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The Canowindra Phoenix
Issue 108 ISSN 1837-0136 Wednesday 26 May 2010
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DEALER FOR CIVIC GUIDE SIGN IN MORRIS PARK
It was reported in the July 2009 Council part of the project an information board
meeting that the Civic Guide sign in in heritage colours will be erected and
Canowindra was advertising Cowra will maintained by Council. These
businesses rather then business in specifically designed information boards,
MOWERS, TRACTORS, RTVS, Canowindra. Council understands that at as well as street furniture will be
that time of the Civic Guide signs being consistent across Cabonne’s villages.
STATIONARY ENGINES & GENERATORS erected it could not be justified to have a Council has formally adopted that the
& standalone sign for Canowindra as only Civic Guide from Morris Park in
two businesses took the opportunity to Canowindra be removed and replaced
advertise. Business in Canowindra has with the new village information boards.
now grown and strengthened its identity Council are inviting you to advertise your
HAY MOWERS, RAKES & BALERS as a tourist destination for both day business or community group on the
COME IN AND SEE THE RANGE trippers and those wanting an extended
length of stay. As part of the tourism plan
information board. The cost to advertise
on the board is free to businesses and
Mill Street CANOWINDRA Council encourages people to extend community groups in Canowindra. There
Ph: 02 6344 1208 Fax: 6344 1845 their length of stay so more tourist will also be a list of local events as well
Mobile: 0427 247 736 dollars can be invested to the as a map of Canowindra and Cabonne.
community. Canowindra has excellent For more information on listing your
facilities and is becoming a popular business on the board please contact
Snippets... destination. Sharon D’Elboux, Economic
Sponsor’s Day: Saturday 29 May is Council is undergoing a Village Development Manager on 02 6392 3200
Enhancement Program undertaken with or sharon.d’[email protected]
Sponsor’s Day at the rugby.
The following are the Canowindra
Rugby Union Club’s main sponsors,
THURSDAY NIGHTS
and without their support the $40 for 3 courses and...
Pythons would not exist. Thank you
all for your support this year and
Bring a friend for free!
GOLD
Book now on: 56 Gaskill Street
previous years: WINNER 02 6344 1009 Canowindra
∗ Groundtec Drilling EXHIBITION OPENING experienced in his travels in Australia,
∗ David Rice Transport Len Banks took up oil painting in 2009 on Britain and Europe. He has recently also
∗ Townsend Contracting his retirement from a 40 year career with moved into streetscapes and has a flair
the NSW Public Service. Len worked as an for reflections in water.
∗ Kinsela Farm Supplies agricultural scientist and directed natural Inspired by the Australian countryside,
∗ Canowindra Produce resource and environmental science with its diversity of colours and
∗ Cudal Lime Products across a wide range of disciplines. characteristic land formation not seen
Len, a resident of Orange, has been elsewhere in the world, Len has a
∗ Oilsplus learning art from Jeannie Littlewood of collection of landscapes, streetscapes and
∗ Canowindra Hotel Wellington NSW and has taken classes water scenes that he has painted over the
with well known artists Colley Whisson past 12 months.
∗ Royal Hotel and Ted Lewis. His interest started with This collection will be on exhibition at the
∗ Lawrence’s IGA landscapes, aiming to capture some of Old Vic Inn from 1-30 June, with the
Tea for you: Australia’s Biggest the magnificent scenery he has official opening Friday 11 June at 6pm for
6:30pm.
Morning Tea will be held out the Come along and see for yourself Len’s
front of Bill Paul’s Carpets,
67 Gaskill Street this Thursday
Raw Canvas first solo exhibition of oil paintings, and
stay for a fine dining experience at The
Old Vic Inn. Book now on 02 6344 1009.
27 May from 10-12. Come along
and support the fight against
cancer by having a cup of tea or
coffee and donating a gold coin
25% off Veranda Sale
for the fundraising. ALL FLOOR STOCK Upstairs at The Royal Hotel
(no other discount given) this Saturday 29 May
tasteCanowindra Canowindra store ONLY
9am to 12pm
42 Ferguson Street Canowindra
for the month of Second hand furniture &
gourmet breakfast electricals in good condition -
from 8am - 11am
saturday & sundays
JUNE
Corner of Belmore &
all priced to sell! Fridge,
electric stove/oven, electric
and gas heaters, evaporative
Ferguson Streets Canowindra cooler, office furniture, filing
02 6344 2332 02 6344 2112 cabinets, desks, chairs...
www.tastecanowindra.com.au
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MEN’S SHED en
D ay
12 June 2010
9am-2pm
Free Sausage Sizzle
tea coffee drinks available
TILGA STREET
Jamie Barclay with another truckload
of soil at Level One
Goods For Sale
New members welcome
Canowindra Mens Shed Inc
FOR FOLK SAKE
