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SEPTEMBER 2013 PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY CENTERPRISE, A DIVISION OF GAOWED PTY. LTD. 003 733 868. P.O. BOX 74, THORNLEIGH NSW 2120 PH/FAX 9980 6654 VOL. 20 NO. 9 

A LONG WAIT FOR 

LITTLE By Bill Aitken 

An 82 year old single 

ady who for the purpose 

f this story we shall call 

enni has been living in a 

ousing NSW complex in 

ormanhurst since 1991. 

While Jenni survives on 

n aged pension she is 

emarkable in that up until 

ecently she was working 

s a volunteer five days a 

eek for organisations 

uch as Meals on Wheels, 

hatswood; for Pink 

adies at the local 

ospital; as an exercise 

rainer for elderly nursing 

ome clients and for a 

umber of activities run by 

ocal churches. 

She has curtailed some 

f her work due to health 

ssues but still volunteers 

ne or two days a week. 

he has undergone several 

perations for major health 

roblems including her 

rthritis which gives her 

evere pain in her fingers, 

nees and back. 

Jenni is Chinese by birth 

nd has no immediate 

amily in Sydney. While 

he speaks passable 

nglish, she has difficulty 

riting and may, at times, 

e difficult to understand. 

ince 2005, with help from 

friend in her Parish and a 

ocial worker at Hornsby 

ospital she has been 

riting to Housing NSW 

egarding essential repairs 

o her unit. 

The unit is damp and 

he uses a dehumidifier 

onstantly to reduce the 

ampness. The dampness 

auses a build up of 

oisture in her cupboards 

and bedroom. A number of 

the kitchen cupboards 

have warped and their 

hinges have rusted. There 

are cracked tiles in the 

bathroom and laundry 

where the cupboards are 

also damp affected. Added 

to this was her fear of been 

electrocuted due to 

cracked power points in 

the damp environment. 

In March 2006 she was 

promised new carpet after 

a toilet in the unit above 

flooded her unit. At that 

time an inspection by 

Housing NSW noted that 

the other matters which 

she raised were in need of 

urgent repair. 

Time went by and in 

January 2008 neither the 

carpet replacement nor the 

repairs had been done. She 

wrote again in January 

2008 and in June 2009. 

When still nothing 

happened, she wrote again. 

In April 2010 a 

maintenance man working 

in the complex looked at 

her kitchen and said “This 

is not my job. Someone 

will come after two days to 

fix it.” Two men did come 

a week later, measured the 

cupboard doors and said 

they would be back in a 

fortnight. When they failed 

to return, she wrote again 

on October 30 (six months 

later). 

By now a large part of 

the meagre surplus from 

her pension was and is 

going on medications, 

dehumidifiers and 

insecticides to fight the 

onslaught of bugs, 

cockroaches and rats that 

have invaded her. 

She believed that part 

of the dampness problem 

came from an 

overflowing gutter at her 

back door causing 

seepage into her unit 

because of soil build up. 

She also had issues with 

pollen from two mature 

trees planted by a 

previous tenant. The 

Department did rectify 

both these problems after 

she wrote again in 

October 2011 and 

September 2012 and her 

carpet was replaced 

earlier this year. 

She has contacted the 

office of her local MP, 

Barry O’Farrell and we 

were informed that the 

office has received a 

report from Housing 

NSW. 

Jenni has given up 

contacting Housing 

NSW by phone as she 

has spent hours over the 

years listening to 

recorded music. We can 

vouch for this. 

After numerous 

attempts to contact her 

complex’s Manager we 

finally got through only 

to be told, “we are 

looking into the matters” 

and that he was not 

permitted to speak to the 

media. 

When asked to speak 

to the media officer we 

were transferred to a 

‘request for repairs line’ 

and more recorded 

music! 

It is appalling to think 

FUN ON A FERRIS WHEEL 

These littlies had a fabulous ride on the Ferris Wheel at 

Hornsby’s Bushland Festival held on Sunday, September 15 

– loads of stalls, attractions, music and mayhem and, of 

course, crowds of people filled Fagan Park at Galston for a 

great day out. 

that anyone should be 

ignored, duck shoved and 

given the run around in 

this manner and more so 

when this lady has given 

so much to her 

community and fellow 

human beings. 

STOP PRESS 

Persistence pays off: on 

deadline we learnt from 

Mr. O’Farrell’s office that 

the Team Leader and staff 

of Housing NSW were 

planning an on-site 

meeting with Jenni. 

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OSTBOX 

Sir, 

Thank you to all who 

voted for me at the federal 

lection. I truly appreciate 

he faith you have shown 

n me and the Coalition 

eam. I assure you that I 

hall do my personal best 

o well and truly 

epresent the interests of 

he Berowra electorate in 

he Federal Parliament. 

My role is to represent 

he totality of this 

lectorate, so to those 

onstituents who 

upported other 

andidates, I simply say 

hat my door is always 

pen to you for 

iscussions on policy and 

ocal issues. 

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towards 

The resounding result 

here in Berowra saw my 

share of the two-party 

preferred count rise to 

69.24% of the total vote. 

Clearly, the Coalition’s 

message that we have the 

plans, the policies and the 

people to deliver a strong, 

prosperous economy and a 

safe, secure Australia, 

resonated with the people 

of Berowra. 

I have now been 

appointed Chief 

Government Whip and, as 

Tony Abbott stated on 

election night, Australia is 

now under new 

management and we are 

all getting down to 

business. 

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ON DISPLAY 

2 — Monthly Chronicle, September 2013 

Hon Philip Ruddock MP 

Pennant Hills 

Sir, 

Thank you to Monthly 

Chronicle and all the 

stamp savers in the 

community for your 

generous donations of 

used stamps. 

Since the article last 

November LIONS 

International Stamp Club, 

with contributions from 

the Lions Club of Hornsby 

and others, has collected 

many kilograms of used 

stamps which raised over 

$4600 for the Australian 

Lions Children’s Mobility 

Foundation, helping 

children to walk with the 

aid of devices including 

the Hart Walker. Our hope 

is to exceed that figure this 

year.Please continue the 

good work. 

Cut the stamps leaving 

just less than 1cm all 

round and drop them off 

at Collins & Thompson 

Lawyers: 8 Coronation 

Street on the west side of 

Hornsby, or contact Ted 

on 0414 806 840, or 9940 

3889. 

Postal address: Lions 

Club of Hornsby PO Box 

3053, Asquith, 2077. 

Encourage friends, 

relatives and businesses to 

save every stamp. Remind 

the Post Office please not 

to sellotape stamps to 

parcels as this makes them 

unusable. Helping children 

to walk is what this is all 

about. 

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of Retirement Living! 

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If you wish to ‘follow 

your dream’ of service to 

the community, we invite 

you to see what LIONS is 

all about. LIONS is the 

largest service organisation 

in the world with over 

1.35 members in 208 

countries and geographical 

areas. 

Hornsby, and 

surrounding areas, is a 

great place to live and 

serve. Sincere thanks. 

Ted Heneberry 

Hornsby 

Sir, 

I would like to thank 

the voters in the seat of 

Berowra for their civility 

and courtesy towards me 

and my campaign team 

during the recent Federal 

Election. 

To say that Labor is not 

the flavour of the month in 

this electorate is an 

understatement and yet, to 

date, almost 15000 electors 

voted for me as their first 

preference on 7th 

September and I am very 

grateful to them for their 

support. 

I also wish to 

acknowledge the courtesy 

of the other six candidates 

in this electorate. We were 

all very civil to each other 

whenever we crossed 

paths. In all of the 

community forums we 

attended, we put forward 

our policies and our plans 

for Berowra and did not 

attack each other. This was 

a welcome departure from 

some of the behaviours of 

those seeking office in 

other electorates. 

I congratulate Philip 

Ruddock for his victory 

and wish him well. I also 

congratulate the Monthly 

Chronicle for your fair 

treatment of the election. 

Your profiling of all the 

local candidates during 

the campaign was incisive 

and unbiased. 

Well done everyone. 

Democracy is a precious 

thing. 

Michael Stove 

Beecroft 

Sir, 

This month, in the face 

of senseless tragic deaths, 

NSW has banned the 

manufacture, supply and 

advertising of 

psychoactive substances. 

The new law is a blanket 

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Sunday 27th & Monday 28th October 2013 

The Epping Club, Rawson St Epping 

(5 min walk from Epping Station) 10am-3pm both days 

On display will be the latest resort style developments as well 

as established villages, all offering a wide range of services and 

facilities, sizes, prices & locations, all under one roof. 

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ban stopping drug 

manufacturers from 

changing the chemical 

compositions to escape 

individual drug bans. 

There are exemptions for 

tobacco, medicines, foods, 

drinks, caffeine and 

herbal remedies and an 

expert panel will decide 

what is exempt. 

18-year-old Henry Kwan 

leapt from a balcony in 

Sydney despite the frantic 

attempts of his mother and 

sister to restrain him after 

he took a synthetic drug. 

His hallucinations made 

him want to fly - literally. 

In several other states such 

as Queensland and South 

Australia, numerous 

deaths have been reported 

due to synthetic drugs. 

Henry’s family would have 

done anything to save him 

and want to protect other 

families from experiencing 

the same tragic loss due to 

drugs. Education is a key 

tool to back law 

enforcement and can be 

done by all parents in the 

home. 

Synthetic drug dealers 

are no different to those 

peddling heroin or 

cocaine – they make a 

fortune at the expense of 

lives. They don’t care 

about the human cost – 

for them it is just a 

business enterprise. 

Critics might say that 

banning drugs doesn’t 

work, but already statistics 

have shown that the 

interim bans on synthetic 

drugs have produced 

positive results in 

protecting the health of 

young people. NSW 

Minister for Mental Health 

Kevin Humphries 

announced that since June 

the number of people 

presenting at hospitals 

WHO WINS? 

With settlement 

reached after just four 

days on the Hornsby 

Quarry matter earlier this 

month, some in the 

community are asking is 

this a win and, if so, for 

whom. 

While the council has 

now redeemed around $9 

million that is hardly ‘a 

CARS HIT 

In the space of five 

minutes between 11.50am 

and 12noon on Tuesday, 

September 10 unknown 

offenders poured black 

paint over the roof, 

bonnet, driver’s door and 

drop in the quarry’ when 

the initial cost of acquiring 

it from CSR was almost 

$26million and ongoing 

costs of site maintenance 

for pumping and security, 

let alone eventual fill has 

various ‘guestimates’ 

attached to it of around 

$95million. 

While the special rate 

front guard of a Holden 

Cruise in College 

Crescent, Hornsby. The 

car also had its driver’s 

door and entire right side 

‘keyed’. Damage is 

estimated to be $3,000. 

Between 7pm on 

Monday, September 9 and 

10am the following 

with psychotic episodes 

linked to synthetic drugs 

has dropped dramatically 

from 75 per month to 39 

in July. Newcastle police 

reported a drop in 

incidents of severe 

behavioural disturbance 

from 26 per month to just 

two per month. 

While you cannot ever 

stop people from taking 

chemicals to alter their 

mental state for fun, 

banning them absolutely 

lessens the amount of 

people who have access to 

them. It absolutely does 

help. Who wants their 

loved one to experience 

“rabid-animal behaviours 

like biting, kicking, and 

primal viciousness” as a 

result of taking a drug? 

We want our future 

generation bright, alert 

and able to face the world 

without being drugged. 

We help provide free 

educational material on 

drugs that is interesting 

and doesn’t preach. 

Contact 

info@drugfreeambassadors. 

org.au or visit the website 

www.drugfreeworld.org 

and download booklets, 

watch the video or enrol in 

the online lessons. You can 

also order free booklets. 

Help us get the 

information into the hands 

of youth. 

Emma Scott 

Drug-Free 

Ambassadors 

Australia 

Sydney 

Send letters to 

Postbox 

PO Box 74, 

Thornleigh, NSW 2120 

or email: 

news@ 

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levy continues at this stage 

until 2015 one supposes 

ratepayers can expect that 

there will be more 

attempts to extract this in 

the years to come for 

remediation. 

As legal costs in the 

Supreme Court action fell 

to all parties these would, 

of course, have had a 

hefty discontinuation fee 

attached to them as 

settlement was reached 

swiftly. This means the 

only winners in this sorry 

debacle are the lawyers. 

morning a Lexus was 

broken into at Campbell 

Avenue, Normanhurst an 

IPod was taken from the 

central console and a towel 

and a flag was taken from 

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The basement of 1 Central Ave, Thornleigh underwater in 2012 

This huge lid on this retention basin was blown away by 

the force of waters in the 2012 deluge. 

UNDER SIEGE 

“...and this was the smallest part of the tree... 

taken out from opposite Cheltenham Recreation Club. 

No thought for the wildlife and their homes...” 

Residents of Beecroft 

and Cheltenham who 

oppose the Epping to 

Thornleigh Third Track 

(ETTT) project are 

enraged at the manner in 

which clearing work was 

carried out over the 

weekend of September 

14/15 along the verge of 

the railway line. 

‘It was like a war zone 

T 

Council, strata owners 

beside the railway line in 

‘one resident reported. 

Despite assurances from 

the ETTT Alliance that 

only tree lopping would 

take place, residents report 

that over 20 trees were 

felled. There was also an 

understanding from the 

community meetings held 

with the Alliance that 

boxes would be provided 

to house displaced flora 

and fauna. 

“In one 60 year old tree 

a number of magpie nests 

and up to ten species of 

birds have been displaced, 

not to mention possums 

and all else. About 12-14, 

60 year old gum trees were 

cut down not lopped as 

promised,” a resident said. 

“We lodged a complaint 

at around 9.30am and 

asked that work cease 

immediately so an 

organisation such as Wires 

or RSPCA could have 

access to the rail corridor 

QUALITY • CONSISTENCY • VALUE 

Central Avenue at 

Thornleigh were 

unimpressed when told 

by Council officers that 

there were no funds 

available to rectify 

drainage problems which 

caused significant and 

dangerous flooding in 

their building’s basement 

parking area in January 

2012. 

Drainage from Duffy 

Avenue through to 

Railway Parade carries an 

enormous volume of 

water through a 45cm 

(18inch) diameter pipe 

installed by the Rail 

Authority on its land. 

After development 

took place in 1991, 

Council installed another 

45cm drainage pipe 

adjacent to the railway 

land. The problem is that 

while neither of these 

pipes is adequate in a 

major downpour, both of 

these pipes converge into 

a 30cm (12 inch) pipe 

which in heavy rain 

simply can’t cope. 

William Mills, Principal 

of Price Financial 

Intelligence, (one of the 

strata owners), explained 

that the waters from the 

2012 occurrence came 

within millimetres of the 

building’s electrical room 

and generator plant. 

A retention pit behind 

McDonald’s offices has a 

concrete lid only able to 

be lifted with a crane – 

this was blown off by the 

force of the floodwaters. 

“Our strata members 

were so concerned for the 

to check for injured 

wildlife and displaced 

nests. 

“Why has this work 

been undertaken during 

nesting seasons? Where 

are all the boxes for the 

possums and birds that 

were promised? Why has 

the ETTT stated quite 

clearly that there would 

only be tree looping not 

tree felling in their flyer to 

residents (and on the 

ETTT website)? 

This is a clear breach of 

the law. The ETTT and 

tree service must be held 

to account. Hornsby 

Council needs to look 

into this and prosecute. 

Were the ETTT and 

Transport NSW 

representatives on site? 

Community consultation - 

the 24 hour telephone line 

didn’t even know what the 

ETTT is and on site 

workers had been given 

clear instructions not to 

speak with residents.” 

