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COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

March 2000 CIRCULATION: 820

Al l proceeds from advertisements after printing costs go to the WAMBOIN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, which started theWh isper in 1981. This News letter is distribute d to all RMBs in Wamboin, Bywong , Cla re, and Yalan a at the beginn ing of eachmonth, except January. Editor is Ned Noel, 17 Reedy Creek Place, Wamboin, 2620 , phone 6238-3484 . Printer is thecueenbeyen Age. Contributions which readers may wish to make for the March , 2000 edition of the wemborn Wh isper will bewelcome, and should be submitted to the editor's mailbox (or sent by fax to 6238-3562 or by ema il to [email protected] U)by the last Sunday of the month, or Sunday 26 March , 2000, 7:00 pm.

LIFE THREATENING EMERGENCIES Fire/Police/Ambulance - Dial 000 All HoursQueanbeyan Police 6298-0599 W amboin Fire Brigade Info Centre 6238~3396 Ambulance Bookings 131233

WAMBOIN FACILITIES AND CONTACTSWamboin Community A ss nBywong Communi ty As snFire Bri gadeComm unity NurseEmergency ServicesJust ice of th e PeaceWamboin CubsWamboin GuidesJoey ScoutsPon y ClubPlay GroupHall BookingsChurc h, AnglicanChrist ian Prayer Gro upWamboin StoreYarrowlumla Shi reGolfInjured Wi ldli fe

Libby KingLibby lloydBernie BroersHeather MorrisonKevin AndersonPeter GreenwoodPaul BrugmanRosemary RileyRobyn SlaterMaureen PurdieCindy DykesJoan MasonRobyn RobertsonSteve & Imelda TaylorFalz and Suzanne RizviPeter Greenwoo dPeter Greenwoo dWi ldcare

PresidentPresidentCaptainBungendoreControllerJPleaderContact PersonContact PersonContact PersonConvenorBookingsWa rdenContactsOwne rsCouncilorGolferRoster

6238-32226238-1024040-999-1340 bh 62383316 en6238-13336236~9333

6238~3358

6238~3539

&297~7632

6238-3 4726238-33436236-91196238·32586238-32026238-32206238-35856238-33586238-33586299~1966

THE YOUNG WAMBOIN ENTREPRENEURS.. 6238 -3230

.... 6238 -32306238-33446238~3290

6238-33436238-33256238-14816238-38006238·3 1036238-3276623 8-32946236-90126238-349662383558

Ula Zammit , babysittingLevi Zammit , lawn mowingSarah Thomas, babysitting .Fiona Skea, babysitti ngRebecca Purdie, babysitting and odd jobsEmma Picker, babysitting .Michelle Montesin, babysittingPeter McCulloch, petsittingAlicia McCudent, babysitting .Mia Donald, babysitting ..Frank Deveson, bicycle mainten ance .. . .Andrew Barker, odd jobs, petsitting, babysitting .Tammie Bachta, babysittin g, odd jobs ..Danielle Adams, babysitting, petsittin g ..

fA acs Reef Tip Hours 7:30 am to 5:00 pm (7:00 pm during daylight time) Thurs-Mon, closed Tues &We~

Wamboin Whisper, March 2000,

BYWONGNEWSBY"·ong clean-up...... BIG ROADS, BIG RUBBISH ... . When this Bulletin went to press thirty people had

al ready registered to help clean up the Bywong roads ides next Sunday - the national Clean Up Australia Day. However, largelengths of me two main thoroughfares - Bungendore Road and Macs Reef Road - had not been claimed andBywongComm unity is still looking for vctunteers- preferably local residents - to fill the gaps and help clear all rubbish from our ruralroadsides . Anyone ab le 10 help for an hour or two o n Sunday 5 March shoul d ring Morag Cameron on 62303523 to claim theirpiece of road and to ensure that they rece ive co llection bags andknow where to leave them for pick up.

Mammoth Car Bool Sale: Fo r those who haven't attended in previous years. the eve nt is a giant garage sale in thecomm unity paddock off Macs Reef Road. where more than sixty sellers set up stalls around their cars or trucks and sellhouseho ld items, rural equipment, toys, books. p lants . crafts andother items to a passing parade of local s and visitors fromCanberra and Queanbeyan. There are sausage sizzl es, drinks andmorning teas, and live entertainment This year' s entertainersarc the popular local singing combination Threef old. a troupe of visiting belly dancers and a snake handler (not together !).

Bobcat r affl e pnze . A traditional adjunct of me Sale is the '<Monster" raffle (therel The Sale itself will have to settlefor 'Mammoth') - for which there are more than sixty prizes. Most ofthesc are donated by local s, and the Community isdeeply g rateful to al l those busin esses - especial ly those from Bunge ndore - whose nam es come up year by year in me list ofdonors . T ickets are already on sal e fro m members of the committee and from the Gib Cafe, Heritage Pizza and BungendoreNewsage ncy. A highl ight of the raffle in recent years has been the prize donated by an American be nefactor acc ide nta llydragged into our community by a mistaken email address. This year he has surpassed himself by airfreighting his raffl e prize a radio-con trolled a ll-sing ing a ll -dancing large-size workin g model of a bobcat to gladden the heart of any boy betwee n meages of three and 100.

Sellers can book spots now with Libby (6238 1024), Diana (62369 187) or Morag(62303 523). Th e R31I1e pri ze list isstill open and any person or busin ess wishing to donate a prize, large or small, and have their name glorified on the SES PAsystem and in the Bungendore Bulletin should also contact one of the organi sers.

Notice Boards, Th e roads ide notice boards which the Community bas erected at entrances to the locality have Shireapproval and are intended for community notices. Th e Community is happy for Jocal residents to use the boards for non commercial classified type announcements such as ' lost' notices, but these may be erased from time to time to make wa y forcommunity material.

Local wineries t ou r. The Commumryhas organi sed a haIf-day tasting tour of local win eries on April 29. It will visitcu rrent producers Gidgee. Millirnan i (at picking time). Madew ' s and Afileck, where the tour will end with a light meal . Thecost for the bus. tastings at the fou r vineyards and me meal will be about $45 per person, but this fee will entitle tasters to a $5discount from each of the wineries off the price of any bottle purchase. Sue Gorham (62369476) can answer queries and takebookings.

Bushwalk in t he hills. Th e co mmuni ty is planning a third bushwalk • probabl y to hills overlooking Lake Geo rge .Walc h the Bulletin for dates .

W ebsite. Last week 's general meeting of the Community confirmed a proposal to set up a web site to carry localnews an d announcements and details of me activities of thc Co mmunity and poss ibly surrounding areas. It is intended forgeneral use by the community. an d also to serve as an easy vehicle for communicatio n between the Co mm unity and itsmembers, the Shire and other local public bodies . Access de tails in ncxt Bulletin

Bush Dan ce. Loca ls and their childre n danced to the music of Monaro Folk Gro up band Burrinjuck at theCommuni ty's summe r Bush Dance. Th e weather was just right for sitting outside between dan ces, and thc success of thefunctio n e nsures its inclusion on next year 's program.

