August 2011 - Carwoola Community Association

Volume 24 : Issue 8, AUGUST 2011
STONEY
CREEK
GAZETTE
Circulation : 550
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telephone: 0416 703 487 or drop into the Gazette Box, top of
Kearns Parade
www.carwoola.org.au
The "Stoney Creek Gazette" is a publication of the Carwoola Community Association Inc.
distributed to mail boxes (where possible) from the Kings Highway turnoff along the Captains Flat Road
and in Wanna Wanna, Green Acres, Clydesdale, Stony Creek, Radcliffe, Molonglo River Park, Widgiewa,
Carwoola, Woolcara, and Primrose Valley, with limited distribution in Hoskinstown and Forbes Creek.
The views expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of its editors,
the Carwoola Community Association, or of the Gazette's advertisers.
STONEY CREEK GAZETTE
AUGUST 2011
CARWOOLA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED
Telephone No.
Home
Phil Kuczma
President
30 Wanna Wanna Rd
Lucy Costas
Secretary
Wanna Wanna Rd
Lynton Bond
Treasurer, Landcare Liaison
237 Radcliffe Circuit
Elizabeth Moss
Editor, Gazette
Bowen Street
Jacinta Durr
Editor, Gazette
Walga Close
Sandi Johnsson
Committee Member
198 Radcliffe Circuit
Christine Bond
Committee Member
237 Radcliffe Circuit
Dee McArthur
Assistant Secretary
30 Wanna Wanna Rd
Lybbie Hillman
QCC Area Sub-committee
149 Wanna Wanna Rd
HOSKINSTOWN REGION COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED
Rowan Simpkin
President
Tobias Downe
Secretary
Luke Osborne
Treasurer
Julienne Kamprad
President - Hoskinstown Area Roads Committee
Anja Meyer-Dilley
Hoskinstown Hall Bookings
EMERGENCY FIRE NUMBER (24 HOURS, 7 DAYS) REPORT ALL FIRES
STONEY CREEK RURAL FIRE BRIGADE (c/- 161 Bowen St, CARWOOLA NSW 2620)
FIRE CONTROL
QUEANBEYAN
6297 1840
Not usually manned except
Fire Shed
during training and emergencies 6238 2569
Neil Cleary
Captain, Primrose Valley
6238 2660
Senior Deputy Captain, Captains
Graham Reynolds
Flat Road
6238 2014
Peter Bavington
Deputy Captain, Widgiewa Road 6238 2803
Deputy Captain, Molonglo River
Dylan Lawrey
Drive
6238 2154
Lewis Conn
Deputy Captain
Shirley Conn
Deputy Captain, Douglas Close
6238 2622
Pauline Selmes
President, Captains Flat Road
6238 2644
Lisa O'Brien
Secretary, Bowen Street
6238 2996
John Bissett
Treasurer, Widgiewa
6238 2059
Gary Anderson
Training Officer, Bowen Street
6238 2056
Glenn Nicholson
Equipment Officer
6238 2729
Work/Mobile
6297 7381
6299 1105
6238 2368
0416 703487
0416 703487
6238 2352
6238 2368
6297 7381
6297 1161
6238 2890
6238 2292
6238 2321
6238 2441
6238 2181
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0407 382066
0416 060242
0410 168348
0457 537535
0414 382622
0403 807767
0411 899111
0412 620973
0418 493687
0418 805664
STATE EMERGENCY SERVICES Captains Flat Duty Officer - 24 hrs 6236 6190
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POLICE
6298 0555
Queanbeyan
PALERANG COUNCIL
10 Majara Street, Bungendore 2621 (PO Box 348)
6238 8111
Walter Raynolds, Mayor
[email protected]
QUEANBEYAN CITY COUNCIL
257 Crawford Street, Queanbeyan 2620 (PO Box 90)
Tim Overall, Mayor
[email protected]
6299 6000
6298 0223
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE (N.S.W.)
Graeme Clifton
Wanna Wanna Road
Ann Burgess
Powell Drive
Rick Magus
Hoskinstown
Mary Ann Middleton
Molonglo River Park
6297 4101
6297 5748
6238 2111
6238 2614
STONEY CREEK COMMUNITY CENTRE
Manager & Bookings
[email protected]
6297 7381
INJURED NATIVE ANIMALS
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STONEY CREEK GAZETTE
AUGUST 2011
FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK
We hope you enjoyed reading last month's edition of the Gazette. Please
forgive the omissions and the mix up with the delivery numbers. We shall
endeavour to ensure there are enough copies for everyone. On the delivery
note, we are looking for someone to volunteer to deliver the Gazettes between 359-733 Captains
Flat Rd (past Powell Dr - Kearns Pde), including Stony Creek Pl. If you would like to do this please
give us a ring or send an email. In the meantime, any suggestions, particularly from the residents
concerned are most welcome.
You can contact us through the gazette email address or leave us a detailed message on the new
telephone number 0416 703 487.
Jacinta Durr and Elizabeth Moss, Production Editors
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AUGUST 2011
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STONEY CREEK GAZETTE
AUGUST 2011
CARWOOLA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
President’s Report
The Carwoola Community Association Trivia Night has been rescheduled for Saturday 17th
September and will start at 7.30 pm. John Gunn will be the Emcee on the night with Hilary Gunn as
the Quiz Master. There will be seven categories of questions including a new category with science
questions. There will be more than $1,700 value of prizes generously provided by Stoney Creek
Gazette advertisers which will be up for grabs on the night. An auction for the $875 water pump
donated by Taylor Made Pumps will be held on the night. Participants are welcome to bring their own
snacks and drinks. Please phone Christine or Lynton Bond on 6238 2368, to book your table of 6 – 8
persons. It costs $10 per person and supper is included in this.
