‘Crusher’ Pawsey conquers world ratings
By Sally Willoughby
‘Condo Crusher’ Daniel Pawsey has taken out the WBO Asia Pacific Super Middleweight title in a enduring 12 round bout against skilful boxer Tim Kanofski on 21 August.
The local boy, who now lives in Bondi and trains under Mark Pitts, as part of Team Pawsey endured his first 12 round battle fto take out the vacant title against ‘Knuckles’ Kanofski.
“He’s a very skillful fighter,” Pawsey said.
“I knocked him down in the third round and he just changed his style which is the sign of a really smart fighter – I’m pretty happy I was able to adapt and take out the fight,” he said.
The title will propel Pawsey’s boxing career by placing him within the top 15 world ranking which enables him to be eligible for a world title.
“It’s all pretty exciting now especially being eligible to fight for a world title – it just goes to show all that hard work and training six days a week is finally paying off,” he said.
With a full 12 rounds, Pawsey said he started to feel fatigued around the tenth or eleventh round before a second wind in the twelfth round saw him seal the match.
“I didn’t really get hit until the tenth round so I was pretty happy with my fitness and defence.
“It’s good to know now I can do a full twelve rounds if I need to,” Pawsey said.
With the 29 year old boxer recently becoming a father to daughter Christina Rose, Pawsey says she is his main inspiration to do well in the boxing ring.
“I’m always looking to reach my full potential but [Christina] gives me that extra incentive now to be someone that she can really look up to,” the new father said.
Having boxed since the age of 19, Daniel fought his professional debut in Condobolin as well fighting Olympian Som Chai Chilum two years ago in front of a home crowd.
Under the expert tutelage of trainer Mark Pitts who has trained five world boxers and one world champion, Pawsey said he will defend his title in November.
“I would love to defend it in Condobolin and we’ve been looking at getting some local sponsors as it’s very expensive to hold a professional fight,” Pawsey said.
“We’re not too sure where the next fight will be yet but hopefully I’ll be able to fight in my hometown in the near future,” he said.
News in Brief
MERRYN WOWS THEM
Former Condobolin resident Merryn Spencer was recently awarded the Women out West (WoW)award for Outstanding Young Entrepreneur which recognizes a young woman entrepreneur whose innovative spirit inspires youth with her vision, leadership and achievement.
CONDOBOLIN RSL
Condobolin RSL currently have some great prizes up for grabs as part of their Father’s Day Raffle. 1st prize is a BBQ, 2nd a lawn mower and 3rd an outdoor setting. Tickets are $1 available from the bar.
COUNTRYLINK PARKES ELVIS FESTIVAL
Attention all artists! Parkes Shire Library invites you to lend your creativity and talent to the theme of “Elvis”.
The Parkes Elvis Art Exhibition held in conjunction with the 2011 CountryLink Parkes Elvis Festival challenges artists to capture the essence of Elvis, or one of his movies or song titles.
Paintings, drawings, collage, mosaics, sculptures and leadlight are all eligible for entry.
The exhibition will be officially opened on Wednesday 5th January 2011 and will be open every day of the Festival. The exhibition will be held in the Coventry Room next to Parkes Library. Entry is free and all artworks will be for sale.
Entries close on 21st December 2010. Visit www.parkeselvisfestival.com.au or www.parkes.nsw.gov. or contact Shellie Buckle at Parkes Library on (02) 6861 2039.
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CONDOBOLIN ARAS
A free field day is being held at the Condobolin Agricultural Research and Science station on Wednesday 22nd September from 9 am – 4 pm.
The program includes: Animal Health and NLIS changes for sheep and goats; crop challenges such as rust, mice and locusts; storing water, enrich trial, wheat and barley variety testing, phosphorus fertiliser, mustard, canola, pulses and much more. A BBQ lunch will be provided for $5 per person and includes free publications and information from extension staff.
For more information call Joy on 02 68951025.
