THE WINDELLAMA NEWS

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THE WINDELLAMA NEWS Windellama Progress Association Hall lnc.

Vol. 12 no. 9 - October 2008 Editorial & Layout: Denise Johnson

Gayle Stanton Sec/Treas: Cathy Meehan

www.windellama.com.au Published Monthly Hard Copy Distribution 500 (Website stats inside)

to Windellama, Oallen, Nerriga, Bungonia, Mayfield, Quialigo, Lake Bathurst, Bungendore and Tarago

Fire Restrictions - Permits Required

www.windellamarfs.com.au Windellama Rural Fire Brigade’s new Information website.

4th Bungonia Market Day 13th School resumes 19th Hall County Markets 25th Goulburn Classic Riders Club at the Hall

Windellama Small Farms Field Day featuring Simply Sustainable Lifestyle

Saturday 1st November 9.30am to 4pm

Some of the diverse exhibitors featuring this year are:

Mud Bricks / Straw Bales - building alternatives Solar Energy Wind Energy Natural Bush Distillation Farm Forestry Fish Farming Natural Fertilisers Water Tanks - Tank Cleaning Services Waste Water / Grey Water Solutions Farm Machinery Mobile Butchery Portable stockyards Irrigation Cattle / goats / sheep / alpacas / deer / horses / poultry Firewood machinery Entertainment: Live band Reptile Man Animal Nursery / Kids area Cow Pat Competition Food / Drink / Craft Stalls / Demonstrations / Information Entry: $5 adults - School Children free

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Notice to advertisers, article submitters & readers The Windellama News is published and authorised by the Windellama Progress Association Inc. Whilst every care has been taken in the production of the News & publishing to the web page on the community website, the editor takes no responsibility for any inaccuracies, errors or omissions. All such contributors by forwarding advertising, notices, &articles, agree to indemnify the publisher & warrant that the material is accurate & neither deceptive nor misleading, in breach of copyright, defamatory or in breach of any other laws & regulations. The responsibility for advertisements complying with the Trade Practices Act lies with the person, company or agency submitting such for publication. Original material appearing in this newsletter is copyright. It may be reproduced in part or in whole for the benefit of the community, provided that the source of the material is fully acknowledged. If you have any queries about using material from the Windellama News, please contact the editor.

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Classifieds 5

Hall Country Markets 7

Local Rainfall 9

Progress Assoc 11

School 13

Landcare 15

Fire Brigade 17

Windellama P&C 19

Wild Windellama 21

Fire Brigade New Website 23

Council News 25

Gardening 29

Alpaca Feature 31

Church Information 35

Historical Society 37

Inside this Issue…..

The WINDELLAMA NEWS

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Community Notice Board

Happy Anniversary

Congratulations to Neville & Doris Croker on their 62nd wedding anniversary.

Neville & Doris deliver your Windellama News on Windellama Road. Our best wishes are extended to you both from all at The Windellama News Team and a big thank you I am sure from the residents along Windellama Road.

Condolences

To Keith Hunter & family on the sudden passing of his son Geoffrey recently. All in the community are feeling your loss and extend to you our thoughts and best wishes.

Classic Bikes come to the Hall

The Goulburn Classic Riders Club will be visiting the Hall on Saturday 25th October for lunch and judging of their bikes. The bikes will be on display and the community will be welcome to inspect them.

Cow Pat Competition

At this years Field Day Windellama School P&C are again running a cow pat competition and are pre-selling some tickets for the event. Tickets are $5 each and are available from the school at the beginning of term 4.

Don't miss out on your chance to have a flutter and support your local Public School. Tickets are limited. First prize is $400.

Can You Help? A request for some time to help on the day of the Small Farms Field Day on Saturday 1st November.

Preparing food Helping to BBQ Selling soft drinks / tea / coffee / food Taking gate entries

An hour of your time would be marvelous! Please contact Shirley Cornish on 4844 5101.

Windellama School P&C will also once again be organising an animal petting area as part of the children's activities at the field day. To achieve this however they need to obtain some animals, so please, if anyone has young (non ferocious) animals that are suitable for a petting arena, and which you wouldn't mind loaning out for the day, please let the P&C know via the school on 4844 5130.

Rabbits, kids, lambs, guinea pigs, kittens etc would all be very happily received.

Windellama Garden Club Schedule for the Country Fair on Saturday, 15th November is inserted separately for your convenience.

For those that read on-line, just go to the Country Fair page on the Windellama community website.