There is a great treat in store this month
at the Folk@Canowindra. The feature
artist will be “Blue the Shearer”, of ABC
radio fame! He has been a “journeyman
poet” for many, many years (he's now 82 your local contact
years young!). Described by the Illawarra
Folk Club as “the Old Reprobate him-
self”; he is hugely popular with audi- Janeen Abbott
ences from all walks of life:
“He is the scourge of politicians whom he
Phil Gersbach looking way too happy
whilst working
dissects with merciless satire, he
comments upon the foibles of our lifestyle 02 6344 2112
and no subject is too trivial to escape the
cutting edge of the incisive Blue mind. for Canowindra & district
LANDSCAPE AHOY! From fitted sheets to chainsaw massacres,
The grounds of Canowindra Public School from grandkids to macho men, Blue is in
are undergoing something of a transfor- NEW CHILD CARE FACILITY
there, making sure that these important Cowra Family Day Care has a new fully
mation at the moment. The new school things in our lives are never swept under
hall is taking shape on the oval, and par- accredited, at-home child carer in
the carpet.” Russell Hannah, Illawarra Canowindra, Esther Potter. Esther holds a
ents and students have recently been Folk Club
busy at two working bees senior first aid certificate and is currently
The folk session will be held at completing a diploma in child care
landscaping the area around the tasteCanowindra 42 Ferguson Street services.
classrooms known as Level One. Canowindra on Sunday 30 May from Esther has a limited number of vacancies
The are was in need of renovation 4-6pm. Blue's performance will be for children aged 0-5 for day care, and
because the pavement was uneven and complemented by several other acoustic over 5 before and after school care.
potentially hazardous. The school’s musicians and poets from around the Government child care benefits are
Parents and Citizens Association, with the area. Entry is free with food, wine, and available for eligible families.
support of Principal Eric Toole, other refreshments available for pur- The family day care program includes:
arranged for landscape designer Sally chase at tasteCanowindra. This month, spontaneous play, music time, story time,
Bourne to design a plan to beautify Level tasteCanowindra will stay open for din- craft, dress ups and drama. Esther will
One. ner after the performances to give you work with parents to tailor a personal
Working with Sally’s plan, work the chance to have a meal with Blue the program that fosters your own child’s
commenced towards the end of 2009 Shearer. unique interests. In clean, caring, smoke
when Earsmans Concreting did an Folk@Canowindra meets on the last free environment. Ester will commence
excellent job laying the concrete for the Sunday of every month, with participants care Monday 31 May and is available now
hard surfaces. The money for the and audience coming from all over the for interviews.
concreting was sourced from Federal region. Any enquiries, please call Nerida All children must register with Cowra
Government under the National School Cuddy on 0429 048 603. Family Day Care prior to commencing
Pride (NSP) school improvement care, this can be done with Esther.
program.
The P&C is now undertaking the land-
To the editor... Esther can be contacted on 0488 571 520
or 6344 2743. and is located on Rodd
Again this year the Men's Health "Pit
scaping, relying mainly on donations of Stop" was a great success. We were Street.
material and lots of voluntary work by very pleased to welcome a good
parents. It is a large project and more number of new participants to the
work and fundraising will be undertaken night at the community health
The Canowindra Food Basket
in the coming months. centre. Jenny Middleton and her
Many parents have contributed their re- team from Greater Western Area Friday 4 June then
sources and materials to this project. A
special thanks to Jamie Barclay and Phil
Health did a fantastic job and cannot weekly from the NEW time
be thanked enough. Canowindra is
Gersbach. Jamie, from Barclay Livestock
very fortunate to have such a of 10am-12:30pm at
Management Services has collected and
tipped about 10 truckloads of soil for the dedicated team of health Uniting Church Hall
landscaping. Phil, using a Kanga digger professionals who provide such great
from his business, Phil’s Digger and care for our community.
David Francis
Blatchford Street
Trenching Services, saved volunteers
much hard labour by moving soil and Secretary, Lodge Canowindra
Please bring your own carry bags
mulch around the site.
 CABONNE RATEPAYERS BIG WINNERS UNDER
THE SHEARING SHED NCabonne
EW SES FUNDING MODEL
ratepayers will be big winners
HAIR AND BEAUTY when a new funding model is
implemented by the State Emergency
Jade will be in Services.
The State’s SES Commissioner Murray
This week’s specials
Thursday 27th Kear told Cabonne Council the new
arrangement to be phased in over the
next five years would eventually save rate-

