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A lesson in harmony

I t has been described as Islington’s best kept secret.

Tucked away off busy Maitland Road, Isling-ton Public School is arguably Newcastle’s most

culturally diverse school, with nearly 47 per cent of the school’s 120 students coming from refugee or migrant backgrounds.

Students come from countries as diverse Iraq, Afghanistan, Tibet and Sudan, to learn alongside students from nearby suburbs like Wickham and Tighes Hill, and to take advantage of the school’s unique support initiatives, including specialised counselling services for students who have experi-enced trauma, “chill out” tents in classrooms, and cultural programs involving Aboriginal elders and Sengalese drum and dance masters.

“We’ve also pursued partnerships with a number of external stakeholders like Northern Settlement Services, and introduced things like our weekly parents’ breakfast to make sure the whole school community is thriving,” principal Matthew Brad-ley told the Post. “We all know the saying, happy wife, happy life, well, it’s the same our students - happy parents, happy kids.”

Last week, Deputy Labor Leader and Federal Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs and Interna-tional Development, Tanya Plibersek visited the school to see the unique programs in action.

Speaking exclusively to the Post following her visit, Ms Plibersek said Islington Public was one of

EXCLUSIVE: Deputy Opposition Leader visits Islington Public School

Newcastle MP, Sharon Claydon and Deputy Labor Leader, Tanya Plibersek with students at Islington Public School

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the most inspiring schools she had ever visited. “To see, in particular, almost half of the children

here are from a refugee background, to think about the difference that having this opportunity will

make in their lives to them as individuals, to their families, it’s just phenomenal,” she said.

“It’s a great example of harmony and it’s abso-lutely inspiring.”

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With Bennett and Tinkler gone, its time to rebuild the Knights

Seeing Wayne Bennett paraded at a Brisbane Broncos press conference on Monday was the official final page of his Newcastle Knights story.

With Bennett gone, and Nathan Tinkler also out of the picture, the real work of re-building the Newcastle Knights begins.

Knights fans would have felt that Bennett’s arrival in 2012 would result in their next premier-ship, and perhaps a golden era for the club. But the soap opera playing out behind the scenes was always going to rob the club of its opportunity to meet those expectations.

Questions over late and missing payments, Tinker’s financial status and Bennett’s place in the overall Newcastle picture continued to domi-nate the club. Only the very best can overcome such issues, and Newcastle didn’t quite have the tenacity to do it. Alex McKinnon’s tragic injury earlier this year only added to Newcastle’s woes, but they now face the prospect of a fresh start and a legitimate re-building period.

I say legitimate re-building period because many clubs use that term as a way to stave off bad publicity, and keep the critics silent.

But you only have to look at a club like Penrith, which was in a much worse state than Newcastle a few years ago, to see an example of legitimate re-building. That club is now one win away from a grand final and has the systems in place for long-term success. The same opportunity confronts

Newcastle that confronted Penrith three years ago, but the secret behind the Panthers’ success was the appointment of Phil Gould.

That appointment and its ultimate success is likely to see a raft of similar management style appointments in the years to come, and Newcas-tle has taken such a step with the appointment of Michael Hagan as director of football.

It’s a quality appointment and one the Knights should be applauded for.

Hagan enjoyed premiership success with the Knights in 2001 and understands the club intri-cately as both a former player and coach.

That’s exactly what Newcastle need - Bennett perhaps never really understood the uniqueness that is Newcastle as a city, something that is reflected in the football team.

Hagan understands that better than anyone, while Rick Stone is also a positive appointment as coach - he too understands the club, having coached there previously and been an assistant to Bennett - and is a key piece of the puzzle.

As we saw in 1997 and 2001, the power of rugby league can really play a huge role in the vibrancy and confidence of a city. The Newcastle Knights hold a much bigger responsibility than just winning football games. They are as much about the culture of Newcastle as anything or anyone.

Patience, perseverance and improvement are key elements of a re-build and it all starts now.

They now face the prospect of a fresh start

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H unter police have been congrat-ulated for an across-the-board fall in crime rates.

According to the latest figures from the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR), instances of break and enters on non-dwellings in Maitland fell 19.4 per cent in the 24 months leading up to June, motor vehicle theft fell, 24.2 per cent and there was a 18.2 per cent reduction in instances of malicious damage to property.

In Cessnock, household break and enters fell 17.9 per cent, instances of stealing from vehicles fell by 11.8 per cent and there was a massive, 42.2 per cent fall in instances of break and enters to non-dwellings.

NSW Minister for Police and Emergency Services, Stuart Ayres praised officers for the positive result.

“This is an outstanding result and I congratulate all police across the Hunter for their untiring efforts in preventing crime and investigating offences,” he said.

“Across NSW, this is the first time in the Bureau’s 25-year history that none of the major 17 offences have increased.”

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NSW Police Minister, Stuart Ayres has congratulated off icers on drop in Hunter crime rates

criticised the Government for failing to put more new officers in the Hunter, with the region receiving just one new recruit from the latest batch.

“I recently held a round table on domes-

tic violence and it was clear from those in attendance that police response times are still a major concern,” she said.

“The latest BOCSAR figures show an increase in domestic violence-

related assault in the Hunter. “The public deserve more than this and I will continue to push the Minister to appoint more police across all Hunter commands.”

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I ndependent candidate for Newcas-tle, Karen Howard may support the closure of the city’s heavy rail line, but she is asking many of the same

questions as the projects opponents. The prominent Newcastle business-

woman has called on the Government to release its long-awaited transitional transport arrangements following the truncation of the rail line at the end of the year.

