The Canowindra Phoenix Issue 106 ISSN 1837-0136 Wednesday 12 May 2010

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Snippets... Show Meeting: The next meeting of the Canowindra PA&H Show Society will be held 7:30pm Wednesday 12 May at the Canowindra Services Club. There are 20 weeks left until the show, and new members are welcome to attend and bring some ideas to help improve the Canowindra Show experience. Canowindra@home AGM: May 26 at 6.30pm Nangar Room, Canowindra Services Club. For more information please contact Ma rga r e t Wa l l i n g t o n o n 02 6344 7153 Bendy Street Emporium: The new website is now up and running, so let all your friends and family know who can’t just pop down for some lovely self presents:

www.bendystreet.com.au Railway Centenary: Some people have asked why celebrate something that doesn’t operate anymore. Well, we’re glad you asked! Canowindra experienced a period of great expansion and economic growth when the railway was opened in 4 July 1910. A ball will be held 3 July 2010, stay tuned for more details...

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02 6344 1009 MEN NEEDED! Lodge Canowindra, in conjunction with The Greater Western Health Service, will be holding their annual men’s health Pit Stop at the Canowindra Community Health Centre in Ryall Street on Wednesday 19 May 2010. This year, Lodge Canowindra is hoping to encourage more young men to take part so please invite a young friend or colleague to attend. The Pit Stop will get under way at 5pm and at the conclusion, about 8.30pm, light refreshments will be provided. The program will include: Chassis Check Waist Measurement Shock Absorbers Coping Skills Oil Pressure Blood pressure Duco Skin Cancer Fuel Additives Alcohol Exhaust Smoking Cylinders Lung Function Rego Check Overall Assessment

Should you wish to attend, contact either Sam Beattie on 02 6344 1866, or David Francis on 02 6344 1224, to assist with catering. Bring your body in and have your annual check up now...before you need a jump start!

UPDATED MURAL AND TOWN SIGNAGE David Isbester, artist in residence, and business partner Catherine O’Brien, of the River Bank Gallery, have been busy repainting the side of the pool wall to update the mural to entice travellers into Gaskill Street (top photo). Funding from Cabonne Council has enabled the work to proceed, and the mural is due for completion within the next few weeks. The Bendy Street Group town signs are undergoing some tests to improve visibility. The sign adjacent to the pool has some galvanised corrugated iron placed behind the lettering, which has improved readability somewhat (bottom photo).

FOOD FOR THOUGHT...

Julia Andrews will be the guest speaker

on Sunday 16 May at the Australian

Federation of Graduate Women’s lunch

at the Old Vic Inn. These luncheons are

very popular, and there are only a few

seats remaining to enjoy a 3 course lunch

and informative talk.

Julia will discuss how she found herself

living on a vineyard in regional NSW

(having always imagined herself in Paris!)

and some of the regional tourism roles

and pro jects she has been

involved in over the past decade. She will

briefly discuss her experiences as a

member of a Rotary Group Study

Exchange Team representing Rotary

District 9700 (Central NSW) to the UK in

2008. Julia will also spend time speaking

about her latest role as a regional editor

for Style magazine - how she is able to

combine home, journalism work and

vineyard work, the practical process of

putting together a regional magazine,

and how she uses the latest social

media technology such as “blogging” and

“Twitter” in her work.

Please contact Alison Biddulph on

02 6344 1324 by the end of Wednesday

12 May to be assured of your place. Cost

is $40 per person, but the experience is

priceless! All are welcome: you don’t

need to be a graduate, nor a woman, to

attend.

