2 — <strong>Monthly</strong> <strong>Chronicle</strong>, May/June <strong>2012</strong>POSTBOXSir,I was staggered to seeyour lead article in theay edition of <strong>The</strong>FOR ALL SENIORSWE OFFERFREEDental Check-Upfor the firstDental VisitPLUS10%Seniors Discount<strong>Monthly</strong> <strong>Chronicle</strong>, that apetition has beenpresented to stop theconstruction of a thirdCROSS~tALKI recently heard the story of a woman named Ailsa Piperwho got paid to relieve people of their guilt, shame and sin.<strong>The</strong> basic idea was this: Anyone who was feeling guilty fora wrong that they’d committed could employ Ailsa to takeresponsibility for that wrong and walk an appropriatedistance to atone for it. <strong>The</strong> price they paid was whateverthe guilty person deemed a ‘fair price’ to be absolved of thewrongdoing.You may be thinking, as I did, ‘what kind of person wouldtake her up on this…?” Well to my astonishment there wereupwards of 20 people who paid various sums of money forher to ‘take away their sins’. One person had been burdenedwith guilt at the fact he had failed to prevent the suicide of afriend. Another carried the weight of an affair she’d nevertold her husband about. Person, after person, after persontook Ailsa up on her offer to relieve them of their burden ofguilt, shame and sin.One thing this little social experiment (if I can call it that)highlighted for me was the fact that people want, dare Isay it need, forgiveness.So how do we find forgiveness…? How can we have ourguilt absolved and our sins paid for? Do we need to paysomeone to walk with it?? Are we destined to live forevercarrying the guilt and shame of all the things we’ve donewrong? Well in 1 John 1:9 we read: ‘if we confess our sins,he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purifyus of all unrighteousness’. <strong>The</strong> gospel message is this:Jesus carried our sin and shame on the cross and paid theprice for all our sin and brokenness. My friends, payingsomeone to walk off your sins might give you peace for aday but it’s only in Jesus we can findabsolution.Mitch Forbes(Youth and Young Adults Pastor)Thornleigh Community Baptist Church15-17 Duffy Ave. Thornleigh NSW 2120Email: info@tcbc.org.auOPTOMETRIST and AUDIOMETRISTShop 13, Thorby’s Arcade Thompson’s CornerWEST PENNANT HILLS Ph: 9980 7007END OF FINANCIAL YEARSALEUP TO 50% OFF FRAMES *BULK BILLING • NO GAP GLASSES**Condions ApplyNot Valid with Any Other Offer* Condions Applytrack to facilitateadditional goods trains.<strong>The</strong> crux of the petitionappears to be; noisepollution, air pollutionfrom diesel fumes,temporary trafficdisruption and loss ofparking, and the loss of afew screening trees at thestations involved.<strong>The</strong> people involved inthis petition are probablythe same people whoregularly complain overthe deplorable conditions,due to the growingnumber of diesel trucksusing Pennant Hills Road.<strong>The</strong> end result of theconstruction of the trackwill be less or no trafficcongestion along PHR, asfreight will be divertedfrom trucks to the moreeconomical freight trainoption.BRING IN THIS ADVERT AND RECEIVE$500.00 OFF YOUR HEARING AIDAt Timeless Smiles we believe in Quality, Value and IntegritySPORTS MOUTHGUARD• NO GAP PAYMENTfor Private Health Fund Member• 50% OFF with No Health FundWhy choose us!• Ground floor with Wheelchair access• On Site Parking• Open late unl 8pm onTuesday & Thursday• Members choice MEDIBANK<strong>The</strong> noise pollutionalong the track is alreadythere as freight trainsalready use the track. Ihave been at Pennant HillsStation whilst these trainspass through and the noisemade by them does notseem to be any more thanthe passenger trains.Additionally, I have beenimpressed that the trainsonly require 2 to 3 enginesto haul over 50 cars.As for the pollutionfrom the diesel enginesthis will be more thanoffset by the futurereduction of trucks usingPennant Hills Road.