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July 2009 Kangaroo Valley Voice

News p1– 19 Columns p20– 39 Sport p40-41 Directory p42– 45 Wot’s on p47

Volume 15 Issue 1 ISSN 1833-8402 Circulation 850 July 2009 $2

Kangaroo Valley Voice

Each year the Kangaroo Valley Pre-

School faces a predicament, how to keep

its doors open.

On average, our precious Pre-School which provides an essential service has to

try to find more than $20,000 per annum to

pay staff, buy equipment and keep up with the demands of upkeep on the building. The preschool is lucky in so many ways with support from the school and support from the community, the building itself is community owned and has wonderful staff led by Jacinta to run it and care for the children. But it is the community or Pre-School committee members themselves that have to address the lack of funds that the State Government has failed to give in support. So, as the fundraiser for the preschool, I planned and rounded up help, to throw a massive party! The biggest thrill for me is the support I got for what was a mad idea and that so many people ‘got it’ and gave time, money and helps to make this event happen. This was a true community event that went beyond the preschool parents, beyond Kangaroo Valley (we had a bus filled from Nowra to prove it!) There are many, many, people to thank and they are listed in our honour roll but I would also like to acknowledge that by and large, the greatest contributors and those that told me ‘yes’ and rounded up prizes, helped dress the hall and gave their time were parents, small business people, and true friends. I cannot tell you how grateful to my friends and members of the kangaroo Valley community who have trusted and supported me with this; I am so very indebted to you all.

(Continued on page 3)

Support for Pre-School gathered $25,000

More rogues gallery pics page 3


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The Editor

Wwoofers feel welcome As I've only just arrived in Kangaroo Valley, I can't but give you my first impressions, which we all know can be terribly wrong. However, I have a feeling they might be right when it comes to this place. The initial thought that went through my mind as we descended down into the Valley in the car ride here was that it's such a picturesque area, so serene with all it’s trees and green fields. And when you live in Sydney, like I do, you notice the fresh, clean air you seem to be blessed with between your modest mountains.


…. or to paraphrase an earlier U.S.

President, John F Kennedy; “Ask not

what your community can do for you;

ask instead what you can do for your

community”.

What a contrast these last few weeks have

provided in the contexts of democracy, accountability and responsibility. The outstanding success, of the Pre-school Winter Dance (highlighted on pages 1 and 3), achieved with the energy and enthusiasm necessary to overcome the funding shortfall and poor support mechanism from the State Government, stands in an even better light, when one compares that wholehearted comittment, to the almost degrading dereliction of duty and priorities exhibited by politicians of all persuasion, in both houses of Parliament. The nightly parade, masquerading as news, of the posturing, preening and blustering moments of “high drama” in Canberra, focusing on “utegate” and “e-mailgate” was proof positive, that these guardians and proponents of our democratic rights, have clearly lost their collective way and lost contact with many in the wider community. This valley continually demonstrates the worth of volunteer labour and contributions in kind in a myriad of ways. Pioneer Museum Park, the Lions Club, CWA, CMRI, VIEW Club, the environment group and many other organisations and clubs could not achieve what they do without the assistance of supporters and volunteers. It is with that in mind, that in this editorial, we print the following appeal from the Pathways group for ideas and further comittment.

$30,000 to spend by September –

Can you help us spend it? The Federal Government has given us a grant

of $30K, which has to be spent by September,

to build Stage 2 of our Cycle/pathway which is

planned to run from the Showground entrance

to Nugent’s Creek Road. I estimate, based on

our previous experience that the money will get

us a far as Jarrett’s Lane (about 700 metres)

provided the work is, once again, done by

voluntary labour. Due to the shortness of time

we may need to have a mixture of paid and

volunteer labour. The Council has given us the

go ahead and a loan of the appropriate signs

and formwork so we need to organise the

various teams to make it happen.

To complete the job in the time frame we will

need to have at least two concrete pours per

week, one on a Saturday morning and another

one or two during the week.

We have two people willing to coordinate two of

the work areas;

One will order and arrange delivery of the

concrete, expansion joints etc. If rain looked

to be a possibility he will liaise with the

concrete supplier on the morning of the

proposed pour to confirm or cancel it.

The other will coordinate the volunteers.

To enable this to happen he will need a list of

those willing to work and their preferred

day/s and timeframe

We need a person to manage the concrete pours

for each of the days they occur. This could be

one person overseeing all the pours or a

different person for each day. They will need to

be on site at least 20 minutes before the

concrete is due to arrive and stay to the end to

ensure the job is completed and all the tools

cleaned. It would be important for them to sign

for the delivery and ensure water, from the truck

or elsewhere, is available for cleaning the tools

at the end of the day.

The concreting teams required are;

Saturday mornings. Minimum of 6 persons to

pour and finish around 35 linear metres of

concrete .

Weekday morning/s Minimum 5 persons per

pour

Please leave your name and preferred jobs,


Be part of democracy in action?

Yes! You can!


Photographs by David Shepherd

Not listed on the honour roll are the parents who helped with prize gathering and general preparation, Caroline Hill, Shelly Shine, Tara Mackie, Marie Cameron, Jodie Bourke, Courtney Russell, Lyn Robinson and Rachell Potter. There is also the fantastic graphic design by Zoe Georgeou that turned an idea into a party with the fab design and to Bruce Martin for the

Design for the Game Show ‘Valley Family Feud’ and the ‘technology and know how’ of the game show and making my ‘set list’ heard by Nigel Anderson. But then I could continue with more names of those that helped such as my Auctioneer Mark Hassell and game show host, Lance

Brown. There there is Patrick and Anita and Lisa behind the very busy bar, Kim Sharman who did some gorgeous graphics work on all our auction list, tickets and vouchers and the list goes on….

I did slave for the two months in the lead up to this event and added a thousand different features to the night

(Continued from page 1)

Winter Dance - a great success

including buses, entrée, dessert, game show and so forth, but the idea was to create the party atmosphere, bring interest and talk, make it fun and make it happen. The floor heaved from 6.30 to near midnight and everyone danced in their fantastic costumes. We will have to do the final tally in terms of funds but we think we broke the $25,000 mark which is truly wonderful. But my favourite part is that everyone had fun. Again, only in Kangaroo Valley would a true community event be possible. Thanks to all the party revellers who (literally) drank the bar dry! I could give you a run down of the whole evening and what took place, but I have felt that the guide to the night was there in the lead up with the program of the evening and in terms of what took place, I have delighted in hearing everyone talk about the event since. The Disco is a bit like Woodstock, if you remember it clearly then you weren’t really there. If you really want to see our community in action, then go to the flickr site set up with more than 150 photos from the evening. http://www.flickr.com/photos/miffy_photos/ It is truly ridiculous that we have to work so hard as volunteers to raise money for our kids and support this early learning service (boo again to the State Government), but if throwing a party is how I have to do it, then see you all next year.

Miffy Llewellyn


Letters to the Editor (continued)

Sports club Secretaries Send your

fixtures, features, results to [email protected]

Joanna Gash MP Federal Member for Gilmore

Getting the Job Done!

24 Berry Street, PO Box 1009 Nowra 2541 (8am – 6pm weekdays)

Ph; 4423 1782 Fax; 4423 1785

[email protected]

www.joannagash.com.au

How can I help you?”

Shoalhaven City Council is seeking

nominations for the 2009 Shoalhaven Medal.

Mayor, Councillor Paul Green said the aim of

the medal is to recognise those citizens of the

city who has shown exemplary and

commendable efforts in their work for the city.

“Council will confer these medals – they will be given to citizens as Gold, Silver and Bronze – on those people who are showing excellent efforts in working with the community,” Clr Green said. “I encourage all citizens to nominate for a medal now.” The aim of the Shoalhaven Medal is to recognise any member of our community who has made an outstanding contribution to the local community or achieved excellence in the nominee’s field of endeavour. Nominees will be judged not only on the length or quantity of service but also the quality of the service, including acts of compassion, generosity and bravery. Nominations forms are available from Council’s Nowra and Ulladulla Administrative Centres, Shoalhaven Libraries, Shoalhaven

Visitor Centres, The Shoalhaven City Arts Centre, Council’s Aquatic Centres.

You can also download a nomination form

from Council’s Internet site at

www.shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au.

The closing date for nominations will be 5 pm 15 July 2009. Nominations received after that date will not be accepted. Awards will be presented at a function to be held at the Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre on 1 August 2009.

CONTACT:

Shoalhaven City Mayor

Councillor Paul Green (02) 4429 3250

0423 881 873

Nominate for gold, silver or bronze

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I guess it is quite funny that every time I go to town I feel like I’ve entered the “Wild West” replica part of an amusement park and it’s almost like I expect people to come out of the shops wearing chaps, cowboy hats and boots. Hampden Bridge looks equally out of an amusement park too me and I have a theory that the reason for this must be that the locals here in Kangaroo Valley takes pride in keeping both the beloved bridge and the town well preserved. I haven’t seen any graffiti or extensive littering, which I see as a sign of care. Furthermore I’ve noticed how everyone seems to be very friendly towards each other when meeting on the streets, at the pub or in the shops. As for my reception, I would say that I feel welcome here. Everyone I’ve met has been very nice and friendly. If I were to describe the locals of Kangaroo Valley, I would probably emphasize on the humour. In my experience you don’t let a chance to crack a joke pass. I look forward to getting to know the people of the Valley better, and to the wonderful stories of and about the local heroes, along which I‘ll most likely get quite a bit of the “juicy goss“ common in every small community. To sum it up Kangaroo Valley can seem like a genuine Pleasantville in an outsider’s perspective and it is perfectly understandable that it attracts the amount of tourists that it does.


Time will tell whether or not this is a true portrayal of this town and its people and maybe I’ll get the chance to tell in time.

Sveinung Kjeldsen, Wwoofer from Norway.

See more Woofer words page 6

The Editor

Some corrections please On reading your article in the (June 2009 ) issue of the Kangaroo Valley Voice, l noticed a few things needed correction in the article of (Bill's Village Walk and some early Valley history). On page 14,It says Neil Gardner. Ninean Gardner was his name. I know this as he was the Grandfather of my husband. Also on page 14. It says his daughter Elva and her husband CyriI. Edna was his daughter and wife to CyriI. Elva was their Daughter. I know this is correct as Cyril and Edna were my much loved in-laws and Elva my sister in law, parents and sister to John. On page 62 in reference to the Bakers. It was Keth Verney, not Kath, also there was the late Harry Brooks and also Bill Watkinson during that time. That magnificent grandfather clock that took up standing room in the Newsagency and General store still stands gracefully in our home today. I hope this information is of some assistance to your records,

Kind regards

Lyndall Dent

“Rudd snubs Shoalhaven jobless”

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is more

concerned with shoring up Labor votes

in Wollongong than actually addressing

the issue of chronic unemployment

which continues to plague the

Shoalhaven and the South Coast down to

the Victorian border says Gilmore M.P.

Joanna Gash. Mrs Gash criticised the Prime Minister for

ignoring the Shoalhaven’s unemployed in the

Job Summit he attended recently in Wollongong.

“If this is supposed to be a real job summit, surely the first place to go to would be where the unemployment is highest and that is the regional communities that dot the coast line south of Wollongong. “Unemployment levels at one stage were the second highest in Australia and I suspect there are still up there. “His actions speak louder than his words – he just doesn’t care. “Labor bureaucracies are leaching jobs away to Sydney firms when our builders and tradesmen are crying out for work yet Mr Rudd has not lifted a finger to help. Mrs Gash said she was disappointed that in such times, the Government decided to shut down the Shoalhaven Area Consultative Committee. “It was arguably the most successful agency the Shoalhaven had for identifying job opportunities and has helped hundreds of people, directly and indirectly through numerous job creation schemes. “We need more proactive schemes such as this and not another talk fest for which this government has such a fondness. “We need the Area Consultative Committee – it has worked with both the Coalition Government and its predecessor, the Keating Government, and it should be allowed to continue to exist now when it is desperately needed” Mrs Gash said.


100 years young! Come celebrate with Elsie Dewhurst Come celebrate with Elsie Dewhurst, her

family and the Kangaroo Valley

Community, on Saturday July 18 at the

Kangaroo Valley Hall.

The morning will begin with Formalities at

11am - on the strike - followed by a catch-

up time till 2 pm sharp. Please bring a plate of finger food - disposable paper plates are really good for recycling and ease of cleaning up. Photograph right shows Front row: Elsie Dewhurst and Bill Lawson

At rear: Elaine Bower, Doris Blinman, Geoff

Todd, Bill Leadbitter and Gaarth Chittick

representing the families of those who have

created and preserved our history for future

generations, celebrating an earlier birthday at

Pioneer Museum Park.

Elaine Apperley

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Saturday September 5, 2009

The Kangaroo Valley P&C Association’s

Trivia Night is legendary so what better

theme for this years event than “Myths

and Legends”!

The battle will be mighty as Gods and

Goddesses, Monsters and Dragons, Knights of the Round Table, Pharaohs and

Fairies all try and win the right to rule! The Kangaroo Valley Hall will be the site of battle and will be transformed to a land beyond. Each table will represent an ancient myth or legend. Create your own unique table theme or ask the scribe to select one from the scroll when booking.

Come and be part of the ongoing

legend that is P & C Trivia Night

Trivia Night Saturday

September 5, 2009

Book early to ensure that you can secure the theme of your hearts’ desire. Bring your own banquet but purchase and partake of the nectars from our licensed bar. Tea, coffee and cake will also be provided. Trivia Night is KV Primary School’s major annual fundraising event and the money raised is used to enhance and facilitate our children’s academic, sporting and creative education. So mark September 5 in your diary, gather your legendary eight and book your table by ringing John on 4465 1082 (BH) or 4465 1003 (AH).

You can also support the valley children by donating goods and services for auction or prizes or assisting with the event itself. If you would like to do either contact Lucy (our P&C President) on 4465 2232. See advertisement page 48 for further details.

frequency and days you are available, with

Bryan Barger at the Post office or by phoning

myself 4465 2041 or Margo Dryden 4465 1503.

I am happy to talk to anybody to discuss the jobs

and answer any questions.