KARISMAKATZ DJ Gosper & Christo Carlsen are the core members of KarismaKatz. As a duo, they regularly travel the countryside perform-ing their brand of blues, jazz and that indefinable ‘other’. Both survivors, their music gives a strong message of getting on with life through adversity. See them live and discover why they have been described as “world class”, “spellbinding” and “awesome”. DJ Gosper (vocal & harmonicas) has been singing the blues for many years after falling hopelessly in love with the harmonica. She has since developed a reputation as one of the tastiest blues-harp players in Australia with a spirited and engaging stage presence. After spending 2007 to 2008 recovering from breast cancer, DJ is “performing with a passion that knows no tomorrow.” (Bill Arnett, the Folkus Room, Canberra). Gosper says “Before cancer I was a part-time musician with dreams of becoming full time. My career was just beginning to take flight when I was diagnosed. While the illness, surgery and treatment, has set back my career, it has also fired me up to live my dreams. I am now a full-time musician, and as tough as it is I’m loving every minute of it!” Her professional musical career began in 1995 fronting The Dynamic Lifters as singer, keyboard and harmonica player. This band exposed DJ to a range of music, from original songs to obscure folk songs to pub-rock and blues-rock covers and helped her to begin her journey toward finding her own sound. As member of renowned vocal trio The Blues Cowgirls from 2002-05, DJ played at various Australian Blues and Folk festivals. The independent release of ‘Ask Any Woman’ was awarded "Best CD of the Year" by Canberra Roots Music. She formed the KarismaKatz in 2004 and co-wrote and produced her second CD “Spirit on the Rise”. In November 2007 DJ scooped the Canberra Blues Society Awards winning three of the six music categories: "Best Vocalist", "Best Instrumentalist" and "Best Song" (Burn Baby Burn, co-written with ‘Katz guitarist, Christo Carlsen). Although it is DJ’s third CD, “Hot Flush Blues” is her first solo album. The CD is true DJ style, one she has made her own. With a mix of original and cover songs, it walks a fine line between traditional, swing and funky blues. See Karismakatz at taste Canowindra 7pm Friday 14 May with a free wine tasting, 3 course meal and coffee with the stars for $75 per person. Bookings essential onl ine at www.tastecanowindra.com.au or by hone on 02 6344 2332.

To the editor... Dear Editor On behalf of the customers of Jeanette’s Inspiration, I would like to thank Jeanette Newcombe for her 17 years of providing lovely, comfortable wearable clothes for us. Her stock was never extreme , always good value and suitable for our lifestyle. We have been very lucky in Canowindra to have this business and so many groups in Canowindra would like to say thanks for Jeanette’s Fash-ion Parades which not only provided a fun occasion, but also allowed our charities to raise a lot of money for our community needs. I think we probably didn’t realise the tremendous effort required to stage these events, or the amount of money raised, and so thank you to Jeanette, Robyn, Alice and all the girls who modelled over many years. We wish you well in your retirement and thank you for your shop, parades and your service to the community. Virginia Cullane

TIGERS DOWN IN LOCAL DERBY Sunday’s game between the Eugowra Golden Eagles and Canowindra Tigers was once again a hard tussle in typical local derby style. The game certainly lacked the intensity from the previous weeks match between the Tigers and Grenfell, but was exciting to watch nevertheless. In front of the typical vocal crowd at Eugowra Oval, The Golden Eagles charged out of the gates and stormed to a 14-nil half time lead. The Tigers were there own worst enemies in the first half with way too many errors. After regroup-ing at the half time break, the Tigers pack played their simple running game and made plenty of inroads, giving classy halves Damian Kennedy and Rob Burn opportunities to feed the backline. Ironically the first try came from forward Andrew Pull who latched onto a Damian Kennedy grubber to score under the posts. Then lock forward Wayne McFawn charged over and the tigers had closed the gap to 14-12. The Eagles slipped further ahead when a deft grubber by the Eugowra captain ricocheted its way into the in goal and was grounded for a 20-12 lead. The never say die Tigers responded with a try to Phil Butler to set up an exciting finish at 20-16, but time ran out for the Tigers as the eagles held on for their first win for the year. Best for the Tigers Mick Walker, Phil Butler and Pat Kennedy. The Tigers now face the undefeated Peak Hill Roosters at Peak Hill on Sunday. At the time of going to print there are grave doubts on the availability of Wayne McFawn (suspected broken finger), Reweti Kaire (suspected fractured leg) and Adam Taylor. LEAGUE TAG In an exciting League tag match the Tigresses were defeated 7-6 by the Golden Eagles. Eugowra led 3-0 before Canowindra squared the ledger at 4-4 just after half time, but the eagles kicked on to win 7-6 in a very entertaining game. Try scorers for the girls Sally McLean 5, Tara Grant 1 try. Best on the day Sally McLean, Jacinta McMullen and Nicole Stevenson. OPEN JUNIORS Canowindra Open Juniors kick off their season on Sunday against last years premiers Peak Hill Roosters. ROUND FOUR The Tigers travel to Peak Hill on Sunday to take on the Peak Hill Roosters. Open Juniors 12.45pm, First Grade 2pm.

The Canowindra High School Science Department needs your help . . . If you have a pressure cooker that works, is stashed away in the cupboard and you don’t use

it any more . . . We would love you to donate it to us. We need one to sterilise tools

and cultures for Biology.

