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February 2012

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BUSHFIRE SEASON SPARKS

ELECTRICAL SAFETY WARNING

With New Year temperatures on the rise

across South Eastern Australia this week,

Essential Energy is urging the community to

prepare properties for the bushfire season.

Essential Energy’s regional general manag-

er, South Eastern, Phillip Green, said simple

safety precautions could help minimise the

risk to lives and property during bushfires.

“Simple steps like clearing vegetation from

around the home, removing leaves and other

debris from gutters and not planting trees

too close to powerlines, can help to protect

your property from fire,” Phillip said.

“Essential Energy regularly inspects power-

lines to maintain fire safety clearances,

however, we appreciate customer feedback

if there are trees growing dangerously close

to lines.”

Phillip said preparation was the key to pre-

venting electrical accidents during a bush-

fire, whether you choose to leave an at-risk

area, or stay and defend your property.

”If you are considering staying and defend-

ing your property, you should have a fuel-

operated water pump and stand-alone

source of water available – it could be a life-

saver if the fire cuts power supplies,” Phillip

said.

“Property owners who evacuate in the path

of a bushfire should do so early to ensure

they minimise the risk of encountering dam-

aged power lines across roads.

“Essential Energy recommends that you

turn off the main switches in your meter

boxes if you have time, as this can help

reduce the chance of damage to electrical

equipment and the risk of electrical wires

short-circuiting or sparking.”

When returning to the property, check

whether any nearby overhead powerlines

appear damaged, are sagging or have fallen

to the ground. If they are, keep at least eight

metres clear – don’t touch or move them

under any circumstances – and contact

Essential Energy immediately on 13 20 80.

“It’s also vital to keep well away from any-

thing that damaged powerlines may be in

contact with, such as tree branches, water

pipes and fences, as these may have become

energised,” Phillip said.

For further information concerning electri-

cal safety contact 13 23 56, drop into your

nearest Essential Service Centre or visit

www.essentialenergy.com.au.

AUSTRALIA DAY 2012

AUSTRALIA DAY AWARD WINNERS

Top Centre: Mayor John Shaw, Ken Fleming Shire Citizen of the Year with Upper Lachlan Shire Ambassadors Judy Nunn and Bruce Venables .

Bottom Left: Judy Nunn, Mother of the Shires’ Young Citizen of the Year, Claerwen Davies, Tracey Anderson Crookwell Citizen of the Year and Bruce Venables.

Bottom Right: Mayor John Shaw, Brett Hart winner of the Shire’s Event of the Year for the National Campdrafting and Sporting Championships, Judy Nunn, Ted Birkett Gunning Citizen of

the Year, Kathyrn Jenkinson Gunning Young Citizen of the Year , Bruce Venables, and Dave and Lisa Wiseman receiving the area’s Event of the Year Dalton 2011 Australia Day Celebrations.

More photographs on page 4

TARALGA

HISTORICAL

SOCIETY FEATURE

PAGES NINE AND

ELEVEN

TV PERSONALITY TO LAUNCH

NATIONAL YEAR OF READING

Library Lover’s Day on February 14 will

see the Upper Lachlan’s National Year of

Reading 2012 initiative being officially

launched by renowned author and media

commentator Jane Caro.

A well known author, journalist, lecturer,

advertising writer and media commentator

with over 30 years experience, Jane Caro

has published three books and is a sought

after debater and speaker. Ms Caro appears

regularly in the media on programs includ-

ing Q&A, Sunrise, ABC’s The Drum,

SkyNews, Late Agenda, Richard Glovers

Political Forum, 10 News Soapbox and The

Gruen Transfer.

Today, Jane runs her own communications

consultancy and lectures in Advertising

Creative at the school of Communication

Arts at UWS.

Having Jane Caro come to Crookwell is a

wonderful opportunity for people in our

community to be entertained and informed

by a very well known Australian who has

many strings to her bow.

The National Year of Reading is about sup-

porting reading initiatives while respecting

the oral tradition of storytelling. It’s about

helping people discover and rediscover the

magic of books. And most of all, it’s about

Australians becoming a nation of readers.

Last year Crookwell Library issued 47,700

loans while Gunning Library lent out

11,536 items to readers throughout the

Upper Lachlan Shire. Our libraries are

extremely well utilised and we do have a

strong culture of reading in our area.

The launch of the National Year of Reading

will be held at Crookwell Library, from

1.30pm on Tuesday 14 February 2012.

Following the presentation by Ms Caro,

afternoon tea will be served with compli-

ments of the Crookwell Library Friends.

Bookings are requested and can be made at

the Crookwell or Gunning Libraries, on

4832 1048 or to cwlinfo@goulburn.net.au

A library membership card can be the

smartest and most valuable card in your

wallet. This little card, which cost you

nothing, gives you access to thousands of

books, magazines, music CDs, DVDs and

talking book, plus use of the Internet; all for

free!

So why not make a National Year of

Reading resolution to discover, rediscover

or continue the joy of reading and utilise the

myriad of free services and resources avail-

able to you at Your Library?

THE LIBRARY THAT

COMES TO YOU

Many people enjoy regular visits to the

Crookwell Library to browse the shelves for

their next great read, to find a good DVD to

watch, a magazine to enjoy with their cof-

fee, or maybe some audio books or music to

listen to.

For those people who are no longer able to

visit the library due to illness or disability,

the library offers a Home Library Service

which brings the joys of the library to your

door.

This is a free fortnightly service, co-ordi-

nated by the library. Library staff develop a

reading profile for home library customers

and then choose suitable items for them.

