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Surfest expansion
A s Newcastle’s premier international surf event, Surfest, gears up for its thirtieth year of competition in 2015, organisers have announced that for the first time,
Lake Macquarie will take part in the action. Redhead beach will play host to a brand new
event, the Surfest Longboard Challenge, on February 14 and 15.
Event chief, Warren Smith said organisers had long dreamt of expanding the event.
“To expand Surfest into Lake Macquarie is something we’ve been looking forward to doing for a while now,” he said.
“This event will enhance the reputation of Redhead beach as a vibrant and consistent surf-ing location, while adding significant economic returns for the local economy.”
Lake Macquarie Mayor, Jodie Harrison said holding the longboard competition at one of Lake Macquarie’s most iconic breaks would help showcase the region to an international audience of millions.
2015 will also see the event will expand north into Port Stephens.
The first event of the three-week calendar will be the Wildcard Trials at Birubi beach on Sunday, February 1.
Surfest will culminate at Merewether Beach with the Burton Automotive Pro six-star ASP competition taking place from February 16 to 22.
Redhead chosen as iconic event heads to Lake Macquarie for the first time
Merewether-based pro surfer, Philippa Anderson, Lake Macquarie Mayor, Jodie Harrison, and four-time world champion surfer, Mark Richards
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The event will bring together the world’s best male surfers, vying for the prestigious Mark
Richards trophy and a share of US$150,000 in prizemoney.
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G20 summit is expensive but a worthwhile investment
There’s been some criticism about the $500 million spent to conduct the G20 leaders’ summit in Brisbane.
Around 4000 delegates and 3000 journalists visited our shores for the event.
Some of the views put forward questioned what actually comes out of these meetings. Sure, we see Tony Abbott sitting there with Barack Obama in big chairs in front of the cameras, but does anything get resolved?
Perhaps it’s all the backroom delegates doing the wheeling and dealing and we could do with-out all the leaders being there.
Russian president, Vladimir Putin apparently departed slightly earlier than expected citing the need to sleep before turning up for work on Monday.
There were suggestions Mr Putin had, in fact, left in response to a less than warm reception from other world leaders.
However, this was denied by the Kremlin and probably wasn’t the case.
I don’t think Mr Putin would particularly care what the other leaders thought of him.
But Queensland tourism minister, Jann Stuckey made some good points last week about showing Brisbane, and Australia as a whole, to the world.
“The economic benefit is estimated to be around $100 million but I believe it will far exceed that when we look at the long-lasting legacy. When you have an international conference you are writing business for years to come,” she said.
I’m sure there’s a lot of people around the world that have never heard of Brisbane - the same people who think Sydney is our capital city and
may be vaguely aware of Melbourne. With all due respect to Brisbane, it’s probably not towards the top of visitors’ wishlists when they research their travel to our country.
That’s not because there’s anything wrong with the city - it’s just that there’s not really any standout tourist attraction that would feature in videos or promotions seen overseas.
Hopefully, there are thousands of people Goog-ling Brisbane to see where it is and learn some-thing about the city and our country as a whole. Anything that brings money into our economy can’t be a bad thing.
I had the pleasure of meeting wheelchair racer, Kurt Fearnley last week at the recognition function organised in his honour by Newcastle City Council following his fifth victory in the New York Marathon.
Like a lot of people, I was aware of his feats on the racing track and that he had crawled the Kokoda Track.
But watching the video tribute that was put together for the occasion really brought home just how much he has achieved.
The footage of him on the Kokoda Track was amazing - he was making quicker progress in wet, muddy conditions than the people who were walking alongside him.
I can report that he is one of the most genuinely humble people you could hope to meet, paying tribute to his family and friends for being there with him to celebrate the many victories but also supporting him in times of defeat and disap-pointment.
What actually comes out of these meetings?
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T he grizzly discovery of the body of 38-year-old aged care worker Renee Mitchell in a reserve in Windale last week has left the
community in shock. The bloodied body of the mother of four
from Windale was found by a walker in the Bangalay Reserve at 6:30am on Tues-day morning, just metres from Croudace Road.
Ms Mitchell was reported missing by her family on Monday night when she vanished from their Lachlan Street home after cooking dinner.
She was found dead the next morning, less than a kilometre from home, wearing a pair of satin boxer shorts and a blue t-shirt.
Police from Lake Macquarie Local Area Command launched an investigation and just five hours after the body was discovered, a 66-year-old Windale man, Graham Sloane, was stopped by police on Mile Road, Cardiff.
He was arrested and later charged with Ms Mitchell’s murder.
The car he was travelling in at the time of his arrest was seized by police for forensic examination.
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Forensic off icers inspect the scene at Bangalay Reserve, Windale, where the body of Renee Mitchell was found last week
Dylan Grainger, a friend of the Mitchell family, was at the family home the night Ms Mitchell went missing.
He told the Post Ms Mitchell’s death had left him shaken.
“She’s just the nicest lady,” he said.“She’d go out of her way to do anything
she could for anyone. “I just can’t under-stand why this has happened.”
Lake Street resident, Adrienne Hawk-ins lives next-door to a unit police searched on Tuesday as part of their investigation.
She was surprised by the police activity.
“Nothing ever happens in this neigh-bourhood,” she said. “Most of the time we’re trying not to die of boredom.”
Mr Sloane appeared before Newcastle Local Court last Thursday.
He was denied bail and the matter was adjourned until January 14.
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T he Wickham Transport Inter-change may have been given the green light by the State Govern-ment, but Transport Minister,
Gladys Berejiklian has conceded the design for the project needs attention.
The initial design for the interchange garnered criticism from some quarters, with opponents labelling it a “carport on steroids”.
Acknowledging the backlash, last week Ms Berejiklian announced that once a contractor in appointed at the end of this year, their first job will be to review the design. “One of the key pieces of feedback we heard was around the look of the inter-change,” she said.
“I want to assure the community that when a contractor is selected to deign and build the interchange, their first job will be to review the design and ensure the community’s feedback is considered.”
