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K angaroo
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Volume 11 Issue 3
Circulation 750
September 2005
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Action plan
for pathways
As a consequence of the Pathways
Survey distributed last year the
Kangaroo Valley Pathways Action
Group has developed a plan for
extending the footpaths/cycleways in
Kangaroo Valley from
l. Hampden Bridge to Upper River Road.
2. Showgrounds to Nugent’s Creek Road.
3. Upper River Road to Grahams Road.
4. Nugents Creek Road to Kangaroo
Valley Road
Because of the high cost of completing such a
project ($500,000 is Council's broad estimate based on concrete paths) we have prioritized the
above stages with No. l being the highest
priority.
There are benefits to the whole community for
reasons of
l. Health.
2. Safety and
3. Tourism
Council has included the plan for Kangaroo
Valley in its current PAMP Bicycle Route
Priorities.
Unfortunately with our small population we are
a fair way down Council's lists of priorities.
This will require us to contact our local ward
councillors Messrs. Kearney, Anderson, Bates
and Ward and make them aware of the
community's support for the project.
As a committee we are keeping them up to date
on our progress but extra calls from residents
will help.
Given Council's limited financial resources, we
have also held discussions with Peta Seaton,
Matt Brown and Joanna Gash and they have all
offered their support on the proviso that it is a
project of which the community is united in its
support.
Please let them know of your support.
The sources of funding which appear to offer
most hope are State (RTA and Dept. of Sport
and Recreation) and Federal (Ausindustry and
Regional Partnerships).
If you are aware of any other funding
opportunities we would appreciate your advice.
Ron Bower is the Chairperson of the group and
he can be contacted on 44 652 041.
Alternatively, you can leave suggestions with
Bryan Barger at the Post Office or Margo
Dryden at the Public School.
Bryan Barger
Member KV Pathways Action Group.
Blake Barnes and Taylor Becker (pictured)
could well use an extended pathway system.
….and there is a whole lot more inside
Sporting triumphs p 26
Nav/Shield winners
Bandits Art Show
Valley artists p 9
Community
recognition p 3
News 1–15
Tallowa Dam update 16-17
Tallowa Dam project update
Flood level projections p 16-17
Everybody’s doing it p3
K.V. School Trivia Night
World class
Pianist p 13
Regular columns 18-25
Sport 26-27
Directory 28-29
Wot’s on 31
July 2005
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Well what a time of tumult and
upheaval.
The change of leadership of the major
parties in the State Parliament has been
full of surprises this past month and one
suspects there is more to follow.
The unheralded resignation of Premier Carr,
quickly followed by two other senior ministers,
was absorbed by the governing party, in a
relatively seamless fashion, with backroom
deals done to ensure a changeover without any
symbolic and public bloodletting.
In contrast, the resignation of Opposition
Leader John Brogden was a humiliating, painful
and public process, where real blood was spilt.
This affair built a conflagration of near fatal
consequences, on the foundation of a careless
and hurtful throwaway line and unacceptable
behaviour from a “power” figure towards (it
seems) a number of women.
Like the Labor Party, the Liberals have shuffled
the cards of the remaining split deck and
established a new “front line” team amid the
public relations disaster that precipitated
another wholly unexpected leadership change.
In the face of all this upheaval, the juggernaut
that is the “public service” rolls on, run by the
bureaucrats with relentless authority and it
appears with little regard for individual rights
and those of communities or common interest
groups.
The current case in point is the issue of raising
the wall at Tallowa Dam.
A near record turnout for a public meeting at
the Kangaroo Valley Hall was unanimous in it’s
condemnation of the concept, which, it was
demonstrated in theory, poses future problems
in flooding and even risk to Hampden Bridge.
Details of the meeting, including the technical
presentation, are on pages 16 and 17 of this
issue of the Valley Voice.
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Damn whingers
DEADLINES
Advertising,
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September 20, 2005
The meeting was well organised, but
disappointingly, though perhaps not
surprisingly, there was no representative of the
government, nor the various departments
present, to share any new information, to justify
the in principle decision, nor challenge the
beliefs of the members of the task force.
Not surprisingly the vote was in favour of
continued protest and objection to the scheme.
As an update (and somewhat of a scary
reminder of the undue haste in which this major
proposal was cobbled together, including a
construction schedule), is the latest option now
being put forward by the department “boffins”
that the increase be by way of a concrete
extension, rather than the flood control gates.
There is one voice raised in prtest against the
protest, by a former resident, (see letter below),
but there are so many questions that have not
been addressed that one wonders whether the
expressed desire for consultation is genuine.
All that aside this issue is a clear example of the
vitality and diversity of the Valley.
Some of the achievements and endeavours are
highlighted on page 1,
The Achievement of Alison Lamond in winning
the Tom Lidbitter Memorial Award, page 3, the
triumph of the Bushfire Brigade’s Nav/Shield
page 26, the harbinger of the Arts and Music
Festival with an inaugural concert by Geoffrey
Tozer, page 13, the Trivia Night, an exhibition
by valley artists, page 9 and the success of the
Teddy Bear show, page 15, are but a few of the
articles that reflect on the valley community.
The high standard of contributed pieces
continue, there are notices about the Pioneer
Farm Open Day, the presentation of Jazz at the
Valley Club and a new exhibition of textile art
at JD Gallery.
This spring issue, is itself a rich tapestry of our
valley and a pleasure to put together.
Carl Leddy
Mail to :
The Editor
c/o Post Office
Kangaroo Valley. 2577
I'm sorry, but I just don't understand!
Wasn't it just a few months ago that the same
people were complaining that there wasn't
enough water in Lake Yarrunga?!
Don't these people understand the natural
changes in flow of a river?
I can remember my parents and uncles telling
me of the times when they used to come
camping down on the river, before the dam,
when they weren't able to because of floods.
In particular the time when they couldn't cross
the bridge on their way through to Eden
because of the dead cows that had washed up
(Continued on page 4)
September 2005
Kangaroo Valley Voice
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Alison tops
the Show
This year the Kangaroo Valley Show
Society nominated ALISON LAMOND
for the Annual Tom Lidbetter
Memorial Award, run by the Berry
Apex Club.
The nominees had to be between the ages
of 16 and 23 years.
There were two awards - one for achievement
and the other for encouragement - for either
sport, careers, trades, education, community
service or the arts.
This year Alison won the major Achievement
Award.
Alison grew up in the Adelaide Hills, South
Australia and came to Kangaroo Valley in
2003, after spending some time in the Southern
Highlands, and Sydney.
Alison is currently studying for her Bachelor of
Land Management through the University of
Sydney, Orange Campus.
She is also managing her own herd of Charolais
Cattle, which she is gradually converting into a
highland cattle stud through artificial
insemination.
Alison has recently been appointed head
instructor for the Kangaroo Valley Pony Club,
and is interested in organic farming and
gardening.
Despite all this, she still finds time to play
tennis, hockey and touch football in the Valley,
hockey for Burrawang and golf in The
Highlands.
And she has joined the Kangaroo Valley Show
Committee as our Publicity Officer.
Some of Alison’s past achievements are - 2000
Vocational Student of the Year (Illawarra
Region); 2001 Champion Handler - Australian
National Highland Cattle Show, Melbourne;
2002 Moss Vale Showgirl; 2003 Dairy
Farmers’ Young Farmer (South Coast region)
and in 2005 recipient of the Commonwealth
Cost Scholarship (isolated students).
As you can see, Alison is a very worthy
recipient of the Tom Lidbetter Award and we
Alison we are very proud of you and your
ask you to join us in congratulating this very
achievements.
Caroline Burton,
talented and hard-working resident of Kangaroo
On behalf of the Kangaroo Valley Show
Valley.
Society
Now showing! Trivia! - The night
The Hampden Roxy (formerly the KV
Hall) will open its doors for a night of
glitter and clamour at 6:30 pm sharp!
Tables are filling fast – have you called
Nell (4465 1506) or Helen (4465 1082) to
book A-list reserve seats for you and your
entourage?
With the glitterati gathering to support the
public school, a dazzling array of collectables will
be on offer.
Can you imagine yourself clutching a glass of
champagne whilst being chauffeur driven in a
1953 red convertible?
Or maybe you crave a night at home out of the
limelight snuggled up in your new luxury bedding
while listening to your new CD collection.
Our silent auction caters for all tastes and
predilections.
You may prefer a less subdued approach and bid
in ‘the’ auction for an original artwork by Kerrie
Leishman or Myriam Kin-Yee.
Also available is a luxury getaway to the Gold
Coast and a waterfront holiday on Scotland
Island.
You simply must be there!!!
There are also raffle tickets on sale at KV
Rural Supplies, KV Grocery and the Post
Office.
They can also be obtained from many of the
shorter stars around town.
The raffle prizes are a 17 inch computer flatscreen donated by Lazyfish, a SONY DVDCD player from Sydney Hi-Fi, and a DVD
pack from Nowra Video Ezy.
And here it is the third and final question for
the door prize: -
Question 3 – Shocking, as it may seem,
the publicity department got it
wrong – there is an editing error on
the Trivia Night poster on show
around town.
What is it?
September 2005
Kangaroo Valley Voice
Letters to the Editor
(Continued from page 2)
We really loved the Valley, felt privileged to
live there and honoured to have such good
friends, who we miss.
This is the first and probably the last time I"ll
contribute my opinion to the Voice.
I've tended to consider it as "the Verbose" with
perhaps a little too much to say at times.
I do so, not knowing what the reaction to it will
be and leaving myself wide open to attack as I
suppose I ought to ask you to remove us from
the mailing list as we no longer, and haven't for
some 7 months, lived there.
I am sure the new owners of 1490B K.V. Rd
would appreciate receiving the Voice though.
I had saved most copies and was able to pass
them on to them before we left, so that they
could "meet the Locals" and get a feel for "the
politics".
Sadly there doesn't seem to be many of "my
Locals" to read about in the Voice of late (the
reason why I hadn't informed you of our move
earlier).
Perhaps I was meant to wait to hear about our
Dear Dick and Peggy first.
I hope the residents of Heaven give Dick a
wave and a smile as he chugs around in his
green truck and the judges at the Heaven A & H
Show are being wowed by Peggy's wonderful
scones.
Cheers dear friends in the Valley
on the bridge, let alone the water that was a foot
over it!
I'm sure it would never get to this stage again
because all the water would be pumped up to
Sydney!
Isn't that where most relatives of new comers to
the Valley live?
Are you going to deny them access to that
beautiful clean water?
I can only remember one time when the river
level came close to the floorboards of the bridge
in our 24 years in the Valley.
It would have been around 1994 and Gary
Fletcher took the school kids down to see the
water over the tennis courts.
It'll happen again! It's been happening for
thousands of years and the reverse will happen
too because that's why the dam was built in the
first place... to supply water to Sydney.
The alternate is Welcome Reef.
If you don't like what's happening in the Valley
(and surely all the other development there is
more cause for concern than more water in the
dam) then find somewhere else to live like we
have.
There are heaps of really beautiful places out
there.
Ones that aren't overrun by tourists, that are
further away from the "rat race" and even one's
Judy (of Judy-and-Doug fame) Payne
where you're not overdosed with green.
Editor’s note:
Red brown is fashionable these days!!!
In response to the Payne’s request, we have
Don't get us wrong.
removed their name from the mailing list.
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Dear Editor,
Thanks all round
I would like to congratulate the fund- raisers for
the Pre-School on the great raffle prizes that
were drawn at the Winter Dance.
We did not attend the function but Brian bought
tickets to support the pre-school.
He was very surprised to receive a call after the
dance and collected a wonderful prize.
Thank you to all the local businesses that
supplied the indulgences.
We are going to have a ball!!
Dare I say we will have to exercise?
As first sample of the goodies, we enjoyed an
excellent meal at Jing Jo Thai restaurant.
The food was very good, the service cheerful
and attentive without being intrusive and the
atmosphere cosy on a very chilly night.
It is good to know that there is a Thai restaurant
in our village that is as good as any in Sydney.
We wish the management and staff a good
season as the weather gets warmer, they are to
be applauded for their efforts in this, the ‘off
season’.
Obviously many in the community appreciate
this establishment, as there was a crowd of
diners on the evening that we were there.
We visited another restaurant as part of this
prize, lunch at the Cambewarra Lookout.
This to was also a good experience.
Not only did we enjoy a piping hot meal, we
found that the view is still balm for the soul.
Win Palmer
More letters page 8
FRIENDS OF THE BRUSH-TAILED
ROCK-WALLABY Inc.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
10 am, Saturday September 24, 2005
The Annual General Meeting of the Friends will be held
at the Kangaroo Valley Hall, with morning tea provided.
There will not be an evening fund raising event this year,
so please ensure you come along to the AGM and get your
annual dose of rock-wallaby facts and gossip.
New members welcome.
September 2005
Kangaroo Valley Voice
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I still call “The
Valley” home
From Jo Haupt (nee Dunn)
– former resident
Where do you go when you need a break
from the pace of modern family life?
I come home to the Valley.
A magical, beautiful place where time can stand
still and move simultaneously.
This phenomenon was made very clear to me in
a recent visit.
I had the opportunity to attend a meeting to
support a recently released refugee from Baxter
detention centre.
The meeting was organised and the refugee’s
release hastened by Libby Turnock, a family
friend, who in another time was the primary
school librarian who taught me about the world
through books.
At the meeting were a few young adults who
were very impressive in their attitude and
maturity. (Not to mention giving up time on a
Saturday!).
When they were five years old I was impressed
with their courage and enthusiasm when I
taught them to swim at K.V. pool.
I went to the Anglican Church and was
delighted to see my friend Doris Good, who
played the organ when I first went there thirty
three years ago. I enjoyed communion with her
and singing the upbeat songs to guitars.
Although I didn’t know many people I saw in
the village, someone immediately recognised
me and eagerly asked me about Clancy.
“Talkers” required for
Museum Park
With Lee Sharam now organising the
group tours to the Museum Park the
number of these visits is growing.
The Park desperately needs more people who
would be able to give a short talk to a small
group of people, from time to time.
We have a number of very willing volunteers
who do this now but we don't wish to wear
them out!!!
Would you have half an hour to spare on an
occasional basis to help us.
