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Gazette Dunoon and District Issue No 134 $0.00 Whinge Free (Mostly) October/November 2012 IN THIS ISSUE: www. dunoongazette.com DUNOON UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB p7 VILLAGE BLUES p4 DUNOON FILM SOCIETY p15 WIRES p9 WHIAN WHIAN HALL p8 UMBRELLA ANTHOLOGY p17 SCHOOL NEWS p16-19 DUNOON AND DISTRICT GAZETTE October-November 2012 1 GAZETTE ADVERTISING RATES 1 issue 3 issues 6 issues (2 months) (6 months) (1 year) A Small (30mm H x 60mm W) $19.00 $51.00 $93.00 B Regular (70mm H x 60mm W) $29.00 $75.00 $145.00 C Medium (100mm H x 60mm W) $38.00 $102.00 $185.00 D Large Strip (65mm H x 195mm W) $59.00 $165.00 $292.00 E Small Strip (30mm H x 195mm W) $44.00 $121.00 $220.00 F Half Page (135mm H x 195mm W) $83.00 $220.00 $413.00 G Full Page (270mm H x 195 W) $132.00 $352.00 $660.00 H 2 X Full Pages - 10% Business Directory listing $11 for 6 issues or free with display ad. Classified ads, size A, $13 per issue - text only, no images. Advertorials for new advertisers $38 for one issue. Advertorial free with first insertion for a booking of an ad size C - G for 3 or 6 issues. The Dunoon And District Gazette is notfor-profit and is GST free All editorial or advertising copy and images to be emailed to [email protected] or hard copy left at/posted to: Dunoon Post Office, James St., Dunoon 2480 marked Attention Gazette Editor. Images to be supplied as a .jpg file either as an attachment or on disc. Editor: Bronwen Campbell (H) 6689 5902 (W) 03 9016 8903 Sub Editor & Accounts: Leane Kalnins Website: Bronwen Campbell Next Issue: Dec/Jan 2012/2013 Copy Deadline: Friday Nov 16th Thanks as always to all our contributors, distributors and advertisers MARBLE & GRANITE MANUFACTURERS Our products last a lifetime, are easy to clean, made to suit all sizes, practical, all the colours of the rainbow available and easily installed. Kitchen bench tops, best BBQ around, vanity tops for bathrooms, hearth for fireplaces, shower recess, the list is endless... Monuments available and old monuments cleaned and restored Contact Keith and Jenny Smith on 6621 5497 (Fax 6622 2182 email: [email protected]) 2 October-November 2012 DUNOON AND DISTRICT GAZETTE W ell, it was a relief to see the print version of the Gazette out in early August, and a real pleasure to hear the positive feedback, especially on the value of keeping the Gazette going. A local newspaper is certainly a great way to keep in touch with what is happening in the local community and issues impacting our residents. At the same time, it is also good to reflect on wider issues, what other communities both near and far are doing, and what impact our community has had on shaping the views and actions of our young (and not so young!) people. In this issue of the Gazette, we hear from one of our past residents with news that gives us an insight into life on the other side of the globe; we hear about a book written by some of our very young community members with the generous support of a local Mum; the achievements of our kids in soccer, tournament of the minds and school awards; we see news of a book written by a local Southern Cross University graduate who survived the Bali bombing, and we reflect on some of the changes in our local government. Along with our regular contributors, I’d like to encourage people to send in their articles, news and photos. I saw a thought-provoking quote recently “Nothing has really happened until it has been recorded” Virginia Woolf, English author and critic (18821941). A local paper is a great way to record the events and day-to-day happenings that make up our lives in this great village and surrounding district. It can only happen with the support of our advertisers, so please read the ad- vertisements and give your business to the locals wherever you can. And if you run a business or offer a service, please consider advertising it in our Gazette so that we can continue to encourage locals to support the local businesses. I was lucky enough to meet the editor of The Blackwood News, which is a community paper in a Victorian town similar in size to ours, and they have an impressive number of “hits” on their website. I look forward to sharing ideas on how we can keep improving the quality and reach of our community news, and add to the value and return on investment for our advertisers who keep the paper going. In some of the feedback I was sent, it was great to hear that our paper not only reaches our neighbouring State of Victoria, but even makes it as far as Japan, New Zealand and the UK and perhaps further afield through our local people forwarding the news to friends and past residents. I hope that we can extend our reach even further through the website, so don’t forget to forward the link to friends, family and colleagues who may be interested – www.dunoongazette.com Thanks again to all of our contributors, advertisers and readers. Regards, Bronwen Campbell [email protected] Ph 0439842237 VOLUNTEER DRIVERS NEEDED The Lismore Neighbourhood Centre is seeking driving supervisors to assist Young People and African Refugees through the Learner driver process in our Young Driver Assist and Volunteers on the road programs. Volunteers are required to hold a full driver’s licence. Vehicle and fuel costs supplied and you can contribute for as little as 1 hour a week. All enquiries call: Lismore Neighbourhood Centre 6621 7397 www.lnci.org.au ADVANCED MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS FREE BROKERAGE SERVICE YOU COULD SAVE $$$$$ Looking to purchase, refinance or free up some extra cash and consolidate other debts? Advanced Mortgage Solutions offers a FREE Brokerage service helping you every step of the way with no appointment fees or charges. By accessing up-to-date information from the industries leading providers I will compare loans from all the Major Banks and Lenders to find you a great deal. Please call: Sue James, Mortgage Broker 6689 5780/0408 605 537 [email protected] (MFAA) Mortgage Finance of Australia accredited ASIC credit Licence number 387072 DUNOON AND DISTRICT GAZETTE October-November 2012 3 UPCOMING EVENTS - LOCAL DUNOON VILLAGE BLUES 2012 @ DUNOON SPORTS CLUB Saturday October 27th from 3.00pm This years Village Blues Festival Dunoon has yet another stellar line-up performers bringing y’all a mighty mix blues, roots, funk, jazz and good times little old Dunoon. at of of to LIL’ FI & the Dirty Rascals feature blues diva Lil’ Fi. A stalwart in the Australian music scene for over 20 years, her performance and delivery of the blues comes from the heart and the soul. Lil’ Fi has wowed audiences all over the country with her music, and Village Blues is to be no exception when she is joined by The Dirty Rascals - a well-seasoned rhythm section of fine and infallible musicians. THE HOOCHERS are back for another run at Village Blues, bringing a fat, funky blues-edged groove that natural- ly seems to encourage…dance! With a recently acquired 3-piece horn section, and Miss Jodie’s high energy show out the front, these guys will take out the night with some infectious musical magic, very possibly with some special guests from the previous bands to finish up with an almighty blues jam off! THE 1.4.5’s are imported from Brisbane to bring a fat and rockin’ drive to the stage. A 3-piece unit that float between the blues and the grooves with a dobro lap steel slide sound that haunts, and a better bass player afro than the Jackson Five put together. Featuring Jason Castle on lap-slide guitars and vocals, with a tight and well-tuned rhythm section, The 1.4.5’s promise to deliver a high energy, hard edged blues sound direct from the big-smoke! TWO RIVERS BLUES features Matt Southon on guitar and vocals…wellseasoned smells in a corrugated vat of rusty liquid to produce an intensely Australian blues sound… joined by Matty Elliott on the drumkit and washboard and Declan ‘K’Enrick on harmonicas, Two Rivers Blues will take you from a hillbilly blues place of grit and dust, through to the grit of some distinctly Australian blues tunes. RUTHIE MA TOOTHIE have been seen sprouting their wares at local venues for some time now, bringing an old-school country edged sound to the area. This duo features guitars, fiddle, some sweet harmonies, songs about horses, mountains and maidens. Ruthie-MaToothie like their country gypsy and their gypsy country, taking us on a journey through the ‘deep-mid-south-ness’ of roots and ‘other stuff’… LE BOP TRIO are the strong local representation at this years Village Blues. Michelle Fitness and Craig Lea play the bop, the blues and some grooving tunes to open the event and set the vibe for the evening, with some fresh and young local talent joining them on the stage to complete the trio. Village Blues kicks off at 3.00pm sharp folks, so get in early for a good patch of viewing space, and to support the early performers who start the day’s tunes. The event is FREE, family friendly, food available and NO BYO…and all members, guests and friends of the club are welcome (and encouraged!) to attend in support of live and local music in the area. Keep live music live – go to a gig! Matt Elliott, Festival Organiser CALL OUT FOR NEW MEMBERS! WEDNESDAY COMMUNITY GROUP @ DUNOON VILLAGE HALL Now approaching 25 years, the “Wednesday Group” has gradually reduced in numbers but still meets every Wednesday at 10am for morning tea and craft activities where members exchange their skills and knowledge. What we really need is an increase in members with new ideas. Activities could include bushwalking or trips to local interest spots. Companionship is the main aim of the group so please join us any Wednesday morning or ring Ron 6689 5018 DUNOON INDOOR BOWLS @ DUNOON VILLAGE HALL Come and enjoy a fun and social evening playing Indoor Bowls at Dunoon Village Hall for the low cost of $2! We meet every Monday at 7.30pm and we’re looking forward to welcoming new people - no experience necessary. Please call Ron 6689 5018 EUCHRE @ DUNOON VILLAGE HALL Euchre more your cup of tea? Dunoon Euchre Club meets at the Hall every Thursday evening at 7.30pm and we need more members! It’s a great way to meet new people. We have lots of fun and look forward to meeting new faces. So, please come along or call John 6688 6563. 4 October-November 2012 DUNOON AND DISTRICT GAZETTE UPCOMING EVENTS - DISTRICT and BEYOND 2 WHEELED TREKS CYCLING EVENTS IN NSW NATIONAL PARKS THIS OCTOBER Get on your bike this October and join one of the many 2 Wheeled Treks cycling and mountain biking events in national parks across NSW. Now in its second year, the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service’s 2 Wheeled Treks community cycling events will be held across the state from 3 to 27 October 2012. This year 2 Wheeled Treks has expanded to incorporate over a dozen events, many led by National Parks and Wildlife Discovery Rangers. Events range from leisurely meanders for all ages and fitness levels, through to adrenaline-charged challenges for mountain biking enthusiasts. portunity for us to show off some of the best places for mountain biking in the state. Whether you are a mountain biking enthusiast, a cycling family, or just getting into the saddle for the first time, there are great cycling and mountain biking experiences to be found in national parks this October,” said NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service assets manager, Bryan Ries. “NSW has one of the most fantastic networks of national parks in the world, so grab your family and friends, get your heart pumping and discover some of the country’s most amazing natural spaces at one of these great cycling events.” 