Recently-elected Newcastle MP, Tim Crakanthorp said Sydney commuters would not be asked to put up with a poorly-designed transport interchange.
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Government signs off on Wickham project but Minister admits design needs tweaking
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Transport Minister, Gladys Berejiklian concedes the design for the Wickham Transport Interchange is far from finalised
a beautifully architecturally designed masterpiece as we’re seeing in Barangaroo - huge amounts of money and creativity going into that but what do we get?
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Meanwhile, a second public hearing of the Upper House inquiry into planning decision in the Hunter region, including
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The parliamentary committee, chaired by Christian Democrats leader, Fred Nile will hear evidence from the community before a final hearing in Sydney on Monday, November 24.
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The petition, coordinated by the Hunter Community Environment Centre and signed by 10,346 residents from coal-affected communities across NSW, includ-ing Newcastle and the Hunter Valley, called on the State Government to instruct the coal industry to cover and wash coal wagons to protect community health.
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Toronto was honoured with a total of five awards in the population category for towns of between 4,000 and 10,000 residents including; the overall winning town, the waste management award for the Awaba Community Recycling centre, the litter reduction award for the Tossers can be Binners campaign, and the environ-mental education award for the Toronto Fire Station fire-retardant native garden project.
The Toronto Rail Heritage project was also highly commended in the Office of Environment and Heritage Cultural Herit-age Award category.
Lake Macquarie City Council’s sustain-ability manager, Alice Howe said she was pleased with Toronto’s strong showing at the awards, and gave particular mention to the members of Tidy Towns and the
Sustainable Neighbourhood Group. “The fire-retardant native garden at the local fire station provides a valuable example of how residents can help to protect their properties from bushfires by planting
native species that are less flammable,” she said.
“This garden is a living example to inspire residents to replicate it by planting one in their own gardens.
“It is also pleasing to see the Awaba Community Recycling centre recognised, because it was established by Council with funding from the NSW EPA’s waste levy and was the first of its kind in NSW.”
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N ewly-elected Newcastle Lord Mayor, Nuatali Nelmes says she will be pushing for Newcastle City Council to release funds to
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The primarily single-lane stretch has been placed under mounting pressure in recent years, with new family-friendly subdivisions in Fletcher contributing to an increase in motorists using the main road in and out of the area during peak periods.
While Roads and Maritime Services does not keep traffic data on the stretch between Minmi and Wallsend, residents say the peak-hour gridlock is only getting worse.
Maryland resident, Dean O’Connell has lived in growing area on and off for more than 25 years. He said a lack of foresight with regard to roads infrastructure was to blame for the now frequent traffic jams.
“Most of the new estates are very family-oriented,” he said. “When you consider most families these days have two cars, their 17 or 18-year-old kids would have a car - that creates a lot of additional traffic.
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Maryland resident, Dean O’Connell says traff ic on Minmi Road is getting heavier
Ms Nelmes said the road should be widened using developer-contributed Section 94 funds. “I once again call on
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I look forward to continuing the fight for this much-needed infrastructure with our local councillors.”
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A Maitland City Councillor’s call for an independent review of local government boundaries has failed to garner support from
his fellow councillors.Cr Arch Humphery sought to have Council
petition the Minister for Local Government to have the Boundaries Commission review Maitland’s boundaries in the context of fair-ness to Maitland ratepayers.
Pointing to examples such as the Newcastle suburb of Beresfield and the Port Stephens suburbs of Wallalong and Woodville, Cr Humphery said that it was not fair that their residents used Maitland services but did not contribute to the rate base.
“How ridiculous that you drive through Beresfield to service Woodberry, which is in Maitland?” Cr Humphery said.
“Another example is that I live in Mindar-ibba, while my neighbour over the other side of the river lives in ‘blue water wonderland’ [Port Stephens].
“That conjures up images of him pick-ing up his surfboard every morning and heading out but he’s an hour away - it’s ridiculous.”
Cr Humphery said that as these people considered Maitland to be their centre, they
No support for Councillor’s motion seeking review of Maitland boundaries
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Cr Arch Humphery believes that it is ridiculous that Woodberry is accessed through Beresfield
were using the city’s infrastructure, which is cost borne by Maitland residents and unfair to them.
“We have just been through a process that will deliver a hefty rate increase for seven years,” he said.
“What I’m talking about here will make
the situation worse. When you go the gym, when you want to have a swim, when you want to play a sport, any of those things, where are those facilities?”
The rest of the city’s councillors did not agree however, with Cr Humphery’s motion at last week’s Council meeting failing to find
a seconder, while he said that self-interest from other Councils saw them not want to lose those ratepayers.
Council is in the process of reviewing its future needs as part of the State Govern-ment’s Fit for the Future review of local government.
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CR JODIE HARRISONLake Macquarie City CouncilMayor
I welcomed Hunter Water’s recent announcement of its plans to connect Wyee to its sewerage system.
The news comes after many years of active lobbying for the infrastructure in that area and indicates the effects of a generation of Council staff and elected local representa-tives of various levels of government who have worked for this outcome. And on the back of years and years of hard work by Lake Macquarie City Council, the Member for Lake Macquarie, Greg Piper, Hunter Water and local residents to achieve genuine outcomes in relation to reticulated sewer-age.
I’m grateful that Council, the NSW Government and Hunter Water have been able to work together to achieve a solution and deliver essential services to a growing area of Lake Macquarie City.
Where people attend school, play sport, shop, exercise and socialise is the council area to which they belong, that they identify with and call home, and for residents of Wyee, that has always been and always will be Lake Macquarie.
Council is also calling for nominations for the Lake Macquarie Sports Awards. The awards acknowledge the exceptional performances of our sporting men, women, boys and girls, plus highlight the endeavours of our volun-teer administrators, coaches and officials. It is a way for us to recognise and celebrate the contributions made by our residents to shape community sport and recreation and highlight the importance of health, wellbeing and an active lifestyle within our community.
