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Volume 29 : Issue 3, March 2015
STONEY CREEK GAZETTE
Circulation : 555
Carwoola “Village Bazaar”
Sunday 3 May 2015
Time - 9:00am to 12.30pm
Place - Community Hall, Carwoola
(Gathering Place, off Douglas Close)
Wondering what to do with all that clutter from your
cupboards, sheds or garages?
Your clutter might be someone else’s treasure!
Sellers: $10 per car; $15 car & trailer or $10 for table inside hall
Limited spaces this year so bookings essential by 29 April.
Phone Sandi on 6238 2352
Coffee and snacks provided by Kamilaroi Coffee
Carwoola Website: www.carwoola.org.au
The Stoney Creek Gazette is a publication of the Carwoola Community Association Inc. It is distributed to mail boxes
(where possible) from the Kings Highway turnoff along the Captains Flat Road and in Wanna Wanna, Green Acres,
Clydesdale, Stony Creek, Radcliffe, Molonglo River Park, Widgiewa, Carwoola, Woolcara, and Primrose Valley, with
limited distribution in Hoskinstown and Forbes Creek.
The views expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of its editors, the Carwoola Community
Association, or of the Gazette's advertisers.
CARWOOLA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED
Home
Ian Johnsson
Lucy Costas
Lynton Bond
Anthea Kerrison
Sandi Johnsson
President
Secretary
Treasurer, Landcare Liaison
Editor, Gazette
Committee Member
198 Radcliffe Circuit
Wanna Wanna Road
237 Radcliffe Circuit
Knox Close
198 Radcliffe Circuit
6238 2352
6299 1105
6238 2368
0417 488723
6238 2352
Graham Reynolds
Lybbie Hillman
Committee Member
QCC Area Sub-committee
149 Wanna Wanna Road
6238 2014
6297 1161
Work/Mobile
0428 330272
HOSKINSTOWN REGION COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED
Rowan Simpkin
Julienne Kamprad
President
President - Hoskinstown Area Roads Committee
6238 2890
6238 2441
EMERGENCY FIRE NUMBER (24 HOURS, 7 DAYS) REPORT ALL FIRES
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STONEY CREEK RURAL FIRE BRIGADE (Postal Address: c/- 161 Bowen Street, Carwoola 2620)
FIRE CONTROL
QUEANBEYAN (use this number to notify of planned burn-offs)
Fire Shed
Graham Reynolds
Peter Bavington
Shirley Conn
Lewis Conn
David Hanzl
Pauline Selmes
Lisa Hanzl
Felix Pantaleo
Gary Anderson
Not usually manned except during training and emergencies
Captain, Captains Flat Road
Senior Deputy Captain, Widgiewa Road
Deputy Captain, Douglas Close
Deputy Captain
Deputy Captain Bowen St.
President, Captains Flat Road
Secretary, Bowen Street
Treasurer, Bowen St
Training Officer, Bowen Street
STATE EMERGENCY SERVICES
Captains Flat Duty Officer - 24 hours
62382996
6238 2644
6238 2996
62382208
6238 2056
6128 0600
6238 2569
0428 330272
0416 060242
0414 382622
0457 537535
0423596583
0403 807767
0411 899111
0477 324220
0418 493687
6236 6190
132 500
6238 2014
6238 2803
6238 2622
POLICE
Queanbeyan
6298 0555
PALERANG COUNCIL
10 Majara Street, Bungendore 2621 (PO Box 348)
6238 8111
QUEANBEYAN CITY
COUNCIL
Tim Overall
257 Crawford Street, Queanbeyan 2620 (PO Box 90)
Mayor
tim.overall@qcc.nsw.gov.au
6285 6000
6285 6223
1300 735 025
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE (N.S.W.)
Graeme Clifton
Ann Burgess
Rick Magus
Mary Ann Middleton
Leslea Gruber
Ian McLennan
Wanna Wanna Road
Powell Drive
Hoskinstown
Molonglo River Park
Watson Place
Watson Place
STONEY CREEK COMMUNITY CENTRE Manager & Bookings
6297 4101
6297 5748
6238 2111
6238 2614
0428626839
0407 43 99 15
hall@carwoola.org.au
INJURED NATIVE ANIMALS WILDCARE Queanbeyan
6299 1966
To join the Carwoola Residents’ Email List: (1) Go to the Carwoola website www.carwoola.org.au; (2) scroll down
the bottom right hand side to the Contacts box; (3) Click on the link ozlabs.org/mailman/listinfo/carwoola-residents
and (4) enter your details into the online form.
Editorial
Lots of new advertisers this month which will hopefully drag us back into the black!
And I bet I wasn’t the only driver on the Captains Flat Road whose hopes rose when the signs appeared
from Palerang Council saying the road was to be re-surfaced… at long last the horrible patchwork of
potholes from the foot of the Big Dipper would be smoothed, at least a bit.
