July 2008 <strong>Kangaroo</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> <strong>Voice</strong> Page 4Letters to the Editor (continued)(Continued from page 2)<strong>Kangaroo</strong> <strong>Valley</strong>, designed by renownedcolonial architect, John Horbury Hunt whoalso designed the Church of the GoodShepherd in <strong>Kangaroo</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> and the RoseBay Convent?After reading the Environmental ImpactStatement prepared by GHD Pty. Ltd. for theShoalhaven City Council I would say not.The Report concludes that the proposedScheme could be introduced without damagingour cultural heritage.Barrengarry House is valued for itsarchitecture, tree-lined approach and ruralvistas.However, the access road, storage dams andsewerage treatment works would all be visiblefrom the house.Views from the house are alreadycompromised by two large communicationstowers and electricity lines (refer Page 245)How much disturbance can be created aroundBarrengarry House before the peaceful ruralatmosphere is destroyed?The second area of concern relates to theHydrological Impact on Barrengarry Creek.When treated effluent needs to be dischargedinto Barrengarry Creek the natural flows of thecreek are only adequate to safely dilute theeffluent on 83 days in every 100 days.In other words it would be unsafe to releaseeffluent on 17 days in every 100 days becausecreek flows would be too low (refer Page159).These figures are based on average and do notgive an accurate impression of the number ofsafe and unsafe days to discharge during aperiod of drought i.e. during a drought thenumber of unsafe days would be much higher.Scientific predictions on global warmingindicate that we are going to have more extremeweather patterns i.e. more droughts and morefloods.My third area of concern relates to FloodEvents.Using the most recent Flood Study dataavailable, the GHD Report concludes that a 1 in20 year flood would inundate the treatedeffluent dam and release a maximum of28,000,000 litres of treated effluent intoBarrengarry Creek.However GHD conclude that this is not aproblem because the flood waters would dilutethe effluent (refer Page 164).I wouldn’t want to live downstream from theSewerage Treatment Works in a time of flood!Finally, why did Council choose the siteadjacent to Barrengarry House as its preferredsite?Answer – Cost Savings!The total capital cost of the Barrengarry site of$11,149,000 (which includes operating andmaintenance costs for 20 years) is $655,000cheaper than on the alternative site (off<strong>Kangaroo</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Road) which is costed at$11,804,000 (refer page xiii CH 2M Hill ReportJune 2006)Spread over 20 years this represents a costsaving of $32,750 per year.Why destroy the ambience of BarrengarryHouse for such a paltry sum?Our cultural heritage far outweighs this figure!A Sewerage Treatment Works is possibly oneof the necessities of life but why needlesslydestroy our heritage in the process?Yours sincerely,Bryan C. Bargercc. Mr. J. Gould – Assistant General Managercc. Ms. C Krogh – Director of ShoalhavenWatercc. Mr. Gareth Ward –CouncillorThe EditorThanks Cheryl,welcome David and ChaiIt’s true: there will be changes at the HampdenBridge restaurant( AKA “The Tearooms”).After having worked tirelessly to provide<strong>Kangaroo</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> and its visitors with a firstclass café Cheryl Patterson has decided to closeher café “SOURCE” which she began fiveyears ago, as independent Lessee-Operator.The good news is that the doors will soon reopento a new style restaurant “JING JO”.Yes, lovers of fine food will be happy to readthat David and Chai [formerly of Jing Jo Thai]have decided to relocate their business to thissite.Cheryl deserves to be recognized andappreciated for her work ethic, dedication andskill.There are no shortcuts for Cheryl who ispassionate about food.Her culinary expertise has been highly praisedby locals and visitors alike so its no surprisethat she made “SOURCE” a popular place toenjoy coffee and home made cakes or one ofher delicious meals.Her baking is legendary - those pies, cookiesand desserts were “moorishly” irresistible.Not only has she delighted our taste-buds butshe has provided work for many young localswho have learnt much about the hospitalityindustry under her expert guidance.Customers have been impressed by the qualityand friendly service.Cheryl and her team have been a real asset tothe KV community.Cheryl, take with you our sincere thanks andbest wishes for a wonderful future with time todo the things you enjoy most.We are pleased that David and Chai have agreedto lease the premises which will be re-openedsoon after some re-decoration and somealterations.Their loyal customers are sure to support thisnew venture: happy that David and Chaidecided to stay in <strong>Kangaroo</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> and reestablishtheir renowned business at this uniquelocation with more seating capacity, plenty ofparking and level access.