LUCERNE FOODS The Canowindra Phoenix
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PARTS & MACHINERY Issue 150 www.canowindraphoenix.com.au Wednesday 6 April 2011
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Some of you may have heard that the
Snippets... Moyne Fete was cancelled for this year. Town & Country Trader
Casting: call!!! to all people interested Well you were right, but due to popular
demand the Moyne Fete will now be
CANOWINDRA
in getting involved in forming a new going ahead. The date will be Saturday NEW STOCK ARRIVED
Billican Theatre Group, a meeting will 7 May 2011 between the hours of 11am
be held at The Phoenix office on Antiques secondhand furniture
Thursday 7 April at 6:30pm. If you and 1pm on the grounds of Moyne,
located 2 kilometres out of town on the bric-a-brac & much more
can’t make it, but have talent or skills
in any aspect of theatre: sets Eugowra Road. Buy & Sell Quality Furniture
(painting, building, drawing), acting, This year there will be fruit and
directing, ushering, etc please email vegetables, bric-a-brac, refreshments, 55 Gaskill Street
jo@canowindraphoenix.com.au or call barbeque, Devonshire tea and an odd Mobile 0428 738 258
02 6344 2760 and leave a message. assortment of items.
Resurfaced: the lane between Ryall Monies raised are used to provide
and Waddell Streets was resurfaced resources and equipment necessary for
to help with some of the drainage
problems in town.
the comfort and enjoyment of the Moyne
residents.
Sausage Sizzle
Bikes: now daylight saving has If anyone would like to contribute to this 8am Saturday 9 & Sunday 10 at
finished, bike riding will be held an worthy fundraiser by either donating
hour earlier
Gallery: two exhibitions are on dis-
items such as cooking, furniture, trash and
treasure items, handicrafts etc then please
How Bazaar
formerl
play at the Old Vic Inn for the month
of April. Len Banks has his works hung
contact Amber Meurs or Melissa Thurtell
on 63441475 as soon as possible.
y the G
& cafe
reen S
hed
in gallery and Melissa Lazarou's art We hope to see you all there!!! Also on offer:
adorns the dining room. Pies, lasagne, soup with
Toyworld: Cowra has closed down,
but Judith Curtis will be opening a
clearance shop in 66 Gaskill Street, Hot Air Balloon Rides French crusty bread YUM!
Baguettes, fresh sandwiches
next to Teapots & Tiaras, for the & roast beef rolls.
balloon week starting this Saturday.
Hippy: Graham & Jan Kerr's new Aussie Balloontrek A selection of tarts, cakes &
Kavanagh E180 balloon was friands on offer and now serving
launched last Thursday. It is great that
Canowindra has another new balloon Gift vouchers
in the sky, and as a big sister for
“Chameleon”, their rainbow balloon,
she can carry up to 8 passengers. Discounts on CAFFÉ GRANDE
Gaskill: Street will be blocked to group bookings Devonshire teas a must:
through traffic on Monday 11 April
for set up of the third annual 100 home made scones of course!
Mile Dinner from 3 - 11:30pm. The Call Alan or Chris Mulligan See you there with a smile.
Council will sweep & wash the street
on the Monday morning to get it 02 6361 2552 Dot Cain and staff
ready for 400 people for the 100
Mile dinner and another 300 people or 0427 640 211 18 TILGA STREET CANOWINDRA
who are supporting the diners at The 02 6344 2444
Old Vic Inn and Sally`s on the Balcony www.aussieballoontrek.com.au
at The Royal Hotel.
Flickerfest: Best of Comedy Shorts will
be screened at Rosnay Saturday We will be open
16 April to raise money for the Red
Cross, specifically supporting the
for breakfast from 8am
Japan Earthquake victims. From 7pm Saturday 9 - Sunday 17 April
there will be a sausage sizzle, fol- and every day for the week
lowed by the films at 8pm. For more (except Monday 11th) for:
information contact 1300 767 629 or
www.rosnay.com.au morning tea, lunch,
School: Holidays start at the end of
school Friday 8 April
afternoon tea & dinner 56 Gaskill Street Canowindra
Due to the number of people in town during this time, please book... 02 6344 1009
Canowindra High School tasteCanowindra
42 Ferguson Street Canowindra
Thursday 7 April
10:10am Breakfast
Term 1 Awards Assembly 8:30am everyday from
Jack Sherwin Memorial Hall Saturday 9 April til
Parents and friends welcome Sunday 17 April
Morning tea available lunch & dinner
after the assembly booking essential
INDIGENOUS ART WORKSHOPS
Arts OutWest announces a series of free new exhibition of works
visual art workshops especially for
Aboriginal artists of the Central West. by Joanne Kundel
The workshops are open to all Aboriginal
visual artists in the region and will be a www.tastecanowindra.com.au
combination of art making alongside skills
for selling your work on the professional or phone 02 6344 2332
market.
