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www.katherinetimes.com.au KATHERINE TIMES, WEDNESDAY JULY 2 2014 9 SOME backyards around town have recently had the du- bious pleasure of hosting large numbers of little corellas. Little corellas are highly in- telligent birds and it is likely that one of their motivations for roosting in towns is that they feel safe away from pred- ators. In the Katherine region over the hotter months of the year, young corellas fledge and join growing flocks of birds that gather to feed on seasonally available food sources. Flocks accumulate at feed- ing sites by a process known as “local enhancement”, whereby birds flying past will change course to join other birds they can see on the ground. Once the wet season rains soften the ground, these flocks will disperse over a wide area, as they are then able to dig for the bulbs and corms previously hidden in hard soil. A full moon can keep little corellas awake and moving around their roost site, ensur- ing that everyone around them also gets a rough night’s sleep. Luckily, these birds typi- cally only start calling at first light. Birds will start to call to one another, often finding a tree with exposed branches where they will bask in the early morning sunlight before flying off to feed. Once their bellies are full - a process that can take from half an hour to five hours, depend- ing on abundance of food and whether there are young to feed - they return to the roost site. Here, they will loaf about, preening, playing and resting during the warmer parts of the day. They will often resume feeding later in the day before settling in for the evening around sunset. They can be at their most noisy around this time, as if discussing the events of the day with friends and family. It is illegal to physically in- terfere with native birds and you must not injure them. Take heart, however, next wet season and treat your first visiting little corellas to some noise or flashing lights and be patient, as they will move on eventually. Connect to Country with Ranger Clare Do you want to know more about flora, fauna and parks in the Katherine region? ‘Like’ Northern Territory Parks and Wildlife on Facebook. Steamed fish with chilli and lime sauce Ingredients 1 400g fish (eg. barra- mundi, snapper or bream) 1 banana leaf (optional) Chopped coriander Chilli and lime sauce 1-2 coriander roots Pinch of salt 2-3 garlic cloves, peeled 3-5 bird’s eye chillies or more, if you wish 1 tbsp white sugar 3-4 tbsp lime juice 1-2 tbsp fish sauce Method 1. Rinse the fish well and pat dry with paper towel. Score the fish by making three or four diagonal slices on each side. This helps the fish cook faster and more evenly. 2. Next, make the sauce. Using a pestle and mor- tar, pound the coriander roots to a fine paste with the salt. 3. Add the garlic and chillies and continue pounding to a coarse paste. Season with the sugar, lime juice and fish sauce. The sauce should be hot, sour, salty and more than a little sweet - but this can be altered to taste. Transfer the sauce to a small bowl and set aside. 4. Place the fish on a ba- nana leaf or heatproof plate and then into a steamer. Steam over simmering water for about 15-20 minutes or until cooked - the scored flesh should be opaque right to the bone. 5. Spoon the chilli and lime sauce over the fish and serve sprinkled with chopped coriander. Rodeos have long been a popular competitor and spectator sport in Australia, but were not run on an or- ganised basis until the 1880s. The National Agricultural Society of Victoria ran one of the earliest recorded events in 1888, when a roughriding competition was held at their annual show. Original events for rodeo in Australia included buck- jumping (saddle broncs), bul- lock riding, bulldogging, wild- cow milking, wild bullock races, wild horse races and releasing the surcingles. The 2014 Katherine Rodeo will include Station Saddle Bronc, Novice Bull Ride, Novice Saddle Bronc, Juvenile Barrel Race, Junior Barrel Race, Open Bull Ride, Open Bull Ride, Open Bare- back, Open Saddle Bron, Ladies Barrel Race, Break- away Roping, Junior Steer Ride, Junior Bull Ride and Mini Pony Ride events. The Rodeo is proudly sponsored by many local businesses. Rodeo nominations for the Rodeo close on July 11 at 4pm. They must be submitted with the KDSS waiver, ABCRA waiver and pay- ment. Working Dog Trials will also be held at the 2014 Katherine Show, on Friday, July 18 and Saturday, July 19. Working Dog Trials aim to foster, encourage and