2 Wheeled Treks includes National Park Discovery-guided rides in national parks on the NSW North Coast, Mid North Coast, Hunter, Central Coast, Blue Mountains, Greater Western Sydney, Southerland and Illawarra Shires, South Coast and Western NSW during October 2012. Visit www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/ cycling for more information about how you can enjoy a fun and healthy way to experience these special places. North Coast Freedom MTB Marathon: Saturday 13 October – Nightcap National Park You are welcome to join us for the 6th annual Freedom MTB Marathon. 60k/40k or 20k Mountain bike event in the beautiful Nightcap National Park rainforest up in the Byron Bay Hinterland. Fantastic campground! This event is open to riders 12 years and up. Solo and 2 Person Team categories. All riders receive a gourmet lunch. Lots of spot and category prizes. When: Saturday 13 October, 10am start Where: Nightcap National Park Meeting place: Rummery Park campground Price: Entry fees: $55 - $85 Suitable for: Beginners, novices, veterans and elite riders “2 Wheeled Treks offers a great op- LISMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Star Court Theatre, Lismore. The Lismore Symphony Orchestra is set to thrill audiences again with another in the series of orchestral favourites. And this time much of the music is based on folk tunes, including Sibelius [Finlandia], Bizet [Farandole from L’Arlesienne] and Bartok [Rumanian Folk Dances], all among other selections for your enjoyment. This concert the orchestra will double in size as it is joined by a group of student string players, many experiencing the thrill of orchestral playing for the first time. There will also be some local dancers performing with the orchestra. Our concerts are often sold out, so it is recommended to buy your tickets early. Saturday: 17 November, 7.30pm Sunday: 18 November, 2.00pm TICKETS: $22 Adults $12 School age Children Lismore Symphony Orchestra, esStar Court Theatre 66225005 tablished 2003, is a not for profit At the door if available. community organisation aiming to make orchestral music accessible Email: [email protected] to, and enjoyable for, a broad range of the community. . ... For the community... By the community DUNOON AND DISTRICT GAZETTE October-November 2012 5 Thank you to the people of Lismore from DAVID YARNALLL Council election update T he council elections are behind us and unfortunately I have failed to be re-elected.This is a great disappointment to me and my supporters but one that I will take on the chin and comeback stronger. I would like to thank all the people who have put their trust in me and supported me during my time on council. I would also like to thank those people who have expressed their support to me in the aftermath of the council election result. Being on council was a privilege and a challenge. I tried to achieve a balance between the main party factions while having the concerns of the community as my guide. With support from my colleagues I have assisted in putting Lismore Council on the road to sustainability for the future, turning around years of neglect and poor decision making. As I have said before my experience on council shows me that there are no simple solutions to councils growing problem maintaining assets such as roads. My one regret is that I could not do more for our ailing road network but circumstances and the lack of support on council worked against my endeavours. However there are processes in place that I have worked hard to establish that will start to take affect over the next four years including the review of road construction and the progress of council’s asset management plans. Nik Hyde Plumber & Drainer New installations/Renovations Roofing/Guttering Solar systems/Hot water services Septic Systems Free estimates Commercial & Domestic 24hr Service Dunoon 6689 5174 Mob: 0428 753 796 I have been a part of a hardworking, respectful council that has seen the the North Lismore Plateau with the potential of 1500 houses become a reality, the upgrade of the Southern Trunk Main to get already approved residential developments in Goonellabah moving, the appointment of a new General Manager to articulate the change in direction of council, the rise of the anti-CSG movement culminating in the overwhelming poll result, community consultation, the housing strategy, the Koala Plan of Management, 2011 Local Environment Plan, Internal audit and the Planning Review. Areas of council that still concern me are the progress of council’s asset management plans, the zero budget review and council’s long term financial planning. Not ‘sexy’ stuff but essential to council being sustainable in the long term. I congratulate the councillors that were re-elected especially the Mayor Jenny Dowell. I wish the new councillors good luck in what will be a steep learning curve. Council can be challenging and rewarding but only if councillors are prepared to put in the effort. Council is no longer a part-time position as was the case ten years ago. The complexity of council business and growing Electrical Contractor Warren Lewis Lic no 25239 Domestic - Commercial - Solar Rewires - Repairs General Maintenance 24 hour service Tel: 6689 5034 Mobile: 0428 539354 Give us a go!!! Whian Whian Road, Whian Whian 6 October-November 2012 DUNOON AND DISTRICT GAZETTE nature of compliance require councillors to invest large amounts of time and effort. What seems like an easy, simple solution from the outside invariably is more complex once on the inside. There are many challenges facing council with cost shifting and budget cuts from the State Government, falling revenue, a back-log of maintenance works and rate pegging, The current council will have little room to move without a thorough re-assessment of council’s priorities. The zero budget review and the community survey are designed to give councillors direction for council’s priorities rather than personal ‘wish lists’. And for the long term there is the hope of constitutional recognition through a referendum at the next Federal election that if successful could put an end to council’s struggle for revenue through government hand-outs and rates. Finally, I would like to thank all those who helped me during the election campaign for all your hard work, advice and support. I felt we did as well as we could under the circumstances. I have no regrets and feel privileged to have had four years on council to work and meet with many good people. My life will be the richer for the experience. Dunoon Rural Fire Service News FIRE PERMITS T he official Bush Fire Danger Period started on the 1st September and will continue until March 2013 unless weather conditions dictate otherwise. During this period a Fire Permit must be obtained before lighting any fire out in the open (with the exception of a cooking fire). Fire Permit officers are listed on page third last page or contact the Fire Control Centre on 66630000. It is the responsibility of the permit holder to adhere to all the conditions listed on the permit. Please read the permit in full when it is issued as there have been several changes made to this year’s document. A Fire Permit is automatically suspended if a very high fire danger period is declared. When requesting a permit please remember that all permit officers are volunteers and have their own family and work commitments. Do not expect to be issued with a permit to burn on the same day as all adjoining neighbours and the Fire Control Centre must be given 24hrs notification of your intention to burn. Opening hours for the FCC are 8.30am to 4.40pm Monday to Friday so plan ahead if you want to burn on a weekend. After a long wet period, the country has dried out quickly. There is a lot of fuel on the ground and the RFS is expecting a long, busy fire season. Local crews have already attended major fires out of area in the Clarence Valley and some smaller ones in the Richmond Valley. Be alert and fire wise this summer. Dial 000 in an emergency. Ross McDougall Captain, Dunoon Rural Fire Brigade Dunoon United Football Club News from Andy BainL S eason 2012 has now drawn to a close. The season has been good for DUFC with 20 teams made up of 32 senior players, 82 competition players and 66 non-competition players, which sees us as being a mid-size club, with more players than some other established clubs within the Football Far North Coast (FFNC) competition. This year has seen some firsts for DUFC, with the hosting of Premier mens and womens, hosting of Representative games and hosting of University games. These all came about due to mother nature and the early rainfall in the region. In our competition teams we had seven out of eight make it to the Zoe, Breanna, Maddie, Claire, and Rosie finals with three making it to the Grand Finals. These were: ‘13 Girls’ vs Alstonville 5-2 win. Well done to Luke Sullivan and the girls. ‘16/17 Girls’ vs Thistles 3-0 win. Well done to Paul Farrington and the girls. ‘16/17 Boys’ vs Goonellabah loss in penalty shoot out. Well done to Jye and the boys. I’ve been advised that it was one of the best grand final games this year. DUFC also supplied players to both Representative teams and to the PSSA team. Claire Farrington was selected to captain the PSSA Team which went on to win the Tournament in an invitational team over all other State teams. Five of our girls, pictured above, played in the Northern New South Wales State Championships in Coffs Harbour in September. Thanks to all committee members, coaches, players and parents for the season once again, and hope to see you all back in 2013. Andy Bain DUNOON AND DISTRICT GAZETTE October-November 2012 7 The Best Little Blues Hall in the Bush T ime was slipping away, and the darkness had crept in....but at the end of the road, I could see the flames of the fire drum, and hear the beats of the Whian Whian Blues Stomp pumping out into the rainforest. The bass rushed into my bloodstream, my pulse quickened and I hurried my steps towards the front door of the best little blues hall in the bush. If there is a more perfect way to spoil myself on a Saturday night, I haven’t found it yet. Punters crowded round the fire, warming themselves and indulging in chilled conversations, and as I wandered inside, the sheer number of people present blew me away. Some sitting, some swaying, some jumping, every one of them toe-tapping. Something else in common – blissful smiles on their faces. but the punters were raving about their passionate performance. I think I can safely say the two Matts know exactly how the fun they are having, infects the audience, and they exploit the ripple effect every minute they are on stage. Miss Jodie and the Hoochers rocked the rafters. From their Facebook page comes the description, “The Hoochers play an assorted and original blend of funk, jazz, rock, blues, swing, bop and jive that culminates into what they call… Funkafide Blues.” I don’t know much about music, but I know that I can’t help dancing when Jodie and the boys belt it out. (When I grow up…I wanna be like Miss Jodie. Super cool, with a voice ripped from the best of global blues culture.) who made it so difficult for me to choose what to indulge in. So many home-baked goodies, and all proceeds going towards the Hall. Pete from the Hoochers - playing guitar on the back of his head! Our country halls were once the lifeblood of our communities, and Whian Whian is doing its best to bring this back. The Whian Whian Hall may only be small, and the community only slightly larger, but it has a heart bigger than the whole Northern Rivers and on Saturday September 15th, Whian Whian welcomed everyone and provided an amazing night of music and Australian style