Canowindra Phoenix Issue 243

The Canowindra Phoenix Est 2008 Wednesday 20 February 2013 Issue 243

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Snippets... Brock: a group of owners of Brock/HDT Special Vehicles built Commodores, Statesman & Caprice Magnum variants, will be visiting Canowindra this Saturday 23 February from about 12noon, to visit Charlie's Holden Museum & have a look around our town. Members of the NSW Chapter of the Brock Commodore Owners Association of Australia will be driving vehicles produced & issued with a build number during the period that Peter Brock owned & traded under the HDT company name - from 1980 to 1988. General: Manager of Cabonne Council, Andrew Hopkins will be attending the meeting of the Canowindra Business Chamber 7pm Wednesday 20 February at the Services Club. New members are welcome to attend, the AGM will follow. Bank: interested people are invited to attend the meeting to select a steering committee for the first stage in the establishment of a Community Bank. Based on a model from the Bendigo Bank, the steering committee's first task would be arranging a feasibility study into the benefits. Arthritis: Four Fit Ladies have organised a trivia night & auction to raise money for Arthritis NSW on Monday 22 April 2013. For more information please visit www.facebook.com/FourFitLadies or vietnamtocambodia.gofundraise.com.au/page/AtkinsonJ Harvest: the Canowindra Harvest Festival is being celebrated this Sunday at All Saints' Church. Producers are invited to donate any item for the auction, which will take place after the morning service starting at 9:30am. If you have wine, hay, pumpkins, sheep, paintings, wool, knitted items, cattle, quilts, craft, goats, or anything that can be auctioned by the esteemed Cec Balcombe, please let Jono know by contacting him on 02 6344 1643 or [email protected] All funds will be donated to Anglicare & Unitingcare for their emergency relief work in the recent floods & fires. smalls: you have just over a week to get your smalls entry completed & submitted to the River Bank Gallery for the smalls 2013 People's Choice exhibition by Monday 4 March. smalls is a great way to get involved in art, as canvasses are only 10"x10" square, & the Gallery walls take on the appearance of a mosaic when they are all hung. Visit the River Bank Gallery this week & purchase your canvas & pick up an entry form. The winner will be announced at the following exhibition opening & is deter-mined by the votes of Gallery visitors.

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FITNESS PATH COMMENCING SOON After years of planning and fundraising, Stage 1 of the Canowindra Fitness path project is finally getting started. The 700m path around the outside of the oval is planned to be built in the middle of March. Working party members Margaret Morris, Tracy Lamb, Graham Rice, Lana Fisher, Jo Carne, David Francis, Kath Balcombe and Julie Middleton are over the moon this day has finally almost arrived. “It’s been like waiting for Christmas when you’re a child; it feels like it’s never going to happen! This has been a great community effort to get to this stage and I am very proud to be working with such a motivated group of people on the working party and such an awesome community that has got behind the project whole heartedly” said Julie. Following discussions between the working party, Canowindra Sports Trust and Council it was decided that it was in the best interests of the project for Cabonne Council to construct the path. Cabonne Council will be closing off the top oval from Tuesday 12 March until the end of the week to hopefully complete the path with minimum disruption to sporting events. The path is to be constructed to current ground level. Council surveyors will mark out the path using an updated set out plan show-ing offsets from existing features. Removal of the turf from the outlined path will take the level down around 50-75mm. An additional 130-105mm will be taken off to a depth of 180mm prior to 150mm of crushed road base being laid and compacted. ...contd p2

THINK TANK FOR OUR AGED A workshop examining the changing needs of an ageing population will be held in Molong later this month. The Liveable Communities Workshop is being conducted by the Council On The Ageing NSW, a consumer organisation founded to protect and promote the wellbeing of older people in the State. Retirees, people planning to retire soon or those involved with providing services to seniors are particularly invited to attend the workshop. Cabonne Council’s Community Services Manager Gary Brown said the seminar would look at how the needs of a rapidly ageing population are being addressed and whether communities were prepared to cope with this evolution. “We will discuss how a community’s economy, amenity, sustainability, health and wellbeing, education and leadership add to quality of life for older residents,” he said. “This is a unique opportunity to talk and learn about these important issues, how they relate to services for older residents and how communities can be made more age-friendly.” The workshop will be held at Cabonne Council’s meeting room at Bank Street, Molong, from 10am to 3.30pm on Wednesday 27 February 2013, as part of the NSW Liveable Communities Project, it is being funded by the NSW Office for Ageing. Those wishing to attend must register first by contacting Mr Brown on 6392 3230 or emailing [email protected] Lunch, morning and afternoon tea and all materials will be provided.

