste-Depots.

Council Update

Household Waste Disposal Voucher

Extension

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BAY & BASIN COMMUNITY RESOURCES (BBCR)

BBCR Home Maintenance Volunteer Program is Improving the lives of Older People

At BBCR we are passionate about assisting the older members of our community to reap the health benefits of spending time outdoors within their own garden, especially during COVID–19 isolation restrictions. Mindfully tuning into nature can help you reap the benefits for your physical and mental health, getting out into the fresh air can also help combat feelings of isolation and build a sense of community.Whilst we can’t hug or shake hands, we can still share a smile or a few words with passers-by while keeping our distance.Funded through the Commonwealth Home Support Program, BBCR provides a Home Maintenance Service within the Bay and Basin Area. The service provides a range of yard and garden services which include, light gardening, basic repairs and maintenance and seasonal garden clean up including one off lawn mowing as part of the service. If you require the assistance of the Home Maintenance Program through BBCR, please contact My Aged Care on free call 1800 200 422 for an assessment and registration. Eligibility is open to individuals who are 65 years or older, or 50 years or older and identify as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person.These services are undertaken by volunteers within our community who are dedicated to changing their communities and changing lives. These volunteers come from all walks of life including individuals on Job Seeker benefits who may be eligible to volunteer within the Home Maintenance Program (HMP) as part of their Mutual Obligation requirement.If you want to reap the health benefits of spending time outdoors, getting your hands dirty, working as part of a team, making a difference within the community and in people’s lives, you can join our Volunteer team by contacting the Community Engagement Manager on 4443 9244, email [email protected] or apply online on our website.

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community noticeboard

Shoalhaven Family History Society Inc.The Old School 888 Greenwell Pt Rd,

Pyree. Open every Sun 10am – 4pm and 1st & 2nd Thurs each month 10am – 4pm

www.shoalhaven.net.au/~sfhs LIKE us on

SaNcTUaRy PoINT commUNITy PRIDE

Meeting Dates 2020Fri 31st July 10am – 12 noonTues 25th August 6.30pm – 8.30pmFri 25th September 10am – 12 noonTues 27th October 6.30pm – 9.30pmFri 27th November 10am – 12 noonPlease note that the Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held from 6.30–7pm on Tuesday 27th October. The monthly meeting will follow the AGM.President: Allen Kruse 02 4408 8089Secretary: Gwen Price 0419 492 348PO Box 99 Sanctuary Point NSW [email protected]

Shoalhaven Beekeepers assoc Inc.meet West Street Community Centre, West St, Nowra on the 3rd Wed (ex. Dec 2nd Wed) at 5.30pm for cuppa, meeting starts 6pm sharp, guest speakers most months. For more info email [email protected] or

Bay & Basin Boomerang BagsHelp us sew toward a sustainable future. Bay and Basin Boomerang Bags community meets the 1st Wednesday of the month at Huskisson Community Centre 10am – 2pm with a shared lunch. Sewing and non sewing activities to socialise over. Contact Rae 0416 335 579 or email [email protected]

We meet at Jervis Bay Baptist Church school room, behind the Church, cnr Wool Rd & St George Ave, Vincentia, on 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month, from 9.30am to 1pm. Phone Karen 4443 5239.

Huskisson Woollamia community Voice

Community Consultative Body (CCB) - SCC

PO Box 65, Huskisson 2540 – 0408 672 087 e: [email protected] w: www.hwcv.org.au

All meetings start at 7pm and held at the Huskisson Community Centre, Dent St.10th Aug; 12th Oct (AGM to follow General Meeting); 9th Nov.

TomERoNG ScHooL oF aRTS Would like to get involved with the community hall? Come and join us at our meetings held on the 2nd Monday of the month at 7.30pm at the hall. contact Bev 0413 144 443 or go to www.tomeronghall.com

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SeeChange 2020 Online

Making Community is an online exhibition presenting work by the members of Jervis Bay and Basin Arts - from experienced artists and makers right through to those new to creative practice who are exhibiting for the first time.

Revel in the creativity of 29 local artists and makers. Browse and buy a diverse range of visual art, small sculpture and crafted objects. Support local artists and makers with every purchase, and vote for the work you most admire. The winner of the People’s Award - chosen by popular vote - receives $500.

Vote by 31 August / View until 30 September 2020

Despite not being able to stage a physical version of the SeeChange Festival this year due to COVID-19, Jervis Bay and Basin Arts is pleased to be able to present this element of SeeChange 2020 online. We thank our sponsors for their support in making this happen.

vanessa barbay. falling (spring kookaburra), 2020

Making CommunityArt Exhibition + People’s Choice Award

Visit seechangefestival.net.auView Making Community ExhibitionVote People’s Choice Award

christopher jansch libby mewing wayne pryor

tina pitsiavis wendy moulstone julie cunningham

helen young denise stevens pat campion

samantha tannous

richard morecroft kanun onsel

wil edwards franchimon

barbara dawson akira kamada

other exhibiting artists

anne fry

bronwyn oliver king

carla jackett

catherine woods

genevieve partridge

ian scott

judy panucci

karen cunningham

kerry laws

kim hair

leslie lockwood

paul heckenberg

walt styke

akira kamada

anne fry

barbara dawson

bronwyn oliver king

carla jackett

catherine woods

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helen young

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Making every day the best it can be www.allity.com.au

Welcome to Coastal Waters

We are now opening our Home to new residents.As a well established aged care Home in the local community, we know the importance of keeping you safe in a friendly and supportive environment.If you are considering aged care but unsure; we offer two weeks free respite as a trial*. For more information or to book a personalised tour contact us on (02) 4443 0077

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JUSTIcES oF THE PEacE Volunteer Help Desk

We are available to help to answer your questions at The Office of the Federal Member for Gilmore, Suite 3, 59 Junction St, Nowra (around corner from PO). For more info or to join the local J.P. Branch call Brenda 0407 065 031

VoLUNTEERS NEEDEDDo you have a particular interest and would like to help Basin View Masonic Village? We need your help with activities such as bus trips, craft, exercise and various

entertainment events. Just a few hours of your time occasionally will put a smile on the faces of our residents. contact michelle or Jo on 4443 5034 during office hours.

cRoSSRoaDS RURaL FIRE BRIGaDE

next door to Leisure Centre, VincentiaWe are seeking community minded volunteers. contact our captain on

0413 196 667

We are looking for Volunteer bus drivers.

LR Drivers Licence required. One morning or afternoon per month.

Call Michelle at Basin View Masonic Village on 4443 5034

Shoalhaven Transition a worldwide grassroots movement, transitioning communities towards a more sustainable future. meets monthly 4443 7775

Volunteer Drivers we need you!Join our valued team in either Ulladulla or Nowra. Roles include bus assistants, car drivers and bus drivers. We are particularly in need of drivers with an LR Class or higher licence, and those with a C licence willing to take clients to Sydney/Wollongong for appointments. We supply uniforms, training and reimbursement for travel expenses to and from work. We encourage and support Aboriginal people and people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse groups to apply for this position. Call Karen in Ulladulla 4454 0840 or Peta in Nowra 4423 6044.

ST GEoRGES BaSIN VIEW cLUB

Want to meet women in the area? Make friends

and have fun by coming along to the St Georges Basin View Club. We are an arm of The Smith Family helping disadvantaged Aussie kids with their education. Meeting 3rd Friday of the month for lunch - 10.30am @ The Country Club – StGB Function Room. Ph Sue 4443 7931 or 0430 375 053.