So all the big machines and trucks and people appeared, and worked busily on the road. And then they
packed up and went home. Having re-surfaced the bit of road that goes past Kearns Parade (Radcliffe),
which I don’t think was particularly awful, and left the horrible patchwork of potholes untouched.
Another puzzling and sadly expensive effort by our council. Did all the people and machines not notice the
horrible patchwork as they drove over it?
anthea
Advertising in the Gazette
Business:
Full page (maximum size 180x255) $75.00
Half page (maximum size 180x125) $40.00
Third page (maximum size 180x85) $30.00
Quarter page (90x125 or 180x60 ) $20.00
Local part-time business:
Quarter page $15.00
Classifieds (non-business) are free
One-off ads & articles are dependent on space available.
PDFs do not import well into Word; all other formats are
fine (jpg, png, word etc). Payment must be received
before publication for one-off advertisements.
Permanent advertisers are invoiced six monthly, in March
and September. There is no discount for advance
payment or multiple advertisements.
Carwoola Community Association and Stoney Creek
Gazette are not registered for GST.
DEADLINE for the April 2015 STONEY CREEK GAZETTE
***5pm, last day of March***
Please send CONTRIBUTIONS, ADVERTISEMENTS, CLASSIFIEDS to the Gazette Editor:
email: gazette@carwoola.org.au (phone 0417 488 723)
All emails get a response confirming they were received.
Receipt by the deadline date does not necessarily guarantee publication in that issue.
Address for payment of accounts remains 237 Radcliffe Circuit, Carwoola NSW 2620
CAPTAINS FLAT MARKETS
FIRST SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH (except January) from 10am to 2pm
Captains Flat Community Hall, Foxlow Street
Trash & Treasure - Plants - Handmade items - honey & jams - homewares
Sausage sizzle and café
No entry fee - $10 for stallholders For further details contact 6236 6094 or 0428 597 227.
QUEANBEYAN & DISTRICT DOG TRAINING CLUB
Puppies from 3 months of age are accepted, but dogs of all ages benefit from regular training.
All classes are taken by qualified instructors,
Sundays from 9-11am at the club grounds on Hoover Reserve.
For more information call Kathy on 0422 729 162 or visit www.queanbeyandogs.org.au.
AAA WATER CARRYING
DOMESTIC WATER
Carwoola Cars
Locally Chauffeured Vehicles
7 days Prompt Delivery
ACTEWAGL APPROVED
STAINLESS STEEL WATER TANK
For all your transport requirements
- weddings
- airport transfers
- snow trips
- interstate transfers
Servicing your local area for over 28 years!
0428 626 838
Or
0428 240 224
62973648
or
carwoolacars@grapevine.com.au
PO Box 7236, Karabar, 2620
aaa.water@icloud.com
Ridge View
Personalised
Riding Tuition
Walga Park
Wendy Christiansen
EA NCAS Level 1 (General) Coach, BM (Equine Business)
84 Walga Close Carwoola NSW
Ph: (02) 6238 2334 M: 0401 067 592
christiansen@tpg.com.au
ABN: 76832210183
http://www.facebook.com/WalgaPark
Horse Riding lessons – Dressage and Show-jumping
Private and Group lessons on your horse
Beginner and experienced riders ages 6 and up
Nervous riders and family groups welcome
Cross country lessons also available
Arena Hire and Round-yard Hire
Outdoor 20m x 60m Dressage Arena – sand surface
Outdoor 40m x 50m Show-jumping arena - grass surface
20m Round-yard – sand surface
Arenas fully fenced for rider safety
Long term rates for local riders
Bookings essential
ABN:71143725750
The Dressage, Hacking/Showing and
Side-saddle riding specialists
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Providing riding programs specifically
tailored to meet your needs
Individual lessons conducted on weekends
and evenings during daylight savings.
Get instructions from a fully qualified EA
NCAS Level 1 Instructor.
Lessons conducted in a fully fenced outdoor
dressage sand arena for your personal safety.
All ages and standards are welcome.
Ample parking is available for your float or
truck.
The only riding facility in the whole of
Australia to offer side-saddle lessons with a
UK qualified “A” level instructor and judge.
Available to conduct clinics.
Riding lessons at reasonable rates.
Free Horse manure available all year round.
Contact Ridge View PRT on
6238 2281 or 0417 068 985
and book your lesson NOW!
BULK FIREWOOD
Bulk loads of split coastal hardwood firewood available for delivery to properties in the
Carwoola area,
Save around $110 per tonne compared with yard prices.
Load is delivered in a semi tipper with dog trailer,
load weight approx 30 tonne weighed on certified weighbridge.
You will need to have enough room for 19 mtr truck & trailer to manoeuvre.
I have a limited allocation for the area.