If you know a Lake Macquarie sportsperson who has excelled in their chosen sport over the last year, I encour-age you to nominate them for an award. Selection criteria and nomination forms are available at www.lakesport.com.au. Nominations close on January 16, 2015.
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This summer, Novocastrians will have plenty of art and culture to soak up along with sun and surf.
Newcastle Art Gallery will get things rolling with the exhi-bition Like Us from November 29, 2014 to February, 22 2014. Like Us is an exhibition of sculptures, paintings, drawings and video works by internationally respected Australian artist Patricia Piccinini. The exhibition premieres new works alongside significant pieces from the last 15 years, including two important works from the Newcastle Art Gallery collec-tion.
Like Us presents an immersive world where the natural and the artificial meet and mingle. At every turn the viewer encounters unexpected places and unusual occupants that are both unsettling and appealing. Piccinini’s creatures entreat us to look beyond the strangeness to search for the commonality that links all living things. Implied by the title of the exhibition, Piccinini asks her audience to consider how these creatures are in their essence, like us.
The launch event for Like Us will bring the arts outdoors for the family from 5:30pm Friday, November 28. Civic Park will be a children’s playground for the night with a program of arts and craft activities to engage the young at heart; while Laman Street will feature food, wine and live music. The headline act is the Skywhale, an amazing 34m long, 23m high hot-air balloon designed by Piccinini.
This is just the kickoff of a summer packed with heaps of cultural activities and events. The Civic Theatre will announce its 2015 Subscription Season in early December, Newcastle Museum is offering its blockbuster exhibition Permian Monsters and the Summer Art Bazaar returns to Civic Park on Saturday, December 6 with arts and crafts, food, stalls and kids’ activities, just in time for Christmas shopping.
Come out this summer and get involved!
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Plentyof art andculture tosoak up
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P edestrians and cyclists will soon be able to travel uninterrupted along the waterfront at Honeysuckle, with work beginning last week on
the missing promenade link between Worth Place Park and the marina.
Hunter Development Corporation general manager, Bob Hawes said when the project it complete, it will mark the first time that pedestrians and cyclists will be able to enjoy continuous access along the foreshore from
Carrington to Nobbys Headland, a distance of seven kilometres.
“Pedestrians and cyclists will no longer need to divert from the harbour-side between the marina at Wickham and Lee Wharf at Honeysuckle as they now do,” he said.
“In coming years when the underdevel-oped parts of Honeysuckle are developed, the promenade will be upgrades with a more permanent treatment.”
The project had been delayed to undertake repairs to the concrete wharf structures at Lee Wharf and Throsby Wharf.
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Information needed on Waratah break and enter
Police are investigating a break and enter at a hotel in Waratah early Monday morning.
About 12.30am, police were called to the hotel on Station Street and Turton Road, following reports the windows of the hotel had been broken.
It’s believed a number of people entered the premises through the front windows and fled the scene a short time later, taking cash.
Officers attached to Newcastle City Local Area Command were called and established a crime scene.
As investigations into the incident continue, police are appealing for anyone with information or who may have witnessed suspicious activity in the area at the time of the incident to come forward.
Police are urging anyone with information in relation to this incident to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au/ Crime information should not be reported via Police Facebook and Twitter pages.
Girl approached by man in New Lambton
Police are appealing for information after a 12-year-old girl was approached by a man in a vehicle in the Newcastle area on Sunday.
The child told police she was walking her dog along Knight Street, New Lambton, about 1.30pm when a car pulled up beside her near the intersection with Rydal Street.
The male driver spoke to the girl, but did not get out of the vehicle.
The girl ran home, but did not tell her parents about the incident until about 8pm. They then contacted police.
Detectives from Newcastle City Local Area Command are investigating the incident, and would like to speak with a man who may be able to assist with their inquiries.
The man is described as being of Cauca-sian appearance, 20 to 35 years old, with short red hair and a full red beard. The car involved in the incident has been described as possibly a white, older-model Toyota Camry with two thick black pin stripes.
Man charged over attack on ambulance officer
A man is due in court today charged over the alleged assault of an ambulance officer at Carrington on Saturday.
Shortly after 12.40pm), police were called to Young Street in Carrington after an intoxicated man had allegedly assaulted a male ambulance officer.
Police from Newcastle City Local Area Command attended the scene and arrested a 38-year-old man. He was taken to the Mater Hospital to be checked before being released into police custody and was taken to Newcastle Police Station about 5pm.
The man, who is from Carrington, was charged with assaulting an ambulance officer, assaulting a police officer, offensive language and obstruct police in the execution of their duty.
The man was refused bail and appeared at Newcastle Local Court on Sunday. The male ambulance officer was treated by other ambulance paramedics at the scene.
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Brian Bell, General Manager Box 1906 HRMC NSW 2310 Tel: 4921 0333 Email: [email protected]
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Operating arrangements for Council’s annual Picnic DayLake Macquarie City Council’s annual Picnic Day will take place on Friday 21 November. The following arrangements will apply on this day:
In the case of an emergency, please contact Council on 4921 0333.
Administration Centre ClosedLibraries ClosedArt Gallery Open 10am-5pmSwim centres Open – public holiday operating timesBeaches Normal patrolsAwaba Waste Disposal Site Open 8am-4pmWaste, recyclable and Friday’s garbage bins will be collectedgreen waste collections on Saturday 22 November Recyclable and green waste collections will take place as normal.Visitors Information Centre Open 9am-4pmLandcare Resource Offi ce Closed
Proposed amendment to Council’s Pricing Policy 2014/15Revision of Tennis Hire fees and Introduction of Coach’s Licence FeesAs part of a broad review of tennis facility management, Lake Macquarie City Council is proposing a revision to its 2014/15 Pricing Policy. A workshop was held on 8 October 2014 where tennis facility managers and coaches were consulted on the amended fees and Council is now calling for submissions to the revised fee structure.Interested residents can have their say by lodging a submission to Council at [email protected] or Box 1906 Hunter Region Mail Centre 2310.The closing date for submissions is 17 December 2014.The proposed revised fees can be found at www.lakemac.com.au or by contacting Council on 4921 0333.
