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L-R Cabonne Deputy Mayor Cr Ian
M: 0427 247 736 Gosper, Canowindra SES Unit Controller
Michael Simpson, NSW Emergency
CUSTOMERS SATURDAY 25 12 2010 SESServices Minister Stevev Whan and
Deputy Commissioner Steven Pearce
PLEASE M ONDAY 27 12 2010
TUESDAY 28 12 2010 NEW SES HQ OPENED
NOTE, WE
SATURDAY 01 01 2011 Emergency Services Minister Steve Whan
WILL BE AND described Canowindra’s new SES head-
CLOSED: MONDAY 03 01 2011 quarters as the most spectacular SES
building in rural NSW.
Holidays: The last day of school is Officially opening the new building Satur-
Wednesday 15 Dec 2010. Term 1 day afternoon, Mr Whan said he was
2011 begins Monday 31 January “flabbergasted” when he saw it.
for high school years 7, 11 & 12 “It is without doubt the most spectacular
and Tuesday 1 February for years SES headquarters anywhere in rural NSW.
I’ve never seen a building of this size or
8, 9 & 10. Play safe kids and standard even where a town’s SES unit
have a fun time. has hundreds of members,” he said.
Mr Whan praised the vision and leader-
ship of Cabonne Council which, in
conjunction with the SES, bought the
former National Auctions building on the
northern outskirts of Canowindra.
“This is a wonderful tribute to the
co-operation between the Council and
the community and Cabonne’s very
FINN’’S valuable partnership with the State
Emergency Services,” he said.
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We have been open for 2 months
now and have become quite the ANOTHER CANOWINDRA ACHIEVEMENT
little meeting place for locals and Canowindra High School has been
visitors from out of town, selected by the Department of Premier
and Cabinet to participate in a video
especially on the weekends. conference with Premier, Kristina Keneally
To thank you for your support we to be held Thursday this week.
would love you, our valued Thirty Year 9 students will participate in
customers, to come and celebrate the videoconference to provide advice
the new era of directly to the Premier in relation to
family and community connections. Prior
Finns Store to the actual video-conference, students
will workshop the discussion points and
Friday 10 December formulate a response around the topic.
from 5:30pm-7ish Our high school is one of ten schools
chosen from across the state to be
35 Gaskill Street involved. This is a terrific opportunity for
our school and students and follows a
CANOWINDRA string of Canowindra High representation
Phone 02 6344 1638 on regional SRC discussions and
deliberations.
Wednesday 8 December 2010
locally first!
“Along with Cabonne Council, we have
been able to provide Canowindra with
the best building possible. The challenge
for the local unit now is to recruit more
volunteers to fill it.”
The SES’s Deputy Commissioner for
Pearce said the state-of-the-art
Canowindra building would be perfect as
a regional base for any significant
emergency or event in the region.
“It is a fantastic example of the excellent
relationship we have with Cabonne
Council and I’m sure it is a partnership
that will go from strength to strength.”
Cabonne Deputy Mayor Ian Gosper
Council said the acquisition of the
building was a strategic purchase that
was a cheaper option than building a
new SES facility.
“This building not only gives us a
state-of-the-art facility but the scope for
future expansion and the potential to
relocate its Canowindra depot to this site.
“There are other benefits too. This
building sat vacant for several years, but
now its future is guaranteed as an
extremely valuable community asset.’’
Cr Gosper paid tribute to Canowindra-
based Councillors Kevin Walker and
Anthony Durkin, the Canowindra
Community and former Mayor Kevin
Duffy for pushing the benefits of
acquiring the building.
The SES contributed $170,000 towards
the cost of purchasing and fitting out the
new headquarters and, before declaring
the building open, the Minister handed a
cheque for the final instalment of $40,000
to Cr Gosper.
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Thursday Night Shopping
In the lead up to Christmas, a
number of Canowindra retailers will
be opening later so you can get all
your Christmas presents and supplies
ready for all your celebrations.
Remember, shop locally first!
Bendy Street Emporium
53 Gaskill Street - 02 6344 2471
9.30am - 9pm every Thursday
until Christmas
Finns Store
35 Gaskill Street - 02 6344 1638
9.30am - 9pm every Thursday
until Christmas
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To the editor...