Contact Laurie for info & price 0413 392 960
Sawchain™ Supply
6 Agnes Ave, Queanbeyan NSW 2620
0413 392960 6299 3328
Carwoola Community Association News
Notice of Special General Meeting 16 April 2015
Notice is hereby given to all residents that the Carwoola Community Association will hold a Special General
Meeting at 7.30pm on 16 April at the Stoney Creek Community Hall (off Douglas Close) to consider the
following business:
1. To consider and approve, as a Special Resolution, changes to the Association’s constitution.
2. To discuss the proposal to seek approval and funding to upgrade the Stoney Creek
Community Hall for designation as a Neighbourhood Safer Place.
Information on proposed changes to the current 1997 constitution, which needs to be modernised to
conform with the requirements of NSW Fair Trading and the Associations Incorporation Act 2009, can be
obtained from Ian Johnsson, President CCA (isj@tpg.com.au or 6238 2352).
Information on upgrading the hall as a Neighbourhood Safer Place is available elsewhere in this Gazette.
Further Events Diary for 2015
SAVE THE DATES
Sunday 3 May – Carwoola Car Boot Sale
9.00am -12.30noon at Stoney Creek Community Hall car park, Gathering Place (off Douglas Close),
Carwoola. Places are limited so bookings essential. Phone Sandi on 6238 2352
Saturday 22 August - Carwoola Trivia Night (to be confirmed)
7.30pm at Stoney Creek Community Hall. Bookings essential. Phone Sandi on 6238 2352
CCA Committee
STONEY CREEK COMMUNITY HALL HIRING FEES
Community Groups: $22 Fund raising functions: $120 Private hiring: $120 + $250 bond
Private hiring (hirers from outside the local area) (per day or part thereof) $275 + $250 bond
Heating (between 1 Apr and 31 Oct): $6/hr or $55/day
Cleaning fee (if hall is not cleaned): $49/hr
To hire the hall, phone 6238 2803 (a.h.) or email hall@carwoola.org.au
CLASSIFIEDS
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CLASSIFIEDS
CLASSIFIEDS
FOR SALE - 2006 Holden Rodeo Dual Fuel RA LX Ute Twin Cab 4dr Auto 4sp 3.6i. Done 220600km,
NSW rego until April 2015, Rego: NSW April 2015, A/C, cd player, radio, airbags, Flexiglass canopy with
sliding windows, tow bar (2500kg capacity braked), weather shield. Great vehicle with very neat and tidy
interior, serviced and well maintained. $14,000 Negotiable Sale due to downsizing. Call Nick on p:0466 855
838 with your enquiries.
HORSE/RIDER GEAR CLEARANCE SALE
1X Jeffries Piaffe Black UK Dressage Saddle, 17 1/2 extra deep seat with MW gullet. $800.
1X Men’s RM Williams blue regular fit medium size shirt. Some wear on the sleeve, $10
Pair sz large black rubber floating boots fully lined and with Velcro fasteners from Germany $70
1X FULL 16” black rolled browband with brass strip $5, Black leather flat browbands 2 X Extra-large and
2 X Large. $3 each. 1X Copper, cream, gold BLING full browband. $40
1X PYTCHLEY English ladies sz 36 (AUS 10) pure wool tweed hunter jacket in green with salmon and
blue stripping $200. 1X Side Saddle Habit Vintage by Roberts & Carroll Cork St. London navy blue sz 8 –
10. $800. Call Petra p:0417 068 985 with your enquiries.
For Sale: White baby cot and mattress in good condition - $10.00, adjustable baby high chair - $10.00.
Phone 6238 2151.
Double Olympic Horse Float with a FIAMMA F45 awning. Six months NSW registration. $3,700 ono.
Please phone 0427 800 821.
FREE Approx. 10 dozen 750ml (empty!) beer bottles for home brewing. Fisher & Paykel fridge door
shelves/compartments. Should fit fridges from approx. 2000. Ph 6238 2490
For rent two bedroom cottage. Primrose Valley area. Twenty minute drive to Queanbeyan. $250.00 per
week. Please phone 0427 800 821.
Gates open 9am for 10am judging
Saturday 21st March 2015 at Sutton Primary School
Entry fee $20, includes entry, one category of your choice & people’s choice
Additional categories $5 each
Entrant categories
People’s choice (Adults, Children’s), Street, 4X4, BnS style, Trade, Classic (pre
1970), Feral, Best female (must be registered in her name)
A day filled with fun for everyone, stalls, music
Great prizes and fantastic entrant bags
For Registration forms email
flickitty.utemuster@gmail.com
We are also looking for local businesses to help with sponsorship. Get your
business out there as we will promote our wonderful sponsors at our event.
Quality,
value and
creative
designs
for every
occasion
Jan Logan
6292 2462  6291 1074 ph/fax
6238 2371 a/h
LOCAL PLANTS IN FLOWER
Ros Cornish, Widgiewa Road
The following list is what should be flowering this month but the hot weather has taken its toll. Check out
www.flickr.com/photos/carwoolaplants/ to see photos and descriptions of many of these.