One of the Library’s fabulous volunteers

then delivers the items to the customers’

homes and collect any finished items for

return.

The full range

of library

materials may

be borrowed

through this

s e r v i c e ,

i n c l u d i n g

large print

books, talking books on CD, music CDs,

DVDs and magazines.

The Home Library service is only available

to residents who live within the town

boundaries of Crookwell.

To register as a Home Library borrower

please contact Kerri-ann or Dianne at

Crookwell Library on 4832 1048.

Crookwell Library is open Monday,

Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 10:30am –

5pm, Wednesday 1.30pm – 5pm and

Saturday mornings from 10:00am – 12:00

noon.

Gunning Library is open Tuesday and

Wednesday 2pm – 5pm, Thursday 1pm –

5pm and Friday 10am – 5pm.

Crookwell / Bigga / Binda / Tuena / Grabben Gullen

/ Laggan /Taralga and Big Hill areas: Roads, bridges

and tips 0429 786 659, water and sewer 0407 496

358.

Gunning / Dalton / Breadalbane / Collector /

Jerrawa areas: Roads, bridges and tips, water and

sewer 0427 454 206.

Contact details for Council’s Crookwell,

Gunning and Taralga offices

PO BOX 10 Crookwell NSW 2583, Ph: (02)

4830 1000, Fax: (02) 4832 2066,

Email:council@crookwell.nsw.gov.au

PO BOX 42 Gunning NSW 2581 Ph: (02) 4845

4100,

Fax: (02) 4845 1426, Email: council@upperlach-

lan.nsw.gov.au

29 Orchard Street, Taralga NSW 2580 Ph: (02) 4840

2099,

Fax: (02) 4840 2296, Email: taralgacsc@ceinter-

net.com.au

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CROOKWELL

Crookwell Hospital: 13 - 15 Kialla Rd Crookwell, Ph:

02 4832 1300

Crookwell Health Care Centre: 17 Kialla Rd.

Crookwell, Ph: 02 4843 2500. Medical, Pathology,

Orthopaedic Surgeon, Physiotherapist,

Audiologist, and massage therapist also available.

Open Monday to Friday 9am till 5pm and Saturday

9am till 12 noon

DR. R THANGAVELU M.B.B.S, M.S.

110 Goulburn St. Crookwell, Phone - 4832 1006

Open Monday - Friday 9am till 6pm

Saturday 9am till 12pm

* Practice Nurse

* Audiologist

*Mental Health Nurse

GUNNING

Gunning District and Community Health Services:

101 Yass Street, Gunning, Ph: 02 4845 1166.

Gunning Health Services are open Monday to Friday

9am till 4pm.

Services provided include:

* Community Nursing Service, *GP Clinic,

* Seniors Day Program, *Respite Care,

* Equipment Loan, *Pathology Clinic,

* Early Childhood Clinic, *Women’s Health Clinic,

* Physiotherapy, * Podiatry,

* Short-term ‘after hospital’ assistance,

* Social Support, * Frozen Meal Service, and

Occupational Therapy

TARALGA

Taralga Community Medical Centre

* Bunnaby Street, Taralga

* Clinic Hours – Thursday 9.30 am – 11.00 am

* Phone(Goulburn) 4823 0200 (Taralga) 4840-2011

Goulburn Outreach Services to Taralga

* Taralga Community Centre, Bannaby Street

* Services available by appointment Phone: 4827 391

- General Nursing

- Child & Family Clinic

- Women’s Health/Breast Care Nurse

- Diabetes Education

- Podiatry

The Voice

Email:hspirek@upperlachlan.nsw.gov.au

Phone: 024830 1000

Published by the Upper Lachlan Shire Council

Editor: Hank Spirek, Media Officer

The publisher accepts no responsibility for any of the

advertisement notices. All such advertisements are

published at the risk of the contributor who by for-

warding advertisements agrees to indemnify the pub-

lisher and warrant that the information is accurate and

is neither deceptive nor misleading, in breach of copy-

right, in breach of any laws and regulations.

Emergency after hours numbers: Police and Fire all areas anytime dial 000

Library Biz

by Kerri-annby Kerri-ann

PratleyPratley

Medical services available in the Upper Lachlan Shire

Ms. Jane Caro: author, journaslist, lecturer

and so much more to visit Crookwell.

In celebration of the National Year of

Reading 2012, all branches of the

Southern Tablelands Regional

Library are holding a membership

drive.

Our first initiative gives adults a

chance to win some great prizes.

If you enjoy Your Library and want

others to share the free services and

resources you love to use, then ask a

friend to join the library and you

both could win an eReader.

It’s simple, just grab an entry form

and membership application from

the library, pop your membership

details onto it and give it to a friend

who is not already a member of the

library. When your friend joins the

library you will both go into the draw

to win an eReader each.

A library membership card can be

the smartest and most valuable card

in your wallet. This little card,

which cost you nothing, gives you

access to thousands of books, maga-

zines, music CDs, DVDs and talking

book, plus use of the Internet; all for

free!

So why not make a National Year of

Reading resolution to discover,

rediscover or continue the joy of

reading and utilise the myriad of free

services and resources available to

you at Your Library?

Competition forms and entry terms

and conditions for this membership

promotion are available at the library

loans desk and online by going to the

library website www.strl.nsw.gov.au.

Entries close Saturday March 11,

2012 and the winners will be notified

by Friday April 6, 2012.

DO YOU LOVE YOUR LIBRARY?

Then don’t keep it a secret

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Australia Day is celebrated throughout the

community with barbecues, sports competi-

tions, festivals and the awards. The awards

are an integral part of the day because they

recognise and honour the outstanding

achievement of not only the country’s high

profile Australians, but also those who have

done so much at a local level.