We have stories and fact sheets which will
provide you with all the necessary points and
you can use these or write your own talk.
Please call Lee Sharam 4465 1756 if you can
help at any time.
Elaine Apperley
Friendly Inn market moves
When the Friendly Inn was advertised for
sale some weeks ago, the property was
expected to generate keen demand as one
with plenty of potential in the expanding
tourist market in Kangaroo Valley.
That has certainly proved to be the case with
more than 30 inspections and when the deadline
closed on August 25, it is believed that 12
parties had indicated a firm expression of
interest.
About five years ago the whole Valley seemed
to share my pain when Clancy was battling
cancer. (By the way Clancy is now eight, doing
well at school and last year scored 11 goals in
one game of soccer).
Finally, an excuse for my visit was to promote
my new passion and career. I have recently
become a Wu Tao teacher.
A new form of dance therapy that is based on
Traditional Chinese Medicine.
I ran some free classes on Wednesday August
24 at the K.V. Hall – where I learned ballet
when I was ten years old.
I plan to return to the Valley for a Weekend Wu
Tao Course – A Celebration of Dance in
Spring, October 1 and 2 at Upper River Hall,
(where I used to go for Sunday School Camp)
and I can’t wait to come back ‘home’ again.
For details on the Wu Tao weekend please
call Janice 44 651 747 after 7 pm.
Photo top: Jo Dunn left front part of the
Jazz Ballet Class in 1978.
Who can name the other “hepcats”?
Photo below: At the opening of K.V.School
Library. Gavin Chittick, Tony Snow, Janelle
Chapman and Jo-Anne Dunn
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September 2005
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It was a perfect day for our walk.
Derek Lucas took us on a walk around his and
With the Kangaroo Valley Bushwalkers Chakola properties.
Looking out from the cliff face was the start of
July 31" saw a group of us eagerly
our adventure.
assemble in the Chakola car park.
Climbing down the rock face to Magic Creek
and up the other side.
I didn't realise just how beautiful and pristine
the area is.
From there we went to the canoe pond and
walked to the Hidden Gorge.
Ferns, Bird nests ferns, huge trees, the way the
roots of trees grow down the rock crevices and
big trees growing out of rock with no apparent
soil, the list
goes on.
There was lots
of climbing,
scrambling and
just walking and
Dawn Daly viewing from the cliff top
talking.
We even walked
through a pig
May I help?
pen.
An enterprising
farmer of days
gone by had
utilized the rock
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Off the road again
formation for a pig pen and we could see the
bolt holes where the gate was.
It wasn't far back to the Chakola hall where we
ate our lunch and talked about what we had
seen.
Thank you Derek for a wonderful 4 hours.
Fran Pritchard
Is your dog or cat lifetime registered?
As your Federal member, it is my role to
facilitate and assist you and your family
with any concerns you might have.
My office is located at 24 Berry Street,
Nowra and is open from 8 am to 6 pm
Monday to Friday or you can contact me on
4423 1782 or toll free on 1300 301 790
I regularly visit Kangaroo Valley
and am more than happy to call or visit
you if you cannot get to my office.
Joanna Gash MP
Federal Member for Gilmore
Mr Spencer said that, by law, all puppies and
dogs, kittens and cats - including those sold or
given away - must be identified (microchipped)
by 12 weeks of age, or at the animal's point of
sale.
All dogs and cats must be lifetime registered by
six months of age at one of Council's
Administrative offices in Nowra or Ulladulla.
The registration is a one-off payment and is for
Council's Ranger Services Manager Ray
the life of the animal.
Spencer said if pet owners know their animal is Mr Spencer advised that cats born before July
not lifetime registered, then they should take
1999 must be identified by either a microchip
action to avoid the possibility of being issued
or a collar and tag.
with a penalty notice.
They do not have to be lifetime registered.
Fee Schedule for Lifetime Registration
Undesexed dog or cat $100
Desexed dog or cat $35
Desexed dog or cat owned by a pensioner $15
Recognised breeder $35
Assistance Animal Free
If a pet owner's circumstances change, that
information must be notified to Council within:
* 14 days of any change to the identification
and registration details, e.g. if a pet owner
moves or the dog or cat is adopted by someone
else;
* 28 days of the dog or cat dying;
* 4 days of the dog or cat going missing.
For more information on lifetime registration of
cats and dogs, please contact Council's Ranger
Services Section (02) 4429 3433.
CONTACT:
Ray Spencer Ranger Services Manager
(02) 4429 3576
More than 4600 dogs and cats are
identified (microchipped) but not
registered within the City of Shoalhaven
according to the NSW Companion
Animals Register.
Shoalhaven City Council will notify
owners who do not have their companion
animal lifetime registered.
Trivia September 17
Jazz Valley Club September 18
Bandits Art Show September 23
Geoffrey Tozer Concertt October 2
September 2005
Kangaroo Valley Voice
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Bluey Day a crowning success
Bluey Day has been and gone.
Our initial target of $2000 dollars was
reached and passed.
This was a fantastic result for all.
Bill and I would like to thank all the local
businesses that allowed us to sell merchandise
as well as place collection tins on their
counters.
The scene of the sacrifice and symbols of good
All gone! - see you next year
Our final total was well beyond our initial
goal with $3513.60 being raised.
Win Davies gets to work
Thanks to Chris at the Friendly Inn for allowing
us to invade the front of the pub with our
vehicles, merchandise and pile’s of hair.
Thank you to Win who gave up her time to
come and shave our heads and yes our heads
were shaved with a razor after the clippers had
lopped of the locks.
Thank you to those who gave up their time to
come and laugh at Bill and I whilst our heads
were being shaved, I’m sure it must have been a
sight.
Last but not least Bill and I would like to thank
those who purchased our merchandise and
kindly donated money towards Bluey Day.
On behalf of Bill Chittick and myself thank you
very much for your generosity.
Scott Styles
Scott and Bill brushed up and ready
C.M.R.I.
Still active in Valley
The annual meeting of the kangaroo
valley branch of children's medical
research was held on the sweet shop
rear verandah on a lovely sunny
morning at 10.15 am on Wednesday
10th August, 2005.
There were eight members present,
George Howe, Joan Good, Isabel Butler,
June Luscombe, Doris Good, Joan Winch
and Jessie Arends and a new member,
Joan Bray was welcomed.
Unfortunately Doris Blinman was delayed
owing to the bus from Mittagong
breaking down at Fitzroy Falls.
President George Howe read his annual report
and commented on the various activities of the
previous year and congratulated the members
on their great fund-raising results and then
invited Doris Good to chair the election of
officers for the new year and the following
officers were duly appointed.
President - George Howe, Vice President Doris Good,
Secretary - Isabel Butler, Treasurer - Joan
Good,
Catering and sales - June Luscombe,
Joint publicity officers - Doris Blinman, and
Joan Bray
John Walker to be invited to be patron and
Leanne Bricklebank to be auditor.
The president George Howe thanked Doris and
congratulated everyone for the past year’s
endeavours.
The general meeting followed and our annual
Melbourne Cup chicken and champagne
luncheon was discussed.
The luncheon and cup party will be held
as usual at the Kangaroo Valley Sports
and Recreation Club on Tuesday, 1st
November, commencing at 11 am - ring
June, 44651218 or
Isabel 44651248 to book.
Kangaroo Valley
Supermarket
4465 1512
Hello and Welcome to the Valley!
We have the one-stop-shop for all your
everyday and weekend needs
Groceries
Specialty breads
Delicatessen
Frozen foods
Fresh fruit and vegetables DVD hire
Chemist lines
Video hire
Moss Vale Road Kangaroo Valley
September 2005
Kangaroo Valley Voice
motor vehicle accident on Mt Scanzi road
resulting in one male patient being transported to
hospital with suspected fractures to his arm and
leg.
I would also like to thank those people who
The month of August has been a very
assisted us on the day.
productive month.
On the 10th of August I attended our long awaited
We have had at time of writing five people skills upgrade, which I am glad to say I passed.
walk into the station with minor complaints Gayle will be attending the Bomaderry
for treatment, as well as more than 20
Ambulance Education Centre as soon as the next
other incidents we have attended.
course is posted some time in September or
These have included, back pains, asthma
October.
attacks, allergic reactions, burns, strokes, limb Just a reminder that Gayle and I are rostered on
injuries including lacerations and possible
duty between the hours of 8 am and 4 pm every
fractures, blood pressure problems, chest pains, day.
and as most people may have heard a nasty
Remember outside of our rostered hours we are
available on call in Kangaroo Valley with the
Ambulance.
PETA SEATON, M.P.
We are available 24 hours a day so please do not
hesitate to call if you feel you need an
MEMBER FOR
Ambulance.
SOUTHERN
The message is simple – dial 000, wait with the
HIGHLANDS
patient, provide first aid if you can, and let the
Shadow Treasurer
professional Paramedics handle your emergency.
Ambulance Service report
for August
Shadow Minister for the
Illawarra
BROKEN OR SEVERED LIMBS
CAN I HELP YOU?
With any State issue including:
Schools, law and order, health, environment.
Contact my office on
Tel: 4861 3623 Fax: 4861 3546
Peta Seaton, MP
Member for Southern Highlands
Broken bones can happen from a simple fall or
sporting accident.
A completely severed limb may be the result of a
motor vehicle or industrial accident.
There are many things that you can do to help a
patient in this situation.
Call an ambulance
Never put yourself in danger when helping
someone else
Talk to the person and let them know what you
are doing and what’s happening
COME AND HEAR THE NEW SOUND SYSTEM
INVITATION TO THE KANGAROO VALLEY COMMUNITY
On SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 24th
the community of Kangaroo Valley is invited to attend,
an OPEN DAY at the Pioneer Museum Park.
At 11-00 am the
LAUNCH of the "HISTORY ALIVE" project will take place
This is a sound system financed by the
IMB FOUNDATION
Present and past residents and the K.V. Primary School students
are featured in this system which is aimed at bringing the Museum and the past experiences and
memories of earlier years "alive"
A sausage sizzle and tea and coffee will be for sale.
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Community Corner
Move the injured limb as little as possible
while unsplinted
Cover the person with a blanket to keep them
warm
If there is an open wound, cover with a sterile
moistened dressing
Never try to remove an impaled object
If the limb is severed, cover the end with
moistened clean dressing as tightly as
possible to help stop the bleeding
If possible, place the severed limb in a sealed
plastic bag and then place that bag in another
sealed plastic bag with cold water
Never put a severed limb directly on ice as
this kills the tissues
Stay calm
It is normal for a patient to feel sick or even
vomit.
The patient may also be sweaty, pale and
even pass out due to the pain.
The Ambulance Service of New South Wales
encourages everyone to learn first aid.
This often gives you the confidence to assist
when someone is injured or ill.
Scott Styles
More letters to the Editor
The Editor
WARNING - New Credit Card Scam
Note, the callers do not ask for your card
number; THEY already have it. This
information is worth reading. By
understanding how the VISA & MasterCard
Telephone Credit Card Scam works, you'll be
better prepared to protect yourself.
My husband was called on Wednesday from
"VISA", and I was called on Thursday from
"MasterCard".
The scam works like this: Person calling says,
"This is (name), and I'm calling from the
Security and Fraud Department at VISA. My
Badge Number is 12460 your card has been
flagged for an unusual purchase pattern,
and I'm calling to verify. This would be on
your VISA card which was issued by (name
of bank). Did you purchase an AntiTelemarketing Device for $497.99 from a
Marketing company based in Arizona?"
When you say "No", the caller continues
with, "Then we will be issuing a credit to
your account. This is a company we have
been watching and the charges range from
$297 to $497, just under the $500 purchase
pattern that flags most cards. Before your
next statement, the credit will be sent to
(gives you your address), is that correct?"
You say "yes". The caller continues - "I will
be starting a Fraud investigation.
If you have any questions, you should call the
1- 800 number listed on the back of your card
(1-800-VISA) and ask for Security. You will
need to refer to this Control Number. The
caller then gives you a 6 digit number. "Do
you need me to read it again?"
Here's the IMPORTANT part on how the
(Continued on page 18)
September 2005
Kangaroo Valley Voice
In 2004 a group of art students at
Bomaderry TAFE were so enthusiastic
about the skills and inspirational nature
of their teacher, that they “high-jacked”
her for 2005 as a private tutor, to a
group they dubbed the Breakaways.
The initiative attracted other like spirits,
from diverse backgrounds and professions,
including a taxi-driver, a professional
artist, a craft teacher, an ex bank manager,
a corporate fashion executive, a specialist
nurse, a restaurateur, a psychologist,
retirees, an audiologist and “art
devotees”.
They were encouraged by the concept of
developing individually within a group setting,
with the added stimulus of cross fertilisation of
ideas and inspiration that comes from sharing
ideas and opinions about the works in progress.
The basic premise was that it would be a year
for finding their individual strength and
working on techniques and technical
knowledge, to improve their skills and reach
new standards in the scope and presentation of
each inimitable and personal style.
Barbara Hilder, the desired instructor, has had a
star studded 25 year professional career, with
many exhibitions (her most recent a solo at the
Harris Courtin Gallery in Sydney), numerous
awards and the satisfaction of seeing her works
in private and corporate collections throughout
Australia and overseas.
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“Bandits” art goes public.
Valley artists: Photograph above left: “The Pill” by Anne France Fulgence
Above right: “Saplings” by Larraine Hahlos, in left column “Heat” by Floyd Lusterbridge
HEAVY HORSE HANDLING & CARE COURSE
a great EDUCATIONAL DAY
Saturday 24th September, 2005
Amongst her awards she has received the Port
Kembla Lloyd Rees Drawing Prize, the Port
Kembla First Prize for Painting and the
Wollongong Gallery acquisitive Purchase Prize.
Breakaways had an inaugural showing in
Nowra in May but the big event rushing toward
them, is an extended two week exhibition in the
Project Contemporary Art Space at 255 Keira
Street, Wollongong.
Headlined as the Topshelf Art
Exhibition it will be officially opened on
Saturday September 23 at 6 pm.
Breakaways describes Topshelf this way:
“A personal thematic body of work.
Recent works are in oils, acrylics and mixed
media paintings.
Topshelf explores a variety of contemporary art
practices.