Community Notice Board

Classified Advertisements

WANTED Second hand 3 tyne Yeoman’s Plough Ph. Anna 4849 4304

Old fencing, suitable for Tennis Court, please phone 0414 616 960

Lonely male goose seeks partner. 4844 5180

Preloved sheepskin car seat covers or rugs to be made into kangaroo Joey bags. Please phone Marian if you can help me and my Joeys. 4844 5244

CROOKWELL ROTARY SWAP MEET & MARKET DAY Sunday 26th October 2008

WHAT: Old & new car parts, automobilia, books, tools, antiques, collectables, plants, shrubs, clothing, footwear, woodwork, ironwork, bric-a-brac,bits and pieces - old & new Static display of steam engines, vintage cars , motor cycles & buggies Surplus items auction from 11.00am SITES: Indoor sites with power (bookings required) $25 per site (incl. entry for 2) Outdoor sites a few with power (no bookings) $10 per site (incl. entry for 1) Free overnight camping - hot showers Set up pm. Saturday or from 5.30 am. Sunday

Crookwell Showground Entry From 6.00 am. Sunday Adults $2, children U12 free.

Plenty of free parking available - Hot food and refreshments available until 8.00 pm. Saturday and from 6 am. Sunday

BOOKING Ken Reedy (Crookwell Rotary) 02 4832 2153 email: [email protected] Scott Pollock (Crookwell Tourism Manager) 02 4832 1988 email: [email protected] web: www.upperlachlantourism.com SPONSOR:Sydney Vintage Car Restorations 02 4832 0888 ORGANISED BY Rotary Club of Crookwell Inc. ABN 28 896 703 043 and CFN/20212 PO Box 271, Crookwell,NSW,2583

ALL PROFITS TO ROTARY CHARITIES

FOR SALE Approx. 2yrs old, 2 Steers,1 Bull, $400 each, ph. 0414 616 960

40 Acres Rural Land, Lot 140 Fernleigh Weekend Estate, Fully fenced, Good level block with nice Dam. 90% Cleared. Asking Price $117,000. Phone Anna for details 0298221516

44 gal drums - one open, one with lid suitable feed bins - $5 each Australian Geographic magazines - complete set from Jan 88 to Mar 01 excellent condition $1 each. Phone 0422 971 217 or 4822 9863

9 metre self-standing galvanised steel mast. $500 Ph: 97135255 / 0407462207

Full Summer/Winter Windellama Uniforms Boys and/or Girls. Sizes 4-8. Excellent cond. Worn 2008 only. Worth over $150.00. $90.00 firm. Enquiries 0401 529 142.

Angus/shorthorn cows; very quiet, in calf, calves at foot. Environmentally friendly (non-farters—no methane gas) $700 each. Ph 4845 9147 after 5pm.

Cockatiels (Quarrians) Pearl & split pied. $9 each. Ancona bantams, hens & cocks. $3 each. Ph 4845 9147 after 5pm.

Go-kart, Mongoose twister; seats 2, ROPS, etc. Goes well. $1,500.00 Ph 4845 9147 after 5pm.

Pet carrier, used once, very sturdy. $65 Ph 4844 5180

Videos, 100’s of assorted movies. $1 each. Ph: 4844 5087

Assorted farm gates. Ph 4844 5180

FREE 3 boxes of trophies ph 6251 1864

If anyone desires back copies of the Windellama News please phone 4844 5101


ANF’S METAL RECYCLING

For Friendly Service

Call ANTHONY on 0418 448 333

FREE CAR & SCRAP METAL REMOVAL

ALSO FREE REMOVAL OF ALL TYPES OF BATTERIES

Natural Bush Soaps

Suppliers of

Rusty Balls Aussie bush fragrances

Natural soaps & oil

Gary & Denise Johnson

4844 5087

[email protected] www.rustyballs.com

GOULBURN AUTOMOTIVE

SERVICES 9a Victoria Ave, Goulburn

(behind Geissler Motors)

All mechanical repairs Gas conversions & repairs

All light vehicle rego. Inspections Blue, pink & green slips Gas bottle re-stamped & inspections arranged

02 4822 3788

SL


The recent markets were a great success, blessed with a beautiful sunny Spring day, with quite a few residents coming along with their trash & treasure to sell in the Community Garage Sale outside the Hall.

Bargains were found and stall holders were happy they could sell their wares without having to advertise, then wait all day for people to come. It is safer as well as they had no unwelcome visitors to their properties.

It was also the Open Day for our local Fire Brigade & SES First Aiders. They too had a great roll up, with the Brigade showing their live-time web site to the locals as well as the world.

It is always very much appreciated the donation of time from volunteers in the kitchen, the donation of scones; it all adds to the camaraderie and spirit of our community which is ever present and is shown to passers by.