Blues. We were treated to three bands. All unique; all amazing. Two Rivers Blues kicked off, with Matt Elliot and Matt Southon. I missed most of the set (un-fashionably late – again), Miss Jodie and the Hoochers Matt Southon - Two Rivers Blues I asked a friend of mine, also a very talented muso, to assess the boys from Invisible Friend, and she gave me this, “Invisible friend have their very unique style of psychodelic, fusion, funk blues with harmonies made in heaven and world-class musicianship. Even the drummer was good.” Thanks, Michelle Fitness. High praise, and 100% true. Sometime during the night, I managed to find my way to the kitchen for sustenance. Thanks to everyone 8 October-November 2012 DUNOON AND DISTRICT GAZETTE If the Hall Committee keep presenting us with gigs of this calibre, I may never drive through the hills without wishing I was there again. In fact, I wish I was there right now. Carol Shipard Note from the Editor - If you missed this, you have another chance to see some of these great acts at the Village Blues on 27th October 3 pm at Dunoon Sports Club WIRES - Wildlife Information, Rescue and Education Service RARE MOUNTAIN BRUSHTAIL POSSUM TWINS A caller to WIRES hotline has made a wonderful discovery near Clunes. A dead possum was found with two living joeys in her pouch! The twins are extremely rare: Though other possums routinely have multiple joeys, Mountain Brushtails give birth to only one young possum at a time. Nicknamed Fred and George by rescuer Jo Chaffey, the very young boys will be carefully reared until they are capable of fending for themselves. Then they will be released back into the wild. The twins are doing well and putting on weight. All WIRES members are trained to investigate further whenever an injured mum is found: there may be young ones in a pouch or nearby. As WIRES teachings have become more widespread, the public is fortunately learning these valuable tips. The Mountain Brushtail twins are very lucky to have been found. WIRES welcomes calls seeking information or reporting your sightings or experiences. The all-volunteer organisation needs caring people to train as licensed volunteer wildlife rescuers and carers. There are many other ways to help, too, including staffing the hotline service, administration, fund-raising and catering. Give WIRES a call on the 24-hour hotline at 6628 1898 or visit the website at http://www.wiresnr.org/. There was a training course on September 22-23rd in Lismore. Contact WIRES for details of the next course. ______________________________________________________________________________ YOUNG FEATHERTAIL GLIDER RESCUED W IRES Northern Rivers has taken on another big challenge – rearing and releasing a tiny little creature who weighs in at less than 1 gram. Feathertails are very family oriented and spend their early lives snuggling up together. WIRES has successfully reared and released a very young Feathertail in the past. You can find Feathertails living in large family groups of about 30, in nests constructed in palm trees, tree ferns, old bird’s nests, or crows nest ferns. They use leaves and strips of bark to build spherical closed nests Nicknamed Spot, a very young Feathertail glider was found on his own in an electrical box by an electrician doing a job for Matt from Wilsons Creek. Matt called WIRES to the rescue. Spot somehow lost his mum and family and is too young to take care of himself, so he will be in care until he is old enough to be released. and then line the nest with collected feathers and mammal fur. They will also build in telephone junction boxes and other man made structures. Adults only weigh between 10 and 15 grams. A membrane from knee to elbow enables them to glide for an amazing 20 meters on a single glide. Their footpads act like mini suction cups so they can move on any surface including vertical panes of glass. They eat nectar, pollen, honeydew and small invertebrates and communicate softly with little clicking sounds. Feathertails are nocturnal, sleeping all day and roaming around at night to feed. It is good to remember that if you have containers of water outside, put a stick in them so that if a glider or any other small creature falls in they can climb out. Currently Spot is doing well. It is difficult to raise him on his own as DUNOON AND DISTRICT GAZETTE October-November 2012 9 DUNOON CHRONICLES WITH DENIS MATTHEWS Fires in Dunoon In the last issue of the Gazette, I was writing of the little boy lost in 1886. But I could not locate the land occupied by Mr Bell who rescued the little boy. Mrs Bell thought she saw a movement in the scrub near her home and asked her husband to investigate. Recently I have heard from Cyril Ross who lives in Fletcher Road. I do believe that Cyril is our eldest local resident. He was born in 1917 and has a fantastic memory of much of our local history. Cyril believes that there was a family of Bell living on Morton’s land. Cyril’s mother was a Morton. This came as a revelation as I normally think of the Morton land as being to the north of Cowley Road which gives access to the Club. Maybe that little boy was found on a property facing Raward Road not very far from his father’s selection (Portion 98) In 1881 Thomas Morton selected portion 97, one of just two selections in the parish with an area of a square mile (640 acres). My map shows that the subdivision of Portion 97 is recorded on later parish maps. This is itself unusual. Note that portions 214 and 215 were late creations. The original Portion 81 was shown as being selected by R. Morton. During 1879 other settlers had selected the portions 1-6 fronting the road to the Tweed. Thomas’s square mile ran east of these and stretched as far as Raward Rd. Duncan Road is the road we take past the power sub station towards Numulgi or Clunes (and beyond). When it swings sharply south, the road that continues east is called Raward Road. We are told that Thomas Morton came to Australia with his four sons leaving his wife and daughters in England. He died 1895. His gravestone in the Dunoon cemetery was erected by his son Charles. It also serves as the headstone for his sons William (1900) and Edward (1903). Robert had died in 1885. It was Robert’s land at the northern end of the village that Charles eventually inherited. Charles sold off various allotments beginning in 1907 with the triangular corner opposite the hall. A series of blacksmiths owned that block. James Roder was a blacksmith who rented the forge in 1913. A magnificent bakery was built on the adjacent block but there is still no evidence of its fate. Charles Morton almost certainly lived where the Smarts now have their double fronted brick residence at 137 James Street. How do we know? Two fires were reported in the Star in January 1915. On 5 Jan 1915 the Star reported that “A fire occurred at Dunoon early yesterday morning, the business premises of Mr. W.G.S. Rutledge (plumber) and Mr. Jas. Roder (blacksmith) being completely gutted with the contents. The fire was discovered by Mr. F. Ernst, who lives next door to the plumber’s shop, at about 2.55 a.m. Mr. Ernst quickly gave the alarm to the residents living in the vicinity and every effort was made to save the buildings, but the fire had gained too great a hold, so that nothing could be done. The neigh- bours, however, worked like Trojans to save the residence of Mr. Ernst and they accomplished their purpose.” Note that the blacksmith’s residence still stands. Rutledge built a workshop that eventually became the Dunoon General Store. Then just two weeks later the Star reported, “The residence of Mr. Charles Morton, J.P. at Dunoon was totally destroyed by fire yesterday, the cause being unknown.” A few days later there was a second report which read, “...and soon all the residents in the vicinity were hard at work trying to save some of the furniture and removing all the furniture from Mr. F. O. Ernst’s house next door. It was thought that this residence would also be burned, as there was only a narrow drive between the two buildings, but the men worked so well, buckets of water were splashed on the wall facing the fire, that though this building caught fire on several occasions after about an hour it was safe, though a good deal of damage was done to the wall and roof. All the windows were completely destroyed. This is the second fire in Dunoon within a fortnight, and Mr. Ernst has had the peculiar experience of having the building on either side of his residence totally destroyed, while his house has been saved. Mr Ernst was the clerk at the ES&A bank which survived the huge fire of April 1912. In that blaze the Bank of NSW and the adjacent guest house were destroyed. It was reported as far afield as Chartres Towers and Broken Hill. Mr Ernst hailed from Marburg in Queensland but in January 1912 he married Miss Irma Rosetta Mary Phillips, eldest daughter of J. G. Phillips, Esq., J.P., and Town Clerk of Grafton. That wedding seems to have been quite an affair. The best man was Mr. Vardy, Bank Manager, Dunoon. My map attempts to show Fletcher Road which was created in 1911 about the time the Methodist parsonage was being developed. After the death of William Morton, his widow Harriett married George Fletcher in 1902 hence the name of that road through Morton land. Denis Matthews 10 October-November 2012 DUNOON AND DISTRICT GAZETTE TACKLING CHILD LABOUR IN INDIA, ONE SHOE AT A TIME N othing can prepare you for the magic of India. I listened to peoples stories, went to the doctor, read books, watched Bollywood films, ate a lot of curry, and I thought that I was ready: I wasn’t. Everything they say is true - India is big, loud, colourful, smelly, a massive contradiction: amazing. Yet this means nothing until you are actually standing in the streets of Delhi surrounded by the chaos. I was one of nine young Australian’s that travelled to India with VGen, the youth movement of World Vision Australia, to learn about the challenges and strategies to tackle child labour. VGen is a youth advocacy movement that inspires, educates, and empowers young Australians to be powerful advocates for change through political and community engagement on issues such as child labour and child and maternal health. The VGen India Immersion Experience was the first of its kind de- rights of the child are disregarded. In India, I found that line almost impossible to define. The eradication of child labour becomes twofold: firstly ensuring the family has sufficient income to survive without relying on their children, as well as community wide understanding of child rights to ensure the child receives an education, has time to play and has access to basic services. As I entered one community in northern India, we were greeted with song, flowers and a traditional Hindu blessing. Here we met a room full of children that had previously been a part of the work force as rag pickers or in the textile industry. They shared with us their stories through comics they had drawn, showing the terrors of child labour and the uncertainty of living in slums or on the street, and the transformation that occurred when World Vision entered their communities. The comics ended with the joy Sally and Lizzie - Kanpur Child Labour Project signed to expose us to World Vision’s programmatic work and connect us with incredible young people who are advocating change within their communities. As a member of VGen and a student of development studies, I thought I had a pretty sound understanding of child labour. When living in extreme poverty, it is understandable that children will sometimes need to work to supplement their family’s income in order to survive. Child work easily transforms to child