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9am to 4pm on Saturday at the "ructt
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the day with light sickir
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and beading.supplies, lapidary equipment and sup-
tlctets av'aitabie at the door. First prize is a gct gold cious
craft. ' sapphire anO aiu*onJ.ing 1uuto" $525),
The 2llth annual Gem and Craft Show will be held
plies, as well as leather work and wood
at theArmidale Showground on Saturday and 2nd a For
one of the highlights will be a treasure hunt for , Tfe sh9u1 will be perfect for anyone looking
gift'.
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Public forums to examine wind farm potential NW

SOUTHERN New tor of New England Wind. farm." March 31.
England Landcare, a part- "By 2016 new electricity Two Landcare hosted
nerin the New England "Kyabra have recentlv
sources are required due to forums are planned: installed enoush
Wind initiative, will host a + 'Kyabra'(20km south solar
rising demand and phasing farms and small*wind tur-
number of public forums to out of old power stations. of Uralla on the New bines to meet their business
discuss the potential of the This provides a real oppor- England Highway), lOam and home electricitv needs.
clean energy industry on tunity for the New England for 10.30 start
the Northern Tablelands.
on This has been a key invest-
community to take leader- Wednesday March 23 ment in the susrainability of
"Government research ship and build a highly * Walcha Showgrounds their operation and life. .'
found that 57 per cent of valuable community- dining room, 12.30pm for 1 Ms Devlin said.
NSW falmers were inter- owned asset and wind o'clock start on Thursday
ested in considering host-
ing wind turbines on rheir
property," said ,Alice
Der lin. Landcare coordi-
nator with Southern New
England Landcare.
'Additional business
income is only one reason
for this interest, with fam-
ers also concerned with
clean energy and electrici-
ty, particularly as the cur-
rent eoal mining ft_rr
eledrricity is rhrealening
agricultural land and naturc
more widely."
The public forums wili
gire landholders and inler-
ested community members
Ofier applies to [4S
the opportunity to hear
more about the project and
importantly to put their
views lorward on the bene-
n- .. .. ._ t. t-r. '5.;
fits, risks and answer the ' ,; 2l:e Wood Boss @ ; ;-'. .,,.a:,t
question whether there is general purpose sa* icr reEular i-o-re
sufficient support for a use or light commerciai use.
community wind farm to . 2.3 kW engrne power
proceed. . 45.4 cc engine capacity
.
The New England .
4.6 kg dry weight
t?f=:r
Tablelands is a designated
18"(45cm) bar length e-t:!I
priority area for the devel-
opment of wind power and
is one of six NSW €Rs'jgff ?- i .a;€€ig:. Vbrq
Government 'Renewable
Energy Precincts'. More i.:; .ij 1 Farm Boss @ Robust and ccr:c?
quiei rurning with comfort features
than 1000 commercial
work ^
wind turbines have alreadv
:o"?,4'"ff1y"?jestrv E
I
been approved and almojt
as many more are in the
early stage
processes.
of planning ilr.;infui::r"
"More than 90 per cent of
.NSW electricity is cuffent- Armidale Mower E
ly sourced from coal," said
Adam Blakester, coordina-
209 Mann Street, Arm
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