Canowindra Phoenix Jan 29

IMAGE: Con presents the award for Community Group of the Year to Rugby Club President Allan Wyburn with a romantic flourish

Aussie Aussie Aussie!Festivities kicked off in a sunny Morris Park on Monday with a rendition of the National Anthem. Reverend Jonathan Williams then introduced Guest Speaker of the day Marion Wilson who said “I’ve been asked to focus on community and what it means to me… a community is like a spider web, everything’s connected.” Marion went on to describe her thoughts on community with the aid of four props, a painted plate, a dish from Turkey, a lit candle and a piece of cement brick. To end her speech Marion held up the cement brick and said “this brick may be chipped but it is solid, it holds together through thick and thin. We are just like the small pebbles and grains

of sand inside this brick; we stick together no matter what.” Councillor Janelle Culver-son went on to present the awards. Young Citizen of the Year went to Lucy Harrison who said “I am honoured and privileged to have grown up in Canowindra and will take all I’ve learned here with me when travel-ling overseas.” Lucy, who was a Canowindra High School Captain last year, is no stran-ger to awards, having previously received the Westpac prize for Best Literary work of the Year. Lucy is thoughtful and community minded, she assists with Lions Club events, teaches dance at the Public School and is a blood donor. Cont. on page 2

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Cont. from page 1The next award went to Canowindra Rugby Union Club for Community Group of the Year and was presented by Con Guihot to Allan ‘Westy’ Wyburn and Graham Rice, complete with pretty flowers! Westy said “I’d like to thank the Club members and everyone who has supported the Club.” The ‘Pythons’ as they are better known, have been operating since 1974 and have donated to numerous causes over the years including raising over $10,000 for the McGrath Foundation in 2012 and donating $1000 to the Sports Trust for a defibrillator. Mark Brown, a long serving ‘py-thon’, said “it’s great for the Club, great for all the people involved. The Club has put a lot of effort into the community and it’s nice to be recognised by Cabonne Council.” The last award of the day went to Tommy Jeffs for Best Australia Day Window Display although Tommy was unable to attend the ceremony. Marion and Lucy were then invited to cut the Australia Day cake and Reverend Williams rounded the presentation off with a chant of, “Aussie Aussie Aussie!” The revelry contin-ued throughout the day in peoples back gar-

dens and the towns drinking establishments. The Canowindra Hotel, which had a Bogan theme for the day, held its annual gum boot and thong throwing competitions in Memo-rial Park and boat racing competitions in the beer garden. Happy Australia Day to you all and we hope you’ve all recovered.

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THUMBS UP To the Lions Club for providing food and drinks at Morris Park on Aus-tralia Day and for all the tireless work they do for the community.

THUMBS UP To the SES who worked in and around Orange on Saturday after-noon due to heavy storms

THUMBS UP To Mr & Mrs J Russell who contacted us after reading our let-ter. They didn’t have information on Linden’s burial place but they did have a photo of Mr R.D Minter who was my husband’s grand-mother’s twin brother and also Linden’s younger brother. Roy Minter was a wool classer and taught at Baxter college Sydney, Mr Russell was one of his student’s and re-membered him because they were both from Canowindra. – Diana & Stewart Frost

THUMBS DOWN To the state of the block on the corner of Tilga and Ferguson Street. This is a fire hazard and an eyesore for visi-tors entering our town

THUMBS DOWN To all the people extracting water from the Belubula river for home use.

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Australia Day At Mr. Jeffs - A great after-noon was had by all at Tommy Jeffs house in Cowra on Sunday afternoon. Static Nomad-ic played throughout the day …what a cool band! Kids loved the pool and it was just such a fantastic way to spend a lazy Sunday afternoon amongst friends. Thanks Tommy for being so hospitable.

Lions Club Public Meeting - Canowindra Lions Club would like to call a meeting for interested groups for Driver Reviver. Any in-dividuals are welcome to come to a meeting at the Canowindra Bowling Club on Monday 2nd February. The meeting begins at 6.30pm.