Transport Minister Gladys Berejiklian has said bus services will replace trains from Boxing Day, when the line will be truncated, until the city’s new light rail system can be built, but an interim time-table is still yet to be released.

Ms Howard said the Government had had ample time to devise a plan and it now needed to give commuters piece of mind.

“What I’m hearing is that people want a little bit of time to plan their transport post-Boxing Day and the truncation of the rail,” she said.

“I think that’s a perfectly reasonable concern and I think it’s only fair that we ask Minister Berejiklian what those plans might look like so people can start to get

themselves organised as to how they will travel around.”

“The last thing we want is a situation where commuters, especially the elderly, would rather stay at home because they’re not sure how to get around the city once the rail is truncated.”

Ms Berejiklian said the Government remained fully committed to truncat-

ing the rail line and added that detailed interim transport arrangements were being finalised and would be released to the community well in advance on the truncation date.

Ms Howard also said she was in favour of the rail corridor being preserved as “green space”, with pop-up cafes and cycleways along the strip.

She also believed “we could do better” than the “very uninspiring” design for the Wickham Transport Interchange, which has been described by Save Our Rail president, Joan Dawson in the past as looking like “a carport on steroids”.

Ms Howard said she would also be pres-suring the Government to expand the light rail system past the CBD, to connect the city and the suburbs.

“I’m going to hold the Premier account-able to not only spend that money on what he said he would, but to broaden the light rail, preferably out to Hunter Stadium, link it up to the hospital, the university, around the beaches,” she said.

“It took us something like between 40 and 50 report to get to where we are now.

“I am sincerely hoping we can be a little more efficient and a little more effective with planning stage two of our transport and we should be staring that process now.”

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Independent candidate for Newcastle, Karen Howard at Newcastle Station

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Palmer United backs by-election candidates

The Palmer United Party has thrown its support behind two candidates running in the upcoming Newcastle and Charlestown by-elections.

Public servant, Jennifer Stefanac will run as an independent candidate for the seat of Newcastle, while Cessnock City Councillor, Suellen Wrightson will run as an independent in the seat of Charlestown.

Ms Stefanac stood as a Palmer United Party candidate for Hunter in last year’s Federal election and has worked as a child protection caseworker and Aboriginal student liaison officer with the NSW Department of Family and Community Services and NSW Department of Educa-tion, respectively.

She said the people of Newcastle needed rhetoric-free politics.

“I have spoken with a number of resi-dents and local business owners who are tired of political rhetoric and simply want leaders who actually deliver results in their best interests,” she said.

Ms Wrightson stood as the Palmer United Party Senate candidate for NSW last year’s Federal election and said she intends to set up a community committee for the electorate of Charlestown.

“The committee will be comprised of 12 members from local business, health, education, sporting, ageing, local govern-ment, arts and volunteer groups,” she said.

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T he State Opposition has promised to spend the lion’s share of the proceeds from the lease of the Port of Newcastle in the Hunter,

if it is successful in the state election next March.

Visiting Newcastle last week, NSW Labor leader John Robertson said $750 million would be injected back into the Hunter region if a Labor Government is elected in 2015.

He said an additional $340 million could be spent on infrastructure projects throughout the Hunter just by keeping the heavy rail line into the city.

“The key thing about this announce-ment is $340 million that the Liberals had allocated to rip up the rail line will be able to be spent elsewhere because Labor is committed to making sure the rail line stays,” he said.

“If Newcastle’s rejuvenation is to ensure that city’s future for the next 30, 40, or 50 years, it is absolutely critical that that piece of transport infrastructure stays.

“Cities around the world that are going through rejuvenation are looking to build rail lines into the city and Newcastle has the opportunity to capitalise on that piece

Opposition leader promises $750 million to the Hunter if elected in 2015

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of rail infrastructure and $750 million right across the Hunter.”

Mr Robertson said the Party would be making announcements in the coming weeks as to what projects would be funded through the additional investment.

Labor candidate for Charlestown, Jodie Harrison said she would like to see some of the proceeds spent on improving transport in Lake Macquarie, including the construction of the Lake Macquarie Transport Interchange and the continued

roll out of school zone flashing lights.Independent candidate for Newcastle,

Karen Howard criticised the announce-ment, saying Labor had had three years to decide which projects it would fund through the proceeds from the port lease.

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I ndependent candidate for Newcastle, Jacqueline Haines has labeled the Labor Party’s call for the State Govern-ment to host a jobs summit address-

ing the Hunter’s high unemployment as “laughable” and “blatant electioneering”.

Ms Haines singled out her by-election opponent, Labor candidate for Newcastle, Tim Crakanthorp for failing to attend a similar two-day summit hosted by indus-try in July.

“Labor candidate and councillor, Tim Crakanthorp chose to attend a Maitland Save Our Rail rally instead of joining us to discuss ways to ensure a prosperous economic future for the Hunter region,” she said.

“Mr Crakanthorp’s calls for a summit now are laughable when he couldn’t be bothered coming to hear the people who go to work everyday in important local industries.”

Mr Crankanthorp claimed he never received an invitation to the summit.

“When I’m talking to the people of Newcastle, they’re telling me that their jobs are going to run out in December, some of those who work in our local manufacturing plants,” he said.

“Now if Jacqueline wants to talk to those people and say that it’s a joke to try and get employment for them I’d be very interested to hear her response.”

Mr Crakanthorp last week called on NSW Premier, Mike Baird to hold a Hunter jobs summit to address what he called “wors-

ening unemployment in Newcastle and the Hunter”.