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that we agreed to ‘bite the 

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the length of the 

basement parking at a 

cost to the strata of $85, 

000,” Mr. Mills said. 

However, due to the 

continuance of dry 

weather, the success or 

failure of this mitigation 

has not been tested. 

“Regardless of whether 

the wall works or not, I 

have serious concerns for 

further down the drain,” 

Mr. Mills said. 

Around fifty vehicles 

park alongside the 

railway line in Railway 

Parade daily and these 

are at the point where 

the full force of water 

runs off into the 

subterranean creek near 

Bellevue Street. 

“I am fearful that in a 

major occurrence these 

vehicles will be swept 

away,” Mr. Mills said. 

“I believe that Council 

should have taken the 

more effective option of 

diverting the run-off via 

the existing road system. 

While this is a more 

expensive solution, it 

could prove to be more 

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CLUB AWARDS COMMUNITY GRANTS 

At the presentation (l-r) Bev Cole ( Pennant Hills Neighbour Aid), Clr. Robert Browne, Mayor Steve Russell, Deputy 

Chairman, West Pennant Hills Sports Club, Mr. Bill Austin with recipients from Baby Bumps Support Group, 

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As your Federal representative, I would be pleased to – 

• Assist with personal representations to Federal Government Ministers, 

Departments and Agencies regarding such subjects as Centrelink or 

Child Support Agency issues, Foreign Affairs, Defence, Immigration and 

Taxation; Passports, Employment & Training, Medicare, Health, Higher 

Education, Communications or any other area of Federal responsibility. 

• Arrange Congratulatory Messages for 50th and 60th wedding 

anniversaries, plus 90th and 100th birthday celebrations. 

• Actively participate with local organisations, schools and community 

events; as well as meet with constituents on local Federal issues and 

concerns. 

Please do not hesitate to contact me at my Electorate Office. 

Level 7, 423 Pennant Hills Rd,Pennant Hills NSW 2120 

Telephone 02 9980 1822 Facsimile 02 9980 1833 

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West Pennant Hills 

Sports Club has awarded 

its community grants 

under the ClubGrants 

scheme for 2013 to 59 

recipients in Categories 1 

and 2 as defined by the 

scheme. A third category 

is paid direct to the State 

for major infrastructure 

projects. The scheme 

applies to clubs 

throughout the state with 

gaming revenue in excess 

of $1 million. 

On September 9, the 

Club’s CEO, Mr. Jason 

Reid and the Club’s 

Deputy Chairman, Mr. 

Bill Austin distributed 

$136,618 to local 

community groups and 

welfare organisations 

under Category 1 and to 

sporting groups under 

Category 2 grants. 

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Among those 

organisations receiving 

grants were: Pennant Hills 

Neighbour Aid; Autism 

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Disability Services; The 

Children’s Hospital 

(Westmead); The 

Leukaemia Foundation; 

Special Olympics; 

Alzheimers Australia; 

Hornsby Ku-ring-gai 

Health Service; 

Cherrybrook Chinese 

Association; Day of 

Difference Foundation; 

Combined Probus Clubs 

of Cherrybrook; Baby 

Bumps Support Group; 

Camp Quality; Hornsby 

Community Drug Action 

Team; Guide Dog 

Association; Vision 

Australia and Hornsby 

SES. 

Under the Category 2 

grants several local and 

junior sporting clubs and 

associations received 

grants to up-grade 

equipment and facilities. 

The presentation was 

attended by both the 

Mayor of Hornsby, Steve 

Russell and Clr. Robert 

Browne, 

“It’s nice to see others 

giving money away,” the 

Mayor quipped and went 

on to say, “ Once the new 

Hornsby Pool is completed 

in March 2014 and now 

that the Council is again 

in ‘the black’ with only 

borrowings for the pool to 

repay, once these 

repayments are made, the 

council will have more 

room to move in providing 

sporting facilities.” 

NOT A 

HOT 

PURSUIT! 

Around 5.40pm on 

Friday September, 6 

Police noticed a car in 

Lane Cove as it turned 

from a set of traffic lights 

against the road markings. 

On Ryde Road, West 

Pymble police activated 

emergency lights to stop 

and talk to the driver. The 

BREAK-IN 

The ground floor front 

door of a home in 

Thornleigh Street, 

Thornleigh was kicked in 

and the door jamb split 

apart sometime between 

8am and 3.20pm on 

Monday, September 9. 

Many of us think about 

being in business for 

ourselves. Some trades or 

professions lead naturally 

and easily into opening a 

business. Carpenters, 

plumbers, hairdressers 

and solicitors spring 

readily to mind. Other 

sorts of work may not 

easily lead to a business. 

All businesses take time 

to set up and develop a 

group of customers or 

clients. One question to 

answer may be: do you 

buy an operating business 

and thus have an 

immediate flow of income? 

This could be compared to 

using the money for the 

FINDING SPACE 

FOR BURIALS 

The NSW Government 

has now completed stage 

two of its landmark 

cemeteries and crematoria 

reforms with the release 

of draft legislation. The 

Department of Primary 

Industries announced an 

Exposure Draft of the 

Cemeteries and 

Crematoria Bill 2013 on 

September 2 and this was 

available for public input 

until September 20. 

The new legislation will 

regulate cemetery and 

crematorium operations 

across all three sectors of 

the interment industry. Its 

primary purpose is to 

ensure there is sufficient 

land to meet current and 

future burial needs in 

NSW and that people 

continue to have equitable 

access to cemetery and 

crematoria services. 

“The Bill will introduce 

consistent governance and 

regulation of cemeteries 

and crematoria to ensure 

they maintain satisfactory 

levels of accountability, 

transparency and 

integrity,” a departmental 

representative said. 

“The Bill provides a 

sound framework for 

long-term planning and 

management of cemeteries 

and crematoria on Crown, 

local government and 

private land. A new 

agency, Cemeteries and 

Crematoria NSW, will 

provide strategic oversight 

of the interment industry. 

The agency will be led by 

an independent Board, 

which will have functions 

and powers enabling it to 

work with all sectors of 

the industry to find 

car allegedly failed to stop 

and a pursuit was called. 

The car continued 

travelling at or below the 

speed limit until the 

intersection of Pentecost 

Road, where it stopped at 

a red traffic light. 

Police then got out and 

yelled at the driver (an 87 

Several rooms were 

ransacked with cash and 

jewellery valued at $2,500 

stolen. 

Police are appealing to 

witnesses who may have 

information relating to the 

above incident to contact 

Hornsby police on 9476 

9799, or phone Crime 

STARTING OR BUYING A BUSINESS 

purchase of the business to 

live on while you develop 

your customer base. 

Before going into a 

business, everybody 

should thoroughly 

investigate their chosen 

business. Some businesses 

require the investment of 

large amounts of capital 

and other businesses 

require smaller amounts of 

capital but may place at 

risk your private home if 

something goes wrong. 

Look at other operators 

in your chosen industry 

and identify what is 

working and not working 

for those businesses. 

Bring all your 

solutions to the issue of 

diminishing cemetery 

space. 

“The Board will develop 

strong linkages with the 

NSW planning system and 

establish benchmarks for 

cemetery space. The Board 

will also be responsible for 

ensuring that the burial 

needs of all religious and 

cultural communities are 

respected and protected,” 

the representative added. 

The legislation 

provides for the 

introduction of optional 

renewable tenure burial 

for new graves. 

Renewable tenure burial 

will not be retrospective 

or operate where it 

conflicts with cultural 

practice, and perpetual 

tenure burial will 

continue to be available. 

A comprehensive 

consultation program on 

the draft Bill has been 

conducted and all key 

stakeholders with an 

interest in the area of 

cemetery reform have 

been consulted. All sectors 

of the industry were given 

the opportunity to 

comment on the content 

of the legislation and the 

input of major religious, 

cultural and community 

groups, relevant state 

government agencies and 

local government 

representatives has been 

sought throughout the 

drafting process. 

The consultation 

program is now complete 

and the Bill will be 

finalised for introduction 

into Parliament during 

the Spring Session. 

year old man) to stop 

around the corner. Despite 

police being in a fully 

marked police car with 

lights and sirens going the 

driver said he di dn’t realise 

police wanted to speak to 

him. 

The driver received 

infringements for negligent 

driving and turning against 

the road markings. The 

under and at the speed 

limit pursuit had lasted 

about 5kms! 

Stoppers on 1800 333 

000 to report any 

information relating to the 

matter anonymously. 

information together and 

work out your best 

estimate of your business 

profit on a weekly / 

monthly or annual basis. 

Is this level of income you 

calculate going to support 

your current lifestyle? 

To learn more about the 

ins and outs of running a 

small business including 

how to structure your 

business – whether as a 

sole trader, partnership or 

company – Abby Practice 

is running a free workshop 

on Tuesday, Oct 1 from 12 

to 2pm at Suite 702, 90 

George Street Hornsby. To 

register, call 9476 0399 

but hurry as seats are 

strictly limited.

Monthly Chronicle, September 2013 — 5 

HE BEST DAY OF HIS LIFE By Nicholas Cook 

Gordon Mandin (centre) in front of the Macquarie Princess with his friends and family. 

As the scenic waters of 

erowra Creek glide by 

nd the guests settle in to 

njoy their lunch, Gordon 

andin takes the 

icrophone. 

The cruise aboard the 

acquarie Princess was 

is idea. It’s his way of 

hanking the staff who 

ook after him at Castle 

ill’s Anglican Retirement 

illage and raise greater 

wareness of Parkinson’s 

isease, from which he 

uffers. He tries to express 

his, but is having a lot of 

rouble communicating the 

essage. The words are 

learly there in his mind, 

ut he can’t get them out. 

t’s heartbreaking to see a 

an so thoroughly 

etrayed by his own body, 

ut inspirational to watch 

im return to the 

icrophone again and 

gain for another go. 

“He doesn’t give up,” 

says Gordon’s brother 

Frank, who is among those 

watching. 

“He’s a fighter. He has 

shown a lot of courage and 

he still is.” As an example 

of Gordon’s indomitable 

spirit, Frank tells the story 

of how he restored the 

Macquarie Princess. “It 

was built in 1915 and by 

1983 when Gordon bought 

the boat it was pretty 

much done for and had 

been abandoned in Port 

Macquarie. Gordon was a 

carpenter and said, ‘I know 

nothing about boats but I 

know everything about 

timber.’ He set to work and 

by the end the Maritime 

Services Board was 

bringing trainees up here 

to learn from what he was 

doing.” 

Hornsby Mayor Steve 

Russell is also among those 

FASHION TIME 

There are a number of 

fashion parades happening 

in the coming weeks. 

The Hornsby/ Ku-ring-gai 

Lantern Club is raising funds 

for the Royal Institute for Deaf 

and Blind Children with their 

parade at 10.30am on 

Thursday, October 17 at 

Turramurra Uniting Church, 

10 Turramurra Ave. 

Turramurra (next to the car 

park). 

Entry which includes lunch 

is $20.00. For further 

information and registration 

contact Margaret 9144 7372, 

Rosemary 9449 5274 or Julie 

9144 3145 

Gordon invited on the 

cruise and had a similar 

story. 

“I’ve known Gordon for 

a long time and he used to 

come to Council with 

various issues he wanted 

help with. If we couldn’t 

help him, we had to look 

out,” he says, laughing. 

Another guest on the 

boat is Miriam Dixon, 

CEO of Parkinson’s NSW. 

“This is the first time 

I’ve ever been involved in 

something like this. It’s 

magical,” she says. 

“Gordon is obviously a 

very special man to be able 

to put this together. The 

fact he is helping us raise 

awareness of Parkinson’s is 

fantastic.” 

That awareness, along 

with the support it creates, 

is desperately needed. 

There are 80,000 

people in Australia with 

Parkinson’s, with 30 new 

cases diagnosed every day. 

The campaign against the 

illness is dependent on 

donations, as government 

support is sorely lacking. 

“There are 26,000 

people with Parkinson’s in 

New South Wales, yet we 

receive just $24,000 a year 

from the New South Wales 

Government and less from 

the Federal Government,” 

Miriam says. “That’s less 

than one dollar per person 

and there’s not much we 

can do with it.” 

The difficulties of those 

with Parkinson’s are 

compounded by how little 

is known about the 

disease. There isn’t even a 

test and its presence can 

only be officially 

confirmed during a postmortem. 

“It’s a very 

complex and unusual 

illness,” Miriam says, 

outlining the four 

symptoms to watch out 

for: trembling, stiffness of 

movement, slowness of 

movement and problems 

with balance. “There is a 

perception in the 

community that this is an 

illness affecting only older 

people, but that’s not the 

case. Of those who get it 

20 percent are of working 

age and 10 percent are 

under 40.” 

Norma Herdman is one 

of the nurses on the 

frontline who care for 

Gordon and others with 

Parkinson’s. 

“It needs greater 

awareness and the families 

need more support,” she 

says. “It’s hard on the 

patients, of course, but it’s 

also very hard on the 

families to watch this 

happen to their loved 

one.” 

As the marina at 

Berowra Waters drifts back 

into view Gordon comes 

NORMANHURST 

UNITING CHURCH 

MUSICAL SOCIETY 

Presents 

Rogers & Hammerstein’s 

2pm Oct. 26, Nov 2, 9 

8pm Oct 25, 26 

Nov. 2, 8, 9 

Normanhurst 

Uniting Church 

Buckingham Ave. 

Normanhurst 

Book At 

www.nucms.org or on 

9680 1442 

HORNSBY ART SOCIETY 

23rd Sept. - 6 October 

Emerge - Exhibition by emerging and established artists 

14th October. 

Demonstration in Beatrice Taylor Hall (rear Wallarobba) 

7pm: Artists Trading Table. 8pm: Demonstration. 

$5 members /$7.50 visitors. Light supper. 

28th October - 5th November 

Eclectia - Exhibition of works by Susan Joyce. 

Official Opening 6.30pm Friday 1st. November. 

Enquiries: susanjoyce@optusnet.com.au 

Wallarobba Arts and Cultural Centre, 

25 Edgeworth David Avenue, Hornsby. 94768869. 

10 a.m. - 4 p.m. daily 

out the front to enjoy the 

scenery he knows so well 

from his days as captain of 

the boat. In one-on-one 

conversation he has far 

greater success getting his 

message across and the 

words come through 

clearly: “This has been the 

best day of my life.” 

Community Seminar on 

Understanding 

Infertility 

With Angela Ferguson and 

Marilyn Young 

Saturday 26th October 2013, 

2:00pm – 4.00pm 

St Mark’s Church 

Cnr Rosemount Ave and Warne Street, 

Pennant Hills 

Cost $5 with Afternoon Tea 

provided 

For more information visit 

www.stmarks.com.au 

Booking required by 

Thursday 24th October 2013 

Telephone: 9980 8012 or 

Email : office@stmarks.com.au 

DO YOU WANT TO BE SLIM FOR SUMMER? 

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Do you crave sugars or chocolate sweets more 

often than you’d like?! Have you ever found it 

hard to lose weight? 

It’s ok! Now there is Ultra-Lite - a new safe and 

effective weight loss program run by qualified 

and caring Naturopaths and Nutritionists right 

from your local pharmacy. 

The Ultra-Lite program is based on research 

from Harvard University and the Australian 

CSIRO. Ultra-Lite is designed to control your 

blood sugar levels helping to balance your 

hormones and stop cravings. This weight loss 

will come from stored fat, expecting you to shed 

around 1-3 kg a week from the first week. 