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BUY AUSTRALIAN MADE The Australian Made Campaign is appealing to shoppers to look for locally made and grown products and produce in the wake of the recent natural disasters across the eastern states. “The next best thing to providing physical or monetary support is for shoppers to make their upcoming purchases from local growers and manufacturers,” Australian Made Campaign Chief Executive, Ian Harrison, said. “That puts much-needed reinvestment and money back into the local economy.” The past few weeks have seen a spate of natural disasters wreak havoc across Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. “Now is the time to reinvest in our local communities, by purchasing from local businesses wherever possible – at the supermarket, when shopping for home wares or when replenishing office supplies – when making purchases of any kind,” Mr Harrison said. “When you buy Australian-made and Australian-grown products and produce, not only can you be sure you’re getting great quality, but you can also count on the fact that your purchase is supporting a local grower or manufacturer in this time of recovery.” “And the easiest way to identify genuine Aussie goods is to look for the green-and-gold Australian Made, Australian Grown (AMAG) logo,” Mr Harrison said. The AMAG logo is the registered certification trade mark that labels a product as authentically made or grown in Australia.

FITNESS PATH COMMENCING SOON ...contd The turf off-cuts and soil will be stock-piled and composted to form good top soil for the gardens when the land-scaping is completed. The quality of the compaction will determine the overall finish to the path so it is crucial that this is done as well as possible to ensure that it copes with future loads and has a very smooth finish. No formwork is required before the asphaltic concrete is laid. The straight edges made by the loader/grader when digging the path out will be sufficient. Asphaltic concrete is also known as “hot mix” and it is used to construct highways and is a much cheaper material than normal concrete. It does not get potholes and has a smooth finish. As it is laid hot there is special equipment and know-how required to lay this so it cannot be done using volunteer labour and the material itself cannot be sourced locally. The section of the path directly in front of the existing amenities block is to be left and constructed at a later date with commemorative pavers that the working group will be selling soon to raise more funds. Planning for Stage 2 of the project will begin shortly and involve construction of the exercise sites and raising more funds to purchase all of the planned equipment.

BANKING ON OUR SUSTAINABILITY After the public meeting held 25 October last year regarding establishing a community bank, Chris Pursehouse will be attending a follow up meeting this Thursday 21 February to set up a steering committee. The steering committee will be made up of interested stakeholders from our community with vision and drive to help the financial future of our town sustainable. Anyone who expressed interest in becoming involved in the setting up of a local Community Bank is invited to attend the meeting. To refresh your memory, Community Bank branches provide communities with more than just banking services, they deliver employment opportunities for local people, keep local capital in the community, are a local investment option for shareholders and provide a source of revenue for community projects as determined by the local community. A Community Bank branch is a locally owned and operated company, which functions as a franchise of Bendigo Bank. Bendigo Bank provides the coverage of its banking licence, a full range of banking products, training of staff and ongoing support.

CABONNE ACCOLADES Detailed plans prepared by Cabonne Council are being held up by the State Government as an example for other NSW councils. Cabonne’s work will form part of the Division of Local Government’s updated manual and guidelines to help councils undertake its comprehensive planning and reporting requirements. The publication Planning a Sustainable Future Planning and Reporting for Local Government in NSW is used by councils to guide their approach to and implement the Integrated Planning and Reporting framework. The division wrote to Cabonne this month, stating it wished to feature some examples of good practice and asked to highlight Cabonne’s plans and documents. Mayor Ian Gosper said the division’s response was an accolade for the council’s staff who worked diligently on the project. IP&R requires all councils to embraced a new way of budgeting and planning, involving a series of plans that tie in together to guide the provision of future services, facilities and strategic tasks. These documents include a Community Strategic Plan, Long Term Financial Plan, Four Year Delivery Program, Operational Plan, Asset Management Plan & Workforce Plan. “It was a mammoth project and I know our staff worked extremely hard to ensure our plans not only met the division’s require-ments, but would guide Cabonne’s future for the next decade or more,” Cr Gosper said. The IP&R framework encourages councils to draw their various plans together, to under-stand how they interact and to get the maximum leverage in planning holistically for the future. Cabonne's integrated plans were developed after an extensive community consultation process. This included a wide-ranging community survey, two community workshops involving a broad cross-section of community representatives and further consultation with stakeholders and Government agencies.

