The Weekly Times - TWT - 20 February 2019
The Weekly Times - TWT - cheekily describes itself as a campaigning, crusading, truth-seeking, death defying, Aussie battler-aligned, one-eyed-Tiger-led news organisation dedicated to Sydney's north west. It's one of the few remaining independently run community newspapers and turns 100 years old in 2021 - so if you want to show your support for independent media, have a quick look at the paper, submit a letter to the editor via its website or like or share one of its posts on social media. The flip book - or digital edition/replica - of the 20th February 2019 edition of TWT can be reached here: https://weeklytimes.com.au/the-weekly-times-twt-20th-February-2019/ And the most current edition of TWT is always reachable using this short address: bit.ly/OurTWT
The Weekly Times - TWT - cheekily describes itself as a campaigning, crusading, truth-seeking, death defying, Aussie battler-aligned, one-eyed-Tiger-led news organisation dedicated to Sydney's north west.
It's one of the few remaining independently run community newspapers and turns 100 years old in 2021 - so if you want to show your support for independent media, have a quick look at the paper, submit a letter to the editor via its website or like or share one of its posts on social media.
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YOUR MULTI AWARD WINNING LOCAL NEWSPAPER!<br />
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Roaring<br />
to Leichhardt<br />
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New Era for Ryde Hospital<br />
Ryde Hospital’s future is assured<br />
with a $479 million redevelopment<br />
announced by Premier Gladys<br />
Berejiklian and Ryde MP Victor<br />
Dominello on site yesterday.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y were accompanied by NSW Health<br />
Minister Brad Hazzard pictured with Ryde<br />
Hospital General Manager Heather Gough,<br />
left, <strong>20</strong>19 Ryde Citizen of the Year Hassib<br />
Elias with his wife Claire Elias and Victor<br />
Dominello’s mother who gave birth to<br />
Victor and his two sisters in Denistone<br />
House.<br />
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<strong>The</strong> historic Denistone House, also<br />
pictured, Tigers to will be preserved and become the<br />
centrepiece Roar of the new ultra modern<br />
hospital. and Score<br />
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ICE RINK CELEBRATES<br />
INSIDE<br />
<strong>20</strong>18 <strong>TWT</strong> Year<br />
in Review<br />
Starts this week PAGE 22<br />
BATHROOM CENTRE<br />
INSIDE This Week:<br />
Cathie’s Column ..................................... 4<br />
LETTERS to Editor....................................6<br />
JB’s World.................................................5<br />
Seniors Festival......................................10<br />
Parramatta News & Views.....................11<br />
North Ryde RSL Club....................... 16-17<br />
Election Round-Up.................................16<br />
Real Estate..............................................21<br />
<strong>TWT</strong> <strong>20</strong>18 Year in Review.......................22<br />
HANDY PHONE GUIDE.................... 23-27<br />
Trades & Classies..............................28,29<br />
Sports News & Results.................... 30-32<br />
MACQUAR-<br />
IE ICE RINK<br />
owner Dr Frank<br />
Gregg celebrated<br />
and said<br />
“Thanks a million”<br />
to the thousands<br />
of young<br />
and older supporters<br />
who rallied<br />
to the cause to save<br />
the iconic rink this<br />
week. He is pictured<br />
with Ryde MP Victor<br />
Dominello who super<br />
successfully initiated a<br />
petition to save the rink<br />
and Clr Jordan Lane<br />
who together with Clr<br />
Trenton Brown called<br />
a special meeting of<br />
Ryde Council. SEE<br />
PAGE 3.<br />
Celebration party!!<br />
Macquarie Ice Rink is celebrating its win to<br />
<strong>TWT</strong> on-the-spot PHOTO<br />
PEOPLE POWER has<br />
INSIDE This Week: <strong>TWT</strong> Hugh<br />
been displayed this week<br />
SHOCK ANNOUNCEMENT<br />
with Macquarie Shopping<br />
Cathie’s Column .................................... 2 Lee guide<br />
Centre owners AMP Capital<br />
succumbing to a peti-<br />
LETTERS to Editor...................................4<br />
Parramatta News.....................................7 to Year of<br />
tion initiated by Ryde MP<br />
Eastwood Community........................8, 9<br />
QUINN TO<br />
AMAL’S DISCOUNT CHEMIST....... 11-13 the Pig<br />
Victor Dominello to save<br />
the iconic Macquarie Ice<br />
NORTH RYDE RSL........................... 14-15 Page 6<br />
Rink combined with a<br />
Dancing Feature ....................................16<br />
special meeting of Ryde<br />
CONTEST<br />
Real Estate ............................................18<br />
Council which unanimously<br />
Party<br />
supported the<br />
continue operating HANDY PHONE GUIDE ................... with 19-23 a Celebration<br />
Trades & Claassies ...........................24,15<br />
rink.<br />
LANE COVE<br />
Bowls Results ........................................26<br />
Sports News & Results ................... 26-28<br />
JB’s World<br />
Continued on Page 5<br />
at SEE PAGE the 17 Ice Rink on Saturday March 2<br />
10.30am<br />
BATHROOM<br />
to 12.30pm.<br />
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ELECTIONEERING<br />
Dragon and Lion High Pole Stage Performances Carnival Rides<br />
Dance and Firecracker<br />
FOR next month’s NSW<br />
State election is warming<br />
up following Community Parade Peppa Pig Show Labor’s<br />
Fireworks<br />
Jerome Laxale launch last<br />
www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/lunarnewyear<br />
week in West Ryde and<br />
Liberal’s Victor Dominello<br />
expected next week<br />
plus some minor parties<br />
and independents expected<br />
in the next few days.<br />
Just remember: whoever<br />
you vote for you just end<br />
up with a politician!<br />
Continued on Page 5<br />
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10-15% off RRP on<br />
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PVC Vanities*<br />
SHOWROOM:<br />
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WIN! with <strong>TWT</strong>!<br />
Studio Canal King of Thieves<br />
Ten <strong>TWT</strong> readers can win double passes to the British crime movie<br />
King of Thieves to be released nationally by independent film distributor<br />
Studio Canal on <strong>February</strong> 28.<br />
A famous thief in his<br />
younger years, widower<br />
Brian Reader (Michael<br />
Caine), 77 years of age,<br />
pulls together a band of<br />
misfit criminals to plot an<br />
unprecedented burglary<br />
at the Hatton Garden<br />
Safe Deposit.<br />
<strong>The</strong> thieves, all aged in<br />
their 60s and 70s except<br />
for one, employ their oldschool<br />
thieving skills to<br />
plan the heist over the<br />
Easter holiday weekend.<br />
Posing as servicemen,<br />
they enter the deposit,<br />
neutralise the alarms and<br />
proceed to drill a hole<br />
into the wall of the safe.<br />
Two days later, they<br />
manage to escape worth<br />
allegedly over £<strong>20</strong>0 million<br />
worth of stolen jewels<br />
and money.<br />
When police are called<br />
to the scene and investigation<br />
starts, the cracks<br />
between the misfit gang<br />
members begin to show<br />
as they row over how to<br />
share the goods and become<br />
increasingly distrustful<br />
of each other.<br />
Meanwhile, the crime<br />
has become public<br />
knowledge, and a frenzy<br />
of speculations begin.<br />
As details about the<br />
crime come to light, both<br />
the British public and the<br />
media are captivated,<br />
and the investigation<br />
is followed with bated<br />
breath around the world<br />
until the criminals are<br />
eventually captured.<br />
TO WIN go to our website<br />
- weeklytimes.com.<br />
au - and click on the<br />
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fill out the entry form;<br />
or write your name, address<br />
and phone number<br />
on the back of an envelope<br />
and send to <strong>TWT</strong><br />
King of Thieves Film, PO<br />
Box 123, Ryde 1680. Entries<br />
close 9am Monday<br />
<strong>February</strong> 25 and winners<br />
published <strong>February</strong> 27.<br />
Autumn<br />
Yarn Fete<br />
Boronia Park Learning<br />
foNSW Machine Knitters<br />
Association present<br />
an exhibition of<br />
members works at an<br />
Autumn Yarn Fete on<br />
Saturday March 23 at<br />
Epping Creative Centre,<br />
Dence Park, 26 Stanley<br />
Road, Epping from<br />
10am to 2pm.<br />
A day for all yarn en-<br />
Shop 81, 1-55 West Pde, West Ryde<br />
(Next to Bus Exchange Taxi Stand,<br />
Entrance to Train Station)<br />
WEST RYDE<br />
DENTURE<br />
CLINIC<br />
<br />
FOR ALL<br />
YOUR DENTURE NEEDS<br />
■ Free consultation<br />
■ Full/partial dentures<br />
■ Flexible/metal dentures<br />
■ Implant retained<br />
dentures/overdentures<br />
■ Repairs – while you wait<br />
■ Same day relines<br />
■ Impact® mouthguards<br />
thusiasts to source<br />
beautiful Australian<br />
yarns (wool, alpaca, silk)<br />
and more.<br />
Specialising in knitting<br />
machines, parts,<br />
manuals, patterns,<br />
tools: •Passap – Fay &<br />
Ken Butcher • Reynolds<br />
Brothers •Anne Carrigg•<br />
Spongebar restorations<br />
on the day plus knitting<br />
demonstrations, lucky<br />
door prize and raffle.<br />
Refreshments available.<br />
For further details<br />
contact Michelle 0438<br />
279 799 or check website:<br />
www.mkansw.org.<br />
au<br />
Ryde Probus<br />
40th Annivrsary<br />
Luncheon<br />
PROBUS Club of Ryde<br />
is celebrating its 40th<br />
anniversary in <strong>20</strong>19.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Club is anxious to<br />
contact relatives of the<br />
following Foundation<br />
Members who might be<br />
interested in joining the<br />
group to celebrate the<br />
milestone at a 40th Anniversary<br />
Luncheon on<br />
Tuesday March 19 in the<br />
Ryedale Room at Ryde<br />
Eastwood Leagues<br />
Club.<br />
Ryde Probus are keen<br />
to contact relatives of<br />
Richard Brown (real estate);<br />
Jack Englert (motor<br />
trade); Reg Keating<br />
(real estate); Charles<br />
Medcalf (engineering);<br />
Thomas O’Gorman<br />
(education); Keith Russell<br />
(timber industry);<br />
■ Veterans affairs welcome<br />
■ No referrals necessary<br />
■ Emergencies home visits<br />
■ Payment plan options<br />
available<br />
■ On the spot health fund<br />
rebates<br />
100% Australian Made<br />
9807 1<strong>20</strong>5<br />
www.denturefactory.com.au<br />
Stanley Swatton (motor<br />
trade); Charles Ebert<br />
(education); Oswald<br />
Huggett (hospitality);<br />
Eric Liao OAM (importing);<br />
Harry Mitchell MBE<br />
(education); Norm Pacey<br />
MBE (printing/stationary);<br />
James Stewart<br />
(engineering); Arthur<br />
Tuckwell (motor trade)<br />
and Thomas Ward (engineering).<br />
<strong>The</strong> luncheon commences<br />
12 pm for two<br />
course meal plus entertainer.<br />
Cost $55 per<br />
head. Cheques to be<br />
made payable to Probus<br />
Club of Ryde Inc c/o<br />
Brian Frugtniet (treasurer),<br />
7 Gladstone Avenue<br />
Ryde NSW 2112.<br />
Further enquiries secretary<br />
Mike Thomas<br />
9451-3131 or email:<br />
mikethomas<strong>20</strong>@yahoo.<br />
co.uk<br />
Soundings<br />
Forum in<br />
All Saints<br />
Anglican Parish of<br />
Hunters Hill will host a<br />
“Soundings” seminar this<br />
Sunday <strong>February</strong> 24 in All<br />
Saints Church Hall, Ambrose<br />
Street, Hunters Hill<br />
from 2.30pm to 4.30pm.<br />
This is is an appropriate<br />
Forum for the people of<br />
North Sydney Electorate<br />
to meet with those who<br />
would seek to represent<br />
Epping Arts Fair<br />
<strong>20</strong>19 Exhibition<br />
LOCAL artists will display their affordable<br />
works at the <strong>20</strong>19 Epping Arts Fair to be<br />
hosted by Epping Boys High in collaboration<br />
with Epping Rotary from Friday March<br />
1 to Sunday March 3 in the school’s Edmund<br />
Barton Centre at 213 Vimiera Road Eastwood.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re’ll be a major prize of $2,500 on offer as<br />
well as a People’s Choice award of $500 and a<br />
Student Art competition featuring works from<br />
many schools in the local community. Prizes will<br />
be awarded at the VIP Gala Opening Night on<br />
Friday March 1 starting 6pm. Entry $25 or $<strong>20</strong><br />
early bird. All funds raised through the Fair are<br />
put towards equipment and projects to improve<br />
school grounds at Epping Boys High. Exhibition<br />
open Saturday March 2 from 10am to 4pm and<br />
Sunday March 3 from 10am to 2pm. Enquiries P<br />
& C president Susan Day 0418 213 212 or email:<br />
eppingartsfair@gmail.com.<br />
them and hear their views<br />
on a range of issues.<br />
Trent Zimmerman MP<br />
(Liberal), Brett Stone<br />
(ALP) and the Greens<br />
candidate yet to be announced<br />
have committed<br />
to come and participate<br />
in the Election<br />
Forum. Refreshments<br />
served and a donation<br />
is suggested. Alice Oppen<br />
OAM is the convenor<br />
of “Soundings” who can<br />
be contacted for further<br />
information on 0428 866<br />
491.<br />
Macquarie<br />
Seniors<br />
Macquarie branch of<br />
National Seniors Australia<br />
meet on the third Wednesday<br />
each month at Ryde-<br />
Eastwood Leagues Club<br />
from 12 noon.<br />
Guest speaker at <strong>February</strong><br />
<strong>20</strong> meet is Susan Fennell<br />
who’ll talk<br />
on “<strong>The</strong> Story of My Father<br />
– Willie Fennell” an interesting<br />
and funny man.<br />
Macquarie offers the opportunity<br />
to over-50s of a<br />
place to meet and enjoy<br />
the company of people of<br />
a similar age group.<br />
Social program covers<br />
diverse outings to suit all<br />
age ranges. An active<br />
walking group also offers<br />
interesting walks. New<br />
members always welcome.<br />
For more information:<br />
Carolyn 9874 7129 or<br />
0409 719 813<br />
Hunters Hill<br />
Scout Group<br />
1st Hunters Hill Scout<br />
Group are on a recruitment<br />
drive.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y have an active<br />
Joey section (ages 6-8<br />
years) and Scouts (ages<br />
11-14yrs) and are seeking<br />
local boys and girls<br />
to join their troop. Joeys<br />
meet Mondays from<br />
4:30pm to 5:30pm and<br />
Scouts meet Thursdays<br />
from 7pm to 9 pm.<br />
Boatshed, bonfires,<br />
camping, friends, crafts<br />
and heaps of fun activities<br />
are on offer.<br />
Contact the group:<br />
www.1sthuntershillscouts.<br />
org.au or email scouts<br />
@1sthuntershillscouts.org.<br />
au.<br />
Calling all<br />
tennis players<br />
Senior and mixed doubles<br />
players are required<br />
for a local Parramatta<br />
tennis group.<br />
<strong>The</strong> group plays on<br />
Monday nights on Court<br />
1 at Barton Park - off<br />
Isabella Street - Parramatta<br />
East, starting at<br />
7.30pm.<br />
If you are an interested<br />
senior player (at<br />
any level) contact Jenny<br />
Brown 9613-9449 or<br />
mobile 0409 049 087.<br />
North Ryde Combined Probus Club members recently visited the Manly<br />
Wharf Hotel for lunch, as well as going on the Hawkesbury River Postman<br />
outing. Pictured on the trip are members Margart Feltham, Lesley Bowden<br />
and Maree Woodcock.<br />
Meetings are held on the third Thursday each month at North Ryde RSL<br />
Community Club at 10 am. <strong>The</strong>y are a friendly group whose aim is to promote<br />
the development of friendship, fellowship and general interests for retirees.<br />
Some of their activities include walking, dining, theatre outings, one day trips<br />
and other interests. <strong>The</strong>y welcome visitors to meetings, Check website http://<br />
probussouthpacific.org/microsites/northrydecombined for more information.<br />
Enquiries Helen James 9416 7764 or Margaret Feltham 0412 896 590.<br />
Macquarie Singers<br />
seek new members<br />
Now entering its 52nd year, Macquarie Singers - also<br />
known as MUS - is again opening its doors to new<br />
members.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re is no upper age limit and no audition. While<br />
all voice types are welcome, tenors will be especially<br />
cherished,<br />
Macquarie Singers specialises in traditional choral<br />
repertoire and starts <strong>20</strong>19 with their ‘Pomp and Piety’<br />
concert* on May 18 featuring music by Handel, Tallis,<br />
Elgar and more.<br />
<strong>The</strong> following weekend, May 25-26, sees them<br />
performing in Young in country NSW, in a joint concert<br />
with Hilltops Choir.<br />
If you can’t commit to weekly rehearsals, join them for<br />
their first singing workshop of the year on Saturday March<br />
9 in Epping Baptist Church from 2pm to 5pm where Dr<br />
Sarah Penicka-Smith will explore techniques to develop<br />
beautiful sound and blend in a group. All welcome and no<br />
experience required.<br />
Rehearsals: Monday nights in Trinity Chapel, Robert<br />
Menzies College, 136 Herring Road, North Ryde from<br />
7pm to 9.30pm, starting <strong>February</strong> 18. Enquiries: Janet<br />
Stacey, membsec@mus.org.au or check website: www.<br />
mus.org.au<br />
Your Chamber of<br />
Commerce Meets<br />
EPPING: Chamber enquiries<br />
President Tony<br />
Hackett 9869-8900;<br />
0418 413 226 or secretary<br />
Betty Ockerlander<br />
8876-5888.<br />
EASTWOOD: Meet<br />
second Monday each<br />
month. Next meeting<br />
Monday March 11.<br />
Enquiries president<br />
Vic Tagg 0412 369 510<br />
or secretary Steve<br />
Colquhoun 9874-0221.<br />
GLADESVILLE: Enquiries<br />
President Max<br />
McFarlane email: max.<br />
mcfarlane@skywardfinancial.com<br />
Calling all Former<br />
Scouts & Guides<br />
Keep Alive the Spirit<br />
of Scouting & Guiding with the<br />
St George’s Guilds meeting at historic<br />
“Addington” 813 Victoria Road Ryde<br />
Sydney Guild meets Tuesdays:<br />
Inquiries Doris Carrall 0425 223 628<br />
John F Booth AM 9807 6666<br />
Visitors welcome but RSVP for seating & catering.<br />
Help Save a Life!<br />
<strong>The</strong> Organ Donor Register<br />
Program is a Good Turn Project<br />
of the St George’s Guilds of<br />
Former Scouts & Guides<br />
WEST RYDE: Enquiries<br />
President Nora Etmekdjian<br />
0417 699 955.<br />
DRUMMOYNE: Meet<br />
first Wednesday each<br />
month. Next meeting<br />
March 6. Enquiries Secretary<br />
Alex Elliott 0438<br />
774 323 or Vice President<br />
Paul Harcombe<br />
0438 089 900.<br />
RIVERSIDE BUSI-<br />
NESS CHAMBER: An<br />
Evening with Premier<br />
Gladys Berejiklian<br />
Tuesday <strong>February</strong> 19<br />
@ <strong>The</strong> Governor Hotel,<br />
9 Waterloo Road,<br />
Macquarie Park from<br />
5.30pm to 7.30pm. Enquiries<br />
Sabrina Ferguson<br />
0412 096 525 or<br />
Marcella Letteri 9952-<br />
8498.<br />
Celebrating 110 years<br />
of Scouting in Australia in <strong>20</strong>18<br />
and 107 years of Guiding<br />
WE WELCOME your help in promoting this valuable<br />
and life saving venture.<br />
Please contact us if you would like to help in some way.<br />
You’re Invited...<br />
To meet us at our national headquarters historic “Addington”<br />
813 Victoria Road, Ryde for a time of fun and fellowship:<br />
SYDNEY GUILD meets 1st Tuesday monthly at 7.30pm.<br />
Tel Doris Carrall 0425 223 628, Howard blair 9798 4060<br />
Phyllis Berger 9624 5136<br />
National Guildmaster John F Booth AM<br />
9807 6666, PO Box 123 Ryde 1680<br />
Email: johnfb@weeklytimes.com.au • www.weeklytimes.com.au
Wednesday <strong>20</strong> <strong>February</strong>, <strong>20</strong>19 THE WEEKLY TIMES 5<br />
NEW ULTRA MOD<br />
PLUS HERITAGE<br />
RYDE HOSPITAL<br />
Consistent lobbying by Ryde MP Victor Dominello has resulted<br />
in the new $479 million ultra modern Ryde Hospital according to<br />
Health Minister Brad Hazzard at this week’s announcement. Brad<br />
Hazzard is pictured at Ryde Hospital with Premier Gladys Berejiklian,<br />
VictorDominello with his mother Josephine and Ryde <strong>20</strong>19<br />
Citizen of the Year Hassib Elias. <strong>TWT</strong> on-the-spot PHOTO.<br />
JB’s World<br />
ROSS McDONALD<br />
“RUSTY” RUSSELL<br />
OAM of North Ryde<br />
heads This Week’s<br />
Birthday Honours List<br />
celebrating 96 Golden<br />
Years on Sunday. Unfortunately<br />
Rusty has not<br />
been enjoying the best of<br />
health in recent days and<br />
has just returned to New<br />
Horizons at North Ryde<br />
after a week in Ryde<br />
Hospital’s intensive care.<br />
Rusty has had a distinguished<br />
career of service<br />
to others including<br />
World War 2 where he<br />
was injured in the landing<br />
at Tarakan and has<br />
suffered numerous war<br />
injuries but always as a<br />
Good Scout smiling and<br />
whistling under all difficulties.<br />
He has been<br />
an active member of the<br />
Scout Movement all his<br />
life from childhood in<br />
South Australia meeting<br />
his bride Phyllis Gray<br />
at a Jamboree in Victoria<br />
and later moving to<br />
North Ryde war service<br />
settlement in Edmondson<br />
Street<br />
where he helped start<br />
3rd North Ryde Scout<br />
Group and organised<br />
Lone Scouts for outback<br />
scouts.<br />
Rusty was Ryde’s first<br />
Citizen of the Year in<br />
1994 and was awarded an<br />
Order of Australia Medal<br />
for services to the community<br />
and especially<br />
Scouting. He is an active<br />
Freemason and member<br />
of Sydney St George’s<br />
Guild of former scouts<br />
and guides and a member<br />
of St John’s Anglican<br />
church North Ryde.<br />
* * *<br />
IAN MAXTED elder<br />
son of Eva and the late<br />
Frank Maxted of North<br />
Ryde celebrates today<br />
with better half (and JB<br />
niece) Gina and family<br />
of Michael, Rebecca<br />
and Hayley now of Beecroft<br />
same day as Harold<br />
Hill Jr formerly of<br />
East Ryde and Margaret<br />
Cooper better half of Peter<br />
Cooper.<br />
Former Ryde councillor<br />
Jeff Salvestro-Martin<br />
turns 56 tomorrow same<br />
day as Catherine Brewer<br />
parties and Helga<br />
Germeroth in Munich.<br />
Scouts and Guides<br />
worldwide celebrate<br />
<strong>February</strong> 22 as the birthday<br />
of both the founder<br />
of Scouting and Guiding<br />
Lord Robert Baden-<br />
Powell and his wife Lady<br />
Olave Baden-Powell but<br />
just 33 years apart!<br />
<strong>February</strong> 22 I also the<br />
birthday of Stephen B-P<br />
Gillies, Lorraine Cox of<br />
Ryde Furnisher Freighters<br />
and Daria Gioconda<br />
Gorlato.<br />
Saturday <strong>February</strong><br />
23 is even more jampacked<br />
with birthdays<br />
including Rotary International<br />
turning 114,<br />
plus Edith Haigh, Pattie<br />
Hall Thornton, Kerry<br />
Bowden, Nola Barkl,<br />
Happy Birthday Norma<br />
NORMA NOTLEY of Ryde and 1st North Ryde<br />
Scout Group celebrated her 98th birthday at<br />
the <strong>February</strong> meeting of Sydney St George’s<br />
Guild of former scouts and guides at historic<br />
“Addington” Ryde pictured with Sydney<br />
Guildmaster Stephen McCann, National<br />
Chancellor Howard Blair and Moocooboolah<br />
District Scouts leader Cameron Jessep. <strong>TWT</strong><br />
on-the-spot PHOTO.<br />
Amanda Vass, Alex<br />
Sawyer, Olga Sawyer<br />
Anthony Dominello,<br />
Bianca Perre, Robert<br />
Cameron, Penny Beccio,<br />
John Alexander’s<br />
sister Sue and even JB<br />
‘s twin brother Dr Peter<br />
Arthur Booth celebrating<br />
with family in Pommieland.<br />
JB great nephew and<br />
Godson Nathan Stanley<br />
Wilberforce Buckland<br />
Fyffe turns 27 on Sunday<br />
same day as Rusty Russell<br />
turns 96.<br />
Tigers great Benji Marshall<br />
faces 34 candles on<br />
his cake on Monday same<br />
day as Aimee Lovett celebrates<br />
along with Barrie<br />
Brown of real estate<br />
fame and Sophie Watkins<br />
daughter of John<br />
and Deborah Watkins<br />
faces 27 candles and<br />
Chloe Lewis is fourteen<br />
while Margo Buckingham<br />
of Epping parties<br />
with hubby Mark. Plus<br />
Selina Leung.<br />
Gloria Dimaano celebrates<br />
Tuesday as does<br />
Peter Pasqual while Ian<br />
and Sheila Hudson celebrate<br />
same day as Swati<br />
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John Manenti of Granny<br />
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6 THE WEEKLY TIMES Wednesday <strong>20</strong> <strong>February</strong>, <strong>20</strong>19<br />
Ibis plague calls<br />
for culling<br />
Dear Sir,<br />
Just about every resident<br />
and ratepayer in our<br />
City must be aware of the<br />
dramatic increase in the<br />
number of Ibis birds.<br />
If you haven’t been<br />
bombed with a big white<br />
splash then you must have<br />
seen flocks of them feeding<br />
off anything from red bins to<br />
open parkland.<br />
Our Council has spent<br />
many, many thousands of<br />
our rates dollars re-turfing<br />
Morrison Bay Park in the<br />
last few months and now<br />
the ibis have descended to<br />
pick off every earthworm<br />
and grub doing its best to<br />
aerate the soil.<br />
A couple of weeks ago<br />
there were about half a dozen<br />
each morning, now there<br />
are around 50 odd. Dropping<br />
their voluminous waste<br />
as well, ever so nice for the<br />
young soccer and cricket<br />
players to dive onto.<br />
Whatever their natural<br />
predators were, they have<br />
long since departed.<br />
To restore some balance<br />
there needs to be a significant<br />
cull and it is over time<br />
for local and state governments<br />
to act before this<br />
matter becomes a serious<br />
health menace.<br />
WARWICK TAYLOR<br />
Gladesville<br />
Positive and visionary<br />
campaigning welcome<br />
Dear Sir,<br />
With elections coming up<br />
we are starting to see the<br />
negativity, the muckraking<br />
and the smear attacks<br />
hurled from one side to the<br />
other.<br />
Very rarely do we see or notice<br />
good, positive and visionary<br />
campaigning, and frankly<br />
all of us are sick of it.<br />
Because of that I want to<br />
highlight and promote the<br />
positive campaign methods<br />
of one candidate so that way<br />
we may encourage more positivity<br />
during election time.<br />
I have been very pleased<br />
with the campaign from Victor<br />
Dominello. Victor Dominello<br />
has unveiled a huge plan<br />
and vision for Ryde including<br />
turning Ryde into the education<br />
powerhouse of NSW<br />
by building seven schools,<br />
the Meadowbank Education<br />
precinct (and a Melrose Park<br />
education precinct) and upgrading<br />
Meadowbank TAFE.<br />
Victor is also constructing<br />
a new jobs park, a fast ferry<br />
to the city, a bus interchange<br />
at Macquarie Centre, more<br />
trains for Meadowbank and<br />
West Ryde, new lifts for Denistone<br />
Station, numerous<br />
school upgrades, the Metro,<br />
more open space at Meadowbank<br />
and a sports venue at<br />
my old school Marsden High<br />
and many more.<br />
With all that announced so<br />
far I think there’ll be many<br />
more positive announcements<br />
to come.<br />
Whenever Mr Dominello<br />
needs to attack his opponents<br />
he has always backed<br />
it up with evidence to justify<br />
his point.<br />
This comes in direct contrast<br />
to the negativity and<br />
smear campaigns of his opponent<br />
Mr Jerome Laxale<br />
who has just hurled blame.<br />
<strong>The</strong>n in exchange for such<br />
negativity Mr Laxale only<br />
promises Ryde a new bus<br />
route and a commuter carpark<br />
in West Ryde.<br />
We should be encouraging<br />
more positive and visionary<br />
campaigning in future,<br />
so no matter which political<br />
allegiance, please thank and<br />
even vote for any candidates<br />
using positive messages and<br />
methods because that way<br />
then, we may have less fear<br />
mongering and more vision<br />
during election time.<br />
GEORGE STEBBINGS<br />
Eastwood<br />
Letters to the Editor<br />
Preserving our<br />
liveable suburbs<br />
Dear Sir,<br />
It is always curious how<br />
news is reported when local<br />
papers ramp up into “election<br />
mode”.<br />
Last week the Greater<br />
Sydney Commission (GSC)<br />
convened two important<br />
meetings in West Ryde about<br />
development in North Ryde.<br />
<strong>The</strong> GSC has powers to undertake<br />
Assurance Reviews<br />
to check its strategic plans<br />
align with actual development<br />
occurring.<br />
As the lead planning body,<br />
the GSC has responsibility<br />
to ensure Sydney remains<br />
productive but that growth is<br />
sustainable and our suburbs<br />
remain liveable. Our understanding<br />
is the GSC’s first<br />
such review. About 50 people<br />
attended the Tuesday yet I<br />
could find no <strong>TWT</strong> report!<br />
Given traffic congestion,<br />
overdevelopment, loss of<br />
tree canopy and poor public<br />
transport are reported in your<br />
paper as legitimate concerns<br />
of local residents it is unclear<br />
why there was no report on<br />
this important review of development<br />
in North Ryde.<br />
For your readers, who may<br />
have missed the meetings,<br />
RHHFFPS presented to the<br />
GSC and expressed concern<br />
the State Significant planning<br />
approvals process is mainly<br />
driving North Ryde’s high rise<br />
development. It is outside<br />
Council’s planning controls<br />
and often on public land.<br />
We expressed concern at<br />
the further destruction of critically<br />
endangered shale forest<br />
at the Ivanhoe development<br />
site. This forest is protected<br />
under Commonwealth and<br />
State threatened species<br />
laws.<br />
<strong>The</strong> proposed Epping Road<br />
slip lane will devastate this<br />
forest.<br />
It is contrary to GSC’s<br />
strategic planning vision for<br />
a tree lined Epping Road,<br />
protection of Sydney’s shale<br />
forest and assurances that<br />
remnant urban native bushland<br />
remnants are viable and<br />
preserved for enjoyment by<br />
future generations.<br />
CATHY MERCHANT<br />
RHHFFPS Committee<br />
Member<br />
An alternative<br />
for Ryde seat<br />
Dear Sir,<br />
As always, I enjoy reading<br />
the political commentary in<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Weekly</strong> <strong>Times</strong>.<br />
However, I do think you<br />
should give a fair coverage to<br />
the candidates who are not<br />
part of the ruling clique.<br />
Poor Victor Dominello’s seat<br />
of Ryde is now under threat<br />
and is it any wonder as he is<br />
part of the problem and represents<br />
the Government that is<br />
going to destroy our beautiful<br />
city with massive overdevelopment<br />
.<br />
He was also part of the<br />
team that decided to demolish<br />
a perfectly good stadium.<br />
We need to bring some<br />
sanity into NSW government<br />
and with the likelihood of a<br />
close election a candidate<br />
who cares should be the first<br />
choice of Ryde electors.<br />
I see no better candidate<br />
than Steve Busch a former<br />
Qantas pilot who is running as<br />
a candidate.<br />
Steve has put his hand up to<br />
serve the community in Ryde<br />
under the Australian Conservatives.<br />
He intends to be a voice for<br />
a better way, to be an agitator<br />
for change and to represent<br />
the ordinary citizen who feels<br />
abandoned by the major parties<br />
who once championed<br />
their cause.<br />
In a finely balanced lower<br />
house with the possibility of<br />
holding the balance of power,<br />
Steve has the potential to<br />
serve the interests of the Ryde<br />
Electors.<br />
Living in the area now for<br />
around 30 years, he is aware<br />
of local issues affecting us;<br />
like congested traffic from<br />
badly planned roadworks and<br />
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the proposed closing and sale<br />
of schools despite increasing<br />
population.<br />
Sadly, I will not be able to<br />
vote as I live in the neighbouring<br />
electorate of Epping<br />
where the Liberal Party hierarchy<br />
with its usual arrogance<br />
has parachuted a candidate<br />
into the electorate showing<br />
absolute contempt for the<br />
grass roots supporters in Epping.<br />
It will not be surprising if the<br />
Liberals struggle for booth<br />
workers on Election Day.<br />
Come on Ryde electors put<br />
a sensible adult in Parliament<br />
for a change.<br />
JOHN W WHOLOHAN<br />
Epping<br />
Doubts over new<br />
high school<br />
Dear Sir,<br />
I have had strong concerns<br />
regarding the NSW<br />
Government’s closure (it<br />
is not moving) of Marsden<br />
High and the conversion of<br />
an established education<br />
facility (though denuded of<br />
proper funding) into netball<br />
courts since it was announced.<br />
Moving Marsden High into<br />
the Battery Farm Mid rise<br />
canyons of Meadowbank<br />
was not something I wanted<br />
for my two children who currently<br />
attend West Ryde Public<br />
School.<br />
Like many of the decisions<br />
of this current government,<br />
the decision seemed to be<br />
superficial utility and value.<br />
In return for moving an established<br />
high school with<br />
room to grow on substantial<br />
tree lined grounds, we bulldoze<br />
it to get the spurious<br />
benefits of delivering Netball<br />
a few extra courts over those<br />
already provided in Meadowbank<br />
(29 courts presently) that<br />
may be utilised a couple of<br />
days a week at best.<br />
Not withstanding the education<br />
demands that would<br />
come from the Melrose Park<br />
and other developments.<br />
But it now seems another<br />
high school IS needed and will<br />
be created just across Victoria<br />
Road at Melrose Park and in<br />
so doing completely undermines<br />
the argument for the<br />
necessity of the relocation.<br />
That is unless some currently<br />
water front netball courts<br />
then become underutilized<br />
utilized and due to proximity<br />
to new light rail corridor, perhaps<br />
considered for development<br />
by a friendly donor.<br />
EDWIN WILSON<br />
Edwin.w.wilson@gmail.<br />
com<br />
Public lost faith<br />
in politicians<br />
Dear Sir,<br />
No wonder the public<br />
have lost faith in politicians.<br />
I received the latest piece<br />
of advertising rubbish from<br />
Labor candidate and Ryde<br />
Mayor Jerome Laxale and it<br />
takes the cake for the most<br />
blatant lies in this “he said,<br />
she said” Ryde campaign.<br />
In two terms of government,<br />
Victor Dominello has<br />
delivered the education infrastructure<br />
in Ryde that Labor<br />
failed to do in over 16 miserable<br />
years of government.<br />
Lie number 1: Meadowbank<br />
Public School and Main<br />
high school are being closed.<br />
Truth: Brand new schools,<br />
bigger, better, modern are<br />
being built in their place.<br />
In fact, after the two new<br />
schools have been built,<br />
open space, parks and sporting<br />
facilities will be built on<br />
the old school sites.<br />
Lie number 2: Blaming<br />
the current government for<br />
the demountables in Ryde<br />
schools.<br />
Truth: <strong>The</strong> last Labor government<br />
installed over 100<br />
demountable classrooms<br />
during its 16 years of inaction.<br />
Not a single permanent<br />
classroom was built in Ryde<br />
by Labor in 16 years. Not<br />
one.<br />
Every demountable in<br />
Ryde is being replaced with<br />
permanent classrooms with<br />
funding secured by Victor<br />
Dominello.<br />
Lie number 3: <strong>The</strong>re is an<br />
$8million maintenance backlog<br />
in local schools.<br />
Truth: Labor slashed maintenance<br />
budgets to local<br />
schools and let the maintenance<br />
backlog spiral out to<br />
a completely unmanageable<br />
level.<br />
In fact Labor left a $1billion<br />
maintenance backlog<br />
when it left office. <strong>The</strong> current<br />
government is eliminating the<br />
backlog to zero by July <strong>20</strong><strong>20</strong>.<br />
Lie number 4: <strong>20</strong>0 un-airconditioned<br />
classrooms in<br />
Ryde.<br />
Truth: Not a single air conditioner<br />
was installed by the last<br />
Labor government. <strong>The</strong> current<br />
program of installing air<br />
conditioning will ensure every<br />
single classroom in Ryde is<br />
air conditioned. Over $500m<br />
is being spent by the NSW<br />
Government to air condition<br />
classrooms across NSW<br />
Let’s remember that successive<br />
corrupt Labor governments<br />
in NSW have attacked<br />
public education in<br />
Ryde.<br />
Labor SOLD Peter Board<br />
High School to their developer<br />
mates. <strong>The</strong> current<br />
Government has had to buy<br />