Orana House has been servicing the
community in lots of ways over the
last few decades, starting out as a
school for the disabled, and
subsequently by the community play-
group and Lyndon Community.
The Canowindra playgroup has
been meeting there for about thirty
years, and are holding an Open
Day and Mini Fete this Saturday
11th December, from 9am - 12 noon
at Orana House (Ferguson Street,
next to Sheps). There will be some
photos and history on display from
some of the early days and we en-
courage people to come and re-live
old memories!
The event will be a fundraiser to
continue upgrades on the building, so
come and see what work has been
done so far!
Thanks so much
Ros Bullock, Canowindra
The Salvation Army
Moyne Aged Care Facility
Canowindra
Invites you to attend
Carols on the Lawn
Sunday 12 December
at 7pm
FREE Super Sausage Sizzle
BYO rug or chair
An offering will be received
for the Christmas Appeal
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termites and other pests! Emergency:
call Barry Heaslip
at
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Management
Spider service $180 (GST inc)
conditions apply
Treating all pests
0428 441 138
CABONNE COMMUNITY FUNDING
Independent Member for Dubbo, Dawn
Fardell, today announced three projects
in the Cabonne Shire will receive a total
of $192,000 under the Community
Partnership Building Program.
The recipients are:
$85,000: Age of Fishes Museum to
develop an audio tour.
$100,000: Cabonne Shire Council to
upgrade amenities at the pool.
$7000: Eugowra Community Bowls and
Recreation Club to construct a cricket
pitch.
"These are all great community projects
and the funding will be a great boost for
the individual groups," Ms Fardell said.
"After years of battling drought, and now
floods, it gives me great pleasure to
deliver such a positive Christmas present
to these worthy community groups and
councils.
"There is great competition for funding
so I am particularly pleased these worth-
while groups have received the funding
they requested and can now go ahead
and construct the facilities."
FLOOD HOTLINE
Residents in flood-affected parts of New
South Wales are being encouraged to
make use of a free telephone hotline to
obtain up-to-date information on the
flood emergency.
General flood-related enquiries including
about evacuations and road closures can
be obtained by contacting the Public
Information Inquiry Centre (PIIC) on
1800 227 228.
The Public Information Inquiry Centre is
co-ordinated by the NSW Police Force
and is staffed by volunteer personnel
from the Red Cross, Rural Fire Service, the
Volunteer Rescue Association and State
Emergency Service.
The PIIC is expected to continue
operating until at least Thursday night
9 December.
For emergency flood and storm
assistance, members of the public can
contact the SES on 132 500 or visit their
website www.ses.nsw.gov.au
Up-to-date information on road closures
is available on the RTA website
www.rta.nsw.gov.au or from local
councils.
For all other emergencies, the public is
advised to contact Triple Zero 000.
131 444
000
Make your call count, report all crime!
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WINE PRODUCTION STILL DROPPING
Last financial year saw another decrease
in wine production, according to figures
released Tuesday 7 December by the
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
The total grape crush for 2009-10 was 1.6
million tonnes, down by 7.5% on the
previous year. The area of bearing vines
fell to 152 thousand hectares and the
yield dropped to 10.1 tonnes per hectare.
The crush produced 1.1 billion litres of
beverage wine, down by 3.4% on last
years figure.
Red/rosé wine production was
613 million litres (down 1.7%) and white
wine accounted for 498 million litres
(down 7.4%).
Exports of Australian produced wine rose
4.8% (to 789 million litres) and
domestic sales rose 4.7% to 471 million
litres.
Inventories fell to 1.7 billion litres (down
8.3%). Red/rosé table wine stocks of 961
million litres still represent more than half
of the beverage wine stock held by
winemakers.
The 13 largest winemakers crushed a total
of 1.2 million tonnes of grapes or 72% of
the total crush. These 13 businesses aver-
aged 89 thousand tonnes each.
Conversely, the 95 smallest winemakers
accounted for only 0.7% of all grapes
crushed and averaged 120 tonnes each. A
third of all winemaking locations were in
South Australia, accounting for 43% of the
national wine grape crush.
Further information is available free of
charge from the ABS website
www.abs.gov.au.
