community health dates to remember district nurse - Platypus Country

November 2011
Next deadline: 28th November2011
Phone: 02 64580295
E-mail: tubbutnh@bigpond.com
DEDDICK VALLEY ISOLATED COMMUNITY GROUP
AGM
21st NOVEMBER 2011
TUBBUT HALL
Starting at 5 pm
Light meal provided
All welcome
TUBBUT
NEIGHBOURHOOD HOUSE
is open
Monday 9.00 - 4.00
Thursday 9.30 - 4.30
Friday 9.30 - 4.30
COMMUNITY
HEALTH
Community Health Nursing
Delegate MPS 02 6459 8000
Orbost 03 5154 6625
Social Worker
Peter Quin 03 5154 6635
Rural Outreach Counsellor
Di Robinson 0427318961
Doctor
Delegate 02 64951369
Should you wish to see the Community Nurse,
please phone Delegate MPS 64588008
DATES TO REMEMBER
1st Nov—Melbourne Cup Day
5th Nov—Bombala Market
5th Nov—Friend of Errinundra AGM
6th Nov—Candelo Market
10th Nov—Computers for Communities
19th Nov—Bombala Bike Show
20th Nov—Cooma Market
21st Nov—Card making Tubbut
24th Nov—Big Bonang Arvo
25th Nov—Library bus
3rd Dec—CFA training day
4th Dec—CFA training day
DISTRICT NURSE
Tubbut:15th Nov/29th Nov/13th Dec
Bonang:8th Nov/22nd Nov/6th Dec
Events advertised in the Tattler are open to the
public. Everyone is welcome to attend
no matter where their location.

NOVEMBER
BIRTHDAYS
Sarah Marion
Katrina Jamieson
Deb Foskey
Heather Scroope
Ian Ralph
David Williams
Friends of Errinundra
AGM
4pm
Saturday 5th November
Bonang Hall
All welcome
CFA Training Days
The chance to skill up for the fire season
John Hamment is coming to Tubbut with two instructors
to conduct basic skills training which is required by CFA
members before they may use CFA equipment. Local
residents who intend to join the CFA are welcome and
people who have already joined have the opportunity to
become operational members if they can tick off the
required competencies under each of the headings
below.
Attain minimum skills in:
Responding to wildfire
Working in a team
Pump operation
Preventing injury
Operating communications systems and
equipment
Saturday December 3 - start at 9 am
Sunday December 4 - start at 9 am
Meet at Tubbut Hall
Morning and afternoon tea and lunch provided
Please let Veronica Gebbie know if you wish to come
by midday 10th November
as attendees will not be accepted after this date.
FOR SALE
Kawai Electric Organ
$250.00 ono
Sanyo Freezer
$50.00
Bath & Toilet
$350.00
Ph: 6458 8307 (Veronica) or 64588244 (Laurie) for
more information
TODDLER GYM
@
BONANG
When: Last Thursday of the Month
Time: 10:30 am to 12:00pm
Where: Bonang Hall
Come and join in the fun.
Phone Ray: 0264580324
Please bring along a piece of fruit to share
For more info call
Megron on 03 5154 0174
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FOR SALE
Trailer for Hire
The Neighbourhood House now has a
trailer available for hire
$5.00 per day
For bookings phone
64580295
2 x 1988 Toyota Corolla
Tercel Station Wagons
Garaged at Craigie, Delegate
$1500
For both cars
Phone Heather
02 64587300
Interested in trying a goat?
There is nothing like a goat—they prefer
blackberries and thistles over grass, saving
you from the need for expensive chemical
treatment.
They also need high quality fencing, either
electric or netting or ringlock with no wombat
holes to squeeze through.
If you would like to see if goats are your kind
of animal, contact Deb. She is wondering if
they are really her kind of animal. Trials are
free and can be as short as a week or as long
as forever.
HANDYMAN
Available to do odd jobs or anything
you need a hand with.
JUST ASK.....
Phone Nathan
64580312
Library Bus
Just a reminder that the Library Bus
will next be visiting the area on
Friday 28th October
Bendoc 9.00—9.45
Delegate River 10.45—11.30
Tubbut 1.15—2.15
Bonang 3.00—3.30
Goongerah 4.15—5.00

BOWDEN’S BUTCHERS
91 Nicholson St
Bairnsdale
PH: 0351523085
Got your own stock?
We’ll cut & pack to specification, including
rolling & pickling
Sides of lamb $7.99 kg
Get a quote on sides of beef & pork
FAMILY PACK $100.00
1 kg corned silverside or roast beef
1 kg BBQ sausages
1 kg topside mince
1 kg diced beef
1 kg BBQ lamb chops
1 kg rump or T-bone
1 kg BBQ steak
1 kg beef schnitzel
10 rissoles
BUDGET PACK $70.00
1 kg beef sausages
1 kg topside mince
1 kg BBQ lamb chops
1 kg BBQ steak
1 kg diced beef
10 rissoles
1 kg beef schnitzel
WEEKENDER PACK $50.00
1 meatloaf
1 kg BBQ sausages
1 kg BBQ lamb chops
1 kg marinated BBQ steak
10 rissoles or hamburgers
250g breakfast bacon
1 box of eggs
BBQ PACK $30.00
1 kg sausages
1 kg BBQ lamb chops
10 rissoles or hamburgers
1 kg chicken wings
Thursday 24 th November
Bonang Hall
3-7pm
Make the most of the
visit from a range of
health related services
Some of those in attendance
will be:
Physiotherapist
GP
Occupational therapist
Dietician
Diabetes educator
Cardiac screening
Social workers
Centrelink representative
Information on:
Quit smoking
Physical activity
Followed by a
delicious meal
Fun for the whole community
Call in & see
Penny Neven, Gary & Emma
for more details