I highly commend our new production editors Jacinta Durr and Elizabeth Moss for their great work
with producing their first issue of the Stoney Creek Gazette with the June edition. Thanks must also
go to Kyol who collected the boxes of the gazettes from the printer and distributed these to our
volunteer deliverers. Our new production editors would appreciate offers of assistance for help with
assembling the new issue of the Stoney Creek Gazette before it is sent to the printers. It would be
also good to have a backup person to collect the boxes of the Stoney Creek Gazette from the
printer’s premises in Fyshwick and to deliver these to the homes of our volunteer deliverers around
Carwoola. If you are able to provide any assistance, please contact Jacinta and Elizabeth by leaving
a message on 0416 703 487 or sending an email to [email protected]
Some residents in the Radcliffe estate may recall that the Carwoola Community Association
previously conducted a survey about the possibility of a recycling station being established. Though
Palerang Council staff empty the bins at the Douglas Close recycling station twice each week, these
facilities are well used and frequently overflowing. Palerang Council is planning to survey residents
about a trial to be conducted with kerbside collections of materials which can be recycled. Palerang
Council has conducted two previous trials which cost residents an annual fee of $102.
The Palerang Council Section 355 Carwoola (Stoney Creek) Hall and Reserve Management
Committee will be holding its Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 30th August at 7.30 pm. I will be
vacating all of the roles as Chair, acting Secretary, Treasurer and Hall Manager. Nominations are
invited to fill all of these roles. If one is unable to attend this Annual General Meeting, please contact
me to supply a Nomination for Committee Member form at [email protected] or on 6297 7381.
The next monthly meeting of the Carwoola Community Association will be held on Tuesday 16th
August, starting at 7.30 pm. All are welcome to attend.
PHIL KUCZMA, President
STONEY CREEK COMMUNITY HALL HIRING FEES
Community Groups ..................................................... $20
Fund raising functions.................................................. $110
Private hiring ............................................................... $110 + $250 bond
Heating (between 1 April and 31 October) ................... $5/hr to a maximum of $110
Cleaning fee (if hall is not cleaned) ............................... $35/hr
To hire the Community Hall, telephone the Management Committee Treasurer on 6297 7381 or
email: [email protected]
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AUGUST 2011
CARWOOLA LANDCARE GROUP
There was lots of interest in the rabbit control workshop last month; so much
so that we put on a second one. Landholders from a 35 local properties
attended the workshops, and added to the more than 20 landholders from
Carwoola who attended the workshops at Royalla, before releasing calicivirus, this should mean a
large part of Carwoola should have rabbit numbers significantly reduced in the coming months.
Thanks to all those who attended and to Phil McGrath from the South East Livestock Health and Pest
Authority, and to the Upper Murrumbidgee Landcare Committee who provided the funding to hold
the workshops.
The reduction in rabbit numbers gives the rest of us an opportunity to take advantage of others’
effort by getting out and removing rabbit warrens and rabbits harbour such briars and blackberry, to
slow the build-up of rabbits again. Think about destroying rabbit warrens by ripping and fumigating
those that you can’t easily collapse. The local
rural supply stores will be able to advise how to
go about fumigating. Council’s weed Officers will
advise on the appropriate ways to remove
blackberry and sweet briar.
Be aware though, that the reduction in rabbit
numbers and the disturbed ground around
warrens will most likely spring forth with weeds
in spring if you don’t sow the areas with grass
seed, and even then vigilance will be required to
keep on top of the weeds coming through.
Subject to the availability of funding, we plan on
holding another round of rabbit control next year
to continue reducing the rabbit numbers in the
area.
To keep informed about Landcare happening locally here is a Landcare Group email list for
discussion and notification of Landcare events. To join the list, send an email to [email protected] with the subject “subscribe” (without the quotes).
The Molonglo Catchment Group website is a great source of information for what’s happening in our
catchment and what funding is available - see www.molonglocatchment.org.au.
Don’t forget to tune in to Radio Landcare from 8-9am Sunday mornings on QBN-FM 96.7 and on 2XX
Community Radio FM 98.3 from 9-10am Tuesdays.
LYNTON BOND, Secretary
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STONEY CREEK GAZETTE
AUGUST 2011
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STONEY CREEK GAZETTE
AUGUST 2011
FLAME TIPS
www.stoneycreek-rfs.org.au
www.rfs.nsw.gov.au
IN AN EMERGENCY CALL TRIPLE ZERO (000)
PREPARE. ACT. SURVIVE
BUSH FIRE INFORMATION LINE | 1800 679 737
The brigade had a busier month during July, with a number of call-outs despite the cold weather, to
pile burns, grass fires, and a motor vehicle accident. In fact July saw a significant number of grass
fires across the entire zone, prompting Queanbeyan Fire Control Centre to issue a special media
release highlighting the grass fire risk resulting from the good growing season earlier in the year and
the drying effect of heavy frosts.
Grass fires can be caused by a variety of reasons, but often they are started by grass cutting
equipment, such as slashers and sometimes at this time of year, from hot coals and ash being
emptied from fire–places. Do be careful if you need to do either of these tasks around the home.
Our new Cat 7 fire-truck that I mentioned in last month’s gazette has been delivered to Stoney
Creek. Brigade members have been busy getting it organised to match our other two trucks, and
also getting familiar with its pump and other equipment. Stoney Creek 7A has already been in use in
our area, and we think it will prove to be a valuable addition to the brigade’s capability.
Finally, the Lake George Zone fire season has been brought forward one month to start at the
beginning of September. All pile burns and hazard reduction burns from the 1st September 2011
onwards will require an RFS issued permit to burn. Contact either the Stoney Creek Senior Deputy
Captain or myself if you require a permit.
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LAST MONTH’S WEATHER WATCH
(RAINFALL AVERAGED OVER LAST 27 YEARS)
JULY 2011 WEATHER WATCH
(RAINFALL AVERAGED OVER LAST 27 YEARS)
MONTHLY RAINFALL
AVERAGE MONTHLY RAINFALL
YEAR TO DATE RAINFALL FOR 2011
32.1mm falling over 10 days
51.4mm
339.8mm
(TEMPERATURE IN BRACKETS APPLIES TO THE LAST 18 YEARS)
MAXIMUM DAYTIME TEMPERATURE
MINIMUM OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURE
AVERAGE DAYTIME TEMPERATURE
AVERAGE OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURE
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15.9
-5.2
11.1
-0.5
(18.0)
(-9.0)
(10.7)
(-1.8)
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AUGUST 2011
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STONEY CREEK GAZETTE
AUGUST 2011
LOCAL PLANTS IN FLOWER
Ros Cornish, Widgiewa Road
The following list is what should be flowering, based on lists from previous years. Don’t forget to check out
the website to see photos of many of these plants – and some not described here www.flickr.com/photos/carwoolaplants/
WHITE/CREAM FLOWERS
Acacia genistifolia (Early Wattle) – medium shrub with long dark-green needle-like foliage and cream pompom flowers. Kings Highway on the approach to Queanbeyan, a few remaining in the Carwoola industrial
subdivision; Cuumbeun Nature Reserve.