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H unt Hospitality, the business group behind Newcastle’s CBD Hotel and Hamilton’s Kent Hotel, has been nominated for
a combined nine awards at the upcoming AHA NSW Awards For Excellence.
The CBD Hotel is in the running for: Best Family Friendly Hotel, Best New/Redeveloped Hotel - Country; Best Casual Dining Venue - Country (Northern); Best Steak Venue; Industry Rising Star - Elle McNamara and Overall Hotel Of The Year - Country
The Kent Hotel received nominations for: Best New/Redeveloped Hotel - Coun-try; Best Casual Dining Venue - Country (Northern); Chef Of The Year - Robert Wilkinson
The well-earned nominations are a welcome reward after the hotels recently underwent major facelifts and launched new menus to complement the stylish, updated interiors.
Owner Stephen Hunt said he was thank-ful for the hard work staff had put in and is grateful for the recognition from the Australian Hotels Association.
“We’re very excited to have made it through to the finals and are particularly delighted to have become finalists in so many categories, especially the CBD Hotel being nominated for Overall Hotel Of The Year,” Mr Hunt said.
“It’s also fantastic to be in such great
company, sharing the nominations with venues like The Star and the Merivale Group in Sydney.”
Mr Hunt also congratulated Elle McNamara and Robbie Wilkinson’s commitment to the industry, and to Hunt Hospitality, and for their nominations for Industry Rising Star and Chef Of The Year.
Ms McNamara, who has been General Manager of the CBD Hotel since 2013 and a member of Hunt Hospitality since 2008, project managed the refurbishment of the hotel and said she was thankful for the support and encouragement from staff.
“Hunt Hospitality has been a great support and I feel very privileged to be nominated as a finalist alongside such an elite group,” she said.
Mr Wilkinson, Head Chef at The Kent Hotel, has international experience as both a chef and kitchen manager in venues ranging from a la carte restaurants in France to traditional pubs in England and Ireland.
“It’s always great fun working with the team at Hunt Hospitality and I really enjoyed the opportunity to give the menu a makeover earlier this year,” he said.
The AHA NSW Awards For Excellence Ceremony will be held on Monday 24 November at the Dockside Pavilion, Convention Wharf, Darling Harbour. The winners will proceed to the AHA National Awards.
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W hat began as an idea over a few drinks one night has seen seven men embark on the hirsute challenge of the year.
The men, located in Newcastle, Armidale and Melbourne, have chosen to grow beards for a full year while raising money for the White Ribbon foundation, a worldwide movement to end men’s violence against women.
Spearheaded by Waratah’s David Gray, Year of the Beard sees the men only allowed to trim and shape their beards, with shaving only permitted if it is required for purposes such as work.
The hairy challenge was concocted mid-last year “over too much red wine”, with the growing year lining up with the 2014 calendar year.
With the foundation saying that, on aver-age, one woman is killed each week by a current or former partner, Mr Gray said that the group figured that if they were going to do the challenge they may as well do it for a good cause.
“It started out as a competition to see who could grow the best beard - we all had some form of facial hair then,” he said.
“We chose White Ribbon because it is a really important charity. I’d never heard of it, so it’s not getting enough recognition.”
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next year. “It’s one thing to grow the beard, but we actually need the dona-tions to make a difference,” he said.
To donate, search for ‘2014 Year of the Beard’ on Facebook, or ‘YOTB2014’ at www.everydayhero.com.au.
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S even-year-old, Javonte Leung, from Charlestown, has done what many boys his age could only dream of - star
in a comic book. Javonte is one of the 2,800 Australians
living with haemophilia, a rare, incurable and potentially life threatening blood disor-der that inhibits sufferers’ blood from clotting.
The comic book he appears in, Medikidz Explain Haemophilia, helps children and their families come to terms with the condi-tion, with information on how to manage and prevent bleeds.
Many think a person diagnosed with haemophilia could bleed to death from a small cut or scratch, however, internal bleeding into organs, joints and muscles creates more significant issues for haemo-philiacs, including chronic pain, arthritis and mobility problems.
Javonte was diagnosed with haemophilia after he started walking at 10-months-old.
The condition first presented as severe bruising. His mother, Pierrta, said the diagnosis was a difficult time, with family members required to undergo genetic test-ing, but that education had made life a lot easier. “The first few years were very trau-
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Despite his condition, Javonte enjoys an
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the new comic book.
