The Canowindra Phoenix March 26

IMAGE: (L to R) Johnny Lawrence, Rob Morris, Julie Middleton, Michelle Fisher, Gwen Campbell, Pete Watt and Graham Rice

Local IGA Helps Fund Community Lawrence’s IGA has been busy these past few weeks! Johnny and the staff presented a cheque to the Fitness Path working party for $4000 last week. The cheque was made up from the Community Chest loyalty point pro-gram which runs all year and is raised in a va-riety of ways including purchasing products with the IGA Community Chest logo printed on the label. Julie Middleton from the Fitness Path working party was thrilled to receive this injection of funds into the project, “Law-rence’s IGA has been so supportive of this community project and we are very grateful for this donation which will go towards land-scaping the exercise sites” she said “the fi-nal piece of equipment, the ‘King Kong’, was installed last week and edging and mulching of this area will be happening in the near fu-

ture.” The ‘King Kong’ is the only one of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere and com-pletes the circuit of fitness equipment that is now available at the Oval. The IGA also donated $4000 to the Canow-indra Preschool from the Community Chest points collected. ‘We were delighted with the generosity and thank the community for supporting local businesses and their local preschool” says Adelaide Dunn, “the money will go towards equipment and improving the preschool.” When asked why johnny Lawrence chose to donate the money to these segments of the community he said, “I felt like they were worthy causes.” Keep up the generous work IGA!

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Cranky Rock Debate Continues...

Dear Editor,

In relation to Bob Sherwood’s letter I can think of other words than loose cannon! It absolutely amazes me the reaction that dams have on misguided people. In our last drought the river ran dry that is correct, dry, although Lake Rowlands had plenty of wa-ter in it. This water is being earmarked for everywhere except it’s natural water flow of the Belubula River. There was a cloud over whether water was being pumped further upstream however land owners never got an answer. Where were the people then scream-ing about water viability? The greenies didn’t care about our plight then when it was need-ed. For people unaccustomed to the Belubula valley, it is unique for its series of billabongs and sub terrain rivers, it has water very close to the surface allowing us to grow crops like Lucerne which this valley is famous for with-

out having to irrigate. There is no evapora-tion of water underground. This is with a dam at Carcoar that is effectively built on a hill, which irrigators only having access to ap-proximately 1% of water that flow through this valley. Now for the next issue the Labour Govern-ment bought a vast amount of licenses on the Lachlan Scheme, they send this water down every year and every year it doesn’t make the Murray because there are marshes at the end of the river. Now this is the most interesting thing, these marshes are for native flora and fauna. So what do we do? Instead of flood-ing the marshes once every five or so years when there is a heavy rainfall event, we flood them every year. This has resulted in bird’s nests being flooded (for they know where the water height should be) and the big old river gums being so badly waterlogged that they have all died. It is now a haven for black-berry bushes, foxes and pigs. But you don’t hear the greenies say anything, they sit back in their city homes eating food produced in rural Australia and think they are doing their duty towards the environment. The world is running out of places to grow crops, this dam will see Canowindra blossom in tourism and intensive farming. The result will be more jobs and a more sustainable town not wholly dependent on broad acre cropping. We need this dam supported in meetings in Canberra and Sydney. Saying that Canowin-dra residents are against it is ludicrous.

Sincerely yours, Mark Brown

THUMBS UP To the organisers of the Happy Wanderers for a lovely day on Thursday.

THUMBS DOWN To the person who drove along Mandurama Road into Canowindra and didn’t cover their load on the way to the tip, rubbish all over the road. Not happy.

THUMBS UP For the new Black Caviar on the horizon, Black Baksheesh which won in Trangie last week

THUMBS DOWN To the girl who drove through the Caravan Park doing 80mph, there were children around you should be more careful!