Da tes for you r Dia rySunday 5 March - Clean Up Australia Day - Co ntact Mo rag (62303523)Sunday 26 March - Car Boo t Sale - Communi ty Ha ll Grounds. Biniwa Road -9am- l pmMonday 17 Apri l - Next Gen eral Meet ing at 7.30pm in the Com munity Hall. Birriwa RoadSunday 29 April - Local Win eries Tour - Contact Sue (62369476

H- U - G-H- E-SCEIAUFFEURED CARS - LIMOUSINES

THE TOTAL TRA NSPORTATI ONCOM PANY

.. Ford Ud Se da ns & Stretc h Limos in white or b lackfor th at special occasion, wedd tegs o r dinner t ransfers.. Airport Transfers at ccmpettnve bus iness r ates (e.g.,S35 for ai rport to Wamboin Sbo p).. All M ajor Credi t Cards & Cabc bargt: ac cepted.. O perati onal 24 brs, 7 days/wttk.. Te lep honc 6280-84 48, Fax 6 280-8324.. Owned a nd O pe rated by Anne & Da,,'c Willetu ofNorton Road


WAMBOIN COMMUNITY ASSOClATlONThe next meeting of the w amboin Conun unity Assoc iatio n will be Tuesday 2 1 March at 7:30 pm. If you have any

items for lite agenda please co ntact the Secretary. Clare Hobbs. on 6238-3505.Clean Up Aust r a lia Day: Clean Up Day is Sunday the 5lh of March. Registration is compulsory and will be at the

hall from 9:00 am, Light refreshments will be provided.Rura l Ad dressi..g: Reside nts are again reminded that the new rural number is the only number to be displayed.

Emergency services an d delive ry vehicles are sti ll occasionally experiencing diffi culty finding the righ t property du e to thecontinued prominence of the obsolete RMB number. Please ensure that your property displ ays only the correct propertynumber.

Sc hool Buses : Th ere has been some concern expressed by some residents regarding the schoo l buses at somestopping points in the area. When a bus is displaying flashing lights the speed limit in the vic in ity of the bus is 40 kp h. Pleasebeaware thai children may be ali gbung from the bus and exercise caution.

P laygroup: Co ngratulations to the Playgroup for their successful application for a gran t from the NSW Government.I look forward to see ing you at the next meetin g. - Regards. Libb y King, President

Mediterranean Food NightA social gathering for the Wamboin Community. You are invited to start the year off with a night

of wining and dining on succulent Mediterranean dishes. Date is Saturday, 25th March, 2000. Time is6:30 pm for 7:00 pm. Location is Wamboin Community Hall, Bingley Way. BYO plates, cutlery,glasses, drinks and a mouthwatering Mediterranean dish to share and dessert if desired. Do not bringchildren or pets. Enquir ies and RSVP by 23rd March to Len lvey on 6238-3384 or andrew Dunn on 62381849. Gold Coin Donation.

RURAL WATER PROBLEMS?- hardness or discolouration- bacterial or parasite contamination- bad taste

There is always a so luti on :- Kineticc Softeners and Iron Removal Systems- Ultra Violet Disinfection- Leaf Eater Tank Protection- Drinking Wate r Systems

Call the Specialists: P & A Water Products8 Waite Place , Farrer, ACT 2607 (06) 286-2764

Prompt

Water DeliveryBingley Contractors

(local carrier)

All Areas 7 Days

Phone 041 9-483-103 or 041 8-201-784AH: 6230-3385

FARM TREESTube stock now selling for autwnn plan ting at $ 1. 10

Euc Macarchwii (paddy ' s Rlverbox)Euc Viminalis (Ribbon Gum)

Euc Cam phora (Broad leafed Sally)Euc Ovate (Swamp Gum)

Euc Rubida (Can dle Bark Gum)Euc StelluJata (Black Sally)

Acacia Baileyana (Cootamundra Wattle )Acacia Falcifon nis (Hiskory Wattle)

Ph one Ad am Smith02 4844 6217

Ask about bulk discounts

BUNGENDORE TAXISERVICE

• AIRPORT TRANSFERS ·Drop at Airport Pick Up on Return

Will Meet Flight on Arrival

CabchargeNATIONAL CABCHARGE SYSTEM

AND ALL MAJ OR CREDIT CARDSPhone: 6238 1977

Mobile: 0413266206TAXI OPERATES -7 DAYS

Railway Transfers Parc el Deli ve ry

Wamboin W hisper, March 2000,

YARROWLUMLA CO UNCIL NEWSRevi ew of Pl a nning Sche me Counc il has spe nt some considerable time revie wing the Yarr owlumla Local

Environment al Plan. T his is the document whic h se ts a ll planni ng controls for the Sh ire. In regard to rural land, the objecti vesof this plan are : I

10 encourage the mana gem ent. develop ment and conservation of productive agricultura l and horticultura1 land.to en sure that rural land is developed in accordance with tile princ iples of ecologica lly sustainable development10 encourage the proper management and deve lopment of natural resources,10 encourage the siting and management of development to avoid , as far as practicable, co nflic t betwee nadjoining and nea rby land uses. both with in and betwee n zones and including likely futu re land uses,10 protect and conserve places of natural . historic and cullural significance.to enable provision of essential roads. transport and utilities infras tructure.

A similar set of objectives a lso exists in the plan for urban land.Aflcr many nights of wo rkshops and meet ings and a series of drafts. the Council finally accepted, with only minor

modification . the final draft plan prepared by Council's Planni ng Department. .Council was dete rmined t hat only the minimum of contro ls should be imposed on landowners bUI at tile sam e time the

protection ortnc envi ronment should be paramount. TIICconsideration of controls on the keeping of ani mals caused us themost conce r n. all cue hand we did nol want 100 many restrictions or the need to ap ply for a counci l permit to keep a fewanimals. BUI on the other hand there was a n obvio us need to protect the land (and neigh bours) from overgraz ing which hasocc u rred on a few. but se rious. occasions in the Shire. Wc fi na lly all agreed on a clause which requires gro und cove r.parti cularly relating to feed pasture. to be maintained at 70% at a ll times. Th is takes into account avera ge climat ic conditionsso that the requirement docs not beco me impossible duri ng exceptiona l wea ther or other circumstances.

T his plan will be put o n public exhibiti on for comment. Local Community Associauons will also be invited 10 reviewthe plnu. I would be ha ppy to discu ss th is plan with anyone who ha s any conce rns.

Schoo l Bus SIOII I a m pleased to adv ise tha t follow ing consultation with loca l residents and parents and also the buscompany. Counci l will construc t a new schoo l bus stop on Norton Rd about o ne kilom etre west of Rya ns Rd. Council hasreceived 50% funding Irom rhe RT A for the projec t which should be comple ted during March.

Denl ey Drive Road Marking Some centreline road mark ing will be painted along paJ1 S of Denley Drive followingd iscussion with some residents who have expressed concer nabout vehi cles cutting across a bend in the road . T his work isexpec ted to be ca rried out this mon th

Damage .11 thc Wamboin Co mmunity Ha ll Unfo rtuna tely we are still ge tting some mindless vanda lism at thehall . Recen tly a toilet wa s blockcd by rocks and the scat broken. At about tile same urne. bUI not necessaril y related . somelocal bovs a nd girls we re asked to come down off the roof o f the hal l. I wou ld requ est parents to discu ss this issue with the irchildren. We enc ou rage the use of public faci lities but vanda lism cannot be tolerated .