“According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, there are 6,800 more people in the Hunter unemployed than a year ago, 4,800 of whom are males,” he said.

“The Baird Government needs to take

the lead on this issue, to put its consider-able resources in achieving tangible outcomes and reduce the hemorrhaging unemployment in the region.”

Mr Crakanthorp said the Hunter econ-omy needed to be diversified with more modern jobs.

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I magine building a house that could help find a cure for childhood cancer.

Well, that’s exactly what the Children’s Cancer Institute is hoping

to achieve through its Build for a Cure fundraising initiative.

Throughout September, International Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, labourers have been hard at work building a home on donated land in Glenmore Park in Sydney’s western suburbs, which will be auctioned off next month to raise funds for childhood cancer research.

Hunter-based building company, McDonald Jones Homes has got behind the cause, donating a lavish four bedroom, two bathroom home in conjunction with Austral Bricks, as well as labour, an in-kind donation of upwards of $200,000.

The generosity of local business will help support local children and families affected by cancer, such as 14-year-old, Rebecca Cooper from Maryland.

Miss Cooper was diagnosed two months ago with an aggressive form of cancer, which first presented as a tumor in her leg and spread to her lymph nodes and lungs.

Despite being confined to the hospital or her home, due the detrimental effect of the chemotherapy on her immune

system, Miss Cooper remained upbeat and determined to beat her cancer, which she has cheekily dubbed, Terry the Tumor.

“I want Terry out of my life,” she joked. “He needs to stop being so clingy.”

Children’s Cancer Institute executive direc-tor, Professor Michelle Haber said she was blown away by the generosity of the compa-nies involved in the fundraising project.

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raise much-needed funds that will take us a step closer to curing childhood cancer - it’s not if, it’s when.”

The home will be auctioned on Saturday, October 26.

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14-year-old cancer patient, Rebecca Cooper with her boyfriend, Tom Hemingway and her mum, Dana Thomson at John Hunter Children’s Hospital

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Doyle to run for lord mayor

The Democratic Labour Party (DLP) has announced its intention to support inde-pendent candidates for the upcoming Charlestown and Newcastle by-elections.

The DLP declares itself a “middle way” for disenfranchised former Labor and Liberal voters and while identifying as a “secular party” is based on “the Christian understanding of life”.

NSW DLP Secretary, Michael Byrne said the party would hold a public meet-ing in Cardiff this Saturday, where DLP supported independent nominees would address the community.

“DLP Labour has convened a public meeting at which nominees can address

the public with their purpose and intent for standing for public office,” he said.

“It will be a fine opportunity for grass-roots politics to unearth a true political servant.”

The successful candidate will be selected by the NSW DLP State Executive.

The meeting will be held at John Young Community Hall, 24 Thomas Street, Cardiff at noon on Saturday, September 27.

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Greens councillor, Therese Doyle has become the second candidate to run for lord mayor of Newcastle.

Ms Doyle announced her candidacy last week, saying Newcastle needed to “expunge the negative McCloy legacy” and seek out accountable government and people-centred planning.

“Now, more than ever, Newcastle needs a lord mayor who places the interests of people and our environment, natural and built heritage, and council services before powerful sectional interests and economic rationalist ideology,” she said.

“I have consistently championed transparent Council decision-making and the inclusion of residents’ voices in the affairs of council, and opposed the

disproportionate influence of the devel-opment industry on decision-making in Newcastle.”

Ms Doyle said she would be campaign-ing to ensure Newcastle saw its fair share of the proceeds from the lease of the Port of Newcastle, and from future develop-ments such as the proposed T4 coal terminal and University of Newcastle city campus.

“I also want to review council’s priori-ties, and re-establish its commitment to provide youth services, childcare, swimming pools, sporting facilities and directly support the arts” Ms Doyle said.

Labor councillor Nuatali Nelmes will also run in the by-election to replace former lord mayor, Jeff McCloy.

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Youth learns important lessonPolice would like to thank the community

after a boy was identified following an appeal for information earlier this month in relation to a child approach at East Maitland.

About 4:15pm on Saturday, September 6, a 13-year-old girl and an 11-year-old boy were at a playground on Macgowan Street when a youth allegedly approached the pair and spoke inappropriately to them.

The children left the playground and the girl told her mother what had happened.

Officers from the Central Hunter Local Area Command attended and started an investigation and within hours of a public appeal, police were able to identify a boy.

He was spoken to by officers and it was determined that he did not understand the consequences of his actions.

Central Hunter Local Area Command Crime Manager, Detective Inspector John Zdrilic said he was very heartened and thankful for the immediate response from members of the public that brought the matter to a swift conclusion.

“This was very much a case of an unfortunate misunderstanding and a valuable lesson has been learnt,” he said.

Driver allegedly five times over the limit

A woman has been charged after she caught allegedly driving five times over the legal alcohol limit.

About 4pm on Thursday, September 18, Newcastle Highway Patrol Officers received calls about a vehicle allegedly travelling erratically in Cameron Park.

A short time afterwards, police intercepted a vehicle travelling north on the M1 Pacific Highway at Minmi and spoke with the 35-year-old female driver.

The driver was subjected to a roadside breath test, which allegedly returned a positive reading.

The woman was arrested and taken to Waratah Police Station, where a breath analysis returned a reading of 0.257, more than five times the legal alcohol limit.

The woman, from Gorokan, was charged with high range drink driving and granted conditional bail to appear at Newcastle Local Court on October 16.

Her provisional drivers licence was also confiscated and suspended for a period of six months.