it back.<br />
Labor CLOSED Smalls<br />
Road Public School - the current<br />
Government is rebuilding<br />
it.<br />
Labor installed over<br />
100 demountable classrooms<br />
across Ryde - Victor<br />
Dominello and the Berejiklian<br />
Government are building 7<br />
brand new schools and building<br />
new permanent classrooms<br />
in another 2 schools<br />
to replace all demountables<br />
installed by Labor.<br />
<strong>The</strong> fact is that Labor represents<br />
the biggest threat to<br />
public education in Ryde. It<br />
is undeniable. Closed and<br />
sold schools, badly mismanaged<br />
maintenance, failed to<br />
install air conditioning, installed<br />
over 100 demountables,<br />
didn’t build a single permanent<br />
classroom.<br />
A bit of advice for Jerome<br />
Laxale - people haven’t forgotten<br />
that corrupt Labor<br />
failed education in NSW and<br />
no amount of new lies can<br />
eliminate history.<br />
BERNIE EDWARDS<br />
North Ryde<br />
Eastwood carpark<br />
roundabout<br />
Dear Sir,<br />
Recently Ryde Council<br />
announced a demolition of<br />
Eastwood’s Glen Street carpark<br />
to create a new community<br />
facility and move<br />
Glen Street carpark to the<br />
Shaftsbury Road side of<br />
Glen Street.<br />
However, wouldn’t that then<br />
mean it’s being built over the<br />
Glen Street reserve? Would<br />
this not reduce one of Eastwood’s<br />
prized green, open<br />
spaces?<br />
If so, why did Mayor Jerome<br />
Laxale, spend years opposing<br />
and stonewalling a construction<br />
of a car park underneath<br />
Eastwood oval just to build a<br />
car park on top of Glen Street<br />
park instead?<br />
Isn’t it a bit hypocritical to<br />
campaign to save a park, and<br />
then build a car park on top of<br />
a park?<br />
All this time and it seems<br />
that Mr Laxale did not actually<br />
care about open space but<br />
was instead looking for some<br />
political points to gain at the<br />
cost of the community.<br />
JAMES ARCHER<br />
Eastwood<br />
Hunters Hill Guest Column<br />
Maintaining the integrity<br />
of our wonderful suburb<br />
HUNTERS HILL is<br />
named after Captain<br />
(later Governor) John<br />
Hunter, second-in-command<br />
to Arthur Phillip<br />
in the First Fleet and an<br />
early explorer of the region.<br />
<strong>The</strong> area was settled<br />
in the mid-1830s, with<br />
many houses from the<br />
local sandstone, some<br />
built by stonemasons<br />
brought from Italy by<br />
the Frenchman Didier<br />
Joubert.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y are also<br />
responsible for stone<br />
walls still seen around<br />
many houses, and for the<br />
Garibaldi statue on the<br />
corner of Alexandra and<br />
Ferry Streets.<br />
Marist Brothers arrived<br />
in 1847 and built first the<br />
Priory, followed by the<br />
Villa Maria Monastery and<br />
later St Joseph’s College.<br />
By 1860 Hunters<br />
Hill had grown into a<br />
significant settlement,<br />
and it was proclaimed a<br />
municipality in 1861.<br />
* * *<br />
THE SUBURBS of<br />
Hunters Hill and Woolwich<br />
are the oldest garden<br />
suburbs in Australia.<br />
Apart from a radium and<br />
uranium factory off Nelson<br />
Parade early last century,<br />
Woolwich became the<br />
major industrial area, and<br />
included boat building<br />
yards.<br />
Between 1898 and<br />
1902 the Mort’s Dock<br />
Company excavated and<br />
constructed the dry dock.<br />
<strong>The</strong> area around the<br />
dock included Clarke’s<br />
Point, the Goat Paddock<br />
(named for the mascot<br />
To <strong>The</strong> POINT<br />
with BARBARA DORSCH<br />
of the army unit later in<br />
the Dock) and the Horse<br />
Paddock (named for the<br />
frequent agistment of<br />
horses there).<br />
In the 1960s, with<br />
the building of the new<br />
Gladesville Bridge and<br />
Figtree Bridge, many<br />
of the old houses were<br />
demolished (e.g St Malo).<br />
Old houses in Church<br />
and Mount Streets and<br />
Woolwich Road were<br />
also knocked down and<br />
replaced with home units.<br />
This caused much<br />
concern in the<br />
community, and a<br />
meeting of concerned<br />
residents was held in the<br />
Town Hall, leading to the<br />
formation of the Hunters<br />
Hill Trust, formally<br />
established in 1968.<br />
* * *<br />
IN THE 1970s an<br />
attempt was made to<br />
allow development of<br />
apartment blocks in<br />
Kelly’s Bush.<br />
This was thwarted by<br />
the local community, a<br />
committee of which in<br />
conjunction with Jack<br />
Mundey and the Builders<br />
Labourers Federation<br />
introduced the world’s<br />
first ever Green Ban.<br />
As a result, we still<br />
have a lovely bush area<br />
near the centre of the<br />
peninsula.<br />
Similar fears over the<br />
horse paddock and<br />
dock area in the 1990s,<br />
and local action, led<br />
to the establishment<br />
In 1981 the Heritage<br />
Hunter Hill and Woolwich,<br />
many built from locally<br />
<strong>The</strong>re is no doubt that<br />
there is again a serious<br />
threat to the whole area<br />
from developers, abetted<br />
suburb nature, with parks<br />
and reserves, established<br />
trees, rocky outcrops and<br />
mangroves, as well as<br />
We desperately need<br />
to maintain these vital<br />
We strongly encourage<br />
concerned residents to<br />
join the Trust and help to<br />
Contact through www.<br />
of the Sydney<br />
Foreshore<br />
its guardianship<br />
Harbour<br />
Trust<br />
of<br />
and<br />
the<br />
Clarke’s Point area.<br />
council<br />
to<br />
remaining<br />
of NSW<br />
protect<br />
old<br />
moved<br />
over<br />
buildings<br />
300<br />
in<br />
quarried stone.<br />
As<br />
streets,<br />
a<br />
for<br />
result,<br />
example<br />
many<br />
Gale<br />
Street,<br />
orders<br />
have<br />
over the<br />
heritage<br />
whole<br />
street.<br />
by the<br />
<strong>The</strong><br />
State Government.<br />
majority of our<br />
community<br />
because of<br />
settle<br />
its garden<br />
here<br />
beautiful stone houses.<br />
aspects of our heritage.<br />
<strong>The</strong><br />
is a<br />
Hunters<br />
body<br />
Hill Trust<br />
concerned<br />
with<br />
integrity<br />
maintaining<br />
of our wonderful<br />
the<br />
municipality.<br />
continue these efforts.<br />
huntershilltrust.org.au.<br />
BARBARA DORSCH<br />
is a long time Hunters<br />
Hill Trust committee<br />
member<br />
Grants for Boronia Park Sports<br />
Precinct & Dinghy Storage Racks<br />
I AM very pleased to report that Council has resolved to thank Lane Cove<br />
MP Anthony Roberts who has secured funding of $1 million towards the<br />
Boronia Park Upgrade Project and $50,000 for dinghy storage racks to be<br />
installed in a number of locations across Hunters Hill.<br />
Work is now underway<br />
to develop a project<br />
plan for Boronia<br />
Park. This plan will<br />
guide the use of this<br />
vital funding in close<br />
consultation with key<br />
stakeholders.<br />
Stakeholders such<br />
as the local sporting<br />
groups who utilise Boronia<br />
Park including<br />
rugby, cricket, netball<br />
and other sporting<br />
groups/users of the<br />
Park; the local Bushcare<br />
groups who care<br />
for the bushland areas<br />
in and around Boronia<br />
Park; the Hunters Hill<br />
Trust and local residents.<br />
Council’s aim is to<br />
work in partnership<br />
with stakeholders to<br />
deliver quality facilities<br />
at Boronia Park to<br />
enhance the recreational,<br />
sporting, environmental<br />
aspects<br />
and overall enjoyment<br />
of the Boronia Park<br />
precinct.<br />
* * *<br />
ON <strong>February</strong> 11,<br />
Hunters Hill Council<br />
submitted an application<br />
for a proposed<br />
HUNTERS HILL HAPPENINGS<br />
with Mayor MARK BENNETT<br />
Community Facilities<br />
Special Variation (SV) to<br />
the Independent Pricing<br />
and Regulatory Tribunal<br />
(IPART).<br />
<strong>The</strong> submission comprises<br />
two parts; Part A,<br />
which includes financial<br />
information and Part B,<br />
which is Council’s responses<br />
to the assessment<br />
criteria.<br />
IPART’s website provides<br />
details relating<br />
to each SV application,<br />
visit: www.ipart.nsw.<br />
gov.au<br />
If approved, the SV will<br />
allow Council to maintain,<br />
further develop<br />
and enhance community<br />
facilities to improve<br />
the overall quality of<br />
infrastructure and community<br />
services in the<br />
Hunters Hill local government<br />
area.<br />
Links to further information<br />
can be found on<br />
Council’s website www.<br />
huntershill.nsw.gov.au<br />
* * *<br />
COUNCIL resolved at<br />
its Meeting held on<br />
<strong>February</strong> 11 to endorse<br />
and publicise<br />
Local Government<br />
NSW’s campaign,<br />
‘Save Our Recycling’,<br />
to realise the reinvestment<br />
of a 100 per cent<br />
of the Waste Levy collected<br />
each year by<br />
the NSW Government<br />
in waste minimisation,<br />
recycling and resource<br />
recovery.<br />
In addition, Council<br />
has made representation<br />
to all political parties<br />
seeking bipartisan<br />
support for the 100<br />
per cent reinvestment<br />
of the Waste Levy<br />
collected each year<br />
into waste minimisation,<br />
recycling and resource<br />
recovery.<br />
* * *<br />
A REMINDER you<br />
can download our<br />
Seniors’ Festival flyer<br />
<strong>20</strong>19 by going to<br />
www.huntershill.nsw.<br />
gov.au Events, Seniors<br />
Festival Activities.
Parramatta Councillors have<br />
ignored Epping residents<br />
Dear Sir,<br />
Since my last letter on parking in and around Epping was<br />
published (<strong>The</strong> <strong>Weekly</strong> <strong>Times</strong> <strong>February</strong> 13, <strong>20</strong>19) I have been<br />
inundated with congratulations from many Epping residents<br />
who have experienced the same problem.<br />
Indeed, several residents said that they have contacted Councillors<br />
from Parramatta Council who have done precisely nothing.<br />
<strong>The</strong>ir complaints have been ignored.<br />
I ask: Who occupies the tradies marked spots when they aren’t<br />
working?<br />
Do residents still have out-of-date parking restrictions placed<br />
upon them? How long will residents continue to be ignored?<br />
My suggestion to Parramatta Councillors is that residents vote<br />
and pay rates, tradies do not.<br />
Brits battle for<br />
sovereignty<br />
Dear Sir,<br />
I am astounded that a nation<br />
that once reigned over<br />
an empire upon which the<br />
Sun never set, a nation that<br />
ruled the waves, a nation<br />
of people who vowed they<br />
“never, never, never shall<br />
be slaves,” meekly relinquished<br />
their sovereignty to<br />
a foreign power (the EU).<br />
Now, after a referendum<br />
which voted in favour of<br />
breaking free of the EU, there<br />
are still sufficient forces within<br />
Britain who dismiss a fair vote<br />
in a referendum and want a<br />
second referendum!<br />
<strong>The</strong>y are determined to surrender<br />
their sovereignty!<br />
Britain acquired some of<br />
the territory for its empire by<br />
force but also some by offering<br />
baubles, knives and axes<br />
to the occupiers, in exchange<br />
for their land.<br />
What an irony that today<br />
half of the Brits are prepared<br />
to give away there sovereignty<br />
for the equivalent of baubles<br />
it seems!<br />
True, there are some great<br />
benefits as well in being a<br />
member of the EU, (benefits<br />
that have been made available<br />
to several canny sovereign<br />
nations!), but who would have<br />
thought that any independent,<br />
autonomous, sovereign<br />
nation, let alone one that once<br />
ruled over the greatest empire<br />
ever, would make themselves<br />
subjects to a foreign power!<br />
Truth,is stranger than fiction.<br />
ELVIS KIPMAN<br />
Killara<br />
GSC public inquiry<br />
‘a waste of time’<br />
Dear Sir,<br />
I write to express my<br />
disappointment at the<br />
“engagement” process<br />
undertaken by the Greater<br />
Sydney Commission (GSC)<br />
which was held recently<br />
concerning Ryde, and in<br />
particular, Macquarie Park.<br />
While I still find it strange<br />
that the commission was<br />
looking into its parties own<br />
development practices and<br />
policies, a bit like the fox<br />
looking after the hen house,<br />
Letters to the Editor<br />
I found that the process was<br />
flawed, and ultimately, meaningless.<br />
A common complaint from<br />
constituents was that they<br />
did not know about it or did<br />
not have enough time to register<br />
to air their views. This<br />
meant that a significant voice<br />
of the people was not heard.<br />
However, without doubt,<br />
there were plenty of Macquarie<br />
Park developers airing<br />
their views on both sitting<br />
nights. None of them were<br />
calling for an abatement to<br />
residential development.<br />
If the GSC was called to<br />
hear from those directly affected<br />
by state planning<br />
policies, why were those very<br />
same people not heard from?<br />
It highlights the vacuous, impotent<br />
nature of the GSC.<br />
<strong>The</strong> very same State Liberal<br />
Government that has<br />
given developers the green<br />
light for so many years in the<br />
City of Ryde, has produced<br />
the ultimate irony of holding<br />
“engagement” forums that<br />
primarily heard from developers<br />
over the people.<br />
It is my fear that the interim<br />
report, and ensuing full report,<br />
will not be worth the<br />
paper they are written. <strong>The</strong><br />
State Liberal Government<br />
has sold us another lame<br />
duck and while due process<br />
has seen to be followed we<br />
have not heard the real voices<br />
of Ryde.<br />
Clr BERNARD PURCELL<br />
City of Ryde Council<br />
Nursing ratios in<br />
nursing homes<br />
BRIAN SWAN<br />
Epping<br />
Dear Sir,<br />
A Health Reform Commission<br />
which will hold to<br />
account all levels of government<br />
was proposed<br />
last week by the Labor<br />
Party and is what I and<br />
many nurses would vote<br />
for.<br />
Ratios in hospitals are<br />
good and necessary and<br />
now needs to be implemented<br />
in nursing homes where I<br />
worked under trying circumstances<br />
and conditions as a<br />
result of owners having selfregulation.<br />
Ratios in nursing homes<br />
need to be law now, not in<br />
LETTERS<br />
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times.com.au<br />
<strong>20</strong><strong>20</strong> when the present Royal<br />
Commission ends.<br />
Just like politicians and<br />
bankers I hung onto my job<br />
knowing the system had<br />
failed the community and I<br />
feel shamed that my efforts<br />
advocating for better outcomes<br />
for the elderly in my<br />
care went unnoticed since<br />
1997 changes to the Aged<br />
Care Act.<br />
Prior to these changes<br />
owners of nursing homes<br />
had to employ enough nurses<br />
or else the funding they<br />
had received specifically for<br />
nursing duties only, had to<br />
be returned to the government<br />
at the end of the financial<br />
year so guess what,<br />
they kept the funding and<br />
we worked with sufficient<br />
numbers of nurses.<br />
In those days we enjoyed<br />
what was referred to as job<br />
satisfaction as we made<br />
enormous efforts to ensure<br />
the last days of people’s<br />
lives were of value.<br />
One difference between<br />
nurses, politicians, and<br />
bankers is that we show<br />
compassion and practise<br />
ethically by meeting the<br />
needs required by professionalism<br />
and we know<br />
where our heart is.<br />
JUDY NICHOLAS<br />
Denistone East<br />
Who is controlling<br />
our migration?<br />
Dear Sir,<br />
If any reader believesthat<br />
our useless federal government<br />
has control of<br />
who enters our country<br />
think again.<br />
<strong>The</strong> government has shut<br />
down it’s visa processing<br />
operations in Iran after it<br />
was warned some migration<br />
agents were boasting<br />
of corruptly obtaining visas<br />
through a contact in the<br />
Australian embassy (who<br />
may not be an Australian<br />
citizen).<br />
This comes hot on the<br />
heels of two staff members<br />
of the Australian High<br />
Commission in South Africa<br />
being sacked after an investigation<br />
found they had<br />
issued visas to high risk<br />
Nigerian “students” in exchange<br />
for cash.<br />
This is the tip of the iceberg<br />
folks.<br />
I was given very credible<br />
information that similar<br />
conduct was/still is? widespread<br />
in two Bureaus in the<br />
Asian region.<br />
Add to this the numbers of<br />
fake asylum seekers, dodgy<br />
student applications, fake<br />
marriages and unproven<br />
skilled migration visasover<br />
the years and we have a<br />
huge problem.<br />
Is it any wonder I constantly<br />
hear from people who<br />
ask why is it that so many<br />
people who can’t speak the<br />
language are flooding in to<br />
our country forming ethnic<br />
enclaves.<br />
If these people are prepared<br />
tocheat, lie, and bribe<br />
their way into our country<br />
imagine what they are doing<br />
to our tax system, our Centrelink<br />
system and Medicare.<br />
<strong>The</strong> good natured Australian<br />
people are once again<br />
being treated like idiots<br />
whilst our country is being<br />
taken over.<br />
TONY IKONOMOU<br />
Hunters Hill<br />
Short and sweet<br />
and sour?<br />
Dear Sir,<br />
Had the briefest of discussions<br />
last week with<br />
illustrious Bennelong MP<br />
John Alexander at Midway,<br />
specifically the very<br />
excellent Midway Cakes<br />
shop.<br />
He made a very terse<br />
statement that “opinions<br />
are like noses, everyone has<br />
one”.<br />
Funny JA should do so,<br />
as all I had said was “anyone<br />
with any brains would<br />
have to vote Labor in the<br />
forthcoming State and Federal<br />
elections”- a fact, not<br />
an opinion I would have<br />
thought.<br />
Loving homes<br />
for kittens<br />
JOHN FRYER<br />
Ryde<br />
Dear Sir<br />
Thank you so very much<br />
to <strong>The</strong> <strong>Weekly</strong> <strong>Times</strong> for<br />
coming out on the weekend<br />
to support our local charity,<br />
the World League for Protection<br />
of Animals.<br />
<strong>The</strong> article “Mummy, can<br />
we please adopt a kitten?’<br />
means a lot to our volunteers<br />
and other animal supporters.<br />
It is so encouraging to see<br />
the independent press supporting<br />
local organisations<br />
and it is to be hoped that the<br />
publicity generated will help<br />
the kittens in this photo who<br />
are not yet adopted find a<br />
loving home.<br />
Readers can of course<br />
always arrange an appointment<br />
to visit the beautiful<br />
ones in the Gladesville<br />
adoption centre by phoning<br />
9817 4892.<br />
ANNA HALL<br />
World League for the Protection<br />
of Animals<br />
Wednesday <strong>20</strong> <strong>February</strong>, <strong>20</strong>19 THE WEEKLY TIMES 7<br />
Hunters Hill’s students<br />
thrilled with life in Paris<br />
HUNTERS HILL’s sixteen local exchange students (pictured) returned<br />
home from Le Vesinet in Paris this month.<br />
<strong>The</strong> students were in Le Vesinet for six weeks as part of a student<br />
exchange program organised as part of the Hunters Hill - Le Vesinet<br />
Friendship Agreement.<br />
Hunters Hill Music<br />
<strong>20</strong>19 SubScription SeaSon<br />
April 7th - December 8th<br />
Promoting and enriching the musical life of our community<br />
INQUIRIES - SUBSCRIPTIONS - TICKETS<br />
Geoffrey Chard AM 9816 4078 | Lynn Trainor 9817 6803<br />
Denys Gillespie - gillespiehome@gmail.com<br />
PO Box 128, Hunters Hill NSW 2110
8 THE WEEKLY TIMES Wednesday <strong>20</strong> <strong>February</strong>, <strong>20</strong>19
Wednesday <strong>20</strong> <strong>February</strong>, <strong>20</strong>19 THE WEEKLY TIMES 9<br />
PUBLIC NOTICES<br />
DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS DETERMINED<br />
Notice of Exhibition of Voluntary Planning<br />
Agreement under Section 7.4 of the Environmental<br />
Planning and Assessment Act 1979<br />
Council proposes to enter into the following Voluntary<br />
Planning Agreement, which is now on Public Exhibition:<br />
Voluntary Planning Agreement for: 152-186 Rowe Street and<br />
3-5 Rutledge Street, Eastwood NSW (Eastwood Shopping<br />
Centre) in association with development application<br />
LDA<strong>20</strong>16/0378 for the redevelopment of Eastwood<br />
Shopping Centre that involves demolition of the current<br />
shopping centre and construction of seven (7) buildings<br />
across the site accommodating the following land uses:<br />
• 11,449.4m² of retail space<br />
• 3,629.6m² of commercial space (including office,<br />
gym and medical centre)<br />
• 409 residential apartments consisting of 97 x 1<br />
bedroom, 249 x 2 bedroom and 63 x 3 bedroom<br />
apartments<br />
• 4 levels of basement car parking accommodating<br />
1,035 vehicles<br />
• Building heights ranging from 6 to 13 storeys<br />
• Two open air through-site pedestrian links between<br />
Rowe and Rutledge streets<br />
• Landscaping works within the site.<br />
Description: <strong>The</strong> above development application is to be<br />
determined by the Sydney North Planning Panel in the<br />
near future, which will require the developer to enter into a<br />
Voluntary Planning Agreement (VPA) with Council prior to the<br />
consent becoming operational.<br />
<strong>The</strong> VPA provides the following public benefits:<br />
• Redevelopment of Eastwood Plaza (Rowe Street) to the<br />
value of no less than $5.06M<br />
• 5 x 1 bedroom affordable housing apartments to the<br />
value of no less than $3.90M<br />
• Civic and urban improvements as works-in-kind in<br />
surrounding streets (other than Eastwood plaza) to the<br />
value of no less than $4.25M<br />
Council invites the general public to inspect the draft<br />
Voluntary Planning Agreement and provide comment.<br />
Closing date for submissions is Wednesday 27 <strong>February</strong><br />
<strong>20</strong>19, please quote File No. VPA<strong>20</strong>16/378/3 when making<br />
any submission on this matter.<br />
Notice of Exhibition of Voluntary Planning<br />
Agreement under Section 7.4 of the Environmental<br />
Planning and Assessment Act 1979<br />
Council proposes to enter into the following Voluntary<br />
Planning Agreement, which is now on Public Exhibition:<br />
Voluntary Planning Agreement for 312 Victoria Road,<br />
Gladesville NSW 2111 (Lot 100 in DP771721) (Site) in<br />
association with mixed use redevelopment to the Site<br />
to enable a range of land uses including 50 residential<br />
dwellings and 2 retail premises and associated car parking<br />
under Development Application - LDA<strong>20</strong>17/0312.<br />
Description: <strong>The</strong> above development was determined<br />
by the City of Ryde Local Planning Panel and deferred<br />
commencement consent was issued on 12 October <strong>20</strong>18,<br />
which requires the Developer to enter into a Voluntary<br />
Planning Agreement (VPA) with Council:<br />
<strong>The</strong> VPA is to provide the following Public Benefits:<br />
• Construction of part of Gerard Lane, estimated total<br />
construction cost at approx. $174,926.00<br />
• Dedication of Land for Part of Gerard Lane, estimated<br />
value of $257,000 if FSR transferred to additional part<br />
storey ($1,030,000 if acquired without FSR transfer)<br />
Closing date for submissions is Wednesday <strong>20</strong> March <strong>20</strong>19,<br />
please quote File No. VPA<strong>20</strong>17/312/7 when making any<br />
submission on this matter.<br />
Where can I view the Planning Agreements?<br />
Online www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/haveyoursay<br />
In person Ryde Customer Service Centre<br />
1 Pope Street, Ryde<br />
(Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 5.00pm).<br />
North Ryde Office, Level 1 Binary Centre,<br />
3 Richardson Place, North Ryde<br />
(Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 4.30pm)<br />
All City of Ryde Libraries (during library hours).<br />
How do I make a submission?<br />
Submissions must be in writing to the City of Ryde:<br />
In person Ryde Customer Service Centre<br />
1 Pope Street, Ryde<br />
(Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 5.00pm).<br />
North Ryde Office, Level 1 Binary Centre,<br />
3 Richardson Place, North Ryde<br />
(Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 4.30pm)<br />
All City of Ryde Libraries (during library hours).<br />
Online www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/haveyoursay<br />
Email cityofryde@ryde.nsw.gov.au<br />
Post General Manager, City of Ryde,<br />
Locked Bag <strong>20</strong>69, North Ryde NSW 1670<br />
For more information<br />
For more information, or for assistance in using the online<br />
interactive maps, please contact Customer Service on<br />
9952 8222 or visit www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/haveyoursay<br />
HAVE YOUR SAY<br />
ELS Hall Park, Greenwood Park and Booth<br />
Reserve Draft Masterplan<br />
In November <strong>20</strong>17, the City of Ryde asked for your input,<br />
views and thoughts on the current and future use of ELS<br />
Hall Park, Greenwood Park and Booth Reserve to see how<br />
the parks can be used now and in the future.<br />
Council have used this feedback to create a draft<br />
Masterplan for these parks and would like you to have<br />
your say.<br />
Want to find out more?<br />
You can Have Your Say regarding the Park Masterplans<br />
in a number of ways including online or face-to face at<br />
one of the events below.<br />
Community Drop-in Sessions<br />
Weekday Drop-In Session<br />
When Thursday 21 <strong>February</strong> <strong>20</strong>19<br />
Time Anytime between 4.30pm and 6.30pm<br />
Where ELS Hall Park, near the playground<br />
Weekend Drop-In Session<br />
When Saturday 23 <strong>February</strong> <strong>20</strong>19<br />
Time Anytime between 10.00am and 12noon<br />
Where ELS Hall Park, near the playground<br />
How do I make a submission?<br />
In person At one of the drop-in sessions listed above<br />
Online Complete the online form and survey at<br />
www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/haveyoursay<br />
Closing date for submissions is Sunday 3 March <strong>20</strong>19.<br />
For more information<br />
For more information, or for assistance filling in the<br />
online form or survey, please contact Customer Service<br />
on 9952 8222 or visit the Have Your Say page at<br />
www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/haveyoursay<br />
<strong>The</strong> following Development Applications were determined<br />
in the period 28/01/<strong>20</strong>19 to 10/02/<strong>20</strong>19. Notice is hereby<br />
given in accordance with Schedule 1, Clause <strong>20</strong> of the<br />
Environmental Planning and Assessment Act, 1979 of the<br />
determination of the following Development Applications.<br />
<strong>The</strong> reasons for the decision as well as how the community<br />
views were taken into account in making the decision can<br />
be viewed by accessing Council’s DA Tracker at:<br />
www.ryde.nsw.gov.au/eServices<br />
<strong>The</strong>se consents are available for public inspection without<br />
charge at the Ryde Customer Service Centre, 1 Pope Street,<br />
Ryde (within the Top Ryde Shopping Centre) between<br />
8.30am and 5.00pm Monday to Friday (2nd Thursday of<br />
each month - 10.00am to 5.00pm).<br />
Central Ward Approved<br />
LDA<strong>20</strong>18/0319<br />
28 Thorn St RYDE<br />
Demolition; new two storey<br />
dwelling and pool.<br />
LDA<strong>20</strong>18/0465<br />
46-48 Blaxland Rd RYDE<br />
Change of use from medical<br />
to business premise.<br />
LDA<strong>20</strong>18/0471<br />
917-921 Victoria Rd<br />
WEST RYDE<br />
Replacement of signage<br />
with a digital sign.<br />
MOD<strong>20</strong>18/0294<br />
42A Lane Cove Rd RYDE<br />
Section 4.55 to change the<br />
flat roof design to a pitched<br />
roof.<br />
MOD<strong>20</strong>18/0297<br />
137-143 Herring Rd<br />
MACQUARIE PARK<br />
Section 4.55 to remove fixed<br />
privacy blades.<br />
MOD<strong>20</strong>18/0300<br />
6 Adam St RYDE<br />
Section 4.55 to increase size<br />
and height of rear awning.<br />
East Ward Approved<br />
LDA<strong>20</strong>18/0440<br />
18 Lumsdaine Ave<br />
EAST RYDE<br />
New two storey dwelling<br />
and pool.<br />
MOD<strong>20</strong>18/0059<br />
15 Halifax St<br />
MACQUARIE PARK<br />
Section 4.55 to modify the<br />
basement floors plans at<br />
lot 104 of Lachlan’s Line<br />
by amending condition 40<br />
relating to vehicle access<br />
and parking.<br />
MOD<strong>20</strong>18/0255<br />
102 Ryde Rd GLADESVILLE<br />
Section 4.55 to modify the<br />
internal layout, external<br />
finishes and balcony<br />
location.<br />
MOD<strong>20</strong>18/0270<br />
252 Morrison Rd PUTNEY<br />
Section 4.55 to modify fence<br />
and delete southern and<br />
eastern external louvres.<br />
MOD<strong>20</strong>19/0010<br />
6 Beach St<br />
TENNYSON POINT<br />
Section 4.55 to modify<br />
conditions of consent<br />
imposed in error.<br />
West Ward Approved<br />
LDA<strong>20</strong>18/0246<br />
5 Andrew St<br />
WEST RYDE<br />
Demolition; new<br />
multi-dwelling development -<br />
3 dwellings and strata<br />
subdivision.<br />
LDA<strong>20</strong>18/0428<br />
70 Russell St<br />
DENISTONE EAST<br />
New dual occupancy<br />
(attached).<br />
LDA<strong>20</strong>18/0475<br />
9 Kaga Pl MARSFIELD<br />
Alterations and additions<br />
to dwelling.<br />
LDA<strong>20</strong>19/0019<br />
72 Balaclava Rd<br />
EASTWOOD<br />
Torrens title subdivision of<br />
existing dual occupancy<br />
(attached).<br />
MOD<strong>20</strong>19/0004<br />
74 Rutledge St EASTWOOD<br />
Section 4.55 to extend<br />
balcony and privacy screen<br />
to upper floor bedroom.<br />
PRESENTS<br />
Park<br />
Series<br />
For more information visit<br />
ryde.rocks/parkseries.<br />
CINEMA IN THE PARK<br />
SATURDAY 9 MARCH <strong>20</strong>19<br />
<strong>The</strong> Incredibles 2 PG<br />
Event starts at 7.00pm<br />
Movie at sundown<br />
Yamble Reserve,<br />
Quarry Road, Ryde<br />
SATURDAY 23 MARCH <strong>20</strong>19<br />
<strong>The</strong> Greatest Showman PG<br />
Event starts at 7.00pm<br />
Movie at sundown<br />
North Ryde Park,<br />
Pittwater Road, North Ryde<br />
Food trucks and pre-event kids entertainment<br />
All movies include subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired.<br />
ORCHESTRA IN THE PARK<br />
SATURDAY 16 MARCH <strong>20</strong>19<br />
Featuring the Ryde Hunters Hill<br />
Symphony Orchestra with Conductor<br />
Ian Cox, Concert Master Rebecca Irwin,<br />
Soloists Alison Robertson and<br />
George Yang.<br />
Grounds open from 5.00pm,<br />
Concert from 6.00 – 8.30pm<br />
Brush Farm House Lawson Street,<br />
Eastwood<br />
<strong>The</strong>re will be a licensed bar on-site<br />
as well as cheese boards, coffee and<br />
desserts available for purchase. Brush<br />
Farm House will be open to the public<br />
for guided tours on the night.<br />
Please note, as this is a licensed event,<br />
alcoholic drinks cannot be brought to the venue.<br />
Customer Service Centre: 1 Pope Street, Ryde<br />
Locked Bag <strong>20</strong>69, North Ryde NSW 1670<br />
P: 9952 8222 E: cityofryde@ryde.nsw.gov.au<br />
/CityofRyde<br />
www.ryde.nsw.gov.au
10 THE WEEKLY TIMES Wednesday <strong>20</strong> <strong>February</strong>, <strong>20</strong>19<br />
JOHN ALEXANDER OAM MP<br />
FEDERAL MEMBER FOR BENNELONG<br />
Seniors Week <strong>20</strong>19<br />
Recognising<br />
the<br />
considerable<br />
contributions<br />
made by<br />
Seniors to our<br />
community<br />
32 Beecroft Rd Epping 2121 Phone: 9869 4288<br />
Email: John.Alexander.MP@aph.gov.au<br />
Web: www.johnalexander.net.au Facebook: John Alexander MP<br />
Authorised by John Alexander MP; Liberal Party of Australia; 32 Beecroft Rd Epping NSW, 2121<br />
NSW Seniors Festival<br />
13 to 24 <strong>February</strong> <strong>20</strong>19<br />
Our Registered<br />
Nurses are on<br />
site all day and<br />
every day 24/7/365<br />
RESPITE OR FULL RESIDENTIAL CARE AVAILABLE<br />
10-14 Clermont Avenue, Ryde Ph: 9809 1416 – Fax 9809 1281<br />
Email: clermont@speednet.com.au Web: www.clermontagedcare.com.au<br />
NSW SENIORS FESTIVAL<br />
Ryde library a focus of seniors celebration<br />
A TALK on Ryde’s World War One house names will<br />
be held at the City of Ryde Library this Thursday.<br />
<strong>The</strong> talk will offer a<br />
glimpse into how these<br />
houses got their names<br />
and how they are linked to<br />
often personal stories, Local<br />
Studies Librarian Angela<br />
Phippen said.<br />
“I thought it would relate<br />
solely to battle names but<br />
very soon realised that<br />
ship names and personal<br />
names, such as the names<br />
of soldiers or famous generals<br />
such as Allenby were<br />
also attached to houses,”<br />
she said.<br />
“<strong>The</strong> ship names are interesting:<br />
widows some-<br />
ebration is being held in<br />
conjunction with the NSW<br />
times named their house<br />
Seniors Festival and the<br />
after the ship that took<br />
events being held in the<br />
their husband away; returning<br />
soldiers named<br />
City of Ryde are designed to<br />
provide seniors with the opportunity<br />
to learn about the<br />
their house after the ship<br />
that brought them home.”<br />
services available to them<br />
Does Angela Phippen<br />
in the local area, encourage<br />
have a favourite story ?<br />
them to try new experiences<br />
“I do have a favourite<br />
and also meet other senior<br />
because it’s a story about<br />
residents.<br />
love and life, not death.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Get Active Session at<br />
“Nick Carter was blinded<br />
Kissing Point Park will also<br />
during the war; physically<br />
be held this Thursday and<br />
lost both eyes.<br />
the Senior Health and Wellbeing<br />
Expo will be held at<br />
“He was sent to a rehabilitation<br />
hospital for the<br />
the Gordon Baptist Church<br />
blind in England, called St<br />
on <strong>February</strong> 22.<br />
Dunstan’s.<br />
City of Ryde Mayor Jerome<br />
Laxale invited Ryde’s<br />
Mayor Jerome Laxale is pictured with Jan Eagleton,<br />
“<strong>The</strong>re, out the front, was<br />
Secretary of the Phillip Group of the Country Womens<br />
a Red Cross worker, Hilda<br />
senior citizens to the events.<br />
Association at Ryde Library on Friday. <strong>TWT</strong> on-thespot<br />
PHOTO<br />
Nancarrow.<br />
“<strong>The</strong> Seniors Celebration<br />
“<strong>The</strong>y fell in love, married<br />
and Nick returned<br />
is a great way to recognise<br />
the valuable contribution Session times for the <strong>The</strong> Seniors Celebration<br />
to Australia with his new<br />
seniors make to the local World War One talk can be is supported by the Country<br />
Womens Association<br />
bride and bought a house<br />
community through staging obtained by phoning the<br />
in Eastwood and re-named<br />
a wide variety of events that library on 9952 8352 on and other groups supporting<br />
seniors in our commu-<br />
it St Dunstan’s.”<br />
are tailored for a range of interests<br />
and hobbies.” www.ryde.nsw.gov.au nity.<br />
via City of Ryde website:<br />
This week’s Seniors Cel-<br />
Seniors Festival events in Lane Cove<br />
LANE Cove Council will celebrate this month’s Seniors Festival program with a photography<br />
workshop and a cheeky story telling event.<br />
<strong>The</strong> free Improving your<br />
Photography Workshop<br />
will be held this Wednesday<br />
(<strong>February</strong> <strong>20</strong>) from<br />
10am to noon at the Living<br />
and Learning Centre<br />
at 180 Longueville Road,<br />
Lane Cove.<br />
“<strong>The</strong> essence of a photograph<br />
is independent of<br />
the camera used to take<br />
it and this session describes<br />
making improvements<br />
to your photos,<br />
whether using a phone,<br />
point and shoot or the<br />
more expensive through<br />
the lens camera,” the<br />
team at Lane Cove Council<br />
said.<br />
“This is an opportunity<br />
to learn how to improve<br />
your photos at the time<br />
of capture and use basic<br />
editing processing with<br />
Windows 10.”<br />
Types of photos described<br />
will include family,<br />
travel and landscape.<br />
To book online www.<br />
lcphotographyworkshop.<br />
eventbrite.com or call<br />
9911 3591<br />
<strong>The</strong> Raunchy Romance<br />
Storytime @ Lane Cove<br />
Library will be held at<br />
