The Yass branch of the NSW CWA chose the Republic of Botswana to be studied by Yass Valley students. Students from Berinba, Bowning, Mt Carmel and Yass were then invited to enter the inter-school poster competition with the African nation as the theme. Mt Carmel Primary School won all the overall first-place prizes with Bridget Longley (Year 6), Wendy Morton (Year 4/5), Riley Bateup (Year 2/3) and Sophia Edwards (Year 1/Kindergarten) taking the honours. Those winning posters will then be pitted against the winning entrants from the 16 other branches in the Southern Tablelands.
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My dog art exhibition
The inaugural 'My Dog Is A Piece Of Work' art competition was held over the weekend. There were three categories with under 18 open, adult 2D and adult 3D. All art works whether photographic, sketched or painted were displayed at Label Love Boutique and Kaffeine 2582 café. Co-ordinators of the event were Nicole Godding, Anne Hind and Anne Holmes. The event's official opening was at Label Love boutique. There was bubbly and finger food and the attendance was well beyond expectations with Label Love proprietor Nicole Godding saying they could not fit another person through the door. The quality of all the works were excellent.
Sunday morning at Kaffeine was another fabulous event again attended by many local people. Local artist Al Phemister was the emcee and congratulated everyone for the quality of all entries. Councillor Geoff Frost drew the raffle and then it was down to the awards. People's Choice Award for 3D went to Ivor Hind for his work 'Don't buy a dog and bark yourself' and the 2D prize was awarded to Cathy Pearsell for her work 'My dog Dan'. There was overwhelming support from the community. This will be an annual event with all proceeds going to the 'Smart Pups' organisation.
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Yass Day View Club
Notice: The next meeting of Yass Day VIEW will be held at the Golf Club on Tuesday 12th August, 11:15am for 11:45am. Our guest speaker will be Belinda Barnier. She is from Sport Matters and will be speaking about women with disabilities in this context. Please notify Mary Abernethy (62261559) or Kay Perceval (62263567) of apologies and guests by 6pm Sunday August 10.
Leigh Brown
Publicity Officer
Bookham Red Cross
The Bookham Berremangra Red Cross branch invites interested members of the community to join us at the Bookham Memorial Hall at 2pm on Wednesday August 13 to celebrate the centenary of Australian Red Cross (1914 - 2014). During the afternoon our branch patron will plant the two centenary roses in front of the hall; this will be followed by afternoon tea. Phone Julie on 6227 7843 or Noeleen on 6227 7202 for more information. There are also Bookham Red Cross & Hospital Auxiliary meetings on September 10, October 8 and November 12.
Yass High Naidoc week
Yass High school celebrated NAIDOC week on Tuesday 22 July with a whole school assembly and workshops in Indigenous Art, Cooking and Dance.
This year's NAIDOC theme "Serving Country - Centenary and Beyond" honoured all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men and women who fought in the defence forces, from the first world war to the present day.
The assembly was a great success with our guest speaker Chaplain Ivan Grant from the Australian army, a proud Wiradjuri man, captivating the audience with stories of his own life as a not-so-interested high school student, then camera man and then his studies to gain a Masters in Theology resulting in his current career.
He spoke of the many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have achieved amazing things by "having a crack at it", just as he had done with the many opportunities that came his way. He also presented a number of students with Deadly Awards that acknowledged continued effort in class, sporting success and academic achievement.
One of the award recipients, Tyan Bell, presented a powerpoint on the meaning and significance of NAIDOC thenYear 7 students rotated through four workshops that provided a hands-on approach to learning.
These included three Aboriginal dancers from Naisda Dance College on the Central Coast demonstrating a sit down Torres Strait Islander dance, presenting a contemporary Aboriginal piece they had choreographed themselves and then leading student participation in warm up exercises and some very intricate moves. The cooking workshop involved making, and of course, eating Johnny Cakes with bush flavoured jams. In the art work shop all students painted and decorated a boomerang. A big thank you to all participants, especially the parents and local Elders who attended this assembly.
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Win, win, win
Winners of Week 3 Win! Win! Win! Loyalty Locally are Maree Rhind, Yass and Mrs V Lees, Yass.
Meals on Wheels
Monday September 1: H Barton, G Carlos, V Brassil and V Leyshon.
Tuesday September 2: K O'Brien, J Coleman, P Peake and helper.
Wednesday September 3: J Smith, B Bell, S Witt and E Lawrence.
Thursday September 4: K Walker, D Walker, M McCarthy and R Longley.
Friday September 5: J Minahan, B Turner and M Philip.