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Bananas $2.50/kg

Salad tomatoes 1kg $3/bag

Green capsicum $1.50/kg

Local Sundowner apples $3.50/kg
Phone orders: 6344 1011
Prawn & Green Capsicum Stir-fry
8 large uncooked king prawns
1 tablespoon peanut oil
½ small red onion, sliced thickly
½ green capsicum, sliced thinly
1 clove garlic, crushed
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon brown sugar
¼ cup chicken stock
50g English spinach, chopped
coarsely
Shell and devein prawns, leaving
tails intact. Heat oil in a wok or large
frying pan over high heat. Stir-fry
onion, capsicum, garlic and prawns
until prawns just change colour.
Add sauces, sugar, rice & stock and
stir-fry for 1 minute. Add spinach and
stir through until spinach just wilts.
Serve stir-fry sprinkled with sliced
red chilli and coriander, if desired,
over steamed rice.
NATURAL DISASTER AREA
Cabonne Shire has been declared a
natural disaster area after heavy rain and
flooding caused millions of dollars
damage over the past four days.
NSW Emergency Services Minister Steve
Whan made the decision on Saturday
morning when opening the new SES
headquarters, to add Cabonne to a list of
10 other Local Government Areas which
will now be eligible to apply for natural
disaster funding.
“For the ratepayers of Cabonne it will
mean they will not have to pick up the all
of the cost of repairing the extensive
damage the Shire has suffered,” he said.
“It will also mean that farmers will be
eligible for assistance measures to offset
the heart-breaking crop losses they have
endured.”
Cabonne Council’s General Manager
Graeme Fleming said the true extent of
the cost of repairs would not be known
until the floodwaters receded and a full
inspection of the Shire’s roads network
could be conducted.
“However, it will run into millions of
dollars,” Mr Fleming said.
Mr Whan said he shared the pain being
felt by farmers throughout the State,
where crop losses are expected to exceed
$500 million.
“It’s particularly cruel when you consider
that only weeks ago we were looking at
the prospect of a record $3 billion
harvest,” he said.
FUTURE FLOOD IMPACTS ON EUGOWRA
Cabonne Council will investigate a
number of initiatives to alleviate the
impact of flooding in Eugowra and
promote future development in the town.
The long awaited Eugowra Flood Plain
Study Review will go on extended public Kids Christmas Card Making Classes
exhibition from Tuesday 7 December Saturday 11 December
until 16 February next year to give
residents every opportunity to examine it 9am - 12pm
before and after the Christmas break. CWA Rooms Blatchford Street Canowindra
Copies of the report are available at the All products, equipment and tuition supplied
Eugowra Post Office and supermarket.
The consultants who undertook the DIY card making kits starting at 50c
review will attend a public meeting early Contact Helen Kinsela for more info
6344 7134 or 0428 216 676 or
in February to present their report and www.redearthscrapping.com.au
answer any questions.
Cr Dowling paid tribute to members of
the Flood Plain Committee for their
perseverance and commitment to the
Jellybeans
review process.
Flood waters were receding yesterday as
residents prepared for the likelihood of
Playgroup
Face
further flooding later this week.
 Cabonne Council will support or
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investigate the following measures to
alleviate the impact of flooding in Saturday 11 December
Eugowra and promote future from 9am until 12noon
development:
 $300,000 committed in 20/11 Budget at Orana House
 Undertake stream clearance works in 32 Ferguson Street Canowindra
conjunction with Government agencies
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and the local community.
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 Works on Puzzle Flat Creek levee bank. Jum stle ugh dips hant
 Stormwater drainage improvements. a Stall
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 Loans for top-up deposits to assist with
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policies. our next generation!
 Lobby the Government and insurance
companies regarding insurance Wishing all our visitors to
premiums on properties potentially
impacted by flooding.
 Acknowledge the work done by the
Eugowra SES in relation to flooding,
particularly their positive responses and
actions, which will assist with the a very safe and happy
management of future floods.
