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Snippets... Kites: it is a shame to announce that the kite weekend that was planned to coincide with the Cabonne Country-wide Festival 19-20 March has been cancelled. The Canobolas Kite Club was going to put on a display of wonderful huge kites, however kites are classed as aircraft under insurance legalese and therefore are a bigger risk. This meant more comprehensive publ ic l iabil i ty insurance was needed and of course the cost was prohibitive. Gym: Come and have fun and learn how play can enhance your child’s development from newborn to 2 years. Monday 14 March 9 : 2 0 - 1 0am a t C a n ow i n d r a Community Health Centre. Please bring a bunny rug and toy for your baby. The Program is free but bookings are essential by phoning Kirstin on 0428 450 399. Presented by Tamara Hargraves, supported by Kirstin Stevenson Home-Start Cowra/Canowindra & Rhonda Burnett Child and Family Health Nurse.

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BALLOON GLOW AND TWILIGHT MARKET Canowindra Challenge Inc will officially open the 17th Australian National Balloon Championships Saturday 9 April from 5-8pm at Tom Clyburn Oval Canowindra. It is expected that around 2,000-2,500 people, will attend, and to cater for the crowd local producers and businesses are invited to participate in the markets. All food, wine and products to be sold MUST be sourced locally from the Central West region. Portions sold at the market must not exceed $5, however if you are selling local pre-packed products eg. olive oil, chutney, etc this criteria does not apply. Each registration entitles the stallholder to an unpowered area of 4m wide by 4m deep, however you can supply your own gas. If you would like to be a part of The Canowindra Challenge Balloon Glow & Twilight Market, please contact Margaret Wallington 02 6344 7153; 0427 936 054 or by email margaret@wallingtonwines.com.au for registration form. Registration forms need to be completed and returned by Friday 25 March 2011.

WHEN OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS From the glamour of the Oscars at Hollywood to the comfort of the family home in Canowindra, the last couple of weeks have been a blur for Richard Payten, his wife Lara and sons Leo and Jed. Richard is one of seven children to Ailsa and the late John Payten of Canowindra, including sister Anne Ward, brothers John and Michael from Canowindra; and three sisters who live in Cowra, Mittagong and Sydney. All of whom are great-grandchildren of Thomas Finn who established Finn’s Store, and landowner Thomas Payten. Just over three years ago Richard and long term colleague Andrew Mackie launched a feature film acquisition and distribution company, Transmission Films, in partnership with Paramount Pictures Australia. Together with their sister company, See-Saw Films lead by Ian Canning in the UK and Emile Sherman in Sydney, the team achieved the biggest success of their careers, winning the Academy Award for Best Picture with ‘The King’s Speech’.

This is an amazing achievement for Richard who went to St Eddies Primary School and spent his childhood here in Canowindra. After attending high school at Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview, Richard went on to Mitchell College, now CSU, in Bathurst where he studied for his Bachelor of Communications, along side other inspiring achievers Andrew Denton and Amanda Keller. Richard then immersed himself in theatre and education and was involved for a time with the Australian Theatre of the Deaf. Richard moved into film distribution where he worked with Andrew Mackie at Ronin Films before they co-founded distribution and film marketing consul-tancy, The Globe Film Co in 1994, which was sold to Becker Group in 2002. Prior to establishing Transmission Films, Richard and Andrew headed up Dendy Films for six years. When asked for words of advice to encourage local kids and teenagers to achieve their dreams, Richard said, “I firmly believe in the adage ‘nothing ventured, nothing gained’, so take chances, take risks!” Continuing in the family tradition of taking chances and committing to them, Richard’s son Leo established a website in 2009 called Leo’s Feast, where he reviews all the great restaurants that he has visited. Focussing on food, anything to do with food, at each restaurant, Leo’s blog is becoming very popular. Leo was SBS’s Featured Foodie March last year, and he has been invited to appear on Channel 9’s Today Show in the near future. Check out Leo’s delicious words at www.leosfeast.com and see what you can do if you take the time and effort. Leo’s words of advice to kids and teenagers, “No matter where you live, enjoy being a kid, and when you find something you are interested in and good at, commit yourself to it, then you can enjoy life when you’re older.” Oh, I nearly forgot to mention, Leo has only just turned 9 years old.

CWA SERVICE AWARDED The February meeting of the Canowindra CWA was privileged to honour Virginia Cullane of Virginia Cullane Books for 20 years of service. Virginia has served her community through the Canowindra CWA since becoming a member. It was noted that, throughout that time, she has worked tirelessly and energetically, having held numerous positions in the Branch including, but not exclusively, President, Vice President, Treasurer and Cultural Officer. Virginia was awarded life membership for her outstanding work and contribution over the 20 years. Virginia was presented with the award by David Bigg, whose mother was a stalwart of the Canowindra community, contributing through the CWA for many years.