Banjo Paterson Birthday Dinner - During the Banjo Paterson Australian Poetry Festival in Orange the official birthday dinner of the man himself will be held at Borrodell Vine-yard, overlooking his birthplace on the 17th February. Guest will enjoy canapés on arrival and a two course dinner. Special Guest at the dinner is author, Paul Terry. Paul began writing after being involved in an archaeologi-cal dig at the Kelly Gang site in Glenrowan. He went on to write ‘The True Story Of Ned

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Country Labour Candidate Calls For Trans-parency Over Caves Controversy- Country Labour Candidate for Orange, Bernard Fitzsi-mon has called upon the NSW Minister for Wa-ter to immediately release the scoping study for the proposed new dam on the Belubula River. The plan is for the dam to be constructed on top of the environmentally sensitive Cli-efden limestone caves, home to 400 million year old marine fossils and an endangered spe-cies of bat renowned for its insect controlling capabilities. “Growth is great; growth at any cost is not… Well over 2 million dollars of NSW taxpayer funds will be wasted on this scoping study for a dam that should never be built” says Mr. Fitzsimon, “there will be no benefit for downstream and upstream farmers, water us-ers, regional communities, industries or Mur-ray Darling system flows” he added.

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Just a Short Drive to

WellingtonThe Phoenix team were spoilt rot-ten on their trip to Wellington last week thanks to Tourism Manager, Kellsey Melhuish. Kellsey was kind enough to show us around, reveal-ing that there’s much more to Wel-lington than just caves…After a year of hard work and an extensive refurbishment, The Cow and Calf is open for business! Kelly, the new licensee, was a former pastry chef and has brought her skills to the Cow and Calf kitchen. The entire build-ing has received a new look, with black and red décor in the restaurant and hotel areas and high, wooden benches in the bar. The pub also has a large, modern conference room, complete with projector plus 20 guest rooms, perfect for people who want to stay in a clean, modern hotel for a budget price. The bar is decorated with quotes from the hi-larious movie classic, Anchorman, cow skin chairs and glass topped tables and leads out into a spacious smoking area. Hermitage Hill sits as a sentinel on the hill overlooking Wellington. The boutique country retreat and function centre was constructed in 1904 as a hospital. Owner Nigel Logue has worked at the Dorchester in London, the Sheraton in Perth and has opened up around 8 hotels over the course of his career and now has managed create the perfect country geta-way, “we saw the potential of Wellington; it’s the geographical centre of the Central West, the hub of the wheel!” he says. Giving us a tour, Nigel shows us the kitchen (formerly the operating theatre) and the guesthouse which was the nurses’ quarters (now adorned with

rich cream and golden décor, disabled facili-ties and king and queen beds.) There is also a former isolation ward, which now comes com-plete with a luxurious four poster bed. Sitting down to have dinner in adjoining restaurant ‘The Grange’ Kellsey tells us that the dining area used to be the children’s ward where her dad recovered from a broken leg! The build-ing is French colonial in style and looking through the wooden slat blinds to the palm trees outside we could be sat in Singapore. Marilyn has been the proud owner of the Cactus Café for 16 years. A former school built in the Spanish mission style, the en-trance transports you to a shaded school yard in Mexico. “We wanted the name to reflect the style” says Marilyn, “my daugh-ter Beck had been to Mexico and we were brainstorming ideas. We kept coming up with Santa Fe or La Cruz but they just didn’t fit, then someone suggested cactus!” and as the saying goes, the rest is history. “People began giving me cactus for the garden” said Marilyn, “the building was also originally white so we caused a bit of controversy when we painted it orange.” The colours are part of what makes the Cactus Café such a joy to visit, earthy ochre walls and tiles mixed with cool blues warm a coffee drinker’s soul. Out-side you can sit on rustic wooden benches while being watched over by a statue of the Virgin Mary. Inside, you can shop for trinkets, clothes, toys and jewellery while waiting for your fresh juice or coffee. The Cactus Café’s history is weaved with Marilyn’s, adding an extra element hard to find in chain shops, “five of my siblings went to school here and now one of them is my barista!”

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Twin sisters Kate and Abbey Lousick opened up St Louis Boutique for business in Wel-lington two months ago. Abbey, who is a for-mer teacher and Kate a former Health Work-er, had a shared lifelong dream to open up a business that reflected their love of all things fashion. “Our motto was, ‘if not…when?’” says Kate, “We finally worked up the courage and opened St. Louis Boutique.” Emblazoned above the entrance to the changing rooms is the saying ‘a smile is the prettiest thing you can wear’ which perfectly reflects the per-sonalities of Abbey and Kate and the friendly vibe of the shop. The name St. Louis is the fusion of inspiration from their Dad, who is nicknamed Louis and a copper sign they found 3 years ago in a little antique shop in Millthorpe (pictured below next to the girls).