PARTNERSHIP TO BE SIGNED BETWEEN GWAHS AND CAHS
Greater Western Area Health Service will sign a significant partnership agreement with the Condobolin Aboriginal Health Service (CAHS) on Wednesday 8th September 2010
Signatories to the partnership will be Greater Western AHS Condobolin Health Service Manager, Mr Kevin Ryan and Chief Executive Officer Condobolin Aboriginal Health Service, Mr Cecil Lester. Also attending will be Greater Western AHS Area Manager Aboriginal Health, Ms Linda Williams and the Chair person of the Condobolin Aboriginal Health Service Sheree Brandy.
Ms Linda Williams, said the Condobolin Local Aboriginal Health Partnership is based on a historic partnership formed in 1995 between the NSW Department of Health and the Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of NSW.
As part of the partnership arrangement, local service agreements will be entered into which will assist in providing culturally appropriate and quality health services to the Aboriginal community of Condobolin, through joint planning, community development and clinical service delivery.
The agreement will be signed at 11 am at the Condobolin Aboriginal Health Service premises.
Racing into regionals
By Sally Willoughby
Condobolin High School’s F1 In School Challengers, ‘Team Bullet’, gained speed this week with an injection of funds from Condobolin Rotary and Condobolin RSL Club.
Five students from year 7 and 8 have taken on the engineering and design initiative where students use industry software to design and build miniature formula one cars powered by CO2 and race them against other schools up to an international level.
Mentored by last year’s CHS entrants ‘Team Bioforce’ the students have been working on the project since the beginning of the year with small alterations to last year’s design which they believe will make the car even faster.
“We have a new innovation this year with the aluminium wheels which are very light and have a new cage dual bearing,” Design Engineer for the team, Greg Kuhn, said.
The team is also given access to industry software worth over $100,000 to assist the students in designing and manufacturing their models to an efficient and professional standard.
The comprehensive project is designed to engage and inspire students to pursue careers related to science, mathematics, engineering and design and work collaboratively to consider engineering principles of physics, aerodynamics, design, leadership, marketing, development of a portfolio, media skills and project management.
‘Team Bullet’ will compete in the regional competition in Dubbo on 16 September.
Joining forces against violence
Representatives from the Education Centre Against Violence in Sydney led a ‘Strong Aboriginal Women’ workshop in Condobolin last week designed to empower local aboriginal communities and raise awareness about the prevalence and affects of domestic, family and sexual violence.
Attended by approximately 25 people from Lake Cargelligo, Murrin Bridge, Forbes and Orange, the four-day course examined the nature, extent and dynamics of domestic violence as well as the impact on women, children and young people.
Community Educators from the Education Centre Against Violence, Pam Greer and Virginia Elliott, said the program was focused on educating community women.
“The plan is to let them talk about how they can come together to support women who are going through domestic violence and help young girls who are in early relationships understand that they deserve better than to be treated badly or knocked around,” Pam said.
“It’s about breaking the silence and the cycle of violence and making the women aware of the impact of this behaviour and the importance of keeping women and children safe and also letting them know it’s the perpetrators who need to take full responsibility for their actions,” Virginia said.
The program also explored strategies to break the cycle of violence in the home by showing the women ways to talk to young girls in potentially violent relationships to demand respect and how mothers can break the cycle with their sons by educating them to respect women and showing zero tolerance to violent behaviour.
Donna Bliss from Yoorana Gunya in Forbes who organised the program to visit Condobolin said the strong attendance from community women strengthened the plight and allowed them to overcome the problem together.
“We see domestic violence so often in our community and this program is about strengthening women, empowering them and making them aware of how they can stop the situation,” Donna said.
Another workshop will run in November which will help demystify legal language and familiarise Aboriginal women with their rights and the court process in relation to domestic violence. It will be held from Tuesday 2 November to Thursday 4 November at The Shed, Ooma Street, Forbes. Call Yoorana Gunya on (02) 851 5111 for enquires.
Country’s New Stars to perform at CHS Variety night
In a promotional teaser of their concert at Condobolin RSL on 18 September, the ‘Country’s New Stars’ tour singers including multi-award winning country artist Amber Lawrence, along with Luke Dickens (Aust Idol Runner-up ’08), Victoria Baillie (2010 Golden Guitar winner for ‘Best New Talent’) and Luke Austen (2010 Star Maker winner) will perform at the Condobolin High School Variety Night on 7 September at 7pm at the RSL auditorium.