Acacia gunnii (Ploughshare Wattle) – a low growing shrub with prickly, triangular-shaped leaves and pale
flowers.
Acacia ulicifolia (Prickly Moses) - medium shrub, pale cream pom-pom flowers, prickly gorse-like foliage but
needles not as large as that of A. genistifolia. Scattered in bushland from Wanna Wanna Road to the Kings
Highway but not obvious from the road.
Brachyloma daphnoides (Daphne Heath) - an upright, branched, small shrub with oval leaves; buds are pink
opening to small, white, tubular flowers with a strong sweet perfume. It is common in woodland and dry
forest habitats.
Cryptandra amara (Bitter Cryptandra) – most local plants seem to be var. longiflora. Low, spindly shrub with
small leaves, white tube-flowers less than 6mm long, clustered along the branches.
Leucopogon attenuatus – small shrub with purplish foliage and small, white, densely furry flowers in rows
along the branches. Cuumbeun Nature Reserve and possibly on some properties on Wanna Wanna Road.
Leucopogon fletcheri ssp. brevisepalus (Beard Heath) - small shrub with linear leaves sharply pointed; small
white/cream tubular flowers hang down. Common in dry forest habitats and occurs frequently locally in
remnant vegetation as well as in Cuumbeun Nature Reserve.
Melichrus urceolatus (Urn Heath) - small (to about 60cm) shrub with cream, tube flowers and prickly green
leaves; widespread in open woodland and grassland; Cuumbeun Nature Reserve.
YELLOW/ORANGE FLOWERS
Acacia baileyana (Cootamundra Wattle) – introduced to this area but has become naturalised in some places
– large bushy shrub, fern-like grey-green foliage, bright yellow pom-pom flowers. On Kings Highway (southern
side) just before Captains Flat Road.
Acacia dealbata (Silver Wattle) - tall shrub/small tree with golden-yellow sprays of pom-pom flowers, silvery
fern-like foliage. It is the most abundant wattle in the area and is common along the roadsides. The yellowtailed black cockatoos tear bark and wood away to get at grubs in the trunk.
Acacia rubida (Redstem Wattle) – large shrub/small tree; large single veined phyllodes to 20cm long, often
retains some bipinnate juvenile foliage; flower heads globular and golden in clusters. Many plants along the
Captains Flat Road, particularly from Powell Drive to the Kings Highway and from Widgiewa Road to Briars
Sharrow Road.
Dillwynia sieberi (formerly referred to by me as D. juniperina) – medium sized prickly plant with apparent
orange pea flowers (but really yellow with red markings); Captains Flat Road between Wanna Wanna Road
and the Kings Highway and Cuumbeun Nature Reserve.
BLUE/PURPLE/MAUVE FLOWERS
Hardenbergia violacea (False Sarsparilla) – prostrate ground cover/scrambler with sprays of purple pea
flowers, dark green lance-shaped leaves.
Hovea heterophylla (formerly referred to by me as H. linearis) – small plant with purple pea flowers along
erect stems with dark green leaves, often growing in among taller shrubs or tussock for protection. Dark
brown/black rounded seed pods. Widespread in woodland but hardly noticeable until it flowers.
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STONEY CREEK GAZETTE
AUGUST 2011
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STONEY CREEK GAZETTE
AUGUST 2011
THE WEED PATCH
Diary of a dedicated non-poisoning weeder: Rose-Marie Johnson
The last few months have been drier than the same time last year and the groundcover is good after
the good wet year, so conditions have been less favourable for the germination and establishment
of weed seedlings over Winter. There are fewer annual weeds now, there is still a growing burden
of perennial weeds that became established while the groundcover was poor during the drought,
then proliferated with the year of good rainfall. And the prolific year will have left a seed bank that
will be ready to spring to life when conditions are once again more favourable to those weeds, so
it’s still important to suppress the ones that do germinate.
August is an important month to finish clearing up Serrated Tussock before it starts flowering and
producing seed in Spring. The advantage of doing it now, reduces the risk of adding to the seed
bank and the plants can be left to break down in the paddock or, even better, used to cover patches
of bare ground. At this time of year the Serrated Tussock stands out paler amongst the other
grasses. An excellent brochure about the identification and control of Serrated Tussock can be
found at http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/pests-weeds/weeds/profiles/serrated-tussock.
African Lovegrass is already going to seed, so is best bagged for solarizing to prevent adding to its
seed bank.
Blackberries are currently consuming most of weeding efforts, and are clearly a growing problem
throughout the local area. A big problem with Blackberries is how their spread by runners can
rapidly result in impenetrable thickets, reducing access and amenity, especially along watercourses.
Hilary, my horse riding companion, and I have been working to clear some overgrown tracks where
we ride. Because there were so many new Blackberries to deal with, there’s not a lot of time left for
me to work on the established plants before the Spring annuals become a high priority, but I still
hope to be able to at least dig up the surface roots of all the plants to prevent their spread by
suckering. Where possible I then ringbark the deeper roots, which appears to be killing plants
already done. In ground too rocky to dig, I cut the plants back and smother them with newspaper
covered by boxes held down by rocks or by tying on black bags. New canes that grow out past the
covering need to be periodically pushed under or cut back.
From a distance St John’s Wort may look dead, but if you go up close and look at the base of the
plants you can expect to see plenty of new green growth. Even sprayed patches of St John’s Wort
need to be checked as the spray often fails to kill all the roots and it doesn’t take much to regrow.
Also, unless you’ve been spraying early enough to prevent seeding for many years, there will be
new seedlings. It’s best to dig out the new plants as soon as you can, while they’re still easy to get
out before their roots go deep. For the plants that already have deep roots, ringbarking the roots
now, deep enough to prevent suckering, should kill the plants before they flower.
August is also the best month to hoe dense infestations of annuals before they get to big. If you’re
planning to suppress Paterson’s Curse by slashing, it’s best to keep stock off it from about now, so
the flowers develop high enough for the slashing to be most effective.