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COMMUNITYAmputees and Associates: Second Tuesday of every second month, 10am, Cardiff RSL. For more information, call Kevin, 4971 1633Bereaved by Suicide: Monthly support groups, Newcastle, Maitland and Nelson Bay. See www.lifelinehunter.org.au or call 4940 2000Bushwalking: Lake Macquarie Bushwalkers Inc. Walks Wednesday and Saturday. Walks program available at www.lakemacquariebushwalkers.org or email [email protected]: Lake Singers, Wednesday, 7:30pm, Unit-ing Church Hall, First St, Booragul. Call 4943 1672 for more informationChoir: Newcastle City Choir, Uniting Church Hall Mayfield, Wednesday, 7pm-9pm, call 49674401 or visit, www.newcastlecitychoir.org.auChoir: Novotones Men’s Harmony Chorus, call Brian, 4948 8476 or Rod, 0412 145 971 for more informationCo-dependents Anonymous: Wednesday, 7:30pm, Salvation Army Community Centre, 67 Cleary St, Hamilton. Call Jane, 0437 326 487, for more informationEdgeworth Memorial Neighbourhood Centre: 30th anniversary celebration day. Thursday, November 27 from 10am to 2pm. Free sausage sizzle, jumping castle, coffee van, various stalls
and much more. If you wish to have a stall or to volunteer please call Carol on 4965 8406Jenny’s Place: Women and children’s refuge - do-mestic violence resource, information, referral and support. Call 4927 85293Lake Macquarie Family History Group: Meet at Marmong Point Community Hall 1st Wednes-day of the month 2-5pm and 3rd Saturday of the month 10-4pm. Telephone Warren on 49595403 or www.lmfhg.org.auLifeball: Modified netball for over 50s. Warners Bay, every Friday, 9:30am. Call 4947 3650Men’s Shed: Elermore Vale, open 9am - 4pm, Monday - Friday. Call 0407 787 540Newcastle National Seniors: Meeting fourth Tuesday of the month, 10:15am, Adamstown RSL. Call 4966 0147 for more informationNewcastle School of Practical Philosophy: New classes commencing early October, Thursday, 7pm, St Marks, Islington. Email [email protected] or visit www.practicalphilosophy.org.au.NSW Justices Association: Community desk at Edgeworth town centre for witnessing and signing documents. First Thursday and third Saturday, 10am - noon. Call 0422 592 544Salvation Army garage sale: Saturday, Novem-ber 22, 8am- 2pm at Salvation Army, Cardiff. 6 Margaret Street. Sausage sizzle, second hand clothes, books, Devonshire teas and much more.Small Biz Bus: Free advice for local business community. Located at Lambton, Morehead Street (outside the Lambton Library, corner of Morehead & Elder Street) on Thursday 20th November and at Wallsend Rotunda Park (corner of Tyrrell & Nelson Street) on Friday 21st November. To book an appointment, call TheBusiness Centre on 1300 134 359 or visit www.smallbusiness.nsw.gov.au/hop-on-the-small-biz-busThe Friendship Circle: A happy, fun, social group of over 55 singles who have enjoyable outings with a great bunch of people. All over 55s. Sin-
gle people are welcome join. We have weekend and weekday outings, including- visits to places of interest, picnics, walks, lunches, dinners, live music, dancing, day trips and weekends away. Contact Davina on 0487908503.
CLUBSBushwalking: Hunter Area Walkabout Club. [email protected]. Newcastle ramblers first and third Monday, Charlestown Uniting Church, Milson St, Charlestown. Call 0419 491 612Car club: Triumph Sports Owners Association meet first Tuesday of the month, 7pm, Club Macquarie. For more information, call David, 0409 885 342Cardiff Seniors Club: Monday and Friday. Seek-ing new members. Bingo, carpet bowls, cards, etc. Call 4945 5785 or 4954 5662Lions Club: Warners Bay. first and third Thurs-day of the month, 6:30pm for 7pm start, Sweet St. Call 4947 1983 for more informationLions Club: Elermore Vale. second and fourth Tuesday of the month, 6:30pm, Wallsend Dig-gers. Call 4950 2138 for more informationNewcastle Caravan Club: Fourth Tuesday of the month, 7pm, Wallsend South Public School, Smith Rd, Elermore Vale. Call Gael, 4950 2232 Probus: Call 1300 630 488 for nearest club and meeting timesRotary: See www.rotary9670.org.au/ClubDirec-tory for meeting locations and timesVIEW: See www.view.org.au or call 1800 805 366 for local club details.
PARENTINGDads in Distress: Call 1300 853 437 or visit www.dadsindistress.asn.au to find your nearest support group or local workerHappy Hippo Toy Library: Toys for 0-6 years. Open Tuesday and Friday, 10am - noon or by appointment. Call 4973 7000InspYre: Young mothers mentoring program.
Connects young mothers up to 25 years with car-ing women and services in the community. Call 4929 2954 for more informationMyTime: Peer support for parents and carers of children under school age with a disability or chronic medical condition. Call 1800 889 997Newcastle Multiple Birth Club Inc: Support, social events and information for parents of multiples. Call 0407 431 339SIDS and Kids: 24-hours bereavement support. Call, 4969 3171Waratah Intergenerational Playgroup: For par-ents and children up to the age of six, as well as elderly residents, offering a wide variety of early learning experiences. Playgroup meets Mondays at 9.30am every week during the school term at Bethel Aged Care, cnr Bridge and Lorna St, Waratah. Ph: 1800 171 882.
HEALTHAl-anon: Family groups. Call 1300 252 666 or email [email protected] for more informationHunter Dementia and Memory Centre: 2 Percy St, Hamilton. Call 4962 7000Hunter Women’s Centre: Alternative therapies. Call 4968 2511 for more informationNewcastle MS Support Group: 10am - noon, third Wednesday, Heaton Birmingham Gardens Bowling Club, Mordue Pde, Jesmond. Call Ste-phen, 4952 7302, or Janelle, 4982 6123Red Cross: Blood donation. Newcastle Donor Centre, 38 Watt St. Call 13 14 95
If you know of an event going on in Newcastle or Lake Macquarie, contact us at least two weeks before the date of publication. This is a free community calendar and is for not-for-profit and community organisations. Write to us at the Post, 19 Pearson St, Charlestown, NSW, 2290 or email [email protected]
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K illingworth mum, Shakira Carolan will be ho-ho-hoing through the streets of Newcastle
next month, to raise money for families coping with childhood illness.
Mrs Carolan will be one of hundreds of donning the iconic red suit and taking part in Variety’s annual Santa Fun Run.
She told the Post that her 17-month-old daughter Ailah had inspired her to sign up for the event. “My daughter, Ailah Grace was diagnosed with a rare connec-tive tissue disorder not long after she was born,” she said.
“The disorder, called Ehlers Danlos Syndrome causes soft, stretchy skin, which produces bruises and tears easily, along with other complications.
“It makes her produce faulty collagen, which is the glue that holds your skin, muscles, joints, organs, tendons and pretty much your whole body together.
“This has caused delayed gross motor skills and quite severe bilateral hip dysplasia at birth, which required multi-ple operations.
“We have not yet required the assis-tance of Variety, but are very aware of the great work they do for others and that we may too, have to one day seek their help.”
Ms Carolan said she he already raised more than $500 for Variety in the lead up to the fun run and encouraged others to take part.
The Variety Santa Fun Run will take place along the Newcastle Foreshore on Sunday, December 7.