Lane Cove Library, Library<br />
Walk, Lane Cove<br />
on Monday, <strong>February</strong> 25<br />
from 6:30pm to 8:pm<br />
“Take one romance<br />
book lover, let her loose<br />
with a line-up of Australian<br />
actors and performers<br />
and get a night of the<br />
raunchiest, naughtiest,<br />
funniest, swooniest stories<br />
around,” the team<br />
said.<br />
“Once again we are excited<br />
to present this special<br />
adults-only storytime<br />
featuring Megan Alston,<br />
Steve Lynch and Tim McIntyre.<br />
“To make this event<br />
even more exciting we<br />
won’t be revealing the titles<br />
and authors until just<br />
before the show.”<br />
To book online www.<br />
romancestorytime.eventbrite.com<br />
or call 9911<br />
3591<br />
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trying to navigate it all. <strong>The</strong> weight<br />
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Call 1300 275 227 today.<br />
Finally, aged care advice made simple.<br />
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Wednesday <strong>20</strong> <strong>February</strong>, <strong>20</strong>19 THE WEEKLY TIMES 11<br />
Parramatta News and Views<br />
Multi million dollar project aims to improve the way your town<br />
Conditions <strong>20</strong> & 21 (pertaining to public domain/civil works outside<br />
DEVELOPMENT<br />
the confines of the site within the Oxford Street streetscape).<br />
does<br />
APPLICATIONS<br />
business<br />
Decision Date: <strong>20</strong> September <strong>20</strong>18.<br />
DA/561/<strong>20</strong>18 5 Rawson Street (Lot 232 DP 830701)<br />
Alterations and additions to an existing dwelling-house including<br />
Development Applications Determined new attached garage.<br />
THE Notice City is given of in Parramatta accordance with has Section launched 4.59 of the a three Environmental Decision Date: 19 September <strong>20</strong>18.<br />
million Planning dollar and Assessment project to Act improve 1979 of the neighbourhood<br />
determination of the<br />
centres, town centres and streetscapes.<br />
Approved – Parramatta Local Planning Panel<br />
following Development Consents and/or Complying Development<br />
Called Certificates. the Better <strong>The</strong>se consents/refusals Neighbourhood are Project electronically (BNP), available the for ■■MELROSE PARK<br />
three public million inspection project without will be charge phased during in ordinary during office the next hours at DA/384/<strong>20</strong>18 38–42 Wharf Road and 84 Wharf Road<br />
two years and will see the council consult with communities<br />
the Development on how to improve Unit Enquiry places Counter where on residents the ground shop floor of (Lot 10 DP 110<strong>20</strong>01, Lot 2 DP 128544, Lot 11 DP 787611,<br />
and Council’s live. Offices at 126 Church Street, Parramatta between Lot 1 DP 127769)<br />
Projects<br />
8.30am and<br />
to<br />
5pm<br />
be delivered<br />
– Monday<br />
under<br />
to Friday<br />
this<br />
– public<br />
program<br />
holidays<br />
include<br />
excluded. Demolition of 3 buildings and tree removal.<br />
upgrades to town centres and streetscapes at Ermington<br />
and improvements to the Mobbs Lane shops and<br />
Approved – City of Parramatta Council<br />
Decision Date: 18 September <strong>20</strong>18.<br />
Iron Street shops in North Parramatta.<br />
“You can help us decide which centres should be improved<br />
■■CARLINGFORD<br />
and what upgrades should be made to make<br />
Refused – Parramatta Local Planning Panel<br />
these DA/910/<strong>20</strong>17 centres more 1-7 attractive Thallon Street and convenient (Lot 100 DP to 1221092) use,”<br />
■■CARLINGFORD<br />
the Better Neighbourhood Project Team said.<br />
“Out Torrens upgrades title subdivision will be of in 1 lot regards into 2 to lots Council-owned<br />
as per the Hills Shire DA/332/<strong>20</strong>18 45 Mobbs Lane (Lot 14 DP 30791)<br />
assets, Council such consent as footpaths, DA/943/<strong>20</strong>10/JP nature and strips, City of street Parramatta furniture Council Demolition works, earthworks, removal of 4 trees and construction<br />
and carparks.<br />
“You<br />
DA/495/<strong>20</strong>17<br />
can help<br />
incorporating<br />
us to understand<br />
the amended<br />
your<br />
VPA.<br />
experiences of<br />
of a child care facility for 74 children (24 x 0–2 year olds,<br />
your Decision local Date: neighbourhood <strong>20</strong> September centre <strong>20</strong>18. and how to improve<br />
30 x 2–3 year olds and <strong>20</strong> x 3–5 year olds) with basement level car<br />
it via this five minute survey on Council’s engagement<br />
parking for 18 vehicles, external works and associated landscaping.<br />
portal. ■■EPPING<br />
“You may comment on up to three centres if you<br />
Decision Date: 18 September <strong>20</strong>18.<br />
wish.”<br />
DA/365/<strong>20</strong>16/D 35 Oxford Street (Lot 2 DP 519703)<br />
Submissions Section 4.55(1A) will modification close midnight to DA/365/<strong>20</strong>16 on Friday, approved <strong>February</strong><br />
demolition 22. of existing structures, construction of a 22-storey DA/329/<strong>20</strong>18 34 Boronia Avenue (Lot 18 DP 8514)<br />
for the ■■EPPING<br />
For more information, please contact Council’s Place<br />
Services mixed-use Team development via email comprising at placeservices@cityofpar-<br />
56 residential units, ground Demolition of an existing dwelling and construction of a 2-storey<br />
City of Parramatta is celebrating Lunar New Year and Lord Mayor Wilson got together with local entertainers and a little pig that went to<br />
ramatta.nsw.gov.au floor retail space (occupying or on 0295sqm) 9806 5050. and 3 levels of basement one of Parramatta’s building to be fantastic used as a health markets services last week. facility <strong>TWT</strong> (day surgery). on-the-spot PHOTO<br />
car parking for 69 vehicles including changes to the wording of Decision Date: 18 September <strong>20</strong>18.<br />
Review of multiple<br />
land use plans<br />
cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au<br />
In other news, Parramatta City Council is reviewing<br />
the multiple land use plans that currently<br />
apply @parracity, to different @discover_parra parts of the City of of Parramatta, Parramatta<br />
Local Government Area<br />
Discover Parramatta<br />
(LGA).<br />
This review aims to create a single Local Environmental<br />
Plan (LEP) and Development Control Plan<br />
(DCP) that will apply to the whole LGA.<br />
It follows different planning controls that currently<br />
apply to different parts of the council area and aims<br />
to create a clear and more consistent set of planning<br />
controls.<br />
“As a key part of the review process, Council has prepared<br />
the Land Use Planning Harmonisation Discussion<br />
Paper,” the team at Parramatta City Council said.<br />
“<strong>The</strong> Discussion Paper makes suggestions for the<br />
planning policies and controls that will form the basis<br />
of a new LGA-wide LEP and DCP.<br />
“This process could result in changes to the current<br />
planning controls applying to certain areas and/<br />
or types of development, such as what types of development<br />
are allowed in a particular land use zone,<br />
including where dual occupancies can be built and the<br />
design requirements for these types of development.”<br />
It will also include changes to height and floor space<br />
ratio controls applying to residential zones, changes to<br />
car parking, biodiversity and tree protection controls<br />
as well as changes to the zoning of some sites to provide<br />
a single set of planning controls.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Discussion Paper will be on public exhibition<br />
from Monday January 21 to Monday, March 4.<br />
“ During this time, we are inviting feedback on the<br />
suggestions for consolidating our planning controls.”<br />
“To provide you with an opportunity to discuss the<br />
suggested planning controls directly with Council<br />
staff, community drop-in sessions will be held at locations<br />
across Parramatta.<br />
“You can submit a response on Council’s online engagement<br />
portal, email the project team at: planningharmonisation@cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au<br />
or write<br />
us a letter, addressed to: City of Parramatta Council,<br />
PO Box 32, Parramatta NSW 2124.<br />
“If you have accessibility concerns, please contact<br />
our National Relay Service at our Relay Service website.<br />
“All feedback received by Council will be considered<br />
and will help inform the preparation of a draft new consolidated<br />
LEP and DCP for the LGA.”<br />
Copies of the Discussion Paper can be viewed at<br />
Council libraries or the City of Parramatta Council’s<br />
Customer Contact Centre located at the Ground floor,<br />
126 Church Street Parramatta, Monday to Friday from<br />
8.30am to 4.30pm.<br />
Lord Mayor, Cr Andrew Wilson<br />
Chief Executive Officer, Mark Stapleton<br />
126 Church Street, Parramatta NSW 2150<br />
PO Box 32, Parramatta NSW 2124<br />
Phone: 02 9806 5050<br />
Fax: 02 9806 5917<br />
DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS<br />
Development Application<br />
on Public Exhibition<br />
We invite public comment on the following development proposal<br />
before making a decision. <strong>The</strong> application and accompanying documents<br />
for each proposal (other than internal residential floor plans and<br />
some documents containing signatures or contact details of the<br />
applicant/owner) may be inspected, at:<br />
• Council’s website cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au;<br />
• Electronically at the Development Counter at Council’s Administration<br />
Building, 126 Church Street, Parramatta, during opening hours;<br />
• Hard copy documents may be viewed at City of Parramatta Library<br />
and the Branch Library located nearest to the development during<br />
opening hours.<br />
Submissions must be in writing and received by Council prior to 4.30pm<br />
on the closing day of the exhibition period. A submission by way of<br />
objection must set out the grounds of the objection. Please send your<br />
submissions to City of Parramatta Council, PO Box 32, Parramatta<br />
NSW 2124.<br />
Any submission and respective reportable political donations made in<br />
regard to this Development Application may be publicly available at<br />
Council Offices subject to a request for access to information under the<br />
Government Information (Public Access) Act <strong>20</strong>09 (GIPA). <strong>The</strong> release of<br />
the submission received will include the name(s) and address details<br />
provided. You may request for your personal information to be<br />
suppressed by Council. Council will consider this request. An objection<br />
is an opportunity for public involvement in the decision making<br />
process and does not constitute a complaint.<br />
<strong>The</strong> exhibition period for the following application is from<br />
Wednesday <strong>20</strong> <strong>February</strong> <strong>20</strong>19 to Wednesday 13 March <strong>20</strong>19.<br />
■■CARLINGFORD<br />
DA/80/<strong>20</strong>19 12 James Street (Lot 1 DP 1<strong>20</strong>826)<br />
Applicant: Lu Projects Pty Limited<br />
Demolition of existing structures, tree removal and the construction of<br />
an18-storey mixed-use development containing 65 apartments and<br />
1 neighbourhood shop over 5 levels of basement parking. <strong>The</strong> proposal<br />
is Integrated Development under the Water Management Act <strong>20</strong>00.<br />
Development Applications Determined<br />
Notice is given in accordance with Section 4.59 of the Environmental<br />
Planning and Assessment Act 1979 of the determination of the<br />
following Development Consents and/or Complying Development<br />
Certificates. <strong>The</strong>se consents/refusals are electronically available for<br />
public inspection without charge during ordinary office hours at the<br />
Development Unit Enquiry Counter on the ground floor of Council’s<br />
Offices at 126 Church Street, Parramatta between 8.30am and 5pm<br />
– Monday to Friday – public holidays excluded.<br />
Approved – City of Parramatta Council<br />
■■BEECROFT<br />
DA/800/<strong>20</strong>18 22 Lynbrae Avenue (Lot 9 DP 2<strong>20</strong>904)<br />
Demolition of existing dwelling and associated structures and<br />
construction of a 2-storey dwelling.<br />
Decision Date: 1 <strong>February</strong> <strong>20</strong>19.<br />
■■CARLINGFORD<br />
DA/785/<strong>20</strong>18 18 Bardia Road (Lot 51 DP 27839)<br />
Tree removal and demolition of existing dwelling.<br />
Decision Date: 29 January <strong>20</strong>19.<br />
DA/557/<strong>20</strong>17/A 44 Farnell Avenue (Lot 38 DP 222938)<br />
Section 4.55(1A) modification to approved DA/557/<strong>20</strong>17 for<br />
construction of an attached secondary dwelling and carport.<br />
Modifications include changes to internal layout, alteration of<br />
rainwater tank location and alteration to entry gate location.<br />
Decision Date: 31 January <strong>20</strong>19.<br />
■■EPPING<br />
DA/723/<strong>20</strong>18 21/40-42 Stanley Road (Lot 21 SP 39841)<br />
Replacing existing windows throughout, alterations to size of<br />
windows on east elevation and replacing existing rear deck with a<br />
new larger deck.<br />
Decision Date: 31 January <strong>20</strong>19.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Chisholm Centre shops will be among the<br />
first town centres to benefit from the council’s<br />
three million dollar upgrade.<br />
cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au<br />
@parracity, @discover_parra<br />
City of Parramatta, Discover Parramatta<br />
Lord Mayor, Cr Andrew Wilson<br />
Acting Chief Executive Officer, Sue Coleman<br />
126 Church Street, Parramatta NSW 2150<br />
PO Box 32, Parramatta NSW 2124<br />
Phone: 02 9806 5050<br />
Fax: 02 9806 5917
12 THE WEEKLY TIMES Wednesday <strong>20</strong> <strong>February</strong>, <strong>20</strong>19<br />
education<br />
New sporting opportunities<br />
at Ryde Secondary College<br />
AUDITIONS for Ryde Secondary College’s new dance programs are underway.<br />
<strong>The</strong> upcoming Dance<br />
programs will provide creative,<br />
healthy and stimulating<br />
experiences; students<br />
will learn how to compose<br />
dance works, analyse and<br />
appreciate dance as an art<br />
form and develop dance and<br />
performance techniques.<br />
Stage 5 and 6 Dance programs,<br />
sport and external<br />
programs such as Junior<br />
and Senior Dance ensembles<br />
enable students to<br />
Congratulations<br />
perform a variety of dance<br />
styles at a range of levels, including<br />
elite performances.<br />
Samantha Wong (pictured)<br />
in Year 10 will be auditioning<br />
as a featured dancer for<br />
Schools Spectacular <strong>20</strong>19.<br />
AFL for girls<br />
and boys<br />
In school girls’ sport <strong>20</strong>18,<br />
the College fielded a team of<br />
year 7 girls in the inaugural<br />
all-ages Zone AFL grade<br />
sport competition. Students<br />
developed their skills and<br />
knowledge of AFL and are<br />
keen to keep learning.<br />
Ryde Secondary College<br />
will be entering female<br />
teams in the AFL Schools<br />
Cup gala day for the first<br />
time in <strong>20</strong>19.<br />
Additionally, the Zone<br />
competition will be introducing<br />
a female Oz Tag grade<br />
competition this winter and<br />
girls Oz Tag will be included<br />
in the Zone Year 7 Gala Day.<br />
<strong>20</strong>19 sporting options<br />
at the College will include:<br />
Boys AFL Knockout; Boys<br />
Rugby League Knockout;<br />
Boys & Girls AFL Schools<br />
Cup gala day; Boys & Girls<br />
Touch Football Knockout;<br />
Boys & Girls Football Knockout;<br />
Boys Futsal; Lawn<br />
Bowls; Table tennis; High Intensity<br />
circuit training; Running<br />
Club and gymnastics.<br />
Have you done your homework?<br />
CHOOSING the right school for your child is one of the biggest decisions you will make on behalf<br />
of your child and we seem flooded with information these days: HSC and NAPLAN results; glossy<br />
brochures; social media; whizbang websites and the like.<br />
Mrs Jo Hutchens, Director<br />
of Advancement<br />
at Arden Anglican School<br />
suggests “there is no<br />
substitute for visiting a<br />
school Open Day and taking<br />
a good walk around<br />
the campus on a normal<br />
school day”.<br />
She goes on to encourage<br />
parents to make the<br />
time to attend an Open<br />
Day explaining “don’t just<br />
take a tour with friendly enrolments<br />
staff because we<br />
all have them, but rather really<br />
look, listen and talk with<br />
staff, ask questions of students,<br />
walk around a class<br />
in progress and capture the<br />
culture of the school”.<br />
This year, Arden Anglican<br />
School has a unique opportunity<br />
for prospective<br />
parents to view both their<br />
Primary Campus (Beecroft)<br />
and Secondary Campus<br />
(Epping) on the same day.<br />
Principal Mr Anderson explained<br />
“This opportunity<br />
will be a great day where<br />
parents can gain a real insight<br />
into Arden and how<br />
we operate on both sites.<br />
Our students will be the<br />
tour guides and they love<br />
to show guests around our<br />
beautiful school of which<br />
they are so proud.”<br />
Arden will charter a double<br />
decker bus to take<br />
guests between Beecroft<br />
and Epping and explained<br />
this is especially important<br />
for those considering enrolment<br />
from the Primary<br />
years. “We want families<br />
to come and see the school<br />
as many times as they need<br />
to in order to feel fully informed<br />
and make the best<br />
choice for their children,”<br />
added Mrs Hutchens.<br />
Mrs Hutchens lists her top<br />
five tips for parents thinking<br />
about the right school for<br />
their children as:<br />
1. Start the process early<br />
so that you don’t miss<br />
out on your school of first<br />
choice<br />
2. Always tour when the<br />
school is in action<br />
3. Base your decision on<br />
all the information - not just<br />
a results snap shot or a<br />
good tour guide<br />
4. Partake in the hospitality<br />
and listen to the conversations,<br />
and the music!<br />
5. Don’t decide on the<br />
day. Think about the<br />
school that best matches<br />
your child and family values.<br />
Arden Anglican School<br />
will hold their Open Day<br />
on Friday March 8 at 9am.<br />
Online registration essential.<br />
Website: arden.nsw.<br />
edu.au<br />
COME AND SEE<br />
OPEN DAY<br />
FRIDAY 8 MARCH<br />
REGISTER ONLINE<br />
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education<br />
Meet the mud bankers who want<br />
their school to be remembered<br />
THE LEGACY of Meadowbank Boys High School will live on at the new<br />
Meadowbank education precinct thanks to an initiative from two former<br />
students.<br />
Peter Raptis and Jim<br />
Biniares were among the<br />
last students to attend the<br />
school when it closed in<br />
1983 and have been collecting<br />
school memorabilia<br />
to be displayed in one<br />
of the new precinct classrooms.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y have won the enthusiastic<br />
support of<br />
Education Minister Rob<br />
Stokes and hope the old<br />
school’s Roll of Honour,<br />
school uniforms, kit bags,<br />
magazines, ties and sports<br />
equipment will find a<br />
prominent display.<br />
Meadowbank Boys High<br />
School is located within<br />
the Meadowbank TAFE<br />
site and opened in 1956.<br />
It soon gained a reputation<br />
as a school for working<br />
class heroes who<br />
proudly adopted the moniker<br />
“the mud bankers”.<br />
“Our school badge was<br />
a factory with a smoking<br />
chimney and our school<br />
motto was Work With<br />
Pride,” Peter Raptis said.<br />
“We are proud of our<br />
working class heritage and<br />
we want to recognise the<br />
school with a prominent<br />
display of what we’ve collected<br />
from other former<br />
students.”<br />
Peter Raptis met Jim<br />
Biniares on their first day<br />
at school and the duo have<br />
gone on to be best mates.<br />
“I’ve never known mateship<br />
and tenacity like we<br />
had at Meadowbank Boys<br />
High School,” Mr Biniares<br />
said.<br />
“All the boys and all the<br />
teachers were on the same<br />
side, which was amazing<br />
because at primary school<br />
the teachers were strict<br />
and there was strict discipline<br />
but Meadowbank<br />
Boys High was really different,<br />
we were united and<br />
we all worked together as<br />
a team.<br />
“We are proud to be<br />
known as mud bankers<br />
and I reckon you can still<br />
spot a former mud banker<br />
today !”<br />
Appropriately for a<br />
school located in an area<br />
known for automotive industry,<br />
the school’s most<br />
famous student is racing<br />
driver Colin Bond and the<br />
school bell was an air raid<br />
siren which could be heard<br />
over the din of local heavy<br />
industry.<br />
“We have many wonderful<br />
memories but the<br />
memory that probably<br />
stands out the most is<br />
when we had heavy metal<br />
band Cold Chisel perform<br />
live at the school in 1977,”<br />
Mr Raptis said.<br />
“We are also proud that<br />
we were a multi-cultural<br />
school which produced<br />
great soccer players and<br />
we won the Tasman Cup<br />
in 1971 after we thumped<br />
all the elite schools from<br />
across the state.”<br />
Like other schools,<br />
Meadowbank Boys High<br />
School had tragic moments<br />
which includes<br />
death of a student who<br />
was killed crossing the<br />
road outside the school.<br />
“We also had a teacher,<br />
Mr Bradley, who got<br />
speared with a javelin,” Mr<br />
Biniares said.<br />
It is no surprise that the<br />
school also did well in social<br />
sciences that include<br />
history and debating.<br />
“We were never an elite<br />
school but we stood up<br />
for each other and our<br />
teachers stood up for us,<br />
we had mateship and we<br />
had a sense of equality<br />
you would not find at other<br />
schools, ” Mr Raptis said.<br />
“We do not want to see<br />
our legacy forgotten and<br />
we hope the community<br />
will get behind our project<br />
to have this incredible<br />
school remembered.<br />
“To find out more simply<br />
go the the internet<br />
and type in the words<br />
Meadowbank Boys High<br />
School.”<br />
It is hoped that Meadowbank<br />
Public School<br />
and Marsden High School<br />
– both recently earmarked<br />
for closure by Ryde MP<br />
Victor Dominello – might<br />
also have memorials in the<br />
new education precinct.<br />
Best mates and former Meadowbank Boys High School students Jim Biniares and Peter Biniares are pictured<br />
at the former Meadowbank Boys High School building. <strong>TWT</strong> on-the-spot PHOTO<br />
Top Achievers Awards<br />
for Marsden High students<br />
MARSDEN High School had a successful <strong>20</strong>18 Higher<br />
School Certificate result and was the top performing<br />
non-selective, comprehensive high school in the<br />
Ryde group of schools.<br />
Its school ranking<br />
jumped from 256 in <strong>20</strong>17<br />
to <strong>20</strong>1 in <strong>20</strong>18, with Band<br />
6 results well above the<br />
state median in many subjects.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Dux was Hannah<br />
Kim with an ATAR of 98.6.<br />
She received a ‘Top<br />
Achiever Award’ from<br />
NESA (NSW Education<br />
Standards Authority) for<br />
placing first in the state<br />
for both Chinese Beginners<br />
and Korean and Literature,<br />
along with third in<br />
Japanese Beginners.<br />
A number of other Marsden<br />
High School students<br />
received the NESA ‘Top<br />
Achievers Award’ and/or<br />
the ‘Distinguished Achievers<br />
Award’ – Sean Kim,<br />
Zane Mestousis, Anisah<br />
Rajabi, Erica Salonga,<br />
Nastaran Khakzad, Azar<br />
Yaser, Hai Rong Chen,<br />
Angelina Min, Zoe Zhang,<br />
Yvann Sinson, Victoria Xu,<br />
Jimmy Choi, Cathy Liu,<br />
Sepehr Shafazand, Tianna<br />
Rotunno, Jack Wu, Grace<br />
Yang and Jerry Liu.<br />
<strong>The</strong> subjects achieving<br />
the highest results<br />
for Marsden High School<br />
were Maths Extension 1<br />
& 2, History Extension ,<br />
Visual Arts, Chinese Background<br />
Speakers, Ancient<br />
History and Legal Studies.<br />
Marsden High School<br />
congratulates all of its<br />
Year 12 students who sat<br />
the <strong>20</strong>18 Higher School<br />
Certificate.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y celebrate their<br />
wonderful achievements<br />
and are appreciative of<br />
the efforts of all teachers<br />
who have supported this<br />
cohort.<br />
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EASTWOOD COMMUNITY NEWS<br />
New Eastwood Car Park<br />
proposal lodged on Friday<br />
A Development Application for the proposed<br />
new car park in Rowe Street East<br />
Eastwood was lodged by Mayor Jerome<br />
Laxale and Clr Dr Peter Kim on Friday.<br />
<strong>The</strong> multi-storey shopper car park at 53 to 71 Rowe<br />
Street and will have at least 150 spaces.<br />
Construction will begin in <strong>20</strong><strong>20</strong>.<br />
Mayor Jerome Laxale and Dr Kim said “In a first for<br />
a City of Ryde owned facility it will feature charging<br />
stations for electric vehicles,” Dr Kim said.<br />
“This Council has delivered on its promise to increase<br />
public parking in Eastwood.”<br />
<strong>The</strong> Council is also considering car park time limits<br />
and other options to manage turnover of car spaces<br />
to support the retail area of Eastwood.<br />
Mayor Jerome Laxale said the new shopper car park<br />
was the biggest increase in public parking spaces in<br />
Eastwood in nearly 50 years.<br />
“<strong>The</strong> development application reflects the feedback<br />
from the community during consultation conducted<br />
by Council,” he said.<br />
“It ensures that the new shopper car park will cater<br />
for the needs of the community both currently and<br />
well into the future”.<br />
“This will be achieved without the destruction of<br />
Eastwood Oval from the state government’s proposed<br />
car park.”<br />
<strong>The</strong> plans developed are part of Council’s efforts to<br />
address the chronic parking shortages currently crippling<br />
Eastwood while also revitalising the town centre<br />
and local economy.<br />
In addition to the new Rowe Street East shopper car<br />
park, Council has also commenced consultation on<br />
concepts that propose to relocate the existing Glen<br />
Street car park on the western side of Eastwood to<br />
the Shaftsbury Road precinct at the edge of Eastwood<br />
town centre.<br />
After construction of the Shaftsbury car park, the<br />
Glen Street car park site would be transformed into a<br />
public plaza and community hub.<br />
PICTURED: City of Ryde Councillor Dr Peter Kim and Mayor Jerome Laxale lodge the development application with City of<br />
Ryde Customer Service Supervisor Amy Woodhams on Friday. <strong>TWT</strong> on-the-spot PHOTO<br />
Labor promises Eastwood a great wall of cameras<br />
Labor has committed $750,000 for an “anti-crime package” to fund more CCTV cameras in Eastwood if it wins next<br />
month’s state election, in what it has described as a “crackdown” on crime.<br />
Labor’s shadow police<br />
spokesman Guy Zangari<br />
and Labor’s candidate<br />
for Ryde, the city’s Mayor<br />
Jerome Laxale, were<br />
joined by various Eastwood<br />
business owners<br />
and community leaders<br />
for the announcement<br />
this week.<br />
<strong>The</strong> package will fund<br />
CCTV cameras in Eastwood<br />
and on both sides<br />
of the Eastwood Town<br />
Centre and Mayor Laxale<br />
described it as a “good<br />
investment” because<br />
feedback from residents<br />
suggested they didn’t<br />
feel safe in the streets of<br />
Eastwood and Ryde.<br />
“For years small businesses<br />
and local residents<br />
have been crying<br />
out for full CCTV coverage<br />
across Eastwood–<br />
but the Liberals haven’t<br />
been listening,” Mayor<br />
Laxale said.<br />
“Our community deserves<br />
to feel safe in their<br />
own streets, that’s why<br />
Labor will deliver the<br />
community safety assets<br />
needed to make this<br />
a reality”.<br />
Shadow police spokesman<br />
Guy Zangari blamed<br />
local Liberal politicians<br />
for “warped priorities”<br />
that had “left Eastwood<br />
feeling less safe”.<br />
“<strong>The</strong>y’ve been more focused<br />
on selling public<br />
land off to developers and<br />
recklessly splurging $2.2<br />
billion rebuilding Sydney<br />
stadiums,” he said.<br />
<strong>TWT</strong> readers would<br />
be forgiven for thinking<br />
their safety had already<br />
been reassured after federal<br />
government-funded<br />
CCTV cameras were installed<br />
in <strong>20</strong>16 in Eastwood.<br />
Federal MP for Bennelong,<br />
John Alexander,<br />
reminded the community<br />
he’d lobbied for federal<br />
funding for CCTV cameras<br />
in Eastwood during the<br />
Bennelong by-election,<br />
with federal justice minister<br />
Michael Keenan also<br />
jetting into <strong>TWT</strong> Territory<br />
for a tick of approval.<br />
Market Republic operator<br />
Steven Chang said<br />
most Eastwood businesses<br />
had already installed<br />
their own CCTV<br />
cameras within their<br />
premises, but stressed<br />
the need for signage<br />
warning potential criminals<br />
of their existence,<br />
as an important visual<br />
deterrent.<br />
Ryde Clr Peter Kim<br />
told <strong>The</strong> <strong>Weekly</strong> <strong>Times</strong><br />
break-ins in Eastwood’s<br />
western side and a separate<br />
spate of break-ins<br />
last October targeting<br />
Korean businesses underscored<br />
the need for<br />
CCTV cameras.<br />
“Members of the Korean<br />
Chamber of Commerce<br />
had a meeting<br />
with Ryde’s police superintendent<br />
in December,<br />
where it was<br />
recommended affected<br />
business owners install<br />
high quality CCTV cameras<br />
to identify offenders,”<br />
he said.<br />
<strong>The</strong> call for CCTV cameras<br />
in Eastwood came<br />
after a man was viciously<br />
attacked by two men and<br />
left with horrific injuries<br />
in <strong>20</strong>13 while walking<br />
through Glen Reserve<br />
near Hillview Lane.<br />
<strong>The</strong> 58-year-old man<br />
required operations on<br />
his left eye and suffered<br />
from double vision, while<br />
metal plates also had<br />
to be inserted in the left<br />
side of his face to support<br />
his fractured eye<br />
socket.<br />
Funding was made<br />
available in late <strong>20</strong>13<br />
under the Coalition’s<br />
Safer Streets Communities<br />
Grants but it was not<br />
until early <strong>20</strong>16 that the<br />
cameras were actually<br />
installed.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Weekly</strong> <strong>Times</strong> understands<br />
the delays<br />
were due to a protracted<br />
series of consultations<br />
by Ryde Council and<br />
also some initial baulking<br />
over significant strings<br />
attached to the funding<br />
which had been made<br />
available on an application-only<br />
basis.<br />
Mayor Laxale said:<br />
“Only a handful of cameras<br />
were installed with<br />
a federal government<br />
grant around the carpark.<br />
Since then we’ve<br />
had nothing.”<br />
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Orchestra in the Park<br />
City of Ryde will host its first “Orchestra in the<br />
Park” event featuring Ryde Hunters Hill Symphony<br />
Orchestrawith Conductor, Ian Cox.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Concert Master is Rebecca Irwin, with Soloists<br />
Alison Robertson and George Yang.<br />
Conductor Ian Cox has specially selected the repertiore<br />
around the venue, Brush Farm’s history:<br />
1794 and 18<strong>20</strong>.<br />
<strong>The</strong> event is free. <strong>The</strong> grounds will be open from<br />
5pm with the concert running from 6pm-8.30pmon<br />
Saturday March 16, <strong>20</strong>19.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re will beon-site bar, cheese boards, coffee and<br />
desserts. Brush Farm House will also be open to the<br />
public for guided tours on the night. Come join us<br />
for this great concert!<br />
For more information, please visit Ryde City<br />
Council website.<br />
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Homemakers<br />
Sneak preview<br />
of Ryde’s new<br />
sports circuit<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Weekly</strong> <strong>Times</strong> was given a sneak preview of the City of Ryde’s<br />
new skate and scooter park on Friday.<br />
Around 80 per cent of<br />
the park project has been<br />
completed and is expected<br />
to open in early April.<br />
It will be called the<br />
Ryde Outdoor Youth and<br />
Family Recreation Space<br />
and is located next to the<br />
entry gate for the Eastwood<br />
Ryde Netball Association<br />
courts in Meadowbank.<br />
“Barring any major<br />
weather incidents, the<br />
skate and scooter park<br />
will open to the public<br />
in April and provide<br />
the community with yet<br />
another first-class recreational<br />
outdoor space,”<br />
Mayor Jerome Laxale<br />
said.<br />
“It will feature fun and<br />
safe components for<br />
people of all ages and<br />
abilities and delivers on<br />
Council’s commitment to<br />
provide the community<br />
with more recreational<br />
outdoor spaces throughout<br />
the City.”<br />
<strong>The</strong> park is an initiative<br />
of the skateboard riding<br />
community and Clr Roy<br />
Maggio (Ind) who has<br />
been lobbying for the<br />
park to provide an alternative<br />
recreational space<br />
for children who do not<br />
play team sports.<br />
“Until now skateboard<br />
riders have had<br />
to travel to other skate<br />
board parks or pursue<br />
their sport on dangerous<br />
roads and shopping areas,”<br />
he said.<br />
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young people have<br />
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not only have a skate<br />
board park we have one<br />
of the best in Sydney.”<br />
Mayor Laxale praised<br />
everyone involved in the<br />
project, including workers<br />
who have toiled in the<br />
heat to deliver the project<br />
on time.<br />
“I particularly all the<br />
members of the Skate<br />
Park Working Group who<br />
advocated for this facility<br />
for some time and who<br />
have been instrumental<br />
in helping shape its key<br />
features and final design.”<br />
<strong>The</strong> opening of the facility<br />
will be celebrated<br />
with a free skateboard<br />
clinic.<br />
Work to be done includes<br />
building the three<br />
metre deep Olympicstandard<br />
competition<br />
bowl.<br />
Other key features at<br />
the skate and scooter<br />
park include skate and<br />
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Skateboard enthusiast Andrew Alcorn and Mayor Jerome Laxale are pictured at the Ryde Outdoor<br />
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Lane Cove MP Anthony Roberts hands over a cheque to fund the restoration of the Memorial Hall<br />
to Parish Warden Mary Hinde. <strong>TWT</strong> on-the-spot PHOTO<br />
St Mark’s Hall to get a facelift<br />
LANE Cove Anthony Roberts MP this week announced a $30,000 grant to<br />
help restore historic St Mark’s Memorial Hall in Woolwich.<br />
<strong>The</strong> grant will fund<br />
work which includes<br />
repairs to all of the windows<br />
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timber work as a result<br />
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locals and community<br />
groups alike have access<br />
to revered meeting<br />
places for generations to<br />
come.”<br />
This Memorial Hall<br />
was originally located at<br />
Church Street as a Me-<br />
morial and Thanksgiving<br />
for World War One and<br />
moved in 1962 to Figtree<br />
Road.<br />
All Saints Anglican<br />
Church Reverend Michael<br />
Armstrong welcomed the<br />
funding.<br />
“This funding has been a<br />
blessing in so many ways<br />
as our Parish has struggled<br />
to find within its own<br />
finances ways of maintaining<br />
this historic building,”<br />
he said.<br />
“We are, therefore,<br />
deeply grateful to the New<br />
South Wales Government<br />
and especially our local<br />
member, Anthony Roberts,<br />
for providing funds to<br />
assist us in caring for the<br />
Memorial Hall, and to ensure<br />
that it remains as an<br />
important meeting place<br />
for the whole community,<br />
now and in the future.”
