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Snippets... Triplets: are just under $10,000 shy of their fund-raising goal! A quick update: direct deposits to MD NSW total over $60,000; & the Everyday Hero website donations total $25,689 as at 11 June! That's a grand total of over $80,000! The revised goal for everything, including a new Toyota Hiace, three power wheelchairs & the conversion will cost $95,000. Jemimah Read, mum, is humbled and stunned, that all of this has happened in barely 3 months!? Jemimah & Ben Read sincerely express their gratitude to every-one? "Thank you deeply, we have been over-whelmed by the goodness of so many people." Methodist: Circuit Centenary. Although the name has changed, the congregation is just as strong...if not stronger! Now known as The Co-operating Anglican Church Parish of Canowindra, & Uniting Church linked congregations of Canowindra, Cranbury & Cudal, a massive weekend is planned to celebrate the 100th year of inception 23 & 24 June. For more information, please see the Church Notice over the page, or contact Rev Jono on 6344 1643, or Marion Wilson on 6344 1716, after Thursday. Drivers: beware of ridden, driven or led horses! When sharing the road with riders, both horse and bicycles, please slow down & give them plenty of room. Horse riders & horse drawn vehicles have rights to share our roads. When you come across horse traffic remember: Never sound your horn, rev your engine or pass a horse at high speed; Slow down or stop if a rider is having difficulty with a horse. Riders use the same rules as drivers & motorcyclists, however extra caution by drivers to riders is needed around town as we are lucky to have such wide range of transport options ...keeping Canowindra quirky! Hospitals: for cases of illness, bereavement, or any circumstance that calls for Pastoral attention, families should report directly to the ministers. For Rev Jono Williams please call 02 6344 1643; or Father Joe Dooley's number is 02 6344 1210. Parkers: it has come to our attention that there are a number of business owners/employees who are parking their vehicles on Gaskill Street for most of the working day. Not only does this prevent visitors from stopping in our town, it also deters customers from shopping locally. There are off street parking spaces behind IGA, along the laneway towards the Services Club, the car park between the Royal Hotel & Canowindra Pharmacy, along Blatchford & Ryall Streets. Help all businesses along Gaskill Street by parking elsewhere & help our town's economy grow. Pies: The Canowindra High School P&C Association will be running a Pie Drive as one of their annual fundraisers. The family sized pies will be supplied by the Forbes Country Bakehouse & are available in plain, bacon & cheese, curry, potato, chicken & vegie, & apple. All pies are $7.50 each and orders need to be made & paid for by 29 June for delivery & pick up Thursday 26 July. Order forms are available from the school office. In keeping with the "shop locally first" focus of The Phoenix, Canowindra Country Bakehouse don't stock the family sized pies, but they do awesome individual pies of many different flavours...the best lunches for this Winter weather! Call in & see them at 12 Blatchford Street, or give them a call on 02 6344 2525. Pythons: had a general bye for the long weekend, & have the bye this coming weekend, then travel to Condobolin Saturday 23 June to take on the Rams. The next home game, & Ladies Day, will be Saturday 30 June so mark your diaries! Funds: in the NSW Liberals/Nationals second budget, Canowindra High and Canowindra Public Schools will receive $18,000 between them towards their maintenance budget, Member for Dubbo Troy Grant advised yesterday.

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FREEDOM: MORE SPACE FOR JASE Local couple Amy Platt & Jason Horton moved to Canowindra from Orange in September last year, after Jason survived an unexpected, life changing accident. In April 2011, when driving home from Canberra Jason was involved in a single vehicle crash near Young and trapped for 5 hours. After being found by passersby, he was airlifted with a severed spinal column to Woden Hospital, then transferred to the Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney. Jason came home to Amy after 5 months of recovery and rehabilitation, moving into their specially modified house. Prior to his accident, Jason worked as a fencer with his Pop, shared an active lifestyle with Amy and their children: Dylan 7, Amika 6 and Tayla 5, which included regular camp-ing trips and short holidays. Although relatively new to Canowindra, the couple have embraced our community, running Bingo one day a week at the Canowindra Bowling Club, and once a month Amy assists Sue Shorten with the Friendship Group held at the Uniting Church. To enable Jason, Amy and family return to the freedom they previously enjoyed, they have, with support from the Canowindra Lions Club, started fundraising to purchase a new vehicle. The NSW Government's Lifetime Care & Support Scheme allows one vehicle per lifetime to be modified at no cost. Their current vehicle is not suitable, as when Jason's wheelchair is stowed in the boot, nothing else will fit. After much research Jason and Amy have found a cost effective solution to suit their needs, a new Kia Carnival. This vehicle will allow Jason the freedom to store his wheelchair, the kids safely seated, and the controls for him to drive. The modifications will assist him in regaining his independence and afford the opportunity for retraining so he can return to the work force. A number of fundraising activities are being planned to help Amy and Jason reach their target of $40,000, however you can donate now directly into The Canowindra Lions Club's account at Canowindra NAB, or online, using BSB 082 500 and account number 509583827, noting Jase as the reference. Donations over $2 are tax deductible, so get in last minute deductions before 30 June 2012 for your tax returns, you will be helping a worthwhile cause and local family.

