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Honour Roll Shines Light On Hidden Treasures In Our Community

February 26, 2021 By editor

TREASURES UNEARTHED… On Wednesday Phil Donato MP recognised Judi Unger (left) and Margaret Haddin (right) for their inclusion in the 2020 Hidden Treasures Honour Roll.

We do not always know about the hidden treasures in our community, but on Wednesday two local women were recognised for their outstanding volunteer work.

Margaret Haddin from Parkes and Judi Unger from Peak Hill received awards from Member for Orange Philip Donato MP in recognition of their inclusion in the 2020 Hidden Treasures Honour Roll with 102 other rural women.

Hidden Treasures is an initiative of the NSW Department of Primary Industries’ Rural Women’s Network. The aim of the program is to formally recognise and thank inspiring rural women volunteers within NSW rural, regional and remote communities.

“The Hidden Treasures award recognises the women volunteers who really go ‘above and beyond’ in what they do for the local community,” Phil said.

“These women ensure the viability of several important community groups and charities; without their contribution many local initiatives we take for granted would just not be possible.

“It’s an honour to be able to celebrate women volunteers who give so much of their own time, effort and dedication to their community.”

Phil thanked them for their invaluable contribution and said: “Our region is incredibly grateful for all that you do.”

Support from family members is vital to being able to volunteer in a community as the two local hidden treasure candidates in the Parkes Shire have demonstrated. They were joined by their husbands at the ceremony on Wednesday. (L-R) are Ray and Judy Unger, Phil Donato MP and Margaret and Rob Haddin.

Margaret thanked her husband Robert for his support over the years, Marg Applebee for nominating her and the Parkes community for their support. She said the nomination came as a big surprise and that it felt good to be acknowledged.

Judi said she was very grateful for the nomination, but felt there were so many more deserving women who should be nominated. “The older you get, the more time you have to give to projects. When you are in a small community, there are not so many people with expert knowledge to help out.”

Margaret Haddin biography:
Margaret grew up in South Sydney, and move to Parkes in 1979 with her husband Rob to establish an engineering business and raise four children. She has contributed her time to Landcare, both locally and regionally over the past 10 years. Four years ago she joined the committee for Parkes Meals on Wheels, once again contributing her time and skills. She is still contributing endless hours each week to Landcare and Meals on Wheels. Margaret has been an active member of the Parkes community for more than 30 years, volunteering her time and knowledge.

Judi Unger biography:
Judi’s passion for empowering people in rural communities was nurtured during her formative years on the family farm east of Peak Hill. She chose teaching as a career, and when she retired as deputy principal at Parkes Public School in 2012, she left a legacy of personally created and innovative teaching resources and programs, which are still being adopted throughout the state. In the mid 1980s Judi and her husband Ray be-gan to convert their conventional farm north-west of Peak Hill to an Australian certified organic biodynamic broadacre enterprise. They now host annual workshops and field days to share their journey and knowledge. She is serving on the Board of Biodynamic Agriculture Australia while studying organic and biodynamic farming. Judi’s passion is to support women in agriculture. She also uses her photographic skills to promote arts and crafts and tourism.

Community Outcry Changes Mix Of Parkes Water

February 19, 2021 By editor

SMELLS TERRIBLE, TASTES LIKE DIRT… A community outcry over the smell and taste of tap water in Parkes over the weekend resulted in Council changing the mix of water.

Many residents experienced a shock on the weekend when they opened their taps. The subsequent community outcry has resulted in a change of the water mix to improve the aesthetic nature of the water.

The town’s drinking water had suddenly turned foul-smelling and tasting with many residents resorting to buying bottled water to drink.

“It is disgusting, and it took ages to get the taste out of my mouth. It was like dirt,” complained one resident on Council’s Facebook page, while many others called Council to enquire about the water.

The issue was discussed at the monthly Council meeting on Tuesday with Council’s Director of Infrastructure Andrew Francis giving the assurance that the situation had been improved by changing the mix of water. Andrew said according to the continual monitoring of drinking water production at the Parkes Water Treatment Plant, there was no exceedance on any of the real-time monitored indicators and all water samples taken in the reticulation passed bench-top testing.