Local rhubarb - bunch $3.50

Local Granny Smiths $3/kg
Friday 28th payers more than $40,000 a year.
Mr Kear said under the new population-
Soup packs $3
78 Gaskill Street based model, the Council’s contribution Phone orders: 6344 1011
Canowindra 02 6344 2800 towards the cost of operating the SES
would fall from $55,000 to about $13,000
in 2015/16.
An all time favourite...
karaoke competition ‘’I’ve been investigating different, fairer
ways of funding the organisation and
after looking at various options, I feel
Apple Rhubarb Crumble
1 bunch of rhubarb, chopped
Saturday 5 June contributions based on population is the
fairest method for Local Government,’’ Mr
4 GS apples, peeled and sliced
2 tbsp sultanas
8pm at the Kear said.
‘’Obviously some of the larger Councils
juice of half a lemon
juice of a full orange
will pay a lot more, while smaller Councils 4 tbsp castor sugar
JUNCTION HOTEL such as Cabonne will pay significantly less.
‘’Because of this the Government has
decided that the new model should be
Mix all together and transfer to a
baking dish.
Prizes for: 15-18 years & 18+ introduced on a graduating scale over five
years.’’
Juniors must be accompanied by an adult For the topping, combine:
at all times whilst in the hotel. This will have an immediate impact on ½ cup of plain flour
Cabonne, with its contribution expected ¾ cup of packed brown sugar
to drop by about $20,000 in 2010/11. 100g almond meal
Mr Kear said he was also proposing a new 1 tsp cinnamon
arrangement for SES vehicles, which 3 tbsp softened butter
would mean Councils would no longer
have to make a dollar for dollar
contribution towards the cost of vehicles,
Rub together until mixture resembles
nor provide maintenance. bread crumbs and sprinkle over fruit.
Meanwhile the Commissioner was
Bake for 40 mins at 180o.
Looking for a book? delighted with Cabonne Council’s decision
to purchase the former National Auctions
Served with fresh cream and ice
try building in Canowindra to provide a new
headquarters for the town’s SES unit.
‘’I’m looking forward to returning to
cream.

Virginia Cullane Books Cabonne in a couple of months for an

official opening,’’ he said.
Canowindra’s existing SES building in
Growing Great Readers
Canowindra Ryall Street is in a poor state and requires FREE Reading Day
considerable repairs to keep it face painting - sausage sizzle
“If I haven’t got it, I can find it” operational. jumping castle - kids activities
Cabonne Mayor Kevin Duffy said the new
Open Thurs Fri Sat Sunday building on the town’s northern outskirts
would provide the SES unit with state-of- Memorial Park Canowindra
the-art facilities. (If wet weather occurs event will be moved to the
02 6344 1437 ‘’When you consider the very poor Canowindra Ex-Services Club)
condition of the building the SES is
02 6344 3265 ah currently working in, the Council is Friday 28 May 2010
extremely pleased these volunteers will
[email protected] soon be provided with outstanding 9:30am - 12:30pm
facilities,’’ Cr Duffy said. Free eye screening for 4 year olds
Get rid of cockroaches, The SES had provided $150,000 towards Contact: Sheryll or Kirstin on
spiders, termites and other the cost of purchasing and fitting out the 6392 3278 or 6342 6887
new building. HOME-START NATIONAL INC & CABONNE COUNCIL
seasonal pests!
Call Barry Heaslip at JUNCTION HOTEL
Inland Pest CANOWINDRA's OLDEST HOTEL est. 1890
BANGAROO BISTRO OPEN 7 DAYS
Management LUNCH 12 noon to 2.30pm DINNER 6.00pm to 8.30pm

Spider service $180 (GST inc)

conditions apply
Pool Competition
Treating all pests Every Thursday night from 7:30pm
0428 441 138 Pot the Lot Jackpot is NOW $180
 The Phoenix The Canowindra Hotel

