Kangaroo Valley Voice

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Kangaroo Valley Voice
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Volume 23 Issue 6 ISSN 1833-8402 Circulation 800 DECEMBER 2017
Dr Helen
Caldicott;
Advocate for
peace and the
health of the
environment.
Read her story
on page 6...
Read about
the inspiring
travels of the
Johnson family,
an epic globe
trotting 6 month
adventure.
Read more on
page 12 ...
An intimate
performance held
locally by The
Australian Haydn
Ensemble string
quartet.
Read the review
on page 16...
Scouts and
Friends Join
Forces for the
Rock Wallabies
at Chakola in
Kangaroo Valley.
Find out what
they learnt on
page 11...
e: [email protected] www.kangaroovalley.nsw.au
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K ANGAROO
Published by Regular Articles
V ALLEY Kangaroo Valley Voice
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V OICE Registration No. Responsible Pet Ownership Page 9
Y2627221 Travellers Tales Page 12
Yoga in the Valley Page 14
The monthly community newspaper of Kangaroo Valley
Trivia Page 18
President Larraine Hahlos Starstruck Page 18
Hon. Treasurer Mark Price
Hon. Secretary Chris Brangwin Firey Tales Page 19
Committee Jason Horton Lions Roar Page 20
Diana Jaffray
News from the Pews Page 20
Jenelle Brangwin
Adam Acworth Book Club News Page 21
Barbara Acworth
Preschool News Page 22
Editor Delyse Wright
Copy Editor Tony Barnett KV Bushwalkers Page 28
Design/Production Delyse Wright FIG Page 29
Advertising Manager Delyse Wright
Accounts Manager June Smith KV Primary School Page 30
Distribution Barbara and Adam Acworth Environment Group Page 31
Sports Report Position available
Viewpoints Page 32
Honorary Legal Adviser Tony Barnett
Senior Lifestyle Page 34
Columnists
Rosemary Stanton Page 37
Rose Andrews Andrew Paterson
Tony Barnett Jacinta Perry Powell Sports Report Page 38
Ron Bower Chris Pryor Directory Page 45
Jenelle Brangwin Dusty Smart
Sarah Butler Andrew Smee
Ken Crocker Rosemary Stanton
Jeannette Dumbrell Greg Thompson
Rosemary Johnson Sally Wallace
Gerard Keyzer
Helen Maringer
Mark McLennan
Gary Moore