The sessions are part of a large regional
Aboriginal arts program that will
culminate in a community gathering and
Toy Clearance
exhibition in Bathurst in July. Now that Toyworld® Cowra
All workshops are free but bookings are
encouraged by contacting Arts OutWest has closed:
on 02 6338 4657 to book or if you need YOU GET THE
assistance travelling to a workshop.
COWRA Monday May 2, Tuesday May 3,
Wednesday May 4 10am-3pm at Wesley
BARGAINS !
Centre Hall, Cowra
Thursday May 5, Friday May 6, Saturday
from
May 7 10am-3pm at Dubbo Lands Council
Cost: FREE Supplied: Morning and after-
Saturday 9 April to
noon tea, lunch, some art materials
Bring: Examples of your work, work in
Saturday 16 April ONLY
progress, favourite materials
Canowindra High School 9am - 4pm
Friday 8 April
66 Gaskill Street CANOWINDRA
2:45 pm (next to Teapots & Tiaras)
Opening & Naming of
Michele Berry Pick the Joker IS BACK
at the
Science Centre
Canowindra
High School
Jack Sherwin Memorial Hall
Parents, friends & community JUNCTION HOTEL
tasteCanowindra
members welcome First week up for grabs:
tour of the new facility
following the assembly $1,000
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CONSERVATORIUM VISIT
Thursday 7 April at 10.10am will be a
celebration of student achievement at the
Term 1 Merit Assembly in the Jack
Friday Nights
Sydney Conservatorium of Music will
perform at All Saints Church Canowindra
Sherwin Memorial Hall at Canowindra
High School. All parents and caregivers from 7-8pm
on Saturday 30 April from 2pm.
Directed by David Miller AM, there will be
are invited and welcome to attend.
On Friday 8 April at 2.50pm the entire
& Meat raffle
violin, viola, cello, piano, French horn and school will join together in the Jack All proceeds go to the Anglican
baritone voice performing Chamber and Sherwin Memorial Hall to celebrate the
solo works including Mozart, Brahms, opening of the Michele Berry Science & United Churches
Strauss, Beethoven, Debussi Piazzola, Centre. A number of special visitors and
Saint-Saens Schubert and Ravel. members of Michele’s family will be Corner Gaskill & Ryall Streets
Ticket are $15 per person or $10 conc present to celebrate the new science
and are available at the Age of Fishes facilities. Once again all interested CANOWINDRA
Museum. Fore more information please
phone 0429 443 215.
parents and community members are
welcome to join in the celebrations.
Ph: 02 6344 1365
This
week’s
Join us in an expose of transformation and creative growth in the
Specials at quest for acceptance and actualisation
Local Red Delicious
Local Iceberg lettuce
$2.50kg
$2ea Friends and family are welcome from 6:30pm
Silverbeet
Sugar Snaps
$2bunch
$8kg
Saturday 9 April
Phone orders: 6344 1011 To the of opening of the 2011 exhibitions
Vegie Lasagne
500g pumpkin, peeled & sliced
'Finding Nero' by David Isbester &
1 bunch silverbeet 'Faking It' by Louise Clulow & Kellie Ferguson
500g reduced-fat ricotta
6 spring onions, sliced
½ cup chopped parsley 71 Gaskill Street CANOWINDRA Ph 02 6344 2778
12 sheets instant lasagne, softened www.riverbankgallery.com
info@riverbankgallery.com.au www.davidisbester.com
in hot water Bruce Maynard from Narromine, is a
425g jar tomato pasta sauce fourth generation farmer operating a
Topping: 1,500ha property with his wife Roz and
family. They have transformed their farm
2 eggs into one of Australia's leading examples
2 tbsp plain flour of sustainable agriculture.
