The Canowindra Phoenix Issue 87 ISSN 1837-0128 Tuesday 1 December 2009 Your free weekly guide to life in and around Canowindra...shop locally first!

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CANOWINDRA HIGH SCHOOL PROUDLY PRESENTS “DUSK” A VAMPIRICAL PRODUCTION In a quiet little town, not far from here, mysterious occurrences were taking place and little Ruby vanished into the night. A new family move to town, during the time of the annual show. But no one tells them who they shouldn’t trust, and they begin to fall into the darkness of dusk. Students of Canowindra High School have been preparing for their upcoming production in week 8. Singers, dancers and actors have been busily rehearsing and preparing for their upcoming per-formance. Set designs are well underway and sound and lighting crews are finalis-ing the staging effects. The students of Canowindra High School are known for their creative and professional shows. Dusk will be presented at the JSMH on Monday 7 and Tuesday 8 December at 7pm. Tickets are now on sale at Canowindra High’s front office. No tickets available at door. See you there for a blood curdling experience...

THE PHOENIX ON HOLIDAYS The Canowindra Phoenix will be having a short break at the end of this year and early next year, but will be back bigger and brighter than ever. The last issue this year will be published on Tuesday 22 December and the first for 2010 will be Tuesday 12 January. The Christmas edition will be published on Tuesday 15 December, so if you would like to include any holiday news, advertising or social event in that issue, please contact Jo on 0418 413 753 or email at canowindraphoenix@westnet.com.au

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RFDS WINS AIR AMBULANCE CONTRACT NSW Independent MP Dawn Fardell is delighted at today’s victory for common sense. “In announcing that the Royal Flying Doctor Service will retain the NSW Air Ambulance contract, the State Government has heard the voice of the people and made the right decision,” said Ms Fardell. “When the Victorian Air Ambulance tender was lost to Pel Air, a subsidiary of the Singaporean based company REX Airlines, there were fears the NSW contract would follow suit.” “Today I am enormously relieved to see that people power has won the day.” “In August this year I called a rally in Dubbo in support of the RFDS maintaining the contract, which proved to be the catalyst for an outpouring of anger from the public who opposed the Air Ambulance service being flogged off to the cheapest bidder.” “Following on from the rally, more than ten thousand signatures have poured

into my office from people across the State calling for the Air Ambulance contract to be kept in the Flying Doctor’s safe hands.” “I personally tabled these petitions in the State Parliament so there could be no confusion about the will of the community.” “The taxpayers who fund the $70 million dollar Air Ambulance contract, made it very clear that the RFDS should win the tender. All profits will now be delivered directly back into the provision of RFDS charity services, creating a double win for the community.” “This has been a grass roots campaign driven by ordinary men and women and I congratulate all of you who have rallied, signed petitions and agitated publicly on this issue.” “The State Government has listened to the voice of the people and the community can now deservedly celebrate this victory for common sense – what a wonderful Christmas present for us all!” declared Ms Fardell.

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ETHICS CLASSES TO BE TAUGHT AGAIN Premier Nathan Rees has approved ethics classes to be taught in NSW schools from next year, offering an alternative to religious education for the first time in more than 100 years. “Parents have said they want their children to be fully engaged when they are at school,” said Mr Rees. “The current system however does not allow for educational classes for children who do not participate in scripture. “There is real concern that students not attending religious scripture classes are missing an opportunity to learn. “Approving ethics classes means a simple addition to classes without diminishing the importance of religion for other families. “The Education Minister will now consult with the Teacher’s Federation, religious organisations and other groups about a trial in 10 NSW schools. “This is not about ending religious education in our schools, it’s about providing a choice. Mr Rees said the Government was devel-oping a proposal with the St James Ethics Centre to conduct a trial in up to 10 primary schools over two terms in 2010.