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Letters to Dear Editor
In April this year, I was annoyed at the
the editor ... Giant Tobacco apearing along Wattamolla
Road. To make myself feel better, I spent
an hour cutting and painting tobaccos
along the 7km stretch of Wattamolla Road
To the editor, from Kangaroo Valley Road to Priddles
With the end of the year drawing close Lane. I cut 82 plants, average one every Kangaroo Valley’s very own
and another Voice not published till 100m. Most were small, but many already
talented young pianist
February next year, the Movies in the flowering and fruiting even though smaller
Valley Committee would like to clarify the than shoulder height.
Julaiha Kallus, is a first junior
current situation, particularly to all those Three months later, David Brinson and
contestant from Kangaroo Valley to
who have supported the project with I repeated the exercise, finding only 60
ever receive an award (Instrumental
money and endorsements. over the same distance. They weren’t
category) at the recent Talent Quest
We were originally told we would know if all new, some of these had been hidden Grand Finals held at the Bomaderry RSL
our application would proceed to Stage in roadside bush. After this, we could see Club on 31 October 2017.
2 by October 23 but along with all other some that other residents had started Julaiha, ten years old, was awarded 3rd
applicants we are still to be informed. cutting tobaccos in their paddocks. A place for her two piano recitals:
The latest missive from the relevant body happy result. Not much tobacco there 1st piece – Driving Range by
on November 22 follows below ... so we now. Christopher Norton; and
are still in the running. We will send out Everyone can can help on the Giant 2nd piece – Moonlight Sonata by
a community notice as soon as we know Tobacco front. Beethoven.
more. There are alternatives to winging to Julaiha competed with seven other junior
Diana Jaffray, Rosie Johnson and Council about the weeds. How about finalists from the Shoalhaven region.
Sue Hansel some more folk getting out and tackling Congratulations Julaiha!
the issue themselves. Its not a lot of time
each year to get a significant result.
Dear Applicants,
Greg Thompson
Our sincere apologies for the continuing
Wattamolla Road.
delay in notifying you of the status of
your application to the Regional Cultural
Fund. You would all be eager to know the
outcome so you can plan for the coming
year. We’re working our hardest to get
the necessary approvals and we will
notify you as soon as possible.
For now, it’s important you understand
the following points: Congratulations to Kerri Carlton,
our winner of the Valley Voice
At this stage approvals are expected within
November Dinner for Two
days and notification could be next week.
competition for her review of the
Every applicant will receive a
Kangaroo Valley Folk Festival.
notification, regardless of being
Enjoy your dinner Kerri and thank
shortlisted or not.
you again.
Shortlisted applicants will have an If you would like to submit an article
extended timeframe to submit further and have a chance to win, email
information. The previously stated date [email protected]
of 15 January is no longer valid, and a
new date will be communicated with you
following notification.
Thank you for your patience to date, we
will continue to communicate with you
about the process.
Regards,
The Cultural Infrastructure Program
Management Office
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edition must be in by
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Jean-Michel Sieur Paris. They first lived in Cremorne, and
later they bought a house in Willoughby.
18.5.1949 - 27.10.2017
A few months later, I was born.
Dad had a career in shipping, and then
he moved into foreign aid (AODRO – a
Commonwealth department) which he
loved. He would travel to disaster zones
in the Pacific, to provide logistical
support for the immediate recovery and
Feet were tapping and heads rocking
treatment of the affected population.
as we listened to our guest speaker
Later he reinvented himself as a French
for November, rock musician, Brian
interpreter.
Davidson. Specifically, as we listened to Jean-Michel Sieur was born in Paris,
As a young boy I fondly remember Dad
him on his guitar playing old favourites where he lived with his parents in a
as a man who loved the great outdoors.
from The Beach Boys as well as ‘I Wanna tiny flat. His Mother Jo often took
Fishing, golf, the beaches, skiing,
go Home’ and ‘All Over the World him to her parents’ house in Murat,
bonfires and spending the summers at a