WHITE/CREAM FLOWERS
Eriochilus cucullatus, Leucochrysum albicans var. tricolor, Poranthera microphylla
YELLOW/ORANGE FLOWERS
Chrysocephalum apiculatum, Chrysocephalum semipapposum, Goodenia hederacea, Helichrysum
rutidolepis, Hypericum gramineum, Hypoxis hygrometrica, Tricoryne elatior, Xerochrysum viscosum
BLUE/PURPLE/MAUVE FLOWERS
Brachyscome rigidula, Vittadinia species, Wahlenbergia species
RED/PINK FLOWERS
Convolvulus angustissima (formerly C. erubescens), Eriochilus cucullatus
GREEN, INCONSPICUOUS or THINGS THAT DON’T LOOK LIKE FLOWERS
Cassinia quinquefaria
NEW TO THE AREA?
The Carwoola Community Association has produced an Information Pack for new residents.
It contains lots of information that will help you to adjust to rural life more readily, and tell you who to ring or
where to go if you have a problem.
If you would like a copy, please phone Christine or Lynton Bond on 6238 2368
FEBRUARY 2015 WEATHER WATCH
(RAINFALL AVERAGED OVER LAST 31 YEARS)
MONTHLY RAINFALL
31.4mm falling over 6 days
AVERAGE MONTHLY RAINFALL
66.0mm
YEAR TO DATE RAINFALL FOR 2015
159.8mm
(TEMPERATURE IN BRACKETS APPLIES TO THE LAST 23 YEARS)
MAXIMUM DAYTIME TEMPERATURE
36.3°
(42.6°)
6.5°
(-2.0°)
AVERAGE DAYTIME TEMPERATURE
28.1°
(28.7°)
AVERAGE OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURE
12.7°
(11.4°)
MINIMUM OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURE
JANUARY 2015 WEATHER WATCH
(RAINFALL AVERAGED OVER LAST 31 YEARS)
MONTHLY RAINFALL
AVERAGE MONTHLY RAINFALL
128.4mm falling over 9 days
59.5mm
(TEMPERATURE IN BRACKETS APPLIES TO THE LAST 23 YEARS)
MAXIMUM DAYTIME TEMPERATURE
37.3°
(45.0°)
5.8°
(1.0°)
AVERAGE DAYTIME TEMPERATURE
28.5°
(31.2°)
AVERAGE OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURE
12.8°
(11.9°)
MINIMUM OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURE
THINGS TO DO IN THE GARDEN IN MARCH
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Now is a great time to plant trees and shrubs. Summer’s heat has waned, yet the soil is still warm.
Newly planted plants’ roots will grow a little and settle in over the rest of autumn, ready to zoom along
when the soil warms up again in spring. Make the planting hole extra wide, but only slightly deeper than
the pot, straighten out any spiralling roots and spread them. Back fill with crumbled excavated soil, put
compost / manure on top and water with a seaweed solution.
Organic mulches improve the fertility and texture of the soil, prevent moisture loss through evaporation
and suppress weeds. Put mulch on after watering, replenish regularly and keep it away from the stems
of plants.
Deep watering weekly is infinitely better than a little every day. It encourages the roots to go down rather
than staying on the surface where they can dry out. If possible, water in the evening so the plants can
absorb the moisture before the next day’s evaporation. Micro-irrigation, drippers and soaker hoses are
very efficient at getting the water to the plants’ roots where it is needed.
Now is a good time to check potted succulents, removing any dead leaves and repotting plants that have
become too big for their current pot.
Fertilise lawn with a low-nitrogen fertiliser.
Watch out for aphis on new growth. Remove by hand or spray with water. If heavy infestations occur,
use garlic sprays, soapy water, Clensel or Malathion.
Continue pinching out tips of chrysanthemums to encourage bushiness until flower buds appear.
Remove spent flower heads and seed pods to prolong flowering time and prevent unwanted spreading of
plants such as agapanthus.
As hydrangea blooms change to autumn tonings, pick a few and dry them for indoor display.
Clear beds of summer-flowering annuals that have finished flowering and dig in well-rotted manure.
Prepare the soil in any areas where lawn is to be planted in autumn. Soil will need to be made more
friable and free of weeds.
Sow vegetable seeds and seedlings such as onion, carrot, parsnip, silverbeet, spinach, cauliflower,
broccoli, cabbage.
Take cuttings of your favourite plants.
Make sure you wear a sunhat and at least a 15+ sunscreen during the day. If it’s too hot to garden, plan
your spring bulb display now. For impact, it’s best to plant in bulk. Prepare bulb beds for planting in
April/May by adding compost and aged animal manure or use good potting mix for containers.