The major benefit of the Ultra-Lite diet is that 

you don’t experience cravings or hunger. You 

actually feel a new zest for life as your energy 

level is enhanced. With the correct balance of 

nutrients your digestion improves, your memory 

sharpens and your skin looks younger. The diet 

has also been shown to boost metabolism and 

help normalise cholesterol, blood pressure and 

blood sugar levels. 

Inform Pharmacy Thornleigh is currently 

offering the Ultra-Lite program as a 5 week 

weight loss course or as a 10 week lifetime 

transformation. There is also a 3 week detox 

program available. 

Once you are an Ultra-Lite client you have an 

option of consultations on a come as you need 

basis. 

Thornleigh’s resident practitioner is Nutritionist 

Peta. After working in the pharmacy industry for 

more than 10 years Peta has followed her 

passion in health undertaking her Nutrition 

studies at the Australasian College of Natural 

Therapies. 

Please don’t hesitate to take the first step 

towards a lighter, healthier 

you. First consultation is free 

and health fund rebates are 

available for every Ultra-lite 

client.. Come and meet Peta 

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Phone (02) 94841664 for any 

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Now with his son 

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izza 101 at 101 Beecroft 

oad, Beecroft offering a 

omprehensive selection of 

raditional and gourmet 

izzas with optional gluten 

ree bases and a selection 

f pasta and salads. 

The new restaurant 

pens from Tuesday 

hrough to Sunday from 

pm until late for both 

eat-in’ and ‘takeaway’. It is 

potless and offers seating 

or 40. Group bookings, 

hildren’s parties and 

atering for all functions 

re all part of the mix and 

arking is available in the 

eecroft Village off 

Wongala Crescent. 

Home delivery is 

vailable within a limited 

elivery area. 

At Pizza 101 everyone’s 

taste is catered for with a 

complete range of 

traditional favourites 

including both John’s and 

Anthony’s specials and a 

superb range of gourmet 

meat, seafood and 

vegetarian pizzas. 

Among the gourmet 

meat pizzas are: Chicken 

Peri Peri; Tuscan Chicken 

(King Prawns, chicken 

breast, bacon, semi-dried 

tomatoes, served on a 

pizza sauce and garlic 

base, mozzarella cheese 

and drizzled with sweet 

chilli sauce); 

Mediterranean Lamb; 

Angus Beef; Prosciutto 

Cruda; Mixed Grill and 

Chicken Falafel. 

Within the Gourmet 

Seafood section is the 

Seafood Supreme which 

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The Gourmet Veggie 

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There is also an 

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Farm 

Market 

An Initiative of 

ROTARY CLUB OF THORNLEIGH INCORPORATED 

Sunday 20 October 2013 

from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm 

at northern end of Central Avenue 

Thornleigh (Behind Hotel IBIS) 

Discover fresh vegetables, cheeses, 

honey, seasonal fruit, meats, sausages, 

jams, chutneys, eggs, oils, soaps and 

Australian native plants and potted colour 

An atmosphere of colour and festivity for family enjoyment 

The Mystery Shopper circled in this 

photograph should bring this copy of the 

Monthly Chronicle to the market in 

October and visit the Rotary Club 

organisers to claim the shopper reward.

ROTESTS STALL DECISION ON PLANNING LAWS 

Over past weeks, The 

Better Planning Network 

(BPN) has taken to the 

streets to protest the 

proposed changes to NSW 

Planning Laws. 

These protests along 

with more than 5,000 

submissions received in 

response to the White 

Paper and draft planning 

laws led to the 

announcement on 

September 19 that the 

Government will delay 

introduction of the new 

laws. 

Prior to the 

announcement, BPN 

commissioned an 

independent analysis of 

randomly selected 

submissions from the 

Department of Planning 

website to look at the key 

issues and trends that 

emerged from the 

stakeholder consultation 

on the Planning Bills. This 

move was made after 

Minister Hazzard claimed 

that while the Government 

was continuing to consider 

submissions, ‘a lot of the 

groups don’t agree with 

each other.’ 

“This analysis found 

remarkable consistency 

on a number of key issues 

from stakeholders across 

the spectrum,” BPN’s 

Corinne Fisher said. 

“Eight stakeholder 

groups were identified – 

Local Government, 

individuals, 

community/special interest 

community groups, 

professionals, industry, 

property sector and 

government organisations. 

The randomly selected 

submissions came from 

across the State. 

“There was broad 

consensus and concern 

about the following aspects 

of the White Paper and 

Planning Bills: Undue 

emphasis on economic 

growth with no 

commitment to the 

principles of Ecologically 

Sustainable Development; 

Inconsistency between the 

Government’s intentions as 

expressed in the White 

Paper and what is actually 

proposed in the Bill; 

Removal of the 

community’s right to 

comment at the 

Protesters outside the Premier’s Wahroonga office. 

Development Proposal 

stage, including removing 

the right of people to be 

notified about a 

development before it is 

approved; Community 

engagement at the high 

level strategic stage is 

difficult, expensive and 

unlikely to be effective; 

Unease at changes in 

transparency and 

accountability and 

reduction of some third 

BORING MACHINES 

ARE COMING 

Hornsby State Liberal 

P Matt Kean has 

elcomed the 

overnment’s 

nnouncement that work 

as started on building 

he four tunnel boring 

achines that will deliver 

win tunnels for the $8.3 

illion North West Rail. 

Mr Kean said the news 

ill be music to the ears 

f Galston, Dural and 

herrybrook residents 

ho have been waiting 

ecades to have their own 

ail line. 

“The North West Rail 

ink is the biggest public 

ransport infrastructure 

roject in Sydney since the 

arbour Bridge almost a 

entury ago,” Mr Kean 

aid. 

“The first tunnel boring 

machine will be in the 

ground next year and the 

three others will follow 

soon after. 

“This is an important 

development in this 

exciting project and it will 

give the community 

confidence the North West 

Rail Link will be delivered 

by the NSW Coalition 

Government. 

“The North West Rail 

Link forms a key part of 

our record infrastructure 

commitment, which also 

includes the South West 

Rail Link, WestConnex 

and the F3-M2 Orbital 

Link,” Mr Kean said. 

The four tunnel boring 

machines (TBMs) are part 

of the $1.15 billion 

tunnelling contract for the 

North West Rail Link, 

which was awarded in late 

June to Thiess John 

Holland Dragados. 

The joint venture has 

contracted top-tier 

manufacturer NFM 

Technologies in Lyon, 

France, to design, build 

and deliver the four 

machines which will cut 

the 15km tunnels between 

Bella Vista and Epping – 

Australia’s longest rail 

tunnels. 

“This is highlyspecialised 

equipment 

which will be tailor-made 

for North West Sydney by 

a world-leader in 

tunnelling which has built 

more than 100 other 

tunnelling machines for 

similar international 

infrastructure projects,” 

Mr. Kean said. 

NEW FREE LEGAL SERVICE 

Rohit Ralli and his partner 

have established a free legal 

advice service for all 

Australians locally 

If this sounds too good 

to be true, read on. Two 

Wahroonga neighbours, 

one a lawyer, the other 

ith vast experience in 

promoting Australian 

usinesses and products 

throughout Asia and 

internationally shared 

their concerns about the 

increasing costs of legal 

advice in Australia. 

This spurred them on to 

launching a charity which 

offers free legal advice to all 

Australians. 

The pair have purchased 

an office in Waitara to 

house their Call Centre 

and founder and General 

Manager (Volunteer), Mr 

Rohit Ralli explained the 

service: 

“The Youth Enterprise 

Legal Service (YELC) is a 

not-for-profit charity which 

is run by volunteer 

Paralegals. YELC offers free 

legal advice over the 

telephone on almost all 

topics. 

We do not Means or 

Merits test and there is no 

limit on the number of 

issues a caller has, nor is 

there is a long registering 

and approval process. One 

simply calls 02-8078 5215, 

or, logs on to 

www.yelc.com.au to get 

started,” he said. 

The service has received 

support from Member for 

Ku-ring-gai and Premier, 

Barry O’ Farrell MP and 

Member for Bradfield, Paul 

Fletcher MP both of whom 

have offered to circulate 

details of the service 

through their networks. 

“I’ve informed Clr Elaine 

Malicki of the services, she 

has congratulated me on 

our efforts, and, I now hope 

to perhaps get the Council 

to help us promote our 

cause. 

“Our neighbours and 

friends are helping us 

promote the service on the 

North Shore via their 

Church groups, Bridge 

Clubs etc. Chief Inspector 

Mr. Josh Maxwell from the 

South West Metro Region 

(who helped me launch 

EyeWatch a year ago in 

Wahroonga) has graciously 

offered to assist me in 

formulating my Social 

Media strategy as he feels 

this is a worthwhile cause 

given it provides such an 

invaluable service to the 

Community. 

“We are 100% reliant on 

the goodwill of the 

community to help 

promote our cause as we 

party rights to access 

judicial review of 

decisions. 

“If you add ICAC’s 

warning that the Bills 

contain a high risk of 

corruption, it is obvious 

that this is just bad 

legislation,” Ms. Fisher 

said 

“Minister Hazzard’s 

decision to delay 

introduction of the 

legislation is a testament to 

the powerful community 

campaign opposing the 

new laws and the carefully 

considered intervention by 

local government,” said 

The TBM parts are 

expected to be shipped to 

Port Botany while the huge 

cutter heads are planned to 

be shipped separately to 

either the Port of 

Newcastle or Port Kembla, 

where they will be 

transported to Sydney on 

the back of a heavy lift 

semi-trailer as a wide load. 

Mr Kean said the four 

TBMs will use about 400 

times as much power as 

an average house and 

between them will use 

29km of conveyor belts to 

remove the crushed rock 

from deep underground – 

the distance from the 

Sydney CBD to 

Blacktown. 

“We will be keeping the 

community fully informed 

about future developments 

as we move ahead,” Mr 

Kean said. 

“Residents will soon be 

able to catch a glimpse of 

the remarkable machines 

which will turn the North 

West Rail Link into a 

reality.” 

have no funding for 

Marketing, all our funds 

have been used towards the 

office, furnishings etc. 

“YELC does not have a 

Bank account; we are not 

subsidised, or, sustained 

by third parties; we do not 

take donations, we are 

100% self funded. There is 

no financial gain or tax 

relief in it for us. This is a 

true charity and a free 

service for all Australians,” 

Rohit said. 

“In today’s complex and 

litigious lifestyle we all have 

questions pertaining to 

contracts, neighbours, 

liability, business etc. and 

simply find it too 

cumbersome or too 

expensive to call a lawyer 

or the Ombudsmen. YELC 

can be considered as your 

100% free Legal butler on 

call,” he concluded. 

CEO of the Nature 

Conservation Council, 

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“It’s clear that the public 

has legitimate concerns 

about the impacts of the 

proposed laws on their 

rights, their local 

environment and their way 

of life,” added Jeff Angel, 

Executive Director of the 

Total Environment Centre. 

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“Hawkesbury Sunrise” – Francis Keogh 

WHAT’S ON 

Spring into the school holidays 

Check out Council’s new school holiday 

page hornsby.nsw.gov.au/schoolholidays. 

Hornsby Art Prize 

T he Hornsby Art Prize is an annual art 

award and exhibition sponsored by 

Hornsby Shire Council and delivered 

in partnership with the Hornsby Art Society. 

The Prize is open to artists over 16 years of age, 

from all over Australia. Categories include Painting, 

Drawing, Printmaking and Sculpture. 

For more info 

ormation or to enter visit 

hornsby. .nsw.gov. 

.au/culture. Entries close 

Friday 11 October 2013. 

Mental Health Survival 

This seminar would suit concerned family members 

and those working in school, welfare and church 

environments. It will assist participants in 

recognising symptoms and in providing initial 

support and strategies to guide a person towards 

appropriate professional help. 

Wednesday 16 October, 

The Resilience Centre, 

48 Oxford Street Epping, 7pm-8.30pm. Cost is $20 

if booking in adva ance or 

$25 at the door. 

Enquiries 

9869 0277 or www. 

.theresiliencecentre.com.au. 

Meditation with Miriamiam 

Meditation enhances concentration, sleep, health 

and wellbeing, self-confidence, relationships and 

performance. Be kind to yourself and learn how 

to meditate. 

Thursday 17 October, 

Pe 

ennant Hills Learning and 

Leisure Centre, 8 Warne 

Street Pennant Hills, 

730pm 7. .30pm-9pm. Cost $10, bookings essential phone 

Miriam on 0451 00303 225. 

Get creative! 

Council has lots of opportunities and initiatives 

to help you with your creative endeavours! 

Whether it is a class or exhibition space, promotion 

or networking, our Creative Community Programme 

can help you get creative. Collect a booklet 

at various Council facilities or go to 

hornsby.nsw.gov.au/culture to find out more. 

Sign up and win! 

What’s 

happening in your community? 

Sign 

up to Council’s monthly e-newsletter 

and go in the draw to win a Samsung 

GALAXY Tab 3! 

Visit hornsby.nsw.gov.au/enews .gov.au/enews to enter. 

NSW Permit No. LTPM/13/00756. 

PUBLIC EXHIBITION 

Hornsby West Side Precinct Planning Proposal 

There are many dreams for the heart of Hornsby, 

now is the chance to share yours 

Council is exhibiting a Planning Proposal which 

applies to the commercial precinct along the Pacific 

Highway from Coronation Street in the north to the 

RSL club in the south. The Planning Proposal refers 

to the precinct as the Hornsby West Side. 

Council wants to transform the run down 

appearance and “old town centre” feel of the West 

Side into the “Heart of Hornsby”, 

a desirable place 

to live, work and visit. The objectives are to increase 

residential and employment development 

opportunities, revitalise and preserve the heritage 

character of the area, and to reinforce the role and 

status of Hornsby Town Centre as a Major Centre. 

The Planning Proposal can be viewed on Council’s 

website hornsby.nsw.gov.au/onexhibition, at 

Council’s libraries, or at the Administration Centre, 

296 Pacific Highway, Hornsby during business 

hours. Information drop-in sessions will be held at 

Number 5, Coronation Street, Hornsby on: 

Thursday, 17 October between 11am-1pm 

or 6pm -8pm 

Friday, 18 October between 1pm-3pm 

You can also join an online forum at 

yoursayhornsby.com.au/wyhornsb 

estside. 

We want your feedback. Send submissions by email 

to hsc@hornsby.nsw.gov.au .au or post to Hornsby 

Council, PO Box 37, 

Hornsby NSW 1630 by 

8 November 2013. 

CALL FOR ENTRIES 

Hornsby Shire Council is inviting community groups 

to register events ents for the 2014 Healthy Living 

Festival. It’s a great opportunity for Community 

groups to promote their Healthy Lifestyle activities 

available to the community. The festival, will take 

place between March 16 and April 13 2014. 

There will be four categories that the events will be 

promoted under: 

Fitness and exercise 

Health and wellbeing 

Education 

Social activities 

The online application form to register your event 

for the Healthy Living Festival will be available on 

Councils web site from 1 October to 25 November 

2013. Events registered will be included in the 

Healthy Living Booklet that is widely distributed 

throughout the Shire. 

For more information, contact Council’s Community 

Development Officer ficer on 9847 6531 or email 

kharris@hornsby.nsw.gov.au. 

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I have now been Mayor for 

12 months. It’sbeenavery exciting 

time and I would like to share some 

of the highlights with you. 

The Hornsby Aquatic Centre is 

on schedule for completion 

next year. This is the biggest construction 

project to date undertaken by Council. 