The “Glove box guide to Waterplants of the ACT region” is well worth a look and can be downloaded
from http://www.act.waterwatch.org.au/freebies_&_downloads%5B1%5D.htm . It helps
identification of moisture loving weeds worth suppressing, as well as the desirable natives. The
listed weeds that I’ve noticed in this area include Purpletop, Drain or Umbrella Sedge, Mustard
Weed, Fleabane (both Common and Canadian), Spiny Lettuce and Skeleton Weed.
The lengthening days and warming weather make this a great time to get a good start on all those
weeds, so I hope you can find the time to do so.
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STONEY CREEK GAZETTE
AUGUST 2011
BIRDS OF CARWOOLA
Martin Butterfield
Thanks to John and Julienne for covering my absence. In July 78 species of birds were recorded in
the catchment area of the Gazette. This is 13 more than in June this year and one more than July
2010. Thanks to several observers in: the Molonglo Valley, Hoskinstown, Radcliffe and Widgiewa
Road.
There have been a number of notable sightings in the month. 4 female King Parrots were sighted in
Radcliffe – the first at that site. They are very rarely reported in the area generally. Scarlet Robins
have appeared again in my site and a property overlooking the Hoskinstown Plain. I suspect they
are moving through, as normal in preparation for Spring in the higher country. A huge flock of at
least 50 immature/female Satin Bowerbirds was seen in the Plain on 31 July following a similar
earlier sighting in Hoskinstown: extraordinary records.
Migrants are shown in italics below and species for which breeding (broadly defined) has been
observed this month are underlined.
1 Waterbirds: Musk Duck; Black Swan; Australian Wood Duck; Grey Teal; Pacific Black Duck;
Australasian Grebe; Little Pied Cormorant; White-faced Heron; Australian White Ibis; Purple
Swamphen; Eurasian Coot; Masked Lapwing
2 Birds of Prey: Black-shouldered Kite; Wedge-tailed Eagle; Little Eagle; Nankeen Kestrel; Brown
Falcon; Australian Hobby
3 Parrots and Relatives: Yellow-tailed Black-cockatoo; Gang-gang Cockatoo; Galah;
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo; Australian King-parrot; Crimson Rosella; Eastern Rosella
4 Kingfishers and other non-songbirds: Brown quail; Common Bronzewing; Crested Pigeon; Tawny
Frogmouth; Fan-tailed Cuckoo; Laughing Kookaburra;
5 Honeyeaters: Eastern Spinebill; White-eared Honeyeater; Noisy Miner; Red Wattlebird;
Brown-headed Honeyeater
6 Flycatchers and similar species: Golden Whistler; Grey Shrike-thrush; Grey Fantail; Willie Wagtail;
Magpie-lark; Scarlet Robin; Flame Robin; Eastern Yellow Robin; Welcome Swallow;
7 Thornbills, Finches and similar species: Superb Fairy-wren; White-browed Scrubwren;
Speckled warbler; Weebill; Striated Thornbill; Yellow-rumped Thornbill; Buff-rumped Thornbill;
Brown Thornbill; Southern Whiteface; Striated Pardalote; Silvereye; Double-barred Finch;
Red-browed Finch; Diamond Firetail; House Sparrow;
8 Other, smaller birds: White-throated Treecreeper; Varied Sitella; Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike;
Common Blackbird; Common Starling; Mistletoebird; Australasian Pipit;
9 Other, larger birds: Satin Bowerbird; Grey Butcherbird; Australian Magpie; Pied Currawong;
Grey Currawong; Australian Raven; Little Raven; White-winged Chough
Breeding Records
There have been very few breeding records in recent months (as expected). However August is the
month when some of the locally resident species begin their breeding activity. These initial stages
will typically comprise observations of
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Breeding Displays: usually males strutting their stuff to impress females, which can be
impressive flights by raptors or intricate ‘song and dance routines’ by the smaller birds; or
 Nest Building: in many cases this will be indicated by seeing the birds flying about with beaks
full of nesting material.
I’d welcome any observations of such activities (or more flagrant breeding activity).
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Peter Hewitt
Phone:
0418 496 725
Fax:
6280 7036
Email: [email protected]
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Pruning
General cleaning
Mulching
Edging
Small landscaping
Slashing
STONEY CREEK GAZETTE
AUGUST 2011
WOMEN’S GROUP MEETING
We normally meet every second Wednesday at 10.30am for morning tea in members homes.
For information about this friendly informal group for adults, phone any numbers below:
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10th August at Margaret Day, Hillview Nursery 154 Bowen Street 6238 2474
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24th August at Heli Jackson, 19 Pankhurst Crescent, Chisholm, 6291 8669
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7th September at Narelle Heywood, 36 Stony Creek Place, 6238 2528
CARWOOLA BOOKCLUB
The Carwoola Bookclub meets once a month at the Stoney Creek Community Hall on the first
Tuesday of each month at 7.30pm.
Our book for August is The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield and for September its Three Cups of
Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. Enjoy the read!
For further information call Therese on 6238 2324.
BUNGENDORE BRIDGE CLUB
MEETS EVERY WEDNESDAY FROM 7pm - 10pm
at the COMMUNITY CENTRE, TURALLO TERRACE, BUNGENDORE
Please contact Brenda on 4849 4471 or Nonie on 0422 704092
QUEANBEYAN & DISTRICT DOG TRAINING CLUB
Puppies from 3 months of age are accepted, but dogs of all ages benefit from regular training.
All classes are taken by qualified instructors
Sundays from 9-11am at the club grounds on Hoover Reserve.
For more information call Kathy on 0422 729 162 or visit www.queanbeyandogs.org.au.
JU-JITSU
AT THE STONEY CREEK COMMUNITY HALL
WEDNESDAY NIGHTS 6.30pm-7.30pm JUNIORS 7.30pm-9.00pm SENIORS
For further information, call DAVID ROWLEY on 6238 2343
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Mondays 6:45 pm Stoney Creek Community Hall
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Trash & Treasure - Plants - Handmade items - honey & jams - homewares
Sausage sizzle and café
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STONEY CREEK GAZETTE
AUGUST 2011
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY
with Marilyn Leake
The Father . will give you another Counsellor to be with you forever." John 14:16 (RSV) WORDS OF
COMFORT (2).From John 14:1-14 we noted the comforting words of Jesus to "Let not your hearts be
troubled." From vs15-26 we find that the comfort and strength to obey that command is given by the
Holy Spirit while in vs27-31 we learn of the comfort and blessing of yielding to the Holy Spirit's
teaching and guidance.