Business Ski lls Se minars TIle Bungendorc Chamber of Conunercc will be running a Business Ski lls Program inconjunction with thc Qucanbcyan Business Enterprise Centre. Thc program will be run over a five mcntn period commencingin March. The Semina rs will be held in Buugeudore at the Carri ngton as fo llows: Leade rship ~ 22 Marc h. PersonalDcvelopment c S April. Markcung . 10 May. Financia l Control ~ 14 JWIC. E~Commcrce ~ 19 July . The Semina rs wi llcomme nce a t () pm and run for three hour s. A light suppe r wi ll be provided. TIICcost is $ 10 per Seminar or £40 for all fiveand there will be a mcnronng progra m which willrun for six months a fter the Seminars. I have applicat ion forms whichshould be completcd as soon as possible or for more Information please contact the President of the Bungendore Chamber ofCommerce. Mi les Flanagan on 6238 165 1.

. . • Peter Greenwood . Your Local Councitt or 6 238 3358

MASSAGE liN YOUR OWN lHrOI\\1[ERelaxation and Remedial muscle therapy

By q ua lified t hera pist

Miriam Ella A.M T

Phone SAN~TI)A.nr t.ASSAG~(02) 61381 467 Mob. (l-ll ]47 080~

$30 Y2hour$45 I hour$65 I Y2hour

gift vouchers availab le*$10 extra for homevists outside Wamboinl Q.B.N


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FOR SALELocally grown Native and Exotic shrubs and trees. suitable for this area.

150 mrn (6~) pots $4.00 200 mm (8") pots $7.00Dynamic Lifter. 40 kg bag $19.00 Fresh Cut Flowers

-Kleenheat Gas Dealer, Wamboin, Sutton and Geary's Gap Area.Slashing & Rural Services

WIYAGIBA TRADING - Dave and Jane Hubbard37 POPPET ROAD, WAMBOIN Ph/Fax 6238·3308

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( TAYLORMADE REPAIRS\.11WATER BORE DRILLING RIG

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All Enquiries to

MarkTaylor ALL HOURS62382357 (Home)

""l'<. 018486460 (Mobile) i 1

62382351 (Fax)

Serving the Wamboin and Clare Valley AreaTruck-mounted Steam Cleani ng System

24 Hours . 7 day sNo excuses ~ guaranteed results

BERNARD REARDONCarinya Park, Clare Lane Wamboin

RMB 201 Gundaroo Road

Phone/Fax 238~1773

Mobile 018-632~054

BYO and Licensed

La Normandie French RestaurantTake pleasure in a drive through the countryside. Enjoy a delicious Cafe & homemade gateau

Visit for a light but appetizing meal Indulge in a traditional French feast.Experiment with our creative "bush" cuisine Practice your French with Claude and Joseph

40 Kings Highway, Bungendcre 6238- 1175Also, the Restaurant has positions vacant for a casual worker one day a week and one Sunday a month.

Phone the above number or 6286- 1757.

Wambo in Whisper, March 2000,

WAM BOIN 15 YEA RS AGO - O rgan ised by David RobertsonA specia l edition of th e W hisper was published in March 1985. It is reprod uced here in full .

RIDING INSTRUCTIONLocal riding instructor available for beginners and more

experienced riders. If you like, I can come to yourproperty.

Improve your dressage. learn to jump or just increaseyour confidence. Available for weekends or week days.

Phone Lea nne on 6238-3435

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Cheap RatcsTruck & BoOCm ServiceMulchlSol VGranite Delivered Ripping for Tree Planting

Rubbish Re moved 4 Way Bud..el

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Wamboin Whisper, March 2000, Thanks to one of the persons listed below. one copy of the Whisper gets into your mailbox month after month. If it doesn 't get to

you in the first week of the month, it may be because your neighbour has been doing the job for years and wouldn't mind if someone elsehad a go, in which case call herlhimpr the editor on 6238-3484.141 CQ-ORDINATED BY HELEN MONTESIN:Dean Evans Nrtn Area fnn Campbl WestHelen Montcssin FemlolT RdDave Hubbard Poppet Rd.207 CQ-ORDINATED BY SUE GANE :Joan Mason Bingley oNayRoberta Rentz weercona, Norton 10 MajorsDavid Anderson weerccre. Majors 10 Denley227 CQ-ORDINATED BY KERRIE FISHER:Colleen Fosler Joe Rocks to Norton 35Antceettc Stockdale Yaiana East 32Bernie Reardon Clare LITle 8L)'1cMonerssin Forrest Road area 50230 Co.oRDINATF..D BY JOHN VANDERSTRAlTEN:Racheet Gascoine Brooks Creek Estate 10Cliff Spong MacsReef 50Ann Platts OreJtleylBirdunan's Area 20

BRUCICRP & JA MundayFirewood Supplies

Mini ExcavatorBobcat & Truck

For Hire- Dig Footings - Fill, Sa nd, Gravel,

Rock- Rubbish Removal - Ea rthwor ks

advises the following:

Please not change to Mobile Phone number as listed inBungendore business directory as follows : 04 12 31 90 30

We recommend that serious pre-planning be given to thecoming cold season, and early orders are most welcome.

Call Darko0408682191 or 6238-1884

Firewoods available at present are (local area) wellseasoned stringy bark & mixtures of Eucalypts, fromNthlWest NSW, River Red Gum

Cally anyti me on 6238 1342 or 04 12 3 1 90 30and remember .... alter the phone number in your directorynow

COMPOSTWORMS for gardening or fishing.VERMICAST· Nature 's own Soil

Conditioner and Growt h Promorant.Bulk and small orders

Richard and Clare Hobbs

1Qa4te 1Qatd 1Q_ 'JaMIe6 Gallagher Cresce nt, Wamboin NSW 2620

Ph (02) 6238 3505 Fax (02) 6238 3504

JOHN LINCOLNPLUMBINGYour local contractor

Mobi le 04 1).1 8 1-67 1 Home 623 8-3493• All plumbing and draining work

- Outside fire protecti on systems installed- Septic tank absorption trenches installed

10 Counci l regulations• Clear wat er aerated septic systems installed

RMB 6 1 Majors Close. Wambo inLicensed NSW. ACf

Wamboin Whis per. March 2000 ,

RAINFAL L AND T EMPERAT URES IN WAMBOIN - 24 Yr St ets - by Dav id Rob ertsonAvera ge March Rainfal l 62 .2 mm Wettest March 303 mm in 1989Wet test March day 160 III on 14/3/89 Driest March 3 mm in 1986 & 1998Coldes t March Night 3c on 28/3/99 Hottest Mar ch day 35c on 8/3/83Coldes t March Day 13c 00 14/3/94February rai nfall to 271212000 15.5 nun 2000 rainfall 10 27/2/00 47.51mn

Highfield Events - 21 Cooper Road - WamboinTIIC gard en will be ope n 00 Saturday and Sunday the 18th and 1 9~' of March, from I to 5 pm . Admission is $5, $2.50forchildren 4- 14. Devonshire Tea Included. Proceeds to $1. John' s Church 00 Saturday and to Queanbeyan Legacy on Su nday.The concert. "S unse t Serenade" on 25th March will.assist Legacy in our area. We care for some 2 10 widows and children ofdeceased ex-servicemen in the loca l area. 111e three musicians arc very well kn own in the ACT and surrounding area throughtheir perfor mances and teaching at the Canbe rra School of M usic. Contact Robyn Robertson on 6238-3202 for moreinformat ion or to reserve places at t he Concert.