The Upper Lachlan Shire is blessed with a

wealth of citizens willing to volunteer their

time for the betterment of our communities.

This year’s list of nominees is a testimony

to that fact and on behalf of the Council and

all the residents of the

Shire I wish to thank them

for their efforts.

Winners

The winner of this year’s

Citizen of the Year is Ken

Fleming. Ken has been

acknowledged for his

work with the Taralga

Historical Society, the Red

Cross, the Fire Brigade,

Sunset Lodge, the Medical

Association, the Vintage

Machinery club and other

projects in the Taralga

area.

The Young Citizen of the

year is Claerwen Davies. Claerwen, who

has just completed her Year 12 studies at

Crookwell High, is a valued member of her

school and the community. She is a member

of the Anglican Church, assisting in the run-

ning of their youth group. She also reads to

residents at Viewhaven Lodge. During her

summer break she will be nursing sick chil-

dren in Uganda.

The Shire Event of the Year is the

National Campdrafting and Sporting

Championships. Held in April 2011, the

event was hosted by Zone 27 Pony Club at

the Gunning Showground. With over 240

competitors, the event was run with the help

of 120 volunteers.

The awards for the Citizen of the Year were

presented to Tracey Anderson, Crookwell;

Ted Burkitt, Gunning and Glenys Wright,

Taralga.

The Gunning award for the young citizen of

the year went to Kathryn Jenkinson.

The Gunning event of the year went to the

Australia Day celebrations at the Royal

Hotel, Dalton.

Other Nominees

Other nominees for Citizen of the Year

were: Jo Boyce of Gunning, Norman

Fountain of Crookwell, Percy Bell of

Breadalbane, Ann Darbyshire of Gunning,

Helen Campbell of Crookwell, Katherine

Johnson of Gunning and Ian McFaul, Dr

Hannah Kovacs, and James Evans all of

Crookwell.

Ambassadors

This year the Shire was thrilled to have well

known actors and authors, Judy Nunn and

Bruce Venables, as our Australia Day

ambassadors. The couple were warmly

welcomed by Upper Lachlan residents first

in Gunning at Barbour Park, then

Crookwell at Memorial Park and finally

Taralga at the Taralga Showground.

The couple enjoyed their visit to the Upper

Lachaln Shire and greatly appreciated their

warm reception.

SUPPORT OUR LOCAL OLYMPIANS

Crookwell is renowned for producing top

level athletes. At the upcoming Olympic

Games in London Crookwell will, if all

goes well, have three representatives in the

squad. This is an amazing accomplishment

for a town its size.

The three young ladies are Brooke Pratley,

rowing; and Kellie White and Emily Smith,

hockey. They will be joined by Glenn

Turner of Goulburn in their quest for Gold.

To help raise much needed funds to defray

the cost of competing at games the Upper

Lachlan Shire Council in conjunction with

Goulburn Mulwaree Council are holding a

fund raising event to be held on the

February 24 at the Goulburn Workers Club.

The cost will be $50 per person and will

include a two course meal, musical enter-

tainment and an auction. Tickets are avail-

able from the Crookwell Visitor Centre.

MAYOR’S REPORT

COLLECTOR CULVERT

Work is progressing well with the construc-

tion of the approaches to the Collector

Culvert.

Traffic was permitted to use the new

structure over the Christmas and New Year

holiday period.

Kerbing and guttering has been completed

on the northern approach to the bridge.

Gravelling, landscaping and bitumen

sealing of both approaches is programmed to

commence mid January.

Weather permitting the estimated final

project completion is March 2012.

Council wishes to thank the residents of

Collector village for their patience during

the construction period.

Veolia Mulwaree Trust

A new year and the first funding round of the

Veolia Mulwaree Trust for 2012 is now

open. Applications for grants and donations

will be accepted from local not-for-profit

community organisations up until

Wednesday February 15, 2012.

The Veolia Mulwaree Trust is always look-

ing for worthwhile organisations and local

projects in need of funding assistance.

If you or someone you know is involved in a

sporting club, charity group, service club,

school, preschool, rural fire brigade,

community health group or any other com-

munity-based organisation which could ben-

efit from funds to undertake a worthwhile

project in 2012 please let them know about

this opportunity.

For more informatio please go to www.mul-

wareetrust.org.au or call our Goulburn office

on 48222786.

Dalton Powerstation Community Fund

Council received correspondence from

Nigel Bean, Head of Generation

Development at AGL Energy Limited

regarding a proposed Dalton Power Station

Community Fund. Mr. Bean states that typi-

cally AGL’s community activities are sup-

ported in two ways:

Wind Farms - Nominated community fund

plus sponsorships; and all other Generators

(Gas/Hydro/others) - Grants and sponsor-

ships.

AGL holds the opinion that this is represen-

tative of most generation owners and the

practice of setting up specific community

funds for wind farms mirrors overseas prac-

tice. Specific nominated community funds

for industrial facilities such as gas fired

power stations AGL believes are not com-

mon.

While the commitment of community funds

for industrial developments during the per-

mitting process is not usual in NSW or other

states in which AGL operates, they are will-

ing to make commitment in response to

requests by Upper Lachlan Shire Council.

AGL’s proposal, outlined in the proposal is

as follows:

1.Council advertises for community groups

to submit proposals – annual process;

2.Applications vetted by a three person com-

mittee consisting of one representative from

Council, AGL and community respectively;

3.Preference given to projects which have a

sustainable nature;

4.Recurrent funding will be avoided to

ensure equitable and sustainable allocations;

5.Funds are paid directly by AGL by cheque;

and

6.First round initiated at construction com-

mencement.