JERVIS BAY and DISTRICTS MEALS on

WHEELS Inc.We need more volunteers to help prepare meals in the kitchen and to deliver those meals to our clients in the Jervis Bay and Districts Meals on Wheels. Have you got some spare hours for: washing up, preparing vegetables, cooking meals, cooking desserts, serving up, delivering or driving. We are based in Huskisson and deliver to the local area of Bay and Basin. contact Eric on 0402 792 922.

BECOME A MEMBER AND HELP ANIMALS IN YOUR LOCAL AREA. We are looking for passionate animal lovers to join our dedicated group of volunteers to help care for local pets in need, and assist with our various community support and desexing programs. Contact AWL NSW Shoalhaven Branch on 0429 429 885 or email [email protected] can also find us on

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Rural Fire Services In an EmERgEncy call 000

We have 7 Brigades over two groups in our area.Basin View, Crossroads, Huskisson,

St Georges Basin, Sussex Inlet, Tomerong and Wandandian.

New members always welcome.

EmERgEncy call 000

Fire control 4424 4424Basin View Denise Fabreschi 0412 780 899Crossroads Captain 0413 196 667Huskisson Cpt Joey Revesz 0417 664 671St Georges Basin Cpt Michelle Thornley 0427 288 340Sussex Inlet Adam Harris 0409 326 660Tomerong Doug Schutz 4443 4600Wandandian Dennis Stannard 0458 200 282

local markets

Berry country Fair 4464 1476 1st Sun (except Feb held 2nd Sun), Berry Showground, Alexandra St

clifton community Food gardens 0435 300 755 3rd Sat 10am - 12 noon at the garden Clifton Street, Sanctuary Point

Huskisson markets 0409 740 704 (BH) 2nd Sun Huskisson Sports Ground

Jervis Bay maritime museum markets 1st Sat 3-7pm Twilight Market Jervis Bay Maritime Museum, Dent St, Huskisson Ph 4441 5676 e: [email protected]

nowra greyhound Track 4421 2332 4th Sun Albatross Rd, Nowra

milton Village Showground markets 1st Sat PLUS Long Weekends & Easter Milton Showgrounds, Croobyar Rd, Milton [email protected]

Pyree Village arts & craft markets 4443 7312 4th Sun Shoalhaven Potters Workshop, Greenwell Pt Rd, Pyree

Royal coastal Patrol market Ulladulla 4455 3403 2nd Sun Ulladulla Harbour & Wharf, Wason St, Ulladulla

Sussex Inlet Flea market 4441 1546 2nd Sat Uniting Church Hall, Jacobs Dr, Sussex Inlet

Tomerong Village market 0401 070 709 email: [email protected] 3rd Sat School of Arts, Hawken Rd, Tomerong www.tomeronghall.com

VoLUNTEERS WaNTEDThe Wandandian Progress Hall is owned by members of the Local community. We are looking for Volunteers to assist with the week to week general cleaning of the Hall and maintenance of the surrounding grounds. We are fully accredited by Centrelink to offer up to 15 hours per week per person under the Mutual Obligation Requirements Scheme (colloquially know as Work for the Dole!!). The work would suit seniors, especially a couple, looking to cover their volunteer hours obligations.

For further information contact Sue campbell on 0403 006 217.

HaLL FoR HIREDo you need a venue for meetings, activities, classes or a special event? The St Georges Basin community centre on meriton Street has a large hall for hire with great facilities. The hall has a big dance floor, stage, commercial kitchen, tables, chairs and air conditioning. contact Pam on 0435 852 960 or [email protected] for more info.We are also looking for volunteers to help manage the Centre. If you can spare 2 hours a month we'd love to hear from you. call marilyn on 0400 008 117 or Tanya on 0434 462 370.

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Weekly meetings1st St georges Basin Scout group Tasman Rd Scout

Hall, SGB Tue 5pm Joey Scouts; 6.30pm Cub Scouts Wed 6pm Scouts Mon 6.30pm Venturers Paula 0400 674 525

al anon - Huskisson Thu 10am Huskisson Community Centre Dent Street, Huskisson

Basin Radio controlled yacht group Jetty at Island Pt Rd, SGB Tue & Sat 10.30am Racing starts 11am Fred 4443 2070 or Kevin 0418 422 763

Bay & Basin Bombers Junior aFl club Leisure Centre, Wood Rd, Vincentia Thu 4.30-5.30pm Girls & Boys aged 6-17 Jeff 0420 749 402 or Chris 0403 047 659 www.bombers.net.au

Bay & Basin Bush Potters 48 Edmund St, Sanctuary Point Mon 9am-2pm Call in and have a look

Beginners Belly Dance class Huskisson Community Centre Wed 4.30-5.30pm Ph Mimi 0416 204 801

Belly Fit Huskisson Community Centre Tue 4.30-5.30pm Ph Mimi 0416 204 801

clifton community Food garden Working Bees held 3 times a week Daylight Saving Hours Tue 9am-12noon Fri 3-6pm Sat 9am-12noon Non Daylight Saving Hours Tue 9am-12noon Fri 2-5pm Sat 9am-12noon Julianne 0435 300 755

collingwood Reserve Park care group meet in reserve opposite Basin View Volunteer Rural Fire Brigade Shed Mon 8.30am Adele 4443 6034

Dancing Bomaderry RSL Club Wed 7pm permanent dance floor R'n'R, swing, country 2 step, rockabilly Born to Boogie 0409 998 868

Falls creek ladies craft Fri 9.30-12pm during school term in local homes Bring along what you’re working on Plenty of help with all sorts of craft All welcome Sandra 4447 8312

Friendly 500 card group Mon 1.15-3.30pm St Georges Basin Country Club Derek 0421 163 576

Friendship club Husky Church Op Shop, 53 Hawke St Thu 9.30-11.30am All welcome.

HuskiDrumming Facilitated djembe drumming circle Huskisson Community Centre Sat 10.30am All welcome e: [email protected]

Huskisson girl guides During school terms Huskisson Scout/Guide Hall, Kiola St (near Bowling Club) Tue 5-6.30pm Junior Guides 6-9yrs Wed 4.30-6.30pm Guides & Senior Guides 10-16 yrs Parents and Friends Support Group 3rd Wed Liesel Turnbull 4443 6007/0402 837 777

Husky Social carpet Bowls Huskisson Community Centre Mon 9am-1.30pm morning tea provided bring your lunch Ph 0427 275 552 or 0421 480 702

JB Walkers and Talkers Meet Holden St Boat Ramp, Vincentia Pram friendly walking group Fri 10.30am e: [email protected]

Jervis Bay Bridge club Huskisson Community Centre, Dent St, Huskisson Fri 9.30am All Bridge players welcome Ph 4441 5122 or 4422 1381

Jervis Bay community & men's Shed Fri 9am-12pm New members welcome both men & women Colin Loudon 0412 347 322

Jervis Bay & Districts activities group Fri 9am-1pm Men & Women welcome Colin Loudon 0412 347 322

Jervis Bay Hi-lo Slimmers Community Ctr, 21 Meriton St, SGB Wed 2.30-3.30pm Judi Castle 4443 6135

Jervis Bay Paddle group weekly paddle group for kayakers check Jervis Bay Paddle Group page for schedule

Jervis Bay Physical culture club Classes held Vincentia Primary School & StGB Community Hall www.jervisbayphysie.com.au e: [email protected] Jaclyn 0422 458 485 or Amie 0405 438 057