SPORT
TIGERS WIN ALL THREE GAMES
Canowindra Tigers had a successful home
Rugby Union
29 May 3pm
Shute Shield (NSW) Lunch: 12-2:30pm tue-sun
game on Sunday winning all three games West Harbour Vs Randwick Dinner: 6-8:30pm mon-sat
against the Condobolin Rams.
The First Grade team held on to win after 30 May 4pm Come in and see our new menu
two attempted comebacks by the Rams.
Boosted by the return of several key players,
S14 Final
Canowindra bolted out of the blocks and Bulls v Stormers “It’s all happening at the Canowindra...”
raced to a 24-0 lead. The Tigers lost
Captain/Coach Damian Kennedy just before Beer garden & family friendly environment 02 6344 1407
half time, this distraction allowed
Condobolin to creep back in to the game LEAGUE TAG
and trail 24-12 at the break. The Tigresses had too much speed for
The Rams started well again closing the gap the Condobolin team running out
to 24-20 and looking very dangerous before winners 12-2. Once again they showed
the Brian Moss inspired Tigers stormed plenty of flair, with great passes and
away for the match winning lead of 42-20. backing up. The Condobolin girls are still
The Rams threw the ball around and scored learning the game and will continue to
some late tries but time ran out with improve. They will be a lot stronger in
Canowindra winning 42-36 the second round. Best for the Tigresses
The Tigers were best served by Brian Moss, Maddie Vitnell, Jess McMullen and Sarah
Sam O’Malveney and Nick Whatman. Kepu Cummings (woohoo!).
Nathan and Sam O’Malveney were joint Tigresses 12 (Maddie Vitnell 3, Sally
winners of the Players Player award. Mclean 2, Nadine Dewal, Jess MCMullen,
Canowindra 42 (Sam O’Malveney 2, Charles Nicole Stevenson, Jess Dzerigas, Mel
Lawrence 2, Rob Burn, Moe Bermingham, Rue, Gab Upton, Hannah Roth tries)
Brendan Traves, Mick Walker tries Rob Burn defeated Condobolin 2.
5 goals) defeated Condobolin 36 COMING EVENTS The Tigers are intending
OPEN JUNIORS to hold a ball Friday 25 June at Canowin-
The Open Juniors side made it two from dra Services Cub. More information next
two with a crushing 42-6 victory against week.
Condobolin. Prop Aaron Earsman charged Round 6 All three grades travel to
over in the opening exchanges and from Molong on Sunday to take on Cabonne
there the Tigers never looked back. Luke United in Open Juniors 12pm the
Watt was elusive every time he touched the Molong Bullettes in League Tag 1:15 And
ball, always looking to score. Tom Roth had the Molong Bulls in First Grade 2pm.
a great game with bullocking runs and CABONNE CARAVAN PARKS
great offloads. In the past six weeks, Council has been
The highlight for the crowd came when looking at options for managing its
Adam Parker broke through the line kicked caravan parks.
ahead and beat the three cover defenders In an effort to increase occupancy at
to the ball for a great try. parks in Molong, Cudal and Canowindra,
Canowindra 42 (Luke Watt 2, Adam Parker the Council has adopted its Caravan Park
2, Aaron Earsman, Brodie Friend, Josh Committee’s recommendation to a
Cooney, Ricky Grimshaw tries Stuart Scott 4, standard rate for site charges.
Luke Watt goals) defeated Condobolin 6. All three parks will now charge $18 a
night for a powered site and $15 a night
COADY FAMILY RE-UNION for an unpowered site and all visitors will
Last Saturday 23 May, three generations be offered the incentive to pay for two
of descendants of William and Fanny nights and receive the third night free.
Coady, gathered for a family re-union at Council will also supply welcome packs
the Old Vic Inn. Joining the celebrations containing brochures, tea, coffee, milk
was 92 year old Joan Doyle from Orange, and sugar.
the sole surviving child of William and Council further resolved to retain
Fanny Coady. The re-union was managers at all the parks and to
organised by the eldest grandchild, re-advertise for a manager of the
Frances Sale (nee Coady), the eldest Molong Caravan Park.
daughter of Patrick Arthur and Lillian Stay tuned for updates on the powered
Coady (nee Abberton). site issues at Canowindra’s Caravan Park. CLASSIFIEDS
Save the date... CHILD CARE: Accredited carer 0-5 day care,
May 26: Annual General Meeting for canowindra@home Inc Association 6.30pm Nangar over 5 outside school care. Call Esther on
Room, Canowindra Services Club. Contact Margaret Wallington 02 6344 7153 0488 571 520 or 6344 2743
May 28: Canowindra Reading Day at the Memorial Park. It’s FREE and everyone is welcome! FOR SALE: Firewood, cut & delivered $100
May 29: Sponsors Day: Canowindra Pythons v Cudal @ Tom Clyburn Oval Canowindra. per trailer load. Ph 0488 252 300
May 30: Canowindra Tigers v Molong @ Molong. Juniors start at 12noon FOR SALE: Ford Falcon ‘94 station wagon,
May 30: Folk@Canowindra 4-6pm at tasteCanowindra FREE entry to see Blue the Shearer. 6 seater, auto, TFP-247. $2,000ono.
Jun 11: Len Banks Exhibition Opening 6pm at The Old Vic Inn. Ph 02 6344 1732
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