The Dalton Power Station Community Fund

AGL would allocate equal funds to both

Dalton and Gunning projects. The total

amount of the fund offered is $40,000 per

annum, indexed annually at CPI, which

AGL argues compares favourably to equiva-

lent wind farm community funds.

In response Council moved a motion that

AGL Energy Limited offer was not satisfac-

tory and that they be advised that the com-

munity development contribution and the

administration of the contribution must be in

accordance with the Upper Lachlan

Development Control Plan 2010 -

Amendment No. 2, Section 3.17 Community

Enhancement Program, Implementation (a)

Major Projects/Developments, (ii) Power

Station developments, Contributions.

JOHN BELL

GENERAL MANAGER’S

REPORT

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GET FREE HELP TO

SAVE POWER

Upper Lachlan Shire Council today

encouraged all eligible pensioners and local

families on a lower income to take part in

the free Home Power Savings Program and

save around $265 a year off their power

bills.

The program offers households a kit of

power saving devices such as a stand-by

saver power board, shower timer, water

efficient shower head, tap aerator,

thermometer and draught-proofing strips, all

fully installed at no cost.

Households will spend an hour with an

energy expert in their home who will show

you which appliances use the most energy

and provide tailored advice on what your

household can do to save a bit more.

The Home Power Savings Program is

available to eligible Centrelink and

Department of Veterans’ Affairs cardhold-

ers, as well as social housing tenants* and

energy hardship customers.

Call 1300 662 416 to take advantage of the

Home Power Savings program today.

If you are not eligible for the Home Power

Savings Program you can still save power

and lower your electricity bills by using the

free power saving tips, buyer guides and

fact sheets available from the Save Power

website.

Visit savepower.nsw.gov.au for more

information.

* Supply and installation of fixed kit items

depends on landlord’s consent for rental and

social housing tenants.

AUSTRALIA DAY

AROUND THE SHIRE

Top: Helen Price from Bateman’s Bay

Bottom: Katryn ShepherdTop: Children enjoying the day in Crookwell

Bottom: Mayor John Shaw addressing the Australia Day crowds in Gunning.

Top: Ellis and Misha O’Brien

Bottom: Barbara and James Robertson of

Picton England

COUNCIL’S GRANTS

PROGRESSING

Regional and Local Community

Infrastructure Program

The Regional and Local Community

Infrastructure Program (RLCIP) is a

Federal government investment intended to

support local jobs during the global

economic recession and provide long-term

benefits to communities by assisting coun-

cils to build and modernise their local infra-

structure.

Local governments were responsible for

community consultation and the determina-

tion the priority given to potential infra-

structure projects within their jurisdictions.

Councils were encouraged to consider

environmental sustainability when prepar-

ing project proposals, and how their RLCIP

activities will promote green building tech-

nologies, design practices and operations.

The following are Upper Lachlan Shire

Projects that received RLCIP Round 3

funding and their current status:

1. Supply and erect playground equipment

at the Collector Oval ($20,000). The work

will be completed by the local community

volunteers.

2. Refurbishment of the Collector Oval

area ($25,000). This includes the removal

of large pine trees and general improve-

ments. Work on this project is substantially

complete.

3. Refurbishment of Crookwell Tennis

Courts ($10,000). This work will be com-

pleted shortly.

4. Old Court House, Taralga ($28,000) will

see the replacement of the roof and new

playground equipment. The Roof work has

been completed and local community vol-

unteers will install the needed equipment.

5. Barbour Park, Gunning ($40,000) will be

refurbished with a section along Spring

Creek to be upgraded. The work will

require the replacement of timber piling

with steel sheet piling and replace concrete

footpath. This work is substantially com-

plete.

6. Kiamma Creek recreation area in

Crookwell ($10,000) project includes

minor earthworks and landscaping to

improve amenity of the area. This work

will be completed shortly.

Community Building Projects

The Community Building Partnership

(CBP) is a 2011 NSW government program

which provides funds for community

groups and local councils to invest in com-

munity infrastructure throughout the State.

Grant funding of up to $300,000 was made

available for every electoral district with an

additional $100,000 for the forty eight elec-

torates previously identified with higher

unemployment rates.

The criteria for such grants required appli-

cants to demonstrate how their project

would benefit their local community

through the building or improvement of

facilities that were able to deliver positive

social, recreational or environmental out-

comes.

CBP Projects across the Council included

the following projects and their current sta-

tus:

The Barbour Park, Gunning ($20,000)

project called for the refurbishment of the

amenities building and install hot water

system – Burrinjuck electorate. This work

is substantially complete.

Taralga Memorial Hall ($10,000) received

internal painting – Goulburn electorate.

This work has been completed.

Veolia Mulwaree Trust

The Veolia Mulwaree Trust was established

to manage and distribute funds from the

Woodlawn Bioreactor near Tarago in

Southern NSW. The Woodlawn Bioreactor

is owned by Veolia Environmental

Services.

Money was received from the Trust for the

refurbish of the change room building at

the Collector oval. The work involved roof

replacement, removal of old showers and

internal walls, new ceiling, replace and

install new windows and doors, installation

of a new kitchen and internal and external

painting. Work is substantially complete.

Additional background information can be

obtained from the following web sites:

RLCIP:http://www.regional.gov.au/local/ci

p/index.aspx

CBP:http://www.communitybuildingpart-

nership.nsw.gov.au/

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Director of

Environment

and Planning,

Tina Dodson

Gunning Barbour Park Amenities

before and after

Taralga Hall before and after

DRAFT NSW PLANNING

GUIDELINES:

WIND FARMS ON EXHIBITION

The Draft NSW Planning Guidelines Wind Farms are currently on

public exhibition until Wednesday 14 March 2012.