2 cups low-fat milk They have incorporated Time Control
Pinch pepper & ground nutmeg Grazing, Whole Farm Planning, Holistic
½ cup grated parmesan cheese Resource Management, Alley Farming, No
Kill Cropping and Stress Free Stockman-
Preheat oven to 180oC. Steam ship into their management. Over 200,000
pumpkin for 3 mins then cool. Sheep eating Saffron thistle trees and 320,000 Saltbush have been
Plunge silverbeet into boiling water planted to transform the farm. The
STRESS FREE LIVESTOCK HANDLING SEMINAR property ‘Willydah’ is well known as a field
until wilted & drain well to remove WITH BRUCE MAYNARD day venue with some 130 major days
excess liquid, combine with ricotta, The Lachlan CMA will be hosting a conducted over the last 5 years along with
onion & parsley in a bowl. Arrange breakfast seminar with Bruce Maynard on numerous private visits.
3 sheets of lasagne on the base of Tuesday 12 April Community Hall, Bruce invented the revolutionary No Kill
ovenproof pan, top with ⅓ each of St Joseph’s Primary School, Pye Street in Cropping system in 1996 that grows crops
pumpkin, tomato sauce & spinach Eugowra. within grasslands rather than replacing
The morning will kick off with a bacon and grasslands as conventional systems do. An
ricotta mix. Repeat twice & top with egg roll at 7am and will be followed by a environmentally kind cropping method
remaining lasagne sheets. Topping: seminar for approximately four hours that slashes input costs and allows great
mix eggs into flour then add milk, covering the following topics: flexibility for producers. Bruce has an
pour into a saucepan & bring to the • Taking your grazing skills to the next extensive background in Natural Resource
boil, stirring constantly. Add pepper, level Management.
pour over top of lasagne & sprinkle • How to get maximum stock All graziers and stock producers are
performance from pastures encouraged to attend this informative and
with cheese. Bake for 30 mins or • Controlling weeds with livestock - save valuable seminar and are requested RSVP
until golden brown. Serves 6. money on chemicals! for catering purposes by Friday 8 April.
Cut into squares & serve with a • Integrating new grazing, cropping and For further information, contact Mike
livestock methods into one package Chambers on Ph: 0428 429 090 or via
green salad. • Short videos. email: Mike.chambers@cma.nsw.gov.au
Get rid of cockroaches, spiders,
termites and other pests! OPEN HOUSE
Call Barry Heaslip at 154 Gaskill Street Canowindra
Saturday 16 April
Inland Pest 11am-12noon
Lovely brick veneer home ideally located
Management within walking distance to the central part of
town. This home boasts 3 bedrooms, polished
floorboards in lounge, ceiling fans in all bed-
rooms and built-ins in main. Reverse cycle
Spider service $180 (GST inc) cooling, ceiling fans, wood heater, neat
conditions apply kitchen, granny flat, lock up work shop &
double carport. It also has well
Treating all pests established gardens and a BBQ area.
0428 441 138
JUNCTION HOTEL
The Phoenix CANOWINDRA's OLDEST HOTEL Ph: 02 6344 1365
SPORT
WOODBRIDGE CUP V COWRA MAGPIES
BANGAROO BISTRO OPEN 7 DAYS
LUNCH 12 noon to 2.30pm
Pool comp every Thursday - 8pm start
DINNER 6.00pm to 8.30pm
In what shapes as a Skilled Challenge Round
2 blockbuster, Woodbridge Cup host Cowra CANOWINDRA RUGBY
Magpies at Tom Clyburn Oval Canowindra The Canowindra Pythons season for 2011 STRESS FREE LIVESTOCK
on Saturday. Both sides are vying for a posi- commences this Saturday night 9 April
tion in the final series to be held 16 April 16, with a home game against Cudal as part HANDLING SEMINAR
with the winner that day set to take home of the National Balloon Championships
around $6,000 in prize money. opening ceremony. The game will kick off
The talented Under 18s start the day at 1pm. straight after the balloon glow,
The young group will be a little disap- approximately 7:35pm
pointed not to come away with a win
against the star studded Bathurst Panthers
The Rugby Club and Ute Bar will be in
operation along with soft drinks, water
Tuesday 12 April 7am
outfit last week. Panthers with five Western and poppers. St Joseph’s Primary School Hall
Region players in the side were pushed to The Canowindra Rugby Union Club invite
the limit by the young Cup players who you to join or renew your membership for Pye Street Eugowra
were leading well into the second half be- 2011, forms are available at the RSVP: for catering purposes
fore going down 24-12. Canowindra Newsagency.
