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PARTS & MACHINERY Issue 132 www.canowindraphoenix.com.au Wednesday 10 Movember 2010
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Community Meeting Regarding
MOWERS, TRACTORS, RTVS, Canowindra Pool Manager Position
STATIONARY ENGINES & GENERATORS Wednesday 12 November 2010 @ 6:30pm
& at Canowindra Bowling Club
There have been no successful tenders submitted for the operation of the
Canowindra swimming pool this season. Normally the pool opens on the second
HAY MOWERS, RAKES & BALERS week of November, being this Friday 12 November. Cabonne Council were advised
in March this year that they would have to advertise the three year tender, however
COME IN AND SEE THE RANGE it was not done until August, and again in October. Although the Canowindra Pool
Action Group asked for a meeting to create a contingency plan in the event of no
Mill Street CANOWINDRA tenders, nothing has been done.
P: 02 6344 1208 F: 6344 1845 On Tuesday 2 November Council representatives called a meeting to be held the
M: 0427 247 736 next day for key users groups. About 15 people attended, along with Council
representatives Rob Staples, Director of Engineering, and Dennis O'Brien, Urban
Snippets... Assets Coordinator, and our local Councillors. At the outcome of the meeting a few
plans were tabled for the short and long term. As there was no guarantee given
Photos People are invited to submit that the pool will open to the public in the near future, it was decided to hold a
photos of “What Canowindra public meeting to discuss what to do.
means to you”. These will be At present there is some talk of the pool opening for user groups, such as
displayed in the window of Phil & Swimming Club, if they have adequate lifesaving qualifications, and are an
Mel Hammond’s store Canowindra incorporated body. This will depend on whether Council can find someone to test
Hardware. Your photos will be the water quality on a daily basis. This will also not open the pool for the general
copied and put up: have a caption public and is only a short term partial solution.
if you want; just your name; or We need to get vocal and get a solution to this problem. Not having a town pool
remain completely anonymous. will have a huge social, mental and physical effect on the residents, as well as a
Paintings by David Isbester will be financial, tourism and lifestyle impact (eg people going out of town to swim then do
revealing this Saturday night 13 their shopping there). Who would want to come to a town that is 40+ degrees in
November at The River Bank the summer, with no lovely beach or river to swim in safely, and no pool either?
Gallery from 5pm. Please note the There is a public meeting about this issue next Wednesday night 10 November
earlier time, so you can catch the 6.30pm at the Canowindra Bowling Club.
P e r f o r ma n c e b y Ge o f f r e y Please show your support for the Canowindra Pool by attending the meeting.
Council representatives and all local media have been invited.
Lancaster - this Friday at taste If you know of anyone interested in running the pool, please encourage them to
Canowindra 6:30pm on Saturday talk to Rob Staples at Cabonne Council on 02 6390 7100.
13 November. Geoffrey Lancaster Please contact Canowindra Pool Action Group member Ash Wright on 0427 448 480
recital accompanied by cellist or 02 6344 8480 if you would like further information.
David Periera in a special fund
raiser for the music department of
Canowindra High School. The Book your
ticket price will be $65. Geoffrey
Lancaster is donating his fee in
addition to a small contribution
Christmas
from taste Canowindra to make
this possible. Party now GOLD
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6pm Friday 12 November at 56 Gaskill Street Canowindra 02 6344 1009
Sally’s on the Verandah @ the
Royal Hotel with a new menu.
Bookings are essential as there is Thursday 11 November
limited seating. Call 6344 1201
to reserve your table, especially if
you wish to dine there after David
Remembrance Day
Isbester’s exhibitionist opening on. at Canowindra Memorial Park
Proud: New members to the board It’s time to let the wilds of your
of The Age of Fishes Museum Inc 10:15am for a 10:30am start upper lip run free.
were announced last night at the Fur up for a good cause!
AGM. Congratulations to Mim All schools will be attending Funds raised help The Prostate Cancer
Loomes, Alex Ritchie and Bruce and participating in the Foundation of Australia &
Loomes (no, he and Mim are not
married to each other). Remembrance Day Service. beyondblue - the national depression
Product congratulations to Kubota initiative.