Changes to crash reportingNSW Police have changed the way traffic

crashes are reported.The changes, which come into effect on

October 15, mean that the average motorist involved in a traffic crash where their vehicle needs to be towed, no-one is injured, particulars are exchanged and no one is under the influence of drugs or alcohol, can now organise their own tow and leave the area, and report the crash to the Police Assistance Line on 131 444 later.

In addition, drivers will no longer need to report minor collisions to police, even for insurance purposes.

Traffic and Highway Patrol Commander, Assistant Commissioner John Hartley, said these changes would result in a more streamlined process for motorists.

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CR BRAD LUKENewcastle City CouncilDeputy Mayor

Two of Newcastle’s most popular and unique sites, Newcastle Ocean Baths Pavilion and Merewether Baths Pavilion, are set to be transformed with expressions of interest (EOIs) now being sought to redevelop the iconic sites.

Through heritage preservation and coastal rehabilitation works, Council is taking steps to ensure that our ocean baths remain viable community assets and icons into the future.

Merewether Baths is currently undergoing a major upgrade and refurbishment. The EOI process for the pavilion seeks private sector participation in redeveloping and activating the facilities supporting the upgraded baths.

Similarly, we are seeking EOIs for the redevelopment of Newcas-tle Baths Pavilion and surrounds to further enhance this section of the coastal rehabilitation project. Council has commenced preliminary works on Bathers Way from Nobbys to Zaara Street and a tender is expected to be let for a significant portion of the civil works this month.

Our ocean baths will benefit from renewal and activation of these popular public facilities. Council will assess the EOIs with respect for existing local heritage elements, site activation, consistency and sympathy with Coastal areas.

Council wants to protect the historic character of the baths while offering modern community amenities. We have conducted community consultation to ask what people would like to see at the ocean baths and we are providing that survey data to poten-tial redevelopers.

EOIs are sought for the pavilion sites and surrounding spaces - the actual ocean baths are not included. This is the first time interest has been sought for long term use and redevelopment of these sites.

Expressions of interest are open until 2pm on Tuesday, Octo-ber 28, 2014. Documentation may be viewed online at www.tenderlink.com.au or hard copies are available from 8am to 5pm Monday-Friday at the front desk of the City Administration Centre, 282 King Street, Newcastle.

EOIs sought for baths’ pavilion upgrades

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CR JODIE HARRISONLake Macquarie City CouncilMayor

This month, my fellow Councillors and I dropped by local shopping centres for ‘Meet Your Councillors’ sessions.

Councillors met with residents across the City at shopping centres in Belmont, Morisset and Edgeworth where we heard concerns and suggestions about things like lake water quality, traffic and road works, development and keeping our City safe and tidy.

It was a great opportunity to hear from you about ways we can improve Lake Macquarie City. Thank you to all the resi-dents who stopped by and had a chat.

Councillors will also be out and about at this year’s Living Smart Festival, which will be held on Saturday, September 27 at Speers Point Park.

The Living Smart Festival is always a great event for our City and the theme of this year’s festival is food, and will be look-ing at how we can sustainably source, cook and savour fresh healthy food.

There will be information about reducing food waste and sustainable cooking from New York Times best-selling author of I Quit Sugar, Sarah Wilson.

You can also join me for the launch of the Bust Your Food Bills Challenge.

There will be clever cooking tips, chef demonstrations, ideas for growing your own food, all partnered with our fantastic local Farmers Markets.

As well as fresh produce, amazing stallholders, eco displays, sustainability experts and plant giveaways, there will also be live entertainment and kids’ activities that will keep all ages entertained.

And speaking of kids, Council has also put together another fun-filled program of activities to keep the kids busy over the school holiday period.

If you’re looking for some school holiday fun, visit www.lakemac.com.au/playtime and download the school holiday activity brochure.

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B ehaviours are changing at Windale Public School thanks to the introduction of a new educa-

tional framework. Officially launched at the school,

last week, the school’s new Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) framework is aimed at preventing and reducing behaviour problems in class through the promotional of three core ethical princi-ples, which are woven through lessons in the classroom and reinforced on the playground.

Through months of consultation with students, teachers, parents, and the wider Windale community, the school was able to come up with three values to underpin its PBL framework - respect, responsibil-ity and safety.

Students are rewarded with points when they uphold the school’s core principles.

Windale Public School principal, Rick Budden said local businesses have also come on board, displaying the rules in store.

“They want to display in their premises the same rules so when the kids go from here into the fish and chip shops they’re going to be safe, be respectful, be respon-sible,” Mr Budden said.

“If we’re all talking the same language, we’re going to get better results for the kids.”

Mr Budden said PBL was already having an impact in the school, with attendance rates on the rise and more students wear-ing their school uniform with pride.

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Respect, safety and responsibility

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T he University of Newcastle has jumped five places in the QS World University Rankings to be

placed within the top 10 universities in the country.

A 15 per cent improvement in the university’s academic reputation since last year and a 17 per cent improvement in its reputation among employers saw the university climb 41 places globally to be ranked 257 in the world.

University of Newcastle vice-chancellor, Caroline McMillen said the independent ranking was an excellent result, which reflected the university’s international reputation for delivering high quality education and research.

“The university and our community can be very proud of this independent international assessment, measuring us against the world’s best,” she said.

“In particular, it is excellent to see growth in our reputation among employ-ers.”

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T hese days it seems most people suffer from stress, as we attempt to balance a busy career, family

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A mother of two young children, local yoga and meditation teacher, Lisa Pollard, is no stranger to stress, but has found relief in a concept that is becoming increasingly common - mindfulness.