labour when the of now receiving an education and the newfound stability in their daily life. These incredible young people, whose ages do not reflect their maturity, identify issues in their community and act to bring about change through conversations, art, photography, and street performances. They have even taken the initiative to start a savings account to help even less fortunate children than themselves in the community. One particular child was identified as incredibly unwell and in desperate need of medical attention. The family could not afford to seek medical help, so the children’s club used their saving to pay for the child’s medical care. This was one of many stories we heard that day of incredible compassion and generosity, which highlights a system here in Australia we take for granted. I left that community with my heart full of joy at what these children had achieved. As we exited the slum down one of the narrow paths we were confronted by a pile of shoes: the exact shoes I had purchased two days earlier in a market in Delhi. As we approached the doorway, we saw a room full of shoes where a few men were working. Across the path was another door where a young boy, maybe 14 years old, operated a machine embossing the pattern onto the leather. And then it hit me – my shoes could have been made right here by this very boy. I instantly wanted to throw up, cry, and hide in a dark room. I never got the chance to stop and talk to this boy, learn his name, how old he is, what his passions are... nothing. All I know is that he worked on shoes, possibly mine. The harsh reality of child labour had finally hit home. I truly understood the full scope of the issue and how little I did to address it. World Vision and the incredible young people of India are doing extraordinary work to tackle child labour in the field, but more can be done by people like you and me here at home. For every child World Vision helps, there are five people wanting a cheap pair of shoes. I learnt the importance of asking questions; how can these shoes be produced so cheaply? Was a child exploited for my footwear? Important questions with a sad shortage of answers, but I owe it to India to try. This is where you and I can have an impact, by asking questions and demanding that no child be involved in the production of the goods we purchase. Let us use our consumer dollar to limit our contribution to child labour. Sally Gyles DUNOON AND DISTRICT GAZETTE October-November 2012 11 DUNOON & DISTRICT SPORTS & RECREATIONAL CLUB what’s on @ dunoon sports club MELBOURNE CUP DAY Tuesday 6th November Come and enjoy all the excitement of the race that stops the Nation *Cup Day lunch menu (a la carte)featuring tantalising specials *Complimentary glass of sparkling wine for diners *Reg’s famous Calcutta *Sweeps *Fashion on the field *Complimentary tea and coffee *Champagne Cocktails HAPPY BIRTHDAY AT MAYFIELDS RESTAURANT Book and dine with Dunoon Sports Club on a Saturday night with three other paying guests in the Mayfields Restaurant and receive one main meal free (least value meal) as a birthday present in your birthday month. Booking is essential and a condition of redemption Phone 6689 5469 12 October-November 2012 DUNOON AND DISTRICT GAZETTE BASKETBALL PLAYERS WANTED! for new sport beginning at The Club Dunoon Tennis Courts 7.30 - 8pm Thursdays after soccer training Experienced players past and present will be welcome with open arms! DUNOON & DISTRICT SPORTS & RECREATIONAL CLUB SOCCER CLUB DUNOON SOCIAL GOLF DISCOUNT PRICES ON MIDDIES AND SCHOONERS OF BEER Andy Bain 6689 5898 Rob Gatt 6689 5902 Wet weather contact: Radio ZZZ FM 100.9 or 9002LM after 7am or log onto www.soccerfnc.org CHRIS GULLIVER 6689 5147 OR 0428 428 165 THURS POOL COMP NIGHT HAPPY HOUR MON - FRI 4 - 5PM MEMBER’S BADGE DRAW PLUCKERS & POETS Join in with a great crowd of regular players EVERY FRIDAY 7 - 8PM $4 per head BE THERE TO WIN IT! Arrive early to register so we can start on time @ 7pm EVERY 2ND SUNDAY 3PM Monthly Sunday afternoon session of local entertainment SING - DANCE - PLAY - ALL WELCOME SOCIAL TENNIS AND TENNIS LESSONS TRIVIA QUIZ WITH ANNABELLE PLS CALL: MARILYN OR GRAHAM 3RD SATURDAY @ 3PM EACH MONTH $2 PER PERSON 6689 5264 mayfields restaurant Dunoon Sports Club Our sumptous menu offers something for everyone including vegetarians and gluten intolerant. We take pride in every dish. Dine inside or alfresco on the huge modern timber deck while watching the sun go down. We love it when you book so please call: 6689 5469 (Restaurant) or 6689 5444 (Club) CLUB OPENING HOURS SUNDAY, MONDAY AND TUESDAY 3PM - 8PM WEDNESDAY 3PM - 9PM THURSDAY 3PM - 10PM FRIDAY 1PM - 12 MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 1PM - 10PM Details are correct at time of printing. To confirm details phone Dunoon Sports Club 6689 5444 or visit the website www.dunoonclub.org.au Information for members and their guests. Wed Nights 6 - 8pm Thrifty Thursdays 6 - 8pm $12 meals, kids meals $5.50 Saturday 6 - 8pm (will take orders after 8pm if we’re still cooking) $25 Rug Rats Platter any evening Weddings & Functions a speciality Bookings greatly appreciated 6689 5469 (Restaurant) 6689 5444 (Club) DUNOON AND DISTRICT GAZETTE October-November 2012 13 WHIAN WHIAN WINE SOCIETY NEWS We gathered at the home of our hostess - sharing stories and adventures from the past month. Our President was none too happy, having fallen “foul of the law” on her way to the meet. Our pig farmer member was absent - most unfortunately, as the theme of our repast would appear to be byproducts of pork. Our hostess advised us that the wines were from grapes that had not been presented to us before, and all came from overseas - which made the competition to identify the wine (blind), most difficult. DUNOON MEN’S SHED NEWS T he Men’s Shed has been gaining momentum especially since the weather has warmed up. We have several new members including two from the Lismore Mens Shed who come out to Dunoon most weeks. Recently a fridge, microwave, toaster, kettle and BBQ were donated to the shed and the boys wasted no time in organising a sausage sizzle to get everyone together to organise upcoming events. They are presently in the final stages of repairing and extending a covered area which will give them more space to work on their projects. The Mens Shed is located at the tennis courts next to Balzer Park and is currently operating from 9.30am – 1pm on Wednesdays and will open at other times when the demand increases. Anyone interested in finding out what we are all about, please feel free to drop in. You will be most welcome. It is a great place to have a break and spend a couple of hours away from your usual day to day activities. Reg Gregor 6689 5323 Rod Little 66892909 Ross McDougall 6689 5954 The LIFELINE SHOP @ Casino St South Lismore Open 9.30am-4.15pm MON-FRI 9am-Noon SAT THOUSANDS of BOOKS @ GREAT prices! HEAPS of RECYCLED CLOTHING @ bargain prices! PLUS a great shopping atmosphere! Your purchase is your donation and your donation stays in the Northern Rivers helping mental health. Clothing donations always welcome. The Lifeline Furniture Warehouse is open 8.30am- 4.30pm weekdays & now open Saturdays 9am -midday To raise funds for your local crisis telephone service 13 11 14, Lifeline offers a range of pre-loved, used and second-hand furniture at bargain prices. Please check our Furniture Warehouse at 23 Three Chain Road, Lismore where your support is greatly appreciated. 14 October-November 2012 DUNOON AND DISTRICT GAZETTE The first wine tricked us all - a most pleasant French white from Vouvray. The grape variety was Chenin Blanc - a demi-sec, a soft almost sweet wine that went well with pikelets topped with smoked salmon. Our next wine was a dry white from Spain - the grape Albarino, had a slight fizz on the tongue and proved most easy to drink. This wine was accompanied with asparagus wrapped in finely sliced bacon and grilled mushies topped with chevre. And then to a red - soft, refined with oak tannins, the wine came from California, the grape Barbera - a variety hardly heard of here but extremely popular in the U.S. of A. Beans wrapped in ham served with a Tuna salad was the accompanying dish. Our final wine was a big, smooth Tempranillo from Spain, served with an egg frittata and “angels on horseback”. Our evening finished with much joyous laughter, a lemon slice, chocolate coated strawberries and coffee..... The wine competition scoring was (understandably) very low, we’ll have to do better at our next meet...... More practice required if we are to lift our game...(I’m sure our lead footed Pres. would agree with that).. David Newham TOURNAMENT OF THE MINDS-FUNDRAISER WITH FILM SOCIETY L ast August, our Modanville Public School’s Tournament of Minds (T.O.M.) Team competed and won in the Regional Primary School’s Applied Technology Challenge. We then progressed from Regional through to State level and now, as winners at State level in Sydney, we will compete in the Australasian Pacific Finals. Our team is: Claire Farrington, Tiffany Hull, Darby Boucher, Marley Borrow, Rachael Barlow, Rachel Cooper and Elka Worts and teacher/facilitator Heather Laverick. T.O.M. is an academic program that challenges kids to think creatively. For the Regional final, teams were given 6 weeks to explore an Applied Technology problem. They then had to create a 10 minute presentation of their challenge solution. Modanville’s team won, and we were off to the State Final in Sydney at the University of New South Wales. This time, we were given another challenge to answer in a 10 minute performance with only 3 hours to prepare! The team were overjoyed to hear, “The Applied Technology, Primary winners are… Modanville Public School!” Dunoon Film Society The first Dunoon Film Society night was a great success. Now on Saturday, October 13 they will be screening Martin Scorsese’s Academy Award winning film, Hugo at the Dunoon Hall. Set in Paris in the 1930’s, Hugo is the story of an orphan boy living in a train station in Paris in the 1930’s, an adventurous girl, mind boggling gadgets, and the early days of cinema. Visually stunning, it’s a film that will appeal to both adults and kids. Membership to the Dunoon Film Society is $5 for the year. Entry to films is $10 for members and kids under 16 are free. Doors open at 6.30pm For more information email [email protected] FUNDRAISER - TOURNAMENT OF THE MINDS Modanville School is cooking up a feast in the kitchen to raise funds for their Tournament of the Minds team going to the grand final in Perth. The Modanville Public School team is now representing NSW at the Australasian Pacific Finals in Perth this coming October. The movie starts at 7.30 with coffee and cakes available at intermission. By Claire, Darby, and Tiffany (members of the T.O.M. team, Modanville P.S.). TONY GIFFORD BYO drinks. 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MATTHEW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH NEWS WITH ‘GINA MURRAYL S unday 9th September was BACK TO CHURCH SUNDAY, or as we have re-named it, ‘COME TO CHURCH SUNDAY’, and we had a wonderful day. average congregation size. In Dunoon, this year, we had a 400% increase of our normal congregation. When the first visitor arrived we declared the day an unmitigated success and from there on in it just got better and better. I should like to thank everyone for coming. I hope you all enjoyed the whole experience - not just the scrumptious Back to Church Sunday began in one Anglican diocese in the United Kingdom in 2005 and since then has spread to all 44 dioceses in Britain and also across other denominations. Back to Church Sunday was launched in Australia on 13th September 2009. 