Letters to the Editor... Dear Editor The Canowindra Lions Club Inc wishes to start a Young Citizen of the Month Award commencing in January 2010. The Young Citizen Award is for a person who is under 25 years and has: 1 Given freely of their time in helping other people, clubs or charities (The Quiet Achiever), or

2 Has achieved academically, or 3 Achieved on or in their sporting field (eg Good Sportsmanship, Excellence, tries their best all the time, etc)

To do this we need the help of the citizens of Canowindra and district. If you know of some-one that you would like to nominate please write to us as the Canowindra Lions Club Inc, PO Box 42, Canowindra 2804, telling us who you are nominating and why you believe they deserve the award. Thank you for your help. Michael Britt President

The Editor, The attached photograph (29.11.2009) is of the Belubula River channel at the Swinging Bridge in Canowindra. I t s h o w s t h e i n t a k e o f t h e Swinging Bridge Vineyard's irrigation pump which has never been exposed like this since the pump's installation in 1995/1996. A local resident of South Canowindra reports that this drying up of the Belubula River has never been seen before in the last 64 years. Yours sincerely, Bill Barwood Canowindra Letters to the editor can only be included if the writer’s name and address are included. Please post or email your letters to:

PO Box 64 Canowindra NSW 2804 or canowindraphoenix@westnet.com.au

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Dawn Fardell MP Having problems with housing, health, education or any other State-related issue? Talk with your local Independent State MP Dawn Fardell. Interviews are held in Canowindra and Eugowra throughout the year. Please contact the Dubbo Electorate Office to arrange an appointment.

Phone: 02 6882 3577 Fax: 02 6882 3689

Email: dubbo@parliament.nsw.gov.au

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Saturday 5 December

Free wine tasting followed by Entrees:

Asparagus shallots & goats cheese tart or

Garlic ginger and sweet chilli prawns with sorrel & Spanish onion

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Atlantic Salmon marinated in ginger, chilli and coconut crème

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asparagus and avocado or

Roast eye fillet of Beef seasoned with oregano tomato and garlic with shallots in mash baked beetroot and

local asparagus or

Pork loin seasoned with star anise garlic & honey served with pear and

apple sauce shallots in mash new season sweet corn and local

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Crème brulee with mango base or

Chocolate torte Free wine tasting plus 3 courses all inclusive $45 You are welcome to bring your own beer & mixers wine at cellar door prices

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Asian Style Prawn Salad ½ wombok, shredded 1 carrot, julienned 1 tbs chopped coriander 1 tbs chopped chives 1 red chilli, seeded, julienned ½kg cooked king prawns, peeled 1 tbs lemon juice 1 tbs lime juice 2 tsp sesame oil 1 tbs fish sauce 1 tbs soy sauce 1 tbs chinese rice wine 2 tbs sesame seeds, toasted Combine the wombok, carrot, herbs and chilli and prawns in a bowl. Whisk the lemon, lime juice, sesame oil, fish sauce, soy sauce and chinese rice wine in a bowl until well combine. Pour over the salad and toss gently to combine. Arrange the salad on a plate, sprinkle with sesame seeds to serve.

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thank all the volunteers from SES who came to our assistance after Thursday

night's storm. You all did an excellent job under

difficult conditions and your efforts are much appreciated.

VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH Cabonne Council recently announced the inception of a Volunteer of the Month Award under its Volunteer Recognition Program. Everyone knows someone within their community who goes above and beyond the call of duties in their volunteer activities and Council invites nominations from community members for this award. The nomination form for the Volunteer of the Month is available from the link below. In nominating a volunteer Council will consider the following: � length of volunteering (total years, or

hours per week etc); � volunteering across a variety of

different areas; � commitment to volunteering through

adversity; � rising above personal or special

challenges to achieve volunteering goals;

� going beyond the call of duty or the extra mile in volunteering duties;

� impact of volunteering on the community (based on feedback from clients and/or community);

� volunteering commitments that span across Cabonne;

� building community capacity; encouraging others to volunteer or achieve their potential

For further information regarding the Volunteer of the Month Awards please contact Gary Brown, Community Services Manager on 02 6392 3230.

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SUMMER HOLIDAY RIDING CAMPS Maria Ardis is a horse trainer and coach based near Eugowra. She has been running clinics for adults and children for a number of years. The three day school holiday camps for riders starting at 9 years of age and up for both beginners and more experienced riders are providing a wonderful learning opportunity. Maria has combined elements of natural horsemanship and more classic techniques into a curriculum that both develops children’s riding abilities but also instills confidence and fosters leadership skills. A three day camp will be held in January 14 to January 16 and a five day summer camp with run from January 18 to January 22 2010. Programmes are for beginners and more experienced riders. Residential or day student places are available with a maximum of six students per camp. Bring your own horse or learn to ride on one of Maria’s. For more details, contact Maria on 02 6859 2361 or 0414 247 350.