Looking at the account details of Thomas Payten’s ‘Alfalfa’ from 1906 in Thomas Finn’s old ledger are: L-R great-granddaughter Anne Ward, great-great-great-grandson Will Ward, great-grandson Richard Payten and great-great-grandson Leo Payten

To the editor... With the up-coming 26 March Election, people cannot be blamed for being cynical and viewing any outcome with scepticism, when as usual, "the big end of town" can only be expected to benefit. It is unfortunate that The Nationals appear to be as ever, the "poor political country cousins" of the city centric Liberal Party, which only shows interest in rural, regional and remote NSW when election time comes around. There is a continuing state of paralysis in all levels of government: result; little or no progress is seen to occur. Pre-election promises seem to be automatically broken post election, for any one of a number of implausible/plausible reasons. Then there is that monotonous hollow cry " exercise your democratic right by voting wisely". The paradox of compulsory voting and this democratic right only requires attendance and registra-tion at the polling booth. There is no compulsion to actually vote. Yours sincerely Bill Barwood, Canowindra

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HELP FOR HEALTH’S SAKE A Trivia Night is being held at the Orange City Bowling Club on Saturday 18 June, hosted by Neil Gill, Breakfast Announcer for Southern Cross Media. It will include a Charity Auction and live music featuring the Neville Hillbillies. Kevin Wren was born 5 February 1949 to Dudley and Alma Wren. One of four children, he was raised in the Canowindra-Cudal-Toogong farming district, where later he and his wife Barbara ran their own farming property “Fairview”. They raised their two daughters, Adele (Livermore) and Sharyn (Bennett) on the farm and had strong ties to the communities of Canowindra and Cudal. At the age of 40, Kevin was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease (PD) with the early symptoms included a mild tremor. Kev continued to work the farm for a number of years until his illness began to effect on his farming ability, so the decision was made to sell the farm. In 1992 the family moved to Orange, at that time Adele was working in Orange and Sharyn completed her senior high school education at James Sheahan Catholic High School. Barbara continued to assist and care for Kev as his condition continued to deteriorate slowly, Kev was able to do some part time work and was employed by Orange Community Transport as a bus-driver, until his illness forced him to give up work completely. Kev is the very proud grandfather of 5 children, Ally and Kaysey Livermore and Georgia, Nicholas and Zahli Bennett. Kev has been under the care of Neurologist, Dr Simon Hammond since he was first diagnosed with PD. Over the years, Kev’s condition has been kept relatively controlled through a cocktail of medications. In the last 4-5 years, Kev’s condition has deteriorated to the point where medication is not having the desired effect and the time has come to explore more radical treatment. In late 2010, Dr Hammond suggested to Kev, now aged 62, that he could be a possible candidate for Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery (DBS). After two trips to Sydney to meet with the Sydney Parkinson’s & Movement Disorder Team (www.spmds.com.au) which involved consultations with Dr Paul Silberstein, specialist neurologist and Dr Raymond Cook, neurosurgeon and a series of tests with Nurse Lyndsey Jones at North Shore Private Hospital where the DBS surgery is done, Kev has made the decision to go ahead with this surgery to dramatically improve his quality of life. This will need the help of locals and local businesses to ensure the event is a success and Kevin and Barbara can rest a little easier knowing that some of their financial pressures have been alleviated. Any help, goods or services you can donate to this cause would be greatly appreciated. Please contact Kevin’s daughter Adele to help out on 0428 819 217.

IT JUST TAKES IMAGINATION It’s well accepted that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure, but how many people would consider things they regularly throw into the rubbish bin could be art. The annual Waste to Art competition challenges that thinking and the competition is open again this year to give Cabonne residents the opportunity to showcase their artistic ability. Celebrating the re-use and recycling of waste materials, the competition challenges people to use their imagination to turn their trash into art and craft treasures. Cabonne Mayor Bob Dowling said the competition offers cash prizes in five cate-gories and he urged local residents to enter. “The competition caters for everyone, not only established and aspiring artists, and is a fun way of spreading a serious mes-sage,” he said. As well as cash prizes for the most inspiring artwork in each category, there will be an overall winner and a people’s choice award. The best entries will be in-cluded in a regional exhibition and com-petition to be in June. The five categories are primary school, high school, community, building/sculpture and open. Professional artists are eligible to enter the open category. Entry forms can be obtained from Cabonne Council’s offices or from the Your Environment section of Council’s website www.cabonne.nsw.gov.au or by clicking on the link below. Entries must be submitted to Cabonne Council by 5pm on Friday 20 May 2011. For further information, please contact Council on 6392 3200.