The Draft NSW Planning Guidelines Wind Farms have been prepared

by the Department of Planning and Infrastructure to ensure effective

consultation with local communities and to deliver improved consis-

tency, transparency and rigour in the planning assessment process.

There are no meetings planned for the Upper Lachlan. Those interest-

ed are encouraged to, on Tuesday 14 February 2012 from 4.00 – 7.00

pm, attend meetings to be held at the Yass Memorial Hall, Comur

Street, Yass.

Where to send your submission

Mail:

Policy, Planning Systems and Reform,

Department of Planning and Infrastructure,

GPO Box 39, Sydney NSW 2001

Email: innovation@planning.nsw.gov.au

All submissions will be made publicly available on the Department’s

website. Submitters who wish to keep their identity confidential

should clearly state this in their submission.

Enquiries to:

Department of Planning and Infrastructure, Mr Jonathon Carle – tele-

phone (02) 9228 6416

Closing date for submissions: 14 March 2012

Draft NSW Guideline questions and answers are

available at www.planning.nsw.gov.au

WASTE AND RECYCLE

INFORMATION

ILLEGAL DUMPING

When offenders

dump rubbish at

waste facility

gates and on the

roadside, it costs

YOU, as ratepay-

ers, money to

clean it up. If you

see rubbish being

dumped illegally,

take a note of the

registration num-

ber of the vehicle

and report it to

Council on 4830

1000 as soon as possible, so we can reduce this waste of

“Ratepayers” money.

STREET AND PARK BINS

Street and park bins are provided in the Shire villages

for use by visitors and residents for general rubbish

from shopping, cafes and picnics. Using these bins for

household and commercial waste causes them to over

flow, allowing animals to scavenge, wind to blow rub-

bish around and is an eyesore for people (especially

Shire visitors).

RECYCLING IS FREE

Sorted recycling is free to dispose of at most Upper

Lachlan Shire Council Waste Facilities. This includes

fridges, freezers, cars, batteries, automotive oil, plastic,

glass, paper. DO NOT BAG RECYCLING. Bagged

recycling is rejected and sent to landfill due to contam-

ination in the processing plant.

RURAL WASTE CARD

Rural Waste Cards are only for the disposal of domestic

waste that would normally go in a 240 litre garbage bin.

Bulky domestic waste including furniture, green waste,

mattresses etc are charged at the scheduled fees adopt-

ed by Council.

GREEN WASTE

With autumn fast approaching there will be an abundant

of leaves to dispose of. Please ensure when taking

bagged leaves to Council Waste Facilities that bags are

emptied at the green waste area. Plastic bags in green

waste cause contamination. Plastic bags can then be

reused or disposed of in the appropriate area.

COLLECTION SERVICE

When placing

bins on the

kerb/roadside

please ensure

you leave suffi-

cient space

(approx. 30cm)

between bins to

allow for the

side loading

arm to operate

freely. Also

placing bins

near obstacles

such as trees,

m a i l b o x e s ,

fences and

vehicles can cause damage to resident’s property espe-

cially in rear lanes where space is limited. It is also rec-

ommended that you return your bins to your property, as

soon as possible following collection, to avoid bins

being stolen or damaged, as costs can be incurred for

replacement bins.

Overfull bins cause littering throughout the community

due to animal scavenging and windy conditions. Also

bin lids opened fully can be damaged when the side

loading arm grabs the bin.

If you live on a collection run and don’t currently have

a service, you may be eligible to have your domestic

waste & recycling collected. Contact Council on 4830

1000 for any enquiries or refer to Council’s website

upperlachlan.local-e.nsw.gov.au.

MATTRESSES

Council has adopted a charge of $30.00 per mattress at

all Waste Management Facilities.

This has been put in place to cover the expense of

Council recycling mattresses to avoid using valuable

space in our landfills. An average mattress takes up .75

cubic metres of space and contains 12.5kg of steel, 2kg

timber & 1.5kg of foam which takes years to disinte-

grate but is totally recyclable. Soft Landing, a compa-

ny run by Mission Australia, collects the mattresses

from the facilities and recycles the products. This cre-

ates employment for many unskilled and disadvantaged

people. Mattresses that are suitable for refurbishment

are cleaned, sanitised and bagged for sale or donation

through Big-Heart Retail OP-Shops. This recycling

process is beneficial for our future and our environment.

WORKS UP DATE

Restoration works on various storm damaged roads in the

Peelwood Area such as, Wangalo Road, Cooksvale Road, Montana

Road. as well as Fish River Road are presently being attended as

conditions allow.

Some of the abovementioned roads are also listed on the Gravel

Re-sheeting program for 2011/12. These roads will be completed

whilst crews are in the area.

Also being dealt with is the reconstruction and bitumen sealing of

MR248 East.

Drainage improvements have been substantially complete. While

earthworks were delayed due to wet weather. Pavement construc-

tion is expected to be completed early February 2012, with

bitumen sealing to be finioshed by late February 2012, weather

permitting.

Works in Progress

Side roads off Bigga Road, Peelwood Road (starting Northern

end), Golspie Area and Saphire Road.

Scheduled Works

Jerrawa, , Biala, Yalbraith Areas, Peelwood Road side roads and

Woodville/Lost River Road;

OTHER CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE WORKS

Works in Progress

1. Crash barrier installation at Laggan Road footbridge.

2. Estimating and scoping of work for RTA’s pavement rehabilita-

tion on MR 54 segment 100 at “Lake Edward”.