Ron Bower

There is also a request from the environment group, (see page 46) for tree planting assistance on Sunday August 30 at 10 am. In the meantime, as the none too edifying saga continues in Canberra and the NSW Parliament has been locked down, we can look forward with some anticipation when the “whole truth” about the disruptions from the Capital will be revealed in “Godwin—The Musical”. I can hardly wait. Carl Leddy


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Swimming Pool

Plans have been drawn up for the work

involved in incorporating into the pool

area part of the adjoining land behind

the police station, and Lions had hoped

to complete the work by the end of

June.

Unfortunately we were belatedly advised that, due to the height of the surrounding

fence, development approval is required. That has caused some delay, but we still

have four months before the start of the

next pool season, so we remain optimistic.

Changing of (some of) the Guard

Following the annual election in March, Jason Horton remains President of Kangaroo Valley Lions Club for a second year. However, from 1 July Lorraine Mairinger succeeds Lyn Obern as Secretary, and Jill Turnbull succeeds Shauna Broad as Treasurer.

Tony Barnett

From Moe Came into Valley January 2009 from Hartlepool, North East England. I am travelling and working in Australia. Got picked up by Lyn who is also a pommy, she’s from London, she was very nice to me and made me feel at home, showed me some sights like Jervis Bay, Kiama, Nowra, Seven Mile Beach, Cambewarra lookout. Currently staying and working on a farm in Bendeela, looking after cattle, farm dog, chooks etc, Met everyone in the Valley shops, tried the famous milkshakes in Fudge House - very addictable, everyone seems very nice in valley. Met Bryan and Esther in post office. Met bob in Friendly Inn, went for few drinks there. Also would like wwoofers in valley to email me on [email protected] and we will arrange to meet up at the pub weekly!

Also helping out a lot with KV Lions on projects, such as ANXAC Day, driver reviver, Festival day etc, tree planting etc... will send the Voice a few pictures soon.

Mahmood Jhad (Moe).

Wwoofing in the Kangaroo Valley. I’m based in Sydney at the moment and love it but doing bits of temp work there means I’m often stuck behind a computer for hours at a time! This means I often feel the need to have some time away from the city and find somewhere peaceful in the country.

From Jane I'd heard about the Kangaroo Valley and how wonderful it was so I thought I'd do some Wwoofing here after doing some at a farm near Canberra. I really was not disappointed. It is such a lovely part of the country and I really enjoyed doing some physical work, working outdoors and getting out from behind a desk! The Kangaroo Valley is so beautiful, so unspoilt and there is a real sense of community here. I was lucky to meet many of the locals and was so happy to find that everyone was so friendly and welcoming. A big thing that struck me about the Valley was how peaceful it is. I live in a block of flats and hear everything that goes on with my neighbours so I was very aware of how beautifully quiet it is. I slept so well each night and was awoken to the sound of cows in the field rather than by my neighbour taking a shower! It made a really nice change.

There is much to discover in and around the Valley which I really enjoyed. I spent an afternoon kayaking down the river and some afternoons strolling through the village looking in the many lovely shops. I also went further afield to Seven Mile beach and a fellow wwoofer and friend Mo took me out and about to show me more of the areas that surround the Valley. Coming from the UK the wildlife fascinated me. I don’t think I could ever get bored of the sight of dozens of kangaroos hopping through the fields and I enjoyed seeing all the wombats, a creature I have never seen before. I’ll definitely come back for another visit and will always recommend the Kangaroo Valley to anyone who tells me they want a break away in a beautiful place with a welcoming community.

More Wwoofer words


Residents of the valley are only too well

aware of the dangers involved in driving

along Moss Vale Road at night.

Other than the village itself there are no streetlights and there is the ever present

danger of wandering nocturnal wildlife

such as wombats and kangaroos. What they don't expect and have every right not to encounter, are other drivers travelling at high speed on the wrong side of the road, especially when they too live in the valley. Late on Tuesday night 16 June the Holden sedan pictured, crossed onto the incorrect side of the road whilst travelling north on Moss Vale Road, Barrengarry. The driver lost control when approaching a slight bend, travelled for some fifty metres on the wrong side of double lines before crashing into a tree. Such was the force of the impact that the engine was ripped out of the car and thrown back across the road into an embankment. The driver was able to get out of his wrecked car even though he had sustained serious injuries to his arms and shoulder. Fortunately passing motorists and nearby residents were able to render assistance before the arrival of police, ambulance and the local Fire Brigade. It took some time to clear the road of debris and the remains of the Commodore, in addition to the oil left by the engine when it hit the road. The driver was taken by ambulance to hospital where he was treated for his injuries, which included several broken bones and police are investigating the cause of the accident. It was only sheer good luck that another vehicle

Lucky escape from horrific crash at Barrengarry

was not travelling in the opposite direction at the time of the incident, otherwise the result of this collision could have been quite different indeed and the driver may have been facing

serious criminal charges. Moss Vale Road is the major thoroughfare through the valley and most people are aware that even though surrounded by natural beauty, it can be a very dangerous place to be. We who live here have the right to expect that our neighbours will not add to this danger by their careless, reckless and

irresponsible behaviour. In 2002 six young men lost their lives at the

other end of valley on the same road. This 'accident' had all the ingedients for a similar horrific disaster and we may well have been attending funerals instead of just cleaning up the mess left by a single car crash. The matter is still under investigation by NSW Police.

Worth scrap metal value only

Fortunately no oncoming traffic at that time These trees stopped the out of control car


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Circus Monoxide are a contemporary

circus troupe based in Wollongong famed for their playful and inventive story-based

approach to circus theatre. They started out performing at the Bathurst 1000 in 1995 amid the smell of high-octane exhaust fumes drifting down from the mountain. Half-High is their youth circus division, which offers training and performance opportunities for youth. (FYRE has also booked their performance troupe to appear at our WILDFYRE festival in November.) The workshops are open to primary school children and high school aged youth and, depending on numbers, we are bringing two professional trainers in to teach juggling, hula hoop, human pyramid performance, and weather permitting, stilt-walking! Numbers are limited. Groups will be organised depending on the ages and numbers of those registering before July 3. Workshops cost $20 for the first, $15 for the second, and $10 thereafter for members of a family. Please note that despite the fees indicated, this workshop is being heavily subsidised by FYRE with assistance from Indent/Music NSW and Shoalhaven City Council. If cost is a barrier to attendance for you, please contact us for additional assistance – don’t miss out!

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We also have plans for other workshops, including singing, sound mixing and website development, but you need to email us at [email protected] if you want to get the news as soon as they are confirmed. And if there are other sorts of workshops you’d like to see here in the Valley over a school holiday period please let us know! Drama workshops are continuing all year at the KV Hall. Term 2 has been taught by Ellie Lamond and Chris Nobel, with three age groups (Stage 2 and 3 primary and high school youths) devising their own puppetry-based performances. Sarah Butler will resume classes in term 3 with each group working towards public performance of a play at the end of term.

Photograph right

H H Heroes in pyramid formation

FYRE at the circus

THANK YOU 1 !!! To these wonderful businesses in

Kangaroo Valley who supported our

morning tea by providing delicious food.

To the wonderful crowd who donated $690 stayed and chatted and ate and made the

four visitors from interstate, who just

happened to see all the parked cars and

called in, feel very welcome to this delightful Village.

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VIEW CLUB

The most important news for this

month is to note the change of venue

for our monthly luncheons. From

Friday 10 July the meetings will be

held in the Friendly Inn Hotel. Same

time: 11:30 for 12:00.

The reason for our change is that one of the objectives of the original memoranda

of our Club was to vary our venues in

order to spread our custom amongst the various businesses of the community. As we have been using the same venue for quite a long time it was felt it was time for a change. We thank David and Chai for all the help and attention they have given us over the last months and look forward to returning to them in the future. Kathy Harrington was our Speaker for last month’s lunch, and she gave us a very interesting insight into the behind-the–scenes organization of the Arts in the Valley Festival. Had we been wearing hats we would have lifted them to all those stressed out, tireless members of the Committee! Thank you so much, Kathy. Our Guest Speaker at July’s lunch will be Professor Don Robertson of Mission International. Don’t forget to ring Barbara Bloom on

4464 3808 or 0417 290 397 by 6:00pm the

previous Wednesday if unable to attend. Last but not least, the “Keeping Up Appearances” morning tea with Hyacinth, Daisy and Rose was a great success. There was much laughter as the various Hyacinths showed the way to behave in society, the Vicar managed to avoid Rose’s roving eye, and Daisy made a really early morning start and organized us all. Periwinkle and rose bone china tea cups and saucers had a come-back, and the cucumber sandwiches and other morning tea delicacies would have made Hyacinth beam.

Many thanks to Chris Short for providing her beautiful home for such an enjoyable morning. As usual we invite and welcome anyone who is interested to attend our meetings.

Please ring Margaret McLachlan, 4465 1946, for details.

Jenelle Brangwin Publicity Officer

Photgraph:Rose(Deborah Folkard)

chases the Vicar (Elaine Riedel)

Keeping up appearances in the Valley


Preschool News THANK YOU EVERYONE!

What an amazing fund raiser we had in

the “Winter Disco”

We are very grateful to every contributor.

Every cent will be used to keep the pre school viable, as well as a safe and

attractive learning centre for Kangaroo

Valley Children. We have yet to finalise the tally and then budget that, but our aims for the pre school Winter Disco budget include:

Installation of acoustic batts to reduce excess noise levels in the classroom.

Buy some new toys and play equipment for the children.

Building fund contribution ready for repairs and maintenance.

Add to our Term Deposit that is for superfund contributions and long service leave.

General running costs. (insurance, wages, consumables…. )

It costs nearly $200,000 to operate the pre

school each year.

State Government funding through DoCS covers about one third of that. The remainder must be made up through fees and fund raising.

Our fees at present are $28 per day. Without fundraising fees could go as high as $50 per day. Pre school should be accessible to every family, not just the very wealthy.

Please feel fee to lobby the NSW

Government on behalf of NSW Pre Schools.

They are the

worst funded in

Australia.

Victorian children, for example, can access pre school education at a fraction of this price as their State Government values the Education of its youngest citizens and adequately funds their pre schools. Thank you again for supporting our children. Jacinta

Thank You!

Kangaroo Valley-Remexio Partnership,

a group of committed local people is

hosting ‘Trek for Timor” for the first

time on 19th September 2009.

The trek is the groups’ major fundraising

activity and they have set their target at

$30,000. The money will install solar lighting in remote communities (more than 120 households) in the Remexio district of East Timor. KVRP is one of the first groups in Australia to establish a partnership with a region in East Timor, celebrating their 10th birthday this year. A representative of the group, Libby Turnock said “ This is a great project, we are asking people to take up the challenge, get involved, raise some money and help us to improve the living standard of people in Remexio, a very remote area of East Timor. The lighting project will replace inadequate and polluting light sources, such as kerosene, with solar powered lighting, making a huge difference to people’s quality of life”

Taking up the challenge - 50 kms in 24 hours to turn on the lights in East Timor

The solar systems have been designed by Alternative Technology Australia, which is collaborating with KVRP to realise the project. Another group member, Brain Bailey was in East Timor last year where he visited some of the remote villages, “ I was really struck with how remote these villages are and the limited resources people have access to. Putting lighting into each house will mean children can study , family’s health will improve and the overall cost to each family for their lighting will also be significantly reduced.” The trek covers 50 kms of scenic county around Kangaroo Valley. The challenge is to do it in under 24hours. Four local women who participated in the Oxfam walk last year, were inspired to organise a local challenge in this area. They approached the KVRP group to see if they could support the lighting project and the rest is history. You can find out more by visiting the website for the trek www.kvrp.org.au

For more Information Contact

Trish Livesey 44651134 or

Lynne Dooley 44641152 or 0458641152

Member for South Coast Shelley

Hancock today encouraged not-for-

profit organisations to submit

applications under the NSW Community

Building Partnership. Mrs Hancock said the NSW Community

Building Partnership will invest $300,000 into

building local community projects in every

electoral district – with an additional $100,000

to be invested on the South Coast due to the

high level of unemployment.

“This partnership is open to community groups, not-for-profit organisations, non-government organisations and Shoalhaven City Council,” Mrs Hancock said. “Under the program, the Community Building Partnership will contribute to the cost of


Apply for grants now!!!


after you’d deposited the washing into the machine and then back again for the dryer, and so on. I wasn’t sorry from that point of view to leave for the mountains of Victoria. Chris’ first job back in Australia was at Timbertop in the bush near Mount Buffalo. We thought we knew cold after our years in Canada, but without doubt, that was the coldest I’ve ever been in my life. Gone was the central heating we’d become used to. There were open fires in every room which were cheerful if not very efficient, but the hot water was fueled by the Aga stove in the kitchen. The whole time we were there we never mastered the trick of keeping the fire in that stove alight all night, and come morning, with two cold children clamouring for a hot breakfast, patience would be in short supply as the old stove slowly and unenthusiastically revved itself up for the day.

My memories of that time are of being in the

sun; it was inside, not out, that was so cold.

That coldness didn’t make me dislike the winter. After all, we had a skifield just up the road. So this dislike is something new. It can only be age and the relative inactivity that this brings, with its accompanying increase in time to think and be aware of the elements. There is only one thing for it. Winter is a lovely time to be walking in the bush; apart from the exhilaration that can come from just being out in those elements, you can give yourself over completely to the landscape without fear of the snakes of summer. That’s the answer. On with your boots and get to it!

Reflections

by Jenelle Brangwin

Winter is a minimalist season.

All the glorious ornamentation of autumn

has been tossed aside and left nothing but

bare bones. The resulting design is stark, skeletal, with little colour or showiness to provide warmth. Even many of the eucalypts have shed their bark, which hangs in long, weeping strands from trunk and branches before relinquishing its hold to fall silently to the forest floor, leaving behind stark, white trunks, which though they can be beautiful to behold, only emphasise the feeling of cold. I’m not a great fan of the minimalist style in architecture or design, so there’s not a lot in Nature’s attempt to inspire me. It’s obvious that winter is not my favourite

time of year. I know it’s supposed to be a

season of renewal, of gathering strength, but

it just leaves me cold, generally wet, and

often up to my ankles in mud.