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To the editor... tasteCanowindra
Just a quick email to let you know that 42 Ferguson Street Canowindra
myself, Knight Boy, and Captain Lycra
both successfully completed the MS still some dates available
Sydney to Gong Ride on the Sunday just for Christmas functions…
passed. but our calendar is filling
A glorious day was had with Sydney fast so book now!!
really turning on the charm with the
weather, which was a relief after the gourmet breakfast
dreary Friday and Saturday weather that
prompted me to go to my old trusty bike 8am - 11am
shop to purchase some wet weather tyres
on the Saturday.
PUBLIC FORUM: LANDHOLDERS & Saturday& Sunday
WIND FARMS Central Tablelands
A capacity turn out of ten thousand cyclists
were in attendance of all different shapes
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cycle went passed me at one stage which turbines can earn significant revenue.
I struggled to keep in their slipstream to This is your chance to hear first hand
find out that the guy pedalling on the about wind farm projects - from concept
back was in fact completely blind. My hat to delivery - from those with experience.
certainly goes off to that duo, I might add Hear from experts - landholders
operating, or planning wind farms &
also that they quickly became a dot in the people working in the industry - about
distance as they disappeared from view the steps involved in wind farm
such was their heroic speed through the development for landowners.
slippery roads of the National Park. Friday 26 November 2010
I have almost reached my goal of one 8:15 – 4pm at the Blayney Bowling Club.
NSW Renewable Energy Precinct
thousand dollars thanks to the kind Program: Dr Chris Briggs – State wide
donations of my sponsors, and would also Coordinator for the program - on the
like to point out that its still not to late to latest government initiatives.
sponsor either Andrew Holmes or myself Wind Industry: Russell Marsh – Project Mrs Daisy Toohey Patron of the
Manager with the Clean Energy Council Canowindra Hospital Auxiliary,
for anyone who wished to do so but hasn't presenting Mrs Peggy Beath President
on the Energy Market for Renewables of Canowindra Hospital Auxiliary with
got around to it yet. Also the team which Legal issues: Hugh Piper – lawyer
we rode for is having a fundraising her 20 year Service Bar
Newcastle and Armidale based –
auction if any local businesses has any- extensive experience with the wind LONG SERVICE RECOGNISED
thing they would like to donate for the industry Three Members of the Canowindra
Planning: Jonathon Carle -Government Hospital Auxiliary are celebrating the
auction. I would be glad to take any culmination of 50 years service this year,
representative will provide an overview of
enquiries either via email the regulatory and planning process Mrs Peggy Beath, 20 years, Mrs Muriel
corey_surfing@hotmail.com or on Wind Data: Dr. Matthew Bechley from Yell, 20 years and Mrs Marjorie Snelling
0459 034 001. Garrad Hassan on how to make wind 10 years, the members of the Auxiliary
I managed to complete the 90km journey data bankable and community congratulate these three
Landholders: David Parfett on Existing volunteers and thank them for their
in a time of three hours, and Andrew efforts toward the continuing support to
wind farm and Kim Masters on proposed
came in with a time of three hours twenty wind farm our local Soldier’s Memorial Hospital.
minutes. Business structures: Cooperative to The Auxiliary have also been fortunate in
Donations can be made by visiting company – models for bringing the receiving a wonderful Queen size patch-
www.gongride.org.au clicking on donate resource to market. Overview with Jamie work quilt to raffle through the generous
Chivers, Project Manager Kyoto Energy donation from Mrs Bronwyn Guest of
then searching for either Andrew Holmes Eugowra.
Park
or Corey Knight. Or by contacting my on Grid Connections: Chris Dalitz, Country The Quilt (below) is on display at the Age
the above phone number or via my email. Energy Dubbo, outlines this all important, of Fishes Museum this week and raffle
The warm fuzzy feeling you get from final step tickets are available, we will also have
supporting such a worthwhile cause is For landholders, residents, councils, local raffle tickets available Saturday
business and industry; any and all who 13 November, outside Lawrence’s IGA
included in the cost of the donation Supermarket, this raffle will continue into
are interested in finding out more.