Depositors are protected by Bendigo Bank’s track record when it comes to the security of depositors’ funds. Bendigo Bank and the community company are each entitled to agreed portions of the revenue of the local Community Bank branch and the local company is responsible for paying branch running costs. When the local company begins to make a regular operating surplus, after the payment of branch running costs, and Bendigo and Adelaide Bank’s share of the revenue is received, the remaining funds are available to be reinvested back into the community through dividends to shareholders and grants to community groups and projects. For further information, please visit the Community Bank® website at: www.bendigobank .com.au/pub l i c/community_bank/index.asp or attend the meeting on Thursday night to have your questions answered. It is up to our community for this to be a successful venture. If you want to support a Community Bank for our future growth as a town, please come along and pledge your interest.

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BECOME A PATH TO THE FUTURE Have you, your family or business attended or been a part of Canowindra Preschool in the past or present? Or have you simply driven past and seen what a happy place it is and would like to donate a little something to this beautiful place? If so, Canowindra Preschool would like to invite you to purchase a paver and give us the opportunity to complete the outdoor learning environment and create a path full of fun, laughter, love and history from the front gate to the recently completed building renovation. The little feet that arrive every day holding the hands of their parents or carers will tip toe down the path into the safe and nurturing environment. With the support from the staff, current committee and parent helpers, this will be another success story for the Preschool. Director, Lana Brown is excited by this opportunity for the Preschool.

"Parents can buy a Hand Drawn Paver option for their children to create here at Preschool. "In Term 2 we will be fortunate enough to have the wonderful direction from Melissa Lazarou and will have sessions of Art. “The Hand Drawn Pavers are very special and the children will be so proud of designing their own,” commented Lana. “We will ensure the children are involved in the path, and they will take great pride watching it evolve from a dirt track to a beautifully paved surface” said Lana. Order forms are available by contacting the Preschool by phoning 02 6344 1261, faxing 02 6344 1266 or emailing

[email protected] You can also find more information on Facebook by searching "Become a path to the future – Canowindra Pre School" or entering URL www.facebook.com/groups/ 349389381841746 Please help spread the word as we start on this exciting adventure!

It is not just the audience, it is the performers as well that are queuing up to play at All Saints' Church in Canowindra on the newly acquired Collard & Collard concert grand piano. After a wonderful Saturday afternoon concert with Cindy Fox and Sarah Coghlan's Journeys in Joy where guests were treated to works from Debussy, Gershwin, Copland and Hindson, next month sees the piano being the star yet again with a recital by exceptional pianist Daniel De Borah (pictured above). Mitchell Conservatorium presents Australian pianist Daniel de Borah, a major prize winner at the 2004 Sydney International Piano Competition and has since appeared as soloist with the English Chamber Orchestra, the London Mozart Players and with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at the Barbican and Cadogan Halls, London. Daniel will perform at All Saints' 3pm Sunday 24 March. Tickets are only $20 for adults; $15 concession; school aged children are FREE.

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Some of this seed was placed at the Canowindra Food Basket for people to plant in their own gardens, the rest will be used to replant in the garden and distributed to volunteers. What was left over after the seed was gathered was put in the compost bins, which had to be moved to make room for the water tanks which will arrive soon. Sunday was the first of the regular working bees for the garden. Thanks to the volunteers who came and helped prepare for the next crop and assisted with plans in the garden. The next working bee will be from 4-5pm Sunday 17 March. Hope to see you there!

A BUSY WEEK IN THE GARDEN Friday in the Community Garden saw the Year 9 students from Canowindra High School come and help gather seed and turn the compost heaps. Many of the plants from last year's crop were allowed to flower and set seed so that this seed could be collected and saved for distribution and for replanting in the garden - all for free. The plants were harvested, the seed separated and cleaned and then placed in labelled enveloped for next season. The primary and infants aged volunteers also helped sort seed ready to be packaged.