"If you love me, you will keep My commandments." John 14:15. This is the starting point for all of
Jesus' disciples -obedience to Him. It becomes such a joy to obey Him because we then experience
the truth of v16 "And I will pray the Father and He will give you another Counsellor, to be with you
forever, v17 even the Spirit of Truth, Whom the world cannot receive because it neither sees Him nor
knows Him; you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. As we progress in the Christian
life we become more conscious of His presence within and His help as we seek it.
Think again of the comfort of these words in v18"I will not leave you desolate; I will come to you."
The disciples could not understand what Jesus was saying concerning Nis death, resurrection and
ascension but He gave them this promise before that occurred. He came to them again in the form of
the Holy Spirit - just as He comes to us today through the Holy Spirit. In v19 Jesus says "...because I
live you will live also." His resurrection life guarantees that all His disciples will also receive eternal
life. V20 "In that day you will know that I am in the Father, and you in Me, and I in you. V21 He who
has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves Me; and he who loves Me will be loved by
My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to Him." These verses speak of the unity of God
the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. It is through the Spirit that Jesus makes Himself
known to us and the Father is revealed through Jesus. V 22-24 further explain this.
Again Jesus refers to His departure in John 14:25-26. "These things I have spoken to you while I am
still with you. V26 But the Counsellor, the Holy Spirit, Whom the Father will send in my name, He will
teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you." This is part of the
Spirit's work to prompt us with God's word as He counsels us. "But when the Counsellor comes,
Whom 1shall send to you from the Father, even the Spirit of Truth, Who proceeds from the Father,
He will bear witness to Me." John 15:26. Then in John 16:7 "Nevertheless I tell you the truth: it is to
your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Counsellor will not come to you; but if I go,
I will send Him to you." Notice that Jesus refers to the Holy Spirit as a Person - not just a power but a
Person of the Godhead. Then He describes more of the Spirit's work. Apart from being the Spirit of
Truth, witnessing to Jesus and bringing to our remembrance all that Jesus taught and said He says in
v18 "And when He comes He will convince the world of sin and righteousness and of judgement. V19
Of sin because they do not believe in Me; of righteousness because I go to the Father and you will
see Me no more; v10 of judgement because the ruler of this world is judged." Here is another
important point. John 16:13-14 "When the Spirit of Truth comes, He will guide you into all truth; for
He will not speak on His own authority, but what He hears He will speak, and He will declare to you
all things that are to come. V14 He will glorify Me, for He will take what is Mine and declare it to
you." Again we see the unity of the Godhead as the Spirit speaks what the Father tells Him, just as
Jesus did.
We know that Christ's promise of the Holy Spirit was fulfilled as on the day of Pentecost Peter
declared in Acts 2:33 "(Jesus) Being exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from the
Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He has poured out this which you see and hear." We all have
need of the counsel of someone at some stage in our lives. As disciples of Jesus we have the
wonderful indwelling Counsellor available at any moment to give us help as we need it.
May you be conscious of His presence more and more.
Enjoy your day.
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AUGUST 2011
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STONEY CREEK GAZETTE
AUGUST 2011
Queanbeyan Update
Welcome to my regular column which aims to keep you abreast of
initiatives and issues being dealt with by Council.
In early July Council held a function to officially open the Heather
McKay Indoor Sports Centre. It was great to see Heather at the
ceremony and assisting Dr Mike Kelly with the unveiling of the
plaque to commemorate the opening. Council agreed to name the
centre in Heather’s honour in February and I must say there is no
one more deserving of such a tribute. Heather is one of the greatest
sportspeople this country has ever produced and her dominance of
international squash during the 1960s and 70s is unprecedented. In
fact, Heather only lost two matches during her career and won an
amazing 16 consecutive British Open titles. She also excelled in
both field hockey and racquet ball. The Indoor Sports Centre has
been operational for a while now and both team and individual
nominations are being accepted. To nominate visit
www.niccweb.com or phone 0405 425 662.
Crawford St works underway
Many of you would have already noticed that construction has
commenced on the Crawford St Lifestyle Precinct. This project is the
most significant undertaken on Queanbeyan CBD in history and will
turn what is currently a tired and under used section of the CBD into
a thriving lifestyle precinct. When complete the Lifestyle Precinct will
be a pedestrian friendly area where alfresco dining and a new mix of
retail will be encouraged. To assist with this traffic flow will be
reduced to a single lane in both directions and the footpaths will be
significantly widened and levelled to create a much more pleasant
place to enjoy a meal or entertainment or just shop. Existing parking
spaces will be retained when construction is complete. Construction
commenced in mid July and by the time you read this the contractors
should be well and truly into stage one of the project. Stage one is
expected to be finished around December and during that time some
significant traffic changes will be implemented. As you travel through
the CBD there will be plenty of signs alerting you to the traffic
changes which will see only one lane of Crawford St open to
motorists heading in the northbound direction. During stage one
there will be no parking available on the eastern side (Woolworth
Petrol) side of the street, however temporary parking will be
available via Fallick Lane on the site of the former Queanbeyan Age
building. Throughout the entire construction pedestrian access will
be available along both sides of Crawford St meaning you can still
gain access to all of the great businesses along the street. As the
project moves along Council will be providing regular updates
through our website (www.qcc.nsw.gov.au), Facebook
(www.facebook.com/qbncity) and Twitter (@Queanbeyancity).
Eight athletes inducted into Gallery
As part of the function at the Indoor Sports Centre, the new-look
Queanbeyan Sporting Gallery was unveiled and eight athletes were
inducted making a total of 110 state and national representatives.
The Gallery has been moved from the Queanbeyan Conference
Centre to the Indoor Sports Centre and was jointly opened by
Canberra Raiders coach, former Australian league representative
and Sporting Gallery member David Furner and the man who gave
life to the Gallery, Jim Woods. A new electronic terminal is also at
the Centre and includes the profiles of all athletes. The athletes
inducted were:
• Damien Bowen – Australian representative in javelin at the
2008 Beijing Paralympic Games.
• Terry Campese – Australian and NSW rugby league
representative.
• Robbie Coleman – Australian Sevens (rugby union)
representative at 2010 Commonwealth Games and ACT
Brumbies player.