WAMBOlN CLASSlFlEDSSmall dog/cat crate used once , airline approved. very good quali ty. Would suit small breed of dog o r cats. $40. ph6238-3 392.Does your erass need cutting? I have a ride on mower at reaso nable rates . Phon e Michael on 6230-3321 .ADVERTI SING RATES: Local classified advertisements are free , as are anno uncement s from communityorganisations and clu bs. Business adveruscmcuts attract a sma ll fee (see below) which is donated 10 t he WamboinCommunity Assoc iation. Plea se make your cheque out 10 this associatio n. but post it to the ed itor. Contact editor on238-3484 for informa tion .Advert ising rates: Full Page - $70 Half Page - $35 1/4 Page - $20 1/6 Page - $15 1/8 Page - $10- For Hire : Wamboin Co mm unity Hall - Bookings arranged by Joan Mason - 238-3258Loca l Hire $55 Bond $120 Ou tside Hire $85 Bond $150Teenaae Parti es (mus t be supervised byparents) $ I25Bolld $250 Gas Barbecue Ex traWhen you come 10 the Mac 's Reef tip. please ensure you have your tip pass or some form of ID (such as a driver 'slicence) tha t shows you are a local resident. If you need a new tip pass. ca ll t he sh ire on 6297 13 11. - Greg Nye. TipManager.For concreting. stonework. conc rete stenc il, rendering, trac tor ripping done, call Sam Lantini on 04 18-62 1-744. Also.for sale 500 2m star pees and 100 2. lm wooden posts.Diarv Note : Revell ers of Wamboin out as ide the 20 ofMav for the Fireman 's Ba ll.Work Wanted Wee kends . Concreting, Bricklayi ng, Paving, Gene ral Labour. Phone 041-350·2 151 BH or6297- 1363,AH. ask for George.Are you willing to be the Whispe r's next editor? It' s o ne of many jobs carried out by volunteers in lhe community. andvour effort would be much aooreciated. For more info phone Ned Noe l on 6238-3484 o r Llbbv Kine on 623 8-3222.Vocal and Guitar tuitio n in Wa mbo in. Teacher has over 17 thousand hours of live performance experience in musicals,jazz clubs. rueht clubs, resorts an d Dubs throu ahout Australia. Contact Adam on 6238-3677.Need Help? Is the ironi ng out of co ntrol? Does the house need some TLC? Having a party : need a waitress. drinkserver or just someo ne to clean up? Ca n' t get awa y beca use of the an imals ? When was the last time you went outwithout the kids? Help is here in Wa mboin! Two able, will ing and above all trustworthy girls who are living inWambo in wan t to help. Their combined experience includes : cleaning. ironin g. garde ning, nannyinglbabysitting,pet/livestock sitt ing, curtains made and a ltered. knittin g. waitressing and bar work. We ha ve reasonable rates and areha ppy to sueolv local references. P lease contact Julic and Nicky on 6238 -3397.Wanted: Someone local to teach me lead light a t my house or t heirs. Would like to spend the time learni ng rath er thand riving if poss ib le. Rina Rose mary on 6238-3285.Anv oue inte rested in rentine the sho o or fonnine.a co-on to run the shoo c rease ohone Faiz Rizvi on 6238-3232.- For Hire from t he Wamboin Co mmunity Associa tio n: Gas Barbecue - Party Size. Portable $2 5.00 per hire (includesgas) and $25.00 cleaning bond, both payable on collec tion of barbecue . Cleani ng bond is refunded if barbecue isreturned clean - Booki ngs arraneed bv Helen Morucsin- 238-3208For Sale : 3 month old Gcnnan Shepherd. second vacc ination already administered. Phone Grace on 6238-333 1.Hou se Cleaning Wanted: Working in area . Reaso nable Rates, Please ring 6299· 1876 or 02-4840-2301. Ask forTh erese.- TIle Whisper is Wamboiri 's commu nity newspa per. lf you live in the area and have somethi ng to say about livinghere t hat is infonnalive. thoughtful. entertaining, or interes ting . think about writing it up for the next issue. For moreInformat ion contact the editor on 238 -3484 .

Wamboin Whis per, March 2000,

A NEWSLf,TTE R FROM YOUR VO LUNTEER RURAL FIRE BRIGADE COM.PILED

BY C LIFF SPONG WIT H HELP "'ROM MANY MEMBE RS OFTHE BRIGADE

From the Captain' s Desk

O ne of the largest events In our organisation last month was the opening of the new e mergency man agem ent centre illOuean beyan It marked a significan t milestone for both Qucanbcyan and Yarrcwlumla shires . Th e new centre should provide amuch grea ter level of suppo rt for all e mergency services in our area. At the function I had the oppo rtunity to talk to the ACTfire control office r. Peter Lucas Smith. and d iscuss the concem I had about the fire dan ger sign at the comer of Sutto n Roadand the turn off to Mo tonglo Gorge. That particular sign was never moved from the low posiLion and I felt t hat it was see n by sollIany of our residents who hopefully took notice of it. It turn ed out that the parti cular sign is involved in an industriald ispute .. . To cui a long story short. it will now be changed by.. .yours truly or another mem ber ofour brigade.

I also attended a workshop conference for a sho rt time. It had La be a short time beca use it was held on a Frida y and otherco mmitments. such as work and family issues. were pressing . One topic of discussion was the de sign of our eq uipment. It wasclea r tltat this matter docs become very co mplica ted when occupati onal heallh and safety requirem ents need to be compliedwith. To reduce the risks 10 personnel on a f ireground. I therefore sugges ted that Yarrowtuuua Shire should provid e 24hel icopters 10 tackle any fire outbreaks. I'm not sure if Richard Donarski took it seriously enough to take my sugges tion to theCommiss ioner - but I won' t hold my breath !

By way of reinforcing o ne ofthe messages in our bull etin sthe picture shows the result ofleaking gas. from a 90kg LPGcylinder. catching fireSeveral brigades attended aexcellent informat ion sess ionpresented by Elgas at theBuugcndcre EmergencyCe ntre in Decemb er.

The pic ture also shows DickHenley and Cl iff SI)On~ fromthe w amboin brigadepract ising thc techniques forcxungmslung thi s typ e of Fi re.