There are 12 artists contributing to the
exhibition and the theme is open ended showing
an eclectic mix of artworks.
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PICTON
Designed for First time Heavy Horse Owners & those thinking of
Purchasing
Help, advice and some hands-on experiences
Topics
Modern Draught Horse Scene
Breeds and Selection to Suit Individual
Costs maintaining your Horse
Stabling, feeding, shoeing, rugging, transporting etc.
When to call the Vet
Introduction to Stallions
Practice – grooming, leading, cleaning hoofs and more….
Demonstration – Draught Horses Working
Ploughing, Sled, etc.
Horses in Harness/Pairs
Cost $175
Includes Lunch, MT/AT & Handouts (8.30 am–4.00 pm)
For Further Information & Bookings (limited numbers)
Contact:
Maryke Archbold-Hession
4640 63 33 or 0408 492 039
September 2005
Winter Dance and Youth Music Day huge
success
Kangaroo Valley Preschool Inc is very pleased
to report that the Winter Dance and its spin-off
Youth Music Workshop with The Camels and
All-ages Youth Concert were great successes.
It was a pleasure to see both events well
attended and engaging a wide span of ages.
With our community’s help we raised around
$12,000! These funds will help us upgrade the
facilities, offer subsidised places to lower
income families in our community and simply
continue to operate the service. Thank you all
so much for your support.
Funkiest Dancer Award
This year featured the inaugural ‘Funkiest
Dancer Award’ sponsored by Shoalhaven Jazz.
The title and prize were hotly contested across
the dance floor – we saw everything from retro
punk to line dancing. Fiona Reid was
unanimously hailed as the winner by our panel
just ahead of her nearly equally funky dancing
partner, David. Well done!
Youth Concert
The Sunday afternoon all-ages gig was a
relaxed family affair with many primary and
even preschool-aged children enjoying the fun
alongside teenagers and adults.
The Camels had real rapport with the kids and
gave their all at both events.
The band really enjoyed their stay in the Valley,
too - Chris Pollard gave them such a warm
Kangaroo Valley Voice
Valley welcome at Karralika Springs that they
didn’t want to leave.
The Youth Music Day co-ordinator, Karen
Harrison, is currently surveying people about
how they found the day and we hope that with
your feedback and more planning we can run it
even better next year.
Thank you Chris and everyone who helped
make both events such a tremendous result for
our community’s young people.
The Winter Dance Committee: Jo Stirling,
Kerrie Barnes, Karen Harrison,
Courtenay Russell, Sally Innes, Nicole Ison,
Eileen Reebeck and Katrina Thomas.
Roar of the Lions
The Preschool would also like to thank the
Lions Club of Kangaroo Valley for their help
once again. We are currently renovating our
offices and they have kindly donated a sleek
new computer system to bring us into the 21st
Century.
Thank you!
Scott Styles, President.
Honour Roll . . .
Charity Auction
Stuart Briggs: The Camels
Anne-France Fulgence
Harcourts Real Estate, Kangaroo Valley
JD Gallery: Jervis Bay Seasports: Jo Marsden
Kerrie Leishman: Surf Camp Australia
Natural Necessity Gerringong Surf Shop
Tynan’s Betta Electrics, Nowra
Derek Watts
Dance Sponsors
Jacob Adams Horticultural Services
Albert Lane Giftware
Angus & Robertson, Bowral
Angus & Robertson, Nowra
Aquatique, Berry
B*Lush
Barrengarry Store
The Bell Shakespeare
Best & Less
Berry Barn – RM Williams, Berry
Berry Dance & Performing Arts Studio
Blind Toucan Café
Bomaderry Aquatic Centre
Bountiful of Berry
Bridge Climb
Bridge Street Wholistic Health Centre
Jeremy Butterworth
Café Alfresco
Café Bella
Café Tulips, Bowral
Cambewarra Lookout Tearooms
Cedarvale
Centennial Vineyards
Coolangatta Estate
Creative Kids
Crystal Creek Meadows
Lisa Champion
Coolangatta Estate
Coles Supermarkets
The Creative Kid
Dolphin Explorer Cruises
Dominic H Parker Fine Furniture
The Drawing Rooms of Berry
Dymocks, Nowra
Brigit Earl
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Winter Dance Monster Raffle
And the winners were (locals unless indicated,
and in prize order):
B. Palmer; J. Powell; J. Suter (Nowra);
C. Russell; P. Garbutt (Orient Point);
K. Endean; C. Bult; R. Baard;
R. Godson-King; and R. Morgan.
Thank you everyone for your support.
Events For Valley Children
Kangaroo Valley Pre school will be hosting a
special event in Children’s week.
Tell Tales Entertainment will present their
musical play “The Mouse’s Tale” on
Wednesday 26th October at 10.30 am at
Kangaroo Valley Hall.
Come along and join in the adventures of Joe
the Mouse as he searches for his friend Pirate
Pete.
Please contact pre school for details.
Eistreich Jewellers
Elephant Boy Café, Bowral
Empire Cinema
The Emporium, Berry
The Everything Store
Caroline Fielden
The Finishing Touch
The Friendly Inn Hotel
Pat Furnell designer jewellery
Amanda Gazzard
Ghem Hairworks
Glenmack Caravan Park
Grandpa’s Shed
Greenbrier Park
Harvey Norman Computers, S Nowra
Haven & Space
Highland Cards, Bowral
Highway Log Cabin Café, Tomerong
Holiday Haven Tourist Parks
Huskisson Pictures
Ilkaanya Park Equestrian
Sally Innes
Jack Style Thai, Bowral
Jasper Valley Winery & Café
Jervis Bay Seasports
Jing Jo Thai
Junction Pharmacy
Kangaroo Valley Country Club
Kangaroo Valley Escapes
Kangaroo Valley Grocery
Kangaroo Valley Hair Artistry & Beauty
Kangaroo Valley Lions & Village Pool
Kangaroo Valley Pottery
Kangaroo Valley Roadhouse
Kangaroo Valley Rural Supplies
Kangaroo Valley Safaris
Kangaroo Valley Tennis Club
Kangaroo Valley Woodcraft
Gerard & Teresa Keyzer
Knickerboxers
Lightstorm Photography
Magnet Mart, Bowral
Man from Kangaroo Valley
Kate Mathers
Medina Serviced Apartments
Minka Japanese Stroll Garden
Mint Candy Children’s Fashion
Miss Shelley’s Flower Shop
Mogo Zoo
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September 2005
Kangaroo Valley Voice
A life of fantasy and reality
Loo Taylor is a quiet lady, with a
thoughtful gaze and an easy unaffected
manner.
It is so relaxing to curl up in a comfortable
chair and spend hours in pleasant
conversation with her.
She is good
company.
Living above
the fog line that
envelops the
Valley in
secrecy during
the winter
months, greeted
by the first light
on the pearls of
due clinging to
the gum trees,
she is ideally
situated to
nourish her
creative mind.
Perhaps an
ideal place for a
studio, where
the heart can
give joyful
inspiration to
the head and
designs of
beautiful
lingerie billow
forth.
Loo thinks so
and that is what
she does.
This talented
lady came to
Australia in 1981. Originally
from England, she studied at
the London College of Fashion
and honed her skills at various
Designers’ Houses, in that city.
The technical side of design
always interested her and she
loved beautiful fabrics.
Jumble sales fairs were a
source of pre-loved clothes that
her skill and imagination could
remodel.
Loo settled in Adelaide, where
she soon discovered there was
little on offer at the ‘top end’ of
the Women’s Lingerie Market.
So encouraged by friends, and
equipped with a roll of lace she
had brought as essential
luggage from London, she
began designing and making
lingerie.
Her tentative approaches to
boutiques and department
stores were encouraging and so
she pursued her dream.
A range of lovely and very
feminine lingerie was created
under the ‘Loo Taylor’ label
and a small factory established.
Loo regularly attended Trade Fairs
in Germany, to source lace,
embroideries and other raw
materials made in France,
Switzerland, Austria and Italy.
She imported silks directly from
China and these exquisite fabrics
inspired delightfully sensual
creations.
Loo left the industry in 1990 and
came to the Valley to be with her
partner, Peter, who designed and
built ‘Little Pig Creek’.
The name has an interesting
history.
The sign was a gift to Peter from
one of his friends who found it on
the Nullabor and as the creek near
the cottage was un-named this
seemed ‘just right’.
Loo became interested in the
Corporate world, as a facilitator
for Company training seminars,
that featured physical challenges
and met many interesting men and
women during the next four years
of freelancing in this field.
Another abiding love has always
been nature and horticulture.
Loo uses her creative imagination
and knowledge to turn bare
landscapes into beautiful spaces
that compliment her clients’
homes.
Now she has returned to her
passion for designing and making
exclusive lingerie which she retails
under the ‘Loo Taylor’ label from
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Kangaroo Tales
by Joan Bray
‘b*lush’, a shop in Gerringong that celebrates women’s
femininity.
Thank you Loo, for giving us a glimpse of a world where
fantasy and dreams are an essential ingredient for success.
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September 2005
Leonine News
Lions Shoalhaven Dialysis Centre
On 25 August Shoalhaven District Memorial
Hospital hosted an Afternoon Tea to mark the
finalisation of fundraising for the Renal
Dialysis Unit.
This was a project instigated by Kangaroo
Valley Lions Club and undertaken with the
assistance of the combined Lions Clubs of the
Shoalhaven.
Thanks to the support of the Shoalhaven
community, $596,000 was raised in only 18
months, and enabled the building and full fitout of a brand new facility for Nowra and the
Shoalhaven.
Lions Hart Walker
In another example of our Club’s support for
the Shoalhaven community, we fielded two
teams of six at a trivia night organised by
Nowra Lions Club to raise funds for a Hart
Walker for a young local girl with cerebral
palsy.
Of the 24 teams competing, Keith & Kookie
Engelsman, Kerry and Judy Riddell and Shauna
and Phil Broad came first, and Slim Ward, Rob
Griffiths, Jason Horton, Paul Terrett, Tony
Barnett and Allan Gilden came fourth.
The event raised more than $4000.
Kangaroo Valley Voice
blindness and restore sight than in the previous
75 years.
Lions created Sight First by raising US$143
million, which grew to nearly US$200 million
through investments and additional gifts.
Since 1991 Sight First has:
Improved eye care for more than 100
million people.
Prevented vision loss and restored vision
in more than 24 million people.
Created more than 250 eye care clinics
worldwide.
Trained nearly 68,000 health care
professionals.
Experts predict the world’s blind population
could double to 74 million and those with low
vision will double to nearly 250 million by the
year 2020, if no new action is taken.
A Sight First II Campaign has therefore been
launched as the major Lions International
project for the next 3 years.
As our contribution to the campaign, Kangaroo
Valley Lions Club will be holding a fundraising event later this financial year, and we
shall give details in due course.
National Tree Day
As our contribution to this ongoing project,
organised by Planet Ark and Land Care,
Kangaroo Valley Lions Club has committed to
planting at least 200 trees in the next 12
months.
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Australian Decorative and Fine Arts
Society (Shoalhaven) Inc.
Presents
From Biscuits To Blouses: Garibaldi
and The British
Thursday September 8 at 7.30 pm
Berry School of Arts
This month’s guest lecturer is
Christopher Garibaldi who has
extensive experience museum
cataloguing of English heritage.
His career spans roles in cataloguing the
historic Walmer Castle in Kent, the silver
collection at Audley End House and the silver
collection at Buckingham Palace and Windsor
Castle.
In July 1998 he was appointed Assistant Keeper
of Decorative Art at Norwich Castle Museum
whose most important collections are Lowestoft
porcelain, Norwich Silver and the largest
specialist collection of British ceramic teapots
in the world housed in the Twinings Teapot
Gallery.
Christopher moved to South Africa at the end
of 2003 and is presently lecturing and working
on various research projects.
This lecture will focus upon the life of
Guiseppe Garibaldi (1807 – 1882) who was one
of the leading figures in the fight for unification
of Italy during the nineteenth Century.
During his lifetime he attracted almost fanatical
Swimming Pool
devotion.
Lions Sight First Campaign
The 2005/6 swimming pool season will open on He was a romantic and heroic figure who
In its 15 years, the original Sight First campaign 5 November.
captured the imagination of the Italians but also
has enabled Lions to do more to prevent
We have engaged three young locals as
of the British.
lifeguards for the new season and, as usual, they His interest to the British prompted a fashion
are being trained at Lions’ expense.
for everything from Staffordshire figurines,
In addition, two lifeguards from the last season biscuits and blouses to the famous red shirts
are expected to continue with us on a part-time that became the symbols of Risorgimento and
basis.
Italy’s fight for freedom.
Details of opening hours and charges will
This fascination for the British culminated in a
appear in next month’s Voice.
triumphant visit in 1864 when over 100,000
Tony Barnett Londoners turned out to see him in Trafalgar
Square.
The amazing life of Garibaldi will be explored
through documents, newspaper accounts and
many representations of him in popular British
culture.
The lecture will trace the reasons for his
popularity in England and will look at the many
links he had with Britain, particularly how he
fits into the contemporary artistic fashions of
the period
So why not join with us for a journey into the
life and times of Garibaldi.
As usual there will be a light supper after the
lecture with opportunities to meet the lecturer in
person.
Visitors may attend any three lectures in a year
for $15.00 per lecture, annual ADFAS
membership $95.00.
For further information contact Denis
Lovelock - Tel: 4464 2918 or visit the website
www.adfas.org.au
News stories
[email protected]
September 2005
Kangaroo Valley Voice
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WORLD CLASS PIANIST TO PERFORM IN THE VALLEY
he has very fond memories of the place.
Hailed as one of Australia’s finest
pianists, Geoffrey Tozer has accepted an
invitation to perform in Kangaroo
Valley.
Geoffrey has agreed to play Schumann’s
Carnaval as the main drawcard piece for the
concert. The programme will include some
smaller works, which he will personally
introduce. He will also improvise to requests
from the audience.
This prolific recording artist began his
performance career forty years ago as a
precocious eight-year-old boy in
Melbourne’s Nicholas Hall on a Steinway
Concert Grand piano alongside the 60piece Astra Orchestra and legendary
conductor Dr Logie Smith.