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Sydney FC crowned W-League Champions<br />
AFTER almost a decade of near misses, Sydney FC has reclaimed<br />
the W-League championship, trouncing visitors Perth Glory 4-2 in<br />
a commanding performance in front of more than 6,000 fans at<br />
Kogarah Oval last weekend.<br />
It’s the Sky Blues’<br />
third title, but a long<br />
time between drinks -<br />
the last close encounter<br />
with championship<br />
silverware for the<br />
women was all the way<br />
back in <strong>20</strong>10.<br />
Women’s football<br />
is growing at an unprecedented<br />
pace<br />
and November’s FIFA<br />
Women’s World Cup in<br />
France, where our trailblazing<br />
national team<br />
the Matildas will be<br />
vying to become ‘best<br />
team on the planet’, is<br />
a key source of excitement<br />
for aspirational<br />
local girls playing the<br />
sport.<br />
And Sydney FC’s W-<br />
League triumph will<br />
serve to only motivate<br />
them more - in their<br />
home city involving<br />
players they look up<br />
to and something they<br />
can almost “touch”<br />
that serves as a tangible<br />
example of on-field<br />
success they can have<br />
too.<br />
When it comes to role<br />
models that behave<br />
impeccably on and off<br />
the pitch - women’s<br />
football has an oversupply.<br />
In the weekend’s<br />
grand final, two of the<br />
game’s best ambassadors<br />
- and several<br />
more - were on display.<br />
Sydney FC had its<br />
captain, 28-year-old<br />
school teacher and<br />
football devotee Teresa<br />
Polias while Perth Glory<br />
had famous, down<br />
to earth superstar and<br />
Matildas spearhead<br />
Sam Kerr.<br />
Even with her obvious<br />
disappointment<br />
at being on the losing<br />
side, Kerr’s generosity<br />
of spirit descending<br />
down the stairs at<br />
the rear of Kogarah<br />
Oval was on full display<br />
- responding to<br />
every photo request<br />
and every autograph<br />
request from her young<br />
boy and girl fans, with<br />
a smile.<br />
In <strong>TWT</strong> Territory we<br />
have quite a selection<br />
of excellent role models<br />
that will guarantee<br />
the women’s game<br />
continues to prosper in<br />
leaps and bounds.<br />
Among them, Gladesville<br />
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Working her way up<br />
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in a girl’s development<br />
and for Ravens stalwart<br />
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‘no brainer’ for club<br />
spokeswoman.<br />
“Sydney seemed to<br />
excel on the weekend<br />
in winning 4-2 because<br />
generally grand finals<br />
are closer than that,”<br />
Carlie - who’s aware of<br />
the responsibility she<br />
bears in nurturing and<br />
providing guidance<br />
for future generations<br />
of players - told <strong>The</strong><br />
<strong>Weekly</strong> <strong>Times</strong>.<br />
“I think it’s testimony<br />
to the level and quality<br />
of girls we’re producing,<br />
in NSW in particular.<br />
“We have the likes of<br />
Teresa Polias, Chloe<br />
Logarzo, Nat Tobin and<br />
Princess Ibini - these<br />
girls all played in the<br />
Premier League Division<br />
1 competition<br />
within our local area.”<br />
She said that showed<br />
Sydney is one of the<br />
strongest and fastestgrowing<br />
areas in women’s<br />
football.<br />
Carlie says Sydney<br />
FC’s championship is<br />
simply further evidence<br />
the game is growing,<br />
while NPL1 and NPL2<br />
competitions have<br />
become more competitive<br />
and among the<br />
best Australia-wide.<br />
“If you think about<br />
some of the girls this<br />
area has produced<br />
- including (dual international<br />
cricketer/<br />
footballer) Ellyse Perry<br />
who played for the Ravens<br />
and the Koalas<br />
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girls come through the<br />
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Park had been a wonderful<br />
development for<br />
the game.<br />
“It just makes everything<br />
so much more<br />
professional,” she<br />
said.<br />
“I think girls realise<br />
now that it’s not just<br />
a kick in the park and<br />
that you really have<br />
to put in 100 per cent<br />
at every training session<br />
and sort of compartmentalise<br />
your life<br />
- going to work and<br />
going to training, putting<br />
in 100 per cent<br />
and these girls have<br />
been balancing that for<br />
years.”<br />
She cited Polias as<br />
an example of how difficult<br />
that balancing<br />
act must be.<br />
“Teresa - I can’t believe<br />
it - she’s a teacher<br />
all day and then<br />
she goes and trains at<br />
night. It’s pretty phenomenal<br />
when you<br />
think about it,” Carlie<br />
said.<br />
Standing on the podium<br />
on the weekend,<br />
taking in her side’s<br />
achievement, there<br />
was no hint of resentfulness<br />
from Polias<br />
over the reality of<br />
her teaching-football<br />
juggling act and she<br />
thanked the role of employers<br />
in enabling her<br />
team to be their best<br />
and credited them for<br />
the victory.<br />
Sky Blues world<br />
class goals<br />
Sydney FC’s American<br />
imports did most of the<br />
damage on the weekend<br />
with Sofia Huerta<br />
opening the scoring<br />
on six minutes before<br />
player of the match Savannah<br />
McCaskill (41’,<br />
61’) chimed in with two<br />
memorable goals.<br />
In response Kerr<br />
equalized from the<br />
spot on 23 minutes<br />
before Alyssa Mautz<br />
fired home to reduce<br />
the deficit to 3-2 and<br />
set hearts racing in the<br />
stands.<br />
But the Sky Blues<br />
sealed the deal with <strong>20</strong><br />
minutes to go with a<br />
Chloe Logarzo cracker.<br />
“It was a huge task<br />
and we knew we had to<br />
try and contain (Kerr),”<br />
Polias said.<br />
“I mean it’s impossible<br />
to contain Sam for a<br />
whole game. She’s just<br />
incredible out of this<br />
world. Not just that. I<br />
think she’s been able<br />
to rally the rest of her<br />
Perth Glory and Matildas’ superstar Sam Kerr greets<br />
fans post match.<br />
Sydney FC’s championship-winning skipper Teresa Polias proudly displays the W-<br />
League trophy at Sydney Harbour.<br />
team. <strong>The</strong>y’re a young<br />
team and they’ve done<br />
an outstanding job this<br />
season.”<br />
Polias also paid credit<br />
to Sydney’s defence for<br />
containing the dangerous<br />
attacking prowess<br />
of Kerr and said “the<br />
whole backline they did<br />
a great job.”<br />
And after seeing her<br />
side’s goals again later<br />
in the evening, Polias<br />
declared them “world<br />
class”.<br />
“I thought they were<br />
great on the field but<br />
watching them back…<br />
they were just world<br />
class goals,” she said.<br />
Opportunity<br />
squandered<br />
And while fans had<br />
plenty to smile about<br />
with Sydney FC’s womens<br />
team - the men<br />
squandered another<br />
opportunity to climb<br />
the A-League ladder<br />
after a 1-1 draw with<br />
cellar dwellars Central<br />
Coast Mariners.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Sky Blues have<br />
a bigger task ahead of<br />
them this Saturday in<br />
their across the Tasman<br />
clash with Wellington<br />
Pheonix, with<br />
their next home match<br />
scheduled for Leichhardt<br />
Oval against Adelaide<br />
United on Friday<br />
March 1, kicking off at<br />
7.50pm.<br />
Former W-League star and local Hunters Hill girl Carlie Ikonomou is proving a<br />
great role model for budding female footballers in <strong>TWT</strong> territory with her sporting<br />
deeds for Gladesville Ravens in the NSW Premier League.
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a state Labor government, Shadow Minister for TAFE and<br />
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<strong>The</strong> $65 million<br />
election promise<br />
was made at Ryde<br />
TAFE’s Northern<br />
Campus on Blaxland<br />
Road.<br />
“<strong>The</strong> free courses<br />
will be in areas where<br />
there is a skills shortage<br />
such as building<br />
trades, childcare,<br />
aged services and<br />
disability care,” Ms<br />
Car told <strong>The</strong> <strong>Weekly</strong><br />
<strong>Times</strong>.<br />
“Students will still<br />
pay to attend private<br />
colleges but at TAFE<br />
they will not pay a<br />
cent.”<br />
<strong>The</strong> shadow minister<br />
also made an<br />
election promise not<br />
to close a TAFE college<br />
if Labor is elected<br />
next month or<br />
abandon a course.<br />
“We want TAFE to<br />
flourish like never<br />
before.”<br />
She conceded that<br />
a barrier to students<br />
enrolling in these<br />
essential industry<br />
courses is a lack of<br />
job opportunities,<br />
with some employers<br />
opting to give<br />
jobs to low paid and<br />
low skilled migrant<br />
workers.<br />
“I would call on the<br />
Federal Government<br />
to subsidise employment<br />
opportunities<br />
for students who<br />
graduate through<br />
the TAFE system,”<br />
Ms Car said.<br />
“For our part, we<br />
are committed to a<br />
highly skilled workforce<br />
and this is why<br />
we also support new<br />
job opportunities for<br />
highly skilled people<br />
in these industries to<br />
teach at TAFE.”<br />
Ryde Labor candidate<br />
Mayor Jerome<br />
Laxale said the new<br />
ALP policy would<br />
ensure local TAFE<br />
colleges thrive.<br />
“I expect every<br />
classroom to be full<br />
of students when<br />
Labor is elected,” he<br />
said.<br />
Shadow Minister<br />
for TAFE and Skills<br />
Pru Carr is pictured<br />
at Ryde TAFE’s<br />
Northern Campus<br />
on Monday with<br />
Labor candidate<br />
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for Epping<br />
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between and of course the<br />
Hunters Hill meeting Tuesday.<br />
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Five <strong>TWT</strong> readers can win Double Passes to Ryde Hunters Hill<br />
Symphony Orchestra’s next concert on Sunday March 25 in<br />
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EASTER IS around the<br />
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you our famous West Ryde<br />
Easter Parade & Fair on<br />
Saturday week March 24<br />
celebrating 25 years when<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Weekly</strong> <strong>Times</strong> and West<br />
Ryde Chamber of Commerce<br />
inaugurated the festival in the<br />
streets of West Ryde. This<br />
year we’re able to also use the<br />
West Ryde Market Place<br />
Plaza. See you there.<br />
Continued on Page 3<br />
Meadowbank Public School will be<br />
moved to a brand new ultra modern<br />
education centre near Ryde TAFE<br />
and the property will be turned into<br />
a new open space recreation area<br />
and community park.<br />
Ryde MP Victor Dominello announced the<br />
proposal outside the school grounds on<br />
Friday, pictured left, with City of Ryde<br />
Liberal Councillors Sarkis Yedelian OAM,<br />
Trenton Brown and Jordan Lane. <strong>TWT</strong><br />
on-the-spot PHOTO. DETAILS SEE PAGE 3.<br />
Betty is<br />
Epping<br />
Woman<br />
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SEE PAGE 11<br />
Brad wins<br />
Player<br />
of Year<br />
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JB’s World<br />
AUSTRALIA DAY Friday<br />
January 26 is nearly upon us<br />
again and early voting in our<br />
polls on the date of Australia<br />
Day is strongly favouring<br />
retention of the existing date.<br />
We will close the polls next<br />
week so you still have a chance<br />
to express your preference on<br />
any of the sites we have<br />
available including the web,<br />
Facebook, twitter, email and<br />
post. Love to hear from you.<br />
Meanwhile have a great<br />
Australia Day this Friday.<br />
Continued on Page 5<br />
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New hope<br />
for Balmain<br />
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Locals<br />
Honoured<br />
Australia Day celebrations in <strong>TWT</strong> Territory see pages 5, 6 & 7<br />
BAIRD’S SNEAKY<br />
MEETINGS<br />
BY OUR CHIEF CIVIC ROUNDSMAN<br />
Dictator Premier Baird and his sidekick henchman minister<br />
for Mega Councils Toole were not content with announcing<br />
the death of Local Government on the eve of Christmas when<br />
Parliament was in recess but have followed up with another<br />
scam.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y’re really scraping at the bottom of the barrel. How<br />
low can you get and still seek credibility and respect? <strong>The</strong><br />
hypocrisy is mind boggling.<br />
How many citizens would know that Baird and co have<br />
arranged “public” meetings to have the final say on council<br />
mergers?<br />
<strong>The</strong> only announcement was a jumble of nondescript<br />
advertisements in the two daily papers and not a word to the<br />
local press or community.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y’re obviously seeking an award for the best kept political<br />
secret of the year.<br />
SEE PAGE 3.<br />
<strong>TWT</strong> wins Ryde<br />
Event of Year!<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Weekly</strong> <strong>Times</strong> has been awarded Ryde City<br />
Event of the Year by Ryde Council with Ryde RSL<br />
and Meadowbank Public School for the school’s<br />
commemoration of Anzac Centenary. SEE PAGE 7.<br />
Australia Day <strong>20</strong>16<br />
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Let's Celebrate<br />
Balmain Sinfonia Summer Concert<br />
<strong>TWT</strong> readers can win Double Passes to Balmain<br />
Sinfonia’s Summer Afternoon of classical music Sunday<br />
December 6 at Macquarie <strong>The</strong>atre. SEE PAGE 2.<br />
Camerata Academica Charity Concert<br />
Four <strong>TWT</strong> readers can win Double Passes to Camerata<br />
Academica of the Antipodes charity fundraising concert<br />
Saturday December 5. SEE PAGE 2.<br />
Elysian Fields Band Launch<br />
Three <strong>TWT</strong> readers can win Double Passes to new band<br />
Elysian Fields launch Wednesday November 25. SEE PAGE 2.<br />
WIN with <strong>TWT</strong>!<br />
REMEMBRANCE DAY <strong>20</strong>15<br />
‘We Did Remember <strong>The</strong>m’<br />
Australia’s first female Yellow Wiggle Emma Watkins was<br />
<strong>TWT</strong> Teen Queen in <strong>20</strong>05 and continues to support the<br />
Quest and launched last year’s contest, pictured with Teen<br />
Queen Johanna Sciancalepore. SEE PAGE 9.<br />
Meadowbank Public School pupils set a good<br />
example to the community honouring those who<br />
served and paid the Supreme Sacrifice in World War<br />
1 lead by their history teacher Ms Lynne Gittoes.<br />
SEE PAGE 14.<br />
Remembrance Day services will be observed<br />
throughout <strong>TWT</strong> Territory today. SEE PAGE 14.<br />
We Remembered<br />
AUSTRALIA DAY is<br />
traditionally a time of<br />
celebration on a national and<br />
local scale when we pay our<br />
respects to the past and look<br />
forward with confidence to the<br />
future.<br />
If dictator premier Mike<br />
Baird and his sidekick<br />
footsToole minister for Mega<br />
Councils have their ways it<br />
will be the last year we’ll have<br />
Oz Day celebrations for Ryde,<br />
Hunters Hill and Lane Cove<br />
council areas. More the pity.<br />
SEE PAGE 7<br />
Australia Day <strong>20</strong>18<br />
Let's Celebrate<br />
BUT SHOULD IT BE ON JANUARY 26?<br />
Former Ryde Counci lor Justin Li was celebrated at a surprise Dinner party at Kings Seafood restaurant Eastwood Plaza last Friday for ten years as<br />
founding organisor of Eastwood’s Lunar New Year celebrations. He is pictured with festival secretary Bonnie Lui, chairman Hugh Lee OAM and <strong>The</strong> <strong>Weekly</strong><br />
<strong>Times</strong> editor John F Booth AM holding a festival <strong>20</strong>18 10 years program in the Year of the Dog. See more Page 7. <strong>TWT</strong> on-the-spot PHOTO.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Weekly</strong> <strong>Times</strong> readers have voted in your hundreds<br />
on the question of keeping Australia Day on January<br />
26. <strong>The</strong> po l is continuing on our website, email, post,<br />
Facebook and twitter for one more week. And your<br />
Letters are welcome. SEE PAGES 5 & 6.<br />
Congratulations ex Clr Justin Li<br />
<strong>TWT</strong> Readers Have YOUR Say: YES<br />
STOP PRESS<br />
Tigers<br />
multi-options<br />
for <strong>20</strong>18<br />
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JB’s World<br />
AUSTRALIA DAY this year<br />
was attempted to be taken<br />
over by anarchists protesting<br />
January 26 as our proper and<br />
appropriate national day<br />
although our Have YOUR<br />
Say! poll indicated a large<br />
majority supported retention<br />
of the current date. Meanwhile<br />
we are receiving favourable<br />
comments on our updated<br />
website and Facebook and<br />
Twitter.<br />
Continued on Page 5<br />
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New hope<br />
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SEE PAGE 6<br />
ORDER OF<br />
AUSTRALIA<br />
Locals<br />
Honoured<br />
Australia Day celebrations in <strong>TWT</strong> Territory see pages 5, 6 & 7<br />
BAIRD’S SNEAKY<br />
MEETINGS<br />
BY OUR CHIEF CIVIC ROUNDSMAN<br />
Dictator Premier Baird and his sidekick henchman minister<br />
for Mega Councils Toole were not content with announcing<br />
the death of Local Government on the eve of Christmas when<br />
Parliament was in recess but have followed up with another<br />
scam.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y’re really scraping at the bottom of the barrel. How<br />
low can you get and still seek credibility and respect? <strong>The</strong><br />
hypocrisy is mind boggling.<br />
How many citizens would know that Baird and co have<br />
arranged “public” meetings to have the final say on council<br />
mergers?<br />
<strong>The</strong> only announcement was a jumble of nondescript<br />
advertisements in the two daily papers and not a word to the<br />
local press or community.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y’re obviously seeking an award for the best kept political<br />
secret of the year.<br />
SEE PAGE 3.<br />
<strong>TWT</strong> wins Ryde<br />
Event of Year!<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Weekly</strong> <strong>Times</strong> has been awarded Ryde City<br />
Event of the Year by Ryde Council with Ryde RSL<br />
and Meadowbank Public School for the school’s<br />
commemoration of Anzac Centenary. SEE PAGE 7.<br />
Australia Day <strong>20</strong>16<br />
F A<br />
Let's Celebrate<br />
Balmain Sinfonia Summer Concert<br />
<strong>TWT</strong> readers can win Double Passes to Balmain<br />
Sinfonia’s Summer Afternoon of classical music Sunday<br />
December 6 at Macquarie <strong>The</strong>atre. SEE PAGE 2.<br />
Camerata Academica Charity Concert<br />
Four <strong>TWT</strong> readers can win Double Passes to Camerata<br />
Academica of the Antipodes charity fundraising concert<br />
Saturday December 5. SEE PAGE 2.<br />
Elysian Fields Band Launch<br />
Three <strong>TWT</strong> readers can win Double Passes to new band<br />
Elysian Fields launch Wednesday November 25. SEE PAGE 2.<br />
WIN with <strong>TWT</strong>!<br />
REMEMBRANCE DAY <strong>20</strong>15<br />
‘We Did Remember <strong>The</strong>m’<br />
Australia’s first female Yellow Wiggle Emma Watkins was<br />
<strong>TWT</strong> Teen Queen in <strong>20</strong>05 and continues to support the<br />
Quest and launched last year’s contest, pictured with Teen<br />
Queen Johanna Sciancalepore. SEE PAGE 9.<br />
Meadowbank Public School pupils set a good<br />
example to the community honouring those who<br />
served and paid the Supreme Sacrifice in World War<br />
1 lead by their history teacher Ms Lynne Gittoes.<br />
SEE PAGE 14.<br />
Remembrance Day services will be observed<br />
throughout <strong>TWT</strong> Territory today. SEE PAGE 14.<br />
We Remembered<br />
AUSTRALIA DAY is<br />
traditionally a time of<br />
celebration on a national and<br />
local scale when we pay our<br />
respects to the past and look<br />
forward with confidence to the<br />
future.<br />
If dictator premier Mike<br />
Baird and his sidekick<br />
footsToole minister for Mega<br />
Councils have their ways it<br />
will be the last year we’ll have<br />
Oz Day celebrations for Ryde,<br />
Hunters Hill and Lane Cove<br />
council areas. More the pity.<br />
SEE PAGES 8, 9 & 10<br />
<strong>TWT</strong> Territory celebrated Australia Day to<br />
the full last Friday and continued on over<br />
the weekend that followed.<br />
HUNTERS HILL celebrated with a<br />
citizenship ceremony and festivities in the<br />
Town Hall when Jenny Nylund was named<br />
Citizen of the Year and Benjamin Jones<br />
Young Citizen. Details SEE PAGES 6 & 19.<br />
RYDE awarded Salvation Army officer<br />
Nathan Moulds Citizen of the Year with<br />
Rhett Prado of Ryde State Emergency<br />
Service Young Citizen of Year <strong>20</strong>18.<br />
INNER WEST COUNCIL: Dennis Laris of<br />
Ashfield and Sylvana Mahmic of<br />
Marrickville are joint Citizens of the Year.<br />
CITY OF CANADA BAY: Concord Hospital’s<br />
Director of Marketing and Community<br />
Relations Alice Kang is Citizen Of <strong>The</strong><br />
Year.<br />
NATHAN MOULDS of Ryde Salvation<br />
Army was awarded Ryde Citizen of<br />
the Year <strong>20</strong>18 on Australia Day at<br />
North Ryde Community Centre.<br />
He is pictured with Ryde’s Young<br />
Citizen of the Year Rhett Prado and<br />
Ryde Mayor Clr Jerome Laxale and<br />
Ryde Australia Day Ambassador<br />
Sonia Sadiq Gandhi. <strong>TWT</strong> on-thespot<br />
PHOTO.<br />
SEE MORE PAGE 18.<br />
EGM in Hunters Hill<br />
Town Hall Thursday<br />
Hunters Hill Council has called an<br />
Extraordinary General Meeting in Hunters Hill<br />
Town Hall tomorrow (Thursday) night at<br />
6.30pm to discuss the State Government’s<br />
new Planning Laws. SEE PAGE 7.<br />
CONGRATULATIONS!<br />
DR John F Knight<br />
AM NSW Senior<br />
Citizen of the<br />
Year <strong>20</strong>17<br />
congratulates<br />
Ryde born Dr<br />
Catherine Hamlin<br />
AC on being<br />
awarded NSW<br />
Senior Citizen of<br />
the Year <strong>20</strong>18.<br />
SEE PAGE 7.<br />
RYDE CITIZEN OF YEAR<br />
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Wishing you all a happy & safe<br />
AustrAliA DAy!<br />
FROM DR. JOHN F. KNIGHT AM<br />
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WEST RYDE Easter Parade<br />
& Fair is the next local major<br />
community festival in <strong>TWT</strong><br />
Territory-now in its 25th year<br />
-started by <strong>The</strong> <strong>Weekly</strong> <strong>Times</strong><br />
with West Ryde Chamber of<br />
Commerce in 1993 to help<br />
rejuvenate the then-ailing<br />
area. Festival starts with the<br />
Easter Parade from Miriam<br />
Park at 9.15am to the Fair in<br />
West Ryde Market Place and<br />
Market Street on Saturday<br />
March 24.<br />
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Hunters Hill & Ryde Concerts<br />
Three <strong>TWT</strong> readers have won Double Passes to this Sunday’s<br />
Hunters Hill Music concert featuring flautist Melissa Doecke<br />
and pianist Mark Isaacs while five <strong>TWT</strong> readers can win Double<br />
Passes to Ryde Eastwood Music Club’s March 14 concert. Plus<br />
two readers can win Double Passes to a Prelude in Tea series<br />
concert with legendary Jose Carbo. SEE PAGE 2<br />
Whatever It Takes Book<br />
Three <strong>TWT</strong> readers can win copies of a new soccer book<br />
Whatever It Takes: <strong>The</strong> Inside Story of the FIFA Way by Bonita<br />
Mersiades. SEE PAGE 14.<br />
Eastwood’s Lunar New Year celebrations<br />
continued last Saturday with the turning<br />
on of over 800 Chinese lanterns in<br />
Eastwood Plaza and will culminate with<br />
this Saturday’s Grand Celebration<br />
flagship event on the Plaza from 11am.<br />
SEE DETAILS PAGE 11<br />
Eastwood Lights Up!<br />
Lane Cove MP Anthony Roberts and Ryde MP Victor Dominello were<br />
severely criticised at last week’s Decontaminate Hunters Hill Public<br />
Meeting in Hunters Hill Town Hall. SEE PAGES 6 and 7.<br />
Local MPs Rubbished at<br />
Town Hall Public Meeting<br />
SEE PAGE 21<br />
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HUGH LEE OAM our<br />
good friend from<br />
Eastwood Chinese Senior<br />
Citizens ever obliging to<br />
help this week explains<br />
the significance of the<br />
Chinese Year of the Dog<br />
in an exclusive interview<br />
on Page 3. And the Lunar<br />
New Year celebrations<br />
start next week in<br />
Eastwood. Read all about<br />
it on Page 3.<br />
THE WEEKLY TIMES Club Six/Ryde Sports Foundation Sports Stars of the Year Louise Sauvage of West Ryde and<br />
Simone Kennedy of Ryde along with Andrew Hill of AJH Sports participated in the Queen’s Baton Relay last Sunday at<br />
Sydney Olympic Park in the lead up to the <strong>20</strong>18 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast. <strong>The</strong>y are pictured front with<br />
other batonbearers who helped carry a message from Queen Elizabeth II on its path to the Games’ opening ceremony.<br />
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NEW GM AT RYDE<br />
COUNCIL. SEE PAGE 3<br />
John<br />
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back in<br />
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SEE PAGE 3<br />
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WORK has started on a new 180 spot underground car park in Lane<br />
Cove and Mayor Pam Palmer (pictured) joined <strong>The</strong> <strong>Weekly</strong> <strong>Times</strong> on<br />
site to announce this exciting new development. This multi-million<br />
dollar development behind Lane Cove Plaza is being built by ADCO<br />
and is being called the Rosenthal Project. It will include a Coles<br />
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and the development will take 18 months to build. SEE PAGE 3.<br />
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GREETINGS<br />
FROM<br />
Kathmandu in Nepal where JB is<br />
currently representing Australia<br />
at an Asia-Pacific committee<br />
meeting of the International Scout<br />
and Guide Fellowship where we<br />
are discussing helping Scouting<br />
and Guiding in this farflung<br />
country and planning the next<br />
region Gathering in Sri Lanka in<br />
September this year. Sorry I<br />
missed the last day of Eastwood’s<br />
Lunar New Year celebrations but<br />
will be back for West Ryde’s<br />
Easter Parade & Fair on Saturday<br />
March 24. See you there?<br />
Continued on Page 3<br />
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Two <strong>TWT</strong> readers have won Double Passes to this Sunday’s<br />
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AUSTRALIA DAY seems to<br />
increasingly bring out the<br />
would-be PC brigade protesting<br />
January 26 as our<br />