“The aesthetic quality of the water, taste and odour, are not monitored as they are subjective, meaning that members of the community taste in different ways and at different concentrations, and cause no harm. We appreciate the community providing their feedback, as it helps us to identify the source and potential compounds for testing.

He attributed the temporary change in taste to a higher proportion of dam water from Lake Endeavour being used at the moment. “Naturally occurring chemicals in dam water due to catchment runoff and microbial activity can give the water an earthy taste.

“To improve the aesthetic nature of the water, Council operations staff have reduced the flow from the dam to the Water Treatment Plant and increased the flow from the bores to dilute the taste causing compounds.”

Parkes Shire Mayor Cr Ken Keith OAM said: “Council was using a higher proportion of dam water as a result of the abundant supply in Lake Endeavour at the moment. The Parkes Water Treatment Plant draws water from three sources – the Lachlan River, the bore fields, and Lake Endeavour Dam.”

Councillor Bill Jayet asked at the Council meeting whether there were more chemicals in Parkes’s water compared to Sydney as visitors to his home often remarked how our water caused dry skin after a shower, and that it was hard to lather up.

Andrew responded that the basic treatment of water in Parkes was identical to Sydney, but that dam water is naturally softer than bore water and Sydney only used dam water. He also said Sydney might also be adding lime softening, which came at high capital cost.

Local Group Opens Door To Wealth Of Natural Beauty

February 12, 2021 By editor

EXPLORE TO ADORE… Members of the Lachlan Valley Branch of the National Parks Association on a bushwalk at the Mount Murga lookout in the Nangar National Park. They are (L-R) Graeme and Liz McCraild, Peter Cannon and Warren VanAkker (left). President of the Lachlan Valley Branch of the National Parks Association Martin Bell after accepting the Environmental Award on Australia Day (right).

Parkes residents are privileged to have access to about 11 national parks and reserves within an hour’s drive considering only nine percent of the state of NSW is conserved.

In addition, the Lachlan Valley Branch of the National Parks Association organises two to three bushwalks per month in these national parks run by knowledgeable and skilled volunteers who are keen to share their knowledge.

President of the Lachlan Valley Branch Martin Bell encouraged residents to explore these parks at the Australia Day awards ceremony in Cooke Park last month when he accepted the Environment Award for 2021.

“We do not organise hikes, but ramble in the parks and state forests and take our time to appreciate the birds, other wildlife and countryside,” Martin told The Parkes Phoenix. He said a long day would be a 10km walk, but most of the walks are five to eight kilometres. “This means you don’t have to be super fit and everybody is welcome to join in.”

He said a typical day would start at 9:30am, include lunch on a log or rock somewhere and end by 4:30pm “We normally see between 40 to 50 species of birds, and also have members who are very knowledgeable about biology, geology and botany.”

According to Martin participants will not only gain new knowledge, and enjoy the trees and solitude of the bush, but they will also gain a better understanding of the natural environment and why it is so important to conserve it.

He said there were so many interesting and unusual things to see and discover, like the threatened Glossy Black Cockatoo and endangered Swift Parrot, as well as seasonal birds from Papua New Guinea, like the Dollar bird. “We often come across interesting goannas and snakes, and as Parkes and Forbes are on the intersection of the coastal and desert districts, there is a great variety of plants and birds to observe.”

With some of the best parks in NSW on our doorstep, another benefit is that these parks never have large crowds of people like those closer to the cities.

As COVID-19 has restricted travel opportunities, Martin said it was a good time to join the Lachlan Valley Branch walks as it offered locals a great opportunity to discover spectacular scenery close to home. He said numbers had started to increase since COVID with about 12 people joining a walk.

The Lachlan Valley Branch is also involved with the Forbes Arts Council’s Gum Swamp bird hides and the Lachlan Valley Sculpture Trail projects, while Central West Lachlan Landcare (CWLL) is very supportive.

The Lachlan Valley Branch will be supporting two events of CWLL over the next two months.