The damp starts setting in at the end of autumn; in the afternoons you can feel it creeping up, quietly, relatively unobtrusively, until suddenly you realize you are chilled through. But then comes one of the pleasures of winter, the comfort of snuggling up in front of a roaring fire. Admittedly we live in the cold end of the Valley. It’s lovely in summer, when we are often 5° cooler than the Village, but that 5° in winter makes a huge difference. Being right under the escarpment means we are sheltered from winds and often frosts, but also from the afternoon sun. The prettiness of the frost when it does come belies its nature. Its iciness sheathes a lethal weapon and we watch the green paddocks turn brown. I should have realized when we first saw the place and saw the long strands of Spanish moss hanging from the branches of the native tamarind tree.

I remembered how beautiful it had looked

when we had seen it hanging from trees in

Bhutan and Nepal; I should have twigged

then; it’s a symbol of cold and damp!

But the rainforest that thrives in that dampness is also one of our greatest loves, so I can’t be too critical. And it is the rainforest that resists winter. There is the same greenness there that is so appealing in summer, in fact, the lillipillies

Winter lament are showing signs of bright green new growth and some of the wattles are starting to flower, a welcome antidote to deciduous desiccation. And more colour will come as the shortest

day passes and the pink buds of the waratah

become larger and fuller, and the snowdrops

and jonquils and daffodils bring their cheery

salutations to dispel the overriding greyness

of the skies. Many in the Valley complain about the mists in winter, but there we are lucky. We are often above them, and if the day is to be fine, the early mornings are often beautiful as we sit on the verandah and enjoy the early warmth whist looking down on the clouds below. And those early mornings themselves bring us a gift as they are not really that early, and their later arrival means the dog, eager to begin his day’s adventures, doesn’t wake us at his normal uncivilized hour. I haven’t always disliked the winter. As a child it meant ice skating with my mother, coming up to the Southern Highlands or the Blue Mountains on holidays and revelling in the exhilaration of the cold days. Later it was skiing, which I still love, but now I am reluctant to venture out on days when swirling snow hides everything from view. It is the sun that makes the difference. If the sun is shining, no matter how cold the weather, I can respond with passion. We have trekked in the Himalayas several times in the middle of winter. Very cold, yes, but generally speaking, sunny. The wettest time we had was in early autumn. The sheer beauty of our surroundings, our joy in where we were and what we were doing and, of course, the exertion of our trek, made us forget any feeling of cold. We also spent five years living in Vancouver, which can be one of the greyest places on earth in winter. We were too busy then to feel the cold, although as a mother of tiny children I was often frustrated by it.

For the last year we were there we were

living in graduate student quarters at the

University; cluster housing with communal

laundries in the centre of each cluster.

Washing, of course, was a daily chore, but to get the fifty yards to the laundry meant dressing each child in snowsuit, boots and mittens, taking them all off again a few minutes later when you reached the steaming humidity of the laundry, repeating the whole struggling process

building important community projects across the South Coast and stimulating the local economy,” she said. “As a local member I am happy to facilitate applications for interested parties and invite groups to contact my office. “Projects must be ready to commence by late 2009 and be completed before the end of December 2010. “Potential projects which could attract funding under the NSW Community Building Partnership include:

Upgrades to community halls, playgroup centres and senior citizens centres

Charitable facilities, art spaces and playgrounds


Local environment initiatives such as community gardens, cycle ways and walkways

Boat ramps, skate parks, community barbecue facilities and dog parks

Improvements to sporting fields like lighting, drainage and fencing.”

“Funding is also available for organisations who have already commenced raising funds for a specific project, such as the cost of repairing a local hall roof. These orgainsiations are able to apply under the partnership for funding to finish the project. “Those interested who meet the criteria are currently able to apply with applications due by close of business on Monday August 10. “I advise all interested groups to contact my office on (02) 4421 0222 or at 38 Berry Street, Nowra for an application form and further information,” Mrs Hancock said.

Grant applications encouraged


.

Kangaroo Valley Public School pupils are great competitors District Cross Country 2009

A few weeks ago, 36 children

represented Kangaroo Valley Public

School at Willandra cross-country

course.

They all did extremely well and four

children made it into the next level. Savannah Still was awarded 2nd in the 10 yr girls and Jenson Barker came 1st in the 10 yr boys. Jamie Binder and Emily Rutherford

achieved a 1st and a 4th in the 11yr girls.

Eisteddfod 2009

In the last few weeks Kangaroo Valley

Public School has been very successful in

the Shoalhaven Eisteddfod.

Each child was involved in some parts of

the eisteddfod. Every performance that we entered was lucky enough to get a place.

Kangaroo Valley Public did extremely well considering we are only a very small school. Some children will share with you what they thought of the eisteddfod.

On Wednesday the 3rd of June Years 3, 4, 5,

and 6 went to St Michaels School to perform

the poem “My Country” written by Dorothea

Mackellar.

The judge said:

“A large choir but so beautifully presented.

This lyric is so difficult – you showed your

appreciation”.

Our performance came 2nd place.

On Thursday the 4th Year 4 went to the

School Of Arts in Nowra.

They performed two plays one was called A

Food Court Drama which came 1st and A

Cheese Sandwich which came 2nd.

The following week Kinder Year 1 and Year

2 performed a wonderful percussion

Piece called “The Russian Dance form the

Nut Cracker Suite.

They came 3rd against much older competition

wow.

Some children will share with you what they

thought of the Eisteddfod.

Sascha Binder:

I came 9th and I was counting ahead.

Tessa Good: I just kept a steady pace and I

ended up in 15th place.

Noah Thomas:

I came 13th and was proud with my effort.

Caitlin Maringer: I came 12th and was very

happy with my achievement.

Jaxon Boyle:

I came 14th and was happy with my effort.

Mitchell: I played the castanet. I loved

watching other schools perform.

Duncan: I played the tambourine. I liked

performing in front of the audience.

Joseph: I played the triangle, because it is my

favourite instrument and I loved the music.

Christie:

I played the tambourine and it was a lot of fun.

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Kangaroo Tales By Joan Bray

Kangaroo Valley

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In the centre of the village next to the hotel.

Moss Vale Road Kangaroo Valley

The Brooks family lived in Winsford,

County Shropshire, England.

In 1860, Joseph Brooks, born 1831,

married Elizabeth Jarrett, born 1835. Hearing about the land grants available in rural districts of NSW, they decided to emigrate with their large family. Enthusiastic reports of the excellent opportunity for a new life had been written in letters to his sister Elizabeth, by John Jarrett, who had come to Australia in 1863 and purchased 120 acres above Paradise Gully in Kangaroo Valley. Joseph and Elizabeth arranged for their two eldest boys, Alfred and Thomas to come out first and be helped by their Uncle to find suitable land. This they did, arriving on, ‘Cardigan Castle’. In 1883 Joseph and Albert and some of the younger children followed in the ‘Enterprise’ and Elizabeth journeyed on the ‘Sailor’, the same year, with the babies. The family selected acreage at Budgong on the other side of the Gap where already there was a small community.

The descendants of Alfred Brooks, the eldest

of this pioneering family, have recorded their

history in the Valley and these stories are

presented from their memories.

Alfred, born 1861, married Anne-Maria Wright in 1884 at her family home, ‘The Lindens’, Barrengarry. She had a colourful heritage: her great- great- grandmother was an Indian Princess and her beautiful ruby earrings and ring have remained family treasures. Alfred and his wife contributed time and effort to community work, especially the Red Cross and Maria was one of the mid-wives in the Village. They continued farming at ‘The Lindens’ and had seven sons and seven daughters: Martha, Anne, Clara, Mary, Mabel, Olive, Eva and William, Thomas, Henry, Albert, Alfred, Charles and George. Thomas, born 1886, was killed in France and

his name appears on the Roll of Honour at

Villiers Bretonneau.

He lies with other Australians in the mass graves of those who gave their lives on the Somme battlefields. George, born 1909, the youngest, went to Barrengarry School. There were six classes and seldom more than twenty five children, for Mr Williams to instruct. Following his mother’s death, he left school and worked on the farm where one of his jobs was to be accurate with a catapult, scaring away birds in the orchard. George was a competent horseman and his name appears on the Prince of Wales Cup won by the Kangaroo Valley Light Horsemen in 1931-2. He later served in WW11 at Tobruk and Borneo. During lean times, rabbits were shot with a .22 calibre pea rifle or caught in traps. The skins fetched six shillings a pound weight and five skins made up a pound.

Anecdotes from two pioneering families The sales supplemented farm income and paid for the ammunition. Rabbit in a variety of dishes was definitely a regular item on the menu! The separated milk was taken to Barrengarry Butter Factory three times a week by horse and cart and the left over fed to the pigs and dogs.

Husking parties were great fun: neighbours

would come to help shed the corn cobs and

enjoy a social feast and games night

afterwards. For maximum visibility, these

were always organised around the full moon. ‘The Lindens’ was the hub of family life and Alfred ensured easy communication between the relatives who farmed acreage on three sides of it. The Forsyth family, Thomas and Bill Brookes and the Jack Chittick family became connected by the first private ‘party line’ in the Valley. On stormy and foggy days and in the evenings, kerosene lamps were hung on the sulkies as these were more reliable than the carbide lights. In the home, candles and kerosene lamps gave light and later the more ornate gas lamps shone with a softer illumination. Some of these beautiful lamps have survived and are historical gems.

Home entertainment included playing tunes

on the organ or listening to the cylinder

shaped records on the phonograph: ideal for

cold winter nights.

Every family had a Bob’s set [played like snooker], various board games, and Dominos. Albert, born 1898, went to Budgong School and later worked at the Post Office and with Messrs F M Clarke Carrying Company. Bert later managed the business and was esteemed throughout the district as the ‘best mechanic around’. He married Mary Jane Dobb. She was affectionately known as Polly and she and Albert had a daughter, Jane.

During WW11, Albert was stationed away from the Valley in his capacity of protecting ammunition and water supplies in the Southern Highlands, so the family moved to Moss Vale. Jane resumed her schooling in the village in 1946 and the family lived in the house next to

Osborne Park. She remembers the antics of the girls at sewing and knitting classes when the poor headmaster’s wife, who was no expert needlewoman, was sorely tried by her mischievous pupils. Many a needle was ‘lost’ down the cracks in the floor boards and the most intricate knitting patterns were presented for explanation to an often confused Mrs Thompson.

Sporting equipment was scarce so the

children improvised and found a broom

handle made an adequate rounders bat.

Jane chuckles when she was made aware of the phenomena of spontaneous combustion. A silo blew up on a neighbour’s property and a bull was definitely extinct.


Pat and Jane McCarthy remembering old times




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This, she was reliably informed was ‘spontaneous combustion’!

Bert drove the old solid wheels Albion

lorries, collecting between 65 and 80 milk

cans for delivery to Bomaderry and

returning with a variety of goods for the

Valley residents and farmers.

He had a nasty accident half way down the mountain, on one occasion and badly broke his legs. The mountain continues to claim victims but in those days the cumbersome trucks would have made the daily journey, in bad weather, quite hazardous. Jane has fond memories of a happy childhood with her loving parents and particularly remembers a rocking horse that her father carved for her after seeing a piece of cedar in the bush that was ‘just the right shape’. Jane married Pat McCarthy, whose parents had come to the Valley in 1949. They were sharefarmers on the Glenmurray dairy farm, but after his father was killed in a river accident, Pat went timber cutting at


Cambewarra, supplying logs to Liddle’s Saw Mill in Berry. He later drove cattle trucks for a company in Nowra. Charles Brooks, usually known as Charlie, was born 1903. He married Lena Sperring and Olive Brooks, born 1905, married John Sperring. Eunice Coulon and Sandra Walter, daughters of Olive and John, have interesting anecdotes to add to the family history. But first a little about Charlie Brooks, who is something of a legend in the Valley. He and Lena had a family of three girls and two boys and farmed at ‘The Lindens’. They grew the best vegetables in the district. Charlie had a horse and cart and regularly took his produce to the shops in the village and to Nowra.

The local policeman was concerned that his

unlit mode of transport was dangerous on

the mountain at dusk and foggy weather, so

he arranged for a weather proof kerosene

lantern to be fitted to the front of the cart.

Charlie went along with the idea to please the Constable, but maybe the purpose of the light had not been fully explained to him or maybe out of a sense of fun, he eventually discarded the lamp declaring that “the horse could see his

way home well enough without it”! Celena was a very hard worker and she and Charlie had never taken a holiday. He was heard to remark at the pub, following her death, “make sure your wife has a holiday”. This he considered sage advice to all husbands. He was something of a handyman but rather disdainful of ‘new fangled gadgets’.

Deciding that an electric fence to keep the cattle from roaming was a good idea, he duly purchased the necessities and set it up. A little bird popped by: the fence did nothing. Charlie, thinking it was not working decided a test by man and dog was in order. The fence, not pleased with being called rude

names, showed Charlie what it was made of:

his dog never ventured close again.

Doug Earle remembers Charlie well and later bought ‘The Lindens’ from him; though Charlie remained in residence until he died. Doug was intrigued by the numerous small fenced enclosures at the rear of the extensive vegetable garden and ventured a query. The explanation is really very simple. Charlie had noticed that his pumpkin vines were vigorous and trailed down the slope but the crop was meagre. He concluded that ‘the strong vines wore the pumpkins out as they pulled them along’, so corrals were necessary. Result, a bountiful crop. You’d have to wonder! Jack and Olive Sperring and their family lived further down the mountain from Charlie and Celena, on acreage that was Garratty’s ‘dry run’. Here they grew their own vegetables and fruit and kept chickens which were often attacked by curious quolls. All seven children attended Kangaroo Valley Primary, being transported originally on the milk truck and Tony Clout’s Service car and later by the school bus driven by Audrey Lawson. Jack worked for the DMR and at Prosser’s and Handley’s Mills. He supplemented the family income by trapping rabbits and selling the pelts. Eunice and Sandra remember a carefree

childhood with long summer holidays, when

picking blackberries way up the mountain

was a day’s expedition.

They would arrive home with buckets and kerosene tins full of the luscious fruit. Their mother, Olive was an excellent cook and won many prizes for her preserves and jams at the annual Show. Aunt Lena was also a great cook. The girls described the kitchen at ‘The Lindens’ as being very big and well appointed. There was a three metre long open fireplace over which hung the cooking pots and kettles and it was remarked that the ‘back log was drawn in with two horses’. A large cast iron pot with a brass tap ensured an every ready source of hot water for a ‘cuppa’. The family teapot held seventeen cups!