FORTNIGHTLY OR MONTHLY SERVICE
SUPPLY 240LT OR 660LT BINS
Customise garbage collection to suit household
Contact David or Linda
www.osullivanswaste.com.au
osullivanswaste@hotmail.com
CARWOOLA LANDCARE GROUP
Foxes declared a Pest Species.
It may come as a surprise to some that the European Fox was declared a pest species in NSW last
December. It may have been a surprise that it wasn’t a declared pest species already.
The declaration of the fox as a pest species under the Rural Lands Protection Act 1998 on all lands in NSW places a
legal obligation on all land managers to implement pest management programs.
According to the Local Land Services website “1080 is the main poison used to control foxes. 1080 use is regulated by
the Pesticides Act and Pesticide Control Order that defines the requirements for use. Landholders must have current
approved chemical users training to obtain and use 1080. Coordinated local group baiting programs will enhance
baiting outcomes.”
However, in rural residential areas such as Carwoola, the use of 1080 may be problematic as it may not be used
within 150m of a residence, so while baiting programs may be undertaken on larger properties, their efficacy could
be tempered by the inability of neighbours to participate. In this instance, it may be worthwhile considering
trapping with the aid of mesh cage traps, or soft/rubber jawed leg-hold traps.
Bear in mind also that the main prey of foxes is rabbits; undertaking a fox control program without considering a
rabbit control program at the same time may be foolish. It is wise to consider habitat reduction for controlling both
rabbits and foxes: removal of blackberry and other dense thickets will be a major part of any program.
There are very few sightings reported on FeralScan at www.feralscan.org.au/foxscan/map.aspx in our area. In
order to justify a locality-wide fox control program it would be good to understand how big a problem they are
locally. If you have seen foxes on your property or lost stock to foxes, please record the sightings on FeralScan.
We’ll then see how worthwhile it will be starting a collaborative program.
For more information on foxes, visit the PestSmart website at www.feral.org.au/pestsmart/foxes The Glovebox
Guide for Managing Foxes, part of the PestSmart Toolkit for Foxes, produced by the Invasive Animals CRC is
particularly useful. It is designed to provide current information on best practice fox management for land
managers, pest animal officers and others involved in the management of foxes. This includes general information
on developing a fox management plan; integrated approaches; identifying fox impacts; and management strategies
& techniques.
To keep informed about Landcare happening locally, there is a Landcare Group email list for discussion and
notification of Landcare events. To join the list, send an email to landcare-request@carwoola.org.au with the
subject “subscribe” (without the quotes).
The Molonglo Catchment Group website is a great source of information for what’s happening in our catchment and
what funding is available - see www.molonglocatchment.org.au.
Don’t forget to tune in to Radio Landcare from 8-9am Sunday mornings on QBN-FM 96.7 and on 2XX Community
Radio FM 98.3 from 9-10am Tuesdays.
LYNTON BOND, Secretary
WOMEN’S GROUP MEETING
We normally meet every second Wednesday at 10.30am for morning tea in members’ homes.
For information about this friendly informal group for adults, phone Gwen Yates on 6238 2531
Firewood for sale Carwoola
Red Gum, Yellow Box, Red Ironbark, Woolybutt mixed load
$250 tonne, or All Yellow Box $275 tonne
All firewood is split & well-seasoned.
Contact Laurie 0413 392960
Sawchain™ Supply
6 Agnes Ave, Queanbeyan NSW 2620
0413 392960 6299 3328
Notes on birds February 2015
The most interesting sightings for the month have been:
 Spotless Crake at Yandiguinula (formerly Resch’s) Creek – an addition to the list;
 Satin Flycatcher in our yard (3rd record in this project); and
 54 White-throated Needletails on the Plain (watch thunderstorm fronts for these exciting birds);
A few species are still engaged in breeding activities including a Yellow-faced Honeyeater nest next to our
deck. The other, more typical, seasonal aspect is that the migrant species will soon be thinking of heading
off. I have done a special report on that on the blog.
A full report will be posted to http://carwoolabirds.blogspot.com.au/2015/02/february-2015.html (and a
link circulated on the residents email list). Please pass on interesting sightings to me by email to
martinflab@gmail.com.
Councillor’s Corner
Solid Fuel Heaters — How many people are not aware that council approval is currently required for
the installation or replacement of “a domestic oil or solid fuel heating appliance, other than a portable
appliance”? If you’ve put your hand up, I can assure you that you’re not alone.
Interestingly, this is not a requirement associated with a normal development covered by the
Environmental Planning & Assessment Act, or the Palerang Local Environmental Plan, it is actually a
requirement under the Local Government Act 1993 (Section 68, Part F). At one level, that’s a
technicality, because regardless of which piece of legislation is involved, the manner in which this
issue is regulated is determined by council policy, in this case the Palerang Development Control Plan
(PDCP).