Jervis Bay Wobbegongs Winter Swimming club Huskisson Beach south end Racing season Sun 8.30am between 1st May & 30th Sept each year Swim & Chinwag Mon-Fri 7.30am to 8am all year long The Club is affiliated with the Winter Swimming Assoc. of Aust Inc John 0412 053 859 or Warren 0412 578 381

line Dancing Tue 10am-1pm SGB Community Hall, Meriton St, StGB Mon 6-8.30pm Shoalhaven Heads Bowling Club Wed 10am-1pm Bomaderry Community Hall Thurs 6-8pm StGB Community Hall Laurel 4441 6383

mannahouse youth Fri 7pm St Georges Basin Community Centre, 21 Meriton St, StGB www.mannahouseyouth.org

mScaRc Inc. (Mid South Coast Amateur Radio Club Inc.) Wed from 7.30-9.30pm on air New members always

welcome Ken 4403 0599nia movement to music StGB Community Hall, Meriton

St Wed 9.30-10.30am; Fri 9-10am All welcome Kerri 0417 312 290

nowra Healing Rooms 12 Tarawara St, Bomaderry Open Wed 10am-12pm, Thu 7-9pm 0459 046 084 No appointment necessary & no charge www.healingrooms.com.au

nowra Quilters North Nowra Community Centre, 7 Hood Cl, Nth Nowra Tue 9am-1pm New members welcome e: [email protected]

nowra Town Band 174 Kinghorne St, Nowra Mon 5.30-6.30pm for Training Band & 7-9pm for senior practice Private lessons available in brass and percussion

Hall 4422 0807 or Ross 4443 5745/0488 056 196

What’s On...What’s On...What’s On...What’s On...What’s On...What’s On

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Raised Voices community choir SaTB Tomerong School of Arts Tue 7.30pm New Members welcome Ph Christine 4443 7665

Sanctuary Point chess mate Open to all players of all levels, just turn up and play Tue 4-7pm The Country Club StGB Ph 0427 838 049

Sanctuary Point myTime A support group for parents and carers of children 0-16 years with a disability Thu 9.30-11.30am during school term free group Ph Christine 4443 0520

Scottish country Dancing Thu 2pm-3.30pm Senior Citizens Hall, Berry St, Nowra Tue 7.30-9.30pm Presbyterian Church Hall, Kinghorne St, Nowra Beginners welcome Heather 4441 5496

Seniors community Dancercise class Huskisson Community Centre Thu 12.30pm

Shoalhaven concert Band Junior, Concert and Stage band Nowra School of Arts Annex, Berry St Nowra Tue 6-9.30pm Richard 0417 462 885 or see

Shoalhaven Ex-Servicemans Dance club 157 Junction St, Nowra Wed 7.30-10pm Social dancing inc. modern ballroom, new vogue, sequence, latin, rock n roll visitors welcome Ph Stuart 0413 051 003

Shoalhaven Rock n Roll group SGB Country Club Mon 7pm John 0411 120 042 or Linda 4443 3364 www.shoalhavenrockandroll.org.au

Sing australia, Vincentia Community Singing Group Jervis Bay Baptist Church, The Wool Rd, Vincentia Thu

7-9pm New members welcome Jenny 4441 7713 www.singaustralia.com.au

Smith Bay Bushcare group Basin View Fri for 2-3 hours Fran 4443 6324

Social Scrabble Thu 1-4pm Auditorium at The Country Club, StGB Ph Margaret 0437 708 672 or 4441 5531 / Emily 0438 208 754 / Helene 0418 601 451

St georges Basin Health & com Transport Serv Mon & Wed Local Health Tue, Thu & Fri Nowra Area Health 4423 6044 for bookings Mon-Fri 9am-12pm, 1-3pm

St georges Basin little athletics Sports Grounds, Larmer Ave, Sanctuary Point Registration Ph Tracy 0423 846 194 or Michelle 0412 656 206

St georges Basin Senior citizens club Mon 9am-12 noon Art (Painting), StGB Comm. Centre, 21

Meriton St, StGB Ph Margaret 4443 6031 Thu from 9am Bowls-Darts-Euchre, The Country Club – St

Georges Basin Ph Margaret 4443 6031 Alternate Fri 9am onwards Walking Group,

Ph Helen 0412 215 855, Colleen 0423 233 594St georges Basin SES Unit Tasman Rd, St Georges

Basin Wed 6.30pm

Sussex Inlet/Shoalhaven Square Dance Wandandian Community Ctr, Princes H’way 7-10pm 4443 4436

Table Tennis Scout Hall, Tasman Rd, SGB Wed 2-4pm Ron 4441 5723

Tennis Huskisson Owen St, Huskisson Casual bookings Wendy 4441 7985 Adult Mixed Group Mon PM & Thu AM Ph June Grippling 4443 3065 or John Hayward 4441 6979 Ladies Tue AM Ph Jan Chappelow 4441 6417 Mixed

Comp Wed night Ph Jenny Durante 4441 5766 Coaching available Lou Durante 0428 210 893

Tennis The Country Club, St Georges Basin Social Mon 6-9pm & Thu 9am-1pm Comps Tue or Wed 6-9pm Ph 4443 0666 thecountryclub.com.au/sport/tennis/

Ukulele/guitar - learn to Play The Phoenix Group The Country Club Vincentia Thu 1-3.30pm No experience necessary Beginners welcome from 12.30pm to practice chords & music Ph Sandra 4443 2073

Vincentia Bush care group Tue 9am - 12 noon Ph 0418 460 594

Fortnightly meetings

Bay & Basin camera club Vincentia Community Hall, rear Coles carpark 2nd & 4th Tues 7.30-9.30pm Pam 0401 043 833

Shoalhaven masonic Widows association Basin View Masonic Village Hall, 130 The Wool Rd 2nd Mon 10am 4441 0436 or 4441 1644

Wool Road Spinners & Weavers Jervis Bay Baptist Church classroom, behind church, cnr The Wool Rd & St George Ave, Vincentia 1st & 3rd Thu 9.30am-1pm Karen 4443 5239

St georges Basin Senior citizens Walking group Alternate Fridays 9am onwards, ph Helen 0412 215 855,

Colleen 0423 233 594St Peter's Bushwalking group Every 2nd Sat for easy

to medium walks of around 7-10kms All welcome Ken 4441 5967

The country club Seniors computer & Technology club The Country Club – St Georges Basin, Paradise Beach Rd, Sanct Pt 2nd & 4th Mon with 2 meetings per day 9.30-11.30am & 12.30-2.30pm Ph John 0404 291 540 or Warren 0458 433 170

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1st St georges Basin Scout group Meetings 1st Mon 6.30pm Tasman Rd Scout Hall, SGB Paula 0400 674 525

amnesty International Huskisson Community Centre 3rd Wed 5.45pm [email protected]

association of Independent Retirees-aIR Bomaderry Bowling Club, Meroo Rd, Bomaderry 2nd Tue 10am Peter Moate 4448 7788

Basin Baptist church 165 The Wool Rd, SGB 2nd Mon Ladies Craft Group 9.30am Marion Atkins 4443 6088

Basin Business Forum every 2nd Tues 8-9.30am e: [email protected] or

Basin View Daylight lodge no.1015 (now consolidated with Lodge Milton No. 63) Milton Masonic Centre, 128 Princes Hwy, Milton 2nd Mon 6pm M/Ship & other enquiries Anthony Eden 4443 6473

Basin View Rural Fire Service Fire Station 3rd Fri 6.30pm Jan 4443 4660

Bay & Basin Boomerang Bags 1st Wed 10am-2pm Huskisson Community Centre (bring plate for shared lunch) sewing and non sewing activities to socialise over Jude 4443 7775