3. Estimating and scheduling of RTA’s heavy patching program on

MR79 – Goulburn to Braidwood Road.

4. Patch repairs on Biala Road.

5. Removal of stumps and minor drainage improvements in Pat

Cullen reserve.

6. Village mowing in Taralga, Dalton, Gunning, Breadalbane and

Collector.

Works Recently Completed

Burwood Creek Bridge Bigga Road, the Storm Restoration works

on Kangaloolah Road Cuddyong Road, Range Road and Pomeroy

Road, MR241- Gunning Rye Park Road; Shoulder grading

Mullens Creek Road, Old South Road and Gurrundah Road in

Preparation for bitumen resealing; Bitumen resurfacing of Old

South, Mullens and part of Gurrundah Road; Rehabilitation of

Retaining wall in Barbour Park; Culvert repairs on Julong Road;

Gravel Re-sheeting on Kangaloolah Road, Cooks Hill Road, and

Peelwood Road.

THE VOICETHE VOICEPage 8

PHIL NEWHAM

DIRECTOR

OF WORKS

AND

OPERATIONS

This page is proudly sponsored by

In honour of the work of the Taralga Historical Society

The Taralga Historical Society was formed by a group of concerned citizens in the early

1970’s in an effort to preserve the history of their village.

The Society’s first headquarters was the then Methodist Church located at 83 Orchard

Street Taralga. This church itself was first built in 1868 by Rev. W. Curnow for members

of the Wesleyan Church on one acre of land that had been granted to James Macarthur in

January 1853.

The Church was closed in the 1950’s and obtained by the Society from the Uniting Church

NSW Synod in 1972 to be used as their headquarters.

Since 1972 the members of the Society have relocated numerous buildings, created a

wonderful rose garden, relocated machinery, mile pegs, a windmill, and just recently a

WW II Nissen Hut (story on page 11) making the site into a magnificent heritage facility

that would make a major city proud.

In honour of their work the Voice has, through the generosity of both Goldwind Energy

and Origin Energy, put together a pictorial feature over this page and page 11.

The information included in this feature was given to the editor by members of the

Historical Society. The museum is open most Sunday afternoon’s from 1 pm until 4 pm or

by prior request.Further information can be obtained through Mr. Ken Fleming on 4843

8122 or Email kenjoy@skymesh.com.au.

Story continued on page 11.

SO MUCH

ACHIEVED

YOUR COMMUNITY Page 9

Top: An American Wind Turbine donated

by Orb Johns from Mrtyleville. This was

one of the first wind turbines of its type to

come to Australia and one of the few still

in operation.

Bottom: The museum of the Taralga

Historical society.

Top: One of the last manual telephone

exchanges to be closed in Australia. This

unit was used in Taralga until the late

1970’s.

Bottom: Kitchen area of the Cording

Cottage

Left: Pat Blay with a butter roller carved

by Mr. Cooper.

Australian Bauxite Limited

A supporter of the Upper Lachlan Shire

and its people.

THE VOICETHE VOICE

“Acoustic Rhythms”

Nathan Foley; Singer, Songwriter, Dancer,

Tv Presenter, Actor and Musician is coming

to Crookwell.

Nathan has been

captivating audi-

ences since the age

of 10. Those in the

e n t e r t a i n m e n t

industry considered

him as a child

prodigy with a

stage presence that

belied his years.

Nathan has had vast experience for almost

20 years on stage and television. He has per-

formed in the “Coca Cola Schools

Spectacular” for seven consecutive years as

a soloist and graduated from the “Talent

Development Project” in 1997.

Nathan has made regular television appear-

ances including Channel 9’s “Midday

Show”, Channel 7’s” The At Home Show”,

and “The Fashion Awards”, Channel 9’s

“Carols by Candlelight”, “Rove”,“Burke’s

Backyard”, “Today Show” and “Kerry

Anne Morning Show”

Nathan has won three Logies, five Aria

awards, and a Helpmann award for the best

live show being the only group to have won

five consecutive Arias in Australia ever.

Nathan has won:

* The MO Award for Best Young

Entertainer.

* The A.C.E Award for Best Young

Entertainer.

* The Variety Humanitarian Award for Best

Young Artist of the year” with Cate

Blanchett and Georgie Parker as Guests.

* He was also nominated for a Logie for the

Best Television Presenter.

Nathan has toured the world nine times to

packed crowds and has completed a

successful two month tour of the U.K sell-

ing more tickets than Kylie Minogue,

A.C.D.C and The Rolling Stones and per-

forming to a sold out show at the Carling

London Apollo.

Personally, Nathan has produced & written

his solo album “Discovery “ and two singles

“Live Your Life” and “Say You Will” and

recently remastered his childhood album

which was recorded when he was 10 years

old called “Good Times” and also recorded

a live album “Nathan Foley “LIVE AT THE

STARLIGHT” consisting of Jazz, Soul &

Rock. Nathan’s latest cd Acoustic

Rhythms is a must have…

Nathan will be performing at the Crookwell

Lions Biggest BBQ Saturday, March 24

2012. 5 pm – 9 pm in the Crookwell High

School Hall. Local Band Unity will Perform

along with The Southern Highland Dance

Theatre Group. All money raised will be

donated to the Lions Childhood Cancer

Research Foundation. Nathan will be

accompanied by a Special Guest on Guitar.