“Mindfulness is about paying attention in a very direct way, to the present moment, in a non-judgmental way,” Ms Pollard, who has been teaching mindfulness tech-niques and running eight-week courses in Newcastle for seven years, said.

“Often we’re caught in our heads and very busy, we don’t pay attention to our bodies, so [mindfulness] is taking the awareness from rumination and coming back down into our bodies.”

Ms Pollard has been practicing yoga for 23 years and teaching in the Hunter Region for 11 years.

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The next eight week course for Term 4, starts on October 20 and runs on Monday evenings 6pm to 8:30pm.

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P arents in the Hunter are being urged to check their children’s vaccinations are up to date,

following a case of meningococcal disease in a young child in the Hunter New England Health area.

Meningococcal disease, while rare, is a sudden and severe disease that can lead to death in less than 24 hours.

Between five and 10 per cent of those who contract the disease do not survive.

The rapid progression and general-ised early signs can mean it is easily misdiagnosed in its early stage, even by experienced healthcare professionals, so any preventative measures that can be taken are extremely important.

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Labour Day public holiday operating arrangements for Council facilities and services

Monday 6 October 2014

Facility Operating arrangementCustomer Service Centre, Speers Point

Alterations and additions to existing offi ce space at Belmont Pines Holiday Park

Garbage, recycling and green waste collections

Normal collections

Lake Mac Libraries Closed Monday 6 OctoberLake Macquarie City Art Gallery Open (11am-4pm)Beaches Normal patrolsAwaba Waste Disposal Facility Open (8am-4pm)Lake Macquarie Visitor Informa-tion Centre

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Landcare Resource Offi ce Closed Monday 6 OctoberLake Mac Swim Centres Open –

public holiday operating timesWest Wallsend – closedCharlestown – 50 metre pool closed

Holmesville proposed road closureUnder Section 35 of the Roads Act 1993, notice is given that the Minister for Natural Resources, Lands and Water will consider the closing of a road in connection with a road closing application proposed by Council.

Council (acting on behalf of the Minister) will receive submissions regarding the proposal. All submissions received will be referred to the Minister’s delegate for a decision regarding the proposed road closing.

The road under consideration comprises Council public road known as unused Highway located between 73 and 75 Seaham Street, Holmesville. Upon closure of the road Council intends to sell part of the land (being the northern protrusion) to the adjoining landowner, and retain the remainder of the closed road as community land.

All interested persons are invited to make submissions concerning the proposal to the General Manager, Lake Macquarie City Council, Box 1906, HRMC NSW 2310, within twenty-eight (28) days of the date of this advertisement.

Regarding the provisions of the Government Information (Public Access) Act, information contained in such submissions may, at the discretion of Lake Macquarie City Council and NSW Trade & Investment (Crown Lands), be referred to the person(s) who initiated the proposal for appropriate consideration.

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Heart attack and disease are the globe’s biggest kill-ers, claiming about 17.5 million lives every year.

In Australia, research by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has found that an estimated 17 per cent of the Australian population had a cardiovascular disease, with the prevalence similar in males (15 per cent) and females (17 per cent). This increased seven-fold from 10 per cent of those aged 35-44 years to 70 per cent of those aged 85 years or over.

World Heart Day on September 29 aims to help reduce these statistics by creating community alert-ness of risk features for heart attack and disease and to endorse defensive measures.

This year’s theme is, “how youthful is your heart?” and encourages all fit young people to pursue a health-friendly life and be proud of having an ever-youthful heart.

Managing your overall health is important and your pharmacy is your health destination where your pharmacist can provide advice, counselling and professional services along with dispensing prescrip-tion medicines.

Speaking to your pharmacist about your health and heart issues is a good way to begin a conversation on improving your heart health.

In addition, you can get more detailed informa-tion heart health from pharmacies around Australia providing the Self Care health information where you can obtain special fact cards on Warning signs of heart attack and High blood pressure.

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DECLAN CLAUSEN Commentator @DeclanClausen

Transport has been hot on the agenda this week. I join University Vice-Chancellor, Caroline McMillen, in supporting the Department of Planning’s decision to allow limited car parking at the new inner city university campus and law courts.

If Newcastle’s inner city is to be genuinely renewed, then business as usual is simply not enough. Our city requires a change, not just in building type and size, but also (and perhaps most critically) in behaviour.

In the past Novocastrians have expected to park within a few meters of the front door of whichever inner city venue they are visiting.

This approach has served Newcastle well as inner city business occupancy rates dropped, and vacant car parks were plentiful however with renewal and growth new visitors are being loured into our city centre and cars are no longer the ideal transport answer.

University campuses are a part of city reinvention success stories worldwide. Campuses bring new resi-dents, consumers and businesses to the area.

In both Hobart and Melbourne new campuses did not come with new parking spaces. Instead these new areas encouraged people to cycle, use public transport or walk.

Transport options were introduced to cater for those less mobile, to ensure that no one was left disadvantaged.

Newcastle needs to undergo a similar shift, embrac-ing a sensible transport plan that encourages the use of park-and-ride options, car sharing, shuttle buses, cycling, walking and public transport.

Time to rethink our transport

It is commonplace in many workplaces today that there are people who have been with the company for many years working alongside with younger people, often apprentices or trainees. But which age group do you think are most likely to get injured in the work place? Statistically, it is those under 25 years of age.