Completion of Stage One of Hornsby 

Mountain Bike Trail. Located in Old Mans 

Valley, this has become a very popular venue 

for riders. 

Draft concept for Hornsby Station Footbridge 

has been developed. Recent community 

consultation indicated strong support for 

a new footbridge. We are now in discussion 

with State Government regarding funding. 

Community consultation for Hornsby West 

Side has commenced. Council has 

developed a Planning Proposal which 

we are hoping will lead to the revitalisation 

of this precinct. 

Sewerage service has been connected 

to Cowan. The next phase of this project 

will be connection for Galston. 

Council has reached a settlement with all 

parties concerning its challenge over the 

valuation of Hornsby Quarry. The settlement 

will see Council paid $6 million. We were 

also awarded arded $3 million from earlier legal 

proceedings, bringing the total 

compensation to $9 million. This brings all 

legal proceedings to a close. We can now 

move forward with the planning of the 

rehabilitation ation of the site. 

I am very pleased with these achievements. 

We have tackled some big projects which bring 

tremendous benefits to the community. At this 

time I w ould also like to thank Councillor R obert 

Browne for his service over the past year as 

Deputy Mayor and my fellow Councillors. 

I look forward to updating you on our progress. 

Steve Russell 

Mayor Hornsby Shire Council 

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STUNNING NEW CLUBHOUSE 

Deputy Mayor Elaine 

alicki is delighted that 

u-ring-gai Council has 

een able to deliver such a 

striking new facility that 

ill benefit over 1,000 

soccer players. The new 

clubhouse for St Ives 

Football Club was 

launched on September 6 

at the club’s home ground, 

Warrimoo Oval 

“The new clubhouse is 

arguably the most 

attractive public building 

in Ku-ring-gai – it really is 

something to be seen. 

“It features a new 

kitchen, canteen, meeting 

room, storage area, 

barbecue, landscaping, 

accessible path, unisex 

toilets and an upgraded car 

park. 

“The $600,000 project 

also includes an innovative 

FROM THE TRUST 

There are a number of 

ery important issues 

onfronting Pennant Hills: 

• The Epping to 

hornleigh Third Track 

ETTT) project’s 

ransformation of the 

arrara Road side of the 

tation into a 3 year 

onstruction site which 

ommenced this month. 

• The 5 Storey, 4 

uilding, 110 unit high 

ensity residential 

development application, 

for the Fisher Avenue / 

Trebor Road block, that 

moves relentlessly toward 

a Regional Planning Panel 

(not Hornsby Council) 

determination expected in 

October 

• The ‘unsolicited 

(Transurban) proposal’ for 

the F3 – M2 Link that has 

moved quietly through the 

NSW Government 

approval processes to the 

LINK PROGESSING 

On September 13, 

ornsby State Liberal MP 

att Kean announced 

urther progress has been 

ade on the F3-M2 

nsolicited proposal with 

he Government 

ubmitting a report to the 

epartment of Planning 

nd Infrastructure 

utlining the project 

bjectives and potential 

nvironmental issues. 

A State Significant 

nfrastructure (SSI) 

pplication report has been 

repared in line with NSW 

lanning requirements 

hich describes the 

roposed project and 

dentifies the potential 

nvironmental issues to be 

ssessed. 

“This is one of the largest 

nfrastructure projects in 

SW and significant effort 

s being put into ensuring 

mpacts are minimised, 

hould the project 

roceed,” Mr Kean said. 

In 2012 Transurban and 

he Westlink M7 

hareholders approached 

the NSW Government with 

an unsolicited proposal to 

design, build, operate, 

maintain and finance a 

motorway linking the M1 

Pacific Motorway at 

Wahroonga with the Hills 

M2 at West Pennant Hills. 

The NSW Government 

has committed $405 

million for the project, with 

matching funding from the 

Federal Government. 

Nationals’ Federal Leader 

and Shadow Minister for 

Infrastructure and 

Transport Warren Truss has 

confirmed the newly 

elected Coalition would 

honour that commitment. 

Roads Minister Duncan 

Gay said a lot has 

happened on F3-M2 

project in the past few 

months with a request for 

tender being issued to a 

shortlist of three consortia 

for the design and 

construction of the project. 

“The tenderers have been 

asked to develop the 

design, systems and 

services based on 

NAME CAVE 

Readers may recall Bob 

Piper’s story in November 

last year regarding the 

‘Name Cave’ which existed 

before the Comenarra 

Parkway was built and a 

subsequent story in January 

this year when Bob and his 

wife returned to find the 

cave. 

Mrs. Gloria Campbell (nee 

Doust) of Thornleigh was 

going over past issues and 

rang regarding the cave which 

she recalls vividly from her 

childhood in Bellevue Street, 

Thornleigh. 

Now, in her early 90’s Mrs. 

Campbell told of how she and 

her brother took billycans and 

wandered down the dirt track 

that was then known as Fox 

Valley Road to gather 

blackberries and buy eggs 

roof system made from a 

material that acts as the 

ceiling, roof and insulation 

all in one integrated part. 

“This cheap and effective 

solution was quick and 

easy to install, reduced the 

amount of construction 

waste and helped us to 

deliver the project ahead of 

schedule. 

“What I really love most 

about this project is that it 

is a true community 

partnership. 

“Ku-ring-gai Council 

point of being put out to 

tender but with zero 

communication with the 

communities most 

affected. 

But Minister Hazzard’s 

New Planning System for 

NSW, in terms of the 

community’s awareness 

and participation, is the 

most critical at this time. 

The Trust distributed a 

Newsletter on this subject 

in June aimed at alerting 

the community to the 

NSW Government’s plans 

and objectives that break 

Premier O’Farrell’s election 

promise to return planning 

performance requirements 

and must come in under 

$2.65 billion,” Minister 

Gay said. 

“The tenderers must also 

ensure the design 

minimises and mitigates 

any potential 

environmental impact. “ 

Final tenders are due at 

the end of November and 

once they have been 

received the design will be 

used in the Environmental 

Impact Statement which 

will go on public display 

in early 2014. 

If approved, the 

proposed link will be 

jointly funded by 

Transurban, Westlink M7 

shareholders, the NSW 

Government and Federal 

Government and would 

include tolls. 

Mr Kean said the project 

would deliver a high 

standard motorway which 

integrates with the regional 

transport network and 

would remove a high 

volume of heavy vehicles 

from Pennant Hills Road. 

from Mr. Butterfield’s farm 

(now Butterfield Street). 

Mrs. Campbell believed the 

cave was destroyed when the 

Comenarra was constructed in 

the early 1950’s. Whether what 

Bob Piper found in January is 

a remnant of the cave from 

earlier times we can’t tell you 

but Mrs. Campbell is hoping to 

pay a visit and find out. 

From that to this - the new Clubhouse 

and the one it replaces. 

contributed over $400,000 

and managed the project. 

We also received a 

$150,000 grant from the 

NSW Government’s 

Community Building 

Partnership. 

“St Ives Football Club 

kicked in an extra $10,000 

to upgrade the kitchen and 

will be contributing 

another $30,000 to 

$40,000 for the fit-out 

including shelving, a 

trophy cabinet and a large 

screen television to be used 

as a coaching tool and for 

social movie nights. 

“The club also 

generously put in $30,000 

to upgrade their former 

clubhouse, which will be 

the new home of the St 

Ives Girl Guides. 

“This paves the way for 

powers to the people. The 

proposed new system 

favours the building 

industry, traps you with 

planning decisions in 

which you are not able to 

participate, stops you from 

participating in local 

development decisions 

where you are most 

affected, and denies you 

equal rights of appeal with 

developers. We pointed 

you to websites for further 

information and to ease 

objection submissions. 

The new system has 

attracted strong criticism 

from bodies such as the 

ICAC, the Law Society, the 

Heritage Council, 

construction to begin next 

year on the new St Ives 

Village Green youth 

precinct, which will 

include a skate and bike 

park, youth performance 

space, basketball half court 

and expanded children’s 

playground. This will be at 

the site of the old St Ives 

Girl Guides and Scout 

Halls, which will be 

demolished,” Clr. Malicki 

said. 

“St Ives football club is 

extremely grateful to Kuring-gai 

Council for the 

new clubhouse and we are 

really excited about the 

opportunities it will 

provide for us in the 

coming years,” said Penny 

Howell, St Ives Football 

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OUR SCHOOLS: Looking forward while looking back 

MEMORIES 

From Mr. Anthony Gleeson, 

Principal St.Leo’s College, Wahroonga 

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mportant and they form 

he basis of life-long 

riendships. I recently 

asked a few of our Year 12 

students for their 

memories in each of the 6 

years they were here - 

Class of 2013 

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wishes the Class of 2013 

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Family Fun Day 

Sunday 27th October 2013 

11am – 3:30pm 

Lots of 

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FAMILY 

FUN 

DAY 2013 

Year 7 (2008) – Medieval 

Day and taking part in our 

1 to 1 laptop program trial. 

Year 8 (2009) - Camp at 

the Colo River, winners of 

the MCCS Girls’ Soccer 

competition. 

Year 9 (2010) – 

Fundraising for water wells 

in Cambodia and Peer 

Support training. 

Year 10 (2011) – Street 

Retreat around Kings Cross 

and Woolloomooloo and 

being the last group for the 

NSW School Certificate. 

Year 11 (2012) - 

Joins with our local Members of Parliament to wish 

all Candidates in this year’s 

Higher School Certificate 

Every Success in the Examination Room 

and in the Future 

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Vinnies Night Patrol, 

Retreat, Lachie Hinds 

swimming the English 

Channel, Assisting with 

Federal Government policy 

on Inquiry into Alcohol 

Abuse (with Mr. Greg 

Donnelly MLC) and the 

Inaugural Visual Arts camp 

at Arthur Boyd’s residence. 

Year 12 (2013) – Fancy 

dress at Swimming 

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Leo’s Day (the best ever!), 

our participation in the 

Hajj Pilgrimage, 

Construction class building 

a cubby for our Epping 

primary students (OLHC), 

The HSC Showcase of 

Drama, Music, TAS and 

Visual Arts, Presentation of 

the Processional Cross as 

our gift to the College, 

Developing the new 

Student Leadership 

Program and hosting the 

Diocesan Year 12 BYTE. 

The students also 

commented on their 

activities with the Duke of 

Edinburgh Program and 

their constant participation 

in the National School 

Aerobics Competition. 

On behalf of our 

community here at St Leo’s, 

I wish you well not only in 

the coming HSC Exams 

but more so for your 

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initiative of Normanhurst 

Uniting Church, 

commenced at the 

beginning of 2012 and 

offers an excellent 

opportunity for children 

(0-5) to gather with their 

parents, grandparents and 

carers for two hours every 

Enjoying water play at Tales for Tots 

Wednesday during school 

term, to play, learn and 

socialise. 

The play group is open to 

all in the community and 

those adults attending are 

asked for a $2.00 donation 

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ensuring their children are 

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I also thank you for your 

many and varied 

contributions to our 

College which have made a 

very positive difference to 

our local and wider 

community over the past 

six years. 

You are all well on your 

journey of being 

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Catholic young men and 

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activities, using 

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“The aim is to encourage 

young children to develop a 

love of books and share 

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singing and music time.” 

The group gives children 

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TEAMWORK AND 

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Pennant Hills High 

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roud tradition of student 

chievement this year. 

ith activities such as the 

cademic Challenge and 

he 2013 Tournament of 

inds, and with success in 

he Premier’s Debating 

hallenge and 

heatresports, the school 

as maintained its focus 

n excellence, 

ollaboration and 

reativity. 

In its continued pursuit 

f academic excellence, 

ennant Hills High School 

ntered a team of students 

n the Tournament of Minds 

ompetition and achieved 

xcellent results against 

formidable competition 

from Independent, 

Catholic, Selective and 

Comprehensive High 

Schools. The team enjoyed 

the excitement of working 

together to solve problems 

and having their thinking 

tested in such a competitive 

environment. Also at an 

inter-school level, Pennant 

Hills High School students 

continue to perform very 

well in the Premier’s 

Debating Challenge, fielding 

successful teams from 

throughout the junior 

school. 

Now in its fifth year, the 

Pennant Hills High School 

Academic Challenge 

provides students with an 

TOP TEACHER 

Karin Haleblian (centre) being presented with her award 

by the Minister for Education, Adrian Piccoli,(left) and the 

Director-General of the Department of Education and 

Communities, Michele Bruniges. 

opportunity to work with 

local primary school 

students to compete in 

various academic activities 

over two whole school 

days, giving all students the 

opportunity to work 

together in a supportive 

and challenging 

environment while 

strengthening links 

between local schools. 

The school’s dramatic 

flair was showcased in the 

2013 NSW Theatresports 

Grand Final, where the 

team took first place. Teams 

are required to improvise 5 

minute scenes with as little 

as 5 seconds preparation 

and are awarded points for 

technique and 

entertainment. This group’s 

success is testament to the 

high emphasis the school 

places on teamwork and 

collaboration. 

Karin Haleblian, a 

classroom teacher at 

Turramurra North Public 

School is one of only 24 

recipients in NSW to 

receive a prestigious 2013 

Minister’s Award for 

Excellence in Teaching. 

Her citation states that 

‘Karin delivers a 

combination of effective 

differentiation and reflective 

practice that enables staff to 

professionally grow and 

adapt while empowering 

students to celebrate their 

achievements and be 

accountable for their 

learning thus building their 

confidence.’ 

‘These activities, in 

conjunction with our 

ongoing programs for 

Gifted and Talented 

students, are just a small 

example of the school’s 

focus on the academic 

Congratulating Ms. 

Haleblian Premier and 

Member for Ku-ring-gai, 

Barry O’Farrell said, 

“Teaching is widely 

acknowledged as being the 

single most significant 

factor in educational 

success and Ms Haleblian’s 

receipt of this award 

shows the depth of quality 

in public school teaching 

in the Ku-ring-gai area.” 

The awards were 

presented by Minister for 

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during the last week of 

August. 

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A Play Group for Children 0-5 years 

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Normanhurst Uniting Church Hall 

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Stories, Creative Activities and 

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Among the highlights of 

2013 for Mt. St. Benedict 

College, Pennant Hills 

have been the outstanding 

HSC results from the 

Class of 2012 which saw 

the College ranked 57th 

in NSW overall and 6th 

best Catholic school in 

NSW. 

A team of students were 

crowned World 

Champions in an 

international problem 

solving competition in the 

US and in terms of the 

arts, the College produced 

an amazing production of 

Grease with a cast of over 

200 students performing in 

sell-out shows to over 

2,000 people! 

The College Hall 

extension has been 

recently completed to 

better accommodate the 

growing college 

community and solar 

panels have been installed 

for a 100kw system, 

giving the school the 

largest school-based solar 

system in Australia. 

Looking forward to 

2014 the College has 

chosen three exceptional 

young women to be the 

leaders of the College 

community in 2014. 

The new College 

Captain is Jessica (Jess) 

Smith. She will be 

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neighbouring areas are 

made to feel welcome,” 

said Mr McLaren. “It is 

this strong sense of 

community spirit which 

makes our Family Fun 

Day such a success.” 

“The children are very 

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special” said Jess. “It’s a 

very positive vibe – the 

whole school is 

enthusiastic and we feel 

really supported.” 

The new College leaders 

are keen to focus on 

maintaining the great spirit 

within the College 

community. 

Vice Captain Emma says 

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to every individual and 

make sure they feel 

included and involved in 

all of the activities the 

College offers.” 

The girls are particularly 

in awe of the achievements 

of the 2013 Captains, 

Rhiannon Toohey, Katie 

Wearne and Elissa Barton. 