TUBBUT RESOURCE CENTRE / NEIGHBOURHOOD HOUSE
NOVEMBER ACTIVITIES
Computers for Communities
Phone: 02 64580295
E-mail: tubbutnh@bigpond.com
MONDAY, THURSDAY & FRIDAY
10th November
This will be held at Tubbut Neighbourhood House 10.00am – 2.00pm
Sharon Buckman will be taking this workshop.
Topics to be covered are:
E-Christmas cards
Skype
Facebook
or a topic of your choice
You can book in for a personal tuition session in the afternoon.
Phone the Neighbourhood House for details.
Tea & coffee will be supplied. Bring your own lunch.
Christmas Card making
21st November
To be held at Tubbut Hall 10.00am – 3.00pm
The tutor for this workshop will be Leslie Smith.
During the morning you can make some easy cards with the schoolchildren.
After lunch Leslie will show us how to make more intricate cards.
Lunch will be supplied.
A fee of $5.00 will be charged for this workshop.
Please book in early so we know how many to cater for!
We are thinking ahead to next year and want to hear your opinion. Here are some of our ideas:
First Aid course
Monthly community lunch –cooking lesson with a local cook to prepare lunch for shared meal with
whoever turns up. Possibly same day as Bookmobile visits us.
Monthly bus excursions – there is interest in a monthly visit to the movies in Merimbula, perhaps
combined with Candelo Market or Wyndham Live and Local music sessions (both Sundays) or shopping
(weekdays)
Music - theatre workshops and performances for school and community – Deb is investigating some
promising regional acts
Craft workshops – silk painting, needle felting, card making, beading, patchwork & quilting
Computers for community - ongoing
Storytelling sessions – gathering our stories for the Tattler
Taste of Tubbut – celebrating our local food, with an evening dance this time
Film borrowing service with recent DVDs – see them while they’re hot!
Drop in to use the computers, surf the internet or for a cuppa
and chat with the coordinators.
Cappuccino now available!

Remembering our past—Bonny Neven
Fiona McIlroy and Carmel Saville interviewed Bonny
Neven for February’s Local Rag in 1983. Bonny was
Alan Neven’s older sister and their father was Jim
whose story was told in an earlier Tattler. The photo
over the page of Bonny at 18, was provided by Sandy
Cameron.
Deb
I was seven when I first came up to Tubbut. It wasn‘t
when Pa first selected but when Ma first came up to
stay. They had all they owned in an old Chevy truck,
belonging to Pa‘s brother Dave, I think. There was also
Wippet, the car, which was a real workhorse. They
started off in tents, then they moved up the back; they
built a bark hut up where the big dam is now.
I can picture that hut… with the old Dutch stove sitting
out on the stones outside the hut. It was one that had
the door opening down… and we slept in the tents; had
a bath in a big old tub that would be taken into the bark
hut and carried out again. You had to boil the water in
kerosene tins. We used to get the water from a spring
up there which runs into the big dam now. They dug a
well on that spring. Used to haul water from there. That
was also where we kept anything cool, we put them in
bags down the well. It was clear as clear, that water….
Beautiful, not mineral at all.
We were up there mainly because the boundary
fenceline had to be done and that was a central place. I
don‘t think we had a horse at that stage, we had to
walk. Used to cart fence materials with the old car.
When that coppermine was working down at Deddick,
they used to bring the copper out past there from the
mine on a big old dray with horses. There was no road
up from Deddick then, the only road went down as far
as Teddy‘s place. Later on I can remember Don
Ingram, Ted‘s brother, building a place up at Mutch‘s
Creek. Mona lived there for years, that‘s how Ted and
Mona got together. Part of the house that Don Ingram
built is up at Jim Cameron‘s place now, part of the
existing house. 1
We camped at Brodribb while Dad cut sleepers. I
remember there was a cyclone came through, jungle
growth of bush all round and all Mum could think of was
―Get Allan down to the river.‖ (Allan was only a baby.)
Didn‘t matter whether the trees fell on me getting him
there! And we had to run to the river, trees crashing
everywhere—wind!‖
I also remember a six foot goanna up one of the
kitchen poles while we were having dinner. Then, later,
a six foot snake. And the lyrebirds—they were in
droves there in Brodribb. You‘d wake up in the
morning thinking the blokes had started cutting up
sleepers—but it was the lyrebirds.
We had a camp at one stage at Cabanandra near the
Jingallala River. We used to ride over to Lydie‘s
(otherwise known as Min) in 1930. Before Frank and
Min I think there was a Marriot and there was Cecil
Ingram.
When the road camp came through (during the
Depression) we were still living up the back. We grew
our vegetables on the flat where the school is now.
Some time later, Ma and Pa were camped at the
Ambyne when the road crew was working there. Ma
used to make plum jam and bottle it in beer bottles
with the tops cut off, two shillings a bottle, and make
bread. I think she also had a couple of men come and
eat meals there. She also made tomato pickles to sell.
In answer to questions about what people ate
Lydie used to cook up nettles amnd chickweed when
she had no greens. Carrot pie she also made. People
didn‘t eat kangaroo steak often then; kangaroo tail
soup we used to have. Of course, we ate rabbits and
more rabbits. An occasional hare was caught at
Delegate River. And there used to be odd quail here
which we ate.
I had a healthy childhood on the whole. Only time I
was sick was when I was REALLY sick. John Hickford
and I were the only two kids in the whole of Tubbut at
that time. We both went to Orbost Hospital at the same
time on the same day. Mum got John‘s mother to call
the hospital, he had gastroenteritis. She took one look
at me and said, ―For God‘s sake, get her to the
hospital!‖ I had an appendix on the vberge of bursting.
Mum had thought it was just gastric trouble. We went
down to Orbost in the old car. At hospital they put us in
the same ward, being the only kids from Tubbut. That
old car went everywhere!
I remember being stuck out near Delegate River once,
all night. Went backwards and forwards, slipping, but
couldn‘t see enough to get out. It was near Miles‘
place, near Kirkenong Road turn off, the bottom side of
the road, so Mum walked down there and got a lantern
to hang on the car in case somebody ran into it. In the
morning, mind you, we got out in a few minutes.
During the Depression there was also a drought and