A 5km route will depart from Harbour Square, Honeysuckle at 10am, travelling along the foreshore to Nobbys Light-house and back. There will also be a 3km route to Nobbys Reserve and back.
Registration is $25 for adults, $10 for children and $50 for families (two adults, and two children). A 10 per cent discount applies for groups of four or more. To register, visit www.varietysantafunrun.com.au.
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Shakira Carolan and her daughter, Ailah, will be taking part in the Variety Santa Fun Run
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At Rethink Newcastle Financial Planning, we truly believe that everyone has choices and has the right to exercise those choices to create their most magnifi-cent life. As a financial planning firm we see it as our responsibility to show clients all of the choices available to them and empower and support them to create their most magnificent life.
So, with 2014 almost at a close, I’d like to encourage you to reflect on what your goals were for this year. How are you tracking in terms of achieving your 2014 goals? Are you currently living your most magnificent life? If not, that’s okay. A powerful tool to get you on track to increasing the likelihood of achieving your goals and most magnificent life is to ‘check in with yourself’. Reflect and ask yourself what is showing up in your life that you like and what is showing up in your life that you may not be so happy with?
If there are things in your life that you’re not completely content with, again that’s okay. Take this as an opportunity to make some new choices around the things you’re not completely happy with and don’t be afraid to ask for support.
As we wrap up 2014, I am giving you permission to use this time to really think about how you want your life to look, what support you need and what choices or decisions you need to make to get you there.
Disclaimer: This editorial provides general informa-tion only. Before making any financial decisions, consult a financial planner to take into account your individual needs.
Nearly everybody will be affected by cardiovascular disease at some point in their life. Whether you develop a cardiovascular disease or someone you love does, knowing what you can do to get help for the heart is important.
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) includes all diseases and conditions of the heart and blood vessels. The main cause of CVDs in Australia is atherosclerosis, which is an abnormal build-up of fat and other substances which form plaque inside the arteries.
According to the Australian institute of Health and Welfare, based on data from the 2007-08 National Health Survey, an estimated 17% of the Australian population (3.4 million people) had CVD. The preva-lence is similarly spread across males and females. While only 10% of those aged 35-44 years have CVD, this jumps to 70% of those aged 85 years or over.
High blood pressure (BP) is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke. It is the cause of more death and disease than any other risk factor. By lowering BP in patients with hypertension, their cardiovascular risk is reduced.
Risk factors for heart disease include smoking, diabetes, obesity, family history and age. By following a healthy lifestyle and taking medicines as prescribed, you can reduce your overall risk of developing CVD.
There are many products and services available in pharmacies which can help with CVD. For the nearest Self Care pharmacy, phone the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia on 1300 369 772, or go to www.psa.org.au
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DECLAN CLAUSEN Commentator @DeclanClausen
The surprise announcement of a climate change agreement between America and China is an amazing opportunity for the renewable energy entrepreneurs in Australia. It is also a sad reflection on the Abbott Govern-ment’s decision to cut the carbon price and the market uncertainty it is creating about the Renewable Energy Target (RET).
The RET has been a longstanding agreement between all sides of politics. Under this target Australia would reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 5% of 1990 levels by the year 2020. The target for 2050 will be between 15 or 25%, depending on how many other counties take actions to reduce their emissions.
In recent months several members of the Abbott government have spoken publicly about lowering the target. While no change has yet been made these flippant comments have created enough market uncertainty to lead to job loses in this previously expanding industry.
Renewable energy companies use this target to help sell their product and justify investment in better products. Here in Newcastle the CSIRO Energy Center at Mayfield have developed the most efficient solar system for creat-ing supercritical steam in power plants, a world leading innovation that they can sell to China and America, but don’t have support locally.
If this uncertainty continues investors will choose to back other projects where the risk of government policy change is lower. The Government must commit to retain-ing the RET and working on a binding agreement at the global climate change discussions next year in Paris.
Opportunitiesabound
Pretty much everyone that is interested in health has at one point or another, questioned whether they should be choosing butter or margarine when they get to the fridge section of the supermarket.
The truth is, that even health professionals argue about which is better! Some are adamant that margarine spreads help to reduce your risk of heart disease, while butter (due to its high saturated fat content) causes high blood cholesterol. Other health professionals argue that margarine is linked to an increased cancer risk and its unnatural nature causes problems in the gut and bowel.
So, which should you use?As a dietitian and nutritionist, I believe in following and
recommending the most natural and unprocessed diet possi-ble. That involves focusing on eating an appropriate mix of carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins and minerals.
While it is true that we need some fat (40-60g) per day for good health, once you use some oil in cooking, eat some fish, nuts, avocado and lean meat, most of us have well and truly met our fat quota for the day.
So, when giving recommendations on spreads my advice is always the same – the less you have of either, the better.
The best option is to avoid both, and use avocado as a spread instead. Or, do as the Italians do! Dip your bread in a bit or extra-virgin cold-pressed olive oil!
If you don’t like those ideas and you have to choose between butter and marg ... I personally prefer butter (as it is natural), however it is very important to limit the amount you use.
Also consider limiting your animal fat intake from other sources to ensure your total daily saturated fat intake is low.
And no, you shouldn’t waste your money on cholesterol lowering margarines.
Getting your ‘good/bad’ fat balance right, limiting alcohol, losing a couple of kilos and exercising is far more powerful than adding a spread will ever will be.
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Antibiotics are losing their power according to the independ-ent organisation NPS MedicineWise. They are so concerned, they have declared this week Antibiotic Awareness Week.
In 1928 the Scottish scientist Alexander Fleming discovered the antibacterial properties of a mould that would lead to penicillin. In 1939 the Australian, Howard Florey and the German Ernest Chain were the first to develop penicillin as a medicine. This development was truly revolutionary and a major advance in medical science. It’s hard to imagine now, but prior to the development of antibiotics, infection was the major cause of death.