Photo (L-R): Year 9 students Laura Bermingham, Max Pye, Cody Townsend & Shanna Hampton with cleaned seed ready to package

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BACKYARD SWIMMING POOLS Drowning is a leading cause of accidental death in very young children who lack the cognitive and water skills to deal with the danger. With over 300,000 backyard swimming pools in NSW, swimming pool safety is a vital issue that affects the whole community. To comply with the Swimming Pools (Amendment) Act 2012, swimming pool owners: ° are required to register their swimming pools on an online register to be provided by the NSW State Government.

° will be required to self-assess, and state in the register that, to the best of their knowledge, their swimming pool complies with the applicable standard when registering their pool.

° There is a penalty for owners who fail to register a swimming pool of $220.

° will be required to provide a valid swimming pool compliance certificate before being able to sell or lease a property with a pool.

° Accredited certifiers under the Building Professional Act 2005 may conduct swimming pool inspections initiated by the pool owner.

CALLING ALL ARTISTS! Easter 2013 is going to be big in Tullamore! It’s the Irish Festivals 10th anniversary and it will be a celebration that will make the Irish proud! To kick off the 10 year celebrations the Visual Art Exhibition will open on Thursday 28 March starting at 7pm. The exhibition will feature categories in all paint media, drawing and sculptured items. The Festival is inviting all artists to produce work for the show which will be displayed and can be available to be sold during the festival. The entry fee is only $5 per item, with a limit of four entries per person. Entries must be received by 22 March if posted, or the deadline for personal deliveries to the Tullamore Hall is 10am Thursday 28 March. Elsie Mahon from Parkes will open the Art Show. Coordinator of the Art Exhibition Lyndall Bowen said, “Historically, the Art Exhibition at the Memorial Hall has been very successful, selling around one third of all exhibits, and the opening night is very well attended and a highlight in the social calendar of the Tullamore community. ” Entry to the Art Exhibition opening is $12 per person or $20 a couple which includes a complementary drink each, nibbles and entertainment by a cappella singers 'Tapestry'. The Art exhibition opening hours during the festival will be Friday 10am–3pm, Saturday 11am–5pm and Sunday 10am–12 noon. Entry forms can be found at the website or contact Lyndall on 02 6862 2290. F o r mo r e i n f o rma t i o n v i s i t www.tullamore.org.au/irish-festival or v i s i t t h e f a c e b o o k p a g e www.facebook.com/tullamoreirishfestival.

Councils are required to: ° develop and implement a swimming pool barrier inspection program in consultation with their communities.

° report annually on the number of pool inspections undertaken and the level of compliance with the requirements

° inspect pools associated with tourist and visitor accommodation and multi-occupancy developments at three year intervals.

° at the request of a pool owner, inspect pools prior to sale or lease.

° issue compliance certificates after an inspection which finds a pool barrier compliant with the requirements of the legislation. Compliance certificates are valid for three years.

° Council powers of entry will be consistent with the Local Government Act 1993.

° Councils may charge a fee for each inspection undertaken (up to a maximum of $150 for the first inspection and $100 for one re-inspection resulting from the first inspection).

The above information was sourced 20 February 2013 at www.dlg.nsw.gov.au the website for Department of Local Government.

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COWRA REGIONAL SHOWCASE As part of the NSW Wine Festival 'Unbottle the Regions' program of 100 wineries in 14 regions in one month, the Cowra-Canowindra Wine Region Dinner will be held Saturday 30 March at the award winning Old Vic Inn. Jane Grover, author of "The Naked Chef: The Way Food Was Meant To Be", will be doing a cooking demonstration and a tasting menu showcasing Cowra's local produce matched with Cowra's organic wines. Jane is passionate about food and cooking it well, using wholefoods, home and locally grown, in season and where possible organic and biodynamic produce. Jane is a qualified chef now home cook, a wife, mother, cookbook author and dynamic presenter, and lives on the Northern Beaches of Sydney with her husband Paul and their three teenage children Tom, Molly and Jake. Jane's aim as a wholefood chef and author is "to equip and empower you to be unafraid to cook and eat well, meaning you can live a healthier life - you, your family and the next generations." Price, including cooking demonstration and wines, is only $65 and tickets are available at the Cowra Visitors Information Centre on 02 6342 4333 or [email protected] or from the Old Vic Inn, 56 Gaskill Street Canowindra, by calling Jenny Beasley 02 6344 1009, or [email protected]