Tickets will be sold through the Upper

Lachlan Tourism Centre for $20.00 seating

only Phone Bookings 48321988. All Credit

Cards are welcomed. The Crookwell Lions

Club will be catering the event.This is a

Non-Alcohol Event. Entry price includes a

Double Sausage Sandwich, can of Drink

and PopCorn.

NATHAN FOLEY LAUNCHES HIS

NEW ALBUM IN CROOKWELL

DEVELOPMENT

PRE-LODGEMENT

MEETINGS

What is a pre-lodgement meeting?

Upper Lachlan Shire Council’s pre-lodge-

ment meeting service enables applicants of

medium and major development applica-

tion types to meet with the relevant Council

officers to discuss their development prior

to lodging a development application.

The purpose of these meetings is to assist

the proponent/applicant to prepare a full

detailed development application.

While there is no guarantee the outcome of

your development application will be a

favourable determination, a pre-lodgement

meeting is beneficial as Council officers

can provide early comments on your pro-

posal and specific investigations, and high-

light any major concerns/issues that you

need to address prior to the lodging an

application. This will assist you to com-

plete a comprehensive application, result-

ing in quicker processing of your develop-

ment application.

What documentation is required for a

pre-lodgement meeting?

To allow Council to structure the meeting

to ensure the appropriate technical staff are

present, documentation is required to be

lodged with Council a minimum of 7 work-

ing days prior to the meeting.

Listed below are the documents required.

The greater level of detail and clarity of

information you provide, the better the

level of service.

Site Analysis Plan

Location of proposed buildings showing

setbacks distances from boundaries and

adjoining buildings.

Driveways, carparking, loading areas and

vehicle manoeuvring areas.

Waste bin storage and collection facilities

areas.

Surface treatments and landscaped areas.

Conceptual method of stormwater manage-

ment and reuse and effluent disposal.

Preliminary floor plans.

Preliminary elevation plans.

Location and dimensions of easements,

reserves, or rights-of-way existing and pro-

posed.

Location and direction of flow of any

drainage easement or natural watercourse

affecting the land.

Asset protection zones relating to bushfire

prone land if applicable.

Position of any existing and proposed roads

and the treatment of road intersections.

All existing measurements of the land and

measurements of each proposed allotment

with proposed allotment numbers clearly

shown.

Compliance Statement.

How do I organise a pre-lodgement

meeting?

To organise a pre-lodgement meeting con-

tact Council’s Department of Environment

and Planning on 02 4830 1018 between

9.00am to 4.00pm Monday to Friday.

You must book your re-lodgement meeting

a minimum of 10 working days in advance.

DIG DEEP TO AND

SUPPORT OUR OLYMPIANS

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On Friday November 11, 2011 World War IIarmy veteran Cole Bradbury opened theTaralga Historical Society’s newest additionto its extensive Historical Park collection, aNissen Hut. The original Nissen Hut was invented by aBritish mining engineer for soldiers use. Atthe end of World War II many of these hutswere in one form or another transferredfrom the state government to the State’shousing Commission. This particular hut was donated by theGoulburn Workers Club and is actually thecombination of two huts that had fallen intodisrepair and had been stored behind theWorker Club’s arena in Goulburn. The Society first become aware of the build-ings three years ago and had to petition theGoulburn Council twice before the Councilagreed to relinquish control.

All hands on deck

The people of Taralga showed their mettle

by working year round to reconstruct the

Hut. Help came from members of the socie-

ty as well as a long list of volunteers. People

that planned to come and help for a day

stayed for a week. While helping hands

were useful hard cash was also needed.

The Taralga Historical society spent over

$18,000 on the project with the needed

funds coming from donations (especially the

Goulburn Workers Club), through book

sales, bus trips to the museum,

entry fees to the historical society’s facili-

ties, income from the opening of

“Richlands” gardens fund raising events and

a donation of $500 from the Upper Lachlan

Shire Council.

The information for the displays was gath-

ered from the National Archives starting

from the Boer War until the modern day.

The exhibition includes approximately 460

photos, uniforms and other memorabilia.

The Society’s facilities can be opened on

weekends for visitors - enquiries should be

made at the Taralga Inn.

The Nissen Hut’s history

Between April 16 and April 18 1916, Major

Peter Norman Nissen of the 29th Company

Royal Engineers began to experiment with

hut designs.

Nissen, a mining engineer and inventor,

constructed three prototype semi-cylindrical

huts. After the third prototype was complet-

ed, the design was formalized and the

Nissen Hut was put into production in

August 1916. At least 100,000 were

produced in World War I.

Production of Nissen Huts waned between

the wars, but was revived in 1939. The

Nissen Hut was used for a wide range of

functions; including accommodation,

churches and areas to store bombs.

TARALGA HISTORICAL SOCIETY’S “NISSEN HUT”

Top L - R: Pat Blay, Pam Kennedy, Mary

Chalker, Ken Fleming and Colin Kennedy stand-

ing behind a WW I saddle located in the newly

constructed Taralga “Nissen Hut”.

Left: Vietnam Uniform from David Pirie.

Bottom: Nissen Hut part of the Taralga’s

Historical society exhibition.

Right: Pam Kennedy holding a WW I Medal she

found while gardening at the old Meagher Home

on Bannaby Road where Pam and her husband

Colin now live.

The medal was awarded to the Meager family

for the actions of Michael Meagher who died

from wounds received at Gallipoli on November

30, 1915. The Meagher family donated the

medal to the Taralga Historical Society.

THE THE VOICEVOICE

Town Planning

Engineering and Project Management

Flora and Fauna

On-site Waste Water

Bushfire Risk Assessments

If you’re thinking of building, subdividing or any form of

property improvement or development that requires the

consent of Council or other government departments then

we can help.