600 churches across 19 Anglican dioceses took part. On that day 12,000 people returned to church at the invitation of a friend. In 2010, the number of participating churches rose to 660 and an estimated average of 15 people came back to each church, which represents an increase of 19% for the DUNOON PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWS D unoon Public School exstudents win Awards Two Year 7 students at Richmond River High School were awarded certificates of excellence in August as part of the Junior Curriculum Awards. They were Ruby Matthews-McMullen and Liam Bertuzzi. Both graduated from Year 6 at Dunoon School last year. A very busy term left us with no time to report the news this time, so we will catch up in the next Gazette. Check out our website for the latest news http://www.dunoon. ps.education.nsw.gov.au/ Ruby proudly displaying her award for Mathematics and Science 16 October-November 2012 DUNOON AND DISTRICT GAZETTE morning tea that we all enjoyed after the service. Remember that we have Sunday services every Sunday morning (except during January) at 9.30am THANK YOU! Gina Murray (Anglican Women’s Guild of St. Matthew’s Dunoon) .”UMBRELLA”-AN ANTHOLOGY OF SHORT STORIES BY OUR DUNOON GIRLS Five girls, previous students of Dunoon School, have recently published their first anthology of short stories, “Umbrella”. This book has been a year in the making. It is young adult fiction in various sub-genres. writing the perfect sentence to the lows of staring at a blank screen, waiting for inspiration, it was all worth it. After the challenge, it has been excellent to see them all put together as a real book! If you would like to purchase a copy, go to Dunoon General Store. The books contain 6 stories and are $9 each. Claudia Phoenix It all started in early 2011 when Sally Newham came to Dunoon Public School for a special English lesson. Some students showed a particular enthusiasm for writing, and it was decided that there would be a weekly writer’s group after school. The first term was mostly games, but then we decided that we wanted to do something serious. Over the rest of the year we worked tirelessly on our short stories. Along the journey of writing our stories, we grew as individuals. It was a journey of ups and downs. From the highs of Eva, Ella, Indi, Breanna, Sally Newham and Claudia .DUNOON PRE SCHOOL NEWS WITH JILLIAN BOWLES A s you may be aware, Dunoon Preschool is in the process of purchasing our place of residence, the Masonic Temple. This is such a wonderful opportunity for the preschool, who has been renting since 1982. This year marks the 30th anniversary. We are now fully in fundraising mode. Presently we have a raffle where the winner may choose a big gift hamper full of goodies, kindly organised by Kristin and Shane at the shop, or an instant cellar gratefully donated by Hogan’s Drive Thru at South Lismore. Tickets are available at the shop, preschool or from any preschool parent. We will be ‘Charity of the Day’ at the next Channon Markets in October. Please come along and support us, as this is an annual major fundraiser for the preschool. We are always very grateful to the Channon Market organisers for this opportunity. There will be raffle tickets for sale at the kiosk, with the draw the next day. Our Friends of Dunoon Preschool Wall is progressing well. This is an opportunity for businesses and individuals to donate $100 for families and individuals and $500 for businesses to creating a lasting memorial to commemorate the building purchase. Imagine visiting preschool in years to come with children, grandchildren and great grandchildren with your heritage permanently marked in Dunoon. Your name or names will be placed on a hand-made clay brick, specially designed by a team of parent artisans. All donations made to the preschool are tax deductible, as we are a Deductible Gift Recipient organisation. A laminated certificate of appreciation and a tax-deductible receipt is also included. Please contact the preschool on 66 895 396 for further information. Thanks to the earn and learn sticker scheme recently run, we were able to choose musical instruments for the preschool. We’ll soon have two sets of bongo drums, smaller hand drums and other percussion instruments. Music has always been a major focus at preschool. We recently hosted visiting performers and this term teachers from the Northern Rivers Conservatorium will visit us for workshops with the children and staff. As I write this I can hear Julie leading a lively music session with the preschoolers and playgroupers; a mixture of movement and song. The preschool has thoroughly enjoyed the community feel of Fridays as parents and their children come along to playgroup at 9:30 and join in all the activities set out for the preschool children. Now we’re open for 5 days, the merging of playgroup into the preschool has been a smooth and happy transition. It’s a great way to meet other local families. We welcome everyone in the district to playgroup. The cost is only $2 per family to cover arts and crafts supplies. Preschool hours are 9 to 3, Monday to Friday with vacancies this term on Monday, Tuesday and Friday. We are now asking current and new parents to allocate their preferred days for 2013. If you are considering Dunoon Preschool for 2013, please call or visit for an information pack and if possible nominate your preferred days. We look forward to hearing from you. Until next time Jillian Bowles (Director) DUNOON AND DISTRICT GAZETTE October-November 2012 17 WHIAN WHIAN SCHOOL NEWS WITH KIM READ & DAVE CONDON Well this must have been the fastest term to slip by for quite a while! A lot has happened at Whian Whian Public School starting with a visit from Dunoon Pre-school during Education Week. Activities were organised by the students, each student made a picture book suitable to read aloud and then had an activity linked to the book which included ball skills, monster picture making, dressing up as a clown and playing with cars. The Athletics carnival was held in August with the small district schools getting together at Dunoon Public School for the field events and Riverview Park for the track events. Everyone put in a great effort whether they had any chance of winning or not and enjoyed the days. Congratulations to Ja who won runner-up boy champion for the Junior age group and came fourth in the 800m at the zone carnival to qualify for the regional carnival. More science lessons have been held this term with Dr Nathan, the first looking at floating and sinking. The children learned ingredient left out of the recipe. The children saw the results of no eggs or butter or baking powder and discussed why this made such a difference to the final product. on to the Grand Final held in City Hall, Lismore. Well done Sebastian, what a well presented speech on the Australian Flag, I think we all learnt something! This term’s fundraiser, chosen by the children, was for an elephant rescue organisation. Reports were researched and written all about elephants. Donations were brought in throughout the term and a grand total of $50 was raised, well done everyone. Coming up next term is a visit to the North Coast National Show where scarecrows and art works have been entered and a lego building contest will be held, it is always a very enjoyable excursion for the students. The Performing Arts Festival was a highlight of this term with plenty of practice singing and acting and what a fabulous job everyone did entertaining the audience with their under the sea theme to the music of The Octopus’ Garden. Thanks Miss Jodie for all your hard work and those wonderful costumes and to the crab volunteers, you know who you are!! The Channon Teams Day was once again a huge success not just for the students to be involved in team sport but also to socialise with other schools and have fun using skills gained from sports about properties of boats and then built lessons. Younger students some of their own. The second was a tasty played Danish Rounders and treat involving cup cake making with a key the older students T-ball which are junior forms of baseball. The last item to mention is the Big Scrub Public Speak100 James Street, Dunoon ing competition held Dr. Gillian Ette at Jiggi Public School. Initially our students Dr. Nathan Kesteven participated in preSurgery open Monday, Thursday and Fridays 9am - 2.30pm senting a speech at and occasional other days Whian Whian and Jayden, Sebastian, Phone: 6689 5811 or 6689 5822 Mollie and Faith were Fax: 6689 5833 chosen to compete at Jiggi. Sebastian was Bulk billing available successful in winning a place and went Dunoon General Practice 18 October-November 2012 DUNOON AND DISTRICT GAZETTE Swimming will begin on Monday 8th October for 7 weeks and tennis will continue for sport lessons. Until next time, if you would like to read more about the school, see some more photos and read our newsletters please visit our website www.whianwhian-p.schools.nsw.edu.au. If you have children ready to enrol in 2013 and would like to visit the school and staff please do not hesitate to contact us on 6689 5240. Dave Condon (Principal), Kim Read MODANVILLE SCHOOL NEWS WITH JENNY STAPLES T he school holidays are here again and so we look back at the highlights of the past term which has been another busy one. . Firstly, our Tournament of the Minds Team (TOM) is on cloud nine having won the State competition for the discipline of Applied Science. They are now looking forward to travelling to Perth for the Nationals in week 3 of next term. Modanville has a long and successful history of competing in this competition where the team of seven students must organise a creative response to a situation in a limited amount of time as well as presenting a prepared item. We wish them all the best and know they will try their best. The Multicultural Public Speaking Competition was a wonderful experience for our participants. Following our school and district competitions, Sarah Noonan was selected to participate in the Regional at Coffs Harbour. The topic was ‘multiculturalism and sport’ as well as a spontaneous challenge. It was a great achievement for Sarah to make it this far. On the sporting scene we had an enthusiastic group of athletes who competed in the Regional Athletics Carnival on Friday 31st August at Coffs Harbour. All performed well with Donovan in Year 6 only just missing out on going to State in the high jump. Jack and Rachel Cooper both qualified for the State comp in shot put with Jack also competing in discus and high jump. and Ms Geraldine Kerr who are returning from maternity leave and will be sharing the Year 3 /4 class in Term 4. We farewelled Ms Yvette Bice who has taken up a full time teaching position at Tabulum Public School. We wish her the best for the future in her new position. The last day of term was our Fun Day. Students came dressed in casual dress, K/1/2 did a great assembly performance to entertain the audience and Year 5/6 learnt first aid and CPR while Year 3/4/5 practised setting up tents for their upcoming camp. Last week our new students for Kindergarten 2013 came to visit on the first of three orientation days. We hope they enjoyed seeing our school and came away excited and looking forward to joining us next year. If anyone has a child who will start school next year and would like to join this gorgeous group please ring the school on 66282234 after the holidays for more info. We would love to have a few more students enrolled. For anyone interested in checking out our school web site on the net for further exciting news the address is www.modanville-p.schools.nsw.edu.au and you’ll also find some