Bay & Basin Brew club 2nd Fri 7pm at alternate locations Matt 0413 172 757

Bay & Basin cancer Support group Venue Room, SGB Country Club 2nd Thu 10am-12pm Dianne 4443 3275

Bay & Basin cricket club Meetings held 2nd Tue 7pm St Georges Basin Country Club Ph Chris 0403 113 362

Bay & Basin multicultural Support group Community Centre, Meriton St, SGB 1st Thu 11am-1pm Zaga Tkulja 4229 2755 or Anu Mehta 4422 5933

Bay & Basin Speakers Vincentia Golf Club 4th Mon 7pm Learn to speak in public free lessons John 0407 743 559

Bay & Basin War Widows SGB Country Club 4th Mon 10.30am Eti Asplin 0407 299 962

Bay & Basin Writers group The Country Club - Vincentia, 49 Murray St, Vincentia 1st Wed 1-4pm All Welcome Bring pen and paper or your electronic

device Pat Lucock 0405 325 235Bloomers & Buds Social gardening group

Inc. Community Centre, Dent St, Huskisson Last Wed 9.30am Ph 0458 830 420

clifton community Food garden 2nd Wed at 'The Hut' in the garden 4.30pm All members welcome Ph Julianne 0435 300 755

country labor – Jervis Bay/SgB Branch 4th Wed 7pm Vincentia Public Halll Deb Shapira Secretary 0409 021 714 or email [email protected]

crossroads Rural Fire Brigade Fire Station, The Wool Rd, Vincentia 1st Tue 6.30pm Cpt. 0413 196 667

cWa of nSW Jervis Bay Evening Branch Vincentia Golf Club, Murray St 2nd Tue 6pm dinner, 7pm meeting Pres. Shirley Gatti 4441 7421 or 0410 519 839 e: [email protected]

garden club of Jervis Bay & District Inc. Community Centre, Meriton St, SGB 4th Thurs 2pm Shirley Gatti 4441 7421 or 0410 519 839 e: [email protected]

Honey Beez gardeners group 3rd Tues 11.30am Vincentia Community Hall (behind Coles carpark) Lauren 4443 5946

Huskisson laurel club of legacy 2nd Tues 11.30am Lunch at Huskisson RSL Club then meeting All War Widows welcome Eti Asplin 0407 299 962

Huskisson RSl Sub Branch 2nd Thurs 7.30pm Sec Don Handley 4443 6421

Huskisson Rural Fire Service 2nd Tue 7pm Joey Revesz 0417 664 671

Jervis Bay & Basin cWa Huskisson Community Centre, Dent St 3rd Tue 10.30am Every other Tue 10am call in for cuppa & chat Visitors welcome Pres. Jann Kalff 4441 8437 or 0427 962 119 or email [email protected]

Jervis Bay & Districts combined Probus club Inc. SGB Country Club, Function Room 4th Thu 10am-12pm Pres. Eddie 0413 838 992; Sec. Sylvia Browne 4441 7969

Jervis Bay Divers club Club Husky, 336 Huskisson Rd, Huskisson Last Wed 7pm 4441 6232

Jervis Bay lions club Vincentia Golf Club 2nd Wed 6.30pm for 7pm start Pres. Jeff Thomas 0417 772 262; Sec. Debbie Stewart 0406 378 205

Jervis Bay Probus club Inc. Vincentia Golf Club 3rd Mon 10am Ian Collins 0424 292 625

Jervis Bay Triathlon club Inc. Usually Iluka, Booderee National Park Group Training Day 3rd Sun 8am All welcome including juniors Pres. Tony Lim 0411 052 746 [email protected]

Justice of the Peace assoc nSW Shoalhaven Branch Bomaderry Bowling Club, Meroo St 1st Mon 1pm Visitors most welcome Brenda 0407 065 031


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marine Rescue Jervis Bay - VmR 209 Huskisson Basin, Voyager Park, Currambene St, Huskisson 3rd Mon 7pm www.marinerescuejervisbay.org.au/ 4441 5433

national Servicemen’s assoc., Shoalhaven Sub-Branch Rotating meetings on 4th Sun Ulladulla Ex-Servos Club 0930 for 1000hrs start Nowra Ex-Servos Club 0930 for 1000hrs start Sussex Inlet RSL Club 1000 for 1030hrs start Jim Reid 4421 2886

nowra & Districts Totally & Permanently Incapacitated (TPI) Social Welfare club 3rd Tue 11am Nowra Ex-Servos Club Function Room Jack 4443 3448/0402 584 041 or Leanne 4443 4038

nowra legacy group 66 Bridge Rd, Nowra 1st Mon (except January) 10am 4423 1795 or 0409 981 663

nSW Transport authorities Retired Employees assoc Nowra Bowling Club, cnr Osbourne & Junction St 2nd Thu 10am for 10.30am start Pres. Bob 4421 5265 or Sec Aileen 4421 6660

Sanctuary Point mens Shed 17 Clifton St, Sanct Pt 1st Thu 10.30am All members welcome Open Mon-Fri 9am-3pm Any blokes that want to get out of the house for a while drop in for a cuppa and a chat John 0413 837 538

Shoalhaven avicultural Society 2nd Tue 7.30pm PCYC Hall Park Rd Nowra 4423 4475

Shoalhaven Beekeepers ass, Inc. West Street Community Centre, West St, Nowra 3rd Wed (ex. Dec 2nd Wed) 5.30pm for cuppa, meeting 6pm sharp, guest speakers most months e: [email protected] or

Shoalhaven caravan club bi monthly 11am Bomaderry Bowling Club followed by lunch Beryl 0407 069 375 or Kathy 0427 874 201

Shoalhaven Ex-Servicemans Dance club 2nd Sat 7.30-11pm Shoal ExServicemans Club 157 Junction St, Nowra social dance incl. modern ballroom, new vogue and sequence, latin, rock n roll visitors welcome light supper Ph Stuart 0413 051 003

Shoalhaven Blood cancer Support & Information group 2nd Mon 10am-12 noon Bomaderry Bowling Club, Meroo Rd, Bomaderry Support and resources for blood cancer patients and carers Ph 4443 2105

Shoalhaven Orchid Society 3rd Mon (except Jan) 7pm Bomaderry Community Centre, 17-19 Birriley St, Bomaderry Visitors welcome 0419 241 177

Shoalhaven Philatelic Society 2nd Mon 7pm Nowra Bowling Club, Osborne St, Nowra John 4421 4624

Shoalhaven Prostate cancer Support group 4th Thu 10am-12pm Bomaderry Bowling Club Leigh Bowman 0413 131 781 email: [email protected]

Shoalhaven Scout Fellowship 3rd Sun David Ravell 4441 8659

Shoalhaven Parkinsons Support group nowra (Shoal. Shakers) 1st Wed 10am-12pm Masonic Hall, Moss St, Nowra Betty Coulton 4442 1475

Shoalhaven Transition 1st Tue Jude Deane 4443 7775 or [email protected]

St georges Basin Probus club Inc. (mixed) SGB Country Club, Function Room 3rd Thu 10am-12pm Sec. Robyn Dalleywater 4408 8084

St georges Basin Rural Fire Brigade Fire Station, The Wool Rd, SGB 3rd Mon 7.30pm Cpt Michelle 0427 288 340

St georges Basin VIEW club Luncheon SGB Country Club, Function Room 3rd Fri 10.30am for 11.30am start Sue 4443 7931 or 0430 375 053

Sussex Inlet cancer Support group 2nd Fri 10am Sussex Inlet Neighbourhood Centre Betty Webb 4441 3552 or Robin Lang 4441 0155