abbits and rabbiting was all there was. Everyone used to
rabbit, it kept us going. Ruby and Arthur Fennell used to
come down and rabbit. There was a truck came along
regularly and some of the time you could sell the skins for
a good price.
Mum grew potatoes up there on the hill. We‘d go and help
dig them, the horse would bring them back in the sledge.
That helped us survive.
We had a cow too. We also used to grow oaten hay up
there and cart it loose.
It was then that Pa was so ill; for eight months he was in
bed, slept nearly all the time. They didn‘t know what sort
of sickness it was then. He went to a Delegate doctor.
Frank Matthews and Lydie lived across the Deddick River
where Alf Matthews later lived and Frank helped me cart
it in when Pa was sick. I remember I used to build a stack
till I couldn‘t get up on it, till I slid off it, then fork it up to
him and he would fork it the rest of the way. I felt it was a
lot wetter then, on the whole, the growing season was
longer. I remember carting the hay in on a New Year‘s
Day. We didn‘t water the potatoes and they were
beautiful. Five shillings a bag then, of course. We used to
cut them up for the sheep and the cow.
Were you expected to help a lot, Bonnie, when you were
a child at Tubbut?
(sigh) Yes. I used to help with the cooking and help with
the washing and looking after the baby, Alan. Mum used
to go out and help with the fence in those early days and I
had to stay and do correspondence lessons which I
hated.
And when I was around the fenceline I was supposed to
practise spelling, which I didn‘t do! I‘d go along and try to
scratch all the sticks away from the fenceline. Mum would
help digging the postholes and dad would put the posts
in. And they‘d catch rabbits. I remember I didn‘t want to
carry one home, a dead rabbit, and he went mad about
that.
In 1933, Alan was born in Orbost while Pa was cutting
sleepers on the Brodribb River. I did Correspondence
right through till the last couple of years. I loathed it. Mum
used to try and work as well as teach me. Impossible
really. I did the last couple of years at Campbelltown.
When Ma first lived in the Tubbut house it was covered
with bark. 2 After that, iron. Before that we were in another
bark hut, which was a great thing—you know, having two
rooms!
We used to wash at the river, all day session, scrubbing
brush and washing board; carry the water up to the
copper and tubs. We did that right up until we went into
the house. Then at one stage we had one of those
plunger jobs after the tubs. We had to stiffen all the
clothes until they were like boards, with starch, and then
iron with flat irons. If there was a crease, back it went…
Ah, those were the days… damp it down and do it again.
washing and ironing.
My first job was when I was about ten. I went to the
Hickfords (where Auers are now) to do the housework,
washing and ironing. Eight shillings a week. A fortune to
me! I remember coming over to visit Teddy‘s family and
we‘d all file into the great whitewashed fireplace and sit
down next to those thumping great fires.
Social life
Pa‘s brother Frank used to come and take me to the
occasional dance at Delegate River or Bendoc. They
were thriving dances at that time, every fortnight I think.
Go to all hours of the morning. In fact, at some of the
dances I had to play the piano and he‘d play the
accordion. Everyone had a go at some stage. That was
the only music they had in those days (1940s) - used to
be a lot of fun. Frank used to dance and play the
accordion at the same time, arms around the back of
you playing away while he waltzed, he was fantastic at
that!
The young children were all over the place. The
Jamiesons, who often played, put their children to sleep
on the stage. When Thellie and George started playing
he youngest ones used to sleep around the hall or in the
cars. In those days you could leave a child in a car and
not worry about it.
Then, at 3 am or so, they‘d start going home, in sulkies,
trucks, the lot and somebody would come up behind
them and be flashing lights on them to see who was with
them. I remember once Frank chasing someone down
through Delegate River; instead of going along the road,
he cut through the bush in the truck and I hung on like
grim death.
There was a fair bit of drinking then too; don‘t know if it
was quite as heavy as now. But fights, oh yes, they were
the local thing! I remember at Bendoc—we were right
next door to the policeman but we didn‘t have the
restrictions like now. But they‘d never drink in the hall.
The musicians—some of them playing for nothing and
others just covered the costs. If you had an orchestra
like the Jamiesons or the Wyndalls, it was about one
pound, I think. The proceeds went to the hall or the
school. I remember Dave Foley, like lightning on the
piano or the violin. And Loma Mustard used to play like
Winifred Attwell, no trouble. All played by ear, just pick
up a tune and they‘d play it. They‘d hear tunes on the
wireless and they‘d play them. They were gifted.
Saxophone, violin, drums and accordion were the main
instruments.
At the time of the interview, a conservative Orbost Shire
Council, egged on by North Riding Councillors, was on
the war path over buildings erected without permits.
I feel that to make regulations the same as those for the
city, it can‘t be practical. Also, it takes time and money to
finish building yourself. You shouldn‘t have to finish it in
such a limited time.
When the old place of Mum and Dad‘s was built, no
permits were needed. The gravel came from the river,
the timber windows and doors were from Ballarat. I think
we used to carry the bath inside and take it out and we
used a wash-up dish. It was built entirely by Dad and
Frank, its reinforced with pieces of iron which were
washed down the Snowy River from the old McKillops
Bridge. I could be wrong, I wasn‘t here when the bridge
was washed away in the flood but I can remember
seeing the stuff that was washed down.
We never used to swim in
the Snowy in those days.
It was too fast and there was
too much quicksand.
1. Jim Cameron’s
house is now part of
Robert Belcher’s
property.
2. The house where
Phillip and Patrizia
now live.

A letter to Brett Manders, National
Parks Ranger
Re Roadside Grave at Deddick
Thanks to Joanna for lending these documents to the Tubbut Tattler. Next
month, more historical death as we tell the story of how Wheelers Saddle
got its name.
Dear Mr Manders
Further to my husband’s phone call last
week, please find enclosed a copy of
the Magisterial documents of July 1880
in relation to the drowning and burial
of James Hanson at Deddick.
These documents were obtained from
the Public Records Office, Melbourne,
by my aunt, Molly Marwood, nee
Marchbank, grand-daughter of James
Hanson.
David and I travelled to Deddick on
April 3rd to see the locality where my
great-grandfather had drowned. We did
not expect to see the grave of a ―a
pioneer‖ beside the Deddick Township
sign. Is it possible that it is that of
James Hanson?
James Hanson was my mother’s
grandfather. When he died at the age of
28 he left his wife Janet with 2 boys,
Albert and James and a little girl.
Alice, born soon after. They lived at
Sarsfield in the Shire of Bairnsdale.
Janet subsequently remarried, to John
William Marchbank. She had 4 more
children, 2 girls, Janet May and
Margaret, and 2 boys, William and
Thomas. The 3 Hanson children
became Marchbanks—the eldest,
Albert, was my mother’s father.
James Hanson’s birth certificate states
that he was born ―at sea‖ in 1852. His
parents, Albert and Maria, were
coming to Australia from Denmark.
We wish to commend the people of
Deddick and district for their care,
respect and maintenance of the grave
site by the road. We would welcome
any further information regarding the
history of the district. We believe
James Hanson was probably droving
cattle in the area.
Yours sincerely
David and Veronica De La Coeur
24 Toorac Drive
Briar Hill
Vic 3088