The shop includes labels such as May the Label, Steele, Three of Something, Staple the Label, Finders Keepers, The Fifth Label, Style Stalker, Zed Alliance, M. A. Dainty, Ol-lie & Max and many more beautiful brands… plus jewellery, accessories, gifts, home wares and beauty products. “We didn’t want to restrict the shop to a certain age group, we want our products to be appealing to a wide range of people,” said Abbey. Before leaving we couldn’t resist buying a pair of hot, neon green earrings, we’re sure you won’t be able to resist either! Yahgunyah Cottage is the newest of a set of beautiful, self-contained dwellings in the heart of Wellington. It features 2 large queen rooms and 1 triple room, which sleeps up to nine people. The communal areas are open

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‘Stix O’Malveney’ Family Golf DaySaturday, 21st February 2015

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Fins To Flight Exhibition @ Age of Fishes Museum. A photographic exhibi-tion highlighting the evolution of fish to birds. Open every day from 10am-4pm. Phone 6344 1008 for more information

2 Feb Canowindra Lions Club Meeting @ Canowindra Bowling Club. 6.30 start.

5 Feb Canowindra Rugby Union AGM @ Rugby Club. 6.30 start.

5 Feb Tennis Restarts @ 6.30pm. Doubles Competition $50 per player- contact Kylie Pull on 0427618340 to register your team.

6 Feb Canowindra Food Basket @ Uniting Church Hall 9.30am -12pm

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‘Baby Boomers’ Music Festival @ Cowra Services Club. Three days of fun and music of the baby boomers generation. Tickets available from the Cowra Ser-vices Club. For more information contact Nerallie on 0428 627 495.

7 Feb Australian Federation of Graduate Women Inc – Central West Branch “Twi-light Dinner” “Leading a Puposeful Life – how to design a life you love” $45, pay-ment to be made by 30/1/15. For more information contact Marianne Payten on 6342 6716 or Anne Holloway on 6345 1819.

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10 Feb Canowindra History Society General Meeting @ Historical Museum. 10am.

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Banjo Paterson Australian Poetry Festival. Events include markets, music, masterchef classes and more.

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15 Feb Harvest Festival @ Wallington Wines. Celebrating the harvest of the grapes, free BBQ. Contact Marg on 6344 7153.

18 Feb Canowindra Business Chamber AGM @ Bowling Club. Starts at 7pm

3 Mar Canowindra Historical Society AGM @ The Historical Museum. 10am start

If you have any photos from a special event, please send them to [email protected]

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On your marks for the boat race visitor jack lambert won best bogan at the Canowindra Hotel with his killer mullet

Deborah FlanneryHow long have you lived in Canowindra?Most of my life but I spent 13 years on the Sunshine Coast.What brought you back here?I want to spend quality time with my family as they come first. Where do you work?I’m the Owner of the Riverbank GalleryHave you always worked in the art sector?No, prior to this I worked at Canowindra Hos-pital for 20 years and then I was Dr. Mark McGovern’s surgical assistant for 13 years at United Health. We specialised in cosmetic and reconstructive surgery.How do you start your day?At 4am with a double shot latte. I check the horses and walk my two beautiful dogs, Oshi and Cliffy.What do you like to do in your spare time?Waterski, all kinds of sports, play the guitar and be with family and friends. Who is the most important person in your life? My son, he’s been in Dubai for 8 months and I couldn’t be prouder of him.Who would you like to have dinner with?Angelina Jolie, she is an inspirational woman. Not only is she beautiful and a humanitarian, she can actually act!

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Do dizzying heights give you a thrill? Is Phile-as Fogg your idol? Are you a lover of all things ‘balloon’? The Canowindra International Bal-loon Challenge is recruiting volunteer observ-ers for this year’s event now. Held from the 11th to 19th April, this is an exciting oppor-tunity to interact and become involved with competition hot air ballooning. The main objective of a balloon competition is to rank

competitors according to their skill in vari-ous flying tasks, and to reinforce friendship among aeronauts from all over the world. Observer’s main duties are to be impartial when recording particular positions, times and distances. Mrs Falconer, an observer in last year’s event, said “hearing the word ‘observer’ you think of somebody serenely watching. Being a hot air balloon observer is

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a bit more complicated and possibly should be called a hot air balloon ‘police person’ as what you are there to do is watch judiciously that all rules are followed by both the pilot and the crew.” Training in map reading, rules and respon-sibilities will be provided, plus lots of oppor-tunities to get together with fellow observers and balloon crews at social functions. For those travelling from afar free camping is available along with free entry to Night Glow and a ‘last supper’ to complete the exciting week. Once you’re a qualified observer you can have the opportunity to observe over-seas or all around Australia. “It’s a buoyant feeling being part of such a fun competition and it feels as though you have a second fam-ily” Mrs Falconer said, “I thoroughly enjoyed my time as a volunteer observer and look for-ward to April 12th for this year’s competition to begin!” The event lives up to the name ‘Balloon Challenge’ with the first challenge for observ-ers is to start work at 5am. Other challenges include climbing fences, searching for mark-ers and trying to orienteer and balloon spot simultaneously. But as a great philosopher once said, what’s life without a little chal-lenge? If you fancy being a volunteer ob-server this year, contact Amy at Volunteering Central West on 6332 4866 or email Jack at [email protected]

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Little AthleticsCanowindra Little Athletics ran free activities at this year’s Australia Day Celebrations at Morris Park. The day kicked off at 12pm and the kids took full advantage of the jumping castle, fresh watermelon snacks and other games while the awards were handed out.