The country club, St georges Basin Fishing club The Country Club, StGB 4th Sun 2pm (ex Christmas) Erhard 4443 8024

Tomerong School of arts 2nd Mon 1930hrs Tomerong School of Arts Hall www.tomeronghall.com New members welcome

Vietnam Veterans assoc - Jervis Bay Sub Branch Club Jervis Bay 3rd Thu 5.30pm Barbara Herbert 0437 144 345 e: [email protected]

Vincentia Red cross Holy Spirit Church Hall, St George Ave, Vincentia 4th Wed (except Jan) 1pm Enquiries Margaret Klem 4443 0434

Wandandian Progress association 1st Tue 6pm Progress Hall

Wildlife Rescue South coast (formerly Native Animal Network Assoc – NANA) Nowra Library Meeting Rooms, 10 Berry St, Nowra 2nd Wed 7pm 0418 427 214

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Weekly church Services

anglican church - Sanctuary Point 48 Paradise Beach Rd (next to library) Sun 8.30am Traditional Service held every Sunday

Vincentia Vincentia Primary School, George Caley Place, Vincentia Sun 10am Modern Family Service with kids and youth programs Minister Ray Goldman 4441 5755

Basin Baptist church 165 The Wool Rd, SGB Sun Morning Service & Junior Kids 9.30am

Bay & Basin Uniting church Meriton St, SGB Sun 9.30am Family Worship w/Jnr Church Huskisson Church Ctr Thu 9.30-11.30am Coffee & Chat Rev Glenys Biddle 4443 0864

c3 church Jervis Bay 20 Birriga Av, Worrowing Hts Sun 9.30am Family Service Every morning except Sun 5.30am Prayer Meeting Office 4441 8738 web: c3churchjervisbay.com.au

catholic church – Holy Spirit St Georges Ave, Vincentia Mass times: Sun 9.30am Mon Thu Fri 8am 5.30pm Tue Wed Vigil Sat 6pm 4441 5571

Jervis Bay Baptist church Cnr The Wool Rd & St George Av, Vincentia Sun 9.30am Morning Service

Seventh-day adventist church 169 McKay St, Nowra Sat 9.30am Bible Study, 11am Worship Service Future

planning for possible Bay and Basin Contemporary Service Pastor Petrovic 0402 716 762

monthly church ServicesSpiritualist meeting Scout Hall, 39 Tasman Rd, StGB

2nd Sun 2pm Ph 4443 0628

Other activities

australian Breastfeeding association, Shoalhaven group 24 hour Breastfeeding Helpline 1800 686 268 for information about local Mum-to-Mum get togethers www.breastfeeding.asn.au

Bay & Basin Branch of the liberal Party Meets Quarterly 7pm Venue SGB Country Club

Bay & Basin Uniting church Huskisson OP SHOP at Huskisson Church Centre 53 Hawke Street, Huskisson Mon-Fri 9am-4pm, Sat 9am-12.30pm 4441 7495

Other activities cont’d

BBcR great mates Shed 18 Sanctuary Pt Rd, Sanctuary Point Mon-Wed-Thurs-Fri 9am-3.30pm (closed Tue) 4443 7681

community cottage 48 Edmund St, Sanctuary Pt 0409 051 244 or 0412 645 710 Mon Pottery 9am-2pm Tue & Thu Body’Soul Fitness 8-9am Tue Studio 19 Dance 3.30-8.30pm Tue & Wed Daly Moves Exercise 9.30-10.30am Fri Mannerhouse Outreach Childrens Group 4-5pm

Shareostomates, Shoalhaven area Ostomates Support group Nowra Community Health Centre, 5-7 Lawrence Av, Nowra Contact Brenda Christiansen on 0422 006 550 or 4424 6321 for group times and dates Improving lives through shared experiences

Tomerong School of arts Mon Pilates 1800hrs-1900hrs Tue Tai Kwon Do 1730hrs-1900hrs Tue Raised Voices 1900hrs-2100hrs Thu Arts & Crafts (crafty people) 1000hrs-1200hrs Thu Tai Kwon Do 1730hrs-1900hrs Sat Markets (3rd Sat) 0800hrs-1300hrs Ph Pawel 0401 070 709 or email [email protected] Further info www.tomeronghall.com

youth & community centre 34 Paradise Beach Rd, Sanctuary Pt 4443 9244 Operating Hrs Mon-Fri 9-4pm offering a range of social & recreational activities

community ForumsBasin Villages Forum 3rd Mon 7.30pm Meriton St

Community Centre, SGB Christine 4443 7665Huskisson & Woollamia comm. Voice bi monthly 2nd

Mon 7pm (Feb-Nov) Huskisson Community Centre, Cnr Tomerong & Dent St, Huskisson www.hwcv.org.au [email protected]

Sanctuary Point community Pride Innovations Centre at The Country Club, St Georges Basin Paul 0417 219 260 or Veronica 0427 249 457 e: [email protected]

Tomerong community Forum 2nd Mon 2030hrs directly after the School of Arts meeting Tomerong School of Arts Hall New members welcome

Vincentia Ratepayers & Residents association Vincentia Community Hall (Coles carpark) 3rd Thu of every 2nd month (Feb, Apr, Jun, Aug, Oct, Dec) 7.15pm coffe/tea/biscuit 7.30pm start www.vrra.org.au [email protected] Secretary 0438 856 568 vrra.ccb

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Playgroups

Binji and Boori Playgroup a playgroup for Koori kids Mon 10-11.30am Sanctuary Point Connect Ph Jasmin 4423 9900

Sanctuary Point Sing & Play Tues 9.30-11.30am at Sanctuary Point Connect A free supported playgroup with music, craft and more Christine 4443 5020 www.sanctuarypointconnect.orgSplash Group - Art in the Park Mon 9.30-11am Paradise Beach Reserve Renee 4424 7100 or 0423 606 559Baby Playgroup - for babies 6 wks to 2 yrs Thu 1-2.30pm at Sanctuary Point Connect Ph Christine 4443 0520 www.sanctuarypointconnect.orgLittle Steps - a playgroup for children not attending childcare Run by Noah's Inclusion Services at Sanctuary Point Connect Ph Nicki 0402 615 826

St. georges Basin Wed 9.30am Cnr Tasman Rd & Terry St, SGB Melissa Horselman 0424 218 547 or find us on facebook

Tomerong Miss Carrie Cooper Mon 10am Hawken St, Tomerong [email protected] or 0411 838 206

Trinity Tots Playtime Wed 10am-12 noon Jervis Bay Anglican Church, Hawke St Huskisson craft, play, music and more Louise 4441 5755

Venues for Hire

Bay & Basin Uniting church Meriton St, StGB 4443 2642

community arts cottage 48 Edmund St, Sanctuary Point 0409 051 244 or 0412 645 710

Huskisson community centre Dent St, Huskisson Ph 0487 469 032 1pm to 4pm - Monday to Friday

Huskisson Scout & guide Hall Kiola St, Huskisson Valda Heggie 4443 8463 or 0408 481 947

Jervis Bay maritime museum classrooms Dent St, Huskisson

Sanctuary Point youth & community centre 34 Paradise Beach Rd, Sanctuary Point Ph: 4443 9244

St georges Basin community centre 21 Meriton St, St Georges Basin Ph: 0435 852 960

St georges Basin Scout Hall Tasman Rd Scout Hall, St Georges Basin Tammie 0472 658 505

Venues for Hire cont’d

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OUr SPiNNErS AND WEAvErSContributed by John Blackmore