train herding dogs in the cattle in- dustry - by providing a course that simulates a mini paddock situation with all the skill requirements needed on a working property. Working Dog Trials at the Katherine Show will be held in the Rodeo Arena and provide a great spectator sport for people to be in awe of these hard working ca- nines. Working Dog Trials will be held in three classes: Bush Handler (for anyone to have a go), Novice (for dogs who have never won a trial) and Open (open to all entrants). Please see the Katherine Show website for specifics. Nominations close on Fri- day July 11. Late nomination will be ac- cepted until July 16 but incur a $5 fee per dog entered. Contact the office for more details. Nominations for all events are simple. All forms can be down- loaded from the show web- site and emailed to [email protected], faxed to 08 8972 1835 or de- livered to the show office with payment of fees. More information online at: www.katherinshow.org.au. I I t t ’ ’ s s s s h h o o w w t t i i m m e e a a g g a a i i n n s s o o o o n n . . . . . . J J u u l l y y 1 1 8 8 - - 1 1 9 9 > by CLARE PEARCE >> lifestyle & home > By Show Officer Courtney Golding Katherine - You are Beautiful Proudly sponsored by the Member for Katherine, Willem Westra van Holthe, and The Escarpment Restaurant on Giles Street, Katherine. There is plenty to love about Katherine and the surrounding region. Why do you love Katherine? Email: [email protected] Janet Noble, Katherine resident and retailer: “I love the Katherine region because ...” KATHERINE is beautiful because it is a good place to stop and set up to see the Territory - you’ve got places like Edith Falls and Mataranka just up or down the road. There are so many things to see and look at around here and Katherine is well placed to get to them all. We moved up here from Queensland about 18 years ago but we were here in ‘86 and ‘87 when my husband worked on stage one of Tindal. After the work fin- ished we went back to Queensland but our daughter stayed up here, so we came back up here for three or four months at a time when it got too cold. Eventually, we just decided to move up here and we’ve been here ever since. People think I’m mad but I love the wet sea- son, because it’s the only time we get any rain - I reckon it’s terrific. The people here are really friendly and Katherine is a nice little town.
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www.katherinetimes.com.au KATHERINE TIMES, WEDNESDAY JULY 2 2014 9
SOME backyards aroundtown have recently had the du-bious pleasure of hosting largenumbers of little corellas.
Little corellas are highly in-telligent birds and it is likelythat one of their motivationsfor roosting in towns is thatthey feel safe away from pred-
ators.In the Katherine region over
the hotter months of the year,young corellas fledge and joingrowing flocks of birds thatgather to feed on seasonallyavailable food sources.
Flocks accumulate at feed-ing sites by a process known as“local enhancement”, wherebybirds flying past will changecourse to join other birds theycan see on the ground.
Once the wet season rainssoften the ground, these flockswill disperse over a wide area,as they are then able to dig forthe bulbs and corms previouslyhidden in hard soil.
A full moon can keep littlecorellas awake and movingaround their roost site, ensur-ing that everyone around themalso gets a rough night’s sleep.
Luckily, these birds typi-cally only start calling at firstlight.
Birds will start to call to oneanother, often finding a treewith exposed branches where
they will bask in the earlymorning sunlight before flyingoff to feed.
Once their bellies are full - aprocess that can take from halfan hour to five hours, depend-ing on abundance of food andwhether there are young tofeed - they return to the roostsite.
Here, they will loaf about,preening, playing and restingduring the warmer parts of theday. They will often resumefeeding later in the day beforesettling in for the eveningaround sunset.
They can be at their mostnoisy around this time, as ifdiscussing the events of the daywith friends and family.
It is illegal to physically in-terfere with native birds andyou must not injure them.
Take heart, however, nextwet season and treat your firstvisiting little corellas to somenoise or flashing lights and bepatient, as they will move oneventually.
Connect to Country with Ranger Clare Do you want to know more about flora, fauna and parks in the Katherine region?‘Like’ Northern Territory Parks and Wildlife on Facebook.