At 2.15pm an exhibition League Tag match There will be no entry fees to home Friday 8 April
between Eugowra and Canowindra will take games this season. Members will be For further information contact:
place, before the main game at 3pm. eligible for the Member Draw each home
First Grade certainly had Panthers on the game and subsidised drink prices at the Mike Chambers on 0428 429 090
ropes until midway through the second half Ruby Club and Ute Bar. mike.chambers@cma.nsw.gov.au
Panthers grabbed the momentum in the We are looking forward to a rewarding
game and Woodbridge Cup couldn’t quite season and your support.
grab it back going down 23-16. Back rowers
Nat Rodahl and Marc Slingsby dominated The Co-operating Anglican Church
up front while out wide Tim Sheppard & Parish of Canowindra, and Uniting
Junior Vatikani threatened every opportu- Church linked congregations of
nity they got.
This Saturday the Woodbridge Cup sides Canowindra, Cranbury & Cudal CANOWINDRA BALLOONS
consists of Canowindra players Nick Willson,
Phil Tarrant, Kain Earsman, Josh Cooney, Thursday 7 April 3 DAYS TO GO
Lachlan Davis in U18s, and Nick Whatman, 10am Peace Memorial Uniting
Marc Slingsby, Rob Burn and Damian Ken-
nedy in the first grade. Canowindra Juniors
Tim Tobin and Ronny Lawrence are ex-
Church Canowindra
Sunday 10 April CLASSIFIEDS
pected to play for the Cowra side.
8am St Matthew's Anglican
Church Woodstock AGM the Rivers Bush Fire Brigade Annual
The home match for Woodbridge Cup will General Meeting is on Tuesday 12 April at
be a great lead in to the nights festivities 9.30am All Saints' Anglican
Church Canowindra 7:30pm at the Fire Station. All welcome!
involving the 17th National Balloon Champi- Ken Stanley Secretary 0427 722 973
onships at Tom Clyburn oval. 11am Cranbury Uniting Church
7pm Cudal Uniting Church WINNERS Moorbel Hall Easter Raffle drawn
at the markets on Saturday 2 April:
EASTER SERVICES 1st Betty Lawrence; 2nd Betty Hodge;
Good - Friday 22 April 3rd Brian Thornhill.
7.30am St Matthew's Anglican Church Woodstock Anyone wanting to hire the Moorbel Hall
9am All Saints' Anglican Church Canowindra contact Warwick 02 6344 2025
10.30am Cranbury Uniting Church GARAGE SALE Sat 9 Apr 8:30am at 82 Tilga
Easter Eve Saturday 23 April St Canowindra. Variety of things new & old
7 pm St Matthew's Anglican Church Woodstock
Easter Sunday 24 April GARAGE SALE Sat & Sun 9-10/4 8:30am
9.30am All Saints' Anglican Church Canowindra 15 Waddell Street. Books, bric-a-brac, etc
11 am Cranbury Uniting Church GARAGE SALE Sat & Sun 9-10/4 9am
11am Cranbury Uniting Church 35 Waddell Street. Furniture, plants, swing
set, bric-a-brac + more...
Save the date…
Apr 7: Ladies Bowls Beginners Day 10am Canowindra Bowling Club. Ph 02 6344 2752 SLASHING phone Geoff Lark on 6344 1344
Apr 9: River Bank Gallery Exhibitions Opening 6:30pm "Finding Nero" by David MONSTER GARAGE SALE Sat 9 April 8am-
Isbester (artist in residence) with "Faking It" by Louise Clulow & Kellie Ferguson FREE! 5pm @ The Falls top machinery shed,
Apr 9: 17th National Hot Air Ballooning Championships Opening & Canowindra Belubula Way Canowindra. Early childhood
Challenge Balloon Glow and Twilight Markets 5-8pm @ Sports Oval $5pp, family $10 development books, toys & games; videos;
Apr 10: Gooloogong Country Club Markets kitchen cupboards, dining set & crockery;
Apr 11: 100 Mile Dinner Gaskill Street will be blocked off to through traffic from 3 fitness equipment; sporting goods; picture
Apr 11: The Country Mile dinner on the balcony @ The Old Vic Inn frames; old Kurtz wool press; 1st Kooka-
Apr 14: Ladies Bowls Beginners Day 10am Canowindra Bowling Club. Ph 02 6344 2752 burra electric stove; old wagon & wheels;
Apr 16: Best of Comedy Shorts from Flickerfest 2011 7pm @ Rosnay. lg bird aviary; reptile enclosure; pool table
Japan Earthquake fundraiser. Info 1300 767 629 or www.rosnay.com.au & MANY MANY MORE ITEMS.
Apr 30: Sydney Conservatorium of Music 2pm @ All Saints Church. Tickets $15pp, www.cowracommunitynews.com
$10 concession avail at Age of Fishes Museum. More details 0429 443 215
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