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Photography Competition- The Phoenix has teamed up with CTM Photography to encour-age anyone with a love of picture taking to take part in their competition. The comp, en-titled ‘Canowindra: The Place You Call Home’, will run up to the last day of the Balloon Chal-lenge and can be a photo of anything from a person to a pot plant as long as it’s your own work. Our two categories are over and under 16’s and the winners will be awarded their framed photos on the 20th April. So get snapping and send in your pics to [email protected] or post them on our facebook events page!

Cast Your Votes!- This Saturday election day, or E-Day for the candidates so be sure to vote for your favourite. A polling station at Canowindra High School from 8am to 6pm. For more info on polling stations or other ways to vote go to www.votensw.info

Flickerfest Update- Jane Atkinson was the lucky winner of our Flickerfest Giveaway to go and see License To Thrill at Rosnay. We caught up with her to see if she enjoyed herself on Saturday, “Flickerfest was great! The short movies, curry, dessert and com-pany were wonderful. Thanks to Rosnay for the free tickets. Rob and I really enjoyed the night” said Jane.

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One Horse Town- Canowindra was literally a ‘one horse town’ this week as a rider took advantage of the quiet afternoon and went for a trot up Gaskill Street!

Preschool Shopping Night This Friday!- The annual shopping night will offer up food, wine, entertainment and most importantly, shopping! Enjoy a glass of champers as you peruse the stalls. Tickets are $20 and the evening starts at 6pm.

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I hope, with the state election happening on Saturday, that every voter does their re-search prior. It appears that this election seem to be pre-dominantly about whether of not to lease (for 99 years) the poles and wires. Voters should note that:• The Liberal government propose to pri-

vatise only 49% of the poles and wires• We, out here, are under the umbrella of

‘Essential Energy’• Essential Energy is a NSW government

corporation• This leasing proposal does not include

Essential Energy and consequently will not affect us out here.

I make this claim through the research I have done and I stand to be corrected if my re-search has let me down.I also understand that, in the event of a Liberal government be-ing returned to office, a proportional chunk of the proposed sale will be spent on infra-structure in the Central West. Recently I have heard rumours of whispers that there are plans in place to privatise all sewer pipes and, can you believe it, the Opera House! I wouldn’t be surprised with the Opera House, believe it or not, I worked on the site install-ing precast concrete panels when alterations were made to get the building back in line with the ‘original’ plans.

Sincerely,Steve GradyCanowindra

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Eureka Plants was moved here for the ex-quisite soil and water access. Eureka grows all ranges of roses from the miniature rose varieties right through to bush and standard roses (and everything in between). They also specialise in complementary plants to roses; for example lavender, foxgloves and delphini-ums. As agents for some of the world’s best rose breeders, it enables Eureka to introduce new varieties into Australia each year. The move to Canowindra has really felt like ‘com-ing home’ for our family of six. The welcome and support we have gained from the com-munity has been amazing and we truly feel that we were meant to be here. Come and meet the family at their Rose Sale on 28th March 8am till noon. Based in Canowindra, Calidad Drilling is

one of Australia’s most efficient, safe and environmentally friendly drilling contractors. Owner and Canowindra local, Greg Wythes, has an extensive knowledge in drilling prac-tices and knows the most suitable way to ap-proach problems and deliver a positive solu-tion. Greg has worked around the world and brought back drilling techniques which have won Calidad Drilling contracts with some of Australia’s largest mining companies. Greg is happy that the company has found success and is able to bring it back to the town he grew up in. The Calidad Drilling team can develop water bores for stock, domestic and irrigation use. Hard rock is not an issue, they also test holes and do clean-outs and the relining of bore holes. For more information call Greg on 0447 837 455.

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Be A Natural Beauty…The beauty industry is a $300 billion dollar empire. Everyday we’re surrounded by tips, tricks and products that promise to make us look younger and prettier. Whether it’s smoothing out crow’s feet or tightening up bums there’s an invention out there that says it can deliver, the problem is this delivery usually comes with a price tag large enough to add a few more lines and gray hairs! If you don’t fancy spending a week’s wages on the latest wrinkle melting, collagen injecting mir-acle cream made of dragon’s blood and uni-corn tears, why not try some of these natural remedies to feel and look young that won’t break the bank! For starters, the idea of beauty is to make someone feel good and to emphasise their features rather than covering them up under a trowel laden layer of foundation. Feeling beautiful should be a pain free, luxurious pro-cess. Here’s some easy, cheap ways to get you on the way to feeling fabulous!