DON'T JUGGLE RABBITS Heather Vallance. a popular local artist in Canowindra, has been working in art related areas for 20 years. Drawing on experience in roles such as illustration work, her own art practice, teaching in TAFE, workshops in schools and galleries, Heather is now offering to share her skills and knowledge in a series of classes over six weeks. Heather believes, "Drawing is an art form in its own right, as well as the basis for so many other media and creative pursuits. It can be a joyful process and provide a means of expressive communication." Heather's 6 week drawing course will: � cater for beginners and those with experience

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For more information or to express your interest in joining the course, please contact Heather on 02 6344 2878 by Wednesday 27 February. At only $200 places on the course will disappear very quickly.

A TASTE OF PARIS Like a touch of sensual evocative jazz with a decidedly French flavour? Following the release of her new album 'SIANA' Penelope Sai (pictured above) will perform her sensual and evocative repertoire with Sean Mackenzie on keyboards and Rory Brown with double bass at Taste Canowindra 7pm this Saturday 16 March. Penelope originally from Sydney but based in the Blue Mountains since 2008, spent nine years working and studying jazz vocals in Paris. John McBeath had this to say when he reviewed her new CD in The Australian, 15 December 2012: "Her previous album, Evening Falls, recorded in Paris, show-cased her abilities as a composer and ballad singer and this new one continues to display her abundant talent in those capacities. Her voice is crystalline clear, wide-ranging with a high top end capable of holding long notes, and she uses expressive, jazz-inflected phrasing. Five of the songs are well-selected standards and six are compositions for which she wrote the lyrics and co-wrote the melodies. The trio backing makes a perfect vocal back-drop, from the swinging version of I'm Glad There is You, with its rolling, coursing piano solo by Sean Mackenzie, to the deeply emotional lament He was Too Good to Me, which flows seamlessly into the gossamer vocal vulnerability of My Foolish Heart." Sean Mackenzie (key boards) and Rory Brown (bass) who will accompany Penelope for this show, are both are well known to taste Canowindra audiences, both have played in the backing band Mood Swing for Cecelia Rochelli. Sean has performed, recorded and toured Internationally with artists including Don Burrows, Dragon, Queen-sland Philharmonic Orchestra, Epizo Bangoura, Afro Moses and Lulo Reinhardt (great-nephew of Django Reinhardt). Rory is also bass player with the iconic instrumental band Arabesk. Arabesk and Mood Swing have participated in several of taste Canowindra's most inspirational evenings. Call Taste Canowindra now to book your tickets, only $75pp for three courses and the show, 7pm Saturday 16 March.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS: keep up to date at www.canowindraphoenix.com.au Feb 21: Community Bank Steering Committee meeting 6pm @ Canowindra Services Club Feb 21: Vortex 4 Yrs 7-9 4:30-6:30pm & Vortex XL 4 Yrs 10-12 6-8:30pm @ All Saints' Anglican Church Hall.

Dinner for both @ 6pm & no cost. Call Chris Cuddy on 0427 077 798 for more info. C u there! Feb 22: Canowindra Food Basket 9:30am-12noon @ the Uniting Church Hall Blatchford Street. Feb 22-23: Central West Team Penning Twilight Series 3pm @ Canowindra Showground.

Free admission for spectators Feb 24: Canowindra Harvest Festival 9:30am All Saints' Church Canowindra. All money raised will be going

towards Anglicare & Unitingcare emergency relief funds. Feb 24: Folk@Canowindra 4-6pm @ Taste Canowindra. Open mike & family fun 0429 048 603 Mar 2: Moorbel Hall Markets 8am-12noon. To book a stall, please contact Warwick Bowd on 02 6344 2025 Mar 4: Deadline: 'smalls' 2013 entries to be submitted to River Bank Gallery 71 Gaskill Street Canowindra Mar 5: Canowindra Historical Society & Museum Inc AGM 10am @ the Museum. Mar 5: Canowindra Preschool AGM 6.30pm @ the Preschool. Mar 5: Deadline: Calleen Art Award & Central West Regional Art Award 2013 entries close. Ph 02 6340 2190

or www.cowraartgallery.com.au Mar 9: 'smalls' 2013 People's Choice & 'Marray Ngarra' by Joedie Davis exhibition opening 6:30pm