This is an immensely fun aspect of his concerts,
and one that any member of an audience can get
involved in and enjoy. Geoffrey has been
pioneering a new way of concert giving, in that
he talks to the audience about the music as he
goes, setting up each piece for maximum
audience enjoyment. He is a genial and
generous artist, whose public speaking is
extremely fine.
Since that fateful night in 1964 when he
performed Bach’s Concerto in F minor No 5 so
triumphantly, Geoffrey Tozer has been the
recipient of countless accolades, critical acclaim
and honours.
This concert is highly recommended.
Geoffrey Tozer plays with consummate skill
and tremendous passion.
Arts in the Valley
Recently, he became the first western artist to
ever perform the Yellow River Concerto in
China, his performance so feted and adored that
he is now held in the highest regard in that
country.
Having thrilled audiences worldwide from New
York to London, Paris to Rome, and Berlin to
Amsterdam with his illustrious performances,
the KV Arts Festival Steering Committee is
delighted that Geoffrey has accepted an
invitation to make his first ‘official’ visit to
Kangaroo Valley. He does have a bit of history
with the Valley. Belinda Webster first brought
him here in 1995 since when he has had several
holidays, trundling around with his camera and
A Kangaroo Valley Arts Festival
is being planned for 2007.
It will feature classical and fine
contemporary music and visual arts,
while at the same time giving us
the opportunity for community
involvement and social interaction.
In addition, it will attract visitors to our
beautiful Valley.
A Grand Occasion
A unique opportunity to hear one of Australia’s finest pianists, here in The Valley
Geoffrey Tozer
at the KV Hall, Sunday 2 October 2:00 pm
Tickets
Tickets will be on sale at the KV Newsagency from Monday 5 September. They will not be advertised outside the
Valley until 12 September so that local residents will have the first chance to snap them up.
Adults $40;
Concessions (pensioners & students with ID) & children under 12 $20;
Families $90
September 2005
Kangaroo Valley Voice
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This month’s market – The market continues to improve – we have had another
couple of properties exchange this month with more in the final stages of negotiation.
Reports in the Sydney media seem to confirm our experience in Kangaroo Valley –
that the demise of the Vendor tax is yet to flow on to the market – that investors
seem to be holding back on listing properties for the time being.
With capital gain continuing in Kangaroo Valley, even though other areas have
experienced a 10-15% fall – I am sure we will begin to feel the benefit of the
absence of the tax very shortly.
This combined with the spirit lifting feeling of Spring in the air at the moment, with
the tips of the Cedars in leaf and blossoms everywhere, it feels very much like there
is only good times ahead!
Does auction work?
It is interesting to note there have been five properties auctioned in Kangaroo Valley in the past month, with not one
even receiving a bid. Auctions can work, and work well – however my experience in the Valley is that few properties
suit this process, and that extreme caution should be exercised before making this decision. I am a strong believer in
advertising, and that the more a property is advertised, the more chance it has of attracting a buyer – but after 17 years
of getting to know the Kangaroo Valley market intimately I know there are some properties that can be auctioned, and
lots that can’t – and that in fact the process is often a disservice to the long term marketing of the latter, affecting the
final yield quite negatively. The only one who benefits from a property being inappropriately auctioned is the agent,
whose profile and level of enquiry is boosted by the advertising which is often entirely paid for by the vendor. Ethically,
an agent’s experience within a market dictates they should give sound advice to owners which will benefit the owners,
not the agents. Watching this becomes more frustrating when it is an out of the area agent – who has no idea of the
market in Kangaroo Valley – and has absolutely nothing to lose from a failed auction … unlike local agents. This can
create all sorts of problems for owners, beginning with an over estimation the value of a property to obtain the listing in
the first place, to then conditioning the owner down to an undervalue price once the auction has not succeeded.
Please, beware!
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pursuing dreams from Sydney and Canberra , we often need to sell Kangaroo
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the pre-school, the tennis club, the charities, the mountains, the river, and not
least of all the wonderful people in KV - all from first hand knowledge
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September 2005
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Country Womens Association
Kangaroo Valley Branch
September 6 Meeting will be the usual craft at
10.00 am followed by lunch
.. A short Business Meeting.
The Guest Speaker for September will be
Joan Bray speaking on the Environment.
October 4 meeting.
Kangaroo Valley is certainly a great place to
At 10.00 am craft will be making decorations
live.
for Christmas.
In mid September the Cheque will be handed
This craft will be carried over to the November
over to the Chairman (Greg Watson)
1 meeting.
of the Shoalhaven Linear Accelerator and
Jan Benn and Christine Short will be the
Cancer Treatment for the Shoalhaven Hospital..
instructors guiding our hands.
August found the members enjoying a very
A date for your diary is Wednesday 12 October
interesting talk on Acacias by Jo.
‘HONEY - MAKES YOU FUNNY’
Some members travelled to Nowra for the
A morning tea at the home of Eileen Judge.
“Elegant afternoon Tea” held by
It will be “the bee’s knees!” More information
the Nowra Branch, another fund raiser for the
next time.
Shoalhaven Linear Accelerator and Cancer
Heather Kelly Publicity Officer
Treatment Fund.
Once again the members of CWA would
like to thank the Kangaroo Valley
Community for their participation and
support in the Teddy Bear and Doll
Show.
“Butterfly” the make-a-wish Fairy Mouse
sitting on her swing at the
Out of the mouths of babes… and others –thoughts to ponder
Butterfly (the wishing bear) proved a
big attraction at the Teddy bear and
Doll Show.
Her wishing bag contained an interesting
variety of desires.
We start with Mary Preston’s poem and then
some of the wishes.
My name is butterfly
Fairy Mouse
I have no need to live in a house
Perched high above,
The forest green,
There is nothing,
that cannot be seen
My world is full of
Birds, bees, bats
Butterflies and
Pesky meowing cats
I see the children
Run to and fro
Scurrying off
To school they go
Come children,
Close your eyes and
Make a wish come true
See my wishing bag
Waits just for you
Fairy poet M. Preston
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I wish we were gone by now
I wish someone new came to our school
I wish my Mum wasn’t so unfair
Care bear collection please
I wish I could do anything I like
I wish that the world would become a
better place
I wish my Gremmy is OK
I wish that all my collection pleas
I wish that all my wishes come true
To get to go to the lollie shop today
I wish to be a princess
World Peace
Clothes for Baby Annabell
I wish I had the yu-gi-oh coletion
I would like a pony of my own please.
Maybe Snowy. Thank you.
I wish I didn’t have to eat home-made
sandwiches
I wish that Mum and Dad will be well
I wish for lollies
I wish my Poppy and Nana would get
better
September 2005
Public meeting 16 August at KV Hall
Elizabeth George (President of KVCA and
Chair of the meeting) welcomed approximately
200 residents and visitors present.
Background
Sydney Catchment Authority (SCA) had started
pumping to 4 metres below the top of Tallowa
Dam in April 2003. Sydney’s water restrictions
weren’t introduced until October 2003. Having
stated there was no room to move, in response
to pressure from LYT, SCA had changed the
pumping regime first to 3.8m and then to 3m.
KVCA and subsequently LYT had sought:
changes to the SCA licences, pumping down
to a maximum of 1m,
a plan of management to protect the Lake,
water restrictions in Sydney before pumping,
publish water test results and water transfers.
At the ALP State Conference on 11 June 2005
then Premier Carr announced Tallowa Dam was
to be raised to transfer more water to Sydney.
On 7 July Minister Debus announced work
would start November 2006 and be completed
in 2008. The project would be declared
“critical infrastructure” under a recent
amendment to the Environmental Planning
Assessment Act, meaning a full environmental
impact study was not required. The EIS
process is at the discretion of the Minister. A
Reference Group was established by the
Minister for the Environment, to provide a
forum for “community consultation”.
At the first meeting of the Reference Group, on
25 July, KV representatives insisted the onus of
proof was on the Govt that the Valley would
not be adversely affected. They demanded a
viable Lake Yarrunga, a plan of management
for the lake, a healthy Shoalhaven River, full
environmental impact studies, answers to all
our (18) questions, that the facilities on the lake
and river be preserved, no more “progressive
revelation”, better demand management in
Sydney, and recycling of Sydney’s waste water.
As to the Govt’s promise of consultation,
KVCA and (later) LYT had been meeting with
Govt agencies for 18 months. It had been
largely one-way communication, with us giving
them information and raising issues. The first
meeting of the Reference Group produced more
of the same. There had been very little
information or assurances from the Govt side.
However, information has been promised for
the second meeting of the Reference Group, and
Minister Debus has agreed to “meet with people
in the Kangaroo Valley later this year when
some key studies are complete”.
Unanswered questions include:
Will there be protection from flooding for
the village and houses around the lake?
Will the Govt pay compensation for property
damage, or for businesses adversely
affected?
Will there be protection for Hampden
Bridge?
Will the Govt resume land, revise building
setbacks, or pay compensation for loss of
value, in the case of flood-affected
properties?
Kangaroo Valley Voice
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How will the facilities at Tallowa Dam,
started, the expertise was discounted
Bendeela and Hampden Bridge be replaced? and the report discarded.
Has the RTA been consulted in relation to
Not satisfied with 75 billion litres, the Govt
flooding of Moss Vale Road?
now wants 185 billion litres of water a year –
Has Council’s flood study been considered? water the Shoalhaven will never see again.
Keith then put the motion that:
Photographic evidence
Kangaroo Valley residents totally
Glyn Stones (Treasurer of KVTA) showed a
oppose ANY increase in the dam height
number of photographs clearly illustrating the
effects on Lake Yarrunga of SCA’s pumping
because of the damage it could do to this
during the drought and – in marked contrast but community.
equally damaging – the flooding of Kangaroo
Questions and comments
Valley in 1999 and earlier floods.
A message from Peta Seaton MP confirmed
Glyn said the economy of Kangaroo Valley was
the Coalition opposed raising Tallowa Dam
dependent on tourism. Some 18,000 people a
and was committed to long-term large-scale
year come to the valley just for canoeing. All
water re-use and recycling for Sydney. She
camping spots will be either completely or
strongly supported the motion.
partially under water during floods if the Govt’s
Councillor
Gareth Ward supported the
decision is implemented.
motion, adding Sydney should recycle water.
What is the Govt planning to do?
Has consideration been given to traffic
Peter Stanton (President of KVEG) said the
effects of heavy construction vehicles?
Govt’s stated objectives were:
What will happen to Aboriginal artefacts and
Increase “sustainable yield” from
historic sites in floods?
Shoalhaven by 110 billion litres
Has the SMEC flood study (for Council)
Transfer more water in ‘high flow’
been extended to take raising the dam into
Improve environmental flow for Shoalhaven
account? The Mayor said he believed it had.
Improve health of Wollondilly & Nepean by
What is Council’s view on raising the dam?
reducing run of river transfers
The Mayor responded that Council had not
The eventual “sustainable yield” of 185 billion
yet considered the matter; it was waiting to
litres could mean that in some years, Sydney
see what comes out of the Reference Group.
takes 400 billion litres – three-quarters of its
A few amendments to the motion were moved
total consumption.
and voted on. As a result the following motion
However, just how they planned to harvest
was overwhelmingly carried:
more water in high flow had only been revealed Kangaroo Valley residents totally
a few months ago – by raising Tallowa Dam.
oppose any increase in the dam height
How high were they planning to raise it? The
because of the environmental, social,
Govt says it is “considering all options”. It is
Aboriginal cultural heritage and
widely assumed the dam would be raised by
economic damage it would do to this
5m, but an increase of 10m is technically
feasible, and has not been discounted by SCA. community and the lower Shoalhaven.
Peter gave a PowerPoint presentation which
graphically illustrated the way SCA use Lake
Future action
Yarrunga and the possible effects of various
options the Govt might adopt to increase the
Elizabeth announced that a campaign would
“sustainable yield” from the Shoalhaven (see
immediately begin to reverse the Govt’s
page xx). It was evident all available options
decision.
for raising the dam would result in damage to
Each of KVCA, KVTA and KVEG had agreed
Kangaroo Valley. The favoured option, and the
to donate $500 to the campaign, and each
most alarming, is to use “toppling gates” – or
would nominate 2 members to a campaign
disposable concrete gates that “topple” in flood
committee.
to reduce excessive build-up behind the dam.
She said it was important that the campaign be
a united community effort.
The motion
Other community groups that wished to be
Keith Learn stressed neither KVCA nor LYT
involved and were prepared to share the
had said we should not share the water in our
catchment. For 2 years they had negotiated for campaign expenses were invited to nominate
representatives to the committee.
an equitable sharing of resources.
Offers from individuals of practical support for
The report “Water and Sydney’s
the campaign’s activities and/or donations to
Future” was developed over 3 years
the campaign funds would be welcomed.
with input from 40 top hydrologists,
Petitions addressed to Government and Council
biologists, planners, agencies etc. Of were being circulated for signature.
Supporters of the campaign were strongly
the 15 options suggested not one
included the raising of Tallowa Dam. encouraged to write individual letters to Govt,
Council and other relevant people.
The report’s recommended option was A list of contacts, and some draft letters, would
to pump from Tallowa Dam at high
be posted on LYT’s website:
flow only. However, as the drought
lengthened, panic set in, the turf wars
www.shoalhaven.net.au/~mwsmith/tallowa
as soon as possible.
September 2005
Kangaroo Valley Voice
Page 17
Help is needed with Tallowa Dam
Following the well
attended meeting 16
August 2005, the new
Campaign Committee
met on Monday 22
August.
The group is comprised
of two representatives
from KV Community
Association Inc - Barbara
Woodney (Chairperson)
and Bryan Barger; two
from KV Tourist
Association Inc - Glyn
Stones and Keith Learn;
two from the KV
Environment Group Chris Nobel and Diana
Jaffray.
The group discussed a
number of ideas for
continuing to "maintain
the rage" but in the
interim is stressing that
ALL Valley residents
should sign the petitions
to Shoalhaven City Council and the Premier of
NSW.
Both petitions are available at the Post Office or
at KV Wood Crafts.
Let's get hundreds of signatures on these
petitions.
The petitions will be in most tourist outlets
ASAP.