• Sugar ScrubSugar may be bad for your body but it’s great for your skin! Because your skin doesn’t metabolize fructose and glucose like your fat cells do it is a great way to tighten up pores and smooth out skin! A sugar scrub in a shop might set you back $20 so head to your kitchen instead. Mix equal parts white, brown or raw sugar with olive or almond oil and add essential oils of choice (to give it a nice smell). Rub this mixture onto your skin and massage for a couple of minutes then rinse off with warm water!

• Egg-Nana Hair TreatmentThis is a good one if you have any extra break-fast food left over. Want shiny locks? Open the fridge and mix up one egg and a mashed banana. Apply this as a thick paste to your hair and leave on for half an hour. Wash out as you usually would and you’ll have touch-able tresses in no time.

• Honey Face MaskRaw honey is one of the natural world’s great-est treasures. Not only is it anti-bacterial and never goes off but it is also great for getting soft skin! Once a week gently warm a table-spoon of raw honey by rubbing in-between your fingers and rub it evenly onto your face. Leave on for ten minutes and then delight in your after honey-glow after you rinse off with warm water.

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I moved to Orange in 2008 to start my career as a registered nurse and I’ve quickly come to value the community connections we en-joy here in the Central West. We’re living in a beautiful part of the state that has both his-tory and opportunity, and I’m standing as a Greens candidate because I want to play my part in protecting everything we value about this region. Our public services are vital to the wellbeing of our communities. Schools and TAFEs need to have the resources and staff to give quality, accessible training and

give young people the opportunity to train for the jobs of the future. Our water is the backbone of our agricultural productivity and the lifeblood of our towns and villages. We need to safeguard the health of our rivers and make use of smart, modern approaches like stormwater harvesting and efficiency im-provements to secure the water needed for towns, agriculture and the environment. Our region has ideal conditions to become the state’s heartland for wind and solar energy. Innovation and manufacturing in the clean

Janelle Says ‘Vote Green’energy sector can bring new, high-tech job opportunities and help to ensure our eco-nomic future while we transition away from polluting coal and gas. Although I’m relatively new to this region, I’ve come to admire the character and special attractions that each of our cities, towns and villages displays. Let’s secure the future of our people and communities by working together to build on the opportunities we have here in the elec-torate of Orange.

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The Easter Bunny’s been today, he dropped some eggs along the way, follow the clues - you must be wise, as they will lead you to your prize…Easter is almost upon us once more! This Christian holiday is recognised by religious and non-religious alike as a celebration of new life. A great way to enjoy Easter Sun-day is with egg hunts. These are fun for chil-dren of all ages and you don’t need to spend a fortune! You can buy small chocolate eggs or even hard boil real eggs and get the kids to paint them. For baskets any old bucket or bag will do and again to add to the fun get the little ones to paint their basket before the hunt begins. Easter egg hunts can be colour coded, laden with clues or can even consist of parts of the Easters story so each sentence they find has to be organised to make sense. Another integral part of Easter celebrations

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Where do you work? ‘I’ve just started work-ing at the Canowindra Phoenix and I was the owner of Sabatini Hairdressers.What interested you in working for the Phoenix? I enjoy sales and admin work and I love a new challenge.What are your hobbies? Reading, cooking and spending time at the dam.If you won the lotto what would you spend the money on? A big holiday then probably invest it.What are your worst habits? Listening to terrible rap music (and enjoying it! Haha) and talking too much.If you could have dinner with anyone (alive, dead or imaginary) who would it be? My amazing family and boyfriend! No-body’s company could beat theirs.What is your biggest fear? I absolutely hate tunnels!Where is your favourite place in the world? I have visited Fiji twice and loved it but no place beats home =)

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WHAT’S On26 Mar-19 Apr

Photography Competition “Canowindra: The Place You Call Home”. Send your photos to [email protected]

26 Mar Small Business Bus from 9am-3pm outside the Canowindra Hotel on Blatchford St. Giving local small businesses the chance to seek personal advice from some experts.