The Canowindra Phoenix is published by Joanne Gaigals (ABN 43 292 469 472) & printed on recycled paper by Nick Carne at Comprinting. For printing enquiries call Nick on 0402 340 852. For advertising or

news enquiries contact Jo on 0418 413 753 or canowindraphoenix@westnet.com.au

Save the date...Save the date...Save the date...Save the date... Dec 7: Canowindra Rugby League Football Club AGM 7pm at the Golf Club Dec 10: CWA Evening Christmas dinner 7 for 7.30pm Canowindra Services club Dec 13: Moyne’s Carols on the Lawn 7pm Free sausage sizzle, ALL WELCOME Dec 19: Static Nomadic @ The Royal 8pm Local four-piece featured at the

Windowrie Weekend: blues, roots, cafe latte, country, rock fusion FREE Dec 20: Eugowra Community Carols 7:30pm in the grounds of the Catholic Church Dec 25: Christmas Day

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CRICKET NEWS U14S CANOWINDRA V BOWLING CLUB After their close draw in the first round this should have been a close match but with Nathan Leach at a rugby league day Canowindra steam-rollered Bowling Club from the opening over. Canowindra won the toss and sent the opposition in. Rohan Toole took a wicket with his first and third balls and had them at 2-0. Bailey cain continued the damage with figures of 3 overs, 2 maidens 3-2. Kane Brooks made 8 runs and the other 6 came from extras. Tim Middleton was unluckily run out but Rohan Toole and Alex Willson reached the winning total in the third over. Bowling Club continued to bowl overs and Rohan retired on 21, Alex retired on 30 and Simon Whatman retired on 29. Everyone enjoyed the batting practice. U16S CANOWINDRA V COWRA MOTORS Cowra Motors won the toss and elected to bat. Ben Schaffer tried to dominate the bowling but he went down the wicket once too often to Nick Traves and was bowled for 9 while fellow opener Brad Siegert holed out to James Watson in the deep for 8. Canowindra had the measure of their opposition as apart from Blake Stead 18 and Matt Siegert not out 35, the scores were kept to single figures. Nick Willson too a superb slips catch as he threw himself backwards and caught the ball in his outstretched left hand. Nick Traves 2/6, Matt McLean 2/9 and Matt Beaton 2/5 ensured that Cowra Motors were all out 90. In their run chase Harry Myers and Jacob Devlin both retired on 4 and 26, while Nick Willson and Nick Traves also retired on 13 and 5. Connor Bennett made a confident 18 while Matt McLean retired on 21. James Watson took to the bowling in the latter part of the innings with 4 fours in his innings of 21. Canowindra ran out winners 145-90

SWIMMING CLUB Firstly thanks to all swimmers as they un-derstood their instructions from last week and the lead up to the relay ran much more smoothly. The 33m freestyle or the spoon threw up some big improvers who bettered their time by more than 3 sec-onds and were ineligible to swim in the semis. Claire Wright bettered her time by six seconds in the heat while Angus fisher improved his by 7 secs. Sam Coady and Josh Middleton then destroyed their times in the semi as he took 6 seconds off their PBs. In the final it was a very close race as Wade Kinsela lowered his time by 2 seconds and took the spoon in a PB of 37 seconds. Second placed Zali Dunn lowered her time by 2 seconds in her heat, a further 2 seconds in the semi and another second in the final. Well done to both swimmers. In the relay there were 6 lanes of eight swimmers and everyone only had to swim once. The winners in a close finish was lane four and the team consisted of: Angus Andrews, Harry Jeffrey, Sophie Tremain, Ellen Blair, Will Fagan, Ebann Malae, Regan Hughes and Jayden Brown. This week there are the four strokes in 33m, a 66m freestyle and a medley, so sign up before Wednesday afternoon and be ready for roll call at 5:45pm.

GOLF NEWS

On Sunday 29 November 30 players

contested the Joe Callan sponsored 18

hole strong, monthly medal event. Some

good scores were carded in the very

windy conditions. The winner was Phil

Makin who shot a great round of 63 nett.

Runner up was Dan Ebert with 66 nett.

Third place was Brad Stewart on 67 nett

on a countback from Mark Wren, also on

67.

Jackpot 2 went to Peter Flannery.

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6 December: 18 Hole Stableford

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HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS SHINE

Congratulations to Peter Guthrie and

Nicole Stevenson for their selection onto

Western representative sporting teams.

Peter’s selection in cricket was in

recognition of his significant skills and

efforts in the cricketing arena while

Nicole’s selection was for Girl’s Cricket.