I mentioned the new PDCP in my last column, and I thought this provided a good example of what sort
of thing appears in a DCP and why people might be interested in reviewing the draft that is about to go
on exhibition.
Getting down to the nitty gritty, we are not talking about development consent for the use of a heater in
a house, which one could reasonably expect to cover replacements or possibly relocations, both of
which fall under the same piece of legislation. It is all about the installation of the heater and the
approval process is intended to ensure that the appliance is installed correctly so houses don’t burn
down through lack of separation from or shielding of combustible surfaces.
Some councils, for example, require the installation to be carried out by a licenced installer—if you’re
interested, you can check the currency and category of any contractor’s or tradesperson’s licence online at onegov.nsw.gov.au. Others simply require an applicant to demonstrate that an installation is
consistent with the manufacturer’s specifications. The requirements to be specified in the PDCP are
still to be finalised, but the objective is simply to ensure that solid fuel heaters are safe and efficient.
While this discussion about the nature of an approval may seem very pedantic, this is precisely the
sort of argument that arises when an insurance company seeks to establish fault with respect to a
claim. As such, regardless of how the PDCP ultimately deals with this issue, residents are advised to
confirm any specific installation or approval requirements with their home insurance provider.
This is just one of the matters that have been highlighted during the preparation of the new Palerang
Development Control Plan (PDCP).
The draft PDCP is scheduled to go on public exhibition on 2 March 2015, for six weeks. Residents are
invited to attend the community meetings to be held in Bungendore (10 March, 5.30pm) and
Braidwood (17 March, 5.30pm) to discuss the draft PDCP, and to offer comment on its content.
During the exhibition period, the draft document will be on display in the Council offices in Bungendore
and Braidwood, and will be available for download from the council website.
The Palerang Blog—New or related entries in my councillor website Blog
(http://peteharrison.id.au/blog) include:
Solid Fuel Heaters (Feb 2015)
Palerang Development Control Plan (Jan 2015)
Palerang Development Control Plan (Mar 2012)
Planning Instruments (Nov 2011)
Council’s General Meetings are held on the first Thursday of the month (excluding January),
commencing at 5.00 pm. Members of the public are welcome. The meeting location varies—check
Council’s website (http://palerang.nsw.gov.au) for details. Meeting Business Papers are also available
on Council’s website on the Friday preceding the meeting.
Cr Pete Harrison
Ph. 6238 3640 Mob. 0427 711 028
Email: Pete.Harrison@palerang.nsw.gov.au
Website: www.peteharrison.id.au
From the Queanbeyan City Council Mayor…
Shopping local
Queanbeyan business groups and Council are united in their support for a new shopping promotion for Queanbeyan
retail and service businesses, which will see the introduction of a shopping card encouraging locals to also shop
locally. Council agreed at its meeting this week to contribute seed funding of nearly $6000 for the Why Leave Town
promotion which is helping businesses in rural and regional centres in NSW.
The economic initiative has and will continue to be driven by the Queanbeyan Women in Business Group with
assistance from other local business groups and business interests. Queanbeyan City Council will be the
coordinating organisation for the first 12 months of this promotional campaign and I look forward to everyone
getting behind local business and the campaign. The Why Leave Town promotion will be launched in May.
Anzac candles
At its Council meeting this week Council agreed to help Queanbeyan Legacy buy battery operated candles for the
2015 Anzac Day Dawn Service. This year the service will also commemorate the Centenary of Anzac. Council has
agreed to a donation of $2307.50 to cover the cost of 1000 candles.
Ellerton community forum
An open community meeting will be held for members of the public interested in the proposed Ellerton Drive
Extension. Queanbeyan City Councillors this week unanimously agreed to hold a meeting during April and for it to be
held in the Queanbeyan Bicentennial Hall. The community meeting, to be independently facilitated, will include a
presentation by Council traffic engineers, environmental consultants and will include significant time for questions
and comment. Council will advertise the date of the meeting as soon as it is finalised.
Plan of Management Parks
Amendments to Council’s Plan of Management Parks will be exhibited from Friday March 6 to Monday 6 April. Public
comments will be received until Monday 20 April. Amendments include the park off Swan Drive, Fernleigh Park,
which includes a community hall, playground facilities; a Section 355 committee management guidelines. It also
includes a specific Plan of Management for Googong Parks, which include new recreational facilities, playground,
tennis courts, amphitheatre, outdoor stage and sedimentary control function for stormwater run-off from
surrounding urban areas.
Design competition
Council has agreed to exhibit a selection of the QBC Downtown Q design competition winners at the Riverside Plaza,
Jerrabomberra shops and Karabar shops and will seek feedback on the designs to present to Council.