Tonight’. Now a painter and only a part- in the Auvergne mountain area of
Thredbo farm. One particular highlight
time musician, Brian grew up in Sydney France, where the air was fresh,
was a family holiday to Tassie. We drove
and first started playing in a bar in the scenery spectacular and there
all the way from Sydney and all the way
Oxford Street. His band made headlines was plenty of room to move. Dad’s
back again!
when they were involved in the ‘Battle earliest memories are of Murat and
of the Bans’, when authorities were he loved mountains all his life. As Isa and I grew into our teenage
trying to ban certain music venues. years, Dad became the bloke who
Always a man of the outdoors, Dad
would make us laugh. His French accent
“I grew up with the Beatles. It all looked had good memories of Sundays spent
was funny and led to sayings such as
so easy: all you had to do was grow your with his parents at the Tuileries
‘hair ostess’ instead of air hostess,
hair and learn the guitar.” Gardens, sailing his little boat with
‘showa’ instead of shower and ‘liberry’
He must have learned well because he his Dad and with his Mum looking on.
instead of library!
was offered a chance to play with Jimmy He joined the scouts as a young boy
Barnes, who’d just left Cold Chisel. Brian and spent many outings and camping Dad fell in love with Kangaroo Valley,
then played and toured with Jimmy for holidays with them. its country people and atmosphere, and
bought a place here in September 2006.
the next decade. Dad left school at 17, not missing
He came down to the Valley at every
“Musos are more actors than anything the exceptionally long French school
opportunity, and we’ve had many a
else”, he said. “It’s all image. Most of us days, which included no sport. He got
fun long weekend here. He spent much
are shy. But when you’re young you don’t a job working for a French company
of his time here going for many long
care about anything but music.” called Trans-Atlantic and learnt
bushwalks, like the time we walked up
English at night, and did his military
However, reality set in when he married to Drawing Room Rocks (as pictured),
service for a year. He then found
and had a child. “I became Joe Average”, and on hot days Dad took us up to Flat
work as a distributor of exclusive
and he had to go out to work. Rock. He loved to dig up his veggie
brush-ware to small shops and
He moved to the Valley about nine years patch or tend to his chooks, and we
department stores.
ago. He found it a bit of a culture shock lit many bonfires. Dad always enjoyed
at first, but now enjoys living here. When Susan, his future wife, had been spending ANZAC Day in the village, and
not caught up with his ‘Joe Average’ job living in Paris studying French and helping out on the gate at the Valley
of painting, he still occasionally finds time working as an au pair with a family. Show each year. I enjoyed our rounds of
to play at The Friendly Inn. One evening, in an English pub, she golf at the local course.
and Dad were introduced; it was
Thank you, Brian, for adding a touch of We will remember Dad for many
love at first sight and they have been
rock ’n roll to our meeting. things, like his love of collecting things
together ever since. They married in
- starting with two boats at Mosman
Our next meeting will be our Christmas the autumn of 1975 and moved to La
and then sporting equipment, filing
Lunch on Friday 8th December, when we Garenne Colombes, a quaint suburb
cabinets, books, magazines and CDs at
will be drawing our raffle. The cost for this in North-West Paris, fairly close to
Kangaroo Valley.
will be $30. There will be no guest speaker. his parents. Isabelle was born in
Everyone is welcome to bring a partner or 1976 and life was good for the petite We’re also proud of Dad for his fight
friend, but please let Sue Pfafflin know if famille. against Melanoma. He fought a gallant
you haven’t already done so. fight, and his eyes were full of life,
At the end of 1977, the family came
shining blue till the very end.
As usual it will commence at 11.30am for to Australia to live and see if Dad
12 noon. would like it here. Being an outdoor I would like to thank the Valley
Don’t forget to let Sue Pfafflin know man, he loved many aspects of life residents for their kind words and
by lunchtime on the Monday before in Australia, like the beaches, wide support during Dad’s sudden passing.
the meeting if you will be unable to open spaces, houses with backyards We are going to miss him a lot.
attend, on 4465 1136, or by email at and a more relaxed lifestyle than Oliver Sieur
[email protected].
Everyone is welcome at VIEW. To find out
more please contact me on 4465 1955.