The LYT Campaign Committee has a website
set up and capably managed by Martin and
Hampden Bridge
roadway is 19.2 m
above the gauging weir,
Looking at the relative heights of Tallowa Dam, Hampden Bridge and
but the underside of the
the various floods recorded in Kangaroo Valley, shows that increasing
bridge will be in the
the height of the dam could have quite an effect on floods in the Valley.
flood waters if they
reach 17.5m, or about
the one-in-fifty-year
flood.
Since raising the dam
more than 1.725m will
make it higher than the
gauging weir, it will
cause a restriction to
the flow of water under
Raising the dam 5m will
extend Lake Yarrunga back possibly as far as the bridge and therefore
increase the flood
Nugent's Creek with 3.3m of water at the gauging weir.
SCA engineers are examining the effect of this on future flood heights. height above Hampden
Bridge.
Inundating another 10 square kilometres will kill 200,000 large trees.
Tallowa Dam in flood
Peter Wesley-Smith at http:/shoalhaven.net.au/
~mwsmith/tallowa.
Please access this site for assistance in writing
to NSW politicians - there are points listed that
you can include in your letter to personalise it.
Politicians take much more notice of individual
letters than they do of petitions.
So please, for Kangaroo Valley, get writing!
If you pledged a donation at the Public
Meeting, please put cash or cheque in an
envelope marked Lake Yarrunga Taskforce
Campaign Committee, at the Post Office.
All amounts will be receipted and banked in
that name.
If you were not at the meeting but wish to
financially support the committee, follow the
above.
If you have suggestions on how to proceed with
the campaign, please contact the committee via
email [email protected] or to the post
office addressed to KVTF-Campaign
Committee.
We will keep you updated on future events via
this paper and the Community noticeboards.
Your Campaign Committee
Relative flood heights over the past 135 yrs
The highest
flood in recent years was
June 1991, when it reached 12.8m at
Hampden Bridge and 3.0m over Tallowa Dam. Heights
at Hampden Bridge are measured just upstream at the gauging weir,
which is 1.725m higher than Tallowa Dam Spillway. The March 1975
flood was 14.2m and the March 1950 flood reached 15.0m. The 1898
flood that removed the old bridge just after Hampden Bridge was
completed reached 16.7m, but an even bigger flood was recorded at
The most alarming prospect
is the possibility of “toppling gates”.
This would be a row of twenty or so disposable
concrete gates designed to topple under certain conditions to
reduce the effects of flooding. Exactly when these might topple; how
much flooding occurs up-stream before they topple; how much flooding
will occur down-stream after they topple; and where they end up is yet
to be revealed.
September 2005
Kangaroo Valley Voice
Human interest
stories, news and
happenings from our
Kangaroo Valley
churches
Compiled by
Linda Chittick
From David Nelson on
mission in Zambia
I am back in Ndola having completed my
part of the Christian resource building
project in Kasama.
Ndola seems luxurious by comparison, (with
my own unit, hot shower net access and
transport).
The last three weeks in Kasama we sheeted and
flashed the roof, pitched a roof over the
courtyard and fitted some ceilings and doors.
The doors were fun as they varied in size and
the door jambs were typically Zambian, being
twisted, out of wind, out of square , out of
parallel and not plumb.
My magic trick for the month was to fasten a 50
mm pitching plate to a 200 mm block wall with
200 mm bolts.
I am discovering that all things are possible
with patience and ingenuity!
At the start of July I enjoyed a fantastic time off
work in the company of some visiting Aussies.
On my first night of holidays we went out to
dinner at a restaurant serving traditional foods
and I had great pleasure watching people
squirm at the food I have been living on.
Valley Guide
to eating out
Thai
Jing Jo
44 651 314
Mediterranean
Café Bella
44 651 660
Modern Australian
Source at Kangaroo
44 651 969
Value—service and
a good choice
it’s all here in
Kangaroo Valley.
So much to do, you wont
I had been planning to go to Livingstone with
this group, however after spending three days in
government offices fixing up a paper work
mess with my motorbike, (it was due for
inspection while they were away), I didn't want
to risk more problems with it, so was forced
into staying behind.
I couldn't go early for the inspection as there
were four days of public holidays, with the
team leaving on Wed at 4 am.
The only person in council friendly to my cause
would not be there until Friday.
After lots of prayer with the team and from
Australia I decided to go in early Wednesday
morning for the inspection in the hope of
catching up with the team the following day.
I was directed to the office of an official who
was particularly hostile previously and the one
responsible for impounding my bike.
Less than an hour later I emerged with a huge
grin and an extension of the visa for a further
month.
This means I will need to cross the Congo
border each month to renew the bike visa but
there is a border post nearby which is quiet and
not too unfriendly.
After my debacle with the bike I was on a bus
heading for Lusaka by lunchtime Wednesday in
the hope that I would connect with a bus from
there to Livingstone that night.
In Lusaka I bought dinner & a ticket for a bus
leaving at 11 pm.
At 9 pm as I was heading back to the bus
station I wandered down an unusually quiet city
street.
I said a polite G'day to some rough-looking
police officers carrying automatic rifles.
They promptly apprehended me.
Unknown to me there was a curfew in effect.
I was walked down back alleys to a tiny rundown police post with a single cell.
I tried to be polite.
The four officers at the station wanted to put me
in the cell overnight with an unsavoury-looking
fellow and make me pay a fine for my release
the following day.
I claimed ignorance and showed them my bus
ticket
They were complacent until 10 minutes before
my bus was due to leave, when they told me
that because I didn't know about the curfew I
could pay the fine and be released.
I got on the bus just as it was leaving and
arrived in Livingstone at 5 am the following
morning, found the address where the others
were staying and the guard let me in.
I crashed on the floor and awoke next morning
to the sound of Aussie accents.
The whole thing was undoubtedly worth it as
we had a great time in Livingstone and Victoria
Falls and I celebrated my 23rd birthday at game
park in Botswana.
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I praise God for this special experience and for
keeping me safe.
A few weeks ago, Ellen, an Aussie missionary
girl at an orphanage here awoke to find a baby
boy only a few hours old in the long grass near
her unit.
She took care of him and named him Moses.
She took him to the local authorities and
applied to keep him at the orphanage but he was
moved to a permanent placement somewhere.
Nobody knows what quality of life he will
have.
We are praying for him.
Credit card scam warning
(Continued from page 8)
scam works. The caller then says, "I need to
verify you are in possession of Your card".
He'll ask you to "turn your card over and look
for some numbers". There are 7 numbers; the
first 4 are part of your card number, the next 3
are the security Numbers' that verify you are the
possessor of the card. These are the numbers
you sometimes use to make Internet purchases
to prove you have the card. The caller will ask
you to read the 3 numbers to him. After you tell
the caller the 3 numbers, he'll say, "That is
correct, I just needed to verify that the card has
not been lost or stolen, and that you still have
your card. Do you have any other questions?"
After you say No, the caller then thanks you
and states, "Don't hesitate to call back if you
do", and hangs up.
You actually say very little, and they never ask
for or tell you the Card number. But after we
were called on Wednesday, we called back
within 20 minutes to ask a question. Are we
glad we did! The REAL VISA Security
Department told us it was a scam and in the last
15 minutes a new purchase of $497.99 was
charged to our card.
Long story made short - we made a real fraud
report and closed the VISA account. VISA is
reissuing us a new number. What the scammers
want is the 3-digit PIN number on the back of
the card. Don't give it to them. Instead, tell
them you'll call VISA or Master card directly
for verification of their conversation.
The real VISA told us that they will never ask
for anything on the card as they already know
the information since they issued the card! If
you give the scammers your 3 Digit PIN
Number, you think you're receiving a
credit. However, by the time you get your
statement you'll see charges for purchases you
didn't make, and by then it's almost to late and/
or more difficult to actually file a fraud report.
What makes this more remarkable is that on
Thursday, I got a call from a "Jason Richardson
of MasterCard" with a word-for-word repeat of
the VISA scam. This time I didn't let him finish.
I hung up! We filed a Police report, as
instructed by VISA. The police said they are
taking several of these reports daily! They also
urged us to tell everybody we know that this
scam is happening.
Please pass this on to all your family and
friends. By informing each other, we protect
each other.
Supplied by Tom Phillips
Shoalhaven City Council
Who received this from a tourism operator
September 2005
Kangaroo Valley Voice
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Kangaroo Valley 4465 1996
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www.kangaroovalleyharcourts.com.au
Real Estate in the Valley
Another busy month with August and some good results have been achieved by our satisfied clients.
Kangaroo Valley is still seen as relatively good value in comparison to other areas. We find plenty of people that enquire at our Berry
office, that haven’t considered Kangaroo Valley at all and are
surprised to find properties here such great value.
NSW’s Best Property Manager!!
Kylie Mckinnon is our Office Manager and Property Manager and has certainly been
noticed for her achievements. Recently at the NSW annual awards for Harcourts, Kylie won the prestigious Property Manager of the Quarter.
Harcourts Australia CEO, Mike Green, made comment of the excellent client satisfaction that helped Kylie win the award for the second quarter in a row.
As the largest managers of property in Kangaroo Valley, why not give
Kylie a call for her to demonstrate why she is NSW’s best.
Holiday Managements
Carl and Rachel have certainly been breaking some records of their own, with the
phone ringing off the hook as enquiries for the school holidays and the October
long weekend move closer.
A recent full page ad in “Country Style” magazine,
displaying just some of the properties we look after, has achieved an even higher
occupancy for our owners.
Carl, Rachel and Kylie look after clients as far away as Brazil and the UK, give
them a call and see how they can look after your property.
South Coast Accommodation Service
4464 2477
Kangaroo Valley Holiday
Accommodation Service
4465 1209
www.accommodationservices.com.au
[email protected]
Clients for Life Through The Finest Service
September 2005
Kangaroo Valley Voice
Page 20
Kangaroo Valley – Remexio Partnership
in East Timor, and I witness with dismay the
enormity of its mistakes.
So besides visiting all the women and their
families, giving gifts for the new arrivals and K.
V Tea towels we also had the job of delivering
Kangaroo Valley has been well
20 solar lights to outlying villages of Remexio
represented in East Timor lately with
one of which was the stronghold of the Falentil
Louise, Julia and Kathryn Morgan, Chris
Resistance fighters. I was shown where they
Nobel, and Steven Turnock visiting in
hid below the earthen floor under trapdoors
whenever the Indonesian soldiers came. My
July/August. The Morgan girls may
companions and I stood with heads bowed as
submit a piece themselves so I will
the trainee priest honoured the men and women
describe the experience from my eyes.
who had suffered so much in defending their
Firstly I can say how much easier it seems to
land. Perhaps the Kangaroo Valley lights can
travel around now. It’s still dusty and hot but
somehow less chaotic and tiring. Perhaps this be a symbol of hope for its future.
is due to my hiring a motor bike and whizzing Dirty Dan the Pump out Man – the silent film
around Dili with abandon and freedom, playing displaying the multitalented population of the
Valley, was shown in the church hall to the
by their non-existent rules of the road.
Remexio residents. The hysterical laughter that
Although I went with a typically long list of
accompanied it was testament to the healing
“things to do”, “people I must see”, I clearly
power of humour and fun.
knew what the main purpose of this trip was:
1. Reinforce the friendship ties with the people Goal 2: Unemployment in ET is over 90%.
The people need skills and training and the
of Remexio, and
youth need hope. Don Bosco Apprenticeship
2. Explore the possibilities of setting up a
College provides a 10 month course in
scholarship for vocational training.
Electrical, Automative, Welding, Carpentry,
The first goal was motivated by the
understanding that many people come and go in
the various villages but often never return.
Some build clinics and schools, some assist in
agriculture, power, water, health and sanitation.
But once the job is completed, the foreigners
leave for good. And that’s probably a good
thing! But in our case, we want to build on the
relationship and develop trust. If we maintain
contact we’re more likely to achieve this.
There are now about 84 friendship cities linking
Australia to East Timor and many are doing
great work. Xanana Gusmao was prophetic
when he advised that the best way to help his
Some of Remexio’s soccer team
people was to establish community to
proudly showing off uniforms
community bases. We may only achieve small
provided by Kangaroo Valley
feats, but any mistakes will be equally small
and therefore less damaging! I see evidence of and Electrical/Air conditioning. These are
offered at US$5 per month or US$10 with
the achievements made by the United Nations
accommodation. So for a total cost of US$100
(approx. A$140) a young East Timorese can
become a qualified tradesperson by local
standards.
The Brazilian Training College offers courses
for girls such as Computer, Bakery and Sewing.
We are seeking further information on the cost
and duration of this training and have requested
that 2 girls who have completed their senior
high school be offered a placement if they wish
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to pursue further study.
COMPETENT OPERATORS
Initially six students have been selected from
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Remexio and it is hoped that the scholarship
will continue for many years.
ADVICE
An amount of your choice can be sent to AFAP
(Australian Foundation for Asia and Pacific
4WD Backhoe –with augers (300 mm, 450mm, 600mm)
Peoples) with whom the KV partnership is
Bobcat with trencher and augers
affiliated and the amount is tax deductible.
SELBY’S EARTHMOVING
“Your Local
Earthmoving
Contractor”
Bulldozers
Excavators
Tip Truck (sand, soil & gravel supplies)
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Phone David or Sharon on 4465 1186 or 0428 429 398
Cheques can be made out to:
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CROWS NEST 1585
For further enquires please phone C. Nobel
44651285 [email protected]
September 2005
Kangaroo Valley Voice
Page 21
Water
by Rosemary Stanton
With all the current discussions over water
in the Valley, I thought it might be a good
time to discuss the body’s need for water.
More vital to life than food, water makes up 60
to 65% of our body weight. Muscle is about
70% water, whereas fat has very little, so the
leaner your body, the greater the percentage of
water you carry.
It’s not difficult to change your body’s water
content. The current fad for high protein, low
carbohydrate diets can easily deplete your body
of several kilos of water in a week or two. It
may look good on the scales, but there may be
no reduction in fat levels and it’s risky for
health.
A lack of water increases the risk of kidney
stones, prostate problems and causes a general
reduction in energy levels.