27 Mar Canowindra Food Basket @ Uniting Church Hall 9:30am -12pm.27 Mar Canowindra Pythons Junior Rugby Union Sign up day from 3:30 @ Canowindra

Sports Complex (Canowindra Oval). Free BBQ with the Rugby Club bar open.27 Mar Canowindra Preschool Shopping Night. Tickets $20 includes supper & bub-

bles on arrival. Tickets available from the preschool office. For more information call 6344 1261 or Mandy Townsend on 0417 474 925.

28 Mar Farm Gate Rose Sale @ Eureka Plants, from 8am-12pm, 1166 Fish Fossil Drive, Nyrang Creek. For more information or any specific rose requests contact Luke or Beth on 6344 3180.

28 Mar Midnight Drifters Performing @ Orange Ex-Services Club at 8pm. For more information phone 6362 2666.

28-29 Mar

Peter Larsen Watercolour Workshop @ Eddy’s Of Canowindra. For more infor-mation phone Catherine on 0498 729 947.

28-29 Mar

Wellington Boot Racing Carnival @ Wellington Showground. For more info visit www.visitwellington.com.au

29 Mar Easter Family Fun Festival @ Robertson Pk, Summer St Orange. For more in-formation phone Malcolm on 02 5310 2474.

29 Mar Try A Fly Day Helicopter trial instruction & joy flights @ Cowra Aero Club, Airport Rd Cowra. For more information visit www.cowratourism.com.au

29 Mar Cowra Railway Station Open Day @ Cowra Railway Station, Lynch St Cowra. From 9am-3pm. For more information phone 6342 3117.

29 Mar Great Volcanic Mountain Challenge 9am @ Pinnacle picnic ground to Mt Cano-bolas. For more information phone Dennis Murphy on 6363 1119.

1 Apr Angela Ellis Fitness Term 2 Boot Camp Signup @ Moorbel Hall from 5pm. For more details call Ang on 0428 165 905.

2 Apr Canowindra Community Bowls & Recreation Club TRIVIA NIGHT 7pm @ Canowindra bowling Club. Tickets $20 p/head including dinner. Phone the club on 6344 1605 to book. RSVP by Mon 30th March.

3 Apr Forbes Easter Camel Races @ Forbes Race Course, gates open 10am. For more information call 0414 682 754.

3-5 Apr Tullamore Irish Festival. Featuring U2 tribute band Elevation & Eric Bogle, also a Street parade with lots of entertainment. $30 p/head, kids under 18 free. For more information phone 0478 438 052.

4 Apr Moorbel Hall Markets @ Moorbel Hall, Auxiliary St Canowindra. 8am-12pm.4 Apr Static Nomatic performing @ The Royal Hotel.7-11 Apr Palette to Palate @ Eddy’s of Canowindra. Enjoy a week of gourmet food, wine

& art. Phone 0498 729 947 for more information.

Love Food? We do. Love Cake? We do. Love Coffee? We do.