Jenelle Brangwin
Brian Davidson
playing to
members of VIEW
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A passionate activist
Dr Helen Caldicott; Advocate for peace
and the health of the environment
Not many Australians (nor anyone else) and I couldn’t understand what these
can lay claim to being associated with men were doing, knowing what radiation
two Nobel Peace prizes, but our near does to genes. I spoke at the university
neighbour, Dr Helen Caldicott of Berry, at the Refectory, but no one took any
most certainly can. From 1979-1984 Helen notice, other than ‘Who’s that mad
was President of the group, Physicians Sheila?’
for Social Responsibility, which co-shared Helen moved to Boston at the height
the 1985 Prize with the International of the Nixon Watergate scandal, the
Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear Vietnam War, the time of Haight-Ashbury,
War. And two of the recipients of the the assassinations of Martin Luther King
group, The International Campaign to and Bobby Kennedy.
Abolish Nuclear Weapons, that was
She learned a lot about nuclear weapons,
recently awarded the Peace Prize for
the way democracy worked and the
2017, named her as their inspiration. On
machinations of power. On her return
top of that, she was personally nominated
to Adelaide, someone leaked to her a
for an individual award by Linus Pauling,
measurement of particularly high levels Dr Helen Caldicott
himself a Nobel Laureate.
of radiation in the Adelaide Water supply
The Smithsonian has described her as following the French nuclear testing in the testing. There were spontaneous
‘the single most articulate and passionate the Pacific. She had just read Germaine marches in Sydney and Adelaide. She
advocate of citizen action to remedy the Greer’s book, The Female Eunuch, which was asked to go to Tahiti with Jim Cairns
nuclear and environmental crisis.’ became a turning point. It taught her that [deputy to Gough Whitlam] to see the
French Government, but at Sydney Airport
Helen began her career as a medical you don’t have to be what society says;
they found the French would not allow
doctor in Adelaide, where she founded you can do anything you want and speak
them to disembark once they arrived in
the Cystic Fibrosis Clinic at the Adelaide your truth.
Tahiti. Gough Whitlam, the then leader of
Children’s Hospital. She and her husband [In 1972] ‘I wrote a letter to the Adelaide
the Opposition, was also at the airport.
both later worked at the Harvard Medical Advertiser on children getting leukaemia
A national election was about to be held,
School and she was also on the staff at as a result of the French atmospheric
with a good chance that Gough would be
the Children’s Hospital Medical Centre in tests. They didn’t publish it. Having read
the next Prime Minister.
Boston. Her medical studies had alerted Germaine Greer, I rang the editor asking
her to the dangers of radiation and why my letter hadn’t been published. I ‘I could see Gough and Jim Cairns
genetics and in 1980 she resigned to work talked him through all the dangers [of scheming to use the setback to their own
full time on the prevention of nuclear atmospheric testing,] until he finally advantage. I told them they could not
power and nuclear war. published it. That night I was on the allow this to become an electoral issue;
it concerned all Australians, no matter
How did this passionate activism start? ABC This Day Tonight with Clive Hale.
what their political persuasions. The next
As a young student, she read On the After that, every time they blew up a
minute I’m flying to Paris with Jim Cairns.
Beach, a novel by Australian author bomb I was on, talking about the medical
We eventually went to the Elysée Palace
Neville Shute, about the destruction consequences of radioactive fallout.’
and saw some Foreign Affairs Department
of the entire northern and southern Helen led the resulting movement against
officials, who said their bombs were
hemispheres following a nuclear accident. nuclear testing from Adelaide, and over
completely safe. When Jim suggested
‘I lost my innocence. America and Russia the next nine months there was a huge
they should then test them in the
were testing bombs in the atmosphere response, with 70% of Australians opposing
Mediterranean, they turned ashen white
and said: “Mon Dieu! There are too many
people living there!” So, for the first time
in my life I was sitting opposite politicians
who clearly didn’t give a damn if some
Australian children died from leukaemia.
I was studying to be a paediatrician,
to save children’s lives. That was a
turning point. Then Gough and the New
Zealand Prime Minister took France to
The International Court of Justice at The
Hague. As a result, France was forced to
test underground.
Jefferson had said “an informed democracy
behaves in a responsible fashion.”
Through my exposure to the media I felt
I could inform people. Murdoch published
front page editorials in The Australian,
helping to create my career.’
Back in Boston, Helen reinvigorated a
December 2017 Kangaroo Valley Voice www.kangaroovalley.nsw.au Page 7