On 24th March the Get to know the Glossy Black Cockatoo workshop will take place in Parkes. The day includes a presentation by photographer Warren Chad, as well as an overview of the Glossy Black project from Local Land Services staff and then a field trip to Lake Metcalfe to talk further about Glossy Black habitat, some bird observation and a bird count and finish up around 1pm with BYO lunch at Lake Metcalfe. (Also see details on page 4 of the call for volunteer counters for the Great Inland Glossy Count.)

On 7th April the Securing the Swift Parrot workshop will take place with Saving Our Species Team Leader, Energy, Environment and Science, Matt Cameron as guest speaker. The Securing the Swift Parrot project aims to stabilise or improve the trajectory of the Swift Parrot by 2023. They are nationally listed as critically endangered. The Swift Parrot is unique as it feeds in the Central West during winter on flowering Eucalypts and Ironbarks, then flies to Tasmania to breed over Summer.

More details of these workshops are available on the Central West Lachlan Landcare website.

If you would like to join the Lachlan Val-ley Branch bushwalks, due to start again from next month when the weather starts cooling, look on the Parkes Shire Council’s What’s On page, or on Central West Lachlan Landcare Facebook page, get a copy of the program at the Parkes Visitors Centre, or contact Martin Bell on 0429 346 586.

By Maggi Barnard

If You Can’t Go To Sydney…

February 5, 2021 By editor

A SLICE OF SYDNEY… The Parkes Dragon Boat Club was determined not to let COVID derail their plans of doing an 8km challenge race, and on Saturday they organised a very successful event for clubs in the Western Region at Lake Endeavour. (Photo: Ian Griffey)

The Parkes Endeavour Dragons decided to re-enact a challenging Sydney race on its home turf and include the rest of the Western Region clubs when COVID derailed plans of participation.

The Parkes Dragon Boat Club (PDBC) had trained hard right through the Christmas break for the famous 8km Bei Loon challenge on Sydney’s Pittwater, but COVID uncertainty saw the team cancel its plans about two weeks before the race date.

Coach Beth Thomas and sweep Bill Thomas came up with a plan to invite all the clubs in the region to do the race at Lake Endeavour. On Saturday about 100 paddlers from seven clubs turned up for the event with some quirky surprises on the course offering teams the opportunity to circumnavigate a makeshift Scotland Island, while a miniature of the famous Wild Oats yacht was anchored in a small bay.

Each of the five teams recorded their own distance and time as the five teams started the challenge at ten minute intervals. Dubbo Outback Dragons did the fastest time of 44:41. Parkes came in second in 46:54 and Colour City Dragons from Orange third in 47:53. The combined teams of Forbes/Pinnacles/Mudgee and Bathurst/Parkes were fourth and fifth respectively in 49:50 and 54:32. Six members of the Parkes team did two races back-to-back to help make up numbers in the Bathurst boat.

“The day was a roaring success,” said Beth. “Our Lake Endeavour was just filled with joy!” She told her team: “You’ve made Endeavour Dragons a hit in the Western Region.”

President of PDBC Tony Gatt said the sportsmanship and camaraderie reflected the intention of the invitation and all who attended enjoyed the day. “Special mention to Bill and Beth and the rest of the PDBC members for their hard work leading up to the day. Our sincere thanks to those who travelled and joined in. We look forward to many more.”

Messages from the participating clubs came pouring in with several saying it should become an annual event. The Colour City Dragons said: “Thank you for having the foresight and determination to organise our very own regional 8km challenge.” They said the inclusion of the quirky elements added an entertaining touch to the day.

The Dubbo team said they were thrilled to paddle around Scotland Island for the first time! “We’ve paddled Bei Loon five times and never got to do the island. (Getting to paddle around the real island is often hampered by bad weather when the course has to be changed.)

The organiser of the Bei Loon challenge George Webster could not believe that a Western Region version of the challenge took place. “I am absolutely lost for words… fabulous and in fact quite touch-ing,” was his reaction.

Just like at Bei Loon, each team went home with a lovely trophy, and memories of a fun day with fellow paddlers.

By Maggi Barnard

COVID And Controversy Cloud Australia Day

January 29, 2021 By editor

FOR WE ARE ONE AND FREE… Savannah Ross led the singing of the new version of the National Anthem accompanied by the Parkes Shire Concert Band at the Australia Day celebration in Cooke Park on Tuesday.