Thanks again to all my sponsors, RSVP: Friday 19 November (for cater- the New Year, money raised by the
Corey Knight aka Knight Rider... ing) 0457 594 193 grant.christopherson@ Hospital Auxiliary goes to buy equipment
Canowindra environment.nsw.gov.au much needed in our hospital, so please
support this worthy cause.

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1 teaspoon salt obviously, it would be preferable not to
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3 garlic cloves minced but in reality this is not the case and in Canowindra High School students from
the meantime we can only educate the Rear 8 through to Year 11 helped at
Steam the beans until they are just public as to the needs of the situation, many venues during the 2010
cooked but still have some crunch. Let pledge our support to the troops and do Canowindra Show 24 to 25 September.
what is right for Australia. The very popular animal nursery was
them cool, cover and place in the re- For me, as an MP, there is no bigger
frigerator. Mix all of the rest of the once again run by high school students
decision than making the call to send our including Rosemary Wilson, Casey
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beans & serve. Perfect with lasagne. fought in the First and Second World Grimshaw. The girls did a fantastic job
Wars, who went overseas to defend our keeping the young children very happy
Fashion Saffi country on foreign soil made an and the animals safe.
Step into Saffi, Liz Mitchell’s new fashion enormous sacrifice so we could enjoy a
boutique, and you feel as though you conflict free society. But unfortunately
have been transported to another today’s world is not free of violence and
world. Soft white walls provide a blank all Australians, whether directly or
canvas to contrast with all the colourful indirectly, have felt the increasing
clothes and accessories., an oasis of instability. Threats of terrorism dominate
stylish luxury in the country. the newspaper headlines and infiltrate
Liz gave much consideration to what she not just the newsroom, but all the way
wanted to stock, having help from one through society and into our homes. It is
of her cousins who has had many years therefore imperative for our Government
of experience in retail fashion. In to make informed decisions and tackle
particular, two of her labels have local these threats rather than wait for them to
connections: Pomegranate is owned and land on our shores.
designed by Hamish Barker, brother of I am one of the very few people outside
successful local shed fabricator Matt the military who has had the privilege of
Barker of MGA Central West. Anna visiting our troops on the ground. On
Stranger, with husband Sam produces Anzac Day two years ago I visited Kanda-
Straniero Olive Oil in Canowindra, is har, the main base in Afghanistan. Each
sister-in-law of Lou Kendall, one of the nation stationed in Afghanistan, including
owners of LouenHide who design and the Afghan National Army, came to the
produce stunning leather handbags and Australian dawn service – not because it
stylish sunglasses. was also an important day for them, but
Other fantastic labels include: 3Fish, because they knew it was a very big day
for us. I will never forget being there at
saturday 20 november
100% sustainable fair trade organic
cotton basics, dedicated to carbon the dawn service with our troops, and
alongside the British, Americans, French,
at The Woodstock Hotel
neutral production; La Vie a young, fresh
modern style; Lounge, an asymmetric Canadians and Dutch, it was an enor-
mously moving experience.
12noon til late
directional range of natural toned casual
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style for defined lines. just how good and well-trained our
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kimono silk rings, bangles and hair clips; the Afghans, teaching them how to build
Kirstin Ash nostalgic pendants and rings; schools and hospitals, to teaching trade The Ogretones, Ben Ransom
Peter Lang and Samantha Wills SERIOUS skills and training the Afghan National + more
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favoured by overseas & local celebrities; sons, as to why we are there and I per-
and beautiful Liberte accessories. sonally believe that this is something we Dress hippy Prizes for best dressed ♀♂
Liz invites you to come have a look and have to do and deal with as soon as pos- BBQ beef & gravy rolls, sausage sizzle
immerse yourself in the comfort of her sible.