great photos as well. More news next issue. Jenny Staples Still on the sporty note this year’s Teams Day was held on Friday 14th September. This proved another fun day for the local schools to come together and play Rounders, Soccer and T-Ball. Children’s Book Week Celebration Day, in August, proved to be another enjoyable time with the sporty theme this year being Champions Read. The students were invited to dress up in sports gear or Aussie colour having been inspired by the recent Olympics. There were also special reading group activities and we always enjoy trying to guess which books will be the winners of the Children Book Council’s awards for the year. Our choir and dance group were involved earlier in the term in the Lismore Performing Arts Festival at the end of August held at the Workers Club. Performances were enjoyed at the matinee and in the evening. Parents have by now received their child’s results in the NAPLAN tests in literacy and numeracy. Their good results have reflected the hard work being done by our students and teachers. We welcome back Ms Erin Azzapardi Sam enjoys his first Kindergarten Orientation day at Modanville Public School with Miss Taylor STARTING ‘BIG SCHOOL’ During Term Four, schools seem to be busier than usual. Swimming lessons and school camps often accompany the warmer weather, while preparations for end of year concerts intensify, and of course the Kindergarten orientation days commence. Starting ‘big school’ can be an anxious time for both children and parents alike. There are many questions to consider, such as what age is the ‘right’ age to begin school, which school will best meet my child’s needs, and how can I prepare my child for this momentous step. In NSW, children can enrol in a public school if they turn 5 before the 31st July of that year, and must be enrolled by their sixth birthday. For children with a birthday in the first half of the year, it can be a difficult decision whether to start your child early or hold them off until the next year. As the parent, you know your child best and the decision of whether your child begins kindergarten as a 4 or 5 year old ultimately rests with you. A useful checklist can be found at http://www. listenin.com.au/newsletters/schoolreadiness.pdf which can also help guide your decision. If your child attends preschool, discussion with their preschool teacher regarding school readiness would be valuable. With so many fantastic schools in the area, it may be difficult to decide which school to enrol your child in. My suggestion is to visit each of the schools you are considering, during their Kindergarten Orientation, and see which one appeals most to you and your child. While accessibility (e.g. is a bus service available?) and resources (e.g. what technology or sporting opportunities are present?) are big concerns, it is also important to consider the community spirit of the school. There has been much research demonstrating that children do better at school when there is parental/family involvement. Involvement within school hours includes assisting with reading, maths or art groups, teaching special skills or life skills, or helping with canteen. Out of school hours involvement may be through assistance with fundraising activities or attending P&C meetings. Ask the school what opportunities there are for involvement. Finally, as the 2013 school year increasingly draws near, make time to read to your child whenever possible. Reading with your child assists the development of listening skills while allowing your child to practice the ability to sit and concentrate for small amounts of time. It exposes your child to written text and simple book conventions such as how to hold a book (which way up), and that reading in English occurs left to right, front to back. Asking questions about what is happening in the story, what they think might happen next, talking about the illustrations and playing spot the letter (e.g. find the letter ‘s’) can help build literacy skills. To build numeracy skills, have your child count items, collect items (e.g. ask child to get four plates out ready for dinner), discuss size (which is bigger/smaller) and weight (which rock is heavier?). Improving social skills through interaction in a local playgroup, or meeting with other local parents can also help your child transition to ‘big school’. Ali Elliott DUNOON AND DISTRICT GAZETTE October-November 2012 19 PACIFIC ISLAND DIARIES WITH CHARLES BETTERIDGE “Queen Emma” in 19th Century New Guinea. Part 8 MEMORIES OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS I n the last episode I told of the rise of Queen Emma’s status during the German occupation of New Guinea in the Rabaul/New Ireland and outer islands, and of the growth of Emma’s own fortunes through her huge business empire and the arrival of her brother John Coe several years earlier. Christmas was a time of unrestrained activity at Ralum. All the people in the service of Forsayth and Company – distant traders, and sailors and plantation staff, adults and children, black and white, and more especially the members of the Coe family – were expected at headquarters, where Emma’s ambition was literally to make the spirit of Christmas live. When, by the middle of December, 1890, there was no appearance of her brother John Coe, Emma became uneasy. John, who had been with her since 1878, was one of her most trusted traders; and in mid-1890 she sent him to the Fead islands (Nuguria) to direct and develop copra-production there. Emma believed that if the community of husky Melanesians there could be induced to make copra, the trade would be good, and John Coe, who had considerable success in this kind of traffic, had gone off to put her theories to the test. A Forsayth trading schooner had called at the Feads, 125 miles east of Neu Mecklenburg (New Ireland), late in the year to pick up John and whatever copra he had gathered. But the vessel returned, reporting that John was not on the atoll, and that the natives there said he had left for Neu Mecklenburg in his own boat, some time before. When the New Year came, Emma had an extensive search made but there was still no sign of John. They concluded that he and his boat had been lost in the bad spell of wild weather that had prevailed eastward of New Ireland about that time. After some time had elapsed Emma sent her handy man, her brother Henry, to the Feads, to keep the station there open and operating until she could find a permanent manager for the place. Henry settled in at Akani, an islet adjoining the main islet of Nuguria, late in 1891. Generally he got along well with natives, and he made friends of two Nuguria boys, whom he employed at Akani. The chief of the Feads was an uncertain gentleman, known as King Soa’a, and soon after Henry’s arrival in Akani, he sent his son, Pila, to Akani, with an invitation to Henry to join them in a big feast. Henry accepted and they set out in the trading-station boat. On arrival Henry was conducted to an open space in the centre of the large village and to a long wooden bench beneath a shady tree. Henry took his seat on the bench with three Nugurians who were already seated there, but the shrewd old trader sensed something wrong and remained on the alert. His revolver, which hung on his belt, he shifted nearer his right hand. One of the Nugurians, pointing to the gun, asked what it was and Henry, an excellent marksman, was only too happy to show him. He pulled the revolver from its holster, aimed at a coconut over his head, pulled the trigger-and split the nut. The natives were wooden-faced and Henry, swinging quickly round, pointed the gun at the man beside him. It would be easy, he said, to split his head just as he had split the coconut. The Nugurians gibbered with excitement, but they got the message. On his way back to Akani after the feast at the chiefs village Henry was told by the two Nugurian boys he had employed that the three other natives sitting on the bench with Henry were to grab Henry, tie him up, carry him out into deep water, and sink him with rocks attached, as they had done with the white man 20 October-November 2012 DUNOON AND DISTRICT GAZETTE who had been there the preceding year. Henry thus learned of the horrible manner in which his brother John had met his death and through further questioning he found that John’s boat was still there on the island, hidden among mangroves at the other end of the village they had just left. Henry was also told that the village chief had the guns and ammunition they had taken from John Coe, and from another trader whom they had murdered a couple of years before. Henry knew natives, and recognised his danger. He packed hurriedly and, at the first blink of dawn, left Akani in his boat, with six men, including the two Nugurians. As their boat left there was a chorus of yells from a point two hundred yards away. Two or three shots were fired at them, harmlessly. The Nugurian boys’ warning, and Henry’s sense of urgency, had been right: King Soa’a had very nearly trapped them. Two days later, they saw the coast of Neu Mecklenberg (New Ireland), spent a few hours on tiny Cain Island; then headed northwards towards Kavieng to avoid the natives along the east coast as they were then dangerous. In the channels outside Kavieng, they had the good fortune to meet the Forsayth ship Three Cheers, in charge of Captain Stalio. Stalio arranged that he shortly would return to Kavieng and pick up Henry’s party and Henry went into Kavieng, where the Forsayth establishment was now in charge of Willie Coe. When Emma heard Henry’s story, and had other evidence to show that John Coe had been murdered, she discussed the matter with the German administration; and it was agreed that a punitive expedition should go out to the Feads, to bring King Soa’a to trial for the crime. The expedition was placed in charge of an Imperial German Judge and with him were two Administration officers, and 25 police boys; Queen Emma made available the ship Three Cheers, with Captain Stalio, and Henry Coe, in charge of 25 Ralum labourers. the house, the judge and a police boy ran up and carried Stalio back to the shelter, but he was already dead. The expedition reached Akani on August 30, 1892; and a message was sent forthwith to Soa’a requesting him to come to Akani, so that the reported murder of John Coe, and the attack upon Henry Coe, could be inquired into. There was no reply. Stunned by Stalio’s death the only way now was to smoke the natives out. Two Ralum labourers undertook the task but only one got through. He set fire to the roof but was killed a moment later by a shot from inside. A second message was sent, informing the chief that, if he would not come, the police would go after him. But this, too, was ignored. The expedition was then placed in boats, and ferried across to the northern end of Nuguria Island, five miles from Soa’a’s village. About half way to the village, the party was fired upon without warning by natives hiding behind trees and stumps. No one was hurt but the judge ordered his police to shoot any natives they could see. When three Nugurians had been killed, the Nugurians retired. On September 2, 1892, the official party finally entered the village to find it apparently deserted and Henry Coe’s two Nuguria boys were sent out to scout. Soon they reported that all the natives had withdrawn towards the other end of the island; but that Soa’a and his son, and a few men, had barricaded themselves in the chief’s “spirit-house”, where they considered themselves safe. The official force, moving carefully, surrounded the spirit-house, Henry Coe covering the rear. The judge called upon the chief to come out