“We’ve got big shoes to 

fill – the way they were 

able to connect with the 

HUMMING IN A HUMMER! 

Hummer rides in a 

stretch limousine are the 

newest attraction at the 

Normanhurst West PS 

Family Fun Day on 

Sunday, October 27. 

“With only a month to 

go until Normanhurst 

Forget Daisy on a bike for two – go humming in a hummer at NWPS’s Family Fun Day 

West Public School’s 

Family Fun Day, our 

school and local 

community is busily 

preparing for this 

wonderful day out” 

according to Principal 

Greg McLaren. 

whole school, how 

organised they were and 

how generous they were 

with their time.” 

Principal Mrs Maria 

Pearson said, 

“I am constantly 

inspired by all of our 

young women. I am 

confident that Jess, Emma 

and Amelia along with 

our other senior students 

will use their gifts in the 

service of others and 

work to transform the 

future. 

excited and working hard 

towards the big event. You 

will see them out in the 

local shopping centres 

selling raffle tickets and at 

School they are busily 

preparing beautiful 

artwork which will feature 

in our Art Show on the big 

day.” 

“Such a large scale event 

requires long hours of 

voluntary work and we 

thank parents for their 

support. 

“Normanhurst West PS 

Family Fun Day is our 

major school fundraiser 

with all profits going 

towards improving our 

school facilities and 

supporting ongoing 

educational programs and 

it wouldn’t be possible 

without the generous 

support we have received 

from our local 

community.” 

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BE CARE AWARE – CARERS WEEK OCTOBER 13-19 

SUPPORTING CARERS 

Caring for a loved one 

an be rewarding, but 

ometimes may become 

tressful and exhausting. 

aring can affect the 

arer’s mental, physical 

nd emotional health. For 

his reason, it is important 

or carers to recognise 

heir own health and 

ellbeing needs. 

The Northern Sydney 

Carer Support Service 

(NSCCS) provides 

information, education and 

advice to carers to assist 

them in their caring role. 

The service also provides 

intensive carer support for 

complex situations. 

Carer education and 

monthly carer support 

groups run throughout the 

year. Topics include: 

managing dementia and 

difficult behaviour, 

medication management, 

grief and loss. A men’s 

cooking support group is 

held regularly to teach 

cooking skills to male 

carers. 

NSCCS also provides a 

range of useful resources 

and publications and 

Carer Support officers 

ocus on culturally and 

inguistically diverse 

CALD) communities and 

oung carers. 

CALD communities are 

often identified as ‘hidden 

carers’ who do not 

recognise themselves as 

carers, for example, they 

ay be family members 

with a caring role due to 

their family expectations. 

These carers may have 

difficulty accessing services 

due to cultural and 

language barriers. 

In terms of young 

carers, when a family 

member becomes sick, 

frail or incapacitated in 

some way, the effects 

ripple out to the whole 

family, including children. 

Managing strong feelings 

of loss, grief, guilt and 

resentment about the 

effects of an illness can 

sometimes complicate 

family roles and 

functioning. 

Many children try to 

help by becoming carers or 

reducing their own level of 

need. 

MIA stands for Make It 

Awesome and the purpose 

of the MIA Club is to 

support the resilience of 

young people and their 

families (children 0-18 

years), where someone in 

the family has a chronic 

illness, disability, mental 

health problem or 

substance abuse issues. 

During Carer Week MIA, 

along with the Rotary Club 

of Chatswood and 

Willoughby Council, will 

host a Young Carers Fun 

Day at the Chatswood Strike 

Bowling and Laser Skirmish 

Centre on Saturday, 

October 12. Young carers 

aged 10-15 living in the 

northern region are invited 

to attend. 

On Wednesday October 

9 a free workshop titled 

Who Takes Care of the Carer 

presented by Petra King 

(founder and CEO of 

Quest for Life Foundation) 

will be held from 9:30am 

until 3:30pm at the School 

of Philosophy, Fox Valley 

Road/Corner Pacific 

Highway, Wahroonga. 

This program will offer 

advice and how to accept 

the full range of emotions 

you might experience 

during the course of your 

role as carer and how to 

manage these emotions. It 

will also encourage you to 

look after your own health 

and wellbeing so you have 

the energy to look after 

others and it will offer 

suggestions on maintaining 

hope, humour and 

optimism as much, and as 

often, as possible to 

support your key strengths 

and to utilise support and 

resources around you 

reminding you that you 

don’t have to do it alone! 

The workshop is free but 

a small donation of $5.00 

would be appreciated to 

cover catering. 

On October 16, a special 

Carers Forum and lunch 

will be held from 10am 

until 12noon at the 

Dougherty Community 

Centre, 7 Victor Street, 

Chatswood. 

An eight week Cognitive 

Behavioural Therapy 

(CBT) group therapy 

program for carers of 

children with special needs 

will be held at Hillview 

Community Health 

Building (Room 19), 1334 

Pacific Highway, 

Turramurra from 10am 

until 11.30am on 

Wednesdays, commencing 

on Wednesday, October 16. 

This program is designed to 

address the emotional 

needs of carers. 

Bookings and 

registrations are essential 

for all of these events, 

phone 9462 9488 if phone 

is unanswered leave your 

day contact number. 

The Northern Sydney 

Carer Support Service 

Members of the Korean community participating 

in a CALD workshop for carers. 

covers the Northern 

Sydney Local Health 

District. Carer Support 

offices can be found in the 

main hospitals across the 

region. 

The online event diary 

provides a comprehensive 

range of information on 

local events, courses, 

seminars and support 

groups: www. 

nscarersupport.com.au 

as well as a wide range of shoes featuring pre-defined arch support to assist with common foot complaints 

Come in today and speak to one of our fully trained fitting team 

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FORBES FOR FUNCTION 

AND FASHION 

As more people 

become aware of the 

mportance of foot health 

nd the impact of an 

ppropriate pair of shoes, 

he question becomes, 

where do I go to buy my 

hoes?” 

There is a wide variety 

SUPPLIERS OF: 

Orthopaedic Shoes 

Electric Lift/Recliner Chairs 

Electric Adjustable Beds 

Rollators/Walkers 

Scooters 

Stair Lifts 

Wheel Chairs 

Height Adjustable Day Chairs 

Walking Sticks/Crutches 

Bathroom Aids 

Back & Seat Cushions 

Continence Products 

Daily Living Aids 

If you can’t visit us, 

we will visit you! 

of footwear in the 

marketplace, each with 

specific characteristics that 

determine if they are 

suitable for your needs. 

Orthotics are now a 

common item, used to 

correct alignment issues 

which can lead to sore feet 

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and aching joints from 

your feet and up through 

the knees and hips. It is 

not always easy to find 

attractive shoes to wear 

with your orthotics. There 

are brands out there which 

are designed specifically to 

take orthotics yet still look 

vibrant and fashionable at 

the same time. 

If you do not wear 

orthotics but would 

benefit from a healthy 

footbed containing 

features such as predefined 

arch supports and 

metatarsal raises, then 

shoes are available with 

Pennant Hills 

Physiotherapy Centre 

Mon-Fri 8.00am - 5.30pm 

David Young 

Merren Coad • Robyn Willcock 

Wendy Mackenzie 

Physiotherapists 

2/374 Pennant Hills Road 

Pennant Hills 

9484 6300 

MENS & WOMENS 

EXERCISE CLASSES AVAILABLE 

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these features built in. 

These shoes range from 

flat supported shoes for 

work or play, to heeled 

dress shoes ready for 

evening use. 

Forbes Footwear in 

Hornsby is one store that 

caters for these needs. 

Carrying ranges of 

footwear that are not 

readily available from 

most shoe stores and with 

a fully trained fitting team 

than can provide you with 

correct footwear that 

meets both your 

functional and 

fashionable requirements. 

Black Onyx – smart and fashionable dress shoe and the cool Venetian magenta sandal. 

Both shoes are able to take your orthotics and offer both comfort and style 

TREAT YOUR FEET IN 

FOOT HEALTH MONTH 

Julie Verma of Westleigh 

Podiatry 

October is Foot Health 

Month and the 

Australasian Podiatry 

Council offers some 

sobering statistics to 

encourage all of us to 

visit a podiatrist. 

Diabetes affects over 

1,000,000 Australians 

and foot complications 

are the second leading 

cause of death relating to 

diabetes. Australia has 18 

amputations per 100,000 

people double the rate of 

the UK and the second 

worst in the developed 

world. 

Each amputation costs 

the health system $26,000 

and decreasing 

amputations can ease the 

financial burden on the 

health system by 90% 

according to the Council. 

Five year mortality 

rates for people with 

MENTAL HEALTH WEEK 

Hornsby Shire Council 

has a comprehensive 

program of events and 

activities as part of Mental 

Health Week this October. 

Along with events listed in 

Council’s advertising in 

this issue here are others 

that are happening: 

Baby Bumps Support 

Playgroup 

This not-for-profit 

playgroup is a support 

group for mothers who 

experience post natal 

depression and anxiety. It is 

a safe and non-judgemental 

environment where the kids 

can play and mothers can 

seek a free counselling 

service. The group will 

meet at Hornsby Heights 

Community Centre, 104a 

Galston Road, Hornsby 

Heights (shares the KU 

Grevillea car park) from 

10am – 12noon on Monday, 

October 14. Cost: Gold coin 

donation. For more 

information contact 

Caroline Martin 0414 773 

192 

Art Therapy Workshops 

Art therapy is an 

emerging technique used to 

help people explore the 

complexities of their mind 

and emotions. Teamed with 

person-centred counselling, 

the classes allow 

participants to express 

themselves in a way that 

can be life changing. The 

classes are especially 

therapeutic for seniors and 

people who suffer from 

dementia. A workshop for 

those over 65 will be held at 

Our Lady of the Rosary 

Parish, 23 Yardley Avenue, 

Waitara from 10am – 

11.30am on Tuesday, 

October 15 

Cost: $5.00. Bookings 

essential, call Caroline at 

Heart Felt Counselling 

0417 279 369 

Andy Jones & Kam-okidz 

Kam-o-kidz is a fun filled 

program incorporating 

dance, movement, music, 

percussion, chanting and 

participation. The students 

will be so involved in the 

show they will not realise it 

is actually exercise and 

fitness! Hornsby Central 

Library, 28-44 George 

Street, Hornsby, Tuesday, 

October 15, 5:30pm - 

6:30pm. Ages: 5 -12.Cost: 

$5.00. Parents and children 

under 2 years old 

accompanying a sibling do 

not require payment. 

Bookings essential, call 

9847 6614 

Chinese Calligraphy 

and Painting Exhibition 

Hornsby Central Library, 

Saturday, October 12– 

Monday, October 21 during 

Library open hours 

From 2.30pm – 3.30pm 

on Wednesday, October 16 

enjoy the exhibition and 

afternoon tea, meet the 

artists and share sweet 

treats. There will also be 

some useful information 

available in regards to 

Mental Health this is a 

Free event and Bookings are 

not required. 

Small Steps Seminar 

Anxiety disorder affects 

one in ten children. This 

free anxiety awareness 

program is specifically 

designed for parents or 

carers with primary school 

aged children. Small Steps 

seminars are a community 

service run by the Mental 

Health Association NSW 

and funded by NSW 

Health. This will be held at 

Hornsby Central Library, 

from 12.30pm – 2.30pm on 

Wednesday, October 16. 

Free but Bookings are 

essential as places are 

limited. Call: 9847 6535 

HSC Study seminar – 

for the Korean community 

diabetes amputations are 

50% higher than many 

cancers. 

It is not only diabetics 

who need to think about 

their feet. Those with 

vascular problems and 

foot pain are at greater 

risk of decreased balance 

and increased falls. 

Podiatrist, Julie Verma 

of Westleigh Podiatry 

offers Diabetes 

Assessments; General 

Treatments; Biomechanical 

assessments; 

Orthotic therapy and Gait 

analysis and can offer 

advice on correct shoes 

and fittings. Westleigh 

Podiatry is located at 

Shop b, 130 Duffy 

Avenue, Westleigh (next 

to Westleigh Cellars) and 

is open Tuesday, 

Wednesday and Thursday 

8.30am – 5pm and on 

Saturdays 8am until 12 

noon. The number to call 

is 8411 2507. 

A guest speaker from the 

Department of Education 

and Communities will share 

valuable tips to assist 

parents and their children 

through HSC study at 

Hornsby Council Chamber, 

296 Pacific Highway, 

Hornsby from 5.30pm – 

8.30pm on Thursday, 

October 17. Free but 

Bookings essential, call 

Jaesook on 9869 7138 or 

jaesookk@ransw.org.au 

Music in the Mall 

Hornsby Shire Council 

presents live music in the 

mall to celebrate Mental 

Health Week. Industry 

Performing Arts is an icon 

in the Sydney dance 

education scene and are 

dedicated to assisting 

students to experience the 

joy and fulfilment of dance. 

Come along and enjoy a 

fantastic free performance 

while perusing the shops or 

getting a bite to eat - 

5:30pm - 6:30pm Thursday, 

October 17Cost: Free. For 

more information call 

Nicole on 0416 243 755 

Laughter 

A giggle is good for the 

soul! Experience the many 

health benefits of laughing 

while meeting new people 

at Hornsby Park, between 

the swimming pool and the 

Pacific Highway on 

Saturday, October 19, 9am- 

9.30am. Afterwards, enjoy a 

social coffee. Free (Bring 

money for a coffee if 

desired). For further 

information contact Maria 

on 9482 2488 

Free Guided Bushwalk 

From the railway to the 

river, this challenging but 

rewarding walk will start at 

Cowan station and follows 

a section of the Great North 

Walk down to the 

picturesque Jerusalem Bay 

(continued page 15)


CARERS ARE HEROES! PERIOD OF CHANGE 

Sue Buckle, owner of Just Better Care Hills District - if you’d like to know more 

about the service drop in and share a cuppa! 

Carers are the heroes of 

n-home support, 

ccording to Mrs Sue 

uckle, owner of in-home 

ervice provider, Just 

etter Care Hills District. 

“Carers provide much 

eeded social and 

motional support for 

lder people who are 

iving at home,” Mrs 

uckle said. 

“A survey carried out in 

ugust by JBC shows 

from page 14) 

n Saturday, October 19, 

.30am - 12noon. Meeting 

oint disclosed on booking 

ookings essential, please 

all 9847 6361 or 

ushland@ 

ornsby.nsw.gov.au 

Health Awareness in 

ornsby Mall 

On Saturday, October 19 

10am – 4pm) everyone is 

nvited to head to the mall 

or up-to-date health 

nformation from health 

ndustry professionals. 

earn all about the many 

enefits of keeping fit 

hrough physical exercise 

uch as Yoga and CrossFit 

raining. There will be 

ntertainment for the kids 

lus the adults won’t miss 

ut with free mini-massages 

rom the professionals at 

he Micra Centre. 

De-stress with Living 

M Yoga 

Learn how Yoga can 

ring more confidence, 

ocus, power & balance 

nto your life at Living OM 

DON’T LET YOUR 

STORIES GET LOST 

Amateur genealogist, 

Graham Diment will present 

a talk titled Don’t Let your 

Stories Get Lost! at 

Thornleigh Hillcrest Uniting 

Church’s Seniors’ 

Friendship Luncheon to be 

held at the church, 1-3 

Paling Street, Thornleigh on 

Wednesday, October 16 

(11.30am for 12noon). 

All are welcome to enjoy a 

hot roast dinner and dessert 

and to renew acquaintances 

and meet new friends. 