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QUEEN'S HONOUR FOR CABONNE GENERAL MANAGER Cabonne Council’s General Manager Graeme Fleming has been described as one of the State’s outstanding local government administrators after he received the Public Service medal for outstanding service to local government in the Queen’s Birthday honours list. Mr Fleming, , received . Cabonne Mayor Bob Dowling paid tribute to Mr Flem-ing who will retire in August after more than 25 years at the helm of the Council, “It has been a real privilege for Cabonne to have a manager of Graeme’s standing. “He is one of the most experienced and highly regarded professionals in Local Government and this honour is extremely well deserved.” The Mayor said that when Mr Fleming arrived at Cabonne, the Council was in a precarious financial position with debts of $9 million and struggling to meet its day-to-day commitments. “Through Graeme’s exceptional financial management, Cabonne is now one of the most financially sound in New South Wales,” Cr Dowling said. After starting his Local Government career and univer-sity studies in Condobolin, Mr Fleming worked on coun-cils in Bega, Cooma and Gilgandra before becoming the Shire Clerk at Barraba in 1983 at just 28, making him the youngest in the State. He was still the State’s youngest shire clerk when he moved to Cabonne four years later. Mr Fleming said the most satisfying element of his 39-year local government career was working with Councillors, staff and the community for the benefit of country communities.

“I’ve also taken great satisfaction in seeing staff develop and progress their careers, particularly through our own organisation,” he said. “Our staff development program where we have been able to recognise talent and grow our own staff has been one of the key achievements during my time at Cabonne.” Mr Fleming said other notable projects included: The timber bridge replacement program. At the end of 2012-13 all but three of 59 timber bridges will have been replaced by concrete structures; The Waluwin Community Centre at Molong – Australia’s first fully integrated primary health and community care facility; A record $12 million allocated to road improvements in the current financial year; The new council chambers and office extensions; One of the State’s first self-replacing plant funds which has given Cabonne one of the most modern and best equipped plant fleets in NSW; and the establishment of the Wellington Blayney Cabonne Strategic Alliance with savings and benefits to its member councils of more than $4.2 million since its inception in 2003. During his time at Barraba and Cabonne, both councils won the prestigious A.R. Bluett Award which recognises the best council in NSW. In September last year, Mr Fleming received one of Local Government’s highest accolades by being appointed one of three trustees for the Bluett Award, only the fourth Local Government manager in 75 years to receive the honour and in February he was appointed chairman of the trust. Congratulations Graeme, what a great honour to receive on the eve of your retirement.

Save the date… June 13: State of Origin Game 2 can we do it this week on our home ground??? June 14: Canowindra Vintage Tractor & Machinery Enthusiasts Inc Annual General Meeting

7:30pm at Canowindra Bowling Club. Enquiries Patricia Sheehan 0429 540 638 June 22: DEADLINE FOR PUBLIC DISPLAY OF Cabonne Council's draft LEP June 23: Pythons v Condobolin - AT CONDO June 23: Solstice Degustation 6pm @ taste Canowindra: 6 courses + wine $80 6344 2332 June 23: The Winter Solstice Feast pomegranate @ The Royal 3 courses + Hamiltons Bluff

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SESQUICENTENARY OF ESCORT ROCK By Dorothy Balcomb