Australia Day celebrations were not only shrouded in COVID regulations this year, but the culturally sensitive day also saw protests in the cities as the controversy of the date has deepened in the country.

In Parkes the official ceremony went ahead in Cooke Park with the main focus the announcement of the Australia Day Awards. Numbers were limited under strict COVID rules, and the Australia Day Ambassador, who was from Sydney, had to cancel his visit. The scaled down celebrations also saw the singing of the national anthem that included the change to “For we are one and free”.

Referring to the current climate surrounding Australia Day, Parkes Shire Mayor Ken Keith OAM started off his speech saying he had been reading a lot of early Australian history over the past 12 months and the terrible treatment of the aboriginal community. “I can fully appreciate the desire to change the date,” he said.
The 26th of January is controversial as it marks the start of Australia’s colonisation when the First Fleet arrived in Sydney in 1788.

The Parkes Phoenix asked the co-chair and secretary of the Galari Lachlan Reconciliation Group, Eileen Newport about her thoughts on reconciliation and Australia Day. She said Reconciliation NSW asked that all Australians remember our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the first peoples of our land when celebrating Australia Day. “It is a time to remember and celebrate their survival against great adversity.”

She continued saying Stan Grant said in a 2017 article: “It is a ‘damaging myth’ that Captain Cook discovered Australia.” He said that Australia was founded on three grand stories: the First Nations, the British tradition and the richness of our migration story, but that ‘Indigenous people become a postscript to Australian history’.

Eileen said we needed to go one step further and study the history of our land, the government policies and practices of our land and decide if they are fair and just for all people. “We need to look further than our own spaces to see how we can improve health, education and job prospects.

“The plaque near my front door reads: ‘As you take your next step remember the first people who walked this land’, but we need to do more than just “remember them”. We can be a positive voice for improvement and if that includes changing the date that Australia Day falls on then that at least should be an item for discussion.”

By Maggi Barnard

Parkrun Comes To Parkes!

January 22, 2021 By editor

FREE EVENT… Sports people in Parkes are eager for the launch of parkrun in our town and to make the weekly 5km event part of their fitness routine. Getting ready this week were cricket players (L-R) Brent Tucker, Luke Nash, Anthony Heraghty, Ben Coultas, Zac Bayliss and Jock Yelland.

The long wait is over and excitement is building for the launch of parkrun in two weeks’ time on 6th February.

Parkes will be joining the worldwide phenomena of 409 events in Australia and over 1,400 events in 22 countries with the first official running of the Northparkes Oval parkrun.

If you’ve never heard of parkrun, it is a free, weekly, community event on a 5km set course every Saturday morning at 8am with no time limit and no one finishes last. It includes all ages, all demographics, all levels of fitness and everyone is welcome to walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate.

Three local volunteer organisers have been working on getting a parkrun for our town for over two years. In May last year they achieved their final goal with a grant, but then COVID restrictions meant the wait was extended by another eight months. The 5km route for Parkes will start at Boulder Hill Park on the corner of Wentworth Street and Alexandra Street and follow the walkway around the ovals. If you would like your time recorded it is vital to register on the parkrun website (www.parkrun.com.au), print out your personal barcode and bring it to the event. The barcode will be valid to take part in any parkrun anywhere in the world.

The parkrun event is run by volunteers, and any individuals, clubs and organisations are invited to help out. The Northparkes Oval parkrun Facebook page will go live just before 6th February and volunteers can register their interest on the page.

Santa’s Magical Kingdom In Parkes

December 18, 2020 By editor

CHRISTMAS CRAZY … Maree Tanswell, or the Crazy Christmas Lady as her grandkids call her, just loves Christmas and every year she shares her fascination by putting on a magical display at her house.

Maree Tanswell fits right into the magical Christmas scene where she stands next to an elf with a giant 10-foot Santa towering over them keeping an eye on his sleigh and reindeer and all the other elves adding to the entrancing scene in her garden in Molong street.

“I just love the spirit of Christmas, ever since I was a child.” Maree’s fascination with Christmas took her all the way to Finland five years ago to cross the Arctic Circle and visit the Santa Claus Village in Rovaniemi in Lapland where she met the ‘real’ Santa Claus.