@ River Bank Gallery 71 Gaskill Street Canowindra. Ph 02 6344 2778 www.riverbankgallery.com.au Mar 15: Mid North Coast Great lakes Historic Auto Club visit Mar 16: Narromine Car Club visit Mar 16: Penelope Sai Singer and composer 7pm @ taste Canowindra, free wine tasting 3 course meal & show $75 Mar 16: Alikinetic Fundraising Ball 7pm @ Canowindra Services Club. Tickets $25 BYO supper Mar 20: Canowindra Garden Club meeting 2pm Mar 23: Torana Car Club visit Mar 23: Canowindra CWA Workshop: Getting to grips with the internet. RSVP Conni Christensen 0438 849 319

or [email protected] Mar 23: Flickerfest @ Rosnay 6:30pm Best Of Australian Shorts on Tour www.rosnay.com.au or 1300 767 629 Mar 24: Daniel De Borah - Piano Soloist 3pm @ All Saints' Anglican Church Canowindra. Prokofiev, Brahms,

Schumann, Bach & Busoni. Tickets $20 adults; $15 concession; & school age children FREE. Enquiries Richard Statham 0429 443 215

Mar 30: The Naked Food & Wine Dinner with Jane Grover @ Canowindra 6:30pm @ Old Vic Inn. Tickets only $65, book through Old Vic on 02 6344 1009 or Cowra Visitors Information Centre. Get in early!

Apr 4-7: Beanshed Productions present: The Universe is Not Enough Apr 14: Canowindra@Home's Long Lunch 12-5pm @ Age of Fishes gardens. www.canowindraathome.org.au Apr 20: Canowindra Challenge Balloon Glow & Night Markets 4:30pm @ Sports Oval.

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The Hon John Cobb MP

Federal Member for Calare FEDERAL ROUNDS Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Food Security

Monday 18 February 2013

Central west to benefit from second Orange airline: Today was a great day for the people of Orange and surrounds as Brindabella Airlines officially launched its first fight from Orange to Sydney. Locals joined in with the official party to toast the occasion and even a few of the NSW Waratahs rugby union players were to be found at the airport! The commitment of a second airline for Orange, along with a major expansion project in the pipeline, is solid recognition that Orange and the surrounding area is a mayor economic hub worthy of attracting additional services. In the 2011/12 financial year passenger numbers increased to 65,000, which was 5,000 up on the previous financial year. Brindabella’s commitment is proof that this figure will continue to grow. As the former Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Transport and Regional Services nearly a decade ago, I assisted in establishing Rex to fill the huge hole in regional aviation passenger transport left by the demise of Hazelton Airlines. The Coalition will continue to support regional aviation if elected on 14 September. Scrapping the carbon tax will significantly help regional aviation through the removal of increased excise on aviation fuels for domestic use. We’ll also recommence the en-route navigation charges rebate scheme for regional airlines. This $6 million per year program implemented by the Coalition in 2002 was axed by Labor on 1 July 2012 for non-aeromedical services. It provided assistance through the payment of en-route air traffic control charges to airlines providing regular public transport and aeromedical services in regional Australia, for ex-ample, the Royal Flying Doctor Services. Coalition dam proposal identifies opportunities for Calare: Three dams within the Calare electorate have been identified as possibilities for expansion or creation in the Coalition’s draft discussion paper on dams and water management – Suma Park, Carcoar and Lake Rowlands – certainly addressing the need for appropriate regional water storage planning. These proposals, and the many others in the discussion paper, have been gleaned through submissions received by the task force and consultations undertaken in every state and territory. It’s great that this topic is now open for frank discussion as water security for the entire region continues to be one of my biggest priorities and I’m sure a priority for the entire community. I will not let any city in Calare run out of water on my watch and we must have appropriate water supplies to continue to support urban needs and regional development. The western part of the electorate in particular needs water security for urban uses, mining activities and other regional devel-opment purposes. Unlike Labor, the Coalition has a plan to ensure water security and appropriate water planning and management for all regions. At this stage, it’s just a draft discussion paper, with more details to be provided when the Coalition releases its policy. Eugowra to host Zone 6 Showgirl judging: Young women from all over the Calare electorate will converge in Eugowra on Saturday for the annual Zone 6 Showgirl final. The Showgirl competition is a fantastic event for young rural women and a great tradition in the bush. I congratulate all the showgirls for making it this far and representing their towns so well, and wish the winners all the best for the state final at the upcoming Sydney Royal Easter Show.