small group of doctors called Physicians Heights was built so that Menzies could her fight against uranium mining, nor
for Social Responsibility(PSR), becoming build our own bomb. They were going to her very narrow defeat in running as
their president. The PSR is an organisation build a reactor at Jervis Bay. Waste is now an Independent for the federal seat of
of 23,000 doctors committed to educating being brought back to Lucas Heights from Richmond in Byron Bay in 1990.
their colleagues and the public about the France and Britain in liquid form, but they When asked what we could do locally,
dangers of nuclear power and weapons. are also bringing back plutonium, used to Helen replied:
It was to work with this organisation that build nuclear bombs.’
‘Get out and do something about it.
Helen resigned from her job at Harvard. The authorities at Lucas Heights claim Become an educator and leader. If
‘I realised I could no longer continue the that nuclear medicine is responsible for you want me to come and address a
practice of caring for individual patients 80% of that waste. big meeting in Kangaroo Valley I will.
when all the world’s children were at
‘However you can make all the isotopes we If people are turned on that could be
risk.’ Just a day after the worst nuclear
need for nuclear medicine from cyclotron [a a potent force. We should start local
accident in US history, at Three Mile
type of particle accelerator] which makes movements protesting all nuclear power
Island, an article written by the group
no nuclear waste, is quite cheap and is used and nuclear weapons. Hopefully there
about the dangers of nuclear medicine
in many countries. Lucas Heights is one of may be some influential people in the
was published in The New England Journal
the reasons that Australia still maintains Valley with ties to Canberra or the media
of Medicine. This attracted hundreds of
its seat on the International Atomic Energy who may be inspired to do something.’
doctors, nationally and internationally,
to join the movement and from this Agency, which of course is unnecessary.’ Dr Helen Caldicott is an inspiration
grew the International Physicians for the Nuclear power can lead to nuclear herself, a relentless advocate for peace in
Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW). These weapons and Helen feels the threat of a dangerously unstable world.
two groups shared the Nobel Peace Prize nuclear war in the current international
in 1985, although Helen had resigned as climate is the gravest danger the world
Further Achievements:
President from the PSR the year before. faces. She thinks the relationship
between Russia and the US is extremely
Since then no further nuclear reactors
dangerous. Laanan Foundation Prize for Cultural
have been built in the US, but the
Freedom
dangers of radiation have once again ‘The Establishment in the US, including
been highlighted with the disaster at the military, needs an enemy and they’re Founded the US based Nuclear Policy
Fukushima. setting up Russia as an enemy. America Research Institute, which later became
is being extremely provocative. I think Beyond Nuclear.
‘There are still intense levels of radiation
Putin has been calm and considerate President of the Helen Caldicott
in the region, yet they are still growing a
during this provocation, but you never Foundation for a Nuclear Free Planet.
lot of food in the Fukushima Prefecture,
know. In medicine, you don’t provoke a
which they’re selling abroad. I would Author of 9 books, the latest being
paranoid patient. I don’t think Putin will
never buy Japanese food because you Sleepwalking to Armageddon. (2017)
do anything stupid, but I think Trump
don’t know where it is being sourced. Helen has also been the subject of
could easily, and setting up Russia as an
Every day 3-4000 tons of highly several films, including If You Love
enemy is ridiculous. Russia has probably
radioactive water is being emitted from this Planet, which won an Oscar, Eight
40 hydrogen bombs targeted on New
the Fukushima damaged reactors into Minutes to Midnight and Helen’s War;
York city alone, let alone Washington
the Pacific Ocean and the radioactive the portrait of a dissident. This film
and other large cities in the US, Canada,
elements are being absorbed by fish and won the Sydney Film Festival Dendy
Europe, England and Australia. America
algae. These fish swim all over the Pacific Award for Best Documentary.
has targeted Russia and China. Trump
so we don’t know where the fish we
is a childish, erratic sociopath. They
eat come from. And if there is another
say Russia interfered in the American Jenelle Brangwin
earthquake there greater than 7, the
election, but the Americans have been
three buildings with molten cores beneath
manipulating elections and assassinating
them could collapse and release huge
leaders in many countries throughout the
amounts of radiation into the air.’
world for years. We absolutely have to get
Helen believes all nuclear power stations rid of all nuclear weapons.’
should be replaced by wind, solar and