Water is vital to cleanse the body, keep tissues
hydrated and the kidneys use it to get rid of
toxins. Forget the detox diets – just drink
plenty of nature’s best cleanser – water.
Adequate quantities of water are especially
important for those at risk of kidney stones – a
common problem in Australian men. Men who
sweat heavily are at especially high risk since
water loss through the skin may not leave
adequate amounts for excretion through the
kidneys.
The easiest way to tell if you are drinking
enough water is to look at the colour of your
urine. First thing in the morning, it will be
concentrated and yellow but by mid-morning, it
should look clear. If it’s still yellow, you
haven’t been drinking enough.
How to drink enough water
Some people don’t drink enough water while
others go to the opposite extreme and believe
they need to sip from a water bottle every few
minutes. Some young women are almost
inseparable from their water bottles, believing it
will help them eat less.
Plain water is the best way to get water, but you
can count tea, coffee and other drinks as part of
your water intake too. There are good reasons
to keep total coffee intake to 2-3 cups a day, but
these beverages can count towards meeting
fluid needs.
Caffeine in tea, coffee and cola drinks acts as a
diuretic, and one of the reasons for drinking is
to flush fluid through the kidneys. But if you’re
trying to replace tissue losses of water during
vigorous physical activity, you don’t want the
fluid to go straight through so caffeinated
drinks are unwise then.
During sporting activities, soft drinks or juices
are absorbed too slowly to replace fluid needs.
Sports drinks are formulated for more rapid
absorption, but they’re only needed for
How much water?
strenuous activity that last more than an hour.
The amount of water needed varies according to Children rarely need them and are best drinking
size, level of physical activity and the
water since the acidity of sports drinks damages
atmospheric conditions. Larger people need
tooth enamel.
more water and the more active you are and the
Juices, soft drinks or beer are also sources of
hotter the temperature, the greater your fluid
fluid, but contribute kilojoules with their water.
needs.
When we take in kilojoules as liquids, we don’t
Under moderate weather conditions, without
compensate by taking in fewer kilojoules from
any activity that causes obvious sweating, the
average person needs 6 to 8 cups (1.5-2 litres)
of water a day.
With hot weather and obvious sweating, water
requirements increase dramatically. Some men
playing sport or doing physical work outside in
the heat can lose a litre of sweat an hour. If it
isn’t replaced quickly, their ability to play sport
or keep working falls dramatically and their
kidneys suffer stress.
If you’re not sweating excessively, thirst is a
good indicator that you need a drink. Once
your activity level goes up, however, thirst lags
behind and after a heavy sweat, if you rely only
on thirst to tell you when to drink, it can take
several days until all the tissues are thoroughly
re-hydrated. In the meantime, your energy
levels are down. That’s why athletes who must
train every day are told to forget judging fluid
needs by thirst and to drink more than they
think they need.
For most people, however, the idea that if you
feel thirsty, you’re already dehydrated is an
exaggeration. Thirst is the body’s way to tell us
to drink.
meals. The acidity of juices and soft drinks
(including those without added sugar) also
makes them a dental hazard.
Foods such as vegetables, which are more than
90% water, can contribute water and if you
regularly eat 600-700g of vegies a day, that’s
equivalent to two glasses of water.
As a good rule of thumb, under normal
conditions, the 6 to 8 cups of water could come
as 1-2 cups of coffee, 2 or 3 cups of tea and at
least 3x 250 mL glasses of water.
Once you start sweating noticeably, you need to
increase the water and this extra fluid for rehydration should not contain caffeine or
alcohol. Sportspeople should drink several
large glasses of water before starting on
alcohol. Tissue damage after strenuous activity
takes much longer to repair if alcohol is
consumed when the tissues have less than their
full complement of fluid.
Some people, especially children, say they
don’t like water. This is almost certainly due to
the fact that advertising has convinced them to
think ‘fridge’ rather than ‘tap’ when they need a
drink. It helps if adults set a good example by
drinking water.
September 2005
Kangaroo Valley Voice
Computers for Wrinklies with Mr Floppy
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Nowra
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print that document at the Berry
E-Waste is a fancy term for all the rubbish that
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mostly using draft quality HARVEY NORMAN - NOWRA
computer technology.
enough. Using draft quality Cnr Central Ave & Princes Highway
The government and corporations are finally
speeds up your printing time South Nowra
starting to address the issue of what to do with
and significantly extends the
the waste that is generated by the use of
life of your print cartridge.
LASER APT COMPUTERS - NOWRA
computers.
Shop 1, 74 Kinghorne Street
The waste includes dead or olds mice,
Reuse - There are shops that supply and refill Nowra
keyboards, screens & computers, printers and
print cartridges. There is a shop in
printer cartridges, paper, cardboard, plastic and
Schofield’s Lane, Nowra that
polystyrene packaging.
Have a look at Planet Ark’s website at www.
supplies refill cartridges. There is
Kangaroo Valley people are lucky as many of
planetark.com, check out Latest Planet Ark
one
drawback
with
using
these
us don’t have kerbside rubbish collection.
campaigns and see the what, how and when of
c a rtrid g es , so me p ri n t e r
Saturday morning at the tip in KV is a highly
cartridge recycling and don’t put your printer
manufacturers void the printer’s
social occasion where many of us pick up a hot
cartridges in the rubbish bin. Next month Mr
warranty if you use a refilled print
bargain at the tip shop.
Floppy will eplore other e-waste products.
cartridge. If however your printer
On wet rainy days with smelly rubbish in the
is
out
of
warranty
and
the
Nowra
back of the car we might not feel especially
Until then Mr Floppy…
shop supply a refilled cartridge
lucky and probably complain bitterly about lack
that fits your printer then use
of kerbside collection but KV residents who
them.
dispose of their own rubbish have a clear idea
Sponsors thanked
of how much waste their household generates
Recycle –Yes you can recycle your printer Musica Viva
and how much of that waste is recycled and
cartridge but not at the local KV North Nowra Beauty
reuseable.
tip. Planet Ark are currently Nostalgia Factory
It’s not a big stretch for KV residents to start
running
campaign called Nowra Animal Park
thinking about all theother waste they generate
Cartridges 4 Planet Ark. These Nowra Garden Centre
(e-waste in particular) and taking steps to
collection boxes take printer, fax Nowra Bowling Alley
reduce this waste.
or photocopier cartridges and all Nowra Paint & Paper
Printer and toner cartridges are a good place to
cartridges are then appropriately Troy Nutter
start.
recycled using techniques that Old Butcher Shop, KV
Colour cartridges are quickly used and often
ensure there is no toner leakage Old Potato Gallery, Robertson
can be quite bulky especially the older
etc. Mr Floppy checked to see if Chris Pollard
cartridges for laser printers. In a cartridge may
there are local Planet Ark Pottering Around
be small chips, plastic, aluminum, steel, gold
collection boxes where you can The Powerhouse Museum
and unused toner. According to Planet Ark’s
dump your old printer cartridges Fran Pritchard
website 80% of all printer cartridges go to
and found collection boxes at the Quest
landfill. Before dumping your print cartridge in
following places.
Quindalup
the rubbish there are three other options –
Ranelagh House, Robertson
Reduce – STOP do you really need to print that AUSTRALIA POST - NOWRA RETAIL
Retravision, Bowral
page or can you display it on the 59 Junction Street
raspBerry kids
River Deli
Roxy Cinema Complex
Seven Mile Vineyard
Simon Russell – Rusmah Electramotive
Shoalhaven Jazz
Shoalhaven River Cruise
Shoalhaven Wholesale Fruit Market
The Silos
Source at Kangaroo
Southern Jeans, Bowral
Scott & Tracey Styles
Loo Taylor
Thanh Binh on King Restaurant
Toyworld, Bowral
twenty three at Berry
Utopia Furnishings
Villa Bellawongarah
Waterslides, Vincentia
Waterways Swim School
The Wiggles
Woolworths
Utopia Furnishings
Valley Kennels
Video Ezy, Nowra
Village Green Nursery
(Continued on page 23)
September 2005
Kangaroo Valley Voice
Visit to Forest Native Nursery
were instructed in propagation of seeds and
cuttings and every stage of the process from
collection and propagation to the final transfer
On the first Monday in August the Garden
to eight or twelve inch pots, ready for sale to
Group visited the Forest Native Nursery on
retailers, farmers or landcare organizations.
Wattamolla Road, Berry.
It remains to be seen how many of us will put
There was a good turnout and we were treated
what we learnt into action, but we will certainly
to a most interesting and informative tour of the
appreciate what a lot of painstaking effort is
nursery by David, who has recently taken over
required to produce the healthy specimens that
the business as son of the original owners. Nowe expect to be available when we visit retail
one could doubt his commitment and passion
nurseries.
Pat Spencer.
for the job, which in itself was inspiring. We
Jacqualine Lenz
Julie Mairinger
Morf Design Studio & Gallery
(Continued from page 22)
Nowra Fair
Yawarra Estate
Mardi Oke-Turner
And those who helped
Pat Powell
Organisations
Wendy Russell
The A & H Society
Stocklands Mall
Church of the Good Shepherd
Chris Truen
Kangaroo Valley Bowling Club
Worldwide On-line Printing
Kangaroo Valley Tourism Association
And our long-suffering families!
Kangaroo Valley Voice
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The Winter Dance Committee:
Lions Club of Kangaroo Valley
Jo Stirling, Kerrie Barnes, Karen
Shoalhaven City Council
Harrison, Courtenay Russell, Sally Innes,
Tourism Wollongong
Nicole Ison, Eileen Reebeck & Katrina
Thomas.
Businesses and people
We have endeavoured to list everyone who
Café Alfresco
helped us on the Honour Roll.
Cambewarra Lookout Tearooms
The number of people involved in making the
Chris Allen
dance possible has been very large.
Brett & Shannon Chittick
Chris Clarke & Sam Rodden at the Friendly Inn Please accept our sincere apologies if we have
overlooked anyone in error!
Fireball Music
Helen Gelberman
Homelea Cottage
Andy Gordon
Kangaroo Valley Electrical
Kangaroo Valley Preschool Inc would like to
Kangaroo Valley Grocer
thank all the individuals and businesses that
Kangaroo Valley News
helped to make the Winter Dance and the youth
Kangaroo Valley Post Office
workshop and concert possible.
Kangaroo Valley Preschool Parents
Page 23
Kangaroo
Valley
Garden
Group
Winter Dance Honour Roll
Thank you
KV Preschool Teachers –
Jacinta and Marianne
Kangaroo Valley Public School and parents
The Winter Dance and our youth concert event
Jump on the Hump have been huge
undertakings for such a small community.
Informal AGM for
Garden Group
To be held on 12th September at 10.30 am
at
234 Upper Kangaroo River Road.
We are a casual group with a love of
gardens and growing plants.
This meeting is to decide on our plans for
the coming year so come along and add
your ideas to the mixture.
Bring a plate and afterwards we’ll enjoy a
light lunch in the beautiful gardens.
Special thanks are due to Jo Stirling, Kerrie
Barnes and Karen Harrison for organising each
of these events.
Thanks, too, for the team who helped them –
Courtenay Russell, Sally Innes, Nicole Ison,
Eileen Reebeck and Katrina Thomas - and the
many parents and friends who helped on the
night.
These funds will help us improve facilities,
subsidise places for lower income families and
continue to offer quality early childhood
education to our 2-5 year olds.
Thank you!
Scott Styles,
President, KV Preschool Inc.
Parenting magpies need their space
The National Parks and Wildlife Service
(NPWS) is urging members of the public to be
tolerant and try to avoid known magpie nesting
sites during breeding season this Spring.
NPWS Director Southern Branch, Alistair
Henchman, said magpie breeding season
generally occurs from the end of August to
November during which time a small number
of magpies become aggressive and swoop
passers by.
“For at least 45 weeks of the year magpies are
docile, friendly creatures and many people
enjoy their insect-eating expertise and beautiful
song. However for those remaining seven to
eight weeks during breeding season, it’s
another story,” Mr Henchman said.
“Being swooped by a magpie can be alarming,
but it is mostly bluff, with the birds acting on a
natural instinct to protect their young.
“Magpies are a protected species and it is
illegal to harm them. Having said this, NPWS
realises it is not always possible to avoid
magpies and some birds can be very aggressive,
occasionally causing injuries to humans.
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Also 2 coat cold bitumen driveway seal with own equipment
Fully ticketed as required. Fully insured
Mobile phone number 0408 534 019 Home phone 02 44 651 172
September 2005
Kangaroo Valley Voice
Page 24
FRIENDS OF THE BRUSH-TAILED ROCK WALLABY INCORPORATED
PO BOX 6182 KANGAROO VALLEY NSW 2577
Newsletter - August 2005
President’s Report….
Dear Friends,
It has been not so long – May 2005 – since our
Secretary wrote to you.
In the last 3 months The Friends have:
Been in contact with the Faculty of Veterinary
Science, University of Sydney, regarding the
Masters of Wildlife Health and Population
Management Scholarship that the Friends have
provided to encourage students to undertake
research that will increase knowledge of the
Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby (BTRW) and/or other
Australian native animals and/or their habitat.
A student from the Faculty has been nominated
for 2005 and a cheque from the Friends will be
sent to the University in August. Given that the
Friends are presently in a quiet phase until the
release of captive-bred BTRW to the wild in a
few years, and are a small group with limited
resources, we have deferred the third year of
the scholarship to 2008, when we expect to be
fundraising again.
Been contacted by a member of the Friends of
the BTRW, Mr. Anthony Graham, regarding his
ideas and efforts to help more people to
become aware of the appearance and habitat
of the BTRW, and to let people know that the
Shoalhaven and surrounding environs are the
home of the BTRW. Anthony has met with Mr.
John Downton, a well-known and experienced
artist in the Shoalhaven area, and John has just
completed a painting of BTRW’s in their habitat.
There are now discussions underway regarding
the possibility of using the painting for
billboards/signs in the areas.
Lodged a funding application, prepared with the
assistance of the NPWS Pest Officer, to the
Southern Rivers Catchment Management
Authority (CMA) for funding of alternative
methods of fox control (shooting and trapping)
in the areas where there are bait-shy foxes or
where baiting cannot be done due to the 1080
permit distance restrictions.
