The Weekly Times - TWT - 1st August 2018

Wednesday 1 August, 2018 THE WEEKLY TIMES 7
National Tree Day planting
North Ryde Community Bank
an outstanding success story!
Gardening guru Graham Ross led the tree planting at Sunday’s National Tree
Day at Beecroft’s Village Green pictured with Hornsby Mayor Philip Ruddock
and Councillors Emma Heyde, Joseph Nicita and Deputy Mayor Vince del Gallego.
Crown Land Forum
Ryde Hunters Hill Flora and Fauna Society has urged
locals to attend a Community Forum on the new
Crown Land Management Laws today (Wednesday)
at Monash Park, corner Ryde and Westminster Roads
1.30pm to 2.30pm.
Forum is being hosted by Labor candidate for Lane
Cove Clr Andrew Zbik with Shadow Minister for Lands
Mick Veitch MLC.
Clr Lane cleared of
misleading Ryde Council
The City of Ryde Council
has resolved to take no further
action against Liberal Clr Jordan
Lane in relation to a controversial
Department of Planning
document he tabled at a
recent council meeting.
The document cast doubt on
Mayor Jerome Laxale’s allegation
the state government is to
blame for overdevelopment and
backed Clr Lane’s argument that
councils have powers to amend
Local Environment Plans to protect
residential areas.
Labor councillors had pushed
for the three month long investigation
into the document to find
out if it was genuine or whether
Clr Lane had attempted to mislead
the council with a hoax.
In an interview with The
Weekly Times, Clr Lane said he
stood by the document.
“If any other Councillor bothered
to do their homework before
voting on motions, they too
could have received the same
document from the Department,”
he said.
He would now like an apology.
“I’m pleased this costly witchhunt
has concluded, but am disappointed
that some councillors
would rather waste ratepayer
funds attacking their political opponents
than fixing our broken
planning laws,” he said.
Stronger Laws
for Off-the-Plan
Property buyers
NSW home buyers purchasing
residential properties
off-the-plan will
benefit from stronger protections
under new laws
to be introduced to Parliament
soon.
Ryde MP and Minister
for Finance, Services and
Property Victor Dominello
says the changes to the
Conveyancing Act will affect
disclosures, cooling off
periods, holding of deposits
and sunset clauses.
West Ryde Chamber
of Commerce AGM
West Ryde Chamber of
Commerce AGM will be
held Thursday August 16
at next Business After
Hours meeting at Northern
Districts Physiotherapy,
95 Ryedale Road West
Ryde. Inquiries President
Nora Etmekdjian 0417 699
955.
New Melanoma Clinical Guideline Update
Melanoma patients across Australia will benefit
from last month’s release of updated clinical
care guidelines that recommend sentinel node
biopsy and drug therapy as important tools in
the management of melanoma.
The updated guidelines reflected new and advanced diagnostic
and treatment options for melanoma resulting from
research reported over the last five years.
“The melanoma treatment landscape has changed dramatically
in recent years due to extensive and ongoing research
and clinical trials, and it is vital that frontline healthcare professionals
across Australia are aware of new diagnostic techniques
and treatments that are saving lives,” Chairman of the
Melanoma Guideline Task Force Team Professor Thompson
says.
“Sentinel lymph node biopsy is an important, minimally
invasive staging procedure which enables clinicians to determine
a patient’s risk of recurrence of melanoma. Discussing
this procedure with patients is important because if the sentinel
node has melanoma in it, drug treatment can reduce the
chance of the melanoma returning.
“Recent clinical trial results have shown that complete removal
of all remaining lymph nodes, previously the standard
treatment recommendation, usually provides no additional
patient benefit, and it is no longer standard management,”
Professor Thompson says.
‘”New data show that sentinel lymph node biopsy is critical
to understanding whether a patient is at sufficiently high
risk to benefit from a course of drug therapy to prevent recurrence
of melanoma. This has been standard in breast cancer
or many years, and now melanoma patients have a similar
anagement algorithm.
“In addition to detailing potentially life-saving drug therapy
options, the updated guidelines also highlight areas in
which more research is needed, and put an emphasis on
frontline healthcare providers referring patients to clinical
trials when established treatments aren’t available”.
Other key recommendations covered in the updated guidelines
include:
How to identify individuals at very high risk of melanoma,
and what education they and their partners should receive to
help them detect skin cancer early
The importance of doctors investigating any lesions that
grow or change in size, shape, colour or elevation over a period
of more than a month
New guidelines for biopsies and excisions
The need for melanoma survivors to be aware of their risk
of developing further primary melanomas and for health
professionals to remind those with a prior diagnosis to use
sun protection
Australia has one of the highest rates of melanoma in the
world, with one Australian dying from melanoma every five
hours. More than 14,000 Australians are expected to be diagnosed
with melanoma this year.
“There is no doubt that early detection followed by prompt
and appropriate treatment are still key to surviving melanoma,
and it is hoped that these updated guidelines will
improve the diagnosis and effective treatment of early stage
melanoma as well as the treatment of later stage melanoma,”
Professor Thompson added.