Pialligo Avenue
Council has asked the Acting General Manager Hugh Percy to arrange for a delegation of senior staff and councillors
to meet with ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr and ACT Minister for Roads and Parking and Planning Mick Gentleman
to discuss the ACT’s planned infrastructure upgrades and the urgent need to upgrade Pialligo Avenue from
Queanbeyan to the Canberra Airport.
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FLAME TIPS
March 2015
www.stoneycreek-rfs.org.au
www.rfs.nsw.gov.au
www.facebook.com/stoneycreekruralfirebrigade
February has been another quiet month, with only one call out for the brigade. Stoney Creek and Queanbeyan City attended a
small fire in the Carwoola area where a tree had been struck by lightning. The property owners had done a great job of dealing
with the fire so the crews only had a small job to do. In this instance, no rain had fallen and the bush was very dry, but fires can
still be started during a thunderstorm when there is rain. Please keep an eye out for smoking trees after storms.
You may see RFS trucks driving around on one of the brigade’s area familiarisation exercises. These assist the brigade with preincident planning through identification of assets, access points, water sources and hazards. They also give the brigade an idea
of current fuel loads and curing rate of grassland – important to know when responding to incidents. Sometimes the brigade
will be invited to review one of the larger properties within the brigade’s boundaries. In February, Stoney Creek and
Hoskingtown-Rossi crews were given a tour of the Taliesin property on Wanna Wanna Road. This was extremely useful for all
brigade members involved and will provide important information in the event that there is a fire in the area. Crews then spent
some time in Brindabella Place, providing new brigade members with the opportunity to become familiar with that part of our
brigade area while checking the water supplied by hydrant points.
Our region is still within the statutory Bush Fire Danger Period, which runs from 1 October to 31 March. We have not been
advised of any change to the season end, as of this date. If you are planning to light a fire in the open during this time, then you
will need a Fire Permit. Please contact your local rural fire brigade (Stoney Creek, Queanbeyan City, or Hoskingtown-Rossi) to
arrange a permit inspection.
The Stoney Creek brigade and the manager of our local RFS zone are investigating the feasibility of having the Stoney Creek
Community Hall and surrounding site designated as a Neighbourhood Safer Place – see the article elsewhere in the Gazette for
more details.
If you’d like to follow what the brigades been up to then follow us on Facebook using the link above.
IN AN EMERGENCY CALL TRIPLE ZERO (000)
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GRAHAM REYNOLDS Captain, Stoney Creek Rural Fire Brigade
Neighbourhood Safer Places and the Stoney Creek Community Hall
You may have heard mention of Neighbourhood Safer Places (NSPs) during the recently held community street
meetings, in the media or on the NSW Rural Fire Service website (http://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/plan-andprepare/neighbourhood-safer-places). An NSP is a designated place of last resort during a bushfire emergency. They
are to be used when all other options in your Bush Fire Survival Plan can't be put into action safely. They are not an
evacuation centre and do not have the same capacity, infrastructure and resources typical of evacuation centres.
More details on NSPs can be found at the above link.
One possible scenario for when you might choose to go to an NSP could be that you had planned to leave early (for
example on the day before the area is expected to be impacted by a bushfire), but were delayed and only able to
attempt to leave during the morning when the fire is much nearer. Unfortunately, in that intervening time, the main
roads to the nearby towns have been closed due to fallen trees and thick smoke and are too dangerous to drive on.
Rather than return home, you decide to wait out the most critical couple of hours at the nearby NSP, which can still be
reached and is only a short distance to travel.
At present, the local Carwoola community including Primrose Valley and Woolcara Lane does not have a designated
neighbourhood safer place. In fact the nearest places designated as NSPs are located in Queanbeyan (David
Campese Oval) and Bungendore (Mick Sherd Oval), both of which are simply large open spaces rather than buildings.
The Stoney Creek Rural Fire Brigade and the manager of our local RFS zone are investigating the feasibility of having
the Stoney Creek Community Hall and surrounding site designated as an NSP. The site and hall meets many of the
requirements for NSPs and is considered a likely venue for people to temporarily relocate to during a bushfire
emergency. The hall does need work done to it for this to be achieved, some of which maybe made possible through
grant funding that can be applied for through the RFS. For example, RFS funding may be available to ember proof the
buildings, upgrade windows and doors, install a drenching (sprinkler) system to help protect the building, and provide
appropriate signage. Other work would still need to be carried out before the hall could be classified as an NSP, the
most significant of which is the wooden verandah. Unfortunately, the current verandah is a fire risk and would need to
be removed or replaced with something that meets current requirements for external structures in bushfire prone
areas. This work can not be funded under an RFS grant, and the community would need to consider how best to
proceed if it wished to (for example by identifying and applying for funds from a state or local government community
grants programme).
You are invited to send in any comments or views on the upgrade of the hall as an NSP to nsp@stoneycreekrfs.org.au. You can also attend the next general meeting of the Carwoola Community Association to be held on 16
April at the community hall, as mentioned elsewhere in this month's gazette.