So what can employers and small business owners do to prevent injuries happening in the younger demographic in their workplace? There are a range of measures and procedures that should be put in place;

• A good induction is vital for all new employees. Clearly identify risks and communicate them to employees

• Where you can, have documented procedures to deal with the dangerous tasks, equipment, materials or chemicals in your business but keep procedures simple

• Adequate safety signage to highlight potential risk areas, tasks and equipment

• Partner new employees with an older member of staff who is familiar with the potential workplace hazards and safety procedures to act as a mentor

• Reward good practice and periods of time without any loss time injuries through recognition

WHS procedures should become part of the workplace routine, highlighted and reported on as a part of the existing meetings and processes in your business such as sales meetings, start of shift or start of the week meetings. If you lead by example when it comes to safety, everybody is aware of their responsibilities and the importance of keeping all employees safe.

Staying safeon the job

NARELLE McCLELLAND General Manager, The Business Centre

A patient with diabetes recently asked me if she should avoid eating fruit because it has sugar in it. The answer is no! Fruits are very healthy. Fruits are loaded with vitamins, minerals and fibre just like vegetables.

A carbohydrate is any food with sugar or starch in it. There-fore, because fruit contains sugar (even though it’s natural sugar), it means that fruit is a carbohydrate. All carbohydrate foods increase your blood sugar level (BSL). Therefore, yes, fruit does increase your BSL, but so do all other carbohydrates (such as bread, cereal, pasta, rice, potato, sweet potato, corn, legumes, milk, custard, yoghurt and most snack foods).

Including carbohydrate foods in your diet is important to ensure you get all of the vitamins, minerals and fibre your body needs. The trick for people with diabetes is to eat enough carbohydrates to get these important nutrients, but not eat large quantities of carbohydrate at each meal or snack, which can increase their blood sugar level too much directly after.

People with diabetes are generally advised to limit their carbohydrate amount at meals to approximately 15 - 30g of carbohydrates, and between meals to 0 - 15g of carbohydrates.

A standard serve of fruit (e.g. 1 apple, 1 orange, 1 pear, 1 small banana, 2 small fruits like plums or mandarins, or ½ cup tinned fruit) contains approximately 15g of carbohydrate.

Therefore, there is no need to avoid fruit.Just consider that it is a carbohydrate, so be careful how

much you eat of it in one go. For example, 1 apple is great as a mid-meal snack, but avoid

having 2 or 3 pieces of fruit.Another example is, if you’ve had a sandwich for lunch (2

slices of bread contains approx. 30g of carbohydrate), then it’s better to avoid having a piece of fruit as well. Perhaps keep the fruit for your afternoon snack instead.

If you would like more information about how to measure carbohydrate in other foods, please come and see one of our dietitians at Feast for Health.

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We all value our vision. Our central vision, giving us the ability to see details, recognise faces, drive and read, comes from a part of the eye called the macula. Deterioration of the macula leads to a progressive loss of central vision. Although it can lead to legal blindness, it does not result in total “black” blindness.

Macular degeneration is usually age related, often affecting people over 50 years of age, but some forms affect younger people also. It is said that one in every seven Australians over the age of 50 have some evidence of macular degeneration and it is the lead-ing cause of blindness in our country.

While there is no cure for macular degeneration, there are some effective treatments that can stabilise or slow the progress of a certain type of the disease (called wet macular degeneration).

Early detection is the key. You can notice changes yourself on a grid like test called an Amsler Test. You can look that up on the web or ask your family doctor or eye care professional for an Amsler chart. But even the Amsler test does not replace having a regular eye check with your local optometrist or eye doctor (Ophthalmologist).

I know I always talk about eating healthy, not smoking and exer-cising more, but macular degeneration is yet another reason why those things are important. They all prevent the development of macular degeneration.

In addition eating fish two or three times a week can help as well as a handful of nuts once a week. It maybe worthwhile consider-ing fish oil tablets if you struggle to eat fish that often.

Remembering to protect your eyes from UV radiation with a good quality pair of sunglasses can also help, even for young children.

Most of all talk to your family doctor, your optometrist or your eye doctor as a matter of urgency, if you notice any sudden dete-rioration in your vision. Early treatment can save your sight.

Further information can found on the excellent macular degen-eration foundation website (www.mdfoundation.com.au).

Keep safe.

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MATTMCCABENewcastle Financial Planning aged care specialist

A common issue I am coming across since the new aged care reforms have been implemented is that people are not aware of the steps they MUST take before they can even consider entering an aged care facility or being placed on the waiting list.

By not being prepared, your placement in care can be signifi-cantly delayed.

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There is a long waiting list to get the assessment so the sooner you act the better.

To get the assessment your doctor can provide a referral to ACAT or you can contact the ACAT referral centre on 02 4924 2590.

Next, and this is a new step, you must lodge an ‘Asset and Income assessment’ form with Centrelink.

Prior to the reforms this was optional, now you must have the assessment completed before a care facility will accept you and you can officially be on their waiting list.

In extreme cases, the facility can accept you without the Centrelink assessment however, they will charge you the maximum accommodation charge while waiting for the assessment to be completed.

This charge will vary depending on the facility. I would strongly suggest that you arrange for this to be completed and have on-hand for when the need arises to be placed into an aged care facility.

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M ilestone birthdays usually come with lavish gifts, but one Tenambit woman has turned

the idea of birthday presents on its head.When Jo Geering celebrated her 40th

birthday earlier this month she asked her guests to bring a food donation for the Maitland Neighbourhood Centre, rather than a gift for herself.