CALLING CABONNE SNAPPERS In April, Canowindra will have a large number of visitors for the 17th Australian National Balloon Championships and this will be an ideal opportunity to show off all the wonderful things about living in Cabonne. So Canowindra Challenge Inc is running a photo competition to depict a snap-shot of a day in the life of our villages. The idea is to take photo on the week-end of something that is happening in your particular location that is typical of life in our shire. There will be four age categories for entries – 16 and under; 17 to 30 years; 31 to 50 years; and over 50 years. Photos must be an image captured by the entrant on either Saturday 12 March or Sunday 13 March on a digital camera (NOT a phone camera), and must include EXIF Data. This means photos cannot be enhanced or changed using a computer program. Up to three images are allowed for each entrant. All entrants must be amateur photographers. Images should be emailed to Robyn at Federation Fotos on : robyn@federationfotos.com.au by 20 March, including your name, date of birth, email address and location where photo was taken. Entries will be compiled into A Snapshot of Cabonne and displayed in windows in Gaskill Street, Canowindra, for the month of April and then available for display in other Shire towns. All images will remain the property of Canowindra Challenge Inc. For any inquiries: Robyn at the above email address or Jan, phone 63441819 or jan@gjkerr.com.au. Proud sponsors: Age of Fishes Museum, Australian Balloon Federation, Cabonne Council, Essential Energy, Kavanagh Balloons, Tom’s Waterhole Wines and Balloon Joy Flights

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Seniors Week 2011 Molong Senior Players Presents

GAME ON at Molong Community Hall

23 March 2011 Ph Margot on 1300 302 446

2011 CULTURAL AWARDS Entries in the Local Government Cultural Awards 2011 close Monday 14 March. Local entrant, the Central NSW Museums Website and Brochure was one of Alison Russell’s projects as Community Liaison Adviser for Orange City Council. Launched on 6 November 2010 at the Molong Museum, the Central NSW Museums website and brochure were produced as part of a joint initiative of Orange, Cabonne and Blayney Councils, with funding support from Arts NSW. The website and brochure provide an opportunity for visitors to the region, school children and residents of the area to explore the regions rural lifestyles, local landscapes, mining history, stories of bygone years and many cafes and cellar doors. The website and museum brochure aim to strengthen networks between museums and raise awareness of the importance of sustainability with collections into the future. The website showcases museums, villages and heritage places in the Orange Blayney and Cabonne Shire areas. The website also hosts each Society or Museum’s latest newsletter, event and significant objects. www.centralnswmuseums.com.au provides links to Facebook and Twitter. Local Government is a major funding source for the arts in NSW. In 2008/09 Local Government contributed $29 million for art museums, $37 million for perform-ing arts, and $67 million for 'cultural or arts services'. Of the three spheres of Government, Local Government is the most practical. So when councils work with artists, it is often to assist communities with real challenges in civic engagement, planning, amenity, welfare, the environment and others.

Bertie Joseph Sherwood DOD 2 March 2011 at Long Jetty. Bertie’s funeral will be a graveside service conducted by the Anglican Church on a day to be yet decided. He was born at a village of the time

called Avenal (near Cargo) on 8 April 1917 to Silvester Isaac

James Sherwood and Anastasia (nee Coghlan)

Children of Bert being Robert, John, Kay, Janelle and

COMMUNITY CONSULTATION MEETING CANOWINDRA

Tuesday 15 March 2011 at 7.30pm

All residents of Canowindra and surrounding areas are invited to attend a Community Consultation

Meeting at the Canowindra High School Hall on Tuesday 15 March 2011, starting at 7.30pm, to speak with

Cabonne Councillors and senior staff about issues affecting their town. Council wishes to give everyone the opportunity to voice their comments and suggestions and any questions they may have.

For further information please contact Cabonne Council on 6392 3200.