national celebration day.<br />
Previously known as Anniversary<br />
Day commemorating<br />
the birth of our modern<br />
multicultural nation, he dissidents<br />
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inhabitants.<br />
This week we invite you to<br />
have your say and give us<br />
your opinion. See page 5.<br />
Continued Page 5<br />
INSIDE<br />
PART 2 THIS WEEK ON PAGE 22<br />
<strong>TWT</strong> <strong>20</strong>17 YEAR<br />
IN REVIEW<br />
Australia Day <strong>20</strong>18<br />
Let's Celebrate<br />
Also INSIDE This Week:<br />
Cathies Column ............................. 4<br />
Letters to Editor ............................ 6<br />
Australia Day events ..................... 5-9<br />
Dance & Performing Arts .............. 11<br />
North Ryde RSL Club .................... 16,17<br />
Handy Phone Guide ...................... 24-28<br />
Clubs & Sport ................................. 30-32<br />
BUT SHOULD IT BE ON JANUARY 26?<br />
Australia<br />
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Speakers<br />
SONIA SADIQ GHANDI, pictured, is guest<br />
speaker at Ryde’s Australia Day Citizenship<br />
Ceremony in North Ryde School of<br />
Arts Community Hall on Friday week January<br />
26 at 11am. SEE PAGE 8.<br />
CATHERINE SAXELBY is Hunters Hill’s<br />
Australia Day Ambassador and will speak<br />
in Hunters Hill Town Hall on Australia Day<br />
from 9am. SEE PAGE 6.<br />
AUSTRALIA DAY FEATURE PAGES 5-9<br />
Have YOUR Say!<br />
We invite readers to Have YOUR<br />
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This week we invite you to comment<br />
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Contact us and Have YOUR Say!<br />
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DR GEOFF LEE MP for<br />
Parramatta was the winner of<br />
last Saturday’s Lunar New<br />
Year cooking competition on<br />
Eastwood Plaza with what he<br />
confided to me was a secret<br />
family recipe passed down from<br />
his grandmother which<br />
certainly caught the judges eye.<br />
He called it Zhongshan<br />
Dumplings. Runners-up were<br />
Ryde Clr Trenton Brown with<br />
Curry Chicken Rice and third<br />
was Alexandra and John<br />
Kollias of Mazzei’s Pharmacy<br />
with Italian and Thai Fusion<br />
Risotto. Continued on Page 3<br />
Lunar New Year Celebrations<br />
OFFICIAL OPENING ON EASTWOOD PLAZA<br />
Eastwood’s 10th Annual Lunar New Year Celebrations in the Year of the Dog was officially launched on Eastwood<br />
Plaza last Saturday.<br />
Pictured above l to r standing Bonnie Lui Festival secretary, Clr Trenton Brown, Parramatta MP Dr Geoff Lee<br />
winner of the cooking competition, Festival God of Fortune, Clr Penny Pedersen, Ryde Mayor Clr Jerome Laxale,<br />
Dog mascot, Ryde MP Victor Dominello, Bennelong MP John Alexander OAM, Festival chairman Hugh Lee<br />
OAM and Clr Bernard Purcell and kneeling Councillors Chris Moujalli, Simon Zhou, Dr Peter Kim and Jordan<br />
Lane. <strong>TWT</strong> on-the-spot PHOTO.<br />
SEE MORE LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATION REPORTS & PHOTOS INSIDE PAGES 10, 11, 12.<br />
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Hunters Hill Music Concert<br />
Three <strong>TWT</strong> readers can win Double Passes to<br />
Hunters Hill Music’s first concert of the <strong>20</strong>18 season<br />
on Sunday March 4 featuring flautist Melissa Doecke<br />
and pianist Mark Isaacs in Hunters Hill Town Hall<br />
at 2.30pm. SEE PAGE 2<br />
Vicki Musical Play<br />
Two <strong>TWT</strong> readers have won Double Passes to<br />
this Friday’s opening night of Lane Cove <strong>The</strong>atre<br />
Company’s new musical play Vicki at <strong>The</strong><br />
Performance Space: St Aidan’s Longueville at<br />
7.30pm. SEE PAGE 2.<br />
Winchester Movie Passes<br />
Ten <strong>TWT</strong> readers have won Double Passes to the new<br />
supernatural horror film Winchester to be released<br />
in cinemas on <strong>February</strong> 22, courtesy of independent<br />
film distributors Studio Canal. SEE PAGE 2.<br />
Lane Cove MP and Planning Minister<br />
Anthony Roberts has promised<br />
to personally supervise the cleanup<br />
of radio active waste in Nelson<br />
Parade Hunters Hill following last<br />
week’s page 1 call in <strong>The</strong> <strong>Weekly</strong><br />
<strong>Times</strong>. SEE PAGE 7.<br />
ROBERTS PLEDGES CLEANUP<br />
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RHHS Orchestra Concert<br />
Five <strong>TWT</strong> readers have won Double Passes to Ryde Hunters Hill<br />
Symphony Orchestra’s concert this Sunday at 3pm. SEE PAGE 2.<br />
Three readers won Double Passes to Sydney FC’s game last Saturday.<br />
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WEST RYDE will come alive<br />
this Saturday when the 25th<br />
annual West Ryde Easter<br />
Parade & Fair will be<br />
celebrated in the streets and<br />
West Ryde Plaza from 9am<br />
while up the line in Eastwood<br />
the Harmony Cup Soccer<br />
Tournament will kick off at<br />
8.30am with eight teams on<br />
Eastwood Oval and<br />
presentation at 1pm. All<br />
welcome.<br />
Continued on Page 3<br />
PAGE 13<br />
Hunters Hill residents have protested Property<br />
NSW bureaucrats banning <strong>The</strong> <strong>Weekly</strong> <strong>Times</strong> attending<br />
last week’s Decontamination community<br />
meeting. SEE PAGE 3.<br />
<strong>TWT</strong> Banned by<br />
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Tigers<br />
Too Hot<br />
for <strong>20</strong>17<br />
Premiers! Page 32<br />
West Ryde Easter Parade<br />
& Fair This Saturday<br />
All roads lead to West Ryde this Saturday for the 25th annual West Ryde Easter Parade<br />
& Fair in the streets of West Ryde and in West Ryde Plaza.<br />
Fair opens at 9am with a record number of street<br />
stalls, craft, food, novelties, rides and children’s entertainments<br />
including a petting zoo and reptiles display.<br />
Grand Easter Parade kicks off from Miriam Park at 9.15am<br />
led by dancers and musicians of West Ryde’s Church of the<br />
Good Shepherd and local churches followed by school groups,<br />
sporting and social clubs to the official opening stage on West<br />
Ryde Plaza.<br />
Over $5,500 in prizes can be won for Best Easter Bonnets in<br />
the Grand Parade, Best Decorated Wheels and $2,000 cash<br />
is up for grabs in the <strong>TWT</strong> Ryde-Eastwood Hawks Gold Cup<br />
Singing Star Contest conducted by Roseanna Gallo OAM.<br />
FULL DETAILS SEE PAGES 8 & 9<br />
$5,500<br />
Over $5,500 prizes will be won on the day for Best Entry<br />
Easter Bonnets in the Grand Parade, Best Decorated<br />
Wheels, Best Bunting entry and <strong>TWT</strong> Poster Coloring<br />
Contest including $2,000 cash for <strong>TWT</strong> Ryde Eastwood<br />
Hawks Gold Cup Singing Star Contest on West Ryde<br />
Plaza. DETAILS SEE PAGES 8 AND 9<br />
in Prizes to Win!<br />
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Charisma Trio Music Concert<br />
Three <strong>TWT</strong> readers can win Double Passes to<br />
Hunters Hill Music’s Sunday April 8 concert<br />
featuring the Charisma Trio in Hunters Hill<br />
Town Hall at 2.30pm. SEE PAGE 2.<br />
Ryde Eastwood Music Concert<br />
Five <strong>TWT</strong> readers can win Double Passes<br />
to Ryde Eastwood Music Club’s April 11<br />
concert featuring the NSW Police Band<br />
Wind Quintet. SEE PAGE 14.<br />
Sydney FC v Adelaide Passes<br />
Three <strong>TWT</strong> readers can win Double Passes<br />
to Sydney FC’s A League clash with Adelaide<br />
United on Sunday April 8 at Allianz Stadium<br />
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Harmony Day book launch<br />
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“Footprints & Voices” launched on<br />
Harmony Day. SEE PAGE 6.<br />
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EASTER IS many things to<br />
different people. To some of us,<br />
including JB, it is a most<br />
important religious time<br />
commemorating the crucifixion<br />
and resurrection of Jesus<br />
Christ the saviour of the world<br />
while to others it is the time of<br />
the Royal Easter Show and to<br />
others a four days holiday.<br />
Whichever is your choice I<br />
hope it is a time of good health<br />
and safety and refreshment to<br />
you and yours.<br />
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Joyous Easter to All...<br />
<strong>The</strong><br />
<strong>Weekly</strong><br />
<strong>Times</strong> first paperboy<br />
Arthur<br />
Mashford<br />
of<br />
Hunters<br />
Hill<br />
celebrates 105<br />
not out this<br />
Tuesday.<br />
SEE PAGE 3.<br />
OUR FIRST PAPERBOY 105 n.o.!<br />
Community leaders led the Easter Parade to Saturday’s 25th annual West Ryde Easter Fair. See details inside. <strong>TWT</strong> on-the-spot PHOTO.<br />
THE WEEKLY TIMES Club Six/Ryde Sports<br />
Foundation Sports Stars of the Year team up for<br />
a front page photograph in the lead up to the<br />
<strong>20</strong>18 Commonwealth Games.<br />
Bennelong MP John Alexander is back in<br />
Federal Parliament after a recent, resounding by<br />
election win and we reveal plans to revamp the<br />
Gladesville Shopping Centre strip on Victoria<br />
Road.<br />
INSIDE SPORT: <strong>The</strong> North Ryde Hawks Junior<br />
Rugby League Club celebrates its Diamond<br />
Jubilee and six decades of football success.<br />
***<br />
LANE COVE Mayor Pam Palmer exclusively<br />
reveals plans to build a super car park and a<br />
community venue - called the Rosenthal<br />
Project - behind Lane Cove Plaza.<br />
<strong>The</strong> City of Ryde takes action to improve<br />
child pedestrian safety outside Ryde Public<br />
School while at Our Lady Queen of Peace<br />
Catholic School in Gladesville students hold an<br />
old fashioned Teddy Bears Picnic.<br />
INSIDE SPORT: <strong>The</strong> North Sydney Bears<br />
launch a womens rugby league team to play in<br />
the Harvey Norman NSW Womens Premiership.<br />
****<br />
SANTA CLAUS arrives on the North Ryde<br />
Common for the annual <strong>TWT</strong> Rotary Christmas<br />
Carols Spectacular alongside <strong>TWT</strong> Granny Smith<br />
Festival Queen Jane Meney and a cavalcade of<br />
local celebrities.<br />
It was all light on the night on the Common but<br />
40,000 homes in Gladesville, Hunters Hill and<br />
Lane Cove were plunged into darkness due to a<br />
massive power grid failure blamed on air conditioning<br />
use in 40 degree temperatures.<br />
INSIDE SPORT unveils a new look Tigers side<br />
under super coach Ivan Cleary which includes a<br />
return home for club immortal Benji Marshall.<br />
****<br />
HUNTERS HILL residents protest outside the<br />
Town Hall alongside <strong>TWT</strong> Managing Editor John<br />
F Booth AM and demand immediate action from<br />
our local politicians to remove the radio active<br />
waste in Nelson Parade.<br />
In nearby Bonnefin Road, tension between<br />
neighbours reaches boiling point as some residents<br />
illegally park SUVs on the footpath due to<br />
a critical shortage of on street parking.<br />
INSIDE SPORT: <strong>The</strong> Balmain Leagues Club<br />
and Grand Rozelle reveal plans to build a new<br />
leagues club at the Tigers spiritual home on<br />
Victoria Road.<br />
***<br />
MEADOWBANK Public School is to be bulldozed<br />
to make way for a new park under a plan revealed<br />
by Ryde MP Victor Dominello. Students will be<br />
relocated to a new school at Meadowbank TAFE.<br />
A new bridge to span the Parramatta River at<br />
Meadowbank is unveiled by Parramatta Lord Mayor<br />
Andrew Wilson and Parramatta MP Geoff Lee.<br />
<strong>The</strong> childrens playground in Meadowbank is<br />
torched by vandals.<br />
INSIDE SPORT: <strong>The</strong> Tigers <strong>20</strong>18 fixture list is<br />
revealed with the opening game being a great win<br />
over the upcoming Premiers, the Bondi Chicks!<br />
***<br />
OUR LOCAL Australia Day Ambassadors are<br />
announced as readers are invited to Have A Say<br />
on whether or not Australia Day should be<br />
renamed Invasion Day or celebrated at all.<br />
In crime news, we uncover a sickening phone<br />
scam that targets elderly people in Hunters Hill<br />
while Meadowbank photographer Laura Del Arte<br />
is named as a finalist in the National Photographic<br />
Portrait Prize.<br />
INSIDE SPORT: Four Tigers have been chosen<br />
by NSW Blues State Of Origin Coach Brad Fittler.<br />
It promises to be a big season for the Tigers!<br />
****<br />
EASTWOOD lights up for the Year of the Dog but<br />
the real fireworks are at the Hunters Hill Town Hall<br />
where angry residents blast Ryde MP Victor<br />
Dominello and Lane Cove MP Anthony Roberts for<br />
years of inaction to clean up the radio active waste<br />
in Nelson Parade.<br />
City of Ryde Deputy Mayor Simon Zhou and <strong>The</strong><br />
<strong>Weekly</strong> <strong>Times</strong> find one of the freshly minted counterfeit<br />
notes circulating in Eastwood.<br />
INSIDE SPORT: <strong>The</strong> Tigers confirm their premiership<br />
credentials with wins in all five grades at the<br />
Campbelltown weekend football fiesta.<br />
****<br />
<strong>The</strong> Easter Bunny hops onto the front page as we<br />
feature the Best Decorated Easter Bonnets<br />
Competition winners. <strong>The</strong> <strong>Weekly</strong> <strong>Times</strong> presents a<br />
comprehensive list of church services.<br />
One hundred and one year old Edith Easton<br />
recalls her wartime service in <strong>The</strong> Battle of Britain<br />
and reveals how much life has changed since this<br />
first, great victory over Nazi Germany.<br />
INSIDE SPORT: Eastwood Rugby’s inspirational<br />
netballer Emily Keenan is featured as she achieves a<br />
lifelong dream to play for the NSW Swifts.<br />
****<br />
COMMUNITY leaders carry the torch through<br />
West Ryde at the annual Easter Parade and <strong>The</strong><br />
<strong>Weekly</strong> <strong>Times</strong> first paper boy Arthur Mashford of<br />
Hunters Hill celebrates his 105th birthday !<br />
Hunters Hill mens barber Sam Rahim is hit with<br />
legal action for not cutting and girl’s hair. Our exclusive<br />
story on how the girl’s lawyer mum took the<br />
legal action goes on to make national and international<br />
news.<br />
INSIDE SPORT: <strong>The</strong> undefeated new look Tigers<br />
led by super coach Ivan Cleary go top of the table<br />
with wins against highly fancied opposition.<br />
****<br />
EASTWOOD CELEBRITIES Justin Li, Hugh Lee<br />
OAM, Bonnie Lui and <strong>TWT</strong> Managing Editor John F<br />
Booth AM launch the Year of the Dog. This year<br />
mark’s the 10th Anniversary of Eastwwod’s Official<br />
Asian Lunar New Year Festival.<br />
Hunters Hill celebrates the Centenary of the<br />
founding of the famous Australian 3rd Squadron<br />
which played a vital role in the capture of the<br />
German howitzer gun, now on display outside the<br />
Town Hall.<br />
INSIDE SPORT: <strong>The</strong> Birchgrove Scorpions Junior<br />
Rugby League Club took a trip back in time to the<br />
1970s and 1980s with a nostalgic reunion.<br />
****<br />
RYDE SALVATION ARMY stalwart Nathan Moulds<br />
is named Ryde Citizen of the Year at the Australia<br />
Day celebration at the North Ryde Community<br />
Centre.<br />
Hunters Hill’s Dr Sakuko Matsui leads a distinguished<br />
cast list of local Australia Day award winners<br />
and Ryde’s Catherine Hamlin AC is named<br />
NSW Senior Citizen of the Year.<br />
INSIDE SPORT: Eastwood celebrates the 60th<br />
Anniversary of Eastwood St Andrews FC, which<br />
traces its roots to the early days of Scottish football.<br />
****<br />
ACTION by <strong>The</strong> <strong>Weekly</strong> <strong>Times</strong> pays off as Lane<br />
Cove MP Anthony Roberts gives a commitment to<br />
have the radio active waste in Nelson Parade<br />
cleaned up while Eastwood starts weeks of Asian<br />
Lunar Year celebrations.<br />
Ryde Council unanimously votes to overturn the<br />
controversial ‘ do it yourself ’ heritage policy of<br />
former Mayor Colonel Bill Pickering and gives heritage<br />
protection status to dozens of local historic<br />
homes.<br />
INSIDE SPORT: North Ryde cricketers raise $11,<br />
156 for the McGrath Foundation during the club’s<br />
annual Pink Stumps Charity Day.<br />
****<br />
28/3/18<br />
<strong>20</strong>18 saw <strong>The</strong> <strong>Weekly</strong><br />
<strong>Times</strong> fight for our<br />
readers and win !<br />
We were at the<br />
forefront of a<br />
successful campaign<br />
to have the state<br />
government put a<br />
freeze on high rise<br />
development madness<br />
in Ryde as well as<br />
moving our local MPs<br />
to act to clean up the<br />
toxic waste in Nelson<br />
Parade, Hunters Hill.<br />
Also in Hunters Hill,<br />
this<br />
newspaper’s<br />
exclusive report on<br />
Sam Rahim - the mens<br />
barber taken to court<br />
for refusing to cut a<br />
girl’s hair - made<br />
national<br />
and<br />
international news.<br />
We were also the first<br />
newspaper to break<br />
the news of Hunters<br />
Hill Council’s decision<br />
to oppose a plan for a<br />
new shopping centre<br />
in Gladesville as well<br />
as a plan to double<br />
the number of low<br />
flying aircraft over the<br />
heritage municipality.<br />
In the City of Ryde we<br />
were the first to reveal<br />
plans to close<br />
Meadowbank<br />
Public<br />
School and Marsden<br />
High School, which<br />
will become parks and<br />
sports fields under a<br />
proposal to build a<br />
new school at<br />
Meadowbank TAFE.<br />
Inside Sport went<br />
soccer mad during the<br />
FIFA World Cup Finals<br />
and we followed a<br />
dramatic year for the<br />
Tigers, which narrowly<br />
missed out on the<br />
semi-finals.<br />
*****
ACCOUNTING<br />
ACCOUNTING & TAXATION SERVICES<br />
0414 658 956<br />
• Chartered Accountant & Registered Tax Agent<br />
• Provided at reasonable rates<br />
www.rgaccounting.com.au<br />
BOOKKEEPING / BAS AGENT / MYOB /<br />
PAYROLL /SUPER<br />
0408 411 178<br />
Very Reasonable Rates. All areas.<br />
AIR CONDITIONING<br />
ACE AIR CONDITIONING<br />
0411 967 333<br />
Sales, Repair & Install Split & Ducting A/C.<br />
<br />
Lic 236838c<br />
TOWN & COUNTRY AIR CONDITIONING<br />
9481 0667<br />
Sales, Service & Installation of all domestic<br />
& commercial air conditioning equipment.<br />
www.townandcountryair.com.au<br />
<br />
AU18964 Lic 125392c<br />
T & G AIR 0414 565 076<br />
Service & Installation A. H. & Weekends.<br />
<br />
Lic No 62879c<br />
AIR CONDITIONING 0447 760 652<br />
Air Conditoning Repairs. Free Quotes, all<br />
makes & models, all areas. Call Danny<br />
Now. Ph. 8294 5725 <br />
Lic. L 242964c<br />
alterations<br />
LINDA’S DRESSMAKING &<br />
ALTERATIONS est. 1992. 9876 3985<br />
Specialising in dressmaking & all repairs<br />
to ladies & gents clothing. 14a Bridge St,<br />
Epping. <br />
AU18964 Lic 125392c<br />
ANTENNA<br />
MCA DIGITAL ANTENNA SPECIALIST<br />
0431 444 111<br />
Local Tech, free quotes Fully Ins, Pens<br />
Disc, Gov app 5 yrs warranty.<br />
ARCHITECTS<br />
PETER HALL ARCHITECTS P/L<br />
9878 5850<br />
P Hall Nom Arch. 3279 Experienced firm,<br />
capable of handling all types of work,<br />
both residential and commercial, alterations<br />
or new.<br />
Nathalie Curtet Architect<br />
0412 494 341<br />
Unique design solutions & architectural<br />
services: creating spaces to enhance life<br />
quality. New, alterations, residential &<br />
commercial projects. www.nathaliecurtet.<br />
com.au NSW Arch. Reg. Board 8508<br />
ASBESTOS REMOVAL<br />
ASBESTOSPLUS.COM.AU<br />
1300 365 300<br />
Detailed residential demolition specialists,<br />
sheds/eaves/homes. Drummoyne based.<br />
Free Quotes. Ref. Lic 210738<br />
ASBESTOS AWAY<br />
Tony 0405 317 807<br />
* All types of Asbestos removal<br />
* Garages & Sheds Demolition<br />
* Asbestos Pick Ups & Inspections<br />
* Free Quotes * All areas<br />
* Fully compliant with Safe Work NSW Reg.<br />
* Fully Licensed & Insured<br />
www.asbestosawaysydney.com.au<br />
Facebook/Instagram: Asbestos Away Sydney<br />
Lic.Class B 210719<br />
Awnings<br />
BLIND INSPIRATION 9427 9312<br />
Free in house measure & quote. Latest<br />
products and designs in Folding Arm and<br />
Straight Drop Awnings. We also specialise<br />
in Roller Blinds, Plantation Shutters, Curtains<br />
and Motorisation.<br />
ballustrades<br />
WARD STEEL & ALUMINIUM<br />
9645 6358<br />
Manufacture & install steel, aluminium,<br />
stainless steel, glass ballustrades. Pool &<br />
garden fencing, auto gate. Custom & design<br />
services, free quote, helpful services.<br />
Handy<br />
bathroom<br />
renovations<br />
ALL TILE & BATHROOM RE-GROUTING<br />
Michael 0402 624 247<br />
Rejuvenate and reseal leaking old bathrooms.<br />
Call Michael.<br />
Lic 164238c<br />
SPINRYDE HOME RENOVATIONS<br />
9879 4855<br />
7/53-55 Gladesville Rd Hunters Hill NSW 2110<br />
Beautiful bathrooms, fully renovated and<br />
guaranteed! 10% Discount (max $500) to<br />
Seniors Card Holders!<br />
www.spinryde.com.au NSW Builders Licence 45000JP<br />
APS BATHROOM & KITCHEN RENOVATIONS<br />
0410 454 165<br />
Thinking of Renovating ?<br />
Call us for a free quote<br />
Bathroom, Kitchen & Laundry Renovations<br />
Over <strong>20</strong>yrs Experience <br />
www.apsbathroomsandkitchens.com.au<br />
Phone<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Weekly</strong> <strong>Times</strong> 9807 6666<br />
Lic <strong>20</strong>7688c<br />
ANDREW’S BATHROOM RENOVATIONS<br />
0414 577 574<br />
• Over 35 years experience in bathroom,<br />
kitchen & laundry renovations<br />
• Qualified & Insured workmanship.<br />
• Projects available on Website<br />
• Call for free measure and quote<br />
www.perfectceramics.com Lic R71536<br />
BEAUTIFUL BATHROOM RENOVATIONS<br />
9804 0576 0421 307 242<br />
Design & Comp. Reno. Servicing the local<br />
area. <strong>20</strong> yrs exp.<br />
Lic 107694c<br />
BEDDING<br />
BEDS ‘N’ SECONDS PAUL GILES<br />
9879 4226<br />
Quality Australian Inner Spring mattresses,<br />
Singles fr $139, Doubles fr $279, Queens<br />
fr $299. Fast local delivery. Huge range of<br />
mattresses, beds & manchester. Your local<br />
bed shop! Paul GIles New & Seconds Mattresses.1A<br />
/ 28 Buffalo Road, Gladesville<br />
BLINDS<br />
SUNSET WINDOW FURNISHINGS<br />
8765 1733<br />
Free measure & quote! Good quality. Holland<br />
blinds, vertical drapes & venetian blinds at<br />
factory prices. Washing & repairing of venetian<br />
blinds same day service.<br />
BURRA BLINDS AND SHUTTERS<br />
Cameron 0401 805 534<br />
Plantation Shutters, Roller Blinds, Verticals<br />
and more. Free Quote. Call Cameron.<br />
BLIND INSPIRATION 9427 9312<br />
Free in house measure & quote. Latest<br />
fabrics, designs and motorisation. We also<br />
specialise in Plantation Shutters, Curtains<br />
and awnings.<br />
Bookkeeping &<br />
Taxation Services<br />
0449 212 165<br />
* Chartered Accountants & Registered Tax<br />
Agent<br />
* All accounting & bookkeeping services <br />
www.gwsaccounting.com.au<br />
bricklayers<br />
BRICKLAYER/BLOCKLAYER<br />
9874 7911 0411 762 242<br />
30 yrs exp. Professional. Small to medium<br />
jobs, insurance work, concrete rendering.<br />
Free quotes.<br />
To advertise<br />
Phone<br />
Narelle: 9807 6666<br />
LR83479<br />
Guide<br />
bricklayers (continued)<br />
BRICK & BLOCK LAYING<br />
Steve 0409 124 751<br />
Extensions, Front fences, garden walls etc.<br />
Plus heritage work. Call Steve. Lic. 55906c<br />
QUALITY WORK GUARANTEED<br />
Gary 0431 163 114<br />
GSH Bricklaying FRONT FENCES<br />
* Ret walls * BBQ’s & *Besser Blocks. For<br />
prompt reliable service call Gary.Lic No 180752c<br />
LEE BRYCE CONSTRUCTIONS P/L<br />
0424 359 426<br />
Specialists in all types of brick & block laying.<br />
No job too small.<br />
Lic 234033c<br />
BUILDING<br />
CONTRACTORS<br />
TASSONE DESIGN & CONSTRUCT<br />
0418 493 789<br />
For all new work, extensions & alterations,<br />
renovations or refurbishments. MBA Quality<br />
work.<br />
Lic 100569c<br />
SPINRYDE HOME RENOVATIONS<br />
9879 4855<br />
7/53-55 Gladesville Rd Hunters Hill NSW<br />
2110<br />
Authorised STRATCO Dealer and Home<br />
Renovation Specialist. Fully Guaranteed<br />
to comply with the BCA. 10% Discount<br />
(max $500) to Seniors Card Holders<br />
www.spinryde.com.au NSW Builders<br />
<br />
Licence 45000JP<br />
builders<br />
BP CONSTRUCTIONS<br />
0411 4<strong>20</strong> 011 Brett 9684 6948<br />
All building work including renovations,<br />
extensions, decks pergolas & carports,<br />
bathrooms. www.bpconstructions.com.au<br />
Lic 195060c<br />
ALTERATIONS<br />
0418 484 216 9674 7527<br />
Ground & 1st floor additions decks &<br />
pergolas. Plans drawn from concept to<br />
completion.I. S. Giltinan Builder P/L.<br />
<br />
Lic 91637c<br />
WARATAH CONSTRUCTION<br />
0417 100 049<br />
Alterations, additions, decks, pergolas,<br />
extensions.<br />
Lic 105980c<br />
CUCEK CONTRUCTIONS<br />
Luciano “Lu” 0418 647 641<br />
YOUR LOCAL BUILDER with over 30 years<br />
exp. Specialising in Granny flats, alterations,<br />
additions, decks & pergolas. Lic 247952c<br />
CHALLENGER CONSTRUCTIONS<br />
0430 5<strong>20</strong> 903<br />
All building / Kitchen/ Bathroom renovations.<br />
Painting & Decorating, Gyprock,<br />
decks, tiling, fencing. All building work. No<br />
job too small. Free quotation, quality work,<br />
lowest price guaranteed & reliable.<br />
<br />
Lic 286280c<br />
CARPENTER/BUILDER<br />
MJD CARPENTRY<br />
Matthew 0414 418 248<br />
For all carpentry, gyprocking, painting and<br />
maintenance works.<br />
ALLEN’S ALTERATIONS<br />
Ross 0418 411 101<br />
All Types of Building & Carpentry work.<br />
30 Years Experience. Local Lic No 61536c<br />
ASH BUILDING & CARPENTRY PTY LTD<br />
0433 275 545<br />
All Building Works, Housing & Commercial<br />
Renovations, Decks & Pergolas. All types of<br />
Carpentry and Building work. Free Quotes.<br />
<br />
Lic 323457c<br />
ACE TRADE BUILDING SERVICES<br />
Michael 0407 912 355<br />
All carpentry, renovations, decks, property<br />
maintenance & repairs. All General Building<br />
work. Fully Insured.<br />
<br />
Lic No 188739C<br />
CARPENTRY & JOINERY<br />
JADE CARPENTRY & JOINERY<br />
James 0428 581 542<br />
For construction of & repair of decks, pergolas,<br />
doors & new building work call James<br />
<br />
Lic 179663c<br />
Wednesday <strong>20</strong> <strong>February</strong>, <strong>20</strong>19 THE WEEKLY TIMES 23<br />
CARPET LAYING<br />
BILL ROWE CARPETS<br />
0404 803 496<br />
New carpet laid, re-stretching, repairs.<br />
40 yrs experience.<br />
CELEBRANT SERVICES<br />
MICHAEL PARSONS CMC JP<br />
0410 500 735<br />
Well presented, articulate, enthusiastic,<br />
responsible. Long term member of Marriage<br />
Celebrants Association (AMC) Professional<br />
public speaker with extensive radio experience.<br />
Company Director. Well established<br />
with Sydney’s corporate world Respected<br />
Musician. Contact Michael<br />
celebrant@michaelparsons.com.au<br />
CEMENT RENDERING<br />
J PRESTIGE RENDERING<br />
0410 746 378<br />
Rendering, repairs, blueboard etc Quality<br />