• Bob Harrow – Coach of Australian men’s and women’s
softball teams
• Sepi Langi – Samoan representative in netball at the 2010
Commonwealth Games and 2012 World Championships.
• Anthony and Saia Faingaa – Australian rugby union
representatives and members of Queensland’s 2011 Super
Rugby championship-winning team.
• Andrew Blair – Australian representative at World Cross
Country (mountain biking) Championships.
I congratulate these eight athletes and welcome them to the Sporting
Gallery which includes some of this country’s best sports people.
Dog behaviour owner’s responsibility
Some disturbing figures were recently released showing the number
of dog attacks in Queanbeyan had increased over the past 12
months. Over the past 12 months there were 39 dog attacks
investigated in Queanbeyan. From those attacks there were 26
human victims which resulted in two needed hospitalisation and
three requiring medical surgery. Also 42 animals were injured with
about 10 dying as a result of injuries. These statistics are very
concerning for Queanbeyan and it is a figure I am hoping will head
down over the next 12 months. The behaviour of a dog, or any pet,
is the owner’s responsibility and under the Companion Animals Act
owners can be given serious fines. Unfortunately there have been a
number of incidents in our rural areas where livestock has been
attacked. When such attacks occur it is very difficult for Council’s
Rangers to identify the dogs involved as the attacks generally
happen at night and are long gone before the Rangers arrive. There
are a number of methods owners can use to limit the chance of their
dog being involved in an attack and for more information just email
[email protected]
Attracting people to the River
The Queanbeyan River runs through the heart of Queanbeyan, but
presently the area is under used by the community. To help attract
more people to the eastern side of the Queanbeyan River, Council
constructed the Riverside Cafe which is located next to the
Queanbeyan Art Gallery. The Cafe, which has been built in two
specially designed shipping containers, will be opened in early
September and will provide the ideal place for residents and visitors
to enjoy a coffee or a bite to eat. Earlier this year Council appointed
Brett and Elaine Richter to operate the Cafe. Brett and Elaine are
very experience operators and some of you may have visited their
other cafe - the Yarralumla Nursery Cafe in the ACT. Due to the
location of the Cafe, Council has developed a flood evacuation plan
for the building. In the event of rising water in the area the containers
will be simply lifted on to the back of a truck by a crane and
transported to higher ground.
Working with our neighbours
Ensuring Queanbeyan has a strong relationship with the ACT is
important to the growth of our city. For the past two years I have held
regular meetings with the ACT Chief Minister and they continued in
late July when I met with Katy Gallagher to discuss cross-border
issues. We discussed the need for bus lanes on Canberra Avenue,
the Queanbeyan Sewerage Treatment Plant, the proposed Ellerton
Drive Ring Road Extension and Queanbeyan’s 175th birthday, which
coincides with Canberra’s centenary celebrations. This was an
important meeting to confirm the agenda of cooperation between our
cities and discuss how we can work most effectively together to
address the overlapping needs of our communities.
Cr Tim Overall
Mayor
Heather on hand to open Indoor Sports Centre
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THINGS TO DO IN THE GARDEN IN AUGUST
 Rose pruning (except of spring-flowering climbers and old-fashioned roses) is best carried out in
August in frost-prone areas. Burn prunings to kill disease spores. Top-dress with well-composted
manure. Grapes can also be pruned in late August.
 Citrus trees should be fertilised, using 1/3 cup of citrus food/square metre spread beyond the
tree's foliage line.
 Apply potash lightly and liquid fertiliser fortnightly to spring-flowering bulbs.
 Camellias that have finished flowering should be fertilised.
 If plants have been damaged by frost, do not cut them back until the danger of frosts has passed
(mid-late September) as the frosted ends will protect the plant from further damage.
 Summer and autumn flowering bulbs such as liliums (Asiatic and the scented Orientals), nerines,
belladonna, tuberoses, hippeastrum and gladioli can be planted in winter.
 Remove dead foliage from irises and apply superphosphate plus a little potash.
 Spray peaches and nectarines for leaf curl with Copper Fungicide. This should be done at bud
swell, when the blossom tips first show colour.
 Berry plants, currants, rhubarb and asparagus crowns can be planted.
 Remove old strawberry leaves and runners, mulch with pine needles, straw or similar.
 Growth of indoor plants will be slow, so they will need less water, but make sure they don't
dehydrate with house heating. Don't feed until spring.
 Frost tender vegetables (such as tomatoes, pumpkin, zucchini, cucumber, capsicum and sweet
corn) can be sown in punnets and kept in a warm sheltered position.
 Service the lawn mower in preparation for the long mowing season ahead.
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AUGUST 2011
MUSIC REVIEW
with Paul Conn
This month, I thought I’d start looking back at a number of my favourite albums over the years,
which I’ll do every so often. You’ll pretty soon guess (if you haven’t already) where my musical
influences lie, but as many of these are now being re-released as “legacy” or “heritage” artists, it’s
time to look at their history.
To get started, the final 1970 album by Simon and Garfunkel, Bridge Over Trouble Water, is a great
example of 60s style, early 70s technology and timeless music. Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel were
two New York boys who started in Brill Building pop, but found their calling in the folk music
movement of the early 60s.
This album, recorded during 1969, built on a very successful career but really stretched them. Their
long time engineer Roy Halee used overdubbing and reverb studio tricks to create depth and a
haunting quality to the songs that was distinctive. In the documentary that accompanies the 2011
re-release of this album (that has never been out of print), Halee describes how the first song
recorded for the album, The Boxer, was transformed from three verses and a chorus to an epic,
complete with a complex opening guitar piece and a lengthy fade-out partly recorded in a New York
church. Paul Simon’s lyrics were cryptically autobiographical and contained remarkably adult
themes. Art Garfunkel’s harmonies created a sound that no one else was producing and the song
itself ran for over 5 minutes. It was immediately recognised by Simon and Garfunkel and their label,
CBS Records, as something very different and exciting.
The album’s title track Bridge Over Troubled Water started as a sall gospel song, influenced by Paul
Simon’s repeated listenings to the Swan Silvertones. He gave the lead vocals to Garfunkel who
delivered his strongest effort to date, and who convinced Simon to write a third verse (which he did
in the studio) and use heavy orchestration to transform the song. Clive Davis, the head of CBS
heard the song and was immediately convinced it would be a major hit – which it was.