<strong>The</strong> other matters aretoo insignificant to warrantcomment.This project should notbe stopped by a few peoplewho are selfishly wantingto stop a project that willbe to the benefit of theentire community.Ron KoutchavlisCherrybrookSir,Last November, <strong>The</strong>Rotary Club of Beecroftorganised a collection ofEvents at<strong>The</strong> Children’s Bookshop!E-Mail or phone... or even come by theshop.... to find out about our many eventsat the shop. Authors such asTania McCartney (pictured) are visitingin June and we offer story-time,adult bookclubs and much, much more!BULK BILLING for:• Medicare (EPC)• Teen Dental Voucher(eligible paents only)Fast claims...on the spotbackpacks forMissionbeat. <strong>The</strong> RotaryClubs of Epping,Carlingford, North Rocksand Thornleigh allcontributed.We collected around 90backpacks and these weredistributed by Missionbeatto some of theapproximately 769homeless people onSydney streets.With winter now uponus, there is an urgent needfor blankets and sleepingbags.We are asking fordonations of these itemsand we are very grateful toPharmacist Brian Allmanat <strong>The</strong> Beecroft Pharmacy,corner of WongalaCrescent and HannahStreet in Beecroft who hasagreed to provide a dropoff point for these goodsduring business hours.Ms Dianna HammondPresidentRotary Club of BeecroftSir,Looking recently at theproposed new pool entrycharges, I found out thatFROM THE TRUSTRESOLUTION PASSEDON FREIGHT LINE<strong>The</strong> special meeting ofPennant Hills Civic Truston May 10 was attendedby some seventyinterested residents ofPennant Hills and adjacent6 Hannah Street, BeecroftPh: 9481 8811staff@thechildrensbookshop.com.auHornsby Council staff payonly a child entrance feeto local pools of $3.80,while the standard adultentry is $5.80. Further,adults pay $85 for 20visits whilst a councilstaffer only pays $55.Learn to swim classes alsoattract a nice discount forcouncil staff. But as it isultimately ratepayers andresidents who are payingfor the local pools –where is their discount?Ryde Aquatic centre hasan adult entry fee of $6.80.For this money, it providesa 50m indoor Olympicpool with a moveableboom (creates 2 x 25m), a25m indoor pool, a warmwater program pool, a 40mwave pool, a children’swading pool, bubble whirlpools, a ‘rapid river’, a 56mgiant water slide.Swim/Spa/Sauna/Steamare priced differently at$10.80-$12.50.Does anyone believe weare getting value formoney here in HornsbyShire?Lucy Bal,Hornsbysuburbs, the NSWGovernment beingrepresented by Mr GregSmith SC MP, Member forEpping.<strong>The</strong> meeting wasaddressed by members ofthe Epping to ThornleighThird Track Project Teamwho then fielded extensiveand sometimes criticalaudience questions.<strong>The</strong> meeting has raisedmore questions than itanswered, including thereal need for a dedicatedfreight line, theimpression being that therailway infrastructureplanners have madecertain decisions regardingthe siting, structure andconstruction of the freightline and, while being opento questions andsuggestions, any responseswere likely to be ajustification of apreviously determinedposition rather than agenuine review of betteroptions and outcomes.Major issues of noise,pollution, environmentdestruction, loss of amenityand property value havenot been adequatelyaddressed and in fact,cannot be addressed by thepresent solution, which“Beer to Care than to Repair”Open 7 DaysOpen Aer Hours & WeekendsPh: 9484 7737Sir,<strong>The</strong> proposal to putsports ovals in theBerowra Valley RegionalPark (BVRP) has come asa surprise to the generalpublic.<strong>The</strong> BVRP is about tobe gazetted as a StateNational Park, but in apoliticallyopportunistic fashion,moves have been made,successfully I’m told, toexcise the old pony clubsite at Pennant Hills fromthis legislation.I went down to look atthe area down a windingdead-end road into thebush and felt as though Iwas in another world,miles from anywhere.I bring politics into thisas it is Council electiontime in September.Council in fact voted onWednesday May 16th tolook at other areas in theShire to expand theincreasing need for sportsfields.Marcia HorvaiPennant Hills.Send letters toPostbox, PO Box 74,Thornleigh, NSW 2120or email: news@monthlychronicle.comappears to take the viewthat the railways land isowned by the railways andwill be used by it as it seesfit.An EIS process is to beundertaken, with furtherconsultation, noting that aconstruction commencementdate of April 13,2013 has been set, castingsome doubt as to thepurpose of the EIS in apredetermined project,where normally the EISwould be used to assist inthe determination of thebest project solution,balancing cost andengineering solutionsagainst environmental andcommunity standards andbenefits.<strong>The</strong> meeting passed aunanimous resolution thatthe project be reviewedimmediately on its socialimpacts and that a singleline north freight tunnelsolution, Epping toThornleigh, be fully andtransparently investigated,the resolution andsupplementaryinformation to beforwarded to the relevantMinister.Timeless Smiles DentalDr Nimesh Patel BDS MPH9 Hillcrest Rd, Pennant Hills Ph 9484 7737 E denstry@melesssmiles.com.au www.melesssmiles.com.au