The Snowy flows again—for a while
Joanne tells me that the river at McKillops Bridge,
while up on its normal flow of recent years, is not as
spectacular as we have seen it in flood (but worth a
look if you haven’t seen it with a high flow). Thanks
to the Weekly Times for this picture of the water
being released into the Snowy River from the
Jindabyne Dam .
Vegies fail to feature in weekly
shopping budget
Average Australian households are only spending
$13.70 on vegetables out of a total weekly shopping
bill of $204.20, according to a recent Bureau of
Statistics 2010/11 survey. Most vegie purchases
were fresh varieties, 80% with an average $1.28/
week spent on frozen and $1.53 on other types of
vegetables.
Snowy Hydro opened the radial gates at its Jindabyne
Dam wall yesterday, releasing a 12,000-megalitre-aday
pulse down the river's upper reaches.
It's the biggest surge of water down the river since its
original million-megalitre flow was diverted by the Snowy
Hydro Scheme to the Murray Darling Basin in 1967.The
NSW Office of Water and Snowy Scientific Committee
plan to release 84,000 megalitres over 19 days to October
24, in a bid to mimic the spring surge that once flowed
down the river. "While it makes a powerful image people
need to remember the years' of hard slog in regional water
projects, water sharing and trade offs that went into this,''
NSW Water Commissioner David Harriss said. This
week's surge is the result of the historic $425 million
agreement in December 2000, between the NSW,
Victorian and Federal governments, to buy and save
212,000 megalitres of water in the Murray-Darling Basin
to revive the Snowy River's flow. The joint-government
entity responsible for recovering water for the Snowy -
Water for Rivers - has spent the past decade saving and
buying water in the Murray Darling Basin to be returned to
the Snowy. However drought, disputes and political
pressure to make premature releases undermined the
Snowy's revival, culminating in a 32,000 megalitre debt
that put this week's releases at risk. A deal was finally
struck between the state's and Commonwealth last year to
wipe out the debt, ensuring the full delivery of this month's
84,000 megalitre release.
http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/
article/2011/10/11/393105_latest-news.html
Home is where the hall is … coming to a
Hall near you!
69 participating halls are now taking part in the
project, each one featuring a unique event that
has been created by the local community, for
the local community. From a vintage fashion
parade to the Nowa Nowa Nudes and from
Elevenses to a Bush Dance, join each hall as
they celebrate their own distinct identity as part
of our statewide arts project. A website
documenting stories and images of participating
events can be found at
www.homeiswherethehallis.com. There are
many events happening throughout Gippsland
as part of this celebration. Listed below and
over-page. Come and join us and help support
and celebrate your local halls. Do have a look at
the website as I can‗t fit all the information about
all the halls here!
Deb Milligan, Regional Arts Development Officer

They took home a gnome
Fourteen participants—14 gnomes—each as different as their makers.
Jeannie, Matsya, Dala and their gnomes
Lorelee and Remmi
I didn’t know much
about needlefelting but
found it to be a lot of fun
and surprisingly easy. At
our workshop in Bonang
on October 15th,
participants ranged from
three to—older—and
came from Bombala,
Goongerah, Tubbut and
Bonang. Everyone went
home with a gnome.
Next year, Jenny’s
workshop will teach us
how to make wombats
and other native animals
in a three dimensional
needlefelted collage.
And no, the joey didn’t
do it, but its carer did.
Deb
Jennie Romano (right) shows us how; Tania already has
the idea.
Josh and Dala—nearly there.

A million dollar view—Looking north over Tingiringi from Mt Tower
Thanks John McGee who took this photograph on a recent walk. With a tree down on Clem’s Track, it might be the only way to get
there.
A digital (coloured) version of the photograph is available from the Neighbourhood House.
If you happen to be heading up the track to Mt Tower, keep your eyes open for John’s watch; it went missing up there.
This & That
Digital TV
Eastern Installations recently spent a day in the Bonang –
Tubbut area setting up free-to-air digital television for a
number of residents.
At between $600 and $700 the cost was a bit of a shock to
most of us. But then again, a study of the invoice showed
that we’d got what we paid for.
Ah well, that’s the cost of joining the world-out-there. And
its free from now on—to those of us with solar power that
is!
Deer for the table
With an increased number of deer spottings in the area, its
only a matter of time before some households are looking
for a guide to butchering and preparing venison. Peter
Adams recently donated a film on all the steps involved; you
can view it at the Tubbut Neighbourhood House or borrow it
if you have Nero installed on your PC.
While venison can be treated like other meat, it can be
tough and gamey, depending on the age of the beast etc.
For that reason, some people prefer to mince it before
freezing.
Tragedy on the Bonang Highway
It was Grand Prix time on the weekend of October 15-16 and
many NSW motorcyclists decided to take the Bonang Road
route south. Always a time to be careful, as many bikers
seem to like hugging the middle of the road … an accident
waiting to happen.
As it did.
A motorcyclist was killed and three others injured in a crash in
Victoria’s east yesterday afternoon.
Police said the 56-year-old rider, from Merrylands in New South
Wales, lost control on a left-hand bend and collided with a fourwheel-drive
on the Bonang Highway near Orbost.
The accident occurred on a stretch of the highway that is
undergoing repairs between Goongerah and Orbost about 2.45pm.
A Victoria Police spokesman said the man, who was riding with a
52-year-old female pillion passenger, lost control on a left-hand
bend. He attempted to regain control but hit the side of a fourwheel-drive.
Another couple from New South Wales also riding with the
pair swerved to avoid the wreckage and fell from their bike.
Paramedics treated them at the scene, however the extent of
their injuries was not known.
The Age, October 14th 2011
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/motorcyclist-killed-infourwheeldrive-smash-20111014-1lnun.html#ixzz1bNwv3FPJ
The 56 year old man bore the brunt of the collision and died
on the scene; his pillion passenger was rushed to a hospital in
Melbourne in a critical condition. The local driver of the fourwheel
drive vehicle was not physically hurt; perhaps we all
feel that it could have been any one of us.
Since the motorcycle flows are predictable, based around
major events on the Victorian biking calendar, police, Vicroads
and Shire authorities could cooperate to ensure that signs—
perhaps backed up with warning lights—are placed at either
end of the highway. Bikers beware and drivers beware. Other
roads in the Shire have similar—or worse—experiences. I am
told that three bikers died in accidents on the Omeo Highway
last year.
Our sincerest condolences to everyone involved in this
accident and their grieving families.
Deb
Aged Care Certificate 3 and Home and Community Care 3
The Tattler has been researching availability of courses to
qualify local people for home help. For sure, you will never be
out of a job with these qualifications in an aging community.
Apart from the course in Orbost, which we told you about last
month (it has attracted a large number of appliocants), there
are courses at:
Bairnsdale TAFE—three days/week for one year with
the requirement of 160 hours work experience - this
covers both courses (cost unknown). For further
information, ring 1300 133 717. The information days
have been and gone; and
Cooma TAFE—one day/week (currently Tuesday) for Aged
Care Certificate 3, cost $720 for the year, (work experience
requirement unknown). For further information, ring the
course coordinator Mary Hayes on 02 4823 1800.