The friendliness of our regular stall holders has always made it welcoming for the public & community at large.

Your next market day is

Sunday 19th October 10am to 2pm

Contact George Webb on 4844 5038 to book your site.

PLEASE NOTE: There will be no formal markets in

November due to Small Farms Field Day &

Garden Club’s Country Fair

Windellama SES First Aid By Graeme McFarlane

Well a quiet month last month as far as callouts go, which is good news. We will be heading down to the Brigade Open Day at the Hall on the 21st September, also at the Small Farms Field Day and Country Fair; so come and say G’day.

On the SES side of things still waiting on Council and the legal side of things before our shed can go ahead. They tell me around December, here’s hoping.

We should also have our new car for the CFR within the next week or two.

Til next time, stay safe.

Windellama Hall Country Markets


FREE

ENTRY

The Dog Bistro Friday - Saturday - Sunday

Open for Lunch 12 noon - 2pm & Dinner 6pm - 8.30pm

Nicole’s Fish & Chips Thursdays 6-8pm

$7.50

Friday Nights Kids eat FREE *

*Children under 12 years only. Must be seated & accompanied by an

adult at all times.

SEAFOOD SUNDAY

From 6pm

Coming Up . . .

Nov - Amber Lawrence

Coffee @ The Dog … * Cappuccino * Latte

ʘ Smoke Free air-conditioned bar ʘ Bottle Shop

Saturday 18th October


Weather Watch 16th Aug to 15th Sept

Adrook, Oallen Ford Road, Windellama 26.5 ml / 8 days

Timberlight, Oallen Ford Road, Oallen 32.8ml / 13 days

Amaroo, Roberts Road, Windellama 27 ml / 6 days

Gar-den, Oallen Ford Rd, Windellama 34 ml / 14 days

Johnno’s Store, Oallen Ford Rd, Bungonia *ml / days

Tarkierelea, Fernleigh Close, Windellama 33 ml / 9 days

Local Health Service Advisory Committee - Goulburn

HEALTH COMMITEE MEMBERS GO WALKABOUT

Before commencing its last meeting on Thursday, 28 August, members of the Goulburn Health Advisory Committee (GHAC) embarked on a tour of the Goulburn Community Health Centre as part of their ongoing commitment to broadening their appreciation of health service provision throughout the Goulburn area. Members were particularly impressed with the ultra-modern dental care facilities at the Centre, along with many other areas of interest. Prior to its September meeting at the Bourke Street Health Service, members will tour the areas of patient care provided there, including the Giles Court facility.

Ms Jacqui Zutt, the Health Participation Support Officer with the Greater Southern Area H e a l t h S e r v i c e ( G S A H S ) i n Queanbeyan attended the meeting and spoke to the GHAC of the many positive ways in which she is able to provide ongoing support to the local GHAC's. She was very supportive of the manner in which the Goulburn Committee has successfully addressed the issues concerning the maintenance of information to the media. Ms Lou Fox and Ms Andrea Vaughan from Community Health were also made welcome at the meeting.

Maintenance of the extensive gardens at the Goulburn Base Hospital continues and the recent upgrades by additional plantings requires ongoing maintenance. Thanks to some of the members of the public who regularly attend physiotherapy at the Jennings Centre, their generous offer to perform some gardening tasks is greatly appreciated. There has also been another offer from St Vincent De Paul, which will be appreciated. Many thanks also to those members of the Goulburn Rose Club who have once again pruned all the rose bushes. Last year's blooms along the Maternity Ward in Albert Street were truly magnificent, and this year promises more of the same spectacular results.

Updating of the Disaster Plan for Goulburn is well advanced and Goulburn is expecting to

participate in a Disaster Exercise in early 2009. Development of a Risk Framework for Goulburn is also progressing, which will ultimately allow further development of Risk Registers for each Department and for e a c h facility.

Local Member for Goulburn, Pru Goward MP, was to visit Goulburn Base Hospital In August. She was unable to attend, however, and expects to visit the hospital in October. Ongoing reliance on the use of Agency staff nurses has now been extended to include the Base Hospital's Operating Theatre facility. On a brighter note, it is pleasing to see that the Emergency Department is now fully staffed with its complement of Registered Nurses. Recruitment directly aimed at filling a number of vacancies across many sites, is continuing, and the Base Hospital is keen to increase its numbers of Visiting Medical Officer GP's. The GHAC will meet again on 25 September 2008. Members of the community should feel free to contact members of the Committee if they have any issues that they wish to be considered. Ian Cameron: 4841 1616 Kerry Hort: 4827 3267


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