As we step in to the depths of the winter months, in a year in which our collective lives have been upended, the Monthly Feature is going to look at a community group which has been a constant in the Bay & Basin area over the past four decades. Known as The Wool Road Spinners and Weavers Inc., this group of local ladies have been washing and twirling away, creating warm jumpers, beanies, hats, wall hangings, stoles, socks, slippers, toys, rugs, and an assortment of other odds and ends which as a collective of work is substantial. They have pedalled their wares at many a community event over the course of those decades, which today collates in to a significant contribution to the fabric of the Bay & Basin. As an organisation that can point to giving hundreds of ladies an outlet for their creativity, as well as a means for social contact with a broad spectrum of the people living across our community, The Wool Road Spinners and Weavers Inc. have established a solid reputation. More than that, as by taking the name that it has, it not only gives people a good idea of what its function is, but it also promotes through its name a part of the heritage of the local area that dates back to well over a century and a half ago. In fact, it is closer to two centuries now since The Wool Road was a transport link within the local district.Over the course of the existence, The Wool Road has been featured quite a few times. This Monthly Feature in April 2014 – THE ORIGINS OF THE WOOL ROAD, and June 2005 – THE WOOL ROAD, are

examples of this. Other contributions have been made by other community members on the subject, with last month’s feature on the research that Rex Elliott undertook being another example. In particular, Rex looked at Erowal House, and the role its farm and the infrastructure built on the land surrounding it played when The Wool Road was operating. Formed in 1979, The Wool Road Spinners and Weavers Inc. conducted their activities during their infancy in the home of Celia Talay. In their 21 YEARS OF WEBS AND YARNS booklet published in 2000, this tribute was made to her: “Celia Talay had the foresight to start this group with a few founding members. She has been our inspiration ever since, helping and encouraging us to carry on our skills.” The regular meetings of the group found a home at the St Georges Basin Community Centre in Meriton Street for many of the years during the 1980s and 1990s, before transferring their activities around the time this 21st anniversary book was produced. This new home base was in the classroom of the Lady Denman Museum Complex at Huskisson, now known as the Jervis Bay Maritime Museum. In the last handful of years, this group of spinners and weavers have relocated to another home base on..... The Wool Road. Or, at least, the Baptist Church Hall in Vincentia is less than a stone’s throw off The Wool Road. This location has proven very handy for the group, as it gives them a library, and room to house their equipment.

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With an abundance of members coming and going over the four decades, the organisation has acquired spinning wheels and tapestry looms, and other assorted paraphernalia. To help make the variety and volume of handcrafted products that all the members do, this last move has proved handy for storing all their gear. Apart from the main spinning and weaving activities, felting, dyeing, basketry, knitting and crochet are often practiced by its members. They display and sell their wares at numerous community events, with the biennial SeeChange Festival, the Sanctuary Point Pride Spring Fair, school fetes and anniversaries, the markets at Huskisson and other centres, as well as several local church functions being just some of them. By its own definition on one of the group’s websites, it is stated that “spinning and weaving and its extensions can become absorbing to the point of becoming a compulsive activity”. This might stem from being able to look back on one’s own work, admiring the finished product, knowing that the wool has been combed, carded and blended from the actual fleece of a sheep. This process gives spinners and weavers like those in the local Wool Road group a great deal of pleasure.A major shift has occurred in the handcrafts industry since The Wool Road Spinners and Weavers Inc. formed. One might suggest that it is much like a member of any household who grows their own fruit or vegetable in their own backyard. In recent years, in a similar ilk, numerous television programs refer to a ‘paddock to plate’ process when creating food products for restaurants. If you go on the internet today, you’ll find represented practically every major regional town, and plenty of the smaller towns, villages and even hamlets across New South Wales alone boasting a similar spinning and weaving group. They too are ‘growing their own’ wool before making their own handcraft products

of whatever description. Groups like these can even be seen to exist in the major cities.In postwar Nowra, several specialist shops served customers from across the district and region with traditional balls of wool, mostly manufactured in Sydney. Knitters and crocheters were supplied by Stewarts Wool Shop, with owner Miss Jean Brereton and her assistant Miss Claven Price serving customers for several decades in several different locations. Miss Beryl Bryce existed for over 50 years with a handicrafts store in Junction Street, selling sewing and other accessories which complemented the wool shop’s trade.The ‘grow your own’ movement in spinning and weaving circles which has flourished since The Wool Road group formed extends to other fibres as well as traditional woollen balls. Cotton, silk and flax have joined other specialist fibres such as camel wool and hair, dog hair, as well as mohair wool from Angora goats. Wool from Alpacas has also become a popular product for spinners and weavers to use in that time. In the 80 pages of their quarto sized booklet 21 YEARS OF WEBS AND YARNS, close to a hundred contributions were collated on behalf of the members of The Wool Road Spinners and Weavers Inc. Close to 20 different contributors were acknowledged as submitting all sorts of ‘prescriptive recipes’, quotes, poems, information pieces, instructive pieces, and even a few pertinent anonymous one liners, as well as biblical quotations. Probably what gives the booklet such a well crafted, home made feel are the myriad of relevant drawings and maps of sheep, alpacas, baskets, silkworms, spinning wheels, looms and other imaginative drawings scattered throughout its pages. In these pages, The Wool Road legacy lives on in these tales from their spinning wheels and looms as yarns for the ages.

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When buying your first home the conveyancing process can be daunting and confusing. lawyers and conveyancers use a lot of confusing terms which you may not understand. Ardent Lawyers has created the below step by step guide for you so you can understand what the conveyancing process is all about.SteP 1: financeSBefore you fall in love with that dream house you have always wanted, it is important to ensure that your finances are in order so you can afford the house you want. Often people go and see a bank or mortgage broker when they are ready to buy. The best thing you can do to ensure you will get approved for the loan amount you desire is to see the bank or mortgage broker 6-12 months before you are ready to apply for the loan. That way the lender can check your financial position and historical records and give you some hints and tips on how to improve your position and make your bank statements and other financial documentation look more inviting to the lenders so that you can get the best loan and interest rate available.Once you have your finances in check, you can approach a bank or mortgage broker to confirm that you are likely to be eligible and approved when you apply for your home loan. Having some certainty that you are eligible and can borrow the amount you want ensures that the borrowing process is smoother and quicker and you don’t miss out on that home of your dreams because it took too long to gather all the documents required or your finances weren’t quite ready before you formally applied for the loan. You don’t want another buyer to beat you to exchange contracts with the seller before you!Tip: See your bank or mortgage broker at least 6-12 months before you intend to apply for a home loan. Make sure your lender is comfortable

with your financial position so you are likely to be approved when the time comes to apply for your home loan. SteP 2: offer accePted! Building/PeSt rePortS and reVieW contractNow that you know your borrowing capacity and your lender is confident you will be approved for a home loan when the time comes, it is time to start looking for your dream home. This could be an already constructed home or a new build. When you find the home of your dreams, you can place an offer on the property and wait for confirmation that it has been accepted. Once accepted, it is advised that you now obtain both a building and pest inspection to determine the condition of the property you intend on buying. You will need to seek the advice of a lawyer or conveyancer regarding the Contract for Sale. The contract contains a number of conditions and special conditions, and all other information about the land and property you need to know about before going ahead with the purchase. Important parts of the contract to consider include:• Zoning – The zoning of the property will

determine what you can and can’t do with the property.

• Inclusions – the contract will confirm what is included in the purchase of the property.

• Title search – The title search will tell us if there are any restrictions on the use of the land.

• Special conditions – the special conditions will determine all the rules and warranties concerning the conveyancing transaction and the state of the property.