Survey of Wa mbo in Area ... the sto ry continues

TIle seco nd part of thc survey of a rea by the field officers of our brigade was undertaken recently. II is clear that a lot ofdevelo pment is occurr ing in and around Wamboin. Trave lling around the various tracks and roads in the smaller four whee ldri ve fire vehicles conti nues 10 provide some panoramic vistas at the same lime as revealing problems for residents if and whenthe next major fire outbreak occurs. It is imperative Ihat resid ents conside r the access to their properti es so that large trucks ca nge t in and out. should the situa tion require it . Fires do not follow civilised ruJcs and therefore we may have 10 be able tomanoe uvre equipment and get to water supplies quickly. Being co nstra ined by the problems of poor access only increases thepossibili ties of g reat er damage from a fi re

The survc v is a lso provid ing tiS the opportunity 10 update our com puter-generated ma ps of the area . We arc able to input GPScoord inates a nd add notes 10 these maps. which. wi ll provide better information for us and other brigades.


The NS W Rural Fire Service has provided the f ollowing information.

A Short History of Major Bu sh Fi res in NSW .

Bush fires have a wide variety ofcauses. For instance. there are naturalcauses such as lightning strikesandaccidentalcauses such as sparks Crom farm machinery. incinerators. power lines. vehicl e crashes. escapes from burning of(and campfires. Unfortunately. a large nwn ber of Bush fires are also Slatted de liberately.

Mos t Bush fires occur during the Bush Fire Danger Peri od fro m October 1 to March 3 1 each year. As the dates indicate.some Bush fire seaso ns are worse than others.

• 1957 - Bush fires in LIte Blue Mo untains area driven by gale force winds destroyed 25 homes. shops. schools. churches anda hospita l.

• 1964 /6 5 · Majo r fires occurred in thc Snowy Mo unta ins. Southern Tablelands andoute r metropolitan area. TheCh..1lsbury/ Bungonia fire cove red 250.000ha and des troyed the vil lage of Wingello. Tfirce lives we re lost. In March theT umut Valley fire burnt SO.OOOha .

• 1968/69 - Wides pread dama ge occurred over much of thc eastern part of the State . Major fires at Wollongong burntrainforest. destroyed 33 homes and five other buildings. Fircs in L1tC lowcr Blu e Mo untains were fanncd by lOOkmlhweste rly winds and destroyed 123 buildings. Three lives were lost.

• 1969170 - The Rotc fire burnt somc 2S0 .000ha in a three-week period .• 1972173 • The southeasterncomer of the State suffe red the worst fires since 1968 with over 200 .000ha burnt. Th e

Burrinju ek fire bu rnt 16.\)00 ha and was reponed to have travelle d 19km in three hours. denuding a hill side in its path.• 1974175 - The severest seaso n for perhaps 30 years in the far west with 3.75S.000ha burn t. 50.000 stock los t and

Ill. 170km of fencing destroyed. 1.5 million ha we re burnt in the Coba r Shire in mid-Dece mber and 340.000ha in theBalranald fire . TIle Moolah-Corinya fire bumt 1.11 7.000lla and was the largest fire put out by Bush fire fighters - not theweat her. Its peri me ter wa s over 1.000 km .

• 1'J76n 7 ·In ea rly December. 9.000ha were burnt and three homes dest royed in Hornsby Shire. and 65.000ha were burntIII the Bluc Mounratus.

• I977nR - In the Blue Mo unta ins area 49 buildings were destroyed and 54.000ha burnt. Sydney suburbs up 10 60km awaywere showered with the fallout or blackened leaves .

• 11J7Sn 9 · Sc nous fires occurred in the Southern Highl ands and South W~ Slopes regio ns. Over SO.OOOha were burnt.five houses we re des troyed and heavy stock losses were Inflicted.

• 1979/KII . FoIIO\\; ng severe dro ug ht conditions nver most of the St.1tC. major fires werewidespread. In Mu dgee Shire55,40Uha were bu rn t a nd one Iifc was lest . 9.000 ha we re burnt in warrtngahShire and 14 houses lost . Fires occu rred inthe 1n.1jOrity of counci l areas within the State burn ing a total of over I million ha.

• 11J821&J - $ 12 mill ion wo rth o f p ine plan tation was destroyed in southern NSW in a firc which burn t 25.000ha in only twoand a half hou rs . The Grose Va lley fire burnt 35.000ha .

• IIJK4/X5 • This was the wo rst lire season for ten yea rs in L1ICgrassed western areas of thc State. O n Chris tmas Day morethan 100 Fi res were started by lightning strikes and 5(Xl.ll{)llha bu rnt as a result. The largest firc was at Coba r in mid Ja nuary with 5 16.000h<l burnt. Duri ng the season there were 6.0nO fires State-wide. 3.5 million haburnt. four lives lost.~o .OOO stock lost and UO milli on damage.

• I 987 /KK- Over 115.000 ha were burnt in thc Bethungra and Wa ruri llahlYanco fires with three lives lost at the Bethungmfire . Major fires also occurred In the sc nrhcastcm pa rt of Kosciusko Nationa l Par k whcrc 65 .000ha were burn t in the Parkand surrounding areas.

• IIJ<)(I/'J I - In Novembe r fires raced th rough the council areas of Hay and Murrumbidgee. cla imed nea rly 200 .000 ha ofpri mc gr.v .ing land. destroyed 1O{).OtlU sheep a nd hun dreds orkltom ctrcs of fencing. Just onc week tater &O.OOOha of landwe re bu rnt as fires claimed another 7(,.UUU shee p and 2tM) caule in Hay a nd Carrnt hool Sh ires .

• O n Decem ber 23. hundreds o f fires we re reponed across thc Slate with eight emergency dec lara tions made in the Hornsby.Ku- ring-g ai. Ccssnoc k. Hawkesbury . werringalc Wol londi l l~ . Gosford nnd wvong cou ncil areas. Eig ht homes we re los tmrhcsc fires .

• J1)9 1/1)2 - O n October \(,. t\\ O fives were lost at Kcmhursr III me Shire o f Baulkbam Hills. Eme rge ncy declarations we remade fo r the councils of B:IUlkh.1111 Hills. Gosford Ci t ~ . wvong Shire and Ln kc Macquanc. Nea rly 2..:'i IM) Bush firefightcrsbattled more than j n blazes around the State . I~ homes we re destroyed.

• 1 1J93N~ - In lat e December 11)1).,\. a series of fires began on thc nonh coast and in the Hunt er Region. As weathercond itions continued 10 deteriorate. fire occu rrence spread from the Q ueensland border to Barcmans Bay.

1n excess o f XUI ) fires srancd between December 27. 199J and January I6. I IJ·)~ . Over HlIlI.IIUllha were burrn. All areasaffected had previously been subject 10 wildfi res. bUI never before had the~ bunu simunauccnstv. Resources Irom acrossAllstr nfia and New Zeal and \\ ere IIIlllscd . resull illg in a firefighling e fTort larger than all~ prcv101lSly ex perie nced in thccouru rv. At Ihe he igh t of Ihe exercise over 20.IMIU fircfighters we re dcplo vcd FOIIT lives \\ ere lost and 20(1 homesdestroyed

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All Creatures Great a nd Small A continuing series by local vet. Dr. Blair LamontThis month. OIlC for the birds! I am indebted to the author Dr. Garry Cross from the Department of Animal Health at

Sydney University for the information.Ch la myd iosis is the mOSI important zoo notic d isea se humans can acquire from birds. When the disease occ urs in

human s or psittacine birds. it is ca lled " psittacos is". The disea se ill humans is known as "parrot fever" . in birds other tha npsit tacin e birds the disease is e tten ca lled "ornit hosis".