and meet them. There was dead silence. Captain Stalio, who had remarkable success in dealing with natives under critical conditions, then walked slowly to within 25 yards of the heavily-barricaded house, and shouted to the chief that it was no use his hiding in there – he must come out and talk to the judge. The answer was one shot, fired from the house. It struck Captain Stalio in the chest, and he fell. While the police boys kept up a brisk fire on Within minutes, the “spirit-house” was ablaze. The natives inside made an opening at the rear end and began to emerge, which was what Henry Coe, expert marksman, had been waiting for. The second man out of the hut was Chief Soa’a and Henry dropped him with his first bullet. His second loaded musket was handed him by his faithful Nuguria boy just as the chief’s son, Pila, ran out. Henry got him, too, with a well placed bullet. A third man made a dash for the bush. Henry fired, but missed. The expedition then returned to Akani, taking their dead with them. Henry Coe remained there, with a wellarmed party, to await a German gun boat which the judge promised to send promptly from Herbertshohe, to get the other six men associated with Soa’a and his son in the murder of traders. The gunboat duly arrived, the six men were taken; and after a trial in Herbertshohe in 1892 they were deported for life to the New Guinea mainland – which, in view of the short way the Germans had with native rebels, might be considered lenient. stunned with grief. She had been closely associated with him for several years and although her youthful, romantic fancy had been attracted to Steinberger, Stalio was the love of her mature years. In due course, in the fashion of that sentimental period, she had erected over his grave an elaborate monument, on one face of which is this inscription: In loving Memory of Captain Agostino Stalio, who was shot by the Natives of the Fead Islands while bravely Assisting the Imperial Judge to arrest the King and his son for the Massacre of John Coe. Born at Dalmatia, December, 1854. Died at Fead Islands, 2nd September, 1892. Oh for the touch of a vanished hand And the sound of a voice that is still. This stone is erected as a mark of esteem by his Many Friends in the Bismarck Archipelago The monument was still there when I first saw it in 1961 during a brief trip to Rabaul. Fallen and in pieces, in the little mat-mat. (cemetery) a few hundred yards up on a hill from the site of Gunantambu – but it was overgrown with kunai grass, and forgotten. Other headstones lying about, mostly broken and only partly decipherable, recorded much of the personal history of Ralum, in its heyday. When the first shock of Stalio’s death was over, Emma went south to Australia, for a time. Then, back in Neu When news of Stalio’s death was Pommern, she threw herself, with brought to Emma at Ralum she was abandon, into business management, and into social disIs your garden or lawn in need of help? tractions of all kinds. Then look no further then Multitask Green Team for all your garden maintenance needs. 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So join the satisfied clients who are enjoying the benefits of utilising this cost effective & reliable service. You can obtain a no obligation FREE quote simply by calling 66274911 or 0411 337 666 DUNOON AND DISTRICT GAZETTE October-November 2012 21 GRADUATION CEREMONY MARKS A TIME OF GROWTH AND TRANSITION Editor’s note: I was in town on the day of the Graduation Ceremony with two of my children and it was great to see the colour and pomp of the ceremony. We are lucky to have a University so accessible to all of us. When this story came in, I decided to include it, because even though it is slightly outside of our “jurisdiction” it had a story about the Bali bombing which had an impact on all of us, as well as a piece about reesearch into community response to Coal Seam Gas , an issue very close to our community. E nvironmental science student and Bali bomb survivor, Hanabeth Luke, was awarded First Class Honours at the Southern Cross University graduation ceremony in Lismore on Saturday, September 15. Ms Luke joined around 250 graduands in the University’s street procession and graduation ceremony to mark the transition from study to working life. 2012 is a milestone year for Ms Luke. Next month she will return to Bali to mark the 10th anniversary of the Sari Club car bomb that claimed the life of her partner and hundreds of others. And in a fortnight her memoir Shock Waves: Finding peace after the Bali bomb will be published.” The journey to Bali with my brother for the memorial ceremonies on October 12 will mark the end of a 10 year cycle for me,” Ms Luke said. “It has been a huge learning curve and a time of immense growth.”Once the initial shock and trauma had eased and after campaigning against the war on Iraq (including a televised debate in London with British Prime Minister Tony Blair where she told him the war was wrong), Ms Luke returned home to Byron Bay to complete her degree at SCU in 2004. “Knowledge is power. It’s how you can be in a position to create positive change in society,” she said. With the support of senior lecturer Dr David Lloyd, Ms Luke decided she was ready for more study in 2011 and completed her Bachelor of Environmental Science (Honours). Her research year focused on communication tools for community groups for which she received First Class Honours.”David helped build up my confidence during my Honours. He has believed in me the whole time I’ve been at SCU,” she said. Now as a PhD candidate, Hanabeth is looking at community responses to coal seam gas (CSG). During the recent NSW local government elections she conducted an exit poll of Lismore residents to understand more about the community perspective on CSG. LOOKING AFTER THE LOCALS AT WHIAN WHIAN FALLS Editor’s note: It was about this time last year that Sally Newham wrote an article for the Gazette about the Falls “Whian Whian Falls...Ahhh...How’s the Serenity?” So when this press release came in I was pleased to see that Rous Water have listened to community concerns and taken action. Yes, the safety signs might be a little unattractive, but I for one am so glad that we continue to have access to this beautiful area and perhaps a little more serenity for the locals. R ous Water prohibits commercial tourism at Whian Whian Falls but allows continued public accessRous Water has taken action to protect the environment and the amenity for local residents at Whian Whian Falls. Whian Whian Falls is a popular destination for a range of passive and active recreational pursuits, and in particular, is a popular swimming hole during the warmer months. The nature and extent of recreational use of the Whian Whian Falls area has been the subject of recent community concerns including reports of anti-social activity, high risk recreational activities, and conflicts arising from the extent of commercial tourism use of the site. Rous Water has completed a comprehensive review of management of the Rous Water property at Whian Whian Falls. In relation to Whian Whian Falls, Council has decided to proceed as follows: 1. Prohibit commercial tourism at the site – tour buses will no longer be permitted. Accordingly, Rous Water is writing to the respective commercial operators at the site requesting that they immediately cease use of the Whian Whian Falls area for any commercial use. 2. Continue to allow public access to the site for swimming, recreation and nature appreciation. Risk assessment completed by Rous Water clearly demonstrates significant risks associated with a range of recreation activities at Whian Whian Falls. Rous Water does not consider it desirable or appropriate to attempt to prevent public access to the site, however in order to allow this continued public access, it is required to provide clear and unambiguous advice regarding the dangers and hazards present at the site. Rous Water has a duty of care to all persons visiting the site and as a result, Rous Water is required by its insurers to install upgraded signage at the site advising of these dangers and hazards – this shall soon be installed. This signage shall highlight the prohibition of jumping, diving, camping and the consumption of alcohol. In order to reduce the pressure on the site, we are no longer allowing commercial tour operators to visit the site. Rous Water does not intend to prevent local people swimming in the water hole. But I think that our local community understands that places such as this can be dangerous for swimming, and that Rous Water needs to warns visitors to the site of the hazards and dangers present. Whilst we know that the installation of hazard/safety signage at a site can detract from the amenity of the local environment I hope that the local community understands that we need to install these safety signs in order to allow this ongoing public access. The alternative would be for Rous Water to prohibit access to the site and this is not a desirable outcome for anyone. 3. Develop a co-ordinated and cooperative approach to management of the site in partnership with NSW Police, Lismore City Council and the local community. Rous Water is working together with other relevant agencies so that the local community is aware of who to contact in different scenarios. Rous Water is working together with NSW Police, Lismore City Council and the local community in order to address the problems that have been experienced by local residents. Rous Water is restoring the rainforest in this area as it forms part of a potential regional water supply catchment for the future, and we want all visitors to the site to respect this place and the local residents, and to follow the conditions that have been set out in the safety signage.” Rous Manager Further able by Water Kyme Lavelle General said: “Rous Water recognises that Whian Whian Falls is a location of spectacular natural value, and that the issue of the swimming hole is an important one for the local community. 22 October-November 2012 DUNOON AND DISTRICT GAZETTE information is availcontacting the following: Kyme Lavelle (General Manager, Rous Water) (Telephone: 6621 8055) MODANVILLE TAKEAWAY Open 10:30 am - 7 pm Fri 8:30 am - 7pm Open 7 days a week for your convenience The best pizzas and burgers on the ridges! 