The Contract may require amendments before your lawyer or conveyancer is comfortable with the document and can then advise you on its terms and conditions and recommend that you sign. Prior to signing the contract, you should

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obtain unconditional approval for your home loan and advise your lender of the details of the property you are purchasing.Tip: Be ready to negotiate when you place an offer for your dream home. Always obtain a comprehensive pest and building inspection. Obtain unconditional approval from your lender prior to signing the Contract.SteP 3: eXchange of contractSWhen your pest and building inspections come back favourable, your contract is in suitable form and you understand all of its contents and your lender has given you unconditional approval for the loan amount you require, your lawyer or conveyancer will advise you that you are ready to sign and exchange contracts.Before you can exchange contracts, the agreed deposit must be received by the real estate agent to hold for the vendor until the time of settlement.The “exchange of contracts” occurs when the sellers and the purchasers sign a counterpart of the contract and swap. The seller/s will receive the copy signed by the purchaser/s, and vice versa. Once this action is performed, the contracts are dated and the contract has been formally executed, meaning that its contents must be complied with. Once exchange of contracts has occurred, you will lose your deposit if you are unable to complete the purchase. You may be at risk of further losses if the seller suffers a loss when the property is sold to someone else. It is very important to understand the importance of what it means to exchange contracts and that you are financially and emotionally ready to commit to the property before you exchange contracts with the seller/s.Tip: Before you exchange contracts: • You must understand the contents of the

contract for sale. • You must understand the risks of not

completing the purchase before you exchange contracts.

• Make sure you are financially and emotionally ready to commit to the purchase prior to exchanging contracts.

SteP 4: Pre-Settlement checKS and calculationSFollowing exchange of contracts, and prior to

the settlement of your purchase, your lawyer or conveyancer will need to calculate and make an adjustment for the balance of rates, water rates, water usage, land tax (if applicable) and any other adjustments that may need to be made on settlement. Stamp duty may or may not be payable, depending on whether you and your partner are eligible for a stamp duty exemption. You will need to complete a declaration for Revenue NSW regarding your stamp duty payment/exemption. During this time, your bank will also be preparing to get ready to release the funds required to the seller/seller’s bank.As the majority of conveyancing transactions are moving to an online platform called PEXA, the conveyancing process is taking less time than ever before. In the past, the time between the exchange of contracts to settlement would take approximately 6 weeks. Nowadays this can be as little as 3-4 weeks.Tip: Complete any forms required for Revenue NSW. Check with your lender as to when they will be ready to facilitate settlement. Ensure your lawyer or solicitor has ordered the required documentation to calculate any and all settlement adjustments. SteP 5: SettlementUpon settlement, your lawyer or conveyancer will ensure the balance of the purchase monies is paid in accordance with the seller’s instructions. Using the mandatory online platform PEXA, the payments occur almost instantly and the land is registered simultaneously to the new land owners.Once settlement has taken place, if you have purchased an existing home you can collect the keys from the real estate agent. Your lawyer or conveyancer will confirm with the agent that the deposit can be handed to the seller/s and the agent’s commission can be paid.The property is now legally yours! It is time to celebrate.Tip: Check with your local Council and NSW Land Registry Services that the transfer documents have been received and the rates are paid up to date. It is important to ensure you meet your mortgage repayments and pay your rates and water charges on time to maintain a good credit rating.

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Sanctuary Point Library staff are very happy to have welcomed back all our library users and would like to take this opportunity to

thank everybody for their patience and ongoing support while the library was closed due to COVID–19. Library events are still taking place online so make sure you like and follow us on Facebook to catch up on all the latest rhymetimes, toddlertimes, storytimes, Coding Club tutorials, Local Heritage talks and much, much more! https://www.facebook.com/ShoalhavenLibrariesHey kids! Why not stay warm with our Kids Winter Reading Challenge? From 1st June – 31st August you can cosy up with a book for a chance to WIN one of our 5 fabulous book surprise packs! Books, graphic novels, comics, Audiobooks, eBooks, eAudiobooks, library Storytimes and Story Box Library stories all count. Every title logged puts you in the draw.Register and get your reading log here

https://www.shoalhavenlibraries.com.au/Children/WRC-2020We are also pleased to announce our 2020 Winter Reading Challenge for adults. Three months. 12 challenges.Running from 1st June to 31st August 2020, there are 12 challenges in total, but you can complete as few or as many as you like. Each completed challenge gives you one entry into the draw to win a book voucher. Not sure what to read? Contact us at [email protected] and we can help!Forms must be submitted by Tuesday 1st September and winners will be announced shortly thereafter. Visit https://shoalhavenlibraries.com.au/winterreadingchallenge to view the 12 challenges and competition details. Best of luck to everyone!

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now, while the construction team were waiting for the new tanks to arrive..... some several weeks after placing the order, they busied themselves with the front garden area. The cover over the back garden proved successful in excluding many insects and birds so it had been decided the front gardens should be covered as well. So the construction team set about erecting the pipe uprights and frame work for the enclosure of eight of the front beds.

This required lots of measuring and digging for the structure to be concreted into the ground. At the same time it seems, they also laid the underground pipes to connect the two new tanks to the existing tanks. So now the netting cover has been installed over the enclosure and doors have been added for easy access and holes which existed in some of the mesh have been repaired. This has required lots of stitching, stretching and squatting and body manoeuvres for several of the garden members. Quite an aerobic workout as it turned out. And there is still a lot to go, but what a workout for our members, while social distancing and enjoying the sunshine!!

The standard tamarillo has also enjoyed a refurbish of the bed and we have been promised several new shrub tamarillo varieties to join it, in the near future. They will be grown from cuttings by “friends of the garden” and should be ready for planting in spring .They will also be covered with netting to prevent attack from pests and birds.

It is exciting to have new additions to the variety of produce on offer in the garden, and encourages us all to learn more about growing and using them in our food and preserves.

One of the smaller disused tanks which formally held water has now been halved and will be converted into “wicking beds “. This is a useful way of overcoming problems in areas which are too dry or too wet, and they are suitable for shallow rooted crops.

It is also a good way for people who are renting to grow a few vegetables without disturbing the garden of the landlord. We have prepared a smaller bed for parsley as a practice run, and this technique can be demonstrated at the garden for any reader interested in this water wise method of no dig gardening.

Another new practice we have embarked on for the garden improvement is to plant a green manure crop, to improve the soil. There is a particular problem with one of the back beds which is always too dry and has some interference from the tree roots in the park.

A cool/cold season crop has been planted which is made up of various legume and cereal crops with yellow and black mustard seed, fenugreek and sub clover. This crop will grow and prior to it coming into flower in about 5–6weeks we will cut it down and dig it all into the soil.

It is a natural way to fix nitrogen and fumigate the soil to prevent root-knot nematodes and fungal pathogens. It also improves soil structure

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for water retention and draws mineral up for future crops. The bed will be set up for the next crop in spring, and will be ideal for sweet corn.

Through the face book page “Propagating Kindness – Gardeners for fire effected South Coast Gardens” we have been able to donate and deliver to Lake Conjola area to assist fire effected people in their garden recovery.

The plants and cuttings have come from our members’ gardens and those of their friends as they tidy and refurbish, through the autumn months, embracing the new normal. Plants are so giving as they grow and multiply and self-seed and they all need a hair cut from time to time, which is a perfect time to share.

There were iris, frangipani, succulents, agapanthus, daisies, bromeliads, grasses, rosemary and lilies, as well as many various native shrubs in the first delivery in June and we will endeavour to continue this assistance, as required.