The seat near the fire was a favourite place

for Aunt Lena to rest with a big mixing bowl

on her lap, whipping up the ‘best cakes you

ever tasted’.

The children made their own fun inventing games like; seeing who could outrun the wallabies across the paddocks, collecting eggs and rolling them down the slope to see how far


The Sperrings: another Valley pioneer family


On Saturday 25th July the Bowlo will

have local Shoalhaven songstress /

guitarist Carol Linnane.

Carol will be playing music from the 50's to the 80's which will certainly please all

with her special style. Dance the night away to some fabulous sounds and enjoy a great meal from HJ's kitchen - 'Visions at the Valley Restaurant' .

The restaurant offers blackboard and Winter specials adding to the variety for all.

The BOWLO—free

July entertainment To book the free courtesy bus simply arrange a pick-up with the Bowlo the night before - then come and really relax with friends. The Bowlo not only offers great food and free entertainment but also Barefoot Bowls, Petanque (or Boules), Poker Nights, Croquet, Bingo Meat Raffles, Member's Badge Draws and more!

See you there...HAVE FUN.

Lance Brown


they would go before breaking, and playing cricket and rounders with their cousins and the Faulks family. Sandra and Eunice were talented athletes and represented their school in the high jump and flat race events. At the end of the week, there was a Sunday school class and Service in the little Anglican Church built closer to the road. Years later it was battered by wind and storms and fell down. The paddocks close to the creek and between the family home and the front gate were badly


infested with bindii and impossible to traverse without painful consequences. Jack had the solution. He collected lengths of

sawn timber from the Mill and crafted

paddle shoes to be tied with butcher’s string

to the children’s feet. Problem solved!

Electricity came to the village in on November 21st 1947 and to mark the occasion there was a gala procession of decorated floats from the bridge to the Show Ground. Over 2000 people witnessed the switching on of the vapour mercury lights that illuminated the village street. The children munched away at the free lollies while the adults danced to the rhythm of the Walsh family band. Sandra has a sensitive appreciation for the changing colours and shapes of the escarpment

and recalls, as a child, imagining the formation above Bunkers Hill to be a giant doorway where a mythical being of great proportions might be expected to emerge when the thunder rolled across the mountains. Thor never had a better abode! In 1953, the Sperring family left the Valley but it will always have a place in their hearts and evoke memories of happy times and good companions. My thanks to Eunice, Bob, Sandra, Robert,

Marjorie, Patrick and Jane.


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New Cancer Council campaign aims to

save 30 lives a week Cancer Council’s Southern Regional Office

has joined a campaign – Get Behind Bowel

Screening – calling on the Federal

Government to extend bowel cancer screening

to all Australians over 50.

“Bowel cancer is Australia’s second biggest killer. More than 181 people die from the disease in Southern Region each year, yet most cases could be cured if caught and treated early,” said Fran Horne from Cancer Council’s Southern Regional office. “We know screening is one of the most

effective ways of identifying bowel cancer and giving a person the best opportunity to have treatment before it spreads and becomes more life-threatening. “But, the problem is the government’s National Bowel Cancer Screening Program is grossly underfunded and only available to people when they turn 50, 55 or 65 years old. This means more than five million Australians, who do not meet the exact age requirements, are missing out on a simple test that could save their lives. Fran Horne said that according to conservative estimates, the Government could save the lives of more than 30 Australian each week by expanding the program to include all

If you’re heading to the ski fields this

season, remember to take sun

protection gear with you to help reduce

your risk of developing skin cancer. With the ski season now truly underway,

Cancer Council is urging people to protect

themselves from harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays

in alpine and snowy areas.

“It’s absolutely crucial to protect your skin when out and about in alpine areas near snow or water and other reflective surfaces,” Carolyn Dews, Regional Programs Coordinator at Cancer Council NSW – Southern Region Office said.

“The sun’s UV rays are up to a third more intense at high altitude than at sea level, so even on colder or overcast days the risk of being sunburned is high. “Sunburn is not only painful; it can cause long term damage including life threatening melanoma and other skin cancers. “On a sunny day the situation can be even more dangerous, with nearly 90 per cent of UV rays being able to bounce back off snow onto your skin. This means the cancer causing rays hit your skin directly from the sky and also from below. It’s also why you see so many skiers with burned chins and noses,” Ms Dews said. Cancer Council has developed a specific information sheet outlining ways to protect your skin and eyes when visiting or living in snowy

Five million Australians missing out on test that could save their lives Australians aged 50 and over. Further delays in program expansion would lead to more unnecessary deaths. “One in 12 Australians will get bowel cancer This figure is too big to be ignored, and I urge the government to see the merit in this vital screening program and start making it available to everybody aged 50 and above,” Ms Horne said. Cancer Council encourages everybody living in the Southern Region to log on to www.getbehindbowelscreening.com.au and send an email to pressure the Government to fully implement the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program.

There’s snow reason

for sunburn this winter

regions: Apply SPF30+, broad-spectrum, water-

resistant sunscreen and lip balm or zinc at least 20 minutes before going outside

Cover your skin by wearing tops with long sleeves and high necks or collars and wear a balaclava or a beanie with flaps to cover your ears

Protect your eyes with wrap-around sunglasses or snug-fitting goggles that meet the Australian Standard

Try and have a break and get inside during the middle of the day when UV levels are highest

For more information on sun protection and to check

UV levels go to www.cancercouncil.com.au/sunsmart.

UV forecasts for Charlotte Pass, Thredbo, Perisher

Valley and Selwyn Snowfields are available at the

Bureau of Meteorology website www.bom.gov.au.


KANGAROO VALLEY

VET CLINIC

The strand shopping arcade 162 Moss Vale Rd (on the main road near Jack’s)

Dr Geoff Manning BVSc Dr Anthony Bennett BVSc

New hours

Tues, Wed, Thurs:

2-4 pm

(p) 4464-1899 www.berryvet.com.auemail: [email protected]

Free all wormr tablet for your cat or dog with your next appointment.

Free wormer

“Here for your best friend”

The strand shopping arcade 162 Moss Vale Rd (p) 4464-1899 www.berryvet.com.au

Kangaroo Valley Vet clinic

Over 30 years experience in Kangaroo Valley House-calls available after clinic hours. Treating all species: cattle, horses, wildlife, cats and dogs. Consultation by appointment Equine tetanus/strangles vaccine available

“Here for your best friend”

The Kangaroo Valley-Remexio

Partnership - our local East

Timor support group - has four

fund-raising events coming up.

First:

July the Fourth: The Idea of

North! Vocal quartet The Idea of North is doing a concert on Saturday July 4 in Kangaroo Valley Hall. The local choir that has been put together to sing one number with them has now swelled to more than thirty members! They are coming from all over the Shoalhaven, even from Robertson, to join Kangaroo Valley residents in the beautiful song "Since You Went Away". Meanwhile,The Idea of North has been wowing 'em in various parts of the world, including Germany, Hobart and Noosa. And they're in the middle of recording a jazz album with James Morrison, who is a long-time fan of the group. He once wrote "When you can sing and entertain like The Idea of North, a band would just get in the way!" Last year they were nominated for three international CARAs (Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards), including Best Jazz Song for their stunning arrangement and rendition of "Eleanor Rigby".

In 2003 they won the largest and most prestigious a cappella competition in the world, the Harmony Sweepstakes. They also received the "Audience Favourite" award. The Idea of North was hugely popular when they performed in Kangaroo Valley last year. Tickets have been selling fast - grab one if you can!

More great entertainment coming our way soon.

August sees the return of pianist Robert Constable accompanying three Buster Keaton silent movies. This will be the SEVENTH Buster Keaton festival in a row! We've now seen most of the really funny movies, so this year we're seeing a couple of


The Idea of North, set for a triumphant return to the Valley


The ADFAS illustrated lecture on July

16 is entitled "Rene Lalique - Master of

Art Nouveau and Art Deco Glass".

It is presented by Dr Anne Anderson BA PhD from the UK. Although Lalique is best known for his Art Deco glass of the inter-war years, his career began in the early 1890s as the designer of the finest Art Nouveau jewellery. Patronised by Sarah Bernhardt, Lalique created stunning pieces of jewellery from gold, horn, glass and enamel. He preferred opals and aquamarines to flashy diamonds and his jewels were about design and craftmanship rather than vulgar ostentation. As his fame spread his style was copied and debased until Lalique felt that he had exhausted the potential of jewellery. At that very moment, around 1907, the perfumer Coty asked Lalique to design some labels for his scent bottles, but Lalique went one better and designed a new stopper - he had created the first customised perfume bottle. The public loved the idea and a craze began. Soon Lalique was designing for Worth and other famous perfumers. After the war Lalique extended production into decorative vases, tableware, lamps and even architectural glass. All his glass was press moulded but of the highest quality. He survived the Depression with car mascots and paperweights. Lalique died in 1945 but his company is still going and his glass is regarded as some of the finest ever created. Do come to hear and see more about this creative genius at Berry School of Arts, Thursday July 16th at 7.30 pm. Non-members are most welcome. The cost is $20 and includes a delicious supper.

repeats: the hilarious "Neighbours" (1920) and the politically incorrect


Great entertainment "The Navigator" (1924): These movies will be projected using a modern data projector. The third film, however, "The Electric House" (1922), will be on 16mm film, just like in the old days. It's a great show for kids ($5 per child!), who see humour in places where jaded adults have forgotten to look. Kangaroo Valley Hall will rock with laughter on Saturday July 15. There's a special treat at 3pm on Sunday August 30: a return visit from singer Annalisa Kerrigan with her program called "Ireland". Accompanied by pianist Dean Sky-Lucas and fiddler Clare O'Meara, Annalisa will sing a selection of favourite Irish songs, including "Danny Boy", "Galway Bay", "I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen", "When Irish Eyes are Smiling" and "The Last Rose of Summer". The last event will be KVRP's "Trek for Timor" on September 19. See the group's new website - www.kvrp.org.au - for information.

Martin Wesley Smith Annalisa Kerrigan presents “Ireland”

Lalique Jewellery and glass


If you are thinking of completing any

construction or renovations or

demolition on your home or sheds on

your property, you should be aware of

the dangers of asbestos.

The hazards and risks of breathing in

asbestos fibres have been highlighted for

many years. Do you know that you can do your bit to reduce the risk of exposure? When thinking of rebuilding or renovating on your property, there are many materials that could contain asbestos materials.


With an eye to preserving the past for

the future, Shoalhaven City Council has

completed work on the new public amenities

building in the showground at Osborne Park

Kangaroo Valley for under $300,000 and

with the heritage status well to the fore.

In 2005 Council recognised the Kangaroo

Valley Hall was approaching its centenary. A Conservation Management Plan had been prepared. Amendments were made to update the conservation process with the heritage qualified Council staff. Council staff took paint scrapings from the hall to reveal former all colours previously used and reintroduce them in the new works. This work set the basis for building colours in the curtilage of the heritage item. The former toilet building was intrusive as it was in the curtilage of the Kangaroo Valley Hall. A new building was designed in-house by Council staff. Council planned the demolition of the old and replacement by a modern, but heritage sympathetic new public amenities adjacent to the Hall. The new amenities include male and female toilets and a disabled toilet with a baby changing table. Immediately after the Kangaroo Valley Show in February the old toilet building was removed and the new building commenced. Batmac Constructions, a local construction company, completed the work on the building. Batmac worked in harmony with the Showground Management, as this company did for the conversion of the old TAFE building in Nowra which is now the Shoalhaven City Arts Centre.

Photograph from left:Shoalhaven City Deputy

Mayor Councillor Gareth Ward with Jacqui

Lenz and Chloe Lenz with Shoalhaven City

Mayor Councillor Paul Green .

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Modern “heritage” amenities

building for Valley Hall


Out with old and on with the new

The Glengarry boys have just completed

a tough and challenging three day hike

where the days were marked with blue

skies and sunshine, but the temperature

plummeted to zero during the night.

Getting the boys motivated and moving was no easy task, but once they were off they

soon started to enjoy the hike. The Glengarry staff have worked up a new challenging hike experience and used C Dorm to give it a test run. It involved the boys being broken into small groups and not having anything other than a grid reference to find the first location and then receiving a task card to progress to the next point of the hike. This sense of the unknown added a real element of mystery and challenge to the hike which the boys really enjoyed. On Tuesday night, 16th June, the boys had the pleasure of a visit by 48 girls from Frensham who had dinner with the boys in the Dining Hall and then progressed on to a dance night in the gym. The students put their lungs to work and put up


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The Kangaroo Valley A&H AGM was

held on Tuesday the 16th

June, 2009. It was a memorable evening as it signaled the end of Betty Allan’s 22 year reign as Secretary/Treasurer. Although Betty ably fulfilled both roles, her retirement created the opportunity for the election of two executive positions to the committee. Some pre meeting scouting resulted in two nominations which culminated in the successful appointment of Donna Parker to secretary position, and Keith Wearne to treasurer position. Dave Kent was re-elected to position of President and Larraine Mairinger and Laurie Barton were appointed as joint vice presidents. Committee members were unchanged with one

new addition – Anthony Bennett. Donna is well known for her voluntary

contributions to our local community and collaborated with Dave during the era of the

KV Junior Rugby League Football Club when they similarly fulfilled the roles of Secretary and President for three years. Keith Wearne has been a part-time resident for a number of years and recently has retired more fully to the Valley, after an accomplished career in Sydney where he operated an accountancy firm. During the years that Betty was secretary / treasurer the Valley has changed from being predominantly a farming area to an area of ever increasing hobby farms and an economy sustained by tourism and work beyond the Valley walls. In spite of the changes, the KV show has continued to be a highlight of the KV community calendar and is a wonderful opportunity to bring people together. The goal of this new committee will be to ensure that the KV show continues to have relevance into the 21st Century and remains a truly special community event for all. There are plans for computerisation to ease the workload and the establishment of a web site to promote the many fabulous features of the show- from the wonderful entries to the pavilion, the animal exhibits & events, the many opportunities for participation and a great bar with a spectacular view where many friendships are rekindled annually. The new committee will face many challenges in the show’s 125th year but are well equipped to ensure that it continues to be regaled as the Friendly Show.