All roads will lead to Eugowra next Saturday 16 June when there will be great celebrations for the 150th anniversary of the Escort Rock Gold Robbery of 15 June 1862. One group heading to Eugowra for the afternoon will be members of The Police and Bushranger Descendants who have planned a weekend based in Bathurst visiting bushranger sites. After visiting Coombing Park in the morning they will arrive at the Royal Hotel Canowindra for a talk by Peter Smith at 11.15am before a barbecue lunch catered by Canowindra Lions Club at 12 noon in the courtyard behind the hotel close to the site of the old Canowindra Inn, twice held up by Ben Hall and gang in 1863. The group plan to leave Canowindra at 12.45pm for Eugowra Showground, returning to Bathurst at 3.30pm. Of interest, another fascinating Canowindra bush-ranger story has recently come to the notice of the Canowindra Historical Society. A policeman from Auburn Police station called at the Museum in April, seeking information on the burial place of Senior Constable John Herbert, who was accidentally shot by another policeman John Cook and a black tracker in the hills near Mogong and Nyrang Creek on the night of 28/29 March 1865. Cook had thought Herbert was one of the bush-rangers approaching in the dark. At this time, there was an all-out search for the bushrangers who had held up a store in Forbes and headed for the hills in the Eugowra-Canowindra direction. Extra police had been brought to the area and stationed at Canowindra to capture the bush-rangers who were making a mockery of the police and there was a big reward for their capture. The wounded John Herbert was brought into Canowindra and Dr Rowland from Carcoar was called to attend him. Dr Rowland had to travel from Carcoar by horseback as did the messenger who went for him. Dr Rowland removed the bullet that had passed through Herbert’s liver and lodged in his groin but he died in Canowindra on 13 April and was buried ‘in the same place’ the next day. The only burial place in Canowindra at that time was on Belubula station. The writer has been amassing a file of early newspaper reports of the incident, the later trial in Bathurst of Constable Cook, who was acquitted, and the awarding of a pension of 40 pounds a year for ten years to Herbert’s widow and two children. Ben Hall was finally captured and killed near Forbes a few weeks later on 5 May 1865.

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Fitness Path Update Donations from so many generous national and local businesses keep rolling in. The Have A Ball promises to be stylish, sophisticated and an absolute cracker of a night with Auctions, Raffles, Games and Lucky Door Prizes. Some more prizes to be won on the night include: from Regional Express (REX) a wooden Galileo thermometer, model plane, cooler bags, women’s sunglasses, polo shirt; a Penrith Whitewater gift certificate; Odeon 5 Cinema Orange two double passes; BIG4 Holiday Parks Certificate to redeem for two years complimentary membership; Powerhouse Museum two family passes at $25 each; Virginia Cullane Books hardcover book “Woolsheds – The Anvils that Forged a Nation” by Russell Moor valued at $60; Ruby Red Dress one $50 and one $20 voucher to be used in store; Finns Store two $25 vouchers for lunch to be used in store; and the Canowindra Trading Post two $50 vouchers to be used in store. The next Fitness Path raffle out the front of Lawrence’s IGA is set for Saturday 7 July, which is the same day of the Lodge Canowindra's progressive “Christmas in July” dinner. Tickets are $45 per person and are available from The Plague & I at 86 Gaskill Street on 02 6344 2736, or Ian Guihot on 0428 634 410. First course and nibbles will be served at the Lodge on Blatchford Street at 6:30pm, the main course will be served in the CWA Rooms, and dessert in the Canowindra Community Hall adjoining the Services Club. You won't feel guilty about eating all the delicious treats, as you'll be walking the Feast Path for each course. Tickets for the Have A Ball are selling fast so book your table of 10, at only $25 per person, and get your tickets from the Canowindra Newsagency or Bill Paul's Carpet Centre for Saturday 14 July at 7pm. Don't miss out!

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SECOND LINEAR ACCELERATOR FOR CENTRAL WEST RADIATION ONCOLOGY SERVICE The Minister for Health and Minister for Medical Research, Jillian Skinner, and the Member for Orange, Andrew Gee, announced the purchase of a second linear accelerator for the Central West Radiation Oncology Service at Orange. “The NSW Government is committed to expanding cancer services for the people of regional NSW,” Mrs Skinner said. “This second linear accelerator, at a cost of $3.659m, has been jointly funded by the NSW and Commonwealth Governments and has been expanded to meet the growing demand for this service from residents of the central west of the state.” Mr Gee said the linear accelerator has been ordered and the vendor has advised that it should arrive at the Central West Cancer Care Centre in August 2012. “This extra capacity will mean that more residents from Dubbo, Orange, Bathurst and all surrounding areas will be able to receive their radiotherapy treatment locally, with the support of other clinical services provided as part of an integrated cancer care centre,” Mr Gee said. Mrs Skinner said the success of the Central West Radiation Oncology Service in its first year of operation is to be applauded. “The establishment and expansion of comprehen-sive cancer centres in regional areas has had many positive benefits for local cancer patients. They can now stay with family and friends while having treatment during a very difficult time. “With this additional linear accelerator, and the availability of the accommodation for patients and their carers at the Western Care Lodge, the Cancer Care Centre will now be able to treat around 350 more residents from across central and western NSW,” Mrs Skinner said.

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