Festive Season
ETHICS IN SCHOOLS: DAWN FARDELL Our opening hours leading
Legislation, which I opposed, has passed
through Parliament which specifies the up to Christmas are:
right of schools to offer ethics classes at Mon-Wed 9.30am - 5pm
the same time as scripture classes. Thursday 9.30am - 9pm
I opposed the Bill on the grounds that
ethics should be an additional subject Friday 9.30am - 5pm
and not as a replacement for scripture. I Sat 9.30am - 4pm
believe both classes should be available Sun 10am - 3pm
to all students.
This issue generated a great deal of We have lots of new stock for
debate, with many parents contacting my you to find the perfect gift:
office with their concerns, not so much at
from $2 upwards and
the introduction of ethics classes, but at
having to choose whether to send their from birth to 100yrs
children to scripture or ethics classes. There is a treasured gift to be
One parent rightly noted that the most
benefit for religious and non-religious
found for everyone, but maybe
students will come when the whole only one, so be quick!
diversity of the classroom is able to Complimentary gift wrapping
participate in discussion together, rather
than making it a two-way choice. on all gifts purchased in store
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TRANSFORM YOUR COMMUNITY
The $25,000 Question is an annual grant
targeted at young people, 35 or under,
that awards funding to projects which
will benefit rural and regional
communities.
The Royal Agricultural Society
Foundation is offering young people the
opportunity to secure up to $25,000 to
deliver a new and innovative rural
community project.
Projects considered will be as diverse as
playground equipment for your local
kindergarten or a tree-planting day to
combat salinity.
To enter simply tell us how you would
use $25,000 to realise a project to
benefit your local community.
The key objective is to grow young
people’s skills in project development
and management, providing them with a
stepping stone to becoming the future’s
rural ambassadors. 2011 is the first year
that the grant has been opened to all
young people in rural and regional NSW
who will be under 35 years of age on
1 May 2011.
The $25,000 Question was established in
2008 and is already funding inspiring
projects that are making positive
contributions to rural and regional NSW
communities such as Animals on Bikes
which was awarded in 2010.
Applicants must identify a need in their
local rural or regional NSW community;
outline a creative project to address this
need; partner with a community
organisation* to create a project plan.
The RAS Foundation is looking for stand- Tmjq!sftjtubou!up!tubcjmjtf!mpbet!
out project proposals that demonstrate:
creativity; collaboration with the
community; deliver sustained benefits
Magic Show
Wednesdays 8 & 15 December
10 draws 6-7pm
Fridays 10 & 17 December
$5 kids, $10 adults, 15 draws 6-9pm
family of 4 $25 also hams, turkeys, Christmas
puddings, cakes & vouchers
Afterwards: photos with Santa,
sausage sizzle & lolly bags FREE Christmas Eve Friday 24 December
MONSTER MARKET NIGHT
For the information of members and their invited guests
Examples of eligible projects: art, music or Each application will be scored on the
performance workshops for young following criteria: innovation: new
people; community media centre, ideas, creativity; Impact: benefit to the
delivering internet access and other community; implementation: projects
resources; skate-park, BMX track or other must be achievable and realistic;
recreational facilities for children and thorough project/business planning;
young people; after-school homework demonstrate strong partnership with
hub or holiday programme; health local community group.
initiatives; mental health awareness day; Grant funding will be awarded to the
community garden, environmental successful candidate’s nominated
rehabilitation, tree-planting or water- community partner.
saving initiatives; drug and alcohol-free The successful candidate will be
community event; free after-school announced at the 2011 Sydney Royal
programme; o utdoo r educatio n, Easter Show, 14-27 April 2011.
adventure camp or leadership *Applicants are required to partner with
development experience for young any agency or group that delivers a
people; local theatre performance. community service, provides community
Judging and selection: applications will be benefit, or whose purpose is charitable
assessed by an independent panel with in nature. Some examples are educa-
representation from the RAS Foundation tional organisations, health providers,
board. local show society or Rotary.
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Dec 11: Jellybean Playgroup Mini Fete 9am until 12noon at Orana House Canowindra Ph 0427 441 189 anytime!
Dec 11: Woodstock Public School Fete 10am-6pm, helicopter rides, stalls, fun stuff
Dec 12: Moyne Carols on the Lawn @ 7pm FREE Super Sausage Sizzle, BYO rug or FOR LEASE Grainshed & hayshed 10km
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