Changing of the guard at A & H Society

Keith Wearne, Betty Allen and

Donna Parker at the AGM.


Human interest stories,

news and happenings

from our

Kangaroo Valley churches

Compiled by Ron Bower

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We welcome Andrew and Cecily

Paterson and their children to Kangaroo

Valley.

Andrew has taken up the position of the

Minister in Kangaroo Valley and a special

message and family photograph is included below. Andrew will be the speaker at our next men’s

breakfast, which will be held in the Church

Hall on Saturday 4 July, commencing at 7:45. All men are welcome and the cost is $5 to cover the costs of a full hot breakfast. It will be a great time to meet Andrew in an informal environment. All ladies are welcome to Love Wraps For

Africa - Do you like to knit? Would you like to learn? If so we would love you to join us in the church hall to complete a simple knitting project for "The Hospital by

the River" in Addis Ababa.

The project will start on Thursday July 31st, from 1pm to 3 pm and continue each Thursday for 6 weeks.

All donations of brightly coloured 8 ply yarn

and size 8 (4mm) knitting needles will most

gratefully be accepted.

Contact person: Chris Short- 4465 2022. Message from Andrew;

Hello, my name is Andrew Paterson and I’m the new minister of Kangaroo Valley Anglican Church. I’ve moved down from Mittagong with my wife Cecily and three kids, two of whom are at Kangaroo Valley Primary School and one at Kangaroo Valley Pre-School. I hope to knock on your door at some point in the next few months just say a quick g’day and to introduce myself. I grew up in Maroubra (son of a GP with my mum as his secretary) and my wife, Cecily, grew up in the Himalayas in Pakistan – so we have quite different backgrounds! Cecily is an author and freelance writer and has written a couple of published books. I wasn’t always a follower of Jesus; God called me to himself when I was 20 years old. I finished a degree in Law and practised as a solicitor for four years before becoming a Christian minister. Someone once said to me that being a lawyer and a minister are really the same thing because you’re always telling people the right thing to

do. But it’s actually very different. I want to let people know that the Christian message is not about law, but all about grace. It’s not what we do, it’s what Jesus Christ has

done for us.

I enjoy coffee, (very!) amateur photography, listening to smooth piano, cricket and b-grade sci-fi. Cecily has a more literary bent and devours craft projects. We’re looking forward to getting to know you all soon and for Kangaroo Valley Anglican to continue to be a positive contributor to the community and to connect people with Jesus. Give me a call on 4465 1585 if you want to catch up and find out about our activities for all ages at church, or for a chat.

Warm regards,

Andrew.

News from St Joseph’s Church.

Some of our children have recently

been prepared for and received the


At the rear: Andrew and Jemima,

In front: Campbell, Cecily and James


A Sort of Homecoming

And your heart beats so

slow

Through the rain and

fallen snow

Across the fields of mourning to a light that's

in the distance.

Oh, don't sorrow, no don't weep

For tonight at last I am coming home.

I am coming home.

‘A Sort of Homecoming’ – U2

There’s not a huge lead-time between when I pen these musings and when they hit your mailbox, but it is enough. Enough to confess a

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My homing thoughts ‘location stunt’ my brother Tim and I are planning to drop on our Dad. This past weekend Dad flew over to meet Tim in Germany, where he and his wife have been living for several years. In a week, Tim and Dad are making a ‘once in a lifetime’ Scarisbrick family history trip to England, where they’ll explore the places in which Dad grew up, and several other places important to Scarisbrick family lore. Seeing as Dad’s a Liverpudlian by birth, there will also be a Beatles pilgrimage. And, having read Edward Rutherford’s massive novel Sarum, Dad also wants to take in Stonehenge and Salisbury Cathedral.

I was supposed to join them, but by the time their plans were finalised I’d already committed to teaching Summer School over here in the US, and found myself unable to join them. It was a real slap, and they were disappointed, too. But what could I say? I needed the work.

I kept thinking about it, though, and soon realized that with a little enterprise I could earn enough money via other means to make up most of the difference. Once I’d mentally committed to going it became painfully obvious that of course I was supposed to go. So I e-mailed work and told them I’m out, and then called Tim to tell him I’m in.

Dad, however, has no idea.

The first thing he’ll know about it is when I knock on the door of his hotel room near Heathrow, or call him from the pub closest to the hotel and invite him down for a pint. Not quite sure what I’ll do, yet. Either way, it should come as a nice little surprise.

Talking to Dad last week about the trip ‘he and Tim’ were taking, he let spill about a lovely little cottage of monastic origins called Whitefriars that he and Tim are going to spend a couple of nights in. It’s in the Yorkshire Dales market village on Settle, quite near where Dad used to spend his summers as a boy.

Right in the center of the village, he said. Looks

to be very nice.

I could have told him that, seeing as, unbeknownst to him, I researched and booked the bloody place!

*****

So the Scarisbrick Boys are coming home. Home? Well it’s a sort of homecoming. It is an interesting path I tread as an Anglo-Australian, negotiating this conflicted space between cultural heritage and, well,

independence. It is one I believe Aussies without that deep Anglo heritage don’t have nearly as much trouble with, but for me it is both difficult and massively important.

All other historical readings and revisions aside, Australia as a modern nation state was founded by the British. We owe a great deal to this ‘rude island race’, as WF Deedes described his own people. Born of dual citizenship, it is easy for the British part of me to embrace the role of the monarchy as a blessing for the British, but for the Australian part of me to view Australia’s continuance as a Constitutional Monarchy as an affected and outmoded aberration from which we will, and in time must, progress.

Preserving an old lady in England as an Australian head of state – figurehead or active it does not matter to me a whit – has developed into an anachronism whose passing is inevitable. All we needs must do now is quibble over the replacement package.

But the British part of me shudders to think that the Brits would ever dissolve the monarchy. British punk band The Sex Pistols famously mocked the concept of the monarchy (much as they mocked everything else) during Elizabeth II’s 1977 Jubilee:

God save the queen cos tourists are money

…Oh God save history God save your mad

parade

The punks were mad and pretty savagely ironic, but the funny thing is, when read straight, they were also right. The things they inveighed against: tourist money, history and the giddy parade, are all glorious. God save them. Really.

It is impossible for me as a visitor to the green isles of Avalon (and one time resident and current post-colonialist of sorts) to not worship at the feet of her history. The British are the continuing guardians of a vast cultural legacy and an ancient, stable heritage of common law and gradually evolving government that beggars comparison.

How could a man not love and desire a familial and holy heritage connected to these ancient traditions? Dad and Tim and I will visit and familiarize ourselves with our family history on this trip, but we’ll also drink cool draughts from of one of western civilisation’s deepest reservoirs.

When I revisit Westminster Abbey’s Poet’s Corner I’ll be in the spiritual company of Chaucer, Spenser, Shakespeare, Lord Byron, Dryden, Tennyson, Browning, Dr. Johnson, Dickens, Kipling, Milton, Wordsworth, Keats, Shelley, Burns, Blake, T.S. Eliot, Hopkins, Jane Austen, Sir Walter Scott, Charlotte, Emily and Anne Bronte, Dylan Thomas, Longfellow, Wilde, Henry James, Handel and Laurence Olivier. How could he not be excited by a sort of homecoming?

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Sacrament of Reconciliation for the first

time.

They will now begin to prepare for their First Holy Communion later in the year. Sue Foster is their alert and caring teacher in the faith. We surrounded Margaret Doidge’s journey home to God with our love and prayer at her Funeral Liturgy. Family members read the lessons and prayers and Mr Ron Cahill delivered the eulogy. We pray that this was a comfort for Marcia, Ken and Elizabeth, relatives, family and friends. Luncheon followed at the Bowling Club. As we have concluded the major festivals of Eastertide, last Sunday (21st June) we added to our conviviality outside the church lots of delicious pies from the Valley Bakehouse and fine wine from Sue and Mark Foster’s Cellar in Scotts Road. This was followed by cakes and slices cooked by parishioners. They commented in Nowra that while they serve cups of tea and Marie biscuits after Mass, we in Kangaroo Valley have champagne and finger food. So be it. The ‘pre-prandial’ was enjoyed by all, including visitors who were surprised by such hospitality after prayer. Last Sunday – the 14th in Ordinary Time in the Common Lectionary – we reflected on the Gospel of St Mark 4:35-41.


The disciples were out on the lake at night with Jesus asleep in the stern of the boat. When a violent storm blew up it was interesting to note the difference in reaction of the disciples and their Master. They were crippled by fear and rebuked Him for His lack of concern. He in turn reproved them for their lack of faith – not in Him it would seem but in His Father’s loving care for them. He calmed the storm as one would a boisterous dog. He wanted them even in that dire circumstance to share His own trust in His Father which he

showed by sleeping through the storm in the arms of His Father’s beloved creatures – wind and waves. It is quite a test of our faith that we can remain calm in every circumstance of life – ‘in good times and in bad, in sickness and health, for better and for worse’. St Teresa of Avila summed up the teaching thus: ‘Let nothing disturb you, nothing affright you, all things are passing, God never changes’.

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After a week of the weather forecasts

predicting a rainy weekend, I was sure

that we would have to find an alternative

walk for the On-track Bushwalking

group.

However Fran’s eternal optimism proved

to be correct and the morning dawned, if not sunny, then at least dry. In the late 1800s Belmore Falls was included in an area, set aside for preservation and recreation, called Barrengarry Park and indeed Barrengarry Creek cascades down the escarpment as Belmore Falls and then runs through the valley below our walk.

Apparently in the 1930s and 1940s this area was very popular with bushwalkers. They caught the train to either Moss Vale or Mittagong and made their way to Robertson and from there explored this rugged land. During the Depression of the 1930s bushwalking was an inexpensive recreation for many people and the Federation of Bushwalking Clubs and the National Parks and Primitive Areas Council were both formed in 1932. One can still see the remains of stone steps, now very overgrown, which must have taken quite a lot of effort to construct so long ago. However Fran and I were very lucky, on our recce, to have Peter Wilson as our guide. Peter has known the Valley since his idyllic childhood when he and his friends would ride their horses as far as they could go and then explore the more rugged hills and vales on foot. Thank you so much Peter. This was a walk with the most difficult grading the on-track group has tackled so far.

Belmore Falls

a challenging

but pleasant

walk in the park

Without Peter we would not originally have found our way, as the bush looks the same when there are no distant landmarks to define the space because you are so enclosed beneath its canopy. There were moments of light showers but at no time were we discouraged. The rainforest was glorious with the tree ferns dripping and the perfect walking conditions, if one is not too fearful of leeches. The view from our peak looked down one of the fingers of the Valley to the village at the far end, with the hills of Cambewarra clearly visible. The only sounds were the birds and the tumbling of Barrengarry Creek along its series of rapids. Peaceful one might think, until Bruce’s mobile rang with a call from Kuwait. Maybe those bushwalkers in the 1930s didn’t quite realise how lucky they were to be so far from civilisation in Morton National Park.

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Photograph left: Part of the On-track

bushwalking group enjoy their morning tea.


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Where has the year gone?

I guess time flies when you’re having fun! Just ask Sally and Janine (not) … they are so flat out with Kangaroo Valley Getaways with the increase in bookings that this Recession seems to have created, that there is not enough hours in the day. Sales wise, you would have noticed a number of “sold” signs going up over the past few months, so we are cautiously optimistic that the market is picking itself up. At the moment, Adam and Lindy are working hard on two new marketing programmes, with open houses each Saturday. While a lot of agents are resorting to simply advertising via the internet, we are getting exceptional results from incorporating quality advertising in the Sydney media together with the net. The internet attracts those buyers looking specifically at Kangaroo Valley, while the Sydney glossies attract fresh new faces who hadn’t thought about buying down here. Surprisingly, they seem to be the ones that end up buying!

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All students conducted themselves admirably and made it a very positive experience for all concerned. The boys are packed up and ready to go and we are in the process of participating in last day


Firey Tales by Cinderfella

This month has again been a quiet one

with only one callout, a single vehicle

accident towards Barrengarry

Mountain.

“Valley 1”, with seven members,

responded in quick time once we were

notified. As the police and ambulance were already in attendance we were required only to clean up fuel and oil covering the road. Neil Breeze continues to be very active in his role as Training Officer. Training has been ongoing with the two groups of new “fireys”, while Dave Alexander is completing his advanced fire-fighting course at Shoalhaven Heads. During the winter months, training will be held around the first and third Wednesdays of the

Winter Weekend Tour

Local singer/songwriter Andy Gordon is set to hit local stages again with his band for a tour dubbed The Winter Weekend Tour. "It is all about the fun of playing with good friends in venues where the music is the focus and hopefully coaxing people out of their comfy homes for a listen and a look. We had so much fun with the album launch and the shows that followed so we want to do it again, it is also a great excuse for the four of us to hang out again. Playing solo is fun and all but nothing beats the camaraderie and excitement of playing with other like minded

souls". (Photo by Shelley Sernek)

Joining him on stage will be Rosalind Chia, Keyboards/Vocals - (winner of an APRA prize for outstanding composition), Jon Howell, Drums - (Leonardo's Bride and Chase The Sun) and Stephen Bull, Bass - (Icehouse). Rosalind and the band will play the support slot which will be a great opportunity for people to hear her amazing songs and then after a short break Andy and the band will play. Expect songs from the album Life Got In The Way as well as new songs Andy is writing for the follow up release and some old favourites.

Tour dates are: Friday 24 July, The Tea Club, Nowra, 7.00-10.00pm, $10 / $8 Saturday 25 July, The Mittagong Playhouse, 7.30 - 10.30pm, $15 / $8 Sunday 26 July, The Richmond School Of Arts, 7.00 - 10.00pm, $15 / $8

Tickets available from each venue on the night, via the website www.andygordon.com.au or by phoning 0438 651442

Joanna Gash with Cinderfella at “Gilmore

Volunteers” Day, Parliament House, Canberra

month except when the State of Origin clashes are on. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer “firey” just turn up at the fire shed on a training night at 6 pm and have a chat to the people there. If you think the Brigade is for you, fill out an application form. This takes about four to six weeks to process, and then you can start the training. We have been contacted by several property owners for assistance with the clean up of woodpiles and other fire hazards. Several hazard reduction burns are planned but on-going wet weather and foggy nights are delaying progress at this time. We hope to catch up with the backlog as soon as possible. If you have a situation where you would like our assistance to burn off, call our Capitan, David Smart, or Neil Breeze. Contact details are on the back page of this publication.