“Jing JO” will be open for breakfast-lunch anddinner every day of the week except Tuesdaysand Wednesdays.It’s a win-win situation for many: customers andtourism will benefit from having another qualityrestaurant in <strong>Kangaroo</strong> <strong>Valley</strong>.We wish David and Chai and their employeessuccess and fulfillment in business andhappiness in their lives.The EditorBarbara and Gerard Volk<strong>Kangaroo</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Holdings Pty LtdRe The Wild F.Y.R.E. day <strong>Kangaroo</strong><strong>Valley</strong> Hall. Sunday 8 th JuneI would like to thank Karen Harrison, KerrieMcLeod and Mardi Oke for organising theyouth day at <strong>Kangaroo</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> on Sunday the 8 thJune. For the uninitiated the organisers hadattempted to organise events for youth of allages starting with the “Pinewood Derby” forpre-teens through to a “battle of the bands” forpre 25 year olds.As a parent I know it is sometimes not easy tocater for the needs of the various ages groupsand interests of, what are collectively labelled,our “youth”.I believe the organisers did just that with theFresh Youth Regional Entertainment day.The Talent quest and battle of the bands gaveyoung people of our area an opportunity todisplay their varied talents to an appreciativeaudience of parents, peers and the community.Young people travelled from the South Coast,Kiama, the Highlands and Nowra to take theopportunity to participate and win prizesincluding studio-recording times.It was good to see some friendly rivalry betweenthe various districts on display; who saidparochialism was dead?One practice that took my eye favourably wasthe way the young participants encouraged eachother before performing— no doubt soothingsome young nerves.Everybody who participated in these events wasa winner.(Continued on page 17)
July 2008 <strong>Kangaroo</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> <strong>Voice</strong> Page 5The Gallery well launchedMore than 130 people were on hand on June 14, as part of the officiallaunching of The Gallery in <strong>Kangaroo</strong>o <strong>Valley</strong>.They enjoyed a passionate, enthusuiastic and interesting address from PeterThompson, of ABC Talking Heads fame, about the place of artists in the culturallandscape and their contribution to the finer enjoyments in life.Peter also spoke about the environment and the changing attitudes of the widercommunity to the responsibilities for the protection now necessary, to ensure revivaland survival and of the many different paths that the featured artists had travelled toall arrive in such an inspiring place as <strong>Kangaroo</strong> <strong>Valley</strong>.The artists on hand were introduced and the assembly was later treated to someexcellent entertainment provided by Garry Tooth from High Range in the theSouthern Highlands.The Gallery in <strong>Kangaroo</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> has been open for six months now and presents thework of some 17 artists (10 from <strong>Kangaroo</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> and the others from nearby areas)which has resulted in an eclectic exhibition, covering many disciplines, includingtimber and stone sculptures, original art of a variety of styles and subjects, someantique furniture and objects d’art as well as a series of photographs, many capturing<strong>Kangaroo</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> scenery and moods; the exhibition curated by Alan Gilden.The Gallery is open from 10 am to 4 pm, seven days a week at 149 Moss Vale Road.Peter Thompson (above) in fine form speakingto part of the large attendance of well wishers,shown left.50th Birthday partyfor CMRIThe <strong>Kangaroo</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> Branch ofChildren’s Medical Research Institute isplanning to hold a Dinner on August 2 ndto celebrate the 50 th year of raising fundsfor this important organisation.<strong>Kangaroo</strong> <strong>Valley</strong> was the first branchto be formed and the committeewishes to include as manyof the former members as possible.Please contact Joan Bray on 44651851 ifyou are interested to receive an invitationto this dinner.Full details next pageADFAS lecture series continuesThe July 10 lecture with digital illustrationis entitled "SOAPSUDS ANDWHITEWASH" - THE SEAPAINTINGS OF J M W TURNEREven today, more than 150 years after Turner'sdeath, no painter can match the range of hissea pieces or his ability to capture the sea in itsdifferent states.When Turner began his career marine paintingwas an overlooked and marginal branch ofpainting.Through his work Turner showed hiscontemporaries that the sea was a subject ofenormous expressive power.His pictures were avidly studied by a host ofartists from Monet and Winslow Homer toabstract artists such as Barnett Newman andMark Rothko.The lecturer is Barry Venning BA MANADFAS. Venue is Berry School of Arts at7.30 pm on Thursday July 10th.Cost is $15 and includes supper.A.P.Sparke & Broad(Established 1897)Solicitors & AttorneysOBJECTIVE, INDEPENDENTADVICE FOR ALL YOURLEGAL MATTERSContact: Philip Broad31 Moss Street, NOWRA, NSW 2541Telephone: (02) 4421 7688Incorporating the practices ofAlan C. Peters. Phelps & Brown and LFJ Norman
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