Helen believes that recent anti-missile
geothermal power.
tests by the Americans are provocative to
‘Power stations should be totally the North Korean government. ‘The way
renewable. South Australia has amazing to deal with Kim Jong-un is to engage
sun, wind, huge geothermal energy. We him in dialogue. Reckless actions by the
could become the energy power source of US will eventually lead to a catastrophic
the world. Most politicians are medically war.’
and scientifically illiterate; they don’t
Australia is also implicated here should
know what they’re doing. We’re being run
Trump attack.
by the coal and mining companies. Men
mostly run politics, yet with 52% of the ‘We are hosting facilities which are
population women have no power. It is involved in planning nuclear war. We need
clear that the men are killing the earth.’ to get rid of Pine Gap, North West Cape,
the Marines in Darwin and stop being an
‘Economically, nuclear reactors don’t
enabler to the US nuclear addiction.’
work. They cost billions, last only 20-30
years, run the risk of meltdown, which If we survive this nuclear mess there still
has enormous costs, and we have no clue remains the problem of global warming.
what to do with radioactive waste. They There was not time to address this issue
should all be shut down.’ for this article, but it is one for which
Helen would ‘put her body on the line.’
This of course includes Lucas Heights.
‘We let Britain blow up bombs and Lucas Similarly, there has been no mention of
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hubs was something that would have been and turning plates were located in the
very difficult with the tools that we have. correct positions, which meant that the
Working out the dimensions and locations undercarriage could be completed, along
of the various parts was a little like trying with the braking system which is fitted to
to do a jigsaw puzzle with most of the the rear wheels.
pieces missing. The internet was a little The wagon deck proved to be the easiest
Over the years a dedicated group of
helpful although, to quote one reference, part of the project, with the longitudinal
volunteers has carried out a huge
“If you look at ten different wagons stringers, cross-members and decking all
amount of work at the Pioneer
you’ll find ten different designs of the being replaced with spotted gum.
Museum Village – from general building
hardware”. The wagon now holds pride of place in
maintenance, re-roofing the Rendall
The 54 spokes required for the four one of the sheds (see the ‘after’ photo)
Cottage, rebuilding the George Walker
wheels were shaped using a spoke shave, while the next project (another wagon,
bridge and, more recently, building
with the end spigots turned in a lathe to plough, hay baler, corn husker, stationary
a Restoration Workshop dedicated to
fit into the rim segments. Each wheel had engine?) is given priority.
providing a facility to house restoration
of the many farm artefacts that the six rim segments with 12 spokes on the The current Wednesday Men’s Group
Museum has accumulated over the smaller front wheels and 14 on the rear members, all of whom contributed to
years. wheels. The rim segments were cut on a various phases of the wagon restoration,
bandsaw and glued and biscuit-jointed are Werner Bayer, Trevor Ball, Joe
Due to the limited amount of covered
together, and the whole assembly with Montebello, David McEwan, Mike
storage available a number of these have
the spokes inserted into the hub was Wolstenholme, Bert Nieuwendijk and
been exposed to the elements for some
clamped tightly by a large tie-down strap Logan Apperley.
time.
around the rim while the glue hardened;
We always welcome anyone who feels
Some of you may have seen a wagon although not the original method, this
they could contribute their time and skills
that was parked outside the main gate resulted in a very strong and well-
on a Wednesday to assist in the ongoing
for a number of years and, because finished wheel, which meant that fitting
maintenance and restoration work of this
of its dilapidated state of repair, the the iron rim was relatively easy (with a
popular Kangaroo Valley attraction.
Wednesday Men’s Group decided that few judicious taps with a sledge hammer)
this should take priority and be the first - much easier than the traditional method If you are interested in joining the group,
project for restoration. of heating the rim to expand it and then either call Trevor Ball on 0418 127 955 or
As can be seen from the ‘before’ burning it onto the rim while standing drop in to the Museum on a Wednesday
photograph, there was very little left of by with buckets of water to prevent the anytime between 9am and 4pm. If you
the original wagon - basically a few pieces wheel catching fire. come around 10am you can join us for
morning coffee.
of timber and rusted iron. Fortunately Constructing the turntable was the next
the springs, axles and wheel hubs were challenge and, after a significant amount
salvageable, as machining the timber of considered guesswork, the pivot pin Logan Apperley