We again recommend that if you are planning a burn off you let your neighbours know and call Fire Control on 4424 4424 to advise the time and place the burn will occur. Fire Control must be given 24 hours notice before you commence your burn off to minimise the “good intent calls” as the 000 calls are referred to Fire Control in the first instance. As recommended in last month’s issue, did you check your fire alarms and, if necessary, change the batteries? We remind you that winter is high risk in regard to house fires because of the use of wood fires and other forms of heating in the home.

Until next time, be fire wise. Cinderfella

Glengarry news activities with the boys before an evening meal with staff families, a final chapel service and closing ceremony. We have thoroughly enjoyed the time with this intake of boys which contains some very gifted individuals and overall were a tremendous group. By the time you read this they will be back at Bellevue Hill and we will be making welcome the next intake of boys who arrived Tuesday 23rd June.

Glengarry Staff


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Several months ago I briefly mentioned

that a local resident was locked in battle

with Telstra and had taken Telstra to

court over the non supply of cost

effective broadband. This is Peter Botsman’s story and his fight to

have access to cheap reliable broadband.

Before you read on it’s important to understand that there are many different types of broadband and each broadband type has different pricing structures and speeds. The quirky thing about broadband both in the valley and throughout Australia is that one home may receive a world class broadband connection while the house next door 50 metres away can not. If the house next door wants broadband

they will have to pay substantially more

often than not for a slower service.

The best type of broadband is ADSL and Telstra will only install it if you live 7km (or less) from the exchange. If your house is 7.01km from the exchange then Telstra will not install it, Telstra claims that the ADSL signal is too weak. This then means you must use other types of broadband such as Telstra wireless or satellite. These other options are usually more expensive and slow. In 2000 in frustration at the lack of broadband availability in Kangaroo Valley, Peter organised a petition to lobby Telstra to bring broadband into the valley. He collected approximately 130 signatures and in 2005 Telstra proudly announced the introduction of ADSL broadband into Kangaroo Valley. Telstra installed ADSL to the exchange in town and Upper River but sadly Peter could still not receive ADSL.

Peter’s house is located approximately

7.1km from the Upper River exchange and

7.6 from the exchange in town but there

was some optimistic news mid year.

In 2005 Telstra successfully trialled a device that boosted the ADSL signal so ADSL could be received up to 20km away from the exchange. These devices are relatively inexpensive, robust and easy to install. Telstra then announced through the media that these devices would be installed in 200

exchanges by the end of the 2005. Fantastic news we could all get cheap fast broadband!! Then something very strange happened Telstra purchased all the available ADSL boosters from the company called Extel and never installed a single booster. If there was a technical problem with the

device we never heard about it.

http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies-archive.cfm/356837.html http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies-archive.cfm/356837.html http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/08/18/1345246&tid=230 This sounds like I’m being a conspiracy theorist but I suggest you read the full transcript of the interview and the Internet links above. It’s an interesting story and we should be grateful that people like Peter are willing to take on these battles when most of us would have given up some time ago.

Pete’s next big moment will be on 16 July at

Moss Vale Court House, Argyle St, Moss

Vale at 9.30am.

If any valley resident is interested in

supporting Peter or experiencing the same

problems go along to the tribunal and hear

Telstra put forward its case.

Below is the full transcript of the interview

between Mr Floppy and Peter Botsman.

MrFloppy: I understand that you’ll be heading to court next month for the second time. You are in fact taking Telstra to the Consumer, Traders and Tenancy Tribunal or CTTT. That’s a big step and we’d like to know where this all began for you Peter Botsman: When we first moved to the valley broadband was unavailable to everybody in the valley. That was around 2000, around that period. Between 2000 and 2005 a bunch of us created petitions to get broadband brought into the valley. About 130 people signed a petition to lobby Telstra to have the lowest form of broadband and satellite available to the valley. Around 2005 Telstra said that not only would be they be able to provide with these minimum forms of broadband they would be able to supply us with the fastest cheapest broadband available. This was the time of what was called the Telstra Countrywide program. People might remember Telstra laying cables all round the valley all the cabling that was laid at that time including fibre optic cable. We all thought this was great and two court cases later and considerable cost, the great majority of the valley still do not have access to these services that were promised way back in the early 2000sMrFloppy: So what is the problem? Peter Botsman: Well the problem is that during the years I’ve been trying to do business in the valley with my farm and various other internet projects I’ve been running it’s cost me $40,000 to have very slow and substandard internet access and if most businesses had to pay this cost and put up with this low standard of telecommunications they’d go broke. That’s whether you’re a farmer accessing for example a new surveillance technology, changing gates between paddocks or registering the number of cows to sell at a stud or whether you’re a


Battle lines drawn

Professor Botsman with different broadband

options installed on the roof of his office.

The dish is used for satellite broadband and the

long aerial is for Telstra Wireless both

considerably more expensive options

than the ADSL that Peter would like Telstra

to supply to him


freelance journalist basically anyone in business. A real estate agent or a tourist operation promoting their business on the Internet. The costs, reliability and quality of the service are just so third world and out of date and you pay so much for it that it becomes a huge issue. MrFloppy: So what do you want Telstra to about it and does it have to be Telstra in this era of deregulated telecommunications? Peter Botsman: Look I just I want the same level of broadband service and price that people who live in town or near the Upper River Hall or at Glengarry can get. This is so important for me and not just for me but the vast majority I would say of Kangaroo Valley residents. MrFloppy: But isn’t that pie in the sky? Peter Botsman: We know that there is a device that Telstra have trialled and is inexpensive to allow that would allow every single person in the valley to have the best quality and price of broadband. As I said these are relatively inexpensive and can be installed in a short time MrFloppy: So why doesn’t Telstra install this device into the exchange? Peter Botsman: Well ironically it only costs $5000 to put in one of these ADSL boosters. Telstra not only won’t do it but they bought all of the available boosters after having successfully trialled this technology in about six different areas of Australia in all the states and they refused to install them. The reason they don’t want to install them, in my view is that it would mean they would lose customers and be subject to more competition from other providers MrFloppy: So why couldn’t the community or you buy one of these devices and install them? Peter Botsman: Well we could and in fact I would love to buy one of these boosters and install it myself given the prices I’ve been paying but Telstra have the sole ability to make any modification to the exchanges so even if I could buy one and access one I would be not allowed to install one of these boosters into the exchange and not only that most other companies would be prohibited from doing this so we’re all completely snookered and in Telstra’s hands. MrFloppy: So Telstra’s refusal to install this device, what does this mean for costs for you Peter? Peter Botsman: If you’re one of the lucky ones in the valley you’ll pay about $25 for a first class Maserati broadband service. But otherwise you will pay a minimum of 10 times that rate for a clapped Model T Ford one that will hardly get you down the road. If you’re very unlucky you’ll pay a hundred times the cost of what your neighbours might pay based solely on where your home is situated. I might add that this is not just the case in the Valley, in any suburb in any region of Australia those people who live


Battle lines drawn more than 7km from a Cmux exchanges are in the same boat. They may pay hundred of times the cost that those houses located around the exchanges might pay MrFloppy: So Peter aren’t you just moaning because you’ve unwittingly bought a property that’s located in the wrong place? Peter Botsman: Well yes you are absolutely right and Telstra’s advice to me is move your home if you want a good service. That is the reality of the telecommunications model we’ve currently got in Australia. In my view its wrong and Telstra is using its market power to price gouge and resist competition from other providers. They wont provide us with the service and they wont let us provide the service to each other. Given the cost of my bill I could easily put that new ADSL booster in to the local exchange and do myself and my neighbours a big service but you cant do it. The way the rules are Telstra controls the exchanges and it has power over the telephone lines into your home. It can also operate as a competitor and stop other competitors from getting into its’ market and that’s what this is all about MrFloppy: So isn’t in fact Telstra operating some anti trust type business practices? Peter Botsman: Well yes I think it is and this is

the reason I’m trying to fight Telstra in the

court battle and I need to hear from as many

people as possible who are in a similar boat so

we can give some power to our challenge to

Telstra’s ability to do these things. The problem that we’ve got is that currently the ACCC and in fact even the telecommunications users group accept this spurious argument from Telstra that 7 km away from the exchange the signal is weak and therefore you cant get a best quality service therefore they wont install it.


Check it out

The truth is we know from overseas context and their own trials with this new technology we can receive ADSL signals much further away than 7km. At the moment the regulatory authorities accept Telstra’s technical standard and that’s what Telstra is hiding behind. That what we’ve got to blast into the open and it’s going to require a lot of ordinary people to understand these arguments and to really push hard to get Telstra to change its ways. Mr Floppy: Thanks very much your time Peter and good luck with your court case next month.

Peter Botsman with broadband equipment installed at

his home. He has tried Satellite and telstra wireless both

far more expensive options than ADSL


FRIENDS OF THE BRUSH-TAILED ROCK-WALLABY

ABN 71 795 420 274

PO BOX 6182 KANGAROO VALLEY NSW 2577

www.rockwallaby.org.au

[email protected]

Dear Friends,

The young male BTRW from the Jenolan Caves area that was translocated to a Kangaroo Valley colony last September, has settled into the colony and it has been observed that two, maybe three, of the females have pouched young. The male, named "Twelve" after a land formation somewhere near Jenolan Caves, was recently trapped by NPWS staff with the assistance of members of the Friends. His radio-collar was removed and he was given a health check. He has been observed a few times since and is bouncing around and looking good without the collar and aerial. The genetic diversity of this particular K.V. colony will also be greatly improved with the introduction of Twelve.

At a second colony in the Kangaroo Valley, NPWS have

set up four remote monitoring cameras, and there is evidence of a young-at-foot with a female, a male, and possibly a total of five or more animals in the colony.

At another BTRW colony in the area, the young-at-foot which was sired by Roxy and Adam, has been seen recently on the on-site monitoring cameras. This particular colony was reduced to one animal and approximately 18 months ago, and also more recently, a total of five BTRW were translocated to this colony. Some have survived and some have not, however, the fact that Roxy's young-at-foot is now old enough to be much less vulnerable to foxes is encouraging news.

Fox control in the Kangaroo Valley, Bugong and Illaroo areas is intensive and ongoing in all these areas. The majority of bait stations are operational

during the first full week of eachmonth,althoughNPWS is trialling the use of continuousbaiting at a dozen bait stations in theKangarooValley

Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby News – July 2009

area. Fox shooting and/or trapping is continuing twice per year.

The situation for the BTRW's has improved beyond "fragile" and they are persisting, however just one fox or a feral cat slipping through the protection can do a lot of damage in one night, and cause any given colony to go into decline.

A little further a field - in April this year the largest ever release of captively-bred BTRW's took place at Square Top Mountain, The Warrumbungles. There were 23 animals including 8 pouchedyoung. Unfortunately, mainly due to predation, the original number has been reduced to 60%. Nonetheless, the potential to raise the Square Top Mountain colony to viability still exists. All feasible efforts are being pursued to prevent further mortalities. The remaining 60% are healthy and doing well. This project was made possible due to funding by an Australian Government Caring for our Country grant.

Many thanks to those who support the work of the Friends and NPWS.

Susan Robertson,

President,

Friends of the Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby Photo: Roxy, Adam and their young-at-foot Nibbler


Ghandi said .. “An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.” ACIM says … “The holiest of all the spots on earth is where an ancient hatred has become a present love.” and “The way to real happiness is through forgiveness here. There is no other way”. Buddha said … “To understand everything is to forgive everything” The Way of the Heart says … “True forgiveness is a choice to release ‘another’ from the perceptions you have been projecting upon them.” You might say, “But that person harmed me physically” or “that person took something of mine”. If a certain great master can be tortured and nailed upon a cross and, then, be able to turn around and say “Forgive them, for they know not what they do,” how insignificant are 99% of our worries or grievances? I think most can admit that we are not at the stage which many of the great enlightened masters have reached. It may take a lot of practice as well as an inner knowing and realisation of what we truly are. Yet, each step forward can bring a new level of inner peace, a reward for our progress so far. If our creator is perfect, and I have no doubt he/she is, then our creator made us perfect also, otherwise he/she wouldn’t be perfect. So what happened? How and why have we forgotten that we are as we were created, as perfect spirit? Many teachings say, just like in the start of the Garden of Eden story, or before the ‘big bang’, that we were (are) all one, in perfection. Yet, having been given, not just total love, but also free will, we seemed to have a thought of separation. We wondered ‘what if’, and all things appeared to snow balled from there. The greatest of teachings say that we never really left our perfect home, we just think we did. And true peace comes with the realisation and experience that we can choose truth again in any given moment, Now.

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by Frank Barker

“How Will I … Be Happy ? ” From last months article …How do we discover what we have always been,

as pure Love? ...

To be straight with you, I sometimes resist the urge to write these articles. Hey, who am I to advise people or to interfere? Yet, in essence I write this to share with and to help, not just you, but myself. “Teach what it is you need to learn”. I edit many words in a loving attempt not to offend or confuse. I also have respect to those whom my articles may not appear welcomed. I can only Trust that if you read this, you were meant to. There is a great analogy of how one can be of best help in the world: In the safety briefing before travelling in an airplane, the flight crew usually advises … “In the possible event of a fall in cabin air pressure and the oxygen masks drop down, please look after yourself first and put your own oxygen mask on, before attempting to help another.” That may sound selfish, but it makes sense, doesn’t it? How can I be of best help to you, if I haven’t got my own ‘act’ together first? Although, far be it from me to claim victory (or

to believe in defeat), I cannot say that I have totally mastered the game of life. My experience, so far, is not one of total or complete happiness, not yet anyway. But I can say that I have had snippets of a

real experience, and some revelations of truth and pure bliss, which have assured me that the path I have chosen is one in the right direction. That doesn’t make me special or even lucky, it has just happened. Everyone and everything is perfect just the way it is. And it is with total love that I wish to share. So, what is a major key in dis-cover-ing and realising what we have always been? ... In a word – FORGIVENESS.