The cost is $10 per person 

and RSVP for catering is 

essential by October 10. 

Please call Gill Mein on 9980 

8670 or 0413 493 227 or 

Doreen Williams on 9489 6174 

to book and discuss any 

special dietary needs or if you 

require transport. 

loneliness and social 

isolation are the main 

concerns for elderly people 

receiving in-home support, 

so carers are vital to 

helping fill this void.” 

“Respite care, providing 

carers with a break, is an 

important service we 

provide. It is crucial carers 

get a break so they can 

continue doing their job. 

Dementia is the number 

one health concern for 

elderly people. Many 

carers face the challenges 

of coping with caring for 

Hornsby, Suite 3B, 6-18 

Bridge Road Hornsby 

(Enter via George Street) 

from 9am – 10am on: 

someone with dementia.” 

Mrs Buckle said good 

communication between 

support workers and 

carers is vital to providing 

good in-home service. 

“Good communication 

with carers about what is 

happening, health 

concerns, emotional 

concerns, what people are 

eating etc helps support 

workers to perform better 

for their customers,” Mrs 

Buckle said. 

If you are a carer and 

would like to know more 

Sunday, October 20 Free. 

Bookings recommended. 

Email 

events@livingom.com.au or 

TALKING TEETH 

With Bradley Russ 

BDS (Hons) SYDNEY 

PGDipDImplantology FRACDS 

Gum disease, tooth loss 

and Dental Implants 

Over the past two months I have looked at adult 

gum diseases, their prevention and management. 

Unfortunately, we often see people too late and 

teeth are already beyond treatment. A common 

request is to replace the lost teeth with dental 

implants, but dental implants have a much 

higher failure rate in people with a history of 

untreated gum disease. 

Additionally, it is much more difficult to treat 

infection around implants than around teeth – 

dental implants have a roughened, threaded 

surface which bacterial plaque will readily 

adhere to. The only effective way to clean the 

contaminated surface once bone has been lost 

is to approach the implant via a minor surgical 

procedure. 

Once again, the best management is prevention: 

Before the implants are placed, any gum disease 

is treated and the teeth returned to optimal 

health; 

During implant treatment, home care is 

assessed and modified as required and the 

remaining teeth are periodically cleaned; 

After implant treatment, the implants and 

remaining teeth are regularly checked and 

cleaned, usually on a 3 to 6 monthly basis, 

Therefore, dental implants are suitable for people 

with a history of gum disease, but only if disease 

is eliminated prior to treatment and there 

is good prevention thereafter. 

pennant hills dental centre 

356 Pennant Hills Road, Pennant Hills 

Ph: 9484 1132 Fax: 9980 7847 

Email: phdcreception@phdc.com.au 

www.phdc.com.au 

We are in a period of 

change for people with a 

mental illness and their 

carers. 

What is happening with 

Mental Health 

Commissions, both State 

and Federal? What will it 

really mean? And will 

Disability Care Australia 

offer any assistance to 

people with a psychiatric 

Disability? Can Partners in 

Recovery change the 

system? In fact what is 

Partners in Recovery? And 

a bridge walk? 

Rob Ramjan AM has 

worked in mental health 

services for 45 years in 

community and hospital 

based services, Head Office 

and mostly in the non 

government sector. He was 

a Member of the NSW 

Mental Health Priority 

Task Force for eight years 

and is currently serving on 

NSW Mental Health 

Commission working 

parties. 

about how Just Better 

Care can support you in 

your role, please call 9484 

8788 or drop into the 

office at 2/370 Pennant 

Hills Rd, Pennant Hills 

2120 

call 8411 2580 to reserve 

your mat! *Please bring a 

towel, water and yoga mat if 

you have one! 

Rob will address each of 

these and give an update 

on the NSW Police Mental 

Health Intervention Team, 

a concept introduced by 

the Schizophrenia 

Fellowship in 2004 at a 

free public meeting 

organised by Hornsby Kuring-gai 

Association 

(Action for Mental Health) 

at 7.30pm on Tuesday, 

October 8 in the ‘Cottage 

in the Park’ Cnr. Stuart 

and Illoura Streets, 

Wahroonga. 

With 45 years experience in Mental Health 

Rob Ramjan AM 

CEO of Schizophrenia Fellowship NSW 

will discuss imminent 

changes in mental health and their impact 

on both sufferers and their carers at a 

Free Public Meeting 

7.30pm on Tuesday, October 8 

The Cottage-in-the Park 

Cnr. Stuart and Illoura Streets, Wahroonga, 

ACTION FOR MENTAL HEALTH 

HORNSBY KU-RING-GAI ASSOCIATION 

Tel: 9980 2500 

ALL WELCOME 

Shop B/130 Duffy Avenue 

WESTLEIGH 

Next to Westleigh Cellars 

October is Foot Health Month 

Treat Your Feet ! 

• General Treatments 

• Biomechanical Assessments • 

• Diabetes Assessments • Gait Analysis 

Tues and Wed 8am – 5pm, Thurs 8am – Late 

Saturday 8am - Noon 

PHONE 8411 2507 

Orthotic Therapy 




LIVE THE LIFESTYLE 

YOU DESERVE 

For many of us, 

leaning the gutters and 

vacuuming are just two of 

many household chores 

which are boring and 

require a lot of effort, 

particularly when you 

reach a certain age. 

But just because you 

would like help with a few 

chores doesn’t mean you 

should have to sacrifice an 

independent lifestyle. 

The good news is, 

there’s a solution which 

offers the best of both 

worlds - Serviced 

Apartment living. 

At Lutanda Manor in 

Pennant Hills, Sales 

Manager Vicki Taylor is 

seeing unprecedented 

emand for this lifestyle. 

“Serviced Apartments 

eally work for people 

Matt Kean MP 

MEMBER FOR HORNSBY 

Keen to Help you by 

who want to continue 

living independently but 

need, or would like, a little 

help with daily tasks,” said 

Mrs Taylor. 

“People who live in 

Serviced Apartments 

simply choose to have 

help with a few everyday 

jobs – it’s distinctly 

different to nursing homes 

or aged care facilities.” 

Instead of living in a 

house that’s often too big 

and unmanageable, 

Serviced Apartments 

provide residents with a 

home that suits their 

needs. The resident will 

benefit from a range of inhouse 

services such as 

cleaning, cooking, 

maintenance and laundry. 

This means that 

everything is designed to 

• Representing you in the NSW Parliament 

• Assisting you to access State services 

• Communicating your issues to the relevant Ministers 

• Organising Justice of the Peace applications 

• Recognising State achievements 

(02) 9476 3411 hornsby@parliament.nsw.gov.au 

make your life easier and 

you’ll have more time to 

enjoy the things you like 

to do 

What’s more, the 

properties at Lutanda 

Manor are now free of 

Stamp Duty – so it’s a 

great time to buy. 

“I’ve worked at Lutanda 

Manor for many years and 

it’s safe to say demand for 

our Serviced Apartments 

and villas has never been 

so high,” said Mrs Taylor. 

“I believe this speaks to 

the quality, style, location 

and service which we 

provide. It’s truly the best 

of care.” 

Lutanda Manor is one 

of Lend Lease’s vibrant 

retirement communities 

located in the heart of 

Pennant Hills. For more 

ACTION ADVENTURE FOR EPILEPSY 

From 25 to 27 October 

round 70 people who 

re living with epilepsy 

nd their families have 

he chance to share in the 

mazing experience of an 

ction Adventure at 

erry on the NSW South 

oast. 

Research has shown 

hat people with epilepsy 

nd their families often 

eel isolated, anxious and 

verprotective. Epilepsy 

ction Australia has 

esponded by funding and 

acilitating residential 

amps for people with 

pilepsy and their 

families, with “adventure 

therapy” provided 

through the engagement 

of a specialist camp 

provider. 

These camps provide 

fun activities to help 

children and adults to 

rebuild confidence, selfesteem 

and trust. 

Knowing that camp 

facilitators understand 

epilepsy helps adults to 

relax. Spending time with 

other families promotes 

peer support and peer 

learning, while Epilepsy 

Nurse Educators provide 

specialised information 

about epilepsy. 

The activities 

undertaken at the Action 

Adventure are designed to 

extend skills, such as 

problem solving and team 

work, while also 

enhancing children’s selfesteem, 

confidence and 

trust. Most importantly, 

the activities are safe and 

fun. 

Anyone can express 

their interest in attending 

an Action Adventure by 

calling 1300 37 45 37 or 

sending an email to: 

epilepsy@epilepsy.org.au. 

information about 

Lutanda Manor or 

Serviced Apartment living, 

please call the village on 

9875 4477. 

Live the lifestyle you deserve in a Lutanda Manor serviced apartment. 

COMPUTER TIP 

Courtesy Wyvern Technology 0418 421 202 

www.wyverntech.com.au 

It is of increasing 

interest to me that as we 

make more progress we 

seem to go backwards. 

Ken and I travelled into 

the city recently by train. It 

was early Saturday evening, 

so the station wasn’t 

manned or even womaned. 

The ticket machine was out 

of action - what a surprise! 

If you looked carefully at 

the machine, the surface of 

which is covered with 

instructions, you could 

discover a number to ring 

when the machine 

malfunctions. You may also 

be lucky and have a mobile 

CHRISTMAS ART AND 

Wheel ‘n’ Weft will hold 

CRAFT 

phone with you that still 

has sufficient charge for 

you to make a phone call. 

Heaven help us when we 

have driverless trains! 

One of my clients today 

was telling me that he had 

purchased a new washing 

machine. It is linked to his 

iPhone so that if it 

encounters a problem it 

can contact the 

manufacturer and try to 

solve its own problem. 

Horrors! They’ll soon be 

walking through the house 

issuing us with 

commands. 

I discovered a couple of 

its Christmas Art and 

Craft Exhibition and Sale 

at Thornleigh Community 

Centre, corner of Phyllis 

and Central Avenues, 

Thornleigh on Friday, 

October 25, 1pm-7pm, 

Saturday October 26, 9am- 

5pm and Sunday, October 

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featuring adult wearable 

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clothes and toys, bags, 

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good programs in the 

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computer and want to copy 

all the iTunes music etc 

from your iPhone, iPod, 

iPad you will find that 

Apple does not have such a 

function. In fact if you try 

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preserves, quilts and more. 

Admission is $5 

(includes light 

refreshments) 

This year Wheel ‘n’ Weft 

is proudly supporting The 

NSW Rural Fire Service - 

Hornsby/Ku-ring-gai Rural 

Fire Service. 

Members presented the 

RFS with $2000 from their 

May Exhibition and sale 

(photo). 

One of the members 

quipped, “Seems that our 

chosen charity is quite 

timely given the fires we 

have seen in recent days!” 

nothing on both devices. 

To the rescue comes 

TouchCopy. You can 

purchase it for $29.95 

online and it immediately 

detects your iPhone, iPad, 

iPod and copies all the data 

to your computer or to 

itunes on your computer. 

Beautiful. 

The next discovery is the 

app Office2 HD. One of my 

clients is a teacher who 

wanted a program as much 

like MS Office as possible 

on her ipad. Her main 

objective was to copy 

images and paste them into 

her document. I use Quick 

Office but this is not a very 

sophisticated word 

processor. So I did some 

research and found Office2 

HD. We tried it out and she 

is very happy. Cost? $8.49. 

Urge your Federal MP to 

get the newly elected 

government to reconsider 

their replacement of the 

‘Fibre to the Home’ (FTTH) 

broadband solution, with 

the proposed ‘Fibre to the 

Node’ (FTTN) solution. 

Penny wise and pound 

foolish. Its dependence on 

the existing copper lines 

sounds good but these lines 

are ageing. 

The predicted download 

speeds of 100Mbps and 

upload speeds of around a 

mere 5Mbps, are unlikely 

to be sufficient for 

tomorrow’s technology 

centric society. 

There is more to be said 

but I shall leave you with 

this. If we continue on this 

path to save money by 

introducing an inferior 

solution, then we will be 

the losers. 

Your ever cheerful and 

positive dragon - Deirdree


EIGHT OUTSTANDING GARDENS OPEN 

The Players’ formal garden will be open 

Galston Garden Club 

ill be holding its Open 

ardens Weekend from 

riday 18 until Sunday, 

ctober 20. 

NATURE NOTES 

GANG GANG 

COCKATOOS 

I was recently standing 

on Pennant Hills railway 

station when a cockatoo 

Eight outstanding 

acreage gardens in Dural, 

Galston and Kenthurst will 

be open from 9.30am to 

4.30pm each day. Detailed 

with Nick Hodges 

flew over. Not surprising, 

you might think. 

But this was a Gang-gang 

Cockatoo which is unusual 

- indeed, rare, in Sydney. 

What alerted me to its 

presence was its call - like 

a creaky door. No other 

cockatoo, in fact, no other 

bird, sounds like this. 

I caught a glimpse of the 

slate grey bird - a male - 

with its vivid scarlet head 

and its wispy crest as it 

passed on its way to the 

bush in Pennant Hills Park. 

Gang-gangs are about 

This is just about the 

best month to be 

enjoying your 

garden. Australian 

native shrubs are 

looking fantastic, 

spring bulbs are in 

full swing and 

everything else is 

bursting with health 

and vitality! 

• One thing I really do recommend is that you 

visit your local independent garden centre 

regularly through the spring months as they 

will be getting in masses of new, exciting and 

different plants at this busy time. 

• Here’s a tip: when planting out new 

Australian native trees and shrubs, always 

Explore the delights of the Sutherlands’ bushland retreat. 

brochures showing the 

garden locations with a 

map, plus information on 

eating locations are 

available, and on the 

the size of a Galah. The 

female is similar to the 

male but 

its head and crest are as 

grey as its body; instead it 

has vague red and yellow 

bars on its underparts. 

Found in only the southeast 

corner of the country, 

the Gang-gang likes tall 

open forest, although in 

winter it can be seen on 

farmland and even in 

suburban gardens. 

Once common around 

Sydney it has suffered as a 

result of habitat loss and is 

now found only in the 

northern suburbs centred 

50 SHADES OF BLACK 

Currawongs won’t swoop 

AND WHITE like a Magpie will during 

its breeding season. You 

If you’ve spotted the can tell a currawong from 

dd black and white bird a magpie by its 

round the area you might spellbinding yellow eyes, 

oon be seeing a few more whereas a magpie has 

f them, as Pied 

brown eyes,” said Susanna 

urrawongs were Bradshaw, CEO of the 

reeding this month, and Foundation. 

ou’re invited to come “Pied Currawongs, 

long to the currawong come into suburban areas 

aby shower. Whether during the winter to forage 

ou love or loathe them, for grubs on lawns. Now 

ackyard Buddies wants that it’s September, you 

ou to know that there are might hear Pied 

ots of shades of grey Currawongs calling ‘curra- 

hen it comes to this 

uddy. 

Backyard Buddies is a 

ree program run by 

ustralia’s Foundation for 

ational Parks & Wildlife. 

ach month, you get a 

ackyard Buddies email (Bail) 

with tips to make 

our backyard inviting and 

afe for native animals. For 

etails visit www. 

ackyardbuddies.net.au. 

“Pied Currawongs look 

lot like magpies, but 

hey’re much friendlier. 

wong, curra-wong’ from 

their nests up to 25 m up 

in the trees. Adults will be 

playing Sherlock Holmes at 

the moment, rooting out 

the perfect meals for their 

chicks,” said Ms Bradshaw. 