In less than 75 short years we risk losing these miracle drugs to antibiotic resistance. This is happening right now in Austral-ian hospitals, doctor’s surgeries, pharmacies and even our own homes. Infections that were once easily cured are becoming harder to treat. The NPS MedicineWise want us to consider a world without antibiotics. Imagine a simple cut you got at home in the garden or at the beach, becoming something that is potentially life threatening. But that future is exactly what we are risking.
The cause is the misuse of antibiotics and we all, including doctors, have a role to play in finding a solution. Australians have one of the highest rates of antibiotic use in the developed world and we need to reduce our use by 25%, just to bring us in line with the OECD average. Firstly, we must use antibiot-ics appropriately. Antibiotics only kill bacteria, they have no effect on viruses like the common cold.
If you are prescribed antibiotics, take as prescribed, don’t miss doses and take the whole course. Finally, never use or share left over antibiotics. The more people are aware of this issue, the less we are likely to misuse antibiotics and the more likely we are to preserve these miracle medications for future generations. Become a resistance fighter! The NPS Medicine-Wise website has some very useful independent and evidence based information about this and other medical conditions.
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VALENTINE’S DAVID GOVAN has failed narrowly to win the prestigious 2014 NSW Champion of Club Champions Singles Championship played at Nowra Bowling Club.
Govan convincingly defeated Wesley Falconer (Towradgi Park) 31/20 in the Round of 16 and Bruce Jewell (Terrigal) 31/18 in the quarter-finals.
He then lost a tight semi-final 31/29 to Kenta Treacher (North Sydney) after holding game. Treacher, who repre-sented Japan in the 2014 World Cup, then went on to convincingly defeat Nathan Dawson (Kurri Kurri) 31/14 in the final.
Newcastle’s representatives in the NSW Champion of Club Champions Pairs Corey Pethebridge substitute for Matthew Baus (currently representing Australia in the Hong Kong International Pairs) and Michael Abel (Raymond Terrace) lost by the odd shot 22/21 in the Round of 16 to Jonathon McDaid and Greg Jeans (Glenbrook).
NSW representative Ray Pearse and Carl Healey (Cabramatta) claimed the title defeating Daniel Roper & Terry
Pappas 30/8 in a one-sided final. Etta-long “Eagles” 147 points regained the lead in the BCIB Challenge when they whitewashed Alder Park “Stallions”16/0 winning in straight sets on all three rinks. Australian representative Aron Sherriff lead the way defeating Jarrod Duncan 21/3, 17/4.
Raymond Terrace “Jets” 140.5 points dropped to second place when they lost narrowly 8/7 to Valentine “Lakers”103 points. A straight sets win in the triples 8/4, 8/8 by Corey Nickalls, Col Fraser and Bill Ahoy over Shane Evans, Jamie Minter and Lennon Scott proving decisive. East Cessnock “Comets” 139, Soldiers Point “Dolphins” 131 and Charlestown “Tigers” 128 points round out the top 5.
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U niversity stamped themselves as contenders for the 2014/15 Newcastle District Cricket Premiership after completing
their second outright win of the season. After tallying 294 on day one at University Oval, the Students took 20 Wests wickets with 12 overs to spare handing the Rosel-las a thumping innings defeat.
Jesse Major and Tim Prescott were the destroyers taking seven and six wickets respectively.
Belmont was another team to complete their second outright win of the season against a hapless Waratah Mayfield at Waratah Oval.
After recording only 54 in their first innings, Waratah improved to register 141 in their second innings. This left Belmont a target of 30 which they achieved easily.
Paceman Jace Lawson had match figures of 12 for 70 for Belmont.
At Learmonth Park, Newcastle City never threatened Toronto Workers’ total of 257. The Sabres top order failed and slumped to 4 for 34.
University thrash Wests
Wests batsman Andrew Shakespeare losing his off stump to University’s Tim Prescott Photo: Paul Allan
Students run through Rosellas to stake claim for premiership honours
Craig Handy with 64 and Luke Hunter with 43 attempted to resurrect the run chase with an 87-run stand but Toronto cruised to an 81-run win.
Joe Price took five wickets for the Kooka-burras.
A 212-run partnership between Jason Keelan and Josh Trappel saw Hamilton Wickham avoid outright defeat against Merewether. Both scored centuries as
Hamwicks finished at 7 for 311 after Merewether had secured first innings points.
Young gun Bayley McGill was another centurion as he steered Cardiff to first innings points against Wallsend at Cardiff. The 17-year-old finished with 112 as Cardiff passed Wallsend’s 154 with six wickets in hand. They finished all out for 267.
Charlestown completed a first innings
win against Stockton at Kahibah. After taking a first innings lead of 53, Charles-town was bundled out for 85 in their second innings. There was insufficient time for the Seagulls to mount a serious run chase.
A round of one day games this week will be highlighted by Belmont hosting Charlestown and Cardiff at home to high flying University.
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O ne of Newcastle’s favourite sons three-time Paralympic gold medallist, Kurt Fearnley was last week honoured with a
recognition function at City Hall following his recent victory in the prestigious New York Marathon.
Fearnley was joined by wife Sheridan and son Harry and spoke of his affinity for the Hunter, having moved from western NSW at the completion of his schooling.
“I fell in love with Newcastle during my first 18 months up here mainly because I was automatically adopted,” Fearnley said.
“I’ve actually had people trying to tell me that they went to school with me at Newcastle High School,” he joked.
“I had people pull up on the road beside me when I was training and ask me whether I was Kurt Fearnley. I’d say ‘yes’
Honouring one of the greats
New York marathon winner Kurt Fearnley with friend and manager, Michael Turner
Humble Fearnley back in the city he loves after fifth New York Marathon victory
and they’d say ‘I’ve got a bloody lot of time for you, son’.
“I found that this area was the bush from the beach and I wanted to be a part of it.
“I was fortunate enough to get married up here and have our young fellow born here, so if I’m not a real Novocastrian - he will be. This is an extremely open, under-standing and caring community.”