If the past is over and can touch us not, and if tomorrow never comes, the only time is ‘Now’. It’s never too late and now is a gift, that’s why it is called the Present. A minute, even less is enough to free us from the past and nothing, in reality, can change what we are, what we have always been, a perfect spirit, created by a perfect creator. In a wonderful book - ‘Journey Beyond Words’, it says… “Truly, if one would say to God “What of all this misery, and death, and bodies, and fear, and sin, and guilt, and all of that? God would say “I don’t understand. My Son is perfect. My Son is free” Is it possible for us to see all of creation, all our brothers, our self, with that same vision? Can forgiveness enable that vision? The bible says, in Mark 18: “Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he ‘sins’ against me, up to seven times?” Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy times seven.” Can that really be too much if it is a genuine investment in our true and eternal happiness? And if forgiveness is a major key, how do we forgive truly, successfully, with everlasting effects? … (Next month). Love always, Frank

!.


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The A grade tennis final was

postponed a week due to rain and was

a "thriller" for the spectators with an

extremely close finish of 25 games to

24.

The Runners up are on the left:

Gavin Chittick, Bruce Rodway, Rosemary Stanton subbing for Angie

Winch and Amanda Gazzard who shared

the spot with her husband David. The winners are on the right: Michael Boden, Serge Gomez, Sharon Gomez and Oliver Radic.

Congratulations to these players.

A Grade tennis

decided by

single point


One of Australia's leading gospel choir’s

— Café of the Gate of Salvation — is an

exciting a cappella choir singing the

passionate, committed and exciting music

of gospel and spirituals.

On Saturday 4 July, the choir will be performing at the Chevalier College’s impressive auditorium in Moss Vale. They performed to a packed and enthusiastic crowd at the Arts in the Valley festival, Kangaroo Valley in May. When the more-than-30-voices choir takes to the stage, ears ring, hearts sing, and joy explodes. Cafe of the Gate of Salvation was founded in 1986, under the direction of composer, singer and arranger Tony Backhouse. The choir now has a new musical director, Dynes Austin, new members and new material and even more delivers the infectious (in a good way!)

dynamism and thrill that comes from hearing their passionate and exciting music. The repertoire includes traditional African American spirituals, vocal hijinks from the quartet tradition of the 1940s, contemporary gospel and original songs penned by choir members. With sacred music from the African American gospel and spiritual tradition, and original compositions, the choir’s sound is an entertaining mix. Rock, pop, funk, R&B and calypso rhythms have also found their way into the gospel genre. The choir has released three CDs and has performed at many festivals and high-profile events along with organising their own concerts in a variety of venues from pubs to church halls. They also do a lot of work for charity.

Shoalhaven City Council has successfully

completed the eradication of privet

around the foreshores of Lake

Yarrunga, under a private contract for

the Sydney Catchment Authority (SCA). The privet eradication was undertaken by

Council staff in the past 2 ½ years and was the

result of a successful tender for the work in

2006.

This group shot was taken during their recent visit to Kangaroo Valley for the Arts Festival

Gospel choir returns They have toured extensively including tours to Melbourne, Queensland, Adelaide and the USA. Their most recent was a New Zealand in 2007.

Saturday 4 July, 7:00pm

Chevalier College Auditorium

Charlotte Street, Burradoo

Tickets: $25 adults ; $15 concession/student; family ticket (2 adults + 2 or more chn) $60 (children 5 and under free on lap of adult)

Tickets can be booked through the Southern

Highlands Visitors Centre in Mittagong on

1300 657 559 OR available at the door.

Council officers worked on controlling the noxious weed and native revegetation work on the foreshores of Lake Yarrunga and achieved a reduction of 93 per cent of the privet in the foreshore areas. Shoalhaven City Mayor Councillor Paul Green said the contract work shows that Council can engage as contractors in areas of work where Council has the known expertise. “Privet control in these areas was difficult and

at times in some inaccessible places, but Council was able to enjoy great success in the work,” Clr Green said. “Council’s expertise in weed removal and the revegetation with natives in these areas has been recognised by the SCA.” Council staff worked to remove the weed in 30 areas around the lake. Chief Executive of the SCA, Michael Bullen, said the project demonstrated the SCA’s commitment to being a responsible landholder in the Kangaroo Valley community.

“Lake Yarrunga around Tallowa Dam is an important recreational facility in the region,” Mr Bullen said. “As owners and managers of the dam and the protected catchment areas around the lake, we want to ensure these areas are well maintained and valued by the local community. “Removing privet from the foreshores was a high priority for us and we were pleased to contract Council to deliver the work on the ground for us. This work is part of the SCA’s broader weed management strategy in the Kangaroo Valley and we continue to work on all of our lands to reduce weed infestations.” Council has had considerable experience in undertaking privet control and native vegetation revegetation in Kangaroo Valley. Privet growth prior to its eradication had been rapid in that area due to the wet summer season. Council’s Natural Resources Area in City Services and Operations completed the work for the SCA. Council also works in conjunction with more than 50 land and dune care groups in the Shoalhaven City to remove noxious weeds and also to revegetate natural areas in the city

Council works with SCA to remove nasty pest

Michael Bullen (SCA) and Mayor Paul Green at the lake


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Update on Winter Disco 2009 “Oh what a night – Winter Disco 2009” A big congratulations to Miffy Llewellyn and her ‘band of merry women’ (and men) who helped make this year’s winter disco on the June long weekend so memorable and successful. The evening brought Kangaroo Valley to life and absolutely rocked the foundations of this ‘so called’ quiet village. A fun night was had by all, with everyone going to huge efforts to look their best (or worst in some cases). The team at Harcourts were honored to be involved; the Harcourts sponsored wine proved to be very popular (reports were that the bar sold out by 9.30 pm so great to see everyone getting into the spirit of things)! We would like to personally thank all those who helped raise an amazing $25,000 which will enable us to keep our wonderful Kangaroo Valley Preschool running for another year!

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Citrus Season by Dr Rosemary Stanton, nutritionist

Every year in December and January,

our supermarkets sell imported

Californian navel oranges – usually at 3-

4 times the price of the Aussie Valencies

that are in season in summer.

Many people buy the imported fruit because they have no idea when fresh produce is in season and they prefer oranges without pips.

As many Kangaroo Valley residents know, Aussie navels are just coming to their peak. Indeed, many of us are also aware that lemons, limes, grapefruit and mandarins are also dripping from the trees.

I think nature is amazingly clever in making the bulk of our citrus ready just as winter colds and flu strike. Here is a sweet, juicy and deliciously healthy antidote to winter ills.

It would be silly to claim that you won’t get a cold if you eat an orange every day, but it’s sensible to note that citrus fruits are a great source of several vitamins and phytonutrients that increase resistance to infection. ‘Phyto’ means ‘plant’ and phytonutrients are usually defined as valuable compounds in plant foods that are not vitamins.

Let’s take a closer look at our winter citrus.

All citrus fruits are excellent sources of vitamin C (also known as ascorbic acid). Most species of animals can make their own vitamin C from glucose. Humans lack the necessary enzyme to do this – as do guinea pigs, monkeys, the red vented bulbul and a few other birds. We therefore need to get our vitamin C from the diet. Apart from some vitamin C in breast milk and the liver of animals, the only source of vitamin C is fruits and vegetables. Citrus fruits are particularly rich sources.

Some biologists believe that our lack of the enzyme needed to make vitamin C has been crucial to our survival since high levels of this enzyme produce hydrogen peroxide in quantities that can be toxic to the human brain.

Vitamin C is well known as an anti-infective vitamin, although more than 30 carefully-conducted studies have been unable to show that taking vitamin C tablets will prevent the common cold.

In foods, however, vitamin C comes with a range of other substances, including a collection of phytonutrients known as flavonoids, and it may be the combination of these with vitamin C that is important in increasing immunity to infection. Studies show that when ascorbic acid is taken as citrus, it is absorbed across the wall of the intestine much better than if it taken as a supplement, even if the supplement contains so-called ‘natural’ ascorbic acid. It’s ‘natural’ when it comes in a food, not when it’s in a pill.

At one stage, there was wide publicity given to the idea that an orange loses its vitamin C within hours after leaving the tree. This notion

apparently arose because some people were unaware that ascorbic acid exists either as the straight acid or in a form known as dehydroascorbic acid. The two forms are readily interchangeable in the human body and an orange actually retains its vitamin C in one of those two forms while the fruit remains firm to the touch.

Vitamin C is an important antioxidant, but like some other antioxidants, if you take in too much, it can have the opposite effect and act as a damaging pro-oxidant. That won’t happen when you get your vitamin C from natural sources such as citrus fruits, but can occur with high dose supplements.

Citrus fruits are also a good source of dietary fibre – including both soluble and insoluble fibre. The pith is rich in pectin – one of the most valuable forms of soluble fibre. However, be warned – as the ‘good’ bacteria in the colon digest soluble dietary fibre, they produce gases. These are not harmful, but if you eat citrus pith or skin, don’t be concerned by the fact that you’ll produce extra wind. It’s a sign that the bacteria are doing their job well.

Disadvantages

Citrus fruits are acidic. This doesn’t cause a problem once they’ve been consumed because their acidity is much less than the acid produced in the stomach. Like most fruits and vegetables, citrus fruits leave the body with a healthy alkaline residue.

The danger for acidity occurs in the mouth. Acids have the potential to damage tooth enamel. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t eat citrus fruits such as oranges, mandarins or grapefruit, but it does mean we shouldn’t sip citrus juices and constantly bathe the teeth in

acid. If you are going to drink citrus juices, drink them in one go and then rinse your mouth with water. You may notice that tennis and other sporting stars almost always have two bottles of drink – one acidic and the other water to rinse the acid from their mouths.

It also makes sense to rinse the mouth with water after having a piece of citrus fruit, especially if is taken as a snack without other foods. Don’t brush immediately after eating acidic foods as the toothbrush can push the acid into small cracks in dental enamel and also between teeth. Lemons are so acidic that they can be particularly damaging to teeth. Fortunately, few people like sucking lemons.

The acidity of chewable vitamin C tablets (with or without sugar) is especially damaging to teeth and an orange is a much better idea for this reason alone.

Grapefruit can inhibit the action of some enzymes that are needed to break down certain medications. If you take any particular medication, check with your doctor or pharmacist before also consuming grapefruit or grapefruit juice. Seville oranges can also cause a reaction, but these are mainly used for marmalade as their extreme bitterness makes them unpleasant to eat ‘straight’. Compounds in grapefruit and Seville oranges may either increase or decrease the way the medication works, and may also lead to side effects. !


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Star struck By Gerard Keyser

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PPUUBBLLIICC NNOOTTIICCEE The National Parks and Wildlife Service (now a division of the Department of

Environment and Climate Change) are conducting a 1080 Fox Baiting Program in the Kangaroo Valley and Budgong areas for the protection of the

Endangered Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby. The majority of baiting will occur during the first full week of each month on various private properties, National Parks estate, Sydney Catchment Authority estate and Crown land. However

continuous 1080 baiting will be trialled at some selected bait stations over the next 6 months. All properties being baited are sign posted with the dates

when baits are out. Dog owners are asked to ensure their dogs do not wander as dogs are highly susceptible to 1080 poisoning.

For any further information please contact Melinda Norton or Alison Prentice at the DECC Highlands Area Office,

Fitzroy Falls on (02) 4887 8244.

Quite a few people have asked me about

the dazzling “star” they are seeing in the

north-eastern sky in the hours before

dawn.

One of my friends told me it was casting a

shadow on the morning of June 24th. Venus is this Morning Star and is shining brilliantly at magnitude -3.8, six times brighter than the brightest star Sirius, often being mistaken for an incoming airliner. The sky in the morning is always more settled as the absence of the Sun throughout the night brings even temperatures and stable air. Venus currently resides in Taurus, where we can see a bright red star just to the west. This is Aldebaran, the angry eye of the mythical Bull. Looking slightly further to the east we can also see the Red Planet Mars, moving through Aires, the next constellation in our traditional Zodiac. Saturn is still visible in the western evening sky but not for much more than an hour after sunset. It is not best placed for viewing as objects in the sky that are this low to the horizon are seen through a greater density of atmosphere. Their size is often distorted because we are looking through so many more particles in the air and hence the light is scattered in all directions. This phenomenon is the same one that causes us to see a “giant” SUN at sunset or “giant” New Moon as it rises. The very “red” colour of the Sun at these times is caused by the red light waves, being of longer wavelength, being scattered less than other colours. Saturn will move into superior conjunction in August, directly on the other side of the Sun from the Earth in its orbit. When it re-emerges in the morning sky in late September it will be very different in appearance. The rings will appear nearly edge-on as seen from the Earth! The undisputed planetary highlight for the next few months is Jupiter, the king of the planets. Jupiter is high in the eastern sky at sunset and by mid-August is at opposition.

This means it is on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun and is directly overhead at midnight local time. The cool, clear winter air makes for ideal observing conditions and the planet’s position means you don’t have to stay out late in the cold night air to get a good view. Steady conditions are essential for seeing the multiple cloud bands. July 15th, 21st, 22nd, 29th and 30th are dates to note for some picturesque apparitions of Jupiter’s moons that occur at favourable ours.. For the dreamers, these are your months. The Milky Way is brilliant overhead, brimming with a multitude of star clusters and nebulae. It is a treat just to gaze up in wonder at the knots of hazy smoke that are in reality jmthat every star we see with our naked eye resides in our own galaxy. In fact, the star is bright enough to be seen number about 3200 on any given night. Of course we can actually see a few objects outside our galaxy, the two Magellanic Clouds in the south and the Andromeda Galaxy in the north are galaxies in their own right, outside our Milky Way but visible because of the combined light of the billions of stars they encompass. It takes a telescope of very large aperture or long exposure photography to discern individual stars in these extra galactic objects. These galaxies are part of our Local Group, gravitationally bound and moving through space together. Large surveys such as the Six Degree Field Survey (6DF) currently being undertaken at the Anglo Australian Observatory at Siding Springs have shown that the distribution structure of the galaxies resembles a giant honeycomb.

The Southern delta-Aquarid meteor shower dominates the sky after midnight for about a month, beginning on the 12th and peaking around the 29th. This time coincides with the moonless period of the night so is well placed this year. These meteors are generally strong, bright and slow moving and near the peak we can expect up to 20 an hour.