“He reinforced everything I believed in,” said Maree pointing to her prized photo with Santa, which has a special place in her house every Christmas. “He did an exceptional job. I heard him speak six languages and he even knew where Parkes was!

Visiting that village where you could see Santa’s sleigh, feed the reindeer, send your Christmas letters and of course shop to your heart’s content, was the highlight of my fascination with Christmas.”

The impression lasted and when Maree saw a giant Santa in a shop in Newcastle last year, she just had to buy it. Luckily for her, the Santa can collapse, “but he still filled up my whole car!”

Santa needs elves, and this year Maree travelled to the famous Bredbo Christmas Barn north of Cooma where she found a beautiful set of elves. “I had to get the whole set, as their faces change every year! The owners of the Bredbo shop travel all over the world to get their supplies.” She also added the sleigh and reindeer to her ever-growing collection this year.

Maree Tanswell with the real Santa Claus when she visited the Santa Claus Village in Lapland, Finland in 2015.

She used to put up lights on the farm, but when they moved to Parkes four years ago, Maree saw her chance to get creative. Her collection has grown so much that she had to add a shipping container in the backyard for storage.

During the year Maree takes time to visit Christmas shops around the state on her quest to find unique items that appeal to her. This means the enchanting scene in her garden spills over into the house where the magic continues. The Christmas tree, mostly decorated with beautiful flowers, takes prime position in front of the window, specifically designed for display when the house was built.

“I will just carry on as I still have eight grandchildren with another on the way!” Children make Christmas special for Maree. “I’ve been very privileged to always have children around for Christmas, from my own children to my grandchildren.”

This year they will all be at her house to dress up on Christmas eve and spread some cheer to all the people driving past. She said many people have come past already and that brings a smile to her face knowing she can share the magic.

For Maree the secret of an enjoyable Christmas is to get organised early. “I find Christmas very peaceful and calming. I love having my family around, the Christmas carols and all the hustle and bustle.”

By Maggi Barnard

Local Landmark, National Cover

December 11, 2020 By editor

Growing up in a family where watching the stars has always been a big thing, artist Sean James Cassidy was left with stars in his eyes recently when a prestigious science magazine featured one of his artworks on its cover.

The Australian Physics edition, which coincided with the heritage listing of the CSIRO’s Parkes Radio Telescope, used a section of a larger work of Sean, which is on permanent display on the Woolworths wall in the main street of Parkes called Radio Telescope.

Sean’s digital art work is based on a poem by his aunt, Kerrie Peden also from Parkes. The work depicts the importance of the harvest as the radio telescope sits in farming land. Native animals represent Goobang National Park to the east and hand prints signify the human spirit that has reached out and touched the moon.

The featured work is one of three based on poems by Sean’s father and Kerrie that are on permanent display and were installed for the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, in which the Parkes Radio Telescope played a vital role. The other two works are called Blood Moon and Millenia Wandering.

“It was an honour to be featured, and it was really important for this year,” said Sean. “It has helped me to reflect on my work, and made me realise I need to look after my own art while championing the work of others.” He said it was good to be reminded that he was doing a good job.

His relationship with the telescope started in his childhood when they used to collect horses from Alectown and Peak Hill. “I loved seeing the telescope out there and how big it looked from a distance. My grandfather’s farm was also out that way and when we went there for Christmas, we could see it from their house.”

Sean’s childhood memories and experiences of watching the stars with his family (he clearly remembers a newspaper article about his grandfather seeing Haley’s Comet twice) keeps on inspiring him to explore iconography from around the world. He is currently working on an exhibition with Professor Virginia B Dandan from the Philip- pines based on linking art and physics.

This project, called Melodies of Woven Light with sub-title Millenia Wandering, is an exploration of art as a universal language, studying the importance of mark making towards the creation of symbols to form a language for understanding, navigating, communicating, recording and celebrating our relationship with our universe.

Local artist Scott Turnbull and other members of Ub Ubbo Exchange will also be contributing to the exhibition, planned for a mid- year opening in 2021.

The poem that inspired Sean to do the artwork featuring the Parkes Radio Telescope.