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These are geeks who can take apart a computer down to the tiniest microchip (I don’t speak the language sorry) and rebuild it to launch rockets to Mars. But they can’t call a friend on their home phone because that would mean looking in a phone book (or googling white pages) and possibly speaking to that friend’s family. Ohhh the horror. R Communication Errors emember the days when our parents would be yelling at us to get off the phone so “other people” could get through? When it took five minutes to dial a long distance number? When you died of thirst during long d & m’s because you would have to put the phone down & walk into another room to get a drink and hope your annoying sibling hadn’t hung up the phone on you and called their own air-head friend for a three hour break down of he said/she said . It was a risk you were not prepared to take – you might miss out on hearing what Wayne/Davo/Snowy/Phil said to Shaz/Trace/Tanya/Lisa about you at recess/skating/chip shop/disco. There were no exotic names back then, the fanciest a name got was when someone insisted on being called their full name instead of the shortened version. Rebecca instead of Bec, Maxwell the Third instead of Max. No names of crystals, no names of countries or weather patterns, no names of Buddhist monks or even colours. Just plain old names everyone knew how to spell without asking. Now it’s “no, it’s Sharon with a silent C, two a’s, r’s and a U. Just put S-C-H-AA-R-R-U-N – that’s right, thanks.” Some customers at the book shop who are definitely over their complicated names will say “Spell it however you like” but these days of data bases you have to get it right or that book they want you to order may disappear into the black hole we call a computer system. The number of teens and adults chang- ing their names is boggling, a whole new money maker for the courts! There are still the odd Sharons and Johns out there changing their names to more exotic ones, usually inspired by a change in religious pursuits or immersion into other cultures, but the greatest number by far is Generation Y who just want to be able to say their name without people smothering a snort of laughter. Ben doesn’t even know most of the full names of the kids he goes to school with – no-one wants to admit them, instead they all go by nicknames only, and no-one knows where anyone lives anymore because all communication out of school is by text or Facebook. Gone are the days when you jumped on your bike and rode over to a friends to hang out – even when he finally gets his P plates and can drive himself my eldest son wouldn’t have a clue where to go. Before he knuckles down to serious study for the HSC (yeah right) he and his mates are going for an overnight camp down the coast. Organising it over Facebook has been helpful but a mission sorting out who is going with whom, can they make the 7.05 bus to Byron with camping gear as well etc. In the last century we just picked up the phone and sorted it. Now they have to wait for each other to get on their computers to respond to a simple query. They don’t know each other’s home numbers or addresses and their mobiles (those who have them) are usually dead or out of credit. Sometimes it seems like the watching of a bunch of Neanderthals using a smart phone that has fallen from a passing Trying to pry out of Generation Y guy any details about their friends names/ interests/future plans to buy them an 18th present is harder than finding Bin Laden was. “No idea” is always the answer. They won’t tell you because they REALLY don’t have any idea. They know how many kills that friend has made in the latest game, and what they play on their iPod, but anything else doesn’t come up in conversation. Gen Y girls however have no problem divulging absolutely everything about themselves on Facebook to semi strangers (but they are friends of my friends so it’s ok) including the colour of their underwear and whether they are home by themselves “bored” – which is all any of them can say. “I’m so bored”. It doesn’t matter that they are surrounded by thousands of dollars of technology, hundreds of downloaded DVDs, music and games and the entire world at their fingertips. They are still bored. We said the same thing when we were teens, lying on the floor on hot summer days in the school holidays, legs up against the wall twirling the phone cord around our fingers. “I’ll give you bored” our parents would say, before pulling the plug and making us wash clothes/cars/driveways in the hot sun. Teens will always feel the previous generation doesn’t understand and has stuffed up the world. It is the rule. We thought it, our parents thought it and probably Cleopatra’s teen pals thought it too, although most of them were married with six kids by the time they hit 20 and dead before thirty so they can be forgiven for wanting to break out and party a little before “old age” ie death set in. 24 October-November 2012 DUNOON AND DISTRICT GAZETTE The difference is that today’s teens literally have all the information at the world at their fingertips and can learn at lightning speeds if they choose too. Not only can they come up with fantastic ideas but they can then share those ideas/talents with the world instantly instead of spending twenty years writing to the people that matter to get their attention. Lots of amazing people have been able to make a difference to their world in this way instead of just complaining about it. These are admittedly not the types who are on Facebook saying “I’m bored” instead they are using YouTube to reach millions with their messages/inventions/talents. There are as many positive things about today’s technology as there are scary, and it pays to get educated about how it all works instead of putting our heads in the sand. I wish it all didn’t cost so much and change so quickly and involve draining so much power though. If there were a few things I could get across to Gen Y number one would be that visiting a real friend is better than hours spent inanely chatting to people you hardly know. And that once you put something on the net it is there for ever in the ether. Embarrassing photos that hold nothing back, abusive behaviour to others, badly sung YouTube covers it is all there to be found by someone at sometime out there even if you are sure no-one can access it - they will, particularly if you have ambitions to make something of yourself in the future. Every bit of your past will be dragged up and gone over with a fine tooth comb – and the internet is like a treasure chest just waiting to be opened. Ask the celebrities you love to google. Imagine the high court judges and school principals of the next few decades, and the stuff that will be dredged up from their old “harmless social networking”. So the other thing I would like them to do is take a breath before they put anything on the net, avoid doing things live on webcam you wouldn’t want your grandparents or boss to see. If they think they want a singing career get a second opinion from a music teacher first before they embarrass themselves on YouTube or on Australia’s Got Talent. Take that breath and project themselves into the future a little “will I regret this ?” before they fire off abuse about someone online or send a revealing pic to a current boyfriend. When I think back to some of the incredibly stupid things I did in my younger days I am so glad that the only photos possibly floating around are so blurry and missing identification parts that they are more likely to be thought badly taken close-ups of Picasso’s lesser known even crappier work. I still do stupid things as you all know, and frequently share them with everyone via text, my thrilling one sided “conversation” and of course The Dunoon Gazette. My latest is busting my finger at volleyball. A pathetic attempt at jumping to stop a ball coming over the net (a slow mo of me jumping would not be pretty if YouTubed/webcammed or Skyped I can assure you) resulted in a hairline fracture to my pointer finger, luckily on my right hand as I Bed and Breakfast Spacious self-contained accommodation at Dunoon www.theshedatdunoon.com.au Ph 6689 5994 am “kacky” handed (remember all left-handeds are geniuses, just ask us). Typing is awkward but I have learned to deal with it - I have to say the hardest thing is trying to get dressed – pulling up my super-sucker inners is difficult at the best of times, especially after a few glasses of red on a Friday night, but doing it with a broken finger is even less fun. And for the few men out there who read my drivel, you know how hard it is to undo a girls bra? Try being the one struggling to put one on with a busted finger, especially when the bra is trying to contain the volatile New Zealand alps. On that wildly interesting note I leave you all to go and try getting dressed up snazzy for the Lismore Cup. I’ll have to make my Fascinator extra fascinating to draw attention away from my stuffed finger and extra stuffed body I have to squeeze into my dress and shoes! 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LOCAL PHONE DIRECTORY Accommodation Imogen’s Farmstay & Winery 6689 5672 The Shed Bed and Breakfast 6689 5994 Accountant TNR 6621 8544 Admin/Secretarial Skills Sarah Ogier 6689 5407 Advertising Dunoon Gazette 6689 5954 Bottle Shop Dunoon Store 6689 5225 Mary G’s Multi Span Kit Buildings Builder Dunoon Public School 6689 5208 Modanville Public School 6628 2234 Corndale Public School 6628 4305 The Channon Public School 6688 6236 Whian Whian Public School 6689 5240 6622 2924 Dunoon Pre School 6689 5396 6687 9954 The Channon Children’s Centre 6688 6330 Dunoon After School/ Vacation Care 6689 5930 Tullera/Modanville Playgroup 6689 5381 Lic no:196173c Bus Service Carpenter SCHOOLS PRESCHOOLS PLAYGROUPS Dunoon 6624 8734 Whian Whian 6628 4101 Andrew Doriean 0434 913 708 John Ferronato 0429 895 130 A/H 6689 9437 Doctor Dr. Gillian Ette Earthmoving Tom Thumb - Jeremy Electrical Services Warren Lewis 6689 5811 0458 895 414 6689 5034 Afterglow Electrical 0432 331 633 Farm Services Tony Gifford 0409 938 835 Fencing Contractor Andrew Shepherd 0431 095 583 General Store Dunoon 6689 5225 Insurance Dudgeon & Berry 6621 3000 Laundry Service Clean & Green Laundry 6622 1359 Lismore Neighbourhood Cent. 6621 7397 Livestock Carriers Alan & Tanya Maloney Mechanic/Petrol Dunoon Automotive Monumental Mason Beckinsale Mortgage Broker Sue James Mowing/Garden Care John’s Yard Yakka Plumber Nik Hyde 6689 5174 Pottery Supplies North Lismore 6621 4688 Printer Martin C 6622 3111 Refrigeration Russell’s 6621 3992 Restaurant Mayfields, Dunoon Sports Club 6689 5469 Mary G’s 6622 2924 Sports Club Dunoon 6689 5444 Tank Cleaning and Repairs, Smart Rainwater Solutions Guttermesh 0438 635 334 6689 5137 6621 5497 6689 5780 0408 605 537 6628 2224 TIME ON YOUR HANDS? 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If you want to reproduce something, we are normally happy to give permission - please at least give us credit by attributing the work to the original author and publication! Please be aware that if you are attending public functions, your photograph maybe taken and submitted to the Gazette for publication in print and on the website. If you do not wish for your photo, or photos of members of your family to be published please get in touch, with complete confidentiality, with the Editor via the phone numbers in the deadline column on Pg 2. DUNOON AND DISTRICT GAZETTE October-November 2012 27 DUNOON GENERAL STORE YOUR LOCAL STORE FOR FAMILY FRIENDLY SERVICE GREAT RANGE OF LOCAL FRESH FRUIT & VEGETABLES NOW AVAILABLE COFFEE & CAKE $5.50 TOFU PRODUCTS HOT PIE & COKE $5.50 GLUTEN FREE PRODUCTS ORGANIC HEALTH FOODS BREAD, MILK & DAIRY FRESH MEATS FROM HUTLEY BROS. LOCAL BUTCHERS BOTTLE SHOP TOP VARIETIES OF WINES AND BEERS 88 JAMES STREET, DUNOON TEL: 6689 5225 OPEN 7 DAYS MON - SAT 7AM - 7PM SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 8AM - 6PM THE CHANNON/DUNOON PONY CLUB For further details please contact: Peter Barlow Club President Hm: 6628 2695 Lisa McFadyen Vice President Hm: 6629 1023 Mykaella Gosper Club Secretary Hm: 6629 3486 Irene Brockhill Treasurer: Hm: 6686 4798 Fiona Wilders Club Captain 6628 2690 www.channondunoonponyclub.pcansw.org.au WHIAN WHIAN AND DUNOON QUILT GROUP Meet last Saturday or Sunday of every month. Beginners and advanced quilters welcome. CONTACT FAITH NEWHAM 6689 5178 DISCOVER THE FUN OF BEING A GIRL GUIDE! Clunes Girl Guide Units have vacancies for girls aged 7-9 and 9-15. Both Units meet on Tuesdays. Join girls from Clunes, Dunoon, Dorroughby, Rosebank and Bexhill for fun activities, camping, life skills, canoeing, teamwork and leadership skills. Women aged 18 and over are also invited to discover the rewards of being a Guide Leader. For more information call Helen 6689 5294 28 October-November 2012 DUNOON AND DISTRICT GAZETTE DUNOON INDOOR BOWLS CLUB Mondays 7.30pm at Dunoon Hall Enjoy a sociable evening. No experience necessary All at the low cost of $2! Please call Ron 6689 5018