So, rather than ending up with a table covered in jewellery and vouchers, Ms Geering’s guests, dressed in the required op-shop attire, filled her lounge room

with Tim Tams, Weet-Bix and tuna.“I’m not super rich, but I don’t suffer - I

feel privileged,” Ms Geering said.“You don’t need anything, while there

are people out there who suffer.“I like to help people and just thought,

‘How can I turn this into something that will help somebody else?’”

Neighbourhood Centre Manager Naomi Rees said that the staff were blown away by the donations, which she said will go into hampers for up to 15 families.

“It’s a massive thing to base your whole 40th birthday around other people, and now the whole centre is buzzing with it - it’s given everybody such a boost.

“It’s like this injection of fantasticness!”

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R athmines will come alive this weekend as the lakeside suburb marks 75 years since the estab-

lishment of the former RAAF Flying Boat Base.

Established on September 29, 1939, the now heritage listed site was once home to over 3,000 service personnel and was the main Flying Boat Base during WWII, with aircraft based at the site used to conduct anti-submarine patrols along the east coast.

Squadrons No. 9, 10, 11, 20, 40, 41, 43 and 107 have been based at Rathmines over the years, carrying out bombing, mining, reconnaissance, evacuation, and rescue missions, as well as protecting troop movements and convoys.

To celebrate the anniversary, an exhibi-tion will be held at Rathmines Community Hall, featuring photographs of former service personnel and aircraft, RAAF memorabilia, static models of various aircraft and film items on WWII.

The exhibition will be open from 10am to 5pm on Saturday and Sunday.

Entry is $5, with children aged 12 and

under, accompanied by an adult admitted for free.

There will also be displays from RAAF Williamtown, RAAF Military Working Dog Unit, representatives from the navy, Australian Air Force Cadets, entertainment from the Sassy Sisters, Ceddy McGrady, Western Lake Macquarie Concert Band and the Bullecourt Army Band, and a aerial display from Flight Lieutenant Clay Esler for the RAAF Roulettes on Sunday.

For more information contact Alec or Joy Howard on 4975 1973.

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Twelve lucky dancers from Bling Performing Arts are where you’d rather be right now.

The performers, aged 11 to 17, are currently performing a series of shows in the US at Disneyland, Universal Studios and onboard the epic Freedom of the Seas Caribbean cruise ship.

The students have been rehearsing for the last 18 months for the 19-day American tour.

Bling Perfroming Arts owner, Toni Zink said it was an enormous opportunity for the dancers.

“I’m just so proud of them,” she said. “They’ve worked their little butts

off.”“When we had our final dress

rehearsal, I had tears in my eyes when I saw them onstage.”

The performing arts school sent a group to the US for a similar tour in 2011 to perform and attend workshops.

Ms Zink said the audition process was highly competitive, with dancers from across the globe applying to perform at the Disney parks.

Locals will have the opportunity to see the group’s 30-minute American routine at Bling Performing Arts end of year concert on Saturday, December 13.

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COMMUNITYAmputees and Associates: Second Tuesday of every second month, 10am, Cardiff RSL. For more information, call Kevin, 4971 1633Anglican Care Auxiliary Annual Art and Craft Exhibition and Sale: October 10, 11 and 12, Anglican Care Village, Boorgul. A wide variety of crafts will be on exhibition and for sale in the administration building and art will be on display and available for purchase in Timbury Hall. Entry $3. Call Audrey Clark, 4958 6300, or Jan Burke, 4957 5302, for more information. Bereaved by Suicide: Monthly support groups, Newcastle, Maitland and Nelson Bay. See www.lifelinehunter.org.au or call 4940 2000 for more informationBushwalking: Lake Macquarie Bushwalkers Inc. Walks Wednesday and Saturday. Walks program available at www.lakemacquariebushwalkers.org or email lmbushwalkers@gmail.comChoir: 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.au for more information.Choir: Novotones Men’s Harmony Chorus, call

Brian, 4948 8476 or Rod, 0412 145 971 for more informationChorus: Honeysuckle Chorus, four-part harmony singing. Monday, 6:30pm - 9pm, The Place, Charlestown Square Community Centre. www.honeysucklesuitechorus.orgCo-dependents Anonymous: Wednesday, 7:30pm, Salvation Army Community Centre, 67 Cleary St, Hamilton. Call Jane, 0437 326 487, for more informationJenny’s Place: Women and children’s refuge - do-mestic violence resource, information, referral and support. Call 4927 85293Lake Macquarie Family History Group: Meeting first Wednesday, 2pm - 5pm, and third Saturday of the month, 10am - 4pm, Marmong Point Com-munity Hall. Call Warren, 4959 5403 for more information or visit, www.lmfhg.org.auLifeball: Modified netball for over 50s. Warners Bay, every Friday, 9:30am. Call 4947 3650 for more informationMen’s Shed: Elermore Vale, open 9am - 4pm, Monday - Friday. Call 0407 787 540 for more informationNewcastle 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 newsop@aanet.com.au or visit, www.practicalphilosophy.org.au for more information.Older Women’s Network: Meeting Thursday, 2 October, 10.30 am, the Adamstown Club, guest speaker, Heather Ling, ‘Family History’. Call 49632077 for more information.NSW Justices Association: Community desk at Edgeworth town centre for witnessing and signing documents. First Thursday and third Saturday of the month, 10am - noon. Call 0422 592 544 for more informationSwansea Markets: Saturday, September 27,

7:30am - 1pm, Quinn Park, Galgabba St, Swansea. Call 4972 1705 or 4971 4193 for more informationWidows/Widowers: Over 55, weekly social group outings in Newcastle. Call 0409 712 795 for more information.