PARISH OF ST EDWARDS CATHOLIC CHURCH CANOWINDRA Saturday 23 February: 6pm Eugowra Sunday 24 February: 8.30am Canowindra 10am Cargo

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PUBLIC NOTICE Canowindra Preschool AGM Tuesday 5 March @ 6.30pm at the Preschool. All interested persons invited to attend.

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MATTERS OF STATE with TROY GRANT MP Member for Dubbo 18 February 2013 Last week the Dubbo electorate played host to the first NSW Community Cabinet meeting of the year at the Dubbo RSL Club. Ministers flew into town on Monday morning and held a series of stakeholder meetings with council representatives and a number of community groups before joining the Premier for a public forum involving hundreds of interested residents. A formally convened cabinet meeting followed in the afternoon where government business was discussed in strict confidence. To those of you who took the opportunity to come along and participate in the public part of the day's proceedings, I hope you gained something from the experience. As this was the first time we had attempted to stage a meeting of this kind in the electorate, there were bound to be a few things we found that we can improve upon for future occasions. I know that time didn't permit getting around to answering all of the questions that were posed to the ministers on the day however anyone who went to the trouble of lodging a form will receive a response to their question from Premier Barry O'Farrell. In my conversations with the ministry after the public event concluded, it was clear that they were impressed by the breadth of local knowledge and interest in matters relating to their portfolios. They acknowledged that more work was required in some areas to improve service delivery and felt the day had provided valuable local input towards policy development and implementation in key aspects of their portfolio responsibilities. Of course many of the issues raised were not new and the problems existed well before this government came to office. To say we inherited a fiscal mess would be as close to an under-statement as you could get. Large corrections in public expenditure across most areas of government have been necessary to ensure a sustainable public sector capable of delivering the services and resources upon which the community has come to depend. This process unfortunately cannot be undertaken without incurring some sort of short to medium term financial restraint. Despite the introduction of these stringent economic measures, the Dubbo electorate has still managed to attract significant government investment in the key areas of health, housing and roads. The cabinet visit coincided with a series of key ministerial announcements in the environment, housing and resources portfolios. Prior to attending cabinet, Environment Minister Robyn Parker was at Taronga Western Plains Zoo to pay tribute to the role our frozen zoo plays in conserving the Great Barrier Reef. Meanwhile, Minister for Family and Community Services Pru Goward delivered Apollo House a further $283,000 in funding to continue with its successful Dubbo Resilience program. And to top it off, Deputy Premier Andrew Stoner and Energy and Resources Minister Chris Hartcher announced that the government had approved the mining lease for the new $116 million gold mine at Tomingley. I am particularly excited about this project and the jobs and investment that it will bring to the region. Minister for Education Adrian Piccoli and I visited Dubbo College after the cabinet meeting had concluded and met with the principals of the three campuses to receive a briefing on developments at the college. Thursday saw me travelling to Forbes and Parkes where Minister for Mental Health and Western NSW Kevin Humphries and I called in on the Forbes Mens Shed to discuss mental health initiatives and we also paid a visit to Parkes Public School. Friday of last week witnessed two further special occasions in the Dubbo electorate. During the afternoon, the Hon Marie Bashir, Governor of New South Wales was on hand to name a new aircraft at the Royal Flying Doctor Base. In the evening I had the great pleasure of jointly hosting a dinner with Nick Greiner, Chairman of Infrastructure NSW, where he addressed local business leaders about the infrastructure possibilities and future development of this important region of New South Wales. The parliamentary sitting year begins in earnest this week and is the first of five such weeks out of the next six that I am required to be in Sydney for the bulk of that time. I always try to make time available even during these busy sitting periods for constituent meetings and visits around the electorate however, I would appreciate your patience and understanding if my office is unable to accommodate your request for time with me as early as you would like.

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PUBLIC NOTICE the annual general meeting of the Canowindra Historical Society will be held on 5 March 2013 at 10am at the Historical Museum Gaskill Street, Canowindra. All welcome.