W hat causes psittacos is? Psiuacosis is caused by a bacterium called Chlamydia psittaci. Thi s organism can onlygrow inside the cells of the host. and depend on the host cell for energy to replicate.

How is the disea se tra nsmitted? Psittacosis is transmitted th rough contact with infected birds or thei r environmentusua lly by inhalation of the infect ious agent. Except for a smal l number of epidemics overseas, perso n to person tran smissionis rare. TIICusual source of infec tion is from mO~1 psi ttacine bi rds and othe r spec ies of birds. dcrnesuc fow ls a nd turkeys.Birds may be ca rriers and appear norma l. Occas ionally the sputumof mall may be the source of infection. Wild bi rds stillremain an important source of human infection. but Chl a mydia psiltaci is also endemic in many breed ing farms. mult i-spec iesaviari es and pet shops. Chlamydia psitta ci is shed ill ocular and nasal discharge and faece s, and call surv ive in seed for 2months. on grass and stra w for 2-3 weeks. and in frozen turkey carcasses for ove r a year. Dried faecal ma terial. occ ular andnasal discharge. litter. straw/d ust. feathers and dander (smal l parti cles or scales of hair or feathers) are all sources o f infection .Inhalation of nasa l ex udate can be facilita ted by close facial proximity between pet and human (fo r example from kissingbudge riga rs). T ransmission via the biles of birds has been suspected. (to be concluded in the next issue)

T ill next ume. Good Health! Blai r Lamo nt.

ARE YO U IN BUSINESS ? DO YOU HAVE INVESTMENT INCOME? THE N REA D ON ....As pan of tile Government's ove rha ul of the tax system the Pay As You Go system (PAYG) comme nces on I July

2000 . Pay As You Go is a single integrated system for reporting and paying ta x on business and investm ent income.Under the PAYG system. most businesses and individ uals with business and invest ment income will pay tax instalmentsquarter ly. based on thei r incom e for lhe previous qu arter.

Existing withhold ing arra ngeme nts. for example PAYE tax and PPS tax . will come under the PAYG umbrella andwill be forwarded to the Ta x Offi ce with the quarterly Busi ness Activity Statement.

T he Austra lian Business Number. (AB N) is an important part of the PAYG system and must bequoted on all invo icesissued between businesses. If the AB N is not quoted on a suppliers invoice. the rec ipient ofthe good s or se rvice must withholdlax at the top marginal rate plus the Medicare Levy (cur rently 48 .5%) from the payment.

II is therefore esse ntial for all)' business to have an ABN. even if it is not registered for GST. ABN applica tio n form sarc curre ntly available at newsagcnc ies and will beavailable at tile major bank s from 28 February 2000.Conunencmg in March 2000. the Ta x Office will be sending out PAYG information to all busi nesses and individu als withbusiness or investment income. T he introduction of PAYG is a major change in Australia ' s ta xation system and it will beessential for taxpa yers to have a n und erstanding of the bas ics prior to I July 2000.

Do you have qu estion s about any of these issues. If so, send us a questio n in writing by postor by fa x and we will try to a nswer it as part of our next Whisper ad .

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Spend a Day in the Bur ra Valley -- 26 Ma rch 2000The Bum Community is holding its annual Fair on Sunday 26 March. and it features a grand parade, hot air balloon

ridcs. demonstrations of rural skills and other activities. stalls selling local produce, and deli cious refreshments. All this will becentred at the Burra Park which celebrates its Centenary this year and all proceeds will go to improvements at the Park , Inkeeping with this historical event the community has planned a heritage trail for visitors to walk and drive at their leisure, as\\c11 as open gardens. Places to sec include St Paul's Church, London Bridge Homestead, ga rdens and outside surrounds ofBurra Homestead . Lagoon homestead. t he old Schoolhouse and. of course, tile Park itself! Put aside a whole day as t here ismuch 10 see and plenty to do!

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GEARY' S GAP WAMBOIN LANDCARE GRO UP (GGWLCG) MONTHLY UPDATEMEETING 13 MARCH •• Spiders are on the agenda for the Marc h meeting. Not 0 11 your plate, not off the wall but

safely on celluloid with speaker Kim Pullen from CSIRO Entomology giving a talk and slide show abou t the fascinating armyof arachnids that share our district. NB: Starting time xpm.

LANDCARE IN THE YLEP: Item of note: TIle draft Yarrow lumla local Environment Plan (YlEP) will bereleased for public comrrenr probab ly in April. It should contain a clause setting a benchmark of 70 percent ground coverwhere stock including horses. maintained by supplementary feeding, are kept on mariginal grass cover on Class 4 and 5 land .If the groundcovcr cannot be maintained at that fair ly basic level. the Shire could reasonably treat the situation as an intensivelivestock operation'. Similar standards for developmen t consent will apply to any other activity, such as trailbiking . thatdegrades the land below 70 per cent ground cover.

By including this clause, Shire sta ff have proposed a similar best practice ya rdstick to NSW Agriculture's. promotedthrough programs such as Prograzc. to keep the soil from being degraded on this type of land . Yarrow lumla would be taking amodel stance for local government. Some Councillors have taken a very nega tive stance and tried to keep the clause out of theYLEP altogether. Judge for yourself when the YLEP is our for public exh ibition and let Council know tha t you support goodfa ith efforts at landcare in our Shire.

Meetings are normally on the second Monday of the momh in the community hall on Birriwa Rd. For generalinfor mation contact the Secretary GGWlCG 6236 9386.

April L 2048: Two decades of La Ninaheavy rains and frequent flooding below

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The Wamboin Golf Story 6.At the end of each monthly competition. which are held on the first Sunday of every month. the centre of action shifts

to the hall. Scores are checked, social club members arrive. wamboln 19opens the fridge. nibblies are demolished and lies arctold. The tension builds until the highlight of the day when the awards are made. An overseas visitor was quite amazed at theoccasion. He remarked that "At my club about 140 play bUI only 30 stay for the evening. Here about 30 played bUl 45 havestayed!" Must say: it is a great social occasion.

Awards. The ' soc ia l" awards include 'Sp it-the-Dummy' and also 'TIle Googly Ball' . Both rely on the recall andimagination of playing partners. Who needs enemies when your partner can embarrass you? A statue of Ned Kelly isoccasionally awarded when anyone attracts the close attentio n of the handicapper. TIle NAGA. meaning 'Not A Golfer' sAward' or something like that. has also been around. Another award for 'the longest drive' may be given if anyone reallytravels a long distance to attend. The prizes for nearest-the-pin. longest drives plus division winners and runner up completethe formal side of the evening.