The Tubbut Tattler has been asked to publicise this call for feedback because, as some of the good
Delegate people reminded Southern NSW Local Health District, we are also users of the services
offered by both Bombala and Delegate MPS. In fact, it is of vital importance to us that Delegate has
excellent medical and health services.
Below and over the page are some points raised by the Delegate Progress Association in its response
to consider when considering your own reply.
Tuesday 4 October 2011
IMPROVING HEALTHCARE IN DELEGATE
Southern NSW Local Health District (SNSWLHD) is inviting feedback from the Delegate community on how to
best meet local health needs.
A proposal has been developed to create a sustainable health service in Bombala and Delegate given the low
demand for acute services and current workforce shortage.
Director of Service Improvement Mr Andrew Gow said the proposal includes formally joining the Bombala MPS
and Delegate MPS services under the existing Senior Nurse Manager who covers both sites.
―We expect a formal partnership would strengthen the services we are able to provide to each town and would
like to discuss it further with the local community before any changes are made,‖ Mr Gow said.
The proposed change would increase access to specialised community health services.
―Our proposal would support the recruitment of a new Nurse Practitioner to work across both Delegate and
Bombala to address the demand for non-urgent care,‖ Mr Gow said.
Nurse Practitioners are able to order and review the results of x-rays and pathology and can commence treating
patients with some medications and antibiotics.
Patients requiring urgent care will continue to be taken by Ambulance to the nearest hospital with medical
coverage under the current arrangements.
If a permanent doctor is found for Delegate, SNSWLHD would revise the service model taking into account the
available medical and community health resources.
Feedback can be provided via the Delegate MPS Advisory Committee members including Rhonda Linehan,
Natalie Armstrong, Gloria Cotterill, Jayne Sellers, Sue Guthrie, John Judge, Charles Burton, and Jan Ingram.
The proposal will be reviewed over the coming months including regular feedback from the community via the
Delegate MPS Advisory Committee.
_________________________________________________________________________________________
Delegate replies:
Re: Proposal Improving Healthcare in Delegate
The Delegate Progress Association discussed at length this proposal at the last meeting on the
11/10/11. From this discussion came the following concerns:-
The SNSWLHD speaks of inviting feedback however it is patently obvious that decisions have
already been made and that lip service will be paid to community input. This can be assumed by the
content of the media release. There is very little real information so how can the community make
informed decisions about this proposal. A small advertisement in the local paper does not constitute
consultation A widely advertised public meeting is needed where SNSWLHD representatives can be
closely questioned on policy and the community can clearly outline their needs
1. The SNSWLHD claims that the proposal ‗creates a sustainable health service in Delegate and
Bombala given the low demand for acute services..‘ there are several questions arising from this
statement. How does reducing the medical services in Delegate help the so-called building of
resilience and lessening isolation of rural areas, trumpeted by politicians of every ilk?
2. Aged-care nursing is an important function of the MPS but should a multi- purpose service only
have one function?

3. The proposal refers to ‗low demand‘ How was this statistic verified? The numbers might indicate ‗low
demand‘ but when there is no possibility of receiving attention at the MPS people are not going to demand it.
Why not research the NEEDS of the community? Compile figures for how many kilometres patients have to
travel to obtain basic treatment because there is no doctor on call. The demand is present but there is no
meaningful service, playing with numbers and even further reducing facilities is not going to improve the
situation. It is insulting our intelligence to speak of ‗low demand‘ in reference to a service of little to no supply.
4. What real benefits to the Delegate Community would there be by ‗formally joining the Bombala MPS and
Delegate MPS‘? The Delegate community has a proud tradition of independence in the provision of
healthcare to the region. The original hospital was built through public subscription and the present MPS has
a strong fund-raising auxiliary and MPS Advisory Committee. The community will strongly resist any attempt
to centralise control as it has learnt in the past that any such move results in a downgrading of services and
further decline in the town. Such a scenario is in stark contrast to the current government‘s ‗encouraging‘
people to move to rural areas with financial carrots. People will not move to a community with diminishing
public services in health, education and transport.
5. How can the local community discuss the ‗strengthening of services‘ when there is so little information
about HOW they will be strengthened? There is no reference to the most important service of all – local,
immediate treatment for small non- life threatening emergencies, the usual bumps and scratches of rural
life, the inevitable childhood ailments, the seasonal colds and flus that you don‘t need to call an ambulance
for and certainly don‘t expect to travel up to 400km for treatment. Suggesting that a part time Nurse
practitioner would cover this need is to expect that these minor emergencies only occur on given days at
given times. Sounds fine in a perfectly managed tick box world but not in reality.
6. What does ‗would support the recruitment‘ translate as? This is hardly a firm commitment. What happens if
there is no-one appointed? We throw away the acute care facilities based on a slender likelihood of a part
time nurse practitioner and then find we are left with nothing!
7. Have future projections of the use of the Delegate MPS taken into account the development of the Bundian
Way Walking trail? With the predicted numbers of walkers passing through our region it seems folly to
suggest removing acute care facilities from the MPS in the only township on the route. The first walkers
through the area are expected in early 2012 and Delegate needs to prepare for this, having an adequate
medical service is one of the most important features of this preparation.
The Delegate Progress Association would like answers to these questions before it will commit to any
decision about the so-called ‗improvement‘ of healthcare in Delegate.
The DPA also requests a proper public consultation by way of Public meetings and true dialogue with
representatives of SNSWLHD. To suggest that the community can discuss this with the MPS Advisory
Committee is abrogation of responsibility. This committee does not have the full facts at their fingertips and
could not adequately field questions.
We demand transparency in this process. Delegate has too much to lose to allow the consultation process to
proceed in usual inadequate administrative procedures.
While on the topic of health:
Women in our area have recently received a letter from
Breastscreen Victoria notifying them of the visit of the
Breastscreen bus to Orbost in November—December. To
make an appointment we are given a 132 number which
goes to NSW. (It’s the old problem of being an 02 number).
After several frustrating unhelpful phone calls I have found
a number which will take us there.
]\
Ring 03 96606888 and ask to be put through to
appointments.
If you are not already having regular checks, don’t
hesitate. Mammograms can save lives.