Fearnley’s manager and long-term friend, Michael Turner said that while there had always been plenty of victories to celebrate, it was the attitude after defeat that defined the champion athlete.
“You have athletes with excuses such as injuries, illnesses and poor machinery. But I’ve never heard an excuse from Kurt in regards to his performance,” Turner said. “If he hasn’t won on the day, it isn’t because of machinery or the track or because of tactics. It’s because the other fellow was better on the day.
Fearnley has recently released his auto-biography, Pushing The Limits.
PAUL MONFORTE
HUNTER SCHOOL AWARDS
U p-and-coming sports stars were recognised at the Hunter Region School Sports Awards at Souths Merewether last Thursday.
Organised by the Hunter Academy of Sport and supported by Lake Macquarie City Council through their Annual Dona-tions Program, the awards were presented for boys and girls in both the primary and secondary school divisions.
Holy Spirit Kurri Kurri’s Charlie Hawke, won the primary school boys award after representing NSW at the National School Swimming Championships.
Emma Hopkins, from Belair Public School at Adamstown Heights, was named winner of the primary school girls category after excelling in six sports during 2014 - swimming, basketball, touch, athletics, cross country, basketball.
Baseballer Lachlan Wells, from Hunter Sports High School, took out the second-ary school award for his selection in the NSW All Schools and Australian School-boys teams. He has signed a professional contract with the Minnesota Twins.
Hunter Sports High student, Hannah Southwell won the secondary school girls division for her continued excellence in soccer, cricket and rugby union.
During 2014, Southwell represented NSW in under 18 cricket and was part of the Australian under 16 soccer squad. She is a member of the Newcastle Jets W-League team and has been invited to train with the national Olympic rugby squad.
Region’s top young athletes
Hunter Sports High’s, Hannah Southwell, winner of the secondary girls award
Southwell told the Post soccer was set to win out as her preferred sport in coming years.
“Definitely, it will be soccer. I’m part of the W-League team and hope to play more games as the season goes on,” she said.
“We’re having a good season and we want to be in the semi-finals.” Primary school girls: Emma England (St Joseph’s Charlestown - gymnastics, athletics, cross country); Keely McLean (St Mary’s Warn-ers Bay - basketball); Taleah Mountford (Holy Spirit Kurri Kurri - soccer, cricket); Chenoa Pinney-Elkington (St Joseph’s Charlestown - athletics, cross country, gymnastics, dance).
Primary school boys: Ethan Butterfield (St Paul’s Rutherford - rugby league, rugby union); Dylan Day (St Joseph’s Charles-town - swimming); Evan Kilminster (Adamstown Public School - basketball); Jack Simmons (St James Primary School Kotara South - soccer).
Secondary school girls: Sarah Gardner (St Paul’s Booragul - triathlon); Emma Sue Greentree (Hunter Sports High - athletics); Grace Jeffrey (Lambton High School - shot put, discus, javelin); Teah McPherson (Hunter Sports High - athletics); Sophie Nenadovic - (Hunter Sports High); Kendall Steel (Kotara High School - cross country, hockey); Lucy Tabrett (Belmont High - swimming); Dakota Thomas (St Paul’s Booragul - athletics).
Secondary school boys: Jake Bartel (Kotara High - swimming); Callum
Beashel (Hunter Sports High - softball); Matt Cooper (Hunter Sports High - rugby league); Brock Lamb (All Saints College, St Mary’s Campus - rugby league); Harry Morton (Hunter Sports High - sailing);
Edwin Nicholson (Hunter Valley Grammar - athletics); Matthew Pender (All Saints College, St Mary’s Campus - swimming); Alexander Wells (Hunter Sports High - baseball).
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Wednesday 19 November 2014
A fter weeks of defending his players’ slow start to the season, Jets coach, Phil Stubbins said fans were justified in venting their frustrations after the
4-0 loss to Brisbane Roar at Hunter Stadium on Friday night.
“I think there’s a lot of questions that we need to ask each other, myself included,” he said.
“But certainly a very hard 90 minutes to get through from my own point of view. We need to ask where we are going with things.
“It was a terrible performance, we struggled to keep the ball. I don’t think we strung three of four passes together.”
The Jets managed to hold the Roar to 0-0 at halftime, but were undone in the stanza by a hat-trick from Brazilian, Henrique.
The striker started from the bench and entered the match after 35 minutes following an injury to Jean Carlos Solorzano.
Stubbins lamented the lack of cohesion and enthusiasm from the home side.
“There was no intensity, no effort, no communication. All the things we’ve tried to work on just went out the window.”
Coach lets fly at grounded Jets
The Jets face a week of soul-searching after a heavy loss to the Brisbane Roar
Stubbins questions lack of eff ort and intensity as fans take out frustrations on players
PAUL MONFORTE The Jets head down to Parramatta on Satur-day to take on the winless Western Sydney Wanderers. Despite the Wanderers’ lowly position, the road trip is one of the hardest in the A-League. The Wanderers will be backing up after their deferred round 3 match against the Central Coast Mariners tonight. Kick-off on Saturday is 5pm.
A-League ladder after round 6: Perth Glory 15pts (+3), Adelaide United 14pts (+5), Melbourne Victory 12pts (+8), Sydney FC 12pts (+5), Wellington Phoenix 9pts (+1), Melbourne City 6pts (-2), *Central Coast Mariners 4pts (-3), *Brisbane Roar 3pts (-2), Newcastle Jets 2pts (-9), **Western Sydney Wanderers 0pts (-6).
* one game in hand. ** two games in hand.Newcastle’s W-League side recorded a 3-3
draw with Canberra United at Jack McLaughlan Oval, Edgeworth on Saturday afternoon.
Angela Salem, Tara Andrews and Rhali Dobson each scored for the Jets.
This weekend, the Jets will take on Melbourne Victory at Kingston Heath in Melbourne at 3pm on Saturday.
The Jets’ Youth League team were defeated 2-0 by Brisbane Roar on Saturday afternoon at Weston. Their next match will be away to Melbourne City on Sunday afternoon at 2pm.
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