The album also included an oblique tribute to Art Garfunkel’s early architectural studies, So Long
Frank Lloyd Wright, a nod to their heroes the Everley Bothers by a version of Bye Bye Love (including
audience handclaps recorded at their concerts), and the surprisingly raunchy Cecilia, based on a
night of jamming around rhythm patterns with Paul Simon’s brother.
What we now call “world music” was also evident in Paul Simon’s use of a 1965 recording of a
peruvian folksong to create the haunting El Condor Pasa. Given their folk background, Simon and
Garfunkel also rocked out a bit on Baby Driver, and Keep The Customer Satisfied.
By 1969 the cracks were appearing in Simon and Garfunkel’s partnership, and the haunting song
The Only Living Boy In New York was a reference to Art Garfunkel’s time away starring in the movie
version of Catch-22. Although the pair split, the album was their biggest success – it went to
number 1, stayed on the charts for 85 weeks and to date has sold about 25 million copies.
It was a swansong – and what a way to go out. Next month, a birthday story!
NEW TO THE AREA?
The Carwoola Community Association has produced an Information Pack for new residents. It
contains lots of information that will help you to adjust to rural life more readily, and tell you who to
ring or where to go if you have a problem. If you would like a copy, please phone Christine or Lynton
Bond on 6238 2368.
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Classifieds
Available
Domestic Goddess for cleaning your home. Phone 0401 547 290
FOR SALE
Kelvinator 320L Chest Freezer in exc con $90 o.n.o Ph 6238 2213
FOR SALE
TWO OLD 2-SEATER SETTEES, CLOTH UPHOSTERED. ONE PINK THE OTHER BEIGE IN REASONABLE
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COMPETES SETS OF FULL SIZE BILLIARD AND SNOOKER BALLS SET OF CUES AND WOODED SCORE
BOARD - $50 PHONE ARTHUR AT : 62382508; EMAIL [email protected]
FOR SALE
Meat bandsaw with mincer attached. One horse power motor, single phase power. Excellent
condition. $550.00 o.n.o. Phone 0428 382 732
ADS USUALLY APPEAR ONLY IN MONTH THEY’RE RECEIVED. IF YOU NEED AD REPEATED, LET US
KNOW. PLEASE INCLUDE NAME & ADDRESS WITH AD (in case of phone problems).
Section 355 Carwoola (Stoney Creek) Hall and Reserve Management Committee AGM
The Palerang Council Section 355 Carwoola (Stoney Creek) Hall and Reserve Management
Committee Annual General Meeting will be held on Tuesday 30th August, Stoney Creek
Community Hall, Gathering Place, Carwoola (just off Douglas Place after turning from Captains
Flat Road). This meeting will begin at 7.30 pm. Nominations are invited for all the Committee
roles of Chair, Secretary, Treasurer and Hall Manager. Nomination forms are available from the
acting Secretary. All are welcome to attend
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AUGUST 2011
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STONEY CREEK GAZETTE
Shoes
AUGUST 2011
by Rosanne Hood
"Can I help you?"
"Not likely."
"I'm sure we have something here that you would like, what size are you?"
"Size 13 AAA"
"Sorry, I'm afraid we do not have anything in that size at all."
And that is the story of my life, so far as shoe shops are concerned.
When I was born, the notes that the nurse wrote in my record were that I had very long fingers and very long
feet. For a while this did not matter. My mother mostly sent me off to school in Roman Sandals that had open
toes and open heels and if I frequently stubbed my big toe as a result of it being beyond the protection of the
sandal, then she bought longer sandals until they were no longer available in any size to fit me. By that time I
was at secondary school and the secondary school had a uniform which required the girls to wear red shoes
with low heels. By now my mother had discovered a shoe shop in Auckland called Campbell’s Shoes which
sold just one line of flat shoes in size 12, which was the size I had got to by the time I was 14. They came in
black, navy blue, brown and red. I had a pair of each colour. So I wore the red ones to school. I was not
impressed when the senior prefect on duty gave me a detention for wearing the wrong shoes. I was to report
to the Deputy Principal’s office at lunchtime.
The Deputy Principal admonished me for wearing the wrong style of shoes. There were plenty available in the
local shoe shop she assured me if my mother was to take me there. I told her that we had already been there
and they did not have any shoes in my size. "Nonsense," she said. "I have a selection of them here, there will
certainly be a pair that fits you."
After much pushing and shoving and increasing frustration on the part of the Deputy Principal at my increasing
mirth at her total failure, she finally came to the conclusion that there was not a single pair of the regulation
school shoes that was going to fit on my feet, so she had to agree to let me wear the shoes from Campbell's
Shoe Shop. And thus I finished my education with different shoes to the rest of the school.
Campbell's Shoe Shop kept me well supplied for the next few years as I embarked on a career as a teacher. I
could wear all sorts of different coloured clothes with red shoes, black shoes, navy blue shoes and brown
shoes, it was just a pity that apart from the colour they were all exactly the same, flat shoes with laces.
After a few years of teaching in New Zealand, I found that I could triple my salary if I came to Australia. I also
thought it would be much easier to buy shoes in a bigger country with more people and probably therefore
more shoe shops. How wrong I was. My first visit to a shoe shop in my new location in Brisbane in 1975 drew
a total blank. There was not one single shoe in the shop that would fit me. So I wrote to my mother in New
Zealand and asked her to get me a few more pairs of shoes from Campbell's and post them to me.
I got a card in the mailbox. It said my shoes had to be collected from customs and that there would be duty to
pay. Customs was at the airport and the card had the address I had to go to. When I found it, after school one
day, I had to stand in a queue until it was my turn to hand my card to the overweight and aggressive looking
customs officer on the other side of the wooden desk. He took it and glared at me and stomped off, coming
back with a package which he said he was now going to open. He ripped the package apart and found the
shoes and looked at them in amazement. "For goodness sake, I wouldn't let my grandmother be seen dead in
these shoes!"
I glared at him with all the fury I could muster. "If I was your grandmother I wouldn't want to own a grandson
like you!"
"Well you won't be getting them until you pay the customs fee of $120." I was astonished, the shoes had
almost cost that much. But until I paid the money, the officer was certainly not going to give me my shoes, and
so feeling considerably poorer as a result of having paid my mother for the shoes and now paid 80% of their
value to customs to get my shoes, I started researching the problem of getting shoes in a place that couldn't
sell me any.