News from the Departments
As there are changes in NSW, so too Victoria.
GIPPSLAND MEDICARE LOCAL – UPDATE
A major change in how the primary health care needs
of Gippsland are established and delivered is expected
shortly, brought about by the Commonwealth
Government’s National Hospital and Health Reforms
Commission (NHHRC) recommendations.
The aim of the Commonwealth Government is to
establish 62 organisations, known as Medicare Locals,
across Australia. The first group of 19 Medicare Locals
was announced in May 2011 and effectively came into
being in July 2011.
In Gippsland, the three Divisions of General Practice –
East Gippsland Primary Health Alliance, Central West
Gippsland Division, and General Practice Alliance,
South Gippsland – have worked with other key
stakeholders across the region to apply to form a new
organisation, called the Gippsland Medicare Local.
The application is now under consideration and a
decision from the Minister for Health and Ageing,
Nicola Roxon, is expected in October. If approved, the
new entity will come into existence early to mid 2012.
The role of the Gippsland Medicare Local will be to
identify local population health priorities. Medicare
Locals will hold funds to provide, contract or
commission services to respond to the identified local
service gaps and improve access and equity in primary
health care across their region.
It will plan, coordinate, and oversee the
implementation of services, other than public hospital
services, across the region.
Its focus will be on those services that are the first port
of call for people when they first become unwell or
require advice from a health professional, such as a
doctor, physiotherapist or psychologist.
Until now, the task of navigating various parts of the
health system has been quite complex. The aim is to
make it easier for people to access the services they
need, when and where they need them.
So, what are Medicare Locals?
The first thing to understand is what Medicare Locals
are not! They are not the organisations that will
process Medicare claims or have anything to do with
the generally accepted role of Medicare Australia,
which is to run Australia’s universal health care
system. The Medicare Locals will focus on the primary
health care needs of the local communities within their
specific geographic areas.
The Commonwealth’s investment in the primary
health care sector through Medicare Locals has been
designed to alleviate the pressure on the hospital
system and shift towards prevention and primary
health care services.
First Aid Treatment for
Snakebites
Snakes are about again; time to catch up with the
latest treatment recommendations.
In event of snakebite swift administration of first aid
is crucial and has been medically proven to be
lifesaving. In most cases the vast majority of
venomous snakebites occur on the victim's arm or
leg. Understanding the correct first aid is vital for
treating a snake or spider bite and can sometimes
make the difference between life and death.
First aid procedures for snake and spider bites
include:
Place a firm bandage to the limb commencing at the
bite site, then going down to the fingers or toes and
then up to the limb to the hip or shoulder;
several bandages may be required or use whatever
material is available such as clothing;
Keep the limb still;
If the bite is to the leg splint the legs together. If the
bite is to the arm, splint the arm to the trunk of the
body;
Never interfere with the bite site by cutting,
attempting to suck out the venom or trying to remove
the venom from the skin.
Bring transport to the patient, never allow the
patient to attempt to walk or run;
Under no circumstances should the bandage be
removed until the patient has reached hospital;
Call 000 once First Aid has been applied.
All local hospitals have a comprehensive list of local
species and treatment protocols.
Hospital emergency departments have access to
antivenom which enables the emergency treatment
of bites from black, brown and tiger snakes.
Dr Saccasan Whelan encourages all people living in or
near bushland to keep bandages on hand and to
render first aid in the case of a snakebite.
“Bandaging the snake bite immediately can be
lifesaving and has been scientifically proven to retard
venom flow to the central circulation,” she said.
From Southern Area Health

Rural Women’s health
WOMEN living in rural areas are more likely to be obese and have
diabetes than their city-dwelling sisters, research shows. A longrunning
study on Australian women's health also found country
women had more problems accessing medical services and seeing
specialists or a dentist….
Co-director of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health
Professor Julie Byles says the higher rates of obesity in the bush
explain why more country women have health problems such as
diabetes and high blood pressure.
Part of the reason could be that many country people aren't the fit,
outdoor types we assume them to be, she suggested.
The fact fresh fruit and vegetables could be more expensive in rural
areas also stopped many people maintaining a healthy diet… We
have an idea of people working on farms and being physically active
but that wouldn't be the case for everyone….The study has
examined the health of more than 40,000 young, middle-aged and
older women since 1996...
When the study began, fewer than 10 per cent of women were
obese. However, nearly 20 per cent of city women, one quarter of
regional women and one third of women in remote areas are now
obese. Being obese increases the chances of developing diseases
such as diabetes and hypertension, with the rate of both those
conditions higher in country areas.
Older country women were also more likely to die from smokingrelated
diseases such as lung cancer and heart disease.
When it came to accessing GPs, the report found changes to
encourage more bulk billing in country areas had helped increase
the number of visits by women. However, on average, women in
regional areas saw their GPs less than their city cousins and those in
remote areas. Country women were the most dissatisfied with
access to GPs and hospital services and least likely to see specialists
such as cardiologists.
As for oral health, city slickers were one and a half times more likely
to see a dentist than those in the country.
Nearly a third of all the women reported using complementary
medicine such as aromatherapy, homeopathy, reflexology and
osteopathy. Middle-aged country women were the biggest users,
with about a third consulting a complementary medicine therapist
compared with 28 per cent of city women.
But while country women may be less healthy than their city sisters,
they feel safer, closer to their neighbours and more satisfied with
life. (full article at http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/
article/2011/10/14/394665_latest-news.html)
If you're not familiar with the quips
of Steven Wright, here are a few of
his gems:
► I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize.
► Borrow from pessimists. They
don't expect it back.
► Half the people you know are
below average.
► 99% of lawyers give the rest a
bad name.
► 82.7% of all statistics are made
up on the spot.
► A clear conscience is usually the
sign of a bad memory.
► The early bird gets the worm,
but the second mouse gets the
cheese.
► If everything seems to be going
well, you have overlooked
something.
► Hard work pays off in the
future; laziness pays off now.
► What happens if you get scared
half to death twice?
► If at first you don't succeed,
destroy all evidence that you tried.
► Experience is something you get
just after you need it.
► The sooner you fall behind, the
more time you'll have to catch up.
More at http://www.weather.net/
zarg/ZarPages/stevenWright.html
Journalists often read only the media releases or, at most, executive
summaries, of reports. The Rural, remote and regional differences in
women’s health: Findings from the Australian Longitudinal Study on
Women’s Health is a comprehensive document which takes in rural
women’s own assessment of their health situation.
The report can be read in full at http://www.alswh.org.au/Reports/
OtherReportsPDF/ALSWH_Major%20Report%20F_final_May%
2030%202011_v2.pdf