Feel the love. Simply Nile Cafe Orange...Heated Courtyard – Cozy Inside and Out

49 Nile St, Orange NSW 2800 Phone:(02) 6363 1991

Tues to Fri 7.30 am to 4pmSat 8am to 4pm

Sun 8am to 12.30pm breakfast/brunch menu

Street Parade, Irish dancing Irish tug o war, Irish hurdles

Market stalls Live Irish music all day Free kids

entertainment www.tullamore.org.au

0478438052

3rd, 4th & 5th April 2015

Featuring

U2 tribute band Elevation & Eric Bogle $30pp

Kids under 18 FREE

The Tullamore Irish Festival is held during Easter and this year will be the 12th. Weav-ing through the festival grounds will be mar-ket stalls, Irish food, BBQ, cakes, hot coffee and ice creams to keep all the family happy. The main stage will be chock full of Irish en-tertainment including U2 Elevation tribute band and Eric Bogle. There will also be the famous Tullamore Irish Hurdles, the Irish Tug of War and generous cash prizes for the ‘wearing of the green’ competition. Free en-tertainment for the children including rides, jumping castles and more will keep the little ones occupied. Entry is $30 for adults and under 18’s go free. The Tullamore Irish Fes-tival is a family event which brings the com-munity together and also shows visitors what a fantastic town Tullamore is. It’s a fabulous excuse to get outside, have a yarn and meet you people. If you’re lucky you might even experience the famous Irish charm!

Get Your Irish On!

CANOWINDRA PUBLIC SCHOOL

TRIVIA NIGHT

Wednesday 15th April at Canowindra Bowling Club

7pm Start, $10 per personTables of 8-10 people

Bookings at Saffi 6344 2888Cheese platters available for preorder for $20

Community Notices


IMAGE: The ladies of Team Canowindra (photo courtesy Rachel Mckenzie)

Team Canowindra consists of 12 people from various backgrounds including nursing, para-medics, teachers and farmers. The team will be taking part in The Weekend to End Wom-en’s Cancer in Sydney which will consist of two 30km walks for 2 days in a row to raise funds for Chris O’Brien Lifehouse. Sasha Mckenzie, who moved to Canowin-dra last year, completed the 2014 walk, “the girls from Canowindra supported me on my last walk and then decided they wanted to take part this year…then next minute hus-bands wanted to be involved and we had a team!” she said “we all have different rea-sons for doing this but one common goal is to help improve treatments. The research done at Lifehouse will spread to surrounding areas and hopefully benefit us in the Central West.” Hats are available to buy at the Canowindra

Swimming Pool until the end of the season and a new style of black cap is coming in soon (for the blokes that don’t want to wear pink!). Team Canowindra will also be sell-ing hats at their Balloon Glow stall on 18th April. “We’re still looking for a major spon-sor for our shirts but so far everyone has been very generous. I’d like to thank Tommy from the Deli for helping run the Trivia Night with Anne Maree, he also made about $600 worth of donations. I’d also like to thank Lisa Cartwright, she has been amazing. She sent out over 300 letters trying to get sponsors for us, you’re a gem!” says Sasha. You can keep an eye out for Team Canowindra round and about town training at the Fitness Path in their ‘aggressive salmon’ shirts, as one of the team members likes to describe them.

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Trades and Services ClassifiedsClad Your Home $7,995 Installed

(85 metres square) *Conditions Apply. PH: 6361 9244 www.panelspan.com.au

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FOR ALL YOUR PLUMBING NEEDS.Gas Fitter, LPGas, personal Service.

Blocked drains cleared. Call Tony 0438 906 125.

Canowindra and districts. L/NO: 1456

FOR SALE2000 Model Hyundai Accent. 3 doors, 4

new tyres, rego expires 27th March. $700 O.N.O Call 0458 227 187 for details.

HANDYMANSmall handyman jobs around

Canowindra. HOUSES CLEANEDCall 0477 505 803 for more info.

For all your small printing needsColour, B&W, range of paper sizes.

Call into Canowindra Phoenix Office on Gaskill Street (opposite the library) for

quick, easy printing or phone 6344 1846.

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Easter Freebie

Sunday 29 March ~ PALM SUNDAY9.30am All Saints’ Anglican Church Canowindra11.15am Cranbury Community Uniting Church2.30pm Welsh Memorial Uniting Church Eugowra

Holy Monday 30 March8am Morning Prayer at All Saints’ Anglican Church Canowindra

Holy Tuesday 31 March8am Morning Prayer at All Saints’ Anglican Church Canowindra

Holy Wednesday 1 April8am Morning Prayer at All Saints’ Anglican Church Canowindra

Maundy Thursday 2 April10am Holy Communion at Peace Memorial Uniting Church Canowindra7pm Holy Communion at All Saints’ Anglican Church Canowindra

The Anglican and Uniting Churches

of Canowindra and surrounding districts.