Graham REYNOLDS Captain, Stoney Creek Rural Fire Brigade and CCA committee member
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The Weed Patch
Diary of a dedicated non-poisoning weeder: Rose-Marie Johnson
The rain has continued to fall regularly, the countryside has remained remarkably green throughout February
and the weeds have continued to grow rapidly and seed prolifically. Unfortunately, at the same time my weeding
capacity was diminished by another brain operation. Also, I have to take anti blood clotting medication for a
few months, so need to take extra care not to get scratches; rather difficult when cutting back the Blackberries
that I missed doing because of my operation last Winter. To reduce the amount that I need to cut and dispose
of, I’ve been encouraging my children to pick the ripe blackberries before the seeds are spread by the birds and
foxes, so my daughter has made a couple of blackberry crumbles. Pity my food intolerances prevent me from
eating any. Thank goodness my back and cracked rib are better now and it’s no problem to do some heavy duty
digging, although I’m still fatiguing rapidly so need to include plenty of easy weeding in the mix. For this
reason, in combination with the huge number of seedy weeds, much of my time is spent just cutting off and
bagging the seedy tops. This is just a temporary fix, reducing the amount of seed currently going into the seed
bank. Hopefully it won’t take too long to catch up with the seeds so I can get back to the real work of getting
rid of the weeds.
Many of the St John’s Wort seed pods are looking quite ripe, and this is one of the most difficult weeds to get
rid of, so it’s my top priority at present. Unfortunately we keep getting more coming in from the Community
Block next door (which didn’t seem to be sprayed this Summer), along our creek from the heavy infestations
upstream and also a bit beside our driveway, but my efforts have virtually eliminated it elsewhere. Paterson’s
Curse is easier to get rid of and thankfully this season we had little coming up on most of our property, apart
from the corner near the neighbours who have a lot. However, it is an urgent priority now if you still have more
to do, as it’s already dropping seed.
The weedy grasses are still an urgent priority. Serrated Tussock and African Lovegrass are the highest priority
because they are declared noxious weeds, are poor feed for stock and are highly invasive. Having done what I
could find of these, my current priority is Paspalum, which is already shedding some seed. Although it’s good as
feed, it’s a cause of dermatitis and has a toxic secretion when infected with the ergot fungus. In her book
Environmental Weeds, Kate Blood classes Paspalum among the ‘World’s Worst Weeds’. At present I’m
concentrating on cutting the seed heads that already look ripe together with any that are near enough to gather
into the same scoop with my sickle, which is a very efficient tool for this purpose. Then I hope to have time to
dig the smaller infestations and work in from the sparser edges of the larger infestations, before it’s necessary to
do another round of cutting ripe seed. I can see that over the years this strategy has significantly reduced the
area infested, particularly in the high priority area of our upstream riparian restoration project, which is not
grazed and acts as a seed bank which can wash down to the downstream paddock during flooding. Because its
seed is notoriously hardy, surviving long periods of drowning, I prefer to bag up the seedy tops with the St
John’s Wort seed, for deep burial underneath dead animals. Chilean Needle Grass is another important one to
control, but is much harder work, requiring the whole plant to be disposed of. Other weedy grasses worth
controlling include Barley Grass and Yorkshire Fog Grass, but these have now largely gone to seed. At least the
grasses are shallow rooted and so are easy to chip out.
Other weeds now going to seed include Skeleton Weed (which I give high priority because its deep roots make it
hard to get rid of and its highly invasive), Thistles, Fleabane, Nightshade, Scarlet Pimpernel, Wild Sage,
Horehound, Senecios, Mustard Weed, Salsify, Goatsbeard, Dandelions, Hawksbeards, Willowherb, Catchfly,
Sandspurry, Mallows, Cress, Dock, Wireweed, Mullein, Sheep’s Burr, Sticky Weed, Centaury, Amaranth, Fat
Hen and Umbrella Sedge. When Umbrella Sedge first invaded our septic trench I was told that it was not a
problem and there was no need to control it, but I’m sorry I heeded that advice because now there is an
enormous amount and it is invading along our creek, around our dams and spreading in our paddocks. It would
have been much easier to control the infestation at the outset, when there wasn’t much of it, rather than wait to
find out that it is invasive after all. I’ve learnt my lesson and now have a policy of doing my best to get rid of
any new weeds as soon as I can, while their numbers are relatively low.
When out picking up roadside rubbish for Clean Up Australia Day, I noticed how many weeds there are despite
all the spraying done by our council, especially African Lovegrass. After many years of suppressing the weeds
along our road frontage, I find very little African Lovegrass these days and far fewer of the other weeds,
particularly Thistles and Fleabane, and have also noticed that there are now far fewer of these weeds infesting
our paddocks near the roadside. And that’s the reason why it’s worth weeding beyond the fence.
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