Orbost Agricultural Show gets a sustainable
lift
Far East Victoria Landcare Inc. (FEVL) has announced that it is
developing a Sustainability Expo to be run in conjunction with
the Orbost Agricultural Show on March 12, 2012. FEVL is calling
for volunteers to assist in idea development.
Penny Gray 03 5161 1365 or penny.gray@dpi.vic.gov.au
Environmental Film Festival
Out and About
17 th and 18 th November – afternoon and evening sessions –
Orbost Exhibition Centre. Landcare, the Far East Film Society,
Community Gardening, and the Orbost Exhibition Centre are
working to put on this prestigious event in Orbost. More details
of films and times will follow.
____________________________________________________
(Footprint Theatre members receive a $5 discount)
Tales from the Bush—Ngaere Donald
If driving through Orbost, have a look at Feastonart….
opening Sunday 30/10/11 @ 2pm
on show from 28/10/11 until 18/11/11
feastonart gallery
136 Nicholson Street
Orbost, VIC, 3888
ph: 03 5154 2136
email:feastonartgallery@virginbroadband.com.au
Footprint Theatre in Pambula (who toured to Delegate
with "Ironbark - An Evening with Banjo Paterson" and
"Ferdinand the Bull") is staging a new production in
November 2011. Actors Lis Shelley and Andrew Gray play
the 10 characters and Andrew and Emma .
"Ruby Moon" by award-winning Australian playwright
Matt Cameron is a thriller from the dark heart of suburbia.
It begins like a fairytale...little Ruby Moon went to visit her
grandma at the end of Flaming Tree Grove but never
returned. Her parents Ray & Sylvie spend their evenings
compulsively piecing together the puzzle of her
disappearance. Then one day a parcel arrives on their
doorstep...now they question whether their eccentric
neighbours know more than they first thought…
This play has mature themes and is recommended for
ages 15+.
Shows are at:
Nethercote Hall Friday 4 & Saturday 5 November at 8pm
(cnr Nethercote Road and Back Creek Road, Nethercote)
Wolumla Hall Friday 11 and Saturday 12 November at
8pm, with a matinee show at 2pm on Saturday 12
November.
(Candelo-Wolumla Road, just off the Princes
Highway)
Supper available at all shows.
Tickets: Adult $20, Youth < 18 $10
Celebrating Merino Sheep in the Monaro
landscape
Wednesday 2nd – Thursday 10th November
At the Raglan Gallery
9-11 Lambie St Cooma
All are invited to display art works, memorabilia,
photographs and handcrafts—ring 02 64523377

News from the Departments etc
Feral Pig Watch
The Department of Sustainability and Environment is
seeking community feedback on known feral pig (sus
scrofa) locations occupying State Forest.
It is intended that the Department will assess reports and
act where appropriate in a Good Neighbour feral pig
control program to run from November 2011.
The damage that feral pigs cause is considerable. They
eat crops, trample pasture and cause serious soil
disturbance when grubbing for plant roots.
The economic effects of feral pig activity in Victoria are
currently slight - this is not to say that the present situation
will remain indefinitely. Feral pigs multiply quickly and,
unless control measures are implemented as soon as the
presence of pigs is detected on a property, populations
can rapidly get out of hand.
Landowners that allow feral pigs to build up in numbers
can face serious problems. Crop losses are caused when
pigs rest or shelter in crops; when they feed on crops near
harvest time; and when pigs root up large tracts of ground
- often new crops - in a search of roots and young shoots.
Stock losses and a reduction in carrying capacity result
from pigs grazing; destroying pasture; or killing large
numbers of lambs during the breeding season. Also pigs
may foul water supplies by wallowing, making them
unpalatable for domestic stock.
There is also the problem of reduced fertility rates among
ewes that have been in flocks attacked by pigs at lambing
time.
Feral Pig (sus scrofa) Record (State
Forest/Public Land):
Name of Submitter:
……………………………………………………….
Submitter follow up details (if appropriate):
……………………………………………………….
Date of sighting:
……………………………………………………….
Location (Grid Reference Preferred):
……………………………………………………….
Sighting or Sign:
……………………………………………………….
Number of pigs if sighting:
……………………………………………………….
Damage inflicted if sign:
……………………………………………………….
The exact effect of feral pig activities in this area is
uncertain. Pigs occupying forests can damage water
holes and grasslands.
Suitability of control site:
……………………………………………………….
The result of any such alteration in the make-up of an
area's dominant floral species could have adverse effects
on those native animals or insects dependent on that
environment. In addition, the general result of extensive
disturbances by feral pigs is an invasion of weeds and
introduced plants that can alter the ecology of an area
completely.
Feral pigs are one of the most serious vertebrate pests in
Australia today.
Please report any known pig activity on State Forest
Public Land to (03) 51611222 or 136186 or in person at
either 171-173 Nicholson Street Orbost or Nichol Street
Bendoc, or cut out and fax the form to 02 6459 0555.
More copies of the form are available at Tubbut
Neighbourhood House