service g’teed, no job too big or small. F/Q<br />
CLEANING<br />
ALBERTO’S CLEANING & CARPET<br />
SHAMPOO<br />
0418 489 627 9832 7254<br />
Home, Office, Strata,<br />
S & A CLEANING HUS & WIFE<br />
0411 627 847 9630 8722<br />
(owner self)Home/professional/spring/<br />
regular moving windows. 15 yrs exp.<br />
AUSTUTECLEAN<br />
0418 863 383<br />
Strata, Commercial, Domestic, Rubbish<br />
Removal, Lawns, Move Out. Full Ins.<br />
astute@accsoft.com.au<br />
BETTER LIFE CLEANING (Hus & Wife)<br />
0478 492 310 | 0478 492 309<br />
End of lease, Regular Home Cleaning,<br />
Commercial, Strata, Carpet Steam Cleaning.<br />
Yrs of exp.<br />
CLEANING - HIGH<br />
PRESSURE<br />
NORTH RYDE HIGH PRESSURE CLEAN<br />
9888 5406 0414 765 181<br />
Driveways, BBQ’s, Pool surrounds, Sealer.<br />
No job too small<br />
RELIABLE & PROFESSIONAL<br />
8677 4141 0404 397 198<br />
Pressure clean & seal d’ways paths,<br />
verandahs, walls, roof & pool surrounds. F/Q<br />
Up to 50% off* cond apply<br />
SKY PRESSURE CLEANING<br />
0418 605 025<br />
House washing & water blasting driveways,<br />
paths & roofs etc.<br />
COMPUTERS<br />
GLADESVILLE COMPUTERS<br />
0401 339 402<br />
• Free service call<br />
• Home office support<br />
• I.T. specialist<br />
• All work guaranteed<br />
• www.g1computers.com.au<br />
COMPUTER REPAIRS<br />
DOES YOUR COMPUTER NEED HELP?<br />
Greg 0422 169 313<br />
❁ Home & Business<br />
❁ Sales & Service<br />
❁ Virus & Spyware removal.<br />
❁ Networking<br />
❁ PC or Mac ❁ NO CALL OUT FEE<br />
Call Greg DIP IT<br />
To advertise<br />
Phone<br />
Narelle: 9807 6666
24 THE WEEKLY TIMES Wednesday <strong>20</strong> <strong>February</strong>, <strong>20</strong>19<br />
concreting<br />
AAA ALL AREAS CONCRETE<br />
Charlie 0413 777 239<br />
Concrete Driveways Sydney, all types of<br />
concrete work, Driveways and Pathways etc.<br />
Small jobs welcome.<br />
Over 32 Years Experience. <br />
Lic. 129960c<br />
urbancrete CONCRETE CONTRACTORS<br />
0414 764 349<br />
Driveways, paths, steps, stencils, stamped,<br />
plain & colour concrete. Honest, reliable &<br />
quality workmanship. <br />
Lic 216063c<br />
RYDALMERE CONCRETE SERVICES<br />
0419 423 032<br />
Small/large jobs All decorative concr.<br />
finishes. All excav. <strong>20</strong>yrs exp. Lic 39926c<br />
TCP CONCRETE<br />
0404 770 791<br />
All concrete Works-Plain, Stamped, Stenciled<br />
& Coloured & the Resurfacing of old and new<br />
concrete surfaces. Domestic & Commercial.<br />
Free Quote.<br />
Lic 52825c<br />
G RIGHETTO & SON<br />
0419 282 402<br />
Garden Sheds, Paths, Patios, Driveways etc.<br />
<br />
Lic11427C<br />
concretE Cutting<br />
MASTER CHASING SERVICES<br />
0403 111 758<br />
Specialising in concrete cutting, core<br />
drilling, road sawing and wall sawing.<br />
curtains<br />
RUDIA CURTAINS & BLINDS<br />
9887 1004<br />
Swags, tail, pelmets - Roman Blinds. Vertical,<br />
venetian, Holland & timber blinds, shutters.<br />
Free quote, family business. Alteration.<br />
BLIND INSPIRATION 9427 9312<br />
Free in house measure & quote. Latest<br />
fabrics, designs and motorisation. We also<br />
specialise in Plantation Shutters, Awnings<br />
and Roller Blinds.<br />
DAMPNESS<br />
ANTI-DAMP <br />
9817 7600 0412 229 955<br />
* Rising Dampness<br />
* Condensation & Dampness<br />
* Sub-floor Ventilation<br />
* Rising Damp Contact us for a free quote.<br />
www.antidamp.com.au<br />
decks & pergolas<br />
SPECIALISING IN DECKS & PERGOLAS<br />
0419 447 126<br />
Gates, railings & retaining walls. F/Q and advise.<br />
dentist<br />
PUTNEY DENTAL SURGERY<br />
9809 7110<br />
• Over 25 years’ experience in Putney<br />
• Renowned for gentleness and care<br />
• Exceptional quality at affordable price<br />
• Prompt appointments. 6 days<br />
• Bupa Members Gap free regular dental<br />
check-up and mouthguard<br />
• Book On-Line<br />
www.putneydentalsurgery.com.au<br />
PUTNEY DENTAL CARE 9808 2588<br />
Gentle, caring, family-friendly dentists offering<br />
quality care and specialised treatments: cosmetic<br />
dentistry, orthodontics, dental implants.<br />
Up-to-date with the latest procedures with<br />
modern, state of the art facilities. Open 6 days<br />
with emergency appointments available.<br />
Handy<br />
Phone<br />
Phone<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Weekly</strong> <strong>Times</strong> 9807 6666<br />
DOLL REPAIRS<br />
9808 6314<br />
Old and modern dolls repaired, cleaned and<br />
dressed. Local family team. Yvonne and Cheryl<br />
Phone 9808 6314<br />
DRAINER<br />
SYDNEY DRAINAGE EXPERTS <br />
Lic 143252c<br />
0414 837 679 Phil 9715 1804<br />
Clearing of blocked drains, sewers / storm water<br />
Toilets, basins, baths, shower, laundry, kitchens<br />
Jetblasting,electric eel,cctv camera,root treatment<br />
All work guaranteed. 25 yrs exp. 24/7 emergency.<br />
Same day service, reliable, professional, efficient.<br />
RYDE SEWERFIX<br />
9809 4230 0412 <strong>20</strong>0 939<br />
Sewer & Stormwater Specialist<br />
• Blockages Cleared • CCTV & Pipe Location<br />
• Repairs & Replacement • Free Quotes<br />
Over 50 year experience<br />
Lic. L985<br />
DRIVING SCHOOLS<br />
RYDE CITY Driving SCHOOL<br />
0419 991 658<br />
Learners, Overseas Conversions,<br />
Over 25’s & Age Refresher Lessons.<br />
Calm, patient Instructor. 100% Pass Rate<br />
DRY CLEANING<br />
ASHBY’S DRY CLEANING<br />
9870 8955<br />
Your local specialist. Pick up and delivery service.<br />
Trading hours - Monday-Friday 7am-6pm - Saturday<br />
7am- 4pm - Sunday 10am- 2pm. Ample<br />
parking at rear. Shop G9 Midway Shopping Centre<br />
117 North Rd Denistone East & also new location<br />
Shop 6, Cox’s Road Mall, North Ryde<br />
electricians<br />
r a ELECTRICAL & ALARM SERVICES<br />
9816 1471 0418 224 924<br />
All Electrical Work. Smoke detectors, sensor<br />
lighting, security intercoms, ceiling fans, safety<br />
switches, power and lighting points.<br />
No job too small, free quotes.<br />
Lic72458C<br />
MPV ELECTRICAL<br />
9817 0333<br />
All Domestic & Commercial work. Rewires,<br />
Safety Switches, Data, Home-Automation,<br />
Energy Efficient Lighting <strong>20</strong> Years in the RYDE<br />
Area. mpvgroup.com.au<br />
Lic 67862C<br />
EASTWOOD Bruce Kennard Pty Ltd<br />
9809 7001 0417 690 627<br />
Domestic & Commercial repairs. Installation,<br />
repairs, house, rewiring, security lighting, fans.<br />
Prompt service. Over 26yrs experience. 22<br />
Thorn St Ryde<br />
Lic 35887c<br />
EASTWOOD ELECTRICAL SERVICES<br />
Gerard 0408 447 882<br />
Rewiring old houses, s/board work, all install. &<br />
repairs. Call Gerard<br />
Lic 82184c<br />
GEOFF NASH ELECTRICAL SERVICES<br />
9807 1957 0419 <strong>20</strong>0 011<br />
All electrical installs. & repairs. AH service,<br />
competitive rates. Lic No 2871<br />
RYDE DISTRICT ELECTRICIAN<br />
Blake 0488 843 433<br />
+ $0 No Call-Out Fee<br />
+ Local Ryde District Electrician<br />
+ Small Family Owned & Run Business<br />
+ 24 Hour Emergency Service<br />
+ Seniors Discount<br />
+100% Satisfaction Guaranteed<br />
Captain Cook Electrical. Credit Cards Welcome<br />
<br />
Lic 288540C<br />
GET SPARKED ELECTRICAL & COMPUTERS<br />
Greg 0422 169 313<br />
❁ How about a safety switch<br />
❁ New installations or renovations<br />
❁ Data, electrical<br />
❁ Domestic, commercial & industrial<br />
❁ Fast reliable service.<br />
❁ Servicing All Area<br />
Lic 180641c<br />
CJM ELECTRICAL<br />
Jason 9807 2455 / 0411 749 838<br />
All Electrical work. Domestic & Commercial.<br />
Rewires, safety switches, LED lighting and data.<br />
Servicing the local area since 1996. Call Jason.<br />
<br />
Lic 164332c<br />
DENISTONE ELECTRICAL SERVICES<br />
Tina/Admin 0451 899 622<br />
Andrew/Electrician 0417 909 407<br />
Power & Lighting. All electrical work, Upgrade<br />
switch board, Rewiring, Celing fan, Smoke<br />
alarm, Data telephone.<br />
Lic <strong>20</strong>1164C<br />
Guide<br />
electricians (continued)<br />
GRANT HEDLEY ELECTRICAL SERVICE<br />
Grant 0403 868 457 / 9489 3543<br />
Local Electrician. No job to small. Over 30 yrs<br />
experience. Pensioner discount.<br />
0403 868 457 or 9489 3543 Lic 80753C<br />
RAW ELECTRICAL<br />
0404 454 643<br />
Honest & reliable For all electrical & telephone<br />
needs. Call now. F/Q All job sizes. Fully insured<br />
<br />
Lic 225784c<br />
LOCAL ELECTRICIAN SERVICE <strong>20</strong>YRS<br />
Ian 0412 988 012<br />
F Fast/Same Day Service<br />
F All Electrical Repairs & Installs<br />
F Pens Discounts/Competitive Rates<br />
F Phones & Broadband Internet<br />
F <strong>20</strong>Yrs Local 100% Service<br />
F No Job Too Small<br />
www.secure-electrical.com.au<br />
Lic 92264C<br />
ENVELOPES & PRINTING<br />
SUPPLY & PRINT, BUY DIRECT & SAVE!<br />
9604 7727<br />
Commercial, plain & window face.<br />
Invitation craft, coloured & metallic.<br />
PHONE & WE’LL CALL YOUR OFFICE OR HOME<br />
www.socialprinting.com.au<br />
EXCAVATIONS<br />
EXCAVATIONS, DEMOLITION DEMO<br />
POOLS, BACK FILLING<br />
0418 250 404 9817 3911<br />
5 tonne excavator with hammer. Rock exc.,<br />
Bobcat, Tippers. Free fill delivered.<br />
<br />
R54172<br />
EXCAVATION AND RUBBISH REMOVAL<br />
0405 554 855<br />
General rip outs, Asbestos removal, demolition<br />
& tipper hire. Free Quotes<br />
FLECK RUBBISH REMOVALS &<br />
MINI EXCAVATIONS<br />
Glen 0418 268 040<br />
Narrow Access Excavation. Excavators from<br />
760mm wide up to 1<strong>20</strong>0mm wide. Dumper<br />
Tippers 760mm wide. Bobcats 3 Tonne Trucks.<br />
All Areas. Best Rates. Call Glen<br />
FENCING<br />
PRIMO FENCING 0417 468 166<br />
Specialist in treated pine & hardwood, A1<br />
workmanship guaranteed<br />
ANDREW SPIES FENCING<br />
0410 534 692<br />
Specialises in all types of fencing. View website<br />
@ Andrew-Spies-Fencing.com<br />
KOALA FENCING<br />
Martin 0412 010 212<br />
Horizontal & Privacy Fences. Pool fences &<br />
gates. Timber & colourbond, fence repairs.<br />
call Martin 0412 010 212<br />
FENCING INNOVATIONS<br />
0419 447 126<br />
All types of fencing, brick, timber, colorbond<br />
& pool. 30 yrs experience.<br />
ACTIVE FENCING<br />
Patrick 0400 598 403/9457 7893<br />
Boundary, Paling & Colourbond Fencing. Also<br />
gates, picket fences & wrought iron. Ph Patrick<br />
0400 598 403 activefencing@gmail.com<br />
LOCAL FENCING 9807 2367<br />
Quality timber, c/bond, gates, pickets, pool,<br />
log walls. Free quotes<br />
.<br />
To advertise<br />
Phone<br />
Narelle: 9807 6666<br />
FLOORS<br />
CRYSTAL FLOOR SANDING SERVICE<br />
9804 1900 James 0419 491 648<br />
• Old floors made like new<br />
• Best price Owner operating<br />
• Stain & Lime Specialist.<br />
Call James<br />
Lic 110835c<br />
Ozwood Timber Specialist<br />
9648 0070 9648 0040<br />
• Supply and Install Timber & Vinyl floors.<br />
• Sand and Polish<br />
D2, 290 Parramatta Rd AUBURN<br />
Tel: 9648 0070<br />
www.ozwoodaustralia.com.au Tel: 9648 0040<br />
FLORISTS<br />
BLOSSOM HOUSE FLORIST<br />
9874 1577<br />
Multi Award Winning Florist<br />
Flowers & Gifts for All Occasions<br />
Member Interflora<br />
Shop 27, Eastwood Centre Shi Li Zhao<br />
Email: blossomhouseflorist@yahoo.com.au<br />
JOANNE’S FLOWERS GALORE<br />
AWARD WINNING FLORIST<br />
9809 3082<br />
All Floral Arrangements, Plants, Gifts. Rear<br />
82A Lane Cove Rd, Ryde<br />
www.joannesflowers.com.au<br />
FLYSCREEN<br />
FLYSCREEN & GLASS REPAIR<br />
0412 503 0<strong>20</strong><br />
Security Door & Flyscreen windows. Also glass<br />
repairs, broken windows & doors, sash cords etc.<br />
All gardening work / lawn mowing, etc.<br />
SABA SCREENS 0413 770 150<br />
Security & flyscreen doors, flyscreens, security<br />
window grilles, repair & remesh.<br />
FURNITURE REPAIRS<br />
& CABINET MAKING<br />
TRADITIONAL FINE FURNITURE<br />
0417 457 897 8765 8949<br />
Custom made furniture and specialist repairs &<br />
restoration work. 30 years experience.<br />
garage doors<br />
SYDNEY WIDE GARAGE DOORS<br />
Andy 0423 156 789<br />
Installation, repair all type garage doors,<br />
garage motors ,sliding gates, swing gates<br />
garage remotes, spring, same day service,<br />
free quotes.<br />
RYDE GARAGE DOORS 9809 1965<br />
Installation, sales & service. B & D Dealer.<br />
Call for free quote.<br />
ALPHA GARAGE DOORS AND AUTO OPENERS<br />
0423 755 077<br />
Supply - Install - Repairs: . Garage Door<br />
Motors . Sliding & Swing Gate Motors .<br />
Remotes<br />
To advertise<br />
Phone<br />
Narelle: 9807 6666<br />
GARDENING<br />
ABLOOM ACE GARDENING<br />
8819 4980 Sam or Chad 0410 774 647<br />
Restore overgrown gardens, Land & yard<br />
clearing, Trimming, Weeding, Lawnmowing,<br />
Turfing, Tree lopping, Stump Removal,<br />
Landscape, Plants, Gurney wash,<br />
Rubbish removal. Regular Maintenance,<br />
Pens Discount. Fully Insured, 7 Days,<br />
Best hourly rate. Free quotes. Call Sam<br />
or Chad<br />
AL’s COMPLETE GARDEN CARE<br />
Al 0414 753 258<br />
Qualified horticulturalist, Complete garden<br />
maintenance. Lawn mowing, hedging, fertilising,<br />
weed control, high pressure water cleaning<br />
Comm/Res/Strata Call Al
Handy<br />
Phone<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Weekly</strong> <strong>Times</strong> 9807 6666<br />
Guide<br />
Wednesday <strong>20</strong> <strong>February</strong>, <strong>20</strong>19 THE WEEKLY TIMES 25<br />
GARDENING (continued)<br />
a & a absolute best price<br />
9439 8550 Jack 0411 351 161<br />
Digging, weeding, land & yard clearing, tree<br />
lopping, trimming, pruning, restore overgrown<br />
garden. Pensioner discounts. Ring Jack<br />
JOE HANDY GARDENER<br />
8021 9351 0416 005 291<br />
Garden maintenance, weed, dig, tree lopp,<br />
turf, r/removal, l/scaping<br />
Just gardens<br />
8866 0954 Mark 0411 548 503<br />
Is your garden overgrown. Call Mark for your<br />
garden needs.<br />
NORTH RYDE GARDENING<br />
0414 765 181 Alan 9888 5406<br />
Your reliable gardener. Weed, dig, trim,<br />
clean, tree trim/lopping, stump grind, mow,<br />
turf, rubbish removal, maintenance, high<br />
pressure cleam. Call Alan<br />
ONE TOUCH GARDEN CARE & MAINTENANCE<br />
Khris 0423 518 909<br />
For all your local gardening need’s – Mowing,<br />
hedging, mulching and turfing. High pressure<br />
water cleaning & much more. Free Quote –<br />
Please Phone Khris 0423 518 909 Or<br />
email: onetouchgardencare@gmail.com<br />
ABN: 26237966477 Fully Insured.<br />
able Gardening Andrew 0415 756 713<br />
• 1/2 price this month<br />
• <strong>20</strong>% Pens. Disc. Gardening, Landscaping<br />
• Turfing, Tree & Stump removal<br />
• Garden restoration, trimming & weeding<br />
• F/Q Fully Ins. Call Andrew<br />
DOWN TO EARTH GARDENING SERVICES<br />
Nick 0408 688 949<br />
Qualified horticulturalist<br />
Specialising in garden maintenance,<br />
garden make over’s and organic<br />
vegetable gardens. Fully insured. Call Nick.<br />
AARONS ALWAYS CHEAPER<br />
GARDEN SERVICE<br />
0406 251 150<br />
Tree lopping, weeding, pruning, trimming,<br />
turf laying, yard clearing, rubbish removal,<br />
maintenance & high pressure cleaning. Call<br />
Michael 9872 7552.<br />
GAS<br />
To advertise<br />
Phone<br />
Narelle: 9807 6666<br />
SYDNEY LOCAL GAS SPECIALIST<br />
0414 837 679 Phil 9715 1804<br />
Leakfinding, fixes, repairs / renewals, new connections/servicing/commissioning<br />
of room/<br />
central heaters, fake coal/logfires, commercial<br />
kitchens, cooktops, ovens, stoves, hotwater<br />
heaters, all makes/models, Rinnai, Rheem,<br />
Pyrox, Bonair, Everdure, Electrolux Westinghouse,<br />
Chef, Miele, Smeg, Bosch, Vulcan, Dux,<br />
Jetmaster, realflame, Genesis, bayonets fitted,<br />
LP/ BBQ conversions, (carbon monoxide testing).<br />
Same day Service, reliable, professional,<br />
efficient. All work Guaranteed. 25 yrs exp. C/<br />
Cards, Eftpos, 24/7 Emergencies. Lic 143252C<br />
GLASs<br />
PALMERS GLASS 9808 1344<br />
Windows, showerscreens, mirrors, Glass<br />
roofs, balustrading. Insurance work.<br />
GLADESVILLE GLASS SERVICE<br />
9817 3416 9816 3055<br />
Glass repairs Com. & Dom. • Shower screens,<br />
mirrors • All glass requirements • Free measure<br />
and quote. 278 Victoria Rd, Gladesville.<br />
GET GLAZING 04<strong>20</strong> 996 778<br />
Fast glass replacement. Free measure<br />
& quote. Call Matt<br />
GLASs (continued)<br />
EXCELL GLASS SERVICE 9874 9555<br />
All your glazing needs. Mirrors, tables,<br />
safety glass or repairs. 1073 Victoria Rd,<br />
West Ryde.<br />
guttering<br />
GUTTER-SNIPE GUTTER CLEANERS<br />
9477 5943<br />
We clean roof gutters, no mess, local, guaranteed,<br />
insured<br />
RYDE DISTRICT GUTTER &<br />
DOWNPIPE SPECIALISTS<br />
0418 265 530 9808 6060<br />
n Leaking Gutters<br />
n Gutters cleaned<br />
- Downpipes & drains unblocked<br />
n New quad & box gutters<br />
n Colorbond gutters repairs<br />
- small repairs a specialty<br />
n All gutter & downpipe renewal.<br />
n Huge range of Rain Water Tanks.<br />
n Seniors Card Welcome, Visa & MasterCard<br />
n Gary Renouf Plumbing <br />
Lic 125617c<br />
GUTTER, DOWNPIPE CLEANING SPECIALIST<br />
0414 837 679 Phil 9715 1804<br />
Local, efficient, reliable, neat & tidy, insured,<br />
on time. Gutter mesh & guard (install/replace)<br />
Leakfinding, gutters, downpipes, valleys,<br />
flashing, install & repairs whirlybird, venting,<br />
raintanks, roof & skylight leaks. Lic 143252c<br />
25 yrs exp, Eftpos, C/Cards Accepted<br />
HIGHVIEW ROOFING<br />
Robbie 0414 090 798<br />
* Gutter Repair * Gutter Cleaning<br />
* Leaking Gutters * Colourbond Box Gutters<br />
* Roof Repairs * Roof Leaks & Restoration<br />
Call Robbie for a Free Quote. Lic 15723719c<br />
hairdresser<br />
want a great haircut?<br />
9888 5257<br />
Come & see Joe’s Continental Barber 117<br />
North Rd Ryde - Midway shops<br />
HANDYMAN<br />
HANDYMAN / CARPENTER / BUILDER<br />
Eddie 0490 738 784<br />
Call & discuss for all types of building work!!<br />
Excellent references !! Lic 198333c<br />
S.S. CARPENTRY & HANDYMAN SERVICES<br />
Sam 0414 413 326<br />
Specialising in all Building, Carpentry &<br />
Gyprocking work. Free Quotes & Pens. Disc.<br />
Ph. Sam<br />
Nicholas carpentry & Handyman<br />
services<br />
Steven 0419 606 288<br />
• All Trades • Bathroom & Kitchen Renovations<br />
• Pergola’s, decks, roofing, gyprock, & painting<br />
• All minor & major repair work • Quote this<br />
advert and get a 10% discount !!! • Call Steven<br />
www.nicholascarpentry.com.au Lic no 108119c<br />
AUSMAIN PROPERTY MAINTENANCE<br />
Charlie 0412 413 077<br />
Gyprocking, cornices, plastering,<br />
rendering, carpentry, plumbing, tiling, paint,<br />
leaking showers,rubbish removal,Demo<br />
work,repairs,electrical and all types of small &<br />
handyman jobs Call Charlie for a free quote.<br />
ausmainpm@gmail.com<br />
HANDYMAN SERVICES<br />
0435 617 567<br />
Good Experience. Includes doors, lock doors,<br />
frame, windows, ceilings, walls, Gyprock, tiles.<br />
Timberflooring fix or replace and painting.<br />
Call Kee 0435 617 567 <br />
Lic 296601c<br />
EDDY YOUR LOCAL HANDYMAN<br />
0422 681 373<br />
All Small Jobs Around <strong>The</strong> House - No Job<br />
Too Small. Reliable - Honest - Efficient Service.<br />
Reasonable Rates<br />
PHONE ME ON: 0422 681 373<br />
HUNTS HOUSEWORK<br />
0421 196 190<br />
For all your Handyman, Gardening, Mowing and<br />
Yard Clearing requirements in Ryde and surrounding<br />
areas, call Simon @ Hunt’s Houseworx.<br />
Mobile: 0421196190<br />
email: hunts.houseworx@gmail.com<br />
HANDYMAN (continued)<br />
COMPLETE HANDYMAN SERVICE<br />
0439 742 874<br />
No job too small Flat labour charge. Free assessment.<br />
Available after hrs & w/ends, fully<br />
licenced, carpentry, plumbing, tiling, painting,<br />
cleaning service, r/removal. Leasing a<br />
property, get a free assessment on you small<br />
repairs. Ph. 0439 742 874<br />
Lic 2<strong>20</strong>372c Lic 145563c<br />
hot water services<br />
A LOCAL HOT WATER SPECIALIST<br />
0414 837 679 Phil 9715 1804<br />
Servicing / repairs / installs, Gas, Electric,<br />
Solar (all makes/models) Rinnai, Rheem,<br />
Bosch, Pyrox, Aquamax, Solahart, <strong>The</strong>rmann,<br />
Junkers, Bayard, Vulcan, Hocking, Everhot,<br />
Dux, Edwards, Beasley, Roomheaters Same<br />
day service, reliable, professional, efficient.<br />
All work guaranteed. 25 Yrs exp. C/Cards,<br />
Eftpos, 24/7 Emergencies. Lic 143252c<br />
RYDE HOT WATER SERVICE<br />
9809 4230 0412 <strong>20</strong>0 939<br />
Installations, repairs & sales. Electric and gas<br />
hot water heaters. Lic No L985.<br />
AUSTRALIAN HOT WATER <br />
HOT WATER SPECIALIST EASTWOOD<br />
Est. since 1986. 9874 86<strong>20</strong><br />
Sales, service, installations on all brands. Est.<br />
since 1986 www.australianhotwater.com.au.<br />
<br />
Lic 53936C<br />
ironing services<br />
IRONING 0411 155 774<br />
Free pick up and delivery Twice daily. 6 days<br />
p/w Family owned. 24hr turn around<br />
KITCHENS<br />
COMPLETE CUSTOM KITCHENS<br />
Glenn 0414 717 111<br />
Highest quality custom kitchen renovations<br />
Complete job. All trades. Unbeatable prices.<br />
Builder <strong>20</strong> Years Experience. Free Quotes.<br />
Pens.Disc. 0414 717 111<br />
Lic no 301036c<br />
GRANITE MARBLE CAESAR STONE<br />
9809 3623<br />
Kitchen & vanity tops 100’s of colours. Est<br />
60yrs Gladesville.<br />
www.ronbennettmarble.com.au<br />
To advertise<br />
Phone<br />
Narelle: 9807 6666<br />
KITCHEN REPAIRS<br />
KITCHEN REPAIRS<br />
Angelo 0408 677 614<br />
Hinges, Doors, Drawers, Shelves, Cabinets,<br />
Kick-boards etc.<br />
No job too small. Free quotes 7 days.<br />
angeloskitchenrepairs@gmail.comLic no 139738C<br />
LANDSCAPING<br />
able landscapingAndrew 0415 756 713<br />
• 1/2 price this month<br />
• <strong>20</strong>% Pens. Disc. Gardening, Landscaping<br />
• Turfing, Tree & Stump removal<br />
• Garden restoration, trimming & weeding<br />
• F/Q Fully Ins. Call Andrew<br />
*NICK’S LANDSCAPING & DESIGN*<br />
0418 169 369<br />
All types of landscaping & design. Sandstone<br />
wall / Timber Wall /Block & Retainer Walls<br />
Paving & all types of landscaping.<br />
9891 6656 Lic 96884c<br />
STRUCTURAL LANDSCAPING<br />
Carl 0414 724 557<br />
All types of structural landscaping from Design<br />
to completion. Satisfaction guaranteed. Fully<br />
Insured. Phone Carl<br />
LANDSCAPING (continued)<br />
SAMSON LANSCAPING 0432 474 950<br />
& Property maintenance. Design, Construct,<br />
Maintain, Irrigation service ins. Free Quotation.<br />
samson.call@hotmail.com Lic <strong>20</strong>8121c<br />
TREEMENDOUS LANDSCAPES P/L<br />
9874 2605 Paul 0407 <strong>20</strong>7 672<br />
Landscape design & construction. Member<br />
of AILDM<br />
Lic 77216c<br />
AARONS ALWAYS CHEAPER GARDEN SERVICE<br />
0406 251 150<br />
Tree lopping, weeding, pruning, trimming, turf laying,<br />
yard clearing, rubbish removal, maintenance<br />
& high pressure cleaning. Call Michael 9872 7552<br />
LAWN MOWING<br />
JAYS MAINTENANCE PLUS<br />
Jason 0424 619 816<br />
SERVING THE LOCAL AREA FOR OVER 10<br />
YEARS. Lawn, gutters cleared.<br />
Fully Insured. Call Jason<br />
NS LAWN CUTTING - Affordable<br />
0412 448 623<br />
Good Pensioner Discounts. Free Quotes.<br />
10 Years experience. Satisfied customers. Insured.<br />
LAWN MOWING 0421 656 4<strong>20</strong><br />
LAWNS, EDGES, HEDGES, cut & shaped, gardening,<br />
tree lopping, gutter cleaning, rubbish removal. All<br />
house & yard maintenance. Also Pressure Cleaning.<br />
All areas Free Quotes 0421 656 4<strong>20</strong><br />
LAWN MOWING & GARDENING SERVICES<br />
Rob 0403 372 277<br />
All lawn mowing & gardening needs.<br />
Pens.Discount. All areas.<br />
A CUT ABOVE THE REST. Call Rob<br />
MOWBY’S LAWN MOWING & GARDEN<br />
MAINTENANCE<br />
0407 072 685<br />
Reliable Service. Fully insured. Free quote.<br />
Pensioner Discount. Call Paul or email<br />
mowbysinfo@gmail.com<br />
EXHIBITION EDGES GLADESVILLE<br />
0418 221 680<br />
Lawns, pruning, clearing paths & drains, weeding,<br />
rubbish removal, Odd Jobs. Competitive Rates.<br />
LAWN MOWER REPAIRS<br />
THE MOWER SURGEON 0407 419 793<br />
3 mth warranty on mower, chainsaw & line<br />
trimmer repairs & s ervice.<br />
RYDE CITY MOWERS 9809 0329<br />
Repairs to most brands of lawnmowers, brushcutters,<br />
chainsaws. Chain sharpening. Guaranteed<br />
service. Factory trained & qualified technicians.<br />
Local pick up & delivery available (charges apply)<br />
locksmiths<br />
YOUR ONE STOP SECURITY SHOP<br />
9809 0294<br />
24hr Mobile Service & shop. Locks, Free Quotes,<br />
reliable service. Servicing Ryde & surrounding<br />
suburbs for over 25 yrs.<br />
Buffalo Locksmiths cnr Buffalo Road & Princes<br />
Street. Master Lic 408949295<br />
massage<br />
QUALIFIED STRESS RELIEVING<br />
0406 038 729<br />
Relaxing full body massage. Swedish & remedial.<br />
Ayurvedic style. Home visit. All Sydney areas.<br />
To advertise<br />
Phone<br />
Narelle: 9807 6666
26 THE WEEKLY TIMES Wednesday <strong>20</strong> <strong>February</strong>, <strong>20</strong>19<br />
massage continued)<br />
Authentic Thai Massage<br />
9809 3990<br />
Come meet our friendly new staff.<br />
968 Victoria Rd, West Ryde Ph. 9809 3990<br />
PAINTERS & DECORATORS<br />
ASPECT PAINTING & DECORATING<br />
8812 5507 0401 951 257<br />
All types of painting, reliable, g’teed service,<br />
free quotes, pensioners discount.<br />
<br />
Lic 149577c Reg<br />
TESSA PAINTING & MAINTENANCE<br />
0411 143 534<br />
Cheapest price, best quality. We prove it. Fully<br />
guaranteed <strong>20</strong> years experience, free quotes<br />
Lic 164240<br />
A-TEAM RENOVATIONS<br />
Jim 0411 696 165<br />
STOP – Don’t Paint Before You Call Us.<br />
Professional & reliable. Prices & quality guaranteed.<br />
Call the Team you trust!!<br />
Call Jim Lic 152633c<br />
DARRYL’S DECOR SERVICE<br />
Darryl 0414 885 559<br />
nt/ext painting, 35yrs exp. PH: Darryl Brown.<br />
Lic R88748<br />
BILLY’S PAINTING & DECORATING<br />
0414 881 267 9878 1677<br />
All work guaranteed, fully insured, free<br />
quotes.<br />
Lic 158883c<br />
PETER PAINTING<br />
0423 808 115 8819 2795<br />
<strong>20</strong> yrs exp. Work guaranteed Pensioner<br />
Discount. Free Quotes<br />
Lic 157468c<br />
RYDE PAINTING & DECORATING<br />
SERVICES<br />
0412 944 025<br />
Genuine local painter, Fully Insured. All types<br />
of painting, reliable, reasonable price. Free<br />
Quotes -Pensioner Discount. Lic 150743c<br />
MICHAEL THE PAINTER<br />
Michael 0412 444 838<br />
• Professional and reliable<br />
• All types of painting • All areas<br />
• Reasonable rates • Best quality<br />
• Cheapest quotes • Pensioner Disc<br />
Call Michael.<br />
Lic 3<strong>20</strong>177c<br />
FARADAY & KENT HOME PAINTING<br />
Brett 0435 898 716<br />
Request a quote email: info@faradaykent.<br />
com.au Fully lic & ins. 10% Seniors card<br />
discount. Ph 9816 3<strong>20</strong>0<br />
<br />
Lic 267578c/MPA51764336628<br />
W Z FINE PAINTING SERVICE PTY LTD<br />
David 0450 726 188<br />
* Reliable and professional<br />
* Guaranteed quality and price.<br />
* All types of painting * Fully Lic & Ins.<br />
* Free onsite quote. Lic No 310324c<br />
ON POINT COLOUR PAINTING<br />
Darren 0424 845 188<br />
Domestic & Commercial Professional<br />
Service, Free Quote.<br />