Please feel free to call us for an obligation free assessment

of your situation and advice on how we might be able to

help you achieve your objectives.

1st Floor, 139 Auburn Street (PO Box

1326)

Goulburn, NSW 2580

Phone 02 4821 0973

Fax 02 4821 0954

www.laterals.com.au

enquiries@laterals.com.au

The $7.5M Taralga Sewerage Scheme

was officially opened by the Hon. Katrina

Hodgkinson MP, Minister for Primary

Industries and Mayor of the Upper

Lachlan Shire Council, John Shaw, on

Friday October 21, 2011.

The Project has included the construction

of some 14 kilometres of sewer pipes

throughout the village, together with a

Sewage Treatment Plant and Effluent

Reuse Area. It is providing the communi-

ty of Taralga with a fully reticulated sew-

erage system resulting in a cleaner water-

way and local environment, a reduced risk

to public health from leaking septic sys-

tems, improved protection of drinking

water catchments, potential cost savings

particularly from properties with ongoing

pump out and maintenance costs, the

elimination of dampness and seepage into

back yards, reduced septic odours, the

opportunity to remove existing septic sys-

tems, allowing deferred development to

proceed, a potential increase in property

values and fewer disease-carrying

mosquitoes.

The project has been made possible

through funding from Upper Lachlan

Shire Council and the NSW State

Government via the NSW Office of

Water’s Country Towns Water Supply and

Sewerage Program and the Sydney

Catchment Authorities Accelerated

Sewerage Program.

The treatment plant design is based on

modern best practice with state of the art

technology used throughout. The treated

effluent to be produced by the plant is of

a very high standard and will be reused

for the subsurface irrigation of adjacent

farmland.

Earthworks have reshaped the site and

provided level platforms for the treatment

units which include an inlet screening

works, intermittently decanted extended

aeration tank (IDEAT), an Ultra Violet

Light (UV) disinfection system and a site

amenities building. The treatment plant

has a very small footprint and has been

sited to allow for gravity flow of sewage

both to and through the treatment process.

The utilization of gravity allows for

improved efficiencies in the process, low-

ering electricity costs and long term

running costs of the system.

The Taralga Sewerage Scheme is

considered a first class facility and

Upper Lachlan Shire Council is pleased to

deliver this critical piece of public

infrastructure to the Taralga community.

OFFICALLY OPENED

Holly came into WIRES care on the

September 10, 2011. Her mother was killed

by a motor vehicle and she was picked up

by a member of the public who passed her

onto WIRES for expert care.

She was small at 438grams with no fur, but

her eyes were open and her ears upright

which is a good sign that she was large

enough to successfully raise. She was very

active and in good condition and only took

a couple of days to stabilise and get success-

fully suckling.

On the second day a very large red bruise

appeared around her tail. She had full func-

tion of her legs and had no pain in the hip

area so a break was unlikely. Within a week

the tissue of the bruise had died and formed

a large scab, at this stage she had to be

watched carefully for infection. A decision

was made to wait and see if her immune

system could cope with the problem before

seeking vet assistance. The other concern

with the scab was that it was on the edge of

her cloaca (the single opening for waste

elimination and reproduction), this could be

prone to infection entering the wound or

worse still cause a deformation in the cloa-

ca. However nature is a wonderful healer

and she got over this problem with a small

scar.....and no tail as it had come off.

Holly now weighs almost 2kgs and is grow-

ing stronger each day. She will soon be

moved to a larger enclosure as she is start-

ing to emerge at night to forage for grass.

This is normal wombat behavior as they are

nocturnal animals. She is still waiting for a

suitable size buddy to come into care to be

paired up with. Wombats (and many other

native animals) are raised more successful-

ly if they have a buddy and it makes release

much easier on them.

If you have a question about our native

birds please phone WIRES on 4822 3888

and we will assess the situation and provide

you with further information.

HOLLY WOMBAT

FREE CHEMICAL COLLECTIONS – CROOKWELL AND TARALGA

Drop off your old pesticides, herbicides, paint products, solvents and household

cleaners, motor oils and fuels, batteries and household gas bottles for free at:

CROOKWELL BETWEEN 8.30AM – 11AM ON:

Saturday 21 April 2012 at Todkill Park Council Car Park, Goulburn Street, Crookwell

TARALGA BETWEEN 1PM - 3.30PM ON:

Saturday 21 April 2012 at Taralga Waste Management Centre, Old Showground Road,

Taralga.

For more information call the CleanOut Hotline on 131 555 or visit

www.cleanout.com.au.

WHAT’S ON

Regular Markets

Crookwell Community Markets:

First Saturday of the month.9 am until 12

noon

Goulburn St, Crookwell tel: 4832 1026

Crookwell Lions Trash & Treasure:

Market: Second Saturday of the month

9 am to 2 pm Scout Hall, Colyer St

tel: 4832 0047

Taralga markets:

Second Sunday of month, from 9 am until

2 pm. Memorial Hall, Orchard St, Taralga

tel: 4843 2323

Gunning Markets:

Last Sunday of month, from 8.30 am until

2 pm, at the Old Court House, Gunning

tel: 4845 1288

Gunning Mid Month Market:

Yass St, 8am, second Sunday of Month

tel: 4845 1288

Laggan Village Market:

Third Saturday of every month

9 am to 1 pm,

Laggan Memorial Hall

tel: 4843 2323

Grabby Fresh Produce & Market:

Fourth Saturday every month, 8 am until 2

pm, Grabben Gullen Hall.

Tel: 4836 7320