Planned a working bee for October at Waterfall
Springs Conservation Park, Central Coast, to
help out with the extensive amount of work that
needs to be done to prepare rock-wallaby
enclosures, in this case the enclosure
sponsored by The Friends, for the captive
breeding program. We will provide more details
about this weekend closer to the date, and do
hope that many of the Friends will be able to
lend a hand for either one or both days.
Our AGM is just around the corner and we
hope that members consider attending and
having their imput into the efforts to conserve
the Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby. On behalf of the
www.rockwallaby.org.au
[email protected]
Friends, I encourage you to encourage others
to support the Group and our work by becoming
members, to help save this magnificent little
animal from extinction.
We appreciate your support. Please renew
your membership.
Susan Robertson,
President.
NPWS News….
The NSW Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby Recovery
Plan will be out for public comment in the next
month or so.
The plan details the management priorities for
the species within NSW and includes actions to
be undertaken under the headings of site
management, research, captive breeding and
community involvement.
There has been further progress in the push to
get a captive breeding program for Brush-tailed
Rock-wallabies within the central ESU. This
area includes the Hunter Valley, Blue
Mountains and Shoalhaven BTRW colonies
which have all been found to have similar
genetic makeup. It is planned that
approximately 20 BTRW from colonies within
the Central ESU will be caught and bred up by
a handful of breeding institutions. When
sufficient numbers are achieved the offspring
will be released back into the wild into existing
colonies. Animal ethics approval for this
program has just been received and now the
finer details of how and when this will be
conducted are being worked out by the NSW
BTRW Recovery Team.
The 2005-2006 financial year is the fifth and
final year of the NSW Fox Threat Abatement
Plan (TAP). The results of the fox baiting and
fox/rock-wallaby monitoring from selected sites
across the state (including the Shoalhaven) are
being collected and analysed by Head Office
staff. A meeting at the end of August is
planned to enable discussions amongst the
areas involved on what the results are showing
and where to from here. It is hoped that the
Fox TAP will be funded for another five year
period which will allow a greater time span over
which to assess the impact of fox control on
BTRW numbers.
On the local front, firstly a congratulations to
Jacob Adams and Jodie Dunn who were the
two successful applicants for the casual
technical officer positions on the Brush-tailed
Rock-wallaby program. They will be conducting
the fox baiting and monitoring works in the
Valley and Bugong/Illaroo areas. In Kangaroo
Valley fox baiting is being conducted for one
week every second month and we are using
poison for the whole week. In Illaroo/Bugong
the baiting is being conducted for 2 weeks
every quarter with poison out for the whole
period.
The next round of BTRW monitoring is planned
for September 05 and this will include another
visit to the Glengarry colony. This colony
returned a zero scat count last season and it is
thought that this colony which has been
struggling over the past years may have gone
extinct. Sand pad monitoring of fox abundance
is about to be conducted at both Kangaroo
Valley and Bugong/Illaroo areas.
And finally, another reminder that the baiting
process being used by NPWS now involves
1080 baits buried in bait stations for the
duration of the baiting session and no free
feeding. Residents living in close proximity to
bait stations are notified prior to baiting
commencing and the dates of each baiting
session are recorded on permanent signs at the
entrance to properties, Parks and Reserves
being baited. If you do own domestic pets,
please ensure that they do not enter the baited
areas during the baiting period. Any
landholders with inquiries or interested in
joining the fox baiting program can contact
Melinda Norton at NPWS Fitzroy Falls Office on
4887-7244.
The Secretary
Friends of the Brush-tailed
Rock-wallaby Inc.
PO Box 6182
Kangaroo Valley NSW 2577
My Name is:
______________________________
My Address is:
______________________________
____________________________
I would like to become a
member of the Friends:
Individual $10.00
Family $15.00
Group $20.00
I would like to make a
$______________ donation to
the Friends (not tax
deductible)
Enclosed is my cheque made
payable to the Friends of the
Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby Inc.
September 2005
Kangaroo Valley Voice
Page 25
“Bandits” art show preview
(Continued from page 9)
The Kimberleys by Bev Dunphy
Our pursuit of excellence and individuality
as a group is inspired by our passion for
Golf Club AGM
art-making”
The Kangaroo Valley Golf Club
The Breakaway artists hail from Kangaroo
held it’s AGM on Saturday August
Valley, Nowra, Manyana, Huskisson and
Gerroa and their infectious enthusiasm is
27 and in a show of confidence
evident in their collaborative body of work.
made only minor changes
With a diversity of subjects, styles and
to the executive.
sizes from 8 cm by 8 cm to 2 metres by 2
John Brumerskyj retired as Captain,
metres, this exhibition is proof positive that
(replaced by David Cochrane) and
the initiative exercised by the Breakaways,
accepted a position on the
has achieved its goals and objectives in a
committee. All other office bearers
thoroughly rewarding and entertaining
were re-elected.
manner.
TV Reception Problems??
We’ve got the Solution!!!!
The long awaited blackspot repeater transmitter
for Kangaroo Valley is NOW online.
Clearer TV Pictures from our local broadcasters WIN, PRIME and Southern Cross
Broadcasting (SCB), ABC and SBS can now be received.
The following locations are just a few that will benefit from this service
Jenanter Drive, Cullen Crescent, Rectory Way,
Walkers Lane, Keoghs Rd, Greenhill Rd and many more .
To receive this new service you will need to have
your antenna adjusted and retune your TV.
If you are having difficulty receiving this new service then let “Dr D” help YOU!!!
Call Dr D
at
Making Technology work for you!!
Ph: 4446 5922
Mob: 0412 907 946
September 2005
Kangaroo Valley Voice
Page 26
The Sports Report
Compiled by Kate Rutherford
Bowling along just fine in Kangaroo Valley
Valley Bowling views, cheap drinks and
wonderful Chinese cuisine is slowly being
discovered and enjoyed by many friends and
The’ two bowls’ Triples Competition Final was families, locals and tourists.
With Spring fast approaching is the ideal time
played at high noon on Saturday 27th August
to at least try what so many people are enjoying
between Phil (Jingles) Chittick/Bill West/Bill
For only $5 per head visitors to the club receive
Lawson against Jack Rollason/Col Good/Ken
Free tuition/Free use of Club’s bowls/Casual
Crocker and after 25 ends Jingle’s team
clothing/Families and friends welcome kids
outshone the opposition on the day with a
under 10 can cheer for their friends
convincing victory.
November 3, 2005 is the last day of bowls for a
Phil, Bill and Bill are still grinning!
‘Jingles’ seems to be the player to beat this year couple of months as the greens need to be reconditioned for the next season
after winning the Singles, Fours and now the
Triples with more to come.
The Bias One
Currently the Club Pairs Competition is under
way with the following results:
Tim Kelly /Len Hughes defeated
Gordon Douglass/Lance Brown ;
Phil (Jingles) Chittick/Mark Bone defeated
Kevin Baskcombe/Ken (Skip) Chittick which
places these winners in the semi-finals
Other tournaments still to play before the
greens are ‘renovated’ on 3rd November 2005
include:
Major / Minor Pairs Competition
Most Consistent Competition
Vic Merchant Memorial Tournament
Rose Chittick Memorial Tournament
“Barefoot” Bowls every Sunday for all comers
at only $5 per player was enjoyed by a fun
loving party who took over the club a couple of
weeks ago to celebrate an 18th birthday where
about 30 guests ate, drank and bowled in the
glorious weather provided free of charge with
the magnificent views.
After all these years the secret of the Kangaroo
PHIL, BILL and BILL
VALLEY CHAMPIONS
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NavShield
Persistence Pays Off
See story page 27
Rugby League Club has
successful season
Saturday the 20th August marked the final game
for both Kangaroo Valley Junior Rugby League
teams, for the 2005 season.
Under 11’s semi-finalists
In only their second year of league the U11’s
made the semi-finals.
They have played great football throughout the
year displaying excellent skills in both attack
and defence, winning the last seven matches.
Unfortunately Shellharbour Stingrays broke
their winning streak defeating the Valley in the
semi-finals.
It is the end of the season for the U11’s, but this
enthusiastic group of players is already looking
forward to next season!
Under 13’s
The U13’s last game was against a determined
Helensburgh.
The score was locked together at 16-16 at half
time.
The Valley dominated the second half in
blustery conditions, running in four great tries
to nil.
This team has showed a vast improvement
scoring more than 440 points for the season.
They came fifth out of fourteen teams, only
missing the semis by one competition point.
As many spectators would agree it was a most
entertaining season.
The players would like to thank their coaches,
managers, first aid officers, grounds-men,
canteen operators and all their supporters for
their time and encouragement throughout the
season.
A BIG THANK-YOU for all our sponsors
especially the Valley Bakehouse and Friendly
Inn for their generous ongoing support.
A reminder to players and supporters that the
annual KVJRLC football presentation, will be
held on Saturday September 10, at 1.30 pm at
KV Showground.
Yours in league,
Dave Kent (President KVJRLC)
September 2005
Kangaroo Valley Voice
NavShield to Valley
Page 27
Valley Netballers achieve many goals
Kangaroo Valley Bushfire Brigade has
brought home the top prize in this
year’s Navshield, Australia’s top
navigation event.
After an agonising second in last year’s event,
the team of Terry Rebbeck, Dusty Smart,
Graeme Mounsey, Mike Gorman and Serg
Gomez took the extra steps (and lots of them!)
to win the 2005 two day event.
The Navshield, which is held in a different
location each year, was this time staged over
160 sq km of rugged bush terrain at Coolah
Tops National Park, 150 km north of Mudgee.
Numerous checkpoints are located throughout
the competition area and teams need to visit as
many as possible, receiving points for each
based on the distance and difficulty of the
checkpoint’s location to the start/finish area.
Competitors start at 8:45 am on Saturday and
have until 2 pm on Sunday to complete the
course.
Top teams go “straight through” without sleep
and with only minimal breaks to ensure
maximum distance covered.
Even more impressive this year was the fact
that the Valley team “cleared” the course –
meaning that a perfect score was achieved by
navigating to every checkpoint available. Bitter
experience from previous years had enabled the
team to choose what turned out to be a good
route. A fast pace was maintained during
daylight and a chance encounter with a
Canberra SES “base camp” meant hot stew for
Pictured above is the current Kangaroo
Valley Netball team 10/11 year, playing
as the Rebel Racers in the Shoalhaven
competition.
This is the third year this team has played
together and it is a pleasure to have
watched them gain in confidence and skill
throughout those years.
(Continued on page 30) The sportsmanship shown by this team is a
credit to their coach and parents.
Well done girls on a terrific 2005 competition
Back row:
Katie Williams, Jennifer Williams,
Rebekah Radic, Elise Selby,
Niamh MacDonald
Front row:
Kathleen Bernie, Jessie Lee,
Lauren O'Connor, Mariella Riley ( Coach)
absent Lucy Vucic
Jazz
As the Valley Club and Restaurant
Gets lively with the Leon Gregory Band
On Sunday September 18
2-5 pm
And every 3rd Sunday of the
month through summer
Enjoy Great Swing, Latin and Be-Bop
With stunning views of the Valley
*Family friendly
*Sausage Sizzle
*Barefoot Bowling
Marshall Rd: at the Mount Scanzi turn off
ATM at the Club:
Cash is regularly available during
all club trading hours.
Barefoot bowls: Sundays from
11 am. Only $5 Includes
equipment and green hire
And don’t forget
Wah Doo Chinese Restaurant
Is open for Dine-In and Take-Away meals from
Tuesday to Sunday Lunch from 12—2-30 pm
($6 Light lunch special or full menu)
Dinner from 5 pm Phone 44 651 231
Information for members and guests.
Information for members and guests
Get in the picture!. Austar Sports Channels on the big 2 metre screen.
September 2005
Kangaroo Valley Voice
Page 28
Them what whispers down the well,
About the goods they ‘ave to sell,
Will not make as many dollars,
As thems wot climbs up trees an’ ‘ ollers.
Eccles Electrical
Ph 44651037
email: [email protected]
*All Electrical jobs including- domestic and commercial
*Refrigeration/Air-con
*Plus Pump Repairs
~Emergency Service Available~
The Village Green Nursery
Paul Obern Arborist Services
Est 1988
Qualified Tree Surgeon with 10 years Experience
Pot Plant to Paddock—We cater for all!
Tubestock, Windbreaks, Hedging,
Fruit, Seedlings, Natives and Exotics
Consultation service
Open 7 days
Ph/fax 44 651 533 Jo or Darren
Tree Reductions, Section Felling, Felling, Dead Wooding, Fire
Reduction Clearing, Thinning, Mulching, Dangerous Trees
Removed – all sizes
Call Paul Tel: 02 44651391 or Mobile No. 0403 610 236
Free quotes—Competitive Prices Kangaroo Valley Area
Jacob Adams—Horticulture
* Garden maintenance
* Garden restoration
* Bush regeneration
* Revegetation Services
* Horticultural consultancy
Phone 44 651 235 Mobile 0415 852 450
MAINTENANCE SOLUTIONS
Your solution to mechanical & property maintenance needs!
Quality workmanship by a qualified tradesman
Break-down and after hours service available
Call Simon Shine on 4465 2328 Kangaroo Valley ABN: 60 198 426 162
For all your electrical, data & telephone requirements
Phone: 4422 3588
Mobile 0427 442 004
DRYDEN PLUMBING SERVICES
Plumber, Drainer & Gasfitter
Obligation-free Quotes-24 Hour Service
Call Mark or Margo
Phone 44651503 Mobile 0413 99 1080
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Same day hot water system replacement
September 2005
Kangaroo Valley Voice
Page 29
MIKE & CATHY GORMAN
This space
could be yours
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! !!! Garden and Entertainment lighting
Mobile: 0427651540
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Lic No. 46822C
ABN 76 031 101 072
Please phone
44 651 621
Ian McLean
Phone/Fax 4464 3267
Mobile 0427 643 267
Kangaroo Valley Security
Regular and casual patrols of
properties and premises
Alarm responses – Security signage
Static guarding
Sales of alarms and associated equipment
Fully licensed security operative servicing the Valley
Ph 44 651 659 Mob: 042 865 1659
Master Licence No: 407376632
Robin Godson-King D.R.M. A.T.M.S.