Many thanks to all our members and friends, who have made this possible.

our Saturday fundraising morning may have resumed, with social distance adhered to, for Saturday 18th July. If this is so, the flags will fly again at 10am at the front of the garden, and we will have excess vegetables and the very popular preserves available.

There has been pumpkin chutney made from our crop and also the green tomato relish which is always popular, as it compliments meat dishes. Yum!

Be patient, happy and healthy!

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BEFORE GOLD WAS FOuND By TOM SAuNDERS ON RED HILL, WHICH uLTIMATELy ESTABLISHED THE TOWN OF GuLGONG, HOARDS OF FOSSICKERS WERE WORKING AREAS TO THE NORTH AROuND BARNEy’S REEF. In 1865, gold fever had hit the Talbragar. The diggings teamed with men of all nations, including a large contingent of Chinese. There were about 2,000 Chinese living in the area, originally brought into the country as cheap labour, who had run away to find their fortune on the gold fields. Life was tough and they had to battle white miners who resented the long hours the Chinese were willing to put into their claims.A group of ten Chinese fossickers moved out of the camp one day in January of that year, to make the long trip back to China. Somewhere along the track, a tall masked bandit stopped them at pistol point. Pleas that they carried nothing but their humble belongings went unheeded. The bandit ordered them to turn around, lifted their pigtails and found the small calico bags concealed beneath the braids. Only another Chinese would have known where his victims would habitually hide their valuables. With the 10 calico bags stowed in his pockets, the Chinese bushranger made his escape into the surrounding bush. Making his first robbery, he became the only Chinese bushranger in Australia’s

history. Lee Wai-kit, the leader of the group, recognised those surly looks beneath his mask. It was Sam Poo, a Chinese man well known around the Talbragar diggings. It took two days for the return journey to Talbragar and they rushed onto the diggings screaming and waving their arms. The commotion was heard all over the fields. Sam Poo had turned up at Talbragar the previous October and set up a tent on the outskirts of the field. He walked about

the diggings a lot, spoke to no one, had no spade and never did any diggings. They called him “Cranky Sam”. He had packed up his tent and left the week before, to lie in wait for the unsuspecting Chinese.Trooper John Ward, the area’s only police officer, tried to form a posse to hunt the bandit but the miners wouldn’t leave their claims

to help a Chinese. A few days later Poo struck again, and this time a white miner was robbed. Leaping from the bush armed with a pistol and shotgun, he stopped many unsuspecting travellers over the ensuing weeks. Finally Poo made the ultimate mistake, he attacked a woman, a crime that angered every miner on the goldfield.Trooper John Ward laid a trap that he thought was fool proof. Dressed in dirt-stained civilian clothes he trudged down the road toward Gulgong. The ruse worked; from the bush the bandit suddenly

Cranky SamThe story of Sam Poo – Australia’s only Chinese Bushranger

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appeared, pistol in had. Ward straightened, to show he too was carrying a weapon. Poo turned and ran into the bush with Ward in hot pursuit until they reached the worked out gold field at Barney’s Reef, which was once swarming with sweating diggers but now a ghost camp. About noon the next day, the wounded Trooper was found by James Plunkett, a grazier whose property in the Birrawa area included the goldfield. “Sam Poo shot me” gasped Ward. He was carried back to the homestead where he died that afternoon, and was buried on the property. The news of the tragedy spread like wild fire.A manhunt drew armed men from as far away as Bathurst, and they scoured the bush for two weeks, but the crafty Chinese outlaw eluded them. Harry Hughes, a half cast stockman on the Plunkett’s property, offered to help. Quickly he picked up tracks from the murder scene and set off through the timbered country with the Troopers close behind. As they entered a gully a shot rang out, “He’s up here” shouted Hughes. For several hours a running gun battle ensued until a lucky shot from Trooper Todd’s rifle caught Poo in the thigh. Poo fell to the ground but kept firing. Hughes grabbed Todd’s rifle and charged the Chinaman breaking the stock over his head. More dead than alive, Poo was taken to Mudgee, where a large crowd had gathered to view the prisoner. Poo was in hospital for nine months before standing trial for the murder of John Ward. He was found guilty and hanged at Bathurst Jail on December 19th 1865.Australia’s only Chinese bushranger is now almost forgotten, but his stolen gold was never found and the treasure seekers still ponder about its location on the road from Talbragar to Gulgong.

The NSW Police Gazette - 1865On 3rd February, Senior Constable

John Ward of Coonabarabran Police, whilst endeavouring to arrest a Chinaman near Denison Town on a charge of robbery under arms, was fired on by the offender and severely wounded in the groin. He later died from the effects of the injury”. (The Denison Town area was known as “Talbragar” in the 1850s. Later “Talbragar” referred more to the area of Bulliroy Station owned by John Francis Plunkett).

Sam Poo, who shot Senior Constable Ward, was arrested at Cobbora by Constables Todd, McMahon and Burns. A half-caste tracker named Hughes volunteered his services. The tracker soon picked up the trail of the Chinaman. Several shots were fired. A salvo from Todd caught the fugitive in the neck and head. Burns rushed to secure him, and as the Chinaman rose to fire again, a rifle butt smashed across his head. Sam Poo was charged with the wilful murder of Constable John Ward at Talbragar on the 3rd February 1865. He pleaded not guilty. Poo was taken to Mudgee goal where he was treated for his wounds.

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What’s been happening at St Georges Basin Public School

Home Learning aCtivitieS and fun A huge shout out to our SGBPS Teachers and Staff for their amazing effort with online learning and returning to face to face learning. We are so proud of our students whilst learning from home. What amazing parents we have who assisted their children with online learning during this crazy time. You are all fantastic!

WeLCome baCk We are so happy to see all our wonderful students back at school. There are plenty of smiling faces in the playground while the kids reunite with their friends and enjoy learning in their classrooms. It is so great to have you back.

Coco our Paws Therapy dog turned 1 this month and celebrated with K-2.

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viNCENtiA HigH SCHOOL NEWS

Career Goals are on track for success!Careers Advisor Mrs Maree McNeil works tirelessly to support our students to reach their full potential and make solid plans for life after school and their career aspirations.Year 11 student Kade King is an inspiring future leader of our community and is on track to meet his career goals! As part of his student pathway plan Kade studies a Certificate II in Animal Studies and holds a traineeship with a Stephen & Susan Nicholas from Nicolstoke Saler Stud in Nowra.Kade identified at the end of Year 9 that he would like a career in the Animal Industry and worked out a plan to make it happen. He started work experience with Steve & Susan and then moved onto doing one morning each week at their farm and attends TAFE in the afternoon to meet the requirements of his Animal Studies course. Mr Nicolas is the President of the Shoalhaven Beef Association & Founder of the NSW School Steer Spectacular. Steve, Susan and Kade quickly developed a great working relationship and after 18 months of volunteer work we were able to convert Kade’s volunteer hours to paid employment with the support of the Burraga Foundation and the Australian Training Company. Kade now works a minimum of eight hours a week and often works more. Kade has recently been nominated by his TAFE teacher for an excellence award for Vocational Education and Training. Kade’s training and work on the farm marry well together enabling him to work on his animal handling skills and perform a number of

animal husbandry practices. One of the cows Kade has been working with recently had a calf and he will be in charge of raising it. Kade has also been an active member of Steve and Susan’s cattle team and they participate in a number of Agricultural shows across the country. In his first entry at the Kiama Show in 2019, Kade won ‘Best in Show’ for his work with Niamh. He has gone on to win a number of awards and prizes and most recently he was awarded first place champion light weight steer and best financial report for the School Steer Spectacular held at Milton Districts Meat earlier this year. We are excited to follow Kade‘s journey.

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