onpointcolour@gmail.com<br />
iLic 312287c<br />
EDGE PAINTING Sam 0433 742 162<br />
* Master Painters Association Member.<br />
* Dulux accredited *Specialised in repairing<br />
& repainting. Interior/exterior<br />
* Pensioner Discount *Quality Guaranteed.<br />
www.edgepainting.net<br />
<br />
Lic 267578c/MPA280514<br />
K H FISH & SON Victor 0413 970 249<br />
Prof painting, specialising ornate ceilings.<br />
Free colour consultancy. All work guaranteed.<br />
F/Q Victor. Over 30 yrs experience.<br />
<br />
Lic 77172c<br />
SKY PAINTING<br />
0418 605 025 9929 4966<br />
28 yrs exp. Pensioner Dis Free Quotes<br />
Member MPA<br />
Lic R96188<br />
ALL SMALL JOBS PAINTER<br />
James 0405 765 631<br />
Interior & Exterior,Pensioner Discount. Immediate<br />
Start. Free Quotes<br />
Call James 0405 765 631<br />
Lic No 195805c<br />
PERFECTION PAINTERS<br />
Joseph 0451 123 231<br />
* Residential * Commercial * Pressure Cleaning<br />
* Roof Painting. Interior and Exterior.<br />
Free & Quote Insured<br />
www.paintedtoperfectionpainters.com.au<br />
<br />
Lic. 269706C<br />
Handy<br />
pest control<br />
T & J PEST CONTROL<br />
TONY 0426 747 407<br />
General Pest Control.<br />
3 bedroom house from $150.<br />
Pensioners discount.<br />
Call Tony on 0426 747 407. Lic No. 5072508<br />
EL MATADOR 0433 453 789<br />
Eco Friendly Pest Control, Pet Safe, No<br />
Odour, F/Quotes. Specialising in all kinds of<br />
pests. Lic No. 101699<br />
ZOOM PEST CONTROL<br />
0490 817 868<br />
Domestic - Commercial - Industrial.<br />
Call Jimmy on 0490 817 868.<br />
FORENSIC PEST CONTROL PC<br />
1300 360 457<br />
<strong>The</strong> Pest Detectives All termite & general<br />
pestcontrol, sub floor ventilation & bird control.PC<br />
Lic 3433<br />
PEST CONTROL 9449 2948<br />
HAVE YOUR HOME PEST FREE<br />
FROM $240.00 Cockroaches, Silverfish,<br />
Webbing Spiders 40+ YRS Exp.<br />
<br />
Shore Pest Services<br />
photographic<br />
RAY WOOD PORTRAITURE<br />
0414 843 759<br />
Wedding, fashion, PR, etc. Viewing portfolio<br />
welcome. Regular <strong>TWT</strong> contributor.<br />
PHYSIOTHERAPY<br />
HUNTERS HILL PHYSIOTHERAPY &<br />
SPORTS INJURY CENTRE<br />
Stephen Casey 9816 5092<br />
Stephen Casey. Musculoskeletal. Manip. Physiotherapist.<br />
3/53 Gladesville Road, Hunters Hill<br />
Plantation Shutters<br />
BLIND INSPIRATION 9427 9312<br />
Free in house measure & quote. Latest products<br />
and designs We also specialise in Awnings, Roller<br />
Blinds, Curtains and Motorisation.<br />
PLASTERING<br />
GYPROCK PLASTERING SERVICES<br />
Demitri 0404 770 412<br />
All types of plastering * Reasonable rates.<br />
Call Demitri Lic 288665c<br />
GYPROCK MASTER 0490 345 089<br />
Gyprocking, Plaster Board, Steel Frame, Cornice<br />
& Insullation. Residential & Commercial.<br />
New Construction, Restoration, repair. More<br />
than 10 Years Exp. www.gyprockmaster.com.au<br />
PLUMBERS<br />
T N T PLUMBING SERVICES<br />
0431 856 091<br />
• Free Call Out<br />
• Blocked Drains Cleared - Same Day Service<br />
• Bathroom / Laundry Renovations<br />
• Hot Water repairs / replacement<br />
• Leaking Tap / Toilets repairs<br />
• Gas Fitting / repairs<br />
• Stormwater / roof leaks<br />
• 15% Seniors Discount<br />
• 24/7 Service • Eftpos Welcome<br />
Phone<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Weekly</strong> <strong>Times</strong> 9807 6666<br />
Lic 257776c<br />
YOUR FAST LOCAL PLUMBER<br />
0414 837 679 Phil 9715 1804<br />
Guaranteed Same Day Service. Prompt, On time,<br />
Efficient, Reliable, Honest. Blocked drains cleared.<br />
Sewer-stormwater, burst pipes, leaking showers<br />
Taps/toilets, waterproofing, water filters, hot water<br />
heater maintenance accredited repairer/ installer.<br />
Servicing (all makes / models), gas leaks, installs<br />
Repairs, connections, appliance repairs,servicing<br />
Room-Central heating, fake log/coal fires, stoves<br />
BackflowPrevention, TMV’s, downpipes/gutters,<br />
cappings Flashings), lead, Roof repairs (metal/<br />
asbestos/Tile / slate) Skylights, leaks / fixes. No<br />
job too big or small. All work guaranteed. 25 Yrs exp.<br />
C/Cards, Eftpos, 24/7 emergencies. <br />
Lic. 143252c<br />
domestic plumbing 0416 274 249<br />
leaky pipes & roofs, dripping taps, blocked<br />
drains, gas leaks or connections, running cisterns.<br />
I can fix it. C. Parker Plumbing 30 yrs in<br />
business. 24hrs 7 day emerg. calls. Master<br />
Plumber Gold lic. L1376<br />
Guide<br />
PLUMBERS (continued)<br />
COTTAGE & DOMESTIC MAINTENANCE<br />
0414 808 809 9808 30<strong>20</strong><br />
Phillip Draper West Ryde Lic 3906<br />
POOLE & CO PLUMBING<br />
9809 4230 0412 <strong>20</strong>0 939<br />
Your Local Plumber for 50 Years.<br />
* Blocked drains cleared<br />
* Taps & toilets<br />
* Hot Water<br />
* Gasfitting<br />
www.pooletheplumber.com.au Lic 985<br />
GLADESVILLE PLUMBING SERVICES<br />
9817 4777 0413 402 599<br />
For all your plumbing needs. Free Quotes.<br />
24hr/7days. Emerg. serv.<br />
Visa/Master/Eftpos.<br />
Lic 168655C<br />
CMF PLUMBING<br />
0411 232 629 9808 42<strong>20</strong><br />
• Plumbing, draining, roofing, gas fitting<br />
• Maintenance specialist • Jet blaster & CCTV<br />
• No job too small<br />
Lic 117469c<br />
TAP RESCUE<br />
1300 827 000<br />
We repair, supply, install direct to you TAPS,<br />
TOILETS, Hot Water Systems, Water Filters<br />
and more. NO CALL OUT FEE! 0414 333 461<br />
<br />
Lic 40572c<br />
RYDE DISTRICT PLUMBING SPECIALISTS<br />
1800 889 440 0418 265 530<br />
■ Leaking taps & toilets - repair & renewal<br />
■ All blocked sewer drains<br />
■ All blocked stormwater drains<br />
■ Electric eel & diagnostic drain camera<br />
■ High pressure water jetting service<br />
■ Plumbing for home renovations<br />
■ Leaking hot water heaters gas & electric<br />
■ Gasfitting - Oven, cook top & BBQ installations<br />
■ Extra Gas bayonet points for the home<br />
■ Seniors Card welcome<br />
■ 24hrs/7 days emergency<br />
Gary Renouf Plumbing Visa, M/Card,<br />
B/Card T2 <br />
Lic. 125617c<br />
LOCAL PLUMBER<br />
0488 801 042<br />
• Taps, Hot water, Blocked Drains, Blocked pipes<br />
• 24/7 EMERGENCY Plumbers<br />
• On-time & Reliable<br />
• Plumbers you can trust<br />
• All works guaranteed<br />
• $0 CALL out<br />
• You approve the price before we start!<br />
$50 OFF when you mention this AD<br />
BLOCKED DRAINS & SEWER SPECIALIST<br />
9638 1398 0419 409 130<br />
All general plumbing including gas. (24hr<br />
Emergency Service) No job too sml. Free<br />
quotes. STEMBRIDGE PLUMBING. Lic. 9880<br />
Mastercard & Visa welcome.<br />
S.A.PLUMBING SERVICES FREE CAMERA<br />
SERVICE WITH EVERY BLOCKED DRAIN<br />
0416 297 555 9809 7555<br />
All suburbs<br />
• electric eel • leaking taps<br />
• hot water • water • roof guttering<br />
• gas fitting • leaking toilets • blocked drain<br />
• home renovations • real estate strata.<br />
• 7 days a week friendly sevice. Lic L 10575<br />
PROTECH PLUMBING<br />
0418 971 587<br />
• 24 Hrs Emergency Service<br />
• Blocked Drains Cleared<br />
• Water Leaks. Leaking Toilets<br />
• Real Estate Strata Work<br />
• Pensioner Discount. All Areas.<br />
P H PLUMBING & HANDYMAN SERVICES<br />
Peter 0498 181 354<br />
* Water Jetter Drain Cleaner * CCTV * All plumbing<br />
needs except Gas * Ryde Local Lic 258239c<br />
Pure Plumbing Professionals<br />
<strong>The</strong> Punctual Plumbers - 9191 7353<br />
• Local Business Award Winning Plumbers<br />
• $0 Call Out Fee* • Fast Emergency Service<br />
• Hot Water Repairs • Blocked Drains Cleared<br />
• Taps and Toilets • Noisy Pipes • Gas Fitting<br />
• Seniors Discounts<br />
www.pureplumbingpros.com.au<br />
RYDE SEWERFIX<br />
9809 4230 0412 <strong>20</strong>0 939<br />
Sewer & Stormwater Speciali st<br />
• Blockages Cleared • CCTV & Pipe Location<br />
• Repairs & Replacement • Free Quotes<br />
Over 50 year experience<br />
Lic. L985<br />
PAUL RUFF & SON PLUMBING<br />
0418 961 406<br />
Est. Locally 1981 Lic 3792<br />
To advertise<br />
Phone<br />
Narelle: 9807 6666<br />
PLUMBERS (continued)<br />
VOTED NORTHERN DISTRICTS No 1<br />
PLUMBERS. FREE CALL<br />
1800 799 963 9844 5858<br />
• $0 CALL OUT FEE<br />
• 15% Seniors Disc – Same Day Service<br />
• Blocked Drains Cleared • Free Camera Serv.<br />
• Leaking Toilets & Taps Repaired/Replaced<br />
• Hot Water Repairs, Water Leaks, Roof Leaks<br />
• 24/7 Days Emergency Service C/Card & Eftpos<br />
Maintenance King Plumbing Lic 257776c<br />
THE PIED PLUMBER LOCAL <br />
1300 13 80 80<br />
FIXED ON TIME, ON BUDGET, WITH NO MESS!<br />
* Fully Insured and Licensed<br />
* 10% Seniors and Pensioner Discount<br />
* Emergency Services and Inspections<br />
* Hot Water * Drains Cleared * Taps * Toilets<br />
* Gas * Burst Pipes * We’ll Knock $50 off.<br />
www.piedplumber.com.au Lic 278840c<br />
Momcilovic Plumbing Services<br />
Dusan 9801 5305 0431 711 811<br />
Blocked Drains - Hot Water Heating<br />
Leaking Taps/Toilets - Gas Installation<br />
Burst Pipes - Gutter Cleaning<br />
Fast, Reliable, Honest<br />
Call Dusan on 9801 5305 or 0431 711 811<br />
Lic 284276<br />
M.K.E. PLUMBING & GAS<br />
0419 250 761 9868 4830<br />
Hot water, leaky taps & toilets. gas fittings &<br />
emerge. serv etc. Marsfield Lic 178124c<br />
FRANK DRAPER SEWER REPAIRS &<br />
REPLACEMENTS<br />
0438 065 852<br />
Free Quotes, High Pressure Water Jetter<br />
Service. - Ryde <br />
Lic 181690c<br />
RYDE GAS COMPANY<br />
9809 4230 0412 <strong>20</strong>0 939<br />
Local Gas Specialists<br />
· Portable Gas Room Heaters Serviced<br />
· Carbon Monoxide Testing<br />
· Hot Water Heaters<br />
· Leak location & repair<br />
· New installations, replacement & additions<br />
· Bayonets & BBQ conversions. Lic. L985<br />
Need a Local Plumber Fast?<br />
9191 7353<br />
Do you have no hot water?<br />
Is your drain blocked?<br />
Are your taps and toilets leaking?<br />
Do you want an extra gas point?<br />
For fast friendly service with a smile<br />
Call Jeremy on 9191 7353<br />
100% Satisfaction Guaranteed<br />
BUDGET PLUMBING<br />
0439 742 874<br />
All plumbing problems incl. gas fitting,<br />
hot water, dripping taps, leaking cisterns,<br />
blocked drains. No service flat rate for<br />
blocked sewers labour, local area. Free Call.<br />
Pensioner discounts<br />
Ph. 0439 742 874 <br />
Lic 145563c<br />
JIM MEADE PLUMBING<br />
0418 247 597<br />
* Maintenance * Repairs * Renovations<br />
* Pensioner Disc * Fully Insured Lic.46242c<br />
STOP DRIP PLUMBING<br />
0403 847 378 Tyron 8957 2502<br />
* For all your plumbing needs. * Blocked Drains,<br />
* Leaking Taps, Leaking Toilets, Water leaks,<br />
* Gas Leaks, Hot Water Heaters,<br />
Friendly, Clean, Reliable, 24/7 Service<br />
<br />
Lic 318730c<br />
To advertise<br />
Phone<br />
Narelle: 9807 6666<br />
Psychologists &<br />
Relationship<br />
Counsellors<br />
OPEN SKY PSYCHOLOGY<br />
1300 739 531<br />
• Anxiety, Depression, Complex problems<br />
• Addictions, Trauma, Parenting<br />
• Children, Teens, Adults, Couples, Families<br />
After Hours and Saturdays available.<br />
Bookings within a few days. 6 practitioners<br />
(incl. Workcover approved)<br />
Suite 9, 227 Morrison Rd, Ryde<br />
www.openskypsychology.com.au<br />
REFRIGERATOR REPAIRS<br />
REFRIGERATION 0447 760 652<br />
Fridge & Freezer Repairs, Free Quotes,<br />
all makes & models, all areas. Call Danny<br />
now Ph. 8294 5725
REFRIGERATOR REPAIRS<br />
(continued)<br />
RYDE REPAIR CENTRE 9807 9828<br />
Repairs all fridges/seal washers, dryers, dishwashers.<br />
7 days.<br />
0409 833 832 9807 9828<br />
REMOVALISTS<br />
RYDE REMOVALS & STORAGE<br />
9809 4535 0418 230 671<br />
Local, country & interstate 6 ton trucks. Free quotes.<br />
ACORN FURNITURE REMOVALS.<br />
9988 0775 0418 216 328<br />
Professional *Reliable *Caring Local, country &<br />
interstate No job too small Free quotes.<br />
AB HOME REMOVAL<br />
0431 995 369 9745 5772<br />
Excellent Service. No job too big or small. Local<br />
and interstate. $80 per hour.<br />
KW HOUSE REMOVALS<br />
0403 903 022 0466 669 107<br />
•Residential •Office •Factory •All areas<br />
Good rates & Reliable services!<br />
roofing<br />
J & M SCHALK.<br />
9878 4483 0408 642 056<br />
Roof repairs. Metal, tile & leaking roof replacing<br />
valleys, F/Q, Lic R91302.<br />
AAA ACTIVE ROOFING<br />
0404 397 198 8677 4141<br />
All roof restore & repair 30% off. Pressure<br />
cleaning. F/Q<br />
Lic 133762c<br />
LOCAL SYDNEY ROOF SPECIALIST<br />
0414 837 679 Phil 9715 1804<br />
Leak finding/Repairs (tiles, metal, slate) shingals/skylights,<br />
asbestos, copper, Waterproofing , Lead, Flashings,<br />
cappings, ridgepointing, rebedding, Chimney’s,<br />
Stormwater Drains Cleared, relayed, Diverted, fixed.<br />
(Gutter’s/Downpipes) renewal, cleaning, whirlybirds.<br />
Same day service – reliable, professional, efficient.<br />
All work guaranteed. 25 Yrs exp. C/Cards,<br />
Eftpos, 24/7 Emergencies.<br />
Lic 143252c<br />
sam’s roofing P/L<br />
Sam 0416 178 058<br />
All metal roofing & guttering, no job too small<br />
33yrs exp. Ph Sam for quote. Lic 215152c<br />
Top ryde top roofing<br />
0410 322 681 9871 0313<br />
• High pressure cleaning<br />
• All roof repairs & painting F/Q.<br />
• Dulux Colour. • Pens Disc<br />
Lic 136874c<br />
roof painting<br />
AARON’S ROOFING<br />
0410 322 681 9871 0313<br />
High pressure cleaning. All roof repairs &<br />
colour <strong>20</strong>% off. F/Q Pens Disc.<br />
SKY ROOF PAINTING<br />
0418 605 025 9929 4966<br />
Water blasting & re-spraying 28 yrs exp Pen<br />
Dis Free Quotes Member MPA<br />
PETER PAINTING<br />
0423 808 115 8819 2795<br />
High pressure clean & painting. Free quotes.<br />
<strong>20</strong>% off quoted price. Work Guaranteed.<br />
<br />
Lic 157468c<br />
roof repairs<br />
BOB THE ROOFER 0418 677 188<br />
Leak Detection. All roof & gutter repairs guaranteed.<br />
35yrs Exp. C/Cards OK. Lic 123259C<br />
rubbish removals<br />
A CHEAP TRUCK LOAD OF RUBBISH<br />
9898 0774 0412 828 529<br />
From $30m3 Same day service. * All<br />
types of Rubbish Removal * Domestic<br />
& commercial. * ALL AREAS 24/7 *<br />
CHEAPER THAN SKIP-BINS. DECEASED<br />
ESTATES / GARAGE CLEAN OUTS.<br />
Handy<br />
rubbish removals<br />
(continued)<br />
AUSSIE BATTLER.<br />
0413 115 450 Brian 9858 2846<br />
<strong>20</strong>yrs exp all areas, rubbish, gard’, pruning &<br />
odd jobs. F/Q, same day service 8 days/week.<br />
Brian NO TEXTING.<br />
CHEAPEST PRICE RUBBISH REMOVAL<br />
9809 2536 Garry 0416 295 790<br />
* Residence * Office * Factories<br />
* Household * Garden Waste * Large or Small<br />
* Deceased Estates * 7 Days * Sen. Disc<br />
25 Years Exp. “We’ll Save You”<br />
FLECK RUBBISH REMOVAL<br />
Glen 0418 268 040<br />
• All Areas • 24/7 • Free Quotes<br />
• Excavator for hire<br />
• Domestic/Commercial<br />
• Good Rates<br />
• All types of waste • Senior Disc. Call Glen.<br />
AAA COMPLETE RUBBISH REMOVALS<br />
0416 099 599 9613 7774<br />
• All Types of Rubbish – Good Rates<br />
• Property Maintenance<br />
• Commercial / Domestic<br />
Same Day Service<br />
• All Areas 24/7 Free Quotes.<br />
safety rails<br />
SAFETY RAILS BY RAILS 2U<br />
Les 0439 967 102<br />
Make your home safer by installing internal and<br />
external rails by experienced installer.<br />
Can supply and install large range of rail sizes,<br />
no long waiting lists. No job too small. Senior<br />
Discounts. NDIS Approved Provider. Ph Les<br />
SECURITY & ALARMS<br />
PELSEC SECURITY<br />
Chris 0411 369 046<br />
Free Quotes Sydney-Wide Domestic and<br />
Commercial Alarms, CCTV, Intercoms,<br />
Ducted vaccums, Phone, Data, Television.<br />
Honest and reliable. Lic No. 00100331<br />
SEWING MACHINE REPAIRS<br />
SEWING MACHINE REPAIRS<br />
0401 802 752<br />
Mal Bruce Old Fashioned Home service<br />
given. 50 years exp. with all brands.<br />
SKIP BINS<br />
CALL-A-BIN<br />
0412 606 222 Brian 9802 2616<br />
2m, 3m, 4m, 6m & 9m bins. Local services.<br />
Best price. Call Brian<br />
PAYLESS MINI SKIPS<br />
0402 844 744 George 0415 224 460<br />
2-3-4m. Fast reliable service, specialising<br />
in small drives. Call George<br />
SOLAR INSTALLATIONS<br />
MPV SOLAR<br />
9817 0333<br />
Reduce youre electricity bills. First Class<br />
advice, equipment and workmanship.<br />
<strong>20</strong> years in the RYDE Area.<br />
mpvgroup.com.au<br />
Phone<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Weekly</strong> <strong>Times</strong> 9807 6666<br />
Lic 67862c<br />
Solicitors & CONVEYANCING<br />
OSBORNE HOWELL 9807 3222<br />
Over 50 years in RYDE.<br />
Shop 6, 43-49 Blaxland Road, Ryde<br />
(Entry via Argyle Ave) Wills, Estates,<br />
Probate, Conveyancing, Family Law, Commercial<br />
Leases, Sale of Business.<br />
LEES & GIVNEY LAWYERS<br />
9816 1122<br />
Established 1983 -<br />
Accredited Specialist: Family Law and<br />
Wills, Estate Law; Conveyancing, Enduring<br />
Power of Attorney. Home visits available.<br />
243 Victoria Road, Gladesville<br />
Guide<br />
Solicitors & CONVEYANCING<br />
(continued)<br />
LEVY PARTNERS 9809 1533<br />
Trusted since 1957 4a Church St, Ryde<br />
KENNEDY CONVEYANCING 1300 481 487<br />
Melvyn B Kennedy Adv Dip Con (TSyd) JP NSW<br />
• Area of practice • Conveyancing NSW wide<br />
• Conveyancing legal advice<br />
• Purchase & Selling Property<br />
• Preparation of Contracts • Contract Review<br />
• Property negotiations & Settlements<br />
• Commercial Purchase, Selling & Retail lease<br />
PO Box 3484, Putney NSW 2112 Lic. 05008998<br />
STONEMASON<br />
STONEMASON<br />
9635 9875 Said Rizk or James 0408 292 460<br />
Bricklayer, stonework, all repairs &<br />
concreting. No job too small. Fully Insured.<br />
<br />
Lic R85372<br />
stove repairs<br />
RYDE REPAIR CENTRE 9807 9828<br />
Repairs all stoves & ovens, 7 days / fast service<br />
0409 833 832 9807 9828<br />
surveyor<br />
ATS LAND SURVEYORS<br />
9808 6854<br />
Suite 3, 75 Rydedale Rd, West Ryde, ats1@<br />
atssurveyors.com.au<br />
swimming<br />
CARLILE SWIMMING<br />
9808 3199 Enquiries 0417 477 733<br />
Leaders in Learn-to-Swim and Swim Coaching<br />
for 45 years at Ryde.<br />
Year round Tuition at all levels in warm (34c) state<br />
of the art indoor pools.<br />
• Learn to Swim. Babies, toddlers, pre-schoolers<br />
and elementary at 16 Cross Street Ryde.<br />
• Style Correction for school competition in<br />
graded classes at Ryde Aquatic Centre<br />
TAX AGENT<br />
Rod Ross CA<br />
Investment property specialist, Tax Variation<br />
lodgements<br />
Visit www.rodrossca.com.au for more detail.<br />
TELEPHONE<br />
INSTALLATIONS<br />
TELEPHONE INSTALLATION<br />
Telephone & data cabling 0412 114 146<br />
TILES/TILING<br />
TONY TILING 0414 616 366<br />
All ceramic tiles (wall & floor) etc. All water<br />
proofing. All areas. <br />
Lic R78511<br />
ACCLAIM TILING SERVICES<br />
Gaby 0404 032 426<br />
Specilaising in bathroom renos & all types of<br />
wall & floor tiling. Call Gaby Lic 251461c<br />
SAM THE TILING MAN<br />
9832 9837 0413 072 621<br />
Small tiling jobs only Lab & Mats under<br />
$1000 40 yr exp Lic No. 68534C<br />
Innovative Tiling Floor & Wall Tiling<br />
0407 442 288<br />
• All Wall And Floor Tiling Interior & Exterior<br />
• Waterproofing Interior & Exterior<br />
• Kitchen & Laundry splash backs<br />
• Bathroom, Pools & Laundry Renovations<br />
• Leaking Shower Repairs<br />
• Stack Stone & Natural Stones<br />
• Professional Friendly Advice<br />
• Special Price For Pensioners<br />
• Free Measure & Detailed Quote<br />
• We Do It Right <strong>The</strong> First Time.<br />
Call Raymond 0407 442 288<br />
Lic Number <strong>20</strong>2336c<br />
tree lopping<br />
VIC’S TREE CUTTING<br />
0404 162 752 9858 2874<br />
Tree pruning and removal, stump grinding. Fully ins.<br />
Free Quotes. Qual Aborist. Family business.<br />
Wednesday <strong>20</strong> <strong>February</strong>, <strong>20</strong>19 THE WEEKLY TIMES 27<br />
tree lopping (continued)<br />
CHIPFAST<br />
9874 2229 0417 227 622<br />
all aspects of tree work, fully insured, qualified<br />
arborist, free quotes, wholesale garden mulch.<br />
THE TREE CUTTING COMPANY<br />
9873 4442 0423 623 777<br />
Large tree removal. Safe, efficient, affordable.<br />
Insured & qualified arborist.<br />
www.treecutting.com.au<br />
able tree service 0415 756 713<br />
1/2 price this month, <strong>20</strong>% Pens. Disc. All<br />
aspects of tree and stump removal. Qualified<br />
Arborist F/Q Fully Ins. Call Andrew<br />
A.J’S TREELOPPING & RUBBISH REMOVAL<br />
0412 933 031<br />
Quick, reliable, fully insured, free quote, pens. disc.<br />
Extra services incl. stump grinding, garden main,<br />
small concrete jobs, etc.<br />
AT YOUR TREE SERVICE<br />
0415 124 794<br />
Local Business. All aspects of Tree Work. Fully<br />
Insured. Free Quotes.<br />
W: www.atyourtreeservice.com.au<br />
E: atyourtreeservice@gmail.com<br />
TUITION<br />
MATHEMATICS Jo-Anne<br />
0401 914 269<br />
Yr 4-12 Ext 1 & 2. Very experienced teacher<br />
& tutor. Call Jo-Anne<br />
TV, DVD & AUDIO INSTALLS<br />
TV, AUDIO INSTALLATIONS<br />
Nick 0412 667 770<br />
Set up of Plasma/LCD, Home theatre, DVD,<br />
Hi-Fi. Pens disc. Technician with 40yrs exp.<br />
Call Nick.<br />
TV REPAIRS<br />
EXCELLENCE ELECTRONIC ENTERPRISE<br />
0412 566 100 9807 2772<br />
• Install, DVD, Setup box Foxtel/Optus<br />
• Get your DIGITAL Ready<br />
• All TV, DVD, Hi-Fi, Microwave, Vacuum,<br />
Antenna • Owner operated for <strong>20</strong> years<br />
WEST RYDE TV & DIGITAL BOX SET UP<br />
9804 6954<br />
DVD, home theatre, plasma TV Antenna,<br />
install & repairs 35 yrs exp. Pen Disc.<br />
VENETIAN BLINDS<br />
AMORS VENETIAN BLIND LAUNDRY<br />
8765 1733<br />
Gentle pressure clean, wax finish, re-cond. of<br />
all makes, free wash with all full reps. Same<br />
day serv. Meas & quote on venet, vertical &<br />
Holland. Gladesville.<br />
WASHING MACHINE<br />
REPAIRS<br />
RYDE REPAIR CENTRE 9807 9828<br />
Repairs all washers, dryers, fridges/seal, dishwashers.<br />
7 days. 0409 833 832 9807 9828<br />
weddings<br />
RAY WOOD PHOTOGRAPHY<br />
0414 843 759<br />
WINDOW CLEANING<br />
NO STREAKS WINDOW CLEANING,<br />
9808 6773 Eugene 0415 258 454<br />
Prompt, friendly, reliable service, F/Q, fully ins.<br />
Eugene<br />
SPIC AND SPAN WINDOW CLEANING<br />
Greg 0411 055 476<br />
Also soft house wash. Greg: H/ pressure<br />
cleaning. Sydney Water exempt.<br />
OUTLOOK GLASS WINDOW CLEANING<br />
9874 2815 David 0412 667 525<br />
Pressure clean/softwash. Fully Qualified.<br />
Fully Insured <strong>20</strong> yrs exp. Call David<br />
YOGA<br />
NIRVANA SCHOOL OF YOGA - RYDE<br />
9809 5618<br />
Stress relieving, recuperative Strengthen,<br />
relax. Suit all body types.<br />
vifb–nirvana@optusnet.com.au
28 THE WEEKLY TIMES Wednesday <strong>20</strong> <strong>February</strong>, <strong>20</strong>19<br />
glass services<br />
Trades & Services 9807 6666<br />
ices 9807 6666<br />
GLASS SERVICES<br />
roofing<br />
RUBBISH REMOVAL<br />
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MOB: 0418 486 665<br />
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WE LOAD, YOU RELAX<br />
Laing is presented with a framed women’s<br />
TREE<br />
jersey<br />
SERVICES<br />
by Rovers’ Life Member Karen Harrison.<br />
ST RYDE ROVERS<br />
3 Soccer Registrations<br />
ew Members Welcome!<br />
in <strong>20</strong>12 including 13 women’s teams!<br />
s to All Age, Over 35’s, Over 45’s &<br />
Super League.<br />
lue participation, fair play and fun.<br />
to provide development opportunities<br />
for all our players.<br />
Registration Dates<br />
urday 2 nd <strong>February</strong> 9am – 3pm<br />
or<br />
nday 3 rd <strong>February</strong> 9am – 1pm<br />
bank Park (Adelaide St. entrance)<br />
FREE TRAINING BALL<br />
For Under 6’s and 7’s<br />
30<br />
THIS MONTH<br />
and socks included in all registrations<br />
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ck our website for details<br />
www.westryderovers.asn.au<br />
iries: Rachel Hogan (Registrar)<br />
ll.registrar@westryderovers.asn.au<br />
(0400)880839<br />
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Call Stuart on 0484 311 662<br />
www. smiths-maintenance.business.site<br />
smithmaintenance@gmail.com<br />
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New Players Welcome<br />
ABLE TREE SERVICE<br />
* All aspects of Tree Work &<br />
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* Qualified Aborist<br />
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<strong>20</strong>13 Online Registrations now<br />
Club shorts and socks included in all registrations<br />
Registration Dates<br />
Saturday 2 nd <strong>February</strong> 9am – 3pm<br />
or<br />
Sunday 3 rd <strong>February</strong> 9am – 1pm<br />
Meadowbank Park (Adelaide St. entrance)<br />
Andrew: 0415 756 713<br />
Enquiries: Rachel Hogan (Registrar)<br />
football.registrar@westryderovers.asn.au<br />
(0400)880839<br />
painting<br />
Lic. No. 4461C<br />
Your Local Tradesman<br />
High Quality Domestic &<br />
Commercial Painting & Decorating<br />
Phone: ASHLEIGH - 0418 454 046<br />
avpainters@ozemail.com.au<br />
www.avpainters.com.au<br />
Specialising in<br />
• Heritage &<br />
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BEFORE AND AFTER<br />
We<br />
SPECIALISE<br />
in Kitchen<br />
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Painting &<br />
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Local Girl Guide leaders Alice Mee, Sarah Hassarati, Jo Kitchener, Louise Spencer, Jillian Michie<br />
with NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian.<br />
Premier’s recognition for Girl Guides<br />
LOCAL Girl Guide leaders were pleased to join other community volunteers at the<br />
Australia Day Western Sydney Community Reception hosted by the Premier Gladys<br />
Berejiklian at Lachlan’s, Old Government House, Parramatta.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y were delighted to have<br />
the unexpected privilege of<br />
hearing from the <strong>20</strong>19 Australians<br />
of the Year recipients<br />
(Dr Richard Harris OAM and<br />
Dr Craig Challen OAM) and Dr<br />
Suzanne Packer AM (Senior<br />
Australian of the Year) and Kate<br />
and Tick Everett (Local Hero) on<br />
what the national recognition<br />
meant to them.<br />
Eastwood District of Girl<br />
Guides has vacancies for girls<br />
aged 7 to 17.<br />
Girl Guides meet weekly and<br />
enjoy fun activities that develop<br />
confidence, skills in team work,<br />
and a caring attitude to the<br />
community and the environment.<br />
Email Louise at eastwoodbilby@gmail.com<br />
to find out more<br />
about the fun activities available<br />
at Eastwood Girl Guides.<br />
Further information on Guiding<br />
can be obtained from the<br />
Guides NSW website www.<br />
girlguides-nswact.org.au or<br />
by phoning Girl Guides NSW &<br />
ACT Head Office on 8396 5<strong>20</strong>0.<br />
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Based in North Ryde,<br />
Owner/Operator with over<br />
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Ryde Lantern Club’s recent fund raising bus trip to the Central Coast helped raise<br />
$1000 which has been directed to the Royal Institute for Deaf & Blind Children at North<br />
Rocks. Enquiries President Rosemary 9809 4979.
