‘News’ Archives
Dirties Too Good
The annual Canyonleigh cricket match, where you affectionately refer to yourself as either a Dirtie or a Bitchie, was held between Christmas and New Year in the grounds of Canyonleigh Store. Attendance numbers were slightly down on previous matches, so honorary Bitchies had to be nominated ahead of the game. At the toss, team captains for 2011, [...]
Power Station Alley
The fifth power station proposal for this area has been lodged with the NSW Department of Planning. This latest proposal by SnowyHydro is for a 600MW open cycle power plant, called the Bannaby Power Project. The Bannaby power station is proposed on a site about 1km west of the Wollondilly River, and west of the Bangadilly Rd - Old Coowong Rd [...]
Power Station Update
Marulan Power Stations Update: TRUEnergy have lodged a Modification Application with the Department of Planning for consolidation of the two approved power stations into a single footprint, shortened transmission line and realignment of access road, and construction and operation of a single water supply pipeline. Documents on the TRUEnergy [...]
Cake Stall in a Shed
There is no doubt that cake stalls attract all kinds - the eat it now ‘cause I’m hungry buyer, the whisk it home for afternoon tea buyer, the take it to friends buyer and not least, the put it in the freezer for when the visitors come buyer. The stall was run in conjunction with the Big Garage Sale in November. It was a glorious day that [...]
Community Bus Comes to Canyonleigh
On Friday 2nd December the Southern Highlands Community Transport Service initiated a bus service for Canyonleigh residents. It has made three trips now and will resume on Friday, 6th January, and depending upon usage will pick up residents every Friday thereon. At the moment, the bus commences and terminates at the Canyonleigh Store but [...]
Men’s Shed Online
This summer there has been a television ad that pops up from time to time and features the First Bloke, Tim Matthieson, Jeff Kennett, Luke Slattery (founder of Movember) and a slimmed down version of Harold Mitchell. They’ve come together to promote an online version of the Men’s Shed. Called The Shed Online, this is an online social [...]
Project Hospice
Wingecarribee Shire has more old people than young. There are certainly more people over the age of 55 than there are under the age of 25. In the period 1996 to 2006 the number of people aged over 55 years in our Shire rose an astonishing 58%, while those between the ages of 0 to 54 years rose only 2%. Looked at another way, the percentage [...]
Trivia Night – a sell out
After a false start, it all worked out in the end. Trivia night had originally been scheduled for July but with bookings down it was decided to move the event to the beginning of September. What a great decision it turned out to be. The night was sold out and the competition fierce, with the hall full of teams dressed to the Australiana [...]
We could have danced all night!
Oh, what a night we had - Cocktails at CC’s proved to be a fabulous night with wonderful music, good food and a vibe that was both romantic and exciting. The hall looked fabulous thanks to Julie Chamouille’s sewing abilities and a crew that worked their little tails off making flowers and cooking the deserts. Thank you to the Hall Committee [...]
Heroes in Canyonleigh
On the 27th of September at 5:58pm I rang 000 because I found my 15 year old daughter Aria staggering down the path from the paddock. She had been thrown from her horse. Within minutes of my call two of the Canyonleigh First Responders arrived, Fran and Paul. They were brilliant, checking vital signs, getting information, calming Aria and the [...]