PUBLIC NOTICE

The National Parks and Wildlife Service (within the Office of
Environment and Heritage) are conducting a 1080 fox baiting
program in the Kangaroo Valley, Budgong and Illaroo areas for
the protection of the Endangered Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby. The
baiting is conducted on various private properties, Council
Reserves, NPWS estate, WaterNSW estate and vacant Crown
land. In addition, in response to increased wild dog activity 1080
wild dog baiting is also being undertaken within NPWS estate.

Before and after images of the cart
All bait stations in this program are permanently baited
throughout the year. This baiting will be conducting using both
1080 buried baits and 1080 (above ground) ejector devices at the
bait station locations. Do not touch any bait or ejector devices.
All properties being baited are sign posted with the baiting dates
and an indication of which baiting methods are being used on
each property. Dog owners are reminded to ensure their dogs do
not wander as dogs are highly susceptible to 1080 poisoning. A
map indicating the approximate location of each bait station
is being hosted on the Friends of the Brush-tailed Rock-
wallaby website at www.rockwallaby.org.au

For any further information please contact Melinda Norton,
or Juliet Dingle at the NPWS Highlands Area Office, Fitzroy
Falls on [phone].
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Some animals may be affected by sun a snake. Cats are more resistant to snake
exposure, so think about when they bite poison and may not show signs of
are outside, including the time of day, being affected by the venom for up to 24
and how you can help them avoid being hours. A cat will develop a wobbly walk,
sunburnt. appear quite weak, go off their food, and
their voice may change.
If your pet is inside during the day, you
Caring for your pets over the
will also need to consider Treatment: A dog or cat bitten by a
summer months how they are being looked snake will be treated by your vet with an
The warmer months over after – it can become anti-venom, and then most likely receive
summer provide a great quite hot and stuffy intravenous fluids and monitoring of
opportunity to enjoy inside a closed house, their temperature, heart rate and blood
outdoor activities, for you so particularly if you are pressure. Depending on the severity of
and your pets. not inside, think about the reaction to the snake bite, your pet
what your pet needs to may need to spend days or weeks at the
It is important, however,
be comfortable inside the vet hospital. There is likely to be recovery
that just as you will take
house as well. time at home, with follow-up checks
extra precautions in the
with the vet to ensure your pet is still
heat, you also consider the Another issue to consider
recovering well.
needs of your pet. is the wildlife that you
are more likely to see You may not realise that your pet has
Ensure that they have
during warmer months. been bitten by a snake, so if your pet
plenty of fresh water –
Of particular concern are becomes unwell it is very important that
many pets may be fussy
snakes. you seek medical treatment for them
about their water, so the
immediately rather than giving them time
fresher it is the more inclined they are to Snakes and your pets
to recover by themselves. They may just
keep their fluid levels up. If taking your
Dogs are unlikely to hunt snakes, but may be having a bad day and feeling lethargic,
dog for a walk, take extra water for them
attack them if they come across them. or they may be feeling the effects of
in case it is needed.
The initial reactions experienced by a dog something like a tick or snake bite.
If your pet is outside, provide a shady include vomiting or diarrhoea, and they The sooner you get them to a vet, the
area for them – and if that area receives a may become unstable and start walking sooner a diagnosis can be made and
breeze, that is even better. like they are drunk. They may start to treatment, if it is required, can be
bleed profusely at the site of the snake started.
You may think that long hair is a problem
bite or develop swollen limbs.
and removing their coat will benefit Enjoy the summer months with your pet,
them, but this can depend on the breed, Cats, particularly those who are allowed but look after them by considering their
so check with your vet or pet groomer outside and due to their instinctive different needs in the heat and their
about what would best suit your pet. predatory nature, are more likely to hunt exposure to different types of wildlife.
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Scouts in Kangaroo Valley
Camps, local history and fundraising
1st KV scouts have had a rich and our standing camps and
varied set of activities in the last six fund-raising opportunities
months. Mid-winter, local historian all the easier.
Garth Chittick took the kids to a Valley A significant fundraising
site that contained a rich array of axe effort in the last few
grove markings from the early aboriginal years has been the offer
inhabitants. He had also been given a of fresh Christmas Trees
beautiful hand-axe only days before, in early December. Please
which is hoped will be part of a display of see the advert in this
artefacts from the area highlighting our month’s Voice and support
heritage before European settlement. us by pre-buying your
tree. A small number will
also be for sale at the
final Farmers Market on
10 December. This year’s
funds will go to purchasing light-weight
tents for our camps. The heavier, old-
style tents are a real drag for the kids
on our walks. We hope your continued
support this year will see us fully upgrade
to the new technology available!
Cubs is available for boys and girls from
Garth Chittick passing on stories of Aboriginal 7½ years and scouts between 10½ and
history in the Valley
15 years of age. Meetings are currently
The scouts have had both standing camps held during weeknights at the Kangaroo
at Bugong and adventurous walks along Valley Public School during school term,
the Shoalhaven River in the last few with camps throughout the year. If you
months. The walking-in camps have been are interested in joining or assisting as an
made all the easier with youth-suitable adult helper please contact me on
backpacks donated by the Budgong 02 4446 0591.
Top: Construction Scouts with
Community Group and Federal member Nicholas Carlile turn-style gate
Ann Sudmalis. Ms Sudmalis also kindly Group Leader Above: Fun out walking
donated a BBQ trailer that will make both

Kangaroo Valley Scouts

Christmas Tree Sale

Christmas Trees at KV Farmers Market on 10 December

Kangaroo Valley Scouts are again selling fresh Christmas Trees this year
to raise funds for much needed equipment repair and purchase, and
funding for programs and training.

Please order by contacting us at [email protected]
We will provide banking details for payment ahead

You can collect your fresh cut Christmas Tree from the
KV Farmers Market on 10 December