CLUBSBelmont Lantern Club: First Monday of the month, 2pm. Call Nevia, 4945 3767, for more information. Bushwalking: Hunter Area Walkabout Club. hawacss@gmail.com. Newcastle ramblers first and third Monday, Charlestown Uniting Church, Milson St, Charlestown. Call 0419 491 612 for more informationCar club: Triumph Sports Owners Association meet first Tuesday of the month, 7pm, Club Macquarie. For more information, call David, 0409 885 342Lions 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, for more informationProbus: 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 7000 for more informa-tionInspYre: 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 889 997 for more informationNewcastle 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 3171

HEALTHAl-anon: Family groups. Call 1300 252 666 or email alanonnorthernnsw@bigpond.com for more informationHunter Dementia and Memory Centre: 2 Percy St, Hamilton. Call 4962 7000 for more informa-tionHunter Women’s Centre: Alternative therapies. Call 4968 2511 for more informationNewcastle MS Support Group: 10am - noon, third Wednesday of each month, Heaton Bir-mingham Gardens Bowling Club, Mordue Pde, Jemond. Call Stephen, 4952 7302, or Janelle, 4982 6123, for more informationRed Cross: Blood donation. Newcastle Donor Centre, 38 Watt St. Call 13 14 95 for more information.

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 editorial@newcastlepost.com.au

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The Wanderers downed Southern Beaches 20-17 in the Newcastle and Hunter Rugby Union Premier 1 grand final on Saturday.

Wanderers suffered an early blow, losing winger Dillon Rowney to a broken leg in the first few minutes, but the Two Blues put first points on the board with a try to replacement winger Dan Murch. James Wivell converted, giving Wander-ers a 7-0 lead.

Southern Beaches pressed back, with halfback Martin Delore darting over to score from the back of a ruck. Mark Butler evened up the scoreline with his successful conversion.

But a penalty right in front saw Wivell give Wanderers a 3 point lead again, only a few minutes later. The score remained 10-7 going into halftime.

Both sides were awarded penalty goals in the second half, taking the score to Wanderers 13, Beaches 10.

Wanderers extended their lead, with Andrew Tuala storming through Beaches’ defense off the back of a lineout. Wivell’s conversion gave the Two Blues a 10 point lead.

Southern Beaches hit back, with a try awarded to William Fraser. Butler converted bringing the score to Wander-ers 20, Beaches 17.

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The semi-finals were contrasting affairs, with Abel and Baus leading all the way to convincingly beat Lee Such and 2011 title-holder Terry Antram (Soldiers Point), 22/11.

Asquith and Breakwell recovered from a 5/0 deficit after 3 ends to defeat Paul Joyce and Chris Holstein (Lambton) 21/16, after the scores were locked 16 all after 19 ends. Breakwell scored 3 on the penultimate end and 2 on the last end to clinch victory.

Valentine and Belmont are currently the only undefeated teams in the Newcastle District No.1 Grade Three Threes Competi-

tion following solid victories last Wednes-day. Valentine enjoyed success on two of the three rinks in downing East Maitland 76/51. David Govan had a big 37/15 win over Jake Lawton and Bill Ahoy accounted for Chris Dunn 24/12.

Belmont beat Wallsend by 9 shots, 66/57, with Brad Germyn’s 29/15 win over Geoff Horton proving decisive.

Joel Roche beat Allan Dagwell 21/15, while John Scobie kept Wallsend in the match defeating Jack Ryan 27/16. This week Belmont play Valentine with home green advantage.

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T he Western Suburbs Rosellas made it three Tooheys Cup Premierships in a row, with a win in Sunday’s Newcas-tle Rugby League grand final.

Running out 22 to 8 winners over the Cess-nock Goannas, the Rosellas reinforced their reputation as one of the strongest regional rugby league clubs in Australia, but for a disappointed Cessnock club, it was their fifth grand final loss in as many attempts over the last seven years.

On the back of a superb defensive display and a dominant kicking performance, Western Suburbs never looked threatened and always seemed to have the game under control.

Two early tries to the Rosellas took them to a 10 nil lead and while Cessnock hit back midway through the first half, a try to the Rosellas on the stroke of half-time opened the lead to 12.

The second half was a very dour affair with the Rosellas giving the Coalfields club very few attacking opportunities, eventually running out 14 point victors to claim the 2014 Tooheys Cup.

A barnstorming performance from Western Suburbs second rower Warren Schillings earned him the JJ Wilson Man of the Match.

Three in a row for the Rosellas

Wests take out the Tooheys Cup Premiership Photo: Trish Evenden

Western Suburbs defeat Cessnock Goannas in the Newcastle Rugby League grand final

Rosellas halfback Brad Murray also played a starring role in the win with a superb kicking game.

Saturday was also the final match at both the clubs for coaches Craig Miller (Rosellas) and Steve Kidd (Goannas).

The win was a fitting way for the Rosellas to farewell Miller who, ironically, will be taking over the reins at Cessnock next season with the vision to take the Goannas one step further.

For the Cessnock club, the loss ended their seven game winning streak and shattered their hopes of breaking the runners-up curse, however their outgoing coach Steve Kidd has done a fantastic job to lift the club from outside the top five during the season to premiership contenders.

The club will be looking to go one better next year.

The other grand final results saw Western Suburbs defeat Maitland in the under 18s with a 16-8 scoreline, Central Newcastle upset South Newcastle in a golden point thriller in the OAS Under 23s with a 17-16 final score, while the Western Suburbs club picked up another trophy in the Klosters Reserve Grade downing Central Charlestown, 28-22.

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