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Get yourself ready for the ball...21 May

This week’s specials � Local Sundowner apples $4/kg � Local Jap pumpkin .80c/kg � Local silverbeet $2/bunch

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Pumpkin & Silverbeet Penne

750g pumpkin, peeled, deseeded, cubed 1 tbs chopped fresh rosemary olive oil spray 300g dried penne 1 leek, ends trimmed, thinly sliced 2 garlic cloves, crushed 1 bunch silverbeet, white stems removed, finely shredded 75g feta, crumbled Preheat oven to 190°C. Line a large baking tray with non-stick baking paper. Place the pumpkin, in a single layer, on the lined tray and sprinkle with the rosemary. Season with pepper. Spray lightly with olive oil spray. Roast in oven for 30 minutes or until golden. Meanwhile, add the pasta to a large saucepan of lightly salted boiling water. While the pasta is cooking, heat a large non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Spray with olive oil spray. Add the leek and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until soft. Add the garlic and silverbeet, and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes or until the silverbeet just wilts. Drain pasta once it has become al dente, reserving 60ml (1/4 cup) of cooking liquid. Return pasta to the pan. Add the pumpkin and silverbeet mixture to the pasta. Season with pepper. Toss until well combined, adding enough of the reserved cooking liquid to moisten the pasta mixture. Divide among serving bowls. Sprinkle with the feta to serve.

SMILE! Local business owner, mother of three, photographer and wife, Kate Barclay, received some exciting news on Monday. In February, Kate submitted three of her photographs to the international Julia Margaret Cameron Award. Out of over 4,500 photographs received by the awards organisers, one of Kate’s works was listed as a finalist. The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards, with the sponsorship of Save the Children, ZOOM Magazine and Professional Women Photographers, invited women photographers worldwide to submit images. A large portion of the awards revenue, such as entry fees and sales of works in exhibitions, is donated to Save the Children Fund. All awardees, including honourable mentions in each category, will be published in the book “The Julia Margaret Cameron Award 2010”. They are also invited to exhibit their selected images in Berlin, Germany during the month of September, 2010. Winners will receive a cash prize of $3,000 each, and their works will be published in Zoom Magazine durig 2010. The final announcement of the jurors will be on 6 April 2010. Congratulations, and good luck Kate!

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CANOWINDRA GARDEN CLUB INC If you take an interest in gardening or simply enjoy the pleasure of strolling around a well loved garden, then you are invited to join the Canowindra Garden Club Inc. The Club meets every month on the third Wednesday to exchange gardening tips and ideas, plan excursions and look after the Morris Park Rose Garden. The next meeting will be held at the home of Trish Rollinson’s, 180 Gaskill Street, on Wednesday 19 May at 2pm. People Going on the bus trip to Harden on Saturday 15 May please be at Memorial Park by 8:15am to leave at 8:30am. Hint of the month: Old panty hose are good for putting in the bottom of pots before planting your plants. This stops slugs & snails from going in the pot. For more information, please contact Debbie Rice on 02 6344 2352 or email: dric2923@bigpond.net.au

Assistant Director of Sing Australia and Leader of Sing Australia Dubbo, Marg Nicolson (above), is coming to Canowindra to conduct a fun information and singing evening. Find out how you can belong to a Sing Australia group in Canowindra and be a part of this amazing network. Come and experience Sing Australia’s inclusive approach to singing Thursday 13 May 7:30-9:30pm at Canowindra Bowling Club, Ryall Street. Great songs! No experience needed. Cost $10 and no need to book. Contact: Sing Australia 1300 552 296 www.singaustralia.com.au Get rid of cockroaches,

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Save the date... May 13: Cabonne Tourism Advisory Committee meeting at 6pm in the Molong

Council meeting room May 15: Historical Society Excursion to Gooloogong and Forbes. Bookings are

essential with Audrey Farley 02 6344 1747. May 16: AFGW Central West Branch Luncheon 12noon at The Old Vic Inn.

Guest speaker Julia Andrews. Cost $40 RSVP 12 May to 02 6342 2435. ALL WELCOME! May 18: Canowindra Business Chamber meeting 6pm at The Old Vic Inn May 19: Men’s Health Pit Stop 5pm at the Canowindra Community Health Centre in

Ryall Street. RSVP Sam Beattie 6344 1866 or David Francis 6344 1224 for catering May 26: Annual General Meeting for canowindra@home Inc Association 6.30pm Nangar

Room, Canowindra Services Club. Contact Margaret Wallington 02 6344 7153

Lunch:Lunch:Lunch: 12-2:30pm tue-sun

Dinner:Dinner:Dinner: 6-8:30pm mon-sat

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Saturday 15 May Super 14s Live Rugby Union

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7:30 7:30 7:30 7:30 Reds v Highlanders

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GARAGE SALE: Sat 22 May cnr Waddell & Flanagan Sts in big brick garage, not before 9am. A bit of everything: tools, fishing gear, kitchen items, furniture, bric a brac.