<strong>Monthly</strong> <strong>Chronicle</strong>, May/June <strong>2012</strong> — 3ELLEN WINS NATIONAL LEO OF THE YEAREllen Watts of Thornleigh receives a congratulatoryhandshake after she was announced Australian Leo of theYear in Perth on May 4.On May 4 in Perth, Viceresident of Hornsby Leoslub, Ellen Watts ofhornleigh was namedustralian Leo of the Year.Ellen (22) attendedoreto Normanhurst. Sheholds a Bachelor ofBusiness from UTS and isstudying for her Masters inManagement, specialisingin Corporate SocialResponsibility.Ellen joined Leos (theDISASTER AVERTEDAn alert passerby whoeard an alarm andbserved smoke comingrom a front window of aome in Dawson Avenue,GET YOUR GROUPINVOLVEDHornsby Shire Councils inviting communityroups to join its biggestnnual event, the Bushlandhire Festival to be held atagan Park in Galstonrom 10am until 4pm onunday, September 16.Last September anmazing 10,000 residentsThornleigh doubtlesssaved the house andaverted disaster.<strong>The</strong> incident occurred onFriday, May 4 and unitsfrom Beecroft Fire Stationattended and discovered abookcase alight in the frontroom. This wasextinguished and removedand visitors flocked to theeventSimply email the eventsteam at Hornsby Councilon events@hornsby.nsw.gov.au with a shortsummary of what youwould like to do at theBushland Shire Festival.Don’t forget your contactdetails.CARMICHAELthe JewellerShop 16, Beecroft Shopping VillagePh 9481 8373younger arm of LionsInternational) in 2010 andhas been the HornsbyClub’s Public RelationsManager for a number ofhighly successful projectsin the past year, including:the Myer Fashion Eveningand the Australia DayConcert and BBQ whichto the front porch.<strong>The</strong> room sufferedminimal water damage butthere was smoke damageto the walls, floor andceiling and partial damageto the remaining rooms inthe home.<strong>The</strong> tenant was not athome at the time of the• Quality Workmanship• Repairs & Remodelling• Compare our Priceshelped raise $42,000 for amobile ultrasoundmachine.Ellen was alsoresponsible for thepromotion of the RedCross and the SalvationArmy Appeals and for amulti-cultural soccertournament to welcomenew residents to Hornsby.Presently, she isworking towards anotherMyer Fashion Spectacularto be held in August asincident.<strong>The</strong> cause of the fire wasreported as unknown and itwas not consideredsuspicious.Darren BrooksElectrical & AntennasNo job too small... Service, repairs, fault finding,extra points, safety switches, new installations,extensions, additions... etc.AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT ENDORSEDANTENNA INSTALLER Domestic, Satellite andMATV systems. Lic No. 66067CPh: 0435 713 790darrenthesparky@optusnet.com.auwww.darrenthesparky.tvAPPLIANCESERVICE• Vacuum Cleaner• Washing Machine• Dish Washer• Stove/Oven• Clothes Dryer• Re-Built Machines• Parts • Repairs• Home Calls• Seniors CardMetrowide109 Hunter StHornsby9476 5094part of the Club’s on-goingfund raising of $230,000for a MammoPad forHornsby Hospital.An avid sportspersonand swim instructor, Ellenworks part time asAssistant Centre Managerat Action Indoor Sports,Thornleigh and prior tothis she worked full timeas an assistant consultantfor PriceWaterhouse.In terms of her career,Ellen is passionate aboutmicro-finance and hasundertaken voluntarywork on micro-financeprojects and communitywork in Indonesia andIndia.Outside of Leos, herinterests include debatingand voluntary work for theChildren’s CancerInstitute of Australia andthe Wayside Chapel.As Australian Leo ofthe Year, Ellen receives$2,000 towards hereducation and $2,000towards the cost oftravelling to the WorldLeo Conference to be heldin Germany in 2013. Atthis event, Hornsby Lion,Barry Palmer will beinvested as the WorldPh 9875 1211New Dentures | Repairs | RelinesMouthguards | Pensioner & Seniorsdiscounts | Veterans welcomeHealth Fund Rebates | Ground LevelAccess | On-site ParkingRing for a FREE consultationPennant Hills Denture Clinic28 Yarrara Rd, Pennant Hills 2120(next to the Bowling Club)Bryan J. Reid Funeral Services<strong>The</strong> Staff at Bryan J. Reid Funeral Services extenda warm welcome to all who need assistance with arranging orpre-planning a funeral service for their loved one.ThornleighPhone: 9980 130024 hour - 7 DaysPresident of LionsInternational, the firstAustralian in the historyof the Lions movement tohold this position.Curtains•Blinds•Shutters•UpholsteryInsulate Your Home withCurtains•Blinds•Shutters•UpholsteryInsulate Your Windows for SummerBEDSPREADS • PELMETS • DECORATIVE RODS AND TRACKSFREE measure and quote • FULL Decorator Advice Servicefamily business for 42 yearsShowroom at374 Pennant Hills Rd, Pennant Hills NSW 2120
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