Each singer will sing an individual song and then a song together on the evening.
Tickets for the CHS Variety night are $10 adult, $5 school student with tickets available from the CHS office.
Water update
As of 31 August 2010
Wyangala Dam: 24.5% full with 298,548ML volume and 32,160 of inflow over the last week.
Lake Cargelligo: 105% full with 38,050ML volume.
Lachlan river at Condobolin bridge: had a 2,540ML flow on Tuesday.
New bridge to link community during Wyangala upgrade
A new bridge will be built across the Lachlan River at Old Trout Farm Road to ensure continued access for residents during a $31 million upgrade to Wyangala Dam.
The bridge will be built at Old Trout Farm Road to link residents either side of the Lachlan River prior to the closure of dam crest road .
“The Wyangala Dam upgrade is a major investment in the region’s infrastructure, and the NSW Government is working closely with the community to minimise the impact of this vital work.
Construction work on the new bridge will start in early 2012.
The Wyangala Dam upgrade includes raising the chute wall on the downstream spillway to ensure it can withstand the most extreme flood events, raising the existing spillway radial gates 1.4m higher and installing a brake locking system to the gates and raising the dam crest by 1.8m by provision of an upstream parapet wall
All Saints invites patrons ‘Back to Church’
All Saints Anglican Church of Condobolin is preparing for their ‘Back to Church’ Sunday on 12 September 2010.
Along with most Anglican churches throughout Australia, the congregation of All Saints are inviting members of the community to attend the service at 9am and join them for a brunch in the parish hall afterwards.
The Parish Priest of All Saints, Kaye Colwell, said the day would be an opportunity for people who might have lost contact with the church for any number of reasons to come along with a friend to join in the worship with no other expectations being placed on them.
Evening of jazz by the Goobang
The welcoming setting of the Anderson Garden, Condobolin invites you to enjoy a relaxing family evening of jazz music and wine tasting as the sun sets on Saturday September 18th.
The Thirsty Sheiks will be there to entertain. This six piece jazz band from Leeton are well received wherever they perform.
Lillypilly Estate Wines also from Leeton, came to prominence in 1983 when winning awards for best NSW wine at the Sydney Show and now for the second year running their 7 Dominic Blend has received a gold medal at the International Wine Challenge in Vienna where 9000 wines were tasted and evaluated. Fine food will be served by our local Doyle family. Tickets are on sale at Condo Newsagency and Innesgrove nursery.
Leanne and John have been working hard to have their garden looking its best as the Goobang Creek tries to stay within its banks, and the Garden Festival Committee are looking forward to a happy crowd coming along to this event which will lead up to what is hoped will be a great 2011 garden year.
Allocation to fill Gum Bend Lake denied
By Sally Willoughby
Discussions between Lachlan Shire Council Mayor Des Manwaring and the Commissioner for Water David Harris and NSW Minister for Water Phil Costa to fill Condobolin’s Gum Bend Lake have been unsuccessful with the Mayor and General Manager saying they will continue with negotiations.
LSC General Manager George Cowan said that an approval by the Water Commissioner was sought for a one-off allocation of 1,000 megalitres to fill the formerly popular recreational lake and keep it topped up over the summer months.
“The Mayor made the application on the basis that there is currently a high flow in the Lachlan River and the allocation would not affect dam storage level as the water at the moment is coming out of the rivers below the dam,” Mr Cowan said.
Water Commisioner Peter Harriss rejected the initial approval on the foundation that the water was committed to the lower areas of the Lachlan past Hillston.
Council representatives believe the relatively small amount of water allocation that has been requested to fill the lake would not have an effect on the lower areas of the river given the current high flow.
With approximately 90,000megalitres coming through the river from below the dam, Gum Bend Lake was formerly a hub for local recreational activities and tourism.
The benefits for tourism in Condobolin when Gum Bend Lake is full are enormous,” said LSC Tourism Officer Amy Johnson.
“Gum Bend Lake attracts boating and waterskiing enthusiasts to Condobolin for day trips or weekend get a ways which injects dollars into our local businesses and the community as a whole,” she said.
“Filling Gum Bend Lake would be a wonderful opportunity for the local community and while the river is high we will continue with our discussions to have the allocation approved,” Mayor Manwaring said.