LOST: prescription glasses in black case at Canowindra Golf Club, last seen on back table. Please ring Barry on 02 6344 1029 trifocal transition lenses, Prada brand.

RUGBY GALA DAY A HUGE SUCCESS Over 250 sub junior rugby union players and supporters converged on Canowindra Sunday 9 May for the Junior Pythons annual Gala Day. Our 7s, coached with increasing confidence by Pete “Pick Em Up” Stacey and Anthony “No Fear” Durkin, played wonderfully well in what was for many their first ever game of Walla rugby. The first encounter against the formidable Orange City saw the veteran Finbar scamper in for his trademark try scoring double. This combined with the surpris-ingly well organized early season defence from the rest of the team, particularly Sammy, Tom and Pat, made for a cracking start to the year. Jackson also chimed in later in the game with an impressive try to bring the final score to 3-nil. The second game against Bathurst Burrs gold was also a spectacular team effort. Great defensive efforts ensued from Mick Coady, as well as Sammy and Jackson. Tries to Tom and Pat made for an exciting match however relentless attacking by Bathurst saw a couple of close tries. The final score of 2 all had the crowd on its feet until the final siren. The third and final game saw our keen apprentices launch into a relentless 4-1 victory over a well rated Parkes Boars out-fit. Aiden found his confidence to prove a real menace to the hapless Boars. Coach Pete urged his team to pile on the points with a try to Pat and a golden Trifecta to Finbar. Well done to our under 7s and the two coaches on a great season debut. With under 9s short on the ground, we signed a watertight contract with the Trangie based Macquarie Emus to run a much under rated Barbarians outfit for the day. Our very keen Nick Jeffrey and Max Coady were excited to be joined by Sam Coady to prove the powerhouse of the combined team. A half game cameo appearance by veteran Will Wright was still not enough however to stem the strength and co ordination of Forbes in the first game. Nick made great inroads into the defence with strong runs in the second game against Bathurst. He was well backed up his rugby league skills as he led the Barbarians with strong tackling. Despite

this the Bathurst team prevailed to score a convincing victory. The Kinross team were our final opposition with Max converting well to the changed code as he cleaned out well in the rucks and ran strongly in the loose play. Nick left many a lightweight Kinross player in his wake with great upfield surges. Sam Coady proved that genes are a big part of this game as he stepped into the half back role and continued with many familiar tricks to mesmerize the defence with sharp running. Final score a close win to Kinross. The under 11s again presented a formidable team on the day with additional troops coming aboard from Cowra to bolster numbers. We are a young 11s team this year and the coaches were a little hesitant at our prospects despite good efforts in past years. This fear was soon allayed as we took on the Bathurst Burrs team in the first game. Veteran Tom Robson showed the way from the outset as he led the tight 5 up the field in some good pick and drive attack. Quick link play through Riley Mitchell at half saw Joe Coady surge through the defence to put us in good field position early in the game. Tom was rewarded with a try early from a determined run through the ruck. As the match went on, we combined well with our Cowra counterparts to tackle the Burrs team out of the game. A late try by Tom again up the middle saw the final score set at 2-nil. Our second game was a variation on the original plan as we combined our players with Parkes to play Cowra. It was a credit to the spirit of sportsmanship and competitiveness that our players were able to adapt quickly to their changed team mates and put on a very exciting

game of Rugby. Harry and Will built on Toms first game example and ran with great endeavour up the middle of the paddock. Good skills were on show as we recovered loose ball and fed it to a Parkes /Canowindra half combination. Joe and Angus found their share of gaps out wide however the majority of the game was scoreless as great Cowra defence pulled our boys up just short. Lachlan Herbert stepped up for some evasive attacking and enjoyed his first day of rugby. Despite the tight play, a single gap appeared half way through the second half to allow a fast Cowra inside centre to sprint 40m to score the match winning try. The final game was against Orange city as we reverted to the Cowra combination again. This game seesawed throughout and with some inbuilt controversy had the crowd impressed with good attacking and defence from both sides. Curtis grew immensely in confidence during the day and was able to launch some strong running to provide excellent field position for our backs. After begging the coaches, Harry was injected into the backline with great effect. He was rewarded with a try that had our team full of confidence going into the second half. Two tries followed and we found our selves out done by a single point at the final whistle. Joe Coady had an opportunity to score a wonderful individual try only to be robbed by a bouncing ball over the line. Thanks to all involved in the gala day, particularly the mums who saw little of the sleep-in and breakfast in bed that they dream of on Mothers Day. Rugby was certainly the winner however, and the great family atmosphere we achieved with our Gala Day is a credit to all those involved. This weekend we travel to Parkes, contact your coaches for details.