FOUND Ford car key at Fisherman's Bend on the riverbank just after Christmas. Owner can pick up from Phoenix office or call 0418 413 753.

FOR SALE Fridge/freezer 2 door near new LG, instant ice. $1,100ono ph 0419 226 730

GARAGE SALE Saturday 2 March 9am-3pm, 4195 Belubula Way Moorbel. Lawn mowers & gardening equipment, gardening furniture & tools, kids bikes, kids toys, DVDs, PS2 games, table & chairs, furniture, household goods & bric-a-brac.

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SWIMMING CLUB Backstroke Championships improved backstroke times later in the night and as usual winners will be announced on Presentation night which will be on Friday 22 March. Caleb Giger and Dominic Smyth improved themselves out of the Spoon semis as they dropped their times by 3 seconds. In the Spoon final it was a close race as Brayden Fliedner had to swim a 2 second personal best to win the Spoon in a time of 26 seconds. The relay was a big one with six lanes of 11 swimmers and the older boys were spread among the lanes. The lead changed many times through-out the 11 laps until the last swimmers who were all in the water at nearly the same time at the final changeover. Curtis Hughes held off fast finishing brother Regan in lane five and Josh Flannery in Lane 6. Collecting their pennants with Curtis were Damon McKay, Ella Andrews, Dominic Smyth, Gabby Clements, Nick Jeffrey, Ellie Dicton, Alex and Amara Flannery, Jamie Austin and Ciaran Etty. This weeks Championships are butterfly and the Learn to Swim cup. So any young swimmer in their first year of Swimming club is eligible to enter this race. So sign up by Thursday afternoon and be ready for roll call at 5:45pm.

CLAY TARGET CLUB Held last Sunday 17 February, 40 shooters came from Orange Parkes, Cowra, Boorowa, Yass, Bathurst Narromine, Grenfell and local to compete in the three events. In hot, fine weather, Barry Rue won the Double Barrel Championship with a score of 140/140. Barry shot really well shotting 163 straight for the day. Grant Spencer from Orange shot 140/141 straight for the day. Congratulations to Canowindra shooters Jack Beath and Philip Knight who were graded up from C Grade to B Grade. 25 Target Single Barrel AA Grade: =1st B Rue & A Drogemuller A Grade: =1st P Sullivan, T Dolbel &

A Hurford B Grade: 1st R Fryer 2nd R Nash C Grade: =1st S Nash & P Knight 50 Target Double Barrel Championship AA Grade: 1st D Player 2nd J Caltabiano A Grade: 1st G Spencer 2nd D Weal B Grade: 1st F Fryer 2nd S Laspino C Grade: 1st P Knight 2nd J Beath 25 Target Championship 1st D Weal 2nd P Sullivan Overall High Gun D Weal from Bathurst. The next shoot will be held on Sunday 17 March starting at 12noon with a barbecue lunch out at the Club off Eugowra Road. Orange Open Shoot is being held this weekend and some Canowindra Clay Target Club members will be attending, so look for the results next week.

HORSEMANSHIP ON DISPLAY Central West Team Penning was estab-lished in 2011 and this coming Friday and Saturday nights will be the first twilight series the Club has organised. Our aim is to broaden the sport through-out NSW by holding events that give people the opportunity to experience the sport. Team Penning is a fun fast growing horse sport suitable for all ages and level of riding abilities. It's fun for all the family and involves teams of three. The aim is to work together in your team to pen three head of cattle wearing the same coloured collars from a mob within two minutes. A warning bell is sounded 30 second prior to the end of the run. Arena sorting involves the team cutting out the correct sequence of cattle and drive them into the pen, while holding back the other cattle. The cattle must be moved from one pen to the other in the correct order within the time allowed. There will be 10 head of cattle in the end of the arena marked with numbers from 0 to 9 plus 2 head of unmarked cattle, total-ling 12 head. The starting number for the team is announced when the first rider crosses the gateway where the starting number is given and the team begins sorting in numerical order, eg. if the number announced is 6 then 7, 8, 9, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 are sorted. Come along for a great family evening out from 3pm Friday and Saturday afternoons, events should finish around 10pm.

Opening 6:30pm Saturday 9 March 2013 @ River Bank Gallery 71 Gaskill Street Canowindra 02 6344 2778 www.riverbankgallery.com.au