Holistic Massage Therapist since 1980.
David Spence
Ph; 02 4465 1462 Mob; 0431 940 659
September 2005
Kangaroo Valley Voice
Rural Fire Service report
After 9 weeks of no callouts the brigade
has attended 5 callouts since the last
edition of the Valley Voice.
The 1st call via pager was a little unusual
as what we found did not match up with
what was heard.
At 6.39 pm on 23rd July we were called to an
explosion near the corner of Jenanter Drive/
Moss Vale Rd.
A crew of 3 was mobile within 4 minutes of the
call in Valley 1, with another 4 members
arriving in private vehicles.
The “explosion” was loud enough to be heard at
the top side of Jenanter Drive and some
residents on the bottom side had their home
shake.
All that was found near that location was a local
resident doing a controlled pile burn in the back
yard, so what it was is still a mystery.
Crew members back at station by 7 pm.
2nd callout at 10.36 am on Friday 5th August via
pager was for Kangaroo Valley and Beaumont
Brigades to respond to an out of control burn
off on Walkers Lane.
Kangaroo Valley responded quickly with 3
members in Valley 1, with another member
arriving in a private vehicle and Beaumont
responded with 5 members and another also
arriving on their motorbike.
A local resident got a bit of a surprise when a
small controlled burn took off and called 000
for assistance.
On arrival the burn off had settled down well
enough and was contained to a small area that
no action was required by any of the crews on
scene.
After a brief chat with the lads from Beaumont
we all headed our separate ways, callout time
around an hour. (See notes below).
3rd callout came via pager to a grass fire on
Saturday 6th August at 2.00 pm on a property in
Paddington Lane.
A crew of 4 was on the way within 7 minutes of
receiving the call in Valley 1.
2 other brigade members arrived on scene in
their cars.
The small grass fire had calmed down by our
arrival so we just wet the perimeter and put out
the smoldering patches.
Being the friendly bunch that we are we then
assisted the property owner by doing a
controlled burn of another area of kikuyu grass
to “tie” it in with what was already burnt.
We arrived back at station at 3.12 pm.
4th callout came via pager on Monday 22nd
August at 5.14 pm to attend a grass fire on
Moss Vale Rd near Kangaroo Valley Rd.
A crew of 6 were in the process of leaving the
shed when the property owner called the station
to advise that the fire was in fact a burn off that
was being looked after by the owner and all was
ok.
As we were putting the truck away another 3
crew arrived at the station, a good turnout.
5th callout on Tuesday 23rd August at 10.54 am
via pager was to a serious MVA on Mt Scanzi
Rd involving the Septic Tanker and a car.
A crew of 3 arrived on scene with another
member arriving in their car.
The accident happened as the car driver crossed
to the wrong side of the road, the truck driver
tried in vain to avoid the car and they collided
on the dirt verge.
Derek Lucas was first on scene followed by
Lorraine and Julie Mairinger, both nurses, who
assisted with the driver of the car until he was
attended to and released by Ambulance
personnel and transported to Shoalhaven
Hospital.
Kangaroo Valley Ambo Gayle was assisted by
Scott, who was called in and had to leave his
golf game, as well as Ambulance rescue crew
from Bomaderry.
Three police vehicles also attended.
NOTE: it was great to see that the owners of
this property were well prepared to deal with a
fire.
They had water tanks and hoses in place that
could access around their property and the area
around the home was fairly well cleared making
our task very easy indeed.
As well as the callouts and weekly Wednesday
night training, 3 members did a school visit to
KVPS for classes K-1-2 after lunch on Tuesday
9 August.
We answered a lot of well thought out
questions, showed the Cat 1 tanker and a short
hose demonstration.
The children seemed quiet enthusiastic and
were very attentive, always a good experience
for all.
Craig Winter, on behalf of KVRFS
SENARIO: The 2nd callout prompted me to
remind residents of rural properties to look
“outside the square” in relation to access to all
areas of their properties in the case of a fire.
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At this particular job right beside a “main” Rd,
being Walkers Lane but about 100 metres in
from the property boundary.
Access was only able via a removable section
of fencing but that is where the problems could
have started if we had to deal with a going fire.
The access was barely wide enough for our
tanker if we had to go in, more so was that the
access was up a small embankment that was
uneven and unstable, caused by the road
grading over a long period of time.
We would not have been able to safely
negotiate entry to the property if required.
HOW YOU CAN HELP.
Check to ensure access is available to all areas
of your property that can be used by a 13 Ton
tanker.
That access is wide enough that the tanker or
your property/fences will not be damaged.
That cross slopes on access tracks are no more
than 13 deg, as this is the maximum allowed by
RFS guidelines to avoid possible rollover of a
tanker, especially if water tanks are not full and
slop around.
We cannot assist you or protect your property
if we cannot get safe access for our crews and
tankers.
REMINDER: September 1 is the start of Fire
Permit time again.
You will need to be issued a fire permit to light
fires and do burnoffs/hazard reductions around
your homes.
You can arrange these by dropping by the
station on a Wednesday night after 6 pm to
discuss your needs with Bill Chittick, our
captain.
To find out specific details relating to fire
permits and under what circumstances they are
or are not required you can go to the website.
www.bushfire.nsw.gov.au then “click” News,
Current Fire Danger, Fire Permit Requirements.
Valley NavShield triumph
(Continued from page 27)
dinner – not even dehydrated!
The points were accumulating rapidly until a
navigation error about 11 pm meant a loss of
two hours in a fruitless search for a marker
hidden in a watercourse.
Putting this disappointment behind them, the
team powered on through the night, climbing
several hundred meters down to a freezing
creek just as the sun rose.
Breakfast of dried noodles or cereal with water
(very goumet!) helped build spirits for the leg
wearing trudge back up through the towering
cliffs.
Avoiding the temptation to stop, they marched
straight through the finish area and out the other
side to find the errant marker from the night
before – several kilometres round trip.
A job well done … now just the nine hour drive
home!
Other Shoalhaven teams to post top results were
the Nowra based SES and an ambulance team
that included local Peter Wilson.
Final results 1st Kangaroo Valley Bushfire
1840pts, 2nd Shoalhaven SES 1700pts, 5th
Shoalhaven Ambulance 1270pts.
Other valley competitors in event were Scots
College Glengarry 640 pts (winners class 3)
September 2005
Kangaroo Valley Voice
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Wot’s on in the Valley
Claim the date!
Special events September 2005
October 4
CWA Annual Meeting
Saturday September 3
Buster Keaton Festival Upper River Hall 7-30
October 29,
The big weekend at Wattamolla
Saturday 12th November
9.30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Open Garden, "Emily Cottage"
Saturday 17 September
Trivia night at KV Hall
Upper Kangaroo River Progress Association (incl. short AGM ) at Upper
River Hall at 11.15 am
Sunday September 18
Jazz at the Valley Club from 2 pm
Organisations are invited to use this page
to claim the date for any events they are planning, so as to
avoid doubling up and clashes with other groups.
Saturday 24th September
OPEN DAY Pioneer Museum Park 11 am to 3 pm. Launch of Sound System
AGM Friends of Brush Tail Rock Wallaby 10 am K.V. Hall
Monthly events
Tues (1st)
Tues (2nd)
KV Rural Fire Service meeting – 7.30 pm – Fire Shed – Bill Chittick 4465 1242
Senior Citizen’s Meeting - 10.15 am – Kangaroo Valley Bowling Club.
A & H Meeting – 7.30 pm - K.V. Hall – Betty Allan 4465 1154
Historical Society – 1 pm – Pioneer Farm – Gerry Garrett 4465 1419.
Pioneer Settlement Trust - 10.30am - Pioneer Park - Elaine Apperley 4465 2026
CWA 11.00 am to 12.30 pm followed by a shared lunch and handicraft session.
Pre School Meeting
Wed (4th)
Pioneer Farm working bee 10 am to 2 pm Bring tools to suit your expertise
Thurs (2nd)
Fri (1st)
Fri (1st)
P. & C. Meeting – – KV School
Environment Group – 3.30 pm – Pioneer Farm – Peter Stanton 4465 1688
Pioneer Farm Landcare 1 - 3 pm. Tess Heighes 4422 7147
Upper Kangaroo River Bushcare 9 to 11am near picnic area.Tess Heighes 4422 7147
Fri (2nd)
View Club Gen Meeting & Luncheon – 12 pm – Hampden Bridge Café
Sat (last)
Sat (3rd)
Brogers Creek Landcare – Andrew or Liz 4465 1482
9-11am for Upper Kangaroo Valley Landcare, meet at Upper
Mon (1st)
Mon (2nd)
Mon (3rd)
Kangaroo Valley Hall
Family Friendly Contemporary Service – 9.30 am – Anglican Church 4465 1585
Family Evening Service 6-30 pm Uniting Church 4464 1034
Sun (2nd)
Communion & Traditional Service – 9.30 am – Anglican Church 4465 1585
Communion Service
9 am
Uniting Church
4464 1034
Sun (3rd to 5th) Worship Service
9 am
Uniting Church
4464 1034
Sun (last)
Fishing Club Competition day – Harold Sharman 4465 1140
Sun (1st)
Bi-weekly events
Tuesday (2nd & 4th)
Thursday (1st & 3rd)
Friday (1st Friday & 3rd)
Friday (1st even months)
Lions Club Al Fresco – 7 pm Carolyn Green 4465 1384
Men’s Group 7.30 pm - Bob Dunn 44651056
Upper Kangaroo River Bushcare Group Les Mitchell 4465 1564
Environment Group – 3-30 pm Pioneer Farm -Chris Nobel 4465 1285
Weekly events
Mon – Fri Bus Service to Nowra and
Highlands - 4423 5990
Mon – Sat Mass St. Joseph’s 6.30 am
Mon
Bingo – 7 pm KVB&RC
Mon
1-3 pm Women's Bible Study
Anglican Hall 44651585
Mon&Wed 10-12 am Women's Bible Study Anglican Residence 44651585
Mon Wed Thurs 1-3 pm Women's Care & share Anglican Hall 44651585
Mon
Mon low-mod intensity exercise
class Hall 8.45 am 4447 8332
Tues
9 am Association Croquet
Tues Men's Bowling - 1.30 pm, Casual
Contact Club 4465 1175 & leave name
Tues
10-12 & 6-8 Iyenga Yoga 44 651 364
Tues
Cuppa & kids Sunday School Hall 10am
Wed
Tai Chi Hall 8.30 am 4447 8332
Wed
Croquet Club 9 am Valley Club
Wed
Rural Fire Service Training at Shed 6pm
Wed
6-8 pm Iyenga yoga contact 44 651364
Wed
K.V. Police Station - 10 am to
6 pm for enquiries 4465 1144.
Thurs
5 pm Golf Croquet
Exercise Class 9-15 am KV Hall
Walking group P.O. 10 am
Fri
2 pm Association Croquet
Fri
9.30 am Pilates 44651918
Sun
Bowling Club - 'Barefoot Bowls'
From 11.00 am
Sun
KV Rural Fire Service Training –
Fire Shed 9 am
Sun
Anglican Church Service 9.30 am
Sunday School 9.30 am
Sun
Mass - St. Joseph’s Church, 11 am
Sun
Uniting Church Worship 9 am (2nd to
5th Sun) and Worship 6.30 pm (1st)
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SCHOOLS & CHURCHES
EMERGENCIES
Preschool
Jacinta Powell
4465 1327
Police
13 1444 or 4421 9699
Public School
Mark McCarthy 4465 1182
Ambulance
000
P&C
Dougall Blanch 4465 1182
Poisons
13 1126
Scots College
Ian Boyle
4465 1089
Integral Energy
13 1003
Bomaderry High Marylin Henderson4421 0699
Lifeline
13 1114
Anglican Church Graham Castle
4465 1585
Fire
000
Sunday School Irene Dunn
4465 1056
SPORTS & EXERCISE
Cuppa and kids Shannon Chittick 4465 1367
Nigel Lewis
4446 0638
Catholic Church Anne Dynon
4464 1910 Tennis Club
Greg Thompson 4465 1531
Uniting Church John Brentnall
4464 1034 Cricket Club
Golf Club
Chris Firth
4464 2424
Canoe Club
Graeme Mounsey 4465 1597
CHARITIES & SERVICE GROUPS
Sharon Selby
4465 1186
CMR Institute
Isabel Butler
4465 1248 Pony Club
4465 1341
Lions
Tony Barnett
4465 1800 Ladies Bowling Margery Good
4465 1035
V.I.E.W. Club
Betty Allan
4465 1154 Men’s Bowling Phillip Chittick
Vinnie Winch
4465 1448
C.W.A.
Win Palmer
4465 1649 Fishing Club
Heather Kelly
4465 1608
Amnesty Int.
Libby Turnock 4465 1357 Croquet Club
Environment
Chris Nobel
4465 1285
Wires
4862 1788
AGES & STAGES
Nursing Mothers Karen Beeston
Cubs/Scouting
Cathy Gorman
Senior Citizens
Majorie Good
Seniors Group
Deborah Butler
4465 1098
4465 1540
4465 1341
4421 0975
OTHER ORGANISATIONS
Brogers Creek Landcare Andrew
4465 1482
Pioneer Farm
Elaine Apperley 4465 1306
Historical Society Gerry Garrett
4465 1419
Osborne Park/Hall J. Lenz
4465 1272
A & H Society
Betty Allan
4465 1154
K.V.Rural Fire S Bill Chittick
4465 1242
Tourist Assn
John Payne
4465 2123
Iyengar Yoga
Rose Andrews 4465 1364
Rock-Wallaby
John Jordan
4465 1062
Alcholics Anonymous Rick
4465 1113
Upr/Rvr Prog Assn D. Loneragan 4465 1364
K.V.C.A..
Tony Barnett
4465 1800
KV Garden Group Lee Sharam
4465 1756
Group Secretaries - please check & update details
Presenting an
Exhibition of Textile Art
by
Fran Robinson
from
September 16 to October 23
(previously exhibited at St John’s Cathedral, Brisbane)
Also our continuing display of great
Australian paintings, glassware, jewellery
and sculptures
Shop 8/160 Moss Vale Road K.V. Phone 44 652 333
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