Visitors . M~ of our players take the opportunity to invite visitors for the day. The kangaroos normally hop aroundon cue to the enjoyment of overseas golfers. Talking about set-up. one visitor from England was really happy when he waspromised a game all the most exclusive Wamboin course. After a big build up he was away. II says a 101 for his sense ofhumour that he wrote back to say it was a day he would always remember. He said it took him 3 holes to realise wha t wasgoing on but although he had played at Royal Sydney etc. he still 'dines out' with his story of Wamboin where 30 play and 45Slay.

Cameo t. One very hot day we came across a group who had struggled to the top of Cardiac Arrest Hill and havingfound the cool area of the Wamboin 19 offshoot they had decided to call it a day. Thconly clock that drove them away waswhen the csky ran dry! Cameo 2. Having t he course laid out over several properties. and driving between the areas caught theattention of the NSW Golf Magazine. In their write-up they claimed the course was unique! Unfortunately. my throwawayline that ' the longest drive on our course was five and a half kilometres ' became their headline. Cameo 3. The local TVchannel produced a video of the action. To add interest they showed teeing up 0 11 horse manure and checking tees for snakes.I've never seen either but why spoil a good story? Cameo 4. The right side of the 16th hole which is called Shorten Sweet.although Dave Hubbard calls it Shcrt 'n Sh...y. has an electric fence. My wife hasn't forgiven me for the time she was zappedwhen climbing through after I assured her it was om

The End. That 's the Wamboin Golf Story to date. This was how I saw it and I am sure there are many other storiesaround. Why not come along on the first Sunday of each month and become part ofthe story? You are more than welcome tojoin us. If you have any questions give Peter Greenwood or me a ca ll.

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The company is owned and operated by Col Maxwell. Having been born in Queanbeyan and a local resident all hislife. Col Maxwell is a well respected member of our community. A successful auctioneer and real estate agent since 1955. Colis well acquainted with all aspects of real estate.

Maxwell and Co along with Col feel very proud to offer professional andexperienced staff to assist you with yourreal estate needs.

Jill Bush has just joined our staff and will be actively marketing the Bungcndore. Wamboin areas. She started her realestate sales career with Col Maxwell prior to Maxwell and Co Real Estate. She went on to acquire her Real Estate Licence andafter a break from real estate has returned with the enthusiasm. energy and commitment she started with years ago. Please feelfree to phone Jill today with any real estate issues.

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WAMBOIN COUNTRY GOLF CLUB - FEBRUARY COMPETITION RESULTS

On a fine an d war m first Sunday of Feb ruary. twenty four players teed off to compete for a range of prizes kindly donated byTrevor Barker. Man y thanks to Trevor and also to Pam for preparin g t he ea ts at the 19th

. Keith France was the subject of tileday 's best golf story a nd collec ted the Googfy Ball award. Ba ll trop hy win ners were : To ny Fisher xz.RJ1YS Ollerenshaw xz. Rebecca Te mpleton. Matt Montesin x2. Nick Hislop.Dave Hubbard x2 and Paul Griffin.I) Hole wi nner was Ken GordonA Grade won by Paul Griffin with four equal seconds: Dave Hubbard.Joan M ason. Ian Picke r an d Peter Greenwood.B Grade won by Matthew Montcsin o n a count back from lai n BarterCongratulations 10 all winners.

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Gundaroo Bush Races and FestivalTIIC excitement of bush horse racing conics to the Canbe rra region later this month at the small rum! comm unity of

Guudaroo. The country's top moun tain horseme n and women will compete in the 3rd Gundaroc Bush Race , to be held onconjunct ion with a community festiva l at t he village. about 40 minutes drive north of Canberra , Bush - or mou ntain - racingcombines speed wi th natura l obstacles - riders compe te over courses ranging from 600m sprints to cross-country runs of morethan 3km incorporaung obstacl es such as logs, dams. ridges and hills,

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CONSERVAnON, THE YLEP AND MEIt was with a degree ofco nsternation. I read recent newspaper articles regarding the YLEP. After rumina ting on this

piece of proposed legislati on I have decided to put my point of view in the following articl e.Over eight years ago we pu rchased the 15 acre s of land upon which we subsequently built our home. Th ere were no

fences, no roads and nothing rea lly. save several hundred acre s of ' marg ina l grazing land ' (a term used by YarrowlumlaCouncil at the time).

Th e photographs I took eight years ago . show rock and shale strewn h.ill s with vel)' little grass. There were plenty ofthistles and Patt erson 's curse, along with the odd bit of serrated tussock . Onou r parti cular piece of God 's own good land.there were many brittle gums. paths made by sheep and really very little else. exce pt a very pretty view. We bought the landand spent three months deci ding where to put the house. After much agonising the decision was made. Only two trees neededto be removed a nd we though t this was a good outcome given the proliferation of trees on the block. We summoned Richa rdDonarski at tile Counc il. to co nfirm that our choice of house site was suitable when taking into co nsideration bush fire risks .and to give us further advice . His input was invaluable and has been put to use assiduously over the years.

Th e house was built and we set abou t putting up fences . killing tbe weeds and buil ding infrastru cture.A large dam was built. which now attracts man y species o f wildl ife. Ka ngaroos. snakes . lizard s, wi ld du cks , frogs by thehundred and many others whose tracks I have noted. but cannot yet identi fy. use t his watering hole on a regular basis. Inadd itio n to this, there are a ll manner of wild flowers includin g the purple bea rded orchid. other native orchids. wild climbers,insect eating plants and man y others too numerous to menti on.

We put in an environme ntally friendl y septic system. which we have professional ly maintained .Over 150 new trees have been planted. toge ther with a large number of ' understorey ' plants, afte r consulting Tell)' Pa rker ofthe Yarro wlumla Council, tile Yarral umla Nursery a nd tile Queanbeyan Council Nursery. Some of these species areendangered and difficult to grow. however. I am persevering and intend to plant more. In all we have over 500 new trees.many of which ha ve self seeded.

We have constructed a rookery. which attracts lizard s in grea t num bers an d we are justly proud of our resident bluetongues. On the rockery we have planted grevilleas which a ttract WattJe Birds and Rose llas ' . Bird baths dotted aro und.attracr all mann er of smal l finches and wre ns, as do the wattle an d bottlebrush trees. Our resident Currawong and I have aninterestin g dai ly routi ne. which includ es leaving him a couple of ripe Tiny Tom tomatoes afte r I have finished picking from thevegetable garden. Another blue tongu e lizard lives in the newer bed: a very happy fellow. he loves the hose! We feed theEastern Roseuas. Galahs and cockatoos . not that the cockles give us much choice in the matter! We have see n our first coupleof black cockatoos a nd are hopeful they might breed here . Kookaburras also enjoy whateve r is on offer, especial ly wormswhen I dig the compost heap. In the past two years or so we have heard the songs of man y other birds, yet to be identified.We have frie nds who have many pine trees . but they also ha ve a wonderful population of Superb Blue Fairy Wrens, perhapswe will be lucky enoug h to get some soon.

We have left a large portion of our land as a ' wildlife reserve ' and intend to keep it an d it 's attendant flora. the way itis, in perpetuity.