Wednesday <strong>20</strong> <strong>February</strong>, <strong>20</strong>19 THE WEEKLY TIMES 29<br />
CARS FOR SALE<br />
PROTON Persona <strong>20</strong>10, 1<br />
owner, 4 door, automatic<br />
many extras, done 25,500<br />
klm, long rego, A1 cond, sell<br />
$7,000.00 no offers Ph 9868<br />
2939<br />
MERCEDES SLK-230 Supercharged<br />
extractors,<br />
metal roof convertable,<br />
117,000kms, climate a/c<br />
leather auto AMG mags exc<br />
cond new tyres reg $10,<strong>20</strong>0<br />
Ph 9879 5072 0438 651<br />
527<br />
FOR SALE<br />
FRIDGE Kelvinator 430 litre,<br />
bottom freezer, left hinge, great<br />
for family, limited use great<br />
cond $350 Ph 04<strong>20</strong> 429 684<br />
KITCHEN Whiz new in box $50<br />
Ph 0415 953 099<br />
TREADMILL Working, monitor<br />
not working $80.00, microwave<br />
oven $30, floor steamer<br />
mop $50, clothes steamer $80<br />
Ph 0415 953 099<br />
KIDS Sliders x 2, 1 x huffy<br />
green machine, 1 x crane kids<br />
slider, 2 to choose from $50 ea<br />
Ph 0415 953 099<br />
SCOOTER Electric with charger<br />
$100 Ph 0415 953 099<br />
STROLLER Steelcraft $100 Ph<br />
0415 953 099<br />
BAR Fridge Lemaire as new<br />
$1<strong>20</strong> Ph 0415 953 099<br />
DOWNSIZING Quality imported<br />
furniture, all as new. Please<br />
call to inspect the variety of<br />
furniture, also Smeg gas hot<br />
plate & electric fan forced oven<br />
Ph 0412 133 742<br />
KAYAK Double seater Boreal<br />
Esperanto with pedal rudder<br />
stable and easy to handle, life<br />
jackets and trolley included<br />
$700 Call Ron 0411 639 641<br />
FRIDGE Kelvinator 430 litre,<br />
bottom freezer, left hinge, great<br />
for family, limited use great<br />
cond $350 Ph 04<strong>20</strong> 429 684<br />
VINTAGE Trunkoriginal markings<br />
Southampton to Australia,<br />
original straps with decorative<br />
steel clips (no key),<br />
enormous character would<br />
compliment any home, size<br />
880mmx580mmx640mm,<br />
new aluminium base and interior<br />
lining material, $180.00<br />
cash on pick up Ph 0412 265<br />
524<br />
BABY Cot very good cond<br />
very rare as new, we deliver<br />
to you $110 or near offer Ph<br />
0413 115 242 9817 1822<br />
TOOL Box locks strong aluminium<br />
75x55x45 high $65,<br />
also drills and cordless drill<br />
and many quality tools all<br />
cheap Ph 0425 370 022<br />
AIR Fryer Tefal family size<br />
digital vgc $35 Ph 0425 370<br />
022<br />
PRESSURE Cooker very<br />
special 4 1/2 litre solid steel<br />
delux and classy for the saving<br />
$55 Ph 0425 370 022<br />
MIRROR Set Queen Vict very<br />
beautiful gilded artistic frame<br />
bevelled 75x45cm, 50x45cm<br />
oval, $45 and $65 Ph 0425<br />
370 022<br />
LEAF Blower $35, hedge cutter<br />
$25, trimmer $5 to $7 best<br />
quality not bulky items Ph<br />
0425 370 022<br />
WALKER with Chair and basket,<br />
fold up strong like new<br />
good value $75 Ph 0425 370<br />
022<br />
CUTTER Wood or steel new<br />
in box, cut branches powerful<br />
with 2 blades, good quality<br />
$60 ono Ph 0425 370 022<br />
LOUNGES Lightweight two<br />
green cloth, bought new<br />
Chicago, seats four, good<br />
cond $50 each Ph 9879 5072<br />
0438 651 527<br />
LANDLINE Phone Samsung<br />
FXSF505 with facs $10 ono<br />
works well Ph 9888 5051<br />
GOLF Clubs Mazfli full set<br />
good cond, bag & buggy extra<br />
flop wedge $150 Ph 0449<br />
967 123<br />
OBITUARIES<br />
SET Top box DSE DBT Dick<br />
Smith $5 needs remote Ph<br />
9888 5051<br />
GOLD Coins for sale various<br />
types available reasonable<br />
prices Ph 0409 372 082<br />
CAMERA Kodak C180 easyshare<br />
$5 Ph 9888 5051<br />
TROUT Fly’s assorted 60<br />
cents each or 50 for 25 dollars,<br />
also saltwater fly’s 3 to 4<br />
dollars each Ph 0409 669 818<br />
NOVELS French, thrillers,<br />
mostly new $5 for 10 books<br />
Ph 9888 5051<br />
SUSPENSION Files unused<br />
$6 for 25, $8 for 25 with tabs<br />
Ph 9888 5051<br />
PRINTER Inks Canon new<br />
#526 complete set unused<br />
80 dollars Ph 0409 669 818<br />
HENS For sale lay eggs $15<br />
each Ph 9807 6190<br />
COCKATIELS For sale<br />
$30.00 each, $50.00 pairs<br />
special one month only Ph<br />
9807 1397<br />
“KARCHER” Hard floor<br />
cleaner used twice, great for<br />
tiles near new paid $350 asking<br />
$2<strong>20</strong> after 4pm Ph 9869<br />
1832<br />
FREEBIES<br />
KITCHEN Cabinet doors<br />
& hinges, computer desk<br />
hutch type good cond Ph<br />
9802 7712<br />
ROOM TO RENT<br />
Room to rent Ryde 3 BR<br />
House $<strong>20</strong>0wk Ph: Terry<br />
0407714699<br />
WORK WANTED<br />
CLEANING *<br />
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reliable, home/office<br />
* Ironing<br />
* Experienced Honest<br />
Lady * Good Refs<br />
* Free Quotes Ph<br />
0421 180 466<br />
BAXTER Merle - Passed away Ryde. Aged 92 years.<br />
<strong>February</strong> 16. Late of Gladesville.<br />
Aged 84 years.<br />
LEE-ARCHER Mervyn Reginald<br />
OAM - Passed away <strong>February</strong> 12.<br />
BRYAN Christopher James - Late of Ermington. Aged 92 years.<br />
Passed away <strong>February</strong> 17. Late of<br />
Putney. Aged 63 years.<br />
MILLISS David Ernest - Passed<br />
away <strong>February</strong> 8. Late of Concord.<br />
CUNNINGHAM Scott Anthony -<br />
Passed away <strong>February</strong> 6. Late of<br />
Formerly of Burwood. Aged 87<br />
years.<br />
Lane Cove. Aged 49 years.<br />
SMITH Douglas Duncan -<br />
DEED Hubert Hilton (Bert) -<br />
Passed away <strong>February</strong> 13. Late of<br />
North Epping. Aged 86 years.<br />
ISAACS Phillip Daryl OAM -<br />
Passed away <strong>February</strong> 14. Late of<br />
Passed away <strong>February</strong> 12. Late<br />
of Leichhardt. Formerly off Lane<br />
Cove and Gerringong.<br />
THOMPSON Lorraine Isobel -<br />
Passed away <strong>February</strong> 9. Late of<br />
Hunters Hill. Aged 86 years. Eastwood. Aged 88 years.<br />
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Lane Cove MP Anthony Roberts discusses crime prevention with Supt David Waddell earlier this month.<br />
<strong>TWT</strong> on-the-spot PHOTO<br />
Elderly man killed in Huntley’s Point<br />
AN ELDERLY man was struck and killed by a passing van in<br />
Huntley’s Point last Saturday morning.<br />
<strong>The</strong> fatality occurred<br />
around 11.30am when<br />
two vehicles were<br />
involved in a crash<br />
on the Tarban Creek<br />
Bridge and the 80<br />
year old man got out<br />
of his car to exchange<br />
details with another<br />
driver.<br />
He was then hit by<br />
the white van and later<br />
treated by paramedics.<br />
<strong>The</strong> van driver was<br />
treated for shock.<br />
“Bystanders stopped<br />
to look and help and<br />
they’ve obviously<br />
been distraught by<br />
what they saw,” NSW<br />
Police Inspector Anthony<br />
Boyd said.<br />
“It was a very traumatic<br />
incident.”<br />
Crash investigators<br />
remained on the<br />
scene on Saturday to<br />
determine the exact<br />
cause of the fatal incident.<br />
***<br />
POLICE arrested<br />
two suspected theives<br />
in Ryde and North<br />
Ryde last week.<br />
Around 3pm on Friday<br />
a 54-year-old man<br />
from Lewisham entered<br />
a clothing store<br />
at Ryde and allegedly<br />
stole several T shirts<br />
before fleeing the<br />
store.<br />
<strong>The</strong> suspect was later<br />
captured by police<br />
officers who allegedly<br />
found a knife in his<br />
pocket and a key card<br />
in another person’s<br />
name.<br />
He was then issued<br />
with a Court Attendance<br />
Notice for Goods<br />
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in Custody, Shoplifting<br />
and Possession of a<br />
Knife in a Public Place.<br />
In the other arrest,<br />
a suspected thief<br />
was arrested around<br />
12.<strong>20</strong>am in North<br />
Ryde on Thursday.<br />
It is alleged the 49<br />
year old suspect had<br />
been shining a flash<br />
light into cars parked<br />
in Cutler Parade and<br />
police captured him<br />
in Betty Hendry Parade,<br />
North Ryde and<br />
a search found gloves<br />
and a screwdriver.<br />
It is further alleged<br />
that he was wearing<br />
a watch suspected of<br />
being stolen.<br />
He was charged<br />
with Possess House<br />
Breaking Implements<br />
and Goods in Custody.<br />
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30 THE WEEKLY TIMES Wednesday <strong>20</strong> <strong>February</strong>, <strong>20</strong>19<br />
North Ryde RSL Men<br />
Feb 16 Internal Trials P<br />
Collins A Woods P Auberson<br />
D Hope d I Pendleton<br />
M Richardson R Reitano K<br />
Ho 26/11 J Morris A Benson<br />
D Fenelon J French d<br />
P Lavery PDowling J Grabiec<br />
S Skinner <strong>20</strong>/15 J<br />
Glen A Wray S Palmer d J<br />
Lundberg G King W Coelho<br />
28/17 16 Feb Socials E Sinanian<br />
P McPhie d B Arnold<br />
D Carr 29/6 V Spano N<br />
Ferris d R Culotta S Pleming<br />
31/13 G Inchley C Costa<br />
d C Osborne W Walsh<br />
33/26 J Brennan R Dummett<br />
A Wray d E Sinanian<br />
w Coelho P Lavery 16/11<br />
J Wellar V Spano J French<br />
d B Higinbotham W Wood<br />
D Hope 18/9 S Fennell D<br />
Fenelon d J Glen P Collins<br />
<strong>20</strong>/16 A Hollard J Lundberg<br />
d D Carr S Layburn 22/16<br />
PETER LAVERY<br />
Gladesville Women<br />
Thu Feb 7 Major Singles Rd<br />
1 E Meagher d B Paterson,<br />
L Macdonald d K Ruser<br />
Mon Feb 11 A team participated<br />
in the District Senior<br />
Fours J Jones K Russell R<br />
Eagles L Macdonald were<br />
defeated on an extra end<br />
by North Epping at Denistone<br />
Tue Feb 12 Social M<br />
Tennant R Eagles L Mac-<br />
Donald d J Bryant K Russell<br />
J Jones<br />
JILL FORSTER<br />
Brush Park Women<br />
Tue Feb 12 Social TriplesC<br />
Whitelock R Pacey M<br />
Campbell d S McClatchey<br />
M Armstrong M Dewhirst,<br />
R Newton C Jackson J De<br />
Vries d C Cupitt E Bell J<br />
Battersby Social Fours C<br />
Smith P Nealon P Warwick<br />
F Domanko d M McNulty P<br />
McClean J Leek P Lyons<br />
MARIE DEWHIRST<br />
Ryde X Phoenix Women<br />
Tue 12 Social H Simmons<br />
B ReynoldsdM Guinn R<br />
Isaacs, C Netterfield M<br />
Johnston B Smith dC Netterfield<br />
J Tumminello M<br />
Caldwell<br />
BETTY SMITH<br />
North Ryde RSL Women<br />
Mon Feb 11 District Fours<br />
/Seniors at Denistone Our<br />
two teams both had wins<br />
Tue the Seniors lost Fours<br />
won and went on to play<br />
the final at Brush Park on<br />
Thu going down to Carlingford<br />
21/<strong>20</strong> Tue Feb 12<br />
due to the hot weather no<br />
bowls Thu Feb 14 Social<br />
Rk4 Win Rk R Gaspari S<br />
Fennell D Fenelon 29 K<br />
Moss J Bax C Renwick<br />
12 J/Pot not won Mar 4<br />
lunch at Narrabeen sheet<br />
on board Mar 14 Present’s<br />
Day and Memorial day<br />
.please let Carmel know if<br />
you are coming Email carmelcandrick@<br />
gmail.com<br />
or 9878 3527 Pennants<br />
start Mart 19 North Ryde<br />
have entered Gds 1 and 3 .<br />
COLLEEN RENWICK<br />
North EppingWomen<br />
Tue 12 Jan-Social L Watford<br />
H Stibbs V Riley d<br />
L Watford H Fletcher B<br />
Tromp L Pierens 17/15<br />
Maj Singles SF J Swan d S<br />
Caswell 25/12 R Delves d L<br />
Pierens 25/<strong>20</strong> District Senior<br />
Fours V Riley B Tromp<br />
J Swan J Thorp d Dundas<br />
Sports 15/12 in final<br />
SUE ARCHIBALD<br />
North EppingMen<br />
Wed Feb 13 Feb Club P<br />
Cummins R Phillips d R<br />
Crowne M Havron 24/21 G<br />
Giudice T Warner J Fry d A<br />
McCoy O Sherrard W Daley<br />
24/17 R Stanton B BGill<br />
P Delves d J Kaine G Scott<br />
N Swancott 24/16 R Seidl<br />
R Monteith K Beacom d<br />
A Macleod C Thurmer K<br />
Douglass 22/18 K Riley S<br />
Mewburn R Matheson d J<br />
Royer R Watkins M Hollier<br />
24/17 T Holden J Clough<br />
D Ballantyne d A Robinson<br />
C Watford P Brown<br />
22/17 R Kern B Swan R<br />
Gallop d J Taylor N Oppedisano<br />
W Spaul 26/10 Sat<br />
Feb 16 Club A McCoy B<br />
Gill C Thurmer R Peterson<br />
d R Michie A Robinson J<br />
Clough W Fletcher 22/21<br />
J Taylor D Byron D Singleton<br />
J Boulos d A Macleod<br />
N Oppedisano R Watkins<br />
R Gallop 33/14 S Burge R<br />
Delves P Delves d R Stanton<br />
V Riley M Hollier 19/18<br />
T Warner C Watford W Daley<br />
d R Monteith J Havron<br />
M Gardiner 21/17 Pennant<br />
Trial v West Pymble Gde 6<br />
O Sherrard K Avis D Ballantyne<br />
R Matheson won<br />
25/14 B Swan N Swancott<br />
J Fry K Douglass lost 28/16<br />
R Kern G Scott D Dyer S<br />
Garvey won 27/14 Points<br />
9-1 Gde 7 K Riley S Parkinson<br />
B Forrest K Beacom<br />
lost 28/16 S Slocombe L<br />
Byrne K Young R Vass won<br />
15/14 R Crowne P Cummins<br />
H Kennedy B Spaul<br />
lost 13/19Novice Singles<br />
SF M Havron d O Sherrad<br />
25/8 Fin S Mewburn d M<br />
Havron 25/17 Handicap<br />
Pairs SF O Sherrad B Daley<br />
d M Hollier P Brown 18/7<br />
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K Wooden K Jennings d P<br />
Smith J Elliott K Gleeson<br />
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Rees d F Cornelius L Ager<br />
R Marrins 31/25 J Stanton<br />
B Prentice A Long d J<br />
McConnell R Rust P Joint<br />
28/22 D Walker A Rodger<br />
J Cunningham d K Lake B<br />
Lancett A Heyes 32/23 C<br />
Dale J Carrington M Cadby<br />
d P Noone J Puckeridge<br />
M Caruso 26/16 Sat Feb<br />
16 Pennant Trial vs Denistone<br />
Sports Gde 5 Putney<br />
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R Rust M Lansdown<br />
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EXPERIENCED quartet of Lorna Humphreys (lead), Pat Saunders (second),<br />
Shirley Leabeater (third) and Ivy HItchens (skip) recently captured<br />
the <strong>20</strong>19 North Ryde RSL Women’s Bowling Club Fours championship.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y defeated Susie Fennell ( sub lead), Pat Ferris (second), June Bax<br />
(third) and Slavica Beram (sub skip) in the final that was staged in sultry<br />
conditions.<br />
Lorna, Pat, Shirley and Ivy qualified to compete in the Macquarie District<br />
Fours at Denistone.<br />
Hillies outclass St George Vets<br />
HUNTERS HILL Pirates’ first four games in the City & Suburban Cricket<br />
competition in the New Year were tragic - but did have their highlights<br />
and are worth sharing.<br />
Dashing batsman Joel<br />
Brooks was steady and<br />
compiled 81 runs from<br />
three knocks.<br />
<strong>The</strong>re were flashes of<br />
brilliance from James<br />
Woods (36), Alex Miller<br />
(56) and Rodney Bourgonjen<br />
(60) while in the<br />
bowling stakes there<br />
were two standouts -<br />
Andy Ball and Manish<br />
Misra - who both took<br />
two wickets each in all<br />
of their three appearances.<br />
Last Saturday at Boronia<br />
Park Oval, Manish<br />
captured 3-32 off<br />
ten overs to help roll St<br />
George Vets for 129.<br />
Captain Andrew Hobden<br />
snared a tidy 1-23<br />
off eight while new man<br />
Tesh Kanogia was keen<br />
to show his wares, grabbing<br />
2-17 off seven<br />
overs - mixing it up with<br />
a combination of medium<br />
pace and spin.<br />
Brooks continued his<br />
fine form with a classy<br />
45 as the Hillies reached<br />
their target in the 23rd<br />
over with six wickets<br />
in hand - supported by<br />
an unbeaten 32 from all<br />
rounder Kanogia and<br />
Miller (27).<br />
Bowling Round-up<br />
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B Lancett A Heyes 36/9<br />
Putney F Cornelis Kingsley<br />
Lake A Windle R Marrins<br />
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Andrews S Hon d P Smith<br />
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Gleeson d C Dale M Cadby<br />
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K Crowther S Creedy<br />
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Moran 26/15 M Collum N<br />
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d G Newlove B Paxton/M<br />
Gordon l Sturman 18/12<br />
D Erskine M Popovic d G<br />
D’Souza J Bowring 32/18<br />
Thu Men’s Minor Singles<br />
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31/15 Fri Men’s Minor<br />
Singles O Hostrup d G<br />
Newlove 31/12 B Paxton<br />
d K Crowther 31/21<br />
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Barker J Lloyd d L Sturman<br />
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G Moon 30/11 Sat Ladie’s<br />
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L Hansen 22/<strong>20</strong> R Collyer<br />
P Chatfield d G Jenkins J<br />
Gwilym 37/9 A Rozsnyoi W<br />
Carpenter D Galati d J Rae<br />
G Landon R Howell 38/15<br />
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Summerhayes R Palmer<br />
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Young 29/23 S Walmsley<br />
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Carter T King 30/24 B Hon<br />
R Dickinson R Mackenzie<br />
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B Godsell 30/14 Feb 16<br />
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Palmer d T Siviour D Vail<br />
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25/18 R Richardson R<br />
French T King G Young d A<br />
Mercier J Uren R Summerhayes<br />
W Dewhirst 28/22 G<br />
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Donald 27/12 J Wedderburn<br />
W Brigden J Leek B<br />
Goldsworthy d R Milner A<br />
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R Mackenzie d A Moore E<br />
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VIC TAGG<br />
Tearaway Nic spurs Tigers’ trophy quest<br />
PACE spearhead Nic Bills (pictured) has produced a lion-hearted two<br />
day effort with the ball to propel Sydney Cricket Club into championship<br />
calculations.<br />
<strong>The</strong> right arm quick<br />
bagged four wickets<br />
as the Tigers pummelled<br />
University of<br />
NSW at Kensington<br />
last Saturday to take<br />
a giant step towards<br />
securing a finals<br />
berth in the <strong>20</strong>18-19<br />
NSW Premier Cricket<br />
first grade cricket<br />
competition.<br />
Bills snared the figures<br />
of 4-41 off eleven<br />
overs to help skittle<br />
University for 109 after<br />
Sydney declared<br />
on their massive first<br />
day tally of 5-410.<br />
<strong>The</strong> resounding win<br />
keeps the Tigers in<br />
fourth spot on 50<br />
points behind competition<br />
pacesetters<br />
Sydney University<br />
(67), second placed<br />
UTS North Sydney<br />
(55) and third placed<br />
Penrith (53) with two<br />
preliminary rounds to<br />
be completed.<br />
A revved up Bills<br />
backed up his previous<br />
day heroics by<br />
grabbing 5-44 in a<br />
lively ten over spell<br />
as the Tigers eliminated<br />
St George from<br />
the first grade Limited<br />
Overs competition<br />
last Sunday at Drummoyne<br />
Oval.<br />
Dashing half centuries<br />
from all rounder<br />
Ryan Felsch (61 runs<br />
off 48 balls) and skipper<br />
Dan Smith (52 off<br />
56 balls) piloted Sydney<br />
to an impressive<br />
quarter final victory<br />
over the Saints.<br />
Earlier in the day,<br />
Bills ripped through<br />
the St George<br />
batting line-up to<br />
leave the visitors<br />
reeling at 7-105<br />
before an unbeaten<br />
57 off 64 balls<br />
by tailender Adam<br />
Whatley helped his<br />
side register <strong>20</strong>8.<br />
<strong>The</strong> flamboyant<br />
Felsch capped<br />
an outstanding<br />
all round performance<br />
– thumping<br />
four sixes and<br />
five boundaries to<br />
top score with 61<br />
runs after claiming<br />
3-39 off ten<br />
overs including the<br />
prize wicket of Test<br />
rookie Kurtis Patterson<br />
for 8.<br />
He also added 62<br />
runs for the second<br />
wicket with Anthony<br />
Mosca (26).<br />
<strong>The</strong> injury-ravaged<br />
Smith produced<br />
a vintage<br />
52 with three sixes<br />
and three boundaries<br />
and set up<br />
the victory with a<br />
fifth wicket stand<br />
of 75 with English<br />
recruit Zak Crawley<br />
(40 not out) as<br />
the Tigers (5-211)<br />
eclipsed the Saints<br />
in the 41st over.<br />
18 year old paceman<br />
Hugh Sherriff<br />
also made an impact<br />
- taking 2-46<br />
off ten overs.<br />
Sydney remain<br />
in the hunt for the<br />
Belvidere Cup first<br />
grade trophy after<br />
blitzing University<br />
at the Village<br />
Green.<br />
Rising off spinner<br />
Ben Manenti<br />
(3-32 off 12 overs)<br />
combined with NSW<br />
squad member Bills,<br />
teenage quick Sherriff<br />
(1-14 off seven)<br />
and Felsch (1-<strong>20</strong><br />
off four) to rout the<br />
Students within 34<br />
overs to secure six<br />
valuable competition<br />
points.<br />
University were<br />
1-106 in their second<br />
innings with Harry<br />
Brook unbeaten on<br />
74 when the match<br />
ended.<br />
Sydney (50 points)<br />
host fifth placed Parramatta<br />
(44) in a vital<br />
two-day fixture starting<br />
this Saturday at<br />
Drummoyne Oval<br />
before finishing the<br />
preliminary rounds<br />
with a one-day home<br />
clash with Campbelltown-Camden<br />
on<br />
March 9.
Wednesday <strong>20</strong> <strong>February</strong>, <strong>20</strong>19 THE WEEKLY TIMES 31<br />
<strong>TWT</strong> SPORTS STARS NO. 8, 9 & 10<br />
Honours for gymnasts Katie and Daisy<br />
top netballer Ebony and cricket ace Carter<br />
OUTSTANDING Gladesville acrobatic gymnasts Katie Rose and Daisy Puckeridge, talented<br />
Eastwood Ryde netballer Ebony Burnard and promising NSW Schoolboys cricketer<br />
Carter Margetson are the eighth, ninth and tenth monthly winners in the <strong>20</strong>18-19<br />
<strong>TWT</strong> Club Six/Ryde Sports Foundation Sports Star of the Year Award.<br />
Rose and Puckeridge<br />
created history last year<br />
when they collected<br />
a bronze medal at the<br />
Acrobatic Gymnastics<br />
World Age Championships<br />
in Antwerp, Belgium;<br />
skilful midcourter<br />
Burnard shone for<br />
the Hawks in the NSW<br />
Netball Premier League<br />
Open competition while<br />
boom all rounder Margetson<br />
represented<br />
NSW last December at<br />
the National School-<br />
Sport Australia 12yrs<br />
and under Cricket<br />
Championships in Bunbury,<br />
Western Australia.<br />
All four will be recognised<br />
for their achievements at<br />
a Presentation Evening<br />
this Friday <strong>February</strong> 22 at<br />
Gladesville RSL Club from<br />
6pm.<br />
GLADESVILLE RSL Gymnastics<br />
Club has developed<br />
some of the country’s finest<br />
acrobatic gymnasts<br />
over the years and in KATIE<br />
ROSE and DAISY PUCK-<br />
ERIDGE they have two e<br />
prospects out of the box.<br />
Competing in the 12-<br />
18yrs age division at the<br />
Acrobatic Gymnastics<br />
World Age Championships<br />
in Antwerp, Belgium last<br />
April, the talented Rose of<br />
Hunters Hill and Puckeridge<br />
of Concord became the<br />
first Australian acrobatic<br />
gymnasts to clinch a world<br />
championship medal since<br />
the competition’s inception<br />
in 1998.<br />
It was a tremendous feat<br />
by the dynamic Gladesville<br />
duo who were pipped for<br />
gold by Russia and Great<br />
Britain by a mere 0.15<br />
points.<br />
Leading up to the final<br />
routines, Rose and<br />
Puckeridge - the reigning<br />
national club champions -<br />
produced brilliant displays<br />
in balance and dynamics<br />
to qualify first with 54.75<br />
points from 27 pairs from<br />
around the world.<br />
For their mighty efforts,<br />
the duo were the recipients<br />
of Gladesville RSL<br />
Youth Club’s prestigious<br />
James Tyson International<br />
Achievement Award for<br />
<strong>20</strong>18.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y were joined on the<br />
national team by talented<br />
Gladesville juniors Milly<br />
Puckeridge, Kate Barry and<br />
Eloise Dwyer who competed<br />
in the 13-19yrs Women’s<br />
Trio division in Antwerp.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Australian team was<br />
coached by the Gladesville<br />
club’s accomplished mentor<br />
Agnes Sajgal with local<br />
girl Mia Romano a part of<br />
the Federation of International<br />
Gymnastics’ judging<br />
panel.<br />
Another local - the highly<br />
experienced State coach<br />
Ingrid Dunkerley - choreographed<br />
the girls’ routines.<br />
It is a testimony of the<br />
young talent bubbling<br />
through the Gladesville<br />
Club’s development programs<br />
and enhances its<br />
reputation as one of the<br />
powerbases of Australian<br />
Gymnastics.<br />
* * *<br />
EBONY BURNARD has<br />
proved a success story<br />
with Eastwood Ryde<br />
Hawks in the NSW Netball<br />
Premier League - es-<br />
tablishing herself in the<br />
Open side with dynamic<br />
performances during the<br />
<strong>20</strong>18 series.<br />
<strong>The</strong> 19 year old midcourter<br />
was blooded in the<br />
Hawks’ senior outfit after<br />
two years with the U/<strong>20</strong>s<br />
and grabbed her opportunity<br />
with both hands, nailing<br />
down a spot in the starting<br />
seven for much of the season.<br />
A feisty competitor, Ebony<br />
loves running and jumping<br />
on the netball court and<br />
soaking up invaluable tips<br />
from her more experienced<br />
team mates.<br />
She is a product of North<br />
Ryde RSL Netball Club in<br />
the Eastwood Ryde Netball<br />
Association and continues<br />
to turn out for them when<br />
available.<br />
Ebony, who is studying<br />
radiography at Sydney University,<br />
also umpires for the<br />
club each Saturday - giving<br />
back to grassroots netball.<br />
She started her netball<br />
career with North Ryde<br />
RSL Youth Club as an eight<br />
year old and first represented<br />
ERNA in the U/11<br />
State Age Championships<br />
in <strong>20</strong>10.<br />
Ebony was a key figure<br />
for Eastwood Ryde in the<br />
U/12, U/13, U/14 and U/15<br />
representative age groups<br />
- spearheading the Hawks<br />
tto an Under 14 State<br />
Championship in <strong>20</strong>13 and<br />
runners up in the U/15s.<br />
<strong>The</strong> State Age tournament<br />
boasts 80 teams from<br />
across the state in each<br />
age division, so it is no easy<br />
thing to become a State<br />
Age champion.<br />
In <strong>20</strong>14 Ebony was<br />
chosen in the NSW U/16<br />
Schoolgirls team who were<br />
crowned national champions<br />
at the Melbourne All<br />
Schools Carnival and from<br />
there progressed into the<br />
Netball NSW State U/17<br />
team in <strong>20</strong>16.<br />
A versatile athlete, Ebony<br />
was also a top Little<br />
Athletics prospect,<br />
competing for the Inner<br />
West Club and for four<br />
consecutive years was<br />
named Little Athletics<br />
State Multi Age champion.<br />
A State Multi-Event<br />
championship is held over<br />
two days and kids compete<br />
in their age group in seven<br />
events - throwing, jumping,<br />
sprinting, finishing with a<br />
gruelling 800m race.<br />
Over the weekend you<br />
gain points for each event<br />
you compete in and where<br />
you place; the points accumulate<br />
and the 800m race<br />
can quite often decide who<br />
wins the event.<br />
Going into the 800m race<br />
ahead on points doesn’t<br />
assure you of winning the<br />
medal.<br />
Ebony’s other sporting<br />
achievements and awards<br />
include: All Schools cross<br />
country competitor <strong>20</strong>11 -<br />
<strong>20</strong>16; National Schools Volleyball<br />
championship <strong>20</strong>16;<br />
Australian Junior Athletics<br />
championship <strong>20</strong>13, <strong>20</strong>14<br />
and <strong>20</strong>15; Riverside Girls<br />
High School Sports Woman<br />
of the Year <strong>20</strong>12-<strong>20</strong>15;<br />
Awarded the Sydney North<br />
Blue for netball and athletics<br />
and North Ryde RSL<br />
Junior Sports Person of the<br />
Year <strong>20</strong>15.<br />
After a heartbreaking<br />
loss in last year’s Premier<br />
League Opens title decider,<br />
By CHRIS KARAS<br />
Ebony believes the Hawks<br />
can go one better in <strong>20</strong>19<br />
under coach Jen Wright<br />
and bring home the trophy.<br />
* * *<br />
CARTER MARGET-<br />
SON of Gladesville is a<br />
young cricketer in a big<br />
hurry who has savoured a<br />
memorable summer.<br />
<strong>The</strong> promising all rounder<br />
achieved two significant<br />
milestones late last year<br />
when he helped Boronia<br />
Park Public School clinch<br />
an historic NSW Cricket<br />
Knockout Championship<br />
trophy and earned selection<br />
in the NSW team that<br />
competed at the National<br />
SchoolSport Australia<br />
12yrs and under Cricket<br />
Championships in Bunbury.<br />
It was a major accomplishment<br />
for the talented<br />
12 year old athlete, who<br />
has emerged from the Ryde<br />
Hunters Hill Pirates junior<br />
ranks and Inner West Harbour<br />
(formerly Gladesville)<br />
representative teams.<br />
Carter helped the Junior<br />
Blues reach the semi finals<br />
of the National Championship<br />
and impressed with his<br />
sharp pace bowling.<br />
He represented Inner<br />
West Harbour Association<br />
in the U/11 Creak, U/12<br />
Cawsey and U/13 Gee<br />
Shield competitions during<br />
the past three seasons<br />
where he shone with bat<br />
and ball.<br />
At the State Primary<br />
School Cricket Championships<br />
at Barooga (Riverina)<br />
last October, the young<br />
quick finished the leading<br />
wicket taker at the Carnival<br />
with 12 scalps while taking<br />
the new ball for Sydney<br />
North PSSA.<br />
Another highlight for<br />
Carter was his Player of<br />
the Match performance for<br />
Boronia Park in the final<br />
of the NSW State Primary<br />
Schools Sports Association<br />
Cricket Knockout Shield at<br />
Raby Sports Complex.<br />
Margetson top scored<br />
with 34 and snared 1-5<br />
as Boronia Park defeated<br />
Caves Beach (Lake Macquarie)<br />
to become the first<br />
school in the Ryde and<br />
Hunters Hill districts to lift<br />
the trophy.<br />
Boronia Park (1<strong>20</strong>) were<br />
tottering at 5-41 before the<br />
stroke playing Margetson<br />
and team mate Finn Christensen<br />
combined for a<br />
match-turning sixth wicket<br />
partnership of 69 under extreme<br />
pressure.<br />
<strong>The</strong> boys then produced a<br />
superb bowling and fielding<br />
display to skittle the Caves<br />
Beach line up for 60.<br />
Carter capped a memorable<br />
<strong>20</strong>18 when he was<br />
named Boronia Park’s<br />
Champion Boy Athlete of<br />
the Year having also represented<br />
at Tiger Tag, athletics<br />
and swimming.<br />
It followed his feats with<br />
Boronia Park’s <strong>20</strong>17 championship<br />
winning Senior<br />
Football team that won<br />
the competition for the first<br />
time in 32 years.<br />
Katie and Daisy, Ebony<br />
and Carter will receive their<br />
$1000 awards at the Sports<br />
Star of the Year Gala Dinner<br />
at Ryde Eastwood Leagues<br />
Club on May 3.<br />
Eastwood Ryde Hawks’ outstanding young midcourter<br />
Ebony Burnard is one to watch in the Netball<br />
NSW Premier League Opens championship in <strong>20</strong>19.<br />
Skilful Gladesville RSL acrobatic gymnasts Daisy Puckeridge and Katie Rose created<br />
history when they won bronze for Australia in the 12-18yrs Women’s Pairs at<br />
the World Age Championships in Belgium.<br />
O’Kane a stand out as<br />
U/18 cubs blitz Raiders<br />
BALMAIN U/18 junior representative rugby league team returned to<br />
the winners list in style last Saturday by trouncing Canberra 44-16 at<br />
Belconnen Oval in second round action of the <strong>20</strong>19 NSWRL S.G.Ball<br />
Cup competition.<br />
Still smarting from their<br />
narrow loss to St George<br />
in the premiership pipeopener<br />
seven days prior,<br />
the Tiger cubs bounced<br />
back with an emphatic<br />
victory over the Raiders.<br />
Emerging back rower<br />
Henry O’Kane led the<br />
charge with a powerhouse<br />
performance,<br />
crossing for two of the<br />
Tigers’ eight tries and<br />
creating havoc with his<br />
bullocking runs and jarring<br />
defence.<br />
It was a vastly improved<br />
display by the U/18 cubs,<br />
who hit their straps after<br />
the interval with a six try<br />
blitz.<br />
Canberra jumped to an<br />
early 8-0 lead before the<br />
Tigers levelled the scores<br />
with tries by sharp centre<br />
Livai Saukuru and winger<br />
Oskar Enasio after 26<br />
minutes.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Raiders regained<br />
the lead shortly after but<br />
there was no stopping the<br />
Tigers who overpowered<br />
their rivals in the second<br />
half with a dominant<br />
showing.<br />
O’Kane (2), forwards<br />
Zayn Wilkins, Jason<br />
Smyth, fullback Flynn<br />
Angles-Corke and Harley<br />
Sanchez all crossed for<br />
tries after the break with<br />
inspirational lock and<br />
skipper Daniel Sykes also<br />
turning in a solid game.<br />
BALMAIN 44 (H<br />
O’Kane 2, L Saukuru,<br />
O Enasio, Z Wilkins, J<br />
Smyth, F Angles-Corke,<br />
H Sanchez tries; Z Camroux<br />
6 gls) d CANBER-<br />
RA 16 (C O’Connor, H<br />
Fitzpatrick, J Williams<br />
tries; J Owen 2 gls).<br />
* * *<br />
CANBERRA edged out<br />
Balmain 18-10 in a hard<br />
fought Harold Matthews<br />
Cup tussle.<br />
A try by Raiders fullback<br />
Utuloa Asomua in the<br />
24th minute sealed victory<br />
for the home side in<br />
a tight contest.<br />
Lock forward James<br />
Dyball crashed over for a<br />
try in the opening minute<br />
that was converted by<br />
centre Alan Malibe before<br />
back rower Will Carroll hit<br />
back for the Tigers in the<br />
7th minute.<br />
A converted try by five<br />
eighth Liam Henry gave<br />
Canberra a 12-4 lead<br />
but Balmain reduced the<br />
deficit with a 21st minute<br />
try to winger Reagan Anthony<br />
Watts.
32 THE WEEKLY TIMES Wednesday <strong>20</strong> <strong>February</strong>, <strong>20</strong>19<br />
Sydney FC W-League<br />
champions for third time<br />
BALMAIN’S TIGERIFFIC TRIO<br />
Tigers Roaring to<br />
Leichhardt opener<br />
By the one-eyed Tiger<br />
Balmain born and bred Tigers star half back Luke<br />
Brooks gives encouragement to Balmain Harold<br />
Matthews Cup U/16s skipper Brandon Tumeth (left)<br />
and SG Ball Cup U/18s captain Daniel Sykes for the<br />
<strong>20</strong>19 NSWRL Junior Cup series. Daniel’s SG Ball<br />
cubs thrashed the Faders 44-16 in the Hot Air Capital<br />
Saturday running in eight tries with Zac Camroux<br />
booting six goals. <strong>TWT</strong> on-the-spot PHOTO.<br />
SYDNEY FC captain - dependable pocket rocket Teresa Polias - holds<br />
the W-League trophy aloft after the Sky Blues’ 4-2 Grand Final victory<br />
over Perth Glory at Kogarah Jubilee Oval last Saturday. Teresa and co are<br />
celebrating a win that is expected to boost the growing pool of talented<br />
footballing women in <strong>TWT</strong> Territory. That’s on top of the excitement building<br />
ahead of November’s FIFA Women’s World Cup in France where our<br />
giant-killing national team the Matildas will be vying for the prize of best<br />
team on the planet. SEE PAGE <strong>20</strong>. <strong>TWT</strong> on-the-spot PHOTO.<br />
Our new look Tigers<br />
will show their class<br />
when they trial over the<br />
Ditch in Kiwiland Saturday<br />
March 2 and spearhead<br />
their NRL winning<br />
round 1 victory over<br />
the Manly Silvertails at<br />
Leichhardt Oval HQ Saturday<br />
March 16.<br />
Now’s the time to<br />
get set with the Ma-in-<br />
Law’s Funeral Fund on<br />
a Tigers Grand Final<br />
win coz the odds won’t<br />
get any better once the<br />
world sees their winning<br />
form. See ya there.<br />
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