Canowindra Men’s Bowls: Anniversary Tournament A Big Success!The annual Anniversary Tournament was held last weekend with 16 teams taking part on Saturday for the Triples and 24 teams on the Sunday for the Ron Worboys Memorial Pairs.Saturdays winner was A Parker from Parkes with A Messiter from Cowra runner-up. Sun-days winner was B Didusko from Molong with R Boyd from Young runner-up. Every-one seemed to have a great weekend even though one of the greens wasn’t quite up to scratch. Raffles were also ran over the whole weekend, with the major one ‘A 50 minute balloon ride followed by a champagne break-fast’ worth $600 kindly donated by Graham and Jan Kerr. The winner of this was Alison Newcombe. Other raffle winner was ‘Sparky’ winning both Saturday and Sunday prizes. We would like to thank all the very gener-ous sponsors for their donations. The nomi-

nations for Major and Minor 4s are on the board so please put your names in as they will be closing next Sunday. First games will be played the following Saturday 7th with semi-final and final the following Saturday 15h February. Our presentation will be held on the 7th February following bowls. All dis-trict games commence next weekend, with all singles being played first so please check the board to see when and where you are drawn to play in any event. President singles will be played on our home green. Duty ros-ter for this week is J Middleton.

Golf News‘Stix O’Malveney’ Family Golf DayThere will be a family golf day held in mem-ory of Stix O’Malveney on Saturday, 21st February 2015. The day will commence at 8am and will include 9 holes and 18 holes competitions for teams of 4, there will also be a BBQ available from 12pm. Members will be charged $10 entry and non-members $30 ($20 extra for green fees) For those in-terested get your entries to Anne Traves on 0427441029 by Tuesday, 10th February. All are welcome!

Women’s Bowls NewsResults of four matches played in the Pairs Championship on Tuesday 27th January.Linda Miller & Ellen Petty defeated Jill Mes-senger & Maureen Baillie 20-19.Margaret Gosper & Colleen Crump defeated Moyna Rue & Libby Balcombe 31-7.Marion Wilson & Heather Hoad defeated Deanna Noble & Dianne Mooney 25-12Lorne Burgess & Radka Tatterson defeated Diane Slattery & Betty Jenkins 19-15. There were two games of Social Triples played. Daph Bryant & Sheryn O’Malveney defeat-ed Bobbie Turner & Nancy Morrow 18-12. Shirley Robson & Christine Pickard defeated Jenny Middleton & Sandy McDonald 27-7. The Lucky Draw was won by Heather Hoad with No. 27. President Sheryn wishes to sincerely thank Jenny Middleton and helpers for providing the lunches for the Men’s Club Anniversary Weekend bowls. There were some errors in the report last week, Marion Wilson was the lead for Heath-er Hoad’s team and Sheryn O’Malveney was the lead for Gwen Haydon’s team, Diane Slat-tery was the lead for Colleen Crump’s team. Pennant practice will be held each Thursday at 10.30 am commencing on Thursday 29th January until 19th February. Pennants be-gin on Tuesday 24th February, we have two teams of Fours named Lilac and Amethyst.

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CATCH of the week

Laura Atkinson caught her first yellow belly (35cm) in the Murrumbidgee River near Maude, seen here with her dad, Rob.

Cabonne Council seeks expressions of interest (EOI) from experienced and enthusiastic independent community representatives to be an active member on its Tourism Advisory Committee. The role of the committee is to advise Council on tourism and promotion matters within Cabonne Country.

An EOI form and additional information and can be obtained from Council’s Promotion and Tourism Officer Lynne Hawkes by phoning (02) 6392 3201 or emailing: [email protected]

Expressions of Interest are to be marked attention to the General Manager and can be emailed to [email protected] or posted to Cabonne Council, PO Box 17, Molong 2866 by close of business on Friday 6 March 2015.

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A.L. Hopkins PO Box 17General Manager MOLONG NSW 2866

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