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Save the date… Mar 12: Smalls 2011 Peoples Choice & The Seventh Day by V Ananda Ma 6:30pm

Exhibitions opening at River Bank Gallery. Free event 02 6344 2778 for more info Mar 12: Degustation @ taste Canowindra BOOKED OUT Mar 15: Cabonne Council Community Consultation Meeting 7:30pm at Sherwin

Memorial Hall, Canowindra High School Mar 16: Canowindra Business Chamber meeting 7pm Mar 19&20: Kite Flying Family Fun Fair CANCELLED (sorry!) other villages in

Cabonne will be holding events, so check out www.mulgabillfestival.com.au Mar 22: RSVP deadline for Flickerfest Dinner @ Rosnay on 1300 767629 Mar 26: Flickerfest @ Rosnay 6-10pm $20 Films only, and $30 for films & Wooly's organic lamb curry. Children half price NB MA15+. BYO picnic ok but no BYO alcohol

as Rosnay Cellar Door is licensed. No BYO alcohol. Films are MA15+

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9 March Ash Wednesday 8am All Saints' Anglican Church Canowindra 6pm All Saints' Anglican Church Canowindra

10 March Thursday 10am Peace Memorial Uniting Church Canowindra

13 March First Sunday in Lent 8am St Matthew's Anglican Church Woodstock 9.30am All Saints' Anglican Church Canowindra 11am Cranbury Uniting Church 7pm Cudal Uniting Church

CAPTURING THE CHANGING COUNTRYSIDE Country Energy launched its ninth landscape art prize, one of the richest annual land-scape prizes in Australia at the Bathurst Regional Art Gallery 24 February 2011. “The Central West boasts four past Countryscapes winners, proving it’s a rich breeding ground for artistic talent – talent equally found in many other country and coastal areas of NSW,” Country Energy’s acting regional general manager, Ben McClements said. More than 3,400 artists have entered the $35,000 Country Energy Art Prize since it was established. Being non acquisitive, the winning artist can keep or sell their work and still receive the significant monetary prize. The Art Prize is open to anyone who lives within Country Energy’s network area and artists are encouraged to enter all artistic styles, mediums and contexts – ranging from the figurative to abstract, charcoal to traditional oil paint. Entries close Friday 29 July 2011 with the winner announced on Thursday 24 November followed by an exhibition of the finalists’ artworks at the Bathurst Regional Art Gallery from 25 November 2011 to 15 January 2012. To find out more or view last year’s artworks visit www.countryenergy.com.au/art-prize

SENIOR CRICKET Canowindra’s winning streak came to an end Saturday, however thanks to the result in the other game they will still be minor premiers for the 2010/11 season. Canowin-dra batted first and got off to a solid start. Peter Guthrie managed 29 at the top of the order and Brendan Traves hit an aggressive 30 runs at first drop, however these were the only contributions of double figures. Canowindra were all out in the 28th over for 83. In reply Grenfell were never really troubled in chasing the small total as they passed Canowindra’s score in the 25th over only three wickets down. Canowindra have the bye this weekend before heading into the semi-finals the weekend after. It’s been a great season for the senior cricketer’s so far, hopefully this continues into the final series.

P&A DAWES V CANOWINDRA PRODUCE The semi final between the two Canowindra teams played at the Oval proved to be a nail biting game (especially with one player who had a 2pm squash game in Dubbo). Canowindra Produce won the toss and bat-ted Dylan Hall was not out 15 but the talk-ing point of the innings was a cameo from broken-thumbed-Kain Earsman who made an unbeaten 25. His one handed slashes will not be forgotten for a while. Produce made 126 off their 27 overs. P&A Dawes opened with Nick & Alex Willson who took the game to the bowlers. Hitting multiple shots that went over fielders heads or just wide of outstretched hands Nick retired on 15 and Alex retired on 30. Matt Beaton made 22 and Nick was out for 18 and Alex eventually out for 35 but despite their best efforts Dawes were out for 110. Canowindra Produce now play the loser of the second semi played at Cowra Saturday.

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SWIMMING CLUB Cool water cut down the swimmers in the later stroke heats as swimmers pulled out due to potential hypothermia. Patrick Hickman dropped his time by four seconds and a very proud Lachlan Balcombe took three seconds from his time but both missed out on the final. Will Wright won the spoon as he took a second from his time which now stands at 38 seconds. Lachie Balcombe earned a consolation prize as he took home the Belly Flop certificate after a cracking ‘flop’ in his backstroke heat. A ‘stacked’ young men’s relay team was in lane five in the relay and they left the blocks 108 seconds after the first. Despite some inspired swimming ‘the boys’ just failed to catch up to lane one where Alicia Earsman anchored the team to a four second win. Pennant winners were; Lucas Ellis, Talitha Stanley, Alana Cramer, Tanecia Kenny, Lachlan Balcombe, Curtis Bennett, Jennifer Holmes and Alicia.

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FOR SALE sheep manure & lucerne hay mix @ Belubula Way. Call James & Ryan on 02 6344 1653

GARAGE SALE Sat 12/3 8am-4pm: 7 Orton St South Canowindra. Large tents, fridge, single bed, furniture & more...

FOR SALE Swing set, needs work $100ono, large trampoline $100ono. Phone 02 6344 1369

SLASHING phone Geoff Lark on 6344 1344