Due to the fact that the government protected the local shoe industry from cheap imports, there was an import
duty for any shoes that were imported and back in 1975, it was 80%. This was going to mean that buying
shoes from Campbell's Shoe Shop was going to cost me practically double. It would almost be cheaper to go
back regularly for holidays in New Zealand to buy my shoes and bring back a suitcase of them, all carefully
worn first to make them used shoes. That plan worked fine for a few years, and then in 1986, Campbell's Shoe
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Shop decided to sell up and the new owner did not stock any shoes beyond size 10. By this time I had
discovered that I was now size 13. Suddenly I had a major problem.
When my last pair of shoes from New Zealand wore out on one last trek around all the shoe shops in
Brisbane, I ended up with men's runners. They were far too wide for my narrow feet and they did not look very
professional for teaching, but there was nothing else I could do. It was men's runners or thongs. I felt foolish
going into a men's shoe shop. I occasionally went into a ladies shoe shop to waste their time them just to
make me feel better, but all in all it was a very unsatisfactory arrangement indeed.
In 1991 my mother died. Back in New Zealand for her funeral I found her address book. She had a penfriend
in South Carolina and so I thought that I should write to the penfriend and explain that my mother would not
now be writing any more letters. The penfriend figured that as I was capable of writing, then she would
continue writing to me and thus I inherited a very ancient American penfriend. At one stage I thought I would
entertain her with my long sad story about my inability to get shoes. In the mail one day I got a shoe catalogue
that she had sent me from her local shoe shop. They had all sorts of shoes up to size 12. But size 12 was still
too short. Anyway, I got some butchers paper and a pencil and I stood on the paper and traced around my feet
and cut the patterns out and sent into the shoe shop with the question of could they find any shoes in my size.
I got a letter back from the shoe shop. They said that unfortunately they could not sell me any shoes but they
recommended that I contact another shoe shop in Boston called Tall Gals and they gave me the address to
write to. I sent my foot patterns off to Boston, and in the return mail I got a catalogue. Oh my goodness, there
were 12 pairs of shoes in my size not only in length but also in the skinny width. I was amazed. I wrote to them
and ordered three pairs of shoes. I had forgotten about the customs fee. By 1991 it was down to about 65%.
And when the customs bill came, I began to think it was a huge injustice to penalise me because I couldn't buy
shoes locally, so I started ringing up and writing furious letters to Senator Button who was the Minister for
Customs in those days. He wrote ridiculous letters back that did not offer me any hope at all. I had to pay the
customs in order to get my shoes.
On one of my furious rants to somebody on the phone at customs, I was asked if I had an American friend who
could send me the shoes as gifts. I didn't have an American friend anymore because the ancient penfriend in
South Carolina had died. So the answer was no. But it gave me an idea. I wrote to Tall Gals to ask them if they
would be prepared to post my shoes to me in a plain brown paper bag with no invoice and possibly include a
card of some sort to indicate that it was a gift. They thought that was a fun idea, and so long as the total of the
shoes was less than $200 and was declared as a gift, they would sail right through customs without attracting
an import duty fee. Consequently if two pairs of shoes actually cost more than $200, then the price would be
altered accordingly for the purposes of the declaration. We were breaking the law, sort of, but how else could I
get my shoes at a reasonable price given that I still had to pay postage and the exchange rate was always
dreadful on the day they charged the credit card. Unfortunately, in 1997 Tall Gals closed.
By now I had the Internet. There was no Google but something searched for shoes in long thin sizes and I
ended up with 13 possibilities, all in the USA. I wrote to the whole 13 of them asking if they could sell me
shoes in my size to Australia and I got five letters back saying they wouldn't ship to Australia, no replies from
seven and just one reply saying “Sure thing.” I wrote to this one and said there was another small matter, in
order to get my shoes with a minimum of fuss and bother, it would be ideal if they could be sent as ‘gifts’.
“Sure thing,” was the reply, “what a good idea indeed! “I immediately ordered two pairs of running shoes.
And so I started buying my shoes from Carls Footwear in Iowa. The shoes came in brown paper bags and
there were always little cards inside saying Happy Birthday, or Happy Easter, or Merry Christmas, or Happy
American Independence Day from my cousin, brother, uncle, grandfather, best friend and so on, the creativity
was amazing. In 2006, the Australian Government decided that it was a waste of time collecting customs if the
value was less than $1000, so I wrote to Carls Footwear and said we didn't have to play that game anymore,
and now all I do is write and order them and the credit card is charged and they arrive but always I am at the
mercy of the exchange rate and postage charges.
Despite having access to shoes this way, life has not got any easier. My whole wardrobe is based on colours
to go with black, brown, cream and white flat shoes with laces which are still the only shoes made in my size,
even in America, that will fit my long thin feet. And due to all the running I do, I have an ongoing need for
running shoes. I do not import them by choice but by necessity. Every single pair of shoes I own has come
from the USA.
I am still awaiting the day that I can walk into a local shoe shop and they will say “Yes, we can help you with
that size!” But I am not holding my breath.
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CARWOOLA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
TRIVIA NIGHT
7.30pm SATURDAY 17th SEPTEMBER 2011
STONEY CREEK AREA COMMUNITY HALL
Gathering Place (off Douglas Close) Carwoola
Form a team of 6-8 people per table
$10 entry fee /person supports the Community Association
Mid-evening supper provided.
REGISTER YOUR TEAM NOW
Telephone Christine or Lynton Bond on 6238 2368
You don’t even have to be a whiz at trivia to win!
There are prizes for placegetters, for games and there will be a raffle
with goods and services worth more than $1700 for:
 2 hours electrical work donated by Clint Dixon Electrics
 a tank load of water donated by AAA Water Carrying
 $100 voucher for services donated by RFG Mower Services
 potted orchid donated by Flowers from Chisholm
 tank cleaning donated by Cleanwater Tank Services
 $50 gift voucher from Hillview Nursery
 $875 water pump donated by Taylor Made Pumps
 Plant prizes provided by Queanbeyan Nursery
This event is not just the Community Association’s major fundraiser
for the year: it’s a great opportunity to support your community,
meet up with old friends and have some fun.
Don’t miss it – register NOW!
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