Steamed fish with chilli and lime sauce
Ingredients1 400g fish (eg. barra-mundi, snapper orbream)1 banana leaf (optional)Chopped corianderChilli and lime sauce1-2 coriander rootsPinch of salt2-3 garlic cloves, peeled3-5 bird’s eye chillies ormore, if you wish1 tbsp white sugar3-4 tbsp lime juice1-2 tbsp fish sauce
Method1. Rinse the fish well and
pat dry with paper towel.Score the fish by makingthree or four diagonalslices on each side. Thishelps the fish cook fasterand more evenly.2. Next, make the sauce.Using a pestle and mor-tar, pound the corianderroots to a fine paste withthe salt.3. Add the garlic andchillies and continuepounding to a coarsepaste. Season with thesugar, lime juice and fishsauce. The sauce shouldbe hot, sour, salty and
more than a little sweet -but this can be altered totaste. Transfer the sauceto a small bowl and setaside.4. Place the fish on a ba-nana leaf or heatproofplate and then into asteamer. Steam oversimmering water forabout 15-20 minutes oruntil cooked - the scoredflesh should be opaqueright to the bone.5. Spoon the chilli andlime sauce over the fishand serve sprinkled withchopped coriander.
Rodeos have long been apopular competitor andspectator sport in Australia,but were not run on an or-ganised basis until the1880s.
The National AgriculturalSociety of Victoria ran one ofthe earliest recorded eventsin 1888, when a roughridingcompetition was held at theirannual show.
Original events for rodeoin Australia included buck-jumping (saddle broncs), bul-
lock riding, bulldogging, wild-cow milking, wild bullockraces, wild horse races andreleasing the surcingles.
The 2014 KatherineRodeo will include StationSaddle Bronc, Novice BullRide, Novice Saddle Bronc,Juvenile Barrel Race, JuniorBarrel Race, Open Bull Ride,Open Bull Ride, Open Bare-back, Open Saddle Bron,Ladies Barrel Race, Break-away Roping, Junior SteerRide, Junior Bull Ride andMini Pony Ride events.
The Rodeo is proudlysponsored by many local
businesses.Rodeo nominations for the
Rodeo close on July 11 at4pm.
They must be submittedwith the KDSS waiver,ABCRA waiver and pay-ment.
Working Dog Trials willalso be held at the 2014Katherine Show, on Friday,July 18 and Saturday, July19.
Working Dog Trials aim tofoster, encourage and trainherding dogs in the cattle in-dustry - by providing acourse that simulates a mini
paddock situation with all theskill requirements needed ona working property.
Working Dog Trials at theKatherine Show will be heldin the Rodeo Arena and provide a great spectatorsport for people to be in aweof these hard working ca-nines.
Working Dog Trials will beheld in three classes: BushHandler (for anyone to havea go), Novice (for dogs whohave never won a trial) andOpen (open to all entrants).
Please see the KatherineShow website for specifics.
Nominations close on Fri-day July 11.
Late nomination will be ac-cepted until July 16 but incura $5 fee per dog entered.
Contact the office for moredetails.
Nominations for all eventsare simple.
All forms can be down-loaded from the show web-site and emailed [email protected],faxed to 08 8972 1835 or de-livered to the show officewith payment of fees.
More information online at:www.katherinshow.org.au.
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> by CLARE PEARCE
>> lifestyle & home
> By Show OfficerCourtney Golding
Katherine - You are BeautifulProudly sponsored by the Member for Katherine, Willem Westra van Holthe, and The EscarpmentRestaurant on Giles Street, Katherine.
There is plenty to love about Katherine and the surrounding region. Why do you love Katherine? Email: [email protected]
Janet Noble, Katherine resident and retailer: “I love the Katherine region because ...”
K AT H E R I N E i sbeautiful because it isa good place to stopand set up to see theTerritory - you’ve gotplaces like Edith Fallsand Mataranka just upor down the road.
There are so manythings to see and lookat around here andKatherine is wellplaced to get to themall.
We moved up herefrom Queensland about18 years ago but wewere here in ‘86 and ‘87when my husbandworked on stage one ofTindal.
After the work fin-ished we went back toQueensland but ourdaughter stayed up here,so we came back uphere for three or fourmonths at a time when it
got too cold.Eventually, we just
decided to move up hereand we’ve been hereever since.
People think I’m madbut I love the wet sea-son, because it’s theonly time we get any rain- I reckon it’s terrific.
The people here arereally friendly andKatherine is a nice littletown.