L O C A L G O V E R N M E N T N E W S
E A S T G I P P S L A N D
SHIRE COUNCIL
Community Planning is
coming
BOMBALA SHIRE
COUNCIL
Bridge works
VicRoads has notified the Council that work
will commence to strengthen the bridge over
the Jingallala River on McKillops Road between
December 2011 and March 2012. The work
should not disrupt traffic because most of it
will take place underneath the deck, preparing
and painting the bridge’s steel components.
Please contact Murray Kent of VicRoads with
any questions or concerns on 03 51722666.
Changes to library service
commence next year
Thanks to Denece Sippo, Access and Outreach
Coordinator for East Gippsland Library, who
travelled up on the big bookmobile on
September 29th to talk with us about the
service next year (although changes are not
likely to take place till later in the year).
The bookmobile bus is coming to the end of its
life so it has been decided to replace it with a
fleet of small buses. The upshot is that we are
likely to have fortnightly visits next year, with
Thursdays currently the favoured day.
Of course, the small bus won’t hold as many
books as the bus so care will have to be taken
to indulge the diversity of our tastes.
Borrowers may have to make use of the online
or phone-up reserve system to get what
they want. Experience has taught me that this
needs to be done well in advance as it can take
a while for the book to go from shelf or
borrower to you.
There is potential for the Neighbourhood
House to hold a stash of books for borrowing
and browsing; let us know if you think that is a
good idea.
The crooked bridge
The photographs taken by Skye Auer
and Julie Ingram have been framed
and will be formally handed to
Bonang and Tubbut Hall committees
at the Big Bonang Arvo.
Detail from one of Julie’s photos
Would you like to help prepare a
community plan for your district?
East Gippsland Shire Council is
looking to support the
development of a community plan
for the Bendoc, Bonang Tubbut and
Goongerah District.
OurPlace, OurPlan, OurFuture is a
community-based approach to
planning adopted by the Council. It
involves community members in
deciding what services and facilities
they need in the future and how
local resources can be harnessed to
create more sustainable
communities.
Community planning provides the
opportunity for a collaborative
effort between the community,
East Gippsland Shire and other
stakeholders to identify the steps
towards positive change in the
community and the priorities for
future improvement in your local
area.
Draft Community Plans have
recently been released in:
Buchan & District
Omeo Region
Metung/Nungurner District
Twin Rivers
These are available for download at
www.egipps.vic.gov.au. Click on
the OurPlace, OurPlan, OurFuture
icon.
Community Planning
Coordinator, Lee Bradshaw, and
Brian Greer, Community
Engagement Facilitator, will
have a table at the Big Bonang
Arvo where you can leaf
through other places’
community plans. The process
will start in earnest next year.
Please have a chat to them if
you want to be involved. Lee is
available on the Shire’s number,
1300555886or call Brian on
0458387766.
Bundian Way Sunset Advisory
Committee
Mr John Blay, Bundian
Way Project Officer
Representative from Eden
Local Aboriginal Land
Council
Mrs Karen Cash,
representative from
Bombala Council
Representative from Bega
Valley Shire Council
Representative from
Department of
Environment, Climate
Change and Water
Representative from
Southern Rivers
Catchment Management
Authority
Representative from
The Bundian Way on-ground survey,
covering more than 300km of an ancient
Aboriginal pathway between Targangal
(Mt Kosciuszko) and Bilgalera (Fisheries
Beach), was completed in May.
A very important section of the survey
was completed in the Delegate area
during the earliest stage of the project.
John Blay, the coordinator of the
Bundian Way survey, and teams of
Aboriginal people from the region have
walked in excess of 300km along the
route.
Their survey has revealed a remarkably
varied number of Aboriginal landscapes
along the route. These include some of
the great yam gardens of the Monaro.
So special are so many of these places,
experts say, they go together to make
the best walk in the world. None of the
other great walks of the world including
the Appalachian Trail, the Kokoda and
Bibbulman Tracks present such a variety.
The touring route of the Bundian Way
will go from Towamba south of Mt Imlay
and include a very beautiful educational
camp site near Imlay Creek. Other
special camping places will be located on
Pericoe and Nungatta Creeks.
The full report should soon be released.
Abridged from an article in the Bombala
Times, May 25, 2011

GARDENING
FOCUS ON PARSNIP
November is a good time to germinate the
crop because it lies right in the middle
of the parsnip sowing season of August to
February for our district. November is
ideal because the soil has now become warm
enough to be ‘active’. By this I mean that
the soil organisms are working hard and
the dank winter soil conditions are now
past, air and nutrients are cycling freely
and the soil takes on a vibrancy and
fluffiness that germinating seeds really
appreciate and respond to.
The seed of parsnip has a reputation of
being of low vitality and slow to
germinate but my experience is that this
is more due to either sowing in late
winter when soil is still inactive or
sowing in late summer when conditions are
becoming harsh. Remember too that very
early sown parsnip are more likely to
suffer canker especially if the soil is
naturally acid and/or has added fresh
manure. Fresh manure itself is acid and
when in contact with parts of the root
creates locally the same conditions that
are found in soils that are acid. Acidity
favours bacteria rather than the helpful
fungi that are so important to soil
health.
To aid germination success radish seed is
often sown mixed with the parsnip seed
because radish germinates more quickly and
robustly serving to open the soil for the
slower parsnip.
Why grow parsnip in summer? In the joy of
abundance of summer crops such as tomato,
corn and zucchini, many gardeners are
reluctant to devote the space to parsnip.
Many keen gardeners have already sown it
in winter when there are so few other
crops to work on.
Firstly, as above, timing is critically
important for success with any plant.
Secondly, parsnip have become very
expensive in shops precisely because they
are a long term crop for commercial
growers as parsnip can often behave as a
biennial in cold conditions.
Thirdly, they remain in the ground to be
used over winter when other crops are
sparse and develop the best flavour under
frosty conditions. As they are available
for a prolonged harvest period they suit
the home gardener vey well.
Fourthly, if a few run up to seed in the
second summer the bright yellow flowers
are lovely and bring a range of beneficial
insects into the garden not to mention the
copious amounts of fresh seed produced for
sowing the following late Spring.
So consider for the summer season parsnips
that have so many culinary uses and they
will bring rich rewards.
PARSNIP NUTRITION INFO
About half the carbohydrate in parsnips are sugar and the
rest is starch. Carbohydrates are the only fuel source for
many vital organs, including the brain, central nervous
system and kidneys. Parsnips are a good source of
vitamin C (immune booster, potent antioxidant) and
niacin (vitamin B3 which assists in the functioning of the
digestive system, skin, and nerves. It is also important for
the conversion of food to energy). and also provide some
vitamin E (antioxidant), potassium and dietary fibre.
This month in the vegetable garden
It’s a big month—in go the tomato, capsicum, eggplant,
cucumber, zucchini, melon and pumpkin. There is still time to
plant pumpkin, zucchini, beans and cucumber seed. I am
making monthly plantings of corn, beetroot and salad
greens. The snow peas are just coming on and it looks like
being a very bountiful season.
Deb
From Suzanne Davies of Buchan:
Susan Tocchini
Please be careful when you are preparing your garden beds
as Paul and I got stuck into our vegie garden last weekend.
Paul had purchased from Bunnings 2 x bags of Sugar Cane
Mulch which he distributed on our garden beds, that night
he was so sick, burning up and could not breath properly,
he was also delirious and not making any sense.
Paul already had a doctor’s appointment last Thursday,
where his doctor has worked out it is not another dreaded
flu, but the fungi bacteria has got into Pauls lungs and this
is the reason he is still feeling sick. The only thing you can
do is rest and try to keep breathing. We knew that
dynamic lifter and potting mixes had warnings on their
packets, but Sugar Cane Mulch also has a warning!
Which Paul had not read.

My friend is a vampire
One spooky night, Lucy and me went
camping in a tent in the graveyard. It was a
stormy night.
My friend Lucy said she was a vampire. I
felt nervous. A ghost popped up and said
that Lucy was not a vampire she was only
tricking. I’m the only nice ghost in the
graveyard and I say you are not a vampire,
Watch out for the bad vampires and you will
be safer.
So we all went to sleep. In the morning we
went home.
By Tyson

Wildlife tracking/
cameras with Andy
Kids Capers
The Questacon came to school
a few weeks ago. Their names
were Mike and Pippa. I got to
hold a string while Pippa
stuck a balloon to a straw and
let the balloon go and the
balloon came to me.
By Bridget Jones.
Questacon
Visit
Radio Workshop
(June)