shop. Find something that makes you The Hon John Cobb MP for Calare KIDS STUFF slides & jumping castle
feel special and celebrate the female Shadow Minister for Agriculture & Food Woodstock Hotel bus available, call
form. Security 02 6345 0262 to arrange pick ups
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SPORT
SWIMMING CLUB NEWS
BANGAROO BISTRO OPEN 7 DAYS
LUNCH 12 noon to 2.30pm
Senior Cricket Report
The disrupted season continued for
DINNER 6.00pm to 8.30pm
COWRA NETBALL ASSOCIATION
Canowindra Swimming Club may REPRESENTATIVE TRYOUTS 2011
commence this Friday at 5:45pm, there is Canowindra’s A grade cricket team on All interested players are invited to at-
no way to sign up before hand so just Saturday when their match against tend trials for the 2011 season. These will
turn up on Friday night. Grenfell was washed out 2 overs into the take place over two Sundays during No-
The swimming pool may be open for second innings. vember and players must attend BOTH
groups providing they a suitably Captain Nick Guthrie won the toss and sessions. Organisation is as follows
qualified person, ie bronze medallion elected bat. The Grenfell opening bowlers Dates: Sunday 14 November &
holder, present to oversee the group. bowled with discipline and this payed off Sunday 28 November
The town meeting at the Bowling Club for them with both Canowindra opening Times: 11s and 17s ‐ 8am
on Wednesday at 6:30 will shed light on batsmen Nick Whatman (4) and Peter 12s and 15s ‐ 9.30am
the matter, so listen a school assemblies Guthrie (11) back in the pavilion within 13s and 14s ‐ 11am
for updates on Thursday morning. the first 10 overs. The momentum Place: Netball Courts Col Stinson Oval
While swimming club has not had any continued for Grenfell through Bring: Water, hat, sunscreen and an
registration days this will not matter too Canowindra’s middle order with adult to sign your application form.
much as all registrations need to be continuous wickets falling. Canowindra Please note that players can only trial for
done on line this year. scrambled to 7-51 at drinks after 23 the age group they will be in next year,
Registrar, Vanessa Fagan, will help all overs, Brendan Traves was the only with the exception of the 17s (16 year old
swimmers with this form of registration if batsman who looked like he could mend players will be considered).
they require it. the innings together, he played with
Registration fees this year will be $60 per determination before being undone for
swimmer, plus an administration fee of 10.
about 0:60 cents will be charged by After drinks Haydon Hodge (12) and
Swimming Australia for registering Jacob Devlin (22) played aggressively and
online. managed to put on 18 runs for the
Of this $60 Canowindra Swimming Club seventh wicket. The partnership ended
gets about eight dollars: Swimming Aus- when Hodge top edged a pull shot which
tralia gets $49 and Mountains & Plains was caught at midwicket. Devlin pushed
Swimming gets $3. on and Canowindra’s innings came to an
So students, listen at Assembly on Thurs- end when he was caught behind whilst
day, grown ups (?) ask at The Phoenix trying to score some quick runs. Nick
and we will see if the pool is going to be Willson was left not out on 2 and
open ready for action on Friday night. Canowindra were all out for 77.
With the ominous clouds in the near
distance, Grenfell came out with
aggression hoping to score the required Lincoln Townsend with ‘Titan’ and judges
Get rid of cockroaches, spiders, 78 runs in quick time. Brendan Traves
termites and other pests! picked up one wicket before the rain Many Canowindra High School ag classes
made it too difficult to control the new worked with the school steer “Titan” to
call Barry Heaslip at ball and both captains agreed to get him ready to compete in the 2010
temporarily abandon the match. The rain
Inland Pest
Canowindra Show. Tasks included
only worsened and not another ball was washing, grooming, leading, feeding and
bowled. weighing him over many months.
Next week the A graders have the bye, Lincoln Townsend from Year 11
Management training will still be held at 5pm on
Thursday as preparation starts for the
match against Cavaliers in a fortnight.
Agriculture led Titan in the Junior Parade
event and both he and the steer were
awarded First place.
Spider service $180 (GST inc) Danny Daley, also in Year 11, diligently
conditions apply Thank you Year 12 Class of 1990! helped prepare him on Show Day, Titan
Who generously donated $600 weighed in at a healthy 505kg.
Treating all pests to Canowindra High school in after
0428 441 138 their successful 20 year reunion on
the weekend. C
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