“You might not know it, 

but these birds are actually 

very caring parents. If they 

find an abandoned Pied 

Currawong chick, they’ll 

quickly adopt it as one of 

their own. Pied Currawong 

families also stick together 

for many months after the 

chicks leave the nest,” Ms 

Bradshaw added. 

“Don’t be surprised if in 

the next few weeks you see 

a brown Pied Currawong. 

It’s not dirty! It’s a juvenile 

A juvenile Pied Currawong begging its parent 

for food. Photo by Charles Haynes 

The Garden Edge by Peter Whitehead CNP 

website www. 

galstongardenclub.com.au. 

Tickets will be available 

on the open days outside 

The Galston Club, 21 

Arcadia Road, and at all 

the open gardens. Adults 

$5 for individual gardens 

or a $20 ticket covers all 

gardens, and this ticket is 

valid for all three days. 

roughly on Pennant Hills 

Park and the bush around 

Cherrybrook and Hornsby. 

It is more common in 

Canberra and the hill 

ranges around that city. 

It can be seen in the Blue 

Mountains too; I may be 

wrong but it appears to be 

thriving more readily in 

higher, colder climates. 

However, it is nowhere as 

numerous as it once was. 

Pied Currawong, fresh out 

of the nest,” Ms Bradshaw 

said. “As they get older, 

these birds will grow into 

their characteristic black 

and white plumage.” 

“Pied Currawongs are 

great to have around as 

they will happily eat up 

carrion, rodents, and 

incorporate a generous amount of Australian 

Native Planting Compost into the hole – it 

will make all the difference. New plantings 

should have a slight ‘well’ around them to 

capture water. 

• In the veggie patch, Tomatoes will be going 

gangbusters. Keep well watered at the base of 

the plant – not overhead spraying. Fertilise 

regularly with Powerfeed or Harvest. Pick off 

any diseased leaves. Plant some Marigolds 

nearby – nice and cheerful flowers and they are 

great friends with tomatoes and help keep bugs 

away. 

• The Yates product called Success is a good 

spray to have on hand to control caterpillar 

and other bug problems – it’s made from a 

naturally occurring product called Spinosad 

and has a low toxicity. 

Children free. 

Morning and afternoon 

teas will be available in 

gardens. The Growing 

Friends of the Royal Botanic 

Gardens will have a stall 

selling plants. Lunches are 

available in the many local 

Clubs, Cafes and Takeaways, 

or you are welcome 

to bring a picnic lunch. 

This is a great chance to 

have a relaxing and 

uplifting day wandering 

around some of the most 

beautiful gardens in 

Sydney. 

If you would like to 

receive an email reminder 

before the event, or would 

like the map brochure 

posted to you, please send 

a brief note to 

galstongarden@hotmail 

.com or write to PO Box 

163, Galston 2159. 

All the workers for this 

weekend are unpaid 

Gang-gangs were 

becoming rare in the 1930s 

but flocks of around 40 

were still seen. Not so 

today. 

I spend a lot of my time 

on the bush tracks of 

Pennant Hills Park and am 

always looking and 

listening for birds. On the 

occasions when I hear - and 

then see - a Gang-gang, it’s 

a good day. 

insects for you—keeping 

your local area clean and 

tidy. They’re great for the 

environment too as they’ll 

eat up two particular kinds 

of stick insect that would 

otherwise defoliate 

eucalyptus forests if left 

unchecked,” Susanna 

Bradshaw concluded. 

5 Chilvers Road, Thornleigh. 

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• It’s OK to plant Basil now. Lots of water, food 

and sun! Pinch out the flower spikes to 

prolong the life of the plant. I grow Purple 

Basil in my flower garden as the foliage is such 

a great colour contrast and in this instance I let 

them flower to be kind to the bees! 

• If you are planting Sweet Corn seedlings, 

they will perform better if planted in a square, 

space permitting. Cross pollination works more 

effectively. 

• Chillies can be planted now. They do really 

well in pots in a hot spot. Don’t over fertilise 

these. Chillies freeze really well if you harvest 

too many and they can also be used as an 

infusion in olive oil. 

• Don’t worry if your Gardenias go through a 

period of bud drop at this time. It does 

sometimes happen. Just keep the water up to 

them regularly and liquid fertilise with the 

Debco Acid Plant Food. 

volunteers, and all 

proceeds are distributed to 

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a wide range of charities. 

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• Free Measure & Quote 

• DIY Pergola and Deck kits 

• Free local delivery from our 

timber warehouse 

9980 7611 

• Once ornamental flowering deciduous trees 

such as cherry and almond, have finished 

flowering, they can be pruned if needed. Also, 

climbing roses are always pruned after 

flowering (opposite to bush that are pruned 

prior to flowering). 

• Try and make your garden less water 

dependent this coming summer – it’s certainly 

my plan as I am too kind to my plants. They’ve 

got to toughen up! Water in the morning - 

NEVER use what I call the ‘fairy watering 

method’ – standing back and hosing the 

foliage. A waste of time, water and money. 

Little moisture will penetrate the soil and your 

plants will wait for that refreshing spray you so 

kindly give them each day. Adopt the ‘slow and 

low’ method – water at the base 

of the plants. 

Enjoy Spring in your garden 

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UNDERSTANDING INFERTILITY 

Marilyn Young 

Reasons for infertility 

and the social and 

emotional impact of those 

suffering infertility along 

with how family and 

friends can support those 

struggling with infertility 

will be discussed at a 

Angela Ferguson 

special seminar at St 

Mark’s Church Cnr. 

Rosemount Ave and 

Warne St, Pennant Hills 

from 2pm -4pm on 

Saturday, October 26. 

Presenters Marilyn Young 

and Angela Ferguson have 

a wealth of knowledge to 

share on this important 

subject. 

Marilyn worked as 

a social worker for many 

years mainly in the areas of 

disability and adoption. In 

adoption she worked with 

many couples, seeking to 

help them understand the 

pain and grief of their 

infertility and its impact on 

them and their family. 

Currently Marilyn is 

involved in seniors’ 

ministry and pastoral care 

at her church. 

Angela Ferguson 

graduated with a Bachelor 

of Medical Science and 

worked for many years as 

an embryologist and 

andrologist (scientist) at 

one of the country’s leading 

fertility clinics. Her work 

RETIREES 

The Sydney Hills 

Branch of the 

Association of 

Independent Retirees will 

hold their Monthly 

meeting from 10am on 

Friday, October 4 at 

Pennant Hills Bowling 

Club Yarrara Road Pennant 

Hills. Guest speaker Paula 

from the Fire Service will 

discuss Fire Prevention in 

the Home. 

President: Lauris Rennie. 

9634 1186 

AGLOW 

Pennant Hills Aglow 

will hold its next meeting 

at Thornleigh Community 

RAJASTHAN DELIGHTS 

INDIAN RESTAURANT 

280 PENNANT HILLS ROAD THORNLEIGH 

Plenty of Parking at rear off Railway Pde and Station Street 

Dine-In and Take-Away, BYO and Licenced 

Lunch Special Under $10.00 Mon. - Sat. 

OPEN Lunch: 11am - 2.30pm, DINNER: 5.00pm - 10.00pm 

PHONE: 9481 8241/9481 8725 

Centre, Cnr. Phyllis & 

Central Aves, Thornleigh 

on Thursday, October 24 

at 10am. Guest Speaker, 

Mrs. Gillian Darch. Cost 

$7.00 (incl. morning tea) 

JPs 

NSW Justices 

Association Hornsby 

Branch next monthly 

meeting is on Monday 

evening October 14 at 7pm 

at Asquith Rugby League 

Club opp. Waitara station. 

All members and 

potential members are 

welcome to attend. 

JP services are available 

at Cherrybrook Shopping 

Village on Saturday 

mornings from 10am until 

noon and at Carlingford 

Court Shopping Centre on 

Tuesdays from 11 am until 

1pm. 

JP services are also 

available at Hornsby, 

Pennant Hills and Epping 

Libraries (check with 

Library for days and 

times). 

Enquiries Brian 

Heaseman JP, 0412 885 

525; or Gavin Moehead JP, 

94894662 or 0407 289 

203. 

PARKINSONS 

SUPPORT 

Will meet on Friday 4th 

October from 10.00am – 

12 noon at Turramurra 

Uniting Church, 

Turramurra Avenue 

Turramurra. 

A free information 

evening to assist the 

families and friends of 

people involved in either 

a separation or divorce 

will be held in Castle Hill 

on Tuesday, October 15. 

The evening has been 

arranged by Wesley 

Uniting Church as part of 

the activities planned 

through its Education 

Support. The Church hall 

at 32 Showground Road, 

Castle Hill will be the 

venue for the two hour 

event. 

Leader of the 

congregation’s Education 

Team, Mr Bryan Mullan 

said that the church 

recognised there are needs 

HAPPENINGS 

Bargain Hunt Auctions 

www.bargainhunt.com.au 

involved fertility testing 

and fertility treatment, and 

she found the work deeply 

rewarding. 

After having two 

children of her own 

through IVF, she decided to 

broaden her skills in the 

area she loved mostworking 

directly with those 

dealing with infertility. She 

is nearing completion of a 

Masters of Social Work in 

order to qualify as a fertility 

counsellor. 

Angela is involved in 

consultancy and public 

speaking about infertility 

and is president of the 

Embryo Donation 

Network, Australia’s first 

organisation dedicated to 

providing information and 

support to those 

considering donating or 

Auctions every 2nd Saturday 

Viewing: Friday before every auction from 10am to 7pm 

● Specialists in deceased estate clearances 

● Advice on ‘downsizing’ 

● Home visit by one of our auctioneers, Veronica Owens 

Anybody can buy or sell 

Receiving items for sale Mon-Thurs 9am to 5pm 

Antiques, Collectables and Treasures 

Next auctions: 5th October and 19th October 

16 Railway Parade Thornleigh 

P: 02 9875 5527 F: 02 9875 5946 

E: info@bargainhunt.com.au 

receiving unused frozen 

IVF embryos. 

SEMINAR ON DIVORCE 

Guest Speaker will be 

Clyde Cameron from the 

Shake It Up Foundation 

All welcome Enquiries 

to Diana Rynkiewicz 9488 

7092 

YOGA 

Free Yoga classes for 

seniors are offered at 

Pennant Hills Community 

Centre (Small Hall) on 

Fridays (10am – 11.30am) 

and on Sundays (4-5pm) 

at the Leisure and 

Learning Centre (8 Warne 

Street, Pennant Hills) 

where Yoga for Children 

(6-13 years of age) is also 

available every Sunday (5 - 

6pm). Details for all 

classes Contact: Suresh - 

0412 202 182 or Dhanraj 

0424 075 364. 

PROBUS 

The Epping and 

District Probus Club 

meets monthly from 10am 

to noon in the church hall 

of the Epping Presbyterian 

Church in Rawson St 

Epping. New members 

welcome. 

On Friday, October 11 

there will be a theatre 

party to the Independent 

Theatre to see an acapella 

musical event The Idea of 

North. On Monday, 

October 20 Heather Pinot 

will speak on the 

objectives and activities of 

Christian Community Aid 

and on Monday, October 

21 members will enjoy a 

cruise on the Hawkesbury 

River with the Riverboat 

Postman cruise - lunch on 

board. 

Visitors welcome. 

Contact Brian Haywood 

9868 2671 or John Oliver 

9639 8855. 

GARDENING 

PLANT SALE 

Easy Care Gardening’s 

The cost of the seminar 

is $5.00 and includes 

afternoon tea. 


www.stmarks.com.au. 

in the community to 

support those indirectly 

impacted as a result of a 

marital separation. 

“Whilst the impact is 

felt by those directly 

involved it is often the 

immediate family and 

close friends who also 

need support”, Mr Mullan 

added. 

Those offering their time 

to the seminar include a 

relationships counsellor 

who will join a support 

officer working in the 

Family Court 

environment. 

“We also have the 

involvement of a school 

counsellor, recognising 

that children also can be 

affected,” Bryan Mullan 

said. Medical impacts have 

volunteer-run plant 

nursery is closing at the 

end of the year. There are 

a lot of plants left for sale, 

especially bromeliads and 

succulents at $4 per plant. 

The plant nursery, at 28 

Britannia St, Pennant Hills 

will be open on Thursday 

October 10, 9am to 

11.30am and again on 

Saturday October 12, 9am 

to 11.30am. For more 

information call 9983 

1644. 

PLANTS 

The Australian Plants 

Society-North Shore 

Group will meet at the 

Willow Park Community 

Hall, 25 Edgeworth David 

Avenue, Hornsby on 

October 4th at 8 pm. Mark 

Abell’s talk Flora of 

Western Victoria will 

include spectacular 

pictures of his topic. 

Visitors welcome. Native 

plants for sale. Further 

information at 

www.blandfordia.org.au 

Pennant Hills Garden 

Club meets on the 4th 

Wednesday of each month, 

10.15 a.m. at Pennant Hills 

Bowling Club, Yarrara 

Road, Pennant Hills. 

Interesting speakers, 

trading table with cuttings, 

potted plants, and regular 

outings. On October 23 

the theme of the meeting 

will be cottage gardening 

with native plants. New 

members welcome. For 

more information call Sue 

on 9980-6562. 

Beecroft and District 

Garden Club Inc. will 

hold its next meeting at 

Beecroft Bowling Club, 

128 Copeland Road, 

Beecroft on Friday October 

4 from 7.30 pm for an 

8pm meeting. 

Guest speaker Deirdre 

Mowat’s topic is Colour in 

Bookings are required by 

Thursday, October 24 

Phone 9980 8012 or email: 

office@stmarks.com.au 

not been overlooked in the 

planning with a General 

Practitioner also joining 

the group of speakers and 

a representative from Hills 

Community Centre will 

outline available 

community resources. 

The first hour from 7pm 

will comprise addresses 

from the five speakers 

followed by a Q & A 

session and during a light 

supper participants will be 

able to have brief 

individual discussions with 

the presenters. 

Registrations are now 

open and enquiries can be 

made by contacting Bryan 

Mullan on 0468 359 536 

or emailing education@ 

wesleycastlehill.org.au. 

our Gardens. Visitors most 

welcome, cuttings and 

potted plants for sale. 

Supper provided. 

Details: Gillian Parsons. 

9484 7595. 

FLORAL ART 

The Royal 

Horticultural Soc. of 

NSW Inc., Floral Art 

group meets at Beecroft 

Bowling Club, Copeland 

Road Beecroft on most 4th 

Wednesdays of the month. 

Exhibits, Competitions, 

Demonstrations and 

Workshops. Details: 9524 

6609. 

V.I.E.W 

Visitors and new 

members welcome at all 

Clubs. 

Galston VIEW Club 

will be holding its annual 

Fashion Parade on 

Wednesday, October 30 at 

the Glenorie RSL Club. 

Stafford Fashions will 

present their 

Spring/Summer fashion 

range, complemented by 

beautiful Jewellery 

provided by TJM Jewellery. 

Time 10.30am, a two 

course meal for only 

$22.00. Contact: Vivien 

9894 1189 or Marj 

98991962. 

Pennant Hills VIEW 

Club will meet for lunch 

at Pennant Hills Golf Club 

at 11am on Tuesday, 

October 8. This meeting 

will be the Club’s 53rd 

Birthday celebration and 

entertainment will be 

provided by Ian Blakeney. 

All welcome. Bookings: 

Jacqui – 9481 9124 

On Tuesday October 22 

the Club will lunch at 

Doyles at the Quay and 

enjoy the Spring Special. 

Bookings: Ruth - 9629 

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46,800 copies of The Monthly Chronicle were published 

and letterbox distributed for this edition. 