Condobolin Hay Day
Hay there! Chris Hocking, Haydon Jobson, Brett Honeysett and Roger Todd show an interest in the Condo Show promotion of the upcoming Hay Day at the Condobolin Agricultural Research and Advisory Station on September 8th.
Lachlan locust meetings
Landholders in the Lachlan Livestock Health and Pest Authority preparing for the upcoming spring locust plague are encouraged to attend locust information meetings being held throughout the authority over the coming weeks.
Lachlan LHPA senior ranger Craig Ridley says that the meetings will assist local producers in preparing for the expected locust plague in the region.
“To keep ahead of the upcoming plague, we are urging producers to be prepared to control locusts on their land via ground chemical application,” Mr Ridley said.
“At these meetings, rangers will provide information on expected hatching dates, what insecticides and equipment are available and the optimal time to apply chemical.”
Mr Ridley said that during the locust plague, landholders need to work with their local ranger and these meetings are a good opportunity to meet rangers and discuss local issues.
The Australian Plague Locust Commission predicts peak locust hatchings in the Tullamore and Condobolin areas from 27 September.
Tullibigeal Hall – Wednesday 1 September, 10am
West Wyalong Sports Club – Wednesday 1 September, 1.30pm
Condobolin RSL Club – Thursday 2 September, 10am
Trundle Golf Club – Wednesday 8 September, 7pm
Tottenham Golf Club – Wednesday 8 September, 2pm
Bogan Gate Railway Hotel – Thursday 9 September, 7pm
Anaemia in lambs
By Katharine Marsh – Lachlan LHPA district vet
Recently there have been a couple of cases of producers losing weaners or older lambs after marking. In one case a producer reported apparently healthy weaners going down as they were mustered, with one animal dying.
In another case the producer reported the lambs looking apparently healthy until a few weeks after marking, when several became depressed with deaths –again this occurred when they were mustered.
In both these cases it was suspected that anaemia (a loss of red blood cells) was the cause, especially when on closer examination affected lambs and weaners were also pale in the gums and the inside of the eye.
If you have sheep showing similar signs to those mentioned it is important that you have the problem diagnosed correctly before attempting any treatment. There are a number of causes of anaemia in sheep, including barber’s pole worm and leptospirosis.
In these cases the culprit was found to be a blood born parasite of sheep called Mycoplasma ovis or M. ovis for short. It was formerly known as Eperythrozoon ovis or E. ovis. The parasite causes destruction of the red blood cells leading to severe anaemia.
It is thought that M. ovis is present in many flocks, but causes inapparent infection unless sheep are stressed in some manner. Young sheep are more susceptible and the majority of outbreaks occur in lambs or weaners. Older sheep are relatively resistant, but problems may be seen if the stock are under considerable stress, eg poor nutrition or experiencing severe worm burdens.
One of the most common ways M. ovis is spread is through management practices that transfer blood, such as ear tagging and mulesing. For this reason, and to avoid infections in general, good hygiene at marking is critical. Instruments used should be disinfected and the disinfectant changed regularly.
It is thought the disease may also be spread by mosquitoes, being blood suckers, and flies coming into contact with wounds, including shearing cuts. This may explain why weaners and older animals contract the disease.
The frustrating thing for producers with M. ovis infected sheep is that there is no specific treatment. The disease is controlled by leaving the affected mob in a paddock with good feed and water for several weeks without handling. After this period they should have recovered.
To help avoid the problem, and as part of good management, close attention should be given to nutrition and worm control, especially in younger classes of sheep. Consideration should also be given to planning management so that sheep don’t need to be yarded for several weeks following marking or shearing.
For further information contact your Lachlan LHPA district vet in Forbes, Young or Condobolin.
Continued support boosts Condobolin PBR
Barrick Cowal Gold Mine is again providing major sponsorship for improvements to infrastructure at the Condobolin Pony Club & Campdraft grounds as part of the 2010 October long weekend’s Professional Bull Riders Challenger Series.
Community Relations Manager of Barrick Cowal, Richard Savage, said that while they recognise the possibility of danger in the PBR event, the funding was designed to enhance the safety standards of the grounds and allow them to meet OH&S criteria.