I have a couple of copies of Astronomy 2009 by Quasar Publishing available for two young readers interested in what’s happening in the night sky for the rest of the year. Send a letter of 50 words or less saying why you are interested in Astronomy, to Star Struck c/- The Valley Voice. Include your age and our Editor will choose the best letter from a reader under 12 and another under 16. Good luck and Clear Skies.

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After some really great golfing weather

a strong south westerly wind was

blowing right from the start of play.

This made the going difficult for most out on the course. Ron Bower was fortunate to have one of those days when everything was going for him and he managed a score of +4 in a versus par game. Three others managed to finish square with the rest of the filed in the negatives. Mike Hinton finished in 2nd position on a count back. The following week was played in wet and cold, winter had arrived, and again difficult conditions in which to score well. It was Gordon Thomson who had the purple patch that week. He had the ball on a string scoring 40 points. John Seyffer finished 2nd with 35 points. The May monthly medal round was again wet with some heavy showers at times. Nobody managed to play to their handicap and Ron Bower ending up winning the day, on a count back, with a net score of 76. Dinny Mandalis was runner up.

The Queen’s Birthday long weekend saw a big improvement in the weather and a large field turned out for the Saturday comp. Stableford was the scoring method used throughout the weekend and a number of the Ladies had outstanding scores. It was won by H. Helmsworth, a visitor from Anthill Golf Club with 41 points with fellow Anthill GC/KVGC member, S. Weeks,

finishing 2nd on 39 points. The weekend competition was well contested with the best 2 rounds over the 3 days being the winner. It was won by John Seyffer scoring 70 points from ‘the guy who keeps on keeping on’ Wal Edwards.Until next time;

Seventy Plus

Buoyed by their monumental

Premiership-winning return to the

Shoalhaven competition last year,

Kangaroo Valley Hockey Club has

fielded a men’s team for the 2009 hockey

season.

Very generously sponsored by the Kangaroo Valley Bowling Club, the team

consists of: Sergio Gomez, Peter Wilson,

Mitchell Wilson, John Smart, David Smart, Kurt Burton, Tony Wilson, David Anstiss,

Anthony Leahey, Dan Beal, Ian Szymoniczek, Sean Fletcher, Mark Spence,

Matthew Harford, Aaron Smith and

Matthew Druitt. The Valley boys have welcomed to their numbers some valuable new talent this year in KV newcomer Dan Beal and Bluejay’s defector Kurt Burton, as well as some ‘old’ talent in former Valley local, Tony ‘Wax’ Wilson and Johnny ‘Pickles’ Smart. With several years having passed since he last


Hockey Club renewed strength Kangaroo Valley Golf Club

Mike Hinton starts off his

round with a great drive.

This makes a cold, early

morning start well

worthwhile.


Kangaroo Valley was full of singles over

the last month…and I mean Bowl’s

Singles.

This is the game when individuals play-off in the race to reach 31 points. Col Good defeated Slim Ward but was himself eliminated by Phil Chittick. Phil previously over-powered Lance Brown. Adam Rigney won against Ron Burcher and Rob Hakkanbrock but was also knocked-out by Phil Chittick. Darryl Goodger held on and was victorious over Jack Rollason. Bill West defeated Tim Kelly but fell to the in form Col Condon. Col also bettered Geoff Lidbetter but came up against Nathan Jones and was finally eliminated. Nathan Jones has been in his best form this season taking the scalps of several top bowlers including Nathaniel Cuzner. Following heats and semi-finals only two players

remained to contest the final…you guessed it Phil Chittick and Nathan Jones. The final was anyone’s game , as both players were in brilliant form throughout the series. The greater experience of Phil seemed to have him slightly ahead throughout the game but Nathan re-

focused to draw even each time. Nathan in the final leg of the game darted to a 28 – 23 lead – only three points from victory. Phil in desperation seemed to lift to another level and pull out the next winning ends to snatch the singles title 31 - 28 in a real thriller. Currently the club is commencing the ’Triples Series’ and the randomly selected teams should have quite a tussle. The Valley’s own Phil ‘Jingles’ Chittick, Adam Rigney and Nathaniel Cuzner, have teamed up once again to contest the district triples tournament. Last year they were on fire and reached the final but had to be satisfied with the runner’s-up trophy. Hopefully they can continue their great form once again.

The Bias One

Kangaroo Valley—men in cream— in titanic struggles

Photograph right: Phil Chittick

once again Champion. left:

Nathan Jones Runner up in 2009


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These include structural materials, such as fibro, but asbestos can also be found in vinyl floor tiles, lagging, insulation, paints. In fact asbestos is found in more than 3000 different materials. It is safest to assume that any old fibro product will contain asbestos. If it is broken, has been subject to fire or is in a “friable’ condition, the material must be carefully handled so as to prevent the spread of asbestos fibres which could be inhaled and potentially cause cancer. The land on which friable asbestos has come into contact may become contaminated. As such it must be reported to Council’s Environmental services Section for appropriate action. Shoalhaven City Mayor Councillor Paul Green said the need for people to be aware is the easiest and best solution for dealing with this old product. “If you are seeking advice on materials in your home and for further information on asbestos the best place to contact is WorkCover NSW. Alternatively, your local council may be able to provide some advice or a really useful website is www.thinkasbestos.com.au,” Clr Green said.


Asbestos is dangerous So when you need to demolish an old dwelling, all citizens should take care to ensure they identify whether there is asbestos in any materials and then handle them properly. When separating recyclable materials before you drop them off at Council’s recycling centre, make sure there are no remnants of asbestos in those materials. Waste Services Manager David Hojem said that it could take just one asbestos fibre to “pollute” an entire load of recyclable materials at the recycling centre. Once this load is identified as containing asbestos, it then needs to be buried, which means that materials that could have been recycled is then buried as waste. “This is not good for recycling, not good for the environment, and not good for the life of our city’s waste depot,” Mr Hojem said.

If you are demolishing a building containing

asbestos, the following two requirements

must be met.

You will need to provide a clearance

certificate from an independent

competent person using the National

Occupational Health and Safety

Commission Code of Practice for the

Safe Removal of Asbestos.

Your demolition works where asbestos is

identified must only be undertaken by

contractors who hold a

current WorkCover

Demolition Licence or a

current WorkCover

Class 2 (Restricted)

Asbestos Licence.

If you are thinking of renovating or demolishing an old dwelling or shed, be aware of the presence of asbestos “remove

the doubt and check it

out.”

A comprehensive display about asbestos at the City Council chambers.

donned the shin guards - and with somewhat less hair to compromise his aerodynamics - Tony has shaken off the cobwebs and made a great comeback, displaying much of the form that so impressed back in the 80’s. An aggressive and solid back in his day, Pickles was sidelined for much of the season due to a calf wrangling injury and has recently made a very impressive return to the game. With an average age of 34, the Valley team has a wealth of hockey experience that is evident each week. Proving that advancing age is no impediment when combined with boundless enthusiasm (and just a dash of testosterone fuelled aggression), veterans Serg Gomez , Peter Wilson and ‘ever ready’ Dusty Smart are proudly donning the maroon and white yet again. We hope that Pete is able to avoid the many injuries that punctuated his 2008 season –he sees enough ambulances in his line of work. Serg has already acquired a Harry Potteresque scar on his forehead this year – there’s certainly no question about the Valley boys’ willingness to put their bodies on the line! At the more youthful end of the spectrum, the front line combination of Aaron Smith, Mitch Wilson and Matt Harford is proving too strong for many of the opposing sides. Sean Fletcher’s fervour in the goals is becoming legendary as is big hitting defender Ian ‘Alpha’ Szymoniczek. David ‘Alby’ Anstiss is controlling the game well with his usual unfazed play from the halves. Despite the fact that the Valley often struggle to field a complete team, they are again proving to be a force to be reckoned with, currently ranking second in the competition. One can only imagine what an awesome sporting machine they would be if they actually trained (and everyone turned up for every game)! Games are played each Saturday afternoon at the Bernie Regan Complex in North Nowra - check the South Coast Register for times and come along and enjoy a great afternoon’s entertainment and a post match beverage back at the KV Bowlo.

“The scoop”


Hockey Club renewed strength

Help wanted

The K.V Environment group will be planting trees on Sunday August 30 commencing at 10 am

If you can help please call

Larraine on 44 651 621 for further details


Claim the date! August 15 The Seventh Kangaroo Valley

Buster Keaton Silent Movie

Festival K. V. Hall

August 30 Ireland (a concert) K.V. Hall

September 5 KVPS Trivia night

September 19 Trek for Timor

October 2 "Oil & Clay"

Exhibition of Paintings &

Ceramics by Dawn Daly

Jing Jo Cafe Restaurant 6 pm

November 7 Lydian Singers Nowra School of

Arts 7.30 pm

November 8 Lydian Singers Nowra School of

Arts 2.30 pm

Wot’s on in the Valley

Monthly events

Mon (1st) KV Rural Fire Service meeting – 7.30 pm – Fire Shed – David Smart 4465 1214 Mon (2nd) Environment Group – 6 pm – The Ambulance Community Complex – Peter Stanton 4465 1688 Mon (3rd) A & H Meeting – 7.30 pm - K.V. Hall – Betty Allan 4465 1154 Tues (1st) CWA 10 am to 12, 12 Speaker, 12.30 pm Combined Luncheon,

1 pm to 2.15 pm Meeting Pioneer Museum Park. Working Bee 9.00 am to 12 noon Werner Bayer 4465 -1058. Tues (2nd) Pre School Meeting Senior Citizen’s Meeting - 10.30 am – Kangaroo Valley Hall. Tues (3rd) Pioneer Museum Park Trust 10 am Elaine Apperley 4465 2026 Tues (3rd) KV Historical Society 1 pm Garth Chittick 4465 1367

Thurs (2nd) P. & C. Meeting – – KV School Fri (2nd) View Club General Meeting and Luncheon – 12 pm – locations as advised Sat (last) Brogers Creek Landcare – Andrew or Liz 4465 1482 Sat (3rd) Upper Kangaroo Valley Landcare, meet at Upper

Kangaroo Valley Hall 9-11 am Contact Tess Heighes 4422 7147 Sundays 8-30 am Traditional service Anglican Church 4465 1585

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Bi-weekly events

Tuesday (2nd & 4th) Lions Club – 7 pm Carolyn Green 4465 1384 Thursday (1st & 3rd) Men’s Group— 7.30 pm - Bob Dunn 4465 1056

Special events July 2009

Organisations are invited to use this page to claim the date

for any events they are planning, so as to avoid doubling up

and clashes with other groups.

Weekly events

Mon – Fri Bus Service to Nowra and Highlands - 4423 5990Mon –Tues-Thurs Mass St. Joseph’s 8 am Mon Bingo – 5 pm KVB&RC Mon 1-3 pm Women's Bible Study Anglican Hall 44651585 Tues Men's Bowling - noon, Casual Contact Club 4465 1175 leave name Tues 10-12 & 6-8 Iyenga Yoga 44 651 364 Tues 8 pm Meditation Group ph 0427 383 645Tues Cuppa & kids Sunday School Hall 10am Wed Mass St Joseph’s 6-15 am Wed Rural Fire Service Training at Shed 6pm Wed 6-8 pm Iyenga yoga contact 44 651364 Thurs 5 pm Golf Croquet Walking group P.O. 10 am Thurs 1-3 pm Women's Care & share - Anglican Hall 44651585 Sat Mass - St. Joseph’s Church, 8 am Sat 1 pm Social Bowls KV Bowling Club

Sun Bowling Club - 'Barefoot Bowls' From 1 pm Sun Anglican Church 8-30 am Traditional service 10 am Contemporary service and Sunday School Sun Mass - St. Joseph’s Church, 11 am

July 4 Men;’s breakfast Church of the Good Shepherd Hall from 7-45 am

July 4 The Idea of North, K. V. Hall

July 10 Braille Music Concert, Frensham, Mittagong

July 10 Rythyms of Ireland, Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre

July 18 Elsie Dewhurst 100 year birthday party KV Hall from 11am –2 pm

July 24 The Winter Tour, The Tea Club Nowra 7 pm

July 25 Free entertainment at the BOWLO

July 25 The Berry Musicale Proms Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre

July 25 The Winter Tour, The Mittagong Playhouse, 7.30 - 10.30 pm,


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CHARITIES & SERVICE GROUPS

CMR Institute Isabel Butler 4465 1248 Lions Lyn Obern 4465 1391 V.I.E.W. Club Betty Allan 4465 1154 C.W.A. Gwen Nelson 4443 3409 Amnesty Int. Libby Turnock 4465 1357 Environment Pamela Davis 4465 2285Wires 4862 1788

AGES & STAGES

Cubs/Scouting Gary Thomas 4465 1485 Senior Citizens Nanette Thompson 4465 1873 Cuppa and kids Simone O’Halloran 4465 1102

OTHER ORGANISATIONS

A & H Society Betty Allan 4465 1154 Alcholics Anonymous Rick 4465 1113 Brogers Creek Landcare Andrew Fitzsimmons 4465 1482 Budgong Community Group Nicholas Carlile 4446 0591 Historical Society Garth Chittick 4465 1367 FYRE Karen Harrison 4465 1699K.V.C.A.. Tony Barnett 4465 1800 KV Garden Group Lee Sharam 4465 1756 KVRFB Captain David Smart 4465 1214 Iyengar Yoga Rose Andrews 4465 1364 Osborne Park/Hall J. Lenz 4465 1272 Pioneer Museum Elaine Apperley 4465 2026 Rock-Wallaby Melinda Norton 4887 8256 Tourist Assn Alison Baker 4465 1664 Upper River Progress Assn David Loneragan 4465 1364

EMERGENCIES

Police 13 1444 or 4421 9699 Ambulance 000 Poisons 13 1126 Integral Energy 13 1003 Lifeline 13 1114 Fire 000

SPORTS & EXERCISE

Cricket Club Greg Thompson 4465 1531 Croquet Club Heather Kelly 4465 1608 Fishing Club Vinnie Winch 4465 1448 Golf Club John Rose 4464 2384 Hockey Club Sharon Gomez 4465 1580 Ladies Bowling Margery Good 4465 1341 Men’s Bowling Phillip Chittick 4465 1035 Pony Club Sharon Selby 4465 1186 Tennis Club Nigel Lewis 4446 0638 Group Secretaries - please check & update details

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