Editor: Bill Aitken 

Phone/Fax: 9980 6654, 9484 9305 

email: news@monthlychronicle.com 

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Centerprise, PO Box 74, Thornleigh, NSW 2120. 

A member of Copyright Agency Ltd. 

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Ph: 9674 6268; Email: info@jgraphics.com.au 

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DOWN ON THE FARM KU-RING-GAI CAPTURED 

The weather was perfect 

or Beecroft in Bloom on 

September 14 and these little 

people went down to the 

WALKS AND TALKS 

The fourth term of the 

Monday Walks and Talks at 

Ku-ring-gai Wildflower 

Garden, 420 Mona Vale 

Road, St. Ives commences 

on October 14 with a talk on 

Callistemons, Kunzeas and 

OTOR 

CCIDENT REVIEW 

On September 11, the 

Hon David Clarke MLC, 

Chair of the NSW 

Parliament’s Standing 

Committee on Law and 

ustice, announced the 

ommencement of the 

ommittee’s 12th Review 

f the Motor Accidents 

uthority (MAA) and 

ifth Review of the 

ifetime Care and 

upport Authority 

LTCSA). The Committee 

is conducting the reviews 

concurrently and is 

calling for public 

submissions for both by 

November 1. 

“The Committee has 

undertaken the important 

responsibility of 

monitoring and reviewing 

the exercise and functions 

of the MAA since 1999” 

Mr Clarke said. 

”The Lifetime Care and 

Support Scheme was set 

farm to say hello to the day 

old chicks and spring lambs 

Melaleucas. 

Meet 9-45 am at the 

Education Centre, wear 

suitable shoes and hat. 

Cost $5 includes notes. 

Native plants will be on sale. 

Other topics this term include 

Waratahs, Grasses, 

up to ensure that people 

who are catastrophically 

injured in motor accidents 

receive necessary care and 

support for the rest of their 

lives, regardless of who 

was at fault in the 

accident. It has been 

running for almost seven 

years now and our Committee 

will be examining 

how well the Authority is 

fulfilling its role and 

assisting its clients.” 

The Committee is 

seeking a broad range of 

TOURING EUROPE IN 2014 

By Monique Monsees, 

Cherrybrook Travel, Westleigh 

Now that we are at the 

ointy end of 2013, 

raveller’s minds are 

ooking to their 2014 

oliday plans. 

We have had a lot of 

nquiries already for 

urope travel brochures for 

014 and at the time of 

riting this article; we have 

lready received APT, 

cenic Tours and 

vergreen. 

One outstanding product 

hat has also arrived on our 

esk for 2014 is the 

lbatross Tours Europe 

nd Britain Summer 2014 

rochure. 

These tours are unique 

n that they have been 

pecifically designed for 

ustralian and New 

ealand travellers; are 

uaranteed to operate with 

minimum of 7 

assengers; smaller group 

izes set at a maximum of 

0 guests (although the 

verage is closer to 22); 

eisurely paced with 2,3,4 

r 5 night stays with the 

nly 1 night stay usually 

eing the first or last night 

f a tour; genuine inclusive 

ours with no additional 

add-on sightseeing”, even 

ips are included; charmng 

character hotels in 

xcellent locations; and 

xpert commentary in 

nglish only. 

Instead of running fastaced 

multi-country tours, 

he Albatross tours focus 

n one or two countries or 

region; like Spain & 

ortugal, France, Italy, 

ngland & Scotland, and 

he Black Forest, Bavaria & 

hey Tyrol. 

There are also four new 

tours for 2014. There is the 

14 day Croatia & Adriatic; 

the 18 day Italy, the Deep 

South & Sicily; and Turkey, 

either the 7 day Spirit of 

Gallipoli or the 15 day 

Turkey, Gallipoli & The 

Ottomans. 

As these tours are 

specifically designed for 

the Australian and New 

Zealand market this means 

the tours of Turkey that 

take in Gallipoli stay longer 

on the Gallipoli Peninsula 

and visit all the spots 

significant to us ANZAC’s, 

like the Lone Pine 

Cemetery. Most tours of 

Turkey from Albatross’ 

competitors usually only 

spend an hour or two in 

this area as they do not 

really grasp the importance 

of this area to the 

Australian and New 

Zealanders. Albatross 

allow you plenty of time to 

experience this area by 

spending 3 nights in 

Canakkale which even 

allows time for a dawn visit 

for a private wreath laying 

ceremony to commemorate 

the events of April 25, 

1915. 

The 7 Day Spirit of 

Gallipoli stays 2 nights in 

Istanbul, 3 nights in 

Canakkale and 1 final 

night in Istanbul. 

The 15 day Turkey, 

Gallipoli & The Ottomans 

tour is the same as the 

Spirit of Gallipoli but 

instead of returning to 

Istanbul on Day 6 it 

continues south to 

Kusadasi where you stay 3 

nights. Here you have time 

to visit Ephesus including 

the Temple of Hadrian, 

Library of Celsus, and the 

House of the Virgin Mary. 

From Kusadasi it’s on to 

Pamukkale for a 2 night 

stay including a visit, 

naturally, to the petrified 

white lime cascades. Then 

from Pamukkale you travel 

on to Cappadocia where 

you will stay 3 nights in 

the Gamirasu Cave Hotel. 

This 30 room troglodyte 

cave house is a restored 

thousand-year-old 

Byzantine monastic retreat. 

As mentioned Albatross is 

a true “no hidden add-ons” 

tour operator so they have 

also included an early 

morning hot air balloon 

ride over Cappadocia. 

Sadly all good things 

must come to an end and 

this tour then ends back in 

Istanbul for an overnight 

stay before you fly out. 

This tour departs once a 

month from May through 

to September. Prices start 

from $3889 per person 

twin share. 

As mentioned these 

tours are designed for 

Australians and New 

Zealanders which means 

their All Quiet on the 

Western Front tour, which 

visits the WWI battlefields 

of France and Belgium, 

visits all the battle sites and 

war cemeteries significant 

to Australians and New 

Zealanders. Names that we 

have all studied at school 

like Ypres, Amiens, Villers- 

Bretonneaux, Tyne Cot, 

Fromelles, Hill 60, and 

Poziers. This 8 day tour 

costs from $2589 per 

person twin share and 

operates once per month 

from May through to 

September. 

Why not combine both 

the Turkey tour and the 

Photos of garden 

gnomes and bouncing 

puppies were some of the 

winning photos that were 

awarded first prize in 

Lomandras, xanthorrhoeas, 

Leptospermums and 

Baeckeas. 

For further information on 

the activities of the Australian 

Plants Society-North Shore 

Group visit 

www.blandfordia.org.au 

their respective categories 

in Ku-ring-gai Council’s 

Capture Ku-ring-gai 

photography competition. 

The categories included: 

DON’T PUT THE 

NEEDLES AWAY 

Guardian Funerals is 

appealing to local knitters 

not to put away their 

needles despite the warmer 

weather. The annual Wrap 

with Love appeal is far 

from over, and thousands 

of disadvantaged people all 

views from the public 

about the effectiveness of 

the MAA and the LTCSA. 

Please note the terms of 

reference prevent the 

Committee from 

investigating individual 

participants or 

applications for 

participation in the 

Schemes. 

For further information 

phone 9230 3543, fax 

9230 2981, e-mail: 

lawandjustice@parliament. 

nsw.gov.au, or visit: www. 

parliament.nsw.gov. 

au/lawandjustice. 

Western Front tour for a 

complete ANZAC 

experience? If you do 

Albatross Tours will take 

$200 per person off the 

cost of the 2nd tour, in fact 

they will give you this 

discount if you combine 

any of their tours. If you 

book and deposit by 

December 22 you will 

receive a $300 per person 

earlybird discount plus by 

booking and paying the 

deposit early Albatross will 

also guarantee the price, if 

the dollar drops your price 

won’t go up! 

If you would like a copy 

of Albatross Tours 2014 

Europe and Britain 

brochure please give us a 

call on 9875 3775; email 

us on sales@ 

cherrybrooktravel.com.au; 

or pop in to see us at Shop 

22 Westleigh Village. 

P.S. Earlybird airfares 

and other 2014 European 

tours, hotels, car hire etc 

should be out soon. Call 

us to find out what has 

been released 

around the world are still 

in desperate need of 

blankets to protect them 

from the cold. 

“Many of the people who 

receive donations from 

Wrap with Love have no 

homes and in some cases 

very little shelter from the 

elements at all. Even in 

places where it’s warm 

during the day the 

temperature can drop into 

single digits or even get 

below zero at night,” said 

Robert Henry, Location 

Manager, Guardian 

Funerals. 

It’s very easy to participate 

CAR 

CARE 

MUFFLERS & 

CATALYTIC 

CONVERTERS 

FOR ALL MAKES 

AND MODELS 

MUFFLERS 

65 Hunter Street Hornsby 

Phone: 9476 6633 

• E.F.I Service 

• Transmission Service & Overhaul 

• Clutch, Exhaust & Brake Repairs 

• Service New & Used Cars 

• Authorised Inspecon Staon 

• All Work Guaranteed 

DEALER 

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Shop 22, 

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Our Environmental 

Sustainability, Local 

Businesses, Our Sports 

fields, Parks and 

Playgrounds, Our 

streetscapes and Youth 

(under 18). 

David Lousick took out 

first place in the Local 

Business section with his 

photo of the heritage 

stores in Coonabarra 

Road, Wahroonga. 

in the Wrap for Love 

appeal. Just one square is all 

you need to knit – although 

entire blankets are more 

than welcome too! Each 

square should measure 25 

cm by 25 cm. Plain garter 

stitch is preferred so the 

squares do not curl up. 

Volunteers then sew sets of 

28 squares together to make 

each finished blanket. 

Completed squares – or 

blankets – can be dropped 

off during business hours 

at Guardian Funerals, 1496 

Pacific Hwy, Warrawee. 

ALL MECHANICAL REPAIRS 

REGOs while you wait 

LPG Inspecons 

27 Seon Road, THORNLEIGH 

Ph: 9875 1651 MOB: 0418 622 685 

AIR CONDITIONING SERVICES 

servicing all makes and models 

Guardian Funerals will 

arrange for the donations to 

be transported to the Wrap 

with Love depot in 

Alexandria. 

For anyone who isn’t able 

to knit but still wants to 

make a contribution, Wrap 

with Love also seeks 

donations of wool and yarn 

to supply to keen volunteer 

knitters. 

For any questions about 

dropping off Wrap with 

Love squares, contact 

Guardian Funerals on 

9487 6300. 

LPG Gas 

servicing available 

Albatross Tours new 

15 day Turkey tour in 

2014 from $3589 

per person. 

Book by 22 December. 

Ph: 9875 3775 


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‘OKLAHOMA!’ COMES TO NORMO 

Set in a Western Indian 

Territory just after the turn 

of the century, the highspirited 

rivalry between 

the local farmers and 

cowboys provides the 

colourful background 

against which Curly, a 

handsome cowboy, and 

Laurey, a winsome farm 

girl, play out their love 

story. Although the road to 

true love never runs 

smooth, with these two 

headstrong romantics 

holding the reins, love’s 

journey is as bumpy as a 

surrey ride down a country 

road. That they will 

succeed in making a new 

life together, and that this 

new life will begin in a 

brand-new state provides 

the ultimate climax to the 

triumphant OKLAHOMA! 

Performances of 

Oklahoma! are on 25th, 

26th October and 2nd, 

8th, 9th November at 

8pm and 26th October 

and 2nd and 9th 

November at 2pm. 

Bookings can be made 

through the website 

(www.nucms.org) or by 

telephone on 9680 1442. 

Tickets cost $30 for 

adults, $25 for concession 

card holders and $15 for 

children. Please advise at 

the time of booking if you 

require wheelchair access 

or have other special 

requirements. 

Normahurst Uniting 

Church Musical Society 

will be presenting the 

Rodgers and Hammerstein 

classic ‘Oklahoma!’ from 

October 25. 

Rodgers & 

Hammerstein’s first 

collaboration remains, in 

many ways, their most 

innovative having set the 

standards and established 

the rules of musical theatre 

still being followed today. 

The score by Richard 

Rodgers contains classics 

such as Oh What a 

Beautiful Mornin’, The 

Surrey with the Fringe on 

Top, People Will Say We’re 

in Love and of course 

Oklahoma! 

The production is 

directed by Mel Hogan 

with choreography by 

Laurie Tancred and music 

direction by Ian Wesley. 

GO 4 FUN 

Exercising and having fun at 

a recent Go4Fun session 

Go4Fun is a FREE, fun 

program funded by NSW 

Health. It aims to improve 

the health, fitness, selfesteem 

and confidence in 

children and it comes to 

Hornsby on October 14. 

Designed to teach 

children and their families 

the keys for a long and 

healthy life, Go4Fun is a 

10 week program held on 

Mondays and Wednesdays 

from 4.30pm to 6.30pm 

and run by the Hornsby 

PCYC. 

Sessions include 

informative games, fun 

and active exercise 

activities, tips on healthy 

food, label reading, 

portion size, healthy 

shopping on a budget 

plus much more. 

Northern Sydney Local 

Health District’s Go4Fun 

Coordinator, Jonathan 

Noyes, said the program 

has been specifically 

designed for children aged 

7-13 years who may be 

above their healthy weight. 

“However, rather than 

focusing on weight loss, 

the program uses a 

practical interactive 

learning approach to get 

children more active and 

eating healthier,” Jonathon 

explained. 

“Parents are also 

included in the program so 

that healthy changes can 

happen at home to support 

their child. This means 

Hornsby State Liberal 

MP Matt Kean is 

encouraging local groups 

to apply for NSW 

Government grants that 

could fund new sport 

facilities or programs that 

help people get active. 

The NSW Government is 

offering grants to local 

sporting groups and 

councils planning new and 

improved sports facilities or 

programs that increase 

participation in sport and 

recreation. 

Mr Kean has invited 

applications for the first 

round of Sport and 

Recreation Participation 

and Facility Program 

grants this year. 

Applications close on 

October 30. 

Key points of the 

program are: Grants are 

capped at $10,000 for 

participation projects and 

$25,000 for facility projects; 

Organisations may apply 

for multiple projects or 

project types, with the 

maximum available to any 

one organisation in a 

financial year capped at 

$50,000; Applicants must 

contribute 50% or more to 

the project. 

Examples of projects 

eligible for funding: Facility 

projects – the construction 

of new, fixed and portable 

facilities; and enhancement 

of existing facilities; 

Participation projects – 

deliver a program or service 

that will assist people to 

become more active. 

Projects that make sport 

and recreation facilities 

safer, more accessible and 

environmentally sustainable 

and programs that provide 

greater sporting options to 

seniors, people with a 

disability and other groups 

facing barriers to 

participation are strongly 

encouraged to apply. 

For more information 

and application guidelines 

visit the website at www. 

dsr.nsw.gov.au/grants or 

phone 13 13 02. 

that the whole family can 

benefit from Go4Fun!” 

Eighty families have 

participated in Go4Fun 

since it came to Northern 

Sydney in January this 

year. 

“Over the course of the 

10 weeks, there has been 

an average waist 

circumference decrease of 

2.2cm and an average 

Body Mass Index 

reduction of 0.7 among all 

participants,” Jonathon 

said. 

To register for the 

Hornsby program or to 

find out more information 

about other program 

locations, make a free call 

to 1800 780 900, visit 

www.go4fun.com.au, or 

call Jonathon on 9976 

9532. 

The cast of Normanhurst Uniting Church Musical Society’s production of Oklahoma!

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