Dr Peter Kim of Eastwood’s Skin Surgery Clinic says
“The message to Australians is simple – keep a close eye on
your skin and if anything looks suspicious or changes, get it
checked by a medical professional who now has access to
up-to-date, evidence-based treatment guidelines.”
Almost 15 years ago, the banking industry in Australia was rapidly changing
with major banks closing local branches and withdrawing services in
both rural and city suburbs.
In a strategic response to this, a group of
concerned North Ryde citizens formed
an active working group to ensure future
banking services for the local community.
Eastwood Chamber Meeting
at Moko Sports Bar & Grill
Eastwood Chamber of Commerce next meeting
will be at Moko Sports Bar and Grill Rowe Street
East on Monday week August 13 at 6.15pm for
6.30pm.
Meeting will be hosted by members of Eastwood’s
Korean Chamber of Commerce and organisors of the
proposed Eastwood Bendigo Community Bank.
Inquiries Eastwood Chamber president Vic Tagg
0412 369 510 or secretary Steve Colquhoun 9874
0221.
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Local residents, Steve and Pat Perrin, opened
their home and preliminary meetings were held.
Advice was sought from Phil Isaacs and the late
Bob McCallum who were pioneers in community
banking in NSW and who had first-hand experience
in establishing a very successful Bendigo
Community Bank at North Richmond.
A formal steering committee was set up to test
the need and the appetite for a community banking
service.
The committee put up a significant amount of “at
risk” capital to fund the initiative. Feasibility studies
and surveys were conducted, and public meetings
were held.
The response and enthusiasm was overwhelming.
The Weekly Times got behind the initiative and
Mr John Booth provided strong personal support.
A prospectus for a company limited by share
capital was issued and, following an outstanding
community effort, over $1,000,000 was raised from
within the local community.
A professional Board was formed with experienced
and qualified local people and in May 2005,
the North Ryde Community Bank was formally
opened on Cox’s Road by Mr Rob Hunt, the then
CEO of Bendigo Bank. At this opening Mr Hunt (the
founder of community banking in Australia), urged
us all to “think globally but act locally “, a motto
North Ryde Community bank still follows to this
day.
The rest is history! As a business model, the bank
has been an outstanding community success and
achieved its key objective in providing a professional
banking service for the local community.
Ably led by Mr Pat Italiano and his talented staff,
the bank has gone from strength to strength with
over $100M of banking business under management.
The money invested through local banking
has allowed the bank to return a percentage of
its profits to support the local community through
sponsorships of local schools, sporting groups and
community organisations.
Personalised service is key to the future of local
banking. With the development of Artificial Intelligence
in global banking systems for basic banking
services there remains much to be desired in a local,
professional community bank that specialises
in tailoring products to suit individual customers
and providing a personalised service.
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EASTWOOD COMMUNITY NEWS
SUCCEED IN SCHOOL: TIPS
FROM LOCAL EXEMPLARS
BY DR FELIX LO*
Virus Hustle: Pioneer Immunologist Dr Angelica Lau
When she migrated from Hong Kong, pioneer immunologist,
Dr Angelica Lau was enrolled into year 6 at a local public
school.
This University of Sydney alumnus of mine, succeeded in HSC
by choosing her elective subjects based on interest as opposed
to scoring strategy, while, maintaining her energetic pursuits in
extracurricular activities.
Dr Lau emphasises that to succeed in school one must have
friends of various cultures as that prepares one for the real world.
She also says to be generous as sacrifice shows dedication.
“Eventually you will get noticed and doors will open. Keep asking
questions. Answers are not rations; they do not come on a plate.
Further, have a go at leading the pack and above all, always be
respectful to your peers.”
Having excelled with 1st class honours in Chemistry, fictional
zombie virus inspired Dr Lau to obtain a PhD in Immunology from
of the prestigious Garvan Institute of Medical Research. Dr Lau
says with philosophical certainty of Bruce Lee, “Chances of success
increases when one is explorative and open-minded. Be
like water, my friend (comparing Lee’s theory in fluidity)…choose
what delights you as opposed to force feeding yourself with stereotypes.
Do not treat yourself like foie gras.” Says the learned
pioneer, alluding to her disapproval of her uncle’s appetite for this
culinary delight.
Dr Alice Chik of Macquarie University, a peer in higher research,
adds to the above. “There is a correlation between high grades
and good mental health. Those students who shine pay attention
to their emotional wellbeing. Further, they have a very good understanding
of their degree programme. You see, common sense
is not that common.”
Macquarie University Human Biology honour roll student and
Lane Cove Citizen Award recipient, Aaron Weir, has this sobering
tip: “…be sure that your WiFi is good because if you get stuck
at learning complex topics…watch Youtube!” Says the polymath
taekwondo instructor who is dubbed the ‘Black Belt Frankenstein’.
Join me and Mayor Pam Palmer at 6pm Friday August 10 at
Gallery Lane Cove for the opening of the 55th Lane Cove Art
Award. My friends, Diana Rawson, Sheena Rees and curator, Rachael
Kiang, create astonishing exhibitions! Further, applications
for Ryde Community Grants are now open.
*Dr Felix Lo currently serves on four Government
Advisory Committees and is a member of the Human
Research Ethics Committee of Australian universities.
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