“The event attracts a large number of visitors to Condobolin and we are pleased to provide support for infrastructure improvements that will contribute to holding a successful event again this year”.
“The improved infrastructure will not only benefit the PBR, but also provide long-term benefits to a number of other local community groups who utilise the grounds” said Richard.
This year’s PBR Challenger Series will be held on 2 October from 6pm in conjunction with the Country Energy Ute Show on Sunday 3 October which will offer almost $4000 in cash and prizes with $1500 up for grabs for the ‘Country Energy Ultimate Ute’. Enquiries can be made to 02 6895 2422 or email blue@jnstraney.com.au.
Local Men’s Shed to foster understanding
By Sally Willoughby
In a project designed to foster community support and bridge the gap between the younger and older generation, members of the local community are working together to get the Condobolin Indigenous Men’s Shed completed as soon as possible.
With a band of local volunteers currently building the shed at the back of the Wiradjuri Study Centre site, the initiative is designed to give the men of Condobolin a place to congregate and cultivate mateship while also being an access point for health education and awareness and assistance with drug and alcohol issues.
“We’re looking to unite the community and bring the older and younger people together – black or white – and help them with anything they want to talk about,” said President of the Indigenous Men’s Shed Jimmy Nolan.
“We’ve opened the door to all people and hope to give them something where they don’t just get help but can also come together in a place where they know people care about them,” Jimmy said.
With plans to run health awareness talks and possibly employment strategy talks in the long-term the group, which already has over 20 members, also hope to provide services for the community including lawn maintenance for elderly people.
With a focus to bridge the gap between the older and younger generation of Condobolin, Jimmy said the Men’s Shed has members who’ve come from all walks of life and have real advice to give from their own personal experiences.
“I was in the gutter years ago but look where I am now,” said Jimmy.
“This project has been one of the things that has driven me and allowed me to put something back into the community that helped me work through my problems”.
“[The Men’s Shed] are looking to unite the community and break down barriers and once we show people, particularly the young people, that there are people out there who care for them…their entire attitude changes,” he said.
Under coordinators Brian Clemson, Kevin Read and Kevin Griffiths the group has a full executive with Jimmy Nolan (President), Stan Porter (Secretary), Bradley Bell (Treasurer) and Willy Gilbert (Publicity Officer) and hope to increase their members before the official opening of the shed.
Autism awareness
An initiative of the Condobolin CWA
Autism, or more correctly, Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), is a series of inter-related neurological disorders. Asperger’s Syndrome is a ‘high-functioning’ form of Autism.
It is a developmental disorder that affects how the brain processes information. There is no obvious intellectual disability, and indeed, many people with Asperger’s are seen as being at or above that of the average/’normal’ person.
Ten positive traits of Asperger’s
1. Focus: ability to focus on one objective over long periods of time without becoming distracted allows you to accomplish large and challenging tasks.
2. Unique Global Insights: ability to use deep thought intuition to provide meaningful insight from the unknown means that you give 100% true, factual information that they dare not challenge. When you do provide people with vital information, it is either to correct a situation, or to help them on the right path of life.
3. Independent Thinking: willingness to consider unpopular or unusual possibilities generates new options and opportunities and can pave the way for others.
4. Internal Motivation: rather than being swayed by other’s opinions, social pressure or fears, you can hold firm to your own purpose. Your unique ideas can thrive, despite naysayers.
5. Attention To Detail: ability to remember and process minute details without getting lost or overwhelmed gives you a distinct advantage when solving complex problems.
6. 3 – Dimensional Thinking: ability to utilize 3-dimensional visioning gives you a unique perspective when designing and creating solutions.
7. Cutting Through The Smoke Screen
Your ability to recognize and speak the truth that is being “conveniently” ignored by others can be vital to the success of a project or endeavor.
8. Logical Decision Making: ability to make logical and rational decisions and stick to your course of action without being swayed by other people who always disagree with you, allows you to navigate successfully through difficult situations without being pulled off-course.
9. A different outlook on the world
This has been proven to be both refreshing and valuable. Honesty, reliability, dedication, determination all these are traits that are associated with the condition.
Information courtesy of www.ktalk.com.au