Radio Telescope
It stood with its hands on its hips
And its nose pressed up against the stars,
Listening to the gossip of the galaxies,
Trying to catch the whispers of how it all began.

By Kerrie Peden

Animated versions of the three art works on permanent display in Parkes are available at https://ububboexchange.com/films-and-documentaries.

 

Snowy Contract Big Boost For Local Jobs And Economy

December 4, 2020 By editor

PARKES MADE… The team at Midland Industries in Parkes who are building 42 trailers for the Snowy Hydro 2.0 project. Sales Manager Roy Trimmer is standing on the far right.

A family business in Parkes is playing a major role in the largest renewable energy project in Australia.

Midland Industries landed a contract in May this year to design and build delivery trucks for the massive Snowy 2.0 pumped-hydro project.

The contract to build 14 sets of custom-made trailers totalling 42 trailers presented a massive challenge to the specialist truck trailer manufacturer in Parkes.

“It is a pretty unique story and we have come up with an innovative design that is a first for Australia,” said Sales Manager Roy Trimmer at a media event on Tuesday. “This is record-breaking stuff,” said Snowy 2.0 Relations Manager Dean Lynch of the project that is a first in the world to build a 27km tunnel of 11m in diameter. “Parkes helped solve the problem of transporting 130,500 concrete segments to the two sites.” He said it would’ve taken 45,000 loads on a semi-trailer, but the Midland unique trailer design reduced it to just un- der 15,000 loads.

Midland had to come up with a design to transport nine concrete segments at a time weighing 6.5 tonnes each from the factory in Cooma to the building sites navigating public roads and roundabouts, harsh weather conditions, very steep roads while reducing noise, ensuring no cracking and no failure on the trailers.

“We started with a design used in Iceland and did over 60 simulations with GPS coordinates to eventually come up with this unique design of three axles on each trailer carrying a total load of 91 tonnes,” said Roy. The weight had to be distributed over the axles to lessen the impact on the road surface. A completed truck and set of trailers are 27m long, 2.5m wide and has 46 wheels.

The first six completed trailers were on display this week to the media. Three more are in fit-out stage, while another 33 are yet to be built.

Midland has employed an additional eight people for the project to bring the team to a total of 28, “but we need many more employees,” said Roy. The contract, which has secured jobs for employees during COVID, is said to inject $9 million into the local economy. “It is great for our company, but it is also about the flow-on effect to everyone else,” said Troy.

Dean said the CEO of Snowy 2.0 was very big on getting Australian manufacturers involved in the project.

“It is just so exciting to be out here in Parkes and see design innovation and manufacturing expertise in regional NSW. It is awesome that we can support a business like this. They are not just making trailers, there is so much more to it.”

By Maggi Barnard

Parkes Students Can Go To University From Home

November 27, 2020 By editor

HIGHER EDUCATION… Cutting the ribbon of the brand new Country Universities Centre in Parkes last Friday were (L- R) Minister for Regional Education Andrew Gee, CUC CEO Duncan Taylor, CUC Chair Tracie Robertson, Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack and Parkes Mayor Ken Keith.

Going to university has never been so easy for Parkes residents with the Country Universities Centre (CUC) officially opening its doors last Friday.

The Parkes CUC is one of six new centres to join an existing network of six across NSW facilitating tertiary education to 760 students in their home towns.

The CUC is housed in the new state-of-the-art Parkes Library offering a hub for students enrolled at any Australian university to have free access to study spaces, high-speed internet, modern technology and wraparound student support.

“I have always had the firm belief that your postcode should not determine your potential,” said Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack at the opening. “Everyone deserves the opportunity to pursue their passion and receive a quality education.”

Minister for Decentralisation and Regional Education Andrew Gee said young Australians who lived in our major cities were twice as likely to be university educated as regional students. “CUC help level the playing field to address this disparity. We want more people in regional communities like Parkes to be able to engage in tertiary education while remaining in their local area, developing skills and qualifications that will help them secure local jobs.”

CUC Manager Jacob Cass said nine students had already registered, and he welcomed prospective students from across the Shire, Forbes and Condobolin to make use of the centre. “The CUC is not a university, but I am here to facilitate, look at different options and help you register.”

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