IMAGE: William ‘Cazza’ Ryan getting into the swing of things during Pythons match. (Photo credit Sasha Mckenzie)

Ladies GolfWednesday 18th March we held our Monthly Medal & Putting Competition.Results: Division1 Julie Fairley. Division 2 was Edna Hughes who also took out the monthly medal. Annette was the winner of our putting comp. Our 9 hole competition will be held over to next week. We held an afternoon tea to send off one of our fond members Pauline Laurie. Ros & Rolly made a very appropri-ate & tasty cake. Pauline has been an asset to our club always friendly, a keen & stylish golfer. She has entertained us as a member from the Bee Gee’s, Sister Act and ABBA. Pauline, you will be missed. Paul & Pauline are heading to greener pastures and we wish them all the best health so as to be able to hit the course in their retirement. This Week - Wed 25th is President V Captain Day 4BBB Stableford which will be sponsored by Edna & Janet.

Canowindra PythonsIt was a great start to the season for the Py-thons, who were runners-up in the Orange City Rugby Invitational 10’s Division 2 Final. With half the team not able to play, a fair few being in Melbourne for Aaron Woolley’s bucks party, the Pythons only entered 12 players deciding to enjoy it and not take the day too seriously. Pythons lost to Orange City Colts 26-5, won against Island Boys 19-12, won against CSU Aggies 10-0 an then went down to Narromine 28-12.

The boys were set for a much needed ale when it was announced they came 4th in Division 2 and had to play the number 1 qualifier Orange City Colts in the semi-final. The Colts had a few seniors in their side to boost the forward pack so luck was against the Pythons. Half time score was 7-7 but Or-ange took the lead 12-7 in the second half. With seconds remaining the Pythons also scored, making it 12 all. The game then went into golden and the Python scored meaning they’d reached the final! Unfortunately Jack Beath hurt his shoulder during this game and was sent to hospital. This mean the Pythons had to play Nar-romine one player short. The Pythons put up a gallant effort but went down 28-7. Mick Grant, Jack Knight, Craig McKenzie, Jake Baker, Jack Beath, Ben Schaefer, Will (Cazza) Ryan and Tom Roth all played excep-tionally. Next Saturday 28th March the Py-thons will have a trial against a Wagga Aggies side at Cowra.

Men’s GolfOn Sunday 22nd March the event was a medal stroke. Winner on the day was Doug Rice on a count back from Tot Fisher with a nett 64. Tot Fisher won the monthly medal. Thanks to Ross Noble for sponsoring the day. Thanks also to Pam for cooking the BBQ. Sponsors day is next Friday 27th. If teams could be there ready to go by 9am and presentation for the day will be at 5pm. The golf club AGM will be next Sunday 29th at 9.30am. No golf until the AGM is over.

Canowindra Sport

CATCH of the week

Carissa Andrews caught this flathead while on holiday in Bermagui

Upcoming Events27/3 SPONSORS DAY29/3 18 Hole Stroke sponsor Bill Flannery3/4 Par 3 Event5/4 3 Person Ambrose Flannery Family Fun Day sponsor Flannery Family6/4 2 Person Ambrose Fun Day

Women’s BowlsNo. 4 Pennant Match played last Thursday at Parkes saw Parkes Railway Diggers defeat Canowindra Amethyst 48-34, winning both rinks and scoring maximum 5 points. No.4 Pennant game played at home on Tuesday saw Canowindra Lilac defeat Parkes Railway Diggers with an aggregate of 72-12. Thanks to the Umpire Moyna Rue. No. 4 Pennant Match played at Forbes on Tuesday saw Forbes defeat Canowindra Am-ethyst with an aggregate of 44-26, winning both rinks. Lilac and Amethyst play their last matches on Thursday 26th March, Lilac against Forbes and Amethyst against Cowra.

The Canowindra Phoenix March 26

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