We a lso have a horse. which we keep in the front paddock near the house. so that we can hear and see if he is introuble of any kind. For the pas t 2 months he has been living elsewhere whilst we rest the paddock and he undergoes furthe rtraining in dressage. Th e owner of the horse is our 13 year old. who. one day. hopes to represent Australia at the Olympics.The fro nt paddock is sometimes very Iow a n grass. and it has always bee n that way since before our arrival Th e path the horseuses is the same one sheep used befo re we-carne. (co nt'd next page)

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We buy feed for the horse at great expense; we also main tain a clean padd ock and pick up droppi ngs da ily. We pla n10 plant either exotic decidu ous trees or exotic evergreens (not pine) around his paddock 10help stabilise the ground., provideshade and a microc limat e which will conse rve any grasses we plant. Currently. wind and rain wash everything down the hillinto the gu lly which runs along the roadside. We ha ve planted some exotic trees on our block , but the vast majority arenati ves . The exotic trees arc not invasive but are pleasing to the eye a nd birds love them.

The proposed rule to al low exotics only within 25 metres of homes will really send the Bush Fire Brigade andinsurance companies into a Slate of apo plexy. We might just as well do a Joan of Arc and stoke the (property) funeral pyrewith any other incendiary devices we ca n find!

As I drive along Norton Road . I can see that the changes wrought by the residents of Clare Valley have been quit eremarkable. We arc not a lone in the work we have done on our land. if you look . (Counci l please note) everyone in Wamboinand surrounding areas has improved their land from the ' margina l' sheep grazing paddocks of a decade ago. Many haveplanted native trees and have encouraged wildlife in every way possib le. Native g rasses proliferate .

Ou r land was vastly overpriced when we purchased it, but we bought the lifestyle that went with it and a veryimportant part of that lifestyle was the opti on to have a horse. Many property owners would not have bought in this shire hadthe y thought owning a horse was going to beco me problematical.

Local Rea l Estate agents often use the phrase. "have your own horse" as a sel ling point, when advertising theseblocks. i.ndeed televis ion advc rtis ing for Clare Va lley included two riders meanderin g through the paddocks; a scene of bucol icbliss at it' s best .

The Council has co nstructed Grec nways. in part to encourage horse riders.Please tell me someone, how, after eight yea rs. an enormous amount of work. vast amounts of money and construction of an

infrastructur e to support a horse. call you now tell us we may not be ab le to own one?[ for one wi ll sell up and leave. as will many others for whom riding is not just a leisure activ ity, but a desire to

rep resent their pony club. sta te or indeed country. Many assoc iated trades and professions, farriers, rural ce ntres. vets andinstructors will lose a large part of their income and will close. downsize or move on.

If this legislat ion is adopted, our property prices wi. 1I plumm et as re-sale will bediffi cult . Approximately 40% ofpeople living here own a horse. by the law of averages. th is legislation will mean there are 40% less people who are going tobuy in this shire. Develope rs and residents will find it hard to sell their blocks and investment in the shire wi ll drop.If the council is determined 10 put through this ' plan ' they will ha ve a fight on their hands. I firml y believe this is another caseof bureauc racy gone mad . This is not right , fair. just . decent nor responsible action by a council, whi ch was elected 10 supportus. not to over regulat e and lak e away our quali ty of life.

We have improved our land an d we support conse rvation when it is promoted in a sensible way. If this land had notbeen subdivided there would be nothin g marc here today than there was a decade ago.

We bought uie land in good fa ith. on the understanding there was no bar to us owning a horse and no prospect of thereever being OIlC. This land was never a ' na tural rese rve ' of an y kind . When I look a t the sony state of the grce nways and othercouncil maintained la nd. I am ama zed that they should even contemplate th is action. In my humble opinion. the council shouldclean up the tip. get rid of thc fire hazards and noxious weeds in the grcenways a nd leave us alone.I thought we lived in a democracy ! How is it that council can consider this proposed legislation in private meetings. Theind ividua ls supporting this should be proud enough of this initiative to Iet uiemsclves be known ! Is it perhaps that theythem selves a rc not resident in the Shire and therefore arc not affected?

This proposed (rctrospccuve) legislation consuun es ha rassment, and the denial ofour right to live on our land inpeace a nd withou t undue interferen ce.

Angry and disappoin ted - YOU BET ! - Linda Hong. Thund erwood. Tel: 6238 1858P.S. By the way. I would like my $30. Septic tank lax back please!

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Notes fro m St. And rew's ChurchDo you enjoy singing? Would you like to sing in a choir? Can you lead a group of singers who wan t to "make a

joyful noise... n ?Some of me St. Andrew's members are very keen to fonn a choir but we need more singers and . more inportanuy. we

need a Choir MasterlMistress. A Wamboinchir could enhance church services on special occasions andbe a Communitygroup bringing pleasure to many residents of Wamboinand beyond ... ! Some expertise would makea better leader.enthusiasm is perhaps the essential ingredient fOTsingers. By the time we hit the world stage we shall have all the experiencewe need.

If you would like to join this group and have some fun, please ring Robyn Robertson on 6238·3202 .Services in March wi ll be at 9 am on the first and third Sundays. with Sunday School during the service. Everyone is

wel come.

.RURAL TRANSACTION CENTRE PROGRAMMEYarrowlumla Shire Council has received funding to develop a Rural Transaction Centre Business Plan for

Bungendore and Captains Flat The Plan will look at the viability of Rural Transaction Centres in the Shire and, if they prove10be viable. will form the basis of a major funding application to the Commonwealth Government to have centres established.The Rural Transaction Centres Programme aims at giving people living in rural Australia access to basic transaction services.These include Medicare, Cenue link, banking and other general services that people in larger centres and cities take for granted.

Consultants Ron Davis and Ian Sayers of Davis Consultancies will be shortly be in lhe Shire to speak with communitygroups. businesses and residents as part of the assessment process. Questions and enquiries to Ian Sayers. 02 6254 0 130 orRon Davis. 02 62826577

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Greenways NewsA Greenways bush walk was held on Sunday 27th February from Newington Road through to Norton Road. About

thirty residents took part with the added bonus of a side tour to the sugar gliders courtesy of Jean Favre (see Canberra Times26 lh February).

On a less positive note, a number of residents adjacent to the Greenways have reported a pair of trai l bike riders usingthe Greenways near Majors Close and a pair of riders was recently intercepted in the vicinity of Denley Drive. One the bikesappeared to be unregistered and the riders volunteered that they had entered the Greenways from Newington Road. So perhapsit is timely to resend the message, that motor vehicles of any sort are not permitted on the Greenways. The reasons are quitesi.mply, such activity is not consistent with the conservation values of the Greenways and the amenity of adjacent residents. Itis also against the law Trail bike riding on the Greenways is also a very risky business. If an unregistered/uninsured biker anda walker/equestrian or horse is injured, the bike rider will be personally liable and this could lead to a lifetime of debt or worse.The likelihood of getting caught is also-high, Local resi.dents are particularly vigilant on this matter and are not prepared totolerate this behavior. The Greenways Management Conunittee thanks those residents who reported the problem andencourages aUresidents to report any future incidents of this kind to the Committee. Contact details are: Julian Thompson ,Ph 62369 129 or [email protected].

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